[Journal of the House of Representatives, 1998]
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                              JOURNAL

                               OF THE

                     HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         ----------------

                   CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

  Begun and held at the Capitol, in the City of Washington, in the 
District of Columbia, on Tuesday, the twenty-seventh day of January, in 
the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-eight, being the second 
session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress, held under the Constitution 
of the United States, and in the two hundred and twenty second year of 
the independence of the United States.

________________________________________________________________________


.
                      TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1998 (1)

  The SPEAKER announced that this being the day fixed by Public Law 105-
140, One Hundred Fifth Congress, enacted pursuant to the 20th Amendment 
of the Constitution, for the meeting of the Second Session of the 105th 
Congress, called the House to order.

para.1.1  call of the house

  The SPEAKER ordered that the Clerk utilize the electronic system to 
ascertain the presence of a quorum, and the following-named Members 
responded.

para.1.2                      [Roll No. 1]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER announced that 364 Members had been recorded, a 
quorum.
  Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.

para.1.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       5946. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Fresh Bartlett Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Reduced 
     Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV97-931-2 FIR] received November 
     24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       5947. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Winter Pears Grown in Oregon, Washington, and California; 
     Order Amending the Marketing Order [Docket Nos. AO-99-A7; 
     FV96-927-1] received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5948. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Revision to Part 46, Regulations Under the Perishable 
     Agricultural Commodities Act [Docket No. FV97-355] received 
     November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5949. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rai

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     sins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Modifications 
     to the Raisin Diversion Program [Docket No. FV97-989-3 IFR] 
     received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5950. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Mushroom Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order; 
     Referendum Procedures [FV-97-705IFR] received December 30, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5951. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Change in Handling 
     Regulation for Area No. 2 [Docket No. FV97-948-1 FIR] 
     received December 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5952. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Winter Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Increased 
     Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV97-927-1 FIR] received December 
     31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       5953. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Grading and Inspection, General Specifications for Approved 
     Plants and Standards for Grades of Dairy Product: Revision of 
     User Fees [DA-97-13] (RIN: 0581-AB50) received December 31, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5954. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Pine Shoot Beetle; Quarantined Areas 
     [Docket No. 97-100-1] received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5955. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal of an 
     Area From Quarantine [Docket No. 97-056-8] received November 
     24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       5956. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Karnal Bunt; Approved Treatments 
     [Docket No. 96-016-27] (RIN: 0579-AA83) received December 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5957. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Cattle Imported in Bond for Feeding and 
     Return to Mexico [Docket No. 94-076-2] received December 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5958. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Importation of Sliced and Pre-Packaged 
     Dry-Cured Pork Products [Docket No. 96-066-2] received 
     November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5959. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Import/Export User Fees; Exemptions 
     [Docket No. 96-089-1] received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5960. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Removal of Mexican Border Regulations 
     [Docket No. 97-037-2] received December 12, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5961. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantine 
     Regulations [Docket No. 96-102-2] received November 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5962. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mexican Fruit Fly Regulations; Addition 
     of Regulated Area [Docket No. 97-113-1] received November 19, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5963. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Change in Disease Status of Belgium 
     Because of BSE [Docket No. 97-115-1] received November 19, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5964. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Interstate Movement of Imported Plants 
     and Plant Parts [Docket No. 96-061-2] (RIN: 0579-AA85) 
     received November 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5965. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Change in Disease Status of Luxembourg 
     Because of BSE [Docket No. 97-118-1] received December 17, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5966. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Karnal Bunt; Additions to Regulated 
     Areas [Docket No. 96-016-26] (RIN: 0579-AA83) received 
     December 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5967. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area 
     Classifications; Arkansas [Docket No. 97-108-1] received 
     December 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5968. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Karnal Bunt; Compensation for Wheat 
     Seed and Straw in the 1995-1996 Crop Season [Docket No. 96-
     016-25] (RIN: 0579-AA83) received January 5, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5969. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cypermethrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300583; FRL-5755-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5970. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Zeta-Cypermethrin; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300577; FRL-5754-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5971. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bifenthrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-300579; FRL-5754-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5972. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Lambda-cyhalothrin; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300581; FRL-5755-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5973. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Budget, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule --Tefluthrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300576; FRL-5754-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5974. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Budget, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule --Fipronil; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-300587; FRL-5757-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5975. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenarimol; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300559; FRL-5753-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5976. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Methyl Salicylate; 
     Establishment of an Exemption from Requirement of a Tolerance 
     [OPP-300557; FRL-5746-1] received November 24, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5977. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fomesafen; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300571; FRL-5752-8] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5978. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cyromazine; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300588; FRL-5758-2] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5979. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revocation of 
     Tolerances for Commodities No Longer Regulated for Pesticide 
     Residues and Other Actions [OPP-300503A; FRL-5753-1] received 
     December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5980. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Maleic Hydrazide; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300587; 
     FRL-5754-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5981. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmit

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     ting the Agency's final rule--Sodium Chlorate; Exemption from 
     Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300574; 
     FRL-5754-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5982. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyrimethanil; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300589; FRL-5758-7] received December 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5983. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fluorine Compounds; 
     Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300586; FRL-5756-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5984. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300569; FRL-5751-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5985. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenpropathrin; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300580; FRL-5755-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received November 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5986. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dipropylene Glycol 
     Dimethyl Ether; Final Significant New Use Rule; Correction 
     [OPPTS-50621C; FRL-5757-6] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received November 
     25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       5987. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cyfluthrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-300582; FRL-5755-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     November 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5988. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenvalerate; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-300575; FRL-5754-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     November 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5989. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Deltamethrin and 
     Tralomethrin; Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-300584; FRL-5756-2] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5990. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hexythiazox; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300568; FRL-5750-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5991. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Ethalfluralin; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300585; 
     FRL-5756-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5992. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Primisulfuron-methyl; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300573; 
     FRL-5753-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5993. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Chlorothalonil; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300590; 
     FRL-5759-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5994. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Tolerance 
     Extension for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300594; FRL-5760-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5995. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Myclobutanil; Tolerance 
     Extension for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300591; FRL-5760-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB780 received December 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5996. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenoxaprop-ethyl; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300597; FRL-5764-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received January 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5997. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bifenthrin; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300600; FRL-5764-
     6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5998. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bifenthrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300593; FRL-5760-8] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5999. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dicloran; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300596; FRL-5762-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6000. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hexythiazox; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300595; FRL-5762-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6001. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Loan Policies and Operations; 
     Loan Sales Relief (RIN: 3052-AB78) received November 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6002. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Loan Policies and Operations; 
     Interest Rates and Charges (RIN: 3052-AB81) received December 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       6003. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--1997-Crop Peanuts; 
     National Poundage Quota; National Average Support Level for 
     Quota and Additional Peanuts; and Minimum Commodity Credit 
     Corporation Export Edible Sales Price for Additional Peanuts 
     (RIN: 0560-AF01) received November 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6004. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Pea Crop Insurance Regulations; and 
     Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Green Pea Crop Insurance 
     Provisions [7 CFR Parts 416 and 457] received December 1, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6005. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act by the Department of the Air Force, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       6006. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Force 
     Management Policy), Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     eighth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, pursuant 
     to 37 U.S.C. 1008(b); to the Committee on National Security.
       6007. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Finance 
     and Accounting Service, transmitting notification that the 
     Defense Finance and Accounting Service is initiating a cost 
     comparison study of the DoD Retired and Annuitant Payroll 
     functions, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       6008. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Finance 
     and Accounting Service, transmitting notification that the 
     Defense Finance and Accounting Service is initiating a cost 
     comparison study of the DoD Civilian Payroll functions, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       6009. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Department of the Air Force, transmitting 
     notification that the Commander of Elmendorf Air Force Base, 
     Alaska, has conducted a cost comparison to reduce the cost of 
     the Central Heat and Power Plant function, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       6010. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Navy, 
     transmitting a copy of the Agency's determination that it is 
     in the public interest to use other than competitive 
     procedures for awarding a proposed contract, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2304(c)(7); to the Committee on National Security.
       6011. A letter from the Principal Deputy (Acquisition and 
     Technology), Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Secretary's Selected Acquisition Reports (SARS) for the 
     quarter ending September 30, 1997, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2432; to the Committee on National Security.
       6012. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Allowability of Costs for Restructuring Bonuses [DFARS Case 
     97-D312] received November 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.

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       6013. A letter from the Director, Washington Headquarters 
     Services, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical program 
     of the Uniformed Services; TRICARE Selected Reserve Dental 
     Program [DoD 6010.8-R] (RIN: 0720-AA40) received December 31, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       6014. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Determination of Fair and Reasonable Guideline Rates for the 
     Carriage of Less-Than-Shipload Lots of Bulk and Packaged 
     Preference Cargoes on U.S.-Flag Commercial Liner Vessels; 
     Removal of Part (Maritime Administration) [Docket No. R-156] 
     (RIN: 2133-AB16) received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       6015. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Veterans Education: Increased 
     Allowances for the Educational Assistance Test Program (RIN: 
     2900-AI94) received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       6016. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     certification that the current Future Years Defense Program 
     fully funds the support costs associated with the Apache 
     Longbow radar program, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2306b(i)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       6017. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's semiannual report on audit and investigative 
     activities for the 6-month period ending September 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       6018. A letter from the Deputy Congressional Liaison, Board 
     of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Truth in Lending [Regulation Z; Docket 
     No. R-0960] received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       6019. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Risk-Based Capital Standards: Market Risk 
     [Regulations H and Y; Docket No. R-0996] received December 
     22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       6020. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Equal Credit Opportunity [Regulation B; 
     Docket No. R-0955] received December 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       6021. A letter from the Legal Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Bank 
     Enterprise Award Program (Community Development Financial 
     Institutions Fund) (RIN: 1505-AA71) received December 1, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       6022. A letter from the Legal Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Bank 
     Enterprise Award Program (Community Development Financial 
     Institutions Fund) (RIN: 1505-AA71) received November 31, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       6023. A letter from the Legal Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Community 
     Development Financial Institutions Program (Community 
     Development Financial Institutions Fund) (RIN: 1505-AA71) 
     received November 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       6024. A letter from the Legal Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Bank 
     Enterprise Award Program (RIN: 1505-AA71) received December 
     10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       6025. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule--Single Family Loss Mitigation 
     Procedures [FR-4032] received November 25, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       6026. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Snow Load Map for Manufactured 
     Homes; Technical Correction [Docket No. FR-4276-F-01] 
     received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       6027. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Indian HOME Program [Docket No. FR-
     3567-F-02] (RIN: 2577-AB35) received November 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       6028. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Termination of an Approved Mortgagee's 
     Origination Approval Agreement [FR-4239] received January 7, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       6029. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Russia, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       6030. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to the People's Republic of China, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       6031. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Indonesia, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       6032. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Amendment to Part 363--
     Independent Audits and Reporting Requirements-- received 
     November 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       6033. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the President's Report on the 
     Modernization of the Authorities of the Defense Production 
     Act, pursuant to Public Law 104--64, section 4; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       6034. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Authority 
     to Approve Federal Home Loan Bank Bylaws [No. 97-77] (RIN: 
     3069-AA70) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       6035. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Assessment of 
     Fees; National Banks; District of Columbia Banks [Docket No. 
     97-23] (RIN: 1557-AB41) received December 2, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       6036. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Liquidity [No. 97-116] (RIN: 1550-AA77) received 
     November 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       6037. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Technical Amendments [No. 97-126] received December 17, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       6038. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Disclosures for Adjustable-rate Mortgage Loans, 
     Adjustment Notices, and Interest-rate Caps [No. 97-130] (RIN: 
     1550-AB12) received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       6039. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Application Processing [No. 97-121] (RIN: 1550-AA83) 
     received December 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       6040. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Fiduciary Powers; Community Reinvestment Act [No. 97-
     129] (RIN: 1550-AB09) received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       6041. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``American Finance for the 
     21st Century,'' pursuant to Public Law 103--328, section 210; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       6042. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2003 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     867, H.R. 1377, H.R. 1787, H.R. 2367, S. 813, H.R. 2813, 
     H.J.R. 91 and H.J.R. 92, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, 
     section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388--582); to the Committee on 
     the Budget.
       6043. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2003 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     1090, S. 714 and S. 923, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, 
     section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388--582); to the Committee on 
     the Budget.
       6044. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2003 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     2464, S. 587, S. 589, H.R. 79, H.R. 672 and H.R. 708, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101--508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 
     1388--582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       6045. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2003 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     1119, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388--582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       6046. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting

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     OMB's estimate of the amount of change in outlays or 
     receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal year through 
     fiscal year 2003 resulting from passage of S. 1228, S. 1519, 
     S. 156, S. 1139, and S. 1193, pursuant to Public Law 101--
     508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388--582); to the Committee 
     on the Budget.
       6047. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2003 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     2979, H.R. 1658, H.R. 2265, and H.R. 3034, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101--508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388--582); to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
       6048. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for the 
     Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Department of 
     Education, transmitting notice of final funding priorities 
     for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       6049. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Educational Research and Improvement, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Final Regulations----Standards of 
     Conduct and Evaluations of Activities Carried out by the 
     Office of Educational Research and Improvement: Designation 
     of Exemplary and Promising Programs, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       6050. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Educational Research and Improvement, Department of 
     Education, transmitting notice of final eligibility and 
     selection criteria: National Awards Program for Model 
     Professional Development, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       6051. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations----Federal Work-Study 
     Programs, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       6052. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations----Federal Family Education 
     Loan Program and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       6053. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the Nineteenth Annual Report on the progress 
     being made toward the provision of a free appropriate public 
     education for all handicapped children, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1418(f)(1); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       6054. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations----Protection of Human 
     Subjects, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       6055. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations----Student Assistance General 
     Provisions----Standards of Financial Responsibility, pursuant 
     to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       6056. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the seventeenth annual report on the 
     implementation of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 by 
     departments and agencies which administer programs of Federal 
     financial assistance, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6106a(b); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       6057. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's annual report to Congress on the FY 1996 
     program operations of the Office of Workers' Compensation 
     Programs (OWCP), the administration of the Black Lung 
     Benefits Act (BLBA), the Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act (LHWCA), and the Federal Employees' 
     Compensation Act for the period October 1, 1995, through 
     September 30, 1996, pursuant to 30 U.S.C. 936(b); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       6058. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National Service, transmitting the 
     Corporation's Program Report and Financial Reports for 1995, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9101 and 9106; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       6059. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting a report 
     on the final regulations for Federal Work-Study Programs, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       6060. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting a report 
     on the final regulations for Student Assistance General 
     Provisions, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       6061. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Family Education Loan 
     Program and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (RIN: 
     1840-AC45) received December 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       6062. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the report 
     on the notice of final funding priorities for 21st Century 
     Community Learning Centers Program (RIN: 1850-ZA01) received 
     December 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       6063. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting a report 
     on the final regulations for Protection of Human Subjects 
     (RIN: 1880-AA75) received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       6064. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Pension and 
     Welfare Benefits, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment to the Definition of Plan 
     Assets; Participant Contributions (RIN: 1210-AA59) received 
     December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       6065. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Employment of Student-Learners, Employment of 
     Apprentices, Employment of Learners, Employment of 
     Messengers, and Employment of Student Workers (RIN: 1215-
     AB10) received December 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       6066. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Pension and 
     Welfare Benefits, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' final rule--Interim Rules for Mental 
     Health Parity (RIN: 0938-AI05) received January 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       6067. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Treatment of Shareholders of Certain Passive Foreign 
     Investment Companies [TD 8701] (RIN: 1545-AC06) received 
     November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       6068. A letter from the Chairman, National Commission on 
     the Cost of Higher Education, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Straight Talk About College Costs and Prices,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 105--18; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       6069. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Occupational 
     Safety and Health Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's ``Major'' final rule--Respiratory Protection 
     [Docket No. H-049] (RIN: 1218-AA05) received January 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       6070. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, transmitting the Energy Information 
     Administration's ``Annual Energy Review 1996,'' pursuant to 
     15 U.S.C. 790f(a)(2); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6071. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the fifth annual report to Congress on 
     progress in achieving the performance goals referenced in the 
     Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992 (PDUFA), for the 
     Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379g nt.; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6072. A letter from the Chairman, Commission on Dietary 
     Supplement Labels, transmitting the final report of the 
     Commission, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 343 nt.; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       6073. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Communications and Information, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule --Telecommunications 
     and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program [Docket No. 
     970103002-7304-03] (RIN: 0660-ZA02) received December 29, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6074. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Policy Statement for Electric Motors 
     Covered Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act--
     received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6075. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the fourteenth annual report to Congress of the 
     Orphan Products Board (OPB), pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 236(e); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       6076. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Air 
     Bag On-Off Switches (National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration) [Docket No. NHTSA-97-3111] (RIN: 2127-AG61) 
     received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6077. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois [IL162-1a; 
     FRl-5926-6] received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6078. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of Title V Operating Permits Program 
     Revisions; State Implementation Plan Revision, Santa Barbara 
     County Air Pollution Control District, California [CA-002-PP; 
     FRL-5926-2] received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6079. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes Tennessee: Redesignation of 
     the Polk County and New Johnsonville Sulfur Dioxide 
     Nonattainment Areas to Attainment [TN 86-1-9802a; TN 127-1-
     9803a; FRL-5923-2] received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6080. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Hydroprene Biochemical Pest Control Agent; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300475A; FRL-5746-5] (RIN: 2070-
     AC78) received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6081. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Determination to 
     Extend Deadline for Promulgation of Action on Section 126 
     Petitions [FRL-5925-4] received November 19, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6082. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Alabama: Final 
     Authorization of Revisions to State's Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program [FRL-5925-8] received November 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6083. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona--Maricopa 
     County CO Nonattainment Area [AZ033-0007; FRL-5928-3] 
     received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6084. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision; Bay Area Air Quality Management 
     District [CA 179-0061; FRL-5929-9] received December 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6085. A letter from the Director, State and Site 
     Identification Center, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Priorities 
     List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites [40 CFR Part 300] 
     received December 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6086. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Louisiana; 
     Correction of the Designation for Lafourche Parish [LA-41-1-
     7355, FRL-5899-8] received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6087. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Air Quality Implementation Plan for Connecticut; Correction 
     [FRL-5931-8] received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6088. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Ethylene Oxide 
     Commercial Sterilization and Fumigation Operations [FRL-5933-
     6] (RIN: 2060-AC28) received December 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6089. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act 
     Reclassification; California--Santa Barbara Nonattainment 
     Area; Ozone [CA-002-BU; FRL-5932-6] received December 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6090. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of Section 
     112(1) Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants; 
     Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning 
     Facilities; State of California; San Luis Obispo County Air 
     Pollution Control District [FRL-5932-1] received December 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6091. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans, Louisiana; 
     Reasonable Available Control Technology for Emissions of 
     Volatile Organic Compounds [LA35-1-7305a; FRL-5928-2] 
     received November 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6092. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Bay Area Air Quality Management 
     District [CA 179-0057; FRL-5934-8] received December 17, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6093. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois [IL158a; FRL-
     5900-3] received December 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6094. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan for Colorado; 
     Carbon Monoxide Contingency Measures for Colorado Springs and 
     Fort Collins [CO-44-1-6866(a); FRL-5630-1] received December 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       6095. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Mojave Desert Air Quality 
     Management District [CA179-0052a; FRL-5911-2] received 
     December 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6096. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Revisions to the New 
     York State Implementation Plan for Ozone [Region II Docket 
     No. NY10-2-174; FRL-5934-7] received December 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6097. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Control of Air 
     Pollution from New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle 
     Engines: State Commitments to National Low Emission Vehicle 
     Program [AMS-FRL-5938-8] (RIN: 2060-AF75) received December 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       6098. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Polyalkylene Polyamine; 
     Significant New Use Rule [OPPTS-50608E; FRL-57462] (RIN: 
     2070-AB27) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6099. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans, and 
     Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
     Indiana [IN77-2; FRL-5933-3] received November 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6100. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania New Source Review and Emissions Registry 
     Regulation [PA042-4065; FRL-5925-7] received November 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6101. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan for Colorado; 
     Carbon Monoxide Contingency Measures for Colorado Springs and 
     Fort Collins [CO-44-1-6866(a); FRL-5630-1] received December 
     12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       6102. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Colorado [CO47-1-6946 & 
     CO-001-0020; FRL-5934-1] received December 12, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6103. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of PM10 Implementation Plan for Colorado; 
     Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
     Steamboat Springs [CO-001-0006a & CO-001-0021a; FRL-5934-2] 
     received December 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6104. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Determination of 
     Attainment of the One-Hour Ozone Standard for the 
     Poughkeepsie, New York Ozone Nonattainment Area and 
     Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Reasonable 
     Further Progress and Attainment Demonstration Requirements 
     [Region 2 Docket No. NY 26-2-176a; FRL-5936-8] received 
     December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6105. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acid Rain Program: 
     Revisions to Permits, Allowance System, Sulfur Dioxide Opt-
     Ins, Continuous Emission Monitoring, Excess Emissions, and 
     Appeal Procedures [FRL-5936-3] (RIN: 2060-AF43) received 
     December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6106. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Petition by the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for Exemption 
     from Anti-Dumping and Detergent Additization Requirements for 
     Conventional Gasoline [FRL-5931-3] received December 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6107. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Clarification of Standards for Hazardous Waste 
     Land Disposal Restriction Treatment Variances [FRL-5932-5] 
     received December 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6108. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities and Hazardous 
     Waste Generators; Organic Air Emission Standards for Tanks, 
     Surface Impoundments, and Containers [IL-64-2-5807; FRL-5931-
     7] received December 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6109. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Georgia: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-5924-5] received December 2, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6110. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; North Dakota; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions 
     from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [ND-001-0003a; 
     FRL-5933-8] received December 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6111. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Montana; 
     1990 Base Year Emission Inventories for Montana [MT-001-
     0002a, MT-001-0003a; FRL-5934-5] received December 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6112. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Illinois [IL117-3; 
     FRL-5935-2] received December 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6113. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Thiodicarb; Pesticide 
     Tolerance; Correction [OPP-300541A; FRL-5761-9] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6114. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glutamic Acid; 
     Pesticide Tolerance Exemption [OPP-300598; FRL-5764-4] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6115. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Gamma Aminobutyric 
     Acid; Pesticide Tolerance Exemption [OPP-300599; FRL-5764-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6116. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Minor Amendments to 
     Inspection Maintenance Program Evaluation Requirements; 
     Amendment to the Final Rule [FRL-5945-8] (RIN: 2060-AH61) 
     received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6117. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Identification of Ozone 
     Areas Attaining the 1-Hour Standard and to Which the 1-Hour 
     Standard is No Longer Applicable [FRL-5945-7] received 
     January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6118. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Maintenance Plan Revision; Ohio [OH111-1a; 
     FRL-5947-8] received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6119. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Revisions to Several 
     Chapters of the Alabama Department of Environmental 
     Management Administration Code for the Air Pollution Control 
     Program [AL-045-1-9804a; FRL-5946-5] received January 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6120. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and 
     Maintenance Program [PA 091-4050a; FRL-5918-2] received 
     December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6121. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Land Disposal 
     Restrictions Phase III--Decharacterized Wastewaters, 
     Carbamate Wastes, and Spent Potliners [FRL-5528-1] (RIN: 
     2050-AD38) received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6122. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--List of Regulated 
     Substances and Thresholds for Accidental Release Prevention; 
     Amendments [FRL-5940-4] (RIN: 2050-AE35) received December 
     29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       6123. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Regulation of Fuels and 
     Fuel Additives: Modifications to Standards and Requirements 
     for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline [FRL-5942-6] (RIN: 
     2060-AG76) received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6124. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans For Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants: Illinois [IL159-1a; FRL-5938-4] received December 
     22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       6125. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Louisiana: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-5937-2] received December 22, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6126. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Louisiana: Final 
     Authorization and Incorporation By Reference of State 
     Hazardous Waste Management Program [FRL-5935-7] received 
     December 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6127. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Determination to 
     Extend Deadline for Promulgation of Action on Section 126 
     Petitions [FRL-5937-7] received December 22, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6128. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Washington; 
     Correcting Amendments [WA 29-1-6724, WA 57-7132; FRL-5934-9] 
     received December 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6129. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Control of Air 
     Pollution: Emission Standards for New Nonroad Compression-
     Ignition Engines at or above 37 Kilowatts; Preemption of 
     State Regulation for Nonroad Engine and Vehicle Standards; 
     Amendments to Rules [AMS-FRL-5939-5] received December 22, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6130. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone [FRL-5939-4] received December 22, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6131. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Significant New Uses of 
     Certain Chemical Substances [OPPTS-50628; FRL-5720-3] (RIN: 
     2070-AB27) received January 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6132. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Significant New Uses of 
     Certain Chemical Substances [OPPts-50628; FRL-5720-3] (RIN: 
     2070-AB27) received January 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6133. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final rule--Amendment 
     of the Commission's Rules to Establish Competitive Service 
     Safeguards for Local Exchange Carrier Provision of Commercial 
     Mobile Radio Services; Implementation of Section 601(d) of 
     the Telecommunications Act of 1996 [WT Docket No. 96-162] 
     received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6134. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final rule--
     Rulemaking to Amend Parts 1, 2, 21, and 25 of the 
     Commission's Rules to Redesignate the 27.5-29.5 GHz Frequency 
     Band, to Reallocate the 29.5-30.0 GHz Frequency Band, to 
     Establish Rules and Policies for Local Multipoint 
     Distribution Service and for Fixed Satellite Services [CC 
     Docket No. 92-297] received November 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

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       6135. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final rule--Amendment 
     of the Commission's Regulatory Policies to Allow Non-U.S. 
     Licensed Space Stations to Provide Domestic and International 
     Satellite Service in the United States [IB Docket No. 96-111] 
     received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6136. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final rule--Rules and 
     Policies on Foreign Participation in the U.S. 
     Telecommunications Market; Market Entry and Regulation of 
     Foreign-Affiliated Entities [IB Docket No. 97-142; IB Docket 
     No. 95-22] received December 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6137. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Access Charge 
     Reform; Transport Rate Structure and Pricing [CC Docket No. 
     96-262; CC Docket No. 91-213] received December 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6138. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Telecommunications 
     Services Inside Wiring; Customer Premises Equipment; 
     Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection 
     and Competition Act of 1992: Cable Home Wiring [CS Docket No. 
     95-184; MM Docket No. 92-260] received November 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6139. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Blue Lake, California) [MM Docket No. 97-124, RM-8851] 
     received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6140. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Saint Paul, Arkansas) [MM Docket No. 97-34, RM-8938] 
     received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6141. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Eckley, Colorado) [MM Docket No. 97-109, RM-9018] received 
     December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6142. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Dassel and Hutchinson, Minnesota) [MM Docket No. 97-114, RM-
     9059] received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6143. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Anamosa and Asbury, Iowa) [MM Docket No. 96-215, RM-8898, 
     RM-8924] received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6144. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Lockport and Amherst, New York) [MM Docket No. 96-240; RM-
     8946, RM-9019] received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6145. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Calico Rock and Leslie, Arkansas) [MM Docket No. 97-32; RM-
     8931, RM-9065] received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6146. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Hutchinson, Kansas) [MM Docket No. 97-162, RM-9112] received 
     December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6147. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Franklin and White Castle, Louisiana) [MM Docket No. 96-170; 
     RM-8844, RM-9057] received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6148. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Mesquite, Nevada) [MM Docket No. 97-132, RM-9081] received 
     December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6149. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Waynesboro and Collinwood, Tennessee) [MM Docket No. 97-60, 
     RM-8982] received November 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6150. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Federal-State Joint 
     Board on Universal Service; Access Charge Reform, Price Cap 
     Performance Review for Local Exchange Carriers, Transport 
     Rate Structure and Pricing, End User Common Line Charge [CC 
     Docket No. 96-45; CC Docket Nos. 96-262, 94-1, 91-213, 95-72] 
     received January 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6151. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Amendment of Rules 
     Governing Procedures to Be Followed When Formal Complaints 
     Are Filed Against Common Carriers [CC Docket No. 96-238] 
     received December 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6152. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Geneseo, Illinois and DeWitt, Iowa) [MM Docket No. 96-195, 
     RM-8867] received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6153. A letter from the AMD--Performace Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Kaunakakai, Hawaii) [MM Docket No. 97-193, RM-9125] received 
     December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6154. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Chugwater, Wyoming) [MM Docket No. 96-243, RM-8925] received 
     December 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6155. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Haiku, Hawaii) [MM Docket No. 97-195, RM-9126] received 
     December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6156. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Glen Rose and Stamford, Texas) [MM Docket No. 97-145, RM-
     9091] received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6157. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Windsor, New York) [MM Docket No. 96-218, RM-8912] received 
     December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6158. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final rule--Amendment 
     of Part 1 of the Commission's Rules--Competitive Bidding 
     Procedures; Allocation of Spectrum Below 5 GHz Transferred 
     from Federal Government Use [WT Docket No. 97-82; ET Docket 
     No. 94-32] received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6159. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Revision of the 
     Commission's Rules To Ensure Compatibility with Enhanced 911 
     Emergency Calling Systems [CC Docket No. 94-102, RM-8143] 
     received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6160. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Promoting Wholesale Competition Through Open Access Non-
     Discriminatory Transmission Services by Public Utilities; 
     Recovery of Stranded Costs by Public Utilities and 
     Transmitting Utilities [Docket Nos. RM95-8-003 and RM94-7-
     004; Order No. 888-B] received December 2,

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     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6161. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Open 
     Access Same-Time Information System and Standards of Conduct 
     [Docket No. RM95-9-002; Order No. 889-B] received December 2, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6162. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Enforcement Policy Statement on U.S. Origin Claims--received 
     December 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6163. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Deceptive Use of ``Leakproof,'' ''Guaranteed Leakproof,`` 
     Etc., as Descriptive of Dry Cell Batteries [16 CFR Part 403] 
     received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6164. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use of 
     Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act [16 CFR Part 305] received 
     January 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6165. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Dietary Sugar Alcoholics 
     and Dental Caries [Docket No. 97P-0206] received November 8, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6166. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; Classification/Reclassification; 
     Restricted Devices; Analysis Specific Reagents [Docket No. 
     96N-0082] (RIN: 0910-ZA03) received November 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6167. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling; Serving Sizes; Reference Amount for 
     Salt, Salt Substitutes, Seasoning Salts [Docket No. 93P-0448] 
     received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6168. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Quality Mammography Standards; Correction [Docket No. 
     95N-0192] (RIN: 0910-AA24) received November 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6169. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling 
     of Food [Docket Nos. 86F-0507 and 86F-0509] received December 
     3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       6170. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling 
     of Food [Docket No. 94F-0289] received December 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6171. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Exemption from Preemption of State and Local Cigarette 
     and Smokeless Tobacco Requirements; Applications for 
     Exemption Submitted by Various State Governments [Docket No. 
     96N-0249] (RIN: 0910-AB19) received December 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6172. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Carcinogenicity Testing of Compounds Used in Food-
     Producing Animals [Docket No. 95N-0417] received January 6, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6173. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling; Statement of Identity, Nutrition 
     Labeling and Ingredient Labeling of Dietary Supplements; 
     Compliance Policy Guide, Revocation; Correction [Docket Nos. 
     95N-0245 and 94P-0110] (RIN: 0910-AA59) received December 30, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6174. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Revocation of Regulation on Positron Emission 
     Tomography Drug Products [Docket No. 94N-0421] received 
     December 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6175. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; Reclassification of Tumor-Associated 
     Antigen Immunological Test Systems [Docket No. 95P-0136] 
     received December 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6176. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds; Decoquinate 
     and Bacitracin Zinc With Roxarsone [21 CFR Part 558] received 
     January 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6177. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Delegations of Authority and Organization; Center for 
     Devices and Radiological Health [21 CFR Part 5] received 
     December 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6178. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; Reports of Corrections and Removals; 
     Stay of Effective Date of Information Collection Requirements 
     [Docket No. 91N-0396] received December 24, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6179. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Criticality Accident Requirements 
     (RIN: 3150-AF87) received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6180. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Changes to Nuclear Power Plant 
     Security Requirements (RIN: 3150-AF53) received December 8, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6181. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Exempt Distribution of a Radioactive 
     Drug Containing One Microcurie of Carbon-14 Urea (RIN: 3150-
     AF70) received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6182. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Management of Radioactive Material 
     Safety Programs at Medical Facilities [NUREG-1516] received 
     November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6183. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the 1996 annual report on Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
     Management Progress, pursuant to Public Law 99--240, section 
     7(b); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6184. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's Thirty-Eighth Quarterly Report on the Status 
     of Exxon and Stripper Well Oil Overcharge funds as of March 
     31, 1997, pursuant to Public Law 100--202; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       6185. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the ninth annual report of the 
     Department's Council on Alzheimer's Disease, pursuant to 
     Public Law 99--660, section 912(2) (100 Stat. 3805); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6186. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ''Major'' final 
     rule--Quality Mammography Standards (Food and Drug 
     Administration) [Docket No. 95N-0192] (RIN: 0910-AA24) 
     received November 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6187. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Application of HIPAA Group Market Rules to Individuals 
     Who Were Denied Coverage Due to a Health Status-Related 
     Factor [45 CFR Subtitle A, Parts 144 and 146] received 
     January 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6188. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Technical Revisions to the Rules and Forms Regulating 
     Money Market Funds [Release Nos. 33-7479; IC-22921; S7-29-96] 
     (RIN: 3235-AE17) received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6189. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Technical Revisions to the Rules and Forms Regulating Money 
     Market Funds [Release Nos. 33-7479; IC-22921; S7-29-96] (RIN: 
     3235-AE17) received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6190. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to Burma that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--175); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6191. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the Taipei Economic and 
     Cultural Representative Office in the United States 
     (Transmittal No. 04-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       6192. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the Taipei Economic and 
     Cultural Representative Office in the

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     United States (Transmittal No. 02-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2796a(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       6193. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the Taipei Economic and 
     Cultural Representative Office in the United States 
     (Transmittal No. 03-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       6194. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 03-
     98 for a cooperative agreement with Sweden to develop an 
     Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       6195. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 01-
     98 regarding an amendment to the agreement between the U.S./
     Israel for the Arrow Deployability Program, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       6196. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Israel for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-23), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       6197. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 04-
     98 constituting a request for final approval for the 
     memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and the United 
     Kingdom concerning cooperation in the development, production 
     and follow-on support of the Armored Scout Reconnaissance 
     Vehicle System, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       6198. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 05-
     98 which constitutes a Request for Final Approval for an 
     amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. 
     and Germany concerning cooperative production of the MK-31 
     Guided Missile Weapon System which is known as the Rolling 
     Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 0, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       6199. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the listing of all 
     outstanding Letters of Offer to sell any major defense 
     equipment for $1 million or more; the listing of all Letters 
     of Offer that were accepted, as of September 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       6200. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Saudi Arabia 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-3-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       6201. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       6202. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certifications and 
     waivers and their justification under section 565(b) of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
     1995 of the prohibition against contracting with firms that 
     comply with the Arab League Boycott of the state of Israel 
     contracting with firms that discriminate in the award of 
     subcontracts on the basis of religion, pursuant to Public Law 
     103--236, section 565(b) (108 Stat. 845); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       6203. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       6204. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       6205. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       6206. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       6207. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     three rewards have been paid, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2708(h); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       6208. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     a reward has been paid, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2708(h); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       6209. A letter from the General Counsel, Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting copies of the English and 
     Russian texts of the three joint statements negotiated by the 
     Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission and concluded 
     during JCIC-XVI; to the Committee on International Relations.
       6210. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's 
     determination that eight countries are not cooperating fully 
     with U.S. antiterrorism efforts: Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, 
     Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria, pursuant to 
     section 40A of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       6211. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the Government of Egypt has requested that the United States 
     Government permit the use of Foreign Military Financing for 
     the sale and limited coproduction of 50 M88A2 tank recovery 
     vehicle kits, pursuant to section 42(b) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act; to the Committee on International Relations.
       6212. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Amendments to the International Traffic in Arms 
     Regulations [Public Notice 2602] received December 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       6213. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the President's 
     determination and certification for fiscal year 1998 
     concerning Argentina's and Brazil's Ineligibility, pursuant 
     to section 102(a)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       6214. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the ``Report on 
     Withdrawal of Russian Armed Forces and Military Equipment''; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       6215. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     determination and certification on a chemical weapons 
     proliferation sanctions matter; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       6216. A letter from the Executive Director, Japan-United 
     States Friendship Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     annual report for fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2904(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       6217. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on Negative Security 
     Assurances; to the Committee on International Relations.
       6218. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration, 
     transmitting the White House personnel report for the fiscal 
     year 1997, pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 113; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6219. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the period April 1, 1997 through September 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6220. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the semiannual report on the activities of the Office of the 
     Inspector General and the Secretary's semiannual report on 
     final action taken on Inspector General audits for the period 
     from April 1, 1997 through September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6221. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 1997 
     through September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6222. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the semiannual report on activities of the Inspector General 
     for the period April 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997 and 
     the Semiannual Report on Inspector General Audit Reports for 
     the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6223. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector 
     General for the period April 1, 1997 through September 30, 
     1997, and Management Report for the same period, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6224. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the period April 1, 1997 through September 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6225. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the Semiannual Report of the Department of Labor's Inspector 
     General and Management report covering the period April 1, 
     1997 through September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       6226. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Office of Inspector 
     General for the period ended September 30, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6227. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a

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     copy of D.C. Act 12-189, ``Police Officers, Fire Fighters, 
     and Teachers Retirement Benefit Replacement Plan Temporary 
     Act of 1997'' received November 21, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       6228. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-190, ``Fiscal 
     Year 1998 Revised Budget Support Temporary Act of 1997'' 
     received December 11, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6229. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-191, ``Fiscal 
     Year 1998 Revised Budget Support Act of 1997'' received 
     December 11, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6230. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-204, 
     ``Comprehensive Merit Personnel Employee Viatical Settlement 
     Amendment Act of 1997'' received December 18, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6231. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-199, ``Check 
     Identification Fraud Prevention Temporary Act of 1997'' 
     received December 18, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6232. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-211, 
     ``District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Federal 
     Conformity Temporary Act of 1997'' received December 18, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6233. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-210, 
     ``Department of Corrections Criminal Background Investigation 
     Authorization Temporary Act of 1997'' received December 18, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6234. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-209, ``Chief 
     Procurement Officer Qualification Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1997'' received December 18, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6235. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-205, 
     ``Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act Health and Life Insurance 
     Clarification Amendment Act of 1997'' received December 18, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6236. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-200, 
     ``Collateral Reform Temporary Amendment Act of 1997'' 
     received December 18, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6237. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-198, 
     ``Housing Authority Police Amendment Act of 1997'' received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6238. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-223, ``Child 
     Development Facilities Regulation Temporary Act of 1997'' 
     received January 9, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6239. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-224, ``Day 
     Care Policy Temporary Amendment Act of 1997'' received 
     January 9, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6240. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-219, ``TANF 
     and TANF-Related Medicaid Managed Care Program Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1997'' received January 9, 1998, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6241. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-194, ``Real 
     Property Tax Rates for Tax Year 1998 Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 1997'' received January 9, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6242. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Evaluation of the 
     Accounts and Operation of the Office of Tourism and 
     Promotions for Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 47--117(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       6243. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released in October 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6244. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released in November 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6245. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the semiannual report 
     of the Agency's Inspector General for the period April 1, 
     1997, through September 30, 1997, and the semiannual report 
     on audit management and resolution, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       6246. A letter from the Secretary, American Battle 
     Monuments Commission, transmitting the 1997 annual 
     consolidated report in compliance with the Inspector General 
     Act and the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6247. A letter from the Federal Co-Chairman, Appalachian 
     Regional Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period April 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997; and the 
     semiannual management report for the same period, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6248. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     the reporting period January-September 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6249. A letter from the President, Barry M. Goldwater 
     Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, 
     transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6250. A letter from the President, Barry M. Goldwater 
     Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, 
     transmitting the 1997 annual report in compliance with the 
     Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to Public 
     Law 100--504, section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6251. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period April 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997; and the 
     semiannual management report for the same period, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6252. A letter from the Director, Bureau of the Census, 
     transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Census County Division 
     Program for Census 2000 [Docket No. 970501104-7271-02] 
     received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6253. A letter from the Director, Bureau of the Census, 
     transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Block Group Program for 
     Census 2000 [Docket No. 970408082-7273-02] received January 
     5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6254. A letter from the Chair, Christopher Columbus 
     Fellowship Foundation, transmitting the FY 1997 report 
     pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6255. A letter from the Secretary, Commission of Fine Arts, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6256. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to and 
     Deletions from the Procurement List [97-020] received 
     December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6257. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to and 
     Deletions from the Procurement List [98-001] received January 
     12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6258. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     April 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997; and the semiannual 
     management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6259. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6260. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National Service, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on the activities of the Office of Inspector General 
     for the period April 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997; and 
     the semiannual management report for the same period, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6261. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting no

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     tification of its intent with regard to the D.C. Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority's 
     Resolution and Recommendation Concerning Managed Medical 
     Health Care for District of Columbia Medicaid Recipients, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104--8, section 207; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6262. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary (Civil 
     Works), Department of the Army, transmitting the strategic 
     plan for Arlington National Cemetary and Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home National Cemetary, pursuant to Public Law 103--
     62; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6263. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Program Integration, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     fiscal year 1996 report on the actuarial status of the 
     Military Retirement System, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6264. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Freedom of Information Act Program 
     [DoD 5400.7] received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6265. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6266. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Inspector General for the period April 1, 1997, through 
     September 30, 1997, and the Management Report for the same 
     period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6267. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6268. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the Inspector General for the period April 1, 
     1997 through September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       6269. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     Office of Inspector General covering the period April 1, 1997 
     through September 30, 1997, and the semiannual Management 
     report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6270. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant 
     to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6271. A letter from the Acting Director of Communications 
     and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       6272. A letter from the Chairman, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting the FY 1997 report 
     pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6273. A letter from the Acting Director of Communications 
     and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the EEOC's ``Annual Report 
     on the Employment of Minorities, Women, and People with 
     Disabilities in the Federal Government, FY 1996,'' pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 2000e--4(e); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       6274. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the FY 1997 
     report pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6275. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the report 
     in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act for 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6276. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6277. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's revised strategic 
     plan for fiscal years 1998-2003 and its 1999 performance 
     plan, pursuant to Public Law 103--62; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6278. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6279. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report on the activities 
     of the Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 
     1997, through September 30, 1997; and the semiannual 
     management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6280. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, transmitting the reports in compliance 
     with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar 
     years 1995 and 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6281. A letter from the Chair, Federal Labor Relations 
     Authority, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6282. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     April 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997; and the semiannual 
     management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6283. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6284. A letter from the Director, Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service, transmitting the FY 1997 report 
     pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6285. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6286. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 1997, 
     through September 30, 1997; and the semiannual management 
     report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6287. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a monthly listing of new 
     investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6288. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a monthly listing of new 
     investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6289. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a monthly listing of new 
     investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6290. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a monthly listing of new 
     investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6291. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the report on results of the 
     audit of the Custodial Financial Statements of the Internal 
     Revenue Service for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9106; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6292. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     April 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997, and the management 
     report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6293. A letter from the Inspector General, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     April 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997, and the management 
     report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6294. A letter from the Chairman, Legal Services 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's Strategic Plan 
     for FY 1998--FY 2003, pursuant to Public Law 103--62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6295. A letter from the General Counsel and Corporate 
     Secretary, Legal Services Corporation, transmitting the 
     report in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act 
     for 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6296. A letter from the FOIA Administrator, Office of the 
     General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6297. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the semiannual report 
     on activities of the Inspector General for the period ending 
     September 30, 1997, and the semiannual management report on 
     the status of audit followup for the same period, pursuant

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     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6298. A letter from the Director, Office of the Federal 
     Register, National Archives and Records Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Prices and 
     Availability of Federal Register Publications; Acceptance of 
     Digital Signatures--received December 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6299. A letter from the Director, Policy and Communications 
     Staff, National Archives and Records Administration, 
     transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6300. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     April 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997; and the semiannual 
     management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6301. A letter from the Deputy Financial Officer, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting the FY 1997 report 
     pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6302. A letter from the Senior Deputy Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Arts, transmitting the semiannual report of 
     the Inspector General for the period April 1, 1997 through 
     September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 8G(h)(2); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6303. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Humanities, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6304. A letter from the Chairman and General Counsel, 
     National Labor Relations Board, transmitting the FY 1997 
     report pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6305. A letter from the Chairman, National Mediation Board, 
     transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6306. A letter from the Chairman, President & Chief 
     Executive Officer, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 1997, 
     through September 30, 1997; and the semiannual management 
     report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6307. A letter from the Chairman, National Science Board, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 1997, 
     through September 30, 1997; and the semiannual management 
     report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6308. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       6309. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Waste Technical 
     Review Board, transmitting the consolidated report in 
     compliance with the Inspector General Act and the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       6310. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Federal 
     Housing Enterprise Oversight, transmitting the FY 1997 report 
     pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6311. A letter from the Office of Independent Counsel, 
     transmitting the 1997 annual report in compliance with the 
     Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to Public 
     Law 100--504, section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6312. A letter from the Office of Independent Counsel, 
     transmitting the 1997 annual report in compliance with the 
     Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to Public 
     Law 100--504, section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6313. A letter from the Office of Independent Counsel, 
     transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6314. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report entitled ``Statistical Programs 
     of the United States Government: Fiscal Year 1998,'' pursuant 
     to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(2); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       6315. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom 
     of Information Act for the period January 1, 1997 through 
     September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6316. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Pay Under 
     the General Schedule; Locality Pay Areas for 1998 (RIN: 3206-
     AH65) received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6317. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Reduction in Force and Performance Management (RIN: 3206-
     AH32) received November 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6318. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the Inspector General for the period of April 1, 1997, 
     through September 30, 1997, and the Management Response for 
     the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6319. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting notification of an approved proposal 
     for a personnel management demonstration project for the 
     Department of Commerce, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4703(b)(4)(B); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6320. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Removal of Putnam, Richmond, and Rockland 
     Counties, NY, and Monmouth County, NJ, from the New York, NY, 
     Appropriated Fund Survey Area (RIN: 3206-AI06) received 
     January 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6321. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Removal of Umatilla County, OR, from Spokane, 
     WA, Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AI10) received 
     January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6322. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Procedures 
     for Settling Claims (RIN: 3206-AH89) received January 6, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6323. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6324. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting notification of an approved proposal 
     for a personnel management demonstration project for the 
     Naval Surface Warfare Center and the Naval Undersea Warfare 
     Center Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4703(b)(4)(B); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6325. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Cost-of-
     Living Allowance (Nonforeign Areas); Miscellaneous Changes 
     (RIN: 3206-AH51) received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6326. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Student 
     Educational Employment Program (RIN: 3206-AH82) received 
     December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6327. A letter from the Chairman, Panama Canal Commission, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 1997, 
     through September 30, 1997; and the semiannual management 
     report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6328. A letter from the Administrator, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6329. A letter from the Director, Peace Corps, transmitting 
     the FY 1997 report pursuant to the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6330. A letter from the Chairman, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     April 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997; and the semiannual 
     management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6331. A letter from the Chairman, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6332. A letter from the Inspector General, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     April 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) sec

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     tion 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       0634. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the Board's Strategic Plan for 1997--
     2002, pursuant to Public Law 103--62; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6334. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 1997, 
     through September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6335. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     Inspector General for the period ending September 30, 1997, 
     and the Secretary's semiannual report for the same period, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6336. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the 1997 annual report in compliance with the 
     Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to Public 
     Law 100--504, section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6337. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6338. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the Seventeenth Semiannual Report to Congress on 
     Audit Follow-Up, covering the period from April 1, 1997 to 
     September 30, 1997, pursuant to Public Law 100--504, section 
     106(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       6339. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Secretary's Management Report on Management 
     Decisions and Final Actions on Office of Inspector General 
     Audit Recommendations for the period ending September 30, 
     1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6340. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6341. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     April 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997; and the semiannual 
     management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6342. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       0655. A letter from the Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 1997, 
     through September 30, 1997; and the semiannual management 
     report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6344. A letter from the Executive Director, State Justice 
     Institute, transmitting the 1997 annual consolidated report 
     in compliance with the Inspector General Act and the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6345. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Oversight Board, transmitting the FY 1997 report 
     pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6346. A letter from the Chairperson, U.S. Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant 
     to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       6347. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period April 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997; and the 
     semiannual management report for the same period, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6348. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting the 1997 annual report in 
     compliance with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, 
     pursuant to Public Law 100--504, section 104(a) (102 Stat. 
     2525); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6349. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6350. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6351. A letter from the Clerk, United States Court of 
     Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting 
     two opinions of the Court; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       6352. A letter from the Public Printer, United States 
     Government Printing Office, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on the activities of the Office of Inspector General 
     for the period April 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997; and 
     the semiannual management report for the same period, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6353. A letter from the Director, United States Information 
     Agency, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Inspector General for the period April 1, 1997, through 
     September 30, 1997, also the Management Report for the same 
     period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6354. A letter from the Director, United States Information 
     Agency, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6355. A letter from the President, United States Institute 
     of Peace, transmitting the 1995 and 1996 annual consolidated 
     report in compliance with the Inspector General Act and the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6356. A letter from the Chairman, United States 
     International Trade Commission, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on the activities of the Office of Inspector General 
     for the period April 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997; and 
     the semiannual management report for the same period, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6357. A letter from the Chairman, United States Postal 
     Service, transmitting the semiannual report on the activities 
     of the Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 
     1997, through September 30, 1997; and the semiannual 
     management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6358. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       6359. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Reclamation Projects, Grant of 
     Lands in Reclamation Townsites for School Purposes (RIN: 
     1004-AC91) received November 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6360. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Water and 
     Science, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Adjustments to 1998 Operating 
     Criteria and Procedures for the Newlands Irrigation Project 
     in Nevada (RIN: 1006-AA37) received December 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6361. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary 
     for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Belt Use 
     Within the NPS System (RIN: 1024-AC63) received December 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6362. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird 
     Hunting: Revised Test Protocol for Nontoxic Approval 
     Procedures for Shot and Shot Coatings (RIN: 1018-AB80) 
     received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6363. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Multiple Use, Mining; Mining 
     Claims Under the General Mining Laws [WO-340-1220-00-24 1A] 
     (RIN: 1004-AD05) received December 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6364. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Geological and Geophysical 
     Explorations of the Outer Continental Shelf (RIN: 1010-AC10) 
     received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6365. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Surety Bonds for Outer 
     Continental Shelf Leases (RIN: 1010-AB92) received May 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6366. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Endangered Status for Two Tidal Marsh Plants from the San 
     Francisco Bay Area of California (RIN: 1018-AD14) received 
     November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       6367. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's

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     final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Determination of Endangered Status for the Callippe 
     Silverspot Butterfly and the Behren's Silverspot Butterfly 
     and Threatened Status for the Alameda Whipsnake (RIN: 1018-
     AC32) received December 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6368. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for 
     Brother's Island Tuatara (RIN: 1018-AD06) received January 6, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6369. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a 
     Nonessential Experimental Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf 
     in Arizona and New Mexico (RIN: 1018-AD07) received January 
     8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       6370. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Improved Retention/
     Improved Utilization [Docket No. 970806191-7279-02; I.D. 
     072297A] (RIN: 0648-AJ71) received December 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6371. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Shark 
     Fisheries; Quotas, Bag Limits, Prohibitions, and Requirements 
     [Docket No. 961211348-7065-03; I.D. 0923968] (RIN: 0648-AH77) 
     received December 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       6372. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction [Docket No. 
     961204340-7087-02; I.D. 112597A] received December 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6373. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Allocations of 
     Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area 
     [Docket No. 960815223-6315-02; I.D. 081296A] (RIN: 0648-AI70) 
     received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       6374. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Electronic Reporting 
     [Docket No. 950815208-6299-02; I.D. 080295B] received 
     December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       6375. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; 
     Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7025-
     02; I.D. 112597C] received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6376. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Adjustments 
     and Closures from the U.S.-Canadian Border to the U.S.-
     Mexican Border [Docket No. 970429101-7101-01; I.D. 111097A] 
     received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       6377. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna 
     Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Effort Controls [Docket No. 
     970626157-7176-01; I.D. 041697C] (RIN: 0648-AJ65) received 
     December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       6378. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna 
     Fisheries; Regulatory Adjustments [Docket No. 960816226-7115-
     02; I.D. 050797B] (RIN: 0648-AJ04) received December 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6379. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna 
     Fisheries; Regulatory Adjustments [Docket No. 960416112-7026-
     05; I.D. 020597C] (RIN: 0648-AJ04) received December 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6380. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna 
     Fisheries; Regulatory Adjustments [Docket No. 960816226-7172-
     05; I.D. 061897C] (RIN: 0648-AJ04) received December 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6381. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog Fishery; Minimum Clam Size for 
     1998 [Docket No. 900124-0127; I.D. 112897E] received December 
     11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       6382. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit Changes 
     [Docket No. 961227373-6373-01; I.D. 111297A] received 
     November 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       6383. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; 
     Interim 1998 Harvest Specifications [Docket No. 971208295-
     7295-01; I.D. 111897A] received December 16, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6384. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Area; Interim 1998 Harvest Specifications 
     [Docket No. 971208296-7296-01; I.D. 111997A] received 
     December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       6385. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Scallop Fishery Off Alaska, Scallops in the Northeast 
     District of Registration Area K [Docket No. 970613138-7138-
     01; I.D. 120297A] received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6386. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Improved Retention/
     Improved Utilization [Docket No. 970611133-7263-02; I.D. 
     052997B] (RIN: 0648-AJ36) received December 4, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6387. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Amendment 10 to the Summer 
     Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan 
     [Docket No. 970908229-7277-02; I.D. 082797A] (RIN: 0648-AJ55) 
     received December 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       6388. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Bycatch Rate Standards for the First Half of 1998 [Docket No. 
     961107312-7021-02; I.D. 112497E] received December 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6389. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Correction [Docket 
     No. 961119321-7071-02; I.D. 110796G] received December 3, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6390. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Individual Fishing 
     Quota Program; Sweep-up Adjustments [Docket No. 960918264-
     6350-02; I.D. 091296A] (RIN: 0648-AI61) received December 3, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6391. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Final 1998 Fishing Quotas for 
     Atlantic Surf Clams and Ocean Quahogs [Docket No. 980107005-
     8055-01; I.D. 102997E] received January 12, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6392. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and 
     Butterfish Fisheries; 1998 Specifications [Docket No. 
     971107264-8001-02; I.D. 102297A] (RIN: 0648-AK47) received 
     January 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       6393. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Apportionment of 
     Reserve [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 120897B] received 
     December 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       6394. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oce

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     anic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Individual Fishing Quota Program; 
     Standard Allowances for Ice and Slime; Correction [Docket No. 
     870520118-7251-02; I.D. 050197A] (RIN: 0648-AJ00) received 
     December 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       6395. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal 
     Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South 
     Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction [Docket No. 961204340-7087-02; 
     I.D. 121297A] received December 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6396. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and 
     Black Sea Bass Fisheries [Docket No. 971015246-7293-02; I.D. 
     100897D] (RIN: 0648-AK44) received December 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6397. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure [Docket No. 961204340-
     7087-02; I.D. 010698A] received January 12, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6398. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Magnuson-
     Stevens Act Provisions; Essential Fish Habitat [Docket No. 
     961030300-7238-04; I.D. 120996A] (RIN: 0648-AJ30) received 
     January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       6399. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop Fishery Off 
     Alaska; Change in Season Dates [Docket No. 971110265-7306-02; 
     I.D. 101797A] (RIN: 0648-AJ98) received January 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6400. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Extension of the 
     Interim Groundfish Observer Program through 1998 [Docket No. 
     970829216-7305-02; I.D. 073097B] (RIN: 0648-AK15) received 
     January 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       6401. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Closures of Specified 
     Groundfish Fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     [Docket No. 971208296-7296-01; I.D. 121997A] received January 
     6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       6402. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna [I.D. 
     121597C] received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6403. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Prohibited Species 
     Catch Limit for Chionoecetes opilio [Docket No. 970801188-
     7288-02; I.D. 070797C] (RIN: 0648-AJ45) received December 22, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6404. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Magnuson Act 
     Provisions; Foreign Fishing; Fisheries off West Coast States 
     and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 
     Annual Specifications and Management Measures [Docket No. 
     971229312-7312-01; I.D. 121697C] received January 8, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6405. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Red Snapper Minimum Size Limit 
     [Docket No. 971205289-7313-02; I.D. 120497C] (RIN: 0648-AK28) 
     received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       6406. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Closures of Specified 
     Groundfish Fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     961126334-7052-02; I.D. 122297A] received January 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6407. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Allocation of Atka 
     Mackerel to Vessels Using Jig Gear [Docket No. 970829216-
     7305-02; I.D. 080597F] (RIN: 0648-AK14) received January 6, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6408. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; 
     Commercial Quota Harvested for Virginia [Docket No. 
     961210346-7035-02; I.D. 122297F] received January 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6409. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's ``Major'' final rule--
     Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 
     15; OMB Control Numbers; Removal of Expiration Date [Docket 
     No. 971009242-7308-02; I.D. 091997B] (RIN: 0648-AJ14) 
     received January 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       6410. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries: Summer Flounder 
     Commercial Quota Transfer from New Jersey to Connecticut 
     [I.D. 122997B] received January 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6411. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Financial 
     Assistance for Research and Development Projects in the Gulf 
     of Mexico and Off the U.S. South Atlantic Coastal States; 
     Marine Fisheries Initiative [Docket No. 97-1114270-7270-01; 
     I.D. 111397A] (RIN: 0648-ZA35) received January 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6412. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Alabama Regulatory Program [SPATS No. AL-067-FOR] 
     received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6413. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Mississippi Regulatory Program [SPATS No. MS-012-FOR] 
     received January 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       6414. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the report on the contribution of bycatch to charitable 
     organizations, pursuant to Public Law 104--297, section 208; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       6415. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the annual listing of all grants 
     awarded pursuant to the DNA Identification Act of 1994, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3796kk--5; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       6416. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the report on the 
     administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
     covering the six months ended December 31, 1996, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 621; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6417. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--HUD's Regulation on Self-Testing Regarding 
     Residential Real Estate-Related Lending Transactions and 
     Compliance with the Fair Housing Act [FR-4160] received 
     January 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       6418. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Implementation 
     of the Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996; 
     Possession of List I Chemicals, Definitions, Record 
     Retention, and Temporary Exemption from Chemical Registration 
     for Distributors of Combination Ephedrine Products [DEA No. 
     154F] (RIN: 1117-AA42) received November 18, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6419. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Correspondence: Pretrial Inmates [BOP-1054-F] (RIN: 1120-
     AA52) received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6420. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Correspondence: Restricted Special Mail Procedures [BOP-1048-
     F] (RIN: 1120-AA48) received December 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6421. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Adjustment of Status; Certain Nationals of the People's 
     Republic of China [INS No. 1607-93] (RIN: 1115-AD33) received 
     December 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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       6422. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Administrative Deportation Procedures for Aliens 
     Convicted of Aggrevated Felonies Who Are Not Lawful Permanent 
     Residents [INS No. 1827-96] (RIN: 1115-AE69) received 
     December 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       6423. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Periods of Lawful Temporary Resident Status and Lawful 
     Permanent Resident Status to Establish Seven Years of Lawful 
     Domicile [INS No. 1748-96] (RIN: 1115-AE27) received December 
     2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       6424. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Prima Facie Review of Form I-360 When Filed by Self-
     Petitioning Battered Spouse/Child [INS No. 1845-97] (RIN: 
     1115-AE77) received December 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6425. A letter from the Director, Office for Victims of 
     Crime, transmitting a report on the accomplishments of the 
     Justice Department's Office for Victims of Crime during 
     Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996, pursuant to section 1407(g) of 
     the Victims of Crime Act of 1984; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       6426. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Implementation of the Debt Collection Improvement Act 
     of 1996 (RIN: 1029-AB90) received November 24, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6427. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment [96-102] 
     (RIN: 1550-AB01) received November 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6428. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act: Disposition of 
     Merchandise Bearing Counterfeit American Trademarks; Civil 
     Penalties [T.D. 97-90] (RIN: 1515-AC10) received November 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       6429. A letter from the Clerk, United States Court of 
     Federal Claims, transmitting the court's report for the year 
     ended September 30, 1997, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 791(c); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6430. A letter from the the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report on the authorization of an environmental restoration 
     project for the Lower Savannah River, Georgia and South 
     Carolina, pursuant to Public Law 104--303, section 
     101(a)(11); (H. Doc. No. 105--173); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       6431. A letter from the the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report on the authorization of a deep draft navigation 
     project for Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104--303, section 101(a)(27); (H. Doc. No. 105--
     174); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     and ordered to be printed.
       6432. A letter from the Executive Director, Architectural 
     and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, transmitting 
     the Board's final rule --Americans with Disabilities Act 
     Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities; State 
     and Local Government Facilities [Docket No. 92-2] (RIN: 3014-
     AA12) received January 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6433. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Transportation 
     Statistics, transmitting the Transportation Statistics Annual 
     Report 1997, pursuant to Public Law 102--240, section 6006 
     (105 Stat. 2174); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6434. A letter from the Commandant, Coast Guard, 
     transmitting the Addendum to the Report to Congress on the 
     International Private-Sector Tug-of-Opportunity System for 
     the waters of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and 
     the Strait of Juan de Fuca, pursuant to Public Law 104--58, 
     section 401(a); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6435. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace BAe Model ATP 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-189-AD; Amdt. 39-10220; AD 97-24-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6436. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-44 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-37-AD; Amdt. 39-10236; AD 97-25-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6437. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of VOR Federal Airway; CA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-17] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6438. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B16 Series 
     Airplanes Modified in Accordance with Supplemental Type 
     Certificate SA6003NM (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-286-AD; Amdt. 39-10235; AD 97-25-11] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6439. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company Model 250-
     C40B Turboshaft Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-ANE-31-AD; Amdt. 39-10233; AD 97-25-09] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6440. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D Series 
     Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-ANE-04; Amdt. 39-10234; AD 97-25-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6441. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model 
     R22 Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-SW-04-AD; Amdt. 39-10228; AD 97-25-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6442. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Pasquotank River, Elizabeth 
     City, North Carolina (Coast Guard) [CGD05-97-009] (RIN: 2115-
     AE47) received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6443. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Los Angeles Harbor-San Pedro Bay, CA (Coast 
     Guard) [COTP Los Angeles-Long-Beach, CA; 97-007] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6444. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29055; Amdt. No. 1834] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received November 17, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6445. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29054; Amdt. No. 1833] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received November 17, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6446. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29053; Amdt. No. 1832] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received November 17, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6447. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Model F-27 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-35-AD; Amdt. 39-10204; AD 97-23-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6448. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Model FH-227 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-34-AD; Amdt. 39-10203; AD 97-23-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6449. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Avions Pierre Robin Model R3000 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     CE-89-AD; Amdt. 39-10196; AD 97-23-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6450. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 and A321 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-167-AD; Amdt. 39-10201; AD 97-23-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6451. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness

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     Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 and 0070 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-165-AD; Amdt. 39-10200; AD 97-23-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6452. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-115-AD; Amdt. 39-10198; AD 97-23-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6453. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-219-AD; Amdt. 39-10199; AD 97-23-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6454. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Jefferson City, MO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-ACE-17] November 17, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6455. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Eagle Grove, IA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-ACE-19] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6456. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Mandatory Participation in Qualified One-Call Systems by 
     Pipeline Operators (Research and Special Programs 
     Administration) [Docket No. PS-101A, Amdt. 192-82, 195-60] 
     (RIN: 2137-AC57) received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6457. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Pipeline Safety: Regulations Implementing Memorandum of 
     Understanding with the Department of the Interior (Research 
     and Special Programs Administration) [Docket No. RSPA 97-
     2096; Amdt. Nos. 191-12; 192-81; 195-59] (RIN: 2137-AC99) 
     received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6458. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Guntersville, AL (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-13] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6459. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class E Airspace; Marietta Dobbins ARB (NAS 
     Atlanta), GA (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ASO-14] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6460. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-55-AD; Amdt. 39-10205; AD 97-23-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6461. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Helicopter 
     Systems MD900 Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-SW-17-AD; Amdt. 39-10206; AD 97-12-02] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6462. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company Model 250-
     C47B Turboshaft Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-ANE-40-AD; Amdt. 39-10162; AD 97-21-09] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6463. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-284-AD; Amdt. 39-10208; AD 97-24-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6464. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-1A11, -
     2A12, and -2B16 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-285-AD; Amdt. 39-10209; AD 
     97-24-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6465. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Truck Size and Weight; Office of Management and Budget 
     Control Number and Expiration Date (Federal Highway 
     Administration) (RIN: 2125-AE20) received November 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6466. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) 
     Model SE 3130, SE 313B, SA 3180, SA 318B, and SA 318C 
     Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     SW-22-AD; Amdt. 39-10211; AD 97-24-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6467. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Falcon 2000 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-198-AD; Amdt. 39-10210; AD 97-24-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6468. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; New Mexico, NM (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-28] 
     received December 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6469. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D and E Airspace: McKinney, TX (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-22] 
     received December 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6470. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Aircraft Limited 
     Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 92-CE-46-AD; Amdt. 39-10214; AD 
     97-24-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6471. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace Technologies of Australia 
     Pty Ltd. (formerly Government Aircraft Factory) Models N22B, 
     N22S, and N24A Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-CE-34-AD; Amdt. 39-10212; AD 97-24-05] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6472. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Burkhart Grob, Luft-und Raumfahrt, 
     GmbH. Model G102 Astir CS Sailplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 95-CE-95-AD; Amdt. 39-10215; AD 
     97-24-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6473. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Burkhart Grob, Luft-und Raumfahrt, 
     Model G 103 C Twin III SL Sailplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-37-AD; Amdt. 39-10216; AD 
     97-24-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6474. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Burkhardt Grob Luft-und Raumfahrt, 
     GmbH. Model G 103 Twin Astir Sailplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 95-CE-96-AD; Amdt. 39-10217; AD 
     97-24-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6475. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Primary Category Seaplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 27641; Amdt. No. 21-75] (RIN: 2120-AG39) received 
     December 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6476. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29065; Amdt. No. 1837] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received December 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6477. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29064; Amdt. No. 1836] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received December 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the

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     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6478. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29063; Amdt. No. 1835] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received December 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6479. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace BAe Model ATP 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-189-AD; Amdt. 39-10220; AD 97-24-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6480. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0070 and 0100 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 95-NM-29-AD; Amdt. 39-10223; AD 97-24-16] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received December 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6481. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAC 1-11 
     200 and 400 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-187-AD; Amdt. 39-10219; AD 
     97-24-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 5, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6482. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-271-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10230; AD 97-25-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6483. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Fair Displays of Airline Services in Computer Reservations 
     Systems [Docket OST-96-1639] (RIN: 2105-AC56) received 
     December 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6484. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class D Airspace, Marshall Army Airfield, Ft. 
     Riley, KS (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     ACE-05] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 8, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       6485. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; St. Louis, MO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-ACE-22] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6486. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Crete, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-ACE-23] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6487. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Atchison, KS (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-26] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6488. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Lexington, NE (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-27] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6489. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Belleville Municipal Airport; 
     Belleville, KS (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ACE-7] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 8, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6490. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Encino, TX (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-16] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6491. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Camden, AR (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-20] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6492. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; New Braunels Municipal, TX 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ASW-21] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 8, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       6493. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Alliance, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-29] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6494. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-185-AD; Amdt. 39-10218; AD 97-24-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6495. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company 58, 60, 
     90, 100, 200, and 300 Series and Model 2000 Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-33-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10224; AD 97-25-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6496. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MU-2B 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-CE-22-AD; Amdt. 39-10225; AD 97-25-02] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6497. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208, 
     208A, 208B, 425, and 441 Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-19-AD; Amdt. 39-10227; AD 
     97-25-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6498. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company 65, 90, 
     99, 100, 200, 300, 1900, and 2000 Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-20-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10226; AD 97-25-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 8, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6499. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The Don Luscombe Aviation History 
     Foundation Models 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, T-8F Airplanes; 
     Correction (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-
     CE-99-AD; Amdt. 39-10229; AD 96-24-17 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6500. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Falcon 2000 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-198-AD; Amdt. 39-10210; AD 97-24-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6501. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Annual Adjustment of Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail 
     Equipment Accidents/Incidents (Federal Railroad 
     Administration) [FRA Docket No. RAR-5, Notice No. 1] (RIN: 
     2130-AB21) received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6502. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Advance Notice of Arrival: Vessels bound for ports and places 
     in the United States (Coast Guard) [CGD 97-067] (RIN: 2115-
     AF54) received December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6503. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Bellingham Bay; Bellingham, WA 
     (Coast Guard) [CGD13-96-028] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6504. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-295-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10250; AD 97-26-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6505. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Air

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     planes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-
     282-AD; Amdt. 39-10239; AD 97-25-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6506. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland Model EC135 
     P1 and T1 Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-SW-46-AD; Amdt. 39-10240; AD 97-20-13] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6507. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace BAe Model ATP 
     Airplanes and Model HS 748 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-104-AD; Amdt. 39-10237; AD 
     97-25-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6508. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-100, -200, 
     and -300 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-120-AD; Amdt. 39-10238; AD 97-25-14] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6509. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Flight Rules in the Vicinity of Grand Canyon National 
     Park (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 28537; 
     Amdt. Nos. 91-255, 93-75, 121-267, 135-71] (RIN: 2120-AG54) 
     received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6510. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revisions to Digital Flight Data Recorder Rules; Correction 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 28109; Amdt. 
     No. 121-266] (RIN: 2120-AF76) received December 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6511. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of the Legal Description of Class E Airspace; 
     Akron, OH (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-AGL-39] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6512. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Change Controlling Agency for Restricted Area R-5301, 
     Albemarle Sound, NC; and Restricted Areas R-5302A, R-5302B, 
     and R-5302C, Harvey Point, NC (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-24] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6513. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision to Chicago Midway Airport Class C Airspace Area; IL 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     AGL-40] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 16, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       6514. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Coshocton, OH (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-36] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6515. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of the Legal Description of Class E Airspace; 
     Dickinson, ND (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AGL-38] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 16, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6516. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of the Legal Description of Class E Airspace; 
     Hancock, MI (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AGL-41] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 16, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6517. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Legal Description of Jet Routes and Federal 
     Airways in the Vicinity of Indianapolis, IN (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-31] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6518. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modifications of the Legal Descriptions of Federal Airways in 
     the Vicinity of Colorado Springs, CO (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-9] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6519. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Name Change for Restricted Area 4007A (R-4007A); Patuxent 
     River, MD (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-AEA-38] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6520. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Jet Route J-46 (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 95-ASO-21] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6521. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Computer Reservations System Regulations (Part 255) [Docket 
     No. OST-97-3057] (RIN: 2105-AC67) received December 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6522. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials: Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquified 
     Compressed Gas Service; Response to Petitions for 
     Reconsideration; Editorial Revisions; and Rules Clarification 
     (Research and Special Programs Administration) [Docket No. 
     RSPA-97-2133 (HM-225)] (RIN: 2137-AC97) received December 16, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6523. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of VOR Federal Airway V-204; Yakima, WA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-22] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6524. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Change of Using Agency for Restricted Areas R-4105A and R-
     4105B; No Man's Land Island, MA [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANE-
     101] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6525. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Realignment of Jet Routes; TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-4] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6526. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Realignment of VOR Federal Airway; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ASW-13] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 5, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       6527. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29074; Amdt. No. 1840] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received January 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6528. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29073; Amdt. No. 1839] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received January 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6529. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Reduced Vertical Separation Operations (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 28870; Amdt. No. 91-254] (RIN: 
     2120-AE51) received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6530. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Legal Descriptions of Federal Airways; 
     Porterville, CA (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AWP-2] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6531. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29072; Amdt. No. 1838] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received January 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6532. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-120 Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-299-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10265; AD 97-26-22] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       6533. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, 747-200, 747-
     300, 747SR, and 747SP Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-294-AD; Amdt. 39-10264; AD 
     97-26-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 5, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       6534. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 050 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-255-AD; Amdt. 39-10267; AD 98-01-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6535. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model HS 748 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-224-AD; Amdt. 39-10269; AD 98-01-05] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6536. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aviat Aircraft Inc. Models S-2A, S-
     2B, and S-2S Airplanes (formerly Pitts Models S-2A, S-2B, and 
     S-2S airplanes) (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-CE-17-AD; Amdt. 39-10263; AD 97-26-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6537. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-201-AD; Amdt. 39-10036; AD 97-11-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6538. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-415 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-31-AD; Amdt. 39-10037; AD 97-11-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6539. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Staunton, VA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 96-AEA-11] received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6540. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Model 
     1900D Airplanes (Formerly Beech Aircraft Corporation) 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-27-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10026; AD 97-10-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6541. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Puritan Bennett Aero Systems 
     Company Series 174290 Constant Flow Airline Portable Oxygen 
     Masks, Part Numbers 174290-14, 174290-24, 174290-34, 174290-
     44, and 174290-54 (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-CE-31-AD; Amdt. 39-10039; AD 97-11-10] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6542. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. SA226 and 
     SA227 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-CE-65-AD; Amdt. 39-10025; AD 97-10-13] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6543. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Perry, OK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-22] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6544. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Socorro, NM (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-23] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6545. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Jasper, TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-24] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6546. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100 and -200 
     Series Airplanes, and Model 747-100, -200, -300, and -SP 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-36-AD; Amdt. 39-9799; AD 96-22-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6547. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, A Division 
     of Textron Canada, Ltd. Model 206L-1 Helicopters (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-SW-35-AD; Amdt. 39-
     9806; AD 96-23-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 18, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6548. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D Airspace, Knob Noster, MO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-ACE-13] received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6549. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. GTCP85 Series 
     Auxiliary Power Units (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-ANE-15; Amdt. 39-9927; AD 97-04-04] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6550. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Dexter, ME (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-ANE-23] received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6551. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc. 
     Model DA 20-A1 Airplanes, serial numbers 10002 through 10287 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-36-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10062; AD 97-13-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6552. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Oxford, ME (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANE-22] 
     received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6553. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 
     Series Airplanes, Model MD-88 Airplanes, and Model MD-90 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-217-AD; Amdt. 39-9934; AD 97-04-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6554. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-32-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9952; AD 97-05-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6555. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-153-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9925; AD 97-04-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6556. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McCauley Propeller Systems 1A103/
     TCM Series Propellers (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-ANE-06; Amdt. 39-9973; AD 97-06-16] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6557. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Flight Rules in the Vicinity of Grand Canyon National 
     Park; Correction [Docket No. 28537; Amdt. No. 93-74, and SFAR 
     No. 50-2] (RIN: 2120-AF93) received December 18, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6558. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-249-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9842; AD 96-25-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6559. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives: Raytheon Aircraft Company (formerly 
     Beech Aircraft Corporation) Model 1900 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-47-AD;

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     Amdt. 39-10074; AD 97-14-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6560. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model 382 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-35-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9951; AD 97-05-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6561. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 Series 
     Turboprop Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-ANE-01; Amdt. 39-9936; AD 97-04-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6562. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Avionics, Inc. Models 
     GNS-XLS or GNS-XL Flight Management Systems (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-07-AD; Amdt. 39-9947; AD 
     97-05-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 18, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6563. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 28785; Amdt. 1779] (RIN: 2120-AA65) 
     received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6564. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Hudson, NY [Airspace Docket 
     No. 96-AEA-12] received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6565. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Glasflugel Models H301 ``Libelle,'' 
     H301B ''Libelle,'' Standard ''Libelle,'' Standard Libelle 
     201B, Club Libelle 205, and Kestrel Sailplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-38-AD; Amdt. 39-
     9908; AD 97-03-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 18, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6566. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300-600 and A310 
     Series Airplanes Equipped with Pre-Modification 5844D4829 
     Rudders (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-
     65-AD; Amdt. 39-9931; AD 97-04-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6567. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, Inc. AT-300, AT-400, 
     and AT-500 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-CE-55-AD; Amdt. 39-9823; AD 96-23-19] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6568. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-73-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10002; AD 97-09-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6569. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0070 and 0100 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-262-AD; Amdt. 39-9825; AD 96-23-16] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6570. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class D Airspace; Jacksonville, Craig Municipal 
     Airport, FL (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-ASO-21] received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6571. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-118-AD; Amdt. 39-9930; AD 97-04-
     06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6572. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42-200, -300, 
     and -320 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-30-AD; Amdt. 39-9939; AD 97-04-14] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6573. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 
     Model G-159 (G-I) Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-19-AD; Amdt. 39-10069; AD 97-14-13] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6574. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Ardmore, OK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-07] received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6575. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Aircraft Limited HP137 
     Mk1, Jetstream Series 200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-
     CE-44-AD; Amdt. 39-10017; AD 97-10-05] received December 18, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6576. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-5C Series 
     Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 95-ANE-64; Amdt. 39-9998; AD 97-09-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6577. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Klawock, AK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-31] received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6578. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Manilla, AR (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-11] 
     received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6579. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Helicopter 
     Systems Model 369D, E, F, FF, 500N, AH-6, and MH-6 
     Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     SW-02-AD; Amdt. 39-10081; AD 97-15-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6580. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 050, 100, 
     200, 300, 400, 600, and 700 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-
     NM-32-AD; Amdt. 39-9932; AD 97-04-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6581. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the Territory and 
     Airspace of Iraq (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 28691; SFAR No. 77] (RIN: 2120-AG25) received December 
     18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6582. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Nuiqsut, AK [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AAL-10] received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6583. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class D Airspace, Marshall Army Airfield, Ft. 
     Riley, KS (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     ACE-5] received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6584. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; HOAC Austria Model DV-20 Katana 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 95-CE-62-AD; Amdt. 39-9832; AD 96-24-
     07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6585. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Realignment of Jet Route J-522 [Airspace Docket No. 95-AGL-
     16] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6586. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Sturgeon Bay, WI (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD09-94-029] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received December 18, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6587. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Temporary

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     Drawbridge Regulations: Mississippi River, Iowa and Illinois 
     (Coast Guard) [CGD08-96-062] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6588. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Programs (Federal 
     Highway Administration) [NHTSA Docket No. 93-55, Notice 5] 
     (RIN: 2127-AG69) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6589. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective 
     Devices and Associated Equipment (National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration) [Docket No. 95-28; Notice 10] (RIN: 
     2127-AF73) received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6590. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials Regulations; 
     Regulatory Review; Responses to Petitions for Reconsideration 
     [Docket HM-222B; Amdt. No. 172-149] (RIN: 2137-AC76) received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6591. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Control of Drug Use and Alcohol Misuse in Natural Gas, 
     Liquified Natural Gas, and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline 
     Operations Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program (Research and 
     Special Programs Administration) [Docket PS-150, Notice No. 
     6] received December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6592. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials: Radiation Protection Program Requirement 
     (Research and Special Programs Administration) [Docket No. 
     RSPA-97-2850 (HM-169B)] (RIN: 2137-AD14) received December 
     18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6593. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials: Radiation Protection Program Requirement 
     (Research and Special Programs Administration) [Docket No. 
     RSPA-97-2850 (HM-169B)] (RIN: 2137-AD14) received December 
     18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6594. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Alcohol/Drug Regulations: Technical Amendments; 
     Qualifications for Locomotive Engineers: Correction (Federal 
     Railroad Administration) [Docket No. RSOR-6, Notice No. 45; 
     Docket No. RSOR-9, Notice No. 9] (RIN: 2130-AA63) received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6595. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42-300 and 
     ATR42-320 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-283-AD; Amdt. 39-10262; AD 97-26-19] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6596. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class D Airspace; Hickory, NC (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-22] 
     received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6597. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Covington, KY (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-20] 
     received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6598. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation and Modification of Restricted Areas; FL (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-8] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6599. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Time of Designation for Restricted Areas; GA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     ASO-5] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 29, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       6600. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Pilot, Flight Instructor, Ground Instructor, and Pilot School 
     Certification Rules (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 25910; Amdt. Nos. 91-255, 121-267, and 142-2] (RIN: 2120-
     AE71) received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6601. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Grand Rapids, MI (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-44] 
     received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6602. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Birmingham, AL (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-15] 
     received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6603. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships 
     and for Pollution Prevention (Coast Guard) [CGD 95-073] (RIN: 
     2115-AF44) received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6604. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regattas and Marine Parades (Coast Guard) [CGD 95-054] (RIN: 
     2115-AF17) received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6605. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -
     400, and -500 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-147-AD; Amdt. 39-10244; AD 
     97-26-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 23, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6606. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42-200, -300, 
     and -320 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 95-NM-140-AD; Amdt. 39-10254; AD 97-26-11] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6607. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model Hawker 1000 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-140-AD; Amdt. 39-10253; AD 97-26-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6608. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -
     400, and -500 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-259-AD; Amdt. 39-10247; AD 
     97-26-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 23, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6609. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Model A109K2 
     Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     SW-54-AD; Amdt. 39-10252; AD 97-26-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6610. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     HS 748 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-222-AD; Amdt. 39-10248; AD 97-26-05] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6611. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models 
     PA-31T, PA-31T1, PA-31T2, PA-31T3, PA-42, PA-42720, and PA-
     42-1000 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-CE-41-AD; Amdt. 39-10255; AD 97-26-12] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6612. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. Models EMB-110P1 and EMB-110P2 Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-39-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10256; AD 97-26-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 23, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6613. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; MAULE Models MX-7-420 and MXT-7-420 
     Airplanes and Models M-7-235 and M-7-235A Airplanes Modified 
     in Accordance With Maule Supplemental Type Certificate 
     SA2661SO (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-
     40-AD; Amdt. 39-10257; AD 97-26-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6614. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness

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     Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 1900, 1900C, and 
     1900D Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-CE-13-AD; Amdt. 39-10258; AD 97-26-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6615. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 402C 
     and 414A Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 90-CE-28-AD; Amdt. 39-10259; AD 97-26-16] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6616. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Teledyne Continental Motors IO-360, 
     TSIO-360, LTSIO-360, IO-520, LIO-520, TSIO-520, LTSIO-520 
     Series, and Rolls-Royce plc IO-360 and TSIO-360 Series 
     Reciprocating Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 93-ANE-08; Amdt. 39-10260; AD 97-26-17] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6617. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Aircraft Corporation Models 
     M20F, M20J, and M20L Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-51-AD; Amdt. 39-10251; AD 
     97-26-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 23, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6618. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-360C 
     Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     SW-50-AD; Amdt. 39-10261; AD 97-26-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6619. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-NM-146-AD; Amdt. 39-10241; AD 97-25-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6620. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-161-AD; Amdt. 39-10243; AD 97-25-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6621. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 and A321 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-183-AD; Amdt. 39-10242; AD 97-25-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6622. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (ECD) 
     Model BO-105A, BO-105C, BO-105S, BO-105LS A-1, and BO-105LS 
     A-3 Helicopters and Eurocopters Canada Ltd. Model BO-105LS A-
     3 Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-SW-44-AD; Amdt. 39-10245; AD 97-26-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6623. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Birmingham, AL (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-15] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6624. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Change Controlling Agency for Restricted Areas R-6412A and R-
     6412B; Camp Williams, UT (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-10] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6625. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Gallup, NM (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-25] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6626. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Mason, MI (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-27] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received December 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6627. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Marine Sanitation 
     Device Standard--Establishment of Drinking Water Intake No 
     Discharge Zone(s) Under Section 312(f)(4)(B) of the Clean 
     Water Act [FRL-5942-4] (RIN: 2040-AC61) received January 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6628. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's report entitled 
     ``The Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program, 
     Annual Report to Congress FY 1996,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     9604; to the Committee on Science.
       6629. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Veterans Education: Approval of 
     Correspondence Programs or Courses (RIN: 2900-AH91) received 
     December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       6630. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Loan Guaranty: Electronic Payment of 
     Funding Fee (RIN: 2900-AH73) received November 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       6631. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Guidelines for Furnishing Sensori-
     neural Aids (RIN: 2900-AI60) received December 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       6632. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Schedule for Rating Disabilities; 
     The Cardiovascular System (RIN: 2900-AE40) received December 
     8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       6633. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Loan Guaranty: Requirements for 
     Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans (RIN: 2900-AI92) 
     received November 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       6634. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Active Military Service Certified 
     Under Section 401 of Public Law 95-202 (RIN: 2900-AI91) 
     received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       6635. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the combined third and fourth quarter reports on the 
     expenditure and need for worker adjustment assistance 
     training funds under the Trade Act of 1974, pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2296(a)(2); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6636. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Interest Rate [Rev. Rul. 97-53] received 
     December 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6637. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Adoption Assistance [Notice 97-70] received November 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6638. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--IRS 
     Adoption Taxpayer Identification Numbers [TD 8739] (RIN: 
     1545-AV09) received November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6639. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination if Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 97-49] received 
     November 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6640. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Special Rules for Certain Transactions Where Stated Principal 
     Amount Does Not Exceed $2,800,000 [Rev. Rul. 97-56] received 
     December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6641. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Simplified Exclusion Ratio [Notice 98-2] received December 
     16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       6642. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Treatment of Loans with Below-Market Interest Rates [Rev. 
     Rul. 97-57] received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6643. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     forms and instructions [Rev. Proc. 97-57] received December 
     16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       6644. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     General Business Credit [Rev. Rul. 97-51] received December 
     8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.

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       6645. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Minimum Distribution Requirements [Notice 97-75] received 
     December 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6646. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examination), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Market Segment Specialization Program 
     Audit Techniques Guides--received December 17, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6647. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Income Tax Return Preparer Penalties--1997 Federal Income Tax 
     Returns Due Dilligence Requirements for Earned Income Credit 
     [Notice 97-65] received December 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6648. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     Forms and Instructions [Rev. Proc. 97-60] received December 
     18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       6649. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Methods of Signing [TD 8689] (RIN: 1545-AT23) received 
     November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6650. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Presidentially Declared Disasters in North Dakota and 
     Minnesota [Notice 97-62] received November 25, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6651. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Guidance on Making Payments for Charitable Remainder Trusts 
     [Notice 97-68] received November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6652. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Grace 
     Period Interest [Notice 97-67] received November 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       6653. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Electronic Funds Transfer--Temporary Waiver of Failure to 
     Deposit Penalty for Certain Taxpayers and Request for 
     Comments on Future Guidance [Notice 97-43] received November 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       6654. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Foreign Base Company Income [Rev. Rul. 97-48] received 
     November 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6655. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Contracts with reserves based on segregated asset accounts 
     [Rev. Rul. 97-46] received November 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6656. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Permitted disparity with respect to employer-provided 
     contributions or benefits [Rev. Rul. 97-45] received November 
     18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       6657. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     forms and instructions [Rev. Proc. 97-61] received December 
     18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       6658. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 98-4] received 
     December 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6659. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Partnership Magnetic Media Filing Requirements [Notice 97-77] 
     received December 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6660. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 97-69] received 
     December 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6661. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Taxation of DISC Income to Shareholders [Rev. Rul. 97-49] 
     received December 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6662. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Interest on underpayments [Rev. Proc. 98-15] received January 
     9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       6663. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rules 
     and regulations [Rev. Proc. 98-14] received January 9, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       6664. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 98-11] received 
     January 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6665. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 98-12] received 
     January 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6666. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Consolidated returns--limitations on the use of certain 
     losses and credits; overall foreign loss accounts [TD 8751] 
     (RIN: 1545-AV30) received January 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6667. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examination), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Petroleum Industry Coordinated Issue: 
     Replacement of Underground Storage Tanks at Retail Gasoline 
     Stations--received January 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6668. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Imposition and rates of tax; bows and arrows [Rev. Rul. 98-5] 
     received January 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6669. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Credit [Rev. Rul. 98-3] received January 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6670. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Election Not to Apply Look-Back Method in De Minimis Cases 
     [TD 8756] (RIN: 1545-AV78) received January 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       6671. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Interim Rules for Mental Health Parity [T.D. 8741] 
     (RIN: 1545-AV53) received December 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6672. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 98-4] received 
     January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6673. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Cash 
     or Deferred Arrangements; Nondiscrimination [Notice 98-1] 
     received December 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6674. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Returns Relating to Interest on Education Loans [Notice 98-7] 
     received December 33, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6675. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Limitations on Benefits and Contributions under Qualified 
     Plans [Rev. Rul. 98-1] received December 33, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6676. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     SIMPLE IRA Plan Guidance [Notice 98-4] received December 33, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6677. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Foreign Tax Credit Abuse [Notice 98-5] received December 33, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6678. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 98-8] received 
     January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6679. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 98-5] received 
     January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6680. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 98-7] received 
     January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6681. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Requirements Respecting the Adoption or Change of Accounting 
     Method; Extensions of Time to Make Elections [TD 8742] (RIN: 
     1545-AU42 and 1545-AV20) received January 5, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6682. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Excise Tax; Special Rules for 
     Alaska;

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     Definitions [TD 8748] (RIN: 1545-AU53) received January 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6683. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Funding Method for Defined Benefit Pension Plan [Rev. Proc. 
     98-10] received December 33, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6684. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Disclaimer of Interest and Powers [TD 8744] (RIN: 1545-AR52) 
     received December 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6685. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 97-74] received 
     December 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6686. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Publicly Traded Partnerships [Notice 98-3] received December 
     22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       6687. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Rev. Proc. 
     98-13] received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6688. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Pacific Enterprises and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner [T.C. 
     Dkt. No. 5295-91] received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6689. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     William R. Jackson v. Commissioner [T.C. Dkt. No. 23558-94] 
     received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6690. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 98-1] received 
     January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6691. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Qualified Funeral Trusts [Notice 98-6] received January 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6692. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Transwestern Pipeline Co. v. United States--received January 
     5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       6693. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Deposits of Excise Taxes [TD 8740] (RIN: 1545-AV03) received 
     January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6694. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Rev. Proc. 
     98-2] received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6695. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Qualified Small Business Stock (RIN: 1545-AU34) received 
     January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6696. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Application of HIPAA Group Market Rules to Individuals Who 
     Were Denied Coverage Due to a Health Status-Related Factor 
     [26 CFR Part 54] received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6697. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Application of HIPAA Group Market Portability Rules to Health 
     Flexible Spending Arrangements [26 CFR Part 54] received 
     January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6698. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     General Rules for Making and Maintaining Qualified Electing 
     Fund Elections [TD 8750] (RIN: 1545-AV40) received January 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6699. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 97-55] received 
     December 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6700. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Sale 
     of Residence from Qualified Personal Residence Trust [TD 
     8743] (RIN: 1545-AU12) received December 22, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6701. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--IRS 
     Reassures Nursery Growers about Farming Exception 
     [Announcement 97-120] received November 28, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6702. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Interim Guidance on Roth IRAs [Announcement 97-122] received 
     December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6703. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, first-out inventories [Rev. Rul. 97-52] received December 
     3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       6704. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Substantial Modification of Rental Agreements [Notice 97-72] 
     received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6705. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Returns Relating to Higher Education Tuition and Related 
     Expenses [Notice 97-73] received December 3, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6706. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 98-6] received 
     January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6707. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Reorganizations/Treatment of Warrants as Securities [TD 8752] 
     (RIN: 1545-AU67) received January 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6708. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Reorganizations; Nonqualified Preferred Stock [TD 8753] (RIN: 
     1545-AV85) received January 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6709. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Debt 
     Instruments with Original Issue Discount; Annuity Contracts 
     [TD 8754] (RIN: 1545-AS76) received January 7, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6710. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Definition of structure [TD 8745] (RIN: 1545-AR63) received 
     December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6711. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 98-3] received 
     December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6712. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 98-10] received 
     December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6713. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Certain Cost-sharing Payments [Rev. Rul. 97-55] received 
     December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6714. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Amortizable Bond Premium [TD 8746] (RIN: 1545-AU09) received 
     December 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6715. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Empowerment Zone Employment Credit [TD 8747] (RIN: 1545-AU30) 
     received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6716. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Qualified Zone Academy Bonds [TD 8755] (RIN: 1545-AV74) 
     received January 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6717. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rules 
     and regulations [Rev. Proc. 98-9] received January 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       6718. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Definition of United States Resident; Religious Record 
     of Birth or Baptism as Evidence of Citizenship; Plan to Help 
     Blind and Disabled Individuals Achieve Self-Support 
     [Regulations No. 16] (RIN: 0960-AE05) received November 26, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6719. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Technical Change Regarding Duty Free Entry of Metal Articles 
     [T.D. 98-4] received December 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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       6720. A letter from the Acting Associate Chief, Forest 
     Service, transmitting annual report covering major 
     accomplishments of the Forest Service for fiscal year 1996, 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1674(c); jointly to the Committees on 
     Agriculture and Resources.
       6721. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the Agency's annual 
     report on activities under the Denton Program for the period 
     July 1, 1996 through June 30, 1997; jointly to the Committees 
     on National Security and International Relations.
       6722. A letter from the Chairperson, United States 
     Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting the Commission's 
     report entitled ``Equal Educational Opportunity and 
     Nondiscrimination for Students with Disabilities: Federal 
     Enforcement of Section 504,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1975; 
     jointly to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and 
     the Judiciary.
       6723. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting a copy of the Board's request for 
     supplemental appropriations, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 
     1903(b)(7); jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Appropriations. 

para.1.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 607. An Act to amend the Real Estate Settlement 
     Procedures Act of 1974 to require notice of cancellation 
     rights with respect to private mortgage insurance which is 
     required as a condition of entering into certain federally 
     related mortgage loans and to provide for cancellation of 
     such insurance, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills and a 
concurrent resolution of the following titles, in which the concurrence 
of the House is requested:

       S. 191. An Act to throttle criminal use of guns.
       S. 758. An Act to make certain technical corrections to the 
     Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.
       S. 1172. An Act for the relief of Sylvester Flis.
       S. 1213. An Act to establish a National Ocean Council, a 
     Commission on Ocean Policy, and for other purposes.
       S. 1566. An Act to amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil 
     Relief Act of 1940 to protect the voting rights of military 
     personnel, and for other purposes.
       S. Con. Res. 39. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the German Government should expand and 
     simplify its reparations system, provide reparations to 
     Holocaust survivors in Eastern and Central Europe, and set up 
     a fund to help cover the medical expenses of Holocaust 
     survivors.

para.1.5  committee to notify the president

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 335):

       Resolved, That a committee of two Members be appointed by 
     the Speaker on the part of the House of Representatives to 
     join with a committee on the part of the Senate to notify the 
     President of the United States that a quorum of each House 
     has assembled and Congress is ready to receive any 
     communication that he may be pleased to make. 

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.1.6  appointment of committee to notify the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, pursuant to the foregoing 
resolution, announced the appointment of Messrs. Armey and Gephardt as 
members of the committee on the part of the House to join a like 
committee on the part of the Senate to notify the President of the 
United States that a quorum of each House has been assembled and that 
Congress is ready to receive any communication that he may be pleased to 
make.

para.1.7  clerk to notify senate of a quorum

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 336):

       Resolved, That the Clerk of the House inform the Senate 
     that a quorum of the House is present and that the House is 
     ready to proceed with business.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.1.8  hour of meeting

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 337):

       Resolved, That unless otherwise ordered, before Monday, May 
     18, 1998, the hour of daily meeting of the House shall be 2 
     p.m. on Mondays; 11 a.m. on Tuesdays; and 10 a.m. on all 
     other days of the week; and from Monday, May 18, 1998, until 
     the end of the second session, the hour of daily meeting of 
     the House shall be noon on Mondays; 10 a.m. on Tuesdays, 
     Wednesdays, and Thursdays; and 9 a.m. on all other days of 
     the week.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.1.9  providing for the adjournment of both houses

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged concurrent resolution (H. 
Con. Res. 201):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Wednesday, January 28, 1998, it stand adjourned until 
     12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 1998; that when the House 
     adjourns on Thursday, February 5, 1998, it stand adjourned 
     until 3 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 1998; and that when 
     the House adjourns on Thursday, February 12, 1998, it stand 
     adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 1998, or 
     until noon on the second day after Members are notified to 
     reassemble pursaunt to section 2 of this concurrent 
     resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate 
     recesses or adjourns at the close of business on Friday, 
     February 13, 1998, pursuant to a motion made by the Majority 
     Leader, or his designee, in accordance with this concurrent 
     resolution, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on 
     Monday, February 23, 1998, or such time on that day as may be 
     specified by the Majority Leader or his designee in the 
     motion to recess or adjourn, or until noon on the second day 
     after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 
     2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
       Sec. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate, 
     respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.

  When said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by uanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.1.10  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 1 
o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 1998.

para.1.11  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
January 28, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.1.12  holocaust victims redress

  On motion of Mr. LEACH, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
bill of the Senate (S. 1564) to provide redress for inadequate 
restitution of assets seized by the United States Government during 
World War II which belonged to victims of the Holocaust, and for other 
purposes.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.1.13  the late honorable sonny bono

  Mr. LEWIS of California, submitted the following privileged resolution 
(H. Res. 338):

       Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
     the death of the Honorable Sonny Bono, a Representative from 
     the State of California.
       Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
     the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn as 
     a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,

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  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  So, the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.1.14  appointment of funeral committee of the late honorable sonny 
          bono

  The SPEAKER, pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that, pursuant to the 
provisions of section 3 of House Resolution 311 of the One Hundred Fifth 
Congress, the Speaker on Friday, January 9, 1998 appointed the following 
members to attend the funeral of the late Honorable Sonny Bono:

  Mr. Dellums, California, Mr. Gingrich, Georgia, Mr. Armey, Texas, Mr. 
Brown, California, Mr. Stark, California, Mr. Miller, California, Mr. 
Waxman, California, Mr. Dixon, California, Mr. Fazio, California, Mr. 
Lewis, California, Mr. Matsui, California, Mr. Thomas, California, Mr. 
Dreier, California, Mr. Hunter, California, Mr. Lantos, California, Mr. 
Martinez, California, Mr. Berman, California, Mr. Packard, California, 
Mr. Torres, California, Mr. Gallegly, California, Mr. Herger, 
California, Ms. Pelosi, California, Mr. Cox, California, Mr. 
Rohrabacher, California, Mr. Condit, California, Mr. Cunningham, 
California, Mr. Dooley, California, Mr. Doolittle, California, Ms. 
Waters, California, Mr. Becerra, California, Mr. Calvert, California, 
Ms. Eshoo, California, Mr. Filner, California, Ms. Harman, California, 
Mr. Horn, California, Mr. Kim, California, Mr. McKeon, California, Mr. 
Pombo, California, Ms. Roybal-Allard, California, and Mr. Royce, 
California.
  Ms. Woolsey, California, Mr. Farr, California, Mr. Riggs, California, 
Mr. Bilbray, California, Ms. Lofgren, California, Mr. Radanovich, 
California, Mr. Campbell, California, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
California, Mr. Rogan, California, Mr. Sherman, California, Ms. 
Sanchez, California, Mrs. Tauscher, California, Mr. Hyde, Illinois, Mr. 
Livingston, Louisiana, Mr. Shaw, Florida, Mr. Saxton, New Jersey, Mr. 
Coble, North Carolina, Mr. Weldon, Pennsylvania, Mr. McNulty, New York, 
Mr. Paxon, New York, Mr. Walsh, New York, Mr. Bartlett, Maryland, Mr. 
Buyer, Indiana, Mr. Dickey, Arkansas, Mr. King, New York, Mr. Linder, 
Georgia, Mr. McInnis, Colorado, Mr. Quinn, New York, Mr. Smith, 
Michigan, Mr. Barr, Georgia, Mr. Chambliss, Georgia, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
Idaho, Mrs. Cubin, Wyoming, Mr. Ehrlich, Maryland, Mr. Foley, Florida, 
Mr. Fox, Pennsylvania, Mr. Ganske, Iowa, Mr. Hayworth, Arizona, Mrs. 
Kelly, New York, Mr. Latham, Iowa, Mrs. Myrick, North Carolina, Mr. 
Nethercutt, Washington, Mr. Ney, Ohio, Mr. Tiahrt, Kansas, Mr. Weller, 
Illinois, Mr. Kucinich, Ohio, and Mr. Thune, South Dakota.

para.1.15  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 21, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit correspondence 
     received from the White House on November 20, 1997 at 6:50 
     p.m. and said to contain a letter from the President dated 
     11/20/97 regarding the Line Item Veto Act and ``Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food an Drug Administration and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998''.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.1.16  cancellation pursuant to line item veto act--h.r. 2160

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

                                              The White House,

                                Washington, DC, November 20, 1997.
     The Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with the Line Item Veto 
     Act, I hereby cancel the dollar amounts of discretionary 
     budget authority, as specified in the attached reports, 
     contained in the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
     Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1998'' (H.R. 2160). I have determined that the cancellation 
     of these amounts will reduce the Federal budget deficit, will 
     not impair any essential Government functions, and will not 
     harm the national interest. This letter, together with its 
     attachments, constitutes a special message under section 1022 
     of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
     1974, as amended.
       Sincerely,
                                               William J. Clinton.

  Pursuant to section 1025(a) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the message, together with the 
accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
the Committee on the Budget and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-179).

para.1.17  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 21, 1997.
     The Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker,
     House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit correspondence 
     received from the White House on November 20, 1997 at 6:50 
     p.m. and said to contain a letter from the President dated 
     11/20/97 regarding the Line Item Veto Act (H.R. 2107, the 
     Interior Appropriations, FY 1998).
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.1.18  cancellation pursuant to line item veto act--h.r. 2107

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

                                              The White House,

                                    Washington, November 20, 1997.
     The Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with the Line Item Veto 
     Act, I hereby cancel the dollar amounts of discretionary 
     budget authority, as specified in the attached reports, 
     contained in the ``Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998'' (H.R. 2107). I have 
     determined that the cancellation of these amounts will reduce 
     the Federal budget deficit, will not impair any essential 
     Government functions, and will not harm the national 
     interest. This letter, together with its attachments, 
     constitutes a special message under section 1022 of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as 
     amended.
           Sincerely,
                                               William J. Clinton.

  Pursuant to section 1025(a) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the message, together with the 
accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
and the Committee on the Budget and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-
180).

para.1.19  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, December 2, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit correspondence 
     received from the White House on December 2, 1997 at 1:05 
     p.m. and said to contain a letter from the President dated 
     12/2/97 regarding the Line Item Veto Act (H.R. 2267, 
     Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, FY 1998).
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.1.20  cancellation pursuant to line item veto act--h.r. 2267

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:


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                                              The White House,

                                 Washington, DC, December 2, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with the Line Item Veto 
     Act, I hereby cancel the dollar amount of discretionary 
     budget authority, as specified in the attached report, 
     contained in the ``Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
     State, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998'' (H.R. 
     2267). I have determined that the cancellation of this amount 
     will reduce the Federal budget deficit, will not impair any 
     essential Government functions, and will not harm the 
     national interest. This letter, together with its attachment, 
     constitutes a special message under section 1022 of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as 
     amended.
           Sincerely,
                                               William J. Clinton.

  Pursuant to section 1025(a) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the message, together with the 
accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
and the Committee on the Budget and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-
181).

para.1.21  communication from the minority leader--appointment--u.s. 
          long-range air power panel

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 16, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to Section 8131, Public Law 105-
     56, I hereby appoint the following individual to the 
     independent panel to evaluate the adequacy of current 
     planning for United States long-range air power: Mr. Walter 
     E. Morrow, Jr., Massachusetts.
           Yours very truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

para.1.22  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. William H. Grady, Adminstrative 
Assistant to Mr. Brown of California:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 14, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the Superior Court, County 
     of Los Angeles, State of California.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance is consistent with the privileges 
     and rights of the House.
           Sincerely,

                                             William H. Grady,

                                       Administrative Assistant to
                                  Congressman George E. Brown, Jr.

para.1.23  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House the 
following communication from the Sergeant at Arms:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 14, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena relates to my 
     official duties, and that partial compliance with the 
     subpoena is consistent with the privileges and precedents of 
     the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Bill Livingood,
                                                 Sergeant at Arms.

para.1.24  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Beau Gex, District Director for Mr. 
Taylor of Mississippi:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, December 10, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you pursuant to Rule L 
     (50) of the House that I have been served with a subpoena 
     duces tecum issued by the Chancery Court of Forrest County, 
     Mississippi, in the case of Michelle Anderson v. Kade Paul 
     Anderson, Case No. 94-0711-GN-D.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely yours,

                                                     Beau Gex,

                                         District Director for the
                                            Honorable Gene Taylor.

para.1.25  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Evans:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, January 6, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that my office was served with a subpoena (for documents) 
     issued by the McLean County, Illinois Circuit Court in the 
     case of Lack v. Crain, No. 97 L 155, and directed to the 
     ``Keeper of Employment Records''.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Lane Evans,
                                              Member of Congress. 

para.1.26  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House the 
following communication from Ms. Lisbeth M. McBride, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer:

         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. House of 
           Representatives,
                                 Washington, DC, January 13, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a subpoena duces tecum issued by 
     the Superior Court for the District of Columbia in the case 
     of Williams v. Psychiatric Institute of Washington.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is not 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House 
     and, therefore, that the subpoena should be resisted.
           Sincerely,
                                              Lisbeth M. McBride. 

para.1.27  recess--4:12 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 12 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 8:40 p.m.

para.1.28  after recess--8:47 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.1.29  joint session to receive a message from the President

  The Assistant to the Sergeant-at-Arms announced the Vice President and 
Members of the Senate, who entered the Hall of the House and took seats 
assigned them, the Vice President taking the Chair to the right of the 
Speaker.
  Whereupon, pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 194, the SPEAKER 
called the joint session of the two Houses to order.
  The SPEAKER announced the appointment of Messrs. Armey, DeLay, 
Boehner, Cox, Dickey, Hutchinson, Gephardt, Bonior, Fazio, Mrs.  
Kennelly and Messrs. Berry and Snyder as members of the Committee on the 
part of the House to escort the President into the Hall of the House.
  The Vice President announced the appointment of Messrs. Lott, Nickles, 
Mack, Thurmond, Daschle, Ford, Ms. Mikulksi,  Messrs. Breaux, Kerry, 
Kerrey, Torricelli, Reid, Rockefeller, Dorgan, and Leahy as members of 
the committee on the part of the Senate to escort the President into the 
Hall of the House.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant-at-Arms announced the Acting Dean of the 
Diplomatic Corps, ambassadors, ministers, and charges d'affaires of 
foreign governments, who entered the Hall of the House and took seats 
assigned them.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant-at-Arms announced the Chief Justice of 
the United States and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, who 
entered the Hall of the House and took seats assigned to them.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant-at-Arms announced the Members of the 
President's Cabinet, who entered the Hall of the House and took seats 
assigned to them.
  The Sergeant-at-Arms announced the President of the United States at 9

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o'clock and 9 minutes p.m., escorted by the committees of the two 
Houses, entered the Hall of the House and, at the Clerk's desk, 
delivered the following message:

  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of the 105th Congress, 
distinguished guests, my fellow Americans, since the last time we met in 
this Chamber, America has lost two patriots and fine public servants. 
Though they sat on opposite sides of the aisle, Representatives Walter 
Capps and Sonny Bono shared a deep love for this House and an unshakable 
commitment to improving the lives of all our people.
  In the past few weeks, they have both been eulogized. Tonight I think 
we should begin by sending a message to their families and their friends 
that we celebrate their lives and give thanks to their service to our 
Nation.
  For 209 years, it has been the President's duty to report to you on 
the State of the Union. Because of the hard work and high purpose of the 
American people, these are good times for America. We have more than 14 
million new jobs. The lowest unemployment in 24 years. The lowest core 
inflation in 30 years. Incomes are rising, and we have the highest 
homeownership in history. Crime has dropped for a record five years in a 
row and the welfare rolls are at their lowest level in 27 years. Our 
leadership in the world is unrivaled. Ladies and gentlemen, the state of 
our union is strong.
  But with barely 700 days left in the 20th Century, this is not a time 
to rest; it is a time to build, to build the America within our reach.
  An America where everybody has a chance to get ahead with hard work. 
Where every citizen can live in a safe community. Where families are 
strong, schools are good, and all our young people can go on to college. 
An America where scientists find cures for diseases from diabetes to 
Alzheimer's to AIDS. An America where every child can stretch a hand 
across a keyboard and reach every book ever written, every painting ever 
painted, every symphony ever composed. Where government provides the 
opportunity and citizens honor the responsibility to give something back 
to their communities. An America which leads the world to new heights of 
peace and prosperity.
  This is the America we have begun to build; this is the America we can 
leave to our children if we join together to finish the work at hand. 
Let us strengthen our Nation for the 21st Century.
  Rarely have Americans lived through so much change, in so many ways, 
in so short a time. Quietly but with gathering force, the ground has 
shifted beneath our feet, as we have moved into an Information Age, a 
global economy, a truly new world.
  For five years now, we have met the challenge of these changes, as 
Americans have at every turning point in our history, by renewing the 
very idea of America: widening the circle of opportunity, deepening the 
meaning of our freedom, forging a more perfect union.
  We have shaped a new kind of government for the Information Age. I 
thank the Vice President for his leadership and the Congress for its 
support in building a government that is leaner, more flexible, a 
catalyst for new ideas. And most of all, a government that gives the 
American people the tools they need to make the most of their own lives.
  We have moved past the sterile debate between those who say government 
is the enemy and those who say government is the answer. My fellow 
Americans, we have found a third way. We have the smallest government in 
35 years, but a more progressive one. We have a smaller government, but 
a stronger Nation.
  We are moving steadily toward an even stronger America in the 21st 
Century. An economy that offers opportunity. A society rooted in 
responsibility. And a Nation that lives as a community.
  First, Americans in this Chamber and across our Nation have pursued a 
new strategy for prosperity: Fiscal discipline to cut interest rates and 
spur growth; investments in education and skills in science and 
technology and transportation to prepare our people for the new economy; 
new markets for American products and American workers.
  When I took office, the deficit for 1998 was projected to be $357 
billion, and heading higher. This year, our deficit is projected to be 
$10 billion, and heading lower. For three decades, six presidents have 
come before you to warn of the damage deficits pose to our Nation. 
Tonight, I come before you to announce that the Federal deficit, once 
so incomprehensibly large that it had 11 zeros, will be simply zero.

  I will submit to Congress for 1999 the first balanced budget in 30 
years. And if we hold fast to fiscal discipline, we may balance the 
budget this year, 4 years ahead of schedule. You can all be proud of 
that because turning a sea of red ink into black is no miracle. It is 
the product of hard work by the American people and of two visionary 
actions in Congress: the courageous vote in 1993 that led to a cut in 
the deficit of 90 percent and the truly historic bipartisan balanced 
budget agreement passed by this Congress.
  Here is the really good news. If we maintain our resolve, we will 
produce balanced budgets as far as the eye can see. We must not go back 
to unwise spending or untargeted tax cuts that risk reopening the 
deficit. Last year, together, we enacted targeted tax cuts so that the 
typical middle class family will now have the lowest tax rates in 20 
years.
  My plan to balance the budget next year includes both new investments 
and new tax cuts targeted to the needs of working families: for 
education, for child care, for the environment.
  But whether the issue is tax cuts or spending, I ask all of you to 
meet this test: approve only those priorities that can actually be 
accomplished without adding a dime to the deficit.
  Now, if we balance the budget for next year, it is projected that we 
will then have a sizable surplus in the years that immediately follow. 
What should we do with this projected surplus? I have a simple, four-
word answer: save Social Security first.
  Tonight I propose that we reserve 100 percent of the surplus, that is 
every penny of any surplus, until we have taken all the necessary 
measures to strengthen the Social Security system for the 21st century. 
Let us say, let us say to all Americans watching tonight, whether you 
are 70 or 50 or whether you just started paying into the system, Social 
Security will be there when you need it.
  Let us make this commitment: Social Security first. Let's do that 
together.
  I also want to say that all the American people who are watching us 
tonight should be invited to join in this discussion, in facing these 
issues squarely and forming a true consensus on how we should proceed.
  We will start by conducting nonpartisan forums in every region of the 
country, and I hope that lawmakers of both parties will participate. We 
will hold the White House conference on Social Security in December, 
and one year from now I will convene the leaders of Congress to craft 
historic bipartisan legislation to achieve a landmark for our 
generation, a Social Security system that is strong in the 21st 
century.
  In an economy that honors opportunity, all Americans must be able to 
reap the reward of prosperity. Because these times are good, we can 
afford to take one simple, sensible step to help millions of workers 
struggling to provide for their families. We should raise the minimum 
wage.
  The information age is first and foremost an education age in which 
education must start at birth and continue throughout a lifetime.
  Last year from this podium I said that education has to be our 
highest priority. I laid out a ten-point plan to move us forward and 
urged all of us to let politics stop at the schoolhouse door. Since 
then, this Congress, across party lines, and the American people have 
responded in the most important year for education in a generation, 
expanding public school choice, opening the way to 3,000 new charter 
schools, working to connect every classroom in the country to the 
information superhighway, committing to expand Head Start to a million 
children, launching America Reads, sending literally thousands of 
college students into our elementary schools to make sure all our 8-
year-olds can read.
  Last year I proposed and you passed 220,000 new Pell Grant 
scholarships for deserving students. Student loans are already less 
expensive and easier to repay. Now you get to deduct the interest. 
Families all over America now can

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put their savings into new tax-free education IRAs. And this year for 
the first 2 years of college families will get a $1,500 tax credit, a 
Hope Scholarship that will cover the cost of most community college 
tuition. And for junior and senior year, graduate school and job 
training, there is a lifetime learning credit. You did that and you 
should be very proud of it.
  And because of these actions, I have something to say to every family 
listening to us tonight: Your children can go on to college. If you 
know a child from a poor family, tell her not to give up. She can go on 
to college. If you know a young couple struggling with bills, worried 
they won't be able to send their children to college, tell them not to 
give up. Their children can go on to college. If you know somebody 
who's caught in a dead-end job and afraid he can't afford the classes 
necessary to get better jobs for the rest of his life, tell him not to 
give up. He can go on to college.
  Because of the things that have been done, we can make college as 
universal in the 21st century as high school is today. And, my friends, 
that will change the face and future of America.
  We have opened wide the doors of the world's best system of higher 
education. Now we must make our public elementary and secondary schools 
the world's best as well by raising standards, raising expectations and 
raising accountability.
  Thanks to the actions of this Congress last year, we will soon have, 
for the very first time, a voluntary national test based on national 
standards in 4th grade reading and 8th grade math.
  Parents have a right to know whether their children are mastering the 
basics, and every parent already knows the key: good teachers and small 
classes. Tonight I propose the first ever national effort to reduce 
class size in the early grades. My balanced budget will help to hire 
100,000 new teachers who have passed a State competency test. Now, with 
these teachers, listen, with these teachers we will actually be able to 
reduce class size in the first, second and third grades to an average 
of 18 students a class all across America.
  Now, if I have got the math right, more teachers teaching smaller 
classes requires more classrooms. So I also propose a school 
construction tax cut to help communities modernize or build 5,000 
schools.
  We must also demand greater accountability. When we promote a child 
from grade to grade who hasn't mastered the work, we don't do that 
child any favors. It is time to end social promotion in America's 
schools.
  Last year, last year in Chicago, they made that decision, not to hold 
our children back but to lift them up. Chicago stopped social promotion 
and started mandatory summer school to help students who are behind to 
catch up. I propose, I propose to help other communities follow 
Chicago's lead. Let's say to them, stop promoting children who don't 
learn and we will give you the tools to make sure they do.
  I also ask this Congress to support our efforts to enlist colleges 
and universities to reach out to disadvantaged children starting in the 
6th grade so that they can get the guidance and hope they need so they 
can know that they too will be able to go on to college.
  As we enter the 21st century, the global economy requires us to seek 
opportunity not just at home but in all the markets of the world. We 
must shape this global economy, not shrink from it. In the last 5 years 
we have led the way in opening new markets with 240 trade agreements 
that remove foreign barriers to products bearing the proud stamp ``Made 
in the USA''.
  Today, record high exports account for fully one-third of our 
economic growth. I want to keep them going, because that's the way to 
keep America growing and to advance a safer, more stable world.
  Now, all of you know, whatever your views are, that I think this is a 
great opportunity for America. I know there is opposition to more 
comprehensive trade agreements. I have listened carefully, and I 
believe that the opposition is rooted in two fears: first, that our 
trading partners will have lower environmental and labor standards 
which will give them an unfair advantage in our market and do their own 
people no favors even if there's more business; and, second, that if we 
have more trade, more of our workers will lose their jobs and have to 
start over.

  I think we should seek to advance worker and environmental standards 
around the world. I have made it abundantly clear that it should be a 
part of our trade agenda, but we cannot influence other countries' 
decisions if we send them a message that we're backing away from trade 
with them. This year I will send legislation to Congress and ask other 
nations to join us to fight the most intolerable labor practice of all: 
Abusive child labor.
  We should also offer help and hope to those Americans temporarily 
left behind by the global marketplace or by the march of technology, 
which may have nothing to do with trade. That's why we have more than 
doubled funding for training dislocated workers since 1993. And if my 
new budget is adopted, we will triple funding. That's why we must do 
more, and more quickly, to help workers who lose their jobs for 
whatever reason. You know, we help communities in a special way when 
their military base closes. We ought to help them in the same way if 
their factory closes.
  Again, I ask the Congress to continue its bipartisan work to 
consolidate the tangle of training programs we have today into one 
single GI bill for workers, a simple skills grant so people can, on 
their own, move quickly to new jobs, to higher incomes and brighter 
futures.
  Now, we all know in every way in life change is not always easy, but 
we have to decide whether we're going to try to hold it back and hide 
from it or reap its benefits. And remember the big picture here. While 
we've been entering into hundreds of new trade agreements, we've been 
creating millions of new jobs. So this year we will forge new 
partnerships with Latin America, Asia and Europe, and we should pass 
the new African Trade Act. It has bipartisan support.
  I will also renew my request for the fast track negotiating authority 
necessary to open more new markets, create more new jobs, which every 
President has had for two decades.
  You know, whether we like it or not, in ways that are mostly 
positive, the world's economies are more and more interconnected and 
interdependent. Today an economic crisis anywhere can affect economies 
everywhere. Recent months have brought serious financial problems to 
Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea and beyond.
  Now, why should Americans be concerned about this? First, these 
countries are our customers. If they sink into recession, they won't be 
able to buy the goods we'd like to sell them. Second, they are also our 
competitors. So if their currencies lose their value and go down, then 
the price of their goods will drop, flooding our market and others with 
much cheaper goods, which makes it a lot tougher for our people to 
compete. And finally, they are our strategic partners. Their stability 
bolsters our security.
  The American economy remains sound and strong, and I want to keep it 
that way. But because the turmoil in Asia will have an impact on all 
the world's economies, including ours, making that negative impact as 
small as possible is the right thing to do for America, and the right 
thing to do for a safer world.
  Our policy is clear: No nation can recover if it does not reform 
itself. But when nations are willing to undertake serious economic 
reform, we should help them do it. So I call on Congress to renew 
America's commitment to the International Monetary Fund. I think we 
should say to all the people we are trying to represent here that 
preparing for a far-off storm that may reach our shores is far wiser 
than ignoring the thunder until the clouds are just overhead.
  A strong Nation rests on the rock of responsibility. A society rooted 
in responsibility must first promote the value of work, not welfare. We 
can be proud that after decades of finger-pointing and failure, 
together we ended the old welfare system, and we are now replacing 
welfare checks with paychecks.
  Last year, after a record 4-year decline in welfare rolls, I 
challenged our Nation to move 2 million more Americans off welfare by 
the year 2000. I am pleased to report we have also met that goal, 2 
full years ahead of schedule.
  This is a grand achievement, the sum of many acts of individual 
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Elaine Kinslow of Indianapolis, Indiana, was on and off welfare. Today, 
she is a dispatcher with a van company, she saved enough money to move 
her family into a good neighborhood, and she is helping other welfare 
recipients go to work.
  Elaine Kinslow and all those like her are the real heroes of the 
welfare revolution. There are millions like her all across America, and 
I am happy she could join the First Lady tonight.
  Elaine, we are very proud of you. Please stand up.
  We still have a lot more to do, all of us, to make welfare reform a 
success, providing child care, helping families move closer to 
available jobs, challenging more companies to join our welfare-to-work 
partnership, increasing child support collections from deadbeat parents 
who have a duty to support their own children.
  I also want to thank Congress for restoring some of the benefits to 
immigrants who are here legally and working hard, and I hope you will 
finish that job this year.
  We have to make it possible for all hard-working families to meet 
their most important responsibilities. Two years ago, we helped 
guarantee that Americans can keep their health insurance when they 
change jobs. Last year, we extended health care to up to 5 million 
children. This year, I challenge Congress to take the next historic 
steps.
  One hundred sixty million of our fellow citizens are in managed care 
plans. These plans save money, and they can improve care. But medical 
decisions ought to be made by medical doctors, not insurance company 
accountants. I urge this Congress to reach across the aisle and write 
into law a Consumer Bill of Rights that says this: You have the right 
to know all your medical options, not just the cheapest. You have the 
right to choose the doctor you want for the care you need. You have the 
right to emergency room care, wherever and whenever you need it. You 
have the right to keep your medical records confidential. Now, 
traditional care or managed care, every American deserves quality care.
  Millions of Americans between the ages of 55 and 65 have lost their 
health insurance. Some are retired, some are laid off, some lose their 
coverage when their spouses retire. After a lifetime of work, they are 
left with nowhere to turn. So I ask the Congress, let these hard-
working Americans buy into the Medicare system. It will not add a dime 
to the deficit, but the peace of mind it will provide will be 
priceless.
  Next, we must help parents protect their children from the gravest 
health threat that they face, an epidemic of teen smoking, spread by 
multimillion-dollar marketing campaigns. I challenge Congress, let's 
pass bipartisan, comprehensive legislation that will improve public 
health, protect our tobacco farmers, and change the way tobacco 
companies do business forever. Let's do what it takes to bring teen 
smoking down. Let's raise the price of cigarettes by up to $1.50 a pack 
over the next 10 years, with penalties on the tobacco industry if it 
keeps marketing to our children. Now, tomorrow, like every day, 3,000 
children will start smoking, and 1,000 will die early as a result. Let 
this Congress be remembered as the Congress that saved their lives.
  In the new economy, most parents work harder than ever. They face a 
constant struggle to balance their obligations to be good workers, and 
their even more important obligations to be good parents.
  The Family and Medical Leave Act was the very first bill I was 
privileged to sign into law as President in 1993. Since then, about 15 
million people have taken advantage of it, and I have met a lot of them 
all across this country. I ask you to extend that law to cover 10 
million more workers and to give parents time off when they have to go 
see their children's teachers or take them to the doctor.
  Child care is the next frontier we must face to enable people to 
succeed at home and at work. Last year I cohosted the very first White 
House Conference on Child Care with one of our foremost experts, 
America's First Lady. From all corners of America we heard the same 
message without regard to region or income or political affiliation: We 
have to raise the quality of child care. We have to make it safer. We 
have to make it more affordable.

  So here is my plan: Help families to pay for child care for 1 million 
more children. Scholarships and background checks for child care 
workers, and a new emphasis on early learning. Tax credits for 
businesses that provide child care for their employees. And the larger 
child care tax credit for working families.
  Now, if you pass my plan, what this means is that a family of 4 with 
an income of $35,000 and high child care costs will no longer pay a 
single penny of Federal income tax.
  You know, I think this is such a big issue with me because of my own 
personal experience. I have often wondered how my mother when she was a 
young widow would have been able to go away to school and get an 
education and come back and support me if my grandparents had not been 
able to take care of me. She and I were really very lucky. How many 
other families have never had that same opportunity? The truth is, we 
do not know the answer to that question, but we do know what the answer 
should be. Not a single American family should ever have to choose 
between the job they need and the child they love.
  A society rooted in responsibility must provide safe streets, safe 
schools, and safe neighborhoods. We pursued a strategy of more police, 
tougher punishment and smarter prevention, with crime fighting 
partnerships with local law enforcement and citizen groups where the 
rubber hits the road. I can report to you tonight that it is working. 
Violent crime is down, robbery is down, assault is down, burglary is 
down for five years in a row all across America. Now we need to finish 
the job of putting 100,000 more police on our streets.
  Again, I ask Congress to pass a juvenile crime bill that provides 
more prosecutors and probation officers to crack down on gangs and guns 
and drugs and bar violent juveniles from buying guns for life. And, I 
ask you to dramatically expand our support for after-school programs. I 
think every American should know that most juvenile crime is committed 
between the hours of 3 in the afternoon and 8 at night. We can keep so 
many of our children out of trouble in the first place if we give them 
some place to go other than the streets, and we ought to do it.
  Drug use is on the decline. I thank General McCaffrey for his 
leadership, and I thank this Congress for passing the largest antidrug 
budget in history. Now I ask you to join me in a groundbreaking effort 
to hire 1,000 new Border Patrol agents and to deploy the most 
sophisticated available new technologies to help close the door on 
drugs at our borders. Police, prosecutors and prevention programs, as 
good as they are, they cannot work if our court system does not work. 
Today there are large numbers of vacancies in our Federal courts. Here 
is what the Chief Justice of the United States wrote: Judicial 
``vacancies cannot remain at such high levels indefinitely without 
eroding the quality of justice.'' I simply ask the United States Senate 
to heed this plea and vote on the highly qualified nominees before you 
up or down.
  We must exercise responsibility not just at home, but around the 
world. On the eve of a new century, we have the power and the duty to 
build a new era of peace and security. But make no mistake about it, 
today's possibilities are not tomorrow's guarantees. America must stand 
against the poisoned appeals of extreme nationalism. We must combat an 
unholy axis of new threats from terrorists, international criminals and 
drug traffickers. These 21st century predators feed on technology and 
the free flow of information and ideas and people, and they will be all 
the more lethal if weapons of mass destruction fall into their hands.
  To meet these challenges, we are helping to write international rules 
of the road for the 21st century, protecting those who join the family 
of nations, and isolating those who do not.
  Within days, I will ask the Senate for its advice and consent to make 
Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic the newest members of NATO. For 
50 years, NATO contained communism and kept America and Europe secure. 
Now these three formerly Communist countries have said yes to 
democracy. I ask the Senate to say yes to them, our new allies. By 
taking in new members and working closely with new partners, including 
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stronghold for peace in the 21st century.
  Next, I will ask Congress to continue its support for our troops and 
their mission in Bosnia. This Christmas, Hillary and I traveled to 
Sarajevo with Senator and Mrs. Dole and a bipartisan congressional 
delegation. We saw children playing in the streets where two years ago 
they were hiding from snipers and shells. The shops were filled with 
food, the cafes were alive with conversation.
  The progress there is unmistakable, but it is not yet irreversible. 
To take firm root, Bosnia's fragile peace still needs the support of 
American and allied troops when the current NATO mission ends in June. 
I think Senator Dole actually said it best. He said, this is like being 
ahead in the fourth quarter of a football game. Now is not the time to 
walk off the field and forfeit the victory.
  I wish all of you could have seen our troops in Tuzla. They are very 
proud of what they are doing in Bosnia and we are all very proud of 
them.
  One of those brave soldiers is sitting with the First Lady tonight, 
Army Sergeant Michael Tolbert. His father was a decorated Vietnam vet. 
After college in Colorado, he joined the Army. Last year, he led an 
Infantry unit that stopped a mob of extremists from taking over a radio 
station that is a voice of democracy and tolerance in Bosnia.
  Thank you very much, Sergeant, for what you represent. Please stand 
up.
  In Bosnia, and around the world, our men and women in uniform always 
do their mission well. Our mission must be to keep them well-trained 
and ready, to improve their quality of life, and to provide the 21st 
Century weapons they need to defeat any enemy.
  I ask Congress to join me in pursuing an ambitious agenda to reduce 
the serious threat of weapons of mass destruction. This year, four 
decades after it was first proposed by President Eisenhower, a 
comprehensive nuclear test ban is within reach. By ending nuclear 
testing we can help to prevent the development of new and more 
dangerous weapons and make it more difficult for non-nuclear states to 
build them.
  I am pleased to announce that four former chairmen of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, Generals John Shalikashvili, Colin Powell, David Jones 
and Admiral William Crowe, have endorsed this treaty, and I ask the 
Senate to approve it this year.
  Together, we must also confront the new hazards of chemical and 
biological weapons and the outlaw states, terrorists, and organized 
criminals seeking to acquire them.
  Saddam Hussein has spent the better part of this decade and much of 
his nation's wealth not on providing for the Iraqi people but on 
developing nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and the missiles to 
deliver them. The United Nations weapons inspectors have done a truly 
remarkable job, finding and destroying more of Iraq's arsenal than was 
destroyed during the entire Gulf War. Now, Saddam Hussein wants to stop 
them from completing their mission.
  I know I speak for everyone in this chamber, Republicans and 
Democrats, when I say to Saddam Hussein: You cannot defy the will of 
the world. And when I say to him: You have used weapons of mass 
destruction before. We are determined to deny you the capacity to use 
them again.
  Last year, the Senate ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention to 
protect our soldiers and citizens from poison gas. Now we must act to 
prevent the use of disease as a weapon of war and terror. The 
Biological Weapons Convention has been in effect for 23 years now. The 
rules are good, but the enforcement is weak. We must strengthen it with 
a new international inspection system to detect and deter cheating.
  In the months ahead, I will pursue our security strategy with old 
allies in Asia and Europe, and new partners from Africa to India and 
Pakistan, from South America to China. And from Belfast to Korea to the 
Middle East, America will continue to stand with those who stand for 
peace.

  Finally, it is long past time to make good on our debt to the United 
Nations. More and more, we are working with other Nations to achieve 
common goals. If we want America to lead, we have got to set a good 
example. As we see so clearly in Bosnia, allies who share our goals can 
also share our burdens.
  In this new era, our freedom and independence are actually enriched, 
not weakened, by our increasing interdependence with other nations, but 
we have to do our part.
  Our Founders set America on a permanent course toward ``a more 
perfect union.'' To all of you I say it is a journey we can only make 
together, living as one community.
  First, we have to continue to reform our government, the instrument 
of our national community.
  Everyone knows elections have become too expensive, fueling a fund-
raising arms race. This year, by March the 6th, at long last the Senate 
will actually vote on bipartisan campaign finance reform proposed by 
Senators McCain and Feingold. Let us be clear: A vote against McCain-
Feingold is a vote for soft money and for the status quo. I ask you to 
strengthen our democracy and pass campaign reform this year.
  But at least equally important, we have to address the real reason 
for the explosion in campaign costs: the high cost of media 
advertising. For the folks watching at home, those were the groans of 
pain in the audience.
  I will formally request that the Federal Communications Commission 
act to provide free or reduced-cost television time for candidates who 
observe spending limits voluntarily. The airwaves are a public trust 
and broadcasters also have to help us in this effort to strengthen our 
democracy.
  Under the leadership of Vice President Gore, we have reduced the 
Federal payroll by 300,000 workers, cut 16,000 pages of regulation, 
eliminated hundreds of programs, and improved the operations of 
virtually every government agency. But we can do more.
  Like every taxpayer, I am outraged by the reports of abuses by the 
IRS. We need some changes there: New citizen advocacy panels, a 
stronger taxpayer advocate, phone lines open 24 hours a day, relief for 
innocent taxpayers. Last year, by an overwhelming bipartisan margin, 
the House of Representatives passed sweeping IRS reforms. This bill 
must not now languish in the Senate. Tonight I ask the Senate: Follow 
the House. Pass the bipartisan package as your first order of business.
  I hope to goodness before I finish I can think of something to say 
``Follow the Senate'' on so I will be out of trouble.
  A nation that lives as a community must value all its communities.
  For the past five years, we have worked to bring the spark of private 
enterprise to inner-city and poor rural areas with community 
development banks, more commercial loans into poor neighborhoods, 
cleanups of polluted sites for development.
  Under the continued leadership of the Vice President, we proposed to 
triple the number of empowerment zones to give business incentives to 
invest in those areas. We should also give poor families more help to 
move into homes of their own, and we should use tax cuts to spur the 
construction of more low-income housing.
  Last year this Congress took strong action to help the District of 
Columbia. Let us renew our resolve to make our capital city a great 
city for all who live and visit here.
  Our cities are the vibrant hubs of great metropolitan areas. They are 
still the gateways for new immigrants from every continent who come 
here to work for their own American dreams. Let's keep our cities going 
strong into the 21st century. They are a very important part of our 
future.
  Our communities are only as healthy as the air our children breathe, 
the water they drink, the Earth they will inherit.
  Last year we put in place the toughest ever controls on smog and 
soot. We moved to protect Yellowstone, the Everglades, Lake Tahoe. We 
expanded every community's right to know about toxics that threaten 
their children.
  Just yesterday our food safety plan took effect, using new signs to 
protect consumers from dangers like e-coli and salmonella.
  Tonight I ask you to join me in launching a new clean water 
initiative, a far-reaching effort to clean our rivers, our lakes and 
our coastal waters for our children.
  Our overriding environmental challenge tonight is the worldwide 
problem of climate change, global warming, the gathering crisis that 
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  The vast majority of scientists have concluded unequivocally that if 
we do not reduce the emission of greenhouse gases at some point in the 
next century, we will disrupt our climate and put our children and 
grandchildren at risk.
  This past December, America led the world to reach a historic 
agreement, committing our Nation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
through market forces, new technologies, energy efficiency.
  We have it in our power to act right here, right now. I propose $6 
billion in tax cuts and research and development to encourage 
innovation, renewable energy, fuel-efficient cars, energy-efficient 
homes.
  Every time we have acted to heal our environment, pessimists told us 
it would hurt the economy. Well, today our economy is the strongest in 
a generation. And our environment is the cleanest in a generation. We 
have always found a way to clean the environment and grow the economy 
at the same time. And when it comes to global warming, we will do it 
again.
  Finally, communities means living by the defining American value, the 
ideal heard round the world, that we are all created equal. Throughout 
our history we haven't always honored that ideal, and we have never 
fully lived up to it.
  Often it is easier to believe that our differences matter more than 
what we have in common. It may be easier, but it is wrong. What must we 
do in our day and generation to make sure that America truly becomes 
one Nation? What do we have to do? We are becoming more and more 
diverse. Do you believe we can become one Nation?
  The answer cannot be to dwell on our differences but to build on our 
shared values. We all cherish family and faith, freedom and 
responsibility. We all want our children to grow up in a world where 
their talents are matched by their opportunities.
  I have launched this national initiative on race to help us recognize 
our common interests and to bridge the opportunity gaps that are 
keeping us from becoming one America.
  Let us begin by recognizing what we still must overcome. 
Discrimination against any American is un-American. We must vigorously 
enforce the laws that make it illegal.
  I ask your help to end the backlog at the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission. Sixty thousand of our fellow citizens are 
waiting in line for justice, and we should act now to end their wait.
  We should also recognize that the greatest progress we can make 
toward building one America lies in the progress we make for all 
Americans without regard to race. When we open the doors of college to 
all Americans, when we rid all our streets of crime, when there are 
jobs available to people from all our neighborhoods, when we make sure 
all parents have the child care they need, we are helping to build one 
Nation.
  We, in this Chamber and in this government, must do all we can to 
address the continuing American challenge to build one America. But we 
will only move forward if all our fellow citizens, including every one 
of you at home watching tonight, is also committed to this cause. We 
must work together, learn together, live together, serve together. On 
the forge of common enterprise, Americans of all backgrounds can hammer 
out a common identity.

  We see it today in the United States military, in the Peace Corps, in 
AmeriCorps. Wherever people of all races and backgrounds come together 
in a shared endeavor and get a fair chance, we do just fine. With 
shared values and meaningful opportunities and honest communication and 
citizen service, we can unite a diverse people in freedom and mutual 
respect. We are many. We must be one.
  In that spirit, let us lift our eyes to the new millennium. How will 
we mark that passage? It just happens once every thousand years.
  This year Hillary and I launched the White House Millennium Program 
to promote America's creativity and innovation and to preserve our 
heritage and culture into the 21st century. Our culture lives in every 
community, and every community has places of historic value that tell 
our stories as Americans. We should protect them. I am proposing a 
public-private partnership to advance our arts and humanities and to 
celebrate the millennium by saving America's treasures, great and 
small.
  And while we honor the past, let us imagine the future.
  Think about this, the entire store of human knowledge now doubles 
every 5 years. In the 1980s, scientists identified the gene causing 
cystic fibrosis. It took 9 years.
  Last year scientists located the gene that causes Parkinson's disease 
in only 9 days. Within a decade, gene chips will offer a road map for 
prevention of illnesses throughout a lifetime. Soon we will be able to 
carry all the phone calls on Mother's Day on a single strand of fiber 
the width of a human hair. A child born in 1998 may well live to see 
the 22nd century.
  Tonight, as part of our gift to the millennium, I propose a 21st 
Century Research Fund for path-breaking scientific inquiry, the largest 
funding increase in history for the National Institutes of Health, the 
National Science Foundation, the National Cancer Institute.
  We have already discovered genes for breast cancer and diabetes. I 
ask you to support this initiative so ours will be the generation that 
finally wins the war against cancer and begins a revolution in our 
fight against all deadly diseases.
  As important as all this scientific progress is, we must continue to 
see that science serves humanity, not the other way around. We must 
prevent the misuse of genetic tests to discriminate against any 
American. And we must ratify the ethical consensus of the scientific 
and religious communities and ban the cloning of human beings.
  We should enable all the world's people to explore the far reaches of 
cyberspace. Think of this: The first time I made a State of the Union 
speech to you, only a handful of physicists used the Worldwide Web. 
Literally just a handful of people. Now, in schools and libraries, 
homes and businesses, millions and millions of Americans surf the net 
everyday.
  We must give parents the tools they need to help protect their 
children from inappropriate material on the Internet, but we also must 
make sure that we protect the exploding global commercial potential of 
the internet.
  We can do the kinds of things that we need to do and still protect 
our kids. For one thing, I ask Congress to step up support for building 
the next generation Internet. It's getting kind of clogged, you know, 
and the next generation Internet will operate at speeds up to a 
thousand times faster than today.
  Even as we explore this innerspace in the new millennium, we're going 
to open new frontiers in outer space. Throughout all history humankind 
has had only one place to call home: Our planet earth. Beginning this 
year, 1998, men and women from 16 countries will build a foothold in 
the heavens. The International Space Station, with its vast expanses, 
scientists and engineers will actually set sail on an uncharted sea of 
limitless mystery and unlimited potential, and this October a true 
American hero, a veteran pilot of 149 combat missions and one five-hour 
space flight that changed the world will return to the heavens. 
Godspeed, John Glenn.
  John, you will carry with you America's hopes. And on your uniform 
once again you will carry America's flag, marking the unbroken 
connection between the deeds of America's past and the daring of 
America's future.
  Nearly 200 years ago a tattered flag, its broad stripes and bright 
stars still gleaming through the smoke of a fierce battle moved Francis 
Scott Key to scribble a few word on the back of an envelope, the words 
that became our national anthem. Today that Star Spangled Banner, along 
with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of 
Rights are on display just a short walk from here. They are America's 
treasures and we must also save them for the ages.
  I ask all Americans to support our project to restore all our 
treasures so that the generations of the 21st century can see for 
themselves the images and the words that are the old and continuing 
glory of America, an America that has continued to rise through every 
age, against every challenge, of people of great works and greater 
possibilities who have always, always found the wisdom and strength to 
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circle of opportunity, to deepen the meaning of our freedom, to form 
that more perfect union. Let that be our gift to the 21st century. God 
bless you and God bless the United States. 

  At 10 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., the President of the United States 
retired from the Hall of the House, followed by his Cabinet.
  The Chief Justice of the United States and Associate Justices of the 
Supreme Court retired from the Hall of the House.
  The ambassadors, ministers and charges d'affaires of foreign 
governments retired from the Hall of the House.
  The SPEAKER, at 10 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., then declared the 
joint session of the two Houses dissolved.
  The Vice President and Members of the Senate retired from the Hall of 
the House.

para.1.30  reference of the president's message

  On motion of Mr. DUNCAN, the message of the President, as delivered, 
was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
Union and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-178).

para.1.31  senate bills and concurrent resolution referred

  Bills and a concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following 
titles were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred 
as follows:

       S. 191. An Act to throttle criminal use of guns; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 758. An Act to make certain technical corrections to the 
     Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.
       S. 1172. An Act for the relief of Sylvester Flis.
       S. 1213. An Act to establish a National Ocean Council, a 
     Commission on Ocean Policy, and for other purposes, and in 
     addition, to the Committee(s) on Resources, Science, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       S. 1566. An Act to amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil 
     Relief Act of 1940 to protect the voting rights of military 
     personnel, and for other purposes, and in addition, to the 
     Committee(s) on Judiciary and Veterans' Affairs, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       S. Con. Res. 39. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the German Government should 
     expand and simplify its reparations system, provide 
     reparations to Holocaust survivors in Eastern and Central 
     Europe, and set up a fund to help cover the medical expenses 
     of Holocaust survivors.

para.1.32  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. SCHIFF, for today through February 13, 1998;
  To Mr. ORTIZ, for today through February 3, 1998;
  To Mr. BECERRA, for today and the balance; and
  To Mr. RUSH, for today.
  And then,

para.1.33  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DUNCAN, pursuant to the provisions of House 
Resolution 338, at 10 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
out of respect for the late Honorable Sonny Bono until 1 o'clock p.m., 
Wednesday, January 28, 1998, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to.

para.1.34  reports of committees on public bill

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, report of committees was delivered to the 
Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

[Pursuant to the order of the House on November 13, 1997 the following 
                 report was filed on December 19, 1997]

       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 217. A bill to amend title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the Federal programs 
     for housing assistance for the homeless into a block grant 
     program that ensures that States and communities are provided 
     sufficient flexibility to use assistance amounts effectively; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-407). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

para.1.35  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
       H.R. 3089. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the submission to Congress and the public of the 
     identity of any individual for whom a waiver of the 
     eligibility requirements for interment in Arlington National 
     Cemetery is granted, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. 
             Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 3090. A bill to require the withdrawal of the United 
     States from the International Monetary Fund; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3091. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to require a two-thirds vote on the passage of 
     legislation that repeals, increases, or waives the 
     discretionary spending limit or repeals or waives the pay-as-
     you-go provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 if the current year budget was 
     not in surplus or the budget for the fiscal year immediately 
     preceding such year was not in surplus; to the Committee on 
     Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 3092. A bill to repeal authority for administration of 
     an au pair program by the United States Information Agency; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 3093. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     add the drug flunitrazepam to schedule I of the schedules of 
     control substances; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       H.R. 3094. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior 
     from promulgating certain regulations relating to Indian 
     gaming activities; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Kasich):
       H.R. 3095. A bill to establish the Bipartisan Panel to 
     Design Long-Range Social Security Reform; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 3096. A bill to correct a provision relating to 
     termination of benefits for convicted persons; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LARGENT (for himself, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Paul, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Redmond, 
             Mr. Riggs, Mr. Riley, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             McKeon, and Mr. Bonilla):
       H.R. 3097. A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.R. 3098. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to terminate public financing of Presidential election 
     campaigns; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MCNULTY (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ford, Mr. Paul, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Baldacci):
       H.R. 3099. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     require that recipients of Federal payments have the option 
     to receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by 
     check; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Green, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts,

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             Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Klink, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Engel, Ms. Furse, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. McKinney, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Stokes, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Waxman, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 3100. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3101. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require faster vesting of employer contributions to 
     defined benefit plans, to require employer plans to permit 
     rollovers to individual retirement accounts on an employee's 
     separation from service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3102. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an inflation adjustment for the maximum 
     amount which may be contributed to an individual retirement 
     plan; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Ms. Granger, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cook, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Brady, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Pease, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Ryun):
       H.R. 3103. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the standard deduction for married 
     individuals, to exclude certain amounts of interest and 
     dividends from gross income, to increase the deduction for 
     the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, and 
     to allow private colleges to establish prepaid tuition plans; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RILEY (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Istook, Mr. Paul, Mr. King 
             of New York, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. 
             DeLay):
       H.R. 3104. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that married couples may file a combined 
     return under which each spouse is taxed using the rates 
     applicable to unmarried individuals; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 3105. A bill to provide that the President may not 
     waive the prohibitions on providing to the Socialist Republic 
     of Vietnam financing and other forms of assistance by the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corportation or the Export-Import 
     Bank; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and 
     in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Stearns, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 3106. A bill to restrict the use of the exchange 
     stabilization fund; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 3107. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for termination of a military retiree's required 
     contributions to the military Survivor Benefit Plan after the 
     retiree has made contributions for 30 years and has attained 
     age 70; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 3108. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to correct inequities in payments to home health 
     agencies for home health services under the interim payment 
     system; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 3109. A bill to establish the Thomas Cole National 
     Historic Site in the State of New York, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. 
             Paul):
       H.R. 3110. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow small employers a credit against income tax for 
     certain expenses for long-term training of employees in 
     highly skilled metalworking trades; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 3111. A bill to assure that the services of a non-
     emergency department physician are available to hospital 
     patients 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week in all non-Federal 
     hospitals with at least 100 licensed beds; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 3112. A bill to authorize funds for the use by the 
     United States Customs Service of high energy container x-ray 
     systems and automated targeting systems for inspection of 
     cargo at major checkpoints along the borders of the United 
     States that are contiguous with other countries; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3113. A bill to reauthorize the Rhinoceros and Tiger 
     Conservation Act of 1994; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Jackson):
       H.R. 3114. A bill to authorize United States participation 
     in a quota increase and the New Arrangements to Borrow of the 
     International Monetary Fund, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD:
       H.R. 3115. A bill to establish professional development 
     partnerships to improve the quality of America's teachers and 
     the academic achievement of students in the classroom, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Con. Res. 201. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Cook, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Snowbarger, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Bunning 
             of Kentucky):
       H. Con. Res. 202. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should 
     acknowledge the importance of at-home parents and should not 
     discriminate against families who forego a second income in 
     order for a mother or father to be at home with their 
     children; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MASCARA (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Murtha, and 
             Mr. Kildee):
       H. Con. Res. 203. Concurrent resolution requesting that the 
     United States Postal Service issue a commemorative postage 
     stamp honoring the 100th anniversary of the founding of the 
     Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. RYUN:
       H. Con. Res. 204. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     members of the United States Armed Forces who served, and the 
     families of members of the United States Armed Forces who 
     lost their lives or were injured, during the Tet Offensive of 
     the Vietnam War; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H. Res. 335. A resolution providing for a committee to 
     notify the President of the assembly of the Congress; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 336. A resolution to inform the Senate that a 
     quorum of the House has assembled; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 337. A resolution providing for the hour of meeting 
     of the House; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California:
       H. Res. 338. A resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House on the death of the Honorable Sonny Bono, A 
     Representative from the State of California; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H. Res. 339. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     that sections 3345 through 3349 of title 5, United States 
     Code (commonly referred to as the ``Vacancies Act''), 
     relating to the appointment of certain officers to fill 
     vacant positions in Executive agencies, apply to all 
     Executive agencies, including the Department of Justice; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H. Res. 340. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that any budgetary surplus achieved by the 
     end of fiscal year 2002 be saved for investment in the Social 
     Security Program; to the Committee on the Budget, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 

para.1.36  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       232. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Michigan, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 75 memorializing the Congress of the

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     United States to redirect some military spending, not to 
     include reductions in veterans programs or benefits or to 
     compromise our national security, to the states to enable 
     them to meet domestic needs; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       233. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Florida, relative to a resolution urging the 
     United States Department of the Navy to take actions 
     necessary to enable the continued operation of the Navy 
     Exchange located at the site of the former Orlando Naval 
     Training Center; to the Committee on National Security.
       234. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Michigan, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 21 memorializing the Congress of the United 
     States to make changes in the Ready Reserve Mobilization 
     Income Insurance Program; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       235. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 94 
     memorializing Congress, the President, and the Federal Trade 
     Commission to maintain existing standards for the use of the 
     ``Made in USA'' label; to the Committee on Commerce.
       236. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 89 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States and the EPA 
     to halt the imposition of the National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards for ground-level ozone and particulate and 
     reconsider its decision to impose even more stringent 
     standards upon this Commonwealth until the required studies 
     and impact analyses are completed; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       237. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Texas, 
     relative to Senate Resolution 55 requesting the Congress of 
     the United States to continue its efforts to determine the 
     location and status of all United States military personnel 
     still missing in Southeast Asia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       238. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Ohio, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 18 memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
     propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
     to protect the integrity of and prohibit the physical 
     desecration of the American flag; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       239. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 304 memorializing the President and Congress 
     of the United States to direct both the FTC and the 
     Department of Justice to examine the proposed actions of 
     Westinghouse Electric Corporation to determine whether the 
     sales would stifle competition, significantly raise consumer 
     and supplier prices or detrimentally impact suppliers of the 
     nuclear and non-nuclear power generation market; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.1.37  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 12: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
     Saxton.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Turner, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Rogan, Mr. Ensign, Ms. Granger, Mr. Redmond, 
     Mr. Ganske, Mr. Goss, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cox of California, 
     Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 65: Mr. John.
       H.R. 80: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 96: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Olver, and 
     Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 130: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 131: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 132: Mr. Archer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 133: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Bonilla and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Metcalf and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 298: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Christensen, Mr. Goode, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. 
     Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Cook, and Mr. John.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Weygand, Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 332: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 337: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Green.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 402: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 419: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 444: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 498: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Costello and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Paxon, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 634: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 635: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 676: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 744: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Cook and Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 766: Mr. Yates and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 778: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 779: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 780: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Young of Alaska, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
     John.
       H.R. 871: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 934: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 950: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Olver, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 964: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Klink, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Dingell, 
     Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
     Mr. Cook, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 980: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1038: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Dixon, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Graham, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Berry, 
     Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Filner, Mr. Wise, 
     Mr. Cook, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Ford, and Mr. 
     Pascrell.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     McDade, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Obey, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
     Wexler.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. 
     Rush.
       H.R. 1205: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Pease, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Allen, Ms. Woolsey, 
     and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. Latham.
       H.R.1266: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Borksi.
       H.R. 1302: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1334: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
     Skelton, Ms. Carson, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sherman, and 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1453; Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1500: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1531: Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Engel, 
     and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Nussle, and 
     Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 1601: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Manton, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Schiff, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 1682: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1689: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
     Rothman, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1698: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1706: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Engel, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bentsen, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 1763: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1812: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1813: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1858: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1864: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1874: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1915: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1970: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. 
     Snyder.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2094: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2130: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Stark, Mr. Yates, 
     Mr. Pascrell, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2154: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
     Owens.
       H.R. 2175: Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Chabot, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Mollohan, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2212: Mr. Stark and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Canady of Florida and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 2224: Mr. Lampson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek 
     of Florida, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 2228: Mr. Fattah, Mr. McDermott, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 2281: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 2313: Mr. Stump, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. Ford, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Maloney 
     of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2365: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2408: Mr. Wynn, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Weygand, and 
     Mr. Dellums.

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       H.R. 2454: Mr. Ford, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. 
     Wexler.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Engel and Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Ford, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. 
     Wexler.
       H.R. 2477: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 2478: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 2481: Mr. Coyne and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 2495: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 2504: Mr. Payne, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Vento, Ms. Slaughter, 
     Mr. Frost, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
     Norwood, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, and 
     Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 2523: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2527: Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2547: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. 
     Underwood.
       H.R. 2563: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2567: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 2586: Mr. Luther and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 2591: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Foley, and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2625: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Christensen, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Souder, Mr. Lewis of California, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Portman, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     DeLay, Mr. Regula, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Aderholt, 
     Mr. English, of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Kasich, Ms. 
     Granger, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Stump, Mr. White, Mr. Bachus, 
     Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Snowbarger and 
     Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 2652: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2667: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 2693: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2695: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2714: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2734: Mr. Cannon, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 2741: Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 2748: Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 2754: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2760: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Condit, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Stump, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2786: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2807: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. DeGette, 
     and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Canady 
     of Florida, Mr. Boyd, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2828: Ms. Norton, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2846: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bereuter, 
     Mr. Cannon, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Goode, 
     Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Linda 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2868: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Klug, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Chabot, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. 
     Pastor.
       H.R. 2874: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2900: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Ewing, Mr. Leach, Mr. Costello, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     LoBiondo, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Ford, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Wamp, 
     Mr. Coble, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Turner, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Skaggs, 
     Mr. Riley, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Moran 
     of Kansas, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Rush, Mr. Pickering, 
     Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. John, Mr. Evans, Mr. Whitfield, 
     and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Camp, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, Mr. Stump, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Goss, 
     Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Upton, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
     Combest, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Horn, Mr. Parker, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Cook, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 2943: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Ford, Mr. Moakley, 
     and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 2944: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Holden and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2985: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 3014: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 3033: Ms. Waters, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mr. Ford, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Holden, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Moran 
     of Virginia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Spratt, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Sawyer, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Scott, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee, Ms. Furse, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
     Mr. Payne, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Jackson, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Dixon, Mr. Engel, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 3043: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 3051: Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green, Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Norton, Ms. Rivers, 
     Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Stark.
       H.J. Res. 98: Mr. Engel.
       H.J. Res. 102: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Morella, 
     Mr. Kildee, Mr. Markey, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Hamilton, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Weller, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Porter, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Owens, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Sessions.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Horn.
       H. Con. Res. 68: Mr. Stark.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Cook.
       H. Con. Res. 106: Mr. Payne, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Engel.
       H. Con. Res. 112: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington and Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Sanders.
       H. Con. Res. 121: Mr. Shaw.
       H. Con. Res. 148: Ms. Sanchez and Mr. Meehan.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowery, Mr. Engel and 
     Mr. Olver.
       H. Con. Res. 184: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Porter, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Ford, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Meehan.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Ford.
       H. Res. 211: Mr. Coble and Mr. Livingston.
       H. Res. 246: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Porter.
       H. Res. 304: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.

para.1.38  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       29. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Broward County 
     Board of County Commissioners, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 
     relative to supporting the passage of H.R. 1858 and S. 869, 
     both entitled ``Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1997'' 
     currently pending before the United States Congress or, in 
     the alternative, the passage of such other federal 
     legislation that would prohibit employment discrimination 
     based on sexual orientation; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       30. Also, a petition of the Essex County Board of 
     Supervisors, Elizabethtown, New York, relative to supporting 
     Federal Legislation designating English as the official 
     language of the United States of America; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       31. Also, a petition of the City of North Wildwood, New 
     Jersey, relative to opposing H.R. 1534, known as the Private 
     Property Rights Implementation Act of 1997; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary. 

para.1.39  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1500: Mr. Meehan.


.
                     WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1998 (2)

para.2.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 28, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jim Nussle to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.2.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, January 27, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

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para.2.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had agreed to a concurrent resolution of the 
House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 201. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of both Houses.

  The message also announced that the Senate had agreed to a resolution 
of the following title:

       S. Res. 165. Resolved, That the Secretary inform the House 
     of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled 
     and that the Senate is ready to proceed to business.

para.2.4  privileges of the house

  Mr. GEPHARDT rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 341):

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas, a notice of contest of election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas, the task force on the contested election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, DC, on April 18, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California, and on October 24, 1997 in Washington, DC; and
       Whereas, Mr. Robert Dornan made unsubstantiated charges of 
     improper voting from a business, rather than a resident 
     address; underage voting; double voting; and large numbers of 
     individuals voting from the same address; and
       Whereas, these charges are without merit, as it was found 
     that those voting from the same address included United 
     States Marines residing at a marine barracks and nuns 
     residing at a domicile of nuns; that business addresses were 
     legal residences for the individuals, including the zoo 
     keeper of the Santa Ana Zoo; that duplicate voting was by 
     different individuals and those accused of underage voting 
     were of age; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas directing the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service to compare its records with Orange 
     County voter registration records, the first time in any 
     election in the history of the United States that the INS has 
     been asked by Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; 
     and
       Whereas, the INS has complied with the committee's request 
     and, at the committee's request, for over eight months, has 
     engaged in a manual check of its paper files and has provided 
     worksheets containing supplemental information on that manual 
     check to the Committee on House Oversight; and
       Whereas, the committee's investigation has extended far 
     beyond a review of those who actually voted in this contested 
     election and;
       Whereas, the district attorney of Orange County has ended 
     his investigation and an Orange County grand jury has refused 
     to return any indictments and allegations of a conspiracy to 
     engage in voter fraud have been proven groundless; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight has received a 
     report from the secretary of State of California, in response 
     to the committee's request, which yielded no new information; 
     and
       Whereas, the committee's requests have caused this contest 
     to be needlessly extended for four additional months while 
     the secretary of State of California provided no new 
     information regarding the citizenship status of registrants 
     or voters; and
       Whereas, the task force on the contested election in the 
     46th district of California and the committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and have all the information they 
     need regarding who voted in the 46th district and all the 
     information required to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight has after 13 
     months of review and investigation failed to present any 
     credible evidence demonstrating that Congresswoman Sanchez 
     did not win this election and continues to pursue never 
     ending and groundless areas of investigation; and
       Whereas, contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end; 
     and now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the election contest concerning the 46th 
     district of California is dismissed.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON moved to lay the resolution on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay the resolution on the table?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

214

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

189

para.2.5                      [Roll No. 2]

                                YEAS--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky

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     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Becerra
     Berman
     Borski
     Deal
     DeGette
     Dooley
     Ewing
     Gallegly
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Hutchinson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kennelly
     Kind (WI)
     Lipinski
     Luther
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Ortiz
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Tanner
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to lay the resolution on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.2.6  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. OXLEY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Commerce was granted permission to file a supplemental report (Rept. No. 
105-164, Part IV) on the bill (H.R. 10) to enhance competition in the 
financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service 
providers, and for other purposes.

para.2.7  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 342):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Budget, David Price of North Carolina.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.2.8  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.2.9  message from the president--middle east terrorism

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on the developments concerning the 
national emergency with respect to terrorists who threaten to disrupt 
the Middle East peace process that was declared in Executive Order 12947 
of January 23, 1995. This report is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) 
of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) 
of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 
1703(c).
  1. On January 23, 1995, I signed Executive Order 12947, ``Prohibiting 
Transactions with Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East 
Peace Process'' (the ``Order'') (60 Fed. Reg. 5079, January 25, 1995). 
The Order blocks all property subject to U.S. jurisdiction in which 
there is any interest of 12 terrorist organizations that threaten the 
Middle East peace process as identified in an Annex to the Order. The 
Order also blocks the property and interests in property subject to U.S. 
jurisdiction of persons designated by the Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney 
General, who are found (1) to have committed, or to pose a significant 
risk of committing, acts of violence that have the purpose or effect of 
disrupting the Middle East peace process, or (2) to assist in, sponsor, 
or provide financial, material, or technological support for, or 
services in support of, such acts of violence. In addition, the Order 
blocks all property and interests in property subject to U.S. 
jurisdiction in which there is any interest of persons determined by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Secretary of State 
and the Attorney General, to be owned or controlled by, or to act for or 
on behalf of, any other person designated pursuant to the Order 
(collectively ``Specifically Designated Terrorists'' or ``SDTs'').
  The Order further prohibits any transaction or dealing by a United 
States person or within the United States in property or interests in 
property of SDTs, including the making or receiving of any contribution 
of funds, goods, or services to or for the benefit of such persons. This 
prohibition includes donations that are intended to relieve human 
suffering.
  Designations of persons blocked pursuant to the Order are effective 
upon the date of determination by the Secretary of State or her 
delegate, or the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) 
acting under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Treasury. 
Public notice of blocking is effective upon the date of filing with the 
Federal Register, or upon prior actual notice.
  Because terrorist activities continue to threaten the Middle East 
peace process and vital interests of the United States in the Middle 
East, on January 21, 1998, I continued for another year the national 
emergency declared on January 23, 1995, and the measures that took 
effect on January 24, 1995, to deal with that emergency. This action was 
taken in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1622(d)).
  2. On January 25, 1995, the Department of the Treasury issued a notice 
listing persons blocked pursuant to Executive Order 12947 who have been 
designated by the President as terrorist organizations threatening the 
Middle East peace process or who have been found to be owned or 
controlled by, or to be acting for or on behalf of, these terrorist 
organizations (60 Fed. Reg. 5084, January 25, 1995). The notice 
identified 31 entities that act for or on behalf of the 12 Middle East 
terrorist organizations listed in the Annex to Executive Order 12947, as 
well as 18 individuals who are leaders or representatives of these 
groups. In addition, the notice provided 9 name variations or pseudonyms 
used by the 18 individuals identified. The list identifies blocked 
persons who have been found to have committed, or to pose a significant 
risk of committing, acts of violence that have the purpose or effect of 
disrupting the Middle East peace process or to have assisted in, 
sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support 
for, or services in support of, such acts of violence, or are owned or 
controlled by, or act for or on behalf of other blocked persons. The 
Department of the Treasury issued three additional notices adding the 
names of three individuals, as well as their pseudonyms, to the List of 
SDTs (60 Fed. Reg. 41152, August 11, 1995; 60 Fed. Reg. 44932, August 
29, 1995; and 60 Fed. Reg. 58435, November 27, 1995).

  3. On February 2, 1996, OFAC issued the Terrorism Sanctions 
Regulations (the ``TSRs'' or the ``Regulations'') (61 Fed. Reg. 3805, 
February 2, 1996). The TSRs implement the President's declaration of a 
national emergency and imposition of sanctions against certain persons 
whose acts of violence have the purpose or effect of disrupting the 
Middle East peace process. There has been one amendment to the TSRs, 31 
C.F.R. Part 595 administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of 
the Department of the Treasury, since my report of August 5, 1997. The 
Regulations were amended on August 25, 1997. General reporting, 
recordkeeping, licensing, and other procedural regulations were moved 
from the Regulations to a separate part (31 C.F.R. Part 501) dealing 
solely with such procedural matters (62 Fed. Reg. 45098, August 25, 
1997). A copy of the amendment is attached.
  4. Since January 25, 1995, OFAC has issued three licenses pursuant to 
the Regulations. These licenses authorize payment of legal expenses of 
individuals and the disbursement of funds for normal expenditures for 
the maintenance of family members of individuals designated pursuant to 
Executive Order 12947, and for secure storage of tangible assets of 
Specially Designated Terrorists.
  5. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from July 22, 1997, through January 22, 1998, that are directly 
attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by the 
declaration of the national emergency with respect to organizations 
that disrupt the Middle East peace process are estimated at 
approximately $165,000. These data do not reflect certain costs of 
operations by the intelligence and law enforcement communities.
  6. Executive Order 12947 provides this Administration with a tool for 
combating fundraising in this country on behalf of organizations that 
use terror to undermine the Middle East peace process. The Order makes 
it harder for such groups to finance these criminal activities by 
cutting off their access to

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sources of support in the United States and to U.S. financial 
facilities. It is also intended to reach charitable contributions to 
designated organizations and individuals to preclude diversion of such 
donations to terrorist activities.
  Executive Order 12947 demonstrates the United States determination to 
confront and combat those who would seek to destroy the Middle East 
peace process, and our commitment to the global fight against 
terrorism. I shall continue to exercise the powers at my disposal to 
apply economic sanctions against extremists seeking to destroy the 
hopes of peaceful coexistence between Arabs and Israelis as long as 
these measures are appropriate, and will continue to report 
periodically to the Congress on significant developments pursuant to 50 
U.S.C. 1703(c).
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 27, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-182).

para.2.10  message from the president--u.s.-kazakhstan nuclear energy 
          agreement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to sections 123 b. 
and 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
2153(b), (d)), the text of a proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between 
the Government of the United States of America and the Republic of 
Kazakhstan Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, with accompanying 
annex and agreed minute. I am also pleased to transmit my written 
approval, authorization, and determination concerning the agreement, and 
the memorandum of the Director of the United States Arms Control and 
Disarmament Agency with the Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement 
concerning the agreement. The joint memorandum submitted to me by the 
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy, which includes a summary 
of the provisions of the agreement and various other attachments, 
including agency views, is also enclosed.
  The proposed agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan has been 
negotiated in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 
by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 and as otherwise amended. 
In my judgment, the proposed agreement meets all statutory requirements 
and will advance the nonproliferation and other foreign policy interests 
of the United States. The agreement provides a comprehensive framework 
for peaceful nuclear cooperation between the United States and 
Kazakhstan under appropriate conditions and controls reflecting our 
common commitment to nuclear nonproliferation goals.
  Kazakhstan is a nonnuclear weapons state party to the Treaty on the 
Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Following the dissolution of 
the Soviet Union, the Republic of Kazakhstan agreed to the removal of 
all nuclear weapons from its territory. It has a full-scope safeguards 
agreement in force with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to 
implement its safeguards obligations under the NPT. It has enacted 
national legislation to control the use and export of nuclear and dual-
use materials and technology.
  The proposed agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan permits the 
transfer of technology, material, equipment (including reactors), and 
components for nuclear research and nuclear power production. It 
provides for U.S. consent rights to retransfer, enrichment, and 
reprocessing as required by U.S. law. It does not permit transfers of 
any sensitive nuclear technology, restricted data, or sensitive nuclear 
facilities or major critical components thereof. In the event of 
termination, key conditions and controls continue with respect to 
material and equipment subject to the agreement.
  I have considered the views and recommendations of the interested 
agencies in reviewing the proposed agreement and have determined that 
its performance will promote, and will not constitute an unreasonable 
risk to, the common defense and security. Accordingly, I have approved 
the agreement and authorized its execution and urge that the Congress 
give it favorable consideration.
  Because this agreement meets all applicable requirements of the Atomic 
Energy Act, as amended, for agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation, 
I am transmitting it to the Congress without exempting it from any 
requirement contained in section 123 a. of that Act. This transmission 
shall constitute a submittal for purposes of both sections 123 b. and 
123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act. The Administration is prepared to begin 
immediately the consultations with the Senate Foreign Relations and 
House International Relations Committees as provided in section 123 b. 
Upon completion of the 30-day continuous session period provided for in 
section 123 b., the 60-day continuous session provided for in section 
123 d. shall commence.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 28, 1998. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-183).

para.2.11  message from the president--u.s.-Swiss nuclear energy 
          agreement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to sections 123 b. 
and 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
2153(b), (d)), the text of a proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between 
the Government of the United States of America and the Swiss Federal 
Council Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, with accompanying 
agreed minute, annexes, and other attachments. I am also pleased to 
transmit my written approval, authorization, and determination 
concerning the agreement, and the memorandum of the Director of the 
United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency with the Nuclear 
Proliferation Assessment Statement concerning the agreement. The joint 
memorandum submitted to me by the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Energy, which includes a summary of the provisions of the agreement 
and other attachments, including the views of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, is also enclosed.
  The proposed new agreement with Switzerland has been negotiated in 
accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by the Nuclear 
Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (NNPA) and as otherwise amended. It 
replaces an earlier agreement with Switzerland signed December 30, 1965, 
which expired by its terms August 8, 1996. The proposed new agreement 
will provide an updated, comprehensive framework for peaceful nuclear 
cooperation between the United States and Switzerland, will facilitate 
such cooperation, and will establish strengthened nonproliferation 
conditions and controls including all those required by the NNPA. The 
new agreement provides for the transfer of moderator material, nuclear 
material, and equipment for both nuclear research and nuclear power 
purposes. It does not provide for transfers under the agreement of any 
sensitive nuclear technology (SNT). (U.S. law permits SNT to be 
transferred outside the coverage of an agreement for cooperation 
provided that certain other conditions are satisfied. However, the 
Administration has no plans to transfer SNT to Switzerland outside the 
agreement.)
  The proposed agreement has an initial term of 30 years, and will 
continue in force indefinitely thereafter in increments of 5 years each 
until terminated in accordance with its provisions. In the event of 
termination, key nonproliferation conditions and controls, including 
guarantees of safeguards, peaceful use and adequate physical protection, 
and the U.S. right to approve retransfers to third parties, will remain 
effective with respect to transferred moderator materials, nuclear 
materials, and equipment, as well as nuclear material produced through 
their use. The agreement also establishes procedures for determining the 
survival of additional controls.
  Switzerland has strong nonproliferation credentials. It is a party to 
the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and has an 
agreement with the International Atomic

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Energy Agency (IAEA) for the application of full-scope IAEA safeguards 
within its territory. In negotiating the proposed agreement, the United 
States and Switzerland took special care to elaborate a preamble setting 
forth in specific detail the broad commonality of our shared 
nonproliferation commitments and goals.
  The proposed new agreement provides for very stringent controls over 
certain fuel cycle activities, including enrichment, reprocessing, and 
alteration in form or content and storage of plutonium and other 
sensitive nuclear materials. The United States and Switzerland have 
accepted these controls on a reciprocal basis, not as a sign of either 
Party's distrust of the other, and not for the purpose of interfering 
with each other's fuel cycle choices, which are for each Party to 
determine for itself, but rather as a reflection of our common 
conviction that the provisions in question represent an important norm 
for peaceful nuclear commerce.

  In view of the strong commitment of Switzerland to the international 
nonproliferation regime, the comprehensive nonproliferation commitments 
that Switzerland has made, the advanced technological character of the 
Swiss civil nuclear program, the long history of U.S.-Swiss cooperation 
in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy without any risk of 
proliferation, and the long-standing close and harmonious political 
relationship between Switzerland and the United States, the proposed 
new agreement provides to Switzerland advance, long-term U.S. approval 
for retransfers to specified facilities in the European Atomic Energy 
Community (EURATOM) of nuclear material subject to the agreement for 
reprocessing, alteration in form or content, and storage, and for the 
return to Switzerland of recovered nuclear materials, including 
plutonium, for use or storage at specified Swiss facilities. The 
proposed agreement also provides advance, long-term U.S. approval for 
retransfers from Switzerland of source material, uranium (other than 
high enriched uranium), moderator material, and equipment to a list of 
countries and groups of countries acceptable to the United States. Any 
advance, long-term approval may be suspended or terminated if it ceases 
to meet the criteria set out in U.S. law, including criteria relating 
to safeguards and physical protection.
  In providing advance, long-term approval for certain nuclear fuel 
cycle activities, the proposed agreement has features similar to those 
in several other agreements for cooperation that the United States has 
entered into subsequent to enactment of the NNPA. These include U.S. 
agreements with Japan and EURATOM. Among the documents I am 
transmitting herewith to the Congress is an analysis of the advance, 
long-term approvals contained in the proposed U.S. agreement with 
Switzerland. The analysis concludes that the approvals meet all 
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act, as amended.
  I believe that the proposed agreement for cooperation with 
Switzerland will make an important contribution to achieving our 
nonproliferation, trade, and other significant foreign policy goals.
  In particular, I am convinced that this agreement will strengthen the 
international nuclear nonproliferation regime, support of which is a 
fundamental objective of U.S. national security and foreign policy, by 
setting a high standard for rigorous nonproliferation conditions and 
controls.
  Because the agreement contains all the consent rights and guarantees 
required by current U.S. law, it represents a substantial upgrading of 
the U.S. controls in the recently-expired 1965 agreement with 
Switzerland.
  I believe that the new agreement will also demonstrate the U.S. 
intention to be a reliable nuclear trading partner with Switzerland, 
and thus help ensure the continuation and, I hope, growth of U.S. civil 
nuclear exports to Switzerland.
  I have considered the views and recommendations of the interested 
agencies in reviewing the proposed agreement and have determined that 
its performance will promote, and will not constitute an unreasonable 
risk to, the common defense and security. Accordingly, I have approved 
the agreement and authorized its execution and urge that the Congress 
give it favorable consideration.
  Because this agreement meets all applicable requirements of the 
Atomic Energy Act, as amended, for agreements for peaceful nuclear 
cooperation, I am transmitting it to the Congress without exempting it 
from any requirement contained in section 123 a. of the Act. This 
transmission shall constitute a submittal for purposes of both sections 
123 b. and 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act. The Administration is 
prepared to begin immediately the consultations with the Senate Foreign 
Relations and House International Relations Committees as provided in 
section 123 b. Upon completion of the 30-day continuous session period 
provided for in section 123 b., the 60-day continuous session period 
provided for in section 123 d. shall commence.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 28, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-184).

para.2.12  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. DeGETTE, for January 27 and today; and
  To Mr. DEAL, for today.
  And then,

para.2.13  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, pursuant to the provisions of House Concurrent 
Resolution 201, at 5 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 1998.

para.2.14  oath of office members resident commissioner, and delegates

  The oath of office required by the sixth article of the Constitution 
of the United States, and as provided by section 2 of the act of May 13, 
1884 (23 State.22), to be administered to Members, Resident 
Commissioner, and Delegates of the House of Representatives, the text of 
which is carried in 5 U.S.C. 3331:

       I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support 
     and defend the Constitution of the United States against all 
     enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith 
     and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation 
     freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; 
     and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of 
     the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

has been subscribed to in person and filed in duplicate with the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives by the following Member of the 105th 
Congress, pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. 25:

       Honorable Vito Fossella, Thirteenth District of New York.

para.2.15  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. Supplemental report on 
     H.R. 10. A bill to enhance competition in the financial 
     services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
     affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial 
     service providers, and for other purposes (REPT. No. 105-164 
     PT. 4).

para.2.16  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Baker, and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 3116. A bill to address the Year 2000 computer 
     problems with regard to financial institutions, to extend 
     examination parity to the Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision and the National Credit Union Administration, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself and Mr. Scott):
       H.R. 3117. A bill to reauthorize the United States 
     Commission on Civil Rights, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii):
       H.R. 3118. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the Federal medical assistance percentage for 
     Hawaii to 59.8 percent; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLUNT:
       H.R. 3119. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 with 
     respect to the dilution of famous marks; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 3120. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 95 West 100 South Street in Provo, Utah, as 
     the ``Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building``; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Yates, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Paxon, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 3121. A bill to provide for the recovery of insurance 
     issued for victims of the Holocaust; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 3122. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social 
     Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 3123. A bill to suspend the duty on niobium oxide 
     until January 1, 2002; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 3124. A bill to suspend the duty on vanadium pentoxide 
     (anhydride) until January 1, 2002; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Levin, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 3125. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the work opportunity credit for 3 years; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Rivers, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 3126. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to restore the nonapplicability of private 
     contracts for the provision of Medicare benefits; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3127. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the information reporting requirement relating 
     to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits imposed 
     on educational institutions and certain other trades and 
     businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Holden, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Yates, and Mrs. 
             Clayton):
       H.R. 3128. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act with respect to restrictions on changes in 
     benefits under Medicare+Choice plans; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 3129. A bill to establish a program to encourage local 
     educational agencies to work with the private sector to 
     provide care to children who are less than the age of 
     compulsory school attendance; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 3130. A bill to provide for an alternative penalty 
     procedure for States that fail to meet Federal child support 
     data processing requirements, to reform Federal incentive 
     payments for effective child support performance, and to 
     provide for a more flexible penalty procedure for States that 
     violate interjurisdictional adoption requirements; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. McHale, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. White):
       H.R. 3131. A bill to make available on the Internet, for 
     purposes of access and retrieval by the public, certain 
     information available through the Congressional Research 
     Service web site; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 3132. A bill to establish food safety research, 
     education, and extension as a priority of the Department of 
     Agriculture, to require the use of a designated team within 
     the Department of Agriculture to enable the Department and 
     other Federal agencies to rapidly respond to food safety 
     emergencies, and to improve food safety through the 
     development and commercialization of food safety technology; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 3133. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal 
     funds to conduct or support research on the cloning of 
     humans, and to express the sense of the Congress that other 
     countries should establish substantially equivalent 
     restrictions; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 3134. A bill to warn senior citizens of the dangers of 
     telemarketing fraud and to provide them with information that 
     will help them protect themselves; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 3135. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the dependent care tax credit refundable and to 
     increase the amount of allowable dependent care expenses, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 205. Concurrent resolution deploring human 
     rights abuses in Kosova and calling for increased American 
     involvement; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. YATES (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Con. Res. 206. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the 
     commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the 
     Holocaust; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 342. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Archer, 
             Mr. Thomas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Crane, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Stump):
       H. Res. 343. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the award of attorneys' fee, costs, 
     and sanctions of $285,864.78 ordered by United States 
     District Judge Royce C. Lamberth on December 18, 1997, should 
     not be paid with taxpayer funds; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para.2.17  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

       Mr. TRAFICANT introduced A bill (H.R. 3136) to recognize 
     and compensate Boris Korczak for intelligence gathering 
     services rendered during the cold war; which was referred to 
     the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). 

para.2.18  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 51: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Callahan, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 126: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Minge and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Boyd, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 164: Mr. Ford and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 532: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Sherman and Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Ford and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 641: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. 
     Dingell.
       H.R. 853: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 884: Ms. Norton and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Callahan, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
     Clement, and Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 923: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Callahan, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
     Clement, and Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Ford, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. 
     Lafalce.
       H.R. 982: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 1056: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1117: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Yates, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Miller of California, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Bentsen, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Stabenow,, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
     Furse, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Leach, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Rush, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
     Mr. Olver, Mr. Wise, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Torres, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Payne, Mr. Markey, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Ford, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Vento.

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       H.R. 1126: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1132: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1191: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1281: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1284: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Rush, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
     Stupak, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1367: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Wolf, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1376: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
     Markey, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1390: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1408: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1425: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1539: Mr. Young of Alaska and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1573: Mr. Green, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1584: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Bryant, and 
     Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 1656: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Kim, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
     Baker, and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 1736: Mr. Ford and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1737: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hoekstra, 
     Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Mascara, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Miller of California, 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Saxton, 
     Mr. Scott, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sisisky, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Spratt, 
     Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Riley, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Cannon, 
     Mr. Foley, and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Evans, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Luther, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1987: Mrs. Clayton, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. 
     Ford.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Stupak, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 2020: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Redmond, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryun, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2023: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2070: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2088: Mr. Pappas, Mr. Thompson, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2110: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 2125: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 2149: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2173: Mr. Horn, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2191: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Pease.
       H.R. 2374: Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Manton, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2392: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     Vento, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Green.
       H.R. 2459: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2495: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Cook, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Bachus, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Bartlett 
     of Maryland, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. McCrery, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Shays, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Matsui, 
     Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 2519: Mr. Pallone and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2525: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, 
     Mr. Sanders, Mr. Shays, Mr. Engel, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. Bateman, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Moran 
     of Virginia, Mr. Ney, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
     Woolsey, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2552: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2586: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 2602: Mr. Waxman and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2625: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Coburn, 
     Mr. Royce, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 2681: Mr. Payne and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2704: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2714: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Doyle, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Talent, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 2778: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Payne, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Underwood, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2817: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
     Houghton, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. 
     Clayburn.
       H.R. 2836: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Minge, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sabo, 
     Mr. Luther, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 2846: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Portman, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Cox of California, 
     Mr. Bliley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Camp and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 2884: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2888: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 2914: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Klug, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ensign, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Weygand, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2952: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2990: Ms. Carson, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. McDade, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Ford, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 2992: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 2993: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2997: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3003: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 3010: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 3027: Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Filner, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H.R. 3028: Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Filner, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H.R. 3035: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 3043: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3051: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 3086: Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Bishop, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Wexler, and 
     Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 3097: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Brady, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Doolittle Mr. Gutknecht, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
     Bryant, and Mr. Dickey.
       H.J. Res. 14: Ms. Rivers.
       H.J. Res. 65: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.J. Res. 78: Mr. John and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Owens.
       H. Con. Res. 28: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Ms. Rivers.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Petri, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Luther, and Ms. Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 127: Mr. Ryun, Mr. Ford, Mr. Petri, Mr. Wamp, 
     Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Horn, Mr. LaHood, and Mrs. 
     Morella.
       H. Con. Res. 165: Mr. Klink.
       H. Con. Res. 179: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. 
     Sherman.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. Meehan and Ms. Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 202: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Aderholt.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Dingell, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Engel.
       H. Res. 70: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H. Res. 151: Mr. Solomon.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H. Res. 304: Mr. Ballenger.

para.2.19  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 2174: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
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                      TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998 (3)

para.3.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 o'clock p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 February 3, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dan Miller to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.3.2  recess--1:14 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 12 
of rule I, declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.3.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, called the House to order.

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para.3.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, January 28, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.3.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       6724. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Peanuts Marketed in the United States; Relaxation of Handling 
     Regulations [Docket Nos. FV97-997-1 IFR and FV97-998-1 IFR] 
     received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6725. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
     Florida and Imported Grapefruit; Relaxation of the Minimum 
     Size Requirement for Red Seedless Grapefruit [Docket No. 
     FV98-905-2 IFR] received January 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6726. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Establishment of 
     Interim and Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 
     1997-98 Marketing Year [Docket No. FV98-982-1 IFR] received 
     January 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       6727. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Tomatoes Grown in Florida and Imported Tomatoes; Final Rule 
     to Change Minimum Size and Size Designation Requirements 
     [Docket No. FV97-966-1 FR] received January 9, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6728. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California; 
     Revision to Container Requirements [Docket No. FV98-925-2 
     IFR] received January 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6729. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al; 
     Temporary Suspension of Proviso for Exporting Juice and Juice 
     Concentrate; Establishment of Regulations for Handler 
     Diversion [Docket No. FV97-930-4 IFR] received January 9, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6730. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
     Florida; Limiting the Volume of Small Florida Red Seedless 
     Grapefruit [Docket No. FV97-905-1 FIR] received January 9, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6731. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California; 
     Temporary Suspension of Continuing Assessment Rate [Docket 
     No. FV98-925-1 IFR] received January 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6732. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Onions Grown in South Texas; Decreased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV98-959-1 IFR] received January 9, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6733. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Humane Treatment of Dogs and Cats; Wire 
     Flooring [Docket No. 95-100-2] (RIN: 0579-AA78) received 
     January 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       6734. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Horses from Mexico; Quarantine 
     Requirements [Docket No. 96-052-3] received January 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6735. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule-- Restrictions on the Importation of 
     Ruminants, Meat and Meat Products From Ruminates, and Certain 
     Other Ruminant Products [Docket No. 97-127-1] received 
     January 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       6736. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans for Louisiana: 
     Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program; Correction 
     [LA-33-1-7374; FRL-5955-9] received January 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6737. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Consolidation of 
     Certain Food and Feed Additive Tolerance Regulations [OPP-
     300572; FRL-5755-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6738. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Carboxin; Extension of 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300604; FRL-5766-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6739. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Zinc Phosphide; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300453; 
     FRL-5588-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6740. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sodium Bicarbonate and 
     Potassium Bicarbonate; Tolerance Exemptions [OPP-300440A; 
     FRL-5572-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6741. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tree Assistance Program 
     (RIN: 0560-AF17) received January 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6742. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Hybrid Seed Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Hybrid Seed Corn Crop 
     Insurance Provisions (RIN: 0563-AA78) received January 12, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6743. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Hybrid Sorghum Seed Endorsement and Common Crop Insurance 
     Regulations; Hybrid Sorghum Seed Crop Insurance Provisions 
     (RIN: 0563-AB03) received December 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6744. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Canola and Rapeseed Crop Insurance Provisions [7 CFR Part 
     457] received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6745. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Potato Crop Insurance Regulations; and 
     Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Northern Potato Crop 
     Insurance Provisions, Central and Southern Potato Crop 
     Insurance Provisions, Northern Potato Quality Endorsement 
     Crop Insurance Provisions, Northern Processing Potato Quality 
     Endorsement Crop Insurance Provisions, Certified Seed Potato 
     Endorsement Crop Insurance Provisions, and Northern Potato 
     Storage Endorsement Crop Insurance Provisions [7 CFR Parts 
     422 and 457] received December 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6746. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Basic 
     Provisions; and Various Crop Insurance Provisions (RIN: 0563-
     AB03) received December 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6747. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Pea Crop Insurance Regulations; and 
     Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Dry Pea Crop Insurance 
     Provisions [7 CFR Part 457] received January 8, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6748. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Sweet Corn Insurance Regulations; and 
     Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Processing Sweet Corn Crop 
     Insurance Provisions [7 CFR Parts 437 and 457] received 
     January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       6749. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Public Information [7 CFR Part 412] 
     received January 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6750. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for emergency appropriations 
     of $6,000,000 for the Department of Agriculture from the sale 
     of grain in the disaster reserve established in the 
     Agricultural Act of 1970, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. 
     Doc. No. 105--198); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       6751. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report

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     of eight new deferrals of budgetary resources, totaling $4.8 
     billion, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 684(a); (H. Doc. No. 105--205); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       6752. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the Budget of the United States 
     Government, Fiscal Year 1999, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1105(a); 
     (H. Doc. No. 105--177); to the Committee on Appropriations 
     and ordered to be printed.
       6753. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the report on 
     military expenditures for countries receiving U.S. 
     assistance, pursuant to section 511(b) of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1993; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       6754. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Finance 
     and Accounting Service, transmitting notification that the 
     Defense Finance and Accounting Service is modifying the scope 
     of the cost comparison study of accounting functions 
     supporting the Defense Commissary Agency announced on July 
     18, 1997, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       6755. A letter from the Director, Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Compensation of Certain Former Operatives Incarcerated 
     by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (RIN: 0790-AG43) 
     received January 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       6756. A letter from the Director, Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--National Policy on Reciprocity of Failures and 
     Guidelines for Implementation of Reciprocity (RIN: 0790-AG55) 
     received January 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       6757. A letter from the Director, Office of Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Personnel Security Policies for Granting Access to 
     Classified Information (RIN: 0790-AG54) received January 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       6758. A letter from the Director, Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--National Policy on Technical Surveillance 
     Countermeasures (RIN: 0790-AG56) received January 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       6759. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Determination of Fair and Reasonable Guideline Rates for the 
     Carriage of Bulk and Packaged Preference Cargoes on U.S.-Flag 
     Commercial Vessels [Docket No. R-158] (RIN: 2133-AB19) 
     received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       6760. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Reservists' Education: Increase in 
     Rates Payable Under the Montgomery GI Bill --Selected Reserve 
     (Coast Guard) (RIN: 2900-AI89) received December 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       6761. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Housing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Rural Rental Housing Assistance 
     (RIN: 0575-AC15) received December 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       6762. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule-- Risk-Based Capital Standards: 
     Market Risk [12 CFR Part 325] received December 18, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       6763. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Membership Eligibility [No. 97-66] (RIN: 3069-AA66) received 
     January 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       6764. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting a report 
     on a notice of relief from regulatory provisions for Student 
     Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan, Federal 
     Work-Study, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity 
     Grant, Federal Family Education Loan, William D. Ford Federal 
     Direct Loan, and Federal Pell Grant Programs, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       6765. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety 
     and Health, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--National Mine Health and Safety 
     Academy (RIN: 1219-AB04) received December 1, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       6766. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received January 12, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       6767. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received December 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       6768. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Finding Aids; 
     Terminology; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer 
     Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans (RIN: 
     1212-AA75) received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       6769. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1995 annual report on the National 
     Health Service Corps (NHSC), the NHSC Scholarship Program 
     (NHSCSP), and the NHSC Loan Repayment Program (NHSC/LRP), 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 254b(g); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6770. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Nuclear Classification and 
     Declassification (RIN: 1901-AA21) received January 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6771. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; 15 Percent Plan and 1990 VOC Emission Inventory 
     for the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Area [PA 098-4055; FRL-5946-
     7] received January 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6772. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico; Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank 
     Program [FRL-5938-5] received January 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6773. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Underground Storage 
     Tank Program: Approved State Program for the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico [FRL-5938-6] received January 16, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6774. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone: Allocation of 1998 Essential Use 
     Allowances [FRL-5953-6] (RIN: 2060-AG48) received January 22, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6775. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Ohio [OH58-1a; 
     FRL-5954-6] received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6776. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Mercury Study Report, 
     pursuant to section 112(n)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act, as 
     amended in 1990; to the Committee on Commerce.
       6777. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program: Incorporation by Reference of Approved 
     State Hazardous Waste Program for Florida [FRL-5948-1] 
     received January 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6778. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO 
     041-1041; FRL-5948-4] received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6779. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acid Rain Program: 
     Revisions to Permits, Allowance System, Sulfur Dioxide Opt-
     Ins, Continuous Emission Monitoring, Excess Emissions, and 
     Appeal Procedures [FRL-5936-3] (RIN: 2060-AF43) received 
     December 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6780. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Determination of 
     Attainment of the One-Hour Ozone Standard for the 
     Poughkeepsie, New York Ozone Nonattainment Area and 
     Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Reasonable 
     Further Progress and Attainment Demonstration Requirements 
     [Region 2 Docket No. NY 26-2-176a; FRL-5936-8] received 
     December 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6781. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tennessee; Final 
     Authorization of Revisions to State Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program [FRL-5956-4] received January 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6782. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for 
     Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Utah; Control of 
     Landfill Gas Emissions from Existing Municipal Solid Waste 
     Landfills [UT001-0010a and UT0011a; FRL-5948-7] received 
     January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6783. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Florida: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-5948-2] received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6784. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana [IN80-1a; FRL-
     5929-5] received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6785. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Preliminary Assessment 
     Information and Health and Safety Data Reporting; Stay of a 
     Final Rule [OPPTS-82049A; FRL-5577-6] received December 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6786. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Solid Waste Programs; 
     Management Guidelines for Beverage Containers and Resource 
     Recovery Facilities Guidelines; Removal of Obsolete 
     Guidelines [FRL-5670-6] received December 11, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6787. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program; Missouri [FRL-5832-
     8] received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6788. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of 
     Columbia; Interim Final Determination for Approval of the 
     District of Columbia New Source Review Submittal [SIPTRAX 
     DC032-2005; FRL-5832-9] received December 11, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6789. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Preliminary Assessment 
     Information and Health and Safety Data Reporting; Addition of 
     Chemicals [OPPTS-82049; FRL-5397-9] received December 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6790. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Benzidine-Based 
     Chemical Substances; Significant New Uses of Certain Chemical 
     Substances [OPPTS-50617A; FRL-5396-6] (RIN: 2070-AA58) 
     received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6791. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Utah; 
     Improved Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program 
     [UT-NHA-02; FRL-5834-9] received December 11, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6792. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; 15 Percent Plan and 1990 VOC Emission Inventory 
     for the Philadelphia Area [PA 099-4063; FRL-5837-6] received 
     December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6793. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide: Final Decision [AD-
     FRL-5632-1] (RIN: 2060-AC06) received December 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6794. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Aliphatic Ester; 
     Revocation of a Significant New Use Rule [OPPTS-50622D; FRL-
     5715-2] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received December 11, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6795. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revocation of 
     Significant New Use Rules for Certain Chemical Substances 
     [OPPTS-50581D; FRL-5715-3] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received December 
     11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       6796. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: 
     Limitation of Future Contracting [FRL-5684-1] received 
     December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6797. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acquisition Regulation; 
     Removal of Outdated or Unnecessary Coverage [FRL-5639-5] 
     received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6798. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Drinking Water State 
     Revolving Fund Program Guidelines--received December 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6799. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Credible Evidence 
     Revisions [FRL-5691-2] (RIN: 2020-AA27) received December 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6800. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Ocean Dumping; Amendment of Site Designation; Correction of 
     Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act [FRL-5944-9] 
     received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6801. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Solid Waste Programs; Management Guidelines for Beverage 
     Containers and Resource Recovery Facilities Guidelines; 
     Removal of Obsolete Guidelines: Correction of Effective Date 
     Under Congressional Review Act [FRL-5944-7] received January 
     5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       6802. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management 
     Program; Missouri: Correction of Effective Date Under 
     Congressional Review Act [FRL-5944-8] received January 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6803. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Credible Evidence Revisions; Correction of Effective Date 
     Under Congressional Review Act [FRL-5943-4] received January 
     5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       6804. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Preliminary Assessment Information and Health and Safety Data 
     Reporting; Addition of Chemicals; Stay of Final Rule: 
     Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act 
     [FRL-5944-5] received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6805. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Zinc Phosphide; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions: Correction of Effective Date [FRL-5944-4] 
     received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6806. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Sodium Bicarbonate and Potassium Bicarbonate; Tolerance 
     Exemptions: Correction of Effective Date [FRL-5943-8] 
     received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6807. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Pennsylvania: 15 Percent Plan and 1990 VOC Emission 
     Inventory for the Philadelphia Area: Correction of Effective 
     Date [PA 099-4063; FRL-5945-4] received January 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6808. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Acquisition Regulation: Removal of Certification Requirements 
     Regarding Collection, Use, Access, Treatment, and Disclosure 
     of Confidential Business Information: Correction of Effective 
     Date [FRL-5944-3] received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6809. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Acquisition Regulation: Limitation of Future Contracting: 
     Correction of Effective Date [FRL-5943-5] received

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     January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6810. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Benzidine-Based Chemical Substances; Significant New Uses of 
     Certain Chemical Substances: Correction of Effective Date 
     [FRL-5943-6] received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6811. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Aliphatic Ester; Revocation of Significant New Use Rule: 
     Correction of Effective Date [FRL-5943-9] received January 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6812. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Revocation of Significant New Use Rules for Certain Chemical 
     Substances: Correction of Effective Date [FRL-5943-7] 
     received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6813. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Acquisition Regulation; Removal of Outdated or Unnecessary 
     Coverage: Correction of Effective Date [FRL-5945-5] received 
     January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6814. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans: Utah; Improved Motor Vehicle Inspection and 
     Maintenance Program: Correction of Effective Date [FRL-5945-
     2] received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6815. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the second triennial report 
     on the Status of the Hazardous Air Pollutant Program under 
     the Clean Air Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
       6816. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Waelder and Yorktown, Texas) [MM Docket No. 97-22, RM-8953, 
     RM-9075] received January 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6817. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Goldsmith, Texas) [MM Docket No. 97-197, RM-9154] received 
     January 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6818. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Gideon, Missouri) [MM Docket No. 97-120, RM-9054] received 
     January 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6819. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 96F-0213] 
     received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6820. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; 
     Ferrous Lactate; Confirmation of Effective Date [Docket No. 
     93G-0017] received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6821. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy 
     and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 96F-0101] received January 22, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6822. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Componets of 
     Coatings; Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers [Docket 
     No. 95F-0210] received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6823. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Policy on 180-Day Marketing Exclusively for Drugs 
     Marketed Under Abbreviated New Drug Applications; 
     Clarification [Docket No. 85N-0214] received December 3, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6824. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Deliberate Misconduct by Unlicensed 
     Persons (RIN: 3150-AF35) received January 23, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6825. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Waste Technical 
     Review Board, transmitting the second report of 1997 as 
     required by the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, 
     Public Law 100-203; to the Committee on Commerce.
       6826. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Superfund Financial Transactions Report for 
     Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to Public Law 99--499, section 
     120(e)(5) (100 Stat. 1669); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6827. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Covered Securities Pursuant to Section 18 of the 
     Securities Act of 1933 [Release No. 33-7494, 34-39542, File 
     No. S7-17-97] (RIN: 3235-AH18) received January 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6828. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on actions and policies of the 
     National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) 
     and the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12865, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--189); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       6829. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a 6-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency declared by Executive Order 12924 of 
     August 19, 1994, to deal with the threat to the national 
     security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States 
     caused by the lapse of the Export Administration Act of 1979, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--191); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       6830. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the emergency declared 
     with Libya is to continue in effect beyond January 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 105--193); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       6831. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to Libya that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12543 of January 7, 1986, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--194); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6832. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the emergency declared 
     with respect to grave acts of violence committed by foreign 
     terrorists that disrupt the Middle East peace process is to 
     continue in effect beyond January 23, 1998, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 105--195); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6833. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on actions and expenses 
     directly related to the exercise of powers and authorities 
     conferred by the declaration of a national emergency in 
     Executive Order 12808 as expanded with respect to the Bosnian 
     Serbs in Executive Order 12934 covering the period from May 
     30 through November 29, 1997, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); 
     (H. Doc. No. 105--199); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6834. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 1979, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--201); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6835. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the status of efforts to 
     obtain Iraq's compliance with the resolutions adopted by the 
     U.N. Security Council, pursuant to Public Law 102--1, section 
     3 (105 Stat. 4); (H. Doc. No. 105--202); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6836. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office in the United States for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 98-19), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       6837. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on PLO compliance, pursuant to Public Law 101--246, 
     section 804(b) (104 Stat. 78); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       6838. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the bimonthly report on progress toward 
     a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question, including any 
     relevant reports from the Secretary General of the United 
     Nations, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       6839. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report that the Department is renotifying $1.3 million in 
     FY 1994 funds to implement the Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     (CTR) Program, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 5955; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       6840. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report

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     relating to the approval and implementation of the Agreement 
     for Nuclear Cooperation Between the United States and the 
     People's Republic of China, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2153(d); 
     (H. Doc. No. 105--197); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6841. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       6842. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on continued U.S. contributions 
     in support of peacekeeping efforts in the former Yugoslavia; 
     (H. Doc. No. 105--190); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6843. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report in accordance with the 
     resolution of advice and consent to ratification of the 
     Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
     Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
     Destruction, adopted by the Senate of the United States on 
     April 24, 1997; (H. Doc. No. 105--192); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6844. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report in accordance with the 
     resolution of advice and consent to ratification of the 
     Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
     Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
     Destruction, adopted by the Senate of the United States on 
     April 24, 1997; (H. Doc. No. 105--203); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6845. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis, Economics and Statistics Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule-- International 
     Services Surveys: BE-22 Annual Survey of Selected Services 
     Transactions With Unaffiliated Foreign Persons (RIN: 0691-
     AA30) received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       6846. A letter from the Director, Bureau of the Census, 
     transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Establishing New 
     Research Data Centers [Docket No. 971231318-7318-01] received 
     January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6847. A letter from the Secretary, Mississippi River 
     Commission, Department of the Army, transmitting the report 
     in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act for 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6848. A letter from the Director for Executive Budgeting 
     and Assistance Management, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Financial 
     Assistance for Internship Program for Postsecondary Students 
     --received December 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6849. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Privacy Act; Implementation [Docket No. OST-96-1472] (RIN: 
     2105-AC60) received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6850. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers 
     Under the Paperwork Reduction Act [FRL-5943-2] received 
     January 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6851. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: 
     Removal of Certification Requirements Regarding Collection, 
     Use, Access, Treatment, and Disclosure of Confidential 
     Business Information [FRL-5860-6] received December 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6852. A letter from the Director, Financial Management, 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting the FY 1997 annual 
     report of the Comptrollers' General Retirement System, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6853. A letter from the Senior Deputy Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Arts, transmitting the FY 1997 report 
     pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6854. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Electronic Freedom of Information 
     Act: Implementation (RIN: 3150-AF78) received January 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6855. A letter from the Office of Independent Counsel, 
     transmitting the 1997 annual report in compliance with the 
     Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to Public 
     Law 100--504, section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6856. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Pay 
     Administration Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (RIN: 3206-
     AG70) received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6857. A letter from the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     Postal Rate Commission, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6858. A letter from the Secretary, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting the report in compliance with the Government in 
     the Sunshine Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6859. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom 
     of Information Act for the period January 1, 1997 through 
     September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6860. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6861. A letter from the Director, Selective Service System, 
     transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6862. A letter from the Director, Financial Services, 
     Library of Congress, transmitting the United States Capitol 
     Preservation Commission Annual Report for the fiscal year 
     ended September 30, 1997; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       6863. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--1997-98 Refuge-
     Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations (RIN: 1018-
     AE18) received January 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6864. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Amendments to Transportation 
     Allowance Regulations for Federal and Indian Leases to 
     Specify Allowable Costs and Related Amendments to Gas 
     Valuation Regulations (RIN: 1010-AC06) received December 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6865. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Royalty Relief for New Leases in 
     Deep Water (RIN: 1010-AC14) received January 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6866. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Royalty Relief for Producing 
     Leases and Certain Existing Leases in Deep Water (RIN: 1010-
     AC13) received January 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6867. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Ocean Dumping; 
     Amendment of Site Designation [40 CFR Part 228] received 
     December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       6868. A letter from the Service Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Disposition of Surplus Range Animals 
     (RIN: 1018-AD75) received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6869. A letter from the Service Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--1997 Migratory Bird Hunting and 
     Conservation Stamp (Federal Duck Stamp) Contest (RIN: 1018-
     AE07) received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6870. A letter from the Service Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Designated Ports for Listed Plants (RIN: 1018-AD97) 
     received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       6871. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Designated Critical Habitat; Umpqua River 
     Cutthroat Trout [Docket No. 970715175-7292-02; I.D. No. 
     042997B] (RIN: 0648-AG58) received January 22, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6872. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder and Scup Fisheries; Adjustments to the 1998 Quotas; 
     Commercial Summer Period Scup Quota Harvested for 
     Massachusetts [Docket No. 971015246-7293-02; I.D. 010798C] 
     received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       6873. A letter from the Office of Independent Counsel, 
     transmitting the annual report for the Office of Independent 
     Counsel-Barrett, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 595(a)(2); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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       6874. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the third 
     annual report on the Communications Assistance for Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994, as amended, pursuant to Public Law 
     103--414; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6875. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the 1996 Annual Report of 
     the National Institute of Justice; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       6876. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--VISAS: Issuance of new or replacement immigrant 
     visas [Public Notice 2664] received January 6, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6877. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting recommendations for necessary 
     legislative changes involving the relationship between the 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act and the Negotiated Rulemaking 
     Act of 1990, as amended, pursuant to Public Law 104--320, 
     section 11(e) (110 Stat. 3874); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       6878. A letter from the Chairperson, United States 
     Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting the Commission's 
     report entitled ``Racial and Ethnic Tensions in American 
     Communities: Poverty, Inequality, and Discrimination,'' 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1975; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       6879. A letter from the the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting the 
     report on authorization of a flood damage reduction project 
     for the Blue River Basin at the Dodson Industrial District, 
     Kansas City, Missouri, pursuant to Public Law 104--303, 
     section 101(a)(18); (H. Doc. No. 105--185); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be 
     printed.
       6880. A letter from the Executive Director, Architectural 
     and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, transmitting 
     the Board's final rule --Americans with Disabilities Act 
     Accessibility Guidelines for Building and Facilities; 
     Building Elements Designed for Children's Use [Docket No. 94-
     2] (RIN: 3014-AA17) received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6881. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-247-AD; Amdt. 39-10282; AD 98-01-20] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received January 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6882. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-113-AD; Amdt. 39-10274; AD 98-01-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6883. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-NM-127-AD; Amdt. 39-10276; AD 97-11-02 R1] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received January 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6884. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. Models EMB-110P1 and EMB-110P2 Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-66-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10273; AD 98-01-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6885. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Precision Airmotive Corporation 
     Carburetors (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     ANE-16; Amdt. 39-10270; AD 98-01-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6886. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; New Jersey Intracoastal 
     Waterway [CGD05-97-003] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received January 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6887. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace South of Abbotsford, British 
     Columbia, on the United States Side of the U.S./Canadian 
     Border, and the Establishment of a Class C Airspace Area in 
     the Vicinity of Point Roberts, Washington [Airspace Docket 
     No. 93-AWA-16] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6888. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Gillette, WY; correction 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ANM-11] received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6889. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29114; Amdt. No. 1846] received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6890. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29115; Amdt. No. 1847] received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6891. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29101; Amdt. No. 1843] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received January 22, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6892. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29107; Amdt. No. 1845] received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6893. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     Equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3 and -7 Series Engines 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-267-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10284; AD 98-02-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6894. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 and Mark 
     0070 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 95-NM-94-AD; Amdt. 39-10285; AD 98-02-03] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6895. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace Areas; Manhattan, 
     KS (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ACE-21] received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6896. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Columbia, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-32] received 
     January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6897. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Norfolk, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-33] received 
     January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6898. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Poplar Bluff, MO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-28] 
     received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6899. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Marshall Army Airfield, Fort 
     Riley, KS (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ACE-20] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 22, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6900. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Audubon, IA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-30] received 
     January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6901. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur 
     Airport, MO (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ACE-10] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 22, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6902. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Vinton, IA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-13] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6903. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Lee's Summit, MO (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ACE-11] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 22, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6904. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Lincoln, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-24] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6905. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Rear Impact Guards; 
     Rear Impact Protection [Docket NHTSA-98-3342, Notice 1] (RIN: 
     2127-AA43) received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6906. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Certification of Speed Limit Enforcement [NHTSA-97-3196] 
     (RIN: 2125-AE17) received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6907. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; London, OH (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-46] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6908. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Osceola, WI (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-49] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6909. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of the Legal Description of Class E Airspace; 
     Aberdeen, SD (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AGL-37] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6910. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29102; Amdt. No. 1844] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received January 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6911. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Sparta, TN (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-30] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6912. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Elmo, AL (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-23] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6913. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Ashtabula, OH (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-56] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6914. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Akron, OH (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-55] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6915. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A320 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-
     NM-90-AD; Amdt. 39-10275; AD 98-01-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6916. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration)[Docket No. 97-NM-
     314-AD; Amdt. 39-10277; AD 98-01-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6917. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 050 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-247-AD; Amdt. 39-10278; AD 98-01-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6918. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-179-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10279; AD 98-01-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6919. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-111-AD; Amdt. 39-10280; AD 98-01-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6920. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-109-AD; Amdt. 39-10281; AD 98-01-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6921. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -
     400, -500 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-45-AD; Amdt. 39-10283; AD 98-02-01] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6922. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation; Laughlin, Nevada [CGD11-97-004] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE46) received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6923. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Mystic River, MA [CGD01-96-
     002] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6924. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Minnesota River [CGD08-97-
     004] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6925. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-5B/2P 
     Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-ANE-29-AD; Amdt. 39-10286; AD 98-02-04] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6926. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cesna Aircraft Company Models 172R 
     and 182S Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-CE-150-AD; Amdt. 39-10287; AD 98-01-01] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6927. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-335-AD; Amdt. 39-10288; AD 98-02-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6928. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Simplification of Service Contract Filing Requirements 
     [Docket No. 97-23] received December 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6929. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the 6-year report on state-of-the-art technology 
     in highway design and construction utilized on the Blair 
     County, Pennsylvania, demonstration project, pursuant to 
     Public Law 97--424, section 131(b)(2); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6930. A letter from the Director, Program Office, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, transmitting the 
     Institute's final rule--Advanced Technology Program [Docket 
     No. 970822200-7272-02] (RIN: 0693-AB44) received December 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       6931. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Minimum Income Annuity (RIN: 2900-
     AI83) received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       6932. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an updated report concerning the 
     emigration laws and policies of Mongolia, pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2432(b); (H. Doc. No. 105--196); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.

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       6933. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an updated report concerning the 
     emigration laws and policies of Albania, Kazakhstan, 
     Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, 
     pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(b); (H. Doc. No. 105--200); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       6934. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an updated report concerning the 
     emigration laws and policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, 
     Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, the Russian Federation, 
     Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, pursuant 
     to 19 U.S.C. 2432(b); (H. Doc. No. 105--204); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       6935. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the report on data processing, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104--193, section 106(a) (110 Stat. 
     2164); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6936. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Sale and Issue of 
     Marketable Book-Entry Treasury Bills, Notes, and Bonds 
     [Department of the Treasury Circular, Public Debt Series No. 
     1-93] received November 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6937. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Regulations 
     Governing Book-Entry Treasury Bonds, Notes, and Bills; 
     Determination Regarding State Statutes [Department of the 
     Treasury Circular, Public Debt Series, No. 2-86] received 
     November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6938. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Sale and Issue of 
     Marketable Book-Entry Treasury Bills, Notes, and Bonds 
     [Department of the Treasury Circular, Public Debt Series No. 
     1-93] received January 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6939. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Children 
     and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Repeal of Obsolete 
     Title IV-A and IV-F Program Rules (RIN: 0970-AB84) received 
     December 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6940. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Unemployment Insurance Program 
     Letter [No. 39-97] received December 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6941. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Welfare-to-Work Grants (RIN: 1205-AB15) received 
     November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6942. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Treatment of Hybrid Arrangements under Subpart F [Notice 98-
     11] received January 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6943. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 98-7] received 
     January 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6944. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Nuclear Decommissioning Funds; Revised Schedules of Ruling 
     Amounts [TD 8758] (RIN: 1545-AU28) received January 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       6945. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 98-17] received 
     January 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6946. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Employment taxes [Rev. Proc. 98-16] received January 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6947. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Election Not to Apply Look-Back Method in De Minimis Cases 
     [TD 8756] (RIN: 1545-AV78) received January 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       6948. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Dispositions of Certain Life Estates [Rev. Rul. 98-8] 
     received January 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6949. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions [REG-110965-
     97] (RIN: 1545-AV47) received January 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6950. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Small 
     Business Taxpayer Advance Pricing Agreements [Notice 98-10] 
     received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6951. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 98-9] received 
     January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6952. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Continuity of Interest and Continuity of Business Enterprise 
     [TD 8760] (RIN: 1545-AU72 and 1545-AU73) received January 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6953. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, first-out inventories [Rev. Rul. 98-9] received January 
     27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       6954. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Rev. Proc. 
     98-19] received January 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6955. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Installment Obligations received From Liquidating 
     Corporations [TD 8762] (RIN: 1545-AB43) received January 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6956. A letter from the National Director, Tax Forms and 
     Publications Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule-- Requirements for Privately 
     Designed and Printed Federal Tax Return Forms [Rev. Proc. 97-
     54] received December 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6957. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, first-out inventories [Rev. Rul. 98-6] received January 
     14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       6958. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Eligible Deferred Compensation Plans under Section 457 
     [Notice 98-8] received January 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6959. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Filing Requirements for Returns Claiming the Foreign Tax 
     Credit [TD 8759] (RIN: 1545-AP36) received January 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       6960. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Continuity of Interest [TD 8761] (RIN: 1545-AV80) received 
     January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6961. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     TECRO/AIT Carnet Issuing and Guaranteeing Association--
     received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6962. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Addition of Hong Kong to the List of Nations Entitled to 
     Special Tonnage Tax Exemption [TD 98-3] (RIN: 1515-AC27) 
     received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6963. A letter from the the Director, the Congressional 
     Budget Office, transmitting CBO's final sequestration report 
     for Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, 
     section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388--587); (H. Doc. No. 105--
     187); to the Committee on the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union and ordered to be printed.
       6964. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting OMB's final sequestration 
     report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 1998, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101--508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 
     1388--587); (H. Doc. No. 105--188); to the Committee on the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
     printed.
       6965. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Application of Inherent Reasonableness to All 
     Medicare Part B Services (Other than Physician Services) 
     [HCFA-1908-IFC] (RIN: 0938-AI37) received January 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Commerce and Ways and Means.
       6966. A letter from the the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, the Department of State, transmitting 
     notification that the President has exercised the authority 
     to suspend restrictions on the maintenance of a Palestine 
     Liberation Organization Office for a duration of six months, 
     pursuant to section 539(d) of the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Act, FY 1998; (H. Doc. No. 
     105--186); jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
       6967. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting a copy of the Board's appeal 
     letter to the Office of Management and Budget regarding

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     the initial determination of their fiscal year 1999 budget 
     request, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 1903(b)(7); jointly to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     Appropriations.
       6968. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Medicare Program; Schedule of Limits on Home Health 
     Agency Costs Per Visit for Cost Reporting Periods Beginning 
     on or after October 1, 1997 [HCFA-1904-NC] (RIN: 0938-AI36) 
     received January 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       6969. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Force Management Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of determinations that institutions of higher 
     education have been deemed ineligible for certain Federal 
     funding, pursuant to section 514 of the Omnibus Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 1997; jointly to the Committees on 
     National Security, Education and the Workforce, and 
     Appropriations.
       6970. A letter from the Chairperson, National Council on 
     Disability, transmitting the Council's report entitled 
     ``National Disability Policy: A Progress Report,'' pursuant 
     to 29 U.S.C. 781(a)(8); jointly to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6971. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report in response to a 
     congressional directive contained in House Report No. 104-
     173, regarding contract support cost escalation; jointly to 
     the Committees on Resources, Appropriations, and Commerce. 

para.3.6  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 30, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Friday, January 30, 1998 
     at 10:03 a.m.: that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 
     3042.
           With warm regards,
                                            Robin H. Carle, Clerk.

para.3.7  resignation as member of house of representatives

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, laid before the House the 
following communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 15, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: It is with very mixed feelings that I 
     write to you to tender my resignation from the House of 
     Representatives, effective at the close of business on 
     Friday, February 6, 1998. After so many years of watching my 
     family's sacrifice, in the interests of public service, I 
     find that the requirements of being more available to them 
     now press very hard upon me. Therefore, I will leave the 
     House and turn my attention to these pressing matters.
       Serving in the House has been a profound honor, both 
     because it has allowed me to share in the traditions and 
     history of the House and because of the incredible district 
     that I was honored to represent in the House chamber. I will 
     miss my many colleagues and the opportunity to contribute so 
     directly to the governance of our nation. I leave with a 
     sense of significant accomplishment, as well as with the 
     optimism with which I entered the chamber for the first time 
     in 1971. I will value our friendship and the challenging 
     debate that we have engaged in over these many years.
       Mr. Speaker, I wish you well and extend through you my very 
     best wishes to all of our colleagues.
           Sincerely yours,
                                                Ronald V. Dellums,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.3.8  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Bonilla:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 2, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that my office has been served with a subpoena (for written 
     testimony and documents) issued by the 63rd District Court 
     for Val Verde County, Texas, and directed to the ``Custodian 
     of Records, United States of Representatives.''
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is not 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House 
     and, therefore, that the subpoena should be resisted.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Henry Bonilla,
                                              Member of Congress. 

para.3.9  message from the president--fy 1999 budget

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  The 1999 Budget, which I am submitting to you with this message, is a 
balanced Federal budget, marking the first such budget in 30 years and 
bringing an era of exploding deficits to an end.
  By reaching balance, my budget represents a remarkable turnaround in 
our fiscal policy over the last five years. It brings to an end three 
decades of fiscal chaos, a period in which Americans had lost confidence 
in their Government and the ability of their leaders to do the people's 
business.
  This budget is not just balanced, it is balanced the right way. It not 
only ends the deficit, it reflects the values that Americans hold dear--
the values of opportunity, responsibility, and community. The budget 
reflects my commitment to continue helping working families with their 
basic needs--to raise their children, send them to college, and pay for 
health care.
  The budget invests in education and training and in research to raise 
the standard of living for average Americans. It invests in the 
environment and in law enforcement to raise the quality of life across 
our Nation. It invests in our communities at home while providing the 
resources to maintain a strong defense and conduct the international 
relations that have become so important to our future.
  In the public and private sectors, prospects for a budget surplus are 
spurring a wide array of ideas about how to spend it. At this point, the 
Government has not yet reached the surplus milestone, and I continue to 
believe strongly that we should not spend a surplus that we don't yet 
have.
  More specifically, I believe that the Administration and Congress 
should not spend a budget surplus for any reason until we have a 
solution to the long-term financing challenge facing Social Security. 
With that in mind, my budget proposes a reserve for the projected 
surpluses for 1999 and beyond.


             preparing the Nation for a new american century

  Five years ago, my Administration took office determined to restore 
the American Dream for every American. We were determined to turn the 
economy around, to rein in a budget that was out of control, and to 
create a Government that once again would focus on its customers, the 
American people.
  Five years later, we have made enormous progress. Our economy is 
strong, our budget is headed toward balance, and our Government is 
making noticeable progress in providing better service to Americans.
  We are beginning to bring Americans together again, to repair the 
social fabric that has frayed so badly in recent decades. All across 
America, crime is down, poverty is down, and welfare is down. Incomes 
are rising at all levels, and a new spirit of optimism is sweeping 
through many of our urban and rural communities that are rebounding from 
decades of lost jobs and lost hope.
  Now that we have turned the economy around, our task is to spread the 
benefits of our economic well-being to more Americans, to ensure that 
every American has the chance to live out his or her dreams. As we move 
confidently ahead as a Nation, we want to ensure that nobody is left 
behind.
  A century ago, the economy shifted from agriculture to manufacturing, 
changing the way that Americans lived, the way they worked, the way they 
related to one another. Today, the economy is shifting once more, this 
time from manufacturing to services, information, technology, and global 
commerce.
  We can ensure that every American fully enjoys the benefits of this 
exciting new age, but only if we continue to give people the tools they 
need and create the conditions in which they can prosper. That is what 
my budget is designed to do.


                   Creating a Bright Economic Future

  When my Administration took office, the Nation was mired in economic 
problems. The economy had barely grown over four years, creating few 
jobs. Interest rates were high. Incomes

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remained stagnant for all but the most well-off. The budget deficit, 
which had exploded in size in the early 1980s, had reached a record 
$290 billion and was headed higher. Clearly, the Nation needed a new 
course.
  We launched an economic policy with three central features that had 
never before been tried together: We set out to reduce the deficit, 
invest in the American people, and open up markets abroad. Only by 
pursuing all three elements could we restore the economy and build for 
the future.
  My 1993 budget plan, the centerpiece of our economic strategy, was a 
balanced plan that cut hundreds of billions of dollars of Federal 
spending while raising income taxes only on the top 1.2 percent of 
Americans. By cutting unnecessary and lower-priority spending, we found 
the resources to cut taxes for 15 million working families while 
investing in education and training, the environment, and other 
priorities.
  Five years later, we have cut the deficit dramatically, and this 
budget will finish the job by reaching balance and keeping the budget 
in balance for the foreseeable future. We have invested in the 
education and skills of our people, giving them the tools they need to 
raise their children and get good jobs in an increasingly competitive 
economy. We have expanded trade through global as well as bilateral 
agreements, generating record exports that create high-wage jobs for 
millions of Americans.
  The economy responded almost immediately to our policies. When I 
announced my 1993 budget plan, interest rates fell, and they fell even 
more as I worked successfully with Congress to put the plan into law. 
These lower interest rates helped to spur the steady economic growth 
and strong business investment that we have enjoyed for the last five 
years. Our policies have helped create over 14 million jobs, while 
interest rates have remained low and inflation has stayed under 
control.
  As we move ahead, I am determined to ensure that we stick with the 
policies that are working. We must maintain our fiscal discipline so 
that we not only reach balance, but also keep the budget in balance.


            Improving Performance Through Better Management

  We are balancing the budget the right way, by reducing the size and 
scope of our Government.
  We have done more than just eliminate hundreds of Federal programs 
and projects. We have cut the civilian Federal work force by over 
316,000 employees, giving us the smallest work force in 35 years. In 
fact, as a share of our total civilian employment, we have the smallest 
work force since 1931.
  But we set out to do more than just cut Government. Under the 
leadership of the Vice President's National Performance Review, we set 
out to make Government work, to create a Government that is more 
efficient and effective, to create a Government focused on its 
customers, the American people.
  We have made real progress, but we still have much work to do. We 
have reinvented parts of departments and agencies, but now we are 
determined to turn our agencies around from top to bottom. For 1999, 
the Vice President will lead an effort to improve the performance of 
agencies that interact most with the American people. We want to enable 
Americans not only to quickly enjoy better service from our Government, 
but to regain confidence in Government as well.
  At the same time, I am determined that we will solve the very real 
management challenges before us. A good example is the challenge of 
ensuring that our computer systems can accurately process the year 2000 
date change. I have directed my Administration to take the necessary 
steps to meet the problem head-on.


                     preparing for the 21st century

  Nothing is more important to our future than education. It has become 
the dividing line between those who are moving ahead and those who are 
lagging behind. That is why I have devoted so much effort to ensure 
that we have a world-class system of education and training in place 
for Americans of all ages. Over the last five years, we have worked 
hard to ensure that every boy and girl is prepared to learn, that our 
schools focus on high standards and achievement, that anyone who wants 
to go to college can get the financial help to attend, and that those 
who need a second chance at education and training or a chance to 
improve or learn new skills can do so. My budget significantly 
increases funds to help children, especially in the poorest 
communities, reach challenging academic standards and makes further 
progress in implementing voluntary national tests. It proposes to build 
more classrooms and pay for 100,000 more teachers so that we can reduce 
class sizes. For higher education and training, my budget increases 
Pell Grants and other college scholarships from the record levels that 
we have already achieved; expands College Work-Study to a record one 
million students; streamlines student loan programs and cuts student 
fees; and expands access to job placement services, training, and 
related services for dislocated workers and others. Now that anyone who 
wants to attend college can find the means through Hope scholarships, 
Pell Grants, and other assistance that we worked so hard to enact, I 
want to provide the same universal opportunity for job training and re-
training to those who need it.
  Over the last five years, we have worked hard to help working 
families. We cut taxes for 15 million working families, provided a tax 
credit to help families raise their children, ensured that 25 million 
Americans a year can change jobs without losing their health insurance, 
made it easier for the self-employed and those with pre-existing 
conditions to get health insurance, provided health care coverage for 
up to five million uninsured children, raised the minimum wage, and 
provided guaranteed time off for workers who need to care for a newborn 
or address the health needs of a family member. Now, with my new Child 
Care Initiative, I am determined to provide the help that families need 
when it comes to finding safe, high-quality, affordable child care. 
Parents should know that, when they go to work, their children are in 
safe, healthy environments. I also propose to address the problems 
faced by a particular group of working families--legal immigrants. In 
signing the 1996 welfare reform law, I said that I would try to restore 
the cuts in benefits for legal immigrants that were not only harsh and 
unnecessary but that had nothing to do with the fundamental goal of 
welfare reform--to move people from welfare to work while protecting 
children. My budget restores Food Stamps to 730,000 legal immigrants 
and lets States provide health insurance to the children of legal 
immigrants.
  This past year, we continued to improve health care for millions of 
Americans. we strengthened Medicare by extending the life of the trust 
fund until at least 2010, while we also invested in preventive 
benefits, introduced more choice of health plans, and strengthened our 
expanding array of activities to combat fraud and abuse. We extended 
health care coverage to up to five million uninsured children. We 
created the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in 
the Health Care Industry and we later endorsed its Health Care Consumer 
Bill of Rights. With this budget, I propose that we build on our 
achievements on a host of important fronts. I want to work with 
Congress to enact national bipartisan tobacco legislation; nothing is 
more potentially important to the health of our people, particularly 
children. My budget also proposes to expand health care coverage for 
some of the most vulnerable Americans aged 55 to 65, to enroll more 
eligible children in Medicaid, to provide for unprecedented levels of 
investment in health research, to expand access to powerful AIDS 
therapies, to expand access to cancer clinical trials, to increase 
funds for substance abuse treatment and prevention, and to help reduce 
health-related disparities across racial and ethnic groups.
  Last year was a remarkable one for the environment, and I am 
determined to build on our progress. Led by the Vice President, the 
Administration reached an historic international agreement in Kyoto 
that calls for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. We also issued new, 
more protective air quality standards to better safeguard public 
health, and we strengthened our citizens' right to know about toxic 
chemical releases. We continued to protect our natural treasures, such 
as Yellowstone National Park and Florida's Everglades, and to make 
further progress toward my goal of cleaning up 900 hazardous waste 
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by the end of the year 2001. With this budget, I am proposing an 
Environmental Resources Fund for America that will support increases 
for many of our key environmental programs. It provides for more 
construction, maintenance, and land acquisition for national parks, 
forests, refuges, and other public lands; for a new effort to improve 
the quality of our water; for improvements to community drinking water 
and wastewater facilities; and for continuing our efforts to clean up 
abandoned hazardous waste sites. My budget also includes a new, five-
year, $6 billion program to prevent global warming, and more resources 
to protect endangered species, control pollution, and preserve the 
global environment.

  I am proposing a Transportation Fund for America, reflecting my 
commitment to provide the resources to ensure that our transportation 
infrastructure remains safe, integrated, and efficient enough to serve 
our growing needs. Investment in infrastructure is good for America 
because it helps grow the economy, improve safety and public health, 
strengthen our competitiveness abroad, support our national security, 
and increase the mobility, access, and choice for Americans who need to 
travel. We must build upon our vast network of roads, highways, and 
bridges to meet the demands of the next century for a system that links 
our various modes of travel, that is cleaner and safer, and that helps 
bring together and support our urban and rural communities. My budget 
maintains the Administration's record support for transportation, and 
the Fund includes all of the Transportation Department's highway, 
highway safety, transit, and air transportation programs.
  Scientific and technological advances have created a world vastly 
different from the one our grandparents knew. They have helped generate 
huge leaps in the speed and economy of transportation, enormous 
increases in farm productivity, lightning-fast flows of information and 
services across national borders, and advances in treating and 
preventing diseases and protecting the environment. Because I am 
committed to America's continued leadership in science and technology, 
I am proposing a Research Fund for America, from which many of our 
important investments will flow. It includes record increases for the 
National Institutes of Health, higher funding for the National Science 
Foundation, new resources to address global climate change, and a wide 
variety of investments in basic and applied research. These investments 
are vital; they help to create new knowledge, train more workers, spur 
new jobs and industries, address our health care challenges, strengthen 
our understanding of environmental problems, better educate our 
children, and maintain a strong national defense.
  Our anti-crime strategy is working. Serious crime is down five years 
in a row and, in 1996, we witnessed the largest drop in violent crime 
in 35 years. But, because crime remains unacceptably high, we must go 
further. My budget expands our community policing (COPS) program, which 
is already putting 83,000 more police on the streets toward my goal of 
100,000 by the year 2000. The budget also proposes a new Community 
Prosecutors Initiative to help prosecutors prevent crimes from 
occurring, rather than simply prosecuting criminals after the fact. And 
it provides the necessary funds to prevent violence against women, to 
help States and Indian Tribes build prisons, and to address the growing 
law enforcement crisis on Indian lands. To boost our efforts to control 
illegal immigration, the budget provides the resources to strengthen 
border enforcement in the South and West, to remove illegal aliens, and 
to expand our efforts to verify whether newly hired non-citizens are 
eligible for jobs. To combat drug use, particularly among young people, 
my budget expands programs that stress treatment and prevention, law 
enforcement, international assistance, and interdiction. It continues 
to build on our innovative Drug Courts initiative, proposes School Drug 
Prevention Coordinators for our schools, supports local efforts that 
target drug-using offenders, expands drug testing, and strengthens our 
efforts to make our ports and borders more secure from drugs while 
disrupting drug trafficking organizations overseas.

  Most Americans are enjoying the fruits of our strong economy. But 
while many urban and rural areas are doing better, too many others have 
grown disconnected from our values of opportunity, responsibility, and 
community. Working with State and local governments and with the 
private sector, I am determined to help bring our distressed areas back 
to life, to replace despair with hope. My budget expands my national 
service program, giving more Americans the chance to serve their 
country and help solve problems at the local level while earning money 
for college. I am proposing to create more Empowerment Zones and 
Enterprise Communities that offer tax incentives and direct spending to 
encourage the kind of private investment that creates jobs, and to 
provide more capital for lending through my Community Development 
Financial Institutions program. My budget also expands opportunities 
for homeownership, provides more funds to enforce the Nation's civil 
rights laws, maintains our Government-to-Government commitment to 
Native Americans, and strengthens the partnership we have begun with 
the District of Columbia.
  Because America continues to have a tremendous stake in world 
affairs, my budget proposes the necessary funds to maintain national 
security, to conduct our diplomacy, to promote democracy and free 
markets abroad, and to increase exports. Last year, my Administration 
worked with Congress to increase international affairs spending. But, 
Congress faces an unfinished agenda to provide financial support for, 
and fulfill America's obligations to, a number of international 
organizations that benefit our economy and serve other objectives, 
including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the United Nations 
system, and the multilateral development banks. Congress should 
continue to support the decisive action of the IMF as well as our 
leadership in that institution by providing the supplementary 
contingent IMF funding that the Administration has sought and 
replenishing the IMF's basic financial resources. Congress also should 
give the President traditional trade negotiating authority to help fuel 
our surging exports into the next century. To enhance national 
security, my budget maintains large-scale funding to support the Middle 
East peace process, continues assistance to Bosnia to carry out the 
Dayton Accords, supports NATO expansion, and increases aid to the New 
Independent States of the former Soviet Union to support the 
development of democracy and free markets. I am also proposing a major 
initiative to provide critical, targeted assistance to African 
countries that are undertaking difficult economic reforms, and my 
budget increases counter-narcotics aid to Latin American countries and 
supports the Summit of the Americas.
  Our military serves as the backbone of our national security 
strategy, and I am committed to maintain a strong and capable military 
that protects our freedoms and our global leadership role as we 
approach the 21st Century. The budget continues the Administration's 
plan to complete the careful resizing of our military forces, to fully 
support military readiness, to strengthen quality of life programs for 
our armed forces, and to provide increased funding to modernize our 
forces as new technologies become available after the turn of the 
century. My budget reflects the recommendations of the Quadrennial 
Defense Review and of the Defense Department's recent Defense Reform 
Initiative to achieve a leaner, more efficient, and more cost-effective 
organization by improving management and business practices. To 
implement these improvements, the Defense Department will send 
legislation to Congress in conjunction with this budget, including a 
request for two more rounds of base closures and realignments.


                      investing in the common good

  Our commitment to balance the budget, and to keep it in balance, will 
mean that the Administration and Congress must use taxpayer dollars as 
wisely as possible. If we are to continue funding Federal programs, 
they will have to show that they are reaching the goals set for them. 
That is, they will have to show that they are well-run and that they 
can produce results.
  In 1993, I actively supported, and was eager to sign, the Government 
Performance and Results Act. With this budget, I am delighted to send 
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gress what the law envisioned--the first comprehensive, Government-wide 
Performance Plan.
  In developing this budget, the Administration for the first time 
could rely on performance measures and annual performance goals that 
are now included in agency Annual Performance Plans. We have made a 
good start on the process that the Administration and Congress outlined 
in enacting the 1993 law.
  As we continue to implement this law, my Administration will focus 
more and more attention on how programs work, whether they are meeting 
their goals, and what we should do to make them better. We look forward 
to working with Congress on our shared goal of improving Government 
performance.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  February 2, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 105-177).

para.3.10  national observances revision

  Mr. PEASE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1085) to 
revise and codify, and enact without substantive change certain general 
and permanent laws, related to patriotic and national observances, 
ceremonies, and organizations, as title 36, United States Code, 
``Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations''; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. PEASE and Mr. 
BERMAN, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.3.11  faa research authorization

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1271) to authorize 
the Federal Aviation Administration's research, engineering, and 
development programs for fiscal years 1998 through 2000, and for other 
purposes:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``FAA Research, Engineering, 
     and Development Authorization Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2)(J);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3)(J) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) for fiscal year 1998, $226,800,000, including--
       ``(A) $16,379,000 for system development and infrastructure 
     projects and activities;
       ``(B) $27,089,000 for capacity and air traffic management 
     technology projects and activities;
       ``(C) $23,362,000 for communications, navigation, and 
     surveillance projects and activities;
       ``(D) $16,600,000 for weather projects and activities;
       ``(E) $7,854,000 for airport technology projects and 
     activities;
       ``(F) $49,202,000 for aircraft safety technology projects 
     and activities;
       ``(G) $53,759,000 for system security technology projects 
     and activities;
       ``(H) $26,550,000 for human factors and aviation medicine 
     projects and activities;
       ``(I) $2,891,000 for environment and energy projects and 
     activities; and
       ``(J) $3,114,000 for innovative/cooperative research 
     projects and activities; and
       ``(5) for fiscal year 1999, $229,673,000.''.

     SEC. 3. RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM INVOLVING UNDERGRADUATE 
                   STUDENTS.

       (a) Program.--Section 48102 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Research Grants Program Involving Undergraduate 
     Students.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration shall establish a program to utilize 
     undergraduate and technical colleges, including Historically 
     Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Serving 
     Institutions, in research on subjects of relevance to the 
     Federal Aviation Administration. Grants may be awarded under 
     this subsection for--
       ``(A) research projects to be carried out at primarily 
     undergraduate institutions and technical colleges;
       ``(B) research projects that combine research at primarily 
     undergraduate institutions and technical colleges with other 
     research supported by the Federal Aviation Administration; or
       ``(C) research on future training requirements on projected 
     changes in regulatory requirements for aircraft maintenance 
     and power plant licensees.
       ``(2) Notice of criteria.--Within 6 months after the date 
     of the enactment of the FAA Research, Engineering, and 
     Development Authorization Act of 1997, the Administrator of 
     the Federal Aviation Administration shall establish and 
     publish in the Federal Register criteria for the submittal of 
     proposals for a grant under this subsection, and for the 
     awarding of such grants.
       ``(3) Principal criteria.--The principal criteria for the 
     awarding of grants under this subsection shall be--
       ``(A) the relevance of the proposed research to technical 
     research needs identified by the Federal Aviation 
     Administration;
       ``(B) the scientific and technical merit of the proposed 
     research; and
       ``(C) the potential for participation by undergraduate 
     students in the proposed research.
       ``(4) Competitive, merit-based evaluation.--Grants shall be 
     awarded under this subsection on the basis of evaluation of 
     proposals through a competitive, merit-based process.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 48102(a) of 
     title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is 
     further amended by inserting ``, of which $750,000 shall be 
     for carrying out the grant program established under 
     subsection (h)'' after ``projects and activities'' in 
     paragraph (4)(J).

     SEC. 4. NOTICES.

       (a) Reprogramming.--If any funds authorized by the 
     amendments made by this Act are subject to a reprogramming 
     action that requires notice to be provided to the 
     Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives and 
     the Senate, notice of such action shall concurrently be 
     provided to the Committees on Science and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate.
       (b) Notice of Reorganization.--The Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration shall provide notice to the 
     Committees on Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and 
     Appropriations of the Senate, not later than 30 days before 
     any major reorganization (as determined by the Administrator) 
     of any program of the Federal Aviation Administration for 
     which funds are authorized by this Act.

     SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM.

       With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of 
     Congress that the Federal Aviation Administration should--
       (1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit date-
     related problems in its computer systems to ensure that those 
     systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and 
     beyond;
       (2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to the 
     operations of the Federal Aviation Administration posed by 
     the problems referred to in paragraph (1), and plan and 
     budget for achieving Year 2000 compliance for all of its 
     mission-critical systems; and
       (3) develop contingency plans for those systems that the 
     Federal Aviation Administration is unable to correct in time.
         Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to authorize the 
     Federal Aviation Administration's research, engineering, and 
     development programs for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for 
     other purposes.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER 
and Mr. GORDON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendments?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendments were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendments were agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.3.12  prince nova vessel

  On motion of Mr. LoBIONDO, by unanimous consent, the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1349) to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment 
in the coastwise trade for the vessel PRINCE NOVA, and for other 
purposes; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

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  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.3.13  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.3.14  message from the president--impoundment control

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974, I herewith report eight new deferrals of budgetary 
resources, totaling $4.8 billion.
  These deferrals affect programs of the Department of State, the Social 
Security Administration, and International Security Assistance.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 3, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 105-205).

para.3.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2625

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-411) the resolution (H. Res. 344) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2625) to redesignate Washington National Airport as ``Ronald 
Reagan Washington National Airport''.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.3.16  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 107

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-412) the resolution (H. Res. 345) providing for consideration of the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 107) expressing the sense of the Congress 
that the award of attorneys' fees, costs, and sanctions of $285,864.78 
ordered by United States District Judge Royce C. Lamberth on December 
18, 1997, should not be paid with taxpayer funds.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.3.17  message from the president--u.s.-latvia fisheries agreement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), I transmit herewith an 
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Latvia extending the Agreement of April 8, 
1993, Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, with 
annex, as extended (the 1993 Agreement). The present Agreement, which 
was effected by an exchange of notes at Riga on February 13 and May 23, 
1997, extends the 1993 Agreement to December 31, 1999.
  In light of the importance of our fisheries relationship with the 
Republic of Latvia, I urge that the Congress give favorable 
consideration to this Agreement at an early date.

                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 3, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Resources and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 105-206).

para.3.18  message from the president--railroad retirement board annual 
          report 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I transmit herewith the Annual Report of the Railroad Retirement Board 
for Fiscal Year 1996, pursuant to the provisions of section 7(b)(6) of 
the Railroad Retirement Act and section 12(l) of the Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Act.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 3, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.3.19  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BECERRA, for today and balance of the week;
  To Ms. ESHOO, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. GILLMOR, for January 27, 1998;
  To Mr. MANTON, for today; and
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today and February 4, 1998.
  And then,

para.3.20  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. NEUMANN, at 8 o'clock p.m., the House adjourned.

para.3.21  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

                      [Submitted January 29, 1998]

       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2625. A bill to redesignate Washington 
     National Airport as ``Ronald Reagan Washington National 
     Airport''; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-408). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

                      [Submitted January 30, 1998]

       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 2846. A bill to prohibit spending Federal Education 
     funds on national testing without explicit and specific 
     legislation; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-409). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.

                      [Submitted February 3, 1998]

       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 429. A 
     bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
     for special immigrant status for NATO civilian employees in 
     the same manner as for employees of international 
     organizations (Rept. No. 105-410). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 344. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2625) to redesignate Washington National Airport as ``Ronald 
     Reagan Washington National Airport'' (Rept. No. 105-411). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolutions 345. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 107) expressing the sense of the 
     Congress that the award of attorneys' fees, costs, and 
     sanctions of $285,864.78 ordered by United States District 
     Judge Royce C. Lamberth on December 18, 1997, should not be 
     paid with taxpayer funds (Rept. No. 105-412). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.

para.3.22  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Riley, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Cramer, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 3137. A bill to amend section 4615 of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997 to delay for 18 months the prohibition of 
     payment under the Medicare Program for home health services 
     consisting of venipuncture solely for the purpose of 
     obtaining a blood sample and to require submission of a 
     report on the impact of implementing such section; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Mr. 
             Aderholt):
       H.R. 3138. A bill to require congressional approval for 
     certain uses of the exchange stabilization fund; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Pascrell, 
             and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 3139. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to stop overpayment for drugs and biologicals 
     under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BOSWELL (for himself and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 3140. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide that certain muzzle loading firearms are to be 
     treated as antique firearms for purposes of the Federal 
     firearms laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 3141. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     issue to certain veterans who served in the disputed Italy-
     Yugoslavia area at the end of World War II the ``Italy'' 
     clasp for the World War II Army Occupation Medal; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 3142. A bill to amend the Second Morrill Act to 
     provide that funds for the land grant college of American 
     Samoa shall not be subject to annual appropriation by the 
     legislature of American Samoa; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Yates, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lazio of New 
             York, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 3143. A bill to prohibit foreign insurance companies 
     from doing business in the United States unless they disclose 
     any financial dealings they had with individuals who survived 
     or died in the Holocaust, to prohibit an insured depository 
     institution from transacting any business with or on behalf 
     of any such foreign insurance company, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3144. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide additional tax relief to families to increase 
     the affordability of child care, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, Government Reform 
     and Oversight, House Oversight, and the Judiciary, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 3145. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enact into law eligibility requirements for interment in 
     Arlington National Cemetery; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. 
             Hilliard):
       H.R. 3146. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code relating to bankruptcy; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Obey, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Stupak, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Johnson of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Jackson, and Ms. 
             Rivers):
       H.R. 3147. A bill to authorize the United States to enter 
     into an executive agreement with Canada relating to the 
     establishment and operation of a binational corporation to 
     operate, maintain, and improve facilities on the Saint 
     Lawrence Seaway, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on International Relations, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
             Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Ms. Carson):
       H.R. 3148. A bill to establish food safety research, 
     education, and extension as a priority of the Department of 
     Agriculture, to require the use of a designated team within 
     the Department of Agriculture to enable the Department and 
     other Federal agencies to rapidly respond to food safety 
     emergencies, and to improve food safety through the 
     development and commercialization of food safety technology; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Dunn of Washington):
       H.R. 3149. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount of the personal exemption; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Boucher, 
             and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 3150. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Dunn of Washington):
       H.R. 3151. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce individual income taxes by increasing the 
     amount of taxable income which is taxed at the lowest income 
     tax rate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Archer, 
             Mr. Thomas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Combest, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Crane, Mr. Goss, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Stump):
       H.J. Res. 107. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     the Congress that the award of attorneys' fees, costs, and 
     sanctions of $285,864.78 ordered by United States District 
     Judge Royce C. Lamberth on December 18, 1997, should not be 
     paid with taxpayer funds; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             LaTourette):
       H.J. Res. 108. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the UnitedStates to allow the limitation 
     of contributions and expenditures respecting elections; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H. Con. Res. 207. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the International Monetary Fund 
     should raise funds in private financial markets, rather than 
     from member countries, in order to reduce the risk of loss to 
     United States taxpayers; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself and Mr. Barr of Georgia):
       H. Res. 346. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should 
     be issued in honor of General Lucius D. Clay; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Res. 347. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the spiraling violence in 
     Algeria; to the Committee on International Relations. 

para.3.23  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       240. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of New Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution No. 114 
     urging Congress to adopt House Concurrent Resolution 14 of 
     1997, which encourages efforts to reunite family members 
     separated during the Holocaust; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       241. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Minnesota, relative to Resolution No. 1 memorializing 
     Congress to support legislative initiatives to discourage use 
     of public resources for movement of professional sports 
     franchises and to repeal antitrust exemptions for 
     professional sports; jointly to the Committees on Commerce, 
     the Judiciary, and Ways and Means. 

para.3.24  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 59: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Royce, and 
     Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 685: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. 
     Ney.
       H.R. 806: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Obey.
       H.R. 934: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 971: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 992: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Sanford, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1173: Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Burr of North Carolina, and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1329: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Engel, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Rush, 
     and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1354: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. 
     McCollum.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Camp and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Payne, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1591: Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 1601: Mr. Mascara, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
     Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Horn, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. 
     Coyne.
       H.R. 1624: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
     Visclosky.
       H.R. 1628: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1631: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1632: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. Christian-
     Green.
       H.R. 1635: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Cramer, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McDade, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Porter, 
     Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Levin, Mr. Markey, 
     and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1656: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Goode, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Combest, Mr. Inglis of 
     South Carolina, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1693: Ms. Furse. 
       H.R. 1705: Mr. Bass and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1773: Mr. Filner and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1782: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1799: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Coburn and Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Becerra, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Adam Smith 
     of Washington.

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       H.R. 2001: Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 2081: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Shays and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 2100: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2128: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2174: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Towns, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Turner, Mr. Sawyer, 
     Mr. Payne, and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 2189: Ms. Furse, Mr. Lantos, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2228: Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. 
     Sherman.
       H.R.. 2229: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2263: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2327: Mr. Hoekstra and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2351: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Canady of Florida and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2432: Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Young of 
     Alaska.
       H.R. 2453: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Gillmor and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 2524: Mr. Ford, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2543: Mr. Green.
       H.R.2549: Mr. Stupak and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2556: Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 2586: Mr. Berry, Mr. John, and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2592: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2602: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 2635: Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Bentsen, 
     Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
     Rivers, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Shays, 
     and Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 2639: Mr. Shays, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2695: Mr. Stark, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. 
     Sherman.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Filner and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Luther, Mr. Packard, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Shimkus, 
     Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 2718: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 2740: Mr. Cannon, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Hill, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2748: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 2752: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Frost, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Hunter, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. McDade, and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2807: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Berman, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. 
     Tanner, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 2837: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 2843: Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Wexler, and 
     Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2888: Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 2923: Ms. Carson and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
     Tiahrt.
       H.R. 2943: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2951: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wise, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. 
     Waxman.
       H.R. 2968: Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 3010: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 3016: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3039: Mr. Payne and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Frost, Mr. Gordon, and Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York.
       H.R. 3089: Ms. Granger, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Bereuter, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 3100: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 3104: Mr. Armey, Mr. Weller, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
     Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Radanovich, 
     Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 3111: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 3121: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Fossella, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. Dreier.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma.
       H. Con. Res. 177: Mr. Neumann.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. McGovern, 
     Mr. Klink, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Coyne, and Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 205: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Frost.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Schumer.
       H. Res. 172: Mr. Pallone.
       H. Res. 218: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. 
     Myrick, and Mr. Burr of North Carolina. 

para.3.25  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       32. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Warrensburg Town 
     Board, Warrensburg, New York, relative to Resolution No. 185-
     97 expressing strong opposition to H.R. 971 and requesting 
     that the House of Representatives defeat this bill; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       33. Also, a petition of the LeClaire City Council, 
     LeClaire, Iowa, relative to Resolution No. 98-02 urging the 
     President, Congress, and Department of Defense to reconsider 
     the moving of the 114 personnel and accompanying mission of 
     the Defense Information Systems Agency, Defense MEGACENTER 
     Rock Island, from Rock Island Arsenal Island to St. Louis and 
     instead move the entire Defense Information System Agency, 
     Defense MEGACENTER St. Louis personnel and mission to Rock 
     Island to maximize cost savings to the government; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       34. Also, a petition of the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin, 
     Greenfield, Wisconsin, relative to memorializing Congress to 
     cease certain activities concerning the United Nations; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       35. Also, a petition of the Societas Docta, Inc., 
     Knoxville, Tennessee, relative to petitioning the House of 
     Representatives, the Senate and President of the United 
     States of America to maintain and extend the affirmative 
     action programs; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 


.
                     WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1998 (4)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.4.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, February 3, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.4.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       6970. A letter from the Chair, Defense Environmental 
     Response Task Force, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Defense Environmental Response Task Force Annual Report for 
     Fiscal Year 1997; to the Committee on National Security.
       6971. A letter from the Under Secretary (Acquisition and 
     Technology), Department of Defense, transmitting the report 
     of determination to combine multiple depot-level maintenance 
     and repair workloads, pursuant to Public Law 105--85, section 
     359(a); to the Committee on National Security.
       6972. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the report entitled ``Acquisition Workforce Reductions,'' 
     pursuant to Public Law 105--85, section 912(b); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       6973. A letter from the Director, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the 1997 annual report on the 
     activities of the Affordable Housing Advisory Board, pursuant 
     to Public Law 103--204, section 14; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       6974. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Individual Reference Services 
     Report; to the Committee on Commerce.
       6975. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for 
     improved safety of imported foods; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6976. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the bimonthly report on progress toward 
     a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question, including any 
     relevant reports from the Secretary General of the United 
     Nations, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       6977. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his annual report reviewing all 
     activities of United States Government departments and 
     agencies during calendar year 1996 relating to the prevention 
     of nuclear proliferation, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3281; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       6978. A letter from the General Counsel, Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting copies of the texts of 
     Amendment X to the Memorandum of Agreement Regarding the 
     Implementation of the Verification Provisions of the INF 
     Treaty; to the Committee on International Relations.
       6979. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the report 
     regarding certain forms of United States assistance to 
     countries that have contributed to the Korean Peninsula 
     Energy Development Organization; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       6980. A letter from the President's Pay Agent, transmitting 
     a report justifying the reasons for the extension of 
     locality-based comparability payments to categories of 
     positions that are in more than one executive agency, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5304(h)(2)(C); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6981. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the calendar year 1997 
     report on ``Extraordinary Contractual Actions

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     to Facilitate the National Defense,'' pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1434; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6982. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a report concerning surplus Federal real 
     property disposed of to educational institutions in fiscal 
     year 1997, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 484(o)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6983. A letter from the Chairman, District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     transmitting the Management Reform Plans covering eight 
     District of Columbia government departments and four City-
     wide functions, pursuant to Public Law 105--33, section 
     11103; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6984. A letter from the President, National Endowment for 
     Democracy, transmitting the 1997 annual report in compliance 
     with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant 
     to Public Law 100--504, section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6985. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6986. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting the report in compliance with 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6987. A letter from the Postmaster General, U.S. Postal 
     Service, transmitting the Annual Report of the Postmaster 
     General for Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 2402; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6988. A letter from the Chairman, United States Postal 
     Service, transmitting the report in compliance with the 
     Government in the Sunshine Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6989. A letter from the General Manager, Washington 
     Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, transmitting the FY 1997 
     report pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6990. A letter from the Chair, Board of Directors, Office 
     of Compliance, transmitting notification that the Board of 
     Directors has approved Gary Green to serve as General Counsel 
     of the Office of Compliance for the statutory five year term; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       6991. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the report on antitrust mutual 
     assistance agreements required by Section 11 of the 
     International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6992. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Highway 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's status 
     report entitled, ``Progress Made in Implementing Sections 
     6016 and 1038 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA),'' pursuant to Public Law 
     102--240, section 6016(e) (105 Stat. 2183); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6993. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the report on the commercial feasibilty of high-
     speed ground transportation, pursuant to section 1036 of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6994. A letter from the Chairman, Barry Goldwater 
     Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, 
     transmitting the annual report of the activities of the 
     Goldwater Foundation, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 4711; to the 
     Committee on Science.
       6995. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the second report on the Operation of 
     the Andean Trade Preference Act, pursuant to Public Law 102--
     182, section 203(f) (105 Stat. 1239); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6996. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the thirteenth report on trade and employment effects of the 
     Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 
     2705; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6997. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's fourth report on the impact of the Andean 
     Trade Preference Act on U.S. trade and employment from 1995 
     to 1996, pursuant to Public Law 102--182, section 207 (105 
     Stat. 1244); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6998. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     notification of the conditions of the proposed sale of the 
     United States' interest in Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 
     1, Elk Hills, in California, pursuant to Public Law 104--106, 
     section 3414(a); jointly to the Committees on National 
     Security and Commerce.
       6999. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Savannah River Site Nuclear Material Stabilization 
     Activities report for fiscal year 1998, as requested in the 
     Conference Report 105-27; jointly to the Committees on 
     Commerce and Appropriations.
       7000. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report authorizing the 
     transfer of up to $100M in defense articles and services to 
     the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 
     104--107, section 540(c) (110 Stat. 736); jointly to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Appropriations.
       7001. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the FY 1999 Budget Request, pursuant 
     to 2 U.S.C. 437d(d)(1); jointly to the Committees on House 
     Oversight and Appropriations.
       7002. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's 
     certification to the Congress regarding the incidental 
     capture of sea turtles in commercial shrimping operations, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101--162, section 609(b)(2) (103 Sat. 
     1038); jointly to the Committees on Resources and 
     Appropriations.
       7003. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the sixth annual report entitled 
     ``Monitoring the Impact of Medicare Physician Payment Reform 
     on Utilization and Access,'' pursuant to Public Law 101--239; 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       7004. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Force Management Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of determinations that institutions of higher 
     education have been deemed ineligible for certain Federal 
     funding, pursuant to section 514 of the Omnibus Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 1997; jointly to the Committees on 
     National Security, Education and the Workforce, and 
     Appropriations.
       7005. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report identifying accounts containing 
     unvouchered expenditures that are potentially subject to 
     audit by the Comptroller General, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3524(b); jointly to the Committees on the Budget, 
     Appropriations, and Government Reform and Oversight. 

para.4.3  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration today, under clause 
7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be dispensed with.

para.4.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2625

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 344):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2625) to redesignate Washington National 
     Airport as ``Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport''. The 
     first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General 
     debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule for a 
     period not to exceed two hours. It shall be in order to 
     consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
     under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure now printed in the bill. The committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 
     as read. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the 
     Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be fifteen minutes. At 
     the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. SOLOMON moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.


[[Page 61]]



Yeas

227

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

189

para.4.5                      [Roll No. 3]

                                YEAS--227

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Becerra
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Franks (NJ)
     Gonzalez
     Herger
     Luther
     McCarthy (MO)
     Mollohan
     Payne
     Riggs
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Torres
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the resolution was agreed to.

para.4.6  ronald reagan national airport

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to House Resolution 344 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2625) to redesignate Washington National Airport as ``Ronald 
Reagan National Airport''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. COMBEST as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  After some further time,

para.4.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DAVIS of Virginia:
    

       Page 3, after line 23, insert the following:

     SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act shall take effect on the date that the Secretary 
     of Transportation secures the consent of the Metropolitan 
     Washington Airports Authority for the redesignation made by 
     section 1.

It was decided in the

Yeas

206

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

215

para.4.8                      [Roll No. 4]

                                AYES--206

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--215

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin

[[Page 62]]


     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Abercrombie
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Gonzalez
     Herger
     Leach
     Schiff
     Torres
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 344, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION.

       The airport described in the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the administration of the Washington National 
     Airport, and for other purposes'', approved June 29, 1940 
     (Chapter 444; 54 Stat. 686), and known as the Washington 
     National Airport, shall hereafter be known and designated as 
     the ``Ronald Reagan National Airport''.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

       (a) In General.--(1) The following provisions of law are 
     amended by striking ``Washington National Airport'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``Ronald Reagan National 
     Airport'':
       (A) Section 1(b) of the Act of June 29, 1940 (Chapter 444; 
     54 Stat. 686).
       (B) Sections 106 and 107 of the Act of October 31, 1945 
     (Chapter 443; 59 Stat. 553).
       (C) Section 41714 of title 49, United States Code.
       (D) Chapter 491 of title 49, United States Code.
       (2) Section 41714(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended in the subsection heading by striking ``Washington 
     National Airport'' and inserting ``Ronald Reagan National 
     Airport''.
       (b) Other References.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the Washington National Airport shall be deemed to 
     be a reference to the ``Ronald Reagan National Airport''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. OBERSTAR moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on with 
instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with the 
following amendment:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

       SECTION 1. FINDING.

       Congress finds that Ronald Wilson Reagan was the forty-
     second President of the United States and is deserving of 
     having a structure that will be seen by many visitors to the 
     Nation's capital named in his honor.

       SECTION 2. NAMING OF TERMINAL BUILDING AT WASHINGTON 
     NATIONAL AIRPORT.

       The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is urged to 
     use its existing authority to name the terminal building that 
     opened in 1997 at Washington National Airport as the ``Ronald 
     Wilson Terminal Building'' and that signs and other 
     appropriate designations should be erected to reflect the 
     name of the terminal building.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBERSTAR demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

186

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

237

para.4.9                      [Roll No. 5]

                                YEAS--186

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--237

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley

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     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Becerra
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Gonzalez
     Herger
     Hoyer
     Ney
     Schiff
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBERSTAR demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

240

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

186

para.4.10                     [Roll No. 6]

                                YEAS--240

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--186

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Becerra
     Eshoo
     Gonzalez
     Herger
     Schiff
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
rename the Washington National Airport located in the District of 
Columbia and Virginia as the `Ronald Reagan National Airport'.''.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.4.11  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.4.12  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1575. An Act to rename the Washington National Airport 
     located in the District of Columbia and Virginia as the 
     ``Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport''.

para.4.13  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2846

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-413) the resolution (H. Res. 348) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2846) to prohibit spending Federal education funds on 
national testing without explicit and specific legislation.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.4.14  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 107

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 345):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 107) expressing the sense of 
     the Congress that the award of attorneys' fees, costs, and 
     sanctions of $285,864.78 ordered by United States District 
     Judge Royce C. Lamberth on December 18, 1997, should not be 
     paid with taxpayer funds. The first reading of the joint 
     resolution shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the joint resolution and shall not exceed one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by Representative 
     Hayworth of Arizona or his designee and Representative Stark 
     of California or his designee. After general debate the joint 
     resolution shall be considered for amendment under the five-
     minute rule. The joint resolution shall be considered as 
     read. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed

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     question that follows another electronic vote without 
     intervening business, provided that the minimum time for 
     electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consideration 
     of the joint resolution for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the joint resolution to the House with such 
     amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.4.15  award of attorneys' fees

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to House Resolution 345 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 107) expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
award of attorneys' fees, costs, and sanctions of $285,864.78 ordered by 
United States District Judge Royce C. Lamberth on December 18, 1997, 
should not be paid with taxpayer funds.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. LaTOURETTE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLILEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE , Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 345, 
reported the joint resolution back to the House.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLILEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ISTOOK objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

273

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

126

para.4.16                      [Roll No.7]

                                YEAS--273

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--126

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--31

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Bonior
     Borski
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Frank (MA)
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Hall (OH)
     Herger
     Hinojosa
     McKeon
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Pickering
     Sanchez
     Schiff
     Souder
     Spratt
     Talent
     Whitfield
     Yates
  So the joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.4.17  providing for the consideration of s. 1575

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-414) the resolution (H. Res. 349) providing for consideration of 
the bill of the Senate (S. 1575) to rename the Washington National 
Airport located in the District of Columbia and Virginia as the ``Ronald 
Reagan Washington National Airport''.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.4.18  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to Iraq

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LUCAS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on the developments since my last 
report of July 31, 1997, concerning the national emergency with respect 
to Iraq that was declared in Executive Order 12722 of August 2, 1990. 
This report is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) of the National 
Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
  Executive Order 12722 ordered the immediate blocking of all property 
and interests in property of the Government of Iraq (including the 
Central Bank of Iraq) then or thereafter located in the United States or 
within

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the possession or control of a United States person. That order also 
prohibited the importation into the United States of goods and services 
of Iraqi origin, as well as the exportation of goods, services, and 
technology from the United States to Iraq. The order prohibited travel-
related transactions to or from Iraq and the performance of any contract 
in support of any industrial, commercial, or governmental project in 
Iraq. United States persons were also prohibited from granting or 
extending credit or loans to the Government of Iraq.
  The foregoing prohibitions (as well as the blocking of Government of 
Iraq property) were continued and augmented on August 9, 1990, by 
Executive Order 12724, which was issued in order to align the sanctions 
imposed by the United States with United Nations Security Council 
Resolution (UNSCR) 661 of August 6, 1990.
  This report discusses only matters concerning the national emergency 
with respect to Iraq that was declared in Executive Order 12722 and 
matters relating to Executive Orders 12724 and 12817 (the ``Executive 
Orders''). The report covers events from August 2, 1997, through 
February 1, 1998.
  1. In April 1995, the U.N. Security Council adopted UNSCR 986 
authorizing Iraq to export up to $1 billion in petroleum and petroleum 
products every 90 days for a total of 180 days under U.N. supervision in 
order to finance the purchase of food, medicine, and other humanitarian 
supplies. UNSCR 986 includes arrangements to ensure equitable 
distribution of humanitarian goods purchased with UNSCR 986 oil revenues 
to all the people of Iraq. The resolution also provides for the payment 
of compensation to victims of Iraqi aggression and for the funding of 
other U.N. activities with respect to Iraq. On May 20, 1996, a 
memorandum of understanding was concluded between the Secretariat of the 
United Nations and the Government of Iraq agreeing on terms for 
implementing UNSCR 986. On August 8, 1996, the UNSC committee 
established pursuant to UNSCR 661 (``the 661 Committee'') adopted 
procedures to be employed by the 661 Committee in implementation of 
UNSCR 986. On December 9, 1996, the President of the Security Council 
received the report prepared by the Secretary General as requested by 
paragraph 13 of UNSCR 986, making UNSCR 986 effective as of 12:01 a.m. 
December 10, 1996.
  On June 4, 1997, the U.S. Security Council adopted UNSCR 1111, 
renewing for another 180 days the authorization for Iraqi petroleum 
sales and purchases of humanitarian aid contained in UNSCR 986 of April 
14, 1995. The Resolution became effective on June 8, 1997. On September 
12, 1997, the Security Council, noting Iraq's decision not to export 
petroleum and petroleum products pursuant to UNSCR 1111 during the 
period June 8 to August 13, 1997, and deeply concerned about the 
resulting humanitarian consequences for the Iraqi people, adopted UNSCR 
1129. This resolution replaced the two 90-day quotas with one 120-day 
quota and one 60-day quota in order to enable Iraq to export its full $2 
billion quota of oil within the original 180 days of UNSCR 1111. On 
December 4, 1997, the U.N. Security Council adopted UNSCR 1143, renewing 
for another 180 days, beginning December 5, 1997, the authorization for 
Iraqi petroleum sales and humanitarian aid purchases contained in UNSCR 
986. As of January 2, 1998, however, Iraq still had not exported any 
petroleum under UNSCR 1143. During the reporting period, imports into 
the United States under this program totaled about 14.2 million 
barrels, bringing total imports since December 10, 1996, to 
approximately 23.7 million barrels.

  2. There have been two amendments to the Iraqi Sanctions Regulations, 
31 C.F.R. Part 575 (the ``ISR'' or the ``Regulations'') administered by 
the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Department of 
Treasury during the reporting period. The Regulations were amended on 
August 25, 1997. General reporting, recordkeeping, licensing, and other 
procedural regulations were moved from the Regulations to a separate 
part (31 C.F.R. Part 501) dealing solely with such procedural matters 
(62 Fed. Reg. 45098, August 25, 1997). A copy of the amendment is 
attached.
  On December 30, 1997, the Regulations were amended to remove from 
appendices A and B to 31 C.F.R. chapter V the name of an individual who 
had been determined previously to act for or on behalf of, or to be 
owned or controlled by, the Government of Iraq (62 Fed. Reg. 67729, 
December 30, 1997). A copy of the amendment is attached.
  As previously reported, the Regulations were amended on December 10, 
1996, to provide a statement of licensing policy regarding specific 
licensing of United States persons seeking to purchase Iraqi-origin 
petroleum and petroleum products form Iraq (61 Fed. Reg. 65312, 
December 11, 1996). Statements of licensing policy were also provided 
regarding sales of essential parts and equipment for the Kirkuk-
Yumurtalik pipeline system, and sales of humanitarian goods to Iraq, 
pursuant to United Nations approval. A general license was also added 
to authorize dealings in Iraqi-origin petroleum and petroleum products 
that have been exported from Iraq with United Nations and United States 
Government approval.
  All executory contracts must contain terms requiring that all 
proceeds of oil purchases from the Government of Iraq, including the 
State Oil Marketing Organization, must be placed in the U.N. escrow 
account at Banque Nationale de Paris, New York (the ``986 escrow 
account''), and all Iraqi payments for authorized sales of pipeline 
parts and equipment, humanitarian goods, and incidental transaction 
costs borne by Iraq will, upon approval by the 661 Committee and 
satisfaction of other conditions established by the United Nations, be 
paid or payable out of the 986 escrow account.
  3. Investigations of possible violations of the Iraqi sanctions 
continue to be pursued and appropriate enforcement actions taken. 
Several cases from prior reporting periods are continuing and recent 
additional allegations have been referred by OFAC to the U.S. Customs 
Service for investigation.
  On July 15, 1995, a jury in the Eastern District of New York returned 
a verdict of not guilty for two defendants charged with the attempted 
exportation and transshipment to Iraq of zirconium ingots in violation 
of IEEPA and the ISR. The two were charged in a Federal indictment on 
July 10, 1995, along with another defendant who entered a guilty plea 
on February 6, 1997.
  Investigation also continues into the roles played by various 
individuals and firms outside Iraq in the Iraqi government procurement 
network. These investigations may lead to additions to OFAC's listing 
of individuals and organizations determined to be Specially Designated 
Nationals (SDNs) of the Government of Iraq.
  Since my last report, OFAC collected civil monetary penalties 
totaling more than $1.125 million for violations of IEEPA and the ISR 
relating to the sale and shipment of goods to the Government of Iraq 
and an entity in Iraq. Additional administrative proceedings have been 
initiated and others await commencement.
  4. The Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued hundreds of 
licensing determinations regarding transactions pertaining to Iraq or 
Iraqi assets since August 1990. Specific licenses have been issued for 
transactions such as the filing of legal actions against Iraqi 
governmental entities, legal representation of Iraq, and the 
exportation to Iraq of donated medicine, medical supplies, and food 
intended for humanitarian relief purposes, sales of humanitarian 
supplies to Iraq under UNSCR 986 and 1111, diplomatic transactions, the 
execution of powers of attorney relating to the administration of 
personal assets and decedents' estates in Iraq, and the protection of 
preexistent intellectual property rights in Iraq. Since my last report, 
88 specific licenses have been issued, most with respect to sales of 
humanitarian goods.

  Since December 10, 1996, OFAC has issued specific licenses 
authorizing commercial sales of humanitarian goods funded by Iraqi oil 
sales pursuant to UNSCR 986 and 1111 valued at more than $239 million. 
Of that amount, approximately $222 million represents sales of basic 
foodstuffs, $7.9 million for medicines and medical supplies, $8.2 
million for water testing and treatment equipment, and nearly $700,000 
to fund a variety of United Nations activities in Iraq. International 
humanitarian relief in Iraq is coordinated under the direction of the 
United Nations Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator of Iraq. 
Assisting U.N. agencies include the World Food Program, the U.N. 
Population Fund, the U.N.

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Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Health Organization, and 
UNICEF. As of January 8, 1998, OFAC had authorized sales valued at more 
than $165.8 million worth of humanitarian goods during the reporting 
period beginning August 2, 1997.
  5. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from August 2, 1997, through February 1, 1998, that are directly 
attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by the 
declaration of a national emergency with respect to Iraq are reported 
to be about $1.2 million, most of which represents wage and salary 
costs for Federal personnel. Personnel costs were largely centered in 
the Department of the Treasury (particularly in the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control, the U.S. Customs Service, the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Enforcement, and the Office of the General Counsel), the 
Department of State (particularly the Bureau of Economic and Business 
Affairs, the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, the Bureau of 
International Organization Affairs, the Bureau of Political-Military 
Affairs, the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, the U.S. Mission to 
the United Nations, and the Office of the Legal Adviser), and the 
Department of Transportation (particularly the U.S. Coast Guard).

  6. The United States imposed economic sanctions on Iraq in response 
to Iraq's illegal invasion and occupation of Kuwait, a clear act of 
brutal aggression. The United States, together with the international 
community, is maintaining economic sanctions against Iraq because the 
Iraqi regime has failed to comply fully with relevant United Nations 
Security Council resolutions. Iraqi compliance with these resolutions 
is necessary before the United States will consider lifting economic 
sanctions. Security Council resolutions on Iraq call for the 
elimination of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, Iraqi recognition of 
Kuwait and the inviolability of the Iraq-Kuwait boundary, the release 
of Kuwaiti and other third-country nationals, compensation for victims 
of Iraqi aggression, long-term monitoring of weapons of mass 
destruction capabilities, the return of Kuwaiti assets stolen during 
Iraq's illegal occupation of Kuwait, renunciation of terrorism, an end 
to internal Iraqi repression of its own civilian population, and the 
facilitation of access of international relief organizations to all 
those in need in all parts of Iraq. Seven and a half years after the 
invasion, a pattern of defiance persists: a refusal to account for 
missing Kuwaiti detainees; failure to return Kuwaiti property worth 
millions of dollars, including military equipment that was used by Iraq 
in its movement of troops to the Kuwaiti border in October 1994; 
sponsorship of assassinations in Lebanon and in northern Iraq; 
incomplete declarations to weapons inspectors and refusal to provide 
immediate, unconditional, and unrestricted access to sites by these 
inspectors; and ongoing widespread human rights violations. As a 
result, the U.N. sanctions remain in place; the United States will 
continue to enforce those sanctions under domestic authority.
  The Baghdad government continues to violate basic human rights of its 
own citizens through systematic repression of all forms of political 
expression, oppression of minorities, and denial of humanitarian 
assistance. The Government of Iraq has repeatedly said it will not 
comply with UNSCR 688 of April 5, 1991. The Iraqi military routinely 
harasses residents of the north, and has attempted to ``Arabize'' the 
Kurdish, Turkomen, and Assyrian areas in the north. Iraq has not 
relented in its artillery attacks against civilian population centers 
in the south, or in its burning and draining operations in the southern 
marshes, which have forced thousands to flee to neighboring states.
  The policies and actions of the Saddam Hussein regime continue to 
pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and 
foreign policy of the United States, as well as to regional peace and 
security. The U.N. resolutions affirm that the Security Council be 
assured of Iraq's peaceful intentions in judging its compliance with 
sanctions. Because of Iraq's failure to comply fully with these 
resolutions, the United States will continue to apply economic 
sanctions to deter it from threatening peace and stability in the 
region.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 3, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-207).

para.4.19  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 1271. An Act to authorize the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's research, engineering, and development 
     programs for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3042. An Act to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship 
     and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American 
     Public Policy Act of 1992 to establish the United States 
     Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution to conduct 
     environmental conflict resolution and training, and for other 
     purposes.

para.4.20  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 1564. An Act to provide redress for inadequate 
     restitution of assets seized by the United States Government 
     during World War II which belonged to victims of the 
     Holocaust, and for other purposes.

para.4.21  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, 
bills of the House of the following titles:

           On February 4, 1998:
       H.R. 1271. An Act to authorize the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's research, engineering, and development 
     programs for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3042. An Act to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship 
     and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American 
     Public Policy of 1992 to establish the United States 
     Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution to conduct 
     environmental conflict resolution and training, and for other 
     purposes.

para.4.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HERGER, for today and February 5; and
  To Mr. McKEON, for today after 4 p.m. and February 5.
  And then,

para.4.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SCHAEFER of Colorado, at 11 o'clock and 9 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned.

para.4.24  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LINDER. Committee on Rules. House Resolution 348. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2846) to prohibit spending Federal education funds on 
     national testing without explicit and specific legislation 
     (Rept. No. 105-413). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON. Committee on Rules. House Resolution 349. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1575) 
     to rename the Washington National Airport located in the 
     District of Columbia and Virginia as the ``Ronald Reagan 
     Washington National Airport'' (Rept. No. 105-414). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.

para.4.25  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 3152. A bill to provide that certain volunteers at 
     private non-profit food banks are not employees for purposes 
     of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 3153. A bill to establish a uniform closing time for 
     the operation of polls on the date of the election of the 
     President and Vice President; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. McCollum, 
             and Mr. Goss):
       H.R. 3154. A bill to provide for the appointment of 
     additional Federal district judges in the State of Florida; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself and Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 3155. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     impose stiffer penalties on persons convicted of lesser drug 
     offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Ms. Wa

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             ters, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and 
             Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 3156. A bill to present a congressional gold medal to 
     Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. PAXON (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Livingston, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Souder, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Riley, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Ensign):
       H.R. 3157. A bill to improve education in overcrowded 
     classrooms by increasing the number of teachers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 3158. A bill to provide that the President may not 
     waive, with respect to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the 
     statutory prohibitions on nondiscriminatory trade treatment, 
     commercial agreements, and participation in programs of the 
     United States Government which extend credits or financing 
     guarantees and certain other forms of assistance; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Banking and Financial Services, and 
     International Relations, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 3159. A bill to provide that the President may not 
     waive the provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 
     with respect to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 3160. A bill to enhance competition between airlines 
     and reduce airfares, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sanders, Mr. King of New 
             York, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Minge, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 3161. A bill to fully implement the Convention Against 
     Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or 
     Punishment and to provide a comprehensive program of support 
     for victims of torture; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, 
     and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. WATKINS (for himself and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 3162. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to delay implementation of the interim payment 
     system to home health agencies for home health services 
     provided under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York:
       H. Con. Res. 208. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding access to affordable housing 
     and expansion of homeownership opportunities; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. 
             Berman):
       H. Res. 350. A resolution congratulating the people of Sri 
     Lanka on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of their 
     nation's independence; to the Committee on International 
     Relations. 

para.4.26  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Bryant and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 107: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Stark, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. 
     Hansen.
       H.R. 132: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 169: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 476: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 543: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Mollohan, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Sununu, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 604: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 617: Mr. Mollohan and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 619: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Oxley, and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Foley and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 738: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 920: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Riley, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Poshard, Mrs. 
     Roukema, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Danner, and Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 923: Mr. Riley, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Poshard, Mrs. 
     Roukema, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Ney, Ms. Danner, and 
     Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 1055: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1126: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1130: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Hulshof and Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 1241: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1281: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 1322: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 1330: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Royce, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hall of Texas, and 
     Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1390: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1415: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Stokes and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Ford and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Allen, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Ford, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Holden, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1577: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1628: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1813: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Cook, Mr. Collins, Mr. Crapo, 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
     Christensen.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Redmond and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. 
     Gejdenson.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     Dellums, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2110: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2122: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2124: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
     Stump, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 2139: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 2173: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Calvert, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Petri, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 2257: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 2321: Mr. Souder, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Fawell, and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Baldacci, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Baldacci, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Shays, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Smith 
     of Michigan, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hilleary, Ms. Granger, Mr. Miller 
     of Florida, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Pappas, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Riley, and Mr. 
     Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2541: Mr. Sessions and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2545: Mr. Ford, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Green, Mr. McHale, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
     Rothman, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2547: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2588: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2602: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2608: Mr. Istook and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2658: Mr. Sununu, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
     Saxton, and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 2671: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2699: Mr. Filner and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 2713: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2752: Mr. Frelinghuysen and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 2757: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Oberstar.
       H.R. 2760: Mr. Hill and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 2774: Mr. Ford, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Wynn, Mr. Towns, Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Miller of California, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 2820: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Manton, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2850: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Markey, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Kleczka, 
     Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Sessions, and Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 2854: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Rush, Mr. Ford, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Brown of California, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Berry, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Yates, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Mr. Oberstar, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.

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       H.R. 2916: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 2951: Mr. Houghton and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Bonilla and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 2960: Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Owens, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Vento, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Wamp, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Kaptur, 
     Mr. Coyne, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 3027: Mr. Payne and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 3028: Mr. Payne and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 3043: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 3062: Mr. Holden and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 3070: Mr. Hinchey and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 3097: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Cook, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Goss, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Hill, 
     Mr. Combest, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Royce, Mr. Souder, Mr. Graham, 
     and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 3116: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 3126: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 3128: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
     Manton.
       H.R. 3134: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Manton, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
     Mr. Bonior, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frost,  Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Lipinski, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 3135: Mr. Torres.
       H.J. Res. 71: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.J. Res. 100: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Bateman, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
     Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Ney, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Calvert, 
     Mr. Bliley, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Berman, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Camp, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Green, 
     Mr. Stump, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Moran 
     of Kansas, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Hansen, and 
     Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 15: Mr. Sherman.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Waxman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Obey, and Mr. Paxon.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H. Con. Res. 141: Mr. McCrery.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Mr. Kucinich, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
     Traficant.
       H. Con. Res. 175: Mr. Boehlert.
       H. Con. Res. 195: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, 
     Mr. Upton, Ms. Woolsey, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Hoekstra and Mr. Hilleary.
       H. Res. 310: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Condit, and Mr. 
     Bachus.

para.4.27  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1415: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2552: Mr. Bachus.


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                     THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1998 (5)

para.5.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. 
EMERSON, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 February 5, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jo Ann Emerson to act a 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.5.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, February 4, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.5.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       7006. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's Annual Report to the President and the 
     Congress 1998, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 113; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       7007. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a copy of Presidential Determination No. 
     98-7: Emigration Policies of Albania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
     Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2432(a) and 2439(a); (H. Doc. No. 105--209); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       7008. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the status of efforts to 
     obtain Iraq's compliance with the resolutions adopted by the 
     U.N. Security Council, pursuant to Public Law 102--1, section 
     3 (105 Stat. 4); (H. Doc. No. 105--212); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       7009. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Department's 
     report entitled ``Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 
     for 1997,'' pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2151n(d); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       7010. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the President's report entitled 
     ``Destruction of Equipment East of the Urals''; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7011. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-226, ``James 
     M. McGee, Jr., Street, S.E. Designation Act of 1997'' 
     received January 29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7012. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-227, ``Ronald 
     H. Brown Building Designation Act of 1997'' received January 
     29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7013. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-228, ``Brian 
     T. A. Gibson Memorial Building Designation Act of 1997'' 
     received January 29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7014. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-229, 
     ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square 5157, S.O. 95-107, Act 
     of 1997'' received January 29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       7015. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-230, 
     ``Taxicab Commission Hearing Examiner Amendment Act of 1997'' 
     received January 29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7016. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-231, ``Fleet 
     Traffic Adjudication Amendment Act of 1997'' received January 
     29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7017. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-232, 
     ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square 5405, S.O. 96-135, Act 
     of 1997'' received January 29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       7018. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-233, 
     ``Criminal Code Technical Amendments Act of 1997'' received 
     January 29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7019. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-234, 
     ``Establishment of Council Contract Review Criteria Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1997'' received January 29, 1998, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7020. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-235, ``Tax 
     Revision Commission Establishment Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1997'' received January 29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       7021. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-236, 
     ``Reorganization Plan No. 5 for the Department of Human 
     Services and Department of Corrections Temporary Act of 
     1997'' received January 29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       7022. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-246, 
     ``Technical Amendments Act of 1997'' received January 29, 
     1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7023. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-249, ``Chief 
     Procurement Officer Qualification Amendment Act of 1997'' 
     received January 29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7024. A letter from the Interim District of Columbia 
     Auditor, District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of a 
     report entitled ``Review of the Department of Employment 
     Services' Surplus Tax Surcharge Funds.,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 47--117(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7025. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7026. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting

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     a draft of proposed legislation entitled the ``Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 1997''; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7027. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the FY 1997 annual report under the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) of 1982, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7028. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7029. A letter from the the Administrative Assistant, the 
     Disabled American Veterans, transmitting the report of the 
     proceedings of the organization's 76th National Convention, 
     including their annual audit report of receipts and 
     expenditures as of December 31, 1996, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 
     90i and 44 U.S.C. 1332; (H. Doc. No. 105--208); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       7030. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an updated report concerning the 
     emigration laws and policies of Albania, pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2432(b); (H. Doc. No. 105--210); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       7031. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide authorization of appropriations for the United States 
     International Trade Commission for fiscal year 2000; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       7032. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting supplementary notice of proposed 
     rulemaking for publication in the Congressional Record, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104--1, section 303(b) (109 Stat. 28); 
     jointly to the Committees on House Oversight and Education 
     and the Workforce. 

para.5.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2846

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 348):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2846) to prohibit spending Federal education 
     funds on national testing without explicit and specific 
     legislation. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
     not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
     purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. The 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
     considered as read. During consideration of the bill for 
     amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. The Chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consideration 
     of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. LINDER moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

220

When there appeared

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Nays

185

para.5.5                       [Roll No.8]

                                YEAS--220

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Becerra
     Blumenauer
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)

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     Herger
     Johnson, Sam
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Largent
     Markey
     McKeon
     Neal
     Pomeroy
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Schiff
     Stupak
     Taylor (NC)
     Visclosky
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.5.6  prohibition on federal education funds for national testing

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to House Resolution 
348 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2846) to prohibit spending Federal education funds on 
national testing without explicit and specific legislation.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. EWING as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McHUGH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EWING, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 348, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) High State and local standards in reading, mathematics, 
     and other core academic subjects are essential to the future 
     well-being of elementary and secondary education in this 
     country.
       (2) State and local control of education is the hallmark of 
     education in the United States.
       (3) Each of the 50 States already utilizes numerous tests 
     to measure student achievement, including State and 
     commercially available assessments. State assessments are 
     based primarily upon State and locally developed academic 
     standards.
       (4) Public Law 105-78, the Labor, Health and Human Services 
     and Education Appropriations Act, 1998, ensures that Federal 
     funds may not be used to field test, pilot test, implement, 
     administer, or distribute in any way, any federally sponsored 
     national test in fiscal year 1998, requires the National 
     Academy of Sciences to conduct a study to determine whether 
     an equivalency scale can be developed that would allow 
     existing tests to be compared one to another, and permits 
     very limited test development activities in fourth grade 
     reading and eighth grade mathematics in fiscal year 1998.
       (5) There is no specific or explicit authority in current 
     Federal law authorizing the proposed federally sponsored 
     national tests in fourth grade reading and eighth grade 
     mathematics.
       (6) The decision of whether or not this country implements, 
     administers, disseminates, or otherwise has federally 
     sponsored national tests in fourth grade reading and eighth 
     grade mathematics or any other subject, will be determined 
     primarily through the normal legislative process involving 
     Congress and the respective authorizing committees.

     SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERALLY SPONSORED TESTING.

       Part C of the General Education Provisions Act is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 447. Prohibition on federally sponsored testing

       ``(a) General Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of Federal law and, except as provided in sections 
     305 through 311 of Public Law 105-78, the Labor, Health and 
     Human Services and Education Appropriations Act, 1998, funds 
     provided to the Department of Education or to an applicable 
     program under this Act or any other Act, may not be used to 
     develop, plan, implement (including pilot testing or field 
     testing), or administer any federally sponsored national test 
     in reading, mathematics, or any other subject that is not 
     specifically and explicitly provided for in authorizing 
     legislation enacted into law.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the 
     Third International Math and Science Study or other 
     international comparative assessments developed under 
     authority of section 406(a)(6) of the National Education 
     Statistics Act of 1994, and administered to only a 
     representative sample of pupils in the United States and in 
     foreign nations.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McHUGH, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CLAY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

242

When there appeared

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Nays

174

para.5.7                       [Roll No.9]

                                YEAS--242

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--174

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens

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     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Becerra
     Burton
     Cannon
     Dellums
     Eshoo
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Herger
     Istook
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     McKeon
     Pickering
     Schiff
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.5.8  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to make technical corrections and conforming changes to the 
bill.

para.5.9  providing for the consideration of s. 1575

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 349):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (S. 1575) 
     to rename the Washington National Airport located in the 
     District of Columbia and Virginia as the ``Ronald Reagan 
     Washington National Airport''. The bill shall be considered 
     as read for amendment. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill to final passage without 
     intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; 
     and (2) one motion to recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.5.10  ronald reagan washington national airport

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, pursuant to House Resolution 349, the House 
considered the bill of the Senate (S. 1575) to rename the Washington 
National Airport located in the District of Columbia and Virginia as the 
``Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport''.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The bill was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 2625, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.5.11  military construction appropriations cancellations--h.r. 2631

  On motion of Mr. PACKARD, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was discharged from further consideration of the veto 
message on the bill (H.R. 2631) disapproving the cancellations 
transmitted by the President on October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 
105-45.
  Accordingly,

para.5.12  unfinished business--veto of h.r. 2631

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced the unfinished business 
to be the further consideration of the veto message from the President 
on the bill (H.R. 2631) disapproving the cancellations transmitted by 
the President on October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45.
  The question being on the passage of the bill, the objections of the 
President to the contrary notwithstanding.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the bill.
  The question being put,
  Will the House, upon reconsideration, agree to pass the bill, the 
objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding?

It was decided in the

Yeas

347

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

69

para.5.13                     [Roll No. 10]

                                YEAS--347

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--69

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Boswell
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Chabot
     Conyers
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Engel
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Leach
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Owens
     Payne
     Petri
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman

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     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Towns
     Upton
     Vento
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Armey
     Becerra
     Burton
     Dellums
     Eshoo
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Herger
     Klink
     McKeon
     Porter
     Schiff
     Wynn
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that 347 Members had 
voted in the affirmative and 69 Members had voted in the negative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the bill was passed, the objections of the President to the contrary 
notwithstanding.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.5.14  call of the house

  On motion of Mr. OWENS of New York, by unanimous consent, a call of 
the House was ordered.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--

para.5.15                     [Roll No. 11]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--356

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (FL)
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER announced that 356 Members had been recorded, a 
quorum.
  Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.

para.5.16  communication from the clerk--certificate of election

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 4, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     facsimile copy of letter received from Mr. Thomas R. Wilkey, 
     Executive Director, State Board of Elections, State of New 
     York, indicating that, according to the unofficial results 
     for the Special Election held February 3, 1998, the Honorable 
     Gregory Meeks was elected Representative in Congress for the 
     Sixth Congressional District, State of New York.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
     Clerk.
                                  ____

                                                State of New York,


                                     State Board of Elections,

                                     Albany, NY, February 4, 1998.
     Robin H. Carle,
     Clerk, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Ms. Carle: Enclosed please find the unofficial results 
     of the Special Election held in the 6th Congressional 
     District of New York on Tuesday, February 3, 1998. The 
     results appear to indicate that candidate Gregory Meeks will 
     be the apparent winner.
       The Board of Canvassers will be meeting on Tuesday, 
     February 24 to officially certify the official results, and 
     you will be provided with an official certification at that 
     time.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Thomas R. Wilkey,
                                               Executive Director.

para.5.17  order of business--swearing in of member-elect

  On motion of Mr. GEPHARDT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding the fact that the certificate of 
election of Mr. Gregory Meeks, 6th District of the State of New York, 
has not been received by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Mr. 
Meeks be permitted to take the oath of office as prescribed by law, 
there being no contest and no question with regard to his election.
  Mr. MEEKS then presented himself at the bar of the House and took the 
oath of office prescribed by law.

para.5.18  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 351):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
     hereby elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Banking and Financial Services:
       Max Sandlin of Texas; Gregory Meeks of New York.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.5.19  providing for the consideration of motions to suspend the 
          rules

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-415) the resolution (H. Res. 352) providing for consideration of 
motions to suspend the rules.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.5.20  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
February 11, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.5.21  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were

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communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.5.22  message from the president--commodity credit corporation fy 
          1995 report

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by the provisions of section 13, Public Law 806, 80th 
Congress (15 U.S.C. 714k), I transmit herewith the report of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation for fiscal year 1995.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 5, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

para.5.23  message from the president--national endowment for the 
          humanities 1996 annual report

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to present to you the 1996 annual report of the National 
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Federal agency charged with 
fostering scholarship and enriching the ideas and wisdom born of the 
humanities. The agency supports an impressive range of projects 
encompassing the worlds of history, literature, philosophy, and culture. 
Through these projects, Americans of all walks of life are able to 
explore and share in the uniqueness of our Nation's democratic 
experience.
  The activities of the NEH touch tens of millions of our citizens--from 
the youngest students to the most veteran professors, to men and women 
who simply strive for a greater appreciation of our Nation's past, 
present, and future. The NEH has supported projects as diverse as the 
widely viewed documentary, The West, and research as specialized as that 
conducted on the Lakota Tribe. Small historical societies have received 
support, as have some of the Nation's largest cultural institutions.
  Throughout our history, the humanities have provided Americans with 
the knowledge, insights, and perspectives needed to move ourselves and 
our civilization forward. Today, the NEH remains vitally important to 
promoting our Nation's culture. Not only does its work continue to add 
immeasurably to our civic life, it strengthens the democratic spirit so 
essential to our country and our world on the eve of a new century.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 5, 1998. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

para.5.24  message from the president--u.s.-poland fisheries agreement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), I transmit herewith an 
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Poland extending the Agreement of August 
1, 1985, Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, with 
annexes and agreed minutes, as amended and extended (the 1985 
Agreement). The Agreement, which was effected by an exchange of notes at 
Warsaw on February 5 and August 25, 1997, extends the 1985 Agreement to 
December 31, 1999.
  In light of the importance of our fisheries relationship with the 
Republic of Poland, I urge that the Congress give favorable 
consideration to this Agreement at an early date.

                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 5, 1998. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Resources and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 105-211).

para.5.25  senate enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of 
the following titles:

       S. 1349. An Act to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Prince Nova, and for other purposes.
       S. 1575. An Act to rename the Washington National Airport 
     located in the District of Columbia and Virginia as the 
     ``Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport''. 

para.5.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. KLINK, for 
today.
  And then,

para.5.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to the provisions of House 
Concurrent Resolution 201, at 5 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 3 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 1998.

para.5.28  oath of office--members, resident commissioner, and delegates

  The oath of office required by the sixth article of the Constitution 
of the United States, and as provided by section 2 of the act of May 13, 
1884 (23 State.22), to be administered to Member, Resident Commissioner, 
and Delegates of the House of Representatives, the text of which is 
carried in 5 U.S.C. 3331:
      ``I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and 
    defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, 
    foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to 
    the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental 
    reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and 
    faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to 
    enter. So help me God.''

has been subscribed to in person and filed in duplicate with the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives by the following Members of the 105th 
Congress, pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. 25:
  Honorable Gregory W. Meeks, Sixth District of New York.

para.5.29  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, report of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 352. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of motions to suspend 
     the rules (Rept. No. 105-415). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.5.30  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3163. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to 
     provide protection for trade dress, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 3164. A bill to describe the hydrographic services 
     functions of the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 3165. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to provide an opportunity for judicial review concerning 
     the adoption of accounting principles applicable to issuers 
     of federally-registered securities; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Mica, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Hastert, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Cox 
             of California, Mr. Stump, Mr. Paul, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Pappas, 
             Mr. Dreier, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Foley, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Brady, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Camp, Ms. Granger, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Talent, Mr. Petri, Mr. Cook, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Armey, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Spence, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Bob Schaffer, Mr. Linder, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Nussle, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Klug, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Dickey):
       H.R. 3166. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     permit the use of medical

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     savings accounts under the health benefits program for 
     Federal employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Lazio of New York, Mr. Forbes, and Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York):
       H.R. 3167. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 297 Larkfield Road in East Northport, New 
     York, as the ``Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr. Post Office 
     Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Blunt, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Filner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Martinez, Ms. Furse, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Wexler, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 3168. A bill to clarify that bail bond sureties and 
     bounty hunters are subject to both civil and criminal 
     liability for violations of Federal rights under existing 
     Federal civil rights law, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 3169. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to include State and local law enforcement 
     agencies under the protection of such Act; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3170. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the conversion of ordinary income or short-
     term capital gain into income eligible for the long-term 
     capital gain rates, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Paxon):
       H.R. 3171. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to eliminate from its regulations the restrictions 
     on the cross-ownership of broadcasting stations and 
     newspapers; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3172. A bill to provide that funds received by the 
     Federal Government from a tobacco industry settlement shall 
     be used for part A of Medicare; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 3173. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Commerce, and Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             and Mr. Nethercutt):
       H.R. 3174. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require electronic preservation and filing of 
     reports filed with the Federal Election Commission by certain 
     persons, to require such reports to be made available through 
     the Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gingrich):
       H. Con. Res. 209. Concurrent resolution remembering the 
     life of George Washington and his contributions to the 
     Nation; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Regula, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Goode):
       H. Con. Res. 210. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to promoting coverage of 
     individuals under long-term care insurance; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 351. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia):
       H. Res. 353. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives concerning human rights and due process in 
     Ecuador; to the Committee on International Relations. 

para.5.31  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 135: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Vento, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mr. Foley, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
     Baesler, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. King of New York, 
     Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 634: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Stump, Mr. Turner, and Mr. 
     Jones.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Hefner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. 
     Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1111: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Castle and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 1126: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1302: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Turner, Mr. Weygand, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. 
     Hostettler.
       H.R. 1763: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1814: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Jackson, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Poshard, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 2145: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Thornberry, and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 2154: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Frost, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 2191: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2202: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2228: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2250: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2363: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 2365: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2374: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 2497: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Portman, Mr. Horn, 
     Mr. Fossella, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Pease, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Latham, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Pickering, 
     Mr. Baker, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Watts 
     of Oklahoma, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 2556: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2604: Mr. Porter, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Canady 
     of Florida, and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 2701: Mr. Manton, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Towns, Mr. King of 
     New York, and Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 2713: Mr. Filner and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2714: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 2757: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 2760: Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 2775: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
     Kanjorski, and Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 2817: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 2855: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 2868: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 2874: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2884: Mr. Petri and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Engel, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ortiz, 
     and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 2912: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Frost, Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 2939: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
     Miller of Florida, Mr. Coble, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Foley, and 
     Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2973: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
     Sessions.
       H.R. 2983: Mr. Evans, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 3001: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Filner, and Ms. 
     Furse.
       H.R. 3033: Mr. Frost, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Stokes, Ms. Carson, Mr. Rush, 
     Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3086: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 3101: Mr. Frost and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3102: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Klug, Mr. Foley, 
     Mr. Frost, and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 3110: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3120: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Cook, Mr. Crapo, 
     Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 3126: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 3133: Mr. Metcalf.
       H. Con. Res. 106: Mr. Wexler.
       H. Con. Res. 202: Mr. Christensen, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Inglis 
     of South Carolina, Mr. Dickey, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Hostettler, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Buyer, and 
     Mr. Cannon.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Souder, Mr. Petri, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
     Fawell.

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para.5.32  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2021: Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Con. Res. 182: Mr. Davis of Virginia.
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                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1998 (6)

para.6.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                February 11, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Fred Upton to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.6.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, February 5, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.6.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       7033. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Domestically Produced Peanuts Handled by Persons Not Subject 
     to Peanut Marketing Agreement No. 146; Marketing Agreement 
     No. 146 Regulating the Quality of Domestically Produced 
     Peanuts [Docket No. FV97-998-3 FIR] received January 22, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7034. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Melons Grown in South Texas; Decreased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV98-979-1 IFR] received February 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7035. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; 
     Modifications to the Raisin Diversion Program [Docket No. 
     FV97-989-3 FIR] received February 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7036. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Imported Fire Ant Quarantined Areas 
     [Docket No. 97-101-1] received January 28, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7037. A letter from the Under Secretary for Rural 
     Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Intermediary Relending Program (RIN: 
     0570-AA15) received January 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7038. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Terbacil; Extension of 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300611; FRL-5768-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7039. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Oxyfluorfen; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300610; FRL-5767-
     9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7040. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Loan Policies and Operations; 
     Title IV Conservators, Receivers, and Voluntary Liquidation 
     (RIN: 3052-AB09) received January 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7041. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Housing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Electric 
     System Operations and Maintenance (RIN: 0572-AA74) received 
     February 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7042. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 1998 supplemental 
     appropriations for the Department of State and the 
     International Monetary Fund, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. 
     Doc. No. 105--213); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       7043. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Department of the Air Force, transmitting 
     notification that the Commander of Air Force Space Command is 
     initiating a cost comparison of libraries at F.E. Warren Air 
     Force Base, Wyoming, Patrick AFB, Florida, Peterson AFB, 
     Colorado, Malmstrom AFB, Montana, and Vandenberg AFB, 
     California, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       7044. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Department of the Air Force, transmitting 
     notification that the Commander of Wright-Patterson Air Force 
     Base, Ohio, has conducted a cost comparison to reduce the 
     cost of certain operating logistics functions, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       7045. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Installations and Environment, Department of the Navy, 
     transmitting notification of the decision to study certain 
     functions performed by military and civilian personnel in the 
     Department of the Navy for possible performance by private 
     contractors, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       7046. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Installations and Environment, Department of the Navy, 
     transmitting notification of the decision to convert to 
     contractor performance the operation of Family Services 
     Center at Naval Base San Diego, San Diego, CA, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       7047. A letter from the Under Secretary (Acquisition and 
     Technology), Department of Defense, transmitting the report 
     to Congress for Department of Defense purchases from foreign 
     entities in fiscal year 1997, pursuant to Public Law 104--
     201, section 827 (110 Stat. 2611); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       7048. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report on the feasibility of using 
     private-sector sources for air transportation of military 
     personnel and cargo, pursuant to Public Law 104-106, section 
     365(a) (110 Stat. 275); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       7049. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the 1998 Department of Defense Annual Report to the President 
     and the Congress, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 113 (c) and (e); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       7050. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report on Payment of Restructuring Costs 
     Under Defense Contracts for FY 1997, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2324 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       7051. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Exports of High Performance 
     Computers under License Exception CTP [Docket No. 980113010-
     8010-01] (RIN: 0694-AB65) received January 29, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       7052. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Waiver of Domestic Source Restrictions [DFARS Case 97-D321] 
     received January 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       7053. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Warranties in Weapon System Acquisitions [DFARS Case 97-D326] 
     received January 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       7054. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Reserve 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter stating 
     that the report on Reserve retirement initiatives will be 
     submitted on or about April 30, 1998, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-201, section 531; to the Committee on National Security.
       7055. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Reserve 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter stating 
     that the report on Reserve retirement initiatives will be 
     submitted on or about January 30, 1998, pursuant to Public 
     Law 104-201, section 531; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       7056. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter stating 
     that the report regarding funds expended for performance of 
     depot-level maintenance and repair by the public and private 
     sectors is being prepared and will be forwarded shortly, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2466(e); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       7057. A letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, 
     transmitting the biennial report on compliance by insured 
     depository institutions with the National Flood Insurance 
     Program for the period September 1, 1995 through August 31, 
     1997, pursuant to Public Law 103-325, section 529(a) (108 
     Stat. 2266); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7058. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Amendments to Real Estate Settlement Procedures 
     Act Regulation (Regulation X)---Escrow Accounting Procedures 
     [Docket No. FR-4079-F-02] (RIN: 2502-AG75) received January 
     23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       7059. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Single Family Property Disposition Officer Next 
     Door Sales Program [Docket No. FR-4277-N-01] received January 
     20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       7060. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Electronic Payment of Multifamily Insurance 
     Premiums [Docket No. FR-4203-F-

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     02] received January 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7061. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Community Development Block Grants: New York 
     Small Cities Program [Docket No. FR-4155-F-02] (RIN: 2506-
     AB91) received December 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7062. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Use of Materials Bulletins Used in the HUD 
     Building Product Standards and Certification Program [Docket 
     No. FR-4137-F-02] (RIN: 2502-AG84) received February 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       7063. A letter from the Director, Financial Crimes 
     Enforcement Network, transmitting the Network's final rule--
     Amendments to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations Regarding 
     Reporting and Recordkeeping by Card Clubs (RIN: 1506-AA18) 
     received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7064. A letter from the Acting Director, Financial Crimes 
     Enforcement Network, transmitting the Network's final rule--
     Conditional Exceptions to Bank Secrecy Act Regulations 
     Relating to Orders for Transmittals of Funds by Financial 
     Institutions [31 CFR Part 103] received January 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       7065. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Production of Nonpublic Records and Testimony of NCUA 
     Employees in Legal Proceedings [12 CFR Part 792] received 
     January 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7066. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report on appropriations legislation 
     as required by section 251(a)(7) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act 1985, as amended; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
       7067. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the annual report of the National Advisory 
     Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity for fiscal 
     year 1997, pursuant to Public Law 102-325, section 1203 (106 
     Stat. 794); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       7068. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety 
     and Health, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Mine Shift Atmospheric Conditions; 
     Respirable Dust Sample (RIN: 1219-AA82) received January 12, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       7069. A letter from the Executive Secretary, Harry S. 
     Truman Scholarship Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's 
     annual report for 1997, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 2012(b); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       7070. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received February 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       7071. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a copy of Presidential Determination No. 
     97-35: Exempting the United States Air Force's operating 
     location near Groom Lake, Nevada, from any Federal, State, 
     interstate, or local hazardous or solid waste laws that might 
     require the disclosure of classified information concerning 
     that operating location to unauthorized persons, pursuant to 
     42 U.S.C. 6961; to the Committee on Commerce.
       7072. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting a copy of 
     the Energy Information Administration's report entitled 
     ``Annual Energy Outlook 1998,'' pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 
     790f(a)(1); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7073. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     copy of the annual report on the Coke Oven Emission Control 
     Program for fiscal year 1997, pursuant to Public Law 101-549, 
     section 301 (104 Stat. 2559); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7074. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the FY 1995 report describing the 
     activities and accomplishments of programs for persons with 
     developmental disabilities and their families, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 6006(c); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7075. A letter from the Executive Director, Architectural 
     and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, transmitting 
     the Board's final rule--Telecommunications Act Accessibility 
     Guidelines [Docket No. 97-1] (RIN: 3014-AA19) received 
     February 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7076. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Securities Credit Transactions; Borrowing 
     by Brokers and Dealers [Regulations G, T, U, and X; Docket 
     Nos. R-0905, R-0923 and R-0944] received January 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7077. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the annual report of compliance 
     activities undertaken by the Department for mixed waste 
     streams during FY 1996, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6965; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7078. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Anthropomorphic Test Dummy; Occupant Crash Protection [Docket 
     No. NHTSA-98-3296] (RIN: 2127-AF41) received February 2, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7079. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan, Texas: 15% Rate-
     of-Progress Plan, 1990 Emission Inventory, Motor Vehicle 
     Emission Budget, and Contingency Plan for the Beaumont/Port 
     Arthur Ozone Nonattainment Area [TX82-1-7336b; FRL-5962-5] 
     received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       7080. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Arizona--Maricopa 
     County Ozone and PM10 Nonattainment Areas [AZ 071-009; FRL-
     5957-4] received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7081. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Standards of 
     Performance for New Stationary Sources and National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Approval of 
     Delegation of Authority to New Mexico [FRL-5962-4] received 
     February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7082. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clarification to 
     Technical Amendments to Solid Waste Programs; Management 
     Guidelines for Beverage Containers and Resource Recovery 
     Facilities Guidelines [FRL-5957-2] received January 28, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7083. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Iowa [IA 037-
     1037a; FRL-5955-4] received January 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7084. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Washington [WA9-
     1-5540, WA28-1-6613, WA34-1-6937; FRL-5951-2] received 
     January 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7085. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Butanamide, 2,2'--
     [3'dichloro[1,1'-biph nyl]-4,4'-diyl)bisazobis N-2,3-dihydro-
     2-oxo-1H-benximdazol-5-yl -3-oxo-; Significant New Use Rule 
     [OPPTS-50620D; FRL-5757-3] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received January 
     30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7086. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acid Rain Program; 
     Auction Offerors to Set Minimum Prices in Increments of $0.01 
     [FRL-5961-4] received January 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7087. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Reimbursement to Local 
     Governments for Emergency Responses to Hazardous Substance 
     Releases [FRL-5958-1] (RIN: 2050-AE36) received January 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7088. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Wisconsin [WI75-01-7304; 
     FRL-5958-7] received January 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7089. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Kern County Air Pollution 
     Control District; Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control 
     District; Ventura County Air Pollution Control District [CA 
     172-0040a; FRL-5956-9] received February 2, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7090. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality State Implementation Plans; 
     Texas; Disapproval of Revisions to the State Implementation 
     Plan [TX35-1-6168; FRL-5962-3] received February 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7091. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmit

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     ting the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Arizona State Implementation Plan 
     Revision, Maricopa County [AZ 017-0007; FRL-5956-8] received 
     February 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7092. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Maricopa County [AZ017-0008; 
     FRL-5957-6] received February 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7093. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Michigan [MI56-01-
     7264a; FRL-5961-8] received February 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7094. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Plans, Texas; Revision to the 
     Texas State Implementation Plan; Alternate Reasonably 
     Available Control Technology Demonstration for Raytheon TI 
     Systems, Inc. [TX-85-1-7344a; FRL-5955-8] received February 
     4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7095. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standards for Particulate Matter and Revised 
     Requirements for Designation of Reference and Equivalent 
     Methods for PM2.5 and Ambient Air Quality Surveillance for 
     Particulate Matter [AD-FRL-5963-3] (RIN: 2060-AE66) received 
     February 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7096. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's ``Major'' final rule--Emission 
     Standards for Locomotives and Locomotive Engines [FRL-5939-7] 
     (RIN: 2060-AD33) received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7097. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Mills, Wyoming) [MM Docket No. 97-44, RM-8974] received 
     January 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7098. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Chewelah, Washington) [MM Docket No. 97-65, RM-9002] 
     received January 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       7099. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Westport, Washington) [MM Docket No. 97-83, RM-8948] 
     received January 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       7100. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (New Augusta, Mississippi) [MM Docket No. 97-184, RM-9120] 
     received January 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       7101. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin) [MM Docket No. 97-210, RM-9166] 
     received January 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       7102. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Lindsborg, Kansas) [MM Docket No. 97-183, RM-9119] received 
     January 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7103. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Tylertown, Mississippi) [MM Docket No. 97-45, RM-8961] 
     received January 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       7104. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Pueblo, Pueblo West, Canon City and Calhan, Colorado) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-232; MM Docket No. 97-35] received January 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7105. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Satellite Beach, Florida) [MM Docket No. 97-221, RM-9181] 
     received January 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       7106. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Kellnersville and Two Rivers, Wisconsin) [MM Docket No. 97-
     52, RM-8987, RM-9098] received January 30, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7107. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Carrizo Springs, Corpus Christi, George West, Pearsall, and 
     Three Rivers, Texas) [MM Docket No. 91-283, RM-7807, RM-8772] 
     received January 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       7108. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final rule--Amendment 
     of the Commission's Rules Regarding the 37.0-38.6 GHz and 
     38.6-40.0 GHz Bands; Implementation of Section 309(j) of the 
     Communication's Act--Competitive Bidding, 37.0-38.6 GHz and 
     38.6-40.0 GHz [ET Docket No. 95-183, RM-8553; PP Docket No. 
     93-253] received February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7109. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy 
     and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Revising the Announcement Procedures for Approvals and 
     Denials of Premarket Approval Applications [Docket No. 97N-
     0133] received February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7110. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy 
     and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators [Docket 
     No. 93N-0445] received February 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7111. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     report entitled ``Annual Report to Congress--Progress on 
     Superfund Implementation in Fiscal Year 1997,'' pursuant to 
     45 U.S.C. 9651; to the Committee on Commerce.
       7112. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facility Accident 
     Analysis Handbook [NUREG-1320] received January 8, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7113. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the nondisclosure of 
     safeguards information for the quarter ending December 31, 
     1997, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7114. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the ``Report on a Sentinel Disease 
     Concept Study,'' pursuant to Public Law 103-43; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7115. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the report on evaluating the Ryan 
     White CARE Act program accomplishments, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101-381 and Public Law 104-146; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7116. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Amendments to Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements 
     [Release No. 34-39538; File No. S7-16-96 International 
     Series--1111] (RIN: 3235-AG81) received January 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7117. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Plain 
     English Disclosure [Release Nos. 33-7497; 34-39593; IC-23011 
     International Series No. 1113; File No. S7-3-97] (RIN: 3235-
     AG88) received January 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7118. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report of those foreign 
     military sales customers with approved cash flow financing in 
     excess of $100 million as of 1 October 1997, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2765(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       7119. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-24), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       7120. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report containing an 
     analysis and description of services performed by full-time 
     USG employees during Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant

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     to 22 U.S.C. 2765(a); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       7121. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting reports containing the status 
     of loans and guarantees issued under the Arms Export Control 
     Act, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2765(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       7122. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     State, transmitting a report which sets forth all sales and 
     licensed commercial exports pursuant to section 25(a)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2765(a); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       7123. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Bureau of Export Administration's ``Annual Report for 
     Fiscal Year 1997'' and the ``1998 Foreign Policy Export 
     Controls Report,'' pursuant to 50 U.S.C. app. 2413; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7124. A letter from the Under Secretary (Personnel and 
     Readiness), Department of Defense, transmitting a report on 
     the audit of the American Red Cross for the year ending June 
     30, 1997, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 6; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       7125. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a listing of gifts 
     by the U.S. Government to foreign individuals during fiscal 
     year 1997, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2694(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       7126. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7127. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis, Economics and Statistics Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule-- Direct 
     Investment Surveys: BE-12, Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct 
     Investment in the United States--1997 (RIN: 0691-AA08) 
     received January 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       7128. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released in December 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7129. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7130. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Adoption of Revised OMB Circular A-133; 
     Administrative Requirements for Grantees to Reflect the 
     Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 [Docket No. FR-4258-I-01] 
     (RIN: 2501-AC40) received December 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       7131. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the FY 1999 Summary Performance Plan, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7132. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Government Contractors, Affirmative Action 
     Requirements, Executive Order 11246; Approval of Information 
     Collection Requirements and OMB Control Numbers; Correction 
     (RIN: 1215-AA01) received December 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       7133. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Privacy Act; Implementation [Docket No. OST-96-1472] (RIN: 
     2105-AC68) received January 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7134. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting the report entitled ``District of 
     Columbia Public Schools Performance Audit: Fiscal Year 1997 
     Capital Improvement Program Procurement Process''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7135. A letter from the Chairman, District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     transmitting a copy of the General Purpose Financial 
     Statements and Independent Auditor's Report for the fiscal 
     year ended September 30, 1997; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7136. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant 
     to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       7137. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the report in compliance with the 
     Government in the Sunshine Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7138. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the 1998 Annual Performance Plan, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7139. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Correction of Administrative Errors [5 CFR Part 1605] 
     received January 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7140. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a monthly listing of new 
     investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7141. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the Comptroller General's 
     1997 Annual Report, pursuant to section 312(a) of the Budget 
     and Accounting Act of 1921; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7142. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; New Mexico Gross Receipts and 
     Compensating Tax [FAC 97-03; FAR Case 97-018; Item VI] (RIN: 
     9000-AH79) received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7143. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Part 30 Deviations [FAC 97-03; FAR 
     Case 97-014; Item I] (RIN: 9000-AH77) received December 3, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7144. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Information Technology Management 
     Reform Act of 1996 [FAC 97-03; FAR Case 96-319; Item II] 
     (RIN: 9000-AH75) received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       7145. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Final Overhead Settlement [FAC 97-03; 
     FAR Case 95-017; Item III] (RIN: 9000-AG87) received December 
     3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7146. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Reorganization of FAR Part 13, 
     Simplified Acquisition Procedures [FAC 97-03; FAR Case 94-
     772; Item IV] (RIN: 9000-AH24) received December 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7147. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Reporting Trade Sanction Exemptions 
     [FAC 97-03; FAR Case 97-021; Item V] (RIN: 9000-AH80) 
     received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7148. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Compensation of Certain Contractor 
     Personnel [FAC 97-03; FAR Case 96-325; Item VIII] (RIN: 9000-
     AH50) received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7149. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Independent Research and Development/
     Bid and Proposal Costs for Fiscal Year 1996 and Beyond [FAC 
     97-03; FAR Case 95-032; Item VIII] (RIN: 9000-AH37) received 
     December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7150. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Travel Reimbursement [FAC 97-03; FAR 
     Case 97-007; Item IX] (RIN: 9000-AH76) received December 3, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7151. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Protests to GAO [FAC 97-03; FAR Case 
     97-009; Item X] (RIN: 9000-AH81) received December 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7152. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Novation and Related Agreements [FAC 
     97-03; FAR Case 95-034; Item XI] (RIN: 9000-AH18) received 
     December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7153. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal Ac

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     quisition Regulation; Commercial Bills of Lading, Small 
     Package Shipments [FAC 97-03; FAR Case 97-017; Item XII] 
     (RIN: 9000-AH78) received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       7154. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Standard Form 1406, Preaward Survey 
     of Prospective Contractor--Quality Assurance [FAC 97-05; FAR 
     Case 96-022; Item XIII] (RIN: 9000-AH74) received December 3, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7155. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments [FAC 97-03; Item 
     XIV] received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7156. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide [48 CFR 
     Chapter 1] received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7157. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Circular 97-03; Introduction [48 CFR Chapter 1] 
     received December 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7158. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a report on agency programs 
     undertaken in support of Public Law 103-172, the Federal 
     Employees Clean Air Incentives Act; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7159. A letter from the Executive Officer, National Science 
     Board, transmitting the report in compliance with the 
     Government in the Sunshine Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7160. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Political 
     Activity: Federal Employees Residing in Designated Localities 
     (RIN: 3206-AF78) received January 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       7161. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     eliminate certain inequities in the Civil Service Retirement 
     System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System with 
     respect to the computation of benefits for law enforcement 
     officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, and their 
     survivors; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7162. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's report on its health 
     promotion and disease prevention activities for Federal 
     civilian employees, pursuant to Public Law 104-208; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7163. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Annual Performance 
     Plan for fiscal year 1999, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7164. A letter from the Director, United States Information 
     Agency, transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom 
     of Information Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7165. A letter from the Public Printer, Government Printing 
     Office, transmitting a copy of the Biennial Report to 
     Congress on the Status of GPO Access, an online information 
     service of the Government Printing Office, pursuant to Public 
     Law 103-40, section 3 (107 Stat. 113); to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       7166. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a detailed boundary map for the 76-mile segment 
     of the Niobrara National Scenic River, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 
     1274; to the Committee on Resources.
       7167. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       7168. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's findings and progress respecting the design, 
     construction and operation of the demonstration projects in 
     Phase II of the groundwater recharge of aquifers in the High 
     Plains States, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 390g--2(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       7169. A letter from the Co-Chairs, Franklin Delano 
     Roosevelt Memorial Commission, transmitting a report on the 
     completion of the mission to plan, design and construct a 
     permanent memorial, pursuant to the Act of August 11, 1955, 
     ch. 833, section 1 (69 Stat. 694); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7170. A letter from the Acting Director, Indian Arts and 
     Crafts Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Protection 
     for Products of Indian Art and Craftsmanship (RIN: 1090-AA45) 
     received January 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       7171. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in 
     Statistical Area 610 [Docket No. 971208295-7295-01; I.D. 
     012398D] received February 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7172. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; At-Sea Scales [Docket 
     No. 960206024-8008-03; I.D. 043097A] (RIN: 0648-AG32) 
     received February 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       7173. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Virginia Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan [VA-111-
     FOR] received February 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7174. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting a copy of the Report of the 
     Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 
     held in Washington D.C., on September 23, 1997, pursuant to 
     28 U.S.C. 331; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7175. A letter from the Assistant Secretary and 
     Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Changes 
     to Continued Prosecution Application Practice [Docket No. 
     980108007-8007-01] (RIN: 0651-AA97) received January 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       7176. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting a report regarding grants awarded by 
     the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented 
     Policing Services under the COPS MORE program, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 3796dd(b)(2)(B); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7177. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Editorial 
     Amendments [BOP-1074-F] (RIN: 1120-AA70) received January 29, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       7178. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Fines and 
     Costs for ``Old Law'' Inmates [BOP-1033-F] (RIN: 1120-AA29) 
     received January 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7179. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Temporary Entry of Business Persons Under the North 
     American Free Trade Agreement [INS No. 1611-93] (RIN: 1115-
     AB72) received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7180. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Agency 
     Relationships with Organizations Representing Federal 
     Employees and Other Organizations (RIN: 3206-AH72) received 
     January 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       7181. A letter from the Chairperson, United States 
     Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting the Commission's 
     report entitled ``Equal Educational Opportunity and 
     Nondiscrimination for Students with Limited English 
     Proficiency: Federal Enforcement of Title VI and Lau v. 
     Nichols,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1975; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       7182. A letter from the Clerk, United States Court of 
     Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, transmitting two opinions of 
     the United States Court of Appeals for the District of 
     Columbia Circuit; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7183. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Inland Navigation Rules; Lighting Provisions [CGD 94-011] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE71) received January 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7184. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Advance Notice of Arrival: Vessels bound for ports and places 
     in the United States [CGD 97-067] (RIN: 2115-AF54) received 
     January 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7185. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Hillsborough Bay, Tampa, Florida 
     [CGD 0798-002] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received January 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7186. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model 182S 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     CE-151-AD; Amdt. 39-10292; AD 98-01-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7187. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Mystere Flacon 200 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-189-AD;

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     Amdt. 39-10293; AD 98-03-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7188. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of the Houston Class B Airspace Area; TX 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 95-
     AWA-1] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 29, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7189. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Tracy, CA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-10] received 
     February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7190. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Sheridan, WY (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-18] received 
     February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7191. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Powell, WY (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-12] received 
     February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7192. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation, Establishment, and Modification of Class E 
     Airspace Areas; Cedar Rapids, IA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-34] received 
     February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7193. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Iola, KS (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-37] received 
     February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7194. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Salina, KS 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ACE-35] received February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7195. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Topeka, Philip 
     Billard Municipal Airport, KS (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-36] received 
     February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7196. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Model HC-
     E4A-3(A,I) Propellers (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-ANE-35-AD; Amendment 39-10289; AD 98-02-07] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7197. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-2, -3, -3B, 
     -3C, and -5 Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 89-ANE-05; Amdt. 39-10290; AD 89-
     23-06 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7198. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Sommerset, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-43] 
     received February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7199. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Pineville, WV (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-27] 
     received February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7200. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wellsboro, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-26] 
     received February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7201. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Allentown, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-42] 
     received February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7202. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; York, PA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-41] received 
     February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7203. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Lewisburg, WV (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-40] 
     received February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7204. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Syracuse, NY (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-39] received 
     February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7205. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Ticonderoga, NY (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-37] 
     received February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7206. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Towanda, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-36] 
     received February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7207. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Churchville, MD (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-35] 
     received February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7208. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-293-AD; Amdt. 39-10295; AD 98-03-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7209. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Excess Flow Valve--Customer Notification [Docket PS-118A; 
     Amdt. 192-82] (RIN: 2137-AC55) received February 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7210. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the report entitled 
     ``Incidence and Severity of Sediment Contamination in Surface 
     Waters of the United States,'' pursuant to Public Law 102-
     580, section 503(a)(2), (b)(2) (106 Stat. 4866); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7211. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the report on the potential for use of land 
     options in federally funded airport projects, pursuant to 
     Public Law 102-581, section 127; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7212. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Miscellaneous Revisions to the NASA FAR 
     Supplement Coverage on Contract Administration [CFR Part 
     1842] received January 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7213. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Department of the Treasury, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Payment of Federal Taxes and the 
     Treasury Tax and Loan Program (RIN: 1510-AA37) received 
     January 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       7214. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Unemployment Insurance Program 
     Letter [Nos. 08-98 and 09-98] received February 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       7215. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Action on decision in John D. and Karen Beatty v. 
     Commissioner [T.C. Dkt. No. 8273-94] received January 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       7216. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Modifications of Bad Debts and Dealer Assignments of Notional 
     Principal Contracts [TD 8763] (RIN: 1545-AU06) received 
     January 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       7217. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     forms and instructions [Rev. Proc. 98-20] received February 
     4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       7218. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Tax Credit--1998 Calendar Year Resident 
     Population Estimates [Notice 98-13] received

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     February 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       7219. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting the CBO Sequestration Preview Report for 
     Fiscal Year 1999, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 904(b); jointly to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Budget.
       7220. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on several initiatives for Gulf War veterans, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-337, section 721(h); jointly to 
     the Committees on National Security and Veterans' Affairs.
       7221. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting the report on ``Unauthorized 
     Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations'' by the 
     Congressional Budget Office as of January 15, 1998, pursuant 
     to 2 U.S.C. 602(f)(3); jointly to the Committees on the 
     Budget and Appropriations.
       7222. A letter from the Acting Director of Communications 
     and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the Commission's report 
     entitled ``Federal Sector Report on EEO Complaints and 
     Appeals, FY 1996,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2000e-4(e); jointly 
     to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7223. A letter from the Attorney General and Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the annual report on 
     the deposits to the Medicare Trust Fund and the 
     appropriations to the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control 
     Program for the Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     1395i; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Ways and 
     Means.
       7224. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's tenth Annual Report to Congress summarizing 
     the Department's progress during fiscal year 1996 in 
     implementing the requirements of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 
     pursuant to Public Law 99-499, section 120(e)(5) (100 Stat. 
     1669); jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7225. A letter from the Chairman, United States National 
     Tourism Organization Board, transmitting the report of the 
     National Tourism Organization Board, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2141b; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     International Relations.
       7226. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting a report on 
     development assistance program allocations for FY 1998, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2413(a); jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       7227. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the report on General 
     Accounting Office employees detailed to congressional 
     committees as of January 16, 1998, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-520; jointly to the Committees on Government Reform and 
     Oversight and Appropriations.
       7228. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting the annual report on the use of the 
     Office of Compliance by covered employees, pursuant to 
     section 301(h) of the Congressional Accountability Act; 
     jointly to the Committees on House Oversight and Education 
     and the Workforce.
       7229. A letter from the Director, Office of Insular 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting a report 
     entitled ``Impact of the Compacts of Free Association on the 
     United States Territories and Commonwealths and on the State 
     of Hawaii,'' pursuant to 48 U.S.C. 1681 nt.; jointly to the 
     Committees on Resources and International Relations.
       7230. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend 
     the Railroad Retirement Act to make permanent the exemption 
     of the Railroad Retirement Board trust funds from the payment 
     to the General Services Administration of charges for rental 
     of property occupied by the Board in excess of the actual 
     cost of providing such property; jointly to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7231. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Social Security 
     Administration's Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 1997, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 904; jointly to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means and the Judiciary.
       7232. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     and Medicaid Programs; Surety Bond and Capitalization 
     Requirements for Home Health Agencies [HCFA-1152-FC] (RIN: 
     0938-AI31) received December 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       7233. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the report on Medicare reimbursement 
     of telemedicine services, pursuant to Public Law 104-191, 
     section 192 (110 Stat. 1988); jointly to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means and Commerce.
       7234. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Physicians' Referrals; Issuance of Advisory Opinions 
     [HCFA-1902-IFC] (RIN: 0938-AI38) received January 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       7235. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Medicare Program; Limit on the Valuation of a 
     Depreciable Asset Recognized as an Allowance for Depreciation 
     and Interest on Capital Indebtedness After a Change of 
     Ownership [HCFA-1004-FC] (RIN: 0938-AI34) received January 
     29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       7236. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report regarding Medicare SELECT 
     supplemental policies, pursuant to Public Law 104-18; jointly 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para.6.4  census monitoring board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 210(c)(1) of 
Public Law 105-119, appointed to the Census Monitoring Board, Mr. J. 
Kenneth Blackwell of Ohio, and Mr. David W. Murray of Virginia, from 
private life, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.6.5  commission on maintaining united states nuclear weapons 
          expertise

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 3162(b) of 
Public Law 104-201, appointed to the Commission on Maintaining United 
States Nuclear Weapons Expertise, Mr. Robert B. Barker of California and 
Mr. Roland F. Herbst of California, from private life, on the part of 
the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.6.6  national council on the arts

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 955(b)(1)(B) of 
Public Law 105-83, appointed to the National Council on the Arts, on the 
part of the House, the following Members: Messrs. Doolittle and 
Ballenger.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.6.7  advisory committee on student financial assistance

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 491 of the 
Higher Education Act, as amended by section 407 of Public Law 99-498, 
appointed to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance for 
a three-year term, Mr. Henry Givens of Missouri, from private life, on 
the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.6.8  communication to the speaker--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              The White House,

                                    Washington, February 10, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1022, attached is 
     the Economic Report of the President together with the Annual 
     Report of the Council of Economic Advisers.
           Sincerely,
                                                  William J. Clinton.  

para.6.9  economic report of the president

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  For the last 5 years this Administration has worked to strengthen our 
Nation for the 21st century, expanding opportunity for all Americans, 
demanding responsibility from all Americans, and bringing us together as 
a community of all Americans. Building a strong economy is the 
cornerstone of our efforts to meet these challenges.
  When I first took office in 1993, the Federal budget deficit was out 
of control, unemployment was unacceptably high, and wages were stagnant. 
To reverse this course, we took a new approach, putting in place a bold 
economic strategy designed to bring down the deficit and give America's 
workers the tools and training they need to help them thrive in our 
changing economy.
  Our strategy has succeeded: the economy has created more than 14 
million new jobs, unemployment is at its lowest level in 24 years, and 
core inflation is at its lowest level in 30 years. Economic growth in 
1997 was the strongest

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in almost a decade, and the benefits of that growth are being shared by 
all Americans: poverty is dropping and median family income has gone up 
nearly $2,200 since 1993. We also saw the biggest drop in welfare rolls 
in history. Many challenges remain, but Americans are enjoying the 
fruits of an economy that is steady and strong.


                 the administration's economic strategy

  From the beginning, this Administration's economic strategy has had 
three crucial elements: reducing the deficit, investing in people, and 
opening markets abroad.
  Deficit reduction. In 1993 this Administration's deficit reduction 
plan set the Nation on a course of fiscal responsibility, while making 
critical investments in the skills and well-being of our people. When I 
took office, the deficit was $290 billion and projected to go much 
higher. This year the deficit will fall to just $10 billion and possibly 
lower still. That is a reduction of more than 95 percent, leaving the 
deficit today smaller in relation to the size of the economy than it has 
been since 1969. And this year I have proposed a budget that will 
eliminate the deficit entirely, achieving the first balanced budget in 
30 years.
  Beyond that, it is projected that the budget will show a sizable 
surplus in the years to come. I propose that we reserve 100 percent of 
the surplus until we have taken the necessary measures to strengthen the 
Social Security system for the 21st century. I am committed to 
addressing Social Security first, to ensure that all Americans are 
confident that it will be there when they need it.

  Investing in our people. In the new economy, the most precious 
resource this Nation has is the skills and ingenuity of working 
Americans. Investing in the education and health of our people will 
help all Americans reap the rewards of a growing, changing economy. 
Those who are better educated, with the flexibility and the skills they 
need to move from one job to another and seize new opportunities, will 
succeed in the new economy; those who do not will fall behind.
  That is why the historic balanced budget agreement I signed into law 
in 1997 included the largest increase in aid to education in 30 years, 
and the biggest increase to help people go to college since the G.I. 
Bill was passed 50 years ago. The agreement provided funds to ensure 
that we stay on track to help 1 million disadvantaged children prepare 
for success in school. It provided funding for the America Reads 
Challenge, with the goal of mobilizing a million volunteers to promote 
literacy, and it made new investments in our schools themselves, to 
help connect every classroom and library in this country to the 
Internet by the year 2000.
  The balanced budget agreement created the HOPE scholarship program, 
to make completion of the 13th and 14th years of formal education as 
widespread as a high school diploma is today. It offered other tuition 
tax credits for college and skills training. It created a new 
Individual Retirement Account that allows tax-free withdrawals to pay 
for education. It provided the biggest increase in Pell grants in two 
decades. Finally, it provided more funds so that aid to dislocated 
workers is more than double what it was in 1993, to help these workers 
get the skills they need to remain productive in a changing economy.
  But we must do more to guarantee all Americans the quality education 
they need to succeed. That is why I have proposed a new initiative to 
improve the quality of education in our public schools--through high 
national standards and national tests, more charter schools to 
stimulate competition, greater accountability, higher quality teaching, 
smaller class sizes, and more classrooms.
  To strengthen our Nation we must also strengthen our families. The 
Family and Medical Leave Act, which I signed into law in 1993, ensures 
that millions of people no longer have to choose between being good 
parents and being good workers. The Health Care Portability and 
Accountability Act, enacted in 1996, ensures that workers can keep 
their health insurance if they change jobs or suffer a family 
emergency. We have also increased the minimum wage, expanded the earned 
income tax credit, and provided for a new $500-per-child tax credit for 
working families. To continue making progress toward strengthening 
families, the balanced budget agreement allocated $24 billion to 
provide health insurance to up to 5 million uninsured children--the 
largest Federal investment in children's health care since Medicaid was 
created in 1965.

  Opening markets and expending exports. To create more good jobs and 
increase wages, we must open markets abroad and expand U.S. exports. 
Trade has been key to the strength of this economic expansion--about a 
third of our economic growth in recent years has come from selling 
American goods and services overseas. The Information Technology 
Agreement signed in 1997 lowers tariff and other barriers to 90 percent 
of world trade in information technology services.
  To continue opening new markets, creating new jobs, and increasing 
our prosperity, it is critically important to renew fast-track 
negotiation authority. This authority, which every President of either 
party has had for the last 20 years, enables the President to negotiate 
trade agreements and submit them to the Congress for an up-or-down 
vote, without modification. Renewing this traditional trade authority 
is essential to America's ability to shape the global economy of the 
21st century.


           seizing the benefit of a growing, changing economy

  As we approach the 21st century the American economy is sound and 
strong, but challenges remain. We know that information and technology 
and global commerce are rapidly transforming the economy, offering new 
opportunities but also posing new challenges. Our goal must be to 
ensure that all Americans are equipped with the skills to succeed in 
this growing, changing economy.
  Our economic strategy--balancing the budget, investing in our people, 
opening markets--has set this Nation on the right course to meet the 
goal. This strategy will support and contribute to America's strength 
and providing our people with the skills, the flexibility, and the 
security to succeed. We must continue to maintain the fiscal discipline 
that is balancing the budget, to invest in our people and their skills, 
and to lead the world to greater prosperity in the 21st century.

                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 10, 1998. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Joint Economic Committee and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 105-176).

para.6.10  recess--3:28 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 4 o'clock p.m.

para.6.11  after recess--4:04 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, called the House to order.

para.6.12  providing for the consideration of motions to suspend the 
          rules

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 352):

       Resolved, That it shall be in order at any time on 
     Wednesday, February 11, 1998, or on Thursday, February 12, 
     1998, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House 
     suspend the rules. The Speaker or his designee shall consult 
     with the minority leader or his designee on the designation 
     of any matter for consideration pursuant to this resolution.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, by unanimous consent and pursuant 
to clause 5(b)(1) of rule I, announced that further proceedings on the 
resolution were postponed until approximately 5 o'clock p.m.

para.6.13  recess--4:32 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I,

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declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 32 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5 o'clock p.m.

para.6.14  after recess--5:01 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, called the House to order.

para.6.15  h. res. 352--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 352) providing for consideration of motions to 
suspend the rules.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

217

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affirmative

Nays

191

para.6.16                     [Roll No. 12]

                                YEAS--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Callahan
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Eshoo
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Lantos
     Linder
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Poshard
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Stearns
     Waters
     White
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.6.17  daycare fairness for stay-at-home parents

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 202); as amended:

       Whereas studies have found that quality child care, 
     particularly for infants and young children, requires a 
     sensitive, interactive, loving, and consistent caregiver;
       Whereas most parents meet and exceed the aforementioned 
     criteria, circumstances allowing, often parental care marks 
     the best form of child care;
       Whereas the recent National Institute for Child Health and 
     Development study found that the greatest factor in the 
     development of a young child is ``what is happening at home 
     and in families'';
       Whereas a child's interaction with his or her parents has 
     the most significant impact on their development, any Federal 
     child care policy should enable and encourage parents to 
     spend more time with their children;
       Whereas nearly \1/2\ of preschool children have at-home 
     mothers and only \1/3\ of preschool children have mothers who 
     are employed full time;
       Whereas a large number of low- and middle-income families 
     sacrifice a second full-time income so that the mother may be 
     at home with her child;
       Whereas the average income of 2-parent families with a 
     single income is $20,000 less than the average income of 2-
     parent families with two incomes;
       Whereas only 30 percent of preschool children are in paid 
     child care and the remaining 70 percent of preschool children 
     are in families that do not pay for child care, many of which 
     are low- to middle-income families struggling to provide 
     child care at home;
       Whereas child care proposals should not provide financial 
     assistance solely to the 30 percent of families that pay for 
     child care and should not discriminate against families in 
     which children are cared for by an at-home parent; and
       Whereas any congressional proposal that increases child 
     care funding should provide financial relief to families that 
     sacrifice an entire income in order that a mother or father 
     may be at home for their young child: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress recognizes that--
       (1) many American families make enormous sacrifices to 
     forgo a second income in order to have a parent care for 
     their child at home;
       (2) there should be no bias against at-home parents;
       (3) parents choose many legitimate forms of child care to 
     meet their individual needs -- an at-home parent, 
     grandparent, aunt, uncle, neighbor, nanny, preschool, or 
     child care center;
       (4) child care needs of at-home parents and working parents 
     should be given careful consideration by the Congress;
       (5) any quality child care proposal should reflect careful 
     consideration of providing financial relief for those 
     families where there is an at-home parent; and
       (6) mothers and fathers who have chosen and continue to 
     choose to be at home should be applauded for their efforts.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. GOODLING and Mr. 
MARTINEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GOODLING demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays,

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which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.

Yeas

409

It was decided in the

Nays

0

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affirmative

Answered present

3

para.6.18                     [Roll No. 13]

                                YEAS--409

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Frank (MA)
     Martinez
     Payne

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Callahan
     Conyers
     Doolittle
     Eshoo
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Lantos
     Linder
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Obey
     Poshard
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Wise
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: 
``Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
Federal Government should acknowledge the importance of at-home parents 
and should not discriminate against families who forgo a second income 
in order for a mother or father to be at home with their children.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to and the title was 
amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.6.19  sea grant program reauthorization

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 927) to reauthorize the Sea Grant Program; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
ABERCROMBIE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.

para.6.20  committee election--majority

  Mr. SAXTON, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 354):

       Resolved, That the following Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Rogan of California.
       Committee on National Security: Ms. Granger of Texas.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.6.21  dismissing election contest

  Mr. THOMAS, by direction of the Committee on House Oversight, reported 
(Rept. No. 105-416) the resolution (H. Res. 355) dismissing the election 
contest against Loretta Sanchez; referred to the House Calendar and 
ordered printed.

para.6.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. ESHOO, for today and February 12;
  To Mr. MILLER of Florida, for today and the balance of the week; and
  To Mrs. MINK, for today and February 12.
  And then,

para.6.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PAUL, at 10 o'clock and 9 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.6.24  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, report of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. THOMAS: Committee on House Oversight. House Resolution 
     355. Resolution dismissing the election contest against 
     Loretta

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     Sanchez (Rept. No. 105-416). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.6.25  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 3175. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce individual income taxes by increasing the 
     amount of taxable income which is taxed at the lowest income 
     tax rate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Ryun):
       H.R. 3176. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow all taxpayers who maintain households with 
     dependents a credit for dependents; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3177. A bill to require the installation of a system 
     for filtering or blocking matter on the Internet on computers 
     in schools and libraries with Internet access, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 3178. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage the use of public transportation systems by 
     allowing individuals a credit against income tax for expenses 
     paid to commute to and from work or school using public 
     transportation, and to reduce corporate welfare; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. MANTON (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ackerman, and Ms. 
             Velazquez):
       H.R. 3179. A bill to require that an environmental impact 
     statement be prepared evaluating the impact of slot 
     exemptions for operation of new air service at LaGuardia 
     Airport; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DOOLEY of California (for himself, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Boyd, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             and Mr. Davis of Florida):
       H.R. 3180. A bill to provide for innovative strategies for 
     achieving superior environmental performance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Torres, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 3181. A bill to provide for reviews of criminal 
     records of applicants for participation in shared housing 
     arrangements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 3182. A bill to limit the authority of Federal courts 
     to fashion remedies that require local jurisdictions to 
     assess, levy, or collect taxes or to implement spending 
     measures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 3183. A bill to impose certain conditions with respect 
     to the appointment of masters in Federal actions; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 3184. A bill to clarify any doubts as to the 
     application of Federal controlled substances laws in States 
     where State law authorizes the medical use of marijuana or 
     other drugs; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RILEY (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Largent, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Foley, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 3185. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     make illegal all private possession of child pornography; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 3186. A bill to provide for the transfer of 
     administrative jurisdiction over certain public lands in the 
     State of Oregon located within or adjacent to the Rogue River 
     National Forest; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 3187. A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 to exempt not-for-profit entities that 
     hold rights-of-way on public lands from certain strict 
     liability requirements imposed in connection with such 
     rights-of-way; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 3188. A bill to prohibit the construction of any 
     monument, memorial, or other structure at the site of the Iwo 
     Jima Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Largent, Mr. Solomon, 
             Mr. Ryun, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Talent, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Armey, Mr. Istook, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. McInnis, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina):
       H.R. 3189. A bill to amend the General Education Provisions 
     Act to allow parents access to certain information; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 3190. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Benzoic acid, 2-[[1-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-
     benzimidazol-5-yl) amino]; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 3191. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on 4-[[5-[[[4-(Aminocarbonyl) phenyl] amino] carbonyl]-
     2-methoxyphenyl]azo]-N-(5-chloro-2,4-dimethoxyphen yl)-3-
     hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamide; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 3192. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Benzenesulfonic acid, 4-[[3-[[2-hydroxy-3-[[4-
     methoxyphenyl) amino]carbonyl]-1-naphtha-lenyl]azo]-4-
     methylbenzoyl]amino]- calcium salt (2:1); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 3193. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on N-(2,3-Dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-5-methyl-
     4- [(methylamino) sulphonyl]phenyl]azo]naphthalene-2-
     carboxaminde; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 3194. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on N-[4-(aminocarbonyl)phenyl]-4-[[1-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-
     oxo-1H- benzimidazol-5-yl)amino] carbonyl]-2-oxopropyl]azo] 
     benzamide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 3195. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Butanamide, 2,2'-[3,3'-dichloro[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-
     diyl)bis(azo)]bis[N- (2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-
     yl)-3-oxo; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 3196. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Butanamide, N,N'-(3,3'dimethyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-
     diyl)bis[2-[2,4-dichl orophenyl)azo]-3-oxo-; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 3197. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Benzoic acid, 2-[[3-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-1H-
     benzimidazol-5-yl)amino]car onyl]-2-hydroxy-1-
     naphthalenyl]azo]-, butylester; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 3198. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Butanamide, N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-
     yl)-3-oxo-2-[[2-(trif luoro-methyl)phenyl]azo]-; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 3199. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Benzoic acid, 4-[[(2,5-
     dichlorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]-2-[[2-hydroxy-3-[[(2-
     methoxyphenyl)amino]carbonyl]-1-naphthalenyl]-, methyl ester; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 3200. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 2-[[1-[[(2,3-di-hydro-
     2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)amino carbonyl]-2-oxopropyl]azo]-, 
     dimethyl ester; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 3201. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Butanamide, 2,2'-[1-2,-ethanediylbis(oxy-2,1-
     phenyleneazo)]bis[N-(2,3-di hydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-
     yl)-3-oxo-; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 3202. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Benzenesulfonic acid, 4-chloro-2-[[5-hydroxy-3-
     methyl-1-(3-sulfophenyl)-1H-pyrazol -4-yl]azo]-5-methyl-
     ,calcium salt (1:1); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Stump, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Bonilla, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.J. Res. 109. A joint resolution relating to the 
     expenditure of funds by the Federal Government under National 
     or State tobacco industry settlements; to the Committee on

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     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.J. Res. 110. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the UnitedStates prohibiting courts from 
     levying or increasing taxes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H. Con. Res. 211. Concurrent resolution opposing increased 
     Federal income taxes on variable annuities and other variable 
     contracts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHRISTENSEN:
       H. Con. Res. 212. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress relating to the European Union's ban of 
     United States beef and the World Trade Organization's ruling 
     concerning that ban; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EWING:
       H. Con. Res. 213. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the European Union is unfairly 
     restricting the importation of United States agriculture 
     products and the elimination of such restrictions should be a 
     top priority in trade negotiations with the European Union; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JENKINS (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
       H. Con. Res. 214. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     contributions of the cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and 
     Bristol, Virginia, and their people to the origins and 
     development of Country Music, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. Bishop):
       H. Con. Res. 215. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     people of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana for holding 
     muliparty elections; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Bachus):
       H. Con. Res. 216. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the use of future budget 
     surpluses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Klug, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Paxon, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Oxley, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. 
             Rogan):
       H. Con. Res. 217. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to the authority of the 
     Federal Communications Commission; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H. Res. 354. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Istook, Mr. Gilman, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Stump):
       H. Res. 356. A resolution recognizing, and calling on all 
     Americans to recognize, the courage and sacrifice of the 
     members of the Armed Forces held as prisoners of war during 
     the Vietnam conflict and stating that the House of 
     Representatives will not forget that more than 2,000 members 
     of the United States Armed Forces remain unaccounted for from 
     the Vietnam conflict and will continue to press for a final 
     accounting for all such servicemembers whose fate is unknown; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Res. 357. A resolution waiving clause 2(b) of rule XXII 
     to permit introduction and consideration of a joint 
     resolution to designate November of each year as National 
     Child Cancer Awareness Month; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. Morella, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Boucher, Ms. Norton, Ms. DeGette, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Ford, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
             Doggett, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Green, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Clay, Ms. Furse, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Lofgren, and Mrs. Kelly):
       H. Res. 358. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the protection of 
     reproductive health services clinics; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Thomas, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
             Berry, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Schumer, and 
             Mr. Serrano):
       H. Res. 359. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services should carry out a national public awareness 
     campaign to educate American men and women with respect to 
     colorectal cancer; to the Committee on Commerce. 

para.6.26  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       242. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Oregon, relative to House 
     Concurrent Resolution 19 urging the 105th Congress of the 
     United States to conduct thorough oversight hearings of the 
     Office of the Inspector General audit process sufficient to 
     ensure that the rights and protections inherent in the 
     nation's legal code are maintained and upheld in the process; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       243. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Oregon, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     25 urging the 105th Congress of the United States to 
     acknowledge the Federal Government's partnership with 
     Oregon's counties and communities, especially where it owns 
     significant tracts of land; to the Committee on Resources.
       244. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 177 
     memorializing the Congress and President of the United States 
     to enact the federal ``Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act of 
     1997''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       245. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Oregon, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     6 urging the 105th Congress of the United States to promptly 
     propose an amendment to the United States Constitution 
     specifying that Congress and the several states shall have 
     the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of 
     the United States of America; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       246. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Oregon, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     24 urging the 105th Congress of the United States to 
     expeditiously pass an amendment to the Constitution of the 
     United States requiring in the absence of a national 
     emergency that the total of all federal appropriations made 
     by the Congress for any fiscal year may not exceed the total 
     of all estimated federal revenues for the fiscal year; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       247. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 169 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to approve a 
     project request, as part of the reauthorization of the 
     federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
     1991, to support the efforts to enhance trans-harbor rail-
     freight float-barging operations throughout the Port of New 
     York and New Jersey; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       248. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Oregon, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     1 urging the President and the 105th Congress of the United 
     States to continue a federally administered, nationally 
     uniform funding system for complete federal responsibility 
     and funding for maintenance dredging on federally authorized 
     navigation projects in Oregon; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       249. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Oregon, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     26 urging the 105th Congress of the United States to continue 
     to fund the triweekly Amtrak Pioneer passenger railroad 
     service between Portland, Oregon, and Boise, Idaho; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.6.27  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 3203. A bill for the relief of Roma Salobrit; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 3204. A bill for the relief of Walter Borys; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.6.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of the rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 65: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 74: Mr. Payne, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Yates, 
     Mr. Engel, and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Manton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Goodling, and Ms. 
     Rivers.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Ackerman
       H.R. 165: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 166: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 167: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 168: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 251: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 304: Mr. Towns

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       H.R. 306: Mr. Harman.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 350: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Engel, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 352: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Skaggs, Mr. McHale, Mr. Luther, Mr. Weygand, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Holden, Mr. Borski, and Mrs. 
     Lowey.
       H.R. 445: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 476: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 589: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Dooley of California and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Mica, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
     Doolittle, and Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 919: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1016: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Manton, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1031: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1126: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Sherman and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Franks of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1320: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
     Pallone.
       H.R. 1376: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
     Strickland.
       H.R. 1455: Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Levin, Mr. Luther, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1521: Ms. Danner and Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 1531: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1555: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1670: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Ney and Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 1870: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Payne, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. 
     Sherman.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Vento, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Ford,
       H.R. 2077: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2173: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2212: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 2253: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 2257: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2281: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2290: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 2354: Mr. Engel and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
     Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 2467: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Spratt, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. 
     Collins.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Radanovich and Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 2547: Ms. Furse, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2581: Mr. Filner and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Green, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Kim, Mr. Cox of 
     California, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson, 
     Mr. Riley, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Bonilla, 
     Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2627: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Istook, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 2671: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2681: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2692: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2695: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. 
     Conyers.
       H.R. 2710: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2713: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Jackson, 
     and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2733: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Evans, and 
     Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 2752: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Condit, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Bentsen, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 2755: Mr. Green, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Furse, 
     Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Sandlin, and 
     Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 2807: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Towns, Mr. Schiff, 
     Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
     Delahunt, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 2826: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Owens, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 2827: Mr. Hamilton and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2828: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Menendez, 
     and Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 2868: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2912: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, 
     Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Bilbray, 
     Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. Minge, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Murtha, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. 
     Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 2923: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Sandlin, and 
     Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 2925: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Poshard, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
     Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     McIntyre, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Olver, 
     Ms. Rivers, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Furse, Mr. Costello, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Manton, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clement, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     Weygand, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2934: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Paxon, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. 
     Oxley.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goss, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Shaw, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 2964: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2970: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2989: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 3043: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 3050: Ms. Furse, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
     Ms. Rivers, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 3054: Mr. Berman and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 3070: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3089: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 3090: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 3097: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Mica, 
     Mr. Solomon, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
     Cox of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Smith 
     of New Jersey, Mr. Parker, Mr. Packard, Mr. Crane, Mr. Coble, 
     Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 3099: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 3104: Mr. Stump, Mr. Packard, Mr. Redmond, Mr. 
     Largent, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
     Hansen, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Weldon 
     of Florida, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Watkins, 
     Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cook, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Graham, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Chabot, 
     Mr. McCollum, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Herger, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Parker, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 3108: Mrs. Roukema and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 3127: Mr. Hastert, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Dreier, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, Mr. Cook, and Mrs. Brown of California.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 3133: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 3134: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Rothman, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3137: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Clement, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Evans, 
     and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 3143: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Fox 
     of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3147: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Rush, Mr. Kucinich, 
     Mr. Houghton, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
     Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Stokes, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 3152: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Gallegly, 
     and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 3161: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York, Mr. Vento, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Furse, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 3162: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 3172: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.J. Res. 83: Mr. Pitts, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.J. Res. 102: Mr. Kolbe, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sisisky, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tierney, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Strickland, and Mr. Hoyer.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Coyne.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Strickland, and Mrs. Morella.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Mr. Wexler and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 158: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H. Con. Res. 202: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
     DeLay, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Armey, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Thune, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Riley, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
     Gilman, Ms. Granger, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Shadegg, 
     Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Petri, and Mr. 
     Hilleary.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Allen and Mrs. Kelly.

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       H. Res. 37: Mr. Romero-Barcelo and Mr. Kolbe.
       H. Res. 83: Mr. Coyne and Mr. Snyder.
       H. Res. 279: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Manton, and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H. Res. 350: Mr. Pallone and Mr. Faleomavaega.

para.6.29  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
Clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       36. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Rockland County 
     Legislature, New City, New York, relative to Resolution No. 
     694 endorsing a peaceful settlement of the Northern Ireland 
     Conflict; to the Committee on International Relations.
       37. Also,a petition of the Rockland County Legislature, New 
     City, New York, relative to Resolution No. 15 supporting the 
     nomination of the Hudson River as an American Heritage River; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       38. Also,a petition of John Rolczynski and Robert W. 
     Gillies of Grand Forks, North Dakota, relative to a petition 
     for redress of grievance regarding the statehood of North 
     Dakota; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       39. Also,a petition of the Essex County Board of 
     Supervisors, Elizabethtown, New York, relative to Resolution 
     No. 315 supporting continuation of the ISTEA Program for 
     Highway Infrastructure and the Bridge Program; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       40. Also,a petition of the Metropolitan King County 
     Council, Seattle, Washington, relative to Motion No. 10354 
     commending Microsoft Corporation for its superb leadership, 
     encouraging Microsoft to continue in its present direction, 
     and requesting local, state, and national leaders to be 
     supportive of Microsoft and the principles of free enterprise 
     that have allowed Microsoft to flourish; jointly to the 
     Committees on Commerce and the Judiciary. 

para.6.30  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 2604: Mr. Berman.


.
                     THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1998 (7)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.7.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, February 11, 1998.
  Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GIBBONS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

353

Nays

43

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para.7.2                      [Roll No. 14]

                                YEAS--353

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--43

     Abercrombie
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Borski
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     English
     Filner
     Fox
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Moran (KS)
     Obey
     Olver
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sessions
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Weller

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Spratt
       

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Berry
     Callahan
     Clement
     Crane
     Crapo
     Davis (IL)
     Edwards
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hunter
     Hyde
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Lantos
     McDade
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Nadler
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Riggs
     Rush
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Snowbarger
     Talent
     Torres
     Vento
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.7.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       7237. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dimethomorph; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300609; FRL-5767-8] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7238. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Air 
     Bag On-Off Switches [Docket No. NHTSA-97-3111] (RIN: 2127-
     AG61) received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7239. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Glazing 
     in Specified Openings [FHWA Docket No. MC-97-5; FHWA-97-2364] 
     (RIN: 2125-AD40) received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7240. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and

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     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Connecticut; Reasonably Available Control Technology for 
     Volatile Organic Compounds at Siskorsky Aircraft Corporation 
     in Stratford [CT7-1-5298a; A-1-FRL-5949-6] received February 
     11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7241. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dried Fermentation 
     Solids and Solubles of Myrothecium Verrucaria; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance on All Food Crops and 
     Ornamentals [PP 4F4398/R2209A; FRL-5570-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received February 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7242. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant 
     Emissions: Group IV Polymers and Resins; Correction of 
     Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act [FRL-5963-8] 
     received February 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7243. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Clean Air Act Reclassification; Arizona-Phoenix Nonattainment 
     Area; Ozone; Correction of Effective Date [FRL-5963-9] 
     received February 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7244. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans for 
     Louisiana: Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program; 
     Correction of Effective Date [FRL-5964-1] received February 
     10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7245. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act 
     Reclassification; Arizona-Phoenix Nonattainment Area; Ozone 
     [AZ-001-BU; FRL-5917-4] received February 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7246. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emissions 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Group IV 
     Polymers and Resins [AD-FRL-5508-6] (RIN: 2060-AE37) received 
     February 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7247. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans for Louisiana: 
     Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program [LA-33-1-
     7357; FRL-5924-6] received February 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7248. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Dried Fermentation Solids and Solubles of Myrothecium 
     Verrucarria; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance on 
     All Food Crops and Ornamentals; Correction of Effective Date 
     [FRL-5965-3] received February 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7249. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Control of Air 
     Pollution from Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines; 
     Modification of Federal On-Board Diagnostic Regulations for 
     Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks; Extension of 
     Deficiency Policy [FRL-5966-6] received February 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7250. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Control of Air 
     Pollution; Removal and Modification of Obsolete, Superfluous 
     or Burdensome Rules [FRL-5966-4] received February 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7251. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. 01-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       7252. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Italy for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-22), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       7253. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Denmark (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-6-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7254. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Germany (Transmittal No. DTC-
     19-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       7255. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7256. A letter from the Executive Secretary, National Labor 
     Relations Board, transmitting the report in compliance with 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7257. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Magnuson-
     Stevens Act Provisions; Technical Amendments [Docket No. 
     980202026-8026-01; I.D. 011598C] received February 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7258. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in 
     Statistical Area 620 [Docket No. 971208295-7295-01; I.D. 
     020598D] received February 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7259. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Procedures for Filing a Derivative Petition (Form I-
     730) for a Spouse and Unmarried Children of a Refugee/Asylee 
     [INS No. 1639-93] (RIN: 1115-AD59) received February 11, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       7260. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Procedures for Participating in and Receiving Data From the 
     National Driver Register Problem Driver Pointer System 
     [Docket No. NHTSA-97-3280] (RIN: 2127-AG21) received January 
     8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7261. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Procedures for Participating in and Receiving Data From the 
     National Driver Register Problem Driver Point System [Docket 
     No. NHTSA-97-3155] (RIN: 2127-AG21) received January 8, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7262. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-271-AD; Amdt. 39-10230; AD 97-25-06] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7263. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29107; Amdt. No. 406/1-7] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received January 
     8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7264. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300-600 and A310 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-333-AD; Amdt. 39-10272; AD 98-01-09] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7265. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Compliance with Parts 119, 121, and 135 by Alaskan Hunt and 
     Fish Guides Who Transport Persons by Air for Compensation or 
     Hire (Federal Aviation Administration) (RIN: 2120-ZZ06) 
     received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7266. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Robinson R-22/R-44 Special Training and Experience 
     Requirements (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28095; SFAR No. 73-1] (RIN: 2120-AG47) received January 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7267. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Order 
     of Applying Federal Tax Deposits [Notice 98-14] received 
     February 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.7.4  california 46th district contested election

  Mr. THOMAS, by direction of the Committee on House Oversight, rose to 
a question of the privileges of the House and called up the following 
resolution (H. Res. 355; Rept. No. 105-416):


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       Whereas credible allegations by contestant Robert Dornan of 
     election fraud in the 46th Congressional District of 
     California were received by the House of Representatives and 
     an investigation has been conducted under the authority of 
     the Federal Contested Election Act;
       Whereas that investigation was repeatedly hindered and 
     delayed by the lack of cooperation by the Department of 
     Justice, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and key 
     witnesses;
       Whereas the delay and lack of cooperation included the 
     following:
       (1) The refusal of the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to provide any information to the Committee on House 
     Oversight until the Service was subpoenaed and the failure 8 
     months after the subpoenas to provide the accurate 
     information needed by the Committee.
       (2) The refusal of key witnesses to provide evidence under 
     the provisions of the Federal Contested Election Act.
       (3) The refusal of the Department of Justice, in complete 
     disregard of a resolution passed by the House of 
     Representatives, to enforce the Federal Contested Election 
     Act by prosecuting any of the 11 witnesses who refused to 
     comply with the provisions of such Act which require 
     production of evidence on a timely basis;
       Whereas despite the lack of full cooperation from witnesses 
     and government agencies, the investigation of the election 
     contest in the 46th Congressional District of California has 
     resulted in evidence that over 700 illegal votes were cast in 
     that election, including votes cast by persons who were not 
     citizens of the United States;
       Whereas the evidence of illegal voting comes from the 
     following sources:
       (1) The Registrar of Voters of Orange County has indicated 
     that 124 absentee ballots were cast illegally in the November 
     1996 General Election.
       (2) The Committee on House Oversight's comparison of 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service records and Orange 
     County voter registration records provide evidence that more 
     than 600 additional votes were illegally cast in that 
     election;
       Whereas the number of votes shown to be illegal by clear 
     and convincing evidence is less than the post-recount 979 
     vote margin by which the election was decided;
       Whereas it is critical that the incidence of illegal voting 
     be reduced and eliminated in future elections and that the 
     ability of investigators in future election contests to 
     detect and punish voter fraud be enhanced;
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight should continue 
     its investigation of illegal voting practices and recommend 
     to the House of Representatives legislative measures to 
     reduce voter fraud and improve the integrity of the voting 
     process; and
       Whereas the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Appropriations should closely examine the operations of the 
     Department of Justice and the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to ensure that proper steps are being taken to 
     enforce the laws of the United States and accurately provide 
     information on the citizenship status of individuals, as 
     required by Federal law: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the election contest of Robert Dornan, 
     contestant, against Loretta Sanchez, contestee, relating to 
     the office of Representative from the 46th Congressional 
     District of California, is dismissed.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, ruled that the resolution did 
present a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX, and 
recognized Mr. THOMAS for one hour.
  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution and on the preamble to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. HOYER moved to recommit the resolution to the Committee on House 
Oversight with instructions to report the resolution back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:

       Strike the preamble.

The question being put, viva voce,

  Will the House recommit said resolution with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. HOYER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

194

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

215

para.7.5                      [Roll No. 15]

                                YEAS--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--215

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Buyer
     Callahan
     Clement
     Conyers
     Crane
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Johnson (WI)
     Lantos
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Peterson (PA)
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Solomon 
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HOYER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of

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the Members present, so the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

378

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

33

para.7.6                      [Roll No. 16]

                                YEAS--378

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--33

     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Burton
     Calvert
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Crane
     Cubin
     Doolittle
     Gekas
     Gutknecht
     Herger
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Jones
     Kingston
     Lewis (KY)
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Norwood
     Paul
     Pombo
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Buyer
     Callahan
     Clement
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Johnson (WI)
     Lantos
     Livingston
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Riggs
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Wise 
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.7.7  voter eligibility verification

  Mr. PEASE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1428) to 
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a system through 
which the Commissioner of Social Security and the Attorney General 
respond to inquiries made by election officials concerning the 
citizenship of voting registration applicants and to amend the Social 
Security Act to permit States to require individuals registering to vote 
in elections to provide the individual's Social Security number; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, recognized Mr. PEASE and Mr. 
WATT of North Carolina, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

210

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

200

para.7.8                      [Roll No. 17]

                                YEAS--210

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot

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     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Buyer
     Callahan
     Clement
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Lantos
     Largent
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Oxley
     Riggs
     Schiff
     Shadegg
     Smith (OR)
     Towns
     Young (AK)
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had not voted in the affirmative.
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said bill, as amended, was not 
passed.

para.7.9  recognition of vietnam pows

  On motion of Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, by unanimous consent, the 
Committee on National Security was discharged from further consideration 
of the following resolution (H. Res. 360):

       Whereas participation by United States Armed Forces in 
     combat operations in Southeast Asia during the period from 
     1964 through 1972 resulted in as many as 8,000 United States 
     servicemen being taken prisoner by enemy forces;
       Whereas the first such United States serviceman taken as a 
     prisoner of war, Navy Lt. Commander Everett Alvarez, was 
     captured on August 5, 1964;
       Whereas following the Paris Peace Accords of January 1973, 
     591 United States prisoners of war were released from 
     captivity;
       Whereas the return of these prisoners of war to United 
     States control and to their families and comrades was 
     designated Operation Homecoming;
       Whereas many United States servicemen who were taken 
     prisoner as a result of ground or aerial combat in Southeast 
     Asia have not returned to their loved ones and their fate 
     remains unknown;
       Whereas United States prisoners of war in Southeast Asia 
     were routinely subjected to brutal mistreatment, including 
     beatings, torture, starvation, and denial of medical 
     attention;
       Whereas United States prisoners of war were held in a 
     number of facilities, the most notorious of which was Hoa Loa 
     Prison in downtown Hanoi, dubbed the ``Hanoi Hilton'' by the 
     prisoners held there;
       Whereas the hundreds of American prisoners held in the 
     Hanoi Hilton and other facilities persevered under terrible 
     conditions;
       Whereas the prisoners were frequently isolated from each 
     other and prohibited from speaking to each other;
       Whereas the prisoners nevertheless, at great personal risk, 
     devised a means to communicate with each other through a code 
     transmitted by tapping on cell walls;
       Whereas then-Commander James B. Stockdale, United States 
     Navy, who upon his capture on September 9, 1965, became the 
     senior POW officer present in the Hanoi Hilton, delivered to 
     his men a message that was to sustain them during their 
     ordeal, as follows: Remember, you are Americans. With faith 
     in God, trust in one another, and devotion to your country, 
     you will overcome. You will triumph;
       Whereas among the prisoners held in the Hanoi Hilton was 
     then-Major Sam Johnson, United States Air Force, now a 
     Representative in Congress from Texas, who was shot down on 
     April 16, 1966, while flying his 25th mission over North 
     Vietnam and while a prisoner conducted himself with such 
     valor as to be labeled by the enemy as a die-hard resister 
     and, notwithstanding the tremendous suffering inflicted upon 
     him, continually demonstrated an unfailing devotion to duty, 
     honor, and country, and who during his military career was 
     awarded two Silver Stars, two Legions of Merit, the 
     Distinguished Flying Cross, one Bronze Star with Valor, two 
     Purple Hearts, four Air Medals, and three Outstanding Unit 
     awards, who retired from active duty in 1979 in the grade of 
     colonel, and who personifies the verse in Isaiah 40:31, 
     ``They shall mount with wings as eagles'';
       Whereas among the prisoners held in the Hanoi Hilton was 
     then-Captain Pete Peterson, United States Air Force, a former 
     Representative in Congress from Florida who is now serving, 
     in a distinguished manner, as the United States Ambassador to 
     Vietnam, who was shot down on September 10, 1966, and while a 
     prisoner conducted himself with valor and, notwithstanding 
     the tremendous suffering inflicted upon him, continually 
     demonstrated an unfailing devotion to duty, honor, and 
     country, and who during his military career was awarded two 
     Silver Stars, one Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying 
     Cross, three Bronze Stars with V Devices, two Purple Hearts, 
     six Air Medals, one Air Force Commendation Medal, the Vietnam 
     Service Medal with eight devices, and one Meritorious Service 
     Medal, and who retired from active duty in 1981 in the grade 
     of colonel;
       Whereas the men held as prisoners of war during the Vietnam 
     conflict truly represent all that is best about America;
       Whereas the 25th anniversary of Operation Homecoming begins 
     on February 12, 1998; and
       Whereas the Nation owes a debt of gratitude to these 
     patriots for their courage and exemplary service: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) expresses its gratitude for, and calls upon all 
     Americans to reflect upon and show their gratitude for, the 
     courage and sacrifice of the brave men, including 
     particularly Sam Johnson of Texas and Pete Peterson of 
     Florida, who were held as prisoners of war during the Vietnam 
     conflict;
       (2) urges States and localities to honor the courage and 
     sacrifice of those brave men with appropriate ceremonies and 
     activities; and
       (3) acting on behalf of all Americans, will not forget that 
     more than 2,000 members of the United States Armed Forces 
     remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam conflict and will 
     continue to press for a final accounting for all such 
     servicemembers whose fate is unknown.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.7.10  observance of george washington's birthday

  On motion of Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, in may be in order for the SPEAKER to appoint two 
Members of the House, one upon the recommendation of the Minority 
Leader, to represent the House of Representatives at appropriate 
ceremonies for the observance of George Washington's Birthday to be held 
on Monday, February 23, 1998.

para.7.11  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
February 25, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.7.12  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Tuesday, February 24, 1998,the Speaker and the Minority Leader be 
authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments to 
commissions, boards and committees duly authorized by law or by the 
House.

para.7.13  recess--3:40 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PITTS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5:00 p.m.

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para.7.14  after recess--5:05 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PITTS, called the House to order.

para.7.15  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. RIGGS, for today; and
  To Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin, for today.
  And then,

para.7.16  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PAUL, pursuant to the provisions of House Concurrent 
Resolution 201, at 5 o'clock and 35 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 1998.

para.7.17  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Cook, Mr. Weygand, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Olver, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 3205. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to delay for one year implementation of the per 
     beneficiary limits under the interim payment system to home 
     health agencies; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, and 
             Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 3206. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Becerra, and Mrs. 
             Thurman):
       H.R. 3207. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     establish the Save Social Security First Reserve Fund into 
     which the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit budget 
     surpluses pending Social Security reform; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3208. A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Defense from being used for the conduct 
     of offensive operations by United States Armed Forces against 
     the Republic of Iraq for the purpose of obtaining compliance 
     by Iraq with United Nations Security Council resolutions 
     relating to inspection and destruction of weapons of mass 
     destruction in Iraq by the United Nations, unless such 
     operations are specifically authorized by law; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 3209. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     limit liability for copyright infringement for on-line 
     material; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3210. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     reform the copyright law with respect to satellite 
     retransmissions of broadcast signals, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Cooksey, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Baker, and 
             Mrs. Chenoweth):
       H.R. 3211. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enact into law eligibility requirements for burial in 
     Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 3212. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise the provisions of law relating to retirement of judges 
     of the United States Court of Veterans Appeals, to provide 
     for a staggered judicial retirement option, to rename the 
     Court as the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans 
     Claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 3213. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify enforcement of veterans' employment rights with 
     respect to a State as an employer or a private employer, to 
     extend veterans' employment and reemployment rights to 
     members of the uniformed services employed abroad by United 
     States companies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MCKEON:
       H.R. 3214. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that property may be seized for the 
     collection of taxes only with the approval of a private, 
     volunteer panel of attorneys, certified public accountants, 
     and enrolled agents; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mr. Torres, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Hayworth, and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 3215. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a partial exclusion from gross income for 
     dividends and interest received by individuals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 3216. A bill to amend the Act commonly called the 
     ``Flag Code'' to add the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to 
     the list of days on which the flag should especially be 
     displayed; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, Mr. Houghton, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Collins, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Weller, Mr. Crapo, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 3217. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the tax on vaccines to 25 cents per dose; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Snowbarger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 3218. A bill to repeal a provision of the Indian Self-
     Determination Act which exempts certain former officers and 
     employees of the United States from restrictions related to 
     aiding and advising Indian tribes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Cox of 
             California):
       H.R. 3219. A bill to repeal a provision of the Indian Self-
     Determination Act which exempts certain former officers and 
     employees of the United States from restrictions related to 
     aiding and advising Indian tribes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CONDIT:
       H.R. 3220. A bill to authorize the use of certain land in 
     Merced County, California, for an elementary school; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 3221. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, concerning the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     (FEHB) Program, to enable the Federal Government to enroll an 
     employee and his or her family in the FEHB Program when a 
     State court orders the employee to provide health insurance 
     coverage for a child of the employee but the employee fails 
     to provide the coverage; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. DICKS:
       H.R. 3222. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for tax-exempt financing of private sector 
     highway infrastructure construction; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 3223. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 300 East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. 'Jake' 
     Pickle Federal Building``; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Berman, 
             and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 3224. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 3225. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the limits on the amount of nondeductible 
     contributions to individual retirement plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 3226. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain lands and improvements in the State of 
     Virginia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Cooksey):
       H.R. 3227. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to adjust for inflation the amount of family-owned 
     businesses excluded from the gross estate of a decedent; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHN (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Goode, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Condit, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Minge, Mr. Hall 
             of Texas, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 3228. A bill to amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 
     to add the requirement that if Federal budget is in surplus 
     then the vetoed item shall be used to reduce the public debt; 
     to the Committee on the Budget.

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           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 3229. A bill to provide for the applicability, to 
     providers of services under title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act, of State reporting requirements for minors who 
     are victims of abuse, rape, molestation, or incest; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 3230. A bill to provide for parental notification of 
     family planning services, and reporting under State law for 
     minors who are victims of abuse, rape, molestation, or 
     incest, under title X of the Public Health Service Act; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 3231. A bill to adjust the immigration status of 
     certain Honduran nationals who are in the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
             Delahunt):
       H.R. 3232. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to control water pollution from concentrated 
     animal feeding operations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             LoBiondo):
       H.R. 3233. A bill to repeal a provision of law preventing 
     donation by the Secretary of the Navy of the two remaining 
     Iowa-class battleships listed on the Naval Vessel Register 
     and related requirements; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Stump, Mr. Doolittle, and 
             Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 3234. A bill to require peer review of scientific data 
     used in support of Federal regulations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. REDMOND:
       H.R. 3235. A bill to authorize the Navajo Indian irrigation 
     project to use power allocated to it from the Colorado River 
     storage project for on-farm uses; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Brady, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Horn, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Lantos, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Markey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Spratt, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Turner, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Yates, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3236. A bill to promote full equality at the United 
     Nations for Israel; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 3237. A bill to establish a national registry from 
     which adopted children may obtain medical information 
     voluntarily provided by their birth parents; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Brady, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Edwards, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Redmond, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H.R. 3238. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to prevent lapses in National Pollutant Discharge 
     Elimination System permits; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 3239. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     require health maintenance organizations under the Medicare 
     Program to disclose to enrollees and potential enrollees 
     certain information on the credentials of physicians 
     providing services by or through the organization, the 
     financial status of the organization, and the compensation 
     paid to officers and executives of the organization; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Engel, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Manton, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Velazquez, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 3240. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study alternatives for establishing a national historic 
     trail to commemorate and interpret the history of women's 
     rights in the United States; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Watts 
             of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 3241. A bill to amend the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 to authorize States to use community 
     development block grant amounts provided for nonentitlement 
     areas to offset the costs of State charity tax credits; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and 
             Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 3242. A bill to ban the provision of Federal funds to 
     the International Monetary Fund unless a joint resolution is 
     enacted that approves a certification by the Attorney General 
     and the Secretary of State that all countries eligible to 
     receive IMF funds are cooperating fully with the 
     congressional and Justice Department investigations into the 
     financing of the 1996 presidential election campaign and have 
     disclosed the identity of all commercial entities in the 
     country that would benefit from the provision of the funds; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 3243. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to State 
     agencies with responsibility for water resource development 
     for the purpose of maximizing available water supply and 
     protecting the environment through the development of 
     alternative watersources; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 3244. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on KN001 
     (a hydrochloride); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H. Con. Res. 218. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     urgent need to establish a cease fire in Afghanistan and 
     begin the transition toward a broad-based multiethnic 
     government that observes international norms of behavior; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H. Con. Res. 219. Concurrent resolution relating to 
     Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Chabot, and Mr. Poshard):
       H. Con. Res. 220. Concurrent resolution regarding American 
     victims of terrorism; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Con. Res. 221. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the House of Representatives that a renewed effort 
     be made by all sides to end the violent guerrilla war in 
     Colombia, which poses a serious threat to democracy as well 
     as economic and social stability as evidenced by the recent 
     increase in guerrilla and paramilitary violence which 
     victimizes public officials and Colombian and foreign 
     nationals; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Con. Res. 222. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress, congratulating the former International 
     Support and Verification Commission of the Organization of 
     American States (OAS-CIAV) for successfully aiding in the 
     transition of Nicaragua from a war-ridden state into a newly 
     formed democracy and providing continued support through the 
     recently created Technical Cooperation Mission (OAS-TCM) 
     which is responsible for helping tostabilize Nicaraguan 
     democracy by supplementing institution building; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Spence, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Istook, Mr.

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             McIntosh, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Snyder):
       H. Res. 360. A resolution recognizing, and calling on all 
     Americans to recognize, the courage and sacrifice of the 
     members of the Armed Forces held as prisoners of war during 
     the Vietnam conflict and stating that the House of 
     Representatives will not forget that more than 2,000 members 
     of the United States Armed Forces remain unaccounted for from 
     the Vietnam conflict and will continue to press for a final 
     accounting for all such servicemembers whose fate is unknown; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H. Res. 361. A resolution calling for free and impartial 
     elections in Cambodia; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. 
             Campbell):
       H. Res. 362. A resolution commending the visit of His 
     Holiness Pope John Paul II to Cuba; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Porter):
       H. Res. 363. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Federal investment in biomedical 
     research should be increased by $2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 
     1999; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Tierney, 
             and Mr. Clay):
       H. Res. 364. A resolution urging the introduction and 
     passage of a resolution on the human rights situation in the 
     People's Republic of China at the 54th Session of the United 
     Nations Commission on Human Rights; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para.7.18  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

       Mr. SMITH of Michigan introduced a bill (H.R. 3245) to 
     waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the 
     Medal of Honor to be awarded to Chester G. Theissen, of East 
     Leroy, Michigan, for acts of valor during the Korean 
     conflict; which was referred to the Committee on National 
     Security. 

para.7.19  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 59: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. Kim, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Aderholt and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Paul and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 234: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Faleomavaega, and 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 284: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Torres, and Ms. 
     Furse.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 350: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Pallone, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 508: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Portman, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Cummings, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 612: Mr. John, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Stump, Mr. Fattah, 
     Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 630: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Lewis of California and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 758: Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 774: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 791: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Harman, 
     Mr. Dicks, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1071: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Duncan and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Sununu, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. 
     Cramer.
       H.R. 1605: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Clement, Mr. Hill, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Mr. Stump, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 1712: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Horn, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2020: Mr. Stokes, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. 
     Ford.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 2109: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2228: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2290: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 2345: Mr. Poshard, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 2400: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
     Tauzin.
       H.R. 2431: Mr. Cummings, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Stupak, and Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2467: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 2485: Mr. Gekas and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2497: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Tauzin, and 
     Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2501: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2504: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2524: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, and Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Ryun, and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 2602: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2613: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2691: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2718: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 2734: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 2736: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 2752: Mr. Torres and Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 2755: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 2760: Mr. Barcia of Michigan and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 2774: Ms. Stabenow and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2778: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 2788: Mr. Foley, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2797: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Ms. 
     Lofgren, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Frost, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Camp, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Boucher, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. 
     Walsh.
       H.R. 2867: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 2982: Mr. Shays, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. 
     Horn.
       H.R. 2994: Mr. Frost, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Payne, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Furse, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. 
     Lofgren, and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 3026: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 3032: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 3065: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 3072: Mr. Horn, Mr. Schumer, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Rush, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 3081: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
     DeGette, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
     Lampson, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 3084: Ms. Furse, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 3086: Mr. John, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Olver, Mr. hastings of Florida, Mr. Bonior, 
     Mr. McDermott, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Brown of 
     California, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 3100: Mr. Becerra, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Ford, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Sanchez, 
     Mr. Strickland, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3125: Mr. Manton, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 3126: Mr. Ford, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Yates, and Ms. 
     Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 3140: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 3172: Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 3174: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Jones, and, Mrs. Linda Smith 
     of Washington.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Horn, Mr. Metcalf, and, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Tierney.
       H. Con. Res. 154: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. 
     Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 184: Mr. Hansen, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Holden, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Lampson.
       H. Con. Res. 187: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Hall of 
     Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 195: Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Frost.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. McNulty.
       H. Con. Res. 216: Mr. Goodling.
       H. Con. Res. 217: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Whitfield, 
     and Mr. White.
       H. Res. 279: Mr. Markey, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Costello.
       H. Res. 340: Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Rivers, and 
     Mr. Delahunt.
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                     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1998 (8)

para.8.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 o'clock p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. BARRETT, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                February 24, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Bill Barrett to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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para.8.2  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.8.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of the House to the 
bill (S. 927) ``An Act to reauthorize the Sea Grant Program.''.

para.8.4  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para.8.5  recess--1:34 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2:00 o'clock p.m.

para.8.6  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.8.7  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, February 12, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.8.8  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       7268. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Peanuts Marketed in the United States; Relaxation of Handling 
     Regulations [Docket Nos. FV97-997-1 IFR and FV97-998-1 IFR] 
     received February 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7269. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Bureau of Land Management, transmitting the Bureau's final 
     rule--Federal Timber Contract Payment Modification [WO-330-
     1030-02-24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AC69) received January 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7270. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Distribution of Risk Disclosure 
     Statements By Futures Commission Merchants and Introducing 
     Brokers [17 CFR Parts 1, 30, 33, and 190] received February 
     17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       7271. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Bifenthrin; Pesticide Tolerance; Correction of Effective Date 
     Under Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5959-6] received 
     February 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7272. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Thiodicarb; Pesticides 
     Tolerance [OPP-300541; FRL-5739-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7273. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bifenthrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [PP 5F4485/R2232; FRL-5364-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7274. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bensulfuron Methyl 
     (methyl-2[[[[[(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl) amino] carbonyl] 
     amino] sulfonyl] methyl] Benzoate; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-
     300603; FRL-5766-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7275. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Kaolin; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-300614; FRL-5769-9] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7276. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Vinclozolin; Revocation 
     of Certain Tolerances [OPP-300540A; FRL-5769-2] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7277. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Benoxacor; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-300617; FRL-5771-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7278. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Lambda-cyhalothrin; 
     Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-300608; FRL-5767-7] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7279. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Flammability Labeling 
     Requirements for Total Release Fogger Pesticides [OPP-36189; 
     FRL-5748-7] (RIN: 2070-AC60) received February 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7280. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Norflurazon; 
     Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300615; 
     FRL-5770-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7281. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Thiabendazole; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300607; 
     FRL-5767-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7282. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Special Combinations 
     for Tobacco Allotments and Quotas (RIN: 0560-AE13) received 
     February 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7283. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for emergency and 
     nonemergency FY 1998 appropriations for the Departments of 
     Agriculture, Energy, the Interior, and the Treasury; the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and, the 
     National Transportation Safety Board, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--216); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       7284. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report of 24 proposed rescissions of 
     budgetary resources, totaling $20 million, pursuant to 2 
     U.S.C. 683(a)(1); (H. Doc. No. 105--215); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       7285. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting the annual 
     report detailing test and evaluation activities of the 
     Foreign Comparative Testing Program during FY 1997, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2350a(g); to the Committee on National Security.
       7286. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting the fiscal 
     year 1997 annual report on operations of the National Defense 
     Stockpile, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h--5; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       7287. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Restructuring Costs [DFARS Case 97-D313] received February 
     11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       7288. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a plan or 
     directive that sets forth the specific procedures for the 
     conduct of competitions among private and public sector 
     entities for such depot-level maintenance and repair 
     workloads, pursuant to Public Law 105--85, section 359(b); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       7289. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     identifying the percentage of funds that were expanded during 
     the preceding fiscal year for performance of depot-level 
     maintenance and repair workloads by the public and private 
     sectors, pursuant to Public Law 105--85, section 358; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       7290. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     describing the proposed allocation of certain depot-level 
     maintenance and repair workloads that were performed at the 
     closed or realigned installations as of July 1, 1995, 
     pursuant to Public Law 105--85, section 359(b) and (c); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       7291. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Technical Assistance for Public 
     Participation in Defense Environmental Restoration Activities 
     (RIN: 0790-AG14) received February 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       7292. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize military construction and related activities of the 
     Department of Defense, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       7293. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the annual certification of the nuclear 
     weapons stockpile by the Secretaries of Defense and Energy 
     and accompanying report; to the Committee on National 
     Security.

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       7294. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a progress update report on the event-based decision making 
     for the F-22 aircraft program for the FY 1998 and FY 1999 
     decisions, pursuant to section 218 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for FY 1997; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       7295. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the five-year plan (FY99-FY03) for the Manufacturing 
     Technology (ManTech) Program, pursuant to Public Law 105--85, 
     section 211(b); to the Committee on National Security.
       7296. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions 
     [12 CFR Part 701] received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       7297. A letter from the Administrator, Legislative and 
     Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the Currency, 
     transmitting the Office's final rule--Fiduciary Activities of 
     National Banks [Docket No. 98-02] (RIN: 1557-AB63) received 
     February 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7298. A letter from the Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition 
     and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule--Child and 
     Adult Care Food Program: Improved Targeting of Day Care Home 
     Reimbursements (RIN: 0584-AC42) received February 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       7299. A letter from the Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition 
     and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule--Child 
     Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act Amendments (RIN: 0584-
     AC20) received February 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       7300. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Thirtieth Annual Report of the 
     United States-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program for 
     the period of July 1995 to July 1996, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2103(h); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7301. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Clean Air Act Promulgation of Extension of Attainment Date 
     for Ozone Nonattainment Area; Ohio; Kentucky; Correction of 
     Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act (CRA)[FRL-5958-
     9] received February 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7302. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Control of Air Pollution; Removal and Modification of 
     Obsolete, Superfluous or Burdensome Rules; Correction of 
     Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-
     5960-3] received February 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7303. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation of State Air 
     Quality Plans for Disignated Facillities and Pollutants, New 
     Mexico; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions From Existing 
     Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Correction for Same, 
     Louisiana; Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional 
     Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5961-3] received Februry 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7304. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of 
     Missouri; Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional 
     Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5961-2] received February 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7305. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Minnesota; 
     Correction of Effective Date Under CongressionalReview Act 
     (CRA) [FRL-5961-1] received February 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7306. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Minor Amendments to Inspection/Maintenance Program 
     Requirements; Correction of Effective Date Under 
     Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5960-9] received February 
     3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7307. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Ohio; 
     Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act 
     (CRA) [FRL-5960-8] received February 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7308. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: 
     Washington; Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional 
     Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5960-7] received February 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7309. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of 
     Missouri; Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional 
     Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5960-6] received February 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7310. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of Maintenance Plan Revisions; 
     Ohio; Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review 
     (CRA) [FRL-5960-5] received February 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7311. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources National 
     Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Addition of 
     Method 29 to Appendix A of Part 60 and Amendments to Method 
     101A of Appendix B of Part 61; Correction of Effective Date 
     Under Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5960-4] received 
     February 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7312. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Clean Air Act Final Interim Approval of Operating Permits 
     Program; Delegation of Section 112 Standards; State of 
     Massachusetts; Correction; Correction of Effective Date Under 
     Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5959-1] received February 
     3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7313. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Hydrochloric Acid; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; 
     Community Right-to-Know; Correction of Effective Date Under 
     Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5959-7] received February 
     3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7314. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Cyclohexanecarbonitrile, 1,3,3-trimethyl-5oxo-; Revocation of 
     a Significant New Use Rule; Correction of Effective Date 
     Under Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5959-5] received 
     February 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7315. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Ethane, 1,1,1 Trifluoro-; Revocation of a Significant New Use 
     Rule; Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review 
     Act (CRA) [FRL-5959-4] received February 3, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7316. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Thiodicarb; Pesticide Tolerance; Correction of Effective Date 
     Under Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5959-3] received 
     February 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7317. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Alabama: Final Authorization to State's Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program; Correction of Effective Date Under 
     Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5959-2] received February 
     3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7318. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Acquisition Regulation; Coverage on Information Resources 
     Management (IRM); Correction of Effective Date Under 
     Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5959-9 received February 
     3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7319. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     West Virginia; Final Approval of State Underground Storage 
     Tank Program; Correction of Effective Date Under 
     Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5960-2] received February 
     3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7320. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Acquisition Regulation; Cor

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     rection of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act 
     (CRA) [FRL-5960-1] received February 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7321. A letter from the Information Management Specialist, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Plans, 
     Texas; Revision to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP); 
     Alternative Reasonably Available Control Technology (ARACT) 
     Demonstration for Raytheon TI Systems, Inc. [TX-85-1-7344a; 
     FRL-5955-8] received February 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7322. A letter from the Information Management Specialist, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--National Ambient Air Quality Standard for 
     Particulate Matter and Revised Requirements for Designation 
     of Reference and Equivalent Methods for PM2.5 and Ambient Air 
     Quality Surveillance for Particulate Matter [AD-FRL-5963-3] 
     (RIN: 2060-AE66) received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7323. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Ethane, 1,1,1 
     Trifluoro-; Revocation of a Significant New Use Rule [OPPTS-
     50608D; FRL-5372-1] received February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7324. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acquisition Regulation 
     [FRL-5919-4] received February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7325. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Alabama: Final 
     Authorization of Revisions to State's Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program [FRL-5925-8] received February 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7326. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Cyclohexanecarbonitrile, 1,3,3-trimethyl-5-oxo-; Revocation 
     of a Significant New Use Rule [OPPTS-50601H; FRL-5371-7] 
     received February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       7327. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hydrochloric Acid; 
     Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Community Right-To-Know 
     [OPPTS-400062A; FRL-5372-3] received February 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7328. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Final 
     Interim Approval of Operating Permits Program; Delegation of 
     Section 112 Standards; State of Massachusetts [AD-FRL-5522-9] 
     received February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       7329. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Standards of 
     Performance for New Stationary Sources National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Addition of Method 29 
     to Appendix A of Part 60 and Amendments to Method 101A of 
     Appendix B of Part 61 [AD-FRL 5407-4] received February 6, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7330. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acquisition Regulation; 
     Coverage on Information Resources Management (IRM) [FRL-5525-
     6] received February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7331. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--West Virginia; Final 
     Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program [FRL-5896-
     7] received February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7332. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Control of Air 
     Pollution; Removal and Modification of Obsolete, Superfluous 
     or Burdensome Rules [FRL-5526-2] received February 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7333. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated 
     Facilities and Pollutants, New Mexico; Control of Landfill 
     Gas Emissions From Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; 
     Correction for Same, Louisiana [NM-33-1-7331a; LA-39-1-7332; 
     FRL-5910-9] received February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7334. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO 
     034-1034(a); FRL-5886-3] February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7335. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan: Minnesota [MN54-01-
     7279a; FRL-5913-3] received February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7336. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Minor Amendments to 
     Inspection/Maintenance Program Requirements [FRL-5610-4] 
     received February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       7337. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Ohio [OH106-1a; FRL-
     5890-9] received February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7338. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Washington [WA56-7131a; 
     FRL-5603-7] received February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7339. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO-
     006-1006(a); FRL-5542-6] received February 6, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7340. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Maintenance Plan Revisions; Ohio [OH104-1A; 
     FRL-5877-9] received February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7341. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Standards of 
     Performance for New Stationary Sources National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Addition of Method 29 
     to Appendix A of Part 60 and Amendments to Method 101A of 
     Appendix B of Part 61 [AD-FRL-5407-4] received February 6, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7342. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Indian Tribes: Air 
     Quality Planning and Management [OAR-FRL-5964-2] (RIN: 2060-
     AF79) received February 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7343. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sole Source Aquifer 
     Designation of Poolesville Area Aquifer System, Lower Western 
     Montgomery County, MD [FRL 5952-3] received February 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7344. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois [IL147-1a, 
     IL156-1a; FRL-5965-1] received February 17, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7345. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act 
     Reclassification; Texas-Dallas/Fort Worth Nonattainment Area; 
     Ozone [TX89-1-7370; FRL-5967-4] received February 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7346. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Michigan [MI58-
     01-7266; FRL-5967-3] received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7347. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Bay Area Air Quality Management 
     District [CA 179-0066; FRL-5963-1] received February 12, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7348. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: 
     Administrative Amendments [FRL-5968-9] received February 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7349. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Organotin Lithium 
     Compound; Final Significant New Use Rule [OPPTS-50615C; FRL-
     5757-2] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received February 20, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7350. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Finding of Failure to Submit Required State 
     Implementation Plans for Particulate Matter; Arizona; Phoenix 
     PM-10 Nonattainment Area [AZ-006-FON; FRL-5969-8] received 
     February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7351. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Significant New Uses of 
     Certain Chemical Substances; Correction [OPPTS-50628A; FRL-
     5770-7] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received February 20, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7352. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revocation of 
     Significant New Use Rules for Certain Chemical Substances 
     [OPPTS-50629A; FRL-5769-1] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received February 
     20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7353. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous 
     Waste; Recycled Used Oil Management Standards [FRL-5969-4] 
     received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7354. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans (SIP) for 
     Louisiana: Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) 
     Program; Correction [LA-33-1-7374; FRL-5955-9] received 
     January 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7355. A letter from the AMD-PERM, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Rulemaking to Amend Parts 1, 2, 21, and 25 of the 
     Commission's Rules to Redesignate the 27.5-29.5 GHz Frequency 
     Band, to Reallocate the 29.5-30.0 GHz Frequency Band, to 
     Establish Rules and Policies for Local Multipoint 
     Distribution Service and for Fixed Satellite Services [CC 
     Docket No. 92-297] received February 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7356. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final rule--
     Reallocation of Television Channels 60-69, the 746-806 MHz 
     Band [ET Docket No. 97-157] received February 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7357. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Billed Party 
     Preference for InterLATA 0 Calls [CC Docket No. 92-77] 
     received February 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7358. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Rules 
     of Practice [16 CFR Part 3] received February 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7359. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 97F-0181] 
     received February 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7360. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Direct and Secondary Direct Food Additives; Sodium 
     Mono- and Dimethyl Naphthalene Sulfonates [Docket No. 96F-
     0076] received February 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7361. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 97N-0301] 
     received February 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7362. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Investigational New Drug Applications and New Drug 
     Applications [Docket No. 95N-0010] received February 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7363. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; Reclassification and Codification of 
     Suction Lipoplasty System for Aesthetic Body Contouring 
     [Docket No. 88P-0439] received February 23, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7364. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Spectrum Reallocation Report, as required under Title III 
     of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7365. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Offshore Offers and Sales [RELEASE NO. 33-7505; 
     34-39668; FILE NO. 1118] (RIN: 3235-AG34) received February 
     18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7366. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Commission Statement of Policy on the Establishment and 
     Improvement of Standards Related to Auditor Independence 
     [Release No. 33-7507; 34-39676; IC-23029; FR-50] received 
     February 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7367. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Exemption of Issuance and Sale of Securities By Public 
     Utility and Nonutility Subsidiary Companies of Registered 
     Public Utility Holding Companies; Rescission of Statements of 
     Policy [Release No. 35-26826, File No. S7-11-95] (RIN: 3235-
     AG45) received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7368. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Commission Procedures for Filing Applications for Orders for 
     Exemptive Relief Pursuant to Section 36 of the Exchange Act 
     [Rel. No. 34-39624] received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7369. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Taiwan (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-108-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       7370. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the preliminary 
     ``Report on U.S. Government Assistance to and Cooperative 
     Activities with the New Independent States of the former 
     Soviet Union,'' pursuant to Public Law 102--511, section 104; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       7371. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms 
     Regulations (Bureau of Political-Military Affairs) [22 CFR 
     Part 121] received February 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       7372. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification terminating the suspensions 
     pertaining to the Chinasat-8 satellite program, pursuant to 
     Public Law 101--246, section 902(b)(2) (104 Stat. 85); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7373. A letter from the Senior Vice President and Chief 
     Financial Officer, Potomac Electric Power Company, 
     transmitting a copy of the Balance Sheet of Potomac Electric 
     Power Company as of December 31, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 43--513; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7374. A letter from the Comptroller General, Government 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a copy of his report for FY 
     1997 on each instance a Federal agency did not fully 
     implement recommendations made by the GAO in connection with 
     a bid protest decided during the fiscal year, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3554(e)(2); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7375. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to and 
     Deletions from the Procurement List [98-002] received 
     February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7376. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Exemption of Records Systems Under 
     the Privacy Act [AAG/A Order No. 137-97] February 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7377. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Privacy Act; Implementation [Docket No. OST-96-1472] (RIN: 
     2105-AC68) received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7378. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting a report entitled ``Graduating to a 
     Better Future: Public Higher Education in the District of 
     Columbia''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7379. A letter from the Agency Freedom of Information 
     Officer (1105), Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     a report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act 
     for 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7380. A letter from the Active Director of Communications 
     and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting the report in compliance with the 
     Government in the Sunshine Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7381. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act for 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Com

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     mittee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7382. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a monthly listing of new 
     investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7383. A letter from the Director, National 
     Counterintelligence Center, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7384. A letter from the President, National Endowment for 
     Democracy, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7385. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Federal 
     Housing Enterprise Oversight, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Implementation of the Privacy Act of 1974 (RIN: 2550-
     AA05) received February 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7386. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the Office's performance plan for fiscal 
     year 1999, pursuant to Public Law 103--62; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7387. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Orlando, FL, Appropriated 
     Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AI13) received February 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7388. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the FY 1997 report 
     pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7389. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       7390. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notice on leasing systems for the Central Gulf of Mexico, 
     Sale 169, scheduled to be held in March 1998, pursuant to 43 
     U.S.C. 1337(a)(8); to the Committee on Resources.
       7391. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting a report regarding the authorization of the 
     Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin 
     Luther King, Jr. in the District of Columbia, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104--333, section 508; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7392. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; 
     Atka Mackerel in the Eastern Aleution District and Bering Sea 
     subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 
     971208296-7296-01; I.D. 013098B] received February 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7393. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 [Docket No. 971208295-7295-
     01; I.D. 013098A] received February 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7394. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies 
     Fishery; Framework Adjustment 18 [Docket No. 970829217-8025-
     02; I.D. 081597E] (RIN: 0648-AJ79) received February 18, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7395. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Multispecies 
     Community Development Quota Program; Eastern Gulf of Alaska 
     No Trawl Zone [Docket No. 970703166-8021-02; I.D. 060997A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AH65) received February 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7396. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal 
     Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South 
     Atlantic; Catch Specifications [Docket No. 970930235-8028-02; 
     I.D. 090397A] (RIN: 0648-AJ12) received February 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7397. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Final List of Fisheries for 1998 [Docket No. 
     970515117-8020-02; I.D. 040996D] (RIN: 0648-AJ85) received 
     February 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       7398. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Oklahoma Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan [SPATS 
     No. OK-023-FOR] received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7399. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation to repeal the provisions of the 
     Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer 
     Bankruptcy Act of 1986 which provide for the establishment of 
     an electronic case management demonstration project; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       7400. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Progress 
     Reports: Triennial Preparation [BOP-1067-F] (RIN: 1120-AA63) 
     received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7401. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's annual report on the progress 
     in implementing the Coast Guard Environmental Compliance and 
     Restoration Program for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101--225, section 222(a) (103 Stat. 1918); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7402. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29122; Amdt. No. 1849] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received February 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7403. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -
     400, and -500 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 98-NM-09-AD; Amendment 39-10301; 
     AD 98-03-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7404. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-320-ad; Amendment 39-10297; AD98-03-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7405. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-114-AD; Amendment 39-10299; AD 98-03-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7406. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-178-AD; Amendment 39-10298; AD 98-03-06] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7407. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-1A11 and 
     CL-600-2A12 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-256-AD; Amendment 39-10294; 
     AD 98-03-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7408. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-3011-AD; Amendment 39-10296; AD 98-03-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7409. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737, 747, 757, and 767 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-334-AD; Amendment 39-10302; AD 98-03-10] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7410. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace and Removal of 
     Class E Airspace; Belleville, IL (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-42] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7411. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Bottineau, ND (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-43] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7412. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of

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     Class E Airspace; Mankato, MN (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-45] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7413. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Encino, TX (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-16] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7414. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modifications of the Legal Descriptions of Federal Airways in 
     the Vicinity of Colorado Springs, CO (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-9] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7415. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; New Braunfels Municipal, TX 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ASW-21] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 5, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7416. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D and E Airspace; McKinney, TX (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-22] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7417. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Camden, AR (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-20] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7418. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulated Transactions Involving Documented Vessels and Other 
     Maritime Interests; Elimination of Mortgagee and Trustee 
     Restrictions (Maritime Administration) [Docket No. R-170] 
     (RIN: 2133-AB29) received February 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7419. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; EXTRA Flgzeugbau GmbH Models EA-300 
     and EA-300/S Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-CE-85-AD; Amendment 39-10307; AD 98-03-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7420. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revisions to Minimum IFR Altitudes & Change Over Points 
     Amendment 407 (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29123] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received February 9, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7421. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29121; Amdt. No. 1848] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received February 9, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7422. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model 172R 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 98-
     CE-06-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 9, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7423. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-
     600 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-188-AD; Amdt 39-10303; AD 98-03-11] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7424. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-10 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-154-AD; Amdt 39-10304; AD 98-03-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7425. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-60 SHERPA 
     and SD3 SHERPA Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-118-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7426. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Primary Category Seaplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 27641; Amdt No. 21-75] (RIN: 2120-AG39) received 
     February 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7427. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Stability and Control 
     of Medium and Heavy Vehicles During Braking (National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket NHTSA-98-3345] (RIN: 
     2127-AG06) received February 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7428. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. ()HC-
     ()(2,3)(X,V)()--() Series and HA-A2V20-1B Series Propellers 
     with Aluminum Blades (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-ANE-40; Amdt. 39-10112; AD 97-18-02] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7429. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-25-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10093; AD 97-16-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7430. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF340A Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-130-AD; Amdt. 39-10095; AD 97-16-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7431. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 
     Model G-159 (G-I) Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-18-AD; Amdt. 39-10096; AD 97-16-05] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7432. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model 
     R44 Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-SW-19-AD; Amdt. 39-100-92; AD 97-16-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7433. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. ALF502 and LF507 
     Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-ANE-36; Amdt. 39-10091; AD 97-05-11R1] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7434. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Transport Category Airplanes, Technical Amendments and Other 
     Miscellaneous Corrections (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 29147, Amdt. No. 25-94] (RIN: 2120-ZZ07) received 
     February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7435. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Cumberland, WI (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-60] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7436. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Friendship (Adams), WI 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     AGL-51] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7437. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Paul, MN (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-57] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7438. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Escanaba, MI (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-58] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7439. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modifications of the Houston Class B Airspace Area; TX 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 95-
     AWA-1] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

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       7440. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Osceola, WI; Correction 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     AGL-49] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7441. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Alliance, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-29] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7442. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Realignment of VOR Federal Airway; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ASW-13] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7443. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft Corporation 
     Models PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235, PA-23-250, PA-30, PA-40, 
     PA-31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, PA-34-200, PA-34-
     200T, PA-34-220T, PA-42, PA-42-720, PA-42-1000 Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-61-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10339; AD 98-04-27] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7444. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-215-1A10 and 
     CL-215-6B11 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-332-AD; Amdt. 39-10321; AD 
     98-04-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7445. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft Incorporated 
     Models SA226-TC, SA226-T, SA226-T(B), and SA226-AT Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-58-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10318; AD 98-04-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7446. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-240-AD; Amdt. 39-10323; AD 98-04-10] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7447. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-78-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10341; AD 98-04-29] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7448. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Limited Dart Series 
     Turboprop Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 94-ANE-43; Amdt. 39-10325; AD 98-04-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7449. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 and A321 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-150-AD; Amdt. 39-10324; AD 98-04-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7450. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 
     T303, 310R, T310R, 335, 340A, 402B, 402C, 404, F406, 414, 
     414A, 421B, 421C, 425, and 441 Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-63-AD; Amdt. 39-10340; AD 
     98-04-28] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7451. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft Corporation 
     Models Pa-46-310P and PA-46-350P Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-60-AD; Amdt. 39-10338; AD 
     98-04-26] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7452. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Model 
     2000 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-CE-59-AD; Amdt. 39-10337; AD 98-04-25] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7453. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 
     E55, E55A, 58, 58A, 58P, 58PA, 58TC, 58TCA Airplanes, and 60, 
     65-B80, 65-B90, 90, F90, 100, 300, and B300 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-58-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10336; AD 98-04-24] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7454. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerostar Aircraft Corporation 
     Models PA-60-600, PA-60-601, PA-60-601P, PA-60-602P, and PA-
     60-700P Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-CE-56AD; Amdt. 39-10355; AD 98-04-23] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7455. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA-- Groupe AEROSPATIALE, Model 
     TBM 700 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-CE-55-AD; Amdt. 39-10334; AD 98-04-22] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7456. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman Limited 
     Models BN-2A, BN-2B, and BN-2T Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-54-AD; Amdt. 39-10333; AD 
     98-04-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7457. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Partenavia Costruzioni 
     Aeronauticas, S.p.A. Model P68, AP68TP 300, AP68TP 600 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     CE-51-AD; Amdt. 39-10332; AD 98-04-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7458. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing 
     Corporation Model Y12 IV Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-50-AD; Amdt. 39-10331; AD 
     98-04-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7459. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AeroSpace Technologies of Australia 
     Pty Ltd. Models N22B and N24A Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-49-AD; Amdt. 39-10330; AD 
     98-04-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7460. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 
     and PC-12/45 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-CE-45-AD; Amdt. 39-10328; AD 98-04-16] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7461. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. BN-2, 
     BN-2A, and BN-2B Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-12-AD; Amdt. 39-10329; AD 
     98-04-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7462. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal 
     Waterway, North Carolina (Coast Guard) [CGD05-97-072] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7463. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Clarification and Rearrangement of Puget Sound Vessel Traffic 
     Service Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) Regulations (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD 13-98-002] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received February 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7464. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Salvage and Firefighting Equipment; Vessel Response Plans 
     (Coast Guard) [USCG 98-3417] (RIN: 2115-AF60) received 
     February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7465. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety/Security Zone Regulations; Colorado River, Bluewater

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     Marina to La Paz County Park, Parker, AZ [COTP San Diego, 98-
     001] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7466. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; Revision of 
     the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; Temporary 
     Traffic Signals (Federal Highway Administration) [FHWA Docket 
     No. FHWA-97-2314] (RIN: 2125-AD45) received February 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7467. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's list of the 
     foreign aviation authorities to which the Administrator 
     provided services in the preceding fiscal year, pursuant to 
     Public Law 103--305, section 202; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7468. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the 1997 Annual Report of the Visiting Committee on Advanced 
     Technology of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology (NIST), U.S. Department of Commerce, pursuant to 
     Public Law 100--418, section 5131(b) (102 Stat. 1443); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       7469. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, transmitting the 
     Institute's final rule--Precision Measurement Grants [Docket 
     No. 971201285-7285-01] (RIN: 0693-ZA18) received February 12, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       7470. A letter from the the Director, National Legislative 
     Commission, The American Legion, transmitting the proceedings 
     of the 79th National Convention of the American Legion, held 
     in Orlando, Florida from September 2, 3 and 4, 1997 as well 
     as a report on the Organization's activities for the year 
     preceding the Convention, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 49; (H. Doc. 
     No. 105--214); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and 
     ordered to be printed.
       7471. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 98-21] received 
     February 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       7472. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Classification of taxes collected by the Internal Revenue 
     Service [Rev. Proc. 98-18] received February 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       7473. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit for 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Rev. Proc. 
     98-23] received February 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7474. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Conversion to the Euro by Members of the European Union 
     [Announcement 98-18] received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7475. A letter from the Program Manager, Pentagon 
     Renovation, Department of Defense, transmitting certification 
     that the total cost for the planning, design, construction, 
     and installation of equipment for the renovation of the 
     Pentagon will not exceed $1,118,000,000, pursuant to Public 
     Law 105--56, section 8070; jointly to the Committees on 
     National Security and Appropriations.
       7476. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the military requirements and costs of NATO 
     enlargement pursuant to the FY98 Department of Defense 
     Authorization and Appropriations Acts and the FY98 Military 
     Construction Appropriations Act; jointly to the Committees on 
     National Security and Appropriations.
       7477. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Medicaid Program; State Allotments for Payment of 
     Medicare Part B Premiums for Qualifying Individuals: Federal 
     Fiscal Year 1998 [HCFA-2005-NC] (RIN: 0938-AI39) received 
     February 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly 
     to the Committees on Commerce and Ways and Means.
       7478. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report authorizing the 
     transfer of up to $100M in defense articles and services to 
     the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 
     104--107, section 540(c) (110 Stat. 736); jointly to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Appropriations.
       7479. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     allocation of funds the Executive Branch intends to make 
     available from funding levels established in the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1998 as enacted in Public Law 105-118, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2413(a); jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       7480. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting notice of adoption of amendments to 
     regulations under section 303 of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 for publication in the 
     Congressional Record, pursuant to Public Law 104--1, section 
     303(b) (109 Stat. 28); jointly to the Committees on House 
     Oversight and Education and the Workforce.
       7481. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting notification of the actions the Secretary has 
     taken regarding security measures at Port-au-Prince 
     International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. 44907(d)(3); jointly to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and International 
     Relations.
       7482. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Salary Equivalency 
     Guidelines for Physical Therapy, Respiratory Therapy, Speech 
     Language Pathology, and Occupational Therapy Services [HCFA-
     1808-F] (RIN: 0938-AG70) received February 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means and Commerce. 

para.8.9  message from the president--armed forces reserves

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to title 10, United States Code, section 12304, I have 
authorized the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation 
with respect to the Coast Guard, when it is not operating as a Service 
within the Department of the Navy, to order to active duty Selected 
Reserve units and individuals not assigned to units to augment the 
Active components in support of operations in and around Southwest Asia.
  A copy of the Executive order implementing this action is attached.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 24, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on National Security and ordered 
to be printed (H. Doc. 105-217).

para.8.10  national education goals panel

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                Washington, DC, February 23, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to Section 202(b)(3), Public Law 
     103-227, I hereby appoint the following Member to the 
     National Education Goals Panel:
       Mr. Martinez, CA.
           Yours very truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

para.8.11  amtrak reform council

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                Washington, DC, February 12, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 203(b)(1) of Public 
     Law 105-134, I hereby appoint the following individual to the 
     Amtrak Reform Council:
       Mr. S. Lee Kling, Villa Ridge, MO.
           Yours very truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

para.8.12  george washington's birthday ceremonies

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, 
February 12, 1998, appointed to the wreath-laying ceremonies at the 
Washington Monument for the observance of George Washington's Birthday 
held on Monday, February 23, 1998 on the part of the House, the 
following Members: Messrs. Davis and Hoyer.

para.8.13  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, laid before the House the following 
communication from Mr. Scott Callicott, Office Director, Honorable Kenny 
Hulshof:

                                Congress of the United States,

                                Washington, DC, February 12, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a subpoena (for testimony) 
     issued by the Circuit Court for Marion County, Missouri in 
     the case of State v. Kolb.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compli

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     ance with the subpoena is consistent with the precedents and 
     privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Scott Callicott,
                                                  Office Director.

para.8.14  special immigrant amendments

  Mr. SMITH of Texas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
429) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for special 
immigrant status for NATO civilian employees in the same manner as for 
employees for international organizations; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, recognized Mr. SMITH of Texas and 
Mr. WATT of North Carolina, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.8.15  year 2000 readiness for financial institutions

  Mr. LEACH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3116) to 
address the Year 2000 computer problems with regard to financial 
institutions, to extend examination parity to the Director of the Office 
of Thrift Supervision and the National Credit Union Administration, and 
for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, recognized Mr. LEACH and Mr. 
LaFALCE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.8.16  agricultural research, extension and education reform--s. 
          1150

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following resolution (H. Res. 365): 

       Resolved, That, upon the adoption of this resolution, the 
     House shall be considered to have--
       (1) taken from the Speaker's table the bill S. 1150, to 
     ensure that federally funded agricultural research, 
     extension, and education address high-priority concerns with 
     national or multistate significance, to reform, extend, and 
     eliminate certain agricultural research programs, and for 
     other purposes;
       (2) struck out all after the enacting clause of the bill S. 
     1150 and inserted in lieu thereof an amendment consisting of 
     the text of the bill H.R. 2534, to reform, extend, and repeal 
     certain agricultural research, extension, and education 
     programs, and for other purposes, as passed by the House;
       (3) passed the bill S. 1150 as amended; and
       (4) insisted on the House amendment and requested a 
     conference with the Senate thereon.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, recognized Mr. SMITH of Oregon and 
Mr. STENHOLM, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.8.17  change of reference--executive communication 6736

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Oregon, by unanimous consent, the Committee 
on Agriculture was discharged from further consideration of executive 
communication 6736; Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation 
Plans (SIP) for Louisiana: Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance (I/
M) Program.
  When said communication was rereferred to the Committee on Commerce.

para.8.18  howard c. nielson post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3120) to 
designate the United States Post Office located at 95 West 100 South 
Street in Provo, Utah, as the ``Howard C. Nielson Post Office 
Building''; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW recognized Mr. McHUGH, and Mr. DAVIS 
of Illinois, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the United States Post Office located at 95 West #100 South in 
Provo, Utah, as the `Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building'.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.8.19  karl bernal post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2766) to 
designate the United States Post Office located at 215 East Jackson 
Street in Painesvile, Ohio, as the ``Karl Bernal Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. DAVIS 
of Illinois, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.8.20  blaine h. eaton post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 916) to designate the United States Post Office building located at 
750 Highway 28 East in Taylorsville, Mississippi, as the ``Blaine H. 
Eaton Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. DAVIS 
of Illinois, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

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para.8.21  eugene j. mccarthy post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2836) to 
designate the building of the United States Postal Service located at 
180 East Kellogg Boulevard in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the ``Eugene J. 
McCarthy Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. DAVIS 
of Illinois, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.8.22  daniel j. doffyn post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2773) to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
3750 North Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Daniel J. Doffyn 
Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. DAVIS 
of Illinois, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.8.23  larry doby post office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 985) to designate the post office located at 194 Ward Street in 
Patterson, New Jersey, as the ``Larry Doby Post Office''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. DAVIS 
of Illinois, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.8.24  mandatory minimum sentences

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 424) 
to provide for increased mandatory minimum sentences for criminals 
possessing firearms, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr.McCOLLUM demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.8.25  appointment of conferees--s. 1150

  By unanimous consent, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced the 
appointment of the following Members as managers on the part of the 
House to the conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill of the Senate (S. 
1150) to ensure that federally funded agricultural research, extension, 
and education address high-priority concerns with national or multistate 
significance, to reform, extend, and eliminate certain agricultural 
researach programs, and for other purposes:

  Messrs. Smith of Oregon, Combest, Barrett of Nebraska, Stenholm, and 
Dooley of California. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.8.26  h.r. 424--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 424) to provide for increased mandatory minimum 
sentences for criminals possessing firearms, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

350

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affirmative

Nays

59

para.8.27                     [Roll No. 18]

                                YEAS--350

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman

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     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--59

     Berman
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dixon
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Goode
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Kilpatrick
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Smith, Linda
     Stokes
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Ford
     Furse
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hefner
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Klink
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lipinski
     McCarthy (MO)
     McIntyre
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rush
     Schiff
     Stupak
     Young (AK)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.8.28  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2181

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-419) the resolution (H. Res. 366) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2181) to ensure the safety of witnesses and to promote 
notification of the interstate relocation of witnesses by States and 
localities engaging in that relocation, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.8.29  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1544

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-420) the resolution (H. Res. 367) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1544) to prevent Federal agencies from 
pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence in, and relitigation 
of, precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.8.30  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, laid before the House the following 
communication from Mr. Fawell:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                February 18, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Northern District of Illinois seeking the right 
     to inspect and copy documents in a file of two constituents 
     maintained by my congressional office.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena to allow 
     inspection and copy of such file is appropriate.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Harris W. Fawell,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.8.31  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 927. An Act to reauthorize the Sea Grant Program.

para.8.32  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. SCHIFF, for today through March 6;
  To Mr. FORD, for today and balance of the week;
  To Ms. JACKSON-LEE, for today;
  To Mr. KLINK, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. RUSH, for today.
  And then,

para.8.33  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Michigan, at 8 o'clock and 54 minutes p.m., 
the House adjourned.

para.8.34  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LEACH. Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 3116. A bill to address the Year 2000 computer problems 
     with regard to financial institutions, to extend examination 
     parity to the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision 
     and the National Credit Union Administration, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-417). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM. Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2460. A bill 
     to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
     scanning receivers and similar devices; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-418). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Committee on Rules. House Resolution 366. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2181) to ensure the safety of witnesses and to promote 
     notification of the interstate relocation of witnesses by 
     States and localities engaging in that relocation, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 105-419). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS. Committee on Rules. House Resolution 367. 
     Resolution The title of this measure is not available (Rept. 
     No. 105-420). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.8.35  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. 
             Talent):
       H.R. 3246. A bill to assist small businesses and labor 
     organizations in defending themselves against government 
     bureaucracy; to ensure that employees entitled to 
     reinstatement get their jobs back quickly; to protect the 
     right of employers to have a hearing to present their case in 
     certain representation cases; and, to prevent the use of the 
     National Labor Relations Act for the purpose of disrupting or 
     inflicting economic harm on employers; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hobson, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Hall of Ohio):
       H.R. 3247. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute 
     for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and 
     supplies; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Talent, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Istook, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Royce, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Solomon, 
             Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Cook, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Spence, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Livingston, 
             Mr. Bass, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 3248. A bill to provide dollars to the classroom; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Pappas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Leach, and 
             Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 3249. A bill to provide for the rectification of 
     certain retirement coverage errors affecting Federal 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of

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     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. DICKEY:
       H.R. 3250. A bill to designate a highway bypass in Pine 
     Bluff, Arkansas, as the ``Wiley A. Branton, Sr. Memorial 
     Highway''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ford, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 3251. A bill to modify the conditions that must be met 
     before certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised 
     by the President with respect to Federal employees; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3252. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish an advisory board to review requests for waivers of 
     eligibility requirements for burial in Arlington National 
     Cemetary submitted to the Secretary of the Army; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MANTON:
       H.R. 3253. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for murders of armored car crew members; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 3254. A bill to amend the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to clarify the requirements 
     relating to reducing or withholding payments to States under 
     that Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 3255. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require universal product numbers on claims 
     forms submitted for reimbursement of durable medical 
     equipment and other items under the Medicare Program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 3256. A bill to establish an index of economic freedom 
     to evaluate on an annual basis the level of economic freedom 
     of countries receiving United States development assistance 
     and to provide for a phase-out of that assistance based on 
     the index, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klug, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Kind of 
             Wisconsin):
       H. Con. Res. 223. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     sesquicentennial of Wisoncsin statehood; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Combest, and Mr. Dooley of California):
       H. Res. 365. A resolution regarding the bill S. 1150, the 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
     Reauthorization Act of 1998; considered under suspension of 
     the rules and agreed to. 

para.8.36  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       250. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to Resolutions 
     supporting the ``Charter for Change'' in Northern Ireland and 
     recommending due consideration of its principles as part of 
     the Anglo-Irish peace process; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       251. Also,a memorial of the Legislature of the Territory of 
     Guam, relative to Resolution No. 196 calling upon Congress to 
     expedite the return of the unused Federal land to the people 
     of Guam and calling for the closure of the wildlife refuge 
     overlay in Guam and the return of lands included therein to 
     the people of Guam for immediate transfer to the original 
     landowners; to the Committee on Resources.
       252. Also,a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to urging the Congress of the United 
     States to take action on the comprehensive multiyear 
     transportation funding legislation; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.8.37  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

           Mr. METCALF introduced A bill (H.R. 3257) for the 
             relief of Richard W. Schaffert; which was referred to 
             the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.8.38  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 23: Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
     Pelosi, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 54: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 198: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 334: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. 
     Matsui.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Jackson, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Adam Smith 
     of Washington.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Strickland and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 715: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 716: Mr. DeLay and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Boehlert and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 884: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Olver, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 981: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Quinn and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 1036: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Pease, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Talent, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and 
     Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Kildee and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Manzullo and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Green, Mr. 
     Waxman, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1166: Mr. McIntyre and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Costello, and Mr. 
     Bentsen.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
     Rahall.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Engel, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Towns, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. 
     Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 1361: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Nethercutt and Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Royce, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Wexler, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1387: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1481: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1518: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Cannon and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1539: Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 1549: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. DeLay and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 1601: Mr. Sherman, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Doyle, 
     and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 1608: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ford, and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1690: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bateman, 
     Mr. Boucher, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, 
     Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Goss, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hansen, 
     Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     Jenkins, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Moran of Kansas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Rahall, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Stark, 
     Mr. Talent, Mr. Torres, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Yates, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. 
     Norton, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1812: Mr. Istook and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1872: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 1951: Ms. Danner and Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 1972: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2019: Mr. Porter, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. 
     Bliley.
       H.R. 2070: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 2094: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2145: Mr. Pombo and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 2173: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 2224: Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Danner, and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 2313: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 2365: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Manton, Mr. Towns, and Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2374: Mr. Serrano and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Frost, Mr. Luther, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2449: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 2460: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 2474: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
     Ensign.
       H.R. 2477: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 2478: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 2499: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
     Paul, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Frost, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Rush, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. 
     Bilbray.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 2524: Mr. Yates and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2541: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Abercrombie.

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       H.R. 2568: Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2611: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 2713: Ms. Brown of Florida and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2718: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 2723: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ney, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Miller of California, and Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York.
       H.R. 2789: Mr. Yates, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ford, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H.R. 2817: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Evans and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2836: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2854: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Leach and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2884: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Coble, and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 2885: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2891: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Thompson, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Olver, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Camp, 
     and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2912 Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hamilton, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Green, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2923: Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2955: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2960: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2970: Mr. Neumann and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 2987: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
     Furse, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Allen, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Harman, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3014: Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 3016: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 3048: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Norweod, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. Balgojevich, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Mr. Shays, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. 
     Owens.
       H.R. 3094: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 3099: Mr. Shays and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3100: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia.
       H.R. 3114: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bentsen, and Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York.
       H.R. 3120: Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 3127: Mr. Talent, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
     Gillmor, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bryant, Ms. Furse, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. Frost and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 3152: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Goode, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weldon of Flroida, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 3153: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 3155: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Engel, 
     Mr. King of New York, Ms. Carson, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Mr. Blunt, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. McCarthy of 
     New York, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Berman, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Sherman, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Green, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 3164: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 3166: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Ewing, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 3179: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 3181: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 3208: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 3218: Mr. Cox of Califorina.
       H.R. 3229: Mr. Largent, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 3230: Mr. Largent, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 3241: Mr. Largent.
       H.J. Res. 100: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Herger, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Petri.
       H.J. Res. 102: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. Clement, Mr. Condit, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntyre, 
     Mr. Manton, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. 
     Roukema, Mr. Shays, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and 
     Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. Mr. Franks of Massachusetts and Mr. Andrews.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Cook, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Combest, and Mr. McCollum.
       H. Con. Res. 127: Mr. Bryant.
       H. Con. Res. 181: Mr. Green, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
     Levin, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Rivers, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Pallone.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Bateman and Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Foley.
       H. Con. Res. 211: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H. Res. 37: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mr. Pallone,1 and Mr. Matsui.
       H. Res. 279: Mr. Rodriguez and Ms. Christian-Green.

para.8.39  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       41. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Military Order 
     of the World Wars, Alexandria, Virginia, relative to urging 
     Congress to vigorously investigate the lease of the Long 
     Beach Naval Base to determine whether the national security 
     interests of the United States might have been compromised or 
     jeopardized; and to take appropriate action; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       42. Also, a petition of the Military Order of the World 
     Wars, Alexandria, Virginia, relative to urging the Congress 
     and the Department of Defense to continue to fund collegiate 
     ROTC and high school JROTC programs as being in the nation's 
     best interests; to the Committee on National Security.
       43. Also, a petition of the Military Order of the World 
     Wars, Alexandria, Virginia, relative to urging Congressional 
     action to assure that the Department of Defense limit the 
     procurement of military equipment, supplies and weapons 
     systems and their components to domestic manufacturing and 
     assembly sources, so as to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign-
     produced defense items which might not be available during a 
     global crisis; to the Committee on National Security.
       44. Also, a petition of the Military Order of the World 
     Wars, Alexandria, Virginia, relative to urging the Congress 
     to assure that National Guard and Reserves are realistically 
     manned, structured, equipped, trained, fully deployable and 
     maintained at high readiness levels in order to accomplish 
     their indispensable missions; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       45. Also, a petition of the Military Order of the World 
     Wars, Alexandria, Virginia, relative to urging the Congress 
     to more adequately recognize the national defense 
     requirements of the United States by significantly increasing 
     defense budgets, force structures and military end strengths 
     over those recommended in the Quadrennial Defense Review; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       46. Also, a petition of the Military Order of the World 
     Wars, Alexandria, Virginia, relative to urging the 
     Administration and Congress to preserve America's defense 
     industrial base by continuing to fund research, development 
     and acquisition budgets so as to retain our technological 
     edge in the 21st century and to ensure production can surge 
     whenever U.S. military power is committed; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       47. Also, a petition of the Military Order of the World 
     Wars, Alexandria, Virginia, relative to reaffirming its 
     position that the President and the Congress, in order to 
     assure military readiness, must fund operations, training and 
     maintenance accounts so that material and personnel of the 
     fighting forces are kept combat ready at sufficient levels, 
     to include funds for modernization, so that vital weapons 
     systems can be acquired to maintain technological advantage 
     over potential enemies; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       48. Also, a petition of the Military Order of the World 
     Wars, Alexandria, Virginia, relative to urging the United 
     States Government to honor its full obligations to all 
     service members, veterans, military retirees, and their 
     families, who have served the ideals of this nation through 
     numerous sacrifices, often paying the ultimate price in 
     defense of the United States and its vital national 
     interests; to the Committee on National Security.
       49. Also, a petition of the Military Order of the World 
     Wars, Alexandria, Virginia, relative to urging the United 
     States Government to adopt the following principles as an 
     integral part of its national security and foreign policy 
     decision-making process, when considering the commitment of 
     U.S. military forces: a clear definition of vital national 
     interests as they relate to all military operations; 
     insisting that only Congress approve the commitment of U.S. 
     troops to peacekeeping or humanitarian operations; and 
     specifying that U.S. military personnel not be placed under 
     foreign or United Nations operations control, except in those 
     unusual to the Committee on International Relations.
       50. Also, a petition of the Military Order of the World 
     Wars, Alexandria, Virginia, relative to supporting 
     legislation to amend the Soldiers and Sailor's Civil Relief 
     Act of 1940 to guarantee the right of all active duty 
     military personnel and their dependents to

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     vote in Federal, State, and local elections, and, for the 
     purposes of voting for an office of the United States or of 
     an individual State, any person who is absent from a State in 
     compliance with competent military or naval orders shall not 
     be considered to have lost a residence or domicile solely by 
     reason of that absence; to the Committee on House Oversight.
       51. Also, a petition of the Military Order of the World 
     Wars, Alexandria, Virginia, relative to reaffirming its 
     support of the efforts of the American Battle Monuments 
     Commission to create a World War II Memorial in accordance 
     with decisions of site and design by competent and legal 
     authority; to the Committee on Resources.
       52. Also, a petition of the Military Order of the World 
     Wars, Alexandria, Virgina, relative to urging the 
     Administration and the Congress to fully fund the United 
     States Coast Guard to carry out its numerous vital missions, 
     including law enforcement, environmental protection, maritime 
     safety, national security, and other missions as assigned; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.8.40  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1748: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3073: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H. Res. 358: Mr. Doggett.
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                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998 (9)

para.9.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. 
EMERSON, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                February 25, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jo Ann Emerson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.9.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, February 24, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.9.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       7483. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of 
     Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, has conducted a cost 
     comparison to reduce the cost of operating communications 
     functions, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       7484. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of 
     Edwards Air Force Base, California, has conducted a cost 
     comparison to reduce the cost of operating base supply 
     functions, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       7485. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Regulations Governing Book-Entry Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Securities [No. 98-03] (RIN: 3069-AA54) received February 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       7486. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Administrative 
     Reporting Exemptions for Certain Radionuclide Releases [FRL-
     5970-8] (RIN: 2050-AD46) received February 23, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7487. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulations Policy 
     and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Soluble Fiber From 
     Certain Foods and Coronary Heart Disease [Docket No. 96P-
     0338] received February 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7488. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 96F-0477] 
     received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7489. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of 
     Animals; Sodium Stearate [Docket No. 96F-0410] received 
     February 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7490. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Germany (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-10-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7491. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with the United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-34-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7492. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the Republic of Korea 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-15-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       7493. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-13-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       7494. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the Republic of Korea 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-11-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       7495. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with the United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-12-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7496. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the Republic of Korea 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-9-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       7497. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with the Republic of Korea 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-16-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       7498. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Taiwan (Transmittal No. DTC-
     130-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       7499. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the Republic of the 
     Philippines (Transmittal No. DTC-14-98), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       7500. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released in January 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7501. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Modular Contracting [FAC 97-04; FAR 
     Case 96-605; Item XV] (RIN: 9000-AH55) received February 19, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7502. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Transfer of Assets Following a 
     Business Combination [FAC 97-04; FAR Case 96-006; Item XIV] 
     (RIN: 9000-AH56) received February 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       7503. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Limitation on Allowability of 
     Compensation for Certain Contractor Personnel [FAC 97-04; FAR 
     Case 97-303; Item XIII] (RIN: 9000-AH90) received February 
     19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7504. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Change in Contract Administration and 
     Audit Cognizance [FAC 97-04; FAR Case 95-022; Item XII] (RIN: 
     9000-AH27) received February 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7505. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Administrative Changes to Cost 
     Accounting Standards Applicability [FAC 97-04; FAR Case 97-
     025; Item XI] (RIN: 9000-AH88) received February 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the

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     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7506. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Treatment of Caribbean Basin Country 
     End Products [FAC 97-04; FAR Case 97-039; Item X] (RIN: 9000-
     AH93) received February 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7507. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Special Disabled and Vietnam Era 
     Veterans [FAC 97-04; FAR Case 95-602; Item IX] (RIN: 9000-
     AH86) received February 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7508. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Small Business Competitiveness 
     Demonstration Program [FAC 97-04; FAR Case 97-305; Item VIII] 
     (RIN: 9000-AH91) received February 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       7509. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; SIC Code and Size Standard Appeals 
     [FAC 97-04; FAR Case 97-026; Item VII] (RIN: 9000-AH87) 
     received February 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7510. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; OMB Circular No. A-133 [FAC 97-04; 
     FAR Case 97-029; Item VI] (RIN: 9000-AH83) received February 
     19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7511. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Applicability of Cost Accounting 
     Standards Coverage [FAC 97-04; FAR Case 97-020; Item V] (RIN: 
     9000-AH89) received February 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7512. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Certificate of Competency [FAC 97-04; 
     FAR Case 96-002; Item IV] (RIN: 9000-AH66) received February 
     19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7513. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Review of Procurement Integrity 
     Clauses [FAC 97-04; FAR Case 97-601; Item III] (RIN: 9000-
     AH92) received February 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7514. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Federal Compliance With Right-To-Know 
     Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements [FAC 97-04; FAR 
     Case 92-054B; Item II] (RIN: 9000-AH39) received February 19, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7515. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Use of Data Universal Numbering 
     System as the Primary Contractor Identification [FAC 97-04; 
     FAR Case 95-307; Item I] (RIN: 9000-AH33) received February 
     19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7516. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Circular 97-04; Introduction [48 CFR Chapter 1] 
     received February 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7517. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Fishery Openings [Docket No. 
     970930235-8028-02; I.D. 021798E] received February 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7518. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Topeka, Forbes Field, KS 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 98-
     ACE-1] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 24, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7519. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Crete, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-23] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7520. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; St. Louis, MO; Correction 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ACE-22] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 24, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7521. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Keokuk, IA; Correction 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ACE-16] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 24, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7522. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Columbia, MO (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-3] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7523. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Cape Girardeau, MO 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 98-
     ACE-2] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 24, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7524. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Joplin, MO 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 98-
     ACE-4] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 24, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7525. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft Corporation 
     Model PA-38-112 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-CE-53-AD; Amdt. 39-10308; AD 98-03-16] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7526. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Valentine, NE (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-39] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7527. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-222-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10312; AD 98-03-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7528. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica, 
     S.A. (EMBRAER), Model EMB-120 Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-231-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10311; AD 98-03-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 12, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7529. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Chadron, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-38] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7530. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 98-
     NM-23-AD; Amdt. 39-10319; AD 98-04-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7531. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA-- Groupe AEROSPATIALE Model 
     TBM 700 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-CE-43-AD; Amdt. 39-10317; AD 98-04-04] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7532. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Lexington, NE (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-27] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7533. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     SOCATA-- Groupe AEROSPATIALE Models TB9, TB10, TB20, TB21, 
     and TB200 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-CE-77-AD; Amdt. 39-10316; AD 98-04-03] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7534. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Jefferson City, MO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-17] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7535. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; EXTRA Flugzeugbau GmbH Model EA-
     300/S Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-CE-93-AD; Amdt. 39-10314; AD 98-04-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7536. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Eagle Grove, IA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-19] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7537. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; HOAC Austria Model DV 20 Katana 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     CE-84-AD; Amdt. 39-10315; AD 98-04-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7538. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Pella, IA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-25] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7539. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9 and 
     DC-9-80 Series Airplanes, and C-9 (Military) Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 98-NM-12-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10320; AD 98-04-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7540. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Topeka, Philip Billard 
     Municipal Airport, KS; Correction (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-12] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7541. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Glasflugel Models Standard Libelle 
     and Standard Libelle 201 B Sailplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-35-AD; Amdt. 39-10213; AD 
     97-24-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7542. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Atchison, KS (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-26] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7543. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0070 and Mark 
     0100 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-264-AD; Amdt. 39-10322; AD 98-04-09] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7544. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the Flight 
     Information Region of the Democratic People's Republic of 
     Korea (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 28831; 
     Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 79] (RIN: 
     2120-AG48) received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7545. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29017; Amdt. No. 1820] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received February 24, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7546. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revised Standards for Cargo or Baggage Compartments in 
     Transport Category Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 28937, Amdt. Nos. 25-93 and 121-
     269] (RIN: 2120-AG42) received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7547. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29018; Amdt. No. 1821] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received February 24, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7548. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials in Intrastate Commerce; Technical 
     Amendments (Research and Special Programs Administration) 
     [Docket HM-200; Amdt. No. 173-259] (RIN: 2137-AB37) received 
     February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7549. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective 
     Devices and Associated Equipment (National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration) [Docket No. NHTSA-98-3452] (RIN: 2127-
     AG47) received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7550. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29019; Amdt. No. 1822] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received February 24, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7551. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Additional Interchanges to the Interstate System (Federal 
     Highway Administration) (RIN: 2125-ZZ00) received February 
     12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7552. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 29078; Amdt. No. 404] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7553. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Passenger Manifest Information [Docket No. OST-95-950] (RIN: 
     2105-AB78) received February 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7554. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Grumman Model TS-2A Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-75-AD; Amdt 39-10353; AD 98-04-42] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7555. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-200 and -300 
     Series Airplanes Equipped with a Main Deck Cargo Door 
     Installed in Accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate 
     SA2969SO (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 98-NM-
     30-AD; Amdt 39-10352; AD 98-04-41] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7556. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, 551, 
     and 560 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-170-AD; Amdt. 39-10350; AD 98-04-38] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7557. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Sabreliner Model 40, 60, 70, and 80 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-171-AD; Amdt. 39-10349; AD 98-04-37] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7558. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Salyer Farms, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-33] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7559. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Keokuk, IA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-ACE-16] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7560. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness

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     Directives; Gulfstream Model G-159 Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-172-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10348; AD 98-04-36] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 24, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7561. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-3 and 
     DC-4 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-173-AD; Amdt. 39-10347; AD 98-04-35] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7562. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Model YS-11 and YS-11A 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-174-AD; Amdt. 39-10346; AD 98-04-34] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7563. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream American (Frakes 
     Aviation) Model G-73 (Mallard) and G-73T Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-175-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10345; AD 98-04-33] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7564. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model L-14 and L-18 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-176-AD; Amdt. 39-10344; AD 98-04-32] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7565. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Model F27 and FH227 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-177-AD; Amdt. 39-10343; AD 98-04-31] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7566. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety/Security Zone Regulations; Swift Creek Channel, 
     Freeport, NY (Coast Guard) [CGD01-97-135] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7567. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Regulations 
     Governing Fees for Services Performed in Connection with 
     Licensing and Related Services, 1998 Update [STB Ex. Parte 
     No. 542 (Sub-No. 2)] received February 23, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7568. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, transmitting the 
     Institute's final rule--Physics Laboratory 1998 Summer 
     Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)-- Partnerships in 
     Atomic, Molecular and Optical (AMO) Physics and Materials 
     Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) 1998 Summer 
     Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) [Docket No. 
     971029258-7258-01] (RIN: 0693-ZA17) received February 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       7569. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 98-11] received 
     February 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       7570. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Contributions to Foreign Partnerships Under Section 6038B 
     [Notice 98-17] received February 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7571. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Definition Relating to Corporate Reorganizations [Rev. Rul. 
     98-10] received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7572. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Dole Amendment 
     determination and the accompanying justification for national 
     interest determination relating to Haiti, pursuant to Public 
     Law 105--118, section 562; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       7573. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 10, United 
     States Code, to reform and reorganize the Department of 
     Defense, to streamline its operations, to eliminate its 
     inefficiencies, to reallocate its functions, and for other 
     purposes; jointly to the Committees on National Security, 
     Government Reform and Oversight, Rules, Education and the 
     Workforce, and Resources. 

para.9.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1544

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 367):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1544) to prevent Federal agencies from 
     pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence in, and 
     relitigation of, precedents established in the Federal 
     judicial circuits. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
     and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 
     by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
     on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
     be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
     of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the 
     Judiciary now printed in the bill. Each section of the 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
     considered as read. During consideration of the bill for 
     amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. The Chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consideration 
     of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.9.5  federal agency compliance

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, pursuant to House Resolution 367 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1544) to prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
unjustifiable nonacquiescence in, and relitigation of, precedents 
established in the Federal judicial circuits.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mrs. EMERSON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally to receive messages from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, assumed the Chair.

para.9.6  messages from the president

       Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United 
     States were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman 
     Williams, one of his secretaries.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.9.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. NADLER:

       Page 5, insert after line 20 the following:

     SEC. 4. APPLICATION.

       The amendments made by section 2 shall apply only with 
     respect to agency actions which involve a Federal health 
     benefit programs, a Federal program under which cash is paid 
     based on need or insurance benefits are paid, or the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 and the amendments made by section 3 
     shall apply on with respect to proceedings in courts which 
     involve a Federal health benefit programs, a Federal program 
     under which cash is paid based on need or insurance benefits 
     are paid, or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       Page 3, line 4 and beginning in line 10, strike 
     ``Government'' and insert ``agency''.

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       Page 4, beginning in line 7, strike ``neither the United 
     States nor any agency or officer thereof was,'' and insert 
     ``the agency was not''.
       Page 3, line 21, strike ``of following'' and insert ``the 
     following''.
       Page 5, line 20, strike ``of following'' and insert ``the 
     following''.
       Page 4, line 19, insert before the period the following: 
     ``unless the precedents in a majority of other United States 
     courts of appeals supports the position of the agency''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

172

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

238

para.9.8                      [Roll No. 19]

                                AYES--172

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gilman
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--238

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     DeLauro
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Kennelly
     Klink
     Lewis (KY)
     Luther
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Schiff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SNOWBARGER, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para.9.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2181

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 366):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2181) to ensure the safety of witnesses and to 
     promote notification of the interstate relocation of 
     witnesses by States and localities engaging in that 
     relocation, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
     bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered by title 
     rather than by section. Each title shall be considered as 
     read. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the 
     Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be fifteen minutes. At 
     the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.9.10  witness protection and interstate location

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to House Resolution 366 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2181) to ensure the safety of witnesses and to promote 
notification of the interstate relocation of witnesses by States and 
localities engaging in that relocation, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. SNOWBARGER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.9.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CONYERS:

       Page 3, after line 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 103. FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF DEATH SENTENCE 
                   RECOMMENDATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 3591(a) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a defendant who has 
     been found guilty of an offense described in section 1512(j) 
     or 1952(b) for which a sentence of death is provided shall 
     not be sentenced to

[[Page 114]]

     death but shall be sentenced to life imprisonment if court 
     has any doubt that the defendant actually committed the 
     offense.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3594 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended in the first sentence by inserting 
     ``, subject to the second sentence of section 3591(a)'' 
     before the period.

It was decided in the

Yeas

113

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

300

para.9.12                     [Roll No. 20]

                                AYES--113

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dixon
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Goodling
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pappas
     Paul
     Payne
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Yates

                                NOES--300

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Brown (FL)
     DeLauro
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Kennelly
     Klink
     Luther
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Schiff
     Smith (NJ)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAZIO, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SNOWBARGER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 366, 
reported the bill back to the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAZIO, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. McCOLLUM demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

366

It was decided in the

Nays

49

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.9.13                     [Roll No. 21]

                                YEAS--366

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula

[[Page 115]]


     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--49

     Barrett (WI)
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cox
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Fattah
     Furse
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Jackson (IL)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Towns
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weygand
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kucinich
       

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Brown (FL)
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Klink
     Luther
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Nadler
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Sanchez
     Schiff
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.9.14  federal agency compliance

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, pursuant to House Resolution 367 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1544) to prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies 
of unjustifiable nonacquiescence in, and relitigation of, precedents 
established in the Federal judicial circuits.
  Mr. LAZIO, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair,

para.9.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. JACKSON-LEE:

       Page 3, line 11 strike ``or'', line 18 strike the period, 
     close quotation marks and period following and insert ``; 
     or'', and after line 18 insert the following:

       ``(4) the substance of the agency matter is under 
     consideration by a United States court of appeals and 
     involves issues of civil rights, labor rights, or 
     environmental protection.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

164

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

253

para.9.16                     [Roll No. 22]

                                AYES--164

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--253

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Ford
     Frost
     Gonzalez
     Klink
     Luther
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Schiff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.9.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. JACKSON-LEE:

       Page 5, insert after line 20 the following:

     SEC. 4. APPLICATION.

       The amendments made by sections 2 and 3 shall not apply to 
     an agency in its actions involving a commercial transaction 
     with a business located in a foreign country.

It was decided in the

Yeas

154

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

258

para.9.18                     [Roll No. 23]

                                AYES--154

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt

[[Page 116]]


     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--258

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Brown (FL)
     Conyers
     Ford
     Frelinghuysen
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Hobson
     Klink
     Luther
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Schiff
     Smith (NJ)
     Stokes
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LAZIO, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 367, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Agency Compliance 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. PROHIBITING INTRACIRCUIT AGENCY NONACQUIESCENCE IN 
                   APPELLATE PRECEDENT.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 707. Adherence to court of appeals precedent

       ``(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an agency (as 
     defined in section 701(b)(1) of this title) shall, in 
     administering a statute, rule, regulation, program, or policy 
     within a judicial circuit, adhere to the existing precedent 
     respecting the interpretation and application of such 
     statute, rule, regulation, program, or policy, as established 
     by the decisions of the United States court of appeals for 
     that circuit. All officers and employees of an agency, 
     including administrative law judges, shall adhere to such 
     precedent.
       ``(b) An agency is not precluded under subsection (a) from 
     taking a position, either in administration or litigation, 
     that is at variance with precedent established by a United 
     States court of appeals if--
       ``(1) it is not certain whether the administration of the 
     statute, rule, regulation, program, or policy will be subject 
     to review by the court of appeals that established that 
     precedent or a court of appeals for another circuit;
       ``(2) the Government did not seek further review of the 
     case in which that precedent was first established, in that 
     court of appeals or the United States Supreme Court, because 
     neither the United States nor any agency or officer thereof 
     was a party to the case or because the decision establishing 
     that precedent was otherwise substantially favorable to the 
     Government; or
       ``(3) it is reasonable to question the continued validity 
     of that precedent in light of a subsequent decision of that 
     court of appeals or the United States Supreme Court, a 
     subsequent change in any pertinent statute or regulation, or 
     any other subsequent change in the public policy or 
     circumstances on which that precedent was based.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end of following new item:

``707. Adherence to court of appeals precedent.''.

     SEC. 3. PREVENTING UNNECESSARY AGENCY RELITIGATION IN 
                   MULTIPLE CIRCUITS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, 
     as amended by section 2(a), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 708. Supervision of litigation; limiting unnecessary 
       relitigation of legal issues

       ``(a) In supervising the conduct of litigation, the 
     officers of any agency of the United States authorized to 
     conduct litigation, including the Department of Justice 
     acting under sections 516 and 519 of title 28, United States 
     Code, shall ensure that the initiation, defense, and 
     continuation of proceedings in the courts of the United 
     States within, or subject to the jurisdiction of, a 
     particular judicial circuit avoids unnecessarily repetitive 
     litigation on questions of law already consistently resolved 
     against the position of the United States, or an agency or 
     officer thereof, in precedents established by the United 
     States courts of appeals for 3 or more other judicial 
     circuits.
       ``(b) Decisions on whether to initiate, defend, or continue 
     litigation for purposes of subsection (a) shall take into 
     account, among other relevant factors, the following:
       ``(1) The effect of intervening changes in pertinent law or 
     the public policy or circumstances on which the established 
     precedents were based.
       ``(2) Subsequent decisions of the United States Supreme 
     Court or the courts of appeals that previously decided the 
     relevant question of law.
       ``(3) The extent to which that question of law was fully 
     and adequately litigated in the cases in which the precedents 
     were established.
       ``(4) The need to conserve judicial and other parties' 
     resources.
       ``(c) The Attorney General shall report annually to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives on the efforts of the Department of Justice 
     and other agencies to comply with subsection (a).
       ``(d) A decision on whether to initiate, defend, or 
     continue litigation is not subject to review in a court, by 
     mandamus or otherwise, on the grounds that the decision 
     violates subsection (a).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, as 
     amended by section 2(b), is amended by adding at the end of 
     following new item:

``708. Supervision of litigation; limiting unnecessary relitigation of 
              legal issues.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, announced that the yeas had it.

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  Mr. GEKAS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

241

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affirmative

Nays

176

para.9.19                     [Roll No. 24]

                                AYES--241

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--176

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Brown (FL)
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Klink
     Luther
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Schiff
     Smith (NJ)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.9.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2460

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-421) the resolution (H. Res. 368) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2460) to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
scanning receivers and similar devices.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.9.21  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 369):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and that 
     they are hereby, elected to the following standing committees 
     of the House of Representatives:
       Committee on Small Business: Ms. Velazquez to rank directly 
     above Mr. Sisisky.
       Committee on Banking and Financial Services: That the 
     powers and duties conferred upon the ranking minority members 
     by House rules shall be exercised by the next senior member 
     until otherwise ordered by the House.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.9.22  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to cuba

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) 
provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, 
prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President 
publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice 
stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the 
anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the 
enclosed notice, stating that the emergency declared with respect to the 
Government of Cuba's destruction of two unarmed U.S.-registered civilian 
aircraft in international airspace north of Cuba on February 24, 1996, 
is to continue in effect beyond March 1, 1998, to the Federal Register 
for publication.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 25, 1998. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-218).

para.9.23  message from the president--loan guarantees to israel

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  The attached report to the Congress on the Loan Guarantees to Israel 
Program was completed on December 31, 1997. Since then there have been 
several key, positive economic developments in Israel that I wanted to 
communicate to the Congress.
  The Israeli Knesset passed its 1998 budget on January 5. The final 
budget adhered to the deficit target of 2.4 percent of gross domestic 
product (GDP) set by the Israeli Cabinet in August 1997, and established 
a spending target of 46.3 percent of GDP (down from 47.3 percent in 
1997), without resorting to additional taxes. Furthermore, due partially 
to the mid-year spending cuts discussed in the report, the Government of 
Israel overperformed the 1997 deficit target of 2.8 percent of GDP by a 
significant margin; the 1997 budget

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deficit came in at 2.4 percent of GDP. These events demonstrate the 
commitment of the Israeli government to fiscal consolidation and reform.
  Second, the Israeli consumer price index (CPI) for 1997 rose by only 7 
percent, at the bottom of the 7-10 percent 1997 target range and a 28-
year low. This indicates that the battle being waged by the Bank of 
Israel and the Israeli government against persistent inflation is 
succeeding. The Israeli Ministry of Finance is reportedly considering 
lowering the 1998 inflation target (currently set at 7-10 percent) in 
order to consolidate the strong inflation performance registered in 
1997.
  This information will be included in the 1998 report to the Congress 
on the Loan Guarantees to Israel Program.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 24, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations.

para.9.24  further message from the president

  A further message in writing from the President of the United States 
was communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.9.25  message from the president--corporation for public 
          broadcasting

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by section 19(3) of the Public Telecommunications Act of 
1992 (Public Law 102-356), I transmit herewith the report of the 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 25, 1998. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

para.9.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. KENNELLY, for today before 4:30 p.m.;
  To Mr. MICA, for today; and
  To Mr. LUTHER, for today.
  And then,

para.9.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GREEN, at 5 o'clock and 48 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.9.28  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, report of committees was delivered to the 
Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 368. 
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2460) to amend 
title 18, United States Code, with respect to scanning receivers and 
similar devices (Rept. No. 105-421). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.9.29  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. McHugh, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
             Coyne):
       H.R. 3258. A bill to eliminate the March 1999 sunset of 
     consumer price protections on cable programming services; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Clement, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Kucinich, and Mr. Sandlin):
       H.R. 3259. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to clarify that any restrictions on private 
     contracts for Medicare beneficiaries do not apply to non-
     covered services; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan):
       H.R. 3260. A bill to amend the National Sea Grant College 
     Program Act to exclude Lake Champlain from the definition of 
     the Great Lakes, which was added by the National Sea Grant 
     College Program Reauthorization Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3261. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the 
     integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account 
     numbers issued under such title, and to prohibit the 
     establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform 
     national identifying number; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Markey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rush, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Vento, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Berman, Mr. Dixon, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Evans, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Frost, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Miller of California, and 
             Mr. Farr of California):
       H.R. 3262. A bill to reauthorize the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and 
     Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO:
       H.R. 3263. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as 
     the ``Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and 
     Courthouse``; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BAESLER (for himself and Mr. Hamilton):
       H.R. 3264. A bill to stabilize tobacco quota fluctuations 
     despite any comprehensive legal settlement between cigarette 
     manufacturers and State governments, to require cigarette 
     manufacturers to pay all Department of Agriculture costs 
     associated with tobacco regulation, to establish a voluntary 
     quota retirement system for tobacco quota holders, to provide 
     market transition assistance for tobacco producers, tobacco 
     industry workers, and their communities, particularly in the 
     event of tobacco quota reductions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, 
     the Judiciary, and the Budget, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 3265. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act 
     with regard to qualifications for membership in a Federal 
     credit union; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Waters, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, and Mr. Meeks of New York):
       H.R. 3266. A bill to amend section 507 of the Omnibus Parks 
     and Public Land Management Act of 1996 to provide additional 
     funding for the preservation and restoration of historic 
     buildings and structures at historically black colleges and 
     universities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Brown of California):
       H.R. 3267. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a 
     feasibility study and construct a project to reclaim the 
     Salton Sea; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 3268. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical DEMT; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MCGOVERN:
       H.R. 3269. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to establish a program to

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     increase Pell grant awards to students who graduate in the 
     top 10 percent of their high school class; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Christian-
             Green, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 3270. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to 
     provide grants to improve the job skills necessary for 
     employment in specific industries; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 3271. A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act 
     to establish regional private industry councils for labor 
     market areas that are located in more than one State, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H.R. 3272. A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act 
     to allow certain funds under that Act to be used for payment 
     of incentive bonuses to certain job training providers that 
     place large percentages of individuals in occupations for 
     which a high demand exists; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H.R. 3273. A bill to treat certain information technology 
     occupations as if the Secretary of Labor had made a 
     determination under section (a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, to limit such determinations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 3274. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for high 
     technology job training expenses; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 3275. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt auxiliary power units from the excise tax 
     imposed on heavy trucks; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Thune, and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 3276. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act 
     with regard to qualifications for membership in a Federal 
     credit union; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 3277. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require 15 days notice and judicial consent before 
     seizure and to exclude civil damages for unauthorized 
     collection actions from income; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 3278. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount allowable as a first-year 
     contribution to education individual retirement accounts and 
     to adjust for inflation the amount allowable thereafter as an 
     annual contribution to such accounts; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Snyder, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Frost, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Turner, Ms. Furse, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Sandlin):
       H. Con. Res. 224. Concurrent resolution urging 
     international cooperation in recovering children abducted in 
     the United States and taken to other countries; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 369. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committeesof the House; considered and 
     agreed to 

para.9.30  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolution as follows:

       H.R. 132: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 150: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 306: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Filner, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 693: Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. 
     Bilirakis.
       H.R. 715: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ford, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Forbes, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 923: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ford, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Forbes, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1016: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1061: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Towns, Mr. Blumenauer, and 
     Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1134: Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Young of Alaska, Mr. Wise, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Souder, Mr. McHale, Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Obey, Mr. Matsui, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Smith 
     of Michigan, and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Manton, Mrs. Lowey, and Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1335: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1812: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1813: Mr. Olver and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Pease.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. 
     Snowbarger.
       H.R. 2070: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2228: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2257: Mrs. Meek of Florida and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2321: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2377: Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Herger, 
     Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Riley, and Mr. 
     Snowbarger.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, and Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 2509: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. 
     Shuster.
       H.R. 2515: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2538: Mr. Diaz-Barlart, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
     Sununu, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gibbons, 
     Mr. Sessions, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
     Blunt, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Hansen, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Lewis 
     of Kentucky, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. Parker, Mr. Pease, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 2541: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2547: Mr. Shays, Mr. Berman, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Strickland, Mr. Blunt, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Shays, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Kildee, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2608: Mr. Archer.
       H.R. 2715: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Clement, Mr. Olver, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 2758: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. Baker, Mr. Goode, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. Gilman, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Latham, Mr. Berry, and 
     Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2760: Mr. Skeen, Ms. Danner, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2761: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2828: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Latham and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2888: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Pease and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2922: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 2925: Mr. Solomon, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Turner, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Combest, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 2941: Mr. Goode, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Manzullo, 
     Mr. Sessions, Mr. Istook, and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2951: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Costello, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Olver, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Stupak, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Yates, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Adam 
     Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2968: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2970: Mr. Saxton and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 2992: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 3095: Mr. Herger and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 3097: Mr. Coble, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Gillmor, Mr. Latham, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hostettler, 
     Mr. Kim, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 3104: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Quinn, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Talent, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Snowbarger, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Paxon, 
     Mr. Pombo, Mr. Ney, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 3121: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 3145: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 3154: Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 3161: Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 3205: Mr. Rahall and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3240: Mr. LaFalce and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 3247: Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 3254: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Pombo, Mr. Herger, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.J. Res. 66: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Pastor.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Ms. Norton and Mr. Foley.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Mr. 
     Tierney.
       H. Con. Res. 205: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 208: Mr. Leach, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Holden, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Bentsen, Mr. Baker, Mr. Filner, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Latham, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Minge.
       H. Con. Res. 211: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H. Res. 83: Mr. Yates.
       H. Res. 340: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Wexler, 
     Mr. Andrews, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. Borski.

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       H. Res. 364: Mr. Evans, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cox of 
     California, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
     Hyde, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.

para.9.31  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1415: Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 2495: Mr. Collins.
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                    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1998 (10)

para.10.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                February 26, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Mac Collins to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.10.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, February 25, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.10.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       7574. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule-- Tuberculosis Testing of Livestock 
     Other Than Cattle and Bison [Docket No. 97-062-1] received 
     February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7575. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Dry 
     Bean Crop Insurance Provisions; and Dry Bean Crop Insurance 
     Regulations (RIN: 0563-AB02) received February 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7576. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Dry Bean Crop Insurance Regulations [7 
     CFR Part 433] received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7577. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations, 
     Fresh Market Sweet Corn Endorsement; and Common Crop 
     Insurance Regulations, Fresh Market Sweet Corn Crop Insurance 
     Provisions [7 CFR Parts 401 and 457] received February 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7578. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Florida Citrus Fruit Crop Insurance Provisions (RIN: 0563-
     AB03) received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7579. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Pepper Crop Insurance Regulations; and 
     Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Fresh Market Pepper Crop 
     Insurance Provisions [7 CFR Parts 445 and 457] received 
     February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7580. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Walnut Crop Insurance Regulations; and 
     Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Walnut Crop Insurance 
     Provisions [7 CFR Parts 446 and 457] received February 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7581. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Raisin Endorsement and Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Raisin Crop Insurance Provisions [7 CFR Parts 401 and 457] 
     received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7582. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Forage Seeding Crop Insurance Regulations and Common Crop 
     Insurance Regulations; Forage Seeding Crop Insurance 
     Provisions [7 CFR Parts 414 and 457] received February 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7583. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Forage Production Crop Insurance Regulations, and Common Crop 
     Insurance Regulations; Forage Production Crop Insurance 
     Provisions [7 CFR Parts 415 and 457] received February 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7584. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations, 
     Fresh Market Tomato Minimum Value Option, and Fresh Market 
     Tomato (Dollar Plan) Endorsement; and Common Crop Insurance 
     Regulations, Fresh Market Tomato (Dollar Plan) Crop Insurance 
     Provisions [7 CFR Parts 401 and 457] received February 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7585. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Sugar 
     Beet Crop Insurance Provisions (RIN: 0563-AB55) received 
     February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7586. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; ELS 
     Cotton Crop Insurance Provisions (RIN: 0563-AB53) received 
     February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7587. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Cranberry Endorsement and Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Cranberry Crop Insurance Provisions (RIN: 0563-AB54) received 
     February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7588. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Texas 
     Citrus Tree Crop Insurance Provisions; and Texas Citrus Tree 
     Endorsement (RIN: 0563-AB50) received February 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7589. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Cotton Crop Insurance Provisions (RIN: 0563-AB53) received 
     February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7590. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Administrative Regulations; 
     Collection and Storage of Social Security Account Numbers and 
     Employer Identification Numbers (RIN: 0563-AB26) received 
     February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7591. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations, 
     Onion Endorsement; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, 
     Onion Crop Insurance Provisions [7 CFR Parts 401 and 457] 
     received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7592. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Grape Endorsement and Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Grape Crop Insurance Provisions [7 CFR Parts 401 and 457] 
     received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7593. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Fresh Plum Endorsement, and Common Crop Insurance 
     Regulations; Plum Crop Insurance Provisions [7 CFR Parts 401 
     and 457] received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7594. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations, Rice 
     Endorsement; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Rice Crop 
     Insurance Provisions [7 CFR Parts 401 and 457] received 
     February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7595. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Fresh Tomato (Guaranteed Production 
     Plan) Crop Insurance Regulations; Common Crop Insurance 
     Regulations, Guaranteed Production Plan of Fresh Market 
     Tomato Crop Insurance Provisions [7 CFR Parts 454 and 457] 
     received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7596. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Miscellaneous Amendments [Defense Acquisition Circular 91-13] 
     received February 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       7597. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insur

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     ance Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule-- 
     Interest on Deposits (RIN: 3064-AC13) received February 25, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       7598. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety 
     and Health, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--the ``Significant and Substantial'' 
     Phrase in Sections 104(d) and (e) of the Federal Mine Safety 
     and Health Act of 1977; Interpretive Bulletin--received 
     February 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       7599. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--New Interim MBE/WBE 
     Terms and Conditions for Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 
     Assistance Agreements for State Recipients--received February 
     25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7600. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New 
     Hampshire; Revised Regulations and Source-Specific Reasonably 
     Available Control Technology Plans Controlling Volatile 
     Organic Compound Emissions and Emission Statement 
     Requirements [NH-9-1-5823a; A-1-FRL-5969-6] received February 
     25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7601. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Replacement of Part 
     90 by Part 88 to Revise the Private Land Mobile Radio 
     Services and Modify the Policies Governing Them and 
     Examination of Exclusivity and Frequency Assignments Policies 
     of the Private Land Mobile Services [PR Docket No. 92-235] 
     received February 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7602. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment to the 
     Fee Schedule for the Processing of Requests for Agency 
     Records Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act [DA 98-53] 
     received February 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7603. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Yarnell, Arizona) [MM Docket No. 97-20, RM-8979] received 
     February 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7604. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Wray and Otis, Colorado) [MM Docket No. 97-117; RM-9009] 
     received February 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7605. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Westley, California) [MM Docket No. 97-47, RM-8992] received 
     February 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7606. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Salome, Arizona) [MM Docket No. 97-27, RM-8901] received 
     February 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7607. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Benavides, Bruni, and Rio Grande City, Texas) [MM Docket No. 
     95-74, RM-8579, RM-8690] received February 25, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7608. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Boonville, California) [MM Docket No. 97-46; RM-8990] 
     received February 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7609. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.606(b), Table of Allotments, TV Broadcast Stations 
     (San Bernadino and Long Beach, California) [MM Docket No. 97-
     170; RM-8980] received February 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7610. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Fredonia, Kentucky) [MM Docket No. 97-66; RM-8997] received 
     February 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7611. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7612. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the FY 1999 Annual Performance 
     Plan, pursuant to Public Law 103--62; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7613. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7614. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Federal 
     Housing Enterprise Oversight, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7615. A letter from the the U.S. House of Representatives, 
     the Chief Administrative Officer, transmitting the quarterly 
     report of receipts and expenditures of appropriations and 
     other funds for the period October 1, 1997, through December 
     31, 1997 as compiled by the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a; (H. Doc. No. 105--219); to the 
     Committee on House Oversight and ordered to be printed.
       7616. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Ohio Regulatory Program [OH-242-FOR, #75] received 
     February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       7617. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examination), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Maquiladora Industry Coordinated 
     Issue--received February 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7618. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Drawback [T.D. 98-16] (RIN: 1515-AB95) received February 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para.10.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2460

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 368):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2460) to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to scanning receivers and similar devices. The 
     first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of 
     order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply 
     with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI are waived. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After 
     general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
     under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider 
     as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
     five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
     the bill. Each section of the committee amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. During 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The 
     Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone 
     until a time during further consideration in the Committee of 
     the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and 
     (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic 
     voting on any postponed question that follows another 
     electronic vote without intervening business, provided that 
     the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any 
     series of questions shall be fifteen minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.
       Sec. 2. After passage of H.R. 2460, it shall be in order to 
     consider in the House S. 493. It shall be in order to move 
     that the House strike all after the enacting clause of the 
     Senate bill and insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 
     2460 as passed by the House.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, the previous question was ordered on the reso

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lution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, the 
resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.10.5  wireless telephone protection

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, pursuant to House Resolution 368 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2460) to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
scanning receivers and similar devices.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. COLLINS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. COLLINS, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 368, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Wireless Telephone 
     Protection Act''.

     SEC. 2. FRAUD AND RELATED ACTIVITY IN CONNECTION WITH 
                   COUNTERFEIT ACCESS DEVICES.

       (a) Unlawful Acts.--Section 1029(a) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and
       (2) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
       ``(8) knowingly and with intent to defraud uses, produces, 
     traffics in, has control or custody of, or possesses a 
     scanning receiver;
       ``(9) knowingly uses, produces, traffics in, has control or 
     custody of, or possesses hardware or software, knowing it has 
     been configured to insert or modify telecommunication 
     identifying information associated with or contained in a 
     telecommunications instrument so that such instrument may be 
     used to obtain telecommunications service without 
     authorization; or''.
       (b) Penalties.--
       (1) Generally.--Section 1029(c) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Penalties.--
       ``(1) Generally.--The punishment for an offense under 
     subsection (a) of this section is--
       ``(A) in the case of an offense that does not occur after a 
     conviction for another offense under this section--
       ``(i) if the offense is under paragraph (1), (2), (3), (6), 
     (7), or (10) of subsection (a), a fine under this title or 
     imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both; and
       ``(ii) if the offense is under paragraph (4), (5), (8), or 
     (9), of subsection (a), a fine under this title or 
     imprisonment for not more than 15 years, or both;
       ``(B) in the case of an offense that occurs after a 
     conviction for another offense under this section, a fine 
     under this title or imprisonment for not more than 20 years, 
     or both; and
       ``(C) in either case, forfeiture to the United States of 
     any personal property used or intended to be used to commit 
     the offense.
       ``(2) Forfeiture procedure.--The forfeiture of property 
     under this section, including any seizure and disposition of 
     the property and any related administrative and judicial 
     proceeding, shall be governed by section 413 of the 
     Controlled Substances Act, except for subsection (d) of that 
     section.''.
       (2) Attempts.--Section 1029(b)(1) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``punished as provided in 
     subsection (c) of this section'' and inserting ``subject to 
     the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense 
     attempted''.
       (c) Definitions.--Section 1029(e)(8) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting before the period ``or 
     to intercept an electronic serial number, mobile 
     identification number, or other identifier of any 
     telecommunications service, equipment, or instrument''.
       (d) Applicability of New Section 1029(a)(9).--
       (1) In general.--Section 1029 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g)(1) It is not a violation of subsection (a)(9) for an 
     officer, employee, or agent of, or a person engaged in 
     business with, a facilities-based carrier, to engage in 
     conduct (other than trafficking) otherwise prohibited by that 
     subsection for the purpose of protecting the property or 
     legal rights of that carrier, unless such conduct is for the 
     purpose of obtaining telecommunications service provided by 
     another facilities-based carrier without the authorization of 
     such carrier.
       ``(2) In a prosecution for a violation of subsection 
     (a)(9), (other than a violation consisting of producing or 
     trafficking) it is an affirmative defense (which the 
     defendant must establish by a preponderance of the evidence) 
     that the conduct charged was engaged in for research or 
     development in connection with a lawful purpose.''.
       (2) Definitions.--Section 1029(e) of title 18, United 
     States Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8); and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) the term `telecommunications service' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 3 of title I of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153));
       ``(10) the term `facilities-based carrier' means an entity 
     that owns communications transmission facilities, is 
     responsible for the operation and maintenance of those 
     facilities, and holds an operating license issued by the 
     Federal Communications Commission under the authority of 
     title III of the Communications Act of 1934; and
       ``(11) the term `telecommunication identifying information' 
     means electronic serial number or any other number or signal 
     that identifies a specific telecommunications instrument or 
     account, or a specific communication transmitted from a 
     telecommunications instrument.''.
       (e) Amendment of Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Wireless 
     Telephone Cloning.--
       (1) In general.--Pursuant to its authority under section 
     994 of title 28, United States Code, the United States 
     Sentencing Commission shall review and amend the Federal 
     sentencing guidelines and the policy statements of the 
     Commission, if appropriate, to provide an appropriate penalty 
     for offenses involving the cloning of wireless telephones 
     (including offenses involving an attempt or conspiracy to 
     clone a wireless telephone).
       (2) Factors for consideration.--In carrying out this 
     subsection, the Commission shall consider, with respect to 
     the offenses described in paragraph (1)--
       (A) the range of conduct covered by the offenses;
       (B) the existing sentences for the offenses;
       (C) the extent to which the value of the loss caused by the 
     offenses (as defined in the Federal sentencing guidelines) is 
     an adequate measure for establishing penalties under the 
     Federal sentencing guidelines;
       (D) the extent to which sentencing enhancements within the 
     Federal sentencing guidelines and the court's authority to 
     sentence above the applicable guideline range are adequate to 
     ensure punishment at or near the maximum penalty for the most 
     egregious conduct covered by the offenses;
       (E) the extent to which the Federal sentencing guideline 
     sentences for the offenses have been constrained by statutory 
     maximum penalties;
       (G) the extent to which Federal sentencing guidelines for 
     the offenses adequately achieve the purposes of sentencing 
     set forth in section 3553(a)(2) of title 18, United States 
     Code;
       (H) the relationship of Federal sentencing guidelines for 
     the offenses to the Federal sentencing guidelines for other 
     offenses of comparable seriousness; and
       (I) any other factor that the Commission considers to be 
     appropriate.

         Amend the title so as to read ``An Act to amend title 18, 
     United States Code, with respect to scanning receivers and 
     similar devices.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. McCOLLUM demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

414

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affirmative

Nays

1

para.10.6                     [Roll No. 25]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)

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     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Brown (FL)
     Campbell
     Fattah
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (WA)
     Klink
     Luther
     Miller (CA)
     Northup
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schiff
  So the bill was passed.
  On motion of Mr. McCOLLUM, pursuant to House Resolution 368, the 
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of 
the bill of the Senate (S. 493) to amend section 1029 of title 18, 
United States Code, with respect to cellular telephone cloning 
paraphernalia.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. McCOLLUM submitted the following amendment, which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 2460, as passed by the House.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to scanning receivers 
and similar devices.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 2460, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.10.7  committee election--minority

  By unanimous consent, Mr. BONIOR, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 370):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and that 
     they are hereby, elected to the following standing committees 
     of the House of Representatives:
       Committee on Small Business: Ms. Velazquez to rank directly 
     above Mr. LaFalce.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.10.8  committee election--majority

  By unanimous consent, Mr. ARMEY, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 371):

       Resolved, That the following Member be, and he is hereby, 
     elected to the following standing committee of the House of 
     Representatives:
       Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Graham of South Carolina.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.10.9  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. SHAW, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Ways and 
Means was granted permission until midnight on Friday, February 27, 1998 
to file a report on the bill H.R. 3130, Child Support and Performance 
Act of 1998.

para.10.10  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, March 2, 1998 at 2:00 p.m.

para.10.11  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, March 2, 1998, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.10.12  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, March 
4, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.
  And then,

para.10.13  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SERRANO, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to at 3 o'clock and 8 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Monday, March 2, 1998.

para.10.14  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3279. A bill to provide a scientific basis for the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to determine whether service 
     connection for veterans of service during the Persian Gulf 
     War should be presumed for certain diseases and disabilities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Latham):
       H.R. 3280. A bill to clarify and enhance the authorities of 
     the Chief Information Officer, Department of Agriculture; to 
     the Com

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     mittee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. BAESLER:
       H.R. 3281. A bill to exempt disabled individuals from being 
     required to enroll with a managed care entity under the 
     Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Upton, Mr. Klug, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Boehlert):
       H.R. 3282. A bill to allow a Hope Scholarship Credit for 
     expenses paid in December 1997 for education furnished in 
     academic periods beginning after 1997; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 3283. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for Medicare reimbursement of routine 
     patient care costs for individuals participating in Federally 
     approved clinical trials and to require a report on costs of 
     requiring coverage of these costs under group health plans 
     and health insurance coverage; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Goode, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 3284. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to exempt pharmacists licensed under State law 
     from surety bond requirements under the Medicare Program; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 3285. A bill to designate the Biscayne National Park 
     visitor center as the Dante Fascell Visitor Center at 
     Biscayne National Park; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 3286. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to the treatment of certain bargain sales; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Bonior, 
             Ms. Waters, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Torres):
       H.R. 3287. A bill to authorize United States participation 
     in a quota increase and the New Arrangements to Borrow of the 
     International Monetary Fund, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 3288. A bill to amend the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States to eliminate the chilling effect on the 
     constitutionally protected expression of religion by State 
     and local officials that results from the threat that 
     potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:
       H.R. 3289. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain weaving machines; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 3290. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the low-income housing credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             LaTourette, and Mr. Bereuter):
       H.R. 3291. A bill to repeal pending changes in the interest 
     rates applicable to Federal Family Education Loans; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3292. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the credit for dependent care services 
     necessary for gainful employment and to provide an equivalent 
     benefit for families where one parent stays at home to 
     provide childcare for a child under the age of 4 and to amend 
     the Social Security Act to provide grants to States to 
     improve the quality and availability of child care, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 3293. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve the access of women to higher education 
     opportunities; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MATSUI (by request):
       H.R. 3294. A bill to modify the marketing of certain silk 
     products and containers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Harman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Condit, Ms. Waters, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Torres, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Ford, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Kim, Mr. Payne, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Clay, Ms. Carson, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Stark, Mr. Bishop, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Norton, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Packard, Mr. Conyers, and 
             Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 3295. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the ``Ronald 
     V. Dellums Federal Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Green, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 3296. A bill to amend subpart 8 of part A of title IV 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support the 
     participation of low-income parents in postsecondary 
     education through the provision of campus-based child care; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Herger, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hill, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Cox of California, 
             Mr. Solomon, and Mrs. Cubin):
       H.R. 3297. A bill to suspend the continued development of a 
     roadless area policy on public domain units and other units 
     of the National Forest System pending adequate public 
     participation and determinations that a roadless area policy 
     will not adversely affect forest health; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Martinez, and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
       H.R. 3298. A bill to prohibit the use of vending machines 
     to sell tobacco products in all locations other than in 
     locations in which the presence of minors is not permitted; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. Linda SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 3299. A bill to establish limitation with respect to 
     the disclosure and use of genetic information in connection 
     with group health plans and health insurance coverage, to 
     provide for consistant standards applicable in connection 
     with hospital care and medical services provided under title 
     38 of the United States Code, to prohibit employment 
     discrimination on the basis of genetic information and 
     genetic testing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       H.R. 3300. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow small employers a credit against income tax for 
     costs incurred in establishing a qualified employer plan; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Armey, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Brady, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox of California, 
             Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Gallegly,

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             Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gingrich, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hansen, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. John, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kolbe, 
             Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             Parker, Mr. Paul, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Porter, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Ryun, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Linda Smith 
             of Washington, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.J. Res. 111. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the UnitedStates with respect to tax 
     limitations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Minge, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. John, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Meehan, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Danner, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Porter, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Shays, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.J. Res. 112. A joint resolution establishing the Joint 
     Committee on Social Security Reform; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mr. KUCINICH:
       H. Con. Res. 225. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States should be a 
     signatory to the Guidelines for Drug Donations developed by 
     the World Health Organization; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Regula, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Ehrlich, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Pombo, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Furse, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Kildee, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Scott, Mr. Jackson, 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Young of Florida, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Paxon, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Mica, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Rogan, Mr. Talent, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hinchey, 
             and Mr. Shuster):
       H. Con. Res. 226. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should not take 
     military action against the Republic of Iraq unless that 
     action is specifically authorized by law; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H. Con. Res. 227. Concurrent resolution directing the 
     President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
     Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 228. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the primary objectives of the 
     process for preparing the Federal budget for fiscal year 
     1999; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Bateman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tierney, and 
             Mr. Wolf):
       H. Con. Res. 229. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued honoring the United States Submarine Force 
     on its 100th anniversary; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H. Con. Res. 230. Concurrent resolution honoring the Berlin 
     Airlift; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BONIOR:
       H. Res. 370. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committeesof the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 371. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committeesof the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Gekas):
       H. Res. 372. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that marijuana is a dangerous and 
     addictive drug and should not be legalized for medicinal use; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Payne, and 
             Mr. Menendez):
       H. Res. 373. A resolution commending democracy in Botswana; 
     to the Committee on International Relations. 

para.10.15  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 7: Mr. Goode, Mr. Collins, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Mr. Regula, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Underwood and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 164: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 209: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Pappas, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 245: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Blagojevich, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 610: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Markey, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Watt of North Carolina and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 864: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Costello, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
     Mr. Wolf, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Bass, and 
     Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 1013: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1040: Mr. Callahan and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Stokes, and Mr. 
     Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Owens and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
     Reyes.
       H.R. 1189: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1241: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Ney and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 1376: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1571: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1607: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Graham, Mr. Weller, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pappas, Mr. McCollum, 
     and Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 1807: Mr. Rush, Mr. Filner, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 1864: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1872: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1873: Mr. Torres and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1874: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Manton, Mr. Holden, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Maloney 
     of New York, and Mr. Blumenauer.

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       H.R. 2052: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2154: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Brown of California, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Mr.  Manton, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Tierney, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2224: Mrs. McCarthy of New York and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 2228: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2465: Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 2489: Mr. Porter, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Clyburn.
       H.R. 2527: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 2586: Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 2699: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bonior, 
     and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 2701: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Fattah, 
     and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 2718: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 2807: Mr. Manton, Mr. Skaggs, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Furse, Mr. Green, Mr. Portman, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 2818: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2837: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Neal 
     of Massachusetts, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Collins, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Mr. Turner, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bateman, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 2963: Mr. Manton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Clement, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Owens, Mr. Green, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Wexler, Mr. Ford, Ms. Norton, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Engel, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Olver, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Walsh, and 
     Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2968: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 2973: Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 2991: Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Evans, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 3007: Mr. Gutknecht, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 3033: Mr. Evans, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 3052: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Clement, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. 
     Manton.
       H.R. 3086: Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Green, 
     Mr. Poshard, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Allen, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 3093: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3101: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3102: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 3121: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 3134: Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Danner, Mr. Green, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and 
     Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 3137: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Gordon, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. McDade, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 3139: Ms. Furse and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 3149: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 3151: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Jackson, Mr. Rush, Mr. Foley, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 3206: Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Horn, Mr. Metcalf, 
     Mr. Dreier, Mr. Packard, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
     Baker, Mr. White, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 3211: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 3213: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 3216: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Yates, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Ford, Mr. Regula, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Rivers, and 
     Mr. Green.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 3218: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 3224: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 3236: Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Bliley, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Linder, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 3239: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 3242: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 3243: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Gingrich and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 3262: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3265: Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Riley, and Mr. Baker.
       H.J. Res. 17: Ms. Rivers.
       H.J. Res. 99: Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
     Bilirakis.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Kleczka.
       H. Con. Res. 148: Mr. Foley, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Pascrell, and 
     Ms. Kaptur.
       H. Con. Res. 154: Mr. McGovern and Ms. Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 195: Ms. DeGette and Mr. Sandlin.
       H. Con. Res. 200: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Slaughter, 
     and Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 216: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado and Mrs. 
     Myrick.
       H. Con. Res. 217: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Cox of 
     California, and Mr. Upton.

para.10.16  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 235: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.


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                       MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1998 (11)

para.11.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    March 2, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Howard Coble to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.11.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, February 26, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.11.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       7619. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and 
     Washington; Reduced Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV97-982-1 
     FIR] received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7620. A letter from the Administrator, Marketing and 
     Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Onions Grown in South Texas; 
     Removal of Sunday Packing and Loading Prohibitions [Docket 
     No. FV98-959-2 IFR] received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7621. A letter from the Administrator, Farm and Foreign 
     Agricultural Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Procurement of 
     Processed Agricultural Commodities for Donation Under Title 
     II, Pub. L. 480 (RIN: 0560-AF09), pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7622. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Marketing Order Regulating the 
     Handling of Spearment Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable 
     Quanitities and Allotment Percentages for the 1998-99 
     Marketing Year [Docket No. FV98-985-1FR] received Febuary 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7623. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Myclobutanil; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300620; FRL-5772-
     8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7624. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hydramethylnon; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300606; 
     FRL-5767-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7625. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pendimethalin; 
     Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300621; 
     FRL-5772-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7626. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Deparment of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); TRICARE Program; 
     Nonavailability Statement Requirements [Docket No. 0720-AA35] 
     received February 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       7627. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); TRICARE Prime Balance 
     Billing (RIN: 0720-AA46) received February 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       7628. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     renotification of the pro

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     posed obligation of $4 million in certain FY 1994 and FY 1995 
     funds to implement the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104--106, section 1205; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       7629. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulations Policy 
     and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect 
     Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers 
     [Docket No. 97F-0375] received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7630. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pesticides; FFDCA 
     Jurisdiction over Food Packaging Impregnated with an Insect 
     Repellent Transferred to FDA [OPP-300605; FRL-5766-9] (RIN: 
     2070-AD20) received February 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7631. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amends its Table of 
     Allotments; FM Broadcast Stations (Brodhead, Kentucky) 
     [Docket No. 96-202] received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7632. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Table of 
     Allotments; FM Broadcast Stations (Ocean Shores, Washington) 
     [Docket No. 97-50] received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7633. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (New Albany, Mississippi) [Docket No. 97-230RM-9185] received 
     February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7634. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Payson, Arizona) [Docket No. 97-125 RM-9058] received 
     February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7635. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Coarsegold, California) [Docket No. 97-209 RM-9152] received 
     February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7636. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Farmersburg, Indiana) [Docket No. 97-202 RM-9129] received 
     February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7637. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of the 
     Commission's Rules Concerning Maritime Communications [PR 
     Docket No. 92-257 RM-7956, 8031, 8352] received February 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7638. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Baron and Rice Lake, Wisconsin) [MM Docket No. 96-15 RM-8748 
     Rm-8798] received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7639. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Negaunee, Michigan) [MM Docket No. 96-137 RM-8823] received 
     February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7640. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Boonville, Missouri) [MM Docket No. 96-229 RM-8919] received 
     Feburary 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7641. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Radio Broadcasting 
     Services; San Angelo, Texas [MM Docket No. 95-150, RM-8692] 
     received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7642. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Monroe, Utah) [MM Docket No. 97-224 RM-9177] received 
     February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7643. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 07-
     98 requesting final approval for a memorandum of 
     understanding between the U.S. and the United Kingdom for 
     certain research and development projects, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       7644. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Management 
     and Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7645. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7646. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Habitat Conservation Plan 
     Assurances (``No Surprises'') Rule [Docket No. 980212035-
     8035-01] (RIN: 1018-AE24) received February 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7647. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird Permits; 
     Establishment of a Depredation Order for the Double-Crested 
     Cormorant (RIN: 1018-AE11) received Febuary 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7648. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Mystere-Falcon 50 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-275-AD; Amendment 39-
     10202; AD 97-21-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7649. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-07; Amendment 39-10135; 
     AD 97-19-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7650. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9 Series 
     Airplanes and C-9 (Military) Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-
     NM-95-AD; Amendment 39-10176; AD 97-22-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7651. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model 
     S-61A, D, E, L, N, NM, R, and V Helicopters [Docket No. 97-
     SW-18-AD; Amendment 39-10026; AD 97-19-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7652. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. SA226 and 
     SA227 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-90-AD; Amendment 39-
     10188; AD 97-23-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7653. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-300, -400, and -
     500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-04-AD; Amendment 39-
     10362; AD 98-02-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7654. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS 332L2 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-29-AD; Amendment 39-10359; AD 
     98-04-48] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7655. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-04-AD; Amendment 39-
     10351; AD 98-04-39] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7656. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation and Establishment of Class C Airspace Areas; Cedar 
     Rapids, IA (RIN:2120-AA66) received February 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7657. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Poplar, Mt; and Revision 
     of Class E Airspace; Wolf Point, MT [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ANM-04] received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7658. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of

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     Class D Airspace; Twin Falls, ID [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-
     24] received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7659. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hayden, CO [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ANM-13] received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7660. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Connecticut River, CT (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7661. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulated Navigation Area Regulation: Ice Operations in 
     Chesapeake Bay [Docket No. CGD 05-98-004] (RIN: 2115-AE84) 
     received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7662. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Mission Bay, San Diego, CA; Oceanside Harbor, 
     Oceanside, CA [Docket San Diego, 98-006] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7663. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Critical Ship Safety Systems Table and Components of a 
     Supplement under the Alternate Compliance Program [Docket No. 
     USCG 98-3324] received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7664. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Coast Guard Acceptance of Resiliently Seated Valves [Docket 
     No. USCG 1998-3560] received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7665. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Passenger Manifest Information [Docket No. OST-95-950] (RIN: 
     2105-AB78) received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7666. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment of Class 
     E Airspace; Big Piney, WY [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-14] 
     received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7667. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Election in respect of losses attributable to a disaster [26 
     CFR 1.165-11] received February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7668. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credits or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability (Also Part 
     I, Section 6001; 1.6001-1) [Docket No. 26 CFR 601.105] 
     received February 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.11.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate having proceeded to reconsider the bill (H.R. 
2631) ``An Act disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the 
President on October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45.'', returned 
by the President of the United States with his objections, to the House, 
in which it originated, and passed by the House on reconsideration of 
the same, it was resolved, that the said bill pass, two-thirds of the 
Senators having voted in the affirmative.
  The message also announced that the Senate disagrees to the amendment 
of the House to the bill (S. 1150) ``An Act to ensure that federally 
funded agricultural research, extension, and education address high-
priority concerns with national or multistate significance, to reform, 
extend, and eliminate certain agricultural research programs, and for 
other purposes,'' agrees to a conference asked by the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
Cochran, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Leahy, to be the conferees 
on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-83, the 
Chair announces on behalf of the Majority Leader, his appointment of the 
following Senators to serve as members of the National Council on the 
Arts--the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions), and the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Collins).
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-134, the 
Chair announces on behalf of the Majority Leader, his appointment of the 
following individuals to serve as members of the Amtrak Reform Council--
Gilbert E. Carmichael, of Mississippi, Joseph Vranich, of Pennsylvania, 
and Paul M. Weyrich, of Virginia.

para.11.5  john c. stennis center

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 114(b) of Public 
Law 100-458 (2 United States Code 1103) appointed to the Board of 
Trustees of the John C. Stennis Center, on the part of the House, the 
following Member: Mr. Pickering to fill the existing vacancy thereon.

para.11.6  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.11.7  message from the president--trade agreements program

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by section 163 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 
U.S.C. 2213), I transmit herewith the 1998 Trade Policy Agenda and 1997 
Annual Report on the Trade Agreements Program.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 28, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  And then,

para.11.8  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. RIGGS, at 2 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.11.9  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 3130. A bill 
     to provide for an alternative penalty procedure for States 
     that fail to meet Federal child support data processing 
     requirements, to reform Federal incentive payments for 
     effective child support performance, and to provide for a 
     more flexible penalty procedure for States that violate 
     interjurisdictional adoption requirements; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-422). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 
     1432. A bill to authorize a new trade and investment policy 
     for sub-Saharan Africa; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-423 
     Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1432. A bill 
     to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-
     Saharan Africa; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-423 Pt. 2).

para.11.10  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1432. Referral to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services extended for a period ending not later 
     than March 2, 1998.

para.11.11  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services discharged from further consideration. H.R. 1432 referred to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.11.12  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3301. A bill to amend chapter 51 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to allow the Secretary of the Treasury greater 
     discretion with regard to the placement of the required 
     inscriptions on quarter dollars issued under the 50 States 
     Commemorative Coin Program; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 3302. A bill to amend the Reclamation States Emergency 
     Drought Relief Act of 1991 to provide a loan to the Madera-
     Chowchilla Power Authority; to the Committee on Resources.

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           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida):
       H. Res. 374. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the ongoing violence in Algeria; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H. Res. 375. A resolution supporting the efforts of 
     Dobroslav Paraga to bring about increased respect for 
     democratic and human rights in Croatia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para.11.13  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 859: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Brady.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Armey and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1372: Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Olver and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1841: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2004: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2052: Mr. Berman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. Levin, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 2545: Mr. Pallone, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Manton, 
     and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Frost, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Jones, and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 2639: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2788: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 2803: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 3147: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
     Manzullo.
       H.R. 3166: Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 3270: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 3291: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Baker, and Mr. 
     Metcalf.
       H.J. Res. 102: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
     Coble, Mr. Green, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, 
     Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, 
     Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
     Skelton, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Walsh.
       H. Con. Res. 122: Mr. Ackerman. 
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                       TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1998 (12)

para.12.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 o'clock p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    March 3, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Vince Snowbarger to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.12.2  recess--1:22 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 2 p.m.

para.12.3  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.12.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, March 2, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.12.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       7669. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting a final rule under the Federal 
     Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), pursuant 
     to 7 U.S.C. 136w(a)(4); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7670. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to the Republic of 
     Korea (Transmittal No. 07-98); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       7671. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-254, ``Dave 
     Clarke School of Law Designation Act of 1998'' received 
     February 27, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7672. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-261, ``Drug 
     House Abatement Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 27, 
     1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7673. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-260, 
     ``Department of Corrections Criminal Background Investigation 
     Authorization Act of 1998'' received February 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7674. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-259, ``Check 
     Identification Fraud Prevention Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received February 27, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7675. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-256, 
     ``Omnibus Regulatory Reform Amendment Act of 1998'' received 
     February 27, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7676. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-257, 
     ``Collateral Reform Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 
     27, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7677. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-263, 
     ``Illegal Dumping Enforcement Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received February 27, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7678. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-262, ``Life 
     Insurance Special Contingency Reserve Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received February 27, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7679. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-264, 
     ``Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Quorum Definition 
     Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 27, 1998, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7680. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-265, 
     ``Defined Contribution Transition Vesting Clarification 
     Amendment Act of 1998'' received February 27, 1998, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7681. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-267, 
     ``Uniform Interstate Family Support Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 1998'' received February 27, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       7682. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-266, ``New 
     Washington Convention Center Neighborhood Stability Act 
     1998'' received February 27, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       7683. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the report in compliance with the 
     Government in the Sunshine Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7684. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     transmitting the FY 1999 Annual Performance Plan for the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), pursuant to 
     Public Law 103--62; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7685. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting supplementary notice of proposed 
     rulemaking (extension of comment period) for publication in 
     the Congressional Record, pursuant to Public Law 104--1, 
     section 303(b) (109 Stat. 28); jointly to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce and House Oversight. 

para.12.6  stewart b. mckinney homeless assistance--h.r. 217

  Mr. LAZIO, by unanimous consent, and by direction of the Banking and 
Financial Services, filed a supplemental report (Rept. No. 105-407, Part 
II) on the bill (H.R. 217) to amend title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney 
Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the Federal programs for housing 
assistance for the homeless into a block grant program that ensures that 
States and communities are provided sufficient flexibility to use 
assistance amounts effectively, referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.

para.12.7  homeless housing programs consolidation

  Mr. LAZIO moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 217) to 
amend title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to 
consolidate the Federal programs for housing assistance for the homeless 
into a block grant program that ensures that States and communities are 
provided sufficient flexibility to use assistance amounts effectively; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. LAZIO

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and Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. LAZIO demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.12.8  sam nunn federal center

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 613) to 
designate the Federal building located as 100 Alabama Street, NW in 
Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``Sam Nunn Federal Center''; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the Federal building located at 61 Forsyth Street SW., in 
Atlanta, Georgia, as the `Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  On motion of Mr. KIM, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill of Senate (S. 347) to designate the Federal 
building located at 100 Alabama Street NW, in Atlanta, Georgia, as the 
``Sam Nunn Federal Center''.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. KIM submitted the following amendment, which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 613, as passed by the House.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the Federal building located at 61 Forsyth Street SW., in 
Atlanta, Georgia, as the `Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 613, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.12.9  recess--3:17 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 17 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5 o'clock p.m.

para.12.10  after recess--5 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATHAM, called the House to order.

para.12.11  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.12.12  h.r. 217--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATHAM, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 217) to amend title IV of the Stewart B. 
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the Federal programs for 
housing assistance for the homeless into a block grant program that 
ensures that States and communities are provided sufficient flexibility 
to use assistance amounts effectively; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

386

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affirmative

Nays

23

para.12.13                    [Roll No. 26]

                                YEAS--386

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

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                                NAYS--23

     Blumenauer
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Cox
     Crane
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Duncan
     Hostettler
     Jones
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     Miller (FL)
     Paul
     Rivers
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sawyer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Wamp

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Christensen
     Doolittle
     Gonzalez
     Gutknecht
     Harman
     Hefner
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     McInnis
     Neal
     Poshard
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Rush
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Shimkus
     Smith, Linda
     Torres
     White
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.12.14  message from the president--HUD

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATHAM, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 3536, I transmit herewith 
the 32nd Annual Report of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, which covers calendar year 1996.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 3, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

para.12.15  message from the president--interagency arctic research 
          policy committee

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATHAM, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by section 108(b) of Public Law 98-373 (15 U.S.C. 
4107(b)), I transmit herewith the Seventh Biennial Report of the 
Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (February 1, 1996 to 
January 31, 1998).
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 3, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Science.

para.12.16  message from the president--drug control strategy

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATHAM, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  On behalf of the American people, I am pleased to transmit the 1998 
National Drug Control Strategy to the Congress. The 1998 Strategy 
reaffirms our bipartisan, enduring commitment to reduce drug use and its 
destructive consequences.
  This year's Strategy builds upon the 1997 Strategy and is designed to 
reduce drug use and availability in America in half over the next 10 
years--a historic new low. This plan has been developed under the 
leadership of General Barry McCaffrey, Director of National Drug Control 
Policy, in close consultation with the Congress, the more than 50 
Federal agencies and departments involved in the fight against drugs, 
the dedicated men and women of law enforcement, and with stakeholders--
mayors, doctors, clergy, civic leaders, parents, and young people--drawn 
from all segments of our society.
  I am also proud to report that we have made real and substantial 
progress in carrying out the goals of the 1997 Strategy. Working with 
the Congress, we have begun the National Anti-Drug Youth Media Campaign. 
Now when our children turn on the television, surf the ``net,'' or 
listen to the radio, they can learn the plain truth about drugs: they 
are wrong, they put your future at risk, and they can kill you. I thank 
you for your vital support in bringing this important message to 
America's young people.
  Together, we enacted into law the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997, 
which will help build and strengthen 14,000 community anti-drug 
coalitions and brought together civic groups--ranging from the Elks to 
the Girl Scouts and representing over 55 million Americans--to form a 
Civic Alliance, targeting youth drug use. By mobilizing people and 
empowering communities, we are defeating drugs through a child-by-child, 
street-by-street, and neighborhood-by-neighborhood approach.
  We have also helped make our streets and communities safer by 
strengthening law enforcement. Through my Administration's Community 
Oriented Police (COPs) program, we are helping put 100,000 more police 
officers in towns and cities across the Nation. We are taking deadly 
assault weapons out of the hands of drug dealers and gangs, making our 
streets safer for our families. We have taken steps to rid our prisons 
of drugs, as well as to break the vicious cycle of drugs and crime. 
These efforts are making a difference: violent crime in America has 
dropped dramatically for 5 years in a row.

  Over the last year, the United States and Mexico reached agreement on 
a mutual Threat Assessment that defines the scope of the common threat 
we face; and, an Alliance that commits our great nations to defeating 
that threat. Soon, we will sign a bilateral Strategy that commits both 
nations to specific actions and performance benchmarks. Our work to 
enhance cooperation within the hemisphere and worldwide is already 
showing results. For example, Peruvian coca production has declined by 
roughly 40 percent over the last 2 years. In 1997, Mexican drug 
eradication rates reached record levels, and seizures increased nearly 
50 percent over 1996.
  We are making a difference. Drug use in America has declined by 50 
percent over the last decade. For the first time in 6 years, studies 
show that youth drug use is beginning to stabilize, and in some 
respects in even declining. And indications are that the 
methamphetamine and crack cocaine epidemics, which in recent years were 
sweeping the Nation, have begun to recede.
  However, we must not confuse progress with ultimate success. Although 
youth drug use has started to decline, it remains unacceptably high.
  More than ever, we must recommit ourselves to give parents the tools 
and support they need to teach children that drugs are dangerous and 
wrong. That is why we must improve the Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
program, and other after school initiatives that help keep our kids in 
school, off drugs, and out of trouble. We must hire 1,000 new border 
patrol agents and close the door on drugs at our borders. We must 
redouble our efforts with other nations to take the profits out of drug 
dealing and trafficking and break the sources of supply. And we must 
enact comprehensive bipartisan tobacco legislation that reduces youth 
smoking. These and other efforts are central elements of the 1998 
National Drug Control Strategy.
  With the help of the American public, and the ongoing support of the 
Congress, we can achieve these goals. In submitting this plan to you, I 
ask for your continued partnership in defeating drugs in America. Our 
children and this Nation deserve no less.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 3, 1998. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Agriculture, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on 
International Relations, the Committee on National Security, the 
Committee on Resources, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, the Committee on Veterans Affairs and the Committee on 
Ways and Means.

para.12.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 856

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-426) the resolution (H. Res. 376) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 856) to provide a process leading to full self-government 
for Puerto Rico.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.12.18  national summit on retirement savings

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, pursuant to the provisions of

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section 517(e)(3) if the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1131), the Chair announces the Speaker appointed to the 
National Summit on Retirement Savings, and the following Member: Mr. 
Fawell, and Ms. Meredith Bagby, of New York, Mr. James E. Bayne of 
Texas, Mr. Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., of South Carolina, Ms. Joyce 
Campbell of Washington, D.C., Ms. Hilda Cannon of Georgia, Mr. 
Christopher W. Clement of Arizona, Mr. Benjamin Tanner Domenech of 
Virginia, Mr. Clinton A. Demetriou of Georgia, Mr. Pete duPont of 
Delaware, Mr. Adam Dubitsky of Washington, D.C., Ms. Lynn D. Dudley of 
Washington, D.C., Mr. Ric Edelman of Virginia, Mr. John N. Erlenborn of 
Maryland, Ms. Shannon Evans of Nevada, Mr. Peter J. Ferrara of Virginia, 
Mr. Ray Gaydos of Washington, D.C., Mr. Craig Gholston of Texas, Mr. 
Arthur Glatfelter of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dylan Glenn of Georgia, Mr. James 
T. Gordon of Georgia, Mr. Brian H. Graff of Virginia, Mr. Matthew 
Greenwald of Washington D.C., Mr. Brent R. Harris of California, Mr. 
Donald K. Hill of Georgia, Ms. Amy M. Holmes of Washington, D.C., Ms. 
Karen A. Jordan of Arkansas, Mr. John Kimpel of Massachusetts, Mrs. Beth 
Kobliner of New York, Mr. Gerald Letendre of New Hampshire, Mr. Ronald 
Lyons of Ohio, Mrs. Patricia De L. Marvil of Virginia, Mr. Philip 
Matthews of Connecticut, Mr. Thomas J. McInerney of Connecticut, Mr. 
Kevin M. McRaith of Minnesota, Ms. Rita D. Metras of New York, Ms. Lena 
Moore of Washington, D.C., Ms. Dana Muir of Michigan, Ms. Heather Nauert 
of Washignton, D.C., Mr. Jeffrey M. Pollock of New Hampshire, Ms. Pati 
Robinson of Washington, Ms. Andrea Batista Schlesinger of New York, Mr. 
Eugene Schweikert of South Carolina, Mr. Charles Schwab of California, 
Ms. Victoria L. Swaja of Arizona, Mr. Richard Thau of New York, Ms. 
Sandra R. Turner of Florida, Mrs. Sunny Warren of Georgia, Mr. Albert 
Zapanta of Virginia and Mr. Roger Zion of Indiana, from private life, on 
the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.12.19  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. SHIMKUS, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. GUTKNECHT, for today.
  And then,

para.12.20  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, at 8 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.12.21  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     Supplemental report on H.R. 217. A bill to amend title IV of 
     the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to 
     consolidate the Federal programs for housing assistance for 
     the homeless into a block grant program that ensures that 
     States and communities are provided sufficient flexibility to 
     use assistance amounts effectively (Rept. No. 105-407 Pt. 2).
       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 992. A 
     bill to end the Tucker Act shuffle; with amendments (Rept. 
     No. 105-424). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2369. A bill to 
     amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and 
     clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-425). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 376. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 856) 
     to provide a process leading to full self-government for 
     Puerto Rico (Rept. No. 105-426). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.12.22  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 3303. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of Justice for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001; 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to 
     carry out certain programs administered by the Department of 
     Justice; to amend title 28 of the United States Code with 
     respect to the use of funds available to the Department of 
     Justice, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. COLLINS:
       H.R. 3304. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a 2-year recovery period for depreciation 
     of computers and peripheral equipment used in manufacturing; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 3305. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to report quarterly to the Congress on the programs led by 
     the International Monetary Fund to financially stabilize East 
     Asian countries; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3306. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to increase the maximum Pell grant from $3,000 to $5,000; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 3307. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a deduction for contributions to 
     education individual retirement accounts, to increase the 
     amount which may be contributed to such accounts, to permit 
     such accounts to be used to pay elementary and secondary 
     education expenses and training expenses of older 
     individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3308. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for taxpayers with 
     certain persons requiring custodial care in their households; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 3309. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit private educational institutions to maintain 
     qualified tuition programs which are comparable to qualified 
     State tuition programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MCINTOSH (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Frost, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Livingston, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, and Mr. Snowbarger):
       H.R. 3310. A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, for the purpose of facilitating compliance by 
     small businesses with certain Federal paperwork requirements, 
     and to establish a task force to examine the feasibility of 
     streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small 
     businesses; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Small 
     Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Ford, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 3311. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve international education at postsecondary 
     institutions; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 3312. A bill to establish the Federal Aviation 
     Research and Evaluation Board; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 3313. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for partial removal of limitations on 
     contributions to candidates whose opponents exceed personal 
     contribution limitations in an election; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 3314. A bill to provide grants to States to encourage 
     fathers to become better parents; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SNOWBARGER:
       H.R. 3315. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to remove the limitations on amounts that may be 
     contributed to a Federal election campaign, to require 
     political parties to disclose transfers of certain non-
     Federal funds, to promote the expedited availability of 
     reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission, to 
     prohibit individuals not qualified to register to vote in 
     elections for Federal office from making campaign 
     contributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 3316. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on IN-
     W4280; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HILLIARD:
       H. Con. Res. 231. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     National Black Law Students Association for its role in the 
     professional development of law students, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Towns, and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut):
       H. Con. Res. 232. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     to honor the 150th anniversary of the emigration of over 
     1,000,000 people from Ireland to the United States to escape 
     the Irish Potato Famine, and to honor the contributions these 
     immigrants and their descendants made to the United States; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 

para.12.23  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 27: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Armey, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Shadegg and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 169: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Cook and Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 465: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 880: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Mica, and Mr. 
     Everett.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Coyne, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Kleczka, 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, of Mr. 
     Shays.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Evans, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. Campbell, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Schiff, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Lampson, and Ms. 
     Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 1121: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
     Cramer, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Hall of Ohio, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Cook, Mr. Clay, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1241: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Calvert, and Ms. 
     Harman.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 1605: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 1635: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
     Walsh, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 1737: Mr. Camp and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1823: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Sam Johnson and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 1968: Mr. Ford and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 2052: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 2088: Mr. Pickering and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2173: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 2185: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 2228: Mr. Rahall and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2273: Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Jackson, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Vento, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
     Skeen, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr. Stokes, Mr. Wise, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Cramer, Ms. DeGette, 
     Mr. John, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Yates, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
     Tierney, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Harman, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2284: Mr. Solomon and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 2290: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2305: Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 2374: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2377: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2408: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pease, and Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Bilbray and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2488: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2495: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2515: Mr. Stupak and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 2524: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2547: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 2627: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 2639: Mr. Boehlert and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2667: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 2695: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2714: Mr. Paxon, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2736: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 2748: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2775: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Berman, 
     and Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and 
     Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Andrews, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Cooksey, 
     Mr. John, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Sanders, and 
     Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2864: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2869: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2870: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2871: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2873: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2875: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2877: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2879: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2881: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Edwards, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and 
     Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Oberstar and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 2992: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3048: Mr. Klug, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
     and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3049: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Porter, Mr. Olver, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Green, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Wexler, 
     Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 3090: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 3094: Mr. Pease.
       H.R. 3126: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 3127: Mr. Foley, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Woolsey, 
     Mr. Latham, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Filner, Mr. Wamp, 
     Mr. Hefley, Mr. Ney, Mr. Turner, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
     Mr. Rahall, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Hayworth, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 3131: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3134: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Rahall and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 3143. Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 3149: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 3151: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 3152: Mr. Bachus and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 3154: Mr. Davis of Florida and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 3158: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 3175: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 3176: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 3208: Mr. Conyers and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 3216: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 3218: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 3234: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 3246: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Gibbons, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 3249: Ms. Norton and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 3262: Ms. Waters, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 3265: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Wicker, 
     Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bass, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 3269: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 3287: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 3290: Mr. Lazio of New York and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3291: Mr. Davis of Virginia and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 3297: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Lewis of California, and Mr. 
     Hayworth.
       H. Con. Res. 141: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Payne, Mr. Blagojevich, and Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Kanjorski.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 211: Mr. Boswell, Mr. Redmond, Mr. McCollum, 
     Mr. Sessions, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. Porter.
       H. Res. 16: Ms. Sanchez.
       H. Res. 212: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Frost, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Harman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rush, and 
     Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H. Res. 304: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H. Res. 361: Mr. Rohrabacher.

para.12.24  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 2495: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.


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                      WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1998 (13)

para.13.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 
who laid before the House the following communication:


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                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    March 4, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.13.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, March 3, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.13.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       7686. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Walnuts Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV97-984-1 FIR] received February 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7687. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 1998 supplemental 
     appropriations and FY 1999 budget amendments to address 
     emergency funding needs related to the situation in Bosnia 
     and in Southwest Asia as well as to natural disasters in the 
     United States; and to designate these requests as emergency 
     requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105-220); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       7688. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the report to Congress for Department of Defense purchases 
     from foreign entities in fiscal year 1997, pursuant to Public 
     Law 104-201, section 827 (110 Stat. 2611); to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       7689. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report that the Department has not authorized any category 
     of merchandise to be sold in, at, or by commissary stores, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2486(b)(11); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       7690. A letter from the Director, Selective Service System, 
     transmitting a report on the operation of the system for 
     fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. app. 460(g); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       7691. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on tied aid credits, pursuant to Public Law 99-472, 
     section 19 (100 Stat. 1207); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       7692. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the 1997 annual report on the 
     Loan Repayment Program for Research Generally, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 2541-1(i); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7693. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Adminstration's final rule-- Extralabel Animal Drug Use; 
     Fluoroquinolones and Glycopeptides; Order of Prohibition 
     [Docket No.97N-0172] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7694. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-271, 
     ``Suspension of Liquor Licenses Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7695. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-272, ``Make a 
     Difference Selection Committee Establishment Act of 1998'' 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7696. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-273, 
     ``Natural and Artificial Gas Gross Receipts Tax Amendment of 
     1998'' received March 2, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7697. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-276, 
     ``Commercial Mobile Telecommunication Service Tax 
     Clarification Amendment Act of 1998'' received March 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7698. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-268, 
     ``Unemployment Compensation Tax Stabilization Second 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' received March 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7699. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-270, 
     ``Testing of District Government Drivers of Commercial Motor 
     Vehicles for Alcohol and Controlled Substances Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1998'' received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7700. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-278, ``Equal 
     Opportunity For Local, Small, and Disadvantaged Business 
     Enterprises Temporary Act of 1998'' received March 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7701. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-277, 
     ``Mortgage Lender and Broker Act of 1996 Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1998 '' received March 2, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       7702. A letter from the Director, Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service, transmitting the 1996 annual report in 
     compliance with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. section 8G(h)(2); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7703. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7704. A letter from the Director, Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7705. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Trade and 
     Development Agency, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7706. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Offshore Component of Pollock in the Aleutian Islands Subarea 
     [Docket No. 971208296-7296-01; I.D. 022098B] received March 
     2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       7707. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Financial Assistance for Research and Development 
     Projects to Strengthen and Develop the U.S. Fishing Industry 
     [Docket No. 960223046-8030-03; I.D. 012398C] (RIN: 0648-ZA09) 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       7708. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure [Docket No. 970930235-
     8028-02; I.D. 022498A] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7709. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Adminstrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal 
     Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South 
     Atlantic; Amendment 8 [Docket No. 970606131-8033-02; I.D. 
     041497C] (RIN: 0648-AG25) received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7710. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inshore Component 
     Pollock in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 971208296-7296-
     01; I.D. 022598C] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7711. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Taking and 
     Importing Marine Mammals; Taking of Ringed Seals Incidental 
     to On-Ice Seismic Activity [Docket No. 970725179-8017-03; 
     I.D. 071497A] (RIN: 0648-AK33) received March 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7712. A letter from the Independent Counsel, Office of 
     Independent Counsel, transmitting the third annual report, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 598(a)(2); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       7713. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Fifteenth Annual Report of Accomplishments 
     Under the Airport Improvement Program for the Fiscal Year 
     1996, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 2203(b)(2); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7714. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-264-AD; Amendment 39-10169; AD 
     97-19-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7715. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulations Policy 
     and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food 
     Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 97F-0336] received February 
     27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7716. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue 
     Service, transmitting the

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     Service's final rule--Source and Grouping Rules for Foreign 
     Sales Corporation Transfer Pricing [Docket No. REG-102144-98] 
     (RIN: 1545-AV90) received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7717. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting the appropriation 
     justification for the U.S. Merit Systems Protection 
     Board(MSPB) for fiscal year 1999; jointly to the Committees 
     on Government Reform and Oversight and Appropriations. 

para.13.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 856

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 376):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 856) to provide a process leading to full 
     self-government for Puerto Rico. The first reading of the 
     bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed ninety minutes 
     equally divided and controlled by Representative Young of 
     Alaska, Representative Miller of California, Representative 
     Solomon of New York, and Representative Gutierrez of Illinois 
     or their designees. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu 
     of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Resources 
     now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as 
     an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-
     minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant 
     to clause 6 of rule XXIII. That amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute shall be considered as read. Points of order 
     against that amendment in the nature of a substitute for 
     failure to comply with clause 5(a) or rule XXI are waived.
       Sec. 2. (a) Before consideration of any other amendment, it 
     shall be in order to consider the amendment printed in the 
     Congressional Record and numbered 3 pursuant to clause 6 of 
     rule XXIII. Consideration of that amendment shall be preceded 
     by an additional period of general debate, which shall be 
     confined to the subject of that amendment and shall not 
     exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by 
     Representative Solomon of New York and a Member opposed to 
     that amendment.
       (b) Consideration of the amendment printed in the 
     Congressional Record and numbered 2 pursuant to clause 6 of 
     rule XXIII shall be preceded by an additional period of 
     general debate, which shall be confined to the subject of 
     that amendment and shall not exceed thirty minutes equally 
     divided and controlled by Representative Serrano of New York 
     and a Member opposed to that amendment.
       (c) Amendments specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this 
     resolution shall be considered as read and shall not be 
     subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
     or in the Committee of the Whole. Consideration of those 
     amendments, and all amendments thereto, shall not exceed one 
     hour.
       Sec. 3. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the 
     Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be fifteen minutes. At 
     the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. WICKER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

370

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

41

para.13.5                     [Roll No. 27]

                                YEAS--370

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--41

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Bryant
     Carson
     Chabot
     Costello
     Crane
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Goode
     Goodling
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jones
     Kingston
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Metcalf
     Norwood
     Obey
     Petri
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogers
     Royce
     Salmon
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Smith, Linda
     Spence
     Wamp
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker

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                             NOT VOTING--19

     Chenoweth
     Doolittle
     Ewing
     Frank (MA)
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Kennedy (RI)
     Luther
     Poshard
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Shimkus
     Stark
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.13.6  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.13.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2369

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-427) the resolution (H. Res. 377) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2369) to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.13.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3130

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-428) the resolution (H. Res. 378) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 3130) to provide for an alternative penalty procedure for 
States that fail to meet Federal child support data processing 
requirements, to reform Federal incentive payments for effective child 
support performance, and to provide for a more flexible penalty 
procedure for States that violate interjurisdictional adoption 
requirements.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.13.9  puerto rico self-government

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 376 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 856) to provide a process leading to full self-government for 
Puerto Rico.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. DIAZ-BALART as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after 
some time spent therein,

para.13.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GUTIERREZ to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. SOLOMON:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. GUTIERREZ:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Gutierrez to the amendment offered 
     by Mr. Solomon:
       In the amendment proposed to section 4(a) of the bill, in 
     lieu of the text proposed to be inserted as paragraph (7) of 
     subparagraph C of the referendum language, insert the 
     following:
       ``(7) Spanish is an official language of Puerto Rico and 
     its only vernacular language and as such is the official 
     language of business and communication--
       ``(A) in the State government, courts, schools, and 
     agencies; and
       ``(B) in Federal courts and agencies when such courts and 
     agencies are acting in or with regard to Puerto Rico.''. 

  Amendment submitted by Mr. SOLOMON:

       At the end of section 2, add the following paragraph:
       (16) In 1996, the United States House of Representatives 
     overwhelmingly declared that ``the official language of the 
     Federal Government is English''. According to the 1990 United 
     States Census, less than 24 percent of the citizens of Puerto 
     Rico speak English fluently. The enhancement of English as 
     the official language of Puerto Rico is consistent not only 
     with this statement of policy, but also with the preservation 
     of our Nation's unity in diversity and the prevention of 
     divisions along linguistic lines. Proficiency in the English 
     language is necessary for all citizens to enjoy the full 
     rights and benefits of their citizenship as guaranteed by the 
     Constitution and to contribute most effectively to the Nation 
     in all aspects. Conducting the business of Federal and State 
     governments in English is the best way to promote efficiency 
     and fairness to every citizen. Only proficiency in English 
     can provide all Americans the enjoyment of the rights and 
     benefits of full participation in the American economy and 
     union.
       Strike subsection (b) of section 3 and insert the following 
     new subsection:
       (b) Official Language.--The official language of the 
     Federal Government is English. The legislature of Puerto Rico 
     has established a bilingual policy by making both Spanish and 
     English official languages of Puerto Rico, but has continued 
     to operate its government solely in Spanish, as the majority 
     of the people in Puerto Rico are not proficient in English. 
     In the event that the referenda held under this Act results 
     in approval of a request to Congress that Puerto Rico be 
     admitted to the Union as a State and the Congress approves 
     such statehood, English will be the sole official language of 
     all Federal Government activities in Puerto Rico and, unless 
     otherwise provided by generally applicable Federal law, all 
     communications with the Federal Government by the Government 
     or people of Puerto Rico will be in English. This Act, the 
     procedures authorized by this Act, and the possible accession 
     of Puerto Rico to statehood do not create or alter any rights 
     of a person to government services in languages other than 
     English.
       In section 4(a), strike paragraph (7) of subparagraph C of 
     the referendum language and insert the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) English is the official language of all business and 
     communication of the Federal Government of the United States 
     and all communications with the Federal Government will be in 
     English unless generally applicable Federal law provides 
     otherwise. Puerto Rico, as a State, promotes English as the 
     official language of the State government, courts, and 
     agencies. English is the language of instruction in public 
     schools.''.
       Strike subparagraph (C) of section 4(b)(1) and insert the 
     following new subparagraph:
       (C) Additionally, in the event of a vote in favor of United 
     States sovereignty leading to statehood, the President shall 
     include in the transition plan provided for in this Act that 
     the Federal and State governments implement programs and 
     incentives to promote the acquisition and usage of English by 
     the citizens of Puerto Rico, including but not limited to, 
     teaching in English in public schools, the availability of 
     fellowships and scholarships to increase the opportunities of 
     the people of Puerto Rico to learn to speak, read, write, and 
     understand English, and the provision of educational 
     instruction in English to persons not in schools.

Yeas

13

It was decided in the

Nays

406

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.13.11                    [Roll No. 28]

                                AYES--13

     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     Gutierrez
     Kennedy (MA)
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Rush
     Serrano
     Towns
     Velazquez

                                NOES--406

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder

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     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Waters
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Doolittle
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Kilpatrick
     Luther
     Poshard
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Shimkus
     Torres
  So the amendment to the amendment was not agreed to.

para.13.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. BURTON 
for the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr. SOLOMON:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. BURTON:

       In section 3, amend subsection (b) to read as follows:
       (b) Official English Language.--In the event that a 
     referendum held under this Act results in approval of 
     sovereignty leading to Statehood, upon accession to 
     Statehood, the official language requirements of the Federal 
     Government would apply to Puerto Rico in the same manner and 
     to the same extent as throughout the United States.
       Add at the end of section 3 the following new subsection:
       (c) English Language Empowerment.--It is in the best 
     interest of the Nation for Puerto Rico to promote the 
     teaching of English as the language of opportunity and 
     empowerment in the United States in order to enable students 
     in public schools to achieve English language proficiency by 
     the age of 10.
       In section 4(a), in the referendum language for Statehood, 
     amend paragraph (7) to read as follows:
       ``(7) Official English language requirements of the Federal 
     Government apply in Puerto Rico to the same extent as Federal 
     law requires throughout the United States.''.
       In subparagraph (C) of section 4(B)(1), strike ``(C) 
     Additionally,'' and all that follows through ``(ii) the 
     effective date'' and insert the following:
       (C) Additionally, in the event of a vote in favor of 
     continued United States sovereignty leading to Statehood, the 
     transition plan required by this subsection shall--
       (i) include proposals and incentives to increase the 
     opportunities of the people of Puerto Rico to expand their 
     English proficiency in order to promote and facilitate 
     communication with residents of all other States of the 
     United States and with the Federal Government, including 
     teaching in English in public schools, awarding fellowships 
     and scholarships, and providing grants to organizations 
     located in various communities that have, as a purpose, the 
     promotion of English language skills;
       (ii) promote the use of English by the United States 
     citizens in Puerto Rico in order to ensure--
       (I) efficiency in the conduct and coordination of the 
     official business activities of the Federal and State 
     Governments;
       (II) that the citizens possess the language skill necessary 
     to contribute to and participate in all aspects of the 
     Nation; and
       (III) the ability of all citizens of Puerto Rico to take 
     full advantage of the opportunities and responsibilities 
     accorded to all citizens, including education, economic 
     activities, occupational opportunities, and civic affairs; 
     and
       (iii) include the effective date

It was decided in the

Yeas

238

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

182

para.13.13                    [Roll No. 29]

                                AYES--238

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--182

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas

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     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Doolittle
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Kilpatrick
     Luther
     Poshard
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Shimkus
     Torres
  So the substitute amendment was agreed to.

para.13.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment, as amended, submitted by Mr. 
SOLOMON.

It was decided in the

Yeas

265

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

153

para.13.15                    [Roll No. 30]

                                AYES--265

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer, Bob
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--153

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Berman
     Doolittle
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Kilpatrick
     Luther
     Poshard
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Shimkus
     Torres
  So the amendment, as amended, was agreed to.
  The Committee rose informally to receive messages from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, assumed the Chair.

para.13.16  further messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.
  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.13.17  call in committee

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Chairman, announced that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, finding itself without a quorum, directed 
the Members to record their presence by electronic device, and the 
following-named Members responded--

para.13.18                    [Roll No. 31]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--405

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)

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     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  Thereupon, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Chairman, announced that 405 Members had 
been recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.

para.13.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SERRANO:

       In section 5(a), add at the end the following paragraph:
       (3) United states citizens born in puerto rico eligible to 
     vote.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), an individual 
     residing outside of Puerto Rico shall be eligible to vote in 
     the referenda held under this Act if that individual--
       (A) is a United States citizen because of that individual's 
     birth in Puerto Rico; and
       (B) would be eligible to vote in such referenda but for 
     that individual's residency outside of Puerto Rico.

It was decided in the

Yeas

57

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

356

para.13.20                    [Roll No. 32]

                                AYES--57

     Ackerman
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Cox
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Engel
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Gutierrez
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Lewis (GA)
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Rangel
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rush
     Sanders
     Serrano
     Shays
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Weller
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--356

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Franks (NJ)
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Kilpatrick
     LaTourette
     Luther
     Peterson (PA)
     Portman
     Poshard
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Shimkus
     Torres
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.13.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. STEARNS:

       In paragraph (2) of section 5(c)--
       (1) strike ``sovereignty or statehood, there is'' and 
     insert the following (and adjust the margins accordingly):

     sovereignty or statehood--
       (A) there is
       (2) strike the period at the end and insert ``; and''; and
       (3) add at the end the following new subparagraph:
       (B) not later than 90 days after such referenda, there 
     shall be a second referendum held in accordance with this Act 
     which shall be on the approval of 1 of the 2 options which 
     received the most votes in the first referendum. Such 2 
     options shall be presented on the ballot using the same 
     language and in the same manner as they were presented in the 
     first referendum.

It was decided in the

Yeas

28

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

384

para.13.22                    [Roll No. 33]

                                AYES--28

     Bachus
     Campbell
     Carson
     Combest
     Cubin
     Duncan
     Herger
     Horn
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jones
     Kingston
     McIntosh
     Moran (KS)
     Paul
     Petri
     Radanovich
     Rohrabacher
     Sanford
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Stearns
     Taylor (NC)

                                NOES--384

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant

[[Page 140]]


     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Berman
     Bilbray
     Doolittle
     Foley
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Harman
     Kilpatrick
     Luther
     McDade
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schiff
     Shimkus
     Smith (OR)
     Torres
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.13.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BARR:

       In section 4(c)(3)(B), strike ``Approval must be by a 
     majority of the valid votes cast.'' and insert ``Approval of 
     the separate sovereignty option must be by a majority of the 
     valid votes cast, and approval of the statehood option must 
     be by a super-majority of 75 percent of the valid votes 
     cast.''.
       In section 5(c)(2), strike ``majority vote for'' and insert 
     ``in the approval of''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

131

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

282

para.13.24                    [Roll No. 34]

                                AYES--131

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Boehner
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Callahan
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Regula
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Wamp
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wolf

                                NOES--282

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Berman
     Doolittle
     Farr
     Frost
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Kilpatrick
     Luther
     McDade
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schiff
     Shimkus
     Smith (OR)
     Torres
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

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para.13.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GUTIERREZ:

       In section 4(a), insert after paragraph (6) of the 
     referendum language for Statehood the following new paragraph 
     (and redesignate the succeeding paragraphs accordingly):
       ``(7) Notwithstanding the Amateur Sports Act of 1978. 
     Puerto Rico retains its separate Olympic Committee and 
     ability to compete under its own flag and national anthem in 
     international athletic competitions, even against the United 
     States.''

Yeas

2

It was decided in the

Nays

413

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.13.26                    [Roll No. 35]

                                 AYES--2

     Gutierrez
     Velazquez
       

                                NOES--413

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Waters
       

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Berman
     Doolittle
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Kilpatrick
     Luther
     McDade
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schiff
     Shimkus
     Smith (OR)
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 376, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Mr. SOLOMON demanded a separate vote on the SOLOMON amendment, as 
amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment, as amended, on which 
a separate vote had been demanded?

       In section 3, amend subsection (b) to read as follows:
       (b) Official English Language.--In the event that a 
     referendum held under this Act results in approval of 
     sovereignty leading to Statehood, upon accession to 
     Statehood, the official language requirements of the Federal 
     Government would apply to Puerto Rico in the same manner and 
     to the same extent as throughout the United States.
       Add at the end of section 3 the following new subsection:
       (c) English Language Empowerment.--It is in the best 
     interest of the Nation for Puerto Rico to promote the 
     teaching of English as the language of opportunity and 
     empowerment in the United States in order to enable students 
     in public schools to achieve English language proficiency by 
     the age of 10.
       In section 4(a), in the referendum language for Statehood, 
     amend paragraph (7) to read as follows:
       ``(7) Official English language requirements of the Federal 
     Government apply in Puerto Rico to the same extent as Federal 
     law requires throughout the United States.''.
       In subparagraph (C) of section 4(B)(1), strike ``(C) 
     Additionally,'' and all that follows through ``(ii) the 
     effective date'' and insert the following:
       (C) Additionally, in the event of a vote in favor of 
     continued United States sovereignty leading to Statehood, the 
     transition plan required by this subsection shall--
       (i) include proposals and incentives to increase the 
     opportunities of the people of Puerto Rico to expand their 
     English proficiency in order to promote and facilitate 
     communication with residents of all other States of the 
     United States and with the Federal Government, including 
     teaching in English in public schools, awarding fellowships 
     and scholarships, and providing grants to organizations 
     located in various communities that have, as a purpose, the 
     promotion of English language skills;
       (ii) promote the use of English by the United States 
     citizens in Puerto Rico in order to ensure--
       (I) efficiency in the conduct and coordination of the 
     official business activities of the Federal and State 
     Governments;
       (II) that the citizens possess the language skill necessary 
     to contribute to and participate in all aspects of the 
     Nation; and
       (III) the ability of all citizens of Puerto Rico to take 
     full advantage of the opportunities and responsibilities 
     accorded to all citizens, including education, economic 
     activities, occupational opportunities, and civic affairs; 
     and
       (iii) include the effective date 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said amendment, as 
amended, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

240

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

177

para.13.27                    [Roll No. 36]

                                AYES--240

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla

[[Page 142]]


     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--177

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Berman
     Doolittle
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Kilpatrick
     Luther
     McDade
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schiff
     Shimkus
     Yates
  So the amendment, as amended, was agreed to.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``United 
     States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title, table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Policy.
Sec. 4. Process for Puerto Rican full self-government, including the 
              initial decision stage, transition stage, and 
              implementation stage.
Sec. 5. Requirements relating to referenda, including inconclusive 
              referendum and applicable laws.
Sec. 6. Congressional procedures for consideration of legislation.
Sec. 7. Availability of funds for the referenda.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States and came 
     under this Nation's sovereignty pursuant to the Treaty of 
     Paris ending the Spanish-American War in 1898. Article IX of 
     the Treaty of Paris recognized the authority of Congress to 
     provide for the political status of the inhabitants of the 
     territory.
       (2) Consistent with establishment of United States 
     nationality for inhabitants of Puerto Rico under the Treaty 
     of Paris, Congress has exercised its powers under the 
     Territorial Clause of the Constitution (article IV, section 
     3, clause 2) to provide by several statutes beginning in 
     1917, for the United States citizenship status of persons 
     born in Puerto Rico.
       (3) Consistent with the Territorial Clause and rulings of 
     the United States Supreme Court, partial application of the 
     United States Constitution has been established in the 
     unincorporated territories of the United States including 
     Puerto Rico.
       (4) In 1950, Congress prescribed a procedure for 
     instituting internal self-government for Puerto Rico pursuant 
     to statutory authorization for a local constitution. A local 
     constitution was approved by the people of Puerto Rico, 
     approved by Congress, subject to conforming amendment by 
     Puerto Rico, and thereupon given effect in 1952 after 
     acceptance of congressional conditions by the Puerto Rico 
     Constitutional Convention and an appropriate proclamation by 
     the Governor. The approved constitution established the 
     structure for constitutional government in respect of 
     internal affairs without altering Puerto Rico's fundamental 
     political, social, and economic relationship with the United 
     States and without restricting the authority of Congress 
     under the Territorial Clause to determine the application of 
     Federal law to Puerto Rico, resulting in the present 
     ``Commonwealth'' structure for local self-government. The 
     Commonwealth remains an unincorporated territory and does not 
     have the status of ``free association'' with the United 
     States as that status is defined under United States law or 
     international practice.
       (5) In 1953, the United States transmitted to the 
     Secretary-General of the United Nations for circulation to 
     its Members a formal notification that the United States no 
     longer would transmit information regarding Puerto Rico to 
     the United Nations pursuant to Article 73(e) of its Charter. 
     The formal United States notification document informed the 
     United Nations that the cessation of information on Puerto 
     Rico was based on the ``new constitutional arrangements'' in 
     the territory, and the United States expressly defined the 
     scope of the ``full measure'' of local self-government in 
     Puerto Rico as extending to matters of ``internal government 
     and administration, subject only to compliance with 
     applicable provisions of the Federal Constitution, the Puerto 
     Rico Federal Relations Act and the acts of Congress 
     authorizing and approving the Constitution, as may be 
     interpreted by judicial decision.''. Thereafter, the General 
     Assembly of the United Nations, based upon consent of the 
     inhabitants of the territory and the United States 
     explanation of the new status as approved by Congress, 
     adopted Resolution 748 (VIII) by a vote of 22 to 18 with 19 
     abstentions, thereby accepting the United States 
     determination to cease reporting to the United Nations on the 
     status of Puerto Rico.
       (6) In 1960, the United Nations General Assembly approved 
     Resolution 1541 (XV), clarifying that under United Nations 
     standards regarding the political status options available to 
     the people of territories yet to complete the process for 
     achieving full self-government, the three established forms 
     of full self-government are national independence, free 
     association based on separate sovereignty, or full 
     integration with another nation on the basis of equality.
       (7) The ruling of the United States Supreme Court in the 
     1980 case Harris v. Rosario (446 U.S. 651) confirmed that 
     Congress continues to exercise authority over Puerto Rico 
     pursuant to the Territorial Clause found at Article IV, 
     section 3, clause 2 of the United States Constitution; and in 
     the 1982 case of Rodriguez v. Popular Democratic Party (457 
     U.S. 1), the Court confirmed that the Congress delegated 
     powers of administration to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
     sufficient for it to function ``like a State'' and as ``an 
     autonomous political entity'' in respect of internal affairs 
     and administration, ``sovereign over matters not ruled

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     by the Constitution'' of the United States. These rulings 
     constitute judicial interpretation of Puerto Rico's status 
     which is in accordance with the clear intent of Congress that 
     establishment of local constitutional government in 1952 did 
     not alter Puerto Rico's fundamental status.
       (8) In a joint letter dated January 17, 1989, cosigned by 
     the Governor of Puerto Rico in his capacity as president of 
     one of Puerto Rico's principal political parties and the 
     presidents of the two other principal political parties of 
     Puerto Rico, the United States was formally advised that ``* 
     * * the People of Puerto Rico wish to be consulted as to 
     their preference with regards to their ultimate political 
     status'', and the joint letter stated ``* * * that since 
     Puerto Rico came under the sovereignty of the United States 
     of America through the Treaty of Paris in 1898, the People of 
     Puerto Rico have not been formally consulted by the United 
     States of America as to their choice of their ultimate 
     political status''.
       (9) In the 1989 State of the Union Message, President 
     George Bush urged the Congress to take the necessary steps to 
     authorize a federally recognized process allowing the people 
     of Puerto Rico, for the first time since the Treaty of Paris 
     entered into force, to freely express their wishes regarding 
     their future political status in a congressionally recognized 
     referendum, a step in the process of self-determination which 
     the Congress has yet to authorize.
       (10) On November 14, 1993, the Government of Puerto Rico 
     conducted a plebiscite initiated under local law on Puerto 
     Rico's political status. In that vote none of the three 
     status propositions received a majority of the votes cast. 
     The results of that vote were: 48.6 percent for a 
     commonwealth option, 46.3 percent statehood, and 4.4 percent 
     independence.
       (11) In a letter dated December 2, 1994, President William 
     Jefferson Clinton informed leaders in Congress that an 
     Executive Branch Interagency Working Group on Puerto Rico had 
     been organized to coordinate the review, development, and 
     implementation of executive branch policy concerning issues 
     affecting Puerto Rico, including the November 1993 
     plebiscite.
       (12) Under the Territorial Clause of the Constitution, 
     Congress has the authority and responsibility to determine 
     Federal policy and clarify status issues in order to resolve 
     the issue of Puerto Rico's final status.
       (13) On January 23, 1997, the Puerto Rico Legislature 
     enacted Concurrent Resolution 2, which requested the 105th 
     Congress ``* * * to respond to the democratic aspirations of 
     the American citizens of Puerto Rico'' by approving 
     legislation authorizing 
     ``* * * a plebiscite sponsored by the Federal Government, to 
     be held no later than 1998''.
       (14) Nearly 4,000,000 United States citizens live in the 
     islands of Puerto Rico, which have been under United States 
     sovereignty and within the United States customs territory 
     for almost 100 years, making Puerto Rico the oldest, largest, 
     and most populous United States island territory at the 
     southeastern-most boundary of our Nation, located astride the 
     strategic shipping lanes of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean 
     Sea.
       (15) Full self-government is attainable only through 
     establishment of a political status which is based on either 
     separate sovereignty and nationality or full and equal United 
     States nationality and citizenship through membership in the 
     Union.

     SEC. 3. POLICY.

       (a) Congressional Commitment.--In recognition of the 
     significant level of local self-government which has been 
     attained by Puerto Rico, and the responsibility of the 
     Federal Government to enable the people of the territory to 
     freely express their wishes regarding political status and 
     achieve full self-government, this Act is adopted with a 
     commitment to encourage the development and implementation of 
     procedures through which the permanent political status of 
     the people of Puerto Rico can be determined.
       (b) Official English Language.--In the event that a 
     referendum held under this Act results in approval of 
     sovereignty leading to Statehood, upon accession to 
     Statehood, the official language requirements of the Federal 
     Government shall apply to Puerto Rico in the same manner and 
     to the same extent as throughout the United States.
       (c) English Language Empowerment.--It is in the best 
     interest of the Nation for Puerto Rico to promote the 
     teaching of English as the language of opportunity and 
     empowerment in the United States in order to enable students 
     in public schools to achieve English language proficiency by 
     the age of 10.

     SEC. 4. PROCESS FOR PUERTO RICAN FULL SELF-GOVERNMENT, 
                   INCLUDING THE INITIAL DECISION STAGE, 
                   TRANSITION STAGE, AND IMPLEMENTATION STAGE.

       (a) Initial Decision Stage.--A referendum on Puerto Rico's 
     political status is authorized to be held not later than 
     December 31, 1998. The referendum shall be held pursuant to 
     this Act and in accordance with the applicable provisions of 
     Puerto Rico's electoral law and other relevant statutes 
     consistent with this Act. Approval of a status option must be 
     by a majority of the valid votes cast. The referendum shall 
     be on the approval of 1 of the 3 options presented on the 
     ballot as follows:
       ``Instructions: Mark the status option you choose as each 
     is defined below. Ballot with more than 1 option marked will 
     not be counted.
       ``A. Commonwealth.--If you agree, mark here ______
       ``Puerto Rico should retain Commonwealth, in which--
       ``(1) Puerto Rico is joined in a relationship with and 
     under the national sovereignty of the United States. It is 
     the policy of the Congress that this relationship should only 
     be dissolved by mutual consent.
       ``(2) Under this political relationship, Puerto Rico like a 
     State is an autonomous political entity, sovereign over 
     matters not ruled by the Constitution of the United States. 
     In the exercise of this sovereignty, the laws of the 
     Commonwealth shall govern in Puerto Rico to the extent that 
     they are consistent with the Constitution, treaties, and laws 
     of the United States. Congress retains its constitutional 
     authority to enact laws it deems necessary relating to Puerto 
     Rico.
       ``(3) Persons born in Puerto Rico have United States 
     citizenship by statute as secured by the Constitution. It is 
     the policy of the United States that citizenship will 
     continue to be granted to persons born in Puerto Rico. The 
     rights, privileges, and immunities provided for by the United 
     States Constitution apply in Puerto Rico, except where 
     limited by the Constitution to citizens residing in a State.
       ``(4) Puerto Rico will continue to participate in Federal 
     programs and may be enabled to participate equally with the 
     States in the programs where it is not now participating 
     equally contingent on the payment of contributions, which may 
     include payment of taxes, as provided by Federal law.
       ``B. Separate Sovereignty.--If you agree, mark here ______
       ``The people of Puerto Rico should become fully self-
     governing through separate sovereignty in the form of 
     independence or free association, in which--
       ``(1) Puerto Rico is a sovereign Republic which has full 
     authority and responsibility over its territory and 
     population under a constitution which is the supreme law, 
     providing for a republican form of government and the 
     protection of human rights;
       ``(2) the Republic of Puerto Rico is a member of the 
     community of nations vested with full powers and 
     responsibilities for its own fiscal and monetary policy, 
     immigration, trade, and the conduct in its own name and right 
     of relations with other nations and international 
     organizations, including the rights and responsibilities that 
     devolve upon a sovereign nation under the general principles 
     of international law;
       ``(3) the residents of Puerto Rico owe allegiance to and 
     have the nationality and citizenship of the Republic of 
     Puerto Rico;
       ``(4) the Constitution and laws of the United States no 
     longer apply in Puerto Rico, and United States sovereignty in 
     Puerto Rico is ended; thereupon birth in Puerto Rico or 
     relationship to persons with statutory United States 
     citizenship by birth in the former territory shall cease to 
     be a basis for United States nationality or citizenship, 
     except that persons who had such United States citizenship 
     have a statutory right to retain United States nationality 
     and citizenship for life, by entitlement or election as 
     provided by the United States Congress, based on continued 
     allegiance to the United States: Provided, That such persons 
     will not have this statutory United States nationality and 
     citizenship status upon having or maintaining allegiance, 
     nationality, and citizenship rights in any sovereign nation, 
     including the Republic of Puerto Rico, other than the United 
     States;
       ``(5) the previously vested rights of individuals in Puerto 
     Rico to benefits based upon past services rendered or 
     contributions made to the United States shall be honored by 
     the United States as provided by Federal law;
       ``(6) Puerto Rico and the United States seek to develop 
     friendly and cooperative relations in matters of mutual 
     interest as agreed in treaties approved pursuant to their 
     respective constitutional processes, and laws including 
     economic and programmatic assistance at levels and for a 
     reasonable period as provided on a government-to-government 
     basis, trade between customs territories, transit of citizens 
     in accordance with immigration laws, and status of United 
     States military forces; and
       ``(7) a free association relationship may be established 
     based on separate sovereign republic status as defined above, 
     but with such delegations of government functions and other 
     cooperative arrangements as may be agreed to by both parties 
     under a bilateral pact terminable at will by either the 
     United States or Puerto Rico.
       ``C. Statehood.--If you agree, mark here ______
       ``Puerto Rico should become fully self governing through 
     Statehood, in which--
       ``(1) the people of Puerto Rico are fully self-governing 
     with their rights secured under the United States 
     Constitution, which shall be fully applicable in Puerto Rico 
     and which, with the laws and treaties of the United States, 
     is the supreme law and has the same force and effect as in 
     the other States of the Union;
       ``(2) the State of Puerto Rico becomes a part of the 
     permanent union of the United States of America, subject to 
     the United States Constitution, with powers not prohibited by 
     the Constitution to the States, reserved to the State of 
     Puerto Rico in its sovereignty or to the people;
       ``(3) United States citizenship of those born in Puerto 
     Rico is recognized, protected and secured in the same way it 
     is for all United States citizens born in the other States;
       ``(4) rights, freedoms, and benefits as well as duties and 
     responsibilities of citizenship, including payment of Federal 
     taxes, apply in the same manner as in the several States;

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       ``(5) Puerto Rico is represented by two members in the 
     United States Senate and is represented in the House of 
     Representatives proportionate to the population;
       ``(6) United States citizens in Puerto Rico are 
     enfranchised to vote in elections for the President and Vice 
     President of the United States; and
       ``(7) Official English language requirements of the Federal 
     Government apply in Puerto Rico to the same extent as Federal 
     law requires throughout the United States.''.
       (b) Transition Stage.--
       (1) Plan.--(A) Within 180 days of the receipt of the 
     results of the referendum from the Government of Puerto Rico 
     certifying approval of a ballot choice of full self-
     government in a referendum held pursuant to subsection (a), 
     the President shall develop and submit to Congress 
     legislation for a transition plan of not more than 10 years 
     which leads to full self-government for Puerto Rico 
     consistent with the terms of this Act and the results of the 
     referendum and in consultation with officials of the three 
     branches of the Government of Puerto Rico, the principal 
     political parties of Puerto Rico, and other interested 
     persons as may be appropriate.
       (B) Additionally, in the event of a vote in favor of 
     separate sovereignty, the Legislature of Puerto Rico, if 
     deemed appropriate, may provide by law for the calling of a 
     constituent convention to formulate, in accordance with 
     procedures prescribed by law, Puerto Rico's proposals and 
     recommendations to implement the referendum results. If a 
     convention is called for this purpose, any proposals and 
     recommendations formally adopted by such convention within 
     time limits of this Act shall be transmitted to Congress by 
     the President with the transition plan required by this 
     section, along with the views of the President regarding the 
     compatibility of such proposals and recommendations with the 
     United States Constitution and this Act, and identifying 
     which, if any, of such proposals and recommendations have 
     been addressed in the President's proposed transition plan.
       (C) Additionally, in the event of a vote in favor of 
     continued United States sovereignty leading to Statehood, the 
     transition plan required by this subsection shall--
       (i) include proposals and incentives to increase the 
     opportunities of the people of Puerto Rico to expand their 
     English proficiency in order to promote and facilitate 
     communication with residents of all other States of the 
     United States and with the Federal Government, including 
     teaching in English in public schools, awarding fellowships 
     and scholarships, and providing grants to organizations 
     located in various communities that have, as a purpose, the 
     promotion of English language skills;
       (ii) promote the use of English by the United States 
     citizens in Puerto Rico in order to ensure--
       (I) efficiency in the conduct and coordination of the 
     official business activities of the Federal and State 
     Governments;
       (II) that the citizens possess the language skill necessary 
     to contribute to and participate in all aspects of the 
     Nation; and
       (III) the ability of all citizens of Puerto Rico to take 
     full advantage of the opportunities and responsibilities 
     accorded to all citizens, including education, economic 
     activities, occupational opportunities, and civic affairs; 
     and
       (iii) include the effective date of incorporation, thereby 
     permitting the greatest degree of flexibility for the phase-
     in of Federal programs and the development of the economy 
     through fiscal incentives, alternative tax arrangements, and 
     other measures.
       (D) In the event of a vote in favor of Commonwealth, the 
     Government of Puerto Rico may call a Special Convention to 
     develop proposals for submission to the President and the 
     Congress for changes in Federal policy on matters of economic 
     and social concern to the people of Puerto Rico. The 
     President and the Congress, as appropriate, shall 
     expeditiously consider any such proposals. The Commonwealth 
     would assume any expenses related to increased 
     responsibilities resulting from such proposals.
       (2) Congressional consideration.--The plan shall be 
     considered by the Congress in accordance with section 6.
       (3) Puerto rican approval.--
       (A) Not later than 180 days after enactment of an Act 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) providing for the transition to 
     full self-government for Puerto Rico as approved in the 
     initial decision referendum held under subsection (a), a 
     referendum shall be held under the applicable provisions of 
     Puerto Rico's electoral law on the question of approval of 
     the transition plan.
       (B) Approval must be by a majority of the valid votes cast. 
     The results of the referendum shall be certified to the 
     President of the United States.
       (c) Implementation Stage.--
       (1) Presidential recommendation.--Not less than two years 
     prior to the end of the period of the transition provided for 
     in the transition plan approved under subsection (b), the 
     President shall submit to Congress a joint resolution with a 
     recommendation for the date of termination of the transition 
     and the date of implementation of full self-government for 
     Puerto Rico within the transition period consistent with the 
     ballot choice approved under subsection (a).
       (2) Congressional consideration.--The joint resolution 
     shall be considered by the Congress in accordance with 
     section 6.
       (3) Puerto rican approval.--
       (A) Within 180 days after enactment of the terms of 
     implementation for full self-government for Puerto Rico, a 
     referendum shall be held under the applicable provisions of 
     Puerto Rico's electoral laws on the question of the approval 
     of the terms of implementation for full self-government for 
     Puerto Rico.
       (B) Approval must be by a majority of the valid votes cast. 
     The results of the referendum shall be certified to the 
     President of the United States.

     SEC. 5. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO REFERENDA, INCLUDING 
                   INCONCLUSIVE REFERENDUM AND APPLICABLE LAWS.

       (a) Applicable Laws.--
       (1) Referenda under puerto rican laws.--The referenda held 
     under this Act shall be conducted in accordance with the 
     applicable laws of Puerto Rico, including laws of Puerto Rico 
     under which voter eligibility is determined and which require 
     United States citizenship and establish other statutory 
     requirements for voter eligibility of residents and 
     nonresidents.
       (2) Federal laws.--The Federal laws applicable to the 
     election of the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico shall, 
     as appropriate and consistent with this Act, also apply to 
     the referenda. Any reference in such Federal laws to 
     elections shall be considered, as appropriate, to be a 
     reference to the referenda, unless it would frustrate the 
     purposes of this Act.
       (b) Certification of Referenda Results.--The results of 
     each referendum held under this Act shall be certified to the 
     President of the United States and the Senate and House of 
     Representatives of the United States by the Government of 
     Puerto Rico.
       (c) Consultation and Recommendations for Inconclusive 
     Referendum.--
       (1) In general.--If a referendum provided in section 4(b) 
     or (c) of this Act does not result in approval of a fully 
     self-governing status, the President, in consultation with 
     officials of the three branches of the Government of Puerto 
     Rico, the principal political parties of Puerto Rico, and 
     other interested persons as may be appropriate, shall make 
     recommendations to the Congress within 180 days of receipt of 
     the results of the referendum regarding completion of the 
     self-determination process for Puerto Rico under the 
     authority of Congress.
       (2) Additional referenda.--To ensure that the Congress is 
     able on a continuing basis to exercise its Territorial Clause 
     powers with due regard for the wishes of the people of Puerto 
     Rico respecting resolution of Puerto Rico's permanent future 
     political status, in the event that a referendum conducted 
     under section 4(a) does not result in a majority vote for 
     separate sovereignty or statehood, there is authorized to be 
     further referenda in accordance with this Act, but not less 
     than once every 10 years.

     SEC. 6. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF 
                   LEGISLATION.

       (a) In General.--The majority leader of the House of 
     Representatives (or his designee) and the majority leader of 
     the Senate (or his designee) shall each introduce legislation 
     (by request) providing for the transition plan under section 
     4(b) and the implementation recommendation under section 4(c) 
     not later than 5 legislative days after the date of receipt 
     by Congress of the submission by the President under that 
     section, as the case may be.
       (b) Referral.--The legislation shall be referred on the 
     date of introduction to the appropriate committee or 
     committees in accordance with rules of the respective Houses. 
     The legislation shall be reported not later than the 120th 
     calendar day after the date of its introduction. If any such 
     committee fails to report the bill within that period, that 
     committee shall be automatically discharged from 
     consideration of the legislation, and the legislation shall 
     be placed on the appropriate calendar.
       (c) Consideration.--
       (1) After the 14th legislative day after the date on which 
     the last committee of the House of Representatives or the 
     Senate, as the case may be, has reported or been discharged 
     from further consideration of such legislation, it is in 
     order after the legislation has been on the calendar for 14 
     legislative days for any Member of that House in favor of the 
     legislation to move to proceed to the consideration of the 
     legislation (after consultation with the presiding officer of 
     that House as to scheduling) to move to proceed to its 
     consideration at any time after the third legislative day on 
     which the Member announces to the respective House concerned 
     the Member's intention to do so. All points of order against 
     the motion to proceed and against consideration of that 
     motion are waived. The motion is highly privileged in the 
     House of Representatives and is privileged in the Senate and 
     is not debatable. The motion is not subject to amendment, or 
     to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the 
     consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the 
     vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall 
     not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration 
     of the legislation is agreed to, the respective House shall 
     immediately proceed to consideration of the legislation 
     without intervening motion (exception one motion to adjourn), 
     order, or other business.
       (2)(A) In the House of Representatives, during 
     consideration of the legislation in the Committee of the 
     Whole, the first reading of the legislation shall be 
     dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the 
     legislation, and shall not exceed 4 hours equally divided and 
     controlled by a proponent and an opponent of the legislation. 
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     read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Consideration 
     of the legislation for amendment shall not exceed 4 hours 
     excluding time for recorded votes and quorum calls. At the 
     conclusion of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the legislation and amendments 
     thereto to final passage without intervening motion, except 
     one motion to recommit with or without instructions. A motion 
     to reconsider the vote on passage of the legislation shall 
     not be in order.
       (B) In the Senate, debate on the legislation, and all 
     amendments thereto and debatable motions and appeals in 
     connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 25 
     hours. The time shall be equally divided between, and 
     controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or 
     their designees. No amendment that is not germane to the 
     provisions of such legislation shall be received. A motion to 
     further limit debate is not debatable.
       (3) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the 
     application of the rules of the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives, as the case may be, to the procedure 
     relating to the legislation described in subsection (a) shall 
     be decided without debate.
       (d) Consideration by Other House.--(1) If, before the 
     passage by one House of the legislation described in 
     subsection (a) that was introduced in that House, that House 
     receives from the other House the legislation described in 
     subsection (a)--
       (A) the legislation of the other House shall not be 
     referred to a committee and may not be considered in the 
     House that receives it otherwise than on final passage under 
     subparagraph (B)(ii) or (iii); and
       (B)(i) the procedure in the House that receives such 
     legislation with respect to such legislation that was 
     introduced in that House shall be the same as if no 
     legislation had been received from the other House; but
       (ii) in the case of legislation received from the other 
     House that is identical to the legislation as engrossed by 
     the receiving House, the vote on final passage shall be on 
     the legislation of the other House; or
       (iii) after passage of the legislation, the legislation of 
     the other House shall be considered as amended with the text 
     of the legislation just passed and shall be considered as 
     passed, and that House shall be considered to have insisted 
     on its amendment and requested a conference with the other 
     House.
       (2) Upon disposition of the legislation described in 
     subsection (a) that is received by one House from the other 
     House, it shall no longer be in order to consider such 
     legislation that was introduced in the receiving House.
       (e) Conference.--Upon receiving from the other House a 
     message in which that House insists upon its amendment to the 
     legislation and requests a conference with the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate, as the case may be, on the 
     disagreeing votes thereon, the House receiving the request 
     shall be considered to have disagreed to the amendment of the 
     other House and agreed to the conference requested by that 
     House.
       (f) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term 
     ``legislative day'' means a day on which the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate, as appropriate, is in session.
       (g) Exercise of Rulemaking Power.--The provisions of this 
     section are enacted by the Congress--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives and, as such, shall be 
     considered as part of the rules of each House and shall 
     supersede other rules only to the extent that they are 
     inconsistent therewith; and
       (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     either House to change the rules (so far as they relate to 
     the procedures of that House) at any time, in the same 
     manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other 
     rule of that House.

     SEC. 7. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE REFERENDA.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Availability of amounts derived from tax on foreign 
     rum.--During the period beginning October 1, 1997, and ending 
     on the date the President determines that all referenda 
     required by this Act have been held, from the amounts covered 
     into the treasury of Puerto Rico under section 7652(e)(1) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury--
       (A) upon request and in the amounts identified from time to 
     time by the President, shall make the amounts so identified 
     available to the treasury of Puerto Rico for the purposes 
     specified in subsection (b); and
       (B) shall transfer all remaining amounts to the treasury of 
     Puerto Rico, as under current law.
       (2) Report of referenda expenditures.--Within 180 days 
     after each referendum required by this Act, and after the end 
     of the period specified in paragraph (1), the President, in 
     consultation with the Government of Puerto Rico, shall submit 
     a report to the United States Senate and United States House 
     of Representatives on the amounts made available under 
     paragraph (1)(A) and all other amounts expended by the State 
     Elections Commission of Puerto Rico for referenda pursuant to 
     this Act.
       (b) Grants for Conducting Referenda and Voter Education.--
     From amounts made available under subsection (a)(1), the 
     Government of Puerto Rico shall make grants to the State 
     Elections Commission of Puerto Rico for referenda held 
     pursuant to the terms of this Act, as follows:
       (1) Fifty percent shall be available only for costs of 
     conducting the referenda.
       (2) Fifty percent shall be available only for voter 
     education funds for the central ruling body of the political 
     party, parties, or other qualifying entities advocating a 
     particular ballot choice. The amount allocated for advocating 
     a ballot choice under this paragraph shall be apportioned 
     equally among the parties advocating that choice.
       (c) Additional Resources.--In addition to amounts made 
     available by this Act, the Puerto Rico Legislature may 
     allocate additional resources for administrative and voter 
     education costs to each party so long as the distribution of 
     funds is consistent with the apportionment requirements of 
     subsection (b).

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BURTON demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

209

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affirmative

Nays

208

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                                AYES--209

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Granger
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--208

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton

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     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Berman
     Doolittle
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Kilpatrick
     Luther
     McDade
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schiff
     Shimkus
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.13.29  message from the president--report on u.s. citizens payments 
          to cuba

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  This report is submitted pursuant to 1705(e)(6) of the Cuban Democracy 
Act of 1992, 22 U.S.C. 6004(e)(6) (the ``CDA''), as amended by section 
102(g) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 
1996, Public Law 104-114 (March 12, 1996), 110 Stat. 785, 22 U.S.C. 
6021-91 (the ``LIBERTAD Act''), which requires that I report to the 
Congress on a semiannual basis detailing payments made to Cuba by any 
United States person as a result of the provision of telecommunications 
services authorized by this subsection.
  The CDA, which provides that telecommunications services are permitted 
between the United States and Cuba, specifically authorizes the 
President to provide for payments to Cuba by license. The CDA states 
that licenses may be issued for full or partial settlement of 
telecommunications services with Cuba, but may not require any 
withdrawal from a blocked account. Following enactment of the CDA on 
October 23, 1992, a number of U.S. telecommunications companies 
successfully negotiated agreements to provide telecommunications 
services between the United States and Cuba consistent with policy 
guidelines developed by the Department of State and the Federal 
Communications Commission.
  Subsequent to enactment of the CDA, the Department of the Treasury's 
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Cuban Assets Control 
Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515 (the ``CACR''), to provide for specific 
licensing on a case-by-case basis for certain transactions incident to 
the receipt or transmission of telecommunications between the United 
States and Cuba, 31 C.F.R. 515.542(c), including settlement of charges 
under traffic agreements.
  The OFAC has issued eight licenses authorizing transactions incident 
to the receipt or transmission of telecommunications between the United 
States and Cuba since the enactment of the CDA. None of these licenses 
permits payments to the Government of Cuba from a blocked account. For 
the period July 1 through December 31, 1997, OFAC-licensed U.S. carriers 
reported payments to the Government of Cuba in settlement of charges 
under telecommunications traffic agreements as follows:

AT&T Corporation (formally, American Telephone and           $11,991,715
 Telegraph Company).......................................
AT&T de Puerto Rico.......................................       298,916
Global One (formerly, Sprint Incorporated)................     3,180,886
IDB WorldCom Services, Inc. (formerly, IDB Communications,     4,128,371
 Inc.)....................................................
MCI International, Inc. (formerly, MCI Communications          4,893,699
 Corporation).............................................
Telefonica Larga Distancia de Puerto Rico, Inc............       105,848
WilTel, Inc. (formerly, WilTel Underseas Cable, Inc.).....     5,608,751
WorldCom, Inc. (formerly, LDDS Communications, Inc.)......     2,887,684
                                                           -------------
                                                             $33,095,870
 

  I shall continue to report semiannually on telecommunications payments 
to the Government of Cuba from United States persons.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 4, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-221).

para.13.30  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) 
provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, 
prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President 
publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice 
stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the 
anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the 
enclosed notice, stating that the national emergency declared with 
respect to Iran on March 15, 1995, pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) is to continue in 
effect beyond March 15, 1998, to the Federal Register for publication. 
This emergency is separate from that declared on November 14, 1979, in 
connection with the Iranian hostage crisis and therefore requires 
separate renewal of emergency authorities.
  The factors that led me to declare a national emergency with respect 
to Iran on March 15, 1995, have not been resolved. The actions and 
policies of the Government of Iran, including support for international 
terrorism, its efforts to undermine the Middle East peace process, and 
its acquisition of weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver 
them, continue to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and 
economy of the United States. Accordingly, I have determined that it is 
necessary to maintain in force the broad programs I have authorized 
pursuant to the March 15, 1995, declaration of emergency.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 4, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-222).

para.13.31  message from the president--u.s. armed forces in bosnia

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby certify that the continued presence of U.S. armed forces, 
after June 30, 1998, in Bosnia and Herzegovina is required in order to 
meet the national security interests of the United States, and that it 
is the policy of the United States that U.S. armed forces will not serve 
as, or be used as, civil police in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  This certification is presented pursuant to section 1203 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, Public Law 105-
85, and section 8132 of the National Defense Appropriations Act for 
Fiscal year 1998, Public Law 105-56. The information required under 
these sections is in the report that accompanies this certification. The 
supplemental appropriations request required under these sections is 
being forwarded under separate cover.
  America has major national interests in peace in Bosnia. We have 
learned from hard experience in this turbulent century that America's 
security and Europe's stability are intimately linked. The Bosnian war 
saw the worst fighting--and the most profound humanitarian disaster--on 
that continent since the end of the Second World War.

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The conflict could easily have spread through the region, endangering 
old Allies and new democracies alike. A larger conflict would have cast 
doubt on the viability of the NATO alliance itself and crippled 
prospects for our larger goal of a democratic, undivided, and peaceful 
Europe.
  The Dayton framework is the key to changing the conditions that made 
Bosnia a fuse in a regional powder keg. It is decisively in American 
interests to see Dayton implemented as rapidly as feasible, so that 
peace becomes self-sustaining. U.S. leadership is as essential to 
sustaining progress as it has been to ending the war and laying the 
foundation for peace.
  I expect the size of the overall NATO force in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
will remain similar to that of the current SFOR. However, the U.S. 
contribution would decline by about 20 percent, as our Allies and 
partners continue to shoulder an increasing share of the burden.
  Although I do not propose a fixed end-date for this presence, it is by 
no means open-ended. Instead, the goal of the military presence is to 
establish the conditions under which Dayton implementation can continue 
without the support of a major NATO-led military force. To achieve this 
goal, we have established concrete and achievable benchmarks, such as 
the reform of police and media, the elimination of illegal pre-Dayton 
institutions, the conduct of elections according to democratic norms, 
elimination of cross-entity barriers to commerce, and a framework for 
the phased and orderly return of refugees. NATO and U.S. forces will be 
reduced progressively as achievement of these benchmarks improves 
conditions, enabling the international community to rely largely on 
traditional diplomacy, international civil personnel, economic 
incentives and disincentives, confidence-building measures, and 
negotiation to continue implementing the Dayton Accords over the longer 
term.
  In fact, great strides already have been made towards fulfilling these 
aims, especially in the last ten months since the United States re-
energized the Dayton process. Since Dayton, a stable military 
environment has been created; over 300,000 troops returned to civilian 
life and 6,600 heavy weapons have been destroyed. Public security is 
improving through the restructuring, retraining and reintegration of 
local police. Democratic elections have been held at all levels of 
government and hard-line nationalists--especially in the Republika 
Srpska--are increasingly marginalized. Independent media and political 
pluralism are expanding. Over 400,000 refugees and displaced persons 
have returned home--110,000 in 1997. One third of the publicly-indicted 
war criminals have been taken into custody.
  Progress has been particularly dramatic since the installation of a 
pro-Dayton, pro-democracy Government in Republika Srpska in December. 
Already, the capital of Republika Srpska has been moved from Pale to 
Banja Luka; media are being restructured along domestic lines; civil 
police are generally cooperating with the reform process; war criminals 
are surrendering; and Republika Srpska is working directly with 
counterparts in the Federation to prepare key cities in both entities 
for major returns of refugees and displaced persons.
  At the same time, long-standing obstacles to inter-entity cooperation 
also are being broken down: a common flag now flies over Bosnia 
institutions, a common currency is being printed, a common automobile 
license plate is being manufactured, and mail is being delivered and 
trains are running across the inter-entity boundary line.
  Although progress has been tangible, many of these achievements still 
are reversible and a robust international military presence still is 
required at the present time to sustain the progress. I am convinced 
that the NATO-led force--and U.S. participation in it--can be 
progressively reduced as conditions continue to improve, until the 
implementation process is capable of sustaining itself without a major 
international military presence.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 3, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and the 
Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-223).

para.13.32  clerk to correct engrossment--h.r. 856

  On motion of Mr. BURTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the bill (H.R. 856) to provide a 
process leading to full self-government for Puerto Rico, the Clerk be 
authorized to make such technical and conforming changes as may be 
necessary to reflect the action of the House just taken.

para.13.33  additional cosponsors--h.r. 1232

  Mr. CONDIT, by unanimous consent, was authorized to be considered as 
the first sponsor of the bill (H.R. 1232) to require country of origin 
labeling of perishable agricultural commodities imported into the United 
States and to establish penalties for violations of such labeling 
requirements, for the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting 
reprints pursuant to clause 4 of Rule XXII.

para.13.34  amtrak reform council

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 203(b)(1) of 
Public Law 105-134, appointed to the Amtrak Reform Council for a term of 
five years, Mrs. Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey, Mr. Bruce Chapman 
of Washington, and Mr. Christopher Gleason of Pennsylvania on the part 
of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.13.35  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. LUTHER, for today; and
  To Ms. KILPATRICK, for today after 3 p.m. and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para.13.36  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. Bob SCHAFFER of Colorado, at 11 o'clock and 30 
minutes p.m., the House adjourned.

para.13.37  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 377. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2369) to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen 
     and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 105-427). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: House Resolution 378. Resolution 
     providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3130) to 
     provide for an alternative penalty procedure for States that 
     fail to meet Federal child support data processing 
     requirements, to reform Federal incentive payments for 
     effective child support performance, and to provide for a 
     more flexible penalty procedure for States that violate 
     interjurisdictional adoption requirements (Rept. No. 105-
     428). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.13.38  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 3317. A bill to provide that each State may establish 
     a pilot program for mediation of private rights of action 
     under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 
     Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 3318. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     improve the one-call notification process, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WAMP:
       H.R. 3319. A bill to provide for notice to owners of 
     property that may be subject to the exercise of eminent 
     domain by private nongovernmental entities under certain 
     Federal authorization statutes, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Yates, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Evans, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Sawyer, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dooley of California,

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             Mr. Edwards, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Olver, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Green, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Rush, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Ms. Carson, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 3320. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and 
     renovation of public schools; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 3321. A bill to amend the Communications Assistance 
     for Law Enforcement Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. EDWARDS:
       H.R. 3322. A bill to repeal the prohibition on the use of 
     Robert Gray Army Airfield at Fort Hood, Texas, by civil 
     aviation; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT:
       H.R. 3323. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to provide for duty-free treatment of 
     oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 3324. A bill to suspend from January 1, 1998, until 
     December 31, 2002, the duty on SE2SI Spray Granulated (HOE S 
     4291); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3325. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3326. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Ethylhexanoic acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3327. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical Polyvinyl butyral; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Meehan):
       H.R. 3328. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain anti-HIV and anti-AIDS drug; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3329. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand certain enterprise zone incentives applicable 
     to portions of the District of Columbia and to provide for 
     individuals who are residents of the District of Columbia a 
     maximum rate of tax of 15 percent on income from sources 
     within the District of Columbia; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 3330. A bill to prohibit discrimination and 
     preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, 
     national origin, or ethnicity in connection with admission to 
     an institution of higher education participating in any 
     program authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1965; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Armey, and Mr. 
             Campbell):
       H.R. 3331. A bill to ensure the transparency of 
     International Monetary Fund operations; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Brown of 
             California):
       H.R. 3332. A bill to amend the High-Performance Computing 
     Act of 1991 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999 
     and 2000 for the Next Generation Internet program, to require 
     the Advisory Committee on High-Performance Computing and 
     Communications, Information Technology, and the Next 
     Generation Internet to monitor and give advice concerning the 
     development and implementation of the Next Generation 
     Internet program and report to the President and the Congress 
     on its activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 3333. A bill to establish a policy of the United 
     States with respect to nuclear nonproliferation; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. 
             Brady):
       H.R. 3334. A bill to provide certainty for, reduce 
     administrative and compliance burdens associated with, and 
     streamline and improve the collection of royalties from 
     Federal and outer continental shelf oil and gas leases, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. THURMAN:
       H.R. 3335. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     to require the timely application to imported fruits and 
     vegetables of grade, size, quality, and maturity requirements 
     applicable to comparable domestically produced fruits and 
     vegetables under agricultural marketing orders; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 3336. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical center in Gainesville, Florida, as the 
     ``Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Center``; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. 
             Cummings):
       H.J. Res. 113. A joint resolution approving the location of 
     a Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in the Nation's Capitol; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Mica):
       H.J. Res. 114. A joint resolution disapproving the 
     certification of the President under section 490(b) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 regarding foreign assistance 
     for Mexico during fiscal year 1998; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Leach, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 233. Concurrent resolution calling on Japan to 
     establish and maintain an open, competitive market for 
     consumer photographic film and paper and other sectors facing 
     market access barriers in Japan; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H. Con. Res. 234. Concurrent resolution regarding the human 
     rights situation in Sudan and Mauritania, including the 
     practice of chattel slavery and all other forms of booty; to 
     the Committee on International Relations. 

para.13.39  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Cook, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
     Pomeroy.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Camp and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 107: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 146: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 284: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
     Clay.
       H.R. 303: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. 
     Sawyer.
       H.R. 371: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 665: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 900: Ms. Waters and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Vento, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1016: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 1075: Mrs. Roukema and Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Vento, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. Christensen and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1302: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1356: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Christensen, 
     Mr. Brown of California, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Weller, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1571: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     Hilliard.
       H.R. 1573: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1605: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1656: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1670: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1736: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1786: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1873: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2020: Mr. Holden, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
     Coyne, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2130: Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
     Stenholm, and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 2173: Mr. Bateman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2257: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2290: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2305: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. John, and Mr. 
     Cramer.
       H.R. 2652: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2695: Mr. Schumer and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 2698: Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
     Filner, Ms. Furse, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Ford, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 2699: Mr. Evans and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 2715: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 2752: Mr. Ortiz and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Rush, Mr. Filner, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2883: Mr. Talent, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Young of 
     Alaska.
       H.R. 2888: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Gilman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Gilchrest.

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       H.R. 2938: Mr. Wicker and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 2941: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2951: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Baldacci, 
     Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Shadegg, 
     Ms. Furse, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2968: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
     Campbell, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 2973: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Stupak, Mr. DeFazio, 
     and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 2981: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 2992: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 3007: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. 
     Luther.
       H.R. 3027: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 3028: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 3029: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 3086: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 3097: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Collins, 
     Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 3103: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 3144: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3158: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 3161: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 3162: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3205: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 3216: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Sandlin, and 
     Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3224: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 3228: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 3240: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Yates, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 3251: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Andrews, 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Nadler, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Campbell, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 3254: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 3260: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Regula, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Coble, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 3269: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Clyburn, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 3282: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 3287: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 3288: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 3291: Mr. Boyd, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.J. Res. 78: Mr. Gallegly.
       H. Con. Res. 14: Mr. Towns.
       H. Con. Res. 27: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Pastor, 
     and Mr. Waxman.
       H. Con. Res. 41: Mr. Bryant.
       H. Con. Res. 125: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H. Con. Res. 195: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 211: Mr. Hostettler.
       H. Con. Res. 215: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Radanovich, 
     Mr. Boehner, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H. Con. Res. 219: Mr. Green, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Sherman.
       H. Res. 267: Mrs. Myrick.
       H. Res. 312: Ms. Furse, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
     and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H. Res. 358: Mrs. Clayton.
       H. Res. 364: Mr. Porter and Mr. Bereuter.
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                      THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1998 (14)

para.14.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    March 5, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Ken Calvert to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.14.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, March 4, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.14.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       7718. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Amendment to the 
     Tobacco Marketing Quota Regulations (RIN: 0560-AE96) received 
     March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7719. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Use of Binders in ``Ham with Natural Juices'' Products 
     [Docket No. 96-040F] (RIN: 0583-AC29) received March 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7720. A letter from the Manager Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Table Grape Crop Insurance Regulations and Common Crop 
     Insurance Regulations; Table Grape Crop Insurance Provisions 
     [7 CFR Parts 441 and 457] received March 4, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7721. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations, 
     Safflower Seed Crop Insurance Endorsement; and Common Crop 
     Insurance Regulations, Safflower Crop Insurance Provisions 
     (RIN: 0563-AA79) March 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7722. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Administrative Regulations; 
     Ineligibility for Programs Under the General Crop Insurance 
     Act (RIN: 0563-AB01) received March 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7723. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Pear 
     Crop Insurance Provisions (RIN: 0563-AB03) received February 
     24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       7724. A letter from the Deputy Director for Policy and 
     Programs, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, 
     transmitting the Institution's final rule--Bank Enterprise 
     Award Program (RIN: 1505-AA71) received February 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       7725. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Hispanic-Serving Institutions Work Study Program 
     [Docket No. FR-4269-I-01] (RIN: 2528-AA07) received February 
     25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       7726. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Manufactured Home Tires, Parts and Accessories 
     Necessary for Safe Operation; and Manufactured Home 
     Construction and Safety Standards [Docket No. FR-3943-F-02] 
     received February 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7727. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule-- Determination of Economically 
     Depressed Regions (RIN: 3064-AB08) received March 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       7728. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act 
     Reclassification; Fairbanks, Alaska Nonattainment Area; 
     Carbon Monoxide [AK 17-1705;FRL-5971-4] received February 24, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7729. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant 
     Emissions: Group IV Polymers and Resins; Correction of 
     Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-
     5963-8] received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7730. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan for Texas: General 
     Conformity Rules [TX 62-1-7271A ; FRL-5971-7] received March 
     3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7731. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, San Diego County Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA-011-0063; FRL-5966-8] received March 3, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7732. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants Arkansas; Revisions and Regulations [ AR-2-2-
     5972a; FRL-5954-4] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7733. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Priorities 
     List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites [FRL-5973-9] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       7734. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Manufacture of 
     Halon Blends, Intentional Release of Halon, Technician 
     Training and Disposal of Halon and Halon-Containing Equipment 
     (RIN: 2060-AH44) received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7735. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on Chemical and Biological 
     Weapons Defense, pursuant to Condition 11(F) of the 
     resolution of advice and consent to ratification of the 
     Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
     Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
     Destruction, adopted by the Senate of the United States on 
     April 24, 1997; (H. Doc. No. 105--224); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       7736. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7737. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Retirement 
     and Insurance--Exemption From Continuity Of Coverage 
     Requirements For Certain Decennial Census Employees With Dual 
     Appointments (RIN: 3206-AI12) received March 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7738. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Retirement 
     and Insurance Benefits When An Annuitant Is Missing (RIN: 
     3206-AH75) received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7739. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Supplemental Regulations for 
     Administration of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (RIN: 
     1018-AE19) received March 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7740. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fund Reauthorization 
     Implementation (RIN: 1029-AB93) received February 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7741. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Employment and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Procedures for H-2B Temporary 
     Labor Certification in Nonagricultural Occupations [Title 20 
     CFR Parts 652, 655 and 656.40, 8 CFR 214.2(h), 408 FR 2587, 
     GAL No. 1-95] received February 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7742. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Alexander Schleicher 
     Segelflugzeugbau Model ASW-19 Sailplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-
     101-AD; Amendment 39-10357; AD 98-04-46] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7743. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA- Groupe AEROSPATIALE Models 
     TB9, TB10, and TB200 Airplanes [Docket No. 95-CE-70-Ad; 
     Amendment 39-10358; AD 98-04-47] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7744. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Model 
     DG-500M Gliders [Docket No. 97-CE-131-AD; Amendment 39-10342; 
     AD 98-04-30] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7745. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 
     F.28 Mark 0100 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-274-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10361; AD 98-04-50] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7746. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of VOR Federal Airway V-204; Yakima, WA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-22] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7747. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW4164, PW4168, and 
     PW4168A Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-44-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10326; AD 98-04-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7748. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-366G1 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-09-AD; Amendment 39-10363; AD 
     98-05-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 3, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7749. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Model 750 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-38-AD; Amendment 39-10364; AD 98-05-02] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7750. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 
     (Regional Jet Series 100) Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-
     108-AD; Amendment 39-10356; AD 98-04-45] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7751. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR72 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-280-AD; Amendment 39-10354; AD 
     98-04-43] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 3, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7752. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hull Examination Alternatives for Passenger Vessels [USCG-
     1998-3569] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7753. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operations Regulations; Tacoma Harbor, WA [CGD13-
     98-001] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7754. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Withdrawal from Federal 
     Regulations of the Applicability to Alaska's Waters of 
     Arsenic Human Health Criteria [FRL 5971-9] received February 
     24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7755. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Update of Ports Subject to the Harbor Maintenance Fee [T.D. 
     97-45] (RIN: 1515-AA57) received February 20, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7756. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Compensation for Certain Undiagnosed 
     Illnesses (RIN: 2900-AI77) received March 4, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       7757. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Vetereans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Treatment of Research-Related 
     Injuries to Human Subjects (RIN: 2900-AH68) received March 4, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       7758. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Change from dollar approximate separate transactions method 
     of accounting/change (DASTM) to the profit and loss method of 
     accounting/change from the profit and loss method to DASTM 
     [TD 8765] (RIN: 1545-Al24; 1545-AS68) received March 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       7759. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Weighted 
     Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 98-15] received March 2, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       7760. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Addition of Midland International Airport to List of 
     Designated Landing Locations for Private Aircraft [T.D. 97-
     35] received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7761. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Establishment of Port of Entry at Spirit of St. Louis Airport 
     [T. D. 97-7] received February 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.14.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2369

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 377):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2369) to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
     eavesdropping, and for other purposes. The first reading of 
     the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against 
     consideration

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     of the bill for failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule 
     XI are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
     and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 
     by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
     on Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
     be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
     of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on 
     Commerce now printed in the bill. Each section of the 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
     considered as read. During consideration of the bill for 
     amendment, the Chairman of the committee of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. The Chairman of the committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consideration 
     of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. MYRICK, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.14.5  wireless privacy enhancement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, pursuant to House Resolution 377 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2369) to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and 
clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. CALVERT as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHNER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CALVERT, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 377, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Wireless Privacy Enhancement 
     Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. COMMERCE IN ELECTRONIC EAVESDROPPING DEVICES.

       (a) Prohibition on Modification.--Section 302(b) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 302a(b)) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: 
     ``, or modify any such device, equipment, or system in any 
     manner that causes such device, equipment, or system to fail 
     to comply with such regulations''.
       (b) Prohibition on Commerce in Scanning Receivers.--Section 
     302(d) of such Act (47 U.S.C. 302a(d)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Equipment Authorization Regulations.--
       ``(1) Privacy protections required.--The Commission shall 
     prescribe regulations, and review and revise such regulations 
     as necessary in response to subsequent changes in technology 
     or behavior, denying equipment authorization (under part 15 
     of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other part 
     of that title) for any scanning receiver that is capable of--
       ``(A) receiving transmissions in the frequencies that are 
     allocated to the domestic cellular radio telecommunications 
     service or the personal communications service;
       ``(B) readily being altered to receive transmissions in 
     such frequencies;
       ``(C) being equipped with decoders that--
       ``(i) convert digital domestic cellular radio 
     telecommunications service, personal communications service, 
     or protected specialized mobile radio service transmissions 
     to analog voice audio; or
       ``(ii) convert protected paging service transmissions to 
     alphanumeric text; or
       ``(D) being equipped with devices that otherwise decode 
     encrypted radio transmissions for the purposes of 
     unauthorized interception.
       ``(2) Privacy protections for shared frequencies.--The 
     Commission shall, with respect to scanning receivers capable 
     of receiving transmissions in frequencies that are used by 
     commercial mobile services and that are shared by public 
     safety users, examine methods, and may prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary, to enhance the privacy of 
     users of such frequencies.
       ``(3) Tampering prevention.--In prescribing regulations 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), the Commission shall consider 
     defining `capable of readily being altered' to require 
     scanning receivers to be manufactured in a manner that 
     effectively precludes alteration of equipment features and 
     functions as necessary to prevent commerce in devices that 
     may be used unlawfully to intercept or divulge radio 
     communication.
       ``(4) Warning labels.--In prescribing regulations under 
     paragraph (1), the Commission shall consider requiring labels 
     on scanning receivers warning of the prohibitions in Federal 
     law on intentionally intercepting or divulging radio 
     communications.
       ``(5) Definitions.--As used in this subsection, the term 
     `protected' means secured by an electronic method that is not 
     published or disclosed except to authorized users, as further 
     defined by Commission regulation.''.
       (c) Implementing Regulations.--Within 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications 
     Commission shall prescribe amendments to its regulations for 
     the purposes of implementing the amendments made by this 
     section.

     SEC. 3. UNAUTHORIZED INTERCEPTION OR PUBLICATION OF 
                   COMMUNICATIONS.

       Section 705 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     605) is amended--
       (1) in the heading of such section, by inserting 
     ``interception or'' after ``unauthorized'';
       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``Except as authorized by chapter 119, title 18, United 
     States Code, no person'' and inserting ``No person'';
       (3) in the second sentence of subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``intentionally'' before ``intercept''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``and divulge'' and inserting ``or 
     divulge'';
       (4) by striking the last sentence of subsection (a) and 
     inserting the following: ``Nothing in this subsection 
     prohibits an interception or disclosure of a communication as 
     authorized by chapter 119 of title 18, United States Code.'';
       (5) in subsection (e)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``fined not more than $2,000 or''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or fined under title 18, United States 
     Code,'' after ``6 months,''; and
       (6) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ``any violation'' and 
     inserting ``any receipt, interception, divulgence, 
     publication, or utilization of any communication in 
     violation'';
       (7) in subsection (e)(4), by striking ``any other activity 
     prohibited by subsection (a)'' and inserting ``any receipt, 
     interception, divulgence, publication, or utilization of any 
     communication in violation of subsection (a)''; and
       (8) by adding at the end of subsection (e) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(7) Notwithstanding any other investigative or 
     enforcement activities of any other Federal agency, the 
     Commission shall investigate alleged violations of this 
     section and may proceed to initiate action under section 503 
     of this Act to impose forfeiture penalties with respect to 
     such violation upon conclusion of the Commission's 
     investigation.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHNER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. TAUZIN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

414

When there appeared

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Nays

1

para.14.6                     [Roll No. 38]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers

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     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Doolittle
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kilpatrick
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rodriguez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Shimkus
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.14.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3130

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 378):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3130) to provide for an alternative penalty 
     procedure for states that fail to meet Federal child support 
     data processing requirements, to reform Federal incentive 
     payments for effective child support performance, and to 
     provide for a more flexible penalty procedure for States that 
     violate interjurisdictional adoption requirements. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order 
     against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with 
     section 303(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are 
     waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
     shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
     be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
     of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways 
     and Means now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in 
     the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 
     Points of order against the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute for failure to comply with section 303(a) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. No amendment 
     shall be in order unless printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Points of order against the amendment printed 
     in the Congressional Record and numbered 2 pursuant to clause 
     6 of rule XXIII for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule 
     XVI are waived. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
     may: (1) postpone until a time during further consideration 
     in the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote 
     on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum 
     time for electronic voting on any postponed question that 
     follows another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be fifteen minutes. At 
     the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation 
thereof, the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.14.8  child support performance

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, pursuant to House Resolution 378 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3130) to provide for an alternative penalty procedure for States 
that fail to meet Federal child support data processing requirements, to 
reform Federal incentive payments for effective child support 
performance, and to provide for a more flexible penalty procedure for 
States that violate interjurisdictional adoption requirements.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mrs. EMERSON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. CAMP assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILMAN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. EMERSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 378, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Performance 
     and Incentive Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

          TITLE I--CHILD SUPPORT DATA PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 101. Alternative penalty procedure.
Sec. 102. Authority to waive single Statewide automated data processing 
              and information retrieval system requirement.

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                TITLE II--CHILD SUPPORT INCENTIVE SYSTEM

Sec. 201. Incentive payments to States.

                     TITLE III--ADOPTION PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. More flexible penalty procedure to be applied for failing to 
              permit interjurisdictional adoption.

                    TITLE IV--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

Sec. 401. Technical corrections.

                    TITLE V--IMMIGRATION PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Aliens ineligible to receive visas and excluded from 
              admission for nonpayment of child support.
Sec. 502. Effect of nonpayment of child support on establishment of 
              good moral character.
Sec. 503. Authorization to serve legal process in child support cases 
              on certain arriving aliens.
Sec. 504. Authorization to obtain information on child support payments 
              by aliens.
          TITLE I--CHILD SUPPORT DATA PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS

     SEC. 101. ALTERNATIVE PENALTY PROCEDURE.

       (a) In General.--Section 455(a) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 655(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(4)(A) If--
       ``(i) the Secretary determines that a State plan under 
     section 454 would (in the absence of this paragraph) be 
     disapproved for the failure of the State to comply with 
     section 454(24)(A), and that the State has made and is 
     continuing to make a good faith effort to so comply; and
       ``(ii) the State has submitted to the Secretary a 
     corrective compliance plan that describes how, by when, and 
     at what cost the State will achieve such compliance, which 
     has been approved by the Secretary,
     then the Secretary shall not disapprove the State plan under 
     section 454, and the Secretary shall reduce the amount 
     otherwise payable to the State under paragraph (1)(A) of this 
     subsection for the fiscal year by the penalty amount.
       ``(B) In this paragraph:
       ``(i) The term `penalty amount' means, with respect to a 
     failure of a State to comply with section 454(24)--
       ``(I) 4 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 1st 
     fiscal year in which such a failure by the State occurs;
       ``(II) 8 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 
     2nd such fiscal year;
       ``(III) 16 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 
     3rd such fiscal year; or
       ``(IV) 20 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 
     4th or any subsequent such fiscal year.
       ``(ii) The term `penalty base' means, with respect to a 
     failure of a State to comply with section 454(24) during a 
     fiscal year, the amount otherwise payable to the State under 
     paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection for the preceding fiscal 
     year.
       ``(C)(i) The Secretary shall waive a penalty under this 
     paragraph for any failure of a State to comply with section 
     454(24)(A) during fiscal year 1998 if--
       ``(I) by December 31, 1997, the State has submitted to the 
     Secretary a request that the Secretary certify the State as 
     having met the requirements of such section;
       ``(II) the Secretary has provided the certification as a 
     result of a review conducted pursuant to the request; and
       ``(III) the State has not failed such a review.
       ``(ii) If a State with respect to which a reduction is made 
     under this paragraph for a fiscal year achieves compliance 
     with section 454(24)(A) by the beginning of the succeeding 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall increase the amount 
     otherwise payable to the State under paragraph (1)(A) of this 
     subsection for the succeeding fiscal year by an amount equal 
     to 75 percent of the reduction for the fiscal year.
       ``(iii) The Secretary shall reduce the amount of any 
     reduction that, in the absence of this clause, would be 
     required to be made under this paragraph by reason of the 
     failure of a State to achieve compliance with section 
     454(24)(B) during the fiscal year, by an amount equal to 20 
     percent of the amount of the otherwise required reduction, 
     for each State performance measure described in section 
     458A(b)(4) with respect to which the applicable percentage 
     under section 458A(b)(6) for the fiscal year is 100 percent, 
     if the Secretary has made the determination described in 
     section 458A(b)(5)(B) with respect to the State for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(D) The preceding provisions of this paragraph (except 
     for subparagraph (C)(i)) shall apply, separately and 
     independently, to a failure to comply with section 454(24)(B) 
     in the same manner in which the preceding provisions apply to 
     a failure to comply with section 454(24)(A).''.
       (b) Inapplicability of Penalty Under TANF Program.--Section 
     409(a)(8)(A)(i)(III) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     609(a)(8)(A)(i)(III)) is amended by inserting ``(other than 
     section 454(24))'' before the semicolon.

     SEC. 102. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE SINGLE STATEWIDE AUTOMATED DATA 
                   PROCESSING AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM 
                   REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 452(d)(3) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 652(d)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) The Secretary may waive any requirement of paragraph 
     (1) or any condition specified under section 454(16), and 
     shall waive the single statewide system requirement under 
     sections 454(16) and 454A, with respect to a State if--
       ``(A) the State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that the State has or can develop an alternative 
     system or systems that enable the State--
       ``(i) for purposes of section 409(a)(8), to achieve the 
     paternity establishment percentages (as defined in section 
     452(g)(2)) and other performance measures that may be 
     established by the Secretary;
       ``(ii) to submit data under section 454(15)(B) that is 
     complete and reliable;
       ``(iii) to substantially comply with the requirements of 
     this part; and
       ``(iv) in the case of a request to waive the single 
     statewide system requirement, to--
       ``(I) meet all functional requirements of sections 454(16) 
     and 454A;
       ``(II) ensure that calculation of distributions meets the 
     requirements of section 457 and accounts for distributions to 
     children in different families or in different States or sub-
     State jurisdictions, and for distributions to other States;
       ``(III) ensure that there is only 1 point of contact in the 
     State which provides seamless case processing for all 
     interstate case processing and coordinated, automated 
     intrastate case management;
       ``(IV) ensure that standardized data elements, forms, and 
     definitions are used throughout the State;
       ``(V) complete the alternative system in no more time than 
     it would take to complete a single statewide system that 
     meets such requirement; and
       ``(VI) process child support cases as quickly, efficiently, 
     and effectively as such cases would be processed through a 
     single statewide system that meets such requirement;
       ``(B)(i) the waiver meets the criteria of paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3) of section 1115(c); or
       ``(ii) the State provides assurances to the Secretary that 
     steps will be taken to otherwise improve the State's child 
     support enforcement program; and
       ``(C) in the case of a request to waive the single 
     statewide system requirement, the State has submitted to the 
     Secretary separate estimates of the total cost of a single 
     statewide system that meets such requirement, and of any such 
     alternative system or systems, which shall include estimates 
     of the cost of developing and completing the system and of 
     operating and maintaining the system for 5 years, and the 
     Secretary has agreed with the estimates.''.
       (b) Payments to States.--Section 455(a)(1) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 655(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph 
     (C) and inserting ``, and''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) equal to 66 percent of the sums expended by the State 
     during the quarter for an alternative statewide system for 
     which a waiver has been granted under section 452(d)(3), but 
     only to the extent that the total of the sums so expended by 
     the State on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     subparagraph does not exceed the least total cost estimate 
     submitted by the State pursuant to section 452(d)(3)(C) in 
     the request for the waiver;''.
                TITLE II--CHILD SUPPORT INCENTIVE SYSTEM

     SEC. 201. INCENTIVE PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       (a) In General.--Part D of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 651-669) is amended by inserting after section 
     458 the following:

     ``SEC. 458A. INCENTIVE PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--In addition to any other payment under 
     this part, the Secretary shall, subject to subsection (f), 
     make an incentive payment to each State for each fiscal year 
     in an amount determined under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount of Incentive Payment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The incentive payment for a State for a 
     fiscal year is equal to the incentive payment pool for the 
     fiscal year, multiplied by the State incentive payment share 
     for the fiscal year.
       ``(2) Incentive payment pool.--
       ``(A) In general.--In paragraph (1), the term `incentive 
     payment pool' means--
       ``(i) $422,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(ii) $429,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(iii) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
       ``(iv) $461,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
       ``(v) $454,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       ``(vi) $446,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       ``(vii) $458,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       ``(viii) $471,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       ``(ix) $483,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       ``(x) for any succeeding fiscal year, the amount of the 
     incentive payment pool for the fiscal year that precedes such 
     succeeding fiscal year, multiplied by the percentage (if any) 
     by which the CPI for such preceding fiscal year exceeds the 
     CPI for the 2nd preceding fiscal year.
       ``(B) CPI.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the CPI for a 
     fiscal year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for 
     the 12-month period ending on September 30 of the fiscal 
     year. As used in the preceding sentence, the term `Consumer 
     Price Index' means the last Consumer Price Index for all-
     urban consumers published by the Department of Labor.
       ``(3) State incentive payment share.--In paragraph (1), the 
     term `State incentive payment share' means, with respect to a 
     fiscal year--
       ``(A) the incentive base amount for the State for the 
     fiscal year; divided by
       ``(B) the sum of the incentive base amounts for all of the 
     States for the fiscal year.

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       ``(4) Incentive base amount.--In paragraph (3), the term 
     `incentive base amount' means, with respect to a State and a 
     fiscal year, the sum of the applicable percentages 
     (determined in accordance with paragraph (6)) multiplied by 
     the corresponding maximum incentive base amounts for the 
     State for the fiscal year, with respect to each of the 
     following measures of State performance for the fiscal year:
       ``(A) The paternity establishment performance level.
       ``(B) The support order performance level.
       ``(C) The current payment performance level.
       ``(D) The arrearage payment performance level.
       ``(E) The cost-effectiveness performance level.
       ``(5) Maximum incentive base amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (4), the 
     maximum incentive base amount for a State for a fiscal year 
     is--
       ``(i) with respect to the performance measures described in 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (4), the State 
     collections base for the fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) with respect to the performance measures described 
     in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (4), 75 percent of 
     the State collections base for the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Data required to be complete and reliable.--
     Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the maximum incentive base 
     amount for a State for a fiscal year with respect to a 
     performance measure described in paragraph (4) is zero, 
     unless the Secretary determines, on the basis of an audit 
     performed under section 452(a)(4)(C)(i), that the data which 
     the State submitted pursuant to section 454(15)(B) for the 
     fiscal year and which is used to determine the performance 
     level involved is complete and reliable.
       ``(C) State collections base.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the State collections base for a fiscal year is equal to 
     the sum of--
       ``(i) 2 times the sum of--

       ``(I) the total amount of support collected during the 
     fiscal year under the State plan approved under this part in 
     cases in which the support obligation involved is required to 
     be assigned to the State pursuant to part A or E of this 
     title or title XIX; and
       ``(II) the total amount of support collected during the 
     fiscal year under the State plan approved under this part in 
     cases in which the support obligation involved was so 
     assigned but, at the time of collection, is not required to 
     be so assigned; and

       ``(ii) the total amount of support collected during the 
     fiscal year under the State plan approved under this part in 
     all other cases.
       ``(6) Determination of applicable percentages based on 
     performance levels.--
       ``(A) Paternity establishment.--
       ``(i) Determination of paternity establishment performance 
     level.--The paternity establishment performance level for a 
     State for a fiscal year is, at the option of the State, the 
     IV-D paternity establishment percentage determined under 
     section 452(g)(2)(A) or the statewide paternity establishment 
     percentage determined under section 452(g)(2)(B).
       ``(ii) Determination of applicable percentage.--The 
     applicable percentage with respect to a State's paternity 
     establishment performance level is as follows:
       

------------------------------------------------------------------------
``If the paternity establishment performance level is:
-------------------------------------------------------  The applicable
            At least:                 But less than:     percentage is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
80%..............................  ...................         100
79%..............................  80%................         98
78%..............................  79%................         96
77%..............................  78%................         94
76%..............................  77%................         92
75%..............................  76%................         90
74%..............................  75%................         88
73%..............................  74%................         86
72%..............................  73%................         84
71%..............................  72%................         82
70%..............................  71%................         80
69%..............................  70%................         79
68%..............................  69%................         78
67%..............................  68%................         77
66%..............................  67%................         76
65%..............................  66%................         75
64%..............................  65%................         74
63%..............................  64%................         73
62%..............................  63%................         72
61%..............................  62%................         71
60%..............................  61%................         70
59%..............................  60%................         69
58%..............................  59%................         68
57%..............................  58%................         67
56%..............................  57%................         66
55%..............................  56%................         65
54%..............................  55%................         64
53%..............................  54%................         63
52%..............................  53%................         62
51%..............................  52%................         61
50%..............................  51%................         60
0%...............................  50%................         0.
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     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the paternity 
     establishment performance level of a State for a fiscal year 
     is less than 50 percent but exceeds by at least 10 percentage 
     points the paternity establishment performance level of the 
     State for the immediately preceding fiscal year, then the 
     applicable percentage with respect to the State's paternity 
     establishment performance level is 50 percent.
       ``(B) Establishment of child support orders.--
       ``(i) Determination of support order performance level.--
     The support order performance level for a State for a fiscal 
     year is

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     the percentage of the total number of cases under the State 
     plan approved under this part in which there is a support 
     order during the fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Determination of applicable percentage.--The 
     applicable percentage with respect to a State's support order 
     performance level is as follows:
       

------------------------------------------------------------------------
     ``If the support order performance level is:
-------------------------------------------------------  The applicable
            At least:                 But less than:     percentage is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
80%..............................  ...................         100
79%..............................  80%................         98
78%..............................  79%................         96
77%..............................  78%................         94
76%..............................  77%................         92
75%..............................  76%................         90
74%..............................  75%................         88
73%..............................  74%................         86
72%..............................  73%................         84
71%..............................  72%................         82
70%..............................  71%................         80
69%..............................  70%................         79
68%..............................  69%................         78
67%..............................  68%................         77
66%..............................  67%................         76
65%..............................  66%................         75
64%..............................  65%................         74
63%..............................  64%................         73
62%..............................  63%................         72
61%..............................  62%................         71
60%..............................  61%................         70
59%..............................  60%................         69
58%..............................  59%................         68
57%..............................  58%................         67
56%..............................  57%................         66
55%..............................  56%................         65
54%..............................  55%................         64
53%..............................  54%................         63
52%..............................  53%................         62
51%..............................  52%................         61
50%..............................  51%................         60
0%...............................  50%................         0.
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     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the support order 
     performance level of a State for a fiscal year is less than 
     50 percent but exceeds by at least 5 percentage points the 
     support order performance level of the State for the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year, then the applicable 
     percentage with respect to the State's support order 
     performance level is 50 percent.
       ``(C) Collections on current child support due.--
       ``(i) Determination of current payment performance level.--
     The current payment performance level for a State for a 
     fiscal year is equal to the total amount of current support 
     collected during the fiscal year under the State plan 
     approved under this part divided by the total amount of 
     current support owed during the fiscal year in all cases 
     under the State plan, expressed as a percentage.
       ``(ii) Determination of applicable percentage.--The 
     applicable percentage with respect to a State's current 
     payment performance level is as follows:
       

------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ``If the current payment performance level is:
-------------------------------------------------------  The applicable
            At least:                 But less than:     percentage is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
80%..............................  ...................         100
79%..............................  80%................         98
78%..............................  79%................         96
77%..............................  78%................         94
76%..............................  77%................         92
75%..............................  76%................         90
74%..............................  75%................         88
73%..............................  74%................         86

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72%..............................  73%................         84
71%..............................  72%................         82
70%..............................  71%................         80
69%..............................  70%................         79
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67%..............................  68%................         77
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65%..............................  66%................         75
64%..............................  65%................         74
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59%..............................  60%................         69
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56%..............................  57%................         66
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51%..............................  52%................         61
50%..............................  51%................         60
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48%..............................  49%................         58
47%..............................  48%................         57
46%..............................  47%................         56
45%..............................  46%................         55
44%..............................  45%................         54
43%..............................  44%................         53
42%..............................  43%................         52
41%..............................  42%................         51
40%..............................  41%................         50
0%...............................  40%................         0.
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     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the current 
     payment performance level of a State for a fiscal year is 
     less than 40 percent but exceeds by at least 5 percentage 
     points the current payment performance level of the State for 
     the immediately preceding fiscal year, then the applicable 
     percentage with respect to the State's current payment 
     performance level is 50 percent.
       ``(D) Collections on child support arrearages.--
       ``(i) Determination of arrearage payment performance 
     level.--The arrearage payment performance level for a State 
     for a fiscal year is equal to the total number of cases under 
     the State plan approved under this part in which payments of 
     past-due child support were received during the fiscal year 
     and part or all of the payments were distributed to the 
     family to whom the past-due child support was owed (or, if 
     all past-due child support owed to the family was, at the 
     time of receipt, subject to an assignment to the State, part 
     or all of the payments were retained by the State) divided by 
     the total number of cases under the State plan in which there 
     is past-due child support, expressed as a percentage.
       ``(ii) Determination of applicable percentage.--The 
     applicable percentage with respect to a State's arrearage 
     payment performance level is as follows:
       

------------------------------------------------------------------------
   ``If the arrearage payment performance level is:
-------------------------------------------------------  The applicable
            At least:                 But less than:     percentage is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
80%..............................  ...................         100
79%..............................  80%................         98
78%..............................  79%................         96
77%..............................  78%................         94
76%..............................  77%................         92
75%..............................  76%................         90
74%..............................  75%................         88
73%..............................  74%................         86

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72%..............................  73%................         84
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41%..............................  42%................         51
40%..............................  41%................         50
0%...............................  40%................         0.
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     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the arrearage 
     payment performance level of a State for a fiscal year is 
     less than 40 percent but exceeds by at least 5 percentage 
     points the arrearage payment performance level of the State 
     for the immediately preceding fiscal year, then the 
     applicable percentage with respect to the State's arrearage 
     payment performance level is 50 percent.
       ``(E) Cost-effectiveness.--
       ``(i) Determination of cost-effectiveness performance 
     level.--The cost-effectiveness performance level for a State 
     for a fiscal year is equal to the total amount collected 
     during the fiscal year under the State plan approved under 
     this part divided by the total amount expended during the 
     fiscal year under the State plan, expressed as a ratio.
       ``(ii) Determination of applicable percentage.--The 
     applicable percentage with respect to a State's cost-
     effectiveness performance level is as follows:
       

------------------------------------------------------------------------
   ``If the cost effectiveness performance level is:
-------------------------------------------------------  The applicable
            At least:                 But less than:     percentage is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5.00.............................  ...................         100
4.50.............................  4.99...............         90
4.00.............................  4.50...............         80
3.50.............................  4.00...............         70
3.00.............................  3.50...............         60
2.50.............................  3.00...............         50
2.00.............................  2.50...............         40
0.00.............................  2.00...............         0.
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       ``(c) Treatment of Interstate Collections.--In computing 
     incentive payments under this section, support which is 
     collected by a State at the request of another State shall be 
     treated as having been collected in full by both States, and 
     any amounts expended by a State in carrying out a special 
     project assisted under section 455(e) shall be excluded.
       ``(d) Administrative Provisions.--The amounts of the 
     incentive payments to be made to the States under this 
     section for a fiscal year shall be estimated by the Secretary 
     at or before the beginning of the fiscal year on the basis of 
     the best information available. The Secretary shall make the 
     payments for the fiscal year, on a quarterly basis (with each 
     quarterly payment being made no later than the beginning of 
     the quarter involved), in the amounts so estimated, reduced 
     or increased to the extent of any overpayments or 
     underpayments which the Secretary determines were made under 
     this section to the States involved for prior periods and 
     with respect to which adjustment has not already been made 
     under this subsection. Upon the making of any estimate by the 
     Secretary under the preceding sentence, any appropriations 
     available for payments under this section are deemed 
     obligated.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary governing the calculation of 
     incentive payments under this section, including directions 
     for excluding from the calculations certain closed cases and 
     cases over which the States do not have jurisdiction.
       ``(f) Reinvestment.--A State to which a payment is made 
     under this section shall expend the full amount of the 
     payment to supplement, and not supplant, other funds used by 
     the State--
       ``(1) to carry out the State plan approved under this part; 
     or
       ``(2) for any activity (including cost-effective contracts 
     with local agencies) approved by the Secretary, whether or 
     not the expenditures for the activity are eligible for 
     reimbursement under this part, which may contribute to 
     improving the effectiveness or efficiency of the State 
     program operated under this part.''.
       (b) Transition Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law--
       (1) for fiscal year 2000, the Secretary shall reduce by \1/
     3\ the amount otherwise payable to a State under section 458 
     of the Social Security Act, and shall reduce by \2/3\ the 
     amount otherwise payable to a State under section 458A of 
     such Act; and
       (2) for fiscal year 2001, the Secretary shall reduce by \2/
     3\ the amount otherwise payable to a State under section 458 
     of the Social Security Act, and shall reduce by \1/3\ the 
     amount otherwise payable to a State under section 458A of 
     such Act.
       (c) Regulations.--Within 9 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall prescribe regulations governing the 
     implementation of section 458A of the Social Security Act 
     when such section takes effect and the implementation of 
     subsection (b) of this section.
       (d) Studies.--
       (1) General review of new incentive payment system.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall conduct a study of the implementation of the incentive 
     payment system established by section 458A of the Social 
     Security Act, in order to identify the problems and successes 
     of the system.
       (B) Reports to the congress.--
       (i) Report on variations in state performance attributable 
     to demographic variables.--Not later than October 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report that 
     identifies any demographic or economic variables that account 
     for differences in the performance levels achieved by the 
     States with respect to the performance measures used in the 
     system, and contains the recommendations of the Secretary for 
     such adjustments to the system as may be necessary to ensure 
     that the relative performance of States is measured from a 
     baseline that takes account of any such variables.
       (ii) Interim report.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Congress an interim report that 
     contains the findings of the study required by subparagraph 
     (A).
       (iii) Final report.--Not later than October 1, 2003, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Congress a final report that 
     contains the final findings of the study required by 
     subparagraph (A). The report shall include any 
     recommendations for changes in the system that the Secretary 
     determines would improve the operation of the child support 
     enforcement program.
       (2) Development of medical support incentive.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, in consultation with State directors of programs 
     operated under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     and representatives of children potentially eligible for 
     medical support, shall develop a performance measure based on 
     the effectiveness of States in establishing and enforcing 
     medical support obligations, and shall make recommendations 
     for the incorporation of the measure, in a revenue neutral 
     manner, into the incentive payment system established by 
     section 458A of the Social Security Act.
       (B) Report.--Not later than October 1, 1999, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Congress a report that describes the 
     performance measure and contains the recommendations required 
     by subparagraph (A).
       (e) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) In general.--Section 341 of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 
     658 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (a) and redesignating 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (a), (b), and 
     (c), respectively; and
       (B) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Conforming amendments to present system.--The 
     amendments made by subsection (a) of this section shall 
     become effective with respect to a State as of the date the 
     amendments made by section 103(a) (without regard to section 
     116(a)(2)) first apply to the State.''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
     ``(b)''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
     341 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996.
       (f) Elimination of Predecessor Incentive Payment System.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 458 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 658) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 458A of the Social Security Act, as added by 
     section 201(a) of this Act, is redesignated as section 458.
       (B) Section 455(a)(4)(C)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     655(a)(4)(C)(iii)), as added by section 101(a) of this Act, 
     is amended--
       (i) by striking ``458A(b)(4)'' and inserting ``458(b)(4)'';
       (ii) by striking ``458A(b)(6)'' and inserting 
     ``458(b)(6)''; and
       (iii) by striking ``458A(b)(5)(B)'' and inserting 
     ``458(b)(5)(B)''.
       (C) Subsection (d)(1) of this section is amended by 
     striking ``458A'' and inserting ``458''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2001.
       (g) General Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided 
     in this section, the amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect on October 1, 1999.
                     TITLE III--ADOPTION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. MORE FLEXIBLE PENALTY PROCEDURE TO BE APPLIED FOR 
                   FAILING TO PERMIT INTERJURISDICTIONAL ADOPTION.

       (a) Conversion of Funding Ban Into State Plan 
     Requirement.--Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (21);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (22) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(23) provides that the State shall not--
       ``(A) deny or delay the placement of a child for adoption 
     when an approved family is available outside of the 
     jurisdiction with responsibility for handling the case of the 
     child; or
       ``(B) fail to grant an opportunity for a fair hearing, as 
     described in paragraph (12), to an individual whose 
     allegation of a violation of subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph is denied by the State or not acted upon by the 
     State with reasonable promptness.''.
       (b) Penalty for Noncompliance.--Section 474(d) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 674(d)) is amended in each of paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) by striking ``section 471(a)(18)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (18) or (23) of section 471(a)''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 474 of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 674) is amended by striking subsection (e).
       (d) Retroactivity.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in section 202(b) of the 
     Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997.
                    TITLE IV--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

     SEC. 401. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Section 413(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     613(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities'' and inserting ``Education and the 
     Workforce''.
       (b) Section 422(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     622(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``under under'' and 
     inserting ``under''.
       (c) Section 432(a)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     632(a)(8)) is amended by adding ``; and'' at the end.
       (d) Section 453(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     653(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``parentage,'' and inserting ``parentage 
     or'';
       (2) by striking ``or making or enforcing child custody or 
     visitation orders,''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (A), by decreasing the indentation of 
     clause (iv) by 2 ems.
       (e)(1) Section 5557(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     (42 U.S.C. 608 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The amendment made by section 5536(1)(A) shall 
     not take effect with respect to a State until October 1, 
     2000, or such earlier date as the State may select.''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of section 5557 of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 
     637).
       (f) Section 473A(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 673b(c)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``November 30, 1997'' and inserting ``April 
     30, 1998''; and
       (2) by striking ``March 1, 1998'' and inserting ``July 1, 
     1998''.
       (g) Section 474(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     674(a)) is amended by striking

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     ``(subject to the limitations imposed by subsection (b))''.
       (h) Section 232 of the Social Security Act Amendments of 
     1994 (42 U.S.C. 1314a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(3)(D), by striking ``Energy and''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ``(b)(3)(D)'' and 
     inserting ``(b)(3)''.
                    TITLE V--IMMIGRATION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. ALIENS INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE VISAS AND EXCLUDED 
                   FROM ADMISSION FOR NONPAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT.

       (a) In General.--Section 212(a)(10) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(F) Nonpayment of child support.--
       ``(i) In general.--Any alien is inadmissible who is legally 
     obligated under a judgment, decree, or order to pay child 
     support (as defined in section 459(i) of the Social Security 
     Act), and whose failure to pay such child support has 
     resulted in an arrearage exceeding $5,000, until child 
     support payments under the judgment, decree, or order are 
     satisfied or the alien is in compliance with an approved 
     payment agreement.
       ``(ii) Application to permanent residents.--Notwithstanding 
     section 101(a)(13)(C), an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence in the United States who has been absent 
     from the United States for any period of time shall be 
     regarded as seeking an admission into the United States for 
     purposes of this subparagraph.
       ``(iii) Waiver authorized.--The Attorney General may waive 
     the application of clause (i) in the case of an alien, if the 
     Attorney General--

       ``(I) has received a request for the waiver from the court 
     or administrative agency having jurisdiction over the 
     judgment, decree, or order obligating the alien to pay child 
     support that is referred to in such clause; and
       ``(II) determines that the likelihood of the arrearage 
     being eliminated, and all subsequent child support payments 
     timely being made by the alien, would increase substantially 
     if the waiver were granted.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 502. EFFECT OF NONPAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT ON 
                   ESTABLISHMENT OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER.

       (a) In General.--Section 101(f) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(f)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
       ``(9) one who is legally obligated under a judgment, 
     decree, or order to pay child support (as defined in section 
     459(i) of the Social Security Act), and whose failure to pay 
     such child support has resulted in any arrearage, unless 
     child support payments under the judgment, decree, or order 
     are satisfied or the alien is in compliance with an approved 
     payment agreement.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to aliens applying for a benefit under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act on or after 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 503. AUTHORIZATION TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN CHILD 
                   SUPPORT CASES ON CERTAIN ARRIVING ALIENS.

       (a) In General.--Section 235(d) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(d)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(5) Authority to serve process in child support cases.--
       ``(A) In general.--To the extent consistent with State law, 
     immigration officers are authorized to serve on any alien who 
     is an applicant for admission to the United States legal 
     process with respect to any action to enforce or establish a 
     legal obligation of an individual to pay child support (as 
     defined in section 459(i) of the Social Security Act).
       ``(B) Definition.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
     term `legal process' means any writ, order, summons or other 
     similar process, which is issued by--
       ``(i) a court or an administrative agency of competent 
     jurisdiction in any State, territory, or possession of the 
     United States; or
       (ii) an authorized official pursuant to an order of such a 
     court or agency or pursuant to State or local law.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to aliens applying for admission to the United 
     States on or after 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 504. AUTHORIZATION TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON CHILD 
                   SUPPORT PAYMENTS BY ALIENS.

       Section 453(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     653(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Provision to attorney general and secretary of state 
     of information on persons delinquent in child support 
     payments.--On request by the Attorney General or the 
     Secretary of State, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall provide the requestor with such information as 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines may aid 
     them in determining whether an alien is delinquent in the 
     payment of child support.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILMAN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SHAW demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

414

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affirmative

Nays

1

para.14.9                     [Roll No. 39]

                                AYES--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner

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     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bilirakis
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Ganske
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Luther
     McDermott
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Schiff
     Shimkus
     Thomas
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
provide for an alternative penalty procedure for States that fail to 
meet Federal child support data processing requirements, to reform 
Federal incentive payments for effective child support performance, to 
provide for a more flexible penalty procedure for States that violate 
interjurisdictional adoption requirements, to amend the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to make certain aliens determined to be delinquent in 
the payment of child support inadmissible and ineligible for 
naturalization, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. 
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.14.10  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. SHAW, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to make technical corrections, conforming changes, and other 
changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House in 
amending the bill.

para.14.11  privileges of the house--return of senate bill

  Mr. ENSIGN rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 379):

       Resolved, That the bill of the Senate (S. 104) to amend the 
     Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, in the opinion of this 
     House, contravenes the first clause of the seventh section of 
     the first article of the Constitution of the United States 
     and is an infringement of the privileges of this House and 
     that such bill be respectfully returned to the Senate with a 
     message communicating this resolution.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX, and recognized Mr. ENSIGN and Mr. CARDIN, each for thirty 
minutes.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. ENSIGN, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.14.12  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, March 9, 1998 at 2:00 p.m.

para.14.13  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, March 9, 1998, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 1998, for ``morning 
hour debate''.

para.14.14  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, March 
11, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.14.15  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. QUINN, for 
today.
  And then,

para.14.16  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. THUNE, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 4 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Monday, March 9, 1998.

para.14.17  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3337. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require air carrier baggage liability to be not less than 
     $2,000 per passenger; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Adam Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McGovern, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Dooley of California):
       H.R. 3338. A bill to ensure excellent recruitment and 
     training of math and science teachers at institutions of 
     higher education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3339. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to ensure that rice farms covered by a 
     production flexibility contract remain in rice production 
     during the term of the contract when the principal producer 
     of rice on the farm is a tenant or sharecropper; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. 
             Gejdenson):
       H.R. 3340. A bill to provide an exemption from certain 
     import prohitions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT:
       H.R. 3341. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to strengthen the naturalization process; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Klink, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Coyne, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Green, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Adam Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
             Mascara):
       H.R. 3342. A bill to prohibit discrimination or retaliation 
     against health care workers who report unsafe conditions and 
     practices which impact on patient care; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3343. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in the textile industry and in water 
     treatment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3344. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in the paper industry; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3345. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in water treatment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3346. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in water treatment and beauty care 
     products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3347. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in photography products; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3348. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in peroxide stabilizer and compounding; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3349. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in the textile industry; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 3350. A bill to direct the Foreign Trade Zones Board 
     to expand Foreign Trade Zone No. 143 to include an area of 
     the municipal airport of Chico, California; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr.

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             Nussle, Mr. Collins, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and 
             Mr. Porter):
       H.R. 3351. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     establish the Protect Social Security Account into which the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit budget surpluses 
     until a reform measure is enacted to ensure the long-term 
     solvency of the OASDI trust funds; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Cramer, 
             and Mr. Riley):
       H.R. 3352. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to repeal the housing guaranty program under that Act; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Snyder, Mr. John, and 
             Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 3353. A bill to direct the United States 
     representatives at certain international financial 
     institutions to insist that the institutions uphold the trade 
     liberalization commitments made by the Asian countries 
     receiving assistance from such institutions; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3354. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     trifluoromethylaniline; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3355. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     chloro-N-{2,6- dinitro-4- (tri-fluoromethyl) phenyl) -N- 
     ethyl-6-fluorobenzenemethanamine; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3356. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     streptomycin sulfate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3357. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     propanoic acid, 2- [4-[(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy] -
     phenoxy] -2-propynyl ester; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3358. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2, 4 
     dichloro 3,5 dinitro benzotrifluoride; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3359. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on acetic 
     acid, [(5-chloro-8-quinolinyl)oxy]-, 1-methyhexyl ester; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3360. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on acetic 
     acid, [2-chloro-4-fluoro-5- [(tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H, 3H-[1,3,4] 
     thiadiazolo [3,4-a] pyridazin-1-ylidene) amino] phenyl] 
     thio]-, methyl ester; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3361. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     orthonitrophenyl; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3362. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     chloroacetone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3363. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     calcium oxytetracycline; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3364. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on sodium 
     N-methyl-N oleoyl taurate; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3365. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     dialkylnaphthalene sulfonic acid sodium salt; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3366. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on O- (6-
     chloro-3-phenyl-4-pyridazinyl) -S-octyl-carbonothioate; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3367. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-
     cyclopropyl- 6-methyl- 2-phenylamino-pyrimidine; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3368. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on O,O-
     Dimethyl-S- [5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4- thiadiazol-3 (2H) -yl-
     methyl]- dithiophosphate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3369. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on (Ethyl 
     [2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethyl] carbamate; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3370. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1- (4-
     methoxy- 6-methyl- triazin- 2-yl)]-3-[2-(3,3,3-
     trifluoropropyl) -phenylsulfonyl] -urea; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3371. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3- 
     [4,6-Bis (difluoromethoxy)- pryimidin-2-yl]-1-(2-methoxy-
     carbonylphenylsulfonyl) urea; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3372. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3- (6-
     methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl) -1- [2- (2-
     chloroethoxy)- phenylsulfonyl] -urea; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3373. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on [(2S, 
     4R)/(2R, 4S)]/[(2R, 4R)/(2S, 4S) -1- {2-[4- (4-chloro-
     phenoxy) -2- chlorophenyl] -4-methyl-1, 3-dioxolan-2-yl-
     methyl)- 1H-1,2,4-triazole; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CRAPO:
       H.R. 3374. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to provide for temporary duty-free 
     treatment for semiconductor plating lines; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 3375. A bill to provide for the temporary reduction of 
     duty on synthetic quartz substrates; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       H.R. 3376. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax to taxpayers who 
     use certain clean-burning fuels as a motor vehicle fuel; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 3377. A bill to clarify the rules of origin for 
     textile and apparel products from American Samoa; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. FURSE:
       H.R. 3378. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the establishment of Fort Clatsop National 
     Memorial in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes'', to 
     authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire additional 
     lands for Fort Clatsop National Memorial in accordance with 
     the Fort Clatsop National Memorial's General Management Plan 
     dated June 1995; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 3379. A bill to restore food stamp benefits for 
     aliens; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to 
     the Committees on the Judiciary, and Commerce, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 3380. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to public charter operations at certain reliever 
     airports; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 3381. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture 
     and the Secretary of the Interior to exchange land and other 
     assets with Big Sky Lumber Co.; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Condit, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Goode, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Gallegly, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 3382. A bill to offer small businesses certain 
     protections from litigation excesses; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3383. A bill to amend Weir Farm National Historic Site 
     Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize the limited 
     acquisition of additional acreage for the historic site to 
     permit the development of vistor and administrative facilites 
     and to authorize the appropriation of additional amounts for 
     the acquisition ofreal and personal property; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3384. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV Antiviral 
     Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3385. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     production of anti-HIV/anti-AIDS drugs; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3386. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     production of anti-cancer drugs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3387. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     production of anti-cancer drugs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3388. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain drug substance used as an HIV Antiviral Drug; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3389. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain drug substance used as an HIV Antiviral Drug; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3390. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV Antiviral 
     Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3391. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV Antiviral 
     Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3392. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV Antiviral 
     Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3393. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV Antiviral 
     Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3394. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV Antiviral 
     Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 3395. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain printing machinery; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. McDADE (for himself and Mr. Murtha):

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       H.R. 3396. A bill to establish standards of conduct for 
     Department of Justice employees, and to establish a review 
     board to monitor compliance with such standards; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 3397. A bill to require an employer which is subject 
     to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and 
     who gives a notice of a plant closing to negotiate in good 
     faith regarding possible means of using the plant and 
     equipment for continued employment, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Combest, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 3398. A bill to eliminate the requirement that 
     fingerprints be supplied for background checks on volunteers; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Paxon):
       H.R. 3399. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election 
     for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 3400. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to improve the availability of child 
     care and development services during periods outside normal 
     school hours, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SPENCE:
       H.R. 3401. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on parts for use in the manufacture of loudspeakers; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SPENCE:
       H.R. 3402. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on certain electrical transformers for use in the 
     manufacture of audio systems; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SPENCE:
       H.R. 3403. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on loudspeakers not mounted in their enclosures; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 3404. A bill to require additional public education, 
     outreach, and participation with respect to the disposal of 
     napalm and certain other materials owned or controlled by the 
     Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 3405. A bill to amend the child and adult care food 
     program under the National School Lunch Act to revise the 
     eligibility of private organizations under that program; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3406. A bill to clarify the regulation of Alaskan 
     Guide Pilots conducting air flights in the State of Alaska, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Payne, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. King of 
             New York, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H. Con. Res. 235. Concurrent resolution calling for an end 
     to the violent repression of the legitimate rights of the 
     people of Kosova; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Chabot):
       H. Con. Res. 236. Concurrent resolution to express the 
     sense of the Congress that any Executive order that infringes 
     on the powers and duties of the Congress under article I, 
     section 8 of the Constitution, or that would require the 
     expenditure of Federal funds not specifically appropriated 
     for the purpose of the Executive order, is advisory only 
     unless enacted as law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Porter, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Markey):
       H. Con. Res. 237. Concurrent resolution voicing concern 
     about the serious limitations on human rights and civil 
     liberties in Belarus, including lack of compliance with 
     Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) 
     commitments, and urging the President to take these into 
     consideration in his determination of most-favored-nation 
     (MFN) status for Belarus; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       H. Res. 379. A resolution returning to the Senate the bill 
     S. 104; considered and agreed to
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Stump, Mr. Kolbe, 
             and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
       H. Res. 380. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that no change in the water level of Lake 
     Powell is justified or appropriate; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Frost, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Solomon, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Royce, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H. Res. 381. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress that the President should renegotiate the 
     extradition treaty with Mexico so that the possibility of 
     capital punishment will not interfere with the timely 
     extradition of criminal suspects from Mexico to the United 
     States; to the Committee on International Relations.

para.14.18  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

           Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania introduced A bill (H.R. 
             3407) to provide for the reliquidation of certain 
             entries of self-tapping screws; which was referred to 
             the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.14.19  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 59: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Green and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 336: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Lantos and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     LaFalce, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and 
     Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 662: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 919: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 970: Mr. Hobson and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Serrano, and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1117: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Ryun and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Foley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Ensign, 
     Mr. Bishop, Mr. Frost, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
     Doolittle, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1166: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Stokes, 
     Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Berman and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. Neumann, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Royce, Mr. Callahan, Mr. John, Mr. Cramer, 
     Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1766: Ms. Carson, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Davis 
     of Florida, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Hill, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Payne, Mr. Regula, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
     Wise, and Mr. Fox of Pennslyvania.
       H.R. 1870: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1995: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. McNulty, 
     Mr. Lampson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 2154: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2224: Mr. Filner, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     Baesler, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
     Sherman.
       H.R. 2228: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2351: Ms. Norton, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Jackson.

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       H.R. 2431: Mr. Condit, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. 
     Myrick, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Manzullo, and Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 2670: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 2718: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 2754: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2760: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. 
     Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Skaggs and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2876: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2884: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Dooley of California and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2970: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 2993: Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 3011: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 3033: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 3039: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Hayworth, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 3147: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 3152: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Calvert, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Traficant, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Underwood, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Clay, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Dixon, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3166: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 3206: Mr. Lewis of California and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 3211: Mr. Strickland, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Moran of 
     Kansas, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and 
     Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 3213: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 3246: Mr. Snowbarger and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 3260: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Ney.
       H.R. 3265: Mr. Yates, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Thune, Mr. Jones, Mr. Weller, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McCrery, 
     Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. 
     Northup, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 3281: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky and Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky.
       H.R. 3287: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 3297: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 3304: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3331: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Bachus.
       H.J Res. 89: Mr. Berman, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Towns.
       H.J. Res. 102: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Lazio of 
     New York, Mr. Matsui, and Mrs. Northup.
       H.J. Res. 111: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado and Mr. 
     Portman.
       H. Con. Res. 28: Mr. Coburn.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. McNulty.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Lantos.
       H. Con. Res. 209: Mr. Bliley and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H. Con. Res. 212: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Latham, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. 
     McHugh.
       H. Con. Res. 226: Mr. Leach, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Everett, Mr. Goss, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. 
     Hulshof, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Jones, Mr. Green, Mr. Archer, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
     Linder, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Thomas, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Largent, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Shadegg, Mr. Crane, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H. Con. Res 227: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and 
     Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H. Res. 304: Mr. Campbell.
       H. Res. 340: Mr. Matsui.
       H. Res. 363: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Coyne, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Evans, 
     Mr. Towns, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H. Res. 375: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Hefley. 

para.14.20  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions 

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 2495: Ms. Norton. 
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                       MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1998 (15)

para.15.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    March 9, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Todd Tiahrt to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.15.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, March 5, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.15.3  communications

  Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(d), executive communications (final rules) 
submitted to the House pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1) during the period 
of June 25, 1997 through January 27, 1998, were treated as though 
received on March 9, 1998. Original dates of transmittal, numberings, 
and referrals to committee of those executive communications remain as 
indicated in the Executive Communication section of the relevant 
Congressional Records of the 105th Congress.
  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       7765. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     General Regulations; Revision or Removal of Selected Sections 
     [Docket No. FV97-900-1 FR] received March 5, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7766. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Humane Treatment of Dogs and Cats; 
     Temperature Requirements [Docket No. 95-078-3] (RIN: 0579-
     AA74) received March 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7767. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Implementation of the 
     Boll Weevil Eradication Loan Program (RIN: 0560-AE99) 
     received March 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       7768. A letter from the Architect of the Capitol, 
     transmitting the report of expenditures of appropriations 
     during the period April 1, 1997 through September 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 162b; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       7769. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter 
     stating that the Department's Defense Manpower Requirements 
     Report for FY 1999 will be submitted by April 30, 1998; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       7770. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7201] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7771. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List 
     of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7659] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       7772. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7660] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7773. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 67] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7774. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Flood Mitigation Assistance (RIN: 3067-AC45) received March 
     2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       7775. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List 
     of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7661] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       7776. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 67] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7777. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7662] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7778. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 67] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

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       7779. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR 67] received 
     March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7780. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 67] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7781. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List 
     of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7663] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       7782. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7221] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7783. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 67] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7784. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 65] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7785. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7664] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7786. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List 
     of Communitites Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7665] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       7787. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 67] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7788. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7666] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7789. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 65] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7790. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7212] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7791. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List 
     of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7667] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       7792. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 67] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7793. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7225] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7794. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 67] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7795. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determination [44 CFR Part 65] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7796. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determination [Docket No. FEMA-
     7220] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7797. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List 
     of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7669] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       7798. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 65] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7799. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7650] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7800. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List 
     of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7649] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       7801. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     National Flood Insurance Program; Audit Program Revision 
     (RIN: 3067-AC40) received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7802. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List 
     of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7651] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       7803. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determination [Docket No. FEMA-
     7196] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7804. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 65] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7805. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 67] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7806. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7652] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7807. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 67] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7808. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 65] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7809. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7200] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7810. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7656] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7811. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List 
     of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7655] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       7812. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 65] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7813. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 67] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7814. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7204] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7815. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency,

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     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Suspension of Community 
     Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7658] received March 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       7816. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List 
     of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7657] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       7817. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR 67] received 
     March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7818. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 65] 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7819. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2003 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     3042, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, section 13101(a); to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
       7820. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting a copy of the report--Notice of Final 
     Priority and Selection Criteria for Technology Innovation 
     Challenge Grants, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       7821. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for OSHA, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Procedures for Handling of Discrimination Complaints 
     under Federal Employee Protection Statutes (RIN: 1215-AA83) 
     received February 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       7822. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Financial Assistance Letter [No. 97-
     05] received February 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7823. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act 
     Reclassification; Spokane, Washington Nonattainment Area, 
     Carbon Monoxide [WA 54-7127; FRL-5975-8] received March 4, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7824. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans for Louisiana: General 
     Conformity Rules [LA 25-1-375a; FRL 5971-5] received March 4, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7825. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the final report on the study 
     of hazardous air pollutant emissions from electric utility 
     steam generating units, pursuant to section 112(n)(1)(A) of 
     the Clean Air Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
       7826. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule-- Streamlining 
     Broadcast EEO Rule and Policies, Vacating the EEO Forfeiture 
     Policy Statement and Amending Section 1.80 of the 
     Commission's Rules To Include EEO Forfeiture Guidelines [MM 
     Docket No. 96-16] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7827. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule-- Allocate Spectrum 
     at 2 GHz for Use by the Mobile Satellite Service [ET Docket 
     No. 95-18] received March 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7828. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule-- Reorganization and 
     Revision of Part 1,2,21 and 94 of the Rules to Establish a 
     New Part 101 Governing Terrestrial Microwave Fixed Radio 
     Services [WT Docket No. 94-148] received March 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7829. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Service 
     Fellowships (RIN: 0991-AA96) received March 4, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7830. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to the Republic of Korea for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 98-27), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       7831. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the listing of all 
     outstanding Letters of Offer to sell any major defense 
     equipment for $1 million or more; the listing of all Letters 
     of Offer that were accepted, as of December 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       7832. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting copies of international agreements, 
     other than treaties, entered into by the United States, 
     pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       7833. A letter from the the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, the Department of State, transmitting 
     the President's determination regarding certification of the 
     30 major illicit narcotics producing and transit countries 
     pursuant to section 490 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, as amended; (H. Doc. No. 105--225); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       7834. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 1998 
     International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(6); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       7835. A letter from the Mayor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting the comprehensive annual financial report of the 
     District of Columbia, including a report of the revenues of 
     the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ended September 
     30, 1997, pursuant to Public Law 102--102, section 2(b) (105 
     Stat. 495); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7836. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Acquisition Regulation; Contract 
     Financing; Management and Operating Contracts (RIN: 1991-
     AB29) received February 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7837. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Office of Inspector 
     General's first annual Performance Plan, pursuant to Public 
     Law 103--62; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7838. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the report 
     of the Farm Credit Administration's Annual Performance Plan 
     for 1999, pursuant to Public Law 103--62; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7839. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7840. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the report in compliance with the 
     Government in the Sunshine Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7841. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom 
     of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7842. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Annual Performance 
     Plan for the Fiscal Year 1999, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. app. 
     1118; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7843. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7844. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7845. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration, 
     transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7846. A letter from the Director, Office of Federal Housing 
     Enterprise Oversight, transmitting the Office of Federal 
     Housing Enterprise Oversight's (OFHEO's) Strategic Plan for 
     FY 1998-2003; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7847. A letter from the Vice President and General Counsel, 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7848. A letter from the Director, Selective Service, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7849. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7850. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Offshore Component of 
     Pollock in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 971208296-7296-
     01; I.D. 022098A] received February 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7851. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforce

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     ment, transmitting the Office's final rule--Texas Regulatory 
     Program and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan [SPATS No. 
     TX-036-FOR] received February 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7852. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Kansas Regulatory Program and Abandoned Mine Land 
     Reclamation Plan [SPATS No. KS-017-FOR] received February 25, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7853. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Louisiana Regulatory Program [SPATS No. LA-015-FOR] 
     received March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       7854. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to authorize the appointment of additional 
     bankruptcy judges, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 152(b)(2); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       7855. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Little League Baseball, transmitting the 
     organization's annual report for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1997, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1084(b); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       7856. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to repeal section 310 of Public Law 99-554; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7857. A letter from the Deputy Director, Bureau of 
     Transportation Statistics, transmitting a report discussing 
     current and emerging information needs for transportation 
     decision making; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7858. A letter from the Vice President, Government Affairs, 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), 
     transmitting the 1997 Annual Report, and Amtrak's FY 1998 
     Legislative Report and Grant Request, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1701y(f)(2); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7859. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Exemption From Tax on Corporations, Certain Trusts [Rev. Rul. 
     98-15] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7860. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report entitled ``The Economic Effects 
     of the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 105--86; jointly to the Committees on Agriculture 
     and Appropriations.
       7861. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a final copy of the report, ``Transportation in 
     a World Class Capital''; jointly to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7862. A letter from the Chair, Medicare Payment Advisory 
     Commission, transmitting a report entitled ``Medicare Payment 
     Policy''; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       7863. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the Board's justification of budget estimates 
     for fiscal year 1999, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f; jointly to 
     the Committees on Appropriations, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Ways and Means. 

para.15.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 595. An Act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 475 Mulberry Street in 
     Macon, Georgia, as the ``William Augustus Bootle Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse''.
       H.R. 3116. An Act to address the Year 2000 computer 
     problems with regard to financial institutions, to extend 
     examination parity to the Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision and the National Credit Union Administration, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments 
of the House to the bill (S. 347) ``An Act to designate the Federal 
building located at 100 Alabama Street NW, in Atlanta, Georgia, as the 
`Sam Nunn Federal Center'.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a concurrent 
resolution of the following title, is which the concurrence of the 
House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 60. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress in support of efforts to foster friendship and 
     cooperation between the United States and Mongolia, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-134, the 
Chair announces, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, his appointment of 
Donald R. Sweitzer, of Virginia, to serve as a member of the Amtrak 
Reform Council.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-92, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, appoints the following 
individuals as participants in the 1998 National Summit on Retirement 
Income Savings--Wayne Angell of Kansas; Terry Atkinson of New York; 
John Bachmann of Missouri; Richard Billings of Iowa; Jay W. Bixby of 
Maryland; Ken Blackwell of Ohio; Jon A. Boscia of Indiana; Donald J. 
Butt of Colorado; Paula Calimafde of Maryland; Marshall N. Carter of 
Massachusetts; Nelson Civello of Minnesota; Jerry Dattel of Louisiana; 
Charles Elliott of Mississippi; Bill Eubanks of Mississippi; Gary 
Fethke of Iowa; David Fisher of California; Lynn Franzoi of California; 
William J. Goldberg of Texas; Joe Grano of New York; Thomas J. Healey 
of New York; Melissa Hieger of Massachusetts; David R. Hubers of 
Minnesota; Marlynne Ingram of Iowa; Rich Jackson of Idaho; William M. 
Lyons of Missouri; Joe Malone of Massachusetts; Nancy J. Mayer of Rhode 
Island; Ron E. Merolli of Vermont; Dan Mitchell of Washington, D.C.; 
James A. Mitchell of Minnesota; Byron D. Oliver of Connecticut; Aubrey 
Patterson of Mississippi; Henry M. Paulson, Jr. of New York; Susan 
Phillips of Washington, D.C.; Michael E. Pietzsch of Arizona; Kenneth 
Porter of Delaware; Richard L. Prey of Iowa; Curt Pringle of 
California; Ronald W. Readmond of Maryland; Frank Ready of Mississippi; 
Elaine D. Rosen of Maine; Heather Ruth of New York; Linda Savitsky of 
Connecticut; John L. Steffens of New Jersey; Thomas C. Walker of Iowa; 
Brad Walsh of Mississippi; Carolyn L. Weaver of Washington, D.C.; 
Milton Wells of Virginia; James Wordsworth of Virginia; and James W. 
Ziglar of Washington, D.C.

  And then,

para.15.5  adjournment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, by unanimous consent, and 
pursuant to the special order agreed to on Thursday, March 5, 1998, at 2 
o'clock and 4 minutes p.m., declared the House adjourned until 12:30 
p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 1998.

para.15.6  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 3408. A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965 to provide for local participation in 
     decisions of States to dedesignate segments of the 
     Appalachian development highway system; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
     Dingell, and Mr. Ortiz):
       H. Con. Res. 238. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for a breast cancer survivors event 
     sponsored by the National Race for the Cure; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.15.7  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       253. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of New Jersey, relative to Assembly 
     Resolution No. 11 memorializing Congress and EPA to include 
     in drinking water standards the SAN trimer by-product of 
     manufacturing processes using styrene and acrylonitrile; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       254. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 66 memorializing 
     that public safety agencies are allotted sufficient access to 
     radio frequency space; to the Committee on Commerce.
       255. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 173 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to recognize 
     the right of all citizens to hunt and fish; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       256. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 33 
     memorializing the President and the Congress of the United 
     States to enact legislation to rename the Washington National 
     Airport as the ``Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport''; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.15.8  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 165: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 2504: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2652: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 3127: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
     Mr. Stump, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
     Mr.

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     Bilbray, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Combest, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 3207: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Minge, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Berry, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. McGovern, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Borski, 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Sawyer, Mr. Boyd, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Markey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Sherman, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 3229: Mr. Coburn, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 3230: Mr. Coburn, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 3264: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H. Con. Res. 127: Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Traficant.
       H. Con. Res. 211: Ms. DeLauro.
       H. Con. Res. 233: Mr. LaFalce and Mr. Boucher.
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                      TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1998 (16)

para.16.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 10, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jo Ann Emerson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.16.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundegran, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1668. An Act to encourage the disclosure to Congress of 
     certain classified and related information.

para.16.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para.16.4  recess--12:50 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.16.5  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.16.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, March 9, 1998.
  Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GIBBONS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.16.7  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       7864. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claims, Definition of Term: 
     Healthy [Docket No. 97-035F] (RIN: 0583-AC47) received March 
     4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       7865. A letter from the Secretary, Panama Canal Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Vessel Transit 
     Reservation System (RIN: 3207-AA40) received March 9, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       7866. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule-- Amendment to the 
     Commission's Rules Regarding a Plan for Sharing the Costs of 
     Microwave Relocation [WT Docket No. 95-157 RM-8643] received 
     March 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7867. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Arcadia and Fort Meade, Florida) [Docket No. 97-159 RM-9122] 
     received March 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       7868. A letter from the AMD-PERM, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Geographic Partitioning and Spectrum Disaggregation by 
     Commercial Mobile Radio Services Licensees [WT Docket No. 96-
     148] received March 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7869. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule-- Amendment of the 
     Commission's Rules to Establish New Personal Communications 
     Services, Narrowband PCS [GEN Docket No. 90-314 ET Docket No. 
     92-100] received March 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7870. A letter from the District of Columbia Auditor, 
     Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting a 
     report entitled ``Audit of the Public Service Commission's 
     Agency Fund for Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7871. A letter from the Chairman, Commission on Protecting 
     and Reducing Government Secrecy, transmitting recommendations 
     concerning the classification of national security 
     information and granting of security clearances, pursuant to 
     Public Law 103--236, section 910(a) (108 Stat. 529); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7872. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Budget and Finance, Department of Interior, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7873. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7874. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for FOIA 
     Matters, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7875. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. General 
     Services Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend Section 616 of the Act of December 22, 
     1987 (40 U.S.C. 490b), relative to child care services for 
     Federal employees in Federal buildings; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7876. A letter from the Acting Special Counsel, U.S. Office 
     of Special Counsel, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7877. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Blocked Persons, Specially 
     Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, 
     Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers, and Blocked 
     Vessels; Addition of Foreign Terrorist Organizations; Removal 
     of One Individual [31 CFR Chapter V] received November 21, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       7878. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel 
     [Docket OST-96-1880] (RIN: 2105-AC28) received March 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7879. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corp. 
     Model 8GCBC Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-37-AD; Amendment 39-
     10365; AD 98-05-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7880. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aeromot-Industria Mecanico 
     Metalurgica Ltda. Models AMT-100 and AMT-200 Powered Gliders 
     [Docket No. 97-CE-78-AD; Amendment 39-10366; AD 98-05-05] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6,1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7881. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-12 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-98-AD; Amendment 39-10367; AD 98-
     05-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7882. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; SIAI Marchetti, S.r.1 Models SF600 
     and SF600A Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-64-AD; Amendment 39-
     10376; AD 98-05-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7883. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness

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     Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models T210N, P210N, and 
     P210R Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-62-AD; Amendment 39-10375; 
     AD 98-05-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7884. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Procedures for Processing Petitions for Final Compliance 
     Waivers [Docket No. 29155] received March 6, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7885. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace BAe Model ATP 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-178-AD; Amendment 39-10101; AD 
     97-16-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7886. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model ATP 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-191-AD; Amendment 39-10373; AD 
     98-05-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7887. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Model 
     1900D Airplanes (Formerly Known as Beech Aircraft Corporation 
     Model 1900D Airplanes) [Docket No. 97-CE-73-AD; Amendment 39-
     10111; AD 97-17-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7888. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Ayres Corporation S2R Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-65-AD; Amendment 39-10105; AD 97-
     17-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7889. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model 
     R44 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-62-AD; Amendment 39-10371; 
     AD 98-05-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7890. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-215-6B11 (CL-
     215T) Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-328-AD; Amendment 
     39-10372; AD 98-05-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7891. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-103-AD; Amendment 39-10369; AD 
     98-05-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7892. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-205-AD; Amendment 39-
     10374; AD 98-05-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7893. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-365N, 
     SA-365N1, AS-365N2, and SA-366G1 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-
     SW-53-AD; Amendment 39-10378; AD 98-05-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7894. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model DH 125-1A and -3A 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-196-AD; Amendment 39-
     10377; AD 98-05-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7895. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29154; Amdt. No. 1854] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7896. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29152; Amdt. No. 1852] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7897. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Laconia, NH [Docket No. 98-
     ANE-92] received March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7898. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Laconia, NH [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ANE-92] received March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7899. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; MT-Propeller Entwicklung GMBH Model 
     MTV-3-B-C Propellers (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7900. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CJ610 
     Series Turbojet and CF700 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 
     97-ANE-21-AD; Amendments 39-10232; AD 97-25-08] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7901. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29153; Amdt. No. 1853] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7902. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-143-AD; Amendment 39-10368; 
     AD 98-05-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7903. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira on Aeronatutica, 
     S.A.(EMBRAER) Model EMB-120 Series Airplane [Docket No. 97-
     NM-46-AD; Amendment 38-10249; AD 97-26-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7904. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-
     600 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-155-AD; Amendment 39-
     10177; AD 97-22-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7905. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Extra Flugzeugbau, GmbH. Model EA-
     300/200 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-80-AD; Amendment 39-
     10174; AD 97-22-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7906. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Teledyne Continental Motors E-165, 
     E-185, E-225, O-470 and IO-470 Series Reciprocating Engines 
     [Docket No. 97-ANE-39-AD; Amendment 39-10155, AD 97-21-02] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7907. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation and Establishment of Class D; and Revocation, 
     Establishment and Modification of Class E Airspace Areas; 
     Olathe, Johnson County Industrial Airport, KS [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-5] received March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7908. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29080; Amdt. 
     No. 406] received March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7909. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29079; Amdt. 
     No. 405] received March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7910. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Revenue 
     Procedure 98-24] received March 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7911. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Introduction To Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System 
     [Rev. Proc. 98-22] received March 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7912. A letter from the Assistant Secretary For Import 
     Administration, International Trade Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Limit On Duty-
     Free Insular Watches In Calendar Year 1998 [Docket No. 
     971021249-8006-02] (RIN: 0625-AA50) received February 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

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para.16.8  recess--2:20 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 4:20 p.m.

para.16.9  after recess--4:21 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, called the House to order.

para.16.10  use of rotunda for holocaust rememberance

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 206): 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to 
     be used from 8 o'clock ante meridian until 3 o'clock post 
     meridian on April 23, 1998, for a ceremony as part of the 
     commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the 
     Holocaust. Physical preparations for the ceremony shall be 
     carried out in accordance with such conditions as the 
     Architect of the Capitol may prescribe.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
GEJDENSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. THOMAS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.16.11  birth defects prevention

  Mr. BILIRAKIS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 419) to provide surveillance, research, and services aimed at 
prevention of birth defects, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. BILIRAKIS and Mr. 
BROWN of Ohio, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BILIRAKIS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.16.12  recess--4:49 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 49 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5 o'clock p.m.

para.16.13  after recess--5 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, called the House to order.

para.16.14  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Monday, March 9, 1998.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

365

When there appeared

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Nays

39

para.16.15                    [Roll No. 40]

                                YEAS--365

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--39

     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     English
     Ensign
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Moran (KS)
     Nussle
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Barton
     Blagojevich
     Brady
     Buyer
     Davis (VA)
     Fattah
     Furse
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinojosa
     Inglis
     Kennedy (MA)
     Luther
     McCarthy (NY)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Rush
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Weller
     Young (FL)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.16.16  change of conferee--h.r. 1757

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 6(f), rule X, removed Mr. Leach as a

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conferee on the part of the House to the conference with the Senate on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate 
to the bill (H.R. 1757) to consolidate international affairs agencies, 
to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes, and 
appointed Mr. Burton to fill the vacancy.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.16.17  h. con. res. 206--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 206) permitting the 
use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the 
commemoration of the days of rememberance of victims of the Holocaust.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

406

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.16.18                    [Roll No. 41]

                                YEAS--406

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Barton
     Blagojevich
     Brady
     Buyer
     Davis (VA)
     Fattah
     Furse
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinojosa
     Inglis
     Kennedy (MA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Weller
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.16.19  s. 419--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 419) to provide 
surveillance, research, and services aimed at prevention of birth 
defects, and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

405

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para.16.20                    [Roll No. 42]

                                YEAS--405

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich

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     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                 NAYS--2

     Johnson, Sam
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Barton
     Blagojevich
     Brady
     Buyer
     Davis (VA)
     Doggett
     Fattah
     Furse
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Inglis
     Kennedy (MA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Weller
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.16.21  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.16.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 992

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-430) the resolution (H. Res. 382) providing for 
the consideration of the bill (H.R. 992) to end the Tucker Act shuffle.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.16.23  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1432

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-431) the resolution (H. Res. 383) providing for 
the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1432) to authorize a new trade and 
investment policy for sub-Saharan Africa.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.16.24  submission of conference report--h.r. 1757

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-
432) on the bill (H.R. 1757) to consolidate international affairs 
agencies, to authorize appropriations for Department of State and 
related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and to ensure that the 
enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) proceeds in 
a manner consistent with United States interests, to strengthen 
relations between the United States and Russia, to preserve the 
prerogatives of the Congress with respect to certain arms control 
agreements, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, 
for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.16.25  message from the president--alaska's mineral resources

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. REDMOND, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I transmit herewith the 1996 Annual Report on Alaska's Mineral 
Resources, as required by section 1011 of the Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96-487; 16 U.S.C. 3151). This report 
contains pertinent public information relating to minerals in Alaska 
gathered by the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and 
other Federal agencies.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 10, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Resources.

para.16.26  message from the president--federal agency climate change 
          programs

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. REDMOND, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 580 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998, I herewith 
provide an account of all Federal agency climate change programs and 
activities.
  These activities include both domestic and international programs and 
activities directly related to climate change.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 10, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Science, the Committee on 
International Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
to be printed (H. Doc. 105-226).

para.16.27  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1668. An Act to encourage the disclosure to Congress of 
     certain classified and related information; to the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.16.28  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 595. An Act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 475 Mulberry Street in 
     Macon, Georgia, as the ``William Augustus Bootle Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse''.
       H.R. 3116. An Act to address the Year 2000 computer 
     problems with regard to financial institutions, to extend 
     examination parity to the Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision and the National Credit Union Administration, and 
     for other purposes.

para.16.29  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 347. An Act to designate the Federal building located at 
     61 Forsyth Street SW., in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``Sam Nunn 
     Atlanta Federal Center''.

para.16.30  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, 
bills of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 595. An Act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 475 Mulberry Street in 
     Macon, Georgia, as the ``William Augustus Bootle Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse.''
       H.R. 3116. An Act to address the Year 2000 computer 
     problems with regard to financial institutions, to extend 
     examination parity to the Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision and to the National Credit Union Administration, 
     and for other purposes.

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para.16.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. SCHIFF, for 
today through March 27, 1998.
  And then,

para.16.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. CUNNINGHAM, at 11 o'clock and 24 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.16.33  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 2883. A bill to amend provisions of law enacted by the 
     Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 to improve 
     Federal agency strategic plans and performance reports; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 105-429). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 382. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 992) to end the Tucker Act shuffle (Rept. No. 105-
     430). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 383. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1432) to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-
     Saharan Africa (Rept. No. 105-431). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1757. A bill to consolidate international affairs 
     agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of 
     State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-432). Ordered to be 
     printed.

para.16.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. WICKER:
       H.R. 3409. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     chemical known as 5-tertiary butyl-isophthalic acid; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 3410. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to establish a 24-month pilot program permitting certain 
     aliens to be admitted into the United States to provide 
     temporary or seasonal agricultural services pursuant to a 
     labor condition attestation and to offset those admissions 
     with temporary reductions in diversity and unskilled workers' 
     immigrant visas; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 3411. A bill to establish a commission to review, and 
     make recommendations with respect to, leadership in 
     mathematics education; to the Committee on Science, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 3412. A bill to amend and make technical corrections 
     in title III of the Small Business Investment Act; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 3413. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     allow groups which comprise the membership of any Federal 
     credit union to continue to comprise such membership; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN:
       H.R. 3414. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical KL540; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN:
       H.R. 3415. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical methyl thioglycolate; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3416. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on tebufenozide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 3417. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     organic luminescent pigments, dyes and fibers for security 
     applications; and, 4-Hexylresorcinol; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 3418. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     polymethine sensitizing dyes for photo/imaging applications; 
     and, certain fluorozirconium compounds; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 3419. A bill to provide for the liquidation or 
     reliquidation of certain entries of mueslix cereals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Bryant, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Rogan, and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 3420. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     clarify the method for filling vacancies in the Department of 
     Justice; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON:
       H.R. 3421. A bill to amend section 313(p)(3) of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 to allow duty drawback for Methyl Tertiary-butyl 
     Ether (``MTBE''), a finished petroleum derivative; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON:
       H.R. 3422. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with 
     respect to drawback for finished petroleum derivatives; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON:
       H.R. 3423. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with 
     respect to drawback for finished petroleum derivatives; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAHOOD:
       H.R. 3424. A bill to provide for reductions in duty for the 
     chemical Rimsulfuron Technical; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LAHOOD:
       H.R. 3425. A bill to provide for reductions in duty for 
     carbamic acid (U-9069); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAHOOD:
       H.R. 3426. A bill to provide for reductions in duty for the 
     chemical DPX-E9260; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAHOOD:
       H.R. 3427. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical DPX-E6758; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3428. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain drug substance used as an HIV Antiviral Drug; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3429. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain drug substance used in the formulation of HIV 
     Antiviral Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MCDERMOTT:
       H.R. 3430. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain polyethylene base materials; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 3431. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2000, the 
     duty on Benzenepropanal, 4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-Methyl-; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 3432. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
     provide that 5-year reviews of countervailing duty or 
     antidumping duty orders would not be conducted in certain 
     cases in which the merchandise subject to the orders was 
     prohibited from being imported into the United States because 
     of trade sanctions imposed against the country in which the 
     merchandise originates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H. Con. Res. 239. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress concerning the worldwide trafficking of 
     persons, that has a disproportionate impact on women and 
     girls, and is condemned by the international community as a 
     violation of fundamental human rights; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned. 

para.16.35  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 96: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 349: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 532: Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Brady, Mr. Green, Mr. Cramer, 
     and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 539: Mr. Frost and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 620: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 815: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 906: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 923: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and 
     Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 981: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McHale, Mr. Manton, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Markey, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 982: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1023: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1037: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Camp and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1126: Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Solomon.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. 
     Ford.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1302: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1334: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Lampson and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 1387: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. 
     Watkins.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Costello, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Gillmor.

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       H.R. 1715: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1812: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1858: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1895: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Engel, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Kucinich.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Quinn, and Ms. 
     Harman.
       H.R. 2019: Mr. Petri, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Ney, Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 2020: Mr. Borski and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 2052: Mr. Owens and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2088: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2228: Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 2365: Mr. Gilman and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Moran of Kansas and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2526: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Holden, Mrs. 
     Morella, and Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2670: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Pascrell, and 
     Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2689: Mr. Gilchrest and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 2695: Ms. Norton and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 2699: Mr. Lampson and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Yates, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Lampson, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2775: Mr. Klink, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fox 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 2828: Mr. Davis of Virginia and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 2837: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 2888: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2908: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dreier, 
     Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Rahall, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Ms. Woosley.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Bryant, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 2914: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 2925: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2931: Mr. Coyne and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Holden, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Borski, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. Rush, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Tierney, 
     Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Olver, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Moakley, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 3039: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3048: Mr. Evans, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
     Walsh.
       H.R. 3097: Mr. Spence, Mr. Ney, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 3110: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. 
     McIntosh.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 3211: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     Skelton, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Harman, 
     Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Portman, and Mr. 
     Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 3234: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 3240: Ms. Furse, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Frost, and 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3246: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 3259: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 3262: Mr. McHale and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 3265: Mr. Norwood, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia, Mr. Buyer, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
     Redmond, Mr. Clement, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Goodling, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 3269: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Ford, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 3279: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, 
     Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Ms. Woolsey, 
     Mr. Holden, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Rush, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 3295: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Stump, and 
     Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 3331: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 3336: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 3399: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Clay, Mr. Allen, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Vento.
       H.J. Res. 66: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.J. Res. 100: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Bilbray, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.J. Res. 114: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Latham.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. DeFazio.
       H. Con. Res. 83: Mr. Vento.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Mr. Crane.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Wynn.
       H. Con. Res. 206: Mr. Riley.
       H. Con. Res. 211: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gilman, 
     Mr. Ryun, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H. Con. Res. 212: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Istook, 
     and Mr. Watkins.
       H. Con. Res. 233: Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Upton and Mr. Martinez.
       H. Res. 340: Mr. Allen.
       H. Res. 361: Mr. Gilman.
       H. Res. 364: Mr. Berman, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Salmon, and Mr. Payne.

para.16.36  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 2495: Mr. Gejdenson.


.
                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1998 (17)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.17.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, March 10, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.17.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       7913. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Patterson, Iowa) [MM Docket No. 97-187, RM-9149] received 
     March 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7914. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Adequate and Well-Controlled Studies for 
     Investigational Use and Approval of New Animal Drugs [Docket 
     No. 97N-0141] received March 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7915. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with the United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-43-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7916. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with France and the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-35-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       7917. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Canada (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-37-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       7918. A letter from the Vice President, Government Affairs, 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7919. A letter from the Administrator, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7920. A letter from the Chairman, United States 
     International Trade Commission, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7921. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), 
     Ltd., Model 1121, 1121A, 1121B, 1123, 1124, 1124A Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-166-AD; Amendment 39-10370; AD 
     98-05-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 6, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7922. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aeromot-Industrial Mecanico 
     Metalurgica Ltda. Model AMT-200 Powered Sailplanes [Docket 
     No. 97-CE-66-AD; Amendment 39-10098; AD 97-15-07] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received March 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para.17.3  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1432

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 383):


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       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1432) to authorize a new trade and investment 
     policy for sub-Saharan Africa. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to 
     the bill and the amendments made in order by this resolution 
     and shall not exceed two hours, with one hour equally divided 
     and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on International Relations and one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Ways and Means. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an 
     original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-
     minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in 
     the bill, modified by the amendments printed in part 1 of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution. That amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     shall be considered as read. Points of order against that 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply 
     with clause 7 of rule XVI are waived. No amendment to that 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order 
     except those printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee 
     on Rules. Each amendment may be offered only in the order 
     printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
     designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 
     be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and 
     shall not be subject to amendment. The Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during 
     further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request 
     for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consideration 
     of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
     in order as original text. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. LINDER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

227

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

190

para.17.4                     [Roll No. 43]

                                YEAS--227

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--190

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Callahan
     Canady
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wise
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Barton
     Brady
     Fattah
     Furse
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Pascrell
     Poshard
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Schiff
     Weldon (PA)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.17.5  african growth and opportunity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT, pursuant to House Resolution 383 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1432) to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-
Saharan Africa.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. SNOWBARGER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, assumed the Chair.

para.17.6  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

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para.17.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. WATERS:

       In subsection (a) of section 4 (Eligibility Requirements), 
     insert after paragraph (12) the following:

     A country need not meet all the requirements set forth in 
     paragraphs (1) through (12) in order to be eligible under 
     this subsection.

It was decided in the

Yeas

81

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

334

para.17.8                     [Roll No. 44]

                                AYES--81

     Abercrombie
     Barrett (WI)
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Crane
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Engel
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wynn

                                NOES--334

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Chenoweth
     Deutsch
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     John
     Manton
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Rodriguez
     Schiff
     Spence
     Torres
     Waxman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.17.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. 
BEREUTER:

       Add at the end of section 4 the following:
       (e) Designation of Morocco.--The President may designate 
     Morocco as eligible to participate in programs, projects, or 
     activities, or receive assistance or other benefits under 
     this Act if the President determines that Morocco otherwise 
     meets the requirements of this section and that the 
     designation is in the national interest of the United States. 
     If so designated, Morocco shall be deemed to be an eligible 
     country in sub-Saharan Africa under subsection (a) for 
     purposes of this Act, if, within 1 year after such 
     designation, a law is enacted approving the designation.

It was decided in the

Yeas

156

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

258

para.17.10                    [Roll No. 45]

                                AYES--156

     Armey
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Brown (CA)
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Johnson (CT)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Sununu
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--258

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)

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     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Chenoweth
     Deutsch
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     John
     Manton
     Meek (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Rodriguez
     Schiff
     Stark
     Waxman
  So the amendment, as modified, was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. WICKER, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 383, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``African Growth and 
     Opportunity Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that it is in the mutual economic 
     interest of the United States and sub-Saharan Africa to 
     promote stable and sustainable economic growth and 
     development in sub-Saharan Africa. To that end, the United 
     States seeks to facilitate market-led economic growth in, and 
     thereby the social and economic development of, the countries 
     of sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, the United States seeks 
     to assist sub-Saharan African countries, and the private 
     sector in those countries, to achieve economic self-reliance 
     by--
       (1) strengthening and expanding the private sector in sub-
     Saharan Africa, especially women-owned businesses;
       (2) encouraging increased trade and investment between the 
     United States and sub-Saharan Africa;
       (3) reducing tariff and nontariff barriers and other trade 
     obstacles;
       (4) expanding United States assistance to sub-Saharan 
     Africa's regional integration efforts;
       (5) negotiating free trade areas;
       (6) establishing a United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade 
     and Investment Partnership;
       (7) focusing on countries committed to accountable 
     government, economic reform, and the eradication of poverty;
       (8) establishing a United States-Sub-Saharan Africa 
     Economic Cooperation Forum; and
       (9) continuing to support development assistance for those 
     countries in sub-Saharan Africa attempting to build civil 
     societies.

     SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       The Congress supports economic self-reliance for sub-
     Saharan African countries, particularly those committed to--
       (1) economic and political reform;
       (2) market incentives and private sector growth;
       (3) the eradication of poverty; and
       (4) the importance of women to economic growth and 
     development.

     SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--A sub-Saharan African country shall be 
     eligible to participate in programs, projects, or activities, 
     or receive assistance or other benefits under this Act if the 
     President determines that the country does not engage in 
     gross violations of internationally recognized human rights 
     and has established, or is making continual progress toward 
     establishing, a market-based economy, such as the 
     establishment and enforcement of appropriate policies 
     relating to--
       (1) promoting free movement of goods and services between 
     the United States and sub-Saharan Africa and among countries 
     in sub-Saharan Africa;
       (2) promoting the expansion of the production base and the 
     transformation of commodities and nontraditional products for 
     exports through joint venture projects between African and 
     foreign investors;
       (3) trade issues, such as protection of intellectual 
     property rights, improvements in standards, testing, labeling 
     and certification, and government procurement;
       (4) the protection of property rights, such as protection 
     against expropriation and a functioning and fair judicial 
     system;
       (5) appropriate fiscal systems, such as reducing high 
     import and corporate taxes, controlling government 
     consumption, participation in bilateral investment treaties, 
     and the harmonization of such treaties to avoid double 
     taxation;
       (6) foreign investment issues, such as the provision of 
     national treatment for foreign investors and other measures 
     to create an environment conducive to domestic and foreign 
     investment;
       (7) supporting the growth of regional markets within a free 
     trade area framework;
       (8) governance issues, such as eliminating government 
     corruption, minimizing government intervention in the market 
     such as price controls and subsidies, and streamlining the 
     business license process;
       (9) supporting the growth of the private sector, in 
     particular by promoting the emergence of a new generation of 
     African entrepreneurs;
       (10) encouraging the private ownership of government-
     controlled economic enterprises through divestiture programs;
       (11) removing restrictions on investment; and
       (12) observing the rule of law, including equal protection 
     under the law and the right to due process and a fair trial.
       (b) Additional Factors.--In determining whether a sub-
     Saharan African country is eligible under subsection (a), the 
     President shall take into account the following factors:
       (1) An expression by such country of its desire to be an 
     eligible country under subsection (a).
       (2) The extent to which such country has made substantial 
     progress toward--
       (A) reducing tariff levels;
       (B) binding its tariffs in the World Trade Organization and 
     assuming meaningful binding obligations in other sectors of 
     trade; and
       (C) eliminating nontariff barriers to trade.
       (3) Whether such country, if not already a member of the 
     World Trade Organization, is actively pursuing membership in 
     that Organization.
       (4) Where applicable, the extent to which such country is 
     in material compliance with its obligations to the 
     International Monetary Fund and other international financial 
     institutions.
       (5) The extent to which such country has a recognizable 
     commitment to reducing poverty, increasing the availability 
     of health care and educational opportunities, the expansion 
     of physical infrastructure in a manner designed to maximize 
     accessibility, increased access to market and credit 
     facilities for small farmers and producers, and improved 
     economic opportunities for women as entrepreneurs and 
     employees, and promoting and enabling the formation of 
     capital to support the establishment and operation of micro-
     enterprises.
       (6) Whether or not such country is cooperating with the 
     United States in efforts to eliminate slavery in Africa.
       (7) Whether or not such country engages in activities that 
     undermine United States national security or foreign policy 
     interests.
       (c) Continuing Compliance.--
       (1) Monitoring and review of certain countries.--The 
     President shall monitor and review the progress of sub-
     Saharan African countries in order to determine their current 
     or potential eligibility under subsection (a). Such 
     determinations shall be based on quantitative factors to the 
     fullest extent possible and shall be included in the annual 
     report required by section 15.
       (2) Ineligibility of certain countries.--A sub-Saharan 
     African country described in paragraph (1) that has not made 
     continual progress in meeting the requirements with which it 
     is not in compliance shall be ineligible to participate in 
     programs, projects, or activities, or receive assistance or 
     other benefits, under this Act.
       (d) Violations of Human Rights and Ineligible Countries.--
     It is the sense of the Congress that a sub-Saharan African 
     country should not be eligible to participate in programs, 
     projects, or activities, or receive assistance or other 
     benefits under this Act if the government of that country is 
     determined by the President to engage in a consistent pattern 
     of gross violations of internationally recognized human 
     rights.

     SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES AND INCREASED FLEXIBILITY TO 
                   PROVIDE ASSISTANCE UNDER THE DEVELOPMENT FUND 
                   FOR AFRICA.

       (a) Use of Sustainable Development Assistance To Support 
     Further Economic Growth.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that sustained economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa depends 
     in large measure upon the development of a receptive 
     environment for trade and investment, and that to achieve 
     this objective the United States Agency for International 
     Development should continue to support programs which help to 
     create this environment. Investments in human resources, 
     development, and implementation of free market policies, 
     including policies to liberalize agricultural markets and 
     improve food security, and the support for the rule of

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     law and democratic governance should continue to be 
     encouraged and enhanced on a bilateral and regional basis.
       (b) Declarations of Policy.--The Congress makes the 
     following declarations:
       (1) The Development Fund for Africa established under 
     chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2293 et seq.) has been an effective tool in 
     providing development assistance to sub-Saharan Africa since 
     1988.
       (2) The Development Fund for Africa will complement the 
     other provisions of this Act and lay a foundation for 
     increased trade and investment opportunities between the 
     United States and sub-Saharan Africa.
       (3) Assistance provided through the Development Fund for 
     Africa will continue to support programs and activities that 
     promote the long term economic development of sub-Saharan 
     Africa, such as programs and activities relating to the 
     following:
       (A) Strengthening primary and vocational education systems, 
     especially the acquisition of middle-level technical skills 
     for operating modern private businesses and the introduction 
     of college level business education, including the study of 
     international business, finance, and stock exchanges.
       (B) Strengthening health care systems.
       (C) Strengthening family planning service delivery systems.
       (D) Supporting democratization, good governance and civil 
     society and conflict resolution efforts.
       (E) Increasing food security by promoting the expansion of 
     agricultural and agriculture-based industrial production and 
     productivity and increasing real incomes for poor 
     individuals.
       (F) Promoting an enabling environment for private sector-
     led growth through sustained economic reform, privatization 
     programs, and market-led economic activities.
       (G) Promoting decentralization and local participation in 
     the development process, especially linking the rural 
     production sectors and the industrial and market centers 
     throughout Africa.
       (H) Increasing the technical and managerial capacity of 
     sub-Saharan African individuals to manage the economy of sub-
     Saharan Africa.
       (I) Ensuring sustainable economic growth through 
     environmental protection.
       (4) The African Development Foundation has a unique 
     congressional mandate to empower the poor to participate 
     fully in development and to increase opportunities for 
     gainful employment, poverty alleviation, and more equitable 
     income distribution in sub-Saharan Africa. The African 
     Development Foundation has worked successfully to enhance the 
     role of women as agents of change, strengthen the informal 
     sector with an emphasis on supporting micro and small sized 
     enterprises, indigenous technologies, and mobilizing local 
     financing. The African Development Foundation should develop 
     and implement strategies for promoting participation in the 
     socioeconomic development process of grassroots and informal 
     sector groups such as nongovernmental organizations, 
     cooperatives, artisans, and traders into the programs and 
     initiatives established under this Act.
       (c) Additional Authorities.--
       (1) In general.--Section 496(h) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2293(h)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Democratization and conflict resolution 
     capabilities.--Assistance under this section may also include 
     program assistance--
       ``(A) to promote democratization, good governance, and 
     strong civil societies in sub-Saharan Africa; and
       ``(B) to strengthen conflict resolution capabilities of 
     governmental, intergovernmental, and nongovernmental entities 
     in sub-Saharan 
     Africa.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 496(h)(4) of such Act, 
     as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended by striking 
     ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)''.

     SEC. 6. UNITED STATES-SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TRADE AND ECONOMIC 
                   COOPERATION FORUM.

       (a) Declaration of Policy.--The President shall convene 
     annual high-level meetings between appropriate officials of 
     the United States Government and officials of the governments 
     of sub-Saharan African countries in order to foster close 
     economic ties between the United States and sub-Saharan 
     Africa.
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than 12 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President, after consulting 
     with the governments concerned, shall establish a United 
     States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation 
     Forum (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
     ``Forum'').
       (c) Requirements.--In creating the Forum, the President 
     shall meet the following requirements:
       (1) The President shall direct the Secretary of Commerce, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, and 
     the United States Trade Representative to host the first 
     annual meeting with the counterparts of such Secretaries from 
     the governments of sub-Saharan African countries eligible 
     under section 4, the Secretary General of the Organization of 
     African Unity, and government officials from other 
     appropriate countries in Africa, to discuss expanding trade 
     and investment relations between the United States and sub-
     Saharan Africa and the implementation of this Act including 
     encouraging joint ventures between small and large 
     businesses.
       (2)(A) The President, in consultation with the Congress, 
     shall encourage United States nongovernmental organizations 
     to host annual meetings with nongovernmental organizations 
     from sub-Saharan Africa in conjunction with the annual 
     meetings of the Forum for the purpose of discussing the 
     issues described in paragraph (1).
       (B) The President, in consultation with the Congress, shall 
     encourage United States representatives of the private sector 
     to host annual meetings with representatives of the private 
     sector from sub-Saharan Africa in conjunction with the annual 
     meetings of the Forum for the purpose of discussing the 
     issues described in paragraph (1).
       (3) The President shall, to the extent practicable, meet 
     with the heads of governments of sub-Saharan African 
     countries eligible under section 4 not less than once every 
     two years for the purpose of discussing the issues described 
     in paragraph (1). The first such meeting should take place 
     not later than twelve months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (d) Dissemination of Information by USIA.--In order to 
     assist in carrying out the purposes of the Forum, the United 
     States Information Agency shall disseminate regularly, 
     through multiple media, economic information in support of 
     the free market economic reforms described in this Act.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.
       (f) Limitation on Use of Funds.--None of the funds 
     authorized under this section may be used to create or 
     support any nongovernmental organization for the purpose of 
     expanding or facilitating trade between the United States and 
     sub-Saharan Africa.

     SEC. 7. UNITED STATES-SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA FREE TRADE AREA.

       (a) Declaration of Policy.--The Congress declares that a 
     United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Free Trade Area should be 
     established, or free trade agreements should be entered into, 
     in order to serve as the catalyst for increasing trade 
     between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa and 
     increasing private sector development in sub-Saharan Africa.
       (b) Plan Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--The President, taking into account the 
     provisions of the treaty establishing the African Economic 
     Community and the willingness of the governments of sub-
     Saharan African countries to engage in negotiations to enter 
     into free trade agreements, shall develop a plan for the 
     purpose of entering into one or more trade agreements with 
     sub-Saharan African countries eligible under section 4 in 
     order to establish a United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Free 
     Trade Area (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
     ``Free Trade Area'').
       (2) Elements of plan.--The plan shall include the 
     following:
       (A) The specific objectives of the United States with 
     respect to the establishment of the Free Trade Area and a 
     suggested timetable for achieving those objectives.
       (B) The benefits to both the United States and sub-Saharan 
     Africa with respect to the Free Trade Area.
       (C) A mutually agreed-upon timetable for establishing the 
     Free Trade Area.
       (D) The implications for and the role of regional and sub-
     regional organizations in sub-Saharan Africa with respect to 
     the Free Trade Area.
       (E) Subject matter anticipated to be covered by the 
     agreement for establishing the Free Trade Area and United 
     States laws, programs, and policies, as well as the laws of 
     participating eligible African countries and existing 
     bilateral and multilateral and economic cooperation and trade 
     agreements, that may be affected by the agreement or 
     agreements.
       (F) Procedures to ensure the following:
       (i) Adequate consultation with the Congress and the private 
     sector during the negotiation of the agreement or agreements 
     for establishing the Free Trade Area.
       (ii) Consultation with the Congress regarding all matters 
     relating to implementation of the agreement or agreements.
       (iii) Approval by the Congress of the agreement or 
     agreements.
       (iv) Adequate consultations with the relevant African 
     governments and African regional and subregional 
     intergovernmental organizations during the negotiations of 
     the agreement or agreements.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 12 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
     prepare and transmit to the Congress a report containing the 
     plan developed pursuant to subsection (b).

     SEC. 8. ELIMINATING TRADE BARRIERS AND ENCOURAGING EXPORTS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The lack of competitiveness of sub-Saharan Africa in 
     the global market, especially in the manufacturing sector, 
     make it a limited threat to market disruption and no threat 
     to United States jobs.
       (2) Annual textile and apparel exports to the United States 
     from sub-Saharan Africa represent less than 1 percent of all 
     textile and apparel exports to the United States, which 
     totaled $45,932,000,000 in 1996.
       (3) Sub-Saharan Africa has limited textile manufacturing 
     capacity. During 1998 and the

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     succeeding 4 years, this limited capacity to manufacture 
     textiles and apparel is projected to grow at a modest rate. 
     Given this limited capacity to export textiles and apparel, 
     it will be very difficult for these exports from sub-Saharan 
     Africa, during 1998 and the succeeding 9 years, to exceed 3 
     percent annually of total imports of textile and apparel to 
     the United States. If these exports from sub-Saharan Africa 
     remain around 3 percent of total imports, they will not 
     represent a threat to United States workers, consumers, or 
     manufacturers.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) it would be to the mutual benefit of the countries in 
     sub-Saharan Africa and the United States to ensure that the 
     commitments of the World Trade Organization and associated 
     agreements are faithfully implemented in each of the member 
     countries, so as to lay the groundwork for sustained growth 
     in textile and apparel exports and trade under agreed rules 
     and disciplines;
       (2) reform of trade policies in sub-Saharan Africa with the 
     objective of removing structural impediments to trade, 
     consistent with obligations under the World Trade 
     Organization, can assist the countries of the region in 
     achieving greater and greater diversification of textile and 
     apparel export commodities and products and export markets; 
     and
       (3) the President should support textile and apparel trade 
     reform in sub-Saharan Africa by, among other measures, 
     providing technical assistance, sharing of information to 
     expand basic knowledge of how to trade with the United 
     States, and encouraging business-to-business contacts with 
     the region.
       (c) Treatment of Quotas.--
       (1) Kenya and mauritius.--Pursuant to the Agreement on 
     Textiles and Clothing, the United States shall eliminate the 
     existing quotas on textile and apparel exports to the United 
     States--
       (A) from Kenya within 30 days after that country adopts an 
     efficient visa system to guard against unlawful transshipment 
     of textile and apparel goods and the use of counterfeit 
     documents; and
       (B) from Mauritius within 30 days after that country adopts 
     such a visa system.
     The Customs Service shall provide the necessary technical 
     assistance to Kenya and Mauritius in the development and 
     implementation of those visa systems.
       (2) Other sub-saharan countries.--The President shall 
     continue the existing no quota policy for countries in sub-
     Saharan Africa. The President shall submit to the Congress, 
     not later than March 31 of each year, a report on the growth 
     in textiles and apparel exports to the United States from 
     countries in sub-Saharan Africa in order to protect United 
     States consumers, workers, and textile manufacturers from 
     economic injury on account of the no quota policy.
       (d) Customs Procedures and Enforcement.--
       (1) Actions by countries against transshipment and 
     circumvention.--The President should ensure that any country 
     in sub-Saharan Africa that intends to export textile and 
     apparel goods to the United States--
       (A) has in place a functioning and effective visa system 
     and domestic laws and enforcement procedures to guard against 
     unlawful transshipment of textile and apparel goods and the 
     use of counterfeit documents; and
       (B) will cooperate fully with the United States to address 
     and take action necessary to prevent circumvention, as 
     provided in Article 5 of the Agreement on Textiles and 
     Clothing.
       (2) Penalties against exporters.--If the President 
     determines, based on sufficient evidence, that an exporter 
     has willfully falsified information regarding the country of 
     origin, manufacture, processing, or assembly of a textile or 
     apparel article for which duty-free treatment under section 
     503(a)(1)(C) of the Trade Act of 1974 is claimed, then the 
     President shall deny to such exporter, and any successors of 
     such exporter, for a period of 2 years, duty-free treatment 
     under such section for textile and apparel articles.
       (3) Applicability of united states laws and procedures.--
     All provisions of the laws, regulations, and procedures of 
     the United States relating to the denial of entry of articles 
     or penalties against individuals or entities for engaging in 
     illegal transshipment, fraud, or other violations of the 
     customs laws shall apply to imports from Sub-Saharan 
     countries.
       (4) Monitoring and reports to congress.--The Customs 
     Service shall monitor and the Commissioner of Customs shall 
     submit to the Congress, not later than March 31 of each year, 
     a report on the effectiveness of the visa systems described 
     in subsection (c)(1) and paragraph (1) of this subsection and 
     on measures taken by countries in Sub-Saharan Africa which 
     export textiles or apparel to the United States to prevent 
     circumvention as described in Article 5 of the Agreement on 
     Textiles and Clothing.
       (e) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Agreement on Textiles and Clothing'' means the Agreement on 
     Textiles and Clothing referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the 
     Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)).

     SEC. 9. GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       (a) Preferential Tariff Treatment for Certain Articles.--
     Section 503(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2463(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) Eligible countries in sub-saharan africa.--The 
     President may provide duty-free treatment for any article set 
     forth in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) that is the growth, 
     product, or manufacture of an eligible country in sub-Saharan 
     Africa that is a beneficiary developing country, if, after 
     receiving the advice of the International Trade Commission in 
     accordance with subsection (e), the President determines that 
     such article is not import-sensitive in the context of 
     imports from eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This 
     subparagraph shall not affect the designation of eligible 
     articles under subparagraph (B).''.
       (b) Rules of Origin.--Section 503(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(C) Eligible countries in sub-saharan africa.--For 
     purposes of determining the percentage referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) in the case of an article of an eligible 
     country in sub-Saharan Africa that is a beneficiary 
     developing country--
       ``(i) if the cost or value of materials produced in the 
     customs territory of the United States is included with 
     respect to that article, an amount not to exceed 15 percent 
     of the appraised value of the article at the time it is 
     entered that is attributed to such United States cost or 
     value may be applied toward determining the percentage 
     referred to in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) the cost or value of the materials included with 
     respect to that article that are produced in any beneficiary 
     developing country that is an eligible country in sub-Saharan 
     Africa shall be applied in determining such percentage.''.
       (c) Waiver of Competitive Need Limitation.--Section 
     503(c)(2)(D) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2463(c)(2)(D)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(D) Least-developed beneficiary developing countries and 
     eligible countries in sub-saharan africa.--Subparagraph (A) 
     shall not apply to any least-developed beneficiary developing 
     country or any eligible country in sub-Saharan Africa.''.
       (d) Extension of Program.--Section 505 of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 505. DATE OF TERMINATION.

       ``(a) Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.--No duty-free 
     treatment provided under this title shall remain in effect 
     after June 30, 2008, with respect to beneficiary developing 
     countries that are eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
       ``(b) Other Countries.--No duty-free treatment provided 
     under this title shall remain in effect after June 30, 1998, 
     with respect to beneficiary developing countries other than 
     those provided for in subsection (a).''.
       (e) Definition.--Section 507 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2467) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Eligible country in sub-saharan africa.--The terms 
     `eligible country in sub-Saharan Africa' and `eligible 
     countries in sub-Saharan Africa' mean a country or countries 
     that the President has determined to be eligible under 
     section 4 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act.''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     take effect on July 1, 1998.

     SEC. 10. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND DEBT 
                   REDUCTION.

       (a) Better Mechanisms To Further Goals for Sub-Saharan 
     Africa.--It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary 
     of the Treasury should instruct the United States Executive 
     Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development, the International Monetary Fund, and the African 
     Development Bank to use the voice and votes of the Executive 
     Directors to encourage vigorously their respective 
     institutions to develop enhanced mechanisms which further the 
     following goals in eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa:
       (1) Strengthening and expanding the private sector, 
     especially among women-owned businesses.
       (2) Reducing tariffs, nontariff barriers, and other trade 
     obstacles, and increasing economic integration.
       (3) Supporting countries committed to accountable 
     government, economic reform, the eradication of poverty, and 
     the building of civil societies.
       (4) Supporting deep debt reduction at the earliest possible 
     date with the greatest amount of relief for eligible poorest 
     countries under the ``Heavily Indebted Poor Countries'' 
     (HIPC) debt initiative.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that relief provided to countries in sub-Saharan Africa which 
     qualify for the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries debt 
     initiative should primarily be made through grants rather 
     than through extended-term debt, and that interim relief or 
     interim financing should be provided for eligible countries 
     that establish a strong record of macroeconomic reform.
       (c) Executive Branch Initiatives.--The Congress supports 
     and encourages the implementation of the following 
     initiatives of the executive branch:
       (1) American-african business partnership.--The Agency for 
     International Development devoting up to $1,000,000 annually 
     to help catalyze relationships between United States firms 
     and firms in sub-Saharan Africa through a variety of business 
     associations and networks.
       (2) Technical assistance to promote reforms.--The Agency 
     for International Development providing up to $5,000,000 
     annually in short-term technical assistance programs to

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     help the governments of sub-Saharan African countries to--
       (A) liberalize trade and promote exports;
       (B) bring their legal regimes into compliance with the 
     standards of the World Trade Organization in conjunction with 
     membership in that Organization; and
       (C) make financial and fiscal reforms, as well as the 
     United States Department of Agriculture providing support to 
     promote greater agribusiness linkages.
       (3) Agricultural market liberalization.--The Agency for 
     International Development devoting up to $15,000,000 annually 
     as part of the multi-year Africa Food Security Initiative to 
     help address such critical agricultural policy issues as 
     market liberalization, agricultural export development, and 
     agribusiness investment in processing and transporting 
     agricultural commodities.
       (4) Trade promotion.--The Trade Development Agency 
     increasing the number of reverse trade missions to growth-
     oriented countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
       (5) Trade in services.--Efforts by United States embassies 
     in the countries in sub-Saharan Africa to encourage their 
     host governments--
       (A) to participate in the ongoing negotiations on financial 
     services in the World Trade Organization;
       (B) to revise their existing schedules to the General 
     Agreement on Trade in Services of the World Trade 
     Organization in light of the successful conclusion of 
     negotiations on basic telecommunications services; and
       (C) to make further commitments in their schedules to the 
     General Agreement on Trade in Services in order to encourage 
     the removal of tariff and nontariff barriers and to foster 
     competition in the services sector in those countries.

     SEC. 11. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA EQUITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS.

       (a) Initiation of Funds.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation should, 
     within 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     exercise the authorities it has to initiate 2 or more equity 
     funds in support of projects in the countries in sub-Saharan 
     Africa.
       (b) Structure and Types of Funds.--
       (1) Structure.--Each fund initiated under subsection (a) 
     should be structured as a partnership managed by professional 
     private sector fund managers and monitored on a continuing 
     basis by the Corporation.
       (2) Capitalization.--Each fund should be capitalized with a 
     combination of private equity capital, which is not 
     guaranteed by the Corporation, and debt for which the 
     Corporation provides guaranties.
       (3) Types of funds.--
       (A) Equity fund for sub-saharan africa.--One of the funds 
     should be an equity fund, with assets of up to $150,000,000, 
     the primary purpose of which is to achieve long-term capital 
     appreciation through equity investments in support of 
     projects in countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
       (B) Infrastructure fund.--One or more of the funds, with 
     combined assets of up to $500,000,000, should be used in 
     support of infrastructure projects in countries of sub-
     Saharan Africa. The primary purpose of any such fund would be 
     to achieve long-term capital appreciation through investing 
     in financing for infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan 
     Africa, including for the expansion of businesses in sub-
     Saharan Africa, restructurings, management buyouts and 
     buyins, businesses with local ownership, and privatizations.
       (4) Emphasis.--The Corporation shall ensure that the funds 
     are used to provide support in particular to women 
     entrepreneurs and to innovative investments that expand 
     opportunities for women and maximize employment opportunities 
     for poor individuals.

     SEC. 12. OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND EXPORT-
                   IMPORT BANK INITIATIVES.

       (a) Overseas Private Investment Corporation.--
       (1) Advisory committee.--Section 233 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Advisory Committee.--The Board shall take prompt 
     measures to increase the loan, guarantee, and insurance 
     programs, and financial commitments, of the Corporation in 
     sub-Saharan Africa, including through the establishment and 
     use of an advisory committee to assist the Board in 
     developing and implementing policies, programs, and financial 
     instruments with respect to sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, 
     the advisory committee shall make recommendations to the 
     Board on how the Corporation can facilitate greater support 
     by the United States for trade and investment with and in 
     sub-Saharan Africa. The advisory committee shall terminate 4 
     years after the date of the enactment of this subsection.''.
       (2) Reports to the congress.--Within 6 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and annually for each of 
     the 4 years thereafter, the Board of Directors of the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall submit to the 
     Congress a report on the steps that the Board has taken to 
     implement section 233(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (as added by paragraph (1)) and any recommendations of 
     the advisory board established pursuant to such section.
       (b) Export-Import Bank.--
       (1) Advisory committee for sub-saharan africa.--Section 
     2(b) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)) 
     is amended by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:
       ``(13)(A) The Board of Directors of the Bank shall take 
     prompt measures, consistent with the credit standards 
     otherwise required by law, to promote the expansion of the 
     Bank's financial commitments in sub-Saharan Africa under the 
     loan, guarantee, and insurance programs of the Bank.
       ``(B)(i) The Board of Directors shall establish and use an 
     advisory committee to advise the Board of Directors on the 
     development and implementation of policies and programs 
     designed to support the expansion described in subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(ii) The advisory committee shall make recommendations to 
     the Board of Directors on how the Bank can facilitate greater 
     support by United States commercial banks for trade with sub-
     Saharan Africa.
       ``(iii) The advisory committee shall terminate 4 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph.''.
       (2) Reports to the congress.--Within 6 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and annually for each of 
     the 4 years thereafter, the Board of Directors of the Export-
     Import Bank of the United States shall submit to the Congress 
     a report on the steps that the Board has taken to implement 
     section 2(b)(13)(B) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (as 
     added by paragraph (1)) and any recommendations of the 
     advisory committee established pursuant to such section.

     SEC. 13. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT UNITED STATES TRADE 
                   REPRESENTATIVE FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

       (a) Establishment.--The President shall establish a 
     position of Assistant United States Trade Representative 
     within the Office of the United States Trade Representative 
     to focus on trade issues relating to sub-Saharan Africa.
       (b) Funding and Staff.--The President shall ensure that the 
     Assistant United States Trade Representative appointed 
     pursuant to subsection (a) has adequate funding and staff to 
     carry out the duties described in subsection (a), subject to 
     the availability of appropriations.

     SEC. 14. EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN 
                   COMMERCIAL SERVICE IN SUB-SAHARAN 
                   AFRICA.

       (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the United States and Foreign Commercial Service should 
     expand its presence in sub-Saharan Africa by increasing the 
     number of posts and the number of personnel it allocates to 
     sub-Saharan Africa.
       (b) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, should 
     report to the Congress on the feasibility of expanding the 
     presence in sub-Saharan Africa of the United States and 
     Foreign Commercial Service.

     SEC. 15. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

       The President shall submit to the Congress, not later than 
     1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 
     later than the end of each of the next 4 1-year periods 
     thereafter, a report on the implementation of this Act.

     SEC. 16. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA DEFINED.

       For purposes of this Act, the terms ``sub-Saharan Africa'', 
     ``sub-Saharan African country'', ``country in sub-Saharan 
     Africa'', and ``countries in sub-Saharan Africa'' refer to 
     the following:
       Republic of Angola (Angola)
       Republic of Botswana (Botswana)
       Republic of Burundi (Burundi)
       Republic of Cape Verde (Cape Verde)
       Republic of Chad (Chad)
       Democratic Republic of Congo
       Republic of the Congo (Congo)
       Republic of Djibouti (Djibouti)
       State of Eritrea (Eritrea)
       Gabonese Republic (Gabon)
       Republic of Ghana (Ghana)
       Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Guinea-Bissau)
       Kingdom of Lesotho (Lesotho)
       Republic of Madagascar (Madagascar)
       Republic of Mali (Mali)
       Republic of Mauritius (Mauritius)
       Republic of Namibia (Namibia)
       Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigeria)
       Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (Sao Tome and 
     Principe)
       Republic of Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone)
       Somalia
       Kingdom of Swaziland (Swaziland)
       Republic of Togo (Togo)
       Republic of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
       Republic of Benin (Benin)
       Burkina Faso (Burkina)
       Republic of Cameroon (Cameroon)
       Central African Republic
       Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros (Comoros)
       Republic of Cote d'Ivoire (Cote d'Ivoire)
       Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Equatorial Guinea)
       Ethiopia
       Republic of the Gambia (Gambia)
       Republic of Guinea (Guinea)
       Republic of Kenya (Kenya)
       Republic of Liberia (Liberia)
       Republic of Malawi (Malawi)
       Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Mauritania)
       Republic of Mozambique (Mozambique)
       Republic of Niger (Niger)
       Republic of Rwanda (Rwanda)
       Republic of Senegal (Senegal)
       Republic of Seychelles (Seychelles)
       Republic of South Africa (South Africa)
       Republic of Sudan (Sudan)
       United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania)
       Republic of Uganda (Uganda)
       Republic of Zambia (Zambia)

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     SEC. 17. CLARIFICATION OF DEDUCTION FOR SEVERANCE PAY.

       (a) In General.--Section 404(a) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (relating to deduction for contributions of an 
     employer to an employee's trust or annuity plan and 
     compensation under a deferred-payment plan) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Determinations relating to severance pay.--For 
     purposes of determining under this section--
       ``(A) whether severance pay is deferred compensation; and
       ``(B) when severance pay is paid,
     no amount shall be treated as received by the employee, or 
     paid, until it is actually received by the employee.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after October 8, 1997.
       (2) Change in method of accounting.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by the amendment made by subsection (a) to 
     change its method of accounting for its first taxable year 
     ending after October 8, 1997--
       (A) such change shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer;
       (B) such change shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary of the Treasury; and
       (C) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken 
     into account by the taxpayer under section 481 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account in 
     such first taxable year.

     SEC. 18. DONATION OF OBSOLETE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT 
                   TO ELIGIBLE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES.

       It is the sense of the Congress that, to the extent 
     appropriate, the United States Government should make every 
     effort to donate to governments of sub-Saharan African 
     countries (determined to be eligible under section 4 of this 
     Act) obsolete air traffic control equipment, including 
     appropriate related reimbursable technical assistance for 
     such equipment.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. BISHOP moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and 
Means with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith 
with the following amendment:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``African Growth and 
     Opportunity Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that it is in the mutual economic 
     interest of the United States and sub-Saharan Africa to 
     promote stable and sustainable economic growth and 
     development in sub-Saharan Africa. To that end, the United 
     States seeks to facilitate market-led economic growth in, and 
     thereby the social and economic development of, the countries 
     of sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, the United States seeks 
     to assist sub-Saharan African countries, and the private 
     sector in those countries, to achieve economic self-reliance 
     by--
       (1) strengthening and expanding the private sector in sub-
     Saharan Africa, especially women-owned businesses;
       (2) encouraging increased trade and investment between the 
     United States and sub-Saharan Africa;
       (3) reducing tariff and nontariff barriers and other trade 
     obstacles;
       (4) expanding United States assistance to sub-Saharan 
     Africa's regional integration efforts;
       (5) establishing a United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade 
     and Investment Partnership;
       (6) focusing on countries committed to accountable 
     government, economic reform, and the eradication of poverty;
       (7) establishing a United States-Sub-Saharan Africa 
     Economic Cooperation Forum; and
       (8) continuing to support development assistance for those 
     countries in sub-Saharan Africa attempting to build civil 
     societies.

     SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       The Congress supports economic self-reliance for sub-
     Saharan African countries, particularly those committed to--
       (1) economic and political reform;
       (2) market incentives and private sector growth;
       (3) the eradication of poverty; and
       (4) the importance of women to economic growth and 
     development.

     SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--For each fiscal year, the President shall 
     determine, on a case-by-case basis after providing an 
     opportunity for public comment, whether each sub-Saharan 
     African country is eligible to participate in programs, 
     projects, or activities, or receive assistance or other 
     benefits under this Act. The President's determination shall 
     be based on the establishment and enforcement of appropriate 
     policies relating to--
       (1) promoting free movement of goods and services between 
     the United States and sub-Saharan Africa and among countries 
     in sub-Saharan Africa;
       (2) promoting the expansion of the production base and the 
     transformation of commodities and nontraditional products for 
     exports through joint venture projects between African and 
     foreign investors;
       (3) trade issues, such as protection of intellectual 
     property rights, particularly intellectual property rights 
     with respect to textile and apparel goods, improvements in 
     standards, testing, labeling, and certification;
       (4) the protection of property rights, such as protection 
     against expropriation and a functioning and fair judicial 
     system;
       (5) participation in bilateral investment treaties and the 
     harmonization of such treaties to avoid double taxation;
       (6) supporting the growth of regional markets within a free 
     trade area framework;
       (7) governance issues, such as eliminating government 
     corruption, minimizing government intervention in the market 
     such as price controls and subsidies, and streamlining the 
     business license process;
       (8) encouraging private ownership of government-controlled 
     economic enterprises;
       (9) removing restrictions on investment;
       (10) engaging in a cooperative effort with the United 
     States Customs Service to monitor and enforce policies 
     necessary to implement the special access program authorized 
     by section 8, including penalties for transshipment of 
     textile and apparel goods in contravention of United States 
     law, and providing to the Customs Service entry into that 
     country, and access to accurate information in that country, 
     in order to monitor and enforce such policies;
       (11) progress on human and worker rights, such as the 
     protection of internationally recognized worker rights as 
     defined in section 507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, 
     especially restrictions on child labor; and
       (12) reducing tariffs and eliminating nontariff barriers to 
     United States textile and apparel goods.
       (b) Additional Factors.--In determining whether a sub-
     Saharan African country is eligible under subsection (a), the 
     President shall take into account the following factors:
       (1) An expression by such country of its desire to be an 
     eligible country under subsection (a).
       (2) The extent to which such country has made substantial 
     progress toward--
       (A) reducing tariff levels;
       (B) binding its tariffs in the World Trade Organization and 
     assuming meaningful binding obligations in other sectors of 
     trade; and
       (C) eliminating nontariff barriers to trade.
       (3) Whether such country, if not already a member of the 
     World Trade Organization, is actively pursuing membership in 
     that Organization.
       (4) The extent to which such country has a recognizable 
     commitment to reducing poverty, increasing the availability 
     of health care and educational opportunities, the expansion 
     of physical infrastructure in a manner designed to maximize 
     accessibility, increased access to market and credit 
     facilities for small farmers and producers, and improved 
     economic opportunities for women as entrepreneurs and 
     employees, and promoting and enabling the formation of 
     capital to support the establishment and operation of micro-
     enterprises.
       (5) Whether or not such country engages in activities that 
     undermine United States national security or foreign policy 
     interests.
       (c) Continuing Compliance.--
       (1) Monitoring and review of certain countries.--The 
     President shall monitor and review the progress of sub-
     Saharan African countries in order to determine their current 
     or potential eligibility under subsection (a). Such 
     determinations shall be based on quantitative factors to the 
     fullest extent possible and shall be included in the annual 
     report required by section 16.
       (2) Ineligibility of certain countries.--A sub-Saharan 
     African country described in paragraph (1) that has not made 
     continual progress in meeting the requirements with which it 
     is not in compliance shall be ineligible to participate in 
     programs, projects, or activities, or receive assistance or 
     other benefits, under this Act.
       (3) Ineligibility of counties not cooperating with united 
     states customs.--The President shall not renew the 
     eligibility of a sub-Saharan African country which does not 
     fully cooperate with the United States Customs Service in the 
     enforcement of laws against transshipment of textile and 
     apparel goods as set forth in subsection (a)(10).
       (d) Violations of Human Rights and Ineligible Countries.--
     It is the sense of the Congress that a sub-Saharan African 
     country should not be eligible to participate in programs, 
     projects, or activities, or receive assistance or other 
     benefits under this Act if the government of that country is 
     determined by the President to engage in a consistent pattern 
     of gross violations of internationally recognized human 
     rights.
       (e) Exception.--This section does not apply with respect to 
     the amendments made by section 10 of this Act.

     SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES AND INCREASED FLEXIBILITY TO 
                   PROVIDE ASSISTANCE UNDER THE DEVELOPMENT FUND 
                   FOR AFRICA.

       (a) Use of Sustainable Development Assistance To Support 
     Further Economic Growth.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that sustained economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa depends 
     in large measure upon the development of a receptive 
     environment for trade and investment, and that to achieve 
     this objective the United States Agency for International 
     Development should continue to support programs which help to 
     create this environment. Investments in human resources, 
     development, and implementation of free market policies, 
     including policies to liberalize agricultural markets and 
     improve food security, and the support for the rule of law 
     and democratic governance should continue to be encouraged 
     and enhanced on a bilateral and regional basis.

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       (b) Declarations of Policy.--The Congress makes the 
     following declarations:
       (1) The Development Fund for Africa established under 
     chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2293 et seq.) has been an effective tool in 
     providing development assistance to sub-Saharan Africa since 
     1988.
       (2) The Development Fund for Africa will complement the 
     other provisions of this Act and lay a foundation for 
     increased trade and investment opportunities between the 
     United States and sub-Saharan Africa.
       (3) Assistance provided through the Development Fund for 
     Africa will continue to support programs and activities that 
     promote the long term economic development of sub-Saharan 
     Africa, such as programs and activities relating to the 
     following:
       (A) Strengthening primary and vocational education systems, 
     especially the acquisition of middle-level technical skills 
     for operating modern private businesses and the introduction 
     of college level business education, including the study of 
     international business, finance, and stock exchanges.
       (B) Strengthening health care systems.
       (C) Strengthening family planning service delivery systems.
       (D) Supporting democratization, good governance and civil 
     society and conflict resolution efforts.
       (E) Increasing food security by promoting the expansion of 
     agricultural and agriculture-based industrial production and 
     productivity and increasing real incomes for poor 
     individuals.
       (F) Promoting an enabling environment for private sector-
     led growth through sustained economic reform, privatization 
     programs, and market-led economic activities.
       (G) Promoting decentralization and local participation in 
     the development process, especially linking the rural 
     production sectors and the industrial and market centers 
     throughout Africa.
       (H) Increasing the technical and managerial capacity of 
     sub-Saharan African individuals to manage the economy of sub-
     Saharan Africa.
       (I) Ensuring sustainable economic growth through 
     environmental protection.
       (4) The African Development Foundation has a unique 
     congressional mandate to empower the poor to participate 
     fully in development and to increase opportunities for 
     gainful employment, poverty alleviation, and more equitable 
     income distribution in sub-Saharan Africa. The African 
     Development Foundation has worked successfully to enhance the 
     role of women as agents of change, strengthen the informal 
     sector with an emphasis on supporting micro and small sized 
     enterprises, indigenous technologies, and mobilizing local 
     financing. The African Development Foundation should develop 
     and implement strategies for promoting participation in the 
     socioeconomic development process of grassroots and informal 
     sector groups such as nongovernmental organizations, 
     cooperatives, artisans, and traders into the programs and 
     initiatives established under this Act.
       (c) Additional Authorities.--
       (1) In general.--Section 496(h) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2293(h)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Democratization and conflict resolution 
     capabilities.--Assistance under this section may also include 
     program assistance--
       ``(A) to promote democratization, good governance, and 
     strong civil societies in sub-Saharan Africa; and
       ``(B) to strengthen conflict resolution capabilities of 
     governmental, intergovernmental, and nongovernmental entities 
     in sub-Saharan 
     Africa.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 496(h)(4) of such Act, 
     as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended by striking 
     ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)''.

     SEC. 6. UNITED STATES-SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TRADE AND ECONOMIC 
                   COOPERATION FORUM.

       (a) Declaration of Policy.--The President shall convene 
     annual high-level meetings between appropriate officials of 
     the United States Government and officials of the governments 
     of sub-Saharan African countries in order to foster close 
     economic ties between the United States and sub-Saharan 
     Africa.
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than 12 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President, after consulting 
     with the governments concerned, shall establish a United 
     States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation 
     Forum (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
     ``Forum'').
       (c) Requirements.--In creating the Forum, the President 
     shall meet the following requirements:
       (1) The President shall direct the Secretary of Commerce, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, and 
     the United States Trade Representative to host the first 
     annual meeting with the counterparts of such Secretaries from 
     the governments of sub-Saharan African countries eligible 
     under section 4, the Secretary General of the Organization of 
     African Unity, and government officials from other 
     appropriate countries in Africa, to discuss expanding trade 
     and investment relations between the United States and sub-
     Saharan Africa and the implementation of this Act.
       (2)(A) The President, in consultation with the Congress, 
     shall encourage United States nongovernmental organizations 
     to host annual meetings with nongovernmental organizations 
     from sub-Saharan Africa in conjunction with the annual 
     meetings of the Forum for the purpose of discussing the 
     issues described in paragraph (1).
       (B) The President, in consultation with the Congress, shall 
     encourage United States representatives of the private sector 
     to host annual meetings with representatives of the private 
     sector from sub-Saharan Africa in conjunction with the annual 
     meetings of the Forum for the purpose of discussing the 
     issues described in paragraph (1).
       (3) The President shall, to the extent practicable, meet 
     with the heads of governments of sub-Saharan African 
     countries eligible under section 4 not less than once every 
     two years for the purpose of discussing the issues described 
     in paragraph (1). The first such meeting should take place 
     not later than twelve months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (d) Dissemination of Information by USIA.--In order to 
     assist in carrying out the purposes of the Forum, the United 
     States Information Agency shall disseminate regularly, 
     through multiple media, economic information in support of 
     the free market economic reforms described in this Act.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.
       (f) Limitation on Use of Funds.--None of the funds 
     authorized under this section may be used to create or 
     support any nongovernmental organization for the purpose of 
     expanding or facilitating trade between the United States and 
     sub-Saharan Africa.

     SEC. 7. UNITED STATES-SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA FREE TRADE AREA.

       (a) Declaration of Policy.--The Congress declares that the 
     President should investigate the establishment of a United 
     States-Sub-Saharan Africa Free Trade Area as a result of a 
     fully reciprocal free trade agreement, if the President 
     determines that increased trade and private sector 
     development have led to open market economies in the 
     countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
       (b) Plan Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--The President, taking into account the 
     provisions of the treaty establishing the African Economic 
     Community and the willingness of the governments of sub-
     Saharan African countries to engage in negotiations to enter 
     into free trade agreements, may develop a plan for the 
     purpose of entering into one or more trade agreements with 
     sub-Saharan African countries eligible under section 4 in 
     order to establish a United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Free 
     Trade Area (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
     ``Free Trade Area'').
       (2) Elements of plan.--The plan may include the following:
       (A) The specific objectives of the United States with 
     respect to the establishment of the Free Trade Area and a 
     suggested timetable for achieving those objectives.
       (B) The benefits to both the United States and sub-Saharan 
     Africa with respect to the Free Trade Area.
       (C) A mutually agreed-upon timetable for establishing the 
     Free Trade Area.
       (D) The implications for and the role of regional and sub-
     regional organizations in sub-Saharan Africa with respect to 
     the Free Trade Area.
       (E) Subject matter anticipated to be covered by the 
     agreement for establishing the Free Trade Area and United 
     States laws, programs, and policies, as well as the laws of 
     participating eligible African countries and existing 
     bilateral and multilateral and economic cooperation and trade 
     agreements, that may be affected by the agreement or 
     agreements.
       (F) Procedures to ensure the following:
       (i) Adequate consultation with the Congress and the private 
     sector during the negotiation of the agreement or agreements 
     for establishing the Free Trade Area.
       (ii) Consultation with the Congress regarding all matters 
     relating to implementation of the agreement or agreements.
       (iii) Approval by the Congress of the agreement or 
     agreements.
       (iv) Adequate consultations with the relevant African 
     governments and African regional and subregional 
     intergovernmental organizations during the negotiations of 
     the agreement or agreements.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--The President shall prepare and 
     transmit to the Congress a report containing the results of 
     his investigation under subsection (a).

     SEC. 8. SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM FOR TEXTILE AND APPAREL 
                   ARTICLES FROM ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.

       (a) Special Access Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The President, in consultation with 
     representatives of the domestic textile and apparel industry 
     and with representatives of countries in sub-Saharan Africa 
     that are eligible under section 4 and after providing an 
     opportunity for public comment, shall establish a special 
     access program for imports of textile and apparel articles 
     from such eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa under 
     which specified levels of imports of eligible textile and 
     apparel articles would not be subject to duties or quotas.
       (2) Program modeled on existing programs.--The program 
     under paragraph (1) should be modeled on existing programs 
     providing for similar preferential tariff and

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     quota treatment, such as the program in effect for countries 
     in the Caribbean Basin, consistent with the international 
     obligations of the United States under the Agreement on 
     Textiles and Clothing and other trade agreements.
       (b) Eligible Goods.--
       (1) In general.--Textile and apparel articles are eligible 
     for the special access program established under subsection 
     (a) only if the articles are--
       (A) textile or apparel articles assembled in an eligible 
     sub-Saharan African country from fabrics wholly formed and 
     cut in the United States, from yarns wholly formed in the 
     United States, that are--
       (i) entered under subheading 9802.00.80 of the Harmonized 
     Tariff Schedule of the United States; or
       (ii) entered under chapter 61 or 62 of the Harmonized 
     Tariff Schedule of the United States, if, after such 
     assembly, the articles would have qualified for entry under 
     subheading 9802.00.80 of such Schedule but for the fact that 
     the articles were subjected to stone-washing, enzyme-washing, 
     acid-washing, perma-pressing, oven-baking, bleaching, 
     garment-dyeing, embroidery, or other similar processes; or
       (B) handloomed, handmade, or folklore articles of an 
     eligible sub-Saharan African country identified under 
     paragraph (2) that are certified as such by the competent 
     authority of such country.
       (2) Determination of handloomed, handmade, or folklore 
     goods.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the President, 
     after consultation with the eligible sub-Saharan African 
     country concerned, shall determine which, if any, particular 
     textile and apparel goods of the country shall be treated as 
     being handloomed, handmade, or folklore goods of a kind 
     described in section 2.3(a), (b), or (c) or Appendix 3.1.B.11 
     of Annex 300-B of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
       (3) Actions by president to prevent market disruption.--The 
     President may impose the prevailing general column I rates of 
     duty, restrict the quantity of imports, or both, with respect 
     to imports of eligible goods under this subsection from any 
     eligible sub-Saharan African country if such action is 
     necessary to prevent market disruption or the threat thereof.
       (c) Report.--The President shall include as part of the 
     first annual report under section 16 a report on the 
     establishment of the special access program under subsection 
     (a) and shall report to the Congress annually thereafter on 
     the implementation of the program and its effect on the 
     textile and apparel industry in the United States.
       (d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Agreement on Textiles and Clothing'' means the Agreement on 
     Textiles and Clothing referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the 
     Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)).

     SEC. 9. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF CUSTOMS LAWS INVOLVING 
                   TEXTILE AND APPAREL GOODS.

       (a) Penalties.--Section 592 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1592) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Penalties Involving Textile and Apparel Goods.--
       ``(1) Fraud.--Notwithstanding subsection (c), the civil 
     penalty for a fraudulent violation of subsection (a) based on 
     a claim that textile and apparel goods are products of 
     countries in sub-Saharan Africa--
       ``(A) shall, subject to subparagraph (B), be double the 
     amount that would otherwise apply under subsection (c)(1); 
     and
       ``(B) shall be an amount not to exceed 300 percent of the 
     declared value in the United States of the merchandise if the 
     violation has the effect of circumventing any quota on 
     textile and apparel goods.
       ``(2) Gross negligence.--Notwithstanding subsection (c), 
     the civil penalty for a grossly negligent violation of 
     subsection (a) based on a claim that textile and apparel 
     goods are products of countries in sub-Saharan Africa--
       ``(A) shall, subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), be 
     double the amount that would otherwise apply under subsection 
     (c)(2);
       ``(B) shall, if the violation has the effect of 
     circumventing any quota of the United States on textile and 
     apparel goods, and subject to subparagraph (C), be 200 
     percent of the declared value of the merchandise; and
       ``(C) shall, if the violation is a third or subsequent 
     offense occurring within 3 years, be the penalty for a 
     fraudulent violation under paragraph (1) (A) or (B), 
     whichever is applicable.
       ``(3) Negligence.--Notwithstanding subsection (c), the 
     civil penalty for a negligent violation of subsection (a) 
     based on a claim that textile and apparel goods are products 
     of countries in sub-Saharan Africa--
       ``(A) shall, subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), be 
     double the amount that would otherwise apply under subsection 
     (a)(3);
       ``(B) shall, if the violation has the effect of 
     circumventing any quota of the United States on textile and 
     apparel goods, and subject to subparagraph (C), be 100 
     percent of the declared value of the merchandise; and
       ``(C) shall, if the violation is a third or subsequent 
     offense occurring within 3 years, be the penalty for a 
     grossly negligent violation under paragraph (2) (A) or (B), 
     whichever is applicable.''.
       (b) Mitigation.--Section 618 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1618) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting ``(a) In 
     General.--Whenever'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Mitigation Rules Relating to Textile and Apparel 
     Goods.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary of the Treasury may remit or mitigate any 
     fine or penalty imposed pursuant to section 592 based on a 
     claim that textile and apparel goods are products of 
     countries in sub-Saharan Africa only if--
       ``(A) in the case of a first offense, the violation is due 
     to either negligence or gross negligence; and
       ``(B) in the case of a second or subsequent offense, prior 
     disclosure (as defined in section 592(c)(4)) is made within 
     180 days after the entry of the goods.
       ``(2) Special rule for prior disclosures after 180 days.--
     In the case of a second or subsequent offense where prior 
     disclosure (as defined in section 592(c)(4)) is made after 
     180 days after the entry of the goods, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury may remit or mitigate not more than 50 percent of 
     such fines or penalties.''.
       (c) Seizure and Forfeiture.--Section 596(c)(2) of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1595a(c)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
       ``(G) it consists of textile or apparel goods that are 
     claimed to be products of countries in sub-Saharan Africa 
     introduced into the United States for entry, transit, or 
     exportation, and
       ``(i) the merchandise or its container bears false or 
     fraudulent markings with respect to the country of origin, 
     unless the importer of the merchandise demonstrates that the 
     markings were made in order to comply with the rules of 
     origin of the country that is the final destination of the 
     merchandise, or
       ``(ii) the merchandise or its container is introduced or 
     attempted to be introduced into the United States by means 
     of, or such introduction or attempt is aided or facilitated 
     by means of, a material false statement, act, or omission 
     with the intention or effect of--

       ``(I) circumventing any quota that applies to the 
     merchandise, or
       ``(II) undervaluing the merchandise.''.

       (d) Certificates of Origin.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, all importations of textile and apparel 
     goods that are claimed to be products of countries in sub-
     Saharan Africa shall be accompanied by--
       (1)(A) the name and address of the manufacturer or producer 
     of the goods, and any other information with respect to the 
     manufacturer or producer that the Customs Service may 
     require; and
       (B) if there is more than one manufacturer or producer, or 
     there is a contractor or subcontractor of the manufacturer or 
     producer with respect to the manufacture or production of the 
     goods, the information required under subparagraph (A) with 
     respect to each such manufacturer, producer, contractor, or 
     subcontractor, including a description of the process 
     performed by each such entity;
       (2) a certification by the importer that the importer has 
     exercised reasonable care to ascertain the true country of 
     origin of the textile and apparel goods and the accuracy of 
     all other information provided on the documentation 
     accompanying the imported goods, as well as a certification 
     of the specific action taken by the importer to ensure 
     reasonable care for purposes of this paragraph; and
       (3) a certification by the importer that the goods being 
     entered do not violate applicable trademark, copyright, and 
     patent laws.

     Information provided under this subsection shall be 
     sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the United States 
     rules of origin for textile and apparel goods.

     SEC. 10. GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       (a) Extension of Program.--Section 505 of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 505. DATE OF TERMINATION.

       ``(a) Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.--No duty-free 
     treatment provided under this title shall remain in effect 
     after June 30, 2008, with respect to beneficiary developing 
     countries that are countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
       ``(b) Other Countries.--No duty-free treatment provided 
     under this title shall remain in effect after June 30, 1998, 
     with respect to beneficiary developing countries other than 
     those provided for in subsection (a).''.
       (b) Definition.--Section 507 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2467) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Countries in sub-saharan africa.--The term `countries 
     in sub-Saharan Africa' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 17 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     take effect on July 1, 1998.

     SEC. 11. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND DEBT 
                   REDUCTION.

       (a) Better Mechanisms To Further Goals for Sub-Saharan 
     Africa.--It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary 
     of the Treasury should instruct the United States Executive 
     Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development, the International Monetary Fund, and the African 
     Development Bank to use the voice and votes of the Executive 
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     courage vigorously their respective institutions to develop 
     enhanced mechanisms which further the following goals in 
     eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa:
       (1) Strengthening and expanding the private sector, 
     especially among women-owned businesses.
       (2) Reducing tariffs, nontariff barriers, and other trade 
     obstacles, and increasing economic integration.
       (3) Supporting countries committed to accountable 
     government, economic reform, the eradication of poverty, and 
     the building of civil societies.
       (4) Supporting deep debt reduction at the earliest possible 
     date with the greatest amount of relief for eligible poorest 
     countries under the ``Heavily Indebted Poor Countries'' 
     (HIPC) debt initiative.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that relief provided to countries in sub-Saharan Africa which 
     qualify for the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries debt 
     initiative should primarily be made through grants rather 
     than through extended-term debt, and that interim relief or 
     interim financing should be provided for eligible countries 
     that establish a strong record of macroeconomic reform.
       (c) Executive Branch Initiatives.--The Congress supports 
     and encourages the implementation of the following 
     initiatives of the executive branch:
       (1) American-african business partnership.--The Agency for 
     International Development devoting up to $1,000,000 annually 
     to help catalyze relationships between United States firms 
     and firms in sub-Saharan Africa through a variety of business 
     associations and networks.
       (2) Technical assistance to promote reforms.--The Agency 
     for International Development providing up to $5,000,000 
     annually in short-term technical assistance programs to help 
     the governments of sub-Saharan African countries to--
       (A) liberalize trade and promote exports;
       (B) bring their legal regimes into compliance with the 
     standards of the World Trade Organization in conjunction with 
     membership in that Organization; and
       (C) make financial and fiscal reforms, as well as the 
     United States Department of Agriculture providing support to 
     promote greater agribusiness linkages.
       (3) Agricultural market liberalization.--The Agency for 
     International Development devoting up to $15,000,000 annually 
     as part of the multi-year Africa Food Security Initiative to 
     help address such critical agricultural policy issues as 
     market liberalization, agricultural export development, and 
     agribusiness investment in processing and transporting 
     agricultural commodities.
       (4) Trade promotion.--The Trade Development Agency 
     increasing the number of reverse trade missions to growth-
     oriented countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
       (5) Trade in services.--Efforts by United States embassies 
     in the countries in sub-Saharan Africa to encourage their 
     host governments--
       (A) to participate in the ongoing negotiations on financial 
     services in the World Trade Organization;
       (B) to revise their existing schedules to the General 
     Agreement on Trade in Services of the World Trade 
     Organization in light of the successful conclusion of 
     negotiations on basic telecommunications services; and
       (C) to make further commitments in their schedules to the 
     General Agreement on Trade in Services in order to encourage 
     the removal of tariff and nontariff barriers and to foster 
     competition in the services sector in those countries.

     SEC. 12. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA EQUITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS.

       (a) Initiation of Funds.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation should, 
     within 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     exercise the authorities it has to initiate 2 or more equity 
     funds in support of projects in the countries in sub-Saharan 
     Africa.
       (b) Structure and Types of Funds.--
       (1) Structure.--Each fund initiated under subsection (a) 
     should be structured as a partnership managed by professional 
     private sector fund managers and monitored on a continuing 
     basis by the Corporation.
       (2) Capitalization.--Each fund should be capitalized with a 
     combination of private equity capital, which is not 
     guaranteed by the Corporation, and debt for which the 
     Corporation provides guaranties.
       (3) Types of funds.--
       (A) Equity fund for sub-saharan africa.--One of the funds 
     should be an equity fund, with assets of up to $150,000,000, 
     the primary purpose of which is to achieve long-term capital 
     appreciation through equity investments in support of 
     projects in countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
       (B) Infrastructure fund.--One or more of the funds, with 
     combined assets of up to $500,000,000, should be used in 
     support of infrastructure projects in countries of sub-
     Saharan Africa. The primary purpose of any such fund would be 
     to achieve long-term capital appreciation through investing 
     in financing for infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan 
     Africa, including for the expansion of businesses in sub-
     Saharan Africa, restructurings, management buyouts and 
     buyins, businesses with local ownership, and privatizations.
       (4) Emphasis.--The Corporation shall ensure that the funds 
     are used to provide support in particular to women 
     entrepreneurs and to innovative investments that expand 
     opportunities for women and maximize employment opportunities 
     for poor individuals.

     SEC. 13. OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND EXPORT-
                   IMPORT BANK INITIATIVES.

       (a) Overseas Private Investment Corporation.--
       (1) Advisory committee.--Section 233 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Advisory Committee.--The Board shall take prompt 
     measures to increase the loan, guarantee, and insurance 
     programs, and financial commitments, of the Corporation in 
     sub-Saharan Africa, including through the establishment and 
     use of an advisory committee to assist the Board in 
     developing and implementing policies, programs, and financial 
     instruments with respect to sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, 
     the advisory committee shall make recommendations to the 
     Board on how the Corporation can facilitate greater support 
     by the United States for trade and investment with and in 
     sub-Saharan Africa. The advisory committee shall terminate 4 
     years after the date of the enactment of this subsection.''.
       (2) Reports to the congress.--Within 6 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and annually for each of 
     the 4 years thereafter, the Board of Directors of the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall submit to the 
     Congress a report on the steps that the Board has taken to 
     implement section 233(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (as added by paragraph (1)) and any recommendations of 
     the advisory board established pursuant to such section.
       (b) Export-Import Bank.--
       (1) Advisory committee for sub-saharan africa.--Section 
     2(b) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)) 
     is amended by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:
       ``(13)(A) The Board of Directors of the Bank shall take 
     prompt measures, consistent with the credit standards 
     otherwise required by law, to promote the expansion of the 
     Bank's financial commitments in sub-Saharan Africa under the 
     loan, guarantee, and insurance programs of the Bank.
       ``(B)(i) The Board of Directors shall establish and use an 
     advisory committee to advise the Board of Directors on the 
     development and implementation of policies and programs 
     designed to support the expansion described in subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(ii) The advisory committee shall make recommendations to 
     the Board of Directors on how the Bank can facilitate greater 
     support by United States commercial banks for trade with sub-
     Saharan Africa.
       ``(iii) The advisory committee shall terminate 4 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph.''.
       (2) Reports to the congress.--Within 6 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and annually for each of 
     the 4 years thereafter, the Board of Directors of the Export-
     Import Bank of the United States shall submit to the Congress 
     a report on the steps that the Board has taken to implement 
     section 2(b)(13)(B) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (as 
     added by paragraph (1)) and any recommendations of the 
     advisory committee established pursuant to such section.

     SEC. 14. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT UNITED STATES TRADE 
                   REPRESENTATIVE FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

       (a) Establishment.--The President shall establish a 
     position of Assistant United States Trade Representative 
     within the Office of the United States Trade Representative 
     to focus on trade issues relating to sub-Saharan Africa.
       (b) Funding and Staff.--The President shall ensure that the 
     Assistant United States Trade Representative appointed 
     pursuant to subsection (a) has adequate funding and staff to 
     carry out the duties described in subsection (a), subject to 
     the availability of appropriations.

     SEC. 15. EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN 
                   COMMERCIAL SERVICE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

       (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the United States and Foreign Commercial Service should 
     expand its presence in sub-Saharan Africa by increasing the 
     number of posts and the number of personnel it allocates to 
     sub-Saharan Africa.
       (b) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, should 
     report to the Congress on the feasibility of expanding the 
     presence in sub-Saharan Africa of the United States and 
     Foreign Commercial Service.

     SEC. 16. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

       The President shall submit to the Congress, not later than 
     1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 
     later than the end of each of the next 4 1-year periods 
     thereafter, a report on the implementation of this Act.

     SEC. 17. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA DEFINED.

       For purposes of this Act, the terms ``sub-Saharan Africa'', 
     ``sub-Saharan African country'', ``country in sub-Saharan 
     Africa'', and ``countries in sub-Saharan Africa'' refer to 
     the following:
       Republic of Angola (Angola)
       Republic of Botswana (Botswana)
       Republic of Burundi (Burundi)
       Republic of Cape Verde (Cape Verde)
       Republic of Chad (Chad)
       Democratic Republic of Congo
       Republic of the Congo (Congo)

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       Republic of Djibouti (Djibouti)
       State of Eritrea (Eritrea)
       Gabonese Republic (Gabon)
       Republic of Ghana (Ghana)
       Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Guinea-Bissau)
       Kingdom of Lesotho (Lesotho)
       Republic of Madagascar (Madagascar)
       Republic of Mali (Mali)
       Republic of Mauritius (Mauritius)
       Republic of Namibia (Namibia)
       Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigeria)
       Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (Sao Tome and 
     Principe)
       Republic of Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone)
       Somalia
       Kingdom of Swaziland (Swaziland)
       Republic of Togo (Togo)
       Republic of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
       Republic of Benin (Benin)
       Burkina Faso (Burkina)
       Republic of Cameroon (Cameroon)
       Central African Republic
       Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros (Comoros)
       Republic of Cote d'Ivoire (Cote d'Ivoire)
       Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Equatorial Guinea)
       Ethiopia
       Republic of the Gambia (Gambia)
       Republic of Guinea (Guinea)
       Republic of Kenya (Kenya)
       Republic of Liberia (Liberia)
       Republic of Malawi (Malawi)
       Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Mauritania)
       Republic of Mozambique (Mozambique)
       Republic of Niger (Niger)
       Republic of Rwanda (Rwanda)
       Republic of Senegal (Senegal)
       Republic of Seychelles (Seychelles)
       Republic of South Africa (South Africa)
       Republic of Sudan (Sudan)
       United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania)
       Republic of Uganda (Uganda)
       Republic of Zambia (Zambia)

     SEC. 18. CLARIFICATION OF DEDUCTION FOR SEVERANCE PAY.

       (a) In General.--Section 404(a) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (relating to deduction for contributions of an 
     employer to an employee's trust or annuity plan and 
     compensation under a deferred-payment plan) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Determinations relating to severance pay.--For 
     purposes of determining under this section--
       ``(A) whether severance pay is deferred compensation, and
       ``(B) when severance pay is paid,
     no amount shall be treated as received by the employee, or 
     paid, until it is actually received by the employee.''
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after October 8, 1997.
       (2) Change in method of accounting.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by the amendment made by subsection (a) to 
     change its method of accounting for its first taxable year 
     ending after October 8, 1997--
       (A) such change shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer,
       (B) such change shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary of the Treasury, and
       (C) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken 
     into account by the taxpayer under section 481 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account in 
     such first taxable year.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BISHOP demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

193

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negative

Nays

224

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                                AYES--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Canady
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--224

     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Nussle
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Deutsch
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     John
     Manton
     Poshard
     Redmond
     Rodriguez
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Solomon
     Stabenow
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DICKS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

233

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affirmative

Nays

186

para.17.12                    [Roll No. 47]

                                AYES--233

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass

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     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--186

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Canady
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Mascara
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Deutsch
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     John
     Manton
     Poshard
     Redmond
     Rodriguez
     Sanchez
     Schiff
     Schumer
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.17.13  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2883

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-433) the resolution (H. Res. 384) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2883) to amend provisions of law enacted by the 
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 to improve Federal agency 
strategic plans and performance reports.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.
    

para.17.14  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 1757

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-434) the resolution (H. Res. 385) waiving points of order against 
the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1757) to consolidate 
international affairs agencies, to authorize appropriations for the 
Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
and to ensure that the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) proceeds in a manner consistent with United States 
interests, to strengthen relations between the United States and Russia, 
to preserve the prerogatives of the Congress with respect to certain 
arms control agreements, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.17.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 992

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 382):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 992) to end the Tucker Act shuffle. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After 
     general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
     under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider 
     as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
     five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
     the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute shall be considered as read. During consideration 
     of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
     whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so 
     printed shall be considered as read. The Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during 
     further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request 
     for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consideration 
     of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, the previous question was 
ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the 
operation thereof, the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.17.16  order of business--consideration of amendment--h.r. 992

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Texas, by unanimous consent,

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  Ordered, That, during the consideration of the bill (H.R. 992) to end 
the Tucker Act shuffle, in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to House 
Resolution 382, after the legislative day of today no further debate or 
amendments to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 
shall be in order, except as follows: On the legislative day of 
Thursday, March 12, the amendment by Representative Watt of North 
Carolina, if offered today, shall be further debatable for twenty 
minutes equally divided and controlled by Representative Watt of North 
Carolina and an opponent thereto.

para.17.17  tucker act shuffle

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 382 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 992) to end the Tucker Act shuffle.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. EWING as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SUNUNU, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.17.18  message from the president--waiver of executive order with 
          respect to vietnam

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to section 402(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended 
(the ``Act''), I have determined that a waiver of the application of 
subsections 402 (a) and (b) with respect to Vietnam will substantially 
promote the objectives of section 402. A copy of that determination is 
attached. I also have received assurances with respect to the emigration 
practices of Vietnam required by section 402(c)(2)(B) of the Act. This 
message constitutes the report to the Congress required by section 
402(c)(2).
  Pursuant to subsection 402(c)(2) of the Act, I shall issue an 
Executive order waiving the application of subsections (a) and (b) of 
section 402 of the Act with respect to Vietnam.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 9, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 105-227).

para.17.19  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. PASCRELL, for today until 2 p.m.;
  To Mr. TANNER, for today after 5 p.m. and March 12;
  To Mr. DEUTSCH, for today after 3:30 p.m. and March 12; and
  To Mr. MANTON, for today after 3 p.m.
  And then,

para.17.20  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HUNTER, at 8 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.17.21  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     384. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2883) to amend provisions of law enacted by the Government 
     Performance and Results Act of 1993 to improve Federal agency 
     strategic plans and performance reports (Rept. No. 105-433). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 385. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1757) to consolidate 
     international affairs agencies, to authorize appropriations 
     for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999, and to ensure that the enlargement of 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) proceeds in a 
     manner consistent with United States interests, to strengthen 
     relations between the United States and Russia, to preserve 
     the prerogatives of the Congress with respect to certain arms 
     control agreements, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     434). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. House Resolution 118. 
     Bill to provide for the collection of data on traffic stops; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-435). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. House Resolution 
     2696. Bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide 
     for protection of certain original designs; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-436). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para.17.22  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself and Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut):
       H.R. 3433. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in 
     the Social Security Administration to provide beneficiaries 
     with disabilities meaningful opportunities to return to work 
     and to extend Medicare coverage for such beneficiaries, and 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
     credit for impairment-related work expenses; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 3434. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide limited authority for concurrent receipt of military 
     retired pay and veterans' disability compensation in the case 
     of certain disabled military retirees who are over the age of 
     65; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Torres, 
             Mr. Jackson, Mr. Talent, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3435. A bill to remove barriers to the provision of 
     affordable housing for all Americans; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3436. A bill to amend Public Law 96-87 to authorize 
     the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands for 
     inclusion in the Frederick Law Olmstead National Historic 
     Site; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. 
             Sisisky):
       H.R. 3437. A bill to provide market transition assistance 
     for quota holders, active tobacco producers, and tobacco-
     growing counties, to authorize a private Tobacco Production 
     Control Corporation and tobacco loan associations to control 
     the production and marketing and ensure the quality of 
     tobacco in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
             Traficant):
       H.R. 3438. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit taking a child hostage in order to evade arrest; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3439. A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act 
     of 1977 to require insured credit unions to meet the credit 
     needs of the community served by the credit union; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kind of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Dooley of 
             California):
       H.R. 3440. A bill to improve the supply of well-qualified 
     elementary school and secondary school teachers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Ensign, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 3441. A bill to amend the National Environmental 
     Education Act to extend the programs under the Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 3442. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require schools and libraries that receive universal 
     service support for discounted telecommunications services to 
     establish policies governing access to material that is 
     inappropriate for children; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 3443. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the requirement for computation of tax on the 
     aggregate income of husband and wife and to repeal joint and 
     several liability of husband and wife; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H. Con. Res. 240. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that postage stamps should be issued by 
     the United States to honor and recognize the first permanent 
     settlement of the western United States by the Spanish 
     explorer Don Juan de Onate; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H. Con. Res. 241. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding tax simplification and the 
     adoption in 1998 of 10 tax changes to reduce individual tax 
     preparation time by 60 minutes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means. 

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para.17.23  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 7: Mr. Brady and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 94: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Delahunt, and Mr. Archer.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 139: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 198: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Doyle and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 350: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Calvert, and 
     Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 676: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 766: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 934: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Blumenauer and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 971: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     McInnis, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 981. Mr. Wolf, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1121: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Cook and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1134: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1131: Ms. Brown of Florida and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1241: Ms. Sanchez and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1376: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1401: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1518: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 1670: Mr. Lampson, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Ms. 
     Pelosi.
       H.R. 1704: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     Herger, and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Klug and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Doggett, Ms. 
     Granger, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
     Sanford, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. 
     Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1773: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1813: Mr. Tierney and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Thomas.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
     Stokes, Mr. Wexler, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2001: Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 2050: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 2070: Mr. Calvert, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and 
     Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 2250: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 2284: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 2305: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. McIntyre, and 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2409: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 2497: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ney, Mr. Kim, Mr. Everett, and 
     Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 2567: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 2698: Mr. Etheridge and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Clement, Mr. Kim, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2714: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 2748: Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 2755: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2775: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 2792: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2807: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Olver, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Manzullo and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bereuter, 
     Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
     Coble, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     Foley, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. Leach, Mr. Linder, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Miller of 
     Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Thomas, and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bereuter, and 
     Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2898: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Upton, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mr. Shays, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Minge, 
     Mr. Olver, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Markey, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Vento, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Owens, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2905: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2910: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2931: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
     Paul, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 2973: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 3007: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ehlers, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 3039: Ms. Waters and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 3050: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 3086: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 3103: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3128: Mr. Traficant, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. 
     Pelosi.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 3139: Ms. Brown of Florida amd Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 3149: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3151: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3153: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3155: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 3166: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 3175: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 3185: Mr. Crane, Mr. Bateman, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ney, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hunter, 
     and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 3189: Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
     Bryant, Mr. Linder, Mr. Combest, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Salmon, 
     and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 3205: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 3206: Mr. Bliley and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 3211: Ms. Danner, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. McCollum, 
     Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Spence, Mr. Redmond, and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 3213: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 3242: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 3259: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 3260: Mr. Jones and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 3262: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 3267: Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. 
     Packard.
       H.R. 3269: Mrs. Lowey and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 3279: Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 3284: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Andrews, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. 
     Pomeroy.
       H.R. 3295: Mr. Boyd, Mr. Hobson, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Blagojevich, 
     Mr. Portman, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3331: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
     Tiahrt, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 3336: Mr. Stearns, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 3351: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 3353: Mr. Boswell and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.J. Res. 102: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Coyne, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Luther, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Spence, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tiahrt, 
     Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, and Mr.  Bass.
       H. Con. Res. 183: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 184: Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Jenkins.
       H. Con. Res. 212: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Skeen.
       H. Con. Res. 224: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Ms. 
     DeLauro.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Pastor.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Towns and Mr. Bliley.
       H. Res. 364: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H. Res. 375: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     Frost, and Mr. Hall of Ohio.

para.17.24  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1670: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2495: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 3086: Mr. Ballenger.
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                      THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1998 (18)

para.18.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 12, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Kevin Brady to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.18.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, March 11, 1998.
  Mr. WELLER, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, announced that the yeas had it.

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  Mr. BRADY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.18.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       7923. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Reserve 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     entitled ``Reserve Component Update, FY 1999 Budget''; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       7924. A letter from the Under Secretary, Aquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of the 
     Department's determination that it is in the public interest 
     to use other than competitive procedures for the procurement 
     of the supplies described therein, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2304(c)(7); to the Committee on National Security.
       7925. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     entitled ``Restructuring Costs Associated With Business 
     Combinations,'' pursuant to Public Law 105--85; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       7926. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the number of military technician positions that 
     were held by non-dual status military technicians on 
     September 30, 1997, pursuant to Public Law 105--85; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       7927. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Loans to Executive Officers, Directors, 
     and Principal Shareholders of Member Banks; Loans to Holding 
     Companies and Affiliates [Docket Number R-0940] received 
     March 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7928. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's reports entitled 
     ``1998 TF Salary Structure'' and the ``1998 TS/TM Salary 
     Structure''; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7929. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Mutual Holding Companies [98-23] (RIN: 1550-AB04) March 
     4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       7930. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Years 1998-1999 for Rehabilitation Engineering 
     Research Centers received March 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       7931. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Notice of final priority and 
     selection criteria--received March 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       7932. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on progess in achieving the 
     performance goals referenced in the Prescription Drug User 
     Fee Act of 1992 (PDUFA), pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379g nt.; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       7933. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a review of average fuel economy standards under 
     part A of title V of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost 
     Savings Act, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 32916; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7934. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Personal Property Letter [Issue 
     Number 970-3, Revision 1] received February 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7935. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Open Access Transmission Service 
     Tariff [FR Doc. 98-230] received February 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7936. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers 
     Under the Paperwork Reduction Act [FRL-5670-1] received March 
     3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7937. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers 
     Under the Paperwork Reduction Act [FRL-5807-2] received March 
     3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7938. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Information and Management, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Determination to 
     Extend Deadline for Promulgation of Action on Section 126 
     Petitions [FRL-5925-4] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7939. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Information and Management, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     OMB Approval Numbers [FRL 5379-8] received March 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7940. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule-- Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Eureka, Montana) [MM Docket No. 97-232 RM -9191] received 
     March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7941. A letter from the Chairman, Advisory Committee on 
     Reactor Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting a study of reactor safety research, pursuant to 
     42 U.S.C. 2039; to the Committee on Commerce.
       7942. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Foreign Assets Control Regulations; 
     Regulations Prohibiting Transactions Involving the Shipment 
     of Certain Merchandise Between Foreign Countries; Cuban 
     Assets Control Regulations: Civil Penalty Administrative 
     Hearings [31 CFR Parts 500, 505 and 515] received February 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       7943. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Ambassador Frank 
     Wisner's report on the transfer of missile technology to 
     Iran; to the Committee on International Relations.
       7944. A letter from the Administrator, Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting a report entitled ``Electronic 
     Commerce for Buyers and Sellers, A Strategic Plan for 
     Electronic Federal Purchasing and Payment'' and ''An 
     Assessment of Current Electric Commerce Activity in 
     Procurement,`` pursuant to Public Law 105--85; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7945. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, transmitting the status of the revenues from and 
     the cost of constructing, operating and maintaining each 
     lower basin unit of the Colorado River Basin project for the 
     preceding fiscal year, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1544; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       7946. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to revise the boundary of 
     Fort Matanzas National Monument, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       7947. A letter from the Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and 
     Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to amend the Act which established the 
     Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, in the State of New 
     Hampshire, by modifying the boundary and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       7948. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to amend the boundaries of 
     Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site in the State of 
     Montana; to the Committee on Resources.
       7949. A letter from the Marshall of the Court, Supreme 
     Court of the United States, transmitting a report on 
     administrative costs of protecting Supreme Court Officials, 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 13n(c); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       7950. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation entitled ``Money Laundering Act 
     of 1998''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7951. A letter from the Chairman of the Board, United 
     States Naval Sea Cadet Corps, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC)''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       7952. A letter from the President, John F. Kennedy Center 
     for the Performing Arts, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to authorize appropriations to The John F. 
     Kennedy Center for the Arts and to further define the 
     criteria for capital repair and operation and maintenance, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7953. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Rewrite of the 
     NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) [48 CFR Parts 1815, 1816, 1852, and 
     1870] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7954. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Rewrite of the 
     NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) [48 CFR Parts 1817, 1822, 1823, 
     1824, 1852, and 1871] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7955. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Rewrite of the 
     NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) [48 CFR Parts 1828, 1829, 1830, 
     1831, 1832, 1833 and 1852] received March 3, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.

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       7956. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Addition of 
     Coverage to NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) on NASA Shared Savings 
     Clause [48 CFR Parts 1843 and 1852] received March 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       7957. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Rewrite of the 
     NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) [48 CFR Parts 1815, 1816, 1852, and 
     1870] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7958. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Rewrite of the 
     NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) [48 CFR Parts 1805, 1815, 1831, 
     1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1839, 1841, 1852, 1870, 1871, and 
     1872] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7959. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--NASA FAR 
     Supplement; Protests to the agency [48 CFR Part 1833 and 
     1852] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7960. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Rewrite of the 
     NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) [48 CFR Parts 1803, 1805, 1812, 
     1815, 1835, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 
     1851, and 1852] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7961. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revision to the 
     NASA FAR Supplement to Eliminate Non-Statutory Certification 
     Requirements [48 CFR Parts 1819 and 1845] received March 3, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       7962. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revision to the 
     NASA FAR Supplement To Delete Class Deviation [48 CFR Part 
     1831] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7963. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Quick-Closeout 
     Procedures [48 CFR Part 1842] received March 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       7964. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration [48 CFR Parts 1803, 
     1804, 1807, 1809, 1813, 1815, 1816, 1819, 1822, 1824, 1825, 
     1827, 1832, 1836, 1837, 1839, 1842, 1844, 1845, 1852, 1853, 
     and 1870] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7965. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, transmitting the 
     Institute's final rule-- Continuation of Fire Research Grants 
     Program--Availability of Funds [Docket No: 971222307-7307-01] 
     (RIN: 0693-ZA20) received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7966. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Empowerment Zones: Rule Modifications for First 
     Round Designations [24 CFR Part 597] received March 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       7967. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     report on the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program 
     (FUSRAP); jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7968. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the annual report regarding the 
     accessibility standards issued, revised, amended, or repealed 
     under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, as amended, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4151; jointly to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Education and the 
     Workforce.
       7969. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, Health Care Financing Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule-- Medicare and Medicaid 
     Programs; Surety Bond Requirements for Home Health Agencies 
     [HCFA-1152-F] (RIN: 0938-AI31) received March 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       7970. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Medicare Administrative Improvement Amendments 
     of 1998''; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce. 

para.18.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1605. An Act to establish a matching grant program to 
     help States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to 
     purchase armor vests for use by law enforcement officers. 

para.18.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2883

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 384):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2883) to amend provisions of law enacted by 
     the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 to improve 
     Federal agency strategic plans and performance reports. The 
     first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of 
     order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply 
     with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI are waived. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
     for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in 
     order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
     amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight now printed in the bill. The 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
     considered as read. During consideration of the bill for 
     amendment, the chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. PRYCE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

412

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para.18.6                     [Roll No. 48]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans

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     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Ackerman
     Crane
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     McHugh
     Poshard
     Redmond
     Sanchez
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Souder
     Tanner
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.18.7  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, March 11, 1998.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ROGAN demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the Chair's approval 
of the Journal, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so 
a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

368

It was decided in the

Nays

43

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.18.8                     [Roll No. 49]

                                AYES--368

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--43

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Manton
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (KS)
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Pascrell
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Visclosky
     Waters

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Cummings
       

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                             NOT VOTING--18

     Ackerman
     Davis (FL)
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     McHugh
     Murtha
     Poshard
     Redmond
     Sanchez
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Tanner
     Weller
  So the Journal was approved.

para.18.9  government performance and results technical amendments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
384 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2883) to amend provisions of law enacted by the Government 
Performance and Results Act of 1993 to improve Federal agency strategic 
plans and performance reports.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. BRADY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, assumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. EMERSON, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 384, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Government Performance and 
     Results Act Technical Amendments of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO STRATEGIC PLANS.

       (a) Content of Strategic Plans.--Section 306(a) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon ``, 
     that is explicitly linked to the statutory or other legal 
     authorities of the agency'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon ``, 
     that are explicitly linked to the statutory or other legal 
     authorities of the agency''; and
       (3) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5), by 
     striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and inserting 
     a semicolon, and by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(7) a specific identification of any agency functions and 
     programs that are similar to those of more than one component 
     of the agency or those of other agencies, and an explanation 
     of coordination and other efforts the agency has undertaken 
     within the agency or with other agencies to ensure that such 
     similar functions and programs are subject to complementary 
     goals, strategies, and performance measures;
       ``(8) a description of any major management problems 
     (including but not limited to programs and activities at high 
     risk for waste, abuse, or mismanagement) affecting the agency 
     that have been documented by the inspector general of the 
     agency (or a comparable official, if the agency has no 
     inspector general), the General Accounting Office, and 
     others, and specific goals, strategies, and performance 
     measures to resolve those problems; and
       ``(9) an assessment by the head of the agency of the 
     adequacy and reliability of the data sources and information 
     and accounting systems of the agency to support its strategic 
     plans under this section and performance plans and reports 
     under sections 1115 and 1116 (respectively) of title 31, and, 
     to the extent that material data or system inadequacies 
     exist, an explanation by the head of the agency of how the 
     agency will resolve them.''.
       (b) Resubmission of Agency Strategic Plans.--Section 306 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``submitted,'' and all 
     that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting 
     the following: ``submitted. The strategic plan shall be 
     updated, revised, and resubmitted to the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget and the Congress by not later 
     than September 30 of 1998 and of every third year 
     thereafter.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by inserting ``and updating'' after 
     ``developing'', and by adding at the end thereof: ``The 
     agency head shall provide promptly to any committee or 
     subcommittee of the Congress any draft versions of a plan or 
     other information pertinent to a plan that the committee or 
     subcommittee requests.''.
       (c) Format for Strategic Plans.--Section 306 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection 
     (f) as subsection (g), and by inserting after subsection (e) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) The strategic plan shall be a single document that 
     covers the agency as a whole and addresses each of the 
     elements required by this section on an agencywide basis. The 
     head of an agency shall format the strategic plans of the 
     agency in a manner that clearly demonstrates the linkages 
     among the elements of the plan.
       ``(2)(A) The head of each executive department shall submit 
     with the departmentwide strategic plan a separate component 
     strategic plan for each of the major mission-related 
     components of the department. Such a component strategic plan 
     shall address each of the elements required by this section.
       ``(B) The head of an agency that is not an executive 
     department shall submit separate component plans in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A) to the extent that doing so 
     would, in the judgment of the head of the agency, materially 
     enhance the usefulness of the strategic plan of the 
     agency.''.
       (d) Limited Applicability to Federal Reserve Board and 
     Banks.--(1) Section 306(g) of title 5, United States Code (as 
     redesignated by subsection (c)), is amended by inserting 
     ``(including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System and the Federal Reserve banks, but only with respect 
     to operations and functions that are not directly related to 
     the establishment and conduct of the monetary policy of the 
     United States)'' after ``105''.
       (2) Such section is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal 
     Reserve banks shall not be required to submit a strategic 
     plan under this section to the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget.''.

     SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PERFORMANCE PLANS AND 
                   PERFORMANCE REPORTS.

       (a) Governmentwide Program Performance Reports.--Section 
     1116 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f)(1) No later than March 31, 2000, and no later than 
     March 31 of each year thereafter, the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget shall prepare and submit to the 
     Congress an integrated Federal Government performance report 
     for the previous fiscal year.
       ``(2) In addition to such other content as the Director 
     determines to be appropriate, each report shall include 
     actual results and accomplishments under the Federal 
     Government performance plan required by section 1105(a)(29) 
     of this title for the fiscal year covered by the report.''.
       (b) Inspector General Review of Agency Performance Plans 
     and Performance Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 11 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1120. Inspector general review of agency performance 
       plans and performance reports

       ``(a) The inspector general of each agency (or a comparable 
     official designated by the head of the agency, if the agency 
     has no inspector general) shall develop and implement a plan 
     to review the implementation by the agency of the 
     requirements of sections 1115 and 1116 of this title and 
     section 306 of title 5. The plan shall include examination of 
     the following:
       ``(1) Agency efforts to develop and use performance 
     measures for determining progress toward achieving agency 
     performance goals and program outcomes described in 
     performance plans prepared under section 1115 of this title 
     and performance reports submitted pursuant to section 1116 of 
     this title.
       ``(2) Verification and validation of selected data sources 
     and information collection and accounting systems that 
     support agency performance plans and performance reports and 
     agency strategic plans pursuant to section 306 of title 5.
       ``(b)(1) In developing the review plan and selecting 
     specific performance indicators, supporting data sources, and 
     information collection and accounting systems to be examined 
     under subsection (a), each inspector general (or designated 
     comparable official, as applicable) shall consult with 
     appropriate congressional committees and the head of the 
     agency, including in determining the scope and course of 
     review pursuant to paragraph (2).
       ``(2) In determining the scope and course of review, 
     consistent with available resources, each inspector general 
     (or designated comparable official, as applicable) shall 
     emphasize those performance measures associated with programs 
     or activities for which--
       ``(A) there is reason to believe there exists a high risk 
     of waste, fraud, or mismanagement; and
       ``(B) based on the assessment of the inspector general, 
     review of the controls applied in developing the performance 
     data is needed to ensure the accuracy of those data.
       ``(c) Each agency inspector general (or designated 
     comparable official, as applicable) shall submit the review 
     plan to the agency head at least annually, beginning no later 
     than October 31, 1998. In the case of reviews by an agency 
     inspector general, such submission shall be made as part of 
     the semiannual reports required under section 5 of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978. Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the submission of the review plan to the agency 
     head under this subsection, the agency head shall submit the 
     review plan to Congress.
       ``(d) Each agency inspector general (or designated 
     comparable official, as applicable) shall conduct reviews 
     under the plan submitted under subsection (c), and submit 
     findings, results, and recommendations based on those reviews 
     to the head of the agency, by not later than April 30 and 
     October 31 of each year. In the case of reviews by an agency 
     in

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     spector general, such submission shall be made as part of the 
     semiannual reports required under section 5 of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978. Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the submission of the findings, results, and recommendations 
     to the head of the agency under this subsection, the agency 
     head shall submit the findings, results, and recommendations 
     to Congress.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1115(f) of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) by striking ``1119'' and inserting ``1120''.
       (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1120. Inspector general review of agency performance plans and 
              performance reports.''.
       (c) Requirement To Use Full Costs as Performance 
     Indicator.--Section 1115(a)(4) of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
     the following: ``, which shall include determination of the 
     full costs (as that term is used in the most recent 
     Managerial Cost Accounting Standards of the Federal Financial 
     Accounting Standards) of each program activity''.
       (d) Limited Applicability to Federal Reserve Board and 
     Banks.--(1) Section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
     and the Federal Reserve banks--
       ``(1) shall not be required to submit a performance plan to 
     the Director of the Office of Management and the Budget under 
     this section; and
       ``(2) shall submit to Congress, not later than March 1 of 
     each year, a performance plan containing the information 
     described in subsection (a), but only with respect to 
     operations and functions that are not directly related to the 
     establishment and conduct of the monetary policy of the 
     United States.''.
       (2) Section 1116 of such title is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Federal Reserve 
     Board and the Federal Reserve banks shall not be required to 
     submit a report on program performance to the President under 
     this section.''.

     SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT THE COUNCIL ON 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

       Section 1117 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting before the period the following: ``, except that 
     the Director may not exempt the Council on Environmental 
     Quality''.

     SEC. 5. SUBMISSION OF AGENCY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

       Section 3515(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``1999''; and
       (2) by inserting ``the Congress and'' after ``and submit 
     to''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. KUCINICH objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

242

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

168

para.18.10                    [Roll No. 50]

                                YEAS--242

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--168

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Bunning
     Cummings
     Doyle
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Harman
     Hinojosa
     Hutchinson
     John
     Lofgren
     Nadler
     Poshard
     Redmond
     Sanchez
     Schiff
     Tanner
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.18.11  tucker act shuffle

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THOMAS, pursuant to House Resolution 383 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 992) to end the Tucker Act shuffle.
  Mrs. EMERSON, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.18.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. WATT of North Carolina:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Tucker Act Shuffle Relief 
     Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. TUCKER ACT SHUFFLE RELIEF.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Grant of Jurisdiction to United States District 
     Courts.--The United States district courts shall have 
     original ju

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     risdiction to hear and determine all claims, notwithstanding 
     the dollar amount, arising out of an agency action alleged to 
     constitute a taking without just compensation under the fifth 
     article of amendment to the Constitution of the United 
     States.
       (2) Election by Plaintiff.--The plaintiff may elect to file 
     separate actions relating to such claims in the United States 
     district court and the Court of Federal Claims, or may 
     consolidate all such claims in the United States district 
     court.
       (3) Preclusive or exclusive review.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to affect any provision of a 
     Federal statute which gives preclusive or exclusive 
     jurisdiction of a specific cause of action to the United 
     States court of appeals or to specific United States district 
     courts.
       (4) Appeals.--Any appeal to a ruling by the United States 
     district court shall be heard in accordance with section 1291 
     of title 28, United States Code.
       (b) Definitions.--As used in this Act, the term--
       (1) ``agency'' means a department, agency, independent 
     agency, or instrumentality of the United States, including 
     any military department, Government corporation, Government-
     controlled corporation, or other establishment in the 
     executive branch of the United States Government; and
       (2) ``agency action'' means any action or decision taken by 
     an agency.

     SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON FEDERAL CLAIMS COURT 
                   JURISDICTION BECAUSE OF PENDING CLAIMS IN OTHER 
                   COURTS.

       Section 1500 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``, arising from the same operative facts and 
     seeking the same relief,'' after ``any suit or process''.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to end the Tucker 
     Act shuffle, and for other purposes.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

206

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

206

para.18.13                    [Roll No. 51]

                                AYES--206

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--206

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Bunning
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Harman
     Hastert
     John
     Lofgren
     Nadler
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Sanchez
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schiff
     Tanner
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. EMERSON, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 383, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Tucker Act Shuffle Relief 
     Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. TUCKER ACT SHUFFLE RELIEF.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Grant of concurrent jurisdiction.--Except as provided 
     in paragraph (3), the United States district courts and the 
     United States Court of Federal Claims shall each have 
     original jurisdiction to hear and determine all claims 
     (whether for monetary or other relief) arising out of agency 
     action alleged--
       (A) to constitute a taking in violation of the fifth 
     article of amendment to the Constitution of the United 
     States; or
       (B) not to constitute such a taking only because the action 
     was not in accordance with lawful authority.
       (2) Election by plaintiff.--The plaintiff, by commencing an 
     action under this section, elects which court shall hear and 
     determine those claims as to that plaintiff.
       (3) Parties involuntarily joined.--No third party may be 
     involuntarily joined to a case, within the jurisdiction of 
     the Court of Federal Claims by reason of this section, if 
     that party would be entitled to a determination of the claim 
     with respect to which that party is joined by a court 
     established by or under article III of the Constitution of 
     the United States.
       (4) Preclusive Review.--The grant of jurisdiction made by 
     this subsection does not extend to matters over which other 
     Federal law has granted exclusive jurisdiction to one or more 
     United States courts of appeals.
       (b) Equitable and Declaratory Remedies.--With respect to 
     any claim within its jurisdiction by reason of this section, 
     the Court of Federal Claims shall have the power to grant 
     equitable and declaratory relief when appropriate.
       (c) Appeals.--Any appeal from any action commenced under 
     this section shall be to the United States Court of Appeals 
     for the Federal Circuit.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this Act, the term--
       (1) ``agency'' means a department, agency, independent 
     agency, or instrumentality of the United States, including 
     any military department, Government corporation, Government-
     controlled corporation, or other establishment in the 
     executive branch of the United States Government; and
       (2) ``agency action'' means any action or decision taken by 
     an agency.
       (e) Conforming Amendment to Title 28, United States Code, 
     Relating to Jurisdiction Over Tort Claims.--Section 1346(b) 
     of

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     title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``and 
     the Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act of 1997'' after ``chapter 
     171 of this title''.

     SEC. 3. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON FEDERAL CLAIMS COURT 
                   JURISDICTION BECAUSE OF PENDENCY OF CLAIMS IN 
                   OTHER COURTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1500 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     91 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     out the item relating to section 1500.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina demanded a recorded vote on passage of said 
bill, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded 
vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

230

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

180

para.18.14                    [Roll No.52]

                                AYES--230

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--180

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Cunningham
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Harman
     John
     Lofgren
     Markey
     Nadler
     Parker
     Poshard
     Redmond
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Schiff
     Tanner
     Torres
     Weller
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
end the Tucker Act shuffle, and for other purposes.''. 
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.18.15  order of business--h. con. res. 227

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it not be in order prior to Wednesday, March 18, 1998 to 
consider House Concurrent Resolution 227; and
  Ordered further, That, on Wednesday, March 18, 1998, it be in order in 
the House to consider House Concurrent Resolution 227, modified by the 
amendment printed in the Congressional Record of today; and that the 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the concurrent 
resolution, as modified, to final adoption without intervening motion 
except two hours of debate, with one hour controlled by Mr. Campbell, 
hirty minutes controlled by Mr. Gilman, (or his designee), and thirty 
minutes controlled by Mr. Hamilton, (or his designee).

para.18.16  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. CAMPBELL, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was granted permission until midnight on Friday, 
March 13, 1998, to file a report (Rept. No. 105-443) on the bill (H.R. 
2870) to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to facilitate 
protection of tropical forests through debt reduction with developing 
countries with tropical forests.

para.18.17  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. CAMPBELL, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was granted permission until midnight on Friday, March 13, 
1998, to file a report (Rept. No. 105-441) on the bill (H.R. 1704) to 
establish a Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis.

para.18.18  order of business--suspension of the rules

  On motion of Mr. CAMPBELL, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That notwithstanding clause 1 of Rule XXVII, it be in order 
at any time on Wednesday, March 18, 1998, for the Speaker to entertain 
motions to suspend the rules and pass the following bills: (H.R. 2696) 
to amend Title 17, United States Code, to provide for protection of 
certain original designs; (S. 758) to make certain technical corrections 
to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995; (H.R. 2294) to make improvements 
in the operation and administration of the Federal courts, and for other 
purposes; and (H.R. 3117) to reauthorize the United States Commission on 
Civil Rights, and for other purposes.

para.18.19  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. CAMPBELL, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, March 16, 1998 at 2:00 p.m.

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para.18.20  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. CAMPBELL, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, March 16, 1998, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 1998, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para.18.21  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. CAMPBELL, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, March 
18, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.18.22  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1605. An Act to establish a matching grant program to 
     help States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to 
     purchase armor vests for use by law enforcement officers; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary

para.18.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. GOSS for today from 12 noon; and
  To Mr. REDMOND, for March 10, 11, and 12.
  And then,

para.18.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. RIGGS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to at 4 o'clock and 58 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Monday, March 16, 1998.

para.18.25  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2294. A bill to 
     make improvements in the operation and administration of the 
     Federal courts, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-437). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 238. Resolution 
     authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a breast 
     cancer survivors event sponsored by the National Race for the 
     Cure; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-438). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3117. A bill 
     to reauthorize the United States Commission on Civil Rights, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     439). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SMITH of Oregon: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 2515. A 
     bill to address the declining health of forests on Federal 
     lands in the United States through a program of recovery and 
     protection consistent with the requirements of existing 
     public land management and environmental laws, to establish a 
     program to inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private 
     forests and their resources, and for other purposes; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 104-440 Pt. 1).

para.18.26  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 2515. Referral to the Committee on Resources extended 
     for a period ending not later than March 12, 1998.

para.18.27  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Reyes, and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 3444. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that in the case of past-due benefits awarded an 
     individual pursuant to a proceeding before the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, any payment of attorneys fees allowed with 
     respect to such award shall be paid directly to the attorney 
     by the Secretary; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. 
             Bilbray):
       H.R. 3445. A bill to establish the Commission on Ocean 
     Policy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (by request):
       H.R. 3446. A bill to provide for the elimination of duty on 
     Ziram; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 3447. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the income threshold amounts for determining 
     the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 3448. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an inflation adjustment of the income 
     threshold amounts at which 85 percent of Social Security 
     benefits become includible in gross income; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 3449. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the adjusted gross income threshold applicable 
     in determining the deduction for medical care and to increase 
     the mileage deduction for transportation for medical care; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3450. A bill to protect the retirement security of 
     Americans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 3451. A bill to amend the conservation reserve program 
     to treat a non-profit organization that rents land from a 
     State (or a political subdivision or agency thereof) as a 
     separate person for purposes of applying the limitation on 
     payments under conservation reserve contracts; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 3452. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow 
     the sale of certain gasoline, alternative motor fuels, and 
     motor oil at duty-free sales enterprises; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 3453. A bill to designate the Federal Building and 
     Post Office located at 100 East B Street, Casper, Wyoming, as 
     the ``Dick Cheney Federal Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. EHRLICH:
       H.R. 3454. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     modify the common bond requirements for members of Federal 
     credit unions; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 3455. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     extend the term of marketing assistance loans; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. KASICH (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 3456. A bill to provide for personal Social Security 
     plus accounts funded by surpluses in the total budget of the 
     United States Government and available for private investment 
     in indexed funds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LUTHER:
       H.R. 3457. A bill to prohibit movies in which a tobacco 
     company has paid to have its tobacco product featured; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 3458. A bill to amend Public Law 90-419 to repeal a 
     condition imposed in granting the consent of Congress to the 
     Great Lakes Basin Compact; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       H.R. 3459. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security 
     Act to require the medical improvement standard to be used in 
     redetermining the eligibility of 18-year-olds for 
     supplemental security income benefits by reason of 
     disability, and to allow funds in dedicated savings accounts 
     to be used for food, clothing, shelter, utility, and personal 
     items of a child; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAXTON (by request):
       H.R. 3460. A bill to approve a governing international 
     fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic 
     of Latvia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON (by request):
       H.R. 3461. A bill to approve a governing international 
     fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic 
     of Poland; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 3462. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require notification of recalls of drugs and 
     devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 3463. A bill to provide for the installation of 
     enhanced vision technologies to replace and enhance 
     conventional lighting systems with respect to airport 
     improvement projects; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Yates, 
             and Mr. Thompson):
       H.R. 3464. A bill to amend title 28 of the United States 
     Code to revise the authority of the independent counsel, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MCGOVERN:
       H. Con. Res. 242. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress favoring the authorization, in the 
     manner provided by law, of the establishment of a commemora

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     tive work in the District of Columbia to honor the veterans 
     of the Persian Gulf War; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROGAN:
       H. Con. Res. 243. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should 
     increase its support for basic and applied scientific 
     research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science. 

para.18.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Lantos and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 146: Mr. Spence and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 880: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 900: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Dicks, 
     Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Scott, Mr. Meeks 
     of New York, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1121: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 1636: Ms. Norton, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. Tierney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McHale, and Ms. 
     Waters.
       H.R. 1706: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1712: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1895: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Evans, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1915: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2145: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 2224: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Payne, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 2377: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2489: Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Talent, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Fawell, 
     and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 2515: Ms. Dunn of Washington and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 2538: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Thune, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Ros-
     Lehtinen, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Jones, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Torres and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2665: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2670: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2760: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 2807: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2820: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2850: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Faleomavaega, and 
     Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 2864: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2869: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Doolittle, 
     and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2870: Ms. Kaptur and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 2871: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Doolittle, 
     and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2873: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Doolittle, 
     and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2875: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Doolittle, 
     and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2877: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2879: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Doolittle, 
     and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2881: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Doolittle 
     and, Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
     and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 2968: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 2992: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Metcaf.
       H.R. 3125: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 3131: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. McGovern, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     Sabo, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Furse, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Towns, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Portman, Mr. Bass, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 3157: Mr. Jones and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 3161: Mr. Price of North Carolina and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 3177: Mr. Pallone and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 3206: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 3216: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Rangel and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3235: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 3243: Mr. McCollum and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Neumann, and 
     Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 3254: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 3256: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 3265: Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Boucher, 
     Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hill, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 3270: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 3271: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 3274: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 3288: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 3300: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Frost, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3331: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 3335: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 3336: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 3338: Mr. Clement, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Ackerman, and 
     Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 3340: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 3342: Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Ms. Norton, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. King of New York, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Parker, Mr. Hunter, 
     Mr. Duncan, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Quinn, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
     Lewis of California, and Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 3438: Mr. Ney.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Bentsen.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Young of 
     Alaska.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. 
     Fossella.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Ms. Carson and Mr. Cunningham.
       H. Con. Res. 208: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mr. Watkins, Ms. Danner, Mr. Riley, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
     Skelton, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hill, 
     Mr. Boyd, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 212: Mr. Ganske, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
     Moran of Kansas, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Bereuter, and 
     Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H. Con. Res. 227: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Franks 
     of New Jersey, and Mr. Pickett.
       H. Res. 151: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H. Res. 218: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H. Res. 380: Mr. Pombo.

para.18.29  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 1415: Mr. Salmon.
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                       MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1998 (19)

para.19.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr BARRETT 
of Nebraska, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 16, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Bill Barrett to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.19.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, March 
12, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.19.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       7971. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Services's final rule-- Importation of Fruits and Vegetables; 
     Papayas from Brazil and Costa Rica [Docket No. 96-046-5] 
     received March 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7972. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Macadamia Nut Crop Insurance 
     Regulations [7 CFR Part 455] received March 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7973. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations, 
     Various Endorsements; Fresh Market Tomato (Guaranteed 
     Production Plan) Crop Insurance Regulations; and Common Crop 
     Insurance Regulations, Various Crop Insurance Provisions [7 
     CFR Parts 401, 454, and 457] received March 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7974. A letter from the Administrator for Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Use of Two Kinds of Poultry 
     Without Label Change [Docket No. 96-007F] (RIN: 0583-AC17) 
     received March 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7975. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Clomazone; Extension of Tolerance for Emergency 
     Exemptions [OPP-300616; FRL-5770-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     March 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7976. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300622; FRL-5773-
     1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7977. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for an FY 1998 supplemental 
     appropriation for the Department of Agriculture and FY 1999 
     budget amendments for the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development and the Office of Management and Budget, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--228); to the Committee 
     on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       7978. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a report on 
     the use of federally funded research and development centers, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2367(d)(1); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       7979. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the annual 
     report to Congress on the operations of the Export-Import 
     Bank of the United States for Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 
     12 U.S.C. 635g(a); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7980. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Year 1998-1999 for Rehabilitation Engineering 
     Research Centers, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       7981. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received March 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       7982. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Secondary Direct 
     Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption 
     [Docket No. 97F-0038] received March 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7983. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Illinois Designation of 
     Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Illinois [IL145-2a, 
     IL152-2a; FRL-5958-3] received March 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7984. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Control of Air 
     Pollution From Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines; 
     Increase of the Vehicle Mass for 3-wheeled Motorcycles [FRL-
     5975-9] (RIN: 2060-AH06) received March 9, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7985. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; 
     Termination of Alternative Emission Reduction Plan for The 
     Reynolds Metals Company, Bellwood Reclamation Plant [VA 082-
     5032; FRL-5975-5] received March 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7986. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Alaska [AK-20-1708a; 
     FRL-5974-9] received March 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7987. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fludioxonil Pesticide 
     Tolerance; Deletion of Duplicate Tolerance, Technical 
     Amendment [OPPTS-300601; FRL-5764-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received March 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       7988. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Ethane, 1,1,1,2,2-
     pentafluoro-; Revocation of Significant New Use Rule [OPPTS-
     50601I; FRL-5775-2] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received March 9, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7989. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Advanced Television 
     Systems and Their Impact upon the Existing Television 
     Broadcast Service [MM Docket No. 87-268] received March 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7990. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Federal 
     Communications Bar Association's Petition for Forbearance 
     from Section 310(d) of the Communications Act Regarding Non-
     Substantial Assignments of Wireless Licenses and Transfers of 
     Control Involving Telecommunications Carriers--received March 
     13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7991. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Units 
     of Property Accounting Regulations [Docket No. RM97-6-000; 
     Order No. 598] received March 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7992. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Norway (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-36-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       7993. A letter from the Assistant Legal Advisor for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7994. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report entitled ``Issues Regarding Payment of Taxes or 
     Duties on Assistance Provided under the Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction (CTR) Program''; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       7995. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report of surplus real property 
     transferred or leased for public health purposes in fiscal 
     year 1997, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 484(o); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7996. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-280, 
     ``Procurement Reform Amendment Act of 1998'' received March 
     10, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7997. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-283, ``Dwight 
     Anderson Mosley Athletic Field Designation Act of 1998'' 
     received March 10, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7998. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-284, 
     ``Wastewater System Regulation Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received March 10, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7999. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-285, ``Free 
     Gospel Church Equitable Real Property Relief Act of 1998'' 
     received March 10, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8000. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-287, 
     ``Brightwood Methodist Episcopal Church Equitable Real 
     Property Tax Relief Act of 1998'' received March 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8001. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-279, ``Child 
     Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 1998'' received March 10, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       8002. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-286, ``Drug 
     Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, and Mental Illness Insurance Coverage 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' received March 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8003. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-301, 
     ``Reciprocal Insurance Company Conversion Act of 1998'' 
     received March 12, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8004. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-300, ``Check 
     Cashers Act of 1998'' received March 12, 1998, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8005. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Deletions from the 
     Procurement List [98-003] received March 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       8006. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8007. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-288, 
     ``Celestial Church of Christ NW Parish Equitable Real 
     Property Tax Relief Act of 1998'' received March 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

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       8008. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Human 
     Resources and Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8009. A letter from the Chairman, District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     transmitting the Authority's report entitled ``District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8010. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting the Authority's report entitled 
     ``Foreign Capital City Governance: Representation, 
     Governmental Structure, Finances, and Intergovernmental 
     Relations in Six Capital Cities; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8011. A letter from the Chairman, Farm Credit System 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8012. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       8013. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       8014. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Aquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--General 
     Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 10 Day 
     Payment Clause For Certain Federal Supply Service Contracts 
     [APD 2800.12A, CHGE 77] (RIN: 3090-AG30) received March 11, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8015. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's report on 
     the 1999 Annual Performance Plan of the General Sevices 
     Administration covering the years 1998 through 2002; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8016. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom 
     of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8017. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Louisiana Regulatory Program [SPATS No. LA-015-FOR] 
     received March 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8018. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       8019. A letter from the Chairman, United States Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8020. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Sustained-Yield Forest Units 
     [WO-130-1820-00241A (RIN: 1004-AC93) received March 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8021. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Endangered Status for the Peninsular Ranges 
     Population Segment of the Desert Bighorn Sheep in Southern 
     California (RIN: 1018-AB73) received March 13, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8022. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Management Authority 
     for Black and Blue Rockfish [Docket No. 971112269-8047-02; 
     I.D. 102997A] (RIN: 0648-AK13) received March 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8023. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the 
     Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     971208295-7295-01; I.D. 030298C] received March 9, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8024. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management 
     Act Provisions; American Lobster Fishery; Interim Prohibition 
     on Certain Vessels Landing Lobster in Excess of Specified 
     Limits [Docket No. 980129023-8023-01; I.D. 121997B] (RIN: 
     0648-AJ74) received March 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8025. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Halibut 
     Fisheries in U.S. Convention Waters Off Alaska; Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Management Measures 
     to Reduce Seabird Bycatch in the Hook-and-Line Halibut and 
     Groundfish Fisheries [Docket No. 971201282-8049-02; I.D. 
     102897B] (RIN: 0648-AK38) received March 9, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8026. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Indiana Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan [SPATS No. 
     IN-139-FOR] received March 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8027. A letter from the Chief Scout Executive and 
     President, Boy Scouts of America, transmitting the Boy Scouts 
     of America 1997 report to the Nation, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 
     28; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8028. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report for Congressional approval of 
     the payment of the claim addressed therein, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3702(d)); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8029. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Civil Penalties (RIN: 2105-AC63) received March 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       8030. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment [Docket No. RSEP-
     8, Notice 1] (RIN: 2105-AC63) received March 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       8031. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Searching and 
     Detaining or Arresting Persons Other Than Inmates [BOP-1066-
     F] (RIN: 1120-AA61) received March 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8032. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model C-212 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-277-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10380; AD 98-06-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8033. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; EXTRA Flugzeugbau GmbH Model EA-300 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-81-AD; Amendment 39-10381; AD 98-
     06-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 12, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8034. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Mystere-Falcon 50 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-190-AD; Amendment 39-
     10379; AD 98-06-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8035. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Eastland, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ASW-26] received March 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8036. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Owensboro, KY [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ASO-25] received March 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8037. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Mason City, IA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ACE-31] received March 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8038. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Ravenswood, WV [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AEA-44] received March 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8039. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29133; Amendment No. 1850] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received March 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8040. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Yuma, AZ [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-AWP-29] received March 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8041. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
     Standards; Stability and Control of Medium and Heavy Vehicles 
     During Braking [Docket No. NHTSA-98-3387] (RIN: 2127-AF96) 
     received March 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8042. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification to Class D Airspace; Hayward, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AWP-31] received March 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8043. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Loan Guaranty: VA-Guaranteed Loans 
     on the Automatic Basis, Withdrawal of Automatic Processing 
     Authority, Record Retention Requirements, and Elimination of 
     Late Reporting Waivers (RIN: 2900-AH23) received March 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       8044. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Differential 
     Earnings Rate for Mutual Life Insurance Companies [Notice 98-
     19] received March 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8045. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Health 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting an interim 
     response to the reporting requirement prescribed in section 
     762 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1998, pursuant to Pub L. 105--85; jointly to the Committees 
     on National Security and Veterans' Affairs.
       8046. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the Effectiveness of Medical Research Initiatives 
     Regarding Gulf War Illness; jointly to the Committees on 
     National Security and Veterans' Affairs.
       8047. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report regarding 
     the economic policy and trade practices of countries with 
     which the U.S. has significant economic or trade relations, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 4711; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Ways and Means.
       8048. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's annual report on the Automotive Technology 
     Development Program, Fiscal Year 1996, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     5914; jointly to the Committees on Science and Commerce.
       8049. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a summary of the Administration's proposals for 
     the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (HEA); jointly to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary. 

para.19.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a concurrent resolution of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 78. Concurrent resolution relating to the 
     indictment and prosecution of Saddam Hussein for war crimes 
     and other crimes against humanity.

para.19.5  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries.

para.19.6  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, laid before the 
House a message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on developments concerning the 
national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive 
Order 12957 of March 15, 1995, and matters relating to the measures in 
that order and in Executive Order 12959 of May 6, 1995, and in Executive 
Order 13059 of August 19, 1997. This report is submitted pursuant to 
section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
U.S.C. 1703(c) (IEEPA), section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 
50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 505(c) of the International Security and 
Development Cooperation Act of 1985, 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-9(c). This report 
discusses only matters concerning the national emergency with respect to 
Iran that was declared in Executive Order 12957 and does not deal with 
those relating to the emergency declared on November 14, 1979, in 
connection with the hostage crisis.
  1. On March 15, 1995, I issued Executive Order 12957 (60 Fed. Reg. 
14615, March 17, 1995) to declare a national emergency with respect to 
Iran pursuant to IEEPA, and to prohibit the financing, management, or 
supervision by United States persons of the development of Iranian 
petroleum resources. This action was in response to actions and policies 
of the Government of Iran, including support for international 
terrorism, efforts to undermine the Middle East peace process, and the 
acquisition of weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver 
them. A copy of the Order was provided to the Speaker of the House and 
the President of the Senate by letter dated March 15, 1995.
  Following the imposition of these restrictions with regard to the 
development of Iranian petroleum resources, Iran continued to engage in 
activities that represent a threat to the peace and security of all 
nations, including Iran's continuing support for international 
terrorism, its support for acts that undermine the Middle East peace 
process, and its intensified efforts to acquire weapons of mass 
destruction. On May 6, 1995, I issued Executive Order 12959 (60 Fed. 
Reg. 24757, May 9, 1995) to further respond to the Iranian threat to the 
national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. The 
terms of that order and an earlier order imposing an import ban on 
Iranian-origin goods and services (Executive Order 12613 of October 29, 
1987) were consolidated and clarified in Executive Order 13059 of August 
19, 1997.
  At the time of signing Executive Order 12959, I directed the Secretary 
of the Treasury to authorize through specific licensing certain 
transactions, including transactions by United States persons related to 
the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague, established 
pursuant to the Algiers Accords, and related to other international 
obligations and U.S. Government functions, and transactions related to 
the export of agricultural commodities pursuant to preexisting contracts 
consistent with section 5712(c) of title 7, United States Code. I also 
directed the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, to consider authorizing United States persons 
through specific licensing to participate in market-based swaps of crude 
oil from the Caspian Sea area for Iranian crude oil in support of energy 
projects in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan.
  Executive Order 12959 revoked sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order 
12613 of October 29, 1987, and sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order 12957 
of March 15, 1995, to the extent they are inconsistent with it. A copy 
of Executive Order 12959 was transmitted to the Congressional leadership 
by letter dated May 6, 1995.
  2. On August 19, 1997, I issued Executive Order 13059 in order to 
clarify the steps taken in Executive Order 12957 and Executive Order 
12959, to confirm that the embargo on Iran prohibits all trade and 
investment activities by United States persons, wherever located, and to 
consolidate in one order the various prohibitions previously imposed to 
deal with the national emergency declared on March 15, 1995. A copy of 
the Order was transmitted to the Speaker of the House and the President 
of the Senate by letter dated August 19, 1997.

  The Order prohibits (1) the importation into the United States of any 
goods or services of Iranian origin or owned or controlled by the 
Government of Iran except information or informational material; (2) 
the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply from the United States 
or by a United States person, wherever located, of goods, technology, 
or services to Iran or the Government of Iran, including knowing 
transfers to a third country for direct or indirect supply, 
transshipment, or reexportation to Iran or the Government of Iran, or 
specifically for use in the production, commingling with, or 
incorporation into goods, technology, or services to be supplied, 
transshipped, or reexported exclusively or predominantly to Iran or the 
Government of Iran; (3) knowing reexportation from a third country to 
Iran or the Government of Iran of certain controlled U.S.-origin goods, 
technology, or services by a person other than a United States person; 
(4) the purchase, sale, transport, swap, brokerage, approval, 
financing, facilitation, guarantee, or other transactions or dealings 
by United States persons, wherever located, related to goods, 
technology, or services for exportation, reexportation, sale or supply, 
directly or indirectly, to Iran or the Government of Iran, or to goods 
or services of Iranian origin or owned or controlled by the Govern

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ment of Iran; (5) new investment by United States persons in Iran or in 
property or entities owned or controlled by the Government of Iran; (6) 
approval, financing facilitation, or guarantee by a United States 
person of any transaction by a foreign person that a United States 
person would be prohibited from performing under the terms of the 
Order; and (7) any transaction that evades, avoids, or attempts to 
violate a prohibition under the Order.
  Executive Order 13059 became effective at 12:01 a.m., eastern 
daylight time on August 20, 1997. Because the Order consolidated and 
clarified the provisions of prior orders, Executive Order 12613 and 
paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), and (f) of section 1 of Executive Order 
12959 were revoked by Executive Order 13059. The revocation of 
corresponding provisions in the prior Executive orders did not affect 
the applicability of those provisions, or of regulations, licenses or 
other administrative actions taken pursuant to those provisions, with 
respect to any transaction or violation occurring before the effective 
date of Executive Order 13059. Specific licenses issued pursuant to 
prior Executive orders continue in effect, unless revoked or amended by 
the Secretary of the Treasury. General licenses, regulations, orders, 
and directives issued pursuant to prior orders continue in effect, 
except to the extent inconsistent with Executive Order 13059 or 
otherwise revoked or modified by the Secretary of the Treasury.
  The declaration of national emergency made by Executive Order 12957, 
and renewed each year since, remains in effect and is not affected by 
the Order.
  3. On March 4, 1998, I renewed for another year the national 
emergency with respect to Iran pursuant to IEEPA. This renewal extended 
the authority for the current comprehensive trade embargo against Iran 
in effect since May 1995. Under these sanctions, virtually all trade 
with Iran is prohibited except for trade in information and 
informational materials and certain other limited exceptions.
  4. There have been no amendments to the Iranian Transactions 
Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 560 (the ``ITR''), since my report of 
September 17, 1997.
  5. During the current 6-month period, the Department of the 
Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) made numerous 
decisions with respect to applications for licenses to engage in 
transactions under the ITR, and issued seven licenses. The majority of 
denials were in response to requests to authorize commercial exports to 
Iran--particularly of machinery and equipment for various industries--
and the importation of Iranian-origin goods. The licenses issued 
authorized certain financial transactions, transactions relating to air 
safety policy, and to disposal of U.S.-owned goods located in Iran. 
Pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of Executive Order 12959 and consistent 
with the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 and other 
statutory restrictions concerning certain goods and technology, 
including those involved in air-safety cases, the Department of the 
Treasury continues to consult with the Departments of State and 
Commerce on these matters.

  The U.S. financial community continues to scrutinize transactions 
associated with Iran and to consult with OFAC about their appropriate 
handling. Many of these inquiries have resulted in investigations into 
the activities of U.S. parties and, where appropriate, the initiation 
of enforcement action.
  6. The U.S. Customs Service has continued to effect numerous seizures 
of Iranian-origin merchandise, primarily carpets, for violation of the 
import prohibitions of the ITR. Various enforcement actions carried 
over from previous reporting periods are continuing and new reports of 
violations are being aggressively pursued. Since my last report, OFAC 
has collected six civil monetary penalties totaling nearly $84,000 for 
violations of IEEPA and the ITR.
  7. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from September 15, 1997, through March 14, 1998, that are 
directly attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities 
conferred by the declaration of a national emergency with respect to 
Iran are reported to be approximately $1.3 million, most of which 
represent wage and salary costs for Federal personnel. Personnel costs 
were largely centered in the Department of the Treasury (particularly 
in the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Customs Service, the 
Office of the Under Secretary for Enforcement, and the Office of the 
General Counsel), the Department of State (particularly the Bureau of 
Economic and Business Affairs, the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, the 
Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and the Office of the Legal 
Adviser), and the Department of Commerce (the Bureau of Export 
Administration and the General Counsel's Office).
  8. The situation reviewed above continues to present an extraordinary 
and unusual threat to the national security, foreign policy, and 
economy of the United States. The declaration of the national emergency 
with respect to Iran contained in Executive Order 12957 and the 
comprehensive economic sanctions imposed by Executive Order 12959 
underscore the United States Government's opposition to the actions and 
policies of the Government of Iran, particularly its support of 
international terrorism and its efforts to acquire weapons of mass 
destruction and the means to deliver them. The Iranian Transactions 
Regulations issued pursuant to Executive Orders 12957, 12959, and 13059 
continue to advance important objectives in promoting the 
nonproliferation and antiterrorism policies of the United States. I 
shall exercise the powers at my disposal to deal with these problems 
and will report periodically to the Congress on significant 
developments.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 16, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-229).

para.19.7  message from the president--d.c. courts budget

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, laid before the 
House a message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the District of Columbia Code, as amended, I am 
transmitting the District of Columbia Court's FY 1999 budget request.
  The District of Columbia Courts has submitted a FY 1999 budget request 
for $133 million for its operating expenditures and authorization for 
multiyear capital funding totalling $58 million for courthouse 
renovation and improvements. My FY 1999 Budget includes recommended 
funding levels of $121 million for operations and $21 million for 
capital improvements for the District Courts. My transmittal of the 
District Court's budget request does not represent an endorsement of its 
contents.
  I look forward to working with the Congress throughout the FY 1999 
appropriation process.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 16, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 105-230).

para.19.8  senate concurrent resolution referred

  A concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following title was taken 
from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. Con. Res. 78. Concurrent resolution relating to the 
     indictment and prosecution of Saddam Hussein for war crimes 
     and other crimes against humanity; referred to the Committee 
     on International Relations.

  And then,

para.19.9  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. UNDERWOOD, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
March 12, 1998, at 2 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 1998, for ``morning-hour debate".

para.19.10  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

  [Pursuant to the order of the House on March 12, 1998 the following 
                  report was filed on March 13, 1998]

       Mr. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1704. A bill to 
     establish a Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis; with 
     an

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     amendment (Rept. No. 105-441 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

                       [Submitted March 16, 1998]

       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. House 
     Concurrent Resolution 227. Resolution directing the President 
     pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to 
     remove United States Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina (Rept. No. 105-442). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 
     2870. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to 
     facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt 
     reduction with developing countries with tropical forests; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-443). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para.19.11  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

                       [Submitted March 13, 1998]

       H.R. 1704. Referral to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight extended for a period ending not later than 
     March 23, 1998. 

para.19.12  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. 
             Gejdenson):
       H.R. 3465. A bill to provide an exemption from certain 
     import prohibitions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 3466. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide additional incentives for the use of clean-
     fuel vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within 
     empowerment zones; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.19.13  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 51: Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 1166: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1250: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1264: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2070: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2864: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 2877: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 3099: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 3127: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Torres, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Ms. Carson, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. Clayton, and 
     Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 3181: Ms. Slaughter
       H.R. 3216: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 3229: Mr. Redmond, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Talent, and Mr. 
     Hostettler.
       H.R. 3230: Mr. Mr. Redmond, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Talent, and 
     Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 3404: Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Res. 340: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Boswell.
       H. Res. 363: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Green, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.

para.19.14  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       53. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the City Council of 
     Yonkers, New York, relative to Council Resolution 17-1998, 
     the Danny Thomas Chapter of the Irish American Conference in 
     partnership with the American Irish Political Education 
     Committee in supporting the Charter for Change as a 
     democratic idea which points the way to peace, justice and 
     reconciliation in Ireland; which was referred to the 
     Committee on International Relations. 


.
                      TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1998 (20)

para.20.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para.20.2  recess--1:07 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.20.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.20.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, March 16, 1998.
  Mr. MARKEY, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MARKEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.20.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8050. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on Detargeting Russian 
     Strategic Missiles, pursuant to Public Law 105--85, section 
     1301; to the Committee on National Security.
       8051. A letter from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting the System's 
     final rule--Electronic Fund Transfers [Regulation E; Docket 
     No. R-1002] received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       8052. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Code of Federal 
     Regulations; Authority Citations; Technical Amendment [Docket 
     No. 97N-0365] received March 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8053. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, South Coast Air Quality 
     Management District [CA-169-0065; FRL-5974-6] received March 
     16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8054. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants and Control Techniques 
     Guideline Document for Source Categories: Aerospace 
     Manufacturing and Rework Facilities [AD-FRL-5978-4] (RIN: 
     2060-AE02) received March 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8055. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Clean Air Act Interim Approval of Operating Permits Program; 
     Commonwealth of Virginia; Correction of Effective Date Under 
     Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5983-7] received March 
     16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8056. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Illinois [IL167-1a; FRL-
     5978-8] received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8057. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; Kansas; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions from 
     Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [KS 044-1044a; FRL-
     5979-7] received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8058. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; and Designation of 
     Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Iowa [IA 
     040-1040 (a); FRL-5980-2] received March 16, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8059. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Ohio [OH112-1a; FRL- 
     5976-9] received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8060. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule--New Disclosure Option for Open-End Management 
     Investment Companies (RIN: 3235-AH03) received March 16, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8061. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Registration Form Used by Open-End Management 
     Investment Companies (RIN: 3235-AE46) received March 16, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8062. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Deep-water Species Fishery by Vessels using Trawl Gear in the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 031098A]

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     received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       8063. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Sablefish Managed Under the IFQ Program [I.D. 030298A] 
     received March 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       8064. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Species in the Rock 
     Sole/Flathead Sole/ ``Other Flatfish'' Fishery Category by 
     Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     [Docket No. 971208296-7296-01; I.D. 030498D] received March 
     16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       8065. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands; Final 1998 Harvest Specifications for 
     Groundfish [Docket No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D. 112097B] 
     received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       8066. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Implementation of Section 104 of the Communications 
     Assistance for Law Enforcement Act--received March 16, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para.20.6  election of speaker pro tempore

  Mr. BOEHNER, submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 
386):

       Resolved, that the Honorable Richard K. Armey, a 
     Representative from the State of Texas, be, and he is hereby, 
     elected Speaker pro tempore on this day.
       Sec. 2. The Clerk of the House shall notify the President 
     and the Senate of the election of the Honorable Richard K. 
     Armey as Speaker pro tempore during the absence of the 
     Speaker. 

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Accordingly,
  The oath of office was then administered to Mr. Armey, having assumed 
the Chair, by the SPEAKER.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.20.7  occupational safety and health compliance

  Mr. BALLENGER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2864) 
to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program under which 
employers may consult with State officials respecting compliance with 
occupational safety and health requirements; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. BALLENGER and Mr. 
OWENS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.20.8  occupational safety and health amendments

  Mr. BALLENGER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2877) 
to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. BALLENGER and Mr. 
OWENS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.20.9  race for the cure

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 238); as amended: 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), 

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS EVENT ON 
                   CAPITOL GROUNDS.

       The National Race for the Cure (referred to in this 
     resolution as the ``Race'') may sponsor a public event on the 
     Capitol Grounds on April 1, 1998, or on such other date as 
     the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President 
     pro tempore of the Senate may jointly designate.

     SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.

       (a) In General.--The event to be carried out under this 
     resolution shall be--
       (1) free of admission charge to the public; and
       (2) arranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress 
     and under conditions to be prescribed by the Architect of the 
     Capitol and the Capitol Police Board.
       (b) Responsibility.--The Race shall assume full 
     responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to 
     all activities associated with the event.

     SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

       For the purposes of this resolution, the Race may erect 
     upon the Capitol Grounds, subject to the approval of the 
     Architect of the Capitol, such stage, sound amplification 
     devices, commemorative pink ribbon, and other related 
     structures and equipment as may be required for the event to 
     be carried out under this resolution.

     SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

       The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board 
     may make any such additional arrangements that may be 
     required to carry out the event under this resolution.

     SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY OF PROHIBITIONS.

       Nothing in this resolution may be construed to waive the 
     applicability of the prohibitions established by section 4 of 
     the Act of July 31, 1946 (Chapter 707; 60 Stat. 718), 
     concerning sales, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol 
     Grounds.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
OBERSTAR, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.20.10  human rights in china

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following resolution (H. Res. 364); as amended: 

       Whereas the State Department's Country Reports on Human 
     Rights Practices for 1997 state that ``[t]he Government [of 
     China] continued to commit widespread and well-documented 
     human rights abuses, in violation of internationally accepted 
     norms,'' including extrajudicial killings, the use of 
     torture, arbitrary arrest and detention, forced abortion and 
     sterilization, the sale of organs from executed prisoners, 
     and tight control over the exercise of the rights of freedom 
     of speech, press, and religion;
       Whereas, according to the State Department, ``Serious human 
     rights abuses persisted in minority areas [controlled by the 
     Government of China], including Tibet and Xinjiang [East 
     Turkestan], where tight controls on religion and other 
     fundamental freedoms continued and, in some cases, 
     intensified [during 1997]'';
       Whereas, according to the 1997 Country Reports, the 
     Government of China enforces its ``one-child policy'' using 
     coercive measures including severe fines of up to several 
     times the annual income of the average resident of China and 
     sometimes punishes nonpayment by destroying homes and 
     confiscating personal property;
       Whereas, according to the 1997 Country Reports, as part of 
     the Chinese Government's continued attempts to expand state 
     control of religion, ``Police closed many `underground' 
     mosques, temples, and seminaries,'' and authorities ``made 
     strong efforts to crack down on the activities of the unap

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     proved Catholic and Protestant churches'' including the use 
     of detention, arrest, and ``reform-through-education'' 
     sentences;
       Whereas, although the 1997 Country Reports note several 
     ``positive steps'' by the Chinese Government such as signing 
     the United Nations Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural 
     Rights and allowing the United Nations Working Group on 
     Arbitrary Detention to visit China, Assistant Secretary of 
     State John Shattuck has testified regarding those reports 
     that ``We do not see major changes [in the human rights 
     siguation in China]. We have not characterized China as 
     having demonstrated major changes in the period over the 
     course of the last year'';
       Whereas, in 1990, 1992, and each year since then, the 
     United States has participated in an unsuccessful 
     multilateral effort to gain passage of a United Nations 
     Commission on Human Rights resolution addressing the human 
     rights situation in China;
       Whereas the Government of China has mounted a diplomatic 
     campaign each year to defeat the resolution and has succeeded 
     in blocking commission consideration of such a resolution 
     each year except 1995, when the United States engaged in a 
     more aggressive effort to promote the resolution;
       Whereas China's opposition to the resolution has featured 
     an attack on the principle of the universality of human 
     rights, which the United States, China, and 169 other 
     governments reaffirmed at the 1993 United Nations World 
     Conference on Human Rights;
       Whereas on February 23, 1998, the European Union (EU) 
     agreed that neither the EU nor its member states would table 
     or cosponsor a resolution on the human rights situation in 
     China at the 54th Session of the United Nations Commission on 
     Human Rights;
       Whereas on March 13, 1998, the Administration announced 
     that it would not seek passage of a resolution at the United 
     Nations Commission on Human Rights addressing the human 
     rights situation in China;
       Whereas without United States leadership there is little 
     possibility of success for that resolution;
       Whereas, in 1994, when the President announced his decision 
     to delink Most Favored Nation (MFN) status for China from 
     previously announced human rights conditions, the 
     Administration pledged that the United States would ``step up 
     its efforts, in cooperation with other states, to insist that 
     the United Nations Human Rights Commission pass a resolution 
     dealing with the serious human rights abuses in China'' as 
     part of the Administration's ``new human rights strategy'';
       Whereas a failure vigorously to pursue the adoption of such 
     a resolution would constitute an abandonment of an important 
     component of the ``expanded multilateral agenda'' that the 
     Administration promised as part of its ``new human rights 
     strategy'' toward China; and
       Whereas Chinese democracy advocate and former political 
     prisoner Wei Jingsheng has stated that ``[t]his [United 
     Nations Commission on Human Rights] resolution is a matter of 
     life and death for democratic reform in China'': Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) urges the President to reconsider his decision not to 
     press for passage of a resolution on human rights violations 
     in China at the 54th Session of the United Nations Commission 
     on Human Rights;
       (2) expresses its profound regret that the European Union 
     will not table or cosponsor a resolution on human rights 
     violations in China at the 54th Session of the United Nations 
     Commission on Human Rights; and
       (3) urges all members of the United Nations Commission on 
     Human Rights to support passage of a resolution on human 
     rights violations in China at the 54th Session of the United 
     Nations Commission on Human Rights.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. SMITH 
of New Jersey and Mr. DAVIS of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas 
and nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members 
present, so the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.

para.20.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2870

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-449) the resolution (H. Res. 388) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2870) to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to 
facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt reduction with 
developing countries with tropical forests.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.20.12  democracy in botswana

  Mr. ROYCE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 373): 

       Whereas Sir Ketumile Masire has been involved in politics 
     in his country since he co-founded the Bechuanaland 
     Democratic Party (later the Botswana Democratic Party) with 
     Seretse Khama in 1962;
       Whereas Sir Ketumile Masire was elected to Botswana's first 
     Parliament in 1965, later became Vice President under 
     President Seretse Khama, and succeeded President Khama as 
     President upon his death in 1980;
       Whereas under President Masire's administration Botswana 
     has maintained a successful multiparty constitutional 
     democracy with regular free and fair elections;
       Whereas President Masire plans to retire from the 
     presidency on March 31, 1998;
       Whereas the Government of Botswana has worked 
     constructively with the Organization of African Unity, the 
     Southern African Development Community, and other 
     organizations to promote democracy in Africa;
       Whereas Botswana is a long standing friend of the United 
     States and was selected as the site of a major Voice of 
     America radio relay station because of its stability; and
       Whereas President Clinton plans to enhance United States 
     relations with Botswana through an upcoming official visit to 
     Botswana: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) commends the people of Botswana for their commitment to 
     democracy;
       (2) commends Sir Ketumile Masire for his long and 
     distinguished service to his country and the cause of 
     democracy in Africa;
       (3) calls on President Masire's successor to pursue the 
     course set by President Masire by maintaining a democratic 
     Botswana;
       (4) calls on the Government of Botswana to continue playing 
     a positive role in African and world affairs; and
       (5) encourages the Government of Botswana to continue 
     promoting peace, democracy, respect for human rights, and 
     economic reform in Africa.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. ROYCE 
and Mr. DAVIS of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
resolution.

para.20.13  free elections in cambodia

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 361); as amended: 

       Whereas Cambodia continues to recover from years of 
     political conflict, civil war, the era of Khmer Rouge 
     genocide, and subsequent foreign invasion;
       Whereas the 1991 Paris Peace Accords contributed 
     significantly to a process of political accommodation, 
     national conciliation, and the establishment of a state based 
     on democratic ideals;
       Whereas the people of Cambodia overwhelmingly demonstrated 
     their support for the democratic process through the 
     participation of over 93 percent of eligible voters in the 
     United Nations-sponsored 1993 elections;
       Whereas the commitment of the Cambodian people to democracy 
     and stability is reflected in the national constitution 
     guaranteeing fundamental human rights;
       Whereas the international donor community has supported the 
     democratic process in Cambodia by contributing over 
     $3,000,000,000 to peacekeeping and national reconstruction 
     efforts;
       Whereas notwithstanding the notable societal and economic 
     reforms made subsequent to the 1993 elections, tensions 
     within the Cambodian Government continued to mount, 
     culminating in the July 5, 1997, military coup by which 
     Second Prime Minister Hun Sen deposed the duly elected First 
     Prime Minister Prince Ranariddh;
       Whereas the Hun Sen government has yet to adequately 
     investigate the killings and human rights abuses which 
     occurred at the time of the July 5, 1997, coup and which were 
     detailed in the August 21, 1997, Hammarberg report;
       Whereas Second Prime Minister Hun Sen made a commitment to 
     the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNCHR) 
     to extend the mandate of UNCHR;
       Whereas an ongoing atmosphere of intimidation has prevented 
     many of the political exiles who have returned to Cambodia 
     from carrying out their activities in preparation

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     for the election scheduled for July 26 without fear;
       Whereas questions remain concerning the independence and 
     impartiality of the newly created National Election 
     Commission;
       Whereas the failure of the Hun Sen Government to agree to 
     arrangements for the expeditious return of Prince Ranariddh 
     calls into serious question the possibility of a credible 
     election; and
       Whereas the European Union has unwisely decided to provide 
     9,500,000 ECU's (approximately $11,500,000) in aid to the Hun 
     Sen regime to prepare for the July election in the absence of 
     conditions that would allow a credible election: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) calls upon the Cambodian Government--
       (A) to fully implement the Paris Peace Accords;
       (B) to enforce the rule of law and fully protect human 
     rights, including a thorough investigation of the 
     extrajudicial killings and human rights abuses which occurred 
     following the July 5, 1997, coup and punishment of those 
     involved;
       (C) to restore a nonviolent and neutral political 
     atmosphere, including strict adherence to the cease-fire 
     announced on February 27, 1998;
       (D) to allow all exiled opposition leaders, including First 
     Premier Ranariddh, to return to Cambodia and to engage in 
     political activity without fear of political or physical 
     reprisal; and
       (E) to take further measures to create mechanisms to help 
     ensure a credible election, including a truly independent and 
     impartial election commission and provisions to allow 
     domestic and international observers to monitor the entire 
     election process;
       (2) commends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 
     (ASEAN) for its efforts to restore democratic governance in 
     Cambodia and urges a continuation of these efforts;
       (3) calls upon the European Union to reconsider its 
     decision to provide assistance to the election process until 
     such time as genuinely free and fair elections can be 
     conducted;
       (4) urges the Secretary of State to continue to provide 
     support through appropriate nongovernmental organizations to 
     the courageous Cambodian human rights workers who persevere 
     in their difficulty task, despite the considerable risk at 
     which they put themselves;
       (5) calls upon the Secretary of State to work with members 
     of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and with 
     members of the Donors group in urging the Cambodian 
     Government to create the conditions which would guarantee a 
     free and fair election;
       (6) calls upon the Cambodian Government to work 
     cooperatively with the Phnom Penh office of the United 
     Nations Centre for Human Rights and urges the United States 
     Government and the international community to support the 
     efforts of the Centre to promote human rights in Cambodia by 
     providing the additional financial assistance needed to 
     increase the number of United Nations human rights monitors 
     in Cambodia; and
       (7) states its unwillingness to accept as legitimate or as 
     worthy of United States assistance any Cambodian government 
     that arises from a fraudulent electoral process.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
BEREUTER and Mr. DAVIS of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BEREUTER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.

para.20.14  human rights in northern ireland

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 152); as amended: 

       Whereas multiparty talks regarding Northern Ireland 
     attended by representatives of the British and Irish 
     Governments and representatives elected from political 
     parties in Northern Ireland are underway for the first time 
     since the partition of Ireland in 1922 creating a momentous 
     opportunity for progress on human rights concerns;
       Whereas human rights violations and the lack of 
     accountability by those responsible for such violations have 
     been persistent features of the conflict in Northern Ireland; 
     and
       Whereas more than 3,000 people have died and thousands more 
     have been injured as a result of the political violence in 
     Northern Ireland since 1969: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That--
       (1) the Congress condemns the violence committed on all 
     sides of the conflict in Northern Ireland as illegal, unjust, 
     and inhumane;
       (2) the Congress commends the leadership in both the 
     British and Irish Governments and former United States 
     Senator George Mitchell, Independent Chairman of the 
     multiparty talks, for fostering a new environment in which 
     human rights concerns may be addressed and an agreement may 
     be reached expeditiously through inclusive talks with respect 
     to Northern Ireland; and
       (3) it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (A) all parties should reject violence and work diligently 
     through democratic, peaceful means to reach a just and 
     lasting peace in Northern Ireland;
       (B) human rights should be protected for all citizens and 
     any peace agreement in Northern Ireland must recognize the 
     state's obligation to protect human rights in all 
     circumstances; and
       (C) there are a number of measures which can be taken 
     immediately that would remedy abusive human rights policies 
     and build confidence in the peace process, such as acting 
     upon the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights (SACHR) 
     report and recommendations put forth by other human rights 
     organizations.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. SMITH 
of New Jersey and Mr. DAVIS of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas 
and nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members 
present, so the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed until Wednesday, March 18, 1998.

para.20.15  end to represssion in kosova

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 235); as amended:

       Whereas the Albanian people of Kosova constitute more than 
     90 percent of the total population of Kosova;
       Whereas the political rights of the Albanian people of 
     Kosova were curtailed when the Government of Yugoslavia 
     illegally amended the Constitution of Yugoslavia without the 
     consent of the people of Kosova on March 23, 1989, revoking 
     the autonomous status of Kosova;
       Whereas in 1990, the Parliament and Government of Kosova 
     were abolished by further unlawful amendments to the 
     Constitution of Yugoslavia;
       Whereas the Mission of Long Duration to Kosova, the Sandzak 
     and Vojvodina, which the Organization for Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) deployed in 1992, eased local 
     tensions through objective human rights monitoring and 
     facilitating dialogue between authorities and the various 
     communities before the authorities of Serbia-Montenegro 
     expelled the Mission in 1993;
       Whereas the State Department's 1997 Country Report on Human 
     Rights in Serbia notes violations of civil liberties in 
     Kosova particularly in the following categories: political 
     and other extra-judicial killing; torture and other cruel 
     inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; arbitrary 
     arrest, detention or exile; denial of fair public trial; and 
     arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or 
     correspondence;
       Whereas on the night of February 28, 1998, Serbian 
     paramilitary policy units, reported to number in excess of 
     25,000 men, swept through the Drenica region of Kosova 
     killing more than 20 Albanian citizens, many of who died from 
     being beaten to death;
       Whereas on March 2, 1998, 30,000 demonstrators peacefully 
     marched in Pristina to protest the massacre of February 28 
     and were brutally attacked by Serbian police;
       Whereas a group calling itself the Liberation Army of 
     Kosova has threatened to retaliate against the atrocities 
     committed by Serbian authorities;
       Whereas new elections in Kosova scheduled for March 22, 
     1998, have now been postponed; and
       Whereas the President of the United States and other 
     officials have warned the Government of Serbia that there 
     would be serious consequences if Serbian policies led to an 
     escalation of violence in Kosova: Now, therefore, be it
         Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the violent repression carried out by the Serbian 
     police and paramilitary forces against the ethnic Albanian 
     population of Kosova should be condemned by the United States 
     and the international community;
       (2) efforts of the international Contact Group (the United 
     States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, and Italy) 
     in support of a resolution of the conflict in Kosova are to 
     be commended and intensified;
       (3) no international or United States sanctions currently 
     in force against the Government of Serbia and Montenegro 
     should be terminated at this time, unless such termi

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     nation serves to support a peaceful resolution to the 
     repression in Kosova;
       (4) the United States should consult with its allies and 
     other members of the United Nations on reimposing those 
     sanctions against Serbia-Montenegro that were terminated 
     following the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement in 1995 
     if Serbian authorities continue to use unlawful violence 
     against the Albanian people of Kosova;
       (5) the United States should acknowledge recent 
     developments in the Republic of Montenegro that indicate that 
     the new leadership of the Republic is seeking a peaceful 
     resolution to the repression in Kosova, particularly the 
     statement by Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic that 
     Kosova must receive a certain degree of autonomy, and his 
     call for a dialog between the Government of Serbia and 
     Montenegro and ethnic Albanians in Kosova;
       (6) the United States should, to the extent practicable, 
     recognize positive actions by the Government of the Republic 
     of Montenegro with regard to repression in Kosova through 
     exclusion from those sanctions that may be applied to the 
     Government of Serbia;
       (7) the elections in Kosova originally scheduled for March 
     22, 1998, and now postponed, should be allowed to proceed 
     unimpeded by Belgrade whenever they take place, as they 
     represent the opportunity for a peaceful expression of the 
     political will of the Albanian people of Kosova;
       (8) all parties should refrain from acts that could lead to 
     heightened tensions in Kosova;
       (9) international and nongovernmental organizations that 
     provide medical assistance should be permitted immediate and 
     unrestricted access to Kosova and all of its citizens;
       (10) international investigators of serious breaches of 
     international humanitarian law should be granted immediate 
     and unimpeded access to all parts of Kosova and to its 
     citizens;
       (11) the agreement on education in Kosova should be 
     implemented immediately, including at the university level, 
     allowing all residents of Kosova regardless of ethnicity to 
     receive education in their native tongue;
       (12) the elected leaders of Kosova should begin a dialog 
     without preconditions with the authorities in Belgrade to 
     resolve the present situation, and to provide for the 
     exercise of the legitimate civil and political rights of all 
     the people of Kosova;
       (13) inasmuch as the Belgrade regime led by the last 
     Communist dictator in Europe, Slobodan Milosevic, continues 
     to abuse democratic norms and the rights of all its citizens, 
     threatening general regional stability, the United States 
     should undertake determined measures and provisions designed 
     to promote human rights and democratic government throughout 
     Serbia and Montenegro;
       (14) the authorities of Serbia-Montenegro should cooperate 
     fully with efforts and initiatives of the Organization for 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to address the 
     problems in Kosova, including the immediate and unconditional 
     return of a Mission of Long Duration;
       (15) staff of the United States Information Agency office 
     in Pristina, Kosova, should be augmented; and
       (16) the United Nations Security Council should consider 
     the question of restoration of the human and political rights 
     of the people of Kosova and actions to halt Belgrade's 
     violent repression of the region's population.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
DAVIS of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas 
and nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members 
present, so the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Wednesday, March 18, 1998.

para.20.16  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Monday, March 16, 1998.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

359

When there appeared

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Nays

38

para.20.17                    [Roll No. 53]

                                YEAS--359

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--38

     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     English
     Ensign
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Gillmor
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Stenholm
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weller

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Andrews
     Bilbray
     Borski
     Cannon
     Costello
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dunn
     Fawell
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastert
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Kennedy (MA)
     Lipinski

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     Martinez
     McDade
     McInnis
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Parker
     Pickering
     Poshard
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schiff
     Stupak
     Turner
     Yates
  So the Journal was approved.

para.20.18  communication from the clerk--certificate of election

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 17, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     copy of the original Certificate of Election received from 
     the Honorable Bill Jones, Secretary of State, State of 
     California, indicating that, according to the semi-official 
     canvass of votes cast in the Special Election held March 10, 
     1998, the Honorable Lois Capps was elected Representative in 
     Congress for the Twenty-second Congressional District, State 
     of California.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

                State of California--Secretary of State


                        certificate of election

       I, Bill Jones, the Secretary of State of the State of 
     California, hereby certify:
       That according to the semi-official canvass of votes cast 
     in the Special Election held on the 10th day of March, 1998 
     in the 22nd Congressional District,
       Lois Capps was elected to the office of United States 
     Representative--District 22, for the term prescribed by law.
       In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the 
     Great Seal of the State of California at Sacramento, this 
     11th day of March 1998.
                                                       Bill Jones,
                                               Secretary of State.

para.20.19  member-elect sworn in

  Mrs. Lois Capps of the 22nd District of California, presented herself 
at the bar of the House and took the oath of office prescribed by law.

para.20.20  h. res. 364--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 364) urging the introduction and 
passage of a resolution on the human rights situation in the People's 
Republic of China at the 54th Session of the United Nations Commission 
on Human Rights; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

397

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.20.21                    [Roll No. 54]

                                YEAS--397

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Andrews
     Bilbray
     Borski
     Cannon
     Collins
     Costello
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Diaz-Balart
     Dunn
     English
     Fawell
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Kennedy (MA)
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     McDade
     McInnis
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Parker
     Poshard
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schiff
     Stupak
     Turner
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.20.22  h. res. 361--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 361) calling for free and 
impartial elections in Cambodia; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

393

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.20.23                    [Roll No. 55]

                                YEAS--393

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook

[[Page 207]]


     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--37

     Andrews
     Bilbray
     Borski
     Cannon
     Collins
     Costello
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Diaz-Balart
     Dunn
     Fawell
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastert
     Herger
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Kennedy (MA)
     Largent
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     McDade
     McInnis
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Obey
     Parker
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schiff
     Stupak
     Turner
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.20.24  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Hansen, Chairman of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct:

                                            Committee on Standards


                                          of Official Conduct,

                                   Washington, DC, March 16, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
     (``Committee'') has been served with a grand jury subpoena 
     (for documents) issued by the U.S. District Court for the 
     District of Massachusetts and directed to the Committee's 
     ``Keeper of Records.''
       After the consultation with the Office of General Counsel, 
     the Committee has determined that compliance with the 
     subpoena is not consistent with the precedents and privileges 
     of the House and, therefore, that the subpoena should be 
     resisted.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James V. Hansen,
                                                         Chairman.

para.20.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. CRANE, for today;
  To Mr. RUSH, for today;
  To Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, for today;
  To Mr. YATES, for today;
  To Mr. TURNER, for today;
  To Mr. MARTINEZ, for today and March 18; and
  To Mr. DIAZ-BALART, for today.
  And then,

para.20.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, at 9 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.20.27  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 2864. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to 
     establish a program under which employers may consult with 
     State officials respecting compliance with occupational 
     safety and health requirements; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-444). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 2877. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Act of 1970; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-445). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 3096. A bill to correct a provision relating to 
     termination of benefits for convicted persons (Rept. No. 105-
     446). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 3039. A 
     bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to guarantee loans to provide 
     multifamily transitional housing for homeless veterans, and 
     for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-447). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 3213. A 
     bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
     enforcement of veterans' employment rights with respect to a 
     State as an employer or a private employer, to extend 
     veterans' employment and reemployment rights to members of 
     the uniformed services employed abroad by United States 
     companies, and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 
     105-448). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 388. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 2870) to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     to facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt 
     reduction with developing countries with tropical forests 
     (Rept. No. 105-449). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 3412. A bill 
     to amend and make technical corrections in title III of the 
     Small Business Investment Act; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-450). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para.20.28  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Smith of Oregon, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Thomas):
       H.R. 3467. A bill to address the protection of the 
     California spotted owl and its habitat in the Sierran 
     Province of Region 5 of the Forest Service through the use of 
     an interim management direction consistent with the 
     requirements of existing public land management and 
     environmental laws and by setting a date certain for the 
     completion of a final environmental impact statement for the 
     management of the California spotted owl; to the Committee on 
     Resources.

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           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 3468. A bill providing that certain intermodal 
     transportation facilities not be exempt from local zoning 
     ordinances; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       H.R. 3469. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and 
     individual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
     provide for external appeals in the case of adverse 
     determinations involving experimental treatment, significant 
     costs, or a serious medical condition; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Coyne, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Oberstar, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 3470. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 to improve access to health insurance and Medicare 
     benefits for individuals ages 55 to 65 to be fully funded 
     through premiums and anti-fraud provisions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Commerce, and Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 3471. A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in the 
     Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, and the Judiciary, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 3472. A bill to amend the Bank Protection Act of 1968 
     for purposes of facilitating the use of electronic 
     authentication techniques by financial institutions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 3473. A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in 
     Employment Act of 1967 to allow institutions of higher 
     education to offer faculty members who are serving under a 
     contract or arrangement providing for unlimited tenure, 
     benefits on voluntary retirement that are reduced or 
     eliminated on the basis of age, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Matsui, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McHale, Mr. Minge, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stokes, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Underwood, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 3474. A bill to help parents keep their children from 
     starting to use tobacco products, to expose the tobacco 
     industry's past misconduct and to stop the tobacco industry 
     from targeting children, to eliminate or greatly reduce the 
     illegal use of tobacco products by children, to improve the 
     public health by reducing the overall use of tobacco 
     products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, 
     Agriculture, the Budget, Resources, and International 
     Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3475. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for the health insurance costs of 
     all individuals who are not eligible to participate in 
     employer-subsidized health plans; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       H.R. 3476. A bill to reform the financing of Federal 
     elections; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and 
     the Workforce, Government Reform and Oversight, and the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3477. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain drug substance used in the formulation of HIV 
     Antiviral Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, and 
             Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 3478. A bill to amend the Colorado Ute Indian Water 
     Rights Settlement Act to provide for a final settlement of 
     the claims of the Colorado Ute Indian Tribes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MCKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. 
             Castle):
       H.R. 3479. A bill to provide for the implementation of 
     recommendations of the National Commission on the Cost of 
     Higher Education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MOLLOHAN:
       H.R. 3480. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROEMER:
       H.R. 3481. A bill to require the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration to recognize that electronic forms of 
     providing MSDSs provide the same level of access to 
     information as paper copies; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WAXMAN:
       H.R. 3482. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 11000 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as 
     the ``Abraham Lincoln Federal Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H. Con. Res. 244. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     Government of Cuba to extradite Joanne Chesimard from Cuba to 
     the United States; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Walsh):
       H. Con. Res. 245. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the settlement of the decades-long 
     conflict in the North of Ireland should address a number of 
     specific issues in order to foster a just and lasting peace; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Engel, and 
             Mr. Dingell):
       H. Con. Res. 246. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to the collection of 
     demographic, social, and economic data as part of the 2000 
     decennial census of population; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 386. A resolution electing the Honorable Richard K. 
     Armey of Texas to act as Speaker pro tempore; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
             and Ms. Slaughter):
       H. Res. 387. A resolution prohibiting the payment of any 
     amount from the reserve fund established for unanticipated 
     expenses of committees without the approval of the House; to 
     the Committee on Rules.

para.20.29  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

           Mr. RANGEL introduced A bill (H.R. 3483) to provide for 
             the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries; 
             which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
             Means. 

para.20.30  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 4: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 198: Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Foley and Mr. Gilman.

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       H.R. 687: Mr. Faleomavaega and Ms. Furse..
       H.R. 758: Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 814: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Jones, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Shays, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Paul, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 981: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 983: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. McDermott and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1166: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Klink, Mr. Coyne, and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 1215: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. McDade and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1369: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1375: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
     Jackson, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Farr of 
     California.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Riggs, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. 
     Miller of California.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Green.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Sherman and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 1601: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Evans, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
     Thompson.
       H.R. 1605: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 1656: Mr. Boswell and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Cannon, Mr. Redmond, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Archer.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 1732: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1788: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2019: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 2020: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Allen, Ms. 
     DeGette, and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2321: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 2400: Mr. Scarborough and Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 2431: Mr. Christensen and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Kleczka Mr. Graham. and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Boucher, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 2525: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Frost, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Filner, and Mr. 
     Sherman.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Gilman, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. 
     Allen.
       H.R. 2670: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2695: Mr. Berman and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2701: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 2714: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 2728: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Goode, Mr. Jones, Mr. Spence, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
     Ford, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Jenkins, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
     DeGette, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Graham, Mr. Moran 
     of Virginia, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Stokes, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Souder, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Condit, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Pease, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 2840: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mrs. Myrick, and 
     Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 2853: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2868: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Allen, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Strickland, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. 
     Thompson.
       H.R. 2931: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 2951: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Allen and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2970: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 2983: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Rush, Mr. Torres, 
     and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Payne, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
     Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hulshof, Ms. Norton, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Ney, Mr. Paul, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
     McIntyre, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 3032: Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 3144: Mr. Redmond and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 3146: Mr. Berman
       H.R. 3148: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 3152: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 3153: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 3156: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Porter, Mr. Stark, 
     Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Upton, 
     Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Stokes, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 3162: Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 3168: Mr. Quinn and Mr. Goodlate.
       H.R. 3174: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 3205: Mr. Ney, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Dicks, and 
     Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 3216: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Skaggs, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Gingrich and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 3240: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 3246: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 3255: Mr. Kleczka and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3260: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 3269: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 3279: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 3291: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 3293: Mr. Towns, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3295: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 3297: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 3336: Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
     Deutsch, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 3376: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 3400: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 3435: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, and Mr. Christensen.
       H. Con. Res. 158: Mr. Fossella.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. Stark.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Weygand.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Doyle.
       H. Con. Res. 212: Ms. Danner, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Manzullo, 
     Mr. Walsh, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
     Pomeroy.
       H. Con. Res. 214: Mr. Clement.
       H. Con. Res. 218: Mr. Leach.
       H. Con. Res. 233: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H. Con. Res. 235: Mr. Nadler.
       H. Res. 212: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Miller of California, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H. Res. 247: Mr. DeFazio.
       H. Res. 358: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
     Lantos.
       H. Res. 361: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Leach, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H. Res. 381: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. 
     Aderholt.

para.20.31  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 1415: Mr. Dreier.


.
                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1998 (21)

para.21.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 18, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Scott McInnis to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.21.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, March 17, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.21.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8067. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acephate; Technical 
     Amendment [OPP-300613; FRL-5769-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     March 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8068. A letter from the Secretary of the Board, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Organization and Operations of 
     Federal Credit Unions; Corporate Credit Unions; Credit Union 
     Service Organizations; Advertising [12 CFR Parts 701,704, 712 
     and 740] received March 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       8069. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania Conditional Limited Approval of the Pennsylvania 
     VOC and

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     NOx RACT Regulation [PA 041-4069; FRL-5977-4] received March 
     17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8070. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Commonwealth of Virginia-Prevention of Significant 
     Deterioration Program [VA025-5033; FRL-5977-9] received March 
     17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8071. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Report to Congress for 1996 
     pursuant to the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising 
     Act, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1337(b); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8072. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Taipei (Transmittal No. 
     06-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8073. A letter from the Acting Administrator and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Bonneville Power Administration, 
     transmitting the 1997 Annual Report of the Bonneville Power 
     Administration, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8074. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       8075. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance 
     with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the Calendar 
     year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8076. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for Five 
     Freshwater Mussels and Threatened Status for Two Freshwater 
     Mussels from the Eastern Gulf Slope Drainages of Alabama, 
     Florida, and Georgia (RIN: 1018-AC63) received March 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8077. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-102 and -
     103 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-68-AD; Amendment 39- 
     10389; AD 98-05-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 16, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8078. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Friendship (Adams), WI 
     Correction [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-51] received March 16, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8079. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; New Bern, NC [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ASO-26] received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8080. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class D Airspace; Lubbock Reese AFB, TX, and 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Lubbock, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-18] received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8081. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29158; Amendment No. 1855] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8082. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29159; Amendment No. 1856] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8083. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29160 Amendment 1857] (RIN: 2120-AA65) 
     received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8084. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Alliance, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ACE-29] received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8085. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-39-AD; Amendment 39-10384; AD 98-
     06-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8086. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-
     600 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 95-NM-278-AD; Amendment 39-
     10385; AD 98-06-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 16, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8087. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Cooperstown, ND [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AGL-50] received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8088. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Friendship (Adams), WI 
     Correction [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-51] received March 16, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8089. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS-350B, 
     BA, B1, B2, and D Helicopters, and Model AS 355E, F, F1, F2, 
     and N Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-33-AD; Amendment 39-
     10390; AD 98-06-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 16, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8090. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model HS 748 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-223-AD; Amendment 39-
     10386; AD 98-06-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 16, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8091. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-269-AD; Amendment 39-10388; AD 
     98-06-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 16, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8092. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd., 
     Model 1121, 1121A, 1121B, 1123, 1124, 1124A, 1125 Westwind 
     Astra, and Astra SPX Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-169-
     AD; Amendment 39-10387; AD 98-06-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8093. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Miscellaneous 
     Revisions to the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement 
     Handbook, Section D [14 CFR Part 1274] received March 16, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       8094. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revisions to 
     the NASA FAR Supplement on Performance-Based Contracting and 
     Other Miscellaneous Revisions [CFR 48 Parts 1806, 1807, 1816, 
     1819, and 1837] received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       8095. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Amending the 
     NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) parts [48 CFR Parts 1801, 1802, 
     1803, 1804, 1805, 1814, 1815, 1816, 1817, 1832, 1834, 1835, 
     1842, 1844, 1852, 1853, 1871, and 1872] received February 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       8096. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Rev. Proc. 
     98-24] received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8097. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Capital Gains and Charitable Remainder Trusts [Notice 98-20] 
     received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8098. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Consolidated returns--Limitations on the use of certain 
     credits; overall foreign loss accounts (RIN: 1545-AV98) 
     received March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.21.4  vessel hull design protection

  Mr. COBLE, pursuant to the order of the House of March 12, 1998, moved 
to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2696) to amend title 17, 
United States Code, to provide for protection of certain original 
designs; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.

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  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.21.5  federal courts improvement

  Mr. COBLE, pursuant to the order of the House of March 12, 1998, moved 
to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2294) to make improvements 
in the operation and administration of the Federal courts, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.21.6  civil rights commission

  Mr. CANADY, pursuant to the order of the House of March 12, 1998, 
moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3117) to reauthorize 
the United States Commission on Civil Rights, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, recognized Mr. CANADY and Mr. 
SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.21.7  lobbying disclosure technical amendments

  Mr. CANADY, pursuant to the order of the House of March 12, 1998, 
moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 758) to 
make certain technical corrections to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. CANADY and Mr. 
SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.21.8  h. con. res. 152--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 152) expressing the 
sense of the Congress that all parties to the multiparty peace talks 
regarding Northern Ireland should condemn violence and fully integrate 
internationally recognized human rights standards and adequately address 
outstanding human rights violations as part of the peace process; as 
amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device

Yeas

407

It was decided in the

Nays

2

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.21.9                     [Roll No. 56]

                                YEAS--407

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin

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     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Houghton
     Paul
       

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Barr
       

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Armey
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Doolittle
     Ewing
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Inglis
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     McDade
     McIntosh
     Parker
     Poshard
     Schiff
     Stupak
     Turner
     Waters 
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.21.10  h. con. res. 235--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 235) 
calling for an end to the violent repression of the legitimate rights of 
the people of Kosova; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

406

It was decided in the

Nays

1

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.21.11                    [Roll No. 57]

                                YEAS--406

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Barr
       

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Bilbray
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Fawell
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hefner
     Hobson
     Inglis
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     McDade
     Parker
     Poshard
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Stupak
     Turner
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.21.12  withdrawal of u.s. armed forces in bosnia

  Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, March 12, 
1998, called up the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 227):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM THE 
                   REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Congress has the sole power to declare war under 
     article I, section 8, of the Constitution.
       (2) A state of war has not been declared to exist with 
     respect to the situation in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina.
       (3) A specific authorization for the use of United States 
     Armed Forces with respect to the situation in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina has not been enacted.
       (4) The situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     constitutes, within the meaning of section 4(a)(1) of the War 
     Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1543(a)(1)), either hostilities 
     or a situation where imminent involvement in hostilities is 
     clearly indicated by the circumstances into which United 
     States Armed Forces have been introduced.
       (b) Removal of Armed Forces.--Pursuant to section 5(c) of 
     the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)), the Congress 
     hereby directs the President to remove United States Armed 
     Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina by June 
     30, 1998 (unless the President requests and the Congress 
     authorizes a later date), except for a limited number of 
     members of the Armed Forces sufficient only to protect United 
     States diplomatic facilities and citizens, and noncombatant 
     personnel to advise the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (NATO) Commander in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
     and unless and until a declaration of war or spe

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     cific authorization for such use of United States Armed 
     Forces has been enacted.
       (c) Declaration of Policy.--The requirement to remove 
     United States Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina under subsection (b) does not necessarily reflect 
     any disagreement with the purposes or accomplishments of such 
     Armed Forces, nor does it constitute any judgment of how the 
     Congress would vote, if given the opportunity to do so, on 
     either a declaration of war or a specific authorization for 
     the use of such Armed Forces.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  Pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, March 12, 1998, the 
following amendment No. 1, printed in the Congressional Record, was 
agreed to:

       Strike all after the resovling clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM THE 
                   REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Congress has the sole power to declare war under 
     article I, section 8, of the Constitution.
       (2) A state of war has not been declared to exist with 
     respect to the situation in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina.
       (3) A specific authorization for the use of United States 
     Armed Forces with respect to the situation in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina has not been enacted.
       (4) The situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     constitutes, within the meaning of section 4(a)(1) of the War 
     Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1543(a)(1)), either hostilities 
     or a situation where imminent involvement in hostilities is 
     clearly indicated by the circumstances into which United 
     States Armed Forces have been introduced.
       (b) Removal of Armed Forces.--
       (1) In general.--Pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
     Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)), the Congress hereby directs 
     the President to remove United States Armed Forces from the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina not later than 60 days 
     after the date on which a final judgment is entered by a 
     court of competent jurisdiction determining the 
     constitutional validity of this concurrent resolution, unless 
     a declaration of war or specific authorization for such use 
     of United States Armed Forces has been enacted.
       (2) Exception.--The requirement to remove United States 
     Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to--
       (A) a limited number of members of the Armed Forces 
     sufficient only to protect United States diplomatic 
     facilities and citizens; or
       (B) noncombatant personnel to advise the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization (NATO) Commander in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (c) Declaration of Policy.--The requirement to remove 
     United States Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina under subsection (b) does not necessarily reflect 
     any disagreement with the purposes or accomplishments of such 
     Armed Forces, nor does it constitute any judgment of how the 
     Congress would vote, if given the opportunity to do so, on 
     either a declaration of war or a specific authorization for 
     the use of such Armed Forces.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to the special order of the House of Tuesday, March 12, 1998, 
the previous question was ordered on the concurrent resolution, as 
amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. CAMPBELL objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

193

When there appeared

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Nays

225

para.21.13                    [Roll No. 58]

                                YEAS--193

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield

                                NAYS--225

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Ford
     Fox
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Davis (IL)
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hefner
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     McDade
     Parker
     Poshard
     Schiff
     Stupak
     Tierney
  So the concurrent resolution was not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
not agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.21.14  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Ms. CHRISTIAN-
GREEN, for today and March 19.
  And then,

para.21.15  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. CAMBELL, at 5 o'clock and 1 minute p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.21.16  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk

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for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. House Resolution 
     372. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that marijuana is a dangerous and addictive 
     drug and should not be legalized for medicinal use (Rept. No. 
     105-451, Pt. 1).
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2589. A bill to 
     amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, with 
     respect to the duration of copyright, and for other purposes; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-452). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 3246. A bill to assist small businesses and labor 
     organizations in defending themselves against government 
     bureaucracy; to ensure that employees entitled to 
     reinstatement get their jobs back quickly; to protect the 
     right of employers to have a hearing to present their case in 
     certain representation cases; and, to prevent the use of the 
     National Labor Relations Act for the purpose of disrupting or 
     inflicting economic harm on employers (Rept. No. 105-453). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 3114. A bill to authorize United States participation in 
     a quota increase and the New Arrangements to Borrow of the 
     International Monetary Fund, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-454). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.21.17  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       House Resolution 372. Referral to the Committee on Commerce 
     extended for a period ending not later than March 18, 1998. 

para.21.18  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

       H.R. 1704. A bill to establish a Congressional Office of 
     Regulatory Analysis, with an amendment; referred to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for a period ending not later 
     than May 1, 1998, for consideration of such provisions of the 
     bill and amendment reported by the Committee on the Judiciary 
     as fall within its jurisdiction pursuant to clause 1(h), rule 
     X. 

para.21.19  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on Commerce discharged 
from further consideration. House Resolution 372 referred to the House 
calendar and ordered to be printed.

para.21.20  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 3484. A bill to provide for the adjudication of 
     certain claims against the Government of Iraq and to ensure 
     priority for United States veterans filing such claims; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 3485. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election 
     for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3486. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in the textile industry and in water 
     treatment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3487. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in the paper industry; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3488. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in water treatment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3489. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in water treatment and beauty care 
     products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3490. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in photography products; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3491. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in peroxide stabilizer and compounding; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3492. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in the textile industry; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COYNE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Herger, Mr. Stark, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Levin, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Christensen, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mr. Becerra, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 3493. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide additional taxpayer rights; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Northup, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Barr of Georgia, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, and Mr. Lampson):
       H.R. 3494. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to violent sex crimes against children, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 3495. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to limit fees charged by financial institutions for the use 
     of automatic teller machines, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 3496. A bill to develop a demonstration project 
     through the National Science Foundation to encourage interest 
     in the fields of mathematics, science, and information 
     technology; to the Committee on Science, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Baker, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Houghton, 
             and Mr. Armey):
       H.R. 3497. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for contributions to individual 
     investment accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Furse, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Riggs, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, 
             and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 3498. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to authorize the States of 
     Washington, Oregon, and California to regulate the Dungeness 
     crab fishery in the exclusive economic zone; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3499. A bill to authorize the Washington 
     Interdependence Council to establish a memorial to Mr. 
     Benjamin Banneker in the District of Columbia; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 3500. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the 
     depreciation of certain leasehold improvements; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Wise, and Mr. 
             Strickland):
       H.R. 3501. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to change the special rate of duty on 
     purified terephthalic acid imported from Mexico; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Castle, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Engel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Houghton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Klug, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Luther, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Manton, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Minge, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Petri, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Riggs, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sawyer, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 3502. A bill to establish the Independent Commission 
     on Campaign Finance Reform to recommend reforms in the laws 
     relating to the financing of politcal activity; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.J. Res. 115. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the

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     United States to permit the Congress to relinquish claims of 
     the United States to the portion of the State of Minnesota 
     that lies north of the 49th parallel; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Redmond, and Mr. 
             Skeen):
       H. Res. 389. A resolution celebrating the ``New Mexico 
     Cuartocentenario'', the 400th anniversary commemoration of 
     the first permament Spanish settlement in New Mexico; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 

para.21.21  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 277: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Pascrell.
       H.R. 431: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 616: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Berry and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Rogers, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rangel, 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Aderholt and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and 
     Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Campbell, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. White, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. 
     Dicks.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 1362: Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Schiff, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Hilliard, 
     Mr. Nussle, Mr. Spratt, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 1376: Mr. McDermott, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Markey, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 2050: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 2052: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2257: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 2305: Mr. Coble and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. Rahall and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 2538: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 2681: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 2715: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Horn, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tauzin, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 2925: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 2941: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2945: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Thune, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Jenkins, 
     and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3014: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3027: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3028: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 3070: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 3126: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3211: Ms. Rivers, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Manton, Mr. Bilbray, 
     Mr. Bateman, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Goode, Ms. Kaptur, 
     Mr. Talent, Mr. Camp, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Foley, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3215: Mr. Talent, Mr. Armey, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 3246: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Graham, 
     Mr. Souder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Upton, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Ensign, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 3259: Mr. Green.
       H.R. 3292: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Frost, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Bonior, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 3295: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Edwards, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 3310: Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. King of New York, 
     Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Emerson, 
     Mr. Talent, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Mica, Mr. Burton 
     of Indiana, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Condit, Mr. Sanford, 
     Mr. Pappas, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pombo, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 3336: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Canady of Florida, and 
     Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 3338: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 3376: Mr. Kildee and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 3438: Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 3459: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3470: Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Ms. 
     Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. Menendez.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Kleczka.
       H. Res. 340: Mr. Hinchey.


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                      THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1998 (22)

para.22.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
FOSSELLA, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 19, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Vito Fossella to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.22.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOSSELLA, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, March 18, 1998.
  Mr. ROGAN, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOSSELLA, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ROGAN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOSSELLA, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.22.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8099. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Tomatoes Grown in Florida and 
     Imported Tomatoes; Final Rule to Change Minimum Grade 
     Requirements [Docket No. FV98-966-1 FR] received March 18, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8100. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Raisins Produced from Grapes 
     Grown in California; Final Free and Reserve Percentages for 
     1997-1998 Crop Natural (Sun-Dried) Seedless and Zante Currant 
     Raisins [FV98-989-1 IFR] received March 18, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8101. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Titanium Dioxide; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-300632; 
     FRL-5779-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8102. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, U.S. 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Distribution of Customer Property 
     Related to Trading on the Chicago Board of Trade-London 
     International Financial Futures and Options Exchange Trading 
     Link [17 CFR Part 190] received February 23, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8103. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals of budget authority as of March 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. Doc. No. 105--232); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       8104. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Veterans Employment Emphasis [DFARS Case 97-D314] received 
     March 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       8105. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report regarding actions to combat 
     terrorism, pursuant to Public Law 105--85; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       8106. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Housing Improvement Program (RIN: 
     1076-AD52) received February 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       8107. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Mergers or Conversions of Federally Insured Credit 
     Unions to Non Credit Union Status; NCUA Approval [12 CFR Part 
     708a] received March 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       8108. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting a

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     draft of proposed legislation to repeal and streamline a wide 
     range of programs of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       8109. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Assistance Regulations; Acquisition 
     Regulations; Revisions to Rights in Data Regulations (RIN: 
     1991-AB33) received March 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8110. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Petroleum Refineries 
     [AD-FRL-5976-3] received March 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8111. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Ambassador Frank 
     Wisner's report on Russian-Iranian missile cooperation; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       8112. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the Annual Performance 
     Plan for fiscal year 1999, pursuant to Public Law 103--62; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8113. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       8114. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule--Amendments to 
     the Office of Government Ethics Rules under the Equal Access 
     to Justice Act (RIN: 3209-AA20) received March 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8115. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       8116. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal 
     Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South 
     Atlantic; Closure [Docket No. 980129023-8023-01; I.D. 
     030498B] received March 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8117. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the 
     Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     971208295-7295-01; I.D. 030998A] received March 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8118. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in the Eastern Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No. 971208295-7295-01; I.D. 030698D] received March 
     18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       8119. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 
     1998 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish [Docket No. 
     971208297-8054-02; I.D. 112097A] received March 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8120. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies 
     Fishery; Framework Adjustment 24 [Docket No. 971030259-8039-
     02; I.D. 101497C] received March 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8121. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule-- Periods of Lawful Temporary 
     Resident Status and Lawful Permanent Resident Status to 
     Establish Seven Years of Lawful Domicile [INS No. 1748-96; AG 
     Order No. 2063-96] (RIN: 1115-AE27) received March 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       8122. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Taxation of fringe benefits [Revenue Ruling 98-14] received 
     March 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8123. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Credit [Revenue Ruling 98-13] received March 
     16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       8124. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Interest Rate [Revenue Ruling 98-17] received March 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       8125. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Copyright/Trademark/Trade Name Protection; Disclosure of 
     Information [T.D. 98-2] (RIN: 1515-AB28) received March 6, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8126. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     General Enforcement Provisions; Removal of Agency Management 
     Regulations [T.D. 98-22] (RIN: 1515-AC02) received March 6, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8127. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Customs Service Field Organization; Designation of Kodiak, 
     Alaska, as a Customs Port of Entry [T.D. 98-24] received 
     March 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8128. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Publication of Filer Codes [T.D. 98-25] (RIN: 1515-AB27) 
     received March 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.22.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment concurrent 
resolutions of the House of the following titles:

       H. Con. Res. 206. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the 
     commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the 
     Holocaust.
       H. Con. Res. 238. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for a breast cancer survivors event 
     sponsored by the National Race for the Cure.

  The message also announced that the Senate passed a concurrent 
resolution of the following title, in which concurrence of the House is 
requested:

       S. Con. Res. 85. Concurrent resolution calling for an end 
     to the violent repression of the people of Kosovo.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 102-246, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, in consultation with the 
Democratic Leader, appoints John W. Kluge, of New York, as a member of 
the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, for a term of five years.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-119, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, appoints A. Mark Neuman, of 
Illinois, to serve as a member of the Census Monitoring Board, vice Max 
W. Williams, of Mississippi.

para.22.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2870

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 388):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2870) to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to facilitate protection of tropical forests through 
     debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
     forests. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
     not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     International Relations. After general debate the bill shall 
     be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It 
     shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
     purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     International Relations now printed in the bill. The 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
     considered as read. During consideration of the bill for 
     amendment, the chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted.

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     Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any 
     amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 
     or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, the previous question was 
ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

411

When there appeared

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Nays

0

para.22.6                     [Roll No. 59]

                                YEAS--411

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Crane
     Cunningham
     Engel
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutknecht
     Hefner
     Hyde
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     Martinez
     Parker
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Schiff
     Strickland
     Young (AK)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.22.7  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, March 18, 1998.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BLUNT demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the Chair's approval 
of the Journal which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

359

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

49

para.22.8                     [Roll No. 60]

                                AYES--359

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas

[[Page 218]]


     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--49

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Borski
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dickey
     English
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fox
     Gibbons
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Stark
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller
     Wicker
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Calvert
     Crane
     Engel
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutknecht
     Hefner
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Kasich
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Parker
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Schiff
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.22.9  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.22.10  tropical forest conservation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to House Resolution 
388 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2870) to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to 
facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt reduction with 
developing countries with tropical forests.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. LaHOOD as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

para.22.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GILMAN:

       Page 10, after line 15, insert the following:
       (c) Notification Requirement.--The President shall notify 
     the congressional committees specified in section 634A of 
     this Act at least 15 days in advance of each reduction of 
     debt pursuant to this section in accordance with the 
     procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under 
     such section 634A.
       Page 10, line 16, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(d)''.
       Page 12, after line 25, insert the following:
       (c) Notification Requirement.--The President shall notify 
     the congressional committees specified in section 634A of 
     this Act at least 15 days in advance of each reduction of 
     debt pursuant to this section in accordance with the 
     procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under 
     such section 634A.
       Page 13, line 1, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(d)''.
       Page 16, after line 21, insert the following:
       (b) Notification Requirement.--The President shall notify 
     the congressional committees specified in section 634A of 
     this Act at least 15 days in advance of each sale, reduction, 
     or cancellation of loans or credits pursuant to this section 
     in accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming 
     notifications under such section 634A.
       Page 16, line 22, strike ``(b)'' and insert ``(c)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

416

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.22.12                    [Roll No. 61]

                                AYES--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)

[[Page 219]]


     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--1

       
     Hilliard
       

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Foley
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     Parker
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Schiff
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.22.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments, en bloc, submitted by Mr. VENTO:

       Page 19, after line 20, insert the following:
       ``(5) Research and identification of medicinal uses of 
     tropical forest plant life to treat human diseases and 
     illnesses and other health-related concerns.
       Page 19, line 21, strike ``(5)'' and insert ``(6)''.
       Page 19, line 23, strike ``(6)'' and insert ``(7)''.
       Page 23, line 12, after ``scientific'' insert 
     ``indigenous,''.
       Page 23, line 14, after ``scientific,'' insert 
     ``indigenous,''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

335

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

79

para.22.14                    [Roll No. 62]

                                AYES--335

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
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     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
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     Doggett
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     Dreier
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     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
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     Ensign
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     Ewing
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     Filner
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     Ford
     Fowler
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     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
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     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
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     John
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     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
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     Kennelly
     Kildee
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     Linder
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     LoBiondo
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     Lowey
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     Metcalf
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     Minge
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     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
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     Pomeroy
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     Quinn
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     Sandlin
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     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
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     Shays
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     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
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     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
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     Spence
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     Vento
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     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
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     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--79

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bunning
     Burton
     Callahan
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fossella
     Gibbons
     Graham
     Granger
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     McKeon
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rogan
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Smith (OR)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Doyle
     Foley
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Martinez
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Royce
     Schiff
  So the amendments, en bloc, were agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 388, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. DEBT REDUCTION FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH 
                   TROPICAL FORESTS.

       The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

``PART V--DEBT REDUCTION FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH TROPICAL FORESTS

     ``SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This part may be cited as the `Tropical Forest 
     Conservation Act of 1998'.

     ``SEC. 802. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       ``(1) It is the established policy of the United States to 
     support and seek protection of tropical forests around the 
     world.
       ``(2) Tropical forests provide a wide range of benefits to 
     humankind by--
       ``(A) harboring a major share of the Earth's biological and 
     terrestrial resources, which are the basis for developing 
     pharmaceutical products and revitalizing agricultural crops;
       ``(B) playing a critical role as carbon sinks in reducing 
     greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, thus moderating potential 
     global climate change; and
       ``(C) regulating hydrological cycles on which far-flung 
     agricultural and coastal resources depend.
       ``(3) International negotiations and assistance programs to 
     conserve forest resources have proliferated over the past 
     decade, but the rapid rate of tropical deforestation 
     continues unabated.
       ``(4) Developing countries with urgent needs for investment 
     and capital for development have allocated a significant 
     amount of their forests to logging concessions.
       ``(5) Poverty and economic pressures on the populations of 
     developing countries have, over time, resulted in clearing of 
     vast areas of forest for conversion to agriculture, which is 
     often unsustainable in the poor soils underlying tropical 
     forests.
       ``(6) Debt reduction can reduce economic pressures on 
     developing countries and result in increased protection for 
     tropical forests.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this part are--
       ``(1) to recognize the values received by United States 
     citizens from protection of tropical forests;
       ``(2) to facilitate greater protection of tropical forests 
     (and to give priority to protecting tropical forests with the 
     highest levels of biodiversity and under the most severe 
     threat) by providing for the alleviation of debt in countries 
     where tropical forests are located, thus allowing the use of 
     additional resources to protect these critical resources and 
     reduce economic pressures that have led to deforestation;
       ``(3) to ensure that resources freed from debt in such 
     countries are targeted to protection of tropical forests and 
     their associated values; and
       ``(4) to rechannel existing resources to facilitate the 
     protection of tropical forests.

     ``SEC. 803. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this part:

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       ``(1) Administering body.--The term `administering body' 
     means the entity provided for in section 809(c).
       ``(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate.
       ``(3) Beneficiary country.--The term `beneficiary country' 
     means an eligible country with respect to which the authority 
     of section 806(a)(1), section 807(a)(1), or paragraph (1) or 
     (2) of section 808(a) is exercised.
       ``(4) Board.--The term `Board' means the board referred to 
     in section 811.
       ``(5) Developing country with a tropical forest.--The term 
     `developing country with a tropical forest' means--
       ``(A)(i) a country that has a per capita income of $725 or 
     less in 1994 United States dollars (commonly referred to as 
     `low-income country'), as determined and adjusted on an 
     annual basis by the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development in its World Development Report; or
       ``(ii) a country that has a per capita income of more than 
     $725 but less than $8,956 in 1994 United States dollars 
     (commonly referred to as `middle-income country'), as 
     determined and adjusted on an annual basis by the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in its 
     World Development Report; and
       ``(B) a country that contains at least one tropical forest 
     that is globally outstanding in terms of its biological 
     diversity or represents one of the larger intact blocks of 
     tropical forests left, on a regional, continental, or global 
     scale.
       ``(6) Eligible country.--The term `eligible country' means 
     a country designated by the President in accordance with 
     section 805.
       ``(7) Tropical forest agreement.--The term `Tropical Forest 
     Agreement' or `Agreement' means a Tropical Forest Agreement 
     provided for in section 809.
       ``(8) Tropical forest facility.--The term `Tropical Forest 
     Facility' or `Facility' means the Tropical Forest Facility 
     established in the Department of the Treasury by section 804.
       ``(9) Tropical forest fund.--The term `Tropical Forest 
     Fund' or `Fund' means a Tropical Forest Fund provided for in 
     section 810.

     ``SEC. 804. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FACILITY.

       ``There is established in the Department of the Treasury an 
     entity to be known as the `Tropical Forest Facility' for the 
     purpose of providing for the administration of debt reduction 
     in accordance with this part.

     ``SEC. 805. ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.

       ``(a) In General.--To be eligible for benefits from the 
     Facility under this part, a country shall be a developing 
     country with a tropical forest--
       ``(1) whose government meets the requirements applicable to 
     Latin American or Caribbean countries under paragraphs (1) 
     through (5) and (7) of section 703(a) of this Act;
       ``(2) that has put in place major investment reforms, as 
     evidenced by the conclusion of a bilateral investment treaty 
     with the United States, implementation of an investment 
     sector loan with the Inter-American Development Bank, World 
     Bank-supported investment reforms, or other measures, as 
     appropriate; and
       ``(3) whose government meets other requirements related to 
     its environmental policies and practices, as determined by 
     the President.
       ``(b) Eligibility Determinations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Consistent with subsection (a), the 
     President shall determine whether a country is eligible to 
     receive benefits under this part.
       ``(2) Congressional notification.--The President shall 
     notify the appropriate congressional committees of his 
     intention to designate a country as an eligible country at 
     least 15 days in advance of any formal determination.

     ``SEC. 806. REDUCTION OF DEBT OWED TO THE UNITED STATES AS A 
                   RESULT OF CONCESSIONAL LOANS UNDER THE FOREIGN 
                   ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.

       ``(a) Authority To Reduce Debt.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The President may reduce the amount owed 
     to the United States (or any agency of the United States) 
     that is outstanding as of January 1, 1997, as a result of 
     concessional loans made to an eligible country by the United 
     States under part I of this Act, chapter 4 of part II of this 
     Act, or predecessor foreign economic assistance legislation.
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--For the cost (as 
     defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 
     1990) for the reduction of any debt pursuant to this section, 
     there are authorized to be appropriated to the President--
       ``(A) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(B) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
       ``(C) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       ``(3) Certain prohibitions inapplicable.--
       ``(A) In general.--A reduction of debt pursuant to this 
     section shall not be considered assistance for purposes of 
     any provision of law limiting assistance to a country.
       ``(B) Additional requirement.--The authority of this 
     section may be exercised notwithstanding section 620(r) of 
     this Act or section 321 of the International Development and 
     Food Assistance Act of 1975.
       ``(b) Implementation of Debt Reduction.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any debt reduction pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be accomplished at the direction of the 
     Facility by the exchange of a new obligation for obligations 
     of the type referred to in subsection (a) outstanding as of 
     the date specified in subsection (a)(1).
       ``(2) Exchange of obligations.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Facility shall notify the agency 
     primarily responsible for administering part I of this Act of 
     an agreement entered into under paragraph (1) with an 
     eligible country to exchange a new obligation for outstanding 
     obligations.
       ``(B) Additional requirement.--At the direction of the 
     Facility, the old obligations that are the subject of the 
     agreement shall be canceled and a new debt obligation for the 
     country shall be established relating to the agreement, and 
     the agency primarily responsible for administering part I of 
     this Act shall make an adjustment in its accounts to reflect 
     the debt reduction.
       ``(c) Notification Requirement.--The President shall notify 
     the congressional committees specified in section 634A of 
     this Act at least 15 days in advance of each reduction of 
     debt pursuant to this section in accordance with the 
     procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under 
     such section 634A.
       ``(d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The following 
     additional terms and conditions shall apply to the reduction 
     of debt under subsection (a)(1) in the same manner as such 
     terms and conditions apply to the reduction of debt under 
     section 704(a)(1) of this Act:
       ``(1) The provisions relating to repayment of principal 
     under section 705 of this Act.
       ``(2) The provisions relating to interest on new 
     obligations under section 706 of this Act.

     ``SEC. 807. REDUCTION OF DEBT OWED TO THE UNITED STATES AS A 
                   RESULT OF CREDITS EXTENDED UNDER TITLE I OF THE 
                   AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE 
                   ACT OF 1954.

       ``(a) Authority To Reduce Debt.--
       ``(1) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the President may reduce the amount owed to the United 
     States (or any agency of the United States) that is 
     outstanding as of January 1, 1997, as a result of any credits 
     extended under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development 
     and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to a 
     country eligible for benefits from the Facility.
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the cost (as defined in section 
     502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990) for the 
     reduction of any debt pursuant to this section, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the President--
       ``(i) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(ii) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
       ``(iii) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The authority provided by this section 
     shall be available only to the extent that appropriations for 
     the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit 
     Reform Act of 1990) of the modification of any debt pursuant 
     to this section are made in advance.
       ``(b) Implementation of Debt Reduction.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any debt reduction pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be accomplished at the direction of the 
     Facility by the exchange of a new obligation for obligations 
     of the type referred to in subsection (a) outstanding as of 
     the date specified in subsection (a)(1).
       ``(2) Exchange of obligations.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Facility shall notify the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation of an agreement entered into under 
     paragraph (1) with an eligible country to exchange a new 
     obligation for outstanding obligations.
       ``(B) Additional requirement.--At the direction of the 
     Facility, the old obligations that are the subject of the 
     agreement shall be canceled and a new debt obligation shall 
     be established for the country relating to the agreement, and 
     the Commodity Credit Corporation shall make an adjustment in 
     its accounts to reflect the debt reduction.
       ``(c) Notification Requirement.--The President shall notify 
     the congressional committees specified in section 634A of 
     this Act at least 15 days in advance of each reduction of 
     debt pursuant to this section in accordance with the 
     procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under 
     such section 634A.
       ``(d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The following 
     additional terms and conditions shall apply to the reduction 
     of debt under subsection (a)(1) in the same manner as such 
     terms and conditions apply to the reduction of debt under 
     section 604(a)(1) of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
     Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1738c):
       ``(1) The provisions relating to repayment of principal 
     under section 605 of such Act.
       ``(2) The provisions relating to interest on new 
     obligations under section 606 of such Act.

     ``SEC. 808. AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN DEBT-FOR-NATURE SWAPS AND 
                   DEBT BUYBACKS.

       ``(a) Loans and Credits Eligible for Sale, Reduction, or 
     Cancellation.--
       ``(1) Debt-for-nature swaps.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the President may, in accordance with this section, sell 
     to any eligible purchaser described in subparagraph (B) any 
     concessional loans described in section 806(a)(1) or any 
     credits described in sec

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     tion 807(a)(1), or on receipt of payment from an eligible 
     purchaser described in subparagraph (B), reduce or cancel 
     such loans (or credits) or portion thereof, only for the 
     purpose of facilitating a debt-for-nature swap to support 
     eligible activities described in section 809(d).
       ``(B) Eligible purchaser described.--A loan or credit may 
     be sold, reduced, or canceled under subparagraph (A) only to 
     a purchaser who presents plans satisfactory to the President 
     for using the loan or credit for the purpose of engaging in 
     debt-for-nature swaps to support eligible activities 
     described in section 809(d).
       ``(C) Consultation requirement.--Before the sale under 
     subparagraph (A) to any eligible purchaser described in 
     subparagraph (B), or any reduction or cancellation under such 
     subparagraph (A), of any loan or credit made to an eligible 
     country, the President shall consult with the country 
     concerning the amount of loans or credits to be sold, 
     reduced, or canceled and their uses for debt-for-nature swaps 
     to support eligible activities described in section 809(d).
       ``(D) Authorization of appropriations.--For the cost (as 
     defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 
     1990) for the reduction of any debt pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A), amounts authorized to be appropriated under sections 
     806(a)(2) and 807(a)(2) shall be made available for such 
     reduction of debt pursuant to subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Debt buybacks.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the President may, in accordance with this section, 
     sell to any eligible country any concessional loans described 
     in section 806(a)(1) or any credits described in section 
     807(a)(1), or on receipt of payment from an eligible country, 
     reduce or cancel such loans (or credits) or portion thereof, 
     only for the purpose of facilitating a debt buyback by an 
     eligible country of its own qualified debt, only if the 
     eligible country uses an additional amount of the local 
     currency of the eligible country, equal to not less than the 
     lesser of 40 percent of the price paid for such debt by such 
     eligible country, or the difference between the price paid 
     for such debt and the face value of such debt, to support 
     eligible activities described in section 809(d).
       ``(3) Limitation.--The authority provided by paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) shall be available only to the extent that 
     appropriations for the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of 
     the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990) of the modification of 
     any debt pursuant such paragraphs are made in advance.
       ``(4) Terms and conditions.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the President shall, in accordance with 
     this section, establish the terms and conditions under which 
     loans and credits may be sold, reduced, or canceled pursuant 
     to this section.
       ``(5) Administration.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Facility shall notify the 
     administrator of the agency primarily responsible for 
     administering part I of this Act or the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation, as the case may be, of eligible purchasers 
     described in paragraph (1)(B) that the President has 
     determined to be eligible under paragraph (1), and shall 
     direct such agency or Corporation, as the case may be, to 
     carry out the sale, reduction, or cancellation of a loan 
     pursuant to such paragraph.
       ``(B) Additional requirement.--Such agency or Corporation, 
     as the case may be, shall make an adjustment in its accounts 
     to reflect the sale, reduction, or cancellation.
       ``(b) Notification Requirement.--The President shall notify 
     the congressional committees specified in section 634A of 
     this Act at least 15 days in advance of each sale, reduction, 
     or cancellation of loans or credits pursuant to this section 
     in accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming 
     notifications under such section 634A.
       ``(c) Deposit of Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale, 
     reduction, or cancellation of any loan sold, reduced, or 
     canceled pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the 
     United States Government account or accounts established for 
     the repayment of such loan.

     ``SEC. 809. TROPICAL FOREST AGREEMENT.

       ``(a) Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State is authorized, in 
     consultation with other appropriate officials of the Federal 
     Government, to enter into a Tropical Forest Agreement with 
     any eligible country concerning the operation and use of the 
     Fund for that country.
       ``(2) Consultation.--In the negotiation of such an 
     Agreement, the Secretary shall consult with the Board in 
     accordance with section 811.
       ``(b) Contents of Agreement.--The requirements contained in 
     section 708(b) of this Act (relating to contents of an 
     agreement) shall apply to a Agreement in the same manner as 
     such requirements apply to an Americas Framework Agreement.
       ``(c) Administering Body.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts disbursed from the Fund in each 
     beneficiary country shall be administered by a body 
     constituted under the laws of that country.
       ``(2) Composition.--
       ``(A) In general.--The administering body shall consist 
     of--
       ``(i) one or more individuals appointed by the United 
     States Government;
       ``(ii) one or more individuals appointed by the government 
     of the beneficiary country; and
       ``(iii) individuals who represent a broad range of--

       ``(I) environmental nongovernmental organizations of, or 
     active in, the beneficiary country;
       ``(II) local community development nongovernmental 
     organizations of the beneficiary country; and
       ``(III) scientific or academic organizations or 
     institutions of the beneficiary country.

       ``(B) Additional requirement.--A majority of the members of 
     the administering body shall be individuals described in 
     subparagraph (A)(iii).
       ``(3) Responsibilities.--The requirements contained in 
     section 708(c)(3) of this Act (relating to responsibilities 
     of the administering body) shall apply to an administering 
     body described in paragraph (1) in the same manner as such 
     requirements apply to an administering body described in 
     section 708(c)(1) of this Act.
       ``(d) Eligible Activities.--Amounts deposited in a Fund 
     shall be used to provide grants to preserve, maintain, and 
     restore the tropical forests in the beneficiary country, 
     including one or more of the following activities:
       ``(1) Establishment, restoration, protection, and 
     maintenance of parks, protected areas, and reserves.
       ``(2) Development and implementation of scientifically 
     sound systems of natural resource management, including land 
     and ecosystem management practices.
       ``(3) Training programs to strengthen conservation 
     institutions and increase scientific, technical, and 
     managerial capacities of individuals and organizations 
     involved in conservation efforts.
       ``(4) Restoration, protection, or sustainable use of 
     diverse animal and plant species.
       ``(5) Research and identification of medicinal uses of 
     tropical forest plant life to treat human diseases and 
     illnesses and other health-related concerns.
       ``(6) Mitigation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
       ``(7) Development and support of the livelihoods of 
     individuals living in or near a tropical forest, including 
     the cultures of such individuals, in a manner consistent with 
     protecting such tropical forest.
       ``(e) Grant Recipients.--
       ``(1) In general.--Grants made from a Fund shall be made 
     to--
       ``(A) nongovernmental environmental, conservation, and 
     indigenous people organizations of, or active in, the 
     beneficiary country;
       ``(B) other appropriate local or regional entities of, or 
     active in, the beneficiary country; and
       ``(C) in exceptional circumstances, the government of the 
     beneficiary country.
       ``(2) Priority.--In providing grants under paragraph (1), 
     priority shall be given to projects that are run by 
     nongovernmental organizations and other private entities and 
     that involve local communities in their planning and 
     execution.
       ``(f) Review of Larger Grants.--Any grant of more than 
     $100,000 from a Fund shall be subject to veto by the 
     Government of the United States or the government of the 
     beneficiary country.
       ``(g) Eligibility Criteria.--In the event that a country 
     ceases to meet the eligibility requirements set forth in 
     section 805(a), as determined by the President pursuant to 
     section 805(b), then grants from the Fund for that country 
     may only be made to nongovernmental organizations until such 
     time as the President determines that such country meets the 
     eligibility requirements set forth in section 805(a).

     ``SEC. 810. TROPICAL FOREST FUND.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Each beneficiary country that enters 
     into a Tropical Forest Agreement under section 809 shall be 
     required to establish a Tropical Forest Fund to receive 
     payments of interest on new obligations undertaken by the 
     beneficiary country under this part.
       ``(b) Requirements Relating to Operation of Fund.--The 
     following terms and conditions shall apply to the Fund in the 
     same manner as such terms and conditions apply to an 
     Enterprise for the Americas Fund under section 707 of this 
     Act:
       ``(1) The provision relating to deposits under subsection 
     (b) of such section.
       ``(2) The provision relating to investments under 
     subsection (c) of such section.
       ``(3) The provision relating to disbursements under 
     subsection (d) of such section.

     ``SEC. 811. BOARD.

       ``(a) Enterprise for the Americas Board.--The Enterprise 
     for the Americas Board established under section 610(a) of 
     the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 
     (7 U.S.C. 1738i(a)) shall, in addition to carrying out the 
     responsibilities of the Board under section 610(c) of such 
     Act, carry out the duties described in subsection (c) of this 
     section for the purposes of this part.
       ``(b) Additional Membership.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Enterprise for the Americas Board 
     shall be composed of an additional four members appointed by 
     the President as follows:
       ``(A) Two representatives from the United States 
     Government.
       ``(B) Two representatives from private nongovernmental 
     environmental, scientific, and academic organizations with 
     experience and expertise in preservation, maintenance, and 
     restoration of tropical forests.
       ``(2) Chairperson.--Notwithstanding section 610(b)(2) of 
     the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 
     (7 U.S.C. 1738i(b)(2)), the Enterprise for the Americas Board 
     shall be headed by a chairperson who shall be appointed by 
     the President from among the representatives ap

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     pointed under section 610(b)(1)(A) of such Act or paragraph 
     (1)(A) of this subsection.
       ``(c) Duties.--The duties described in this subsection are 
     as follows:
       ``(1) Advise the Secretary of State on the negotiations of 
     Tropical Forest Agreements.
       ``(2) Ensure, in consultation with--
       ``(A) the government of the beneficiary country;
       ``(B) nongovernmental organizations of the beneficiary 
     country;
       ``(C) nongovernmental organizations of the region (if 
     appropriate);
       ``(D) environmental, scientific, indigenous, and academic 
     leaders of the beneficiary country; and
       ``(E) environmental, scientific, indigenous, and academic 
     leaders of the region (as appropriate),
     that a suitable administering body is identified for each 
     Fund.
       ``(3) Review the programs, operations, and fiscal audits of 
     each administering body.

     ``SEC. 812. CONSULTATIONS WITH THE CONGRESS.

       ``The President shall consult with the appropriate 
     congressional committees on a periodic basis to review the 
     operation of the Facility under this part and the eligibility 
     of countries for benefits from the Facility under this part.

     ``SEC. 813. ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than December 31 of each 
     fiscal year, the President shall prepare and transmit to the 
     Congress an annual report concerning the operation of the 
     Facility for the prior fiscal year. Such report shall 
     include--
       ``(1) a description of the activities undertaken by the 
     Facility during the previous fiscal year;
       ``(2) a description of any Agreement entered into under 
     this part;
       ``(3) a report on any Funds that have been established 
     under this part and on the operations of such Funds; and
       ``(4) a description of any grants that have been provided 
     by administering bodies pursuant to Agreements under this 
     part.
       ``(b) Supplemental Views in Annual Report.--Not later than 
     December 15 of each fiscal year, each member of the Board 
     shall be entitled to receive a copy of the report required 
     under subsection (a). Each member of the Board may prepare 
     and submit supplemental views to the President on the 
     implementation of this part by December 31 for inclusion in 
     the annual report when it is transmitted to Congress pursuant 
     to this section.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GILMAN demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

356

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affirmative

Nays

61

para.22.15                    [Roll No. 63]

                                AYES--356

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--61

     Aderholt
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Burton
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Crane
     Cubin
     Danner
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fossella
     Gekas
     Hansen
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas
     Neumann
     Ney
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Smith (OR)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stump
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bonior
     Doyle
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Schiff
     Smith, Linda
     White 
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.22.16  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. TIAHRT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, March 23, 1998, at 2:00 p.m.

para.22.17  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. TIAHRT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, March 23, 1998, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 1998 for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para.22.18  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. TIAHRT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, March 
25, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.22.19  message from the president--national and community service 
          amendments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit for your immediate consideration and 
enactment

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the ``National and Community Service Amendments Act of 1998.'' This 
legislative proposal extends and amends national service law, including 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act of 1973. It builds upon the long, bipartisan 
tradition of service in our country, which was renewed in 1993 when I 
signed the National and Community Service Trust Act creating the 
Corporation for National Service.
  Service to one's community is an integral part of what it means to be 
an American. The Presidents' Summit for America's Future held in 
Philadelphia last April reinforced the role of programs supported by the 
Corporation for National Service as key vehicles to provide young people 
with the resources to maximize their potential and give back to their 
communities. Citizens service is also at the heart of our efforts to 
prepare America for the 21st century, as we work to ensure that all 
Americans have the opportunity to make the most of their own lives and 
to help those in need.
  My Administration's most important contribution to citizen service is 
AmeriCorps, the national service program that already has given more 
than 100,000 young Americans the opportunity to serve their country. By 
tying opportunity to responsibility, we have given them the chance to 
serve and, in return, earn money for post-secondary education. In 
community after community, AmeriCorps members have proven that service 
can help us meet our most pressing social needs. For example, in Simpson 
County, Kentucky, AmeriCorps members helped second graders jump three 
grade levels in reading. In Boys and Girls Clubs, AmeriCorps members are 
mentors for at-risk young people. Habitat For Humanity relies upon 
AmeriCorps members to recruit more volunteers and build more houses. In 
communities beset by floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes, AmeriCorps 
members have helped to rebuild lives and restore hope. AmeriCorps 
members are helping to mobilize thousands of college students from more 
than 800 college campuses in our America Reads program. In all of these 
efforts, AmeriCorps brings together people of every background to work 
toward common goals.
  Independent evaluators have reviewed AmeriCorps, National Senior 
Service Corps programs, and Learn and Service America programs and have 
concluded that national service yields a positive return on investment. 
The proposed legislation that I am transmitting builds on our 
experiences with national service to date and improves national service 
programs in four ways: (1) by codifying agreements with the Congress and 
others to reduce costs and streamline national service; (2) 
strengthening partnerships with traditional volunteer organizations; (3) 
increasing States' flexibility to administer national service programs; 
and (4) expanding opportunities for Americans to serve.
  Since the enactment of the National and Community Service Trust Act in 
1993, and particularly since 1995, my Administration has worked with 
constructive critics of national service to address their concerns and 
improve the overall program. This proposed legislation continues that 
process by reducing the Corporation's average budgeted cost per 
AmeriCorps member, repealing authority for redundant or obsolete 
national service programs, and making other improvements in the 
efficiency of national service programs.
  National service has never been a substitute for the contributions 
made by the millions of Americans who volunteer their time to worthy 
causes every year. Rather, as leaders of volunteer organizations have 
often expressed, national service has proven that the presence of full-
time, trained service participants enhances tremendously the 
effectiveness of volunteers. This proposed legislation will strengthen 
the partnership between the national service programs and traditional 
volunteer organizations; codify the National Service Scholarship program 
honoring exemplary service by high school students; and expand the 
AmeriCorps Challenge Scholarships, through which national service 
participants can access education awards. It also will authorize 
appropriations for the Points of Light Foundation through the year 
2002.

  The National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 explicitly 
conceived of national service as a Federal-State partnership. The Act 
vested significant authority in bipartisan State Commissions appointed 
by the Governors. I promised that we would accelerate the process of 
devolution as the newly created State Commissions expanded their 
capacities. This proposed legislation fulfills that promise in a 
variety of ways, including providing authority for the Corporation for 
National Service to enter into Service Collaboration Agreements with 
Governors to provide a means for coordinating the planning and 
administration of national service programs in a State.
  This proposed legislation will also provide additional service 
opportunities. By reducing the cost per AmeriCorps member, it will 
enable more people to serve; it will broaden the age and income 
guidelines for National Senior Service Corps participants, expanding 
the pool of older Americans who can perform results-oriented service in 
their communities; and it will simplify the administration of Learn and 
Serve America, so States and communities will more easily be able to 
provide opportunities for students to learn through service in their 
schools and neighborhoods.
  This past January, I had the opportunity to honor the memory of Dr. 
Martin Luther King, Jr., by engaging in service on the holiday 
commemorating his birth. I joined 65 AmeriCorps members and more than 
300 community volunteers in repairing and repainting Cardozo High 
School in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, DC. Thirty-one years 
ago, Dr. King came to that very neighborhood and urged the people there 
to engage in citizen service to rebuild their lives, their community, 
and their future. That is what those national service participants, and 
the thousands more who were participating in similar projects across 
the country, were doing--honoring the legacy of Dr. King and answering 
the high calling of citizenship in this country.
  Each of the more than 500,000 participants in the programs of the 
National Senior Service Corps and the 750,000 participants in programs 
supported by Learn and Serve America, and every AmeriCorps member 
answers that high calling of citizenship when they make and fulfill a 
commitment to service in their communities. This proposed legislation 
builds on the successes of these programs and improves them for the 
future.
  I urge the Congress to give this proposed legislation prompt and 
favorable consideration.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 19, 1998. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-231).

para.22.20  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today through 12 noon on March 25; and
  To Mr. MARTINEZ, for today.
  And then,

para.22.21  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DeLAY, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 3 o'clock and 21 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Monday, March 23, 1998.

para.22.22  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Kennelly 
             of Connecticut, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Levin, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Frost, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Torres, Mr. Evans, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Underwood, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 3503. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to enhance the portability of retirement benefits, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for condition of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 3504. A bill to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act 
     to authorize appropriations

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     for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and to 
     further define the criteria for capital repair and operation 
     and maintenance; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DOOLEY of California (for himself and Mr. Boyd):
       H.R. 3505. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for 
     the implementation of the revised ozone and particulate 
     matter standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Horn, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Smith 
             of Michigan, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hastings 
             of Washington, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Camp, Mr. Leach, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Fawell, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Stump, Mr. Everett, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, and Mr. Callahan):
       H.R. 3506. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Gerald R. and Betty Ford; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SPENCE:
       H.R. 3507. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2001, the 
     duty on certain electrical transformers for use in the 
     manufacture of audio systems; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 3508. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2001, the 
     duty on loudspeakers not mounted in their enclosures; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 3509. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2001, the 
     duty on parts for use in the manufacture of loudspeakers; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Clay, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cardin, 
             Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Levin, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Thompson, 
             Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yates, Mr. Filner, and Mr. 
             Obey):
       H.R. 3510. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Ensign, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 3511. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     to provide additional exceptions to the imposition of civil 
     money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 3512. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to Federal prisoners, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Holden, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Pastor, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Stark, Ms. Furse, Ms. Danner, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Scott, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             and Mr. Watt of North Carolina):
       H.R. 3513. A bill to reform agricultural credit programs of 
     the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Boucher, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. 
             Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Rush, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 3514. A bill to prevent violence against women, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     Ways and Means, Commerce, Banking and Financial Services, 
     National Security, and Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. EHRLICH:
       H.R. 3515. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     exclude from income, for purposes of determining annual 
     income for veterans' non-service-connected disability 
     pension, amounts received by a veteran from any judgment or 
     settlement of a claim for damages against the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3516. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election 
     for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means, Commerce, and Government Reform and Oversight, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3517. A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to 
     funding for diabetes research through the voluntary purchase 
     of certain specially issued United States postage stamps; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Meehan, 
             and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 3518. A bill to provide for a transition to market-
     based rates for power sold by the Federal Power Marketing 
     Administrations and the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself and Mr. Roemer):
       H.R. 3519. A bill to require the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration to recognize that electronic forms of 
     providing MSDSs provide the same level of access to 
     information as paper copies; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 3520. A bill to adjust the boundaries of the Lake 
     Chelan National Recreation Area and the adjacent Wenatchee 
     National Forest in the State of Washington; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. HOBSON:
       H.R. 3521. A bill to provide for the conveyance of the Army 
     Reserve Center in James

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     town, Ohio, to benefit the Greeneview Local School District 
     of Jamestown, Ohio; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 3522. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     establish the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage 
     Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island'' to reauthorize 
     assistance for historic, recreational, and environmental 
     education projects related to the Blackstone River Valley 
     National Heritage Corridor; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Allen, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Barr of Georgia, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Boyd, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goss, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Olver, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Regula, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Shaw, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 3523. A bill to amend the false claims provisions of 
     title 31, United States Code; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and 
             Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut):
       H.R. 3524. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the standard deduction for joint filers; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H.R. 3525. A bill to amend the National Highway System 
     Designation Act of 1995 to specify the number and use of 
     vehicle lanes on any replacement of the Woodrow Wilson 
     Memorial Bridge, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Leach, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Luther, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Minge, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 3526. A bill to reform the financing of Federal 
     elections; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and the Judiciary, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SISISKY:
       H.R. 3527. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     establish a national military park at the battle fields of 
     the siege of Petersburg, Virginia``, approved July 3, 1926, 
     to limit the authority of the Department of the Interior to 
     impose fees for entrance to the City Point Unit of Petersburg 
     National Battlefield; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H. Con. Res. 247. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     contributions of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to 
     the civil society of the United States and the world and to 
     the cause of nonviolent social and political change to 
     advance social justice and equality for all races and calling 
     on the people of the United States to study, reflect on, and 
     celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 
     thirtieth anniversary of his death; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para.22.23  reports of committees on private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII,:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3113. A 
     bill to reauthorize the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act 
     of 1994 (Rept. No. 105-455); which was referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.22.24  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 127: Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 442: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Rangel and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 493: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 620: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 934: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Payne, Mr. Torres, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Deutsch, 
     Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Castle, Mr. Fawell, 
     Mr. Horn, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Rogan and Mr. Engel. 
       H.R. 1241: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Green, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Redmond, Mr. Graham, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Dixon and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 1823: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Levin, Mr. Klug, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bass, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. 
     Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2124: Mrs. Cubin and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 2130: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Brown of California, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. 
     Gejdenson.
       H.R. 2409: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Watkins, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Becerra, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 2541: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Hoekstra and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Dreier, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. 
     Brady.
       H.R. 2734: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2758: Mr. Royce, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. John. 
     Mr. Coburn, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lucas 
     of Oklahoma, Mr. Ney, Mr. Klug, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 2774: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2786: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2798: Mr. Rush, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Crane, Mr. Yates, 
     Mr. Porter, Mr. Weller, Mr. Costello, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
     Hastert, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Evans, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Poshard, and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 2799: Mr. Rush, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     gutierrez, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Crane, Mr. Yates, 
     Mr. Porter, Mr. Weller, Mr. Costello, Mr. FAwell, Mr. 
     Hastert, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Evans, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Poshard, and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 2817: Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Furse, and Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Levin and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Clement, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Kolbe, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2850: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2884: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 2931: Mr. Lampson and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2960: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 3027: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3028: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3055: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Horn, Mr. Leach, Mr. Foley, and 
     Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 3093: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 3134: Mr. Borski and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 3149: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 3151: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Hobson, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Horn, 
     Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Davis of 
     Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 3159: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, and 
     Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 3168: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 3206: Mr. Weller and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Kleczka and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 3243: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Crapo, 
     and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 3259: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 3265: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 3269: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 3276: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 3290: Mr. Ney, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Ehrlich, 
     Mr. Campbell, Mr. Ramstad, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 3300: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 3331: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 3335: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 3464: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York.
       H.J. Res. 114: Mr. Ganske, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Barr of Georgia, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Hunter.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Tierney.
       H. Con. Res. 186: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 211: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Ney.
       H. Con. Res. 219: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Cooksey, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Foley, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 246: Mr. Sununu, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Bonior, 
     and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. 
     Davis of Florida.
       H. Res. 380: Mr. Riggs.

para.22.25  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 94: Mr. Delahunt.


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                       MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1998 (23)

para.23.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

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NETHERCUTT, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 23, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable George R. Nethercutt, Jr., 
     to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.23.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, March 23, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.23.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8129. A letter from the Administrator for Rural 
     Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Electric Transmission Specifications 
     and Drawings (34.5 kV to 69 kV and 115 kV to 230 kV) for Use 
     on RUS Financed Electric Systems [7 CFR Part 1728] received 
     March 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8130. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting notice of a 
     plan to study conversion of any commercial- or industrial-
     type function from performance by DOD civilian employees to 
     private contractors; cost comparison; certification that 
     comparisons are based on most efficient DOD organization 
     possible; and economic and military impact of conversion and 
     cost of contractor performance, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 
     nt; to the Committee on National Security.
       8131. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's 1997 report entitled ``International Cooperative 
     Research and Development Program,'' pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2350(f)(1); to the Committee on National Security.
       8132. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting notification that OPM has approved 
     proposals for three personnel management demonstration 
     projects for the Department of the Army, submitted by the 
     Department of Defense, pursuant to Public Law 103-337, 
     section 342(b) (108 Stat. 2721); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       8133. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a letter regarding the current Future Years Defense Program 
     (FYDP), associated with the DDG-51 multiyear program, 
     pursuant to Public Law 105-56; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       8134. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the feasibility and desirability of converting 
     Active Guard and Reserve personnel to military technicians 
     (dual status), pursuant to Public Law 105-85; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       8135. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the joint demilitarization technology program, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-201; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       8136. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Implementation of the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996; Final Rule 
     [Docket No. FR-4170-F-16] (RIN: 2577-AB74) received March 12, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       8137. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for OSHA, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Safety Standards for Scaffolds Used in the Construction 
     Industry [Docket No. S-205] (RIN: 1218-AA40) received March 
     6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       8138. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting two opinions 
     of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of 
     Columbia Circuit; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8139. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1994 and 1995 report on the 
     Consolidated Federal Programs under the Maternal and Child 
     Health Services Block Grant, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 706(a)(2); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       8140. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Implementation of Public Law 103-322, the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (94F-022P) 
     [T.D. ATF-396; Ref: T.D. ATF-363 and Notice No. 807; T.D. 
     ATF-383 and Notice No. 833] received March 18, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8141. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: Department 
     of Energy Management and Operating Contracts (RIN: 1991-AB-
     37) received March 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8142. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Removal of 
     Exemption for Certain Pseudoephedrine Products Marketed Under 
     the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) [DEA Number 138P] 
     (RIN: 1117-AA32) received March 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8143. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Kenova, West Virginia) [MM Docket No. 97-177 RM-9131] 
     received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       8144. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--In the Matter of 
     Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: 
     Telecommunications Carriers' Use of Proprietary Network 
     Information and Other Customer Information [CC Docket No. 96-
     115] received March 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8145. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Presho, South Dakota) [MM Docket No. 97-175 RM-9138) 
     received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       8146. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Guymon, Oklahoma) [MM Docket No. 97-238 RM-9201] received 
     March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8147. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Roscoe, South Dakota) [MM Docket No. 97-176 RM-9141] 
     received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       8148. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Murdo, South Dakota) [MM Docket No. 97-191 RM-9140] received 
     March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8149. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Ipswich, South Dakota) [MM Docket No. 97-190 RM-
     9139] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8150. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Colchester, Illinois) [MM Docket No. 97-218 RM-
     9172] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8151. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Rules 
     and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products 
     Identification Act, the Wool Products Labeling Act, and the 
     Fur Products Labeling Act [76 CFR Parts, 1, 300, 301, and 
     303] received March 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8152. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission for fiscal year 1999, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       8153. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide for user fees for approval, importation, and 
     postmarket surveillance of products regulated under the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8154. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Nineteenth Annual Report on the 
     activities of the Board during Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 1206; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8155. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Revocation of Critical Habitat for the Mexican 
     Spotted Owl, Loach Minnow, and Spikedace (RIN: 1018-AE95) 
     received March 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       8156. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     designate segments of the Clavey River and tributaries, 
     Stanislaus River and tributaries, and South Fork Tuolumne 
     River as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.

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       8157. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting a report on the minimum 
     standards for pilot qualifications and of pay for training, 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44935 nt.; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8158. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's biennial report entitled ``1997 
     Status of the Nation's Surface Transportation System: 
     Condition and Performance Report,'' pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
     308(e)(1); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8159. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guidance Document 
     (Memorandum) For Award Of Grants Authorized By This Agency's 
     FY 1998 Appropriations Act--received March 12, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8160. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``The Impact of Increased 
     Speed Limits in the Post-NMSL Era,'' pursuant to Public Law 
     104-59; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8161. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Regulations Governing CUBES (Coupons 
     Under Book-Entry Safekeeping) [31 CFR Part 358] received 
     March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8162. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting 
     a report entitled ``U.S. Navy Submarine Solid Waste 
     Management Plan for MARPOL Annex V Special Areas,'' pursuant 
     to Public Law 105-85; jointly to the Committees on National 
     Security and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8163. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     National School Lunch Act, and the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966 to provide children with increased access to food and 
     nutrition assistance, to simplify program operations and 
     improve program management, to extend certain authorities 
     contained in such Acts through fiscal year 2002, and for 
     other purposes; jointly to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce and Government Reform and Oversight.
       8164. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Agency, 
     transmitting a report on the delivery of defense articles for 
     Cambodia to support efforts to locate and repatriate members 
     of the United States Armed Forces and civilians employed 
     directly or indirectly by the USG who remain unaccounted for 
     from the Vietnam War, pursuant to Public Law 104-107, section 
     540(c) (110 Stat. 736); jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       8165. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report regarding 
     allocations of all Economic Support Funds, including those 
     allocated for the Middle East, pursuant to Public Law 105-
     118; jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       8166. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting a report on the independent 
     assessment of the acquisition management system, pursuant to 
     49 U.S.C. 40110 nt; jointly to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations.
       8167. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report entitled ``Development of 
     Resource-Based Practice Expense Relative Value Units,'' 
     pursuant to Public Law 105-33; jointly to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means and Commerce.
       8168. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to amend the Social Security Act and the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and a related law to 
     make various changes in suppport of the President's Fiscal 
     Year 1999 Budget respecting the Social Security 
     Administration; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means 
     and the Budget.
       8169. A letter from the Administator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to authorize appropriations to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for human space flight, 
     science, aeronautics, and technology, mission support, and 
     Inspector General, and for other purposes, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1110; jointly to the Committees on Science, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and the Judiciary.
       8170. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military 
     activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
     military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for 
     other purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly to the 
     Committees on National Security, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Ways 
     and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select). 

para.23.4  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries.

para.23.5  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to angola

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on the developments since my last 
report of September 24, 1997, concerning the national emergency with 
respect to Angola that was declared in Executive Order 12865 of 
September 26, 1993. This report is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) 
of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) 
of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
  On September 26, 1993, I declared a national emergency with respect to 
the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (``UNITA''), 
invoking the authority, inter alia, of the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the United Nations 
Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287c). Consistent with United 
Nations Security Council Resolution (``UNSCR'') 864, dated September 15, 
1993, the order prohibited the sale or supply by United States persons 
or from the United States, or using U.S.-registered vessels or aircraft, 
of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and 
ammunition, military vehicles, equipment and spare parts, and petroleum 
and petroleum products to the territory of Angola other than through 
designated points of entry. The order also prohibited such sale or 
supply to UNITA. United States persons are prohibited from activities 
that promote or are calculated to promote such sales or supplies, or 
from attempted violations, or from evasion or avoidance or transactions 
that have the purpose of evasion or avoidance, of the stated 
prohibitions. The order authorized the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, to take such actions, 
including the promulgation of rules and regulations, as might be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of the order.
  1. On December 10, 1993, the Department of the Treasury's Office of 
Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued the UNITA (Angola) Sanctions 
Regulations (the ``Regulations'') (58 Fed. Reg. 64904) to implement the 
imposition of sanctions against UNITA. The Regulations prohibit the sale 
or supply by United States persons or from the United States, or using 
U.S.-registered vessels or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all 
types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles, equipment 
and spare parts, and petroleum and petroleum products to UNITA or to the 
territory of Angola other than through designated points. United States 
persons are also prohibited from activities that promote or are 
calculated to promote such sales or supplies to UNITA or Angola, or from 
any transaction by any United States persons that evades or avoids, or 
has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of 
the prohibitions set forth in the Executive order. Also prohibited are 
transactions by United States persons, or involving the use of U.S.-
registered vessels or aircraft, relating to transportation to Angola or 
UNITA of goods the exportation of which is prohibited.
  The Government of Angola has designated the following points of entry 
as points in Angola to which the articles otherwise prohibited by the 
Regulations may be shipped: Airports: Luanda and Katumbela, Benguela 
Province; Ports: Luanda and Lobito, Benguela Province; and Namibe, 
Namibe Province; and Entry Points: Malongo, Cabinda Province. Although 
no specific license is required by the Department of the Treasury for 
shipments to these designated points of entry (unless the item is 
destined for UNITA), any such exports remain subject to the licensing 
requirements of the Departments of State and/or Commerce.
  2. On August 28, 1997, the United Nations Security Council adopted 
UNSCR 1127, expressing its grave concern at the serious difficulties in 
the peace process, demanding that the Government of Angola and in 
particular UNITA comply fully and completely with those obligations, and 
imposing additional sanctions against UNITA. Subsequently, the Security 
Council adopted UNSCR 1130 postponing the effective date of measures 
specified by UNSCR 1127 until 12:01 a.m., eastern standard time, October 
30, 1997, at which time they went into effect.

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  On December 12, 1997, I issued Executive Order 13069 to implement in 
the United States the provisions of UNSCRs 1127 and 1130 (62 Fed. Reg. 
65989, December 16, 1997). Executive Order 13069 prohibits (a) the 
sale, supply, or making available in any form, by United States persons 
or from the United States or using U.S.-registered vessels or aircraft, 
of any aircraft or aircraft components, regardless of origin; (i) to 
UNITA; (ii) to the territory of Angola other than through a specified 
point of entry; (b) the insurance, engineering, or servicing by United 
States persons or from the United States of any aircraft owned or 
controlled by UNITA; (c) the granting of permission to any aircraft to 
take off from, land in, or overfly the United States if the aircraft, 
as part of the same flight or as a continuation of that flight, is 
destined to land in or has taken off from a place in the territory of 
Angola other than a specified point of entry; (d) the provision or 
making available by United States persons or from the United States of 
engineering and maintenance servicing, the certification of 
airworthiness, the payment of new claims against existing insurance 
contracts, or the provision, renewal, or making available of direct 
insurance with respect to (i) any aircraft registered in Angola other 
than those specified by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, and other appropriate agencies; (ii) any 
aircraft that entered the territory of Angola other than through a 
specified point of entry; (e) any transaction by any United States 
person or within the United States that evades or avoids, or has the 
purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the 
prohibitions set forth in this order. Specific licenses may be issued 
on a case-by-case basis authorizing, as appropriate, medical emergency 
flights or flights of aircraft carrying food, medicine, or supplies for 
essential humanitarian needs. Executive Order 13069 became effective at 
12:01 a.m., eastern standard time, December 15, 1997.
  There have been no amendments to the Regulations since my report of 
September 24, 1997.
  3. On December 31, 1997, OFAC issued an order to the Center for 
Democracy in Angola (``CEDA'' or ``CDA'') to immediately close its 
offices in the United States as required by Executive Order 13069. The 
CEDA responded that it had closed its only U.S. office, located in 
Washington, D.C., in compliance with Executive Order 13069.
  The OFAC has worked closely with the U.S. financial and exporting 
communities to assure a heightened awareness of the sanctions against 
UNITA--through the dissemination of publications, seminars, and a 
variety of media, including via the Internet, Fax-on-Demand, special 
fliers, and computer bulletin board information initiated by OFAC and 
posted through the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Government 
Printing Office. There have been no license applications under the 
program since my last report.
  4. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from September 26, 1997, through March 25, 1998, that are 
directly attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities 
conferred by the declaration of a national emergency with respect to 
UNITA are about $80,000, most of which represent wage and salary costs 
for Federal personnel. Personnel costs were largely centered in the 
Department of the Treasury (particularly in the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control, the U.S. Customs Service, the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Enforcement, and the Office of the General Counsel) and 
the Department of State (particularly the Office of Southern African 
Affairs).
  I will continue to report periodically to the Congress on significant 
developments, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 23, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-233).

para.23.6  message from the president--national endowment for democracy

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by the provisions of section 504(h) of Public Law 98-164, 
as amended (22 U.S.C. 4413(i)), I transmit herewith the 14th Annual 
Report of the National Endowment for Democracy, which covers fiscal year 
1997.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 23, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations.
  And then,

para.23.7  adjournment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, by unanimous consent, and 
pursuant to the special order agreed to on Thursday, March 19, 1998, at 
2 o'clock and 8 minutes p.m., declared the House adjourned until 12:30 
p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 1998.

para.23.8  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

           [The following action occurred on March 20, 1998]

       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2843. A bill to direct the Administrator 
     of the Federal Aviation Administration to reevaluate the 
     equipment in medical kits carried on, and to make a decision 
     regarding requiring automatic external defilbrillators to be 
     carried on, aircraft operated by air carriers, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-456). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

                       [Submitted March 23, 1998]

       Mr. THOMAS: Committee on House Oversight. H.R. 3485. A bill 
     to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform 
     the financing of campaigns for election for Federal office, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-457 
     Pt. 1).

para.23.9  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 3485. Referral to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Ways and Means extended for a period ending not later than 
     March 23, 1998.

para.23.10  report bill sequentially referred

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

              [Omitted from the Record of March 23, 1998]

       H.R. 3485. Referred to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Ways and Means for a period ending not later than March 23, 
     1998, for consideration of such provisions of the bill and 
     amendment reported from the Committee on House Oversight as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of those committees pursuant to 
     clause 1 (j) and (s), rule X

para.23.11  discharge of committees

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committees on the Judiciary and 
Ways and Means discharged from further consideration. H.R. 3485 referred 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and 
ordered to be printed.

para.23.12  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3528. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     with respect to the use of alternative dispute resolution 
     processes in United States district courts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 3529. A bill to establish a national policy against 
     State and local interference with interstate commerce on the 
     Internet or online services, and to excise congressional 
     jurisdiction over interstate commerce by establishing a 
     moratorium on the imposition of exactions that would 
     interfere with the free flow of commerce via the Internet, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Ways and 
     Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 

para.23.13  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       257. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the State Senate 
     of Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution Number 141 
     memorializing March 1998 as Parenting Awareness Month; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       258. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Hampshire,

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     relative to Resolution 53 urging Congress to pass and the 
     President to sign a bill returning to the states the power to 
     regulate campaign finance in state races for federal office; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       259. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution Number 8 memorializing 
     Congress to appropriate funds for creation of Grover 
     Cleveland Museum and Library in Caldwell, New Jersey; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       260. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the 
     Commonwealth of The Mariana Islands, relative to Resolution 
     Number 11-10 urging the United States Congress not to 
     entertain the President's proposal of imposing a tariff on 
     certain textiles and apparel products produced in the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       261. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the Territory 
     of Virgin Islands, relative to Resolution Number 1587 
     amending the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       262. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Iowa, relative to Resolution Number 102 requesting the 
     United States Department of Health and Human Services to 
     revise a proposed rulemaking for implementing welfare reform 
     and requesting the United States Congress to provide 
     oversight; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       263. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Hampshire, relative to Resolution Number 55 
     urging timely responses to damage caused to forests by the 
     ice storm of 1998; jointly to the Committees on Agriculture 
     and Ways and Means.
       264. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Maine, relative to urging the President of the 
     United States to release LIHEAP funds to assist Maine 
     citizens; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Education 
     and the Workforce. 

para.23.14  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 457: Mr. Klug and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 1539: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1812: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1861: Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Scott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Clyburn, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 2070: Mr. Bateman and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2231: Mr. Armey, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 2701: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2801: Ms. Carson and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 3127: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Gordon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. 
     Upton.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. Hefner and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Costello, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Lewis of California, Mr. McDade, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Rothman, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Thomas, Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Yates, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Ensign, Mr. Shays, Mr. Levin, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Condit, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     Fattah, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Harman, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Clement, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 3216: Mr. Lampson, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
     Brown of California, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 3279: Mr. Lantos and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3336: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
     Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
     and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 3469: Mr. Stark, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 3501: Mr. Livingston and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 3526: Mr. McHale and Mr. Clement.
       H.J. Res. 102: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
     Lampson, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Ryun.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Goss.
       H. Con. Res. 212: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Bonilla, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Hefley.
       H. Res. 313: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Norton, and 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee. 

para.23.15  petitions, etc

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       54. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Township of 
     Brick, Ocean County, New Jersey, relative to urging the 
     President and Congress to support closure of the School of 
     the Americas; which was referred to the Committee on National 
     Security. 


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                      TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1998 (24)

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER.

para.24.1  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 2472. An Act to extend certain programs under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2472) 
``An Act to extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Murkowski, 
Mr. Nickles, Mr. Craig, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. 
Akaka, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

para.24.2  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 
21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.24.3  recess--1:07 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.24.4  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, called the House to order.

para.24.5  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, March 23, 1998.
  Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SHIMKUS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.24.6  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8171. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Bamboo [Docket No. 96-082-2] received 
     March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8172. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for an emergency FY 1998 
     supplemental appropriation of $1,632.2 million for disaster 
     relief activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
     and accompanying amendment, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. 
     Doc. No. 105--234); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       8173. A letter from the Chairman, Panel to Review Long-
     Range Air Power, transmitting the report of the Panel To 
     Review Long-Range Air Power, pursuant to Pub. L 105--56 and 
     Public Law 105--85, section 131; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       8174. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Closure of Specified Groundfish Fisheries in the Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D. 
     031198A] received March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8175. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 98-28] received 
     March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8176. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 98-18] received 
     March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8177. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     supplemental information on the proposed obligation of 
     certain Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds; jointly 
     to the Committees on International Relations and National 
     Security. 

para.24.7  national summit on retirement savings

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent, an

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nounced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 
517(e)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
United States Code 1131), announced the SPEAKER appointed to the 
National Summit on Retirement Savings, Mr. Jack Ulrich of Pennsylvania, 
from private life, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.24.8  traffic stops statistics

  Mr. HYDE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 118) to 
provide for the collection of data on traffic stops; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. HYDE and Mr. 
CONYERS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voice,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.24.9  arlington national cemetery burial requirements

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3211) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to enact into law eligibility 
requirements for burial at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
EVANS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. STUMP demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.24.10  veterans' employment rights

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3213) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify enforcement of veterans' 
employment rights with respect to a State as an employer or a private 
employer, to extend veterans' employment and reemployment rights to 
members of the uniformed services employed abroad by United States 
companies, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
EVANS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.24.11  small business investment company corrections

  Mr. TALENT moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3412) to 
amend and make technical corrections in title III of the Small Business 
Investment Act; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. TALENT and Ms. 
VALAZQUEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. TALENT demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.24.12  virginia land conveyance

  Mr. GOODLATTE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3226) 
to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands and 
improvements in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. GOODLATTE and Mr. 
GOODE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.24.13  corrections calendar

  Pursuant to clause 4, rule XIII,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, directed the Corrections Calendar 
to be called.
  When,

para.24.14  termination of benefits for convicted persons

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3096) to correct 
a provision relating to termination of benefits for convicted persons.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, 
recognized Mr. GREENWOOD and Mr. OWENS, each for 30 minutes.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, the previous question on the bill 
was considered as ordered.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that three-fifths of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GREENWOOD demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the bill were postponed.

para.24.15  aviation medical assistance

  Mr. DUNCAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2843) to 
direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
reevaluate the equipment in medical kits carried on, and to make a 
decision regarding requiring automatic external defibrillators to be 
carried on, aircraft operated by air carriers, and for other purposes; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. DUNCAN and Mr. 
LIPINSKI, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

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para.24.16  recess--4:01 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 1 minute p.m., until 
approximately 5 o'clock p.m.

para.24.17  after recess--5:02 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, called the House to order.

para.24.18  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Monday, March 23, 1998.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CAMP objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken

Yeas

368

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

40

para.24.19                    [Roll No. 64]

                                YEAS--368

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--40

     Becerra
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Ehlers
     Ensign
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (NY)
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Slaughter
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Wamp
     Weller
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Buyer
     Cannon
     Capps
     Chenoweth
     Cooksey
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hooley
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     Payne
     Rangel
     Royce
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Spratt
     Stark
     Waters
     Yates
  So the Journal was approved.

para.24.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2589

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-460) the resolution (H. Res. 390) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2589) to amend the provisions of title 
17, United States Code, with respect to the duration of copyright, and 
for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.24.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2578

  Mr. SOLOMON by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-461) the resolution (H. Res. 391) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2578) to amend the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to extend the visa waiver pilot program, and to provide 
for the collection of data with respect to the number of non-immigrants 
who remain in the United States after the expiration of the period of 
stay authorized by the Attorney General.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.24.22  h.r. 3211--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3211) to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to enact into law eligibility requirements for burial at Arlington 
National Cemetery, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

412

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.24.23                    [Roll No. 65]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell

[[Page 232]]


     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Cannon
     Capps
     Chenoweth
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hooley
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     Payne
     Rangel
     Royce
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Spratt
     Stark
     Waters
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.24.24  h.r. 3412--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3412) to amend and make technical 
corrections in title III of the Small Business Investment Act; as 
amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

407

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.24.25                    [Roll No. 66]

                                YEAS--407

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Bass
     Becerra
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Herger
     Hooley
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     Payne
     Rangel
     Royce
     Schiff
     Schumer

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     Smith (OR)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Waters
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.24.26  h.r. 3096--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the question on the 
passage of the bill (H.R. 3096) to correct a provision relating to 
termination of benefits for convicted persons.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

408

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.24.27                    [Roll No. 67]

                                YEAS--408

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Armey
     Barton
     Berry
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Herger
     Hooley
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     Payne
     Rangel
     Royce
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Spratt
     Stark
     Waters
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So, pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, three-fifths of the Members 
present having voted in favor thereof, the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.24.28  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. GREENWOOD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to make technical corrections and conforming changes as may 
be necessary to reflect the actions of the House in amending the bill.

para.24.29  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Stanley V. White, Administrator, Office 
of the First Congressional District of Pennsylvania:

                                Congress of the United States,

                                   Washington, DC, March 17, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker,
     U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursaunt 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena ad testificandum issued by the United 
     States District Court for the Eastern District of 
     Pennsylvania, in the case of Raymond Wood v. David L. Cohen, 
     et al., Case No. 96-3707.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Stanley V. White,
                                                    Administrator.

para.24.30  united states capitol preservation commission

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 801(b) 
of Public Law 100-696, appointed to the United States Capitol 
Preservation Commission, on the part of the House, the following Member: 
Mr. Walsh.

para.24.31  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 758. An Act to make certain technical corrections to the 
     Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.

para.24.32  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. CANNON, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mrs. CHENOWETH, for today;
  To Mr. YATES, for today;
  To Mr. JEFFERSON, for today through April 3;
  To Mr. McDERMOTT, for today through March 27;
  To Mr. RANGEL, for today through April 1;
  To Mr. ROYCE, for today through April 1;
  To Mr. STARK, for today and March 25; and
  To Ms. WATERS, for today through April 1.
  And then,

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para.24.33  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ISTOOK, at 11 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.24.34  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of the rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered 
to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as 
follows:

       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 3211. A 
     bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enact into law 
     eligibility requirements for burial in Arlington National 
     Cemetery, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-458). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2186. A 
     bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
     assistance to the National Historic Trails Interpretive 
     Center in Casper, Wyoming (Rept. No. 105-459). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 390. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2589) to amend the provisions of title 17, United States 
     Code, with respect to the duration of copyright, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 105-460). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 391. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2578) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend 
     the visa waiver pilot program, and to provide for the 
     collection of data with respect to the number of non-
     immigrants who remain in the United States after the 
     expiration of the period of stay authorized by the Attorney 
     General (Rept. No. 105-461). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 3310. A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, for the purpose of facilitating compliance by 
     small businesses with certain Federal paperwork requirements, 
     and to establish a task force to examine the feasibility of 
     streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small 
     businesses; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-462 Pt. 1). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union. 

para.24.35  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 3310. Referral to the Committee on Small Business 
     extended for a period ending not later than March 24, 1998. 

para.24.36  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Small Business 
discharged from further consideration. H.R. 3310 referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to 
be printed. 

para.24.37  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 3530. A bill to address the destruction and 
     degradation of important forest resources on Federal lands in 
     the United States through a program of recovery and 
     protection consistent with the requirements of existing 
     public land management and environmental laws, to establish a 
     program to inventory and analyze public and private forests, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Thurman, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 3531. A bill to support breastfeeding by new mothers 
     and encourage employers to support workplace lactation 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, House Oversight, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado:
       H.R. 3532. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission for fiscal year 1999, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. COLLINS:
       H.R. 3533. A bill to terminate the exception provided for 
     certain real estate investment trusts from the rules relating 
     to stapled entities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Goss, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             John, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Cramer, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Turner):
       H.R. 3534. A bill to improve congressional deliberation on 
     proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 3535. A bill to establish limits on medical 
     malpractice claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 3536. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage the construction in the United States of 
     luxury yachts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Martinez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Rivers, and Ms. Jackson-Lee):
       H.R. 3537. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the delivery of alcohol to minors; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Green):
       H.R. 3538. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to limit the amount of any increase in the 
     payments required by health insurance issuers for health 
     insurance coverage provided to individuals who are guaranteed 
     an offer of enrollment under individual health insurance 
     coverage relative to other individuals who purchase health 
     insurance coverage; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. REDMOND (for himself, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. 
             Schiff):
       H.R. 3539. A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure 
     Compensation Act to provide for payment of compensation to 
     individuals exposed to radiation as the result of working in 
     uranium mines and mills which provided uranium for the use 
     and benefit of the United States Government, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 3540. A bill to assess the impact of the North 
     American Free Trade Agreement on domestic job loss and the 
     environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 3541. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the $500,000 exclusion of gain on the 
     sale of a principal residence shall apply to certain sales by 
     a surviving spouse; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 3542. A bill to clarify the Bureau of Land 
     Management's authority to make sales and exchanges of certain 
     Federal lands in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 3543. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit a political committee from 
     reimbursing a candidate for election for Federal office for 
     amounts provided to the committee in support of the 
     candidate's campaign; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H.R. 3544. A bill to amend the National Sea Grant College 
     Program Act with respect to the treatment of Lake Champlain; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BOYD (for himself and Mr. Stenholm):
       H. Con. Res. 248. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     should be reformed by April 15, 2001, in a manner that 
     protects the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds, that 
     is revenue neutral, and that results in a fair and less 
     complicated tax code; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Reyes, and 
             Mr. Rodriguez):
       H. Con. Res. 249. Concurrent resolution stating the sense 
     of Congress that substantial amounts of the proceeds received 
     by the United States under any congressionally approved 
     tobacco settlement should be allocated to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H. Res. 392. A resolution relating to the importance of 
     Japanese-American relations and the urgent need for Japan to 
     more effectively address its economic and financial problems 
     and open its markets by eliminating informal barriers to 
     trade and investment, thereby making a more effective con

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     tribution to leading the Asian region out of its current 
     financial crisis, insuring against a global recession, and 
     reinforcing regional stability and security; to the Committee 
     on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Banking and Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 

para.24.38  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 96: Mr. Riley and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 306: Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 543: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Regula, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 815: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Pastor, 
     Ms. McKinney, Mr. Snyder, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Camp, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 880: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 923: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 979: Mrs. Morella, Mr. John, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. 
     Packard.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Olver, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Delahunt, and Mrs. 
     Capps.
       H.R. 982: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1121: Mr. Chambliss and Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 1234: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Granger, and Mr. 
     Solomon.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1500: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1555: Mr. McGovern, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Fazio 
     of California, and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1573: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
     Lampson.
       H.R. 1586: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1689: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1737: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1864: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Norton, Mr. Levin, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Horn, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Strickland, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 2124: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2125: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 2163: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2223: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 2275: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2313: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 2396: Mr. McHale, Mr. Olver, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2400: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 2424: Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 2433: Mr. Luther, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2497: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 2538: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
     Gingrich, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Thomas.
       H.R. 2549: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2652: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 2670: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 2701: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Borski, Mr. Torres, 
     and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2828: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2829: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Payne, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Lewis of 
     California.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2962: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 3001: Mr. Coyne, Ms. Pelosi, and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 3014: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 3048: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 3097: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3099: Mr. Weygand and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 3140: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Tanner, 
     Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Etheridge, 
     Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Smith of Oregon, 
     and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 3155: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 3205: Mr. Kildee and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 3211: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. Largent, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, and 
     Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 3241: Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 3242: Mr. Calvert and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3249: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 3255: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3260: Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Porter, 
     and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 3269: Ms. Furse and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 3275: Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 3279: Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3295: Mr. Manton, Mr. Spence, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Turner, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Synder, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
     Sisisky, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Furse, 
     and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3297: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 3314: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 3318: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Watkins, 
     Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Klink, Mr. Royce, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
     Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Paxon, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 3331: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mrs. 
     Myrick.
       H.R. 3335: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 3336: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 3351: Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Stokes, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Sanders, and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 3433: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Kaptur, 
     Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 3440: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 3464: Mr. Edwards and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3469: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3502: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 3510: Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Furse, and Mr. 
     Serrano.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 3526: Mr. Levin and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.J. Res. 71: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Granger, and 
     Mr. Solomon.
       H.J. Res. 78: Mr. Rogan and Mr. Oxley.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. Hinchey.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. McDade.
       H. Con. Res. 211: Mr. Goodling.
       H. Con. Res. 228: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Luther, and 
     Mr. Dooley of California.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Pitts, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and 
     Mrs. Woolsey.
       H. Con. Res. 239: Mr. Leach.
       H. Res. 83: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H. Res. 363: Mr. Callahan, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Clay, Ms. Furse, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H. Res. 387: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Olver, Mr. Filner, Mr. Serrano, 
     Mr. Snyder, Mr. Tierney Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Manton.

para.24.39  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 740: Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 981: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. McIntosh.
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                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1998 (25)

para.25.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 25, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable John Shimkus to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.25.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, March 24, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.25.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8178. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations, 
     Various Endorsements; Fresh Market Tomato (Guaranteed 
     Production Plan) Crop Insurance Regulations; and Common Crop 
     Insurance Regulations, Various Crop Insur

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     ance Provisions [7 CFR Parts 401, 454, and 457] received 
     March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8179. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Department of the Air Force, transmitting a cost 
     comparison of the Headquarters Air Mobility Command Computer 
     Systems function at Scott Air Force Base; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       8180. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Comprehensive Subcontracting Plans [DFARS Case 97-D323] 
     received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       8181. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Limitation on Allowability of Compensation for Certain 
     Contractor Personnel [DFARS Case 97-D320] received March 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       8182. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; List 
     of Firms Not Eligible for Defense Contracts [DFARS Case 97-
     D325] received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       8183. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to the People's Republic of China, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       8184. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Uzbekistan, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       8185. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Service, Department of 
     Education, transmitting a notice of Final Funding Priority 
     for Fiscal Years 1998-1999 for a Rehabilitation Engineering 
     Research Center, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8186. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, transmitting the Authority's final 
     rule--Unfair Labor Practice Proceedings: Miscellaneous and 
     General Requirements [5 CFR Parts 2423 and 2429] received 
     March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8187. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Japan (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-42-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8188. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to South Korea 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-101-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8189. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to the Netherlands 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-2-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       8190. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to France (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-41-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8191. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Norway (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-20-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8192. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the report in compliance with the 
     Government in the Sunshine Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8193. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission Agency, transmitting the report in compliance with 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8194. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Legislative Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting a report on NASA's FY 1999 
     Performance Plan, pursuant to Public Law 103--62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8195. A letter from the Director, National Gallery of Art, 
     transmitting a report on the National Gallery's Performance 
     Plan for FY 1999, pursuant to Public Law 103--62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8196. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the report in compliance with the 
     Government in the Sunshine Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8197. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       8198. A letter from the Executive Director, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8199. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the Inspector General for the period April 1, 
     1997, through September 30, 1997, and the semiannual report 
     of management on final actions, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       8200. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Oversight Board, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8201. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administation's final rule--
     Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder 
     Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for Maine [Docket No. 
     971015246-7293-02; I.D. 031398D] received March 24, 1998, 
     pursuant to U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8202. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Forage Fish Species 
     Category [Docket No. 971124274-8052-02; I. D. 110597A] (RIN: 
     0648-AH67) received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8203. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Maryland Regulatory Program [MD-033-FOR] received March 
     20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       8204. A letter from the the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report regarding authorization of a streambank erosion 
     protection project for the Wabash River at New Harmony, 
     Indiana, pursuant to Public Law 104--303, section 101(b)(10); 
     (H. Doc. No. 105--235); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       8205. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-289-AD; Amendment 39-10401; AD 
     98-06-23] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 24, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8206. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-77-AD; Amendment 39-10400; AD 98-06-22] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8207. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS 332C, L, 
     and L1 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-34-AD; Amendment 39-
     10411; AD 98-06-32] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 24, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8208. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Aviation Insurance [Docket No. 28893; Amdt. No. 198-4] (RIN: 
     2120-AF23) received March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8209. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29165; 
     Amendment No. 408] received March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8210. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace BAe Model ATP 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-200-AD; Amendment 39-10399; AD 
     98-06-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 24, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8211. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc. 
     Model DA 20-A1 Airplanes, serial numbers 10002 through 10287 
     [Docket No. 97-CE-36-AD; Amendment 39-10062; AD 97-13-02] 
     (RIN: 2120- AA64) received March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8212. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737- 100, -200, -300, 
     -400, and -500 Series Airplanes [Docket No.

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     97-NM-29-AD; Amendment 39-10061; AD 97-14-04] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8213. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica, 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-120 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-
     NM-46-AD; Amendment 39-10249; AD 97-26-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8214. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Cleveland, OK [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ASW-29] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8215. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Bartlesville, OK [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ASW-28] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8216. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Muskogee, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-12] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8217. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Stillwater, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-15] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8218. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Pryor, OK [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-14] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8219. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Poteau, OK [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-13] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8220. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Tahlequah, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-16] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8221. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Grove, OK [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-07] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8222. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Shawnee, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-06] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8223. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Claremore, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-05] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8224. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Bristow, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-04] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8225. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Gallup, NM [Airspace Docket No. 
     97-ASW-25] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8226. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Eastland, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ASW-26] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8227. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; GE Aircraft Engines CT7 Series 
     Turboprop Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-41-AD; Amendment 39-
     10231; AD 97-25-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8228. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Certain Textron Lycoming 320 and 
     360 Series Reciprocating Engines [Docket No. 94-ANE-44; 
     Amendment 39-10291; AD 98-02-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8229. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-365N, 
     SA-365N1, and SA-366G1 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-23-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10313; AD 97-15-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8230. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker F28 Mark 1000, 2000, 3000, 
     and 4000 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-174-AD; Amendment 
     39-10266; AD 98-01-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 19, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8231. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Amending the 
     NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) coverage on award fee evaluations 
     to correct inaccurate references and improve clarity [48 CFR 
     Parts 1816 and 1852] received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       8232. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Revenue Ruling 98-18] 
     received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8233. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Last-In, First-out Inventories [Revenue Ruling 98-16] 
     received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8234. A letter from the National Director, Tax Forms and 
     Publications Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule-- Tax forms and instructions 
     [Revenue Procedure 98-26] received March 24, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 


para.25.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2589

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 390):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2589) to amend the provisions of title 17, 
     United States Code, with respect to the duration of 
     copyright, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
     bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an 
     original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-
     minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
     the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute shall be considered as read. No amendment to the 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 
     order unless printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Points of order against the amendment printed in the 
     Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of 
     rule XXIII for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI 
     are waived. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: 
     (1) postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first of any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

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para.25.5  copyright term extension

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to House Resolution 390 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2589) to amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, 
with respect to the duration of copyright, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. EVERETT as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. DIAZ-BALART assumed the Chair; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.25.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. McCOLLUM to the 
amendment by Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. McCOLLUM:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted as title II, 
     insert the following:
   TITLE II--MUSIC LICENSING EXEMPTION FOR FOOD SERVICE OR DRINKING 
                             ESTABLISHMENTS

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Fairness In Music 
     Licensing Act of 1998.''

     SEC. 202. EXEMPTION.

       Section 110(5) of title 17, United States Code is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(5)'' and inserting ``(5)(A) except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B),'';
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) communication by a food service or drinking 
     establishment of a transmission or retransmission embodying a 
     performance or display of a nondramatic musical work intended 
     to be received by the general public, originated by a radio 
     or television broadcast station licensed by the Federal 
     Communications Commission, or, if an audiovisual 
     transmission, by a cable system or satellite carrier, if--
       ``(i) either the establishment in which the communication 
     occurs has less than 3500 gross square feet of space 
     (excluding space used for customer parking), or the 
     establishment in which the communication occurs has 3500 
     gross square feet of space or more (excluding space used for 
     customer parking) and--

       ``(I) if the performance is by audio means only, the 
     performance is communicated by means of a total of not more 
     than 6 loudspeakers, of which not more than 4 loudspeakers 
     are located in any 1 room or adjoining outdoor space; or
       ``(II) if the performance or display is by audiovisual 
     means, any visual portion of the performance or display is 
     communicated by means of a total of not more than 4 
     audiovisual devices, of which not more than one audiovisual 
     device is located in any 1 room, and no such audiovisual 
     device has a diagonal screen size greater than 55 inches, and 
     any audio portion of the performance or display is 
     communicated by means of a total of not more than 6 
     loudspeakers, of which not more than 4 loudspeakers are 
     located in any 1 room or adjoining outdoor space;

       ``(ii) no direct charge is made to see or hear the 
     transmission or retransmission;
       ``(iii) the transmission or retransmission is not further 
     transmitted beyond the food service or drinking establishment 
     where it is received; and
       ``(iv) the transmission or retransmission is licensed by 
     the copyright owner of the work so publicly performed or 
     displayed;''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (10) the following:
     ``The exemptions provided under paragraph (5) shall not be 
     taken into account in any administrative, judicial, or other 
     governmental proceeding to set or adjust the royalties 
     payable to copyright owners for the public performance or 
     display of their works. Royalties payable to copyright owners 
     for any public performance or display of their works other 
     than such performances or displays as are exempted under 
     paragraph (5) shall not be diminished in any respect as a 
     result of such exemption''.

     SEC. 203. LICENSING BY PERFORMING RIGHTS SOCIETIES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 17, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 512. determinations of reasonable license fee for 
       individual proprietors

       ``In the case of any performing rights society subject to a 
     consent decree which provides for the determination of 
     reasonable license fees to be charged by the performing 
     rights society, notwithstanding the provisions of that 
     consent decree, an individual proprietor who owns or operates 
     fewer than 3 food service or drinking establishments in which 
     nondramatic musical works are performed publicly and who 
     claims that any license agreement offered by that performing 
     rights society to the industry of which the individual 
     proprietor is a member is unreasonable in its license fee as 
     to that individual proprietor, shall be entitled to 
     determination of a reasonable license fee as follows:
       ``(1) The individual proprietor may commence such 
     proceeding for determination of a reasonable license fee by 
     filing an application in the applicable district court under 
     paragraph (2) that a rate disagreement exists and by serving 
     a copy of the application on the performing rights society 
     Such proceeding shall commence in the applicable district 
     court within 90 days after the service of such copy, except 
     that such 90-day requirement shall be subject to the 
     administrative requirements of the court.
       ``(2) The proceeding under paragraph (1) shall be held, at 
     the individual proprietor's election, in the judicial 
     district of the district court with jurisdiction over the 
     applicable consent decree or in that place of holding court 
     of a district court that is the seat of the Federal circuit 
     (other than the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) in 
     which the proprietor's establishment is located.
       ``(3) Such proceeding shall be held before the judge of the 
     court with jurisdiction over the consent decree governing the 
     performing rights society. At the discretion of the court, 
     the proceeding shall be held before a special master or 
     magistrate judge appointed by such judge. Should that consent 
     decree provide for the appointment of an advisor or advisors 
     to the court for any purpose, any such advisor shall be the 
     special master so named by the court.
       ``(4) In any such proceeding, the industry rate, or, in the 
     absence of an industry rate, the most recent license fee 
     agreed to by the parties or determined by the court, shall be 
     presumed to have been reasonable at the time it was agreed to 
     or determined by the court. The burden of proof shall be on 
     the individual proprietor to establish the reasonableness of 
     any other fee it requests.
       ``(5) Pending the completion of such proceeding, the 
     individual proprietor shall have the right to perform 
     publicly the copyrighted musical compositions in the 
     repertoire of the performing rights society, and shall pay an 
     interim license fee, subject to retroactive adjustment when a 
     final fee has been determined, in an amount equal to the 
     industry rate, or, in the absence of an industry rate, the 
     amount of the most recent license fee agreed to by the 
     parties. Failure to pay such interim license fee shall result 
     in immediate dismissal of the proceeding, and the individual 
     proprietor shall then be deemed to have had no right to 
     perform the copyrighted musical compositions in the 
     repertoire of the performing rights society under this 
     section from the date it submitted its notice commencing the 
     proceeding.
       ``(6) Any decision rendered in such proceeding by a special 
     master or magistrate judge named under paragraph (3) shall be 
     reviewed by the presiding judge. Such proceeding, including 
     such review, shall be concluded within 6 months after its 
     commencement.
       ``(7) Any such final determination shall be binding only as 
     to the individual proprietor commencing the proceeding, and 
     shall not be applicable to any other proprietor or any other 
     performing rights society, and the performing rights society 
     shall be relieved of any obligation of nondiscrimination 
     among similarly situated music users that may be imposed by 
     the consent decree governing its operations.
       ``(8) For purposes of this section, the term `industry 
     rate' means the license fee a performing rights society has 
     agreed to with, or which has been determined by the court 
     for, a significant segment of the music user industry to 
     which the individual proprietor belongs.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 5 of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding after the item relating to section 511 the 
     following:

``512.Determinations of reasonable license fee for individual 
              proprietors.''.

     SEC. 204. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 101 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting after the definition of ``display'' the 
     following:
       ``A `food service or drinking establishment' is a 
     restaurant, inn, bar, tavern, or any other similar place of 
     business in which the public or patrons assemble for the 
     primary purpose of being served food or drink, in which the 
     majority of the gross square feet of space is used for that 
     purpose, and in which nondramatic musical works are performed 
     publicly.'';
       (2) by inserting after the definition of ``fixed'' the 
     following:
       ``The `gross square feet of space' of a food service or 
     drinking establishment means the entire interior space of 
     that establishment and any adjoining outdoor space used to 
     serve patrons, whether on a seasonal basis or otherwise.'';
       (3) by inserting after the definition of ``perform'' the 
     following:
       ``A `performing rights society' is an association, 
     corporation, or other entity that licenses the public 
     performance of nondramatic musical works on behalf of 
     copyright owners of such works, such as the American Society 
     of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast 
     Music, Inc. (BMI), and SESAC, Inc.''; and
       (4) by inserting after the definition of ``pictorial, 
     graphic and sculptural works'' the following:
       ``A `proprietor' is an individual, corporation, 
     partnership, or other entity, as the case may be, that owns a 
     food service or drinking establishment. No owner or operator 
     of a radio or television station licensed by the Federal 
     Communications Commission, cable system or satellite carrier, 
     cable or satellite carrier service or programmer, Internet 
     service provider, online service provider, tele

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     communications company, or any other such audio-visual 
     service or programmer now known or as may be developed in the 
     future, commercial subscription music service, or owner or 
     operator of any other transmission service, or owner of any 
     other establishment in which the service to the public of 
     food or drink is not the primary purpose, shall under any 
     circumstances be deemed to be a proprietor.''

     SEC. 205. CONSTRUCTION OF TITLE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this title, nothing in this 
     title shall be construed to relieve any performing rights 
     society of any obligation under any State or local statute, 
     ordinance, or law, or consent decree or other court order 
     governing its operation, as such statute, ordinance, law, 
     decree, or order is in effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this title, as it may be amended after such date, or as it 
     may be issued or agreed to after such date.

     SEC. 206. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this title.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. SENSENBRENNER:

       Page 1, insert before section 1 the following:
                   TITLE I--COPYRIGHT TERM EXTENSION
       Strike section 1 and insert the following:

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be referred to as the ``Copyright Term 
     Extension Act''.
       Redesignate sections 2 through 5 as sections 102 through 
     105, respectively.
       In section 105, as so redesignated, strike ``this Act'' and 
     insert ``this title''.
       Strike section 6 and insert the following:

     SEC. 106. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       Add at the end the following:
                       TITLE II--MUSIC LICENSING

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Fairness in Musical 
     Licensing Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 202. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN MUSIC USES FROM COPYRIGHT 
                   PROTECTION.

       (a) Business Exemption.--Section 110(5) of title 17, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) communication by electronic device of a transmission 
     embodying a performance or display of a nondramatic musical 
     work by the public reception of a broadcast, cable, 
     satellite, or other transmission, if--
       ``(A)(i) the rooms or areas within the establishment where 
     the transmission is intended to be received by the general 
     public contains less than 3,500 square feet, excluding any 
     space used for customer parking; or
       ``(ii) the rooms or areas within the establishment where 
     the transmission is intended to be received by the general 
     public contains 3,500 square feet or more, excluding any 
     space used for customer parking, if--
       ``(I) in the case of performance by audio means only, the 
     performance is transmitted by means of a total of not more 
     than 6 speakers (excluding any speakers in the device 
     receiving the communication), of which not more than 4 
     speakers are located in any 1 room or area; or
       ``(II) in the case of a performance or display by visual or 
     audiovisual means, any visual portion of the performance or 
     display is communicated by means of not more than 2 audio 
     visual devices, if no such audio visual device has a diagonal 
     screen size greater than 55 inches, and any audio portion of 
     the performance or display is transmitted by means of a total 
     of not more than 6 speakers (excluding any speakers in the 
     device receiving the communication), of which not more than 4 
     speakers are located in any 1 room or area;
       ``(B) no direct charge is made to see or hear the 
     transmission;
       ``(C) the transmission is not further transmitted to the 
     public beyond the establishment where it is received; and
       ``(D) the transmission is licensed.''.
       (b) Exemption Relating to Promotion.--Section 110(7) of 
     title 17, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``a vending'' and inserting ``an'';
       (2) by striking ``sole'';
       (3) by inserting ``or of the audio, video, or other devices 
     utilized in the performance,'' after ``phonorecords of the 
     work,''; and
       (4) by striking ``and is within the immediate area where 
     the sale is occurring''.

     SEC. 203. BINDING ARBITRATION OF RATE DISPUTES INVOLVING 
                   PERFORMING RIGHTS SOCIETIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 504 of title 17, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Performing Rights Societies; Binding Arbitration.--
       ``(1) Arbitration of disputes prior to court action.--
       ``(A) Arbitration.--(i) If a general music user and a 
     performing rights society are unable to agree on the 
     appropriate rate or fee to be paid for the user's past or 
     future performance of musical works in the repertoire of the 
     performing rights society, the general music user shall, in 
     lieu of any other dispute-resolution mechanism established by 
     any judgment or decree governing the operation of the 
     performing rights society, be entitled to binding arbitration 
     of such disagreement pursuant to the rules of the American 
     Arbitration Association. The music user may initiate such 
     arbitration.
       ``(ii) The arbitrator in such binding arbitration shall 
     determine a fair and reasonable rate or fee for the general 
     music user's past and future performance of musical works in 
     such society's repertoire and shall determine whether the 
     user's past performances of such musical works, if any, 
     infringed the copyrights of works in the society's 
     repertoire. If the arbitrator determines that the general 
     music user's past performances of such musical works 
     infringed the copyrights of works in the society's 
     repertoire, the arbitrator shall impose a penalty for such 
     infringement. Such penalty shall not exceed the arbitrator's 
     determination of the fair and reasonable license fee for the 
     performances at issue.
       ``(B) Definitions.--(i) For purposes of this paragraph, a 
     `general music user' is any person who performs musical works 
     publicly but is not engaged in the transmission of musical 
     works to the general public or to subscribers through 
     broadcast, cable, satellite, or other transmission.
       ``(ii) For purposes of this paragraph, transmissions within 
     a single commercial establishment or within establishments 
     under common ownership or control are not transmissions to 
     the general public.
       ``(iii) For purposes of clause (ii), an `establishment' is 
     a retail business, restaurant, bar, inn, tavern, or any other 
     place of business in which the public may assemble.
       ``(C) Enforcement of arbitrator's determinations.--An 
     arbitrator's determination under this paragraph is binding on 
     the parties and may be enforced pursuant to sections 9 
     through 13 of title 9.
       ``(2) Court-annexed arbitration.--(A) In any civil action 
     brought against a general music user, as defined in paragraph 
     (1) for infringement of the right granted in section 106(4) 
     involving a musical work that is in the repertoire of a 
     performing rights society, if the general music user admits 
     the prior public performance of one or more works in the 
     repertoire of the performing rights society but contests the 
     rate or the amount of the license fee demanded by such 
     society for such performance, the dispute shall, if requested 
     by the general music user, be submitted to arbitration under 
     section 652(e) of title 28. In such arbitration proceeding, 
     the arbitrator shall determine the appropriate rate and 
     amount owed by the music user to the performing rights 
     society for all past public performances of musical works in 
     the society's repertoire. The amount of the license fee shall 
     not exceed two times the amount of the blanket license fee 
     that would be applied by the society to the music user for 
     the year or years in which the performances occurred. In 
     addition, the arbitrator shall, if requested by the music 
     user, determine a fair and reasonable rate or license fee for 
     the music user's future public performances of the musical 
     works in such society's repertoire.
       ``(B) As used in this paragraph, the term `blanket license' 
     means a license provided by a performing rights society that 
     authorizes the unlimited performance of musical works in the 
     society's repertoire, for a fee that does not vary with the 
     quantity or type of performances of musical works in the 
     society's repertoire.
       ``(3) Term of license fee determination.--In any 
     arbitration proceeding initiated under this subsection, the 
     arbitrator's determination of a fair and reasonable rate or 
     license fee for the performance of the music in the 
     repertoire of the performing rights society concerned shall 
     apply for a period of not less than 3 years nor more than 5 
     years after the date of the arbitrator's determination.''.
       (b) Actions That Shall Be Referred to Arbitration.--Section 
     652 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(e) Actions That Shall Be Referred to Arbitration.--In 
     any civil action against a general music user for 
     infringement of the right granted in section 106(4) of title 
     17 involving a musical work that is in the repertoire of a 
     performing rights society, if the general music user admits 
     the public performance of any musical work in the repertoire 
     of the performing rights society but contests the rate or the 
     amount of the license fee demanded by the society for such 
     performance, the district court shall, if requested by the 
     general music user, refer the dispute to arbitration, which 
     shall be conducted in accordance with section 504(d)(2) of 
     title 17. Each district court shall establish procedures by 
     local rule authorizing the use of arbitration under this 
     subsection. The definitions set forth in title 17 apply to 
     the terms used in this subsection.''.

     SEC. 204. VICARIOUS LIABILITY PROHIBITED.

       Section 501 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) A landlord, an organizer or sponsor of a convention, 
     exposition, or meeting, a facility owner, or any other person 
     making space available to another party by contract, shall 
     not be liable under any theory of vicarious or contributory 
     infringement with respect to an infringing public performance 
     of a copyrighted work by a tenant, lessee, subtenant, 
     sublessee, licensee, exhibitor, or other user of such space 
     on the ground that--
       ``(1) a contract for such space provides the landlord, 
     organizer or sponsor, facility owner, or other person a right 
     or ability to control such space and compensation for the use 
     of such space; or
       ``(2) the landlord, organizer or sponsor, facility owner, 
     or other person has or had at the time of the infringing 
     performance actual control over some aspects of the use of 
     such space, if the contract for the use of such space 
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     ances and the landlord, organizer or sponsor, facility owner, 
     or other person does not exercise control over the selection 
     of works performed.''.

     SEC. 205. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       Section 101 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the undesignated paragraph relating to the 
     definition of ``perform'' the following:
       ``A `performing rights society' is an association, 
     corporation, or other entity that licenses the public 
     performance of nondramatic musical works on behalf of 
     copyright owners of such works, such as the American Society 
     of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., 
     and SESAC, Inc. The `repertoire' of a performing rights 
     society consists of those works for which the society 
     provides licenses on behalf of the owners of copyright in the 
     works.''.

     SEC. 206. CONSTRUCTION OF TITLE.

       Except as provided in section 504(d)(1) of title 17, United 
     States Code, as added by section 203(a) of this Act, nothing 
     in this title shall be construed to relieve any performing 
     rights society (as defined in section 101 of title 17, United 
     States Code) of any obligation under any consent decree, 
     State statute, or other court order governing its operation, 
     as such statute, decree, or order is in effect on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, as it may be amended after such 
     date, or as it may be enacted, issued, or agreed to after 
     such date.

     SEC. 207. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall 
     apply to actions filed on or after such date. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

150

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negative

Nays

259

para.25.7                     [Roll No. 68]

                                AYES--150

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bliley
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Callahan
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Costello
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Yates

                                NOES--259

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Inglis
     Istook
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Brown (FL)
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Conyers
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kleczka
     McDermott
     Millender-McDonald
     Payne
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Rothman
     Royce
     Schiff
     Stark
     Waters
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.25.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr. SENSENBRENNER.

It was decided in the

Yeas

297

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

112

para.25.9                     [Roll No. 69]

                                AYES--297

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky

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     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--112

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Brown (FL)
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Conyers
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kleczka
     McDermott
     Millender-McDonald
     Payne
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Rothman
     Royce
     Schiff
     Stark
     Waters
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SUNUNU, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 390, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
                   TITLE I--COPYRIGHT TERM EXTENSION

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

         This title may be referred to as the ``Sonny Bono 
     Copyright Term Extension Act''.

     SEC. 102. DURATION OF COPYRIGHT PROVISIONS.

         (a) Preemption With Respect to Other Laws.--Section 
     301(c) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``February 15, 2047'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``February 15, 2067''.
         (b) Duration of Copyright: Works Created on or After 
     January 1, 1978.--Section 302 of title 17, United States 
     Code, is amended--
         (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``fifty'' and inserting 
     ``70'';
         (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``fifty'' and inserting 
     ``70'';
         (3) in subsection (c) in the first sentence--
         (A) by striking ``seventy-five'' and inserting ``95''; 
     and
         (B) by striking ``one hundred'' and inserting ``120''; 
     and
         (4) in subsection (e) in the first sentence--
         (A) by striking ``seventy-five'' and inserting ``95'';
         (B) by striking ``one hundred'' and inserting ``120''; 
     and
         (C) by striking ``fifty'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``70''.
         (c) Duration of Copyright: Works Created but Not 
     Published or Copyrighted Before January 1, 1978.--Section 303 
     of title 17, United States Code, is amended in the second 
     sentence by striking ``December 31, 2027'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2047''.
         (d) Duration of Copyright: Subsisting Copyrights.--
         (1) In general.--Section 304 of title 17, United States 
     Code, is amended--
         (A) in subsection (a)--
         (i) in paragraph (1)--

         (I) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``47'' and inserting 
     ``67''; and
         (II) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``47'' and inserting 
     ``67'';

         (ii) in paragraph (2)--

         (I) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``47'' and inserting 
     ``67''; and
         (II) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``47'' and inserting 
     ``67''; and

         (iii) in paragraph (3)--

         (I) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking ``47'' and 
     inserting ``67''; and
         (II) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``47'' and inserting 
     ``67'';

         (B) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
         ``(b) Copyrights in Their Renewal Term at the Time of the 
     Effective Date of the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension 
     Act.--Any copyright still in its renewal term at the time 
     that the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act becomes 
     effective shall have a copyright term of 95 years from the 
     date copyright was originally secured.'';
         (C) in subsection (c)(4)(A) in the first sentence by 
     inserting ``or, in the case of a termination under subsection 
     (d), within the five-year period specified by subsection 
     (d)(2),'' after ``specified by clause (3) of this 
     subsection,''; and
         (D) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
         ``(d) Termination Rights Provided in Subsection (c) Which 
     Have Expired on or Before the Effective Date of the Sonny 
     Bono Copyright Term Extension Act.--In the case of any 
     copyright other than a work made for hire, subsisting in its 
     renewal term on the effective date of the Sonny Bono 
     Copyright Term Extension Act for which the termination right 
     provided in subsection (c) has expired by such date, where 
     the author or owner of the termination right has not 
     previously exercised such termination right, the exclusive or 
     nonexclusive grant of a transfer or license of the renewal 
     copyright or any right under it, executed before January 1, 
     1978, by any of the persons designated in subsection 
     (a)(1)(C) of this section, other than by will, is subject to 
     termination under the following conditions:
         ``(1) The conditions specified in subsection (c)(1), (2), 
     (4), (5), and (6) of this section apply to terminations of 
     the last 20 years of copyright term as provided by the 
     amendments made by the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension 
     Act.
         ``(2) Termination of the grant may be effected at any 
     time during a period of 5 years beginning at the end of 75 
     years from the date copyright was originally secured.''.
         (2) Copyright renewal act of 1992.--Section 102 of the 
     Copyright Renewal Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-307; 106 Stat. 
     266; 17 U.S.C. 304 note) is amended--
         (A) in subsection (c)--
         (i) by striking ``47'' and inserting ``67'';
         (ii) by striking ``(as amended by subsection (a) of this 
     section)''; and
         (iii) by striking ``effective date of this section'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``effective date of the Sonny 
     Bono Copyright Term Extension Act''; and
         (B) in subsection (g)(2) in the second sentence by 
     inserting before the period the following: ``, except each 
     reference to forty-seven years in such provisions shall be 
     deemed to be 67 years''.

     SEC. 103. TERMINATION OF TRANSFERS AND LICENSES COVERING 
                   EXTENDED RENEWAL TERM.

         Sections 203(a)(2) and 304(c)(2) of title 17, United 
     States Code, are each amended--
         (1) by striking ``by his widow or her widower and his or 
     her children or grandchildren''; and
         (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
         ``(D) In the event that the author's widow or widower, 
     children, and grandchildren are not living, the author's 
     executor, administrator, personal representative, or trustee 
     shall own the author's entire termination interest.''.

     SEC. 104. REPRODUCTION BY LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES.

         Section 108 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
         (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); 
     and
         (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
         ``(h)(1) For purposes of this section, during the last 20 
     years of any term of copyright of a published work, a library 
     or archives, including a nonprofit educational institution 
     that functions as such, may reproduce, distribute, display, 
     or perform in facsimile or digital form a copy or phonorecord 
     of such work, or portions thereof, for purposes of 
     preservation, scholarship, or research, if such library or 
     archives has first determined, on the basis of a reasonable 
     investigation, that none of the conditions set forth in 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2) apply.
         ``(2) No reproduction, distribution, display, or 
     performance is authorized under this subsection if--
         ``(A) the work is subject to normal commercial 
     exploitation;
         ``(B) a copy or phonorecord of the work can be obtained 
     at a reasonable price; or
         ``(C) the copyright owner or its agent provides notice 
     pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Register of 
     Copyrights that either of the conditions set forth in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) applies.
         ``(3) The exemption provided in this subsection does not 
     apply to any subsequent uses by users other than such library 
     or archives.''.

     SEC. 105. VOLUNTARY NEGOTIATION REGARDING DIVISION OF 
                   ROYALTIES.

         It is the sense of the Congress that copyright owners of 
     audiovisual works for which the term of copyright protection 
     is extended by the amendments made by this title, and the 
     screenwriters, directors, and performers of those audiovisual 
     works, should negotiate in good faith in an effort to reach a 
     vol

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     untary agreement or voluntary agreements with respect to the 
     establishment of a fund or other mechanism for the amount of 
     remuneration to be divided among the parties for the 
     exploitation of those audiovisual works.

     SEC. 106. ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO 
                   TRANSFERS OF RIGHTS IN MOTION PICTURES.

         (a) In General.--Part VI of title 28, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:

      ``CHAPTER 180--ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

  ``Sec.
       ``4001. Assumption of contractual obligations related to 
           transfers of rights in motion pictures.

     ``Sec. 4001. Assumption of contractual obligations 
       related to transfers of rights in motion pictures

         ``(a) Assumption of Obligations.--In the case of a 
     transfer of copyright ownership in a motion picture (as 
     defined in section 101 of title 17, United States Code) that 
     is produced subject to 1 or more collective bargaining 
     agreements negotiated under the laws of the United States, if 
     the transfer is executed on or after the effective date of 
     this Act and is not limited to public performance rights, the 
     transfer instrument shall be deemed to incorporate the 
     assumption agreements applicable to the copyright ownership 
     being transferred that are required by the applicable 
     collective bargaining agreement, and the transferee shall be 
     subject to the obligations under each such assumption 
     agreement to make residual payments and provide related 
     notices, accruing after the effective date of the transfer 
     and applicable to the exploitation of the rights transferred, 
     and any remedies under each such assumption agreement for 
     breach of those obligations, as those obligations and 
     remedies are set forth in the applicable collective 
     bargaining agreement, if--
         ``(1) the transferee knows or has reason to know at the 
     time of the transfer that such collective bargaining 
     agreement was or will be applicable to the motion picture; or
         ``(2) in the event of a court order confirming an 
     arbitration award against the transferor under the collective 
     bargaining agreement, the transferor does not have the 
     financial ability to satisfy the award within 90 days after 
     the order is issued.
         ``(b) Failure To Notify.--If the transferor under 
     subsection (a) fails to notify the transferee under 
     subsection (a) of applicable collective bargaining 
     obligations before the execution of the transfer instrument, 
     and subsection (a) is made applicable to the transferee 
     solely by virtue of subsection (a)(2), the transferor shall 
     be liable to the transferee for any damages suffered by the 
     transferee as a result of the failure to notify.
         ``(c) Determination of Disputes and Claims.--Any dispute 
     concerning the application of subsection (a) and any claim 
     made under subsection (b) shall be determined by an action in 
     United States district court, and the court in its discretion 
     may allow the recovery of full costs by or against any party 
     and may also award a reasonable attorney's fee to the 
     prevailing party as part of the costs.''.
         (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for part 
     VI of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

                   ``180. Assumption of Certain Contractual Obligations


                                                       4001''.

     SEC. 107. EFFECTIVE DATE.

         This title and the amendments made by this title shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                       TITLE II--MUSIC LICENSING

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

         This title may be cited as the ``Fairness in Musical 
     Licensing Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 202. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN MUSIC USES FROM COPYRIGHT 
                   PROTECTION.

         (a) Business Exemption.--Section 110(5) of title 17, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
         ``(5) communication by electronic device of a 
     transmission embodying a performance or display of a 
     nondramatic musical work by the public reception of a 
     broadcast, cable, satellite, or other transmission, if--
         ``(A)(i) the rooms or areas within the establishment 
     where the transmission is intended to be received by the 
     general public contains less than 3,500 square feet, 
     excluding any space used for customer parking; or
         ``(ii) the rooms or areas within the establishment where 
     the transmission is intended to be received by the general 
     public contains 3,500 square feet or more, excluding any 
     space used for customer parking, if--
         ``(I) in the case of performance by audio means only, the 
     performance is transmitted by means of a total of not more 
     than 6 speakers (excluding any speakers in the device 
     receiving the communication), of which not more than 4 
     speakers are located in any 1 room or area; or
         ``(II) in the case of a performance or display by visual 
     or audiovisual means, any visual portion of the performance 
     or display is communicated by means of not more than 2 audio 
     visual devices, if no such audio visual device has a diagonal 
     screen size greater than 55 inches, and any audio portion of 
     the performance or display is transmitted by means of a total 
     of not more than 6 speakers (excluding any speakers in the 
     device receiving the communication), of which not more than 4 
     speakers are located in any 1 room or area;
         ``(B) no direct charge is made to see or hear the 
     transmission;
         ``(C) the transmission is not further transmitted to the 
     public beyond the establishment where it is received; and
         ``(D) the transmission is licensed.''.
         (b) Exemption Relating to Promotion.--Section 110(7) of 
     title 17, United States Code, is amended--
         (1) by striking ``a vending'' and inserting ``an'';
         (2) by striking ``sole'';
         (3) by inserting ``or of the audio, video, or other 
     devices utilized in the performance,'' after ``phonorecords 
     of the work,''; and
         (4) by striking ``and is within the immediate area where 
     the sale is occurring''.

     SEC. 203. BINDING ARBITRATION OF RATE DISPUTES INVOLVING 
                   PERFORMING RIGHTS SOCIETIES.

         (a) In General.--Section 504 of title 17, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
         ``(d) Performing Rights Societies; Binding Arbitration.--
         ``(1) Arbitration of disputes prior to court action.--
         ``(A) Arbitration.--(i) If a general music user and a 
     performing rights society are unable to agree on the 
     appropriate rate or fee to be paid for the user's past or 
     future performance of musical works in the repertoire of the 
     performing rights society, the general music user shall, in 
     lieu of any other dispute-resolution mechanism established by 
     any judgment or decree governing the operation of the 
     performing rights society, be entitled to binding arbitration 
     of such disagreement pursuant to the rules of the American 
     Arbitration Association. The music user may initiate such 
     arbitration.
         ``(ii) The arbitrator in such binding arbitration shall 
     determine a fair and reasonable rate or fee for the general 
     music user's past and future performance of musical works in 
     such society's repertoire and shall determine whether the 
     user's past performances of such musical works, if any, 
     infringed the copyrights of works in the society's 
     repertoire. If the arbitrator determines that the general 
     music user's past performances of such musical works 
     infringed the copyrights of works in the society's 
     repertoire, the arbitrator shall impose a penalty for such 
     infringement. Such penalty shall not exceed the arbitrator's 
     determination of the fair and reasonable license fee for the 
     performances at issue.
         ``(B) Definitions.--(i) For purposes of this paragraph, a 
     `general music user' is any person who performs musical works 
     publicly but is not engaged in the transmission of musical 
     works to the general public or to subscribers through 
     broadcast, cable, satellite, or other transmission.
         ``(ii) For purposes of this paragraph, transmissions 
     within a single commercial establishment or within 
     establishments under common ownership or control are not 
     transmissions to the general public.
         ``(iii) For purposes of clause (ii), an `establishment' 
     is a retail business, restaurant, bar, inn, tavern, or any 
     other place of business in which the public may assemble.
         ``(C) Enforcement of arbitrator's determinations.--An 
     arbitrator's determination under this paragraph is binding on 
     the parties and may be enforced pursuant to sections 9 
     through 13 of title 9, United States Code.
         ``(2) Court-annexed arbitration.--(A) In any civil action 
     brought against a general music user, as defined in paragraph 
     (1) for infringement of the right granted in section 106(4) 
     involving a musical work that is in the repertoire of a 
     performing rights society, if the general music user admits 
     the prior public performance of one or more works in the 
     repertoire of the performing rights society but contests the 
     rate or the amount of the license fee demanded by such 
     society for such performance, the dispute shall, if requested 
     by the general music user, be submitted to arbitration under 
     section 652(e) of title 28. In such arbitration proceeding, 
     the arbitrator shall determine the appropriate rate and 
     amount owed by the music user to the performing rights 
     society for all past public performances of musical works in 
     the society's repertoire. The amount of the license fee shall 
     not exceed two times the amount of the blanket license fee 
     that would be applied by the society to the music user for 
     the year or years in which the performances occurred. In 
     addition, the arbitrator shall, if requested by the music 
     user, determine a fair and reasonable rate or license fee for 
     the music user's future public performances of the musical 
     works in such society's repertoire.
         ``(B) As used in this paragraph, the term `blanket 
     license' means a license provided by a performing rights 
     society that authorizes the unlimited performance of musical 
     works in the society's repertoire, for a fee that does not 
     vary with the quantity or type of performances of musical 
     works in the society's repertoire.
         ``(3) Term of license fee determination.--In any 
     arbitration proceeding initiated under this subsection, the 
     arbitrator's determination of a fair and reasonable rate or 
     license fee for the performance of the music in the 
     repertoire of the performing rights society concerned shall 
     apply for a period of not less than 3 years nor more than 5 
     years after the date of the arbitrator's determination.''.
         (b) Actions That Shall Be Referred to Arbitration.--
     Section 652 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

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         ``(e) Actions That Shall Be Referred to Arbitration.--In 
     any civil action against a general music user for 
     infringement of the right granted in section 106(4) of title 
     17 involving a musical work that is in the repertoire of a 
     performing rights society, if the general music user admits 
     the public performance of any musical work in the repertoire 
     of the performing rights society but contests the rate or the 
     amount of the license fee demanded by the society for such 
     performance, the district court shall, if requested by the 
     general music user, refer the dispute to arbitration, which 
     shall be conducted in accordance with section 504(d)(2) of 
     title 17. Each district court shall establish procedures by 
     local rule authorizing the use of arbitration under this 
     subsection. The definitions set forth in title 17 apply to 
     the terms used in this subsection.''.

     SEC. 204. VICARIOUS LIABILITY PROHIBITED.

         Section 501 of title 17, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
         ``(f) A landlord, an organizer or sponsor of a 
     convention, exposition, or meeting, a facility owner, or any 
     other person making space available to another party by 
     contract, shall not be liable under any theory of vicarious 
     or contributory infringement with respect to an infringing 
     public performance of a copyrighted work by a tenant, lessee, 
     subtenant, sublessee, licensee, exhibitor, or other user of 
     such space on the ground that--
         ``(1) a contract for such space provides the landlord, 
     organizer or sponsor, facility owner, or other person a right 
     or ability to control such space and compensation for the use 
     of such space; or
         ``(2) the landlord, organizer or sponsor, facility owner, 
     or other person has or had at the time of the infringing 
     performance actual control over some aspects of the use of 
     such space,
     if the contract for the use of such space prohibits 
     infringing public performances and the landlord, organizer or 
     sponsor, facility owner, or other person does not exercise 
     control over the selection of works performed.''.

     SEC. 205. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

         Section 101 of title 17, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after the undesignated paragraph relating to the 
     definition of ``perform'' the following:
         ``A `performing rights society' is an association, 
     corporation, or other entity that licenses the public 
     performance of nondramatic musical works on behalf of 
     copyright owners of such works, such as the American Society 
     of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., 
     and SESAC, Inc. The `repertoire' of a performing rights 
     society consists of those works for which the society 
     provides licenses on behalf of the owners of copyright in the 
     works.''.

     SEC. 206. CONSTRUCTION OF TITLE.

         Except as provided in section 504(d)(1) of title 17, 
     United States Code, as added by section 203(a) of this Act, 
     nothing in this title shall be construed to relieve any 
     performing rights society (as defined in section 101 of title 
     17, United States Code) of any obligation under any consent 
     decree, State statute, or other court order governing its 
     operation, as such statute, decree, or order is in effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, as it may be amended 
     after such date, or as it may be enacted, issued, or agreed 
     to after such date.

     SEC. 207. EFFECTIVE DATE.

         This title and the amendments made by this title shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
     shall apply to actions filed on or after such date.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.25.10  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to insert ``Sonny Bono'' before ``Copywright Term Extension 
Act'' each place it occurs.

para.25.11  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, cross references, and 
punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, technical, 
conforming, and other changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions 
of the House in amending the bill.

para.25.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3246

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-463) the resolution (H. Res. 393) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 3246) to assist small businesses and labor organizations 
in defending themselves against government bureaucracy; to ensure that 
employees entitled to reinstatment get their jobs back quickly; to 
protect the right of employers to have a hearing to present their case 
in certain representation cases; and to prevent the use of the National 
Labor Relations Act for the purpose of disrupting or inflicting economic 
harm on employers.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.25.13  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2515

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-464) the resolution (H. Res. 394) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2515) to address the declining health of forests on 
Federal lands in the United States through a program of recovery and 
protection consistent with the requirements of existing public land 
management and environmental laws, to establish a program to inventory, 
monitor, and analyze public and private forests and their resources, and 
for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.25.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2578

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 391):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2578) to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to extend the visa waiver pilot program, and to provide 
     for the collection of data with respect to the number of non-
     immigrants who remain in the United States after the 
     expiration of the period of stay authorized by the Attorney 
     General. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
     not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
     for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be 
     considered as read. No amendment to the bill shall be in 
     order unless printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone 
     until a time during further consideration in the Committee of 
     the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and 
     (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic 
     voting on any postponed question that follows another 
     electronic vote without intervening business, provided that 
     the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any 
     series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.
       Sec. 2. After passage of H.R. 2578, it shall be in order to 
     consider in the House S. 1178. It shall be in order to move 
     that the House strike all after the enacting clause of the 
     Senate bill and insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 
     2578 as passed by the House.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. MYRICK, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.25.15  visa waiver pilot program

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHAMBLISS, pursuant to House Resolution 
391 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2578) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend 
the visa waiver pilot program, and to provide for the collection of data 
with respect to the number of non-immigrants who ramain in the United 
States after the expiration of the period of stay authorized by the 
Attorney General.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHAMBLISS, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. SUNUNU as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

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para.25.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. POMBO:

       Page 2, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 3. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DESIGNATION AS PILOT PROGRAM 
                   COUNTRY.

       Section 217(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1187(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Qualifications.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (g), a country may not be designated as a pilot program 
     country unless the following requirements are met:
       ``(A) Low nonimmigrant visa refusal rate.--Either--
       ``(i) the average number of refusals of nonimmigrant 
     visitor visas for nationals of that country during--
       ``(I) the two previous full fiscal years was less than 2.0 
     percent of the total number of nonimmigrant visitor visas for 
     nationals of that country which were granted or refused 
     during those years; and
       ``(II) either of such two previous full fiscal years was 
     less than 2.5 percent of the total number of nonimmigrant 
     visitor visas for nationals of that country which were 
     granted or refused during that year; or
       ``(ii) such refusal rate for nationals of that country 
     during the previous full fiscal year was less than 3.0 
     percent.
       ``(B) Machine readable passport program.--The government of 
     the country certifies that it has or is in the process of 
     developing a program to issue machine-readable passports to 
     its citizens.
       ``(C) Law enforcement interests.--The Attorney General 
     determines that the United States law enforcement interests 
     would not be compromised by the designation of the 
     country.''.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act to modify and extend the visa 
     waiver pilot program, and to provide for the collection of 
     data with respect to the number of nonimmigrants who remain 
     in the United States after the expiration of the period of 
     stay authorized by the Attorney General.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

360

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

46

para.25.17                    [Roll No. 70]

                                AYES--360

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--46

     Aderholt
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barton
     Berry
     Blunt
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Campbell
     Canady
     Collins
     Combest
     Deal
     Emerson
     Fawell
     Gallegly
     Gilchrest
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Granger
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kim
     Lewis (KY)
     McCollum
     Pease
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Sanford
     Shadegg
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Watts (OK)
     White

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Brown (FL)
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Conyers
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kleczka
     McDade
     McDermott
     Millender-McDonald
     Payne
     Rangel
     Rothman
     Royce
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Towns
     Waters
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SNOWBARGER, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 
391, reported the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted 
by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 2, strike lines 1 through 5 and insert the following:

     SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF VISA WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM.

       Section 217(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act is 
     amended by striking ``1998.'' and inserting ``2000.''.

       Page 2, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 3. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DESIGNATION AS PILOT PROGRAM 
                   COUNTRY.

       Section 217(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1187(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Qualifications.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (g), a country may not be designated as a pilot program 
     country unless the following requirements are met:
       ``(A) Low nonimmigrant visa refusal rate.--Either--
       ``(i) the average number of refusals of nonimmigrant 
     visitor visas for nationals of that country during--
       ``(I) the two previous full fiscal years was less than 2.0 
     percent of the total number of nonimmigrant visitor visas for 
     nationals of that country which were granted or refused 
     during those years; and
       ``(II) either of such two previous full fiscal years was 
     less than 2.5 percent of the total number of nonimmigrant 
     visitor visas for nationals of that country which were 
     granted or refused during that year; or
       ``(ii) such refusal rate for nationals of that country 
     during the previous full fiscal year was less than 3.0 
     percent.
       ``(B) Machine readable passport program.--The government of 
     the country certifies that it has or is in the process of 
     developing a program to issue machine-readable passports to 
     its citizens.
       ``(C) Law enforcement interests.--The Attorney General 
     determines that the United States law enforcement interests 
     would not be compromised by the designation of the 
     country.''.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act to modify and extend the visa 
     waiver pilot program, and to provide for the collection of 
     data with respect to the number of nonimmigrants who remain 
     in the United States after the expiration of the period of 
     stay authorized by the Attorney General.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,

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  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SMITH of Texas demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

407

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.25.18                    [Roll No. 71]

                                AYES--407

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Brown (FL)
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Conyers
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kleczka
     McDermott
     Millender-McDonald
     Payne
     Rangel
     Rothman
     Royce
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Towns
     Waters
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify and extend the visa 
waiver pilot program, and to provide for the collection of data with 
respect to the number of nonimmigrants who remain in the United States 
after the expiration of the period of stay authorized by the Attorney 
General.''.
  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Texas, pursuant to House Resolution 391, the 
bill of the Senate (S. 1178) to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to extend the visa waiver pilot program, and for other purposes; was 
taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Texas, pursuant to House Resolution 391, the 
following amendment, was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 2578, as passed by the House.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify and extend the visa 
waiver pilot program, and to provide for the collection of data with 
respect to the number of nonimmigrants who remain in the United States 
after the expiration of the period of stay authorized by the Attorney 
General.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 2578, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.25.19  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. PETRI, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was granted permission until midnight 
tonight to file a report (Rept. No. 105-467, Part I) on the bill (H.R. 
2400) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.

para.25.20  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. PETRI, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was granted permission at any time 
before midnight on Friday, March 27, 1998 to file a supplemental report 
on the bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, 
highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.

para.25.21  the late honorable steven h. schiff

  Mr. SKEEN submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 395):

       Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
     the death of the Honorable Steven Schiff, a Representative 
     from the State of New Mexico.
       Resolved, That a committee of such Members of the House as 
     the Speaker may designate, together with such Members of the 
     Senate as may be joined, be appointed to attend the funeral.
       Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be 
     authorized and directed to take such steps as may be 
     necessary for carrying out the provisions of these 
     resolutions and that the necessary expenses in connection 
     therewith be paid out of the contingent fund of the House.
       Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
     the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn as 
     a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and, under the operation 
thereof, the resolution was agreed to.

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  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.25.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3310

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-466) the resolution (H. Res. 396) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 3310) to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 
for the purpose of faciliting compliance by small businesses with 
certain Federal paperwork requirements, and to establish a task force to 
examine the feasibility of streamlining paperwork requirements 
applicable to small businesses.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.25.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. EHRLICH, for today after 2:15 p.m.;
  To Mr. FORD, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. HOUGHTON, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. KLECZKA, for today;
  To Ms. JACKSON-LEE, for today and balance of the week;
  To Ms. Eddie Bernice JOHNSON, for today and balance of the week;
  To Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. ROTHMAN, for today;
  To Mr. SAXTON, for today after 3:30 p.m.;
  To Mr. WYNN, for today through March 30; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 3:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.25.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PAPPAS, pursuant to the provisions of House 
Resolution 395, at 10 o'clock and 48 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
out of respect for the late Honorable Steven Schiff until 10 o'clock 
a.m., Thursday, March 26, 1998.

para.25.25  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 393. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R,. 
     3246) to assist small businesses and labor organizations in 
     defending themselves against government bureaucracy; to 
     ensure that employees entitled to reinstatement get their 
     jobs back quickly; to protect the right of employers to have 
     a hearing to present their case in certain representation 
     cases; and to prevent the use of the National Labor Relations 
     Act for the purpose of disrupting or inflicting economic harm 
     on employers (Rept. No. 105-463). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 394. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 2515) to address the declining health of forests 
     on Federal lands in the United States through a program of 
     recovery and protection consistent with the requirements of 
     existing public land management and environmental laws, to 
     establish a program to inventory, monitor, and analyze public 
     and private forests and their resources, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-464). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1023. A bill to 
     provide for compassionate payments with regard to individuals 
     with blood-clotting disorders, such as hemophilia, who 
     contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated 
     blood products, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-465 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 396. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3310) to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 
     for the purpose of facilitating compliance by small 
     businesses with certain Federal paperwork requirements, and 
     to establish a task force to examine the feasibility of 
     streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small 
     businesses (Rept. No. 105-466). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2400. A bill to authorize funds for 
     Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit 
     programs, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-467 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para.25.26  time limitation of referred bill

  Purusant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1023. Referral to the Committees on Commerce and Ways 
     and Means extended for a period ending not later than June 2, 
     1998.
       H.R. 2400. Referral to the Committee on the Budget extended 
     for a period ending not later than March 27, 1998.

para.25.27  reported bills sequentially referred

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:
  Under clause 5 of rule X,

       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2400. A bill to authorize funds for 
     Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit 
     programs, and for other purposes, with an amendment; referred 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means for a period ending not 
     later than March 27, 1998, for consideration of such 
     provisions of the bill and amendment reported by the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(s), 
     rule X.

para.25.28  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BORSKI:
       H.R. 3545. A bill to amend section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 to ensure that the tenant-based rental 
     assistance program under such section is carried out in an 
     efficient and fair manner; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Bunning 
             of Kentucky):
       H.R. 3546. A bill to provide for a national dialogue on 
     Social Security and to establish the Bipartisan Panel to 
     Design Long-Range Social Security Reform; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Cooksey, and 
             Mr. Green):
       H.R. 3547. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     assure patient choice and access to services for enrollees in 
     group health plans and health insurance coverage; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3548. A bill to establish a Fund for Environmental 
     Priorities to be funded by a portion of the consumer savings 
     resulting from retail electricity choice, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. COLLINS:
       H.R. 3549. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the taxes on diesel fuel and gasoline used in 
     trains which were enacted for deficit reduction; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Evans, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Poshard, and 
             Ms. Stabenow):
       H.R. 3550. A bill to provide a safety net for farmers and 
     consumers, to promote the development of farmer-owned value 
     added processing facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. DELAURO:
       H.R. 3551. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     relating to identity fraud, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.R. 3552. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the carryover of unused nontaxable benefits 
     under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Ms. Waters, Ms. Sanchez, and Ms. Roybal-
             Allard):
       H.R. 3553. A bill to amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and 
     Central American Relief Act to provide to nationals of El 
     Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Haiti an opportunity to 
     apply for adjustment of status under that Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MCNULTY:
       H.R. 3554. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow rollover contributions to individual retirement 
     plans from deferred compensation plans maintained by States 
     and local governments and to allow State and local 
     governments to maintain 401(k) plans; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Wynn, Ms.

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             Lofgren, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lampson, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 3555. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to conduct an assessment of available technologies for 
     establishing a system to access information regarding the 
     motor vehicle driving records of all motor vehicle operators 
     in the United States; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHAYS:
       H.R. 3556. A bill to reduce Federal spending in several 
     programs; to the Committee on National Security, and in 
     addition to the Committees on International Relations, 
     Science, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Resources, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, 
     and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Crapo, and Mr. Hastings of Washington):
       H.R. 3557. A bill to subject the United States to payment 
     of fees and costs in proceedings relating to State water 
     rights adjudications; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Upton, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             McDade, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
             Faleomavaega):
       H. Con. Res. 250. Concurrent resolution calling for better 
     awareness and use of federally-supported research findings on 
     the social and economic costs of sleep deprivation and sleep 
     disorders; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SKEEN:
       H. Res. 395. A resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House on the death of the Honorable Steven Schiff, a 
     Representative from the State of New Mexico; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Ensign, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Jones, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Bryant, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             McCrery, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Neumann, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Coble, Mr. Rogers, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Collins, Mr. Armey, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Smith of Michigan):
       H. Res. 397. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives concerning the President's use of the 
     White House Counsel's Office in matters relating to his 
     personal legal battles; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight. 

para.25.29  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 59: Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 453: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 611: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Baesler, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 980: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Murtha and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
     Pappas, Mr. Spratt, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Graham, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. 
     Skeen.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 1375: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1376: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Walsh and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1712: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Collins, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Engel, 
     Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Sanchez, and 
     Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1807: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2052: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2198: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Dixon, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 2253: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, and 
     Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. 
     Matsui.
       H.R. 2488: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2526: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2560: Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. Northup, and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 2567: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Bryant and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 2598: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 2695: Mr. Hinojosa and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 2951: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2968: Mr. Paul, Mr. Istook, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     LaTourette, and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 2973: Mr. Hansen and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Watkins, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Cook, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Bliley, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2994: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 3007: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan.
       H.R. 3048: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 3050: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 3054: Mr. Manton, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 3065: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 3068: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 3107: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3110: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Upton, and Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 3125: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 3149: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 3151: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 3156: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Markey, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sandlin, 
     Mr. Olver, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     Miller of California, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Torres, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Franks 
     of New Jersey, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Peterson 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Ms. Slaughter, 
     Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Kolbe, 
     Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 3178: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 3206: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. 
     Riggs.
       H.R. 3279: Mr. Costello, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Kildee, 
     and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 3284: Mr. Green and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3438: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 3454: Mrs. Myrick and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 3470: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Ms. 
     Sanchez.
       H.R. 3471: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 3475: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
     Foley, and Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 3502: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 3522: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Weygand.
       H.R. 3526: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Underwood, and 
     Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 3534: Mr. Gingrich.
       H.J. Res. 113: Mr. Leach.
       H. Con. Res. 127: Mr. Costello and Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 159: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. Whitfield.
       H. Con. Res. 214: Mr. Tanner and Mr. Bryant.
       H. Con. Res. 218: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Berman, 
     Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey.
       H. Con. Res. 225: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
     Carson, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     Frost, and Mr. McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 233: Mr. Manton.
       H. Con. Res. 246: Ms. Kaptur.
       H. Res. 182: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H. Res. 313: Mrs. McCarthy of New York and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H. Res. 363: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. McGovern.
       H. Res. 392: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Sanford.

para.25.30  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2500: Mr. Fattah.
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                      THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1998 (26)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.26.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, March 25, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.26.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8235. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule-- Specialty Crops; Import 
     Regulations; Extension of Reporting Period for Peanuts 
     Imported Under 1997 Import Quotas [Docket No. FV97-999-1 FIR] 
     received March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.

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       8236. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300628; FRL-5778-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8237. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300625; FRL-5776-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8238. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Colorado; Correction 
     [FRL -5977-5] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8239. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act 
     Promulgation of Extension of Attainment Date for Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area; Ohio; Kentucky [OH107a; KY101-9809a; FRL-
     5985-9] received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8240. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Ohio [OH103-1a; FRL-
     5978-6] received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8241. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Retrofit/Rebuild 
     Requirements for 1993 and Earlier Model Year Urban Buses; 
     Additional Update of Post-Rebuild Emission Levels in 1998 
     [FRL-5986-2] (RIN: 2060-AH45) received March 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8242. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Kuwait for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-29), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       8243. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-31), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       8244. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Korea for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-32), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       8245. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Australia 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-21-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8246. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8247. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Closures of Specified Groundfish Fisheries in the Gulf of 
     Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 031098C] received 
     March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       8248. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inshore Component 
     Pollock in the Aleutian Islands Subarea [Docket No. 
     971208298-8055-02; I.D. 031398A] received March 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8249. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 and 0070 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-269-AD; Amendment 39-
     10310; AD 98-03-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8250. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 050 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-261-AD; Amendment 39-10300; AD 
     98-03-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 19, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8251. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model HS 748 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-219-AD; Amendment 39-
     10309; AD 98-03-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8252. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH Models 228-
     100, 228-101, 228-200, and 228-201 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-
     CE-124-AD; Amendment 39-10391; AD 98-06-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8253. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0070 and Mark 
     0100 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-245-AD; Amendment 39-
     10396; AD 98-06-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8254. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Mystere Falcon 900 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-193-AD; Amendment 39-
     10395; AD 98-06-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8255. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 95-NM-38-AD; Amendment 39-10393; AD 98-
     06-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8256. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-162-
     AD; Amendment 39-10392; AD 98-06-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8257. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-114-AD; Amendment 39-10394; AD 
     98-06-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 19, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8258. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-145 Series Airplanes [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-NM-64-AD; Amendment 39-10397; AD 98-06-19] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8259. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; GKN Westland Helicopters Ltd., 30 
     Series Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-26-AD; Amendment 39-
     10383; AD 98-06-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8260. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Eastland, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-20] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8261. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Gallup, NM [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-19] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8262. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class E Airspace; Wrangell, AK, and Petersburg, 
     AK [Airspace Docket No. 97-AAL-11] received March 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8263. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Realignment of Colored Federal Airway; AK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-AAL-10] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8264. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Wagoner, OK [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-03] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8265. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Pawnee, OK [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-02] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8266. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Coalgate, OK [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-01] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the

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     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8267. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Miami, OK [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-11] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8268. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Idabel, OK [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-09] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8269. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Henryetta, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-08] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8270. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; McAlester, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-10] received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8271. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revision to the 
     NASA FAR Supplement Coverage on Alternative Dispute 
     Resolution [48 CFR Part 1833] received March 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       8272. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Contract 
     Financing [48 CFR Parts 1832 and 1852] received March 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science. 

para.26.3  point of personal privilege

  Mr. SHUSTER rose to a question of personal privilege.
  The SPEAKER, pursuant to rule IX, recognized Mr. SHUSTER for one hour.
  Mr. SHUSTER made the following statement:
  ``Mr. Speaker, many years ago, Joseph McCarthy in Wheeling, West 
Virginia stood up and waved papers and said he had the names of 57 
Communists in government. Well, he got lots of headlines but, of course, 
he was eventually proved to be a liar. I am reminded of that event, 
although I certainly make no such charge here today.
  ``Mr. Speaker, three of our colleagues have made numerous statements 
in the media that we have been, quote, `buying votes,' to get them to 
support our BESTEA transportation legislation in exchange for projects 
which we have given them. Indeed, conversely, that we have been 
threatening Members that if they did not vote with us, they would not 
get the projects.
  ``Let me make this very clear. I challenge these Members to name one 
person, one person whom I went to and said they will get a project in 
exchange for their vote. I challenge them to name one person who I 
threatened that they not get a project if they voted against us.
  ``Indeed, if we look back at the battle we had here last year on the 
budget resolution where we had our transportation amendment, I urge my 
colleagues to go look at Members who voted against us and then look at 
the projects they are receiving today. This is simply a blatant 
falsehood.
  ``Now, no doubt many Members support our legislation because it is 
important to their district, because it is important to America, because 
they are getting projects that they have requested and which have been 
vetted through our 14-point requirement.
  ``It seems that in life sometimes there are those who, when one takes 
a different view from their view, they must somehow ascribe some base 
motivation. They simply cannot believe that because someone disagrees 
with them, that another's motives can be as pure as theirs. Indeed, 
sometimes it seems as though the smaller the minority they represent, 
the more incensed they become, because they view themselves as more 
pure, more righteous, more sanctimonious than the larger majority of us 
who are mere mortals. But I do not ascribe any of these motives to our 
colleagues. I prefer to believe that they simply are misinformed.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the supreme irony, the supreme irony is that the three 
individuals who have been attacking us, attacking our motives, attacking 
our integrity, have submitted projects to us for their own congressional 
districts.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I yield to the distinguished gentleman from Minnesota 
(Mr. Oberstar), ranking member of the full committee.''.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Shuster) for yielding.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I join in the gentleman's indignation, to put it 
mildly, over these attacks that are totally unjustified, unfounded, and 
inappropriate for Members of this body to make.
  ``First of all, the projects in question have gone through a very 
thorough and careful vetting process according to a 14-point outline 
that the committee fashioned, which includes a requirement that the 
project be on the State's priority or State's future project 
development list. The points that are included in the review of 
projects are all the points that States use to measure validity of 
projects that their transportation departments will fund.
  ``After reviewing all of these projects and ensuring that they meet 
standards accepted by States and that these are projects necessary in a 
Member's district, we accept the Member's judgment as to what is 
necessary for his or her district, and those projects are included in 
this package, as was done in 1991 in the previous transportation bill.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I could understand Members disagreeing with the 
process, but I do not approve, I am offended by the use of language and 
by the accusations made. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has been a 
vigorous advocate for transportation since before he was elected to 
Congress in 1972 and since taking his place on the then-Committee on 
Public Works and now-Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
Under his chairmanship, he has waged a nationwide campaign for 
increased investment in the Nation's portfolio of bridges, highways, 
buses, transit systems, but above all, its safety. He is a champion of 
safety.
  ``The gentleman's drive to increase spending out of the highway trust 
fund, tax dollars that have been collected at the pump but not paid 
into projects for which driving America has already been taxed, is 
clear and well known and widely respected, open and clear for everyone 
to review.
  ``So when the gentleman from Pennsylvania or I, together on a 
bipartisan basis, present our program to our respective caucuses and to 
this body and ask for their support, we do so very clearly, very 
openly, without any hidden agenda. And for Members then to say that 
they have been somehow browbeaten, whipped into line, or threatened is 
totally inappropriate and totally untrue.
  ``As a strong and vigorous advocate for his viewpoint, I respect the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania and I respect those who take a differing 
viewpoint. They are entitled to that viewpoint. They are also entitled 
to the fair share of funding that we have designated without any 
questions, without any quid pro quo.
  ``We respect and always have respected the Members' right to vote 
their district and their conscience. We would ask them, and I do not 
think there is anything inappropriate to ask a Member to support this 
legislation, but we respect their right not to.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I think the gentleman from Pennsylvania has conducted 
himself with the highest dignity, with the appropriate character of a 
Member of Congress of this distinguished body, in the same manner that 
he has done for his 26 years in the House of Representatives. I join 
with him in reproving those who have used such inappropriate language. 
It is an assault upon the integrity of the chairman of this committee, 
a Member who has championed the cause for all of America for better 
transportation, better investment in the future of our economy, and I 
salute the gentleman from Pennsylvania.''.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman 
from Minnesota for those words.
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. SHUSTER. I yield to the gentleman from Ohio.
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) for being a chairman and taking care of the 
jurisdictional authority which he is in charge of. I am tired of the 
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Pennsylvania and on the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar).
  ``Mr. Speaker, I had five bridges in the original ISTEA bill, and one 
of the major news networks came to my district and said, boy, you are 
getting all of this pork. And I said, come on down. Then I showed them 
bridges with a sway, with a 2-ton weight limit. The next bridge down 
had a 5-ton weight limit. And I got those bridges built. I got the 
money for them. And they are still not built; they are now under 
process. That is how many years it takes.
  ``Well, I want to announce here that as soon as the wrecking crew 
appeared on the Center Street Bridge, the first time the backhoe hit 
one of the steel structures, the bridge collapsed.
  ``They said, thank God citizens were not killed. Enough of this pork 
barrel madness. Ohio had 28 major projects announced last year, and my 
district did not get one of them; and I have the most infrastructure 
needs in the country. No Member of Congress should go home and flout 
this pork barrel if they have got infrastructure needs and they are not 
taking care of it. Because that is why we are elected.
  ``And by God, I am just glad we are building the Center Street bridge 
and no one in my district got hurt. I want to say this as a former Pitt 
grad, my colleague stands for what a chairman should be; and all 
chairmen should deal with their jurisdictional authority and dispatch 
the duties like he has.
  ``I stand with him, proud to be associated with him, and I commend 
him and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) for the fine job 
they have done on this bill.''.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his statement.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, if the Chairman would continue to yield, 
let me just emphasize once again, never on our side or on the 
chairman's side of the aisle was any Member told that conclusion of 
their project was contingent upon or dependent upon their vote. No 
Member was asked how they intended to vote in advance. Projects were 
included for Members on the basis of the merits of the project, not on 
how they would vote.
  Mr. Speaker, I include the following for the Record:
                                    Washington, DC, March 7, 1996.
     Hon. Bud Shuster,
     Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Shuster: Recently, the Oklahoma Department of 
     Transportation submitted an authorization request to your 
     Committee to extend the Broken Arrow Expressway from I-44 
     southeast approximately 8.0 miles to the Tulsa County Line.
       I am forwarding the enclosed request on to your Committee 
     for its consideration. I am confident that the merit of the 
     project will speak for itself.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Steve Largent,
     Member of Congress.
                                  ____


   Information Requests for Transportation Projects State of Oklahoma

       Project Description: SH 51 (Broken Arrow Expressway) 
     extending from I-44 southeast approximately 8.0 miles to the 
     Tulsa County Line.


            evaluation criteria and responses are as follows

       1. Name and Congressional District of the Primary Member of 
     Congress sponsoring the project, as well as any other Members 
     supporting the project (each project must have a single 
     primary sponsoring Member).
       U.S. Representative Steve Largent.
       2. Identify the State or other qualified recipient 
     responsible for carrying out the project.
       Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
       3. Is the project eligible for the use of Federal-aid funds 
     (if a road or bridge project, please note whether it is on 
     the National Highway System)?
       This project is eligible for Federal-aid funds and it is on 
     the National Highway System.
       4. Describe the design, scope and objectives of the project 
     and whether it is part of a larger system of projects. In 
     doing so, identify the specific segment for which project 
     funding is being sought including terminus points.
       Design/Scope: Reconstruct the existing 4 lane highway and 
     add 2 additional lanes to provide a 6 lane facility. This 
     project will complete the final improvements to upgrade the 
     Broken Arrow Expressway which connects the Tulsa central 
     business district with Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and the 
     residential developments in the western portion of Wagoner 
     County. The specific section we are requesting funding for 
     extends from I-44 southeast 8.0 miles to the Tulsa/Wagoner 
     County Line.
       5. What is the total project cost and proposed source of 
     funds (please identify the federal, state, or local shares 
     and the extent, if any, of private sector financing or the 
     use of innovative financing) and of this amount, how much is 
     being requested for the specific project segment described in 
     item #4?
       The estimated total cost of this project is $160,000,000 
     and the average daily traffic volume on this section of 
     highway is in excess of 78,000 vehicles daily.
       10. Does the project have national or regional 
     significance?
       This project is on the National Highway System and it 
     serves as a connector route between I-44, I-444, I-244, US 
     64, US 169 and the Muskogee Turnpike. Consequently, this 
     highway serves both local commuter traffic and interstate 
     travel which makes it significant from a national and 
     regional level.
       11. Has the proposed project encountered, or is it likely 
     to encounter, any significant opposition or other obstacles 
     based on environmental or other types of concerns?
       Although an environmental assessment has been completed on 
     this project, a reassessment will be required. The EA 
     includes the mainline, but does not include the interchange 
     at US 169. Clearance of the SH 51/US 169 interchange will 
     likely require intermodal issues and a major investment study 
     (MIS).
       12. Describe the economic, energy efficiency, and 
     environmental, congestion mitigation and safety benefits 
     associated with completion of the project.
       Widening this expressway to 6 lanes, reconstructing the 
     major clover leaf interchanges, and providing full 
     directional interchanges will significantly increase 
     capacity, reduce congestion and improve the safety of this 
     major highway serving the Tulsa metropolitan area.
       13. Has the project received funding through the State's 
     Federal aid highway apportionment, or in the case of a 
     transit project, through Federal Transit Administration 
     funding? If not, why not?
       The State of Oklahoma has expended in excess of $34,000,000 
     in State and Federal funds on this project to perform 
     preliminary engineering work, acquire right-of-way, relocate 
     utilities, and reconstruction work on several sections of the 
     highway in the past few years.
       Is the authorization requested for the project an increase 
     to an amount previously authorized or appropriated for it in 
     federal statue (if so, please identify the statute, the 
     amount provided, and the amount obligated to date), or would 
     this be the first authorization for the project in a federal 
     statute? If the authorization requested is for a transit 
     project, has it previously received appropriations and/or 
     received a Letter of Intent or entered into a Full Funding 
     Grant Agreement with the FTA.
       The authorization requested for this project would be the 
     first one received by the State of Oklahoma on the Broken 
     Arrow Expressway.
                                  ____

                                Washington, DC, February 25, 1997.
     Hon. Bud Shuster,
     Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
         Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Shuster: Enclosed, please find a copy of an 
     ISTEA funding request by the City of Charlotte, North 
     Carolina, which we both represent. As the attached proposal 
     indicates, the City of Charlotte is seeking funds for a South 
     Corridor Transitway, one of the first of its kind in the 
     United States. This project would link Uptown Charlotte to 
     Southeast Charlotte via a 13.5 mile express bus transitway, 
     relieving traffic congestion and providing improved access to 
     the City's Uptown area.
       We respectfully submit this proposal by the City of 
     Charlotte and ask for your due consideration of this request. 
     Please do not hesitate to contact either one of us with 
     questions or concerns. We would both be pleased to speak with 
     you further concerning this project.
       Thank you in advance for your consideration.
           Sincerely,
     Sue Myrick,
       Member of Congress.
     Melvin Watt,
       Member of Congress.
                                  ____

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, March 6, 1997.
     Hon. Thomas E. Petri,
     U.S. House of Representatives, Chairman-Subcommittee on 
         Surface Transportation, Rayburn House Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Congressman Petri: I encourage you to read the 
     following testimony and letter. The enclosed detail very 
     carefully the importance of Oklahoma's surface 
     transportation.
       I request that you give the State Highway 51 demonstration 
     project proposal your full consideration.
       In advance, I would like to thank you and your colleagues 
     on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for your 
     diligence and hard work on the upcoming ISTEA 
     reauthorization.
           Sincerely yours,
                                                Tom A. Coburn, MD,
     Member of Congress.
                                  ____

                                                State of Oklahoma,


                                       Office of the Governor,

                                  Oklahoma, OK, February 21, 1997.
     Hon. Thomas E. Petri,
     U.S. House of Representatives, Chairman-Subcommittee on 
         Surface Transportation, Rayburn House Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Congressman Petri: The significance of our surface 
     transportation system

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     should not be under estimated. Careful investment in our 
     infrastructure increases productivity and economic prosperity 
     at local and regional levels. Despite the importance of our 
     transportation system to the nation's economic health, 
     investment has fallen well short of what is truly needed. 
     Dealing with these needs will require numerous approaches, 
     including special project funding.
       As you begin the monumental task of reauthorizing the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     (ISETA), we, the undersigned, wish to lend our support to the 
     following special funding request which is in addition to our 
     existing obligation limit and is critical to the 
     transportation needs of the State of Oklahoma.
       SH 51 extending from Coweta east approximately 14.6 miles 
     to Wagoner, Oklahoma.
       We commend your committee for its role in enacting ISTEA 
     and for the subsequent improvements made with the passage of 
     the National Highway System Bill last year. A sound national 
     transportation policy is critical to our state's economy and 
     our nation's ability to compete globally. To that end we urge 
     you to evaluate our request and take the appropriate action.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Frank Keating,
                                                         Governor.
                                                  Neal A. McCaleb,
                                      Secretary of Transportation.
                                                    Herschal Crow,
     Chairman, Oklahoma Transportation Commission.
                                  ____


  Demonstration Project Testimony, State Highway 51, Wagoner, Oklahoma

       Submitted by: the Honorable Tom A. Coburn, U.S. House of 
Representatives and Neal A. McCaleb, Secretary of Transportation, State 
                              of Oklahoma

       State Highway 51 (SH 51): SH-51 extending east from Coweta 
     to the Arkansas border, has been identified as a 
     Transportation Improvement Corridor. Eastern Oklahoma has an 
     ever increasing population. Tourism has also increased in the 
     Fort Gibson Lake and Tahlequah areas. These two factors form 
     the basis of why reconstruction of SH-51 is of foremost 
     concern.
       The route has a high accident rate and contains bridges 
     that are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. For 
     projected traffic, this two lane route with no shoulders is 
     unacceptable, and could ultimately curb any future economic 
     growth in the northeastern region of Oklahoma.
       In addition to tourism dollars, the highway also serves as 
     a major travel corridor and commuter route extending from the 
     Tulsa Metropolitan area east to Broken Arrow, Muskogee and 
     the Arkansas state line.
       SH-51 is crucial to the region's business, industry and 
     labor, because it provides access to the Tulsa metropolitan 
     area, McClellan Kerr Navigational System, and several 
     recreational areas in eastern Oklahoma.
       Nationally significant, SH-51 connects with I-44, I-244, 
     the Muskogee Turnpike, US-412 and other major routes in 
     eastern Oklahoma.
       It is essential that SH-51 be expanded to four lanes to 
     increase capacity, promote tourism, boost economic growth, 
     and to improve safety and congestion. This project is 
     estimated to cost $63 million, and although the state has 
     expended nearly $34 million to improve this corridor, it is 
     simply not enough in view of the overall critical needs of 
     the entire highway system.

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Surface 
Transportation Information Requests for Transportation Projects, State 
                              of Oklahoma

       Project Description: SH 51 extending from Coweta east 
     approximately 14.6 miles to Wagoner, Oklahoma.
       Evaluation Criteria and Responses are as follows:
       1. Name and Congressional District of the Primary Member of 
     Congress sponsoring the project, as well as any other Members 
     supporting the project (each project must have a single 
     primary sponsoring Member).
       Response to No. 1: U.S. Representative Tom Coburn.
       2. Identify the State or other qualified recipient 
     responsible for carrying out the project.
       Response to No. 2: Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
       3. Is the project eligible for the use of Federal-aid funds 
     (if a road or bridge project, please note whether it is on 
     the National Highway System)?
       Response to No. 3: This project is eligible for the use of 
     Federal-aid funds, but it is not on the National Highway 
     System.
       4. Describe the design, scope and objectives of the project 
     and whether it is part of a larger system of projects. In 
     doing so, identify the specific segment for which project 
     funding is being sought including terminus points.
       Response to No. 4: Design/Scope: Reconstruct to 4 lanes. 
     The objectives of this project is to continue improving SH 51 
     from Tulsa extending west approximately 59.0 miles to 
     Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The specific section for which we are 
     requesting funding extends from Coweta east 14.6 miles to 
     Wagoner, including the Wagoner bypass.
       5. What is the total project cost and proposed source of 
     funds (please identify the federal, state, or local shares 
     and the extent, if any, of private sector financing or the 
     use of innovative financing) and of this amount, how much is 
     being requested for the specific project segment described in 
     Item No. 4?
       Response to No. 5: The estimated total cost of this project 
     is $63,000,000.00 and we are requesting $50,400,000.00 in 
     Federal-aid funds. The State of Oklahoma will provide 
     $12,600,000.00 in matching funds to finance this project.
       6. Of the amount requested, how much is expected to be 
     obligated over each of the next 5 years?
       Response to No. 6: All of the funds we are requesting can 
     be obligated over the next 5 years.
       7. What is the proposed schedule and status of work on the 
     project?
       Response to No. 7: The environmental clearance has been 
     completed on this project. However, a reassessment may be 
     necessary. Following completion of the environmental 
     reassessment, right-of-way and design plans will be prepared 
     and this takes approximately 2 years. Right-of-way 
     acquisition will then take about 18 months to complete. 
     Construction contracts should be ready for letting within 4 
     to 5 years.
       8. Is the project included in the metropolitan and/or State 
     Transportation Improvement Program(s), or the State long-
     range plan and, if so, is it scheduled for funding?
       Response to No. 8: The right-of-way acquisition and utility 
     relocations for one section of this project are currently on 
     the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program and funding 
     is scheduled for these items. The entire project limit, 
     however, is identified as one of the transportation 
     improvement corridors in the Statewide Intermodal 
     Transportation Plan (long range plan). Due to the high cost 
     of this project and the State's limited funds, the remaining 
     construction, right-of-way, and utility phases of this 
     project are not currently scheduled.
       9. Is the project considered by State and/or regional 
     transportation officials as critical to their needs? Please 
     provide a letter of support from these officials, and if you 
     cannot, explain why not.
       Response to No. 9: This project is considered critical to 
     the economic growth of the eastern region of Oklahoma which 
     generates a large amount of tourism in the Fort Gibson Lake 
     and Tahlequah areas. The highway also serves as a major 
     travel corridor and commuter route extending from the Tulsa 
     Metropolitan area east to Broken Bow, Muskogee and the 
     Arkansas State Line.
       10. Does the project have national or regional 
     significance?
       Response to No. 10: This project is regionally significant 
     because it provides access to the Tulsa metropolitan area, 
     McClellan Kerr Navigational System, and several recreational 
     areas in eastern Oklahoma. SH 51 is also nationally 
     significant because it connects with I-44, I-244, the 
     Muskogee Turnpike, US 412, and other major routes in the 
     eastern section of Oklahoma.
       11. Has the proposed project encountered, or is it likely 
     to encounter, any significant opposition or other obstacles 
     based on environmental or other types of concerns?
       Response to No. 11: The environmental clearance has been 
     completed on this project. However, a reassessment is likely. 
     We do not anticipate any major opposition or other obstacles 
     that will delay construction of this project.
       12. Describe the economic, energy efficiency, 
     environmental, congestion mitigation and safety benefits 
     associated with completion of the project.
       Response to No. 12: Widening SH 51 to a 4 lane highway will 
     increase capacity, promote tourism and economic growth in the 
     region, and improve the safety and congestion along this 
     major highway serving the eastern region of Oklahoma.
       13. Has the project received funding through the State's 
     Federal-aid highway apportionment, or in the case of a 
     transit project, through Federal Transit Administration 
     funding? If no, why not?
       Response to No. 13: During the past few years the State has 
     expended in excess of $34,000,000.00 to improve this corridor 
     between I-44 in Tulsa and the Arkansas State Line. However, 
     because the overall critical needs of the entire highway 
     system far exceeds the limited funding levels, this project 
     from Coweta to Wagoner has not received funding through the 
     State's Federal-aid highway apportionments.
       14. Is the authorization requested for the project an 
     increase to an amount previously authorized or appropriated 
     for it in federal statute (if so, please identify the 
     statute, the amount provided, and the amount obligated to 
     date), or would this be the first authorization for the 
     project in federal statute? If the authorization requested is 
     for a transit project, has it previously received 
     appropriations and/or received a Letter of Intent or entered 
     into a Full Funding Grant Agreement with the FTA?
       Response to No. 14: This is the first authorization we have 
     requested for this project.

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                                  ____
                                Congress of the United States,

                                   Washington, DC, March 10, 1997.
     Hon. Bud Shuster,
     Chairman, House Committee on Transportation, Rayburn House 
         Office Building.
     Hon. Thomas Petri,
     Chairman, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Rayburn 
         House Office Building.
     Hon. Jim Oberstar,
     Ranking Democratic Member, House Committee on Transportation, 
         Rayburn House Office Building.
     Hon. Nick Rahall,
     Ranking Democratic Member, Subcommittee on Surface 
         Transportation, Rayburn House Office Building.
       Dear Mr. Chairman and Ranking Members: On February 25, 
     1997, the North Carolina Delegation forwarded to your 
     attention copies of the State of North Carolina's highway 
     transportation project priorities.
       Included in this package, there were two funding requests 
     that are of particular concern to our districts, the Ninth 
     and Twelfth Districts of North Carolina. These requests 
     regarded funding for construction of the Eastern and Western 
     Outer Loops in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. 
     The completion of the Outer Loop is the foremost road 
     priority for our region during consideration of 
     transportation funding this year. The purpose of this letter 
     is to formally inform you of our strong support for this 
     critical transportation need for the City of Charlotte.
       We thank you in advance for your consideration of this 
     request. Please do not hesitate to contact either of us if we 
     can provide you with further information regarding the Outer 
     Loop project.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Sue Myrick,
                                               Member of Congress.
                                                      Melvin Watt,
     Member of Congress.
                                  ____



                                Congress of the United States,

                                  Washington, DC, August 20, 1997.
     Chairman Bud Shuster,
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Rayburn House 
         Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Shuster: We are writing to express our strong 
     support for the I-40 cross bridge project, which was 
     submitted to the Surface Transportation Subcommittee in 
     February. This project is important not only to the State of 
     Oklahoma, but also to the Nation.
       The I-40 cross bridge is in a critical state of disrepair. 
     There are serious safety concerns surrounding the continued 
     use of this bridge. Due to these concerns Oklahoma inspects 
     this particular bridge every six months; other bridges are 
     inspected only once every two years.
       It is critical to the State and to the Nation that this 
     bridge remains open. Recently, the Oklahoma Department of 
     Transportation determined that approximately 102,000 cars 
     cross this bridge every day. Furthermore, 61% of all the 
     trucks that cross this bridge are out of state trucks. 
     Clearly, this bridge is heavily traveled by more than just 
     Oklahomans.
       Both the Governor of Oklahoma and the Secretary of 
     Transportation have endorsed this project and have made it 
     the number one transportation priority for the State of 
     Oklahoma. Unfortunately, due to the magnitude of the project, 
     Oklahoma does not have the funds to tackle it at this time.
       We are committed to working with our state officials to 
     ensure that this project receive the attention and funding it 
     needs. We would greatly appreciate your consideration of the 
     merits of this project. The I-40 cross bridge is indeed vital 
     to both Oklahoma and the overall interstate system. Please 
     let us know if we can provide you with additional 
     information.
           Sincerely,
     Rep. J.C. Watts, Jr.
     Rep. Ernest Istook, Jr.
     Rep. Steve Largent.
     Rep. Frank Lucas.
     Rep. Wes Watkins.
     Rep. Tom Coburn.

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. 

para.26.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a concurrent resolution of the 
following title, in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 87. Concurrent resolution to correct the 
     enrollment of S. 419.

para.26.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3310

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 396):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3310) to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, for the purpose of facilitating compliance by 
     small businesses with certain Federal paperwork requirements, 
     and to establish a task force to examine the feasibility of 
     streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small 
     businesses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for 
     failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI or section 
     303 or 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are 
     waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
     shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight. After general debate the 
     bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
     rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill 
     for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight now printed in 
     the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute shall be considered as read. Points of order 
     against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     for failure to comply with section 303 or section 311 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. During 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The 
     chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone 
     until a time during further consideration in the Committee of 
     the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and 
     (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic 
     voting on any postponed question that follows another 
     electronic vote without intervening business, provided that 
     the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any 
     series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.26.6  small business paperwork reduction amendments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to House Resolution 396 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3310) to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, for the 
purpose of facilitating compliance by small businesses with certain 
Federal paperwork requirements, and to establish a task force to examine 
the feasibility of streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to 
small businesses.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. CALVERT as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein.

para.26.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KUCINICH:

       Page 4, strike line 10 and all that follows through page 6, 
     line 25, and insert the following:
       ``(B) establish a policy or program for eliminating, 
     delaying, and reducing civil fines in appropriate 
     circumstances for first-time violations by small entities (as 
     defined in section 601 of title 5, United States Code) of 
     requirements regarding collection of information. Such policy 
     or program shall take into account--
       ``(i) the nature and seriousness of the violation, 
     including whether the violation was technical or inadvertent, 
     involved willful or criminal conduct, or has caused or 
     threatens to cause harm to--
       ``(I) the health and safety of the public;
       ``(II) consumer, investor, worker, or pension protections; 
     or
       ``(III) the environment;
       ``(ii) whether there has been a demonstration of good faith 
     effort by the small entity to comply with applicable laws, 
     and to remedy the violation within the shortest practicable 
     period of time;
       ``(iii) the previous compliance history of the small 
     entity, including whether the entity, its owner or owners, or 
     its principal officers have been subject to past enforcement 
     actions;
       ``(iv) whether the small entity has obtained a significant 
     economic benefit from the violation; and
       ``(v) any other factors considered relevant by the head of 
     the agency;

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       ``(C) not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of the Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act 
     Amendments of 1998, revise the policies of the agency to 
     implement subparagraph (B); and
       ``(D) not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of such Act, submit to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that 
     describes the policy or program implemented under 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraphs (1)(B) through (1)(D), the 
     term `agency' does not include the Internal Revenue 
     Service.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

183

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

221

para.26.8                     [Roll No. 72]

                                AYES--183

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Becerra
     Brown (FL)
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Conyers
     Cook
     Crapo
     DeLay
     Ford
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     McDermott
     Millender-McDonald
     Olver
     Paxon
     Payne
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Royce
     Waters
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.26.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. McINTOSH:

       Page 6, strike line 25 and insert the following:
     imposed by the agency.

       ``(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no State 
     may impose a civil penalty on a small-business concern, in 
     the case of a first-time violation by the small-business 
     concern of a requirement regarding collection of information 
     under Federal law, in a manner inconsistent with the 
     provisions of this subsection.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

224

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

179

para.26.10                    [Roll No. 73]

                                AYES--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner

[[Page 254]]


     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Becerra
     Bonilla
     Brown (FL)
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Conyers
     Cook
     Crapo
     Ford
     Frelinghuysen
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     McDermott
     Millender-McDonald
     Olver
     Paxon
     Payne
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Royce
     Sanders
     Waters
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DICKEY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 396, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Paperwork 
     Reduction Act Amendments of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. FACILITATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL PAPERWORK 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Requirements Applicable to the Director of OMB.--
     Section 3504(c) of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code 
     (commonly referred to as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act''), is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
     a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(6) publish in the Federal Register on an annual basis a 
     list of the requirements applicable to small-business 
     concerns (within the meaning of section 3 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.)) with respect to 
     collection of information by agencies, organized by North 
     American Industrial Classification System code and 
     industrial/sector description (as published by the Office of 
     Management and Budget), with the first such publication 
     occurring not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of the Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act 
     Amendments of 1998; and
       ``(7) make available on the Internet, not later than one 
     year after the date of the enactment of such Act, the list of 
     requirements described in paragraph (6).''.
       (b) Establishment of Agency Point of Contact; Suspension of 
     Fines for First-Time Paperwork Violations.--Section 3506 of 
     such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(i)(1) In addition to the requirements described in 
     subsection (c), each agency shall, with respect to the 
     collection of information and the control of paperwork--
       ``(A) establish one point of contact in the agency to act 
     as a liaison between the agency and small-business concerns 
     (within the meaning of section 3 of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.)); and
       ``(B) in any case of a first-time violation by a small-
     business concern of a requirement regarding collection of 
     information by the agency, provide that no civil fine shall 
     be imposed on the small-business concern unless, based on the 
     particular facts and circumstances regarding the violation--
       ``(i) the head of the agency determines that the violation 
     has caused actual serious harm to the public;
       ``(ii) the head of the agency determines that failure to 
     impose a civil fine would impede or interfere with the 
     detection of criminal activity;
       ``(iii) the violation is a violation of an internal revenue 
     law or a law concerning the assessment or collection of any 
     tax, debt, revenue, or receipt;
       ``(iv) the violation is not corrected on or before the date 
     that is six months after the date of receipt by the small-
     business concern of notification of the violation in writing 
     from the agency; or
       ``(v) except as provided in paragraph (2), the head of the 
     agency determines that the violation presents an imminent and 
     substantial danger to the public health or safety.
       ``(2)(A) In any case in which the head of an agency 
     determines that a first-time violation by a small-business 
     concern of a requirement regarding the collection of 
     information presents an imminent and substantial danger to 
     the public health or safety, the head of the agency may, 
     notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B)(v), determine that a civil 
     fine should not be imposed on the small-business concern if 
     the violation is corrected within 24 hours of receipt of 
     notice in writing by the small-business concern of the 
     violation.
       ``(B) In determining whether to provide a small-business 
     concern with 24 hours to correct a violation under 
     subparagraph (A), the head of the agency shall take into 
     account all of the facts and circumstances regarding the 
     violation, including--
       ``(i) the nature and seriousness of the violation, 
     including whether the violation is technical or inadvertent 
     or involves willful or criminal conduct;
       ``(ii) whether the small-business concern has made a good 
     faith effort to comply with applicable laws, and to remedy 
     the violation within the shortest practicable period of time;
       ``(iii) the previous compliance history of the small-
     business concern, including whether the small-business 
     concern, its owner or owners, or its principal officers have 
     been subject to past enforcement actions; and
       ``(iv) whether the small-business concern has obtained a 
     significant economic benefit from the violation.
       ``(3) In any case in which the head of the agency imposes a 
     civil fine on a small-business concern for a first-time 
     violation of a requirement regarding collection of 
     information which the agency head has determined presents an 
     imminent and substantial danger to the public health or 
     safety, and does not provide the small-business concern with 
     24 hours to correct the violation, the head of the agency 
     shall notify Congress regarding such determination not later 
     than 60 days after the date that the civil fine is imposed by 
     the agency.
       ``(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no State 
     may impose a civil penalty on a small-business concern, in 
     the case of a first-time violation by the small-business 
     concern of a requirement regarding collection of information 
     under Federal law, in a manner inconsistent with the 
     provisions of this subsection.''.
       (c) Additional Reduction of Paperwork for Certain Small 
     Businesses.--Section 3506(c) of title 44, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (3)(J), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) in addition to the requirements of this Act regarding 
     the reduction of paperwork for small-business concerns 
     (within the meaning of section 3 of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.)), make efforts to further reduce the 
     paperwork burden for small-business concerns with fewer than 
     25 employees.''.

     SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE TO STUDY STREAMLINING OF 
                   PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALL-BUSINESS 
                   CONCERNS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
     Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 3521. Establishment of task force on feasibility of 
       streamlining information collection requirements

       ``(a) There is hereby established a task force to study the 
     feasibility of streamlining requirements with respect to 
     small-business concerns regarding collection of information 
     (in this section referred to as the `task force').
       ``(b) The members of the task force shall be appointed by 
     the Director, and shall include the following:
       ``(1) At least two representatives of the Department of 
     Labor, including one representative of the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics and one representative of the Occupational Safety 
     and Health Administration.
       ``(2) At least one representative of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency.
       ``(3) At least one representative of the Department of 
     Transportation.
       ``(4) At least one representative of the Office of Advocacy 
     of the Small Business Administration.
       ``(5) At least one representative of each of two agencies 
     other than the Department of Labor, the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, the Department of Transportation, and the 
     Small Business Administration.
       ``(c) The task force shall examine the feasibility of 
     requiring each agency to consolidate requirements regarding 
     collections of information with respect to small-business 
     concerns, in order that each small-business concern may 
     submit all information required by the agency--
       ``(1) to one point of contact in the agency;
       ``(2) in a single format, or using a single electronic 
     reporting system, with respect to the agency; and

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       ``(3) on the same date.
       ``(d) Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of the Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act 
     Amendments of 1998, the task force shall submit a report of 
     its findings under subsection (c) to the chairmen and ranking 
     minority members of the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight and the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
     and the Committee on Small Business of the Senate.
       ``(e) As used in this section, the term `small-business 
     concern' has the meaning given that term under section 3 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``3521. Establishment of task force on feasibility of streamlining 
              information collection requirements.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. McINTOSH demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, as 
amended, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

267

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

140

para.26.11                    [Roll No. 74]

                                AYES--267

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--140

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Archer
     Becerra
     Bonilla
     Brown (FL)
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Conyers
     Crapo
     Ford
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kasich
     McDermott
     Millender-McDonald
     Payne
     Rangel
     Royce
     Waters
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, for the purpose of 
facilitating compliance by small businesses with certain Federal 
paperwork requirements, to establish a task force to examine the 
feasibility of streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small 
businesses, and for other purposes.''.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.26.12  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 1757

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 385):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 1757) to consolidate international affairs 
     agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of 
     State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
     and to ensure that the enlargement of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization (NATO) proceeds in a manner consistent 
     with United States interests, to strengthen relations between 
     the United States and Russia, to preserve the prerogatives of 
     the Congress with respect to certain arms control agreements, 
     and for other purposes. All points of order against the 
     conference report and against its consideration are waived. 
     The conference report shall be considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

234

When there appeared

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Nays

172

para.26.13                    [Roll No. 75]

                                YEAS--234

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox

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     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--172

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Bonilla
     Brown (FL)
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Conyers
     Crapo
     Edwards
     Ford
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Payne
     Rangel
     Royce
     Waters
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.26.14  foreign relations authorization

  Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to House Resolution 385, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-432):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1757), to consolidate international affairs agencies, to 
     authorize appropriations for the Department of State and 
     related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and to 
     ensure that the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) proceeds in a manner consistent with 
     United States interests, to strengthen relations between the 
     United States and Russia, to preserve the prerogatives of the 
     Congress with respect to certain arms control agreements, and 
     for other purposes, having met, after full and free 
     conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Affairs Reform and 
     Restructuring Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
                   CONTENTS.

       (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions 
     as follows:
       (1) Division a.--Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act 
     of 1998.
       (2) Division b.--Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999.
       (3) Division c.--United Nations Reform Act of 1998.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.

        Subdivision A--Consolidation of Foreign Affairs Agencies

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Purposes.
Sec. 103. Definitions.
Sec. 104. Report on budgetary cost savings resulting from 
              reorganization.

      TITLE II--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 201. Effective date.

             Chapter 2--Abolition and Transfer of Functions

Sec. 211. Abolition of United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
              Agency.
Sec. 212. Transfer of functions to Secretary of State.
Sec. 213. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security.

                    Chapter 3--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 221. References.
Sec. 222. Repeals.
Sec. 223. Amendments to the Arms Control and Disarmament Act.
Sec. 224. Compensation of officers.
Sec. 225. Additional conforming amendments.

              TITLE III--UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 301. Effective date.

             Chapter 2--Abolition and Transfer of Functions

Sec. 311. Abolition of United States Information Agency.
Sec. 312. Transfer of functions.
Sec. 313. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.
Sec. 314. Abolition of Office of Inspector General of United States 
              Information Agency and transfer of functions.

                 Chapter 3--International Broadcasting

Sec. 321. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose.
Sec. 322. Continued existence of Broadcasting Board of Governors.
Sec. 323. Conforming amendments to the United States International 
              Broadcasting Act of 1994.
Sec. 324. Amendments to the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act.
Sec. 325. Amendments to the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act.
Sec. 326. Transfer of broadcasting related funds, property, and 
              personnel.
Sec. 327. Savings provisions.
Sec. 328. Report on the privatization of RFE/RL, Incorporated.

                    Chapter 4--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 331. References.
Sec. 332. Amendments to title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 333. Application of certain laws.
Sec. 334. Abolition of United States Advisory Commission on Public 
              Diplomacy.
Sec. 335. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 336. Repeals.

  TITLE IV--UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 401. Effective date.

             Chapter 2--Abolition and Transfer of Functions

Sec. 411. Abolition of United States International Development 
              Cooperation Agency.
Sec. 412. Transfer of functions and authorities.
Sec. 413. Status of AID.

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                    Chapter 3--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 421. References.
Sec. 422. Conforming amendments.

             TITLE V--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 501. Effective date.

          Chapter 2--Reorganization and Transfer of Functions

Sec. 511. Reorganization of Agency for International Development.

            Chapter 3--Authorities of the Secretary of State

Sec. 521. Definition of United States assistance.
Sec. 522. Administrator of AID reporting to the Secretary of State.
Sec. 523. Assistance programs coordination and oversight.

                          TITLE VI--TRANSITION

                     Chapter 1--Reorganization Plan

Sec. 601. Reorganization plan and report.

                  Chapter 2--Reorganization Authority

Sec. 611. Reorganization authority.
Sec. 612. Transfer and allocation of appropriations.
Sec. 613. Transfer, appointment, and assignment of personnel.
Sec. 614. Incidental transfers.
Sec. 615. Savings provisions.
Sec. 616. Authority of Secretary of State to facilitate transition.
Sec. 617. Final report.

              Division B--Foreign Relations Authorization

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Definition of appropriate congressional committees.

   TITLE XI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Sec. 1101. Administration of foreign affairs.
Sec. 1102. International commissions.
Sec. 1103. Grants to The Asia Foundation.
Sec. 1104. Voluntary contributions to international organizations.
Sec. 1105. Voluntary contributions to peacekeeping operations.
Sec. 1106. Limitation on United States voluntary contributions to 
              United Nations Development Program.
Sec. 1107. United Nations Population Fund.

       TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                 Chapter 1--Authorities and Activities

Sec. 1201. Reimbursement of Department of State for assistance to 
              overseas educational facilities.
Sec. 1202. Revision of Department of State rewards program.
Sec. 1203. Retention of additional defense trade controls registration 
              fees.
Sec. 1204. Fees for commercial services.
Sec. 1205. Pilot program for foreign affairs reimbursement.
Sec. 1206. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms.
Sec. 1207. Budget presentation documents.
Sec. 1208. Office of the Inspector General.
Sec. 1209. Capital Investment Fund.
Sec. 1210. Contracting for local guards services overseas.
Sec. 1211. Authority of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.
Sec. 1212. Expenses relating to certain international claims and 
              proceedings.
Sec. 1213. Grants to remedy international abductions of children.
Sec. 1214. Counterdrug and anticrime activities of the Department of 
              State.
Sec. 1215. Annual report on overseas surplus properties.
Sec. 1216. Human rights reports.
Sec. 1217. Reports and policy concerning diplomatic immunity.
Sec. 1218. Reaffirming United States international telecommunications 
              policy.
Sec. 1219. Reduction of reporting.

       Chapter 2--Consular Authorities of the Department of State

Sec. 1221. Use of certain passport processing fees for enhanced 
              passport services.
Sec. 1222. Surcharge for processing certain machine readable visas.
Sec. 1223. Consular officers.
Sec. 1224. Repeal of outdated consular receipt requirements.
Sec. 1225. Elimination of duplicate Federal Register publication for 
              travel advisories.
Sec. 1226. Denial of visas to confiscators of American property. 
Sec. 1227. Inadmissibility of any alien supporting an international 
              child abductor.
Sec. 1228. Haiti; exclusion of certain aliens; reporting requirements.

                   Chapter 3--Refugees and Migration


             SUBCHAPTER A--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 1231. Migration and refugee assistance.


                       SUBCHAPTER B--AUTHORITIES

Sec. 1241. United States policy regarding the involuntary return of 
              refugees.
Sec. 1242. United States policy with respect to the involuntary return 
              of persons in danger of subjection to torture.
Sec. 1243. Reprogramming of migration and refugee assistance funds.
Sec. 1244. Eligibility for refugee status.
Sec. 1245. Reports to Congress concerning Cuban emigration policies.

  TITLE XIII--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; DEPARTMENT OF 
                  STATE PERSONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

           Chapter 1--Organization of the Department of State

Sec. 1301. Coordinator for Counterterrorism.
Sec. 1302. Elimination of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for 
              Burdensharing.
Sec. 1303. Personnel management.
Sec. 1304. Diplomatic security.
Sec. 1305. Number of senior official positions authorized for the 
              Department of State.
Sec. 1306. Nomination of Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries of 
              State.

  Chapter 2--Personnel of the Department of State; the Foreign Service

Sec. 1311. Foreign Service reform.
Sec. 1312. Retirement benefits for involuntary separation.
Sec. 1313. Authority of Secretary to separate convicted felons from the 
              Foreign Service.
Sec. 1314. Career counseling.
Sec. 1315. Limitations on management assignments.
Sec. 1316. Availability pay for certain criminal investigators within 
              the Diplomatic Security Service.
Sec. 1317. Nonovertime differential pay.
Sec. 1318. Report concerning minorities and the Foreign Service.

   TITLE XIV--UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL 
                                PROGRAMS

               Chapter 1--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 1401. International information activities and educational and 
              cultural exchange programs.

                 Chapter 2--Authorities and Activities

Sec. 1411. Retention of interest.
Sec. 1412. Use of selected program fees.
Sec. 1413. Muskie Fellowship Program.
Sec. 1414. Working Group on United States Government-Sponsored 
              International Exchanges and Training.
Sec. 1415. Educational and cultural exchanges and scholarships for 
              Tibetans and Burmese.
Sec. 1416. United States-Japan Commission.
Sec. 1417. Surrogate broadcasting study.
Sec. 1418. Radio broadcasting to Iran in the Farsi language.
Sec. 1419. Authority to administer summer travel and work programs.
Sec. 1420. Permanent administrative authorities regarding 
              appropriations.
Sec. 1421. Voice of America broadcasts.

    TITLE XV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN UNITED NATIONS

Sec. 1501. International conferences and contingencies.
Sec. 1502. Restriction relating to United States accession to any new 
              international criminal tribunal.
Sec. 1503. United States membership in the Bureau of the 
              Interparliamentary Union.
Sec. 1504. Service in international organizations.
Sec. 1505. Reports regarding foreign travel.

      TITLE XVI--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

Sec. 1601. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1602. Statutory construction.

               TITLE XVII--EUROPEAN SECURITY ACT OF 1998

Sec. 1701. Short title.
Sec. 1702. Statement of policy.
Sec. 1703. Authorities relating to NATO enlargement.
Sec. 1704. Sense of Congress with respect to the Treaty on Conventional 
              Armed Forces in Europe.
Sec. 1705. Restrictions and requirements relating to ballistic missile 
              defense.

              TITLE XVIII--OTHER FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS

Sec. 1801. Reports on claims by United States firms against the 
              Government of Saudi Arabia.
Sec. 1802. Reports on determinations under title IV of the Libertad 
              Act.
Sec. 1803. Report on compliance with the Hague Convention on 
              International Child Abduction.
Sec. 1804. Sense of Congress relating to recognition of the Ecumenical 
              Patriarchate by the Government of Turkey.
Sec. 1805. Report on relations with Vietnam.
Sec. 1806. Reports and policy concerning human rights violations in 
              Laos.
Sec. 1807. Report on an alliance against narcotics trafficking in the 
              Western Hemisphere.
Sec. 1808. Congressional statement regarding the accession of Taiwan to 
              the World Trade Organization.
Sec. 1809. Programs or projects of the International Atomic Energy 
              Agency in Cuba.
Sec. 1810. Limitation on assistance to countries aiding Cuba nuclear 
              development.
Sec. 1811. International Fund for Ireland.
Sec. 1812. United States policy with respect to Jerusalem as the 
              capital of Israel.
Sec. 1813. Support for democratic opposition in Iraq.

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Sec. 1814. Development of democracy in the Republic of Serbia.
Sec. 1815. Funds made available under chapter 4 of part II of the 
              Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Sec. 1816. Foreign organizations that perform or promote abortion; 
              forced abortion in the People's Republic of China.

                   Division C--United Nations Reform

                      TITLE XX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Definitions.
Sec. 2003. Nondelegation of certification requirements.

               TITLE XXI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 2101. Contributions to international organizations.
Sec. 2102. Contributions for international peacekeeping activities.

                 TITLE XXII--UNITED NATIONS ACTIVITIES

Sec. 2201. United Nations policy on Israel and the Palestinians.
Sec. 2202. Data on costs incurred in support of United Nations 
              peacekeeping operations.
Sec. 2203. Reimbursement for goods and services provided by the United 
              States to the United Nations.
Sec. 2204. United States policy regarding United Nations peacekeeping 
              operations.
Sec. 2205. Reform in budget decisionmaking procedures of the United 
              Nations and its specialized agencies.
Sec. 2206. Continued extension of privileges, exemptions, and 
              immunities of the International Organizations Immunities 
              Act to UNIDO.
Sec. 2207. Sense of the Congress regarding compliance with child and 
              spousal support obligations by United Nations personnel.

                TITLE XXIII--ARREARS PAYMENTS AND REFORM

              Chapter 1--Arrearages to the United Nations


     SUBCHAPTER A--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; OBLIGATION AND 
                          EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS

Sec. 2301. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2302. Obligation and expenditure of funds.
Sec. 2303. Forgiveness of amounts owed by the United Nations to the 
              United States.


                SUBCHAPTER B--UNITED STATES SOVEREIGNTY

Sec. 2311. Certification requirements.


  SUBCHAPTER C--REFORM OF ASSESSMENTS AND UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING 
                               OPERATIONS

Sec. 2321. Certification requirements.


               SUBCHAPTER D--BUDGET AND PERSONNEL REFORM

Sec. 2331. Certification requirements.

                  Chapter 2--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 2341. Statutory construction on relation to existing laws.
Sec. 2342. Prohibition on payments relating to UNIDO and other 
              organizations from which the United States has withdrawn 
              or rescinded funding.
         DIVISION A--CONSOLIDATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES
                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Affairs 
     Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 102. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this division are--
       (1) to strengthen--
       (A) the coordination of United States foreign policy; and
       (B) the leading role of the Secretary of State in the 
     formulation and articulation of United States foreign policy;
       (2) to consolidate and reinvigorate the foreign affairs 
     functions of the United States within the Department of State 
     by--
       (A) abolishing the United States Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, the United States Information Agency, and 
     the United States International Development Cooperation 
     Agency, and transferring the functions of these agencies to 
     the Department of State while preserving the special missions 
     and skills of these agencies;
       (B) transferring certain functions of the Agency for 
     International Development to the Department of State; and
       (C) providing for the reorganization of the Department of 
     State to maximize the efficient use of resources, which may 
     lead to budget savings, eliminated redundancy in functions, 
     and improvement in the management of the Department of State;
       (3) to ensure that programs critical to the promotion of 
     United States national interests be maintained;
       (4) to assist congressional efforts to balance the Federal 
     budget and reduce the Federal debt;
       (5) to ensure that the United States maintains effective 
     representation abroad within budgetary restraints; and
       (6) to encourage United States foreign affairs agencies to 
     maintain a high percentage of the best qualified, most 
     competent United States citizens serving in the United States 
     Government.

     SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division:
       (1) ACDA.--The term ``ACDA'' means the United States Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency.
       (2) AID.--The term ``AID'' means the United States Agency 
     for International Development.
       (3) Agency; federal agency.--The term ``agency'' or 
     ``Federal agency'' means an Executive agency as defined in 
     section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
       (4) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on International Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.
       (5) Covered agency.--The term ``covered agency'' means any 
     of the following agencies: ACDA, USIA, IDCA, and AID.
       (6) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of State.
       (7) Function.--The term ``function'' means any duty, 
     obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, 
     privilege, activity, or program.
       (8) IDCA.--The term ``IDCA'' means the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency.
       (9) Office.--The term ``office'' includes any office, 
     administration, agency, institute, unit, organizational 
     entity, or component thereof.
       (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of State.
       (11) USIA.--The term ``USIA'' means the United States 
     Information Agency.

     SEC. 104. REPORT ON BUDGETARY COST SAVINGS RESULTING FROM 
                   REORGANIZATION.

       The Secretary of State shall submit a report, together with 
     the congressional presentation document for the budget of the 
     Department of State for each of the fiscal years 1999, 2000, 
     and 2001, to the appropriate congressional committees 
     describing the total anticipated and achieved cost savings in 
     budget outlays and budget authority related to the 
     reorganization implemented under this division, including 
     cost savings by each of the following categories:
       (1) Reductions in personnel.
       (2) Administrative consolidation, including procurement.
       (3) Program consolidation.
       (4) Consolidation of real properties and leases.
      TITLE II--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
     take effect on the earlier of--
       (1) October 1, 1998; or
       (2) the date of abolition of the United States Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency pursuant to the reorganization plan 
     described in section 601.

             CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

     SEC. 211. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND 
                   DISARMAMENT AGENCY.

       The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency is 
     abolished.

     SEC. 212. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE.

       There are transferred to the Secretary of State all 
     functions of the Director of the United States Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency, and all functions of the United 
     States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and any office or 
     component of such agency, under any statute, reorganization 
     plan, Executive order, or other provision of law, as of the 
     day before the effective date of this title.

     SEC. 213. UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL 
                   SECURITY.

       Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``There'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--There''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Under secretary for arms control and international 
     security.--There shall be in the Department of State, among 
     the Under Secretaries authorized by paragraph (1), an Under 
     Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, who 
     shall assist the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary in 
     matters related to international security policy, arms 
     control, and nonproliferation. Subject to the direction of 
     the President, the Under Secretary may attend and participate 
     in meetings of the National Security Council in his role as 
     Senior Advisor to the President and the Secretary of State on 
     Arms Control and Nonproliferation Matters.''.

                    CHAPTER 3--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 221. REFERENCES.

       Except as otherwise provided in section 223 or 225, any 
     reference in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive 
     order, regulation, agreement, determination, or other 
     official document or proceeding to--
       (1) the Director of the United States Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, the Director of the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, or any other officer or employee of the 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency or the Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency shall be deemed to refer to 
     the Secretary of State; or
       (2) the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 
     or the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency shall be deemed to 
     refer to the Department of State.

     SEC. 222. REPEALS.

       The following sections of the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2551 et seq.)

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     are repealed: Sections 21 through 26 (22 U.S.C. 2561-2566), 
     section 35 (22 U.S.C. 2575), section 42 (22 U.S.C. 2582), 
     section 43 (22 U.S.C. 2583), sections 45 through 50 (22 
     U.S.C. 2585-2593), section 53 (22 U.S.C. 2593c), section 54 
     (22 U.S.C. 2593d), and section 63 (22 U.S.C. 2595b).

     SEC. 223. AMENDMENTS TO THE ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT ACT.

       The Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2551 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 2 (22 U.S.C. 2551)--
       (A) in the first undesignated paragraph, by striking 
     ``creating a new agency of peace to deal with'' and inserting 
     ``addressing'';
       (B) by striking the second undesignated paragraph; and
       (C) in the third undesignated paragraph--
       (i) by striking ``This organization'' and inserting ``The 
     Secretary of State'';
       (ii) by striking ``It shall have'' and inserting ``The 
     Secretary shall have'';
       (iii) by striking ``and the Secretary of State'';
       (iv) by inserting ``, nonproliferation,'' after ``arms 
     control'' in paragraph (1);
       (v) by striking paragraph (2);
       (vi) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and
       (vii) by striking ``, as appropriate,'' in paragraph (3) 
     (as redesignated);
       (2) in section 3 (22 U.S.C. 2552), by striking subsection 
     (c);
       (3) in the heading for title II, by striking 
     ``ORGANIZATION'' and inserting ``SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES AND 
     VISITING SCHOLARS'';
       (4) in section 27 (22 U.S.C. 2567)--
       (A) by striking the third sentence;
       (B) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``, acting through 
     the Director''; and
       (C) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``Agency'' and 
     inserting ``Department of State'';
       (5) in section 28 (22 U.S.C. 2568)--
       (A) by striking ``Director'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State'';
       (B) in the second sentence--
       (i) by striking ``Agency'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Department of State''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Agency's'' and inserting ``Department of 
     State's''; and
       (C) by striking the fourth sentence;
       (6) in section 31 (22 U.S.C. 2571)--
       (A) by inserting ``this title in'' after ``powers in'';
       (B) by striking ``Director'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State'';
       (C) by striking ``insure'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``ensure'';
       (D) in the second sentence, by striking ``in accordance 
     with procedures established under section 35 of this Act'';
       (E) in the fourth sentence by striking ``The authority'' 
     and all that follows through ``disarmament:'' and inserting 
     the following: ``The authority of the Secretary under this 
     Act with respect to research, development, and other studies 
     concerning arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament 
     shall be limited to participation in the following:''; and
       (F) in subsection (l), by inserting ``and'' at the end;
       (7) in section 32 (22 U.S.C. 2572)--
       (A) by striking ``Director'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     State''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection'' and inserting ``section'';
       (8) in section 33(a) (22 U.S.C. 2573(a))--
       (A) by striking ``the Secretary of State,''; and
       (B) by striking ``Director'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     State'';
       (9) in section 34 (22 U.S.C. 2574)--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State'';
       (ii) in the first sentence, by striking ``and the Secretary 
     of State'';
       (iii) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, 
     nonproliferation,'' after ``in the fields of arms control'';
       (iv) in the first sentence, by striking ``and shall have 
     primary responsibility, whenever directed by the President, 
     for the preparation, conduct, and management of the United 
     States participation in international negotiations and 
     implementation fora in the field of nonproliferation'';
       (v) in the second sentence, by striking ``section 27'' and 
     inserting ``section 201''; and
       (vi) in the second sentence, by striking ``the'' after 
     ``serve as'';
       (B) by striking subsection (b);
       (C) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and
       (D) in subsection (b) (as redesignated)--
       (i) in the text above paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Director'' and inserting ``Secretary of State'';
       (ii) by striking paragraph (1); and
       (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively;
       (10) in section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2576)--
       (A) by striking ``Director'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State''; and
       (B) by striking ``, in accordance with the procedures 
     established pursuant to section 35 of this Act,'';
       (11) in section 37 (22 U.S.C. 2577)--
       (A) by striking ``Director'' and ``Agency'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Secretary of State'' or ``Department 
     of State'', respectively; and
       (B) by striking subsection (d);
       (12) in section 38 (22 U.S.C. 2578)--
       (A) by striking ``Director'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (c);
       (13) in section 41 (22 U.S.C. 2581)--
       (A) by striking ``In the performance of his functions, the 
     Director'' and inserting ``In addition to any authorities 
     otherwise available, the Secretary of State in the 
     performance of functions under this Act'';
       (B) by striking ``Agency'', ``Agency's'', ``Director'', and 
     ``Director's'' each place they appear and inserting 
     ``Department of State'', ``Department of State's'', 
     ``Secretary of State'', or ``Secretary of State's'', as 
     appropriate;
       (C) in subsection (a), by striking the sentence that begins 
     ``It is the intent'';
       (D) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``appoint officers and employees, including 
     attorneys, for the Agency in accordance with the provisions 
     of title 5, United States Code, governing appointment in the 
     competitive service, and fix their compensation in accordance 
     with chapter 51 and with subchapter III of chapter 53 of such 
     title, relating to classification and General Schedule pay 
     rates, except that the Director may, to the extent the 
     Director determines necessary to the discharge of his 
     responsibilities,'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``exception'' and 
     inserting ``subsection''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) by striking ``exception'' and inserting ``subsection''; 
     and
       (II) by striking ``ceiling'' and inserting ``positions 
     allocated to carry out the purpose of this Act'';

       (E) by striking subsection (g);
       (F) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) as 
     subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively;
       (G) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
       ``(f) establish a scientific and policy advisory board to 
     advise with and make recommendations to the Secretary of 
     State on United States arms control, nonproliferation, and 
     disarmament policy and activities. A majority of the board 
     shall be composed of individuals who have a demonstrated 
     knowledge and technical expertise with respect to arms 
     control, nonproliferation, and disarmament matters and who 
     have distinguished themselves in any of the fields of 
     physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, or engineering, 
     including weapons engineering. The members of the board may 
     receive the compensation and reimbursement for expenses 
     specified for consultants by subsection (d) of this 
     section;''; and
       (H) in subsection (h) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``Deputy Director'' and inserting ``Under Secretary for Arms 
     Control and International Security'';
       (14) in section 44 (22 U.S.C. 2584)--
       (A) by striking ``conflict-of-interest and'';
       (B) by striking ``The members'' and all that follows 
     through ``(5 U.S.C. 2263), or any other'' and inserting 
     ``Members of advisory boards and consultants may serve as 
     such without regard to any''; and
       (C) by inserting at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``This section shall apply only to individuals carrying out 
     activities related to arms control, nonproliferation, and 
     disarmament.'';
       (15) in section 51 (22 U.S.C. 2593a)--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraphs (1) and (3), by inserting ``, 
     nonproliferation,'' after ``arms control'' each place it 
     appears;
       (ii) by striking ``Director, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State,'' and inserting ``Secretary of State with 
     the concurrence of the Director of Central Intelligence and 
     in consultation with'';
       (iii) by striking ``the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff, and the Director of Central Intelligence'' and 
     inserting ``and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff'';
       (iv) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4); and
       (v) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (5), (6), and (7) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and
       (B) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following: 
     ``The portions of this report described in paragraphs (4) and 
     (5) of subsection (a) shall summarize in detail, at least in 
     classified annexes, the information, analysis, and 
     conclusions relevant to possible noncompliance by other 
     nations that are provided by United States intelligence 
     agencies.'';
       (16) in section 52 (22 U.S.C. 2593b), by striking 
     ``Director'' and inserting ``Secretary of State'';
       (17) in section 61 (22 U.S.C. 2593a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``United States Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency'' and inserting ``Department 
     of State'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2);
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively;
       (D) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
       (E) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and 
     the'';
       (18) in section 62 (22 U.S.C. 2595a)--
       (A) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State''; and
       (ii) by striking ``2(d), 22, and 34(c)'' and inserting 
     ``102(3) and 304(b)''; and
       (B) by striking ``Director'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     State'';
       (19) in section 64 (22 U.S.C. 2595b-1)--

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       (A) by striking the section title and inserting ``SEC. 503. 
     REVIEW OF CERTAIN REPROGRAMMING NOTIFICATIONS.'';
       (B) by striking subsection (a); and
       (C) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``(b) Review of Certain Reprogramming 
     Notifications.--''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Foreign Affairs'' and inserting 
     ``International Relations'';
       (20) in section 65(1) (22 U.S.C. 2595c(1)) by inserting 
     ``of America'' after ``United States''; and
       (21) by redesignating sections 1, 2, 3, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 
     34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44, 51, 52, 61, 62, 64, and 65, as 
     amended by this section, as sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 
     301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 401, 402, 403, 404, 
     501, 502, 503, and 504, respectively.

     SEC. 224. COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS.

       Title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 5313, by striking ``Director of the United 
     States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.'';
       (2) in section 5314, by striking ``Deputy Director of the 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.'';
       (3) in section 5315--
       (A) by striking ``Assistant Directors, United States Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency (4).''; and
       (B) by striking ``Special Representatives of the President 
     for arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament matters, 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency'', and 
     inserting ``Special Representatives of the President for arms 
     control, nonproliferation, and disarmament matters, 
     Department of State''; and
       (4) in section 5316, by striking ``General Counsel of the 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.''.

     SEC. 225. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Arms Export Control Act.--The Arms Export Control Act 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 36(b)(1)(D) (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)(D)), by 
     striking ``Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 
     Secretary of Defense'' and inserting ``Secretary of State in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director 
     of Central Intelligence'';
       (2) in section 38(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(2))--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``be made in 
     coordination with the Director of the United States Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency, taking into account the 
     Director's assessment as to'' and inserting ``take into 
     account''; and
       (B) by striking the second sentence;
       (3) in section 42(a) (22 U.S.C. 2791(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``the assessment of 
     the Director of the United States Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency as to'';
       (B) by striking ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (2);
       (4) in section 71(a) (22 U.S.C. 2797(a)), by striking ``, 
     the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,'';
       (5) in section 71(b)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2797(b)(1)), by striking 
     ``and the Director of the United States Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency'';
       (6) in section 71(b)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2797(b)(2))--
       (A) by striking ``, the Secretary of Commerce, and the 
     Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency'' and inserting ``and the Secretary of Commerce''; and
       (B) by striking ``or the Director'';
       (7) in section 71(c) (22 U.S.C. 2797(c)), by striking 
     ``with the Director of the United States Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency,''; and
       (8) in section 73(d) (22 U.S.C. 2797b(d)), by striking ``, 
     the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of the United 
     States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency'' and inserting 
     ``and the Secretary of Commerce''.
       (b) Foreign Assistance Act.--Section 511 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321d) is amended by 
     striking ``be made in coordination with the Director of the 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and shall 
     take into account his opinion as to'' and inserting ``take 
     into account''.
       (c) United States Institute of Peace Act.--
       (1) Section 1706(b) of the United States Institute of Peace 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 4605(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (3);
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (C) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``Eleven'' and inserting ``Twelve''.
       (2) Section 1707(d)(2) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 4606(d)(2)) 
     is amended by striking ``, Director of the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency''.
       (d) Atomic Energy Act of 1954.--The Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 is amended--
       (1) in section 57b. (42 U.S.C. 2077(b))--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``the Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency,''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``the Director of 
     the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,'';
       (2) in section 109b. (42 U.S.C. 2129(b)), by striking ``and 
     the Director'';
       (3) in section 111b. (42 U.S.C. 2131(b)) by striking ``the 
     Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission,'' and inserting ``the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission'';
       (4) in section 123 (42 U.S.C. 2153)--
       (A) in subsection a., in the third sentence--
       (i) by striking ``and in consultation with the Director of 
     the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (`the Director')'';
       (ii) by inserting ``and'' after ``Energy,'';
       (iii) by striking ``Commission, and the Director, who'' and 
     inserting ``Commission. The Secretary of State''; and
       (iv) after ``nuclear explosive purpose.'', by inserting the 
     following new sentence: ``Each Nuclear Proliferation 
     Assessment Statement prepared pursuant to this Act shall be 
     accompanied by a classified annex, prepared in consultation 
     with the Director of Central Intelligence, summarizing 
     relevant classified information.'';
       (B) in subsection d., in the first proviso--
       (i) by striking ``Nuclear Proliferation Assessment 
     Statement prepared by the Director of the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency,'' and inserting ``Nuclear Proliferation 
     Assessment Statement prepared by the Secretary of State, and 
     any annexes thereto,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``has been'' and inserting ``have been''; 
     and
       (C) in the first undesignated paragraph following 
     subsection d., by striking ``the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency,'';
       (5) in section 126a.(1), by striking ``the Director of the 
     Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission'' and inserting ``and the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission,'';
       (6) in section 131a. (42 U.S.C. 2160(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``the Director,'';
       (ii) in the third sentence, by striking ``the Director 
     declares that he intends'' and inserting ``the Secretary of 
     State is required''; and
       (iii) in the third sentence, by striking ``the Director's 
     declaration'' and inserting ``the requirement to prepare a 
     Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``Director's view'' and inserting ``view of 
     the Secretary of State, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of 
     Defense, or the Commission''; and
       (ii) by striking ``he may prepare'' and inserting ``the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with such Secretary or 
     the Commission, shall prepare''; and
       (7) in section 131c. (42 U.S.C. 2160(c))--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``, the Director of 
     the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,'';
       (B) in the sixth and seventh sentences, by striking 
     ``Director'' each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary 
     of State''; and
       (C) in the seventh sentence, by striking ``Director's'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State's''.
       (e) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978.--The Nuclear 
     Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 is amended--
       (1) in section 4 (22 U.S.C. 3203)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively;
       (2) in section 102 (22 U.S.C. 3222), by striking ``, the 
     Secretary of State, and the Director of the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency'' and inserting ``and the Secretary of 
     State'';
       (3) in section 304(d) (42 U.S.C. 2156a), by striking ``the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Director,'' and inserting ``and 
     the Secretary of Defense,'';
       (4) in section 309 (42 U.S.C. 2139a)--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Department of 
     Commerce, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency'' and 
     inserting ``and the Department of Commerce''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency,'';
       (5) in section 406 (42 U.S.C. 2160a), by inserting ``, or 
     any annexes thereto,'' after ``Statement''; and
       (6) in section 602 (22 U.S.C. 3282)--
       (A) in subsection (c), by striking ``the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency,''; and
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``and the Director''.
       (f) State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.--
     Section 23(a) of the State Department basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2695(a)) is amended by striking ``the 
     Agency for International Development, and the Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency'' and inserting ``and the Agency for 
     International Development''.
       (g) Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1972.--Section 
     502 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1972 (2 
     U.S.C. 194a) is amended by striking ``the United States Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency,''.
       (h) Title 49.--Section 40118(d) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``, or the Director of the Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency''.
              TITLE III--UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
     take effect on the earlier of--
       (1) October 1, 1999; or
       (2) the date of abolition of the United States Information 
     Agency pursuant to the reorganization plan described in 
     section 601.

             CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

     SEC. 311. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY.

       The United States Information Agency (other than the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International 
     Broadcasting Bureau) is abolished.

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     SEC. 312. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are transferred to the Secretary of 
     State all functions of the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency and all functions of the United States 
     Information Agency and any office or component of such 
     agency, under any statute, reorganization plan, Executive 
     order, or other provision of law, as of the day before the 
     effective date of this title.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors, the International 
     Broadcasting Bureau, or any function performed by the Board 
     or the Bureau.

     SEC. 313. UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

       Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)), as amended by this Act, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Under secretary for public diplomacy.--There shall be 
     in the Department of State, among the Under Secretaries 
     authorized by paragraph (1), an Under Secretary for Public 
     Diplomacy, who shall have primary responsibility to assist 
     the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary in the formation and 
     implementation of United States public diplomacy policies and 
     activities, including international educational and cultural 
     exchange programs, information, and international 
     broadcasting.''.

     SEC. 314. ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF UNITED 
                   STATES INFORMATION AGENCY AND TRANSFER OF 
                   FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Abolition of Office.--The Office of Inspector General 
     of the United States Information Agency is abolished.
       (b) Amendments to Inspector General Act of 1978.--Section 
     11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Office of Personnel 
     Management, the United States Information Agency'' and 
     inserting ``or the Office of Personnel Management''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the United States 
     Information Agency,''.
       (c) Executive Schedule.--Section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking the following:
       ``Inspector General, United States Information Agency.''.
       (d) Amendments to Public Law 103-236.--Subsections (i) and 
     (j) of section 308 of the United States International 
     Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207 (i) and (j)) are 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Inspector General of the United States 
     Information Agency'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Inspector General of the Department of State and the 
     Foreign Service''; and
       (2) by striking ``, the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency,''.
       (e) Transfer of Functions.--There are transferred to the 
     Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State 
     and the Foreign Service the functions that the Office of 
     Inspector General of the United States Information Agency 
     exercised before the effective date of this title (including 
     all related functions of the Inspector General of the United 
     States Information Agency).

                 CHAPTER 3--INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

     SEC. 321. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) it is the policy of the United States to promote the 
     right of freedom of opinion and expression, including the 
     freedom ``to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas 
     through any media and regardless of frontiers'', in 
     accordance with Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of 
     Human Rights;
       (2) open communication of information and ideas among the 
     peoples of the world contributes to international peace and 
     stability, and the promotion of such communication is in the 
     interests of the United States;
       (3) it is in the interest of the United States to support 
     broadcasting to other nations consistent with the 
     requirements of this chapter and the United States 
     International Broadcasting Act of 1994; and
       (4) international broadcasting is, and should remain, an 
     essential instrument of United States foreign policy.

     SEC. 322. CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF BROADCASTING BOARD OF 
                   GOVERNORS.

       Section 304(a) of the United States International 
     Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203(a)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Continued Existence Within Executive Branch.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     shall continue to exist within the Executive branch of 
     Government as an entity described in section 104 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(2) Retention of existing board members.--The members of 
     the Broadcasting Board of Governors appointed by the 
     President pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) before the 
     effective date of title III of the Foreign Affairs Agencies 
     Consolidation Act of 1998 and holding office as of that date 
     may serve the remainder of their terms of office without 
     reappointment.
       ``(3) Inspector general authorities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Inspector General of the Department 
     of State and the Foreign Service shall exercise the same 
     authorities with respect to the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors and the International Broadcasting Bureau as the 
     Inspector General exercises under the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978 and section 209 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     with respect to the Department of State.
       ``(B) Respect for journalistic integrity of broadcasters.--
     The Inspector General shall respect the journalistic 
     integrity of all the broadcasters covered by this title and 
     may not evaluate the philosophical or political perspectives 
     reflected in the content of broadcasts.''.

     SEC. 323. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES 
                   INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACT OF 1994.

       (a) References in Section.--Whenever in this section an 
     amendment or repeal is expressed as an amendment or repeal of 
     a provision, the reference shall be deemed to be made to the 
     United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 
     U.S.C. 6201 et seq.).
       (b) Substitution of Secretary of State.--Sections 
     304(b)(1)(B), 304(b) (2) and (3), 304(c), and 304(e) (22 
     U.S.C. 6203(b)(1)(B), 6203(b) (2) and (3), 6203(c), and 
     6203(e)) are amended by striking ``Director of the United 
     States Information Agency'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State''.
       (c) Substitution of Acting Secretary of State.--Section 
     304(c) (22 U.S.C. 6203(c)) is amended by striking ``acting 
     Director of the agency'' and inserting ``Acting Secretary of 
     State''.
       (d) Standards and Principles of International 
     Broadcasting.--Section 303(b) (22 U.S.C. 6202(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, including 
     editorials, broadcast by the Voice of America, which present 
     the views of the United States Government'' after 
     ``policies'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (10), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) the capability to provide a surge capacity to support 
     United States foreign policy objectives during crises 
     abroad;'';
       (e) Authorities of the Board.--Section 305(a) (22 U.S.C. 
     6204(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``direct and''; and
       (B) by striking ``and the Television Broadcasting to Cuba 
     Act'' and inserting ``, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba 
     Act, and Worldnet Television, except as provided in section 
     306(b)'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, after consultation 
     with the Secretary of State,'' after ``annually,'';
       (3) in paragraph (9)--
       (A) by striking ``, through the Director of the United 
     States Information Agency,''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Each 
     annual report shall place special emphasis on the assessment 
     described in paragraph (2).'';
       (4) in paragraph (12)--
       (A) by striking ``1994 and 1995'' and inserting ``1998 and 
     1999''; and
       (B) by striking ``to the Board for International 
     Broadcasting for such purposes for fiscal year 1993'' and 
     inserting ``to the Board and the International Broadcasting 
     Bureau for such purposes for fiscal year 1997''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(15)(A) To procure temporary and intermittent personal 
     services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109 
     of title 5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed the 
     daily equivalent of the rate provided for positions 
     classified above grade GS-15 of the General Schedule under 
     section 5108 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(B) To allow those providing such services, while away 
     from their homes or their regular places of business, travel 
     expenses (including per diem in lieu of subsistence) as 
     authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, 
     for persons in the Government service employed 
     intermittently, while so employed.
       ``(16) To procure, pursuant to section 1535 of title 31, 
     United States Code (commonly known as the `Economy Act'), 
     such goods and services from other departments or agencies 
     for the Board and the International Broadcasting Bureau as 
     the Board determines are appropriate.
       ``(17) To utilize the provisions of titles III, IV, V, VII, 
     VIII, IX, and X of the United States Information and 
     Educational Exchange Act of 1948, and section 6 of 
     Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1977, as in effect on the day 
     before the effective date of title III of the Foreign Affairs 
     Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998, to the extent the Board 
     considers necessary in carrying out the provisions and 
     purposes of this title.
       ``(18) To utilize the authorities of any other statute, 
     reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation, agreement, 
     determination, or other official document or proceeding that 
     had been available to the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency, the Bureau, or the Board before the 
     effective date of title III of the Foreign Affairs 
     Consolidation Act of 1998 for carrying out the broadcasting 
     activities covered by this title.''.
       (f) Delegation of Authority.--Section 305 (22 U.S.C. 6204) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as 
     subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Delegation of Authority.--The Board may delegate to 
     the Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau, or any 
     other officer or employee of the United States, to the extent 
     the Board determines to be appropriate, the authorities 
     provided in this section, except those authorities provided 
     in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (9), or (11) of 
     subsection (a).''.

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       (g) Broadcasting Budgets.--Section 305(c)(1) (as 
     redesignated) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1)'' before ``The Director''; and
       (2) by striking ``the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency for the consideration of the Director as a 
     part of the Agency's budget submission to''.
       (h) Repeal.--Section 305(c)(2) (as redesignated) is 
     repealed.
       (i) Implementation.--Section 305(d) (as redesignated) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Professional Independence of Broadcasters.--The 
     Secretary of State and the Board, in carrying out their 
     functions, shall respect the professional independence and 
     integrity of the International Broadcasting Bureau, its 
     broadcasting services, and the grantees of the Board.''.
       (j) Foreign Policy Guidance.--Section 306 (22 U.S.C. 6205) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``FOREIGN POLICY 
     GUIDANCE'' and inserting ``ROLE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'';
       (2) by inserting ``(a) Foreign Policy Guidance.--'' 
     immediately before ``To'';
       (3) by striking ``State, acting through the Director of the 
     United States Information Agency,'' and inserting ``State'';
       (4) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, as the Secretary may deem appropriate''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Certain Worldnet Programming.--The Secretary of State 
     is authorized to use Worldnet broadcasts for the purposes of 
     continuing interactive dialogues with foreign media and other 
     similar overseas public diplomacy programs sponsored by the 
     Department of State. The Chairman of the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors shall provide access to Worldnet for this 
     purpose on a nonreimbursable basis.''.
       (k) International Broadcasting Bureau.--Section 307 (22 
     U.S.C. 6206) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``within the United 
     States Information Agency'' and inserting ``under the 
     Board'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Chairman of the 
     Board, in consultation with the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency and with the concurrence of a majority of 
     the Board'' and inserting ``President, by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (b)(1) as subsection (b);
       (4) by striking subsection (b)(2); and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Responsibilities of the Director.--The Director shall 
     organize and chair a coordinating committee to examine and 
     make recommendations to the Board on long-term strategies for 
     the future of international broadcasting, including the use 
     of new technologies, further consolidation of broadcast 
     services, and consolidation of currently existing public 
     affairs and legislative relations functions in the various 
     international broadcasting entities. The coordinating 
     committee shall include representatives of Radio Free Asia, 
     RFE/RL, Incorporated, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 
     and, as appropriate, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, the 
     Voice of America, and Worldnet.''.
       (l) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Subsections (k) and (l) of section 308 (22 U.S.C. 6207 
     (k), (l)).
       (2) Section 310 (22 U.S.C. 6209).

     SEC. 324. AMENDMENTS TO THE RADIO BROADCASTING TO CUBA ACT.

       The Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``United States Information Agency'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors'';
       (2) by striking ``Agency'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Board'';
       (3) by striking ``the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``the Broadcasting Board of Governors'';
       (4) in section 4 (22 U.S.C. 1465b), by striking ``the Voice 
     of America'' and inserting ``the International Broadcasting 
     Bureau'';
       (5) in section 5 (22 U.S.C. 1465c)--
       (A) by striking ``Board'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Advisory Board''; and
       (B) in subsection (a), by striking the first sentence and 
     inserting ``There is established within the Office of the 
     President the Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting (in this 
     Act referred to as the `Advisory Board').''; and
       (6) by striking any other reference to ``Director'' not 
     amended by paragraph (3) each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Board''.

     SEC. 325. AMENDMENTS TO THE TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA 
                   ACT.

       The Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465aa 
     et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 243(a) (22 U.S.C. 1465bb(a)) and section 246 
     (22 U.S.C. 1465dd), by striking ``United States Information 
     Agency'' each place it appears and inserting ``Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors'';
       (2) in section 243(c) (22 U.S.C. 1465bb(c))--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``USIA''; and
       (B) by striking `` `USIA Television'' and inserting ``the 
     `Television'';
       (3) in section 244(c) (22 U.S.C. 1465cc(c)) and section 246 
     (22 U.S.C. 1465dd), by striking ``Agency'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Board'';
       (4) in section 244 (22 U.S.C. 1465cc)--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``OF THE UNITED 
     STATES INFORMATION AGENCY'';
       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Director of 
     the United States Information Agency shall establish'' and 
     inserting ``There is''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence--

       (I) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Broadcasting Board of Governors''; 
     and
       (II) by striking ``the Director of the Voice of America'' 
     and inserting ``the International Broadcasting Bureau'';

       (C) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``Agency facilities'' and inserting ``Board 
     facilities''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Information Agency'' and inserting 
     ``International''; and
       (D) in the heading of subsection (c), by striking ``USIA''; 
     and
       (5) in section 245(d) (22 U.S.C. 1465c note), by striking 
     ``Board'' and inserting ``Advisory Board''.

     SEC. 326. TRANSFER OF BROADCASTING RELATED FUNDS, PROPERTY, 
                   AND PERSONNEL.

       (a) Transfer and Allocation of Property and 
     Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--The assets, liabilities (including 
     contingent liabilities arising from suits continued with a 
     substitution or addition of parties under section 327(d)), 
     contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of 
     appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds 
     employed, held, used, arising from, available to, or to be 
     made available in connection with the functions and offices 
     of USIA transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors by 
     this chapter shall be transferred to the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors for appropriate allocation.
       (2) Additional transfers.--In addition to the transfers 
     made under paragraph (1), there shall be transferred to the 
     Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors the assets, 
     contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of 
     appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds, 
     as determined by the Secretary, in concurrence with the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors, to support the functions 
     transferred by this chapter.
       (b) Transfer of Personnel.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law--
       (1) except as provided in subsection (c), all personnel and 
     positions of USIA employed or maintained to carry out the 
     functions transferred by this chapter to the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors shall be transferred to the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors at the same grade or class and the same 
     rate of basic pay or basic salary rate and with the same 
     tenure held immediately preceding transfer; and
       (2) the personnel and positions of USIA, as determined by 
     the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Director of USIA, to 
     support the functions transferred by this chapter shall be 
     transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, including 
     the International Broadcasting Bureau, at the same grade or 
     class and the same rate of basic pay or basic salary rate and 
     with the same tenure held immediately preceding transfer.
       (c) Transfer and Allocation of Property, Appropriations, 
     and Personnel Associated With Worldnet.--USIA personnel 
     responsible for carrying out interactive dialogs with foreign 
     media and other similar overseas public diplomacy programs 
     using the Worldnet television broadcasting system, and funds 
     associated with such personnel, shall be transferred to the 
     Department of State in accordance with the provisions of 
     title VI of this division.
       (d) Incidental Transfers.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, when requested by the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors, is authorized to make such incidental 
     dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, 
     contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of 
     appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds 
     held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made 
     available in connection with functions and offices 
     transferred from USIA, as may be necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of this section.

     SEC. 327. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Continuing Legal Force and Effect.--All orders, 
     determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, 
     grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, 
     privileges, and other administrative actions--
       (1) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
     become effective by the President, any Federal agency or 
     official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in 
     the performance of functions exercised by the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors of the United States Information Agency on 
     the day before the effective date of this title, and
       (2) that are in effect at the time this title takes effect, 
     or were final before the effective date of this title and are 
     to become effective on or after the effective date of this 
     title,

     shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
     modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
     accordance with law by the President, the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors, or other authorized official, a court of 
     competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
       (b) Pending Proceedings.--
       (1) In general.--The provisions of this chapter, or 
     amendments made by this chapter, shall not affect any 
     proceedings, including notices of proposed rulemaking, or any

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     application for any license, permit, certificate, or 
     financial assistance pending before the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors of the United States Information Agency at the time 
     this title takes effect, with respect to functions exercised 
     by the Board as of the effective date of this title but such 
     proceedings and applications shall be continued.
       (2) Orders, appeals, and payments.--Orders shall be issued 
     in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and 
     payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this 
     chapter had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such 
     proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, 
     terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized 
     official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
     operation of law.
       (3) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or 
     modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and 
     conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could 
     have been discontinued or modified if this chapter had not 
     been enacted.
       (c) Nonabatement of Proceedings.--No suit, action, or other 
     proceeding commenced by or against any officer in the 
     official capacity of such individual as an officer of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors, or any commission or 
     component thereof, shall abate by reason of the enactment of 
     this chapter. No cause of action by or against the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors, or any commission or 
     component thereof, or by or against any officer thereof in 
     the official capacity of such officer, shall abate by reason 
     of the enactment of this chapter.
       (d) Continuation of Proceedings With Substitution of 
     Parties.--
       (1) Substitution of parties.--If, before the effective date 
     of this title, USIA or the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 
     or any officer thereof in the official capacity of such 
     officer, is a party to a suit which is related to the 
     functions transferred by this chapter, then effective on such 
     date such suit shall be continued with the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors or other appropriate official of the Board 
     substituted or added as a party.
       (2) Liability of the board.--The Board shall participate in 
     suits continued under paragraph (1) where the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors or other appropriate official of the Board 
     is added as a party and shall be liable for any judgments or 
     remedies in those suits or proceedings arising from the 
     exercise of the functions transferred by this chapter to the 
     same extent that USIA would have been liable if such judgment 
     or remedy had been rendered on the day before the abolition 
     of USIA.
       (e) Administrative Actions Relating to Promulgation of 
     Regulations.--Any administrative action relating to the 
     preparation or promulgation of a regulation by the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors relating to a function 
     exercised by the Board before the effective date of this 
     title may be continued by the Board with the same effect as 
     if this chapter had not been enacted.
       (f) References.--Reference in any other Federal law, 
     Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of 
     authority, or any document of or relating to the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors of the United States Information Agency 
     with regard to functions exercised before the effective date 
     of this title, shall be deemed to refer to the Board.

     SEC. 328. REPORT ON THE PRIVATIZATION OF RFE/RL, 
                   INCORPORATED.

       Not later than March 1 of each year, the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on the progress of the Board and of RFE/
     RL, Incorporated, on any steps taken to further the policy 
     declared in section 312(a) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995. The report 
     under this subsection shall include the following:
       (1) Efforts by RFE/RL, Incorporated, to terminate 
     individual language services.
       (2) A detailed description of steps taken with regard to 
     section 312(a) of that Act.
       (3) An analysis of prospects for privatization over the 
     coming year.
       (4) An assessment of the extent to which United States 
     Government funding may be appropriate in the year 2000 and 
     subsequent years for surrogate broadcasting to the countries 
     to which RFE/RL, Incorporated, broadcast during the year. 
     This assessment shall include an analysis of the environment 
     for independent media in those countries, noting the extent 
     of government control of the media, the ability of 
     independent journalists and news organizations to operate, 
     relevant domestic legislation, level of government harassment 
     and efforts to censor, and other indications of whether the 
     people of such countries enjoy freedom of expression.

                    CHAPTER 4--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 331. REFERENCES.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     division, any reference in any statute, reorganization plan, 
     Executive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or 
     other official document or proceeding to--
       (1) the Director of the United States Information Agency or 
     the Director of the International Communication Agency shall 
     be deemed to refer to the Secretary of State; and
       (2) the United States Information Agency, USIA, or the 
     International Communication Agency shall be deemed to refer 
     to the Department of State.
       (b) Continuing References to USIA or Director.--Subsection 
     (a) shall not apply to section 146 (a), (b), or (c) of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 
     1991 (22 U.S.C. 4069a(f), 4069b(g), or 4069c(f)).

     SEC. 332. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 5313, by striking ``Director of the United 
     States Information Agency.'';
       (2) in section 5315--
       (A) by striking ``Deputy Director of the United States 
     Information Agency.''; and
       (B) by striking ``Director of the International 
     Broadcasting Bureau, the United States Information Agency.'' 
     and inserting ``Director of the International Broadcasting 
     Bureau.''; and
       (3) in section 5316--
       (A) by striking ``Deputy Director, Policy and Plans, United 
     States Information Agency.''; and
       (B) by striking ``Associate Director (Policy and Plans), 
     United States Information Agency.''.

     SEC. 333. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS.

       (a) Application to Functions of Department of State.--
     Section 501 of Public Law 80-402 (22 U.S.C. 1461), section 
     202 of Public Law 95-426 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1), and section 208 
     of Public Law 99-93 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1a) shall not apply to 
     public affairs and other information dissemination functions 
     of the Secretary of State as carried out prior to any 
     transfer of functions pursuant to this division.
       (b) Application to Functions Transferred to Department of 
     State.--Section 501 of Public Law 80-402 (22 U.S.C. 1461), 
     section 202 of Public Law 95-426 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1), and 
     section 208 of Public Law 99-93 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1a) shall 
     apply only to public diplomacy programs of the Director of 
     the United States Information Agency as carried out prior to 
     any transfer of functions pursuant to this division to the 
     same extent that such programs were covered by these 
     provisions prior to such transfer.
       (c) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Except as provided in 
     section 501 of Public Law 80-402 and section 208 of Public 
     Law 99-93, funds specifically authorized to be appropriated 
     for such public diplomacy programs shall not be used to 
     influence public opinion in the United States, and no program 
     material prepared using such funds shall be distributed or 
     disseminated in the United States.
       (d) Reporting Requirements.--The report submitted pursuant 
     to section 601(f) of this division shall include a detailed 
     statement of the manner in which the special mission of 
     public diplomacy carried out by USIA prior to the transfer of 
     functions under this division shall be preserved within the 
     Department of State, including the planned duties and 
     responsibilities of any new bureaus that will perform such 
     public diplomacy functions. Such report shall also include 
     the best available estimates of--
       (1) the amounts to be expended by the Department of State 
     for public affairs programs during fiscal year 1998, and on 
     the personnel and support costs for such programs;
       (2) the amounts to be expended by USIA for its public 
     diplomacy programs during fiscal year 1998, and on the 
     personnel and support costs for such programs; and
       (3) the amounts, including funds to be transferred from 
     USIA and funds appropriated to the Department, that will be 
     allocated for the programs described in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2), respectively, during the fiscal year in which the 
     transfer of functions from USIA to the Department occurs.
       (e) Congressional Presentation Document.--The Department of 
     State's Congressional Presentation Document for fiscal year 
     2000 and each fiscal year thereafter shall include--
       (1) the aggregated amounts that the Department will spend 
     on such public diplomacy programs and on costs of personnel 
     for such programs, and a detailed description of the goals 
     and purposes for which such funds shall be expended; and
       (2) the amount of funds allocated to and the positions 
     authorized for such public diplomacy programs, including 
     bureaus to be created upon the transfer of functions from 
     USIA to the Department.

     SEC. 334. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON 
                   PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

       (a) Abolition.--The United States Advisory Commission on 
     Public Diplomacy is abolished.
       (b) Repeals.--Section 604 of the United States Information 
     and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1469) and 
     section 8 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1977 are 
     repealed.

     SEC. 335. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) The United States Information and Educational Exchange 
     Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 505 (22 U.S.C. 1464a)--
       (A) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' each place it appears and inserting ``Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors'';
       (B) by striking ``United States Information Agency'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors'';
       (C) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``Agency's'' and all that follows through 
     `` `USIA-TV')'' and inserting ``television broadcasts of the 
     United States International Television Service''; and
       (ii) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by striking ``USIA-
     TV'' each place it appears and inserting ``The United States 
     International Television Service''; and
       (D) in subsections (d) and (e), by striking ``USIA-TV'' 
     each place it appears and insert

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     ing ``the United States International Television Service'';
       (2) in section 506(c) (22 U.S.C. 1464b(c))--
       (A) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Broadcasting Board of Governors'';
       (B) by striking ``Agency'' and inserting ``Board''; and
       (C) by striking ``Director'' and inserting ``Board''.
       (3) in section 705 (22 U.S.C 1477c)--
       (A) by striking subsections (a) and (c); and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``(b) In addition, the United State 
     Information Agency'' and inserting ``The Department of 
     State''; and
       (ii) by striking ``program grants'' and inserting ``grants 
     for overseas public diplomacy programs'';
       (4) in section 801(7) (22 U.S.C. 1471(7))--
       (A) by striking ``Agency'' and inserting ``overseas public 
     diplomacy''; and
       (B) by inserting ``other'' after ``together with''; and
       (5) in section 812 (22 U.S.C. 1475g)--
       (A) by striking ``United States Information Agency post'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``overseas public 
     diplomacy post'';
       (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``United States 
     Information Agency'' the first place it appears and inserting 
     ``Department of State'';
       (C) in subsection (b), by striking ``Director of the United 
     States Information Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     State''; and
       (D) in the section heading, by striking ``usia'' and 
     inserting ``overseas public diplomacy''.
       (b) Section 212 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 1475h) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``United States Information Agency'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``Department of State'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``for carrying out its 
     overseas public diplomacy functions'' after ``grants'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``a grant'' the first time it appears and 
     inserting ``an overseas public diplomacy grant''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``such'' before ``a 
     grant'' the first place it appears;
       (4) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``overseas public 
     diplomacy'' before ``grants'';
       (5) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting ``such'' before 
     ``grant''; and
       (6) by striking subsection (d).
       (c) Section 602 of the National and Community Service Act 
     of 1990 (22 U.S.C. 2452a) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``United States Information Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Department of State''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``appropriations account of the United 
     States Information Agency'' and inserting ``appropriate 
     appropriations account of the Department of State''; and
       (B) by striking ``and the United States Information 
     Agency''.
       (d) Section 305 of Public Law 97-446 (19 U.S.C. 2604) is 
     amended in the first sentence, by striking ``, after 
     consultation with the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency,''.
       (e) Section 601 of Public Law 103-227 (20 U.S.C. 5951(a)) 
     is amended by striking ``of the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency and with'' and inserting ``and''.
       (f) Section 1003(b) of the Fascell Fellowship Act (22 
     U.S.C. 4902(b)) is amended--
       (1) in the text above paragraph (1), by striking ``9 
     members'' and inserting ``7 members'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Six'' and inserting 
     ``Five'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (4) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (g) Section 803 of the Intelligence Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 1992 (50 U.S.C. 1903) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (6); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs 
     (6) and (7), respectively; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsection (b)(7)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (b)(6)''.
       (h) Section 7 of the Federal Triangle Development Act (40 
     U.S.C. 1106) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in the text above subparagraph (A), by striking ``15 
     members'' and inserting ``14 members'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (F); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) through (J) as 
     subparagraphs (F) through (I), respectively;
       (2) in paragraphs (3) and (5) of subsection (c), by 
     striking ``paragraph (1)(J)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1)(I)''; and
       (3) in subsection (d)(3) and subsection (e), by striking 
     ``the Administrator and the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``and the Administrator''.
       (i) Section 3 of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 
     (Public Law 90-637; 20 U.S.C. 80f) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the text preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``19 
     members'' and inserting ``17 members'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (7);
       (C) by striking ``10'' in paragraph (10) and inserting 
     ``9''; and
       (D) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (10) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (9), respectively; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(9)'' and inserting 
     ``(8)''.
       (j) Section 624 of Public Law 89-329 (20 U.S.C. 1131c) is 
     amended by striking ``the United States Information 
     Agency,''.
       (k) The Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 202(a)(1) (22 U.S.C. 3922(a)(1)), by 
     striking ``Director of the United States Information Agency'' 
     and inserting ``Broadcasting Board of Governors'';
       (2) in section 210 (22 U.S.C. 3930), by striking ``United 
     States Information Agency'' and inserting ``Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors'';
       (3) in section 1003(a) (22 U.S.C. 4103(a)), by striking 
     ``United States Information Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Broadcasting Board of Governors''; and
       (4) in section 1101(c) (22 U.S.C. 4131(c)), by striking 
     ``the United States Information Agency,'' and inserting 
     ``Broadcasting Board of Governors,''.
       (l) The Department of State Basic Authorities Act of 1956, 
     as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (1) in section 23(a) (22 U.S.C. 2695(a)), by striking 
     ``United States Information Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Broadcasting Board of Governors'';
       (2) in section 25(f) (22 U.S.C. 2697(f))--
       (A) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Broadcasting Board of Governors''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``with respect to their respective 
     agencies'' and inserting ``with respect to the Board and the 
     Agency'';
       (3) in section 26(b) (22 U.S.C. 2698(b)), as amended by 
     this Act--
       (A) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency, the chairman of the Board for International 
     Broadcasting,'' and inserting ``Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors,''; and
       (B) by striking ``with respect to their respective 
     agencies'' and inserting ``with respect to the Board and the 
     Agency''; and
       (4) in section 32 (22 U.S.C. 2704), as amended by this Act, 
     by striking ``the Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' and inserting ``the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors''.
       (m) Section 507(b)(3) of Public Law 103-317 (22 U.S.C. 
     2669a(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``, the United States 
     Information Agency,''.
       (n) Section 502 of Public Law 92-352 (2 U.S.C. 194a) is 
     amended by striking ``the United States Information 
     Agency,''.
       (o) Section 6 of Public Law 104-288 (22 U.S.C. 2141d) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Director of the United 
     States Information Agency,''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Director of the 
     United States Information Agency'' and inserting ``the Under 
     Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy''.
       (p) Section 40118(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``, the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency,''.
       (q) Section 155 of Public Law 102-138 is amended--
       (1) by striking the comma before ``Department of Commerce'' 
     and inserting ``and''; and
       (2) by striking ``, and the United States Information 
     Agency''.
       (r) Section 107 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
     Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6037) is amended 
     by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' each place it appears and inserting ``Director of 
     the International Broadcasting Bureau''.

     SEC. 336. REPEALS.

       The following provisions are repealed:
       (1) Sections 701 (22 U.S.C. 1476), 704 (22 U.S.C. 1477b), 
     807 (22 U.S.C 1475b), 808 (22 U.S.C 1475c), 811 (22 U.S.C 
     1475f), and 1009 (22 U.S.C. 1440) of the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948.
       (2) Section 106(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2456(c)).
       (3) Section 565(e) of the Anti-Economic Discrimination Act 
     of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 2679c(e)).
       (4) Section 206(b) of Public Law 102-138.
       (5) Section 2241 of Public Law 104-66.
       (6) Sections 1 through 6 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 
     of 1977 (91 Stat. 636).
       (7) Section 207 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204; 22 U.S.C. 
     1463 note).
  TITLE IV--UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
     take effect on the earlier of--
       (1) October 1, 1998; or
       (2) the date of abolition of the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency pursuant to the 
     reorganization plan described in section 601.

             CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

     SEC. 411. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL 
                   DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY.

       (a) In General.--Except for the components specified in 
     subsection (b), the United States International Development 
     Cooperation Agency (including the Institute for Scientific 
     and Technological Cooperation) is abolished.
       (b) AID and OPIC Exempted.--Subsection (a) does not apply 
     to the Agency for International Development or the Overseas 
     Private Investment Corporation.

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     SEC. 412. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Allocation of Funds.--
       (1) Allocation to the secretary of state.--Funds made 
     available under the categories of assistance deemed allocated 
     to the Director of the International Development Cooperation 
     Agency under section 1-801 of Executive Order No. 12163 (22 
     U.S.C. 2381 note) as of October 1, 1997, shall be allocated 
     to the Secretary of State on and after the effective date of 
     this title without further action by the President.
       (2) Procedures for reallocations or transfers.--The 
     Secretary of State may allocate or transfer as appropriate 
     any funds received under paragraph (1) in the same manner as 
     previously provided for the Director of the International 
     Development Cooperation Agency under section 1-802 of that 
     Executive Order, as in effect on October 1, 1997.
       (b) With Respect to the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation.--There are transferred to the Administrator of 
     the Agency for International Development all functions of the 
     Director of the United States International Development 
     Cooperation Agency as of the day before the effective date of 
     this title with respect to the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation.
       (c) Other Activities.--The authorities and functions 
     transferred to the United States International Development 
     Cooperation Agency or the Director of that Agency by section 
     6 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1979 shall, to the 
     extent such authorities and functions have not been repealed, 
     be transferred to those agencies or heads of agencies, as the 
     case may be, in which those authorities and functions were 
     vested by statute as of the day before the effective date of 
     such reorganization plan.

     SEC. 413. STATUS OF AID.

       (a) In General.--Unless abolished pursuant to the 
     reorganization plan submitted under section 601, and except 
     as provided in section 412, there is within the Executive 
     branch of Government the United States Agency for 
     International Development as an entity described in section 
     104 of title 5, United States Code.
       (b) Retention of Officers.--Nothing in this section shall 
     require the reappointment of any officer of the United States 
     serving in the Agency for International Development of the 
     United States International Development Cooperation Agency as 
     of the day before the effective date of this title.

                    CHAPTER 3--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 421. REFERENCES.

       Except as otherwise provided in this division, any 
     reference in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive 
     order, regulation, agreement, determination, or other 
     official document or proceeding to the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency (IDCA) or to the 
     Director or any other officer or employee of IDCA--
       (1) insofar as such reference relates to any function or 
     authority transferred under section 412(a), shall be deemed 
     to refer to the Secretary of State;
       (2) insofar as such reference relates to any function or 
     authority transferred under section 412(b), shall be deemed 
     to refer to the Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development;
       (3) insofar as such reference relates to any function or 
     authority transferred under section 412(c), shall be deemed 
     to refer to the head of the agency to which such function or 
     authority is transferred under such section; and
       (4) insofar as such reference relates to any function or 
     authority not transferred by this title, shall be deemed to 
     refer to the President or such agency or agencies as may be 
     specified by Executive order.

     SEC. 422. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Termination of Reorganization Plans and Delegations.--
     The following shall cease to be effective:
       (1) Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1979 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (2) Section 1-101 through 1-103, sections 1-401 through 1-
     403, section 1-801(a), and such other provisions that relate 
     to the United States International Development Cooperation 
     Agency or the Director of IDCA, of Executive Order No. 12163 
     (22 U.S.C. 2381 note; relating to administration of foreign 
     assistance and related functions).
       (3) The International Development Cooperation Agency 
     Delegation of Authority Numbered 1 (44 Fed. Reg. 57521), 
     except for section 1-6 of such Delegation of Authority.
       (4) Section 3 of Executive Order No. 12884 (58 Fed. Reg. 
     64099; relating to the delegation of functions under the 
     Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open 
     Markets Support Act of 1992, the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1993, and section 301 of title 
     3, United States Code).
       (b) Other Statutory Amendments and Repeal.--
       (1) Title 5.--Section 7103(a)(2)(B)(iv) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Agency for International Development''.
       (2) Inspector general act of 1978.--Section 8A of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``Development'' through ``(1) shall'' and 
     inserting ``Development shall'';
       (ii) by striking ``; and'' at the end of subsection (a)(1) 
     and inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking paragraph (2);
       (B) by striking subsections (c) and (f); and
       (C) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively.
       (3) State department basic authorities act of 1956.--The 
     State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended--
       (A) in section 25(f) (22 U.S.C. 2697(f)), as amended by 
     this Act, by striking ``Director of the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development'';
       (B) in section 26(b) (22 U.S.C. 2698(b)), as amended by 
     this Act, by striking ``Director of the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development''; and
       (C) in section 32 (22 U.S.C. 2704), by striking ``Director 
     of the United States International Development Cooperation 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Administrator of the Agency for 
     International Development''.
       (4) Foreign service act of 1980.--The Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980 is amended--
       (A) in section 202(a)(1) (22 U.S.C. 3922(a)(1)), by 
     striking ``Director of the United States International 
     Development Cooperation Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development'';
       (B) in section 210 (22 U.S.C. 3930), by striking ``United 
     States International Development Cooperation Agency'' and 
     inserting ``Agency for International Development'';
       (C) in section 1003(a) (22 U.S.C. 4103(a)), by striking 
     ``United States International Development Cooperation 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Agency for International 
     Development''; and
       (D) in section 1101(c) (22 U.S.C. 4131(c)), by striking 
     ``United States International Development Cooperation 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Agency for International 
     Development''.
       (5) Repeal.--Section 413 of Public Law 96-53 (22 U.S.C. 
     3512) is repealed.
       (6) Title 49.--Section 40118(d) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``the Director of the United 
     States International Development Cooperation Agency'' and 
     inserting ``or the Administrator of the Agency for 
     International Development''.
       (7) Export administration act of 1979.--Section 2405(g) of 
     the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 
     2405(g)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Director of the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Administrator of the Agency for 
     International Development''; and
       (B) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Administrator''.
             TITLE V--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
     take effect on the earlier of--
       (1) October 1, 1998; or
       (2) the date of reorganization of the Agency for 
     International Development pursuant to the reorganization plan 
     described in section 601.

          CHAPTER 2--REORGANIZATION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

     SEC. 511. REORGANIZATION OF AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Agency for International Development 
     shall be reorganized in accordance with this division and the 
     reorganization plan transmitted pursuant to section 601.
       (b) Functions To Be Transferred.--The reorganization of the 
     Agency for International Development shall provide, at a 
     minimum, for the transfer to and consolidation with the 
     Department of State of the following functions of AID:
       (1) The Press office.
       (2) Certain administrative functions.

            CHAPTER 3--AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

     SEC. 521. DEFINITION OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.

       In this chapter, the term ``United States assistance'' 
     means development and other economic assistance, including 
     assistance made available under the following provisions of 
     law:
       (1) Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (relating to development assistance).
       (2) Chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (relating to the economic support fund).
       (3) Chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (relating to the Development Fund for Africa).
       (4) Chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (relating to assistance for the independent states of 
     the former Soviet Union).
       (5) The Support for East European Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 
     5401 et seq.).

     SEC. 522. ADMINISTRATOR OF AID REPORTING TO THE SECRETARY OF 
                   STATE.

       The Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development, appointed pursuant to section 624(a) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2384(a)), shall 
     report to and be under the direct authority and foreign 
     policy guidance of the Secretary of State.

     SEC. 523. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT.

       (a) Authority of the Secretary of State.--
       (1) In general.--Under the direction of the President, the 
     Secretary of State shall coordinate all United States 
     assistance in accordance with this section, except as 
     provided in paragraphs (2) and (3).

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       (2) Export promotion activities.--Coordination of 
     activities relating to promotion of exports of United States 
     goods and services shall continue to be primarily the 
     responsibility of the Secretary of Commerce.
       (3) International economic activities.--Coordination of 
     activities relating to United States participation in 
     international financial institutions and relating to 
     organization of multilateral efforts aimed at currency 
     stabilization, currency convertibility, debt reduction, and 
     comprehensive economic reform programs shall continue to be 
     primarily the responsibility of the Secretary of the 
     Treasury.
       (4) Authorities and powers of the secretary of state.--The 
     powers and authorities of the Secretary provided in this 
     chapter are in addition to the powers and authorities 
     provided to the Secretary under any other Act, including 
     section 101(b) and section 622(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151(b), 2382(c)).
       (b) Coordination Activities.--Coordination activities of 
     the Secretary of State under subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) approving an overall assistance and economic 
     cooperation strategy;
       (2) ensuring program and policy coordination among agencies 
     of the United States Government in carrying out the policies 
     set forth in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms 
     Export Control Act, and other relevant assistance Acts;
       (3) pursuing coordination with other countries and 
     international organizations; and
       (4) resolving policy, program, and funding disputes among 
     United States Government agencies.
       (c) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to lessen the accountability of any Federal agency 
     administering any program, project, or activity of United 
     States assistance for any funds made available to the Federal 
     agency for that purpose.
       (d) Authority To Provide Personnel of the Agency for 
     International Development.--The Administrator of the Agency 
     for International Development is authorized to detail to the 
     Department of State on a nonreimbursable basis such personnel 
     employed by the Agency as the Secretary of State may require 
     to carry out this section.
                          TITLE VI--TRANSITION

                     CHAPTER 1--REORGANIZATION PLAN

     SEC. 601. REORGANIZATION PLAN AND REPORT.

       (a) Submission of Plan and Report.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
     shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     reorganization plan and report regarding--
       (1) the abolition of the United States Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, the United States Information Agency, and 
     the United States International Development Cooperation 
     Agency in accordance with this division;
       (2) with respect to the Agency for International 
     Development, the consolidation and streamlining of the Agency 
     and the transfer of certain functions of the Agency to the 
     Department in accordance with section 511;
       (3) the termination of functions of each covered agency as 
     may be necessary to effectuate the reorganization under this 
     division, and the termination of the affairs of each agency 
     abolished under this division;
       (4) the transfer to the Department of the functions and 
     personnel of each covered agency consistent with the 
     provisions of this division; and
       (5) the consolidation, reorganization, and streamlining of 
     the Department in connection with the transfer of such 
     functions and personnel in order to carry out such functions.
       (b) Covered Agencies.--The agencies covered by this section 
     are the following:
       (1) The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
       (2) The United States Information Agency.
       (3) The United States International Development Cooperation 
     Agency.
       (4) The Agency for International Development.
       (c) Plan Elements.--The plan transmitted under subsection 
     (a) shall contain, consistent with this division, such 
     elements as the President deems appropriate, including 
     elements that--
       (1) identify the functions of each covered agency that will 
     be transferred to the Department under the plan;
       (2) specify the steps to be taken by the Secretary of State 
     to reorganize internally the functions of the Department, 
     including the consolidation of offices and functions, that 
     will be required under the plan in order to permit the 
     Department to carry out the functions transferred to it under 
     the plan;
       (3) specify the funds available to each covered agency that 
     will be transferred to the Department as a result of the 
     transfer of functions of such agency to the Department;
       (4) specify the proposed allocations within the Department 
     of unexpended funds transferred in connection with the 
     transfer of functions under the plan; and
       (5) specify the proposed disposition of the property, 
     facilities, contracts, records, and other assets and 
     liabilities of each covered agency in connection with the 
     transfer of the functions of such agency to the Department.
       (d) Reorganization Plan of Agency for International 
     Development.--In addition to applicable provisions of 
     subsection (c), the reorganization plan transmitted under 
     this section for the Agency for International Development--
       (1) may provide for the abolition of the Agency for 
     International Development and the transfer of all its 
     functions to the Department of State; or
       (2) in lieu of the abolition and transfer of functions 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) shall provide for the transfer to and consolidation 
     within the Department of the functions set forth in section 
     511; and
       (B) may provide for additional consolidation, 
     reorganization, and streamlining of AID, including--
       (i) the termination of functions and reductions in 
     personnel of AID;
       (ii) the transfer of functions of AID, and the personnel 
     associated with such functions, to the Department; and
       (iii) the consolidation, reorganization, and streamlining 
     of the Department upon the transfer of such functions and 
     personnel in order to carry out the functions transferred.
       (e) Modification of Plan.--The President may, on the basis 
     of consultations with the appropriate congressional 
     committees, modify or revise any part of the plan transmitted 
     under subsection (a) until that part of the plan becomes 
     effective in accordance with subsection (g).
       (f) Report.--The report accompanying the reorganization 
     plan for the Department and the covered agencies submitted 
     pursuant to this section shall describe the implementation of 
     the plan and shall include--
       (1) a detailed description of--
       (A) the actions necessary or planned to complete the 
     reorganization,
       (B) the anticipated nature and substance of any orders, 
     directives, and other administrative and operational actions 
     which are expected to be required for completing or 
     implementing the reorganization, and
       (C) any preliminary actions which have been taken in the 
     implementation process;
       (2) the number of personnel and positions of each covered 
     agency (including civil service personnel, Foreign Service 
     personnel, and detailees) that are expected to be transferred 
     to the Department, separated from service with such agency, 
     or eliminated under the plan, and a projected schedule for 
     such transfers, separations, and terminations;
       (3) the number of personnel and positions of the Department 
     (including civil service personnel, Foreign Service 
     personnel, and detailees) that are expected to be transferred 
     within the Department, separated from service with the 
     Department, or eliminated under the plan, and a projected 
     schedule for such transfers, separations, and terminations;
       (4) a projected schedule for completion of the 
     implementation process; and
       (5) recommendations, if any, for legislation necessary to 
     carry out changes made by this division relating to personnel 
     and to incidental transfers.
       (g) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The reorganization plan described in this 
     section, including any modifications or revisions of the plan 
     under subsection (e), shall become effective on the earlier 
     of the date for the respective covered agency specified in 
     paragraph (2) or the date announced by the President under 
     paragraph (3).
       (2) Statutory effective dates.--The effective dates under 
     this paragraph for the reorganization plan described in this 
     section are the following:
       (A) October 1, 1998, with respect to functions of the 
     Agency for International Development described in section 
     511.
       (B) October 1, 1998, with respect to the abolition of the 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and the 
     United States International Development Cooperation Agency.
       (C) October 1, 1999, with respect to the abolition of the 
     United States Information Agency.
       (3) Effective date by presidential determination.--An 
     effective date under this paragraph for a reorganization plan 
     described in this section is such date as the President shall 
     determine to be appropriate and announce by notice published 
     in the Federal Register, which date may be not earlier than 
     90 calendar days after the President has transmitted the 
     reorganization plan to the appropriate congressional 
     committees pursuant to subsection (a).
       (4) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed to require the transfer of functions, personnel, 
     records, balance of appropriations, or other assets of a 
     covered agency on a single date.
       (5) Supersedes existing law.--Paragraph (1) shall apply 
     notwithstanding section 905(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (h) Publication.--The reorganization plan described in this 
     section shall be printed in the Federal Register after the 
     date upon which it first becomes effective.

                  CHAPTER 2--REORGANIZATION AUTHORITY

     SEC. 611. REORGANIZATION AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized, subject to 
     the requirements of this division, to allocate or reallocate 
     any function transferred to the Department under any title of 
     this division, and to establish, consolidate, alter, or 
     discontinue such organizational entities within the 
     Department as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     any reorganization under this division, but this subsection 
     does not authorize the Secretary to modify the terms of any 
     statute that establishes or defines the functions of any 
     bureau, office, or officer of the Department.
       (b) Requirements and Limitations on Reorganization Plan.--
     The reorganization plan transmitted under section 601 may not 
     have the effect of--

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       (1) creating a new executive department;
       (2) continuing a function beyond the period authorized by 
     law for its exercise or beyond the time when it would have 
     terminated if the reorganization had not been made;
       (3) authorizing a Federal agency to exercise a function 
     which is not authorized by law at the time the plan is 
     transmitted to Congress;
       (4) creating a new Federal agency which is not a component 
     or part of an existing executive department or independent 
     agency; or
       (5) increasing the term of an office beyond that provided 
     by law for the office.

     SEC. 612. TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     division, the assets, liabilities (including contingent 
     liabilities arising from suits continued with a substitution 
     or addition of parties under section 615(e)), contracts, 
     property, records, and unexpended balance of appropriations, 
     authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, 
     used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in 
     connection with the functions and offices, or portions 
     thereof, transferred by any title of this division shall be 
     transferred to the Secretary for appropriate allocation.
       (b) Limitation on Use of Transferred Funds.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (c), unexpended and unobligated funds 
     transferred pursuant to any title of this division shall be 
     used only for the purposes for which the funds were 
     originally authorized and appropriated.
       (c) Funds To Facilitate Transition.--
       (1) Congressional notification.--Funds transferred pursuant 
     to subsection (a) may be available for the purposes of 
     reorganization subject to notification of the appropriate 
     congressional committees in accordance with the procedures 
     applicable to a reprogramming of funds under section 34 of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2706).
       (2) Transfer authority.--Funds in any account appropriated 
     to the Department of State may be transferred to another such 
     account for the purposes of reorganization, subject to 
     notification of the appropriate congressional committees in 
     accordance with the procedures applicable to a reprogramming 
     of funds under section 34 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706). The authority in 
     this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     available to the Secretary of State and shall expire 
     September 30, 2000.

     SEC. 613. TRANSFER, APPOINTMENT, AND ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL.

       (a) Transfer of Personnel From ACDA and USIA.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in title III--
       (1) not later than the date of abolition of ACDA, all 
     personnel and positions of ACDA, and
       (2) not later than the date of abolition of USIA, all 
     personnel and positions of USIA,

     shall be transferred to the Department of State at the same 
     grade or class and the same rate of basic pay or basic salary 
     rate and with the same tenure held immediately preceding 
     transfer.
       (b) Transfer of Personnel From AID.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in title III, not later than the date of transfer of 
     any function of AID to the Department of State under this 
     division, all AID personnel performing such functions and all 
     positions associated with such functions shall be transferred 
     to the Department of State at the same grade or class and the 
     same rate of basic pay or basic salary rate and with the same 
     tenure held immediately preceding transfer.
       (c) Assignment Authority.--The Secretary, for a period of 
     not more than 6 months commencing on the effective date of 
     the transfer to the Department of State of personnel under 
     subsections (a) and (b), is authorized to assign such 
     personnel to any position or set of duties in the Department 
     of State regardless of the position held or duties performed 
     by such personnel prior to transfer, except that, by virtue 
     of such assignment, such personnel shall not have their grade 
     or class or their rate of basic pay or basic salary rate 
     reduced, nor their tenure changed. The Secretary shall 
     consult with the relevant exclusive representatives (as 
     defined in section 1002 of the Foreign Service Act and in 
     section 7103 of title 5, United States Code) with regard to 
     the exercise of this authority. This subsection does not 
     authorize the Secretary to assign any individual to any 
     position that by law requires appointment by the President, 
     by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       (d) Superseding Other Provisions of Law.--Subsections (a) 
     through (c) shall be exercised notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law.

     SEC. 614. INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.

       The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, when 
     requested by the Secretary, is authorized to make such 
     incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, 
     grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances 
     of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other 
     funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made 
     available in connection with such functions, as may be 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of any title of this 
     division. The Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, in consultation with the Secretary, shall provide for 
     the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated by 
     this division and for such further measures and dispositions 
     as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of any title 
     of this division.

     SEC. 615. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Continuing Legal Force and Effect.--All orders, 
     determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, 
     grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, 
     privileges, and other administrative actions--
       (1) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
     become effective by the President, any Federal agency or 
     official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in 
     the performance of functions that are transferred under any 
     title of this division; and
       (2) that are in effect as of the effective date of such 
     title, or were final before the effective date of such title 
     and are to become effective on or after the effective date of 
     such title,
     shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
     modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
     accordance with law by the President, the Secretary, or other 
     authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
     operation of law.
       (b) Pending Proceedings.--
       (1) In general.--The provisions of any title of this 
     division shall not affect any proceedings, includinging 
     notices of proposed rulemaking, or any application for any 
     license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending 
     on the effective date of any title of this division before 
     any Federal agency, commission, or component thereof, 
     functions of which are transferred by any title of this 
     division. Such proceedings and applications, to the extent 
     that they relate to functions so transferred, shall be 
     continued.
       (2) Orders, appeals, payments.--Orders shall be issued in 
     such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and 
     payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this 
     division had not been enacted. Orders issued in any such 
     proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, 
     terminated, superseded, or revoked by the Secretary, by a 
     court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
       (3) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this division shall 
     be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of 
     any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and 
     to the same extent that such proceeding could have been 
     discontinued or modified if this division had not been 
     enacted.
       (4) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to promulgate 
     regulations providing for the orderly transfer of proceedings 
     continued under this subsection to the Department.
       (c) No Effect on Judicial or Administrative Proceedings.--
     Except as provided in subsection (e) and section 327(d)--
       (1) the provisions of this division shall not affect suits 
     commenced prior to the effective dates of the respective 
     titles of this division; and
       (2) in all such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals 
     taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and effect 
     as if this division had not been enacted.
       (d) Nonabatement of Proceedings.--No suit, action, or other 
     proceeding commenced by or against any officer in the 
     official capacity of such individual as an officer of any 
     Federal agency, or any commission or component thereof, 
     functions of which are transferred by any title of this 
     division, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this 
     division. No cause of action by or against any Federal 
     agency, or any commission or component thereof, functions of 
     which are transferred by any title of this division, or by or 
     against any officer thereof in the official capacity of such 
     officer shall abate by reason of the enactment of this 
     division.
       (e) Continuation of Proceeding With Substitution of 
     Parties.--If, before the effective date of any title of this 
     division, any Federal agency, or officer thereof in the 
     official capacity of such officer, is a party to a suit, and 
     under this division any function of such department, agency, 
     or officer is transferred to the Secretary or any other 
     official of the Department, then effective on such date such 
     suit shall be continued with the Secretary or other 
     appropriate official of the Department substituted or added 
     as a party.
       (f) Reviewability of Orders and Actions Under Transferred 
     Functions.--Orders and actions of the Secretary in the 
     exercise of functions transferred under any title of this 
     division shall be subject to judicial review to the same 
     extent and in the same manner as if such orders and actions 
     had been by the Federal agency or office, or part thereof, 
     exercising such functions immediately preceding their 
     transfer. Any statutory requirements relating to notice, 
     hearings, action upon the record, or administrative review 
     that apply to any function transferred by any title of this 
     division shall apply to the exercise of such function by the 
     Secretary.

     SEC. 616. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE TO FACILITATE 
                   TRANSITION.

       Notwithstanding any provision of this division, the 
     Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the head of the 
     appropriate Federal agency exercising functions transferred 
     under this division, may transfer the whole or part of such 
     functions prior to the effective dates established in this 
     division, including the transfer of personnel and funds 
     associated with such functions.

     SEC. 617. FINAL REPORT.

       Not later than January 1, 2001, the President, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report which 
     provides a final accounting of the finances and operations of 
     the agencies abolished under this division.

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              DIVISION B--FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION
                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999''.

     SEC. 1002. DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL 
                   COMMITTEES.

       In this division, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means the Committee on International Relations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate.
   TITLE XI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 1101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of State under ``Administration of Foreign 
     Affairs'' to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, 
     and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of 
     the United States and for other purposes authorized by law, 
     including the diplomatic security program:
       (1) Diplomatic and consular programs.--For ``Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs'', of the Department of State 
     $1,746,977,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $1,691,282,000 
     for the fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Salaries and expenses.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For ``Salaries and 
     Expenses'', of the Department of State $363,513,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1998 and $367,148,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (B) Limitations.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by subparagraph (A), $2,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998 and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized 
     to be appropriated only for the recruitment of minorities for 
     careers in the Foreign Service and international affairs.
       (3) Capital investment fund.--For ``Capital Investment 
     Fund'', of the Department of State $86,000,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $118,340,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (4) Security and maintenance of buildings abroad.--For 
     ``Security and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad'', 
     $397,943,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $590,800,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1999.
       (5) Representation allowances.--For ``Representation 
     Allowances'', $4,300,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $4,300,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (6) Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service.--
     For ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'', 
     $5,500,000 for the fiscal 1998 and $5,500,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1999.
       (7) Office of the inspector general.--For ``Office of the 
     Inspector General'', $28,300,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $28,717,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (8) Payment to the american institute in taiwan.--For 
     ``Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan'', $14,490,000 
     for the fiscal year 1998 and $15,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1999.
       (9) Protection of foreign missions and officials.--(A) For 
     ``Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials'', $7,900,000 
     for the fiscal year 1998 and $8,100,000 for the fiscal year 
     1999.
       (B) Each amount appropriated pursuant to this paragraph is 
     authorized to remain available through September 30 of the 
     fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the amount 
     appropriated was made.
       (10) Repatriation loans.--For ``Repatriation Loans'', 
     $1,200,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $1,200,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1999, for administrative expenses.

     SEC. 1102. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated 
     under ``International Commissions'' for the Department of 
     State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 
     responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the 
     United States and for other purposes authorized by law:
       (1) International boundary and water commission, united 
     states and mexico.--For ``International Boundary and Water 
     Commission, United States and Mexico''--
       (A) for ``Salaries and Expenses'' $17,490,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1998 and $19,179,000 for the fiscal year 1999; 
     and
       (B) for ``Construction'' $6,463,000 for the fiscal year 
     1998 and $7,125,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (2) International boundary commission, united states and 
     canada.--For ``International Boundary Commission, United 
     States and Canada'', $761,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $835,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (3) International joint commission.--For ``International 
     Joint Commission'', $3,189,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $3,432,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (4) International fisheries commissions.--For 
     ``International Fisheries Commissions'', $14,549,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1998 and $14,549,000 for the fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 1103. GRANTS TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION.

       Section 404 of The Asia Foundation Act (title IV of Public 
     Law 98-164) is amended to read as follows:
       ``Sec. 404. There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of State $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999 for grants to The Asia Foundation pursuant to 
     this title.''.

     SEC. 1104. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for ``Voluntary Contributions to 
     International Organizations'', $294,500,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $294,500,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (b) Limitations.--
       (1) World food program.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a), $4,000,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are 
     authorized to be appropriated only for a United States 
     contribution to the World Food Program.
       (2) United nations voluntary fund for victims of torture.--
     Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection 
     (a), $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $3,000,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be appropriated only 
     for a United States contribution to the United Nations 
     Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.
       (3) International program on the elimination of child 
     labor.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
     subsection (a), $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be 
     appropriated only for a United States contribution to the 
     International Labor Organization for the activities of the 
     International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor.
       (c) Availability of Funds.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 1105. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEACEKEEPING 
                   OPERATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for ``Peacekeeping 
     Operations'', $77,500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $68,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for the Department of 
     State to carry out section 551 of Public Law 87-195.

     SEC. 1106. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES VOLUNTARY 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

         (a) Limitation.--Of the amounts made available for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for United States voluntary contributions 
     to the United Nations Development Program an amount equal to 
     the amount the United Nations Development Program will spend 
     in Burma during each fiscal year shall be withheld unless 
     during such fiscal year the President submits to the 
     appropriate congressional committees the certification 
     described in subsection (b).
       (b) Certification.--The certification referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a certification by the President that all 
     programs and activities of the United Nations Development 
     Program (including United Nations Development Program--
     Administered Funds) in Burma--
       (1) are focused on eliminating human suffering and 
     addressing the needs of the poor;
       (2) are undertaken only through international or private 
     voluntary organizations that have been deemed independent of 
     the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), after 
     consultation with the leadership of the National League for 
     Democracy and the leadership of the National Coalition 
     Government of the Union of Burma;
       (3) provide no financial, political, or military benefit to 
     the SLORC; and
       (4) are carried out only after consultation with the 
     leadership of the National League for Democracy and the 
     leadership of the National Coalition Government of the Union 
     of Burma.

     SEC. 1107. UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND.

       The amounts made available for each of the fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999 to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, not more than $25,000,000 shall be available for 
     each such fiscal year for the United Nations Population Fund.
       TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                 CHAPTER 1--AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 1201. REIMBURSEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR 
                   ASSISTANCE TO OVERSEAS EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.

       Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     where the child of a United States citizen employee of an 
     agency of the United States Government who is stationed 
     outside the United States attends an educational facility 
     assisted by the Secretary of State under this section, the 
     head of that agency is authorized to reimburse, or credit 
     with advance payment, the Department of State for funds used 
     in providing assistance to such educational facilities, by 
     grant or otherwise, under this section.''.

     SEC. 1202. REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

       Section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 36. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established a program for the 
     payment of rewards to carry out the purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The rewards program shall be designed to 
     assist in the prevention of acts of international terrorism, 
     international narcotics trafficking, and other related 
     criminal acts.
       ``(3) Implementation.--The rewards program shall be 
     administered by the Secretary of State, in consultation, as 
     appropriate, with the Attorney General.
       ``(b) Rewards Authorized.--In the sole discretion of the 
     Secretary (except as provided in subsection (c)(2)) and in 
     consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney General, the 
     Secretary may pay a reward to any

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     individual who furnishes information leading to--
       ``(1) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual for the commission of an act of international 
     terrorism against a United States person or United States 
     property;
       ``(2) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual conspiring or attempting to commit an act of 
     international terrorism against a United States person or 
     United States property;
       ``(3) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual for committing, primarily outside the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States, any narcotics-related 
     offense if that offense involves or is a significant part of 
     conduct that involves--
       ``(A) a violation of United States narcotics laws such that 
     the individual would be a major violator of such laws;
       ``(B) the killing or kidnapping of--
       ``(i) any officer, employee, or contract employee of the 
     United States Government while such individual is engaged in 
     official duties, or on account of that individual's official 
     duties, in connection with the enforcement of United States 
     narcotics laws or the implementing of United States narcotics 
     control objectives; or
       ``(ii) a member of the immediate family of any such 
     individual on account of that individual's official duties, 
     in connection with the enforcement of United States narcotics 
     laws or the implementing of United States narcotics control 
     objectives; or
       ``(C) an attempt or conspiracy to commit any act described 
     in subparagraph (A) or (B);
       ``(4) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual aiding or abetting in the commission of an act 
     described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3); or
       ``(5) the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution 
     of an act described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
       ``(c) Coordination.--
       ``(1) Procedures.--To ensure that the payment of rewards 
     pursuant to this section does not duplicate or interfere with 
     the payment of informants or the obtaining of evidence or 
     information, as authorized to the Department of Justice, the 
     offering, administration, and payment of rewards under this 
     section, including procedures for--
       ``(A) identifying individuals, organizations, and offenses 
     with respect to which rewards will be offered;
       ``(B) the publication of rewards;
       ``(C) the offering of joint rewards with foreign 
     governments;
       ``(D) the receipt and analysis of data; and
       ``(E) the payment and approval of payment,
     shall be governed by procedures developed by the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Attorney General.
       ``(2) Prior approval of attorney general required.--Before 
     making a reward under this section in a matter over which 
     there is Federal criminal jurisdiction, the Secretary of 
     State shall obtain the concurrence of the Attorney General.
       ``(d) Funding.--
       ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--Notwithstanding 
     section 102 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (Public Law 99-93; 99 Stat. 408), 
     but subject to paragraph (2), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of State from time to time 
     such amounts as may be necessary to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Limitation.--No amount of funds may be appropriated 
     under paragraph (1) which, when added to the unobligated 
     balance of amounts previously appropriated to carry out this 
     section, would cause such amounts to exceed $15,000,000.
       ``(3) Allocation of funds.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, funds made available to carry out this section 
     should be distributed equally for the purpose of preventing 
     acts of international terrorism and for the purpose of 
     preventing international narcotics trafficking.
       ``(4) Period of availability.--Amounts appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.
       ``(e) Limitations and Certification.--
       ``(1) Maximum amount.--No reward paid under this section 
     may exceed $2,000,000.
       ``(2) Approval.--A reward under this section of more than 
     $100,000 may not be made without the approval of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(3) Certification for payment.--Any reward granted under 
     this section shall be approved and certified for payment by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(4) Nondelegation of authority.--The authority to approve 
     rewards of more than $100,000 set forth in paragraph (2) may 
     not be delegated.
       ``(5) Protection measures.--If the Secretary determines 
     that the identity of the recipient of a reward or of the 
     members of the recipient's immediate family must be 
     protected, the Secretary may take such measures in connection 
     with the payment of the reward as he considers necessary to 
     effect such protection.
       ``(f) Ineligibility.--An officer or employee of any entity 
     of Federal, State, or local government or of a foreign 
     government who, while in the performance of his or her 
     official duties, furnishes information described in 
     subsection (b) shall not be eligible for a reward under this 
     section.
       ``(g) Reports.--
       ``(1) Reports on payment of rewards.--Not later than 30 
     days after the payment of any reward under this section, the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees with respect to such reward. The 
     report, which may be submitted in classified form if 
     necessary, shall specify the amount of the reward paid, to 
     whom the reward was paid, and the acts with respect to which 
     the reward was paid. The report shall also discuss the 
     significance of the information for which the reward was paid 
     in dealing with those acts.
       ``(2) Annual reports.--Not later than 60 days after the end 
     of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees with respect to the 
     operation of the rewards program. The report shall provide 
     information on the total amounts expended during the fiscal 
     year ending in that year to carry out this section, including 
     amounts expended to publicize the availability of rewards.
       ``(h) Publication Regarding Rewards Offered by Foreign 
     Governments.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     section, in the sole discretion of the Secretary, the 
     resources of the rewards program shall be available for the 
     publication of rewards offered by foreign governments 
     regarding acts of international terrorism which do not 
     involve United States persons or property or a violation of 
     the narcotics laws of the United States.
       ``(i) Determinations of the Secretary.--A determination 
     made by the Secretary under this section shall be final and 
     conclusive and shall not be subject to judicial review.
       ``(j) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Act of international terrorism.--The term `act of 
     international terrorism' includes--
       ``(A) any act substantially contributing to the acquisition 
     of unsafeguarded special nuclear material (as defined in 
     paragraph (8) of section 830 of the Nuclear Proliferation 
     Prevention Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 3201 note)) or any nuclear 
     explosive device (as defined in paragraph (4) of that 
     section) by an individual, group, or non-nuclear-weapon state 
     (as defined in paragraph (5) of that section); and
       ``(B) any act, as determined by the Secretary, which 
     materially supports the conduct of international terrorism, 
     including the counterfeiting of United States currency or the 
     illegal use of other monetary instruments by an individual, 
     group, or country supporting international terrorism as 
     determined for purposes of section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A)).
       ``(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       ``(3) Member of the immediate family.--The term `member of 
     the immediate family', with respect to an individual, 
     includes--
       ``(A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of the 
     individual;
       ``(B) a person with respect to whom the individual stands 
     in loco parentis; and
       ``(C) any person not covered by subparagraph (A) or (B) who 
     is living in the individual's household and is related to the 
     individual by blood or marriage.
       ``(4) Rewards program.--The term `rewards program' means 
     the program established in subsection (a)(1).
       ``(5) United states narcotics laws.--The term `United 
     States narcotics laws' means the laws of the United States 
     for the prevention and control of illicit trafficking in 
     controlled substances (as such term is defined in section 
     102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6))).
       ``(6) United states person.--The term `United States 
     person' means--
       ``(A) a citizen or national of the United States; and
       ``(B) an alien lawfully present in the United States.''.

     SEC. 1203. RETENTION OF ADDITIONAL DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS 
                   REGISTRATION FEES.

       Section 45(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2717(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$700,000 of the'' and inserting ``all'';
       (2) at the end of paragraph (1), by striking ``and'';
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``functions'' and inserting ``functions, 
     including compliance and enforcement activities,''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) the enhancement of defense trade export compliance 
     and enforcement activities, including compliance audits of 
     United States and foreign parties, the conduct of 
     administrative proceedings, monitoring of end-uses in cases 
     of direct commercial arms sales or other transfers, and 
     cooperation in proceedings for enforcement of criminal laws 
     related to defense trade export controls.''.

     SEC. 1204. FEES FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

       Section 52(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2724(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following: ``Funds deposited under this subsection shall 
     remain available for obligation through September 30 of the 
     fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the funds were 
     deposited.''.

     SEC. 1205. PILOT PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS REIMBURSEMENT.

       (a) Foreign Affairs Reimbursement.--
       (1) In general.--Section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021) is amended--

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       (A) by redesignating subsection (d)(4) as subsection (g); 
     and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(e)(1) The Secretary may provide appropriate training or 
     related services, except foreign language training, through 
     the institution to any United States person (or any employee 
     or family member thereof) that is engaged in business abroad.
       ``(2) The Secretary may provide job-related training or 
     related services, including foreign language training, 
     through the institution to a United States person under 
     contract to provide services to the United States Government 
     or to any employee thereof that is performing such services.
       ``(3) Training under this subsection may be provided only 
     to the extent that space is available and only on a 
     reimbursable or advance-of-funds basis. Reimbursements and 
     advances shall be credited to the currently available 
     applicable appropriation account.
       ``(4) Training and related services under this subsection 
     is authorized only to the extent that it will not interfere 
     with the institution's primary mission of training employees 
     of the Department and of other agencies in the field of 
     foreign relations.
       ``(5) In this subsection, the term `United States person' 
     means--
       ``(A) any individual who is a citizen or national of the 
     United States; or
       ``(B) any corporation, company, partnership, association, 
     or other legal entity that is 50 percent or more beneficially 
     owned by citizens or nationals of the United States.
       ``(f)(1) The Secretary is authorized to provide, on a 
     reimbursable basis, training programs to Members of Congress 
     or the Judiciary.
       ``(2) Employees of the legislative branch and employees of 
     the judicial branch may participate, on a reimbursable basis, 
     in training programs offered by the institution.
       ``(3) Reimbursements collected under this subsection shall 
     be credited to the currently available applicable 
     appropriation account.
       ``(4) Training under this subsection is authorized only to 
     the extent that it will not interfere with the institution's 
     primary mission of training employees of the Department and 
     of other agencies in the field of foreign relations.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
       (3) Termination of pilot program.--Effective October 1, 
     2002, section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4021), as amended by this subsection, is further 
     amended--
       (A) by striking subsections (e) and (f); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (g) as paragraph (4) of 
     subsection (d).
       (b) Fees for Use of National Foreign Affairs Training 
     Center.--Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 53. FEES FOR USE OF THE NATIONAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
                   TRAINING CENTER.

       ``The Secretary is authorized to charge a fee for use of 
     the National Foreign Affairs Training Center of the 
     Department of State. Amounts collected under this section 
     (including reimbursements and surcharges) shall be deposited 
     as an offsetting collection to any Department of State 
     appropriation to recover the costs of such use and shall 
     remain available for obligation until expended.''.
       (c) Reporting on Pilot Program.--Two years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
     a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     containing--
       (1) the number of persons who have taken advantage of the 
     pilot program established under subsections (e) and (f) of 
     section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and section 53 
     of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as 
     added by this section;
       (2) the business or government affiliation of such persons;
       (3) the amount of fees collected; and
       (4) the impact of the program on the primary mission of the 
     National Foreign Affairs Training Center.

     SEC. 1206. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.

       Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.), as amended by this Act, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 54. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.

       ``The Secretary is authorized to charge a fee for use of 
     the diplomatic reception rooms of the Department of State. 
     Amounts collected under this section (including 
     reimbursements and surcharges) shall be deposited as an 
     offsetting collection to any Department of State 
     appropriation to recover the costs of such use and shall 
     remain available for obligation until expended.''.

     SEC. 1207. ACCOUNTING OF COLLECTIONS IN BUDGET PRESENTATION 
                   DOCUMENTS.

       Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.), as amended by this Act, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 55. ACCOUNTING OF COLLECTIONS IN BUDGET PRESENTATION 
                   DOCUMENTS.

       ``The Secretary shall include in the annual Congressional 
     Presentation Document and the Budget in Brief a detailed 
     accounting of the- total collections received by the 
     Department of State from all sources, including fee 
     collections. Reporting on total collections shall also cover 
     collections from the preceding fiscal year and the projected 
     expenditures from all collections accounts.''.

     SEC. 1208. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       (a) Procedures.--Section 209(c) of the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(4) The Inspector General shall develop and provide to 
     employees--
       ``(A) information detailing their rights to counsel; and
       ``(B) guidelines describing in general terms the policies 
     and procedures of the Office of Inspector General with 
     respect to individuals under investigation other than matters 
     exempt from disclosure under other provisions of law.''.
       (b) Notice.--Section 209(e) of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(e)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Inspector General shall ensure that only 
     officials from the Office of the Inspector General may 
     participate in formal interviews or other formal meetings 
     with the individual who is the subject of an investigation, 
     other than an intelligence-related or sensitive undercover 
     investigation, or except in those situations when the 
     Inspector General has a reasonable basis to believe that such 
     notice would cause tampering with witnesses, destroying 
     evidence, or endangering the lives of individuals, unless 
     that individual receives prior adequate notice regarding 
     participation by officials of any other agency, including the 
     Department of Justice, in such interviews or meetings.''.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 1998, the 
     Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign 
     Service shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees which includes the following:
       (A) Detailed descriptions of the internal guidance 
     developed or used by the Office of the Inspector General with 
     respect to public disclosure of any information related to an 
     ongoing investigation of any officer or employee of the 
     Department of State, the United States Information Agency, or 
     the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
       (B) Detailed descriptions of those instances for the year 
     ending December 31, 1997, in which any disclosure of 
     information to the public by an employee of the Office of 
     Inspector General about an ongoing investigation occurred, 
     including details on the recipient of the information, the 
     date of the disclosure, and the internal clearance process 
     for the disclosure.
       (2) Statutory construction.--Disclosure of information to 
     the public under this section shall not be construed to 
     include information shared with Congress by an employee of 
     the Office of the Inspector General.

     SEC. 1209. CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.

       Section 135 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2684a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and enhancement'' 
     after ``procurement'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``are authorized to'' 
     and inserting ``shall'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``for expenditure to 
     procure capital equipment and information technology'' and 
     inserting ``for purposes of subsection (a)''; and
       (4) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
       ``(e) Reprogramming Procedures.--Funds credited to the 
     Capital Investment Fund shall not be available for obligation 
     or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures 
     applicable to reprogramming notifications under section 34 of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2706).''.

     SEC. 1210. CONTRACTING FOR LOCAL GUARDS SERVICES OVERSEAS.

       Section 136(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4864(c)) is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) in evaluating proposals for such contracts, award 
     contracts to the technically acceptable firm offering the 
     lowest evaluated price, except that proposals of United 
     States persons and qualified United States joint venture 
     persons (as defined in subsection (d)) shall be evaluated by 
     reducing the bid price by 10 percent;'';
       (2) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (3) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (4) by striking paragraph (7).

     SEC. 1211. AUTHORITY OF THE FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT 
                   COMMISSION.

       Section 4(a) of the International Claims Settlement Act of 
     1949 (22 U.S.C. 1623(a)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (2) in the first sentence, by striking ``(a) The'' and all 
     that follows through the period and inserting the following:
       ``(a)(1) The Commission shall have jurisdiction to receive, 
     examine, adjudicate, and render a final decision with respect 
     to any claim of the Government of the United States or of any 
     national of the United States--
       ``(A) included within the terms of the Yugoslav Claims 
     Agreement of 1948;
       ``(B) included within the terms of any claims agreement 
     concluded on or after March 10, 1954, between the Government 
     of the United States and a foreign government (exclusive of 
     governments against which the

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     United States declared the existence of a state of war during 
     World War II) similarly providing for the settlement and 
     discharge of claims of the Government of the United States 
     and of nationals of the United States against a foreign 
     government, arising out of the nationalization or other 
     taking of property, by the agreement of the Government of the 
     United States to accept from that government a sum in en bloc 
     settlement thereof; or
       ``(C) included in a category of claims against a foreign 
     government which is referred to the Commission by the 
     Secretary of State.''; and
       (3) by redesignating the second sentence as paragraph (2).

     SEC. 1212. EXPENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS 
                   AND PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) Recovery of Certain Expenses.--The Department of State 
     Appropriation Act of 1937 (22 U.S.C. 2661) is amended in the 
     fifth undesignated paragraph under the heading entitled 
     ``international fisheries commission'' by inserting 
     ``(including such expenses as salaries and other personnel 
     expenses)'' after ``extraordinary expenses''.
       (b) Procurement of Services.--Section 38(c) of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(c)) 
     is amended in the first sentence by inserting ``personal 
     and'' before ``other support services''.

     SEC. 1213. GRANTS TO REMEDY INTERNATIONAL ABDUCTIONS OF 
                   CHILDREN.

       Section 7 of the International Child Abduction Remedies Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 11606; Public Law 100-300) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Grant Authority.--The United States Central Authority 
     is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or 
     agreements with, any individual, corporation, other Federal, 
     State, or local agency, or private entity or organization in 
     the United States for purposes of accomplishing its 
     responsibilities under the Convention and this Act.''.

     SEC. 1214. COUNTERDRUG AND ANTICRIME ACTIVITIES OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       (a) Counterdrug and Law Enforcement Strategy.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     establish, implement, and submit to Congress a comprehensive, 
     long-term strategy to carry out the counterdrug 
     responsibilities of the Department of State in a manner 
     consistent with the National Drug Control Strategy. The 
     strategy shall involve all elements of the Department in the 
     United States and abroad.
       (2) Objectives.--In establishing the strategy, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (A) coordinate with the Office of National Drug Control 
     Policy in the development of clear, specific, and measurable 
     counterdrug objectives for the Department that support the 
     goals and objectives of the National Drug Control Strategy;
       (B) develop specific and, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, quantifiable measures of performance relating to 
     the objectives, including annual and long-term measures of 
     performance, for purposes of assessing the success of the 
     Department in meeting the objectives;
       (C) assign responsibilities for meeting the objectives to 
     appropriate elements of the Department;
       (D) develop an operational structure within the Department 
     that minimizes impediments to meeting the objectives;
       (E) ensure that every United States ambassador or chief of 
     mission is fully briefed on the strategy, and works to 
     achieve the objectives; and
       (F) ensure that--
       (i) all budgetary requests and transfers of equipment 
     (including the financing of foreign military sales and the 
     transfer of excess defense articles) relating to 
     international counterdrug efforts conforms with the 
     objectives; and
       (ii) the recommendations of the Department regarding 
     certification determinations made by the President on March 1 
     as to the counterdrug cooperation, or adequate steps on its 
     own, of each major illicit drug producing and drug 
     trafficking country to achieve full compliance with the goals 
     and objectives established by the United Nations Convention 
     Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic 
     Substances also conform to meet such objectives.
       (3) Reports.--Not later than February 15 of each year 
     subsequent to the submission of the strategy described in 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress an 
     update of the strategy. The update shall include--
       (A) an outline of the proposed activities with respect to 
     the strategy during the succeeding year, including the manner 
     in which such activities will meet the objectives set forth 
     in paragraph (2); and
       (B) detailed information on how certification 
     determinations described in paragraph (2)(F) made the 
     previous year affected achievement of the objectives set 
     forth in paragraph (2) for the previous calendar year.
       (4) Limitation on delegation.--The Secretary shall 
     designate an official in the Department who reports directly 
     to the Secretary to oversee the implementation of the 
     strategy throughout the Department.
       (b) Information on International Criminals.--
       (1) Information system.--The Secretary shall, in 
     consultation with the heads of appropriate United States law 
     enforcement agencies, including the Attorney General and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, take appropriate actions to 
     establish an information system or improve existing 
     information systems containing comprehensive information on 
     serious crimes committed by foreign nationals. The 
     information system shall be available to United States 
     embassies and missions abroad for use in consideration of 
     applications for visas for entry into the United States.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the actions 
     taken under paragraph (1).
       (c) Overseas Coordination of Counterdrug and Anticrime 
     Programs, Policy, and Assistance.--
       (1) Strengthening coordination.--The responsibilities of 
     every diplomatic mission of the United States shall include 
     the strengthening of cooperation between and among the United 
     States and foreign governmental entities and multilateral 
     entities with respect to activities relating to international 
     narcotics and crime.
       (2) Designation of officers.--
       (A) In general.--Consistent with existing memoranda of 
     understanding between the Department of State and other 
     departments and agencies of the United States, including the 
     Department of Justice, the chief of mission of every 
     diplomatic mission of the United States shall designate an 
     officer or officers within the mission to carry out the 
     responsibility of the mission under paragraph (1), including 
     the coordination of counterdrug, law enforcement, rule of 
     law, and administration of justice programs, policy, and 
     assistance. Such officer or officers shall report to the 
     chief of mission, or the designee of the chief of mission, on 
     a regular basis regarding activities undertaken in carrying 
     out such responsibility.
       (B) Reports.--The chief of mission of every diplomatic 
     mission of the United States shall submit to the Secretary on 
     a regular basis a report on the actions undertaken by the 
     mission to carry out such responsibility.
       (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the status of any proposals for 
     action or on action undertaken to improve staffing and 
     personnel management at diplomatic missions of the United 
     States in order to carry out the responsibility set forth in 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 1215. ANNUAL REPORT ON OVERSEAS SURPLUS PROPERTIES.

       The Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:
       ``Sec. 12. Not later than March 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report listing 
     overseas United States surplus properties that are 
     administered under this Act and that have been identified for 
     sale.''.

     SEC. 1216. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.

       Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``January 31'' and inserting ``February 
     25'';
       (2) redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
     paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) the status of child labor practices in each country, 
     including--
       ``(A) whether such country has adopted policies to protect 
     children from exploitation in the workplace, including a 
     prohibition of forced and bonded labor and policies regarding 
     acceptable working conditions; and
       ``(B) the extent to which each country enforces such 
     policies, including the adequacy of the resources and 
     oversight dedicated to such policies;''.

     SEC. 1217. REPORTS AND POLICY CONCERNING DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.

       Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.), as amended by this Act, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 56. CRIMES COMMITTED BY DIPLOMATS.

       ``(a) Annual Report Concerning Diplomatic Immunity.--
       ``(1) Report to congress.--180 days after the date of 
     enactment, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 
     shall prepare and submit to the Congress, a report concerning 
     diplomatic immunity entitled ``Report on Cases Involving 
     Diplomatic Immunity''.
       ``(2) Content of report.--In addition to such other 
     information as the Secretary of State may consider 
     appropriate, the report under paragraph (1) shall include the 
     following:
       ``(A) The number of persons residing in the United States 
     who enjoy full immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the 
     United States under laws extending diplomatic privileges and 
     immunities.
       ``(B) Each case involving an alien described in 
     subparagraph (A) in which an appropriate authority of a 
     State, a political subdivision of a State, or the United 
     States reported to the Department of State that the authority 
     had reasonable cause to believe the alien committed a serious 
     criminal offense within the United States, and any additional 
     information provided to the Secretary relating to other 
     serious criminal offenses that any such

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     authority had reasonable cause to believe the alien committed 
     before the period covered by the report. The Secretary may 
     omit from such report any matter the provision of which the 
     Secretary reasonably believes would compromise a criminal 
     investigation or prosecution or which would directly 
     compromise law enforcement or intelligence sources or 
     methods.
       ``(C) Each case described in subparagraph (B) in which the 
     Secretary of State has certified that a person enjoys full 
     immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the United States 
     under laws extending diplomatic privileges and immunities.
       ``(D) The number of United States citizens who are residing 
     in a receiving state and who enjoy full immunity from the 
     criminal jurisdiction of such state under laws extending 
     diplomatic privileges and immunities.
       ``(E) Each case involving a United States citizen under 
     subparagraph (D) in which the United States has been 
     requested by the government of a receiving state to waive the 
     immunity from criminal jurisdiction of the United States 
     citizen.
       ``(F) Whether the Secretary has made the notifications 
     referred to in subsection (c) during the period covered by 
     the report.
       ``(3) Serious criminal offense defined.--For the purposes 
     of this section, the term `serious criminal offense' means--
       ``(A) any felony under Federal, State, or local law;
       ``(B) any Federal, State, or local offense punishable by a 
     term of imprisonment of more than 1 year;
       ``(C) any crime of violence as defined for purposes of 
     section 16 of title 18, United States Code; or
       ``(D)(i) driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs;
       ``(ii) reckless driving; or
       ``(iii) driving while intoxicated.
       ``(b) United States Policy Concerning Reform of Diplomatic 
     Immunity.--It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary 
     of State should explore, in appropriate fora, whether states 
     should enter into agreements and adopt legislation--
       ``(1) to provide jurisdiction in the sending state to 
     prosecute crimes committed in the receiving state by persons 
     entitled to immunity from criminal jurisdiction under laws 
     extending diplomatic privileges and immunities; and
       ``(2) to provide that where there is probable cause to 
     believe that an individual who is entitled to immunity from 
     the criminal jurisdiction of the receiving state under laws 
     extending diplomatic privileges and immunities committed a 
     serious crime, the sending state will waive such immunity or 
     the sending state will prosecute such individual.
       ``(c) Notification of Diplomatic Corps.--The Secretary 
     should periodically notify each foreign mission of United 
     States policies relating to criminal offenses committed by 
     individuals with immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of 
     the United States under laws extending diplomatic privileges 
     and immunities.''.

     SEC. 1218. REAFFIRMING UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL 
                   TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY.

       (a) Procurement Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to foster and support procurement of goods and 
     services from private, commercial companies.
       (b) Implementation.--In order to achieve the policy set 
     forth in subsection (a), the Diplomatic Telecommunications 
     Service Program Office (DTS-PO) shall--
       (1) utilize full and open competition, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, in the procurement of telecommunications 
     services, including satellite space segment, for the 
     Department of State and each other Federal entity represented 
     at United States diplomatic missions and consular posts 
     overseas;
       (2) make every effort to ensure and promote the 
     participation in the competition for such procurement of 
     commercial private sector providers of satellite space 
     segment who have no ownership or other connection with an 
     intergovernmental satellite organization; and
       (3) implement the competitive procedures required by 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) at the prime contracting level and, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, the subcontracting level.

     SEC. 1219. REDUCTION OF REPORTING.

       (a) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Model foreign language competence posts.--The second 
     sentence of section 161(c) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4171 
     note).
       (2) Actions of the government of haiti.--Section 705(c) of 
     the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 
     1985 (Public Law 99-83).
       (3) Training facility for the foreign service institute.--
     Section 123(e)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (Public Law 99-93).
       (4) Military assistance for haiti.--Section 203(c) of the 
     Special Foreign Assistance Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-529).
       (5) International sugar agreement, 1977.--Section 5 of the 
     Act entitled ``An Act providing for the implementation of the 
     International Sugar Agreement, 1977, and for other purposes'' 
     (Public Law 96-236; 7 U.S.C. 3605 and 3606).
       (6) Audience survey of worldnet program.--Section 209 (c) 
     and (d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204).
       (7) Research on the near and middle east.--Section 228(b) 
     of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 
     and 1993 (Public Law 102-138; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note).
       (b) Progress Toward Regional Nonproliferation.--Section 
     620F(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2376(c); relating to periodic reports on progress toward 
     regional nonproliferation) is amended by striking ``Not later 
     than April 1, 1993 and every six months thereafter,'' and 
     inserting ``Not later than April 1 of each year,''.
       (c) Report on Participation by United States Military 
     Personnel Abroad in United States Elections.--Section 
     101(b)(6) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 
     Voting Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(6)) is amended by 
     striking ``of voter participation'' and inserting ``of 
     uniformed services voter participation, a general assessment 
     of overseas nonmilitary participation,''.

       CHAPTER 2--CONSULAR AUTHORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 1221. USE OF CERTAIN PASSPORT PROCESSING FEES FOR 
                   ENHANCED PASSPORT SERVICES.

       For each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, of the fees 
     collected for expedited passport processing and deposited to 
     an offsetting collection pursuant to title V of the 
     Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-317; 22 U.S.C. 214 
     note), 30 percent shall be available only for enhancing 
     passport services for United States citizens, improving the 
     integrity and efficiency of the passport issuance process, 
     improving the secure nature of the United States passport, 
     investigating passport fraud, and deterring entry into the 
     United States by terrorists, drug traffickers, or other 
     criminals.

     SEC. 1222. SURCHARGE FOR PROCESSING CERTAIN MACHINE READABLE 
                   VISAS.

       Section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``providing consular 
     services'' and inserting ``the Department of State's border 
     security program, including the costs of the installation and 
     operation of the machine readable visa and automated name-
     check process, improving the quality and security of the 
     United States passport, investigations of passport and visa 
     fraud, and the technological infrastructure to support the 
     programs referred to in this sentence'';
       (2) by striking the first sentence of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``For each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, any 
     amount collected under paragraph (1) that exceeds 
     $140,000,000 may be made available only if a notification is 
     submitted to Congress in accordance with the procedures 
     applicable to reprogramming notifications under section 34 of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.''; and
       (3) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5).

     SEC. 1223. CONSULAR OFFICERS.

       (a) Persons Authorized to Issue Reports of Births Abroad.--
     Section 33 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2705) is amended in paragraph (2) by adding 
     at the end the following: ``For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `consular officer' includes any United States 
     citizen employee of the Department of State who is designated 
     by the Secretary of State to adjudicate nationality abroad 
     pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.''.
       (b) Provisions Applicable to Consular Officers.--Section 
     1689 of the Revised Statutes (22 U.S.C. 4191) is amended by 
     inserting ``and to such other United States citizen employees 
     of the Department of State as may be designated by the 
     Secretary of State pursuant to such regulations as the 
     Secretary may prescribe'' after ``such officers''.
       (c) Persons Authorized To Authenticate Foreign Documents.--
       (1) Designated united states citizens performing notarial 
     acts.--Section 1750 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (22 
     U.S.C. 4221) is further amended by inserting after the first 
     sentence: ``At any post, port, or place where there is no 
     consular officer, the Secretary of State may authorize any 
     other officer or employee of the United States Government who 
     is a United States citizen serving overseas, including any 
     contract employee of the United States Government, to perform 
     such acts, and any such contractor so authorized shall not be 
     considered to be a consular officer.''.
       (2) Definition of consular officers.--Section 3492(c) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following: ``For purposes of this section and sections 
     3493 through 3496 of this title, the term `consular officers' 
     includes any United States citizen who is designated to 
     perform notarial functions pursuant to section 1750 of the 
     Revised Statutes, as amended (22 U.S.C. 4221).''.
       (d) Persons Authorized to Administer Oaths.--Section 115 of 
     title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following: ``For purposes of this section, a consular 
     officer shall include any United States citizen serving 
     overseas, authorized to perform notarial functions pursuant 
     to section 1750 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (22 
     U.S.C. 4221).''.
       (e) Definition of Consular Officer.--Section 101(a)(9) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(9)) is 
     amended by--
       (1) inserting ``or employee'' after ``officer'' the second 
     place it appears; and

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       (2) inserting before the period at the end of the sentence 
     ``or, when used in title III, for the purpose of adjudicating 
     nationality''.
       (f) Training for Employees Performing Consular Functions.--
     Section 704 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     4024) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d)(1) Before a United States citizen employee (other 
     than a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States) 
     may be designated by the Secretary of State, pursuant to 
     regulation, to perform a consular function abroad, the United 
     States citizen employee shall--
       ``(A) be required to complete successfully a program of 
     training essentially equivalent to the training that a 
     consular officer who is a member of the Foreign Service would 
     receive for purposes of performing such function; and
       ``(B) be certified by an appropriate official of the 
     Department of State to be qualified by knowledge and 
     experience to perform such function.
       ``(2) As used in this subsection, the term `consular 
     function' includes the issuance of visas, the performance of 
     notarial and other legalization functions, the adjudication 
     of passport applications, the adjudication of nationality, 
     and the issuance of citizenship documentation.''.

     SEC. 1224. REPEAL OF OUTDATED CONSULAR RECEIPT REQUIREMENTS.

       Sections 1726, 1727, and 1728 of the Revised Statutes of 
     the United States (22 U.S.C. 4212, 4213, and 4214), as 
     amended (relating to accounting for consular fees) are 
     repealed.

     SEC. 1225. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE FEDERAL REGISTER 
                   PUBLICATION FOR TRAVEL ADVISORIES.

       (a) Foreign Airports.--Section 44908(a) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (b) Foreign Ports.--Section 908(a) of the International 
     Maritime and Port Security Act of 1986 (46 U.S.C. App. 
     1804(a)) is amended by striking the second sentence, relating 
     to Federal Register publication by the Secretary of State.

     SEC. 1226. DENIAL OF VISAS TO CONFISCATORS OF AMERICAN 
                   PROPERTY.

       (a) Denial of Visas.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     section 401 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
     (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-114), and subject to 
     subsection (b), the Secretary of State may deny the issuance 
     of a visa to any alien who--
       (1) through the abuse of position, including a governmental 
     or political party position, converts or has converted for 
     personal gain real property that has been confiscated or 
     expropriated, a claim to which is owned by a national of the 
     United States, or who is complicit in such a conversion; or
       (2) induces any of the actions or omissions described in 
     paragraph (1) by any person.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
       (1) any country established by international mandate 
     through the United Nations; or
       (2) any territory recognized by the United States 
     Government to be in dispute.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, and every 12 months 
     thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the chairman 
     of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report, 
     including--
       (1) a list of aliens who have been denied a visa under this 
     subsection; and
       (2) a list of aliens who could have been denied a visa 
     under subsection (a) but were issued a visa and an 
     explanation as to why each such visa was issued.

     SEC. 1227. INADMISSIBILITY OF ANY ALIEN SUPPORTING AN 
                   INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTOR.

       (a) Amendment of Immigration and Nationality Act.--Section 
     212(a)(10)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)) is amended by striking clause (ii) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(ii) Aliens supporting abductors and relatives of 
     abductors.--Any alien who--

       ``(I) is known by the Secretary of State to have 
     intentionally assisted an alien in the conduct described in 
     clause (i),
       ``(II) is known by the Secretary of State to be 
     intentionally providing material support or safe haven to an 
     alien described in clause (i), or
       ``(III) is a spouse (other than the spouse who is the 
     parent of the abducted child), child (other than the abducted 
     child), parent, sibling, or agent of an alien described in 
     clause (i), if such person has been designated by the 
     Secretary of State at the Secretary's sole and unreviewable 
     discretion, is inadmissible until the child described in 
     clause (i) is surrendered to the person granted custody by 
     the order described in that clause, and such person and child 
     are permitted to return to the United States or such person's 
     place of residence.

       ``(iii) Exceptions.--Clauses (i) and (ii) shall not apply--

       ``(I) to a government official of the United States who is 
     acting within the scope of his or her official duties;
       ``(II) to a government official of any foreign government 
     if the official has been designated by the Secretary of State 
     at the Secretary's sole and unreviewable discretion; or
       ``(III) so long as the child is located in a foreign state 
     that is a party to the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
     International Child Abduction, done at The Hague on October 
     25, 1980.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to aliens seeking admission to the United States 
     on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1228. HAITI; EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ALIENS; REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Grounds for Exclusion.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (c), a consular officer shall not issue a visa to, 
     and the Attorney General shall exclude from the United 
     States, any alien who the Secretary of State, in the 
     Secretary's sole and unreviewable discretion, has reason to 
     believe is a person who--
       (1) has been credibly alleged to have ordered, carried out, 
     or materially assisted, in the extrajudicial and political 
     killings of Antoine Izmery, Guy Malary, Father Jean-Marie 
     Vincent, Pastor Antoine Leroy, Jacques Fleurival, Mireille 
     Durocher Bertin, Eugene Baillergeau, Michelange Hermann, Max 
     Mayard, Romulus Dumarsais, Claude Yves Marie, Mario Beaubrun, 
     Leslie Grimar, Joseph Chilove, Michel Gonzalez, and Jean-
     Hubert Feuille;
       (2) was included in the list presented to former president 
     Jean-Bertrand Aristide by former National Security Council 
     Advisor Anthony Lake in December 1995, and acted upon by 
     President Rene Preval;
       (3) was sought for an interview by the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation as part of its inquiry into the March 28, 1995, 
     murder of Mireille Durocher Bertin and Eugene Baillergeau, 
     Jr., and was credibly alleged to have ordered, carried out, 
     or materially assisted, in those murders, per a June 28, 
     1995, letter to the then Minister of Justice of the 
     Government of Haiti, Jean-Joseph Exume;
       (4)(A) was a member of the Haitian High Command during the 
     period 1991-1994, who has been credibly alleged to have 
     planned, ordered, or participated with members of the Haitian 
     Armed Forces in the September 1991 coup against the duly 
     elected Government of Haiti or the subsequent murders of as 
     many as three thousand Haitians during that period; or
       (B) is an immediate relative of an individual described in 
     subparagraph (A); or
       (5) has been credibly alleged to have been a member of the 
     paramilitary organization known as FRAPH who planned, 
     ordered, or participated in acts of violence against the 
     Haitian people.
       (b) Exemption.--Subsection (a) shall not apply where the 
     Secretary of State finds, on a case by case basis, that the 
     entry into the United States of the person who would 
     otherwise be excluded under subsection (a) is necessary for 
     medical reasons, or such person has cooperated fully with the 
     investigation of the political murders or acts of violence 
     described in subsection (a). If the Secretary of State 
     exempts such a person, the Secretary shall notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees in writing.
       (c) Reporting Requirement on Exclusion of Certain Haitian 
     Aliens.--
       (1) Preparation of list.--The United States chief of 
     mission in Haiti shall provide the Secretary of State a list 
     of those who have been credibly alleged to have ordered or 
     carried out the extrajudicial and political killings referred 
     to in paragraph (1) of subsection (a).
       (2) Submission of list to congress.--Not later than 3 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of State shall submit the list provided under paragraph (1) 
     to the appropriate congressional committees.
       (3) Lists of visa denials and exclusions.--The Secretary of 
     State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
     the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
     Committee on International Relations and the Committee on the 
     Judiciary of the House of Representatives a list of aliens 
     denied visas, and the Attorney General shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a list of aliens refused 
     entry to the United States, as a result of subsection (a).
       (4) Duration for submission of lists.--The Secretary shall 
     submit the list under paragraph (3) not later than six months 
     after the date of enactment of this Act and not later than 
     March 1 of each year thereafter as long as the Government of 
     Haiti has not completed the investigation of the 
     extrajudicial and political killings and has not prosecuted 
     those implicated for the killings specified in paragraph (1) 
     of subsection (a).
       (d) Report on the Cost of United States Activities in 
     Haiti.--(1) Not later than September 1, 1998, and every 6 
     months thereafter, the President shall submit a report to 
     Congress on the situation in Haiti, including--
       (A) a listing of the units of the United States Armed 
     Forces or Coast Guard and of the police and military units of 
     other nations participating in operations in and around 
     Haiti;
       (B) incidents of the use of force in Haiti involving 
     hostile acts against United States Armed Forces or Coast 
     Guard personnel during the period covered by the report;
       (C) the estimated cumulative program costs of all United 
     States activities in Haiti during the period covered by the 
     report, including--
       (i) the incremental cost of deployments of United States 
     Armed Forces and Coast Guard personnel training, exercises, 
     mobilization, and preparation activities, including

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     the United States contribution to the training and 
     transportation of police and military units of other nations 
     of any multilateral force involved in activities in Haiti;
       (ii) the costs of all other activities relating to United 
     States policy toward Haiti, including humanitarian 
     assistance, reconstruction assistance, assistance under part 
     I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and other financial 
     assistance, and all other costs to the United States 
     Government; and
       (D) a detailed accounting of the source of funds obligated 
     or expended to meet the costs described in paragraph (3), 
     including--
       (i) in the case of amounts expended out of funds available 
     to the Department of Defense budget, by military service or 
     defense agency, line item, and program; and
       (ii) in the case of amounts expended out of funds available 
     to departments and agencies other than the Department of 
     Defense, by department or agency and program.
       (2) Definition.--In this section, the term ``period covered 
     by the report'' means the 6-month period prior to the date 
     the report is required to be submitted, except that, in the 
     case of the initial report, the term means the period since 
     the date of enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999.

                   CHAPTER 3--REFUGEES AND MIGRATION

             Subchapter A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 1231. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Migration and Refugee Assistance.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' 
     for authorized activities, $650,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1998 and $704,500,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A) Limitation regarding tibetan refugees in india and 
     nepal.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in 
     paragraph (1), not more than $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1998 and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized 
     to be available only for humanitarian assistance, including 
     food, medicine, clothing, and medical and vocational 
     training, to Tibetan refugees in India and Nepal who have 
     fled Chinese-occupied Tibet.
       (B) Refugees resettling in israel.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated in paragraph (1), $80,000,000 
     for the fiscal year 1998 and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1999 are authorized to be available for assistance for 
     refugees resettling in Israel from other countries.
       (C) Humanitarian assistance for displaced burmese.--Of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in paragraph (1), 
     $1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $1,500,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1999 for humanitarian assistance are authorized 
     to be available, including food, medicine, clothing, and 
     medical and vocational training, to persons displaced as a 
     result of civil conflict in Burma, including persons still 
     within Burma.
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to 
     this section are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.

                       Subchapter B--Authorities

     SEC. 1241. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE INVOLUNTARY 
                   RETURN OF REFUGEES.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds made available by this 
     division shall be available to effect the involuntary return 
     by the United States of any person to a country in which the 
     person has a well-founded fear of persecution on account of 
     race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular 
     social group, or political opinion, except on grounds 
     recognized as precluding protection as a refugee under the 
     United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 
     of July 28, 1951, and the Protocol Relating to the Status of 
     Refugees of January 31, 1967, subject to the reservations 
     contained in the United States Senate Resolution of 
     Ratification.
       (b) Migration and Refugee Assistance.--None of the funds 
     made available by section 1231 of this Act or by section 2(c) 
     of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 
     U.S.C. 2601(c)) shall be available to effect the involuntary 
     return of any person to any country unless the Secretary of 
     State first notifies the appropriate congressional 
     committees, except that in the case of an emergency involving 
     a threat to human life the Secretary of State shall notify 
     the appropriate congressional committees as soon as 
     practicable.
       (c) Involuntary Return Defined.--As used in this section, 
     the term ``to effect the involuntary return'' means to 
     require, by means of physical force or circumstances 
     amounting to a threat thereof, a person to return to a 
     country against the person's will, regardless of whether the 
     person is physically present in the United States and 
     regardless of whether the United States acts directly or 
     through an agent.

     SEC. 1242. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE 
                   INVOLUNTARY RETURN OF PERSONS IN DANGER OF 
                   SUBJECTION TO TORTURE.

       (a) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United States 
     not to expel, extradite, or otherwise effect the involuntary 
     return of any person to a country in which there are 
     substantial grounds for believing the person would be in 
     danger of being subjected to torture, regardless of whether 
     the person is physically present in the United States.
       (b) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the heads of the appropriate agencies 
     shall prescribe regulations to implement the obligations of 
     the United States under Article 3 of the United Nations 
     Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman 
     or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, subject to any 
     reservations, understandings, declarations, and provisos 
     contained in the United States Senate resolution of 
     ratification of the Convention.
       (c) Exclusion of Certain Aliens.--To the maximum extent 
     consistent with the obligations of the United States under 
     the Convention, subject to any reservations, understandings, 
     declarations, and provisos contained in the United States 
     Senate resolution of ratification of the Convention, the 
     regulations described in subsection (b) shall exclude from 
     the protection of such regulations aliens described in 
     section 241(b)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B)).
       (d) Review and Construction.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, and except as provided in the regulations 
     described in subsection (b), no court shall have jurisdiction 
     to review the regulations adopted to implement this section, 
     and nothing in this section shall be construed as providing 
     any court jurisdiction to consider or review claims raised 
     under the Convention or this section, or any other 
     determination made with respect to the application of the 
     policy set forth in subsection (a), except as part of the 
     review of a final order of removal pursuant to section 242 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252).
       (e) Authority To Detain.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as limiting the authority of the Attorney General 
     to detain any person under any provision of law, including, 
     but not limited to, any provision of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act.
       (f) Definitions.--
       (1) Convention defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Convention'' means the United Nations Convention Against 
     Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading 
     Treatment or Punishment, done at New York on December 10, 
     1984.
       (2) Same terms as in the convention.--Except as otherwise 
     provided, the terms used in this section have the meanings 
     given those terms in the Convention, subject to any 
     reservations, understandings, declarations, and provisos 
     contained in the United States Senate resolution of 
     ratification of the Convention.

     SEC. 1243. REPROGRAMMING OF MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
                   FUNDS.

       Section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``Foreign Affairs'' and inserting 
     ``International Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and the Committee on Appropriations'' 
     after ``Foreign Relations''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) The Secretary of State may waive the notification 
     requirement of subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human 
     health or welfare. In the case of any waiver under this 
     subsection, notification to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     shall be provided as soon as practicable, but not later than 
     3 days after taking the action to which the notification 
     requirement was applicable, and shall contain an explanation 
     of the emergency circumstances.''.

     SEC. 1244. ELIGIBILITY FOR REFUGEE STATUS.

       Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
     and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 
     104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-171) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``For purposes'' and inserting 
     ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     years 1997 and 1998''; and
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Aliens Covered.--
       ``(1) In general.-- An alien described in this subsection 
     is an alien who--
       ``(A) is the son or daughter of a qualified national;
       ``(B) is 21 years of age or older; and
       ``(C) was unmarried as of the date of acceptance of the 
     alien's parent for resettlement under the Orderly Departure 
     Program.
       ``(2) Qualified national.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the term `qualified national' means a national of Vietnam 
     who--
       ``(A)(i) was formerly interned in a reeducation camp in 
     Vietnam by the Government of the Socialist Republic of 
     Vietnam; or
       ``(ii) is the widow or widower of an individual described 
     in clause (i); and
       ``(B)(i) qualified for refugee processing under the 
     reeducation camp internees subprogram of the Orderly 
     Departure Program; and
       ``(ii) on or after April 1, 1995, is or has been accepted--
       ``(I) for resettlement as a refugee; or
       ``(II) for admission as an immigrant under the Orderly 
     Departure Program.''.

     SEC. 1245. REPORTS TO CONGRESS CONCERNING CUBAN EMIGRATION 
                   POLICIES.

       Beginning not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State shall supplement the monthly report to 
     Congress entitled ``Update on Monitoring of

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     Cuban Migrant Returnees'' with additional information 
     concerning the methods employed by the Government of Cuba to 
     enforce the United States-Cuba agreement of September 1994 
     and the treatment by the Government of Cuba of persons who 
     have returned to Cuba pursuant to the United States-Cuba 
     agreement of May 1995.
  TITLE XIII--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; DEPARTMENT OF 
                  STATE PERSONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

           CHAPTER 1--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 1301. COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM.

       (a) Establishment.--Section 1 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Coordinator for Counterterrorism.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is within the office of the 
     Secretary of State a Coordinator for Counterterrorism (in 
     this paragraph referred to as the `Coordinator') who shall be 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate.
       ``(2) Duties.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Coordinator shall perform such 
     duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of State 
     shall prescribe.
       ``(B) Duties described.--The principal duty of the 
     Coordinator shall be the overall supervision (including 
     policy oversight of resources) of international 
     counterterrorism activities. The Coordinator shall be the 
     principal adviser to the Secretary of State on international 
     counterterrorism matters. The Coordinator shall be the 
     principal counterterrorism official within the senior 
     management of the Department of State and shall report 
     directly to the Secretary of State.
       ``(3) Rank and status of ambassador.--The Coordinator shall 
     have the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 161 of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 
     and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) is amended by striking 
     subsection (e).

     SEC. 1302. ELIMINATION OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE 
                   FOR BURDENSHARING.

       Section 161 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2651a note) is amended 
     by striking subsection (f).

     SEC. 1303. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.

       Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Qualifications of Officer Having Primary 
     Responsibility for Personnel Management.--The officer of the 
     Department of State with primary responsibility for assisting 
     the Secretary of State with respect to matters relating to 
     personnel in the Department of State, or that officer's 
     principal deputy, shall have substantial professional 
     qualifications in the field of human resource policy and 
     management.''.

     SEC. 1304. DIPLOMATIC SECURITY.

       Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Qualifications of Officer Having Primary 
     Responsibility for Diplomatic Security.--The officer of the 
     Department of State with primary responsibility for assisting 
     the Secretary of State with respect to diplomatic security, 
     or that officer's principal deputy, shall have substantial 
     professional qualifications in the fields of (1) management, 
     and (2) Federal law enforcement, intelligence, or 
     security.''.

     SEC. 1305. NUMBER OF SENIOR OFFICIAL POSITIONS AUTHORIZED FOR 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       (a) Under Secretaries.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``5'' and inserting ``6''.
       (2) Conforming amendment to title 5.--Section 5314 of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Under 
     Secretaries of State (5)'' and inserting ``Under Secretaries 
     of State (6)''.
       (b) Assistant Secretaries.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1(c)(1) of the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``20'' and inserting ``24''.
       (2) Conforming amendment to title 5.--Section 5315 of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Assistant 
     Secretaries of State (20)'' and inserting ``Assistant 
     Secretaries of State (24)''.
       (c) Deputy Assistant Secretaries.--Section 1 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), 
     as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively.

     SEC. 1306. NOMINATION OF UNDER SECRETARIES AND ASSISTANT 
                   SECRETARIES OF STATE.

       (a) Under Secretaries of State.--Section 1(b) of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2651a(c)), as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Nomination of Under Secretaries.--Whenever the 
     President submits to the Senate a nomination of an individual 
     for appointment to a position in the Department of State that 
     is described in paragraph (1), the President shall designate 
     the particular Under Secretary position in the Department of 
     State that the individual shall have.''.
       (b) Assistant Secretaries of State.--Section 1(c) of the 
     State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2651a(c)), as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Nomination of Assistant Secretaries.--Whenever the 
     President submits to the Senate a nomination of an individual 
     for appointment to a position in the Department of State that 
     is described in paragraph (1), the President shall designate 
     the regional or functional bureau or bureaus of the 
     Department of State with respect to which the individual 
     shall have responsibility.''.

  CHAPTER 2--PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

     SEC. 1311. FOREIGN SERVICE REFORM.

       (a) Performance Pay.--Section 405 of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3965) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Members'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to subsection (e), members''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of State may provide for recognition of the 
     meritorious or distinguished service of any member of the 
     Foreign Service described in subsection (a) (including any 
     member of the Senior Foreign Service) by means other than an 
     award of performance pay in lieu of making such an award 
     under this section.''.
       (b) Expedited Separation Out.--
       (1) Separation of lowest ranked foreign service members.--
     Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall develop and implement 
     procedures to identify, and recommend for separation, any 
     member of the Foreign Service ranked by promotion boards of 
     the Department of State in the bottom 5 percent of his or her 
     class for 2 or more of the 5 years preceding the date of 
     enactment of this Act (in this subsection referred to as the 
     ``years of lowest ranking'') if the rating official for such 
     member was not the same individual for any two of the years 
     of lowest ranking.
       (2) Special internal reviews.--In any case where the member 
     was evaluated by the same rating official in any 2 of the 
     years of lowest ranking, an internal review of the member's 
     file shall be conducted to determine whether the member 
     should be considered for action leading to separation.
       (3) Procedures.--The Secretary of State shall develop 
     procedures for the internal reviews required under paragraph 
     (2).

     SEC. 1312. RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION.

       (a) Benefits.--Section 609 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4009) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by inserting ``or any other 
     applicable provision of chapter 84 of title 5, United States 
     Code,'' after ``section 811'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or section 855, as 
     appropriate'' after ``section 806''; and
       (3) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(2)(A) for those 
     participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
     System,''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end ``; and (B) 
     for those participants in the Foreign Service Pension System, 
     benefits as provided in section 851''; and
       (4) in subsection (b) in the matter following paragraph 
     (2), by inserting ``(for participants in the Foreign Service 
     Retirement and Disability System) or age 62 (for participants 
     in the Foreign Service Pension System)'' after ``age 60''.
       (b) Entitlement to Annuity.--Section 855(b) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071d(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``611,'' after ``608,'';
       (B) by inserting ``or for participants in the Foreign 
     Service Pension System,'' after ``for participants in the 
     Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System''; and
       (C) by striking ``Service shall'' and inserting ``Service, 
     shall''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or 610'' and inserting 
     ``610, or 611''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Exceptions.--The amendments made by paragraphs (2) and 
     (3) of subsection (a) and paragraphs (1)(A) and (2) of 
     subsection (b) shall apply with respect to any actions taken 
     under section 611 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 on or 
     after January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 1313. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO SEPARATE CONVICTED 
                   FELONS FROM THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

       Section 610(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4010(a)(2)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``A member'' and inserting ``Except in the case of 
     an individual who has been convicted of a crime for which a 
     sentence of imprisonment of more than 1 year may be imposed, 
     a member''.

     SEC. 1314. CAREER COUNSELING.

       (a) In General.--Section 706(a) of the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4026(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following

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     new sentence: ``Career counseling and related services 
     provided pursuant to this Act shall not be construed to 
     permit an assignment that consists primarily of paid time to 
     conduct a job search and without other substantive duties for 
     more than one month.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall be effective 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1315. LIMITATIONS ON MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENTS.

       Section 1017(e)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4117(e)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii) and 
     paragraph (1)(B), the term `management official' does not 
     include--
       ``(A) any chief of mission;
       ``(B) any principal officer or deputy principal officer;
       ``(C) any administrative or personnel officer abroad; or
       ``(D) any individual described in section 1002(12) (B), 
     (C), or (D) who is not involved in the administration of this 
     chapter or in the formulation of the personnel policies and 
     programs of the Department.''.

     SEC. 1316. AVAILABILITY PAY FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL 
                   INVESTIGATORS WITHIN THE DIPLOMATIC SECURITY 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Section 5545a of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k)(1) For purposes of this section, the term `criminal 
     investigator' includes a special agent occupying a position 
     under title II of Public Law 99-399 if such special agent--
       ``(A) meets the definition of such term under paragraph (2) 
     of subsection (a) (applied disregarding the parenthetical 
     matter before subparagraph (A) thereof); and
       ``(B) such special agent satisfies the requirements of 
     subsection (d) without taking into account any hours 
     described in paragraph (2)(B) thereof.
       ``(2) In applying subsection (h) with respect to a special 
     agent under this subsection--
       ``(A) any reference in such subsection to `basic pay' shall 
     be considered to include amounts designated as `salary';
       ``(B) paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection shall be 
     considered to include (in addition to the provisions of law 
     specified therein) sections 609(b)(1), 805, 806, and 856 of 
     the Foreign Service Act of 1980; and
       ``(C) paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection shall be applied 
     by substituting for `Office of Personnel Management' the 
     following: `Office of Personnel Management or the Secretary 
     of State (to the extent that matters exclusively within the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary are concerned)'.''.
       (b) Implementation.--Not later than the date on which the 
     amendments made by this section take effect, each special 
     agent of the Diplomatic Security Service who satisfies the 
     requirements of subsection (k)(1) of section 5545a of title 
     5, United States Code, as amended by this section, and the 
     appropriate supervisory officer, to be designated by the 
     Secretary of State, shall make an initial certification to 
     the Secretary of State that the special agent is expected to 
     meet the requirements of subsection (d) of such section 
     5545a. The Secretary of State may prescribe procedures 
     necessary to administer this subsection.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) Paragraph (2) 
     of section 5545a(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended (in the matter before subparagraph (A)) by striking 
     ``Public Law 99-399)'' and inserting ``Public Law 99-399, 
     subject to subsection (k))''.
       (2) Section 5542(e) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``title 18, United States Code,'' and inserting ``title 18 or 
     section 37(a)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956,''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable 
     pay period--
       (1) which begins on or after the 90th day following the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) on which date all regulations necessary to carry out 
     such amendments are (in the judgment of the Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management and the Secretary of State) in 
     effect.

     SEC. 1317. NONOVERTIME DIFFERENTIAL PAY.

       Title 5 of the United States Code is amended--
       (1) in section 5544(a), by inserting after the fourth 
     sentence the following new sentence: ``For employees serving 
     outside the United States in areas where Sunday is a routine 
     workday and another day of the week is officially recognized 
     as the day of rest and worship, the Secretary of State may 
     designate the officially recognized day of rest and worship 
     as the day with respect to which the preceding sentence shall 
     apply instead of Sunday.''; and
       (2) at the end of section 5546(a), by adding the following 
     new sentence: ``For employees serving outside the United 
     States in areas where Sunday is a routine workday and another 
     day of the week is officially recognized as the day of rest 
     and worship, the Secretary of State may designate the 
     officially recognized day of rest and worship as the day with 
     respect to which the preceding sentence shall apply instead 
     of Sunday.''.

     SEC. 1318. REPORT CONCERNING MINORITIES AND THE FOREIGN 
                   SERVICE.

       The Secretary of State shall during each of calendar years 
     1998 and 1999 submit a report to the Congress concerning 
     minorities and the Foreign Service officer corps. In addition 
     to such other information as is relevant to this issue, the 
     report shall include the following data for the last 
     preceding examination and promotion cycles for which such 
     information is available (reported in terms of real numbers 
     and percentages and not as ratios):
       (1) The numbers and percentages of all minorities taking 
     the written Foreign Service examination.
       (2) The numbers and percentages of all minorities 
     successfully completing and passing the written Foreign 
     Service examination.
       (3) The numbers and percentages of all minorities 
     successfully completing and passing the oral Foreign Service 
     examination.
       (4) The numbers and percentages of all minorities entering 
     the junior officers class of the Foreign Service.
       (5) The numbers and percentages of all minority Foreign 
     Service officers at each grade.
       (6) The numbers of and percentages of minorities promoted 
     at each grade of the Foreign Service officer corps.
   TITLE XIV--UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL 
                                PROGRAMS

               CHAPTER 1--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

     SEC. 1401. INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES AND 
                   EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out international information activities and 
     educational and cultural exchange programs under the United 
     States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the 
     Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, 
     Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1977, the United States 
     International Broadcasting Act of 1994, the Radio 
     Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba 
     Act, the Board for International Broadcasting Act, the North/
     South Center Act of 1991, and the National Endowment for 
     Democracy Act, and to carry out other authorities in law 
     consistent with such purposes:
       (1) Salaries and expenses.--For ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $431,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $457,146,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Technology fund.--For the ``Technology Fund'' for the 
     United States Information Agency, $5,050,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $5,050,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (3) Educational and cultural exchange programs.--
       (A) Fulbright academic exchange programs.--
       (i) Fulbright academic exchange programs.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for the ``Fulbright Academic 
     Exchange Programs'' (other than programs described in 
     subparagraph (B)), $99,236,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $99,236,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (ii) Vietnam fulbright academic exchange programs.--Of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), 
     $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $5,000,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be available for the 
     Vietnam scholarship program established by section 229 of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 
     1993 (Public Law 102-138).
       (B) Other educational and cultural exchange programs.--
       (i) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     for other educational and cultural exchange programs 
     authorized by law, $100,764,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $100,764,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (ii) South pacific exchanges.--Of the amounts authorized to 
     be appropriated under clause (i), $500,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $500,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are 
     authorized to be available for ``South Pacific Exchanges''.
       (iii) East timorese scholarships.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), $500,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 for the fiscal year 1999 
     are authorized to be available for ``East Timorese 
     Scholarships''.
       (iv) Tibetan exchanges.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under clause (i), $500,000 for the fiscal year 
     1998 and $500,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to 
     be available for ``Educational and Cultural Exchanges with 
     Tibet'' under section 236 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 
     103-236).
       (4) International broadcasting activities.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For ``International 
     Broadcasting Activities'', $344,655,000 for the fiscal year 
     1998, and $341,655,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (B) Allocation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subparagraph (A), the Director of the 
     United States Information Agency and the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors shall seek to ensure that the amounts made 
     available for broadcasting to nations whose people do not 
     fully enjoy freedom of expression do not decline in 
     proportion to the amounts made available for broadcasting to 
     other nations.
       (5) Radio construction.--For ``Radio Construction'', 
     $40,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and $25,308,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1999.
       (6) Radio free asia.--For ``Radio Free Asia'', $22,000,000 
     for the fiscal year 1998 and $22,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1999, and an additional $8,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 for 
     one-time capital costs.
       (7) Broadcasting to cuba.--For ``Broadcasting to Cuba'', 
     $22,095,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $22,704,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1999.
       (8) Center for cultural and technical interchange between 
     east and west.--For

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     the ``Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange between 
     East and West'', not more than $12,000,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and not more than $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1999.
       (9) National endowment for democracy.--For the ``National 
     Endowment for Democracy'', $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1998 and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (10) Center for cultural and technical interchange between 
     north and south.--For ``Center for Cultural and Technical 
     Interchange between North and South'' not more than 
     $1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and not more than 
     $1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1999.

                 CHAPTER 2--AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 1411. RETENTION OF INTEREST.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the 
     approval of the National Endowment for Democracy, grant funds 
     made available by the National Endowment for Democracy may be 
     deposited in interest-bearing accounts pending disbursement, 
     and any interest which accrues may be retained by the grantee 
     without returning such interest to the Treasury of the United 
     States and interest earned may be obligated and expended for 
     the purposes for which the grant was made without further 
     appropriation.

     SEC. 1412. USE OF SELECTED PROGRAM FEES.

       Section 810 of the United States Information and 
     Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e) is amended 
     to read as follows:


                 ``use of english-teaching program fees

       ``Sec. 810. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3302 
     of title 31, United States Code, or any other law or 
     limitation of authority, fees and receipts described in 
     subsection (b) are authorized to be credited each fiscal year 
     for authorized purposes to the appropriate appropriations of 
     the United States Information Agency to such extent as may be 
     provided in advance in appropriations acts.
       ``(b) Fees and Receipts Described.--The fees and receipts 
     described in this subsection are fees and payments received 
     by or for the use of the United States Information Agency 
     from or in connection with--
       ``(1) English-teaching and library services,
       ``(2) educational advising and counseling,
       ``(3) Exchange Visitor Program Services,
       ``(4) advertising and business ventures of the Voice of 
     America and the International Broadcasting Bureau,
       ``(5) cooperating international organizations, and
       ``(6) Agency-produced publications,
       ``(7) an amount not to exceed $100,000 of the payments from 
     motion picture and television programs produced or conducted 
     by or on behalf of the Agency under the authority of this Act 
     or the Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.''.

     SEC. 1413. MUSKIE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Guidelines.--Section 227(c)(5) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 
     note) is amended by inserting ``journalism and 
     communications, education administration, public policy, 
     library and information science,'' after ``business 
     administration,'' each of the two places it appears.
       (b) Redesignation of Soviet Union.--Section 227 of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 
     1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsections (a), (b), and (c)(5), by striking 
     ``Soviet Union'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``independent states of the former Soviet Union'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(11), by striking ``Soviet republics'' 
     and inserting ``independent states of the former Soviet 
     Union''; and
       (3) in the section heading, by inserting ``INDEPENDENT 
     STATES OF THE FORMER'' after ``FROM THE''.

     SEC. 1414. WORKING GROUP ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT-
                   SPONSORED INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES AND TRAINING.

       Section 112 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Working Group on United States Government Sponsored 
     International Exchanges and Training.--(1) In order to carry 
     out the purposes of subsection (f) and to improve the 
     coordination, efficiency, and effectiveness of United States 
     Government-sponsored international exchanges and training, 
     there is established within the United States Information 
     Agency a senior-level interagency working group to be known 
     as the Working Group on United States Government-Sponsored 
     International Exchanges and Training (in this section 
     referred to as the `Working Group').
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `Government-sponsored international exchanges and training' 
     means the movement of people between countries to promote the 
     sharing of ideas, to develop skills, and to foster mutual 
     understanding and cooperation, financed wholly or in part, 
     directly or indirectly, with United States Government funds.
       ``(3) The Working Group shall be composed as follows:
       ``(A) The Associate Director for Educational and Cultural 
     Affairs of the United States Information Agency, who shall 
     act as Chair.
       ``(B) A senior representative of the Department of State, 
     who shall be designated by the Secretary of State.
       ``(C) A senior representative of the Department of Defense, 
     who shall be designated by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(D) A senior representative of the Department of 
     Education, who shall be designated by the Secretary of 
     Education.
       ``(E) A senior representative of the Department of Justice, 
     who shall be designated by the Attorney General.
       ``(F) A senior representative of the Agency for 
     International Development, who shall be designated by the 
     Administrator of the Agency.
       ``(G) Senior representatives of such other departments and 
     agencies as the Chair determines to be appropriate.
       ``(4) Representatives of the National Security Adviser and 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may 
     participate in the Working Group at the discretion of the 
     Adviser and the Director, respectively.
       ``(5) The Working Group shall be supported by an 
     interagency staff office established in the Bureau of 
     Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States 
     Information Agency.
       ``(6) The Working Group shall have the following purposes 
     and responsibilities:
       ``(A) To collect, analyze, and report data provided by all 
     United States Government departments and agencies conducting 
     international exchanges and training programs.
       ``(B) To promote greater understanding and cooperation 
     among concerned United States Government departments and 
     agencies of common issues and challenges in conducting 
     international exchanges and training programs, including 
     through the establishment of a clearinghouse for information 
     on international exchange and training activities in the 
     governmental and nongovernmental sectors.
       ``(C) In order to achieve the most efficient and cost-
     effective use of Federal resources, to identify 
     administrative and programmatic duplication and overlap of 
     activities by the various United States Government 
     departments and agencies involved in Government-sponsored 
     international exchange and training programs, to identify how 
     each Government-sponsored international exchange and training 
     program promotes United States foreign policy, and to report 
     thereon.
       ``(D)(i) Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1998 and 1999, the Working Group shall develop a 
     coordinated and cost-effective strategy for all United States 
     Government-sponsored international exchange and training 
     programs, including an action plan with the objective of 
     achieving a minimum of 10 percent cost savings through 
     greater efficiency, the consolidation of programs, or the 
     elimination of duplication, or any combination thereof.
       ``(ii) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 
     and 1999, the Working Group shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees setting forth the 
     strategy and action plan required by clause (i).
       ``(iii) Each year thereafter the Working Group shall assess 
     the strategy and plan required by clause (i).
       ``(E) Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1998 and 1999, to develop recommendations on common 
     performance measures for all United States Government-
     sponsored international exchange and training programs, and 
     to issue a report.
       ``(F) To conduct a survey of private sector international 
     exchange activities and develop strategies for expanding 
     public and private partnerships in, and leveraging private 
     sector support for, United States Government-sponsored 
     international exchange and training activities.
       ``(G) Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1998 and 1999, to report on the feasibility and 
     advisability of transferring funds and program management for 
     the ATLAS or the Mandela Fellows programs, or both, in South 
     Africa from the Agency for International Development to the 
     United States Information Agency. The report shall include an 
     assessment of the capabilities of the South African Fulbright 
     Commission to manage such programs and the cost effects of 
     consolidating such programs under one entity.
       ``(7) All reports prepared by the Working Group shall be 
     submitted to the President, through the Director of the 
     United States Information Agency.
       ``(8) The Working Group shall meet at least on a quarterly 
     basis.
       ``(9) All decisions of the Working Group shall be by 
     majority vote of the members present and voting.
       ``(10) The members of the Working Group shall serve without 
     additional compensation for their service on the Working 
     Group. Any expenses incurred by a member of the Working Group 
     in connection with service on the Working Group shall be 
     compensated by that member's department or agency.
       ``(11) With respect to any report issued under paragraph 
     (6), a member may submit dissenting views to be submitted as 
     part of the report of the Working Group.''.

     SEC. 1415. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND 
                   SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BURMESE.

       (a) In General.--Section 103(b)(1) of the Human Rights, 
     Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 
     (Public Law 104-319; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``for fiscal year 1997'' and inserting 
     ``for the fiscal year 1999''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``who are outside Tibet'' the 
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     ing individuals active in the preservation of Tibet's unique 
     culture, religion, and language)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 1416. UNITED STATES-JAPAN COMMISSION.

       (a) Relief From Restriction of Interchangeability of 
     Funds.--
       (1) Elimination of restriction.--Section 6(4) of the Japan-
     United States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2905(4)) is amended 
     by striking ``needed, except'' and all that follows through 
     ``United States'' and inserting ``needed''.
       (2) Authorized investments.--The second sentence of section 
     7(b) of the Japan-United States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2906(b)) is amended to read as follows: ``Such investment may 
     be made only in interest-bearing obligations of the United 
     States, in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and 
     interest by the United States, in interest-bearing 
     obligations of Japan, or in obligations guaranteed as to both 
     principal and interest by Japan.''.
       (b) Redesignation of Commission.--
       (1) Redesignation.--Effective on the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Japan-United States Friendship Commission shall 
     be redesignated as the ``United States-Japan Commission''. 
     Any reference in any provision of law, Executive order, 
     regulation, delegation of authority, or other document to the 
     Japan-United States Friendship Commission shall be considered 
     to be a reference to the United States-Japan Commission.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The heading of section 4 of the 
     Japan-United States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2903) is 
     amended to read as follows:


                  ``united states-japan commission''.

       (3) Conforming amendment.--The Japan-United States 
     Friendship Act is amended by striking ``Japan-United States 
     Friendship Commission'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting ``United States-Japan Commission''.
       (c) Redesignation of Trust Fund.--
       (1) Redesignation.--Effective on the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund shall 
     be redesignated as the ``United States-Japan Trust Fund''. 
     Any reference in any provision of law, Executive order, 
     regulation, delegation of authority, or other document to the 
     Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund shall be considered 
     to be a reference to the United States-Japan Trust Fund.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3(a) of the Japan-United 
     States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2902(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund'' and 
     inserting ``United States-Japan Trust Fund''.

     SEC. 1417. SURROGATE BROADCASTING STUDY.

       Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, acting through the 
     International Broadcasting Bureau, should conduct and 
     complete a study of the appropriateness, feasibility, and 
     projected costs of providing surrogate broadcasting service 
     to Africa and transmit the results of the study to the 
     appropriate congressional committees.

     SEC. 1418. RADIO BROADCASTING TO IRAN IN THE FARSI LANGUAGE.

       (a) Radio Free Iran.--Not more than $2,000,000 of the funds 
     made available under section 1401(a)(4) of this Act for each 
     of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for grants to RFE/RL, 
     Incorporated, shall be available only for surrogate radio 
     broadcasting by RFE/RL, Incorporated, to the Iranian people 
     in the Farsi language, such broadcasts to be designated as 
     ``Radio Free Iran''.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors of the United States Information Agency shall 
     submit a detailed report to Congress describing the costs, 
     implementation, and plans for creation of the surrogate 
     broadcasting service described in subsection (a).
       (c) Availability of Funds.--None of the funds made 
     available under subsection (a) may be made available until 
     submission of the report required under subsection (b).

     SEC. 1419. AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER SUMMER TRAVEL AND WORK 
                   PROGRAMS.

       The Director of the United States Information Agency is 
     authorized to administer summer travel and work programs 
     without regard to preplacement requirements.

     SEC. 1420. PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES REGARDING 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 701(f) of the United States Information and 
     Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1476(f)) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (4).

     SEC. 1421. VOICE OF AMERICA BROADCASTS.

       (a) In General.--The Voice of America shall devote 
     programming each day to broadcasting information on the 
     individual States of the United States. The broadcasts shall 
     include--
       (1) information on the products, tourism, and cultural and 
     educational facilities of each State;
       (2) information on the potential for trade with each State; 
     and
       (3) discussions with State officials with respect to the 
     matters described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors of 
     the United States Information Agency shall submit a report to 
     Congress detailing the actions that have been taken to carry 
     out subsection (a).
       (c) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' 
     means any of the several States of the United States, the 
     District of Columbia, or any commonwealth or territory of the 
     United States.
    TITLE XV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN UNITED NATIONS

     SEC. 1501. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND CONTINGENCIES.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for ``International 
     Conferences and Contingencies'', $3,500,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $1,223,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for the 
     Department of State to carry out the authorities, functions, 
     duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign 
     affairs of the United States with respect to international 
     conferences and contingencies and to carry out other 
     authorities in law consistent with such purposes.

     SEC. 1502. RESTRICTION RELATING TO UNITED STATES ACCESSION TO 
                   ANY NEW INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL.

       (a) Prohibition.--The United States shall not become a 
     party to any new international criminal tribunal, nor give 
     legal effect to the jurisdiction of such a tribunal over any 
     matter described in subsection (b), except pursuant to--
       (1) a treaty made under Article II, section 2, clause 2 of 
     the Constitution of the United States on or after the date of 
     enactment of this Act; or
       (2) any statute enacted by Congress on or after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Jurisdiction Described.--The jurisdiction described in 
     this section is jurisdiction over--
       (1) persons found, property located, or acts or omissions 
     committed, within the territory of the United States; or
       (2) nationals of the United States, wherever found.
       (c) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section 
     precludes sharing information, expertise, or other forms of 
     assistance with such tribunal.
       (d) Definition.--The term ``new international criminal 
     tribunal'' means any permanent international criminal 
     tribunal established on or after the date of enactment of 
     this Act and does not include--
       (1) the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of 
     Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International 
     Humanitarian Law in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia, 
     as established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 
     827 of May 25, 1993; or
       (2) the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of 
     Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations 
     of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory 
     of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and 
     Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of 
     Neighboring States, as established by United Nations Security 
     Council Resolution 955 of November 8, 1994.

     SEC. 1503. UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP IN THE BUREAU OF THE 
                   INTERPARLIAMENTARY UNION.

       (a) Interparliamentary Union Limitation.--Unless the 
     Secretary of State certifies to Congress that the United 
     States will be assessed not more than $500,000 for its annual 
     contribution to the Bureau of the Interparliamentary Union 
     during fiscal year 1999, then effective October 1, 1999, the 
     authority for further participation by the United States in 
     the Bureau shall terminate in accordance with subsection (d).
       (b) Elimination of Authority To Pay Expenses of the 
     American Group.--Section 1 of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     authorize participation by the United States in the 
     Interparliamentary Union'', approved June 28, 1935 (22 U.S.C. 
     276) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``fiscal year'' and all that follows 
     through ``(1) for'' and inserting ``fiscal year for'';
       (B) by striking ``; and''; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.
       (c) Elimination of Permanent Appropriation.--Section 303 of 
     the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 (as 
     contained in section 101(a) of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Act, 1988 (Public Law 100-202; 22 U.S.C. 276 note)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``$440,000'' and inserting ``$350,000''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``paragraph (2) of the first section of 
     Public Law 74-170,''.
       (d) Conditional Termination of Authority.--Unless Congress 
     receives the certification described in subsection (a) before 
     October 1, 1999, effective on that date the Act entitled ``An 
     Act to authorize participation by the United States in the 
     Interparliamentary Union'', approved June 28, 1935 (22 U.S.C. 
     276-276a-4) is repealed.
       (e) Transfer of Funds to the Treasury.--Unobligated 
     balances of appropriations made under section 303 of the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 1988 (as contained in 
     section 101(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 1988; 
     Public Law 100-202) that are available as of the day before 
     the date of enactment of this Act shall be transferred on 
     such date to the general fund of the Treasury of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 1504. SERVICE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3582(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking all after the first sentence and 
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     following: ``On reemployment, an employee entitled to the 
     benefits of subsection (a) is entitled to the rate of basic 
     pay to which the employee would have been entitled had the 
     employee remained in the civil service. On reemployment, the 
     agency shall restore the sick leave account of the employee, 
     by credit or charge, to its status at the time of transfer. 
     The period of separation caused by the employment of the 
     employee with the international organization and the period 
     necessary to effect reemployment are deemed creditable 
     service for all appropriate civil service employment 
     purposes. This subsection does not apply to a congressional 
     employee.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to transfers that take effect on or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1505. REPORTS REGARDING FOREIGN TRAVEL.

       (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (e), 
     none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     for fiscal year 1999 may be used to pay for the expenses of 
     foreign travel by an officer or employee of an Executive 
     branch agency to attend an international conference, or for 
     the routine services that a United States diplomatic mission 
     or consular post provides in support of foreign travel by 
     such an officer or employee to attend an international 
     conference, unless that officer or employee has submitted a 
     preliminary report with respect to that foreign travel in 
     accordance with subsection (b), and has not previously failed 
     to submit a final report with respect to foreign travel to 
     attend an international conference required by subsection 
     (c).
       (b) Preliminary Reports.--A preliminary report referred to 
     in subsection (a) is a report by an officer or employee of an 
     Executive branch agency with respect to proposed foreign 
     travel to attend an international conference, submitted to 
     the Director prior to commencement of the travel, setting 
     forth--
       (1) the name and employing agency of the officer or 
     employee;
       (2) the name of the official who authorized the travel; and
       (3) the purpose and duration of the travel.
       (c) Final Reports.--A final report referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a report by an officer or employee of an 
     Executive branch agency with respect to foreign travel to 
     attend an international conference, submitted to the Director 
     not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the travel--
       (1) setting forth the actual duration and cost of the 
     travel; and
       (2) updating any other information included in the 
     preliminary report.
       (d) Report to Congress.--The Director shall submit a report 
     not later than April 1, 1999, to the Committees on Foreign 
     Relations and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees 
     on International Relations and Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, setting forth with respect to each 
     international conference for which reports described in 
     subsection (c) were required to be submitted to the Director 
     during the preceding six months--
       (1) the names and employing agencies of all officers and 
     employees of Executive branch agencies who attended the 
     international conference;
       (2) the names of all officials who authorized travel to the 
     international conference, and the total number of officers 
     and employees who were authorized to travel to the conference 
     by each such official; and
       (3) the total cost of travel by officers and employees of 
     Executive branch agencies to the international conference.
       (e) Exceptions.--This section shall not apply to travel 
     by--
       (1) the President or the Vice President; or
       (2) any officer or employee who is carrying out an 
     intelligence or intelligence-related activity, who is 
     performing a protective function, or who is engaged in a 
     sensitive diplomatic mission.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of International Conferences of the Department of 
     State.
       (2) Executive branch agency.--The terms ``Executive branch 
     agency'' and ``Executive branch agencies'' mean--
       (A) an entity or entities, other than the General 
     Accounting Office, defined in section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code; and
       (B) the Executive Office of the President (except as 
     provided in subsection (e)).
       (3) International conference.--The term ``international 
     conference'' means any meeting held under the auspices of an 
     international organization or foreign government, at which 
     representatives of more than two foreign governments are 
     expected to be in attendance, and to which United States 
     Executive branch agencies will send a total of ten or more 
     representatives.
       (g) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report describing--
       (1) the total Federal expenditure of all official 
     international travel in each Executive branch agency during 
     the previous fiscal year; and
       (2) the total number of individuals in each agency who 
     engaged in such travel.
      TITLE XVI--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

     SEC. 1601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
     purposes of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act $41,500,000 
     for the fiscal year 1998.

     SEC. 1602. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

       Section 303 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2573), as redesignated by section 1223 of this Act, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Statutory Construction.--Nothing contained in this 
     chapter shall be construed to authorize any policy or action 
     by any Government agency which would interfere with, 
     restrict, or prohibit the acquisition, possession, or use of 
     firearms by an individual for the lawful purpose of personal 
     defense, sport, recreation, education, or training.''.
               TITLE XVII--EUROPEAN SECURITY ACT OF 1998

     SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``European Security Act of 
     1998''.

     SEC. 1702. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       (a) Policy With Respect to NATO Enlargement.--Congress 
     urges the President to outline a clear and complete strategic 
     rationale for the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO), and declares that--
       (1) Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic should not be 
     the last emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe 
     invited to join NATO;
       (2) the United States should ensure that NATO continues a 
     process whereby all other emerging democracies in Central and 
     Eastern Europe that wish to join NATO will be considered for 
     membership in NATO as soon as they meet the criteria for such 
     membership;
       (3) the United States should ensure that no limitations are 
     placed on the numbers of NATO troops or types of equipment, 
     including tactical nuclear weapons, to be deployed on the 
     territory of new member states;
       (4) the United States should reject all efforts to 
     condition NATO decisions on review or approval by the United 
     Nations Security Council;
       (5) the United States should clearly delineate those NATO 
     deliberations, including but not limited to discussions on 
     arms control, further Alliance enlargement, procurement 
     matters, and strategic doctrine, that are not subject to 
     review or discussion in the NATO-Russia Permanent Joint 
     Council;
       (6) the United States should work to ensure that countries 
     invited to join the Alliance are provided an immediate seat 
     in NATO discussions; and
       (7) the United States already pays more than a 
     proportionate share of the costs of the common defense of 
     Europe and should obtain, in advance, agreement on an 
     equitable distribution of the cost of NATO enlargement to 
     ensure that the United States does not continue to bear a 
     disproportionate burden.
       (b) Policy With Respect to Negotiations With Russia.--
       (1) Implementation.--NATO enlargement should be carried out 
     in such a manner as to underscore the Alliance's defensive 
     nature and demonstrate to Russia that NATO enlargement will 
     enhance the security of all countries in Europe, including 
     Russia. Accordingly, the United States and its NATO allies 
     should make this intention clear in negotiations with Russia, 
     including negotiations regarding adaptation of the 
     Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty of November 
     19, 1990.
       (2) Limitations on commitments to russia.--In seeking to 
     demonstrate to Russia NATO's defensive and security-enhancing 
     intentions, it is essential that neither fundamental United 
     States security interests in Europe nor the effectiveness and 
     flexibility of NATO as a defensive alliance be jeopardized. 
     In particular, no commitments should be made to Russia that 
     would have the effect of--
       (A) extending rights or imposing responsibilities on new 
     NATO members different from those applicable to current NATO 
     members, including rights or responsibilities with respect to 
     the deployment of nuclear weapons and the stationing of 
     troops and equipment from other NATO members;
       (B) limiting the ability of NATO to defend the territory of 
     new NATO members by, for example, restricting the 
     construction of defense infrastructure or limiting the 
     ability of NATO to deploy necessary reinforcements;
       (C) providing any international organization, or any 
     country that is not a member of NATO, with authority to 
     delay, veto, or otherwise impede deliberations and decisions 
     of the North Atlantic Council or the implementation of such 
     decisions, including deliberations and decisions with respect 
     to the deployment of NATO forces or the admission of 
     additional members to NATO;
       (D) impeding the development of enhanced relations between 
     NATO and other European countries that do not belong to the 
     Alliance;
       (E) establishing a nuclear weapons-free zone in Central or 
     Eastern Europe;
       (F) requiring NATO to subsidize Russian arms sales, 
     service, or support to the militaries of those former Warsaw 
     Pact countries invited to join the Alliance; or
       (G) legitimizing Russian efforts to link concessions in 
     arms control negotiations to NATO enlargement.
       (3) Commitments from russia.--In order to enhance security 
     and stability in Europe, the United States should seek 
     commitments from Russia--
       (A) to demarcate and respect all its borders with 
     neighboring states;
       (B) to achieve the immediate and complete withdrawal of any 
     armed forces and military equipment under the control of 
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     are deployed on the territories of the independent states of 
     the former Soviet Union without the full and complete 
     agreement of those states;
       (C) to station its armed forces on the territory of other 
     states only with the full and complete agreement of that 
     state and in strict accordance with international law; and
       (D) to take steps to reduce further its nuclear and 
     conventional forces in Kaliningrad.
       (4) Consultations.--As negotiations on adaptation of the 
     Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe proceed, the 
     United States should engage in close and continuous 
     consultations not only with its NATO allies, but also with 
     the emerging democracies of Central and Eastern Europe, 
     Ukraine, and the South Caucasus.
       (c) Policy With Respect to Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Cooperation.--
       (1) In general.--As the United States proceeds with efforts 
     to develop defenses against ballistic missile attack, it 
     should seek to foster a climate of cooperation with Russia on 
     matters related to missile defense. In particular, the United 
     States and its NATO allies should seek to cooperate with 
     Russia in such areas as early warning.
       (2) Discussions with nato allies.--The United States should 
     initiate discussions with its NATO allies for the purpose of 
     examining the feasibility of deploying a ballistic missile 
     defense capable of protecting NATO's southern and eastern 
     flanks from a limited ballistic missile attack.
       (3) Constitutional prerogatives.--Even as the Congress 
     seeks to promote ballistic missile defense cooperation with 
     Russia, it must insist on its constitutional prerogatives 
     regarding consideration of arms control agreements with 
     Russia that bear on ballistic missile defense.

     SEC. 1703. AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NATO ENLARGEMENT.

       (a) Policy of Section.--This section is enacted in order to 
     implement the policy set forth in section 2702(a).
       (b) Designation of Additional Countries Eligible for NATO 
     Enlargement Assistance.--
       (1) Designation of additional countries.--Romania, Estonia, 
     Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria are each designated as 
     eligible to receive assistance under the program established 
     under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 
     (22 U.S.C. 1928 note) and shall be deemed to have been so 
     designated pursuant to section 203(d)(1) of such Act.
       (2) Rule of construction.--The designation of countries 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) as eligible to receive assistance 
     under the program established under section 203(a) of the 
     NATO Participation Act of 1994--
       (A) is in addition to the designation of other countries by 
     law or pursuant to section 203(d)(2) of such Act as eligible 
     to receive assistance under the program established under 
     section 203(a) of such Act; and
       (B) shall not preclude the designation by the President of 
     other emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe 
     pursuant to section 203(d)(2) of such Act as eligible to 
     receive assistance under the program established under 
     section 203(a) of such Act.
       (3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria--
       (A) are to be commended for their progress toward political 
     and economic reform and meeting the guidelines for 
     prospective NATO members;
       (B) would make an outstanding contribution to furthering 
     the goals of NATO and enhancing stability, freedom, and peace 
     in Europe should they become NATO members; and
       (C) upon complete satisfaction of all relevant criteria 
     should be invited to become full NATO members at the earliest 
     possible date.
       (c) Regional Airspace Initiative and Partnership for Peace 
     Information Management System.--
       (1) In general.--Funds described in paragraph (2) are 
     authorized to be made available to support the implementation 
     of the Regional Airspace Initiative and the Partnership for 
     Peace Information Management System, including--
       (A) the procurement of items in support of these programs; 
     and
       (B) the transfer of such items to countries participating 
     in these programs.
       (2) Funds described.--Funds described in this paragraph are 
     funds that are available--
       (A) during any fiscal year under the NATO Participation Act 
     of 1994 with respect to countries eligible for assistance 
     under that Act; or
       (B) during fiscal year 1998 under any Act to carry out the 
     Warsaw Initiative.
       (d) Extension of Authority Regarding Excess Defense 
     Articles.--Section 105 of Public Law 104-164 (110 Stat. 1427) 
     is amended by striking ``1996 and 1997'' and inserting 
     ``1997, 1998, and 1999''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments to the NATO Participation Act of 
     1994.--Section 203(c) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 
     (22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, without regard to the 
     restrictions'' and all that follows through ``section)'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2);
       (3) in paragraph (6), by striking ``appropriated under the 
     `Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund' account'' and 
     inserting ``made available for the `Nonproliferation and 
     Disarmament Fund' ''; and
       (4) in paragraph (8)--
       (A) by striking ``any restrictions in sections 516 and 
     519'' and inserting ``section 516(e)'';
       (B) by striking ``as amended,''; and
       (C) by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (1)''; and
       (5) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively.

     SEC. 1704. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO THE TREATY ON 
                   CONVENTIONAL ARMED FORCES IN EUROPE.

       It is the sense of Congress that no revisions to the Treaty 
     on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe will be approved for 
     entry into force with respect to the United States that 
     jeopardize fundamental United States security interests in 
     Europe or the effectiveness and flexibility of NATO as a 
     defensive alliance by--
       (1) extending rights or imposing responsibilities on new 
     NATO members different from those applicable to current NATO 
     members, including rights or responsibilities with respect to 
     the deployment of nuclear weapons and the stationing of 
     troops and equipment from other NATO members;
       (2) limiting the ability of NATO to defend the territory of 
     new NATO members by, for example, restricting the 
     construction of defense infrastructure or limiting the 
     ability of NATO to deploy necessary reinforcements;
       (3) providing any international organization, or any 
     country that is not a member of NATO, with the authority to 
     delay, veto, or otherwise impede deliberations and decisions 
     of the North Atlantic Council or the implementation of such 
     decisions, including deliberations and decisions with respect 
     to the deployment of NATO forces or the admission of 
     additional members to NATO; or
       (4) impeding the development of enhanced relations between 
     NATO and other European countries that do not belong to the 
     Alliance.

     SEC. 1705. RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
                   BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE.

       (a) Policy of Section.--This section is enacted in order to 
     implement the policy set forth in section 1702(c).
       (b) Restriction on Entry Into Force of ABM/TMD Demarcation 
     Agreements.--An ABM/TMD demarcation agreement shall not be 
     binding on the United States, and shall not enter into force 
     with respect to the United States, unless, after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, that agreement is specifically 
     approved with the advice and consent of the United States 
     Senate pursuant to Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the 
     Constitution.
       (c) Sense of Congress With Respect to Demarcation 
     Agreements.--
       (1) Relationship to multilateralization of abm treaty.--It 
     is the sense of Congress that no ABM/TMD demarcation 
     agreement will be considered for advice and consent to 
     ratification unless, consistent with the certification of the 
     President pursuant to condition (9) of the resolution of 
     ratification of the CFE Flank Document, the President submits 
     for Senate advice and consent to ratification any agreement, 
     arrangement, or understanding that would--
       (A) add one or more countries as State Parties to the ABM 
     Treaty, or otherwise convert the ABM Treaty from a bilateral 
     treaty to a multilateral treaty; or
       (B) change the geographic scope or coverage of the ABM 
     Treaty, or otherwise modify the meaning of the term 
     ``national territory'' as used in Article VI and Article IX 
     of the ABM Treaty.
       (2) Preservation of united states theater ballistic missile 
     defense potential.--It is the sense of Congress that no ABM/
     TMD demarcation agreement that would reduce the capabilities 
     of United States theater missile defense systems, or the 
     numbers or deployment patterns of such systems, will be 
     approved for entry into force with respect to the United 
     States.
       (d) Report on Cooperative Projects With Russia.--Not later 
     than January 1, 1999, and January 1, 2000, the President 
     shall submit to the Committees on International Relations, 
     National Security, and Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committees on Foreign Relations, 
     Armed Services, and Appropriations of the Senate a report on 
     cooperative projects with Russia in the area of ballistic 
     missile defense, including in the area of early warning. Each 
     such report shall include the following:
       (1) Cooperative projects.--A description of all cooperative 
     projects conducted in the area of early warning and ballistic 
     missile defense during the preceding fiscal year and the 
     fiscal year during which the report is submitted.
       (2) Funding.--A description of the funding for such 
     projects during the preceding fiscal year and the year during 
     which the report is submitted and the proposed funding for 
     such projects for the next fiscal year.
       (3) Status of dialogue or discussions.--A description of 
     the status of any dialogue or discussions conducted during 
     the preceding fiscal year between the United States and 
     Russia aimed at exploring the potential for mutual 
     accommodation of outstanding issues between the two nations 
     on matters relating to ballistic missile defense and the ABM 
     Treaty, including the possibility of developing a strategic 
     relationship not based on mutual nuclear threats.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) ABM/TMD demarcation agreement.--The term ``ABM/TMD 
     demarcation agreement'' means any agreement that establishes 
     a demarcation between theater ballistic missile defense 
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     antiballistic missile defense systems for purposes of the ABM 
     Treaty.
       (2) ABM treaty.--The term ``ABM Treaty'' means the Treaty 
     Between the United States of American and the Union of Soviet 
     Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic 
     Missile Systems, signed at Moscow on May 26, 1972 (23 UST 
     3435), and includes the Protocols to that Treaty, signed at 
     Moscow on July 3, 1974 (27 UST 1645).
              TITLE XVIII--OTHER FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1801. REPORTS ON CLAIMS BY UNITED STATES FIRMS AGAINST 
                   THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit a report 
     to the appropriate congressional committees on specific 
     actions taken by the Department of State, the Department of 
     Defense, and the Department of Commerce toward progress in 
     resolving the commercial disputes between United States firms 
     and the Government of Saudi Arabia that are described in the 
     June 30, 1993, report by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to 
     section 9140(c) of the Department of Defense Appropriations 
     Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396), including the additional 
     claims noticed by the Department of Commerce on page 2 of 
     that report.
       (b) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall cease to have effect 
     on the earlier of--
       (1) the date of submission of the third report under that 
     subsection; or
       (2) the date that the Secretary of State, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of Commerce, certifies in writing to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that the commercial disputes 
     referred to in subsection (a) have been resolved 
     satisfactorily.

     SEC. 1802. REPORTS ON DETERMINATIONS UNDER TITLE IV OF THE 
                   LIBERTAD ACT.

       (a) Reports Required.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and every 3 months 
     thereafter during the period ending September 30, 1999, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the implementation of 
     section 401 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
     (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6091). Each report shall 
     include--
       (1) an unclassified list, by economic sector, of the number 
     of entities then under review pursuant to that section;
       (2) an unclassified list of all entities and a classified 
     list of all individuals that the Secretary of State has 
     determined to be subject to that section;
       (3) an unclassified list of all entities and a classified 
     list of all individuals that the Secretary of State has 
     determined are no longer subject to that section;
       (4) an explanation of the status of the review underway for 
     the cases referred to in paragraph (1); and
       (5) an unclassified explanation of each determination of 
     the Secretary of State under section 401(a) of that Act and 
     each finding of the Secretary under section 401(c) of that 
     Act--
       (A) since the date of the enactment of this Act, in the 
     case of the first report under this subsection; and
       (B) in the preceding 3-month period, in the case of each 
     subsequent report.
       (b) Protection of Identity of Concerned Entities.--In 
     preparing the report under subsection (a), the names of 
     entities shall not be identified under paragraph (1) or (4).

     SEC. 1803. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE HAGUE CONVENTION ON 
                   INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Beginning 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and every 12 months thereafter during 
     the period ending September 30, 1999, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees on the compliance with the provisions of the 
     Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
     Abduction, done at The Hague on October 25, 1980, by the 
     signatory countries of the Convention. Each such report shall 
     include the following information:
       (1) The number of applications for the return of children 
     submitted by United States citizens to the Central Authority 
     for the United States that remain unresolved more than 18 
     months after the date of filing.
       (2) A list of the countries to which children in unresolved 
     applications described in paragraph (1) are alleged to have 
     been abducted.
       (3) A list of the countries that have demonstrated a 
     pattern of noncompliance with the obligations of the 
     Convention with respect to applications for the return of 
     children submitted by United States citizens to the Central 
     Authority for the United States.
       (4) Detailed information on each unresolved case described 
     in paragraph (1) and on actions taken by the Department of 
     State to resolve each such case.
       (5) Information on efforts by the Department of State to 
     encourage other countries to become signatories of the 
     Convention.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Central 
     Authority for the United States'' has the meaning given the 
     term in Article 6 of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
     International Child Abduction, done at The Hague on October 
     25, 1980.

     SEC. 1804. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO RECOGNITION OF THE 
                   ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF 
                   TURKEY.

       It is the sense of Congress that the United States should 
     use its influence with the Government of Turkey to suggest 
     that the Government of Turkey--
       (1) recognize the Ecumenical Patriarchate and its 
     nonpolitical, religious mission;
       (2) ensure the continued maintenance of the institution's 
     physical security needs, as provided for under Turkish and 
     international law, including the Treaty of Lausanne, the 1968 
     Protocol, the Helsinki Final Act (1975), and the Charter of 
     Paris;
       (3) provide for the proper protection and safety of the 
     Ecumenical Patriarch and Patriarchate personnel; and
       (4) reopen the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Halki Patriarchal 
     School of Theology.

     SEC. 1805. REPORT ON RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM.

       In order to provide Congress with the necessary information 
     by which to evaluate the relationship between the United 
     States and Vietnam, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees, not later 
     than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and 
     every 180 days thereafter during the period ending September 
     30, 1999, on the extent to which--
       (1) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is 
     cooperating with the United States in providing the fullest 
     possible accounting of all unresolved cases of prisoners of 
     war (POWs) or persons missing-in-action (MIAs) through the 
     provision of records and the unilateral and joint recovery 
     and repatriation of American remains;
       (2) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has 
     made progress toward the release of all political and 
     religious prisoners, including Catholic, Protestant, and 
     Buddhist clergy;
       (3) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is 
     cooperating with requests by the United States to obtain full 
     and free access to persons of humanitarian interest to the 
     United States for interviews under the Orderly Departure 
     (ODP) and Resettlement Opportunities for Vietnamese Refugees 
     (ROVR) programs, and in providing exit visas for such 
     persons;
       (4) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has 
     taken vigorous action to end extortion, bribery, and other 
     corrupt practices in connection with such exit visas; and
       (5) the Government of the United States is making vigorous 
     efforts to interview and resettle former reeducation camp 
     victims, their immediate families including unmarried sons 
     and daughters, former United States Government employees, and 
     other persons eligible for the ODP program, and to give such 
     persons the full benefit of all applicable United States laws 
     including sections 599D and 599E of the Foreign Operations, 
     Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 
     1990 (Public Law 101-167).

     SEC. 1806. REPORTS AND POLICY CONCERNING HUMAN RIGHTS 
                   VIOLATIONS IN LAOS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Sate shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees on the allegations of 
     persecution and abuse of the Hmong and Laotian refugees who 
     have returned to Laos. The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A full investigation, including full documentation of 
     individual cases of persecution, of the Lao Government's 
     treatment of Hmong and Laotian refugees who have returned to 
     Laos.
       (2) The steps the Department of State will take to continue 
     to monitor any systematic human rights violations by the 
     Government of Laos.
       (3) The actions which the Department of State will take to 
     seek to ensure the cessation of human rights violations.

     SEC. 1807. REPORT ON AN ALLIANCE AGAINST NARCOTICS 
                   TRAFFICKING IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

       (a) Sense of Congress on Discussions for Alliance.--
       (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should discuss with the democratically-elected 
     governments of the Western Hemisphere, the prospect of 
     forming a multilateral alliance to address problems relating 
     to international drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere.
       (2) Consultations.--In the consultations on the prospect of 
     forming an alliance described in paragraph (1), the President 
     should seek the input of such governments on the possibility 
     of forming one or more structures within the alliance--
       (A) to develop a regional, multilateral strategy to address 
     the threat posed to nations in the Western Hemisphere by drug 
     trafficking; and
       (B) to establish a new mechanism for improving multilateral 
     coordination of drug interdiction and drug-related law 
     enforcement activities in the Western Hemisphere.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the proposal discussed under subsection (a). The 
     report shall include the following:
       (A) An analysis of the reactions of the governments 
     concerned to the proposal.
       (B) An assessment of the proposal, including an evaluation 
     of the feasibility and advisability of forming the alliance.
       (C) A determination in light of the analysis and assessment 
     whether or not the formation of the alliance is in the 
     national interests of the United States.
       (D) If the President determines that the formation of the 
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     interests of the United States, a plan for encouraging and 
     facilitating the formation of the alliance.
       (E) If the President determines that the formation of the 
     alliance is not in the national interests of the United 
     States, an alternative proposal to improve significantly 
     efforts against the threats posed by narcotics trafficking in 
     the Western Hemisphere, including an explanation of how the 
     alternative proposal will--
       (i) improve upon current cooperation and coordination of 
     counter-drug efforts among nations in the Western Hemisphere;
       (ii) provide for the allocation of the resources required 
     to make significant progress in disrupting and disbanding the 
     criminal organizations responsible for the trafficking of 
     illegal drugs in the Western Hemisphere; and
       (iii) differ from and improve upon past strategies adopted 
     by the United States Government which have failed to make 
     sufficient progress against the trafficking of illegal drugs 
     in the Western Hemisphere.
       (2) Unclassified form.--The report under paragraph (1) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 1808. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE ACCESSION OF 
                   TAIWAN TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The people of the United States and the people of the 
     Republic of China on Taiwan have long enjoyed extensive ties.
       (2) Taiwan is currently the 8th largest trading partner of 
     the United States.
       (3) The executive branch of Government has committed 
     publicly to support Taiwan's bid to join the World Trade 
     Organization and has declared that the United States will not 
     oppose this bid solely on the grounds that the People's 
     Republic of China, which also seeks membership in the World 
     Trade Organization, is not yet eligible because of its 
     unacceptable trade practices.
       (4) The United States and Taiwan have concluded discussions 
     on a variety of outstanding trade issues that remain 
     unresolved with the People's Republic of China and that are 
     necessary for the United States to support Taiwan's 
     membership in the World Trade Organization.
       (5) The reversion of control over Hong Kong--a member of 
     the World Trade Organization--to the People's Republic of 
     China in many respects affords to the People's Republic of 
     China the practical benefit of membership in the World Trade 
     Organization for a substantial portion of its trade in goods 
     despite the fact that the trade practices of the People's 
     Republic of China currently fall far short of what the United 
     States expects for membership in the World Trade 
     Organization.
       (6) The executive branch of Government has announced its 
     interest in the admission of the People's Republic of China 
     to the World Trade Organization; the fundamental sense of 
     fairness of the people of the United States warrants the 
     United States Government's support for Taiwan's relatively 
     more meritorious application for membership in the World 
     Trade Organization.
       (7) Despite having made significant progress in 
     negotiations for its accession to the World Trade 
     Organization, Taiwan has yet to offer acceptable terms of 
     accession in agricultural and certain other market sectors.
       (8) It is in the economic interest of United States 
     consumers and exporters for Taiwan to complete those 
     requirements for accession to the World Trade Organization at 
     the earliest possible moment.
       (b) Congressional Statement.--The Congress favors public 
     support by officials of the Department of State for the 
     accession of Taiwan to the World Trade Organization.

     SEC. 1809. PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC 
                   ENERGY AGENCY IN CUBA.

       (a) Withholding of United States Proportional Share of 
     Assistance.--Section 307(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The limitations'' and inserting ``(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), the limitations''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), with 
     respect to funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
     chapter and available for the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency, the limitations of subsection (a) shall apply to 
     programs or projects of such Agency in Cuba.
       ``(B)(i) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to 
     programs or projects of the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency that provide for the discontinuation, dismantling, or 
     safety inspection of nuclear facilities or related materials, 
     or for inspections and similar activities designed to prevent 
     the development of nuclear weapons by a country described in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to the 
     Juragua Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos, Cuba, or the 
     Pedro Pi Nuclear Research Center unless Cuba--
       ``(I) ratifies the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
     Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the Treaty for the 
     Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (commonly 
     known as the Treaty of Tlatelolco);
       ``(II) negotiates full-scope safeguards of the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency not later than two years 
     after ratification by Cuba of such Treaty; and
       ``(III) incorporates internationally accepted nuclear 
     safety standards.''.
       (b) Opposition to Certain Programs or Projects.--The 
     Secretary of State shall direct the United States 
     representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency to 
     oppose the following:
       (1) Technical assistance programs or projects of the Agency 
     at the Juragua Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos, Cuba, and 
     at the Pedro Pi Nuclear Research Center.
       (2) Any other program or project of the Agency in Cuba that 
     is, or could become, a threat to the security of the United 
     States.
       (c) Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) Request for iaea reports.--The Secretary of State shall 
     direct the United States representative to the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency to request the Director-General of the 
     Agency to submit to the United States all reports prepared 
     with respect to all programs or projects of the Agency that 
     are of concern to the United States, including the programs 
     or projects described in subsection (b).
       (2) Annual reports to the congress.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on an 
     annual basis thereafter, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the United States representative to the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency, shall prepare and submit 
     to the Congress a report containing a description of all 
     programs or projects of the Agency in each country described 
     in section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2227(a)).

     SEC. 1810. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES AIDING CUBA 
                   NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370), as amended by this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(y)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the President 
     shall withhold from amounts made available under this Act or 
     any other Act and allocated for a country for a fiscal year 
     an amount equal to the aggregate value of nuclear fuel and 
     related assistance and credits provided by that country, or 
     any entity of that country, to Cuba during the preceding 
     fiscal year.
       ``(2) The requirement to withhold assistance for a country 
     for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) shall not apply if 
     Cuba--
       ``(A) has ratified the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
     Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the Treaty of Tlatelelco, and 
     Cuba is in compliance with the requirements of either such 
     Treaty;
       ``(B) has negotiated and is in compliance with full-scope 
     safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency not 
     later than two years after ratification by Cuba of such 
     Treaty; and
       ``(C) incorporates and is in compliance with 
     internationally accepted nuclear safety standards.
       ``(3) The Secretary of State shall prepare and submit to 
     the Congress each year a report containing a description of 
     the amount of nuclear fuel and related assistance and credits 
     provided by any country, or any entity of a country, to Cuba 
     during the preceding year, including the terms of each 
     transfer of such fuel, assistance, or credits.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 620(y) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a), shall 
     apply with respect to assistance provided in fiscal years 
     beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1811. INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND.

       (a) Purposes.--Section 2(b) of the Anglo-Irish Agreement 
     Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415; 100 Stat. 947) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentences: 
     ``United States contributions should be used in a manner that 
     effectively increases employment opportunities in communities 
     with rates of unemployment higher than the local or urban 
     average of unemployment in Northern Ireland. In addition, 
     such contributions should be used to benefit individuals 
     residing in such communities.''.
       (b) Conditions and Understandings.--Section 5(a) of such 
     Act is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``The United States'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The United States'';
       (B) by striking ``in this Act may be used'' and inserting 
     the following: ``in this Act--
       ``(A) may be used'';
       (C) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) should be provided to individuals or entities in 
     Northern Ireland which employ practices consistent with the 
     principles of economic justice.''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``The 
     restrictions'' and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Additional requirements.--The restrictions''.
       (c) Prior Certifications.--Section 5(c)(2) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``in accordance with 
     the principle of equality'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``to individuals and entities whose practices are 
     consistent with principles of economic justice; and''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``and will create employment 
     opportunities in regions and communities of Northern Ireland 
     suffering from high rates of unemployment''.
       (d) Annual Reports.--Section 6 of such Act is amended--

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       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) the extent to which the practices of each individual 
     or entity receiving assistance from United States 
     contributions to the International Fund has been consistent 
     with the principles of economic justice.''.
       (e) Requirements Relating To Funds.--Section 7 of such Act 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Prohibition.--Nothing included herein shall require 
     quotas or reverse discrimination or mandate their use.''.
       (f) Definitions.--Section 8 of such Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) the term `principles of economic justice' means the 
     following principles:
       ``(A) Increasing the representation of individuals from 
     underrepresented religious groups in the workforce, including 
     managerial, supervisory, administrative, clerical, and 
     technical jobs.
       ``(B) Providing adequate security for the protection of 
     minority employees at the workplace.
       ``(C) Banning provocative sectarian or political emblems 
     from the workplace.
       ``(D) Providing that all job openings be advertised 
     publicly and providing that special recruitment efforts be 
     made to attract applicants from underrepresented religious 
     groups.
       ``(E) Providing that layoff, recall, and termination 
     procedures do not favor a particular religious group.
       ``(F) Abolishing job reservations, apprenticeship 
     restrictions, and differential employment criteria which 
     discriminate on the basis of religion.
       ``(G) Providing for the development of training programs 
     that will prepare substantial numbers of minority employees 
     for skilled jobs, including the expansion of existing 
     programs and the creation of new programs to train, upgrade, 
     and improve the skills of minority employees.
       ``(H) Establishing procedures to assess, identify, and 
     actively recruit minority employees with the potential for 
     further advancement.
       ``(I) Providing for the appointment of a senior management 
     staff member to be responsible for the employment efforts of 
     the entity and, within a reasonable period of time, the 
     implementation of the principles described in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (H).''.

     SEC. 1812. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO JERUSALEM AS 
                   THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated by section 1101(4) of this Act 
     for ``Security and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad'', 
     $25,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $75,000,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be appropriated for the 
     construction of a United States Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel.
       (b) Limitation on Use of Funds for Consulate in 
     Jerusalem.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     by this Act should be expended for the operation of a United 
     States consulate or diplomatic facility in Jerusalem unless 
     such consulate or diplomatic facility is under the 
     supervision of the United States Ambassador to Israel.
       (c) Limitation on Use of Funds for Publications.--None of 
     the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be 
     available for the publication of any official government 
     document which lists countries and their capital cities 
     unless the publication identifies Jerusalem as the capital of 
     Israel.
       (d) Record of Place of Birth as Israel for Passport 
     Purposes.--For purposes of the registration of birth, 
     certification of nationality, or issuance of a passport of a 
     United States citizen born in the city of Jerusalem, the 
     Secretary of State shall, upon the request of the citizen, 
     record the place of birth as Israel.

     SEC. 1813. SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION IN IRAQ.

       (a) Assistance for Justice in Iraq.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal year 1998 $3,000,000 for 
     assistance to an international commission to establish an 
     international record for the criminal culpability of Saddam 
     Hussein and other Iraqi officials and for an international 
     criminal tribunal established for the purpose of indicting, 
     prosecuting, and punishing Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi 
     officials responsible for crimes against humanity, genocide, 
     and other violations of international law.
       (b) Assistance to the Democratic Opposition in Iraq.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1998 
     $15,000,000 to provide support for democratic opposition 
     forces in Iraq, of which--
       (1) not more than $10,000,000 shall be for assistance to 
     the democratic opposition, including leadership organization, 
     training political cadre, maintaining offices, disseminating 
     information, and developing and implementing agreements among 
     opposition elements; and
       (2) not more than $5,000,000 of the funds made available 
     under this subsection shall be available only for grants to 
     RFE/RL, Incorporated, for surrogate radio broadcasting by 
     RFE/RL, Incorporated, to the Iraqi people in the Arabic 
     language, such broadcasts to be designated as ``Radio Free 
     Iraq''.
       (c) Assistance for Humanitarian Relief and 
     Reconstruction.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 1998 $20,000,000 for the relief, rehabilitation, 
     and reconstruction of people living in Iraq, and communities 
     located in Iraq, who are not under the control of the Saddam 
     Hussein regime.
       (d) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
     this section shall be provided in addition to amounts 
     otherwise made available and shall remain available until 
     expended.
       (e) Notification.--All assistance provided pursuant to this 
     section shall be notified to Congress in accordance with the 
     procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under 
     section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (f) Relation to Other Laws.--Funds made available to carry 
     out the provisions of this section may be made available 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law.
       (g) Report.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors of the United States 
     Information Agency shall submit a detailed report to Congress 
     describing--
       (1) the costs, implementation, and plans for the 
     establishment of an international war crimes tribunal 
     described in subsection (a);
       (2) the establishment of a political assistance program, 
     and the surrogate broadcasting service, as described in 
     subsection (b); and
       (3) the humanitarian assistance program described in 
     subsection (c).

     SEC. 1814. DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN THE REPUBLIC OF 
                   SERBIA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States stands as the beacon of democracy and 
     freedom in the world.
       (2) A stable and democratic Republic of Serbia is important 
     to the interests of the United States, the international 
     community, and to peace in the Balkans.
       (3) Democratic forces in the Republic of Serbia are 
     beginning to emerge, notwithstanding the efforts of Europe's 
     longest-standing communist dictator, Slobodan Milosevic.
       (4) The Serbian authorities have sought to continue to 
     hinder the growth of free and independent news media in the 
     Republic of Serbia, in particular the broadcast news media, 
     and have harassed journalists performing their professional 
     duties.
       (5) Under Slobodan Milosevic, the political opposition in 
     Serbia has been denied free, fair, and equal opportunity to 
     participate in the democratic process.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States, the international community, 
     nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector should 
     continue to promote the building of democratic institutions 
     and civic society in the Republic of Serbia, help strengthen 
     the independent news media, and press for the Government of 
     the Republic of Serbia to respect the rule of law; and
       (2) the normalization of relations between the ``Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia'' (Serbia and Montenegro) and the 
     United States requires, among other things, that President 
     Milosevic and the leadership of Serbia--
       (A) promote the building of democratic institutions, 
     including strengthening the independent news media and 
     respecting the rule of law;
       (B) promote the respect for human rights throughout the 
     ``Federal Republic of Yugoslavia'' (Serbia and Montenegro); 
     and
       (C) promote and encourage free, fair, and equal conditions 
     for the democratic opposition in Serbia.

     SEC. 1815. FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER CHAPTER 4 OF PART II OF 
                   THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.

       Not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available under 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2346; relating to the economic support fund), for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to carry out the programs and 
     activities under the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
     (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6021 et seq.) and the Cuban 
     Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.).

     SEC. 1816. FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM OR PROMOTE 
                   ABORTION; FORCED ABORTION IN THE PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Restriction on Assistance to Foreign Organizations 
     That Perform or Actively Promote Abortions.--
       ``(1) Performance of abortions.--
       ``(A) Notwithstanding section 614 of this Act or any other 
     provision of law, no funds appropriated for population 
     planning activities or other population assistance may be 
     made available for any foreign private, nongovernmental, or 
     multilateral organization until the organization certifies 
     that it will not, during the period for which the funds are 
     made available, perform abortions in any foreign country, 
     except where the life of the mother would be endangered if 
     the pregnancy were carried to term or in cases of forcible 
     rape or incest.
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) may not be construed to apply to the 
     treatment of injuries or illnesses caused by legal or illegal 
     abortions or to assistance provided directly to the 
     government of a country.

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       ``(2) Lobbying activities.--(A) Notwithstanding section 614 
     of this Act or any other provision of law, no funds 
     appropriated for population planning activities or other 
     population assistance may be made available for any foreign 
     private, nongovernmental, or multilateral organization until 
     the organization certifies that it will not, during the 
     period for which the funds are made available, violate the 
     laws of any foreign country concerning the circumstances 
     under which abortion is permitted, regulated, or prohibited, 
     or engage in any activity or effort to alter the laws or 
     governmental policies of any foreign country concerning the 
     circumstances under which abortion is permitted, regulated, 
     or prohibited.
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to activities in 
     opposition to coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
       ``(3) Application to foreign organizations.--The 
     prohibitions of this subsection apply to funds made available 
     to a foreign organization either directly or as a 
     subcontractor or subgrantee, and the certifications required 
     by paragraphs (1) and (2) apply to activities in which the 
     organization engages either directly or through a 
     subcontractor or subgrantee.''.
       (b) Section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Limitation Relating to Forced Abortions in the 
     People's Republic of China.--Notwithstanding section 614 of 
     this Act or any other provision of law, no funds may be made 
     available for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 
     any fiscal year unless the President certifies that--
       ``(1) UNFPA has terminated all activities in the People's 
     Republic of China, and the United States has received 
     assurances that UNFPA will conduct no such activities during 
     the fiscal year for which the funds are to be made available; 
     or
       ``(2) during the 12 months preceding such certification 
     there have been no abortions as the result of coercion 
     associated with the family planning policies of the national 
     government or other governmental entities within the People's 
     Republic of China.
     As used in this section, the term `coercion' includes 
     physical duress or abuse, destruction or confiscation of 
     property, loss of means of livelihood, or severe 
     psychological pressure.''.
       (c) The President may waive the provisions of section 
     104(h)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 
     pertaining to population assistance to foreign organizations 
     that perform abortions in foreign countries, for any fiscal 
     year: Provided, That if the President exercises the waiver 
     provided by this subsection for any fiscal year, not to 
     exceed $356,000,000 may be made available for population 
     planning activities or other population assistance for such 
     fiscal year: Provided further, That the limitation in the 
     previous proviso includes all funds for programs and 
     activities designed to control fertility or to reduce or 
     delay childbirths or pregnancies, irrespective of the heading 
     under which such funds are made available.
                   DIVISION C--UNITED NATIONS REFORM
                      TITLE XX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``United Nations Reform 
     Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2002. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on International Relations and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Designated specialized agency defined.--The term 
     ``designated specialized agency'' means the International 
     Labor Organization, the World Health Organization, and the 
     Food and Agriculture Organization.
       (3) General assembly.--The term ``General Assembly'' means 
     the General Assembly of the United Nations.
       (4) Secretary general.--The term ``Secretary General'' 
     means the Secretary General of the United Nations.
       (5) Security council.--The term ``Security Council'' means 
     the Security Council of the United Nations.
       (6) United nations member.--The term ``United Nations 
     member'' means any country that is a member of the United 
     Nations.
       (7) United nations peacekeeping operation.--The term 
     ``United Nations peacekeeping operation'' means any United 
     Nations-led operation to maintain or restore international 
     peace or security that--
       (A) is authorized by the Security Council; and
       (B) is paid for from assessed contributions of United 
     Nations members that are made available for peacekeeping 
     activities.

     SEC. 2003. NONDELEGATION OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

       The Secretary of State may not delegate the authority in 
     this division to make any certification.
               TITLE XXI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

     SEC. 2101. CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated under the heading ``Contributions to 
     International Organizations'' $901,000,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $900,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for the 
     Department of State to carry out the authorities, functions, 
     duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign 
     affairs of the United States with respect to international 
     organizations and to carry out other authorities in law 
     consistent with such purposes.
       (b) No Growth Budget.--Of the funds made available for 
     fiscal year 1999 under subsection (a), $80,000,000 may be 
     made available only after the Secretary of State certifies 
     that the United Nations has taken no action during calendar 
     year 1998 to increase funding for any United Nations program 
     without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the 
     United Nations budget of $2,533,000,000 and cause the United 
     Nations to exceed that budget.
       (c) Inspector General of the United Nations.--
       (1) Withholding of funds.--Twenty percent of the funds made 
     available in each fiscal year under subsection (a) for the 
     assessed contribution of the United States to the United 
     Nations shall be withheld from obligation and expenditure 
     until a certification is made under paragraph (2).
       (2) Certification.--A certification under this paragraph is 
     a certification by the Secretary of State in the fiscal year 
     concerned that the following conditions are satisfied:
       (A) Action by the united nations.--The United Nations--
       (i) has met the requirements of paragraphs (1) through (6) 
     of section 401(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note), as amended 
     by paragraph (3);
       (ii) has established procedures that require the Under 
     Secretary General of the Office of Internal Oversight Service 
     to report directly to the Secretary General on the adequacy 
     of the Office's resources to enable the Office to fulfill its 
     mandate; and
       (iii) has made available an adequate amount of funds to the 
     Office for carrying out its functions.
       (B) Authority of oios.--The Office of Internal Oversight 
     Services has authority to audit, inspect, or investigate each 
     program, project, or activity funded by the United Nations, 
     and each executive board created under the United Nations has 
     been notified, in writing, of that authority.
       (3) Amendment of the foreign relations authorization act, 
     fiscal years 1994 and 1995.--Section 401(b) of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 is 
     amended--
       (A) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
       ``(6) the United Nations has procedures in place to ensure 
     that all reports submitted by the Office of Internal 
     Oversight Service are made available to the member states of 
     the United Nations without modification except to the extent 
     necessary to protect the privacy rights of individuals.''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``Inspector General'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``Office of Internal Oversight Service''.
       (d) Prohibition on Certain Global Conferences.--None of the 
     funds made available under subsection (a) shall be available 
     for any United States contribution to pay for any expenses 
     related to the holding of a United Nations Global Conference 
     except any conference that the General Assembly, prior to the 
     date of enactment of this Act, decided to convene.
       (e) Reduction in Number of Posts.--
       (1) Fiscal year 1999.--Of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for the United Nations by 
     subsection (a), $50,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation 
     and expenditure until the Secretary of State certifies to 
     Congress that the number of posts authorized by the General 
     Assembly, has resulted in a net reduction of at least 1,000 
     posts from the 10,012 posts authorized under the 1996-97 
     United Nations biennium budget, as a result of a suppression 
     of that number of posts.
       (2) Report.--Not later than October 1, 1998, the Secretary 
     of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees specifying--
       (A) the budget savings associated with the reduction of the 
     1,000 posts specified in paragraph (1), including any 
     reduction in the United States assessed contribution for the 
     United Nations regular budget resulting from those savings;
       (B) the vacancy rates for United Nations professional and 
     general service staff contained in the United Nations 
     biennium budget for 1998-99, including any reduction in the 
     United States assessed contribution for the United Nations 
     regular budget resulting from those vacancy rates; and
       (C) the goals of the United States for further staff 
     reductions and associated budget savings for the 1998-99 
     United Nations biennium budget.
       (f) Prohibition on Funding Other Framework Treaty-Based 
     Organizations.--None of the funds made available for the 
     1998-1999 biennium budget under subsection (a) for United 
     States contributions to the regular budget of the United 
     Nations shall be available for the United States 
     proportionate share of any other framework treaty-based 
     organization, including the Framework Convention on Global 
     Climate Change, the International Seabed Authority, and the 
     1998 Desertification Convention.
       (g) Limitations for Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000.--
       (1) In general.--The total amount of funds made available 
     for all United States memberships in international 
     organizations under the heading ``Contributions to 
     International Organizations'' may not exceed $900,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.

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       (2) Consultations with congress.--The Secretary of State 
     shall regularly consult with the appropriate congressional 
     committees regarding the impact, if any, of the limitation in 
     paragraph (1) on the maintenance of United States membership 
     in such international organizations.
       (h) Foreign Currency Exchange Rates.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), 
     there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to offset 
     adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
       (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated under this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation and expenditure 
     only to the extent that the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget determines and certifies to Congress 
     that such amounts are necessary due to such fluctuations.
       (i) Refund of Excess Contributions.--The United States 
     shall continue to insist that the United Nations and its 
     specialized and affiliated agencies shall credit or refund to 
     each member of the agency concerned its proportionate share 
     of the amount by which the total contributions to the agency 
     exceed the expenditures of the regular assessed budgets of 
     these agencies.

     SEC. 2102. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated under the heading ``Contributions for 
     International Peacekeeping Activities'' $210,000,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1998 and $220,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 
     for the Department of State to carry out the authorities, 
     functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the 
     foreign affairs of the United States with respect to 
     international peacekeeping activities and to carry out other 
     authorities in law consistent with such purposes.
       (b) Codification of Required Notice of Proposed United 
     Nations Peacekeeping Operations.--
       (1) Codification.--Section 4 of the United Nations 
     Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287b) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking the second sentence; and
       (B) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Consultations and Reports on United Nations 
     Peacekeeping Operations.--
       ``(1) Consultations.--Each month the President shall 
     consult with Congress on the status of United Nations 
     peacekeeping operations.
       ``(2) Information to be provided.--In connection with such 
     consultations, the following information shall be provided 
     each month to the designated congressional committees:
       ``(A) With respect to ongoing United Nations peacekeeping 
     operations, the following:
       ``(i) A list of all resolutions of the United Nations 
     Security Council anticipated to be voted on during such month 
     that would extend or change the mandate of any United Nations 
     peacekeeping operation.
       ``(ii) For each such operation, any changes in the 
     duration, mandate, and command and control arrangements that 
     are anticipated as a result of the adoption of the 
     resolution.
       ``(iii) An estimate of the total cost to the United Nations 
     of each such operation for the period covered by the 
     resolution, and an estimate of the amount of that cost that 
     will be assessed to the United States.
       ``(iv) Any anticipated significant changes in United States 
     participation in or support for each such operation during 
     the period covered by the resolution (including the provision 
     of facilities, training, transportation, communication, and 
     logistical support, but not including intelligence activities 
     reportable under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.)), and the estimated costs to the 
     United States of such changes.
       ``(B) With respect to each new United Nations peacekeeping 
     operation that is anticipated to be authorized by a Security 
     Council resolution during such month, the following 
     information for the period covered by the resolution:
       ``(i) The anticipated duration, mandate, the command and 
     control arrangements of such operation, the planned exit 
     strategy, and the vital national interest to be served.
       ``(ii) An estimate of the total cost to the United Nations 
     of the operation, and an estimate of the amount of that cost 
     that will be assessed to the United States.
       ``(iii) A description of the functions that would be 
     performed by any United States Armed Forces participating in 
     or otherwise operating in support of the operation, an 
     estimate of the number of members of the Armed Forces that 
     will participate in or otherwise operate in support of the 
     operation, and an estimate of the cost to the United States 
     of such participation or support.
       ``(iv) A description of any other United States assistance 
     to or support for the operation (including the provision of 
     facilities, training, transportation, communication, and 
     logistical support, but not including intelligence activities 
     reportable under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.)) and an estimate of the cost to the 
     United States of such assistance or support.
       ``(v) A reprogramming of funds pursuant to section 34 of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, submitted 
     in accordance with the procedures set forth in such section, 
     describing the source of funds that will be used to pay for 
     the cost of the new United Nations peacekeeping operation, 
     provided that such notification shall also be submitted to 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
       ``(3) Form and timing of information.--
       ``(A) Form.--The President shall submit information under 
     clauses (i) and (iii) of paragraph (2)(A) in writing.
       ``(B) Timing.--
       ``(i) Ongoing operations.--The information required under 
     paragraph (2)(A) for a month shall be submitted not later 
     than the 10th day of the month.
       ``(ii) New operations.--The information required under 
     paragraph (2)(B) shall be submitted in writing with respect 
     to each new United Nations peacekeeping operation not less 
     than 15 days before the anticipated date of the vote on the 
     resolution concerned unless the President determines that 
     exceptional circumstances prevent compliance with the 
     requirement to report 15 days in advance. If the President 
     makes such a determination, the information required under 
     paragraph (2)(B) shall be submitted as far in advance of the 
     vote as is practicable.
       ``(4) New united nations peacekeeping operation defined.--
     As used in paragraph (2), the term `new United Nations 
     peacekeeping operation' includes any existing or otherwise 
     ongoing United Nations peacekeeping operation--
       ``(A) where the authorized force strength is to be 
     expanded;
       ``(B) that is to be authorized to operate in a country in 
     which it was not previously authorized to operate; or
       ``(C) the mandate of which is to be changed so that the 
     operation would be engaged in significant additional or 
     significantly different functions.
       ``(5) Notification and quarterly reports regarding united 
     states assistance.--
       ``(A) Notification of certain assistance.--
       ``(i) In general.--The President shall notify the 
     designated congressional committees at least 15 days before 
     the United States provides any assistance to the United 
     Nations to support peacekeeping operations.
       ``(ii) Exception.--This subparagraph does not apply to--

       ``(I) assistance having a value of less than $3,000,000 in 
     the case of nonreimbursable assistance or less than 
     $14,000,000 in the case of reimbursable assistance; or

       ``(II) assistance provided under the emergency drawdown 
     authority of sections 506(a)(1) and 552(c)(2) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1) and 
     2348a(c)(2)).

       ``(B) Quarterly reports.--
       ``(i) In general.--The President shall submit quarterly 
     reports to the designated congressional committees on all 
     assistance provided by the United States during the preceding 
     calendar quarter to the United Nations to support 
     peacekeeping operations.
       ``(ii) Matters included.--Each report under this 
     subparagraph shall describe the assistance provided for each 
     such operation, listed by category of assistance.
       ``(iii) Fourth quarter report.--The report under this 
     subparagraph for the fourth calendar quarter of each year 
     shall be submitted as part of the annual report required by 
     subsection (d) and shall include cumulative information for 
     the preceding calendar year.
       ``(f) Designated Congressional Committees.--In this 
     section, the term `designated congressional committees' means 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives.''.
       (2) Conforming repeal.--Subsection (a) of section 407 of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 
     and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 22 U.S.C. 287b note; 108 Stat. 
     448) is repealed.
       (c) Relationship to Other Notice Requirements.--Section 4 
     of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended 
     by subsection (b), is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(g) Relationship to Other Notification Requirements.--
     Nothing in this section is intended to alter or supersede any 
     notification requirement with respect to peacekeeping 
     operations that is established under any other provision of 
     law.''.
                 TITLE XXII--UNITED NATIONS ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 2201. UNITED NATIONS POLICY ON ISRAEL AND THE 
                   PALESTINIANS.

       (a) Congressional Statement.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States to promote an end to the persistent inequity 
     experienced by Israel in the United Nations whereby Israel is 
     the only longstanding member of the organization to be denied 
     acceptance into any of the United Nation's regional blocs.
       (b) Policy on Abolition of Certain United Nations Groups.--
     It shall be the policy of the United States to seek abolition 
     of certain United Nations groups the existence of which is 
     inimical to the ongoing Middle East peace process, those 
     groups being the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli 
     Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian 
     People and other Arabs of the Occupied Territories; the 
     Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the 
     Palestinian People; the Division for the Palestinian Rights; 
     and the Division on Public Information on the Question of 
     Palestine.
       (c) Annual Reports.--On January 15 of each year, the 
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     mit a report to the appropriate congressional committees (in 
     classified or unclassified form as appropriate) on--
       (1) actions taken by representatives of the United States 
     to encourage the nations of the Western Europe and Others 
     Group (WEOG) to accept Israel into their regional bloc;
       (2) other measures being undertaken, and which will be 
     undertaken, to ensure and promote Israel's full and equal 
     participation in the United Nations; and
       (3) steps taken by the United States to secure abolition by 
     the United Nations of groups under subsection (b).
       (d) Annual Consultation.--At the time of the submission of 
     each annual report under subsection (c), the Secretary of 
     State shall consult with the appropriate congressional 
     committees on specific responses received by the Secretary of 
     State from each of the nations of the Western Europe and 
     Others Group (WEOG) on their position concerning Israel's 
     acceptance into their organization.

     SEC. 2202. DATA ON COSTS INCURRED IN SUPPORT OF UNITED 
                   NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

       Chapter 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2348 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 554. DATA ON COSTS INCURRED IN SUPPORT OF UNITED 
                   NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

       ``(a) United States Costs.--The United States shall 
     annually provide to the Secretary General of the United 
     Nations data regarding all costs incurred by the United 
     States in support of all United Nations peacekeeping 
     operations.
       ``(b) United Nations Member Costs.--The United States shall 
     request that the United Nations compile and publish 
     information concerning costs incurred by United Nations 
     members in support of such operations.''.

     SEC. 2203. REIMBURSEMENT FOR GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY 
                   THE UNITED STATES TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

       The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 
     et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 10. REIMBURSEMENT FOR GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY 
                   THE UNITED STATES TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

       ``(a) Requirement To Obtain Reimbursement.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     President shall seek and obtain in a timely fashion a 
     commitment from the United Nations to provide reimbursement 
     to the United States from the United Nations whenever the 
     United States Government furnishes assistance pursuant to the 
     provisions of law described in subsection (c)--
       ``(A) to the United Nations when the assistance is designed 
     to facilitate or assist in carrying out an assessed 
     peacekeeping operation;
       ``(B) for any United Nations peacekeeping operation that is 
     authorized by the United Nations Security Council under 
     Chapter VI or Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter and 
     paid for by peacekeeping or regular budget assessment of the 
     United Nations members; or
       ``(C) to any country participating in any operation 
     authorized by the United Nations Security Council under 
     Chapter VI or Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter and 
     paid for by peacekeeping assessments of United Nations 
     members when the assistance is designed to facilitate or 
     assist the participation of that country in the operation.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--(A) The requirement in paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to--
       ``(i) goods and services provided to the United States 
     Armed Forces;
       ``(ii) assistance having a value of less than $3,000,000 
     per fiscal year per operation;
       ``(iii) assistance furnished before the date of enactment 
     of this section;
       ``(iv) salaries and expenses of civilian police and other 
     civilian and military monitors where United Nations policy is 
     to require payment by contributing members for similar 
     assistance to United Nations peacekeeping operations; or
       ``(v) any assistance commitment made before the date of 
     enactment of the United Nations Reform Act of 1998.
       ``(B) The requirements of subsection (d)(1)(B) shall not 
     apply to the deployment of United States military forces when 
     the President determines that such deployment is important to 
     the security interests of the United States. The cost of such 
     deployment shall be included in the data provided under 
     section 554 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       ``(3) Form and amount.--
       ``(A) Amount.--The amount of any reimbursement under this 
     subsection shall be determined at the usual rate established 
     by the United Nations.
       ``(B) Form.--Reimbursement under this subsection may 
     include credits against the United States assessed 
     contributions for United States peacekeeping operations, if 
     the expenses incurred by any United States department or 
     agency providing the assistance have first been reimbursed.
       ``(b) Treatment of Reimbursements.--
       ``(1) Credit.--The amount of any reimbursement paid the 
     United States under subsection (a) shall be credited to the 
     current applicable appropriation, fund, or account of the 
     United States department or agency providing the assistance 
     for which the reimbursement is paid.
       ``(2) Availability.--Amounts credited under paragraph (1) 
     shall be merged with the appropriations, or with 
     appropriations in the fund or account, to which credited and 
     shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the 
     same conditions and limitations, as the appropriations with 
     which merged.
       ``(c) Covered Assistance.--Subsection (a) applies to 
     assistance provided under the following provisions of law:
       ``(1) Sections 6 and 7 of this Act.
       ``(2) Sections 451, 506(a)(1), 516, 552(c), and 607 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       ``(3) Any other provisions of law pursuant to which 
     assistance is provided by the United States to carry out the 
     mandate of an assessed United Nations peacekeeping operation.
       ``(d) Waiver.--
       ``(1) Authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--The President may authorize the 
     furnishing of assistance covered by this section without 
     regard to subsection (a) if the President determines, and so 
     notifies in writing the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, that 
     to do so is important to the security interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(B) Congressional notification.--When exercising the 
     authorities of subparagraph (A), the President shall notify 
     the appropriate congressional committees in accordance with 
     the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications 
     under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       ``(2) Congressional review.--Notwithstanding a notice under 
     paragraph (1) with respect to assistance covered by this 
     section, subsection (a) shall apply to the furnishing of the 
     assistance if, not later than 15 calendar days after receipt 
     of a notification under that paragraph, the Congress enacts a 
     joint resolution disapproving the determination of the 
     President contained in the notification.
       ``(3) Senate procedures.--Any joint resolution described in 
     paragraph (2) shall be considered in the Senate in accordance 
     with the provisions of section 601(b) of the International 
     Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976.
       ``(e) Relationship to Other Reimbursement Authority.--
     Nothing in this section shall preclude the President from 
     seeking reimbursement for assistance covered by this section 
     that is in addition to the reimbursement sought for the 
     assistance under subsection (a).
       ``(f) Definition.--In this section, the term `assistance' 
     includes personnel, services, supplies, equipment, 
     facilities, and other assistance if such assistance is 
     provided by the Department of Defense or any other United 
     States Government agency.''.

     SEC. 2204. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING UNITED NATIONS 
                   PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

       It shall be the policy of the United States--
       (1) to ensure that major peacekeeping operations (in 
     general, those comprised of more than 10,000 troops) 
     authorized by the United Nations Security Council under 
     Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter (or missions such 
     as the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR)) are 
     undertaken by a competent regional organization or a 
     multinational force, and not established as a peacekeeping 
     operation under United Nations operational control which 
     would be paid for by assessment of United Nations members;
       (2) to consider, on a case-by-case basis, whether it is in 
     the national interest of the United States to agree that 
     smaller peacekeeping operations authorized by the United 
     Nations Security Council under Chapter VII of the United 
     Nations Charter and paid for by assessment of United Nations 
     members (such as the United Nations Transitional Authority in 
     Slavonia (UNTAES)) should be established as peacekeeping 
     operations under United Nations operational control which 
     would be paid for by assessment of United Nations members; 
     and
       (3) to oppose the establishment of United Nations peace 
     operations approved by the General Assembly and funded out of 
     the regular budget of the United Nations.

     SEC. 2205. REFORM IN BUDGET DECISIONMAKING PROCEDURES OF THE 
                   UNITED NATIONS AND ITS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.

       For the fiscal year 1999, the President may withhold funds 
     for the United States assessed contribution to the United 
     Nations or to any of its specialized agencies in the same 
     percentage and subject to the same requirements as are 
     applicable to the withholding of funds under section 409 of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 
     and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note).

     SEC. 2206. CONTINUED EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGES, EXEMPTIONS, AND 
                   IMMUNITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
                   IMMUNITIES ACT TO UNIDO.

       Section 12 of the International Organizations Immunities 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 288f-2) is amended by inserting ``and the 
     United Nations Industrial Development Organization'' after 
     ``International Labor Organization''.

     SEC. 2207. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH 
                   CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS BY UNITED 
                   NATIONS PERSONNEL.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) all United Nations staff, including diplomats, should 
     comply with binding United States Federal, State, and local 
     court orders regarding child and spousal support obligations;
       (2) the internal regulations of the United Nations allows--

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       (A) the United Nations to release staff salary information 
     to the courts in spousal and child support cases;
       (B) the Secretary General to authorize deduction of 
     dependency related allowances from staff salary;
       (C) the United Nations to cooperate with appropriate 
     authorities to facilitate proper legal or judicial resolution 
     of the family's claim.
       (b) Congressional Statement.--The Secretary of State should 
     urge the United Nations to comply fully with regulations 
     regarding compliance with child and spousal support 
     obligations by United Nations personnel, in a timely manner 
     and to the fullest extent possible.
                TITLE XXIII--ARREARS PAYMENTS AND REFORM

              CHAPTER 1--ARREARAGES TO THE UNITED NATIONS

     Subchapter A--Authorization of Appropriations; Obligation and 
                          Expenditure of Funds

     SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of State for payment of arrearages owed by the 
     United States described in subsection (b) as of September 30, 
     1997--
       (1) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       (2) $475,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       (3) $244,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       (b) Limitation.--Amounts made available under subsection 
     (a) are authorized to be available only--
       (1) to pay the United States share of assessments for the 
     regular budget of the United Nations;
       (2) to pay the United States share of United Nations 
     peacekeeping operations;
       (3) to pay the United States share of United Nations 
     specialized agencies; and
       (4) to pay the United States share of other international 
     organizations.
       (c) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
     to subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.
       (d) Statutory Construction.--For purposes of payments made 
     pursuant to subsection (a), section 404(b)(2) of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 
     (Public Law 103-236) shall not apply to United Nations 
     peacekeeping operation assessments received by the United 
     States prior to October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 2302. OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Funds made available pursuant to section 
     2301 may be obligated and expended only if the requirements 
     of subsections (b) and (c) of this section are satisfied.
       (b) Obligation and Expenditure Upon Satisfaction of 
     Certification Requirements.--Subject to subsection (e), funds 
     made available pursuant to section 2301 may be obligated and 
     expended only in the following allotments and upon the 
     following certifications:
       (1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     1998, upon the certification described in section 2311.
       (2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     1999, upon the certification described in section 2321.
       (3) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     2000, upon the certification described in section 2331.
       (c) Advance Congressional Notification.--Funds made 
     available pursuant to section 2301 may be obligated and 
     expended only if the appropriate certification has been 
     submitted to the appropriate congressional committees 30 days 
     prior to the payment of the funds.
       (d) Transmittal of Certifications.--Certifications made 
     under this chapter shall be transmitted by the Secretary of 
     State to the appropriate congressional committees.
       (e) Waiver Authority.--
       (1) Fiscal Year 1999 Funds.--Subject to paragraph (3) and 
     notwithstanding subsection (b), funds made available under 
     section 2301 may be obligated or expended pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(2) even if the Secretary of State cannot 
     certify that one of the following three conditions has been 
     satisfied:
       (A) The condition described in section 2321(b)(1).
       (B) The condition described in section 2321(b)(4).
       (C) The condition described in section 2321(b)(5).
       (2) Fiscal Year 2000 Funds.--Subject to paragraph (3) and 
     notwithstanding subsection (b), funds made available under 
     section 2301 may be obligated or expended pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(3) even if the Secretary of State cannot 
     certify that one of the following seven conditions has been 
     satisfied: A condition described in paragraph (3), (4), (5), 
     (6), (7), (8),or (9) of section 2331(b).
       (3) Requirements.--
       (A) In general.--The authority to waive a condition under 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection may be exercised only 
     if--
       (i) the Secretary of State determines that substantial 
     progress towards satisfying the condition has been made and 
     that the expenditure of funds pursuant to that paragraph is 
     important to the interests of the United States; and
       (ii) the Secretary of State has notified, and consulted 
     with, the appropriate congressional committees prior to 
     exercising the authority.
       (B) Effect on subsequent certification.--If the Secretary 
     of State exercises the authority of paragraph (1) with 
     respect to a condition, such condition shall be deemed to 
     have been satisfied for purposes of making any certification 
     under section 2331.
       (4) Additional requirement.--If the authority to waive a 
     condition under paragraph (1)(A) is exercised, the Secretary 
     of State shall notify the United Nations that the Congress 
     does not consider the United States obligated to pay, and 
     does not intend to pay, arrearages that have not been 
     included in the contested arrearages account or other 
     mechanism described in section 2321(b)(1).

     SEC. 2303. FORGIVENESS OF AMOUNTS OWED BY THE UNITED NATIONS 
                   TO THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Forgiveness of Indebtedness.--Subject to subsection 
     (b), the President is authorized to forgive or reduce any 
     amount owed by the United Nations to the United States as a 
     reimbursement, including any reimbursement payable under the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the United Nations 
     Participation Act of 1945.
       (b) Limitations.--
       (1) Total amount.--The total of amounts forgiven or reduced 
     under subsection (a) may not exceed $107,000,000.
       (2) Relation to United States arrearages.--Amounts shall be 
     forgiven or reduced under this section only to the same 
     extent as the United Nations forgives or reduces amounts owed 
     by the United States to the United Nations as of September 
     30, 1997.
       (c) Requirements.--The authority in subsection (a) shall be 
     available only to the extent and in the amounts provided in 
     advance in appropriations Acts.
       (d) Congressional Notification.--Before exercising any 
     authority in subsection (a), the President shall notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees in accordance with the 
     same procedures as are applicable to reprogramming 
     notifications under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1).
       (e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     later of--
       (1) the date a certification is transmitted to the 
     appropriate congressional committees under section 2331; or
       (2) October 1, 1999.

                Subchapter B--United States Sovereignty

     SEC. 2311. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Contents of certification.--A certification described 
     in this section is a certification by the Secretary of State 
     that the following conditions are satisfied:
       (1) Supremacy of the united states constitution.--No action 
     has been taken by the United Nations or any of its 
     specialized or affiliated agencies that requires the United 
     States to violate the United States Constitution or any law 
     of the United States.
       (2) No united nations sovereignty.--Neither the United 
     Nations nor any of its specialized or affiliated agencies--
       (A) has exercised sovereignty over the United States; or
       (B) has taken any steps that require the United States to 
     cede sovereignty.
       (3) No united nations taxation.--
       (A) No legal authority.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (D), neither the United Nations nor any of its specialized or 
     affiliated agencies has the authority under United States law 
     to impose taxes or fees on United States nationals.
       (B) No taxes or fees.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (D), a tax or fee has not been imposed on any United States 
     national by the United Nations or any of its specialized or 
     affiliated agencies.
       (C) No taxation proposals.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (D), neither the United Nations nor any of its 
     specialized or affiliated agencies has, on or after October 
     1, 1996, officially approved any formal effort to develop, 
     advocate, or promote any proposal concerning the imposition 
     of a tax or fee on any United States national in order to 
     raise revenue for the United Nations or any such agency.
       (D) Exception.--This paragraph does not apply to--
       (i) fees for publications or other kinds of fees that are 
     not tantamount to a tax on United States citizens;
       (ii) the World Intellectual Property Organization; or
       (iii) the staff assessment costs of the United Nations and 
     its specialized or affiliated agencies.
       (4) No standing army.--The United Nations has not, on or 
     after October 1, 1996, budgeted any funds for, nor taken any 
     official steps to develop, create, or establish any special 
     agreement under Article 43 of the United Nations Charter to 
     make available to the United Nations, on its call, the armed 
     forces of any member of the United Nations.
       (5) No interest fees.--The United Nations has not, on or 
     after October 1, 1996, levied interest penalties against the 
     United States or any interest on arrearages on the annual 
     assessment of the United States, and neither the United 
     Nations nor its specialized agencies have, on or after 
     October 1, 1996, amended their financial regulations or taken 
     any other action that would permit interest penalties to be 
     levied against the United States or otherwise charge the 
     United States any interest on arrearages on its annual 
     assessment.
       (6) United states real property rights.--Neither the United 
     Nations nor any of its specialized or affiliated agencies has 
     exercised authority or control over any United States 
     national park, wildlife preserve, monument, or real property, 
     nor has the United Nations nor any of its specialized or 
     affiliated agencies implemented plans, regulations, programs, 
     or agreements that exercise control or authority over the 
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     located in the United States without the approval of the 
     property owner.
       (7) Termination of borrowing authority.--
       (A) Prohibition on authorization of external borrowing.--On 
     or after the date of enactment of this Act, neither the 
     United Nations nor any specialized agency of the United 
     Nations has amended its financial regulations to permit 
     external borrowing.
       (B) Prohibition of united states payment of interest 
     costs.--The United States has not, on or after October 1, 
     1984, paid its share of any interest costs made known to or 
     identified by the United States Government for loans 
     incurred, on or after October 1, 1984, by the United Nations 
     or any specialized agency of the United Nations through 
     external borrowing.
       (b) Transmittal.--The Secretary of State may transmit a 
     certification under subsection (a) at any time during fiscal 
     year 1998 or thereafter if the requirements of the 
     certification are satisfied.

  Subchapter C--Reform of Assessments and United Nations Peacekeeping 
                               Operations

     SEC. 2321. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--A certification described in this section 
     is a certification by the Secretary of State that the 
     conditions in subsection (b) are satisfied. Such 
     certification shall not be made by the Secretary if the 
     Secretary determines that any of the conditions set forth in 
     section 2311 are no longer satisfied.
       (b) Conditions.--The conditions under this subsection are 
     the following:
       (1) Contested arrearages.--The United Nations has 
     established an account or other appropriate mechanism with 
     respect to all United States arrearages incurred before the 
     date of enactment of this Act with respect to which payments 
     are not authorized by this Act, and the failure to pay 
     amounts specified in the account do not affect the 
     application of Article 19 of the Charter of the United 
     Nations. The account established under this paragraph may be 
     referred to as the ``contested arrearages account''.
       (2) Limitation on assessed share of budget for United 
     Nations peacekeeping operations.--The assessed share of the 
     budget for each assessed United Nations peacekeeping 
     operation does not exceed 25 percent for any single United 
     Nations member.
       (3) Limitation on assessed share of regular budget for the 
     designated specialized agencies.--The share of the total of 
     all assessed contributions for the regular budget of the 
     United Nations or any designated specialized agency does not 
     exceed 22 percent for any single United Nations member.
       (4) Review of regular budget-funded peace operations.--The 
     mandates of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization 
     (UNTSO) and the United Nations Military Observer Group in 
     India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) are reviewed annually by the 
     Security Council, and are subject to the notification 
     requirements pursuant to section 4(e) of the United Nations 
     Participation Act of 1945, as amended by section 2102(b) of 
     this Act.
       (5) Procurement.--
       (A) Prohibition on punitive actions.--The United Nations 
     has implemented a system that prohibits punitive actions, 
     such as suspension of contract eligibility against 
     contractors on the basis that they have challenged contract 
     awards or complained about delayed payments.
       (B) Public announcement of certain contract awards.--The 
     United Nations has implemented a system for public 
     announcement of the award of any contract over $100,000.
       (C) Notification of unsuccessful bidders.--The United 
     Nations has implemented a system to notify unsuccessful 
     bidders for contracts and to provide an explanation upon 
     request of the reason for rejection of their bids.
       (D) Periodic reporting to united nations members.--The 
     United Nations reports to all United Nations members on a 
     regular basis the value and a brief description of local 
     procurement contracts awarded in excess of $70,000.

               Subchapter D--Budget and Personnel Reform

     SEC. 2331. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--A certification described in this section 
     is a certification by the Secretary of State that the 
     following conditions in subsection (b) are satisfied. Such 
     certification shall not be made by the Secretary if the 
     Secretary determines that any of the conditions set forth in 
     sections 2311 and 2321 are no longer satisfied.
       (b) Conditions.--The conditions under this subsection are 
     the following:
       (1) Limitation on assessed share of regular budget.--The 
     share of the total of all assessed contributions for the 
     regular budget of the United Nations, or any designated 
     specialized agency of the United Nations, does not exceed 20 
     percent for any single United Nations member.
       (2) Inspectors general for certain organizations.--
       (A) Establishment of offices.--Each designated specialized 
     agency has established an independent office of inspector 
     general to conduct and supervise objective audits, 
     inspections, and investigations relating to the programs and 
     operations of the organization.
       (B) Appointment of inspectors general.--The Director 
     General of each designated specialized agency has appointed 
     an inspector general, with the approval of the member states, 
     and that appointment was made principally on the basis of the 
     appointee's integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, 
     auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, 
     public administration, or investigations.
       (C) Assigned functions.--Each inspector general appointed 
     under subparagraph (A) is authorized to--
       (i) make investigations and reports relating to the 
     administration of the programs and operations of the agency 
     concerned;
       (ii) have access to all records, documents, and other 
     available materials relating to those programs and operations 
     of the agency concerned; and
       (iii) have direct and prompt access to any official of the 
     agency concerned.
       (D) Complaints.--Each designated specialized agency has 
     procedures in place designed to protect the identity of, and 
     to prevent reprisals against, any staff member making a 
     complaint or disclosing information to, or cooperating in any 
     investigation or inspection by, the inspector general of the 
     agency.
       (E) Compliance with recommendations.--Each designated 
     specialized agency has in place procedures designed to ensure 
     compliance with the recommendations of the inspector general 
     of the agency.
       (F) Availability of reports.--Each designated specialized 
     agency has in place procedures to ensure that all annual and 
     other relevant reports submitted by the inspector general to 
     the agency are made available to the member states without 
     modification except to the extent necessary to protect the 
     privacy rights of individuals.
       (3) New budget procedures for the united nations.--The 
     United Nations has established and is implementing budget 
     procedures that--
       (A) require the maintenance of a budget not in excess of 
     the level agreed to by the General Assembly at the beginning 
     of each United Nations budgetary biennium, unless increases 
     are agreed to by consensus; and
       (B) require the systemwide identification of expenditures 
     by functional categories such as personnel, travel, and 
     equipment.
       (4) Sunset policy for certain united nations programs.--
       (A) Existing authority.--The Secretary General and the 
     Director General of each designated specialized agency have 
     used their existing authorities to require program managers 
     within the United Nations Secretariat and the Secretariats of 
     the designated specialized agencies to conduct evaluations of 
     United Nations programs approved by the General Assembly and 
     of programs of the designated specialized agencies in 
     accordance with the standardized methodology referred to in 
     subparagraph (B).
       (B) Development of evaluation criteria.--
       (i) United nations.--The Office of Internal Oversight 
     Services has developed a standardized methodology for the 
     evaluation of United Nations programs approved by the General 
     Assembly, including specific criteria for determining the 
     continuing relevance and effectiveness of the programs.
       (ii) Designated specialized agencies.--Patterned on the 
     work of the Office of Internal Oversight Services of the 
     United Nations, each designated specialized agency has 
     developed a standardized methodology for the evaluation of 
     programs of designated specialized agencies, including 
     specific criteria for determining the continuing relevance 
     and effectiveness of the programs.
       (C) Procedures.--Consistent with the July 16, 1997, 
     recommendations of the Secretary General of the United 
     Nations regarding a sunset policy and results-based budgeting 
     for United Nations programs, the United Nations and each 
     designated specialized agency has established and is 
     implementing procedures--
       (i) requiring the Secretary General or the Director General 
     of the agency, as the case may be, to report on the results 
     of evaluations referred to in this paragraph, including the 
     identification of programs that have met criteria for 
     continuing relevance and effectiveness and proposals to 
     terminate or modify programs that have not met such criteria; 
     and
       (ii) authorizing an appropriate body within the United 
     Nations or the agency, as the case may be, to review each 
     evaluation referred to in this paragraph and report to the 
     General Assembly on means of improving the program concerned 
     or on terminating the program.
       (D) United states policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States to seek adoption by the United Nations of a 
     resolution requiring that each United Nations program 
     approved by the General Assembly, and to seek adoption by 
     each designated specialized agency of a resolution requiring 
     that each program of the agency, be subject to an evaluation 
     referred to in this paragraph and have a specific termination 
     date so that the program will not be renewed unless the 
     evaluation demonstrates the continuing relevance and 
     effectiveness of the program.
       (E) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     ``United Nations program approved by the General Assembly'' 
     means a program approved by the General Assembly of the 
     United Nations, which is administered or funded by the United 
     Nations.
       (5) United nations advisory committee on administrative and 
     budgetary questions.--
       (A) In general.--The United States has a seat on the United 
     Nations Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary 
     Questions or the five largest member contributors each have a 
     seat on the Advisory Committee.

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       (B) Definition.--As used in this paragraph, the term ``5 
     largest member contributors'' means the 5 United Nations 
     member states that, during a United Nations budgetary 
     biennium, have more total assessed contributions than any 
     other United Nations member state to the aggregate of the 
     United Nations regular budget and the budget (or budgets) for 
     United Nations peacekeeping operations.
       (6) Access by the general accounting office.--The United 
     Nations has in effect procedures providing access by the 
     United States General Accounting Office to United Nations 
     financial data to assist the Office in performing nationally 
     mandated reviews of United Nations operations.
       (7) Personnel.--
       (A) Appointment and service of personnel.--The Secretary 
     General--
       (i) has established and is implementing procedures that 
     ensure that staff employed by the United Nations is appointed 
     on the basis of merit consistent with Article 101 of the 
     United Nations Charter; and
       (ii) is enforcing those contractual obligations requiring 
     worldwide availability of all professional staff of the 
     United Nations to serve and be relocated based on the needs 
     of the United Nations.
       (B) Code of conduct.--The General Assembly has adopted, and 
     the Secretary General has the authority to enforce and is 
     effectively enforcing, a code of conduct binding on all 
     United Nations personnel, including the requirement of 
     financial disclosure statements binding on senior United 
     Nations personnel and the establishment of rules against 
     nepotism that are binding on all United Nations personnel.
       (C) Personnel evaluation system.--The United Nations has 
     adopted and is enforcing a personnel evaluation system.
       (D) Periodic assessments.--The United Nations has 
     established and is implementing a mechanism to conduct 
     periodic assessments of the United Nations payroll to 
     determine total staffing, and the results of such assessments 
     are reported in an unabridged form to the General Assembly.
       (E) Review of united nations allowance system.--The United 
     States has completed a thorough review of the United Nations 
     personnel allowance system. The review shall include a 
     comparison of that system with the United States civil 
     service, and shall make recommendations to reduce 
     entitlements to allowances and allowance funding levels from 
     the levels in effect on January 1, 1998.
       (8) Reduction in budget authorities.--The designated 
     specialized agencies have achieved a negative growth budget 
     in their biennium budgets for 2000-01 from the 1998-99 
     biennium budget levels of the respective agencies.
       (9) New budget procedures and financial regulations.--Each 
     designated specialized agency has established procedures to--
       (A) require the maintenance of a budget that does not 
     exceed the level agreed to by the member states of the 
     organization at the beginning of each budgetary biennium, 
     unless increases are agreed to by consensus;
       (B) require the identification of expenditures by 
     functional categories such as personnel, travel, and 
     equipment; and
       (C) require approval by the member states of the agency's 
     supplemental budget requests to the Secretariat in advance of 
     expenditures under those requests.

                  CHAPTER 2--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2341. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION ON RELATION TO EXISTING 
                   LAWS.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this 
     title may be construed to make available funds in violation 
     of any provision of law containing a specific prohibition or 
     restriction on the use of the funds, including section 114 of 
     the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 
     and 1985 (22 U.S.C. 287e note) and section 151 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 
     U.S.C. 287e note), and section 404 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e 
     note).

     SEC. 2342. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENTS RELATING TO UNIDO AND 
                   OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FROM WHICH 
                   THE UNITED STATES HAS WITHDRAWN OR RESCINDED 
                   FUNDING.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
     division shall be used to pay any arrearage for--
       (1) the United Nations Industrial Development Organization;
       (2) any costs to merge that organization into the United 
     Nations;
       (3) the costs associated with any other organization of the 
     United Nations from which the United States has withdrawn 
     including the costs of the merger of such organization into 
     the United Nations; or
       (4) the World Tourism Organization, or any other 
     international organization with respect to which Congress has 
     rescinded funding.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     For consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, 
     and modifications committed to conference:
     Benjamin A. Gilman,
     Henry Hyde,
     Christopher H. Smith,
     For consideration of the House bill (except title XXI) and 
     the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     William Goodling,
     Dan Burton,
     Doug Bereuter,
                                Managers on the part of the House.
     Jesse Helms,
     Paul Coverdell,
     Chuck Hagel,
     Rod Grams,
                               Managers on the part of the Senate.
  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection and, under the operation 
thereof, the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.26.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3246

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 393):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3246) to assist small businesses and labor 
     organizations in defending themselves against government 
     bureaucracy; to ensure that employees entitled to 
     reinstatement get their jobs back quickly; to protect the 
     right of employers to have a hearing to present their case in 
     certain representation cases; and to prevent the use of the 
     National Labor Relations Act for the purpose of disrupting or 
     inflicting economic harm on employers. The first reading of 
     the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. After 
     general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
     under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as 
     read. No amendment shall be in order except those printed in 
     the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution. Each amendment may be offered only in the order 
     printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
     designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 
     be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
     shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 
     to a demand for division of the question in the House or in 
     the Committee of the Whole. The chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
     on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DREIER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

220

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

185

para.26.16                    [Roll No. 76]

                                YEAS--220

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas

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     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Bonilla
     Brown (FL)
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Crapo
     Diaz-Balart
     Engel
     Ford
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Millender-McDonald
     Payne
     Rangel
     Royce
     Waters
     Yates
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.26.17  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight, Friday, March 27, 
1998, to file a privileged report on the bill making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.26.18  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight, Friday, March 27, 
1998, to file a privileged report on the bill making supplemental 
appropriations for fiscal year 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.26.19  fairness for small business and employees

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 
393 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 3246) to assist small businesses and labor organizations in 
defending themselves against government bureaucracy; to ensure that 
employees entitled to reinstatement get their jobs back quickly; to 
protect the right of employers to have a hearing to present their case 
in certain representation cases; and to prevent the use of the National 
Labor Relations Act for the purpose of disrupting or inflicting economic 
harm on employers.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. McCOLLUM as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

para.26.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GOODLING:

       Page 4, line 17, before the first period, insert ``, 
     including the right to self-organization, to form, join, or 
     assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through 
     representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other 
     concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining 
     or other mutual aid or protection''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

398

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.26.21                    [Roll No. 77]

                                AYES--398

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick

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     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Bonilla
     Brown (FL)
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Crapo
     Engel
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Markey
     McDade
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Millender-McDonald
     Payne
     Rangel
     Rogers
     Royce
     Sherman
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Waters
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. McCOLLUM, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 393, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Small Business 
     and Employees Act of 1998''.
                      TITLE I--TRUTH IN EMPLOYMENT

     SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that:
       (1) An atmosphere of trust and civility in labor-management 
     relationships is essential to a productive workplace and a 
     healthy economy.
       (2) The tactic of using professional union organizers and 
     agents to infiltrate a targeted employer's workplace, a 
     practice commonly referred to as ``salting'' has evolved into 
     an aggressive form of harassment not contemplated when the 
     National Labor Relations Act was enacted and threatens the 
     balance of rights which is fundamental to our system of 
     collective bargaining.
       (3) Increasingly, union organizers are seeking employment 
     with nonunion employers not because of a desire to work for 
     such employers but primarily to organize the employees of 
     such employers or to inflict economic harm specifically 
     designed to put nonunion competitors out of business, or to 
     do both.
       (4) While no employer may discriminate against employees 
     based upon the views of employees concerning collective 
     bargaining, an employer should have the right to expect job 
     applicants to be primarily interested in utilizing the skills 
     of the applicants to further the goals of the business of the 
     employer.

     SEC. 102. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to preserve the balance of rights between employers, 
     employees, and labor organizations which is fundamental to 
     our system of collective bargaining;
       (2) to preserve the rights of workers to organize, or 
     otherwise engage in concerted activities protected under the 
     National Labor Relations Act; and
       (3) to alleviate pressure on employers to hire individuals 
     who seek or gain employment in order to disrupt the workplace 
     of the employer or otherwise inflict economic harm designed 
     to put the employer out of business.

     SEC. 103. PROTECTION OF EMPLOYER RIGHTS.

       Section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 
     158(a)) is amended by adding after and below paragraph (5) 
     the following:
     ``Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring 
     an employer to employ any person who is not a bona fide 
     employee applicant, in that such person seeks or has sought 
     employment with the employer with the primary purpose of 
     furthering another employment or agency status: Provided, 
     That this sentence shall not affect the rights and 
     responsibilities under this Act of any employee who is or was 
     a bona fide employee applicant, including the right to self-
     organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, 
     to bargain collectively through representatives of their own 
     choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the 
     purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or 
     protection.''.
                         TITLE II--FAIR HEARING

     SEC. 201. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Bargaining unit determinations by their nature require 
     the type of fact-specific analysis that only case-by-case 
     adjudication allows.
       (2) The National Labor Relations Board has for decades held 
     hearings to determine the appropriateness of certifying a 
     single location bargaining unit.
       (3) The imprecision of a blanket rule limiting the factors 
     considered material to determining the appropriateness of a 
     single location bargaining unit detracts from the National 
     Labor Relations Act's goal of promoting stability in labor 
     relations.

     SEC. 202. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to ensure that the National 
     Labor Relations Board conducts a hearing process and specific 
     analysis of whether or not a single location bargaining unit 
     is appropriate, given all of the relevant facts and 
     circumstances of a particular case.

     SEC. 203. REPRESENTATIVES AND ELECTIONS.

       Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 
     159(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) If a petition for an election requests the Board to 
     certify a unit which includes the employees employed at one 
     or more facilities of a multi-facility employer, and in the 
     absence of an agreement by the parties (stipulation for 
     certification upon consent election or agreement for consent 
     election) regarding the appropriateness of the bargaining 
     unit at issue for purposes of subsection (b), the Board shall 
     provide for a hearing upon due notice to determine the 
     appropriateness of the bargaining unit. In making its 
     determination, the Board shall consider functional 
     integration, centralized control, common skills, functions 
     and working conditions, permanent and temporary employee 
     interchange, geographical separation, local autonomy, the 
     number of employees, bargaining history, and such other 
     factors as the Board considers appropriate.''.
                       TITLE III--JUSTICE ON TIME

     SEC. 301. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) An employee has a right under the National Labor 
     Relations Act to be free from discrimination with regard to 
     hire or tenure of employment or any term or condition of 
     employment to encourage or discourage membership in any labor 
     organization. The Congress, the National Labor Relations 
     Board, and the courts have recognized that the discharge of 
     an employee to encourage or discourage union membership has a 
     particularly chilling effect on the exercise of rights 
     provided under section 7.
       (2) Although an employee who has been discharged because of 
     support or lack of support for a labor organization has a 
     right to be reinstated to the previously held position with 
     backpay, reinstatement is often ordered months and even years 
     after the initial discharge due to the lengthy delays in the 
     processing of unfair labor practice charges by the National 
     Labor Relations Board and to the several layers of appeal 
     under the National Labor Relations Act.
       (3) In order to minimize the chilling effect on the 
     exercise of rights provided under section 7 caused by an 
     unlawful discharge and to maximize the effectiveness of the 
     remedies for unlawful discrimination under the National Labor 
     Relations Act, the National Labor Relations Board should 
     resolve in a timely manner all unfair labor practice 
     complaints alleging that an employee has been unlawfully 
     discharged to encourage or discourage membership in a labor 
     organization.
       (4) Expeditious resolution of such complaints would benefit 
     all parties not only by ensuring swift justice, but also by 
     reducing the costs of litigation and backpay awards.

     SEC. 302. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to ensure that the National 
     Labor Relations Board resolves in a timely manner all unfair 
     labor practice complaints alleging that an employee has been 
     unlawfully discharged to encourage or discourage membership 
     in a labor organization.

     SEC. 303. TIMELY RESOLUTION.

       Section 10(m) of the National Labor Relations Act is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Whenever a complaint is issued as provided in subsection 
     (b) upon a charge that any person has engaged in or is 
     engaging in an unfair labor practice within the meaning of 
     subsection (a)(3) or (b)(2) of section 8 involving an 
     unlawful discharge, the Board shall state its findings of 
     fact and issue and cause to be served on such person an order 
     requiring such person to cease and desist from such unfair 
     labor practice and to take such affirmative action, including 
     reinstatement of an employee with or without backpay, as will 
     effectuate the policies of this Act, or shall state its 
     findings of fact and issue an

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     order dismissing the said complaint, not later than 365 days 
     after the filing of the unfair labor practice charge with the 
     Board except in cases of extreme complexity. The Board shall 
     submit a report annually to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate 
     regarding any cases pending for more than 1 year, including 
     an explanation of the factors contributing to such a delay 
     and recommendations for prompt resolution of such cases.''.

     SEC. 304. REGULATIONS.

       The Board may issue such regulations as are necessary to 
     carry out the purposes of this title.
                        TITLE IV--ATTORNEYS FEES

     SEC. 401. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
       (1) Certain small businesses and labor organizations are at 
     a great disadvantage in terms of expertise and resources when 
     facing actions brought by the National Labor Relations Board.
       (2) The attempt to ``level the playing field'' for small 
     businesses and labor organizations by means of the Equal 
     Access to Justice Act has proven ineffective and has been 
     underutilized by these small entities in their actions before 
     the National Labor Relations Board.
       (3) The greater expertise and resources of the National 
     Labor Relations Board as compared with those of small 
     businesses and labor organizations necessitate a standard 
     that awards fees and costs to certain small entities when 
     they prevail against the National Labor Relations Board.
       (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this title--
       (1) to ensure that certain small businesses and labor 
     organizations will not be deterred from seeking review of, or 
     defending against, actions brought against them by the 
     National Labor Relations Board because of the expense 
     involved in securing vindication of their rights;
       (2) to reduce the disparity in resources and expertise 
     between certain small businesses and labor organizations and 
     the National Labor Relations Board; and
       (3) to make the National Labor Relations Board more 
     accountable for its enforcement actions against certain small 
     businesses and labor organizations by awarding fees and costs 
     to these entities when they prevail against the National 
     Labor Relations Board.

     SEC. 402. AMENDMENT TO NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT.

       The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 and 
     following) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


                 ``awards of attorneys' fees and costs

       ``Sec. 20. (a) Administrative Proceedings.--An employer 
     who, or a labor organization that--
       ``(1) is the prevailing party in an adversary adjudication 
     conducted by the Board under this or any other Act, and
       ``(2) had not more than 100 employees and a net worth of 
     not more than $1,400,000 at the time the adversary 
     adjudication was initiated,
     shall be awarded fees and other expenses as a prevailing 
     party under section 504 of title 5, United States Code, in 
     accordance with the provisions of that section, but without 
     regard to whether the position of the Board was substantially 
     justified or special circumstances make an award unjust. For 
     purposes of this subsection, the term `adversary 
     adjudication' has the meaning given that term in section 
     504(b)(1)(C) of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(b) Court Proceedings.--An employer who, or a labor 
     organization that--
       ``(1) is the prevailing party in a civil action, including 
     proceedings for judicial review of agency action by the 
     Board, brought by or against the Board, and
       ``(2) had not more than 100 employees and a net worth of 
     not more than $1,400,000 at the time the civil action was 
     filed,
      shall be awarded fees and other expenses as a prevailing 
     party under section 2412(d) of title 28, United States Code, 
     in accordance with the provisions of that section, but 
     without regard to whether the position of the United States 
     was substantially justified or special circumstances make an 
     award unjust. Any appeal of a determination of fees pursuant 
     to subsection (a) or this subsection shall be determined 
     without regard to whether the position of the United States 
     was substantially justified or special circumstances make an 
     award unjust.''.

     SEC. 403. APPLICABILITY.

       (a) Agency Proceedings.--Subsection (a) of section 20 of 
     the National Labor Relations Act, as added by section 402 of 
     this Act, applies to agency proceedings commenced on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Court Proceedings.--Subsection (b) of section 20 of the 
     National Labor Relations Act, as added by section 402 of this 
     Act, applies to civil actions commenced on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CLAY demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

202

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affirmative

Nays

200

para.26.22                    [Roll No. 78]

                                AYES--202

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

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                             NOT VOTING--29

     Bonilla
     Brown (FL)
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Crapo
     Engel
     Ford
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     McDade
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Millender-McDonald
     Payne
     Rangel
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Waters
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.26.23  order of business--consideration of h.r. 2515

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Oregon, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the following resolution (H. Res. 394) be considered as 
adopted:

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2515) to address the declining health of 
     forests on Federal lands in the United States through a 
     program of recovery and protection consistent with the 
     requirements of existing public land management and 
     environmental laws, to establish a program to inventory, 
     monitor, and analyze public and private forests and their 
     resources, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
     bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Agriculture. After general debate 
     the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
     minute rule. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the 
     Committee on Agriculture now printed in the bill, it shall be 
     in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
     amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 3530. 
     Each section of that amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     shall be considered as read. Points of order against that 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply 
     with clause 7 of rule XVI or clause 5(a) of rule XXI are 
     waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the 
     chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and reduce to five minutes the minimum time for 
     electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  Ordered further, That during consideration of the bill (H.R. 2515) to 
address the declining health of forests on Federal lands in the United 
States through a program of recovery and protection consistent with the 
requirements of existing public land management and environmental laws, 
to establish a program to inventory, monitor, and analyze public and 
private forests and their resources, and for other purposes, in the 
Committee of the Whole pursuant to that resolution; (1) the amendment 
in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text be 
considered as read; and (2) after general debate, the bill be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule for a period not to 
extend beyond 1:30 p.m. on Friday March 27, 1998.

para.26.24  additional cosponsors--h.r. 2009

  Mrs. CAPPS, by unanimous consent, was authorized to be considered as 
the first sponsor of the bill (H.R. 2009) to amend the Social Security 
Act to waive the 24 month waiting period for Medicare coverage of 
individuals disabled with amytrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), to provide 
Medicare coverage of drugs used for treatment of ALS, and to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to increase Federal funding for research on 
ALS, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprints 
pursuant to clause 4 of rule XXII.

para.26.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. GILLMOR, for today ;
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today after 2 p.m.; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 4:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.26.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GANSKE, at 11 o'clock and 17 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.26.27  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of the rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered 
to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as 
follows:

       Mr. SPENCE: Committee on National Security, H.R. 2786. A 
     bill to authorize additional appropriations for the 
     Department of Defense for ballistic missile defenses and 
     other measures to counter the emerging threat posed to the 
     United States and its allies in the Middle East and Persian 
     Gulf region by the development and deployment of ballistic 
     missiles by Iran; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-468 Pt. 1).

para.26.28  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 2786. Referral to the Committee on International 
     Relations extended for a period ending not later than March 
     26, 1998.

para.26.29  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on International 
Relations discharged from further consideration. H.R. 2786 referred to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered 
to be printed.

para.26.30  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 3558. A bill to provide that the exception for certain 
     real estate investment trusts from the treatment of stapled 
     entities shall apply only to existing property, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Pease, Mr. Graham, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Delahunt):
       H.R. 3559. A bill to modify the application of the 
     antitrust laws with respect to obtaining video programming 
     for multichannel distribution, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 3560. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a 
     pilot program for personalized retirement security through 
     personal retirement savings accounts to allow for more 
     control by individuals over their Social Security retirement 
     income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Frost, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Fattah, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Vento, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Leach, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Scott):
       H.R. 3561. A bill to extend for five years the 
     authorization of appropriations for the programs under the 
     National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic 
     Volunteer Service Act of 1973, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3562. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax to C corporations 
     which have substantial employee ownership and to encourage 
     stock ownership by employees by excluding from gross income 
     stock paid as

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     compensation for services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and 
             Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 3563. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow taxpayers to designate that part or all of any 
     income tax refund be paid over for use in biomedical research 
     conducted through the National Institutes of Health; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky:
       H.R. 3564. A bill to exclude the receipts and disbursements 
     of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund from the budget of the 
     United States Government, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Buyer, 
             Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Gekas):
       H.R. 3565. A bill to amend Part L of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAPPAS:
       H.R. 3566. A bill to establish a pilot program to 
     facilitate the protection and preservation of remaining open 
     space and farmland in the mid-Atlantic States; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Coyne):
       H.R. 3567. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for equitable payments to home health 
     agencies under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Wise, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 3568. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit group and 
     individual health plans from imposing treatment limitations 
     or financial requirements on the coverage of mental health 
     benefits and on the coverage of substance abuse and chemical 
     dependency benefits if similar limitations or requirements 
     are not imposed on medical and surgical benefits; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 3569. A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over certain parcels of public domain land in Lake County, 
     Oregon, to facilitate management of the land, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Torres):
       H.R. 3570. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to exclude clinical social worker services from 
     coverage under the Medicare skilled nursing facility 
     prospective payment system; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Scott, Mr. Goode, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. 
             Goodlatte):
       H. Con. Res. 251. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     to commemorate the life of George Washington and his 
     contributions to the Nation; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Filner, Ms. Furse, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Klink, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Porter, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey):
       H. Con. Res. 252. Concurrent resolution relating to a 
     United States initiative to help resolve the situation in 
     Cyprus; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H. Con. Res. 253. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued in honor of the 150th anniversary of the 
     presence of Fort Bliss in the El Paso, Texas, area; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Manton, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Hastert):
       H. Res. 398. A resolution urging the President to 
     expeditiously procure and provide three UH-60L Blackhawk 
     utility helicopters to the Colombian National Police solely 
     for the purpose of assisting the Colombian National Police to 
     perform their responsibilities to reduce and eliminate the 
     production of illicit drugs in Colombia and the trafficking 
     of such illicit drugs, including the trafficking of drugs 
     such as heroin and cocaine to the United States; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Riggs, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Graham, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Bateman, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. Sununu):
       H. Res. 399. A resolution urging the Congress and the 
     President to work to fully fund the Federal Government's 
     obligation under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 

para.26.31  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 26: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Kildee and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Upton, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
     Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Coble, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
     Weller, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Petri, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Tiahrt, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Berry, and Mr. 
     Bliley.
       H.R. 536: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Thune and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 1023: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1032: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1061: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hill, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1415: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Snyder and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 1577: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1737: Mr. Jackson and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Stokes, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
     Clayton, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 2020: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 2094: Mrs. Tauscher and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2103: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2120: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2125: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 2359: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. 
     Abercrombie.
       H.R. 2488: Mr. Sessions, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. Christian-
     Green.
       H.R. 2497: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 2568: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 2598: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 2670: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2804: Mr. Watt of North Carolina and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Aderholt, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Boswell, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Baldacci, and Ms. 
     Danner.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Camp and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Klug, and Mr. 
     McIntyre.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Klug, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Miller of California, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. 
     Gejdenson.
       H.R. 2942: Mr. Mica and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 2963 Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Allen, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Doyle, 
     Ms. Carson, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
     Pallone.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Filner and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3048: Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 3126: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
     Mr. Bliley, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Rahall, 
     Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mr. Klink, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Hefner, 
     Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 3205: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. McNulty.

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       H.R. 3236: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Green, Ms. Furse, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Knollenberg, 
     Mr. Borski, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 3241: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 3251: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Frost, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Baldacci, and 
     Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 3265: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 3267: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
     Ewing, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. King of New 
     York.
       H.R. 3269: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 3270: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3284: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 3298: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 3313: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 3320: Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Jackson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Allen, 
     Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3331: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 3334: Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 3342: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Mica, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. 
     Knollenberg.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 3511: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 3523: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Costello, 
     Mr. Forbes, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Riley, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. 
     Pallone.
       H.R. 3530: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 3538: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Filner, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3552: Mr. Istook, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3555: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 3557: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.J. Res. 108: Mr. Duncan.
       H.J. Res. 111: Mr. Bryant.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Smith of Texas and Mr. Baesler.
       H. Con. Res. 162: Mr. Towns.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H. Con. Res. 212: Mr. Combest, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Wicker.
       H. Con. Res. 248: Mr. Green.
       H. Res. 247: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.

para.26.32  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 981: Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Nethercutt.


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                       FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1998 (27)

para.27.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. 
EMERSON, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 27, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jo Ann Emerson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.27.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, March 26, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.27.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8273. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, New York, 
     Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin; 
     Assessment Rate and Establishment of Late Payment and 
     Interest Charges on Delinquent Assessments [Docket No. FV97-
     930-1 FIR] received March 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8274. A letter from the Administrator, Agriculture 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Voluntary Shell Egg Regulations 
     [Docket No. PY-97-003] received March 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8275. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bifenthrin; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300630; FRL-5779-
     1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8276. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drug Products 
     Containing Quinine for the Treatment and/or Prevention of 
     Malaria for Over-the-Counter Human Use [Docket No. 94N-0355] 
     received March 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       8277. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Emissions: Group IV 
     Polymers and Resins [AD-FRL-5988-5] (RIN: 2060-AH47) received 
     March 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8278. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plan; Colorado; 
     PM10 and NOx Mobile Source Emission Budget Plans for Denver, 
     Colorado [CO-001-0022 and CO-001-0023; FRL-5981-4] received 
     March 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8279. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Interim Final 
     Determination that State has Corrected the Deficiency; State 
     of California; San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 207-0068b; FRL-5987-3] received March 
     25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8280. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Oregon [OR-69-7284a; 
     FRL-5984-7] received March 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8281. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans and Redesignation 
     of California's Ten Federal Carbon Monoxide Planning Areas 
     [CA 041-0067b; FRL-5983-9] received March 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8282. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Maricopa County [AZ 059-0011; 
     FRL-5988-9] received March 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8283. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revisions to Reporting 
     Regulations Under TSCA Section 8(d) [OPPTS-42188B; FRL-5750-
     4] (RIN: 2070-AD17) received March 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8284. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Emission Standards for 
     Locomotives and Locomotive Engines [FRL-5939-7] (RIN: 2060-
     AD33) received March 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8285. A letter from the Interim District of Columbia 
     Auditor, District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of a 
     report entitled ``District's Department of Public Works 
     Improperly Collected and Retained Millions In Parking Ticket 
     Overpayments,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8286. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting the 
     Department of the Army's Civil Works Program Strategic Plan 
     FY 1999--FY 2004, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8287. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a monthly listing of new 
     investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight. 

para.27.4  forest recovery and protection

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to House Resolution 
394 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2515) to address the declining health of forests on Federal 
lands in the United States through a program of recovery and protection 
consistent with the requirements of existing public land management and 
environmental laws, to establish a program to inventory, monitor, and 
analyze public and private forests and their resources, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. COLLINS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

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para.27.5  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BOEHLERT to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. BOEHLERT:

       In the last line of the amendment, insert after ``law'' the 
     following: ``or policy that is in effect or has been proposed 
     in the Federal Register by the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.''

  Amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of Oregon:

       On page 29, beginning on line 15, strike paragraph (4) and 
     insert instead:
       ``(4) Prohibition on use of any funds to construction 
     roads.--For purposes of recovery projects authorized by this 
     Act, amounts in the Fund shall not be used, either directly 
     through direct allocations from the Fund, or indirectly 
     through allocations to recovery projects from other Forest 
     Service accounts, for the construction of roads, in those 
     areas within the recovery project where the construction of 
     roads would be prohibited by any Federal environmental law or 
     the applicable land management plan.''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

200

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affirmative

Nays

187

para.27.6                     [Roll No. 79]

                                AYES--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--187

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--43

     Becerra
     Berry
     Bonilla
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Christensen
     Clay
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Ford
     Frost
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hinojosa
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Millender-McDonald
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Rogers
     Royce
     Sanchez
     Smith (TX)
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment to the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 
394, reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by 
the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Forest 
     Recovery and Protection Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. National Pilot Program of Forest Recovery and Protection.
Sec. 5. Scientific Advisory Panel.
Sec. 6. Advance recovery projects.
Sec. 7. Monitoring plan.
Sec. 8. Forest Recovery and Protection Fund.
Sec. 9. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 10. Audit requirements.
Sec. 11. Forest inventorying and analysis.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) There are tradeoffs in values associated with 
     proactive, passive, or delayed forest management. The values 
     gained by proactive management outweigh the values gained by 
     delayed or passive management of certain Federal forest 
     lands.
       (2) Increases in both the number and severity of wildfire, 
     insect infestation, and disease outbreaks on Federal forest 
     lands are occurring as a result of high tree densities, 
     species composition, and structure that are outside the 
     historic range of variability. These disturbances cause or 
     contribute to significant soil erosion, degradation of air 
     and water quality, loss of watershed values, habitat loss, 
     and damage to other forest resources.
       (3) Serious destruction or degradation of important forest 
     resources occurs in all regions of the United States. 
     Management activities to restore and protect these resources 
     in perpetuity are needed in each region and should be 
     designed to address region-specific needs.
       (4) According to the Chief of the United States Forest 
     Service, between 35 and 40 million of the 191 million acres 
     of Federal forest lands managed by the Forest Service are at 
     an unacceptable risk of destruction by catastrophic wildfire. 
     The condition of these forests can pose a significant threat 
     of destruction to human life and property as well as to the 
     habitat for fish and wildlife (including threatened and 
     endangered species), public recreation areas, timber, 
     watersheds, and other important forest resources.
       (5) Restoration and protection of important forest 
     resources require active forest management involving a range 
     of management activities, including thinning, salvage, 
     prescribed fire (after appropriate thinning), sanitation and 
     other insect and disease control, riparian and other habitat 
     improvement, soil stabilization and other water quality 
     improvement, and seedling planting and protection.
       (6) Many national forest units of the National Forest 
     System have an increasing backlog of unfunded projects to 
     restore and protect degraded forest resources. Adequate 
     funding, structured so as to maximize the allocation of 
     monies for on-the-ground

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     projects, is needed to address this backlog in an efficient, 
     cost-effective way.
       (7) A comprehensive, nationwide effort is needed to restore 
     and protect important forest resources in an organized, 
     timely, and scientific manner. There should be immediate 
     action to improve the areas of Federal forest lands where 
     serious resource degradation has been thoroughly identified 
     and assessed or where serious resource destruction or 
     degradation by natural disturbance is imminent.
       (8) Congress and the Comptroller General have identified 
     the need to increase agency accountability for achieving 
     measurable results at all levels of government, both in the 
     management of fiscal resources and in carrying out statutory 
     mandates. Additional funding to address the backlog of 
     recovery projects in the National Forest System must, 
     therefore, be accompanied by performance standards and 
     accountability mechanisms that will clearly demonstrate the 
     results achieved by any additional investment of taxpayer 
     dollars.
       (9) Frequent forest inventory and analysis of the status 
     and trends in the conditions of forests and their resources 
     are needed to identify and reverse the destruction or 
     degradation of important forest resources in a timely and 
     effective manner. The present average 12- to 15-year cycle of 
     forest inventory and analysis to comply with existing 
     statutory requirements is too prolonged to provide forest 
     managers with the data necessary to make timely and effective 
     management decisions, particularly decisions responsive to 
     changing forest conditions.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this Act:
       (1) Federal forest lands.--The term ``Federal forest 
     lands'' means lands within the national forest units of the 
     National Forest System.
       (2) Fund.--The terms ``Forest Recovery and Protection 
     Fund'' and ``Fund'' mean the fund established under section 
     8.
       (3) Implementation date.--The term ``implementation date'' 
     means January 15, 2000, or the first day of the 19th full 
     month following the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     whichever is later. However, if the implementation date under 
     the second option would occur within six months of the next 
     January 15, the Secretary may designate that January 15 as 
     the implementation date.
       (4) Land management plan.--The term ``land management 
     plan'' means a land and resource management plan prepared by 
     the Forest Service pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and 
     Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 
     1604) for Federal forest lands under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture.
       (5) National pilot program.--The term ``national pilot 
     program'' means the National Pilot Program of Forest Recovery 
     and Protection required by section 4.
       (6) Overhead expenses.--The terms ``overhead expenses'' and 
     ``overhead'' mean--
       (A) common services and indirect expenses, as such terms 
     are defined by expense items 1-10 in Appendix E of the United 
     States Forest Service Timber Cost Efficiency Study Final 
     Report, dated April 16, 1993 (pages 125-126);
       (B) direct and indirect general administration expenses, as 
     such terms are identified in Appendix D of the United States 
     Forest Service Forest Management Program Annual Report, 
     Fiscal Year 1996 (FS-614), dated December, 1997 (pages 110-
     111); and
       (C) any other cost of line management or program support 
     that cannot be directly attributable to specific projects or 
     programs.
       (7) Recovery area.--The term ``recovery area'' means a 
     national forest unit of the National Forest System, 
     identified by the Secretary under section 4(c)--
       (A) that has experienced disturbances from wildfires, 
     insect infestations, disease, wind, flood, or other causes, 
     which have caused or contributed to significant soil erosion, 
     degradation of water quality, loss of watershed values, 
     habitat loss, or damage to other forest resources of the 
     area; or
       (B) in which the forest structure, function, or composition 
     has been altered so as to increase substantially the 
     likelihood of wildfire, insect infestation, or disease in the 
     area and the consequent risks of damage to soils, water 
     quality, watershed values, habitat, and other forest 
     resources from wildfire, insect infestation, disease, wind, 
     flood, or other causes.
       (8) Recovery project.--The term ``recovery project'' means 
     a project to improve, restore, or protect forest resources 
     within an identified recovery area, including the following 
     types of projects: riparian restoration; treatments to reduce 
     stand density for the purpose of reducing risk of 
     catastrophic loss; soil stabilization and other water quality 
     improvement; removal of dead trees or trees being damaged by 
     injurious agents other than competition; prescribed fire; 
     integrated pest management, including the removal of trees to 
     improve stand health by stopping or reducing actual or 
     anticipated spread of insects or disease; vegetative 
     treatments and other habitat improvement activities; and 
     seedling planting and protection.
       (9) Scientific advisory panel.--The term ``Scientific 
     Advisory Panel'' means the advisory panel appointed under 
     section 5.
       (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest 
     Service.

     SEC. 4. NATIONAL PILOT PROGRAM OF FOREST RECOVERY AND 
                   PROTECTION.

       (a) National Pilot Program Required.--Not later than the 
     implementation date, the Secretary shall commence a national 
     pilot program to restore and protect forest resources located 
     on Federal forest lands in the United States through the 
     performance of recovery projects in identified recovery 
     areas.
       (b) Standards and Criteria.--
       (1) Initial publication.--Not later than 210 days before 
     the implementation date, the Secretary shall publish in the 
     Federal Register the proposed standards and criteria to be 
     used for the identification and prioritization of recovery 
     areas. In establishing the standards and criteria, the 
     Secretary shall consider the standards and criteria 
     recommended by the Scientific Advisory Panel under section 
     5(f). The Secretary shall include in the Federal Register 
     entry required by this paragraph an explanation of any 
     significant differences between the recommendations of the 
     Scientific Advisory Panel and the standards and criteria 
     actually proposed by the Secretary.
       (2) Comment period and final publication.--Upon the 
     publication of the proposed standards and criteria under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide a 45-day period 
     for the submission of comments regarding the proposed 
     standards and criteria. Not later than 30 days after the 
     close of the comment period, the Secretary shall publish the 
     final standards and criteria in the Federal Register.
       (c) Identification of Recovery Areas.--
       (1) Initial publication.--Not later than 105 days before 
     the implementation date, the Secretary shall publish in the 
     Federal Register a list, in order of priority, of the 
     proposed recovery areas within which recovery projects are to 
     be conducted under the national program in accordance with 
     the standards and criteria established and in effect under 
     subsection (b).
       (2) Comment period and final publication.--Upon the 
     publication of the proposed recovery areas under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall provide a 45-day period for the 
     submission of comments regarding the proposed recovery areas. 
     Not later than 30 days after the close of the comment period, 
     the Secretary shall publish the final list of recovery areas, 
     in order of priority, in the Federal Register.
       (3) Modification.--The Secretary may not modify the final 
     list of recovery areas published pursuant to paragraph (2).
       (d) Annual Allocation of Amounts to Recovery Areas.--
       (1) Allocation required.--Not later than the implementation 
     date, and each January 15 thereafter, the Secretary shall 
     allocate amounts from the Forest Recovery and Protection Fund 
     to regions of the Forest Service for the purpose of 
     conducting recovery projects in recovery areas identified in 
     subsection (c). In making such allocations, the Secretary 
     shall identify the total acreage nationally that the 
     Secretary expects to be treated during the fiscal year using 
     allocated amounts.
       (2) Authorized use of amounts for multi-year projects.--
     Amounts allocated by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) 
     shall be available, without further allocation by the 
     Secretary, to carry out and administer multi-year recovery 
     projects beyond the fiscal year in which the amounts are 
     allocated by the Secretary.
       (e) Recovery Projects.--
       (1) Initiation of project level analysis.--Not later than 
     30 days after the date on which the Secretary allocates 
     amounts from the Forest Recovery and Protection Fund under 
     subsection (d), the regional forester (or the designees of 
     the regional forester) in each region to which amounts have 
     been allocated shall initiate project planning, including any 
     activities required under the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), for each recovery 
     project to be conducted during that fiscal year.
       (2) Prohibited project locations.--The regional forester 
     (or the designees of the regional forester) shall not select 
     or implement a recovery project under the authority of this 
     Act in any of the following:
       (A) Any unit of the National Wilderness Preservation System 
     or any primitive area or area identified for study for 
     possible inclusion in such system under the Wilderness Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
       (B) Any riparian area, late successional reserve, or old 
     growth area within which the implementation of recovery 
     projects is prohibited by the applicable land management 
     plan.
       (C) Any other area in which the implementation of recovery 
     projects is prohibited by law, a court order, or the 
     applicable land management plan.
       (f) Requirements for Recovery Project Selection.--In 
     selecting recovery projects as required under subsection (e), 
     the regional forester (or the designees of the regional 
     forester) in each region shall--
       (1) identify for each recovery project the total acreage 
     requiring treatment, the estimated cost of preparation and 
     implementation, and the estimated project duration;
       (2) consider the economic benefits to be provided to local 
     communities as a result of each recovery project, but only to 
     the extent that such considerations are consistent with the 
     standards and criteria for recovery areas established and in 
     effect under subsection (b) and the priorities established by 
     the ranking of recovery areas under subsection (c);
       (3) ensure that each recovery project complies with the 
     land management plan applicable to the recovery area within 
     which the recovery project will be conducted;
       (4) ensure that each recovery project is designed to be 
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     effective manner, except that a recovery project is not 
     precluded simply because the cost of preparing and 
     implementing the recovery project is likely to exceed the 
     revenue derived from the recovery project; and
       (5) ensure that each recovery project will maintain or 
     enhance the ecological functions and conditions of the forest 
     in which the project will be conducted.
       (g) Annual Report to Congress.--
       (1) Report required.--Not later than the implementation 
     date, and each January 15 thereafter, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the identification and 
     prioritization of recovery areas required under subsection 
     (c) and the allocation of amounts from the Forest Recovery 
     and Protection Fund under subsection (d).
       (2) Report contents.--Each report required under paragraph 
     (1) shall include the following:
       (A) A breakdown of the amounts allocated to each region of 
     the Forest Service under subsection (d).
       (B) The total acreage nationally expected to be treated by 
     recovery projects during the fiscal year using amounts 
     allocated under subsection (d).
       (3) Additional requirements.--After the initial report 
     required by paragraph (1), each subsequent report shall also 
     include the following:
       (A) A list, by recovery area, of the recovery projects for 
     which planning has been initiated during the prior fiscal 
     year including, for each recovery project, the following:
       (i) A description of the management objectives of the 
     project that will be monitored for implementation and 
     effectiveness using the monitoring plan established under 
     section 7.
       (ii) The total acreage requiring treatment, the estimated 
     cost of preparation and implementation, and the estimated 
     project duration.
       (iii) The total acreage treated by the recovery project 
     during the fiscal year.
       (iv) The projected economic benefits (if any) the project 
     will provide to local communities.
       (B) An explanation of the following:
       (i) Whether the planning for recovery projects during the 
     prior fiscal year was initiated within the timeframe required 
     under subsection (e)(1) and an accounting of the steps taken 
     by the Secretary relative to the projects pursuant to the 
     requirements of section 8(d); and
       (ii) An explanation of the status of recovery projects for 
     which planning was initiated in prior fiscal years.
       (C) A list, by recovery area, of the recovery projects 
     completed during the prior fiscal year including, for each 
     recovery project, a comparison of the following:
       (i) The projected and actual management objectives achieved 
     by the project, as determined using the monitoring plan 
     established and in effect under section 7.
       (ii) The projected and actual preparation and 
     implementation costs and duration of the project.
       (iii) The projected and actual economic benefits to local 
     communities provided by the project.
       (D) A description of any additional resources or 
     authorities needed by the Secretary to implement and carry 
     out the national pilot program in an efficient and cost-
     effective manner.
       (4) Notice of availability.--Not later than the 
     implementation date, and each January 15 thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of 
     availability of the most-recent report to Congress required 
     by this subsection.
       (h) Applicability of Federal Laws.--Nothing in this section 
     exempts any action authorized or required by this section 
     from any Federal law.

     SEC. 5. SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a panel of 
     scientific advisers to the Secretary to be known as the 
     ``Scientific Advisory Panel''.
       (b) Composition of Panel.--
       (1) Appointment from list of experts.--The Scientific 
     Advisory Panel shall consist of 11 members appointed as 
     provided in subsection (c) from a list, to be prepared by the 
     National Academy of Sciences, that consists of--
       (A) persons with expertise in the natural sciences who, 
     through the publication of peer-reviewed scientific 
     literature have demonstrated expertise in matters relevant to 
     forest resource management; and
       (B) State foresters (or persons with similar managerial 
     expertise) who, through the publication of peer-reviewed 
     scientific literature or other similar evidence of 
     significant scientific or professional accomplishment, have 
     demonstrated expertise in matters relevant to forest resource 
     management.
       (2) Preparation of list.--The National Academy of Sciences 
     shall prepare the list required by paragraph (1) not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. In 
     the preparation of the list, the National Academy of Sciences 
     shall consult with scientific and professional organizations 
     whose members have relevant experience in forest resource 
     management.
       (c) Appointment Process.--The members of the Scientific 
     Advisory Panel shall be selected from the list described in 
     subsection (b) as follows:
       (1) One member appointed by the Chairman of the Committee 
     on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, in 
     consultation with the ranking minority member of the 
     Committee.
       (2) One member appointed by the Chairman of the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives, in consultation 
     with the ranking minority member of the Committee.
       (3) One member appointed by the Chairman of the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, in 
     consultation with the ranking minority member of the 
     Committee.
       (4) One member appointed by the Chairman of the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, in 
     consultation with the ranking minority member of the 
     Committee.
       (5) Three members appointed by the Secretary.
       (6) Four members appointed by the National Academy of 
     Sciences.
       (d) Administrative Matters.--
       (1) Time for appointment.--Appointments of members of the 
     Scientific Advisory Panel shall be made as follows:
       (A) The appointment of members under paragraphs (1) through 
     (4) of subsection (c) shall be made within 30 days after the 
     date on which the list described in subsection (b) is first 
     made available.
       (B) The appointment of members under paragraphs (5) and (6) 
     of subsection (c) shall begin after the appointments required 
     under paragraphs (1) through (4) of such subsection have been 
     made so that the persons making the appointments under 
     paragraphs (5) and (6) of such subsection can ensure that the 
     requirement specified in subsection (e) for a balanced 
     representation of scientific disciplines on the Scientific 
     Advisory Panel is satisfied. The appointments shall be 
     completed within 60 days after the date on which the list 
     described in subsection (b) is first made available.
       (2) Term and vacancies.--A member of the Scientific 
     Advisory Panel shall be appointed for a term beginning on the 
     date of the appointment and ending on the implementation 
     date. A vacancy on the Scientific Advisory Panel shall be 
     filled within 30 days in the manner in which the original 
     appointment was made.
       (3) Commencement of activity.--The Scientific Advisory 
     Panel may commence its duties under subsection (f) as soon as 
     at least eight of the members have been appointed under 
     subsection (c). At the initial meeting, the members of the 
     Scientific Advisory Panel shall select one member to serve as 
     chairperson.
       (4) Conflict of interests.--A person may not serve as a 
     member of the Scientific Advisory Panel if the member has a 
     conflict of interest with regard to any of the duties to be 
     performed by the Scientific Advisory Panel under subsection 
     (f). Decisions regarding the existence of a conflict of 
     interest shall be made by the Scientific Advisory Panel.
       (e) Balanced Representation of Scientific Disciplines.--The 
     Scientific Advisory Panel shall include at least one 
     representative of each of the following:
       (1) Hydrologist.
       (2) Wildlife biologist.
       (3) Fisheries biologist.
       (4) Entomologist or pathologist.
       (5) Fire ecologist.
       (6) Silviculturist.
       (7) Economist.
       (8) Soil scientist.
       (9) State forester or person with similar managerial 
     expertise.
       (f) Duties In Connection With Implementation.--During the 
     period beginning on the initial meeting of the Scientific 
     Advisory Panel and ending on the implementation date, the 
     Scientific Advisory Panel shall be responsible for the 
     following:
       (1) The preparation and submission to the Secretary and the 
     Congress of recommendations regarding the standards and 
     criteria that should be used to identify and prioritize 
     recovery areas.
       (2) The preparation of and submission to the Secretary and 
     the Congress of recommendations regarding a monitoring plan 
     for the national pilot program of sufficient scope to monitor 
     the implementation and effectiveness of recovery projects 
     conducted under the national pilot program.
       (g) Considerations.--In the development of its 
     recommendations under subsection (f), the Scientific Advisory 
     Panel shall--
       (1) consult as appropriate with region-specific scientific 
     experts in forest ecology, hydrology, wildlife biology, 
     entomology, pathology, soil science, economics, social 
     sciences, and other appropriate scientific disciplines;
       (2) consider the most current peer-reviewed scientific 
     literature regarding the duties undertaken by the Panel; and
       (3) incorporate information gathered during the 
     implementation of the advance recovery projects required 
     under section 6.
       (h) Allocation of Forest Service Personnel.--The Forest 
     Service shall allocate administrative support staff to the 
     Scientific Advisory Panel to assist the Panel in the 
     performance of its duties as outlined in this section.
       (i) Federal Advisory Committee Act Compliance.--The 
     Scientific Advisory Panel shall be subject to sections 10 
     through 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
     App.).

     SEC. 6. ADVANCE RECOVERY PROJECTS.

       (a) Selection of Advance Projects.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall allocate amounts from the Forest Recovery and 
     Protection Fund to Forest Service regions for the purpose of 
     conducting a limited number (as determined by the Secretary) 
     of advance recovery projects on Federal forest

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     lands. The regional foresters of the Forest Service (or the 
     designees of the regional foresters) shall select the advance 
     recovery projects to be carried out under this section. 
     However, the selection of an advance recovery project in a 
     State shall be made in consultation with the State forester 
     of that State.
       (b) Selection Criteria.--In selecting advance recovery 
     projects, the regional foresters (and their designees) shall 
     comply with the requirements of subsections (e)(2) and (f) of 
     section 4 applicable to the selection of recovery projects 
     under the national pilot program. Priority shall be given to 
     projects on those Federal forest lands--
       (1) where the Regional Forester (in consultation with the 
     appropriate State forester) has identified a significant risk 
     of loss to human life and property or serious resource 
     degradation or destruction due to wildfire, disease epidemic, 
     severe insect infestation, wind, flood, or other causes; or
       (2) for which thorough forest resource assessments have 
     been completed, including Federal forest lands in the Pacific 
     Northwest, the Interior Columbia Basin, the Sierra Nevada, 
     the Southern Appalachian Region, and the northern forests of 
     Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York.
       (c) Initiation of Project Level Analysis.--Not later than 
     30 days after the date on which the Secretary allocates 
     amounts from the Forest Recovery and Protection Fund under 
     subsection (a), the regional forester (or the designees of 
     the regional forester) in each region to which amounts have 
     been allocated shall initiate project planning, including any 
     activities required under the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), for the advance 
     recovery projects to be conducted in that region.
       (d) Effect of Failure To Comply With Time Periods.--If the 
     deadline for the initiation of project planning specified 
     under subsection (c) is not met for any advance recovery 
     project, the Secretary may not use amounts in the Forest 
     Recovery and Protection Fund to carry out the project and 
     shall promptly reimburse the Fund for any expenditures 
     previously made from the Fund in connection with the project.
       (e) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than the 
     implementation date, and annually thereafter until completion 
     of all advance recovery projects, the Secretary shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the implementation of advance 
     recovery projects. The report shall consist of a description 
     of the accomplishments of each advance recovery project and 
     incorporate the requirements of section 4(g)(3).
       (f) Notice of Availability.--The Secretary shall publish in 
     the Federal Register a notice of the availability of each 
     report to Congress required by this section.
       (g) Applicability of Federal Laws.--Nothing in this section 
     exempts any advance recovery project authorized or required 
     by this section from any Federal law.

     SEC. 7. MONITORING PLAN.

       (a) Plan Required.--Not later than the implementation date, 
     the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a 
     monitoring plan for the national pilot program of sufficient 
     scope to monitor the implementation and effectiveness of 
     recovery projects conducted under sections 4 and 6.
       (b) Recommendations of Scientific Advisory Panel.--In 
     preparing the monitoring plan required under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall consider the monitoring plan recommended 
     by the Scientific Advisory Panel under section 5(f). The 
     Secretary shall include with the monitoring plan submitted to 
     Congress under subsection (a) an explanation of any 
     significant differences between the recommendations of the 
     Scientific Advisory Panel and the monitoring plan actually 
     submitted to Congress.

     SEC. 8. FOREST RECOVERY AND PROTECTION FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established on the books of 
     the Treasury a fund to be known as the ``Forest Recovery and 
     Protection Fund''. The Chief of the Forest Service shall be 
     responsible for administering the Fund.
       (b) Credits to Fund.--During the time period specified in 
     section 9(a), there shall be credited to the Fund the 
     following:
       (1) Amounts authorized for and appropriated to the Fund.
       (2) Unobligated amounts in the roads and trails fund 
     provided for in the fourteenth paragraph under the heading 
     ``FOREST SERVICE'' of the Act of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 843; 
     16 U.S.C. 501) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     and all amounts which would otherwise be deposited in such 
     fund after such date.
       (3) Amounts required to be reimbursed to the Fund under 
     subsection (d) or section 6(d).
       (c) Use of Fund.--
       (1) Authorized uses.--Amounts in the Fund shall be 
     available to the Secretary, without further appropriation--
       (A) to carry out the national pilot program;
       (B) to plan, carry out, and administer recovery projects 
     under sections 4 and 6;
       (C) to administer the Scientific Advisory Panel; and
       (D) to pay for the monitoring program established under 
     section 7.
       (2) Effect of completion.--Upon completion of all recovery 
     projects for which planning was initiated under section 
     4(e)(1), and the contracts identified in section 9(c), all 
     remaining amounts in the Fund shall be transferred to the 
     general fund of the Treasury.
       (d) Effect of Failure To Comply With Annual Deadlines.--
       (1) Prohibition on use of fund.--The Secretary may not use 
     amounts in the Fund--
       (A) to allocate monies to regions of the Forest Service 
     during a fiscal year under section 4(d)(1), if the deadlines 
     specified in such section are not met for that fiscal year; 
     or
       (B) to carry out a recovery project, if the final decision 
     on project planning is not initiated within the time frame 
     required by section 4(e)(1).
       (2) Fund reimbursement.--If the deadlines referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A) are not met for a particular fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall promptly reimburse the Fund for any 
     expenditures previously made from the Fund in connection with 
     the allocation of monies to regions of the Forest Service 
     during that fiscal year. If the time frame referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(B) is not met for a particular recovery 
     project, the Secretary shall promptly reimburse the Fund for 
     any expenditures previously made to carry out that recovery 
     project.
       (e) Limitation on Overhead and Other Expenses.--
       (1) Overhead expenses.--The Secretary shall not allocate or 
     assign overhead expenses to the Fund or to any of the 
     activities or programs authorized by sections 4 through 10.
       (2) Scientific advisory panel.--The Secretary may allocate 
     up to $1,000,000 from the Fund to finance the operation of 
     the Scientific Advisory Panel.
       (3) Monitoring plan.--The Secretary may allocate up to 
     $500,000 from the Fund during a fiscal year to implement the 
     monitoring plan established under section 7.
       (4) Prohibition on use of any funds to construct new, 
     permanent roads.--For purposes of the recovery projects 
     authorized by this Act, amounts in the Fund shall not be 
     used, either directly through direct allocations from the 
     Fund, or indirectly through allocations to recovery projects 
     from other Forest Service accounts, for the construction of 
     new, permanent roads.
       (f) Treatment of Revenues From Recovery Projects.--All 
     revenues generated by recovery projects undertaken pursuant 
     to sections 4 and 6 shall be paid, at the end of each fiscal 
     year, to the States pursuant to the formula for distribution 
     to the States under the sixth paragraph under the heading 
     ``FOREST SERVICE'' in the Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260; 
     16 U.S.C. 500), and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 
     (36 Stat. 963; commonly known as the Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 
     500).
       (g) Conforming Amendment.--The fourteenth paragraph under 
     the heading ``FOREST SERVICE'' of the Act of March 4, 1913 
     (37 Stat. 843; 16 U.S.C. 501), is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``During the term of the 
     Forest Recovery and Protection Fund, as established by 
     section 8 of the Forest Recovery and Protection Act of 1998, 
     amounts reserved under the authority of this paragraph shall 
     be deposited into that Fund.''.

     SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     the provisions of this Act for the fiscal year in which this 
     Act is enacted and each fiscal year thereafter through 
     September 30, 2005, or September 30 of the fifth full fiscal 
     year following the implementation date, whichever is later.
       (b) Deposit in Fund.--All sums appropriated pursuant to 
     this section shall be deposited in the Forest Recovery and 
     Protection Fund.
       (c) Effect on Existing Projects.--Any contract regarding a 
     recovery project entered into before the end of the final 
     fiscal year specified in subsection (a), and still in effect 
     at the end of such fiscal year, shall remain in effect until 
     completed pursuant to the terms of the contract.

     SEC. 10. AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Annual Report Verification.--At the request of any 
     committee chairman identified in section 5(c), the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
     assessing the accuracy of an annual report prepared by the 
     Secretary pursuant to section 4(g). The Comptroller General's 
     report shall be completed as soon as practicable following 
     the date of the publication by the Secretary of the annual 
     report for which the request under this subsection was made.
       (b) National Pilot Program Audit.--At the request of any 
     committee chairman identified in section 5(c), the 
     Comptroller General shall conduct an audit of the national 
     pilot program at the end of the fourth full fiscal year 
     following the implementation date.
       (c) Elements of Audit.--The audit under subsection (b) 
     shall include an analysis of the following:
       (1) Whether advance recovery projects, the national pilot 
     program, and the administration of the Forest Recovery and 
     Protection Fund were carried out in a manner consistent with 
     the provisions of this Act.
       (2) The impact of the advance recovery projects conducted 
     under section 6 on the development and implementation of the 
     national pilot program.
       (3) The extent to which the recommendations of the 
     Scientific Advisory Panel were used to develop the standards 
     and criteria established under section 4(b) and the 
     monitoring plan under section 7.
       (4) The extent to which the Secretary has carried out the 
     monitoring plan required

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     under section 7 and the extent to which the monitoring plan 
     has been successful in monitoring the implementation and 
     effectiveness of recovery projects.
       (5) The current and projected future financial status of 
     the Forest Recovery and Protection Fund.
       (6) Any cost savings or efficiencies achieved under the 
     national pilot program.
       (7) Any other aspect of the implementation of this Act 
     considered appropriate by the chairman or chairmen requesting 
     the audit.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MILLER of California demanded a recorded vote on passage of said 
bill, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded 
vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

181

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negative

Nays

201

para.27.7                     [Roll No. 80]

                                AYES--181

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--48

     Ballenger
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Christensen
     Clay
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Edwards
     Ford
     Frost
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hinojosa
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Lipinski
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Parker
     Payne
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Rogers
     Royce
     Sanchez
     Smith (TX)
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
  So the bill was not passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.27.8  committee resignation--minority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House the 
following communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 27, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Please accept this letter as my formal 
     resignation from the House Committee on Small Business.
       With best wishes,
           Sincerely,
                                                 John E. Baldacci,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.27.9  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 400):

       Resolved, that the following named Members be, and that 
     they are hereby, elected to the following standing committees 
     of the House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on International Relations: Lois Capps of 
     California.
       To the Committee on Science: Lois Capps of California.
       To the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: John 
     Baldacci of Maine; Marion Berry of Arkansas.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.27.10  50 states commemorative coin program

  On motion of Mr. CASTLE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services was discharged from further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 3301) to amend chapter 51 of title 31, United States 
Code, to allow the Secretary of the Treasury greater discretion with 
regard to the placement of the required inscriptions on quarter dollars 
issued under the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.27.11  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, March 30, 1998, at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.27.12  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, April 
1,

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1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.27.13  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BERRY, for today;
  To Mr. BRYANT, for today; and
  To Mr. ROGERS, for today.
  And then,

para.27.14  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. METCALF, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 3 o'clock and 35 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, March 30, 1998.

para.27.15  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2400. A bill 
     to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
     programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes, with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 105-467 Pt. 3). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 3579. A 
     bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-469). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 3580. A 
     bill making supplemental appropriations and rescissions for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-470). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be 
     printed. 

para.27.16  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on the Budget discharged 
for further consideration. H.R. 2400 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para.27.17  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Reyes, and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 3571. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend through December 31, 2001, the period for the 
     provision of priority health care to Persian Gulf War 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Klink):
       H.R. 3572. A bill to ensure the availability of spectrum to 
     amateur radio operators; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. 
             Regula):
       H.R. 3573. A bill to impose certain limitations on 
     disbursements from the Exchange Stabilization Fund to certain 
     countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on International Relations, and Ways and Means, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 3574. A bill to permit increased local management and 
     control of Fullbright Park, a city park in the City of Union 
     Gap, Washington, that was purchased in part with monies from 
     the land and water conservation fund; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 3575. A bill to preserve the integrity of the 
     Kennewick Man remains for scientific study, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KIND of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3576. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the inclusion of legislative provisions and 
     nonemergency spending in emergency appropriation laws; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 3577. A bill to provide parent-child testimonial 
     privileges in Federal civil and criminal proceedings; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 3578. A bill to provide for a judicial and 
     administrative remedy for disputes arising under certain 
     agreements with foreign entities; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 400. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to. 

para.27.18  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:


       H.R. 7: Mr. Coburn and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 8: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 726: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 775: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 815: Mr. John.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Murtha and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 1240: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1415: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1526: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 1861: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Tauscher, and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2113: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Mascara, 
     Mr. Goode, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2151: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2187: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2224: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2228: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2431: Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2489: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Redmond, 
     Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 2671: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2789: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Luther, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2792: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. LaFalce and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 2840: Mr. Archer.
       H.R. 2849: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2888: Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 3000: Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H.R. 3043: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 3048: Mr. Torres and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 3121:  Mr. Lampson, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 3150: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. Pease, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Ensign, 
     Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Clement, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Sessions, Ms. 
     Furse, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Graham, Mr. King of New 
     York, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Shays, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
     Cooksey, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
     and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 3206: Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 3261: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 3269: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 3279: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 3281: Mr. Whitfield and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 3292: Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 3331: Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Clay, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Stark, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 3433: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Shays, Mr. Crane, and Mr. 
     Camp.
       H.R. 3462: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3475: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3494: Mr. Ensign and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3503: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 3514: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 3526: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 3557: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 3568: Mr. Stark.
       H.J. Res. 99: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Mascara.
       H.J. Res. 102: Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Collins, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cramer, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gephardt, 
     Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastings 
     of Washington, Mr. Hefley, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Inglis 
     of South Carolina, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. McDade, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Obey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     Torres, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wamp, Mr.

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     Weygand, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H. Con. Res. 154: Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Cook.
       H. Con. Res. 211: Mr. Greenwood.
       H. Con. Res. 214: Mr. Wamp.
       H. Con. Res. 228: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Ms. Carson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Duncan, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Torres, and Mr. 
     Weygand.
       H. Con. Res. 233: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Calvert.
       H. Res. 45: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H. Res. 212: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Stark.
       H. Res. 353: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mrs. Meek 
     of Florida, Mr. Wolf, and Ms. Furse.
       H. Res. 387: Mr. Torres, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Engel.
       H. Res. 392: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Kolbe. 


.
                       MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1998 (28)

para.28.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 o'clock p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. PETRI, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 30, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Thomas E. Petri to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.28.2  recess--1:02 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.28.3  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, called the House to order.

para.28.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, March 27, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.28.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8288. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area 
     Classifications; Florida [Docket No. 98-014-1] received March 
     27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       8289. A letter from the General Sales Manager and Vice 
     President of Commodity Credit Corporation, Foreign 
     Agricultural Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Foreign Donation of Agricultural Commodities (RIN: 0551-0035) 
     received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8290. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Department of Defense Grant and 
     Agreement Regulations (RIN: 0790-AG28) received March 24, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       8291. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department of the Navy's plans to initiate a 
     multiyear procurement for the AV-8B Harrier aircraft 
     beginning in fiscal year 1998 and continuing through fiscal 
     year 2001; to the Committee on National Security.
       8292. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the System's final rule--Bank 
     Holding Companies and Change in Bank Control; Clarification 
     to the Board's Section 20 Orders [Regulation Y; Docket No. R-
     1010] received March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       8293. A letter from the Administrator of National Banks, 
     Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the 
     Comptroller of the Currency, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Lending Limits [Docket No. 98-04 ] (RIN: 1557-AB55) 
     received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8294. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Notice of a Final Funding Priority 
     for Fiscal Years 1998-1999 for a Rehabilitation Engineering 
     Research Center--received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8295. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Children 
     and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Head Start Program 
     (RIN: 0970-AB53) received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8296. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the semi-annual 
     report for the period April 1, 1998 to September 30, 1998 
     listing Voluntary Contributions made by the United States 
     Government to International Organizations, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2226(b)(1); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       8297. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Removal of Solvent Free Basis 
     Calculation Requirement and Trace Quantity Exemption [Docket 
     No. 980219044-8044-01] (RIN: 0694-AB66) received March 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8298. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance with 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8299. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled ``The 
     Changing Federal Workplace: Employee Perspectives,'' pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       8300. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Survey Order Month Change for Jefferson, New 
     York, Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AI01) 
     received March 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8301. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Employment and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule-- Labor Certification Process for 
     the Permanent Employment of Aliens; Researchers Employed by 
     Colleges and Universities, College and University Operated 
     Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, and 
     Certain Federal Agencies (RIN: 1205-AB11) received March 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       8302. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Fingerprinting Applicants and Petitioners for 
     Immigration Benefits; Establishing a Fee for Fingerprinting 
     by the Service; Requiring Completion of Criminal Background 
     Checks Before Final Adjudication of Naturalization 
     Applications (RIN: 11150-AF03) received March 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       8303. A letter from the Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Modification 
     of the Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing for Certain Cheeses 
     From Hungary [7 CFR Part 6] received March 20, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8304. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Import 
     Administration, International Trade Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Procedures for 
     Conducting Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping and 
     Countervailing Duty Orders [Docket No. 980313063-8063-01] 
     (RIN: 0625-AA51) received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8305. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide the 
     Secretary of Agriculture with the authority to pay employees 
     of the Food Safety and Inspection Service working in 
     establishments subject to the Federal Meat Inspection Act and 
     the Poultry Products Inspection Act for overtime and holiday 
     work perfomed by such employees at rates the Secretary deems 
     appropriate; jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8306. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Environmental Management, Department of Energy, transmitting 
     the Savannah River Site Nuclear Material Stablization 
     Activities report for fiscal year 1998, as requested in the 
     Conference Report 105-27; jointly to the Committees on 
     Commerce and Appropriations.

para.28.6  wyoming national trails interpretive center

  Mrs. CUBIN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2186) to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the 
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, recognized Mrs. CUBIN and Mr. 
FARR, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.

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  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.28.7  rhinoceros and tiger conservation

  Mrs. CUBIN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3133) to 
reauthorize the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, recognized Mrs. CUBIN and Mr. 
FARR, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.28.8  mineral interests in south dakota

  Mrs. CUBIN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 750) to consolidate certain mineral interests in the National 
Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota, through the exchange of 
Federal and private mineral interests to enhance land management 
capabilities and environmental and wildlife protection, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, recognized Mrs. CUBIN and Mr. 
FARR, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.28.9  helicopters to colombian police

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 398); as amended: 

       Whereas Colombia is the leading illicit drug producing 
     country in the Western Hemisphere;
       Whereas 80 percent of the world's cocaine originates in 
     Colombia;
       Whereas based on the most recent data of the Drug 
     Enforcement Administration (DEA), more than 60 percent of the 
     heroin seized in the United States originates in Colombia;
       Whereas the Colombian National Police is led by the 
     legendary and incorruptible Director General Jose Serrano, 
     who has dedicated his life to fighting drugs;
       Whereas the elite anti-narcotics unit of the Colombian 
     National Police (``DANTI''), under the direction of Colonel 
     Leonardo Gallego, is one of the best and most effective anti-
     narcotics police forces in the region and the world;
       Whereas in the last 10 years more than 4,000 officers of 
     the Colombian National Police have died fighting the scourge 
     of drugs;
       Whereas in one recent year alone, according to data of the 
     United States Government, the United States had 141,000 new 
     heroin users and the United States faces historic levels of 
     heroin use among teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17;
       Whereas once Colombian heroin is in the stream of commerce 
     it is nearly impossible to interdict because it is concealed 
     and trafficked in very small quantities;
       Whereas heroin does not require the traditional large 
     quantities of precursor chemicals and large laboratories to 
     produce and therefore there are fewer opportunities to 
     disrupt its production and distribution;
       Whereas the best and most cost efficient method of 
     preventing Colombian heroin from entering the United States 
     is to destroy the opium poppies in the high Andes mountains 
     where Colombian heroin is produced;
       Whereas the elite anti-narcotics unit of the Colombian 
     National Police has the responsibility to eradicate both coca 
     and opium in Colombia, including the reduction and 
     elimination of cocaine and heroin production, and they have 
     done a remarkably effective job with the limited and outdated 
     equipment at their disposal;
       Whereas more than 40 percent of the anti-narcotics 
     operations of the Colombian National Police involve hostile 
     ground fire from narco-terrorists and 90 percent of such 
     operations involve the use of helicopters;
       Whereas the need for better high performance helicopters by 
     the Colombian National Police, especially for use in the high 
     Andes mountains, is essential for more effective eradication 
     of opium in Colombia;
       Whereas on December 23, 1997, one of the antiquated 
     Vietnam-era UH-1H Huey helicopters used by the Colombian 
     National Police in an opium eradication mission crashed in 
     the high Andes mountains due to high winds and because it was 
     flying above the safety level recommended by the original 
     manufacturer;
       Whereas in the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-
     118), amounts were appropriated for the procurement by the 
     United States for the Colombian National Police of three UH-
     60L Blackhawk utility helicopters that can operate safely and 
     more effectively at the high altitudes of the Andes mountains 
     where Colombian opium grows at altitudes as high as 12,000 
     feet;
       Whereas the Blackhawk helicopter is a high performance 
     utility helicopter that can perform at the high altitudes of 
     the Andes mountains, as well as survive crashes and sustain 
     ground fire, much better than any other utility helicopter 
     now available to the Colombian National Police in the war on 
     drugs;
       Whereas because the Vietnam-era Huey helicopters that the 
     United States has provided the Colombian National Police are 
     outdated and have been developing numerous stress cracks, a 
     sufficient number should be upgraded to Huey IIs, and the 
     remainder should be phased-out as soon as possible;
       Whereas these Huey helicopters are much older than most of 
     the pilots who fly them, do not have the range due to limited 
     fuel capacity to reach many of the expanding locations of the 
     coca fields or cocaine labs in southern Colombia, nor do they 
     have the lift capacity to carry enough armed officers to 
     reach and secure the opium fields in the high Andes mountains 
     prior to eradication;
       Whereas the elite anti-narcotics unit of the Colombian 
     National Police has a stellar record in promoting respect for 
     human rights and has received the seal of approval of a 
     leading international human rights group in their operations 
     to reduce and eradicate illicit drugs in Colombia;
       Whereas the Congress also would support assistance to the 
     Colombian military if the military demonstrates the will to 
     fight effectively while respecting civilian non-combatants in 
     the same way the anti-narcotics unit of the Colombian 
     National Police has;
       Whereas the narco-terrorists of Colombia have announced 
     that they will now target United States citizens, 
     particularly those United States citizens working with their 
     Colombian counterparts in the fight against illicit drugs in 
     Colombia;
       Whereas a leading commander of the Revolutionary Armed 
     Forces of Colombia (``FARC'') announced recently that the 
     objective of these narco-terrorists, in light of recent 
     successes, will be ``to defeat the Americans'';
       Whereas United States Government personnel in Colombia 
     occasionally fly in these helicopters with the Colombian 
     National Police on their missions are now at even greater 
     risk from these narco-terrorists and their drug trafficking 
     allies;
       Whereas in the last six months four anti-narcotics 
     helicopters of the Colombian National Police have been downed 
     in operations;
       Whereas the Congress intends to provide the necessary 
     support and assistance to wage an effective war on illicit 
     drugs in Colombia and provide the equipment and assistance 
     needed to protect all of the men and women of the Colombian 
     National Police as well as those Americans who work side by 
     side with the Colombian National Police in this common 
     struggle against illicit drugs; and
       Whereas the Administration, in a letter to the Miami Herald 
     from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) 
     concerning the issue of anti-narcotics assistance to 
     Colombia, stated that the strategy of the ``source country'', 
     such as the strategy of Colombia, is the best and most 
     effective methods to fight the war on illicit drugs:
       Whereas the new Government of Bolivia has made a commitment 
     to eradicate coca/cocaine production in that country within 5 
     years;
       Whereas the United States should support any country that 
     is interested in removing the scourge of drugs from its 
     citizens;
       Whereas Bolivia has succeeded in reducing acreage used to 
     produce coca, which is the basis for cocaine production; and
       Whereas United States assistance has been a crucial element 
     of this success: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the House of Representatives urges the President to 
     expeditiously procure and provide to the Colombian National 
     Police three UH-60L Blackhawk utility helicopters solely for 
     the purpose of assisting the Colombian National Police to 
     perform their responsibilities to reduce and eliminate the 
     production of illicit drugs in Colombia and the trafficking 
     of such illicit drugs, including the trafficking of drugs 
     such as heroin and cocaine to the United States; and

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       (2) if the President determines that the procurement and 
     transfer to the Colombian National Police of three UH-60L 
     Blackhawk utility helicopters is not an adequate number of 
     such helicopters to maintain operational feasibility and 
     effectiveness of the Colombian National Police, then the 
     President should promptly inform the Congress as to the 
     appropriate number of additional UH-60L Blackhawk utility 
     helicopters for the Colombian National Police so that amounts 
     can be authorized for the procurement and transfer of such 
     additional helicopters; and
       (3) the House of Representatives supports maintaining 
     assistance for Bolivia at least at the level assumed in the 
     fiscal year 1998 budget submission of the President and 
     directs the Administration to act accordingly.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``A 
resolution urging the President to expeditiously procure and provide 
three UH-60L Blackhawk utility helicopters to the Colombian National 
Police solely for the purpose of assisting the Colombian National Police 
to perform their responsibilities to reduce and eliminate the production 
of illicit drugs in Colombia and the trafficking of such illicit drugs, 
including the trafficking of drugs such as heroin and cocaine to the 
United States, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to and the title was amended 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.28.10  recess--3:34 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 34 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5:30 p.m.

para.28.11  after recess--6 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, called the House to order.

para.28.12  appointment of funeral committee of the late steven schiff

  The SPEAKER, pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, by unanimous consent and 
pursuant to House Resolution 395, announced the Speaker's appointment as 
members to attend the funeral for the late Honorable Steven Schiff the 
following Members on the part of the House: Messrs. Skeen, Gingrich, 
Redmond, Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Messrs. Barton, 
Gallegly, McNutly, Paxon, Rohrabacher, Mica, Ehlers, Shadegg, and 
Campbell.

para.28.13  iran missile protection

  Mr. SPENCE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2786) to 
authorize additional appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
ballistic missile defenses and other measures to counter the emerging 
threat posed to the United States and its allies in the Middle East and 
Persian Gulf region by the development and deployment of ballistic 
missiles by Iran; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, recognized Mr. SPENCE and Mr. 
SKELTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
authorize additional appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
ballistic missile defenses and other measures to counter the emerging 
threat posed to the United States and its allies by the accelerated 
development and deployment of ballistic missiles by nations hostile to 
United States interests.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.28.14  campaign reform and election integrity

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3581) to 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing 
of campaigns for election for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
GEJDENSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had not voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. THOMAS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.28.15  illegal foreign contributions

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 34) to 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit individuals 
who are not citizens of the United States from making contributions or 
expenditures in connection with an election for Federal office; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
GEJDENSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. THOMAS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.28.16  paycheck protection

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2608) to 
protect individuals from having money involuntarily collected and used 
for political activities by a corporation or labor organization.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
GEJDENSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GEJDENSON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.28.17  campaign reporting and disclosure

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3582) to 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to expedite the 
reporting of information to the Federal Election Commission, to expand 
the type of information required to be reported to the Commission, to 
promote the effective enforcement of campaign laws by the Commission, 
and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
GEJDENSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.

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  Mr. THOMAS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.28.18  h.r. 3581--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 3581) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election for Federal 
office, and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

74

It was decided in the

Nays

337

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negative

Answered present

1

para.28.19                    [Roll No. 81]

                                YEAS--74

     Archer
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Coburn
     Cook
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     Livingston
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Petri
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Spence
     Sununu
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Upton
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White

                                NAYS--337

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kim
       

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bereuter
     Bliley
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Coble
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     McCarthy (MO)
     Payne
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Royce
     Solomon
     Waters
     Yates
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said bill was not passed.

para.28.20  h.r. 34--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 34) to amend the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the 
United States from making contributions or expenditures in connection 
with an election for Federal office; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

369

It was decided in the

Nays

43

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.28.21                    [Roll No. 82]

                                YEAS--369

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas

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     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--43

     Becerra
     Berman
     Davis (IL)
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Ehlers
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Gutierrez
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lofgren
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Oberstar
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kim
       

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bereuter
     Bliley
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Coble
     Cooksey
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     McCarthy (MO)
     Payne
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Royce
     Solomon
     Waters
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.28.22  h.r. 2608--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2608) to protect individuals from 
having money in voluntarily collected and used for political activities 
by a corporation or labor organization.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

166

It was decided in the

Nays

246

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.28.23                    [Roll No. 83]

                                YEAS--166

     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--246

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kim
       

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bereuter
     Bliley
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Coble
     Cooksey
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     McCarthy (MO)
     Payne
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Royce
     Solomon
     Waters
     Yates
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said bill was not passed.

para.28.24  h.r. 3582--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3582) to amend the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 to expedite the reporting of information to the 
Federal Election Commission, to expand the type of information required 
to be reported to

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the Commission, to promote the effective enforcement of campaign laws by 
the Commission, and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

405

It was decided in the

Nays

6

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.28.25                    [Roll No. 84]

                                YEAS--405

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--6

     Dingell
     Martinez
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Sabo
     Shadegg

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kim
       

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Archer
     Bereuter
     Bliley
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Coble
     Cooksey
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     McCarthy (MO)
     Payne
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Royce
     Solomon
     Waters
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.28.26  committee resignation--minority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, laid before the House the 
following communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 30, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby resign from the House Committee 
     on Small Business.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Marion Berry,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.28.27  recess--11:12 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 12 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.



       TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1998 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF MARCH 30), 1998

para.28.28  after recess--12:48 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, called the House to order.

para.28.29  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3579

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-473) the resolution (H. Res. 402) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 3579) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.28.30  providing for the consideration of h.r. 10

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-474) the resolution (H. Res. 403) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 10) to enhance competition in the financial services industry 
by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, 
securities firms, and other financial service providers, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.28.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. COBLE, for today and March 31 until 1 p.m.;
  To Mr. CANNON, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. BEREUTER, for today;
  To Mr. SOLOMON, for today;
  To Mr. BLILEY, for today;
  To Mr. YATES, for today; and
  To Mr. CARDIN, for today.
  And then,

para.28.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, at 12 o'clock and 50 minutes a.m. Tuesday, 
March 31 (legislative day of Monday, March 30) 1998, the House adjourned 
until 9:30 a.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

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para.28.33  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2574. A 
     bill to consolidate certain mineral interests in the National 
     Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota, through the 
     exchange of Federal and private mineral interests to enhance 
     land management capabilities and environmental and wildlife 
     protection, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-471). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 1151. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     clarify existing law and ratify the longstanding policy of 
     the National Credit Union Administration Board with regard to 
     field of membership of Federal credit unions; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-472). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 402. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3579) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-473). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 403. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) 
     to enhance competition in the financial services industry by 
     providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of 
     banks, securities firms, and other financial service 
     providers, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-474). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para.28.34  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1778. Referral to the Committees on Commerce, 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure extended for period ending not later than 
     March 31, 1998.

para.28.35  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Horn, and 
             Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 3581. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election 
     for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
           By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Paxon, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mrs. Linda 
             Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 3582. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to expedite the reporting of information to the 
     Federal Election Commission, to expand the type of 
     information required to be reported to the Commission, to 
     promote the effective enforcement of campaign laws by the 
     Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H.R. 3583. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the child tax credit to $1,000 for children 
     under the age of 5 and to allow such credit against the 
     alternative minimum tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 3584. A bill to delay the effective date of the final 
     rule promulgated by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services regarding the Organ Procurement and Transplantation 
     Network; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3585. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Pigment Red 177; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3586. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     diclofop-methyl; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3587. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     piperonyl butoxide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3588. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     tralomethrin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3589. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     deltamethrin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3590. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     thidiazuron; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3591. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Triflusulfuron Methyl; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3592. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     resmethrin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 3593. A bill to improve the ability of small 
     businesses, Federal agencies, industry, and universities to 
     work with Department of Energy contractor-operated 
     facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 3594. A bill to provide for the permanent extension of 
     income averaging for farmers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MANTON (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Furse, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Green, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. 
             Ackerman):
       H.R. 3595. A bill to reauthorize the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself and Mrs. Northup):
       H.R. 3596. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to institutions of higher education for 
     demonstration projects to ensure equal educational 
     opportunity in post-secondary education for individuals with 
     learning disabilities; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina):
       H.R. 3597. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to prohibit discrimination in the issuance of 
     nonimmigrant visas, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 3598. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 700 East San Antonio Street in El Paso, Texas, as the 
     ``Richard C. White Federal Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and 
             Mr. Sanford):
       H.R. 3599. A bill to ban the provision of Federal funds to 
     the International Monetary Fund until Iraq is expelled from 
     the International Monetary Fund; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 3600. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans 
     to provide medical care for relatives who are 55 years old or 
     older; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 3601. A bill to amend chapter 47 of title 18, United 
     States Code, relating to identity fraud, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H. Con. Res. 254. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     Government of Cuba to extradite to the United States 
     convicted felon Joanne Chesimard and all other individuals 
     who have fled the United States to avoid prosecution or 
     confinement for criminal offenses and who are currently 
     living freely in Cuba; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 255. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box 
     Derby; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself and Mr. Riggs):
       H. Res. 401. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that social promotion in America's schools 
     should be ended and can be ended through the use of high-
     quality, proven programs and practices; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce. 

para.28.36  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       265. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 112 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to overturn 
     the ruling of the United States Labor Department that 
     subjects workfare/welfare recipients to the provisions of the

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     Fair Labor Standards Act and other regulations as the ruling 
     pertains to certain recipients; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       266. Also,a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 4030 praying 
     that the President submit and Congress quickly pass 
     legislation that grants states extensive flexibility in the 
     use of Medicaid funding for acute and long-term care 
     services; to the Committee on Commerce.
       267. Also,a memorial of the Senate of the State of Texas, 
     relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 34 memorializing 
     the improvement of patient access to quality health care by 
     facilitating the rapid review and approval of new drugs, 
     biological products and medical devices; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       268. Also,a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 33 
     expressing its complete support for full inclusion of the 
     Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, and the Czech 
     Republic into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       269. Also,a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 4032 praying 
     that the United States Government immediately resolve the 
     United States-Canada fishing dispute, enforce the two 
     hundred-mile limit and the ban on high seas drift net 
     fishing, and provide funding for salmon recovery efforts 
     which mitigate the loss of habitat caused by the construction 
     of hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       270. Also,a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 4035 praying 
     that the United States Government promptly complete the 
     proposed Interstate 90 land exchange, thus securing the 
     greatest possible environmental, recreational, and land-
     management benefits at the earliest possible time; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       271. Also,a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution No. 16 urging the 
     reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) at a level of funding for 
     highway and mass transportation purposes that is no less than 
     ISTEA authorization levels; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       272. Also,a memorial of the Senate of the State Legislature 
     of Alaska, relative to Senate Resolve 1 memorializing the 
     Senate's gratitude to the members of the Swiss government and 
     banking officials who have cooperated thus far in allowing 
     investigations to be carried out because, without their 
     assistance, these investigations would not be possible and 
     none of the assets in question would be recoverable by their 
     rightful owners or their heirs; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Banking and Financial Services. 

para.28.37  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 23: Mr. Scott, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Delahunt and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Payne and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Clement, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Menendez, and 
     Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
     Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1283: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Miller of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1315: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1605: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1737: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 2004: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2427: Mr. Frost, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
     Kucinich.
       H.R. 2606: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 2671: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2788: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2792: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Engel and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 2931: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 3010: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3029: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3048: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 3049: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 3086: Ms. Carson, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 3149: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 3151: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Allen, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Obey, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     Pickett, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3216: Mr. Engel and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3242: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3247: Mr. Wise, Mr. Goode, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Portman, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Rahall, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 3331: Mr. Sununu and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 3447: Mr. Paul and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3448: Mr. Paul and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3449: Mr. Paul and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3510: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 3557: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Sanders and Ms. Kaptur.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H. Con. Res. 247: Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Farr of California, Mr. Green, Mr. Olver, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. Wexler.
       H. Res. 313: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hilliard, and 
     Mr. Abercrombie.
       H. Res. 340: Mr. Boyd.
       H. Res. 399: Mr. Fawell and Mr. Upton.

para.28.38  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 3060: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.


.
                      TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1998 (29)

para.29.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9:30 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 31, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Vince Snowbarger to act as 
     speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.29.2  recess--9:56 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 11 o'clock a.m.

para.29.3  after recess--11 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.29.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, March 30, 1998.
  Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. McINNIS,  objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.29.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8307. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Grapes Grown in a Designated Area 
     of Southeastern California; Temporary Suspension of 
     Continuing Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-925-1 FIR] 
     received March 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8308. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--General Administrative Regulations; 
     Nonstandard Underwriting Classification System (RIN: 0563-
     AB05) received March 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8309. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Mangement and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300629; FRL-5778-
     9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8310. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     transfer of property to the Republic of Panama under the 
     Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 3784(b); to the Committee on National Security.
       8311. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Central Contractor Registration [DFARS Case 97-D005] received 
     March 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       8312. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmit

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     ting the System's final rule--Reserve Requirement of 
     Depository Institutions [Regulation D, Docket No. R-0988] 
     received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8313. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the System's final rule--
     Expanded Examination Cycle For Certain Small Insured 
     Institutions [Regulation H; Docket No. R-0957] received March 
     30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       8314. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Expanded Examination Cycle For Certain Small Insured 
     Institutions (RIN: 1550-AB02) received March 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       8315. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy 
     and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Service, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Food Labeling: 
     Nutrient Content Claims, Definition of Term: Healthy [Docket 
     Nos. 91N-384H and 95P-0241] (RIN: 0910-AA19) received March 
     30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8316. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy 
     and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Direct 
     Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe; 
     Maltodextrin Derived From Rice Starch [Docket No. 91G-0451] 
     received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       8317. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Technical 
     Requirements to Enable Blocking of Video Programming Based on 
     Program Ratings [ET Docket No. 97-206] received March 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8318. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of the 
     Commission's Rules Regarding Installment Payment Financing 
     For Personal Communications Services (PCS) Licensees [WT 
     Docket No. 97-82] received March 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8319. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 98-
     A, which relates to the Department of the Air Force's 
     proposed enhancements or upgrades from the level of 
     sensitivity of technology or capability of defense article(s) 
     previously sold to Saudia Arabia, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b)(5); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8320. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistant Agency, transmitting a report of enhancement or 
     upgrade of sensitivity of technology or capability for Saudi 
     Arabia (Transmittal No. C-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b)(5)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8321. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract with the Netherlands, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8322. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Italy (Transmittal No. DTC-46-
     98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8323. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with the United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-28-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8324. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Switzerland (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-29-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       8325. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Italy (Transmittal No. DTC-23-
     98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8326. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on nuclear nonproliferation in South Asia for the 
     period of April 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2376(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       8327. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract with Israel, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 118; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       8328. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report of enhancement or 
     upgrade of sensitivity of technology or capability for United 
     Arab Emirates (Transmittal No. B-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b)(5)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8329. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Israel (Transmittal No. DTC-26-
     98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8330. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released in February 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8331. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to and 
     Deletion from the Procurement List [98-004] received March 
     30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8332. A letter from the Acting Inspector General, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     Strategic Plan and Fiscal Year 1998 Annual Performance Plan, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103--62; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8333. A letter from the Postmaster General, United States 
     Postal Service, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       8334. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Shenandoah National 
     Park, Recreational Fishing Regulations (RIN: 1024-AC33) 
     received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       8335. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revisions to 
     the NASA FAR Supplement on Contract Administration and Audit 
     Services [48 CFR Part 1842] received March 30, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       8336. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revision to 
     NASA FAR Supplement Clause-- Submission of Vouchers for 
     Payment [48 CFR Part 1852] received March 30, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       8337. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, first-out inventories [Revenue Ruling 98-20] received 
     March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8338. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Application Procedures for Qualified Intermediary Status and 
     Witholding Agreement [Revenue Procedure 98-27] received March 
     30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       8339. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     contingent liabilities of the United States under the vessel 
     war risk insurance program under title XII of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936, pursuant to Public Law 104--201, section 
     1079(a) (110 Stat. 2670); jointly to the Committees on 
     National Security and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8340. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     repeal or reduce various Congressionally mandated reporting 
     requirements that the Department of Defense views as being 
     obsolete, unnecessary or overly burdensome; jointly to the 
     Committees on National Security and International Relations. 

para.29.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate passed a bill of the following title, in which 
concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1751. An Act to extend the deadline for submission of a 
     report by the Commission to Assess the Organization of the 
     Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of 
     Mass Destruction. 

para.29.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3579

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 402):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3579) making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall 
     be dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of 
     the bill for failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule 
     XI, clause 7 of rule XXI, or section 306 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall not 
     exceed 90 minutes,

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     with 60 minutes of general debate confined to the bill 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Appropriations, and 30 
     minutes of general debate confined to title III equally 
     divided and controlled by Representative Skaggs or his 
     designee and a Member opposed to title III. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. The 
     amendments printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee 
     on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as 
     adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
     Points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 
     for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are 
     waived. No other amendment shall be in order except the 
     further amendment printed in part 2 of the report of the 
     Committee on Rules. That amendment may be offered only by a 
     Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
     shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 
     equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
     subject to a demand for a division of the question in the 
     House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 
     against that amendment are waived. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such 
     further amendment as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

220

When there appeared

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Nays

199

para.29.8                     [Roll No. 85]

                                YEAS--220

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--199

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Baesler
     Cannon
     Davis (IL)
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Paxon
     Payne
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Royce
     Waters
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.29.9  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.29.10  secret session

  Mr. OBEY, pursuant to rule XXIX, moved that the House resolve itself 
into secret session, that the galleries of the House Chamber be cleared 
of all persons, and that the House Chamber be cleared of all persons 
except the Members of the House and those officers and employees 
specified by the Speaker whose attendance on the floor is essential to 
the functioning of the House and who subscribe to the notarized oath of 
confidentiality.
  The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that the gentleman 
qualified by citing rule XXIX and asserting that he has a secret 
communication to make to the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

194

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negative

Nays

227

para.29.11                    [Roll No. 86]

                                AYES--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro

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     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--227

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Becerra
     Cannon
     Gonzalez
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Payne
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Royce
     Waters
  So the motion that the House resolve into secret session was not 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was not agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.29.12  emergency supplemental appropriations--fy-1998

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to House Resolution 
402 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 3579) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. LaHOOD as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 402, reported 
the bill, as amended, pursuant to the resolution, back to the House with 
a further amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 402, the following amendments, printed in 
Part I of House Report 105-473, were considered as adopted:

       In chapter 3 of title I (relating to energy and water) add 
     at the end the following:
       Sec. 301. The Secretary of the Army shall not authorize, 
     permit, or undertake any activity to stabilize, cover, or 
     permanently alter the site where the Nennewick Man remains 
     were discovered prior to the final disposition of the lawsuit 
     entitled Bonnichsen, et al. v. United States, et al. and 
     designated as United States Districk Court, District of 
     Oregon CV No. 96--1481, unless such district court makes a 
     determination that such activity is reasonable and necessary 
     in light of potential adverse impacts on scientific 
     investigation of the site or other relevant considerations. 
     For the purposes of this paragraph, the term ``site'' means 
     any land, beach, or river bank within 100 yards of the 
     location where any portion of the Kennewick Man remains were 
     discovered.
       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
             SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON SPENDING OFFSETS FOR EMERGENCY 
                                       SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

     SEC. .(A) FINDINGS.--THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FINDS 
                   THAT----

     (1) the House has worked deligently to balance the Federal 
     budget for the first time in 30 years;
     (2) the House is commtted to fiscal responsibility and 
     continued balanced budgets and will not allow Washington to 
     return to the days of deficit spending;
     (3) the House is committed to ensuring that the current level 
     of Federal discretionary spending does not increase as a 
     result of any emergency supplemental appropriations; and
     (4) reducing spending to offset emergency supplemental 
     appropriations will send a clear message to the American 
     people that the Congress is serious about preventing 
     uncontrolled Federal spending.
       (b) Sense of the House.-- It is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that any emergency supplemental 
     appropriations considered in the 105th Congress shall not 
     result in an increased level of total Federal discretionary 
     spending.
       In title II (relating to rescissions), in the item relating 
     to ``Department of Transportation--Federal Aviation 
     Administration--Grants-In-Aid for Airports (Airport and 
     Highway Trust Fund)(Rescission of Contract Authority)'', 
     after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(reduced by 
     $243,600,000)''
       In title II (relating to rescissions), in the item relating 
     to ``Department of Transportation--Federal Aviation 
     Administration--Grants-In-Aid for Airports (Limitation on 
     Obligations)'', after the dollar amount insert the following: 
     ``(increased by $243,600,000)''.
       On page 29, line 9 strike ``$1,930,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof, ``$2,173,600,000'' and on line 11 strike 
     ``$1,930,000,000'' and insert in lieu thereof, 
     ``$2,173,600,000''.

  The following further amendment, printed in Part II of House Report 
105-473, reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
the Union, was agreed to:

                       DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

     COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

     COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS FUND

       For an additional amount for ``Community development block 
     grants fund'', as authorized under title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974, $20,000,000, which shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2001, for use in states 
     affected by the January, 1998 Northeast ice storm for which a 
     Presidential disaster declaration under title IV of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act has been issued, to assist in the long-term recovery and 
     mitigation from the effects of that ice storm,: Privided, 
     That such funds may be used for eligible activities, except 
     those activities reimbursable or for which funds are made 
     available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the 
     Small Business Administration: Provided further, That in 
     administering these amounts, the secretary may waive, or 
     specify alternative requirements for, any provision of any 
     statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in 
     connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by 
     the recipient of these funds, except for statutory

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     requirements related to civil rights, fair housing and 
     nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor standards, upon 
     a finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the use 
     of such fund: Provided further, That the entire amount shall 
     be available only to the extent that an official budget 
     request of $20,000,000, that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the budget request as an emergency 
     requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by 
     the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
       On page 29, line 9 increase the pending figure by 
     $20,000,000 and on line 11 increase the pending figure by 
     $20,000,000.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. MURTHA moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:

       Strike title II of the bill.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MURTHA demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

195

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

224

para.29.13                    [Roll No. 87]

                                YEAS--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Berry
     Cannon
     Fawell
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Johnson, Sam
     Payne
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Royce
     Waters
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that 
pursuant to clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the 
call was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

212

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

208

para.29.14                    [Roll No. 88]

                                YEAS--212

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller

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     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--208

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Berry
     Cannon
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Payne
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Royce
     Schumer
     Waters
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.29.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 10

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 403):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 10) to enhance competition in the financial 
     services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
     affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial 
     service providers, and for other purposes. The first reading 
     of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
     against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and the amendments made in 
     order by this resolution and shall not exceed two hours, with 
     one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services and one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Commerce. It shall be in order to consider as an 
     original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-
     minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution. That amendment in the nature of 
     a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 
     against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are 
     waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute shall be in order except those printed in part 2 
     of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each amendment may 
     be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be 
     offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 
     in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
     and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as 
     specified in the report, and shall not be subject to a demand 
     for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
     of the Whole. All points of order against the amendments 
     printed in the report are waived. The chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during 
     further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request 
     for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
     in order as original text. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,

para.29.16  call of the house

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, a call of the House was ordered.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--

para.29.17                    [Roll No. 89]
     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus

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     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced 
that 387 Members had been recorded, a quorum.
  Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.
  After further debate,
  Mr. SOLOMON withdrew the resolution from consideration.

para.29.18  message from the president--b-2 bomber procurement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, laid before the 
House a message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1998, 
Public Law 105-56 (1997), and section 131 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, Public Law 105-85 (1997), I 
certify to the Congress that no additional B-2 bombers should be 
procured during this fiscal year.
  After considering the recommendations of the Panel to Review Long-
Range Air Power and the advice of the Secretary of Defense, I have 
decided that the $331 million authorized and appropriated for B-2 
bombers in Fiscal Year 1998 will be applied as follows: $174 million 
will be applied toward completing the planned Fiscal Year 1998 baseline 
modification and repair program and $157 million will be applied toward 
further upgrades to improve the deployability, survivability, and 
maintainability of the current B-2 fleet. Using the funds in this manner 
will ensure successful completion of the baseline modification and 
repair program and further enhance the operational combat readiness of 
the B-2 fleet.
  The Panel to Review Long-Range Air Power also provided several far-
reaching recommendations for fully exploiting the potential of the 
current B-1, B-2, and B-52 bomber force, and for upgrading and 
sustaining the bomber force for the longer term. These longer term 
recommendations warrant careful review as the Department of Defense 
prepares its Fiscal Year 2000-2006 Future Years Defense Program.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 31, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations and the Committee on National Security and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 105-236).

para.29.19  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced the unfinished business to be the question on 
agreeing to the Chair's approval of the Journal of Monday, March 30, 
1998.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para.29.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2400

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-476) the resolution (H. Res. 405) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, 
highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.29.21  order of business--suspension of the rules

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding clause 1 of rule XXVII, it may be in 
order at any time on Wednesday, April 1, 1998, for the Speaker to 
entertain a motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1151) to 
amend the Federal Credit Union Act to clarify exisiting law and ratify 
the longstanding policy of the National Credit Union Administration 
Board with regard to field of membership of Federal Credit Unions.

para.29.22  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1751. An act to extend the deadline for submission of a 
     report by the Commission to Assess the Organization of the 
     Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of 
     Mass Destruction; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition, to the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.

para.29.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. GREENWOOD, 
for today after 5 p.m.
  And then,

para.29.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, at 8 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.29.25  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on the 
     Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for fiscal year 1998 
     (Rept. No. 105-475). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 405. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2400) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
     safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-476). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.29.26  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker.

       H.R. 1778. Referral to the Committees on Commerce, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight extended for a period ending not later than April 
     1, 1998.

para.29.27  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 3602. A bill to correct the tariff classification of 
     13'' televisions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Stearns, and 
             Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 3603. A bill to authorize major medical facility 
     projects and major medical facility leases for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mr. Thomas):
       H.R. 3604. A bill to establish the Carrizo Plain National 
     Conservation Area in the State of California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. Clay, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Cardin, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Matsui, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McGov

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             ern, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Thompson, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Wynn, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 3605. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed 
     care plans and other health coverage; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 3606. A bill to provide for drug testing of and 
     interventions with incarcerated offenders and reduce drug 
     trafficking and related crime in correctional facilities; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 3607. A bill to provide grants to grassroots 
     organizations in certain cities to develop youth intervention 
     models; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CRAMER (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Parker, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 3608. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that certain employees of 
     Federal, State and local emergency management and civil 
     defense agencies may be eligible for certain public safety 
     officers death benefits, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 3609. A bill to ban the importation of large capacity 
     ammunition feeding devices, and to extend the ban on 
     transferring such devices to those that were manufactured 
     before the ban became law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. Paxon, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Solomon, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             McDade, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Gekas, Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Baldacci):
       H.R. 3610. A bill to authorize and facilitate a program to 
     enhance training, research and development, energy 
     conservation and efficiency, and consumer education in the 
     oilheat industry for the benefit of oilheat consumers and the 
     public, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 3611. A bill to prohibit United States citizens from 
     traveling into or through a country or area for which a 
     United States passport is invalid; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3612. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 60 Third Avenue in Long Branch, New Jersey, 
     as the ``Pat King Post Office Building``; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Mica, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Riggs, 
             Mr. Hansen, Mr. Goode, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Cook, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Redmond, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Costello, Mr. Royce, Mr. LoBiondo, and Ms. 
             Granger):
       H.R. 3613. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit certain beneficiaries of the military health care 
     system to enroll in Federal employees health benefits plans; 
     to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 3614. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     extend certain procedural and appeal rights to employees of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H. Con. Res. 256. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with regard to Lifer Groups; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Berman, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H. Res. 404. A resolution commemorating 100 years of 
     relations between the people of the United States and the 
     people of the Philippines; to the Committee on International 
     Relations. 

para.29.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 74: Mr. Evans, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 86: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1047: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1121: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1154: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Bass, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
     stokes, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 1376: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1858: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Torres, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. 
     Delahunt.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H.R. 2365: Mr. Quinn and Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 2665: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 2760: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2819: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
     and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 2869: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 2871: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 2873: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 2875: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 2879: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 2881: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Boucher, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Miller of California.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 3140: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Shimkus Mr. 
     Gibbons, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 3168: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 3181: Ms. Jackson-Lee and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 3205: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. 
     Borski.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 3279: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 3290: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Boucher, and 
     Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 3293: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.R. 3318: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Holden, Mr. John, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3376: Mr. Upton and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3382: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
     Wamp, Mr. Spence, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Thompson and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 3470: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Kanjorski, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3474: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 3506: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Houghton, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. McKeon, 
     Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Portman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Pastor, Mr. Calvert, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frost, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 3513: Mr. Hefner, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Waters, and Mrs. 
     Capps.
       H.R. 3524: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3545: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 3551: Mr. Frost and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 3553: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 3571: Mrs. Meek of Florida and Mr. Frost.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 247: Mr. Frost, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H. Con. Res. 249: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Rush.
       H. Con. Res. 250: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
     Bilirakis.
       H. Con. Res. 252: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Weygand.
       H. Res. 399: Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.

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para.29.29  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H. J. Res. 111: Mr. Porter.


.
                      WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1998 (30)

para.30.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    April 1, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Joel Hefley to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.30.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, March 31, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.30.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8341. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Specifically Approved States Authorized to Receive Mares and 
     Stallions Imported from Regions Where CEM Exists [Docket No. 
     97-104-1] received March 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8342. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report on the medical 
     condition of members of the Armed Forces who are deployed 
     outside the United States as part of a contingency or combat 
     operation, pursuant to Public Law 105--85; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       8343. A letter from the Deputy Director for Policy and 
     Programs, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Community Development Financial Institutions 
     Fund; Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting 
     Applications for the Community Development Financial 
     Institutions Program--Core Component [No. 981-0154] received 
     March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8344. A letter from the Deputy Director for Policy and 
     Program, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Community Development Financial Institutions 
     Fund; Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting 
     Applications for the Community Development Financial 
     Institutions Program Technical Assistance--Technical 
     Assistance Component [No. 982-0154] received March 24, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       8345. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Odometer Disclosure Requirements; Exemptions [Docket No. 87-
     09, Notice 16] (RIN: 2127-AG83) received March 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8346. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash 
     Protection [Docket No. NHTSA-97-3191; Notice 2] (RIN: 2127-
     AF66) received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8347. A letter from the Acting Director, Minority Business 
     Development Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Solicitation of Minority Business Development Center 
     Applications for Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Raleigh/Durham, San 
     Antonio, El Paso, Statewide New Mexico, Philadelphia, 
     Williamsburg, Seattle, Honolulu and San Jose [Docket No. 
     980320072-8072-01] received March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8348. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Statement of the Commission Regarding Use of Internet 
     Web Sites to Offer Securities, Solicit Securities 
     Transactions or Advertise Investment Services Offshore 
     [Release Nos. 33-7516, 34-39779, IA-1710, IC-23071] received 
     March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8349. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Amendments to the International Traffic in Arms 
     Regulations [22 CFR Part 121] received March 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8350. A letter from the Director, United States Information 
     Agency, transmitting the 1996 annual report entitled 
     ``International Exchange and Training Activities of the 
     United States Government''; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       8351. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the final version of the 
     Department's FY 1999 Annual Performance Plan (APP), pursuant 
     to Public Law 103--62; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       8352. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of 
     Government Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Amendment to Clarify Regulatory Intent on Finality of Review 
     for Complaints Regarding Designation of Positions for 
     Employee Confidential Financial Disclosure Reporting (RIN: 
     3209-AA00) received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8353. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Processing 
     Garnishment Orders for Child Support and Alimony and 
     Commercial Garnishment of Federal Employees' Pay (RIN: 3206-
     AH43) received March 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8354. A letter from the Director, Financial Services, 
     Library of Congress, transmitting a copy of the financial 
     statements of the Capitol Preservation Fund for the first 
     three months of fiscal year 1998 which ended on December 31, 
     1997, and comparable data for the same period of the previous 
     fiscal year; to the Committee on House Oversight.
       8355. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule-- Civil Enforcement Proceedings: 
     Opportunity for an In-Person Hearing [Docket No. 961004279-
     6279-01; I.D 111695A] (RIN: 0648-AI53) received March 18, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8356. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to provide for Drug Testing of and Interventions 
     With Incarcerated Offenders and Reduce Drug Trafficking and 
     Related Crime in Correctional Facilities; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       8357. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drug and Alcohol Testing: Substance Abuse Professional 
     Evaluation For Drug Use [RSPA Docket PS-128; Amendment 199-
     15] (RIN: 2137-AC84] received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8358. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Control of Drug Use and Alcohol Misuse in Natural Gas, 
     Liquefied Natural Gas, and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline 
     Operations [Docket No. PS-102; Amendment 199-16] (RIN: 2137-
     AC67) received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8359. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Pipeline Safety: Periodic Updates to Pipeline Safety 
     Regulations (1997) [Docket No. RSPA-97-2251; Amdt. Nos. 190-
     7; 191-13; 192-83; 193-15; 194-2; 195-61; 198-3; 199-17] 
     (RIN: 2137-AD03) received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8360. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Pipeline Safety: Change in Response Plan Review Cycle [Docket 
     No. PS-130; Amdt. 194-1] (RIN: 2137-AD12) received March 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8361. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Annual Air & Sea Show, Fort Lauderdale, Florida [CGD07-98-
     004] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8362. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Alternate Compliance via Recognized Classification Society 
     and U.S. Supplement to Rules [CGD 95-010] (RIN: 2115-AF11) 
     received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8363. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Whitbread 
     Chesapeake, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland [CGD 05-98-013] (RIN: 
     2115-AE46) received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8364. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Intracoastal Waterway, St. Augustine, FL [CGD07-98-014] (RIN: 
     2115-AE46) received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8365. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Miami Beach, Florida [CGD07-98-003] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     March 27, 1998, pursuant to U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8366. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Approaches to 
     Annapolis Harbor, Spa Creek, and Severn River, Annapolis, 
     Maryland [CGD 05-98-016] received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8367. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Dignitary Arrival/Departure Logan International Airport, 
     Boston, MA [CGD01-97-004] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received March 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8368. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Fort Lauderdale, FL [CGD7-98-017] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8369. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--San 
     Diego Bay and Adjacent Waters, San Diego, CA [COTP San Diego; 
     98-007] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8370. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety zone; Summer Bay, Unalaska Island, AK [COTP Western 
     Alaska 98-002] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received March 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8371. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Standards; Rain and Hail Ingestion Standards 
     [Docket No. 28652; Amendment Nos. 23-53, 25-95, and 33-19] 
     (RIN: 2120-AF75) received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8372. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-366G1 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-31-AD; Amendment 39-10414; AD 
     98-06-35] (RIN: 2120-AA64] received March 27, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8373. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Alexander Schleicher 
     Segelflugzeugbau Model ASK-21 Sailplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-
     109-AD; Amendment 39-10417; AD 98-06-38] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8374. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Alexander Schleicher 
     Segelflugzeugbau Model ASK-21 Sailplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-
     107-AD; Amendment 39-10416; AD 98-06-37] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8375. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Learjet Model 31 and 35A Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-202-AD; Amendment 39-10406; AD 98-06-28] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8376. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS 332C, L, 
     L1, and L2 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-66-AD; Amendment 39-
     10418; AD 98-06-39] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8377. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace BAe Model ATP 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 94-NM-212-AD; Amendment 39-10419; AD 
     98-07-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 27, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8378. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 
     412 Helicopters and Agusta S.p.A. Model AB412 Helicopters 
     [Docket No. 97-SW-58-AD; Amendment 39-10421; AD 98-07-03] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8379. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-
     600 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-230-AD; Amendment 39-
     10409; AD 98-06-31] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8380. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA341G and 
     SA342J Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-51-AD; Amendment 39-
     10415; AD 98-06-36] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8381. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 1000 through 
     4000 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-176-AD; Amendment 39-
     10412; AD 98-06-33] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8382. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-324-AD; Amendment 39-10402; AD 
     98-06-24] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 27, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8383. A letter from the National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Capital Construction Fund; 
     Interim Fishing Vessel Capital Construction Fund Procedures 
     [Docket No.961122326-6326-01; I.D. 081092G] (RIN: 0648-AF22) 
     received March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8384. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     that would change the interest rate on disaster loans, 
     establish a disaster mitigation pilot program, and increase 
     the authorization for funding for the women's business 
     centers; to the Committee on Small Business.
       8385. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Veterans Education: Reduction in 
     Required Reports (RIN: 2900-AI58) received March 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       8386. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revocation of 
     Regulations Under the Tea Importation Act [Docket No. 98N-
     0135] received March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8387. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Gross 
     Income Defined [Rev. Rul. 98-19] received March 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       8388. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report on government-wide spending to 
     combat terrorism, pursuant to Public Law 105--85; jointly to 
     the Committees on National Security and the Judiciary.
       8389. A letter from the Chair, Christopher Columbus 
     Fellowship Foundation, transmitting the FY 1997 Annual Report 
     of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, pursuant 
     to Public Law 102--281, section 429(b) (106 Stat. 145); 
     jointly to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services 
     and Science.
       8390. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to make 
     technical corrections to the Community Development Banking 
     and Financial Institutions Act of 1994; jointly to the 
     Committees on Banking and Financial Services and Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       8391. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on Export 
     Control Assistance Nonproliferation, Antiterroism, Demining 
     and Related Activities, pursuant to Public Law 105--118; 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       8392. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Prison 
     Industries, Inc., Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     1997 Annual Report of the Federal Prison Industries, Inc. 
     (FPI), pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 4127; jointly to the Committees 
     on the Judiciary and Government Reform and Oversight.
       8393. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize 
     appropriations for Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000 for certain 
     maritime programs of the Department of Transportation, and 
     for other purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     National Security. 

para.30.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 3579. An act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 3579) ``An Act making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints
  Mr. Stevens, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Specter, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Bond, Mr. 
Gorton, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Burns, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Bennett, 
Mr. Campbell, Mr. Craig, Mr. Faircloth, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Byrd, Mr. 
Inouye, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Bump

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ers, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kohl, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Dorgan, and Mrs. Boxer, to be the conferees on the part of 
the Senate.

para.30.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2400

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 405):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize funds for Federal-aid 
     highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and 
     for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of 
     the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the 
     bill and the amendments made in order by this resolution and 
     shall not exceed two hours and 30 minutes, with two hours 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and 30 minutes equally divided and controlled 
     by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
     on Ways and Means. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
     be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
     of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill, 
     modified by the amendment recommended by the Committee on 
     Ways and Means now printed in the bill and the amendment 
     printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution. That amendment in the nature of 
     a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 
     against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are 
     waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute shall be in order except those printed in part 2 
     of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each amendment may 
     be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be 
     offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for the first time 
     specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
     proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 
     and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
     question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 
     points of order against the amendments printed in the report 
     are waived. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: 
     (1) postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.
  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DREIER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

357

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affirmative

Nays

61

para.30.6                     [Roll No. 90]

                                YEAS--357

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--61

     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Brown (OH)
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Davis (FL)
     Deutsch
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Etheridge
     Fazio
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Graham
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Kind (WI)
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     McDermott
     Meek (FL)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Obey
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schumer
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Tanner
     Torres
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Cannon
     Cox
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Klug
     Payne
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Royce
     Waters
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.30.7  adjournment of the two houses

  Mr. ARMEY, submitted the following privileged concurrent resolution 
(H. Con. Res. 257):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Wednesday, April 1, 1998, it stand adjourned until 
     12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 1998, or until noon on the 
     second day after Members are notified

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     to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 
     resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate 
     recesses or adjourns at the close of business on Thursday, 
     April 2, 1998, Friday, April 3, 1998, Saturday, April 4, 
     1998, or Sunday, April 5, 1998, pursuant to a motion made by 
     the Majority Leader, or his designee, in accordance with this 
     concurrent resolution, it stand recessed or adjourned until 
     noon on Monday, April 20, 1998, or such time on that day as 
     may be specified by the Majority Leader or his designee in 
     the motion to recess or adjourn, or until noon on the second 
     day after members are notified to reassemble pursuant to 
     section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs 
     first.
       Sec. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate, 
     respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. TIERNEY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

223

It was decided in the

Nays

187

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.30.8                     [Roll No. 91]

                                YEAS--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Coburn
       

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Andrews
     Borski
     Cannon
     Cox
     Fawell
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Greenwood
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Klug
     Linder
     Payne
     Petri
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Royce
     Waters
  So the concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of then Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.30.9  credit union membership access

  Mr. LEACH, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, March 31, 
1998, moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1151) to amend 
the Federal Credit Union Act to clarify existing law and ratify the 
longstanding policy of the National Credit Union Administration Board 
with regard to field of membership of Federal credit unions; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, recognized Mr. LEACH and Mr. 
LaFALCE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FILNER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

411

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

8

para.30.10                    [Roll No. 92]

                                YEAS--411

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers

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     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--8

     Bachus
     Barton
     Gillmor
     Hostettler
     Paul
     Paxon
     Schaefer, Dan
     Watkins

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Cannon
     Condit
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Klug
     Payne
     Rangel
     Royce
     Smith (OR)
     Waters
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Federal Credit Union Act to clarify existing law with regard 
to the field of membership of Federal credit unions, to preserve the 
integrity and purpose of federal credit unions, to enhance supervisory 
oversight of insured credit unions, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.30.11  order of business--resolutions laid on the table

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That House Resolution 309 providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2621) to extend trade authorities procedures with respect to 
reciprocal trade agreements, and for other purposes; and House 
Resolution 403 providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to 
enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a 
prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securitites firms, 
and other financial service providers, and for other purposes, be laid 
on the table.

para.30.12  building efficient surface transportation and equity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 405 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2400) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.30.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. ROUKEMA:

       Strike subsection (b) of section 102 and insert the 
     following:
       (b) Affirmative Action Encouraged; Discrimination or 
     Preferential Treatment Prohibited.--
       (1) Affirmative action encouraged.--It is the policy of the 
     United States--
       (A) to expand the applicant pool for transportation 
     contracts in order to increase competition;
       (B) to encourage participation by businesses owned by women 
     and minorities in bidding for transportation contracts;
       (C) to recruit qualified women and minorities into the 
     applicant pool for transportation contracts; and
       (D) to encourage transportation contractors--
       (i) to request businesses owned by women and minorities to 
     bid for transportation contracts; and
       (ii) to include qualified women and minorities into an 
     applicant pool for transportation contracts;

     so long as such expansion, encouragement, recruitment, 
     request, or inclusion does not involve granting a preference, 
     based in whole or in part on race, color, national origin, or 
     sex, in selecting any person for the relevant contract.
       (2) Prohibition against discrimination or preferential 
     treatment.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     governmental entity shall, in connection with a 
     transportation contract--
       (A) intentionally discriminate against, or grant a 
     preference to, any person or group based in whole or in part 
     on race, color, national origin, or sex; or
       (B) require or encourage a contractor or subcontractor to 
     discriminate intentionally against, or grant a preference to, 
     any person or group based in whole or in part on race, color, 
     national origin, or sex.
       (3) Definitions.--As used in this subsection--
       (A) the term ``transportation contract'' means any contract 
     or subcontract in connection with any project paid for in 
     whole or in part with funds derived from amounts authorized 
     to be appropriated by this Act; and
       (B) the term ``preference'' means an advantage of any kind, 
     and includes a quota, set-aside, numerical goal, timetable, 
     or other numerical objective.

Yeas

194

It was decided in the

Nays

225

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.30.14                    [Roll No. 93]

                                AYES--194

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent

[[Page 322]]


     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--225

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Radanovich
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Cannon
     Gonzalez
     Hutchinson
     Jefferson
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Waters
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.30.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:

       In section 330(j), strike ``$42,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$150,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

242

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

175

para.30.16                    [Roll No. 94]

                              [Roll No. 94]

                                AYES--242

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Calvert
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--175

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Cannon
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Scarborough
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Waters
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.30.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GRAHAM:

       (a) Highway Project Authorization.--

[[Page 323]]

       (1) In section 102(8), strike all after the parenthetical 
     and insert ``$596,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $816,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1999, $885,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $885,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $885,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2002 and $885,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.''
       (2) In section 103(b), strike the ``and'' and all that 
     follows after paragraph (7) and insert ``and'' after 
     paragraph (6).
       (3) Strike sections 127(b) and 127(c) and redesignate 
     sections of the bill accordingly.
       (b) Transit Project Authorizations.--
       (1) In section 328(a) in the matter proposed to be inserted 
     as section 5338(b)(1) of title 49, strike all that follows 
     after ``to carry out section 5309'' through the end of such 
     subsection and insert ``(1) $878,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998, (2) $964,800,000 for fiscal year 1999, and (3) 
     $1,045,200,000 for fiscal years 2000 through 2003.''
       (2) In section 329(a) strike ``shall not exceed'' through 
     the end of such subsection and insert ``(1) $800,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998; (2) $856,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and 
     (3) $1,045,200,000 for fiscal year 2000-2003.''
       (3) Strike sections 332 and 333 and redesignate sections of 
     the bill accordingly.  

Yeas

79

It was decided in the

Nays

337

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

2

para.30.18                    [Roll No. 95]

                                AYES--79

     Archer
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Burr
     Campbell
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cox
     Cubin
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Foley
     Frelinghuysen
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     McCollum
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Wamp
     Wexler
     White
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--337

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Lofgren
     McCrery
       

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Cannon
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Klug
     McIntosh
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Torres
     Waters
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.30.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. SPRATT:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. TWO-MONTH EXTENSION OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there is 
     authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund 
     such sums as may be necessary to continue funding for an 
     additional two months each of the programs for which an 
     extension was provided under the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 1997 (111 Stat. 2552 et seq.) at the same 
     monthly rate for which funds were provided for each such 
     program under such Act.   

Yeas

106

It was decided in the

Nays

312

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negative

Answered present

1

para.30.20                    [Roll No. 96]

                                AYES--106

     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boyd
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Fazio
     Gillmor
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Obey
     Parker
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wolf

                                NOES--312

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske

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     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     McCrery
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Cannon
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Klug
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Torres
     Waters
     Yates
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.

para.30.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. KASICH:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Empowerment 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the objective of the Federal highway program has been 
     to facilitate the construction of a modern freeway system 
     that promotes efficient interstate commerce by connecting all 
     States;
       (2) that objective has been attained and the Interstate 
     System connecting all States is near completion;
       (3) each State has the responsibility of providing an 
     efficient transportation network for the residents of the 
     State;
       (4) each State has the means to build and operate a network 
     of transportation systems, including highways, that best 
     serves the needs of the State;
       (5) each State is best capable of determining the needs of 
     the State and acting on those needs;
       (6) the Federal role in highway transportation has, over 
     time, usurped the role of the States by taxing fuels used in 
     the States and then distributing the proceeds to the States 
     based on the Federal Government's perceptions of what is best 
     for the States;
       (7) the Federal Government has used the Federal gasoline 
     tax revenues to force all States to take actions that are not 
     necessarily appropriate for individual States;
       (8) the Federal distribution, review, and enforcement 
     process wastes billions of dollars on unproductive 
     activities;
       (9) Federal mandates that apply uniformly to all 50 States, 
     regardless of the different circumstances of the States, 
     cause the States to waste billions of hard-earned tax dollars 
     on projects, programs, and activities that the States would 
     not otherwise undertake; and
       (10) Congress has expressed a strong interest in reducing 
     the role of the Federal Government by allowing each State to 
     manage its own affairs.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to return to the individual States maximum 
     discretionary authority and fiscal responsibility for all 
     elements of the national transportation systems that are not 
     within the direct purview of the Federal Government;
       (2) to preserve Federal responsibility for the Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense 
     Highways;
       (3) to preserve the responsibility of the Department of 
     Transportation for--
       (A) design, construction, and preservation of 
     transportation facilities on Federal public lands;
       (B) national programs of transportation research and 
     development and transportation safety; and
       (C) emergency assistance to the States in response to 
     natural disasters;
       (4) to eliminate to the maximum extent practicable Federal 
     obstacles to the ability of each State to apply innovative 
     solutions to the financing, design, construction, operation, 
     and preservation of State and Federal transportation 
     facilities; and
       (5) with respect to transportation activities carried out 
     by States, local governments, and the private sector, to 
     encourage--
       (A) competition among States, local governments, and the 
     private sector; and
       (B) innovation, energy efficiency, private sector 
     participation, and productivity.

     SEC. 3. CONTINUATION OF FUNDING FOR CORE HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Funding.--For the purpose of carrying out title 23, 
     United States Code, the following sums are authorized to be 
     appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund:
       (A) Interstate maintenance program.--For the Interstate 
     maintenance program under section 119 of title 23, United 
     States Code, $5,100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
     $5,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $5,400,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $5,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $5,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (B) Interstate and indian reservation bridge program.--For 
     the Interstate and Indian reservation bridge program under 
     section 144 of that title $1,217,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, $1,251,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $1,286,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $1,321,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $1,360,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (C) Federal lands highways program.--
       (i) Indian reservation roads.--For Indian reservation roads 
     under section 204 of that title $202,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, $208,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $214,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $220,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (ii) Public lands highways.--For public lands highways 
     under section 204 of that title $182,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, $187,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $192,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $197,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $201,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (iii) Parkways and park roads.--For parkways and park roads 
     under section 204 of that title $89,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, $91,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $94,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $99,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (iv) Highway safety programs.--For highway safety programs 
     under section 402 of that title $171,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (v) Highway safety research and development.--For highway 
     safety research and development under section 403 of that 
     title $44,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (2) Transferability of funds.--Section 104 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(g) Transferability of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--To the extent that a State determines 
     that funds made available under this title to the State for a 
     purpose are in excess of the needs of the State for that 
     purpose, the State may transfer the excess funds to, and use 
     the excess funds for, any surface transportation (including 
     mass transit and rail) purpose in the State.
       ``(2) Enforcement.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     State has transferred funds under paragraph (1) to a purpose 
     that is not a surface transportation purpose as described in 
     paragraph (1), the amount of the improperly transferred funds 
     shall be deducted from any amount the State would otherwise 
     receive from the Highway Trust Fund for the fiscal year that 
     begins after the date of the determination.''.
       (3) Federal-aid system.--Section 103(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``systems are the 
     Interstate System and the National Highway System'' and 
     inserting ``system is the Interstate System''.
       (4) Interstate maintenance program.--
       (A) Funding.--Section 104(b)(5) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(B) Interstate maintenance.--For each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003, for the Interstate maintenance program 
     under section 119, 1 percent to the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
     American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands and the remaining 99 percent apportioned as follows:
       ``(i)(I) For each State with an average population density 
     of 20 persons or fewer per square mile, and each State with a 
     population of 1,500,000 persons or fewer and with a land area 
     of 10,000 square miles or less, the greater of--

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       ``(aa) a percentage share of apportionments equal to the 
     percentage listed for the State in subclause (II); or
       ``(bb) a share determined under clause (ii).

       ``(II) The percentage referred to in subclause (I)(aa) is 
     as follows:
``States:                                                   Percentage:
  Alabama.........................................................2.02 
  Alaska..........................................................1.24 
  Arizona.........................................................1.68 
  Arkansas........................................................1.32 
  California......................................................9.81 
  Colorado........................................................1.23 
  Connecticut.....................................................1.00 
  Delaware........................................................0.40 
  District of Columbia............................................0.13 
  Florida.........................................................4.77 
  Georgia.........................................................3.60 
  Hawaii..........................................................0.55 
  Idaho...........................................................0.70 
  Illinois........................................................3.71 
  Indiana.........................................................2.63 
  Iowa............................................................1.13 
  Kansas..........................................................1.10 
  Kentucky........................................................1.91 
  Louisiana.......................................................1.63 
  Maine...........................................................0.50 
  Maryland........................................................1.64 
  Massachusetts...................................................1.68 
  Michigan........................................................3.34 
  Minnesota.......................................................1.56 
  Mississippi.....................................................1.23 
  Missouri........................................................2.45 
  Montana.........................................................0.95 
  Nebraska........................................................0.73 
  Nevada..........................................................0.67 
  New Hampshire...................................................0.48 
  New Jersey......................................................2.28 
  New Mexico......................................................1.05 
  New York........................................................4.27 
  North Carolina..................................................2.83 
  North Dakota....................................................0.63 
  Ohio............................................................3.77 
  Oklahoma........................................................1.55 
  Oregon..........................................................1.23 
  Pennsylvania....................................................4.12 
  Puerto Rico.....................................................0.50 
  Rhode Island....................................................0.55 
  South Carolina..................................................1.63 
  South Dakota....................................................0.70 
  Tennessee.......................................................2.30 
  Texas...........................................................7.21 
  Utah............................................................0.71 
  Vermont.........................................................0.43 
  Virginia........................................................2.61 
  Washington......................................................1.75 
  West Virginia...................................................0.76 
  Wisconsin.......................................................1.91 
  Wyoming.........................................................0.66.

       ``(ii) For each State not described in clause (i), a share 
     of the apportionments remaining determined in accordance with 
     the following formula:

       ``(I) \1/9\ in the ratio that the total rural lane miles in 
     each State bears to the total rural lane miles in all States 
     with an average population density greater than 20 persons 
     per square mile and all States with a population of more than 
     1,500,000 persons and with a land area of more than 10,000 
     square miles.

       ``(II) \1/9\ in the ratio that the total rural vehicle 
     miles traveled in each State bears to the total rural vehicle 
     miles traveled in all States described in subclause (I).
       ``(III) \2/9\ in the ratio that the total urban lane miles 
     in each State bears to the total urban lane miles in all 
     States described in subclause (I).
       ``(IV) \2/9\ in the ratio that the total urban vehicle 
     miles traveled in each State bears to the total urban vehicle 
     miles traveled in all States described in subclause (I).
       ``(V) \3/9\ in the ratio that the total diesel fuel used in 
     each State bears to the total diesel fuel used in all States 
     described in subclause (I).''.

       (B) Conforming amendments.--Section 119(f) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``If'' and inserting 
     ``For each of fiscal years 1991 through 1997, if''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``through fiscal 
     year 1997'' after ``thereafter''.
       (5) Interstate bridge program.--Section 144 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (d)--
       (i) by inserting ``on the Federal-aid system as described 
     in subsection (c)(3)'' after ``highway bridge'' each place it 
     appears; and
       (ii) by inserting ``on the Federal-aid system as described 
     in subsection (c)(3)'' after ``highway bridges'' each place 
     it appears;
       (B) in the second sentence of subsection (e)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the comma at the end and 
     inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);
       (C) in the first sentence of subsection (l), by inserting 
     ``on the Federal-aid system as described in subsection 
     (c)(3)'' after ``any bridge'';
       (D) in subsection (m), by inserting ``on the Federal-aid 
     system as described in subsection (c)(3)'' after ``any 
     bridge''; and
       (E) in the first sentence of subsection (n), by inserting 
     ``for each of fiscal years 1991 through 1997,'' after ``of 
     law,''.
       (6) National defense highways.--Section 311 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``under subsection 
     (a) of section 104 of this title'' and inserting ``to carry 
     out this section''; and
       (B) by striking the second sentence.
       (7) Termination of minimum allocation.--Section 157 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``fiscal year 1992 
     and each fiscal year thereafter'' and inserting ``each of 
     fiscal years 1992 through 1997''; and
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``the fiscal years 
     ending on or after September 30, 1983'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal years 1983 through 1997''.
       (8) Motor carrier safety grants.--Section 31104 of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) not more than $90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003.''; and
       (B) in subsection (g)(1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``1993-1997'' and 
     inserting ``1993 through 2003'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``1993-1997'' and 
     inserting ``1993 through 2003''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``1996, and 1997'' 
     and inserting ``1996 through 2003''.
       (b) Extension of Highway-Related Taxes and Highway Trust 
     Fund.--
       (1) Extension of taxes.--The following provisions of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking 
     ``1999'' each place it appears and inserting ``2004'':
       (A) Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(iii)(I) (relating to rate of tax 
     on certain buses).
       (B) Section 4041(a)(2)(B) (relating to rate of tax on 
     special motor fuels), as amended by section 907(a)(1) of the 
     Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
       (C) Section 4041(m)(1)(A) (relating to certain alcohol 
     fuels), as amended by section 907(b) of the Taxpayer Relief 
     Act of 1997.
       (D) Section 4051(c) (relating to termination).
       (E) Section 4071(d) (relating to termination).
       (F) Section 4081(d)(1) (relating to termination).
       (G) Section 4481(e) (relating to period tax in effect).
       (H) Section 4482(c)(4) (relating to taxable period).
       (I) Section 4482(d) (relating to special rule for taxable 
     period in which termination date occurs).
       (2) Other provisions.--
       (A) Floor stocks refunds.--Section 6412(a)(1) of such Code 
     (relating to floor stocks refunds) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1999'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2004'', and
       (ii) by striking ``2000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2005''.
       (B) Installment payments of highway use tax.--Section 
     6156(e)(2) of such Code (relating to installment payments of 
     highway use tax on use of highway motor vehicles) is amended 
     by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2004''.
       (3) Extension of certain exemptions.--The following 
     provisions of such Code are each amended by striking ``1999'' 
     and inserting ``2004'':
       (A) Section 4221(a) (relating to certain tax-free sales).
       (B) Section 4483(g) (relating to termination of exemptions 
     for highway use tax).
       (4) Extension of deposits into, and certain transfers from, 
     trust fund.--
       (A) In general.--Subsection (b), and paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     of subsection (c), of section 9503 of such Code (relating to 
     the Highway Trust Fund) are each amended--
       (i) by striking ``1999'' each place it appears (other than 
     in subsection (b)(4)) and inserting ``2003'', and
       (ii) by striking ``2000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2004''.
       (B) Motorboat and small-engine fuel tax transfers.--
       (i) In general.--Paragraphs (4)(A)(i), (5)(A), and (6)(E) 
     of section 9503(c) of such Code are each amended by striking 
     ``1998'' and inserting ``2003''.
       (ii) Conforming amendments to land and water conservation 
     fund.--Section 201(b) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
     Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-11(b)) is amended--

       (I) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2003'', and
       (II) by striking ``1998'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2004''.

       (C) Conforming amendment.--The heading for paragraph (3) of 
     section 9503(c) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Floor stocks refunds.--''.
       (5) Extension and expansion of expenditures from trust 
     fund.--
       (A) Extension of expenditure authority.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 9503(c) of such Code is amended by striking ``1998'' 
     and inserting ``2003''.
       (B) Expansion of purposes.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     9503(c) of such Code is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), and
       (ii) by striking ``1991.'' in subparagraph (D) and all that 
     follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``1991, or
       ``(E) authorized to be paid out of the Highway Trust Fund 
     under the Transportation Empowerment Act.

     In determining the authorizations under the Acts referred to 
     in the preceding subparagraphs, such Acts shall be applied as 
     in effect on the date of the enactment of the Transportation 
     Empowerment Act.''.
       (c) Termination of Transfers to Mass Transit Account.--
       (1) In general.--Section 9503(e)(2) of such Code (relating 
     to Mass Transit Account) is amended by striking ``2.85 
     cents'' and inserting ``2.85 cents (zero, on and after 
     October 1, 1998)''.
       (2) Authorization to expend remaining balances in 
     account.--Section 9503(e)(3) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``before October 1, 1998''.

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       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 4. INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Establishment of Infrastructure Special Assistance 
     Fund.--
       ``(1) Creation of fund.--There is established in the 
     Highway Trust Fund a separate fund to be known as the 
     `Infrastructure Special Assistance Fund' consisting of such 
     amounts as may be transferred or credited to the 
     Infrastructure Special Assistance Fund as provided in this 
     subsection or section 9602(b).
       ``(2) Transfers to infrastructure special assistance 
     fund.--On the first day of each fiscal year after 1998 and 
     before 2003, the Secretary shall transfer $300,000,000 from 
     the Highway Trust Fund to Infrastructure Special Assistance 
     Fund.
       ``(3) Expenditures from infrastructure special assistance 
     fund.--
       ``(A) Transitional assistance.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (iv), 
     during fiscal years 1999 through 2002, the amount in the 
     Infrastructure Special Assistance Fund shall be available to 
     States for transportation-related program expenditures.
       ``(ii) State share.--

       ``(I) In general.--Except as provided in clause (v), each 
     State is entitled to a share of the $1,200,000,000 specified 
     in paragraph (2) upon enactment of legislation providing 1 of 
     the 2 funding mechanisms described in clause (iii).
       ``(II) Determination of state share.--For purposes of 
     subclause (I), each State's share shall be determined in the 
     following manner:

       ``(aa) Multiply the percentage of the amounts appropriated 
     in the latest fiscal year for which such data are available 
     to the Highway Trust Fund under subsection (b) which is 
     attributable to taxes paid by highway users in the State, by 
     the amount specified in paragraph (2). If the result does not 
     exceed $15,000,000, the State's share equals $15,000,000. If 
     the result exceeds $15,000,000, the State's share is 
     determined under item (bb).
       ``(bb) Multiply the percentage determined under item (aa), 
     by the amount specified in clause (i) reduced by an amount 
     equal to $15,000,000 times the number of States the share of 
     which is determined under item (aa).
       ``(iii) Legislative funding mechanisms.--A funding 
     mechanism is described in this clause as follows:

       ``(I) A funding mechanism which results in revenues for 
     transportation-related projects in the State for fiscal year 
     2003 and each succeeding fiscal year which are equal to the 
     excess of--

       ``(aa) the mean annual average of distributions from the 
     Highway Trust Fund to the State for fiscal years 1992 through 
     1997; over
       ``(bb) the distributions from the Highway Trust Fund to the 
     State for such fiscal year attributable to the core programs 
     financing rate for such year.

       ``(II) A funding mechanism which results in an increase in 
     the State rate of tax on motor fuels equal to the decrease in 
     the rate of tax on such fuels under section 4081 for fiscal 
     year 2003 and any succeeding fiscal year.

       ``(iv) Distribution of remaining amount.--If after 
     September 30, 2002, a portion of the amount specified in 
     paragraph (2) remains, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Transportation, shall, on October 1, 2002, 
     apportion the portion among the States which received a share 
     of such amount under clause (ii) and which are not described 
     in clause (v) using the percentages determined under clause 
     (ii)(II)(aa) for such States.
       ``(v) Enforcement of funding mechanism requirement.--If a 
     State, which enacted legislation providing for a funding 
     mechanism described in clause (iii), terminates such 
     mechanism before fiscal year 2003, the State's share 
     determined under clauses (ii) and (iv) shall be deducted from 
     any amount the State would otherwise receive from the Highway 
     Trust Fund for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(B) Additional expenditures from fund.--
       ``(i) In general.--Amounts in the Infrastructure Special 
     Assistance Fund, in excess of the amount specified in 
     paragraph (2), shall be available, as provided by 
     appropriation Acts, to the States for any surface 
     transportation (including mass transit and rail) purpose in 
     such States, and the Secretary shall apportion such excess 
     amounts among all States using the percentages determined 
     under clause (ii)(II)(aa) for such States.
       ``(ii) Enforcement.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     State has used amounts under clause (i) for a purpose which 
     is not a surface transportation purpose as described in 
     clause (i), the improperly used amounts shall be deducted 
     from any amount the State would otherwise receive from the 
     Highway Trust Fund for the fiscal year which begins after the 
     date of the determination.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     takes effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 5. RETURN OF EXCESS TAX RECEIPTS TO STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Return of Excess Tax Receipts to States for Surface 
     Transportation Purposes.--
       ``(1) In general.--On the first day of each of fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Transportation, shall determine--
       ``(A) the excess highway receipts for such year, and
       ``(B) allocate such excess highway receipts among the 
     States (as defined in section 101 of title 23, United States 
     Code) in proportion to their respective shares of the amount 
     described in paragraph (2)(A) in the latest fiscal year for 
     which such data are available which is attributable to 
     highway users in the State.

     Amounts allocated to a State under this paragraph may be used 
     only for surface transportation (including mass transit and 
     rail) purposes.
       ``(2) Excess highway tax receipts.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `excess highway tax receipts' means, 
     with respect to any fiscal year, the excess of--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount which would be appropriated to 
     the Highway Trust Fund if each of the rates specified in 
     section 4081(a)(2)(A) were reduced by 4.3 cents, over
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) the aggregate amount which would be appropriated to 
     the Highway Trust Fund if each of such rates equaled the core 
     programs financing rate for such year, plus
       ``(ii) the aggregate of the amounts transferred from the 
     Highway Trust Fund under paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of 
     subsection (c) for such year.
       ``(3) Core programs financing rate.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `core programs financing rate' means--
       ``(A) after September 30, 1998, and before October 1, 1999, 
     12 cents per gallon,
       ``(B) after September 30, 1999, and before October 1, 2000, 
     7 cents per gallon,
       ``(C) after September 30, 2000, and before October 1, 2001, 
     4 cents per gallon, and
       ``(D) after September 30, 2001, 3 cents per gallon.
       ``(4) Enforcement.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     State has used amounts under subparagraph (A) for a purpose 
     which is not a surface transportation purpose as described in 
     paragraph (1), the improperly used amounts shall be deducted 
     from any amount the State would otherwise receive from the 
     Highway Trust Fund for the fiscal year which begins after the 
     date of the determination.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     takes effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 6. INTERSTATE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION COMPACTS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Infrastructure bank.--The term ``infrastructure bank'' 
     means a surface transportation infrastructure bank 
     established under an interstate compact under subsection 
     (b)(5) and described in subsection (d).
       (2) Participating states.--The term ``participating 
     States'' means the States that are parties to an interstate 
     compact entered into under subsection (b).
       (3) Surface transportation.--The term ``surface 
     transportation'' includes mass transit and rail.
       (4) Surface transportation project.--The term ``surface 
     transportation project'' means a surface transportation 
     project, program, or activity described in subsection (b).
       (b) Consent of Congress.--In order to increase public 
     investment, attract needed private investment, and promote an 
     intermodal transportation network, Congress grants consent to 
     States to enter into interstate compacts to--
       (1) promote the continuity, quality, and safety of the 
     Interstate System;
       (2) develop programs to promote and fund surface 
     transportation safety initiatives and establish surface 
     transportation safety standards for the participating States;
       (3) conduct long-term planning for surface transportation 
     infrastructure in the participating States;
       (4) develop design and construction standards for 
     infrastructure described in paragraph (3) to be used by the 
     participating States; and
       (5) establish surface transportation infrastructure banks 
     to promote regional or other multistate investment in 
     infrastructure described in paragraph (3).
       (c) Financing.--An interstate compact established by 
     participating States under subsection (b) to carry out a 
     surface transportation project may provide that, in order to 
     carry out the compact, the participating States may--
       (1) accept contributions from a unit of State or local 
     government or a person;
       (2) use any Federal or State funds made available for that 
     type of surface transportation project;
       (3) on such terms and conditions as the participating 
     States consider advisable--
       (A) borrow money on a short-term basis and issue notes for 
     the borrowing; and
       (B) issue bonds; and
       (4) obtain financing by other means permitted under Federal 
     or State law, including surface transportation infrastructure 
     banks under subsection (d).
       (d) Infrastructure Banks.--
       (1) In general.--An infrastructure bank may--
       (A) make loans;
       (B) under the joint or separate authority of the 
     participating States with respect to the infrastructure bank, 
     issue such debt as the infrastructure bank and the 
     participating States determine appropriate; and
       (C) provide other assistance to public or private entities 
     constructing, or proposing to construct or initiate, surface 
     transportation projects.

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       (2) Forms of assistance.--
       (A) In general.--An infrastructure bank may make a loan or 
     provide other assistance described in subparagraph (C) to a 
     public or private entity in an amount equal to all or part of 
     the construction cost, capital cost, or initiation cost of a 
     surface transportation project.
       (B) Subordination of assistance.--The amount of any loan or 
     other assistance described in subparagraph (C) that is 
     received for a surface transportation project under this 
     section may be subordinated to any other debt financing for 
     the surface transportation project.
       (C) Other assistance.--Other assistance referred to in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) includes any use of funds for the 
     purpose of--
       (i) credit enhancement;
       (ii) a capital reserve for bond or debt instrument 
     financing;
       (iii) bond or debt instrument financing issuance costs;
       (iv) bond or debt issuance financing insurance;
       (v) subsidization of interest rates;
       (vi) letters of credit;
       (vii) any credit instrument;
       (viii) bond or debt financing instrument security; and
       (ix) any other form of debt financing that relates to the 
     qualifying surface transportation project.
       (3) No obligation of united states.--
       (A) In general.--The establishment under this section of an 
     infrastructure bank does not constitute a commitment, 
     guarantee, or obligation on the part of the United States to 
     any third party with respect to any security or debt 
     financing instrument issued by the bank. No third party shall 
     have any right against the United States for payment solely 
     by reason of the establishment.
       (B) Statement on instrument.--Any security or debt 
     financing instrument issued by an infrastructure bank shall 
     expressly state that the security or instrument does not 
     constitute a commitment, guarantee, or obligation of the 
     United States.
       (e) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on October 
     1, 1998.

     SEC. 7. FEDERAL-AID FACILITY PRIVATIZATION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
     the meaning provided in section 105 of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Privatization.--The term ``privatization'' means the 
     disposition or transfer of a transportation infrastructure 
     asset, whether by sale, lease, or similar arrangement, from a 
     State or local government to a private party.
       (3) State or local government.--The term ``State or local 
     government'' means the government of--
       (A) any State;
       (B) the District of Columbia;
       (C) any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the 
     United States;
       (D) any county, municipality, city, town, township, local 
     public authority, school district, special district, 
     intrastate district, regional or interstate government 
     entity, council of governments, or agency or instrumentality 
     of a local government; or
       (E) any federally recognized Indian tribe.
       (4) Transportation infrastructure asset.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``transportation infrastructure 
     asset'' means any surface-transportation-related asset 
     financed in whole or in part by the Federal Government, 
     including a road, tunnel, bridge, or mass-transit-related or 
     rail-related asset.
       (B) Exclusion.--The term does not include any 
     transportation-related asset on the Interstate System (as 
     defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code).
       (b) Privatization Initiatives by State and Local 
     Governments.--The head of each Executive agency shall--
       (1) assist State and local governments in efforts to 
     privatize the transportation infrastructure assets of the 
     State and local governments; and
       (2) subject to subsection (c), approve requests from State 
     and local governments to privatize transportation 
     infrastructure assets and waive or modify any condition 
     relating to the original Federal program that funded the 
     asset.
       (c) Criteria.--The head of an Executive agency shall 
     approve a request described in subsection (b)(2) if--
       (1) the State or local government demonstrates that a 
     market mechanism, legally enforceable agreement, or 
     regulatory mechanism will ensure that the transportation 
     infrastructure asset will continue to be used for the general 
     objectives of the original Federal program that funded the 
     asset (which shall not be considered to include every 
     condition required for the recipient of Federal funds to have 
     obtained the original Federal funds), so long as needed for 
     those objectives; and
       (2) the private party purchasing or leasing the 
     transportation infrastructure asset agrees to comply with all 
     applicable conditions of the original Federal program.
       (d) Lack of Obligation To Repay Federal Funds.--A State or 
     local government shall have no obligation to repay to any 
     agency of the Federal Government any Federal funds received 
     by the State or local government in connection with a 
     transportation infrastructure asset that is privatized under 
     this section.
       (e) Use of Proceeds.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a State or local 
     government may use proceeds from the privatization of a 
     transportation infrastructure asset to the extent permitted 
     under applicable conditions of the original Federal program.
       (2) Recovery of certain costs.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the State or local government shall be 
     permitted to recover from the privatization of a 
     transportation infrastructure asset--
       (A) the capital investment in the transportation 
     infrastructure asset made by the State or local government;
       (B) an amount equal to the unreimbursed operating expenses 
     in the transportation infrastructure asset paid by the State 
     or local government; and
       (C) a reasonable rate of return on the investment made 
     under subparagraph (A) and expenses paid under subparagraph 
     (B).

     SEC. 8. REDUCTION IN MOTOR FUEL TAXES ON OCTOBER 1, 2002.

       (a) Reduction in Tax Rates.--Section 4081(a)(2)(A) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rates of tax) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``18.3 cents'' and inserting ``7.3 cents'',
       (2) by striking ``19.3 cents'' and inserting ``8.3 cents'', 
     and
       (3) by striking ``24.3 cents'' and inserting ``7.3 cents''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 4041(a)(2)(B) of such 
     Code are each amended by striking the number of cents 
     specified therein and inserting ``4.3 cents''.
       (2) Section 6427(b)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``7.4 cents'' and inserting ``0.1 cent''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to fuel removed after September 30, 2002.
       (d) Floor Stock Refunds.--
       (1) In general.--If--
       (A) before October 1, 2002, tax has been imposed under 
     section 4081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on any 
     liquid; and
       (B) on such date such liquid is held by a dealer and has 
     not been used and is intended for sale;

     there shall be credited or refunded (without interest) to the 
     person who paid such tax (in this subsection referred to as 
     the ``taxpayer'') an amount equal to the excess of the tax 
     paid by the taxpayer over the amount of such tax which would 
     be imposed on such liquid had the taxable event occurred on 
     such date.
       (2) Time for filing claims.--No credit or refund shall be 
     allowed or made under this subsection unless--
       (A) claim therefor is filed with the Secretary of the 
     Treasury before April 1, 2003; and
       (B) in any case where liquid is held by a dealer (other 
     than the taxpayer) on October 1, 2002--
       (i) the dealer submits a request for refund or credit to 
     the taxpayer before January 1, 2003; and
       (ii) the taxpayer has repaid or agreed to repay the amount 
     so claimed to such dealer or has obtained the written consent 
     of such dealer to the allowance of the credit or the making 
     of the refund.
       (3) Exception for fuel held in retail stocks.--No credit or 
     refund shall be allowed under this subsection with respect to 
     any liquid in retail stocks held at the place where intended 
     to be sold at retail.
       (4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     terms ``dealer'' and ``held by a dealer'' have the respective 
     meanings given to such terms by section 6412 of such Code; 
     except that the term ``dealer'' includes a producer.
       (5) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 6412 and sections 6206 and 
     6675 of such Code shall apply for purposes of this 
     subsection.

     SEC. 9. MASS TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 5338 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5338. Authorizations

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     of Transportation to carry out this chapter--
       ``(1) $868,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, of which--
       ``(A) $304,000,000 shall be used to carry out sections 5307 
     and 5309;
       ``(B) $95,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 5311; 
     and
       ``(C) the amount remaining after allocation under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be used at the discretion of 
     the Secretary, including for capital expenditure under this 
     chapter;
       ``(2) $889,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, of which--
       ``(A) $212,000,000 shall be used to carry out sections 5307 
     and 5309;
       ``(B) $97,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 5311; 
     and
       ``(C) the amount remaining after allocation under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be used at the discretion of 
     the Secretary, including for capital expenditure under this 
     chapter;
       ``(3) $916,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, of which--
       ``(A) $119,000,000 shall be used to carry out sections 5307 
     and 5309;
       ``(B) $100,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 5311; 
     and
       ``(C) the amount remaining after allocation under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be used at the discretion of 
     the Secretary, including for capital expenditure under this 
     chapter;
       ``(4) $941,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, of which--

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       ``(A) $27,000,000 shall be used to carry out sections 5307 
     and 5309;
       ``(B) $103,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 5311; 
     and
       ``(C) the amount remaining after allocation under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be used at the discretion of 
     the Secretary, including for capital expenditure under this 
     chapter; and
       ``(5) $961,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, of which--
       ``(A) $0 shall be used to carry out sections 5307 and 5309;
       ``(B) $105,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 5311; 
     and
       ``(C) the amount remaining after allocation under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be used at the discretion of 
     the Secretary, including for capital expenditure under this 
     chapter.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     takes effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 10. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, after consultation with the appropriate committees of 
     Congress, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a 
     report to Congress describing such technical and conforming 
     amendments to titles 23 and 49, United States Code, and such 
     technical and conforming amendments to other laws, as are 
     necessary to bring those titles and other laws into 
     conformity with the policy embodied in this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act.

     SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE CONTINGENT UPON CERTIFICATION OF 
                   DEFICIT NEUTRALITY.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure 
     that--
       (1) this Act will become effective only if the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget certifies that this Act 
     is deficit neutral;
       (2) discretionary spending limits are reduced to capture 
     the savings realized in devolving transportation functions to 
     the State level; and
       (3) the tax reduction made by this Act is not scored under 
     pay-as-you-go and thereby inadvertently trigger a 
     sequestration.
       (b) Effective Date Contingency.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, this Act and the amendments made by 
     this Act shall take effect only if--
       (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Director'') submits the 
     report as required in subsection (c); and
       (2) the report contains a certification by the Director 
     that the reduction in discretionary outlays resulting from 
     the enactment of this Act (assuming appropriation amounts 
     described in paragraph (2)(B)) is at least as great as the 
     sum of the net reduction in receipts and direct spending 
     provided in this Act for each fiscal year through 2003.
       (c) OMB Estimates and Report.--
       (1) Requirements.--Not later than 7 calendar days 
     (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall--
       (A) estimate the net change in receipts and in direct 
     spending resulting from the enactment of this Act for each 
     fiscal year through 2003;
       (B) estimate the net change in discretionary outlays 
     resulting from the reduction in budget authority under this 
     Act for each fiscal year through 2003;
       (C) determine, based on those estimates, whether the 
     reduction in discretionary outlays resulting from the 
     enactment of this Act (assuming appropriation amounts 
     described in paragraph (2)(B)) is at least as great as the 
     sum of the net reduction in receipts and direct spending 
     provided in this Act for each fiscal year through 2003; and
       (D) submit to the Congress a report setting forth the 
     estimates and determination.
       (2) Applicable assumptions and guidelines.--
       (A) Revenue and direct spending estimates.--The revenue and 
     direct spending estimates required under paragraph (1)(A) 
     shall be predicated on the same economic and technical 
     assumptions and scorekeeping guidelines that would be used 
     for estimates made pursuant to section 252(d) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     902(d)).
       (B) Outlay estimates.--The outlay estimates required under 
     paragraph (1)(B) shall be determined by comparing the 
     estimated amounts of discretionary outlays that would flow 
     from the new budget authority authorized in this Act on the 
     assumption that subsequent appropriation Acts will provide 
     amounts consistent with this Act (and that obligation 
     limitations set forth in such appropriation Acts, if any, 
     equal the corresponding levels of contract authority provided 
     in this Act) and the corresponding amounts of discretionary 
     outlays assumed in House Concurrent Resolution 84 (105th 
     Congress) and House Report 105-116.
       (d) Conforming Adjustment to Discretionary Spending 
     Limits.--Upon compliance with the requirements specified in 
     subsection (b), the Director shall adjust the adjusted 
     discretionary spending limits for each fiscal year under 
     section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)) by the estimated 
     reductions in discretionary outlays under subsection 
     (c)(1)(B).
       (e) Paygo Interaction.--Upon compliance with the 
     requirements specified in subsection (b), no changes in 
     receipts or direct spending estimated to result from the 
     enactment of this Act shall be counted for the purposes of 
     section 252(d) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 902(d)). 

Yeas

98

It was decided in the

Nays

318

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negative

Answered present

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para.30.22                    [Roll No. 97]

                                AYES--98

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Campbell
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Foley
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Obey
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sisisky
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Wamp
     Watkins
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     Weller
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     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Lofgren
     McCrery
       

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Cannon
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Klug
     McCarthy (NY)
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Torres
     Waters
     Yates
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman, pursuant to House 
Resolution 405, reported the bill back to the House with an amendment 
adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Building 
     Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Savings clause.

                     TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

Sec. 101. Amendments to title 23, United States Code.
Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 103. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 104. Apportionments.
Sec. 105. Interstate maintenance program.
Sec. 106. National Highway System.
Sec. 107. Highway bridge program.
Sec. 108. Surface transportation program.
Sec. 109. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.
Sec. 110. High risk road safety improvement program.
Sec. 111. Minimum allocation.
Sec. 112. Appalachian Development Highway System.
Sec. 113. High cost Interstate System reconstruction and improvement 
              program.
Sec. 114. Recreational trails program.
Sec. 115. National corridor planning and development program.
Sec. 116. Coordinated border infrastructure and safety program.
Sec. 117. Federal lands highways program.
Sec. 118. National scenic byways program.
Sec. 119. Variable pricing pilot program.
Sec. 120. Toll roads, bridges, and tunnels.
Sec. 121. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.
Sec. 122. Highway use tax evasion projects.
Sec. 123. Performance bonus program.
Sec. 124. Metropolitan planning.
Sec. 125. Statewide planning.
Sec. 126. Roadside safety technologies.
Sec. 127. Discretionary program authorizations.
Sec. 128. Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge.
Sec. 129. Training.
Sec. 130. Transportation assistance for Olympic cities.
Sec. 131. National Defense Highways.
Sec. 132. Miscellaneous surface transportation programs.
Sec. 133. Eligibility.
Sec. 134. Fiscal, administrative, and other amendments.
Sec. 135. Access of motorcycles.
Sec. 136. Amendments to prior surface transportation authorization 
              laws.
Sec. 137. Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways.
Sec. 138. Hazard elimination program.
Sec. 139. Project administration.
Sec. 140. Contracting for engineering and design services.
Sec. 141. Commercial motor vehicle study.
Sec. 142. New York Avenue Transportation Development Authority.
Sec. 143. Definitions.
Sec. 144. Substitute project.
Sec. 145. Use of HOV lanes by electric vehicles.

                        TITLE II--HIGHWAY SAFETY

Sec. 201. Amendments to title 23, United States Code.
Sec. 202. Highway safety programs.
Sec. 203. Highway safety research and development.
Sec. 204. Occupant protection incentive grants.
Sec. 205. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures.
Sec. 206. State highway safety data improvements.
Sec. 207. National Driver Register.
Sec. 208. Safety studies.
Sec. 209. Effectiveness of laws establishing maximum blood alcohol 
              concentrations.
Sec. 210. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 211. Transportation injury research.

           TITLE III--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

Sec. 301. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Metropolitan planning.
Sec. 304. Transportation improvement program.
Sec. 305. Transportation management areas.
Sec. 306. Urbanized area formula grants.
Sec. 307. Mass Transit Account block grants.
Sec. 308. Capital program grants and loans.
Sec. 309. Dollar value of mobility improvements.
Sec. 310. Formula grants and loans for special needs of elderly 
              individuals and individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 311. Formula program for other than urbanized areas.
Sec. 312. Research, development, demonstration, and training projects.
Sec. 313. National planning and research programs.
Sec. 314. National transit institute.
Sec. 315. University research institutes.
Sec. 316. Transportation centers.
Sec. 317. Bus testing facilities.
Sec. 318. Bicycle facilities.
Sec. 319. General provisions on assistance.
Sec. 320. Contract requirements.
Sec. 321. Special procurements.
Sec. 322. Project management oversight and review.
Sec. 323. Study on alcohol and controlled substances random testing 
              rate calculation.
Sec. 324. Administrative procedures.
Sec. 325. Reports and audits.
Sec. 326. Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants.
Sec. 327. Apportionment of appropriations for fixed guideway 
              modernization.
Sec. 328. Authorizations.
Sec. 329. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 330. Access to jobs challenge grant pilot program.
Sec. 331. Adjustments for the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
              1997.
Sec. 332. Projects for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to 
              existing systems.
Sec. 333. Projects for bus and bus-related facilities.
Sec. 334. Project management oversight.
Sec. 335. Privatization.
Sec. 336. School transportation safety.
Sec. 337. Urbanized area formula study.
Sec. 338. Coordinated transportation services.
Sec. 339. Final assembly of buses.
Sec. 340. Clean fuel vehicles.

                     TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

Sec. 401. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 402. State grants.
Sec. 403. Information systems.
Sec. 404. Automobile transporter defined.
Sec. 405. Inspections and reports.
Sec. 406. Exemptions and pilot programs.
Sec. 407. Safety regulation.
Sec. 408. Improved interstate school bus safety.
Sec. 409. Repeal of certain obsolete miscellaneous authorities.
Sec. 410. Commercial vehicle operators.
Sec. 411. Interim border safety improvement program.
Sec. 412. Vehicle weight enforcement.
Sec. 413. Participation in international registration plan and 
              international fuel tax agreement.
Sec. 414. Telephone hotline for reporting safety violations.
Sec. 415. Insulin treated diabetes mellitus.
Sec. 416. Performance-based CDL testing.
Sec. 417. Postaccident alcohol testing.
Sec. 418. Driver fatigue.
Sec. 419. Safety fitness.
Sec. 420. Hazardous materials transportation regulation and farm 
              service vehicles.
Sec. 421. Truck trailer conspicuity.
Sec. 422. DOT implementation plan.
Sec. 423. Electronic data study.

             TITLE V--PROGRAMMATIC REFORMS AND STREAMLINING

Sec. 501. Project approval and oversight.
Sec. 502. Environmental streamlining.
Sec. 503. Major investment study integration.
Sec. 504. Financial plan.
Sec. 505. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.
Sec. 506. Discretionary grant selection criteria and process.
Sec. 507. Elimination of regional office responsibilities.
Sec. 508. Authority for Congress to make midcourse corrections to the 
              highway and transit programs.

                   TITLE VI--TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

Sec. 601. Amendments to title 23, United States Code.
Sec. 602. Applicability of title 23.
Sec. 603. Transfers of funds.
Sec. 604. Notice.
Sec. 605. Sense of the Congress on the year 2000 problem.

 Subtitle A--Surface Transportation Research, Technology, and Education

                        Part I--Highway Research

Sec. 611. Research.
Sec. 612. State planning and research.
Sec. 613. International highway transportation outreach program.

     Part II--Transportation Education, Professional Training, and 
                         Technology Deployment

Sec. 621. National Highway Institute.
Sec. 622. National technology deployment initiative.
Sec. 623. Education and training programs.
Sec. 624. University transportation research.
Sec. 625. Funding allocations.

    Part III--Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Miscellaneous 
                                Programs

Sec. 631. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

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Sec. 632. Transportation technology innovation and demonstration 
              program.
Sec. 633. Transportation research and technology development.

             Subtitle B--Intelligent Transportation Systems

Sec. 651. Definitions.
Sec. 652. Scope of program.
Sec. 653. General authorities and requirements.
Sec. 654. National ITS program plan.
Sec. 655. Technical assistance, planning, research, and operational 
              tests.
Sec. 656. ITS deployment.
Sec. 657. Funding allocations.
Sec. 658. Global positioning satellite data.
Sec. 659. Repeal.

                     TITLE VII--TRUTH IN BUDGETING

Sec. 701. Budgetary treatment of Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 702. Applicability.

            TITLE VIII--RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY PROGRAM

Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Amendments relating to recreational boating safety program.
Sec. 803. Amendment of National Sea Grant College Program Act.

                          TITLE IX--RAILROADS

Sec. 901. High-speed rail.
Sec. 902. Light density rail line pilot projects.
Sec. 903. Miami-Orlando-Tampa corridor project.
Sec. 904. Alaska Railroad.
Sec. 905. Railway-highway crossing hazard elimination in high speed 
              rail corridors.
Sec. 906. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing.

           TITLE X--CONDITIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNDING

Sec. 1001. Conditions for implementation of funding.
Sec. 1002. Sense of the Congress with respect to veterans programs.

TITLE XI--EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES AND TRUST 
                                  FUND

Sec. 1101. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code.
Sec. 1102. Extension of highway-related taxes and trust fund.
Sec. 1103. Modifications to Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 1104. Provisions relating to Aquatic Resources Trust Fund.
Sec. 1105. Repeal of excise tax on tires.
Sec. 1106. Repeal of 4.3 cent excise tax on diesel fuel and gasoline 
              used in trains.
Sec. 1107. Delay in effective date of new requirement for approved 
              diesel or kerosene terminals.
Sec. 1108. Simplified fuel tax refund procedures.
Sec. 1109. Repeal of National Recreational Trails Trust Fund.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Interstate system.--The term ``Interstate System'' has 
     the meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.

     SEC. 3. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, an amendment made 
     by this Act shall not affect any funds apportioned or 
     allocated before the date of the enactment of this Act.
                     TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

     SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this 
     title and title V an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
     terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 
     provision of law, the reference shall be considered to be 
     made to a section or other provision of title 23, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
     appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     Mass Transit Account):
       (1) Interstate maintenance program.--For the Interstate 
     maintenance program under section 119 of title 23, United 
     States Code, $4,019,500,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $4,462,600,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $5,006,200,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (2) National highway system.--For the National Highway 
     System under section 103 of such title $4,978,500,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998, $5,520,500,000 for fiscal year 1999, and 
     $6,186,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (3) Bridge program.--For the bridge program under section 
     144 of such title $3,777,600,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $4,194,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $4,704,800,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (4) Surface transportation program.--For the surface 
     transportation program under section 133 of such title 
     $5,601,400,000 for fiscal year 1998, $6,218,900,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, and $6,976,300,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2003.
       (5) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
     program.--For the congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement program under section 149 of such title 
     $1,406,800,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,561,900,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, and $1,752,200,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2003.
       (6) High risk road safety improvement program.--For the 
     high risk road safety improvement program under section 154 
     of such title $750,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $1,000,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (7) High cost interstate system reconstruction and 
     improvement program.--For the high cost Interstate System 
     reconstruction and improvement program under section 160 of 
     such title $265,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $512,500,000 
     for fiscal year 1999, $920,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $923,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $922,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2002, and $1,067,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (8) Discretionary programs.--For executive and legislative 
     branch discretionary programs referred to in section 127 of 
     this Act (including amendments made by such section) 
     $1,622,400,000 for fiscal year 1998, $2,215,300,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $2,563,600,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $2,563,600,000 for fiscal year 2001, $2,657,600,000 for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $2,657,600,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (9) Appalachian development highway system program.--For 
     the Appalachian development highway system program under 
     section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
     1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $400,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $400,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (10) Recreational trails program.--For the recreational 
     trails program under section 206 of such title $30,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1998, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and 
     $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (11) Federal lands highways program.--
       (A) Indian reservation roads.--For Indian reservation roads 
     under section 204 of such title $194,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $212,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (B) Public lands highways.--For public lands highways under 
     section 204 of such title $58,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $60,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (C) Parkways and park highways.--For parkways and park 
     highways under section 204 of such title $85,300,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998, $86,200,000 for fiscal year 1999, and 
     $99,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (D) Forest highways.--For forest highways under section 204 
     of such title $113,500,000 for fiscal year 1998, $130,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1999, and $130,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2003.
       (12) Highway use tax evasion projects.--For highway use tax 
     evasion projects under section 1040 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 
     105 Stat. 1992) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
     $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (b) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.--
       (1) General rule.--Except to the extent that the Secretary 
     determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated under titles I, III, and VI of 
     this Act shall be expended with small business concerns owned 
     and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals.
       (2) Compliance with court orders.--Nothing in this section 
     limits the eligibility of an entity or person to receive 
     funds made available under titles I, III, and VI of this Act, 
     if the entity or person is prevented, in whole or in part, 
     from complying with paragraph (1) because a Federal court 
     issues a final order in which the court finds that the 
     requirement of paragraph (1), or the program established 
     under paragraph (1), is unconstitutional.
       (3) Review by comptroller general.--Not later than 3 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall conduct a review of, and 
     publish and report to Congress findings and conclusions on, 
     the impact throughout the United States of administering the 
     requirement of paragraph (1), including an analysis of--
       (A) in the case of small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals--
       (i) the number of the small business concerns; and
       (ii) the participation rates of the small business concerns 
     in prime contracts and subcontracts funded under titles I, 
     III, and VI of this Act;
       (B) in the case of small business concerns described in 
     subparagraph (A) that receive prime contracts and 
     subcontracts funded under titles I, III, and VI of this Act--
       (i) the number of the small business concerns;
       (ii) the annual gross receipts of the small business 
     concerns; and
       (iii) the net worth of socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals that own and control the small 
     business concerns;
       (C) in the case of small business concerns described in 
     subparagraph (A) that do not receive prime contracts and 
     subcontracts funded under titles I, III, and VI of this Act--
       (i) the annual gross receipts of the small business 
     concerns; and
       (ii) the net worth of socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals that own and control the small 
     business concerns;
       (D) in the case of business concerns that receive prime 
     contracts and subcontracts funded under titles I, III, and VI 
     of this Act, other than small business concerns described in 
     subparagraph (B)--
       (i) the annual gross receipts of the business concerns; and
       (ii) the net worth of individuals that own and control the 
     business concerns;

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       (E) the rate of graduation from any programs carried out to 
     comply with the requirement of paragraph (1) for small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals;
       (F) the overall cost of administering the requirement of 
     paragraph (1), including administrative costs, certification 
     costs, additional construction costs, and litigation costs;
       (G) any discrimination, on the basis of race, color, 
     national origin, or sex, against small business concerns 
     owned and controlled by socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals;
       (H)(i) any other factors limiting the ability of small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals to compete for prime 
     contracts and subcontracts funded under titles I, III, and VI 
     of this Act; and
       (ii) the extent to which any of those factors are caused, 
     in whole or in part, by discrimination based on race, color, 
     national origin, or sex;
       (I) any discrimination, on the basis of race, color, 
     national origin, or sex, against construction companies owned 
     and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals in public and private transportation contracting 
     and the financial, credit, insurance, and bond markets;
       (J) the impact on small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals of--
       (i) the issuance of a final order described in paragraph 
     (2) by a Federal court that suspends a program established 
     under paragraph (1); or
       (ii) the repeal or suspension of State or local 
     disadvantaged business enterprise programs; and
       (K) the impact of the requirement of paragraph (1), and any 
     program carried out to comply with paragraph (1), on 
     competition and the creation of jobs, including the creation 
     of jobs for socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals.
       (4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     following definitions apply:
       (A) Small business concern.--The term ``small business 
     concern'' has the meaning such term has under section 3 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); except that such term 
     shall not include any concern or group of concerns controlled 
     by the same socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individual or individuals which has average annual gross 
     receipts over the preceding 3 fiscal years in excess of 
     $16,600,000, as adjusted by the Secretary for inflation.
       (B) Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.--
     The term ``socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals'' has the meaning such term has under section 
     8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and 
     relevant subcontracting regulations promulgated pursuant 
     thereto; except that women shall be presumed to be socially 
     and economically disadvantaged individuals for purposes of 
     this subsection.

     SEC. 103. OBLIGATION CEILING.

       (a) General Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the total of all obligations for Federal-
     aid highway programs shall not exceed--
       (1) $21,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       (2) $25,300,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       (3) $28,400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitations under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to obligations--
       (1) under section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
       (2) under section 157 of such title;
       (3) under section 147 of the Surface Transportation 
     Assistance Act of 1978;
       (4) under section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981;
       (5) under sections 131(b) and 131(j) of the Surface 
     Transportation Assistance Act of 1982;
       (6) under sections 149(b) and 149(c) of the Surface 
     Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987;
       (7) under sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; and
       (8) under section 104(j) of title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to high priority projects.
       (c) Distribution of Obligation Authority.--For each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall--
       (1) not distribute amounts authorized for administrative 
     expenses and programs funded from the administrative takedown 
     authorized by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, 
     and amounts authorized for the highway use tax evasion 
     program and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;
       (2) determine the ratio that--
       (A) the obligation limitation imposed by subsection (a) for 
     such fiscal year less the aggregate of amounts not 
     distributed under paragraph (1), bears to
       (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     Federal-aid highway programs (other than sums authorized to 
     be appropriated for sections referred to in subsection (b)) 
     for such fiscal year less the aggregate of amounts not 
     distributed under paragraph (1);
       (3)(A) multiply the ratio determined under paragraph (2) by 
     the sums authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year 
     for each of the programs that are allocated by the Secretary 
     under this Act and title 23, United States Code (other than 
     the recreational trails program and programs to which 
     paragraph (1) applies);
       (B) not distribute such amount for each such program (other 
     than the recreational trails program and programs to which 
     paragraph (1) applies); and
       (C) in administering such program, allocate such amount for 
     such program;
       (4) distribute the obligation limitation imposed by 
     subsection (a) less the aggregate of amounts not distributed 
     under paragraphs (1) and (3) and less amounts distributed 
     under paragraph (5) by allocation in the ratio which sums 
     authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highway 
     programs that are apportioned or allocated to each State for 
     such fiscal year and that are subject to the limitation 
     imposed by subsection (a) bear to the total of the sums 
     authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highway 
     programs that are apportioned or allocated for such fiscal 
     year and that are subject to the limitation imposed by 
     subsection (a); and
       (5) distribute any amount determined under paragraph (3) 
     for the recreational trails program in accordance with the 
     formula set forth in section 104(h) of title 23, United 
     States Code, for such program.
       (d) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary shall--
       (1) provide all States with authority sufficient to prevent 
     lapses of sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid 
     highway programs that have been apportioned to a State; and
       (2) after August 1 of each of fiscal years 1998 through 
     2003 revise a distribution of the obligation authority made 
     available under subsection (c) if a State will not obligate 
     the amount distributed during that fiscal year and 
     redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to 
     obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed 
     during that fiscal year giving priority to those States 
     having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under 
     sections 104 and 144 of title 23, United States Code, under 
     section 160 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of this Act), and 
     under section 1015 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1943-1945).
       (e) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to 
     Transportation Research Programs.--Obligation limitations for 
     Federal-aid highways programs established by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to transportation research programs carried out 
     under chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, and under 
     title VI of this Act.
       (f) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (a) 
     for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary 
     shall distribute to the States any funds (A) that are 
     authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for 
     Federal-aid highway programs (other than the program under 
     section 160 of title 23, United States Code) and for carrying 
     out subchapter I of chapter 311 of title 49, United States 
     Code, and chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and (B) 
     that the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the 
     States, and will not be available for obligation, in such 
     fiscal year due to the imposition of any obligation 
     limitation for such fiscal year. Such distribution to the 
     States shall be made in the same ratio as the distribution of 
     obligation authority under subsection (c)(5). The funds so 
     distributed shall be available for any purposes described in 
     section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.
       (2) High cost interstate system reconstruction and 
     improvement program funds.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the distribution of obligation authority under 
     subsection (c) for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003, 
     the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds that 
     are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year to 
     carry out the high cost Interstate System reconstruction and 
     improvement program under section 160 of title 23, United 
     States Code, and that will not be available for obligation in 
     such fiscal year due to the imposition of any obligation 
     limitation for such fiscal year. Such distribution to the 
     States shall be made in the same ratio as funds are 
     apportioned under section 104(b)(5) of such title. The funds 
     so distributed to a State shall be credited to the State's 
     apportionment under such section 104(b)(5).

     SEC. 104. APPORTIONMENTS.

       (a) Administrative Takedown.--Section 104(a) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Administrative Takedown.--Whenever an apportionment 
     is made of the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     expenditure on Interstate maintenance, the National Highway 
     System, the bridge program, the surface transportation 
     program, the congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement program, the high risk road safety program, the 
     high cost Interstate System reconstruction and improvement 
     program, the national corridor planning and development 
     program, the border infrastructure and safety program, and 
     the Federal lands highways program, the Secretary shall 
     deduct a sum, in such amount not to exceed 1 percent of all 
     sums so authorized, as the Secretary may deem necessary for 
     administering the provisions of law to be financed from 
     appropriations for the Federal-aid highway program. In making 
     such determination, the Secretary shall take into account the 
     unobligated balance of any sums deducted for such purposes in 
     prior years. The sums so deducted shall remain available 
     until expended. The Secretary may not transfer any of such 
     sums to a Federal entity other than the Federal Highway 
     Administration.''.

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       (b) Apportionments.--Section 104(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) Apportionments.--On October 1 of each fiscal year, 
     the Secretary, after making the deduction authorized by 
     subsection (a) and the set-aside authorized by subsection 
     (f), shall apportion the remainder of the sums authorized to 
     be appropriated for expenditure on Interstate maintenance, 
     the National Highway System, the surface transportation 
     program, the congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement program, and the high risk road safety program 
     for that fiscal year, among the several States in the 
     following manner:
       ``(1) National highway system.--For the National Highway 
     System, 1 percent to the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
     Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
     and the remaining 99 percent apportioned as follows:
       ``(A) In the case of a State with an average population 
     density of 20 persons or fewer per square mile, and in the 
     case of a State with a population of 1,500,000 persons or 
     fewer and with a land area of 10,000 square miles or less, 
     the greater of--
       ``(i) a percentage share of the remaining apportionments 
     equal to the percentage specified for the State in section 
     104(h)(1) of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
     and Equity Act of 1998; or
       ``(ii) a share determined under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Subject to subparagraph (A), in the case of any State 
     for which the apportionment is not determined under 
     subparagraph (A)(i), a share of the remaining apportionments 
     determined in accordance with the following formula:
       ``(i) \1/9\ of the remaining apportionments in the ratio 
     that the total rural lane miles in each State bears to the 
     total rural lane miles in all States for which the 
     apportionment is not determined under subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(ii) \1/9\ of the remaining apportionments in the ratio 
     that the total rural vehicle miles traveled in each State 
     bears to the total rural vehicle miles traveled in all States 
     for which the apportionment is not determined under 
     subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(iii) \2/9\ of the remaining apportionments in the ratio 
     that the total urban lane miles in each State bears to the 
     total urban lane miles in all States for which the 
     apportionment is not determined under subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(iv) \2/9\ of the remaining apportionments in the ratio 
     that the total urban vehicle miles traveled in each State 
     bears to the total urban vehicle miles traveled in all States 
     for which the apportionment is not determined under 
     subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(v) \3/9\ of the remaining apportionments in the ratio 
     that each State's annual contributions to the Highway Trust 
     Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) attributable to 
     commercial vehicles bear to the total of such annual 
     contributions by all States for which the apportionment is 
     not determined under subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(2) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
     program.--
       ``(A) Formula.--For the congestion mitigation and air 
     quality improvement program, in the ratio which the weighted 
     nonattainment and maintenance area populations of each State 
     bear to the total weighted nonattainment and maintenance area 
     population of all States.
       ``(B) Calculation of weighted population.--Such weighted 
     population shall be calculated by multiplying the population 
     of each area within any State that was a nonattainment or 
     maintenance area as described in subsection 149(b) for ozone, 
     carbon monoxide, or particulate matter by a factor of--
       ``(i) 1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area 
     has been redesignated as an attainment (maintenance) area 
     under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act;
       ``(ii) 1.1 if, at the time of apportionment, the area is 
     classified as a marginal ozone nonattainment area under 
     subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act;
       ``(iii) 1.2 if, at the time of apportionment, the area is 
     classified as a moderate ozone nonattainment area under such 
     subpart;
       ``(iv) 1.3 if, at the time of apportionment, the area is 
     classified as a serious ozone nonattainment area under such 
     subpart;
       ``(v) 1.4 if, at the time of apportionment, the area is 
     classified as a severe ozone nonattainment area under such 
     subpart;
       ``(vi) 1.5 if, at the time of apportionment, the area is 
     classified as an extreme ozone nonattainment area under such 
     subpart; or
       ``(vii) 1.2. if, at the time of apportionment, the area is 
     not a nonattainment or maintenance area as described in 
     subsection 149(b) of this title for ozone, but is a 
     nonattainment area for carbon monoxide or particulate matter.
       ``(C) Additional factors.--If the area was also classified 
     under subpart 3 or 4 of part D of title I of the Clean Air 
     Act as a nonattainment area described in section 149(b) for 
     carbon monoxide or particulate matter or both, the weighted 
     nonattainment area population of the area, as determined 
     under clauses (i) through (vi) of subparagraph (B), shall be 
     further multiplied by a factor of 1.2. For an area that is a 
     nonattainment area for both carbon monoxide and for 
     particulate matter and the area's weighted population was 
     determined under clause (vii) of subparagraph (B), the area's 
     weighted population shall be further multiplied by a factor 
     of 1.2. For such areas, the population to which this factor 
     is applied shall be the larger of the carbon monoxide and the 
     particulate matter nonattainment area populations.
       ``(D) Minimum apportionment.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this paragraph, each State shall receive a 
     minimum of \1/2\ of 1 percent of the funds apportioned under 
     this paragraph. The Secretary shall use annual estimates 
     prepared by the Secretary of Commerce when determining 
     population figures.
       ``(3) Surface transportation program.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the surface transportation program, 
     2 percent to the State of Alaska for any purpose described in 
     section 133(b) and the remaining 98 percent apportioned as 
     follows:
       ``(i) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's total population 
     bears to the total population of all States, using the latest 
     available annual updates to the Federal decennial census, as 
     prepared by the Secretary of Commerce.
       ``(ii) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's annual 
     contributions to the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account) attributable to commercial vehicles bear to 
     the total of such annual contributions by all States.
       ``(iii) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's annual 
     contributions to the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account) bear to the total of such annual 
     contributions by all States.
       ``(B) Adjustment.--The amount of funds which, but for this 
     subparagraph, would be apportioned to each State for each 
     fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall be increased or 
     decreased by an amount which, when added to or subtracted 
     from the aggregate amount of funds apportioned or allocated 
     to such State for such fiscal year for Interstate 
     maintenance, National Highway System, surface transportation 
     program, bridge program, congestion mitigation and air 
     quality improvement program, high risk road safety program, 
     recreational trails program, Appalachian Development Highway 
     System program, and metropolitan planning will ensure that 
     the aggregate of such apportionments to any State that does 
     not contribute to the Highway Trust Fund does not exceed the 
     aggregate of such apportionments to any State that does 
     contribute to the Highway Trust Fund.
       ``(4) High risk road safety improvement program.--For the 
     high risk road safety improvement program--
       ``(A) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's total population 
     bears to the total population of all States, using the latest 
     available annual updates to the Federal decennial census, as 
     prepared by the Secretary of Commerce;
       ``(B) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's total public 
     road mileage bears to the total public road mileage of all 
     States; and
       ``(C) \1/3\ in the ratio that the total vehicle miles 
     traveled on public roads in each State bear to the total 
     vehicle miles traveled on public roads in all States.
       ``(5) Interstate maintenance.--For resurfacing, restoring, 
     rehabilitating, and reconstructing the Interstate System--
       ``(A) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's annual 
     contributions to the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account) attributable to commercial vehicles bear to 
     the total of such annual contributions by all States;
       ``(B) \1/3\ in the ratio that the total vehicle miles 
     traveled on Interstate routes open to traffic in each State 
     bear to the total vehicle miles traveled on such routes in 
     all States; and
       ``(C) \1/3\ in the ratio that the total lane miles on such 
     routes in each State bear to the total lane miles on such 
     routes in all States.''.
       (c) Operation Lifesaver and High Speed Rail Corridors.--
     Section 104(d) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``$300,000'' and inserting 
     ``$500,000'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$5,250,000''; and
       (3) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) the following: 
     ``Not less than $250,000 of such set-aside shall be available 
     per fiscal year for eligible improvements to the Minneapolis/
     St. Paul-Chicago segment of the Midwest High Speed Rail 
     Corridor.''.
       (d) Certification of Apportionments.--Section 104(e) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Certification of Apportionments.--'' 
     after ``(e)'';
       (2) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``On October 
     1'';
       (3) by striking the first parenthetical phrase;
       (4) by striking ``and research'' the first place it 
     appears;
       (5) by striking the second sentence;
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Notice to states.--If the Secretary has not made an 
     apportionment under section 104, 144, or 157 of title 23, 
     United States Code, on or before the 21st of a fiscal year, 
     then the Secretary shall transmit, on or before such 21st 
     day, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works of the Senate a written statement of the 
     reason for not making such apportionment in a timely 
     manner.''; and
       (7) by indenting paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection, and aligning such paragraph (1) with 
     paragraph (2) of such section, as added by paragraph (6) of 
     this subsection.
       (e) Metropolitan Planning Set-Aside.--Section 104(f) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``Interstate construction 
     and Interstate substitute programs'' and inserting 
     ``recreational trails program''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``120(j) of this title'' 
     and inserting ``120(b)''.

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       (f) Recreational Trails Program.--Section 104(h) of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Recreational Trails Program.--
       ``(1) Administrative costs.--Whenever an apportionment is 
     made of the sums authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     the recreational trails program under section 206, the 
     Secretary shall deduct an amount, not to exceed 3 percent of 
     the sums authorized, to cover the cost to the Secretary for 
     administration of and research and technical assistance under 
     the recreational trails program and for administration of the 
     National Recreational Trails Advisory Committee. The 
     Secretary may enter into contracts with for-profit 
     organizations or contracts, partnerships, or cooperative 
     agreements with other government agencies, institutions of 
     higher learning, or nonprofit organizations to perform these 
     tasks.
       ``(2) Apportionment to the states.--After making the 
     deduction authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall apportion the remainder of the sums 
     authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the 
     recreational trails program for each fiscal year, among the 
     States in the following manner:
       ``(A) 50 percent of that amount shall be apportioned 
     equally among eligible States.
       ``(B) 50 percent of that amount shall be apportioned among 
     eligible States in amounts proportionate to the degree of 
     non-highway recreational fuel use in each of those States 
     during the preceding year.''.
       (g) Cross Reference Corrections.--
       (1) Interstate maintenance program.--Subsections (a), (d), 
     and (f) of section 119 are each amended by striking 
     ``104(b)(5)(B)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``104(b)(5)''.
       (2) Fringe and corridor parking facilities.--Section 
     137(f)(1) is amended by striking ``section 104(b)(5)(B) of 
     this title'' and inserting ``section 104(b)(5)''.
       (3) Additions to interstate system.--Section 139 is amended 
     by striking ``section 104(b)(5)(B) of this title'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``section 104(b)(5)''.
       (4) Accommodation of other modes.--Section 142(c) is 
     amended by striking ``section 104(b)(5)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``section 104(b)(5)''.
       (5) Minimum drinking ages.--Section 158 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``104(b)(2), 104(b)(5), and 104(b)(6)'' 
     each place it appears in subsection (a) and inserting 
     ``104(b)(3), and 104(b)(5)'';
       (B) in the heading to subsection (b) is amended by striking 
     ``Period of Availability;''; and
       (C) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``(1)'' the first place it appears and all 
     that follows through ``No funds'' and inserting ``No funds''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).
       (6) Suspension of licenses of individuals convicted of drug 
     offenses.--Section 159(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Period of Availability;'' in the 
     subsection heading; and
       (B) by striking ``(1)'' the first place it appears and all 
     that follows through ``No funds'' and inserting ``No funds''; 
     and
       (C) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).
       (7) Operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated minors.--
     Section 161(a) is amended by striking ``(B)'' each place it 
     appears.
       (h) State Percentages for National Highway System 
     Apportionments.--
       (1) In general.--The percentage referred to in section 
     104(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, for each State 
     shall be determined in accordance with the following table:

States:                                           Adjustment percentage
  Alabama.........................................................2.02 
  Alaska..........................................................1.24 
  Arizona.........................................................1.68 
  Arkansas........................................................1.32 
  California......................................................9.81 
  Colorado........................................................1.23 
  Connecticut.....................................................1.64 
  Delaware........................................................0.40 
  District of Columbia............................................0.52 
  Florida.........................................................4.77 
  Georgia.........................................................3.60 
  Hawaii..........................................................0.70 
  Idaho...........................................................0.70 
  Illinois........................................................3.71 
  Indiana.........................................................2.63 
  Iowa............................................................1.13 
  Kansas..........................................................1.10 
  Kentucky........................................................1.91 
  Louisiana.......................................................1.63 
  Maine...........................................................0.50 
  Maryland........................................................1.64 
  Massachusetts...................................................1.68 
  Michigan........................................................3.34 
  Minnesota.......................................................1.56 
  Mississippi.....................................................1.23 
  Missouri........................................................2.45 
  Montana.........................................................0.95 
  Nebraska........................................................0.73 
  Nevada..........................................................0.67 
  New Hampshire...................................................0.48 

States:                                           Adjustment percentage
  New Jersey......................................................2.28 
  New Mexico......................................................1.05 
  New York........................................................4.27 
  North Carolina..................................................2.83 
  North Dakota....................................................0.76 
  Ohio............................................................3.77 
  Oklahoma........................................................1.55 
  Oregon..........................................................1.23 
  Pennsylvania....................................................4.12 
  Puerto Rico.....................................................0.50 
  Rhode Island....................................................0.55 
  South Carolina..................................................1.63 
  South Dakota....................................................0.70 
  Tennessee.......................................................2.30 
  Texas...........................................................7.21 
  Utah............................................................0.71 
  Vermont.........................................................0.43 
  Virginia........................................................2.61 
  Washington......................................................1.75 
  West Virginia...................................................0.76 
  Wisconsin.......................................................1.91 
  Wyoming.........................................................0.66.
       (2) Additional rule.--Any State with lane miles on the 
     National Highway System totaling between 3,500 and 4,000 
     miles shall be treated as a State meeting the requirements of 
     section 104(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, for 
     purposes of such section.
       (i) Use of Most Up-to-Date Data.--The Secretary shall use 
     the most up-to-date data available for the latest fiscal year 
     for the purposes of making apportionments under this section 
     and section 157 of title 23, United States Code.
       (j) Adjustments for the Surface Transportation Extension 
     Act of 1997.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and subject to section 2(c) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 1997, the Secretary shall ensure that the 
     total apportionments for a State for fiscal year 1998 made 
     under the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
     Equity Act of 1998 (including amendments made by such Act) 
     shall be reduced by the amount apportioned to such State 
     under section 1003(d)(1) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (2) Repayment of transferred funds.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that any apportionments made to a State for fiscal 
     year 1998 and adjusted under paragraph (1) shall first be 
     used to restore in accordance with section 3(c) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997 any funds that a 
     State transferred under section 3 of such Act.
       (3) Insufficient funds for repayment.--If a State has 
     insufficient funds apportioned in fiscal year 1998 under the 
     Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 
     1998 (including amendments made by such Act) to make the 
     adjustment required by paragraph (1), then the Secretary 
     shall make an adjustment to any funds apportioned to such 
     State in fiscal year 1999.
       (4) Allocated programs.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, amounts made available for fiscal year 1998 
     by the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity 
     Act of 1998 (including amendments made by such Act) for a 
     program that is continued by both of sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997 
     (including amendments made by such sections) and the Building 
     Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998 
     (including amendments made by such Act) shall be reduced by 
     the amount made available by such sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 for 
     such programs.

     SEC. 105. INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 119 is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``and rehabilitating'' and inserting ``, 
     rehabilitating, and reconstructing'';
       (B) by striking ``of this title and'' and inserting a 
     comma;
       (C) by striking ``this sentence'' and inserting ``the 
     Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 
     1998'';
       (D) by striking ``of this title;'' and inserting ``, and 
     any segments that become part of the Interstate System under 
     section 1105(e)(5) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991;''; and
       (E) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting ``section 
     129 or continued in effect by section 1012(d) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and 
     not voided by the Secretary under section 120(c) of the 
     Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act 
     of 1987 (101 Stat. 159)'';
       (2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (e); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (d), (f), and (g) as 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.

     SEC. 106. NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

       (a) Components.--Section 103(b) is amended--
       (1) by striking the last 4 sentences of paragraph (2)(B);
       (2) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking ``and be subject to 
     approval by Congress in accordance with paragraph (3)''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2)(D) by striking ``and subject to 
     approval by Congress in accordance with paragraph (3)''.
       (b) Maximum Mileage.--Section 103(b) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) Maximum mileage.--The mileage of highways on the 
     National Highway System shall not exceed 155,000 miles; 
     except that the Secretary may increase or decrease such 
     maximum mileage by not to exceed 15 percent.''; and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively.
       (c) Designation.--Section 103(b)(4), as so redesignated by 
     subsection (b)(2) of this section, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A) Basic system.--'' before ``The 
     National'';
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as so designated 
     by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the following:
       ``(B) Intermodal connectors.--The modifications to the 
     National Highway System that consist of highway connections 
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     crossings, public transportation and transit facilities, 
     interstate bus terminals, and rail and other intermodal 
     transportation facilities, as submitted to Congress by the 
     Secretary on the map dated May 24, 1996, are designated 
     within the United States, including the District of Columbia 
     and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.''; and
       (3) by indenting such subparagraph (A) and aligning it with 
     subparagraph (B), as inserted by paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection.
       (d) Modifications.--Section 103(b)(5)(A), as redesignated 
     by subsection (b)(2) of this section, is amended by inserting 
     ``or, in the case of the strategic highway network, that are 
     proposed by the Secretary in consultation with appropriate 
     Federal agencies and the States'' before ``if the 
     Secretary''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--Section 103(b) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by subsection (b)(2) 
     of this section, by striking ``Subject to paragraph (7), 
     the'' and inserting ``The'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (7);
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (6); and
       (4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)''.
       (f) Technical Amendment.--Section 103 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
     subsection (i)(3) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), 
     respectively;
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (13) of 
     subsection (i) as subparagraphs (A) through (M), 
     respectively;
       (3) by redesignating subsection (i) as paragraph (7);
       (4) by moving such paragraph (7) (including such 
     subparagraphs and clauses) to the end of subsection (b); and
       (5) by moving such paragraph (7) (including such 
     subparagraphs and clauses) 2 ems to the right.
       (g) Effect on Existing Apportionments.--The amendments made 
     by this section shall not affect funds apportioned or 
     allocated under title 23, United States Code, before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (h) Intermodal Freight Connectors Study.--
       (1) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review the 
     condition of and improvements made to connectors on the 
     National Highway System approved by this Act that serve 
     seaports, airports, and other intermodal freight 
     transportation facilities since the designation of the 
     National Highway System and shall report to Congress on the 
     results of such review.
       (2) Review.--In preparing the report, the Secretary shall 
     review the connectors designated by this Act as part of the 
     National Highway System and identify projects carried out on 
     those connectors which were intended to provide and improve 
     service to an intermodal facility referred to in paragraph 
     (1) and to facilitate the efficient movement of freight, 
     including movements of freight between modes.
       (3) Identification of impediments.--If the Secretary 
     determines on the basis of the review that there are 
     impediments to improving the connectors serving intermodal 
     facilities referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     identify such impediments, including any funding for such 
     connectors, and make any appropriate recommendations as part 
     of the Secretary's report to Congress.
       (i) Highway Signs on the National Highway System.--
       (1) Competition.--The Secretary shall conduct in accordance 
     with this subsection a national children's competition to 
     design a national logo sign for the routes comprising the 
     National Highway System. Children 14 years of age and under 
     shall be eligible for such competition.
       (2) Panel of judges.--The Secretary shall appoint a panel 
     of not less than 6 persons to evaluate all designs submitted 
     under the competition and select a winning design. The panel 
     shall be composed of--
       (A) a representative of the Department of Transportation;
       (B) a representative designated by the American Association 
     of State Highway and Transportation Officials;
       (C) a representative of the motor carrier industry;
       (D) a representative of private organizations dedicated to 
     advancement of the arts; and
       (E) a representative of the motoring public.
       (3) Report and plan.--Not later than 24 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
     initiate and complete the competition and submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the 
     competition, a plan for the placement of logo signs on the 
     National Highway System, and an estimate of the cost of 
     implementing such plan.
       (j) West Virginia Corridor 10.--The Secretary shall 
     designate in the State of West Virginia Route 73 between 
     Route 10 and United States Route 119, Route 10 between Route 
     80 and Route 73, and Route 80 between United States Route 52 
     and Route 10 as part of the National Highway System.

     SEC. 107. HIGHWAY BRIDGE PROGRAM.

       (a) Apportionment Formula.--Section 144(e) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end of the fourth sentence 
     the following: ``, and, if a State transfers funds 
     apportioned to it under this section in a fiscal year 
     beginning after September 30, 1997, to any other 
     apportionment of funds to such State under this title, the 
     total cost of deficient bridges in such State and in all 
     States to be determined for the succeeding fiscal year shall 
     be reduced by the amount of such transferred funds''.
       (b) Discretionary Bridge Set-Aside.--Section 144(g)(1) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A) Fiscal years 1992 through 1997.--'' 
     before ``Of the amounts'';
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Fiscal year 1998.--The amounts authorized for fiscal 
     year 1998 by section 127(a)(1) of the Building Efficient 
     Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998 shall be at the 
     discretion of the Secretary. 25 percent of such amount shall 
     be available only for projects for the seismic retrofit of a 
     bridge described in subsection (l).
       ``(C) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--The amounts 
     authorized for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 by 
     section 127(a)(1) of the Building Efficient Surface 
     Transportation and Equity Act of 1998 shall be at the 
     discretion of the Secretary. Not to exceed 25 percent of such 
     amount shall be available only for projects for the seismic 
     retrofit of bridges, including projects in the New Madrid 
     fault region.''; and
       (3) by indenting subparagraph (A), as so designated by 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection, and aligning such 
     subparagraph (A) with subparagraphs (B) and (C), as inserted 
     by paragraph (2) of this subsection.
       (c) Off System Bridge-Set Aside.--Section 144(g)(3) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``, 1988'' and all that follows through 
     ``1997,'' and inserting ``through 2003,''; and
       (2) by striking ``system'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``highway''.
       (d) Eligibility.--Section 144 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d) by inserting after ``magnesium 
     acetate'' the following: ``, sodium acetate/formate, or 
     agriculturally derived, environmentally acceptable, minimally 
     corrosive anti-icing and de-icing compositions or installing 
     scour countermeasures'';
       (2) in subsection (d) by inserting after ``such acetate'' 
     each place it appears the following: ``or sodium acetate/
     formate or such anti-icing or de-icing composition or 
     installation of such countermeasures''; and
       (3) in subsection (g)(3) by inserting after ``magnesium 
     acetate'' the following: ``, sodium acetate/formate, or 
     agriculturally derived, environmentally acceptable, minimally 
     corrosive anti-icing and de-icing compositions or install 
     scour countermeasures''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 144(n) is amended by 
     striking ``system'' and inserting ``highway''.

     SEC. 108. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Section 133(a) is amended by 
     inserting after ``establish'' the following: ``and 
     implement''.
       (b) Application of Anti-icing and De-icing Compositions to 
     Bridges.--Section 133(b)(1) is amended by inserting after 
     ``magnesium acetate'' the following: ``, sodium acetate/
     formate, or agriculturally derived, environmentally 
     acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and de-icing 
     compositions''.
       (c) Transportation Control Measures.--Section 133(b)(9) is 
     amended by striking ``clauses (xii) and'' and inserting 
     ``clause''.
       (d) Environmental Restoration and Pollution Abatement 
     Projects.--Section 133(b) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(12) Environmental restoration and pollution abatement 
     projects, including the retrofit or construction of storm 
     water treatment systems, to address water pollution or 
     environmental degradation caused or contributed to by 
     existing transportation facilities at the time such 
     transportation facilities are undergoing reconstruction, 
     rehabilitation, resurfacing, or restoration; except that the 
     expenditure of funds under this section for any such 
     environmental restoration or pollution abatement project 
     shall not exceed 20 percent of the total cost of the 
     reconstruction, rehabilitation, resurfacing, or restoration 
     project.''.
       (e) Division of Funds.--Section 133(d)(3)(B) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding subsection 
     (c), up to 15 percent of the amounts required to be obligated 
     under this subparagraph may be obligated on roads 
     functionally classified as minor collectors.''.
       (f) Program Approval.--Section 133(e)(2) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(2) Program approval.--Each State shall submit a project 
     agreement for each fiscal year, certifying that the State 
     will meet all the requirements of this section and notifying 
     the Secretary of the amount of obligations needed to 
     administer the surface transportation program. Each State 
     shall request adjustments to the amount of obligations as 
     needed. The Secretary's approval of the project agreement 
     shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the United States 
     for the payment of surface transportation program funds 
     provided under this title.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendment.--Section 133(f) is amended by 
     striking ``6-fiscal year period 1992 through 1997'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal years for which funds are made available 
     by the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity 
     Act of 1998''.
       (h) Encouragement of Use of Youth Conservation or Service 
     Corps.--The Secretary shall encourage the States to enter 
     into contracts and cooperative agreements with qualified 
     youth conservation or service corps to perform appropriate 
     transportation enhancement projects under chapter 1 of title 
     23, United States Code.

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     SEC. 109. CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Section 149(a) is amended by 
     inserting after ``establish'' the following: ``and 
     implement''.
       (b) Currently Eligible Projects.--Section 149(b) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``that was designated as a nonattainment 
     area under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7407(d)) during any part of fiscal year 1994'' and inserting 
     the following: ``that is or was designated as a nonattainment 
     area for ozone, carbon monoxide, or particulate matter under 
     section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) and 
     classified pursuant to section 181(a), 186(a), 188(a), or 
     188(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511(a), 7512(a), 
     7513(a), or 7513(b)) or is or was designated as a 
     nonattainment area under such section 107(d) after December 
     31, 1997,'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``clauses (xii) and''; 
     and inserting ``clause'';
       (3) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (4) by striking ``standard.'' at the end of paragraph (4) 
     and inserting ``standard; or''; and
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) if the program or project would have been eligible 
     for funding on or before September 30, 1997, under guidance 
     issued by the Secretary to implement this section.''.
       (c) Public-Private Partnerships.--Section 149 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Partnerships With Nongovernmental Entities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title and in accordance with this subsection, a 
     metropolitan planning organization, State transportation 
     department, or other project sponsor may enter into an 
     agreement with any public, private, or nonprofit entity to 
     cooperatively implement any project carried out under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Forms of participation by entities.--Participation by 
     an entity under paragraph (1) may consist of--
       ``(A) ownership or operation of any land, facility, 
     vehicle, or other physical asset associated with the project;
       ``(B) cost sharing of any eligible project expense; and
       ``(C) any other form of participation approved by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(3) Allocation of entities.--A State may allocate funds 
     apportioned under section 104(b)(2) to an entity described in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Alternative fuel projects.--In the case of a project 
     that will provide for the use of alternative fuels by 
     privately owned vehicles or vehicle fleets, activities 
     eligible for funding under this subsection--
       ``(A) may include the costs of vehicle refueling 
     infrastructure, including infrastructure that would support 
     the development, production, and use of innovative water-
     phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion technologies, and other 
     capital investments associated with the project;
       ``(B) shall include only the incremental cost of an 
     alternative fueled vehicle compared to a conventionally 
     fueled vehicle that would otherwise be borne by a private 
     party; and
       ``(C) shall apply other governmental financial purchase 
     contributions in the calculation of net incremental cost.
       ``(5) Prohibition on federal participation with respect to 
     required activities.--A Federal participation payment under 
     this subsection may not be made to an entity to fund an 
     obligation imposed under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
     seq.) or any other Federal law.
       ``(6) Water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion.--In this 
     subsection, the term `water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion' 
     consists of a hydrocarbon base and water in an amount not 
     less than 20 percent by volume of the total water-phased fuel 
     emulsion.''.
       (d) Study of Effectiveness of CMAQ Program.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall request the National 
     Academy of Sciences to study the impact of the congestion 
     mitigation and air quality improvement program on the air 
     quality of nonattainment areas. The study shall, at a 
     minimum--
       (A) determine the amount of funds obligated under such 
     program in each nonattainment area and to make a 
     comprehensive analysis of the types of projects funded under 
     such program;
       (B) identify any improvements to or degradations of the air 
     quality in each nonattainment area;
       (C) measure the impact of the projects funded under such 
     program on the air quality of each nonattainment area; and
       (D) assess the cost effectiveness of projects funded under 
     such program in nonattainment areas, including, to the extent 
     possible, the cost per ton of reductions of ozone and carbon 
     monoxide and reduction of traffic congestion.
       (2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the National 
     Academy of Sciences shall transmit to the Secretary, the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
     Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report on the results of the study with recommendations for 
     modifications to the congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement program in light of the results of the study.
       (3) Funding.--Before making the apportionment of funds 
     under section 104(b)(2) for each of fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999, the Secretary shall deduct from the amount to be 
     apportioned under such section for such fiscal year, and make 
     available, $500,000 for such fiscal year to carry out this 
     subsection.

     SEC. 110. HIGH RISK ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 is amended by inserting after 
     section 153 the following:

     ``Sec. 154. High risk road safety improvement program

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a high risk road safety improvement program in 
     accordance with this section.
       ``(b) Eligible Projects.--A State may obligate funds 
     apportioned to it under section 104(b)(4) only for 
     construction and operational improvement projects, and for 
     pavement marking and signing projects, on high risk roads and 
     only if the primary purpose of the project is to improve 
     highway safety on a high risk road.
       ``(c) State Allocation System.--Each State shall establish 
     a system for allocating funds apportioned to it under section 
     104(b)(4) among projects eligible for assistance under this 
     section that have the highest benefits to highway safety. 
     Such system may include a safety management system 
     established by the State under section 303 or a survey 
     established pursuant to section 152(a).
       ``(d) Transferability.--A State may transfer not to exceed 
     50 percent of the amount of funds apportioned to it under 
     section 104(b)(4) for any fiscal year to the apportionment of 
     such State under section 104(b)(1) or 104(b)(3) or both.
       ``(e) Applicability of Planning Requirements.--Programming 
     and expenditure of funds for projects under this section 
     shall be consistent with the requirements of sections 134 and 
     135.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) High risk road.--The term `high risk road' means any 
     Federal-aid highway or segment of a Federal-aid highway--
       ``(A) on which a significant number of severe motor vehicle 
     crashes occur; or
       ``(B) which has current, or will likely have, increases in 
     traffic volume that are likely to create a potential for 
     severe crash consequences in a significant number of motor 
     vehicle crashes.
       ``(2) Severe crash.--The term `severe crash' means a motor 
     vehicle crash in which a fatality or incapacitating injury 
     occurs.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 153 the following:

``154. High risk road safety improvement program.''.
       (c) Roadway Safety Awareness and Improvement Program.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of identifying high-risk 
     roadway hazards and effective countermeasures and improving 
     the collection and public dissemination of information 
     regarding such hazards and their impact on the number and 
     severity of motor vehicle crashes, the Secretary shall enter 
     into an agreement with a private nonprofit national 
     organization that is dedicated solely to improving roadway 
     safety.
       (2) Terms of agreement.--Under the terms of the agreement 
     entered into under this subsection, the organization shall--
       (A) develop a pilot program to improve the collection of 
     data pertaining to roadway hazards and design features that 
     cause or increase the severity of motor vehicle crashes;
       (B) develop a public awareness campaign to educate State 
     and local transportation officials, public safety officials, 
     and motorists regarding the extent to which roadway hazards 
     and design features are a factor in motor vehicle crashes; 
     and
       (C) develop and disseminate information to assist State and 
     local transportation officials, public safety officials, and 
     motorists in identifying roadway hazards and effective 
     countermeasures.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of 
     entry into the agreement under this subsection, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report on the status of the program authorized by this 
     subsection. Such report shall be updated each year 
     thereafter, and a final report shall be transmitted not later 
     than 5 years after the date of entry into the agreement.
       (4) Funding.--Before funds are apportioned under section 
     104(b)(4) of title 23, United States Code, for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall deduct a sum not 
     to exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year for carrying out this 
     subsection. Such sums shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 111. MINIMUM ALLOCATION.

       (a) General Rules.--Section 157(a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``Thereafter'' and inserting ``Fiscal years 
     1992-1997''; and
       (B) by striking ``fiscal year 1992 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 1992 
     through 1997''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Thereafter.--In fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter on October 1, or as soon as possible thereafter, 
     the Secretary shall allocate among the States amounts 
     sufficient to ensure that a State's percentage of

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     the total apportionments in each such fiscal year for 
     Interstate maintenance, the National Highway System, the 
     bridge program, the surface transportation program, the 
     congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, 
     the high priority projects program, the high risk road safety 
     improvement program, the recreational trails program, the 
     Appalachian Development Highway System program, and 
     metropolitan planning shall not be less than 95 percent of 
     the percentage of estimated tax payments attributable to 
     highway users in the State paid into the Highway Trust Fund, 
     other than the Mass Transit Account, in the latest fiscal 
     year for which data are available. In determining allocations 
     under this paragraph, the Secretary shall not take into 
     account the 2 percent set aside under section 
     104(b)(3)(A).''.
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Section 157(b) is amended--
       (1) by inserting before ``Amounts allocated'' the 
     following: ``Availability of Funds.--'';
       (2) by striking ``Interstate highway substitute,'' and all 
     that follows through ``crossing projects'' and inserting 
     ``any purpose described in section 133(b)''; and
       (3) by inserting before the period at the end ``and section 
     103(c) of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
     Equity Act of 1998''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 157 is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (d) by striking ``154(f) or''; and
       (2) in subsection (e) by inserting before ``In order'' the 
     following: ``Authorization of Appropriations.--''.
       (d) Minimum Allocation Adjustment.--If the Secretary--
       (1) determines that--
       (A) the ratio of--
       (i) the aggregate of funds made available by this Act, 
     including any amendments made by this Act, that are 
     apportioned to a State for Federal-aid highway programs 
     (including funds allocated to the State under sections 104(j) 
     and 157 of title 23, United States Code) for each fiscal year 
     beginning after September 30, 1997, to
       (ii) the aggregate of such funds apportioned to all States 
     for such programs for such fiscal year, is less than
       (B) the ratio of--
       (i) estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in 
     the State paid into the Highway Trust Fund, other than the 
     Mass Transit Account, in the latest fiscal year for which 
     data are available, to
       (ii) the estimated tax payments attributable to highway 
     users in all States paid into such Trust Fund in such latest 
     fiscal year; and
       (2) determines that--
       (A) the ratio determined under paragraph (1)(A), is less 
     than
       (B) the ratio of--
       (i) the aggregate of funds made available by the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, including any 
     amendments made by such Act, and section 202 of the National 
     Highway System Designation Act of 1995 that are apportioned 
     to the State for Federal-aid highway programs (other than 
     Federal lands highway programs and projects under sections 
     1103-1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
     Act of 1991) for fiscal years 1992 through 1997, to
       (ii) the aggregate of such funds apportioned to all States 
     for such programs for such fiscal years;
     the Secretary shall allocate under such section 157 to the 
     State amounts sufficient to ensure that the State's 
     percentage of total apportionments for Federal-aid highway 
     programs under this Act (including amendments made by this 
     Act and allocations under such sections 104(j) and 157) for 
     such fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1997, is equal 
     to the State's percentage of total apportionments for 
     Federal-aid highway programs (other than Federal lands 
     highway programs and projects under sections 1103-1008 of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991) for 
     fiscal year 1997 under the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991, including any amendments made by such 
     Act, and section 202 of the National Highway System 
     Designation Act of 1995. The allocation shall be made on 
     October 1 of the fiscal year beginning after September 30, 
     1997, or as soon as possible thereafter and shall be in 
     addition to any other allocation to the State under such 
     section 157 for such fiscal year.
       (e) Final Adjustment.--
       (1) In general.--In fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter on October 1, or as soon as practicable 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall allocate under section 157 of 
     title 23, United States Code, among the States amounts 
     sufficient to ensure that the ratio that--
       (A) each State's percentage of the total apportionments for 
     such fiscal year for Interstate maintenance, National Highway 
     System, high cost Interstate system reconstruction and 
     improvement program, surface transportation program, 
     metropolitan planning, congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement program, high risk road safety improvement 
     program, bridge program, Appalachian development highway 
     system, recreational trails program, high priority projects 
     program, the 2 percent set aside under section 104(b)(3)(A) 
     of title 23, United States Code, and section 157 of such 
     title (including subsection (d) of this section and this 
     subsection), bears to
       (B) each State's percentage of estimated tax payments 
     attributable to highway users in the State paid into the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) in 
     the latest fiscal year for which data are available;
     is not less than 0.90.
       (2) Treatment.--The allocation required by this paragraph 
     shall be in addition to any other allocation under section 
     157 of title 23, United States Code, including allocations 
     required by subsection (d) of this section.

     SEC. 112. APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

       (a) Apportionment.--The Secretary shall apportion funds 
     made available by section 102 of this Act for fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003 among the States based on the latest 
     available cost to complete estimate for the Appalachian 
     development highway system prepared by the Appalachian 
     Regional Commission, unless the Appalachian Regional 
     Commission adopts an alternative method for distribution. In 
     general, no State containing Appalachian development highway 
     system routes shall receive an apportionment of less than 
     $1,000,000. For fiscal years 1999 through 2003, any 
     alternative method for distribution adopted by the 
     Appalachian Regional Commission must be communicated to the 
     Secretary at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the 
     fiscal year in which the apportionment is to be made. Such 
     funds shall be available to construct highways and access 
     roads under section 201 of the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965.
       (b) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds authorized by section 
     102 of this Act for the Appalachian development highway 
     system under section 201 of the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965 shall be available for obligation in 
     the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the 
     Federal share of the cost of any project under this section 
     shall be determined in accordance with such section 201 and 
     such funds shall remain available until expended.
       (c) Federal Share for Pre-Financed Projects.--Section 
     201(h)(1) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 
     (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ``70'' and inserting 
     ``80''.
       (d) Deduction for Administrative Expenses.--Section 201 of 
     such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i) Deduction for Administrative Expenses.--On October 1 
     of fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year thereafter, or as 
     soon as is practicable thereafter, there shall be deducted, 
     for the expenses of the Appalachian Regional Commission in 
     administering the funds authorized under this section for 
     such year, not to exceed 3.75 percent of the funds made 
     available for such year under subsection (g) of this 
     section.''.
       (e) Local Participation in Dedesignation Decisions.--
     Section 201 of such Act is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(j) Local Participation in Dedesignation Decisions.--
     Before the State of Ohio may request the dedesignation of 
     corridor B from the Ohio River in Scioto County to the 
     Scioto-Adams County line, corridor B1 from the Kentucky State 
     line to the junction with corridor B at Rosemount, corridor C 
     from the junction with corridor B at Lucasville to State 
     Route 159 at Chillicothe, or corridor D from the Adams County 
     line to the Ohio River in Washington County as segments of 
     the Appalachian development highway system, the State must 
     consult about the proposed dedesignation with local elected 
     officials having jurisdiction over the area in which the 
     segment is located and conduct public hearings on the 
     proposed dedesignation in each county in which any part of 
     the segment is located.''.
       (f) Additions to Appalachian Region.--The undesignated 
     paragraph relating to Georgia of section 403 of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Elbert,'' after ``Douglas,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``Hart,'' after ``Haralson,''.

     SEC. 113. HIGH COST INTERSTATE SYSTEM RECONSTRUCTION AND 
                   IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 160 is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 160. High cost interstate system reconstruction and 
       improvement program

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a high cost Interstate System reconstruction and 
     improvement program in accordance with this section.
       ``(b) Eligible Projects.--Funds made available to carry out 
     the high cost interstate reconstruction and improvement 
     program under this section for a fiscal year shall be 
     available for obligation by the Secretary for any major 
     reconstruction or improvement project to any highway 
     designated as part of the Interstate System and open to 
     traffic before the date of the enactment of the Building 
     Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998. Such 
     funds shall be made available by the Secretary to any State 
     applying for such funds only if the Secretary determines 
     that--
       ``(1) the total cost of the project is greater than the 
     lesser of $200,000,000 or 50 percent of the aggregate amount 
     of funds apportioned to the State under this title for such 
     fiscal year;
       ``(2) the project is a ready-to-commence project;
       ``(3) the State agrees that it will not transfer funds 
     apportioned to it under section 104(b)(5) for such fiscal 
     year to any other program category; and

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       ``(4) the applicant agrees to obligate the funds within 1 
     year of the date the funds are made available.
       ``(c) Allocation of Funds.--Subject to subsection (f)(1), 
     of the funds made available to carry out the program under 
     this section, the Secretary shall allocate--
       ``(1) not less than $165,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $412,500,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $670,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2000 through 2003 among States in the ratio 
     that the estimated cost of carrying out projects determined 
     by the Secretary to be eligible for funding under subsection 
     (b) in each State bears to the estimated cost of carrying out 
     such projects in all of the States; and
       ``(2) at the discretion of the Secretary, not more than the 
     amounts set forth in section 127(a)(2) for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003 for projects eligible for assistance 
     under this section to--
       ``(A) meet an extraordinary need for funding; or
       ``(B) help expedite completion of a project of national 
     significance.
       ``(d) Unallocated Funds.--
       ``(1) Apportionment.--If, on August 1 of fiscal year 1998 
     and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary determines 
     that funds authorized to be allocated in such fiscal year for 
     the program under this section will not be allocated in such 
     fiscal year as a result of not enough projects being eligible 
     for assistance under this section, the Secretary shall 
     apportion under section 104(b)(5) such funds among the States 
     for the Interstate maintenance program.
       ``(2) Redistribution of obligation authority.--The 
     Secretary shall also redistribute on such August 1 any 
     obligation authority that is allocated for the fiscal year 
     under section 103(c)(4) of the Building Efficient Surface 
     Transportation and Equity Act of 1998 attributable to the 
     program under this section and that the Secretary determines 
     will not be used before September 30 of such fiscal year 
     among the States (other than a State from which obligation 
     authority for such fiscal year is redistributed under section 
     103(d) of such Act) in the same ratio as set forth in section 
     103(c)(5) of such Act.
       ``(e) Applicability of Planning Requirements.--Programming 
     and expenditure of funds for projects under this section 
     shall be consistent with the requirements of sections 134 and 
     135.
       ``(f) Future Allocations.--
       ``(1) Fiscal years 1998-2003.--For fiscal years 1998, 1999, 
     2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, funds to be allocated pursuant to 
     subsection (c)(1) shall be allocated in the same manner as 
     funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5). Such funds shall 
     only be available for projects eligible under subsection (b); 
     except that if a State does not have a project eligible under 
     subsection (b), funds allocated to such State under this 
     paragraph shall be available for any project in such State on 
     a segment of the Interstate System that is open to traffic.
       ``(2) Determinations.--The Secretary shall, in cooperation 
     with States and affected metropolitan planning organizations, 
     determine--
       ``(A) the expected condition of the Interstate System over 
     the next 10 years and the needs of States and metropolitan 
     planning organizations to reconstruct and improve the 
     Interstate System; and
       ``(B) a method to allocate funds made available under this 
     section that would--
       ``(i) address the needs identified in subparagraph (A);
       ``(ii) provide a fair and equitable distribution of such 
     funds; and
       ``(iii) allow for States to address any extraordinary 
     needs.
       ``(3) Report.--The determination made under paragraph (2) 
     shall be submitted to Congress in a report not later than 
     January 1, 2000.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     160 and inserting the following:

``160. High cost interstate system reconstruction and improvement 
              program.''.

     SEC. 114. RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 205 the following:

     ``Sec. 206. Recreational trails program

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     shall administer a national program for the purposes of 
     providing and maintaining recreational trails.
       ``(b) Statement of Intent.--Funds made available to carry 
     out the recreational trails program under this section are to 
     be derived from revenues collected through motor fuel taxes 
     from nonhighway users and are to be used on trails and trail-
     related projects which have been planned and developed under 
     the otherwise existing laws, policies, and administrative 
     procedures within each State, and which are identified in, or 
     which further a specific goal of, a trail plan included or 
     referenced in a statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation 
     plan required by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
     1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.).
       ``(c) State Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible to 
     obligate funds apportioned to it under section 104(h) only 
     if--
       ``(1) the Governor of the State has designated the State 
     agency or agencies that will be responsible for administering 
     funds received under this section; and
       ``(2) a recreational trail advisory committee on which both 
     motorized and nonmotorized recreational trail users are 
     fairly represented exists within the State.
       ``(d) Federal Share Payable.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2), 
     (3), (4), and (5), the Federal share payable on account of a 
     project under this section shall not exceed 50 percent.
       ``(2) Federal agency project sponsor.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, a Federal agency sponsoring a project 
     under this section may contribute additional Federal funds 
     toward a project's cost if the share attributable to the 
     Secretary does not exceed 50 percent and the share 
     attributable to the Secretary and the Federal agency jointly 
     does not exceed 80 percent.
       ``(3) Allowable match from federal programs.--The following 
     Federal programs may be used to contribute additional Federal 
     funds toward a project's cost and may be accounted for as 
     contributing to the non-Federal share:
       ``(A) State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 (Public 
     Law 92-512).
       ``(B) HUD Community Development Block Grants (Public Law 
     93-383).
       ``(C) Public Works Employment Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-
     369).
       ``(D) Acts establishing national heritage corridors and 
     areas.
       ``(E) Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-
     300).
       ``(F) National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 
     (Public Law 103-82).
       ``(G) Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-93).
       ``(4) Programmatic non-federal share.--A State may allow 
     adjustments of the non-Federal share of individual projects 
     in a fiscal year if the total Federal share payable for all 
     projects within the State carried out under this section with 
     funds apportioned to the State under section 104(h) for such 
     fiscal year does not exceed 50 percent. For purposes of this 
     paragraph, a project funded under paragraph (2) or (3) of 
     this subsection may not be included in the calculation of the 
     programmatic non-Federal share.
       ``(5) State administrative costs.--The Federal share 
     payable on account of the administrative costs of a State 
     under subsection (e)(1)(A) shall be determined in accordance 
     with section 120(b).
       ``(e) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) Permissible uses.--A State may use funds apportioned 
     to it under section 104(h)--
       ``(A) in an amount not exceeding 7 percent of such funds, 
     for administrative costs of the State;
       ``(B) in an amount not exceeding 5 percent of such funds, 
     for operation of environmental protection education and 
     safety education programs relating to the use of recreational 
     trails;
       ``(C) for development and rehabilitation of urban trail 
     linkages to provide connections to and among neighborhoods 
     and community centers and between trails;
       ``(D) for maintenance of existing recreational trails, 
     including the grooming and maintenance of trails across snow;
       ``(E) for restoration of areas damaged by usage of 
     recreational trails, including back country terrain;
       ``(F) for development and rehabilitation of trail-side and 
     trail-head facilities that meet goals identified by the 
     National Recreational Trails Advisory Committee;
       ``(G) for provision of features which facilitate the access 
     and use of trails by persons with disabilities;
       ``(H) for acquisition of easements for trails, or for trail 
     corridors identified in a State trail plan;
       ``(I) for acquisition of fee simple title to property from 
     a willing seller, when the objective of the acquisition 
     cannot be accomplished by acquisition of an easement or by 
     other means;
       ``(J) for construction of new trails on State, county, 
     municipal, or private lands, where a recreational need for 
     such construction is shown; and
       ``(K) only as otherwise permissible and where necessary and 
     required by a statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation 
     plan, for construction of new trails crossing Federal lands 
     if such construction is approved by the administering agency 
     of the State and the Federal agency or agencies charged with 
     management of all impacted lands and if such approval is 
     contingent upon compliance by the Federal agency with all 
     applicable laws, including the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Forest and 
     Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 
     1600 et seq.), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
       ``(2) Use not permitted.--A State may not use funds 
     apportioned to it under section 104(h)--
       ``(A) for condemnation of any kind of interest in property;
       ``(B)(i) for construction of any recreational trail on 
     National Forest System lands for motorized uses unless--
       ``(I) such lands have been allocated for uses other than 
     wilderness by an approved forest land and resource management 
     plan or have been released to uses other than wilderness by 
     an Act of Congress, and
       ``(II) such construction is otherwise consistent with the 
     management direction in such approved land and resource 
     management plan; or
       ``(ii) for construction of any recreational trail on Bureau 
     of Land Management lands for motorized uses unless--
       ``(I) such lands have been allocated for uses other than 
     wilderness by an approved Bureau

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     of Land Management resource management plan or have been 
     released to uses other than wilderness by an Act of Congress, 
     and
       ``(II) such construction is otherwise consistent with the 
     management direction in such approved management plans; or
       ``(C) for upgrading, expanding, or otherwise facilitating 
     motorized use or access to trails predominantly used by non-
     motorized trail users and on which, as of May 1, 1991, 
     motorized use is either prohibited or has not occurred.
       ``(3) Grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State may provide funds apportioned to 
     it under section 104(h) to make grants to private 
     individuals, organizations, municipal, county, State, and 
     Federal government entities, and other government entities as 
     approved by the State after considering guidance from the 
     recreational trail advisory committee satisfying the 
     requirements of subsection (c)(2), for uses consistent with 
     this section.
       ``(B) Compliance.--A State that makes grants under 
     subparagraph (A) shall establish measures to verify that 
     recipients comply with the specified conditions for the use 
     of grant moneys.
       ``(4) Assured access to funds.--Except as provided under 
     paragraph (7), not less than 30 percent of the funds 
     apportioned to a State in a fiscal year under section 104(h) 
     shall be reserved for uses relating to motorized recreation, 
     and not less than 30 percent of such funds shall be reserved 
     for uses relating to non-motorized recreation.
       ``(5) Environmental mitigation.--
       ``(A) Requirement.--To the extent practicable and 
     consistent with other requirements of this section, in 
     complying with paragraph (4), a State should give 
     consideration to project proposals that provide for the 
     redesign, reconstruction, nonroutine maintenance, or 
     relocation of trails in order to mitigate and minimize the 
     impact to the natural environment.
       ``(B) Guidance.--A recreational trail advisory committee 
     satisfying the requirements of subsection (c)(2) shall issue 
     guidance to a State for the purposes of implementing 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(6) Diversified trail use.--
       ``(A) Requirement.--To the extent practicable and 
     consistent with other requirements of this section, a State 
     shall expend funds apportioned to it under section 104(h) in 
     a manner that gives preference to project proposals which--
       ``(i) provide for the greatest number of compatible 
     recreational purposes, including those described in 
     subsection (g)(3); or
       ``(ii) provide for innovative recreational trail corridor 
     sharing to accommodate motorized and non-motorized 
     recreational trail use.
     This paragraph shall remain effective with respect to a State 
     until such time as the State has allocated not less than 40 
     percent of funds apportioned to it under section 104(h) in 
     such manner.
       ``(B) Compliance.--The State shall receive guidance for 
     determining compliance with subparagraph (A) from the 
     recreational trail advisory committee satisfying the 
     requirements of subsection (c)(2).
       ``(7) Exemptions.--
       ``(A) Small state.--Any State with a total land area of 
     less than 3,500,000 acres and in which nonhighway 
     recreational fuel use accounts for less than 1 percent of all 
     such fuel use in the United States shall be exempted from the 
     requirements of paragraph (4) upon application to the 
     Secretary by the State demonstrating that it meets the 
     conditions of this paragraph.
       ``(B) State recreational trail advisory committee.--If 
     approved by the State recreational trail advisory committee 
     satisfying the requirements of subsection (c)(2), the State 
     may be exempted from the requirements of paragraph (4).
       ``(8) Continuing recreational use.--At the option of each 
     State, funds apportioned to it under section 104(h) may be 
     treated as Land and Water Conservation Fund moneys for the 
     purposes of section 6(f)(3) of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act.
       ``(9) Credit for donations of funds, materials, services, 
     or new right-of-way.--Nothing in this title or any other law 
     shall prevent a project sponsor from offering to donate 
     funds, materials, services, or new right-of-way for the 
     purposes of a project eligible for assistance. Any funds, or 
     the fair market value of any materials, services, or new 
     right-of-way may be donated by any project sponsor and shall 
     be credited to the non-Federal share in accordance with 
     subsection (d). Any funds or the fair market value of any 
     materials or services may be provided by a Federal project 
     sponsor and shall be credited as part of that Federal 
     agency's share under subsection (d)(2).
       ``(10) Recreational purpose.--A project funded under this 
     section is intended to enhance recreational opportunity and 
     is not subject to the provisions of section 303 of title 49 
     or section 138 of this title.
       ``(f) Coordination of Activities.--
       ``(1) Cooperation by federal agencies.--Each agency of the 
     United States that manages land on which a State proposes to 
     construct or maintain a recreational trail pursuant to this 
     section is encouraged to cooperate with the State and the 
     Secretary in planning and carrying out the activities 
     described in subsection (e). Nothing in this section 
     diminishes or in any way alters the land management 
     responsibilities, plans, and policies established by such 
     agencies pursuant to other applicable laws.
       ``(2) Cooperation by private persons.--
       ``(A) Written assurances.--As a condition to making 
     available funds for work on recreational trails that would 
     affect privately owned land, a State shall obtain written 
     assurances that the owner of the property will cooperate with 
     the State and participate as necessary in the activities to 
     be conducted.
       ``(B) Public access.--Any use of funds apportioned to a 
     State under section 104(h) on private lands must be 
     accompanied by an easement or other legally binding agreement 
     that ensures public access to the recreational trail 
     improvements funded by those funds.
       ``(g) Applicability of Chapter 1.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this section shall be available for obligation in 
     the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1; except that the Federal share payable for a 
     project using such funds shall be determined in accordance 
     with this section and such funds shall remain available until 
     expended.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Eligible state.--The term `eligible State' means a 
     State that meets the requirements of subsection (c).
       ``(2) Nonhighway recreational fuel.--The term `nonhighway 
     recreational fuel' has the meaning such term has under 
     section 9503(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(3) Recreational trail.--The term `recreational trail' 
     means a thoroughfare or track across land or snow, used for 
     recreational purposes such as bicycling, cross-country 
     skiing, day hiking, equestrian activities (including carriage 
     driving), jogging or similar fitness activities, skating or 
     skateboarding, trail biking, overnight or long-distance 
     backpacking, snowmobiling, aquatic or water activity, or 
     vehicular travel by motorcycle, four-wheel drive or all-
     terrain off-road vehicles, without regard to whether it is a 
     `National Recreation Trail' designated under section 4 of the 
     National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1243).
       ``(4) Motorized recreation.--The term `motorized 
     recreation' means off-road recreation using any motor-powered 
     vehicle, except for motorized wheelchairs.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 2 is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 205 
     the following:

``206. Recreational trails program.''.
       (c) Repeal of Obsolete Provision.--Section 1302 of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (16 
     U.S.C. 1261) is repealed.
       (d) Termination of Advisory Committee.--Section 1303 of 
     such Act (16 U.S.C. 1262) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(j) Termination.--The advisory committee established by 
     this section shall terminate on September 30, 2000.''.
       (e) Encouragement of Use of Youth Conservation or Service 
     Corps.--The Secretary shall encourage the States to enter 
     into contracts and cooperative agreements with qualified 
     youth conservation or service corps to perform construction 
     and maintenance of recreational trails under section 206 of 
     title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 115. NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a program to make allocations to States for 
     coordinated planning, design, and construction of corridors 
     of national significance, economic growth, and international 
     or interregional trade. A State may apply to the Secretary 
     for allocations under this section.
       (b) Eligibility of Corridors.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may make allocations under 
     this section only with respect to high priority corridors 
     identified in section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (2) Special rule.--In fiscal years 1998 through 2000, the 
     Secretary may make, on an interim basis pending 
     identification by Congress of high priority corridors as part 
     of a law provided for in section 508 of this Act, allocations 
     under this section for the creation or upgrade of any other 
     significant regional or multistate highway corridor not 
     described in whole or in part in paragraph (1) that the 
     Secretary determines would--
       (A) facilitate international or interregional trade; or
       (B) encourage or facilitate major multistate or regional 
     mobility and economic growth and development in areas 
     underserved by existing highway infrastructure.
       (c) Purposes.--Allocations may be made under this section 
     for 1 or more of the following purposes:
       (1) Feasibility studies.
       (2) Comprehensive corridor planning and design activities.
       (3) Location and routing studies.
       (4) Environmental review.
       (5) Multistate and intrastate coordination for corridors 
     described in subsection (b).
       (6) Construction.
       (d) Corridor Development and Management Plan.--A State 
     receiving an allocation under this section shall develop, in 
     consultation with the Secretary, a development and management 
     plan for the corridor with respect to which the allocation is 
     being made. Such plan shall include, at a minimum, the 
     following elements:
       (1) A complete and comprehensive analysis of corridor costs 
     and benefits.
       (2) A coordinated corridor development plan and schedule, 
     including a timetable for completion of all planning and 
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     activities, environmental reviews and permits, and 
     construction of all segments.
       (3) A finance plan, including any innovative financing 
     methods and, if the corridor is a multistate corridor, a 
     State-by-State breakdown of corridor finances.
       (4) The results of any environmental reviews and mitigation 
     plans.
       (5) The identification of any impediments to the 
     development and construction of the corridor, including any 
     environmental, social, political and economic objections.
     In the case of a multistate corridor, the Secretary shall 
     ensure that all States having jurisdiction over any portion 
     of such corridor will participate in the development of such 
     plan.
       (e) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available by 
     section 127(a)(3)(B) of this Act shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (f) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' has 
     the meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 116. COORDINATED BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) General Authority.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a coordinated border infrastructure and safety 
     program under which the Secretary may make allocations to any 
     border State for projects to improve the safe movement of 
     people and goods at or across the border between the United 
     States and Canada and the border between the United States 
     and Mexico.
       (b) Eligible Uses.--Allocations under this section may only 
     be used in a border region for--
       (1) improvements to existing transportation and supporting 
     infrastructure that facilitate cross-border vehicle and cargo 
     movements;
       (2) construction of highways and related safety and safety 
     enforcement facilities that will facilitate vehicle and cargo 
     movements related to international trade;
       (3) operational improvements, including improvements 
     relating to electronic data interchange and use of 
     telecommunications, to expedite cross border vehicle and 
     cargo movement;
       (4) modifications to regulatory procedures to expedite 
     cross border vehicle and cargo movements; and
       (5) international coordination of planning, programming, 
     and border operation with Canada and Mexico relating to 
     expediting cross border vehicle and cargo movements.
       (c) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall make 
     allocations under this section on the basis of--
       (1) expected reduction in commercial and other motor 
     vehicle travel time through an international border crossing 
     as a result of the project;
       (2) improvements in vehicle and highway safety and cargo 
     security related to motor vehicles crossing a border with 
     Canada or Mexico;
       (3) strategies to increase the use of existing, 
     underutilized border crossing facilities and approaches;
       (4) leveraging of Federal funds provided under this 
     section, including use of innovative financing, combination 
     of such funds with funding provided under other sections of 
     this Act, and combination with other sources of Federal, 
     State, local, or private funding;
       (5) degree of multinational involvement in the project and 
     demonstrated coordination with other Federal agencies 
     responsible for the inspection of vehicles, cargo, and 
     persons crossing international borders and their counterpart 
     agencies in Canada and Mexico;
       (6) the extent to which the innovative and problem-solving 
     techniques of the proposed project would be applicable to 
     other international border crossings;
       (7) demonstrated local commitment to implement and sustain 
     continuing comprehensive border planning processes and 
     improvement programs; and
       (8) such other factors as the Secretary determines are 
     appropriate to promote border transportation efficiency and 
     safety.
       (d) State Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Facilities.--Due 
     to the increase in cross-border trade as a result of the 
     Northern American Free Trade Agreement, of the amounts made 
     available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, not to 
     exceed $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and not to exceed 
     $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 shall 
     be available for the construction of State motor vehicle 
     safety inspection facilities for the inspection by State 
     authorities of commercial motor vehicles crossing the border 
     to ensure the safety of such vehicles.
       (e) Allocations.--
       (1) Funds.--At least 40 percent of the funds made available 
     for carrying out this section shall be allocated for projects 
     in the vicinity of the border of the United States and 
     Mexico, and at least 40 percent of such funds shall be 
     allocated for projects in the vicinity of the border of the 
     United States and Canada.
       (2) Projects.--At least 2 of the projects in the vicinity 
     of the border of the United States with Mexico for which 
     allocations are made under this section and at least 2 of the 
     projects in the vicinity of the border of the United States 
     and Canada for which allocations are made under this section 
     shall be located at ports of entry with high annual volumes 
     of traffic.
       (f) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds authorized by section 
     127(a)(3)(A) of this Act shall be available for obligation in 
     the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Border region.--The term ``border region'' means the 
     portion of a border State in the vicinity of an international 
     border with Canada or Mexico.
       (2) Border state.--The term ``border State'' means any 
     State that has a boundary in common with Canada or Mexico.

     SEC. 117. FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS PROGRAM.

       (a) Federal Share Payable.--Section 120 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``(c)'' and inserting ``(b)''; and
       (B) by striking ``90'' and inserting ``120''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Funds Appropriated to a Federal Land Managing 
     Agency.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     funds appropriated to any Federal land managing agency may be 
     used as the non-Federal share payable on account of any 
     Federal-aid highway project the Federal share of which is 
     payable with funds apportioned under section 104 or 144 or 
     allocated under the Federal scenic byways program.
       ``(k) Funds Appropriated for Federal Lands Highways 
     Program.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated for carrying out the Federal lands highways 
     program under section 204 may be used as the non-Federal 
     share payable on account of any project that is carried out 
     with funds apportioned under section 104 or 144 or allocated 
     under the Federal scenic byways program if the project will 
     provide access to, or be carried out within, Federal or 
     Indian lands.''.
       (b) Allocations.--Section 202 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Allocation of Sums Authorized for Public Lands 
     Highways.--
       ``(1) In general.--On October 1 of each fiscal year and 
     after making the transfer provided for in section 204(i), the 
     Secretary shall allocate the sums authorized to be 
     appropriated for such fiscal year for public lands highways 
     for transportation projects within the boundaries of those 
     States having unappropriated or unreserved public lands, 
     nontaxable Indian lands, or other Federal reservations, on 
     the basis of need in such States, respectively, as determined 
     by the Secretary from applications for such funds by Federal 
     land managing agencies, Indian tribal governments, and 
     States.
       ``(2) Preference.--In allocating sums under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall give preference to those projects that 
     are significantly impacted by Federal land, recreation, or 
     resource management activities that are proposed within the 
     boundaries of a State in which at least 3 percent of the 
     total public lands in the United States are located.'';
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by inserting ``Indian Reservation Roads.--'' after 
     ``(d)'';
       (B) by inserting ``(1) For fiscal years ending before 
     october 1, 1999.--'' before ``On October'';
       (C) by inserting after ``each fiscal year'' the following: 
     ``ending before October 1, 1999'';
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Fiscal year 2000 and thereafter.--
       ``(A) In general.--All funds authorized to be appropriated 
     for Indian reservation roads shall be allocated among Indian 
     tribes for fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal year 
     in accordance with a formula established by the Secretary of 
     the Interior under a negotiated rulemaking procedure under 
     subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5.
       ``(B) Regulations.--Notwithstanding sections 563(a) and 
     565(a) of title 5, the Secretary of the Interior shall issue 
     regulations governing the Indian reservation roads program, 
     and establishing the funding formula for fiscal year 2000 and 
     each subsequent fiscal year under this paragraph, in 
     accordance with a negotiated rulemaking procedure under 
     subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5. The regulations shall 
     be issued in final form not later than April 1, 1999, and 
     shall take effect not later than October 1, 1999.
       ``(C) Negotiated rulemaking committee.--In establishing a 
     negotiated rulemaking committee to carry out subparagraph 
     (B), the Secretary of the Interior shall--
       ``(i) apply the procedures under subchapter III of chapter 
     5 of title 5 in a manner that reflects the unique government-
     to-government relationship between the Indian tribes and the 
     United States; and
       ``(ii) ensure that the membership of the committee includes 
     only representatives of the Federal Government and of 
     geographically diverse small, medium, and large Indian 
     tribes.
       ``(D) Basis for funding formula.--The funding formula 
     established for fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year under this paragraph shall be based on factors that 
     reflect--
       ``(i) the relative needs of the Indian tribes, and 
     reservation or tribal communities, for transportation 
     assistance; and
       ``(ii) the relative administrative capacities of, and 
     challenges faced by, various Indian tribes, including the 
     cost of road construction in each Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     area, geographic isolation and difficulty in maintaining all-
     weather access to employment, commerce, health, safety, and 
     educational resources.''; and

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       (E) by indenting paragraph (1), as designated by 
     subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, and aligning paragraph 
     (1) with paragraph (2), as added by subparagraph (D) of this 
     paragraph; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Forest Highways.--
       ``(1) Allocation of funds.--On October 1 of each fiscal 
     year and after making the transfer provided for in section 
     204(g), the Secretary shall allocate the sums authorized to 
     be appropriated for such fiscal year for forest highways as 
     provided in section 134 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 
     1987.
       ``(2) Project selection.--With respect to allocations under 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to 
     projects that provide access to and within the National 
     Forest System, as identified by the Secretary of Agriculture 
     through renewable resources and land use planning and the 
     impact of such planning on existing transportation 
     facilities.''.
       (c) Availability of Funds.--Section 203 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Funds authorized for,'' and inserting 
     ``(a) In General.--Funds authorized for forest highways,'';
       (2) in the fourth sentence by inserting ``forest highways'' 
     after ``any fiscal year for''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Time of Obligation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary's authorization of 
     engineering and related work for a Federal lands highways 
     program project or the Secretary's approval of plans, 
     specifications, and estimates for construction of a Federal 
     lands highways program project shall be deemed to constitute 
     a contractual obligation of the Federal Government for the 
     payment of its contribution to such project.''.
       (d) Award of Contracts; Transfers--Section 204 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Recognizing the need for all Federal roads that are 
     public roads to be treated under uniform policies similar to 
     those that apply to Federal-aid highways, there is 
     established a coordinated Federal Lands Highways Program 
     which shall consist of forest highways, public lands 
     highways, park roads and parkways, and Indian reservation 
     roads and bridges. The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Secretary of the appropriate Federal land managing agency, 
     shall develop transportation planning procedures which are 
     consistent with the metropolitan and Statewide planning 
     processes in sections 134 and 135 of this title. The 
     transportation improvement program developed as a part of the 
     transportation planning process under this section shall be 
     approved by the Secretary. All regionally significant Federal 
     Lands Highway Program projects shall be developed in 
     cooperation with States and metropolitan planning 
     organizations and be included in appropriate Federal Lands 
     Highways Program, State, and metropolitan plans and 
     transportation improvement programs. The approved Federal 
     Lands Highways Program transportation improvement program 
     shall be included in appropriate State and metropolitan 
     planning organization plans and programs without further 
     action thereon. The Secretary and the Secretary of the 
     appropriate Federal land managing agency shall develop 
     appropriate safety, bridge, and pavement management systems 
     for roads funded under the Federal Lands Highways Program.'';
       (2) by striking the first three sentences of subsection (b) 
     and inserting ``Funds available for forest highways, public 
     lands highways, park roads and parkways, and Indian 
     reservation roads shall be used by the Secretary and the 
     Secretary of the appropriate Federal land managing agency to 
     pay for the cost of transportation planning, research, 
     engineering, and construction thereof. The Secretary and the 
     Secretary of the appropriate Federal land managing agency, as 
     appropriate, may enter into construction contracts and such 
     other contracts with a State or civil subdivision thereof or 
     Indian tribe to carry out this subsection.'';
       (3) in the first sentence of subsection (e) by striking 
     ``Secretary of the Interior'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     the appropriate Federal land managing agency'';
       (4) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) Transfers to Secretaries of Federal Land Managing 
     Agencies.--The Secretary shall transfer to the appropriate 
     Federal land managing agency from the appropriation for 
     public lands highways such amounts as may be needed to 
     cover--
       ``(1) necessary administrative costs of such agency in 
     connection with public lands highways; and
       ``(2) the cost to such agency of conducting necessary 
     transportation planning serving Federal lands if funding for 
     such planning is otherwise not provided in this section.''; 
     and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Set-Aside for Administrative Expenses of Indian 
     Tribes.--
       ``(1) In general.--Up to 1 percent of the funds made 
     available for Indian reservation roads for each fiscal year 
     shall be set aside by the Secretary of the Interior for 
     transportation-related administrative expenses of Indian 
     tribal governments.
       ``(2) Distribution.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     make available to each Indian tribal government with an 
     approved application under paragraph (3) an equal percentage 
     of any sum set aside pursuant to paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Applications.--To receive funds under this paragraph, 
     an Indian tribal government must submit to the Secretary of 
     the Interior for approval an application in accordance with 
     the requirements of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act. The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     approve any such application that demonstrates that the 
     applicant has the capability to carry out transportation 
     planning activities or is in the process of establishing such 
     a capability.
       ``(l) Approval of Indian Reservation Road Projects by the 
     Secretary.--
       ``(1) Establishment of pilot program.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a pilot program (hereinafter in this subsection 
     referred to as the `program') for the purposes described in 
     paragraph (2) and shall carry out such program in each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to 
     permit an Indian tribal government to apply directly to the 
     Secretary for authorization to conduct projects on Indian 
     reservation roads using amounts allocated to the Indian 
     tribal government under the Indian reservation roads program.
       ``(3) Treatment as states.--Except as otherwise provided by 
     the Secretary, an Indian tribal government submitting an 
     application to the Secretary under the program shall be 
     subject to the same requirements as a State applying for 
     approval of a Federal-aid highway project.
       ``(4) Selection of participants.--
       ``(A) Applications.--An Indian tribal government seeking to 
     participate in the program shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application which is in such form and contains such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(B) Maximum number of participants.--The Secretary shall 
     select not more than 10 Indian tribal governments to 
     participate in the program.
       ``(5) Technical assistance.--The Secretary, in cooperation 
     with the Secretary of the Interior, shall provide technical 
     assistance to Indian tribal governments participating in the 
     program.
       ``(6) Transitional assistance.--Upon request of the 
     Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the 
     Secretary such assistance as may be necessary for 
     implementation of the program.
       ``(7) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the program. In developing such report, the Secretary 
     shall solicit the comments of Indian tribal governments 
     participating in the program.''.
       (e) Access to John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the District 
     of Columbia, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts, and the Department of the Interior and in consultation 
     with other interested persons, shall conduct a study of 
     methods to improve pedestrian and vehicular access to the 
     John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
       (2) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report containing the results of the study, together with an 
     assessment of the impacts (including environmental, 
     aesthetic, economic, and historic impacts) associated with 
     the implementation of each of the methods examined under the 
     study.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) $500,000 for fiscal year 1998 to 
     carry out this subsection.
       (4) Applicability of title 23, united states code.--Funds 
     authorized by this subsection shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     except that the Federal share of the cost of activities 
     conducted using such funds shall be 100 percent and such 
     funds shall remain available until expended.
       (f) Smithsonian Institution Transportation Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate amounts made 
     available by this subsection for obligation at the discretion 
     of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, in 
     consultation with the Secretary, to carry out projects and 
     activities described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Eligible uses.--Amounts allocated under paragraph (1) 
     may be obligated only--
       (A) for transportation-related exhibitions, exhibits, and 
     educational outreach programs;
       (B) to enhance the care and protection of the Nation's 
     collection of transportation-related artifacts;
       (C) to acquire historically significant transportation-
     related artifacts; and
       (D) to support research programs within the Smithsonian 
     Institution that document the history and evolution of 
     transportation, in cooperation with other museums in the 
     United States.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003 to carry out this subsection.
       (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share 
     of the cost of any project or activity under this subsection 
     shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain available 
     until expended.

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       (g) New River Parkway.--Of amounts available under section 
     102(a)(11)(C) of this Act, the Secretary shall allocate 
     $1,300,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,200,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, and $9,900,000 for fiscal year 2000 to the Secretary of 
     the Interior for the planning, design, and construction of a 
     visitors center, and such other related facilities as may be 
     necessary, to facilitate visitor understanding and enjoyment 
     of the scenic, historic, cultural, and recreational resources 
     accessible by the New River Parkway in the State of West 
     Virginia. The center and related facilities shall be located 
     at a site for which title is held by the United States in the 
     vicinity of the intersection of the New River Parkway and I-
     64. Such funds shall remain available until expended.
       (h) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.--
       (1) Restoration of train station.--The Secretary shall 
     allocate amounts made available by this subsection for the 
     restoration of the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, train station.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated out of 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     $400,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to carry out 
     this subsection.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the 
     Federal share of the cost of restoration of the train station 
     under this subsection shall be 80 percent and such funds 
     shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 118. NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 162. National scenic byways program

       ``(a) Designation of Roads.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     a national scenic byways program that recognizes roads having 
     outstanding scenic, historic, cultural, natural, 
     recreational, and archaeological qualities by designating 
     them as `National Scenic Byways' or `All-American Roads'. The 
     Secretary shall designate roads to be recognized under the 
     national scenic byways program in accordance with criteria 
     developed by the Secretary. To be considered for such 
     designation, a road must be nominated by a State or Federal 
     land management agency and must first be designated as a 
     State scenic byway or, for roads on Federal lands, as a 
     Federal land management agency byway.
       ``(b) Allocations and Technical Assistance.--
       ``(1) General authority.--The Secretary shall make 
     allocations and provide technical assistance to States to--
       ``(A) implement projects on highways designated as National 
     Scenic Byways or All-American Roads, or as State scenic 
     byways; and
       ``(B) plan, design, and develop a State scenic byways 
     program.
       ``(2) Priority projects.--In making allocations under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to--
       ``(A) eligible projects along highways that are designated 
     as National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads;
       ``(B) eligible projects on State-designated scenic byways 
     that are undertaken to make them eligible for designation as 
     National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads; and
       ``(C) eligible projects that will assist the development of 
     State scenic byways programs.
       ``(c) Eligible Projects.--The following are projects that 
     are eligible for Federal assistance under this section:
       ``(1) Activities related to planning, design, or 
     development of State scenic byway programs.
       ``(2) Development of corridor management plans for scenic 
     byways.
       ``(3) Safety improvements to a scenic byway to the extent 
     such improvements are necessary to accommodate increased 
     traffic and changes in the types of vehicles using the 
     highway due to such designation.
       ``(4) Construction along a scenic byway of facilities for 
     pedestrians and bicyclists, rest areas, turnouts, highway 
     shoulder improvements, passing lanes, overlooks, and 
     interpretive facilities.
       ``(5) Improvements to a scenic byway that will enhance 
     access to an area for the purpose of recreation, including 
     water-related recreation.
       ``(6) Protection of historical, archaeological, and 
     cultural resources in areas adjacent to scenic byways.
       ``(7) Development and provision of tourist information to 
     the public, including interpretive information about scenic 
     byways.
       ``(8) development and implementation of scenic byways 
     marketing programs.
       ``(d) Federal Share.--The Federal share payable on account 
     of any project carried out under this section shall be 
     determined in accordance with section 120(b) of this title. 
     For any scenic byways project along a public road that 
     provides access to or within Federal or Indian lands, a 
     Federal land management agency may use funds authorized for 
     its use as the non-Federal share of the costs of the project.
       ``(e) Protection of Scenic Integrity.--
       ``(1) Scenic integrity.--The Secretary shall not make an 
     allocation under this section for any project that would not 
     protect the scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, 
     natural, and archaeological integrity of a highway and 
     adjacent areas.
       ``(2) Savings clause.--The Secretary shall not make any 
     grant, provide technical assistance, or impose any 
     requirement on a State under this section that is 
     inconsistent with the authority of the State provided in this 
     chapter.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``162. National scenic byways program.''.
       (c) Center.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall allocate funds made 
     available to carry out this subsection to establish a center 
     for national scenic byways in Duluth, Minnesota, to provide 
     technical communications and network support for nationally 
     designated scenic byway routes in accordance with paragraph 
     (2).
       (2) Communications systems.--The center for national scenic 
     byways shall develop and implement communications systems for 
     the support of the national scenic byways program. Such 
     communications systems shall provide local officials and 
     planning groups associated with designated National Scenic 
     Byways or All-American Roads with proactive, technical, and 
     customized assistance through the latest technology which 
     allows scenic byway officials to develop and sustain their 
     National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
     $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
       (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share 
     of the cost of any project under this subsection shall be 100 
     percent and such funds shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 119. VARIABLE PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a variable pricing program. In implementing such 
     program, the Secretary shall solicit the participation of 
     State and local governments and public authorities for 1 or 
     more variable pricing pilot programs. The Secretary may enter 
     into cooperative agreements with as many as 15 of such 
     governments and public authorities to conduct and monitor the 
     pilot programs.
       (b) Federal Share Payable.--The Federal share payable for a 
     pilot program under this section shall be 80 percent of the 
     aggregate cost of the program and the Federal share payable 
     for any portion of a project conducted under the program may 
     not exceed 100 percent.
       (c) Implementation Costs.--The Secretary may fund all pre-
     implementation costs, including public education and project 
     design, and all of the development and startup costs of a 
     pilot project under this section, including salaries and 
     expenses, until such time that sufficient revenues are being 
     generated by the program to fund its operating costs without 
     Federal participation; except that the Secretary may not fund 
     the pre-implementation, development, and startup costs of a 
     pilot project for more than 3 years.
       (d) Use of Revenues.--Revenues generated by any pilot 
     project under this section must be applied to projects 
     eligible for assistance under title 23, United States Code.
       (e) Collection of Tolls.--Notwithstanding sections 129 and 
     301 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall 
     allow the use of tolls on the Interstate System as part of a 
     pilot program under this section, but not as part of more 
     than 3 of such programs.
       (f) Financial Effects on Low-Income Drivers.--Any pilot 
     program conducted under this section shall include an 
     analysis of the potential effects of the pilot program on low 
     income drivers and may include mitigation measures to deal 
     with any potential adverse financial effects on low-income 
     drivers.
       (g) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary shall monitor the 
     effect of the pilot programs conducted for a period of at 
     least 10 years and shall report to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives biennially on the effects such programs are 
     having on driver behavior, traffic volume, transit ridership, 
     air quality, drivers of all income levels, and availability 
     of funds for transportation programs.
       (h) HOV Passenger Requirements.--Notwithstanding section 
     102 of title 23, United States Code, a State may permit 
     vehicles with fewer than 2 occupants to operate in high-
     occupancy vehicle lanes if such vehicles are part of a pilot 
     program being conducted under this section.
       (i) Period of Availability.--Funds allocated by the 
     Secretary under this section shall remain available for 
     obligation by the State for a period of 3 years after the 
     last day of the fiscal year for which such funds are 
     authorized. Any amounts allocated under this section that 
     remain unobligated at the end of such period and any amounts 
     authorized under subsection (i) that remain unallocated by 
     the end of such period shall be transferred to a State's 
     apportionment under section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United 
     States Code, and shall be treated in the same manner as other 
     funds apportioned under such section.
       (j) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this section shall be available for obligation in 
     the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the 
     Federal share of the

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     cost of any project under this section and the availability 
     of such funds shall be determined in accordance with this 
     section.
       (k) Repeal.--Section 1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 149 note; 
     105 Stat. 1938) is repealed.

     SEC. 120. TOLL ROADS, BRIDGES, AND TUNNELS.

       (a) Increased Federal Share for Certain Safety Projects.--
     The first sentence of section 120(c) is amended by inserting 
     ``and transit vehicles'' after ``emergency vehicles''.
       (b) Federal Share Payable.--Section 120 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) Credit for Non-Federal Share.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--A State may use as a credit toward the 
     non-Federal matching share requirement for any funds made 
     available to carry out this title (other than the emergency 
     relief program authorized in section 125) or chapter 53 of 
     title 49 toll revenues that are generated and used by public, 
     quasi-public, and private agencies to build, improve, or 
     maintain highways, bridges, or tunnels that serve the public 
     purpose of interstate commerce. Such public, quasi-public, or 
     private agencies shall have built, improved, or maintained 
     such facilities without Federal funds.
       ``(2) Maintenance of effort.--
       ``(A) In general.--The credit for any non-Federal share 
     provided under this subsection shall not reduce nor replace 
     State funds required to match Federal funds for any program 
     under this title.
       ``(B) Agreements.--In receiving a credit for non-Federal 
     capital expenditures under this subsection, a State shall 
     enter into such agreements as the Secretary may require to 
     ensure that the State will maintain its non-Federal 
     transportation capital expenditures at or above the average 
     level of such expenditures for the preceding 3 fiscal years.
       ``(3) Treatment.--
       ``(A) Limitation on liability.--Use of a credit for a non-
     Federal share under this subsection that is received from a 
     public, quasi-public, or private agency--
       ``(i) shall not expose the agency to additional liability, 
     additional regulation, or additional administrative 
     oversight; and
       ``(ii) shall not subject the agency to any additional 
     Federal design standards, laws, or regulations as a result of 
     providing the non-Federal match other than those to which the 
     agency is already subject.
       ``(B) Chartered multistate agencies.--When a credit that is 
     received from a chartered multistate agency is applied for a 
     non-Federal share under this subsection, such credit shall be 
     applied equally to all charter States.''.
       (c) Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation 
     Pilot Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement an Interstate System reconstruction and 
     rehabilitation pilot program under which the Secretary, 
     notwithstanding sections 129 and 301 of title 23, United 
     States Code, may permit a State to collect tolls on a 
     highway, bridge, or tunnel on the Interstate System for the 
     purpose of reconstructing and rehabilitating Interstate 
     highway corridors that could not otherwise be adequately 
     maintained or functionally improved without the collection of 
     tolls.
       (2) Limitation on number of facilities.--The Secretary may 
     permit the collection of tolls under this subsection on 3 
     facilities on the Interstate System. Each of such facilities 
     shall be located in a different State.
       (3) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible to participate in 
     the pilot program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application that contains, at a minimum, the following:
       (A) An identification of the facility on the Interstate 
     System proposed to be a toll facility, including the age, 
     condition, and intensity of use of such facility.
       (B) In the case of a facility that affects a metropolitan 
     area, an assurance that the metropolitan planning 
     organization established under section 134 of title 23, 
     United States Code, for the area has been consulted 
     concerning the placement and amount of tolls on the facility.
       (C) An analysis demonstrating that such facility could not 
     be maintained or improved to meet current or future needs 
     from the State's apportionments and allocations made 
     available by this Act (including amendments made by this Act) 
     and from revenues for highways from any other source without 
     toll revenues.
       (D) A facility management plan that includes--
       (i) a plan for implementing the imposition of tolls on the 
     facility;
       (ii) a schedule and finance plan for the reconstruction or 
     rehabilitation of the facility using toll revenues;
       (iii) a description of the public transportation agency 
     which will be responsible for implementation and 
     administration of the pilot toll reconstruction and 
     rehabilitation program; and
       (iv) a description of whether consideration will be given 
     to privatizing the maintenance and operational aspects of the 
     converted facility, while retaining legal and administrative 
     control of the Interstate route section.
       (E) Such other information as the Secretary may require.
       (4) Selection criteria.--The Secretary may approve the 
     application of a State under paragraph (3) only if the 
     Secretary determines the following:
       (A) The State is unable to reconstruct or rehabilitate the 
     proposed toll facility using existing apportionments.
       (B) The facility has a sufficient intensity of use, age, or 
     condition to warrant the collection of tolls.
       (C) The State plan for implementing tolls on the facility 
     takes into account the interests of local, regional, and 
     interstate travelers.
       (D) The State plan for reconstruction or rehabilitation of 
     the facility using toll revenues is reasonable.
       (E) The State has given preference to the use of an 
     existing public toll agency with demonstrated capability to 
     build, operate, and maintain a toll expressway system meeting 
     criteria for the Interstate System.
       (5) Limitations on use of revenues; audits.--Before the 
     Secretary may permit a State to participate in the pilot 
     program, the State must enter into an agreement with the 
     Secretary that provides that--
       (A) all toll revenues received from operation of the toll 
     facility will be used only for debt service, for reasonable 
     return on investment of any private person financing the 
     project, and for any costs necessary for the improvement of 
     and the proper operation and maintenance of the toll 
     facility, including reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, 
     and rehabilitation of the toll facility; and
       (B) regular audits will be conducted to ensure compliance 
     with subparagraph (A) and the results of such audits will be 
     transmitted to the Secretary.
       (6) Limitation on use of interstate maintenance funds.--
     During the term of the pilot program, funds apportioned for 
     Interstate maintenance under section 104(b)(5) of title 23, 
     United States Code, may not be used on a facility for which 
     tolls are being collected under the program.
       (7) Program term.--The Secretary shall conduct the pilot 
     program under this section for a term to be determined by the 
     Secretary but not less than 10 years.
       (8) Interstate system defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``Interstate System'' has the same meaning such term has 
     under section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.
       (d) Bridge Reconstruction or Replacement.--Section 
     129(a)(1)(C) is amended by striking ``toll-free bridge or 
     tunnel'' and inserting ``toll-free major bridge or toll-free 
     tunnel''.

     SEC. 121. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Obligation of Amounts.--Section 1064(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 
     U.S.C. 129 note; 105 Stat. 2005) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Obligation of Amounts.--Amounts made available out of 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     to carry out this section may be obligated at the discretion 
     of the Secretary. Such sums shall remain available until 
     expended.''.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
     ferry transportation in the United States and its 
     possessions--
       (A) to identify existing ferry operations, including--
       (i) the locations and routes served; and
       (ii) the source and amount, if any, of funds derived from 
     Federal, State, or local government sources supporting ferry 
     operations; and
       (B) to identify potential domestic ferry routes in the 
     United States and its possessions and to develop information 
     on those routes.
       (2) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report on the 
     results of the study required under paragraph (1) to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate.
       (c) Ferry Operating and Leasing Amendments.--Section 129(c) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``owned.'' and inserting 
     ``owned or operated.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6) by striking ``sold, leased, or'' and 
     inserting ``sold or''.

     SEC. 122. HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.

       (a) Applicability of Title 23.--Section 1040(f) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 
     U.S.C. 101 note; 105 Stat. 1992) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(f) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available out 
     of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this section shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as if 
     such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code; except that the Federal share of the cost 
     of any project carried out under this section shall be 100 
     percent and such funds shall remain available for obligation 
     for a period of 1 year after the last day of the fiscal year 
     for which the funds are authorized.''.
       (b) Automated Fuel Reporting System.--Section 1040 of such 
     Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 105 Stat. 1992) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and by 
     inserting after subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) Automated Fuel Reporting System.--Of the amounts made 
     available to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall make available 
     sufficient funds to the Internal Revenue Service to establish 
     and operate an automated fuel reporting system.''.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 1040(a) of such Act (23 
     U.S.C. 101 note; 105 Stat. 1992) is amended by striking ``by 
     subsection (e)''.

     SEC. 123. PERFORMANCE BONUS PROGRAM.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall develop performance-based 
     criteria for the distribution of not to exceed 5 percent of 
     the funds from each of the following programs:

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       (1) The Interstate maintenance program under section 119 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (2) The bridge program under section 144 of such title.
       (3) The high risk road safety improvement program under 
     section 154 of such title.
       (4) The surface transportation program under section 133 of 
     such title.
       (5) The congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
     program under section 149 of such title.
       (b) Requirements for Development of Criteria.--Performance-
     based criteria developed by the Secretary under subsection 
     (a) shall assess on a statewide basis the following:
       (1) For the Interstate maintenance program, whether 
     pavement conditions on routes on the Interstate System in the 
     State have consistently been of a high quality or have 
     recently improved.
       (2) For the bridge program, whether the percentage of 
     deficient bridges in the State has consistently been low or 
     has recently decreased.
       (3) For the high risk road safety improvement program, 
     whether the level of safety on highways in the State has 
     consistently been high or has recently improved.
       (4) For the surface transportation program, whether the 
     level of financial effort in State funding for highway and 
     transit investments has been high or has recently increased.
       (5) For the congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement program, whether the environmental performance of 
     the transportation system has been consistently high or has 
     improved.
       (c) Required Submission.--Not later than 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate the 
     performance-based criteria developed under subsection (a).

     SEC. 124. METROPOLITAN PLANNING.

       (a) General Requirements.--Section 134(a) is amended by 
     inserting after ``and goods'' the following: ``and foster 
     economic growth and development''.
       (b) Coordination of MPOs.--Section 134(e) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``MPO's'' and 
     inserting ``MPOs'';
       (2) by inserting before ``If'' the following: ``(1) 
     Nonattainment areas.--'';
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Project located in multiple mpos.--If a project is 
     located within the boundaries of more than one metropolitan 
     planning organization, the metropolitan planning 
     organizations shall coordinate plans regarding the 
     project.''; and
       (4) by indenting paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection, and aligning such paragraph (1) with 
     paragraph (2), as added by paragraph (3) of this subsection.
       (c) Goals and Objectives of Planning Process.--Section 
     134(f) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Goals and Objectives of Planning Process.--To the 
     extent that the metropolitan planning organization determines 
     appropriate, the metropolitan transportation planning process 
     may include consideration of goals and objectives that--
       ``(1) support the economic vitality of the metropolitan 
     area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, 
     productivity, and efficiency;
       ``(2) increase the safety and security of the 
     transportation system for all users;
       ``(3) increase the accessibility and mobility for people 
     and freight;
       ``(4) protect and enhance the environment, conserve energy, 
     and enhance quality of life;
       ``(5) enhance the integration and connectivity of the 
     transportation system, across and between modes, for people 
     and freight;
       ``(6) promote efficient system utilization and operation; 
     and
       ``(7) preserve and optimize the existing transportation 
     system.
     This subsection shall apply to the development of long-range 
     transportation plans and transportation improvement 
     programs.''.
       (d) Long-Range Plan.--Section 134(g) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``transportation'' after 
     ``long-range'';
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``, at a minimum'' and 
     inserting ``contain, at a minimum, the following'';
       (3) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``Identify'' and inserting ``An 
     identification of ''; and
       (B) by striking ``shall consider'' and inserting ``may 
     consider'';
       (4) by striking paragraph (2)(B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) A financial plan that demonstrates how the adopted 
     transportation plan can be implemented, indicates resources 
     from public and private sources that are reasonably expected 
     to be made available to carry out the plan and recommends any 
     additional financing strategies for needed projects and 
     programs. The financial plan may include, for illustrative 
     purposes, additional projects that would be included in the 
     adopted transportation plan if reasonable additional 
     resources beyond those identified in the financial plan were 
     available. For the purpose of developing the transportation 
     plan, the metropolitan planning organization and State shall 
     cooperatively develop estimates of funds that will be 
     available to support plan implementation.'';
       (5) in paragraph (4) by inserting after ``employees,'' the 
     following: ``freight shippers and providers of freight 
     transportation services,''; and
       (6) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``transportation'' before 
     ``plan prepared''.
       (e) Transportation Improvement Program.--Section 134(h) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2 years'' and inserting 
     ``3 years''; and
       (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) the following: 
     ``The financial plan may include, for illustrative purposes, 
     additional projects that would be included in the adopted 
     transportation plan if reasonable additional resources beyond 
     those identified in the financial plan were available.''.
       (f) Transportation Management Areas.--Section 134(i) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4) by inserting after ``System'' each 
     place it appears the following: ``, under the high risk road 
     safety program,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking ``(1)'' and inserting ``(A)''; and
       (B) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(B)''.

     SEC. 125. STATEWIDE PLANNING.

       (a) Scope of Planning Process.--Section 135(c) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(c) Scope of the Planning Process.--To the extent that a 
     State determines appropriate, the State may consider goals 
     and objectives in the transportation planning process that--
       ``(1) support the economic vitality of the Nation, its 
     States and metropolitan areas, especially by enabling global 
     competitiveness, productivity and efficiency;
       ``(2) increase the safety and security of the 
     transportation system for all users;
       ``(3) increase the accessibility and mobility for people 
     and freight;
       ``(4) protect and enhance the environment, conserve energy, 
     and enhance the quality of life;
       ``(5) enhance the integration and connectivity of the 
     transportation system, across and between modes throughout 
     the State for people and freight;
       ``(6) promote efficient system utilization and operation; 
     and
       ``(7) preserve and optimize the existing transportation 
     system.''.
       (b) Additional Considerations.--Section 135(d) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Requirements'' 
     and inserting ``Considerations''; and
       (2) by striking ``shall, at a minimum,'' and inserting 
     ``may''.
       (c) Long-Range Plan.--Section 135(e) is amended by 
     inserting after ``representatives,'' the following: ``freight 
     shippers and providers of freight transportation services,''.
       (d) Transportation Improvement Program.--Section 135(f) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting after the second sentence of paragraph (1) 
     the following: ``With respect to nonmetropolitan areas of the 
     State (areas with less than 50,000 population), the program 
     shall be developed by the State, in cooperation with 
     officials of affected local governments and officials of 
     subdivisions of affected local governments which have 
     jurisdiction over transportation planning, through a process 
     developed by the State which ensures participation by such 
     elected officials.'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by inserting after 
     ``representatives,'' the following: ``freight shippers and 
     providers of freight transportation services,'';
       (3) in paragraph (2) by inserting before the last sentence 
     the following: ``The program may include, for illustrative 
     purposes, additional projects that would be included in the 
     program if reasonable additional resources were available.'';
       (4) in paragraph (3) by inserting after ``System'' each 
     place it appears the following: ``, under the high risk road 
     safety program,'';
       (5) in the heading to paragraph (4) by striking 
     ``Biennial'' and inserting ``Triennial''; and
       (6) in paragraph (4) by striking ``biennially'' and 
     inserting ``triennially''.
       (e) Participation of Local Elected Officials.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
     effectiveness of the participation of local elected officials 
     in transportation planning and programming. In conducting the 
     study, the Secretary shall consider the degree of cooperation 
     between State, local rural officials, and regional planning 
     and development organizations in different States.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report containing the results of the study with 
     any recommendations the Secretary determines appropriate as a 
     result of the study.

     SEC. 126. ROADSIDE SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Crash Cushions.--
       (1) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate and issue 
     a guidance regarding the benefits and safety performance of 
     redirective and nonredirective crash cushions in different 
     road applications, taking into consideration roadway 
     conditions, operating speed limits, the location of the crash 
     cushion in the right-of-way, and any other relevant factors. 
     The guidance shall include recommendations on the most 
     appropriate circumstances for utilization of redirective and 
     nonredirective crash cushions.
       (2) Use of guidance.--States shall use the guidance issued 
     under this subsection in

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     evaluating the safety and cost-effectiveness of utilizing 
     different crash cushion designs and determining whether 
     directive or nonredirective crash cushions or other safety 
     appurtenances should be installed at specific highway 
     locations.
       (b) Traffic Flow and Safety Applications of Road 
     Barriers.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
     technologies and methods to enhance safety, streamline 
     construction, and improve capacity by providing positive 
     separation at all times between traffic, equipment, and 
     workers on highway construction projects. The study shall 
     also address how such technologies can be used to improve 
     capacity and safety at those specific highway, bridge, and 
     other appropriate locations where reversible lane, 
     contraflow, and high occupancy vehicle lane operations are 
     implemented during peak traffic periods.
       (2) Factors to consider.--In conducting the study, the 
     Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, uses of positive 
     separation technologies related to--
       (A) separating workers from traffic flow when work is in 
     progress;
       (B) providing additional safe work space by utilizing 
     adjacent and available traffic lanes during off-peak hours;
       (C) rapid deployment to allow for daily or periodic 
     restoring lanes for use by traffic during peak hours as 
     needed;
       (D) mitigating congestion caused by construction by--
       (i) opening all adjacent and available lanes to traffic 
     during peak traffic hours; or
       (ii) use of reversible lanes to optimize capacity of the 
     highway by adjusting to directional traffic flow; and
       (E) permanent use of positive separation technologies to 
     create contraflow or reversible lanes to increase the 
     capacity of congested highways, bridges, and tunnels.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secreary shall submit a report to 
     Congress on the results of the study. The report shall 
     include findings and recommendations for the use of the 
     identified technologies to provide positive separation on 
     appropriate projects and locations. The Secretary shall 
     provide the report to the States for their use on appropriate 
     projects on the National Highway System and other Federal-aid 
     highways.

     SEC. 127. DISCRETIONARY PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Executive Branch Discretionary Programs.--
       (1) Bridge discretionary program.--The amount set aside by 
     the Secretary under section 144(g)(2) of title 23, United 
     States Code, shall be $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003.
       (2) High cost interstate system reconstruction and 
     improvement program.--The amount the Secretary shall allocate 
     for the high cost Interstate System reconstruction and 
     improvement program under section 160(c)(2) of title 23, 
     United States Code, shall not be more than $100,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
     $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2000,
     $252,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $252,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2002, and $397,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (3) Additional executive branch discretionary programs.--Of 
     amounts made available by section 102(a)(8) of this Act, the 
     following sums shall be available:
       (A) Coordinated border infrastructure and safety program.--
     For the coordinated border infrastructure and safety program 
     under section 116 of this Act $70,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $100,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (B) National corridor planning and development program.--
     For the national corridor planning and development program 
     under section 115 of this Act $50,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $250,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (C) Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
     facilities.--For construction of ferry boats and ferry 
     terminal facilities under section 1064 of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 
     note; 105 Stat. 2005) $18,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003.
       (D) National scenic byways program.--For the national 
     scenic byway program under section 162 of title 23, United 
     States Code, $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003.
       (E) Variable pricing pilot program.--For the variable 
     pricing pilot program under section 119 of this Act 
     $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $14,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (F) Highway research.--For highway research under sections 
     307, 308, and 325 of title 23, United States Code, 
     $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $185,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999, and $195,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 
     through 2003.
       (G) Transportation education, professional training, and 
     technology deployment.--For transportation education, 
     professional training, and technology deployment under 
     sections 321, 322, and 326 of title 23, United States Code, 
     and section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, $50,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 and $55,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (H) Transportation technology innovation and demonstration 
     program.--For Transportation technology innovation and 
     demonstration program under section 632 of this Act 
     $43,667,000 for fiscal year 1998, $44,667,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, $48,167,000 for fiscal year 2000, $47,717,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $47,967,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $48,217,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (I) Intelligence transportation systems programs.--For 
     intelligence transportation systems programs under subtitle B 
     of title VI of this Act $175,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003.
       (4) Transportation assistance for olympic cities.--There is 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 130 of 
     this Act, relating to transportation assistance for Olympic 
     cities, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003.
       (b) Legislative Branch Discretionary Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 104 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (j) as subsection (k), and by inserting after 
     subsection (i) the following:
       ``(j) High Priority Projects Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of amounts made available by section 
     102(a)(8) of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
     and Equity Act of 1998, $1,025,695,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $1,398,675,000 for fiscal year 1999, $1,678,410,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000, $1,678,410,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
     $1,771,655,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $1,771,655,000 for 
     fiscal year 2003 shall be available for high priority 
     projects in accordance with this subsection. Such funds shall 
     remain available until expended.
       ``(2) Authorization of high priority projects.--The 
     Secretary is authorized to carry out high priority projects 
     with funds made available by paragraph (1). Of amounts made 
     available by paragraph (1), the Secretary, subject to 
     paragraph (3), shall make available to carry out each project 
     described in section 127(c) of such Act the amount listed for 
     such project in such section. Any amounts made available by 
     this subsection that are not allocated for projects described 
     in section 127(c) shall be available to the Secretary, 
     subject to paragraph (3), to carry out such other high 
     priority projects as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(3) Allocation percentages.--For each project to be 
     carried out with funds made available by paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) 11 percent of the amount allocated by such section 
     shall be available for obligation beginning in fiscal year 
     1998;
       ``(B) 15 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 1999;
       ``(C) 18 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2000;
       ``(D) 18 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2001;
       ``(E) 19 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(F) 19 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2003.
       ``(4) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on account 
     of any project carried out with funds made available by 
     paragraph (1) shall be 80 percent of the total cost thereof.
       ``(5) Delegation to states.--Subject to the provisions of 
     title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall delegate 
     responsibility for carrying out a project or projects, with 
     funds made available by paragraph (1), to the State in which 
     such project or projects are located upon request of such 
     State.
       ``(6) Advance construction.--When a State which has been 
     delegated responsibility for a project under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) has obligated all funds allocated under this 
     subsection of such Act for such project; and
       ``(B) proceeds to construct such project without the aid of 
     Federal funds in accordance with all procedures and all 
     requirements applicable to such project, except insofar as 
     such procedures and requirements limit the State to the 
     construction of projects with the aid of Federal funds 
     previously allocated to it;
     the Secretary, upon the approval of the application of a 
     State, shall pay to the State the Federal share of the cost 
     of construction of the project when additional funds are 
     allocated for such project under this subsection and such 
     section 127(c).
       ``(7) Nonapplicability of obligation limitation.--Funds 
     made available by paragraph (1) shall not be subject to any 
     obligation limitation.''.
       (2) Division or segmentation of projects.--Section 145 is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(a) Protection of State Sovereignty.--'' 
     before ``The authorization''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Division or Segmentation of Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State carrying out a project with 
     funds made available by section 104(j) of this title or 
     section 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, or 1108 of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 or 
     section 149(b) or 149(c) of the Surface Transportation and 
     Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 may divide or 
     segment the project if such division or segmentation meets 
     the standards established by the Secretary for division or 
     segmentation (as the case may be) of projects under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
       ``(2) Authority of states to construct without federal 
     assistance.--Any portion of any project divided or segmented 
     under this section may be constructed without Federal 
     assistance.''.
       (c) High Priority Projects.--Subject to section 104(j)(3) 
     of title 23, United States

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     Code, the amount listed for each high priority project in the 
     following table shall be available (from amounts made 
     available by section 104(j) of such title) for fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003 to carry out each such project:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             [Dollars in
                                                              Millions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1. Dist. of Col.               Implement traffic              8.000
                                   signalization, freeway
                                   management and motor
                                   vehicle information
                                   systems, Washington,
                                   D.C...................
   2. West Virginia               Upgrade US 340 between         6.500
                                   West Virginia/Virginia
                                   State line and the
                                   Charles Town Bypass...
   3. New York                    Construct bridge deck          1.000
                                   over the Metro North
                                   right-of-way along
                                   Park Ave. between E.
                                   188th and 189th
                                   Streets...............
   4. Oregon                      Upgrade access road and        1.500
                                   related facilities to
                                   Port Orford, Port
                                   Orford................
   5. Minnesota                   Upgrade Perpich                2.800
                                   Memorial from CR-535
                                   to CSAH 111...........
   6. Indiana                     Upgrade Route 31 and           6.000
                                   other roads, St.
                                   Joseph and Elkhart
                                   Counties..............
   7. Illinois                    Upgrade Western Ave.,          0.126
                                   Park Forest...........
   8. Washington                  Undertake FAST Corridor       32.000
                                   improvements with the
                                   amounts provided as
                                   follows: $16,000,000
                                   to construct the North
                                   Duwamish Intermodal
                                   Project, $4,500,000
                                   for the Port of Tacoma
                                   Road project,
                                   $3,000,000 for the SW
                                   Third St./BSNF project
                                   in Auburn, $2,000,000
                                   for the S. 277th St./
                                   UP project in Auburn/
                                   Kent, $2,000,000 for
                                   the S. 180th St.
                                   project in Tukwila,
                                   $1,000,000 for the 8th
                                   St. E/B SNF project in
                                   Pierce Co., and
                                   $1,500,000 for the
                                   Shaw Rd. extension and
                                   Puyallup..............
   9. Dist. of Col.               Implement Geographical        10.000
                                   Information System,
                                   Washington, D.C.......
  10. New York                    Reconstruct Niagara            3.500
                                   St., Quay St., and 8th
                                   St. including
                                   realignment of Qual
                                   St. and 8th Ave. in
                                   Niagara Falls.........
  11. California                  Upgrade access to              0.500
                                   Sylmar/San Fernando
                                   Metrolink Station and
                                   Westfield Village, Los
                                   Angeles...............
  12. Washington                  Construct Cross Base           0.500
                                   Corridor, Fort Lewis-
                                   McChord AFB...........
  13. Illinois                    Rehabilitate 95th              0.600
                                   Street between 54th
                                   Place and 50th Avenue,
                                   Oak Lawn..............
  14. Virginia                    Reconstruct SR 168             8.000
                                   (Battlefield Blvd.) in
                                   Chesapeake............
  15. New York                    Construct interchange         13.000
                                   and connector road
                                   using ITS testbed
                                   capabilities at I-90
                                   Exit 8................
  16. Minnesota                   Trunk Highway 53 DWP           4.800
                                   railroad bridge
                                   replacement, St. Louis
                                   Co....................
  17. Illinois                    Resurface Cicero Ave.          0.610
                                   between 127th St. and
                                   143rd St., Chicago....
  18. Illinois                    Undertake improvements         1.000
                                   to 127th Street,
                                   Cicero Avenue and
                                   Route 83 to improve
                                   safety and facilitate
                                   traffic flow,
                                   Crestwood.............
  19. Illinois                    Construct I-57                 8.150
                                   interchange, Coles Co.
  20. Connecticut                 Construct Harford              3.520
                                   Riverwalk South,
                                   Hartford..............
  21. Virgin Islands              Upgrade West-East              8.000
                                   corridor through
                                   Charlotte Amalie......
  22. Connecticut                 Improve pedestrian and         4.520
                                   bicycle connections
                                   between Union Station
                                   and downtown New
                                   London................
  23. North Carolina              Upgrade US 13                  1.000
                                   (including Ahoskie
                                   bypass) in Bertie and
                                   Hertford Counties.....
  24. Wisconsin                   Construct Chippewa             6.000
                                   Falls Bypass..........
  25. Mississippi                 Upgrade Brister Rd.            0.510
                                   between Tutwiler and
                                   Coahoma County line,
                                   Tallahatchie Co.......
  26. Florida                     Construct improvements         1.000
                                   to JFK Boulevard,
                                   Eatonville............
  27. Illinois                    Reconstruct Greenbriar         1.400
                                   Rd. with construction
                                   of new turn lanes in
                                   vicinity of John A.
                                   Logan College in
                                   Carterville...........
  28. Connecticut                 Construct overlook and         3.080
                                   access to Niantic Bay.
  29. California                  Construct sound walls          2.532
                                   along SR23 in Thousand
                                   Oaks..................
  30. Mississippi                 Construct I-20 /Norrell        5.000
                                   Road interchange,
                                   Hinds County..........
  31. North Carolina              Upgrade I-85,                 26.000
                                   Mecklenburg and
                                   Cabarrus Counties.....
  32. New Jersey                  Construct, reconstruct         4.000
                                   and integrate multi-
                                   transportation modes,
                                   intermodal
                                   transportation
                                   corridor between
                                   Bayonne, Elizabeth,
                                   and Newark............
  33. Texas                       Road improvements along        2.500
                                   historic mission
                                   trails in San Antonio.
  34. Mississippi                 Construct Lincoln Road         1.500
                                   extension, Lamar Co...
  35. Texas                       Upgrade JFK Causeway,          3.000
                                   Corpus Christi........
  36. Florida                     Enhance access to              1.200
                                   Gateway Marketplace
                                   through improvements
                                   to access roads,
                                   Jacksonville..........
  37. California                  Implement traffic              0.500
                                   management
                                   improvements, Grover
                                   Beach.................
  38. California                  Construct Chatsworth           0.492
                                   Depot Bicycle and
                                   Pedestrian Access
                                   project, Los..........
  39. California                  Reconstruct Palos              0.450
                                   Verdes Drive, Palos
                                   Verdes Estates........
  40. Wisconsin                   Construct freeway             20.000
                                   conversion project on
                                   Highway 41 between
                                   Kaukauna and Brown
                                   County Highway F......
  41. California                  Upgrade Price Canyon           1.100
                                   Road including
                                   construction of
                                   bikeway between San
                                   Luis Obispo and Pismo
                                   Beach.................
  42. Arkansas                    Upgrade US Rt. 67,             2.000
                                   Newport to Missouri
                                   State line............
  43. West Virginia               Construct I-73/74             15.000
                                   Corridor, including an
                                   interchange with US-
                                   460, Mercer County....
  44. Massachusetts               Construct Greenfield-          0.900
                                   Montague Bikeways,
                                   Franklin Co...........
  45. Vermont                     Replace Missisquoi Bay        16.000
                                   Bridge................
  46. California                  Upgrade Route 4 East in       10.000
                                   Contra Costa Co.......
  47. Minnesota                   Construct Phalen Blvd.        13.000
                                   between I-35E and I94.
  48. Ohio                        Upgrade North Road             1.200
                                   between US 422 and
                                   East Market St.,
                                   Trumbull Co...........
  49. Michigan                    Construct bike path            5.000
                                   between Mount Clemens
                                   and New Baltimore.....
  50. Maryland                    Upgrade US 29                 12.000
                                   interchange with
                                   Randolph Road,
                                   Montgomery Co.........
  51. Texas                       Construct Texas State          6.400
                                   Highway 49 between FM
                                   1735 to Titus/Morris
                                   Co. line..............
  52. Wisconsin                   Upgrade Marshfield             5.000
                                   Blvd., Marshfield.....
  53. California                  Reconstruct the I-710/        16.000
                                   Firestone Blvd.
                                   interchange...........
  54. Massachusetts               Construct I-495/Route 2        4.200
                                   interchange east of
                                   existing interchange
                                   to provide access to
                                   commuter rail station,
                                   Littleton.............
  55. Maryland                    Undertake                     13.300
                                   transportation
                                   infrastructure
                                   improvements within
                                   Baltimore Empowerment
                                   Zone..................
  56. West Virginia               Preliminary                    2.000
                                   engineering, design
                                   and construction of
                                   the Orgas to Chelayn
                                   Road, Boone Co........
  57. Minnesota                   Upgrade CSAH 1 from            0.480
                                   CSAH 61 to 0.8 miles
                                   north.................
  58. South Carolina              Widen North Main               9.750
                                   Street, Columbia......
  59. Texas                       Construct                      9.900
                                   circumferential
                                   freeway loop around
                                   Texarkana.............
  60. Texas                       Upgrade FM517 between          3.856
                                   Owens and FM 3346,
                                   Galveston.............
  61. Michigan                    Reconstruct Co.Rd. 612         0.910
                                   and Co.Rd. 491,
                                   Montmorency Co........
  62. Ohio                        Construct Chesapeake           5.000
                                   Bypass, Lawrence Co...
  63. California                  Construct I-10/Pepper          8.800
                                   Ave. Interchange......
  64. Pennsylvania                Construct safety and           8.200
                                   capacity improvements
                                   to Rt. 309 and Old
                                   Packhouse Road
                                   including widening of
                                   Old Packhouse Road
                                   between KidsPeace
                                   National Hospital to
                                   Rt. 309...............
  65. Iowa                        Relocate US 61 to              3.000
                                   bypass Fort Madison...
  66. Rhode Island                Install directional            0.300
                                   signs in Newport and
                                   surrounding
                                   communities...........
  67. Pennsylvania                Construct access to            1.600
                                   Tioga Marine Terminal,
                                   Ports of Philadelphia
                                   and Camden............
  68. New York                    Construct bikeway and          2.400
                                   pedestrian trail
                                   improvements,
                                   Rochester.............

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  69. Ohio                        Upgrade U.S. Route 422         4.720
                                   through Girard........
  70. Tennessee                   State Highway 109              1.840
                                   upgrade planning and
                                   engineering...........
  71. Virginia                    Construct                      2.000
                                   transportation
                                   demonstration project
                                   utilizing magnetic
                                   levitation technology
                                   along route of `Smart
                                   Road' between
                                   Blacksburg and Roanoke
  72. Massachusetts               Construct Nowottuck-           4.000
                                   Manhan Bike Trail
                                   connections,
                                   Easthampton, Amherst,
                                   Holyoke, Williamsburg
                                   and Northampton.......
  73. New Jersey                  Reconstruct Essex              2.500
                                   Street Bridge, Bergen
                                   Co....................
  74. Illinois                    Undertake traffic              1.920
                                   mitigation and
                                   circulation
                                   enhancements, 57th and
                                   Lake Shore Drive......
  75. Alabama                     Upgrade County Road 39         1.000
                                   between Highway 84 and
                                   Silver Creek Park,
                                   Clarke Co.............
  76. Virginia                    Construct road                 0.125
                                   improvements,
                                   trailhead and related
                                   facilities for Birch
                                   Knob Trail on
                                   Cumberland Mountain...
  77. Washington                  Construct SR 167               1.500
                                   Corridor, Tacoma......
  78. Pennsylvania                Construct Johnstown-           1.600
                                   Cambria County Airport
                                   Relocation Road.......
  79. Mississippi                 Construct connector            8.500
                                   between US-90 and I-10
                                   in Biloxi.............
  80. Alabama                     Upgrade SR 5 in Perry          1.700
                                   Co....................
  81. Maryland                    Upgrade roads within           3.200
                                   Leakin Park Intermodal
                                   Corridor, Baltimore...
  82. Illinois                    Construct US Route 67         11.700
                                   bypass project around
                                   Roseville.............
  83. Pennsylvania                Construct California           1.000
                                   University of
                                   Pennsylvania
                                   intermodal facility...
  84. Virginia                    Planning and design for        1.200
                                   Coalfields Expressway,
                                   Buchanan, Dickenson
                                   and Wise Counties.....
  85. Oregon                      Design and engineering         0.500
                                   for Tualatin-Sherwood
                                   Bypass................
  86. California                  Upgrade Route 4 West in       10.000
                                   Contra Costa Co.......
  87. Connecticut                 Construct I-95                26.000
                                   interchange, New Haven
  88. Illinois                    Replace Lebanon Ave.           1.000
                                   Bridge and approaches,
                                   Belleville............
  89. Minnesota                   Upgrade Highway 73 from        3.700
                                   4.5 miles north of
                                   Floodwood to 22.5
                                   miles north of
                                   Floodwood.............
  90. Illinois                    Reconstruct Mt. Erie           3.385
                                   Blacktop in Mt. Erie..
  91. Michigan                    Construct grade                7.000
                                   separation on Sheldon
                                   Road, Plymouth........
  92. Connecticut                 Construct the US Rt. 7         5.000
                                   bypass project,
                                   Brookfield to New
                                   Milford town line.....
  93. Mississippi                 Upgrade Cowan-Lorraine        10.000
                                   Rd. between I-10 and
                                   U.S. 90, Harrison Co..
  94. Alabama                     Construct repairs to           0.600
                                   Pratt Highway Bridge,
                                   Birmingham............
  95. Alabama                     Initiate construction          8.000
                                   on controlled access
                                   highway between city
                                   of Huntsville and
                                   Mississippi State line
  96. Michigan                    Upgrade Walton Blvd.           2.000
                                   between Opdyke and
                                   Squirrel, Oakland Co..
  97. Michigan                    Construct Monroe Rail          6.000
                                   Consolidation Project,
                                   Monroe................
  98. Massachusetts               Renovate Union Station         7.000
                                   Intermodal
                                   Transportation Center
                                   in Worcester..........
  99. Oregon                      Construct bike path            0.750
                                   paralleling 42nd
                                   Street to link with
                                   existing bike path,
                                   Springfield...........
 100. California                  Improve streets and            0.907
                                   related bicycle lane
                                   in Oak Park, Ventura
                                   Co....................
 101. California                  Construct Arbor Vitae          3.500
                                   Street improvements,
                                   Inglewood.............
 102. Mississippi                 Refurbish Satartia             0.500
                                   Bridge, Yazoo City....
 103. Missouri                    Upgrade Route 169             14.000
                                   between Smithville and
                                   north of I-435, Clay
                                   Co....................
 104. Illinois                    Upgrade U.S. 45 between       19.200
                                   Eldorado and
                                   Harrisburg............
 105. Michigan                    Replace Chevrolet Ave.         1.800
                                   bridge in Genesee Co..
 106. Connecticut                 Reconstruct I-84,              9.470
                                   Hartford..............
 107. Massachusetts               Improve safety and             2.600
                                   traffic operations on
                                   Main and Green
                                   Streets, Mellrose.....
 108. Michigan                    Preliminary engineering        1.500
                                   and right-of-way
                                   acquisition for
                                   `Intertown South'
                                   route of US 31 bypass,
                                   Emmet County..........
 109. Illinois                    Undertake improvements         1.000
                                   to Campus
                                   Transportation System.
 110. California                  Improve streets in             1.100
                                   Canoga Park and Reseda
                                   areas, Los Angeles....
 111. Texas                       Construct US Rt. 67            7.000
                                   Corridor through San
                                   Angelo................
 112. Illinois                    Upgrade Bishop Ford            1.500
                                   Expressway/142nd St.
                                   interchange...........
 113. Texas                       Construct Galveston            0.730
                                   Island Causeway
                                   Expansion project,
                                   Galveston.............
 114. California                  Reconstruct Harbor             2.000
                                   Blvd./SR22
                                   Interchange, City of
                                   Garden Grove..........
 115. Michigan                    Undertake capital             10.000
                                   improvements to
                                   facilitate traffic
                                   between Lansing and...
 116. Virginia                    Construct Main Street          8.000
                                   Station in Richmond...
 117. New York                    Reconstruct Houston            2.000
                                   Street between Avenue
                                   B to the West Side
                                   Highway, New York City
 118. North Carolina              Upgrade US 158                 3.000
                                   (including bypasses of
                                   Norlina, Macon and
                                   Littleton) in Halifax
                                   and Warren Counties...
 119. New York                    Construct access road          3.000
                                   and entranceway
                                   improvments to airport
                                   in Niagara Falls......
 120. New Jersey                  Upgrade Baldwin Ave.           4.000
                                   intersection to
                                   facilitate access to
                                   waterfront and ferry,
                                   Weehawken.............
 121. Massachusetts               Undertake vehicular and        2.080
                                   pedestrian movement
                                   improvments within
                                   Central Business
                                   District of Foxborough
 122. California                  Construct I-680HOV             7.000
                                   lanes between Marina
                                   Vista toll plaza to
                                   North Main Street,
                                   Martinez to Walnut
                                   Creek.................
 123. Michigan                    Improvements to Card           1.300
                                   Road between 21 mile
                                   road and 23 mile road
                                   in Macomb Co..........
 124. Michigan                    Upgrade (all weather)          1.700
                                   on US 2, US 41, and M
                                   35....................
 125. Oregon                      Relocate and rebuild           1.600
                                   intersection of
                                   Highway 101 and
                                   Highway 105, Clatsop
                                   Co....................
 126. New York                    Undertake Linden Place         7.000
                                   reconstruction
                                   project, Queens.......
 127. Texas                       Construct Houston              5.500
                                   Street Viaduck project
                                   in Dallas.............
 128. Iowa                        Improve US 65/IA 5             5.000
                                   interchange, Polk Co..
 129. Texas                       Construct segment             18.000
                                   located south of U.S.
                                   290 in Travis County
                                   of a bypass to I-35
                                   known as SH-130 only
                                   on a route running
                                   east of Decker Lake...
 130. Illinois                    Rehabilitate Timber            0.140
                                   Bridge over Little
                                   Muddy River and
                                   approach roadway,
                                   Perry Co..............
 131. Connecticut                 Reconstruct cross road         2.000
                                   over I-95, Waterford..
 132. Minnesota                   Construct pedestrian           0.600
                                   overpass on Highway
                                   169, Mille Lacs
                                   Reservation...........
 133. Hawaii                      Upgrade Kaumualii             10.000
                                   Highway...............
 134. Massachusetts               Undertake improvements         3.000
                                   to South Station
                                   Intermodal Station....
 135. West Virginia               Construct Shawnee              5.000
                                   Parkway between
                                   junction with I-73/74
                                   corridor and I-77.....
 136. Massachusetts               Reconstruct North              1.000
                                   Street, Fitchburg.....
 137. Virginia                    Replace Shore Drive            4.000
                                   Bridge over Petty
                                   Lake, Norfolk.........
 138. New Jersey                  Upgrade Urban                  9.700
                                   University Heights
                                   Connector, Newark.....
 139. California                  Implement City of              5.800
                                   Compton traffic signal
                                   systems improvements..
 140. California                  Undertake San Pedro            1.500
                                   Bridge project at SR
                                   1, Pacifica...........
 141. Texas                       Construct grade               16.000
                                   separations in
                                   Manchester............
 142. Minnesota                   Upgrade TH6 between            1.200
                                   Talmoon and Highway 1.
 143. North Carolina              Construct US Route 17,         4.500
                                   Elizabeth City Bypass.
 144. Pennsylvania                Undertake                      7.000
                                   transportation
                                   enhancement activities
                                   within the Lehigh
                                   Landing Area of the
                                   Delaware and Lehigh
                                   Canal National
                                   Heritage Corridor.....

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 145. Texas                       Upgrade State Highway          5.000
                                   24 from Commerce to
                                   State Highway 19 north
                                   of Cooper.............
 146. California                  Reconstruct I-215 and          2.750
                                   construct HOV lanes
                                   between 2nd Street and
                                   9th Street, San
                                   Bernardino............
 147. California                  Undertake safety               2.800
                                   enhancements along
                                   Monterey County
                                   Railroad highway
                                   grade, Monterey Co....
 148. Michigan                    Upgrade I-94 between M-        8.000
                                   39 and I-96...........
 149. Michigan                    Widen and make                 5.000
                                   improvements to
                                   Baldwin and Joslyn
                                   Roads, Oakland Co.....
 150. Arkansas                    Construct Geyer Springs        1.000
                                   RR grade separation,
                                   Little Rock...........
 151. New Jersey                  Construct Route 4/17           8.500
                                   interchange in Paramus
 152. West Virginia               Upgrade US Rt. 35             35.000
                                   between I-64 and South
                                   Buffalo Bridge........
 153. Alabama                     Construct enhancements         0.800
                                   along 12th Street
                                   between State Highway
                                   11 and Baptist
                                   Princeton Hospital,
                                   Birmingham............
 154. Pennsylvania                Construct Independence         6.000
                                   Gateway Transportation
                                   Center project,
                                   Philadelphia..........
 155. Minnesota                   Implement Trunk Highway       15.300
                                   8 Corridor projects,
                                   Chisago Co............
 156. Missouri                    Construct extension of         0.800
                                   bike path between
                                   Soulard market area
                                   and Riverfront bike
                                   trail in St. Louis....
 157. Mississippi                 Upgrade Goose Pond             0.200
                                   Subdivision Roads,
                                   Tallahatchie Co.......
 158. Iowa                        Construct controlled          14.925
                                   access four-lane
                                   highway between Des
                                   Moines and Burlington.
 159. Maryland                    Construct improvements         3.200
                                   to Route 50
                                   interchange with
                                   Columbia Pike, Prince
                                   Georges Co............
 160. Tennessee                   Construct Landport             8.000
                                   regional
                                   transportation hub,
                                   Nashville.............
 161. California                  Construct San Francisco       12.500
                                   Regional Intermodal
                                   Terminal..............
 162. Texas                       Relocate railroad              6.000
                                   tracks to eliminate
                                   road crossings, and
                                   provide for the
                                   rehabilitation of
                                   secondary roads
                                   providing access to
                                   various parts of the
                                   Port and the
                                   construction of new
                                   connecting roads to
                                   access new
                                   infrastructure safely
                                   and efficiently,
                                   Brownsville...........
 163. Massachusetts               Replace Brightman             13.640
                                   Street bridge in Fall
                                   River.................
 164. California                  Construct Alameda             12.750
                                   Corridor East project.
 165. Georgia                     Upgrade US Rt. 27......       10.000
 166. Michigan                    Upgrade Davison Rd.            4.500
                                   between Belsay and
                                   Irish Roads, Genessee
                                   Co....................
 167. Pennsylvania                Upgrade PA 228 (Crows          7.200
                                   Run Corridor).........
 168. Maine                       Replace Singing Bridge         1.000
                                   across Taunton Bay....
 169. California                  Roadway improvements to        1.000
                                   provide access to
                                   Hansen Dam Recreation
                                   Area in Los Angeles...
 170. Pennsylvania                Construct Rt. 819/Rt.         14.400
                                   119 interchange
                                   between Mt. Pleasant
                                   and Scottdale.........
 171. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Huntington         4.000
                                   Ave. in Boston........
 172. Ohio                        Replace McCuffey Road          3.360
                                   Bridge, Mahoning Co...
 173. Michigan                    Upgrade Rochester Road        12.300
                                   between I-75 and
                                   Torpsey St............
 174. California                  Rehabilitate Artesia           4.000
                                   Blvd..................
 175. Illinois                    Construct improvements         5.200
                                   to McKinley Bridge
                                   over Mississippi River
                                   with terminus points
                                   in Venice, Illinois,
                                   and St. Louis,
                                   Missouri..............
 176. Maine                       Construct I-295                4.500
                                   connector, Portland...
 177. Maine                       Studies and planning           4.000
                                   for reconstruction of
                                   East-West Highway.....
 178. Illinois                    Reconstruct Claire             0.330
                                   Blvd., Robbins........
 179. Pennsylvania                Upgrade PA Route 21,           7.000
                                   Fayette and Greene
                                   Counties..............
 180. California                  Construct VC Campus            8.000
                                   Parkway Loop System in
                                   Merced................
 181. Massachusetts               Replace deck of Chain          1.012
                                   Bridge over Merrimack
                                   River.................
 182. New York                    Construct Edgewater           12.000
                                   Road Dedicated Truck
                                   Route.................
 183. Illinois                    Construct Raney Street         4.400
                                   Overpass in Effingham.
 184. Pennsylvania                Replace Masontown              7.000
                                   bridge, Fayette and
                                   Greene Counties.......
 185. Pennsylvania                Upgrade US Rt. 22,            10.200
                                   Chickory Mountain
                                   section...............
 186. Michigan                    Upgrade Lalie St.,             0.360
                                   Frenchtown Rd., and
                                   Penshee Rd., Ironwood.
 187. South Carolina              Upgrade US Highway 301         2.950
                                   within Bamberg........
 188. Arizona                     Construct Veterans'           15.000
                                   Memorial overpass in
                                   Pima Co...............
 189. Michigan                    Replace Chalk Hills            0.400
                                   Bridge over Menominee
                                   River.................
 190. Michigan                    Construct intermodal          24.000
                                   freight terminal in
                                   Wayne Co..............
 191. Oregon                      Replace grade crossing         6.710
                                   with separated
                                   crossing and related
                                   improvements, Linn Co.
 192. California                  Reconstruct State Route       10.000
                                   81 (Sierra Ave.) and I-
                                   10 Interchange in
                                   Fontana...............
 193. California                  Construct four-lane            3.000
                                   highway facility
                                   (Hollister Bypass),
                                   San Benito Co.........
 194. Maine                       Replacement and                8.000
                                   renovation of Carlton
                                   Bridge, Bath/Woolwich.
 195. Oregon                      Upgrade I-5/Highway 217        7.000
                                   interchange, Portland.
 196. American Samoa              Upgrade village roads         11.000
                                   on Tutuila/Manua
                                   Islands, American
                                   Samoa.................
 197. New Jersey                  Eliminate Berlin Circle        8.000
                                   and signalize
                                   intersection in Camden
 198. New York                    Implement Melrose              1.000
                                   Commons geographic
                                   information system....
 199. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct Lover              5.000
                                   Interchange on I-70,
                                   Washington Co.........
 200. Virginia                    Aquire land and                0.200
                                   construct segment of
                                   Daniel Boone Heritage
                                   Trail (Kane Gap
                                   section), Jefferson
                                   National Forest.......
 201. California                  Construct Sacramento           4.000
                                   Intermodal Station....
 202. New York                    Construct intermodal           7.250
                                   facility in New
                                   Rochelle, Westchester
                                   Co....................
 203. New York                    Reconstruct 79th Street        9.000
                                   Traffic Circle, New
                                   York City.............
 204. Pennsylvania                Extend North Delaware          5.200
                                   Ave. between Lewis St.
                                   and Orthodox St.,
                                   Philadelphia..........
 205. Pennsylvania                Upgrade US Rt. 119             6.400
                                   between Homer City and
                                   Blairsville...........
 206. West Virginia               Relocate segment of            8.000
                                   Route 33 (Scott Miller
                                   Bypass), Roane Co.....
 207. Missouri                    Construct an intermodal        1.200
                                   center at Missouri
                                   Botanical Garden......
 208. Maine                       Rehabilitate Piscataqua        5.250
                                   River bridges, Kittery
 209. Wisconsin                   Upgrade STH 29 between         6.000
                                   IH 94 and Chippewa
                                   Falls.................
 210. Illinois                    Extend and reconstruct         5.690
                                   roadways through
                                   industrial corridor in
                                   Alton.................
 211. New Jersey                  Construct road from the        3.000
                                   Military Ocean
                                   Terminal to the Port
                                   Jersey Pier, Bayonne..
 212. Missouri                    Relocate and                  40.000
                                   reconstruct Route 21
                                   between Schenk Rd. to
                                   Town of DeSoto........
 213. Michigan                    Improve drainage on 6th        0.150
                                   Street in Menominee...
 214. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct and widen         25.000
                                   US Rt. 222 to four-
                                   lane expressway
                                   between Lancaster/
                                   Berks County line and
                                   Grings Mill Rd. and
                                   construction of Warren
                                   Street extenstion in
                                   Reading...............
 215. New Jersey                  Relocate and complete         14.000
                                   construction of new
                                   multi-modal facility,
                                   Weehawken.............
 216. Arkansas                    Construct North Belt           7.000
                                   Freeway...............
 217. California                  Rehabilitate pavement          1.500
                                   throughout Santa
                                   Barbara Co............
 218. Virginia                    Repair historic wooden         2.050
                                   bridges along portion
                                   of Virginia Creeper
                                   Trail maintained by
                                   Town of Abingdon......
 219. Arizona                     Reconstruct I-19, East        10.000
                                   Side Frontage Road,
                                   Ruby Road to Rio Rico
                                   Drive, Nogales........
 220. Massachusetts               Conduct planning and           0.800
                                   engineering for
                                   connector route
                                   between I-95 and
                                   industrial/business
                                   park, Attleboro.......

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 221. Georgia                     Undertake Perimeter            0.100
                                   Central Parkway
                                   Overpass project and
                                   Ashford Dunwoody
                                   interchange
                                   improvements at I-285,
                                   DeKalb Co.............
 222. Ohio                        Construct Wilmington           5.000
                                   Bypass, Wilmington....
 223. Illinois                    Construct Western              0.925
                                   Springs Pedestrian and
                                   Tunnel project, Cook
                                   Co....................
 224. Minnesota                   Upgrade Cass County            0.960
                                   Road 105 and Crow Wing
                                   County Road 125, East
                                   Gull Lake.............
 225. Michigan                    Upgrade H-58 within            5.600
                                   Pictured Rocks
                                   National Lakeshore....
 226. California                  Reconstruct and widen          3.250
                                   Mission Road, Alhambra
 227. Texas                       Reconstruct and widen I-       8.000
                                   35 between North of
                                   Georgetown at Loop 418
                                   to US Rt. 190.........
 228. Florida                     Construct access road          1.000
                                   to St. Johns Ave.
                                   Industrial Park.......
 229. Illinois                    Intersection                   1.740
                                   improvements at 79th
                                   and Stoney Island
                                   Blvd., Chicago........
 230. Michigan                    Construct Tawas Beach          2.200
                                   Road/US 23 interchange
                                   improvements, East
                                   Tawas.................
 231. Pennsylvania                Construct Lawrenceville       10.000
                                   Industrial Access Road
 232. Maryland                    Construct intersection         3.000
                                   improvements to
                                   facilitate access to
                                   NSA facility, Anne
                                   Arundel Co............
 233. California                  Upgrade Del Almo               5.000
                                   Boulevard at I-405....
 234. Minnesota                   Reconstruct and replace       13.000
                                   I-494 Wakota Bridge
                                   from South St. Paul to
                                   Newport, and
                                   approaches............
 235. Tennessee                   Construct separated            0.323
                                   grade crossing at US
                                   41 and US 231,
                                   Murfreesboro..........
 236. Michigan                    Construct four-lane            3.700
                                   boulevard from Dixie
                                   Highway to Walton
                                   Blvd. on Telegraph
                                   Road, Oakland Co......
 237. New York                    Reconstruct Mamaroneck         4.500
                                   Ave., White Plains,
                                   Harrison and
                                   Mamaroneck............
 238. Texas                       Upgrade FM 1764 between        3.000
                                   FM 646 to State
                                   Highway 6.............
 239. Texas                       Construct ramp                 8.000
                                   connection between
                                   Hammet St. to Highway
                                   54 ramp to provide
                                   access to I-10 in El
                                   Paso..................
 240. New York                    Undertake studies,            24.000
                                   planning, engineering,
                                   design and
                                   construction of a
                                   tunnel alternative to
                                   reconstruction of
                                   existing elvated
                                   expressway (Gowanus
                                   tunnel project).......
 241. New York                    Rehabilitate segment of        1.470
                                   Henry Hudson Parkway
                                   between Washington
                                   Bridge and Dyckman
                                   St., New York City....
 242. Illinois                    Construct bicycle/             6.000
                                   pedestrian trail
                                   parallel to light rail
                                   transit system in St.
                                   Clair Co..............
 243. Indiana                     Upgrade 93rd Avenue in         5.900
                                   Merrillville..........
 244. Connecticut                 Construct Greenmanville        8.400
                                   Ave. streetscape
                                   extension, including
                                   feasibility study, in
                                   towns of Groton,
                                   Stonington and Mystic.
 245. Illinois                    Reconstruct Broad              0.350
                                   Street between Maple
                                   St. to Sixth St.,
                                   Evansville............
 246. New York                    Construct Mineola and         16.000
                                   Hicksville Intermodal
                                   Centers in Nassau Co..
 247. Colorado                    Construct Broadway             4.000
                                   Viaduct, Denver.......
 248. New Jersey                  Undertake improvements        16.000
                                   associated with the
                                   South Amboy Regional
                                   Intermodal Center.....
 249. Michigan                    Extend Trowbridge Road         2.500
                                   from Harrison Rd. to
                                   Red Cedar Rd..........
 250. Massachusetts               Construct improvements         2.400
                                   to North Main St. in
                                   Worcester.............
 251. Tennessee                   Upgrade SR 96 between          3.600
                                   Arno Rd. and SR 252,
                                   Williamson Co.........
 252. Louisiana                   Extend Howard Avenue to        8.000
                                   Union Passenger
                                   Terminal, New Orleans.
 253. California                  Construct bike path            3.000
                                   between Sepulveda
                                   Basin Recreation Area
                                   and Warner Center/
                                   Canoga Park, Los
                                   Angeles...............
 254. New York                    Upgrade Route 17              16.800
                                   between Five Mile
                                   Point and Occanum,
                                   Broome Co.............
 255. Ohio                        Upgrade US Rt. 33              5.000
                                   between vicinity of
                                   Haydenville to
                                   Floodwood (Nelsonville
                                   Bypass)...............
 256. Oregon                      Construct passing lanes        6.800
                                   on Highway 58 between
                                   Kitson Ridge Road and
                                   Mile Post 47, Lane Co.
 257. Michigan                    Upgrade East Jordon            0.400
                                   Road, Boyne City......
 258. California                  Reconstruct Tennessee          1.000
                                   Valley Bridge, Marin
                                   Co....................
 259. Illinois                    Improve access to 93rd         3.000
                                   Street Station,
                                   Chicago...............
 260. California                  Construct I-580               13.200
                                   interchange, Livermore
 261. California                  Construct San Diego and       10.000
                                   Arizona Eastern
                                   Intermodal Yard, San
                                   Ysidro................
 262. Michigan                    Apply ITS technologies         3.700
                                   relating to traffic
                                   control, Lansing......
 263. California                  Construct Palisades            8.000
                                   Bluff Stabilization
                                   project, Santa Monica.
 264. Rhode Island                Upgrade pedestrian             0.100
                                   traffic facilities,
                                   Bristol...............
 265. Rhode Island                Implement                      0.200
                                   transportation
                                   alternative relating
                                   to Court Street
                                   Bridge, Woonsocket....
 266. California                  Upgrade Industrial             0.600
                                   Parkway Southwest
                                   between Whipple Rd.
                                   and improved segment
                                   of the parkway,
                                   Hayward...............
 267. Missouri                    Replace bridge on Route        1.000
                                   92, Platte Co.........
 268. Ohio                        Upgrade Western Reserve        5.600
                                   Road, Mahoning Co.....
 269. Ohio                        Upgrade SR 124 between         5.000
                                   Five Points and
                                   Ravenswood Bridge,
                                   Meigs Co..............
 270. Illinois                    Undertake streetscaping        1.150
                                   between Damden and
                                   Halsted...............
 271. Illinois                    Construct improvements         3.500
                                   to New Era Road,
                                   Carbondale............
 272. New York                    Construct access              12.000
                                   improvements to Port
                                   of Rochester Harbor,
                                   Rochester.............
 273. Rhode Island                Reconstruct                    0.445
                                   interchanges on Rt.
                                   116 between Rt. 146
                                   and Ashton Viaduct,
                                   Lincoln...............
 274. West Virginia               Preliminary engineering        1.000
                                   and design for access
                                   road to proposed
                                   location of regional
                                   airport, Lincoln Co...
 275. Massachusetts               Upgrade Route 2 between        4.000
                                   Philipston and
                                   Greenfield............
 276. Ohio                        Construct grade               19.000
                                   separations at Front
                                   Street and Bagley
                                   Road, Berea...........
 277. Pennsylvania                Relocate PA 18 between         1.400
                                   9th Ave. and 32nd St.,
                                   Beaver Falls..........
 278. California                  Construct bike paths,          0.625
                                   Thousand Oaks.........
 279. Oregon                      Construct right-of-way         1.282
                                   improvements to
                                   provide improved
                                   pedestrian access to
                                   MAX light rail,
                                   Gresham...............
 280. Louisiana                   Reconstruct I-10 and           8.000
                                   Ryan Street access
                                   ramps and frontage
                                   street improvements,
                                   Lake Charles..........
 281. California                  Upgrade SR 92/El Camino        3.700
                                   interchange, San Mateo
 282. Massachusetts               Construct Housatonic-          4.000
                                   Hoosic bicycle network
 283. Texas                       Upgrade SH 30,                 2.500
                                   Huntsville............
 284. Connecticut                 Replace bridges over           6.550
                                   Harbor Brook, Meriden.
 285. Indiana                     Construct Marina Access        1.000
                                   Road in East Chicago..
 286. West Virginia               Construct improvements         0.200
                                   on WV 9 including
                                   turning lane and
                                   signalization, Berkely
                                   Co....................
 287. Arkansas                    Upgrade Highway 63,           12.000
                                   Marked Tree to Lake
                                   David.................
 288. Dist. of Col.               Conduct studies and            1.000
                                   related activities
                                   pertaining to proposed
                                   intermodal
                                   transportation Center,
                                   D.C...................
 289. Ohio                        Undertake improvements         0.900
                                   to Valley Street,
                                   Dayton................
 290. Texas                       Construct US Expressway        7.500
                                   77/83 interchange,
                                   Harlingen.............
 291. Texas                       Construct Loop 197,            4.290
                                   Galveston.............
 292. Minnesota                   Upgrade Highway 53             2.000
                                   between Virginia and
                                   Cook..................
 293. California                  Upgrade intersection of       10.000
                                   Folsom Blvd. and Power
                                   Inn Rd., Sacramento...
 294. California                  Reconstruct Grand              0.500
                                   Avenue between Elm
                                   Street and Halcyon
                                   Road, Arroyo Grande...
 295. New York                    Construct intermodal          10.250
                                   facility in Yonkers,
                                   Westchester Co........
 296. Massachusetts               Construct bike path            1.700
                                   between Rt. 16
                                   (Everett) to Lynn
                                   Oceanside.............
 297. Oregon                      Design and engineering         0.300
                                   for intermodal
                                   transportation center,
                                   Astoria...............
 298. California                  Construct Port of              8.000
                                   Oakland intermodal
                                   terminal..............

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 299. Indiana                     Upgrade County roads in        8.000
                                   LaPorte County........
 300. Alabama                     Replace bridge over            3.000
                                   Tombigbee River,
                                   Naheola...............
 301. Virginia                    Construct access road          1.700
                                   and related facilities
                                   for Fisher Peak
                                   Mountain Music
                                   Interpretive Center on
                                   Blue Ridge Parkway....
 302. Colorado                    Reconstruct and upgrade       12.000
                                   I-70/I-25 Interchange,
                                   Denver................
 303. Alabama                     Construct improvements         1.000
                                   to 41st Street between
                                   1st Ave. South and
                                   Airport Highway,
                                   Birmingham............
 304. New York                    Replace Route 28 bridge        3.200
                                   over NY State Thruway,
                                   Ulster Co.............
 305. Minnesota                   Reconstruct SE Main            4.000
                                   Ave./I-94 interchange,
                                   Moorhead..............
 306. Indiana                     Construct Gary Marina         10.000
                                   access road
                                   (Buffington Harbor)...
 307. Washington                  Undertake SR 166 slide         6.500
                                   repair................
 308. Oregon                      Construct bike path            0.230
                                   between Main Street/
                                   Highway 99 in Cottage
                                   Grove to Row River
                                   Trail, Cottage Grove..
 309. Minnesota                   Upgrade 10th Street            1.500
                                   South, St. Cloud......
 310. Missouri                    Construct Grand Ave.           2.200
                                   viaduct over Mill
                                   Creek Valley in St.
                                   Louis.................
 311. Missouri                    Construct Strother Rd./        4.000
                                   I-470 interchange,
                                   Jackson Co............
 312. Wisconsin                   Upgrade U.S. 51 between        5.000
                                   I-90/94 to northern
                                   Wisconsin.............
 313. Virginia                    Construct trailhead and        0.250
                                   related facilities and
                                   restore old Whitetop
                                   Train Station at
                                   terminus of Virginia
                                   Creeper Trail adjacent
                                   to Mount Rogers
                                   National Recreation
                                   Area..................
 314. Oregon                      Reconstruct Lovejoy            7.718
                                   ramp, Portland........
 315. Michigan                    Rehabilitate Lincoln           0.170
                                   St., Negaunee.........
 316. New York                    Construct full access          6.000
                                   controlled expressway
                                   along NY Route 17 at
                                   Parkville, Sullivan
                                   Co....................
 317. Texas                       Construct extension of         1.000
                                   Bay Area Blvd.........
 318. California                  Construct pedestrian           0.500
                                   boardwalk between
                                   terminus of Pismo
                                   Promenade at Pismo
                                   Creek and Grande
                                   Avenue in Gover Beach.
 319. Michigan                    Construct deceleration         0.020
                                   lane in front of 4427
                                   Wilder Road, Bay City.
 320. Massachusetts               Construct Arlington to         1.000
                                   Boston Bike Path......
 321. Virginia                    Undertake access               2.000
                                   improvements for
                                   Freemason Harbor
                                   Development
                                   Initiative, Norfolk...
 322. Oregon                      Construct bike path            0.808
                                   along Willamette
                                   River, Corvallis......
 323. California                  Upgrade Highway 99            14.300
                                   between State Highway
                                   70 and Lincoln Rd.,
                                   Sutter Co.............
 324. Texas                       Construct US 77/83             3.000
                                   Expressway extension,
                                   Brownsville...........
 325. Ohio                        Undertake improvements         2.080
                                   to open Federal Street
                                   to traffic, Youngstown
 326. Massachusetts               Upgrade I-495                 14.480
                                   interchange 17 and
                                   related improvements
                                   including along Route
                                   140...................
 327. Indiana                     Undertake safety and           2.000
                                   mobility improvements
                                   involving street and
                                   street crossings and
                                   Conrail line, Elkhart.
 328. Illinois                    Reconstruct interchange       34.265
                                   at I-294, 127th St.
                                   and Cicero Ave. with
                                   new ramps to the Tri-
                                   State Tollway, Alsip..
 329. Minnesota                   Construct TH 1 east of         0.240
                                   Northome including
                                   bicycle/pedestrian
                                   trail.................
 330. Missouri                    Construct Jefferson           11.000
                                   Ave. viaduct over Mill
                                   Creek Valley in St.
                                   Louis.................
 331. Ohio                        Construct connector            5.680
                                   road between North
                                   Road and SR46,
                                   Trumbull Co...........
 332. Oregon                      Repair bridge over            10.000
                                   Rogue River, Gold
                                   Beach.................
 333. Tennessee                   Construct I-40/SR 155          9.000
                                   interchange, Davidson.
 334. Pennsylvania                Upgrade I-95 between          29.000
                                   Lehigh Ave. and
                                   Columbia Ave. and
                                   improvements to Girard
                                   Ave./I-95 interchange,
                                   Philadelphia..........
 335. Massachusetts               Construct Hyannis              3.200
                                   Intermodal
                                   Transportation Center,
                                   Hyannis...............
 336. New York                    Reconstruct 127th              1.470
                                   Street viaduct, New
                                   York City.............
 337. California                  Construct bicycle path,        0.136
                                   Westlake Village......
 338. California                  Upgrade Osgood Road            2.000
                                   between Washington
                                   Blvd. and South
                                   Grimmer Blvd.,
                                   Freemont..............
 339. Tennessee                   Upgrade Briley Parkway         9.000
                                   between I-40 and
                                   Opreyland.............
 340. Minnesota                   Construct Gunflint             0.800
                                   Realignment project,
                                   Grand Marais..........
 341. Maryland                    Reconstruct Baltimore         15.000
                                   Washington Parkway at
                                   Route 197, Prince
                                   Georges Co............
 342. Virgin Islands              Construct bypass around        8.000
                                   Christiansted.........
 343. Dist. of Col.               Rehabilitate Theodore         10.000
                                   Roosevelt Memorial
                                   Bridge................
 344. California                  Construct Los Angeles          8.750
                                   County Gateway Cities
                                   NHS Access............
 345. South Carolina              Construct pedestrian           0.800
                                   walkway and safety
                                   improvements along SC
                                   277, Richland Co......
 346. Ohio                        Upgrade US Rt. 35              5.000
                                   between vicinity of
                                   Chillicothe to Village
                                   of Richmond Dale......
 347. California                  Extend 7th St. between         2.000
                                   F St. and North 7th
                                   St., Sacramento.......
 348. Illinois                    Construct I-64/North           4.800
                                   Greenmount Rd.
                                   interchange, St. Clair
                                   Co....................
 349. Texas                       Construct 6th and 7th          0.500
                                   Street overpass over
                                   railroad yard,
                                   Brownsville...........
 350. Iowa                        Construct four-lane           11.100
                                   expressway between Des
                                   Moines and
                                   Marshalltown..........
 351. Michigan                    Construct route                3.600
                                   improvements along
                                   Washington Ave.
                                   between Janes Ave. to
                                   Johnson St. and East
                                   Genesee Ave. between
                                   Saginaw River and
                                   Janes Ave., Saginaw...
 352. Minnesota                   Construct pedestrian           0.707
                                   bridge over TH 169 in
                                   Elk River.............
 353. Michigan                    Reconstruct I-75/M-57         14.000
                                   interchange...........
 354. Virginia                    Upgrade Danville Bypass        4.000
                                   in Pittsylvania.......
 355. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Route 126          4.700
                                   and replace bridge
                                   spanning Route 9, Town
                                   of Framingham.........
 356. Alabama                     Construct improvements         0.900
                                   to 19th Street between
                                   I-59 and Tuxedo
                                   Junction, Birmingham..
 357. Ohio                        Restore Main and First         0.450
                                   Streets to two-way
                                   traffic, Miamisburg...
 358. Texas                       Upgrade FM225,                 4.000
                                   Nacogdoches...........
 359. California                  Construct railroad at-         0.500
                                   grade crossings, San
                                   Leandro...............
 360. Pennsylvania                Improve walking and            2.800
                                   biking trails between
                                   Easton and Lehigh
                                   Gorge State Park
                                   within the Delaware
                                   and Lehigh Canal
                                   National Heritage
                                   Corridor..............
 361. Massachusetts               Environmental studies,         2.000
                                   preliminary
                                   engineering and design
                                   of North-South
                                   Connector in
                                   Pittsfield to improve
                                   access to I-90........
 362. Oregon                      Upgrade Naito Parkway,         1.500
                                   Portland..............
 363. Pennsylvania                Make safety                    7.000
                                   improvements on PA Rt.
                                   61 (Dusselfink Safety
                                   Project) between Rt.
                                   183 in Cressona and SR
                                   0215 in Mount Carbon..
 364. New York                    Capital improvements          14.000
                                   for the car float
                                   operations in
                                   Brooklyn, New York,
                                   for the New York City
                                   Economic Development
                                   Corp..................
 365. California                  Construct Backbone             0.200
                                   Trail through Santa
                                   Monica National
                                   Recreation Area.......
 366. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Greenfield         2.500
                                   Road, Montague........
 367. North Dakota                Upgrade U.S. Route 52          2.400
                                   between Donnybrook and
                                   US Route 2............
 368. Pennsylvania                Construct Philadelphia         8.000
                                   Intermodal Gateway
                                   Project at 30th St.
                                   Station...............
 369. Hawaii                      Construct Kapaa Bypass.       10.000
 370. Missouri                    Construct bike/                0.800
                                   pedestrian path
                                   between Delmar
                                   Metrolink Station and
                                   University City loop
                                   business district in
                                   St. Louis.............

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 371. Hawaii                      Replace Sand Island            1.000
                                   tunnel with bridge....
 372. Missouri                    Improve safety and             8.000
                                   traffic flow on Rt. 13
                                   through Clinton.......
 373. California                  Construct improvements         0.368
                                   to Moorpark/Highway
                                   101 interchange,
                                   Bouchard/Highway 101
                                   interchange and
                                   associated street
                                   improvements, Thousand
                                   Oaks..................
 374. Texas                       Construct extension of         1.800
                                   West Austin Street (FM
                                   2609) between Old
                                   Tyler Road and Loop
                                   224, Nacogdoches......
 375. Washington                  Construct passenger            5.000
                                   ferry to serve
                                   Southworth-Seattle....
 376. Hawaii                      Construct interchange         20.000
                                   at junction of
                                   proposed North-South
                                   road and H-1..........
 377. South Carolina              Construct I-95/I-26           12.000
                                   interchange,
                                   Orangeburg Co.........
 378. Ohio                        Upgrade SR 46 between          3.520
                                   Mahoning Ave. and Salt
                                   Springs Rd., Mahoning
                                   and Trumbull Counties.
 379. California                  Rehabilitate Highway 1         0.500
                                   in Guadalupe..........
 380. Massachusetts               Design, engineer, and          2.000
                                   right-of-way
                                   acquisition of the
                                   Great River Bridge,
                                   Westfield.............
 381. Maine                       Studies and planning           1.500
                                   for extension of I-95.
 382. Michigan                    Widen Arch St.,                0.080
                                   Negaunee..............
 383. Texas                       Construct Concord Road         8.500
                                   Widening project,
                                   Beaumont..............
 384. Massachusetts               Construct accessibility        4.000
                                   improvments to Charles
                                   Street T Station,
                                   Boston................
 385. Oregon                      Purchase and install           4.500
                                   emitters and receiving
                                   equipment to
                                   facilitate movement of
                                   emergency and transit
                                   vehicles at key
                                   arterial
                                   intersections,
                                   Portland..............
 386. Pennsylvania                Construct bicycle and          0.180
                                   pedestrian facility
                                   between Boston Bridge
                                   and McKee Point Park,
                                   Allegheny Co..........
 387. Oregon                      Restore transportation         0.700
                                   connection between
                                   Wauna, Astoria and
                                   Port of Astoria.......
 388. Pennsylvania                Construct Wexford I-79/        1.100
                                   SR 910 Interchange,
                                   Allegheny Co..........
 389. Minnesota                   Undertake improvements         5.200
                                   to Hennepin County
                                   Bikeway...............
 390. New Jersey                  Construct New Jersey           3.000
                                   Exit 13A Flyover
                                   (extension of Kapowski
                                   Rd. to Trumbull St.)..
 391. Texas                       Implement `Hike and            8.000
                                   Bike' trail program,
                                   Houston...............
 392. Puerto Rico                 Upgrade PR 30 between          8.000
                                   PR 203 in Gurabo to PR
                                   31 in Juncos..........
 393. Illinois                    Planning, engineering          2.000
                                   and first phase
                                   construction of
                                   beltway connector,
                                   Decatur...............
 394. Texas                       Extend Texas State             4.900
                                   Highway 154 between US
                                   80W and State Highway
                                   43S...................
 395. Illinois                    Construct bypass of            0.820
                                   historic stone bridge,
                                   Maeystown.............
 396. Ohio                        Rehabilitate Martin            2.000
                                   Luther King, Jr.
                                   Bridge, Toledo........
 397. Missouri                    Upgrade the Eastern            6.000
                                   Jackson Co.
                                   Expressway, Jackson
                                   Co....................
 398. Puerto Rico                 Upgrade PR 3 between           8.000
                                   Rio Grande and Fajardo
 399. Illinois                    Reconstruct Cossitt            1.485
                                   Ave. in LaGrange......
 400. Pennsylvania                Facilitate coordination        4.000
                                   of transportation
                                   systems at
                                   intersection of 46th
                                   and Market, and
                                   enhance access and
                                   related measures to
                                   area facilities
                                   including purchase of
                                   vans for reverse
                                   commutes, Philadelphia
 401. Connecticut                 Upgrade bridge over            0.450
                                   Naugatuck River,
                                   Ansonia...............
 402. Pennsylvania                Construct access road          6.400
                                   to Hastings Industrial
                                   Park, Cambria Co......
 403. Pennsylvania                Construct Mon-Fayette         20.000
                                   Expressway between
                                   Union Town and
                                   Brownsville...........
 404. Washington                  Reconstruct I-5                1.500
                                   interchange, City of
                                   Lacy..................
 405. Dist. of Col.               Construct bicycle and         10.000
                                   pedestrian walkway
                                   (Metropolitan Branch
                                   Trail), Union Station
                                   to Silver Spring......
 406. New Jersey                  Upgrade I-78                   6.300
                                   interchange and West
                                   Peddie St. ramps,
                                   Newark................
 407. Tennessee                   Implement ITS                  2.800
                                   technologies,
                                   Nashville.............
 408. Connecticut                 Construct bicycle and          1.200
                                   pedestrian walkway,
                                   Town of East Hartford.
 409. North Carolina              Upgrade Highway 55            23.000
                                   between US 64 and
                                   State Route 1121, Wake
                                   and Durham Counties...
 410. Virginia                    Upgrade Route 501 in           1.000
                                   Bedford County........
 411. Georgia                     Construct multi-modal         16.000
                                   passenger terminal,
                                   Atlanta...............
 412. Virginia                    Renovate Greater               5.000
                                   Richmond Transit
                                   transportation
                                   facility, Richmond....
 413. Michigan                    Upgrade Van Dyke Road          3.700
                                   between M-59 and Utica
                                   City limits...........
 414. Pennsylvania                Design, engineer, ROW         14.000
                                   acquisition and
                                   construct the Luzerne
                                   County Community
                                   College Road between
                                   S.R. 2002 and S.R.
                                   3004 one-mile west of
                                   Center Street through
                                   S.R. 2008 in the
                                   vicinity of Prospect
                                   Street and the Luzerne
                                   County Community
                                   College, including a
                                   new interchange on
                                   S.R. 0029.............
 415. Texas                       Construct two-lane             4.850
                                   parallel bridge, State
                                   Highway 146, FM 517 to
                                   vicinity of Dickinson
                                   Bayou.................
 416. North Dakota                Upgrade US Rt. 52,             2.800
                                   Kenmare to Donnybrook.
 417. Minnesota                   Improve roads, Edge of         6.000
                                   Wilderness, Grand
                                   Rapids to Effie.......
 418. Virginia                    Construct access road,         0.225
                                   walking trail and
                                   related facilities for
                                   the Nicholsville
                                   Center, Scott Co......
 419. Maryland                    Construct pedestrian           1.800
                                   and bicycle path
                                   between Druid Hill
                                   Park and Penn Station,
                                   Baltimore.............
 420. Illinois                    Construct access road          1.500
                                   to Melvin Price Locks
                                   and Dam Visitors
                                   Center, Madison Co....
 421. New York                    Install advance traffic        4.000
                                   management system
                                   along Cross County
                                   Parkway between Saw
                                   Mill River Parkway and
                                   Hutchinson River
                                   Parkway...............
 422. South Carolina              Construct I-77/SC #S-20-       7.000
                                   30 interchange,
                                   Fairfield Co..........
 423. Pennsylvania                Rehabilitate Jefferson         1.500
                                   Heights Bridge, Penn
                                   Hills.................
 424. Oregon                      Construct I-205/              20.000
                                   Sunnyside/Sunnybrook
                                   interchange and
                                   related extrension
                                   road, Clackamas Co....
 425. New York                    Conduct Trans-Hudson           5.000
                                   Freight Improvement
                                   MIS, New York City....
 426. Illinois                    Construct Marion Street        2.000
                                   multi-modal project in
                                   Village of Oak Park...
 427. Pennsylvania                Upgrade roadway in the        20.200
                                   Princeton/Cottman I-95
                                   interchange and
                                   related improvements,
                                   Philadelphia..........
 428. California                  Extend I-10 HOV lanes,         2.940
                                   Los Angeles...........
 429. Massachusetts               Rehabilitate Union            16.000
                                   Station in Springfield
 430. California                  Upgrade Greenville Rd.         6.800
                                   and construct railroad
                                   underpass, Livermore..
 431. Pennsylvania                Extend Martin Luther           6.000
                                   King, Jr. East Busway
                                   to link with Mon-
                                   Fayette...............
 432. Michigan                    Construct improvements         1.200
                                   to Linden Rd. between
                                   Maple Ave. and Pierson
                                   Rd., Genessee Co......
 433. Texas                       Construct Titus County         2.500
                                   West Loop, Mount
                                   Pleasant..............
 434. New York                    Upgrade Riverside Drive        1.470
                                   between 97th St. and
                                   Tiemann, New York City
 435. Florida                     Construct interchange         11.300
                                   at 21st Street to
                                   provide access to
                                   Talleyrand Marine
                                   Terminal..............
 436. Minnesota                   Upgrade CSAH 116 north         1.600
                                   of SCAH 88 in Ely.....
 437. New York                    Rehabilitate Queens            8.000
                                   Blvd./Sunnyside Yard
                                   Bridge, New York City.
 438. Oregon                      Upgrade I-5, Salem.....        6.592
 439. California                  Install call boxes             0.288
                                   along Highway 166
                                   between intersection
                                   with Highway 101 and
                                   junction with Highway
                                   33....................
 440. Arkansas                    Construct US 63                2.000
                                   interchange with
                                   Washington Ave. and
                                   Highway 63B...........
 441. Virginia                    Upgrade Rt. 600 to             8.000
                                   facilitate access
                                   between I-81 and Mount
                                   Rogers National
                                   Recreation Area.......
 442. Pennsylvania                Construct bicycle and          0.620
                                   pedestrian facility
                                   between Washington's
                                   Landing and Millvale
                                   Borough, Allegheny Co.
 443. New Jersey                  Conduct Route 46              32.500
                                   Corridor Improvement
                                   Project in passaic
                                   County with of the
                                   amount provided,
                                   $11,500,000 for the
                                   Route 46/Riverview
                                   Drive Interchange
                                   reconstruction
                                   project, $16,900,000
                                   for the Route 46/Van
                                   Houton Avenue
                                   reconstruction
                                   project, and
                                   $4,100,000 for the
                                   Route 46/Union Blvd.
                                   Interchange
                                   reconstruction project

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 444. Virginia                    Construct Southeastern         4.000
                                   Parkway and Greenbelt
                                   in Virginia Beach.....
 445. Michigan                    Upgrade Hill Road              3.000
                                   corridor between I-75
                                   to Dort Highway,
                                   Genesee Co............
 446. Louisiana                   Upgrade Lapalco Blvd.          8.000
                                   between Barataria
                                   Blvd. and US Hwy. 90,
                                   Jefferson Parish......
 447. California                  Upgrade South Higuera          0.900
                                   Street, San Luis
                                   Obispo................
 448. Rhode Island                Reconstruct Harris             2.000
                                   Ave., Woonsocket......
 449. California                  Construct Olympic              5.000
                                   Training Center Access
                                   Road, Chula Vista.....
 450. Alabama                     Construct bridge over         10.000
                                   Tennessee River
                                   connecting Muscle
                                   Shoals and Florence...
 451. North Carolina              Construct I-540 from          13.000
                                   east of NC Rt. 50 to
                                   east of US Rt. 1 in
                                   Wake Co...............
 452. Oregon                      Upgrade Murray Blvd.           5.000
                                   including overpass
                                   bridge, Millikan to
                                   Terman................
 453. California                  Planning, preliminary          2.000
                                   engineering and design
                                   for Etiwanda Ave./I-10
                                   interchange, San
                                   Bernardino Co.........
 454. Arkansas                    Upgrade US Rt. 412,           10.000
                                   Mountain Home to
                                   Missouri State line...
 455. California                  Upgrade access road to         1.000
                                   Mare Island...........
 456. California                  Construct Prunedale            2.200
                                   Bypass segment of U.S.
                                   101, Monterey Co......
 457. Illinois                    Rehabilitate and               2.362
                                   upgrade 87th Street
                                   Station to improve
                                   intermodal access.....
 458. Wisconsin                   Upgrade US Rt. 10              8.000
                                   between Waupaca to US
                                   Rt. 41................
 459. Minnesota                   Construct railroad             0.200
                                   crossing connecting
                                   University of MN with
                                   City of Crookston.....
 460. Wisconsin                   Construct Eau Claire           8.000
                                   Bypass project........
 461. Illinois                    Resurface 63rd Street          0.750
                                   from Western Avenue to
                                   Wallace, Chicago......
 462. New York                    Reconstruct Chili Ave.         1.600
                                   between W. City Line
                                   and West Ave.,
                                   Rochester.............
 463. West Virginia               Construct I-81                 5.300
                                   interchange,
                                   Martinsburg...........
 464. Texas                       Construct                      5.000
                                   transportation
                                   improvements as part
                                   of redevelopment of
                                   Kelly AFB, San Antonio
 465. Oregon                      Construct roundabout at        0.400
                                   intersection of
                                   Highway 101 and
                                   Highway 202, Clatsop
                                   Co....................
 466. Oregon                      Construct bike path            0.100
                                   improvements between
                                   W.D. Street to south
                                   parking lot in Island
                                   Park and bicycle/
                                   pedestrian facility
                                   between Island Park
                                   path to the
                                   Willamalane Senior
                                   Center, Springfield...
 467. Ohio                        Undertake multimodal           2.750
                                   transportation
                                   improvements, Dayton..
 468. Massachusetts               Upgrade Rt. 3 between          8.200
                                   Rt. 128/I-95 to
                                   Massachusetts and New
                                   Hampshire State Line..
 469. Texas                       Conduct MIS for                1.000
                                   Multimodal Downtown
                                   Improvement Project,
                                   San Antonio...........
 470. California                  Construct improvements         5.790
                                   to Route 101/Lost
                                   Hills Road
                                   interchange, Calabasas
 471. Florida                     Construct John Young           8.000
                                   Parkway/I-4
                                   interchange...........
 472. Texas                       Reconstruct FM 364             4.800
                                   between Humble Road
                                   and I-10, Beaumont....
 473. Texas                       Construct Austin to San        7.500
                                   Antonio Corridor......
 474. Texas                       Construct East Loop,           1.000
                                   Brownsville...........
 475. Illinois                    Upgrade South Lake             7.800
                                   Shore Drive between
                                   47th and Hayes,
                                   Chicago...............
 476. Alabama                     Construct Finley Ave.          3.900
                                   Extension East project
 477. Tennessee                   Implement middle               9.500
                                   Tennessee alternative
                                   transportation system
                                   along the Stones River
                                   in Murfreesboro.......
 478. Hawaii                      Construct improvements         2.000
                                   to H-1 between the
                                   Waiawa interchange and
                                   the Halawa interchange
 479. New Jersey                  Upgrade Industrial Road        3.000
                                   between Carteret and
                                   Woodbridge Township...
 480. Minnesota                   Restore MN                     1.000
                                   Transportation
                                   facility, Jackson
                                   Street Roundhouse, St.
                                   Paul..................
 481. Hawaii                      Construct Kawaihae             1.000
                                   Bypass................
 482. Georgia                     Upgrade U.S. Rt. 19            5.000
                                   between Albany and
                                   Thomaston.............
 483. Michigan                    Operational                    0.500
                                   improvements on M-15
                                   from I-75 north to the
                                   Genesee County line...
 484. Georgia                     Upgrade Lithonia               0.500
                                   Industrial Boulevard,
                                   DeKalb Co.............
 485. Michigan                    Upgrade Walton Blvd.           2.000
                                   between Dixie and
                                   Sashabaw, Oakland Co..
 486. Kentucky                    Reconstruct Liberty and        8.000
                                   Todd Roads, Lexington.
 487. North Carolina              Construct Charlotte           16.000
                                   Western Outer Loop
                                   freeway, Mecklenburg
                                   Co....................
 488. Tennessee                   Construct Crosstown            3.200
                                   Greenway/Bikeway,
                                   Springfield...........
 489. North Carolina              Construct segment of I-        2.000
                                   74 between Maxton
                                   Bypass and NC 710,
                                   Robeson Co............
 490. Pennsylvania                Construct enhancements         4.000
                                   and related measures,
                                   including purchase of
                                   vans for reverse
                                   commutes, to
                                   intermodal facility
                                   located at
                                   intersection of 52nd
                                   and Lancaster Ave.,
                                   Philadelphia..........
 491. Illinois                    Undertake Industrial           4.350
                                   Transportation
                                   Improvement Program in
                                   Chicago...............
 492. Illinois                    Resurface S. Chicago           1.060
                                   Ave. From 71st to 95th
                                   Streets, Chicago......
 493. Texas                       Upgrade US Rt. 59             16.000
                                   between US 281 to I-37
 494. Tennessee                   Construct Stones River         7.200
                                   Greenway, Davidson....
 495. South Carolina              Construct Calhoun/            10.000
                                   Clarendon Causeway....
 496. Tennessee                   Construct U.S. 45              2.000
                                   bypass, Madison Co....
 497. Mississippi                 Upgrade Land Fill Road,        1.000
                                   Panola Co.............
 498. Illinois                    Construct elevated             1.200
                                   walkway between Centre
                                   Station and arena.....
 499. New Jersey                  Construct interchange         10.000
                                   improvements and
                                   flyover ramps at I-80W
                                   to Route D23N in
                                   Passaic Co............
 500. Illinois                    Construct new entrance         6.500
                                   to Midway Airport
                                   Terminal..............
 501. North Dakota                Construct Jamestown            4.800
                                   bypass................
 502. Illinois                    Resurface 95th St.             3.120
                                   between Western Ave.
                                   and Stony Island
                                   Blvd., Chicago........
 503. Massachusetts               Upgrade Rt. 9/Calvin          10.000
                                   Coolidge Bridge,
                                   Hadley................
 504. Oregon                      Acquire and rennovate          3.590
                                   facility to serve as
                                   multimodal
                                   transportation center,
                                   Eugene................
 505. Tennessee                   Upgrade SR 386 between         3.440
                                   US 31 to the Gallatin
                                   Bypass, Sumner Co.....
 506. American Samoa              Construct drainage             5.000
                                   system improvements
                                   associated with
                                   highway construction
                                   on Tutilla Island,
                                   American Samoa........
 507. Ohio                        Replace I-280 bridge          24.000
                                   over Maumee River,
                                   Toledo area...........
 508. Pennsylvania                Improve access to              2.268
                                   McKeesport-Duquesne
                                   Bridge................
 509. Wisconsin                   Upgrade State Highway         12.000
                                   29 between Green Bay
                                   and Wausau............
 510. California                  Construct State Route         25.000
                                   905 between I-805 and
                                   the Otay Mesa Border
                                   Crossing, San Diego
                                   Co....................
 511. California                  Undertake median               1.000
                                   improvements along E.
                                   14th St., San Leandro.
 512. Virginia                    Conduct preliminary            4.000
                                   engineering on I-73
                                   between Roanoke and
                                   Virginia/North
                                   Carolina State line...
 513. Illinois                    Upgrade industrial park        4.500
                                   road in Village of
                                   Sauget................
 514. Massachusetts               Construct TeleCom              7.000
                                   Boulevard with access
                                   via Commercial Street
                                   and Corporation Way to
                                   the west of Malden
                                   River and with access
                                   via Santilli Highway
                                   to the east of the
                                   river in Everett,
                                   Medord and Malden.....
 515. Rhode Island                Construct Blackstone           3.455
                                   River Bikeway.........
 516. Oregon                      Construct intermodal           0.600
                                   station, Clackamas Co.
 517. Illinois                    Rehabilitate Western           0.825
                                   Springs Arterial
                                   Roadway, Cook Co......
 518. California                  Implement enhanced             2.000
                                   traffic access between
                                   I-10, area hospitals
                                   and southern portion
                                   of Loma Linda.........
 519. Maine                       Replace Ridlonville            1.500
                                   Bridge across
                                   Androscoggin River....
 520. New York                    Capital improvements           5.000
                                   for the Red Hook Barge
                                   in NY/NJ for the Port
                                   Authority of NY/NJ....
 521. Oregon                      Construct bike path            1.500
                                   between Terry Street
                                   and Greenhill Road,
                                   Eugene................
 522. Texas                       Conduct pipeline               1.500
                                   express study through
                                   Texas Transportation
                                   Institute (A&M
                                   University)...........

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 523. North Carolina              Construct segment of           2.700
                                   Raleigh Outer Loop,
                                   Wake Co...............
 524. North Carolina              Construct segment of          16.000
                                   new freeway, including
                                   right-of-way
                                   acquisition, between
                                   East of US 401 to I-
                                   95, and bridge over
                                   Cape Fear River.......
 525. Kentucky                    Construct Newton Pike          8.000
                                   Extension between West
                                   Main St. to South
                                   Limestone in Lexington
 526. Indiana                     Extend SR 149 between          4.000
                                   SR 130 to US Rt. 30,
                                   Valparaiso............
 527. California                  Implement safety and           0.650
                                   congestion mitigation
                                   improvements along
                                   Pacific Coast Highway,
                                   Malibu................
 528. Maryland                    Upgrade I-95/I-495             4.800
                                   interchange at Ritchie
                                   Marlboro Rd., Prince
                                   Georges...............
 529. Michigan                    Construct arterial             0.500
                                   connector between US41/
                                   M28 and Co. Rd. 480,
                                   Marquette.............
 530. Ohio                        Construct SR 711              25.000
                                   connector four-lane
                                   limited access highway
                                   in Mahoning Co........
 531. Illinois                    Study for new bridge           1.400
                                   over Mississippi River
                                   with terminus points
                                   in St. Clair County
                                   and St. Louis, MO.....
 532. Michigan                    Upgrade Three Mile             1.000
                                   Road, Grand Traverse..
 533. Wisconsin                   Construct Abbotsford           6.000
                                   Bypass................
 534. North Carolina              Upgrade US 13/NC11             4.500
                                   (including Bethel
                                   bypass) in Pitt and
                                   Edgecombe.............
 535. New Jersey                  Construct highway              5.000
                                   connector between
                                   Interstate Route 1&9
                                   (Tonelle Ave.) and the
                                   New Jersey Turnpike at
                                   Secaucus Intermodal
                                   Transfer Rail Station.
 536. Iowa                        Reconstruct US Highway         2.500
                                   218 between 7th and
                                   20th Streets including
                                   center turn lane from
                                   Hubenthal Place to
                                   Carbide Lane, Keokuk..
 537. Minnesota                   Construct grade                1.800
                                   crossing improvments,
                                   Morrison County.......
 538. California                  Upgrade Bristol St.,           7.000
                                   Santa Ana.............
 539. Illinois                    Undertake access               3.750
                                   improvements to U.S.
                                   Rt. 41, Chicago.......
 540. Illinois                    Reconstruct Dixie              0.494
                                   Highway, Harvey.......
 541. Minnesota                   Upgrade CSAH between           1.200
                                   TH324 and Snake River.
 542. California                  Rehabilitate B Street          0.700
                                   between Foothill Blvd.
                                   and Kelly St., Hayward
 543. Illinois                    Construct improvements         1.900
                                   to Pleasant Hill Road,
                                   Carbondale............
 544. Mississippi                 Construct access               1.000
                                   improvments to various
                                   roads, Humphreys Co...
 545. Michigan                    Construct safety               1.000
                                   enhancements at rail
                                   crossings, Linden,
                                   Fenton, Swartz Creek
                                   and Gaines............
 546. Maryland                    Implement city-wide           17.700
                                   signal control system
                                   replacements and
                                   improvements in
                                   Baltimore.............
 547. Michigan                    Construct road drainage        0.240
                                   improvements, Suttons
                                   Bay Village...........
 548. West Virginia               Upgrade Route 10              50.000
                                   between Logan and Man.
 549. California                  Construct Gene Autry           9.000
                                   Way/I-5 Access
                                   project, Anaheim......
 550. Tennessee                   Reconstruct US 79              4.000
                                   between Milan and
                                   McKenzie..............
 551. Illinois                    Reconstruct Midlothian         0.288
                                   Turnpike, Robbins.....
 552. California                  Construct connector           11.500
                                   between I-5 and SR 113
                                   and reconstruct I-5
                                   interchange with Road
                                   102, Woodland.........
 553. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Route 2/           3.600
                                   Jackson Road
                                   interchange, Lancaster
 554. California                  Construct Airport Blvd.        8.000
                                   interchange in Salinas
 555. California                  Construct Third Street        12.500
                                   South Bay Basin
                                   Bridge, San Francisco.
 556. Minnesota                   Reconstruct CSAH 48            0.320
                                   extension, Brainerd/
                                   Baxter................
 557. Florida                     Upgrade U.S. 319               5.000
                                   between Four Points
                                   and Oak Ridge Road,
                                   Tallahasee............
 558. Connecticut                 Reconstruct I-84               6.000
                                   between vicinity of
                                   Route 69 in Waterbury
                                   and Marion Avenue in
                                   Southington...........
 559. California                  Upgrade Riverside              0.925
                                   Avenue/I-10
                                   interchange, Rialto...
 560. Illinois                    Consolidate rail tracks        1.500
                                   and eliminate grade
                                   crossings as part of
                                   Gateway Intermodal
                                   Terminal access
                                   project...............
 561. Pennsylvania                Construct Robinson Town        2.700
                                   Centre intermodal
                                   facility..............
 562. North Carolina              Construct bridge over          1.800
                                   Chockoyotte Creek in
                                   Halifex Co............
 563. Texas                       Investigate strategies         0.500
                                   to reduce congestion
                                   and facilitate access
                                   at the international
                                   border crossing in
                                   Roma..................
 564. Hawaii                      Construct Waimea Bypass        1.000
 565. Oregon                      Reconstruct I-5/               3.000
                                   Beltline Road
                                   interchange...........
 566. Ohio                        Construct Intermodal           2.040
                                   Industrial Park in
                                   Wellsville............
 567. Ohio                        Upgrade Route 82,              7.000
                                   Strongsville..........
 568. California                  Construct pedestrian           0.200
                                   promenade, Pismo Beach
 569. Dist. of Col.               Conduct MIS of light           1.000
                                   rail corridors, D.C...
 570. California                  Upgrade I-680 Corridor,       10.000
                                   Alameda Co............
 571. Ohio                        Construct new bridge           2.000
                                   over Muskingum River
                                   and highway
                                   approaches, Washington
                                   County................
 572. Massachusetts               Construct improvements        12.000
                                   along Route 18 to
                                   provide for access to
                                   waterfront and
                                   downtown areas, New
                                   Bedford...............
 573. Minnesota                   Upgrade Cross-Range            6.000
                                   Expressway between
                                   Coleraine to CSAH 7...
 574. Illinois                    Construct                      1.500
                                   transportation
                                   improvements to
                                   Industrial Viaduct,
                                   Chicago...............
 575. Pennsylvania                Construct American             4.000
                                   Parkway Bridge project
                                   in Allentown..........
 576. Pennsylvania                Replace Grant Street           2.400
                                   Bridge, New Castle....
 577. Illinois                    Extend South 74th              0.500
                                   Street, Belleville....
 578. California                  Construct Phase 3 of           6.000
                                   Alameda Street
                                   project, Los Angeles..
 579. New York                    Rehabilitate Third             1.470
                                   Avenue Bridge over
                                   Harlem River, New York
                                   City..................
 580. West Virginia               Upgrade Route 2 in            25.000
                                   Cabell Co., including
                                   the relocation of
                                   Route 2 to provide for
                                   a connection to I-64
                                   (Merrick Creek
                                   Connector)............
 581. Minnesota                   Construct Shepard Road/        3.000
                                   Upper Landing
                                   interceptor, St. Paul.
 582. Illinois                    Construct improvements         1.300
                                   to segment of Town
                                   Creek Road, Jackson
                                   Co....................
 583. Minnesota                   Complete construction          5.000
                                   of Forest Highway 11,
                                   Lake Co...............
 584. Ohio                        Construct access and           4.900
                                   related improvements
                                   to Downtown Riverfront
                                   Area, Dayton..........
 585. Minnesota                   Replace Sauk Rapids           10.300
                                   Bridge over
                                   Mississippi River,
                                   Stearns and Benton
                                   Counties..............
 586. Ohio                        Replace Jacobs Road            2.000
                                   Bridge, Mahoning Co...
 587. North Carolina              Make improvements to I-        3.200
                                   95/SR-1162 interchange
                                   in Johnston Co........
 588. Oregon                      Rehabilitate Broadway         10.000
                                   Bridge in Portland....
 589. Minnesota                   Construct Trunk Highway        8.100
                                   169 Causeway, Itasca
                                   Co....................
 590. Minnesota                   Construct Cass County          0.240
                                   Public Trails
                                   Corridors.............
 591. Tennessee                   Construct park and ride        8.000
                                   intermodal centers for
                                   Nashville/Middle
                                   Tennessee Commuter
                                   Rail..................
 592. California                  Construct bicycle path,        0.500
                                   Calabasas.............
 593. Mississippi                 Upgrade Hampton Lake           0.880
                                   Road, Tallahatchie Co.
 594. Michigan                    Upgrade M.L. King              2.000
                                   Drive. Genesee Co.....
 595. Michigan                    Facilitate access              0.500
                                   between I-75 and Soo
                                   Locks through road
                                   reconstruction,
                                   bikepath construction
                                   and related
                                   improvements, Sault
                                   Ste. Marie............
 596. New York                    Construct Midtown West         5.000
                                   Intermodal Ferry
                                   Terminal, New York
                                   City..................
 597. Michigan                    Construct Jackson Road         4.600
                                   project (demonstrating
                                   performance of paper
                                   and plastic reinforced
                                   concrete), Scio
                                   Township..............

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 598. Alabama                     Upgrade Opoto-Madrid           1.400
                                   Blvd., Birmingham.....
 599. Michigan                    Reconstruct Bagley             0.600
                                   Street and improve
                                   Genschaw Road, Alpena.
 600. Texas                       Reconstruct State              1.294
                                   Highway 87 between
                                   Sabine Pass and
                                   Bolivar Penninsula,
                                   McFadden Beach........
 601. Arkansas                    Construct Baseline Road        5.000
                                   RR grade separation,
                                   Little Rock...........
 602. Louisiana                   Construct I-10/                8.000
                                   Louisiana Ave.
                                   interchange...........
 603. Oregon                      Construct regional            10.320
                                   multimodal
                                   transportation center
                                   in Albany.............
 604. Oregon                      Repair Coos Bay rail           5.500
                                   bridge, Port of Coos
                                   Bay...................
 605. Illinois                    Upgrade Illinois 336           5.100
                                   between Illinois 61 to
                                   south of Loraine......
 606. Illinois                    Right-of-way                   4.000
                                   acquisition for
                                   segment of Alton
                                   Bypass between
                                   Illinois 143 to
                                   Illinois 140 near
                                   Alton.................
 607. Oregon                      Restore the Historic           2.000
                                   Columbia River Highway
                                   including construction
                                   of a pedestrian and
                                   bicycle path under I-
                                   84 at Tanner Creek and
                                   restoration of the
                                   Tanner Creek and
                                   Moffett Creek bridges.
 608. New Jersey                  Reconstruct intermodal         4.000
                                   transportation
                                   facility on Bergenline
                                   Ave., Union City......
 609. Tennessee                   Alternative                    5.100
                                   transportation
                                   systems, Rutherford...
 610. Minnesota                   Extend County State            0.800
                                   Highway 61 extension
                                   into Two Harbors......
 611. Mississippi                 Upgrade roads,                 4.410
                                   Washington Co.........
 612. Michigan                    Operational                    0.500
                                   improvements on M-24
                                   from I-75 to the
                                   northern Oakland Co.
                                   border................
 613. Washington                  Construct Sequim/              1.000
                                   Dungeness Valley trail
                                   project...............
 614. California                  Upgrade CA Rt. 2              16.000
                                   Southern Freeway
                                   terminus and
                                   transportation
                                   efficiency
                                   improvements to
                                   Glendale Blvd. in Los
                                   Angeles...............
 615. Michigan                    Upgrade Groveland Mine         0.500
                                   Road, Dickinson.......
 616. Pennsylvania                Upgrade Route 219              5.000
                                   between Meyersdale and
                                   Somerset..............
 617. Texas                       Upgrade IH-30 between         29.000
                                   Dallas and Ft. Worth..
 618. Florida                     Upgrade U.S. 319               5.000
                                   between I-10 and the
                                   Florida/Georgia State
                                   line..................
 619. Rhode Island                Construct Rhode Island         7.800
                                   Greenways and Bikeways
                                   projects with of the
                                   amount provided
                                   $5,700,000 for the
                                   Washington Secondary
                                   Bikepath, and
                                   $2,100,000 for the
                                   South County Bikepath
                                   Phase 2...............
 620. Texas                       Conduct feasability            0.250
                                   study on upgrading SH
                                   16 in South Texas.....
 621. Virginia                    Construct road                 0.250
                                   improvement, trailhead
                                   development and
                                   related facilities for
                                   Haysi to Breaks
                                   Interstate Bicycle and
                                   Pedestrian Trail
                                   between Haysi and
                                   Garden Hole area of
                                   Breaks Interstate Park
 622. Minnesota                   Upgrade CSAH 16 between        5.400
                                   TH 53 and CSAH 4......
 623. Minnesota                   Construct bicycle and          3.000
                                   pedestrian facility
                                   (Mesabi Trail), St.
                                   Louis County..........
 624. West Virginia               Construct I-73/74             10.000
                                   Corridor including
                                   connectors with WV Rt.
                                   44 and Co. Rt. 13
                                   (Gilbert Creek), Mingo
                                   County................
 625. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct structures         3.700
                                   and adjacent roadway,
                                   Etna and Aspenwall
                                   (design and right-of-
                                   way acquisition
                                   phases), Allegheny Co.
 626. Florida                     Construct safety               3.000
                                   improvements and
                                   beautification along
                                   U.S. 92, Daytona Beach
 627. Georgia                     Undertake major               15.400
                                   arterial enhancements
                                   in DeKalb Co. with the
                                   amount provides as
                                   follows: $7,000,000
                                   for Candler Rd.,
                                   $7,500,000 for
                                   Memorial Highway and
                                   $900,000 for Bufford
                                   Highway...............
 628. Minnesota                   Construct highway              4.000
                                   construction between
                                   Highway 494 and Carver
                                   Co. Rd. 147...........
 629. California                  Construct improvements         9.100
                                   to Harry Bridges
                                   Blvd., Los Angeles....
 630. California                  Extend Route 46                8.000
                                   expressway in San Luis
                                   Obispo Co.............
 631. Michigan                    Upgrade M-84 connector        16.180
                                   between Tittabawasee
                                   Rd. and M-13, Bay and
                                   Saginaw Counties......
 632. California                  Construct I-380                2.800
                                   connector between
                                   Sneath Lane and San
                                   Bruno Ave., San Bruno.
 633. Maryland                    Reconstruct segment of         9.000
                                   Baltimore Beltway
                                   between U.S. 1 and I-
                                   70....................
 634. Ohio                        Construct interchange          4.800
                                   at SR 11 and King
                                   Graves Rd. in Trumball
                                   Co....................
 635. Tennessee                   Construct Franklin Road        2.197
                                   interchange and bypass
 636. Arkansas                    Construct access routes        1.000
                                   between interstate
                                   highway, industrial
                                   park and Slackwater
                                   Harbor, Little Rock...
 637. California                  Upgrade I-880, Alameda.       10.000
 638. Maine                       Upgrade Route 11.......        4.000
 639. Minnesota                   Upgrade 77th St.              22.800
                                   between I-35W and 24th
                                   Ave. to four lanes in
                                   Richfield.............
 640. Rhode Island                Reconstruct Pawtucket          1.500
                                   Ave. and Wilcott St.,
                                   Pawtucket.............
 641. Ohio                        Construct grade                5.000
                                   separations at Fitch
                                   Road in Olmsted Falls.
 642. New Jersey                  Upgrade Market St./            5.000
                                   Essex St. and Rochelle
                                   Ave./Main St. to
                                   facilitate access to
                                   Routes 17 and 80,
                                   Bergen Co.............
 643. Alabama                     Construct improvements         1.000
                                   to Ensley Avenue
                                   between 20th St. and
                                   Warrior Rd.,
                                   Birmingham............
 644. California                  Seismic retrofit of            2.000
                                   Golden Gate Bridge....
 645. Illinois                    Extend Rogers Street to        1.900
                                   mitigate congestion,
                                   Waterloo..............
 646. Massachusetts               Construct I-95/I-93            5.000
                                   interchange, Boston...
 647. Minnesota                   Upgrade TH 13 between          2.000
                                   TH 77 and I-494.......
 648. Indiana                     Upgrade Ridge Road             4.400
                                   between Griffith and
                                   Highland..............
 649. California                  Construct bikeways,            0.512
                                   Santa Maria...........
 650. Pennsylvania                Upgrade PA 61 between          8.000
                                   PA 895 and SR 2014,
                                   Schuylkill Co.........
 651. Pennsylvania                Construct road                 5.000
                                   connector and bridge
                                   over Allegheny River
                                   to link New Kensington
                                   with Allegheny Valley
                                   Expressway............
 652. Alabama                     Replace pedestrian             0.100
                                   bridges at Village
                                   Creek and Valley
                                   Creek, Birmingham.....
 653. Arkansas                    Upgrade U.S. 65 in             4.000
                                   Faulkner and Van Buren
                                   Counties..............
 654. Illinois                    Reconstruct U.S. 6,            1.660
                                   Harvey................
 655. Texas                       Construct improvements         7.680
                                   along US 69 including
                                   frontage roads,
                                   Jefferson Co..........
 656. North Carolina              Relocate US 1 from             7.300
                                   north of Lakeview to
                                   SR 1180, Moore and Lee
                                   Counties..............
 657. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Bates              4.000
                                   Bridge over Merrimack
                                   River.................
 658. Oregon                      Design and engineering         0.500
                                   for Newberg-Dundee
                                   Bypass................
 659. Massachusetts               Construct Packets              1.000
                                   Landing Enhancement
                                   and Restoration
                                   Project, Town of
                                   Yarmouth..............
 660. Massachusetts               Construct roadway              7.717
                                   improvements on Crosby
                                   Drive and Middlesex
                                   Turnpike, Beford,
                                   Burlington and
                                   Billerica.............
 661. Louisiana                   Construct the Zachary          1.000
                                   Taylor Parkway project
 662. Indiana                     Reconstruct US Rt. 231         4.500
                                   between junction of
                                   State Road 66 to
                                   Dubois Co. line.......
 663. Massachusetts               Upgrade Lowell Street          1.440
                                   between Woburn Street
                                   and Route 38, Town of
                                   Wilmington............
 664. New York                    Redesign Grand                13.000
                                   Concourse to enhance
                                   traffic flow and
                                   related enhancements
                                   between E. 161st St.
                                   and Fordham Rd., New
                                   York City.............
 665. Massachusetts               Upgrade Spring St.             2.000
                                   between Bank and
                                   Latham Streets,
                                   Williamstown..........
 666. Massachusetts               Construct bikeway              8.000
                                   between Blackstone and
                                   Worcester.............
 667. Indiana                     Repair signal wires,           0.700
                                   grade-crossing warning
                                   devices and other
                                   safety protections
                                   along South Shore
                                   Railroad between Gary
                                   and Michigan City.....
 668. Hawaii                      Upgrade Puuloa Road            9.000
                                   between Kamehameha
                                   Highway and Salt Lake
                                   Blvd..................

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 669. California                  Upgrade call boxes             1.500
                                   throughout Santa
                                   Barbara County........
 670. Missouri                    Upgrade Route 6 between        5.000
                                   I-29 and Route AC, St.
                                   Joseph................
 671. Tennessee                   Upgrade Briley Parkway         9.000
                                   between McGavock Pike
                                   and I-65..............
 672. Wisconsin                   Upgrade Highway 151            8.000
                                   between Platteville
                                   and Dubuque...........
 673. Michigan                    Construct Detroit             20.000
                                   Metropolitan/Wayne
                                   County South Access
                                   Road..................
 674. Missouri                    Upgrade Route 36              20.000
                                   between Hamilton and
                                   Chillicothe...........
 675. Pennsylvania                Extend Martin Luther           2.200
                                   King Busway, Alleghany
                                   Co....................
 676. Illinois                    Study upgrading                2.100
                                   Illinois 13/127
                                   between Murphysboro
                                   and Pinckneyville.....
 677. Pennsylvania                Construct access to            2.000
                                   site of former
                                   Philadelphia Naval
                                   Shipyard and Base,
                                   Philadelphia..........
 678. California                  Construct extension of         8.000
                                   State Route 180
                                   between Rt. 99 and the
                                   Hughes/West Diagonal..
 679. Iowa                        Construct overpass to          3.475
                                   eliminate railroad
                                   crossing in Burlington
 680. West Virginia               Construct Riverside           36.000
                                   Expressway, Fairmont..
 681. Massachusetts               Construct South               16.300
                                   Weymouth Naval Air
                                   Station Connectivity
                                   Improvements..........
 682. Ohio                        Construct Eastern US           5.000
                                   Rt. 23 bypass of
                                   Portsmouth............
 683. Texas                       Construct highway-rail-       11.000
                                   marine intermodal
                                   project, Corpus
                                   Christi...............
 684. Illinois                    Construct Central Ave.-        8.700
                                   Narragansett Ave.
                                   connector, Chicago....
 685. Massachusetts               Preliminary design of          2.000
                                   Route 2 connector to
                                   downtown Fitchburg....
 686. Connecticut                 Implement Trinity              6.810
                                   College Area road
                                   improvements, Hartford
 687. New Jersey                  Construct Collingswood         8.000
                                   Circle eliminator,
                                   Camen.................
 688. Virginia                    Upgrade Virginia Route         1.000
                                   10, Surrey Co.........
 689. Alabama                     Construct repairs to           0.600
                                   viaducts connecting
                                   downtown and midtown
                                   areas, Birmingham.....
 690. Connecticut                 Replace Windham Road           2.000
                                   bridge, Windham.......
 691. Maine                       Implement rural ITS....        0.250
 692. Tennessee                   Construct SR22 Bypass,        10.000
                                   Obion Co..............
 693. Ohio                        Construct Black River          5.600
                                   intermodal
                                   transportation center.
 694. California                  Construct the South           26.000
                                   Central Los Angeles
                                   Exposition Park
                                   Intermodal Urban
                                   Access Project in Los
                                   Angeles...............
 695. Georgia                     Upgrade I-75 between          11.000
                                   the Crisp/Dooly Co.
                                   line to the Florida
                                   State line............
 696. California                  Construct bicycle paths        0.100
                                   as part of regional
                                   system, Agoura Hills..
 697. Massachusetts               Construct bicycle and          1.440
                                   pedestrian facility
                                   (The Riverwalk),
                                   Peabody...............
 698. California                  Construct I-5 rail            20.120
                                   grade crossings
                                   between I-605 and
                                   State Route 91, Los
                                   Angeles and Orange
                                   Counties..............
 699. California                  Construct tunnel with          8.000
                                   approaches as part of
                                   Devils Slide project
                                   in San Mateo Co.......
 700. Texas                       Construct US Highway 59        3.500
                                   railroad crossing
                                   overpass in Texarkana.
 701. South Carolina              Construct improvements         9.000
                                   to I-95/SC 38
                                   interchange...........
 702. Texas                       Construct Cleveland           13.500
                                   Bypass................
 703. Illinois                    Rehabilitate WPA               4.700
                                   Streets in Chicago....
 704. California                  Implement ITS                  3.550
                                   technologies in
                                   Employment Center area
                                   of City of El Segundo.
 705. California                  Construct grade-               1.600
                                   separated bicycle path
                                   along Los Angeles
                                   River between Fulton
                                   Ave. to the vicinity
                                   of Sepulveda Blvd. and
                                   the Sepulveda Basin
                                   Recreation Area, Los
                                   Angeles...............
 706. Michigan                    Replace Barton Rd./M-14        1.000
                                   interchange, Ann Arbor
 707. Missouri                    Upgrade Mo. Rt. 150,           6.000
                                   Jackson Co............
 708. Michigan                    Construct M-24 Corridor        4.000
                                   from I-69 to southern
                                   Lapeer County.........
 709. Virginia                    Upgrade Route 58 from          7.000
                                   Stuart up Lovers' Leap
                                   Mountain towards
                                   Carroll Co............
 710. Massachusetts               Implement Cape and             0.500
                                   Islands Rural Roads
                                   Initiative, Cape Cod..
 711. New York                    Rehabilitate Broadway          1.470
                                   Bridge, New York City.
 712. Massachusetts               Implement Phase II of          0.391
                                   unified signage
                                   system, Essex Co......
 713. Arizona                     Design, engineering and        1.000
                                   ROW acquisition for
                                   Area Service Highway,
                                   Yuma..................
 714. Alabama                     Construct Decatur              2.000
                                   Southern Bypass.......
 715. California                  Construct new I-95             2.200
                                   interchange with
                                   Highway 99W, Tehama
                                   Co....................
 716. New York                    Study transportation           1.000
                                   improvements for
                                   segments of Hutchinson
                                   River Parkway and New
                                   England Thruway which
                                   pass through the
                                   Northeast Bronx.......
 717. California                  Construct Alameda              2.940
                                   Corridor East, San
                                   Gabriel Valley........
 718. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Pleasant           1.600
                                   Street-River Terrace,
                                   Holyoke...............
 719. Mississippi                 Upgrade Alva-Stage Rd.,        1.500
                                   Montgomery Co.........
 720. New York                    Upgrade Frederick             14.650
                                   Douglas Circle, New
                                   York City.............
 721. West Virginia               Construct New River            6.000
                                   Parkway...............
 722. Illinois                    Upgrade Wood Street            0.990
                                   between Little Calumet
                                   River to 171st St.,
                                   Dixmore, Harvey,
                                   Markham, Hazel Crest..
 723. Michigan                    Improve Hoban Road and         1.120
                                   Grand Avenue, City of
                                   Mackinac Island.......
 724. Oregon                      Construct South               13.000
                                   Rivergate rail
                                   overcrossing in
                                   Portland..............
 725. Mississippi                 Upgrade West County           11.000
                                   Line Road, City of
                                   Jackson...............
 726. Massachusetts               Implement directional          0.600
                                   signage program
                                   between Worcester CBD
                                   and regional airport..
 727. California                  Upgrade D Street               1.200
                                   between Grand and
                                   Second Streets,
                                   Hayward...............
 728. Pennsylvania                Construction of noise          0.800
                                   barriers along State
                                   Route 28, Aspinwall...
 729. Michigan                    Upgrade Tittabawasee           4.000
                                   Road between Mackinaw
                                   Road and Midland Road,
                                   Saginaw Co............
 730. South Carolina              Construct North                4.500
                                   Charleston Regional
                                   Intermodal Center.....
 731. Ohio                        Upgrade SR 7 (Eastern          2.000
                                   Ave.) to improve
                                   traffic flow into
                                   Gallipolis, Gallia Co.
 732. California                  Modify HOV lanes, Marin        7.000
                                   Co....................
 733. Minnesota                   Construct Highway 210          0.640
                                   trail/underpass,
                                   Brainerd/Baxter.......
 734. Pennsylvania                Design, engineer, ROW          2.000
                                   acquisition and
                                   construct the Wilkes-
                                   Barre/Scranton
                                   International Airport
                                   Access Road between
                                   Route 315 and Commerce
                                   Blvd..................
 735. Tennessee                   Construct greenway and         3.800
                                   bicycle path corridor,
                                   City of White House...
 736. Texas                       Upgrade Highway 271            2.000
                                   between Paris and
                                   Pattonville...........
 737. North Carolina              Upgrade US-158 in              3.000
                                   Warren and Halifax
                                   Counties..............
 738. Connecticut                 Revise interchange ramp        3.750
                                   on to Route 72
                                   northbound from I-84
                                   East in Plainville,
                                   Connecticut...........
 739. California                  Improve Mission                8.500
                                   Boulevard in San
                                   Bernardino, California
 740. Ohio                        Widen and reconstruct          8.000
                                   State Route 82 from
                                   Lorain/Cuyahoga County
                                   line to l.R. 77.......
 741. Tennessee                   Widen US-321 from              9.100
                                   Kinzel Springs to Wean
                                   Valley Road...........
 742. New Hampshire               Construct Orford Bridge        3.400
 743. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct US-70 in           0.200
                                   Marshall and Bryan
                                   Counties..............
 744. Washington                  Widen SR522 from SR-9          4.000
                                   to Paradise Lake Road.
 745. New York                    Improve Cross                  1.000
                                   Westchester Expressway
 746. Pennsylvania                Improve US 22/Canoe            2.000
                                   Creek Blair County....
 747. Missouri                    Upgrade US-60 in Carter       27.000
                                   County, Missouri......

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 748. Ohio                        Relocate State Route 60        1.500
                                   from Zanesville to
                                   Dresden, Muskingum
                                   County................
 749. Pennsylvania                Construct PA 16 Truck          1.000
                                   climbing lane in
                                   Franklin County.......
 750. Indiana                     Conduct railroad               0.060
                                   relocation study in
                                   Muncie................
 751. Pennsylvania                Construct highway-             2.000
                                   transit transfer
                                   facility in Lemoyne...
 752. Georgia                     Construct surface             39.000
                                   transportation
                                   facilities along
                                   Atlanta-Griffin-Macon
                                   corridor..............
 753. Louisiana                   Improve US-165 from           40.000
                                   Alexandria to Monroe..
 754. Ohio                        Upgrade US-30 from            15.000
                                   Wooster to Riceland...
 755. Washington                  Construct Edmonds              5.000
                                   Crossing Multi-modal
                                   transportation project
                                   in Edmonds,
                                   Washington............
 756. Indiana                     Remove and replace             2.140
                                   Walnut Street in
                                   Muncie................
 757. Pennsylvania                Improve South Central          1.000
                                   Business Park in
                                   Fulton County.........
 758. Pennsylvania                Construct exit ramp on        10.500
                                   I-180 at State Route
                                   2049 in Lycoming
                                   County................
 759. Washington                  Construct pedestrian           1.000
                                   access and safety on
                                   Deception Pass Bridge,
                                   Deception Pass State
                                   Park, Washington......
 760. Illinois                    Improve and construct          2.400
                                   grade separation on
                                   Cockrell Lane in
                                   Springfield...........
 761. Virginia                    Construct the Kemper           2.000
                                   Street Station
                                   connector road in
                                   Lynchburg.............
 762. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct and widen I-      97.050
                                   40 Crosstown Bridge
                                   and Realignment in
                                   downtown Oklahoma
                                   City, including
                                   demolition of the
                                   existing bridge,
                                   vehicle approach
                                   roads, interchanges,
                                   intersections,
                                   signalization and
                                   supporting structures
                                   between I-35 and I-44.
 763. New Mexico                  Improve I-25 at Raton         10.000
                                   Pass..................
 764. California                  Reconstruct La Loma            3.000
                                   Bridge in Pasadena....
 765. New York                    Conduct traffic calming        0.100
                                   study on National
                                   Scenic Byway Route 5
                                   in Hamburg............
 766. Pennsylvania                Improve PA-8 between           6.400
                                   Cherry Tree and Rynd
                                   Farm..................
 767. Alabama                     Construct Historic             0.670
                                   Whistler Bike Trail in
                                   Prichard, Alabama.....
 768. Alaska                      Construct capital             12.000
                                   improvement to the
                                   Alaska Marine Highway
                                   and related
                                   facilities: $6,000,000
                                   for Seward, $3,000,000
                                   for Ketchikan and
                                   $3,000,000 for Hollis.
 769. Connecticut                 Rehabilitate Route 202         2.700
                                   bridge in New Milford,
                                   Connecticut...........
 770. Wisconsin                   Construct U.S. Highway         4.000
                                   10, Freemont to
                                   Appleton..............
 771. Texas                       Conduct major                  0.500
                                   investment study for
                                   Outer Loop freeway
                                   extension between I-35
                                   West at State Highway
                                   170 and State Highway
                                   199 in Tarrant County.
 772. Pennsylvania                Reconfigure US-13/             4.000
                                   Pennsylvania Turnpike
                                   interchange...........
 773. Washington                  Construct Washington           1.200
                                   Pass visitor
                                   facilities on North
                                   Cascades Highway......
 774. Washington                  Improve Huntington             0.750
                                   Avenue South in Castle
                                   Rock..................
 775. California                  Construct Centennial          21.000
                                   Transportation
                                   Corridor..............
 776. Kentucky                    Extend Hurstbourne             8.560
                                   Parkway from Bardstown
                                   Road to Fern Valley
                                   Road..................
 777. Pennsylvania                Eliminate 16 at-grade          8.000
                                   rail crossings through
                                   Erie..................
 778. California                  Construct Cabot-Camino         2.000
                                   Capistrano Bridge
                                   project in Southern
                                   Orange County.........
 779. Utah                        Widen 106th South from         5.000
                                   I-15 to Bangerter
                                   Highway in South
                                   Jordan................
 780. Ohio                        Upgrade 11 warning             1.100
                                   devices on the rail
                                   north/south line from
                                   Toledo to Deshler.....
 781. Washington                  Construct Port of              0.900
                                   Kalama River Bridge...
 782. California                  Improve Folsom                 4.000
                                   Boulevard--Highway 50
                                   in the city of Folsom.
 783. New Hampshire               Construct the Broad           16.300
                                   Street Parkway in
                                   Nashua................
 784. New York                    Construct County Road          0.515
                                   93 between NYS 27 and
                                   NYS 454...............
 785. Washington                  Improve Clinton Ferry          7.750
                                   Terminal in Clinton...
 786. Illinois                    Construct Riverfront           0.050
                                   pedestrian walkway in
                                   Peoria................
 787. Colorado                    Construct alternative          5.600
                                   truck route in
                                   Montrose..............
 788. New York                    I-87 Noise Abatement          10.000
                                   Program...............
 789. New Jersey                  Construct Toms River           3.000
                                   bridge project
                                   connecting Dover and
                                   South Toms River
                                   Borough...............
 790. California                  Install SiliconValley          4.860
                                   Smart Corridor project
                                   along the I-880
                                   corridor..............
 791. Illinois                    Construct Veterans            11.040
                                   Parkway from Eastland
                                   Drive to Commerce
                                   Parkway in Bloomington
 792. Pennsylvania                Construct Drexel               1.000
                                   University
                                   Infrastructure
                                   Research Facility
                                   roadway improvements..
 793. New Jersey                  Widen Route 1 from             7.000
                                   Pierson Avenue to
                                   Inman Avenue in
                                   Middlesex County......
 794. Michigan                    Construct US-131               5.000
                                   Cadillac Bypass
                                   project...............
 795. New Hampshire               Reconstruct US-3               2.000
                                   Carroll town line 2.1
                                   miles north...........
 796. Texas                       Upgrade State Highway         12.000
                                   35 Houston District
                                   Brazoria County.......
 797. Tennessee                   Construct US-27 from           5.500
                                   State Road 61 to
                                   Morgan County line....
 798. Pennsylvania                Install citywide               1.000
                                   signalization (SAMI)
                                   project in Lebanon....
 799. Maryland                    Upgrade US-113 north of       24.000
                                   US-50 to MD-589 in
                                   Worcester County,
                                   Maryland..............
 800. Louisiana                   Construct Florida              0.200
                                   Expressway in St.
                                   Bernard and Orleans
                                   Parishes..............
 801. Colorado                    Construct I-25 truck           3.000
                                   lane from Lincoln
                                   Avenue to Castle Pines
                                   Parkway in Douglas
                                   County................
 802. Oklahoma                    Conduct study of               0.300
                                   Highway 3 in
                                   McCurtain, Pushmataha
                                   and Atoka Counties....
 803. Texas                       Reconstruct intermodal        10.000
                                   connectors on Highway
                                   78 and Highway 544 in
                                   Wylie.................
 804. Georgia                     Construct noise                1.000
                                   barriers on the
                                   westside of I-185
                                   between Macon Road and
                                   Airport Thruway and on
                                   I-75 between Mt. Zion
                                   Road and Old Dixie
                                   Highway in the Atlanta
                                   area..................
 805. Arkansas                    Construct the Ashdown          5.000
                                   Bypass/Overpass in
                                   Ashdown...............
 806. Illinois                    Constuct Peoria City           4.000
                                   River Center parking
                                   facility in Peoria....
 807. Arkansas                    Study and construct a          1.000
                                   multi-modal facility
                                   Russellville,
                                   Arkansas..............
 808. Washington                  Design and implement           1.000
                                   report and
                                   environmental study of
                                   the I-5 corridor in
                                   Everett, Washington...
 809. Pennsylvania                Construct Newton               2.000
                                   Hamilton SR 3021 over
                                   Juniata River in
                                   Mifflin County........
 810. Texas                       Widen State Highway 6         12.100
                                   from from Senior Road
                                   to FM521..............
 811. South Dakota                Construct Eastern             15.790
                                   Dakota Expressway
                                   (Phase I).............
 812. Kentucky                    Construct necessary            9.500
                                   connections for the
                                   Taylor Southgate
                                   Bridge in Newport and
                                   the Clay Wade Bailey
                                   Bridge in Covington...
 813. Washington                  Construct traffic              0.257
                                   signals on US-2 at
                                   Olds Owens Road and
                                   5th Street in Sultan,
                                   Washington............
 814. Minnesota                   Widen Trunk Highway 14/       13.000
                                   52 from 75th Street,
                                   NW to Trunk Highway 63
                                   in Rochester..........
 815. New Jersey                  Improve Old York Road/         6.640
                                   Rising Run Road
                                   intersection in
                                   Burlington............
 816. Pennsylvania                Construct I-81 noise           0.640
                                   abatement program in
                                   Dauphin County........
 817. Alabama                     Construct Crepe Myrtle         1.600
                                   Trail near Mobile,
                                   Alabama...............
 818. California                  Construct SR-78/Rancho         5.000
                                   Del Oro interchange in
                                   Oceanside.............
 819. New Jersey                  Improve grade                 14.000
                                   separations on the
                                   Garden State Parkway
                                   in Cape May County,
                                   New Jersey............
 820. Pennsylvania                Construct Western              3.600
                                   Innerloop from PA-26
                                   to State Route 3014...
 821. Kansas                      Widen US-169 in Miami         13.500
                                   County................
 822. New Hampshire               Construct Hindsale             3.000
                                   Bridge................

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 823. Washington                  Construct I-5                  6.650
                                   interchanges in Lewis
                                   County................
 824. Georgia                     Widen Georgia Route 6/        10.888
                                   US-278 in Polk County.
 825. Pennsylvania                Improve access and             5.000
                                   interchange from I-95
                                   to the international
                                   terminal at
                                   Philadelphia
                                   International Airport.
 826. Pennsylvania                Construct rail                12.800
                                   mitigation and
                                   improvement projects
                                   from Philadelphia to
                                   New Jersey Line.......
 827. Nevada                      Extend I-580 in Washie         5.000
                                   and Douglas Counties..
 828. Georgia                     Resurface Davis Drive,         0.400
                                   Green Street, and
                                   North Houston Road in
                                   Warner Robins.........
 829. Oregon                      Repair Port of Hood            1.500
                                   River Bridge Lift Span
                                   project...............
 830. New York                    Improve access to I-84/        3.000
                                   Dutchess intermodal
                                   facility in Dutchess
                                   County................
 831. Georgia                     Conduct a study of an          5.000
                                   interstate multimodal
                                   transportation
                                   corridor from Atlanta
                                   to Chattanooga........
 832. Nebraska                    Corridor study for             0.100
                                   Louisville South
                                   bypass from State
                                   Highway 66 to State
                                   Highway 50............
 833. Michigan                    Conduct feasibility            0.250
                                   study on widening US-
                                   12 to three lanes
                                   between US-127 and
                                   Michigan Highway 50...
 834. Kentucky                    Correct rock hazard on         0.035
                                   US-127 in Russell
                                   County................
 835. New York                    Construct new exit 46A        10.000
                                   on I-90 at Route 170
                                   in North Chili........
 836. California                  Construct parking lot,         3.800
                                   pedestrian bridge and
                                   related improvements
                                   to improve intermodal
                                   transportation in
                                   Yorba Linda...........
 837. Missouri                    Construct US-412               8.000
                                   corridor from Kennett
                                   to Hayti, Missouri....
 838. Florida                     ITS improvements on US-        2.000
                                   19 in Pasco County....
 839. Florida                     Construct I-4                 14.000
                                   reversible safety lane
                                   in Orlando............
 840. Connecticut                 Improve and realign            2.020
                                   Route 8 in Winchester.
 841. Louisiana                   Construct State Highway       10.000
                                   3241/State Highway
                                   1088/I-12 interchange
                                   in St. Tammany Parish,
                                   Louisiana.............
 842. Nebraska                    Corridor study for             0.350
                                   Plattsmouth Bridge
                                   area to US-75 and
                                   Horning Road..........
 843. Michigan                    Construct US-131               2.000
                                   Business route/
                                   industrial connector
                                   in Kalamazoo..........
 844. Michigan                    Reconstruct I-94              12.000
                                   between Michigan Route
                                   14 and US-23..........
 845. California                  Construct Ontario             10.500
                                   International Airport
                                   ground access program.
 846. Texas                       Construct the George          10.000
                                   H.W. Bush Presidential
                                   Corridor from Bryan to
                                   east to I-45..........
 847. Virginia                    Construct I-73 from            8.500
                                   Roanoke to the North
                                   Carolina border.......
 848. Louisiana                   Kerner's Ferry Bridge          1.000
                                   Replacement project...
 849. Washington                  Widen SR-522 in                5.200
                                   Snohomish County:
                                   $3,650,000 for phase 1
                                   from SR-9 to Lake
                                   Road; $1,500,000 to
                                   construct segment from
                                   Paradise Lake Road to
                                   Snohomish River Bridge
 850. California                  Plan and design                4.000
                                   interchange between I-
                                   15 and Sante Fe Road
                                   in Barstow,
                                   California............
 851. California                  Upgrade Ft. Irwin Road         1.500
                                   from I-15 to Fort
                                   Irwin.................
 852. Nebraska                    Construct bridge in            4.000
                                   Newcastle.............
 853. Indiana                     Conduct rail-highway           0.100
                                   feasibility project
                                   study in Muncie.......
 854. New Jersey                  Replace the Ocean City-       26.000
                                   Longport bridge in
                                   Cape May County, New
                                   Jersey................
 855. Kentucky                    Construct a segment of        15.000
                                   the I-66 corridor from
                                   Somerset to I-75......
 856. Ohio                        Improve and widen SR-45        7.920
                                   from North of the I-90
                                   interchange to North
                                   Bend Road in Ashtabula
                                   County, Ohio..........
 857. Illinois                    Construct I-88                 2.000
                                   interchange at Peace
                                   Road in Dekalb........
 858. Virginia                    Widen Route 123 from          10.000
                                   Prince William County
                                   line to State Route
                                   645 in Fairfax County,
                                   Virginia..............
 859. Pennsylvania                Widen and improve Route        1.000
                                   449 in Potter County..
 860. Ohio                        Conduct feasibility            0.100
                                   study for inclusion of
                                   US-22 as part of the
                                   Interstate System.....
 861. New Hampshire               Improve the Bridge             1.000
                                   Street bridge in
                                   Plymouth..............
 862. Louisiana                   Conduct a feasibility          2.000
                                   and design study of
                                   Louisiana Highway 30
                                   between Louisiana
                                   Highway 44 and I-10...
 863. Louisiana                   Construct I-610 noise          1.000
                                   and safety barrier in
                                   the Lake View section
                                   of New Orleans,
                                   Louisiana.............
 864. New York                    Conduct North Road             1.500
                                   Corridor study in
                                   Oswego County.........
 865. Kansas                      Construct Diamond              8.400
                                   interchange at Antioch
                                   and I-435.............
 866. Iowa                        Reconstruct I-235 in           6.900
                                   Polk County...........
 867. Florida                     Construct Port of Palm        21.000
                                   Beach road access
                                   improvements, Palm
                                   Beach County, Florida.
 868. Tennessee                   Improve the Elizabethon        8.450
                                   Connector from US-312
                                   to US-19 East.........
 869. California                  Stabilize US-101 at            1.000
                                   Wilson Creek..........
 870. Michigan                    Improve the I-73               5.250
                                   corridor in Jackson
                                   and Lenawee Counties..
 871. Arkansas                    Improve Arkansas State         2.500
                                   Highway 59 from Rena
                                   Road to Old Uniontown
                                   Road in Van Buren.....
 872. Illinois                    Construct Richton Road,        2.000
                                   Crete.................
 873. Ohio                        Widen Licking-SR-79-           9.400
                                   06.65 (PID 8314) in
                                   Licking County........
 874. New York                    Improve and reconstruct        0.280
                                   Commerce Street in
                                   York Town.............
 875. Arkansas                    Construct Highway 371          3.000
                                   from Magnolia to
                                   Prescott..............
 876. Arkansas                    Construct Highway 82           7.000
                                   from Hamburg to
                                   Montrose..............
 877. California                  Improve SR-91/Green            6.500
                                   River Road interchange
 878. California                  Widen and improve I-5/        13.900
                                   State Route 126
                                   interchange in
                                   Valencia..............
 879. Pennsylvania                Construct US-30 Bypass         4.400
                                   from Exton Bypass to
                                   PA-10.................
 880. Illinois                    Replace State Route 47        19.000
                                   Bridge in Morris......
 881. New York                    Construct County Road          0.700
                                   67 at Long Island
                                   Expressway Exit 57
                                   between County Road 17
                                   and...................
 882. California                  Construct I-10/Barton          5.000
                                   Road West/Anderson
                                   Street connection.....
 883. New York                    Reconstruct Route 9 in         3.354
                                   Plattsburgh...........
 884. Illinois                    Engineering for Peoria         5.000
                                   to Chicago expressway.
 885. Louisiana                   Construct Hourma-              3.100
                                   Thibodaux to I-10
                                   connector from
                                   Gramercy to Houma.....
 886. Washington                  Construct Peace Arch           4.900
                                   Crossing of Entry
                                   (PACE) lane in Blaine.
 887. Florida                     Purchase and install I-        1.000
                                   275 traffic management
                                   system in Pinellas
                                   County, Florida.......
 888. Mississippi                 Construct I-55                 3.000
                                   connectors to US-51 in
                                   Madison, Mississippi..
 889. Alabama                     Construct Anniston            44.600
                                   Eastern Bypass from I-
                                   20 to Fort McClellan
                                   in Calhoun County.....
 890. Connecticut                 Realign and extend Hart        4.000
                                   Street in New Britain.
 891. Texas                       Construct Spur 10 from         4.000
                                   SH-36 to US-59........
 892. Wisconsin                   Construct U.S. Highway        30.000
                                   151 Fond du Lac Bypass
 893. Ohio                        Grade separation               3.000
                                   project at Snow Road
                                   Brook Park............
 894. Nebraska                    Conduct corridor study         0.550
                                   from Wayne to
                                   Vermillion-Newcastle
                                   bridge................
 895. Pennsylvania                Construct Erie Eastside       21.600
                                   Connector.............
 896. New York                    Reconstruct County             2.473
                                   Route 24 in Franklin
                                   County................
 897. Pennsylvania                Construct SR-3019 over         0.500
                                   Great Trough Creek in
                                   Huntingdon County.....
 898. California                  Construct Tulare County        9.000
                                   roads in Tulare County
 899. Pennsylvania                Widen PA-228 from              1.200
                                   Criders Corners to
                                   State Route 3015......
 900. South Carolina              Three River Greenway           5.000
                                   Project to and from
                                   Gervals Street in
                                   Columbia..............
 901. Washington                  Construct State Route          3.500
                                   305 corridor
                                   improvements in
                                   Poulsbo, Washington...

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 902. Pennsylvania                Improve Lewistown              1.000
                                   Narrows US-322 in
                                   Mifflin and Juniata
                                   County................
 903. Nevada                      Construct the US-395           5.000
                                   Carson City Bypass....
 904. Illinois                    Reconstruct I-74              12.865
                                   through Peoria........
 905. Florida                     Widen Gunn Highway             2.000
                                   between Erlich Road
                                   and South Mobley Road
                                   in Hillsborough County
 906. New York                    Construct intermodal           2.500
                                   transportation hub in
                                   Patchogue.............
 907. New York                    Upgrade and relocate          20.000
                                   Utica-Rome Expressway
                                   in Oneida, County New
                                   York..................
 908. Georgia                     Conduct a study of a           2.400
                                   multimodal
                                   transportation
                                   corridor from
                                   Lawrenceville to
                                   Marietta..............
 909. Georgia                     I-75 advanced                  1.700
                                   transportation
                                   management system in
                                   Cobb County...........
 910. New Hampshire               Berlin Heritage Project        0.050
                                   from the Everett
                                   turnpike to Hudson in
                                   Berlin County.........
 911. Alabama                     Engineer, acquire right-      20.000
                                   of-way, and construct
                                   the Birmingham
                                   Northern Beltline in
                                   Jefferson County......
 912. Florida                     Replace St. Johns River       14.000
                                   Bridge in Volusia and
                                   Seminole Counties.....
 913. Maryland                    Improve Halfway                4.000
                                   Boulevard east and
                                   west of Exit 5, I-81
                                   in Washington County..
 914. Georgia                     Construct Harry S.             3.550
                                   Truman Parkway........
 915. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct the I-81           8.000
                                   Davis Street
                                   interchange in
                                   Lackawanna............
 916. Illinois                    Widen 143rd Street in          8.000
                                   Orland Park...........
 917. Pennsylvania                Conduct study of Ft.           0.500
                                   Washington
                                   transportation
                                   improvements, Upper
                                   Dublin, PA............
 918. Kansas                      Construct grade                4.200
                                   separations on US-36
                                   and US-77 in
                                   Marysville, Kansas....
 919. Ohio                        Relocate Harrison/             6.000
                                   Belmont US-250........
 920. Arkansas                    Widen 28th Street and          1.000
                                   related improvements
                                   in Van Buren, Arkansas
 921. Tennessee                   Improve County Road 374        5.000
                                   in Montgomery County..
 922. Virginia                    Conduct feasibility            0.500
                                   study for the
                                   construction I-66 from
                                   Lynchburg to the West
                                   Virginia border.......
 923. Florida                     Expand Palm Valley             3.100
                                   Bridge in St. Johns
                                   County................
 924. Michigan                    Acquire right-of-way          28.720
                                   and construct M-6
                                   Grand Rapids South
                                   Beltline in Grand
                                   Rapids, Michigan......
 925. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct PA-309 in         17.400
                                   Eastern Montgomery
                                   with $4,000,000 for
                                   noise abatement.......
 926. Colorado                    Reconstruct I-225/Iliff        5.500
                                   Avenue interchange in
                                   Aurora................
 927. California                  Widen US-101 from              1.600
                                   Windsor to Arata
                                   Interchange...........
 928. New Jersey                  Design and construction        4.600
                                   Belford Ferry Terminal
                                   in Belford, New
                                   Jersey................
 929. Louisiana                   Construct East-West            1.000
                                   Corridor project in
                                   Southwest Louisiana...
 930. Kentucky                    Construct US-127               5.800
                                   Jamestown Bypass......
 931. Kentucky                    Conduct feasibility            0.500
                                   study for Northern
                                   Kentucky High Priority
                                   Corridor (I-74).......
 932. Utah                        Improve 5600 West              5.000
                                   Highway from 2100
                                   South to 4100 South in
                                   West Valley City......
 933. Arkansas                    Construct US-270 East-         9.000
                                   West Arterial in Hot
                                   Springs...............
 934. New York                    Improve Route 31 from         11.750
                                   Baldwinsville to
                                   County Route 57.......
 935. Arkansas                    Widen West Phoenix             8.000
                                   Avenue and related
                                   improvements in Fort
                                   Smith, Arkansas.......
 936. Arkansas                    Improve Arkansas State         0.500
                                   Highway 12 from US-71
                                   at Rainbow Curve to
                                   Northwest Arkansas
                                   Regional Airport......
 937. Texas                       Widen State Highway 35         6.900
                                   from SH288 in Angleton
                                   to FM521 and dedicate
                                   $630,000 to the
                                   acquisition of right-
                                   of-way in Brazoria
                                   County................
 938. Louisiana                   Congestion mitigation          3.000
                                   and safety
                                   improvements to the
                                   Central thruway in
                                   Baton Rouge...........
 939. North Carolina              Widen North Carolina           4.000
                                   Route 24 from
                                   Swansboro to US-70 in
                                   Onslow and Carteret
                                   Counties..............
 940. North Carolina              Construct US-13 from           4.500
                                   the Wilson the US-264
                                   Bypass to Goldsboro in
                                   Wayne and Wilson
                                   Counties..............
 941. Michigan                    Construct Bridge Street        4.200
                                   bridge project in
                                   Southfield............
 942. Connecticut                 Improve Route 7 utility        7.200
                                   and landscaping in New
                                   Milford...............
 943. Pennsylvania                Construct access               1.700
                                   improvements between
                                   exits 56 and 57 off I-
                                   81 in Lackawanna......
 944. New Jersey                  Construct grade                5.000
                                   separation of Route 35
                                   and Tinton falls and
                                   extend Shrewsbury
                                   Avenue in Monmouth....
 945. Washington                  Improve I-5/196th              4.500
                                   Street, Southwest
                                   Freeway interchange in
                                   Lynnwood, Washington..
 946. Tennessee                   Extend Pellissippi            11.800
                                   Parkway from State
                                   Route 33 to State
                                   Route 321 in Blount
                                   County................
 947. New York                    Improve Route 281 in           9.000
                                   Cortland..............
 948. California                  Construct I-15 Galinas         8.500
                                   interchange in
                                   Riverside County......
 949. New Hampshire               Construct the Keene            6.150
                                   bypass................
 950. Illinois                    Design and construct US-      10.000
                                   67 corridor from
                                   Jacksonville to
                                   Beardstown............
 951. Virginia                    Conduct Williamsburg           0.325
                                   2007 transportation
                                   study.................
 952. Mississippi                 Widen US-84 from I-55          1.250
                                   at Brookhaven to US-49
                                   at Collins............
 953. New York                    Reconstruct Jackson            2.624
                                   Avenue in New Windsor,
                                   Orange County.........
 954. Texas                       Widen State Highway 6         12.200
                                   from FM521 to Brazoria
                                   County line and
                                   construct railroad
                                   overpass..............
 955. Tennessee                   Reconstruct road and          15.000
                                   causeway in Shiloh
                                   Military Park in
                                   Hardin County.........
 956. Florida                     Pedestrian safety              6.800
                                   initiative on US-19 in
                                   Pinellas County.......
 957. Washington                  Improve primary truck          4.900
                                   access route on East
                                   Marine View Drive,
                                   FAST corridor in
                                   Washington............
 958. Florida                     Construct Wonderwood          38.000
                                   Connector from Mayport
                                   to Arlington, Duval
                                   County, Florida.......
 959. California                  Improve the Avenue H           6.100
                                   overpass in Lancaster
                                   County................
 960. Pennsylvania                Improve safety on PA-41        6.000
                                   from US-30 to PA-926..
 961. New Jersey                  Consrtuct Route 29/129         5.500
                                   bicycle, pedestrian
                                   and landscape
                                   improvement plan......
 962. Idaho                       Construct critical            10.000
                                   interchanges and grade-
                                   crossings on US-20
                                   between Idaho Falls
                                   and Chester...........
 963. Louisiana                   Expand Perkins Road in        10.000
                                   Baton Rouge...........
 964. Pennsylvania                Widen US 30 from Walker        2.000
                                   Rd to Fayetteville in
                                   Franklin County.......
 965. Wyoming                     Construct Jackson-Teton        1.830
                                   Pathway in Teton
                                   County................
 966. Utah                        Widen 7200 South in            1.100
                                   Midvale...............
 967. Washington                  Conduct feasibility            1.000
                                   study of State Route
                                   35 Hood River bridge
                                   in White Salmon.......
 968. Arkansas                    Upgrade US Route 412,          3.550
                                   Harrison to Mountain
                                   Home, Arkansas........
 969. Nevada                      Canamex Corridor               7.000
                                   Innovative Urban
                                   Renovation project in
                                   Henderson.............
 970. Georgia                     Construct Athens to            8.000
                                   Atlanta Transportation
                                   Corridor..............
 971. California                  Widen State Route 29           0.500
                                   between Route 281 and
                                   Route 175.............
 972. California                  Upgrade US-101 from            1.000
                                   Eureka to Arcata......
 973. Louisiana                   Expand Harding Road            3.600
                                   from Scenic Highway to
                                   the Mississippi River
                                   and construct an
                                   information center....
 974. Indiana                     Improve Southwest             30.000
                                   Highway from
                                   Bloomington to
                                   Evansville............
 975. Pennsylvania                Construct Route 72             8.810
                                   overpass at Conrail in
                                   Lebanon...............
 976. Indiana                     Construct Hazel Dell           5.500
                                   Parkway from 96th
                                   Street to 146th Street
                                   in Carmel.............
 977. New Jersey                  Replace Calhoun Street         1.300
                                   Bridge in Trenton.....
 978. Utah                        Reconstruct US-89 and          7.000
                                   interchange at 200
                                   North in Kaysville....
 979. California                  Construct Nogales              4.500
                                   Street at Railroad
                                   Street grade
                                   separation in Los
                                   Angeles County,
                                   California............
 980. Pennsylvania                Improve Bedford County         2.000
                                   Business Park Rd in
                                   Bedford County........
 981. Utah                        Extend Main Street from       11.500
                                   5600 South to Vine
                                   Street in Murray......

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 982. Pennsylvania                Construct US-30 at PA-         6.000
                                   772 and PA-41.........
 983. Illinois                    Improve Sugar Grove            2.500
                                   US30..................
 984. California                  Improve Route 99/Route         8.000
                                   120 interchange in
                                   Manteca County........
 985. Pennsylvania                Widen US-11/15 between         5.000
                                   Mt. Patrick and McKees
                                   Half Falls in Perry
                                   County................
 986. Ohio                        Add lanes and improve          2.000
                                   intersections on Route
                                   20 in Lake County,
                                   Ohio..................
 987. Pennsylvania                Construct PA-283 North         2.450
                                   Union Street ramps in
                                   Dauphin County........
 988. California                  Improve and construct I-       7.400
                                   80 reliever route
                                   project; Walters Road
                                   and Walters Road
                                   Extension Segments....
 989. Alabama                     Expand US-278 in               6.000
                                   Cullman County........
 990. Ohio                        Construct Chagrin River/       1.545
                                   Gulley Brook corridor
                                   scenic greenway along
                                   I-90 in Lake County...
 991. Oregon                      Construct phase I:            23.500
                                   highway 99 to Biddle
                                   Road of the highway 62
                                   corridor solutions
                                   project...............
 992. New York                    Renovate State Route 9         3.840
                                   in Phillipstown.......
 993. Arkansas                    Enhance area in the            1.500
                                   vicinity of Dickson
                                   Street in Fayetteville
 994. Missouri                    Construction US-67/            8.000
                                   Route 60 interchange
                                   in Poplar Bluff,
                                   Missouri..............
 995. Kansas                      Widen US-81 from              27.800
                                   Minneapolis, Kansas to
                                   Nebraska..............
 996. California                  Widen US-101 from             33.000
                                   Petaluma Bridge to
                                   Novato................
 997. Alabama                     Construct new I-10            14.375
                                   bridge over the Mobile
                                   River in Mobile,
                                   Alabama...............
 998. Mississippi                 Upgrade and widen US-49        1.250
                                   in Rankin, Simpson,
                                   and Covington Counties
 999. California                  Realign and improve            6.000
                                   California Route 79 in
                                   Riverside County......
1000. New Jersey                  Construct East Windsor         0.360
                                   Bear Brook pathway
                                   system................
1001. New York                    Construct Hutton Bridge        3.000
                                   Project...............
1002. Ohio                        Improve State Route 800        0.500
                                   in Monroe County......
1003. Pennsylvania                Improve PA-41 between          7.600
                                   Delaware State line
                                   and PA-926............
1004. New York                    Improve Hiawatha               2.250
                                   Boulevard and Harrison
                                   Street corridors in
                                   Syracuse..............
1005. Pennsylvania                Replace Dellville              1.000
                                   Bridge in Wheatfield..
1006. Florida                     Construct I-4/John            13.659
                                   Young Parkway
                                   interchange project in
                                   Orlando...............
1007. Connecticut                 Reconstruct Broad              3.200
                                   Street in New Britain.
1008. Washington                  Widen US-395 in the           10.000
                                   vicinity of mile post
                                   170 north of Spokane..
1009. New York                    Construct NYS Route 27         4.700
                                   at intersection of
                                   North Monroe Avenue...
1010. New York                    Reconstruct Route 23/          0.850
                                   Route 205 intersection
                                   in Oneonta............
1011. Alaska                      Construct Pt. Mackenzie        9.000
                                   Intermodal Facility...
1012. Maryland                    Construct phase 1A of         15.000
                                   the I-70/I-270/US-340
                                   interchange in
                                   Frederick County......
1013. Illinois                    Widen and improve US-34        8.000
                                   intechange in Aurora..
1014. Florida                     A-1-A Beautification           4.400
                                   project in Daytona,
                                   Florida...............
1015. Louisiana                   Construct I-49                 5.600
                                   interchange at Caddo
                                   Port Road in
                                   Shreveport............
1016. Tennessee                   Construct Kingsport            2.000
                                   Highway in Washington
                                   County................
1017. New Hampshire               Improve 3 Pisquataqua          2.200
                                   River Bridges on the
                                   New Hampshire--Maine
                                   border................
1018. Nebraska                    Construct the Antelope         7.500
                                   Valley Overpass in
                                   Lincoln...............
1019. Pennsylvania                Install traffic signal         0.500
                                   upgrade in Clearfield
                                   Borough in Clearfield
                                   County................
1020. North Carolina              Construct US-311(I-74)        30.500
                                   from NC-68 to US-29A-
                                   70A...................
1021. California                  Design and initiation          0.500
                                   of long term
                                   improvements along
                                   Highway 199 in Del
                                   Norte County,
                                   California............
1022. Virginia                    Improve Lee Highway            1.800
                                   Corridor in Fairfax,
                                   Virginia..............
1023. Illinois                    Improve roads in the           0.810
                                   Peoria Park District..
1024. California                  Construct Overland             5.000
                                   Drive overcrossing in
                                   Temecula..............
1025. Iowa                        Construct the Julien          28.000
                                   Dubuque Bridge over
                                   the Mississippi River
                                   at Dubuque............
1026. Kentucky                    Construct highway-rail         1.100
                                   grade separations
                                   along the City Lead in
                                   Paducah...............
1027. Indiana                     Safety improvements to         9.100
                                   McKinley and Riverside
                                   Avenues in Muncie.....
1028. Pennsylvania                Gettysburg                     4.000
                                   comprehensive road
                                   improvement study.....
1029. Indiana                     Reconstruct Wheeling           1.600
                                   Avenue in Muncie......
1030. Indiana                     Construct Hoosier             25.000
                                   Heartland from
                                   Lafayette to Ft. Wayne
1031. Louisiana                   Upgrade and widen I-10        11.000
                                   between Williams
                                   Boulevard and Tulane
                                   Avenue in Jefferson
                                   and Orleans Parishes..
1032. Louisiana                   Construct Metairie Rail        7.000
                                   Improvements and
                                   Relocation project in
                                   Jefferson and Orleans
                                   Parishes, Louisiana...
1033. Wisconsin                   Construct STH-26/US-41         3.000
                                   Interchange in Oshkosh
1034. Pennsylvania                Improve Sidling Hill           0.500
                                   Curve and Truck Escape
                                   in Fulton County......
1035. New York                    Construct Wellwood             1.200
                                   Avenue from Freemont
                                   Street to Montauk
                                   Highway in Lindenhurst
1036. New York                    Improve ferry                  1.000
                                   infrastructure in
                                   Greenport.............
1037. Alaska                      Construct Spruce Creek         0.350
                                   Bridge in Soldotna....
1038. Alabama                     Construct East Foley           7.000
                                   corridor project from
                                   Baldwin County Highway
                                   20 to State Highway 59
                                   in Alabama............
1039. Louisiana                   Construct North/South          7.000
                                   Road/I-10-US-61
                                   connection in the
                                   Kenner, Louisiana.....
1040. Texas                       Construct FM2234(McHard        6.400
                                   Road) from SH-35 to
                                   Beltway 8 at Monroe
                                   Boulevard.............
1041. Michigan                    Construct M-5 Haggerty         3.200
                                   Connector.............
1042. Kentucky and Indiana        Ohio River Major              40.100
                                   Investment Study
                                   Project, Kentucky and
                                   Indiana...............
1043. Ohio                        Construct Muskingum-SR-        8.000
                                   16....................
1044. Ohio                        Relocate SR-30 for             1.000
                                   final design of south
                                   alternative in Carroll
                                   County, Ohio..........
1045. Missouri                    Upgrade US-63 in Howell        8.000
                                   County, Missouri......
1046. California                  Widen SR-23 between           14.000
                                   Moorpark and Thousand
                                   Oaks..................
1047. New York                    Construct CR-3 at              1.400
                                   Southern State Parkway
                                   overpass between Long
                                   Island Expressway and
                                   Colonial Springs......
1048. Washington                  Improve I-90/Sunset Way       19.800
                                   interchange in
                                   Issaquah, WA..........
1049. New York                    Construct Elmira               3.000
                                   Arterial from Miller
                                   to Cedar..............
1050. California                  Construct Imperial            14.500
                                   Highway grade
                                   separation and sound
                                   walls at Esperanza
                                   Road/Orangethorpe
                                   Avenue in Yorba Linda,
                                   California............
1051. Wyoming                     Widen and improve Cody--      10.170
                                   Yellowstone Highway
                                   from the entrance to
                                   Yellowstone National
                                   Park to Cody..........
1052. Florida                     West Palm Beach Traffic       15.000
                                   Calming Project on US-
                                   1 and Flagur Drive....
1053. Missouri                    Construction and              33.303
                                   upgrade of US-71/I-49
                                   in Newton and McDonald
                                   County, Missouri......
1054. Virginia                    Commuter and freight          10.000
                                   rail congestion and
                                   mitigation project
                                   over Quantico Creek...
1055. California                  Complete Citraeado             3.000
                                   Parkway project in San
                                   Diego County..........
1056. Tennessee                   Improve State Route 92         4.550
                                   from I-40 to South of
                                   Jefferson City........
1057. Washington                  Redevelop Port of              0.077
                                   Anacortes waterfront..
1058. Mississippi                 Widen US-98 from Pike          1.250
                                   County to Foxworth....

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1059. New York                    Construct US-219 from         20.000
                                   Route 39 to Route 17..
1060. Michigan                    Construct US-27 between        8.500
                                   St. Johns and Ithaca..
1061. California                  Construct highway-rail         4.215
                                   grade separation for
                                   Fairway Drive and
                                   Union Pacific track...
1062. Tennessee                   Reconstruct Old Walland        1.680
                                   Highway bridge over
                                   Little River in
                                   Townsend..............
1063. California                  Construct I-10                 2.000
                                   Tippecanoe/Anderson
                                   interchange project in
                                   Loma Linda and San
                                   Bernardino County,
                                   California............
1064. California                  Construct State Route         10.000
                                   76 in Northern San
                                   Diego.................
1065. Nebraska                    Construct NE-35                4.500
                                   alternative and
                                   modified route
                                   expressway in Norfolk
                                   and Wayne.............
1066. Arkansas                    Construct Highway 425          7.000
                                   from Pine Bluff to the
                                   Louisiana State line..
1067. Tennessee                   Construct bridge and          13.200
                                   approaches on State
                                   Route 33 over the
                                   Tennessee River
                                   (Henley Street Bridge)
1068. Mississippi                 Construct Jackson             10.000
                                   International Airport
                                   Parkway and connectors
                                   from High Street to
                                   the Jackson
                                   International Airport
                                   in Jackson,
                                   Mississippi...........
1069. Wisconsin                   Reconstruct U.S.              12.000
                                   Highway 10, Waupaca
                                   County................
1070. Ohio                        Construct highway-rail         8.205
                                   grade separations on
                                   Heisley Road between
                                   Hendricks Road and
                                   Jackson Street in
                                   Mentor................
1071. Virginia                    Widen I-64 Bland              30.675
                                   Boulevard interchange.
1072. Illinois                    Improve IL-159 in              4.275
                                   Edwardsville..........
1073. Iowa                        Extend NW 86th Street          7.000
                                   from NW 70th Street to
                                   Beaver Drive in Polk
                                   County................
1074. New York                    Construct County Route         7.577
                                   21, Peeksill Hollow
                                   Road renovation
                                   project...............
1075. Iowa                        IA-192 relation and            6.000
                                   Avenue G viaduct in
                                   Council Bluffs........
1076. Ohio                        Upgrade and widen US-24       23.000
                                   from I-469 to I-475...
1077. Illinois                    Construct crossings           12.500
                                   over Fox River in Kane
                                   County................
1078. Florida                     Construct North East           1.600
                                   Dade Bike Path in
                                   North Miami Beach,
                                   Florida...............
1079. Pennsylvania                Improve Oxford Valley          2.000
                                   Road/US-1 interchange
                                   in Bucks County.......
1080. California                  Improve highway access         0.500
                                   to Humboldt Bay and
                                   Harbor Port...........
1081. North Carolina              Construct I-85                29.500
                                   Greensboro Bypass in
                                   Greensboro, North
                                   Carolina..............
1082. Pennsylvania                Reconfigure I-81 Exit 2        0.700
                                   Ramp in Franklin
                                   County................
1083. Indiana                     Feasibility study of           0.600
                                   State Road 37
                                   improvements in
                                   Noblesville, Elwood
                                   and Marion............
1084. New Jersey                  Revitalize Route 130           4.000
                                   from Cinnaminson to
                                   Willingboro...........
1085. Ohio                        Upgrade I-77/US-250/SR-        1.000
                                   39 interchange in
                                   Tuscarawas County.....
1086. Virginia                    Enhance Maple Avenue           2.700
                                   streetscape in Vienna,
                                   Virginia..............
1087. Arkansas                    Widen Highway 65/82            7.000
                                   from Pine Bluff to the
                                   Mississippi State line
1088. New Jersey                  Construct Route 31            15.400
                                   Fleming Bypass in
                                   Hunterdon County, New
                                   Jersey................
1089. New York                    Conduct safety study           0.400
                                   and improve I-90 in
                                   Downtown Buffalo......
1090. Utah                        Widen SR-36 from I-80          3.000
                                   to Mills Junction.....
1091. Alabama                     Construct the                 17.650
                                   Montgomery Outer Loop
                                   from US-80 to I-85 via
                                   I-65..................
1092. Tennessee                   Construct Foothills           11.500
                                   Parkway from Walland
                                   to Weans Valley.......
1093. California                  Upgrade and synchronize       23.000
                                   traffic lights in the
                                   Alameda Corridor East
                                   in Los Angeles County.
1094. New York                    Conduct feasibility            0.500
                                   study of new
                                   International bridges
                                   on the NY/Canada
                                   border................
1095. Colorado                    Construct C-470/I-70           6.250
                                   ramps in Jefferson Co.
1096. Virginia                    Improve Route 123 from        15.000
                                   Route 1 to Fairfax
                                   County line in Prince
                                   William County,
                                   Virginia..............
1097. Washington                  Construct Interstate          23.500
                                   405/NE 8th Street
                                   interchange project in
                                   Bellevue, WA..........
1098. New Hampshire               Widen I-93 from Salem         12.100
                                   north.................
1099. South Dakota                Replace Meridan Bridge.        3.250
1100. Washington                  Extend Mill Plain              4.000
                                   Boulevard in Vancouver
1101. Colorado                    Improve SH-74/JC-73            6.250
                                   interchange in the
                                   city of Evergreen in
                                   Jefferson County......
1102. Tennessee                   Improve US-64 in               5.000
                                   Hardeman and McNairy
                                   Counties..............
1103. Illinois                    Design and construct I-        5.500
                                   72/MacArthur Boulevard
                                   interchange in
                                   Springfield...........
1104. Pennsylvania                Replace bridge over            1.000
                                   Shermans Creek in
                                   Carroll...............
1105. Illinois                    Improve IL-113 in              7.700
                                   Kankakee..............
1106. Pennsylvania                Realign PA29 in the            0.550
                                   Borough of
                                   Collegeville,
                                   Montgomery County,
                                   Pennsylvania..........
1107. Louisiana                   Construct Causeway             5.000
                                   Boulevard/Earhart
                                   Expressway interchange
                                   in Jefferson, Parish,
                                   Louisiana.............
1108. Pennsylvania                Improve PA 26 in               1.000
                                   Huntingdon County.....
1109. New York                    Construct Furrows Road         1.500
                                   from Patchogue/
                                   Holbrook Road to
                                   Waverly Avenue in
                                   Islip.................
1110. Tennessee                   Reconstruction of US-          5.000
                                   414 In Henderson
                                   County................
1111. Indiana                     Widen 116th Street in          1.500
                                   Carmel................
1112. Louisiana                   Reconstruct Jefferson          1.000
                                   Lakefront bikepath in
                                   Jefferson Parish,
                                   Louisiana.............
1113. Utah                        Construct 7800 South           6.500
                                   from 1300 West to
                                   Bangerter Highway in
                                   West Jordan...........
1114. Mississippi                 Construct segment 2 and        1.250
                                   3 of the Bryam-Clinton
                                   Corridor in Hinds
                                   County................
1115. Kentucky                    Construct Route 259-101        1.000
                                   from Brownsville to I-
                                   65....................
1116. New Jersey                  Replace Kinnaman Avenue        1.600
                                   bridge over Pohatcong
                                   Creek in Warren County
1117. Louisiana                   Widen Lapalco Boulevard        5.000
                                   from Barataria
                                   Boulevard to Destrehan
                                   Avenue in Jefferson
                                   Parish, Louisiana.....
1118. Florida                     Restore and                    1.800
                                   rehabilitate Miami
                                   Beach Bridge and
                                   waterfront in Miami
                                   Beach, Florida........
1119. Texas                       Widen Highway 287 from        13.500
                                   Creek Bend Drive to
                                   Waxahacie bypass......
1120. Utah                        Widen and improve 123rd/       5.000
                                   126th South from
                                   Jordan River to
                                   Bangerter Highway in
                                   Riverton..............
1121. Ohio                        Construct a new                7.100
                                   interchange at County
                                   Road 80 and I-77 in
                                   Dover with $100,000 to
                                   preserve or
                                   reconstruct the
                                   Tourism Information
                                   Center................
1122. Pennsylvania                Realign Route 501 in           1.600
                                   Lebanon County........
1123. Pennsylvania                Construct Williamsport-        7.000
                                   Lycoming County
                                   Airport Access road
                                   from I-180 to the
                                   airport...............
1124. New York                    Construct the Mineola         14.000
                                   intermodal facility
                                   and Hicksville
                                   intermodal facility in
                                   Nassau County.........
1125. Arkansas                    Construct Highway 15           1.000
                                   from Connector Road to
                                   Railroad Overpass in
                                   Pine Bluff............
1126. Kentucky                    Redevelop and improve          2.840
                                   ground access to
                                   Louisville Waterfront
                                   District in
                                   Louisville, Kentucky..
1127. Ohio                        Improve and widen SR-91        5.000
                                   from SR-43 south to
                                   county line/city line
                                   in Solon..............
1128. Louisiana                   Extend I-49 from I-220         4.400
                                   to Arkansas State line
1129. Pennsylvania                West Philadelphia              0.410
                                   congestion mitigation
                                   initiative............
1130. New York                    Judd Road Connector in        37.300
                                   New Hartford and
                                   Whitestown, New York..
1131. South Dakota                Construct Eastern             31.438
                                   Dakota Expressway
                                   (Phase II)............
1132. Virginia                    Conduct historic               0.500
                                   restoration of Roanoke
                                   Passange Station in
                                   Roanoke...............
1133. Louisiana                   Construct Port of St.          2.100
                                   Bernard Intermodal
                                   facility..............
1134. Mississippi                 Construct segment 2 of         1.250
                                   the Jackson University
                                   Parkway in Jackson....
1135. Indiana                     Extend East 56th Street        6.500
                                   in Lawrence...........
1136. Ohio                        Improve and construct          4.000
                                   SR-44/Jackson Street
                                   Interchange in
                                   Painesville...........
1137. Pennsylvania                Widen US-30 from US-222       12.000
                                   to PA-340 and from PA-
                                   283 to PA-741.........

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1138. Ohio                        Construct State Route          2.200
                                   209 from Cambridge and
                                   Byesville to the
                                   Guernsey County
                                   Industrial Park.......
1139. California                  Construct I-5/Avenida          3.000
                                   Vista Hermosa
                                   interchange in San
                                   Clemente..............
1140. Pennsylvania                Improve PA 17 from PA          1.000
                                   274 to PA 850 in Perry
                                   County................
1141. Georgia                     Improve GA-316 in             40.900
                                   Gwinnett County.......
1142. New York                    Construct congestion           5.000
                                   mitigation project for
                                   Brookhaven............
1143. New Hampshire               Construct Chestersfield        3.000
                                   Bridge................
1144. California                  Improve the interchange        6.000
                                   at Cabo and Nason
                                   Street in Moreno
                                   Valley................
1145. Missouri                    Widen US-63 in Randolph       45.360
                                   and Boone Counties,
                                   Missouri..............
1146. New Jersey                  Upgrade Garden State          30.000
                                   Parkway Exit 142......
1147. New York                    Improve Bedford-               2.880
                                   Banksville Road from
                                   Millbrook to
                                   Connecticut State line
1148. New York                    Upgrade and improve           14.200
                                   Albany to Saratoga to
                                   intermodal
                                   transportation
                                   corridor..............
1149. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct US-99/SH377        9.000
                                   from Prague to Stroud
                                   in Lincoln County.....
1150. Washington                  Safety improvements to         4.200
                                   State Route 14 in
                                   Columbia River Gorge
                                   National Scenic Area..
1151. Nevada                      Widen I-50 between             4.000
                                   Fallon and Fernley....
1152. South Carolina              Widen and relocate SC-6        8.000
                                   in Lexington County...
1153. Kansas                      Widen US-54 from               8.000
                                   Liberal, Kansas
                                   southwest to Oklahoma.
1154. Virginia                    Improve East Eldon             0.500
                                   Street in Herndon.....
1155. Michigan                    Improve US-31 from             5.000
                                   Holland to Grand Haven
1156. Arkansas                    Construct turning lanes        0.250
                                   at US-71/AR-8
                                   intersection in Mena..
1157. California                  Widen LaCosta Avenue in        3.000
                                   Carlsbad..............
1158. Alaska                      Improve roads in               2.350
                                   Kotzebue..............
1159. New Hampshire               Construct Manchester          10.700
                                   Airport access road in
                                   Manchester............
1160. Texas                       Upgrade SH 130 in              1.000
                                   Caldwell amd
                                   Williamson Counties...
1161. South Dakota                Construct Heartland            6.505
                                   Expressway Phase I....
1162. New York                    Design and construct          16.260
                                   Outer Harbor Bridge in
                                   Buffalo...............
1163. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct State Route        9.000
                                   2001 in Pike County...
1164. Ohio                        Construct interchange          6.000
                                   at I-480 in
                                   Independence, Ohio....
1165. New Mexico                  Improve US-70 southwest       10.000
                                   of Portales...........
1166. California                  Willits Bypass, Highway        1.000
                                   101 in Mendocino
                                   County, California....
1167. Florida                     Widen US-192 between          25.000
                                   County Route 532 and I-
                                   95 in Brevard and
                                   Osceola Counties......
1168. Georgia                     Widen US-84 South from         3.200
                                   US-82 to the Ware
                                   County Line in
                                   Waycross and Ware
                                   Counties..............
1169. New Hampshire               Reconstruct bridge over        3.000
                                   the Connecticut River
                                   between Lebanon, NH
                                   and White River
                                   Junction, VT..........
1170. Ohio                        Conduct feasibility            0.700
                                   study for the
                                   construction of
                                   Muskingum County South
                                   93-22-40 connector....
1171. Georgia                     Reconstruct SR-26/US-60        3.550
                                   from Bull River to
                                   Lazaretto Creek.......
1172. Wisconsin                   Improve Janesville             4.000
                                   transportation........
1173. Illinois                    Reconstruct US-30 in           9.000
                                   Joliet................
1174. New Mexico                  Complete the Paseo del         7.500
                                   Norte East Corridor in
                                   Bernalillo County.....
1175. Michigan                    Construct I-96/Beck            2.600
                                   Wixom Road interchange
1176. Pennsylvania                Construct US-322              25.000
                                   Conchester Highway
                                   between US-1 and PA-
                                   452...................
1177. New Mexico                  Extend Unser Boulevard         1.000
                                   in Albuquerque........
1178. Arkansas                    Conduct planning for           1.000
                                   highway 278 and rail
                                   for the Warren/
                                   Monticello Arkansas
                                   Intermodal Complex....
1179. Washington                  Widen SR-543 from I-5          3.616
                                   to International
                                   Boundary, Washington..
1180. New York                    Construct congestion           1.000
                                   mitigation project for
                                   Smithtown.............
1181. Mississippi                 Widen MS-15 from Laurel       10.000
                                   to Louiseville........
1182. Pennsylvania                Construct Abbey Trails         0.500
                                   in Abington Township..
1183. Mississippi                 Construct East Metro           3.500
                                   Corridor in Rankin
                                   County, Mississippi...
1184. Utah                        Construct I-15                 8.000
                                   interchange at
                                   Atkinville............
1185. California                  Improve SR-70 from            15.000
                                   Marysville Bypass to
                                   Oroville Freeway......
1186. New Hampshire               Construct Conway bypass        7.100
                                   from Madison to
                                   Bartlett..............
1187. New York                    Improve the Route 31/I-        2.473
                                   81 Bridge in Watertown
1188. Pennsylvania                Relocate PA-113 at             3.000
                                   Creamery Village in
                                   Skippack..............
1189. Indiana                     Upgrade 4 warning              0.400
                                   devices on north/south
                                   rail line from Terre
                                   Haute to Evansville...
1190. Pennsylvania                Construct noise                0.480
                                   abatement barriers
                                   along US-581 from I-83
                                   2 miles west in
                                   Cumberland County.....
1191. Louisiana                   Install computer signal        6.500
                                   synchronization system
                                   in Baton Rouge........
1192. Alabama                     Construct US-231/I-10          1.350
                                   Freeway Connector from
                                   the Alabama border to
                                   Dothan................
1193. Michigan                    Improve I-94 in                5.000
                                   Kalamazoo County......
1194. Florida                     Construct Englewood           10.000
                                   Interstate connector
                                   from River Road to I-
                                   75 in Sarasota and
                                   Charlotte Counties....
1195. New York                    Construct Hamilton            16.500
                                   Street interchange in
                                   Erwin.................
1196. Alabama                     Extend I-759 in Etowah        15.000
                                   County................
1197. Pennsylvania                US-209 Marshall's Creek       10.000
                                   Traffic Relief project
                                   in Monroe County......
1198. Georgia                     Construct the Fall Line       23.000
                                   Freeway from Bibb to
                                   Richmond Counties.....
1199. Indiana                     Construct SR-9 bypass          3.150
                                   in Greenfield.........
1200. Illinois                    Construct Alton Bypass         2.500
                                   from IL-40 to
                                   Fosterburg Road.......
1201. New York                    Replace of Route 92            4.000
                                   Limestone Creek Bridge
                                   in Manlius............
1202. Indiana                     Upgrade 14 warning             1.400
                                   devices on east/west
                                   rail line from Gary to
                                   Auburn................
1203. New York                    Improve 6th and                0.700
                                   Columbia Street
                                   project in Elmira.....
1204. Michigan                    Improve Kent County           11.280
                                   Airport road access in
                                   Grand Rapids, Michigan
                                   by extending 36th
                                   Street, improving 48th
                                   Street, and
                                   constructing the I-96/
                                   Whitneyville
                                   Interchange...........
1205. Arkansas                    Enhance area around the        0.400
                                   Paris Courthouse in
                                   the vicinity of
                                   Arkansas Scenic
                                   Highway 22 and
                                   Arkansas Scenic
                                   Highway 309, Paris
                                   Arkansas..............
1206. Virginia                    Downtown Staunton              0.500
                                   Streetscape Plan--
                                   Phase I in Staunton...
1207. New York                    Construct CR-85 from           0.675
                                   Foster Avenue to CR97
                                   in Suffolk County.....
1208. California                  Construct interchange         10.000
                                   between I-15 and Main
                                   Street in Hesperia,
                                   California............
1209. Pennsylvania                Construct Ardmore              0.500
                                   Streetscape project...
1210. New York                    Reconstruct Route 25/          1.000
                                   Route 27 intersection
                                   in St. Lawrence County
1211. Connecticut                 Relocate and realign           5.410
                                   Route 72 in Bristol...
1212. Pennsylvania                Improve Park Avenue/PA         0.600
                                   36 in Blair County....
1213. Virginia                    Construct Route 288 in        22.000
                                   the Richmond
                                   Metropolitan Area.....
1214. New York                    Construct city of Glen         5.000
                                   Cove waterfront
                                   improvements..........
1215. North Carolina              Upgrade and improve US-       20.000
                                   19 from Maggie Valley
                                   to Cherokee...........

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1216. New York                    Construct Eastern Long        15.000
                                   Island Scenic Byway in
                                   Suffolk County........
1217. Pennsylvania                Widen SR-247 and SR-          10.900
                                   2008 between 84 and
                                   Lackawanna Valley
                                   Industrial Highway for
                                   the Moosic Mountain
                                   Business Park.........
1218. Louisiana                   Construct and equip            5.400
                                   Transportation
                                   Technology and
                                   Emergency Preparedness
                                   Center in Baton Rouge,
                                   Louisiana.............
1219. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct I-95/Street        1.770
                                   Road interchange in
                                   Bucks County..........
1220. Mississippi                 Widen State Route 24           1.250
                                   from Liberty to I-55..
1221. New York                    Initiate study and             2.000
                                   subsequent development
                                   and engineering of an
                                   international trade
                                   corridor in St.
                                   Lawrence County.......
1222. Missouri                    Construct Highway 36           3.496
                                   Hannibal Bridge and
                                   approaches in Marion
                                   County................
1223. New York                    Reconstruct Ridge Road         0.160
                                   Bridge in Orange
                                   County................
1224. New Jersey                  Reconstruct South              8.000
                                   Pembrton Road from
                                   Route 206 to Hanover
                                   Street................
1225. Ohio                        Improve Alum Creek             7.000
                                   Drive from I-270 to
                                   Frebis Avenue in
                                   Franklin County.......
1226. Ohio                        Construct SR-315 Ohio          3.000
                                   State University Ramp
                                   project in Franklin
                                   County................
1227. North Carolina              Construct US-64/264 in         2.000
                                   Dare County...........
1228. New Mexico                  Improve US-70 from I-25       25.000
                                   to Organ in New
                                   Mexico................
1229. Kentucky                    Construct connection           3.000
                                   between Natcher Bridge
                                   and KY-60 east of
                                   Owensboro.............
1230. California                  Widen 5th Street and           1.000
                                   replace 5th Street
                                   bridge in Highland,
                                   California............
1231. New Mexico                  Reconstruct US-84/US-         15.000
                                   285 from Santa Fe to
                                   Espanola..............
1232. Iowa                        Improve IA-60 Corridor         8.800
                                   from LeMar to MN State
                                   line..................
1233. Louisiana                   Construct Leeville             1.500
                                   Bridge on LA-1........
1234. Tennessee                   Reconstruct US-27 in           3.000
                                   Morgan County.........
1235. Texas                       Improve US 82, East-          16.400
                                   West Freeway between
                                   Memphis Avenue and
                                   University Avenue.....
1236. Alabama                     Construct Eastern Black       23.000
                                   Warrior River Bridge
                                   and acquire right-of-
                                   way and construct an
                                   extension of the Black
                                   Warrior Parkway from
                                   US-82 to US-43 in
                                   Tuscaloosa County.....
1237. North Carolina              Construct US-117, the          4.500
                                   Elizabeth City Bypass
                                   in Pasquotank County..
1238. Florida                     Construct Cross                1.500
                                   Seminole Trail
                                   connection in Seminole
                                   County................
1239. New York                    Construct County Road          1.360
                                   50 in the vicinity of
                                   Windsor Avenue........
1240. Ohio                        Construct greenway             2.300
                                   enhancements in
                                   Madison...............
1241. Nebraska                    Conduct corridor study         1.000
                                   of NE-35 alternative
                                   and modified route in
                                   Norfolk, Wayne and
                                   Dakota City...........
1242. New York                    Improve Broadway in            2.520
                                   North Castle in
                                   Westchester County....
1243. Louisiana                   Extend Louisiana               8.000
                                   Highway 42 between US-
                                   61 and I-10 in
                                   Ascension Parish......
1244. Alaska                      Extend Kenai Spur              8.000
                                   Highway-North Road in
                                   Kenai Peninsula
                                   Borough...............
1245. Utah                        Construct underpass at         3.900
                                   100th South in Sandy..
1246. Connecticut                 Construct Seaview             10.000
                                   Avenue Corridor
                                   project...............
1247. New Jersey                  Replace Maple Grange           1.800
                                   Road bridge over
                                   Pochuck Creek in
                                   Sussex County.........
1248. New York                    Construct congestion           2.500
                                   mitigation project for
                                   Riverhead.............
1249. Pennsylvania                Improve PA 453 from            1.000
                                   Water Street to Tyrone
                                   in Huntingdon County..
1250. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct County Road        0.250
                                   237 from Indiahoma to
                                   Wichita Mountains
                                   Wildlife Refuge.......
1251. Washington                  Construct 192nd Street         5.000
                                   from Sr-14 to SE 15th.
1252. Ohio                        Construct Licking-             1.500
                                   Thornwood Connector in
                                   Licking County........
1253. Pennsylvania                Improve I-95/PA-413            7.500
                                   Interchange in Bucks
                                   County................
1254. Florida                     Construct US-98/Thomas        15.000
                                   Drive interchange.....
1255. Texas                       Widen Meacham Boulevard        3.500
                                   from I-35W to FM-146
                                   and extend Meacham
                                   Boulevard from west of
                                   FM-156 to North Main
                                   Street................
1256. Utah                        Construct Cache Valley         7.000
                                   Highway in Logan......
1257. Texas                       Relocation of Indiana          9.600
                                   Avenue between 19th
                                   street to North Loop
                                   289 and Quaker Avenue
                                   intersection..........
1258. Kentucky                    Reconstruct KY-210 from        8.000
                                   Hodgenville to Morning
                                   Star Road, Larue
                                   County................
1259. Georgia                     Construct Rome to              4.112
                                   Memphis Highway in
                                   Floyd and Bartow
                                   Counties..............
1260. Pennsylvania                Realign West 38th              7.200
                                   Street from Shunpike
                                   Road to Myrtle Street
                                   in Erie County........
1261. New York                    Upgrade Chenango County        1.600
                                   Route 32 in Norwich...
1262. California                  Rehabilitate historic          3.500
                                   train depot in San
                                   Bernadino.............
1263. Louisiana                   Construct the Southern         5.500
                                   extension of I-49 from
                                   Lafayette to the
                                   Westbank Expressway...
1264. New York                    Replace Kennedy-class         40.000
                                   ferries, Staten Island
1265. Florida                     Construct South                9.000
                                   Connector Road and
                                   Airport Road
                                   interchange in
                                   Jacksonville, Florida.
1266. Virginia                    Construct the Lynchburg/       1.500
                                   Madison Heights bypass
                                   in Lynchburg..........
1267. California                  Widen I-15 from               24.000
                                   Victorville to Barstow
                                   in California.........
1268. New York                    Traffic Mitigation             3.000
                                   Project on William
                                   Street and Losson Road
                                   in Cheektowaga........
1269. Pennsylvania                Improve PA 56 from I-99        1.000
                                   to Somerset County
                                   Line in Bedford County
1270. Pennsylvania                Renovate Harrisburg            2.500
                                   Transportation Center
                                   in Dauphin County.....
1271. Washington                  Widen Columbia Center          1.610
                                   Boulevard in Kennewick
1272. Indiana                     Improve State Road 31          0.500
                                   in Columbus...........
1273. New York                    Construct pedestrian           0.250
                                   access bridge from
                                   Utica Union Station...
1274. Pennsylvania                Improve Route 219 in           1.000
                                   Clearfield County.....
1275. Kentucky                    Construct KY-70 from           2.000
                                   Cave City to Mammoth
                                   Cave..................
1276. New Jersey                  Replace Groveville-            3.200
                                   Allentown Road bridge
                                   in Hanilton...........
1277. Washington                  Construct Mount Vernon         3.500
                                   multi-modal
                                   transportation
                                   facility project in
                                   Mount Vernon,
                                   Washington............
1278. New Jersey                  Construct pedestrian           3.000
                                   bridge in Washington
                                   Township..............
1279. Indiana                     Install traffic                0.900
                                   signalization system
                                   in Muncie.............
1280. New Mexico                  Improve 84/285 between         5.000
                                   Espanola and Hernandez
1281. Florida                     Widen of State Road 44         2.250
                                   in Volusia County.....
1282. Maryland                    Construct improvements        10.000
                                   a I-270/MD-187
                                   interchange...........
1283. Louisiana                   Increase capacity of           2.000
                                   Lake Pontchartrain
                                   Causeway..............
1284. Pennsylvania                Construct Walnut Street        1.000
                                   pedestrian bridge in
                                   Dauphin County........
1285. Pennsylvania                Improve US-22/PA-866           2.000
                                   Intersection in Blair
                                   County................
1286. Indiana                     Expand 126th Street in         1.000
                                   Carmel................
1287. Ohio                        Upgrade 1 warning              0.100
                                   device on the rail
                                   line from Marion to
                                   Ridgeway..............
1288. Illinois                    Conduct Midwest                0.400
                                   Regional intermodal
                                   facility feasibility
                                   study in Rochelle.....
1289. Minnesota                   Construct Trunk Highway       16.000
                                   610/10 from Trunk
                                   Highway 169 in
                                   Brooklyn Park to I-94
                                   in Maple Grove........
1290. Oklahoma                    Improve Battiest-              3.000
                                   Pickens Road between
                                   Battiest and Pickens
                                   in McCurtain County...
1291. Mississippi                 Widen US-61 from               1.250
                                   Louisiana State line
                                   to Adams County.......
1292. California                  Construct capital              5.000
                                   improvements along I-
                                   680 corridor..........
1293. Arkansas                    Study and construct Van        0.300
                                   Buren intermodal port
                                   facility in Van Buren,
                                   Arkansas..............
1294. New York                    Construct access road          0.240
                                   from Lake Avenue to
                                   Milestrip Road in
                                   Blasdell..............

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1295. Iowa                        Construct I-29 airport         6.200
                                   interchange overpass
                                   in Sioux City.........
1296. Pennsylvania                Construct PA-309               4.400
                                   Sumneytown Pike
                                   Connector.............
1297. Kentucky                    Construct Savage-Cedar         0.350
                                   Knob Bridge at Koger
                                   Creek.................
1298. Washington                  Widen SR-527 from 112th        4.700
                                   SE to 132nd SE in
                                   Everett...............
1299. Kentucky                    Complete I-65 upgrade          5.000
                                   from Elizabethtown to
                                   Tennessee State line..
1300. Illinois                    Replace Gaumer Bridge          0.900
                                   near Alvin............
1301. South Carolina              Construct I-26/US-1           12.000
                                   connector in Columbia.
1302. Illinois                    Construct Sullivan Road       10.000
                                   Bridge over the Fox
                                   River.................
1303. California                  Extend State Route 7 in       10.000
                                   Imperial County.......
1304. South Carolina              Construct high priority       10.000
                                   surface transportation
                                   projects eligible for
                                   Federal-aid highway
                                   funds.................
1305. New York                    Construct Erie Canal           3.000
                                   Preserve I-90 rest
                                   stop in Port Byron....
1306. Virginia                    Improve Harrisonburg           0.500
                                   East Side roadways in
                                   Harrisonburg..........
1307. Texas                       Improve I-35 West from         4.000
                                   Spur 280 to I-820 in
                                   Fort Worth............
1308. Pennsylvania                Construct US-202               5.000
                                   Section 600 Phase I
                                   Early Action project
                                   in Upper Gwynedd and
                                   Lower Gwynedd.........
1309. Pennsylvania                PA 26 over Piney Creek         0.800
                                   2-bridges in Bedford
                                   County................
1310. Florida                     Widen and realign Eller        5.600
                                   Drive in Port
                                   Everglades, Florida...
1311. Illinois                    Improve access to              1.600
                                   Rantoul Aviation
                                   Center in Rantoul.....
1312. Florida                     Deploy magnetic lane           0.500
                                   marking system on I-4.
1313. Alaska                      Construct the a bridge        20.000
                                   joining the Island of
                                   Gravina to the
                                   Community of Ketchikan
                                   on Revilla Island.....
1314. Louisiana                   Conduct feasibility            5.000
                                   study, design and
                                   construction of
                                   connector between
                                   Louisiana Highway 16
                                   to I-12 in Livingston
                                   Parish................
1315. New York                    Improve Hardscrabble           2.880
                                   Road from Route 22 to
                                   June Road in North
                                   Salem.................
1316. California                  Enhance Fort Bragg and         0.500
                                   Willitis passenger
                                   stations..............
1317. New Mexico                  Improve Uptown in              1.500
                                   Bernalillo County.....
1318. Missouri                    Construction of airport        5.000
                                   ground transportation
                                   terminal for the
                                   Springfield/Branson
                                   Airport intermodal
                                   facility in
                                   Springfield, Missouri.
1319. North Carolina              Widen US-421 from North        7.400
                                   Carolina Route 194 to
                                   two miles East of US-
                                   221...................
1320. Kentucky                    Construct US-127:             11.215
                                   $800,000 for the
                                   segment between the
                                   Albany Bypass and KY-
                                   90; $10,375,000 for
                                   the segment between
                                   the Albany Bypass and
                                   Clinton County High
                                   School; $40,000 for
                                   the segment between
                                   KY696 and the
                                   Tennessee State line..
1321. Missouri                    Upgrade US-71                  1.000
                                   interchange in
                                   Carthage, Missouri....
1322. Ohio                        Reconstruct Morgan             0.500
                                   County 37 in Morgan
                                   County................
1323. New York                    Construct Maybrook             1.404
                                   Corridor bikeway in
                                   Dutchess County.......
1324. New York                    Construct Poughkeepsie         3.750
                                   Intermodal Facility in
                                   Poughkeepsie..........
1325. Illinois                    Construct Orchard Road         7.000
                                   Bridge over the Fox
                                   River.................
1326. Pennsylvania                Improve PA-23 Corridor         4.000
                                   from US-30 Bypass
                                   between Lancaster
                                   County line and
                                   Morgantown............
1327. California                  Improve State Route 57         0.985
                                   interchange at Lambert
                                   Road in Brea..........
1328. Texas                       Upgrade State Highway         12.000
                                   35 Yoakum District in
                                   Matagorda and Buazovia
                                   Counties..............
1329. Pennsylvania                Improve T-344 Bridge           0.700
                                   over Mahantango Creek
                                   in Snyder County......
1330. Ohio                        Complete safety/bicycle        0.030
                                   path in Madison
                                   Township..............
1331. New Jersey                  Upgrade Montvale/              0.500
                                   Chestnut Ridge Road
                                   and Grand Avenue
                                   intersection at Garden
                                   State Parkway in
                                   Bergan County.........
1332. Kentucky                    Widen US-27 from              30.000
                                   Norwood to Eubank.....
1333. California                  Extend Highway 41 in          10.000
                                   Madera County.........
1334. New York                    Improve and reconstruct        0.350
                                   Stony Street in York
                                   Town..................
1335. Pennsylvania                Complete Broad Street          2.330
                                   ramps at Route 611
                                   bypass in Bucks County
1336. Tennessee                   Construct State Route          2.400
                                   131 from Gill Road to
                                   Bishop Road...........
1337. Georgia                     Construct the Savannah        10.000
                                   River Parkway in
                                   Bullock, Jenkins,
                                   Screven and Effinghaus
                                   Counties..............
1338. Illinois                    Improve Illinois Route         2.300
                                   29 in Sangamon and
                                   Christian Counties....
1339. Mississippi                 Widen State Route 6           15.000
                                   from Pontotoc to US-45
                                   at Tupelo in
                                   Mississippi...........
1340. Kansas                      Construct road and rail       35.000
                                   grade separations in
                                   Wichita...............
1341. Illinois                    Widen US-20 in Freeport        5.100
1342. Minnesota                   Construct Mankato South        7.000
                                   Route in Mankato......
1343. Michigan                    Construct interchange         11.000
                                   at Eastman Avenue/US-
                                   10 in Midland.........
1344. California                  Highway 65 improvement         4.000
                                   and mitigation project
1345. Pennsylvania                Improve access to              1.500
                                   Raystown in Huntingdon
                                   County................
1346. Indiana                     Construct East 79th            4.000
                                   from Sunnyside Road to
                                   Oaklandon Road in
                                   Lawrence..............
1347. Georgia                     Widen and reconstruct          3.400
                                   Corder Road from
                                   Pineview Drive to the
                                   Russell Parkway.......
1348. New York                    Rahabilitate Jay               1.000
                                   Covered Bridge in
                                   Essex County..........
1349. New York                    Improve Long Ridge Road        2.800
                                   from Pound Ridge Road
                                   to Connecticut State
                                   line..................
1350. Mississippi                 Widen MS-45 from               4.500
                                   Brooksville to US-82
                                   in Mississippi........
1351. Ohio                        Upgrade US-30 from SR-        15.000
                                   235 in Hancock County
                                   to the Ontario Bypass
                                   in Richland County....
1352. Illinois                    Construct an                   7.500
                                   interchange at I-90
                                   and Illinois Route 173
                                   in Rockford...........
1353. New York                    Construct Route 17-            4.800
                                   Lowman Crossover in
                                   Ashland...............
1354. New Jersey                  Rehabilitate East              3.600
                                   Ridgewood Avenue over
                                   Route 17 in Bergan
                                   County................
1355. Pennsylvania                St. Thomas Signals Hade        0.200
                                   and Jack Rds US-30 in
                                   Franklin County.......
1356. New York                    Improve Route 9 in             1.560
                                   Dutchess County.......
1357. Ohio                        Rail mitigation and           12.000
                                   improvement projects
                                   from Vermillion to
                                   Conneaut..............
1358. Virginia                    Complete North Section        10.000
                                   of Fairfax County
                                   Parkway in Fairfax
                                   County, Virginia......
1359. Arkansas                    Conduct design study           5.000
                                   and acquire right of
                                   way on US-71 in the
                                   vicinity of Fort
                                   Chaffee, Fort Smith...
1360. Pennsylvania                Conduct preliminary            2.000
                                   engineering on the
                                   relocation of exits 4
                                   and 5 on I-83 in York
                                   County................
1361. Florida                     Construct Greater              1.341
                                   Orlando Aviation
                                   Authority Consolidated
                                   Surface Access in
                                   Orlando...............
1362. Florida                     Construct US17/92 and          2.750
                                   SR-436 interchange in
                                   Orange/Osceola/
                                   Seminole County region
1363. Washington                  Construct State Route          0.600
                                   7--Elbe rest area and
                                   interpretive facility
                                   in Pierce County, WA..
1364. Virginia                    Improve the RIC airport        3.000
                                   connector road in
                                   Richmond..............
1365. Tennessee                   Improve State Road 60          1.600
                                   from Waterville to US-
                                   64 in Bradley County..
1366. Pennsylvania                Relocate US-219                5.000
                                   Ridgeway,
                                   Pennsylvania, truck
                                   bypass connector along
                                   Osterhout Street......
1367. Pennsylvania                Construct PA 36                1.000
                                   Convention Center
                                   Connector in Blair
                                   County................
1368. New Jersey                  Construct US-22/Chimney       23.000
                                   Rock Road interchange
                                   in Somerset County....
1369. Alaska                      Improve Dalton Highway         5.000
                                   from Fairbanks to
                                   Prudhoe Bay...........
1370. Pennsylvania                Allegheny Trail from          12.000
                                   Pittsburgh,
                                   Pennsylvania to
                                   Cumberland, Maryland..
1371. Washington                  Reconstruct I-82/SR-24         8.640
                                   intersection and add
                                   lanes on SR-24 to Keys
                                   Road..................
1372. Pennsylvania                Upgrade 2 sections of          1.500
                                   US-6 in Tioga County..
1373. Illinois                    Congestion mitigation         12.000
                                   for Illinois Route 31
                                   and Illinois Route 62
                                   intersection in
                                   Algonquin.............

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1374. Illinois                    Construct Towanda-             7.760
                                   Barnes Road in Mclean
                                   County................
1375. Pennsylvania                Construct Lackawanna           0.500
                                   River Heritage Trail
                                   in Lackawanna.........
1376. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct I-81               3.520
                                   Plainfield interchange
                                   in Cumberland County..
1377. Kentucky                    Reconstruct US-231:           11.500
                                   $7,500,000 for the
                                   segment between Dry
                                   Ridge Road and US-231
                                   and US-31; $4,000,000
                                   for the segment
                                   between Allen-Warren
                                   County line and Dry
                                   Ridge Road............
1378. Tennessee                   Construct State Route         10.320
                                   30 from Athens to
                                   Etowah in McMinn
                                   County................
1379. Arizona                     Replace US-93 Hoover          20.000
                                   Dam Bridge............
1380. Iowa                        Conduct study of Port          0.100
                                   of Des Moines, Des
                                   Moines................
1381. Missouri                    Bull Shoals Lake Ferry         0.697
                                   in Taney County,
                                   Missouri..............
1382. Pennsylvania                Widen PA-413 in Bucks          7.500
                                   County................
1383. Mississippi                 Construct I-20                 1.000
                                   interchange at Pirate
                                   Cove..................
1384. Texas                       Complete State Highway        10.000
                                   35 in Aransas County..
1385. California                  Construct interchange          8.000
                                   between I-15 and SR-18
                                   in Victorville/Apple
                                   Valley, California....
1386. Pennsylvania                Improve Route 94               8.000
                                   Corridor through
                                   Hanover to Maryland
                                   State Line............
1387. Ohio                        Upgrade 2 warning              0.200
                                   devices on the rail
                                   north/south line from
                                   Columbus to Toledo....
1388. Pennsylvania                Resurface current 219          6.500
                                   bypass at Bradford....
1389. New Jersey                  Construct Route 17             1.500
                                   bridge over the
                                   Susquehanna and
                                   Western Rail line in
                                   Rochelle Park.........
1390. Louisiana                   Replace ferry in               2.150
                                   Plaquemines Parish....
1391. New York                    Construct Hudson River         0.455
                                   scenic overlook from
                                   Route 9 to Waterfront
                                   in Poughkeepsie.......
1392. California                  Complete State Route 56        4.000
                                   in San Diego..........
1393. New Jersey                  Replace Clove Road             1.000
                                   bridge over tributary
                                   of Mill Brook and
                                   Clove Brook in Sussex
                                   County................
1394. California                  Construct interchanges         3.000
                                   for I-10 in Coachella
                                   Valley, Riverside
                                   County................
1395. South Dakota                Construct US-16 Hell           0.441
                                   Canyon Bridge and
                                   approaches in Custer
                                   County................
1396. Wisconsin                   Reconstruct U.S.              26.000
                                   Highway 151, Waupun to
                                   Fond du Lac...........
1397. Indiana                     Construct I-70/Six            19.950
                                   Points interchange in
                                   Marion and Hendricks
                                   County................
1398. Wyoming                     Reconstruct Cheyenne           8.000
                                   Area Norris Viaduct...
1399. California                  Extend State Route 52          5.000
                                   in San Diego..........
1400. Kansas                      Reconstruct K-7 from           3.100
                                   Lone Elm Road to
                                   Harrison..............
1401. Mississippi                 Construct US-84 from           1.250
                                   Eddiceton to Auburn
                                   Road..................
1402. Florida                     Construct County Road          8.000
                                   470 Interchange in
                                   Lake County...........
1403. Virginia                    Widen I-81 in Roanoke          6.000
                                   and Botetourt Counties
                                   and in Rockbridge,
                                   Augusta and Rockingham
                                   Counties..............
1404. California                  Improve and modify the        22.400
                                   Port of Hueneme
                                   Intermodal Corridor--
                                   Phase II in Ventura
                                   County................
1405. New York                    Construct Bay Shore            8.000
                                   Road SR-231 to SR-27
                                   in Suffolk County.....
1406. Alabama                     Complete I-59                  4.000
                                   interchange in Dekalb
                                   County................
1407. Michigan                    Construct interchange          4.000
                                   at US-10/Bay City Road
                                   in Midland............
1408. Connecticut                 Improve Route 4                1.800
                                   intersection in
                                   Harwinton,
                                   Connecticut...........
1409. Colorado                    Construct Wadsworth            1.000
                                   Boulevard improvement
                                   project in Arvada.....
1410. Connecticut                 Reconstruct Post Office/       1.500
                                   Town Farm Road in
                                   Enfield, Connecticut..
1411. Pennsylvania                Widen and signalize            4.300
                                   Sumneytown Pike and
                                   Forty Foot Road in
                                   Montgomery County,
                                   Pennsylvania..........
1412. Tennessee                   Improve State Road 95          4.900
                                   from Westover Drive to
                                   SR-62 in Roane and
                                   Anderson Counties.....
1413. New York                    FJ&G Rail/Trail Project        0.700
                                   in Fulton County......
1414. Pennsylvania                Construct Towamencin           2.900
                                   Township multimodal
                                   center................
1415. Michigan                    Relocate US-31 from           18.000
                                   River Road to Naomi
                                   Road in Berrian County
1416. Alaska                      Extend West Douglas            3.300
                                   Road in Goldbelt and
                                   Juneau................
1417. Illinois                    Construct US-67 in             6.800
                                   Madison and Jersey
                                   Counties..............
1418. Idaho                       Reconstruct US-95 from        10.000
                                   Bellgrove to Mica.....
1419. Idaho                       Construct US-95:              15.000
                                   Sandcreek Alternate
                                   Route in Sandpoint....
1420. Ohio                        Construct highway-rail         3.000
                                   grade separations on
                                   Snow Road in Brook
                                   Park..................
1421. New York                    Construct Southern             4.740
                                   State Parkway ITS
                                   between NYS Route 110
                                   and Sagtikos Parkway..
1422. Florida                     Widen US-17/92 in              1.800
                                   Volusia County........
1423. Connecticut                 Realign Route 4                2.800
                                   intersection in
                                   Farmington............
1424. Louisiana                   Construct Louisiana            0.750
                                   Highway 1 from the
                                   Gulf of Mexico to US-
                                   90....................
1425. Kentucky                    Construct Kentucky 31E         1.000
                                   from Bardstowns to
                                   Salt River............
1426. Virginia                    Constuct Third Bridge/         5.000
                                   Tunnel Crossing of
                                   Hampton Road..........
1427. Washington                  Widen Cook Road in             3.100
                                   Skagit County,
                                   Washington............
1428. Pennsylvania                Construct 25.5 miles of        0.540
                                   the Perkiomen Trail...
1429. Louisiana                   Construct Port of South        0.700
                                   Louisiana Connector in
                                   Saint John the Baptist
                                   Parish................
1430. New York                    Construct CR-96 from           0.275
                                   Great South Bay to
                                   Montauk Highway in
                                   Suffolk County........
1431. Pennsylvania                Construct US-6                 2.400
                                   Tunkhannock Bypass in
                                   Wyoming County........
1432. Alabama                     Construct Eastern Shore        1.355
                                   Trail project in
                                   Fairhope, Alabama.....
1433. Georgia                     Construct North River          2.900
                                   Causeway and Bridge,
                                   St. Mary's County.....
1434. Utah                        Construct Phase II of         10.000
                                   the University Avenue
                                   Interchange in Provo..
1435. California                  Widen SR-71 from              13.000
                                   Riverside County to SR-
                                   91....................
1436. Arkansas                    Construct access route        16.000
                                   to Northwest Arkansas
                                   Regional Airport in
                                   Highfill, Arkansas....
1437. California                  Construct Ocean               20.000
                                   Boulevard and Terminal
                                   Island Freeway
                                   interchange in Long
                                   Beach, California.....
1438. Nebraska                    Widen and reconstruct I-       8.000
                                   680 from Pacific
                                   Street to Dodge Street
                                   in Douglas County.....
1439. Indiana                     Lafayette Railroad            29.400
                                   relocation project in
                                   Lafayette, Indiana....
1440. Florida                     Construct pedestrian           2.500
                                   overpass from Florida
                                   National Scenic Trail
                                   over I-4..............
1441. Michigan                    Conduct preliminary            1.500
                                   engineering, acquire
                                   right-of-way, and
                                   construct I-75/North
                                   Down River Road
                                   interchange...........
1442. New York                    Construct CR-82 from           0.435
                                   Montauk Highway to
                                   Sunrise Highway in
                                   Suffolk County........
1443. Connecticut                 Widen Route 10 from            4.640
                                   vicinity of Lazy Lane
                                   to River Street in
                                   Southington,
                                   Connecticut...........
1444. Connecticut                 Widen Route 4 in               2.800
                                   Torrington............
1445. Washington                  Construct Port of              2.500
                                   Longview Industrial
                                   Rail Corridor and
                                   Fibre Way Overpass in
                                   Longview..............
1446. Virginia                    Construct I-95/State           4.000
                                   Route 627 interchange
                                   in Stafford County....
1447. Colorado                    Complete the Powers           12.000
                                   Boulevard north
                                   extension in Colorado
                                   Springs...............
1448. Ohio                        Construct St.                  0.500
                                   Clairsville Bike Path
                                   in Belmont County.....
1449. South Dakota                Construct Aberdeen             2.576
                                   Truck bypass..........
1450. New York                    Conduct extended needs         4.000
                                   study for the Tappan
                                   Zee Bridge............
1451. Washington                  Widen SR-99 between            3.000
                                   148th Street and King
                                   County Line in
                                   Lynnwood..............
1452. Texas                       Construct State Highway       32.000
                                   121 from I-30 to US-67
                                   in Cleburne...........
1453. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct US-70 from         7.500
                                   Broken Bow to Arkansas
                                   State line in
                                   McCurtain County......
1454. Georgia                     Conduct study of a            25.000
                                   multimodal
                                   transportation
                                   corridor along GA-400.
1455. New York                    Reconstruct and widen          5.500
                                   Route 78 from I-90 to
                                   Route 15..............

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1456. Nebraska                    Construct South Beltway        5.500
                                   in Linclon............
1457. Nebraska                    Replace US-81 bridge           1.500
                                   between Yankton, south
                                   Dakota and Cedar
                                   County, Nebaska.......
1458. Florida                     Construct Alden Road           0.700
                                   Improvement Project in
                                   Orange County.........
1459. California                  Improve and widen              7.000
                                   Forest Hill Road in
                                   Placer County.........
1460. Washington                  Improve Hillsboro              3.550
                                   Street/Highway 395
                                   intersection in Pasco.
1461. Missouri                    Construct Hermann              1.544
                                   Bridge on Highway 19
                                   in Montgomery and
                                   Gasconade Counties....
1462. Utah                        Widen and improve 123rd/       7.000
                                   126th South from 700
                                   East to Jordan River
                                   in Draper.............
1463. Illinois                    Improve Constitution           3.500
                                   Avenue in Peoria......
1464. New York                    Reconstruct Washington         1.700
                                   County covered bridge
                                   project...............
1465. New York                    Reconstruct Stoneleigh         3.920
                                   Avenue in Putnam
                                   County................
1466. Kansas                      Construct Phase II            10.000
                                   improvements to US-59
                                   from US-56 to Ottawa..
1467. Pennsylvania                Rehabilitate Kenmawr           0.450
                                   Bridge, Swissvale.....
1468. Pennsylvania                Construct Steel                0.482
                                   Heritage Trail between
                                   Glenwood Bridge to
                                   Clairton via
                                   McKeesport............
1469. Illinois                    Construct Technology           2.735
                                   Ave. between US Rt. 45
                                   East to Willenborg
                                   St., Effingham........
1470. Pennsylvania                Conduct preliminary            1.000
                                   engineering and design
                                   for US-219 bypass of
                                   Bradford..............
1471. Texas                       Construct relief route         0.250
                                   around Alice..........
1472. Ohio                        Upgrade State Rt. 18           2.400
                                   between I-71 and I-77.
1473. Illinois                    Upgrade St. Marie              0.036
                                   Township Rd., Jasper
                                   County................
1474. Illinois                    Upgrade US 40 in               0.094
                                   Martinsville..........
1475. Michigan                    Repair 48th Ave.,              0.270
                                   Menominee.............
1476. Illinois                    Undertake improvements         2.000
                                   to Campus
                                   Transportation System,
                                   Chicago...............
1477. Maine                       Construct I-95/                2.000
                                   Stillwater Avenue
                                   interchange...........
1478. Maine                       Improve Route 26.......        1.500
1479. Maine                       Improve Route 23.......        0.500
1480. Massachusetts               Construct Minuteman            0.750
                                   Commuter Bikeway-
                                   Charles River Bikeway
                                   connector, Cambridge
                                   and Watertown.........
1481. Massachusetts               Construct Cambridge            3.000
                                   Roadways Improvement
                                   project, Cambridge....
1482. Massachusetts               Upgrade Sacramento             0.250
                                   Street underpass,
                                   Somerville............
1483. Massachusetts               Reconstruct roadways,          3.000
                                   Somerville............
1484. Michigan                    Construct improvements         3.000
                                   to 23 Mile Rd. between
                                   Mound Rd. and M-53,
                                   Macomb................
1485. Minnesota                   Conduct study of               0.500
                                   potential for
                                   diversion of traffic
                                   from the I-35 corridor
                                   to commuter rail,
                                   Chisago County north
                                   of Forest Lake along I-
                                   35 corridor to Rush
                                   City..................
1486. Minnesota                   Construct Elk River            3.200
                                   bypass from 171st Ave.
                                   at Highway 10 to
                                   intersection of County
                                   Roads 12 and 13 at
                                   Highway 169...........
1487. Minnesota                   Construct grade                1.000
                                   separated interchange
                                   at south junction of
                                   TH 371/Brainerd bypass
1488. New York                    Construct Fordham              3.000
                                   University regional
                                   transportation
                                   facility..............
1489. New York                    Construct bike paths in        0.500
                                   the Riverdale section
                                   of the Bronx..........
1490. New York                    Construct Phase II of          2.000
                                   the City of Mount
                                   Vernon's New Haven
                                   Railroad Redevelopment
1491. New York                    Construct Bike Paths           0.500
                                   along the Bronx River
                                   in Bronx Park.........
1492. New York                    Rehabilitate                   1.000
                                   transportation
                                   facilities in CO-OP
                                   City..................
1493. New York                    Construct sound                1.940
                                   barriers on both sides
                                   of Grand Central
                                   Parkway between 172nd
                                   St. to Chevy Chase Rd.
1494. New York                    Construct sound                0.400
                                   barriers on east side
                                   of Clearview
                                   Expressway between
                                   15th Rd. and Willets
                                   Point Blvd............
1495. New York                    Construct sound                0.500
                                   barriers on Grand
                                   Central Parkway
                                   between 244th St. and
                                   Douglaston Parkway....
1496. New York                    Rehabilitate roads,            0.160
                                   Village of Great Neck.
1497. Tennessee                   Construct pedestrian           3.000
                                   and bicycle pathway to
                                   connect with the
                                   Mississippi River
                                   Trail, and restore
                                   adjacent historic
                                   cobblestones on
                                   riverfront, Memphis...
1498. Texas                       Expand Winters Freeway        11.200
                                   (US83/84) in Abilene
                                   between Southwest
                                   Drive and US 277......
1499. New York                    Reconstruct Springfield        4.000
                                   Blvd. between the Long
                                   Island Rail main line
                                   south to Rockaway
                                   Blvd., Queens County..
1500. Pennsylvania                Construct Frazier              3.000
                                   Township interchange
                                   on SR-28 in Allegheny.
1501. Minnesota                   Reconstruct St. Louis          0.600
                                   CSAH 9 (Wallace
                                   Avenue) in Duluth.....
1502. California                  Reimburse costs                5.350
                                   associated with the
                                   relocation and
                                   protection work
                                   performed relating to
                                   pipelines, cables, and
                                   other facilities
                                   impacted by the
                                   construction of the
                                   Mid-Trench section of
                                   the Alameda Corrido
                                   project...............
1503. Ohio                        Construct grade                5.000
                                   separation at Dille
                                   Road in Euclid........
1504. Nevada                      Widen I-15 from the            2.500
                                   California State line
                                   to Las Vegas..........
1505. Nevada                      Improve at-grade               2.500
                                   railroad crossings in
                                   Reno..................
1506. New York                    Reconstruct Flushing           5.000
                                   Avenue between
                                   Humboldt Street and
                                   Cypress Avenue, and
                                   between Porter Street
                                   and Cypress Avenue....
1507. New York                    Reconstruct Flushing           3.000
                                   Avenue between Wycoff
                                   and Gates Street......
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     SEC. 128. WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

       Section 407(a) of the National Highway System Designation 
     Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 630-631) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking ``(a)'' and all that follows through the 
     period at the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Conveyances.--
       ``(1) Conveyance to states and district of columbia.--
       ``(A) General authority.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary 
     shall convey to the State of Virginia, the State of Maryland, 
     and the District of Columbia all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to the Bridge, including such 
     related riparian rights and interests in land underneath the 
     Potomac River as are necessary to carry out the project.
       ``(B) Acceptance of title.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (3), upon conveyance by the Secretary, the State of Virginia, 
     the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia shall 
     accept the right, title, and interest in and to the Bridge.
       ``(C) Consolidation of jurisdiction.--For the purpose of 
     making the conveyance under this paragraph, the Secretary of 
     the Interior and the head of any other Federal department or 
     agency that has jurisdiction over the land adjacent to the 
     Bridge shall transfer such jurisdiction to the Secretary.
       ``(D) Funds allocated.--No funds made available for the 
     high cost Interstate System reconstruction and improvement 
     program under section 160 of title 23, United States Code, 
     may be allocated for the Bridge before the State of Virginia, 
     the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia accept 
     right, title, and interest in and to the Bridge under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(2) Conveyance to authority.--After execution of the 
     agreement under subsection (c), the State of Virginia, State 
     of Maryland, and the District of Columbia shall convey to the 
     Authority their respective rights, titles, and interests in 
     and to the Bridge, including such related riparian rights and 
     interests in land underneath the Potomac River as are 
     necessary to carry out the Project. Except as provided in 
     paragraph (3), upon conveyance by the Secretary, the 
     Authority shall accept the right, title, and interest in and 
     to the Bridge and all duties and responsibilities associated 
     with the Bridge.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of 
     this section, by striking ``conveyance under paragraph (1)'' 
     and inserting ``conveyance under this subsection''.

     SEC. 129. TRAINING.

       (a) Training Positions for Welfare Recipients.--Section 
     140(a) is amended by inserting after the third sentence the 
     following: ``In implementing such programs, a

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     State may reserve training positions for persons who receive 
     welfare assistance from such State; except that the 
     implementation of any such program shall not cause current 
     employees to be displaced or current positions to be 
     supplanted.''.
       (b) Types of Training.--Section 140(b) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by inserting ``and technology'' after ``construction''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting after ``programs'' the following: ``, and 
     to develop and fund summer transportation institutes''; and
       (2) in the last sentence by striking ``may be available'' 
     and inserting ``may be utilized''.
       (c) Heavy Equipment Operator Training Facility.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a heavy 
     equipment operator training facility in Hibbing, Minnesota. 
     The purpose of the facility shall be to develop an 
     appropriate curriculum for training, and to train operators 
     and future operators of heavy equipment in the safe use of 
     such equipment.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated out of 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     $500,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to carry out 
     this subsection.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the 
     Federal share of the cost of establishment of the facility 
     under this subsection shall be 80 percent and such funds 
     shall remain available until expended.
       (d) Motor Carrier Operator Vehicle and Training Facility.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     State of Pennsylvania to establish and operate an advanced 
     tractor trailer safety and operator training facility in 
     Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the facility shall 
     be to develop and coordinate an advance curriculum for the 
     training of operators and future operators of tractor 
     trailers. The facility shall conduct training on the test 
     track at Letterkenny Army Depot and the unused segment of the 
     Pennsylvania Turnpike located in Bedford County, 
     Pennsylvania. The facility shall be operated by a not-for-
     profit entity and, when Federal assistance is no longer being 
     provided with respect to the facility, shall be privately 
     operated.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $500,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this subsection. Such funds shall remain available 
     until expended. The Federal share of the cost of 
     establishment and operation of the facility under this 
     subsection shall be 80 percent.

     SEC. 130. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR OLYMPIC CITIES.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
     assistance and support to State and local efforts on surface 
     and aviation-related transportation issues necessary to 
     obtain the national recognition and economic benefits of 
     participation in the International Olympic movement and the 
     International Paralympic movement by hosting international 
     quadrennial Olympic and Paralympic events in the United 
     States.
       (b) Priority for Transportation Projects Related to Olympic 
     Events.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary may give priority to funding for a transportation 
     project related to an Olympic event from funds available to 
     carry out 1 or more of sections 144(g)(1) and 160 of title 
     23, United States Code, and sections 5309 and 5326 of title 
     49, United States Code, if the project meets the 
     extraordinary needs associated with an international 
     quadrennial Olympic event and if the project is otherwise 
     eligible for assistance under such section.
       (c) Transportation Planning Activities.--The Secretary may 
     participate in planning activities of States, metropolitan 
     planning organizations, and sponsors of transportation 
     projects related to an international quadrennial Olympic 
     event under sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United States 
     Code, and in developing intermodal transportation plans 
     necessary for such projects in coordination with State and 
     local transportation agencies.
       (d) Use of Administrative Expenses.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance from funds deducted under section 104(a) 
     of title 23, United States Code, for the development of an 
     Olympic and Paralympic transportation management plan in 
     cooperation with an Olympic and a Paralympic Organizing 
     Committee responsible for hosting, and State and local 
     communities affected by, an international quadrennial Olympic 
     event.
       (e) Transportation Projects Related to Olympic Events.--
       (1) General authority.--The Secretary may provide 
     assistance to States and local governments in carrying out 
     transportation projects related to an international 
     quadrennial Olympic event. Such assistance may include 
     planning, capital, and operating assistance.
       (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs of 
     projects assisted under this subsection shall not exceed 80 
     percent. For purposes of determining the non-Federal share, 
     highway, aviation, and transit projects shall be considered a 
     program of projects.
       (f) Eligible Governments.--A State or local government is 
     eligible to receive assistance under this section only if it 
     is hosting a venue that is part of an international 
     quadrennial Olympics that is officially selected by the 
     International Olympic Committee.
       (g) Airport Development Projects.--
       (1) Airport development defined.--Section 47102(3) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(H) Developing, in coordination with State and local 
     transportation agencies, intermodal transportation plans 
     necessary for Olympic-related projects at an airport.''.
       (2) Discretionary grants.--Section 47115(d) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) the need for the project in order to meet the unique 
     demands of hosting international quadrennial Olympic 
     events.''.

     SEC. 131. NATIONAL DEFENSE HIGHWAYS.

       (a) Reconstruction Projects.--If the Secretary determines, 
     after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, that a 
     highway, or portion of a highway, located outside the United 
     States is important to the national defense, the Secretary 
     may carry out a project for the reconstruction of such 
     highway or portion of highway.
       (b) Funding.--The Secretary may make available, from funds 
     appropriated for expenditure on the National Highway System, 
     not to exceed $20,000,000 per fiscal year for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003 to carry out this section. Such sums 
     shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 132. MISCELLANEOUS SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Infrastructure Awareness Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to fund the 
     production of a documentary about infrastructure in 
     cooperation with a not-for-profit national public television 
     station and the National Academy of Engineering which shall 
     demonstrate how public works and infrastructure projects 
     stimulate job growth and the economy and contribute to the 
     general welfare of the nation.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated out of 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998, 1999, and 2000. Such funds shall remain available until 
     expended.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share 
     of the cost of any project under this subsection and the 
     availability of funds authorized by this subsection shall be 
     determined in accordance with this subsection.
       (b) Study of Parking Facilities Adequacy.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the location and quantity of parking facilities at 
     commercial truck stops and travel plazas and public rest 
     areas that could be used by motor carriers to comply with 
     Federal hours of service rules. The study shall include an 
     inventory of current facilities serving the National Highway 
     System, analyze where shortages exist or are projected to 
     exist, and propose a plan to reduce the shortages. The study 
     shall be carried out in cooperation with research entities 
     representing motor carriers, the travel plaza industry, and 
     commercial motor vehicle drivers.
       (2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2001, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     study with any recommendations the Secretary determines 
     appropriate as a result of the study.
       (3) Funding.--From amounts set aside under section 104(a) 
     of title 23, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 
     1998, 1999, and 2000, the Secretary may use not to exceed 
     $500,000 per fiscal year to carry out this section.

     SEC. 133. ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) Ambassador Bridge Access, Michigan.--Notwithstanding 
     section 129 of title 23, United States Code, or any other 
     provision of law, improvements to and construction of access 
     roads, approaches, and related facilities (such as signs, 
     lights, and signals) necessary to connect the Ambassador 
     Bridge in Detroit, Michigan, to the Interstate System shall 
     be eligible for funds apportioned under sections 104(b)(1) 
     and 104(b)(3) of such title.
       (b) Cuyahoga River Bridge, Ohio.--Notwithstanding section 
     149 of title 23, United States Code, or any other provision 
     of law, a project to construct a new bridge over the Cuyahoga 
     River in Cleveland, Ohio, shall be eligible for funds 
     apportioned under section 104(b)(2) of such title.
       (c) Connecticut.--In fiscal year 1998, the State of 
     Connecticut may transfer any funds remaining available for 
     obligation under the section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23, United 
     States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, for construction of the Interstate 
     System to any other program eligible for assistance under 
     chapter 1 of such title. Before making any distribution of 
     the obligation limitation under section 103(c)(4) of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall make available to the State of 
     Connecticut sufficient obligation authority under section 
     103(c) of this Act to obligate funds available for transfer 
     under this subsection.

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       (d) San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, California.--In 
     accordance with section 502 of this Act, a project to 
     reconstruct the Interstate System approach to the western end 
     of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and the ramps 
     connecting the bridge to Treasure Island shall be eligible 
     for funds under section 160 of title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to the high-cost Interstate System reconstruction 
     and improvement program.
       (e) Southern California.--Notwithstanding section 120(l)(1) 
     of title 23, United States Code--
       (1) private entity expenditures to construct the SR-91 toll 
     road located in Orange County, California, from SR-55 to the 
     Riverside County line may be credited toward the State 
     matching share for any Federal-aid project beginning 
     construction after the SR-91 toll road was opened to traffic; 
     and
       (2) private expenditures for the future SR-125 toll road in 
     San Diego County, California, from SR-905 to San Miguel Road 
     may be credited against the State match share for Federal-aid 
     highway projects beginning after SR-125 is opened to traffic.
       (f) International Bridge, Sault Ste. Marie, MI.--The 
     International Bridge Authority, or its successor 
     organization, shall be permitted to continue collection of 
     tolls for the maintenance, operation, capital improvements, 
     and future expansions to the International Bridge and its 
     approaches, plaza areas, and associated buildings and 
     structures.
       (g) Information Services.--A food business that would 
     otherwise be eligible to display a mainline business logo on 
     a specific service food sign described in section 2G-5.7(4) 
     of part IIG of the 1988 edition of the Manual on Uniform 
     Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways under the 
     requirements specified in that section, but for the fact that 
     the business is open 6 days a week, cannot be prohibited from 
     inclusion on such a food sign.
       (h) Survey of State Practices on Specific Service 
     Signing.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the practices in the States for specific service 
     food signs described in sections 2G-5.7 and 2G-5.8 of the 
     Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and 
     Highways. The study shall, at a minimum, examine--
       (A) the practices of States for determining businesses 
     eligible for inclusion on such signs;
       (B) whether States allow businesses to be removed from such 
     signs and the circumstances for such removal;
       (C) the practices of States for erecting and maintaining 
     such signs, including the time required for erecting such 
     signs;
       (D) whether States contract out the erection and 
     maintenance of such signs; and
       (E) a survey of States' practices on the issues identified 
     in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
       (2) Report.--Before the last day of the 1-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the study, including such recommendations and 
     modifications to the Manual as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate as a result of the study. Such modifications may 
     be made as part of any revision to the Manual.

     SEC. 134. FISCAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND OTHER AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Advanced Construction.--Section 115 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by moving the text of paragraph (1) (including 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B)) 2 ems to the left;
       (B) by striking ``(1) In general.--'';
       (C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
       (D) by striking ``(A) prior'' and inserting ``(1) prior''; 
     and
       (E) by striking ``(B) the project'' and inserting ``(2) the 
     project'';
       (2) by striking subsection (c); and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Section 118 is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading for subsection (b) by 
     striking ``; Discretionary Projects''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Effect of Release of Funds.--Any Federal-aid highway 
     funds released by the final payment on a project, or by the 
     modification of the project agreement, shall be credited to 
     the same program funding category previously apportioned to 
     the State and shall be immediately available for 
     expenditure.''.
       (c) Federal Share Payable.--Section 120 is amended in each 
     of subsections (a) and (b) by striking ``shall be'' and 
     inserting ``shall not exceed''.
       (d) Payments to States for Construction.--Section 121 is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking the second sentence; and
       (B) by striking the last sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``Such payments may also be made for the value of 
     the materials (1) which have been stockpiled in the vicinity 
     of such construction in conformity to plans and 
     specifications for the projects, and (2) which are not in the 
     vicinity of such construction if the Secretary determines 
     that because of required fabrication at an off-site location 
     the material cannot be stockpiled in such vicinity.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Project Agreement.--No payment shall be made under 
     this chapter except for a project covered by a project 
     agreement. After completion of the project in accordance with 
     the project agreement, a State shall be entitled to payment 
     out of the appropriate sums apportioned or allocated to it of 
     the unpaid balance of the Federal share payable on account of 
     such project.'';
       (3) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and
       (4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (c).
       (e) Advances to States.--Section 124 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(a)'' the first place it appears; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (f) Diversion.--Section 126, and the item relating to such 
     section in the table of sections for chapter 1, are repealed.
       (g) State Highway Department.--Section 302 is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following: 
     ``Compliance with this provision shall have no effect on the 
     eligibility of costs.'';
       (2) by striking ``(a)''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (b).
       (h) Bridge Commissions.--Public Law 87-441, relating to 
     bridge commissions created by Congress and Federal approval 
     of membership of such commissions, is repealed.
       (i) Other Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1023(h)(1) of Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note) is amended by 
     striking ``the date on which Federal-aid highway and transit 
     programs are reauthorized after the date of the enactment of 
     the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2003''.
       (2) Section 127(a) is amended by inserting before the next 
     to the last sentence the following: ``With respect to the 
     State of Colorado, vehicles designed to carry 2 or more 
     precast concrete panels shall be considered a nondivisible 
     load.''.
       (3) Section 127(a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The State of Louisiana may allow, by special 
     permit, the operation of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight 
     of up to 100,000 pounds for the hauling of sugarcane during 
     the harvest season, not to exceed 100 days annually.''.
       (4) Section 127 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Maine and New Hampshire.--With respect to Interstate 
     Route 95 in the State of New Hampshire, State laws or 
     regulations in effect on January 1, 1987, shall be applicable 
     for purposes of this section. With respect to that portion of 
     the Maine Turnpike designated Interstate Route 95 and 495, 
     and that portion of Interstate Route 95 from the southern 
     terminus of the Maine Turnpike to the New Hampshire State 
     line, State laws or regulations in effect on October 1, 1995, 
     shall be applicable for purposes of this section.''.
       (j) Specialized Hauling Vehicles.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to examine 
     the impact of the truck weight standards on specialized 
     hauling vehicles.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study with any 
     recommendations the Secretary determines appropriate as a 
     result of the study.

     SEC. 135. ACCESS OF MOTORCYCLES.

       Section 102 is amended by redesignating subsection (b) as 
     subsection (c) and by inserting after subsection (a) the 
     following:
       ``(b) Access of Motorcycles.--No State or political 
     subdivision of a State may restrict the access of motorcycles 
     to any highway or portion of a highway for which Federal-aid 
     highway funds have been utilized for planning, design, 
     construction, or maintenance.''.

     SEC. 136. AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
                   AUTHORIZATION LAWS.

       (a) ISTEA High Priority Corridors.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032-2033) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (5)(B)(iii)(I)(ff) and inserting 
     the following:

       ``(ff) South Carolina State line to the Myrtle Beach Conway 
     region to Georgetown, South Carolina, including a connection 
     to Andrews following the route 41 corridor and to Manning 
     following the U.S. Route 521 corridor; and'';

       (B) by striking paragraph (5)(B)(iii)(II)(hh) and inserting 
     the following:

       ``(hh) South Carolina State line to the Myrtle Beach Conway 
     region to Georgetown, South Carolina.''.

       (C) in paragraph (9) by inserting after ``New York'' the 
     following: ``, including United States Route 322 between 
     United States Route 220 and I-80'';
       (D) in paragraph (18)--
       (i) by inserting before ``Indianapolis, Indiana'' the 
     following: ``Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, through Port Huron, 
     Michigan, southwesterly along I-69 and from Windsor, Ontario, 
     Canada, through Detroit, Michigan, westerly along I-94 via 
     Marshall, Michigan, thence south to''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and to include'' and inserting the 
     following:
     ``as follows:
       ``(A) In Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, 
     the Corridor shall--
       ``(i) follow the alignment generally identified in the 
     Corridor 18 Special Issues Study Final Report; and
       ``(ii) run in an East/South direction to United States 
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     sissippi River (in the vicinity of Memphis, Tennessee) to 
     Highway 79, and then follow Highway 79 south to 2 miles west 
     of Altimer, Arkansas, and across the Arkansas River at Lock 
     and Dam Number 4, Arkansas, and then proceed south in the 
     direction of Monticello, Arkansas, and link up with the route 
     proposed in the Corridor 18 Special Issues Study Final Report 
     which would continue to Haynesville, Louisiana.
       ``(B) In the Lower Rio Grande Valley, the Corridor shall--
       ``(i) include United States Route 77 from the Rio Grande 
     River to Interstate Route 37 at Corpus Christi, Texas, and 
     then to Victoria, Texas, via United States Route 77;
       ``(ii) include United States Route 281 from the Rio Grande 
     River to Interstate Route 37 and then to Victoria, Texas, via 
     United States Route 59; and
       ``(iii) include'';
       (E) in paragraph (21) by striking ``United States Route 17 
     in the vicinity of Salamanca, New York'' and inserting 
     ``Interstate Route 80'';
       (F) by inserting ``, including I-29 between Kansas City and 
     the Canadian border'' before the period at the end of 
     paragraph (23); and
       (G) by inserting after paragraph (29) the following:
       ``(30) Interstate Route 5 in the States of California, 
     Oregon, and Washington, including California State Route 905 
     between Interstate Route 5 and the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.
       ``(31) The Mon-Fayette Expressway and Southern Beltway in 
     Pennsylvania.
       ``(32) The Wisconsin Development Corridor from the Iowa, 
     Illinois, and Wisconsin border near Dubuque, Iowa, to the 
     Upper Mississippi River Basin near Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as 
     follows:
       ``(A) United States Route 151 from the Iowa border to Fond 
     du Lac via Madison, Wisconsin, then United States Route 41 
     from Fond du Lac to Marinette via Oshkosh, Appleton, and 
     Green Bay, Wisconsin.
       ``(B) State Route 29 from Green Bay to I-94 via Wausau, 
     Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
       ``(C) United States Route 10 from Appleton to Marshfield, 
     Wisconsin.
       ``(33) The Capital Gateway Corridor following United States 
     Route 50 from the proposed intermodal transportation center 
     connected to I-395 in Washington, D.C., to the intersection 
     of United States Route 50 with Kenilworth Avenue and the 
     Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Maryland.
       ``(34) The Alameda Corridor East and Southwest Passage, 
     California. The Alameda Corridor East is generally described 
     as 52.8 miles from east Los Angeles (terminus of Alameda 
     Corridor) through the San Gabriel Valley terminating at 
     Colton Junction in San Bernandino. The Southwest Passage 
     shall follow I-10 from San Bernardino to the Arizona State 
     line and I-8 from San Diego to the Arizona State line.
       ``(35) Everett-Tacoma FAST Corridor.
       ``(36) New York and Pennsylvania State Route 17 from 
     Harriman, New York, to its intersection with I-90 in 
     Pennsylvania.
       ``(37) United States Route 90 from I-49 in Lafayette, 
     Louisiana, to I-10 in New Orleans.
       ``(38) The Ports-to-Plains Corridor from the Mexican Border 
     via I-27 to Denver, Colorado.
       ``(39) United States Route 63 from Marked Tree, Arkansas, 
     to I-55.
       ``(40) United States Route 277/United States Route 83 
     Corridor between I-44 in Wichita Falls, Texas, and I-20 in 
     Abilene, Texas.''.
       (2) Provisions applicable to corridors.--Section 
     1105(e)(5)(A) of such Act is amended--
       (A) by inserting after ``referred to'' the first place it 
     appears the following: ``in subsection (c)(1),'';
       (B) by striking ``and'' the second place it appears; and
       (C) by inserting after ``(c)(20)'' the following: ``, in 
     subsection (c)(36), and in subsection (c)(37)''.
       (3) Routes.--Section 1105(e)(5) of such Act is further 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) Routes.--
       ``(i) Designation.--The routes referred to in subsections 
     (c)(18) and (c)(20) shall be designated as Interstate Route 
     I-69. A State having jurisdiction over any segment of routes 
     referred to in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20) shall erect 
     signs identifying such segment that is consistent with the 
     criteria set forth in subsections (e)(5)(A)(i) and 
     (e)(5)(A)(ii) as Interstate Route I-69, including segments of 
     United States Route 59 in the State of Texas. The segment 
     identified in subsection (c)(18)(B)(i) shall be designated as 
     Interstate Route I-69 East, and the segment identified in 
     subsection (c)(18)(B)(ii) shall be designated as Interstate 
     Route I-69 Central. The State of Texas shall erect signs 
     identifying such routes as segments of future Interstate 
     Route I-69.
       ``(ii) Rulemaking to determine future interstate sign 
     erection criteria.--The Secretary shall conduct a rulemaking 
     to determine the appropriate criteria for the erection of 
     signs for future routes on the Interstate System identified 
     in subparagraph (A). Such rulemaking shall be undertaken in 
     consultation with States and local officials and shall be 
     completed not later than December 31, 1998.'';
       (C) by striking the last sentence of subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting it as the first sentence of subparagraph (B)(i), as 
     inserted by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph; and
       (D) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (A) of this paragraph, by striking ``(C)'' and inserting 
     ``(D)''.
       (b) Amendments to Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 
     1982.--Section 146 of the Surface Transportation Assistance 
     Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2130), relating to lane restrictions, 
     is repealed.

     SEC. 137. BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION AND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS.

       (a) In General.--Section 217 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``pedestrian walkways and'' after 
     ``construction of''; and
       (B) by striking ``(other than the Interstate System)'';
       (2) in subsection (e) by striking ``, other than a highway 
     access to which is fully controlled,'';
       (3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
       ``(g) Planning and Design.--Bicyclists and pedestrians 
     shall be given due consideration in the comprehensive 
     transportation plans developed by each metropolitan planning 
     organization and State in accordance with sections 134 and 
     135, respectively. Bicycle transportation facilities and 
     pedestrian walkways shall be considered, where appropriate, 
     in conjunction with all new construction and reconstruction 
     of transportation facilities, except where bicycle and 
     pedestrian use are not permitted. Transportation plans and 
     projects shall provide due consideration for safety and 
     contiguous routes. Safety considerations shall include the 
     installation and maintenance of audible traffic signals and 
     audible signs at street crossings.'';
       (4) in subsection (h) by striking ``No motorized vehicles 
     shall'' and inserting ``Motorized vehicles may not'';
       (5) in subsection (h)(3) by striking ``when State and local 
     regulations permit,'';
       (6) in subsection (h)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) when State or local regulations permit, electric 
     bicycles; and''; and
       (7) by striking subsections (i) and (j) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Bicycle transportation facility.--The term `bicycle 
     transportation facility' means new or improved lanes, paths, 
     or shoulders for use by bicyclists, traffic control devices, 
     shelters, and parking facilities for bicycles.
       ``(2) Electric bicycle.--The term `electric bicycle' means 
     any bicycle or tricycle with a low-powered electric motor 
     weighing under 100 pounds, with a top motor-powered speed not 
     in excess of 20 miles per hour.
       ``(3) Pedestrian.--The term `pedestrian' means any person 
     traveling by foot and any mobility impaired person using a 
     wheelchair.
       ``(4) Wheelchair.--The term `wheelchair' means a mobility 
     aid, usable indoors, and designed for and used by individuals 
     with mobility impairments, whether operated manually or 
     powered.''.
       (b) Protection of Nonmotorized Transportation Traffic.--
     Section 109(n) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(n) Protection of Nonmotorized Transportation Traffic.--
     The Secretary shall not approve any project or take any 
     regulatory action under this title that will result in the 
     severance of an existing major route or have significant 
     adverse impact on the safety for nonmotorized transportation 
     traffic and light motorcycles, unless such project or 
     regulatory action provides for a reasonably alternate route 
     or such a route exits.''.
       (c) Railway-Highway Crossings.--Section 130 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Bicycle Safety.--In carrying out projects under this 
     section, a State shall take into account bicycle safety.''.
       (d) Highway and Street Design Standards.--
       (1) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate, in 
     conjunction with the American Association of State Highway 
     and Transportation Officials, a study to consider proposals 
     to amend the policies of such association relating to highway 
     and street design standards to accommodate bicyclists and 
     pedestrians.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after such date of 
     enactment, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report 
     on the results of the study with any recommendations on 
     amending the policies referred to in paragraph (1) the 
     Secretary determines appropriate.
       (e) National Bicycle Safety Education Curricula.--
       (1) Development.--The Secretary is authorized to develop a 
     national bicycle safety education curricula that may include 
     courses relating to on-road training.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a copy of the curricula.
       (3) Funding.--From amounts made available under section 210 
     of this Act, the Secretary may use not to exceed $500,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998 to carry out this subsection.
       (f) Design Guidance.--In implementing section 217(g) of 
     title 23, United States Code, the Secretary, in cooperation 
     with the American Association of State Highway and 
     Transportation Officials, the Institute of Transportation 
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     ested organizations, shall develop guidance on the various 
     approaches to accommodating bicycles and pedestrian travel. 
     The guidance shall address issues such as the level and 
     nature of the demand, volume, and speed of motor vehicle 
     traffic, safety, terrain, cost, and sight distance. The 
     guidance shall be developed within 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 138. HAZARD ELIMINATION PROGRAM.

       Section 152 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``, bicyclists,'' after 
     ``motorists'';
       (2) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following: 
     ``In carrying out this section, States shall minimize any 
     negative impact on safety and access for bicyclists and 
     pedestrians.'';
       (3) in subsection (b) by inserting after ``project'' the 
     following: ``or safety improvement project described in 
     subsection (a)''; and
       (4) in subsections (f) and (g) by striking ``highway'' each 
     place it appears.

     SEC. 139. PROJECT ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Life Cycle Cost Analysis.--Section 106(e) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``with a cost of 
     $25,000,000 or more'';
       (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following: 
     ``The program shall be based on the principles contained in 
     section 2 of Executive Order 12893.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2) by inserting after ``maintenance,'' 
     the following: ``user costs,''.
       (b) Evaluation of Procurement Practices and Project 
     Delivery.--
       (1) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     to assess the impact that a utility company's failure to 
     relocate their facilities in a timely manner has on the 
     delivery and cost of Federal-aid highway and bridge projects. 
     The study shall also assess the following:
       (A) Methods States use to mitigate such delays, including 
     the use of the courts to compel utility cooperation.
       (B) The prevalence and use of incentives to utility 
     companies for early completion of utility relocations on 
     Federal-aid transportation project sites and, conversely, 
     penalties assessed on utility companies for utility 
     relocation delays on such projects.
       (C) The extent to which States have used available 
     technologies, such as subsurface utility engineering, early 
     in the design of Federal-aid highway and bridge projects so 
     as to eliminate or reduce the need for or delays due to 
     utility relocations.
       (D) Whether individual States compensate transportation 
     contractors for business costs they incur when Federal-aid 
     highway and bridge projects under contract to them are 
     delayed by utility company caused delays in utility 
     relocations and any methods used by States in making any such 
     compensation.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to Congress a report on the results of the study with any 
     recommendations the Comptroller General determines 
     appropriate as a result of the study.

     SEC. 140. CONTRACTING FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES.

       (a) Contracting Procedures.--Section 112(b)(2) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ``, except to'' and 
     all that follows through ``services'';
       (2) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) Selection, performance, and audits.--
       ``(i) In general.--All requirements for architectural, 
     engineering, and related services at any phase of a highway 
     project funded in whole or in part with Federal-aid highway 
     funds shall be performed under a contract awarded in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A) unless the simplified 
     acquisition procedures of the Federal Acquisition Regulations 
     of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, apply.
       ``(ii) Prohibition on state restrictions.--A State shall 
     not impose any overhead restriction, or salary limitation 
     inconsistent with the Federal Acquisition Regulations, that 
     would preclude any qualified firm from being eligible to 
     compete for contracts awarded in accordance with subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(iii) Compliance with federal acquisition regulations.--
     The process for selection, award, performance, 
     administration, and audit of the resulting contracts shall 
     comply with the procedures, cost principles, and cost 
     accounting principles of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, 
     including parts 30, 31, and 36 of title 48, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.'';
       (3) in subparagraph (G)--
       (A) by inserting ``(i) General rule.--'' before 
     ``Subpargraphs'';
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) State option.--Congress has determined that the 
     State opt-out period for the contract administration 
     procedures has expired. States that have complied with or 
     received waivers from the Secretary regarding the 
     requirements of section 307 of the National Highway 
     Designation Act of 1995, as of the date of the enactment of 
     this clause, shall not be subject to the requirements of 
     subparagraph (A).''; and
       (C) by indenting clause (i), as designated by subparagraph 
     (A) of this paragraph, and aligning it with clause (ii), as 
     added by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) Compliance.--A State shall comply, with respect to 
     any architecture, engineering, or related service contract 
     for any phase of a Federal-aid highway project, with the 
     qualifications-based selection procedures of the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulations, and with the single audit procedures 
     required under this paragraph, or with an existing State law 
     or a statute enacted in accordance with the legislative 
     session exemption provided by subparagraph (G).''.
       (b) Selection Process.--Section 112 is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Selection Process.--A State may procure, under a 
     single contract, the services of a consultant to prepare any 
     environmental impact assessments or analyses required, 
     including environmental impact statements, as well as 
     subsequent engineering and design work on the same project if 
     the State has conducted a review that assesses the 
     objectivity of any analysis, environmental assessment, or 
     environmental impact statement prior to its submission to the 
     Secretary.''.

     SEC. 141. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE STUDY.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall request the Transportation 
     Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct 
     a study regarding the regulation of weights, lengths, and 
     widths of commercial motor vehicles operating on Federal-aid 
     highways to which Federal regulations currently apply. In 
     conducting the study, the Board shall review current law, 
     regulations, studies (including Transportation Research Board 
     Special Report 225), and practices and develop 
     recommendations regarding any revisions to current law and 
     regulations that the Board deems appropriate.
       (b) Factors To Consider and Evaluate.--In developing 
     recommendations under subsection (a), the Board shall 
     consider and evaluate the impact of the recommendations 
     described in subsection (a) on the economy, the environment, 
     safety, and service to communities.
       (c) Consultation.--In carrying out the study, the Board 
     shall consult the Department of Transportation, States, the 
     motor carrier industry, freight shippers, highway safety 
     groups, air quality and natural resource management groups, 
     commercial motor vehicle driver representatives, and other 
     appropriate entities.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Board shall transmit to Congress 
     and the Secretary a report on the results of the study 
     conducted under this section.
       (e) Recommendations.--Not later than 6 months after the 
     date of receipt of the report under subsection (d), the 
     Secretary may transmit to Congress a report containing 
     comments or recommendations of the Secretary regarding the 
     report.
       (f) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated out of 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     $250,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to carry out 
     this subsection.
       (g) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this section shall be available for obligation in 
     the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the 
     Federal share of the cost of the study under this section 
     shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain available 
     until expended.

     SEC. 142. NEW YORK AVENUE TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established an authority to be 
     known as the New York Avenue Transportation Development 
     Authority (hereinafter in this section referred to as 
     ``Authority'').
       (b) Membership.--The Authority shall be composed of 5 
     members appointed as follows:
       (1) 3 individuals appointed by the President.
       (2) 2 individuals appointed by the mayor of the District of 
     Columbia.
       (c) Compensation.--Members of the Authority may not receive 
     pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on 
     the Authority.
       (d) Duties.--The Authority shall develop a transportation 
     improvement plan for the Capital Gateway Corridor and 
     vicinity following United States Route 50 from I-395 in 
     Washington, D.C., to the intersection of United States Route 
     50 with Kenilworth Avenue and the Baltimore-Washington 
     Parkway in Maryland, which shall include--
       (1) engineering, pre-design, and design necessary to 
     improve the corridor; and
       (2) economic feasibility studies of financing the project, 
     including the feasibility of repaying funds that may be 
     borrowed from the Highway Trust Fund to carry out the 
     project.
       (e) Considerations for TIP.--In developing the 
     transportation improvement plan, the Authority shall 
     consider--
       (1) how a tunnel or other method to re-route interstate 
     traffic from the surface of New York Avenue may improve 
     traffic on and access to the New York Avenue Corridor; and
       (2) how to improve access to the National Arboretum.
       (f) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Authority shall report to the 
     Congress on any additional legal authorities it needs to 
     carry out the transportation improvement plan.
       (g) Funding.--The Authority is eligible to receive funds 
     authorized under the National Corridor Planning and 
     Development program established in section 115.

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     SEC. 143. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 101(a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Definitions.--The following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Apportionment.--The term `apportionment' includes 
     unexpended apportionments made under prior authorization 
     laws.
       ``(2) Carpool project.--The term `carpool project' means 
     any project to encourage the use of carpools and vanpools, 
     including provision of carpooling opportunities to the 
     elderly and handicapped, systems for locating potential 
     riders and informing them of carpool opportunities, acquiring 
     vehicles for carpool use, designating existing highway lanes 
     as preferential carpool highway lanes, providing related 
     traffic control devices, and designating existing facilities 
     for use for preferential parking for carpools.
       ``(3) Construction.--The term `construction' means the 
     supervising, inspecting, actual building, and all expenses 
     incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a 
     highway, including bond costs and other costs relating to the 
     issuance in accordance with section 122 of bonds or other 
     debt financing instruments and costs incurred by the State in 
     performing Federal-aid project related audits which directly 
     benefit the Federal-aid highway program. Such term includes--
       ``(A) locating, surveying, and mapping (including the 
     establishment of temporary and permanent geodetic markers in 
     accordance with specifications of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration in the Department of Commerce);
       ``(B) resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation;
       ``(C) acquisition of rights-of-way;
       ``(D) relocation assistance, acquisition of replacement 
     housing sites, and acquisition and rehabilitation, 
     relocation, and construction of replacement housing;
       ``(E) elimination of hazards of railway grade crossings;
       ``(F) elimination of roadside obstacles;
       ``(G) improvements which directly facilitate and control 
     traffic flow, such as grade separation of intersections, 
     widening of lanes, channelization of traffic, traffic control 
     systems, and passenger loading and unloading areas; and
       ``(H) capital improvements which directly facilitate an 
     effective vehicle weight enforcement program, such as scales 
     (fixed and portable), scale pits, scale installation, and 
     scale houses.
       ``(4) County.--The term `county' includes corresponding 
     units of government under any other name in States which do 
     not have county organizations and, in those States in which 
     the county government does not have jurisdiction over 
     highways, any local government unit vested with jurisdiction 
     over local highways.
       ``(5) Federal-aid highways.--The term `Federal-aid 
     highways' means highways eligible for assistance under this 
     chapter other than highways classified as local roads or 
     rural minor collectors.
       ``(6) Federal-aid system.--The term `Federal-aid system' 
     means any one of the Federal-aid highway systems described in 
     section 103.
       ``(7) Federal lands highways.--The term `Federal lands 
     highways' means forest highways, public lands highways, park 
     roads, parkways, and Indian reservation roads which are 
     public roads.
       ``(8) Forest development roads and trails.--The term 
     `forest development roads and trails' means a forest road or 
     trail under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service.
       ``(9) Forest highway.--The term `forest highway' means a 
     forest road under the jurisdiction of, and maintained by, a 
     public authority and open to public travel.
       ``(10) Forest road or trail.--The term `forest road or 
     trail' means a road or trail wholly or partly within, or 
     adjacent to, and serving the National Forest System and which 
     is necessary for the protection, administration, and 
     utilization of the National Forest System and the use and 
     development of its resources.
       ``(11) Highway.--The term `highway' includes roads, 
     streets, and parkways, and also includes rights-of-way, 
     bridges, railroad-highway crossings, tunnels, drainage 
     structures, signs, guardrails, and protective structures, in 
     connection with highways. It further includes that portion of 
     any interstate or international bridge or tunnel and the 
     approaches thereto, the cost of which is assumed by a State 
     highway department, including such facilities as may be 
     required by the United States Customs and Immigration 
     Services in connection with the operation of an international 
     bridge or tunnel.
       ``(12) Highway safety improvement project.--The term 
     `highway safety improvement project' means a project which 
     corrects or improves high hazard locations, eliminates 
     roadside obstacles, improves highway signing and pavement 
     marking, installs priority control systems for emergency 
     vehicles at signalized intersections, installs or replaces 
     emergency motorist aid call boxes, or installs traffic 
     control or warning devices at high accident potential 
     locations.
       ``(13) Indian reservation roads.--The term `Indian 
     reservation roads' means public roads that are located within 
     or provide access to an Indian reservation or Indian trust 
     land or restricted Indian land which is not subject to fee 
     title alienation without the approval of the Federal 
     Government, or Indian and Alaska Native villages, groups, or 
     communities in which Indians and Alaskan Natives reside, whom 
     the Secretary of the Interior has determined are eligible for 
     services generally available to Indians under Federal laws 
     specifically applicable to Indians.
       ``(14) Interstate system.--The term `Interstate System' 
     means the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate 
     and Defense Highways described in section 103(e).
       ``(15) Maintenance.--The term `maintenance' means the 
     preservation of the entire highway, including surface, 
     shoulders, roadsides, structures, and such traffic-control 
     devices as are necessary for its safe and efficient 
     utilization.
       ``(16) National highway system.--The term `National Highway 
     System' means the Federal-aid highway system described in 
     section 103(b).
       ``(17) Operating costs for traffic monitoring, management, 
     and control.--The term `operating costs for traffic 
     monitoring, management, and control' includes labor costs, 
     administrative costs, costs of utilities and rent, and other 
     costs associated with the continuous operation of traffic 
     control, such as integrated traffic control systems, incident 
     management programs, and traffic control centers.
       ``(18) Operational improvement.--The term `operational 
     improvement' means a capital improvement for installation of 
     traffic surveillance and control equipment, computerized 
     signal systems, motorist information systems, integrated 
     traffic control systems, incident management programs, and 
     transportation demand management facilities, strategies, and 
     programs and such other capital improvements to public roads 
     as the Secretary may designate, by regulation; except that 
     such term does not include resurfacing, restoring, or 
     rehabilitating improvements, construction of additional 
     lanes, interchanges, and grade separations, and construction 
     of a new facility on a new location.
       ``(19) Park road.--The term `park road' means a public 
     road, including a bridge built primarily for pedestrian use, 
     but with capacity for use by emergency vehicles, that is 
     located within, or provides access to, an area in the 
     National Park System with title and maintenance 
     responsibilities vested in the United States.
       ``(20) Parkway.--The term `parkway', as used in chapter 2 
     of this title, means a parkway authorized by Act of Congress 
     on lands to which title is vested in the United States.
       ``(21) Project.--The term `project' means an undertaking to 
     construct a particular portion of a highway, or if the 
     context so implies, the particular portion of a highway so 
     constructed or any other undertaking eligible for assistance 
     under this title.
       ``(22) Project agreement.--The term `project agreement' 
     means the formal instrument to be executed by the State 
     highway department and the Secretary as required by section 
     110(a).
       ``(23) Public authority.--The term `public authority' means 
     a Federal, State, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, 
     municipal or other local government or instrumentality with 
     authority to finance, build, operate, or maintain toll or 
     toll-free facilities.
       ``(24) Public lands development roads and trails.--The term 
     `public lands development roads and trails' means those roads 
     or trails which the Secretary of the Interior determines are 
     of primary importance for the development, protection, 
     administration, and utilization of public lands and resources 
     under his control.
       ``(25) Public lands highway.--The term `public lands 
     highway' means any highway through unappropriated or 
     unreserved public lands, nontaxable Indian lands, or other 
     Federal reservations under the jurisdiction of and maintained 
     by a public authority and open to public travel.
       ``(26) Public road.--The term `public road' means any road 
     or street under the jurisdiction of and maintained by a 
     public authority and open to public travel.
       ``(27) Rural areas.--The term `rural areas' means all areas 
     of a State not included in urban areas.
       ``(28) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means Secretary of 
     Transportation.
       ``(29) State.--The term `State' means any one of the fifty 
     States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
       ``(30) State funds.--The term `State funds' includes funds 
     raised under the authority of the State or any political or 
     other subdivision thereof, and made available for expenditure 
     under the direct control of the State highway department.
       ``(31) State highway department.--The term `State highway 
     department' means that department, commission, board, or 
     official of any State charged by its laws with the 
     responsibility for highway construction.
       ``(32) Transportation enhancement activities.--The term 
     `transportation enhancement activities' means, with respect 
     to any project or the area to be served by the project, any 
     of the following activities if such activity has a direct 
     link to surface transportation: provision of facilities for 
     pedestrians and bicycles, provision of safety and educational 
     activities for pedestrians and bicyclists, acquisition of 
     scenic easements and scenic or historic sites, scenic or 
     historic highway programs, landscaping and other scenic 
     beautification, including removal of graffiti and litter to 
     the extent that such removal is in excess of fiscal year 1997 
     maintenance levels for removal of graffiti and litter, 
     historic preservation, rehabilitation and operation of 
     historic transportation buildings, structures, or facilities 
     (including historic railroad facilities and canals), 
     preservation of abandoned railway corridors (including the 
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     pedestrian or bicycle trails), control and removal of outdoor 
     advertising, archaeological planning and research, 
     environmental mitigation to address water pollution due to 
     highway runoff or reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality 
     while maintaining habitat connectivity, and provision of 
     tourist and welcome centers.
       ``(33) Urban area.--The term `urban area' means an 
     urbanized area or, in the case of an urbanized area 
     encompassing more than one State, that part of the urbanized 
     area in each such State, or urban place as designated by the 
     Bureau of the Census having a population of 5,000 or more and 
     not within any urbanized area, within boundaries to be fixed 
     by responsible State and local officials in cooperation with 
     each other, subject to approval by the Secretary. Such 
     boundaries shall, as a minimum, encompass the entire urban 
     place designated by the Bureau of the Census, except in the 
     case of cities in the State of Maine and in the State of New 
     Hampshire.
       ``(34) Urbanized area.--The term `urbanized area' means an 
     area with a population of 50,000 or more designated by the 
     Bureau of the Census, within boundaries to be fixed by 
     responsible State and local officials in cooperation with 
     each other, subject to approval by the Secretary. Boundaries 
     shall, at a minimum, encompass the entire urbanized area 
     within a State as designated by the Bureau of the Census.''.

     SEC. 144. SUBSTITUTE PROJECT.

       (a) Approval of Project.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, upon the request of the Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia, the Secretary may approve substitute 
     highway and transit projects under section 103(e)(4) of title 
     23, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, in lieu of construction of 
     the Barney Circle Freeway project in the District of 
     Columbia, as identified in the 1991 Interstate Cost Estimate.
       (b) Eligibility for Federal Assistance.--Upon approval of 
     any substitute project or projects under subsection (a)--
       (1) the cost of construction of the Barney Circle Freeway 
     Modification project shall not be eligible for funds 
     authorized under section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway 
     Act of 1956; and
       (2) substitute projects approved pursuant to this section 
     shall be funded from interstate construction funds 
     apportioned or allocated to the District of Columbia that are 
     not expended and not subject to lapse on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share payable on account of 
     a project or activity approved under this section shall be 85 
     percent of the cost thereof; except that the exception set 
     forth in section 120(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, 
     shall apply.
       (d) Limitation on Eligibility.--Any substitute project 
     approved pursuant to subsection (a) (for which the Secretary 
     finds that sufficient Federal funds are available) must be 
     under contract for construction, or construction must have 
     commenced, before the last day of the 4-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this section. If the 
     substitute project is not under contract for construction, or 
     construction has not commenced, by such last day, the 
     Secretary shall withdraw approval of the substitute project.

     SEC. 145. USE OF HOV LANES BY ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

       Section 102(a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, before 
     September 30, 2003, a State may permit an electric vehicle 
     with fewer than 2 occupants to operate in high occupancy 
     vehicle lanes if the vehicle is certified and labeled as an 
     Inherently Low Emission Vehicle pursuant to section 88.313-93 
     of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, provided that such 
     permission may be revoked by the State should the State 
     determine it necessary.''.
                        TITLE II--HIGHWAY SAFETY

     SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this 
     title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision of 
     law, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 202. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Uniform Guidelines.--Section 402(a) is amended--
       (1) in the fourth sentence by striking ``(4)'' and 
     inserting ``(4) to prevent accidents and''; and
       (2) in the eighth sentence by striking ``include 
     information obtained by the Secretary under section 4007 of 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     and''.
       (b) Administration of State Programs.--Section 402(b) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and all that follows through 
     paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Administration of State Programs.--'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;
       (3) in paragraph (1)(C), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
       (4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``paragraph (3)(C)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(C)''.
       (c) Apportionment of Funds.--The 6th sentence of section 
     402(c) is amended by inserting ``the apportionment to the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall not be less than three-
     fourths of 1 percent of the total apportionment and'' after 
     ``except that''.
       (d) Application in Indian Country.--Section 402(i) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) Application in Indian Country.--
       ``(1) In general.--For the purpose of application of this 
     section in Indian country, the terms `State' and `Governor of 
     a State' include the Secretary of the Interior and the term 
     `political subdivision of a State' includes an Indian tribe. 
     Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1)(C), 95 percent of the funds 
     apportioned to the Secretary of the Interior under this 
     section shall be expended by Indian tribes to carry out 
     highway safety programs within their jurisdictions. The 
     requirements of subsection (b)(1)(D) shall be applicable to 
     Indian tribes, except to those tribes with respect to which 
     the Secretary of Transportation determines that application 
     of such provisions would not be practicable.
       ``(2) Indian country defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `Indian country' means--
       ``(A) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation 
     under the jurisdiction of the United States, notwithstanding 
     the issuance of any patent, and including rights-of-way 
     running through the reservation;
       ``(B) all dependent Indian communities within the borders 
     of the United States, whether within the original or 
     subsequently acquired territory thereof and whether within or 
     without the limits of a State; and
       ``(C) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which 
     have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running 
     through such allotments.''.
       (e) Rulemaking Proceeding.--Section 402(j) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(j) Rulemaking Proceeding.--The Secretary may from time 
     to time conduct a rulemaking process to identify highway 
     safety programs that are highly effective in reducing motor 
     vehicle crashes, injuries, and deaths. Any such rulemaking 
     shall take into account the major role of the States in 
     implementing such programs. When a rule promulgated in 
     accordance with this section takes effect, States shall 
     consider these highly effective programs when developing 
     their highway safety programs.''.
       (f) Highway Safety Education and Information.--
       (1) In general.--For fiscal years 1999 and 2000, the 
     Secretary shall allow any State to use funds apportioned to 
     it under section 402 of title 23, United States Code to 
     purchase television and radio time for the placement of 
     highway safety public service messages.
       (2) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     effectiveness of the public service messages and transmit a 
     report on the results of the study together with the 
     transmittal under section 508 of this Act.

     SEC. 203. HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       Section 403(a)(2)(A) is amended by inserting ``, including 
     training in work zone safety management'' after 
     ``personnel''.

     SEC. 204. OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 4 is amended by inserting after 
     section 404 the following:

     ``Sec. 405. Occupant protection incentive grants

       ``(a) General Authority.--
       ``(1) Authority to make grants.--Subject to the provisions 
     of this section, the Secretary shall make grants under 
     subsections (b) and (c) to States that adopt and implement 
     effective programs to reduce highway deaths and injuries 
     resulting from individuals riding unrestrained or improperly 
     restrained in motor vehicles. Such grants may be used by 
     recipient States only to implement and enforce, as 
     appropriate, such programs.
       ``(2) Maintenance of effort.--No grant may be made to a 
     State under subsection (b) or (c) in any fiscal year unless 
     the State enters into such agreements with the Secretary as 
     the Secretary may require to ensure that the State will 
     maintain its aggregate expenditures from all other sources 
     for programs described in paragraph (1) at or above the 
     average level of such expenditures in its 2 fiscal years 
     preceding the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
     Equity Act of 1998.
       ``(3) Maximum period of eligibility; federal share for 
     grants.--No State may receive grants under subsection (b) or 
     (c) in more than 6 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1997. The Federal share payable for any grant under this 
     section shall not exceed--
       ``(A) in the first and second fiscal years in which the 
     State receives the grant, 75 percent of the cost of 
     implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in such fiscal 
     year a program adopted by the State;
       ``(B) in the third and fourth fiscal years in which the 
     State receives the grant, 50 percent of the cost of 
     implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in such fiscal 
     year such program; and
       ``(C) in the fifth and sixth fiscal years in which the 
     State receives the grant, 25 percent of the cost of 
     implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in such fiscal 
     year such program.
       ``(b) Grant A.--A State may establish its eligibility for a 
     grant under this subsection by adopting or demonstrating to 
     the satisfaction of the Secretary at least 5 of the following 
     and, beginning in fiscal year 2001, at least 6 of the 
     following:
       ``(1) Safety belt use law.--The State has in effect a 
     safety belt use law that makes unlawful throughout the State 
     the operation of a passenger motor vehicle whenever an 
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     a child restraint system) in the front seat of the vehicle 
     (and, beginning in fiscal year 2000, in any seat in the 
     vehicle) does not have a safety belt properly secured about 
     the individual's body.
       ``(2) Primary safety belt use law.--The State provides for 
     primary enforcement of its safety belt use law.
       ``(3) Minimum fine or penalty points.--The State imposes a 
     minimum fine, or provides for the imposition of penalty 
     points against an individual's driver's license, for a 
     violation of its safety belt use law.
       ``(4) Child safety seat law.--The State has in effect a 
     child passenger protection law that makes unlawful throughout 
     the State the operation of a passenger motor vehicle whenever 
     a child up to 4 years of age in the vehicle is not properly 
     secured in a child safety seat.
       ``(5) Special traffic enforcement program.--The State has 
     implemented a statewide special traffic enforcement program 
     for occupant protection that emphasizes publicity for the 
     program.
       ``(6) Child occupant protection education program.--The 
     State has implemented a statewide comprehensive child 
     occupant protection education program that includes education 
     about proper seating positions for children in air bag 
     equipped motor vehicles and instruction on how to reduce the 
     improper use of child restraints systems.
       ``(7) Child passenger protection law.--The State has in 
     effect a child passenger protection law that makes unlawful 
     throughout the State the operation of a passenger motor 
     vehicle whenever a child up to 10 years of age (and, 
     beginning in fiscal year 2003, a child up to 16 years of age) 
     in the vehicle is not properly restrained.
       ``(c) Grant B.--A State may establish its eligibility for a 
     grant under this subsection by adopting or demonstrating to 
     the satisfaction of the Secretary each of the following:
       ``(1) State safety belt use rate.--The State demonstrates a 
     statewide safety belt use rate in both front outboard seating 
     positions in all passenger motor vehicles of 80 percent or 
     higher in each of the years a grant under this subparagraph 
     is received.
       ``(2) Survey method.--The State follows safety belt use 
     survey methods which conform to guidelines issued by the 
     Secretary ensuring that such measurements are accurate and 
     representative.
       ``(d) Grant Amounts.--The amount of each grant for which a 
     State qualifies under subsection (b) or (c) for a fiscal year 
     shall equal up to 30 percent of the amount apportioned to the 
     State for fiscal year 1997 under section 402 of this title.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
        ``(1) Child safety seat.--The term `child safety seat' 
     means any device (except safety belts) designed for use in a 
     motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position a child who 
     weighs 50 pounds or less.
        ``(2) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' means a 
     vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured 
     primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, but 
     does not include a vehicle operated only on a rail line.
        ``(3) Multipurpose passenger vehicle.--The term 
     `multipurpose passenger vehicle' means a motor vehicle with 
     motive power (except a trailer), designed to carry not more 
     than 10 individuals, that is constructed either on a truck 
     chassis or with special features for occasional off-road 
     operation.
        ``(4) Passenger car.--The term `passenger car' means a 
     motor vehicle with motive power (except a multipurpose 
     passenger vehicle, motorcycle, or trailer) designed to carry 
     not more than 10 individuals.
       ``(5) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term `passenger motor 
     vehicle' means a passenger car or a multipurpose passenger 
     motor vehicle.
       ``(6) Safety belt.--The term `safety belt' means--
       ``(A) with respect to open-body passenger vehicles, 
     including convertibles, an occupant restraint system 
     consisting of a lap belt or a lap belt and a detachable 
     shoulder belt; and
       ``(B) with respect to other passenger vehicles, an occupant 
     restraint system consisting of integrated lap and shoulder 
     belts.
       ``(f) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section shall be subject to a 
     deduction not to exceed 5 percent for the necessary costs of 
     administering the provisions of this section.
       ``(g) Applicability of Chapter 1.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, all provisions of chapter 1 of this title that 
     are applicable to National Highway System funds, other than 
     provisions relating to the apportionment formula and 
     provisions limiting the expenditure of such funds to Federal-
     aid highways, shall apply to the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Inconsistent provisions.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a provision of chapter 1 of this title is inconsistent 
     with this section, such provision shall not apply to funds 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.
       ``(3) Credit for state and local expenditures.--The 
     aggregate of all expenditures made during any fiscal year by 
     a State and its political subdivisions (exclusive of Federal 
     funds) for carrying out the State highway safety program 
     under section 402 (other than planning and administration) 
     shall be available for the purpose of crediting such State 
     during such fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the cost 
     of any project under this section (other than one for 
     planning or administration) without regard to whether such 
     expenditures were actually made in connection with such 
     project.
       ``(4) Increased federal share for certain indian tribe 
     programs.--In the case of an occupant protection program 
     carried out by an Indian tribe, if the Secretary is satisfied 
     that an Indian tribe does not have sufficient funds available 
     to meet the non-Federal share of the cost of such program, 
     the Secretary may increase the Federal share of the cost 
     thereof payable under this title to the extent necessary.
       ``(5) Treatment of term `state highway department'.--In 
     applying provisions of chapter 1 in carrying out this 
     section, the term `State highway department' as used in such 
     provisions shall mean the Governor of a State and, in the 
     case of an Indian tribe program, the Secretary of the 
     Interior.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 404 the following:

``405. Occupant protection incentive grants.''.

     SEC. 205. ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.

       Section 410 is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 410. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures

       ``(a) General Authority.--Subject to the requirements of 
     this section, the Secretary shall make grants to States that 
     adopt and implement effective programs to reduce traffic 
     safety problems resulting from individuals driving while 
     under the influence of alcohol. Such grants may only be used 
     by recipient States to implement and enforce such programs.
       ``(b) Maintenance of Effort.--No grant may be made to a 
     State under this section in any fiscal year unless the State 
     enters into such agreements with the Secretary as the 
     Secretary may require to ensure that the State will maintain 
     its aggregate expenditures from all other sources for alcohol 
     traffic safety programs at or above the average level of such 
     expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of the 
     enactment of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
     and Equity Act of 1998.
       ``(c) Maximum Period of Eligibility; Federal Share for 
     Grants.--No State may receive grants under this section in 
     more than 6 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1997. 
     The Federal share payable for any grant under this section 
     shall not exceed--
       ``(1) in the first and second fiscal years in which the 
     State receives a grant under this section, 75 percent of the 
     cost of implementing and enforcing in such fiscal year a 
     program adopted by the State pursuant to subsection (a);
       ``(2) in the third and fourth fiscal years in which the 
     State receives a grant under this section, 50 percent of the 
     cost of implementing and enforcing in such fiscal year such 
     program; and
       ``(3) in the fifth and sixth fiscal years in which the 
     State receives a grant under this section, 25 percent of the 
     cost of implementing and enforcing in such fiscal year such 
     program.
       ``(d) Basic Grant Eligibility.--
       ``(1) Basic grant a.--A State shall become eligible for a 
     grant under this paragraph by adopting or demonstrating to 
     the satisfaction of the Secretary at least 5 of the 
     following:
       ``(A) .08 bac per se law.--A law that provides that any 
     individual with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent 
     or greater while operating a motor vehicle shall be deemed to 
     be driving while intoxicated.
       ``(B) Administrative license revocation.--An administrative 
     driver's license suspension or revocation system for 
     individuals who operate motor vehicles while under the 
     influence of alcohol that requires that--
       ``(i) in the case of an individual who, in any 5-year 
     period beginning after the date of the enactment of the 
     Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 
     1998, is determined on the basis of a chemical test to have 
     been operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol 
     or is determined to have refused to submit to such a test as 
     proposed by a law enforcement officer, the State agency 
     responsible for administering drivers' licenses, upon receipt 
     of the report of the law enforcement officer--

       ``(I) shall suspend the driver's license of such individual 
     for a period of not less than 90 days if such individual is a 
     first offender in such 5-year period; and
       ``(II) shall suspend the driver's license of such 
     individual for a period of not less than 1 year, or revoke 
     such license, if such individual is a repeat offender in such 
     5-year period; and

       ``(ii) the suspension and revocation referred to under 
     clause (i) shall take effect not later than 30 days after the 
     day on which the individual refused to submit to a chemical 
     test or received notice of having been determined to be 
     driving under the influence of alcohol, in accordance with 
     the State's procedures.
       ``(C) Underage drinking program.--An effective system, as 
     determined by the Secretary, for preventing operators of 
     motor vehicles under age 21 from obtaining alcoholic 
     beverages and for preventing persons from making alcoholic 
     beverages available to individuals under age 21. Such system 
     may include a graduated licensing system, the issuance of 
     drivers' licenses to individuals under age 21 that are easily 
     distinguishable in appearance from drivers' licenses issued 
     to individuals age 21 years of age or older,

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     and the issuance of drivers' licenses that are tamper 
     resistant.
       ``(D) Enforcement program.--Either--
       ``(i) a statewide program for stopping motor vehicles on a 
     nondiscriminatory, lawful basis for the purpose of 
     determining whether the operators of such motor vehicles are 
     driving while under the influence of alcohol; or
       ``(ii) a statewide special traffic enforcement program for 
     impaired driving that emphasizes publicity for the program.
       ``(E) Repeat offenders.--Effective sanctions for repeat 
     offenders convicted of driving under the influence of 
     alcohol. Such sanctions, as determined by the Secretary, may 
     include electronic monitoring; alcohol interlocks; intensive 
     supervision of probation; vehicle impoundment, confiscation, 
     or forfeiture; dedicated detention facilities; special 
     measures to reduce driving with a suspended license; and 
     assignment of treatment.
       ``(F) Drivers with high bac's.--Programs to target 
     individuals with high blood alcohol concentrations who 
     operate a motor vehicle. Such programs may include 
     implementation of a system of graduated penalties and 
     assessment of individuals convicted of driving under the 
     influence of alcohol.
       ``(G) Young adult drinking programs.--Programs to reduce 
     driving while under the influence of alcohol by individuals 
     age 21 through 34. Such programs may include awareness 
     campaigns; traffic safety partnerships with employers, 
     colleges, and the hospitality industry; assessment of first 
     time offenders; and incorporation of treatment into judicial 
     sentencing.
       ``(H) Testing for bac.--An effective system for increasing 
     the rate of testing for blood alcohol concentration of motor 
     vehicle drivers in fatal accidents and, in fiscal year 2000 
     and in each fiscal year thereafter, a rate of such testing 
     that is equal to or greater than the national average.
       ``(2) Basic grant b.--A State shall become eligible for a 
     grant under this paragraph by adopting or demonstrating to 
     the satisfaction of the Secretary each of the following:
       ``(A) Fatal impaired driver percentage reduction.--The 
     percentage of fatally injured drivers with 0.10 percent or 
     greater blood alcohol concentration in the State has 
     decreased in each of the 3 most recent calendar years for 
     which statistics for determining such percentages are 
     available.
       ``(B) Fatal impaired driver percentage comparison.--The 
     percentage of fatally injured drivers with 0.10 percent or 
     greater blood alcohol concentration in the State has been 
     lower than the average percentage for all States in each of 
     the calendar years referred to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Basic grant amount.--The amount of a basic grant made 
     to a State for a fiscal year under this subsection shall 
     equal up to 30 percent of the amount apportioned to the State 
     for fiscal year 1997 under section 402 of this title.
       ``(e) Discretionary Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon receiving an application from a 
     State, the Secretary may make grants to the State for 
     carrying out innovative programs (other than the programs 
     specified in subsection (d)) to reduce traffic safety 
     problems resulting from individuals driving while under the 
     influence of alcohol or controlled substances. Such programs 
     may seek to achieve such a reduction through legal, judicial, 
     enforcement, educational, technological, or other approaches.
       ``(2) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this subsection in a fiscal year only if the 
     State is eligible to receive a grant under subsection (d) in 
     such fiscal year.
       ``(3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out 
     this section, not to exceed 12 percent shall be available for 
     making grants under this subsection.
       ``(f) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section shall be subject to a 
     deduction not to exceed 5 percent for the necessary costs of 
     administering the provisions of this section.
       ``(g) Applicability of Chapter 1.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, all provisions of chapter 1 of this title that 
     are applicable to National Highway System funds, other than 
     provisions relating to the apportionment formula and 
     provisions limiting the expenditure of such funds to Federal-
     aid highways, shall apply to the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Inconsistent provisions.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a provision of chapter 1 of this title is inconsistent 
     with this section, such provision shall not apply to funds 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.
       ``(3) Credit for state and local expenditures.--The 
     aggregate of all expenditures made during any fiscal year by 
     a State and its political subdivisions (exclusive of Federal 
     funds) for carrying out the State highway safety program 
     under section 402 (other than planning and administration) 
     shall be available for the purpose of crediting such State 
     during such fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the cost 
     of any project under this section (other than one for 
     planning or administration) without regard to whether such 
     expenditures were actually made in connection with such 
     project.
       ``(4) Increased federal share for certain indian tribe 
     programs.--In the case of an alcohol-impaired driving 
     countermeasures program carried out by an Indian tribe, if 
     the Secretary is satisfied that an Indian tribe does not have 
     sufficient funds available to meet the non-Federal share of 
     the cost of such program, the Secretary may increase the 
     Federal share of the cost thereof payable under this title to 
     the extent necessary.
       ``(5) Treatment of term `state highway department'.--In 
     applying provisions of chapter 1 in carrying out this 
     section, the term `State highway department' as used in such 
     provisions shall mean the Governor of a State and, in the 
     case of an Indian tribe program, the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Alcoholic beverage.--The term `alcoholic beverage' 
     has the meaning such term has under section 158(c) of this 
     title.
       ``(2) Controlled substances.--The term `controlled 
     substances' has the meaning such term has under section 
     102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)).
       ``(3) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' means a 
     vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured 
     primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, but 
     does not include a vehicle operated only on a rail line.''.

     SEC. 206. STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY DATA IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 4 is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 411. State highway safety data improvements

       ``(a) General Authority.--Subject to the provisions of this 
     section, the Secretary shall make grants to States that adopt 
     and implement effective programs to--
       ``(1) improve the timeliness, accuracy, completeness, 
     uniformity, and accessibility of the State's data needed to 
     identify priorities for national, State, and local highway 
     and traffic safety programs;
       ``(2) evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to make such 
     improvements;
       ``(3) link these State data systems, including traffic 
     records, together and with other data systems within the 
     State, such as systems that contain medical and economic 
     data; and
       ``(4) improve State data systems' compatibility with 
     national data systems and those of other States and enhance 
     the Secretary's ability to observe and analyze national 
     trends in crash occurrences, rates, outcomes, and causation.
     Such grants may be used by recipient States only to implement 
     such programs.
       ``(b) Model Data Elements.--The Secretary, in consultation 
     with States and other appropriate parties, shall determine 
     the model data elements necessary to observe and analyze 
     national trends in crash occurrences, rates, outcomes, and 
     causation. A State's multiyear highway safety data and 
     traffic records plan described in subsection (e)(1) shall 
     demonstrate how the model data elements will be incorporated 
     into the State's data systems for the State to be eligible 
     for grants under this section.
       ``(c) Maintenance of Effort.--No grant may be made to a 
     State under this section in any fiscal year unless the State 
     enters into such agreements with the Secretary as the 
     Secretary may require to ensure that the State will maintain 
     its aggregate expenditures from all other sources for highway 
     safety data programs at or above the average level of such 
     expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of the 
     enactment of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
     and Equity Act of 1998.
       ``(d) Maximum Period of Eligibility; Federal Share for 
     Grants.--No State may receive grants under this section in 
     more than 6 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1997. 
     The Federal share payable for any grant under this section 
     shall not exceed--
       ``(1) in the first and second fiscal years in which the 
     State receives the grant, 75 percent of the cost of 
     implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in such fiscal 
     year a program adopted by the State;
       ``(2) in the third and fourth fiscal years in which the 
     State receives the grant, 50 percent of the cost of 
     implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in such fiscal 
     year such program; and
       ``(3) in the fifth and sixth fiscal years in which the 
     State receives the grant under this section, 25 percent of 
     the cost of implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in 
     such fiscal year such program.
       ``(e) First-Year Grants.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible for a first-
     year grant under this section in a fiscal year if the State 
     either--
       ``(A) demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, 
     that the State has--
       ``(i) established a highway safety data and traffic records 
     coordinating committee with a multidisciplinary membership, 
     including the administrators, collectors, and users of such 
     data (including the public health, injury control, and motor 
     carrier communities);
       ``(ii) completed, within the preceding 5 years, a highway 
     safety data and traffic records assessment or an audit of the 
     State's highway safety data and traffic records system; and
       ``(iii) initiated the development of a multiyear highway 
     safety data and traffic records strategic plan, to be 
     approved by the State's highway safety data and traffic 
     records coordinating committee, that identifies and 
     prioritizes the State's highway safety data and traffic 
     records needs and goals, and that identifies performance-
     based measures by which progress toward those goals will be 
     determined; or
       ``(B) provides, to the satisfaction of the Secretary--
       ``(i) a certification that the State has met the 
     requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A);

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       ``(ii) a multiyear plan that--

       ``(I) identifies and prioritizes the State's highway safety 
     data and traffic records needs and goals;
       ``(II) specifies how the State's incentive funds for the 
     fiscal year will be used to address those needs and goals; 
     and
       ``(III) identifies performance-based measures by which 
     progress toward those goals will be determined; and

       ``(iii) a certification that the State's highway safety 
     data and traffic records coordinating committee continues to 
     operate and supports the multiyear plan described in clause 
     (ii).
       ``(2) Grant amounts.--The amount of a first-year grant made 
     to a State for a fiscal year under this subsection shall 
     equal--
       ``(A) if the State is eligible for the grant under 
     paragraph (1)(A), $125,000, subject to the availability of 
     appropriations; and
       ``(B) if the State is eligible for the grant under 
     paragraph (1)(B), an amount determined by multiplying--
       ``(i) the amount appropriated to carry out this section for 
     such fiscal year; by
       ``(ii) the ratio that the funds apportioned to the State 
     under section 402 for fiscal year 1997 bears to the funds 
     apportioned to all States under section 402 for fiscal year 
     1997;
     except that no State shall receive less than $225,000, 
     subject to the availability of appropriations.
       ``(f) Succeeding Year Grants.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible for a grant 
     under this subsection in any fiscal year succeeding the first 
     fiscal year in which the State receives a grant under 
     subsection (e) if the State, to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) submits or updates a multiyear plan described in 
     subsection (e)(1)(A)(iii);
       ``(B) certifies that the highway safety data and traffic 
     records coordinating committee of the State continues to 
     operate and supports the multiyear plan; and
       ``(C) reports annually on the State's progress in 
     implementing the multiyear plan.
       ``(2) Grant amounts.--The amount of a succeeding year grant 
     made to the State for a fiscal year under this paragraph 
     shall equal the amount determined by multiplying--
       ``(A) the amount appropriated to carry out this section for 
     such fiscal year; by
       ``(B) the ratio that the funds apportioned to the State 
     under section 402 for fiscal year 1997 bears to the funds 
     apportioned to all States under section 402 for fiscal year 
     1997;
     except that no State shall receive less than $225,000, 
     subject to the availability of appropriations.
       ``(g) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section shall be subject to a 
     deduction not to exceed 5 percent for the necessary costs of 
     administering the provisions of this section.
       ``(h) Applicability of Chapter 1.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, all provisions of chapter 1 of this title that 
     are applicable to National Highway System funds, other than 
     provisions relating to the apportionment formula and 
     provisions limiting the expenditure of such funds to Federal-
     aid highways, shall apply to the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Inconsistent provisions.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a provision of chapter 1 of this title is inconsistent 
     with this section, such provision shall not apply to funds 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.
       ``(3) Credit for state and local expenditures.--The 
     aggregate of all expenditures made during any fiscal year by 
     a State and its political subdivisions (exclusive of Federal 
     funds) for carrying out the State highway safety program 
     under section 402 (other than planning and administration) 
     shall be available for the purpose of crediting such State 
     during such fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the cost 
     of any project under this section (other than one for 
     planning or administration) without regard to whether such 
     expenditures were actually made in connection with such 
     project.
       ``(4) Increased federal share for certain indian tribe 
     programs.--In the case of a highway safety data improvements 
     program carried out by an Indian tribe, if the Secretary is 
     satisfied that an Indian tribe does not have sufficient funds 
     available to meet the non-Federal share of the cost of such 
     program, the Secretary may increase the Federal share of the 
     cost thereof payable under this title to the extent 
     necessary.
       ``(5) Treatment of term `state highway department'.--In 
     applying provisions of chapter 1 in carrying out this 
     section, the term `State highway department' as used in such 
     provisions shall mean the Governor of a State and, in the 
     case of an Indian tribe program, the Secretary of the 
     Interior.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:

``411. State highway safety data improvements.''.

     SEC. 207. NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.

       (a) Transfer of Selected Functions to Non-Federal 
     Management.--Section 30302 of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Transfer of Selected Functions to Non-Federal 
     Management.--
       ``(1) Agreement.--The Secretary may enter into an agreement 
     with an organization that represents the interests of the 
     States to manage, administer, and operate the National Driver 
     Register's computer timeshare and user assistance functions. 
     If the Secretary decides to enter into such an agreement, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that the management of these functions 
     is compatible with this chapter and the regulations issued to 
     implement this chapter.
       ``(2) Required demonstration.--Any transfer of the National 
     Driver Register's computer timeshare and user assistance 
     functions to an organization that represents the interests of 
     the States shall begin only after a determination is made by 
     the Secretary that all States are participating in the 
     National Driver Register's `Problem Driver Pointer System' 
     (the system used by the Register to effect the exchange of 
     motor vehicle driving records), and that the system is 
     functioning properly.
       ``(3) Transition period.--Any agreement entered into under 
     this subsection shall include a provision for a transition 
     period sufficient to allow the States to make the budgetary 
     and legislative changes the States may need to pay fees 
     charged by the organization representing their interests for 
     their use of the National Driver Register's computer 
     timeshare and user assistance functions. During this 
     transition period, the Secretary shall continue to fund these 
     transferred functions.
       ``(4) Fees.--The total of the fees charged by the 
     organization representing the interests of the States in any 
     fiscal year for the use of the National Driver Register's 
     computer timeshare and user assistance functions shall not 
     exceed the total cost to the organization of performing these 
     functions in such fiscal year.
       ``(5) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this subsection may be construed to diminish, limit, or 
     otherwise affect the authority of the Secretary to carry out 
     this chapter.''.
       (b) Access to Register Information.--
       (1) Conforming amendments.--Section 30305(b) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, unless the information is about a 
     revocation or suspension still in effect on the date of the 
     request'';
       (B) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by section 207(b) of 
     the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-
     324, 110 Stat. 3908)--
       (i) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a) of this section''; and
       (ii) by moving the text of such paragraph 2 ems to the 
     left; and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (8), as redesignated by 
     section 502(b)(1) of the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act 
     of 1996 (Public Law 104-264, 110 Stat. 3262), as paragraph 
     (9).
       (2) Federal agency access provision.--Section 30305(b) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is further amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (10) and 
     inserting such paragraph after paragraph (9);
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) The head of a Federal department or agency that 
     issues motor vehicle operator's licenses may request the 
     chief driver licensing official of a State to obtain 
     information under subsection (a) of this section about an 
     individual applicant for a motor vehicle operator's license 
     from such department or agency. The department or agency may 
     receive the information, provided it transmits to the 
     Secretary a report regarding any individual who is denied a 
     motor vehicle operator's license by that department or agency 
     for cause; whose motor vehicle operator's license is revoked, 
     suspended, or canceled by that department or agency for 
     cause; or about whom the department or agency has been 
     notified of a conviction of any of the motor vehicle-related 
     offenses or comparable offenses listed in section 30304(a)(3) 
     and over whom the department or agency has licensing 
     authority. The report shall contain the information specified 
     in section 30304(b).''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) The head of a Federal department or agency 
     authorized to receive information regarding an individual 
     from the Register under this section may request and receive 
     such information from the Secretary.''.
       (c) Evaluation and Assessment of Alternatives.--
       (1) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall evaluate the 
     implementation of chapter 303 of title 49, United States 
     Code, and the programs under sections 31106 and 31309 of such 
     title and identify alternatives to improve the ability of the 
     States to exchange information about unsafe drivers and to 
     identify drivers with multiple licenses.
       (2) Technology assessment.--The Secretary, in conjunction 
     with the American Association of Motor Vehicle 
     Administrators, shall conduct an assessment of available 
     electronic technologies to improve access to and exchange of 
     motor vehicle driving records. The assessment may consider 
     alternative unique motor vehicle driver identifiers that 
     would facilitate accurate matching of drivers and their 
     records.
       (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     transmit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     evaluation and technology assessment, together with any 
     recommendations for appropriate administrative and 
     legislative actions.

     SEC. 208. SAFETY STUDIES.

       (a) Blowout Resistant Tires Study.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a study on the benefit to public safety of the use of 
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     sistant tires on commercial motor vehicles and the potential 
     to decrease the incidence of accidents and fatalities from 
     accidents occurring as a result of blown out tires.
       (b) School Bus Occupant Safety Study.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a study to assess occupant safety in school buses. 
     The study shall examine available information about occupant 
     safety and analyze options for improving occupant safety.
       (c) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of each study conducted 
     under this section.
       (d) Limitation on Funding.--The Secretary may not expend 
     more than $200,000, from funds made available by section 210, 
     for conducting each study under this section.

     SEC. 209. EFFECTIVENESS OF LAWS ESTABLISHING MAXIMUM BLOOD 
                   ALCOHOL CONCENTRATIONS.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     to evaluate the effectiveness of State laws that--
       (1) deem any individual with a blood alcohol concentration 
     of 0.08 percent or greater while operating a motor vehicle to 
     be driving while intoxicated; and
       (2) deem any individual under the age of 21 with a blood 
     alcohol concentration of 0.02 percent or greater while 
     operating a motor vehicle to be driving while intoxicated;
     in reducing the number and severity of alcohol-involved 
     crashes.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Public Works 
     and the Environment of the Senate a report containing the 
     results of the study conducted under this section.

     SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
     appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     Mass Transit Account):
       (1) NHTSA highway safety programs.--For carrying out 
     section 402 of title 23, United States Code, by the National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration $128,200,000 for fiscal 
     year 1998, $150,700,000 for fiscal year 1999, and 
     $195,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (2) FHWA highway safety programs.--For carrying out section 
     402 of title 23, United States Code, by the Federal Highway 
     Administration $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $20,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1999, and $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2003.
       (3) NHTSA highway safety research and development.--For 
     carrying out section 403 of such title by the National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration $55,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
       (4) FHWA highway safety research and development.--For 
     carrying out section 403 of such title by the Federal Highway 
     Administration $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003.
       (5) Occupant protection incentive grants.--For carrying out 
     section 405 of such title $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
     $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (6) Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures incentive 
     grant program.--For carrying out section 410 of such title 
     $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $45,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (7) State highway safety data grants.--For carrying out 
     section 411 of such title $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
     $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (8) National driver register.--For carrying out chapter 303 
     of title 49, United States Code, by the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, $2,300,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003.
       (b) Transfers.--In each fiscal year, the Secretary may 
     transfer any amounts remaining available under paragraph (5), 
     (6), or (7) of subsection (a) to the amounts made available 
     under any other of such paragraphs in order to ensure, to the 
     maximum extent possible, that each State receives the maximum 
     incentive funding for which the State is eligible under 
     sections 405, 406, and 410 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 211. TRANSPORTATION INJURY RESEARCH.

       (a) Center for Transportation Injury Research.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
     establish and maintain a center for transportation injury 
     research at the Calspan University of Buffalo Research Center 
     affiliated with the State University of New York at Buffalo.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $2,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this subsection.
       (b) Head and Spinal Cord Injury Research.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     Neuroscience Center for Excellence at Louisiana State 
     University and the Virginia Transportation Research Institute 
     at George Washington University for research and technology 
     development for preventing and minimizing head and spinal 
     cord injuries relating to automobile accidents.
       (2) Funding.--Of amounts made available for each of fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(F), $500,000 per 
     fiscal year shall be available to carry out this subsection.
           TITLE III--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this 
     title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision of 
     law, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 5302 is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5302. Definitions

       ``(a) In General.--In this chapter, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Capital project.--The term `capital project' means a 
     project for--
       ``(A) acquiring, constructing, supervising, or inspecting 
     equipment or a facility for use in mass transportation, 
     expenses incidental to the acquisition or construction 
     (including designing, engineering, location surveying, 
     mapping, and acquiring rights of way), payments for the 
     capital portions of rail trackage rights agreements, transit-
     related intelligent transportation systems, relocation 
     assistance, acquiring replacement housing sites, and 
     acquiring, constructing, relocating, and rehabilitating 
     replacement housing;
       ``(B) rehabilitating a bus;
       ``(C) remanufacturing a bus;
       ``(D) overhauling rail rolling stock;
       ``(E) preventive maintenance;
       ``(F) leasing equipment or a facility for use in mass 
     transportation subject to regulations the Secretary 
     prescribes limiting the leasing arrangements to those that 
     are more cost-effective than acquisition or construction; or
       ``(G) a mass transportation improvement that enhances 
     economic development or incorporates private investment 
     (including commercial and residential development and 
     pedestrian and bicycle access to a mass transportation 
     facility) because the improvement--
       ``(i) enhances the effectiveness of a mass transportation 
     project and is related physically or functionally to that 
     mass transportation project or establishes new or enhanced 
     coordination between mass transportation and other 
     transportation; and
       ``(ii) provides a fair share of revenue for mass 
     transportation that will be used for mass transportation.
       ``(2) Chief executive officer of a state.--The term `chief 
     executive officer of a State' includes the designee of the 
     chief executive officer.
       ``(3) Emergency regulation.--The term `emergency 
     regulation' means a regulation--
       ``(A) that is effective temporarily before the expiration 
     of the otherwise specified periods of time for public notice 
     and comment under section 5334(b) of this title; and
       ``(B) prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation as the 
     result of a finding that a delay in the effective date of the 
     regulation--
       ``(i) would injure seriously an important public interest;
       ``(ii) would frustrate substantially legislative policy and 
     intent; or
       ``(iii) would damage seriously a person or class without 
     serving an important public interest.
       ``(4) Fixed guideway.--The term `fixed guideway' means a 
     mass transportation facility--
       ``(A) using and occupying a separate right of way or rail 
     for the exclusive use of mass transportation and other high 
     occupancy vehicles; or
       ``(B) using a fixed catenary system and a right of way 
     usable by other forms of transportation.
       ``(5) Handicapped individual.--The term `handicapped 
     individual' means an individual who, because of illness, 
     injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other incapacity or 
     temporary or permanent disability (including an individual 
     who is a wheelchair user or has semiambulatory capability), 
     cannot use effectively, without special facilities, planning, 
     or design, mass transportation service or a mass 
     transportation facility.
       ``(6) Local governmental authority.--The term `local 
     governmental authority' includes--
       ``(A) a political subdivision of a State;
       ``(B) an authority of at least one State or political 
     subdivision of a State;
       ``(C) an Indian tribe; and
       ``(D) a public corporation, board, or commission 
     established under the laws of a State.
       ``(7) Mass transportation.--The term `mass transportation' 
     means transportation by a conveyance that provides regular 
     and continuing general or special transportation to the 
     public, but does not include school bus, charter, or 
     sightseeing transportation.
       ``(8) Net project cost.--The term `net project cost' means 
     the part of a project that reasonably cannot be financed from 
     revenues.
       ``(9) New bus model.--The term `new bus model' means a bus 
     model (including a model using alternative fuel)--
       ``(A) that has not been used in mass transportation in the 
     United States before the date of production of the model; or
       ``(B) used in mass transportation in the United States but 
     being produced with a major change in configuration or 
     components.
       ``(10) Preventive maintenance.--The term `preventive 
     maintenance' means a major activity intended to improve or 
     upgrade a transit vehicle or facility or repair or replace a 
     damaged, malfunctioning, overaged, or outmoded transit 
     vehicle or facility system,

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     subsystem, element, or component. Such term does not include 
     any activity of a routine or servicing nature, such as 
     checking and replenishing fluid levels, adjusting settings on 
     otherwise properly operating components, washing and cleaning 
     a transit vehicle or facility, changing tires and wheels, or 
     repairing damage to a vehicle or facility caused by an 
     accident.
       ``(11) Public transportation.--The term `public 
     transportation' means mass transportation.
       ``(12) Regulation.--The term `regulation' means any part of 
     a statement of general or particular applicability of the 
     Secretary of Transportation designed to carry out, interpret, 
     or prescribe law or policy in carrying out this chapter.
       ``(13) State.--The term `State' means a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin 
     Islands.
       ``(14) Transit.--The term `transit' means mass 
     transportation.
       ``(15) Transit enhancement.--The term `transit enhancement' 
     means with respect to any project or an area to be served by 
     the project, historic preservation, rehabilitation, and 
     operation of historic mass transportation buildings, 
     structures, and facilities (including historic bus and 
     railroad facilities and canals); projects that enhance 
     transit safety and security; landscaping and other scenic 
     beautification and art in and around mass transportation 
     stations, facilities, bus shelters, bridges, and buses; 
     bicycle and pedestrian access to mass transportation, 
     including bicycle storage facilities and installing equipment 
     for transporting bicycles on mass transportation vehicles; 
     projects that enhance access for the disabled to mass 
     transportation; and archaeological planning and research 
     related to mass transportation projects.
       ``(16) Urban area.--The term `urban area' means an area 
     that includes a municipality or other built-up place that the 
     Secretary of Transportation, after considering local patterns 
     and trends of urban growth, decides is appropriate for a 
     local mass transportation system to serve individuals in the 
     locality.
       ``(17) Urbanized area.--The term `urbanized area' means an 
     area--
       ``(A) encompassing at least an urbanized area within a 
     State that the Secretary of Commerce designates; and
       ``(B) designated as an urbanized area within boundaries 
     fixed by State and local officials and approved by the 
     Secretary of Transportation.
       ``(b) Authority To Modify `Handicapped Individual'.--The 
     Secretary of Transportation by regulation may modify the 
     definition of subsection (a)(5) as it applies to section 
     5307(d)(1)(D) of this title.''.

     SEC. 303. METROPOLITAN PLANNING.

       (a) Goals and Objectives of Planning Process.--Section 
     5303(b) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Goals and Objectives of Planning Process.--
       ``(1) Consideration.--To the extent that the metropolitan 
     planning organization determines appropriate, the 
     metropolitan transportation planning process may include 
     consideration of goals and objectives that--
       ``(A) support the economic vitality of the metropolitan 
     area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, 
     productivity, and efficiency;
       ``(B) increase the safety and security of the 
     transportation system for all users;
       ``(C) increase the accessibility and mobility for people 
     and freight;
       ``(D) protect and enhance the environment, conserve energy, 
     and enhance quality of life;
       ``(E) enhance the integration and connectivity of the 
     transportation system, across and between modes, for people 
     and freight;
       ``(F) promote efficient system utilization and operation; 
     and
       ``(G) preserve and optimize the existing transportation 
     system.
     This paragraph shall apply to the development of long-range 
     transportation plans and transportation improvement programs.
       ``(2) Conversion to goals and objectives.--The metropolitan 
     planning organization shall cooperatively determine with the 
     State and mass transportation operators how the 
     considerations listed in paragraph (1) are translated into 
     metropolitan goals and objectives and how they are factored 
     into decisionmaking.''.
       (b) Coordination.--Section 5303(e) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(4) Project located in multiple mpos.--If a project is 
     located within the boundaries of more than one metropolitan 
     planning organization, the metropolitan planning 
     organizations shall coordinate plans regarding the 
     project.''.
       (c) Long-Range Transportation Plan.--Section 5303(f) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``transportation'' after 
     ``long-range'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``at least shall--'' and 
     inserting ``shall contain, at a minimum, the following:'';
       (3) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``identify'' and inserting ``An 
     identification of''; and
       (B) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a 
     period;
       (4) by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) A financial plan that demonstrates how the adopted 
     transportation plan can be implemented, indicates resources 
     from public and private sources that are reasonably expected 
     to be made available to carry out the plan and recommends any 
     additional financing strategies for needed projects and 
     programs. The financial plan may include, for illustrative 
     purposes, additional projects that would be included in the 
     adopted transportation plan if reasonable additional 
     resources beyond those identified in the financial plan were 
     available. For the purpose of developing the transportation 
     plan, the metropolitan planning organization and State shall 
     cooperatively develop estimates of funds that will be 
     available to support plan implementation.'';
       (5) in paragraph (1)(C)--
       (A) by striking ``assess'' and inserting ``An assessment 
     of''; and
       (B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period;
       (6) in paragraph (1)(D) by striking ``indicate'' and 
     inserting ``Indicate'';
       (7) in paragraph (4) by inserting after ``employees,'' the 
     following: ``freight shippers and providers of freight 
     transportation services,''; and
       (8) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``transportation'' before 
     ``plan''.

     SEC. 304. TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       Section 5304 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``2 years'' and inserting 
     ``3 years''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) may include, for illustrative purposes, additional 
     projects that would be included in the adopted transportation 
     plan if reasonable additional resources beyond those 
     identified in the financial plan were available.''.

     SEC. 305. TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AREAS.

       Section 5305(d)(1) is amended by striking ``of the National 
     Highway System'' each place it appears and inserting the 
     following: ``under the National Highway System and high risk 
     road safety programs,''.

     SEC. 306. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.

       (a) Section Heading.--
       (1) Amendment to section.--Section 5307 is amended by 
     striking the section heading and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 5307. Urbanized area formula grants''.

       (2) Conforming amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5307 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended to 
     read as follows:

``5307. Urbanized area formula grants.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 5307(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``In this section--'' and inserting ``In 
     this section, the following definitions apply:'';
       (2) by inserting ``Associated capital maintenance items.--
     The term'' after ``(1)''; and
       (3) by inserting ``Designated recipient.--The term'' after 
     ``(2)''.
       (c) General Authority.--Section 5307(b) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``, improvement, and operating costs'' and 
     inserting ``and improvement costs''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000, the 
     Secretary may also make grants under this section to finance 
     the operating cost of equipment and facilities for use in 
     mass transportation.'';
       (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (d) Advance Construction.--Section 5307(g)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``the amount by which'' and all that follows through 
     the period at the end and inserting ``the most favorable 
     financing terms reasonably available for the project at the 
     time of borrowing. The applicant shall certify, in a manner 
     satisfactory to the Secretary, that the applicant has shown 
     reasonable diligence in seeking the most favorable financing 
     terms.''.
       (e) Coordination of Reviews.--Section 5307(i)(2) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``To the extent 
     practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate such reviews with 
     any related State or local reviews.''.
       (f) Transit Enhancement Activities.--Section 5307(k) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(k) Transit Enhancement Activities.--2 percent of the 
     funds apportioned to urbanized areas of at least 200,000 
     population under section 5336 for a fiscal year shall only be 
     available for transit enhancement activities.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5307(n) is amended by 
     inserting ``5319,'' after ``5318,''.

     SEC. 307. MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT BLOCK GRANTS.

       Section 5308, and the item relating to section 5308 in the 
     table of sections for chapter 53, are repealed.

     SEC. 308. CAPITAL PROGRAM GRANTS AND LOANS.

       (a) Section Heading.--Section 5309 is amended in the 
     section heading by striking ``Discretionary'' and inserting 
     ``Capital program''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5309 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     striking ``Discretionary'' and inserting ``Capital program''.
       (c) General Authority.--Section 5309(a) is amended--

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       (1) by striking paragraph (1)(E) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(E) capital projects to modernize existing fixed guideway 
     systems;'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1)(F);
       (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (1)(G) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1)(G) the following:
       ``(H) capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, and 
     purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-
     related facilities.''.
       (d) Consideration of Decreased Commuter Rail 
     Transportation.--Section 5309(c) is repealed.
       (e) Criteria for Grants and Loans for Fixed Guideway 
     Systems.--Section 5309(e) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Criteria for Grants and Loans for Fixed Guideway 
     Systems.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
     approve a grant or loan under this section for a capital 
     project for a new fixed guideway system or extension of an 
     existing fixed guideway system only if the Secretary 
     determines that the proposed project is--
       ``(A) based on the results of an alternatives analysis and 
     preliminary engineering;
       ``(B) justified based on a comprehensive review of its 
     mobility improvements, environmental benefits, cost 
     effectiveness, and operating efficiencies; and
       ``(C) supported by an acceptable degree of local financial 
     commitment, including evidence of stable and dependable 
     financing sources to construct, maintain, and operate the 
     system or extension.
       ``(2) Alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering.--
     In evaluating a project under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary 
     shall analyze and consider the results of the alternatives 
     analysis and preliminary engineering for the project.
       ``(3) Project justification.--In evaluating a project under 
     paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) consider the direct and indirect costs of relevant 
     alternatives;
       ``(B) consider factors such as congestion relief, improved 
     mobility, air pollution, noise pollution, energy consumption, 
     and all associated ancillary and mitigation costs necessary 
     to carry out each alternative analyzed;
       ``(C) identify and consider existing mass transportation 
     supportive land use policies and future land use patterns and 
     the costs of urban sprawl;
       ``(D) consider the degree to which the project increases 
     the mobility of the mass transportation dependent population 
     or promotes economic development;
       ``(E) consider population density, current transit 
     ridership in the corridor, and cost per new rider;
       ``(F) consider the technical capability of the grant 
     recipient to construct the project;
       ``(G) adjust the project justification to reflect 
     differences in local land, construction, and operating costs; 
     and
       ``(H) consider other factors the Secretary determines 
     appropriate to carry out this chapter.
       ``(4) Local financial commitment.--
       ``(A) Evaluation of project.--In evaluating a project under 
     paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall require that--
       ``(i) the proposed project plan provides for the 
     availability of contingency amounts the Secretary determines 
     to be reasonable to cover unanticipated cost increases;
       ``(ii) each proposed local source of capital and operating 
     financing is stable, reliable, and available within the 
     proposed project timetable; and
       ``(iii) local resources are available to operate the 
     overall proposed mass transportation system (including 
     essential feeder bus and other services necessary to achieve 
     the projected ridership levels) without requiring a reduction 
     in existing mass transportation services to operate the 
     proposed project.
       ``(B) Stability, reliability, and availability of local 
     financing.--In assessing the stability, reliability, and 
     availability of proposed sources of local financing for the 
     project, the Secretary shall consider--
       ``(i) existing grant commitments;
       ``(ii) the degree to which financing sources are dedicated 
     to the purposes proposed;
       ``(iii) any debt obligation that exists or is proposed by 
     the recipient for the proposed project or other mass 
     transportation purpose; and
       ``(iv) the extent to which the project has a local 
     financial commitment that exceeds the required non-Federal 
     share of the cost of the project.
       ``(5) Regulations.--No later than 120 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the Building Efficient Surface 
     Transportation and Equity Act of 1998, the Secretary shall 
     issue regulations on how the Secretary will evaluate and rate 
     the projects based on the results of alternatives analysis, 
     project justification, and the degree of local financial 
     commitment as required under this subsection.
       ``(6) Project evaluation and rating.--A proposed project 
     may advance from alternatives analysis to preliminary 
     engineering, and may advance from preliminary engineering to 
     final design and construction, only if the Secretary finds 
     that the project meets the requirements of this section and 
     there is a reasonable likelihood that the project will 
     continue to meet such requirements. In making such findings, 
     the Secretary shall evaluate and rate the project as either 
     highly recommended, recommended, or not recommended based on 
     the results of alternatives analysis, the project 
     justification criteria, and the degree of local financial 
     commitment as required under this subsection. In rating the 
     projects, the Secretary shall provide, in addition to the 
     overall project rating, individual ratings for each criteria 
     established under the regulations issued under paragraph (5).
       ``(7) Full funding grant agreement.--A project financed 
     under this subsection shall be carried out through a full 
     funding grant agreement. The Secretary shall enter into a 
     full funding grant agreement based on the evaluations and 
     ratings required under this subsection. The Secretary shall 
     not enter into a full funding grant agreement for a project 
     unless that project is authorized for final design and 
     construction.
       ``(8) Limitations on applicability.--
       ``(A) Projects with a section 5309 federal share of less 
     than $25,000,000.--A project for a new fixed guideway system 
     or extension of an existing fixed guideway system is not 
     subject to the requirements of this subsection, and the 
     simultaneous evaluation of similar projects in at least 2 
     corridors in a metropolitan area may not be limited, if the 
     assistance provided under this section with respect to the 
     project is less than $25,000,000.
       ``(B) Projects in nonattainment areas.--The simultaneous 
     evaluation of projects in at least 2 corridors in a 
     metropolitan area may not be limited and the Secretary shall 
     make decisions under this subsection with expedited 
     procedures that will promote carrying out an approved State 
     Implementation Plan in a timely way if a project is--
       ``(i) located in a nonattainment area;
       ``(ii) a transportation control measure (as defined by the 
     Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.)); and
       ``(iii) required to carry out the State Implementation 
     Plan.
       ``(C) Projects financed with highway funds.--This 
     subsection does not apply to a project financed completely 
     with amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account).
       ``(D) Previously issued letter of intent or full funding 
     grant agreement.--This subsection does not apply to projects 
     for which the Secretary has issued a letter of intent or 
     entered into a full funding grant agreement before the date 
     of the enactment of this subparagraph.''.
       (f) Letters of Intent and Full Funding Grant Agreements.--
     Section 5309(g) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Financing'' and 
     inserting ``Funding'';
       (2) by striking ``full financing'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``full funding''; and
       (3) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``60 days'';
       (B) by inserting before the first comma ``or entering into 
     a full funding grant agreement''; and
       (C) by striking ``issuance of the letter.'' and inserting 
     ``letter or agreement. The Secretary shall include with the 
     notification a copy of the proposed letter or agreement as 
     well as the evaluations and ratings for the project.''.
       (g) Allocating Amounts.--Section 5309(m) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(m) Allocating Amounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5338(b) for grants and loans under this section for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003--
       ``(A) 40 percent shall be available for fixed guideway 
     modernization;
       ``(B) 40 percent shall be available for capital projects 
     for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing 
     fixed guideway systems; and
       ``(C) 20 percent shall be available to replace, 
     rehabilitate, and buy buses and related equipment and to 
     construct bus-related facilities.
       ``(2) Limitation on amounts available for activities other 
     than final design and construction.--Not more than 8 percent 
     of the amounts made available in each fiscal year by 
     paragraph (1)(B) shall be available for activities other than 
     final design and construction.
       ``(3) Bus and bus facility grants.--
       ``(A) Consideration.--In making grants under paragraph 
     (1)(C), the Secretary shall consider the age of buses, bus 
     fleets, related equipment, and bus-related facilities.
       ``(B) Funding for bus testing facility.--Of the amounts 
     made available by paragraph (1)(C), $3,000,000 shall be 
     available in each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry 
     out section 5318.
       ``(C) Funding for bus technology pilot program.--Of the 
     funds made available by paragraph (1)(C), 10 percent shall be 
     available in each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry 
     out the bus technology pilot program under subsection (o).
       ``(D) Other than urbanized areas.--Of amounts made 
     available by paragraph (1)(C), not less than 5.5 percent 
     shall be available in each fiscal year for other than 
     urbanized areas.
       ``(4) Eligibility for assistance for multiple projects.--A 
     person applying for, or receiving, assistance for a project 
     described in clause (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) may 
     receive assistance for a project described in another of 
     those clauses.''.
       (h) Advance Construction.--Section 5309(n)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``in a way'' and inserting ``in a manner''.
       (i) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Relocation of subsection.--Section 5309 is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (f); and

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       (B) by redesignating subsections (g) through (o) as 
     subsections (f) through (n), respectively.
       (2) Cross references.--Chapter 53 is amended--
       (A) in section 5319 by striking ``5309(h)'' and inserting 
     ``5309(g)'';
       (B) in section 5328(a)(2) by striking ``5309(e)(1)-(6) of 
     this title'' and inserting ``5309(e)''; and
       (C) in section 5328(a)(4) by striking ``5309(m)(2) of this 
     title'' and inserting ``5309(o)(1)''.
       (3) References to full funding grant agreements.--Sections 
     5320 and 5328(a)(4) are each amended by striking ``full 
     financing'' each place it appears and inserting ``full 
     funding''. The subsection heading for section 5320(e) is 
     amended by striking ``Financing'' and inserting ``Funding''.
       (j) Bus Technology Pilot Program.--Section 5309 is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) Bus Technology Pilot Program.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot 
     program for the testing and deployment of new bus technology, 
     including clean fuel and alternative fuel technology.
       ``(2) Projects.--Under the pilot program, the Secretary 
     shall carry out projects for testing and deployment of new 
     bus technology, including clean fuel and alternative fuel 
     technology. The Secretary shall select projects for funding 
     under the pilot program that will employ a variety of 
     technologies and will be performed in a variety of geographic 
     areas of the country with populations under 50,000, between 
     50,000 and 200,000, and over 200,000.
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than April 30, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report on the results of the pilot program, 
     including a description of the projects carried out, the 
     amounts obligated, and the status of the test and deployment 
     activities undertaken.''.
       (k) Reports.--Section 5309 is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(p) Reports.--
       ``(1) Funding levels and allocations of funds for fixed 
     guideway systems.--
       ``(A) Annual report.--Not later than the first Monday in 
     February of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate a report that includes a proposal 
     on the allocation of amounts to be made available to finance 
     grants and loans for capital projects for new fixed guideway 
     systems and extensions to existing fixed guideway systems 
     among applicants for those amounts.
       ``(B) Recommendations on funding.--The annual report under 
     this paragraph shall include evaluations and ratings, as 
     required under subsection (e), for each project that is 
     authorized or has received funds under this section since the 
     date of the enactment of this Act or October 1 of the 
     preceding fiscal year, whichever date is earlier. The report 
     shall also include recommendations of projects for funding 
     based on the evaluations and ratings and on existing 
     commitments and anticipated funding levels for the next 3 
     fiscal years and for the next 10 fiscal years based on 
     information currently available to the Secretary.
       ``(2) Supplemental report on new starts.--The Secretary 
     shall submit a report to Congress on the 31st day of August 
     of each year that describes the Secretary's evaluation and 
     rating of each project that has completed alternatives 
     analysis or preliminary engineering since the date of the 
     last report. The report shall include all relevant 
     information that supports the evaluation and rating of each 
     project, including a summary of each project's financial 
     plan.
       ``(3) Annual gao review.--the General Accounting Office 
     shall--
       ``(A) conduct an annual review of--
       ``(i) the processes and procedures for evaluating and 
     rating projects and recommending projects; and
       ``(ii) the Secretary's implementation of such processes and 
     procedures; and
       ``(B) shall report to Congress on the results of such 
     review by April 30 of each year.''.
       (l) Project Defined.--Section 5309 is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(q) Project Defined.--In this section, the term `project' 
     means, with respect to a new fixed guideway system or 
     extension to an existing fixed guideway system, a minimum 
     operable segment of the project.''.

     SEC. 309. DOLLAR VALUE OF MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall not consider the 
     dollar value of mobility improvements, as specified in the 
     report required under section 5309(m)(1)(C) or section 
     5309(p) (as added by this Act), in evaluating projects under 
     section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, in developing 
     regulations, or in carrying out any other duty of the 
     Secretary.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a 
     study of the dollar value of mobility improvements and the 
     relationship of mobility improvements to the overall 
     transportation justification of a new fixed guideway system 
     or extension to an existing system.
       (2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report on the results of the study, including an 
     analysis of the factors relevant to determining the dollar 
     value of mobility improvements.

     SEC. 310. FORMULA GRANTS AND LOANS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS OF 
                   ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH 
                   DISABILITIES.

       (a) Section Heading.--Section 5310 is amended in the 
     section heading by striking ``Grants'' and inserting 
     ``Formula grants''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5310 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     inserting ``formula'' before ``grants''.

     SEC. 311. FORMULA PROGRAM FOR OTHER THAN URBANIZED AREAS.

       (a) Intercity Bus Transportation.--Section 5311 is 
     amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``Financial 
     assistance'' and inserting ``Formula grants''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ``10 percent of the 
     amount made available in the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1993, and''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5311 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     striking ``Financial assistance'' and inserting ``Formula 
     grant''.

     SEC. 312. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND TRAINING 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5312 is amended--
       (1) in each of subsections (a) and (b) by striking the 
     first parenthetical phrase; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Joint Partnerships for Deployment of Innovation.--
       ``(1) Consortium defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `consortium' means one or more public or private 
     organizations located in the United States which provide mass 
     transportation service to the public and one or more 
     businesses, including small and medium sized businesses, 
     incorporated in a State, offering goods or services or 
     willing to offer goods or services to mass transportation 
     operators. It may include as additional members public or 
     private research organizations located in the United States, 
     or State or local governmental authorities.
       ``(2) Grants and agreements.--The Secretary may make grants 
     and enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     agreements with consortia selected competitively from among 
     public and private partnerships to promote the early 
     deployment of innovation in mass transportation technology, 
     services, management, or operational practices. Any such 
     grant, contract, or agreement shall provide for the sharing 
     of costs, risks, and rewards of early deployment of 
     innovation. Such grants, contracts, and agreements shall be 
     subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     prescribes.
       ``(3) Consultation requirement.--This subsection shall be 
     carried out in consultation with the transit industry.
       ``(4) Cost sharing.--Any consortium that receives a grant 
     or enters into a contract or agreement under this subsection 
     shall provide at least 50 percent of the cost of any joint 
     partnership project. Any business, organization, person, or 
     governmental body may contribute funds to such project.
       ``(5) Public notice.--The Secretary shall periodically give 
     public notice of--
       ``(A) the technical areas for which joint partnerships are 
     solicited under this subsection;
       ``(B) required qualifications of consortia desiring to 
     participate in such partnerships;
       ``(C) the method of selection and evaluation criteria to be 
     used in selecting participating consortia and projects under 
     this subsection; and
       ``(D) the process by which projects will be awarded under 
     this subsection.
       ``(6) Acceptance of revenues.--The Secretary may accept a 
     portion of the revenues resulting from sales of an innovation 
     supported under this subsection and deposit any revenues 
     accepted into a special account of the Treasury of the United 
     States to be established for purposes of carrying out this 
     subsection.
       ``(e) International Mass Transportation Program.--
       ``(1) Activities.--The Secretary is authorized to engage in 
     activities to inform the United States domestic mass 
     transportation community about technological innovations 
     available in the international marketplace and activities 
     that may afford domestic businesses the opportunity to become 
     globally competitive in the export of mass transportation 
     products and services. These activities may include--
       ``(A) development, monitoring, assessment, and 
     dissemination domestically of information about worldwide 
     mass transportation market opportunities;
       ``(B) cooperation with foreign public sector entities in 
     research, development, demonstration, training, and other 
     forms of technology transfer and exchange of experts and 
     information;
       ``(C) advocacy, in international mass transportation 
     markets, of firms, products, and services available from the 
     United States;
       ``(D) informing the international market about the 
     technical quality of mass transportation products and 
     services through participation in seminars, expositions, and 
     similar activities; and
       ``(E) offering those Federal Transit Administration 
     technical services which cannot be readily obtained from the 
     United States private sector to foreign public authorities 
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     tation projects if the cost of these services will be 
     recovered under the terms of each project.
       ``(2) Cooperation.--The Secretary may carry out activities 
     under this subsection in cooperation with other Federal 
     agencies, State or local agencies, public and private 
     nonprofit institutions, government laboratories, foreign 
     governments, or any other organization the Secretary 
     determines is appropriate.
       ``(3) Funding.--The funds available to carry out this 
     subsection shall include funds paid to the Secretary by any 
     cooperating organization or person and shall be deposited by 
     the Secretary in a special account in the Treasury of the 
     United States to be established for purposes of carrying out 
     this subsection. The funds shall be available for promotional 
     materials, travel, reception, and representation expenses 
     necessary to carry out the activities authorized by this 
     subsection. Reimbursement for services provided under this 
     subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account 
     concerned.''.
       (b) Mass Transportation Technology Development and 
     Deployment.--
       (1) General authority.--The Secretary may make grants and 
     enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     agreements with eligible consortia to promote the development 
     and early deployment of innovation in mass transportation 
     technology, services, management, or operational practices. 
     The Secretary shall coordinate activities under this section 
     with related activities under programs of other Federal 
     departments and agencies.
       (2) Eligibility criteria.--To be qualified to receive 
     funding under this section, an eligible consortium shall--
       (A) be organized for the purpose of designing, developing, 
     and deploying advanced mass transportation technologies that 
     address identified technological impediments in the mass 
     transportation field;
       (B) have an established mechanism for designing, 
     developing, and deploying advanced mass transportation 
     technologies as evidenced by participation in a Federal 
     program such as the consortia funded pursuant to Public Law 
     102-396;
       (C) facilitate the participation in the consortium of 
     small- and medium-sized businesses in conjunction with large 
     established manufacturers, as appropriate;
       (D) be designed to use State and Federal funding to attract 
     private capital in the form of grants or investments to 
     further the purposes of this section; and
       (E) provide for the sharing of costs, risks, and rewards of 
     early deployment of innovation in mass transportation 
     technologies.
       (3) Grant requirements.--Grants, contracts, and agreements 
     under paragraph (1) shall be eligible under and consistent 
     with section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, and shall 
     be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     prescribes.
       (4) Federal share of costs.--The Federal share of costs for 
     a grant, contract, or agreement with a consortium under this 
     subsection shall not exceed 50 percent of the net project 
     cost.
       (5) Eligible consortium defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``eligible consortium'' means a consortium 
     of--
       (A) businesses incorporated in the United States;
       (B) public or private educational or research organizations 
     located in the United States;
       (C) entities of State or local governments in the United 
     States;
       (D) Federal laboratories; or
       (E) existing consortia funded pursuant to Public Law 103-
     396.
       (6) Funding.--
       (A) Set-aside of amounts made available under section 
     5338(d).--Of the funds made available by or appropriated 
     under section 5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, for a 
     fiscal year $5,000,000 shall be available to carry out this 
     subsection.
       (B) Set-aside of amounts made available under section 
     5309(o).--Of the funds made available to carry out the bus 
     technology pilot program under section 5309(o) of title 49, 
     United States Code, for a fiscal year $5,000,000 shall be 
     available to carry out this subsection.
       (c) Fuel Cell Bus and Bus Facilities Program.--Of the funds 
     made available for a fiscal year to carry out the bus 
     technology pilot program under section 5309(o) of title 49, 
     United States Code, $4,850,000 shall be available to carry 
     out the fuel cell powered transit bus program and the 
     intermodal transportation fuel cell bus maintenance facility.
       (d) Advanced Technology Pilot Project.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants for the 
     development of low speed magnetic levitation technology for 
     public transportation purposes in urban areas to demonstrate 
     energy efficiency, congestion mitigation, and safety 
     benefits.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $5,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this subsection.
       (3) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on account of 
     activities carried out using a grant made under this 
     subsection shall be 80 percent of the cost of such 
     activities.
       (e) Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants for the 
     study, design, and demonstration of fixed guideway technology 
     in North Orange-South Seminole County, Florida, and in 
     Galveston, Texas.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available pursuant to 
     section 5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal 
     year 1999, $1,500,000 shall be available to carry out this 
     subsection. Of such sums, $750,000 shall be available for 
     fixed guideway activities in North Orange-South Seminole 
     County, Florida, and $750,000 shall be available for fixed 
     guideway activities in Galveston, Texas.

     SEC. 313. NATIONAL PLANNING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

       Section 5314(a)(2) is amended by striking ``$2,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$3,000,000''.

     SEC. 314. NATIONAL TRANSIT INSTITUTE.

       (a) In General.--Section 5315 is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``mass 
     transportation'' and inserting ``transit''; and
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``mass transportation'' in the first 
     sentence and inserting ``transit'';
       (B) by inserting ``and architectural design'' before the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (5);
       (C) by striking ``carrying out'' in paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``delivering'';
       (D) by inserting ``, construction management, insurance, 
     and risk management'' before the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (11);
       (E) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (13);
       (F) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (G) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(15) innovative finance.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5315 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     striking ``mass transportation'' and inserting ``transit''.

     SEC. 315. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES.

       Section 5316, and the item relating to section 5316 in the 
     table of sections for chapter 53, are repealed.

     SEC. 316. TRANSPORTATION CENTERS.

       Section 5317, and the item relating to section 5317 in the 
     table of sections for chapter 53, are repealed.

     SEC. 317. BUS TESTING FACILITIES.

       (a) Operation and Maintenance.--Section 5318(b) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``make a contract with'' and inserting 
     ``enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with, or 
     make a grant to,'';
       (2) by inserting ``or organization'' after ``person'';
       (3) by inserting ``, cooperative agreement, or grant'' 
     after ``The contract''; and
       (4) by inserting ``mass transportation'' after ``and 
     other''.
       (b) Availability of Amounts.--Section 5318(d) is amended by 
     striking ``make a contract with'' and inserting ``enter into 
     a contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant 
     to,''.

     SEC. 318. BICYCLE FACILITIES.

       Section 5319 is amended by striking ``under this section is 
     for 90 percent of the cost of the project'' and inserting 
     ``made eligible by this section is for 90 percent of the cost 
     of the project; except that, if the grant or any portion of 
     the grant is made with funds required to be expended under 
     section 5307(k) and the project involves providing bicycle 
     access to mass transportation, that grant or portion of that 
     grant shall be at a Federal share of 95 percent''.

     SEC. 319. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Technical Amendment.--Section 5323(d) is amended by 
     striking ``Buying and Operating 
     Buses.--''
     and inserting ``Condition on Charter Bus Transportation 
     Service.--''.
       (b) Government's Share.--Section 5323(i) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(i) Government Share of Costs for Certain Projects.--A 
     grant for a project to be assisted under this chapter that 
     involves acquiring vehicle-related equipment required by the 
     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
     seq.) or vehicle-related equipment (including clean fuel or 
     alternative fuel vehicle-related equipment) for purposes of 
     complying with or maintaining compliance with the Clean Air 
     Act, is for 90 percent of the net project cost of such 
     equipment attributable to compliance with such Acts. The 
     Secretary shall have discretion to determine, through 
     practicable administrative procedures, the costs of such 
     equipment attributable to compliance with such Acts.''.
       (c) Buy America.--Section 5323(j)(7) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(7) Opportunity to correct inadvertent error.--The 
     Secretary may allow a manufacturer or supplier of steel, 
     iron, or manufactured goods to correct after bid opening any 
     certification made under this subsection if the Secretary is 
     satisfied that the manufacturer or supplier submitted an 
     incorrect certification as a result of an inadvertent or 
     clerical error.''.
       (d) Participation of Governmental Agencies in Design and 
     Delivery of Transportation Services.--Section 5323 is amended 
     by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (l) 
     and (m) and by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
       ``(k) Participation of Governmental Agencies in Design and 
     Delivery of Transportation Services.--To the extent feasible, 
     governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations that 
     receive assistance from Government sources (other than the 
     Department of Transportation) for nonemergency transportation 
     services shall participate and coordinate with recipients of 
     assistance under this chapter in the design and delivery of 
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     portation services and shall be included in the planning for 
     such services.''.
       (e) Submission of Certifications.--Section 5323 is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) Submission of Certifications.--A certification 
     required under this chapter and any additional certification 
     or assurance required by law or regulation to be submitted to 
     the Secretary may be consolidated into a single document to 
     be submitted annually as part of a grant application under 
     this chapter. The Secretary shall publish annually a list of 
     all certifications required under this chapter with the 
     publication required under section 5336(e)(2).''.
       (f) Required Payments and Eligible Costs.--Section 5323 is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) Required Payments and Eligible Costs of Projects That 
     Enhance Economic Development or Incorporate Private 
     Investment.--
       ``(1) Required payments.--Each grant or loan under this 
     chapter for a capital project described in section 
     5302(a)(1)(G) shall require that a person making an agreement 
     to occupy space in a facility funded under this chapter pay a 
     reasonable share of the costs of the facility through rental 
     payments and other means.
       ``(2) Eligible costs.--Eligible costs for a capital project 
     described in section 5302(a)(1)(G)--
       ``(A) include property acquisition, demolition of existing 
     structures, site preparation, utilities, building 
     foundations, walkways, open space, and a capital project for, 
     and improving, equipment or a facility for an intermodal 
     transfer facility or transportation mall; but
       ``(B) do not include construction of a commercial revenue 
     producing facility or a part of a public facility not related 
     to mass transportation.''.

     SEC. 320. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Efficient Procurement.--Section 5325 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b); and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Efficient Procurement.--A recipient may award a 
     procurement contract under this chapter to other than the 
     lowest bidder when the award furthers an objective consistent 
     with the purposes of this chapter, including improved long-
     term operating efficiency and lower long-term costs.''.
       (b) Architectural, Engineering, and Design Contracts.--
     Section 5325(b), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or requirement'' after ``A contract''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting before the last sentence the following: 
     ``When awarding such contracts, recipients of assistance 
     under this chapter shall maximize efficiencies of 
     administration by accepting nondisputed audits conducted by 
     other government agencies, as provided in subparagraphs (C) 
     through (F) of section 112(b)(2) of title 23.''.

     SEC. 321. SPECIAL PROCUREMENTS.

       (a) Turnkey System Projects.--Section 5326(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Turnkey system project defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term `turnkey system project' means a project under which 
     a recipient enters into a contract with a seller, firm, or 
     consortium of firms to design and build a mass transportation 
     system or an operable segment thereof that meets specific 
     performance criteria. Such project may also include an option 
     to finance, or operate for a period of time, the system or 
     segment or any combination of designing, building, operating, 
     or maintaining such system or segment.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``Selection of turnkey projects.--'' after 
     ``(2)''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or an operable segment of a mass 
     transportation system'' after ``transportation system'';
       (3) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``Demonstrations.--'' 
     after ``(3)''; and
       (4) by aligning paragraphs (2) and (3) with paragraph (1) 
     of such section, as amended by paragraph (1) of this section.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 5326 is amended by 
     striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Acquiring Rolling Stock.--A recipient of financial 
     assistance of the United States Government under this chapter 
     may enter into a contract to expend that assistance to 
     acquire rolling stock--
       ``(1) based on--
       ``(A) initial capital costs; or
       ``(B) performance, standardization, life cycle costs, and 
     other factors; or
       ``(2) with a party selected through a competitive 
     procurement process.
       ``(d) Procuring Associated Capital Maintenance Items.--A 
     recipient of a grant under section 5307 of this title 
     procuring an associated capital maintenance item under 
     section 5307(b) may enter into a contract directly with the 
     original manufacturer or supplier of the item to be replaced, 
     without receiving prior approval of the Secretary, if the 
     recipient first certifies in writing to the Secretary that--
       ``(1) the manufacturer or supplier is the only source for 
     the item; and
       ``(2) the price of the item is no more than the price 
     similar customers pay for the item.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5334(b)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``5323(a)(2), (c) and (e), 5324(c), and 5325 of this 
     title'' and inserting ``5323(a)(2), 5323(c), 5323(e), 
     5324(c), 5325(a), 5325(b), 5326(c), and 5326(d)''.

     SEC. 322. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW.

       Section 5327(c)(2) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``make contracts'' and inserting ``enter 
     into contracts''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence the following: ``and to provide technical assistance 
     to correct deficiencies identified in compliance reviews and 
     audits carried out under this section''.

     SEC. 323. STUDY ON ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES RANDOM 
                   TESTING RATE CALCULATION.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine how the alcohol and controlled substances random 
     testing rate under section 5331 of title 49, United States 
     Code, should be calculated.
       (b) Considerations.--In conducting the study under this 
     section, the Secretary shall consider--
       (1) the differences in random testing results among 
     employers subject to section 5331 of title 49, United States 
     Code;
       (2) the differences in random testing results among 
     employers subject to such section in areas with populations 
     of at least 200,000, in areas with populations less than 
     200,000, and in other than urbanized areas;
       (3) the deterrent effect of random testing; and
       (4) the effect of random testing on public safety.
       (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the study conducted under this section, together with any 
     proposed changes to the calculation of the random alcohol and 
     controlled substances testing rate.

     SEC. 324. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.

       (a) Training and Conference Costs.--Section 5334(a) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (8);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) collect fees to cover the costs of training or 
     conferences, including costs of promotional materials, 
     sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration to promote 
     mass transportation and credit amounts collected to the 
     appropriation concerned.''.
       (b) Flexibility for Areas With Populations Under 200,000.--
     Section 5334(i) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) Flexibility for Areas With Populations Under 
     200,000.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
     and Equity Act of 1998, the Secretary shall seek public 
     comment on ways to simplify and streamline the administration 
     of the formula program for urbanized areas with populations 
     of less than 200,000 and shall make, to the extent feasible 
     and consistent with statutory requirements, every effort to 
     ease any administrative burdens thereby identified.''.
       (c) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Section heading.--The heading for section 5334 is 
     amended by inserting ``provisions'' after ``Administrative''.
       (2) Table of sections.--The item relating to section 5334 
     in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     inserting ``provisions'' after ``Administrative''.

     SEC. 325. REPORTS AND AUDITS.

       (a) National Transit Database.--Section 5335(a) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Reporting System and Uniform System of 
     Accounts and Records'' and inserting ``National Transit 
     Database''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``by uniform categories,'' and inserting 
     ``using uniform categories''; and
       (B) by striking ``and a uniform system of accounts and 
     records'' and inserting ``and using a uniform system of 
     accounts''.
       (b) Reports.--Section 5335 is further amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b).

     SEC. 326. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FORMULA GRANTS.

       Section 5336 is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``block grants'' and 
     inserting ``formula grants''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Limitation on Operating Assistance and Preventive 
     Maintenance.--Of the funds apportioned under this section for 
     urbanized areas, such sums as may be necessary shall be 
     available for operating assistance for urbanized areas with 
     populations under 200,000, except that the total amount of 
     such funds made available for such operating assistance and 
     for urbanized areas for preventive maintenance activities 
     that become eligible for capital assistance under section 
     5307 on the date of the enactment of the Building Efficient 
     Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998 may not exceed 
     $400,000,000 for any fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 327. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY 
                   MODERNIZATION.

       (a) Distribution.--Section 5337(a) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Distribution.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     apportion amounts made available for fixed guideway 
     modernization under section 5309 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003 as follows:

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       ``(1) The first $497,700,000 shall be apportioned in the 
     following urbanized areas as follows:
       ``(A) Baltimore, $8,372,000.
       ``(B) Boston, $38,948,000.
       ``(C) Chicago/Northwestern Indiana, $78,169,000.
       ``(D) Cleveland, $9,509,500.
       ``(E) New Orleans, $1,730,588.
       ``(F) New York, $176,034,461.
       ``(G) Northeastern New Jersey, $50,604,653.
       ``(H) Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey, $58,924,764.
       ``(I) Pittsburgh, $13,662,463.
       ``(J) San Francisco, $33,989,571.
       ``(K) Southwestern Connecticut, $27,755,000.
       ``(2) The next $74,849,950 shall be apportioned as follows:
       ``(A) $4,849,950 to the Alaska Railroad for improvements to 
     its passenger operations.
       ``(B) Of the remaining $70,000,000--
       ``(i) 50 percent in the urbanized areas listed in paragraph 
     (1) as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A); and
       ``(ii) 50 percent in other urbanized areas eligible for 
     assistance under section 5336(b)(2)(A) to which amounts were 
     apportioned under this section for fiscal year 1997, as 
     provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this 
     section.
       ``(3) The next $5,700,000 shall be apportioned in the 
     following urbanized areas as follows:
       ``(A) Pittsburgh, 61.76 percent.
       ``(B) Cleveland, 10.73 percent.
       ``(C) New Orleans, 5.79 percent.
       ``(D) 21.72 percent in urbanized areas to which paragraph 
     (2)(B)(ii) applies, as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and 
     subsection (e) of this section.
       ``(4) The next $186,600,000 shall be apportioned in each 
     urbanized area to which paragraph (1) applies and in each 
     urbanized area to which paragraph (2)(B) applies, as provided 
     in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this section.
       ``(5) The next $140,000,000 shall be apportioned as 
     follows:
       ``(A) 65 percent in the urbanized areas listed in paragraph 
     (1) as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) 
     of this section.
       ``(B) 35 percent to other urbanized areas eligible for 
     assistance under section 5336(b)(2)(A) of this title if the 
     areas contain fixed guideway systems placed in revenue 
     service at least 7 years before the fiscal year in which 
     amounts are made available and in any urbanized area if, 
     before the first day of the fiscal year, the area satisfies 
     the Secretary that the area has modernization needs that 
     cannot adequately be met with amounts received under section 
     5336(b)(2)(A), as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and 
     subsection (e) of this section.
       ``(6) The next $100,000,000 shall be apportioned as 
     follows:
       ``(A) 60 percent in the urbanized areas listed in paragraph 
     (1) as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) 
     of this section.
       ``(B) 40 percent to urbanized areas to which paragraph 
     (5)(B) applies, as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and 
     subsection (e) of this section.
       ``(7) Remaining amounts shall be apportioned as follows:
       ``(A) 50 percent in the urbanized areas listed in paragraph 
     (1) as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) 
     of this section.
       ``(B) 50 percent to urbanized areas to which paragraph 
     (5)(B) applies, as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and 
     subsection (e) of this section.''.
       (b) Route Segments To Be Included in Apportionment 
     Formulas.--Section 5337 is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(e) Route Segments To Be Included in Apportionment 
     Formulas.--(1) Amounts apportioned under paragraphs (2)(B), 
     (3), and (4) of subsection (a) shall have attributable to 
     each urbanized area only the number of fixed guideway revenue 
     miles of service and number of fixed guideway route miles for 
     segments of fixed guideway systems used to determine 
     apportionments for fiscal year 1997.
       ``(2) Amounts apportioned under paragraphs (5) through (7) 
     of subsection (a) shall have attributable to each urbanized 
     area only the number of fixed guideway revenue miles of 
     service and number of fixed guideway route-miles for segments 
     of fixed guideway systems placed in revenue service at least 
     7 years before the fiscal year in which amounts are made 
     available.''.

     SEC. 328. AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5338 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 5338. Authorizations

       ``(a) Formula Grants.--
       ``(1) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
     out sections 5307, 5310, and 5311--
       ``(A) $2,697,600,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(B) $3,213,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(C) $3,553,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003.
       ``(2) From the general fund.--In addition to amounts made 
     available under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5307 and 5311--
       ``(A) $290,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       ``(B) $68,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(3) Allocation of funds.--Of the aggregate of amounts 
     made available by and appropriated under this subsection for 
     a fiscal year--
       ``(A) 2.4 percent shall be available to provide 
     transportation services to elderly individuals and 
     individuals with disabilities under section 5310;
       ``(B) 5.37 percent shall be available to provide financial 
     assistance for other than urbanized areas under section 5311; 
     and
       ``(C) 92.23 percent shall be available to provide financial 
     assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307.
       ``(b) Capital Program Grants and Loans.--There shall be 
     available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust 
     Fund to carry out section 5309:
       ``(1) $2,197,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       ``(2) $2,412,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(3) $2,613,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003.
       ``(c) Planning.--
       ``(1) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
     out sections 5303, 5304, 5305, and 5313(b) $54,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       ``(2) From the general fund.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5303, 5304, 5305, and 
     5313(b)--
       ``(A) $48,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       ``(B) $52,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(3) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds made available by 
     or appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year--
       ``(A) 82.72 percent shall be available for metropolitan 
     planning under sections 5303, 5304, and 5305; and
       ``(B) 17.28 percent shall be available for State planning 
     under section 5313(b).
       ``(d) Research.--
       ``(1) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
     out sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 5322 
     $38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       ``(2) From the general fund.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 
     5314, 5315, and 5322 $38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999.
       ``(3) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds made available by 
     or appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year--
       ``(A) not less than $5,250,000 shall be available for 
     providing rural transportation assistance under section 
     5311(b)(2);
       ``(B) not less than $8,250,000 shall be available for 
     carrying out transit cooperative research programs under 
     section 5313(a);
       ``(C) not less than $3,000,000 shall be available to carry 
     out programs under the National Transit Institute under 
     section 5315; and
       ``(D) the remainder shall be available for carrying out 
     national planning and research programs under sections 
     5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, and 5322.
       ``(e) University Transportation Research.--
       ``(1) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
     out section 5505 $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 
     through 2003.
       ``(2) From the general fund.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out section 5505 $6,000,000 per fiscal 
     year for fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
       ``(f) Administration.--
       ``(1) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for 
     administrative expenses to carry out section 5334 $52,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       ``(2) From the general fund.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated for administrative expenses to carry out section 
     5334--
       ``(A) $46,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       ``(B) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(g) Grants as Contractual Obligations.--
       ``(1) Grants financed from the highway trust fund.--A grant 
     or contract approved by the Secretary, that is financed with 
     amounts made available under subsection (a)(1), (b), (c)(1), 
     (d)(1), (e)(1), or (f)(1) is a contractual obligation of the 
     United States Government to pay the Government's share of the 
     cost of the project.
       ``(2) Grants financed from general funds.--A grant or 
     contract, approved by the Secretary, that is financed with 
     amounts made available under subsection (a)(2), (c)(2), 
     (d)(2), (e)(2), or (f)(2) is a contractual obligation of the 
     Government to pay the Government's share of the cost of the 
     project only to the extent amounts are provided in advance in 
     an appropriations law.
       ``(h) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available by 
     or appropriated under subsections (a) through (e) shall 
     remain available until expended.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 53 is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In sections 5303(h)(1), 5303(h)(2)(A), and 
     5303(h)(3)(A) by striking ``5338(g)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``5338(c)(3)(A)''.
       (2) In section 5303(h)(1) by striking ``-5306'' and 
     inserting ``and 5305''.
       (3) In section 5303(h)(4) by striking ``5338(g)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(c)(3)(A)''.
       (4) In section 5309(f)(4), as redesignated by section 
     308(i)(1)(B) of this Act, by striking ``5338(a)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(b)''.
       (5) In section 5310(b) by striking ``5338(a)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(a)(3)(A)''.
       (6) In section 5311(c) by striking ``5338(a)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(a)(3)(B)''.
       (7) In section 5313(a)(1) by striking ``section 
     5338(g)(3)'' and inserting ``sections 5338(d)(3)(B) and 
     5338(d)(3)(D)''.
       (8) In section 5313(b)(1) by striking ``5338(g)(3)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(c)(3)(B)''.
       (9) In section 5314(a)(1) by striking ``5338(g)(4)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(d)(3)(D)''.
       (10) In section 5318(d) by striking ``5338(j)(5)'' and 
     inserting ``5309(m)(3)(B)''.

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       (11) In section 5333(b) by striking ``5338(j)(5)'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``5338(b)''.
       (12) In section 5336(a) by striking ``5338(f)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(a)(3)(C)''.
       (13) In section 5336(e)(1) by striking ``5338(f)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(a)(3)(C)''.

     SEC. 329. OBLIGATION CEILING.

       (a) Capital Program Grants and Loans.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the total of all obligations from 
     amounts made available from the Mass Transit Account of the 
     Highway Trust Fund by section 5338(b) of title 49, United 
     States Code, shall not exceed--
       (1) $2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1998;
       (2) $2,412,000,000 in fiscal year 1999; and
       (3) $2,613,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003.
       (b) Formula Grants, Planning, Research, Administration, and 
     Studies.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     total of all obligations from amounts made available from the 
     Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund by subsections 
     (a), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section 5338 of title 49, 
     United States Code, and sections 331 and 332 of this Act 
     shall not exceed--
       (1) $2,260,000,000 in fiscal year 1998;
       (2) $3,213,000,000 in fiscal year 1999; and
       (3) $3,703,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003.

     SEC. 330. ACCESS TO JOBS CHALLENGE GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) General Authority.--The Secretary may make grants under 
     this section to assist States, local governmental 
     authorities, and nonprofit organizations in financing 
     transportation services designed to transport welfare 
     recipients to and from jobs and activities related to their 
     employment. The Secretary shall coordinate activities under 
     this section with related activities under programs of other 
     Federal departments and agencies.
       (b) Grant Criteria.--In selecting applicants for grants 
     under this section, the Secretary shall consider the 
     following:
       (1) The percentage of the population in the area to be 
     served that are welfare recipients.
       (2) The need for additional services (including bicycling) 
     to transport welfare recipients to and from specified jobs, 
     training, and other employment support services, and the 
     extent to which the proposed services will address those 
     needs.
       (3) The extent to which the applicant demonstrates 
     coordination with, and the financial commitment of, existing 
     transportation service providers and the extent to which the 
     applicant demonstrates coordination with the State agency or 
     department that administers the State program funded under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
       (4) The extent to which the applicant demonstrates maximum 
     utilization of existing transportation service providers and 
     expands existing transit networks or hours of service or 
     both.
       (5) The extent to which the applicant demonstrates an 
     innovative approach that is responsive to identified service 
     needs.
       (6) The extent to which the applicant presents a 
     comprehensive approach to addressing the needs of welfare 
     recipients and identifies long-term financing strategies to 
     support the services under this section.
       (c) Eligible Projects.--The Secretary may make grants under 
     this section for--
       (1) capital projects and to finance operating costs of 
     equipment, facilities, and associated capital maintenance 
     items related to providing access to jobs under this section;
       (2) promoting the use of transit by workers with 
     nontraditional work schedules;
       (3) promoting the use by appropriate agencies of transit 
     vouchers for welfare recipients under specific terms and 
     conditions developed by the Secretary; and
       (4) promoting the use of employer-provided transportation 
     including the transit pass benefit program under subsections 
     (a) and (f) of section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
     No planning or coordination activities are eligible for 
     assistance under this section.
       (d) Competitive Grant Selection.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a national solicitation for applications for grants 
     under this section. Grantees shall be selected on a 
     competitive basis. The Secretary shall select not more than 
     10 demonstration projects for the pilot program, including 6 
     projects from urbanized areas with populations of at least 
     200,000, 2 projects from urbanized areas with populations 
     less than 200,000, and 2 projects from other than urbanized 
     areas.
       (e) Federal Share of Costs.--The Federal share of costs 
     under this section shall be provided from funds appropriated 
     to carry out this section. The Federal share of the costs for 
     a project under this section shall not exceed 50 percent of 
     the net project cost. The remainder shall be provided in cash 
     from sources other than revenues from providing mass 
     transportation. Funds appropriated to a Federal department or 
     agency (other than the Department of Transportation) and 
     eligible to be used for transportation may be used toward the 
     nongovernment share payable on a project under this section.
       (f) Planning Requirements.--The requirements of sections 
     5303 through 5306 of title 49, United States Code, apply to 
     grants made under this section. Applications must reflect 
     coordination with and the approval of affected transit grant 
     recipients and the projects financed must be part of a 
     coordinated public transit-human services transportation 
     planning process.
       (g) Grant Requirements.--A grant under this section shall 
     be subject to all of the terms and conditions of grants made 
     under section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, and such 
     terms and conditions as determined by the Secretary.
       (h) Program Evaluation.--
       (1) Comptroller general.--Six months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and each 6 months thereafter, the 
     Comptroller General shall conduct a study to evaluate the 
     access to jobs program conducted under this section and 
     transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate the results of the study.
       (2) Department of transportation.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a study to evaluate the access to jobs program 
     conducted under this section and transmit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate the results of the study within 2 
     years of the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (i) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Capital project and urbanized area.--The terms 
     ``capital project'' and ``urbanized area'' have the meaning 
     such terms have under section 5302 of title 49, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Existing transportation service providers.--The term 
     ``existing transportation service providers'' means mass 
     transportation operators and governmental agencies and 
     nonprofit organizations that receive assistance from Federal, 
     State, or local sources for nonemergency transportation 
     services.
       (3) Welfare recipient.--The term ``welfare recipient'' 
     means an individual who receives or received aid or 
     assistance under a State program funded under part A of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act (whether in effect before or 
     after the effective date of the amendments made by title I of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996) at any time during the 3-year 
     period ending on the date the applicant applies for a grant 
     under this section.
       (j) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section $150,000,000 per fiscal year for 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003. Such sums shall remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 331. ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
                   EXTENSION ACT OF 1997.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary shall ensure that the total apportionments 
     and allocations made to a designated grant recipient under 
     section 5338 of this Act for fiscal year 1998 shall be 
     reduced by the amount apportioned to such designated 
     recipient pursuant to section 8 of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 1997 (111 Stat. 2559).
       (b) Fixed Guideway Modernization Adjustment.--In making the 
     apportionments described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall adjust the amount apportioned to each urbanized area 
     for fixed guideway modernization for fiscal year 1998 to 
     reflect the method for apportioning funds in section 5337(a).

     SEC. 332. PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS AND 
                   EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS.

       (a) Final Design and Construction.--The following projects 
     are authorized for final design and construction for fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003 under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 
     49, United States Code:
       (1) Atlanta--Athens Commuter Rail.
       (2) Atlanta--Griffin Commuter Rail.
       (3) Atlanta--North Line Extension.
       (4) Austin--NW/North Central/SE--Airport LRT.
       (5) Baltimore--Central LRT Extension to Glen Burnie.
       (6) Boston--Massport Airport Intermodal Transit Connector.
       (7) Boston--North Shore Blue Line Extension to Beverly.
       (8) Charlotte--South Corridor Transitway.
       (9) Chicago--Navy Pier-McCormick Place Busway.
       (10) Chicago--North Central Upgrade Commuter Rail.
       (11) Chicago--Ravenswood Line Extension.
       (12) Chicago--Southwest Extension.
       (13) Chicago--West Line Expansion.
       (14) Cleveland--Akron-Canton Commuter Rail.
       (15) Cleveland--Berea Metroline Extension.
       (16) Cleveland--Blue Line Extension.
       (17) Cleveland--Euclid Corridor Extension.
       (18) Cleveland--I-90 Corridor to Ashtabula County.
       (19) Cleveland--Waterfront Line Extension.
       (20) Dallas--North Central Extension.
       (21) Dallas--Ft. Worth RAILTRAN (Phase II).
       (22) Denver--East Corridor (Airport).
       (23) Denver--Southeast LRT (I-25 between 6th & Lincoln).
       (24) Denver--Southwest LRT.
       (25) Denver--West Corridor LRT.
       (26) East St. Louis-St. Clair County--Mid-America Airport 
     Corridor.
       (27) Ft. Lauderdale-West Palm Beach-Miami Tri-County 
     Commuter Rail.
       (28) Galveston--Trolley Extension.
       (29) Hartford--Griffin Line.
       (30) Hollis--Ketchikan Ferry.
       (31) Houston--Regional Bus Plan--Phase I.
       (32) Kansas City--I-35 Commuter Rail.
       (33) Kansas City--Southtown Corridor.
       (34) Las Vegas Corridor.
       (35) Little Rock--River Rail.
       (36) Los Angeles--Metrolink San Bernadino Line.
       (37) Los Angeles--MOS-3.

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       (38) Los Angeles--Metrolink (Union Station-Fullerton).
       (39) Louisville--Jefferson County Corridor.
       (40) MARC--Commuter Rail Improvements.
       (41) Maryland Light Rail Double Track.
       (42) Memphis--Medical Center Extension.
       (43) Miami--East-West Intermodal Corridor.
       (44) Miami--North 27th Avenue Corridor.
       (45) Miami--South Busway Extension.
       (46) Milwaukee--East-West Corridor.
       (47) Monterey County Commuter Rail.
       (48) Nashua, NH--Lowell, MA Commuter Rail.
       (49) Nashville--Commuter Rail.
       (50) New Orleans--Canal Streetcar.
       (51) New York--8th Avenue Subway Connector.
       (52) New York--Brooklyn--Staten Island Ferry.
       (53) New York--Long Island Railroad East Side Access.
       (54) New York--Staten Island Ferry--Whitehall Intermodal 
     Terminal.
       (55) New York Susquehanna and Western Commuter Rail.
       (56) New Jersey Urban Core.
       (57) Norfolk--Virginia Beach Corridor.
       (58) Orange County--Fullerton--Irvine Corridor.
       (59) Orlando--I-4 Central Florida Light Rail System.
       (60) Philadelphia--Schuykill Valley Metro.
       (61) Phoenix--Fixed Guideway.
       (62) Colorado--Roaring Fork Valley Rail.
       (63) Pittsburgh Airborne Shuttle System.
       (64) Pittsburgh--MLK Busway Extension.
       (65) Portland--South-North Corridor.
       (66) Portland--Westside-Hillsboro Corridor.
       (67) Raleigh-Durham--Regional Transit Plan.
       (68) Sacramento--Folsom Extension.
       (69) Sacramento--Placer County Corridor.
       (70) Sacramento--South Corridor.
       (71) Salt Lake City--Light Rail (Airport to University of 
     Utah).
       (72) Salt Lake City--Ogden-Provo Commuter Rail.
       (73) Salt Lake City--South LRT.
       (74) San Diego--Mid-Coast LRT Corridor.
       (75) San Diego--Mission Valley East Corridor.
       (76) San Diego--Oceanside--Escondido Corridor.
       (77) San Francisco--BART to San Francisco International 
     Airport Extension.
       (78) San Francisco--Bayshore Corridor.
       (79) San Jose--Tasman Corridor Light Rail.
       (80) San Juan--Tren Urbano.
       (81) San Juan--Tren Urbano Extension to Minellas.
       (82) Santa Cruz--Fixed Guideway.
       (83) Seattle--Southworth High Speed Ferry.
       (84) Seattle--Sound Move Corridor.
       (85) South Boston--Piers Transitway.
       (86) St. Louis--Cross County Corridor.
       (87) Stockton--Altamont Commuter Rail.
       (88) Tampa Bay--Regional Rail.
       (89) Twin Cities--Northstar Corridor (Downtown, 
     Minneapolis-Anoka County-St. Cloud).
       (90) Twin Cities--Transitways Corridors.
       (91) Washington--Richmond Rail Corridor Improvements.
       (92) Washington, D.C.--Dulles Corridor Extension.
       (93) Washington, D.C.--Largo Extension.
       (94) West Trenton Line (West Trenton-Newark).
       (95) Westlake--Commuter Rail Link.
       (96) Pittsburgh North Shore-Central Business District 
     Corridor.
       (97) Pittsburgh--Stage II Light Rail.
       (98) Boston--North-South Rail Link.
       (99) Spokane--South Valley Corridor Light Rail.
       (100) Miami--Palmetto Metrorail.
       (b) Alternatives Analysis and Preliminary Engineering.--The 
     following projects are authorized for alternatives analysis 
     and preliminary engineering for fiscal years 1998 through 
     2003 under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States 
     Code:
       (1) Albuquerque--High Capacity Corridor.
       (2) Atlanta--Georgia 400 Multimodal Corridor.
       (3) Atlanta--MARTA Extension (S. DeKalb-Lindbergh).
       (4) Atlanta--MARTA I-285 Transit Corridor.
       (5) Atlanta--MARTA Marietta-Lawrenceville Corridor.
       (6) Atlanta--MARTA South DeKalb Comprehensive Transit 
     Program.
       (7) Baltimore--Metropolitan Rail Corridor.
       (8) Baltimore--People Mover.
       (9) Bergen County Cross--County Light Rail.
       (10) Birmingham Transit Corridor.
       (11) Boston--Urban Ring.
       (12) Charleston--Monobeam.
       (13) Chicago--Cominsky Park Station.
       (14) Chicago--Inner Circumferential Commuter Rail.
       (15) Cumberland/Dauphin County Corridor 1 Commuter Rail.
       (16) Dallas--DART LRT Extensions.
       (17) Dallas--Las Colinas Corridor.
       (18) Dayton--Regional Riverfront Corridor.
       (19) El Paso--International Fixed Guideway (El Paso-
     Juarez).
       (20) Fremont--South Bay Corridor.
       (21) Georgetown Branch (Bethesda-Silver Spring).
       (22) Houston--Advanced Transit Program.
       (23) Jacksonville--Fixed Guideway Corridor.
       (24) Kenosha-Racine--Milwaukee Rail Extension.
       (25) Knoxville--Electric Transit.
       (26) Lorain--Cleveland Commuter Rail.
       (27) Los Angeles--MOS-4 East Side Extension (II).
       (28) Los Angeles--MOS-4 San Fernando Valley East-West.
       (29) Los Angeles--LOSSAN (Del Mar-San Diego).
       (30) Maine High Speed Ferry Service.
       (31) Maryland Route 5 Corridor.
       (32) Memphis--Regional Rail Plan.
       (33) Miami--Kendall Corridor.
       (34) Miami--Northeast Corridor.
       (35) New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor.
       (36) New Orleans--Airport--CBD Commuter Rail.
       (37) New Orleans--Desire Streetcar.
       (38) New York--Astoria--East Elmhurst Extension.
       (39) New York--Broadway--Lafayette & Bleecker St Transfer.
       (40) New York--Brooklyn--Manhattan Access.
       (41) New York--Lower Manhattan Access.
       (42) New York--Manhattan East Side Link.
       (43) New York--Midtown West Intermodal Terminal.
       (44) New York--Nassau Hub.
       (45) New York--North Shore Railroad.
       (46) New York--Queens West Light Rail Link.
       (47) New York--St. George's Ferry Intermodal Terminal.
       (48) Newburgh--LRT System.
       (49) North Front Range Corridor.
       (50) Northeast Indianapolis Corridor.
       (51) Oakland Airport--BART Connector.
       (52) Philadelphia--Broad Street Line Extension.
       (53) Philadelphia--Cross County Metro.
       (54) Philadelphia--Lower Marion Township.
       (55) Pinellas County--Mobility Initiative Project.
       (56) Redlands--San Bernardino Transportation Corridor.
       (57) Riverside--Perris rail passenger service.
       (58) Salt Lake City--Draper Light Rail Extension.
       (59) Salt Lake City--West Jordan Light Rail Extension.
       (60) San Francisco--CalTrain Extension to Hollister.
       (61) Scranton--Laurel Line Intermodal Corridor.
       (62) SEATAC--Personal Rapid Transit.
       (63) Toledo--CBD to Zoo.
       (64) Union Township Station (Raritan Valley Line).
       (65) Washington County Corridor (Hastings-St. Paul).
       (66) Washington, D.C.--Georgetown-Ft. Lincoln.
       (67) Williamsburg--Newport News-Hampton LRT.
       (68) Cincinnati/N. Kentucky--Northeast Corridor.
       (69) Northeast Ohio--commuter rail.
       (70) California--North Bay Commuter Rail.
       (c) Effect of Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--Projects authorized by subsection (a) for 
     final design and construction are also authorized for 
     alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering.
       (2) Fixed guideway authorization.--The project authorized 
     by subsection (a)(3) includes an additional 28 rapid rail 
     cars and project scope changes from amounts authorized by the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (3) Intermodal center authorization.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Huntington, West Virginia 
     Intermodal Facility project is eligible for funding under 
     section 5309(m)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code.
       (d) New Jersey Urban Core Project.--
       (1) Allocations.--Section 3031(a) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2122) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Allocations.--
       ``(A) Rail connection between penn station newark and broad 
     street station, newark.--Of the amounts made available for 
     the New Jersey Urban Core Project under section 5309(m)(1)(B) 
     of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003, the Secretary shall set aside 10 percent, but 
     not more than $5,000,000, per fiscal year for preliminary 
     engineering, design, and construction of the rail connection 
     between Penn Station, Newark and Broad Street Station, 
     Newark.
       ``(B) Newark--newark international airport--elizabeth 
     transit link.--Of the amounts made available for the New 
     Jersey Urban Core Project under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of 
     title 49, United States Code, for fiscal years 1998 through 
     2003, the Secretary, after making the set aside under 
     subparagraph (A), shall set aside 10 percent, but not more 
     than $5,000,000, per fiscal year for preliminary engineering, 
     design, and construction of the Newark--Newark International 
     Airport--Elizabeth Transit Link, including construction of 
     the auxiliary New Jersey Transit station, described in 
     subsection (d).
       ``(C) Light rail connection and alignment within and 
     serving the city of elizabeth.--Of amounts made available for 
     the New Jersey Urban Core Project under section 5309(m)(1)(B) 
     of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003, the Secretary, after making the set-aside under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), shall set aside 10 percent but not 
     more than $5,000,000 per fiscal year for preliminary 
     engineering, design, and construction of the light rail 
     connection and alignment within and serving the city of 
     Elizabeth as described in subsection (d).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3031(c) of such Act is 
     amended--

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       (A) by striking ``section 3(i) of the Federal Transit Act 
     (relating to criteria for new starts)'' and inserting 
     ``section 5309(e) of title 49, United States Code,''; and
       (B) by striking ``; except'' and all that follows through 
     ``such element''.
       (3) Elements of new jersey urban core project.--Section 
     3031(d) of such Act is amended--
       (A) by inserting after ``Secaucus Transfer'' the following: 
     ``(including relocation and construction of the Bergen County 
     and Pascack Valley Rail Lines and the relocation of the Main/
     Bergen Connection with construction of a rail station and 
     associated components to and at the contiguous New Jersey 
     Meadowlands Sports Complex)'';
       (B) by striking ``, Newark-Newark International Airport-
     Elizabeth Transit Link'' and inserting the following: 
     ``(including a connection from the Vince Lombardi Station to 
     Saddlebrook), Newark-Newark International Airport-Elizabeth 
     Transit Link (including construction of an auxiliary New 
     Jersey Light Rail Transit station directly connected to and 
     integrated with the Amtrak Northeast Corridor Station at 
     Newark International Airport, providing access from the 
     Newark-Newark International Airport-Elizabeth Light Rail 
     Transit Link to the Newark International Airport)''; and
       (C) by inserting after ``New York Penn Station Concourse,'' 
     the following: ``the restoration of commuter rail service in 
     Lakewood to Freehold to Matawan or Jamesburg, New Jersey, as 
     described in section 3035(p) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2131), a 
     light rail extension of the Newark-Newark International 
     Airport-Elizabeth Light Rail Transit Link from Elizabeth, New 
     Jersey, to the towns of Cranford, Westfield, Fanwood, and 
     Plainfield in Union County, New Jersey, and any appropriate 
     light rail connections and alignments within the city of 
     Elizabeth to be determined by the city of Elizabeth and the 
     New Jersey Department of Transportation (and which shall 
     include connecting midtown Elizabeth to Route 1 Park and 
     Ride, the Elizabeth Car House Museum, Division Street, Singer 
     Place, Ferry Terminal, Jersey Gardens Mall, Elizabeth Port to 
     Lot D at Newark Airport) and any appropriate fixed guideway 
     system in Passaic County,''.

     SEC. 333. PROJECTS FOR BUS AND BUS-RELATED FACILITIES.

       Of the amounts made available to carry out section 
     5309(m)(1)(C) for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000, the 
     Secretary shall make funds available for the following 
     projects in not less than the amounts specified for the 
     fiscal year:
       

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  FY 1999      FY 2000
                      Project                       (in          (in
                                                 millions)    millions)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Albuquerque, NM buses.....................        1.250        1.250
 1
 .
    Alexandria, VA bus maintenance facility...        1.000        1.000
 2
 .
    Alexandria, VA King Street Station access.        1.100        0.000
 3
 .
    Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority buses         0.842        0.842
 4   and transit system improvements..........
 .
    Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority Logan         0.080        0.000
 5   Valley Mall Suburban Transfer Center.....
 .
    Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority               0.424        0.000
 6   Transit Center improvements..............
 .
    Arkansas Highway and Transit Department           0.200        2.000
 7   buses....................................
 .
    Armstrong County-Mid County, PA bus               0.150        0.150
 8   facilities and buses.....................
 .
    Atlanta, GA MARTA buses...................        9.000       13.500
 9
 .
 1  Austin, TX buses..........................        1.250        1.250
 0
 .
 1  Babylon, NY Intermodal Center.............        1.250        1.250
 1
 .
 1  Birmingham-Jefferson County, AL buses.....        1.250        1.250
 2
 .
 1  Boulder/Denver, CO RTD buses..............        0.625        0.625
 3
 .
 1  Bradford County, Endless Mountain                 1.000        0.000
 4   Transportation Authority buses...........
 .
 1  Brookhaven Town, NY elderly and disabled          0.225        0.000
 5   buses and vans...........................
 .
 1  Brooklyn-Staten Island, NY Mobility               0.800        0.000
 6   Enhancement buses........................
 .
 1  Broward County, FL buses..................        1.000        0.000
 7
 .
 1  Buffalo, NY Auditorium Intermodal Center..        2.000        2.000
 8
 .
 1  Buffalo, NY Crossroads Intermodal Station.        1.000        0.000
 9
 .
 2  Cambria County, PA bus facilities and             0.575        0.575
 0   buses....................................
 .
 2  Centre Area, PA Transportation Authority          1.250        1.250
 1   buses....................................
 .
 2  Chambersburg, PA Transit Authority buses..        0.300        0.000
 2
 .
 2  Chambersburg, PA Transit Authority                1.000        0.000
 3   Intermodal Center........................
 .
 2  Chester County, PA Paoli Transportation           1.000        1.000
 4   Center...................................
 .
 2  Clark County, NV Regional Transportation          1.250        1.250
 5   Commission buses.........................
 .
 2  Cleveland, OH Triskett Garage bus                 0.625        0.625
 6   maintenance facility.....................
 .
 2  Crawford Area, PA Transportation buses....        0.500        0.000
 7
 .
 2  Culver City, CA CityBus buses.............        1.250        1.250
 8
 .
 2  Davis, CA Unitrans transit maintenance            0.625        0.625
 9   facility.................................
 .
 3  Dayton, OH Multimodal Transportation              0.625        0.625
 0   Center...................................
 .
 3  Daytona, FL Intermodal Center.............        2.500        2.500
 1
 .
 3  Duluth, MN Transit Authority community            1.000        1.000
 2   circulation vehicles.....................
 .
 3  Duluth, MN Transit Authority intelligent          0.500        0.500
 3   transportation systems...................
 .
 3  Duluth, MN Transit Authority Transit Hub..        0.500        0.500
 4
 .
 3  Dutchess County, NY Loop System buses.....        0.521        0.521
 5
 .
 3  East Hampton, NY elderly and disabled             0.100        0.000
 6   buses and vans...........................
 .
 3  Erie, PA Metropolitan Transit Authority           1.000        1.000
 7   buses....................................
 .
 3  Everett, WA Multimodal Transportation             1.950        1.950
 8   Center...................................
 .
 3  Fayette County, PA Intermodal Facilities          1.270        1.270
 9   and buses................................
 .

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 4  Fayetteville, AR University of Arkansas           0.500        0.500
 0   Transit System buses.....................
 .
 4  Fort Dodge, IA Intermodal Facility (Phase         0.885        0.885
 1   II)......................................
 .
 4  Gary, IN Transit Consortium buses.........        1.250        1.250
 2
 .
 4  Grant County, WA buses and vans...........        0.600        0.000
 3
 .
 4  Greensboro, NC Multimodal Center..........        3.340        3.339
 4
 .
 4  Greensboro, NC Transit Authority buses....        1.500        1.500
 5
 .
 4  Greensboro, NC Transit Authority small            0.321        0.000
 6   buses and vans...........................
 .
 4  Hartford, CT Transportation Access Project        0.800        0.000
 7
 .
 4  Healdsburg, CA Intermodal Facility........        1.000        1.000
 8
 .
 4  Honolulu, HI bus facility and buses.......        2.250        2.250
 9
 .
 5  Hot Springs, AR Transportation Depot and          0.560        0.560
 0   Plaza....................................
 .
 5  Humboldt, CA Intermodal Facility..........        1.000        0.000
 1
 .
 5  Huntington, WV Intermodal Facility........        8.000       12.000
 2
 .
 5  Illinois statewide buses and bus-related          6.800        8.200
 3   equipment................................
 .
 5  Indianapolis, IN buses....................        5.000        5.000
 4
 .
 5  Iowa/Illinois Transit Consortium bus              1.000        1.000
 5   safety and security......................
 .
 5  Ithaca, NY TCAT bus technology                    1.250        1.250
 6   improvements.............................
 .
 5  Lackawanna County, PA Transit System buses        0.600        0.600
 7
 .
 5  Lakeland, FL Citrus Connection transit            1.250        1.250
 8   vehicles and related equipment...........
 .
 5  Lane County, OR Bus Rapid Transit.........        4.400        4.400
 9
 .
 6  Lansing, MI CATA bus technology                   0.600        0.000
 0   improvements.............................
 .
 6  Little Rock, AR Central Arkansas Transit          0.300        0.300
 1   buses....................................
 .
 6  Livermore, CA automatic vehicle locator...        1.000        1.000
 2
 .
 6  Long Island, NY CNG transit vehicles and          1.250        1.250
 3   facilities...............................
 .
 6  Los Angeles County, CA Foothill Transit           1.625        1.250
 4   buses....................................
 .
 6  New York, NY West 72nd St. Intermodal             1.750        1.750
 5   Station..................................
 .
 6  Los Angeles, CA San Fernando Valley smart         0.300        0.000
 6   shuttle buses............................
 .
 6  Los Angeles, CA Union Station Gateway             1.250        1.250
 7   Intermodal Transit Center................
 .
 6  Louisiana statewide bus facilities and            8.000       12.000
 8   buses....................................
 .
 6  Maryland statewide bus facilities and             7.000       11.500
 9   buses....................................
 .
 7  Mercer County, PA buses...................        0.750        0.000
 0
 .
 7  Miami Beach, FL Electric Shuttle Service..        0.750        0.750
 1
 .
 7  Miami-Dade, FL buses......................        2.250        2.250
 2
 .
 7  Michigan statewide buses..................       10.000       13.500
 3
 .
 7  Milwaukee County, WI buses................        4.000        6.000
 4
 .
 7  Mineola/Hicksville, NY LIRR Intermodal            1.250        1.250
 5   Centers..................................
 .
 7  Modesto, CA bus maintenance facility......        0.625        0.625
 6
 .
 7  Monroe County, PA Transportation Authority        1.000        0.000
 7   buses....................................
 .
 7  Monterey, CA Monterey-Salinas buses.......        0.625        0.625
 8
 .
 7  Morango Basin, CA Transit Authority bus           0.650        0.000
 9   facility.................................
 .
 8  New Haven, CT bus facility................        2.250        2.250
 0
 .
 8  New Jersey Transit jitney shuttle buses...        1.750        1.750
 1
 .
 8  Newark, NJ Morris & Essex Station access          1.250        1.250
 2   and buses................................
 .
 8  Northstar Corridor, MN Intermodal                 6.000       10.000
 3   Facilities and buses.....................
 .
 8  Norwich, CT buses.........................        2.250        2.250
 4
 .
 8  Ogden, UT Intermodal Center...............        0.800        0.800
 5
 .
 8  Oklahoma statewide bus facilities and             5.000        5.000
 6   buses....................................
 .
 8  Orlando, FL Downtown Intermodal Facility..        2.500        2.500
 7
 .
 8  Palm Springs, CA fuel cell buses..........        1.000        1.000
 8
 .
 8  Perris, CA bus maintenance facility.......        1.250        1.250
 9
 .
 9  Philadelphia, PA Frankford Transportation         5.000        5.000
 0   Center...................................
 .
 9  Philadelphia, PA Intermodal 30th Street           1.250        1.250
 1   Station..................................
 .
 9  Portland, OR Tri-Met buses................        1.750        1.750
 2
 .
 9  Pritchard, AL bus transfer facility.......        0.500        0.000
 3
 .
 9  Reading, PA BARTA Intermodal                      1.750        1.750
 4   Transportation Facility..................
 .
 9  Red Rose, PA Transit Bus Terminal.........        1.000        0.000
 5
 .
 9  Richmond, VA GRTC bus maintenance facility        1.250        1.250
 6
 .
 9  Riverhead, NY elderly and disabled buses          0.125        0.000
 7   and vans.................................
 .

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 9  Robinson, PA Towne Center Intermodal              1.500        1.500
 8   Facility.................................
 .
 9  Rome, NY Intermodal Center................        0.400        0.000
 9
 .
10  Sacramento, CA CNG buses..................        1.250        1.250
 0
 .
10  San Francisco, CA Islais Creek Maintenance        1.250        1.250
 1   Facility.................................
 .
10  San Juan, Puerto Rico Intermodal access...        0.600        0.600
 2
 .
10  Santa Clarita, CA facilities and buses....        1.250        1.250
 3
 .
10  Santa Cruz, CA bus facility...............        0.625        0.625
 4
 .
10  Santa Rosa/Cotati, CA Intermodal                  0.750        0.750
 5   Transportation Facilities................
 .
10  Seattle, WA Intermodal Transportation             1.250        1.250
 6   Terminal.................................
 .
10  Shelter Island, NY elderly and disabled           0.100        0.000
 7   buses and vans...........................
 .
10  Smithtown, NY elderly and disabled buses          0.125        0.000
 8   and vans.................................
 .
10  Somerset County, PA bus facilities and            0.175        0.175
 9   buses....................................
 .
11  South Amboy, NJ Regional Intermodal               1.250        1.250
 0   Transportation Initiative................
 .
11  South Bend, IN Urban Intermodal                   1.250        1.250
 1   Transportation Facility..................
 .
11  South Carolina statewide Virtual Transit          1.220        1.220
 2   Enterprise...............................
 .
11  South Dakota statewide bus facilities and         1.500        1.500
 3   buses....................................
 .
11  Southampton, NY elderly and disabled buses        0.125        0.000
 4   and vans.................................
 .
11  Southold, NY elderly and disabled buses           0.100        0.000
 5   and vans.................................
 .
11  Springfield, MA Union Station.............        1.250        1.250
 6
 .
11  St. Louis, MO Bi-state Intermodal Center..        1.250        1.250
 7
 .
11  Denver, CO Stapleton Intermodal Center....        1.250        1.250
 8
 .
11  Suffolk County, NY elderly and disabled           0.100        0.000
 9   buses and vans...........................
 .
12  Texas statewide small urban and rural             4.000        4.500
 0   buses....................................
 .
12  Towamencin Township, PA Intermodal Bus            1.500        1.500
 1   Transportation Center....................
 .
12  Tuscaloosa, AL Intermodal Center..........        1.000        0.000
 2
 .
12  Ukiah, CA Transportation Center...........        0.500        0.000
 3
 .
12  Utah Transit Authority, UT Intermodal             1.500        1.500
 4   Facilities...............................
 .
12  Utah Transit Authority/Park City Transit,         6.500        6.500
 5   UT buses.................................
 .
12  Utica, NY Union Station...................        2.100        2.100
 6
 .
12  Utica and Rome, NY bus facilities and             0.500        0.000
 7   buses....................................
 .
12  Washington County, PA Intermodal                  0.630        0.630
 8   Facilities...............................
 .
12  Washington, D.C. Intermodal Transportation        2.500        2.500
 9   Center...................................
 .
13  Washoe County, NV transit improvements....        1.250        1.250
 0
 .
13  Waterbury, CT bus facility................        2.250        2.250
 1
 .
13  West Virginia statewide Intermodal                5.000        5.000
 2   Facility and buses.......................
 .
13  Westchester County, NY Bee-Line transit           0.979        0.979
 3   system fareboxes.........................
 .
13  Westchester County, NY Bee-Line transit           1.000        1.000
 4   system shuttle buses.....................
 .
13  Westchester County, NY DOT articulated            1.250        1.250
 5   buses....................................
 .
13  Westmoreland County, PA Intermodal                0.200        0.200
 6   Facility.................................
 .
13  Wilkes-Barre, PA Intermodal Facility......        1.250        1.250
 7
 .
13  Williamsport, PA Bus Facility.............        1.200        1.200
 8
 .
13  Windsor, CA Intermodal Facility...........        0.750        0.750
 9
 .
14  Wisconsin statewide bus facilities and            8.000       12.000
 0   buses....................................
 .
14  Woodland Hills, CA Warner Center                  0.325        0.625
 1   Transportation Hub.......................
 .
14  Worcester, MA Union Station Intermodal            2.500        2.500
 2   Transportation Center....................
 .
14  Lynchburg, VA buses.......................        0.200        0.000
 3
 .
14  Harrisonburg, VA buses....................        0.200        0.000
 4
 .
14  Roanoke, VA buses.........................        0.200        0.000
 5
 .
14  Allegheny County, PA buses................        0.000        1.500
 6
 .
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     SEC. 334. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     of the Secretary of Transportation's implementation of 
     project management oversight under section 5327 of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       (b) Contents.--The study shall include the following:
       (1) A listing of the amounts made available under section 
     5327(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, for project 
     management oversight in each of fiscal years 1992 through 
     1997 and a description of the activities funded using such 
     amounts.
       (2) A description of the major capital projects subject to 
     project management oversight, including the grant amounts for 
     such projects.
       (3) A description of the contracts entered into for project 
     management oversight, including the scope of work and dollar 
     amounts of such contracts.
       (4) A determination of whether the project management 
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     by the Secretary are authorized under section 5327.
       (5) A description of any cost savings or program 
     improvements resulting from project management oversight.
       (6) Recommendations regarding any changes that would 
     improve the project management oversight function.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report containing 
     the results of the study.

     SEC. 335. PRIVATIZATION.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 3 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the 
     National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the effect 
     of privatization or contracting out mass transportation 
     operation and administrative functions on cost, availability 
     and level of service, efficiency, safety, quality of services 
     provided to transit-dependent populations, and employer-
     employee relations.
       (b) Terms of Agreement.--The agreement entered into in 
     subsection (a) shall provide that--
       (1) the Transportation Research Board, in conducting the 
     study, consider the number of grant recipients that have 
     privatized or contracted out services, the size of the 
     population served by such grant recipients, the basis for 
     decisions regarding privatization or contracting out, and the 
     extent to which contracting out was affected by the 
     integration and coordination of resources of transit agencies 
     and other Federal agencies and programs; and
       (2) the panel conducting the study shall include 
     representatives of transit agencies, employees of transit 
     agencies, private contractors, academic and policy analysts, 
     and other interested persons.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of 
     entry into the agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report containing the results of the study.
       (d) Funding.--There shall be available from the Mass 
     Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out this 
     section $200,000 for fiscal year 1998, subject to the 
     obligation limitation set forth in section 329(b).
       (e) Contractual Obligation.--Entry into an agreement to 
     carry out this section that is financed with amounts made 
     available under subsection (c) is a contractual obligation of 
     the United States to pay the Government's share of the cost 
     of the study.

     SEC. 336. SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 3 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the 
     National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the safety 
     issues attendant to transportation of school children to and 
     from school and school-related activities by various 
     transportation modes.
       (b) Terms of Agreement.--The agreement entered into in 
     subsection (a) shall provide that--
       (1) the Transportation Research Board, in conducting the 
     study, consider--
       (A) in consultation with the National Transportation Safety 
     Board, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and other 
     relevant entities, available crash injury data, and if 
     unavailable or insufficient, recommend a new data collection 
     regimen and implementation guidelines; and
       (B) vehicle design and driver training requirements, 
     routing, and operational factors that affect safety and other 
     factors that the Secretary considers appropriate; and
       (2) the panel conducting the study shall include 
     representatives of highway safety organizations, school 
     transportation, mass transportation operators, employee 
     organizations, bicycling organizations, academic and policy 
     analysts, and other interested parties.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
     entry into the agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report containing the results of the study.
       (d) Funding.--There shall be available from the Mass 
     Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out this 
     section $200,000 for fiscal year 1998, subject to the 
     obligation limitation set forth in section 329(b).
       (e) Contractual Obligation.--Entry into an agreement to 
     carry out this section that is financed with amounts made 
     available under subsection (c) is a contractual obligation of 
     the United States to pay the Government's share of the cost 
     of the study.

     SEC. 337. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA STUDY.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine whether the current formula for apportioning funds 
     to urbanized areas accurately reflects the transit needs of 
     the urbanized areas and if not whether any changes should be 
     made either to the formula or through some other mechanism to 
     reflect the fact that some urbanized areas with a population 
     between 50,000 and 200,000 have transit systems that carry 
     more passengers per mile or hour than the average of those 
     transit systems in urbanized areas with a population over 
     200,000.
       (b) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     this section together with any proposed changes to the method 
     for apportioning funds to urbanized areas with a population 
     over 50,000.

     SEC. 338. COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     of Federal departments and agencies (other than the 
     Department of Transportation) that receive Federal financial 
     assistance for non-emergency transportation services.
       (b) Contents.--In conducting the study, the Comptroller 
     General shall--
       (1) identify each Federal department and agency (other than 
     the Department of Transportation) that has received Federal 
     financial assistance for non-emergency transportation 
     services in any of the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of 
     the enactment of this Act;
       (2) identify the amount of such assistance received by each 
     Federal department and agency in such fiscal years; and
       (3) identify the projects and activities funded using such 
     financial assistance.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report containing 
     the results of the study and any recommendations for enhanced 
     coordination between the Department of Transportation and 
     other Federal departments and agencies that provide funding 
     for non-emergency transportation.

     SEC. 339. FINAL ASSEMBLY OF BUSES.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     to review monitoring by the Federal Transit Administration of 
     preaward and post-delivery audits for compliance with the 
     requirements for final assembly of buses of section 5323(j) 
     of title 49, United States Code.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report containing 
     the results of the study.

     SEC. 340. CLEAN FUEL VEHICLES.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     of the various low and zero emission fuel technologies for 
     transit vehicles, including compressed natural gas, liquified 
     natural gas, biodiesel fuel, battery, alcohol based fuel, 
     hybrid electric, fuel cell, and clean diesel to determine the 
     status of the development and use of such technologies, the 
     environmental benefits of such technologies under the Clean 
     Air Act, and the cost of such technologies and any associated 
     equipment.
       (b) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
     Comptroller General shall transmit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the results of the 
     study, together with recommendations for incentives to 
     encourage the use of low and zero emission fuel technology 
     for transit vehicles.
                     TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

     SEC. 401. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this 
     title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision of 
     law, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 402. STATE GRANTS.

       (a) Objective and Definitions.--Section 31101 is amended--
       (1) by striking

     ``Sec. 31101. Definitions''

     and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 31101. Objective and definitions'';

       (2) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (A) by inserting ``or gross vehicle weight'' after 
     ``rating''; and
       (B) by striking ``10,000 pounds'' and inserting ``10,001 
     pounds, whichever is greater'';
       (3) in paragraph (1)(C) by inserting ``and transported in a 
     quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 5103'' after ``title'';
       (4) by striking ``In this subchapter--'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this subchapter the following 
     definitions apply:''; and
       (5) by inserting after the section heading the following:
       ``(a) Objective.--The objective of this subchapter is to 
     ensure that the Secretary, States, and other political 
     jurisdictions establish programs to improve motor carrier, 
     commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety to support a safe 
     and efficient transportation system by--
       ``(1) promoting safe for-hire and private transportation, 
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     passengers and hazardous materials, to reduce the number and 
     severity of commercial motor vehicle crashes;
       ``(2) developing and enforcing effective, compatible, and 
     cost-beneficial motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and 
     driver safety regulations and practices, including 
     enforcement of State and local traffic safety laws and 
     regulations;
       ``(3) assessing and improving statewide program performance 
     by setting program outcome goals, improving problem 
     identification and countermeasures planning, designing 
     appropriate performance standards, measures, and benchmarks, 
     improving performance information, and monitoring program 
     effectiveness;
       ``(4) ensuring that drivers of commercial motor vehicles 
     and enforcement personnel obtain adequate training in safe 
     operational practices and regulatory requirements; and
       ``(5) advancing promising technologies and encouraging 
     adoption of safe operational practices.''.
       (b) Performance-Based Grants and Hazardous Materials 
     Transportation Safety.--Section 31102 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``improving motor carrier safety and'' 
     after ``programs for''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, hazardous material transportation 
     safety,'' after ``commercial motor vehicle safety''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (b)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``adopt and assume responsibility for 
     enforcing'' and inserting ``assume responsibility for 
     improving motor carrier safety and to adopt and enforce''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting ``, hazardous material transportation 
     safety,'' after ``commercial motor vehicle safety''.
       (c) Contents of State Plans.--Section 31102(b)(1) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (J) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)'';
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (K), (L), (M), and (N) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(K) ensures consistent, effective, and reasonable 
     sanctions;
       ``(L) ensures that the State agency will coordinate the 
     plan, data collection, and information systems with State 
     highway safety programs under title 23;
       ``(M) ensures participation in motor carrier, commercial 
     motor vehicle, and driver information systems by all 
     appropriate jurisdictions receiving funding under this 
     section;
       ``(N) implements performance-based activities by fiscal 
     year 2003;'';
       (3) in subparagraph (O)--
       (A) by inserting after ``activities'' the following: ``in 
     support of national priorities and performance goals, 
     including'';
       (B) by striking ``to remove'' in clause (i) and inserting 
     ``activities aimed at removing'';
       (C) by striking ``to provide'' in clause (ii) and inserting 
     ``activities aimed at providing''; and
       (D) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     clause (ii); and
       (E) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(iii) interdiction activities affecting the 
     transportation of controlled substances by commercial motor 
     vehicle drivers and training on appropriate strategies for 
     carrying out those interdiction activities;'';
       (4) by striking subparagraph (P) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(P) provides that the State will establish a program to 
     ensure the proper and timely correction of commercial motor 
     vehicle safety violations noted during an inspection carried 
     out with funds authorized under section 31104;'';
       (5) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (Q) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(R) ensures that roadside inspections will be conducted 
     only at a distance that is adequate to protect the safety of 
     drivers and enforcement personnel.''.
       (d) United States Government's Share of Costs.--The first 
     sentence of section 31103 is amended by inserting ``improve 
     commercial motor vehicle safety and'' before ``enforce''.
       (e) Availability of Amounts.--Section 31104(a) of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--The following amounts are made available 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) for the Secretary of Transportation to incur 
     obligations to carry out section 31102:
       ``(1) Not more than $78,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       ``(2) Not more than $110,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(3) Not more than $130,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2003.''
       (f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 31104(b) is amended by 
     striking ``(1)'' and by striking paragraph (2).
       (g) Allocation Criteria and Eligibility.--Section 31104 is 
     further amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(f) Allocation Criteria and Eligibility.--
       ``(1) In general.--On October 1 of each fiscal year or as 
     soon after that date as practicable and after making the 
     deduction under subsection (e), the Secretary shall allocate 
     amounts made available to carry out section 31102 for such 
     fiscal year among the States with plans approved under 
     section 31102. Such allocation shall be made under such 
     criteria as the Secretary prescribes by regulation.
       ``(2) High-priority activities and projects.--The Secretary 
     may designate up to 5 percent of amounts available for 
     allocation under paragraph (1) to reimburse--
       ``(A) States for carrying out high priority activities and 
     projects that improve commercial motor vehicle safety and 
     compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety regulations, 
     including activities and projects that are national in scope, 
     increase public awareness and education, or demonstrate new 
     technologies; and
       ``(B) local governments and other persons that use trained 
     and qualified officers and employees, for carrying out 
     activities and projects described in subparagraph (A) in 
     coordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g);
       (3) by striking subsection (i);
       (4) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (h); and
       (5) in the first sentence of subsection (h), as so 
     redesignated, by striking ``tolerance''.
       (h) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 311 is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 31101 and inserting the following:

``31101. Objective and definitions.''.

     SEC. 403. INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 31106 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 31106. Information systems

       ``(a) Information Systems and Data Analysis.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of this 
     section, the Secretary shall establish and operate motor 
     carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver information 
     systems and data analysis programs to support safety 
     activities required under this title.
       ``(2) Coordination into network.--In cooperation with the 
     States, the information systems under this section shall be 
     coordinated into a network providing identification of motor 
     carriers and drivers, commercial motor vehicle registration 
     and license tracking, and motor carrier, commercial motor 
     vehicle, and driver safety performance data.
       ``(3) Data analysis capacity and programs.--The Secretary 
     shall develop and maintain under this section data analysis 
     capacity and programs that provide the means to--
       ``(A) identify and collect necessary motor carrier, 
     commercial motor vehicle, and driver data;
       ``(B) evaluate the safety fitness of motor carriers, 
     commercial motor vehicles, and drivers;
       ``(C) develop strategies to mitigate safety problems and to 
     measure the effectiveness of such strategies and related 
     programs;
       ``(D) determine the cost-effectiveness of Federal and State 
     safety and enforcement programs and other countermeasures; 
     and
       ``(E) adapt, improve, and incorporate other information and 
     information systems as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(4) Standards.--To implement this section, the Secretary 
     may prescribe technical and operational standards to ensure--
       ``(A) uniform, timely, and accurate information collection 
     and reporting by the States and other entities;
       ``(B) uniform Federal, State, and local policies and 
     procedures; and
       ``(C) the reliability and availability of the information 
     to the Secretary, States, and others as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       ``(b) Performance and Registration Information Program.--
       ``(1) Information clearinghouse.--The Secretary shall 
     include, as part of the information systems authorized by 
     this section, a program to establish and maintain a 
     clearinghouse and repository of information related to State 
     registration and licensing of commercial motor vehicles and 
     the motor carriers operating the vehicles. The clearinghouse 
     and repository shall include information on the safety 
     fitness of each motor carrier and registrant and other 
     information the Secretary considers appropriate, including 
     information on motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and 
     driver safety performance.
       ``(2) Design.--The program shall link Federal safety 
     information systems with State registration and licensing 
     systems and shall be designed to enable a State to--
       ``(A) determine the safety fitness of a motor carrier or 
     registrant when licensing or registering the motor carrier or 
     commercial motor vehicle or while the license or registration 
     is in effect; and
       ``(B) decide, in cooperation with the Secretary, whether 
     and what types of sanctions or operating limitations to 
     impose on the motor carrier or registrant to ensure safety.
       ``(3) Conditions for participation.--The Secretary shall 
     require States, as a condition of participation in the 
     program, to--
       ``(A) comply with the technical and operational standards 
     prescribed by the Secretary under subsection (a)(4); and
       ``(B) possess or seek authority to impose commercial motor 
     vehicle registration sanctions or operating limitations on 
     the basis of a Federal safety fitness determination.
       ``(4) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section 
     31107, not more than $6,000,000 in each of fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003 may be used to carry out this subsection.
       ``(c) Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety Program.--In 
     coordination with the information system under section 31309, 
     the Secretary is authorized to establish a program to improve 
     commercial motor vehicle

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     driver safety. The objectives of the program shall include--
       ``(1) enhancing the exchange of driver licensing 
     information among the States and among the States, the 
     Federal Government, and foreign countries;
       ``(2) providing information to the judicial system on 
     commercial motor vehicle drivers;
       ``(3) evaluating any aspect of driver performance that the 
     Secretary determines appropriate; and
       ``(4) developing appropriate strategies and countermeasures 
     to improve driver safety.
       ``(d) Cooperative Agreements, Grants, and Contracts.--The 
     Secretary may carry out this section either independently or 
     in cooperation with other Federal departments, agencies, and 
     instrumentalities, or by making grants to, and entering into 
     contracts and cooperative agreements with, States, local 
     governments, associations, institutions, corporations, and 
     other persons.
       ``(e) Information Availability and Privacy Protection.--
       ``(1) Availability of information.--The Secretary shall 
     make data collected in systems and through programs under 
     this section available to the public to the maximum extent 
     permissible under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and 
     the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
       ``(2) Review of data.--The Secretary shall allow 
     individuals and motor carriers to whom the data pertains to 
     review periodically such data and to request corrections or 
     clarifications.
       ``(3) State and local officials.--State and local safety 
     and enforcement officials shall have access to data made 
     available under this subsection to the same extent as Federal 
     safety and enforcement officials.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 31107 is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 31107. Authorization of appropriations for information 
       systems

       ``(a) In General.--There shall be available from the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to 
     carry out sections 31106 and 31309 of this title--
       ``(1) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(2) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(3) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003.
     The amounts made available under this subsection shall remain 
     available until expended.
       ``(b) Contract Authority.--Approval by the Secretary of a 
     grant with funds made available under this section imposes 
     upon the United States Government a contractual obligation 
     for payment of the Government's share of costs incurred in 
     carrying out the objectives of the grant.''.
       (c) Subchapter Heading.--The heading for subchapter I of 
     chapter 311 is amended by inserting after ``GRANTS'' the 
     following: ``AND OTHER COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE PROGRAMS''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 311 is amended--
       (1) by striking

                     ``SUBCHAPTER I--STATE GRANTS''

      and inserting

    ``SUBCHAPTER I--STATE GRANTS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE 
                              PROGRAMS'';

       (2) by striking the item relating to section 31106 and 
     inserting the following:

``31106.  Information systems.''; and
       (3) by striking the item relating to section 31107 and 
     inserting the following:

``31107. Authorization of appropriations for information systems.''.

     SEC. 404. AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTER DEFINED.

       Section 31111(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``section--'' and inserting ``section, the 
     following definitions apply:'';
       (2) by inserting after ``(1)'' the following: ``Maxi-cube 
     vehicle.--The term'';
       (3) by inserting after ``(2)'' the following: ``Truck 
     tractor.--The term'';
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively; and
       (5) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(1) Automobile transporter.--The term `automobile 
     transporter' means any vehicle combination designed and used 
     specifically for the transport of assembled highway 
     vehicles.''.

     SEC. 405. INSPECTIONS AND REPORTS.

       (a) General Powers of the Secretary.--Section 31133(a)(1) 
     is amended by inserting ``and make contracts for'' after 
     ``conduct''.
       (b) Reports and Records.--Section 504(c) is amended by 
     inserting ``(and, in the case of a motor carrier, a 
     contractor)'' before the second comma.

     SEC. 406. EXEMPTIONS AND PILOT PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 31315 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 31315. Exemptions and pilot programs

       ``(a) Exemptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon receipt of a request pursuant to 
     paragraph (3), the Secretary of Transportation may grant to a 
     person or class of persons an exemption from a regulation 
     prescribed under this chapter or section 31136 if the 
     Secretary finds such exemption would likely achieve a level 
     of safety equal to or greater than the level that would be 
     achieved absent such exemption. An exemption may be granted 
     for no longer than 2 years from its approval date and may be 
     renewed upon application to the Secretary.
       ``(2) Authority to revoke exemption.--The Secretary shall 
     immediately revoke an exemption if the person fails to comply 
     with the terms and conditions of such exemption or if 
     continuation of the exemption would not be consistent with 
     the goals and objectives of this chapter or section 31136, as 
     the case may be.
       ``(3) Requests for exemption.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this section and after 
     notice and an opportunity for public comment, the Secretary 
     shall specify by regulation the procedures by which a person 
     may request an exemption. Such regulations shall, at a 
     minimum, require the person to provide the following 
     information for each exemption request:
       ``(A) The provisions from which the person requests 
     exemption.
       ``(B) The time period during which the exemption would 
     apply.
       ``(C) An analysis of the safety impacts the exemption may 
     cause.
       ``(D) The specific countermeasures the person would 
     undertake, if the exemption were granted, to ensure an equal 
     or greater level of safety than would be achieved absent the 
     exemption.
       ``(4) Notice and comment.--
       ``(A) Upon receipt of a request.--Upon receipt of an 
     exemption request, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register a notice explaining the request that has been filed 
     and shall give the public an opportunity to inspect the 
     safety analysis and any other relevant information known to 
     the Secretary and to comment on the request. This 
     subparagraph does not require the release of information 
     protected by law from public disclosure.
       ``(B) Upon granting a request.--Upon granting a request for 
     exemption, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register the name of the person granted the exemption, the 
     provisions from which the person will be exempt, the 
     effective period, and all terms and conditions of the 
     exemption.
       ``(C) Upon denying a request.--Upon denying a request for 
     exemption, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register the name of the person denied the exemption and the 
     reasons for such denial.
       ``(5) Applications to be dealt with promptly.--The 
     Secretary shall grant or deny an exemption request after a 
     thorough review of its safety implications, but in no case 
     later than 180 days after the filing date of such request, or 
     the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the 
     reason for the delay in the decision and an estimate of when 
     the decision will be made.
       ``(6) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary shall establish 
     terms and conditions for each exemption to ensure that it 
     will likely achieve a level of safety equal to or greater 
     than the level that would be achieved absent such exemption. 
     The Secretary shall monitor the implementation of the 
     exemption to ensure compliance with its terms and conditions.
       ``(7) Notification of state compliance and enforcement 
     personnel.--Before granting a request for exemption, the 
     Secretary shall notify State safety compliance and 
     enforcement personnel, including roadside inspectors, and the 
     public that a person will be operating pursuant to an 
     exemption and any terms and conditions that will apply to the 
     exemption.
       ``(b) Pilot Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may conduct pilot programs 
     to evaluate innovative approaches to motor carrier, vehicle, 
     and driver safety. Such pilot programs may include exemptions 
     from a regulation prescribed under this chapter or section 
     31136 if the pilot program contains, at a minimum, the 
     elements described in paragraph (2). The Secretary shall 
     publish in the Federal Register a detailed description of the 
     program and the exemptions to be considered and provide 
     notice and an opportunity for public comment before the 
     effective date of any exemptions.
       ``(2) Program elements.--In proposing a pilot program and 
     before granting exemptions for purposes of a pilot program, 
     the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the following 
     elements in each pilot program plan:
       ``(A) A program scheduled life of not more than 3 years.
       ``(B) A scientifically valid methodology and study design, 
     including a specific data collection and analysis plan, that 
     identifies appropriate control groups for comparison.
       ``(C) The fewest participants necessary to yield 
     statistically valid findings.
       ``(D) Observance of appropriate ethical protocols for the 
     use of human subjects in field experiments.
       ``(E) An oversight plan to ensure that participants comply 
     with the terms and conditions of participation.
       ``(F) Adequate countermeasures to protect the health and 
     safety of study participants and the general public.
       ``(G) A plan to inform State partners and the public about 
     the pilot program and to identify approved participants to 
     safety compliance and enforcement personnel and to the 
     public.
       ``(3) Authority to revoke participation.--The Secretary 
     shall immediately revoke participation in a pilot program of 
     a motor carrier, vehicle, or driver for failure to comply 
     with the terms and conditions of the pilot program or if 
     continued participation would not be consistent with the 
     goals and objectives of this chapter or section 31136, as the 
     case may be.
       ``(4) Authority to terminate program.--The Secretary shall 
     immediately terminate a pilot program if its continuation 
     would not

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     be consistent with the goals and objectives of this chapter 
     or section 31136, as the case may be.
       ``(5) Report to congress.--At the conclusion of each pilot 
     program, the Secretary shall promptly report to Congress the 
     findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the program, 
     including suggested amendments to law or regulation that 
     would enhance motor carrier, vehicle, and driver safety and 
     improve compliance with national safety standards.
       ``(c) Preemption of State Rules.--During the time period 
     that an exemption or pilot program is in effect under this 
     section, no State shall enforce any law or regulation that 
     conflicts with or is inconsistent with an exemption or pilot 
     program with respect to a person exercising the exemption or 
     participating in the pilot program.''.
       (b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter 
     313 is amended by striking the item relating to section 31315 
     and inserting the following:

``31315. Exemptions and pilot programs.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 31136(e) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(e) Exemptions.--The Secretary may grant exemptions from 
     any regulation prescribed under this section in accordance 
     with section 31315.''.
       (d) Protection of Existing Exemptions.--The amendments made 
     by subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall not apply to 
     or otherwise affect an exemption or waiver in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act under 
     section 31315 or 31136(e) of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 407. SAFETY REGULATION.

       (a) Commercial Motor Vehicle Defined.--Section 31132(1) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``or gross vehicle weight'' after 
     ``rating''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, whichever is greater'' after 
     ``pounds''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by inserting ``or livery'' after ``taxicab''; and
       (B) by striking ``6 passengers'' and inserting ``8 
     passengers, including the driver,''.
       (b) Repeal of Review Panel.--Section 31134, and the item 
     relating to such section in the table of sections for chapter 
     311, are repealed.
       (c) Repeal of Submission to Review Panel.--Section 31140, 
     and the item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections for chapter 311, are repealed.
       (d) Review Procedure.--Section 31141 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Submission of Regulation.--A State that enacts a 
     State law or issues a regulation on commercial motor vehicle 
     safety shall submit a copy of the law or regulation to the 
     Secretary of Transportation immediately after the enactment 
     or issuance.
       ``(c) Review and Decisions by Secretary.--
       ``(1) Review.--The Secretary shall review State laws and 
     regulations on commercial motor vehicle safety. The Secretary 
     shall decide whether the State law or regulation--
       ``(A) has the same effect as a regulation prescribed by the 
     Secretary under section 31136;
       ``(B) is less stringent than such regulation; or
       ``(C) is additional to or more stringent than such 
     regulation.
       ``(2) Regulations with same effect.--If the Secretary 
     decides a State law or regulation has the same effect as a 
     regulation prescribed by the Secretary under section 31136 of 
     this title, the State law or regulation may be enforced.
       ``(3) Less stringent regulations.--If the Secretary decides 
     a State law or regulation is less stringent than a regulation 
     prescribed by the Secretary under section 31136 of this 
     title, the State law or regulation may not be enforced.
       ``(4) Additional or more stringent regulations.--If the 
     Secretary decides a State law or regulation is additional to 
     or more stringent than a regulation prescribed by the 
     Secretary under section 31136 of this title, the State law or 
     regulation may be enforced unless the Secretary also decides 
     that--
       ``(A) the State law or regulation has no safety benefit;
       ``(B) the State law or regulation is incompatible with the 
     regulation prescribed by the Secretary; or
       ``(C) enforcement of the State law or regulation would 
     cause an unreasonable burden on interstate commerce.
       ``(5) Consideration of effect on interstate commerce.--In 
     deciding under paragraph (4) whether a State law or 
     regulation will cause an unreasonable burden on interstate 
     commerce, the Secretary may consider the effect on interstate 
     commerce of implementation of that law or regulation with the 
     implementation of all similar laws and regulations of other 
     States.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (e); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively.
       (e) Inspection of Safety Equipment.--Section 31142(a) is 
     amended by striking ``part 393 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations'' and inserting ``the regulations issued under 
     section 31136''.
       (f) Protection of States Participating in State Groups.--
     Section 31142(c)(1)(C) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``from'' the following: 
     ``participating in the activities of a voluntary group of 
     States''; and
       (2) by striking ``that meets'' and all that follows through 
     ``1984''.
       (g) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report on the status of 
     implementation of the amendments made by subsection (a)(2) of 
     this section.

     SEC. 408. IMPROVED INTERSTATE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY.

       (a) Applicability of Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Regulations to Interstate School Bus Operations.--Section 
     31136 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Applicability to School Transportation Operations of 
     Local Education Agencies.--Not later than 6 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     issue regulations making the relevant commercial motor 
     carrier safety regulations issued under subsection (a) 
     applicable to all interstate school transportation operations 
     by local educational agencies (as defined in section 14101 of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965).''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report describing the status of compliance by private for-
     hire motor carriers and local educational agencies in meeting 
     the requirements of section 31136 of title 49, United States 
     Code, and any activities of the Secretary or the States to 
     enforce such requirements.

     SEC. 409. REPEAL OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE MISCELLANEOUS 
                   AUTHORITIES.

       Subchapter IV of chapter 311 (including sections 31161 and 
     31162), and the items relating to such subchapter and 
     sections in the table of sections for chapter 311, are 
     repealed.

     SEC. 410. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATORS.

       (a) Commercial Motor Vehicle Defined.--Section 31301(4) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``or gross vehicle weight'' after 
     ``rating'' the first 2 places it appears; and
       (B) by inserting ``, whichever is greater,'' after 
     ``pounds'' the first place it appears; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C)(ii) by inserting ``is'' before 
     ``transporting'' each place it appears.
       (b) Prohibition on CMV Operation Without CDL.--
       (1) In general.--Section 31302 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 31302. Driver's license requirement

       ``An individual may operate a commercial motor vehicle only 
     if the individual has a valid commercial driver's license. An 
     individual operating a commercial motor vehicle may have only 
     one driver's license at any time.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The item relating to section 
     31302 in the table of sections for chapter 313 is amended to 
     read as follows:

``31302. Driver's license requirement.''.
       (c) Unique Identifiers in CDLs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 31308(2) is amended by inserting 
     before the semicolon ``and each license issued after January 
     1, 2000, include unique identifiers to minimize fraud and 
     duplication''.
       (2) Deadline for issuance of regulations.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment 
     made by paragraph (1).
       (d) Commercial Driver's License Information System.--
     Section 31309 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``make an agreement under 
     subsection (b) of this section for the operation of, or 
     establish under subsection (c) of this section,'' and 
     inserting ``maintain'';
       (2) by inserting after the first sentence of subsection (a) 
     the following: ``The system shall be coordinated with 
     activities carried out under section 31106.'';
       (3) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
       (4) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) information on all fines, penalties, convictions, and 
     failure to appear for a hearing or trial incurred by the 
     operator with respect to operation of a motor vehicle for a 
     period of not less than 3 years beginning on the date of the 
     imposition of such a fine or penalty or the date of such a 
     conviction or failure to appear.'';
       (5) by striking subsection (d)(2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) The information system under this section must 
     accommodate any unique identifiers required to minimize fraud 
     or duplication of a commercial driver's license under section 
     31308(2).'';
       (6) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Availability of Information.--Information in the 
     information system shall be made available and subject to 
     review and correction in accordance with section 31106(e).'';
       (7) in subsection (f) by striking ``If the Secretary 
     establishes an information system under this section, the'' 
     and inserting ``The'';
       (8) by striking ``shall'' in the first sentence of 
     subsection (f) and inserting ``may''; and
       (9) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.

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       (e) Repeal of Obsolete Grant Programs.--Sections 31312 and 
     31313, and the items relating to such sections in the table 
     of sections for chapter 313, are repealed.
       (f) Updating Amendments.--Section 31314 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(2), (5), and (6)'' each place it appears 
     in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``(3), and (5)'';
       (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``(1) Amounts'' and all 
     that follows through ``(2) Amounts'' and inserting 
     ``Amounts'';
       (3) by striking subsection (d); and
       (4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).

     SEC. 411. INTERIM BORDER SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Program.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to 
     improve commercial motor vehicle safety in the vicinity of 
     borders between the United States and Canada and the United 
     States and Mexico.
       (b) Grant and Other Authority.--The Secretary may expend 
     funds made available to carry out this section--
       (1) for making grants to border States, local governments, 
     organizations, and other persons to carry out activities 
     described in subsection (c);
       (2) for personnel of the Department of Transportation to 
     conduct such activities; and
       (3) for entry into contracts for the conduct of such 
     activities.
       (c) Use of Funds.--Activities for which funds may be 
     expended under this section include--
       (1) employment by the Department of Transportation or a 
     border State of additional personnel to enforce commercial 
     motor vehicle safety regulations described in subsection (a);
       (2) training of personnel to enforce such regulations;
       (3) development of data bases and communication systems to 
     improve commercial motor vehicle safety; and
       (4) education and outreach initiatives.
       (d) Criteria.--In selecting activities and projects for 
     funding under this section, the Secretary shall consider 
     current levels of enforcement by border States, cross border 
     traffic patterns (including volume of commercial motor 
     vehicle traffic), location of inspection facilities, and such 
     other factors as the Secretary determines will result in the 
     greatest safety improvement and benefit to border States and 
     the Nation.
       (e) Federal Share.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal share payable under a grant 
     made under this section for--
       (A) any activity described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of 
     subsection (c) shall be 80 percent; and
       (B) any activity described in subsection (c)(1) shall be--
       (i) 80 percent for the first 2 years that a State receives 
     a grant under this section for such activity;
       (ii) 50 percent for the third and fourth years that a State 
     receives a grant under this section for such activity; and
       (iii) 25 percent for the fifth and sixth years that a State 
     receives a grant under this section for such activity.
       (2) In-kind contributions.--In determining the non-Federal 
     costs under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include in-
     kind contributions by the grant recipient, of which up to 
     $2,500,000 may be used to upgrade earthquake simulation 
     facilities as required to carry out the program.
       (f) Maintenance of Effort.--A grant may not be made to a 
     State under this section for an activity described in 
     subsection (c)(1) in any fiscal year unless the State enters 
     into such agreements with the Secretary as the Secretary may 
     require to ensure that the State will maintain its aggregate 
     expenditures from all other sources for employment of 
     personnel to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety 
     regulations in the vicinity of the border at or above the 
     average level of such expenditures in the State's 2 fiscal 
     years preceding the date of the enactment of this section.
       (g) Funding.--Of amounts made available to carry out the 
     coordinated border infrastructure and safety program under 
     section 116 of this Act, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
     $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 shall 
     be available to carry out this section.
       (h) Border State Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``border State'' means any State that has a boundary in 
     common with Canada or Mexico.

     SEC. 412. VEHICLE WEIGHT ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of State 
     laws and regulations pertaining to penalties for violation of 
     State commercial motor vehicle weight laws.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the study shall be to 
     determine the effectiveness of State penalties as a deterrent 
     to illegally overweight trucking operations. The study shall 
     evaluate fine structures, innovative roadside enforcement 
     techniques, a State's ability to penalize shippers and 
     carriers as well as drivers, and shall examine the 
     effectiveness of administrative and judicial procedures 
     utilized to enforce vehicle weight laws.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     this section, together with any legislative recommendations 
     of the Secretary.
       (d) Funding.--From amounts made available under 
     subparagraphs (F) through (I) of section 127(a)(3) of this 
     Act, the Secretary may use not to exceed $300,000 to carry 
     out this section.

     SEC. 413. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN 
                   AND INTERNATIONAL FUEL TAX AGREEMENT.

       Sections 31702, 31703, and 31708, and the items relating to 
     such sections in the table of sections for chapter 317, are 
     repealed.

     SEC. 414. TELEPHONE HOTLINE FOR REPORTING SAFETY VIOLATIONS.

       (a) In General.--For a period of not less than 2 years 
     beginning on or before the 90th day following the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish, 
     maintain, and promote the use of a nationwide toll-free 
     telephone system to be used by drivers of commercial motor 
     vehicles and others to report potential violations of Federal 
     motor carrier safety regulations and any laws or regulations 
     relating to the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles 
     and to report potentially improper inspections, audits, and 
     enforcement activities.
       (b) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall monitor reports 
     received by the telephone system and shall consider 
     nonfrivolous information provided by such reports in setting 
     priorities for motor carrier safety audits and other 
     enforcement activities.
       (c) Protection of Persons Reporting Violations.--
       (1) Prohibition.--A person reporting a potential violation 
     to the telephone system while acting in good faith may not be 
     discharged, disciplined, or discriminated against regarding 
     pay, terms, or privileges of employment because of the 
     reporting of such violation.
       (2) Applicability of section 31105 of title 49.--For 
     purposes of section 31105 of title 49, United States Code, a 
     violation or alleged violation of paragraph (1) shall be 
     treated as a violation of section 31105(a) of such title.
       (d) Funding.--From amounts set aside under section 104(a) 
     of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary may use not to 
     exceed $300,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to 
     carry out this section.

     SEC. 415. INSULIN TREATED DIABETES MELLITUS.

       (a) Determination.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall determine 
     whether a practicable and cost-effective screening, 
     operating, and monitoring protocol could likely be developed 
     for insulin treated diabetes mellitus individuals who want to 
     operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce that 
     would ensure a level of safety equal to or greater than that 
     achieved with the current prohibition on individuals with 
     insulin treated diabetes mellitus driving such vehicles.
       (b) Compilation and Evaluation.--Prior to making the 
     determination in subsection (a), the Secretary shall compile 
     and evaluate research and other information on the effects of 
     insulin treated diabetes mellitus on driving performance. In 
     preparing the compilation and evaluation, the Secretary 
     shall, at a minimum--
       (1) consult with States that have developed and are 
     implementing a screening process to identify individuals with 
     insulin treated diabetes mellitus who may obtain waivers to 
     drive commercial motor vehicles in intrastate commerce;
       (2) evaluate the Department's policy and actions to permit 
     certain insulin treated diabetes mellitus individuals who 
     meet selection criteria and who successfully comply with the 
     approved monitoring protocol to operate in other modes of 
     transportation;
       (3) analyze available data on the safety performance of 
     diabetic drivers of motor vehicles;
       (4) assess the relevance of intrastate driving and 
     experiences of other modes of transportation to interstate 
     commercial motor vehicle operations; and
       (5) consult with interested groups knowledgeable about 
     diabetes and related issues.
       (c) Report to Congress.--If the Secretary determines that 
     no protocol described in subsection (a) could likely be 
     developed, the Secretary shall report to Congress the basis 
     for such determination.
       (d) Initiation of Rulemaking.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a protocol described in subsection (a) could likely be 
     developed, the Secretary shall report to Congress a 
     description of the elements of such protocol and shall 
     promptly initiate a rulemaking proceeding to implement such 
     protocol.

     SEC. 416. PERFORMANCE-BASED CDL TESTING.

       (a) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a review 
     of the procedures established and implemented by States under 
     section 31305 of title 49, United States Code, to determine 
     if the current system for testing is an accurate measure and 
     reflection of an individual's knowledge and skills as an 
     operator of a commercial motor vehicle and to identify 
     methods to improve testing and licensing standards, including 
     identifying the benefits and costs of a graduated licensing 
     system.
       (b) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     completion of the review under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall issue regulations under section 31305 reflecting the 
     results of the review.

     SEC. 417. POSTACCIDENT ALCOHOL TESTING.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     feasibility of utilizing qualified emergency responders and 
     law enforcement officers for conducting postaccident alcohol 
     testing of commercial motor vehicle operators under section 
     31306 of title 49, United States Code, as a method of 
     obtaining more timely information and reducing the burdens 
     that employers may encounter in meeting the testing 
     requirements of such section.

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       (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a) 
     with recommendations regarding the utilization of emergency 
     responders and law enforcement officers in conducting testing 
     described in subsection (a).

     SEC. 418. DRIVER FATIGUE.

       (a) Technologies To Reduce Fatigue of Commercial Motor 
     Vehicle Operators.--
       (1) Development of technologies.--As part of the activities 
     of the Secretary relating to the fatigue of commercial motor 
     vehicle operators, the Secretary shall encourage the 
     research, development, and demonstration of technologies that 
     may aid in reducing such fatigue.
       (2) Identification of technologies.--In identifying 
     technologies pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     take into account--
       (A) the degree to which the technology will be cost 
     efficient;
       (B) the degree to which the technology can be effectively 
     used in diverse climatic regions of the Nation; and
       (C) the degree to which the application of the technology 
     will further emissions reductions, energy conservation, and 
     other transportation goals.
       (3) Funding.--The Secretary may use amounts made available 
     under subparagraphs (F) through (I) of section 127(a)(3) of 
     this Act to carry out this subsection.
       (b) Nonsedating Antihistamines.--The Secretary shall review 
     available information on the effects of antihistamines on 
     driver fatigue, awareness, and performance and shall consider 
     encouraging the use of nonsedating antihistamines as a means 
     of reducing the adverse effects of the use of other 
     antihistamines by drivers.

     SEC. 419. SAFETY FITNESS.

       (a) In General.--Section 31144 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 31144. Safety fitness of owners and operators

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) determine whether an owner or operator is fit to 
     operate safely commercial motor vehicles;
       ``(2) periodically update such safety fitness 
     determinations;
       ``(3) make such safety fitness determinations readily 
     available to the public; and
       ``(4) prescribe by regulation penalties for violations of 
     this section consistent with section 521.
       ``(b) Procedure.--The Secretary shall maintain by 
     regulation a procedure for determining whether an owner or 
     operator is fit to operate safely commercial motor vehicles. 
     The procedure shall include, at a minimum, the following 
     elements:
       ``(1) Specific initial and continuing requirements with 
     which an owner or operator must comply to demonstrate safety 
     fitness.
       ``(2) A methodology the Secretary will use to determine 
     whether an owner or operator is fit.
       ``(3) Specific time frames within which the Secretary will 
     determine whether an owner or operator is fit.
       ``(c) Prohibited Transportation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in sections 
     521(b)(5)(A) and 5113 and this subsection, an owner or 
     operator who the Secretary determines is not fit may not 
     operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce 
     beginning on the 61st day after the date of such fitness 
     determination and until the Secretary determines such owner 
     or operator is fit.
       ``(2) Owners or operators transporting passengers.--With 
     regard to owners or operators of commercial motor vehicles 
     designed or used to transport passengers, an owner or 
     operator who the Secretary determines is not fit may not 
     operate in interstate commerce beginning on the 46th day 
     after the date of such fitness determination and until the 
     Secretary determines such owner or operator is fit.
       ``(3) Owners or operators transporting hazardous 
     material.--With regard to owners or operators of commercial 
     motor vehicles designed or used to transport hazardous 
     material for which placarding of a motor vehicle is required 
     under regulations prescribed under chapter 51, an owner or 
     operator who the Secretary determines is not fit may not 
     operate in interstate commerce beginning on the 46th day 
     after the date of such fitness determination and until the 
     Secretary determines such owner or operator is fit.
       ``(4) Secretary's discretion.--Except for owners or 
     operators described in paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary 
     may allow an owner or operator who is not fit to continue 
     operating for an additional 60 days after the 61st day after 
     the date of the Secretary's fitness determination, if the 
     Secretary determines that such owner or operator is making a 
     good faith effort to become fit.
       ``(d) Review of Fitness Determinations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after an unfit 
     owner or operator requests a review, the Secretary shall 
     review such owner's or operator's compliance with those 
     requirements with which the owner or operator failed to 
     comply and resulted in the Secretary determining that the 
     owner or operator was not fit.
       ``(2) Owners or operators transporting passengers.--Not 
     later than 30 days after an unfit owner or operator of 
     commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport 
     passengers requests a review, the Secretary shall review such 
     owner's or operator's compliance with those requirements with 
     which the owner or operator failed to comply and resulted in 
     the Secretary determining that the owner or operator was not 
     fit.
       ``(3) Owners or operators transporting hazardous 
     material.--Not later than 30 days after an unfit owner or 
     operator of commercial motor vehicles designed or used to 
     transport hazardous material for which placarding of a motor 
     vehicle is required under regulations prescribed under 
     chapter 51, the Secretary shall review such owner's or 
     operator's compliance with those requirements with which the 
     owner or operator failed to comply and resulted in the 
     Secretary determining that the owner or operator was not fit.
       ``(e) Prohibited Government Use.--A department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States Government may not use 
     to provide any transportation service an owner or operator 
     who the Secretary has determined is not fit until the 
     Secretary determines such owner or operator is fit.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5113 is amended by 
     striking subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``See section 31144.''.

     SEC. 420. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION REGULATION AND 
                   FARM SERVICE VEHICLES.

       (a) Exceptions.--Section 5117(d)(2) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``do not prohibit'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``do not prohibit'' before ``or 
     regulate''; and
       (B) by striking ``or'' the last place it appears;
       (3) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``do not prohibit'' 
     before ``transportation'';
       (4) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) do not prohibit a State from providing an exception 
     from requirements relating to placarding, shipping papers, 
     and emergency telephone numbers for the private motor 
     carriage in intrastate transportation of an agricultural 
     production material from a source of supply to a farm, from a 
     farm to another farm, from a field to another field on a 
     farm, or from the farm back to the source of supply.
     In granting any exception under subparagraph (C), a State 
     must certify to the Secretary that such exception is in the 
     public interest, the need for such exception, and that the 
     State shall monitor the exception and take such measures 
     necessary to ensure that safety is not compromised.''.
       (b) Agricultural Production Material Defined.--Section 5117 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Agricultural Production Material Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `agricultural production material' means--
       ``(1) ammonium nitrate fertilizer in a quantity that does 
     not exceed 16,094 pounds;
       ``(2) a pesticide in a quantity that does not exceed 502 
     gallons for liquids and 5,070 pounds for solids; and
       ``(3) a diluted solution of water and pesticides or 
     fertilizer in a quantity that does not exceed 3,500 
     gallons.''.

     SEC. 421. TRUCK TRAILER CONSPICUITY.

       (a) Issuance of Final Rule.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     issue a final rule regarding the conspicuity of trailers 
     manufactured before December 1, 1993.
       (b) Considerations.--In conducting the rulemaking under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, 
     the following:
       (1) The cost-effectiveness of any requirement to retrofit 
     trailers manufactured before December 1, 1993.
       (2) The extent to which motor carriers have voluntarily 
     taken steps to increase equipment visibility.
       (3) Regulatory flexibility to accommodate differing trailer 
     designs and configurations, such as tank trucks.

     SEC. 422. DOT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop 
     and submit to Congress a plan for implementing authority (if 
     subsequently provided by law) to--
       (1) investigate and bring civil actions to enforce chapter 
     5 of title 49, United States Code, or a regulation or order 
     of the Secretary under such chapter, when violated by 
     shippers, freight forwarders, brokers, consignees, or persons 
     (other than rail carriers, motor carriers, motor carriers of 
     migrant workers, or motor private carriers); and
       (2) assess civil or criminal penalties against a person who 
     knowingly aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces, or 
     procures a violation of a regulation or an order of the 
     Secretary under chapter 311 or section 31502 of such title to 
     the same extent as a motor carrier or driver who commits such 
     a violation.
       (b) Contents of Implementation Plan.--In developing the 
     implementation plan, the Secretary, at a minimum, shall 
     consider--
       (1) in what circumstances the Secretary would exercise the 
     new authority;
       (2) how the Secretary would determine that shippers, 
     freight forwarders, brokers, consignees, or other persons 
     committed violations described in subsection (a), including 
     what types of evidence would be conclusive;
       (3) what procedures would be necessary during 
     investigations to ensure the confidentiality of shipper 
     contract terms prior to the Secretary's findings of 
     violations;
       (4) what impact the exercise of the new authority would 
     have on the Secretary's resources, including whether 
     additional investigative or legal resources would be nec

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     essary and whether the staff would need specialized education 
     or training to exercise properly such authority;
       (5) to what extent the Secretary would conduct educational 
     activities for persons who would be subject to the new 
     authority; and
       (6) any other information that would assist the Congress in 
     determining whether to provide the Secretary the new 
     authority.

     SEC. 423. ELECTRONIC DATA STUDY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall contract with an 
     entity that is independent of the Department of 
     Transportation to conduct a study to identify, examine, and 
     evaluate current and future issues and policies related to 
     government access to data produced by electronic systems for 
     motor carrier regulatory enforcement. The entity shall have 
     demonstrated knowledge about the motor carrier industry, 
     motor carrier safety regulations, and the electronic 
     information industry.
       (b) Inspector General.--The Office of the Inspector General 
     of the Department of Transportation shall approve the 
     statement of work of the entity referred to in subsection (a) 
     and approve the contract award under subsection (a). In 
     carrying out its responsibilities under this subsection, the 
     Office of the Inspector General shall perform such overview 
     and validation or verification of data as may be necessary to 
     ensure that the study to be conducted under subsection (a) 
     meets the requirements of subsection (a).
       (c) Deadline.--The study to be conducted under subsection 
     (a) shall be completed not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act. A report containing the results 
     of the study shall be submitted to the Secretary and 
     Congress.
       (d) Funding.--Of amounts made available under section 
     127(a)(3)(H), $100,000 for fiscal year 1998, $200,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, and $200,000 for fiscal year 2000 shall be 
     available to carry out this subsection.
             TITLE V--PROGRAMMATIC REFORMS AND STREAMLINING

     SEC. 501. PROJECT APPROVAL AND OVERSIGHT.

       (a) In General.--Section 106 is amended by striking the 
     section heading and all that follows through the period at 
     the end of subsection (d) and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 106. Project approval and oversight

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Submission of plans, specifications, and estimates.--
     Except as otherwise provided in this section, each State 
     highway department shall submit to the Secretary for approval 
     such plans, specifications, and estimates for each proposed 
     project as the Secretary may require.
       ``(2) Project agreement.--The Secretary shall act upon the 
     plans, specifications, and estimates as soon as practicable 
     after the date of their submission and shall enter into a 
     formal project agreement with the State highway department 
     formalizing the conditions of the project approval.
       ``(3) Contractual obligation.--The execution of the project 
     agreement shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the 
     Federal Government for the payment of its proportional 
     contribution thereto.
       ``(4) Guidance.--In taking action under this subsection, 
     the Secretary shall be guided by the provisions of section 
     109.
       ``(b) Project Agreement.--
       ``(1) Provision of state funds.--The project agreement 
     shall make provision for State funds required for the State's 
     pro rata share of the cost of construction of the project and 
     for the maintenance of the project after completion of 
     construction.
       ``(2) Representations of state.--The Secretary may rely 
     upon representations made by the State highway department 
     with respect to the arrangements or agreements made by the 
     State highway department and appropriate local officials if a 
     part of the project is to be constructed at the expense of, 
     or in cooperation with, local subdivisions of the State.
       ``(c) Special Rules for Project Oversight.--
       ``(1) NHS projects.--
       ``(A) General authority.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     subsection (d), the Secretary may discharge to the State any 
     of the Secretary's responsibilities under this title for 
     design, plans, specifications, estimates, contract awards, 
     and inspection of projects on the National Highway System.
       ``(B) Agreement.--The Secretary and the State shall reach 
     agreement as to the extent the State may assume the 
     Secretary's responsibilities under this subsection. The 
     Secretary may not assume any greater responsibility than the 
     Secretary is permitted under this title on September 30, 
     1997, except upon agreement by the Secretary and the State.
       ``(2) Non-interstate system projects.--For all projects 
     under this title that are not on the National Highway System, 
     the State shall assume the Secretary's responsibility under 
     this title for design, plans, specifications, estimates, 
     contract awards, and inspection of projects. For projects 
     that are on the National Highway System but not on the 
     Interstate System, the State shall assume the Secretary's 
     responsibility under this title for design, plans, 
     specifications, estimates, contract awards, and inspections 
     of projects unless the State or the Secretary determines that 
     such assumption is not appropriate.
       ``(d) Secretary's Responsibilities.--Nothing in this 
     section, section 133, and section 149 shall affect or 
     discharge any responsibility or obligation of the Secretary 
     under any Federal law, other than this title. Any 
     responsibility or obligation of the Secretary under sections 
     113 and 114 of this title and section 5333 of title 49, 
     United States Code, shall not be affected and may not be 
     discharged under this section, section 133, or section 
     149.''.
       (b) Repeal of Obsolete Provisions.--Sections 105, 110, and 
     117, and the items relating to such sections in the table of 
     sections for chapter 1, are repealed.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     106 and inserting:

``106. Project approval and oversight.''.

     SEC. 502. ENVIRONMENTAL STREAMLINING.

       (a) Coordinated Environmental Review Process.--
       (1) Development and implementation.--The Secretary shall 
     develop and implement a coordinated environmental review 
     process for highway construction projects that require--
       (A) the preparation of an environmental impact statement or 
     environmental assessment under the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969, except that the Secretary may decide not 
     to apply this section to the preparation of an environmental 
     assessment under such Act; or
       (B) the conduct of any other environmental review, 
     analysis, opinion, or issuance of an environmental permit, 
     license, or approval by operation of Federal law.
       (2) Memorandum of understanding.--The coordinated 
     environmental review process for each project shall ensure 
     that, whenever practicable (as set forth in this section), 
     all environmental reviews, analyses, opinions, and any 
     permits, licenses, or approvals that must be issued or made 
     by any Federal agency for the concerned highway project shall 
     be conducted concurrently and completed within a 
     cooperatively determined time period. Such process for a 
     project or class of projects may be incorporated into a 
     memorandum of understanding between the Department of 
     Transportation and all other Federal agencies (and, where 
     appropriate, State agencies). In establishing such time 
     period and any time periods for review within such period the 
     Department and all such agencies shall take into account 
     their respective resources and statutory commitments.
       (b) Elements of Coordinated Environmental Review Process.--
     For each highway project, the coordinated environmental 
     review process established under this section shall provide, 
     at a minimum, for the following elements:
       (1) Agency identification.--The Secretary shall, at the 
     earliest possible time, identify all potential Federal 
     agencies that--
       (A) have jurisdiction by law over environmental-related 
     issues that may be affected by the project and the analysis 
     of which would be part of any environmental document required 
     by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; or
       (B) may be required by Federal law to independently--
       (i) conduct an environmental-related review or analysis; or
       (ii) determine whether to issue a permit, license, or 
     approval or render an opinion on the environmental impact of 
     the project.
       (2) Time limitations and concurrent review.--The Secretary 
     and the head of each Federal agency identified under 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A)(i) shall jointly develop and establish time periods for 
     review for--
       (I) all Federal agency comments with respect to any 
     environmental review documents required by the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for the project; and
       (II) all other independent Federal agency environmental 
     analyses, reviews, opinions, and decisions on any permits, 
     licenses, and approvals that must be issued or made for the 
     project;
     whereby each such Federal agency's review shall be undertaken 
     and completed within such established time periods for 
     review; or
       (ii) may enter into an agreement to establish such time 
     periods for review with respect to a class of projects; and
       (B) shall ensure, in establishing such time periods for 
     review, that the conduct of any such analysis, review, 
     opinion, and decision is undertaken concurrently with all 
     other environmental reviews for the project, including those 
     required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; 
     except that such review may not be concurrent if the affected 
     Federal agency can demonstrate that such concurrent review 
     would result in a significant adverse impact to the 
     environment or substantively alter the operation of Federal 
     law or would not be possible without information developed as 
     part of the environmental review process.
       (3) Factors to be considered.--Time periods for review 
     established under this section shall be consistent with those 
     established by the Council on Environmental Quality under the 
     provisions of sections 1501.8 and 1506.10 of title 40, Code 
     of Federal Regulations.
       (4) Extensions.--The Secretary shall extend any time 
     periods for review under this section if, upon good cause 
     shown, the Secretary and any Federal agency concerned 
     determine that additional time for analysis and review is 
     needed as a result of new information which has been 
     discovered that could not reasonably have been anticipated 
     when such agency's time periods for review were established. 
     Any memorandum of understanding shall be modified to 
     incorporate any mutually agreed upon extensions.

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       (c) Dispute Resolution.--When the Secretary determines that 
     a Federal agency which is subject to a time period for its 
     environmental review or analysis under this section has 
     failed to complete such review, analysis, opinion, or 
     decision on issuing any permit, license, or approval within 
     the established time period or within any agreed upon 
     extension to such time period, then the Secretary may close 
     the record. If the Secretary finds after timely compliance 
     with this section, that an environmental issue related to the 
     highway project that an affected Federal agency has 
     jurisdiction over by operation of Federal law has not been 
     resolved, then the Secretary and the head of such agency 
     shall resolve the matter within 30 days of the finding by the 
     Secretary.
       (d) Acceptance of Purpose and Need.--For any environmental 
     impact statement prepared pursuant to the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or the conduct of any other 
     environmental review, analysis, opinion, or issuance of an 
     environmental permit, license, or approval that requires an 
     analysis of purpose and need, the agency conducting such 
     review with respect to the highway project shall give due 
     consideration to the project purpose and need as defined by 
     the Secretary and the project applicant.
       (e) Participation of State Agencies.--For any project 
     eligible for assistance under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
     States Code, a State, by operation of State law, may require 
     that all State agencies that have jurisdiction by State or 
     Federal law over environmental-related issues that may be 
     affected by the project or must issue any environmental-
     related reviews, analyses, opinions, or determinations on 
     issuing any permits, licenses, or approvals for the project 
     be subject to the coordinated environmental review process 
     provided for in this section unless the Secretary determines 
     that a State's participation would not be in the public 
     interest. For a State to require State agencies to 
     participate in the review process, all affected agencies of 
     such State shall be subject to the review process.
       (f) Assistance to Affected Federal Agencies.--The Secretary 
     may approve a request by a State to provide funds made 
     available under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to 
     the State for the project subject to the review process 
     established by this section to affected Federal agencies to 
     provide the resources necessary to meet any time limits 
     established by this section. Such requests shall only be 
     approved for the additional amounts that the Secretary 
     determines are necessary for such affected Federal agencies 
     to meet the time limits for environmental review where such 
     time limits are less than the customary time necessary for 
     such review.
       (g) Federal Agency Defined.--For the purposes of this 
     section, the term ``Federal agency'' means any Federal agency 
     or any State agency carrying out affected responsibilities 
     required by operation of Federal law.
       (h) Judicial Review and Savings Clause.--
       (1) Judicial review.--Nothing in this section shall affect 
     the reviewability of any final Federal agency action in a 
     district court of the United States or in the court of any 
     State.
       (2) Savings clause.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect the applicability of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or any other Federal 
     environmental statute or affect the responsibility of any 
     Federal officer to comply with or enforce any such statute.
       (i) State Environmental Review Delegation Pilot 
     Demonstration Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Council on Environmental Quality, shall establish and 
     implement a State environmental review pilot demonstration 
     program. Such program shall permit the Secretary, in 
     cooperation with the Council on Environmental Quality, to 
     develop criteria for States to select up to 8 States for 
     participation in the program. A State interested in 
     participation in the program shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application for participation.
       (2) Delegation of authority.--For each State selected to 
     participate in the pilot program, the Secretary shall 
     delegate and the State shall accept all of the 
     responsibilities for conducting the Federal environmental 
     review process required by the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 in the manner required if the projects were 
     undertaken by the Secretary.
       (3) Certification.--A State that is selected to participate 
     in the pilot program shall, prior to assuming any 
     responsibilities for the Secretary under this subsection, 
     submit to the Secretary and the Secretary, in cooperation 
     with the Council on Environmental Quality, shall approve a 
     certification that shall, at a minimum--
       (A) be in a form acceptable to the Secretary;
       (B) be executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the 
     recipient of assistance under this section (hereinafter in 
     this section referred to as the ``certifying officer'');
       (C) specify that the certifying officer consents to assume 
     the status of a responsible Federal officer under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (and any applicable 
     regulations issued by the Secretary or the Council on 
     Environmental Quality implementing such Act) for the affected 
     project;
       (D) accept jurisdiction of the Federal courts for the 
     purpose of enforcement of the State's responsibilities for 
     the project; and
       (E) agree that the Secretary's approval of such 
     certification shall constitute the Secretary's 
     responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act 
     of 1969 and any other related provisions of law that the 
     Secretary may specify for the affected project.
       (4) Oversight.--For each State selected to participate in 
     the pilot program, the Secretary shall, in cooperation with 
     the Council on Environmental Quality, conduct quarterly 
     audits in the first year of such participation, and annual 
     audits every year thereafter, to ensure that each selected 
     State is complying with all elements of the certification 
     provided for in this subsection and all requirements 
     delegated pursuant to this subsection.
       (5) Termination.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Council on Environmental Quality, may immediately terminate 
     the participation of any State if the Secretary, in 
     cooperation with the Council on Environmental Quality, finds 
     that such State is not complying with any responsibility or 
     duty set forth in this subsection or that the State's 
     continued participation in the program would result in any 
     adverse impact on the environment.
       (6) Period of applicability.--The pilot program shall 
     remain in effect for 3 years. The pilot program shall apply 
     to all projects initiated within such 3-year period, and any 
     such project shall be subject to the provisions of this 
     subsection until the review of the project is completed under 
     this subsection.
       (7) Report to congress.--The Secretary and Council on 
     Environmental Quality shall transmit to Congress annual 
     reports on the pilot program.

     SEC. 503. MAJOR INVESTMENT STUDY INTEGRATION.

       The Secretary shall eliminate the major investment study 
     set forth in section 450.318 of title 23, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, as a separate requirement and promulgate 
     regulations to integrate such requirement, as appropriate, as 
     part of each analysis undertaken pursuant to the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for a project receiving 
     assistance with funds made available under this Act 
     (including any amendments made by this Act).

     SEC. 504. FINANCIAL PLAN.

       The Secretary shall require each recipient of Federal 
     financial assistance for a highway or transit project with an 
     estimated total cost of $1,000,000,000 or more to submit to 
     the Secretary an annual financial plan. Such plan shall be 
     based on detailed annual estimates of the cost to complete 
     the remaining elements of the project and on reasonable 
     assumptions, as determined by the Secretary, of future 
     increases in the cost to complete the project.

     SEC. 505. UNIFORM TRANSFERABILITY OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY 
                   FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 is amended by inserting after 
     section 109 the following:

     ``Sec. 110. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway 
       funds

       ``(a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law but subject to subsections (b) and (c), if at least 50 
     percent of a State's apportionment under section 104 or 144 
     for a fiscal year or at least 50 percent of the funds set-
     aside under section 133(d) from the State's apportionment 
     section 104(b)(3) may not be transferred to any other 
     apportionment of the State under section 104 or 144 for such 
     fiscal year, then the State may transfer not to exceed 50 
     percent of such apportionment or set aside to any other 
     apportionment of such State under section 104 or 144 for such 
     fiscal year.
       ``(b) Application to Certain Set-Asides.--This section 
     shall not apply to funds subject to the last sentence of 
     section 133(d)(1) and funds subject to sections 104(f) and 
     133(d)(3). The maximum amount that a State may transfer under 
     this section of the State's set-aside under section 133(d)(2) 
     for a fiscal year may not exceed 50 percent of (1) the amount 
     of such set-aside, less (2) the amount of the State's set-
     aside under section 133(d)(3) for fiscal year 1996.
       ``(c) Application to Certain CMAQ Funds.--The maximum 
     amount that a State may transfer under this section of the 
     State's apportionment under section 104(b)(2) for a fiscal 
     year may not exceed 50 percent of (1) the amount of such 
     apportionment, less (2) the amount of the State's 
     apportionment under section 104(b)(2) for fiscal year 1997. 
     Any such funds apportioned under section 104(b)(2) and 
     transferred under this section may only be obligated in 
     geographic areas eligible for the obligation of funds 
     apportioned under section 104(b)(2).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 109 the following:

``110. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.''.

     SEC. 506. DISCRETIONARY GRANT SELECTION CRITERIA AND PROCESS.

       (a) Establishment of Criteria.--The Secretary shall 
     establish criteria for all discretionary programs funded from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (including the Mass Transit Account). 
     To the extent practicable, such criteria shall conform to the 
     Executive Order No. 12893 (relating to infrastructure 
     investment). In formulating such criteria, the Secretary 
     shall provide that, if 2 or more applications for a 
     discretionary grant are otherwise equal, then the grant shall 
     be awarded to the application from a State that has a Highway 
     Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) return of 
     less than 90 percent.

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       (b) Selection Process.--
       (1) Limitation on acceptance of application.--Before 
     accepting application for grants under any discretionary 
     program for which funds are authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (including the Mass Transit 
     Account) by this Act (including the amendments made by this 
     Act), the Secretary shall publish the criteria established 
     under subsection (a). Such publication shall identify all 
     statutory criteria and any criteria established by regulation 
     that will apply to such program.
       (2) Explanation.--At least 14 days before making a grant 
     under a discretionary program described in paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the respective committees of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate having jurisdiction 
     over such program, and shall publish, an explanation of how 
     projects will be selected based on the criteria established 
     for such program under subsection (a).
       (c) Minimum Programs.--At a minimum the criteria 
     established under subsection (a) and the process established 
     by subsection (b) shall apply to the following programs:
       (1) The high cost Interstate System reconstruction and 
     improvement program.
       (2) The research program under title VI of this Act.
       (3) The national corridor planning and development program.
       (4) The coordinated border infrastructure and safety 
     program.
       (5) The construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
     facilities.
       (6) The scenic byway program.
       (7) The discretionary bridge program.
       (8) New fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing 
     fixed guideway systems under section 5309 of title 49, United 
     States Code.
       (9) Transit research and planning.

     SEC. 507. ELIMINATION OF REGIONAL OFFICE RESPONSIBILITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall eliminate any 
     programmatic responsibility of the regional offices of the 
     Federal Highway Administration as part of the 
     Administration's efforts to restructure its field 
     organization, including elimination of regional offices, 
     creation of technical resource centers, and maximum 
     delegation of authority to its State offices.
       (b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall transmit to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a detailed implementation plan not 
     later than September 30, 1998, and thereafter provide 
     periodic progress reports to such Committees.
       (c) Implementation.--The Secretary shall begin 
     implementation of the plan transmitted under subsection (b) 
     not later than December 31, 1998.

     SEC. 508. AUTHORITY FOR CONGRESS TO MAKE MIDCOURSE 
                   CORRECTIONS TO THE HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT 
                   PROGRAMS.

       The Secretary shall not apportion or allocate, prior to 
     August 1, 2001, any funds authorized to be appropriated or 
     made available for fiscal year 2001 under title 23, United 
     States Code (other than sections 125 and 157 and amounts 
     necessary for the administration of the Federal Highway 
     Administration under section 104(a)), title I and VI of this 
     Act (other than section 127(b)), section 31104(a) of title 
     49, United States Code, section 5338 of title 49, United 
     States Code (other than amounts necessary for the 
     administration of the Federal Transit Administration), and 
     title III of this Act, unless a law has been enacted making 
     midcourse corrections to the Federal-aid highway and transit 
     programs authorized by this Act (including amendments made by 
     this Act) which would, at a minimum--
       (1) approve a funding distribution for and any 
     modifications to the high-cost interstate reconstruction and 
     improvement program;
       (2) approve a proposed system of performance bonuses to 
     States pursuant to the bonus program established under 
     section 123 of this Act;
       (3) approve a cost estimate for States as part of the 
     Appalachian development highway system program;
       (4) determine whether to approve a revised formula for the 
     distribution of funds under section 104(b)(2) of title 23, 
     United States Code, for the congestion mitigation and air 
     quality improvement program due to the designation of new 
     nonattainment areas by the Environmental Protection Agency;
       (5) make any other appropriate programmatic changes and 
     recommendations made to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committees on Environment and Public Works and Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate;
       (6) approve projects under the capital program for final 
     design and construction of a new fixed guideway system or 
     extension of an existing fixed guideway system; and
       (7) include a certification that such law meets the 
     requirements of this section.
                   TITLE VI--TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

     SEC. 601. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this 
     title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision of 
     law, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 602. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.

       Funds made available by subparagraphs (F) through (I) of 
     section 127(a)(3) of this Act shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     except that the Federal share payable for a project or 
     activity carried out using such funds shall be determined by 
     the Secretary (unless otherwise expressly provided by this 
     Act) and such funds shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 603. TRANSFERS OF FUNDS.

       The Secretary may transfer not to exceed 10 percent of the 
     amounts made available by each of subparagraphs (F) through 
     (I) of section 127(a)(3) of this Act to the amounts made 
     available by any other of such subparagraphs.

     SEC. 604. NOTICE.

       (a) Notice of Reprogramming.--If any funds authorized for 
     carrying out this title or the amendments made by this title 
     are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to 
     be provided to the Appropriations Committees of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, notice of such action shall 
     concurrently be provided to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate.
       (b) Notice of Reorganization.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall provide notice to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate, not later than 15 
     days before any major reorganization of any program, project, 
     or activity of the Department of Transportation for which 
     funds are authorized by this title or the amendments made by 
     this title.

     SEC. 605. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM.

       With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of the 
     Congress that the Department of Transportation should--
       (1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit date-
     related problems in its computer systems to ensure that those 
     systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and 
     beyond;
       (2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to the 
     operations of the Department of Transportation posed by the 
     problems referred to in paragraph (1), and plan and budget 
     for achieving Year 2000 compliance for all of its mission-
     critical systems; and
       (3) develop contingency plans for those systems that the 
     Department of Transportation is unable to correct in time.
 Subtitle A--Surface Transportation Research, Technology, and Education

                        PART I--HIGHWAY RESEARCH

     SEC. 611. RESEARCH.

       (a) Research.--Section 307(a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Amounts deposited by cooperating organizations and 
     persons.--There shall be available to the Secretary for 
     carrying out this subsection such funds as may be deposited 
     by any cooperating organization or person in a special 
     account of the Treasury of the United States established for 
     such purpose.''.
       (b) Long-Term Pavement Performance.--Section 307(b)(2) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Long-term pavement performance.--
       ``(A) In general.--As part of the highway research program 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out a long-
     term pavement performance program to continue to completion 
     the long-term pavement performance tests initiated under the 
     strategic highway research program.
       ``(B) Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.--In 
     carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make 
     grants and enter into cooperative agreements and contracts 
     for the following purposes:
       ``(i) To continue the monitoring, material-testing, and 
     evaluation of the highway test sections established under the 
     long-term pavement performance program.
       ``(ii) To carry out analyses of the data collected under 
     the program.
       ``(iii) To prepare the products required to fulfill the 
     original objectives of the program and to meet future 
     pavement technology needs.''.
       (c) Advanced Research.--Section 307(b)(4) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(4) Advanced research.--
       ``(A) In general.--The highway research program under 
     subsection (a) shall include an advanced research program, 
     consistent with the plan developed under section 5506 of 
     title 49, that addresses longer-term, higher-risk research 
     that shows potential benefits for improving the durability, 
     efficiency, environmental impact, productivity, and safety 
     (including bicycle and pedestrian safety) of highway and 
     intermodal transportation systems. In carrying out this 
     program, the Secretary shall strive to develop partnerships 
     with the public and private sectors.
       ``(B) Research areas.--In carrying out the advanced 
     research program under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may 
     make grants and enter into cooperative agreements and 
     contracts in such areas as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate, including the following:

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       ``(i) Characterization of materials used in highway 
     infrastructure, including analytical techniques, 
     microstructure modeling, and the deterioration processes.
       ``(ii) Diagnostics for evaluation of the condition of 
     bridge and pavement structures to enable the assessment of 
     risks of failure, including from seismic activity, vibration, 
     and weather.
       ``(iii) Design and construction details for composite 
     structures.
       ``(iv) Safety technology based problems in the areas of 
     pedestrian and bicycle safety, roadside hazards, and 
     composite materials for roadside safety hardware.
       ``(v) Environmental research, including particulate matter 
     source apportionment, control strategy synthesis evaluation, 
     and model development.
       ``(vi) Data acquisition techniques for system condition and 
     performance monitoring.
       ``(vii) Human factors, including prediction of the response 
     of current and future travelers to new technologies.''.
       (d) Supporting Infrastructure.--Section 307(b)(5) is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) Methods, materials, and testing to improve the 
     durability of surface transportation infrastructure 
     facilities and extend the life of bridge structures, 
     including new and innovative technologies to reduce corrosion 
     and tests simulating seismic activity, vibration, and 
     weather.'';
       (2) by striking subparagraph (C);
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (4) by adding after subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, 
     the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(D) Research on the use of recycled materials, such as 
     paper and plastic fiber reinforcement systems.
       ``(E) New innovative technologies to enhance and facilitate 
     field construction and rehabilitation techniques for 
     minimizing disruption during repair and maintenance of 
     structures.
       ``(F) Expansion of knowledge of implementing life cycle 
     cost assessment, including establishing the appropriate 
     analysis period and discount rates, learning how to value and 
     properly consider user costs, determining tradeoffs between 
     reconstruction and rehabilitation, and establishing 
     methodologies for balancing higher initial costs of new 
     technologies and improved or advanced materials against lower 
     maintenance costs.
       ``(G) Standardized estimates of useful life under various 
     conditions for advanced materials of use in surface 
     transportation. Such estimates shall be developed in 
     conjunction with the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology and other appropriate organizations.''.
       (e) Repeals.--Section 307 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(c) Study of Future Strategic Highway Research Program.--
       ``(1) Study.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
     and Equity Act of 1998, the Secretary shall make a grant to, 
     or enter into a cooperative agreement or contract with, the 
     Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of 
     Sciences (referred to in this subsection as the ``Board'') to 
     conduct a study to determine the goals, purposes, research 
     agenda and projects, administrative structure, and fiscal 
     needs for a new strategic highway research program to replace 
     the program established under section 307(d) (as in effect on 
     the day before the date of enactment of the Building 
     Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998), or 
     a similar effort.
       ``(B) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Board 
     shall consult with the American Association of State Highway 
     and Transportation Officials and such other entities as the 
     Board determines to be necessary to the conduct of the study.
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after making a grant 
     or entering into a cooperative agreement or contract under 
     subsection (a), the Board shall submit a final report on the 
     results of the study to the Secretary, the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate.''; and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections ``(d), (e), and (f)''.
       (f) Seismic Research Program.--Section 307(d), as so 
     redesignated, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program to study the vulnerability of the Federal-aid highway 
     system and other surface transportation systems to seismic 
     activity and to develop and implement cost-effective methods 
     to reduce such vulnerability.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out 
     this section, the Secretary shall expend not more than 
     $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to 
     carry out this subsection, of which up to $2,500,000 may be 
     used to upgrade earthquake simulation facilities as required 
     to carry out the program.''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (5).
       (g) Biennial Report.--Section 307(f), as so redesignated, 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Biennial 
     Report.--The Secretary''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``highway needs'' the following: ``, 
     as well as the backlog of current highway needs,''.
       (h) Recycled Materials Research Program.--Section 307 is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Recycled Materials Research Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a program of 
     research to determine--
       ``(A) the performance of asphalt pavement containing tire-
     derived carbonous asphalt modifiers under various climate and 
     use conditions; and
       ``(B) the degree to which asphalt pavement containing tire-
     derived carbonous asphalt modifiers can be recycled.
       ``(2) Date of completion.--The Secretary shall complete the 
     research program under this subsection not later than 3 years 
     after the date of the enactment of the Building Efficient 
     Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998.''.
       (i) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 3 is amended--
       (1) in the heading to section 307 by striking ``and 
     planning''; and
       (2) in the table of sections for such chapter by striking 
     the item relating to section 307 and inserting the following:

``307. Research.''.
       (j) Technological Innovation.--Section 307 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Technological Innovation.--The programs and 
     activities carried out under this section shall be consistent 
     with the plan developed under section 5506 of title 49.''.

     SEC. 612. STATE PLANNING AND RESEARCH.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 3 is amended by inserting after 
     section 312 the following:

     ``Sec. 313. State planning and research

       ``(a) General Rule.--Two percent of the sums apportioned 
     for each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1997, 
     under section 104 (other than sections 104(f) and 104(h)) and 
     under section 144 shall be available for expenditure by the 
     State, in consultation with the Secretary, only for the 
     following purposes:
       ``(1) Engineering and economic surveys and investigations.
       ``(2) The planning of future highway programs and local 
     public transportation systems and the planning of the 
     financing of such programs and systems, including statewide 
     planning under section 135.
       ``(3) Development and implementation of management systems 
     under section 303.
       ``(4) Studies of the economy, safety, and convenience of 
     highway usage and the desirable regulation and equitable 
     taxation thereof.
       ``(5) Research, development, and technology transfer 
     activities necessary in connection with the planning, design, 
     construction, management, and maintenance of highway, public 
     transportation, and intermodal transportation systems and 
     study, research, and training on the engineering standards 
     and construction materials for such systems, including the 
     evaluation and accreditation of inspection and testing and 
     the regulation and taxation of their use.
       ``(b) Minimum Expenditures on Research, Development, and 
     Technology Transfer Activities.--Not less than 25 percent of 
     the funds which are apportioned to a State for a fiscal year 
     and are subject to subsection (a) shall be expended by the 
     State for research, development, and technology transfer 
     activities described in subsection (a) relating to highway, 
     public transportation, and intermodal transportation systems 
     unless the State certifies to the Secretary for such fiscal 
     year that total expenditures by the State for transportation 
     planning under sections 134 and 135 will exceed 75 percent of 
     the amount of such funds and the Secretary accepts such 
     certification. Funds used for research provided under this 
     subsection are not subject to an assessment under the Small 
     Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992 
     (Public Law 102-564).
       ``(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share payable on account 
     of any project financed with funds which are subject to 
     subsection (a) shall be 80 percent unless the Secretary 
     determines that the interests of the Federal-aid highway 
     program would be best served by decreasing or eliminating the 
     non-Federal share.
       ``(d) Administration of Sums.--Funds which are subject to 
     subsection (a) shall be combined and administered by the 
     Secretary as a single fund which shall be available for 
     obligation for the same period as funds apportioned under 
     section 104(b)(1).
       ``(e) Annual Report.--Each State shall report annually to 
     the Secretary on the level of its funding for research and 
     development activities described in subsection (a)(5). A 
     State may provide such information as part of another report 
     that the State provides to the Secretary.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 3 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 312 the following:

``313. State planning and research.''.
       (c) Highway Noise Research Center.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with a 
     university with an ongoing program relating to noise control 
     and acoustics research, shall carry out research on methods 
     to reduce highway noise.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $1,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this subsection.

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     SEC. 613. INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION OUTREACH 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Activities.--Section 325(a) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``expertise'' the following: ``, 
     goods, and services'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) gathering and disseminating information on foreign 
     transportation markets and industries.''.
       (b) Funds.--Section 325(c) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Funds.--Funds available to carry out this section 
     shall include funds deposited by any cooperating organization 
     or person in a special account for such purpose with the 
     Secretary of the Treasury. The funds deposited in the special 
     account and other funds available to carry out this section 
     shall be available to cover the cost of any activity eligible 
     under this section, including the cost of promotional 
     materials, travel, reception and representation expenses, and 
     salaries and benefits. Reimbursements for salaries and 
     benefits of Department of Transportation employees providing 
     services under this section shall be credited to the special 
     account.''.
       (c) Eligibility.--Section 325 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(d) Eligible Use of State Planning and Research Funds.--A 
     State, in coordination with the Secretary, may obligate funds 
     made available to carry out section 313 for any activity 
     authorized under subsection (a).''.

     PART II--TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, AND 
                         TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT

     SEC. 621. NATIONAL HIGHWAY INSTITUTE.

       Section 321 is amended by striking subsection (f) and 
     redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).

     SEC. 622. NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 3 is further amended by inserting 
     after section 321 the following:

     ``Sec. 322. National technology deployment initiative

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall develop and 
     implement a national technology deployment initiative to 
     expand adoption by the surface transportation community of 
     innovative technologies to improve the safety, efficiency, 
     reliability, service life, and sustainability of 
     transportation systems and to reduce environmental impact.
       ``(b) Integration With Other Programs.--The Secretary shall 
     integrate activities undertaken pursuant to this section with 
     the efforts of the Department to disseminate the results of 
     research sponsored by the Department and to facilitate 
     technology transfer.
       ``(c) Leveraging of Federal Resources.--In selecting 
     projects to be carried out under this section, the Secretary 
     shall give preference to projects that leverage Federal funds 
     with other significant public or private resources.
       ``(d) Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements.--The 
     Secretary may carry out this section either independently or 
     in cooperation with other Federal departments, agencies, and 
     instrumentalities or by making grants to, or entering into 
     contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions with 
     any State or local agency, authority, association, 
     institution, corporation (for-profit or nonprofit), 
     organization, or person.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 3 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 321 the following:

``322. National technology deployment initiative.''.

     SEC. 623. EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.

       (a) Local Technical Assistance Program.--Section 326(a) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Authority'' and inserting ``Local 
     Technical Assistance Program''; and
       (2) by striking ``transportation assistance program'' and 
     inserting ``local technical assistance program''.
       (b) Research Fellowships.--Section 326 is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, including 
     information obtained pursuant to section 307(b)(5)(F) and 
     (G)'' after ``modern highway technology'';
       (2) by striking subsection (c);
       (3) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c), and 
     in paragraph (1) of that subsection, by inserting 
     ``concrete,'' after ``pavement,''; and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Research Fellowships.--
       ``(1) General authority.--The Secretary may, acting either 
     independently or in cooperation with other Federal 
     departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, make grants for 
     research fellowships for any purpose for which research is 
     authorized by this section.
       ``(2) Dwight david eisenhower transportation fellowship 
     program.--The Secretary shall establish and implement a 
     transportation research fellowship program for the purpose of 
     attracting qualified students to the field of transportation. 
     Such program shall be known as the `Dwight David Eisenhower 
     Transportation Fellowship Program'.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 3 is amended--
       (1) in the heading to section 326 by striking ``program'' 
     and inserting ``programs''; and
       (2) in the table of sections for such chapter by striking 
     the item relating to section 326 and inserting the following:

``326. Education and training programs.''.

     SEC. 624. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 5505. University transportation research

       ``(a) Regional Centers.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     shall make grants to nonprofit institutions of higher 
     learning to establish and operate 1 university transportation 
     center in each of the 10 United States Government regions 
     that comprise the Standard Federal Regional Boundary System.
       ``(b) Other Centers.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
     nonprofit institutions of higher learning to establish and 
     operate 10 university transportation centers, in addition to 
     the centers receiving grants under subsection (a), to address 
     transportation management and research and development, with 
     special attention to increasing the number of highly skilled 
     individuals entering the field of transportation.
       ``(c) Selection of Grant Recipients.--
       ``(1) Applications.--In order to be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this section, a nonprofit institution of higher 
     learning shall submit to the Secretary an application that is 
     in such form and contains such information as the Secretary 
     may require.
       ``(2) Selection criteria.--The Secretary shall select each 
     recipient of a grant under this section through a competitive 
     process, except as provided in subsection (i), on the basis 
     of the following:
       ``(A) For regional centers, the location of the center 
     within the Federal region to be served.
       ``(B) The demonstrated research and extension resources 
     available to the recipient to carry out this section.
       ``(C) The capability of the recipient to provide leadership 
     in making national and regional contributions to the solution 
     of immediate and long-range transportation problems.
       ``(D) The recipient's establishment of a surface 
     transportation program encompassing several modes of 
     transportation.
       ``(E) The recipient's demonstrated commitment of at least 
     $200,000 in regularly budgeted institutional amounts each 
     year to support ongoing transportation research and education 
     programs.
       ``(F) The recipient's demonstrated ability to disseminate 
     results of transportation research and education programs 
     through a statewide or regionwide continuing education 
     program.
       ``(G) The strategic plan the recipient proposes to carry 
     out under the grant.
       ``(d) Objectives.--Each university transportation center 
     receiving a grant under this section shall conduct the 
     following programs and activities:
       ``(1) Basic and applied research, the products of which are 
     judged by peers or other experts in the field to advance the 
     body of knowledge in transportation.
       ``(2) An education program that includes multidisciplinary 
     course work and participation in research.
       ``(3) An ongoing program of technology transfer that makes 
     research results available to potential users in a form that 
     can be implemented, utilized, or otherwise applied.
       ``(e) Maintenance of Effort.--In order to be eligible to 
     receive a grant under this section, a recipient shall enter 
     into an agreement with the Secretary to ensure that the 
     recipient will maintain total expenditures from all other 
     sources to establish and operate a university transportation 
     center and related research activities at a level at least 
     equal to the average level of such expenditures in its 2 
     fiscal years prior to award of a grant under this section.
       ``(f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the costs of 
     activities carried out using a grant made under this section 
     is 50 percent of costs. The non-Federal share may include 
     funds provided to a recipient under section 5307 or 5311 of 
     this title or section 313, 322, or 326(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       ``(g) Program Coordination.--
       ``(1) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate the 
     research, education, training, and technology transfer 
     activities that grant recipients carry out under this 
     section, disseminate the results of the research, and 
     establish and operate a clearinghouse.
       ``(2) Annual review and evaluation.--At least annually and 
     consistent with the plan developed under section 5506, the 
     Secretary shall review and evaluate programs the grant 
     recipients carry out.
       ``(3) Funding limitation.--The Secretary may use not more 
     than 1 percent of amounts made available from Government 
     sources to carry out this subsection.
       ``(h) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--Funds made 
     available to carry out this program shall remain available 
     for obligation for a period of 2 years after the last day of 
     the fiscal year for which such funds are authorized.
       ``(i) Special Rule for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999.--
       ``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsections (a) and (b) 
     in fiscal years 1998 and 1999, the Secretary shall make 
     grants to each university transportation center and 
     university research institute that received a grant in fiscal 
     year 1997 under section 5316 or 5317 of this title, as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     section.

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       ``(2) Terms and conditions.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, grants made pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 shall be subject to the 
     same terms and conditions as the fiscal year 1997 grants 
     referred to in paragraph (1); except that the university 
     research institutes at San Jose State University, North 
     Carolina A&T State University, and the University of South 
     Florida shall each receive $1,000,000 in grants under 
     paragraph (1) in each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
       ``(j) University Research Institutes.--Any university 
     research institute that received a grant under section 5316 
     of this title, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this section, shall be eligible to receive 
     grants made available to university transportation centers 
     under this section.
       ``(k) Applications That May Be Considered.--In selecting 
     grant recipients under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
     consider at a minimum applications submitted by the 
     following:
       ``(1) Any university transportation center or university 
     research institute described in subsection (i)(1).
       ``(2) The University of Denver and Mississippi State 
     University.
       ``(3) The University of Arizona.
       ``(4) The University of Central Florida.
       ``(5) Carnegie Mellon and Lehigh Universities.
       ``(6) University of Southern California and California 
     State University at Long Beach.
       ``(7) Pace University.
       ``(8) A consortium of historically black colleges in 
     Alabama.
       ``(9) Lawson State Community College.
       ``(10) A consortium consisting of the University of 
     Wisconsin, the University of Illinois, and Purdue University.
       ``(11) The University of New Hampshire.
       ``(12) A consortium consisting of George Mason University, 
     along with the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech 
     University.
       ``(13) The University of Tennessee.
       ``(14) The Alabama Transportation Institute.
       ``(15) A consortium consisting of Columbia University, City 
     University of New York, Manhattan College, and New Jersey 
     Institute of Technology.
       ``(16) Maritime College of the State University of New 
     York.
       ``(17) University of New Orleans.
       ``(18) University of Maine.
       ``(19) Tennessee Technological University.
       ``(20) Middle Tennessee State University.
       ``(21) The University of Maryland.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 5504 the 
     following:

``5505. University transportation research.''.
       (c) Appalachian Transportation Institute.--
       (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants under section 
     5505 of title 49, United States Code, to Marshall University, 
     West Virginia, on behalf of a consortium which also may 
     include West Virginia University Institute of Technology, the 
     College of West Virginia, and Bluefield State College to 
     establish and operate an Appalachian Transportation 
     Institute. Such institute shall conduct research, training, 
     technology transfer, and other transportation related 
     activities in the development and enhancement of 
     transportation systems in the Appalachian region, including 
     the Appalachian Development Highway System.
       (2) Funding.--Of amounts made available to carry out such 
     section 5505, $2,000,000 shall be available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry out paragraph (1).
       (3) Federal share.--The Federal share payable for the costs 
     of the institute referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 80 
     percent; except that the non-Federal interest shall receive 
     credit for the reasonable cost associated with the 
     establishment and administration of the institute referred to 
     in paragraph (1).
       (d) ITS Institute.--
       (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants under section 
     5505 of title 49, United States Code, to the University of 
     Minnesota to continue to operate and expand the ITS 
     Institute. The ITS Institute shall continue to conduct 
     research, education, and development activities that focus on 
     transportation management, enhanced safety, human factors, 
     and reduced environmental effects. The ITS Institute shall 
     develop new or expanded programs to address emerging issues 
     of ITS related to transportation policy, intermodalism, 
     sustainable community development, and transportation 
     telematics.
       (2) Funding.--Of amounts made available to carry out such 
     section 5505, $2,000,000 shall be available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry out paragraph (1).
       (3) Federal share.--The Federal share payable for the costs 
     of the institute referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 80 
     percent; except that the non-Federal interest shall receive 
     credit for the reasonable cost associated with the 
     establishment and administration of the institute referred to 
     in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 625. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.

       Of the amounts made available for each of fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(G) of this Act--
       (1) not to exceed $8,000,000 per fiscal year shall be 
     available for the National Highway Institute under section 
     321 of title 23, United States Code;
       (2) not to exceed $10,000,000 per fiscal year shall be 
     available for the local technical assistance program under 
     section 326(a) of such title;
       (3) not to exceed $2,000,000 per fiscal year shall be 
     available for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation 
     Fellowship Program under section 326(b) of such title;
       (4) not to exceed $14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 
     and 1999 and $19,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 
     through 2003 shall be available for the national technology 
     deployment initiative program under section 322 of such 
     title; and
       (5) not to exceed $17,750,000 per fiscal year shall be 
     available for university transportation centers under section 
     5505 of title 49, United States Code.

    PART III--BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS AND MISCELLANEOUS 
                                PROGRAMS

     SEC. 631. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.

       (a) In General.--Section 111 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the second sentence of subsection (b)(4);
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (J) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (K) by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and'' ; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(L) transportation-related variables influencing global 
     competitiveness.'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``national transportation system'' in the 
     first sentence and inserting ``Nation's transportation 
     systems'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) be coordinated with efforts to measure outputs and 
     outcomes of the Department of Transportation and the Nation's 
     transportation systems under the Government Performance and 
     Results Act of 1993 (107 Stat. 285 et seq.);''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ``, made relevant to 
     the States and metropolitan planning organizations,'' after 
     ``accuracy'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(3) by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The Bureau shall review and report to the 
     Secretary of Transportation on the sources and reliability of 
     the statistics proposed by the heads of the operating 
     administrations of the Department to measure outputs and 
     outcomes as required by the Government Performance and 
     Results Act of 1993 (107 Stat. 285 et seq.), and shall 
     undertake such other reviews as may be requested by the 
     Secretary.'';
       (5) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Supporting transportation decisionmaking.--Ensuring 
     that the statistics compiled under paragraph (1) are relevant 
     for transportation decisions by Federal, State, and local 
     governments, transportation-related associations, private 
     businesses, and consumers.'';
       (6) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
     subsections (h), (i) and (j), respectively;
       (7) by striking subsection (g); and
       (8) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Intermodal Transportation Data Base.--The Director 
     shall establish and maintain an intermodal transportation 
     data base. The data base shall be suitable for analyses 
     conducted by the Federal Government, the States, and 
     metropolitan planning organizations. The data base shall 
     include, at a minimum--
       ``(1) information on the volumes and patterns of movement 
     of goods, including local, interregional, and international 
     movements, by all modes of transportation and intermodal 
     combinations, and by relevant classification;
       ``(2) information on the volumes and patterns of movement 
     of people, including local, interregional, and international 
     movements, by all modes of transportation and intermodal 
     combinations, and by relevant classification; and
       ``(3) information on the location and connectivity of 
     transportation facilities and services and a national 
     accounting of expenditures and capital stocks on each mode of 
     transportation and intermodal combinations.
       ``(e) National Transportation Library.--The Director shall 
     establish and maintain a national transportation library 
     containing a collection of statistical and other information 
     needed for transportation decisionmaking at the Federal, 
     State, and local levels.
       ``(f) National Transportation Atlas Data Base.--The 
     Director shall develop and maintain geographic data bases 
     depicting transportation networks; flows of people, goods, 
     vehicles, and craft over those networks; and social, 
     economic, and environmental conditions affecting or affected 
     by those networks. These data bases shall be able to support 
     intermodal network analysis.
       ``(g) Research and Development Grants.--The Secretary may 
     make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or 
     contracts with, public and nonprofit private entities to 
     support the programs and activities of the Bureau.'';
       (9) by striking subsection (i), as so redesignated, and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) Prohibition on Certain Disclosures.--
       ``(1) Information obtained under long-term data collection 
     program.--An officer or employee of the Bureau may not--
       ``(A) make any publication in which the data furnished by 
     an individual or organization under paragraph (c)(2) can be 
     identified;

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       ``(B) use the information furnished under the provisions of 
     subsection (c)(2) for a nonstatistical purpose; or
       ``(C) permit anyone other than the individuals authorized 
     by the Director to examine individual reports furnished under 
     subsection (c)(2).
       ``(2) Copies of reports.--No department, bureau, agency, 
     officer, or employee of the United States, except the 
     Director in carrying out the purpose of this section, shall 
     require, for any reason, copies of reports which have been 
     filed under subsection (c)(2) with the Bureau or retained by 
     any individual respondent. Copies of such reports which have 
     been so retained or filed with the Bureau or any of its 
     employees, contractors, or agents shall be immune from legal 
     process, and shall not, without the consent of the individual 
     concerned, be admitted as evidence or used for any purpose in 
     any action, suit, or other judicial or administrative 
     proceeding. This paragraph shall only apply to information 
     that permits information concerning an individual or 
     organization to be reasonable inferred by direct or indirect 
     means.
       ``(3) Collection of data for nonstatistical purposes.--In a 
     case in which the Bureau is authorized by statute to collect 
     data or information for nonstatistical purposes, the Director 
     shall clearly distinguish the collection of such data or 
     information by rule, and on the collection instrument, to 
     inform a respondent requested or required to supply the data 
     or information of the nonstatistical purposes.''; and
       (10) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Data Product Sales Proceeds.--Notwithstanding section 
     3302 of title 31, United States Code, funds received by the 
     Bureau from the sale of data products may be credited to the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and 
     shall be available for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau 
     for such expenses.
       ``(l) Funding.--
       ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) $31,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003 to carry out this section, except 
     that amounts for activities under subsection (g) may not 
     exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year. Amounts made available 
     under this subsection shall remain available for a period of 
     3 fiscal years.
       ``(2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5503 of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as 
     subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively.

     SEC. 632. TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
     transportation technology innovation and demonstration 
     program in accordance with the requirements of this section.
       (b) Contents of Program.--
       (1) Use of concrete pavement.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     improved methods of using concrete pavement in the 
     construction, reconstruction, and repair of Federal-aid 
     highways.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $10,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (2) Motor vehicle safety warning system.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall expand and continue 
     the study authorized by section 358(c) of the National 
     Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 401 note; 
     109 Stat. 625) relating to the development of a motor vehicle 
     safety warning system and shall conduct tests of such system.
       (B) Grants.--In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary 
     may make grants to State and local governments.
       (C) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2000 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $700,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (3) Steel bridge construction.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants for 
     research and construction to improve and demonstrate the use 
     of steel bridge construction.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $10,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (C) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on account of 
     construction activities carried out using a grant made under 
     this paragraph shall be 80 percent of the cost of such 
     activities.
       (4) Use of asphalt pavement.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     improved methods of using asphalt pavement in the 
     construction, reconstruction, and repair of Federal-aid 
     highways.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $10,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (5) Use of hazardous materials monitoring systems.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     improved methods of deploying and integrating existing ITS 
     projects to include hazardous materials monitoring systems 
     across various modes of transportation.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(I) of 
     this Act, $1,500,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (6) Motor carrier advanced sensor control system.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     the deployment of a system of advanced sensors and signal 
     processors in trucks and tractor trailers to determine axle 
     and wheel alignment, monitor collision alarm, check tire 
     pressure and tire balance conditions, measure and detect load 
     distribution in the vehicle, and monitor and adjust automatic 
     braking systems.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(I) of 
     this Act, $700,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (7) Outreach and technology transfer activities.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall continue to support 
     the Urban Consortium's ITS outreach and technology transfer 
     activities.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $500,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (8) Transportation economic and land use system.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall continue development 
     and deployment through the New Jersey Institute of Technology 
     to metropolitan planning organizations of the Transportation 
     Economic and Land Use System.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $1,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (9) Great lakes its implementation.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     State of Wisconsin to continue ITS activities in the corridor 
     serving the Greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chicago, Illinois, 
     and Gary, Indiana, areas initiated under the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts allocated for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003 under section 657(a) of this Act, 
     $2,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
     this paragraph.
       (10) Northeast its implementation.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     States to continue ITS activities in the Interstate Route I-
     95 corridor in the northeastern United States initiated under 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts allocated for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003 under section 657(a) of this Act, 
     $5,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
     this paragraph.
       (11) Composite materials.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct research in 
     the use of composite materials for guardrails and bridge 
     decking.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(F) of 
     this Act, $700,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (12) Intelligent transportation infrastructure.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to 
     advance the deployment of an operational intelligent 
     transportation infrastructure system for the measurement of 
     various transportation system activities to aid in the 
     transportation planning and analysis while making a 
     significant contribution to the ITS program under this title. 
     This program shall be located in the 2 largest metropolitan 
     areas in the State of Pennsylvania.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $1,700,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (C) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on account of 
     the program carried out under this paragraph shall be 80 
     percent of the cost of such program.
       (13) Corrosion control and prevention.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make a grant to 
     conduct a study on the costs and benefits of corrosion 
     control and prevention. The study shall be conducted in 
     conjunction with an interdisciplinary team of experts from 
     the fields of metallurgy, chemistry, economics, and others, 
     as appropriate. Not later than September 30, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study 
     results, together with any recommendations.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 and 2000 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of this 
     Act, $500,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
     this paragraph.
       (14) Recycled materials.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     University of New Hampshire to continue research on the use 
     of recycled materials in the construction of transportation 
     projects.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(F) of 
     this Act, $1,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.

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       (15) Translink.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     Texas Transportation Institute to continue the Translink 
     Research program.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts allocated for each of fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2001 under section 657(a) of this Act, 
     $1,300,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
     this paragraph.
       (16) Fundamental properties of asphalts and modified 
     asphalts.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall continue to carry out 
     section 6016 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991. Additional areas of the program under 
     such section shall be asphalt-water interaction studies and 
     asphalt-aggregate thin film behavior studies.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(F) of 
     this Act, $3,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (17) National center for transportation management, 
     research, and development.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to design, 
     develop, and implement research, training, and technology 
     transfer activities to increase the number of highly skilled 
     minority individuals and women entering the transportation 
     workforce. The grant recipient shall be an institution with a 
     predominantly minority student population, a dedicated 
     graduate degree program in transportation studies, and a 
     demonstrated record for at least 5 years in pursuing the 
     objectives for which grants are authorized by this 
     subparagraph.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     127(a)(3)(H) of this Act, $1,000,000 shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph for fiscal year 2000, $1,250,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $1,750,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (18) Infrastructure technology institute.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to study 
     techniques to evaluate and monitor infrastructure conditions, 
     to improve information systems for infrastructure 
     construction and management, and to study advanced materials 
     and automated processes for constructing and rehabilitating 
     public works facilities. The recipient shall be an 
     institution with a demonstrated record for at least 5 years 
     in pursuing the objectives for which grants are authorized by 
     this subparagraph.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $3,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.

     SEC. 633. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 5506. Surface transportation research planning

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall--
       ``(1) establish a strategic planning process, consistent 
     with section 306 of title 5, United States Code, for the 
     Department of Transportation to determine national 
     transportation research and technology development priorities 
     related to surface transportation;
       ``(2) coordinate Federal surface transportation research 
     and technology development activities;
       ``(3) measure the results of those activities and how they 
     impact the performance of the national surface transportation 
     system; and
       ``(4) ensure that planning and reporting activities carried 
     out under this subchapter are coordinated with all other 
     surface transportation planning and reporting requirements.
       ``(b) Implementation.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) provide for the integrated planning, coordination, 
     and consultation among the operating administrations, all 
     other Federal agencies with responsibility for surface 
     transportation research and technology development, State and 
     local governments, institutions of higher education, 
     industry, and other private and public sector organizations 
     engaged in surface transportation-related research and 
     development activities;
       ``(2) ensure that the Department's surface transportation 
     research and technology development programs do not duplicate 
     other Federal, State, or private sector research and 
     development programs; and
       ``(3) provide for independent validation of the scientific 
     and technical assumptions underlying the Department's surface 
     transportation research and technology development plans.
       ``(c) Surface Transportation Research and Technology 
     Development Strategic Plan.--
       ``(1) Development.--The Secretary shall develop an 
     integrated surface transportation research and technology 
     development strategic plan.
       ``(2) Contents.--The plan shall include--
       ``(A) an identification of the general goals and objectives 
     of the Department of Transportation for surface 
     transportation research and development;
       ``(B) a description of the roles of the Department of 
     Transportation and other Federal agencies in achieving the 
     goals identified under subparagraph (A), in order to avoid 
     unnecessary duplication of effort;
       ``(C) a description of the Department's overall strategy, 
     and the role of each of the operating administrations in 
     carrying out the plan over the next 5 years including a 
     description of procedures for coordination of its efforts 
     with the operating administrations and with other Federal 
     agencies;
       ``(D) an assessment of how State and local research and 
     technology development activities are contributing to the 
     achievement of the goals identified under subparagraph (A);
       ``(E) details of the Department's surface transportation 
     research and technology development programs, including 
     performance goals, resources needed to achieve those goals, 
     and performance indicators as described in section 1115(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code, for the next 5 years for each 
     area of research and technology development;
       ``(F) significant comments on the plan and its contents 
     obtained from outside sources; and
       ``(G) responses to significant comments obtained from the 
     National Research Council and other advisory bodies, and a 
     description of any corrective actions taken pursuant thereto.
       ``(3) National research council review.--The Secretary 
     shall enter into an agreement for the review by the National 
     Research Council of the details of each--
       ``(A) strategic plan or revision required under section 306 
     of title 5, United States Code;
       ``(B) performance plan required under section 1115 of title 
     31, United States Code; and
       ``(C) program performance report required under section 
     1116 of title 31, United States Code,
     with respect to surface transportation research and 
     technology development.
       ``(4) Performance plans and reports.--In complying with 
     sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, United States Code, the 
     Secretary shall include--
       ``(A) a summary of the results for the previous fiscal year 
     of surface transportation research and technology development 
     programs to which the Department of Transportation 
     contributes, along with--
       ``(i) an analysis of the relationship between those results 
     and the goals identified under paragraph (2)(A); and
       ``(ii) a description of the methodology used for assessing 
     the results; and
       ``(B) a description of significant surface transportation 
     research and technology development initiatives, if any, 
     undertaken during the previous fiscal year which were not in 
     the plan developed under paragraph (1), and any significant 
     changes in the plan from the previous year's plan.
       ``(d) Merit Review and Performance Measurement.--The 
     Secretary shall, within one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, transmit to the Congress a report 
     describing competitive merit review procedures for research 
     and technology development, and performance measurement 
     procedures for surface transportation research and technology 
     development and demonstrations.
       ``(e) Procurement Procedures.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) develop model procurement procedures that encourage 
     the use of advanced technologies; and
       ``(2) develop model transactions for carrying out and 
     coordinating Federal and State surface transportation 
     research and technology development activities.
       ``(f) Consistency With Government Performance and Results 
     Act of 1993.--The plans and reports developed under this 
     section shall be consistent with and incorporated as part of 
     the plans developed under section 306 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, United 
     States Code.

     ``Sec. 5507. Surface transportation-environment cooperative 
       research program

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish and carry out a surface transportation and 
     environment cooperative research program.
       ``(b) Contents.--The program to be carried out under this 
     section shall include research designed to--
       ``(1) develop more accurate models for evaluating 
     transportation control measures and transportation system 
     designs that are appropriate for use by State and local 
     governments, including metropolitan planning organizations, 
     in designing implementation plans to meet Federal, State, and 
     local environmental requirements;
       ``(2) improve understanding of the factors that contribute 
     to the demand for transportation, including transportation 
     system design, demographic change, land use planning, and 
     communications and other information technologies; and
       ``(3) develop indicators of economic, social, and 
     environmental performance of transportation systems to 
     facilitate analysis of potential alternatives.
       ``(c) Advisory Board.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--In consultation with appropriate 
     Federal agencies, the Secretary shall establish an advisory 
     board to recommend environmental and energy conservation 
     research, technology, and technology transfer activities 
     related to surface transportation.
       ``(2) Membership.--The advisory board shall include--
       ``(A) representatives of State transportation and 
     environmental agencies;
       ``(B) transportation and environmental scientists and 
     engineers; and
       ``(C) representatives of metropolitan planning 
     organizations, transit operating agencies, and environmental 
     organizations.
       ``(d) National Academy of Sciences.--The Secretary may make 
     grants to, and enter

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     into cooperative agreements with, the National Academy of 
     Sciences to carry out such activities relating to the 
     research, technology, and technology transfer activities 
     described in subsection (b) as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.
       ``(e) Funding.--Funding for carrying out this section shall 
     be derived from funds made available under section 
     127(a)(3)(F) of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
     and Equity Act of 1998.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 5505 the 
     following:

``5506. Surface transportation research planning.
``5507. Surface transportation-environment cooperative research 
              program.''.
             Subtitle B--Intelligent Transportation Systems

     SEC. 651. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this subtitle, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Intelligent transportation systems; its.--The terms 
     ``intelligent transportation systems'' and ``ITS'' mean 
     electronics, communications, or information processing used 
     singly or in combination to improve the efficiency and safety 
     of surface transportation systems.
       (2) Intelligent transportation infrastructure.--The term 
     ``intelligent transportation infrastructure'' means fully 
     integrated public sector ITS components, as defined by the 
     Secretary.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such 
     term under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 652. SCOPE OF PROGRAM.

       (a) Scope.--Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the 
     Secretary shall conduct an ongoing ITS program to research, 
     develop, and operationally test intelligent transportation 
     systems and advance nationwide deployment of such systems as 
     a component of the Nation's surface transportation systems.
       (b) Goals.--The goals of the ITS program include--
       (1) enhancement of surface transportation efficiency to 
     enable existing facilities to meet a significant portion of 
     future transportation needs and to reduce regulatory, 
     financial, and other transaction costs to public agencies and 
     system users;
       (2) enhancement of safe operation of motor vehicles, 
     including motorcycles, and nonmotorized vehicles on the 
     Nation's surface transportation systems, with a particular 
     emphasis on decreasing the number and severity of collisions;
       (3) protection and enhancement of the natural environment 
     and communities affected by surface transportation, with 
     particular emphasis on assisting States to attain air quality 
     goals established pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7401 et seq.);
       (4) accommodation of the needs of all users of the Nation's 
     surface transportation systems, including the operators of 
     commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, and motorcycles, and 
     including the handicapped;
       (5) improvement of public access to employment, goods, and 
     services;
       (6) development of a technology base and necessary 
     standards and protocols for intelligent transportation 
     systems;
       (7) improvement of the Nation's ability to respond to 
     emergencies and natural disasters and enhancement of national 
     defense mobility;
       (8) promotion of the access and use of data collected from 
     projects conducted under the program by public and private 
     organizations; and
       (9) the development of a workforce capable of developing, 
     operating, and maintaining intelligent transportation 
     systems.

     SEC. 653. GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Cooperation and Consultation Requirements.--
       (1) Cooperation with governmental, private, and educational 
     entities.--The Secretary shall carry out the ITS program in 
     cooperation with State and local governments and other public 
     entities, the United States private sector, and colleges and 
     universities, including historically black colleges and 
     universities and other minority institutions of higher 
     education.
       (2) Consultation with federal officials.--In carrying out 
     the ITS program, the Secretary, as appropriate, shall consult 
     with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and 
     the heads of other Federal departments and agencies.
       (b) Standards.--
       (1) Development of national its architecture.--The 
     Secretary shall develop, implement, and maintain a national 
     ITS architecture and standards and protocols to promote the 
     widespread use and evaluation of ITS technology as a 
     component of the Nation's surface transportation systems.
       (2) Interoperability among its technologies.--The national 
     ITS architecture shall promote interoperability among ITS 
     technologies implemented throughout the States.
       (3) Use of services of standards-setting organizations.--In 
     carrying out this subsection, the Secretary may use the 
     services of standards-setting organizations.
       (4) Establishment of dedicated short-range vehicle to 
     wayside wireless standard.--In carrying out this subsection, 
     the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, and the Federal 
     Communications Commission, shall take such actions as may be 
     necessary to secure the necessary spectrum for the near-term 
     establishment of a dedicated short-range vehicle to wayside 
     wireless standard.
       (c) Evaluations.--
       (1) Guidelines and requirements.--The Secretary shall issue 
     guidelines and requirements for the evaluation of field and 
     related operational tests carried out under section 655 of 
     this Act.
       (2) Objectivity and independence.--The guidelines and 
     requirements issued under paragraph (1) shall include 
     provisions to ensure the objectivity and independence of the 
     evaluator and to avoid any real or apparent conflict of 
     interest or potential influence on the outcome by parties to 
     the tests or any other formal evaluation conducted under this 
     subtitle.
       (d) Information Clearinghouse.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     maintain a repository for technical and safety data collected 
     as a result of federally-sponsored projects under this 
     subtitle and shall make, upon request, such information 
     (except for proprietary information and data) readily 
     available to all users of the repository at an appropriate 
     cost.
       (2) Delegation of authority.--The Secretary may delegate 
     the responsibility of the Secretary under this subsection, 
     with continuing oversight by the Secretary, to an appropriate 
     entity that is not within the Department of Transportation. 
     Any entity to which such responsibility is delegated shall be 
     eligible for Federal assistance under this subtitle.
       (e) Advisory Committees.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may utilize 1 or more 
     advisory committees in carrying out this subtitle.
       (2) Applicability of federal advisory committee act.--Any 
     advisory committee utilized under this subsection shall be 
     subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App., 
     86 Stat. 770).
       (3) Funding.--Funding provided for an advisory committee 
     utilized under this subsection shall be available from moneys 
     appropriated for advisory committees as specified in relevant 
     appropriations Acts and from funds allocated for research, 
     development, and implementation activities in connection with 
     the ITS program.
       (f) Conformity With Standards.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that ITS 
     projects carried out using funds made available out of the 
     Highway Trust Fund conform to the national ITS architecture 
     and standards and protocols developed under subsection (b).
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to projects 
     carried out using funds authorized for specific research 
     objectives in the National ITS Program Plan under section 654 
     of this Act.
       (g) Life-Cycle Cost Analysis.--The Secretary shall require 
     an analysis of the life-cycle costs of each project carried 
     out using funds made available under this subtitle, and each 
     project authorized in section 656 of this Act, for operations 
     and maintenance of ITS elements, where the total initial 
     capital costs of the such elements exceed $3,000,000.
       (h) Procurement Methods.--
       (1) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall develop 
     appropriate technical assistance and guidance to assist State 
     and local agencies in evaluating and selecting appropriate 
     methods of procurement for its projects carried out using 
     funds made available from the Highway Trust Fund, including 
     innovative and nontraditional methods of procurement.
       (2) ITS software.--To the maximum extent practicable, 
     contracting officials shall use as a critical evaluation 
     criterion the Software Engineering Institute's Capability 
     Maturity Model, or another similar recognized standard risk 
     assessment methodology, to reduce the cost, schedule, and 
     performance risks associated with the development, 
     management, and integration of ITS software.

     SEC. 654. NATIONAL ITS PROGRAM PLAN.

       (a) National ITS Program Plan.--
       (1) Updates.--The Secretary shall maintain and update, as 
     necessary, the National ITS Program Plan developed by the 
     Department of Transportation and the Intelligent 
     Transportation Society of America.
       (2) Scope.--The National ITS Program Plan shall--
       (A) specify the goals, objectives, and milestones for the 
     deployment of intelligent transportation infrastructure in 
     the context of major metropolitan areas, smaller metropolitan 
     and rural areas, and commercial vehicle information systems 
     and networks;
       (B) specify how specific programs and projects relate to 
     the goals, objectives, and milestones referred to in 
     subparagraph (A), including consideration of the 5-, 10-, and 
     20-year timeframes for the goals and objectives;
       (C) establish a course of action necessary to achieve the 
     program's goals and objectives;
       (D) provide for the evolutionary development of standards 
     and protocols to promote and ensure interoperability in the 
     implementation of ITS technologies; and
       (E) establish a cooperative process with State and local 
     governments for determining desired surface transportation 
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     tional incorporation of specific ITS capabilities into 
     surface transportation systems.
       (b) Reporting.--The plan described in subsection (a) shall 
     be transmitted and updated as part of the plan developed 
     under section 5506 of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 655. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
                   OPERATIONAL TESTS.

       (a) Technical Assistance, Training, and Information.--The 
     Secretary may provide technical assistance, training, and 
     information to State and local governments seeking to 
     implement, operate, maintain, and evaluate ITS technologies 
     and services.
       (b) Transportation Planning.--The Secretary may provide 
     funding to support adequate consideration of transportation 
     system management and operations, including ITS, within 
     metropolitan and statewide transportation planning processes.
       (c) Research and Operational Tests.--The Secretary may 
     provide funding for research and operational tests relating 
     to ITS. Such tests shall be designed for the collection of 
     data to permit objective evaluation of the results of the 
     tests and the derivation of cost-benefit information that is 
     useful to others contemplating the deployment of similar 
     systems.
       (d) Demonstration and Evaluation of Intelligent Vehicle 
     Highway Systems.--The Secretary may conduct research and 
     development activities for the purpose of demonstrating 
     integrated intelligent vehicle highway systems and roadway 
     safety systems. Such research shall include state-of-the-art 
     systems and shall integrate collision avoidance, in-vehicle 
     information, and other safety related systems (including 
     infrastructure-based systems). Development work--
       (1) shall incorporate human factors research, which may 
     include research in the science of the driving process, to 
     improve the operational efficiency and safety of intelligent 
     transportation systems;
       (2) may incorporate research on environmental, weather, and 
     natural conditions that impact intelligent transportation 
     systems, including the effects of cold climates; and
       (3) may incorporate materials or magnetics research.

     SEC. 656. ITS DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure Deployment 
     Incentives Program.--The Secretary shall conduct a program to 
     promote the deployment of regionally integrated, intermodal 
     intelligent transportation systems and, through financial and 
     technical assistance under this subtitle, shall assist in the 
     development and implementation of such systems.
       (b) Goals.--In accordance with the National ITS Program 
     Plan under section 654 of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     provide incentives for the deployment of integrated 
     applications of intermodal, intelligent transportation 
     infrastructure and system technologies to--
       (1) stimulate sufficient deployment to validate and 
     accelerate the establishment of national ITS standards and 
     protocols;
       (2) realize the benefits of regionally integrated, 
     intermodal deployment of intelligent transportation 
     infrastructure and commercial vehicle operations, including 
     electronic border crossing applications; and
       (3) motivate innovative approaches to overcoming non-
     technical constraints or impediments to deployment.
       (c) Project Selection.--In order to be eligible for funding 
     under this section, a project shall--
       (1) contribute to national deployment goals and objectives 
     outlined in the National ITS Program Plan under section 654 
     of this Act;
       (2) demonstrate a strong commitment to cooperation among 
     agencies, jurisdictions, and the private sector, as evidenced 
     by signed memorandums of understanding that clearly define 
     the responsibilities and relation of all parties to a 
     partnership arrangement, including institutional 
     relationships and financial agreements needed to support 
     deployment, and commitment to the criteria provided in 
     paragraphs (3) through (7);
       (3) demonstrate commitment to a comprehensive plan of fully 
     integrated ITS deployment in accordance with the national ITS 
     architecture and standards and protocols established under 
     section 653(b) of this Act;
       (4) be part of approved plans and programs developed under 
     applicable statewide and metropolitan transportation planning 
     processes and applicable State air quality implementation 
     plans, as appropriate, at the time Federal funds are sought;
       (5) minimize the relative percentage and amount of Federal 
     contributions under this section to total project costs;
       (6) ensure continued, long-term operations and maintenance 
     without continued reliance on Federal funding under this 
     subtitle, along with documented evidence of fiscal capacity 
     and commitment from anticipated public and private sources;
       (7) demonstrate technical capacity for effective operations 
     and maintenance or commitment to acquiring necessary skills; 
     and
       (8) identify the impacts on bicycle and pedestrian 
     transportation and safety and evaluate options to mitigate 
     any adverse impacts on bicycle and pedestrian transportation 
     and safety.
       (d) Funding Limitations.--
       (1) Projects in metropolitan areas.--Funding under this 
     section for intelligent transportation infrastructure 
     projects in metropolitan areas shall be limited to activities 
     primarily necessary to integrate intelligent transportation 
     infrastructure elements either deployed or to be deployed 
     with other sources of funds.
       (2) Other projects.--For commercial vehicle projects and 
     projects outside metropolitan areas, funding provided under 
     this subtitle may also be used for installation of 
     intelligent transportation infrastructure elements.
       (3) Fiscal year limitations.--Of the amounts made available 
     to carry out this section in a fiscal year--
       (A) not more than $15,000,000 may be used for projects in a 
     metropolitan area;
       (B) not more than $2,000,000 may be used for a project in a 
     rural area;
       (C) not more than $5,000,000 may be used for a commercial 
     vehicle information system and network project; and
       (D) not more than $35,000,000 may be used for projects in a 
     State.
       (4) Priorities.--In providing funding for projects under 
     this section, the Secretary shall allocate--
       (A) not less than 25 percent of the funds made available to 
     carry out this section to eligible State and local entities 
     for the implementation of commercial vehicle information 
     systems and networks, and international border crossing 
     improvements, in support of public sector commercial vehicle 
     operations nationwide; and
       (B) not less than 10 percent of such funds for other 
     intelligent transportation infrastructure deployment 
     activities outside of metropolitan areas.

     SEC. 657. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure Deployment 
     Incentives Program.--
       (1) Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(I) of 
     this Act, $75,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out section 656 of this Act.
       (2) Use of unallocated amounts.--In addition to amounts 
     made available by subsection (b), any amounts made available 
     under paragraph (1) and not allocated by the Secretary for 
     carrying out section 656 of this Act may be used by the 
     Secretary for carrying out other activities authorized under 
     this subtitle.
       (b) ITS Research and Program Support Activities.--Of the 
     amounts made available for each of fiscal years 1998 through 
     2003 by section 127(a)(3)(I) of this Act, $100,000,000 per 
     fiscal year shall be available to carry out multi-year 
     research and technology development initiatives under this 
     subtitle (other than projects under section 656 of this Act).
       (c) Federal Share Payable.--
       (1) Intelligent transportation infrastructure deployment 
     incentives program.--For activities funded with amounts 
     allocated under subsection (a), the Federal share payable 
     from such amounts shall not exceed 50 percent of the costs of 
     the activities, and the total Federal share payable from all 
     eligible sources (including subsection (a)) shall not exceed 
     80 percent of the costs of the activities.
       (2) Other programs.--For activities funded with amounts 
     allocated under subsection (b), unless the Secretary 
     determines otherwise, the Federal share payable on account of 
     such activities shall not exceed 80 percent of the costs of 
     the activities.
       (3) Long-range activities.--For long-range activities 
     undertaken in partnership with private entities for the 
     purposes of section 655(d) of this Act, the Federal share 
     payable from funds allocated under this subtitle on account 
     of such activities shall not exceed 50 percent of the costs 
     of the activities, and the total Federal share payable from 
     all eligible sources (including subsection (a)) shall not 
     exceed 80 percent of the costs of the activities.
       (4) Participation of other public and private sources.--The 
     Secretary shall seek maximum participation in the funding of 
     activities under this subtitle from other public and private 
     sources, and shall minimize the use of funds provided under 
     this subtitle for the construction or long-term acquisition 
     of buildings and grounds.
       (d) Advanced Traffic Monitoring and Response Center.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, in conjunction with 
     the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, to establish an 
     advanced traffic monitoring and emergency response center at 
     Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The 
     center shall help develop and coordinate traffic monitoring 
     and ITS systems on the entire Pennsylvania Turnpike system 
     and I-81, coordinate emergency response with State and local 
     governments in the Central Pennsylvania Region, and conduct 
     research.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $1,667,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this subsection.

     SEC. 658. REPEAL.

       Part B of title VI of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2189-2195) is repealed.
                     TITLE VII--TRUTH IN BUDGETING

     SEC. 701. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law (except the Line 
     Item Veto Act of 1996), the receipts and disbursements of the 
     Highway Trust Fund established by section 9503 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986--
       (1) shall not be counted as new budget authority, outlays, 
     receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of--
       (A) the budget of the United States Government as submitted 
     by the President,

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       (B) the congressional budget (including allocations of 
     budget authority and outlays provided therein), or
       (C) the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
     of 1985; and
       (2) shall be exempt from any general budget limitation 
     imposed by statute on expenditures and net lending (budget 
     outlays) of the United States Government.

     SEC. 702. APPLICABILITY.

       This title shall apply to fiscal years beginning after 
     September 30, 1997.
            TITLE VIII--RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY PROGRAM

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Recreational Boating 
     Safety Improvement Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 802. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 13106 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``(1)'' and all that follows through the 
     first sentence and inserting the following: ``Except as 
     provided in subsection (c) and subject to such amounts as are 
     provided in appropriations laws, the Secretary may expend for 
     each fiscal year the amount transferred for such fiscal year 
     to the Boat Safety Account under section 9503(c)(4) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9503(c)(4)).''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c)(1) Of the amount transferred for each fiscal year to 
     the Boat Safety Account under section 9503(c)(4) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9503(c)(4))--
       ``(A) up to two percent is available to the Secretary to 
     pay the costs of investigations, personnel, and activities 
     related to administering State recreational boating safety 
     programs;
       ``(B) up to two percent is available to the Secretary to 
     ensure compliance with chapter 43 of this title; and
       ``(C) up to three percent is available to the Secretary to 
     establish, operate, and maintain aids to navigation that 
     promote primarily recreational boating safety.
       ``(2) Amounts made available by this subsection shall 
     remain available until expended.''.
       (b) Comprehensive Surveys.--Section 13103(c) of title 46, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The Secretary shall use amounts allocated under this 
     subsection to conduct and report to the Congress the findings 
     of a comprehensive survey of recreational boating in the 
     United States, by not later than December 1 of 1999 and of 
     every fifth year thereafter. The amount expended for each 
     survey may not exceed 50 percent of the amounts allocated 
     under this subsection for the fiscal year in which the survey 
     is conducted.''.
       (c) Requirement To Use State Program Assistance for Certain 
     Public Access Facilities.--Section 13106 of title 46, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d)(1) The Secretary shall require that of the amount 
     appropriated for a fiscal year to which this subsection 
     applies that is allocated and distributed under this chapter 
     for State recreational boating safety programs, the amount 
     described in paragraph (2) shall be available only for use 
     pursuant to subsection (b)(4) for public access facilities 
     for transient nontrailerable recreational vessels.
       ``(2) The amount referred to in paragraph (1) is equal to 
     five percent of the portion of sums appropriated for the 
     fiscal year to carry out this chapter that is in excess of 
     $35,000,000.
       ``(3) This subsection applies to any fiscal year for which 
     the total amount appropriated to carry out this chapter 
     exceeds $35,000,000.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect October 
     1, 1998.

     SEC. 803. AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM 
                   ACT.

       Section 203 of the National Sea Grant College Program Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1122) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (5);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (17) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (16), respectively;
       (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (F) of 
     paragraph (7), as so redesignated, as subparagraphs (D) 
     through (G), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7), 
     as so redesignated, the following:
       ``(C) Lake Champlain (to the extent that such resources 
     have hydrological, biological, physical, or geological 
     characteristics and problems similar or related to those of 
     the Great Lakes);''.
                          TITLE IX--RAILROADS

     SEC. 901. HIGH-SPEED RAIL.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 26104 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(d) Fiscal Year 1998.--(1) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998, for carrying out section 26101 (including payment of 
     administrative expenses related thereto).
       ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, for carrying out 
     section 26102 (including payment of administrative expenses 
     related thereto).
       ``(e) Fiscal Year 1999.--(1) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, for carrying out section 26101 (including payment of 
     administrative expenses related thereto).
       ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, for carrying out 
     section 26102 (including payment of administrative expenses 
     related thereto).
       ``(f) Fiscal Year 2000.--(1) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2000, for carrying out section 26101 (including payment of 
     administrative expenses related thereto).
       ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, for carrying out 
     section 26102 (including payment of administrative expenses 
     related thereto).
       ``(g) Fiscal Year 2001.--(1) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2001, for carrying out section 26101 (including payment of 
     administrative expenses related thereto).
       ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, for carrying out 
     section 26102 (including payment of administrative expenses 
     related thereto).''.
       (b) Definition.--Section 26105(2) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) the term `high-speed rail' means all forms of 
     nonhighway ground transportation that run on rails or 
     electromagnetic guideways providing transportation service 
     which is--
       ``(A) reasonably expected to reach sustained speeds of more 
     than 125 miles per hour; and
       ``(B) made available to members of the general public as 
     passengers,
     but does not include rapid transit operations within an urban 
     area that are not connected to the general rail system of 
     transportation;''.

     SEC. 902. LIGHT DENSITY RAIL LINE PILOT PROJECTS.

       (a) Amendment.--Part B of subtitle V of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new chapter:

         ``CHAPTER 223--LIGHT DENSITY RAIL LINE PILOT PROJECTS

``Sec.
``22301. Light density rail line pilot projects.

     ``Sec. 22301. Light density rail line pilot projects

       ``(a) Grants.--The Secretary of Transportation may make 
     grants to States that have State rail plans described in 
     section 22102 (1) and (2), to fund pilot projects that 
     demonstrate the relationship of light density railroad 
     services to the statutory responsibilities of the Secretary, 
     including those under title 23.
       ``(b) Limitations.--Grants under this section may be made 
     only for pilot projects for making capital improvements to, 
     and rehabilitating, publicly and privately owned rail line 
     structures, and may not be used for providing operating 
     assistance.
       ``(c) Private Owner Contributions.--Grants made under this 
     section for projects on privately owned rail line structures 
     shall include contributions by the owner of the rail line 
     structures, based on the benefit to those structures, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(d) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     pilot projects carried out with grant assistance under this 
     section to determine the public interest benefits associated 
     with the light density railroad networks in the States and 
     their contribution to a multimodal transportation system. Not 
     later than March 31, 2003, the Secretary shall report to 
     Congress any recommendations the Secretary considers 
     appropriate regarding the eligibility of light density rail 
     networks for Federal infrastructure financing.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
     this section $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998, 
     1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. Such funds shall remain 
     available until expended.''.
       (b) Table of Chapters.--The table of chapters of subtitle V 
     of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to chapter 221 the following new 
     item:

``223. LIGHT DENSITY RAIL LINE PILOT PROJECTS..................22301''.

     SEC. 903. MIAMI-ORLANDO-TAMPA CORRIDOR PROJECT.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Transportation $200,000,000, to be made available to the 
     Florida Department of Transportation to reimburse the Florida 
     Overland Express project in the Miami-Orlando-Tampa corridor 
     for capital costs of that project. The Florida Department of 
     Transportation shall deposit funds received under this 
     section into a separate account which shall, to the extent 
     not yet required for the purposes of this section, be 
     invested in United States Treasury securities. Funds 
     authorized under this section shall not be counted in 
     calculating the allocation to the State of Florida under 
     section 111.

     SEC. 904. ALASKA RAILROAD.

       (a) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to the Alaska 
     Railroad for capital rehabilitation of and improvements to 
     its passenger services.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to

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     carry out this section $5,250,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003.

     SEC. 905. RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMINATION IN HIGH 
                   SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 
     104(d)(2) of title 23, United States Code, $5,250,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.

     SEC. 906. RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING.

       (a) Amendments.--Title V of the Railroad Revitalization and 
     Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 is amended--
       (1) by striking sections 501 through 504 and inserting the 
     following new sections:

     ``SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this title:
       ``(1)(A) The term `cost' means the estimated long-term cost 
     to the Government of a direct loan or loan guarantee, 
     calculated on a net present value basis, excluding 
     administrative costs and any incidental effects on 
     governmental receipts or outlays.
       ``(B) The cost of a direct loan shall be the net present 
     value, at the time when the direct loan is disbursed, of the 
     following cash flows:
       ``(i) Loan disbursements.
       ``(ii) Repayments of principal.
       ``(iii) Payments of interest and other payments by or to 
     the Government over the life of the loan after adjusting for 
     estimated defaults, prepayments, fees, penalties, and other 
     recoveries.
       ``(C) The cost of a loan guarantee shall be the net present 
     value when a guaranteed loan is disbursed, of the following 
     cash flows:
       ``(i) Estimated payments by the Government to cover 
     defaults and delinquencies, interest subsidies, or other 
     payments.
       ``(ii) Estimated payments to the Government, including 
     origination and other fees, penalties, and recoveries.
       ``(D) Any Government action that alters the estimated net 
     present value of an outstanding direct loan or loan guarantee 
     (except modifications within the terms of existing contracts 
     or through other existing authorities) shall be counted as a 
     change in the cost of that direct loan or loan guarantee. The 
     calculation of such changes shall be based on the estimated 
     present value of the direct loan or loan guarantee at the 
     time of modification.
       ``(E) In estimating net present values, the discount rate 
     shall be the average interest rate on marketable Treasury 
     securities of similar maturity to the direct loan or loan 
     guarantee for which the estimate is being made.
       ``(2) The term `direct loan' means a disbursement of funds 
     by the Government to a non-Federal borrower under a contract 
     that requires the repayment of such funds. The term includes 
     the purchase of, or participation in, a loan made by another 
     lender. The term does not include the acquisition of a 
     federally guaranteed loan in satisfaction of default claims.
       ``(3) The term `direct loan obligation' means a binding 
     agreement by the Secretary to make a direct loan when 
     specified conditions are fulfilled by the borrower.
       ``(4) The term `intermodal' means of or relating to the 
     connection between rail service and other modes of 
     transportation, including all parts of facilities at which 
     such connection is made.
       ``(5) The term `loan guarantee' means any guarantee, 
     insurance, or other pledge with respect to the payment of all 
     or a part of the principal or interest on any debt obligation 
     of a non-Federal borrower to a non-Federal lender, but does 
     not include the insurance of deposits, shares, or other 
     withdrawable accounts in financial institutions.
       ``(6) The term `loan guarantee commitment' means a binding 
     agreement by the Secretary to make a loan guarantee when 
     specified conditions are fulfilled by the borrower, the 
     lender, or any other party to the guarantee agreement.

     ``SEC. 502. DIRECT LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.

       ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary may provide direct 
     loans and loan guarantees to State and local governments, 
     government sponsored authorities and corporations, railroads, 
     and joint ventures that include at least 1 railroad.
       ``(b) Eligible Purposes.--
       ``(1) In general.--Direct loans and loan guarantees under 
     this section shall be used to--
       ``(A) acquire, improve, or rehabilitate intermodal or rail 
     equipment or facilities, including track, components of 
     track, bridges, yards, buildings, and shops;
       ``(B) refinance outstanding debt incurred for the purposes 
     described in subparagraph (A); or
       ``(C) develop or establish new intermodal or railroad 
     facilities.
       ``(2) Operating expenses not eligible.--Direct loans and 
     loan guarantees under this section shall not be used for 
     railroad operating expenses.
       ``(c) Priority Projects.--In granting applications for 
     direct loans or guaranteed loans under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to projects that--
       ``(1) enhance public safety;
       ``(2) enhance the environment;
       ``(3) promote economic development;
       ``(4) enable United States companies to be more competitive 
     in international markets;
       ``(5) are endorsed by the plans prepared under section 135 
     of title 23, United States Code, by the State or States in 
     which they are located; or
       ``(6) preserve rail or intermodal service to small 
     communities or rural areas.
       ``(d) Extent of Authority.--The aggregate unpaid principal 
     amounts of obligations under direct loans and loan guarantees 
     made under this section shall not exceed $5,000,000,000 at 
     any one time. Of this amount, not less than $1,000,000,000 
     shall be available solely for projects primarily benefiting 
     freight railroads other than Class I carriers.
       ``(e) Rates of Interest.--
       ``(1) Direct loans.--The Secretary shall require interest 
     to be paid on a direct loan made under this section at a rate 
     not less than that necessary to recover the cost of making 
     the loan.
       ``(2) Loan guarantees.--The Secretary shall not make a loan 
     guarantee under this section if the interest rate for the 
     loan exceeds that which the Secretary determines to be 
     reasonable, taking into consideration the prevailing interest 
     rates and customary fees incurred under similar obligations 
     in the private capital market.
       ``(f) Infrastructure Partners.--
       ``(1) Authority of secretary.--In lieu of or in combination 
     with appropriations of budget authority to cover the costs of 
     direct loans and loan guarantees as required under section 
     504(b)(1) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, the 
     Secretary may accept on behalf of an applicant for assistance 
     under this section a commitment from a non-Federal source to 
     fund in whole or in part credit risk premiums with respect to 
     the loan that is the subject of the application. In no event 
     shall the aggregate of appropriations of budget authority and 
     credit risk premiums described in this paragraph with respect 
     to a direct loan or loan guarantee be less than the cost of 
     that direct loan or loan guarantee.
       ``(2) Credit risk premium amount.--The Secretary shall 
     determine the amount required for credit risk premiums under 
     this subsection on the basis of--
       ``(A) the circumstances of the applicant, including the 
     amount of collateral offered;
       ``(B) the proposed schedule of loan disbursements;
       ``(C) historical data on the repayment history of similar 
     borrowers;
       ``(D) consultation with the Congressional Budget Office; 
     and
       ``(E) any other factors the Secretary considers relevant.
       ``(3) Payment of premiums.--Credit risk premiums under this 
     subsection shall be paid to the Secretary before the 
     disbursement of loan amounts.
       ``(4) Cohorts of loans.--In order to maintain sufficient 
     balances of credit risk premiums to adequately protect the 
     Federal Government from risk of default, while minimizing the 
     length of time the Government retains possession of those 
     balances, the Secretary shall establish cohorts of loans. 
     When all obligations attached to a cohort of loans have been 
     satisfied, credit risk premiums paid for the cohort, and 
     interest accrued thereon, which were not used to mitigate 
     losses shall be returned to the original source on a pro rata 
     basis.
       ``(g) Prerequisites for Assistance.--The Secretary shall 
     not make a direct loan or loan guarantee under this section 
     unless the Secretary has made a finding in writing that--
       ``(1) repayment of the obligation is required to be made 
     within a term of not more than 25 years from the date of its 
     execution;
       ``(2) the direct loan or loan guarantee is justified by the 
     present and probable future demand for rail services or 
     intermodal facilities;
       ``(3) the applicant has given reasonable assurances that 
     the facilities or equipment to be acquired, rehabilitated, 
     improved, developed, or established with the proceeds of the 
     obligation will be economically and efficiently utilized;
       ``(4) the obligation can reasonably be repaid, using an 
     appropriate combination of credit risk premiums and 
     collateral offered by the applicant to protect the Federal 
     Government; and
       ``(5) the purposes of the direct loan or loan guarantee are 
     consistent with subsection (b).
       ``(h) Conditions of Assistance.--The Secretary shall, 
     before granting assistance under this section, require the 
     applicant to agree to such terms and conditions as are 
     sufficient, in the judgment of the Secretary, to ensure that, 
     as long as any principal or interest is due and payable on 
     such obligation, the applicant, and any railroad or railroad 
     partner for whose benefit the assistance is intended--
       ``(1) will not use any funds or assets from railroad or 
     intermodal operations for purposes not related to such 
     operations, if such use would impair the ability of the 
     applicant, railroad, or railroad partner to provide rail or 
     intermodal services in an efficient and economic manner, or 
     would adversely affect the ability of the applicant, 
     railroad, or railroad partner to perform any obligation 
     entered into by the applicant under this section;
       ``(2) will, consistent with its capital resources, maintain 
     its capital program, equipment, facilities, and operations on 
     a continuing basis; and
       ``(3) will not make any discretionary dividend payments 
     that unreasonably conflict with the purposes stated in 
     subsection (b).

     ``SEC. 503. ADMINISTRATION OF DIRECT LOANS AND LOAN 
                   GUARANTEES.

       ``(a) Applications.--The Secretary shall prescribe the form 
     and contents required of applications for assistance under 
     section 502, to enable the Secretary to determine the 
     eligibility of the applicant's proposal, and shall establish 
     terms and conditions for direct

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     loans and loan guarantees made under that section.
       ``(c) Assignment of Loan Guarantees.--The holder of a loan 
     guarantee made under section 502 may assign the loan 
     guarantee in whole or in part, subject to such requirements 
     as the Secretary may prescribe.
       ``(d) Modifications.--The Secretary may approve the 
     modification of any term or condition of a direct loan, loan 
     guarantee, direct loan obligation, or loan guarantee 
     commitment, including the rate of interest, time of payment 
     of interest or principal, or security requirements, if the 
     Secretary finds in writing that--
       ``(1) the modification is equitable and is in the overall 
     best interests of the United States; and
       ``(2) consent has been obtained from the applicant and, in 
     the case of a loan guarantee or loan guarantee commitment, 
     the holder of the obligation.
       ``(e) Compliance.--The Secretary shall assure compliance, 
     by an applicant, any other party to the loan, and any 
     railroad or railroad partner for whose benefit assistance is 
     intended, with the provisions of this title, regulations 
     issued hereunder, and the terms and conditions of the direct 
     loan or loan guarantee, including through regular periodic 
     inspections.
       ``(f) Commercial Validity.--For purposes of claims by any 
     party other than the Secretary, a loan guarantee or loan 
     guarantee commitment shall be conclusive evidence that the 
     underlying obligation is in compliance with the provisions of 
     this title, and that such obligation has been approved and is 
     legal as to principal, interest, and other terms. Such a 
     guarantee or commitment shall be valid and incontestable in 
     the hands of a holder thereof, including the original lender 
     or any other holder, as of the date when the Secretary 
     granted the application therefor, except as to fraud or 
     material misrepresentation by such holder.
       ``(g) Default.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     setting forth procedures in the event of default on a loan 
     made or guaranteed under section 502. The Secretary shall 
     ensure that each loan guarantee made under that section 
     contains terms and conditions that provide that--
       ``(1) if a payment of principal or interest under the loan 
     is in default for more than 30 days, the Secretary shall pay 
     to the holder of the obligation, or the holder's agent, the 
     amount of unpaid guaranteed interest;
       ``(2) if the default has continued for more than 90 days, 
     the Secretary shall pay to the holder of the obligation, or 
     the holder's agent, 90 percent of the unpaid guaranteed 
     principal;
       ``(3) after final resolution of the default, through 
     liquidation or otherwise, the Secretary shall pay to the 
     holder of the obligation, or the holder's agent, any 
     remaining amounts guaranteed but which were not recovered 
     through the default's resolution;
       ``(4) the Secretary shall not be required to make any 
     payment under paragraphs (1) through (3) if the Secretary 
     finds, before the expiration of the periods described in such 
     paragraphs, that the default has been remedied; and
       ``(5) the holder of the obligation shall not receive 
     payment or be entitled to retain payment in a total amount 
     which, together with all other recoveries (including any 
     recovery based upon a security interest in equipment or 
     facilities) exceeds the actual loss of such holder.
       ``(h) Rights of the Secretary.--
       ``(1) Subrogation.--If the Secretary makes payment to a 
     holder, or a holder's agent, under subsection (g) in 
     connection with a loan guarantee made under section 502, the 
     Secretary shall be subrogated to all of the rights of the 
     holder with respect to the obligor under the loan.
       ``(2) Disposition of property.--The Secretary may complete, 
     recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair, maintain, 
     operate, charter, rent, sell, or otherwise dispose of any 
     property or other interests obtained pursuant to this 
     section. The Secretary shall not be subject to any Federal or 
     State regulatory requirements when carrying out this 
     paragraph.
       ``(i) Action Against Obligor.--The Secretary may bring a 
     civil action in an appropriate Federal court in the name of 
     the United States in the event of a default on a direct loan 
     made under section 502, or in the name of the United States 
     or of the holder of the obligation in the event of a default 
     on a loan guaranteed under section 502. The holder of a 
     guarantee shall make available to the Secretary all records 
     and evidence necessary to prosecute the civil action. The 
     Secretary may accept property in full or partial satisfaction 
     of any sums owed as a result of a default. If the Secretary 
     receives, through the sale or other disposition of such 
     property, an amount greater than the aggregate of--
       ``(1) the amount paid to the holder of a guarantee under 
     subsection (g) of this section; and
       ``(2) any other cost to the United States of remedying the 
     default,
     the Secretary shall pay such excess to the obligor.
       ``(j) Breach of Conditions.--The Attorney General shall 
     commence a civil action in an appropriate Federal court to 
     enjoin any activity which the Secretary finds is in violation 
     of this title, regulations issued hereunder, or any 
     conditions which were duly agreed to, and to secure any other 
     appropriate relief.
       ``(k) Attachment.--No attachment or execution may be issued 
     against the Secretary, or any property in the control of the 
     Secretary, prior to the entry of final judgment to such 
     effect in any State, Federal, or other court.
       ``(l) Investigation Charge.--The Secretary may charge and 
     collect from each applicant a reasonable charge for appraisal 
     of the value of the equipment or facilities for which the 
     direct loan or loan guarantee is sought, and for making 
     necessary determinations and findings. Such charge shall not 
     aggregate more than one-half of 1 percent of the principal 
     amount of the obligation.'';
       (2) by striking sections 505 through 515 (other than 
     511(c)), 517, and 518;
       (3) in section 511(c) by striking ``this section'' and 
     inserting ``section 502'';
       (4) by moving subsection (c) of section 511 (as amended by 
     paragraph (3) of this section) from section 511 to section 
     503 (as inserted by paragraph (1) of this section), inserting 
     it after subsection (a), and redesignating it as subsection 
     (b); and
       (5) by redesignating section 516 as section 504.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Provisions.--
       (1) Table of contents.--The table of contents of title V of 
     the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 
     is amended by striking the items relating to sections 502 
     through 518 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 502. Direct loans and loan guarantees.
``Sec. 503. Administration of direct loans and loan guarantees.
``Sec. 504. Employee protection.''.
       (2) Savings provision.--A transaction entered into under 
     the authority of title V of the Railroad Revitalization and 
     Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 821 et seq.) before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act shall be administered 
     until completion under its terms as if this Act were not 
     enacted.
       (3) Repeal.--Section 211(i) of the Regional Rail 
     Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 721(i)) is repealed.
           TITLE X--CONDITIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNDING

     SEC. 1001. CONDITIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNDING.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure that 
     all additional spending provided by this Act above the levels 
     assumed for those programs under section 257 of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 in the 
     baseline projections contained in the Congressional Budget 
     Office document entitled ``Revised Baseline Budget 
     Projections for Fiscal Years 1999-2008,'' dated March 3, 
     1998, except that for programs with discretionary outlays the 
     projections shall assume obligation authority at the 1998 
     enacted level and that the programs shall be adjusted for the 
     transfer of general fund programs to the trust fund, is fully 
     offset through mandatory and discretionary offsets set forth 
     in this Act.
       (b) Duty Imposed on Secretary.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall not apportion, allocate, or obligate any 
     funds authorized or provided by this Act unless it contains a 
     section stating that the conditions set forth in subsection 
     (c) have been met.
       (c) Enumeration of Specific Conditions.--The conditions 
     referred to in subsection (b) are that this Act shall contain 
     provisions that offset any increase in outlays from the 
     Highway Trust Fund caused by this Act above the levels 
     assumed for those programs under section 257 of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 in the 
     baseline projections contained in the Congressional Budget 
     Office document entitled ``Revised Baseline Budget 
     Projections for Fiscal Years 1999-2008,'' dated March 3, 
     1998, except that for programs with discretionary outlays the 
     projections shall assume obligation authority at the 1998 
     enacted level and that the programs shall be adjusted for the 
     transfer of general fund programs to the trust fund, by 
     reducing mandatory and discretionary spending.

     SEC. 1002. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO VETERANS 
                   PROGRAMS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that provisions referred to 
     in section 1001(c) that are to be contained in this Act to 
     offset increases described in that section in outlays from 
     the Highway Trust Fund should not include any provision 
     making a change in programs or benefits administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
TITLE XI--EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES AND TRUST 
                                  FUND
Sec. 1101. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code.
Sec. 1102. Extension of highway-related taxes and trust fund.
Sec. 1103. Modifications to Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 1104. Provisions relating to Aquatic Resources Trust Fund.
Sec. 1105. Repeal of excise tax on tires.
Sec. 1106. Repeal of 4.3 cent excise tax on diesel fuel and gasoline 
              used in trains.
Sec. 1107. Delay in effective date of new requirement for approved 
              diesel or kerosene terminals.
Sec. 1108. Simplified fuel tax refund procedures.
Sec. 1109. Repeal of National Recreational Trails Trust Fund.

     SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Surface 
     Transportation Revenue Act of 1998''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in

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     this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES AND TRUST FUND.

       (a) Extension of Taxes.--
       (1) In general.--The following provisions are each amended 
     by striking ``1999'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``2005'':
       (A) Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(iii)(I) (relating to rate of tax 
     on certain buses).
       (B) Section 4041(a)(2)(B) (relating to rate of tax on 
     special motor fuels), as amended by section 907(a)(1) of the 
     Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
       (C) Section 4041(m)(1)(A) (relating to certain alcohol 
     fuels), as amended by section 907(b) of the Taxpayer Relief 
     Act of 1997.
       (D) Section 4051(c) (relating to termination).
       (E) Section 4081(d)(1) (relating to termination).
       (F) Section 4481(e) (relating to period tax in effect).
       (G) Section 4482(c)(4) (relating to taxable period).
       (H) Section 4482(d) (relating to special rule for taxable 
     period in which termination date occurs).
       (2) Tax on tires extended only through September 30, 
     2000.--Section 4071(d) (relating to termination) is amended 
     by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2000''.
       (3) Other provisions.--
       (A) Floor stocks refunds.--Section 6412(a)(1) (relating to 
     floor stocks refunds) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1999'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2005'', and
       (ii) by striking ``2000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2006''.
       (B) Installment payments of highway use tax.--Section 
     6156(e)(2) (relating to installment payments of highway use 
     tax on use of highway motor vehicles) is amended by striking 
     ``1999'' and inserting ``2005''.
       (b) Extension of Certain Exemptions.--The following 
     provisions are each amended by striking ``1999'' and 
     inserting ``2005'':
       (1) Section 4221(a) (relating to certain tax-free sales).
       (2) Section 4483(g) (relating to termination of exemptions 
     for highway use tax).
       (c) Extension of Deposits Into, and Certain Transfers From, 
     Trust Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b), and paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     of subsection (c), of section 9503 (relating to the Highway 
     Trust Fund) are each amended--
       (A) by striking ``1999'' each place it appears (other than 
     in subsection (b)(4)) and inserting ``2005'', and
       (B) by striking ``2000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2006''.
       (2) Motorboat and small-engine fuel tax transfers.--
       (A) In general.--Paragraphs (4)(A)(i) and (5)(A) of section 
     9503(c) are each amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2003''.
       (B) Conforming amendments to land and water conservation 
     fund.--Section 201(b) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
     Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-11(b)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2003'', and
       (ii) by striking ``1998'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2004''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--The heading for paragraph (3) of 
     section 9503(c) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Floor stocks refunds.--''.
       (d) Extension and Expansion of Expenditures From Trust 
     Fund.--
       (1) Highway account.--
       (A) Extension of expenditure authority.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 9503(c) is amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2003''.
       (B) Expansion of purposes.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     9503(c) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), and
       (ii) by striking ``1991.'' in subparagraph (D) and all that 
     follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``1991, or
       ``(E) authorized to be paid out of the Highway Trust Fund 
     under the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
     Equity Act of 1998.
     In determining the authorizations under the Acts referred to 
     in the preceding subparagraphs, such Acts shall be applied as 
     in effect on the date of the enactment of the Building 
     Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998.''.
       (2) Mass transit account.--
       (A) Extension of expenditure authority.--Paragraph (3) of 
     section 9503(e) is amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2003''.
       (B) Expansion of purposes.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     9503(e) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A),
       (ii) by adding ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B), and
       (iii) by striking all that follows subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting:
       ``(C) the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
     Equity Act of 1998,
     as such sections and Acts are in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
     and Equity Act of 1998.''.
       (e) Technical Correction Relating to Transfers to Mass 
     Transit Account.--
       (1) In general.--Section 9503(e)(2) is amended by striking 
     the last sentence and inserting the following: ``For purposes 
     of the preceding sentence, the term `mass transit portion' 
     means, for any fuel with respect to which tax was imposed 
     under section 4041 or 4081 and otherwise deposited into the 
     Highway Trust Fund, the amount determined at the rate of--
       ``(A) except as otherwise provided in this sentence, 2.86 
     cents per gallon,
       ``(B) 1.43 cents per gallon in the case of any partially 
     exempt methanol or ethanol fuel (as defined in section 
     4041(m)) none of the alcohol in which consists of ethanol,
       ``(C) 1.86 cents per gallon in the case of liquefied 
     natural gas,
       ``(D) 2.13 cents per gallon in the case of liquefied 
     petroleum gas, and
       ``(E) 9.71 cents per MCF (determined at standard 
     temperature and pressure) in the case of compressed natural 
     gas.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendment made by 
     section 901(b) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.

     SEC. 1103. MODIFICATIONS TO HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

       (a) Determination of Trust Fund Balances After September 
     30, 1998.--
       (1) In general.--Section 9503 (relating to Highway Trust 
     Fund) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Determination of Trust Fund Balances After September 
     30, 1998.--For purposes of determining the balances of the 
     Highway Trust Fund and the Mass Transit Account after 
     September 30, 1998--
       ``(1) the opening balance of the Highway Trust Fund (other 
     than the Mass Transit Account) on October 1, 1998, shall be 
     $8,000,000,000,
       ``(2) the opening balance of the Mass Transit Account on 
     such date shall be $5,500,000,000, and
       ``(3) no interest on any obligation held by such Fund shall 
     be credited to such Fund if such interest accrues after 
     September 30, 1998.
     The Secretary shall cancel obligations held by the Highway 
     Trust Fund to reflect the reduction in the balances under 
     this subsection.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
       (b) Repeal of Limitation on Expenditures Added by Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 9503 (relating 
     to expenditures from Highway Trust Fund) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (7).
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 901 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
       (c) Limitation on Expenditure Authority.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 9503 (relating to transfers to Highway Trust Fund) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Limitation on transfers to highway trust fund.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     no amount may be appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund on 
     and after the date of any expenditure from the Highway Trust 
     Fund which is not permitted by this section. The 
     determination of whether an expenditure is so permitted shall 
     be made without regard to--
       ``(i) any provision of law which is not contained or 
     referenced in this title or in a revenue Act, and
       ``(ii) whether such provision of law is a subsequently 
     enacted provision or directly or indirectly seeks to waive 
     the application of this paragraph.
       ``(B) Exception for prior obligations.--Subparagraph (A) 
     shall not apply to any expenditure to liquidate any contract 
     entered into (or for any amount otherwise obligated) before 
     October 1, 2003, in accordance with the provisions of this 
     section.''.
       (d) Modification of Mass Transit Account Rules on 
     Adjustments of Apportionments.--Paragraph (4) of section 
     9503(e) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Limitation.--Rules similar to the rules of subsection 
     (d) shall apply to the Mass Transit Account.''.

     SEC. 1104. PROVISIONS RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST 
                   FUND.

       (a) Increased Transfers.--
       (1)(A) Effective with respect to taxes imposed after 
     September 30, 1999, and before October 1, 2000, subparagraph 
     (D) of section 9503(b)(4) is amended by striking ``11.5 
     cents'' and inserting ``14.9 cents''.
       (B) Effective with respect to taxes imposed after September 
     30, 2000, paragraph (4) of section 9503(b) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (D) and by redesignating subparagraphs 
     (E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), 
     respectively.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 9503(c)(4), as amended by 
     section 1102(c)(2)(A), is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) Transfers to boat safety account.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall pay from time to 
     time from the Highway Trust Fund into the Boat Safety Account 
     in the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund amounts (as determined by 
     the Secretary) equivalent to one-half of the motorboat fuel 
     taxes received after September 30, 1998, and before October 
     1, 2003.
       ``(ii) Limit on amount in fund.--No amount shall be 
     transferred under this subparagraph during any fiscal year if 
     the Secretary determines that such transfer would result in 
     increasing the unobligated balance in the Boat Safety Account 
     to a sum in excess of one-half of the total amount received 
     as motorboat fuel taxes during the preceding fiscal year.''.

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       (b) Extension and Expansion of Expenditure Authority From 
     Boat Safety Account.--Section 9504(c) (relating to 
     expenditures from Boat Safety Account) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2003'', and
       (2) by striking ``October 1, 1988'' and inserting ``the 
     date of the enactment of the Building Efficient Surface 
     Transportation and Equity Act of 1998''.
       (c) Limitation on Expenditure Authority.--Section 9504 
     (relating to Aquatic Resources Trust Fund) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and by 
     inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Limitation on Transfers to Aquatic Resources Trust 
     Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
     amount may be appropriated or paid to any Account in the 
     Aquatic Resources Trust Fund on and after the date of any 
     expenditure from any such Account which is not permitted by 
     this section. The determination of whether an expenditure is 
     so permitted shall be made without regard to--
       ``(A) any provision of law which is not contained or 
     referenced in this title or in a revenue Act, and
       ``(B) whether such provision of law is a subsequently 
     enacted provision or directly or indirectly seeks to waive 
     the application of this subsection.
       ``(2) Exception for prior obligations.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to any expenditure to liquidate any contract 
     entered into (or for any amount otherwise obligated) before 
     October 1, 2003, in accordance with the provisions of this 
     section.''.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the amendments made by this section shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Increased transfers.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a)(2) shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 1105. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON TIRES.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 32 (relating to 
     automotive and related items) is amended by striking part II.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 4051 is amended by striking subsection (d).
       (2) Section 4218 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(other than a tire taxable under section 
     4071)'' in subsection (a),
       (B) by striking subsection (b), and
       (C) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).
       (3)(A) The third sentence of section 4221(a) is amended to 
     read as follows: ``Paragraphs (4) and (5) shall not apply to 
     the tax imposed by section 4051 on and after October 1, 
     2005.''
       (B) Subsection (e) of section 4221 is amended--
       (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3),
       (ii) by striking so much of such subsection as precedes the 
     text of paragraph (1) and inserting:
       ``(e) Reciprocity Required in Case of Civil Aircraft.--'', 
     and
       (iii) by moving such text 2 ems to the left.
       (4) Paragraph (1) of section 4223(b) is amended by striking 
     ``section 4218(c)'' and inserting ``section 4218(b)''.
       (5)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 6412(a) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``Tires and taxable'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``Taxable'', and
       (ii) by striking ``4071 or''.
       (B) Subsection (c) of section 6412 is amended by striking 
     ``sections 4071 and'' and inserting ``section''.
       (6)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 6416(b) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or (C)'' in subparagraph (A), and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (C).
       (B) Paragraph (2) of section 6416(b) is amended by adding 
     ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking 
     subparagraph (E), and by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 
     subparagraph (E).
       (C) Subsection (b) of section 6416 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
     paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively.
       (D) Subsection (d) of section 4216 is amended by striking 
     ``section 6416(b)(5)'' and inserting ``section 6416(b)(4)''.
       (7) Paragraph (1) of section 9503(b) is amended by striking 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D) and by redesignating subparagraphs 
     (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively.
       (8) Paragraph (5) of section 9503(b) is amended by striking 
     ``and (E)'' and inserting ``and (C)''.
       (9) The table of parts for subchapter A of chapter 32 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to part II.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2000; except that the 
     amendment made by subsection (b)(6) shall not apply to 
     amounts received in the Treasury with respect to taxes 
     imposed before such date.

     SEC. 1106. REPEAL OF 4.3 CENT EXCISE TAX ON DIESEL FUEL AND 
                   GASOLINE USED IN TRAINS.

       (a) Diesel Fuel.--
       (1) In general.--Clause (ii) of section 4041(a)(1)(C) 
     (relating to rate of tax) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(ii) Rate of tax on trains.--In the case of any sale for 
     use, or use, of diesel fuel in a train, the rate of tax 
     imposed by this paragraph shall be--

       ``(I) 5.55 cents per gallon after September 30, 1995, and 
     before October 1, 1999,
       ``(II) 4.3 cents per gallon after September 30, 1999, and 
     before October 1, 2000, and
       ``(III) zero after September 30, 2000.''.

       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     6427(l)(3) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) so much of the rate specified in section 
     4081(a)(2)(A) as does not exceed--
       ``(i) 5.55 cents per gallon after September 30, 1995, and 
     before October 1, 1999,
       ``(ii) 4.3 cents per gallon after September 30, 1999, and 
     before October 1, 2000, and
       ``(iii) zero after September 30, 2000.''.
       (b) Gasoline.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6421(f)(3) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) so much of the rate specified in section 
     4081(a)(2)(A) as does not exceed--
       ``(i) 5.55 cents per gallon after September 30, 1995, and 
     before October 1, 1999,
       ``(ii) 4.3 cents per gallon after September 30, 1999, and 
     before October 1, 2000, and
       ``(iii) zero after September 30, 2000.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1107. DELAY IN EFFECTIVE DATE OF NEW REQUIREMENT FOR 
                   APPROVED DIESEL OR KEROSENE TERMINALS.

       Subsection (f) of section 1032 of the Taxpayer Relief Act 
     of 1997 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Effective Dates.--
       ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments 
     made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 1998.
       ``(2) The amendment made by subsection (d) shall take 
     effect on July 1, 2000.''.

     SEC. 1108. SIMPLIFIED FUEL TAX REFUND PROCEDURES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6427(i)(2) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--If, at the close of any quarter of the 
     taxable year of any person, at least $750 is payable in the 
     aggregate under subsections (a), (b), (d), (h), (l), and (q) 
     of this section and section 6421 to such person with respect 
     to fuel used--
       ``(i) during such quarter, or
       ``(ii) any prior quarter during such taxable year for which 
     no other claim has been filed,
     a claim may be filed under this section with respect to such 
     fuel.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (i) of section 6427 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (4) and by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 
     (4).
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6427(k) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a 
     payment of a claim filed under paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of 
     subsection (i).''.
       (3) Paragraph (2) of section 6421(d) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Exception.--

  ``For payments per quarter based on aggregate amounts payable under 
this section and section 6427, see section 6427(i)(2).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 1109. REPEAL OF NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS TRUST FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 9511 (relating to National 
     Recreational Trails Trust Fund) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 9503(c) is amended by striking paragraph (6).
       (2) The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 98 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 9511.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SHUSTER demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

337

It was decided in the

Nays

80

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affirmative

Answered present

3

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     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Obey
     Parker
     Paul
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Rohrabacher
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Thornberry
     Wexler
     White
     Wolf

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Hefley
     Lofgren
     McCrery

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Cannon
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Klug
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Waters
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.30.24  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, cross references, and 
punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, technical, 
conforming, and other changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions 
of the House in amending the bill.

para.30.25  order of business-- h.r. 2400

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That if and when the Clerk receives a message from the Senate 
indicating that that body has passed the bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize 
funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit 
programs, and for other purposes, with an amendment, insisted upon its 
amendment, and requested a conference with the House, the House be 
deemed to have disagreed to the amendment of the Senate and agreed to 
the conference requested by the Senate, and that the Speaker be deemed 
to have appointed conferees without intervening motion;
  Ordered further, That it shall be in order at any time during the week 
of Tuesday, April 21, 1998, notwithstanding the Speaker's appointment of 
conferees pursuant to this request, for a Member to offer a motion to 
instruct the managers on the part of the House on the bill (H.R. 2400), 
as if offered prior to the appointment of the conferees, and that the 
managers may not file their report prior to Wednesday, April 22, 1998.

para.30.26  contributions of dr. martin luther king, jr.

  On motion of Mr. CANADY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 247):

       Whereas the life work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 
     serves as an inspiration to all people who believe in 
     justice, equality, and human rights;
       Whereas Dr. King advanced his goals and principles with 
     determination, faith, dignity, and courage in the face of 
     life-threatening opposition;
       Whereas Dr. King raised the consciousness of the Nation to 
     fundamental injustices and inequalities in American society 
     and moved the Nation significantly forward on the long and 
     unfinished road to racial harmony and reconciliation;
       Whereas the work of Dr. King created a basis of 
     understanding and respect for individuals, communities, and 
     the Nation as a whole, to act cooperatively and courageously 
     to establish tolerance, justice, and equality among all 
     people;
       Whereas Dr. King's life and political philosophy advocated 
     the need for men and women to strive to overcome oppression 
     without resorting to violence;
       Whereas Dr. King was the recipient of the 1964 Nobel Peace 
     Prize for his unrelenting efforts to bring about social and 
     racial justice;
       Whereas Dr. King believed in, practiced, and urged others 
     to achieve political change and social equality through 
     nonviolent means and dedicated his life to achieving the goal 
     of a fully integrated society;
       Whereas there is still much work to be done in achieving 
     full reconciliation among America's racial, social, and 
     ethnic communities and in creating a colorblind society;
       Whereas Dr. King's life was tragically ended on April 4, 
     1968, before completing his work and fulfilling his dream of 
     a Nation where people are not judged by the color of their 
     skin but by the content of their character; and
       Whereas Dr. King's political philosophy and life's work 
     shine as a guiding light for all people who would live 
     peacefully together in freedom, both nationally and around 
     the world: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) recognizes the importance of the life and work of the 
     Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to the civil society and 
     freedoms of the United States of America;
       (2) recognizes that Dr. King's life was tragically taken 
     before the full achievement of his goals; and
       (3) calls on the people of the United States to study, 
     reflect on, and celebrate Dr. King's life and ideals in order 
     to fulfill his dream of civil and human rights for all 
     people.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.30.27  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    April 1, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Constance A. Morella or, 
     if not available to perform this duty, the Honorable Thomas 
     M. Davis to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills 
     and joint resolutions through Tuesday, April 21, 1998.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

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para.30.28  enrollment correction

  On motion of Mr. BILIRAKIS, by unanimous consent, the following 
concurrent resolution of the Senate was taken from the Speaker's table 
(S. Con. Res. 87):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (S. 419) to 
     provide surveillance, research, and services aimed at 
     prevention of birth defects, and for other purposes, the 
     Secretary of the Senate shall make the following corrections:
       (1) In section 1 of the bill, strike ``1997'' and insert 
     ``1998''.
       (2) In section 2 of the bill:
       (A) In subsection (d) of section 317C of the Public Health 
     Service Act (as proposed to be amended by such section 2) 
     strike ``1998'' and insert ``1999''.
       (B) In subsection (f) of section 317C of the Public Health 
     Service Act (as proposed to be amended by such section 2) 
     strike ``1998'' and all that follows through ``2001'' and 
     insert ``1999, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 
     and 2002''.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.30.29  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. McKEON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce was granted permission until 5 o'clock p.m. 
on Monday, April 20, 1998 to file a report on the bill (H.R. 6) to 
extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 
1965, and for other purposes.

para.30.30  order of business--extension of remarks

  On motion of Mr. WHITFIELD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, for today, all members be permitted to extend their 
remarks and to include extraneous material in that section of the Record 
entitled ``Extension of Remarks''.

para.30.31  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. WHITFIELD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Tuesday, April 21, 1998, the Speaker and the Minority Leader be 
authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments to 
commissions, boards and committees duly authorized by law or by the 
House.

para.30.32  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. WHITFIELD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, April 
22, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.30.33  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2400

  Pursuant to the foregoing order of the House today, The Speaker pro 
tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced the appointment of the following 
Members as managers on the part of the House to the conference with the 
Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R 2400), effective upon receipt of the proper 
message from the Senate:
  For consideration of the House bill (except title XI) and the Senate 
amendment (except title VI), and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Shuster, Young of Alaska, Petri, Boehlert, Kim, Horn, Mrs. 
Fowler, and Messrs. Baker, Ney, Metcalf, Oberstar, Rahall, Borski, 
Lipinski, Wise, Clyburn, Filner and McGovern. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.30.34  further message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 257. Concurrent Resolution providing for an 
     Adjournment of both Houses.

para.30.35  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 750. An act to consolidate certain mineral interests in 
     the National Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota, 
     through the exchange of Federal and private mineral interests 
     to enhance land management capabilities and environmental and 
     wildlife protection, and for other purposes.

para.30.36  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. YATES, for 
today after 8:15 p.m.
  And then,

para.30.37  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, pursuant to the provisions of House 
Concurrent Resolution 257, at 11 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 1998 for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para.30.38  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2691. A bill to 
     reauthorize and improve the operations of the National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration; with an amendment 
     (Rept. 105-477). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House 
     on the State of the Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1252. A bill to 
     modify the procedures of the Federal courts in certain 
     matters, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     105-478). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 
     2431. A bill to establish an Office of Religious Persecution 
     Monitoring, to provide for the imposition of sanctions 
     against countries engaged in a pattern of religious 
     persecution, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     105-480, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para.30.39  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1778. Referral to the Committees on Commerce, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Government Reform and 
     oversight extended for a period ending not later than April 
     30, 1998.
       H.R. 2431. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     the Judiciary, Banking and Financial Services, and Rules 
     extended for a period ending not later than May 8, 1998.

para.30.40  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Furse, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. 
             Kucinich):
       H.R. 3615. A bill to amend the Emergency Food Assistance 
     Act of 1983 to authorize appropriations to purchase and to 
     make available to emergency feeding organizations additional 
     commodities for distribution to needy persons; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Skelton) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 3616. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1999 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
     year 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. VENTO (for himself and Mrs. Roukema) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 3617. A bill to make technical corrections to the 
     Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act 
     of 1994 to reflect the status of the Community Development 
     Financial Institutions Fund within the Treasury Department, 
     to extend the authorization for the Fund, and to make other 
     amendments to the Community Development Financial 
     Institutions Fund, the community development financial 
     institutions program, the Bank Enterprise Act awards program, 
     and the small business capital enhancement program in order 
     to more efficiently and effectively promote economic 
     revitalization, community development, and community 
     development financial institutions, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr.

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             Mascara, Ms. Carson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Olver, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 3618. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount of assistance for providing automobiles 
     to certain disabled veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Carson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Olver, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 3619. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted 
     housing for disabled veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT:
       H.R. 3620. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, simplify the tax 
     code, eliminate the marriage penalty, provide for return-free 
     filing of income taxes, prohibit income tax rates from 
     increasing without a national referendum, eliminate corporate 
     welfare, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and House Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Yates, Ms. Furse, and 
             Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 3621. A bill to eliminate the National Forest 
     Foundation; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 3622. A bill to amend section 2007 of the Social 
     Security Act to provide grant funding for 20 additional 
     empowerment zones, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COYNE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and 
             Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 3623. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the individual capital gains tax for all 
     individuals and to provide modest reductions in the capital 
     gains tax for most individuals; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Castle):
       H.R. 3624. A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Act 
     of 1994, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the 
     Older Americans Act of 1965, the Public Health Service Act, 
     and the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 to ensure that 
     older women are protected from institutional, community, and 
     domestic violence and sexual assault and to improve outreach 
     efforts and other services available to older women 
     victimized by such violence, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on the Judiciary, Commerce, and Banking and 
     Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 3625. A bill to establish the San Rafael Swell 
     National Heritage Area and the San Rafael Swell National 
     Conservation Area in the State of Utah, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3626. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on the 
     sale of animals which are raised and sold as part of an 
     educational program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Ms. Furse):
       H.R. 3627. A bill to assist local governments and local 
     citizens' organizations in the assessment and remediation of 
     brownfield sites, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and Banking and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GREEN:
       H.R. 3628. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a deduction for amounts paid for 
     insurance for medical care; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 3629. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services from promulgating any regulation, rule, or 
     other order if the effect of such regulation, rule, or order 
     is to eliminate or modify any requirement under the Medicare 
     Program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act for 
     physician supervision of anesthesia services, as such 
     requirement was in effect on December 31, 1997; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Redmond, and 
             Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 3630. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 9719 Candelaria Road NE. in 
     Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the ``Steven Schiff Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. BILBRAY:
       H.R. 3631. A bill to require the Secretary of the Navy to 
     conduct a study on ordinance and munitions waste in San Diego 
     Bay; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3632. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to grant relief to participants in multiemployer plans 
     from certain section 415 limits on defined benefit pensions; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Portman, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 3633. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Import 
     and Export Act to place limitations on controlled substances 
     brought into the United States from Mexico; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Weller, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 3634. A bill to modernize the requirements under the 
     National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety 
     Standards Act of 1974 and to establish a balanced consensus 
     process for the development, revision, and interpretation of 
     Federal construction and safety standards for manufactured 
     homes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ehrlich, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 3635. A bill to provide for the conversion of housing 
     projects for elderly persons financed by direct loans to 
     financing under project rental assistance contracts; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Leach):
       H.R. 3636. A bill to support sustainable and broad-based 
     agricultural and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Allen, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, and 
             Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 3637. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
     insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or 
     substantial rehabilitation of child care and development 
     facilities and to establish the Children's Development 
     Commission to certify such facilities for such insurance, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3638. A bill to require a preference for Federal 
     contractors that hire welfare recipients, to require the 
     Secretary of Transportation to make grants to assist States 
     and other entities in financing transportation services for 
     welfare recipients, and to allow the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to provide guarantees of State loans to 
     current or recent welfare recipients; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, and 
             Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 3639. A bill to establish the Drug Abuse Prevention 
     and Treatment Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, and Banking and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 3640. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit public schools

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     and certain other entities to determine presumptive 
     eligibilty for children under the Medicaid Program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Houghton, 
             and Mr. English of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3641. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow capital gain treatment on the transfer of a 
     franchise in connection with the transfer of an existing 
     business, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN:
       H.R. 3642. A bill to establish the District Court of the 
     Virgin Islands as a court under article III of the United 
     States Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN (for herself and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 3643. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase job creation and small business expansion 
     and formation in economically distressed United States 
     insular areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 3644. A bill to amend the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 to provide for the use of customs 
     user fees for additional preclearance activities of the 
     Customs Services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Jones, Mr. Everett, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Shimkus, 
             and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 3645. A bill to prohibit the return of veterans 
     memorial objects to foreign nations without specific 
     authorization of law; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 3646. A bill to ban the importation of large capacity 
     ammunition feeding devices, and to extend the ban on 
     transferring such devices to those that were manufactured 
     before the ban became law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH:
       H.R. 3647. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to make technical corrections to a map relating to the 
     Coastal Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 3648. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other 
     communications services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington:
       H.R. 3649. A bill to amend part A of title XI of the Social 
     Security Act to include retirees among recipients of annual 
     Social Security account statements; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. EHRLICH:
       H.R. 3650. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal joint and several liability of spouses on 
     joint returns of Federal income tax, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             King of New York, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 3651. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a standard of efficiency in the 
     provision of home health services to Medicare beneficiaries 
     and to reward those home health agencies who meet or exceed 
     the standard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hefner, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 3652. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a source of interest-free capital, in 
     addition to that recommended in the President's budget 
     proposal, for the construction and renovation of public 
     schools in States experiencing large increases in public 
     school enrollment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 3653. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require that the Secretaries of the military departments 
     provide honor guard details for the funerals of veterans, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. 
             Kolbe):
       H.R. 3654. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 
     1978 to require the President to report to Congress on any 
     selective embargo on agricultural commodities, to provide a 
     termination date for the embargo, to provide greater 
     assurances for contract sanctity, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GREEN:
       H.R. 3655. A bill to encourage States to enact laws to 
     prohibit the sale of tobacco products to individuals under 
     the age of 18; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 3656. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an election of deduction in lieu of a basis 
     increase where indebtedness secured by property has original 
     issue discount and is held by a cash method taxpayer; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT:
       H.R. 3657. A bill to suspend the duty on oxidized 
     polyacrylonitrile fibers until January 1, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 3658. A bill to provide for the settlement of the 
     water rights claims of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky 
     Boy's Reservation, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon, Mr. Combest, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Pombo, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Thune, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. McDade, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Souder, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Scarborough, 
             and Mr. Hutchinson):
       H.R. 3659. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Houghton, and Mr. Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 3660. A bill to invest in the future of the United 
     States by doubling the amount authorized for basic 
     scientific, medical, and pre-competitive engineering 
     research; to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, and Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Filner, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Markey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Frost, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. 
             Velazquez):
       H.R. 3661. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to give greater priority 
     to research on the exposure of veterans of Operation Desert 
     Shield and Operation Desert Storm to biological agents or 
     chemical weapons, other toxic agents such as depleted uranium 
     and organophosphates, pyridostigmine bromide, vaccines, oil 
     well fire pollution, and other potentially hazardous 
     substances, to require the Director of the National 
     Institutes of Health to monitor, through a comprehensive 
     database, the resulting effects of such exposure on those 
     veterans' health and their clinical progress in order to 
     identify and provide appropriate and effective medical 
     treatment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
     National Security, and Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Sherman):
       H.R. 3662. A bill to establish a commission to examine 
     issues pertaining to the disposition of Holocaust-era assets 
     in the United States before, during, and after World War

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     II, and to make recommendations to the President on further 
     action, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 3663. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide equitable treatment for contributions by 
     employees to defined contribution pension plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. 
             Rogers):
       H.R. 3664. A bill to provide crop insurance coverage for 
     tobacco crops, to provide extension services related to 
     tobacco, and to provide for the administration of the Federal 
     tobacco price support and quota programs at no expense to the 
     Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 3665. A bill to amend the Family Violence Prevention 
     and Services Act to improve and strengthen certain 
     provisions; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Andrews, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lampson, 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3666. A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act 
     and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide children with 
     increased access to food and nutrition assistance, to 
     simplify program operations and improve program management, 
     to extend certain authorities contained in such Acts through 
     fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MCCRERY (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Foley, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Sam Johnson):
       H.R. 3667. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the deduction for meal and entertainment 
     expenses of small businesses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MCHALE (for himself and Mr. Buyer):
       H.R. 3668. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the furnishing by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs of burial flags for deceased members and former 
     members of the Selected Reserve; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MCINNIS:
       H.R. 3669. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide funding for the implementation of the 
     endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the 
     Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 3670. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     require States to check law enforcement records to verify 
     whether adult applicants for food stamp benefits are 
     ineligible to receive such benefits because they are 
     detainees in law enforcement facilities or are fugitives from 
     justice; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Goode, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 3671. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide the death penalty for smuggling certain drugs into 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Coyne, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Pomeroy, and Ms. Stabenow):
       H.R. 3672. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to promote expanded retirement savings; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Castle, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo):
       H.R. 3673. A bill to amend the 50 States Commemorative Coin 
     Program Act to extend the program by an additional year for 
     the purpose of including the District of Columbia, American 
     Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin 
     Islands within the scope of the program; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself and Mr. Clement):
       H.R. 3674. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     clarify that the Secretary of Transportation does not have 
     authority to collect user fees for navigational assistance 
     services, including icebreaking; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ORTIZ:
       H.R. 3675. A bill to designate a United States courthouse 
     in Brownsville, Texas, as the ``Reynaldo G. Garza - Filemon 
     B. Vela, Sr. United States Courthouse``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Green, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. Furse, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Rothman, 
             Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Martinez, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Carson, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Manton, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       H.R. 3676. A bill to establish a comprehensive program to 
     ensure the safety of food products intended for human 
     consumption which are regulated by the Food and Drug 
     Administration; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PASTOR:
       H.R. 3677. A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of 
     the Interior to convey certain works, facilities, and titles 
     of the Gila Project, and Designated Lands within or adjacent 
     to the Gila Project, to the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and 
     Drainage District, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. 
             Pomeroy):
       H.R. 3678. A bill to provide crop insurance, marketing 
     loan, and emergency operating loan relief for agricultural 
     producers in certain counties in the States of North Dakota 
     and Minnesota that have been repeatedly designated as Federal 
     disaster areas; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. REYES (for himself and Mr. Gephardt):
       H.R. 3679. A bill to authorize additional appropriations 
     for personnel and technology for the United States Customs 
     Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, which 
     have joint responsibility at ports of entry, in order to 
     increase inspection and enforcement at ports of entry and to 
     expedite and facilitate the flow of legal commercial and 
     passenger traffic at United States borders and interior 
     checkpoints; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 3680. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a program to help children 
     and youth learn English, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RILEY:
       H.R. 3681. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to review and adjust the size 
     standards used to determine whether or not enterprises in 
     certain industry categories are small business concerns for 
     the purposes of competing for Federal contracting 
     opportunities; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Stearns, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hefner, Mr. John, 
             Mr. Minge, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Bryant, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Thune, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 3682. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid laws 
     requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 3683. A bill to provide for each American the 
     opportunity to provide for his or her retirement through a 
     S.A.F.E. account, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con

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     sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
     of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Collins, Mr. Sununu, and 
             Mr. Portman):
       H.R. 3684. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, the Social Security Act, the Wagner-Peyser Act, and the 
     Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 
     to improve the method by which Federal unemployment taxes are 
     collected; to improve the method by which funds are provided 
     from Federal unemployment tax revenue for employment security 
     administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3685. A bill to provide that the amount authorized to 
     be appropriated for national defense functions of the 
     Government for fiscal year 1999 may not exceed the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated for national defense functions 
     for fiscal year 1998; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Condit, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Harman, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Torres, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 3686. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make block grants to States for purposes of 
     improving the quality of child care services and making 
     grants to business consortia to provide quality child care 
     services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 3687. A bill to authorize prepayment of amounts due 
     under a water reclamation project contract for the Canadian 
     River Project, Texas; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WATKINS (for himself and Mr. Istook):
       H.R. 3688. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas 
     well production; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD:
       H.R. 3689. A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Goode, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Baesler, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 3690. A bill to establish provisions regarding a 
     proposed rulemaking under the Clean Air Act with respect to 
     the transport, in the eastern portion of the United States, 
     of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lantos, and 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Con. Res. 258. Concurrent resolution encouraging 
     international resolution of the political status of East 
     Timor; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MANTON (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H. Con. Res. 259. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     honoring the people of the Dodecanesian Islands for their 
     stance in fighting fascism and preserving democratic values 
     and beliefs; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H. Con. Res. 260. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued honoring Paul Leroy Robeson, and that the 
     Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the 
     Postmaster General in 1998, during which occurs the 100th 
     anniversary of Paul Robeson's birth, that such a stamp be 
     issued; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Doolittle, 
             and Mr. Pombo):
       H. Res. 406. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the canned fruit subsidy regime of 
     the European Union is a bilateral trade concern of high 
     priority, for which prompt corrective action is needed; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.30.41  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       273. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Pennsylvania, relative to House Resolution No. 
     330 memorializing the President of the United States and 
     Congress to maintain and increase funding for the 
     Pennsylvania National Guard Counterdrug Program; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       274. Also,a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 4039 urging 
     the Federal Communications Commission to review and amend its 
     ruling barring direct reimbursement to state agencies that 
     provide telecommunications services; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       275. Also,a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No.155 memorializing 
     the President of the United States and the Congress of the 
     United States to take immediate and necessary action to 
     provide for United States citizenship for Wojtek Tokarcyzk; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       276. Also,a memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 
     No. 220 expressing the sense of the Virginia General Assembly 
     in support of the retention of the 1,250-mile perimeter rule 
     at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       277. Also,a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Pennsylvania, relative to House Resolution 358 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to urge the 
     United States Department of Commerce to continue in a timely 
     fashion the ongoing investigation relating to the dumping of 
     certain stainless steel products into the American 
     marketplace; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       278. Also,a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Washington, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 8019 
     requesting federal funds for housing finance; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       279. Also,a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 147 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to provide full funding for 
     harbor maintenance and lamprey control in the Great Lakes and 
     to urge other Great Lake states to join in this effort; 
     jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Resources. 

para.30.42  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MCINTYRE:
       H.R. 3691. A bill for the relief of Augusto Ernesto 
     Segovia, Maria Isabel Segovia, Edelmira Isabel Segovia, Perla 
     Franccesca Segovia, and Augusto Thomas Segovia; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 3692. A bill for the relief of Anne M. Nagel; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.30.43  reports of committees on private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2729. 
     A bill for the private relief of Ruth Hairston by waiver of a 
     filing deadline for appeal from a ruling relating to her 
     application for a survivor annuity (Rept. 105-479); which was 
     referred to the Committee of the Whole House.

para.30.44  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 74: Mr. Skaggs and Mr. Rangel. .
       H.R. 96: Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 135: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 165: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 303: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 371: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 452: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Berman and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 465: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 536: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 603: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 715: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 864: Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Jackson and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 915: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 923: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 939: Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Gilchrest and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Brown of California, Mr. Upton and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Clyburn and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Regula, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1280: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 1290: Mr. Clement and Mr. John.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Gilchrest and Mr. Stark.

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       H.R. 1362: Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Scott and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 1404: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hastings 
     of Florida, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1415: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 1427: Ms. Eshoo and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1522: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1571: Mr. Lampson and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1624: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1635: Mr. Boswell, Mr. McHale, Mr. Shays, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Lantos, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. 
     Woolsey, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Leach, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. 
     Fazio of California.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Minge, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Knollenberg.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Ensign and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 1736: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Berry, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dooley of California, 
     Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Everett, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of New York, 
     Mr. Lampson, Mr. Largent, Mr. Tauzin, and Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 1773: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 1786: Mr. Markey, Mr. Pallone. Mr. Meeks of New York, 
     and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1800: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1804: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Everett, Mr. Riley, and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Foley and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Weygand and Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 2020: Mr. LaFalce and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 2070: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 2145: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Cooksey, 
     Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 2154: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     Conyers, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Lantos, and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2174: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2231: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Pease.
       H.R. 2374: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2431: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Klink, Mr. Green, 
     Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 2433: Mr. Pease and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2488: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2489: Ms. Carson, Ms. Kaptur, and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Davis of Florida and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and 
     Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 2547: Ms. Norton and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 2553: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 2556: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 2593: Mrs. McCarthy of New York and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 2596: Mr. Goodling and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2598: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Scarborough and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 2660: Mr. Minge, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2670: Mr. Gutierrez and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 2671: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Campbell, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Pease.
       H.R. 2713: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 2714: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 2727: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Barcia 
     of Michigan, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Goss, 
     Mr. Taylor of Mississippi. Mr. Castle, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Petri, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Gilman, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Thune, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
     Quinn, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
     Foley, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. McHugh, 
     Mr. Bass, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Upton, 
     and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 2733: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, Mr. Leach, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
     Dooley of California, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
     Smith of Michigan, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
     Shadegg.
       H.R. 2761: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2804: Mr. Frost, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. 
     Istook.
       H.R. 2874: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 2908: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
     Stenholm, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 2939: Mr. Hobson and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 2941: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 2995: Mr. Sununu and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2960: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2963: Mr. Torres, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2968: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sununu, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon, Ms. Furse, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Clayton, and 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 3000: Mr. Hobson and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 3007: Mr. Boehlert and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 3010: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3032: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3033: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Klink and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 3081: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 3104: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Diaz-
     Balart.
       H.R. 3131: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 3140: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 3143: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3148: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
     Fazio of California, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mr. Spratt, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Tanner, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 3161: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 3178: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 3185: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 3189: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Paxon, and Mr. 
     Neumann.
       H.R. 3205: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3215: Mr. Paul, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Kolbe, 
     Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3225: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3228: Mr. Royce, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Miller 
     of Florida, and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 3236: Mr. Fossella, Mr. Obey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 3240: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Sununu and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 3255: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 3267: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 3269: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3279: Mr. Manton, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 3281: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 3283: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3284: Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 3293: Ms. Lofgren and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 3308: Mr. Rahall, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 3318: Mr. Upton, Mr. Herger, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
     Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Hall of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 3331: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 3333: Ms. Woolsey and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3338: Mr. Manton and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3341: Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Hobson, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 3435: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 3462: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 3497: Mr. Cooksey and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 3506: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Livingston, Mr. King of New 
     York, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 3510: Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 3532: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. 
     Sanders, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Jenkins, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
     Greenwood.
       H.R. 3524: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 3526: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3531: Mr. Frost and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3535: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 3538: Mr. Bonior, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Engel.
       H.R. 3541: Mr. Packard, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Kim,  Mr. Wexler, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Filner, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Shays Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Cooksey, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 3546: Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 3551: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3555: Mr. McHugh  and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3561: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 3563: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 3570: Mr. Miller of California and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 3571: Mr. Manton, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Bishop, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 3577: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3599: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3603: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Filner, Mr. Everett, and Mr. 
     Cooksey.
       H.R. 3605: Mr. Turner, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Sachumer, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Berry, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Forbes, Ms. Furse, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania.
       H.J. Res. 65: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
     Olver, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.J. Res. 66: Mr. Weygand and Mr. Cummings.
       H.J. Res. 99: Mr. Foley.
       H.J. Res. 102: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Fawell, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Ms. Granger, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Solomon, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Young of Florida.

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       H.J. Res. 108: Mr. Poshard.
       H. Con. Res. 27: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Meeks of New York, and 
     Mr. Shaw.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Mr. King of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 211: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H. Con. Res. 215: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H. Con. Res. 220: Mr. Ackerman and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York.
       H. Con. Res. 222: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. 
     Sanford.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Stupak.
       H. Con. Res. 233: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lipinski, 
     and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 234: Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Scarborough, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Wexler.
       H. Con. Res. 240: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Pastor, 
     Mr. Torres, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
     and Mr. Doggett.
       H. Con. Res. 241: Mr. Luther and Ms. DeLauro.
       H. Con. Res. 246: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H. Con. Res. 247: Mr. Meehan, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Cummings, 
     Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Sanders.
       H. Con. Res. 249: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and 
     Mr. Bonior.
       H. Con. Res. 250: Ms. Lofgren and Mrs. Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 254: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Visclosky.
       H. Res. 279: Mr. Kucinich.
       H. Res. 363: Mr. Filner and Mr. Spence.
       H. Res. 399: Mr. Allen and Mr. Souder.

para.30.45  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       55. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the City Council of 
     the City of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, relative to 
     Resolution No. R0056-98 urging the United States House of 
     Representatives and the United States Senate to pass H.R. 
     1151; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       56. Also,a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     New York, relative to Resolution No. 53 petitioning the 
     Congress of the United States to Support Various Initiatives 
     for the Prevention and Treatment of Breast Cancer; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       57. Also,a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     New York, relative to Resolution No. 56 petitioning the 
     Congress of the United States to Support Use of Military 
     Force in Iraq if the President of the United States Deems it 
     Necessary; to the Committee on International Relations. 

para.30.46  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1173: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Dickey.
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                      TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1998 (31)

para.31.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 o'clock p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   April 21, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable George R. Nethercutt, Jr. 
     to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.31.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House of the 
following titles:

       H.R. 629. An Act to grant the consent of the Congress to 
     the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact.
       H.R. 3130. An Act to provide for an alternative penalty 
     procedure for States that fail to meet Federal child support 
     data processing requirements, to reform Federal incentive 
     payments for effective child support performance, to provide 
     for a more flexible penalty procedure for States that violate 
     interjurisdictional adoption requirements, to amend the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act to make certain aliens 
     determined to be delinquent in the payment of child support 
     inadmissible and ineligible for naturalization, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-78, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, appoints Dr. Robert C. 
Talley, of South Dakota, as a member of the National Health Museum 
Commission.

para.31.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para.31.4  recess--12:54 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.31.5  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.31.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, April 1, 1998
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.31.7  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8394. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Commuted Traveltime Periods: Overtime 
     Services Relating to Imports and Exports [Docket No. 98-022-
     1] received April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8395. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Commuted Traveltime Periods: Overtime 
     Services Relating to Imports and Exports [Docket No. 98-017-
     1] received April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8396. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Brucellosis; Increased Indemnity for 
     Cattle and Bison [Docket No. 98-016-1] received April 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8397. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Oriental Fruit Fly; Removal of 
     Quarantined Area [Docket No. 97-073-5] received April 14, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8398. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Official Pseudorabies Tests [Docket No. 
     96-013-2] received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8399. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Use of Glycerine as a Humectant 
     in Shelf Stable Meat Snacks [Docket No. 95-038DF] (RIN: 0583-
     AB97) received March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8400. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Onions Grown in South Texas; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-959-1-FIR] 
     received April 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8401. A letter from the Administratior, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Grapes Grown in a Designated 
     Area of Southeastern California; Revision to Container 
     Requirements [Docket No. FV98-925-2 FIR] received April 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8402. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Revision of Laboratory Service 
     Fees [Docket Number S&TD-97-001] received April 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8403. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Pathogen Reduction; Hazard 
     Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems--Sample 
     Collection--Technical Amendments and Corrections: Direct 
     Final Rule [Docket No. 97-056DF] (RIN: 0583-AC40) received 
     April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8404. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Carrageenan, Locust Bean Gum and 
     Xanthan Gum Blend Used as a Binder in Certain Cured Pork 
     Products [Docket No. 96-01 4DF] (RIN: 0583-AC16) received 
     April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8405. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Designation of the State of 
     Florida Under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry 
     Products In

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     spection Act [Docket No. 97-050F] received April 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8406. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Fees for Destination Market 
     Inspections of Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Other Products 
     [Docket Number FV-97-302] (RIN: 0581-AB51] received April 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8407. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Limes 
     and Avocados Grown in Florida; Establishment of a Continuing 
     Assessment Rate for Limes and a Decrease in the Continuing 
     Assessment Rate for Avocados [Docket No. FV98-911-1 FR] 
     received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       8408. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Revision of 
     Handling and Reporting Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and 
     Peaches [Docket No. FV98-916-1 IFR] received April 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8409. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Apple Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Apple Crop Insurance 
     Provisions [7 CFR Parts 405 and 457] received April 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8410. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propiconazole; 
     Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300633; 
     FRL-5781-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8411. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hexythiazox; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300631; FRL-5779-
     2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8412. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bacillus thuringiensis 
     subspecies tolworhti Cry9C Protein and the Genetic Material 
     Necessary for its Production in Corn; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-300612; FRL-5770-4] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8413. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Rimsulfuron (N-((4,6-
     dimethoxypyrimidi -2-yl)amincarbonyl)-3-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-
     pyridinesulfonamide); Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300639; FRL-
     5784-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8414. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cyprodinil; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300643; FRL-5785-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     April 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8415. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clethodim; Time-Limited 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300642; FRL-5784-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received April 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       8416. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--General 
     Information, Organization and Functions, and Loan Making 
     Authority [7 CFR Part 1700] received April 8, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8417. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rural 
     Utilities Service Water and Waste Program Regulations [7 CFR 
     Parts 1942 and 1951] received April 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8418. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals of budget authority as of April 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. Doc. No. 105--237); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       8419. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Secretary's Selected Acquisition Reports (SARS) for the 
     quarter ending December 31, 1997, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2432; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       8420. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Defense 
     Programs, Department of Energy, transmitting the letter 
     stating the Department's plans to submit the Stockpile 
     Stewardship Plan by April 30, 1998, pursuant to Public Law 
     105--85; to the Committee on National Security.
       8421. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the proposal for the Department of 
     Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel 
     Demonstration, pursuant to Public Law 105--85; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       8422. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     System's final rule--Equal Credit Opportunity [Regulation B; 
     Docket No. R-0978] received April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       8423. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Russia, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       8424. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Standard Flood 
     Insurance Policy (RIN: 3067-AC73) received April 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       8425. A letter from the Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Twentieth Annual Report to Congress on the 
     administration of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1692m; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       8426. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Early Intervention Program 
     for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (RIN: 1820-AA97) 
     received April 14, 1998, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8427. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National Service, transmitting the 
     Corporation's Fiscal Year 1996 Annual report; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8428. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Early Intervention Program for 
     Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (RIN: 1820-AA97) 
     received April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8429. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received April 8, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       8430. A letter from the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Safety 
     Standard for Bicycle Helments [16 CFR Part 1203] received 
     April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8431. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Expedited Safety 
     Reporting Requirements for Human Drug and Biological 
     Products; Correction [Docket No. 93N-0181] (RIN: 0910-AA97) 
     received March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       8432. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Listing of Color 
     Additives Exempt from Certification; Canthaxanthin [Docket 
     No. 93C-0248] received March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8433. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Food Additives 
     Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption 
     Sucralose [Docket No. 87F-0086] received April 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8434. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standard, Model Year 2000 
     [Docket No. NHTSA-97-3130] (RIN: 2127-AG72) received April 7, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8435. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware 
     New Source Review [Docket No. DE-12-5886; FRL-5990-2] 
     received March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       8436. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Minnesota [MN49-
     01-7274a; MN50-01-7275a; FRL-5990-6] received March 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8437. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Announcement of 
     Competition for EPA's Brownfields Job Training and 
     Development Demonstration Pilots [FRL-5989-1] received March 
     31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8438. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's determination 
     that the Clean Air Act provides the Agency sufficient legal 
     authority to protect public health and

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     the environment from air toxics falling into the Great Lakes, 
     Lake Champlain, Chesapeake Bay and many U.S. coastal waters; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       8439. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Deletion of Certain 
     Chemicals; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Community Right-
     to-Know [OPPTS-400082D; FRL-5785-5] (RIN: 2070-AC00) received 
     April 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8440. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Vermont; 
     VOC Regulations [VT-006-01-1219a; A-1-FRL-5998-1] received 
     April 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8441. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Air Quality: Revision 
     to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds--Exclusion of 
     Methyl Acetate [FRL-5992-4] (RIN: 2060- AH27) received April 
     7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8442. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated 
     Facilities and Pollutants, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; 
     Control of Landfill Gas Emissions from Existing Municipal 
     Solid Waste Landfills [PA-107-4066a; FRL-5994-4] received 
     April 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8443. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arkansas; 
     Recodification of Air Quality Control Regulations and 
     Correction of Sulfur Dioxide Enforceability Deficiencies [AR-
     2-1-5646a; FRL-5990-0] received April 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8444. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Utah; 1993 
     Periodic Carbon Monoxide Emission Inventories for Utah [UT-
     001-004a; FRL-5993-4] received April 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8445. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Financial Assurance 
     Mechanisms for Corporate Owners and Operators of Municipal 
     Solid Waste Landfill Facilities [FRL-5994-7] (RIN: 2050-AD77) 
     received April 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       8446. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communication Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--In the Matter of 
     Toll Free Service Access Codes [CC Docket No. 95-155] 
     received April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       8447. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Dallas, Oregon) [MM Docket No. 97-220; RM-9179] received 
     April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8448. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Lake Crystal, Minnesota and Vernon Center Minnesota) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-260 RM-8965] received April 14, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8449. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Prineville, Oregon) [MM Docket No. 97-226 RM-9184] received 
     April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8450. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Part 
     90 of the Commission's Rules to Adopt Regulations for 
     Automatic Vehicle Monitoring Systems [PR Docket No. 93-61] 
     received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       8451. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Soluble Fiber From 
     Certain Foods and Coronary Heart Disease; Correction [Docket 
     No. 96P-0338] received April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8452. A letter from the Chairman, National Committee on 
     Vital and Health Statistics, transmitting the Annual Report 
     to Congress on the Implementation of the Adminstrative 
     Simplification Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability 
     and Accountability Act, pursuant to Public Law 104--191, 
     section 263 (110 Stat. 2033); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8453. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation with the Administration's 
     specifications for electricity competition legislation; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       8454. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network [Docket 
     Number: 98-HRSA-01] (RIN: 0906-AA32) received March 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8455. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Confirmation and Affirmation of Securities Trades; 
     Matching [Release No. 34-39829; File No. S7-10-98] received 
     April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8456. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a 6-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency declared by Executive Order 12924 of 
     August 19, 1994, to deal with the threat to the national 
     security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States 
     caused by the lapse of the Export Administration Act of 1979, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--239); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       8457. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the status of efforts to 
     obtain Iraq's compliance with the resolutions adopted by the 
     U.N. Security Council, pursuant to Public Law 102--1, section 
     3 (105 Stat. 4); (H. Doc. No. 105--240); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       8458. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report authorizing the 
     transfer of up to $100M in defense articles and services to 
     the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 
     104--107, section 540(c) (110 Stat. 736); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8459. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 09-
     98 for Final Authority to Conclude a Project Arrangement (PA) 
     with the United Kingdom to investigate the potential tactical 
     aircraft survivability improvements, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8460. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 08-
     98 for U.S. involvement with Australia in a Project 
     concerning Collins Class Submarine Acoustic Measurement, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8461. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 06-
     98 which constitutes a Request for Final Approval for the 
     Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. and NATO member 
     nations to establish an organizational structure for the 
     implementation and operation of the Battlefield Information 
     Collection and Exploitation Systems (BICES), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8462. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Oman (Transmittal No. 
     09-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8463. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Turkey (Transmittal No. 
     11-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8464. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Forces's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer 
     and Acceptance (LOA) to Singapore for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 98-35), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8465. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Forces's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer 
     and Acceptance (LOA) to Saudi Arabia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 98-36), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8466. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Forces's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer 
     and Acceptance (LOA) to Norway for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 98-34), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8467. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Canada for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-30), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       8468. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Italy for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-25),

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     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8469. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Forces's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer 
     and Acceptance (LOA) to Israel for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 98-37), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8470. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Israel (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-66-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       8471. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     chemical and biological weapons proliferation control efforts 
     for the period of February 1, 1997 to January 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to Public Law 102--182, section 308(a) (105 Stat. 
     1257); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8472. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the bimonthly report on progress toward 
     a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question, including any 
     relevant reports from the Secretary General of the United 
     Nations, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8473. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8474. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     two rewards have been paid, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2708(h); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       8475. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8476. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification supplements regarding the Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction Program; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       8477. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-313, 
     ``Mortgage Lender and Broker Act of 1996 Amendment Act of 
     1998'' received March 31, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8478. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-312, 
     ``Omnibus Sports Consolidation Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received March 31, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8479. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List--received April 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       8480. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8481. A letter from the Senior Deputy Chairman, National 
     Endowment of the Arts, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act from January 1, 1997 to 
     September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8482. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the FY 1997 annual report under 
     the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) covering the period 
     from January 1, 1997 through September 30, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8483. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Revised 
     Application Procedures For Disability Retirement Under CSRS 
     and FERS (RIN: 3206-AH68) received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       8484. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     transmitting the Seventh Annual Management Report, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8485. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a report on the Consolidated Financial 
     Statements of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 
     1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 331 (e)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8486. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       8487. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     the first nine months of 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8488. A letter from the Vice Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting 60 recommendations for legislative 
     action, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(a)(9); to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       8489. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Fifteenth Report of the Federal Voting Assistance 
     Program, pursuant to Public Law 99--410; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       8490. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Wild Horse and Burro Adoptions; 
     Power of Attorney [NV-960-1060-00-24-1A] (RIN: 1004-AD28) 
     received April 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       8491. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Illinois Regulatory 
     Program [SPATS No. IL -089-FOR] received April 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8492. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Technical Amendments to HUD's Regulations 
     Governing Environmental Review Procedures for Entities 
     Assuming HUD Environmental Responsibilities [Docket No. FR-
     4138-F-01] (RIN: 2501-AC32) received March 30, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8493. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Sea 
     Scallop Fishery; Area Closures [Docket No. 980318065-8065-01; 
     I.D. 030698B] (RIN: 0648-AK68) received April 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8494. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Maximum Retainable 
     Bycatch Percentages [Docket No. 971231319-8070-02; I.D. 
     112697A] (RIN: 0648-AK09) received April 14, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8495. A letter from the Acting Administrator For Fisheries, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Shark Fisheries; 
     Large Coastal Shark Species [I.D. 032098A] received April 14, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8496. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Sea Turtle 
     Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements [Docket No. 
     980331080-8080-01; I.D. 032398C] (RIN: 0648-AK66) received 
     April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       8497. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--North and South Atlantic Swordfish Fishery; Directed 
     Fishery Closure [I.D. 021998C] received April 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8498. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies 
     Fishery; Framework Adjustment 25 [Docket No. 980318066-8066-
     01; I.D. 022698A] (RIN: 0648-AK77) received April 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8499. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Jade Collection in the Monterey 
     Bay National Marine Sanctuary [Docket No. 950609150-8003-04] 
     (RIN: 0648-AI06) received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8500. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Andover, NJ [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-AEA-50] received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8501. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Galax, VA [Airspace Docket No. 
     97-AEA-48] received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8502. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wilmington, DE [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AEA-49] received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8503. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Danville, VA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-AEA-46] received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       8504. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Topeka, Philip 
     Billard Municipal Airport, KS; Correction [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ACE-36] received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8505. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Salina, KS; 
     Correction [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-35] received March 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8506. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Iola, KS [Airspace Docket No. 
     97-ACE-37] received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8507. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace; Minot AFB, ND; and Class E 
     Airspace; Minot, ND [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-61] received 
     March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8508. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Sheridan, WY [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ANM-18] received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8509. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Colorado Springs, CO [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ANM-06] received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8510. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft Inc. Models 
     SA226-AT, SA226-TC, SA227-AC, and SA227-AT Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 96-CE-68-AD; Amendment 39-10403; AD 98-06-25] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8511. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives, Boeing Model 747-400 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-65-AD; Amendment 39-10407; AD 98-
     06-29] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8512. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon (Beech) Model 400, 400A, 
     400T, MU-300, and MU-300-10 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-68-
     AD; Amendment 39-10408; AD 98-06-30] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8513. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 94-NM-117-AD; Amendment 39-10405; AD 
     98-06-27] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 27, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8514. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 95-NM-216-AD; Amendment 39-10398; AD 98-06-20] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8515. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 93-NM-193-AD; Amendment 39-10404; AD 
     98-06-26] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 27, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8516. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; U.S. National Waterski Racing 
     Championship [CGD11-97-008] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received April 
     7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8517. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Anchorage Regulations; San Diego Harbor, CA [CGD11-97-007] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA98) received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8518. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Parker Enduro [CGD11-98-002] (RIN: 
     2115-AE46) received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8519. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Back Bay of Biloxi, 
     Mississippi [CGD 08-98-014] received April 7, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8520. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Fatigue Evaluation of Structure [Docket No. 27358; Amdt. No. 
     25-96] (RIN: 2120-AD42) received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8521. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace South of Abbotsford, British 
     Columbia (BC), on the United States Side of the U.S./Canadian 
     Border, and the Establishment of a Class C Airspace Area in 
     the Vicinity of Point Roberts, Washington (WA) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 93-AWA-16] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 7, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8522. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAe 146-
     100A, -200A, and -300A, and Model Avro 146-RJ Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-163-AD; Amendment 39-10424; AD 
     98-07-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 7, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8523. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-2, -3, -3B, 
     and -3C Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-16-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10420; AD 98-07-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8524. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-108-AD; Amendment 39-10422; AD 
     98-07-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 7, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8525. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-306-AD; Amendment 39-10423; AD 
     98-07-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 7, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8526. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: San Francisco Bay, CA [COTP San Francisco Bay; 
     98-005] (RIN: 2115-AA99) received April 9, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8527. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 
     Model 407 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-67-AD; Amendment 39-
     10428; AD 97-24-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8528. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Model AB 412 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-63-AD; Amendment 39-10430; AD 
     98-07-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 7, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8529. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; GKN Westland Helicopters Limited 
     WG-30 Series 100 and 100-60 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-28-
     AD; Amendment 39-10431; AD 98-07-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8530. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), 
     Ltd., Model 1125 Westwind Astra and Astra SPX Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-104-AD; Amendment 39-10427; AD 
     98-07-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 7, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8531. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model HS 748 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-98-AD; Amendment 39-10443; 
     AD 98-07-22] (RIN: 2120-AA644) received April 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8532. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR-42 and ATR-
     72 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-228-AD; Amendment 39-
     10413; AD 98-06-34] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8533. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 
     47B, 47B-3, 47D, 47D-1, 47G, 47G-2, 47G-2A, 47G-2A-1, 47G-3, 
     47G-3B, 47G-3B-1, 47G-3B-2, 47G-3B-2A, 47G-4, 47G-4A, 47G-5, 
     47G-5A, 47H-1, 47J, 47J-2, 47J-2A, and 47K Helicopters 
     [Docket No. 96-SW-28-AD; Amend

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     ment 39-10429; AD 98-07-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 
     7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8534. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Blacksburg, VA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AEA-45] received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8535. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Lincoln, NE; Correction 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-24] received April 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8536. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Pennington Gap, VA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AEA-47] received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8537. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Audubon, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ACE-30] received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8538. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Daytona Beach, FL [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ASO-31] received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8539. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boing Model 767-200 and -300 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-50-AD; Amendment 39-10433; AD 98-
     07-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8540. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-245-AD; Amendment 39-10435; AD 98-07-15] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8541. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Final Policy on Part 150 Approval of Noise Mitigation 
     Measures: Effect on the Use of Federal Grants for Noise 
     Mitigation Projects [Docket No. 28149] received April 7, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8542. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Standards for Acceptance Under the Primary 
     Category Rule [14 CFR Part 21] received April 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8543. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Laconia, NH [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ANE-92] received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8544. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D Airspace; Westfield, MA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ANE91] received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8545. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A340 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-338-AD; Amendment 39-10446; AD 98-07-24] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8546. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR-42-500 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-48-AD; Amendment 39-10447; 
     AD 98-07-25] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8547. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A340 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-327-AD; Amendment 39-10445; AD 98-07-23] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8548. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-300, -400, and -
     500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 95-NM-207-AD; Amendment 39-
     10436; AD 98-07-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8549. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-119-AD; Amendment 39-10432; AD 
     98-07-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 7, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8550. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Helicopter 
     Systems Model 369F and 369FF Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-
     03-AD; Amendment 39-10440; AD 98-07-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8551. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS 332C, L, 
     and L1 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-13-AD; Amendment 39-
     10441; AD 98-07-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8552. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Disaster Assistance; Restoration of Damaged Facilities (RIN: 
     3067-AC60) received April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8553. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's report regarding regulations 
     concerning oils, including animal fats and vegetable oils 
     related to the Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104--324, section 1130; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8554. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Equitable 
     Adjustments Under Contracts for Construction, Dismantling, 
     Demolishing, or Removing Improvements [48 CFR Parts 1843 and 
     1852] received April 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       8555. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--VA Acquisition Regulations: 
     Department Protests (RIN: 2900-AI51) received March 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       8556. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--VA Acquisition Regulations: 
     Commercial Items (RIN: 2900-AI05) received April 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       8557. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the annual report evaluating the Uniformed Services 
     Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) for 
     fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 4332; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       8558. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of his determination that a 
     waiver of the application of subsections 402(a) and (b) of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam will 
     substantially promote the objectives of section 402, pursuant 
     to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d); (H. Doc. No. 105--238); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       8559. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Guidance under Subpart F Relating to Partnerships and 
     Branches [REG-104537-97] (RIN: 1545-AV11) received March 24, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8560. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Guidance under Subpart F Relating to Partnerships and 
     Branches [TD 8767] (RIN: 1545-AW07) received March 24, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       8561. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Revenue 
     Procedure 98-34] received April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8562. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Effective Date of Regulations Under Section 1441 and 
     Qualified Intermediary Procedures [Notice 98-16] received 
     April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8563. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Revenue 
     Procedure 98-30] received April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8564. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     forms and instructions [Revenue Procedure 98-32] received 
     April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8565. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Transfers in General

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     [Revenue Ruling 98-21] received April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8566. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Net 
     Unrealized Appreciation in Employer Securities [Notice 98-24] 
     received April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8567. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Application of 1.1295-1T(b) (4), (f) and (g) to taxable years 
     beginning before January 1, 1998 [Notice 98-22] received 
     April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8568. A letter from the Chief Reulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Election to Continue To Treat Trust as a United States Person 
     [Notice 98-25] received April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8569. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Taxation of Social Security Benefits Under U.S.-Canada Income 
     Tax Treaty [Notice 98-23] received April 17, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8570. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Qualified Intermediary Withholding Agreement [Rev. Proc. 98-
     27] received April 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8571. A letter from the Chief Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Changes in accounting periods and in methods of accounting 
     [Rev. Proc. 98-29] received April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8572. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Valuation of Plan Distributions [TD 8768] (RIN: 1545-AT27) 
     received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8573. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, United 
     States Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Increase of Maximum Amount For Informal Entries to 
     $2000 (RIN: 1515-AC11) received April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8574. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, United 
     States Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Centralized Examination Stations (RIN: 1515-AC07) 
     received April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8575. A letter from the General Sales Manager and Vice 
     President, Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the annual report summarizing the 
     availability, distribution and value of commodities donated 
     under section 416(b) in FY 1993, FY 1994, and FY 1995, 
     pursuant to 7 U.S.C. Article 1431 (b), 416(b); jointly to the 
     Committees on Agriculture and International Relations.
       8576. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Environmental Management, Department of Energy, transmitting 
     notification of a delay in submitting a report on the 
     Savannah River Site Comprehensive Planning Process, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 9203(c); jointly to the Committees on National 
     Security and Commerce.
       8577. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting the Board's annual 
     report describing health and safety activities relating to 
     the Department of Energy's defense nuclear facilities during 
     the calendar year 1997; jointly to the Committees on National 
     Security and Commerce.
       8578. A letter from the Chairman, District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     transmitting a report on the changes in the present system 
     for administering medical malpractice liability in the 
     District of Columbia; jointly to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, Appropriations, the Judiciary, and 
     Commerce. 

para.31.8  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, April 2, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Thursday, April 2, 1998:
       H.R. 1116, passed without amendment.
       S. 493, agreed to House amendments.
       S. 1178, agreed to House amendments.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                  Clerk, House of Representatives.

para.31.9  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, April 3, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Friday, April 3, 1998:
       H.R. 2400 passed with amendment requested conference.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                  Clerk, House of Representatives.

para.31.10  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, April 6, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Friday, April 3, 1998:
       H.R. 2843 passed without amendment.
       H.R. 3226 passed without amendment.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                  Clerk, House of Representatives.

para.31.11  enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced that pursuant to clause 4, rule I, the Speaker 
pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, had signed the following enrolled bills on 
April 8, 1998:

       H.R. 1116. An Act to provide for the conveyance of the 
     reversionary interest of the United States in certain lands 
     to the Clint Independent School District and the Fabens 
     Independent School District.

       H.R. 2843. An Act to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to reevaluate the equipment 
     in medical kits carried on, and to make a decision regarding 
     requiring automatic external defibrillators to be carried on, 
     aircraft operated by air carriers, and for other purposes.

       H.R. 3226. An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain lands and improvements in the State of 
     Virginia, and for other purposes.

       S. 419. An Act to provide surveillance, research, and 
     services aimed at prevention of birth defects, and for other 
     purposes.

       S. 493. An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, with 
     respect to scanning receivers and similar devices.

       S. 1178. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to modify and extend the Visa Waiver Pilot Program, and 
     to provide for the collection of data with respect to the 
     number of nonimmigrants who remain in the United States after 
     the expiration of the period of stay authorized by the 
     Attorney General.

para.31.12  united states capitol preservation commission

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 801(b) of Public 
Law 100-696, and the order of the House of Wednesday, April 1, 1998, 
appointed to the United States Capitol Preservation Commission, Mr. 
Davis of Virginia, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.31.13  united States capitol preservation commission

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication, which 
was read as follows:

                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                    Washington, DC, April 8, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 801(b) (6) and (8) of 
     Public law 100-696, I hereby appoint the following individual 
     to the United States Capitol Preservation Commission: Mr. 
     Serrano, NY.
           Yours Very Truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.31.14  national health museum commission

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication, which 
was read as follows:

                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                    Washington, DC, April 7, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 704(b)(1) of Public 
     Law 105-78, I hereby appoint the following individual to the 
     Na

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     tional Health Museum Commission: Dr. H. Richard Nesson, M.D. 
     of Brookline, MA.
           Yours Very Truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.31.15  united states capitol preservation commission

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication, which 
was read as follows:

                                 Committee on House Oversight,

                                    Washington, DC, April 1, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Newt: Pursuant to Public Law 101-696 section 801 (40 
     USC Sec. 188a) the Chairman of the Committee on House 
     Oversight and the Chairman of the Joint Committee on the 
     Library are provided positions on the Capitol Preservation 
     Commission.
       Since I currently serve as Chairman for both Committees, I 
     am appointing Mr. John Mica of Florida to serve on the 
     Commission in the position reserved for the Chairman of the 
     Joint Committee on the Library.
       Thank you for your attention to this matter.
           Best regards,
                                                      Bill Thomas,
                                                         Chairman.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.31.16  order of business--private calendar business

  On motion of Mr. DeLAY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order today, under clause 6, rule XXIV, the 
Private Calendar rule, be postponed until 5:00 p.m.

para.31.17  police survivors

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3565) 
to amend Part L, of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McCOLLUM demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.31.18  alternative dispute resolution

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3528) to 
amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the use of 
alternative dispute resolution processes in United States district 
courts, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. COBLE and Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. COBLE demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.31.19  national highway traffic safety reauthorization

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2691) to 
reauthorize and improve the operations of the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. BLILEY and Mr. 
KLINK, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.31.20  recess--2:56 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 56 minutes p.m. until 
approximately 5 p.m.

para.31.21  after recess--5:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, called the House to order.

para.31.22  private calendar

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, directed the Private Calendar 
to be called.
  When,

para.31.23  bill passed

  The bill of the following title was considered, read twice, ordered to 
be engrossed and read a third time, was read a third time by title, and 
passed:
  H.R. 2729. A bill for the private relief of Ruth Hairston by waiver of 
a filing deadline for appeal from a ruling relating to her application 
for a survivor annuity.
  The motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill on the Private 
Calendar was disposed of today was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.31.24  call of the house

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER to 
move a call of the House.
  On motion of Mr. SENSENBRENNER, by unanimous consent, a call of the 
House was ordered.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--

para.31.25                    [Roll No. 99]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--389

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara

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     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that 389 
Members had been recorded, a quorum.
  Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.

para.31.26  communication from the clerk--certificate of election

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                          House of Representatives


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                   Washington, DC, April 15, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     copy of the original Certificate of Election received from 
     the Honorable Bill Jones, Secretary of State, State of 
     California, indicating that, according to the semi-official 
     canvas of votes cast in the Special Primary held April 7, 
     1998, the Honorable Mary Bono was elected Representative in 
     Congress for the Forty-fourth Congressional District, State 
     of California.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.31.27  communication from the clerk--certificate of election

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                   Washington, DC, April 15, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear. Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     copy of the original Certificate of Election received from 
     the Honorable Bill Jones, Secretary of State, State of 
     California, indicating that, according to the semi-official 
     canvas of votes cast in the Special Primary held April 7, 
     1998, the Honorable Barbara Lee was elected Representative in 
     Congress for the Ninth Congressional District, State of 
     California.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                  Clerk, House of Representatives.

para.31.28  members-elect sworn in

  Mrs. Mary BONO of the 44th District of California and Ms. Barbara LEE 
of the 9th District of California, appeared at the bar of the House and 
took the oath of office prescribed by law.

para.31.29  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 111

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-488) the resolution (H. Res. 407) providing for the consideration of 
the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 111) proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.31.30  h.r. 3565--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced the unfinished 
business to be the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
3565) to amend Part I, of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

403

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

8

para.31.31                   [Roll No. 100]

                                YEAS--403

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland

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     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                 NAYS--8

     Campbell
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Kingston
     Paul
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Wamp

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Ackerman
     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     Cannon
     Christensen
     Dixon
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Hefner
     Inglis
     Istook
     John
     Kennedy (MA)
     Maloney (NY)
     Meehan
     Paxon
     Rush
     Smith (OR)
     Towns
     Watkins
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.31.32  h.r. 3528--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3528) to amend title 28, United States 
Code, with respect to the use of alternative dispute resolution 
processes in United States district courts, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

405

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para.31.33                   [Roll No. 101]

                                YEAS--405

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                 NAYS--2

     Boehlert
     Slaughter
       

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Ackerman
     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     Cannon
     Christensen
     Conyers
     Davis (VA)
     Dixon
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Hefner
     Inglis
     Istook
     John
     Kennedy (MA)
     McCrery
     Meehan
     Paxon
     Redmond
     Rush
     Smith (OR)
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.31.34  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that the 
committee did on the following date present to the President, for his 
approval, bills of the House of the following titles:

           On April 17, 1998:
       H.R. 1116. An Act to provide for the conveyance of the 
     reversionary interest of the United States in certain lands 
     to the Clint Independent School District and the Fabens 
     Independent School District.
       H.R. 2843. An Act to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to reevaluate the equipment 
     in medical kits carried on, and to make a decision regarding 
     requiring automatic external defibrillators to be carried on, 
     aircraft operated by air carriers, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3226. An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain lands and improvements in the State of 
     Virginia, and for other purposes.

para.31.35  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. RUSH, for today;
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today and April 22 before 12 noon; and
  To Mr. BATEMAN, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.31.36  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, at 10 o'clock and 47 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.31.37  oath of office members, resident commissioner, and delegates

  The oath of office required by the sixth article of the Constitution 
of the United States, and as provided by section 2 of the act of May 13, 
1884 (23 State. 22), to be administered to Members, Resident 
Commissioner, and Delegates of the House of Representatives, the text of 
which is carried in 5 U.S.C. 3331:

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      ``I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and 
    defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, 
    foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to 
    the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental 
    reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and 
    faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to 
    enter. So help me God.''

has been subscribed to in person and filed in duplicate with the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives by the following Members of the 105th 
Congress, pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. 25:
  Honorable Mary Bono, Forty-fourth, California.

      OATH OF OFFICE MEMBERS, RESIDENT COMMISSIONER, AND DELEGATES

  The oath of office required by the sixth article of the Constitution 
of the United States, and as provided by section 2 of the act of May 13, 
1884 (23 State. 22), to be administered to Members, Resident 
Commissioner, and Delegates of the House of Representatives, the text of 
which is carried in 5 U.S.C. 3331:
      ``I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and 
    defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, 
    foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to 
    the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental 
    reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and 
    faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to 
    enter. So help me God.''

has been subscribed to in person and filed in duplicate with the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives by the following Members of the 105th 
Congress, pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. 25:
  Honorable Barbara Lee, Ninth, California.

para.31.38  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

                       [Submitted April 17, 1998]

       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 6. A bill to extend the authorization of programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-481). Referred to the 
     Committee on the Whole House on the State of the Union.

                       [Submitted April 21, 1998]

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 755. A 
     bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
     individuals to designate any portion of their income tax 
     overpayments, and to make other contributions, for the 
     benefit of units of the National Park System; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-482 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2376. A 
     bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife 
     Foundation Establishment Act; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-483). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1522. A 
     bill to extend the authorization for the National Historic 
     Preservation Fund, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-484). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3164. A 
     bill to describe the hydrographic services functions of the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-485). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3565. A bill 
     to amend Part L of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act of 1968 (Rept. No. 105-486). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3528. A bill to 
     amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the use 
     of alternative dispute resolution processes in United States 
     district courts, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-487). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     407. Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 111) proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States with respect to tax 
     limitations (Rept. No. 105-488). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.31.39  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3693. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     limit the value of certain real and personal property that a 
     debtor may elect to exempt under State or local law, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 3694. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1999 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the United States Government, the Community 
     Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
     Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie) (both 
             by request):
       H.R. 3695. A bill to authorize certain construction at 
     military installations for fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 3696. A bill to designate the Federal Courthouse 
     located at 316 North 26th Street in Billings, Montana, as the 
     ``James F. Battin Federal Courthouse``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 3697. A bill to enhance the Federal-State Extended 
     Benefit program, to provide incentives to States to implement 
     procedures that will expand eligibility for unemployment 
     compensation, to strengthen administrative financing of the 
     unemployment compensation program, to improve the solvency of 
     State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself and Mr. Fazio of 
             California):
       H.R. 3698. A bill to provide for improved flood protection 
     along the American River Watershed, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Ms. Stabenow):
       H.R. 3699. A bill to amend the Family Violence Prevention 
     and Services Act to reauthorize the national toll-free 
     telephone domestic violence hotline; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 3700. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     require the provision of a written prompt payment policy to 
     each subcontractor under a Federal contract and to require a 
     clause in each subcontract under a Federal contract that 
     outlines the provisions of the prompt payment statute and 
     other related information; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 3701. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal contractor to 
     subcontract with small businesses as described in its 
     subcontracting plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business. 

para.31.40  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       280. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Resolution No. 5 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to support, 
     and to urge and request the secretary of agriculture to 
     incorporate, Option 1A as the pricing procedure in all 
     federal milk marketing orders; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       281. Also,a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Maine, relative to House Joint Resolution 1598 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to resolve 
     trade barriers between Maine and the Province of New 
     Brunswick; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.31.41  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

                       (Submitted April 17, 1998)

       H.R. 6: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
     Mr. Upton, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Castle, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Roemer, 
     Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Hinojosa.

                       (Submitted April 21, 1998)

       H.R. 27: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Norwood, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 54: Mr. Boucher and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 55: Mr. Saxton and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 65: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Stump, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. 
     Duncan.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Nethercutt and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 738: Mr. Etheridge and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 814: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.

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       H.R. 859: Mr. Ehrlich and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 880: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 884: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Davis of Virginia and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 971: Mr. Menendez and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Markey, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Skaggs, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1134: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Sandlin, 
     Mr. Markey, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gilman, and 
     Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1261: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Cunningham.
       H.R. 1354: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1362: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. 
     Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Waters, Mr. Manton, and Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1376: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Boswell, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1481: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 1571: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1601: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1608: Mr. Young of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Souder, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Gutknecht, 
     and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 1788: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1858: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Allen, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. 
     McNulty,
       H.R. 2113: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Klink, and Mr. 
     Manton.
       H.R. 2201: Mr. Fossella, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
     DeFazio.
       H.R. 2332: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 2348: Mrs. Capps and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2349: Mrs. Capps and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Portman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
     DeGette, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 2488: Mr. Ney, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2504: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
     Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
     Gordon.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 2592: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 2670: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Forbes, and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 2699: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 2701: Mr. Goode, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2721: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2754: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
     Pascrell.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 2825: Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 2854: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Sandlin, 
     Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Combest, and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2922: Mr. Porter and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Mr. Moakley, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Houghton, 
     Mr. Hoyer, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2925: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2931: Mr. Bass and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Reyes and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2946: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Serrano and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Evans, Mr. Yates, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Shays, 
     and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
     Chambliss, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 3014: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 3048: Ms. Furse, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Skaggs, and Mr. 
     Kildee.
       H.R. 3052: Mr. Rush, Mr. Stark, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H.R. 3107: Mrs. Fowler and Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 3110: Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Klink, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 3127: Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Ehlers, 
     Mr. Doyle, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lofgren, and 
     Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3135: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H.R. 3137: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Clayton, 
     Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hilliard, and 
     Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3150: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Stump, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hill, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Canady of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan, Mr. Everett, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Petri, Mr. LaTourette, 
     Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Ballenger, and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Mr. Owens, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 3160: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 3161: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Thurman, and Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 3188: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 3205: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
     Green.
       H.R. 3229: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 3230: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 3240: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 3255: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 3269: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Owens, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 3279: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Ney, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 3284: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 3290: Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Watkins, 
     and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 3318: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Wise, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. 
     Houghton.
       H.R. 3341: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 3376: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Cox of California, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
     Mr. Cook, Mr. McHale, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. McIntosh, 
     Mr. Rush, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Pombo, Mrs. 
     Northup, Mr. Holden, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Kanjorski, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Scott, 
     Mr. Green, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Payne and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 3438: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 3456: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Foley, and 
     Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 3502: Mr. Wise, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 3506: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Hobson, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Jenkins, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Klug, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
     Ortiz, and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 3510: Mr. Andrews, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     and Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 3514. Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Moran of Kansas, Mr. Towns, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Graham, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Combest, Mr. Camp, Mr. Blunt, 
     Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Souder, 
     Mr. Gordon, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Cook, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Gilman, 
     and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 3526: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Greenwood, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 3535: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 3555: Mr. Gutierrez and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3563: Ms. Furse and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 3567: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
     Holden, Mr. Borski, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. 
     Roukema, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 3570: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 3571: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Poshard, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 3577: Mr. Berman, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3599: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 3615: Ms. Norton, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Rush, Mr. Miller of California, 
     Mr. Ney, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
     Waxman.
       H.R. 3626: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 3661: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. 
     Upton.
       H.R. 3666: Mr. Filner, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 3668: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 3682: Mr. Barton of Texas and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.J. Res. 26: Mr. Callahan.
       H.J. Res. 71: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Cunningham.
       H.J. Res. 102: Mr. Boswell, Mr. McHale, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Souder, 
     amd Mr. Upton.
       H.J. Res. 111: Mr. Horn.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Smith of Michigan and Mr. Pascrell.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Quinn.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
     Kim, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Con. Res. 166: Mrs. Lowey.

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       H. Con. Res. 181: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Holden, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Markey, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Mr. Olver, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Taylor 
     of North Carolina, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cook, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
     Mr. Royce, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Wamp.
       H. Con. Res. 182: Mr. Wynn.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Goodling.
       H. Con. Res. 191: Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Berman.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Pickering, 
     Mr. Duncan, and Mrs. Roukema.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Nadler, 
     Mr. Weygand, Mr. Berry, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Minge, and Mr. 
     Boehlert.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
     Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cook, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Gillmor, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Bob Schaffer, 
     Mr. Talent, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
     Wynn.
       H. Con. Res. 232: Ms. Danner, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Borski, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Fossella, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H. Con. Res. 239: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Wexler, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Waxman.
       H. Con. Res. 248: Ms. DeLauro.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. Kildee.
       H. Res. 119: Mr. Bonior.
       H. Res. 312: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Christian-
     Green, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H. Res. 363: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
     Jenkins.
       H. Res. 399: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Lazio of New York, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
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                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1998 (32)

para.32.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   April 22, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Paul E. Gillmor to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.32.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, April 21, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.32.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8579. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Addition 
     to Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 98-046-1] received April 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8580. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal Plant Health Inspection, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area 
     Classifications; Alabama [Docket No. 98-036-1] received April 
     17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       8581. A letter from the General Counsel, Corporation For 
     National Service, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--
     Administrative Costs for Learn and Serve America and 
     AmeriCorps Grants Programs [45 CFR Parts 
     2510,2516,2517,2519,2521 and 2540] received April 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       8582. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; Missouri; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions From 
     Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [MO 053-1053a; FRL-
     6003-2] received April 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8583. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Deletion of Certain 
     Chemicals; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Community Right-
     To-Know [OPPTS-400082D; FRL-5785-5] (RIN: 2070-AC00) received 
     April 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8584. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the Taipei Economic and 
     Cultural Representative Office in the United States 
     (Transmittal No. 08-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       8585. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--General 
     Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Requesting 
     Debriefings At GSA And Electronic Sales Reporting And 
     Schedule For Submission Of Reports And Fees For Industrial 
     Funding Under Federal Supply Service Schedule Contracts [APD 
     2800.12A, CHGE 78] (RIN: 3090-AG71) received April 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8586. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Red Snapper Management 
     Measures [Docket No. 980408088-8088-01; I.D. 040798A] (RIN: 
     0648-AK98) received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8587. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Adjustments, 
     Cape Falcon, OR, to Point Mugu, CA [Docket No. 970429101-
     7101-01; I.D. 032798B] received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8588. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure [Docket No. 970930235-
     8028-02; I.D. 032598D] received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8589. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure [Docket No. 970930235-
     8028-02; I.D. 032598E] received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8590. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Texas Regulatory Program and Abandoned Mine Land 
     Reclamation Plan [SPATS No. TX-040-FOR] received April 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8591. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Pennsylvania Regulatory Program [PA-112-FOR] received 
     April 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       8592. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Interim Guidance on 
     Cost Sharing/Matching Requirements on the Award of Grants to 
     Indian tribes Under Section 106 of the Clean Water Act for FY 
     1998-- received April 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para.32.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate passed a bill of the following title, in which 
concurrence of the House is requested.

       S. 414. An Act to amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to 
     encourage competition in international shipping and growth of 
     United States exports, and for other purposes.

para.32.5  public works projects

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

         House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and 
           Infrastructure,
                                   Washington, DC, March 31, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed are copies of resolutions 
     adopted on March 24, 1998 by the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure. Copies of the resolutions are being 
     transmitted to the Department of the Army.
       With kind personal regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                            Bud Shuster, Chairman.
       Enclosures.

                               Resolution

               [Docket 2551--Bronx River Basin, New York]

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army is requested to review the 
     report of the Chief of Engineers on the

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     Bronx River, New York, published as House Document 897, 62nd 
     Congress, 2nd Session, and other pertinent reports, to 
     determine whether any modifications of the recommendations 
     contained therein are advisable at the present time, in the 
     interest of water resources development, including flood 
     control, environmental restoration and protection and other 
     related purposes.
       Adopted: March 24, 1998.
       Attest.
                                            Bud Shuster, Chairman.

                               Resolution

                   [Docket 2550--Mile Point, Florida]

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army is requested to review the 
     report of the Chief of Engineers on Jacksonville Harbor, 
     Florida, published as House Document 214, 89th Congress, 1st 
     Session, and other pertinent reports to determine whether any 
     modifications of the recommendations contained therein are 
     advisable at the present time in the interest of navigation 
     and other related purposes, with particular reference.
       Adopted: March 24, 1998.
       Attest.
                                            Bud Shuster, Chairman.

                               Resolution

              [Docket 2549--Spring Bayou Area, Louisiana]

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army is requested to review the 
     report of the Chief of Engineers on the Mississippi River and 
     Tributaries Project, published as House Document 308, 88th 
     Congress, 2nd Session, to determine whether any modifications 
     of the recommendations contained therein are advisable at the 
     present time in the interest of a comprehensive plan of 
     improvement for environmental restoration and protection, 
     flood damage prevention, improved drainage, and other related 
     purposes in the Spring Bayou area.
       Adopted: March 24, 1998.
       Attest.
                                            Bud Shuster, Chairman.

                               Resolution

             [Docket 2548--Rahway River Basin, New Jersey]

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army is requested to review the 
     report of the Chief of Engineers on the Rahway River, New 
     Jersey, published as House Document 67, 89th Congress, and 
     other pertinent reports to determine whether any 
     modifications of the recommendations contained therein are 
     advisable at the present time, in the interest of water 
     resources development, including flood control, environmental 
     restoration and protection and other related purposes.
       Adopted: March 24, 1998.
       Attest.
                                           Bud Shuster, Chairman. 

  The communication, together with the accompanying papers, was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations.

para.32.6  order of business--consideration of h.r. 3164

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order today or on any day thereafter, for 
the Speaker, as though pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, to declare 
the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3164) to describe the 
hydrographic services functions of the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes, and that 
consideration of the bill proceed according to the following order:
  (1) The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of 
order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with 
clause 2(1)(6) of rule XI or section 303(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 are waived.
  (2) General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Resources.
  (3) After general debate, the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the five-minute rule.
  (4) In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Resources 
now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original 
bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional 
Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII. Each section 
of that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as 
read. Points of order against that amendment in the nature of a 
substitute for failure to comply with clause 5(a) of rule XXI or section 
303(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived.
  (5) During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the 
basis of whether the Member offering the amendment has caused it to be 
printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be 
considered as read.
  (6) The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until 
a time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a 
request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed question 
that follows another electronic vote without intervening business, 
provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any 
series of questions shall be fifteen minutes.
  (7) At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such 
amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate 
vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole 
to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in 
order as original text.
  (8) The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion 
except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

para.32.7  hydrographic services improvement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, pursuant to the 
foregoing order of the House and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved 
into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3164) to describe the hydrographic 
services functions of the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. GILLMOR as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GILLMOR, Chairman, pursuant to the foregoing order of the 
House, reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by 
the Committee.
  Pursuant to said order of the House, the previous question was 
considered as ordered.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Hydrographic Services 
     Improvement Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       (2) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       (3) Hydrographic data.--The term ``hydrographic data'' 
     means information acquired through hydrographic or 
     bathymetric surveying, photogrammetry, geodetic measurements, 
     tide and current observations, or other methods, that is used 
     in providing hydrographic services.
       (4) Hydrographic services.--The term ``hydrographic 
     services'' means--
       (A) the management, maintenance, interpretation, 
     certification, and dissemination of bathymetric, 
     hydrographic, geodetic, and tide and current information, 
     including the production of nautical charts, nautical 
     information databases, and other products derived from 
     hydrographic data;
       (B) the development of nautical information systems; and
       (C) related activities.
       (5) Act of 1947.--The term ``Act of 1947'' means the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to define the functions and duties of the 
     Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes'', approved 
     August 6, 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.).

     SEC. 3. FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.

       (a) Responsibilities.--To fulfill the data gathering and 
     dissemination duties of the Administration under the Act of 
     1947, the Administrator shall--
       (1) acquire hydrographic data;
       (2) promulgate standards for hydrographic data used by the 
     Administration in providing hydrographic services;

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       (3) promulgate standards for hydrographic services provided 
     by the Administration;
       (4) ensure comprehensive geographic coverage of 
     hydrographic services, in cooperation with other appropriate 
     Federal agencies;
       (5) maintain a national database of hydrographic data, in 
     cooperation with other appropriate Federal agencies;
       (6) provide hydrographic services in uniform, easily 
     accessible formats;
       (7) participate in the development of, and implement for 
     the United States in cooperation with other appropriate 
     Federal agencies, international standards for hydrographic 
     data and hydrographic services; and
       (8) to the greatest extent practicable and cost-effective, 
     fulfill the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (6) through 
     contracts or other agreements with private sector entities.
       (b) Authorities.--To fulfill the data gathering and 
     dissemination duties of the Administration under the Act of 
     1947, and subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
     Administrator--
       (1) may procure, lease, evaluate, test, develop, and 
     operate vessels, equipment, and technologies necessary to 
     ensure safe navigation and maintain operational expertise in 
     hydrographic data acquisition and hydrographic services;
       (2) may enter into contracts and other agreements with 
     qualified entities, consistent with subsection (a)(8), for 
     the acquisition of hydrographic data and the provision of 
     hydrographic services;
       (3) shall award contracts for the acquisition of 
     hydrographic data in accordance with title IX of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     541 et seq.); and
       (4) may, subject to section 5, design and install where 
     appropriate Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems to 
     enhance navigation safety and efficiency.

     SEC. 4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``hydrographic product'' means any publicly or commercially 
     available product produced by a non-Federal entity that 
     includes or displays hydrographic data.
       (b) Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator may--
       (A) develop and implement a quality assurance program, 
     under which the Administrator may certify hydrographic 
     products that satisfy the standards promulgated by the 
     Administrator under section 3(a)(3);
       (B) authorize the use of the emblem or any trademark of the 
     Administration on a hydrographic product certified under 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (C) charge a fee for such certification and use.
       (2) Limitation on fee amount.--Any fee under paragraph 
     (1)(C) shall not exceed the costs of conducting the quality 
     assurance testing, evaluation, or studies necessary to 
     determine whether the hydrographic product satisfies the 
     standards adopted under section 3(a)(3), including the cost 
     of administering such a program.
       (c) Limitation on Liability.--The Government of the United 
     States shall not be liable for any negligence by a person 
     that produces hydrographic products certified under this 
     section.
       (d) Hydrographic Services Account.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a 
     separate account, which shall be known as the Hydrographic 
     Services Account.
       (2) Content.--The account shall consist of--
       (A) amounts received by the United States as fees charged 
     under subsection (b)(1)(C); and
       (B) such other amounts as may be provided by law.
       (3) Limitation; deposit.--Fees deposited in this account 
     during any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be 
     deposited and credited as offsetting collections to the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Operations, 
     Research, and Facilities account. No amounts collected 
     pursuant to this section for any fiscal year may be spent 
     except to the extent provided in advance in appropriations 
     Acts.
       (e) Limitation on New Fees and Increases in Existing Fees 
     for Hydrographic Services.--After the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Administrator may not--
       (1) establish any fee or other charge for the provision of 
     any hydrographic service except as authorized by this 
     section; or
       (2) increase the amount of any fee or other charge for the 
     provision of any hydrographic service except as authorized by 
     this section and section 1307 of title 44, United States 
     Code.

     SEC. 5. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC 
                   REAL-TIME SYSTEMS.

       (a) New Systems.--After the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Administrator may not design or install any Physical 
     Oceanographic Real-Time System, unless the local sponsor of 
     the system or another Federal agency has agreed to assume the 
     cost of operating and maintaining the system within 90 days 
     after the date the system becomes operational.
       (b) Existing Systems.--After October 1, 1999, the 
     Administration shall cease to operate Physical Oceanographic 
     Real-Time Systems, other than any system for which the local 
     sponsor or another Federal agency has agreed to assume the 
     cost of operating and maintaining the system by January 1, 
     1999.

     SEC. 6. REPORTS.

       (a) Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall report to the 
     Congress on a plan to increase, consistent with this Act, 
     contracting with the private sector for photogrammetric and 
     remote sensing services related to hydrographic data 
     acquisition or hydrographic services. In preparing the 
     report, the Administrator shall consult with private sector 
     entities knowledgeable in photogrammetry and remote sensing.
       (2) Contents.--The report shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of which of the photogrammetric and 
     remote sensing services related to hydrographic data 
     acquisition or hydrographic services performed by the 
     National Ocean Service can be performed adequately by 
     private-sector entities.
       (B) An evaluation of the relative cost-effectiveness of the 
     Federal Government and private-sector entities in performing 
     those services.
       (C) A plan for increasing the use of contracts with 
     private-sector entities in performing those services, with 
     the goal of obtaining performance of 50 percent of those 
     services through contracts with private-sector entities by 
     fiscal year 2003.
       (b) Ports.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall report to the 
     Congress on--
       (1) the status of implementation of real-time tide and 
     current data systems in United States ports;
       (2) existing safety and efficiency needs in United States 
     ports that could be met by increased use of those systems; 
     and
       (3) a plan for expanding those systems to meet those needs, 
     including an estimate of the cost of implementing those 
     systems in priority locations.
       (c) Maintaining Federal Expertise in Hydrographic 
     Services.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall report to the 
     Congress on a plan to ensure that Federal competence and 
     expertise in hydrographic surveying will be maintained after 
     the decommissioning of the 3 existing National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration hydrographic survey vessels.
       (2) Contents.--The report shall include--
       (A) an evaluation of the seagoing capacity, personnel, and 
     equipment necessary to maintain Federal expertise in 
     hydrographic services;
       (B) an estimated schedule for decommissioning the 3 
     existing survey vessels;
       (C) a plan to maintain Federal expertise in hydrographic 
     services after the decommissioning of these vessels; and
       (D) an estimate of the cost of carrying out this plan.

     SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
     the following:
       (1) To carry out nautical mapping and charting functions 
     under the Act of 1947 and sections 3 and 4, except for 
     conducting hydrographic surveys, $33,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $35,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (2) To conduct hydrographic surveys under section 3(a)(1), 
     including leasing of ships, $33,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
     $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $37,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2001, $39,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $41,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2003. Of these amounts, no more than $14,000,000 
     is authorized for any one fiscal year to operate hydrographic 
     survey vessels owned and operated by the Administration.
       (3) To carry out geodetic functions under the Act of 1947, 
     $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $22,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
       (4) To carry out tide and current measurement functions 
     under the Act of 1947, $22,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003. Of these amounts, $2,500,000 is authorized 
     for each fiscal year to implement and operate a national 
     quality control system for real-time tide and current data, 
     and $7,500,000 is authorized for each fiscal year to design 
     and install real-time tide and current data measurement 
     systems under section 3(b)(4) (subject to section 5).

     SEC. 8. COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.

       No funds authorized pursuant to this Act may be expended by 
     an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the 
     assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 
     of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, popularly 
     known as the ``Buy American Act'').

     SEC. 9. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.

       (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or products that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided under this 
     Act, it is the sense of the Congress that entities receiving 
     such assistance should, in expending the assistance, purchase 
     only American-made equipment and products.
       (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the Secretary of 
     Commerce shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a 
     notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.

     SEC. 10. PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS.

       If it is has been finally determined by a court or Federal 
     agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing 
     a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with 
     the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the 
     United States that is not

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     made in the United States, such person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds provided 
     pursuant to this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, 
     and ineligibility procedures described in section 9.400 
     through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.32.8  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 111

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 407):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 111) proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States with respect to tax 
     limitations. The joint resolution shall be considered as read 
     for amendment. The amendment specified in the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be 
     considered as adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the joint resolution, as amended, 
     and on any further amendment thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except: (1) three hours of debate on the 
     joint resolution, as amended, which shall be equally divided 
     and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on the Judiciary; (2) one motion to amend, if 
     offered by the Minority Leader or his designee, which shall 
     be considered as read and shall be separately debatable for 
     one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
     an opponent; and (3) one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.32.9  tax limitations constitutional amendment

  Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to House Resolution 407, called up the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 111) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States with respect to tax limitations.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 407, the amendment printed in House 
Report 105-488 was agreed to.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 407, the previous question was considered 
as ordered on the joint resolution, as amended.
  The joint resolution, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read 
a third time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SCOTT demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said joint 
resolution which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings were postponed.

para.32.10  recess--3:56 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 54 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5:15 p.m.

para.32.11  after recess--5:37 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, called the House to order.

para.32.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1252

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-491) the resolution (H. Res. 408) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1252) to modify the procedures of the Federal courts in 
certain matters, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.32.13  h.j. res. 111--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5 of rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question of passage of the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 111) proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

238

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affirmative

Nays

186

para.32.14                   [Roll No. 102]

                                AYES--238

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--186

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty

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     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     Dixon
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Istook
     Schumer
     Tanner
  So, two-thirds of the Members present not having voted in favor 
thereof, said joint resolution was not passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was not 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.32.15  submission of conference report--s. 1150

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-492) 
on the bill (S. 1150) to ensure that federally funded agricultural 
research, extension, and education address high-priority concerns with 
national multistate significance, to reform, extend, and eliminate 
certain agricultural research programs, and for other purposes; together 
with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.32.16  appointment of additional conferees--h.r. 2400

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent and pursuant 
to clause 6(f) of rule X, announced the appointment of the following 
Members as additional conferees on the part of the House to the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize funds 
for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, 
and for other purposes:
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
consideration of provisions in the House bill and Senate amendment 
relating to the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement 
Program; and sections 124, 125, 303, and 502 of the House bill; and 
sections 1407, 1601, 1602, 2103, 3106, 3301-3302, 4101-4104, and 5004 of 
the Senate amendment and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Bliley, Bilirakis, and Dingell.
  Provided that Mr. Tauzin is appointed in lieu of Mr. Bilirakis for 
consideration of sections 1407, 2103, and 3106 of the Senate amendment. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.32.17  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. DIXON, for April 21 and balance of the week;
  To Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. TANNER, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today.
  And then,

para.32.18  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. NADLER, at 8 o'clock and 42 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.32.19  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1309. A 
     bill to provide for an exchange of lands with the city of 
     Greeley, Colorado, and The Water Supply and Storage Company 
     to eliminate private inholdings in wilderness areas, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 105-489). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 3603. A 
     bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major 
     medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 105-490). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 408. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1252) to modify the procedures of the Federal courts in 
     certain matters, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-491). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SMITH of Oregon: Committee of Conference. Conference 
     report on S. 1150. An Act to ensure that federally funded 
     agricultural research, extension, and education address high-
     priority concerns with national multistate significance, to 
     reform, extend, and eliminate certain agricultural research 
     programs, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-492). Ordered 
     to be printed.

para.32.20  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. EVANS:
       H.R. 3702. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with the authority 
     to reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care 
     system for the cost of emergency care or services received in 
     non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT:
       H.R. 3703. A bill to establish the Adams National 
     Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as the 
     successor to the Adams National Historic Site; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 3704. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to conduct a study and issue a report on predatory and 
     discriminatory practices of airlines which restrict consumer 
     access to unbiased air transportation passenger service and 
     fare information; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       H.R. 3705. A bill to provide for the sale of certain public 
     lands in the Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, to the Clark County 
     Department of Aviation; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 3706. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to implement the provisions of the Agreement 
     conveying title to a Distribution System from the United 
     States to the Clear Creek Community Services District; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. Sam JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 3707. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to allow reductions in 
     the discretionary spending limits to be used to offset tax 
     cuts; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 3708. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study whether the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore 
     should be protected as a wilderness area; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RILEY (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Callahan, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Everett, 
             and Mr. Jenkins):
       H.R. 3709. A bill to amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 
     to provide for the abatement of interest on underpayments by 
     taxpayers in Presidentially declared disaster areas in 1998; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 3710. A bill to exonerate the late Rear Admiral 
     Charles Butler McVay, III, captain of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS 
     when it was sunk on July 30, 1945, from responsibility for 
     that sinking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 3711. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to make debts to governmental units for the care and 
     maintenance of minor children nondischargeable; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 3712. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal 
     funds to provide or support programs to provide individuals 
     with hypodermic needles or syringes for the use of illegal 
     drugs; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Eshoo, 
             and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 3713. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to prevent conflicts of interest in the use of 
     administrative vendors in the administration of State 
     Children's Health Insurance Plans; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, and Mr. DeLay):
       H.R. 3714. A bill to establish a prohibition regarding 
     illegal drugs and the distribution of hypodermic needles; to 
     the Committee on Commerce. 

para.32.21  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 7: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Linder, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Kildee and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.

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       H.R. 678: Mr. DeLay, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. Harman, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Skaggs, 
      Mr. Dixon,  Mr. Dicks,  Mr. Gedjenson, and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 980: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Hall of Texas,  Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1165: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Thompson, Mr. McHale, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. 
     Andrews.
       H.R. 1241: Mr. Waxman and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1376: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1525: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. 
     Traficant.
       H.R. 1586: Ms. Norton, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Hefley, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hostettler, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Baker, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. 
     Capps, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Furse, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
     Horn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Rush, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1813: Mr. Torres and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1895: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2081: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2094: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 2173: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Neal 
     of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2224: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2291: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Camp, Mr. Upton, Mr. Shays, Mr. Horn, and 
     Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 2431: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Filner, and Mr. 
     Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 2499: Ms. Dunn, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Yates, 
     Mr. Calvert, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2547: Mrs. Tauscher and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 2664: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2678: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 2714: Mr. Holden and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. 
     Bishop.
       H.R. 2788: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 2817: Ms. Rivers and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2863: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 2874: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
     Baldacci.
       H.R. 2884: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2929: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 3043: Ms. Carson, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Manton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Kildee, 
     and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 3073: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 3074: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 3084: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 3140: Mr. Brady, Mr. John, and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 3149: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 3151: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 3177: Mr. Baker and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Pastor and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 3205: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 3206: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Istook, and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Stark and Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 3260: Mr. Kasich, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Buyer, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 3293: Mr. Rush, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. 
     Abercrombie.
       H.R. 3297: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 3300: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 3336: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 3341: Ms. Velazquez and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 3435: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Hayworth, and 
     Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 3445: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 3470: Mr. Torres, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
     Abercrombie.
       H.R. 3474: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 3503: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 3506: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
     Manton, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Snyder, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Cubin, 
     Mr. Coble, Mr. Regula, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Shimkus, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Bliley, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Wolf, and Mrs. 
     Myrick.
       H.R. 3517: Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Furse, Mr. Cook, Mr. McDade, 
     Mr. Foley, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 3546: Mr. Redmond, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 3547: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3584: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Camp, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Leach, Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey, Mr. Paul, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Frost, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 3605: Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
     Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Harman, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 3610: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ney, and 
     Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 3627: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Manton, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Hinchey, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3629: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 3647: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 3661: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 3690: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Boehner.
       H.J. Res. 108: Mr. Markey.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Schumer, and 
     Mr. Wexler.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Upton, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H. Con. Res. 220: Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
     Pappas.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bonior, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Snyder.
       H. Con. Res. 233: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. Clement, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Con. Res. 239: Mr. McNulty.
       H. Con. Res. 249: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Mr. Costello, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Camp, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 254: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Smith 
     of New Jersey, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Fossella, and Mr. Rothman.
       H. Res. 247: Mr. Baldacci.
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                      THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1998 (33)

para.33.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   April 23, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Thomas W. Ewing to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.33.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, April 22, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.33.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8593. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Programs and 
     Legislation Division, Department of the Air Force, 
     transmitting notification that the Commander of Hill Air 
     Force Base (AFB), Utah, has conducted a cost comparison to 
     reduce the cost of operating grounds maintenance, pursuant to 
     10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       8594. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--International Banking 
     Regulations; Consolidation and Simplification (RIN: 3064-
     AC05) received April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       8595. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7684] 
     received April 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8596. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List 
     of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7685] received April 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       8597. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 65] 
     received April 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8598. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 65] 
     received April 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8599. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency,

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     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Changes in Flood 
     Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-7249] received 
     April 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8600. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7236] received April 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       8601. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations (44 CFR Part 67) 
     received April 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8602. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations (44 CFR Part 67) 
     received April 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8603. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations (44 CFR Part 67) 
     received April 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8604. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations (44 CFR Part 65) 
     received April 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8605. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Financial 
     Institutions Examination Council, transmitting the Council's 
     1997 Annual Report to Congress, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 3305; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8606. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the 1997 Annual Report of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1752a(d); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8607. A letter from the Administrator of National Banks, 
     Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the 
     Comptroller of the Currency, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Expanded Examination Cycle for Certain Small Insured 
     Institutions [Docket No. 98-03] (RIN: 1557-AB56) received 
     April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8608. A letter from the Chairperson, National Council on 
     Disability, transmitting the Council's Annual Report for 
     Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 781(a)(8); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8609. A letter from the Acting Administrator for Health 
     Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Grants for the Construction of Teaching Facilities for 
     Health Professions Personnel (RIN: 0906-AA39) received April 
     7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8610. A letter from the Deputy Director, OSG, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Medicare, Medicaid, and CLIA Programs; Clinical 
     Laboratory Requirements-Extension of Certain Effective Dates 
     for Clinical Laboratory Requirements Under CLIA [HSQ-237-FC] 
     (RIN: 0938-AH84) received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8611. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO 
     046-1046; FRL-6001-2] received April 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8612. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify and 
     revise requirements regarding penalties for certain taxes on 
     and donations by health care providers; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8613. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     progress made toward opening the United States Embassy in 
     Jerusalem, pursuant to Public Law 104-45, section 6 (109 
     Stat. 400); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8614. A letter from the President, Inter-American 
     Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's Fiscal Year 1997 
     Audited Financial Statements, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 283j-
     1(c); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8615. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Logistics Agency Privacy 
     Program [Defense Logistics Agency Reg. 5400.21] received 
     April 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8616. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Justice Acquisition Regulations [48 
     CFR Chapter 28] received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8617. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the Commission's Fiscal 
     Year 1997 Accountability Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3) Public Law 103-56; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       8618. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting a copy of the Annual Report of the 
     Attorney General for Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 
     522; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8619. A letter from the President, The Foundation of the 
     Federal Bar Association, transmitting a copy of the 
     Association's audit report for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1997, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(22) and 1103; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8620. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the Pilot Minimum Flight Time 
     Requirements Study, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44935 nt; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8621. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-62-AD; Amendment 39-10434; AD 98-
     07-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 13, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8622. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Hutchinson River, NY 
     [CGD01-97-125] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received April 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8623. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Richmond Creek, NY [CGD01-
     98-013] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received April 13, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8624. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations: North River, MA [CGD01-97-
     126] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received April 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8625. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Sheepscot River, ME [CGD01-
     97-128] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received April 13, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8626. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Presumpscot River, ME 
     [CGD01-97-124] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received April 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8627. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Fore River, ME [CGD01-97-
     127] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received April 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8628. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AERMACCI S.p.A. Models S.208 and 
     S.208A Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-140-AD; Amendment 39-
     10453; AD 98-08-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8629. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AERMACCI S.p.A. S.205 Series and 
     Models S.208 and S.208A Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-144-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10455; AD 98-08-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8630. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-7 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-149-AD; Amendment 39-10456; AD 
     98-08-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 13, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8631. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Stemme GmbH & Co. KG Models S10 and 
     S10-V Sailplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-127-AD; Amendment 39-
     10452; AD 98-08-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8632. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model 
     R44 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-08-AD; Amendment 39-10461; 
     AD 98-04-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8633. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA 330F, G, 
     and J, and AS 332C, L, L1, and L2 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-
     SW-27-AD; Amendment 39-10462; AD 98-08-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 13, 1998, pursuant to 5

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     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8634. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA 365N, N1 
     and AS 365N2 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-21-AD; Amendment 
     39-10463; AD 98-08-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8635. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42-500 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-107-AD; Amendment 39-10457; AD98-
     08-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 13, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8636. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0070 and Mark 
     0100 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-249-AD; Amendment 39-
     10450; AD 98-08-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8637. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class D Airspace: Fayetteville (Springdale), 
     AR [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-19] received April 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8638. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 
     and PC-12/45 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-119-AD; Amendment 
     39-10438; AD 98-07-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8639. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-95-AD; Amendment 39-10448; AD 98-07-26] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8640. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-119-AD; Amendment 39-10432; AD 
     98-07-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 13, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8641. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Schempp-Hirth K.G. Models Nimbus-
     2B, Mini-Nimbus B, Discus a, Discus b Sailplanes [Docket No. 
     96-CE-19-AD; Amendment 39-10439; AD 97-08-02 R1] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received April 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8642. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300-600 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 95-NM-92-AD; Amendment 39-10451; AD 98-
     08-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 13, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8643. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 340B Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-49-AD; Amendment 39-10449] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received April 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8644. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Cooperstown, ND Correction 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-50] received April 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8645. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; New Bern, NC [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ASO-26] received April 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8646. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Use Airspace [Docket No. 29179; Amendment No. 73-8] 
     received April 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8647. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class E Airspace; Spofford, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-21] received April 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8648. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Employment and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Unemployment Insurance Program 
     Letter [No. 18-98] received April 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8649. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Employment and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Indian and Native American 
     Welfare-To-Work Grants Program (RIN: 1205-AB16) received 
     April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8650. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 98-23] received 
     April 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8651. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Import 
     Administration, International Trade Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Antidumping 
     Duties; Countervailing Duties [Docket No. 950306068-6361-04] 
     (RIN: 0625-AA45) received April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8652. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Duty-Free Entry of Space Articles (RIN: 2700-
     AC12) received April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8653. A letter from the President, U.S. Institute of Peace, 
     transmitting the Institute's Fiscal Year 1997 Audit Report, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 4607(h); jointly to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce and International Relations.
       8654. A letter from the Deputy Director, OSG, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Medicare Program; Medicare Appeals of Individual 
     Claims [BPD-453-FC] (RIN: 0938-AG18) received April 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Commerce and Ways and Means.
       8655. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting a report entitled ``The Opening of 
     District of Columbia Public Schools for the 1998-1999 
     Academic Year,'' pursuant to Public Law 105-100, section 143; 
     jointly to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight 
     and Appropriations.
       8656. A letter from the Acting Director of Communications 
     and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Annual Report for 
     Fiscal Year 1995, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2000e-4(e); jointly 
     to the Committees on the Judiciary and Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8657. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize 
     activities under the Federal Railroad safety laws for fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2002, and for other purposes; jointly to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
     Judiciary.
       8658. A letter from the Deputy Director, OSG, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Medicare and Medicaid Programs; New Payment 
     Methodology for Routine Extended Care Services Provided in a 
     Swing-Bed Hospital [BPD-805-F] (RIN: 0938-AG68) received 
     April 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       8659. A letter from the Office of Inspector General, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Medicare and State Health Care 
     Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Issuance of Advisory Opinions by 
     the OIG (RIN: 0991-AA85) received March 26, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Commerce.
       8660. A letter from the Regulations Officer, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revised 
     PRO Sanctions for Failing To Meet Statutory Obligations (RIN: 
     0991-AA86) received March 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       8661. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Category: 
     Pulp and Paper Production; Effluent Limitations Guidelines, 
     Pretreatment Standards, and New Source Performance Standards: 
     Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Category (RIN: 2040-AB97) 
     received April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on the Joint Committee on Printing 
     and Commerce.
       8662. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, and Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System, transmitting Secretary of the 
     Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: Joint Study 
     of Regulatory System for Government Securities, pursuant to 
     15 U.S.C. 78o-5 nt.; jointly to the Committees on Commerce, 
     Ways and Means, and Banking and Financial Services. 

para.33.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1252

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 408):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1252) to modify

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     the procedures of the Federal courts in certain matters, and 
     for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the 
     bill for failure to comply with section 303(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After 
     general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
     under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider 
     as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
     five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
     the bill, modified by striking section 9 (and redesignating 
     succeeding sections accordingly). Each section of that 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 
     as read. Points of order against that amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule 
     XVI or section 303(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
     are waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment, 
     the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord 
     priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member 
     offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the 
     portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
     in order as original text. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.33.5  judicial reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, pursuant to House Resolution 
408 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1252) to modify the procedures of the Federal courts in 
certain matters, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. RIGGS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. EWING assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.33.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DELAHUNT:

       Page 9, strike lines 13 through 20 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(2) The limitation contained in paragraph (1) shall apply 
     only to any order or settlement which expressly directs any 
     State, or political subdivision of a State, to impose, 
     increase, levy, or assess any tax.
       Redesignate succeeding paragraphs accordingly. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

230

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affirmative

Nays

181

para.33.7                    [Roll No. 103]

                                AYES--230

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Camp
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--181

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Barr
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Boyd
     Bunning
     Clay
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Dixon
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Istook
     Matsui
     Miller (CA)
     Olver
     Paxon
     Petri
     Radanovich
     Tanner
     Watkins
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.33.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. JACKSON-LEE:

       Add the following at the end of the bill:

     SEC. 12. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND SEALING OF CASES AND 
                   SETTLEMENTS RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR 
                   SAFETY.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 111 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
     new section:

[[Page 435]]

     ``Sec. 1660. Protective orders and sealing of cases and 
       settlements relating to public health or safety

       ``(a) Findings of Fact Regarding Public Health and 
     Safety.--No order entered in accordance with the provisions 
     of rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall 
     continue in effect after the entry of final judgment in that 
     case, unless at or after such entry the court makes a 
     separate finding of fact that such order would not prevent 
     the disclosure of information which would adversely affect 
     public health or safety.
       ``(b) Restriction on Agreements Among Parties.--(1) No 
     agreement between or among parties in a civil action filed in 
     a court of the United States may prohibit or otherwise 
     restrict a party from disclosing any information relevant to 
     such civil action to any Federal or State agency with 
     authority to enforce laws regulating an activity relating to 
     such information, unless the court makes a separate finding 
     of fact that such agreement would not adversely affect public 
     health or safety.
       ``(2) Any disclosure of information described in paragraph 
     (1) to a Federal or State agency shall be confidential to the 
     extent provided by law.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``1660. Protective orders and sealing of cases and settlements relating 
              to public health or safety.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and shall apply only to orders entered in civil 
     actions or agreements entered into on or after such date.

It was decided in the

Yeas

177

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negative

Nays

242

para.33.9                    [Roll No. 104]

                                AYES--177

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--242

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bateman
     Clay
     Cook
     Dixon
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Istook
     McCrery
     Miller (FL)
     Paxon
     Tanner
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time.

para.33.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DeLay:

       Add the following at the end:

     SEC. 12 LIMITATION ON PRISONER RELEASE ORDERS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 99 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     Sec. 1632. Limitation on prisoner release orders

       ``(a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding section 3626(a)(3) of 
     title 18 or any other provision of law, in a civil action 
     with respect to prison conditions, no court of the United 
     States or other court listed in section 610 shall have 
     jurisdiction to enter or carry out any prisoner release order 
     that would result in the release from or nonadmission to a 
     prison, on the basis of prison conditions, of any person 
     subject to incarceration, detention, or admission to a 
     facility because of a conviction of a felony under the laws 
     of the relevant jurisdiction, or a violation of the terms or 
     conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or a 
     diversionary program, relating to the commission of a felony 
     under the laws of the relevant jurisdiction.
       ``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       ``(1) the terms `civil action with respect to prison 
     conditions,' `prisoner,' `prisoner release order,' and 
     `prison' have the meanings given those terms in section 
     3626(g) of title 18; and
       ``(2) the term `prison conditions' means conditions of 
     confinement or the effects of actions by government officials 
     on the lives of persons confined in prison.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 99 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``1632. Limitation on prisoner release orders.''.

       (c) Consent Decrees.--
       (1) Termination of existing consent decrees.--Any consent 
     decree that was entered into before the date of the enactment 
     of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that is in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, and that provides for remedies relating to prison 
     conditions shall cease to be effective on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Defintions.--As used in this subsection--
       (A) the term ``consent decree'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 3626(g) of title 18, United States Code; and
       (B) the term ``prison conditions'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 1632(c) of title 28, United States Code, 
     as added by subsection (a) of this section.

It was decided in the

Yeas

367

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

52

para.33.11                   [Roll No. 105]

                                AYES--367

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter

[[Page 436]]


     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--52

     Barrett (WI)
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Campbell
     Carson
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Evans
     Fawell
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bateman
     Clay
     Dixon
     Fattah
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Istook
     Meek (FL)
     Miller (FL)
     Obey
     Paxon
     Spratt
     Tanner
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.33.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. LOFGREN:

       Add the following at the end:

     SEC. 12. PARENT-CHILD TESTIMONIAL PRIVILEGES IN FEDERAL CIVIL 
                   AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.

       Rule 501 of the Federal Rules of Evidence is amended--
       (1) by designating the 1st sentence as subdivision (a);
       (2) by designating the 2nd sentence as subdivision (c); and
       (3) by inserting after the sentence so designated as 
     subdivision (a) the following new subdivision:
       ``(b)(1) A witness may not be compelled to testify against 
     a child or parent of the witness.
       ``(2) A witness may not be compelled to disclose the 
     content of a confidential communication with a child or 
     parent of the witness.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subdivision, `child' means, with 
     respect to an individual, a birth, adoptive, or step-child of 
     the individual, and any person (such as a foster child or a 
     relative of whom the individual has long-term custody) with 
     respect to whom the court recognizes the individual as having 
     a right to act as a parent.
       ``(4) The privileges provided in this subdivision shall be 
     governed by principles of the common law, as they may be 
     interpreted by the courts of the United States in the light 
     of reason and experience, that are similar to the principles 
     that apply to the similar privileges of a witness with 
     respect to a spouse of the witness.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

162

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

256

para.33.13                   [Roll No. 106]

                                AYES--162

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fox
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--256

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler

[[Page 437]]


     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bateman
     Clay
     Davis (FL)
     Dixon
     Fattah
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Istook
     Meek (FL)
     Miller (FL)
     Paxon
     Snowbarger
     Spratt
     Tanner
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.33.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CONYERS:

       Add the following at the end:

     SEC. 12. FOREIGN JURISDICTION AND PROCESS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 113 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1697. Foreign jurisdiction; service of process; 
       compliance with rules of discovery

       ``(a) Foreign Jurisdiction and Process.--In any civil 
     action for harm sustained in the United States, that is 
     brought in a Federal court against a defendant located 
     outside the United States, the court in which the action is 
     brought shall have jurisdiction over such defendant if the 
     defendant knew or reasonably should have known that its 
     conduct would cause harm in the United States. Process in 
     such civil action may be served wherever the defendant is 
     located, has an agent, or transacts business.
       ``(b) Compliance With Rules of Discovery.--In any action 
     described in subsection (a), any party who is a citizen or 
     national of a foreign country shall comply with the rules 
     governing the conduct of discovery in the same manner and to 
     the same extent as a party that is a citizen of the United 
     States, except that the deposition of a person who is a 
     citizen or national of a foreign country may be taken only by 
     leave of the court on such terms as the court prescribes.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 113 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``1697. Foreign jurisdiction; service of process; compliance with rules 
              of discovery.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

200

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

216

para.33.15                   [Roll No. 107]

                                AYES--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bateman
     Clay
     Coble
     Dixon
     Fattah
     Fox
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinojosa
     Istook
     Meek (FL)
     Miller (FL)
     Paxon
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Tanner
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.33.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ADERHOLT:

       Page 8, line 15, insert ``or to disburse any funds to 
     remedy the deprivation of a right under the Constitution,'' 
     after ``tax,''.
       Page 8, line 21, strike ``or assessment'' and insert 
     ``assessment, or disbursement''.
       Page 9, strike lines 1 through 24 and insert the following:
       ``(C) the tax or assessment will not contribute to or 
     exacerbate the deprivation intended to be remedied, including 
     through its effect on property valves or otherwise;
       ``(D) plans submitted to the court by State and local 
     authorities will not effectively redress the deprivations at 
     issue; and
       ``(E) the interests of State and local authorities in 
     managing their affairs are not usurped, in violation of the 
     Constitution, by the proposed imposition, increase, levying, 
     or assessment.

[[Page 438]]

       ``(2) The limitation contained in paragraph (1) shall apply 
     only to any order or settlement which--
       ``(A) expressly directs any State, or political subdivision 
     of a State, to impose, increase, levy, or assess any tax or 
     disburse any funds to remedy the deprivation of a right under 
     the Constitution; or
       ``(B) will necessarily require a State, or political 
     subdivision of a State, to impose, increase, levy, or assess 
     any tax or disburse any funds to remedy the deprivation of a 
     right under the Constitution.
       ``(3) If the court finds that the conditions set forth in 
     paragraph (1) have been satisfied, it shall enter an order 
     incorporating that finding, and that order shall be subject 
     to immediate interlocutory de novo review.
       Page 10, line 7, insert after ``tax,'' the following: ``and 
     any person or entity that is a resident of the State or 
     political subdivision that would be required to disburse 
     funds under paragraph (1) shall have the right to intervene 
     in any proceeding concerning such disbursement,''.
       Page 10, line 16, insert ``, or disburse the funds,'' after 
     ``tax''.
       Page 10, line 21, insert ``, or the disbursement of 
     funds,'' after ``tax''.
       Page 10, line 25, insert ``or the disbursement of funds, as 
     the case may be'' after ``tax''.
       Page 11, line 10, insert ``, or a disbursement of funds 
     that is made,'' after ``imposed''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

174

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

236

para.33.17                   [Roll No. 108]

                                AYES--174

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--236

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Bateman
     Buyer
     Camp
     Clay
     Coble
     Cox
     Davis (IL)
     Dixon
     Fattah
     Fox
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinojosa
     Istook
     Kaptur
     Meek (FL)
     Miller (FL)
     Paxon
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Souder
     Tanner
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. ROGERS, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 408, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial Reform Act of 
     1998''.

     SEC. 2. 3-JUDGE COURT FOR ANTICIPATORY RELIEF.

       (a) Requirement of 3-Judge Court.--Any application for 
     anticipatory relief against the enforcement, operation, or 
     execution of a State law adopted by referendum shall not be 
     granted by a United States district court or judge thereof 
     upon the ground that the State law is repugnant to the 
     Constitution, treaties, or laws of the United States unless 
     the application for anticipatory relief is heard and 
     determined by a court of 3 judges in accordance with section 
     2284 of title 28, United States Code. Any appeal of a 
     determination on such application shall be to the Supreme 
     Court. In any case to which this section applies, the 
     additional judges who will serve on the 3-judge court shall 
     be designated under section 2284(b)(1) of title 28, United 
     States Code, as soon as practicable, and the court shall 
     expedite the consideration of the application for 
     anticipatory relief.
       (b) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) the term ``State'' means each of the several States and 
     the District of Columbia;
       (2) the term ``State law'' means the constitution of a 
     State, or any statute, rule, regulation, or other measure of 
     a State that has the force of law, and any amendment thereto;
       (3) the term ``referendum'' means the submission to popular 
     vote, by the voters of the State, of a measure passed upon or 
     proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative; and
       (4) the term ``anticipatory relief'' means an interlocutory 
     or permanent injunction or a declaratory judgment.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section applies to any 
     application for anticipatory relief that is filed on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3. INTERLOCUTORY APPEALS OF COURT ORDERS RELATING TO 
                   CLASS ACTIONS.

       (a) Interlocutory Appeals.--Section 1292(b) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) A party to an action in which the district court has 
     made a determination of whether the action may be maintained 
     as a class action may make application for appeal of that 
     determination to the court of appeals which would have 
     jurisdiction of an appeal of that action. The court of 
     appeals may, in its discretion, permit the appeal to be taken 
     from such determination if the application is made within 10 
     days after the entry of the court's determination relating to 
     the class action. Application for an appeal under this 
     paragraph shall not stay proceedings in the district court 
     unless the district judge or the court of appeals or a judge 
     thereof shall so order.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to any action commenced on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

[[Page 439]]

     SEC. 4. PROCEEDINGS ON COMPLAINTS AGAINST JUDICIAL CONDUCT.

       (a) Referral of Proceedings to Another Judicial Circuit or 
     Court.--Section 372(c) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the following: 
     ``In the case of a complaint so identified, the chief judge 
     shall notify the clerk of the court of appeals of the 
     complaint, together with a brief statement of the facts 
     underlying the complaint.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2) in the second sentence by inserting 
     ``or statement of facts underlying the complaint (as the case 
     may be)'' after ``copy of the complaint'';
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)'';
       (B) by striking ``may--'' and all that follows through the 
     end of subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ``may 
     dismiss the complaint if the chief judge finds it to be--
       ``(i) not in conformity with paragraph (1);
       ``(ii) directly related to the merits of a decision or 
     procedural ruling; or
       ``(iii) frivolous.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) If the chief judge does not enter an order under 
     subparagraph (A), then the complaint or (in the case of a 
     complaint identified under paragraph (1)) the statement of 
     facts underlying the complaint shall be referred to the chief 
     judge of another judicial circuit for proceedings under this 
     subsection (hereafter in this subsection referred to as the 
     `chief judge'), in accordance with a system established by 
     rule by the Judicial Conference, which prescribes the 
     circuits to which the complaints will be referred. The 
     Judicial Conference shall establish and submit to the 
     Congress the system described in the preceding sentence not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the 
     Judicial Reform Act of 1998.
       ``(C) After expeditiously reviewing the complaint, the 
     chief judge may, by written order explaining the chief 
     judge's reasons, conclude the proceeding if the chief judge 
     finds that appropriate corrective action has been taken or 
     that action on the complaint is no longer necessary because 
     of intervening events.'';
       (4) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (3)(C)''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``(to which the 
     complaint or statement of facts underlying the complaint is 
     referred)'' after ``the circuit'';
       (5) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) in the first sentence by inserting ``to which the 
     complaint or statement of facts underlying the complaint is 
     referred'' after ``the circuit''; and
       (B) in the second sentence by striking ``the circuit'' and 
     inserting ``that circuit'';
       (6) in the first sentence of paragraph (15) by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``in which the 
     complaint was filed or identified under paragraph (1)''; and
       (7) by amending paragraph (18) to read as follows:
       ``(18) The Judicial Conference shall prescribe rules, 
     consistent with the preceding provisions of this subsection--
       ``(A) establishing procedures for the filing of complaints 
     with respect to the conduct of any judge of the United States 
     Court of Federal Claims, the Court of International Trade, or 
     the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and for the 
     investigation and resolution of such complaints; and
       ``(B) establishing a system for referring complaints filed 
     with respect to the conduct of a judge of any such court to 
     any of the first eleven judicial circuits or to another court 
     for investigation and resolution.
     The Judicial Conference shall establish and submit to the 
     Congress the system described in subparagraph (B) not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Judicial 
     Reform Act of 1998.''.
       (b) Disclosure of Information.--Section 372(c)(14) of title 
     28, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) such disclosure is made to another agency or 
     instrumentality of any governmental jurisdiction within or 
     under the control the United States for a civil or criminal 
     law enforcement activity authorized by law.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     apply to complaints filed on or after the 180th day after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5. RANDOM ASSIGNMENT OF HABEAS CORPUS CASES.

       Section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Applications for writs of habeas corpus received in 
     or transferred to a district court shall be randomly assigned 
     to the judges of that court.''.

     SEC. 6. AUTHORITY OF PRESIDING JUDGE TO ALLOW MEDIA COVERAGE 
                   OF COURT PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) Authority of Appellate Courts.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the presiding judge of an appellate 
     court of the United States may, in his or her discretion, 
     permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, 
     or televising to the public of court proceedings over which 
     that judge presides.
       (b) Authority of District Courts.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, any presiding judge of a district court of the United 
     States may, in his or her discretion, permit the 
     photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or 
     televising to the public of court proceedings over which that 
     judge presides.
       (2) Obscuring of witnesses.--(A) Upon the request of any 
     witness in a trial proceeding other than a party, the court 
     shall order the face and voice of the witness to be disguised 
     or otherwise obscured in such manner as to render the witness 
     unrecognizable to the broadcast audience of the trial 
     proceeding.
       (B) The presiding judge in a trial proceeding shall inform 
     each witness who is not a party that the witness has the 
     right to request that his or her image and voice be obscured 
     during the witness' testimony.
       (c) Advisory Guidelines.--The Judicial Conference of the 
     United States is authorized to promulgate advisory guidelines 
     to which a presiding judge, in his or her discretion, may 
     refer in making decisions with respect to the management and 
     administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or 
     televising described in subsections (a) and (b).
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) Presiding judge.--The term ``presiding judge'' means 
     the judge presiding over the court proceeding concerned. In 
     proceedings in which more than one judge participates, the 
     presiding judge shall be the senior active judge so 
     participating or, in the case of a circuit court of appeals, 
     the senior active circuit judge so participating, except 
     that--
       (A) in en banc sittings of any United States circuit court 
     of appeals, the presiding judge shall be the chief judge of 
     the circuit whenever the chief judge participates; and
       (B) in en banc sittings of the Supreme Court of the United 
     States, the presiding judge shall be the Chief Justice 
     whenever the Chief Justice participates.
       (2) Appellate court of the united states.--The term 
     ``appellate court of the United States'' means any United 
     States circuit court of appeals and the Supreme Court of the 
     United States.
       (e) Sunset.--The authority under subsection (b) shall 
     terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7. MULTIPARTY, MULTIFORUM JURISDICTION OF DISTRICT 
                   COURTS.

       (a) Basis of Jurisdiction.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 85 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1370. Multiparty, multiforum jurisdiction

       ``(a) In General.--The district courts shall have original 
     jurisdiction of any civil action involving minimal diversity 
     between adverse parties that arises from a single accident, 
     where at least 25 natural persons have either died or 
     incurred injury in the accident at a discrete location and, 
     in the case of injury, the injury has resulted in damages 
     which exceed $50,000 per person, exclusive of interest and 
     costs, if--
       ``(1) a defendant resides in a State and a substantial part 
     of the accident took place in another State or other 
     location, regardless of whether that defendant is also a 
     resident of the State where a substantial part of the 
     accident took place;
       ``(2) any two defendants reside in different States, 
     regardless of whether such defendants are also residents of 
     the same State or States; or
       ``(3) substantial parts of the accident took place in 
     different States.
       ``(b) Special Rules and Definitions.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) minimal diversity exists between adverse parties if 
     any party is a citizen of a State and any adverse party is a 
     citizen of another State, a citizen or subject of a foreign 
     state, or a foreign state as defined in section 1603(a) of 
     this title;
       ``(2) a corporation is deemed to be a citizen of any State, 
     and a citizen or subject of any foreign state, in which it is 
     incorporated or has its principal place of business, and is 
     deemed to be a resident of any State in which it is 
     incorporated or licensed to do business or is doing business;
       ``(3) the term `injury' means--
       ``(A) physical harm to a natural person; and
       ``(B) physical damage to or destruction of tangible 
     property, but only if physical harm described in subparagraph 
     (A) exists;
       ``(4) the term `accident' means a sudden accident, or a 
     natural event culminating in an accident, that results in 
     death or injury incurred at a discrete location by at least 
     25 natural persons; and
       ``(5) the term `State' includes the District of Columbia, 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or 
     possession of the United States.
       ``(c) Intervening Parties.--In any action in a district 
     court which is or could have been brought, in whole or in 
     part, under this section, any person with a claim arising 
     from the accident described in subsection (a) shall be 
     permitted to intervene as a party plaintiff in the action, 
     even if that person could not have brought an action in a 
     district court as an original matter.
       ``(d) Notification of Judicial Panel on Multidistrict 
     Litigation.--A district court in which an action under this 
     section is pending shall promptly notify the judicial panel 
     on multidistrict litigation of the pendency of the action.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1370. Multiparty, multiforum jurisdiction.''.

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       (b) Venue.--Section 1391 of title 28, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) A civil action in which jurisdiction of the district 
     court is based upon section 1370 of this title may be brought 
     in any district in which any defendant resides or in which a 
     substantial part of the accident giving rise to the action 
     took place.''.
       (c) Multidistrict Litigation.--Section 1407 of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(i)(1) In actions transferred under this section when 
     jurisdiction is or could have been based, in whole or in 
     part, on section 1370 of this title, the transferee district 
     court may, notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     section, retain actions so transferred for the determination 
     of liability and punitive damages. An action retained for the 
     determination of liability shall be remanded to the district 
     court from which the action was transferred, or to the State 
     court from which the action was removed, for the 
     determination of damages, other than punitive damages, unless 
     the court finds, for the convenience of parties and witnesses 
     and in the interest of justice, that the action should be 
     retained for the determination of damages.
       ``(2) Any remand under paragraph (1) shall not be effective 
     until 60 days after the transferee court has issued an order 
     determining liability and has certified its intention to 
     remand some or all of the transferred actions for the 
     determination of damages. An appeal with respect to the 
     liability determination and the choice of law determination 
     of the transferee court may be taken during that 60-day 
     period to the court of appeals with appellate jurisdiction 
     over the transferee court. In the event a party files such an 
     appeal, the remand shall not be effective until the appeal 
     has been finally disposed of. Once the remand has become 
     effective, the liability determination and the choice of law 
     determination shall not be subject to further review by 
     appeal or otherwise.
       ``(3) An appeal with respect to determination of punitive 
     damages by the transferee court may be taken, during the 60-
     day period beginning on the date the order making the 
     determination is issued, to the court of appeals with 
     jurisdiction over the transferee court.
       ``(4) Any decision under this subsection concerning remand 
     for the determination of damages shall not be reviewable by 
     appeal or otherwise.
       ``(5) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict the 
     authority of the transferee court to transfer or dismiss an 
     action on the ground of inconvenient forum.''.
       (d) Removal of Actions.--Section 1441 of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e) by striking ``(e) The court to which 
     such civil action is removed'' and inserting ``(f) The court 
     to which a civil action is removed under this section''; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) 
     of this section, a defendant in a civil action in a State 
     court may remove the action to the district court of the 
     United States for the district and division embracing the 
     place where the action is pending if--
       ``(A) the action could have been brought in a United States 
     district court under section 1370 of this title; or
       ``(B) the defendant is a party to an action which is or 
     could have been brought, in whole or in part, under section 
     1370 in a United States district court and arises from the 
     same accident as the action in State court, even if the 
     action to be removed could not have been brought in a 
     district court as an original matter.
     The removal of an action under this subsection shall be made 
     in accordance with section 1446 of this title, except that a 
     notice of removal may also be filed before trial of the 
     action in State court within 30 days after the date on which 
     the defendant first becomes a party to an action under 
     section 1370 in a United States district court that arises 
     from the same accident as the action in State court, or at a 
     later time with leave of the district court.
       ``(2) Whenever an action is removed under this subsection 
     and the district court to which it is removed or transferred 
     under section 1407(i) has made a liability determination 
     requiring further proceedings as to damages, the district 
     court shall remand the action to the State court from which 
     it had been removed for the determination of damages, unless 
     the court finds that, for the convenience of parties and 
     witnesses and in the interest of justice, the action should 
     be retained for the determination of damages.
       ``(3) Any remand under paragraph (2) shall not be effective 
     until 60 days after the district court has issued an order 
     determining liability and has certified its intention to 
     remand the removed action for the determination of damages. 
     An appeal with respect to the liability determination and the 
     choice of law determination of the district court may be 
     taken during that 60-day period to the court of appeals with 
     appellate jurisdiction over the district court. In the event 
     a party files such an appeal, the remand shall not be 
     effective until the appeal has been finally disposed of. Once 
     the remand has become effective, the liability determination 
     and the choice of law determination shall not be subject to 
     further review by appeal or otherwise.
       ``(4) Any decision under this subsection concerning remand 
     for the determination of damages shall not be reviewable by 
     appeal or otherwise.
       ``(5) An action removed under this subsection shall be 
     deemed to be an action under section 1370 and an action in 
     which jurisdiction is based on section 1368 of this title for 
     purposes of this section and sections 1407, 1660, 1697, and 
     1785 of this title.
       ``(6) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict the 
     authority of the district court to transfer or dismiss an 
     action on the ground of inconvenient forum.''.
       (e) Choice of Law.--
       (1) Determination by the court.--Chapter 111 of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1660. Choice of law in multiparty, multiforum actions

       ``(a) Factors.--In an action which is or could have been 
     brought, in whole or in part, under section 1370 of this 
     title, the district court in which the action is brought or 
     to which it is removed shall determine the source of the 
     applicable substantive law, except that if an action is 
     transferred to another district court, the transferee court 
     shall determine the source of the applicable substantive law. 
     In making this determination, a district court shall not be 
     bound by the choice of law rules of any State, and the 
     factors that the court may consider in choosing the 
     applicable law include--
       ``(1) the place of the injury;
       ``(2) the place of the conduct causing the injury;
       ``(3) the principal places of business or domiciles of the 
     parties;
       ``(4) the danger of creating unnecessary incentives for 
     forum shopping; and
       ``(5) whether the choice of law would be reasonably 
     foreseeable to the parties.
     The factors set forth in paragraphs (1) through (5) shall be 
     evaluated according to their relative importance with respect 
     to the particular action. If good cause is shown in 
     exceptional cases, including constitutional reasons, the 
     court may allow the law of more than one State to be applied 
     with respect to a party, claim, or other element of an 
     action.
       ``(b) Order Designating Choice of Law.--The district court 
     making the determination under subsection (a) shall enter an 
     order designating the single jurisdiction whose substantive 
     law is to be applied in all other actions under section 1370 
     arising from the same accident as that giving rise to the 
     action in which the determination is made. The substantive 
     law of the designated jurisdiction shall be applied to the 
     parties and claims in all such actions before the court, and 
     to all other elements of each action, except where Federal 
     law applies or the order specifically provides for the 
     application of the law of another jurisdiction with respect 
     to a party, claim, or other element of an action.
       ``(c) Continuation of Choice of Law After Remand.--In an 
     action remanded to another district court or a State court 
     under section 1407(i)(1) or 1441(e)(2) of this title, the 
     district court's choice of law under subsection (b) shall 
     continue to apply.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1660. Choice of law in multiparty, multiforum actions.''.
       (f) Service of Process.--
       (1) Other than subpoenas.--(A) Chapter 113 of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1697. Service in multiparty, multiforum actions

       ``When the jurisdiction of the district court is based in 
     whole or in part upon section 1370 of this title, process, 
     other than subpoenas, may be served at any place within the 
     United States, or anywhere outside the United States if 
     otherwise permitted by law.''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 113 
     of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new item:

``1697. Service in multiparty, multiforum actions.''.
       (2) Service of subpoenas.--(A) Chapter 117 of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1785. Subpoenas in multiparty, multiforum actions

       ``When the jurisdiction of the district court is based in 
     whole or in part upon section 1370 of this title, a subpoena 
     for attendance at a hearing or trial may, if authorized by 
     the court upon motion for good cause shown, and upon such 
     terms and conditions as the court may impose, be served at 
     any place within the United States, or anywhere outside the 
     United States if otherwise permitted by law.''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 117 
     of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new item:

``1785. Subpoenas in multiparty, multiforum actions.''.
       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to a civil action if the accident giving rise to 
     the cause of action occurred on or after the 90th day after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 8. APPEALS OF MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD.

       (a) Appeals.--Section 7703 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``30'' and inserting 
     ``60''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (d), by inserting 
     after ``filing'' the following: ``,

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     within 60 days after the date the Director received notice of 
     the final order or decision of the Board,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     apply to any administrative or judicial proceeding pending on 
     that date or commenced on or after that date.

     SEC. 9. EXTENSION OF JUDICIARY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND.

       Section 612 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``equipment'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``resources'';
       (2) by striking subsection (f) and redesignating subsequent 
     subsections accordingly;
       (3) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking 
     paragraph (3); and
       (4) in subsection (i), as so redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``Judiciary'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``judiciary'';
       (B) by striking ``subparagraph (c)(1)(B)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (c)(1)(B)''; and
       (C) by striking ``under (c)(1)(B)'' and inserting ``under 
     subsection (c)(1)(B)''.

     SEC. 10. OFFSETTING RECEIPTS.

       For fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, any portion of 
     miscellaneous fees collected as prescribed by the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States pursuant to sections 1913, 
     1914(b), 1926(a), 1930(b), and 1932 of title 28, United 
     States Code, exceeding the amount of such fees in effect on 
     September 30, 1998, shall be deposited into the special fund 
     of the Treasury established under section 1931 of title 28, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 11. MEMBERSHIP IN CIRCUIT JUDICIAL COUNCILS.

       Section 332(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) The chief judge of each judicial circuit shall call 
     and preside at a meeting of the judicial council of the 
     circuit at least twice in each year and at such places as he 
     or she may designate. The council shall consist of an equal 
     number of circuit judges (including the chief judge of the 
     circuit) and district judges, as such number is determined by 
     majority vote of all such judges of the circuit in regular 
     active service.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Except for the chief judge of the circuit, either 
     judges in regular active service or judges retired from 
     regular active service under section 371(b) of this title may 
     serve as members of the council.''; and
       (3) by striking ``retirement,'' in paragraph (5) and 
     inserting ``retirement under section 371(a) or section 372(a) 
     of this title,''.

     SEC. 12. SUNSET OF CIVIL JUSTICE EXPENSE AND DELAY REDUCTION 
                   PLANS.

       Section 103(b)(2)(A) of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 
     1990 (Public Law 101-650; 104 Stat. 5096; 28 U.S.C. 471 
     note), as amended by Public Law 105-53 (111 Stat. 1173), is 
     amended by inserting ``471,'' after ``sections''.

     SEC. 13. CREATION OF CERTIFYING OFFICERS IN THE JUDICIAL 
                   BRANCH.

       (a) Appointment of Disbursing and Certifying Officers.--
     Chapter 41 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 613. Disbursing and certifying officers

       ``(a) Disbursing Officers.--The Director may designate in 
     writing officers and employees of the judicial branch of the 
     Government, including the courts as defined in section 610 
     other than the Supreme Court, to be disbursing officers in 
     such numbers and locations as the Director considers 
     necessary. Such disbursing officers shall--
       ``(1) disburse moneys appropriated to the judicial branch 
     and other funds only in strict accordance with payment 
     requests certified by the Director or in accordance with 
     subsection (b);
       ``(2) examine payment requests as necessary to ascertain 
     whether they are in proper form, certified, and approved; and
       ``(3) be held accountable for their actions as provided by 
     law, except that such a disbursing officer shall not be held 
     accountable or responsible for any illegal, improper, or 
     incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or 
     misleading certificate for which a certifying officer is 
     responsible under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Certifying Officers.--(1) The Director may designate 
     in writing officers and employees of the judicial branch of 
     the Government, including the courts as defined in section 
     610 other than the Supreme Court, to certify payment requests 
     payable from appropriations and funds. Such certifying 
     officers shall be responsible and accountable for--
       ``(A) the existence and correctness of the facts recited in 
     the certificate or other request for payment or its 
     supporting papers;
       ``(B) the legality of the proposed payment under the 
     appropriation or fund involved; and
       ``(C) the correctness of the computations of certified 
     payment requests.
       ``(2) The liability of a certifying officer shall be 
     enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as 
     provided by law with respect to the enforcement of the 
     liability of disbursing and other accountable officers. A 
     certifying officer shall be required to make restitution to 
     the United States for the amount of any illegal, improper, or 
     incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or 
     misleading certificates made by the certifying officer, as 
     well as for any payment prohibited by law or which did not 
     represent a legal obligation under the appropriation or fund 
     involved.
       ``(c) Rights.--A certifying or disbursing officer--
       ``(1) has the right to apply for and obtain a decision by 
     the Comptroller General on any question of law involved in a 
     payment request presented for certification; and
       ``(2) is entitled to relief from liability arising under 
     this section in accordance with title 31, United States Code.
       ``(d) Other Authority Not Affected.--Nothing in this 
     section affects the authority of the courts with respect to 
     moneys deposited with the courts under chapter 129 of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 41 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following item:

``613. Disbursing and certifying officers.''.
       (c) Duties of Director.--Paragraph (8) of subsection (a) of 
     section 604 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(8) Disburse appropriations and other funds for the 
     maintenance and operation of the courts;''.

     SEC. 14. LIMITATION ON PRISONER RELEASE ORDERS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 99 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1632. Limitation on prisoner release orders

       ``(a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding section 3626(a)(3) of 
     title 18 or any other provision of law, in a civil action 
     with respect to prison conditions, no court of the United 
     States or other court listed in section 610 shall have 
     jurisdiction to enter or carry out any prisoner release order 
     that would result in the release from or nonadmission to a 
     prison, on the basis of prison conditions, of any person 
     subject to incarceration, detention, or admission to a 
     facility because of a conviction of a felony under the laws 
     of the relevant jurisdiction, or a violation of the terms or 
     conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or a 
     diversionary program, relating to the commission of a felony 
     under the laws of the relevant jurisdiction.
       ``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       ``(1) the terms `civil action with respect to prison 
     conditions', `prisoner', `prisoner release order', and 
     `prison' have the meanings given those terms in section 
     3626(g) of title 18; and
       ``(2) the term `prison conditions' means conditions of 
     confinement or the effects of actions by government officials 
     on the lives of persons confined in prison.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 99 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``1632. Limitation on prisoner release orders.''.
       (c) Consent Decrees.--
       (1) Termination of existing consent decrees.--Any consent 
     decree that was entered into before the date of the enactment 
     of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that is in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, and that provides for remedies relating to prison 
     conditions shall cease to be effective on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Definitions.--As used in this subsection--
       (A) the term ``consent decree'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 3626(g) of title 18, United States Code; and
       (B) the term ``prison conditions'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 1632(c) of title 28, United States Code, 
     as added by subsection (a) of this section.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.33.18  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. CANADY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, cross references, and 
punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, technical, 
conforming, and other changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions 
of the House in amending the bill.

para.33.19  emergency supplemental appropriations

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 
3579) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; together with the 
amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and

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agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.33.20  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 3579

  Mr. OBEY moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 3579, be 
instructed:

       Within the scope of the conference, to agree to funding for 
     the International Monetary Fund consistent with the terms, 
     conditions, and provisions of H.R. 3114, as reported by the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

186

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negative

Nays

222

para.33.21                   [Roll No. 109]

                                AYES--186

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Filner
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Bateman
     Boehner
     Burr
     Clay
     Coble
     Dixon
     Fattah
     Forbes
     Fox
     Gonzalez
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Meek (FL)
     Miller (FL)
     Morella
     Paxon
     Poshard
     Reyes
     Stark
     Tanner
     Yates
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.33.22  appointment of conferees--h.r. 3579

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Livingston, McDade, Young of Florida, Regula, Lewis of 
California, Porter, Rogers, Skeen, Wolf, Kolbe, Packard, Callahan, 
Walsh, Obey, Yates, Stokes, Murtha, Sabo, Fazio, Hoyer, Mses. Kaptur, 
and Pelosi, as managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.33.23  child support performance

  On motion of Mr. SHAW, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 3130) to 
provide for an alternative penalty procedure for States that fail to 
meet Federal child support data processsing requirements, to reform 
Federal incentive payments for effective child support performance, and 
to provide for a more flexible penalty procedure for States that violate 
interjurisdictional adoption requirements; together with the amendments 
of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. SHAW, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendments of the Senate and 
ask a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 
appointed of the following Members as managers on the part of the House 
at said conference:

  From the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration of the House 
bill and Senate amendments and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Archer, Shaw, Camp, Rangel, and Levin.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, for consideration of section 401 of the Senate amendment and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Goodling, Fawell, and Payne. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.33.24  appointment of additional conferees--h.r. 2400

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, appointed 
the following Members as managers on the part of the House to the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R 2400) to authorize funds 
for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, 
and for other purposes:


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  As additional conferees from the Committee on Science, for 
consideration of section 312(d) and Title VI of the House bill and 
sections 1119, 1206, and Title II of the Senate amendment and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Brown of California. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.33.25  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. DeLAY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, April 27, 1998 at 2:00 p.m.

para.33.26  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. DeLAY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, April 27, 1998, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 1998 for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para.33.27  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. DeLAY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, April 
29, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.33.28  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. MEEK, for today after 2 p.m.;
  To Mr. MILLER of Florida, for today after 1 p.m.; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 6 p.m.
  And then,

para.33.29  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PALLONE, at 9 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.33.30  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 3546. A bill 
     to provide for a national dialogue on Social Security and to 
     establish the bipartisan panel to design long-range Social 
     Security reform: with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-493). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para.33.31  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 3715. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to convey the facilities of the Pine River Project, 
     to allow jurisdictional transfer of lands between the 
     Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, and the Department 
     of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, and the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3716. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     extend the program of research on breast cancer; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. DeLay):
       H.R. 3717. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal 
     funds for the distribution of needles or syringes for the 
     hypodermic injection of illegal drugs; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DeLAY:
       H.R. 3718. A bill to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal 
     courts with respect to prison release orders; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 3719. A bill to authorize the construction of a 
     monument to honor those who have served the Nation's civil 
     defense and emergency management programs; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Archer, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. Hilleary):
       H.R. 3720. A bill to repeal the Bilingual Education Act and 
     for certain other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. BASS:
       H.R. 3721. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election 
     for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, and Government Reform and Oversight, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CHRISTENSEN (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Traficant, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 3722. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the standards used for determining whether 
     individuals are not employees; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3723. A bill to authorize funds for the payment of 
     salaries and expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Jackson, Mr. Scott, Mr. Olver, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Borski, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
             Payne):
       H.R. 3724. A bill to provide for the continuation of the 
     demonstration program, known as the Healthy Start Initiative, 
     that is carried out by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services as a program of grants to reduce the rate of infant 
     mortality; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 3725. A bill to make the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 applicable to the United States Postal 
     Service in the same manner as any other employer; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 3726. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to require additional disclosures relating to exchange rates 
     in transfers involving international transactions; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Horn, and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 3727. A bill to provide loan forgiveness for 
     individuals who earn a degree in early childhood education, 
     and enter and remain employed in the early child care 
     profession, to provide loan cancellation for certain child 
     care providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 3728. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and other laws to return 
     primary responsibility for disaster relief to the States, to 
     establish a private corporation to insure States against 
     risks and costs of disasters otherwise borne by the States, 
     and to provide for reimbursable Federal assistance to States 
     for activities in response to disasters, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, Small Business, and Banking and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio:
       H.R. 3729. A bill to ensure that prisoners are not 
     permitted unsupervised access to any interactive computer 
     service; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 3730. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the elimination of certain foreign base 
     company shipping income from foreign base company income; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. Redmond, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 3731. A bill to designate the auditorium located 
     within the Sandia Technology Transfer Center in Albuquerque, 
     New Mexico, as the ``Steve Schiff Auditorium''; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. TIAHRT:
       H.R. 3732. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to waive the waiting period otherwise required for 
     disability beneficiaries in the case of individuals suffering 
     from terminal illnesses with not more than six months to 
     live, and to amend titles II and XVI of such Act to provide 
     for appropriate treatment of prisoners; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

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para.33.32  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       282. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution 98-
     1013 memorializing the relocation of the exchange and 
     commissary at Fitzsimons Army Garrison to new facilities to 
     be constructed at Buckley Air National Guard Base; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       283. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Kansas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 5035 
     memorializing the Congress not to take action to mandate 
     competition in retail sales of electricity and to leave that 
     responsibility to the individual states; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       284. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Pennsylvania, relative to House Resolution 294 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States and the 
     Federal Communications Commission to all state regulatory 
     agencies the flexibility they need to conserve available 
     telephone numbers and so extend the useful lives of existing 
     area codes; to the Committee on Commerce.
       285. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House Resolution 
     388 memorializing Congress to authorize a ten-year extension 
     of the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage 
     Corridor Act and to authorize continued Federal support for 
     corridor projects; to the Committee on Resources.
       286. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Kansas, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 1835 memorializing the 
     United States Congress to enact legislation on taxation of 
     electronic commerce that will treat in-state and out-of-state 
     retailers in an equitable fashion and help preserve the 
     integrity of the tax systems of state and local governments; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       287. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Pennsylvania, relative to House Resolution 296 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact 
     legislation directing the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     return no less than 80% of all fines and penalties collected 
     from any municipality, its authorities or agencies to same 
     for the rehabilitation of the existing facilities to required 
     environmental standards; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       288. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Tennessee, relative to Senate Resolution No. 106 
     memorializing the United States Congress to maintain the 
     incentive grant approach to accomplishing the shared public 
     safety objectives and to refrain from imposing federal 
     mandates to accomplish such objectives; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       289. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Idaho, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 106 
     memorializing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the 
     Bonneville Power Administration to reassess the most recent 
     program recommendations and retain a policy of spreading the 
     risks to assure perpetuation of the salmon fish run in the 
     Salmon and Columbia river systems; jointly to the Committees 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure and Resources. 

para.33.33  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 59: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 66: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 68: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Hall of Ohio and Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 225: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 322: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Neumann, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. 
     Goodlatte.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 716: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 738: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 814: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Traficant and Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 860: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.R. 864: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Borski, Mr. Sisisky, 
     Mr. Scott, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 965: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. 
     Stupak.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Turner and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1311: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Rahall, Ms. Granger, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1492: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Boyd and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1570: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Dreier, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1773: Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Ney, Mr. DeFazio 
     and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 2019: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 2020: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. 
     Mascara.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 2163: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. Schumer and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2538: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Brady, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
     Paxon, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Snowbarger, Ms. Furse, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 2639: Ms. Harman and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 2671: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2678: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2704: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 2713: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2714: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Murtha, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     Mr. Yates, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Shays, Mr. Rush, Mr. Andrews, 
     Mr. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Everett, and 
     Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2752: Mr. Kim and Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 2876: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2888: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 2898: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2929: Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 2949: Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 2963: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Strickland, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2983: Mr. Doyle and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 2994: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Gejdenson, and 
     Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. 
     Bilirakis.
       H.R. 3121: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 3126: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 3167: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Quinn, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Manton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Fossella, 
     Mr. Engel, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Walsh, Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Solomon, 
     Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. 
     Paxon.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 3236: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Bereuter, 
     Mr. Archer, and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 3243: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 3249: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 3259: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 3281: Mr. Cook, Ms. Harman, and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 3295: Mr. Coyne, Ms. Lee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McHale, 
     Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 3331: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 3342: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 3379: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rush, and 
     Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 3441: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Towns, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     McHugh, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3469: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Klink, and Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia
       H.R. 3506: Mr. Berry, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
     Miller of California, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Redmond, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Shaw, and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 3510: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 3511: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 3513: Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Goode, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Lazio of New 
     York, Mr. Redmond, Mr. White, Mr. Holden, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. LaTourette, 
     Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Mr. Hill, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3538: Mr. Stark, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo.
       H.R. 3552: Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 3553: Mr. Serrano, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Blagojevich, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 3561: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 3568: Mr. Skeen and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 3595: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 3613: Mr. Combest, Mr. Stearns, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Calvert, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
     Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Watkins, 
     Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. 
     Boyd.
       H.R. 3624: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Payne, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Poshard.

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       H.R. 3629: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 3651: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3652: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. 
     Torres.
       H.R. 3659: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Goode, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Istook, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 3668: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 3672: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Moakley, Mr. McGovern, 
     Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.J. Res. 89: Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Frost.
       H.J. Res. 99: Mr. Filner, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Pascrell, and Mr. Olver.
       H. Con. Res. 36: Mr. Armey and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Wamp, 
     and Mr. Duncan.
       H. Con. Res. 181: Ms. Granger, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Coble, 
     Mr. Talent, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Stark, 
     Mrs. Capps, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Matsui, 
     Mr. McHale, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Towns, Ms. Harman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Clay, and 
     Mr. Gallegly.
       H. Con. Res. 217: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 225: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H. Con. Res. 228: Mr. Blumenauer and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Crane, 
     Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Ford, Mr. Goss, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mrs. McCarthy of 
     New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Dan 
     Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Wexler.
       H. Con. Res. 239: Mr. Gejdenson and Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Con. Res. 249: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Poshard.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Stokes.
       H. Res. 399: Mr. Moran of Kansas.

para.33.34  deletions of sponsors 

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 3156: Mr. Cooksey.


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                       MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1998 (34)

para.34.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
NETHERCUTT, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   April 27, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable George R. Nethercutt, Jr., 
     to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.34.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, April 23, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.34.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8663. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal of 
     Quarantined Area [Docket No. 97-056-9] received April 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8664. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal of 
     Quarantined Area [Docket No. 97-102-2] received April 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8665. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area 
     Classifications; Georgia [Docket No. 98-018-1] received April 
     17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       8666. A letter from the Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota 
     Licensing (7 CFR Part 6) received April 16, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8667. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propiconazole; 
     Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300637; 
     FRL-5783-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8668. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenoxaprop-ethyl; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300635; FRL-5782-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received April 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8669. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Canola Oil; Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-3000623; FRL-5773-9] 
     received April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8670. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Spinosad; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-300644; FRL-5785-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8671. A letter from the Acting Deputy Chief for Operations, 
     Forest Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Notice, Comment, and Appeal Procedures for National Forest 
     System Projects and Activities [36 CFR Part 215] received 
     April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8672. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Annual Report of the Reserve Forces Policy Board for 
     Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 113 (c) and (e); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       8673. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the annual report of the Maritime Administration 
     (MARAD) for Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. app. 
     1118; to the Committee on National Security.
       8674. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's certification that the survivability and 
     lethality testing of the CH 47 Improved Cargo Helicopter 
     (ICH) would be unreasonably expensive and impractical, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2313(c); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       8675. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Reserve Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a delay 
     in the report on Reserve retirement initiatives, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104--201; to the Committee on National Security.
       8676. A letter from the Acting Deputy Under Secretary 
     (Logistics), Department of Defense, transmitting a request 
     for deferment until August 1st off the report containing a 
     plan to reduce overhead costs of the supply management 
     activities of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and the 
     military departments (known as Iventory Control Points (ICPs) 
     so that the overhead costs for each fiscal year after fiscal 
     year 2000 do not exceed eight percent of net sales at 
     standard price by Inventory Control Points during that year, 
     pursuant to Public Law 105--85, section 394; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       8677. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Health Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     on the review of the maintenance medication dispensing policy 
     with a view towards modifying the current policy to dispense 
     maintenance medications for a 90-day period; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       8678. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the premium collection procedures for the dental 
     insurance programs, pursuant to Public Law 105--85, Section 
     733(c); to the Committee on National Security.
       8679. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report that specifies for each military treatment facility 
     the amount collected from third party payers during the 
     preceding fiscal year, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1095; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       8680. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report detailing the costs and savings attributable to base 
     closures and realignments (BRAC), pursuant to Public Law 
     105--85, section 2824; to the Committee on National Security.
       8681. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on enlistment waiver trends for Fiscal Years 1991-
     1997, pursuant to Public Law 105--85, section 531; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       8682. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the determination 
     98-18 that it is in the national interest for the Export-
     Import Bank to extend a loan, guarantee, insure or lease any 
     product to Vietnam, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(2)(D)(iv); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8683. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Unsafe and Unsound Banking 
     Practices [Docket No. 97-02] (RIN: 1557-AB56) received April 
     17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       8684. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash 
     Protection [Docket No. NHTSA-97-2714] (RIN: 2127-AG17) 
     received April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       8685. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Side Impact

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     Protection--Side Impact Dummy [Docket No. NHTSA-98-3668] 
     (RIN: 2127-AG37) received April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8686. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; Nebraska; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions From 
     Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [NE 052-1052a; FRL-
     6002-4] received April 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8687. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; Iowa; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions From 
     Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [IA 051-1051a; FRL-
     6002-8] received April 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8688. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Fuel Fleet 
     Program [FRL-5994-5] (RIN: 2060-AH56) received April 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8689. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO 
     042-1042(a); FRL-5979-4] received April 20, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8690. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Amendments to the Test 
     Procedures for Heavy-Duty Engines, and Light-Duty Vehicles 
     and Trucks and Amendments to the Emission Standard Provisions 
     for Gaseous Fueled Vehicles and Engines [FRL-5999-7] received 
     April 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8691. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California--South 
     Coast Air Quality Management District [CA--189--0059; FRL-
     5996-5] received April 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8692. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Washington [WA 66-
     71741a; FRL-5998-3] received April 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8693. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California--
     Ventura County Air Pollution Control District [CA--203--0062; 
     FRL-5996-4] received April 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8694. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acid Rain Program: 
     Revisions to Sulfur Dioxide Opt-Ins [FRL-5996-6] (RIN: 2060-
     AH36) received April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8695. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report entitled ``The Medicaid 
     Quality of Care Medical Records Study,'' pursuant to Public 
     Law 99--509, section 9432(c); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8696. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Fiscal Year 
     1997 report on implementation of the support for East 
     European Democracy Act (SEED) Program, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     5474; to the Committee on International Relations.
       8697. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-323, ``Real 
     Property Tax Rates and Assessment Initiative Amendment Act of 
     1998'' received April 21, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8698. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-317, ``Sex 
     Offender Register Immunity From Liability Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1998'' received April 21, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       8699. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-326, 
     ``Omnibus Personnel Reform Amendment Act of 1998'' received 
     April 21, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8700. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-319, ``Solid 
     Waste Facility Permit Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received April 21, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8701. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-322, 
     ``Southeastern University Equitable Real Property Tax Relief 
     Act of 1998'' received April 21, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       8702. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-324, ``Real 
     Property Tax Rates and Assessment Initiative Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1998'' received April 21, 1998, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8703. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-316, 
     ``Omnibus Regulatory Reform Amendment Act of 1998 Temporary 
     Repealer Act of 1998'' received April 21, 1998, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8704. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-275, ``Real 
     Property Tax Reassessment Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received April 21, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8705. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-318, ``Mutual 
     Holding Company Mergers and Acquisition Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1998'' received April 21, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       8706. A letter from the Chairman, Census Monitoring Board, 
     transmitting a statement informing Congress that the Board 
     cannot issue its first report by April 1, 1998 because the 
     President has not yet appointed four members to the Census 
     Monitoring Board, pursuant to Public Law 105--119; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8707. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Disclosure of Information (RIN: 
     3064-AC10) received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8708. A letter from the Executive Director, Neighborhood 
     Reinvestment Corporation, transmitting a copy of the annual 
     report in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act 
     during the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8709. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Government National Mortgage 
     Association (Ginnie Mae) management report for the fiscal 
     year ended September 30, 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8710. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Extension of Effective 
     Date of Environmental Impact Assessment of Nongovernmental 
     Activities in Antarctica [FRL-5994-2] received April 14, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8711. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Threatened Status for One Plant, Arctostaphylos pallida 
     (Pallid Manzanita), from the Northern Diablo Range of 
     California (RIN: 1018-AD35) received April 20, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8712. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Offshore Component Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory Area 
     [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02;I.D. 033098A] received April 
     17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       8713. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Maryland Regulatory Program [MD-042-FOR] received April 
     16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       8714. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting two reports on the 
     1997 Activities of the Administrative Office of the United 
     States Courts and the 1997 Judicial Business of the United 
     States Courts, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 604(a)(4), (h)(2), and 
     2412(d)(5); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8715. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Transfer of Debts to 
     Treasury for Collection (RIN: 1510-AA68) received March 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       8716. A letter from the Director, Government Relations, 
     Girl Scouts of the United States of America, transmitting the 
     Girl Scouts of the United States of America 1997 Annual 
     Report, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 37; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       8717. A letter from the Director, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting the Federal Judicial Center's 
     Annual Report for 1997, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 623(b); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       8718. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Explosives Detection Systems [Docket No. 28671] (RIN:

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     2120-AF95) received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8719. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Apple Valley, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AWP-3] received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8720. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Davis/Woodland/Winters, CA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-20] received April 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8721. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Globe, AZ [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AWP-8] received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8722. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models 
     PA-31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, and PA-31P Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 90-CE-65-AD; Amendment 39-10467; AD 98-08-18] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8723. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     Equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3 and -7 Series Engines 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-267-AD; Amendment 39-10284; AD 98-02-02] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8724. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; McCall, ID [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ANM-16] received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8725. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class E Airspace; Blue Mesa, CO; and 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Gunnison, CO [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ANM-15] received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8726. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification to the Gulf of Mexico High Offshore Airspace 
     Area [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-30] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8727. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29186; Amdt. No. 1862] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8728. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures [Docket No. 29185; 
     Amdt. No. 1861] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received April 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8729. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29187; Amdt. No. 1863] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8730. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce, plc RB211 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 94-ANE-39; Amendment 39-10426; 
     AD 98-07-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8731. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model 1329-23 and -25 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-93-AD; Amendment 39-10442; 
     AD 98-07-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8732. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF 340A and SAAB 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-291-AD; Amendment 39-
     10465; AD 98-08-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8733. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, -200, and -
     300 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-83-AD; Amendment 39-
     10464; AD 98-08-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8734. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Turbo-Propeller Powered General 
     Dynamics (Convair) Model 240, 340, and 440 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-69-AD; Amendment 39-10466; AD 98-08-17] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8735. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-97-AD; Amendment 39-10459; AD 98-
     08-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8736. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 
     500, 600, and 700 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 95-CE-92-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10468; AD 98-08-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8737. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 and 767 Series 
     Airplanes Equipped with General Electric (GE) CF6-80C2 
     Engines [Docket No. 98-NM-79-AD; Amendment 39-10472; AD 98-
     08-23] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8738. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-7 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-130-AD; Amendment 39-10471; AD 
     98-08-22] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 17, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8739. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10,-
     20,-30,-40, and -50 Series Airplanes, and C-9 (Military) 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-40-AD; Amendment 39-10473; AD 98-
     08-24] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8740. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Aerospace Bendix/King 
     Model KSA 470 Autopilot Servo Actuators, part numbers 065-
     0076-10 through 065-0076-15 [Docket No. 97-CE-74-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10469; AD 98-08-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8741. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA-- Groupe AEROSPATIALE Models 
     TB10 and TB200 Airplanes [Docket No. 95-CE-71-AD; Amendment 
     39-10470; AD 98-08-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8742. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA.315B, 
     SA.316B, SA.316C, SA.319B, and SE.3160 Helicopters [Docket 
     No. 98-SW-09-AD; Amendment 39-10479; AD 98-04-40] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8743. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche 
     Model Piaggio P-180 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-142-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10454; AD 98-08-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8744. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Vessel Identification System; Effective Date Change [CGD 89-
     050] (RIN: 2115-AD35) received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8745. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     SAFETY ZONE: Bath / Woolwich Bridge Construction [CGD1-98-
     029] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8746. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Anacostia River, Washington 
     D.C. [CGDO5-98-017] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received April 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8747. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Unescorted Access Privilege: Address change [Docket No. 
     29193; Amendment No. 107-11; 108-16] received April 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       8748. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Improvements to Hazardous Materials Identification Systems; 
     Editorial revisions and Responses to Petitions for 
     Reconsideration and Appeal [Docket No. HM-206] (RIN: 2137-
     AB75) received April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8749. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; RAPCO, Inc. Filter, Part Numbers 
     RA-1J4-4, RA-1J4-6, and RA-1J4-7 from Lot Numbers 05597, 
     07797, and 12597 [Docket No. 97-CE-71-AD; Amendment 39-10103; 
     AD 97-16-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8750. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Le Mars, IA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-7] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8751. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Poplar Bluff, MO; 
     Correction [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-28] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8752. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Aurora, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-13] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8753. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Norfolk, NE; Correction 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-33] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8754. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Marshall Army Airfield, Fort 
     Riley, KS [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-20] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8755. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Sabreliner Model NA-265-40, -60, -
     70, and -80 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-171-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10349, AD 98-04-37] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8756. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320-111 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-22-AD; Amendment 39-10410] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received April 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8757. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Amendment of the 
     Provisions to Eliminate and Phase-out Mixing Zones for 
     Bioaccumulative Chemicals of Concern and Amendment to 
     Procedure 8.D. of Appendix F (Pollutant Minimization Program) 
     for the Final Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes 
     System [FRL-5999-8] received April 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8758. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the 36th Annual Report of the 
     Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 
     46 U.S.C. app. 1118; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8759. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report on the pipeline safety user fee 
     assessment basis, pursuant to Public Law 104--34; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8760. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Employment and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Unemployment Insurance Program 
     Letter No. 07-98--received April 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8761. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     report entitled ``Evaluation of Short-Time Compensation 
     Programs: Final Report,'' pursuant to Public Law 102--318, 
     section 401; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8762. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's quarterly report 
     on the Portfolio Reengineering Demonstration Program for the 
     fourth quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 1997, pursuant to Public 
     Law 104--134; jointly to the Committees on Banking and 
     Financial Services and Appropriations.
       8763. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the Federal-State Joint 
     Board on Universal Service [CC Docket No. 96-45] received 
     April 15, 1998, pursuant to Public Law 105--119, 111 Stat. 
     2440; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Appropriations.
       8764. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting a report on the second quarter of 
     Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to Public Law 105--100; jointly to 
     the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight and 
     Appropriations.
       8765. A letter from the National Film Preservation 
     Foundation, transmitting the first Annual Report of the 
     National Film Preservation Foundation for the calendar year 
     ending December 31, 1997, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 5706 Public 
     Law 104--285, Title II; jointly to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary and House Oversight.
       8766. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting copies of the FY 1999 budget 
     requests of the Federal Aviation Administration to the 
     Department, including requests for ``Facilities and 
     Equipment'' and ''Research, Engineering, and Development,'' 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 2205(f); jointly to the Committees 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, and 
     Appropriations. 

para.34.4  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.34.5  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate passed a concurrent resolution of the 
following title, in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 90. Concurrent resolution to acknowledge the 
     Historic Northern Ireland Peace Agreement.

  The message also announced that the Secretary of the Senate is 
directed to request the House to return to the Senate the official 
papers on S. 414, ``An Act to amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to 
encourage competition in international shipping and growth of United 
States exports, and for other purposes,'' and upon return of the 
official papers from the House, the Secretary of the Senate is directed 
to make the following change in the text of the bill, viz:
  In the amendment of section 8(f) of the Shipping Act of 1984 by 
section 106(e) of the bill, insert a comma and ``including limitations 
of liability for cargo loss or damage,'' after ``practices''.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-92, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, appoints John David Davenport, 
of Oklahoma, as a participant in the 1998 National Summit on Retirement 
Income Savings, to fill the existing vacancy thereon.

para.34.6  mexico-united States interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to to the provisions of 22 United 
States Code 276th, appointed to the Mexico-United States 
Interparliamentary Group, on the part of the House, the following 
Members: Messrs. Kolbe, Chairman and Gilman, Vice Chairman.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.34.7  canada-united states interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to to the provisions of 22 United 
States Code 276th, appointed to the Canada-United States 
Interparliamentary Group, on the part of the House, the following 
Member: Mr. Houghton, Chairman.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.34.8  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Joshua D. Cantor, staff of the 
Honorable Matthew G. Martinez:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 20, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena ad testificandum issued by the 
     Pasadena Superior Court, in the case of People v. Anthony 
     Albert Jimenez, Case No. GA 034516.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                Joshua D. Cantor. 

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para.34.9  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to narcotics traffickers in columbia

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on the developments since my last 
report concerning the national emergency with respect to significant 
narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia that was declared in 
Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995. This report is submitted 
pursuant to section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 
1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
  1. On October 21, 1995, I signed Executive Order 12978, ``Blocking 
Assets and Prohibiting Transactions with Significant Narcotics 
Traffickers'' (the ``Order'') (60 Fed. Reg. 54579, October 24, 1995). 
The Order blocks all property subject to U.S. jurisdiction in which 
there is any interest of four significant foreign narcotics traffickers, 
one of whom is now deceased, who were principals in the so-called Cali 
drug cartel centered in Colombia. These persons are listed in the annex 
to the Order. The Order also blocks the property and interests in 
property of foreign persons determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, 
(a) to play a significant role in international narcotics trafficking 
centered in Colombia or (b) to materially assist in or provide financial 
or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, the 
narcotics trafficking activities of persons designated in or pursuant to 
the Order. In addition the Order blocks all property and interests in 
property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of persons determined by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and 
the Secretary of State, to be owned or controlled by, or to act for or 
on behalf of, persons designated in or pursuant to the Order 
(collectively ``Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers'' or 
``SDNTs'').
  The Order further prohibits any transaction or dealing by a United 
States person or within the United States in property or interests in 
property of SDNTs, and any transaction that evades or avoids, has the 
purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, the prohibitions 
contained in the Order.
  Designations of foreign persons blocked pursuant to the Order are 
effective upon the date of determination by the Director of the 
Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) 
acting under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Treasury. 
Public notice of blocking is effective upon the date of filing with the 
Federal Register, or upon prior actual notice.
  2. On October 24, 1995, the Department of the Treasury issued a notice 
containing 76 additional names of persons determined to meet the 
criteria set forth in Executive Order 12978 (60 Fed. Reg. 54582, October 
24, 1995). Additional notices expanding and updating the list of SDNTs 
were published on November 29, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 61288), March 8, 1996 
(61 Fed. Reg. 9523), and January 21, 1997 (62 Fed. Reg. 2903).
  Effective February 28, 1997, OFAC issued the Narcotics Trafficking 
Sanctions Regulations (``NTSR'' or the ``Regulations''), 31 C.F.R. Part 
536 , to further implement my declaration of a national emergency and 
imposition of sanctions against significant foreign narcotics 
traffickers centered in Colombia (62 Fed. Reg. 9959, March 5, 1997).
  On April 17, 1997 (62 Fed. Reg. 19500, April 22, 1997), July 30, 1997 
(62 Fed. Reg. 41850, August 4, 1997), and September 9, 1997 (62 Fed. 
Reg. 48177, September 15, 1997), OFAC amended appendices A and B to 31 
C.F.R. chapter V, revising information concerning individuals and 
entities who have been determined to play a significant role in 
international narcotics trafficking centered in Colombia or have been 
determined to be owned or controlled by, or to act for or on behalf of, 
or to be acting as fronts for the Cali cartel in Colombia. These actions 
are part of the ongoing interagency implementation of Executive Order 
12978 of October 21, 1995. These changes to the previous SDNT list 
brought it to a total of 426 businesses and individuals with whom 
financial and business dealings are prohibited and whose assets are 
blocked under the Order.

  3. OFAC has disseminated and routinely updated details of this 
program to the financial, securities, and international trade 
communities by both electronic and conventional media. In addition to 
bulletins to banking institutions via the Federal Reserve System and 
the Clearing House Interbank Payments System (CHIPS), individual 
notices were provided to all relevant State and Federal regulatory 
agencies, automated clearing houses, and State and independent banking 
associations across the country. OFAC contacted all major securities 
industry associations and regulators. It posted electronic notices on 
the Internet and over 10 computer bulletin boards and 2 fax-on-demand 
services, and provided the same material to the U.S. Embassy in Bogota 
for distribution to U.S. companies operating in Colombia.
  4. As of March 25, 1998, OFAC had issued nine specific licenses 
pursuant to Executive Order 12978. These licenses were issued in 
accordance with established Treasury policy authorizing the completion 
of presanctions transactions and the provision of legal services to and 
payment of fees for representation of SDNTs in proceedings within the 
United States arising from the imposition of sanctions.
  5. The narcotics trafficking sanctions have had a significant impact 
on the Cali drug cartel. Of the 133 business entities designated as 
SDNTs as of February 20, 1998, 41, or nearly a third, having a combined 
net worth estimated at more than $45 million and a combined income of 
more than $200 million, had been determined to have gone into 
liquidation. As a result of OFAC designations, 3 Colombian banks have 
closed about 300 SDNT accounts of nearly 100 designated individuals. 
One of the largest SDNT commercial entities, a discount drugstore with 
an annual income exceeding $136 million, has been reduced to operating 
on a cash basis. These specific results augment the less quantifiable 
but significant impact of denying the designated individuals and 
entities of the cartel access to U.S. financial and commercial 
facilities.
  Various enforcement actions carried over from prior reporting periods 
are continuing and new reports of violations are being aggressively 
pursued. Two criminal investigations are ongoing. Since my last report, 
OFAC has collected its first civil monetary penalty for violations of 
IEEPA and the Regulations under the program. OFAC collected $2,625 from 
a commercial agent for ocean-going oil tankers for violative funds 
transfers.
  6. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from October 21, 1997, through April 20, 1998, that are directly 
attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by the 
declaration of the national emergency with respect to Significant 
Narcotics Traffickers are estimated at approximately $620,000. 
Personnel costs were largely centered in the Department of the Treasury 
(particularly in the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Customs 
Service, and the Office of the General Counsel), the Department of 
Justice, and the Department of State. These data do not reflect certain 
costs of operations by the intelligence and law enforcement 
communities.
  7. Executive Order 12978 provides my Administration with a tool for 
combatting the actions of significant foreign narcotics traffickers 
centered in Colombia and the unparalleled violence, corruption, and 
harm that they cause in the United States and abroad. The Order is 
designed to deny these traffickers the benefit of any assets subject to 
the jurisdiction of the United States and to prevent United States 
persons from engaging in any commercial dealings with them, their front 
companies, and their agents. Executive Order 12978 demonstrates the 
United States commitment to end the damage that such traffickers wreak 
upon society in the United States and abroad.
  The magnitude and the dimension of the problem in Colombia--perhaps 
the most pivotal country of all in terms of the world's cocaine trade--
are extremely grave. I shall continue to exercise the powers at my 
disposal to apply economic sanctions against significant foreign 
narcotics traffickers and their violent and corrupting activities as

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long as these measures are appropriate, and will continue to report 
periodically to the Congress on significant developments pursuant to 50 
U.S.C. 1703(c).
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 24, 1998. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-241).

para.34.10  senate concurrent resolution referred

  A concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following title was taken 
from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. Con. Res. 90. Concurrent resolution to acknowledge the 
     Historic Northern Ireland Peace Agreement; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.

  And then,

para.34.11  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. MILLER, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
April 23, 1998, at 2 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 1998, for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para.34.12  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1872. A bill to 
     amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to promote 
     competition and privatization in satellite communications, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     494). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para.34.13  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker.

           [The following action occurred on April 24, 1998]

       H.R. 1965. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce extended for a period ending not later than May 8, 
     1998.

para.34.14  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII,

       Mr. RYUN introduced a bill (H.R. 3733) to authorize the 
     National Science Foundation to make grants for applied 
     engineering and technology education equipment and capital 
     improvements; which was referred to the Committee on Science, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 

para.34.15  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       290. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 151 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to take 
     certain actions regarding the implementation of the Food 
     Quality Protection Act of 1996; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       291. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Rhode Island, relative to Senate Resolution 2995 
     memorializing Congress to amend title ten, United States Code 
     relating to the compensation of retired military; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       292. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Georgia, relative to Senate Resolution 766 memorializing 
     the United States Congress to reject any legislation that 
     would exempt health plans sponsored by associations and 
     multiple employer welfare arrangements from state insurance 
     standards and oversight; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       293. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of The Mariana Islands, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 11-23 requesting the federal officials for a 
     waiver on the Covenant matching fund to help expedite and 
     foster infrastructure development in the CNMI; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       294. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives for 
     the Commonwealth of The Mariana Islands, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 11-25 expressing full, undeniable and 
     unquestionable support on the provisions of the Covenant by 
     the people and their government of the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands and in particular under section 902 
     of said provisions; to the Committee on Resources.
       295. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 97 
     memorializing Congress to authorize a ten-year extension of 
     the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage 
     Corridor Act and to authorize Federal support for Corridor 
     projects; to the Committee on Resources.
       296. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Tennessee, relative to Senate Resolution No. 106 
     memorializing the United States Congress to maintain the 
     incentive grant approach to accomplishing shared public 
     safety objectives and to refrain from imposing federal 
     mandates to accomplish such objectives; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       297. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 211 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact 
     legislation to raise the cap on mortgage revenue bonds; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       298. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Maine, 
     relative to Joint Resolution 871 memorializing Congress To 
     Ensure The Viability of the United States Social Security 
     System adopted by the 118th Maine Legislature; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       299. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Resolution No. 8 urging the President 
     and the Congress of the United States to resolve differences 
     that exist between the Province of Ontario and the State of 
     Minnesota relating to the taking of fish in Canadian boundary 
     waters by Americans staying in American resorts; jointly to 
     the Committees on International Relations and Resources. 

para.34.16  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1047: Mr. Engel and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Price of North Carolina and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Engel and Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 2189: Mr. Campbell and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2693: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Conyers, 
     Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Calvert, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 3253: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 3279: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 3376: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 3400: Ms. Kaptur and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3494: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 3531: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Yates, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Payne, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Clayton, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 3571: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 3624: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Borski, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Weygand, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Manton, Mr. Filner, Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Yates, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sanders, 
     and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.J. Res. 102: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Skaggs.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Baldacci. 

para.34.17  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       58. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Office of the 
     City Clerk, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, relative to Resolution 
     No. 119 imploring the United States House of Representatives 
     and the United States Senate to pass H.R.1151; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       59. Also, a petition of the City Commission of the State of 
     Florida, relative to Resolution 98-7 petitioning the United 
     States Senate and House of Representatives to appropriate 
     $250,000 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers so that the 
     Corps can complete the plans and specifications for a much 
     needed shore protection project; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 


.
                      TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1998 (35)

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER, when, 
pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, Members 
were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.35.1  recess--1:36 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Ms. PRYCE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.35.2  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, called the House to 
order.

para.35.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, April 
27, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.35.4  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:


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       8767. A letter from the the Comptroller General, the 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting a review of the 
     President's first special impoundment message for fiscal year 
     1998, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685; (H. Doc. No. 105--242); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       8768. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the Republic of Korea 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-61-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8769. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of VOR Federal Airway; CA [Airspace Docket No. 
     97-AWP-17] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 23, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8770. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of the Atlantic High Offshore Airspace Area 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-16] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8771. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Topeka, Forbes Field, KS; 
     Correction [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-1] received April 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8772. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Valentine, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ACE-39] received April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8773. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Chadron, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ACE-38] received April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8774. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Model GV Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-114-AD; Amendment 39-10480; AD 
     98-09-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 23, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8775. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA-- Groupe AEROSPATIALE Model 
     TBM 700 Airplanes [Docket NO. 97-CE-42-AD; Amendment 39-
     10476; AD 98-08-27] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8776. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Avions Pierre Robin Model R3000/160 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-88-AD; Amendment 39-10477; AD 98-
     08-28] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 23, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8777. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 
     500, 680, 690, and 695 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-CE-54-
     AD; Amendment 39-10474; AD 98-08-25] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.35.5  rhino and tiger product labeling

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2807) to 
amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 to prohibit the 
sale, importation, and exportation of products labeled as containing 
substances derived from rhinoceros or tiger; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
SAXTON and Mr. MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.35.6  sri lanka independence anniversary

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 350):

       Whereas on February 4, 1948, the people of Sri Lanka gained 
     their independence from the British;
       Whereas the people of Sri Lanka and the United States have 
     a common interest in the promotion and preservation of 
     democratic systems of government;
       Whereas the people of Sri Lanka and the United States have 
     had many shared values and interests, including the desire to 
     promote the peaceful development of the South Asian region;
       Whereas Sri Lankan citizens who have visited or lived in 
     the United States, and United States citizens who have 
     visited or lived in Sri Lanka, have done much to improve 
     mutual understanding and build friendship over the past fifty 
     years;
       Whereas United States citizens of Sri Lankan origin have 
     contributed greatly to the advancement of knowledge, the 
     development of the United States economy, and the enrichment 
     of cultural life in the United States;
       Whereas the ties of trade and investment between the United 
     States and Sri Lanka have grown over fifty years to the 
     benefit of the people of both countries; and
       Whereas the fiftieth anniversary of the independence of Sri 
     Lanka offers an opportunity for Sri Lanka and the United 
     States to renew their commitment to international cooperation 
     on issues of mutual interest and concern: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) congratulates the people of Sri Lanka on the occasion 
     of the fiftieth anniversary of their nation's independence; 
     and
       (2) looks forward to broadening and deepening United States 
     cooperation and friendship with Sri Lanka in the years ahead 
     for the benefit of the people of both countries.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
BEREUTER and Mr. LUTHER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.35.7  cease fire in afghanistan

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 218); as amended: 

       Whereas peace and stability has not returned to Afghanistan 
     despite the February 1989 Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan;
       Whereas the Department of State's Country Reports on Human 
     Rights for 1997 states: ``The overall human rights situation 
     [in Afghanistan] is poor . . . political killings, torture, 
     rape, arbitrary detention, looting, abductions and 
     kidnappings for ransom were committed by armed units, local 
     commanders, and rogue individuals'';
       Whereas the continuing civil conflict in Afghanistan has 
     had a grievous impact upon the Afghan people, where within 
     its borders occurs the highest rate of infant, child, and 
     maternal mortality in the region;
       Whereas neighboring countries have provided support in the 
     form of financial assistance and arms to the different groups 
     warring in Afghanistan, thereby extending the length and 
     expanding the destruction of this internal conflict;
       Whereas another byproduct of this conflict is the harboring 
     of Islamic militants and terrorist leaders in Afghanistan;
       Whereas due to the tyranny and destruction caused by 
     Taliban rule, Afghanistan is now one of the world's leading 
     producers of opium, and over the past year alone, the 
     production of opiates in Afghanistan has increased and 
     resulted in a growth in the drug trade not only in the 
     Central and South Asian regions but in Russia and the West as 
     well;
       Whereas continuing instability serves as an obstacle to 
     international investment and the establishment of 
     developmental projects inside Afghanistan, so necessary to 
     Afghanistan's rejuvenation from years of conflict, and 
     central to promoting political cooperation among Afghan 
     factions;
       Whereas the continuing conflict in Afghanistan serves as an 
     impediment to economic prosperity and political development 
     throughout all of South Asia and the newly independent 
     Central Asian nations as well; and
       Whereas despite repeated efforts by the United Nations to 
     broker an end to continuing warfare among the country's 
     warring factions, the absence of peace has prevented 
     Afghanistan from addressing the numerous problems facing its 
     citizenry: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--

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       (1) acknowledges that, through determination, tenacity, and 
     courage, the Afghan people successfully waged a war against 
     Soviet expansionism and greatly assisted in bringing an end 
     to the cold war;
       (2) calls upon all warring factions and national powers to 
     participate in intra-Afghan dialogue (the ``Frankfurt 
     Process'') and in the peace process and to actively cooperate 
     in the acceleration of endeavors for peace;
       (3)(A) deplores continuing human rights violations 
     occurring within Afghanistan, especially against women and 
     female children, who have suffered condoned discrimination 
     and harassment, and the reported widespread execution of 
     prisoners of war and civilians evidenced by the discovery of 
     mass graves which contained an estimated 2,000 corpses; and
       (B) supports the intention of the United Nations and the 
     International Committee of the Red Cross to continue their 
     investigation into these reported killings;
       (4)(A) welcomes the appointment of Ambassador Lakhbar 
     Brahimi as special envoy of the United Nations Secretary 
     General for Afghanistan and supports his efforts toward 
     attaining a peaceful negotiated settlement with the 
     assistance of the six nations bordering Afghanistan as well 
     as representatives from the United States and Russia; and
       (B) encourages a role for Afghan leaders of all factions 
     and ethnic groups in the United Nations negotiation efforts, 
     based on the fact that peace and national reconciliation 
     cannot be imposed on the Afghan people by their neighbors;
       (5) urges the nations of the region to cooperate in the 
     peace process and to end immediately the supply of arms, 
     ammunition, military equipment, training or any other 
     military support to all parties to the conflict;
       (6) urges appropriate parties in the United Nations, 
     Afghanistan, and its neighbors to work toward the eradication 
     of the production of opium, especially in southern 
     Afghanistan, and to link such efforts wherever possible to 
     realistic income alternatives;
       (7) calls upon all parties within Afghanistan to prevent 
     the reoccurrence of actions which impede the ability of 
     humanitarian and international organizations to move food 
     shipments and other forms of humanitarian assistance into 
     Afghanistan;
       (8) acknowledges that due to the death and destruction 
     wrought by the February 4, 1998, earthquake in northeastern 
     Afghanistan, where approximately 5,000 people have died and 
     an estimated 30,000 have been left homeless, there is a 
     continuing need for international emergency aid of food, 
     clothing, and shelter;
       (9) recognizes the continuing requirement to address the 
     needs of more than 2,500,000 Afghan refugees in neighboring 
     countries, three-quarters of whom are women and children;
       (10) acknowledges the necessity of international efforts to 
     clear the estimated 10,000,000 land mines buried in the 
     Afghan countryside; and
       (11) calls for the expulsion of all known terrorist leaders 
     from Afghanistan and the closing down of all terrorist 
     training camps operating in the country.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
BEREUTER and Mr. LUTHER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BEREUTER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.35.8  little league recognition

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following concurrent resolution of the Senate (S. Con. Res. 37): 

       Whereas Little League Baseball Incorporated is a nonprofit 
     membership organization, chartered by the Congress of the 
     United States in 1964 to promote, develop, supervise, and 
     assist youth worldwide in participation in Little League 
     baseball and to instill in youth the spirit and competitive 
     will to win, values of team play, and healthful association 
     with other youth under proper leadership;
       Whereas Little League Baseball Incorporated has chartered 
     more than 18,000 local Little League baseball or softball 
     leagues in 85 countries, across 6 continents, through which 
     more than 198,000 teams and 3,000,000 youth worldwide come 
     together in healthy competition, learning the value of 
     teamwork, individual responsibility, and respect for others;
       Whereas Little League Baseball Incorporated provides 
     administrative and other services, including financial 
     assistance from time to time, to such leagues without any 
     obligation to reimburse Little League Baseball Incorporated;
       Whereas Little League Baseball Incorporated has established 
     a United States foundation for the advancement and support of 
     Little League baseball in the United States and around the 
     world, and has also created in Poland through its 
     representative, Dr. Creighton Hale, the Poland Little League 
     Baseball Foundation for the construction of Little League 
     baseball facilities and playing fields, in which youth may 
     participate worldwide in international competitions, and is 
     providing all the funds for such construction;
       Whereas the efforts of Little League Baseball Incorporated 
     are supported by millions of volunteers worldwide, as 
     parents, league officials, managers, coaches, and auxiliary 
     members and countless volunteer agencies, including sponsors, 
     all of whom give their time and effort without remuneration, 
     in service to others, to advance the goals of Little League 
     Baseball Incorporated and thereby assist the economic 
     transformation of societies worldwide, the improvement in the 
     quality of life of all citizens and the promotion of a civil 
     international community; and
       Whereas, as demonstrated by the success of its efforts 
     worldwide, Little League Baseball Incorporated is the largest 
     nongovernmental international youth sports organization in 
     the world and continues to grow: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That (a) it is the sense of the Congress that 
     Little League Baseball Incorporated is international in 
     character and has engendered international goodwill through 
     its worldwide activities, particularly among the youth of the 
     world.
       (b) The Congress reaffirms that Little League Baseball 
     Incorporated was established to support and develop Little 
     League baseball worldwide, through the chartering of local 
     leagues and the provision of assistance to such local 
     leagues, through the creation or location of facilities in 
     other countries, and the provision of other support as 
     appropriate, including financial support, without right of 
     reimbursement or repayment.
       (c) The Congress calls upon the parliamentary bodies and 
     government officials of other nations, particularly those 
     that participate in Little League baseball, to recognize and 
     celebrate the international character of Little League 
     baseball.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. SMITH 
of New Jersey and Mr. LUTHER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.35.9  violence in algeria

  Mr. ROYCE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 374); as amended:

       Whereas in January 1992 Algeria annulled the second round 
     of parliamentary elections;
       Whereas the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), which favored 
     the creation of a theocratic state, expected to win in those 
     parliamentary elections;
       Whereas the suspension of the Algerian elections in January 
     1992 triggered an escalation of terrorism;
       Whereas the Islamic Salvation Army (AIS), the armed wing of 
     FIS, started terrorist activities in the wake of the annulled 
     elections, but has since delcared a unilateral ceasefire;
       Whereas the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), a nonpolitical 
     radical Islamic movement, has been responsible for carrying 
     out terrorist activities, particularly since the AIS cease-
     fire;
       Whereas the United States Government has listed the GIA as 
     a foreign terrorist organization;
       Whereas tens of thousands of Algerians have lost their 
     lives since the onset of the violence in 1992, with hundreds 
     estimated to have lost their lives in the holy month of 
     Ramadan that ended in January 1998;
       Whereas the violence perpetrated by terrorists has become 
     increasingly barbaric, leaving thousands of innocent 
     civilians, particularly women and children, dead or injured;
       Whereas the Government of Algeria has not agreed to the 
     establishment of an international inquiry into the massacres;
       Whereas the democratic process has progressed in Algeria 
     despite the current terrorist activity; and
       Whereas the United States has a strong interest in seeing 
     the development of a democratic and peaceful Algeria: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) strongly condemns the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) and any 
     other terrorist groups

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     responsible for the atrocities being committed in Algeria;
       (2) condemns the perpetrators of violence and other crimes 
     against the fundamental human rights of Algerians;
       (3) urges those who continue to engage in violence and the 
     fundamental abuse of human rights to discontinue such 
     activity;
       (4) calls on the Government of Algeria to take all 
     necessary and legal steps to prevent violence and stop it 
     once it occurs;
       (5) encourages the Government of Algeria to cooperate with 
     the international community to ensure transparency in the 
     investigation and combating of terrorist activity, including 
     the use of objective investigators into the massacres;
       (6) acknowledges that the Government of Algeria has made 
     progress toward democratization and urges the government to 
     engage in dialogue with all elements of Algerian society who 
     have renounced violence, in order to further democracy and 
     promote the rule of law;
       (7) urges the United States Government to continue to work 
     closely with the Government of Algeria to bring about the 
     development and implementation of political and economic 
     reforms as well as the full restoration of law and order in 
     Algeria;
       (8) encourages the European Union and the Government of 
     Algeria to further their cooperation against terrorism; and
       (9) encourages the Algerian Government to accept the 
     appointment of a Special Rapporteur by the United Nations or 
     another qualified independent organization to conduct an 
     inquiry into the violations of human rights in Algeria. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. ROYCE 
and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.35.10  oas role in nicaraguan democracy transition

  Mr. GALLEGLY moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 222):

       Whereas the Organization of American States International 
     Support and Verification Commission (OAS-CIAV) was 
     established August 7, 1989, for the purpose of overseeing 
     assisting in the repatriation, disarmament, resettlement, and 
     protection of human rights of the Nicaraguan resistance and 
     their families;
       Whereas the OAS-CIAV, successfully demobilized 22,500 
     members of the Nicaraguan resistance and distributed food and 
     humanitarian assistance to more than 119,000 repatriated 
     Nicaraguans prior to July 1991;
       Whereas the OAS-CIAV successfully investigated and 
     documented more than 1,800 human rights violations, including 
     numerous murders and presented these cases to Nicaraguan 
     authorities, following and advocating justice in each case;
       Whereas the OAS-CIAV helped demobilize rearmed contras and 
     Sandinistas, as well as apolitical criminal groups, and 
     recently brokered and mediated the successful May 1997 
     negotiations between the Government of Nicaragua and the 
     largest rearmed group;
       Whereas the OAS-CIAV created 86 peace commissions and has 
     provided assistance and extensive training in human rights 
     and alternative dispute resolution for their members, who are 
     currently mediating conflicts, including kidnaping and 
     demobilization of rearmed groups, in every municipality of 
     the zones of conflict;
       Whereas the OAS-CIAV successfully provided critically 
     needed infrastructure and humanitarian assistance including 
     aid for Nicaraguan schools, roads, and health clinics; and
       Whereas a new Organization of American States Technical 
     Cooperation Mission (OAS-TCM) has been created to expand upon 
     the mission of the OAS-CIAV by providing institution building 
     resources in municipal government development, social work, 
     and civic education in the twelve most conflictive 
     municipalities in Nicaragua: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) commends and congratulates Santiago Murray, the first 
     OAS-CIAV Director, and Sergio Caramagna, the current director 
     of the OAS-TCM, and all members of the OAS-CIAV and OAS-TCM 
     team for their tireless defense of human rights, promotion of 
     peaceful conflict resolution, and contribution to the 
     development of freedom and democracy in Nicaragua; and
       (2) expresses its support for the continuation of the role 
     of the OAS-TCM in Nicaragua.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
GALLEGLY and Mr. LUTHER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.35.11  multiparty elections in Guyana

  Mr. GALLEGLY moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 215); as amended:

       Whereas the people of Guyana voted on December 15, 1997, to 
     re-elect the ruling party, the People's Progressive Party/
     Civic (PPP/Civic);
       Whereas the Guyanese people showed their strong belief in 
     the democratic process by approximately an 88 percent voter 
     turnout;
       Whereas the main opposition party, the People's National 
     Congress (PNC) has alleged that the elections were not free 
     and fair; and
       Whereas although international observers such as the 
     Organization of American States (OAS), the Commonwealth, and 
     the International Foundation of Electoral Systems (IFES) have 
     unanimously agreed, based on their observations on election 
     day, that the polling process was free and fair, it has been 
     alleged that violations occurred in the counting process, 
     necessitating an audit of the elections by the Caribbean 
     Community (CARICOM): Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) congratulates the people of Guyana for holding 
     multiparty presidential elections by proportional 
     representation;
       (2) supports the audit of the elections by the Caribbean 
     Community (CARICOM), an organization deemed acceptable to all 
     parties;
       (3) calls on all parties and opposition leaders to respect 
     the outcome of the audit as the final decision and make a vow 
     to peace and stability in Guyana; and
       (4) calls on the newly elected president of the Co-
     operative Republic of Guyana to respect the rule of law and 
     human rights.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska recognized Mr. 
GALLEGLY and Mr. LUTHER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.35.12  50th anniversary of founding of israel

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.J. Res. 
102) expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th 
anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and 
reaffirming the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United 
States and Israel.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
GILMAN and Mr. LANTOS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. LANTOS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to

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clause 5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.

para.35.13  recess--4:30 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
12 of rule I, declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 30 minutes 
p.m., until approximately 5 o'clock p.m.

para.35.14  after recess--5:02 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, called the House to order.

para.35.15  h. con. res. 218--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 218) concerning the 
urgent need to establish a cease fire in Afghanistan and begin the 
transition toward a broad-based multiethnic government that observes 
international norms of behavior; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GILMAN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

391

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

1

para.35.16                   [Roll No. 110]

                                YEAS--391

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--40

     Baesler
     Barr
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Blunt
     Christensen
     Cook
     Dixon
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Foley
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Ryun
     Sandlin
     Serrano
     Smith (OR)
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     Weldon (FL)
     White
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.35.17  s. con. res. 37--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution of the Senate (S. Con. 
Res. 37) expressing the sense of the Congress that Little League 
Baseball Incorporated was established to support and develop Little 
League baseball worldwide and that its international character and 
activities should be recognized.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HUTCHINSON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said 
resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

398

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.35.18                   [Roll No. 111]

                                AYES--398

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest

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     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Baesler
     Barr
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Blunt
     Christensen
     Cook
     Dixon
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Foley
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Millender-McDonald
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Ryun
     Sandlin
     Serrano
     Smith (OR)
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     White
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.35.19  h.j. res. 102--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.J. Res. 102) expressing the sense of the 
Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the 
modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of friendship and 
cooperation between the United States and Israel.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

402

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affirmative

Nays

0

para.35.20                   [Roll No. 112]

                                YEAS--402

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman

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     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--30

     Baesler
     Barr
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Blunt
     Christensen
     Cook
     Dixon
     Engel
     Foley
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Millender-McDonald
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Ryun
     Sandlin
     Serrano
     Smith (OR)
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     White
     Woolsey
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said joint resolution was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.35.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3717

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-497) the resolution (H. Res. 409) providing for 
the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3717) to prohibit the expenditure of 
Federal funds for the distribution of needles or syringes for the 
hypodermic injection of illegal drugs.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.35.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3546

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-498) the resolution (H. Res. 410) providing for 
the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3546) to provide for a national 
dialogue on Social Security and to establish the Bipartisan Panel to 
Design Long-Range Social Security Reform.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.35.23  providing for the consideration of h.r. 6

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-499) the resolution (H. Res. 411) providing for 
the consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to extend the authorization of 
programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.35.24  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. DIXON, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. SANDLIN, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. BATEMAN, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.35.25  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOUDER, at 10 o'clock and 49 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.35.26  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2807. A 
     bill to amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 
     1994 to prohibit the sale, importation, and exportation of 
     products labeled as containing substances derived from 
     rhinoceros or tiger; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-495). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. S. 231. An act 
     to establish the National Cave and Karst Research Institute 
     in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-496). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 409. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3717) to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for the 
     distribution of needles or syringes for the hypodermic 
     injection of illegal drugs (Rept. No. 105-497). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 410. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3546) to provide for a national dialogue on Social Security 
     and to establish the Bipartisan Panel to Design Long-Range 
     Social Security Reform (Rept. No. 105-498). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 411. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 6) to extend the authorization of programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-499). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.35.27  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Riley, 
             and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 3734. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing that the 
     income tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of the 
     standard deduction, for joint returns shall be twice the 
     amounts applicable to unmarried individuals; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. Brady, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. John, 
             and Mr. Bonilla):
       H.R. 3735. A bill to disapprove a rule requiring the use of 
     bycatch reduction devices in the shrimp fishery of the Gulf 
     of Mexico; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 3736. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to make changes relating to H-1B nonimmigrants; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       H.R. 3737. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 to deauthorize the remainder of the project at 
     East Boothbay Harbor, Maine; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hansen, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Olver, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Stark, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Vento, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 3738. A bill to establish a responsible United States 
     international tobacco policy, to prevent tobacco companies 
     from targeting tobacco products to children, to ensure no 
     government promotion of tobacco overseas, to curb smuggling 
     of tobacco products, to establish the American Center on 
     Global Health and Tobacco, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, International Relations, National Security, 
     Resources, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3739. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to allow for distribution of the lump sum death payment, 
     in the absence of a widow or widower or surviving children, 
     to any other person as certified by the deceased worker to 
     the Commissioner of Social Security; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 3740. A bill to amend the Act of October 11, 1974 
     (Public Law 93-440; 88 Stat. 1257), to provide for the 
     continued operation of certain tour businesses in recently 
     acquired areas of Big Cypress National Preserve; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 3741. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require congressional approval of civil aviation agreements; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Souder, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 3742. A bill to provide flexibility to certain local 
     educational agencies that develop voluntary public and 
     private parental choice programs under title VI of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.J. Res. 116. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to abolishing 
     personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the 
     United States Government from engaging in business in 
     competition with its citizens; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H. Con. Res. 261. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of rivers to the United States and supporting 
     efforts to inform and educate the people of the United States 
     regarding rivers and the importance of their preservation; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KIM:
       H. Con. Res. 262. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     1998 District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement 
     Torch Run

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     to be run through the Capitol Grounds; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KIM:
       H. Con. Res. 263. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the seventeenth annual National 
     Peace Officers' Memorial Service; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Rothman):
       H. Con. Res. 264. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to documentation 
     requirements for physicians who submit claims to Medicare for 
     office visits and for other evaluation and management 
     services; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.35.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 45: Mr. Blagojevich and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 218: Ms. Granger and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 371: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 372: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. 
     Manton.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 539: Mr. Engel and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Tanner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Packard, 
     and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Nethercutt and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 676: Mr. Goode and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 872: Mrs. Northup, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Gilman, Mr. Goss, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Miller of 
     California.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Pappas and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1126: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1200: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1375: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Ney, Mr. Chabot, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1802: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1911: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Vento, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2081: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 2088: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2094: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 2124: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2523: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Bentsen, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Luther, 
     Mr. Condit, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Parker, 
     Mr. Kasich, and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Pickering and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 2598: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 2604: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 2612: Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Towns, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Mr. Owens, Mr. Markey, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Stark, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Vento, Mr. Poshard, Ms. Waters, 
     and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2678: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Camp, Mr. Towns, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Martinez, 
     and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2800: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 2895: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Payne and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 2922: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Sanders, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Kanjorski, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Klink, Mr. Levin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Scott, 
     and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 3010: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 3016: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 3111: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 3150: Mr. Hefley, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Brady, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Spence, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Boyd, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 3152: Mr. Dreier and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 3187: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 3205: Ms. DeGette and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 3243: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 3251: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Manton, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
     Clay, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 3255: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 3262: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 3314: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 3331: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 3338: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3379: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Torres, Mr. Collins, and Mrs. 
     Kelly.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Hinojosa and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 3438: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 3459: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 3470: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 3506: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Mica, Mr. Hyde, 
     Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Green, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Scott, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Minge, Ms. Furse, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
     McInnis, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Clay, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Davis of Virginia, Mr. Allen, and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Berry, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 3524: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Torres.
       H.R. 3526: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 3534: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Calvert, 
     Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Herger, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Stump, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Collins, Mr. Ryun, 
     Mrs. Northup, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Skeen, 
     Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Fox  of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Porter, Ms. Granger, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Moran of 
     Kansas, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Deal of Georgia, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 3541: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goode, 
     Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Hall of Ohio, Mr. Canady of Florida, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 3570: Mr. Strickland, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Vento, and Mr. 
     Thompson.
       H.R. 3599: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 3605: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Moakley, and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 3608: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 3613: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3615: Mr. Payne, Mr. Evans, Ms. Slaughter, and Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Markey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Houghton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Waters, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 3641: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 3648: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Royce, Mr. Brady, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 3651: Mr. Towns and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 3661: Mr. Kildee, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Meeks of New 
     York.
       H.R. 3674: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3684: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 3690: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 3713: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3719: Mr. Goodling.
       H.J. Res. 102: Mr. Livingston and Mr. Kanjorski.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mrs. Capps, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Schumer.
       H. Con. Res. 127: Mr. Buyer.
       H. Con. Res. 181: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Kim, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Torres, Mr. Ney, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Vento, 
     Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Allen.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Boyd.
       H. Con. Res. 233: Mr. Becerra, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Jenkins.
       H. Res. 151: Mr. Pickett.
       H. Res. 363: Mr. Baldacci.
       H. Res. 374: Mr. Royce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Engel, Mr. Wexler, 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gutierrez, and Ms. Furse.
       H. Res. 392: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Souder, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, and Mr. Matsui.
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                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1998 (36)

para.36.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   April 29, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Roy Blunt to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.36.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, April 28, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

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para.36.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8778. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clopyralid; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300645; FRL 5786-
     9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8779. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Tolerance 
     Extension for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300641; FRL5784-7] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8780. A letter from the Director, Test, Systems Engineering 
     and Evaluation, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     to notify Congress of the intent to obligate funds for FY 
     1998 Foreign Comparative Testing projects, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2350a(g); to the Committee on National Security.
       8781. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting a report on participation agreements 
     between the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities (USTFs) 
     and the Department of Defense, pursuant to Public Law 103--
     160; to the Committee on National Security.
       8782. A letter from the Director, Office of Small and 
     Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the progress of the Department of 
     Defense toward the achievement of the goal to award five 
     percent of DOD contracts and subcontracts to small 
     disadvantaged business, historically Black colleges and 
     universities and minority institutions, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2323 (i); to the Committee on National Security.
       8783. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a description of 
     property to be transferred to the Republic of Panama through 
     the end of calendar year 1999, pursuant to Public Law 96--70; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       8784. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report entitled ``Actions To Accelerate the Movement To The 
     New Workforce Vision,'' pursuant to Public Law 105--85, 
     section 912 (e); to the Committee on National Security.
       8785. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on defense reform by the Defense Science Board Sub-
     Task Force on the Acquisition Workforce, pursuant to Public 
     Law 105--85; to the Committee on National Security.
       8786. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Insurance; Right 
     of First Refusal Permitted for Condominium Associations 
     [Docket No. FR-4267-l-01] (RIN: 2502-AG93) received April 9, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       8787. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the 1997 Annual Report to Congress 
     by the Division of Compliance and Consumer Affairs of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 
     57a(f)(6); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       8788. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report on the OMB Cost Estimate for 
     Pay-As-You-Go Calculations, pursuant to Public Law 105--167; 
     to the Committee on the Budget.
       8789. A letter from the Senior Deputy Chairman, National 
     Council on the Arts and the Humanities, transmitting the 
     Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities' twenty-second 
     annual report on the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program for 
     Fiscal Year 1996, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 959(c); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8790. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Facility Safety [DOE O 420.1] 
     received April 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       8791. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Occurrence Reporting And Processing 
     Of Operations Information [DOE O 232.1A] received April 14, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8792. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revisions to State 
     Primacy Requirements to Implement Safe Drinking Water Act 
     Amendments [FRL-6003-5] (RIN: 2040-AD00) received April 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8793. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Authorization and 
     Incorporation By Reference of State Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program [FRL-5988-2] received April 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8794. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Organobromine 
     Production Wastes; Identification and Listing of Hazardous 
     Waste; Land Disposal Restrictions; Listing of CERCLA 
     Hazardous Substances, Reportable Quantities [FRL-5999-9] 
     (RIN: 2050-AD79) received April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8795. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Pentwater and Walhalla, Michigan) [MM Docket No. 97-118, RM-
     9061] received April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8796. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Ironton, Malden and Salem, Missouri) [MM Docket No. 97-136, 
     RM-9083, RM-9136] received April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8797. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Banks, Redmond, Sunriver and Corvallis, Oregon) [MM Docket 
     No. 96-7, RM-8732 RM-8845]; FM Broadcast Stations (The Dalles 
     and Corvallis, Oregon) [MM Docket No. 96-12, RM-8741] 
     received April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       8798. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Switzerland 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-49-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8799. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Japan (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-24-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8800. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-47-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8801. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Spain (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-27-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8802. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the activities of United 
     States Government departments and agencies relating to the 
     prevention of nuclear proliferation during January 1, 1997 
     through December 31, 1997, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3281; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8803. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Finland 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-63-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8804. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis, Economics and Statistics Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Direct 
     Investment Surveys: Raising Exemption Level for Two Surveys 
     of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (RIN: 0691-
     AA31) received April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8805. A letter from the Director, U.S. Trade and 
     Development Agency, transmitting a copy of the Agency's 
     annual audit, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2421 (e) (2); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8806. A letter from the Director, Procurement and Property 
     Management, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Miscellaneous Amendments [AGAR Case 
     96-03] (RIN: 0599-AA00) received April 20, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       8807. A letter from the Under Secretary for Oceans and 
     Atmosphere, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Annual 
     Report of the Coastal Zone Management Fund for fiscal year 
     1997, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1456; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8808. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     providing the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks with the 
     authority to assess fees under section 41 of title 35, United 
     States Code, in amounts sufficient to match the level of fees 
     assessed in fiscal year 1998 under that fee authority and the 
     surcharge assessed pursuant to section 10101 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, as amended, (35 U.S.C. 41 
     note); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8809. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, De

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     partment of Justice, transmitting a report of the Bureau of 
     Justice Assistance entitled, ``Fiscal Year 1996 Annual Report 
     to Congress,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3711; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       8810. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 
     and PC-12/45 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-46-AD; Amendment 39-
     10475; AD 98-08-26] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8811. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Helicopter 
     Systems Model 369(YOH-6A), 369A (OH-6A), 369D, 369E, 369F, 
     369FF, 369H, 369HE, 369HM, 369HS, and 500N Helicopters 
     [Docket No. 97-SW-52-AD; Amendment 39-10481; AD 98-09-02] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8812. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Alexander Schleicher 
     Segelflugzeugbau Model ASK 21 Sailplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-
     108-AD; Amendment 39-10478; AD 98-08-29] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8813. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-12 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-98-AD; Amendment 39-10367; AD 98-
     05-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 23, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8814. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Porterville, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AWP-2] received April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8815. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Delano, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AWP-5] received April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8816. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Santa Barbara Channel, CA [COTP Los Angeles-Long 
     Beach, CA; 98-002] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8817. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Fleet Week 1998 Parade of Ships, Port of New 
     York and New Jersey [CGD01-98-026] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8818. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Los Angeles Harbor; San Pedro Bay, CA [COTP Los 
     Angeles-Long Beach, 97-007] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 
     23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8819. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Atlantic Ocean, Vicinity of Cape Henlopen State 
     Park, DE [CGD 05-98-008] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8820. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Pilot, Flight Instructor, Ground Instructor, and Pilot School 
     Certification Rules; Clarifying amendments and other 
     editorial changes [Docket No. 25910; Amendment Nos. 61-104 
     and 141-10] (RIN: 2120-AE71) received April 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8821. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Disaster Assistance; Public Assistance Program Appeals; 
     Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Appeals (RIN: 3067-AC67) 
     received April 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8822. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's fourth annual report on the 
     activities of the Department regarding the guarantee of 
     obligations issued to finance the construction, 
     reconstruction, or reconditioning of eligible export vessels, 
     pursuant to section 1111 (b)(4) of the Merchant Marine Act of 
     1936, as amended; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8823. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     detailed progress review of the research and development 
     authorized under the Act, pursuant to Public Law 101--425, 
     section 10 (104 Stat. 919); to the Committee on Science.
       8824. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Division, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Establishment of the Yorkville Highlands 
     Viticultural Area and Realignment of the Southern Boundary of 
     the Mendocino Viticultural Area [T.D. ATF-397; RE: Notice No. 
     854] (RIN: 1512-AA07) received April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8825. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Application of tax on sales of special motor fuel for use in 
     motor vehicles and motorboats [Revenue Ruling 98-24] received 
     April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8826. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a determination 
     that Israel is not being denied its right to participate in 
     the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency; 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       8827. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting a report on the status of 
     Departmental efforts to disseminate building technology 
     research to the HUD program grantees; jointly to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     Appropriations.
       8828. A letter from the Under Secretary for Export 
     Administration, National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, transmitting the Institute's final rule--
     Procedures For Implementation Of The Fastener Quality Act 
     [Docket Number: 970724177-8057-02] (RIN: 0693-AB43) received 
     April 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to 
     the Committees on Science and Commerce.
       8829. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Service's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Definition of Provider-Sponsored Organization and 
     Related Requirements [HCFA-1027-IFC] (RIN: 0938-AI60) 
     received April 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       8830. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Service's ``Major'' final rule--
     Medicare Program; Schedule of Per-Beneficiary Limitations on 
     Home Health Agency Costs for Cost Reporting Periods [Docket 
     No. HCFA-1905-FC] (RIN: 0938-AI84) received April 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para.36.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3717

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 409):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
     3717) to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for the 
     distribution of needles or syringes for the hypodermic 
     injection of illegal drugs. The bill shall be considered as 
     read for amendment. The previous question shall be considered 
     as ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening 
     motion except: (1) two hours of debate on the bill equally 
     divided and controlled by Representative Wicker of 
     Mississippi or his designee and a Member opposed to the bill; 
     and (2) one motion to recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.36.5  prohibit federal funds for needle distribution

  Mr. WICKER, pursuant to House Resolution 409, called up the bill (H.R. 
3717) to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for the distribution 
of needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of illegal drugs.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 409, the previous question was ordered.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  Ms. PELOSI moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Commerce 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendment:

       Page 2, line 8, insert before the period the following: ``, 
     unless the Governor, State health officer, or local municipal 
     health authority determines that the use of Federal funds for 
     such a program would reduce the rate of transmission of the 
     human immumodeficiency virus (commonly known as HIV), would 
     not encourage the use of illegal drugs, and is acceptable to 
     the affected State, city or other unit of local government, 
     or community''.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.

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  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that the nays had it.
  Ms. PELOSI demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

149

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negative

Nays

277

para.36.6                    [Roll No. 113]

                                AYES--149

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--277

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Barr
     Bateman
     Cook
     Dixon
     Gonzalez
     Sandlin
     Smith (OR)
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. WICKER demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

287

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affirmative

Nays

140

para.36.7                    [Roll No. 114]

                                AYES--287

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White

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     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--140

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Barr
     Bateman
     Dixon
     Gonzalez
     Sandlin
     Smith (OR)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.36.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3546

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 410):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 
     to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3546) to provide for 
     a national dialogue on Social Security and to establish the 
     Bipartisan Panel to Design Long-Range Social Security Reform. 
     The bill shall be considered as read for amendment. The 
     amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now 
     printed in the bill, modified by the amendments printed in 
     the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution, shall be considered as adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 
     amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final 
     passage without intervening motion except: (1) three hours of 
     debate on the bill, as amended, which shall be equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Ways and Means; (2) a further 
     amendment printed in the Congressional Record pursuant to 
     clause 6 of rule XXIII, if offered by Representative Rangel 
     of New York or his designee, which shall be considered as 
     read and shall be separately debatable for one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and 
     (3) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.36.9  national dialogue on social security

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to House Resolution 410, called up the bill (H.R. 
3546) to provide for a national dialogue on Social Security and to 
establish the Bipartisan Panel to Design Long-Range Social Security 
Reform.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 410, the following amendment in the 
nature of a substitute was considered as adopted:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Dialogue on Social 
     Security Act of 1998''.
             TITLE I--NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON SOCIAL SECURITY

     SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL DIALOGUE.

       As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the President, the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Majority Leader of the Senate shall 
     jointly convene a National Dialogue on the old-age, 
     survivors, and disability insurance program under title II of 
     the Social Security Act. The purpose of the National Dialogue 
     shall be to engage, by means of regional conferences and 
     national Internet exchanges, the American public in 
     understanding the current program, the problems it faces, and 
     the need to find solutions that will be workable for all 
     generations and to generate comments, suggestions, and 
     recommendations from the citizens for social security reform.

     SEC. 102. FACILITATORS.

       The National Dialogue conducted pursuant to section 101 
     shall operate under the administration and coordination of 
     two Facilitators, one of whom shall be appointed by the 
     President, in consultation with the Minority Leader of the 
     House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, and one of whom shall be appointed jointly by the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Majority 
     Leader of the Senate. The Facilitators shall be appointed 
     within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
     The Facilitators shall be appointed from among individuals 
     known for their integrity, impartiality, and good judgment, 
     who are, by reason of their education, experience, and 
     attainments, exceptionally qualified to perform the duties of 
     such office. The Facilitators may serve until termination of 
     the National Dialogue under section 108.

     SEC. 103. PLANS FOR NATIONAL DIALOGUE.

       After consultation with the President, the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of 
     Representatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, and the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate, the Facilitators shall 
     transmit the final plans for the development and operations 
     of the National Dialogue to the President and each House of 
     the Congress not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 104. DIALOGUE COUNCIL.

       (a) Establishment and Duties.--There is established a 
     Dialogue Council. It shall be the duty of the Dialogue 
     Council to advise the Facilitators in the development and 
     operations of, and to promote nationwide participation in the 
     National Dialogue.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Dialogue Council shall be composed of 
     36 of the individuals nominated pursuant to paragraph (2), of 
     whom--
       (A) 9 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives,
       (B) 4 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     House of Representatives,
       (C) 9 shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
     Senate,
       (D) 4 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, and
       (E) 10 shall be appointed by the President.
     To the extent practicable, the members shall include both men 
     and women and shall be selected so as to ensure that 
     individuals born before 1946, individuals born in or after 
     1946 and before 1961, and individuals born in or after 1961 
     are equally represented within the membership.
       (2) Nominations.--Individuals shall be appointed under 
     paragraph (1) from a group of 54 individuals, consisting of 
     individuals nominated in sets of 2 each, respectively, by 
     each of the following 27 private organizations:
       (A) American Association of Retired Persons;
       (B) United Seniors Association;
       (C) American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial 
     Organizations;
       (D) The National Hispanic Council on Aging;
       (E) The Older Women's League;
       (F) Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans;
       (G) Cato Institute;
       (H) Employee Benefit Research Institute;
       (I) Americans Discuss Social Security;
       (J) Third Millennium;
       (K) The U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce;
       (L) Americans for Hope, Growth, and Opportunity;
       (M) National Federation of Independent Businesses;
       (N) The Concord Coalition;
       (O) National Caucus and Center on Black Aged;
       (P) Campaign for America's Future;
       (Q) The Heritage Foundation;
       (R) The Brookings Institution;
       (S) The 2030 Center;
       (T) National Council of Senior Citizens;
       (U) Center on Budget and Policy Priorities;
       (V) National Committee to Preserve Social Security and 
     Medicare;
       (W) United States Chamber of Commerce;
       (X) Pension Rights Center;
       (Y) Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities and
       (Z) National Association of Manufacturers; and
       (AA) National Association for the Self-Employed.
       (c) Administration.--The Dialogue Council shall meet at the 
     call of the Facilitators. The Dialogue Council shall be 
     subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Members of the 
     Council shall receive no pay, allowances, or benefits by 
     reason of their service on the Council (other than any 
     private funding of costs pursuant to section 105).
       (d) Termination.--The Dialogue Council shall terminate upon 
     the termination of the National Dialogue under section 108.

     SEC. 105. PRIVATE SPONSORSHIP AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.

       The National Dialogue conducted pursuant to section 101 
     shall operate by means of

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     sponsorship by private, nonpartisan organizations of 
     conferences which shall be convened in localities across the 
     Nation, which shall be geographically representative of the 
     Nation as a whole, and which shall provide for participation 
     which is representative of all age groups in the population. 
     The Facilitators shall encourage and coordinate the 
     sponsorship by such organizations of the National Dialogue 
     and shall ensure that all costs relating to the functions of 
     the Facilitators and the Dialogue Council under sections 104 
     and 107 and not referred to in section 109 are borne by such 
     organizations or, as appropriate, by other private 
     contributions. The source and amounts of contributions made 
     pursuant to this section shall be made available to the 
     public.

     SEC. 106. CONSTITUENCY INPUT.

       (a) In General.--In order to assure that the widest 
     possible degree of opinion is received by Members of Congress 
     regarding the future of the old-age, survivors, and 
     disability insurance program under title II of the Social 
     Security Act, each Member may, in connection with the 
     National Dialogue, develop with grassroots organizations and 
     other constituency groups within the Member's district 
     ongoing systems of communication through the use of the 
     Internet and other available electronic capabilities. Such 
     groups include, but are not limited to, key opinion leaders, 
     journalists, business representatives, union members, and 
     students of all age groups.
       (b) Internet Dialogue Coordination.--
       (1) Internet dialogue coordinator.--The Facilitators shall 
     appoint an Internet Dialogue Coordinator who shall assist 
     Members of Congress in establishing systems of communication 
     as described in subsection (a). In carrying out the 
     Coordinator's duties, the Coordinator shall--
       (A) establish a national dialogue web site,
       (B) assist Members' offices in establishing connections to 
     the national dialogue web site, which may include, but is not 
     limited to, personal financial planning, Federal budget 
     impact exercises, ongoing public opinion tallies regarding 
     legislative proposals, moderated chat rooms, and threaded 
     newsgroups.
       (C) assist Members in coordinating a national electronic 
     town hall meeting on the future of social security,
       (D) advise Members regarding the most effective 
     technological means for reaching out to constituent groups 
     for purposes of this section, and
       (E) work with other Internet-oriented groups to broaden the 
     reach of Internet capability for purposes of this section.
       (2) Internet advisory board.--
       (A) Establishment.--There is established an Internet 
     Advisory Board. It shall be the duty of the Board to advise 
     the Internet Dialogue Coordinator in the most appropriate and 
     effective means of employing the Internet under this section.
       (B) Membership.--The Board shall consist of 3 members 
     appointed by the Facilitators from among individuals 
     recognized for their expertise relating to the Internet.
       (C) Administration.--The Board shall meet at the call of 
     the Internet Dialogue Coordinator. The Board shall be subject 
     to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Members of the Board 
     shall receive no pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of 
     their service on the Board, except that any member of the 
     Board who is not otherwise an officer or employee of the 
     Federal Government shall receive travel expenses and per diem 
     in lieu of subsistence in accordance with sections 5702 and 
     5703 of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Reports.--The Internet Dialogue Coordinator shall 
     periodically report in writing to the Facilitators the 
     results of the systems of communication established pursuant 
     to this section.
       (d) Termination.--The provisions of this section shall 
     terminate upon the termination of the National Dialogue under 
     section 108.

     SEC. 107. REPORTS.

       From time to time during the National Dialogue, the 
     Facilitators shall catalog, summarize, and submit in writing 
     to the Bipartisan Panel to Design Long-Range Social Security 
     Reform the comments, suggestions, and recommendations 
     generated by the participants in conferences conducted and 
     constituent input received from Members' offices under the 
     National Dialogue.

     SEC. 108. TERMINATION.

       The National Dialogue conducted pursuant to section 101 
     shall terminate January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated, from amounts 
     otherwise available in the general fund of the Treasury, such 
     sums as are necessary to provide for the compensation of the 
     Facilitators and to carry out the provisions of section 106.
 TITLE II--BIPARTISAN PANEL TO DESIGN LONG-RANGE SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM

     SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF PANEL.

       There is established a panel to be known as the Bipartisan 
     Panel to Design Long-Range Social Security Reform (in this 
     title referred to as the ``Panel'').

     SEC. 202. DUTIES OF PANEL.

         The Panel shall design a single set of legislative and 
     administrative recommendations for long-range reforms for 
     restoring the solvency of the social security system and 
     maintaining retirement income security in the United States.

     SEC. 203. MEMBERSHIP OF THE PANEL.

       (a) Number and Appointment.--The Panel shall be composed of 
     eight members, of whom--
       (1) four shall be appointed jointly by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives and the Majority Leader of the 
     Senate,
       (2) two shall be appointed by the President, and
       (3) two shall be appointed jointly by the Minority Leader 
     of the House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of 
     the Senate.

     The members of the Panel shall consist of individuals who are 
     of recognized standing and distinction, who can represent the 
     multiple generations who have a stake in the viability of the 
     system, and who possess a demonstrated capacity to discharge 
     the duties imposed on the Panel. At least one of the members 
     shall be appointed from individuals representing the 
     interests of employees, and at least one of the members shall 
     be appointed from individuals representing the interests of 
     employers.
       (b) Co-Chairs.--The officials referred to in paragraphs (1) 
     through (3) of subsection (a) shall designate two of the 
     members of the Panel to serve as Co-Chairs of the Panel, who 
     shall jointly chair the Panel, determine its duties, and 
     supervise its staff.
       (c) Terms of Appointment.--The members of the Panel shall 
     serve for the life of the Panel.
       (d) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Panel shall not affect the 
     power of the remaining members to execute the duties of the 
     Panel, but any such vacancy shall be filled in the same 
     manner in which the original appointment was made.

     SEC. 204. PROCEDURES.

       (a) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet at the call of its Co-
     Chairs or a majority of its members.
       (b) Quorum.--A quorum shall consist of 5 members of the 
     Panel, except that a lesser number may conduct a hearing 
     under subsection (c).
       (c) Hearings and Other Activities.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out its duties, the Panel may hold such hearings and 
     undertake such other activities as the Panel determines to be 
     necessary to carry out its duties. Meetings held by the Panel 
     shall be conducted in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act.
       (d) Obtaining Information.--Upon request of the Panel, the 
     Commissioner of Social Security and the head of any other 
     agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government shall 
     furnish information deemed necessary by the Panel to enable 
     it to carry out its duties.

     SEC. 205. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Compensation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     members of the Panel shall receive no additional pay, 
     allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the 
     Panel.
       (b) Travel Expenses and per Diem.--Each member of the Panel 
     who is not a present Member of the Congress and who is not 
     otherwise an officer or employee of the Federal Government 
     shall receive travel expenses and per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Staff and Support Services.--
       (1) Staff director.--
       (A) Appointment.--The Panel shall appoint a staff director 
     of the Panel.
       (B) Compensation.--The staff director shall be paid at a 
     rate not to exceed the rate established for level III of the 
     Executive Schedule.
       (2) Staff.--The Panel shall appoint such additional 
     personnel as the Panel determines to be necessary.
       (3) Applicability of civil service laws.--The staff 
     director and other members of the staff of the Panel shall be 
     appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United 
     States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
     service, and shall be paid without regard to the provisions 
     of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
     relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
       (4) Experts and consultants.--With the approval of the 
     Panel, the staff director may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (d) Contract Authority.--The Panel may contract with and 
     compensate government and private agencies or persons for 
     items and services, without regard to section 3709 of the 
     Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5).
       (e) Physical Facilities.--The Architect of the Capitol, in 
     consultation with the appropriate entities in the legislative 
     branch, shall locate and provide suitable office space for 
     the operation of the Panel on a reimbursable basis. The 
     facilities shall serve as the headquarters of the Panel and 
     shall include all necessary equipment and incidentals 
     required for the proper functioning of the Panel.
       (f) Detail of Federal Employees.--Upon the request of the 
     Panel, the head of any Federal agency may detail, on a 
     reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such agency to 
     the Panel to assist the Panel in carrying out its duties.
       (g) Use of Mails.--The Panel may use the United States 
     mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as 
     Federal agencies and shall, for purposes of the frank, be 
     considered a commission of Congress as described in section 
     3215 of title 39, United States Code.
       (h) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of 
     the Panel, the Architect of the Capitol shall provide to the 
     Panel on

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     a reimbursable basis such administrative support services as 
     the Panel may request.
       (i) Printing.--For purposes of costs relating to printing 
     and binding, including the cost of personnel detailed from 
     the Government Printing Office, the Panel shall be deemed to 
     be a committee of the Congress.

     SEC. 206. REPORT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than February 1, 1999, the Panel 
     shall submit to the President, the Committee on Ways and 
     Means of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate a report which shall contain a detailed 
     statement of the findings and conclusions of the Panel, 
     including the set of recommendations required under section 
     202. The report shall include only those recommendations of 
     the Panel that receive the approval of at least 6 members of 
     the Panel, including both Co-Chairs.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that, pending the report of the Panel under subsection (a), 
     the Federal unified budget surplus should be dedicated to 
     reducing the Federal debt held by the public, increasing the 
     retirement income security of individuals and insuring the 
     solvency of the social security system.

     SEC. 207. TERMINATION.

       The Panel shall terminate March 31, 1999.

     SEC. 208. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated from the Federal 
     Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out the purposes of this title, but not to 
     exceed $2,000,000.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 410, the previous question was ordered.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. POMEROY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and 
Means with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith 
with the following amendment:

       Add at the end the following:

                 TITLE III--SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY FIRST

     SEC. 301. SAVING THE UNIFIED BUDGET SURPLUS UNTIL 
                   COMPREHENSIVE ACTION HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN TO 
                   SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY.

       The unified budget surplus should be reserved until--
       (1) the Congress has undertaken comprehensive action to 
     save social security for current and future generations, and
       (2) the Bipartisan Panel to Design Long-Range Social 
     Security Reform has reported its recommendations.

     SEC. 302. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The provisions of this title shall be effective through 
     March 31, 1999.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. POMEROY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

197

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

223

para.36.10                   [Roll No. 115]

                                YEAS--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Barr
     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     DeLauro
     Dixon
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Meek (FL)
     Sandlin
     Schumer
     Smith (OR)
     Wise
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. BUNNING demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

413

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

8

para.36.11                   [Roll No. 116]

                                YEAS--413

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle

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     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--8

     Conyers
     Frank (MA)
     Kucinich
     Martinez
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Paul
     Sanders

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Barr
     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     Dixon
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Meek (FL)
     Sandlin
     Schumer
     Smith (OR)
     Wise
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.36.12  committee resignation--minority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, laid before the House the 
following communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 29, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I am writing to inform you that I am 
     resigning from the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           Sincerely,
                                                Esteban E. Torres,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.36.13  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 412):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Barbara 
     Lee of California.
       To the Committee on Science: Barbara Lee of California.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.36.14  providing for the consideration of s. 1502

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-501) the resolution (H. Res. 413) providing for 
consideration of the bill (S. 1502) entitled the ``District of Columbia 
Student Oppotunity Scholarship Act of 1997''.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.36.15  waiving a requirement clause 4(b) of rule xi

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-502) the resolution (H. Res. 414) waiving a 
requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of 
certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.36.16  providing for the consideration of h.r. 6

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 411):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 6) to extend the authorization of programs 
     under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. All points of order against consideration of the bill 
     are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
     shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
     purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill, modified 
     by the amendments printed in part 1 of the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 
     by title rather than by section. Each title shall be 
     considered as read. All points of order against that 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. Before 
     consideration of any other amendment it shall be in order to 
     consider the amendment printed in part 2 of the report of the 
     Committee on Rules, if offered by Representative Goodling or 
     his designee. That amendment shall be considered as read, 
     shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and 
     controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
     subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
     for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
     of the Whole. All points of order against that amendment are 
     waived. If that amendment is adopted, the provisions of the 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute as then perfected 
     shall be considered as original text for the purpose of 
     further amendment. No other amendment to the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed 
     in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for 
     that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Printed amendments 
     shall be considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
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     intervening business: Provided, That the minimum time for 
     electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     ultimately considered as original text. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments 
     thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 
     one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, the previous question was 
ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the 
operation thereof, the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.36.17  higher education amendments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 411 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to extend the authorization of 
programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unanimous 
consent, designated Mr. GUTKNECHT as Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GUTKNECHT, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.
  And then,

para.36.18  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. Bob SCHAFFER of Colorado, at 12 o'clock midnight, the 
House adjourned.

para.36.19  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1739. A 
     bill to amend the Act designating the Boundary Waters Canoe 
     Area Wilderness to clarify certain provisions of law 
     regarding activities authorized within the wilderness area, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     500). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 413. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1502) 
     entitled the ``District of Columbia Student Opportunity 
     Scholarship Act of 1997'' (Rept. No. 105-501). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 414. 
     Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI 
     with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
     from the Committee on Rules (Rept. No. 105-502). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para.36.20  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 860. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations to the Department of 
     Transportation for surface transportation research and 
     development, and for other purposes; with an amendment; 
     referred to the Committees on Commerce, and Transportation 
     and Infrastructure for a period ending not later than June 2, 
     1998 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and 
     amendment reported from the Committee on Science as fall 
     within their jurisdiction pursuant to clause 1(e) and (q) of 
     rule X, respectively (Rept. No. 105-503, Pt. 1).

para.36.21  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Towns, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 3743. A bill to withhold voluntary proportional 
     assistance for programs and projects of the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency relating to the development and 
     completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
       H.R. 3744. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade 
     Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (commonly called P.L. 
     480) to provide protections to suppliers of commodities 
     provided under that Act; to the Committee on Agriculture, and 
     in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 3745. A bill to prevent money laundering; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 3746. A bill to authorize the addition of the Paoli 
     Battlefield site in Malvern, Pennsylvania, to the Valley 
     Forge National Historical Park, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Largent, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Ganske, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Regula, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Horn, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Gillmor, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Lazio of 
             New York):
       H.R. 3747. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     expand the prohibition on stalking, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 3748. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to authorize appropriations for the Federal 
     Election Commission for fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 3749. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to improve the protection of consumers against ``slamming'' 
     by telecommunications carriers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 3750. A bill to amend section 203 of the National 
     Housing Act to require properties that are subject to 
     mortgages insured under the FHA single family housing 
     mortgage insurance program to be inspected and determined to 
     comply with the minimum property standards established by the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Pickett, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3751. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and House Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Reyes, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 3752. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     repeal the provision of law requiring termination of the 
     Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans as of December 31, 
     1999; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, 
             and Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 3753. A bill to amend chapter 119 of title 18, United 
     States Code, with respect to authority for the interception 
     of communications; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MCNULTY:
       H.R. 3754. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     grant the State of New York authority to allow tandem 
     trailers to use Interstate Route 787 between the New York 
     State Thruway and Church Street in Albany, New York; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, and 
             Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3755. A bill to express the Sense of Congress that 
     American universities and colleges should adopt rigorous 
     educational merchandise licensing codes of conduct against 
     sweatshop and child labor for merchandise licensed under 
     their names or insignias; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr.

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             Kleczka, Mr. Vento, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 3756. A bill to restrict the disclosure of 
     prescription information by pharmacy owners, pharmacists, and 
     other pharmacy employees; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO:
       H.R. 3757. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to 
     provide for adequate insurance of mortgages on property in 
     Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Berry, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 3758. A bill to require persons who undertake 
     federally funded research and development of drugs to enter 
     into reasonable pricing agreements with the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 3759. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require institutions of higher education to widely 
     distribute information describing their procedures for 
     receiving and responding to complaints concerning harassment; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Thompson, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 3760. A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 
     1956 to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System to include money laundering activities in the 
     consideration of applications under section 3 of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H. Con. Res. 265. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the East Front of the Capitol Grounds for performances 
     sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H. Con. Res. 266. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should 
     continue to buy goods and services made domestically and not 
     deviate from the domestic source and manufacturing 
     restrictions on procurements as established by law; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Aderholt):
       H. Con. Res. 267. Concurrent resolution declaring a 
     national commitment to the exploration, development, and use 
     of space; to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the 
     Committee on National Security, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 412. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey):
       H. Res. 415. A resolution to promote independent radio 
     broadcasting in Africa; to the Committee on International 
     Relations. 

para.36.22  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       300. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Minnesota, relative to Resolution 8 
     memorializing the United States government to resolve certain 
     differences between the Province of Ontario and the State of 
     Minnesota; which was referred jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Resources. 

para.36.23  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Coyne and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 538: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 563: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 590: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 678: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Blunt, and 
     Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Pappas and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 814: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Nussle and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 1142: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1656: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Snyder and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. John, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Capps, and 
     Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 2112: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 2174: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Miller 
     of California, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 2396: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2454: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 2457: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Luther, and Ms. Brown 
     of Florida.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Boyd, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2523: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 2914: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 2949: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 2991: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, Mr. Kind of Washington, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Ensign and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 3014: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 3043: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 3086: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3099: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 3104: Mr. Souder, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 3162: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Combest, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 3178: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. McHugh and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 3185: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Coburn, 
     Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 3304: Mr. Minge, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Sam Johnson, and 
     Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 3320: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Towns, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Mr. Scott, Mr. Davis of Florida, and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 3331: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 3404: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 3466: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 3474: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Torres, Mr. Evans, 
     and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 3494: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Oberstar, and 
     Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Sununu, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
     McHugh, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 3534: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Ms. Danner, Mr. Boyd, 
     Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Baesler, and Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Pallone and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 3602: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 3605: Ms. Lee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Bass, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Graham, Mr. Horn, Mr. LaTourette, 
     Mr. Leach, and Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 3610: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 3634: Mr. Frost, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Jones, Mr. Turner, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
     Aderholt, and Mr. Brady.
       H.R. 3635: Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and 
     Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 3654: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Smith 
     of Michigan, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 3659: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Barcia 
     of Michigan, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 3688: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 3709: Mr. Gingrich.
       H.R. 3720: Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. 
     Traficant.
       H.R. 3734: Mr. Fossella, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. 
     Saxton.
       H.J. Res. 99: Mr. Stump.
       H. Con. Res. 154: Mr. Lantos.
       H. Con. Res. 208: Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Klug, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Shimkus, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Barcia 
     of Michigan, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
     Kildee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Payne, 
     Mr. Clement, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Sherman, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Whitfield, and 
     Mr. Cunningham.
       H. Con. Res. 214: Mr. Hilleary.
       H. Con. Res. 219: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Goode, Mr. Rahall, Mr. King 
     of New York, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Davis of Virginia and Mr. Jackson.
       H. Con. Res. 254: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Saxton.
       H. Con. Res. 258: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Towns, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Klug, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. Yates, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Miller of California, 
     Ms. DeLauro, and Ms. Woolsey.

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       H. Res. 37: Mr. Levin, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. 
     Meeks of New York.
       H. Res. 333: Mr. Rothman.
       H. Res. 404: Mr. Ackerman.

para.36.24  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 3605: Mr. Bass and Mr. Gilchrest.


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                      THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1998 (37)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.37.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, April 29, 1998.
  Mr. Bob SCHAFFER of Colorado, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected 
to the Chair's approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. Bob SCHAFFER of Colorado, objected to the vote on the ground that 
a quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.37.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8831. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a report on 
     the Commercial Operations and Support Savings Initiative 
     (COSSI), pursuant to Public Law 105--85; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       8832. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Affordable Housing Disposition Program 
     covering the period from July 1, 1997 through December 31, 
     1997, pursuant to Public Law 102--233, section 616 (105 Stat. 
     1787); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8833. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     annual report on international terrorism entitled ``Patterns 
     of Global Terrorism: 1997,'' pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2656f; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       8834. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification that 
     the Republic of Armenia, the Azerbaijani Republic, the 
     Republic of Georgia, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz 
     Republic, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, 
     Turkmenistan, Ukraine and the Republic of Uzbekistan are 
     committed to the courses of action described in Section 
     1203(d) of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993, 
     Section 1412(d) of the Former Soviet Union Demilitarization 
     Act of 1992, and Section 502 of the FREEDOM Support Act; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       8835. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting a report detailing 
     the previous 10-year period the catches and exports to the 
     United States of highly migratory species from Nations 
     fishing on Atlantic stocks of such species that are subject 
     to management by the International Commission for the 
     Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, pursuant to Public Law 94--
     70, 16 U.S.C. 971; to the Committee on Resources.
       8836. A letter from the the Board of Trustees, Federal 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, transmitting the 1998 Annual 
     Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 401(c)(2), 
     1395i(b)(2), and 1395t(b)(2); (H. Doc. No. 105--245); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       8837. A letter from the the Board of Trustees, Federal Old-
     Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust 
     Funds, transmitting the 1998 Annual Report of the Board of 
     Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and 
     the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2), and 1395t(b)(2); (H. Doc. No. 
     105--243); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
     be printed.
       8838. A letter from the the Board of Trustees, Federal 
     Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, transmitting the 
     1998 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal 
     Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2), and 1395t(b)(2); (H. Doc. No. 
     105--244); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce, and ordered to be printed. 

para.37.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 102. Joint resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 
     founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the 
     bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States 
     and Israel.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with an 
amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of 
the House of the following title:

       H.R. 2646. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual 
     retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school 
     expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of 
     contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2646) ``An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual retirement 
accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the 
maximum annual amount of contributions to such accounts, and for other 
purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Roth, Mr. Mack, Mr. 
Coats, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Moynihan, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. 
Kennedy, and Mr. Bingaman, to be the conferees on the part of the 
Senate.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 4355(a) of title 
10, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints the following Senators to the Board of Visitors of the United 
States Military Academy:
  The Senator from Indiana (Mr. Coats), from the Committee on Armed 
Services, and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), from the 
Committee on Appropriations.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 4355(a) of title 
10, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), At Large, to the 
Board of Visitors of the United States Military Academy.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 6968(a) of title 
10, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints the following Senators to the Board of Visitors of the United 
States Naval Academy:
  The Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), from the Committee on Armed 
Services, and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), from the 
Committee on Appropriations.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 6968(a) of title 
10, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints the following Senators to the Board of Visitors of the United 
States Naval Academy:
  The Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), from the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes), At Large.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 9355(a) of title 
10, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints the following Senators to the Board of Visitors of the United 
States Air Force Academy:
  The Senator from Idaho (Mr. Kempthorne), from the Committee on Armed 
Services, and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns), from the Committee 
on Appropriations.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 9355(a) of title 
10, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints the following Senators to the Board of Visitors of the United 
States Air Force Academy:
  The Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Hollings), from the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Cleland), At Large.

para.37.4  providing for the consideration of s. 1502

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 413):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (S. 1502) 
     entitled the ``District of Columbia Student Opportunity 
     Scholarship Act of 1997''. The bill shall be considered as 
     read for amendment. The previous question shall be considered 
     as ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening 
     motion except: (1) two hours of debate on the bill equally 
     divided and con

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     trolled by the Majority Leader or his designee and a Member 
     opposed to the bill; and (2) one motion to commit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, the previous question was 
ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HULSHOF, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

224

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

199

para.37.5                    [Roll No. 117]

                                YEAS--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--199

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bateman
     Dixon
     Gonzalez
     Hall (TX)
     Jefferson
     Kennelly
     Meek (FL)
     Sandlin
     Smith (OR)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.37.6  district of columbia student opportunity

  Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to House Resolution 413, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1502) entitled the ``District of Columbia Student Opportunity 
Scholarship Act of 1997''; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 413, the previous question was ordered.
  The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read a third time by 
title.
  Ms. NORTON moved to commit the bill to the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to commit.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House commit said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the nays had it.
  Ms. NORTON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

198

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

224

para.37.7                    [Roll No. 118]

                                AYES--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow

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     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Bunning
     Dixon
     Gonzalez
     Kennelly
     McHugh
     Meek (FL)
     Parker
     Sandlin
     Smith (MI)
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to commit was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. NORTON demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

214

It was decided in the

Nays

206

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.37.8                    [Roll No. 119]

                                AYES--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--206

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bateman
     Boehner
     Brown (CA)
     Bunning
     Dixon
     Gonzalez
     Hall (TX)
     Kennelly
     Meek (FL)
     Parker
     Sandlin
     Smith (MI)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.37.9  submission of conference report--h.r. 3579

  Mr. LIVINGSTON submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-504) on 
the bill (H.R. 3579) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

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para.37.10  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 3579

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-505) the resolution (H. Res. 416) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3579) making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.37.11  waiving requirement of clause 4(b), rule XI with respect to 
          certain resolutions

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 414):

       Resolved, That the requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI 
     for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee 
     on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is 
     waived with respect to any resolution reported from that 
     committee before May 1, 1998, providing for consideration or 
     disposition of the bill (H.R. 3579) making emergency 
     supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, an amendment 
     thereto, a conference report thereon, or an amendment 
     reported in disagreement from a conference thereon.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.36.12  recess--3:14 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 14 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.36.13  after recess--4:02 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HULSHOF, called the House to order.

para.36.14  h. res. 414--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HULSHOF, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 414) waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI 
with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

211

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affirmative

Nays

196

para.37.15                   [Roll No. 120]

                                YEAS--211

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Bateman
     Bliley
     Bunning
     Crapo
     DeFazio
     Dixon
     Dunn
     Fawell
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Miller (CA)
     Parker
     Radanovich
     Sandlin
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Weldon (PA)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.37.16  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 3579

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 416):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 3579) making emergency supplemental appropriations 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes. All points of order against the conference report 
     and against its consideration are waived. The conference 
     report shall be considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

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para.37.17  emergency supplemental appropriations

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 416, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 105-504):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     3579) ``making emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes'' having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:
     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, namely:

 TITLE I--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                                DEFENSE

                               CHAPTER 1

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
     $184,000,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', 
     $22,300,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $5,100,000: Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $10,900,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', 
     $4,100,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $1,886,000: Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $48,100,000: Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $27,400,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $1,390,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $125,528,000, for emergency expenses 
     resulting from natural disasters in the United States: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these 
     funds to current applicable operation and maintenance and 
     working capital funds appropriations, to be merged with and 
     available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
     as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, 
     That the transfer authority provided in this provision is in 
     addition to any transfer authority available to the 
     Department of Defense: Provided further, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $125,528,000, that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army Reserve'', $650,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force Reserve'', $229,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard'', $175,000: Provided, That such amount 
     is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

             Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Overseas Contingency 
     Operations Transfer Fund'', $1,814,100,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these 
     funds to fiscal year 1998 appropriations for operation and 
     maintenance, working capital funds, the Defense Health 
     Program, procurement, and research, development, test and 
     evaluation: Provided further, That the funds transferred 
     shall be merged with and shall be available for the same 
     purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation to 
     which transferred, except that funds made available for or 
     transferred to classified programs shall remain available 
     until September 30, 1999: Provided further, That the transfer 
     authority provided under this heading is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority contained in Public Law 105-56.

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                       Navy Working Capital Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Navy Working Capital Fund'', 
     $23,017,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                   Defense-Wide Working Capital Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Defense-Wide Working Capital 
     Fund'', $1,000,000: Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'', 
     $1,900,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Section 1. In addition to the amounts provided in Public 
     Law 105-56, $36,500,000 is appropriated under the heading 
     ``Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid'': Provided, 
     That from the funds made available under that heading, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall make a grant in the amount of 
     $16,500,000 to the American Red Cross for Armed Forces 
     emergency services: Provided further, That from the funds 
     made available under that heading, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall make a grant in the amount of $20,000,000 to the 
     American Red Cross for reimbursement for disaster relief and 
     recovery expenditures at overseas locations: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $36,500,000, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of such Act.
       Sec. 2. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available 
     by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence 
     activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the 
     Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414).
       Sec. 3. In addition to the amounts appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense under Public Law 105-56, there is 
     hereby appropriated $47,000,000 for the ``Reserve 
     Mobilization Income Insurance Fund'', to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That such

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     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $47,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
       Sec. 4. The President is urged to encourage other nations 
     who are allies and friends of the United States to contribute 
     to the burden being borne by the United States in preventing 
     the government of Iraq from using Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction, which pose a threat to the world community. The 
     President is also urged to seek financial, in-kind and other 
     contributions to help defray the costs being incurred by the 
     United States in this operation. For this purpose, a special 
     account shall be established in the Treasury which will 
     accept such financial contributions, and from which funds 
     will be subject to obligation through the normal 
     appropriations process. The Secretary of Defense, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, shall provide a 
     report to the Congress within 60 days after enactment as to 
     the status of this effort, and shall make a comprehensive 
     account of the efforts made and results obtained to share the 
     burden of the common defense. The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall report to the Congress within 30 
     days as to the establishment of such burden-sharing account 
     in the Department of the Treasury.


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 5. (a) Quality Assurance Report on Military Health 
     Care.--The Secretary of Defense shall appoint an independent 
     panel of experts to evaluate recent measures taken by the 
     Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and 
     the Surgeons General of the Army, Navy and Air Force to 
     improve the quality of care provided by the Military Health 
     Services System.
       (b) Membership.--(1) The panel shall be composed of nine 
     members appointed by the Secretary of Defense. At least five 
     of those members shall be persons who are highly qualified in 
     the medical arts, have experience in setting health care 
     standards, and possess a demonstrated understanding of the 
     military health care system and its unique mission 
     requirements. The remaining members shall be persons who are 
     current beneficiaries of the Military Health Services System.
       (2) The Secretary shall designate one member to serve as 
     chairperson of the panel.
       (3) The Secretary shall appoint the members of this panel 
     not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act.
       (c) Functions of the Panel.--The panel shall review the 
     Department of Defense Access and Quality Improvement 
     Initiative announced in early 1998 (together with other 
     related quality improvement actions) to assess whether all 
     reasonable measures have been taken to ensure that the 
     Military Health Services System delivers health care services 
     in accordance with consistently high professional standards. 
     The panel shall specifically assess actions of the Department 
     to accomplish the following objectives of that initiative and 
     related management actions:
       (1) Upgrade professional education and training 
     requirements for military physicians and other health care 
     providers;
       (2) Establish ``Centers of Excellence'' for complicated 
     surgical procedures;
       (3) Make timely and complete reports to the National 
     Practitioner Data Bank and eliminate associated reporting 
     backlogs;
       (4) Assure that Military Health Services System providers 
     are properly licensed and have appropriate credentials;
       (5) Reestablish the Quality Management Report to aid in 
     early identification of compliance problems;
       (6) Improve communications with beneficiaries to provide 
     comprehensive and objective information on the quality of 
     care being provided;
       (7) Strengthen the National Quality Management Program;
       (8) Ensure that all laboratory work meets professional 
     standards; and
       (9) Ensure the accuracy of patient data and information.
       (d) Report.--Not later than six months after the date on 
     which the panel is established, the panel shall submit to the 
     Secretary a report setting forth its findings and 
     conclusions, and the reasons therefor, and such 
     recommendations it deems appropriate. The Secretary shall 
     forward the report of the panel to Congress not later than 15 
     days after the date on which the Secretary receives it, 
     together with the Secretary's comments on the report.
       (e) Panel Administration.--(1) The members of the panel 
     shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu 
     of subsistence, at rates authorized by law for employees of 
     agencies while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the panel.
       (2) Upon request of the chairperson of the panel, the 
     Secretary of Defense may detail to the panel, on a 
     nonreimbursable basis, personnel of the Department of Defense 
     to assist the panel in carrying out its duties. The Secretary 
     of Defense shall furnish to the panel such administrative and 
     support services as may be requested by the chairman of the 
     panel.
       (f) Panel Financing.--Of the funds appropriated in Public 
     Law 105-56 for ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
     Navy'', $4,700,000 shall be transferred to ``Defense Health 
     Program'', to be available through fiscal year 1999, only for 
     administrative costs of this panel and for the express 
     purpose of initiating or accelerating any activity identified 
     by the panel that will improve the quality of health care 
     provided by the Military Health Services System.


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 6. Of the funds appropriated in Public Law 105-56, 
     under the heading ``Chemical Agents and Munitions 
     Destruction, Defense'' for Operation and maintenance, 
     $40,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-Wide''.
       Sec. 7. (a) Congress urges the President to seek 
     concurrence among the members of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) on arrangements that set forth--
       (1) the benchmarks for achieving a sustainable peace 
     process that are detailed in the report accompanying the 
     certification that was made by the President to Congress on 
     March 3, 1998;
       (2) estimated target dates for achieving the benchmarks; 
     and
       (3) a process for NATO to review progress toward achieving 
     the benchmarks.
       (b) The President shall submit to Congress--
       (1) not later than June 30, 1998, a report on efforts to 
     gain agreement on arrangements described in subsection (a), 
     and such report should include an explanation of the 
     Administration's view of whether it would promote United 
     States interests to adopt firm schedules or deadlines for 
     achieving such benchmarks; and
       (2) semiannually after that report, so long as United 
     States ground combat forces continue to participate in the 
     Stabilization Force for Bosnia (SFOR), a report on the 
     progress made toward achieving the benchmarks referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1), including any developments which may 
     affect the ability of the relevant parties to achieve the 
     benchmarks in a timely manner.
       (c) The Congress urges the President to ensure that efforts 
     to meet the estimated target dates described in this section 
     do not jeopardize the safety of United States Armed Forces in 
     Bosnia.
       (d) The enactment of this section does not reflect approval 
     or disapproval of the benchmarks submitted by the President 
     in the certification to Congress transmitted on March 3, 
     1998.
       Sec. 8. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the 
     case of a person who is selected for training in a State 
     program conducted under the National Guard Challenge Program 
     and who obtains a general education diploma in connection 
     with such training, the general education diploma shall be 
     treated as equivalent to a high school diploma for purposes 
     of determining the eligibility of the person for enlistment 
     in the Armed Forces.
       Sec. 9. In addition to the amounts provided in Public Law 
     105-56, $179,000,000 is appropriated under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'': 
     Provided, That the additional amount shall be made available 
     for enhancements to selected theater missile defense programs 
     to counter enhanced ballistic missile threats: Provided 
     further, That of the additional amount appropriated, 
     $45,000,000 shall be made available only for the purpose of 
     adjusting the cost-share of the parties under the Agreement 
     between the Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defence 
     of Israel for the Arrow Deployability Program: Provided 
     further, That of the additional amount appropriated, 
     $38,000,000 shall be made available only for the Sea-Based 
     Wide Area Defense (Navy Upper-Tier) Program: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $179,000,000, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of such Act.
       Sec. 10. (a)(1) The Secretary of Defense may enter into a 
     lease or acquire any other interest in the parcels of land 
     described in paragraph (2). The parcels consist in aggregate 
     of approximately 90 acres.
       (2) The parcels of land referred to in paragraph (1) are 
     the following land used for the commercial production of 
     cranberries:
       (A) The parcels known as the Mashpee bogs, located on the 
     Quashnet River adjacent to the Massachusetts Military 
     Reservation, Massachusetts.
       (B) The parcels known as the Falmouth bogs, located on the 
     Coonamessett River adjacent to the Massachusetts Military 
     Reservation, Massachusetts.
       (3) The term of any lease or other interest acquired under 
     paragraph (1) may not exceed two years.
       (4) Any lease or other real property interest acquired 
     under paragraph (1) shall be subject to such other terms and 
     conditions as are agreed upon jointly by the Secretary and 
     the person or entity entering into the lease or extending the 
     interest.
       (b) Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
     for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1998, up to 
     $2,000,000 may be available to acquire interest under 
     subsection (a).
       Sec. 11. In addition to the amounts provided in Public Law 
     105-56, $272,500,000 is ap

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     propriated under the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'': 
     Provided, That the additional amount shall be made available 
     only for the procurement of eight F/A-18 aircraft for the 
     United States Marine Corps: Provided further, That the entire 
     amount shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request for $272,500,000, that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
       Sec. 12. Funds appropriated in fiscal year 1997, 1998 and 
     hereafter for the Pacific Disaster Center may be obligated to 
     carry out such missions as the Secretary of Defense may 
     specify for disaster information management supporting 
     mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery from this 
     federal facility and assuring critical infrastructure 
     availability and humanitarian assistance at the federal, 
     state, local and regional levels in the geographic area of 
     responsibility of the Commander in Chief, Pacific and beyond 
     in support of the Global Disaster Information Network as 
     appropriate.


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 13. Of the funds provided in Public Law 105-56 for 
     ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 
     $300,000 shall be transferred to ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'': Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall 
     make grants from the ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
     Wide'' account in the total amount of not to exceed $300,000 
     to the Outdoor Odyssey at Roaring Run to initiate a youth 
     development and leadership program.
       Sec. 14. Notwithstanding section 7306 of title 10 United 
     States Code, and any other provision of law, of the funds 
     made available to the Department of the Navy by Public Law 
     105-56, $3,000,000 may be used only for disposal of residual 
     fuel contained on the U.S.S. Alabama.
       Sec. 15. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated for the Defense Health Program for fiscal year 
     1998 may be used to provide health benefits under section 
     1086 of title 10, United States Code, to a person who is 
     described in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of such section, 
     would be eligible for health benefits under such section in 
     the absence of such paragraph (1), and satisfies the 
     requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) of 
     such subsection (d), if the Secretary of Defense considers 
     that the provision of health benefits under such section is 
     appropriate to ensure health care coverage for such a person 
     who may have been unaware of the termination of the person's 
     eligibility for such health benefits.


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 16. In addition to the amounts provided in Public Law 
     105-56, $28,000,000, to remain available until expended, is 
     appropriated and shall be available for deposit in the 
     International Trust Fund of the Republic of Slovenia, Mine 
     Clearance, and Assistance to Mine Victims in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina (the ``Fund'') and other land mine-affected 
     countries in the region: Provided, That the entire amount 
     shall be available only to the extent an official budget 
     request, for a specific dollar amount, that includes a 
     designation of the entire amount as an emergency requirement 
     as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted to the 
     Congress by the President: Provided further, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act: 
     Provided further, That the amount designated as an emergency 
     shall be transferred to the Department of State for 
     administration: Provided further, That such amount may be 
     deposited in the Fund in two equal annual installments, upon 
     emergency designation, only if the President certifies 
     annually to the Congress of the United States that such 
     amounts could be used effectively and for objectives 
     consistent with ongoing efforts to carry out humanitarian 
     demining activities in and around Bosnia: Provided further, 
     That such amount may be deposited in the Fund only to the 
     extent of deposits of matching amounts in that Fund by other 
     governments, entities, or persons.
       Sec. 17. It is the sense of the Congress that none of the 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
     may be made available for the conduct of offensive operations 
     by United States Armed Forces against Iraq for the purpose of 
     obtaining compliance by Iraq with United Nations Security 
     Council Resolutions relating to inspection and destruction of 
     weapons of mass destruction in Iraq unless such operations 
     are specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 18. Cavalese, Italy Air Tragedy.--The United States 
     Congress expresses regret and extends its deepest sympathies 
     to the families of the victims for the tragic incident 
     involving Marine Corps aircraft near Cavalese, Italy on 
     February 3, 1998. The Secretary of Defense shall make 
     available on a timely basis all legal and other technical 
     assistance necessary to facilitate the expeditious processing 
     and resolution of legitimate claims for wrongful death, loss 
     of business and profits, and property damage under the 
     procedures set forth under the NATO Status of Forces 
     Agreement. The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any 
     claim to replace the destroyed funicular system before the 
     upcoming winter tourist season be considered on a priority 
     basis.

                               CHAPTER 2

              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

               Military Construction, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Army 
     National Guard'' to cover costs arising from storm related 
     damage, $3,700,000, to be available only to the extent that 
     an official budget request for a specific dollar amount that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided, That 
     the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.

                 Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Family Housing, Navy and 
     Marine Corps'' to cover costs arising from Typhoon Paka 
     related damage, $15,600,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
       For an additional amount for ``Family Housing, Navy and 
     Marine Corps'' to cover costs arising from El Nino related 
     damage, $2,500,000, to be available only to the extent that 
     an official budget request for a specific dollar amount that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided, That 
     the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.

                       Family Housing, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Family Housing, Air Force'' 
     to cover costs arising from Typhoon Paka related damage, 
     $1,500,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.
       For an additional amount for ``Family Housing, Air Force'' 
     to cover costs arising from El Nino related damage, $900,000, 
     to be available only to the extent that an official budget 
     request for a specific dollar amount that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided, 
     That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

             Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part III

       For an additional amount for ``Base Realignment and Closure 
     Account, Part III'' to cover costs arising from El Nino 
     related damage, $1,020,000, to be available only to the 
     extent that an official budget request for a specific dollar 
     amount that includes designation of the entire amount of the 
     request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 20. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, using 
     amounts appropriated in Public Law 104-196 for ``Military 
     Construction, Navy'', for the military construction project 
     for North Island Naval Air Station, California, and 
     contributions (if any) provided by the State of California 
     and local governments to support that project, the Secretary 
     of the Navy, in cooperation with local governments, shall 
     carry out beach replenishment in connection with that project 
     using sand obtained from any location. The contributions (if 
     any) provided by the State of California and local 
     governments shall be available only for beach replenishment 
     activities performed after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

            TITLE II--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                          Farm Service Agency


           agricultural credit insurance fund program account

       For additional gross obligations for the principal amount 
     of emergency insured loans authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928-1929, 
     to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit 
     Insurance Fund, for losses in fiscal year 1998 resulting from 
     natural disasters, $87,400,000.
       For the additional cost of emergency insured loans, 
     including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 
     502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $21,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire 
     amount shall be available

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     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $21,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.


                     EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM

       For an additional amount for the ``Emergency Conservation 
     Program'' for expenses resulting from natural disasters, 
     $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request for $30,000,000, that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of such Act.
       For an additional amount for the ``Emergency Conservation 
     Program'' to provide cost-sharing assistance to maple 
     producers to replace taps and tubing that were damaged by ice 
     storms in northeastern States in 1998, $4,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount 
     shall be available only to the extent that an official 
     budget request for $4,000,000, that includes designation 
     of the entire amount of the request as an emergency 
     requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.


                        tree assistance program

       An amount of $14,000,000 is provided for assistance to 
     replace or rehabilitate trees, excluding trees used for pulp 
     and/or timber, and vineyards damaged by natural disasters: 
     Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $14,000,000, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of such Act.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund


                 LIVESTOCK DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

       Effective only for losses incurred beginning on November 
     27, 1997, through the date of enactment of this Act, 
     $4,000,000 to implement a livestock indemnity program to 
     compensate producers for losses of livestock (including 
     ratites) due to natural disasters designated pursuant to a 
     Presidential or Secretarial declaration requested during such 
     a period in a manner similar to catastrophic loss coverage 
     available for other commodities under 7 U.S.C. 1508(b): 
     Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $4,000,000, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of such Act.


              dairy production disaster assistance program

       Effective only for natural disasters beginning on November 
     27, 1997, through the date of enactment of this Act, 
     $6,800,000 to implement a dairy production indemnity program 
     to compensate producers at a payment rate of $4.00 per 
     hundredweight for losses of milk that had been produced but 
     not marketed or for diminished production (including 
     diminished future production due to mastitis) due to natural 
     disasters designated pursuant to a Presidential or 
     Secretarial declaration requested during such period: 
     Provided, That payments for diminished production shall be 
     determined on a per head basis derived from a comparison to a 
     like production period from the previous year, the disaster 
     period is 180 days starting with the date of the disasters 
     and the payment rate shall be $4.00 per hundredweight of 
     milk: Provided further, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     for $6,800,000, that includes designation of the entire 
     amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined 
     in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the 
     Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


               WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

       For an additional amount for ``Watershed and Flood 
     Prevention Operations'' to repair damages to the waterways 
     and watersheds resulting from natural disasters, $80,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire 
     amount shall be available only to the extent that an official 
     budget request for $80,000,000, that includes designation of 
     the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement 
     as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the 
     President to the Congress: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of 
     such Act.

                               CHAPTER 2

                    United States Information Agency


                 international broadcasting operations

       For an additional amount for ``International Broadcasting 
     Operations'', $5,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 1999, for a grant to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for 
     surrogate radio broadcasting to the Iraqi people: Provided, 
     That such broadcasting shall be designated ``Radio Free 
     Iraq'': Provided further, That within 30 days of enactment 
     into law of this Act the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     shall submit a detailed report to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress on plans to establish a surrogate broadcasting 
     service to Iraq: Provided further, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to Congress.

                               CHAPTER 3

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil


                   Operation and Maintenance, General

       For emergency repairs due to flooding and other natural 
     disasters, $105,185,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which such amounts for eligible navigation projects which 
     may be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund 
     pursuant to Public Law 99-662, shall be derived from that 
     Fund: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent an official budget request for a specific 
     dollar amount that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to Congress: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                         Bureau of Reclamation


                      Water and Related Resources

       For an additional amount for ``Water and Related 
     Resources'' to repair damage caused by floods and other 
     natural disasters, $4,520,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request for a specific dollar amount that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to Congress: Provided, That the 
     entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                               CHAPTER 4

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                              construction

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'', $1,837,000, 
     to remain available until expended, to repair damage caused 
     by floods and other natural disasters: Provided, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request that includes designation of the 
     entire amount as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                              Construction

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'', $32,818,000, 
     to remain available until expended, to repair damage caused 
     by floods and other natural disasters: Provided, That of such 
     amount, $29,130,000 shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request that includes designation of 
     the entire amount as an emergency requirement as defined in 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the 
     Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and

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     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                         National Park Service


                              Construction

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'' to repair 
     damage caused by floods and other natural disasters, 
     $9,506,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request that includes designation of 
     the entire amount as an emergency requirement as defined in 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the 
     Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.

                    United States Geological Survey


                 Surveys, Investigations, and Research

       For an additional amount for ``Surveys, Investigations, and 
     Research'' for emergency expenses resulting from floods and 
     other natural disasters, $1,198,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     that includes designation of the entire amount as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of such Act.

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs


                              construction

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'', $1,065,000, 
     to remain available until expended, of which $700,000 is to 
     repair damage caused by floods and other natural disasters, 
     and $365,000 is for replacement of fixtures and testing for 
     and remediation of Polylchlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs schools and administrative 
     facilities: Provided, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     that includes designation of the entire amount as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                       State and Private Forestry

       For an additional amount for ``State and Private Forestry'' 
     for emergency expenses resulting from damages from ice 
     storms, tornadoes and other natural disasters, $48,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such 
     amount, $28,000,000 shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request that includes designation of 
     the entire amount as an emergency requirement as defined in 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the 
     Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.


                         National Forest System

       For an additional amount for the ``National Forest System'' 
     for emergency expenses resulting from damages from ice 
     storms, tornadoes and other natural disasters, $10,461,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such 
     amount, $5,461,000 shall be available only to the extent that 
     an official budget request that includes designation of the 
     entire amount as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.


                        wildland fire management

       For an additional amount for ``Wildland Fire Management'' 
     for emergency expenses for forest fire presuppression 
     activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
     fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands 
     under fire protection agreement, and for emergency 
     rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands, 
     in response to damages caused by windstorms in Texas, 
     $2,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request that includes designation of 
     the entire amount as an emergency requirement as defined in 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the 
     Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                      Strategic Petroleum Reserve

       The paragraph under this head in Public Law 105-83 is 
     amended by inserting before the period, ``: Provided further, 
     That the drawdown and sale of oil from the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve shall be prohibited to the extent that such 
     actions are determined by the President to be imprudent in 
     light of current market conditions and that an official 
     budget request for a prohibition of the drawdown and sale of 
     oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and including a 
     designation of the entire request and the $207,500,000 of 
     revenue foregone as an emergency requirement as defined in 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the 
     Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act''.

                               CHAPTER 5

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                     Federal Highway Administration


                          Federal-aid Highways

                        emergency relief program

                          (highway trust fund)

       For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief Program 
     for emergency expenses resulting from floods and other 
     natural disasters, as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 125, 
     $259,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire 
     amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That of such amount, $35,000,000 shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for a 
     specific dollar amount that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in such Act is transmitted by the President to the 
     Congress: Provided further, That any obligations for the 
     Emergency Relief Program shall not be subject to the 
     prohibition against obligations in section 2(e)(3)(A) and (D) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997: Provided 
     further, That 23 U.S.C. 125(b)(1) shall not apply to projects 
     resulting from flooding during the fall of 1997 through the 
     winter of 1998 in California: Provided further, That if 
     sufficient carryover balances for the necessary expenses for 
     administration and operation (including motor carrier safety 
     program operations) of the Federal Highway Administration, 
     the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the 
     Bureau of Transportation Statistics are not available, and 
     pending the reauthorization of the Federal-aid highways 
     program, the Secretary of Transportation may borrow such sums 
     as may be necessary for such expenses from the unobligated 
     balances of discretionary allocations for the Federal-aid 
     highways program made available by this Act.

                    Federal Railroad Administration


              emergency railroad rehabilitation and repair

       For necessary expenses to repair and rebuild freight rail 
     lines of regional and short line railroads or a State entity 
     damaged by floods that occurred between and including 
     September 1996 and March 1998, $9,800,000, to be awarded to 
     the States subject to the discretion of the Secretary on a 
     case-by-case basis: Provided, That funds provided under this 
     head shall be available for rehabilitation of railroad 
     rights-of-way, bridges, and other facilities which are part 
     of the general railroad system of transportation, and 
     primarily used by railroads to move freight traffic: Provided 
     further, That railroad rights-of-way, bridges, and other 
     facilities owned by class I railroads are not eligible for 
     funding under this head unless the rights-of-way, bridges, or 
     other facilities are under contract lease to a class II or 
     class III railroad under which the lessee is responsible for 
     all maintenance costs of the line: Provided further, That 
     railroad rights-of-way, bridges, and other facilities owned 
     by passenger railroads, or by tourist, scenic, or historic 
     railroads are not eligible for funding under this head: 
     Provided further, That these funds shall be available only to 
     the extent an official budget request, for a specific dollar 
     amount, that includes designation of the entire amount as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by Congress as 
     an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended: Provided further, That all funds made 
     available under this head are to remain available until 
     September 30, 1998.

                               CHAPTER 6

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                   Community Planning and Development


                   community development block grants

       For an additional amount for ``Community development block 
     grants'', as authorized under title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974, $130,000,000, which shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2001, for use only for 
     disaster relief, long-term recovery, and mitigation in 
     communities affected by Presidentially declared natural 
     disasters designated during fiscal year 1998, except for 
     those activities reimbursable by or for which funds are made 
     available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the 
     Small Business Administration, or the Army Corps of 
     Engineers: Provided, That in administering these amounts and 
     except as provided in the next proviso,

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     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the 
     Secretary) may waive or specify alternative requirements for, 
     any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary 
     administers in connection with the obligation by the 
     Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds, except 
     for statutory requirements related to civil rights, fair 
     housing and nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor 
     standards, upon a finding that such waiver is required to 
     facilitate the use of such funds and would not be 
     inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the 
     requirements that activities benefit persons of low and 
     moderate income, except that at least 50 percent of the funds 
     under this head must benefit primarily persons of low and 
     moderate income unless the Secretary makes a finding of 
     compelling need: Provided further, That all funds under this 
     head shall be allocated by the Secretary to States to be 
     administered by each State in conjunction with its Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency program or its community 
     development block grants program or by the entity designated 
     by its Chief Executive Officer to administer the HOME 
     Investment Partnerships Program: Provided further, That each 
     State shall provide not less than 25 percent in non-federal 
     public matching funds or its equivalent value (other than 
     administrative costs) for any funds allocated to the State 
     under this head: Provided further, That, in conjunction 
     with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency, the Secretary shall allocate funds based on the 
     unmet needs identified by the Director as those which have 
     not or will not be addressed by other Federal disaster 
     assistance programs: Provided further, That, in 
     conjunction with the Director, the Secretary shall utilize 
     annual disaster cost estimates in order that the funds 
     under this head shall be available, to the maximum extent 
     feasible, to assist States with all Presidentially 
     declared disasters designated during this fiscal year: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish a 
     notice in the Federal Register governing the allocation 
     and use of the community development block grants funds 
     made available under this head for disaster areas: 
     Provided further, That 10 days prior to distribution of 
     funds, the Secretary and the Director shall submit a list 
     to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on 
     VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, setting forth the 
     proposed uses of funds and the most recent estimates of 
     unmet needs (including all uses of waivers and the reasons 
     therefore): Provided further, That the Secretary and the 
     Director shall submit quarterly reports to the 
     Subcommittees regarding the actual projects, localities 
     and needs for which funds have been provided: Provided 
     further, That these reports shall be based upon quarterly 
     reports submitted to HUD and the Director by each State 
     receiving funds under this head: Provided further, That 
     the entire amount shall be available only to the extent an 
     official budget request, that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement 
     as defined by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the 
     President to the Congress: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            disaster relief

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster relief'', 
     $1,600,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That these funds shall be available only to the extent that 
     an official budget request for a specific amount, that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to Congress: Provided further, 
     That the entire amount appropriated herein is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                               CHAPTER 7

                              RESCISSIONS

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                    Federal Aviation Administration


                       GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

                 (RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

       Of the unobligated balances authorized under 49 U.S.C. 
     48103 as amended, $241,000,000 are rescinded.

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                       Public and Indian Housing


                 Section 8 Reserve Preservation Account

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts recaptured under this heading during fiscal 
     year 1998 and prior years, $2,347,190,000 are rescinded.

                 TITLE III--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                        Office of the Secretary

       During fiscal year 1998, not to exceed $543,000 from funds 
     available to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide 
     compensation to agriculture producers and other persons under 
     section 105(b) of the Federal Plant Pest Act (7 U.S.C. 
     150dd(b)) may be available for payments to any person who 
     had wheat stored in a storage facility that was subject to 
     an emergency action notice issued by the Secretary 
     relating to the presence or presumed presence of Karnal 
     bunt to compensate the person for economic losses incurred 
     as a result of the effect of the notice on the operation 
     of the storage facility (including wheat plowed under in 
     calendar year 1996) after issuance of an emergency action 
     notice due to Karnal bunt. The determination by the 
     Secretary of the amount of any compensation to be paid 
     under this section shall be final.

                      Departmental Administration

       For an additional amount for ``Departmental 
     Administration'', $2,000,000.

                     Office of the General Counsel

       For an additional amount for the ``Office of the General 
     Counsel'', $235,000.

        Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


                    Inspection and Weighing Services

       For expenses necessary to recapitalize the revolving fund 
     established under section 7(j)(1) of the United States Grain 
     Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(j)(1)), $1,500,000.

                          Farm Service Agency


           AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       For additional gross obligations for the principal amount 
     of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
     1928-1929, to be available from funds in the Agricultural 
     Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm ownership loans, 
     $43,320,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be available for 
     guaranteed loans; operating loans, $105,000,000, of which 
     $35,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; and for 
     boll weevil eradication program loans as authorized by 7 
     U.S.C. 1989, $18,814,000.
       For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed loans, 
     including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 
     502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm 
     ownership loans, $3,356,000, of which $967,000 shall be for 
     guaranteed loans; operating loans, $7,973,000, of which 
     $3,374,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; and for 
     boll weevil eradication program loans as authorized by 7 
     U.S.C. 1989, $222,000.

                           Food Stamp Program

       Of the amounts made available under this head in Public Law 
     105-86, funds for employment and training shall remain 
     available until expended as authorized by section 16(h)(1) of 
     the Food Stamp Act.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                      Food and Drug Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'' from 
     fees collected pursuant to section 736 of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act, not to exceed $25,918,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That fees derived from 
     applications received during fiscal year 1998 shall be 
     credited to the appropriation current in the year in which 
     fees are collected and subject to the fiscal year 1998 
     limitation.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 1001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     permanent employees of county committees employed during 
     fiscal year 1998 pursuant to 8(b) of the Soil Conservation 
     and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)) shall be 
     considered as having Federal Civil Service status only for 
     the purpose of applying for United States Department of 
     Agriculture Civil Service vacancies.
       Sec. 1002. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     regarding a competitive research, education, or extension 
     grant program of the Department of Agriculture, the Secretary 
     may use grant program funds, as necessary, to supplement 
     funds otherwise available for program administration, to pay 
     for the costs associated with peer review of grant proposals 
     under the program.

                               CHAPTER 2

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                      Departmental Administration

       Such additional amounts as necessary, not to exceed 
     $5,408,000, to cover increases in the estimated amount of 
     cost of Work For Others notwithstanding the provisions of the 
     Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): Provided, That 
     such increases in cost of Work For Others are offset by 
     revenue increases of the same or greater amount derived from 
     fees authorized by sections 31 and 33 of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2051 and 2053), to remain available 
     until expended.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2001. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no 
     fully allocated funding policy shall be applied to projects 
     for which funds were identified in the Conference Report 
     (House Report 105-271) accompanying the Energy and Water 
     Development Appropriations Act, 1998, Public Law 105-62 (111 
     Stat. 1320, et seq.), under the Construction, General; 
     Operation and Maintenance, General; and Flood Control, 
     Mississippi River and Tributaries, appropriation accounts: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, is directed to undertake these projects 
     using continuing contracts, as authorized in section 10 of 
     the Rivers and Harbors Act of September 22, 1922 (33 
     U.S.C. 621).
       Sec. 2002. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, is directed to use available funds, up to 
     the maximum amount authorized per project under

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     Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948, as amended, to 
     provide a level of enhanced flood protection at Elba, 
     Alabama.
       Sec. 2003. Section 2 of the Emergency Drought Relief Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-318; 110 Stat. 3862) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:
       ``(c) Extension of Periods for Repayment.--Notwithstanding 
     any provision of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 
     U.S.C. 485 et seq.), the Secretary of the Interior--
       ``(1) shall extend the period for repayment by the City of 
     Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Nueces River Authority under 
     contract No. 6-07-01-x0675, relating to the Nueces River 
     reclamation project, Texas, until--
       ``(A) August 1, 2029 for repayment pursuant to the 
     municipal and industrial water supply benefits portion of the 
     contract; and
       ``(B) until August 1, 2044 for repayment pursuant to the 
     fish and wildlife and recreation benefits portion of the 
     contract, and
       ``(2) shall extend the period for repayment by the Canadian 
     River Municipal Water Authority under contract No. 14-06-500-
     485 relating to the Canadian River reclamation project, 
     Texas, until October 1, 2021.''.
       Sec. 2004. Section 303 of the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-62), does not apply 
     to the worker transition plan for the Pinellas Plant site.

                               CHAPTER 3

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                         National Park Service


                 operation of the national park system

       For an additional amount for ``Operation of the National 
     Park System'', $340,000, to remain available until expended, 
     to provide for public access at Katmai National Park and 
     Preserve and for litigation costs related to the disposition 
     of an allotment within the Park.

                      Minerals Management Service


                Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management

       For an additional amount for ``Royalty and Offshore 
     Minerals Management'' to meet increased demand and workload 
     requirements stemming from higher than anticipated leasing 
     activity in the Gulf of Mexico, $6,675,000, to remain 
     available until expended, to be derived from increased 
     receipts resulting from increases to rates in effect on 
     August 5, 1993, from rate increases to fee collections for 
     Outer Continental Shelf administrative activities performed 
     by the Minerals Management Service over and above the rates 
     in effect on September 30, 1993, and from additional fees for 
     Outer Continental Shelf administrative activities established 
     after September 30, 1993.

          Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


                    Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund

                          (transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for the ``Abandoned Mine 
     Reclamation Fund'', $3,163,000, to be derived by transfer 
     from amounts available in Public Law 105-83 under the 
     heading, ``Regulation and Technology'', and to be subject to 
     the same terms and conditions of the account to which 
     transferred.

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs


                      Operation of Indian Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Operation of Indian 
     Programs'', $1,050,000, to remain available until expended, 
     for the cost of document collection and production, including 
     electronic imaging, required to support litigation 
     involving individual Indian trust fund accounts.

             Office of Special Trustee for American Indians


                         Federal Trust Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Federal Trust Programs'', 
     $4,650,000, to remain available until expended, for the cost 
     of document collection and production, including electronic 
     imaging, required to support litigation involving individual 
     Indian trust fund accounts.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                         Indian Health Service


                         INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

       For an additional amount for ``Indian Health Services'', 
     $100,000, to remain available until expended, for suicide 
     prevention counseling.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3001. Section 330C(c) of subpart I of part D of title 
     III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et 
     seq.), as amended by section 4922 of Public Law 105-33, is 
     further amended by inserting ``, to remain available until 
     expended,'' after the words ``fiscal years 1998 through 2002, 
     $30,000,000''.
       Sec. 3002. Construction of the Trappers Loop connector 
     road, and any related actions, by any Federal or state agency 
     or other entity are deemed to be non-discretionary actions 
     authorized and directed by Congress under title III, section 
     304(e)(3) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management 
     Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 4093).
       Sec. 3003. Neither the issuance by the United States of an 
     easement on and across National Forest lands for the Boulder 
     City Pipeline (also known as Lakewood Pipeline) nor the 
     acceptance of such easement by the City of Boulder, Colorado, 
     nor the relocation of such pipeline on such easement, shall 
     cause, be construed as, or result in the abandonment, 
     termination, relinquishment, revocation, limitation, or 
     diminution of any rights claimed by such city pursuant to or 
     as a result of any prior grant, including the Act of July 26, 
     1866 (43 U.S.C. 661) and the Acts authorizing the conveyance 
     of such city of the Silver Lake Watershed. The alignment of 
     the relocated pipeline shall be considered neither more nor 
     less within the scope of any prior grants than the alignment 
     of the pipeline existing prior to the issuance of such 
     easement.
       Sec. 3004. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs, may hereafter directly transfer to Indian tribes in 
     North and South Dakota portable housing units at the Grand 
     Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota that have been declared 
     excess by the Department of Defense and requested for 
     transfer by the Department of the Interior: Provided, That 
     the Department of the Interior shall not be responsible for 
     rehabilitation of the portable housing units or remediation 
     of any potentially hazardous substances.
       Sec. 3005. Petroglyph National Monument. (a) Short Title.--
     This section may be cited as the ``Petroglyph National 
     Monument Boundary Adjustment Act''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the purposes for which Petroglyph National Monument 
     (referred to in this section as ``the monument'') was 
     established continue to be valid;
       (2) it is of mutual benefit to the trustee institutions of 
     the New Mexico State Trust lands and the National Park 
     Service for land exchange negotiations to be completed with 
     all due diligence, resulting in the transfer of all State 
     Trust lands within the boundaries of the monument to the 
     United States in accordance with State and Federal law;
       (3) because the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has 
     acquired substantial acreage within the monument boundaries, 
     purchased with State and municipal funds, the consolidation 
     of land ownership and jurisdiction under the National Park 
     Service will require the consent of the city of Albuquerque, 
     and options for National Park Service acquisition that are 
     not currently available;
       (4) corridors for the development of Paseo del Norte and 
     Unser Boulevard are depicted on the map referred to in 
     section 102(a) of the Petroglyph National Monument 
     Establishment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-313; 16 U.S.C. 431 
     note), and the alignment of the roadways was anticipated by 
     Congress before the date of enactment of the Act;
       (5) it was the expectation of the principal proponents of 
     the monument, including the cities of Albuquerque and Rio 
     Rancho, New Mexico, and the National Park Service, that 
     passage of the Petroglyph National Monument Establishment Act 
     of 1990 (Public Law 101-313; 16 U.S.C. 431 note) would allow 
     the city of Albuquerque--
       (A) to utilize the Paseo del Norte and Unser Boulevard 
     corridors through the monument; and
       (B) to design and construct infrastructure within the 
     corridors with the cultural and natural resources of the 
     monument in mind;
       (6) the city of Albuquerque has not provided for the 
     establishment of rights-of-way for the Paseo del Norte and 
     Unser Boulevard corridors under the Joint Powers Agreement 
     (JPANO 78-521.81-277A), which expanded the boundary of the 
     monument to include the Piedras Marcadas and Boca Negra 
     units, pursuant to section 104 of the Petroglyph National 
     Monument Establishment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-313; 16 
     U.S.C. 431 note);
       (7) the National Park Service has identified the 
     realignment of Unser Boulevard, depicted on the map referred 
     to in section 102(a) of the Petroglyph National Monument 
     Establishment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-313; 16 U.S.C. 431 
     note), as serving a park purpose in the General Management 
     Plan/Development Concept Plan for Petroglyph National 
     Monument;
       (8) the establishment of a citizens' advisory committee 
     prior to construction of the Unser Boulevard South project, 
     which runs along the eastern boundary of the Atrisco Unit of 
     the monument, allowed the citizens of Albuquerque and the 
     National Park Service to provide significant and meaningful 
     input into the parkway design of the road, and that similar 
     proceedings should occur prior to construction within the 
     Paseo del Norte corridor;
       (9) parkway standards approved by the city of Albuquerque 
     for the construction of Unser Boulevard South along the 
     eastern boundary of the Atrisco Unit of the monument would be 
     appropriate for a road passing through the Paseo del Norte 
     corridor;
       (10) adequate planning and cooperation between the city of 
     Albuquerque and the National Park Service is essential to 
     avoid resource degradation within the monument resulting from 
     storm water runoff, and drainage conveyances through the 
     monument should be designed and located to provide sufficient 
     capacity for effective runoff management; and
       (11) the monument will best be managed for the benefit and 
     enjoyment of present and future generations with cooperation 
     between the city of Albuquerque, the State of New Mexico, and 
     the National Park Service.
       (c) Planning Authority.--
       (1) Storm water drainage.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park 
     Service (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary''), 
     and the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, shall enter into 
     negotiations to provide for the management of storm water 
     runoff and drainage within the

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     monument, including the design and construction of any storm 
     water corridors, conveyances, and easements within the 
     monument boundaries.
       (2) Road design.--
       (A) If the city of Albuquerque decides to proceed with the 
     construction of a roadway within the area excluded from the 
     monument by the amendment made by subsection (d), the design 
     criteria shall be similar to those provided for the Unser 
     Boulevard South project along the eastern boundary of the 
     Atrisco Unit, taking into account topographic differences and 
     the lane, speed and noise requirements of the heavier traffic 
     load that is anticipated for Paseo del Norte, as referenced 
     in section A-2 of the Unser Middle Transportation Corridor 
     Record of Decision prepared by the city of Albuquerque dated 
     December 1993.
       (B) At least 180 days before the initiation of any road 
     construction within the area excluded from the monument by 
     the amendment made by subsection (d), the city of Albuquerque 
     shall notify the Direct of the National Park Service 
     (hereinafter ``the Director''), who may submit suggested 
     modifications to the design specifications of the road 
     construction project within the area excluded from the 
     monument by the amendment made by subsection (d).
       (C) If after 180 days, an agreement on the design 
     specifications is not reached by the city of Albuquerque and 
     the Director, the city may contract with the head of the 
     Department of Civil Engineering at the University of New 
     Mexico, to design a road to meet the design criteria referred 
     to in subparagraph (A). The design specifications developed 
     by the Department of Civil Engineering shall be deemed to 
     have met the requirements of this paragraph, and the city may 
     proceed with the construction project, in accordance with 
     those design specifications.
       (d) Acquisition Authority; Boundary Adjustment; 
     Administration and Management of the Monument.--
       (1) Acquisition authority.--Section 103(a) of the 
     Petroglyph National Monument Establishment Act of 1990 
     (Public Law 101-313, 16 U.S.C. 431 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(a) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary'';
       (B) by striking ``, except that lands or interests therein 
     owned by the State or a political subdivision thereof may be 
     acquired only by donation or exchange''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Land owned by the state or a political subdivision.--
     No land or interest in land owned by the State or a political 
     subdivision of the State may be acquired by purchase before--
       ``(A) the State or political subdivision holding title to 
     the land or interest in land identifies the land or interest 
     in land for disposal; and
       ``(B)(i) all private land within the monument boundary for 
     which there is a willing seller is acquired; or
       ``(ii) 2 years have elapsed after the date on which the 
     Secretary has made a final offer (for which funds are 
     available) to acquire all remaining private land at fair 
     market value.''.
       (2) Boundary adjustment.--Section 104(a) of the Petroglyph 
     National Monument Establishment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-
     313; 16 U.S.C. 431 note) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting 
     appropriately;
       (B) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), effective as of the 
     date of enactment of this subparagraph--
       ``(i) the boundary of the monument is adjusted to exclude 
     the Paseo Del Norte corridor in the Piedras Marcadas Unit 
     described in Exhibit B of the document described in 
     subparagraph (B); and
       ``(ii) the inclusion of the Paseo Del Norte corridor within 
     the boundary of the monument before the date of enactment of 
     this paragraph shall have no effect on any future ownership, 
     use, or management of the corridor.
       ``(B) The document described in this subparagraph is the 
     document entitled `Petroglyph National Monument Roadway/
     Utility Corridors', dated October 30, 1997, on file with the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the mayor of the city of 
     Albuquerque, New Mexico.''.
       (e) Administration and management of the monument.--Section 
     105 of the Petroglyph National Monument Establishment Act of 
     1990 (Public Law 101-313, 16 U.S.C. 431 note) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Boca Negra and Piedras Marcadas Units.--If the 
     binding agreement providing for the expansion of the monument 
     pursuant to section 104 is amended, in accordance with the 
     terms of the agreement, to transfer to the National Park 
     Service responsibility for operation, maintenance, and repair 
     of any or all property within the Boca Negra or Piedras 
     Marcadas unit of the monument, the Secretary may employ, at a 
     comparable grade and salary within the National Park Service, 
     any willing employees of the city assigned to the unit.''.
       (f) Double Eagle II Airport Access Road.--The Administrator 
     of the Federal Aviation Administration shall allow the use of 
     the access road to the Double Eagle II Airport in existence 
     on the date of enactment of this Act for visitor access to 
     the monument.
       Sec. 3006. County Payment Mitigation--Transportation System 
     Moratorium. (a)(1) This section provides compensation for 
     loss of revenues that would have been provided to counties if 
     no road moratorium, as described in subsection (a)(2), were 
     implemented or no substitute sales offered as described in 
     subsection (b)(1). This section does not endorse or prohibit 
     the road building moratorium nor does it affect the 
     applicability of existing law to any moratorium.
       (2) The Chief of the Forest Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, in his sole discretion, may offer any timber 
     sales that were scheduled October 1, 1997, or thereafter, to 
     be offered in fiscal year 1998 or fiscal year 1999 even if 
     such sales would have been delayed or halted as a result of 
     any moratorium (resulting from the Federal Register proposal 
     of January 28, 1998, pages 4351-4354) on construction of 
     roads in roadless areas within the National Forest System 
     adopted as policy or by regulation that would otherwise be 
     applicable to such sales.
       (3) Any sales offered pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall--
       (A) comply with all applicable laws and regulations and be 
     consistent with applicable land and resource management 
     plans, except any regulations or plan amendments which 
     establish or implement the moratorium referred to in 
     subsection (a)(2); and
       (B) be subject to administrative appeals pursuant to part 
     215 of title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations and to 
     judicial review.
       (b)(1) For any previously scheduled sales that are not 
     offered pursuant to subsection (a)(2), the Chief may, to the 
     extent practicable, offer substitute sales within the same 
     State in fiscal year 1998 or fiscal year 1999. Such 
     substitute sales shall be subject to the requirements of 
     subsection (a)(3).
       (2)(A) The Chief shall pay as soon as practicable after 
     fiscal year 1998 and fiscal year 1999 to any State in which 
     sales previously scheduled to be offered that are referred to 
     in, but not offered pursuant to, subsection (a)(2) would have 
     occurred, 25 percentum of any anticipated receipts from such 
     sales that--
       (i) were scheduled from fiscal year 1998 or fiscal year 
     1999 sales in the absence of any moratorium referred to in 
     subsection (a)(2); and
       (ii) are not offset by revenues received in such fiscal 
     years from substitute projects authorized pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(1).
       (B) After reporting the amount of funds required to make 
     any payments required by subsection (b)(2)(A), and the source 
     from which such funds are to be derived, to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, the Chief shall make any payments required by 
     subsection (b)(2)(A) from any funds available to the Forest 
     Service in fiscal year 1998 or fiscal year 1999, subject to 
     approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate, that are not specifically 
     earmarked for another purpose by the applicable appropriation 
     Act or a committee or conference report thereon.
       (C) Any State which receives payments required by 
     subsection (b)(2)(A) shall expend such funds only in the 
     manner, and for the purposes, prescribed in section 500 of 
     title 16 of the United States Code.
       (c)(1) During the term of the moratorium referred to in 
     subsection (a)(2), the Chief shall prepare and submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate a report on each of the following--
       (A) a study of whether standards and guidelines in existing 
     land and resource management plans compel or encourage entry 
     into roadless areas within the National Forest System for the 
     purpose of constructing roads or undertaking any other 
     ground-disturbing activities;
       (B) an inventory of all roads within the National Forest 
     System and the uses which they serve, in a format that will 
     inform and facilitate the development of a long-term Forest 
     Service transportation policy; and
       (C) a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the economic 
     and social effects of the moratorium referred to in 
     subsection (a)(2) on county, State, and regional levels.
       Sec. 3007. Provision of Certain Health Care Services for 
     Alaska Natives. Section 203(a) of the Michigan Indian Land 
     Claims Settlement Act (Public Law 105-143; 111 Stat. 2666) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``other than community based alcohol 
     services,'' after ``Ketchikan Gateway Borough,''; and
       (2) by inserting at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such contract 
     or compact shall provide services to all Indian and Alaska 
     Native beneficiaries of the Indian Health Service in the 
     Ketchikan Gateway Borough without the need for resolutions of 
     support from any Indian tribe as defined in the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     450b(e)).''.
       Sec. 3008. Section 326(a) of the Act making Appropriations 
     for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998 and for other 
     purposes (Public Law 105-83; 111 Stat. 1543) is amended by 
     striking ``with any Alaska Native village or Alaska Native 
     village corporation'' and inserting ``to any Indian tribe as 
     defined in the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e))''.
       Sec. 3009. None of the funds in this or any other Act shall 
     be used to issue a notice of final rulemaking prior to 
     October 1, 1998 with respect to the valuation of crude oil 
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     tion a rulemaking derived from proposed rules published in 63 
     Federal Register 6113 (1998), 62 Federal Register 36030, and 
     62 Federal Register 3742 (1997).

                               CHAPTER 4

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

               Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


                DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING

       For an additional amount for the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention, ``disease control, research, and 
     training'', $9,000,000.

                  Health Care Financing Administration


                           Program Management

       For an additional amount for ``Program management'', 
     $2,200,000.
       Title II of Public Law 105-78 is amended under this heading 
     by striking the fourth proviso and inserting the following 
     new proviso: ``Provided further, That $20,000,000 
     appropriated under this heading for the transition to a 
     single Part A and Part B processing system and $20,000,000 to 
     be used only to the extent needed for Year 2000 century date 
     change conversion requirements of external contractor systems 
     shall remain available until expended:''.

                        Office of the Secretary


                    General Departmental Management

       Of the funds appropriated under the heading ``general 
     departmental management'' in Public Law 105-78 to carry out 
     title XX of the Public Health Service Act, $10,831,000 shall 
     be for activities specified under section 2003(b)(2), of 
     which $9,131,000 shall be for prevention service 
     demonstration grants under section 510(b)(2) of title V of 
     the Social Security Act, as amended, without application of 
     the limitation of section 2010(c) of said title XX.

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                           Special Education

       Public Law 105-78, under the heading ``special education'' 
     is amended by inserting before the period the following: ``: 
     Provided further, That $600,000 of the funds provided under 
     section 672 of the Act shall be for the Early Childhood 
     Development Project of the National Easter Seal Society for 
     the Mississippi Delta Region, which funds shall be used to 
     provide training, technical support, services, and equipment 
     to address personnel and other needs''.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 4001. (a) If a State child health plan under title XXI 
     of the Social Security Act is approved on or after October 1, 
     1998, and before October 1, 1999, for purposes of such title 
     (including allotments under section 2104(b) of such title) 
     the plan shall be treated as having been approved with 
     respect to amounts allotted under such title for fiscal year 
     1998, as well as for fiscal year 1999.
       (b) The appropriation in section 2104(a)(1) of such title 
     for fiscal year 1998 shall remain available to be obligated 
     through September 30, 1999.
       Sec. 4002. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Department of Health and Human Services shall permit the 
     submission of public comments until August 31, 1998, on the 
     final rule entitled ``Organ Procurement and Transplantation 
     Network'' published by the Department in the Federal Register 
     on April 2, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 16295 et seq.), and such rule 
     shall not become effective before October 1, 1998, after the 
     end of such comment period.

                               CHAPTER 5

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                        CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

      Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

       For payment to Lois G. Capps, widow of Walter H. Capps, 
     late a Representative of the State of California, $133,600.
       For payment to Mary Bono, widow of Sonny Bono, late a 
     Representative of the State of California, $136,700.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds


                           capitol buildings

                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Capitol Buildings Salaries 
     and Expenses'', $7,500,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to begin repairs and rehabilitation of the Capitol 
     dome: Provided, That this additional amount shall be 
     available for obligation without regard to section 3709 of 
     the Revised Statutes, as amended.


                            capitol grounds

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the design, installation and 
     maintenance of the Capitol Square perimeter security plan, 
     $20,000,000 (of which not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be 
     transferred upon request of the Capitol Police Board to the 
     Capitol Police Board, ``Capitol Police'', ``General 
     Expenses'' for physical security measures associated with the 
     Capitol Square perimeter security plan) to remain available 
     until expended, subject to the review and approval by the 
     appropriate House and Senate authorities: Provided, That this 
     additional amount shall be available for obligation without 
     regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended.

                               CHAPTER 6

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Office of the Secretary


                         AMTRAK REFORM COUNCIL

       For necessary expenses of the Amtrak Reform Council, 
     including the independent assessment of Amtrak, authorized 
     under sections 202, 203, and 409 of Public Law 105-134, 
     $2,450,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $400,000 shall be transferred to 
     the Department of Transportation Inspector General for the 
     new responsibilities associated with section 409(c) of Public 
     Law 105-134.

                    Federal Aviation Administration


                        FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

       For an additional amount for Facilities and Equipment for 
     expenses relating to Year 2000 computer hardware and software 
     problems, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 1999.

              Research and Special Programs Administration


                     RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS

       For an additional amount for Emergency Transportation 
     activities, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That of these funds, $400,000 shall be available 
     only for costs associated with construction and establishment 
     of an emergency transportation response center in Arab, 
     Alabama; $550,000 shall be available only for costs 
     associated with purchase and establishment of a mobile 
     emergency response system to be administered jointly by the 
     Alabama Department of Transportation and the Alabama 
     Emergency Management Agency; and $50,000 shall be for 
     Research and Special Programs Administration administrative 
     costs associated with these projects.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                  National Transportation Safety Board


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
     necessary expenses resulting from the crash of TWA Flight 
     800, $5,400,000: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     available only for costs associated with rental of the 
     facility in Calverton, New York, of which not to exceed 
     $500,000 is for security expenses: Provided further, That no 
     funds or unobligated balances are available to provide for 
     or permit flight operations at the Calverton airfield.

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 6001. Of the balances available to the Federal Transit 
     Administration from previous appropriations Acts, $1,000,000 
     shall be made available for a comprehensive transportation 
     investment analysis of the primary urban corridor from Ewa to 
     east Honolulu, Hawaii: Provided, That these funds shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2001.

                               CHAPTER 7

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


                         Automation Enhancement

                Year 2000 Century Date Change Conversion

       For necessary expenses of the Department of the Treasury 
     for Year 2000 century date change conversion requirements, 
     $35,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000.

                      Financial Management Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', for 
     Year 2000 century date change conversion requirements, 
     $5,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

     SEC. 7001. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE VOLUNTARY EARLY RETIREMENT.

       (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Effective for 
     purposes of the period beginning on the date of enactment of 
     this Act and ending on September 30, 1999, paragraph (2) of 
     section 8336(d) of title 5, United States Code, shall be 
     applied as if it had been amended to read as follows:
       ``(2)(A) has been employed continuously, by the agency in 
     which the employee is serving, for at least the 31-day period 
     ending on the date on which such agency requests the 
     determination referred to in subparagraph (D);
       ``(B) is serving under an appointment that is not time 
     limited;
       ``(C) has not been duly notified that such employee is to 
     be involuntarily separated for misconduct or unacceptable 
     performance;
       ``(D) is separated from the service voluntarily during a 
     period in which, as determined by the Office of Personnel 
     Management (upon request of the agency) under regulations 
     prescribed by the Office--
       ``(i) such agency (or, if applicable, the component in 
     which the employee is serving) is undergoing a major 
     reorganization, a major reduction in force, or a major 
     transfer of function; and
       ``(ii) a significant percentage of the employees serving in 
     such agency (or component) will be separated or subject to an 
     immediate reduction in the rate of basic pay (without regard 
     to subchapter VI of chapter 53, or comparable provisions); 
     and
       ``(E) as determined by the agency under regulations 
     prescribed by the Office, is within the scope of the offer of 
     voluntary early retirement, which may be made on the basis 
     of--
       ``(i) one or more organizational units;
       ``(ii) one or more occupational series or levels;
       ``(iii) one or more geographical locations;
       ``(iv) other similar nonpersonal factors the Office 
     determines appropriate; or
       ``(v) any appropriate combination of such factors;''.

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       (b) Federal Employees' Retirement System.--Effective for 
     purposes of the period beginning on the date of enactment of 
     this Act and ending on September 30, 1999, subparagraph (B) 
     of section 8414(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, shall 
     be applied as if it had been amended to read as follows:
       ``(B)(i) has been employed continuously, by the agency in 
     which the employee is serving, for at least the 31-day period 
     ending on the date on which such agency requests the 
     determination referred to in clause (iv);
       ``(ii) is serving under an appointment that is not time 
     limited;
       ``(iii) has not been duly notified that such employee is to 
     be involuntarily separated for misconduct or unacceptable 
     performance;
       ``(iv) is separated from the service voluntarily during a 
     period in which, as determined by the Office of Personnel 
     Management (upon request of the agency) under regulations 
     prescribed by the Office--
       ``(I) such agency (or, if applicable, the component in 
     which the employee is serving) is undergoing a major 
     reorganization, a major reduction in force, or a major 
     transfer of function; and
       ``(II) a significant percentage of the employees serving in 
     such agency (or component) will be separated or subject to an 
     immediate reduction in the rate of basic pay (without regard 
     to subchapter VI of chapter 53, or comparable provisions); 
     and
       ``(v) as determined by the agency under regulations 
     prescribed by the Office, is within the scope of the offer of 
     voluntary early retirement, which may be made on the basis 
     of--
       ``(I) one or more organizational units;
       ``(II) one or more occupational series or levels;
       ``(III) one or more geographical locations;
       ``(IV) other similar nonpersonal factors the Office 
     determines appropriate; or
       ``(V) any appropriate combination of such factors;''.
       Sec. 7002. Notwithstanding section 2164 of title 10, United 
     States Code, the Department of Defense shall permit the two 
     dependent children of deceased United States Customs Senior 
     Special Agent Manuel Zurita attending the Antilles 
     Consolidated School System at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, to 
     complete their primary and secondary education at this school 
     system without cost to such children or any parent, relative, 
     or guardian of such children. The United States Customs 
     Service shall reimburse the Department of Defense for 
     reasonable educational expenses to cover these costs.

                               CHAPTER 8

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration


                       COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

       For an additional amount for ``Compensation and pensions'', 
     $550,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                    Environmental Protection Agency


                   state and tribal assistance grants

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, eligible 
     recipients of the funds appropriated to the Environmental 
     Protection Agency in the State and Tribal Assistance Grants 
     account since fiscal year 1997 and hereafter for multi-media 
     or single media grants, other than Performance Partnership 
     Grants authorized pursuant to Public Law 104-134 and Public 
     Law 105-65, for pollution prevention, control, and abatement 
     and related activities have been and shall be those entities 
     eligible for grants under the Agency's organic statutes.


                        Administrative provision

       No requirements set forth in any carbon monoxide Federal 
     implementation plan (FIP) that are based on the Clean Air Act 
     as in effect prior to the 1990 amendments to such Act may be 
     imposed in the State of Arizona.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration


                           human space flight

                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration shall transfer from amounts made available for 
     NASA in Public Law 105-65 under the heading, ``Mission 
     support'', $53,000,000 to ``Human space flight'' for Space 
     Station activities, to be merged with and to be available for 
     the same purposes of such account: Provided, That the total 
     amount available for Space Station activities in fiscal year 
     1998 shall be up to $2,441,300,000.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 8001. Section 206 of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Pub. L. 105-65; October 
     27, 1997) is amended by inserting the following before the 
     final period: ``, and for loans and grants for economic 
     development in and around 18th and Vine''.
       Sec. 8002. Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids. (a) 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to 
     the amount allocated for fiscal year 1998, and the amounts 
     that would otherwise be allocated for fiscal year 1999, to 
     the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on behalf of the 
     Philadelphia, PA-NJ Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (in 
     this section referred to as the ``metropolitan area''), under 
     section 854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12903(c)), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall adjust such amounts by allocating to the State of New 
     Jersey the proportion of the metropolitan area's amount that 
     is based on the number of cases of AIDS reported in the 
     portion of the metropolitan area that is located in New 
     Jersey.
       (b) The State of New Jersey shall use amounts allocated to 
     the State under this section to carry out eligible activities 
     under section 855 of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 
     U.S.C. 12904) in the portion of the metropolitan area that is 
     located in New Jersey.
       Sec. 8003. Ratification of Internet Intellectual 
     Infrastructure Fee. (a) The 30 percent portion of the fee 
     charged by Network Solutions, Inc. between September 14, 1995 
     and March 31, 1998 for registration or renewal of an Internet 
     second-level domain name, which portion was to be expended 
     for the preservation and enhancement of the intellectual 
     infrastructure of the Internet under a cooperative agreement 
     with the National Science Foundation, and which portion was 
     held to have been collected without authority in William 
     Thomas et al. v. Network Solutions, Inc. and National Science 
     Foundation, Civ. No. 97-2412, is hereby legalized and 
     ratified and confirmed as fully to all intents and purposes 
     as if the same had, by prior act of Congress, been 
     specifically authorized and directed.
       (b) The National Science Foundation is authorized and 
     directed to deposit all money remaining in the Internet 
     Intellectual Infrastructure Fund into the Treasury and credit 
     that amount to its Fiscal Year 1998 Research and Related 
     Activities appropriation to be available until expended for 
     the support of networking activities, including the Next 
     Generation Internet.

                               CHAPTER 9

                         RESCISSIONS AND OFFSET

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                     Agricultural Research Service


                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-86, $223,000 are rescinded.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service


                         salaries and expenses

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-86, $350,000 are rescinded.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service


                           marketing services

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-86, $25,000 are rescinded.

        Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-86, $38,000 are rescinded.

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-86, $502,000 are rescinded.

                          Farm Service Agency


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-86, $1,080,000 are rescinded.


           AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available for the cost of the 
     unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans under this heading in 
     Public Law 105-86, $8,273,000 are rescinded.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


                        conservation operations

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-86, $378,000 are rescinded.

                         Rural Housing Service


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-86, $846,000 are rescinded.


                      food program administration

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-86, $114,000 are rescinded.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                   Management of Lands and Resources

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $1,188,000 are rescinded.


                   Oregon and California Grant Lands

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $2,500,000 are rescinded.

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                          Resource Management

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-18, $250,000 are rescinded.

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                              construction


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $1,188,000 are rescinded.

                         National Park Service


                              Construction

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $1,638,000 are rescinded.

                            Bureau of Mines


                           Mines and Minerals

                              (rescission)

       The following amounts, totaling $1,605,000, are rescinded 
     from funds made available under this heading: in Public Law 
     103-332, $1,255,000; in Public Law 103-138, $60,000; in 
     Public Law 102-381, $173,000; and in Public Law 102-154, 
     $117,000.

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs


                              Construction

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $837,000 are rescinded.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                     Forest and Rangeland Research

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-83, $148,000 are rescinded.


                       State and Private Forestry

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-83, $59,000 are rescinded.


                         National Forest System

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-83, $1,094,000 are rescinded.


                        Wildland Fire Management

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-83, $148,000 are rescinded.


                    Reconstruction and Construction

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-83, $30,000 are rescinded.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration


                   health professions education fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under the Health Professions 
     Education Fund appropriation account, $11,200,000 are 
     rescinded.

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Office of the Secretary


                        PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 101-516 and subsequently obligated, $2,500,000 shall be 
     deobligated and are hereby rescinded.


                        PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

                 (RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

       Of the budgetary resources provided for ``Small Community 
     Air Service'' by Public Law 101-508 for fiscal years prior to 
     fiscal year 1998, $3,000,000 are rescinded.

                    Federal Aviation Administration

                Facilities, Engineering, and Development


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in previous 
     appropriations Acts, $500,000 are rescinded.


                       GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

                 (RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

       Of the unobligated balances authorized under 49 U.S.C. 
     48103 as amended, $54,000,000 are rescinded.

                    Federal Railroad Administration

                        Conrail Labor Protection


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in previous 
     appropriations Acts, $508,234 are rescinded.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                     United States Customs Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, as amended by Public Law 105-18, $6,000,000 are 
     rescinded.


   operations and maintenance, customs p-3 drug interdiction program

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-393, $4,470,000 are rescinded.

                        Internal Revenue Service


                   Information Technology Investments

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-61, $30,330,000 are rescinded.

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 9001. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in Public Law 105-86 shall be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a 
     conservation farm option program as authorized by section 335 
     of Public Law 104-127 in excess of $11,000,000.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 10001. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 10002. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this or any prior Act may be obligated or 
     expended by the Patent and Trademark Office to plan for the 
     lease of new facilities until 30 days after the submission of 
     a report, to be delivered not later than May 15, 1998, to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, on the space plans and detailed 
     cost estimate for the build-out of the new facilities: 
     Provided, That such funds shall be made available only in 
     accordance with section 605 of Public Law 105-119.
       Sec. 10003. Section 203 of the National Sea Grant College 
     Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1122) is amended by--
       (1) striking paragraph (5) and redesignating paragraphs (6) 
     through (17) as paragraphs (5) through (16);
       (2) redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (F) of 
     paragraph (7), as redesignated, as subparagraphs (D) through 
     (G); and
       (3) inserting after subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7), as 
     redesignated, the following:
       ``(C) Lake Champlain (to the extent that such resources 
     have hydrological, biological, physical, or geological 
     characteristics and problems similar or related to those of 
     the Great Lakes);''.
       Sec. 10004. (a) Any agency listed in section 404(b) of the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998, Public Law 
     105-119, may transfer any amount to the Department of State, 
     subject to the limitations of subsection (b) of this section, 
     for the purpose of making technical adjustments to the 
     amounts transferred by section 404 of such Act.
       (b) Funds transferred pursuant to subsection (a) shall not 
     exceed $12,000,000, of which not to exceed $3,500,000 may be 
     transferred from the United States Information Agency, of 
     which not to exceed $3,600,000 may be transferred from the 
     Defense Intelligence Agency, of which not to exceed 
     $1,600,000 may be transferred from the Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, of which not to exceed $900,000 may be 
     transferred from the Peace Corps, and of which not to exceed 
     $500,000 may be transferred from any other single agency 
     listed in section 404(b) of Public Law 105-119.
       (c) A transfer of funds pursuant to this section shall not 
     require any notification or certification to Congress or any 
     committee of Congress, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law.
       Sec. 10005. Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 
     (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-171) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``For purposes'' and inserting 
     ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999''; and
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Aliens Covered.--
       ``(1) In general.-- An alien described in this subsection 
     is an alien who--
       ``(A) is the son or daughter of a qualified national;
       ``(B) is 21 years of age or older; and
       ``(C) was unmarried as of the date of acceptance of the 
     alien's parent for resettlement under the Orderly Departure 
     Program.
       ``(2) Qualified national.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the term `qualified national' means a national of Vietnam 
     who--
       ``(A)(i) was formerly interned in a reeducation camp in 
     Vietnam by the Government of the Socialist Republic of 
     Vietnam; or
       ``(ii) is the widow or widower of an individual described 
     in clause (i); and
       ``(B)(i) qualified for refugee processing under the 
     reeducation camp internees subprogram of the Orderly 
     Departure Program; and
       ``(ii) on or after April 1, 1995, is accepted--
       ``(I) for resettlement as a refugee; or
       ``(II) for admission as an immigrant under the Orderly 
     Departure Program.''.
       Sec. 10006. The President shall instruct the United States 
     Representatives to the World Trade Organization to seek the 
     adoption of procedures that will ensure broader application 
     of the principles of transparency and openness in the 
     activities of the organization, including by urging the World 
     Trade Organization General Council to--
       (1) permit appropriate meetings of the Council, the 
     Ministerial Conference, dispute settlement panels, and the 
     Appellate Body to be made open to the public; and
       (2) provide for timely public summaries of the matters 
     discussed and decisions made in any closed meeting of the 
     Conference or Council.


                  district of columbia chief of police

       Sec. 10007. (a) Employment Contract.--Paragraph 2 of 
     section 1 of the Act entitled ``An Act relating to the 
     Metropolitan police of the District of Columbia'', approved 
     February 28, 1901 (DC Code, sec. 4-104), and any other 
     provision of law affecting the employment of the Chief of the 
     Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia 
     shall not apply to the Chief of the Department to

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     the extent that such paragraph or provision is inconsistent 
     with the terms of an employment agreement entered into 
     between the Chief, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and 
     the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority.
       (b) Appointment and Removal During Control Year.--
       (1) Appointment.--During a control year, the Chief of the 
     Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia 
     shall be appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia 
     as follows:
       (A) Prior to appointment, the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority 
     (hereafter in this subsection referred to as the 
     ``Authority'') may submit recommendations for the appointment 
     to the Mayor.
       (B) In consultation with the Authority and the Council of 
     the District of Columbia, the Mayor shall nominate an 
     individual for appointment and notify the Council of the 
     nomination.
       (C) After the expiration of the 7-day period which begins 
     on the date the Mayor notifies the Council of the nomination 
     under subparagraph (B), the Mayor shall notify the Authority 
     of the nomination.
       (D) The nomination shall be effective subject to approval 
     by a majority vote of the Authority.
       (2) Removal.--During a control year, the Chief of the 
     Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia 
     may be removed by the Authority or by the Mayor with the 
     approval of the Authority.
       (3) Control year defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``control year'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     305(4) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Act of 1995.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall be effective as of 
     April 21, 1998.
       Sec. 10008. Support for Democratic Opposition in Iraq. 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds made 
     available under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' in 
     Public Law 105-118, $5,000,000 shall be made available for 
     assistance to the Iraqi democratic opposition for such 
     activities as organization, training, communication and 
     dissemination of information, developing and implementing 
     agreements among opposition groups, compiling information to 
     support the indictment of Iraqi officials for war crimes, and 
     for related purposes: Provided, That within 30 days of 
     enactment into law of this Act the Secretary of State shall 
     submit a detailed report to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress on plans to establish a program to support the 
     democratic opposition in Iraq.
       This Act may be cited as the ``1998 Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions Act''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Bob Livingston,
     Joseph M. McDade,
     Bill Young,
     Ralph Regula,
     Jerry Lewis,
     John Edward Porter,
     Harold Rogers,
     Joe Skeen,
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Ron Packard,
     Sonny Callahan,
     James T. Walsh,
     John P. Murtha
       (except for IMF and section 8 housing rescission),
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Arlen Specter,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     C.S. Bond,
     Slade Gorton,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Conrad Burns,
     Richard C. Shelby,
     Judd Gregg,
     R.F. Bennett,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Larry Craig,
     Lauch Faircloth,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     D.K. Inouye,
     Ernest F. Hollings,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Dale Bumpers,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Tom Harkin,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Harry Reid,
     Byron L. Dorgan,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to it adoption or rejection.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

Yeas

242

It was decided in the

Nays

163

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affirmative

Answered present

2

para.37.18                   [Roll No. 121]

                                YEAS--242

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--163

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tierney
     Torres
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Bono
     Capps
       

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Baker
     Bateman
     Berman
     Bliley
     Bunning
     DeFazio

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     Dixon
     Dunn
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Kennelly
     Maloney (NY)
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Parker
     Paxon
     Sandlin
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Smith (MI)
     Thompson
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  The motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.37.19  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.37.20  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent, the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence was granted permission until midnight, Monday, 
May 4, 1998, to file a report on the bill (H.R. 3694) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, and for other purposes.

para.37.21  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, April 29, 1998.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para.37.22  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. DeLAY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, May 4, 1998 at 2:00 p.m.

para.37.23  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. DeLAY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, May 4, 1998, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 1998 for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para.37.24  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. DeLAY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, May 6, 
1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.37.25  message from the president--regarding control of chemical 
          and biological weapons

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the resolution of advice and consent to 
ratification of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, 
Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
Destruction, adopted by the Senate of the United States on April 24, 
1997, I hereby certify in connection with Condition (7)(C)(i), 
Effectiveness of Australia Group, that;
  Australia Group members continue to maintain an equally effective or 
more comprehensive control over the export of toxic chemicals and their 
precursors, dual-use processing equipment, human, animal and plant 
pathogens and toxins with potential biological weapons application, and 
dual-use biological equipment, as that afforded by the Australia Group 
as of April 25, 1997; and
  The Australia Group remains a viable mechanism for limiting the spread 
of chemical and biological weapons-related materials and technology, and 
that the effectiveness of the Australia Group has not been undermined by 
changes in membership, lack of compliance with common export controls 
and nonproliferation measures, or the weakening of common controls and 
nonproliferation measures, in force as of April 25, 1997.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 29, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-246).

para.37.26  enrolled joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a joint resolution of 
the House of the following title, which was thereupon signed by the 
Speaker:

       H.J. Res. 102. Joint resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 
     founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the 
     bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States 
     and Israel.

para.37.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. BLILEY, for 
today after 3 p.m.
  And then,

para.37.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ROHRABACHER, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 7 o'clock and 42 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Monday, May 4, 1998.

para.37.29  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee of Conference. Conference report 
     on H.R. 3579. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-504). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 416. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report on accompany the bill (H.R. 3579) making emergency 
     supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     505). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.37.30  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1704. Referral to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight and House Oversight extended for a period 
     ending not later than May 15, 1998.
       H.R. 1778. Referral to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     Commerce for a period ending not later than June 2, 1998.

para.37.31  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 3764. A bill to establish a Commission to assess 
     weapons of mass destruction domestic response capabilities; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 3765. A bill to gradually increase the fees paid by 
     current holders of Forest Service special use permits that 
     authorize the construction and occupancy of private 
     recreation houses or cabins; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida:
       H.R. 3766. A bill to streamline, modernize, and enhance the 
     authority of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to plant 
     protection and quarantine, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees 
     on the Judiciary, Resources, and Ways and Means, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. 
             Kleczka):
       H.R. 3767. A bill to nullify a certain regulation regarding 
     the operation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation 
     Network; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Mr. Snyder):
       H.R. 3768. A bill to increase the availability, 
     affordability, and quality of school-based child care 
     programs for children aged 0 through 6 years; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, for a period

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     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BAESLER (for himself and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 3769. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to allow compensatory and punitive damages for 
     violations of the anti-discrimination provision of such Act 
     and to provide additional resources to the Secretary of Labor 
     to do studies and outreach on pay disparities; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself and Mr. Lewis 
             of California):
       H.R. 3770. A bill to amend the Act of June 15, 1938, to 
     extend the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     purchase lands within the boundaries of certain National 
     Forests in the State of California to include the Angeles 
     National Forest and to expand the purposes for which such 
     purchases may be made; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 3771. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture 
     from implementing a rule that would allow the importation of 
     papayas that are the product of Brazil into the continental 
     United States, Alaska, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands of 
     the United States until certain conditions are met, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Houghton, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 3772. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the work opportunity credit against the 
     alternative minimum tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Coyne, 
             and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 3773. A bill to make permanent certain authority 
     relating to self-employment assistance programs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Furse, Mr. Towns, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Brown of 
             California):
       H.R. 3774. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that housing assistance provided under the 
     Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
     of 1996 shall be treated for purposes of the low-income 
     housing credit in the same manner as comparable assistance; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOBSON (for himself, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. McDade, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hefner, 
             Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Dixon, and 
             Mr. Visclosky):
       H.R. 3775. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require that military physicians possess unrestricted 
     licenses, and to require the establishment of a system for 
     monitoring completion by military physicians of applicable 
     Continuing Medical Education requirements; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Petri, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Sanford):
       H.R. 3776. A bill to require the Federal government to 
     disclose to Federal employees on each paycheck the 
     government's share of taxes for old-age, survivors, and 
     disability insurance and for hospital insurance of the 
     employee, and the government's total payroll allocation for 
     the employee; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Sanford, and 
             Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 3777. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require that each employer show on the W-2 form of 
     each employee the employer's share of taxes for old-age, 
     survivors, and disability insurance and for hospital 
     insurance for the employee as well as the total amount of 
     such taxes for such employee; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 3778. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise the filing deadline for certain claims under the 
     National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself and Mrs. Kennelly 
             of Connecticut):
       H.R. 3779. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide medical assistance for breast and cervical 
     cancer-related treatment services to certain women screened 
     and found to have breast or cervical cancer under a Federally 
     funded screening program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MCCRERY (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 3780. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a prospective payment system for 
     services furnished by psychiatric hospitals under the 
     Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MCDADE:
       H.R. 3781. A bill to establish the Lackawanna Valley 
     Heritage Area; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (by request):
       H.R. 3782. A bill to compensate certain Indian tribes for 
     known errors in their tribal trust fund accounts, to 
     establish a process for settling other disputes regarding 
     tribal trust fund accounts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and 
             Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 3783. A bill to amend section 223 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 to require persons who are engaged 
     in the business of selling or transferring, by means of the 
     World Wide Web, material that is harmful to minors to 
     restrict access to such material by minors, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3784. A bill to provide health benefits for workers 
     and their families; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, 
     Ways and Means, Government Reform and Oversight, and National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Herger, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Rogan, and Mr. Sanford):
       H.R. 3785. A bill to amend the Bretton Woods Agreements Act 
     to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the 
     United States Director of the International Monetary Fund to 
     present to the Fund's Executive Board a proposal to amend the 
     Fund's bylaws to eliminate the Fund's policy of providing de 
     facto tax-free salaries to certain Fund employees; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 3786. A bill to restrict the sale of cigarettes in 
     packages of less than 15 cigarettes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Gekas):
       H.J. Res. 117. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     Congress that marijuana is a dangerous and addictive drug and 
     should not be legalized for medicinal use; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. HARMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 268. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     international corps of volunteers, known as Machal, who 
     served Israel in its War of Independence; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ:
       H. Con. Res. 269. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the heroism, sacrifice, and 
     service of former South Vietnamese commandos in connection 
     with United States armed forces during the Vietnam conflict; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
             Cox of California):
       H. Con. Res. 270. Concurrent resolution acknowledging the 
     positive role of Taiwan in the current Asian financial crisis 
     and affirming the support of the American people for peace 
     and stability on the Taiwan Strait and security for Taiwan's 
     democracy; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Gephardt, and Mr. Bonior):
       H. Res. 417. A resolution regarding the importance of 
     fathers in the raising and development of their children; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Johnson of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Quinn):
       H. Res. 418. A resolution expressing the sense of House of 
     Representatives that the President and the Senate should take 
     the necessary actions to prohibit the sale or diversion of 
     Great Lakes water to foreign countries, businesses, 
     corporations, and individuals; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para.37.32  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       301. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Oklahoma, relative to House 
     Concurrent Resolution No. 1066 memorializing Congress to 
     enact federal laws and regulations to ensure that contract 
     swine and poultry growers are given freedom to form 
     cooperative associations and organizations, and that 
     protection is given to those growers who join growers 
     associations from the hardships caused

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     by unfair, deceptive, and unethical bargaining and trade 
     practices; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       302. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Oklahoma, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 50 
     memorializing the United States Congress to prepare and 
     submit to the several states an amendment to the United 
     States Constitution providing that no court shall have the 
     power to levy or increase taxes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para.37.33  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3761. A bill to provide for the liquidation or 
     reliquidation of certain customs entries of nuclear fuel 
     assemblies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3762. A bill to provide for the liquidation or 
     reliquidation of a customs entry of nuclear fuel assemblies; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3763. A bill to provide for the liquidation or 
     reliquidation of certain customs entries of nuclear fuel 
     assemblies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 3787. A bill for the relief of Rear Admiral Thomas T. 
     Matteson, United States Maritime Service, of Kings Point, New 
     York; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.37.34  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 22: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma.
       H.R. 453: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 754: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 790: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 815: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 902: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 934: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Lee, and Mr. 
     Walsh.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Thomas and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
     Ortiz.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Sherman and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1241: Mr. Dixon and Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H.R. 1356: Ms. Millender-McDonald and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Kleczka and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1531: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1573: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1766: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Hulshof, 
     Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Petri, Mr. Redmond, 
     Mr. Rogan, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Shadegg, 
     Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Sununu, Ms. 
     Velazquez, and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Minge, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Condit, 
     and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 2019: Mr. John, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2020: Mr. Campbell, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 2224: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2250: Mr. Largent and Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 2263: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 2408: Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Foley, and Mr. 
     Torres.
       H.R. 2523: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2526: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Linder and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 2670: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 2701: Mr. Holden, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2714: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2752: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Herger, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     Mr. Rogan, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 2801: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Campbell, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Fattah and Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 2828: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 2849: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Allen, 
     Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Cook, Mr. Frost, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Thompson, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2854: Mr. Allen and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 2888: Mr. Goode, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. 
     Berman.
       H.R. 2942: Mr. Canady of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
     of Texas, Mr. Stump, Mr. Klug, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Traficant, 
     Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ney, Mr. Turner, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Graham, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
     Oxley, Mr. Hill, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. 
     Collins.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 2973: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 3052: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 3054: Mr. Payne and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 3055: Mr. Foley and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 3099: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 3140: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Barr 
     of Georgia, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 3181: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 3205: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Jefferson, and 
     Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3240: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 3279: Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 3281: Mr. Hyde and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 3284: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 3290: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 3292: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Torres, and Mr. 
     Levin.
       H.R. 3318: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Smith of 
     Oregon, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 3331: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 3382: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Packard, 
     Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Gilman, 
     Mr. Pitts, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3435: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 3438: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 3456: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 3469: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 3494: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 3497: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 3503: Mr. Goode, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 3506: Ms. Granger, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gingrich, 
     Mr. Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     Thomas, Mr. Shays, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
     Fossella, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. White, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 3510: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Torres, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3534: Mr. Kasich, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. 
     Bachus.
       H.R. 3538: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 3551: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 3553: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Miller of California.
       H.R. 3555: Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Mascara, Mr. Baldacci and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 3571: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and 
     Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 3584: Mr. Green and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3605: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
     Kucinich, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Burr of North Carolina and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 3613: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 3636: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 3641: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3648: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 3650: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3651: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. McDermott, and 
     Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 3667: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Lewis 
     of Georgia.
       H.R. 3682: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 3696: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 3702: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 3734: Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia.
       H.R. 3743: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Saxton, 
     Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 3747: Ms. Eshoo and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Jenkins.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Mr. Poshard.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Mr. Talent and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 211: Mr. Pappas.
       H. Con. Res. 220: Mr. Saxton.
       H. Con. Res. 224: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. 
     Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 246: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Rush.
       H. Con. Res. 252: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lazio of New York, and 
     Mr. Rothman.
       H. Con. Res. 264: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Turner, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H. Res. 392: Mr. Paxon and Mr. Doolittle. 

para.37.35  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       60. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Legislature of 
     Rockland County, New York, relative to Resolution No. 73 
     petitioning the United States Congress to re-au

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     thorize the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       61. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     New York, relative to Resolution No. 71 petitioning the 
     Congress of the United States and New York State to enact 
     legislation to hold Health Maintenance Organizations and 
     Health Care Organizations liable and responsible for their 
     decisions regarding the provision or denial of health care 
     services to patients or the provision or denial of payment 
     for said services; jointly to the Committees on Commerce, 
     Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce. 

para.37.36  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 3584: Mr. Frost.
       H. Res. 375: Mr. Gilman. 
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                        MONDAY, MAY 4, 1998 (38)

para.38.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                      May 4, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.38.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, April 30, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.38.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8839. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Final 
     Free and Restricted Percentages for the 1997-98 Crop Year for 
     Tart Cherries [FV97-930-6 FR] received May 1, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8840. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Esfenvalerate; 
     Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-300634; FRL-5781-8] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8841. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Subordination of Direct 
     Loan Basic Security to Secure a Guaranteed Line of Credit 
     (RIN: 0560-AE92) received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8842. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dairy Indemnity Payment 
     Program (RIN: 0560-AF-30) received April 27, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8843. A letter from the Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Cooperative 
     Marketing Associations (RIN: 0560-AF33) received April 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8844. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     an interim report on the progress of the Mental Health 
     Wraparound Demonstration Project; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       8845. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Final Priorities----Technical 
     Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results 
     for Children with Disabilities; and Research and Innovation 
     to Improve Services and Results for Children with 
     Disabilities, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       8846. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Technical Assistance and 
     Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children 
     with Disabilities--received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8847. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Management of Financial Assistance 
     Report Deliverables [98-02] received April 17, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8848. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Environment, Safety and Health 
     Reporting [DOE O 231.1 Chg 2] received April 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8849. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Antilock 
     Brake Systems [FHWA Docket No. MC-94-31; FHWA-97-2318] (RIN: 
     2125-AD42) received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8850. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New York State 
     Implementations Plan Revision [Region II Docket No. NY25-2-
     173b, FRL-5995-4] received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8851. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     OMB Control Numbers [OPPTS-00191; FRL-5724-3] received April 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8852. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Substituted Phenol; 
     Significant New Use Rule [OPPTS-50622D; FRL-5782-5] (RIN: 
     2070-AB27) received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8853. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans Georgia: Approval of 
     Revisions for Transportation Control Measures [GA-035-9807a; 
     FRL-6004-8] received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8854. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous 
     Waste; Recycled Used Oil Management Standards [FRL-5969-4] 
     received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       8855. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Oklahoma: Final 
     Authorization and Incorporation By Reference of State 
     Hazardous Waste Management Program [FRL-6003-4] received 
     April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8856. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Standards of 
     Performance for New Stationary Sources: General Provisions; 
     National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 
     Source Categories: General Provisions [AD-FRL-6003-7] (RIN: 
     2060-AH94) received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8857. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers 
     Under the Paperwork Reduction Act [FRL-5670-1] received April 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8858. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers 
     Under the Paperwork Reduction Act [FRL-5807-2] received April 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8859. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Final Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions From Wood Furniture 
     Manufacturing Operations; Correction [AD-FRL-5833-6] received 
     April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8860. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Final Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions From Wood Furniture 
     Manufacturing Operations [AD-FRL-5336-2] received April 28, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8861. A letter from the Nuclear Waste Technical Review 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled ``1997 
     Findings and Recommendations,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 10268; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       8862. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to the Sweden 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-62-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8863. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Turkey (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-60-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8864. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 5731; to the Committee on International Relations.

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       8865. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's annual 
     report of activities for fiscal year 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--732 and 1--734(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8866. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       8867. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List 
     Additions and Deletions received April 29, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       8868. A letter from the Human Resources Manager, CoBank, 
     transmitting the annual report of the Comptrollers' ACB 
     Retirement Plan for the year ending December 31, 1996, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8869. A letter from the Associate Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8870. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Department of Transportation Acquisition 
     Regulations [48 CFR Parts 1201, 1202, 1203, 1205, 1206, 1209, 
     1214, 1216, 1217, 1222, 1224, 1225, 1236, 1237, 1246, and 
     1252] received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       8871. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8872. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Freedom of Information Act (RIN: 0348-AB42) received May 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8873. A letter from the Director, Operations and Finance, 
     The American Battle Monuments Commission, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8874. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety 
     and Health, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Criteria and Procedures for Proposed 
     Assessment of Civil Penalties (RIN: 1219-AA49) received April 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       8875. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Screening Requirements of Carriers [INS No. 1697-95] 
     (RIN: 1115-AD97) received April 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8876. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Amendment of the Regulatory Definition of Arriving 
     Alien [INS Order No. 1868-97] (RIN: 1115-AE87) received April 
     27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       8877. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-200F and -200C 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-127-AD; Amendment 39-
     10498; AD 98-09-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8878. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Flight Rules in the Vicinity of Grand Canyon National 
     Park [Docket No. 28537; Amendment Nos. 91-257, 121-270, 135-
     72, 93-76] received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8879. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; EXTRA Flugzeugbau GmbH Models EA-
     300 and EA-300S Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-91-AD; Amendment 
     39-10490; AD 98-09-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8880. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Avions Pierre Robin Model R3000/160 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-97-AD; Amendment 39-10488; AD 98-
     09-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8881. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model L-1011-385 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-125-AD; Amendment 39-10492; AD 
     98-08-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 27, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8882. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and 
     MD-11F Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-126-AD; Amendment 
     39-10491; AD 98-08-11] received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8883. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 
     300, 400, 500, 600 and 700 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-
     NM-186-AD; Amendment 39-10486; AD 98-09-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8884. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace BAe Model ATP 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-226-AD; Amendment 39-10484; AD 
     98-09-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 27, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8885. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Washington Court House, OH 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-1] received April 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8886. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 
     340B Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-135-AD; Amendment 39-
     10485; AD 98-09-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8887. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-337-AD; Amendment 39-
     10482; AD 98-09-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8888. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR72 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-263-AD; Amendment 39-10483; AD 
     98-09-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 27, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8889. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Alice, TX [Airspace Docket No. 
     97-ASW-27] received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8890. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Athens, OH [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AGL-3] received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8891. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Springfield, IL [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-4] received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8892. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR-42 and ATR-
     72 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-124-AD; Amendment 39-
     10497; AD 98-09-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8893. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Alexander Schleicher GmbH 
     Segelflugzeugbau Model ASH-26E Sailplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-
     118-AD; Amendment 39-10489; AD 98-09-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8894. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Two-Way End-of-Train Telemetry Devices and Certain Passenger 
     Train Operations [FRA Docket No. PB-9, Notice No. 11] (RIN: 
     2130-AB22) received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8895. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness [FRA Docket No. PTEP-
     1, Notice No. 3] (RIN: 2130-AA96) received April 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8896. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Notice of Hazardous Conditions/Immediate Reporting of 
     Casualties [CGD 94-027 and CGD 94-030] (RIN: 2115-AE82 and 
     2115-AE89) received April 30,

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     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8897. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Colorado River, Laughlin, Nevada [COTP San 
     Diego; 98-009] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8898. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal 
     Waterway, Hobucken, NC [CGD05-98-030] (RIN: 2115-AE47) 
     received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8899. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Anchorage Area: Special Anchorage, Hudson River, at 
     Hyde Park, NY [CGD01 97-017] (RIN: 2115-AA98) received April 
     30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8900. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Security Zone Regulations: New London Harbor, Connecticut 
     [CGD01-97-104] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8901. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: San Diego Bay, CA [COTP San Diego, CA; 97-004] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8902. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Thunderboat Regatta [CGD11-97-006] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE46) received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8903. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model L-1011 Series 
     Airplanes Equipped with Rolls Royce Model RB211-22B Engines 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-59-AD; Amendment 39-10504; AD 98-09-23] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8904. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A320 and 
     A321 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 95-NM-143-AD; Amendment 39-
     10499; AD 98-09-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8905. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9, DC-9-
     80, and C-9 (Military) Series Airplanes, and Model MD-88 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-199-AD; Amendment 39-10500; AD 
     98-09-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 30, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8906. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-217-AD; Amendment 39-10502; 
     AD 98-09-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8907. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-248-AD; Amendment 39-10501; AD 98-09-20] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8908. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42-200, -300, 
     and -320 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-303-AD; Amendment 
     39-10503; AD 98-09-22] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8909. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Model 
     1900D Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-68-AD; Amendment 39-10493; 
     AD 98-09-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8910. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries Models 
     HK 36 TTS and HK 36 TTC Sailplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-132-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10495; AD 98-09-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8911. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Alexander Schleicher 
     Segelflugzeugbau Model ASK 21 Sailplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-
     104-AD; Amendment 39-10494; AD 98-09-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8912. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH Models 228-
     100, 228-101, 228-200, and 228-201 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-
     CE-124-AD; Amendment 39-10391; AD 98-06-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8913. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models 
     PA-31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, and PA 31-350 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 97-CE-48-AD; Amendment 39-10506; AD 98-09-25] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8914. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29199; Amdt. No.1865] (RIN: 2120-AA65) 
     received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8915. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29198; Amdt. No. 1864] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8916. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29164; Amdt. No. 1860] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8917. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29163; Amdt. No. 1859] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8918. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29162; Amdt. No. 1858] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8919. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Cape Girardeau, MO 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-2] received April 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8920. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; St. Joseph, MO 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-6] received April 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8921. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Columbia, MO [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-3] received April 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8922. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Joplin, MO; 
     Correction [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-4] received April 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8923. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Joplin, MO; 
     Correction [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-4] received April 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8924. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Laboratory Directed Research and 
     Development [DOE O 413.2] received April 14, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       8925. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Regulations 
     Governing Book-Entry Treasury Bonds, Notes, and Bills; 
     Determination Regarding State Statute; South Dakota [31 CFR 
     Part 357] received April 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8926. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Empowerment Zones: Rule for Second Round 
     Designations [Docket No. FR-428-I-04] (RIN: 2506-AB97) 
     received April 20, 1998,

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     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       8927. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Trade 
     or Business Expenses [Revenue Ruling 98-25] received April 
     27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       8928. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Abolishment of Boca Grande as a port of entry [T.D. 98-37] 
     received May 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8929. A letter from the Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting the Office of Thrift Supervision's 
     1997 Annual Consumer Report to Congress, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 1462a(g); jointly to the Committees on Banking and 
     Financial Services and Commerce.
       8930. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the fourth annual report on Building Energy Efficiency 
     Standards Activities, pursuant to Public Law 102--486, 
     section 101(a) (106 Stat. 2786); jointly to the Committees on 
     Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8931. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     report entitled ``A Role for Federal Purchasing in 
     Commercializing New Energy-Efficient and Renewable-Energy 
     Technologies''; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Science.
       8932. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the President proposes to exercise his authority under 
     section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended (the ``Act''), to authorize the furnishing of defense 
     articles and services to the Korean Peninsula Energy 
     Development Organization, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2364(a)(1); 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       8933. A letter from the Secretary of Defense and Acting 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting a report on the 
     implementation on that portion of the law dealing with 
     sharing of health care resources between the two departments, 
     pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8111(f); jointly to the Committees on 
     Veterans' Affairs and National Security.
       8934. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Health Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     to Congress describing its plans for the first phase of the 
     Medicare subvention demonstration as well as plans regarding 
     subsequent demonstration phases; jointly to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Commerce, and National Security. 

para.38.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in 
which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1900. An Act to establish a commission to examine issues 
     pertaining to the disposition of Holocaust-era assets in the 
     United States before, during, and after World War II, and to 
     make recommendations to the President on further action, and 
     for other purposes.

para.38.5  enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that pursuant to clause 
4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled bill on Thursday, 
April 30, 1998:

       H.R. 3579. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     and for other purposes.

para.38.6  bill and joint resolution presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following dates present to the President, for his 
approval, a bill, and a joint resolution of the House of the following 
titles:

           On April 30, 1998:
       H.R. 3579. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     and for other purposes.
           On May 1, 1998:
       H.J. Res. 102. Joint resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 
     founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the 
     bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States 
     and Israel.

  And then,

para.38.7  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HORN, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Thursday, April 30, 1998, at 2 o'clock and 3 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 1998 for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para.38.8  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

       Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin) introduced a bill 
     (H.R. 3788) to provide for pension reform, and for other 
     purposes; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 

para.38.9  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       303. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 10 
     memorializing the recognition of state and county rights-of-
     way under Revised Statute 2477 and take appropriate action to 
     invalidate the proposed policy change for forest roadless 
     areas; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       304. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 9 memorializing 
     that Congress amend the Idaho Admission Bill to provide a 
     reference to the Public School Permanent Endowment Fund; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       305. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 14 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to take action immediately 
     to terminate the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Managment 
     Project with no Record of Decision being Approved; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       306. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 13 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to adopt, in as timely a 
     manner as possible, a multiyear federal surface 
     transportation program reauthorization legislation; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.38.10  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 662: Mr. Serrano and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2009: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Manton, Mr. Boehlert, 
     and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2154: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 3033: Mr. Gephardt.
       H.R. 3099: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 3127: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Kleczka, 
     Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Evans, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 3181: Ms. Furse and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 3247: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and 
     Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 3269: Ms. Kilpatrick and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 3341: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 3538: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 3648: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Kelly, and 
     Mr. Boehlert.
       H. Con. Res. 239: Mr. Porter and Ms. Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 264: Mr. Cook, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Towns, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 399: Mr. Ramstad.
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                        TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1998 (39)

para.39.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 o'clock p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                      May 5, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jo Ann Emerson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.39.2  recess--1:07 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.39.3  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, called the House to order.

para.39.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, May 5, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.39.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       8935. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting

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     the Service's final rule--Dried Prunes Produced in 
     California; Undersized Regulation for the 1998-99 Crop Year 
     [Docket No. FV98-993-1 FR] received May 1, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8936. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Cantaloups; Grade Standards [Docket Number FV-98-301] 
     received May 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       8937. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Olives Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket 
     No. FV98-932-1 FR] received May 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8938. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, 
     and Tangelos Grown in Florida and Imported Grapefruit; 
     Relaxation of the Minimum Size Requirement for Red Seedless 
     Grapefruit [Docket No. FV98-905-2 FIR] received April 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8939. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Tart Cherries Grown in the 
     States of Michigan, et al.; Temporary Suspension of a Proviso 
     for Exporting Juice and Juice Concentrate; Establishment of 
     Rules and Regulations Concerning Exemptions from Certain 
     Order Provisions; and Establishment of Regulations for 
     Handler Diversion [Docket No. FV97-930-4 FIR] received April 
     27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       8940. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Tart Cherries Grown in the 
     States of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, 
     Washington, and Wisconsin; Issuance of Grower Diversion 
     Certificates [Docket No. FV97-930-5 FIR] received April 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8941. A letter from the Administrator, Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--United 
     States Standards for Rye [7 CFR Parts 800 and 810] received 
     April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8942. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Azoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances Correction of Effective 
     Date Under Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5982-6] 
     received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8943. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Sulfentrazone; Establishment of Tolerances Correction of 
     Effective Date Under Congresssional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-
     5983-6] received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8944. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Imidacloprid; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions 
     Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act 
     (CRA) [FRL-5982-3] received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8945. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Propiconazole; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions 
     Correction; Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional 
     Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5983-1] received April 28, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8946. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Vinclozolin; Pesticide Tolerance Correction of Effective Date 
     Under Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5982-2] received 
     April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8947. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Myclobutanil; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions 
     Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act 
     (CRA) [FRL-5982-4] received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8948. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Lambda-cyhalothrin; 
     Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerence [OPP-300509; FRL-5728-8] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8949. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Cyclanilide; Pesticide Tolerances, Correction; Correction of 
     Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-
     5982-7] received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8950. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cymoxanil; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300653; FRL-5788-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     April 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8951. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Various Inert 
     Ingredients; Tolerance Exemptions [OPP-300649; FRL-5787-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8952. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Safener HOE-107892; 
     Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300650; 
     FRL-5788-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8953. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, U.S. 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Changes in Reporting Levels for 
     Large Trader Reports [17 CFR Part 15] received April 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8954. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, U.S. 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Trade Options on the Enumerated 
     Agricultural Commodities [CFR Parts 3, 32 and 33] received 
     April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8955. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Secretary of the Air 
     Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of Air 
     Education and Training Command is initiating a multi-function 
     cost comparison of the base operating support functions at 
     Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 
     nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       8956. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on a study of the capacitor and resistor industries 
     in the United States, pursuant to Public Law 105--85; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       8957. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Removal of Regulations (RIN: 1820-
     AB43) received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8958. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Mergers and 
     Transfers Between Multiemployer Plans (RIN: 1212-AA69) 
     received May 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8959. A letter from the Acting Director of Communications 
     and Legislative Affairs, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting a report, ``Indicators of Equal 
     Employment Opportunity- Status and Trends,'' which describes 
     and analyzes statistical information on employment of women 
     and minorities; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8960. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Medical Devices; 
     Reports of Corrections and Removals; Lift of Stay of 
     Effective Date [Docket No. 91N-0396] received April 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8961. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Use of Alternative Analytical Test Methods in the 
     Reformulated Gasoline Program; Correction of Effective Date 
     Under Congressional Review (CRA) [FRL-5983-5] received April 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8962. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Wisconsin; 
     Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act 
     (CRA) [FRL-5980-8] received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8963. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of Section 182(f) Exemption to the 
     Nitrogen Oxides (NO) Control Requirements for the Lake 
     Charles Ozone Nonattainment Area; Louisiana; Correction of 
     Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-
     5981-8] received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

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       8964. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State 
     of New Jersey; Correction of Effective Date Under 
     Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5987-9] received April 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8965. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; State of Delaware: Open Burning and Non-CTG RACT 
     Regulations; Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional 
     Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5983-3] received April 28, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8966. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Significant New Uses of Certain Chemical Substances 
     Correction; Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional 
     Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5982-9] received April 28, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8967. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     District of Columbia; Final Approval of State Underground 
     Storage Tank Program; Correction of Effective Date Under 
     Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5981-2] received April 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8968. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
     Texas; Revised Geographical Designation of Certain Air 
     Quality Control Regions; Correction of Effective Date Under 
     Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-5981-6] received April 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8969. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Oil and 
     Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; Involuntary 
     Acquisition of Property by the Government [FRL-5847-9] 
     received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       8970. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Minnesota; 
     Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act 
     (CRA) [FRL-5980-9] received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8971. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Correction to 
     Heading of Federal Register Publication Announcing Final 
     Authorization of Revisions to Arizona Hazardous Waste Program 
     [FRL-5982-1] received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8972. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval of Section 112(I) Program of Delegation; Wisconsin 
     Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act 
     (CRA) [FRL-5983-2] received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8973. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acid Rain Program; 
     Nitrogen Oxides Emission Reduction Program [FRL 6006-2] (RIN: 
     2060-AF48) received April 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8974. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Maricopa County Environmental 
     Services Department [AZ059-0005; FRL-6004-5] received April 
     29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8975. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Halogenated Solvent 
     Cleaning [AD-FRL-6007-5] (RIN: 2060-A104) received April 29, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8976. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--IM Program Requirement-
     On-Board Diagnostic Checks; Amendments to the Final Rule 
     [AMS-FRL-6007-3] (RIN: 2060-AE19) received April 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8977. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives: 
     Polymers [Docket No. 92F-0290] received May 1, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8978. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Status of Certain Additional 
     Over-the-Counter Drug Category II and III Active Ingredients 
     [Docket Nos. 75N-183F, 75N-183D, and 80N-0280] (RIN: 0910-
     AA01) received May 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8979. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report of 
     political contributions by nominees as chiefs of mission, 
     ambassadors at large, or ministers, and their families, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8980. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report of 
     political contributions by nominees as chiefs of mission, 
     ambassadors at large, or ministers, and their families, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8981. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Retirement Board, transmitting the personal 
     financial disclosure statements of Board members, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--732 and 1--734(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8982. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released in March 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8983. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Correction of Administrative Errors [5 CFR Part 1605] 
     received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8984. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance with 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8985. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a monthly listing of new 
     investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       8986. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule-- National Forest Exchanges [WO-
     420-1050-00-24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AC97) received April 28, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8987. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting a proposed 
     plan pursuant to the Indian Tribal Judgement Funds Act, 
     pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 1401; to the Committee on Resources.
       8988. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific 
     Crustacean Fisheries; Vessel Monitoring System; Harvest 
     Guideline; Closed Season [Docket No. 980415098-8098-01; I.D. 
     031998A] (RIN: 0648-AK22) received May 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8989. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; 
     Deep-water Species Fishery by the Vessels Using Trawl Gear in 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 
     042098A] received May 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8990. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Species in the Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/``Other Flatfish'' 
     Fishery Category by the Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D. 
     042198A] received May 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8991. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 9 [Docket No. 
     970523122-8022-02; I.D. 041897B] (RIN: 0648-AH52) received 
     May 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       8992. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in the Eastern Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 041498B] received April 
     27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       8993. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone

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     Off Alaska; Groundfish Fisheries by Vessels Using Hook-and-
     Line Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-
     02; I.D. 041498A] received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8994. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Atka Mackerel in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D. 
     033098B] received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8995. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-
     02; I.D. 041098A] received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8996. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal Rules 
     of Evidence that have been adopted by the Supreme Court, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2074; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       8997. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal Rules 
     of Evidence that have been adopted by the Supreme Court, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2074; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       8998. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal Rules 
     of Evidence that have been adopted by the Supreme Court, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2074; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       8999. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the U.S. Courts, transmitting the annual report on 
     applications for court orders made to federal and state 
     courts to permit the interception of wire, oral, or 
     electronic communications during calendar year 1997, pursuant 
     to 18 U.S.C. 2519(3); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9000. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guidelines Establishing 
     Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants; Application 
     for Approval of Alternate Test Procedures [FRL-5835-9] 
     received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9001. A letter from the Office of the Chairman, Surface 
     Transportation Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Rail General Exemption Authority--Nonferrous Recyclables [STB 
     Ex Parte No. 561] received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9002. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Reporting Health Care Professionals 
     to State Licensing Boards (RIN: 2900-AI78) received April 28, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       9003. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend section 2007 of the Social Security Act to provide 
     grant funding for 20 additional Empowerment Zones, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9004. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Customs Service Field Organization; Establishment of Sanford 
     Port Of Entry [T.D. 98-35] received April 27, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9005. A letter from the Board of Trustees of the Federal 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, transmitting notification that 
     the assets of the Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund are 
     expected to be exhausted in 2008, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2), and 1395t(b)(2); jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para.39.6  committee resignation--minority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, laid before the House the 
following communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 30, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, The U.S. Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: After much thought and consideration, I 
     am tendering my resignation from the Science Committee on 
     which it has been a privilege to serve. As I complete my 
     duties this year, I am necessarily turning my attention to 
     numerous projects that must be completed before the end of my 
     term.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Paul McHale,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.39.7  madrid protocol

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 567) to 
amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration and 
protection of trademarks used in commerce, in order to carry out the 
provisions of certain international conventions, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
FRANK of Massachusetts, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.39.8  american victims of terrorism

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 220); as amended: 

       Whereas the traditional policy of the United States, 
     reiterated by this Administration, has been to vigorously 
     pursue and apprehend terrorists who have killed American 
     citizens in other countries;
       Whereas numerous American citizens have been killed by 
     Palestinian terrorists, most of them in Israel or the Israeli 
     administered territories, including 9 since the signing of 
     the Oslo Accords in 1993, namely Nachshon Wachsman (New 
     York), Alisa Flatow (New Jersey), Sara Duker (New Jersey), 
     Matthew Eisenfeld (Connecticut), Joan Davenny (Connecticut), 
     David Boim (New York), Yaron Ungar (New York), Leah Stern 
     (New Jersey), and Yael Botwin (California);
       Whereas at least 20 of the terrorists suspected in the 
     killings of American citizens in Israel or the Israeli 
     administered territories during 1993-1997 have been 
     identified by Israel as Mohammed Dief, Nabil Sharihi, Nafez 
     Sabih, Imjad Hinawi, Abd al-Majid Dudin, Adel Awadallah, 
     Ibrahim Ghneimat, and Mahmoud Abu Hanudeh, Abd al-Rahman 
     Ghanelmat, Jamal al-Hur, Raid Abu Hamadayah, Mohammad Abu 
     Wardah, Hassan Salamah, Abd Rabu Shaykh 'Id, Hamdallah 
     Tzramah, Abd Al-Nasser Atallah Issa, Hataham Ibrahim Ismail, 
     Jihad Mahammad Shaker Yamur, and Mohammad Abbasm;
       Whereas, according to the Israeli Government, 10 of those 
     20 terrorist suspects are currently believed to be free men;
       Whereas the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 permits the 
     prosecution, in the United States, of individuals who murder 
     American citizens abroad; and
       Whereas the United States has previously acted to bring to 
     justice those responsible for the deaths of American citizens 
     and has established a precedence of United States 
     intervention by demanding that Libyan leader Moammar Qadaffi 
     transfer to the United States the Libyan terrorists suspected 
     of bombing Pan Am flight 103: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the United States should demand the prosecution of all 
     suspected perpetrators of these attacks against United States 
     citizens;
       (2) the United States should seek the cooperation of the 
     Palestinian Authority and all other appropriate authorities 
     in the prosecution of these cases; and
       (3) the suspects should be tried in the United States 
     unless it is determined that such action is contrary to 
     effective prosecution.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FOX demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.39.9  drug use by nation's youth

  Mr. SOUDER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 267); as amended: 

       Whereas recently released statistics demonstrate that 
     America is not winning the battle to keep young Americans 
     drug-free;
       Whereas the results of these studies show that 29 percent 
     of high school students state

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     that a student in their school died from a drug-related or an 
     alcohol-related incident in the last year;
       Whereas 76 percent of high school students and 46 percent 
     of middle school students claim drugs are kept, used, or sold 
     on their school grounds;
       Whereas studies show that 61 percent of high school 
     students claim they can buy drugs within 1 day and 35 percent 
     claim they can buy drugs within 1 hour or less;
       Whereas it is reported that the use of heroin is increasing 
     and that 90 percent of new heroin users are under 26 years 
     old;
       Whereas the use of drugs at a young age dramatically 
     increases the risk of failure to complete high school, 
     increases the likelihood of committing crimes, and reduces 
     future prospects in education, athletics, and careers;
       Whereas it is known that safe, drug-free, and orderly 
     classrooms are key to an effective learning environment;
       Whereas parental involvement is critical to helping young 
     Americans resist the temptations of drugs and to establishing 
     a healthy learning environment;
       Whereas violent crime rates across the United States have 
     declined due to strong parental involvement and cooperation 
     among local, State, and Federal law enforcement agencies;
       Whereas the same unified effort and commitment are needed 
     to fight drugs in our schools, playgrounds, and communities; 
     and
       Whereas Congress has the unique ability to provide 
     leadership on this issue by raising awareness of the dangers 
     of drugs in schools in every community across this great 
     Nation: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) all schools should be drug-free;
       (2) the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs in the 
     Nation's schools is unacceptable;
       (3) all Federal, State, and local drug fighting agencies 
     should work together with schools and parents to ensure that 
     a renewed effort is made to fight the distribution, sale, and 
     use of illegal drugs in our schools and to America's youth;
       (4) all governmental leaders, educators, and parents share 
     a role in raising the awareness of this issue and offering 
     constructive alternatives to illegal drug use; and
       (5) Congress and the President should work to end the 
     distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs in the Nation's 
     schools and, work with local communities, schools, and 
     parents to implement meaningful policies.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, recognized Mr. SOUDER and Mr. 
PAUL, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SOUDER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.39.10  recess--3:23 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 23 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5 p.m.

para.39.11  after recess--5 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, called the House to order.

para.39.12  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.39.13  higher education amendments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to House Resolution 
411 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 6) to extend the authorization of programs under the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
  Mr. LaHOOD, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.39.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. PAUL:

       Page 50, line 13, at the end of paragraph (1) add the 
     following new sentence: ``The Secretary shall not use the 
     social security account numbers issued under title II of the 
     Social Security Act as the electronic personal identifier, 
     and shall not use any identifier used in any other Federal 
     program as the electronic personal identifier.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

112

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negative

Nays

286

para.39.15                   [Roll No. 122]

                                AYES--112

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Brady
     Bunning
     Callahan
     Camp
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Nussle
     Obey
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Redmond
     Regula
     Rogan
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Smith (MI)
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     White
     Wicker

                                NOES--286

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise

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     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Bateman
     Becerra
     Blagojevich
     Carson
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Cubin
     Davis (IL)
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lowey
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mollohan
     Neumann
     Parker
     Rahall
     Schaefer, Dan
     Skaggs
     Smith, Linda
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Torres
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.39.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. OWENS of New York:

       Page 68, after line 11, insert the following new section 
     (and redesignate the succeeding section accordingly):

     SEC. 206. POSTSECONDARY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION 
                   RECRUITMENT

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) There are more than 200,000 to 400,000 vacancies in 
     various categories of information technology jobs.
       (2) From 1996 to 2005, more than 1,300,000 new computer 
     scientists, engineers, and systems analysts will be required 
     in the United States to fill vacant jobs, which equals 
     136,800 new workers per year.
       (3) Systems analysts will experience the largest job 
     growth, accounting for a 103 percent increase in the number 
     of new positions from 1996 (506,000) to 2005 (1,025,000).
       (4) The shortage of information technology workers 
     transcends industries, affecting the manufacturing, service, 
     transportation, health care, education, and government 
     sectors. Within each sector, vacancies exist at all levels 
     from aides and mechanics to programmers and designers.
       (5) The information technology worker shortage is having an 
     adverse effect on the viability of businesses in the United 
     States and on the Nation's competitiveness. Industry surveys 
     report that half of industry executives cite the lack of 
     workers skilled in technology as the number one obstacle to 
     their company's growth. An additional 20 percent of industry 
     executives identify the lack of information technology 
     workers as a major obstacle to their company's growth.
       (6) A major factor affecting the short supply of 
     information technology workers is the mismatch between what 
     universities teach and what industry needs.
       (7) It is in the national interest to promote special 
     initiatives which effectively educate and train our domestic 
     workforce to keep pace with these expanding job 
     opportunities.
       (8) Institutions of higher education have the capacity and 
     resources to provide a role of oversight and technical 
     assistance to a wide range of local entities, including 
     community-based organizations, participating in a 
     comprehensive education and training program for potential 
     technology workers.
       (9) Higher education institutions must be responsive to the 
     digital environment and expand both their outreach efforts 
     and on-campus activities to train and certify individuals to 
     close the information technology worker gap.
       (b) Amendment.--Title II is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

         ``PART G--INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION RECRUITMENT

     ``SEC. 281. PARTNERSHIPS FOR POSTSECONDARY INFORMATION 
                   TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION RECRUITMENT

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants under this 
     section, in accordance with competitive criteria established 
     by the Secretary, to institutions of higher education, in 
     order to establish, oversee the operation of, and provide 
     technical assistance to, projects described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Projects.--Projects under this section shall be 
     projects implemented by a community-based organization 
     described in subsection (b), or by the institution of higher 
     education receiving the grant, to provide postsecondary 
     information technology education and employment procurement 
     assistance to eligible individuals described in subsection 
     (c).
       ``(3) Restrictions.--An institution of higher education 
     shall be eligible to receive only one grant under this 
     section, but may, subject to the requirements of this 
     section, use the grant to enter into contracts with more than 
     one community-based organization. A community-based 
     organization shall not be eligible to enter into a contract 
     under this section with more than one institution of higher 
     education.
       ``(4) Period of grant.--The provision of payments under a 
     grant under this section shall not exceed 5 fiscal years and 
     shall be subject to the annual approval of the Secretary and 
     subject to the availability of appropriations for each fiscal 
     year involved.
       ``(b) Community-Based Organizations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a community-
     based organization described in this subsection is an entity 
     that, at the time the entity enters into a contract with an 
     institution of higher education for a project under this 
     section, and throughout the duration of that contract--
       ``(A) is--
       ``(i) a governmental agency; or
       ``(ii) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
     section 501(a) of such Code; and
       ``(B) is one of the following:
       ``(i) A local partnership (as defined in section 4 of the 
     School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994) receiving a grant 
     under section 302 of such Act.
       ``(ii) An entity organized and operated for religious 
     purposes.
       ``(iii) An entity furnishing school-age child care services 
     after school.
       ``(iv) A community-based college computer recruitment 
     center.
       ``(v) An entity furnishing adult education.
       ``(vi) A library.
       ``(vii) A museum.
       ``(viii) Any other entity organized and operated for 
     cultural, literary, or educational purposes.
       ``(2) Limitation.--An entity shall not be considered a 
     community-based organization described in this subsection 
     unless, at the time the entity enters into a contract with an 
     institution of higher education for a project under this 
     section, it has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that--
       ``(A) it has the capacity successfully to recruit eligible 
     individuals described in subsection (c) for participation in 
     a project described in subsection (a), consistent with the 
     enrollment requirements in subsection (d)(2)(E);
       ``(B) it is providing an educational service, social 
     service, or employment procurement service; and
       ``(C) in the case of an entity that independently manages 
     its own finances, it has been in existence 2 years or more.
       ``(c) Eligible Individuals.--An eligible individual 
     described in this subsection is an individual who--
       ``(1) has submitted a satisfactory application to receive 
     postsecondary information technology education recruitment 
     assistance through a project under this section; and
       ``(2) has a certificate of graduation from a school 
     providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent 
     of such a certificate.
       ``(d) Duties.--
       ``(1) Institutions of higher education.--An institution of 
     higher education receiving a grant under this section shall 
     use the funds provided under the grant to carry out the 
     following duties:
       ``(A) Final selection of community-based organizations 
     described in subsection (b) desiring to provide, at one or 
     more sites, in accordance with a contract with the 
     institution of higher education and this section, 
     postsecondary information technology education and employment 
     procurement assistance to eligible individuals described in 
     subsection (c).
       ``(B) Entering into a contract with each community-based 
     organization selected under subparagraph (A) under which the 
     institution and the organization agree to carry out the 
     duties respectively required of them under this section with 
     respect to each site described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) With respect to each site described in subparagraph 
     (A)--
       ``(i) design of a process for the recruitment of students 
     from site to enroll in college courses or matriculate in 
     college programs;
       ``(ii) provision of such funding for the establishment and 
     initial operation of the site as was specified in the grant 
     application submitted by the institution to the Secretary;
       ``(iii) approval of final site selection and preparation;
       ``(iv) initial orientation and training of personnel 
     employed to manage and operate the site;
       ``(v) design and certification of the instructional and 
     academic programs, and oversight of the implementation of the 
     programs;
       ``(vi) oversight of equipment purchases and contracts for 
     equipment maintenance; and
       ``(vii) selection of an outside contractor for periodic 
     evaluation of the management and operation of the site.
       ``(2) Community-based organizations.--
       ``(A) In general.--A community-based organization 
     implementing a project under this section with an institution 
     of higher education, at one or more sites, shall carry out 
     the duties described in this paragraph, with respect to each 
     such site, subject to the oversight and guidance of the 
     institution.
       ``(B) General duties.--The organization--
       ``(i) shall undertake final site selection and preparation;
       ``(ii) shall recruit and hire a site director;
       ``(iii) shall carry out any supplementary instructional, 
     academic, or educational activities specified in the contract 
     with the institution of higher education that are not 
     described in subparagraph (D);
       ``(iv) shall assemble an advisory committee composed of 
     individuals residing in the community in which the site is 
     located, as well as industry representatives, who desire to 
     assist the organization in ensuring that the goals of the 
     organization are consistent with the goals and needs of the 
     community population;
       ``(v) shall provide to the institution other evidence of 
     volunteer support from among individuals residing in the 
     community in which the site is located and industry 
     representatives;
       ``(vi) shall recruit eligible individuals for enrollment, 
     subject to subparagraph (E);
       ``(vii) shall maintain waiting lists of eligible 
     individuals desiring to enroll in the project's programs;
       ``(C) Site requirements.--The organization shall ensure 
     that each site--
       ``(i) has a minimum of 20 fully functioning computers with 
     sufficient capacity to perform all of the computer operations 
     that are

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     the subject of the curriculum specified in subparagraph (D);
       ``(ii) in addition to the space for the computers described 
     in clause (i), has--

       ``(I) a classroom space with the capacity for seating a 
     minimum of 30 students;
       ``(II) a separate office for the site director;

       ``(iii) is real property subject to the control of the 
     organization or the institution, through a lease or other 
     legal instrument, for a period of not less than 5 years;
       ``(v) is located within walking distance of public 
     transportation.
       ``(D) Information technology curriculum.--
       ``(i) In general.--The organization shall ensure that each 
     site offers enrollees a curriculum that includes a broad 
     range of course work in information technology.
       ``(ii) Courses leading to certification.--Such curriculum 
     shall include course work leading to a certification of 
     competence in areas of information technology recognized by 
     the National Skill Standards Board established under the 
     National Skill Standards Act of 1994.
       ``(iii) Specific courses.--The computer training offered 
     shall include courses in basic computer competence, on-the-
     job upgrade assistance, and advanced computer competence.
       ``(E) Enrollment requirements.--The organization shall 
     ensure that its enrollment of eligible individuals at each 
     site is consistent with the following:
       ``(i) Not less than 50 percent of the eligible individuals 
     shall be, at the time of enrollment, individuals--

       ``(I) to whom a credit was allowed under section 32 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the preceding taxable year;
       ``(II) who are recipients of assistance under a State 
     program funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act;
       ``(III) who are a member of a household participating in 
     the food stamp program; or
       ``(IV) who are considered low-income pursuant to 
     regulations promulgated by the Secretary under this section.

       ``(ii) Not less than 50 percent of the eligible individuals 
     shall be, at the time of enrollment, under 25 years of age.
       ``(iii) No prerequisite relating to net worth, income, or 
     assets may be applied to any eligible individual who, at the 
     time of enrollment, is over 50 years of age, except that this 
     requirement shall not be construed to supersede clause (i).
       ``(e) Implementation of Projects Solely by Institutions.--
     The Secretary may make a grant under this section to an 
     institution of higher education that desires to implement a 
     project under this section without the participation of a 
     community-based organization described in subsection (b), if 
     the institution agrees to carry out all of the duties 
     required of such an organization under this section, in 
     addition to the duties otherwise required of an institution 
     of higher education. The Secretary shall, in awarding grants 
     under this section, give priority to institutions of higher 
     education whose grant application includes an assurance that 
     the institution will contract with one or more community-
     based organizations in accordance with this section.
       ``(f) Applications.--To apply for a grant under this 
     section for any fiscal year, an institution of higher 
     education shall submit an application to the Secretary in 
     accordance with the procedures established by the Secretary. 
     The application shall specify the institution's preliminary 
     selections for the community-based organizations (if any) 
     with which the institution proposes to contract, and shall 
     include information with respect to preliminary site 
     selections.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(h) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Adult education.--The term `adult education' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 312 of the Adult Education 
     Act.
       ``(2) Community-based college computer recruitment 
     center.--The term `community-based computer center' means a 
     computer center--
       ``(A) funded by both the Federal Government and at least 
     one private sector entity;
       ``(B) located in a low-income community (as determined by 
     the Secretary); and
       ``(C) organized and operated for the purpose of providing 
     families with access to computer resources that otherwise 
     would not be available to them.
       ``(3) Food stamp program.--The term `food stamp program' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 3(h) of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977.
       ``(4) Library.--The term `library' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 213 of the Library Services and 
     Technology Act.
       ``(5) Museum.--The term `museum' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 272 of the Museum and Library Services 
     Act.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

172

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

234

para.39.17                   [Roll No. 123]

                                AYES--172

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--234

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Bateman
     Carson
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Davis (IL)
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     Lowey
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Neumann
     Parker
     Rahall
     Schaefer, Dan
     Skaggs
     Smith, Linda
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Visclosky
     Waxman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.39.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. McGOVERN:


[[Page 496]]


       Page 96, after line 7, insert the following new subsection 
     (and redesignate the succeeding subsections accordingly):
       (f) Pell Grant Incentives.--Subpart 1 of part A of title IV 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting 
     after section 401 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 401A. PELL GRANT INCENTIVES.

       ``(a) Program Authority.--From the amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to subsection (d), the Secretary shall establish a 
     program to increase the Pell grant awards under section 401 
     during their first two academic years of undergraduate 
     education to students who graduate after May 1, 1998, in the 
     top 10 percent of their high school graduating class.
       ``(b) Amount of Increase.--The additional amount of Pell 
     grant that shall be awarded under this section to any student 
     who qualifies under this section shall be an amount equal to 
     the amount for which the student is eligible under section 
     401 (determined without regard to the provisions of this 
     section), except that if the amount appropriated pursuant to 
     subsection (d) is less than the amount required to award such 
     additional amounts to all such students, the additional 
     amount awarded to each such student under this section shall 
     be ratably reduced.
       ``(c) Determinations of Eligibility.--
       ``(1) Procedures established by regulation.--The Secretary 
     shall establish by regulation procedures for the 
     determination of eligibility of students for increased Pell 
     grant awards under this section. Such procedures shall 
     include measures to prevent any secondary school from 
     certifying more than 10 percent of its students for 
     eligibility under this section.
       ``(2) Coordination with need analysis.--In prescribing 
     procedures under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure 
     that the determination of eligibility and the amount of the 
     increase in the Pell grant award is determined in a timely 
     manner consistent with the requirements of section 482 and 
     the submission of the financial aid form required by section 
     483. For such purposes, the Secretary may provide that, for 
     the first of a student's two academic years of eligibility 
     under this section, class rank may be determined prior to 
     graduation, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
     may specify in the regulations prescribed under this 
     subsection.
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to award increased Pell grants 
     under this section $240,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

220

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

187

para.39.19                   [Roll No. 124]

                                AYES--220

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--187

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Bateman
     Carson
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Davis (IL)
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     Lowey
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Neumann
     Parker
     Rahall
     Schaefer, Dan
     Skaggs
     Smith, Linda
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Visclosky
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.39.20  h. con. res. 220--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 220) regarding 
American victims of terrorism; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

406

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.39.21                   [Roll No. 125]

                                YEAS--406

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan

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     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Bateman
     Carson
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Davis (IL)
     Dunn
     Fattah
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     Lowey
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Neumann
     Parker
     Rahall
     Schaefer, Dan
     Skaggs
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Visclosky
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.39.22  h. res. 267--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 267) expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives that the citizens of the United States 
must remain committed to combat the distribution, sale, and use of 
illegal drugs by the Nation's youth; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

408

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.39.23                   [Roll No. 126]

                                YEAS--408

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

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                             NOT VOTING--23

     Bateman
     Carson
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Davis (IL)
     Fattah
     Fossella
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     Lowey
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Neumann
     Parker
     Rahall
     Schaefer, Dan
     Skaggs
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Visclosky
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.39.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1872

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-507) the resolution (H. Res. 419) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1872) to amend the Communications 
Satellite Act of 1962 to promote competition and privatization in 
satellite communications, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.39.25  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to sudan

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on developments concerning the 
national emergency with respect to Sudan that was declared in Executive 
Order 13067 of November 3, 1997, and matters relating to the measures in 
that order. This report is submitted pursuant to section 204(c) of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), 
and section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c). 
This report discusses only matters concerning the national emergency 
with respect to Sudan that was declared in Executive Order 13067.
  1. On November 3, 1997, I issued Executive Order 13067 (62 Fed. Reg. 
59989, November 5, 1997--the ``Order'') to declare a national emergency 
with respect to Sudan pursuant to IEEPA. Copies of the Order were 
provided to the Congress by message dated November 3, 1997.
  The Order blocks all property and interests in property of the 
Government of Sudan, its agencies, instrumentalities, and controlled 
entities, including the Central Bank of Sudan, that are in the United 
States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or 
hereafter come within the possession or control of United States 
persons, including their overseas branches. The Order also prohibits (1) 
the importation into the United States of any goods or services of 
Sudanese origin except for information or informational materials; (2) 
the exportation or reexportation of goods, technology, or services to 
Sudan or the Government of Sudan except for information or informational 
materials and donations of humanitarian aid; (3) the facilitation by a 
United States person of the exportation or reexportation of goods, 
technology, or services to or from Sudan; (4) the performance by any 
United States person of any contract, including a financing contract, in 
support of an industrial, commercial, public utility, or governmental 
project in Sudan; (5) the grant or extension of credits or loans by any 
United States person to the Government of Sudan; and (6) transactions 
relating to the transportation of cargo. The Order also provided a 30-
day delayed effective date for the completion of certain trade 
transactions.
  2. Executive Order 13067 became effective at 12:01 a.m., eastern 
standard time on November 4, 1997. On December 2, 1997, the Department 
of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General 
Notice No. 1, interpreting the delayed effective date for pre-November 
4, 1997, trade contracts involving Sudan if the preexisting trade 
contract was for (a) the exportation of goods, services, or technology 
from the United States or a third country that was authorized under 
applicable Federal regulations in force immediately prior to November 4, 
1997, or (b) the reexportation of goods or technology that was 
authorized under applicable Federal regulations in force immediately 
prior to November 4, 1997. Such exports or reexports were authorized 
until 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, December 4, 1997, and 
nonfinancing activity by United States persons incidental to the 
performance of the preexisting trade contract (such as the provision of 
transportation or insurance) was authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern 
standard time, February 2, 1998. If the preexisting trade contract was 
for the importation of goods or services of Sudanese origin or other 
trade transactions relating to goods or services of Sudanese origin or 
owned or controlled by the Government of Sudan, importations under the 
preexisting trade contract were authorized until 12:01 a.m. eastern 
standard time, December 4, 1997.
  3. Since the issuance of Executive Order 13067, OFAC has made numerous 
decisions with respect to applications for authorizations to engage in 
transactions under the Sudanese sanctions. As of March 12, 1998, OFAC 
has issued 55 authorizations to nongovernmental organizations engaged 
in the delivery of humanitarian aid and 77 licenses to others. OFAC has 
denied many requests for licenses. The majority of denials were in 
response to requests to authorize commercial exports to Sudan--
particularly of machinery and equipment for various industries--and the 
importation of Sudanese-origin goods. The majority of licenses issued 
permitted the unblocking of financial transactions for individual 
remitters who routed their funds through blocked Sudanese banks. Other 
licenses authorized the completion of diplomatic transfers, 
preeffective date trade transactions, and the performance of certain 
legal services.

  4. At the time of signing Executive Order 13067, I directed the 
Secretary of the Treasury to block all property and interests in 
property of persons determined, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, to be owned or controlled by, or to act for or on behalf of, the 
Government of Sudan. On November 5, 1997, OFAC disseminated details of 
this program to the financial, securities, and international trade 
communities by both electronic and conventional media. This information 
included the names of 62 entities owned or controlled by the Government 
of Sudan. The list includes 12 financial institutions and 50 other 
enterprises.
  5. OFAC, in cooperation with the U.S. Customs Service, is closely 
monitoring potential violations of the import prohibitions of the Order 
by businesses and individuals. Various reports of violations are being 
aggressively pursued.
  6. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from November 3, 1997, through May 2, 1998, that are directly 
attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by the 
declaration of a national emergency with respect to Sudan are reported 
to be approximately $425,000, most of which represent wage and salary 
costs for Federal personnel. Personnel costs were largely centered in 
the Department of the Treasury (particularly in the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control, the U.S. Customs Service, the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Enforcement, and the Office of the General Counsel), the 
Department of State (particularly the Bureaus of Economic and Business 
Affairs, African Affairs, Near Eastern Affairs, Consular Affairs, and 
the Office of the Legal Adviser), and the Department of Commerce (the 
Bureau of Export Administration and the General Counsel's Office).
  7. The situation in Sudan continues to present an extraordinary and 
unusual threat to the national security and foreign policy of the 
United States. The declaration of the national emergency with respect 
to Sudan contained in Executive Order 13067 underscores the United 
States Government opposition to the actions and policies of the 
Government of Sudan, particularly its support of international 
terrorism and its failure to respect basic human rights, including 
freedom of religion. The prohibitions contained in Executive Order 
13067 advance important objectives in promoting the antiterrorism and 
human rights policies of the United States. I shall exercise the powers 
at my disposal to deal with these problems and will continue to report 
periodically to the Congress on significant developments.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 5, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, was referred to the Committee on

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International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-247).

para.39.26  message from the president--pemigewasset river in new 
          hampshire

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I take pleasure in transmitting the enclosed report for the 
Pemigewasset River in New Hampshire. The report and my recommendations 
are in response to the provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 
Public Law 90-542, as amended. The Pemigewasset River study was 
authorized by Public Law 101-357.
  The study was conducted by the National Park Service with assistance 
from a local study committee. The National Park Service determined that 
the 32.5-mile study segment is eligible for designation based upon its 
free-flowing character and outstanding scenic, recreational, geologic, 
fishery, and botanic values. However, in deference to the wishes of 
local adjoining communities, six of seven of whom voted against 
designation, and the State of New Hampshire, I am recommending that the 
Congress not consider designation at this time. If the local communities 
and/or the State should change their position in the future, the 
question of designation could be reevaluated.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 5, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Resources.

para.39.27  message from the president--small business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to present my fourth annual report on the state of small 
business. In short, the small business community continues to perform 
exceptionally well. For the fourth year in a row, new business formation 
reached a record high: 842,357 new firms were formed in 1996.
  The entrepreneurial spirit continues to burn brightly as the 
creativity and sheer productivity of America's small businesses make our 
Nation's business community the envy of the world. My Administration has 
worked hard to keep that spirit strong by implementing policies and 
programs designed to help small businesses develop and expand. We have 
focused our economic strategy on three pillars: reducing the deficit, 
opening up markets overseas, and investing in our people through 
education and technology. Our efforts with respect to small business 
have been concentrated in a number of specific areas, including 
directing tax relief to more small businesses, expanding access to 
capital, supporting innovation, providing regulatory relief, opening 
overseas markets to entrepreneurs, and strengthening America's work 
force.


                  A balanced budget and taxpayer relief

  When I took office, the Federal budget deficit was a record $290 
billion. I determined that one of the best things we could do for the 
American people, including small business, would be to balance the 
budget. Because of our hard choices, the deficit has been reduced for 5 
years in a row. By October 1997, the deficit had fallen to just $22.6 
billion--a reduction of $267 billion or 90 percent. These lower deficits 
have helped to reduce the interest rates, an important matter for all 
small businesses.
  Small business owners have long recognized the importance of this 
issue. At each of the White House Conferences on Small Businesses--in 
1980, 1986, and 1995--small businesses included on their agenda a 
recommendation to balance the Federal budget. With passage of the 
Balanced Budget Act of 1997, I signed into law the first balanced budget 
in a generation. The new budget will spur growth and spread opportunity 
by providing the biggest investment in higher education since the GI 
bill more than 50 years ago. Even after we pay for tax cuts, line by 
line and dime by dime, there will still be $900 billion in savings over 
the next 10 years.
  And at the same time we are easing the tax burden on small firms. My 
Administration and the Congress took the White House Conference tax 
recommendations seriously during deliberations that led to the Taxpayer 
Relief Act of 1997. The new law will direct billions of dollars in tax 
relief to small firms over the next 10 years. Small businesses will see 
a decrease in the estate tax, an increase to 100 percent over the next 
10 years in the percentage of health insurance payments a self-employed 
person can deduct, an updated definition of ``home office'' for tax 
purposes, and a reduction in paperwork associated with the alternative 
minimum tax.
  Significant new capital gains provisions in the law should provide new 
infusions of capital to new small businesses. By reducing the capital 
gains tax rate and giving small business investors new options, the law 
encourages economic growth through investment in small businesses.


                            access to capital

  For so many small business owners, gaining access to capital continues 
to be a very difficult challenge. The U.S. Small Business Administration 
(SBA) plays a key role as a catalyst in our efforts to expand this 
access. The SBA made or guaranteed more than $13 billion in loans in 
1997. Since the end of fiscal year 1992, the SBA has backed more than 
$48 billion in loans to small businesses, more than in the previous 12 
years combined. In 1997, the SBA approved 45,288 loan 
guaranties amounting to $9.46 billion in the 7(a) guaranty program, a 
23 percent increase from 1996, and 4,131 loans worth $1.44 billion 
under the Certified Development Company (CDC) loan program.

  Included in the 1997 loan totals were a record $2.6 billion in 7(a) 
and CDC loans to more than 10,600 minority-owned businesses and another 
record $1.7 billion in roughly 10,800 loans to women-owned businesses. 
Over the last 4 years, the number of SBA loans to women small business 
owners has more than tripled, and loans to minority borrowers have also 
nearly tripled.
  The Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program, the SBA's 
premier vehicle for providing venture capital to small, growing 
companies, produced a record amount of equity and debt capital 
investments during the year. The program's licensed SBICs made 2,731 
investments worth $2.37 billion. In 1997, 33 new SBICs with combined 
private capital of $471 million were licensed. Since 1994, when the 
program was revamped, 111 new SBICs with $1.57 billion in private 
capital have entered the program.
  And in the past year, the SBA's Office of Advocacy developed a 
promising new tool to direct capital to dynamic, growing small 
businesses--the Angel Capital Electronic Network, or ACE-Net. This 
effort has involved refining Federal and State small business 
securities requirements and using state-of-the-art Internet technology 
to develop a brand new nationwide market for small business equity.


            government support for small business innovation

  As this report documents, small firms play an important role in 
developing innovative products and processes and bringing them to the 
marketplace. Federal research and development that strengthens the 
national defense, promotes health and safety, and improves the Nation's 
transportation systems is vital to our long-term interests. Our 
Government has instituted active policies to ensure that small 
businesses have opportunities to bring their innovative ideas to these 
efforts.
  The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business 
Technology Transfer (STTR) programs help ensure that Federal research 
and development funding is directed to small businesses. In fiscal year 
1996, more than 325 Phase I and Phase II STTR awards totaling $38 
million went to 249 small businesses. Also in 1996, the SBIR program 
invested almost $1 billion in small high technology firms. The program 
has touched and inspired individuals like Bill McCann, a blind--and 
once frustrated--trumpet player who used SBIR funding to help start a 
company that designs software to automatically translate sheet music 
into braille. Today, Dancing Dots Braille Music Technology is rapidly 
expanding the library of sheet music available to blind musicians.

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  Other initiatives include the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology's (NIST) Advanced Technology Program, enabling small high 
technology firms to develop pathbreaking technologies, and NIST's 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership, which helps small manufacturers 
apply performance-improving technologies needed to meet global 
competition. Two of the SBA's loan programs--the 7(a) and 504 loan 
programs--currently assist 2,000 high technology companies. And the 
SBA's ACE-Net initiative is especially designed to meet the needs of 
these dynamic high technology firms.
  Because they give small firms a footing on which to build new ideas 
and innovative products, these efforts benefit not only the small firms 
themselves, but the entire American economy.


                           regulatory relief

  A pressing concern often identified by small businesses is unfairly 
burdensome regulation. My Administration is committed to reforming the 
system of Government regulations to make it more equitable for small 
companies. In 1996, I signed into law the Small Business Regulatory 
Enforcement Fairness Act, which strengthens requirements that Federal 
agencies consider and mitigate unfairly burdensome effects of their 
rules on small businesses and other small organizations. A small 
business ombudsmen and a new system of regulatory fairness boards, 
appointed in September 1996, give small firms new opportunities to 
participate in agency enforcement actions and policies. Because 
agencies can be challenged in court, they have gone to extra lengths to 
ensure that small business input is an integral part of their 
rulemaking processes.

  Many agencies are conducting their own initiatives to reduce the 
regulatory burden. The SBA, for example, cut its regulations in half 
and rewrote the remaining requirements in plain English. All of these 
reforms help ensure that the Government maintains health, safety and 
other necessary standards without driving promising small companies out 
of business.

                        opening overseas markets

  Key in my Administration's strategy for economic growth are efforts 
to expand business access to new and growing markets abroad. I want to 
open trade in areas where American firms are leading--computer 
software, medical equipment, environmental technology. The information 
technology agreement we reached with 37 other nations in 1996 will 
eliminate tariffs and unshackle trade in computers, semiconductors, and 
telecommunications. This cut in tariffs on American products could lead 
to hundreds of thousands of jobs for our people.
  Measures aimed at helping small firms expand into the global market 
have included an overhaul of the Government's export controls and 
reinvention of export assistance. These changes help ensure that our 
own Government is no longer the hurdle to small businesses entering the 
international economy.

                       a 21st century work force

  American business' most important resource is, of course, people. I 
am proud of my Administration's efforts to improve the lives and 
productivity of the American work force. We know that in this 
Information Age, we need a new social compact--a new understanding of 
the responsibilities of government, business, and every one of us to 
each other.
  Education is certainly the most important investment we can make in 
people. We must invest in the skills of people if we are to have the 
best educated work force in the world in the 21st century. We're moving 
forward to connect every classroom to the Internet by the year 2000, 
and to raise standards so that every child can master the basics.
  We're also training America's future entrepreneurs. The SBA, for 
example, has improved access to education and counseling by funding 19 
new women's business centers and 15 U.S. export assistance centers 
nationwide. And we are encouraging businesses to continue their 
important contributions to job training. The Balanced Budget Act of 
1997 encourages employers to provide training by excluding income spent 
on education for employees from taxation.
  We are taking steps to improve small business workers' access to 
employee benefits. Last year, I signed into law the Small Business Job 
Protection Act, which, among other things, makes it easier for small 
businesses to offer pension plans by creating a new small business 
401(k) plan. We made it possible for more Americans to keep their 
pensions when they change jobs without having to wait before they can 
start saving at their new jobs. As many as 10 million Americans without 
pensions when the law was signed can now earn them because this law 
exists.
  Given that small businesses have created more than 10 million new 
jobs in the last four years, they will be critical in the 
implementation of the welfare to work initiative. That means the SBA 
microloan and One-Stop Capital Shop programs will be uniquely 
positioned to take on the ``work'' component of this initiative. The 
work opportunity tax credit in the Balanced Budget Act is also designed 
as an incentive to encourage small firms, among others, to help move 
people from welfare to work.
  A small business starts with one person's dream. Through devotion and 
hard work, dreams become reality. Our efforts for the small business 
community ensure that these modern American Dreams still have a chance 
to grow and flourish.
  I want my Administration to be on the leading edge in working as a 
partner with the small business community. That is why an essential 
component of our job is to listen, to find out what works, and to go 
the extra mile for America's entrepreneurial small business owners.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 5, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Small Business.

para.39.28  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, for today;
  To Ms. CARSON, for today;
  To Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. SKAGGS, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. BATEMAN, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. NEUMANN, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.39.29  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, at 10 o'clock and 39 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.39.30  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1021. A 
     bill to provide for a land exchange involving certain 
     National Forest System lands within the Routt National Forest 
     in the State of Colorado (Rept. No. 105-506). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 419. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1872) to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to 
     promote competition and privatization in satellite 
     communications, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-507). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Permanent Select Committee on the Intelligence. 
     H.R. 3694. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1999 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
     the United States Government, the Community Management 
     Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
     Disability System, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-508). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para.39.31  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Pease, 
             and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 3789. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     enlarge Federal Court jurisdiction over purported class 
     actions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 3790. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
     Library of Congress; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.

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           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 3791. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish 
     requirements concerning the operation of fossil fuel-fired 
     electric utility steam generating units, commercial and 
     industrial boiler units, solid waste incineration units, 
     medical waste incinerators, hazardous waste combustors, 
     chlor-alkali plants, and Portland cement plants to reduce 
     emissions of mercury to the environment, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 3792. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to redesign the $1 bill so as to incorporate the preamble to 
     the Constitution of the United States, a list describing the 
     Articles of the Constitution, and a list describing the 
     Articles of Amendment, on the reverse side of such currency; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Hefner, and Mrs. 
             Clayton):
       H.R. 3793. A bill to require the establishment of research 
     and grant programs to identify and field test methods, 
     practices, and technologies for the efficient, healthful, and 
     environmentally sound disposal of animal waste; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. HARMAN:
       H.R. 3794. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit children covered under private health insurance 
     under a State children's health insurance plan to continue to 
     be eligible for benefits under the vaccine for children 
     program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Saxton, 
             and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 3795. A bill to establish a program to provide for a 
     reduction in the incidence and prevalence of Lyme disease; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 3796. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey the administrative site for the Rogue River 
     National Forest and use the proceeds for the construction or 
     improvement of offices and support buildings for the Rogue 
     River National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3797. A bill to compensate the Wyandotte Tribe of 
     Oklahoma for the taking of certain rights by the Federal 
     Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Porter):
       H. Con. Res. 271. Concurrent resolution welcoming His 
     Holiness Karekin I, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All 
     Armenians, upon his visit to the United States, commemorating 
     the 100th anniversary of the Diocese of the Armenian Church 
     in America, and acknowledging the substantial contributions 
     of Armenian-Americans to society and culture in the United 
     States; to the Committee on International Relations. 

para.39.32  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 192: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 687: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Payne, Mr. Waxman, 
     Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 790: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 880: Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Meeks 
     of New York, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 979: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Redmond, Mr. King of New York, 
     and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Spence and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Martinez, and 
     Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Boyd and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1737: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1786: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1861: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 2088: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2130: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 2257: Mr. Lampson and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2374: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Hyde, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Evans, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Hunter, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. McIntosh, and Mrs. 
     Lowey.
       H.R. 2509: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 2670: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2714: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2760: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 2817: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2820: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2863: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2868: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2888: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Manton and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Baesler, Ms. Lee, Mr. King of New York, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 3024: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3048: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 3053: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Torres, and Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 3099: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3140: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Turner, 
     and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 3158: Mr. Pombo and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3181: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3187: Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Armey and Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 3283: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Frost, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 3382: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 3433: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 3438: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3464: Mr. Farr of California and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 3506: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Pease, Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Archer, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
     Packard, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 3510: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. McHale, Mr. Thompson, 
     Mr. Murtha, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 3535: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Lewis of California, and 
     Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 3550: Mr. Towns and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3567: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Redmond, Mr. 
     Stearns, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Blumenauer and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 3584: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Snyder, 
     Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Payne, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3601: Mr. Souder and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 3605: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Hefner and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 3613: Ms. Danner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
     Mr. Rush, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 3615: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Towns, Mr. Coyne, and Ms. 
     Pelosi.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 3640: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. Dooley of 
     California.
       H.R. 3661: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Rush, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and 
     Mr. Green.
       H.R. 3702: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 3711: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3727: Mr. Andrews and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3749: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 3760: Mr. Bonior, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.J. Res. 64: Mr. Royce.
       H.J. Res. 99: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. Metcalf.
       H. Con. Res. 127: Mr. Pappas.
       H. Con. Res. 175: Mr. Doolittle.
       H. Con. Res. 181: Mr. Redmond, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Moakley, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Chabot.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. Bonior.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Allen.
       H. Con. Res. 220: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H. Con. Res. 233: Mr. Sandlin.
       H. Con. Res. 239: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Miller of California.
       H. Con. Res. 249: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Traficant, Ms. Kaptur, 
     and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H. Con. Res. 264: Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
     Moakley.
       H. Con. Res. 266: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H. Res. 37: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Vento, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Green, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Rothman.
       H. Res. 392: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Porter.

para.39.33  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 2497: Mr. Forbes.


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                       WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1998 (40)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.40.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, May 5, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.40.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the con

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currence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the following 
title:

       H.R. 1385. An Act to consolidate, coordinate, and improve 
     employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation 
     programs in the United States, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 1385) ``An Act to consolidate, coordinate, and improve 
employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs 
in the United States, and for other purposes,'' requests a conference 
with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and 
appoints Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Coats, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Frist, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
Enzi, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Collins, Mr. Warner, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
Wellstone, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Reed, to be the conferees on the part of 
the Senate.

para.40.3  appointment of additional conferees--h.r. 2400

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 6(f) of rule X, announced the 
appointment of the following Members as additional conferees on the part 
of the House to the conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes 
of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2400) 
to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, 
and transit programs, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Ways 
and Means, for consideration of title XI of the House bill and title VI 
of the Senate amendment and modifications committed to conference, 
Messrs. Nussle, and Hulshof.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.40.4  appointment of additional conferee--h.r. 2400

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, pursuant 
to clause 6(f) of rule X, announced the appointment of the following 
Member as an additional conferee on the part of the House to the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize funds 
for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, 
and for other purposes; from the Committee on Ways and Means, for 
consideration of title XI of the House bill and title VI of the Senate 
amendment and modifications committed to conference, Mr. Rangel.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.40.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1872

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 419):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1872) to amend the Communications Satellite 
     Act of 1962 to promote competition and privatization in 
     satellite communications, and for other purposes. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Commerce. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an 
     original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-
     minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on Commerce now printed in the 
     bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     shall be considered as read. No amendment to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order 
     unless printed in the portion of the Congressional Record 
     designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Printed amendments shall be considered as read. The chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time 
     during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a 
     request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce 
     to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.40.6  communication satellite competition and privatization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to House Resolution 419 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1872) to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to promote 
competition and privatization in satellite communications, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. SNOWBARGER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  Mr. LaHOOD, Acting Chairman, assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.40.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. MORELLA:

       Page 6, after line 8, insert the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Takings Prohibited.--In implementing the provisions 
     of this section, and sections 621, 622, and 624 of this Act, 
     the Commission shall not restrict the activities of COMSAT in 
     a manner which would create the liability for the United 
     States under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.
       Page 11, after line 11, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Takings Prohibited.--In implementing the provisions 
     of this section, the Commission shall not restrict the 
     activities of COMSAT in a manner which would create a 
     liability for the United States under the Fifth Amendment to 
     the Constitution.

Yeas

111

It was decided in the

Nays

304

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

2

para.40.8                    [Roll No. 127]

                                AYES--111

     Andrews
     Archer
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeLay
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frost
     Furse
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hilliard
     Horn
     Hoyer
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Livingston
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McIntosh
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Minge
     Mink
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Skelton
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Watt (NC)
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--304

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards

[[Page 503]]


     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Cardin
     Sawyer
       

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bateman
     Carson
     Christensen
     Fossella
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hutchinson
     McCollum
     McNulty
     Neumann
     Pelosi
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Skaggs
  So the amendment was not agreed to; and after some time spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, assumed the Chair.

para.40.9  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.40.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. TAUZIN:

       Page 28, beginning on line 14, strike section 642 through 
     page 29, line 24, and redesignate the succeeding sections 
     accordingly.  

Yeas

80

It was decided in the

Nays

339

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

2

para.40.11                   [Roll No. 128]

                                AYES--80

     Baker
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeLay
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Emerson
     Ford
     Furse
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Horn
     Hoyer
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lazio
     Levin
     Linder
     Livingston
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McInnis
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mink
     Morella
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Pascrell
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Redmond
     Rivers
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sandlin
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Stearns
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Watt (NC)
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--339

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Cardin
     Sawyer
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Carson
     Christensen
     Fossella
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     McNulty
     Neumann
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Skaggs
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SNOWBARGER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 419, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

[[Page 504]]

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Communications Satellite 
     Competition and Privatization Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

       It is the purpose of this Act to promote a fully 
     competitive global market for satellite communication 
     services for the benefit of consumers and providers of 
     satellite services and equipment by fully privatizing the 
     intergovernmental satellite organizations, INTELSAT and 
     Inmarsat.

     SEC. 3. REVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ACT OF 1962.

       The Communications Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 101) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new title:
        ``TITLE VI--COMMUNICATIONS COMPETITION AND PRIVATIZATION
      ``Subtitle A--Actions To Ensure Procompetitive Privatization

     ``SEC. 601. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
                   LICENSING.

       ``(a) Licensing for Separated Entities.--
       ``(1) Competition test.--The Commission may not issue a 
     license or construction permit to any separated entity, or 
     renew or permit the assignment or use of any such license or 
     permit, or authorize the use by any entity subject to United 
     States jurisdiction of any space segment owned, leased, or 
     operated by any separated entity, unless the Commission 
     determines that such issuance, renewal, assignment, or use 
     will not harm competition in the telecommunications market of 
     the United States. If the Commission does not make such a 
     determination, it shall deny or revoke authority to use space 
     segment owned, leased, or operated by the separated entity to 
     provide services to, from, or within the United States.
       ``(2) Criteria for competition test.--In making the 
     determination required by paragraph (1), the Commission shall 
     use the licensing criteria in sections 621 and 623, and shall 
     not make such a determination unless the Commission 
     determines that the privatization of any separated entity is 
     consistent with such criteria.
       ``(b) Licensing for INTELSAT, Inmarsat, and Successor 
     Entities.--
       ``(1) Competition test.--The Commission shall substantially 
     limit, deny, or revoke the authority for any entity subject 
     to United States jurisdiction to use space segment owned, 
     leased, or operated by INTELSAT or Inmarsat or any successor 
     entities to provide non-core services to, from, or within the 
     United States, unless the Commission determines--
       ``(A) after January 1, 2002, in the case of INTELSAT and 
     its successor entities, that INTELSAT and any successor 
     entities have been privatized in a manner that will not harm 
     competition in the telecommunications markets of the United 
     States; or
       ``(B) after January 1, 2001, in the case of Inmarsat and 
     its successor entities, that Inmarsat and any successor 
     entities have been privatized in a manner that will not harm 
     competition in the telecommunications markets of the United 
     States.
       ``(2) Criteria for competition test.--In making the 
     determination required by paragraph (1), the Commission shall 
     use the licensing criteria in sections 621, 622, and 624, and 
     shall not make such a determination unless the Commission 
     determines that such privatization is consistent with such 
     criteria.
       ``(3) Clarification: competitive safeguards.--In making its 
     licensing decisions under this subsection, the Commission 
     shall consider whether users of non-core services provided by 
     INTELSAT or Inmarsat or successor or separated entities are 
     able to obtain non-core services from providers offering 
     services other than through INTELSAT or Inmarsat or successor 
     or separated entities, at competitive rates, terms, or 
     conditions. Such consideration shall also include whether 
     such licensing decisions would require users to replace 
     equipment at substantial costs prior to the termination of 
     its design life. In making its licensing decisions, the 
     Commission shall also consider whether competitive 
     alternatives in individual markets do not exist because they 
     have been foreclosed due to anticompetitive actions 
     undertaken by or resulting from the INTELSAT or Inmarsat 
     systems. Such licensing decisions shall be made in a manner 
     which facilitates achieving the purposes and goals in this 
     title and shall be subject to notice and comment.
       ``(c) Additional Considerations in Determinations.--In 
     making its determinations and licensing decisions under 
     subsections (a) and (b), the Commission shall take into 
     consideration the United States obligations and commitments 
     for satellite services under the Fourth Protocol to the 
     General Agreement on Trade in Services.
       ``(d) Independent Facilities Competition.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed as precluding COMSAT from 
     investing in or owning satellites or other facilities 
     independent from INTELSAT and Inmarsat, and successor or 
     separated entities, or from providing services through 
     reselling capacity over the facilities of satellite systems 
     independent from INTELSAT and Inmarsat, and successor or 
     separated entities. This subsection shall not be construed as 
     restricting the types of contracts which can be executed or 
     services which may be provided by COMSAT over the independent 
     satellites or facilities described in this subsection.

     ``SEC. 602. INTELSAT OR INMARSAT ORBITAL LOCATIONS.

       ``(a) Required Actions.--Unless, in a proceeding under 
     section 601(b), the Commission determines that INTELSAT or 
     Inmarsat have been privatized in a manner that will not harm 
     competition, then--
       ``(1) the President shall oppose, and the Commission shall 
     not assist, any registration for new orbital locations for 
     INTELSAT or Inmarsat--
       ``(A) with respect to INTELSAT, after January 1, 2002; and
       ``(B) with respect to Inmarsat, after January 1, 2001; and
       ``(2) the President and Commission shall, consistent with 
     the deadlines in paragraph (1), take all other necessary 
     measures to preclude procurement, registration, development, 
     or use of new satellites which would provide non-core 
     services.
       ``(b) Exception.--
       ``(1) Replacement and previously contracted satellites.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
       ``(A) orbital locations for replacement satellites (as 
     described in section 622(2)(B)); and
       ``(B) orbital locations for satellites that are contracted 
     for as of March 25, 1998, if such satellites do not provide 
     additional services.
       ``(2) Limitation on exception.--Paragraph (1) is available 
     only with respect to satellites designed to provide services 
     solely in the C and Ku for INTELSAT, and L for Inmarsat 
     bands.

     ``SEC. 603. ADDITIONAL SERVICES AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) Services Authorized During Continued Progress.--
       ``(1) Continued authorization.--The Commission may issue an 
     authorization, license, or permit to, or renew the license or 
     permit of, any provider of services using INTELSAT or 
     Inmarsat space segment, or authorize the use of such space 
     segment, for additional services (including additional 
     applications of existing services) or additional areas of 
     business, subject to the requirements of this section.
       ``(2) Additional services permitted under new contracts 
     unless progress fails.--If the Commission makes a finding 
     under subsection (b) that conditions required by such 
     subsection have not been attained, the Commission may not, 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), permit such additional services to 
     be provided directly or indirectly under new contracts for 
     the use of INTELSAT or Inmarsat space segment, unless and 
     until the Commission subsequently makes a finding under such 
     subsection that such conditions have been attained.
       ``(3) Prevention of evasion.--The Commission shall, by 
     rule, prescribe means reasonably designed to prevent evasions 
     of the limitations contained in paragraph (2) by customers 
     who did not use specific additional services as of the date 
     of the Commission's most recent finding under subsection (b) 
     that the conditions of such subsection have not been 
     obtained.
       ``(b) Requirements for Annual Findings.--
       ``(1) General requirements.--The findings required under 
     this subsection shall be made, after notice and comment, on 
     or before January 1 of 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. The 
     Commission shall find that the conditions required by this 
     subsection have been attained only if the Commission finds 
     that--
       ``(A) substantial and material progress has been made 
     during the preceding period at a rate and manner that is 
     probable to result in achieving pro-competitive 
     privatizations in accordance with the requirements of this 
     title; and
       ``(B) neither INTELSAT nor Inmarsat are hindering 
     competitors' or potential competitors' access to the 
     satellite services marketplace.
       ``(2) First finding.--In making the finding required to be 
     made on or before January 1, 1999, the Commission shall not 
     find that the conditions required by this subsection have 
     been attained unless the Commission finds that--
       ``(A) COMSAT has submitted to the INTELSAT Board of 
     Governors a resolution calling for the pro-competitive 
     privatization of INTELSAT in accordance with the requirements 
     of this title; and
       ``(B) the United States has submitted such resolution at 
     the first INTELSAT Assembly of Parties meeting that takes 
     place after such date of enactment.
       ``(3) Second finding.--In making the finding required to be 
     made on or before January 1, 2000, the Commission shall not 
     find that the conditions required by this subsection have 
     been attained unless the INTELSAT Assembly of Parties has 
     created a working party to consider and make recommendations 
     for the pro-competitive privatization of INTELSAT consistent 
     with such resolution.
       ``(4) Third finding.--In making the finding required to be 
     made on or before January 1, 2001, the Commission shall not 
     find that the conditions required by this subsection have 
     been attained unless the INTELSAT Assembly of Parties has 
     approved a recommendation for the pro-competitive 
     privatization of INTELSAT in accordance with the requirements 
     of this title.
       ``(5) Fourth finding.--In making the finding required to be 
     made on or before January 1, 2002, the Commission shall not 
     find that the conditions required by this subsection have 
     been attained unless the pro-competitive privatization of 
     INTELSAT in accordance with the requirements of this title 
     has been achieved by such date.
       ``(6) Criteria for evaluation of hindering access.--The 
     Commission shall not make a determination under paragraph 
     (1)(B) unless the Commission determines that INTELSAT and 
     Inmarsat are not in any way impairing,

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     delaying, or denying access to national markets or orbital 
     locations.
       ``(c) Exception for Services Under Existing Contracts If 
     Progress Not Made.--This section shall not preclude INTELSAT 
     or Inmarsat or any signatory thereof from continuing to 
     provide additional services under an agreement with any third 
     party entered into prior to any finding under subsection (b) 
     that the conditions of such subsection have not been 
     attained.
  ``Subtitle B--Federal Communications Commission Licensing Criteria: 
                         Privatization Criteria

     ``SEC. 621. GENERAL CRITERIA TO ENSURE A PRO-COMPETITIVE 
                   PRIVATIZATION OF INTELSAT AND INMARSAT.

       ``The President and the Commission shall secure a pro-
     competitive privatization of INTELSAT and Inmarsat that meets 
     the criteria set forth in this section and sections 622 
     through 624. In securing such privatizations, the following 
     criteria shall be applied as licensing criteria for purposes 
     of subtitle A:
       ``(1) Dates for privatization.--Privatization shall be 
     obtained in accordance with the criteria of this title of--
       ``(A) INTELSAT as soon as practicable, but no later than 
     January 1, 2002; and
       ``(B) Inmarsat as soon as practicable, but no later than 
     January 1, 2001.
       ``(2) Independence.--The successor entities and separated 
     entities of INTELSAT and Inmarsat resulting from the 
     privatization obtained pursuant to paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) be entities that are national corporations; and
       ``(B) have ownership and management that is independent 
     of--
       ``(i) any signatories or former signatories that control 
     access to national telecommunications markets; and
       ``(ii) any intergovernmental organization remaining after 
     the privatization.
       ``(3) Termination of privileges and immunities.--The 
     preferential treatment of INTELSAT and Inmarsat shall not be 
     extended to any successor entity or separated entity of 
     INTELSAT or Inmarsat. Such preferential treatment includes--
       ``(A) privileged or immune treatment by national 
     governments;
       ``(B) privileges or immunities or other competitive 
     advantages of the type accorded INTELSAT and Inmarsat and 
     their signatories through the terms and operation of the 
     INTELSAT Agreement and the associated Headquarters Agreement 
     and the Inmarsat Convention; and
       ``(C) preferential access to orbital locations, including 
     any access to orbital locations that is not subject to the 
     legal or regulatory processes of a national government that 
     applies due diligence requirements intended to prevent the 
     warehousing of orbital locations.
       ``(4) Prevention of expansion during transition.--During 
     the transition period prior to full privatization, INTELSAT 
     and Inmarsat shall be precluded from expanding into 
     additional services (including additional applications of 
     existing services) or additional areas of business.
       ``(5) Conversion to stock corporations.--Any successor 
     entity or separated entity created out of INTELSAT or 
     Inmarsat shall be a national corporation established through 
     the execution of an initial public offering as follows:
       ``(A) Any successor entities and separated entities shall 
     be incorporated as private corporations subject to the laws 
     of the nation in which incorporated.
       ``(B) An initial public offering of securities of any 
     successor entity or separated entity shall be conducted no 
     later than--
       ``(i) January 1, 2001, for the successor entities of 
     INTELSAT; and
       ``(ii) January 1, 2000, for the successor entities of 
     Inmarsat.
       ``(C) The shares of any successor entities and separated 
     entities shall be listed for trading on one or more major 
     stock exchanges with transparent and effective securities 
     regulation.
       ``(D) A majority of the board of directors of any successor 
     entity or separated entity shall not be subject to selection 
     or appointment by, or otherwise serve as representatives of--
       ``(i) any signatory or former signatory that controls 
     access to national telecommunications markets; or
       ``(ii) any intergovernmental organization remaining after 
     the privatization.
       ``(E) Any transactions or other relationships between or 
     among any successor entity, separated entity, INTELSAT, or 
     Inmarsat shall be conducted on an arm's length basis.
       ``(6) Regulatory treatment.--Any successor entity or 
     separated entity shall apply through the appropriate national 
     licensing authorities for international frequency assignments 
     and associated orbital registrations for all satellites.
       ``(7) Competition policies in domiciliary country.--Any 
     successor entity or separated entity shall be incorporated 
     and headquartered in a nation or nations that--
       ``(A) have effective laws and regulations that secure 
     competition in telecommunications services;
       ``(B) are signatories of the World Trade Organization Basic 
     Telecommunications Services Agreement; and
       ``(C) have a schedule of commitments in such Agreement that 
     includes non-discriminatory market access to their satellite 
     markets.
       ``(8) Return of unused orbital locations.--INTELSAT, 
     Inmarsat, and any successor entities and separated entities 
     shall not be permitted to warehouse any orbital location 
     that--
       ``(A) as of March 25, 1998, did not contain a satellite 
     that was providing commercial services, or, subsequent to 
     such date, ceased to contain a satellite providing commercial 
     services; or
       ``(B) as of March 25, 1998, was not designated in INTELSAT 
     or Inmarsat operational plans for satellites for which 
     construction contracts had been executed.
     Any such orbital location of INTELSAT or Inmarsat and of any 
     successor entities and separated entities shall be returned 
     to the International Telecommunication Union for 
     reallocation.
       ``(9) Appraisal of assets.--Before any transfer of assets 
     by INTELSAT or Inmarsat to any successor entity or separated 
     entity, such assets shall be independently audited for 
     purposes of appraisal, at both book and fair market value.
       ``(10) Limitation on investment.--Notwithstanding the 
     provisions of this title, COMSAT shall not be authorized by 
     the Commission to invest in a satellite known as K-TV, unless 
     Congress authorizes such investment.

     ``SEC. 622. SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR INTELSAT.

       ``In securing the privatizations required by section 621, 
     the following additional criteria with respect to INTELSAT 
     privatization shall be applied as licensing criteria for 
     purposes of subtitle A:
       ``(1) Number of competitors.--The number of competitors in 
     the markets served by INTELSAT, including the number of 
     competitors created out of INTELSAT, shall be sufficient to 
     create a fully competitive market.
       ``(2) Prevention of expansion during transition.--
       ``(A) In general.--Pending privatization in accordance with 
     the criteria in this title, INTELSAT shall not expand by 
     receiving additional orbital locations, placing new 
     satellites in existing locations, or procuring new or 
     additional satellites except as permitted by subparagraph 
     (B), and the United States shall oppose such expansion--
       ``(i) in INTELSAT, including at the Assembly of Parties;
       ``(ii) in the International Telecommunication Union;
       ``(iii) through United States instructions to COMSAT;
       ``(iv) in the Commission, through declining to facilitate 
     the registration of additional orbital locations or the 
     provision of additional services (including additional 
     applications of existing services) or additional areas of 
     business; and
       ``(v) in other appropriate fora.
       ``(B) Exception for certain replacement satellites.--The 
     limitations in subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any 
     replacement satellites if--
       ``(i) such replacement satellite is used solely to provide 
     public-switched network voice telephony or occasional-use 
     television services, or both;
       ``(ii) such replacement satellite is procured pursuant to a 
     construction contract that was executed on or before March 
     25, 1998; and
       ``(iii) construction of such replacement satellite 
     commences on or before the final date for INTELSAT 
     privatization set forth in section 621(1)(A).
       ``(3) Technical coordination among signatories.--Technical 
     coordination shall not be used to impair competition or 
     competitors, and coordination under Article XIV(d) of the 
     INTELSAT Agreement shall be eliminated.

     ``SEC. 623. SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR INTELSAT SEPARATED 
                   ENTITIES.

       ``In securing the privatizations required by section 621, 
     the following additional criteria with respect to any 
     INTELSAT separated entity shall be applied as licensing 
     criteria for purposes of subtitle A:
       ``(1) Date for public offering.--Within one year after any 
     decision to create any separated entity, a public offering of 
     the securities of such entity shall be conducted.
       ``(2) Privileges and immunities.--The privileges and 
     immunities of INTELSAT and its signatories shall be waived 
     with respect to any transactions with any separated entity, 
     and any limitations on private causes of action that would 
     otherwise generally be permitted against any separated entity 
     shall be eliminated.
       ``(3) Interlocking directorates or employees.--None of the 
     officers, directors, or employees of any separated entity 
     shall be individuals who are officers, directors, or 
     employees of INTELSAT.
       ``(4) Spectrum assignments.--After the initial transfer 
     which may accompany the creation of a separated entity, the 
     portions of the electromagnetic spectrum assigned as of the 
     date of enactment of this title to INTELSAT shall not be 
     transferred between INTELSAT and any separated entity.
       ``(5) Reaffiliation prohibited.--Any merger or ownership or 
     management ties or exclusive arrangements between a 
     privatized INTELSAT or any successor entity and any separated 
     entity shall be prohibited until 15 years after the 
     completion of INTELSAT privatization under this title.

     ``SEC. 624. SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR INMARSAT.

       ``In securing the privatizations required by section 621, 
     the following additional criteria with respect to Inmarsat 
     privatization shall be applied as licensing criteria for 
     purposes of subtitle A:
       ``(1) Multiple signatories and direct access.--Multiple 
     signatories and direct access to Inmarsat shall be permitted.
       ``(2) Prevention of expansion during transition.--Pending 
     privatization in ac

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     cordance with the criteria in this title, Inmarsat should not 
     expand by receiving additional orbital locations, placing new 
     satellites in existing locations, or procuring new or 
     additional satellites, except for specified replacement 
     satellites for which construction contracts have been 
     executed as of March 25, 1998, and the United States shall 
     oppose such expansion--
       ``(A) in Inmarsat, including at the Council and Assembly of 
     Parties;
       ``(B) in the International Telecommunication Union;
       ``(C) through United States instructions to COMSAT;
       ``(D) in the Commission, through declining to facilitate 
     the registration of additional orbital locations or the 
     provision of additional services (including additional 
     applications of existing services) or additional areas of 
     business; and
       ``(E) in other appropriate fora.
     This paragraph shall not be construed as limiting the 
     maintenance, assistance or improvement of the GMDSS.
       ``(3) Number of competitors.--The number of competitors in 
     the markets served by Inmarsat, including the number of 
     competitors created out of Inmarsat, shall be sufficient to 
     create a fully competitive market.
       ``(4) Reaffiliation prohibited.--Any merger or ownership or 
     management ties or exclusive arrangements between Inmarsat or 
     any successor entity or separated entity and ICO shall be 
     prohibited until 15 years after the completion of Inmarsat 
     privatization under this title.
       ``(5) Interlocking directorates or employees.--None of the 
     officers, directors, or employees of Inmarsat or any 
     successor entity or separated entity shall be individuals who 
     are officers, directors, or employees of ICO.
       ``(6) Spectrum assignments.--The portions of the 
     electromagnetic spectrum assigned as of the date of enactment 
     of this title to Inmarsat--
       ``(A) shall, after January 1, 2006, or the date on which 
     the life of the current generation of Inmarsat satellites 
     ends, whichever is later, be made available for assignment to 
     all systems (including the privatized Inmarsat) on a 
     nondiscriminatory basis and in a manner in which continued 
     availability of the GMDSS is provided; and
       ``(B) shall not be transferred between Inmarsat and ICO.
       ``(7) Preservation of the gmdss.--The United States shall 
     seek to preserve space segment capacity of the GMDSS.

     ``SEC. 625. ENCOURAGING MARKET ACCESS AND PRIVATIZATION.

       ``(a) NTIA Determination.--
       ``(1) Determination required.--Within 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Commerce 
     shall, through the Assistant Secretary for Communications and 
     Information, transmit to the Commission--
       ``(A) a list of Member countries of INTELSAT and Inmarsat 
     that are not Members of the World Trade Organization and that 
     impose barriers to market access for private satellite 
     systems; and
       ``(B) a list of Member countries of INTELSAT and Inmarsat 
     that are not Members of the World Trade Organization and that 
     are not supporting pro-competitive privatization of INTELSAT 
     and Inmarsat.
       ``(2) Consultation.--The Secretary's determinations under 
     paragraph (1) shall be made in consultation with the Federal 
     Communications Commission, the Secretary of State, and the 
     United States Trade Representative, and shall take into 
     account the totality of a country's actions in all relevant 
     fora, including the Assemblies of Parties of INTELSAT and 
     Inmarsat.
       ``(b) Imposition of Cost-Based Settlement Rate.--
     Notwithstanding--
       ``(1) any higher settlement rate that an overseas carrier 
     charges any United States carrier to originate or terminate 
     international message telephone services; and
       ``(2) any transition period that would otherwise apply,
     the Commission may by rule prohibit United States carriers 
     from paying an amount in excess of a cost-based settlement 
     rate to overseas carriers in countries listed by the 
     Commission pursuant to subsection (a).
       ``(c) Settlements Policy.--The Commission shall, in 
     exercising its authority to establish settlements rates for 
     United States international common carriers, seek to advance 
     United States policy in favor of cost-based settlements in 
     all relevant fora on international telecommunications policy, 
     including in meetings with parties and signatories of 
     INTELSAT and Inmarsat.
         ``Subtitle C--Deregulation and Other Statutory Changes

     ``SEC. 641. DIRECT ACCESS; TREATMENT OF COMSAT AS NONDOMINANT 
                   CARRIER.

       ``The Commission shall take such actions as may be 
     necessary--
       ``(1) to permit providers or users of telecommunications 
     services to obtain direct access to INTELSAT 
     telecommunications services--
       ``(A) through purchases of space segment capacity from 
     INTELSAT as of January 1, 2000, if the Commission determines 
     that--
       ``(i) INTELSAT has adopted a usage charge mechanism that 
     ensures fair compensation to INTELSAT signatories for support 
     costs that such signatories would not otherwise be able to 
     avoid under a direct access regime, such as insurance, 
     administrative, and other operations and maintenance 
     expenditures;
       ``(ii) the Commission's regulations ensure that no foreign 
     signatory, nor any affiliate thereof, shall be permitted to 
     order space segment directly from INTELSAT in order to 
     provide any service subject to the Commission's jurisdiction; 
     and
       ``(iii) the Commission has in place a means to ensure that 
     carriers will be required to pass through to end-users 
     savings that result from the exercise of such authority; and
       ``(B) through investment in INTELSAT as of January 1, 2002, 
     if the Commission determines that such investment will be 
     attained under procedures that assure fair compensation to 
     INTELSAT signatories for the market value of their 
     investments;
       ``(2) to permit providers or users of telecommunications 
     services to obtain direct access to Inmarsat 
     telecommunications services--
       ``(A) through purchases of space segment capacity from 
     Inmarsat as of January 1, 2000, if the Commission determines 
     that--
       ``(i) Inmarsat has adopted a usage charge mechanism that 
     ensures fair compensation to Inmarsat signatories for support 
     costs that such signatories would not otherwise be able to 
     avoid under a direct access regime, such as insurance, 
     administrative, and other operations and maintenance 
     expenditures;
       ``(ii) the Commission's regulations ensure that no foreign 
     signatory, nor any affiliate thereof, shall be permitted to 
     order space segment directly from Inmarsat in order to 
     provide any service subject to the Commission's jurisdiction; 
     and
       ``(iii) the Commission has in place a means to ensure that 
     carriers will be required to pass through to end-users 
     savings that result from the exercise of such authority; and
       ``(B) through investment in Inmarsat as of January 1, 2001, 
     if the Commission determines that such investment will be 
     attained under procedures that assure fair compensation to 
     Inmarsat signatories for the market value of their 
     investments;
       ``(3) to act on COMSAT's petition to be treated as a 
     nondominant carrier for the purposes of the Commission's 
     regulations according to the provisions of section 10 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 160); and
       ``(4) to eliminate any regulation on the availability of 
     direct access to INTELSAT or Inmarsat or to any successor 
     entities after a pro-competitive privatization is achieved 
     consistent with sections 621, 622, and 624.

     ``SEC. 642. TERMINATION OF MONOPOLY STATUS.

       ``(a) Renegotiation of Monopoly Contracts Permitted.--The 
     Commission shall, beginning January 1, 2000, permit users or 
     providers of telecommunications services that previously 
     entered into contracts or are under a tariff commitment with 
     COMSAT to have an opportunity, at their discretion, for a 
     reasonable period of time, to renegotiate those contracts or 
     commitments on rates, terms, and conditions or other 
     provisions, notwithstanding any term or volume commitments or 
     early termination charges in any such contracts with COMSAT.
       ``(b) Commission Authority To Order Renegotiation.--Nothing 
     in this title shall be construed to limit the authority of 
     the Commission to permit users or providers of 
     telecommunications services that previously entered into 
     contracts or are under a tariff commitment with COMSAT to 
     have an opportunity, at their discretion, to renegotiate 
     those contracts or commitments on rates, terms, and 
     conditions or other provisions, notwithstanding any term or 
     volume commitments or early termination charges in any such 
     contracts with COMSAT.
       ``(c) Provisions Contrary to Public Policy Void.--Whenever 
     the Commission permits users or providers of 
     telecommunications services to renegotiate contracts or 
     commitments as described in this section, the Commission may 
     provide that any provision of any contract with COMSAT that 
     restricts the ability of such users or providers to modify 
     the existing contracts or enter into new contracts with any 
     other space segment provider (including but not limited to 
     any term or volume commitments or early termination charges) 
     or places such users or providers at a disadvantage in 
     comparison to other users or providers that entered into 
     contracts with COMSAT or other space segment providers shall 
     be null, void, and unenforceable.

     ``SEC. 643. SIGNATORY ROLE.

       ``(a) Limitations on Signatories.--
       ``(1) National security limitations.--The Federal 
     Communications Commission, after a public interest 
     determination, in consultation with the executive branch, may 
     restrict foreign ownership of a United States signatory if 
     the Commission determines that not to do so would constitute 
     a threat to national security.
       ``(2) No signatories required.--The United States 
     Government shall not require signatories to represent the 
     United States in INTELSAT or Inmarsat or in any successor 
     entities after a pro-competitive privatization is achieved 
     consistent with sections 621, 622, and 624.
       ``(b) Clarification of Privileges and Immunities of 
     COMSAT.--
       ``(1) Generally not immunized.--Notwithstanding any other 
     law or executive agreement, COMSAT shall not be entitled to 
     any privileges or immunities under the laws of the United 
     States or any State on the basis of its status as a signatory 
     of INTELSAT or Inmarsat.
       ``(2) Limited immunity.--COMSAT and any other company 
     functioning as United States signatory to INTELSAT or 
     Inmarsat shall not be liable for action taken by it in 
     carrying out the specific, written instruction of the United 
     States issued in connection with

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     its relationships and activities with foreign governments, 
     international entities, and the intergovernmental satellite 
     organizations.
       ``(3) Provisions prospective.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply with respect to liability for any action taken by 
     COMSAT before the date of enactment of the Communications 
     Satellite Competition and Privatization Act of 1998.
       ``(c) Parity of Treatment.--Notwithstanding any other law 
     or executive agreement, the Commission shall have the 
     authority to impose similar regulatory fees on the United 
     States signatory which it imposes on other entities providing 
     similar services.

     ``SEC. 644. ELIMINATION OF PROCUREMENT PREFERENCES.

       ``Nothing in this title or the Communications Act of 1934 
     shall be construed to authorize or require any preference, in 
     Federal Government procurement of telecommunications 
     services, for the satellite space segment provided by 
     INTELSAT, Inmarsat, or any successor entity or separated 
     entity.

     ``SEC. 645. USE OF ITU TECHNICAL COORDINATION.

       ``The Commission and United States satellite companies 
     shall utilize the International Telecommunication Union 
     procedures for technical coordination with INTELSAT and its 
     successor entities and separated entities, rather than 
     INTELSAT procedures.

     ``SEC. 646. TERMINATION OF COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ACT OF 
                   1962 PROVISIONS.

       ``Effective on the dates specified, the following 
     provisions of this Act shall cease to be effective:
       ``(1) Date of enactment of this title: Sections 101 and 
     102; paragraphs (1), (5) and (6) of section 201(a); section 
     301; section 303; section 502; and paragraphs (2) and (4) of 
     section 504(a).
       ``(2) On the effective date of the Commission's order that 
     establishes direct access to INTELSAT space segment: 
     Paragraphs (1), (3) through (5), and (8) through (10) of 
     section 201(c); and section 304.
       ``(3) On the effective date of the Commission's order that 
     establishes direct access to Inmarsat space segment: 
     Subsections (a) through (d) of section 503.
       ``(4) On the effective date of a Commission order 
     determining under section 601(b)(2) that Inmarsat 
     privatization is consistent with criteria in sections 621 and 
     624: Section 504(b).
       ``(5) On the effective date of a Commission order 
     determining under section 601(b)(2) that INTELSAT 
     privatization is consistent with criteria in sections 621 and 
     622: Paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 201(a); section 
     201(c)(2); subsection (a) of section 403; and section 404.

     ``SEC. 647. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       ``(a) Annual Reports.--The President and the Commission 
     shall report to the Committees on Commerce and International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committees 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate within 90 calendar days of the 
     enactment of this title, and not less than annually 
     thereafter, on the progress made to achieve the objectives 
     and carry out the purposes and provisions of this title. Such 
     reports shall be made available immediately to the public.
       ``(b) Contents of Reports.--The reports submitted pursuant 
     to subsection (a) shall include the following:
       ``(1) Progress with respect to each objective since the 
     most recent preceding report.
       ``(2) Views of the Parties with respect to privatization.
       ``(3) Views of industry and consumers on privatization.
       ``(4) Impact privatization has had on United States 
     industry, United States jobs, and United States industry's 
     access to the global marketplace.

     ``SEC. 648. CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS.

       ``The President's designees and the Commission shall 
     consult with the Committees on Commerce and International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committees 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate prior to each meeting of the INTELSAT 
     or Inmarsat Assembly of Parties, the INTELSAT Board of 
     Governors, the Inmarsat Council, or appropriate working group 
     meetings.

     ``SEC. 649. SATELLITE AUCTIONS.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Commission shall not have the authority to assign by 
     competitive bidding orbital locations or spectrum used for 
     the provision of international or global satellite 
     communications services. The President shall oppose in the 
     International Telecommunication Union and in other bilateral 
     and multilateral fora any assignment by competitive bidding 
     of orbital locations or spectrum used for the provision of 
     such services.
           ``Subtitle D--Negotiations To Pursue Privatization

     ``SEC. 661. METHODS TO PURSUE PRIVATIZATION.

       ``The President shall secure the pro-competitive 
     privatizations required by this title in a manner that meets 
     the criteria in subtitle B.
                       ``Subtitle E--Definitions

     ``SEC. 681. DEFINITIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--As used in this title:
       ``(1) INTELSAT.--The term `INTELSAT' means the 
     International Telecommunications Satellite Organization 
     established pursuant to the Agreement Relating to the 
     International Telecommunications Satellite Organization 
     (INTELSAT).
       ``(2) Inmarsat.--The term `Inmarsat' means the 
     International Mobile Satellite Organization established 
     pursuant to the Convention on the International Maritime 
     Organization.
       ``(3) Signatories.--The term `signatories'--
       ``(A) in the case of INTELSAT, or INTELSAT successors or 
     separated entities, means a Party, or the telecommunications 
     entity designated by a Party, that has signed the Operating 
     Agreement and for which such Agreement has entered into force 
     or to which such Agreement has been provisionally applied; 
     and
       ``(B) in the case of Inmarsat, or Inmarsat successors or 
     separated entities, means either a Party to, or an entity 
     that has been designated by a Party to sign, the Operating 
     Agreement.
       ``(4) Party.--The term `Party'--
       ``(A) in the case of INTELSAT, means a nation for which the 
     INTELSAT agreement has entered into force or been 
     provisionally applied; and
       ``(B) in the case of Inmarsat, means a nation for which the 
     Inmarsat convention has entered into force.
       ``(5) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Federal 
     Communications Commission.
       ``(6) International telecommunication union.--The term 
     `International Telecommunication Union' means the 
     intergovernmental organization that is a specialized agency 
     of the United Nations in which member countries cooperate for 
     the development of telecommunications, including adoption of 
     international regulations governing terrestrial and space 
     uses of the frequency spectrum as well as use of the 
     geostationary satellite orbit.
       ``(7) Successor entity.--The term `successor entity'--
       ``(A) means any privatized entity created from the 
     privatization of INTELSAT or Inmarsat or from the assets of 
     INTELSAT or Inmarsat; but
       ``(B) does not include any entity that is a separated 
     entity.
       ``(8) Separated entity.--The term `separated entity' means 
     a privatized entity to whom a portion of the assets owned by 
     INTELSAT or Inmarsat are transferred prior to full 
     privatization of INTELSAT or Inmarsat, including in 
     particular the entity whose structure was under discussion by 
     INTELSAT as of March 25, 1998, but excluding ICO.
       ``(9) Orbital location.--The term `orbital location' means 
     the location for placement of a satellite on the 
     geostationary orbital arc as defined in the International 
     Telecommunication Union Radio Regulations.
       ``(10) Space segment.--The term `space segment' means the 
     satellites, and the tracking, telemetry, command, control, 
     monitoring and related facilities and equipment used to 
     support the operation of satellites owned or leased by 
     INTELSAT, Inmarsat, or a separated entity or successor 
     entity.
       ``(11) Non-core services.--The term `non-core services' 
     means, with respect to INTELSAT provision, services other 
     than public-switched network voice telephony and occasional-
     use television, and with respect to Inmarsat provision, 
     services other than global maritime distress and safety 
     services or other existing maritime or aeronautical services 
     for which there are not alternative providers.
       ``(12) Additional services.--The term `additional services' 
     means Internet services, high-speed data, interactive 
     services, non-maritime or non-aeronautical mobile services, 
     Direct to Home (DTH) or Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) 
     video services, or Ka-band services.
       ``(13) INTELSAT agreement.--The term `INTELSAT Agreement' 
     means the Agreement Relating to the International 
     Telecommunications Satellite Organization (`INTELSAT'), 
     including all its annexes (TIAS 7532, 23 UST 3813).
       ``(14) Headquarters agreement.--The term `Headquarters 
     Agreement' means the International Telecommunication 
     Satellite Organization Headquarters Agreement (November 24, 
     1976) (TIAS 8542, 28 UST 2248).
       ``(15) Operating agreement.--The term `Operating Agreement' 
     means--
       ``(A) in the case of INTELSAT, the agreement, including its 
     annex but excluding all titles of articles, opened for 
     signature at Washington on August 20, 1971, by Governments or 
     telecommunications entities designated by Governments in 
     accordance with the provisions of the Agreement; and
       ``(B) in the case of Inmarsat, the Operating Agreement on 
     the International Maritime Satellite Organization, including 
     its annexes.
       ``(16) Inmarsat convention.--The term `Inmarsat Convention' 
     means the Convention on the International Maritime Satellite 
     Organization (Inmarsat) (TIAS 9605, 31 UST 1).
       ``(17) National corporation.--The term `national 
     corporation' means a corporation the ownership of which is 
     held through publicly traded securities, and that is 
     incorporated under, and subject to, the laws of a national, 
     state, or territorial government.
       ``(18) COMSAT.--The term `COMSAT' means the corporation 
     established pursuant to title III of the Communications 
     Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 731 et seq.)
       ``(19) ICO.--The term `ICO' means the company known, as of 
     the date of enactment of this title, as ICO Global 
     Communications, Inc.
       ``(20) Replacement satellite.--The term `replacement 
     satellite' means a satellite that replaces a satellite that 
     fails prior to the end

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     of the duration of contracts for services provided over such 
     satellite and that takes the place of a satellite designated 
     for the provision of public-switched network and occasional-
     use television services under contracts executed prior to 
     March 25, 1998 (but not including K-TV or similar 
     satellites). A satellite is only considered a replacement 
     satellite to the extent such contracts are equal to or less 
     than the design life of the satellite.
       ``(21) Global maritime distress and safety services or 
     GMDSS.--The term `global maritime distress and safety 
     services' or `GMDSS' means the automated ship-to-shore 
     distress alerting system which uses satellite and advanced 
     terrestrial systems for international distress communications 
     and promoting maritime safety in general. The GMDSS permits 
     the worldwide alerting of vessels, coordinated search and 
     rescue operations, and dissemination of maritime safety 
     information.
       ``(b) Common Terminology.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     subsection (a), terms used in this title that are defined in 
     section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 have the meanings 
     provided in such section.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BLILEY demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

403

It was decided in the

Nays

16

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

2

para.40.12                   [Roll No. 129]

                                AYES--403

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--16

     Berry
     Conyers
     Dingell
     Hamilton
     Hoyer
     John
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Martinez
     Menendez
     Morella
     Oberstar
     Pascrell
     Peterson (MN)
     Taylor (MS)
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Cardin
     Sawyer
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Fossella
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     McNulty
     Neumann
     Radanovich
     Skaggs
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.40.13  message from the president--peaceful use of nuclear energy 
          in ukraine

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to sections 123b. 
and 123d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2153 
(b), (d)), the text of a proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the 
United States of America and Ukraine Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear 
Energy, with accompanying annex and agreed minute. I am also pleased to 
transmit my written approval, authorization, and determination 
concerning the agreement, and the memorandum of the Director of the 
United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency with the Nuclear 
Proliferation Assessment Statement concerning the agreement. The joint 
memorandum submitted to me by the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Energy, which includes a summary of the provisions of the agreement 
and various other attachments, including agency views, is also enclosed.
  The proposed agreement with Ukraine has been negotiated in accordance 
with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by the Nuclear Non-
Proliferation Act of 1978 and as otherwise amended. In my judgment, the 
proposed agreement meets all statutory requirements and will advance the 
nonproliferation and other foreign policy interests of the United 
States. The agreement provides a comprehensive framework for peaceful 
nuclear cooperation between the United States and Ukraine under 
appropriate conditions and controls reflecting our common commitment to 
nuclear nonproliferation goals.
  The proposed new agreement with Ukraine permits the transfer of 
technology, material, equipment (including reactors), and components for 
nuclear research, and nuclear power production. It provides for U.S. 
consent rights to retransfers, enrichment, and reprocessing as required 
by U.S. law. It does not permit transfers of any sensitive nuclear 
technology, restricted data, or sensitive nuclear facilities or major 
critical components of such facilities. In the event of termination, key 
condi

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tions and controls continue with respect to material and equipment 
subject to the agreement.
  Ukraine is a nonnuclear weapon state party to the Treaty on the 
nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Following the dissolution of 
the Soviet Union, Ukraine agreed to the removal of all nuclear weapons 
from its territory. It has a full-scope safeguards agreement in force 
with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to implement its 
safeguards obligations under the NPT. Ukraine was accepted as a member 
of the Nuclear Suppliers Group in April 1996, and as a member of the NPT 
Exporters Committee (Zangger Committee) in May 1997.
  I have considered the views and recommendations of the interested 
agencies in reviewing the proposed agreement and have determined that 
its performance will promote, and will not constitute an unreasonable 
risk to, the common defense and security. Accordingly, I have approved 
the agreement and authorized its execution and urge that the Congress 
give it favorable consideration.
  Because this agreement meets all applicable requirements of the Atomic 
Energy Act, as amended, for agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation, 
I am transmitting it to the Congress without exempting it from any 
requirement contained in section 123a. of that Act. This transmission 
shall constitute a submittal for purposes of both sections 123b. and 
123d. of the Atomic Energy Act. My Administration is prepared to begin 
immediately the consultations with the Senate Foreign Relations and 
House International Relations Committees as provided in section 123b. 
Upon completion of the 30-day continuous session period provided for in 
section 123b., the 60-day continuous session provided for in section 
123d. shall commence.
                                                   William J. Clinton,  
  The White House, May 6, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-248).

para.40.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3694

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-511) the resolution (H. Res. 420) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 3694) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.40.15  higher education amendments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 411 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 6) to extend the authorization of programs under the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
  Mr. EWING, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.40.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ROEMER:

       At the end of the bill add the following new title:

                      TITLE XI--SPECIAL PROVISION

     SEC. 1101. TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.

       Notwithstanding section 4 of this Act, subparagraph (K) of 
     section 485(g)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
     amended by this Act, shall cease to be effective on October 
     1, 1998.

It was decided in the

Yeas

292

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

129

para.40.17                   [Roll No. 130]

                                AYES--292

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--129

     Archer
     Armey
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Brady
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Parker
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stump
     Sununu
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Weller
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Carson
     Christensen
     Doyle
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     McNulty
     Neumann
     Radanovich
     Skaggs
     Spratt
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.40.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MILLER of 
California:

       Page 334, after line 19, insert the following new section 
     (and redesignate the succeeding

[[Page 510]]

     sections and conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 806. EDUCATIONAL MERCHANDISE LICENSING CODES OF CONDUCT.

       It is the sense of the Congress that all American colleges 
     and universities should adopt rigorous educational 
     merchandise licensing codes of conduct to assure that 
     university and college licensed merchandise is not made by 
     sweatshop and exploited adult or child labor either 
     domestically or abroad and that such codes should include at 
     least the following:
       (1) public reporting of the code and the companies adhering 
     to it;
       (2) independent monitoring of the companies adhering to the 
     code by entities not limited to major international 
     accounting firms;
       (3) an explicit prohibition on the use of child labor;
       (4) an explicit requirement that companies pay workers at 
     least the governing minimum wage and applicable overtime;
       (5) an explicit requirement that companies allow workers 
     the right to organize without retribution; and
       (6) an explicit requirement that companies maintain a safe 
     and healthy workplace.

It was decided in the

Yeas

393

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

28

para.40.19                   [Roll No. 131]

                                AYES--393

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--28

     Barr
     Bonilla
     Cannon
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cubin
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Hall (TX)
     Herger
     Johnson, Sam
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Miller (FL)
     Packard
     Paul
     Pombo
     Rohrabacher
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Stump
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Carson
     Christensen
     Doyle
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     McNulty
     Neumann
     Radanovich
     Skaggs
     Spratt
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.40.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. STUPAK:

       Page 334, strike lines 20 and 21 and insert the following:

     SEC. 806. REPEALS AND EXTENSIONS OF PREVIOUS HIGHER EDUCATION 
                   AMENDMENTS PROVISIONS.

       Page 335, line 7, strike ``D, and E'' and insert ``and D''; 
     and after line 7, insert the following:
       (3) Olympic Scholarships.--Section 1543(d) of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1992 is amended by striking ``1993'' 
     and inserting ``1999''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

219

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

200

para.40.21                   [Roll No. 132]

                                AYES--219

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fox
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--200

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter

[[Page 511]]


     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McDade
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bateman
     Carson
     Christensen
     Doyle
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     McNulty
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Radanovich
     Shaw
     Skaggs
     Spratt
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.40.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. RIGGS:

       Add at the end the following new title (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

          TITLE XI--DISCRIMINATION AND PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT

     SEC. 1001. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION AND 
                   PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.

       (a) Prohibition.--No public institution of higher education 
     that participates in any program authorized under the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) shall, in 
     connection with admission to such institution, discriminate 
     against, or grant preferential treatment to, any person or 
     group based in whole or in part on the race, sex, color, 
     ethnicity, or national origin of such person or group.
       (b) Exception.--This section does not prohibit preferential 
     treatment in admissions granted on the basis of affiliation 
     with an Indian tribe by any tribally controlled college or 
     university that has a policy of granting preferential 
     treatment on the basis of such affiliation.
       (c) Affirmative Action Encouraged.--It is the policy of the 
     United States--
       (1) to expand the applicant pool for college admissions;
       (2) to encourage college applications by women and minority 
     students;
       (3) to recruit qualified women and minorities into the 
     applicant pool for college admissions; and
       (4) to encourage colleges--
       (A) to solicit applications from women and minority 
     students, and
       (B) to include qualified women and minority students into 
     an applicant pool for admissions.

     so long as such expansion, encouragement, recruitment, 
     request, or inclusion does not involve granting a preference, 
     based in whole or in part or race, color, national origin, or 
     sex, in selecting any person for admission.
       (d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``public 
     institution of higher education'' means any college, 
     university, or postsecondary technical or vocational school 
     operated in whole or in part by any governmental agency, 
     instrumentality, or entity.

It was decided in the

Yeas

171

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

249

para.40.23                   [Roll No. 133]

                                AYES--171

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--249

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bateman
     Carson
     Christensen
     Doyle
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     McNulty
     Neumann
     Radanovich
     Schaefer, Dan
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

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para.40.24  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CAMPBELL:

       At the end of the bill add the following new title:

                 TITLE XI--NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION

     SEC. 1101. NONDISCRIMINATION.

       (a) Prohibition.--No individual shall be excluded from any 
     program or activity authorized by the Higher Education Act of 
     1965, or any provision of this Act, on the basis of race or 
     religion.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall 
     be construed to preclude or discourage any of the following 
     factors from being taken into account in admitting students 
     to participate in, or providing any benefit under, any 
     program or activity described in subsection (a): the 
     applicants income; parental education and income; need to 
     master a second language; and instances of discrimination 
     actually experienced by that student.

It was decided in the

Yeas

189

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negative

Nays

227

para.40.25                   [Roll No. 134]

                                AYES--189

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--227

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bateman
     Carson
     Christensen
     Dickey
     Doyle
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Largent
     McNulty
     Neumann
     Radanovich
     Schaefer, Dan
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GUTKNECHT, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 411, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Amendments 
     of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. General effective date.

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

          Part A--Extension and Revision of General Provisions

Sec. 101. Redesignation and transfer of provisions.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Regulatory reform.

  Part B--Performance-based Organization for the Delivery of Federal 
                     Student Financial Assistance.

Sec. 111. Performance-based organization for the delivery of Federal 
              student 
              financial assistance.

         TITLE II--POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

Sec. 201. Urban community service.
Sec. 202. Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.
Sec. 203. Grants to States for workplace and community transition 
              training for incarcerated youth offenders.
Sec. 204. Advanced placement fee payment program.
Sec. 205. Teacher quality enhancement grants.
Sec. 206. Campus safety.
Sec. 207. Accountability for institutions of higher education that 
              prepare 
              teachers.
Sec. 208. Additional repeal.

                      TITLE III--INSTITUTIONAL AID

Sec. 301. Strengthening institutions.
Sec. 302. Historically black colleges and universities.
Sec. 303. Minority science and engineering improvement program.
Sec. 304. General provisions.

                      TITLE IV--STUDENT ASSISTANCE

                       Part A--Grants to Students

Sec. 401. Pell grants.
Sec. 402. Federal TRIO programs.
Sec. 403. National early intervention and partnership program.
Sec. 404. Repeals.
Sec. 405. Establishment of new programs.
Sec. 406. Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants.
Sec. 407. Grants to States for State student incentives.
Sec. 408. Special programs for students whose families are engaged in 
              migrant and seasonal farmwork.
Sec. 409. Byrd scholarships.

             Part B--Federal Family Education Loan Program

Sec. 411. Limitation repealed.
Sec. 412. Advances to reserve funds.
Sec. 412A. Guaranty agency reforms.
Sec. 413. Guaranty agency reforms.
Sec. 414. Scope and duration of program.
Sec. 415. Limitations on individual federally insured loans and Federal 
              loan 
              insurance.

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Sec. 416. Applicable interest rates.
Sec. 417. Federally guaranteed student loans.
Sec. 418. Voluntary agreements with guaranty agencies.
Sec. 419. Federal consolidation loans.
Sec. 420. Disbursement.
Sec. 421. Unsubsidized Stafford loans.
Sec. 422. Repeal of loan forgiveness.
Sec. 423. Legal powers and responsibilities.
Sec. 424. Student loan information.
Sec. 425. Definitions.
Sec. 426. Discharge.
Sec. 427. Cancellation of loans for certain public service.
Sec. 428. Debt management options.
Sec. 429. Special allowances.
Sec. 430. Loan forgiveness for child care providers.

                  Part C--Federal Work-Study Programs

Sec. 435. Amendments to part C.

          Part D--William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program

Sec. 436. Selection of institutions.
Sec. 437. Terms and conditions.
Sec. 438. Contracts.
Sec. 439. Funds for administrative expenses.
Sec. 440. Authority to sell loans.
Sec. 441. Cancellation of loans for certain public service.

                     Part E--Federal Perkins Loans

Sec. 445. Amendments to part E.

                         Part F--Need Analysis

Sec. 446. Cost of attendance.
Sec. 447. Data elements.
Sec. 448. Family contribution for dependent students.
Sec. 449. Family contribution for independent students without 
              dependents other than a spouse.
Sec. 450. Family contribution for independent students with dependents 
              other than a spouse.
Sec. 451. Regulations; updated tables and amounts.
Sec. 452. Simplified needs test; zero expected family contribution.
Sec. 453. Discretion of student financial aid administrators.
Sec. 454. Treatment of other financial assistance.

                       Part G--General Provisions

Sec. 461. Definitions.
Sec. 462. Master calendar.
Sec. 463. Forms and regulations.
Sec. 464. Student eligibility.
Sec. 465. State court judgments.
Sec. 466. Information for students.
Sec. 467. National student loan data system.
Sec. 468. Program participation agreements.
Sec. 469. Quality assurance and regulatory simplification.
Sec. 470. Distance education demonstration programs.
Sec. 471. Garnishment requirements.
Sec. 472. Administrative subpoena authority.
Sec. 473. Advisory committee on student financial assistance.
Sec. 474. Meetings and negotiated rulemaking.

                       Part H--Program Integrity

Sec. 476. State postsecondary review program.
Sec. 477. Accrediting agency recognition.
Sec. 478. Eligibility and certification procedures.
Sec. 479. Program review and data.

                    TITLE V--DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS

Sec. 501. Establishment of new title V.

        TITLE VI--INTERNATIONAL AND GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Sec. 601. International and foreign language studies.
Sec. 602. Business and international education programs.
Sec. 603. Institute for international public policy.
Sec. 604. General provisions.
Sec. 605. Transfer and reauthorization of graduate assistance in areas 
              of 
              national need program.

  TITLE VII--CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, AND RENOVATION OF ACADEMIC 
                               FACILITIES

Sec. 701. Extension of prior rights and obligations.
Sec. 702. Repeal of part A.
Sec. 703. Extension of authorization of part B.
Sec. 704. Extension of authorization of part C.

                   TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 801. Study of transfer of credits.
Sec. 802. Study of market mechanisms in Federal student loan programs.
Sec. 803. Improvements in market information and public accountability 
              in higher education.
Sec. 804. Differential regulation.
Sec. 805. Annual report on cost of higher education.
Sec. 806. Study of consolidation options.
Sec. 807. Educational merchandise licensing codes of conduct.
Sec. 808. Repeals and extensions of previous higher education 
              amendments 
              provisions.
Sec. 809. Limitation.
Sec. 810. Procedures for cancellations and deferments for eligible 
              disabled 
              veterans.

                   TITLE IX--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

                   Part A--Education of the Deaf Act


                     SUBPART 1-GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY

Sec. 901. Board of Trustees membership.
Sec. 902. Elementary and secondary education programs.
Sec. 903. Agreement with Gallaudet University.


               SUBPART 2-NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

Sec. 911. Agreement for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.


                      SUBPART 3-GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 921. Definitions.
Sec. 922. Audits.
Sec. 923. Reports.
Sec. 924. Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
Sec. 925. Responsibility of the liaison.
Sec. 926. Federal endowment programs.
Sec. 927. Scholarship program.
Sec. 928. Oversight and effect of agreements.
Sec. 929. International students.
Sec. 930. Authorization of appropriations.

   Part B--Extension and Revision of Indian Higher Education Programs

Sec. 951. Tribally controlled colleges and universities.
Sec. 952. Reauthorization of provisions from Higher Education 
              Amendments of 1992.
Sec. 953. Reauthorization of Navajo Community College Act.

                Part C--General Education Provisions Act

Sec. 961. Access to records concerning crimes of violence.

                 TITLE X--FACULTY RETIREMENT PROVISIONS

Sec. 1001. Voluntary retirement incentive plans.

                       TITLE XI--OFFESTS REQUIRED

Sec. 1101. Assurance of offsets.

                     TITLE XII--ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION

Sec. 1201. Sense of the House of Representatives.

    TITLE XIII--PROTECTION OF STUDENT SPEECH AND ASSOCIATION RIGHTS

Sec. 1301. Protection of student speech and association rights.

                 TITLE XIV--DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION

Sec. 1401. Drug and alcohol abuse prevention.

 TITLE XV--EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

Sec. 1501. Demonstration projects ensuring equal opportunity for 
              individuals with learning disabilities.

           TITLE XVI--SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
REGARDING DETECTION OF LEARNING DISABILITIES, PARTICULARLY DYSLEXIA, IN 
                        POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

Sec. 1601. Sense of the House of Representatives.

                     TITLE XVII--SPECIAL PROVISION

Sec. 1701. Ternmination of effectiveness.

     SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

     SEC. 4. GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act or the amendments 
     made by this Act, the amendments made by this Act shall take 
     effect on October 1, 1998.
                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

          PART A--EXTENSION AND REVISION OF GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 101. REDESIGNATION AND TRANSFER OF PROVISIONS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Repeal of title i.--Title I (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is 
     repealed.
       (2) Repeal of title xii provisions.--The following sections 
     of title XII are repealed: sections 1206, 1211, and 1212 (20 
     U.S.C. 1145a, 1145e, and 1145f ).
       (3) Redesignations.--
       (A) Title XII is redesignated as title I.
       (B) Sections 1201, 1202, and 1203 (20 U.S.C. 1141, 1142, 
     and 1143) are redesignated as sections 101, 102, and 103, 
     respectively.
       (C) Section 1204(b), as redesignated by section 251 of the 
     Higher Education Amendments of 1968 (20 U.S.C. 1144(b); 82 
     Stat. 1042), is redesignated as section 104.
       (D) Section 1204, as added by section 1201 of the Education 
     Amendments of 1980 (20 U.S.C. 1144a; 94 Stat. 1495), is 
     amended by striking subsection (a), and by redesignating 
     subsection (b) as section 105.
       (E) Sections 1205, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1210, and 1213 (20 
     U.S.C. 1145, 1145b, 1145c, 1145d, 1145d-1, and 1145g) are 
     redesignated as sections 106 through 111, respectively.
       (4) Transfer.--Title I (including sections 101 through 
     111), as redesignated by paragraph (3), is transferred to 
     immediately follow the short title of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 note).
       (b) Internal Cross-References.--The Higher Education Act of 
     1965 is amended--
       (1) in section 106 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(3)), 
     by striking ``481(a)'' and inserting ``101(a)'';
       (2) in section 485(f )(1)(I), by striking ``section 1213'' 
     and inserting ``section 111'';
       (3) in section 498(j)(2), by striking ``section 
     1201(a)(2)'' and inserting ``section 101(a)(2)'';
       (4) in section 591(d)(2), by striking ``section 1201(a)'' 
     and inserting ``section 101(a)(1)''; and
       (5) in section 631(a)(8), by striking ``section 1201(a)'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``section 101(a)(1)''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Title 10, united states code.--Sections 2193(c)(1) and 
     2199(2) of title 10, United States Code, are each amended by 
     striking ``1201(a)

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     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and 
     inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965''.
       (2) Title 18, united states code.--Section 207(j)(2)(B) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101(a)(1)''.
       (3) Title 39, united states code.--Section 3626(b)(3) of 
     title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1141(a))'' and inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965''.
       (4) Anti-drug abuse act of 1988.--Section 3601(7) of the 
     Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11851(7)) is amended 
     by striking ``1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965''.
       (5) Cranston-gonzalez national affordable housing act.--
     Section 457(9) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12899f(9)) is amended by striking 
     ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101(a)(1)''.
       (6) Department of state authorization act, fiscal years 
     1984 and 1985.--Section 803(1) of the Department of State 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (22 U.S.C. 
     4502(1)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting 
     ``101(a)(1)''.
       (7) Education for economic security act.--Section 3(6) of 
     the Education for Economic Security Act (20 U.S.C. 3902(6)) 
     is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting 
     ``101(a)(1)''.
       (8) Elementary and secondary education act of 1965.--The 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
       (A) in section 7501(4) (20 U.S.C. 7601(4)) by striking 
     ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101(a)(1)''; and
       (B) in section 14101(17) (20 U.S.C. 8801(17)), by striking 
     ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101(a)(1)''.
       (9) Federal agriculture improvement and reform act of 
     1996.--Section 922 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
     Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 2279c) is amended in subsections 
     (a)(1)(B) and (b)(1) by striking ``1201 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141)'' and inserting 
     ``101(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965''.
       (10) Follow through act.--Section 670G(5) of the Follow 
     Through Act (42 U.S.C. 9877(5)) is amended by striking ``1201 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
     ``101(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965''.
       (11) Food and agriculture act of 1977.--Section 
     1417(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 3152(h)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``1201(a) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and 
     inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965''.
       (12) Foreign relations authorization act, fiscal years 1986 
     and 1987.--Section 603(d) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (20 U.S.C. 
     4703(d)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting 
     ``101(a)(1)''.
       (13) General education provisions act.--Section 
     429(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1228c(d)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' 
     and inserting ``101(a)(1)''.
       (14) Harry s truman memorial scholarship act.--Section 3(4) 
     of the Harry S Truman Memorial Scholarship Act (20 U.S.C. 
     2002(4)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting 
     ``101(a)(1)''.
       (15) Head start act.--Section 649(c)(3) of the Head Start 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 9844(c)(3)) is amended by striking ``1201(a) 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and 
     inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965''.
       (16) Higher education amendments of 1992.--Section 
     1371(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 (25 
     U.S.C. 3371(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and 
     inserting ``101(a)(1)''.
       (17) Intelligence authorization act, fiscal year 1992.--
     Section 808(3) of the Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Year 1992 (20 U.S.C. 1908(3)) is amended by striking 
     ``1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1141(a))'' and inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965''.
       (18) Job training partnership act.--The Job Training 
     Partnership Act is amended--
       (A) in section 4(12) (29 U.S.C. 1503(12)), by striking 
     ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101(a)(1)''; and
       (B) in section 141(d)(3)(B) (29 U.S.C. 1551(d)(3)(B)), by 
     striking ``1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965''.
       (19) Justice system improvement act of 1979.--Section 
     901(a)(17) of the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979 (42 
     U.S.C. 3791(a)(17)) is amended by striking ``1201(a) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and 
     inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965''.
       (20) Mutual educational and cultural exchange act of 
     1961.--Section 112(a)(8) of the Mutual Educational and 
     Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460(a)(8)) is 
     amended by striking ``1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and inserting ``101(a)(1) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965''.
       (21) National and community service act of 1990.--Sections 
     101(13) and 166(6) of the National and Community Service Act 
     of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511(13); 12626(6)) are each amended by 
     striking ``1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and inserting ``101 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965''.
       (22) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 
     1987.--Section 1403(4) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1987 (20 U.S.C. 4702(4)) is amended by 
     striking ``1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965''.
       (23) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 
     1993.--The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1993 is amended in section 4451(b)(1) (10 U.S.C. 2701 note) 
     by striking ``1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965''.
       (24) National defense authorization act for fiscal years 
     1992 and 1993.--Section 3132(b)(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (42 U.S.C. 
     7274e(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``1201(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and inserting 
     ``101(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965''.
       (25) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 
     1994.--The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1994 is amended--
       (A) in section 841(c)(2) (10 U.S.C. 2324(2) note), by 
     striking ``1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965'';
       (B) in section 1333(i)(3) (10 U.S.C. 2701 note), by 
     striking ``1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965''; and
       (C) in section 1334(k)(3) (10 U.S.C. 2701 note), by 
     striking ``1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965''.
       (26) National education statistics act of 1994.--Section 
     402(c)(3) of the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 
     (20 U.S.C. 9001(c)(3)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and 
     inserting ``101(a)(1)''.
       (27) Older americans act of 1965.--Section 102(32) of the 
     Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002(32)) is amended 
     by striking ``1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965''.
       (28) Omnibus parks and public lands management act of 
     1996.--Section 1007(c)(5) of the Omnibus Parks and Public 
     Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 698u-5) is amended by 
     striking ``1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965''.
       (29) Public law 85 of the 67th congress.--Public Law 85 of 
     the 67th Congress (42 Stat. 208; 25 U.S.C. 13), popularly 
     referred to as the Snyder Act, is amended by striking 
     ``1201'' and inserting ``101(a)(1)''.
       (30) Communication act of 1934.--Section 223(h)(4) of the 
     Communication Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223(h)(4)) is amended by 
     striking ``1201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1141)'' and inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965''.
       (31) Federal water pollution control act.--Section 
     112(a)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1262(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``1201'' and 
     inserting ``101(a)(1)''.
       (32) Carl d. perkins vocational and applied technology 
     education act.--Section 347(2)(A) of the Carl D. Perkins 
     Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     2394(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting 
     ``101(a)(1)''.
       (33) Energy policy and conservation act.--Section 362(f 
     )(5)(A) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6322(f )(5)(A)) is amended by striking ``1201(a) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and 
     inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965''.
       (34) James madison memorial fellowship act.--Section 815 of 
     the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Act (20 U.S.C. 4514) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting 
     ``101(a)(1)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``1201(d)'' and inserting 
     ``101(a)(1)''.
       (35) Rehabilitation act of 1973.--Sections 7(32) and 
     101(a)(7)(A)(iv)(II) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 706(32); 29 U.S.C. 721(a)(7)(A)(iv)(II)) are each 
     amended by striking ``1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and inserting ``101(a)(1) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965''.
       (36) Technology related assistance for individuals with 
     disabilities act of 1988.--Section 3(8) of the Technology 
     Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 
     1988 (29 U.S.C. 2202(8)) is amended by striking ``1201(a) of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and 
     inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965''.
       (37) Tribally controlled community college assistance act 
     of 1978.--The Tribally Controlled Community College 
     Assistance Act of 1978 is amended--
       (A) in section 2(a)(5) (25 U.S.C. 1801(a)(5)), by striking 
     ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101(a)(1)''; and
       (B) in section 113(b)(2) (25 U.S.C. 1813(b)(2)), by 
     striking ``1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and inserting ``101(a)(1) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965''.
       (38) Violent crime control and law enforcement act of 
     1994.--The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
     1994 is amended--
       (A) in sections 200103 and 200202 (42 U.S.C. 14092; 14111), 
     by striking ``1201(a) of the High

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     er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and inserting 
     ``101(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965''; and
       (B) in section 30401(b) (42 U.S.C. 13791(b)), by striking 
     ``a public'' through ``that Act'' and inserting ``an 
     elementary school as defined in section 14101(14) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and a 
     secondary school as defined by section 14101(25) of such Act, 
     which are public institutions''.
       (39) School-to-work opportunities act of  1994.--Section 4 
     of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 
     6103) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (11)(B)(viii), by striking ``section 
     481(b)'' and inserting ``section 101(a)(3)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (12), by striking ``section 481'' and 
     inserting ``section 101(a)(2)''.
       (40) National and community service act of 1990.--Section 
     148(g) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12604(g)) is amended by striking ``section 481(a) of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(a))'' and 
     inserting ``section 101(a)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965''.

     SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Institution of Higher Education.--Section 101 (as 
     redesignated by section 101(a)(3) of this Act) is amended by 
     striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Institution of Higher Education.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4) of 
     this subsection:
       ``(A) Principal criteria.--The term `institution of higher 
     education' means an educational institution in any State 
     that--
       ``(i) admits as regular students only persons having a 
     certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary 
     education, or the recognized equivalent of such a 
     certificate;
       ``(ii) is legally authorized within such State to provide a 
     program of education beyond secondary education;
       ``(iii) provides an educational program for which it awards 
     a bachelor's degree or provides not less than a two-year 
     program that is acceptable for full credit toward such a 
     degree;
       ``(iv) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and
       ``(v) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting 
     agency or association, or if not so accredited, is an 
     institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by 
     such an agency or association that has been recognized by the 
     Secretary for the granting of preaccreditation status, and 
     the Secretary has determined that there is satisfactory 
     assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation 
     standards of such an agency or association within a 
     reasonable time.
       ``(B) Additional institutions included.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' also includes--
       ``(i) any school that provides not less than a one-year 
     program of training to prepare students for gainful 
     employment in a recognized occupation and that meets the 
     provision of clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of subparagraph 
     (A); and
       ``(ii) a public or nonprofit private educational 
     institution in any State that, in lieu of the requirement in 
     subparagraph (A)(i), admits as regular students persons who 
     are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the 
     State in which the institution is located.
       ``(C) List of accrediting agencies.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall publish a list of nationally 
     recognized accrediting agencies or associations that he 
     determines, pursuant to subpart 2 of part H of title IV of 
     this Act, to be reliable authority as to the quality of the 
     education or training offered.
       ``(2) Definition for purposes of title iv programs.--
       ``(A) Inclusion of additional institutions.--Subject to 
     subparagraphs (B) through (D) of this paragraph, the term 
     `institution of higher education' for purposes of title IV of 
     this Act includes, in addition to the institutions covered by 
     the definition in paragraph (1) of this subsection--
       ``(i) a proprietary institution of higher education;
       ``(ii) a postsecondary vocational institution; and
       ``(iii) only for the purposes of part B of title IV, an 
     institution outside the United States that is comparable to 
     an institution of higher education as defined in paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection and that has been approved by the 
     Secretary for the purpose of part B of title IV.
       ``(B) Institutions outside the united states.--
       ``(i) For the purpose of qualifying as an institution under 
     subparagraph (A)(iii) of this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
     establish criteria by regulation for the approval of 
     institutions outside the United States and for the 
     determination that such institutions are comparable to an 
     institution of higher education as defined in paragraph (1) 
     of this subsection. In the case of a graduate medical or 
     veterinary school outside the United States, such criteria 
     shall include a requirement that a student attending such 
     school outside the United States is ineligible for loans 
     made, insured, or guaranteed under part B of this title 
     unless--

       ``(I)(aa) at least 60 percent of those enrolled and at 
     least 60 percent of the graduates of the graduate medical 
     school outside the United States were not persons described 
     in section 484(a)(5) in the year preceding the year for which 
     a student is seeking a loan under part B of title IV; and
       ``(bb) at least 60 percent of the individuals who were 
     students or graduates of the graduate medical school outside 
     the United States (both nationals of the United States and 
     others) taking the examinations administered by the 
     Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates received 
     a passing score in the year preceding the year for which a 
     student is seeking a loan under part B of title IV; or
       ``(II) the institution has a clinical training program that 
     was approved by a State as of January 1, 1992, or the 
     institution's students complete their clinical training at an 
     approved veterinary school located in the United States.

       ``(ii) For the purpose of qualifying as an institution 
     under subparagraph (A)(iii) of this paragraph, the Secretary 
     shall establish an advisory panel of medical experts that 
     shall--

       ``(I) evaluate the standards of accreditation applied to 
     applicant foreign medical schools; and
       ``(II) determine the comparability of those standards to 
     standards for accreditation applied to United States medical 
     schools.

     If such accreditation standards are determined not to be 
     comparable, the foreign medical school shall be required to 
     meet the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection.
       ``(iii) The failure of an institution outside the United 
     States to provide, release, or authorize release to the 
     Secretary of such information as may be required by clause 
     (i) of this subparagraph shall render such institution 
     ineligible for the purpose of part B of title IV.
       ``(iv) If, pursuant to this subparagraph, an institution 
     loses eligibility to participate in the programs under title 
     IV, then a student enrolled at such institution may, 
     notwithstanding such loss of eligibility, continue to be 
     eligible to receive a loan under part B while attending such 
     institution for the academic year succeeding the academic 
     year in which such loss of eligibility occurred.
       ``(C) Limitations based on course of study or enrollment.--
     An institution shall not be considered to meet the definition 
     of an institution of higher education in subparagraph (A) of 
     this paragraph if such institution--
       ``(i) offers more than 50 percent of such institution's 
     courses by correspondence, unless the institution is an 
     institution that meets the definition in section 521(4)(C) of 
     the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
     Education Act;
       ``(ii) enrolls 50 percent or more of its students in 
     correspondence courses, unless the institution is an 
     institution that meets the definition in such section, except 
     that the Secretary, at the request of such institution, may 
     waive the applicability of this clause to such institution 
     for good cause, as determined by the Secretary in the case of 
     an institution of higher education that provides a 2-year or 
     4-year program of instruction for which the institution 
     awards an associate or baccalaureate degree;
       ``(iii) has a student enrollment in which more than 25 
     percent of the students are incarcerated, except that the 
     Secretary may waive the prohibition of this clause for a 
     nonprofit institution that provides a 4-year or a 2-year 
     program of instruction (or both) for which it awards a 
     bachelor's or associate's degree or diploma, respectively; or
       ``(iv) has a student enrollment in which more than 50 
     percent of the students do not have a high school diploma or 
     its recognized equivalent and does not provide a 4-year or a 
     2-year program of instruction (or both) for which it awards a 
     bachelor's or associate's degree, respectively, except that 
     the Secretary may waive the limitation contained in this 
     clause if a nonprofit institution demonstrates to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary that it exceeds such limitation 
     because it serves, through contracts with Federal, State, or 
     local government agencies, significant numbers of students 
     who do not have a high school diploma or its recognized 
     equivalent.
       ``(D) Limitations based on management.--An institution 
     shall not be considered to meet the definition of an 
     institution of higher education in subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph if--
       ``(i) the institution, or an affiliate of the institution 
     that has the power, by contract or ownership interest, to 
     direct or cause the direction of the management or policies 
     of the institution, has filed for bankruptcy; or
       ``(ii) the institution, its owner, or its chief executive 
     officer has been convicted of, or has pled nolo contendere or 
     guilty to, a crime involving the acquisition, use, or 
     expenditure of funds under title IV, or has been judicially 
     determined to have committed fraud involving funds under 
     title IV.
       ``(E) Certification.--The Secretary shall certify an 
     institution's qualification as an institution of higher 
     education in accordance with the requirements of subpart 2 of 
     part H.
       ``(F) Loss of eligibility.--An institution of higher 
     education shall not be considered to meet the definition of 
     an institution of higher education in subparagraph (A) of 
     this paragraph if such institution is removed from 
     eligibility for funds under title IV as a result of an action 
     pursuant to part H of title IV.
       ``(3) Proprietary institution of higher education.--
       ``(A) Principal criteria.--For the purpose of this 
     subsection, the term `proprietary institution of higher 
     education' means a school that--

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       ``(i) provides an eligible program of training to prepare 
     students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation;
       ``(ii) meets the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of 
     paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection;
       ``(iii) does not meet the requirement of clause (iv) of 
     paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection;
       ``(iv) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting 
     agency or association approved by the Secretary pursuant to 
     part H of title IV;
       ``(v) has been in existence for at least 2 years; and
       ``(vi) has at least 15 percent of its revenues from sources 
     that are not derived from funds provided under title IV, as 
     determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
     In determining such 15 percent of revenues for purposes of 
     clause (vi), funds from programs of education and training 
     that do not meet the definition of an eligible program in 
     section 481(b), but are provided on a contractual basis under 
     Federal, State, or local training programs, or under 
     specialized business and industry training requests, shall be 
     counted.
       ``(B) Additional institutions.--The term `proprietary 
     institution of higher education' also includes a proprietary 
     educational institution in any State that, in lieu of the 
     requirement in clause (i) of paragraph (1)(A) of this 
     subsection, admits as regular students persons who are beyond 
     the age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which 
     the institution is located.
       ``(4) Postsecondary vocational institution.--
       ``(A) Principal criteria.--For the purpose of this 
     subsection, the term `postsecondary vocational institution' 
     means a school that--
       ``(i) provides an eligible program of training to prepare 
     students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation;
       ``(ii) meets the requirements of clauses (i), (ii), (iv), 
     and (v) of paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection; and
       ``(iii) has been in existence for at least 2 years.
       ``(B) Additional institutions.--The term `postsecondary 
     vocational institution' also includes an educational 
     institution in any State that, in lieu of the requirement in 
     clause (i) of paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, admits as 
     regular students persons who are beyond the age of compulsory 
     school attendance in the State in which the institution is 
     located.
       ``(b) State; Freely Associated States.--
       ``(1) State.--The term `State' includes, in addition to the 
     several States of the Union, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin 
     Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
     and the Freely Associated States.
       ``(2) Freely associated states.--The term `Freely 
     Associated States' means the Republic of the Marshall 
     Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the Federated States of 
     Micronesia.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 481 (20 U.S.C. 1088) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f ) as 
     subsections (a) through (c), respectively.
       (2) Each of the following provisions are amended by 
     striking ``section 481'' and inserting ``section 101(a)(2)'': 
     sections 435(a)(1), 487(d), and 496(j) and (k).
       (3) Section 498(i) (20 U.S.C. 1099c) is amended by striking 
     ``section 481 (other than the requirements in subsections 
     (b)(5) and (c)(3))'' and inserting ``section 101(a) (other 
     than the requirements in paragraphs (3)(A)(v) and 
     (4)(A)(iii))''.
       (4) Section 498(j) is amended by striking ``sections 
     481(b)(5) and 481(c)(3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs 
     (3)(A)(v) and (4)(A)(iii) of section 101(a)''.
       (5) Section 105 (as redesignated by section 101(a)(3)(D)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``This subsection shall cease to be effective on October 1, 
     2001.''.

     SEC. 103. REGULATORY REFORM.

       Title I is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 112. REGULATORY REFORM.

       ``(a) Biennial Review of Regulations.--In every even-
     numbered year (beginning with 1998), the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall review all regulations issued under title IV of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 in effect at the time of the 
     review that apply to the operations or activities of any 
     participant in those programs; and
       ``(2) shall determine whether any such regulation is no 
     longer necessary in the public interest.
       ``(b) Effect of Determination.--The Secretary shall repeal, 
     consolidate, simplify, or otherwise modify any regulation the 
     Secretary determines to be no longer necessary in the public 
     interest.
       ``(c) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall report to 
     the Congress any legislative changes necessary to permit 
     regulatory simplification under this section.''.

  PART B--PERFORMANCE-BASED ORGANIZATION FOR THE DELIVERY OF FEDERAL 
                     STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

     SEC. 111. PERFORMANCE-BASED ORGANIZATION FOR THE DELIVERY OF 
                   FEDERAL STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

       Title I (as amended by part A of this title) is amended--
       (1) by striking the heading of such title and inserting the 
     following:
            ``TITLE I--GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                    ``PART A--GENERAL PROVISIONS'';

     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new part:

 ``PART B--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR DELIVERY OF STUDENT FINANCIAL 
                               ASSISTANCE

     ``SEC. 131. PERFORMANCE-BASED ORGANIZATION FOR THE DELIVERY 
                   OF FEDERAL STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Establishment and Purpose.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the 
     Department a Performance-Based Organization (hereafter 
     referred to as the `PBO') which shall be a discrete 
     management unit responsible for managing the information 
     systems supporting the programs authorized under title IV of 
     this Act, as specified in subsection (b).
       ``(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the PBO are--
       ``(A) to improve the level of service to students and 
     participants in the programs;
       ``(B) to reduce the costs of administering the Federal 
     student financial assistance programs authorized under title 
     IV;
       ``(C) to increase the accountability of the officials 
     responsible for administering the operational aspects of 
     these programs;
       ``(D) to provide greater flexibility in the management of 
     the operational functions of the Federal student financial 
     assistance programs;
       ``(E) to integrate the information systems supporting the 
     Federal student financial assistance programs; and
       ``(F) to implement an open, common, integrated system for 
     the delivery of student financial assistance under title IV.
       ``(b) Authority.--
       ``(1) Authority of secretary.-- Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, the Secretary shall maintain 
     responsibility for the development and promulgation of policy 
     relating to the programs of student financial assistance 
     under title IV. In the exercise of its functions, the PBO 
     shall be subject to the direction of the Secretary. The 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) request the advice of, and work in cooperation with, 
     the Chief Operating Officer in developing regulations, 
     policies, administrative guidance, or procedures affecting 
     the information systems administered by the PBO, and other 
     functions performed by the PBO;
       ``(B) request cost estimates from the Chief Operating 
     Officer for system changes required by specific policies 
     proposed by the Secretary;
       ``(C) consider the Chief Operating Officer's comments and 
     estimates prior to finalizing such regulations, policies, 
     administrative guidance, or procedures;
       ``(D) assist the Chief Operating Officer in identifying 
     goals for the administration and modernization of the 
     delivery system for student financial assistance under title 
     IV; and
       ``(E) if necessary, arrange for additional funding to 
     ensure that the PBO can efficiently perform its functions.
       ``(2) Functions.--The PBO shall carry out the following 
     functions:
       ``(A) All aspects of contracting for the data and 
     information systems supporting student financial assistance 
     under title IV, including the operational administration of 
     the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, but not 
     including the development of policy relating to such 
     programs.
       ``(B) The administrative, accounting, and financial 
     management functions of the delivery system for Federal 
     student assistance, including--
       ``(i) the collection, processing and transmission of 
     applicant data to students, institutions and authorized third 
     parties, as provided for in section 483;
       ``(ii) technical specifications for software development 
     and systems supporting the delivery of student financial 
     assistance under title IV;
       ``(iii) information technology and systems infrastructure 
     related to the delivery and management of student financial 
     assistance under title IV;
       ``(iv) all software and hardware acquisitions and all 
     information technology contracts related to the delivery and 
     management of student financial assistance under title IV; 
     and
       ``(v) all customer service, training and user support 
     related to the functions described in clauses (i) through 
     (iv).
       ``(C) Annual development of a budget for the operations and 
     services of the PBO, in consultation with the Secretary, and 
     for consideration and inclusion in the Department's annual 
     budget submission.
       ``(D) Annual development of goals, in consultation with the 
     Secretary, for the administration and modernization of the 
     system for delivery of student financial assistance under 
     title IV.
       ``(E) Other functions proposed by the Secretary, and agreed 
     to by the Chief Operating Officer as are not inconsistent 
     with the functions of the PBO.
       ``(3) Independence.--In carrying out its functions, the PBO 
     shall exercise independent control of its budget allocations 
     and expenditures, personnel decisions and processes, 
     procurements, and other administrative and management 
     functions.
       ``(4) Review of pbo.--The PBO shall be subject to the usual 
     and customary Federal audit procedures, and be subject to 
     review by the Inspector General of the Department.

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       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     funding the administrative costs incurred by the PBO in 
     administering systems supporting programs under this part, 
     there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary for fiscal year 1999 and each of the 4 succeeding 
     fiscal years, except that funds authorized under section 458 
     shall be made available to the PBO by the Secretary for 
     administrative costs authorized to be funded under that 
     section.
       ``(d) Organizational Reports.--
       ``(1) Performance plan.--Within 6 months of the hiring of 
     the Chief Operating Officer, and every 12 months thereafter, 
     the Secretary and the Chief Operating Officer of the 
     Department shall develop a performance plan for the PBO that 
     establishes measurable goals and objectives for the 
     organization. In developing this performance plan, the 
     Secretary and the Chief Operating Officer shall consult with 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources 
     of the Senate, and the Advisory Committee on Student 
     Financial Assistance. The performance plan shall include a 
     concise statement of goals for a modernized system for the 
     delivery of student financial assistance under title IV and 
     identify action steps necessary to achieve such goals. Such 
     goals shall be used in evaluating the performance of the 
     Chief Operating Officer and the PBO pursuant to paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(2) Annual accountability report.--The Chief Operating 
     Officer shall prepare and submit an annual accountability 
     report to the Secretary and the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate. The 
     accountability report shall include--
       ``(A) an independent financial audit of the expenditures of 
     both the PBO and programs administered by it;
       ``(B) financial and performance requirements applicable to 
     the PBO under the Chief Financial Officer Act of 1990 and the 
     Government Performance and Results Act of 1993;
       ``(C) the results achieved by the PBO during the year 
     relative to the goals established in the organization's 
     performance plan;
       ``(D) the results of the evaluations of performance of the 
     Chief Operating Officer and senior managers under subsections 
     (e)(2) and (f )(2), including the amounts of bonus 
     compensation awarded to these individuals;
       ``(E) a discussion of the effectiveness of coordination 
     between the PBO and the Secretary;
       ``(F) recommendations for legislative and regulatory 
     changes to improve service to students and their families, 
     and to improve program efficiency and integrity; and
       ``(G) other such information as the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget shall prescribe for performance 
     based organizations.
       ``(e) Chief Operating Officer.--
       ``(1) In general.--The management of the PBO shall be 
     vested in a Chief Operating Officer who shall be appointed by 
     the Secretary to a 5-year term and compensated without regard 
     to chapters 33, 51, and 53 of title 5, United States Code. 
     The Secretary shall appoint the Chief Operating Officer 
     within 6 months of the date of enactment of this part. The 
     Secretary shall consult with the Chairmen of the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate 
     prior to making an appointment. The appointment shall be made 
     on the basis of demonstrated management ability and expertise 
     in information technology, including extensive experience in 
     the financial services industry, and without regard to 
     political affiliation or activity. The Secretary may 
     reappoint the Chief Operating Officer to subsequent terms so 
     long as the performance of the Chief Operating Officer, as 
     set forth in the performance agreement, is satisfactory or 
     better. The Chief Operating Officer may be removed by--
       ``(A) the President; or
       ``(B) the Secretary, for misconduct or failure to meet 
     performance goals set forth in the performance agreement in 
     paragraph (2).
     The President or Secretary shall communicate the reasons for 
     any such removal to the appropriate committees of Congress.
       ``(2) Performance agreement.--The Secretary and the Chief 
     Operating Officer shall enter into an annual performance 
     agreement which shall set forth measurable organization and 
     individual goals for the Chief Operating Officer in key 
     operational areas. The agreement shall be subject to review 
     and renegotiation at the end of each term. The final 
     agreement shall be transmitted to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, and 
     made publicly available.
       ``(3) Compensation.--The Chief Operating Officer is 
     authorized to be paid at an annual rate of basic pay not to 
     exceed the maximum rate of basic pay for the Senior Executive 
     Service under section 5382 of title 5, United States Code, 
     including any applicable locality-based comparability payment 
     that may be authorized under section 5304(h)(2)(B) of such 
     title 5. In addition, the Chief Operating Officer may receive 
     a bonus in an amount up to, but not in excess of, 50 percent 
     of such annual rate of basic pay, based upon the Secretary's 
     evaluation of the Chief Operating Officer's performance in 
     relation to the performance goals set forth in the 
     performance agreement described in paragraph (2). Payment of 
     a bonus under this paragraph may be made to the Chief 
     Operating Officer only to the extent that such payment does 
     not cause the Chief Operating Officer's total aggregate 
     compensation in a calendar year to equal or exceed the amount 
     of the President's salary under section 102 of title 3, 
     United States Code.
       ``(f ) Senior Management.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Chief Operating Officer may appoint 
     up to 5 senior managers as may be necessary without regard to 
     the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
     appointments in the competitive service, and who may be paid 
     without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
     III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification 
     and General Schedule pay rates.
       ``(2) Performance agreement.--The Chief Operating Officer 
     shall enter into an annual performance agreement with each 
     senior manager appointed under this subsection which shall 
     set forth measurable organization and individual goals in key 
     operational areas. The agreement shall be subject to review 
     and renegotiation at the end of each term.
       ``(3) Compensation.--The Chief Operating Officer is 
     authorized to pay senior managers at an annual rate of basic 
     pay not to exceed 75 percent of the maximum rate of basic pay 
     for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 
     5, United States Code, including any applicable locality-
     based comparability payment that may be authorized under 
     section 5304(h)(2)(C) of such title 5. In addition, a senior 
     manager may receive a bonus in an amount up to, but not in 
     excess of, 50 percent of such annual rate of basic pay, based 
     upon the Chief Operating Officer's evaluation of the 
     manager's performance in relation to the performance goals 
     set forth in the performance agreement described in paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(g) Personnel Flexibility.--
       ``(1) Personnel ceilings.--The PBO shall not be subject to 
     any ceiling relating to the number or grade of employees.
       ``(2) Administrative flexibility.--The Chief Operating 
     Officer shall work with the Office of Personnel Management to 
     develop and implement personnel flexibilities in staffing, 
     classification, and pay that meet the needs of the PBO, 
     subject to compliance with title 5, United States Code.
       ``(h) Establishment of a Fair and Equitable System for 
     Measuring Staff Performance.--The PBO shall establish an 
     annual performance management system, subject to compliance 
     with title 5, United States Code and consistent with 
     applicable provisions of law and regulations, which 
     strengthens the organizational effectiveness of the PBO by 
     providing for establishing goals or objectives for 
     individual, group, or organizational performance (or any 
     combination thereof), consistent with the performance plan of 
     the PBO and its performance planning procedures, including 
     those established under the Government Performance and 
     Results Act of 1993, and communicating such goals or 
     objectives to employees.
       ``(i) Procurement Flexibility.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in this subsection, 
     the PBO shall abide by all applicable Federal procurement 
     laws and regulations when procuring property and services. 
     The PBO shall--
       ``(A) enter into contracts for information systems 
     supporting the programs authorized under title IV to carry 
     out the functions set forth in subsection (b)(2); and
       ``(B) obtain the services of experts and consultants 
     without regard to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code 
     and set pay in accordance with such section.
       ``(2) Performance based servicing contracts.--The Chief 
     Operating Officer shall, to the extent practicable, maximize 
     the use of performance based servicing contracts, consistent 
     with guidelines for such contracts published by the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy, to achieve cost savings and 
     improve service.
       ``(3) Fee for service arrangements.--The Chief Operating 
     Officer shall, to the extent practicable and consistent with 
     the purpose of the PBO, utilize services available outside of 
     the Federal Government in the delivery of Federal student 
     financial assistance. To achieve this purpose, the PBO is 
     authorized to pay fees to an organization that are equivalent 
     to those paid by other entities for such services, if the 
     Chief Operating Officer determines that such organization 
     currently provides an information system or service that 
     meets the requirements of the PBO.
       ``(j) Focus Groups.--To facilitate information sharing and 
     customer involvement, the Chief Operating Officer may 
     establish focus groups composed of students, institutions, 
     and other participants in the programs authorized by title IV 
     to provide advice on student aid delivery matters.

     ``SEC. 132. ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION OF STUDENT AID 
                   DELIVERY.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, and the Chief Operating 
     Officer shall improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the 
     student aid delivery system by encouraging and participating 
     in the establishment of voluntary consensus standards and 
     requirements for the electronic transmission of information 
     necessary for the administration of programs under title IV.
       ``(b) Adoption of Voluntary Consensus Standards.--Except 
     with respect to the common financial reporting form under 
     section 483(a), the Secretary shall adopt voluntary consensus 
     standards for transactions required under title IV, and 
     common data elements for such transactions, to enable 
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     tween systems administered by the Department and among 
     participants in the Federal student aid delivery system.
       ``(c) Requirements for Adoption of Voluntary Consensus 
     Standards.--Any voluntary consensus standard adopted under 
     this section shall--
       ``(1) be a standard that has been developed, adopted, or 
     modified by a standard setting organization that is open to 
     the participation of the various entities engaged in the 
     delivery of Federal student financial assistance; and
       ``(2) be consistent with the objective of reducing the 
     administrative costs of delivering student financial 
     assistance under title IV.
       ``(d) Participation in Standard Setting Organizations.--
       ``(1) The Chief Operating Officer shall participate in the 
     activities of standard setting organizations in carrying out 
     the provisions of this section.
       ``(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall encourage higher 
     education groups seeking to develop common forms, standards, 
     and procedures in support of the delivery of Federal student 
     financial assistance to conduct these activities within a 
     standard setting organization.
       ``(3) The Chief Operating Officer may pay necessary dues 
     and fees associated with participating in standard setting 
     organizations pursuant to this subsection from funds 
     available under subsection (j).
       ``(e) Procedures for Adoption and Implementation of 
     Voluntary Consensus Standards.--In adopting voluntary 
     consensus standards and implementation timetables under this 
     section, including modifications of existing standards, the 
     Secretary shall follow the procedures for negotiated 
     rulemaking in section 492.
       ``(f ) Initial Voluntary Consensus Standards To Be 
     Adopted.--Through coordinated participation between the Chief 
     Operating Officer and standard setting organizations, the 
     initial standards adopted by the Secretary shall include the 
     following:
       ``(1) Electronic personal identifier number.--The Secretary 
     shall adopt standards for a single electronic personal 
     identifier number for students receiving assistance under 
     title IV.
       ``(2) Electronic signature.--The Secretary, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Commerce, shall adopt standards 
     specifying procedures for the electronic transmission and 
     authentication of signatures with respect to transactions 
     requiring a signature under title IV.
       ``(3) Single institutional identifier.--The Secretary shall 
     adopt standards for a single identifier for eligible 
     institutions under title IV.
       ``(g) Use of Clearinghouses.--Nothing in this section shall 
     restrict the ability of participating institutions and 
     lenders from using a clearinghouse to comply with the 
     standards for the exchange of information established under 
     this section.
       ``(h) Applicability to Current Systems.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) 
     and (3), this section shall apply to all Department of 
     Education information systems supporting the delivery of 
     programs under title IV no later than 12 months from the date 
     of enactment of this part.
       ``(2) National student loan data system.--This section 
     shall apply to sections 485B(e) and (f ) no later than 18 
     months after the date of enactment of this part.
       ``(3) Integrated postsecondary education data system.--The 
     Secretary shall coordinate the adoption of voluntary 
     consensus standards under this section to ensure that 
     standards are compatible with the integrated postsecondary 
     education data system (IPEDS).
       ``(i) Data Security.--Any entity that maintains or 
     transmits information under a transaction covered by this 
     section shall maintain reasonable and appropriate 
     administrative, technical, and physical safeguards--
       ``(1) to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of the 
     information; and
       ``(2) to protect against any reasonably anticipated 
     security threats, or unauthorized uses or disclosures of the 
     information.
       ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated in any fiscal year or made 
     available from funds appropriated to carry out activities in 
     this section in any fiscal year such sums as may be necessary 
     to carry out the provisions of this section, except that if 
     no funds are appropriated pursuant to this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall make funds available to carry out this 
     section from amounts appropriated for the operations and 
     expenses of the Department of Education.
       ``(k) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) The term `voluntary consensus standard' means a 
     standard developed or used by a standard setting organization 
     accredited by the American National Standards Institute.
       ``(2) The term `standard setting organization' means a 
     standard setting organization accredited by the American 
     National Standards Institute that develops standards for 
     information transactions, data elements, or any other 
     standard that is necessary to, or will facilitate, the 
     implementation of this section.
       ``(3) For purposes of this section, the term 
     `clearinghouse' means a public or private entity that 
     processes or facilitates the processing of nonstandard data 
     elements into data elements conforming to standards adopted 
     under this section.''.
         TITLE II--POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

     SEC. 201. URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICE.

       (a) Designation of Title.--The Higher Education Act of 1965 
     is amended by inserting at the end of title I (20 U.S.C. 1001 
     et seq.) the following:
      ``TITLE II--POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS''.
       (b) Redesignation and Transfer of Urban Community Service 
     Program.--
       (1) Internal cross-references.--Part A of title XI is 
     amended--
       (A) in section 1102(b), by striking ``section 1104'' and 
     inserting ``section 204'';
       (B) in section 1104(12), by striking ``section 
     1103(a)(2)(B)'' and inserting ``section 203(a)(2)(B)''; and
       (C) in section 1108(1), by striking ``section 1103'' and 
     inserting ``section 203''.
       (2) Redesignation.--Part A of title XI (20 U.S.C. 1136 et 
     seq.) is redesignated as part A of title II, and sections 
     1101 through 1109 are redesignated as sections 201 through 
     209.
       (3) Transfer.--Part A of title II (including sections 201 
     through 209), as redesignated by paragraph (2), is 
     transferred to immediately follow the heading inserted by 
     subsection (a) of this section.
       (4) Repeal.--Part B of title XI (20 U.S.C. 1137 et seq.) 
     and the heading of title XI are repealed.
       (c) Allowable Activities.--Section 204 (as redesignated by 
     subsection (b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(14) Improving access to technology in local 
     communities.''.
       (d) Designation of Urban Grant Institutions.--Section 207 
     (as redesignated by subsection (b)(2)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``The information 
     developed as a result of this section shall be made available 
     to Urban Grant Institutions and to any other interested 
     institution of higher education by any appropriate means, 
     including the Internet.''.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 209 (as 
     redesignated by subsection (b)(2)) is amended by striking 
     ``1993'' and inserting ``1999''.

     SEC. 202. FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY 
                   EDUCATION.

       (a) Redesignation and Transfer of Programs.--
       (1) Redesignation.--Part A of title X (20 U.S.C. 1135 et 
     seq.) is redesignated as part B of title II (as amended by 
     section 201) and--
       (A) sections 1001 through 1003 (20 U.S.C. 1135 et seq.) are 
     redesignated as sections 221 through 223; and
       (B) section 1011 (20 U.S.C. 1135a-11) is redesignated as 
     section 224.
       (2) Transfer.--Part B of title II (including sections 221 
     through 224), as redesignated by paragraph (1), is 
     transferred to follow part A of title II.
       (3) Repeal.--Section 1004 and parts B, C, and D of title X 
     (20 U.S.C. 1135a-3, 1135e et seq.) and the heading of title X 
     are repealed.
       (b) Endowment Grants.--Section 221(a) (as redesignated by 
     subsection (a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (7);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) awarding an endowment grant, on a competitive basis, 
     to a national organization to enable such organization to 
     support the establishment or ongoing work of area program 
     centers that foster the development of local affiliated 
     chapters in high-poverty areas to improve graduation rates 
     and postsecondary attendance through the provision of 
     academic support services and scholarship assistance for the 
     pursuit of postsecondary education.''.
       (c) Special Projects.--Section 224 (as redesignated by 
     subsection (a)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection 
     (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) institutional restructuring to improve learning and 
     promote productivity, efficiency, quality improvement, and 
     cost and price control;
       ``(2) articulation agreements between two-year and four-
     year institutions;
       ``(3) cooperation between institutions to encourage cost 
     saving initiatives through joint purchase of goods and 
     services, and shared use of facilities and faculty resources.
       ``(4) evaluation and dissemination of model programs; and
       ``(5) international cooperation and student exchange among 
     postsecondary educational institutions.''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (d).
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Combination of subparts.--Part B of title II (as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended by striking the 
     subpart designations and headings.
       (2) Authorization.--Part B of title II (as so redesignated) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 225. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     part $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

     SEC. 203. GRANTS TO STATES FOR WORKPLACE AND COMMUNITY 
                   TRANSITION TRAINING FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH 
                   OFFENDERS.

       (a) Redesignation and Transfer of Programs.--
       (1) Redesignation.--Part E of title X (20 U.S.C. 1135g) is 
     redesignated as part C of title

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     II and section 1091 is redesignated as section 231.
       (2) Transfer.--Part C of title II (including section 231), 
     as redesignated by paragraph (1), is transferred to follow 
     part B of title II (as amended by section 202 of this Act).
       (b) Reauthorization.--Section 231(j) (as so redesignated) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years.''.

     SEC. 204. ADVANCED PLACEMENT FEE PAYMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Redesignation and Transfer of Programs.--
       (1) Redesignation.--Part G of title XV of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 1170) is redesignated 
     as part D of title II and section 1545 of such Act is 
     redesignated as section 241.
       (2) Transfer.--Part D of title II (including section 241), 
     as redesignated by paragraph (1), is transferred to follow 
     part C of title II (as amended by section 203 of this Act).
       (b) Reauthorization.--Section 241(f ) (as so redesignated) 
     is amended by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``1999''.

     SEC. 205. TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.

       Title II is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new part:

              ``PART E--TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS

     ``SEC. 271. PURPOSE.

       ``The purposes of this part are--
       ``(1) to provide competitive grants to States for 
     assistance in strengthening the quality of the teaching force 
     by improving the academic knowledge of teachers in the 
     subject areas in which they teach, such as math, science, 
     English, foreign languages, history, economics, art, civics, 
     Government, and geography;
       ``(2) to hold institutions of higher education with teacher 
     preparation programs accountable for preparing teachers who 
     are highly competent in the academic content areas in which 
     they plan to teach, including training in the effective uses 
     of technologies in the classroom; and
       ``(3) to recruit high quality individuals, including 
     individuals from other occupations, into the teaching force.

     ``SEC. 272. ELIGIBILITY.

       ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this part:
       ``(1) Eligible Grant Recipient.--The term `eligible grant 
     recipient' means--
       ``(A) other than for the purpose of section 273(b), a 
     Governor of a State, except that if, pursuant to the law or 
     constitution of such State, another individual, entity, or 
     agency in a State that is responsible for the teacher 
     certification and preparation activities contained in the 
     application, such term means that individual, entity, or 
     agency; and
       ``(B) for the purpose of section 273(b), an eligible 
     partnership.
       ``(2) Eligible partnership.--The term `eligible 
     partnership' means an entity consisting of an exemplary 
     private independent or State-supported public institution of 
     higher education which prepares teachers, and a local 
     educational agency, and which may also consist of the 
     eligible grant recipient, other institutions of higher 
     education, public charter schools, public and private 
     nonprofit elementary and secondary schools, or other public 
     and private nonprofit agencies or organizations.
       ``(b) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this part, an eligible grant recipient shall, at the 
     time of the initial grant application, submit an application 
     to the Secretary that meets the requirements of this part.
       ``(c) Contents of Application.--Such application shall 
     include a description of how the eligible grant recipient 
     intends to use funds provided under this part and such other 
     information and assurances as the Secretary may require.

     ``SEC. 273. USE OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) General Activities.--The eligible grant recipient of 
     a State that receives a grant under this subpart shall use a 
     portion of such grant to carry out 1 or more of the following 
     activities:
       ``(1) Reforming State teacher certification requirements to 
     ensure that current and future teachers possess the necessary 
     academic content knowledge in the subject areas in which they 
     are certified and assigned to teach.
       ``(2) Providing prospective teachers alternatives to 
     schools of education through programs at colleges of arts and 
     sciences or at nonprofit organizations.
       ``(3) Funding programs which establish or expand 
     alternative routes to State certification for highly 
     qualified individuals, including mid-career professionals 
     from other occupations, paraprofessionals, and former 
     military personnel.
       ``(4) Implementing reforms which hold institutions of 
     higher education with teacher preparation programs 
     accountable for preparing teachers who are highly competent 
     in the academic content areas in which they plan to teach.
       ``(5) Developing and implementing effective mechanisms to 
     expeditiously remove incompetent or unqualified teachers.
       ``(6) Recruiting minorities, and others, into the teaching 
     and counseling professions, including education 
     paraprofessionals, former military personnel, and mid-career 
     professionals, by providing financial and other assistance 
     related to instruction, induction, mentoring, and support 
     services that include pre-service and in-service components, 
     to serve within schools which have--
       ``(A) a high percentage of children in poverty;
       ``(B) low retention rates for teachers; or
       ``(C) a high percentage of teachers teaching subjects for 
     which they are not qualified to teach.
       ``(7) Developing and implementing effective mechanisms to 
     provide principals and superintendents with advanced 
     managerial skills.
       ``(8) Creating opportunities for school principals and 
     superintendents to further their professional development by 
     providing advanced managerial skills training.
       ``(b) Partnership Activities.--An eligible partnership that 
     receives a grant under this subpart shall use such funds to 
     carry out 1 or more of the following activities:
       ``(1) Implementing reforms which hold institutions of 
     higher education with teacher preparation programs 
     accountable for preparing teachers who are highly competent 
     in the academic content areas in which they plan to teach.
       ``(2) Creating opportunities for enhanced and ongoing 
     professional development which improves the academic content 
     knowledge of teachers in the subject areas in which they are 
     certified to teach or in which they are working toward 
     certification to teach.
       ``(3) Providing programs designed to implement the 
     successful integration of technology into teaching and 
     learning.
       ``(4) Recruiting minorities, and others, into the teaching 
     and counseling professions, including education 
     paraprofessionals, former military personnel, and mid-career 
     professionals, by providing financial and other assistance 
     related to instruction, induction, mentoring, and support 
     services that include pre-service and in-service components, 
     to serve within schools which have--
       ``(A) a high percentage of children in poverty;
       ``(B) low retention rates for teachers; or
       ``(C) a high percentage of teachers teaching subjects for 
     which they are not qualified to teach.

     ``SEC. 274. COMPETITIVE AWARDS.

       ``(a) Competitive Grants.--
       ``(1) Applicability.--The Secretary shall make grants in 
     accordance with the requirements of this subsection for any 
     fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under section 
     276 does not equal or exceed $250,000,000.
       ``(2) Competitive basis for awards.--The Secretary shall 
     make annual grants under this subsection on a competitive 
     basis.
       ``(3) Peer review panel.--The Secretary shall provide the 
     applications submitted by eligible grant recipients under 
     section 272 to a peer review panel for evaluation. With 
     respect to each application, the peer review panel shall 
     initially recommend the application for funding or for 
     disapproval.
       ``(4) Priority.--In recommending applications to the 
     Secretary, the panel shall give priority to--
       ``(A) applications from States with proposals which promise 
     initiatives to reform State teacher certification 
     requirements which are designed to ensure that current and 
     future teachers possess the necessary academic content 
     knowledge in the subject areas in which they are certified to 
     teach or which include innovative reforms to hold 
     institutions of higher education with teacher preparation 
     programs accountable for preparing teachers who are highly 
     competent in the academic content areas in which they plan to 
     teach; and
       ``(B) eligible partnership applications which--
       ``(i) include the eligible grant recipient and demonstrate 
     a high degree of collaboration with the State agency 
     responsible for teacher certification and preparation; and
       ``(ii) include a local educational agency which includes a 
     school with--

       ``(I) a high percentage of children in poverty;
       ``(II) low retention rates for teachers; or
       ``(III) a high percentage of teachers teaching subjects for 
     which they are not qualified to teach.

       ``(5) Ranking of applications.--With respect to each 
     application recommended for funding, the panel shall assign 
     the application a rank, relative to other recommended 
     applications, based on the priority described in subsection 
     (c), the extent to which the application furthers the 
     purposes of this part, and the overall quality of the 
     application, based on the quality and scope of State-
     supported strategies to improve quality of teacher 
     preparation and their teaching force.
       ``(6) Recommendation of amount.--With respect to each 
     application recommended for funding, the panel shall make a 
     recommendation to the Secretary with respect to the amount of 
     the grant that should be made. The Secretary shall use \1/3\ 
     of the funds made available under this part to fund 
     applications submitted by eligible partnerships.
       ``(7) Secretarial selection.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary shall determine, based on the peer review panel's 
     recommendations, which applications shall receive funding and 
     the amounts of such grants. In determining grant amounts, the 
     Secretary shall take into account the total amount of funds 
     available for all grants under this part and the types of 
     activities proposed to be carried out.
       ``(B) Effect of ranking by panel.--In making grants under 
     this part, the Secretary shall select applications according 
     to the ranking of the applications by the peer review panel, 
     except in cases where the Secretary determines, for good 
     cause, that a variation from that order is appropriate.

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       ``(b) Formula Grants.--
       ``(1) Allotment.--For any fiscal year for which the amount 
     appropriated to carry out this part exceeds $250,000,000, the 
     Secretary shall make allotments to the eligible grant 
     recipient of each State, pursuant to the formula described in 
     paragraph (2), to enable the eligible grant recipient to 
     carry out the activities under this part, including the 
     funding of eligible partnerships to carry out activities 
     described in section 273(b).
       ``(2) Allotment formula.--For any such fiscal year, an 
     eligible grant recipient from each State that submits an 
     application under section 272(a) shall receive an allotment 
     under this part in an amount that bears the same ratio to the 
     amount appropriated as the school age population ages 5 
     through 17 of the State bears to the school age population 
     ages 5 through 17 of all the States, except that no State 
     shall receive less than an amount equal to \1/4\ of 1 percent 
     of the total amount.
       ``(c) Additional Requirements.--
       ``(1) Matching requirement.--Each State receiving funds 
     under this part shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an 
     amount equal to \1/2\ of the amount of the grant in cash or 
     in kind to carry out the activities supported by the grant.
       ``(2) Limitation on administrative expenses.--An eligible 
     recipient that receives a grant under this part may use not 
     more than 2 percent of the grant funds for administrative 
     costs.
       ``(3) Reporting.--
       ``(A) In general.--An eligible grant recipient that 
     receives a grant under this section shall submit an 
     accountability report to the Secretary and the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate. 
     Such reports shall include a description of the degree to 
     which substantial progress has been made in meeting the 
     following goals:
       ``(i) Raising the State academic standards required to 
     enter the teaching profession.
       ``(ii) Increasing the percentage of classes taught in core 
     academic subject areas by teachers fully certified by the 
     State to teach in those subject areas.
       ``(iii) Decreasing shortages of qualified teachers in poor 
     urban and rural areas.
       ``(iv) Increasing opportunities for enhanced and ongoing 
     professional development which improves the academic content 
     knowledge of teachers in the subject areas in which they are 
     certified to teach or in which they are working toward 
     certification to teach.
       ``(B) Accountability of state institution of higher 
     education.--Prior to receiving funds under this part, an 
     eligible grant recipient shall demonstrate that at least 80 
     percent of graduates of each of the exemplary institutions of 
     higher education in any eligible partnership described in 
     section 273(a)(2) who enter the field of teaching pass all 
     applicable State qualification assessments of new teachers, 
     which must include assessments of each prospective teacher's 
     subject matter knowledge in the content area or areas in 
     which the teacher provides instruction. Prior to each 
     subsequent receipt of funds under this part, such State shall 
     demonstrate that 70 percent of the graduates of each 
     institution of higher education in the State have met such 
     goal and continue to progress to exceed such goal. Such 
     assessment shall be at least as rigorous as those in place on 
     the date of enactment of this Act and shall have qualifying 
     scores no lower than those in place on the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       ``(C) Provision to peer review panel.--The Secretary shall 
     provide the reports submitted under subparagraph (A) to the 
     peer review panel convened under subsection (a)(3). The panel 
     shall use such accountability report in recommending 
     applications for subsequent funding under this section.
       ``(4) Teachers qualifications provided to parent upon 
     request.--Any local educational agency that participates as 
     an eligible recipient or partner under this part shall make 
     available, upon request and in an understandable and uniform 
     format, to any parent of a student attending any school in 
     the local educational agency, information regarding the 
     qualifications of the student's classroom teacher, both 
     generally and with regard to the subject matter in which the 
     teacher provides instruction.

     ``SEC. 275. LIMITATIONS.

       ``(a) Federal Control Prohibited.--Nothing in this part 
     shall be construed to permit, allow, encourage, or authorize 
     any Federal control over any aspect of any private, 
     religious, or home school, whether or not a home school is 
     treated as a private school or home school under State law. 
     This section shall not be construed to bar private, 
     religious, or home schools from participation in programs or 
     services under this part.
       ``(b) No Change in State Control Encouraged or Required.--
     Nothing in this part shall be construed to encourage or 
     require any change in a State's treatment of any private, 
     religious, or home school, whether or not a home school is 
     treated as a private school or home school under State law.
       ``(c) National System of Teacher Certification 
     Prohibited.--Nothing in this part shall be construed to 
     permit, allow, encourage, or authorize any national system of 
     teacher certification.

     ``SEC. 276. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     part such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003.''.

     SEC. 206. CAMPUS SAFETY.

       (a) Grants to Combat Violent Crimes Against Women on 
     Campuses.--Title II is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new part:

  ``Part F--Grants to Combat Violent Crimes Against Women on Campuses

     ``SEC. 281. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN ON 
                   CAMPUSES.

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
     grants to institutions of higher education for use to provide 
     training to administrators, security personnel, and campus 
     personnel and student organizations for the purpose of 
     developing and strengthening effective security and 
     investigation strategies to combat violent crimes against 
     women on campuses, and to develop and strengthen victim 
     services in cases involving violent crimes against women on 
     campuses, which may include partnerships with local criminal 
     justice authorities and community-based victims services 
     agencies.
       ``(2) Award basis.--The Secretary shall award grants and 
     contracts under this section on a competitive basis.
       ``(3) Equitable participation.--The Secretary shall make 
     every effort to ensure the equitable participation of private 
     and public institutions of higher education and to ensure the 
     equitable geographic participation of such institutions in 
     the activities assisted under this part.
       ``(4) Priority.--In the award of grants and contracts under 
     this section, the Secretary shall give priority to 
     institutions of higher education or consortia of such 
     institutions that show the greatest need for the sums 
     requested.
       ``(b) Use of Grant Funds.--Funds provided under this part 
     may be used for the following purposes:
       ``(1) To provide training for campus security and college 
     personnel, including campus disciplinary or judicial boards, 
     that address the issues of sexual assaults, stalking, and 
     domestic violence.
       ``(2) To implement and operate education programs for the 
     prevention of violent crimes against women.
       ``(3) To develop, enlarge, or strengthen support services 
     programs including medical or psychological counseling for 
     victims of sexual offense crimes.
       ``(4) To create, disseminate, or otherwise provide 
     assistance and information about victims' options on and off 
     campus to bring disciplinary or other legal action.
       ``(5) To train campus administrators and campus security 
     personnel to more effectively identify and respond to violent 
     crimes against women on campus, including the crimes of 
     sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence.
       ``(6) To develop and implement more effective campus 
     policies, protocols, orders, and services specifically 
     devoted to prevent, identify, and respond to violent crimes 
     against women on campus, including the crimes of sexual 
     assault, stalking, and domestic violence.
       ``(7) To develop, enlarge, or strengthen victim services 
     programs for local campuses and to improve delivery of victim 
     services on campuses.
       ``(8) To provide capital improvements (including improved 
     lighting and communications facilities but not including the 
     construction of buildings) on campuses to address violent 
     crimes against women on campus, including the crimes of 
     sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence.
       ``(9) To support improved coordination between campus 
     administrators, campus security personnel, and local law 
     enforcement to reduce violent crimes against women on campus.
       ``(c) Applications.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to be eligible to be awarded a 
     grant under this section for any fiscal year, an institution 
     of higher education shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
     shall prescribe.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       ``(A) describe the need for grant funds and the plan for 
     implementation for any of the purposes described in 
     subsection (b);
       ``(B) describe how the campus authorities shall consult and 
     coordinate with nonprofit and other victim services programs, 
     including sexual assault and domestic violence victim 
     services programs;
       ``(C) provide measurable goals and expected results from 
     the use of the grants funds;
       ``(D) provide assurances that the Federal funds made 
     available under this section shall be used to supplement and, 
     to the extent practical, increase the level of funds that 
     would, in the absence of Federal funds, be made available by 
     the applicant for the purpose described in this part; and
       ``(E) include such other information and assurances as the 
     Secretary reasonably determines to be necessary.
       ``(3) Compliance with campus crime reporting required.--No 
     institution of higher education shall be eligible for a grant 
     under this section unless such institution is in compliance 
     with the requirements of section 485(f ) of this Act.
       ``(d) Reporting.--Not later than 180 days after the end of 
     the fiscal year for which grants are made under this part, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the committees of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate responsible for issues 
     relating to higher education and crime, a report that 
     includes--
       ``(1) the number of grants and funds distributed under this 
     part;

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       ``(2) a summary of the purposes for which these grants were 
     provided and an evaluation of their progress;
       ``(3) a statistical summary of the persons served, 
     detailing the nature of victimization, and providing data on 
     age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability, relationship to 
     offender, geographic distribution, and type of campus; and
       ``(4) an evaluation of the effectiveness of programs funded 
     under this part, including an evaluation based on the 
     reduction observed in crimes reported pursuant to section 
     485(f ).
       ``(f ) Grantee Reporting.--Upon completion of the grant or 
     contract period under this section, the grantee institution 
     or consortium of such institutions shall file a performance 
     report with the Secretary explaining the activities carried 
     out together with an assessment of the effectiveness of those 
     activities in achieving the purposes of this section. The 
     Secretary shall suspend funding for an approved application 
     if an applicant fails to submit an annual performance report.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this part--
       ``(1) the term `domestic violence' includes acts or threats 
     of violence, not including acts of self-defense, committed by 
     a current or former spouse of the victim, by a person with 
     whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is 
     cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim, by a 
     person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the 
     domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction, or by 
     any other person against a victim who is protected from that 
     person's acts under the domestic or family violence laws of 
     the jurisdiction;
       ``(2) the term `sexual assault' means any conduct 
     proscribed by chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, 
     whether or not the conduct occurs in the special maritime and 
     territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal 
     prison and includes both assaults committed by offenders who 
     are strangers to the victim and assaults committed by 
     offenders who are known or related by blood or marriage to 
     the victim; and
       ``(3) the term `victim services' means a nonprofit, 
     nongovernmental organization that assists domestic violence 
     or sexual assault victims, including campus women's centers, 
     rape crisis centers, battered women's shelters, and other 
     sexual assault or domestic violence programs including campus 
     counseling support and victim advocate organizations with 
     domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault programs, 
     whether or not organized and staffed by students.
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this part, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums 
     as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.''.

     SEC. 207. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION 
                   THAT PREPARE TEACHERS.

       Title II is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new part:

  ``PART F--ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT 
                            PREPARE TEACHERS

     ``SEC. 281. DATA COLLECTION.

       ``(a) Data Required.--Within one year after the date of 
     enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, and 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary shall collect from each 
     State receiving funds under this Act and publish the 
     following information:
       ``(1) A description of the teacher licensing and 
     credentialing assessments used by each State, including any 
     and all assessments required in the subject matter area or 
     areas in which a teacher provides instruction.
       ``(2) The standards and criteria established by each State 
     that teachers or prospective teachers must meet in order to 
     receive a passing score on such assessments, including 
     information on the extent to which passing such examinations 
     is required in order for an individual to be a classroom 
     teacher.
       ``(3) Information on the extent to which teachers or 
     prospective teachers in each State are required to take 
     examinations or other assessments of their subject matter 
     knowledge in the area or areas in which they provide 
     instruction, the standards established for passing any such 
     assessments, and the extent to which teachers or prospective 
     teachers are required to receive a passing score on such 
     assessments in order to teach in specific subject areas or 
     grade levels.
       ``(4) Information on the extent to which each State waives 
     teacher credentialing and licensing requirements, including 
     the proportion of all teachers or prospective teachers in the 
     State for whom such licensing and credentialing requirements 
     have been waived and the distribution of such individuals 
     across high- and low-poverty schools and across grade levels 
     and subject areas.
       ``(5) The pass rate, for the preceding year, on all teacher 
     licensing and credentialing assessments for all individuals 
     in the State who took such assessments, disaggregated by the 
     institution of higher education from which the teacher 
     received his or her most recent degree.
       ``(b) Coordination.--The Secretary, to the extent 
     practicable, shall coordinate the information collected and 
     published under this part among States for individuals who 
     took State teacher licensing or credentialing assessments in 
     a State other than the State in which the individual received 
     his or her most recent degree.
       ``(c) Use of Local Agencies.--For each State in which there 
     are no State licensing or credentialing assessments, the 
     Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, collect data 
     comparable to the data described in paragraphs (1) through 
     (5) of subsection (a) from local educational agencies, 
     colleges and universities, or other entities that administer 
     such assessments to teachers or prospective teachers.

     ``SEC. 282. DATA DISSEMINATION.

       ``(a) Effective Date of Requirements.--The data required to 
     be distributed under this section shall be distributed 
     beginning within 3 years after the date of enactment of the 
     Higher Education Amendments of 1998 and annually thereafter.
       ``(b) Passing Rates.--Each institution of higher education 
     that has a course of study that prepares elementary and 
     secondary school teachers and receives Federal funds will 
     report and distribute widely, including through prominent 
     publications such as catalogs and promotional materials sent 
     to potential applicants, high school guidance counselors, and 
     the employers of graduates of such institutions, their pass 
     rate for graduates of the institution on each of the State's 
     initial teacher certification and licensing assessments for 
     the most recent year for which data are available at the time 
     of publication of such materials.
       ``(c) Identification of Institutions With Passing Rates 
     Below 70 Percent.--Each State shall submit to the Secretary a 
     list of institutions of higher education that prepare 
     teachers and receive Federal funds under this Act for which, 
     for the preceding year, less than 70 percent of graduates who 
     took any of the State's initial teacher licensing and 
     credentialing assessments failed to receive a passing score 
     on any such assessment. For each assessment, data shall be 
     disaggregated by the institution of higher education from 
     which the student received his or her most recent degree, 
     unless such degree was granted more than 3 years prior to the 
     date such assessment was administered.

     ``SEC. 283. STATE FUNCTIONS.

       ``(a) State Assessment.--In order to receive funds under 
     this Act, a State shall, no later than one year after the 
     date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, 
     have in place a procedure to identify low performing programs 
     of teacher preparation within institutions of higher 
     education. Such levels of performance shall be determined 
     solely by the State and may include criteria based upon 
     information collected pursuant to this part. Such assessment 
     shall be described in the report under section 281.
       ``(b) Termination of Eligibility.--Any institution of 
     higher education that offers a program of teacher preparation 
     in which the State has withdrawn its approval or terminated 
     its financial support due to the low performance of its 
     teacher preparation program based upon the State assessment 
     described in section (a)--
       ``(1) shall be ineligible for any funding for professional 
     development activities awarded by the Department of 
     Education; and
       ``(2) shall not be permitted to accept or enroll any 
     student that receives aid under title IV of this Act in its 
     teacher preparation program.

     ``SEC. 284. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.

       ``If the Secretary develops any regulations implementing 
     section 283(b)(2), the Secretary shall submit such proposed 
     regulations to a negotiated rulemaking process which shall 
     include representatives of States and institutions of higher 
     education for their review and comment.

     SEC. 208. ADDITIONAL REPEAL.

       Title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1133 et seq.), relating to 
     cooperative education, is repealed.
                      TITLE III--INSTITUTIONAL AID

     SEC. 301. STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Program Purpose; Use of Funds.--Section 311 (20 U.S.C. 
     1057) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting ``and'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (3) of subsection (b) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Special consideration shall be given to applications 
     which propose, pursuant to the institution's plan, the use of 
     funds for integrating computer technology into institutional 
     facilities to create smart buildings.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(c) Authorized Activities.--Grants awarded under this 
     section shall be used for one or more of the following 
     activities:
       ``(1) purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or 
     laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including 
     instructional and research purposes;
       ``(2) construction, maintenance, renovation, and 
     improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other 
     instructional facilities;
       ``(3) support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, 
     and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced 
     degrees in their field of instruction;
       ``(4) purchase of library books, periodicals, and other 
     educational materials, including telecommunications program 
     material;
       ``(5) tutoring, counseling, and student service programs 
     designed to improve academic success;
       ``(6) funds management, administrative management, and 
     acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds 
     management;
       ``(7) joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and 
     libraries;
       ``(8) establishing or improving a development office to 
     strengthen or improve contributions from alumni and the 
     private sector;
       ``(9) establishing or improving an endowment fund;

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       ``(10) creating or improving facilities for Internet or 
     other distance learning academic instruction capabilities, 
     including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology 
     equipment or services; and
       ``(11) other activities proposed in the application 
     submitted pursuant to subsection (c) that--
       ``(A) contribute to carrying out the purposes of this 
     section; and
       ``(B) are approved by the Secretary as part of the review 
     and acceptance of such application.
       ``(d) Endowment Fund Limitations.--
       ``(1) Portion of grant.--An institution may not use more 
     than 20 percent of its grant under this part for any fiscal 
     year for establishing or improving an endowment fund.
       ``(2) Matching required.--An institution that uses any 
     portion of its grant under this part for any fiscal year for 
     establishing or improving an endowment fund shall provide an 
     equal or greater amount for such purposes from non-Federal 
     funds.
       ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary shall publish rules and 
     regulations specifically governing the use of funds for 
     establishing or improving an endowment fund.''.
       (b) Endowment Fund Definition.--Section 312 (20 U.S.C. 
     1058) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Endowment Fund.--For the purpose of this part, the 
     term `endowment fund' means a fund that--
       ``(1) is established by State law, by an institution of 
     higher education, or by a foundation that is exempt from 
     Federal income taxation;
       ``(2) is maintained for the purpose of generating income 
     for the support of the institution; and
       ``(3) does not include real estate.''.
       (c) Duration of Grant.--Section 313 (20 U.S.C. 1059) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``, except that no institution shall 
     be eligible to secure a subsequent 5-year grant award under 
     this part until two calendar years have elapsed since the 
     expiration of its most recent 5-year grant award''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``subsection (c) and a 
     grant under'' before ``section 354(a)(1)''.
       (d) Applications.--Title III is amended by striking section 
     314 (20 U.S.C. 1059a) and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 314. APPLICATIONS.

       ``Each eligible institution desiring to receive assistance 
     under this part shall submit an application in accordance 
     with the requirements of section 351.''.
       (e) Program for Tribally Controlled Colleges and 
     Universities.--Section 316 (20 U.S.C. 1059c) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 316. AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND 
                   UNIVERSITIES.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall provide 
     grants and related assistance to American Indian Tribal 
     Colleges and Universities to enable such institutions to 
     improve and expand their capacity to serve Indian students.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       ``(1) The term `Indian' has the same meaning as in section 
     2 of the Tribally Controlled Community Colleges Act of 1978.
       ``(2) The term `Indian tribe' has the same meaning as in 
     section 2 of such Act.
       ``(3) The term `Tribal College or University' has the 
     meaning given the term `tribally controlled college or 
     university' in section 2 of such Act, and includes an 
     institution listed in the Equity in Educational Land Grant 
     Status Act of 1994.
       ``(4) The term `institution of higher education' means an 
     institution of higher education as defined by section 
     101(a)(1) of this Act, except that subparagraph (A)(ii) of 
     such section shall not be applicable.
       ``(c) Authorized Activities.--Grants awarded under this 
     section shall be used by Tribal Colleges or Universities to 
     assist such institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and 
     carry out authorized activities. Such authorized activities 
     may include--
       ``(1) purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or 
     laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including 
     instructional and research purposes;
       ``(2) construction, maintenance, renovation, and 
     improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other 
     instructional facilities, including purchase or rental of 
     telecommunications technology equipment or services;
       ``(3) support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, 
     and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced 
     degrees in their field of instruction;
       ``(4) academic instruction in disciplines in which American 
     Indians are underrepresented;
       ``(5) purchase of library books, periodicals, and other 
     educational materials, including telecommunications program 
     material;
       ``(6) tutoring, counseling, and student service programs 
     designed to improve academic success;
       ``(7) funds management, administrative management, and 
     acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds 
     management;
       ``(8) joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and 
     libraries;
       ``(9) establishing or improving a development office to 
     strengthen or improve contributions from alumni and the 
     private sector;
       ``(10) establishing or enhancing a program of teacher 
     education designed to qualify students to teach in elementary 
     or secondary schools, with a particular emphasis on teaching 
     American Indian children and youth, that shall include, as 
     part of such program, preparation for teacher certification;
       ``(11) establishing community outreach programs which will 
     encourage American Indian elementary and secondary students 
     to develop the academic skills and the interest to pursue 
     postsecondary education;
       ``(12) establishing or improving an endowment fund; and
       ``(13) other activities proposed in the application 
     submitted pursuant to this subsection that--
       ``(A) contribute to carrying out the purposes of this 
     section; and
       ``(B) are approved by the Secretary as part of the review 
     and acceptance of such application.
       ``(d) Application Process.--
       ``(1) Institutional eligibility.--To be eligible to receive 
     assistance under this section, an institution shall be an 
     institution which--
       ``(A) is an eligible institution under section 312(b);
       ``(B) is eligible to receive assistance under the Tribally 
     Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (Public 
     Law 95-471); or
       ``(C) is eligible to receive funds under the Equity in 
     Educational Land Grant Status Act of 1994.
       ``(2) Application.--Any institution desiring to receive 
     assistance under this section shall submit an application to 
     the Secretary at such time, and in such manner, as the 
     Secretary may by regulation reasonably require. Each such 
     application shall include--
       ``(A) a 5-year plan for improving the assistance provided 
     by the Tribal College or university to Indian students, 
     increasing the rates at which Indian high school students 
     enroll in higher education, and increasing overall 
     postsecondary retention rates for Indian students; and
       ``(B) such enrollment data and other information and 
     assurances as the Secretary may require to demonstrate 
     compliance with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Special rule.--For the purposes of this part, no 
     Tribal College or University which is eligible for and 
     receives funds under this section may concurrently receive 
     other funds under this part or part B.''.

     SEC. 302. HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

       (a) Uses of Funds.--Section 323(a) (20 U.S.C. 1062(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (13); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(12) Establishing or improving an endowment fund.''.
       (b) Limitations.--Section 323(b) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3)(A) An institution may not use more than 20 percent of 
     its grant under this part for any fiscal year for 
     establishing or improving an endowment fund.
       ``(B) An institution that uses any portion of its grant 
     under this part for any fiscal year for establishing or 
     improving an endowment fund shall provide an equal or greater 
     amount for such purposes from non-Federal funds.
       ``(C) The Secretary shall publish rules and regulations 
     specifically governing the use of funds for establishing or 
     improving an endowment fund.''.
       (c) Professional or Graduate Institutions.--
       (1) General authorization.--Section 326(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1063b(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``in mathematics or the 
     physical or natural sciences'' after ``graduate education 
     opportunities''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``except that'' and all 
     that follows and inserting the following: ``, except that no 
     institution shall be required to match any portion of the 
     first $500,000 of its award from the Secretary. After 
     allocations are made to each eligible institution under the 
     funding rules provided in subsection (f ), the Secretary 
     shall reallocate, on a pro rata basis, any amounts which 
     remain unallocated (by reason of the failure of an 
     institution to comply with the matching requirements of this 
     paragraph) among the institutions that have complied with 
     such matching requirement.''.
       (2) Use of funds.--Section 326(c) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(c)) is 
     amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(1) purchase, rental or lease of scientific or laboratory 
     equipment for educational purposes, including instructional 
     and research purposes;
       ``(2) construction, maintenance, renovation, and 
     improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other 
     instructional facilities used exclusively for the purposes of 
     this section, including purchase or rental of 
     telecommunications technology equipment or services;
       ``(3) purchase of library books, periodicals, technical and 
     other scientific journals, microfilm, microfiche, and other 
     educational materials, including telecommunications program 
     materials;
       ``(4) scholarships, fellowships, and other financial 
     assistance for needy graduate and professional students to 
     permit their enrollment in and completion of the doctoral 
     degree in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, 
     law, and the doctorate degree in the physical or natural 
     sciences, engineering, mathematics, or other scientific 
     disciplines in which African Americans are underrepresented;

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       ``(5) establish or improve a development office to 
     strengthen and increase contributions from alumni and the 
     private sector;
       ``(6) assist in the establishment or maintenance of an 
     institutional endowment to facilitate financial independence 
     pursuant to section 331 of this title; and
       ``(7) funds and administrative management, and the 
     acquisition of equipment, including software, for use in 
     strengthening funds management and management information 
     systems.''.
       (3) Eligibility.--Section 326(e) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)
       (i) by striking ``include--'' and inserting ``are the 
     following:'';
       (ii) by inserting ``and other qualified graduate programs'' 
     before the semicolon at the end of subparagraphs (F) through 
     (J);
       (iii) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (O);
       (iv) by inserting ``University'' after ``Jackson State'' in 
     subparagraph (P);
       (v) by striking the period at the end of such subparagraph 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (vi) by inserting after such subparagraph the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(Q) Norfolk State University qualified graduate program; 
     and
       ``(R) Tennessee State University qualified graduate 
     program.''; and
       (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Qualified graduate program.--For the purposes of this 
     section, the term `qualified graduate program' means a 
     graduate or professional program that provides an accredited 
     program of instruction in the physical or natural sciences, 
     engineering, mathematics, or other scientific discipline in 
     which African Americans are underrepresented and has students 
     enrolled in such program at the time of application for a 
     grant under this section.
       ``(3) Special rule.--Institutions that were awarded grants 
     under this section prior to October 1, 1998, shall continue 
     to receive such grants, subject to the availability of 
     appropriated funds, regardless of the eligibility of the 
     institutions described in subparagraphs (Q) and (R) of 
     paragraph (1).''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, except that the president or 
     chancellor of the institution may decide which graduate or 
     professional school or qualified graduate program will 
     receive funds under the grant in any one fiscal year''.
       (4) Funding rule.--Section 326(f ) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(f )) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``Of the amount appropriated'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to subsection (g), of the amount 
     appropriated'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``$12,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$26,000,000''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(A) through (E)'' and inserting ``(A) 
     through (P)''.
       (C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) the next $1,000,000 in excess of $26,000,000 shall be 
     available for the purpose of making grants to institutions or 
     programs identified in subparagraphs (Q) and (R) of 
     subsection (e)(1); and
       ``(3) if the amount appropriated exceeds $27,000,000, the 
     Secretary shall develop a formula for making allotments of 
     such excess to each of the institutions or programs 
     identified in subparagraphs (A) through (R) using the 
     following elements:
       ``(A) the number of students enrolled in the eligible 
     institution's professional or graduate school, or qualified 
     graduate program which received funding under this section in 
     the previous year;
       ``(B) the average cost of education per student for all 
     full-time graduate or professional students (or the 
     equivalent) enrolled in the eligible professional school, 
     graduate school or doctoral students in the qualified 
     graduate program; and
       ``(C) the number of students who received their first 
     professional or doctoral degree at the professional or 
     graduate school or the qualified graduate program in the 
     preceding year for which the institution received funding 
     under this section.''.
       (5) Hold harmless rule.--Section 326 is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Hold Harmless Rule.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) 
     and (3) of subsection (f ), no institution or qualified 
     program identified in subsection (e)(1) that received a grant 
     for fiscal year 1998 and that is eligible to receive a grant 
     in a subsequent fiscal year shall receive a grant amount in 
     any such subsequent fiscal year that is less than the grant 
     amount received for fiscal year 1998, unless the amount 
     appropriated is not sufficient to provide such grant amounts 
     to all such institutions and programs.''.

     SEC. 303. MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Amendment.--Title III (20 U.S.C. 1051) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating part D as part E; and
       (2) by inserting after part C the following new part:

     ``PART D--MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

     ``SEC. 341. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``The Secretary shall, in accordance with the provisions of 
     this part, carry out a program of making grants to 
     institutions of higher education that are designed to effect 
     long-range improvements in science and engineering education, 
     and improve support programs for minority students enrolled 
     in science and engineering programs at predominantly minority 
     institutions.

     ``SEC. 342. USE OF FUNDS.

       ``Funds appropriated for the purpose of this subpart may be 
     made available for--
       ``(1) providing needed services to groups of minority 
     institutions or providing training for scientists and 
     engineers from eligible minority institutions;
       ``(2) providing needed services to groups of institutions 
     serving significant numbers of minority students or providing 
     training for scientists and engineers from such institutions 
     to improve their ability to train minority students in 
     science or engineering;
       ``(3) assisting minority institutions to improve the 
     quality of preparation of their students for graduate work or 
     careers in science, mathematics, and technology;
       ``(4) improving access of undergraduate students at 
     minority institutions to careers in the sciences, 
     mathematics, and engineering;
       ``(5) improving access of minority students, particularly 
     minority women, to careers in the sciences, mathematics, and 
     engineering;
       ``(6) improving access for pre-college minority students to 
     careers in science, mathematics, and engineering through 
     community outreach programs conducted through colleges and 
     universities eligible for support through the Minority 
     Science and Engineering Improvement Programs;
       ``(7) disseminating activities, information, and 
     educational materials designed to address specific barriers 
     to the entry of minorities into science and technology, and 
     conducting activities and studies concerning the flow of 
     underrepresented ethnic minorities into scientific careers;
       ``(8) supporting curriculum models to encourage minority 
     student participation in research careers in science, 
     mathematics, and technology; and
       ``(9) improving the capability of minority institutions for 
     self-assessment, management, and evaluation of their science, 
     mathematics, and engineering programs and dissemination of 
     their results.

     ``SEC. 343. ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.

       ``The Secretary may make grants under this part to minority 
     institutions (as defined in section 347), organizations, and 
     entities to enable them to carry out programs and activities 
     authorized by this part:
       ``(1)(A) institutions of higher education granting 
     baccalaureate degrees; and
       ``(B) institutions of higher education granting associate 
     degrees which--
       ``(i) have a curriculum including science or engineering 
     subjects;
       ``(ii) apply jointly with institutions described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(iii) have an articulation agreement with institutions 
     described in subparagraph (A) for its science or engineering 
     students; and
       ``(2) consortia of--
       ``(A) institutions which have a curriculum in science or 
     engineering;
       ``(B) graduate institutions which have a curriculum in 
     science or engineering;
       ``(C) Federal Education Research Centers;
       ``(D) research laboratories of, or under contract with, the 
     Department of Energy;
       ``(E) private organizations which have science or 
     engineering facilities; or
       ``(F) quasi-governmental entities which have a significant 
     scientific or engineering mission;
     to enable such institutions and consortia to carry programs 
     and activities authorized by this part.

     ``SEC. 344. GRANT APPLICATION.

       ``(a) Submission and Contents of Applications.--An eligible 
     applicant (as determined under section 343) that desires to 
     receive a grant under this part shall submit to the Secretary 
     an application therefore at such time or times, in such 
     manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe by regulation. Such application shall set forth--
       ``(1) a program of activities for carrying out one or more 
     of the purposes described in section 342 in such detail as 
     will enable the Secretary to determine the degree to which 
     such program will accomplish such purpose or purposes; and
       ``(2) such other policies, procedures, and assurances as 
     the Secretary may require by regulation.
       ``(b) Approval Based on Likelihood of Progress.--The 
     Secretary shall approve an application only if the Secretary 
     determines that the application sets forth a program of 
     activities which are likely to make substantial progress 
     toward achieving the purposes of this part.

     ``SEC. 345. CROSS PROGRAM AND CROSS AGENCY COOPERATION.

       ``The Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Programs 
     shall cooperate and consult with other programs within the 
     Department and within Federal, State, and private agencies 
     which carry out programs to improve the quality of science, 
     mathematics, and engineering education.

     ``SEC. 346. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       ``(a) Technical Staff.--The Secretary shall appoint, 
     without regard to the provisions of title 5 of the United 
     States Code governing appointments in the competitive 
     service, not less than one technical employees with 
     appropriate scientific and educational background to 
     administer the programs under this part who may be paid 
     without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
     III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification 
     and General Schedule pay rates.
       ``(b) Procedures for Grant Review.--The Secretary shall 
     establish procedures for re

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     viewing and evaluating grants and contracts made or entered 
     into under such programs. Procedures for reviewing grant 
     applications, based on the peer review system, or contracts 
     for financial assistance under this title may not be subject 
     to any review outside of officials responsible for the 
     administration of the Minority Science and Engineering 
     Improvement Program.

     ``SEC. 347. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For the purpose of this part--
       ``(1) The term `minority institution' means an institution 
     of higher education whose enrollment of a single minority or 
     a combination of minorities (as defined in paragraph (2)) 
     exceeds 50 percent of the total enrollment. The Secretary 
     shall verify this information from the data on enrollments in 
     the higher education general information surveys (HEGIS) 
     furnished by the institution to the Office for Civil Rights, 
     Department of Education.
       ``(2) The term `minority' means American Indian, Alaskan 
     Native, Black (not of Hispanic origin), Hispanic (including 
     persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Central or South 
     American origin), Pacific Islander or other ethnic group 
     underrepresented in science and engineering.
       ``(3) The term `science' means, for the purpose of this 
     program, the biological, engineering, mathematical, physical, 
     behavioral, and social sciences, and history and philosophy 
     of science; also included are interdisciplinary fields which 
     are comprised of overlapping areas among two or more 
     sciences.''.

     SEC. 304. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       (a) Applications for Assistance.--Section 351(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1066(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Applications.--
       ``(1) Applications Required.--Any institution which is 
     eligible for assistance under this title shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application for assistance at such time, in such 
     form, and containing such information, as may be necessary to 
     enable the Secretary to evaluate its need for assistance. 
     Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out 
     this title, the Secretary may approve an application for a 
     grant under this title only if the Secretary determines 
     that--
       ``(A) the application meets the requirements of subsection 
     (b);
       ``(B) the applicant is eligible for assistance in 
     accordance with the part of this title under which the 
     assistance is sought; and
       ``(C) the applicant's performance goals are sufficiently 
     rigorous as to meet the purposes of this title and the 
     performance objectives and indicators for this title 
     established by the Secretary pursuant to the Government 
     Performance and Results Act.
       ``(2) Preliminary applications.--In carrying out paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall develop a preliminary application 
     for use by eligible institutions applying under part A prior 
     to the submission of the principal application.''.
       (b) Contents of Applications.--Section 351(b) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting ``and the Government 
     Performance and Results Act'' after ``under this title''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6), by inserting before the semicolon the 
     following: ``, except that for purposes of section 316, 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply''.
       (c) Waivers.--Section 352(a) (20 U.S.C. 1067(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) that is a tribally controlled community college as 
     defined in the Tribally Controlled Community College Act of 
     1978; or''.
       (d) Application Review Process.--Section 353(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1068(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Native American 
     colleges and universities'' and inserting ``Tribal Colleges 
     and Universities''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.
       (e) Continuation Awards.--Part D of title III is amended by 
     inserting after section 354 (20 U.S.C. 1069) the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 355. CONTINUATION AWARDS.

       ``The Secretary shall make continuation awards under this 
     title for the second and succeeding years of a grant only 
     after determining that the recipient is making satisfactory 
     progress in carrying out the grant.''.
       (f ) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 360 (20 
     U.S.C. 1069f) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Authorizations.--
       ``(1) Part a.--(A) There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out part A (other that sections 316), $135,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may be necessary for 
     each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(B) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     section 316, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums 
     as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.
       ``(2) Part b.--(A) There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out part B (other than section 326), $135,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may be necessary for 
     each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(B) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     section 326, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums 
     as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.
       ``(3) Part c.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out part C, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.
       ``(4) Part d.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out Part D, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.''; and
       (2) by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e).
                      TITLE IV--STUDENT ASSISTANCE

                       PART A--GRANTS TO STUDENTS

     SEC. 401. PELL GRANTS.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 401(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2004''; and
       (B) by striking the second sentence; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the disbursement system 
     required by paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``the disbursement 
     of Federal Pell Grants''.
       (b) Amount of Grant.--Section 401(b)(2)(A) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(2)(A) The amount of the Federal Pell Grant for a student 
     eligible under this part shall be--
       ``(i) $4,500 for academic year 1999-2000;
       ``(ii) $4,700 for academic year 2000-2001;
       ``(iii) $4,900 for academic year 2001-2002;
       ``(iv) $5,100 for academic year 2002-2003; and
       ``(v) $5,300 for academic year 2003-2004,
     less an amount equal to the amount determined to be the 
     expected family contribution with respect to that student for 
     that year.''.
       (c) Relation of Maximum Grant to Tuition and Expenses.--
     Section 401(b)(3) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$2,400'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``$3,000''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) An institution that charged only fees in lieu of 
     tuition as of January 31, 1997, may include in its 
     determination of tuition charged, fees that would normally 
     constitute tuition.''.
       (d) Dependent Care and Disability Related Expenses.--
     Section 401(b)(3)(B) is amended by striking ``$750'' and 
     inserting ``$1,500''.
       (e) Institutional Ineligibility Based on Default Rates.--
     Section 401 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) Institutional Ineligibility Based on Default Rates.--
       ``(1) In general.--No institution of higher education shall 
     be an eligible institution for purposes of this section if 
     such institution of higher education is ineligible to 
     participate in a loan program under this title as a result of 
     a final default rate determination made by the Secretary 
     under part B or D of this title, or both, after the final 
     publication of fiscal year 1996 cohort default rates.
       ``(2) Sanctions subject to appeal opportunity.--No 
     institution may be subject to the terms of this subsection 
     unless it has had the opportunity to appeal its default rate 
     determination under regulations issued by the Secretary for 
     the Federal Family Education Loan or Federal Direct Loan 
     Program, as applicable. This subsection shall not apply to an 
     institution that was not participating in the loan programs 
     authorized under part B or D of this title on the date of 
     enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, unless 
     the institution subsequently participates in the loan 
     programs.''.
       (f ) pell grant incentives.--Subpart 1 of part A of title 
     IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by 
     inserting after section 401 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 401A. PELL GRANT INCENTIVES.

       ``(a) Program Authority.--From the amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to subsection (d), the Secretary shall establish a 
     program to increase the Pell grant awards under section 401 
     during their first two academic years of undergraduate 
     education to students who graduate after May 1, 1998, in the 
     top 10 percent of their high school graduating class.
       ``(b) Amount of Increase.--The additional amount of Pell 
     grant that shall be awarded under this section to any student 
     who qualifies under this section shall be an amount equal to 
     the amount for which the student is eligible under section 
     401 (determined without regard to the provisions of this 
     section), except that if the amount appropriated pursuant to 
     subsection (d) is less than the amount required to award such 
     additional amounts to all such students, the additional 
     amount awarded to each such student under this section shall 
     be ratably reduced.
       ``(c) Determinations of Eligibility.--
       ``(1) Procedures established by regulation.--The Secretary 
     shall establish by regulation procedures for the 
     determination of eligibility of students for increased Pell 
     grant awards under this section. Such procedures shall 
     include measures to prevent any secondary school from 
     certifying more than 10 percent of it's students for 
     eligibility under this section.
       ``(2) Coordination with need analysis.--In prescribing 
     procedures under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure 
     that the determination of eligibility and the amount of the 
     increase in the Pell grant award is determined in a timely 
     manner consistent with the requirements of section 482 and 
     the submission of the financial aid form required by

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     section 483. For such purposes, the Secretary may provide 
     that, for the first of a student's two academic years of 
     eligibility under this section, class rank may be determined 
     prior to graduation, at such time and in such manner as the 
     Secretary may specify in the regulations prescribed under 
     this subsection.
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to award increased Pell grants 
     under this section $240,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 400(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070(a)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``basic educational opportunity grants'' and 
     inserting ``Federal Pell Grants''.
       (2) The heading of subpart 1 of part A of title IV is 
     amended to read as follows:

                  ``Subpart 1--Federal Pell Grants''.

       (3) Section 401 is amended--
       (A) in the heading of the section, by striking ``basic 
     educational opportunity'' and inserting ``federal pell'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``Basic grants'' and 
     inserting ``Grants'';
       (C) by striking ``basic grant'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Federal Pell Grant''; and
       (D) by striking ``basic grants'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Federal Pell Grants''.
       (4) Section 401(f )(3) is amended by striking ``Education 
     and Labor'' and inserting ``Education and the Workforce''.
       (5) Section 452(c) (20 U.S.C. 1087b(c)) is amended by 
     striking ``basic grants'' and inserting ``Federal Pell 
     Grants''.
       (6) Subsections (j)(2) and (k)(3) of section 455 (20 U.S.C. 
     1087e) are each amended by striking ``basic grants'' and 
     inserting ``Federal Pell Grants''.

     SEC. 402. FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS.

       (a) Program Authority; Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Duration of grants.--Section 402A(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a-11(b)(2)) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; and'';
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A); 
     and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) grants under section 402H shall be awarded for a 
     period determined by the Secretary.''.
       (2) Minimum grants.--Section 402A(b)(3) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(3) Minimum grants.--Unless the institution or agency 
     requests a smaller amount, individual grants under this 
     chapter shall be no less than--
       ``(A) $170,000 for programs authorized by sections 402D and 
     402G;
       ``(B) $180,000 for programs authorized by sections 402B and 
     402F; and
       ``(C) $190,000 for programs authorized by sections 402C and 
     402E.''.
       (3) Procedures for awarding grants and contracts.--
     Subsection (c) of section 402A is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Procedures for Awarding Grants and Contracts.--
       ``(1) Application requirements.--An eligible entity that 
     desires to receive a grant or contract under this chapter 
     shall submit an application to the Secretary in such manner 
     and form, and containing such information and assurances, as 
     the Secretary may reasonably require.
       ``(2) Prior experience.--In making grants under this 
     chapter, the Secretary shall consider each applicant's prior 
     experience of service delivery under the particular program 
     for which funds are sought. The level of consideration given 
     the factor of prior experience shall not vary from the level 
     of consideration given such factor during fiscal years 1994 
     through 1997, except that grants made under section 402H 
     shall not be given prior experience consideration.
       ``(3)  Order of awards; program fraud.--(A) Except with 
     respect to grants made under sections 402G and 402H and as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall award 
     grants and contracts under this chapter in the order of the 
     scores received by the application for such grant or contract 
     in the peer review process required under section 110 and 
     adjusted for prior experience in accordance with paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection.
       ``(B) The Secretary is not required to provide assistance 
     to a program otherwise eligible for assistance under this 
     chapter, if the Secretary has determined that such program 
     has involved the fraudulent use of funds under this chapter.
       ``(4) Peer review process.--(A) The Secretary shall assure 
     that, to the extent practicable, members of groups 
     underrepresented in higher education, including African 
     Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Asian 
     Americans, Native American Pacific Islanders (including 
     Native Hawaiians), are represented as readers of applications 
     submitted under this chapter. The Secretary shall also assure 
     that persons from urban and rural backgrounds are represented 
     as readers.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall ensure that each application 
     submitted under this chapter is read by at least 3 readers 
     who are not employees of the Federal Government (other than 
     as readers of applications).
       ``(5) Number of applications for grants and contracts.--The 
     Secretary shall not limit the number of applications 
     submitted by an entity under any program authorized under 
     this chapter if the additional applications describe programs 
     serving different populations or campuses.
       ``(6) Coordination with other programs for disadvantaged 
     students.--The Secretary shall encourage coordination of 
     programs assisted under this chapter with other programs for 
     disadvantaged students operated by the sponsoring institution 
     or agency, regardless of the funding source of such programs. 
     The Secretary shall not limit an entity's eligibility to 
     receive funds under this chapter because such entity sponsors 
     a program similar to the program to be assisted under this 
     chapter, regardless of the funding source of such program. 
     The Secretary shall permit the Director of a program 
     receiving funds under this chapter to administer one or more 
     additional programs for disadvantaged students operated by 
     the sponsoring institution or agency, regardless of the 
     funding sources of such programs.
       ``(7)  Application status.--The Secretary shall inform each 
     entity operating programs under this chapter regarding the 
     status of their application for continued funding at least 8 
     months prior to the expiration of the grant or contract. The 
     Secretary, in the case of an entity that is continuing to 
     operate a successful program under this chapter, shall ensure 
     that the start-up date for a new grant or contract for such 
     program immediately follows the termination of preceding 
     grant or contract so that no interruption of funding occurs 
     for such successful reapplicants. The Secretary shall inform 
     each entity requesting assistance under this chapter for a 
     new program regarding the status of their application at 
     least 8 months prior to the proposed startup date of such 
     program.''.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 402A(f ) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``$650,000,000 for fiscal year 1993'' and 
     inserting ``$800,000,000 for fiscal year 1999''; and
       (B) by striking everything after the first sentence.
       (b) Talent Search.--Section 402B(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-12(b)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) guidance on and assistance in secondary school 
     reentry, entry to general educational development (GED) 
     programs, other alternative education programs for secondary 
     school dropouts, or postsecondary education;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ``parents'' and inserting 
     ``families''.
       (c) Upward Bound.--Section 402C (20 U.S.C. 1070a-13) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``personal counseling'' 
     and inserting ``counseling and workshops'';
       (B) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) by inserting ``work-study and other'' before 
     ``activities''; and
       (ii) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``, including careers requiring a postsecondary 
     degree'';
       (C) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (D) in paragraph (10), by striking ``through (9)'' and 
     inserting ``through (10)''; and
       (E) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11) and 
     by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) special services to enable veterans to make the 
     transition to postsecondary education; and''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ``, other than a 
     project a majority of the participants in which are 
     veterans,'' after ``this chapter''.
       (d) Student Support Services.--Section 402D(c)(6) (20 
     U.S.C. 1070a-14(c)(6)) is amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``and minimize the student's 
     loan burden''.
       (e) Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program.--Section 402E 
     (20 U.S.C. 1070a-15) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting ``or accepted in a 
     graduate program'' after ``degree program''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``$2,400'' and 
     inserting ``$3,200''.
       (f ) Staff Development Activities.--Section 402G(b) (20 
     U.S.C. 1070a-17(b)) is amended by inserting after paragraph 
     (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The use of appropriate educational technology in the 
     operation of projects assisted under this chapter.''.
       (g) Evaluation for Project Improvement.--Section 402H(b) 
     (20 U.S.C. 1070a-18(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``Such evaluations shall also 
     investigate the effectiveness of alternative and innovative 
     methods within Federal TRIO programs of increasing access to, 
     and retention of, students in postsecondary education.''.

     SEC. 403. NATIONAL EARLY INTERVENTION AND PARTNERSHIP 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 404G (20 U.S.C. 1070a-27) is amended by striking 
     ``1993'' and inserting ``1999''.

     SEC. 404. REPEALS.

       (a) Repeals of Subpart 2 Provisions.--The following 
     provisions of subpart 2 of part A of title IV are repealed:
       (1) Chapter 3 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-31 et seq.).
       (2) Chapter 4 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-41 et seq.).
       (3) Chapter 5 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-51 et seq.).
       (4) Chapter 6 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-61 et seq.).
       (5) Chapter 7 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-71 et seq.).
       (6) Chapter 8 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-81 et seq.).
       (b) Subpart 8.--Subpart 8 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 
     1070f) is repealed.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 400(b) (20 U.S.C. 
     1070(b)) is amended by striking ``subparts 1 through 8'' and 
     inserting ``subparts 1 through 6''.

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     SEC. 405. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW PROGRAMS.

       Subpart 2 of part A of title IV is amended by inserting 
     after chapter 2 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-81) the following new 
     chapters:

                  ``CHAPTER 3--HIGH HOPES FOR COLLEGE

           ``Subchapter A--21st Century Scholar Certificates

     ``SEC. 406A. 21ST CENTURY SCHOLAR CERTIFICATES.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       ``(1) Among low-income students who, despite high test 
     scores, are not planning on attending college, nearly 60 
     percent cite an inability to afford school as the reason.
       ``(2) About 80 percent of our 12th graders who are 
     interested in continuing their education after high school go 
     on to college if their parents read materials about financial 
     aid, compared to only 55 percent of such students if their 
     parents do not read this material.
       ``(3) In 1996, the American Council on Education found that 
     the public overestimated the tuition of public 2-year 
     colleges by about 3 times the actual average tuition, of 
     public 4-year colleges by over twice the actual average 
     tuition, and of private 4-year universities by almost one-
     third more than the actual average tuition.
       ``(4) There is a need for, and a significant benefit from, 
     providing students, and through them their parents, with 
     information about the variety of Federal student financial 
     assistance programs, such as Pell grants, Federal work-study 
     and loans, and the AmeriCorps Education Awards that make 
     college more affordable than ever before.
       ``(b) Authority.--
       ``(1) The Secretary, using funds appropriated under section 
     407H(a) of this Act--
       ``(A) shall ensure that certificates, to be known as 21st 
     Century Scholar Certificates, are provided to all students 
     participating in projects under chapter 2; and
       ``(B) may, as practicable, ensure that such certificates 
     are provided to all students in grades 6 through 12 who 
     attend schools at which at least 50 percent of the students 
     enrolled are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
       ``(2) A 21st Century Scholar Certificate shall be 
     personalized for each student and indicate the amount of 
     Federal financial aid for college for which a student may be 
     eligible.

                ``Subchapter B--High Hopes Partnerships

     ``SEC. 407A. PURPOSE.

       ``It is the purpose of this chapter to encourage and 
     prepare students in low-income communities, beginning not 
     later than the 7th grade, to prepare for, enter, and 
     successfully complete college by assisting college-school-
     community partnerships to--
       ``(1) provide in-school and on-campus early college 
     awareness activities to these students and their parents;
       ``(2) ensure ongoing adult guidance and other support to 
     these students;
       ``(3) provide useful, early information to these students 
     and their parents on the need for, options related to, and 
     financing (including the availability of financial 
     assistance) of a college education; and
       ``(4) help ensure that these students have access to 
     rigorous core courses, such as algebra and geometry, that 
     prepare them for college.

     ``SEC. 407B. GRANTS.

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--From funds appropriated under 
     section 407H(a), the Secretary shall make grants to college-
     school-community partnerships for activities under section 
     407D.
       ``(b) Eligible Partnership.--For purposes of this chapter, 
     an eligible partnership shall include--
       ``(1) one or more local educational agencies acting on 
     behalf of--
       ``(A) one or more participating schools; and
       ``(B) the public secondary schools that students from these 
     schools would normally attend;
       ``(2) one or more degree granting institutions of higher 
     education; and
       ``(3) at least two community organizations or entities, 
     such as State agencies, businesses, professional 
     associations, community-based organizations, or other public 
     or private agencies or organizations.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For the purpose of this chapter--
       ``(1) `participating school' means a public school in 
     which--
       ``(A) there is a 7th grade;
       ``(B) one or more cohorts of students receive services 
     under this chapter; and
       ``(C) at least 50 percent of the students enrolled are 
     eligible for free or reduced-price lunch; and
       ``(2) `cohort of students' means--
       ``(A) an entire grade level of students in a participating 
     school; or
       ``(B) if the partnership determines that it would promote 
     the effectiveness of a project, an entire grade level of 
     students, beginning not later than the 7th grade, who reside 
     in public housing as defined in section 3(b)(1) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937.
       ``(d) Duration.--Each grant awarded under this chapter 
     shall be for a 6-year period.
       ``(e) Cost Sharing.--
       ``(1) Federal funds shall provide no more than 80 percent 
     of the cost of the project in the first year, 70 percent of 
     the cost in the second year, 60 percent of the cost in the 
     third year, 50 percent of the cost in the fourth year, 40 
     percent of the cost in the fifth year, and 30 percent of the 
     cost in the sixth year.
       ``(2) The non-Federal share of grants awarded under this 
     chapter may--
       ``(A) be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including 
     services, supplies, or equipment; and
       ``(B) include the non-Federal share of work-study grants 
     under part C of title IV of this Act awarded to students who 
     serve as tutors or mentors in projects under this chapter.
       ``(3) The Secretary may waive the cost sharing requirement 
     described in paragraph (1) for any eligible partnership that 
     demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary an 
     extraordinary hardship that prevents compliance with that 
     requirement.
       ``(f ) Equitable Geographic Distribution.--To the extent 
     possible, the Secretary shall award grants under this chapter 
     in a manner that achieves an equitable geographic 
     distribution of those grants.
       ``(g) Priority Awards Under Chapter 2.--Before making 
     grants under this chapter for fiscal year 1999, the Secretary 
     shall, as appropriate, make awards to recipients eligible for 
     continuation awards under chapter 2 of subpart 2 of this 
     title as it was in effect prior to the enactment of the 
     Higher Education Amendments of 1998.

     ``SEC. 407C. GRANT APPLICATION; PREFERENCES.

       ``(a) Application Required.--An eligible partnership 
     desiring to receive a grant under this chapter shall submit 
     an application to the Secretary, in such form and containing 
     such information, as the Secretary may require.
       ``(b) Application Contents.--Each application shall 
     include--
       ``(1) the name of each partner and a description of its 
     responsibilities, including the designation of either an 
     institution of higher education or a local educational agency 
     as the fiscal agent for the partnership;
       ``(2) a description of the need for the project, including 
     a description of how the project will build on existing 
     services and activities, if any;
       ``(3) a listing of the human, financial (other than funds 
     under this chapter), and other resources that each member of 
     the partnership will contribute to the partnership, and a 
     description of the efforts each member of the partnership 
     will make in seeking additional resources;
       ``(4) a description of how the project will operate, 
     including how grant funds will be used to meet the purpose of 
     this chapter;
       ``(5) a description of how services will be coordinated 
     with, and will complement and enhance, services received by 
     participating schools and students under other related 
     Federal and non-Federal programs, including programs under 
     title I, part A of title VII, and part 1 of title X of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the School-
     to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994, section 402 of this Act, 
     and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
       ``(6) a description of how the partnership will support and 
     continue the services under this chapter after the grant has 
     expired;
       ``(7) an assurance from each local educational agency using 
     funds under this chapter that--
       ``(A) at least 50 percent of the students enrolled in each 
     participating school are eligible for free or reduced-price 
     lunch;
       ``(B) its aggregate expenditures per student for activities 
     described in this chapter will not be reduced from the level 
     of such expenditures in the year prior to the grant; and
       ``(C) someone at each participating school will be 
     designated as the primary point of contact for the 
     partnership;
       ``(8) an assurance that participating students will have 
     access to rigorous core academic courses that reflect 
     challenging State or local academic standards; and
       ``(9) an assurance that members will provide the 
     performance information required by the Secretary, which 
     would be used to base continuation of the grant.
       ``(c) Preferences.--In reviewing applications under this 
     chapter, the Secretary shall give preference to projects 
     that--
       ``(1) will serve participating schools in which at least 75 
     percent of the students enrolled are eligible for free or 
     reduced-price lunch;
       ``(2) provide a commitment from non-Federal sources to pay 
     all or part of the cost of college, through tuition 
     assistance or guarantees (not already available), such as 
     `last-dollar grants', for participating students; and
       ``(3) hold participating students responsible for school or 
     community service and high academic performance.

     ``SEC. 407D. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; USES OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) Program Requirements.--Projects under this chapter 
     shall--
       ``(1) have a program coordinator who is either full-time or 
     whose primary responsibility is the project under this 
     chapter;
       ``(2) provide services to at least one cohort of students, 
     beginning not later than the 7th grade;
       ``(3) ensure that the services authorized under this 
     chapter are provided through the 12th grade to students in 
     the cohort, including students who attend another 
     participating school or a secondary school identified under 
     section 407B(b)(1)(B);
       ``(4) include activities and information that foster and 
     improve parent involvement in promoting postsecondary 
     education for their children, including the provision of 
     useful early information on the advantages of a college 
     education, academic admissions requirements, and the need to 
     take core courses, admissions and achievement tests, 
     application procedures, college costs and op

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     tions, and the availability of student financial aid;
       ``(5) include academic counseling, career awareness, and 
     tutoring or mentoring from trained personnel, as well as 
     other student support services that enable students to 
     succeed academically and apply for, enter, and complete 
     college;
       ``(6) include training in promoting early college awareness 
     for classroom teachers, guidance counselors, and staff of the 
     schools involved in the project; faculty and program 
     personnel in participating institutions of higher education; 
     and participating mentors and tutors;
       ``(7) include activities on college campuses and enrichment 
     activities associated with postsecondary education; and
       ``(8) include arrangements that ensure that all 
     participating students have access to rigorous core courses 
     that reflect challenging State or local academic standards 
     and that prepare them for college.
       ``(b) Use of Funds.--In addition to the activities 
     described in subsection (a), recipient of funds under this 
     chapter may use them--
       ``(1) where necessary and appropriate to ensure active 
     participation, to pay stipends to participating students and 
     their mentors;
       ``(2) where necessary and appropriate to ensure active 
     participation, to pay transportation costs for participants 
     to attend project-sponsored activities;
       ``(3) to provide out-of-school and summer activities 
     related to the project;
       ``(4) for project evaluation; and
       ``(5) to recognize the responsibility and achievement of 
     participating students through ceremonies, awards, and other 
     means.

     ``SEC. 407E. SERVICES FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

       ``A local educational agency that participates in an 
     eligible partnership shall provide services supported with 
     Federal funds under this chapter on an equitable basis, 
     consistent with section 14503 of Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, to students in private schools that--
       ``(1) have a 7th grade;
       ``(2) have students at least 50 percent of whom are 
     eligible for free or reduced-price lunch; and
       ``(3) are located in the normal attendance area of a 
     participating school.

     ``SEC. 407F. EVALUATION.

       ``In order to improve the operation of the program assisted 
     under this chapter, the Secretary shall, with funds 
     appropriated under section 407H(a), make grants to, and enter 
     into contracts and cooperative agreements with, institutions 
     of higher education and other public and private institutions 
     and organizations to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
     program assisted under this chapter and, as appropriate, 
     disseminate such results.

     ``SEC. 407G. PEER REVIEW.

       ``The Secretary shall use a peer review process to review 
     applications under this chapter and make recommendations for 
     funding to the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 407H. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriation.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $140,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 
     years to carry out this chapter.
       ``(b) Reservation for Technical Assistance and Peer 
     Review.--From the amount appropriated under subsection (a) 
     for any fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve up 0.5 percent 
     of that amount to obtain additional qualified readers and 
     additional staff to review applications, to increase the 
     level of oversight monitoring, to support impact studies, 
     program assessments and reviews, and to provide technical 
     assistance to potential applicants and current grantees.

             ``CHAPTER 4--FRANK TEJEDA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

     ``SEC. 408A. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       ``It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a Frank 
     Tejeda Scholarship Program to recruit and train teachers who 
     are proficient in both Spanish and English and who show 
     promise of academic achievement.

     ``SEC. 408B. SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) Program Authority.--The Secretary is authorized, in 
     accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to award 
     scholarships to individuals consistent with the purposes of 
     this chapter.
       ``(b) Tejeda Scholars.--Individuals awarded scholarships 
     under this chapter shall be known as `Tejeda Scholars'.

     ``SEC. 408C. ALLOCATION AMONG STATES.

       ``(a) Allocation Formula.--From the sums appropriated 
     pursuant to the authority of section 408H for any fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall allocate to each State an amount 
     equal to $5,000 multiplied by the number of scholarships 
     determined by the Secretary to be available to such State in 
     accordance with subsection (b).
       ``(b) Number of Scholarships Available.--The number of 
     scholarships to be made available in a State for any fiscal 
     year shall bear the same ratio to the number of scholarships 
     made available to all States as the State's population ages 5 
     through 17 bears to the population ages 5 through 17 in all 
     the States, except that not less than 10 scholarships shall 
     be made available to any State.
       ``(c) Use of Census Data.--For the purpose of this section, 
     the population ages 5 through 17 in a State and in all the 
     States shall be determined by the most recently available 
     data, satisfactory to the Secretary, from the Bureau of the 
     Census. The Bureau of the Census shall produce and publish 
     intercensal data for Puerto Rico and the other territories.

     ``SEC. 408D. ELIGIBILITY OF SCHOLARS.

       ``(a) High School Graduation or Equivalent and Admission to 
     Institution Required.--Each student awarded a scholarship 
     under this chapter shall--
       ``(1) be--
       ``(A) a low-income individual, as that term is defined in 
     section 402A(g)(2) of this title; or
       ``(B) an individual who is eligible for a Pell Grant under 
     subpart 1 of this part;
       ``(2) be a citizen of the United States;
       ``(3) be a resident of the State in which he or she 
     applies;
       ``(4) be enrolled or accepted for enrollment on a full- or 
     part-time basis, at a graduate or undergraduate level, in an 
     institution of higher education that has an accredited 
     teacher preparation program;
       ``(5) have demonstrated proficiency in the English and 
     Spanish languages, as certified by the applicant's academic 
     institution; and
       ``(6) have agreed, upon graduation from such program--
       ``(A) to serve no less than one year for each year of 
     scholarship assistance, but no fewer than two years of 
     service in total, as a teacher in a public elementary or 
     secondary school in which there is a demonstrated need for 
     Spanish-speaking teachers and professionals, as determined by 
     the Secretary;
       ``(B) to complete such service within 6 years of 
     graduation; and
       ``(C) that if the student is unable to complete such 
     service, the student will, except as provided in subsection 
     (c), repay the Secretary the total amount, or a pro rata 
     amount of the scholarship received under this chapter in 
     proportion to the amount of service completed, plus interest 
     and collection costs in the same manner as repayment of a 
     student loan made under part D of this title.
       ``(b) Selection Based on Promise of Academic Achievement.--
     Each student awarded a scholarship under this chapter must 
     demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and show promise 
     of continued academic achievement, as certified by the 
     student's academic institution.
       ``(c) Exception to Repayment Obligation.--
       ``(1) Deferral during certain periods.--A recipient shall 
     not be considered in violation of the agreement entered into 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(4)(C) during any period in which 
     the recipient--
       ``(A) is pursuing a full-time course of study related to 
     the field of teaching at an eligible institution;
       ``(B) is serving, not in excess of 3 years, as a member of 
     the armed services of the United States;
       ``(C) is temporarily totally disabled for a period of time 
     not to exceed 3 years as established by sworn affidavit of a 
     qualified physician;
       ``(D) is unable to secure employment for a period not to 
     exceed 12 months by reason of having to care for a spouse, 
     child, parent, or immediate family member who is disabled;
       ``(E) is seeking and unable to find full-time employment 
     for a single period not to exceed 12 months;
       ``(F) is seeking and unable to find full-time employment as 
     a teacher in a public or private nonprofit preschool, 
     elementary or secondary school, or education program for a 
     single period not to exceed 27 months; or
       ``(G) satisfies the provisions of additional repayment 
     exceptions that may be prescribed by the Secretary in 
     regulations issued pursuant to this subpart.
       ``(2) Forgiveness if permanently totally disabled.--A 
     recipient shall be excused from repayment of any scholarship 
     assistance received under this chapter if the recipient 
     becomes permanently totally disabled as established by sworn 
     affidavit of a qualified physician.

     ``SEC. 408E. SELECTION OF SCHOLARS.

       ``(a) Establishment of Criteria.--The Secretary shall 
     establish criteria for the selection of scholars under this 
     chapter that meet the requirements of section 408D.
       ``(b) Timing of Selection.--The selection process shall be 
     completed, and the awards made, no later than May 1 of the 
     academic year preceding the academic year for which the award 
     will be used.

     ``SEC. 408F. STIPENDS AND SCHOLARSHIP CONDITIONS.

       ``(a) Amount of Award.--Each student awarded a scholarship 
     under this chapter shall receive a stipend of $5,000 for the 
     academic year of study for which the scholarship is awarded, 
     except that in no case shall the total amount of financial 
     aid awarded to such student exceed such student's total cost-
     of-attendance.
       ``(b) Use of Award.--The State educational agency shall 
     establish procedures to assure that a scholar awarded a 
     scholarship under this chapter pursues a course of study at 
     an institution of higher education.

     ``SEC. 408G. CONSTRUCTION OF NEEDS PROVISIONS.

       ``Notwithstanding section 471, nothing in this chapter, or 
     any other Act, shall be construed to permit the receipt of a 
     scholarship under this chapter to be counted for any needs 
     test in connection with the awarding of any grant or the 
     making of any loan under this Act or any other provision of 
     Federal law relating to educational assistance.

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     ``SEC. 408H. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated for this chapter 
     $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

                  ``CHAPTER 5--CAMPUS-BASED CHILD CARE

     ``SEC. 410A. CAMPUS-BASED CHILD CARE.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary may award grants to 
     institutions of higher education to assist the institutions 
     in providing campus-based child care services to low-income 
     students.
       ``(2) Amount of grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of a grant awarded to an 
     institution of higher education under this section for a 
     fiscal year shall not exceed 1 percent of the total amount of 
     all Federal Pell Grant funds awarded to students enrolled at 
     the institution of higher education for the preceding fiscal 
     year.
       ``(B) Minimum.--A grant under this section shall be awarded 
     in an amount that is not less than $10,000.
       ``(3) Duration and payments.--
       ``(A) Duration.--The Secretary shall award a grant under 
     this section for a period of 3 years.
       ``(B) Payments.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     shall make annual grant payments under this section.
       ``(4) Eligible institutions.--An institution of higher 
     education shall be eligible to receive a grant under this 
     section for a fiscal year if the total amount of all Federal 
     Pell Grant funds awarded to students enrolled at the 
     institution of higher education for the preceding fiscal year 
     equals or exceeds $350,000.
       ``(5) Use of funds.--Grant funds under this section shall 
     be used by an institution of higher education to support or 
     establish a campus-based child care program serving the needs 
     of low-income students enrolled at the institution of higher 
     education.
       ``(6) Definition of low-income student.--For the purpose of 
     this section, the term `low-income student' means a student 
     who is eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant for the 
     fiscal year for which the determination is made.
       ``(b) Applications.--An institution of higher education 
     desiring a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
     and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
     require. Each application shall--
       ``(1) demonstrate that the institution is an eligible 
     institution described in subsection (a)(4);
       ``(2) specify the amount of funds requested;
       ``(3) demonstrate the need of low-income students at the 
     institution for campus-based child care services by including 
     in the application student demographics and other relevant 
     data;
       ``(4) identify the resources the institution will draw upon 
     to support the child care program and the participation of 
     low-income students in the program, such as accessing social 
     services funding, using student activity fees to help pay the 
     costs of child care, using resources obtained by meeting the 
     needs of parents who are not low-income students, accessing 
     foundation, corporate, or other institutional support, and 
     demonstrating that the use of the resources will not result 
     in increases in student tuition;
       ``(5) contain an assurance that the institution will meet 
     the child care needs of low-income students through the 
     provision of services, or through a contract for the 
     provision of services;
       ``(6) provide a timeline, covering the period from receipt 
     of the grant through the provision of the child care 
     services, delineating the specific steps the institution will 
     take to achieve the goal of providing low-income students 
     with child care services;
       ``(7) specify any measures the institution will take to 
     assist low-income students with child care during the period 
     before the institution provides child care services;
       ``(8) include a plan for identifying resources needed for 
     the child care services, including space in which to provide 
     child care services, and technical assistance if necessary;
       ``(9) contain an assurance that any child care facility 
     assisted under this section will meet the applicable State or 
     local government licensing, certification, approval, or 
     registration requirements; and
       ``(10) contain a plan for any child care facility assisted 
     under this section to become accredited within 3 years of the 
     date the institution first receives assistance under this 
     section.
       ``(c) Reporting Requirements; Continuing Eligibility.--
       ``(1) Reporting requirements.--
       ``(A) Reports.--Each institution of higher education 
     receiving a grant under this section shall report to the 
     Secretary 18 months and 36 months after receiving the first 
     grant payment under this section.
       ``(B) Contents.--The report shall include--
       ``(i) data on the population served under this section;
       ``(ii) information on campus and community resources and 
     funding used to help low-income students access child care 
     services;
       ``(iii) information on progress made toward accreditation 
     of any child care facility; and
       ``(iv) information on the impact of the grant on the 
     quality, availability, and affordability of campus-based 
     child care services.
       ``(2) Continuing eligibility.--The Secretary shall make the 
     third annual grant payment under this section to an 
     institution of higher education only if the Secretary 
     determines, on the basis of the 18-month report submitted 
     under paragraph (1), that the institution is making a good 
     faith effort to ensure that low-income students at the 
     institution have access to affordable, quality child care 
     services.
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

        ``CHAPTER 6--PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

     ``SEC. 411A. SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Scholarship Awards.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     award a scholarship to any eligible applicant who is 
     enrolled, or has been accepted for enrollment, in an eligible 
     institution as a full-time or part-time postsecondary level 
     student.
       ``(2) Application.--To receive a scholarship award under 
     this chapter, each eligible applicant shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary in such time and manner as may 
     be determined appropriate by the Secretary--
       ``(A) accompanied by a certification from the head of the 
     agency that employed the public safety officer to whom the 
     applicant was married (in the case of a surviving spouse), or 
     with whom the applicant was living or from whom the applicant 
     was receiving support contributions (in the case of a 
     dependent child), stating that such officer died as a result 
     of the performance of the officer's official duties; and
       ``(B) demonstrating the applicant's need for financial aid 
     under part F of this title, determined without regard to any 
     assets derived from death benefits for such officer, to 
     pursue a program of postsecondary education.
       ``(b) Maximum Award.--For any academic year, the maximum 
     amount of a scholarship award under this section for a 
     postsecondary student may equal, but not exceed, the lesser 
     of the following:
       ``(1) The average cost of attendance (as defined in section 
     472), at a State university in the State in which the student 
     resides, for a State resident carrying the same academic 
     workload as the student, with the same number of dependents 
     as the student, and residing in the same type of housing as 
     the student.
       ``(2) The actual cost of attendance (as defined in section 
     472) of such student.
       ``(c) Award Period.--The duration of each award under this 
     chapter for a postsecondary student, shall be the lesser of--
       ``(1) the time actually required by the student to complete 
     a course of study and obtain a diploma; and
       ``(2) 6 years in the case of a student engaged in 
     undergraduate studies and 3 years in the case of a student 
     engaged in postgraduate studies.
       ``(d) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify the 
     recipient and the eligible institution of the applicant's 
     selection for receipt of an award under this chapter, the 
     conditions pertaining to award eligibility and continuance.
       ``(e) Fiscal Agent.--The Secretary shall, if practicable, 
     use the eligible institution as fiscal agent for payment of 
     an award.

     ``SEC. 411B. ADDITIONAL AWARD REQUIREMENTS.

       ``A student awarded a scholarship grant under this chapter, 
     as a condition for initial receipt of such award and 
     periodically thereafter as a condition for its continuation, 
     shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that 
     the student is--
       ``(1) maintaining satisfactory progress in the course of 
     study the student is pursuing consistent with section 484(c);
       ``(2) committed to remaining drug-free; and
       ``(3) attending class on a regular basis as to not 
     interfere with normal course of studies except for excused 
     absence for vacation, illness, military service and such 
     other periods deemed good cause by the eligible institution 
     or the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 411C. AGREEMENTS WITH ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.

       ``For the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary is 
     authorized to enter into agreements with eligible 
     institutions in which any student receiving a scholarship 
     award under this chapter has enrolled or has been accepted 
     for enrollment. Each such agreement shall--
       ``(1) provide that an eligible institution will cooperate 
     with the Secretary in carrying out the provisions of this 
     chapter, including the provision of information necessary for 
     a student to satisfy the requirements in section 411B;
       ``(2) provide that the institution will conduct a periodic 
     review to determine whether students enrolled and receiving 
     scholarship awards continue to be entitled to payments under 
     this chapter and will notify the Secretary of the results of 
     such reviews; and
       ``(3) provide for control and accounting procedures as may 
     be necessary to assure proper disbursements and accounting of 
     funds paid under to the institution under section 411A(e).

     ``SEC. 411D. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) Dependent child.--The term `dependent child' means a 
     child who is either living with or receiving regular support 
     contributions from a public safety officer at the time of the 
     officer's death, including a stepchild or an adopted child.
       ``(2) Eligible applicant.--The term `eligible applicant' 
     means a person residing in a State who is--

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       ``(A) a surviving spouse; or
       ``(B) a dependent child.
       ``(3) Eligible institution.--The term `eligible 
     institution' means an eligible institution as defined in 
     section 435(a) that--
       ``(A) is located in a State; and
       ``(B) complies with the antidiscrimination provisions of 
     section 601 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and does not 
     discriminate on the basis of race.
       ``(4) Public safety officer.--The term `public safety 
     officer' means a person serving a public agency of a State or 
     of a unit of general local government, with or without 
     compensation, as--
       ``(A) a law enforcement officer, including a corrections or 
     a court officer engaged in--
       ``(i) apprehending or attempting to apprehend of any 
     person--

       ``(I) for the commission of a criminal act; or
       ``(II) who at the time was sought as a material witness in 
     a criminal proceeding; or

       ``(ii) protecting or guarding a person held for the 
     commission of a criminal act, or held as a material witness 
     in connection with a criminal act; or
       ``(iii) lawfully preventing of, or lawfully attempting to 
     prevent the commission of, a criminal act or an apparent 
     criminal act in the performance of his official duty; or
       ``(B) a firefighter.
       ``(5) Surviving spouse.--The term `surviving spouse' means 
     the legally married husband or wife of a public safety 
     officer at the time of the officer's death.
       ``(6) Unit of general local government.--The term `unit of 
     general local government' means any city, county, township, 
     town, borough, parish, village, or any other general purpose 
     subdivision of a State, or any Indian tribe which the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines performs law enforcement 
     functions.''.

     SEC. 406. FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY 
                   GRANTS.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 413A(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 
     1070b(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999''.
       (b) Use of Funds for Less-Than-Full-Time Students.--
     Subsection (d) of section 413C (20 U.S.C. 1070b-2(d)) is 
     amended by striking ``and if the total financial need'' and 
     all that follows and inserting the following: ``, then grant 
     funds shall be made available to such independent and less-
     than-full-time students.''.
       (c) Allocation of Funds.--Section 413D (20 U.S.C. 1070b-3) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b);
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``three-quarters of 
     the remainder'' and inserting ``the remainder'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), by striking ``subsection 
     (d)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)'';
       (4) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f ) as 
     subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and
       (5) by inserting after subsection (e) (as so redesignated) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f ) Carry-Over /Carry-Back Authority.--
       ``(1) Carry-over authority.--
       ``(A) Carry-over up to 10 percent.--Of the sums granted to 
     an eligible institution under this subpart for any fiscal 
     year, 10 percent may, at the discretion of the institution, 
     remain available for expenditure during the succeeding fiscal 
     year to carry out the program under this subpart.
       ``(B) Reallocation of excess.--Any of the sums so granted 
     to an institution for a fiscal year which are not needed by 
     that institution to operate programs under this subpart 
     during that fiscal year, and which it does not wish to use 
     during the next fiscal year as authorized in the preceding 
     sentence, shall remain available to the Secretary for making 
     grants under section 413B to other institutions in the same 
     State until the close of the second fiscal year next 
     succeeding the fiscal year for which such funds were 
     appropriated.
       ``(2) Carry-back authority.--
       ``(A) Carry-back up to 10 percent.--Up to 10 percent of the 
     sums the Secretary determines an eligible institution may 
     receive from funds which have been appropriated for a fiscal 
     year may be used by the institution for expenditure during 
     the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the sums 
     were appropriated.
       ``(B) Use of carried-back funds.--An eligible institution 
     may make grants to students after the end of the academic 
     year, but prior to the beginning of the succeeding fiscal 
     year, from such succeeding fiscal year's appropriations.''.

     SEC. 407. GRANTS TO STATES FOR STATE STUDENT INCENTIVES.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 415A(b) of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070c(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Reservation.--For any fiscal year for which the 
     amount appropriated under paragraph (1) exceeds $25,000,000, 
     the excess shall be available to carry out section 415E.''.
       (b) Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership 
     Program.--Subpart 4 of part A of title IV of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070c et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 415E as section 415F; and
       (2) by inserting after section 415D the following:

     ``SEC. 415E. SPECIAL LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
                   PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--From amounts reserved under section 
     415A(b)(2) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) make allotments among States in the same manner as 
     the Secretary makes allotments among States under section 
     415B; and
       ``(2) award grants to States, from allotments under 
     paragraph (1), to enable the States to pay the Federal share 
     of the cost of the authorized activities described in 
     subsection (c).
       ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Each State receiving a grant 
     under this section may use the grant funds for--
       ``(1) increasing the dollar amount of grants awarded under 
     section 415B to eligible students who demonstrate financial 
     need;
       ``(2) carrying out transition programs from secondary 
     school to postsecondary education for eligible students who 
     demonstrate financial need;
       ``(3) carrying out a financial aid program for eligible 
     students who demonstrate financial need and wish to enter 
     teaching or careers in information technology, or other 
     fields of study determined by the State to be critical to the 
     State's workforce needs;
       ``(4) carrying out early intervention programs, mentoring 
     programs, and career education programs for eligible students 
     who demonstrate financial need; and
       ``(5) awarding merit or academic scholarships to eligible 
     students who demonstrate financial need.
       ``(c) Maintenance of Effort Requirement.--Each State 
     receiving a grant under this section for a fiscal year shall 
     provide the Secretary an assurance that the aggregate amount 
     expended per student or the aggregate expenditures by the 
     State, from funds derived from non-Federal sources, for the 
     authorized activities described in subsection (b) for the 
     preceding fiscal year were not less than the amount expended 
     per student or the aggregate expenditures by the State for 
     the activities for the second preceding fiscal year. The 
     Secretary may waive this subsection for good cause, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     authorized activities described in subsection (b) for any 
     fiscal year shall be 25 percent.''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Purpose.--Subsection (a) of section 415A of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070c(a)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(a) Purpose of Subpart.--It is the purpose of this 
     subpart to make incentive grants available to States to 
     assist States in--
       ``(1) providing grants to--
       ``(A) eligible students attending institutions of higher 
     education or participating in programs of study abroad that 
     are approved for credit by institutions of higher education 
     at which such students are enrolled; and
       ``(B) eligible students for campus-based community service 
     work-study; and
       ``(2) carrying out the activities described in section 
     415F.''.
       (2) Allotment.--Section 415B(a)(1) of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070c-1(a)(1)) is amended by inserting 
     ``and not reserved under section 415A(b)(2)'' after 
     ``415A(b)(1)''.

     SEC. 408. SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WHOSE FAMILIES ARE 
                   ENGAGED IN MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORK.

       (a) Coordination.--Section 418A(d) (20 U.S.C. 1070d-2(d)) 
     is amended by inserting after ``contains assurances'' the 
     following: ``that the grant recipient will coordinate its 
     project, to the extent feasible, with other local, State, and 
     Federal programs to maximize the resources available for 
     migrant students, and''.
       (b) Extension of Authority.--Section 418A(g) is amended by 
     striking ``1993'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``1999''.
       (c) Data Collection.--Section 418A is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Data Collection.--The National Center for Education 
     Statistics shall collect postsecondary education data on 
     migrant students.''.
       (d) Technical Amendments.--Section 418A(e) is amended by 
     striking ``authorized by subpart 4 of this part in accordance 
     with section 417A(b)(2)'' and inserting ``in accordance with 
     section 402A(c)(1)''.

     SEC. 409. BYRD SCHOLARSHIPS.

       (a) Eligibility.--Section 419G (20 U.S.C. 1070d-37) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Termination of Eligibility.--The eligibility of 
     students from the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
     Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau shall expire on 
     the earlier of the date of enactment of the Higher Education 
     Amendments of 1998 or October 1, 1998.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 419K (20 
     U.S.C. 1070d-41) is amended by striking ``$10,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1993'' and inserting ``$40,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999''.

             PART B--FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM

     SEC. 411. LIMITATION REPEALED.

       Section 421 (20 U.S.C. 1071) is amended by striking 
     subsection (d).

     SEC. 412. ADVANCES TO RESERVE FUNDS.

       Section 422 (20 U.S.C. 1072) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``428(c)(10)(E)'' and 
     inserting ``428(c)(9)(E)'';

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       (2) in subsection (c)(6)(B)(i), by striking ``handle 
     written'' and inserting ``handle written, electronic,'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(7)
       (A) by striking ``to a guaranty agency--'' and everything 
     that follows through ``(B) if the Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``to a guaranty agency, if the Secretary'';
       (B) by striking ``428(c)(10)(F)(v)'' and inserting 
     ``428(c)(9)(F)(v)'';
       (C) by inserting ``and'' after ``cash needs,''; and
       (D) by striking ``or ensure'' and everything that follows 
     and inserting a period; and
       (4) in the first and second sentences of subsection (g)(1), 
     by striking ``or the program authorized by part D of this 
     title'' each place it appears.

     SEC. 412A. GUARANTY AGENCY REFORMS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to investigate to what 
     extent the actions of the lenders and the guarantors impact 
     upon the default rates of student borrowers as it relates to 
     the servicing of the loans or the due diligence of the loan.

     SEC. 413. GUARANTY AGENCY REFORMS.

       (a) Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund.--Part B of title IV 
     is amended by inserting after section 422 (20 U.S.C. 1072) 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 422A. FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN RESERVE FUND.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Each guaranty agency shall, not later 
     than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, 
     deposit all funds, securities, and other liquid assets 
     contained in the reserve fund established pursuant to section 
     422 of this part into a Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund (in 
     this section and section 422B referred to as the `Federal 
     Fund') which shall be an account of a type selected by the 
     agency, with the approval of the Secretary.
       ``(b) Investment of Funds.--Funds maintained in the Federal 
     Fund shall be invested in obligations issued or guaranteed by 
     the United States or a State, or in other similarly low-risk 
     securities selected by the guaranty agency.
       ``(c) Additional Deposits.--After the establishment of the 
     Federal Fund, a guaranty agency shall deposit into the 
     Federal Fund--
       ``(1) all amounts received from the Secretary as payment of 
     reinsurance on loans pursuant to section 428(c)(1);
       ``(2) from amounts collected on behalf of the obligation of 
     a defaulted borrower, a percentage amount equal to the 
     complement of the reinsurance percentage in effect when 
     payment under the guaranty agreement was made with respect to 
     the defaulted loan pursuant to sections 428(c)(6)(A) and 
     428F(a)(1)(B); and
       ``(3) insurance premiums collected from borrowers pursuant 
     to sections 428(b)(1)(H) and 428H(h).
       ``(d) Uses of Funds.--Subject to subsection (f ), the 
     Federal Fund may only be used by a guaranty agency--
       ``(1) to pay lender claims pursuant to section 
     428(b)(1)(G), section 428(j), section 437, and section 
     439(q); and
       ``(2) to pay into the Agency Operating Fund established 
     pursuant to section 422B a default prevention fee in 
     accordance with section 428(l).
       ``(e) Ownership of Federal Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Federal Fund of the guaranty agency, 
     and any assets purchased or developed with funds from the 
     Federal Fund or any other funds considered reserve funds on 
     the date of enactment of this section, regardless of who 
     holds or controls the reserves or assets, shall be considered 
     to be the property of the United States to be used in the 
     operation of the program authorized by this part, as provided 
     in subsection (d) of this section.
       ``(2) Nonliquid reserve fund and other assets.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nonliquid reserve 
     fund assets, such as buildings and equipment purchased or 
     developed by the guaranty agency with funds from the Federal 
     Fund, or any other funds considered reserve funds on the date 
     of enactment of this section shall--
       ``(A) remain the property of the United States;
       ``(B) be used only for such purposes as the Secretary 
     determines are appropriate; and
       ``(C) be subject to such restrictions on the disposition of 
     such assets (which may include a requirement that any sale of 
     such assets be at not less than fair market value) as the 
     Secretary determines are appropriate.
       ``(f ) Transition.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to establish the Agency 
     Operating Fund authorized by section 422B, each guaranty 
     agency may transfer up to 180 days cash expenses for normal 
     operating expenses, as a working capital reserve as defined 
     in Office of Management and budget circular A-87 (Cost 
     Accounting Standards) from the Federal Fund for deposit into 
     the Agency Operating Fund for use in the performance of its 
     duties under this part. Such transfers may occur during the 
     first three years following the establishment of the 
     Operating Fund. However, no agency may transfer in excess of 
     50 percent of the Federal Fund balance to its Operating Fund 
     during any fiscal year. In determining the transfer amount, 
     the agency shall insure that sufficient funds remain in the 
     Federal Fund to pay lender claims within the required time 
     periods and to meet the reserve recall requirements of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
       ``(2) Repayment provisions.--Each guaranty agency shall 
     begin repayment of sums transferred pursuant to this 
     subsection no later than the start of the fourth year after 
     the establishment of the Agency Operating Fund, and shall 
     repay all amounts transferred no later than 5 years from the 
     date of the establishment of the Agency Operating Fund. Each 
     guaranty agency shall provide to the Secretary, on an annual 
     basis, a financial analysis demonstrating its ability to 
     repay all outstanding amounts while any transferred amounts 
     are owned to the Federal Fund.
       ``(3) Special rule.--In applying the minimum reserve level 
     required by section 428(c)(9)(A), the Secretary shall include 
     all amounts owed to the Federal Fund by the agency due to 
     transfers allowed under paragraph (1) in the calculation.''.
       (b) Agency Operating Fund Established.--Part B of title IV 
     is further amended by inserting after section 422A (as added 
     by subsection (a)) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 422B. AGENCY OPERATING FUND.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Each guaranty agency shall, not later 
     than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, 
     establish a fund designated as the Agency Operating Fund 
     (hereinafter referred to as the `Operating Fund').
       ``(b) Investment of Funds.--Funds deposited into the 
     Operating Fund shall be invested at the discretion of the 
     guaranty agency in accordance with prudent investor 
     standards.
       ``(c) Additional Deposits.--After the establishment of the 
     Operating Fund, the guaranty agency shall deposit into the 
     Operating Fund--
       ``(1) the loan processing and issuance fee paid by the 
     Secretary pursuant to section 428(f );
       ``(2) the portfolio maintenance fee paid by the Secretary 
     pursuant to section 458;
       ``(3) the default prevention fee paid in accordance with 
     section 428(l);
       ``(4) amounts retained by the guaranty agency pursuant to 
     section 428(c)(6)(B) from collection on defaulted loans held 
     by the agency, after payment of the Secretary's equitable 
     share, excluding amounts deposited in the Federal Fund 
     pursuant to section 422A(c)(2); and
       ``(5) interest earned on the Federal Fund during the first 
     3 years after the date of enactment of this section by a 
     limited number of guaranty agencies (not to exceed 10) that 
     demonstrate to the Secretary the potential for a negative 
     cash flow in the Operating Fund during the restructuring of 
     their operations in accordance with the requirements of this 
     section and section 422A.
       ``(d) Uses of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Funds in the Operating Fund shall be 
     used for activities related to student financial aid, 
     including application processing, loan disbursement, 
     enrollment and repayment status management, default 
     prevention activities, default collection activities, school 
     and lender training, financial awareness and outreach 
     activities, compliance monitoring, other loan program related 
     activities in support of postsecondary education and other 
     student financial aid related activities as determined by the 
     guaranty agency.
       ``(2) Special rule.--The guaranty agency may, in its 
     discretion, transfer funds from the Operating Fund to the 
     Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund for use in accordance with 
     section 422A. Such transfer shall be irrevocable, and any 
     funds so transferred shall become the property of the United 
     States.
       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `default collection activities' means 
     activities of a guaranty agency which are directly related to 
     the collection of the loan on which a default claim has been 
     paid to the participating lender, including the due diligence 
     activities required pursuant to regulations of the Secretary.
       ``(B) The term `default prevention activities' means 
     activities of a guaranty agency which are directly related to 
     providing collection assistance to the lender on a delinquent 
     loan, prior to the loan's being legally in a default status, 
     including due diligence activities required pursuant to 
     regulations of the Secretary.
       ``(C) The term `enrollment and repayment status management' 
     means activities of a guaranty agency which are directly 
     related to ascertaining the student's enrollment status, 
     including prompt notification to the lender of such status, 
     an audit of the note or written agreement to determine if the 
     provisions of that note or agreement are consistent with the 
     records of the guaranty agency as to the principal amount of 
     the loan guaranteed, and an examination of the note or 
     agreement to assure that the repayment provisions are 
     consistent with the provisions of this part.
       ``(e) Ownership of Operating Fund.--The Operating Fund of 
     the guaranty agency shall be considered to be the property of 
     the guaranty agency. The Secretary may regulate the uses or 
     expenditure of moneys in the Operating Fund with respect to 
     activities required under guaranty agency agreements under 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 428 until such time as a 
     guaranty agency has repaid to the Federal Fund all reserve 
     funds transferred under section 422A(f ). During any period 
     in which funds are owed to the Federal Fund as a result of a 
     transfer under 422A(f ), moneys in the Operating Fund may 
     only be used for expenses related to the student loan 
     programs authorized under this part. The Secretary may 
     require such necessary reports and audits as provided in 
     section 428(b)(2).''.
       (c) Additional Recall of Reserves.--Section 422 (as amended 
     by section 412) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:

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       ``(i) Additional Recall of Reserves.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary shall recall $43,000,000 for each of the 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 from the 
     reserve funds held by guaranty agencies.
       ``(2) Deposit.--Funds recalled by the Secretary under this 
     subsection shall be deposited in the Treasury.
       ``(3) Required share.--The Secretary shall require each 
     guaranty agency to return annually reserve funds under 
     paragraph (1) based on one-fifth of the agency's required 
     share. For purposes of this paragraph, a guaranty agency's 
     required share shall be determined as follows:
       ``(A) The Secretary shall impose on each guaranty agency an 
     equal percentage reduction in the amount of the agency's 
     reserve funds held as of September 30, 1996.
       ``(B) The equal percentage reduction shall be the 
     percentage obtained by dividing--
       ``(i) $215,000,000 by
       ``(ii) the total amount of all such agencies' reserve funds 
     held as of September 30, 1996.
       ``(4) Offset of required shares.--If any guaranty agency 
     returns to the Secretary any reserves in excess of the amount 
     required under this subsection or subsection (h), the total 
     amount required to be returned under paragraph (1) shall be 
     reduced by the amount of such additional reserve return.
       ``(5) Definition of reserve funds.--The term `reserve 
     funds' when used with respect to a guaranty agency--
       ``(A) includes any reserve funds in cash or liquid assets 
     held by the guaranty agency, or held by, or under the control 
     of, any other entity; and
       ``(B) does not include building, equipment, or other 
     nonliquid assets.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Reinsurance payments.--
       (A) Amendments.--Section 428(c)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(1)) 
     is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``98 percent'' and 
     inserting ``95 percent'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``88 percent'' and 
     inserting ``85 percent''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``78 percent'' 
     and inserting ``75 percent'';
       (iv) in subparagraph (E)--

       (I) by striking ``for `98 percent';'' and inserting ``for 
     `95 percent';'';
       (II) by striking ``for `88 percent';'' and inserting ``for 
     `85 percent';''; and
       (III) by striking ``for `78 percent'.'' and inserting ``for 
     `75 percent'.'';

       (v) in subparagraph (F)--

       (I) by striking ``for `98 percent';'' and inserting ``for 
     `95 percent';'';
       (II) by striking ``for `88 percent';'' and inserting ``for 
     `85 percent';''; and
       (III) by striking ``for `78 percent'.'' and inserting ``for 
     `75 percent'.'';

       (vi) by striking subparagraph (D) and redesignating 
     subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), 
     respectively.
       (B) Effective date.--The amendments made by subparagraph 
     (A) of this paragraph apply to loans for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after October 1, 1998.
       (2) Equitable share.--Section 428(c)(6) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``(A) For the purpose'' and inserting ``For 
     the purpose''; and
       (ii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) an amount equal to 24 percent of such payments for 
     use in accordance with section 422B.'';
       (B) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
       (C) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B).
       (3) Guaranty agency reserve level.--Section 428(c)(9) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``.5 percent'' and 
     inserting ``0.25 percent''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking ``80 percent pursuant to section 
     428(c)(1)(B)(ii)'' and inserting ``85 percent pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(B)(i) of this subsection''; and
       (ii) by striking ``30 working days'' and inserting ``45 
     working days''.
       (4) Payment of certain costs.--Section 428(f ) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1)(A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Payment for certain activities.--(A) The Secretary 
     shall, in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph, 
     pay to each guaranty agency for each fiscal year a loan 
     processing and issuance fee equal to 0.65 percent of the 
     total principal amount of the loans on which insurance was 
     issued under this part during such fiscal year by such 
     agency.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the first sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``The payment required by 
     subparagraph (A) shall be paid on a quarterly basis.''.
       (5) Default aversion assistance.--Section 428(l) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(l) Default Aversion Assistance.--
       ``(1) Assistance required.--Upon receipt of a proper 
     request from a lender received not earlier than the 60th day 
     of delinquency, a guaranty agency having an agreement with 
     the Secretary under subsection (c) of this section shall 
     engage in default aversion activities designed to prevent the 
     default by a borrower on a loan covered by such agreement.
       ``(2) Reimbursement.--(A) guaranty agency may, in 
     accordance with the provisions of this paragraph, transfer 
     from the Federal Student Loan Reserve Account to the 
     Operating Account a default aversion fee. Such fee shall be 
     paid for any loan on which a claim for default has not been 
     paid as a result of the loan being brought into current 
     repayment status on or before the 210th day after the loan 
     becomes 60 days delinquent.
       ``(B) The default aversion fee shall be equal to 1 percent 
     of the total unpaid principal and accrued interest on the 
     loan at the time the request is submitted by the lender. Such 
     fee shall not be paid more than once on any loan for which 
     the guaranty agency averts the default unless at least 12 
     months has elapsed between the date the borrower became 
     current in his or her payments and the date the lender filed 
     a subsequent default aversion assistance request. A guaranty 
     agency may transfer such fees earned under this subsection no 
     more frequently than monthly.
       ``(C) For the purpose of earning the default aversion fee, 
     the term `current repayment status' means that the borrower 
     is not delinquent in the payment of any principal or interest 
     on the loan.''.

     SEC. 414. SCOPE AND DURATION OF PROGRAM.

       Section 424(a) (20 U.S.C. 1074(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``October 1, 2002'' and inserting ``October 
     1, 2004''; and
       (2) by striking ``September 30, 2006'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2008''.

     SEC. 415. LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL FEDERALLY INSURED LOANS 
                   AND FEDERAL LOAN INSURANCE.

       Section 425(a)(1)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1075(a)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subclause (I); and
       (B) by striking subclauses (II) and (III) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(II) if such student is enrolled in a program of 
     undergraduate education which is less than one academic year, 
     the maximum annual loan amount that such student may receive 
     may not exceed the amount that bears the same ratio to the 
     amount specified in subclause (I) as the length of such 
     program measured in semester, trimester, quarter, or clock 
     hours bears to one academic year;''; and
       (2) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     clause (iii).

     SEC. 416. APPLICABLE INTEREST RATES.

       (a) Applicable Interest Rates.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 427A (20 U.S.C. 1077a) is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 427A. APPLICABLE INTEREST RATES.

       ``(a) Interest Rates for New Loans On or After July 1, 
     1998.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), with respect 
     to any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under this part 
     (other than a loan made pursuant to section 428B or 428C) for 
     which the first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 
     1998, the applicable rate of interest shall, during any 12-
     month period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30, be 
     determined on the preceding June 1 and be equal to--
       ``(A) the bond equivalent rate of 91-day Treasury bills 
     auctioned at the final auction held prior to such June 1; 
     plus
       ``(B) 2.3 percent,
     except that such rate shall not exceed 8.25 percent.
       ``(2) In school and grace period Rules.--With respect to 
     any loan under this part (other than a loan made pursuant to 
     section 428B or 428C) for which the first disbursement is 
     made on or after July 1, 1998, the applicable rate of 
     interest for interest which accrues--
       ``(A) prior to the beginning of the repayment period of the 
     loan; or
       ``(B) during the period in which principal need not be paid 
     (whether or not such principal is in fact paid) by reason of 
     a provision described in section 428(b)(1)(M) or 
     427(a)(2)(C),
     shall be determined under paragraph (1) by substituting `1.7 
     percent' for `2.3 percent'.
       ``(3) PLUS loans.--With respect to any loan under section 
     428B for which the first disbursement is made on or after 
     July 1, 1998, the applicable rate of interest shall, during 
     any 12-month period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 
     30, be determined on the preceding June 1 and be equal to the 
     lesser of--
       ``(A)(i) the bond equivalent rate of 91-day Treasury bills 
     auctioned at the final auction held prior to such June 1; 
     plus
       ``(ii) 3.1 percent; or
       ``(B) 9.0 percent.
       ``(4) Consolidation loans.--With respect to any 
     consolidation loan under section 428C for which the 
     application is received by an eligible lender on or after 
     October 1, 1998, the applicable rate of interest shall be at 
     an annual rate on the unpaid principal balance of the loan 
     that is equal to the lesser of--
       ``(A) the weighted average of the interest rates on the 
     loans consolidated, rounded to the nearest higher one-eighth 
     of one percent; or
       ``(B) 8.25 percent.
       ``(b) Lesser Rates Permitted.--Nothing in this section or 
     section 428C shall be construed to prohibit a lender from 
     charging a borrower interest at a rate less than the rate 
     which is applicable under this part.
       ``(c) Consultation.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     applicable rate of interest under this section after 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and shall 
     publish such rate in the Federal Register as soon as 
     practicable after the date of determination.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 428B(d)(4) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078-2(d)(4)) is amended by striking ``section 427A(c)'' and 
     inserting ``section 427A(a)(3)''.
       (b) Special Allowances.--

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       (1) Amendment.--Section 438(b)(2)(F) (20 U.S.C. 1087-
     1(b)(2)(F)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(F) Loans disbursed after july 1, 1998.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to paragraph (4) and clauses 
     (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this subparagraph, and except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), the special allowance paid 
     pursuant to this subsection on loans for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after July 1, 1998, shall be 
     computed--
       ``(I) by determining the average of the bond equivalent 
     rates of 91-day Treasury bills auctioned for such 3-month 
     period;
       ``(II) by subtracting the applicable interest rates on such 
     loans from such average bond equivalent rate;
       ``(III) by adding 2.8 percent to the resultant percent; and
       ``(IV) by dividing the resultant percent by 4.
       ``(ii) In school and grace period.--In the case of any loan 
     for which the first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 
     1998, and for which the applicable rate of interest is 
     described in section 427A(a)(2), clause (i)(III) of this 
     subparagraph shall be applied by substituting `2.2 percent' 
     for `2.8 percent'.
       ``(iii) PLUS loans.--In the case of any loan for which the 
     first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 1998, and for 
     which the applicable rate of interest is described in section 
     427A(a)(3), clause (i)(III) of this subparagraph shall be 
     applied by substituting `3.1 percent' for `2.8 percent', 
     subject to clause (v) of this subparagraph.
       ``(iv) Consolidation loans.--In the case of any 
     consolidation loan for which the application is received by 
     an eligible lender on or after October 1, 1998, and for which 
     the applicable interest rate is determined under section 
     427A(a)(4), clause (i)(III) of this subparagraph shall be 
     applied by substituting `3.1 percent' for `2.8 percent', 
     subject to clause (v) of this subparagraph.
       ``(v) Limitation on special allowances for PLUS and 
     consolidation loans.--In the case of PLUS loans made under 
     section 428B and disbursed on or after July 1, 1998, for 
     which the interest rate is determined under 427A(a)(3), a 
     special allowance shall not be paid for such loan unless the 
     rate determined under subparagraph (A) of such section 
     (without regard to subparagraph (B) of such section) exceeds 
     9.0 percent. In the case of consolidation loans made under 
     section 428C for which the application is received by an 
     eligible lender on or after October 1, 1998, and for which 
     the applicable interest rate is determined under section 
     427A(a)(4), a special allowance shall not be paid for such 
     loan unless the rate determined under subparagraph (A) of 
     such section (without regard to subparagraph (B) of such 
     section) exceeds 8.25 percent.''.
       (2) Consolidation loans.--Section 428C(c)(1) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078-3) is amended--
       (A) by striking everything preceding subparagraph (D) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) Interest rate.--(A) Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), with respect to any loan made under this 
     section for which the application is received by an eligible 
     lender on or after October 1, 1998, the applicable interest 
     rate shall be determined under section 427A(a)(4).''; and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (B).
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 438(b)(2)(C)(ii) is 
     amended by striking ``In the case'' and inserting ``Subject 
     to subparagraph (F), in the case''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to any loan made, insured, or 
     guaranteed under part B of title IV of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 for which the first disbursement is made on or 
     after July 1, 1998.

     SEC. 417. FEDERALLY GUARANTEED STUDENT LOANS.

       (a) Requirements for Federal Interest Subsidies.--Section 
     428(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1078(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
     everything preceding subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Additional requirements to receive subsidy.--(A) Each 
     student qualifying for a portion of an interest payment under 
     paragraph (1) shall provide to the lender a statement from 
     the eligible institution, at which the student has been 
     accepted for enrollment, or at which the student is in 
     attendance, which certifies the eligibility of the student to 
     receive a loan under this part and the amount of the loan for 
     which such student is eligible.
       ``(B) A student shall qualify for a portion of an interest 
     payment under paragraph (1) if the eligible institution has 
     provided the lender with a statement that sets forth a 
     schedule for disbursement of the proceeds of the loan in 
     installments, consistent with the requirements of section 
     428G.
       ``(C) For the purpose of subparagraph (B), a student shall 
     qualify for a portion of an interest payment under paragraph 
     (1) if the eligible institution has provided the lender with 
     a statement evidencing a determination of need for a loan (as 
     determined under part F of this title) and the amount of such 
     need, subject to the provisions of subparagraph (D).''.
       (b) Duration of Authority.--Section 428(a)(5) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``September 30, 2002'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2004''; and
       (2) by striking ``September 30, 2006'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2008''.
       (c) Annual Loan Limits.--Section 428(b)(1)(A) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subclause (I); and
       (B) by striking subclauses (II) and (III) and inserting the 
     following:

       ``(II) if such student is enrolled in a program of 
     undergraduate education which is less than one academic year, 
     the maximum annual loan amount that such student may receive 
     may not exceed the amount that bears the same ratio to the 
     amount specified in subclause (I) as the length of such 
     program measured in semester, trimester, quarter, or clock 
     hours bears to one academic year;''; and

       (2) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     clause (iii).
       (d) Selection of Repayment Plans.--Section 428(b)(1)(D) is 
     amended by striking ``and (iii)'' and inserting the 
     following: ``(iii) the student borrower may annually change 
     the selection of a repayment plan under this part, and 
     (iv)''.
       (e) Coinsurance.--Section 428(b)(1)(G) is amended by 
     striking ``not less than''.
       (f ) Deferments.--Section 428(b)(1)(M) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)(I), by inserting before the semicolon the 
     following: ``, except that no borrower, notwithstanding the 
     provisions of the promissory note, shall be required to 
     borrow an additional loan under this title in order to be 
     eligible to receive a deferment under this clause''; and
       (2) in clause (ii), by inserting before the semicolon the 
     following: ``, except that no borrower who qualifies for 
     unemployment benefits shall be required to provide any 
     additional paperwork for a deferment under this clause''.
       (g) Limitation, Suspension, and Termination.--Section 
     428(b)(1)(U) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``emergency action,,'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``emergency action,''; and
       (2) by striking ``a compliance audit of each lender'' and 
     inserting the following: ``in the case of any lender that 
     originates or holds more than $5,000,000 in loans made under 
     this title during an annual audit period, a compliance audit 
     of such lender''.
       (h) Additional Insurance Program Requirements.--Section 
     428(b)(1) is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (W);
       (2) in subparagraph (X)--
       (A) by striking ``428(c)(10)'' and inserting ``428(c)(9)''; 
     and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and'';
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(Y) provides that the lender shall determine the 
     eligibility of a borrower for a deferment described in 
     subparagraph (M)(i) based on receipt of (i) a request for 
     deferment from the borrower, (ii) a newly completed loan 
     application that documents the borrower's eligibility for a 
     deferment, or (iii) student status information received by 
     the lender that the borrower is enrolled on at least a half-
     time basis.''.
       (i) Restrictions on Inducements.--Section 428(b)(3) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) conduct unsolicited mailings of student loan 
     application forms to students enrolled in secondary school or 
     a postsecondary institution, or to parents of such students, 
     except that applications may be mailed to students who have 
     previously received loans guaranteed under this part by the 
     guaranty agency; or''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence:
     ``It shall not be a violation of this paragraph for a 
     guaranty agency to provide assistance to institutions of 
     higher education comparable to the kinds of assistance 
     provided to institutions of higher education by the 
     Department of Education.''.
       (j) Delay in Commencement of Repayment Period.--Section 
     428(b)(7) is amended by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) There shall be excluded from the 6 months determined 
     under subparagraph (A)(i) any period during which the student 
     was called or ordered to active duty in a reserve component 
     of the Armed Forces of the United States.''.
       (k) Guaranty Agency Information to Eligible Institutions.--
     Section 428(c)(2)(H)(ii) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(ii) the guaranty agency shall not require the payment 
     from the institution of any fee for such information; and''.
       (l) Forbearance.--Section 428(c)(3) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``written'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the semicolon 
     the following: ``, including forbearance granted after 
     consideration of a borrower's total debt burden''; and
       (3) in the last sentence--
       (A) by striking ``and (ii)'' and inserting ``(ii)''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and (iii) forbearance for periods not to 
     exceed 60 days if the lender reasonably determines that such 
     suspensions are necessary to research or process information 
     relative to such loan or to collect appropriate documentation 
     relating to the borrower's request for a deferment or 
     forbearance''.
       (m) Assignment.--Section 428(c)(8) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(A)''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B).
       (n) Agency Termination.--Section 428(c)(9) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (E)--

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       (A) by inserting ``or'' at the end of clause (iv);
       (B) by striking ``; or'' at the end of clause (v) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking clause (vi);
       (2) in subparagraph (F)(vii), by striking ``to avoid 
     disruption'' and everything that follows and inserting ``and 
     to avoid disruption of the student loan program.'';
       (3) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ``on the record'' 
     after ``for a hearing''; and
       (4) in subparagraph (K)--
       (A) by striking ``and Labor'' and inserting ``and the 
     Workforce''; and
       (B) by striking everything after ``guaranty agency system'' 
     and inserting a period.
       (o) Lender Referral.--Section 428(e) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking ``during the 
     transition'' and everything that follows through ``part D of 
     this title''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``for costs of 
     transition''.
       (p) Action on Agreements.--Section 428(g) is amended by 
     striking ``and Labor'' and inserting ``and the Workforce''.
       (q) Lenders-of-Last-Resort.--Section 428(j)(3) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in the heading thereof, by striking ``during transition 
     to direct lending'';
       (B) by striking out ``during the transition from the 
     Federal Family Education Loan Program under this part ot the 
     Federal Direct Student Loan Program under part D of this 
     title,'' and inserting a comma;
       (C) by inserting ``designated for a State'' immediately 
     after ``a guaranty agency''; and
       (D) by inserting ``subparagraph (C) and'' immediately 
     before ``section 422(c)(7),''; and
       (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) The Secretary shall exercise the authority described 
     in subparagraph (A) only if the Secretary determines that 
     eligible borrowers are seeking and are unable to obtain loans 
     under this part, and that the guaranty agency designated for 
     that State has the capability to provide lender-of-last-
     resort loans in a timely manner, in accordance with its 
     obligations under paragraph (1), but cannot do so without 
     advances provided by the Secretary under this paragraph. If 
     the Secretary makes the determinations described in the 
     preceding sentence and determines that it would be cost-
     effective to do so, the Secretary may provide advances under 
     this paragraph to that guaranty agency. If the Secretary 
     determines that guaranty agency does not have such 
     capability, or will not provide such loans in a timely 
     fashion, the Secretary may provide such advances to enable 
     another guaranty agency, that the Secretary determines to 
     have such capability, to make lender-of-last-resort loans to 
     eligible borrowers in that State who are experiencing loan 
     access problems.''.
       (r) Income Contingent Repayment.--Section 428(m) is amended 
     by striking ``shall require at least 10 percent of the 
     borrowers'' and inserting ``may require borrowers''.
       (s) State Share of Default Costs.--Subsection (n) of 
     section 428 is repealed.
       (t) Blanket Certificate of Guaranty.--Section 428 of the 
     Act is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(n) Blanket Certificate of Loan Guaranty.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any guaranty agency that has or enters 
     into any insurance program agreement with the Secretary under 
     this part may--
       ``(A) offer eligible lenders participating in the agency's 
     guaranty program blanket certificates of loan guaranty that 
     permit the lender to make loans without receiving prior 
     approval from the guaranty agency of individual loans for 
     eligible borrowers enrolled in eligible programs at eligible 
     institutions; and
       ``(B) provide eligible lenders with the ability to transmit 
     electronically data to the agency concerning loans the lender 
     has elected to make under the agency's insurance program via 
     standard reporting formats, such reporting to occur at 
     reasonable, mutually acceptable intervals.
       ``(2) Limitations on Blanket certificate of guaranty.--(A) 
     An eligible lender may not make a loan to a borrower under 
     this section after such lender receives a notification from 
     the guaranty agency that the borrower is not an eligible 
     borrower.
       ``(B) A guaranty agency and eligible lender may establish 
     by mutual agreement limitations or restrictions on the number 
     or volume of loans issued by a lender under the blanket 
     certificate of guaranty.''.
       (u) Notice of Availability of Income-Sensitive Repayment 
     Option.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 428 is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(o) Notice of Availability of Income-Sensitive Repayment 
     Option.--At the time of offering a borrower a loan under this 
     part, and at the time of offering the borrower the option of 
     repaying a loan in accordance with this subsection, the 
     lender shall provided the borrower with a notice that informs 
     the borrower, in a form prescribed by the Secretary by 
     regulation--
       ``(1) that all borrowers are eligible for income-sensitive 
     repayment through loan consolidation under section 428C;
       ``(2) the procedures by which the borrower may elect 
     income-sensitive repayment; and
       ``(3) where and how the borrower may obtain additional 
     information concerning income-sensitive repayment.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 428(b)(1)(E)(i) is amended by inserting before 
     the semicolon the following: ``or of repaying the loan in 
     accordance with an income-sensitive repayment schedule 
     offered pursuant to section 428C''.
       (B) Section 485(b)(1)(A) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) the information required to be disclosed by lenders 
     pursuant to section 428(o).''.
       (v) Notice to Institutions of Defaults.--
       (1) Administrative and fiscal procedures.--Section 
     428(c)(2)(A) is amended by striking ``proof that reasonable 
     attempts were made'' and inserting ``proof that the 
     institution was contacted and other reasonable attempts were 
     made''.
       (2) Reimbursement.--Section 428(c)(2)(G) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078(c)(2)(G)) is amended by striking ``certifies to the 
     Secretary that diligent attempts have been made'' and 
     inserting ``demonstrates to the Secretary that diligent 
     attempts, including direct contact with the institution, have 
     been made.''.
       (3) Notice to secretary and payment of loss.--The third 
     sentence of section 430(a) (20 U.S.C. 1080(a)) is amended by 
     inserting ``the institution was contacted and other'' after 
     ``submit proof that''.

     SEC. 418. VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS WITH GUARANTY AGENCIES.

       Part B of title IV is amended by inserting after section 
     428 (20 U.S.C. 1078) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 428A. VOLUNTARY FLEXIBLE AGREEMENTS WITH GUARANTY 
                   AGENCIES.

       ``(a) Voluntary Agreements.--
       ``(1) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary may enter into a voluntary, flexible 
     agreement with not more than 6 guaranty agencies under this 
     section, in lieu of agreements with a guaranty agency under 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 428, under which the 
     Secretary may waive or modify any requirement under this 
     title applicable to the responsibilities of the Secretary and 
     a guaranty agency.
       ``(2) Eligibility.--Any guaranty agency that had one or 
     more agreements with the Secretary under subsections (b) and 
     (c) of section 428 as of the day before the date of enactment 
     of this section may enter into an agreement with the 
     Secretary under this subsection.
       ``(b) Terms of Agreement.--An agreement between the 
     Secretary and a guaranty agency under this section--
       ``(1) shall be developed by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the guaranty agency;
       ``(2) shall be for a period not to exceed five years, and 
     may be renewed upon the agreement of the parties;
       ``(3) may include provisions--
       ``(A) specifying the responsibilities of the guaranty 
     agency under the agreement, such as--
       ``(i) administering the issuance of insurance on loans made 
     under this part on behalf of the Secretary;
       ``(ii) monitoring insurance commitments made under this 
     part;
       ``(iii) default prevention activities;
       ``(iv) review of default claims made by lenders;
       ``(v) payment of default claims;
       ``(vi) collection of defaulted loans;
       ``(vii) adoption of internal systems of accounting and 
     auditing that are acceptable to the Secretary, and reporting 
     the result thereof to the Secretary on a timely, accurate, 
     and auditable basis;
       ``(viii) timely and accurate collection and reporting of 
     such other data as the Secretary may require to carry out the 
     purposes of the programs under this title;
       ``(ix) monitoring of institutions and lenders participating 
     in the program under this part; and
       ``(x) the performance of other program functions by the 
     guaranty agency.
       ``(B) regarding the fees the Secretary shall pay, in lieu 
     of revenues that the guaranty agency may otherwise receive 
     under this part, to the guaranty agency under the agreement, 
     and other funds that the guaranty agency may receive or 
     retain under the agreement, except that in no case may the 
     cost to the Secretary of the agreement, as reasonably 
     projected by the Secretary, exceed the cost to the Secretary, 
     as similarly projected, in the absence of the agreement;
       ``(C) regarding the use of net revenues, as described in 
     the agreement under this section, for such other activities 
     in support of postsecondary education as may be agreed to by 
     the Secretary and the guaranty agency;
       ``(D) regarding the standards by which the guaranty 
     agency's performance of its responsibilities under the 
     agreement will be assessed, and the consequences for a 
     guaranty agency's failure to achieve a specified level of 
     performance on 1 or more performance standards;
       ``(E) regarding the circumstances in which a guaranty 
     agency's agreement under this section may be ended in advance 
     of its expiration date;
       ``(F) regarding such other businesses, previously purchased 
     or developed with reserve funds, that relate to the program 
     under this part and in which the Secretary permits the 
     guaranty agency to engage; and
       ``(G) such other provisions as the Secretary may determine 
     to be necessary to protect the United States from the risk of 
     unreasonable loss and to promote the purposes of this part; 
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       ``(4) shall provide for uniform lender participation with 
     the guaranty agency under the terms of the agreement.
       ``(c) Termination.--At the expiration or early termination 
     of an agreement under this section, the Secretary shall 
     reinstate the guaranty agency's prior agreements under 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 428, subject only to such 
     additional requirements as the Secretary determines to be 
     necessary in order to ensure the efficient transfer of 
     responsibilities between the agreement under this section and 
     the agreements under subsections (b) and (c) of section 428, 
     including the guaranty agency's compliance with reserve 
     requirements under sections 422 and 428.''.

     SEC. 419. FEDERAL CONSOLIDATION LOANS.

       (a) Agreements With Lenders.--Section 428C(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078-3(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking subclause (II) of paragraph (3)(B)(i) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(II) that loans received during the 180-day period 
     following the making of the consolidation loan may be added 
     to the consolidation loan.''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (C) of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(C) made under part D of this title;''.
       (b) Contents of Agreements.--Section 428C(b) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``under this section 
     and (i)'' and everything that follows and inserting ``under 
     this section;'';
       (2) in paragraph (4)(C)(ii)--
       (A) by redesignating subclause (III) as subclause (IV);
       (B) by inserting after subclause (II) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(III) by the Secretary, in the case of a consolidation 
     loan for which the application is received by an eligible 
     lender on or after October 1, 1998, except that the Secretary 
     shall pay such interest only on that portion of the loan that 
     repays Federal Stafford Loans for which the student borrower 
     received an interest subsidy under section 428 or Federal 
     Direct Stafford Loans for which the borrower received an 
     interest subsidy under section 455; or''; and
       (C) in subclause (IV) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``subclause (I) or (II)'' and inserting ``subclause (I), 
     (II), or (III)''; and
       (3) in paragraph (6)(A), by inserting before the semicolon 
     at the end the following: ``except that (i) a lender is not 
     required to consolidate loans described in subparagraph (D) 
     or (E) of subsection (a)(4); and (ii) a lender is not 
     prohibited from establishing a minimum loan balance for which 
     it will process a consolidation loan application''.
       (c) Extension of Authority.--Section 428C(e) is amended by 
     striking ``September 30, 2002'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     2004''.

     SEC. 420. DISBURSEMENT.

       (a) Requirements.--Section 428G(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1078-
     7(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``greater than one semester, 
     one trimester, one quarter, or four months'' after ``period 
     of enrollment''.
       (b) Disbursement.--Section 428G(b)(1) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``An institution whose 
     cohort default rate (as determined under section 435(a)) for 
     each of the three most recent fiscal years for which data are 
     available is less than 10 percent shall be exempt from the 
     requirements of this paragraph.''.
       (c) Withholding of Second Disbursement.--Section 428G(d)(2) 
     is amended by inserting ``by more than $300'' after ``under 
     this title''.

     SEC. 421. UNSUBSIDIZED STAFFORD LOANS.

       (a) Eligible Borrowers.--Section 428H(b) (20 U.S.C. 1078-
     8(b)) is amended by striking ``which--'' and everything that 
     follows and inserting the following:
     ``which certifies the eligibility of the student to receive a 
     loan under this part and the amount of the loan for which 
     such student is eligible. A student shall qualify for a loan 
     if the eligible institution has provided the lender with a 
     statement that sets forth a schedule for disbursement of the 
     proceeds of the loan in installments, consistent with the 
     requirements of section 428G.''.
       (b) Loan Limits.--Section 428H(d)(2)(A) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     clause (i); and
       (2) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(ii) if such student is enrolled in a program of 
     undergraduate education which is less than one academic year, 
     the maximum annual loan amount that such student may receive 
     may not exceed the amount that bears the same ratio to the 
     amount specified in clause (i) as the length of such program 
     measured in semester, trimester, quarter, or clock hours 
     bears to one academic year;''.
       (c) Capitalization of Interest.--Section 428H(e)(2) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Capitalization of interest.--Interest on loans made 
     under this section for which payments of principal are not 
     required during the in-school and grace periods or for which 
     payments are deferred under sections 427(a)(2)(C) and 
     428(b)(1)(M) shall, if agreed upon by the borrower and the 
     lender--
       ``(A) be paid monthly or quarterly; or
       ``(B) be added to the principal amount of the loan by the 
     lender only--
       ``(i) when the loan enters repayment;
       ``(ii) at the expiration of a grace period, in the case of 
     a loan that qualifies for a grace period;
       ``(iii) at the expiration of a period of deferment; and
       ``(iv) when the borrower defaults.
     Such capitalization of interest shall not be deemed to exceed 
     the annual insurable limit on account of the student.''.
       (d) Qualification.--Section 428H(e) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Qualification for forbearance, deferment, and income-
     sensitive repayment.--A borrower of a loan made under this 
     section may qualify for a forbearance or deferment, or an 
     income-sensitive repayment plan for which the borrower is 
     eligible, immediately upon receipt by the lender or holder of 
     a request from the borrower. Any necessary supporting 
     documentation shall be secured by the lender or holder within 
     30 days of the request in order to continue the forbearance, 
     deferment, or income-sensitive repayment plan.''.
       (e) Repeal.--Section 428H(f ) is repealed.

     SEC. 422. REPEAL OF LOAN FORGIVENESS.

       Section 428J (20 U.S.C. 1078-10) is repealed.

     SEC. 423. LEGAL POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

       (a) General Powers.--Section 432(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 
     1082(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ``except that this 
     section shall not be deemed to limit court review under 
     chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code'' after 
     ``Secretary's control''.
       (b) Audit of Financial Transactions.--Section 432(f )(1) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``section 435(d)(1) 
     (D), (F), or (H);'' and inserting ``section 435(d)(1); and'';
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking ``and Labor'' and inserting ``and the 
     Workforce''; and
       (B) by striking ``; and'' inserting a period; and
       (3) by striking subparagraph (D).
       (c) Program of Assistance.--Section 432(k)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``Within 1 year'' and everything that follows 
     through ``1992, the'' and inserting ``The''.
       (d) Common Forms and Formats.--Section 432(m) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary'';
       (2) by striking subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1);
       (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``Nothing'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to paragraph (2), nothing'';
       (4) by redesignating subparagraph (D) of such paragraph as 
     subparagraph (C);
       (5) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively;
       (6) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Free application for federal student aid.--For 
     academic year 1999-2000 and thereafter, the Secretary shall 
     prescribe the Free Application for Federal Student Aid as the 
     application form under this part (other than sections 428B 
     and 428C).''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Master promissory note.--
       ``(A) Development and approval.--Within 180 days of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with 
     representatives of guaranty agencies, eligible lenders, 
     institutions, students, and organizations involved in student 
     financial assistance, shall develop and approve a master 
     promissory note that will allow for a multiyear line of 
     credit. Such note shall address the needs of participants in 
     the programs under this part. The Secretary shall also 
     develop and approve a corresponding master promissory note 
     for use under part D of this title that addresses the needs 
     of participants in the programs under such part.
       ``(B) Sale and assignment; enforcement.--Notwithstanding 
     the preceding provisions of this section, each loan made 
     under a master promissory note providing for a line of credit 
     may be sold and assigned independently of any other loan made 
     under the same promissory note, and each such loan shall be 
     separately enforceable in all State and Federal courts on the 
     basis of an original or copy of the master promissory note in 
     accordance with its terms.''.
       (e) Default Reduction Management.--Section 432(n) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and Labor'' and 
     inserting ``and the Workforce''.
       (f ) Reporting Requirement.--Section 432(p) is amended by 
     striking ``State postsecondary reviewing entities designated 
     under subpart 1 of part H,''.

     SEC. 424. STUDENT LOAN INFORMATION.

       Section 433 (20 U.S.C. 1083) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by inserting 
     ``in simple and understandable terms'' after ``to the 
     borrower''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by inserting 
     ``in simple and understandable terms'' after ``under this 
     subsection''.

     SEC. 425. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Cohort Default Rate.--Section 435(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1085(a)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i); and
       (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) there are exceptional mitigating circumstances 
     within the meaning of paragraph (4); or
       ``(iii) there are, in the judgment of the Secretary, other 
     exceptional mitigating circumstances that would make the 
     application of this paragraph inequitable.'';
       (2) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2), by striking 
     ``July 1, 1998,'' and inserting ``July 1, 1999,'';
       (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or, at the request of 
     the institution, a complete copy of the records for loans 
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     of the direct loan servicer for loans made under part D'' 
     after ``and loan servicers''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) Definition of mitigating circumstances.--For purposes 
     of paragraph (2), an institution shall be treated as having 
     exceptional mitigating circumstances that make application of 
     that paragraph inequitable if such institution is certified 
     by a certified public accountant to meet each of the 
     following criteria:
       ``(A) at least two-thirds of the students enrolled on at 
     least a half-time basis at the institution--
       ``(i) are eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant award 
     that is at least equal to one-half the maximum Federal Pell 
     Grant award for which the student would be eligible based on 
     his or her enrollment status; or
       ``(ii) have an adjusted gross income of the student, and 
     his or her parents (unless the student is an independent 
     student), of less than the poverty level, as determined under 
     criteria established by the Department of Health and Human 
     Services;
       ``(B) at least two-thirds of the students enrolled on a 
     full-time basis at the institution in any 12-month period 
     ending not more than six months prior to the date the 
     institution submits its appeal, and who remain enrolled 
     beyond the point at which the student would be entitled to a 
     tuition refund of 100 percent--
       ``(i) complete the educational program in which they are 
     enrolled within the time normally required to complete that 
     program, as specified in the institution's enrollment 
     contract, catalog, or other materials; or
       ``(ii) continue to be enrolled and are making satisfactory 
     academic progress toward completion of their program; or
       ``(iii) have entered active duty in the armed forces of the 
     United States; and
       ``(C) at least two-thirds of the students enrolled on a 
     full-time basis at the institution who complete the 
     educational program in which they are enrolled within any 12-
     month period ending not more than six months prior to the 
     date the institution submits its appeal are placed for at 
     least 13 weeks in an employment position for which they have 
     been trained, or are enrolled for at least 13 weeks in higher 
     level education program for which the educational program of 
     the institution provided substantial preparation, or have 
     entered active duty in the armed forces of the United States.
       ``(5) Reduction of default rates at certain minority 
     institutions.--
       ``(A) Beneficiaries of exception required to establish 
     management plan.--After July 1, 1998, any institution that 
     has a cohort default rate that equals or exceeds 25 percent 
     for each of the three most recent fiscal years for which data 
     are available and that relies on the exception in paragraph 
     (2)(C) of this subsection to continue to be an eligible 
     institution shall--
       ``(i) submit to the Secretary a default management plan 
     which the Secretary, in his discretion, after consideration 
     of the institution's history, resources, dollars in default, 
     and targets for default reduction, determines is acceptable 
     and provides reasonable assurance that the institution will, 
     by July 1, 2001, have a cohort default rate that is less than 
     25 percent;
       ``(ii) engage an independent third party (which may be paid 
     with funds received under part B of title III) to provide 
     technical assistance in implementing such default management 
     plan; and
       ``(iii) provide to the Secretary, on an annual basis or at 
     such other intervals as the Secretary may require, evidence 
     of cohort default rate improvement and successful 
     implementation of such default management plan.
       ``(B) Discretionary eligibility conditioned on 
     improvement.--Notwithstanding the expiration of the exception 
     in paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary may, in his discretion, 
     continue to treat an institution described in subparagraph 
     (A) of this paragraph as an eligible institution for each of 
     the one-year periods beginning on July 1, 1999, and July 1, 
     2000, only if the institution submits by the beginning of 
     such period evidence satisfactory to the Secretary that--
       ``(i) such institution has complied and is continuing to 
     comply with the requirements of subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) such institution has made substantial improvement, 
     during each of the preceding one-year periods, in its cohort 
     default rate.
       ``(6) Special rule based on participation rate indices.--
     (A) An institution that demonstrates to the Secretary that 
     its participation rate index (as defined in regulations in 
     effect on July 1, 1996) is equal to or less than .0375 for 
     any of the three most recent fiscal years for which data are 
     available shall not be subject to paragraph (2).
       ``(B) An institution shall provide the Secretary with 
     sufficient data to determine its participation rate index 
     within 30 days after receiving an initial notification of its 
     draft cohort default rate.
       ``(C) Prior to publication of a final cohort default rate 
     for an institution that provides the data under subparagraph 
     (B), the Secretary shall notify the institution of its 
     compliance or noncompliance with subparagraph (A).
       ``(7) Authority of the Secretary to Assist Distressed 
     Institutions.--The Secretary is authorized pursuant to 
     section 326(c)(7) to provide administrative, fiscal, 
     management, strategic planning, and technical assistance 
     through a qualified third-party consultant identified by the 
     institution or an organization representing such 
     institutions. Institutions eligible for such assistance 
     include those institutions which qualify for the exemption in 
     paragraph (2)(C)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this subsection, or 
     which have submitted a default management plan under 
     paragraph (5) which has been accepted by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Eligible Lender.--Section 435(d) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (I); and
       (B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of 
     subclause (II) the following: ``, or (III) it is a bank that 
     is a wholly owned subsidiary of a nonprofit foundation, the 
     foundation is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 
     501(a) of such Code and has been participating in the program 
     authorized by this part for three years as of the date of 
     enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 and only 
     makes loans to undergraduate students who are 22 years of age 
     or younger and has a portfolio of not more than $10,000,000; 
     and in determining whether the making or holding of loans to 
     students and parents under this part is the primary consumer 
     credit function of the eligible lender, all loans (including 
     student loans and other consumer loans) made or held as 
     trustee or in a trust capacity for the benefit of a third 
     party shall be considered'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (I);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(K) a wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly held holding 
     company which, for the three years preceding the date of 
     enactment of this subparagraph, through one or more 
     subsidiaries (i) acts as a finance company, and (ii) 
     participates in the program authorized by this part pursuant 
     to subparagraph (C).''; and
       (3) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence:
     ``It shall not be a violation of this paragraph for a lender 
     to provide assistance to institutions of higher education 
     comparable to the kinds of assistance provided to 
     institutions of higher education by the Department of 
     Education.''.
       (c) Line of Credit.--Section 435(e) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Line of Credit.--The term `line of credit' means an 
     agreement between the lender and the borrower pursuant to a 
     master promissory note under which the lender may make and 
     disburse, in addition to the initial loan, additional loans 
     in subsequent years.''.
       (d) Definition of Default.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 435(l) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``180 days'' and inserting ``270 days''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``240 days'' and inserting ``330 days''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply with respect to loans for which the first day of 
     delinquency occurs on or after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (e) Cohort Default Rate: Rehabilitation.--Section 
     435(m)(2)(C) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentences: ``Within 2 years after the date of enactment 
     of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, the Secretary 
     shall, by regulation, require guaranty agencies to collect 
     data with respect to defaulted loans in a manner that will 
     permit the identification of any defaulted loan for which (i) 
     the borrower is currently making payments and has made not 
     less than 6 consecutive on-time payments by the end of such 
     following fiscal year, and (ii) a guaranty agency has renewed 
     the borrower's title IV eligibility as provided in section 
     428F(b). Upon a determination by the Secretary that such data 
     is available, the Secretary shall, by regulation, prescribe 
     the extent to which any such defaulted loan may be excluded 
     from the calculation of the cohort default rate under this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 426. DISCHARGE.

       Section 437(c)(1) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``falsely certified by the eligible 
     institution,'' the following: ``or if the institution failed 
     to make a refund of loan proceeds which it owed to such 
     student's lender,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentences: ``In 
     the case of a discharge based upon a failure to refund, the 
     amount of the discharge shall not exceed that portion of the 
     loan which should have been refunded. The Secretary shall 
     report to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate annually as to the dollar amount of 
     loan discharges attributable to failures to make refunds.''.

     SEC. 427. CANCELLATION OF LOANS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVICE.

       Section 437 is further amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking out the period at 
     the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and 
     ``loan forgiveness for teaching.'';
       (2) by amending the heading for subsection (c) to read as 
     follows: ``Discharge Related to School Closure or False 
     Certification.--''; and
       (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subsection:

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       ``(e) Cancellation of Loans for Teaching.--
       ``(1) Functions of secretary.--The Secretary shall 
     discharge the liability of a borrower of a qualifying loan by 
     repaying the amount owed on the loan, to the extent specified 
     in paragraph (4), for service described in paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Qualifying loans.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, a loan 
     is a qualifying loan if--
       ``(i) the loan was made under section 428 on or after the 
     date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 
     to a borrower who, on the date of entering into the note or 
     other written evidence of the loan, had no outstanding 
     balance of principal or interest on any loan made before such 
     date; and
       ``(ii) the loan was obtained to cover the cost of 
     instruction for an academic year after the first and second 
     year of undergraduate education.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Secretary may not repay loans 
     described in subparagraph (A) to cover the costs of 
     instruction for more than two academic years, or three 
     academic years in the case of a program of instruction 
     normally requiring five years.
       ``(C) Treatment of consolidation loans.--A loan made under 
     section 428C may be a qualifying loan for the purposes of 
     this subsection only to the extent that such loan was used to 
     repay a loan or loans that meet the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), as determined in accordance with 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Qualifying service.--A loan shall be discharged under 
     paragraph (1) for service by the borrower as a full-time 
     teacher for each complete academic year of service, after 
     completion of the second academic year of service, in a 
     public or other nonprofit private elementary or secondary 
     school--
       ``(A) which is in the school district of a local 
     educational agency which is eligible in such year for 
     assistance pursuant to title I of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
       ``(B) which for the purpose of this paragraph and for that 
     year has been determined by the State educational agency of 
     the State in which the school is located to be a school in 
     which the enrollment of children counted under section 
     1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     exceeds 30 percent of the total enrollment of that school.
       ``(4) Rate of discharge.--(A) Loans shall be discharged 
     under this subsection at the rate of--
       ``(i) 30 percent for the first or second complete academic 
     year of qualifying service as described in paragraph (3) 
     (after completion of two years of service); and
       ``(ii) 40 percent for the third complete year of such 
     qualifying service.
       ``(B) The total amount that may be discharged under this 
     subsection for any borrower shall not exceed $17,750.
       ``(C) If a portion of a loan is discharged under 
     subparagraph (A) for any year, the entire amount of interest 
     on that loan that accrues for that year shall also be 
     discharged by the Secretary.
       ``(D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     authorize refunding of any repayment of a loan.
       ``(5) Limitation on teacher eligibility.--
       ``(A) Secondary school teachers.--A borrower may not 
     receive assistance under this subsection by virtue of 
     teaching in a secondary school unless such borrower majored 
     in the subject area in which they are teaching.
       ``(B) Elementary school teachers.--A borrower may not 
     receive assistance under this subsection by virtue of 
     teaching in a elementary school unless such borrower 
     demonstrates, in accordance with State teacher certification 
     or licensing requirements, subject matter knowledge and 
     teaching skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and other 
     subjects taught in elementary schools.
       ``(6) Prevention of double benefits.--No borrower may, for 
     the same service, receive a benefit under both this 
     subsection and subtitle D of title I of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.).
       ``(7) Method of payment.--The Secretary shall specify in 
     regulations the manner in which lenders shall be reimbursed 
     for loans made under this part, or portions thereof, that are 
     discharged under this subsection.
       ``(8) List.--If the list of schools in which a teacher may 
     perform service pursuant to paragraph (3) is not available 
     before May 1 of any year, the Secretary may use the list for 
     the year preceding the year for which the determination is 
     made to make such service determination.
       ``(9) Continuing eligibility.--Any teacher who performs 
     service in a school which--
       ``(A) meets the requirements of paragraph (3) in any year 
     during such service; and
       ``(B) in a subsequent year fails to meet the requirements 
     of such subsection,
     may continue to teach in such school and shall be eligible 
     for loan cancellation pursuant to this subsection with 
     respect to such subsequent years.''.

     SEC. 428. DEBT MANAGEMENT OPTIONS.

       Section 437A (20 U.S.C. 1087-O) is repealed.

     SEC. 429. SPECIAL ALLOWANCES.

       (a) Computation.--Section 438(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087-
     1(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(E), and (F)'' and 
     inserting ``and (E)''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(iv), by striking ``, (E), or (F)'' 
     and inserting ``or (E)''.
       (b) Origination Fees.--Section 438(c) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``(other than'' and inserting ``(including 
     loans made under section 428H, but excluding''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Except as provided in paragraph (8), a lender is not 
     authorized to assess an origination fee under this paragraph 
     unless the lender assesses the same fee to all student 
     borrowers.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a lender 
     may assess a lesser origination fee for a borrower 
     demonstrating greater financial need as determined by such 
     borrower's adjusted gross family income.''.
       (c) Lending From Proceeds of Tax Exempt Obligations.--
     Section 438 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (e); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (f ) as subsection (e).
       (d) Study.--Section 438 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f ) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a 
     statistical analysis of the subsidized and unsubsidized 
     student loan programs under part B to gather data on lenders' 
     policies on charging origination fees and to determine if 
     there are any anomalies that would indicate any 
     institutional, programmatic, or socioeconomic discrimination 
     in the assessing or waiving of such fees. The Comptroller 
     General shall report to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress within two years after the date of enactment of the 
     Higher Education Amendments of 1998.''.

     SEC. 430. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.

       (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section--
       (1) to bring more highly trained individuals into the early 
     child care profession; and
       (2) to keep more highly trained child care providers in the 
     early child care field for longer periods of time.
       (b) Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers.--Part B (20 
     U.S.C. 1071 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
     428J (as added by section 432) (20 U.S.C. 1078-10) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 428K. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Child care facility.--The term `child care facility' 
     means a facility, including a home, that--
       ``(A) provides child care services; and
       ``(B) meets applicable State or local government licensing, 
     certification, approval, or registration requirements, if 
     any.
       ``(2) Child care services.--The term `child care services' 
     means activities and services provided for the education and 
     care of children from birth through age 5 by an individual 
     who has a degree in early childhood education.
       ``(3) Degree.--The term `degree' means an associate's or 
     bachelor's degree awarded by an institution of higher 
     education.
       ``(4) Early childhood education.--The term `early childhood 
     education' means education in the areas of early child 
     education, child care, or any other educational area related 
     to child care that the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(b) Demonstration Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may carry out a 
     demonstration program of assuming the obligation to repay, 
     pursuant to subsection (c), a loan made, insured or 
     guaranteed under this part or part D (excluding loans made 
     under sections 428B and 428C) for any new borrower after the 
     date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, 
     who--
       ``(A) completes a degree in early childhood education; and
       ``(B) obtains employment in a child care facility.
       ``(2) Award basis; priority.--
       ``(A) Award basis.--Subject to subparagraph (B), loan 
     repayment under this section shall be on a first-come, first-
     served basis and subject to the availability of 
     appropriations.
       ``(B) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority in 
     providing loan repayment under this section for a fiscal year 
     to student borrowers who received loan repayment under this 
     section for the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
     the provisions of this section.
       ``(c) Loan Repayment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall assume the 
     obligation to repay--
       ``(A) after the second year of employment described in 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (b)(1), 20 percent of 
     the total amount of all loans made after date of enactment of 
     the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, to a student under 
     this part or part D;
       ``(B) after the third year of such employment, 20 percent 
     of the total amount of all such loans; and
       ``(C) after each of the fourth and fifth years of such 
     employment, 30 percent of the total amount of all such loans.
       ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to authorize the refunding of any repayment of a 
     loan made under this part or part D.
       ``(3) Interest.--If a portion of a loan is repaid by the 
     Secretary under this section for any year, the proportionate 
     amount of interest on such loan which accrues for such year 
     shall be repaid by the Secretary.
       ``(4) Special rule.--In the case where a student borrower 
     who is not participating in loan repayment pursuant to this 
     section returns to an institution of higher education

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     after graduation from an institution of higher education for 
     the purpose of obtaining a degree in early childhood 
     education, the Secretary is authorized to assume the 
     obligation to repay the total amount of loans made under this 
     part or part D incurred for a maximum of two academic years 
     in returning to an institution of higher education for the 
     purpose of obtaining a degree in early childhood education. 
     Such loans shall only be repaid for borrowers who qualify for 
     loan repayment pursuant to the provisions of this section, 
     and shall be repaid in accordance with the provisions of 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(5) Ineligibility of national service award recipients.--
     No student borrower may, for the same volunteer service, 
     receive a benefit under both this section and subtitle D of 
     title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12601 et seq.).
       ``(d) Repayment to Eligible Lenders.--The Secretary shall 
     pay to each eligible lender or holder for each fiscal year an 
     amount equal to the aggregate amount of loans which are 
     subject to repayment pursuant to this section for such year.
       ``(e) Application for Repayment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each eligible individual desiring loan 
     repayment under this section shall submit a complete and 
     accurate application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
     manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
     require.
       ``(2) Conditions.--An eligible individual may apply for 
     loan repayment under this section after completing each year 
     of qualifying employment. The borrower shall receive 
     forbearance while engaged in qualifying employment unless the 
     borrower is in deferment while so engaged.
       ``(f ) Evaluation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct, by grant or 
     contract, an independent national evaluation of the impact of 
     the demonstration program assisted under this section on the 
     field of early childhood education.
       ``(2) Competitive basis.--The grant or contract described 
     in subsection (a) shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
       ``(3) Contents.--The evaluation described in this 
     subsection shall--
       ``(A) determine the number of individuals who were 
     encouraged by the demonstration program assisted under this 
     section to pursue early childhood education;
       ``(B) determine the number of individuals who remain 
     employed in a child care facility as a result of 
     participation in the program;
       ``(C) identify the barriers to the effectiveness of the 
     program;
       ``(D) assess the cost-effectiveness of the program in 
     improving the quality of--
       ``(i) early childhood education; and
       ``(ii) child care services;
       ``(E) identify the reasons why participants in the program 
     have chosen to take part in the program;
       ``(F) identify the number of individuals participating in 
     the program who received an associate's degree and the number 
     of such individuals who received a bachelor's degree; and
       ``(G) identify the number of years each individual 
     participates in the program.
       ``(4) Interim and final evaluation reports.--The Secretary 
     shall prepare and submit to the President and the Congress 
     such interim reports regarding the evaluation described in 
     this subsection as the Secretary deems appropriate, and shall 
     prepare and so submit a final report regarding the evaluation 
     by January 1, 2002.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

                  PART C--FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS

     SEC. 435. AMENDMENTS TO PART C.

       (a) Extension of Authority; Definition.--
       (1) Eligible students.--Section 441(a) (20 U.S.C. 2751(a)) 
     is amended by inserting after ``professional students'' the 
     following: ``, including students participating in an 
     internship or practicum, or as a research assistant, as 
     determined by the Secretary,''.
       (2) Extension of authority.--Section 441(b) is amended by 
     striking ``$800,000,000 for fiscal year 1993'' and inserting 
     ``$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1999''.
       (3) Definition of community service.--Section 441(c) is 
     amended by striking ``which are'' and inserting ``that are 
     performed off-campus or on-campus and that are''.
       (b) Allocation of Funds.--Section 442 (42 U.S.C. 2752) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b);
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``three-quarters of 
     the remainder'' and inserting ``the remainder'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), by striking ``subsection 
     (d)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)'';
       (4) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``subsection (c)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (b)''; and
       (5) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f ) as 
     subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
       (c) Tutoring and Literacy Activities.--
       Section 443 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     2753) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) in academic year 1999 and succeeding academic years, 
     an institution shall use at least 2 percent of the total 
     amount of funds granted to such institution under this 
     section for such academic year in accordance with subsection 
     (d); and'';
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Tutoring and Literacy Activities.--
       ``(1) Use of funds.--In any academic year to which 
     subsection (b)(2)(B) applies, an institution shall use the 
     amount required to be used in accordance with this subsection 
     to compensate (including compensation for time spent in 
     directly related training and travel) students--
       ``(A) employed as a reading tutor for children who are in 
     preschool through elementary school; or
       ``(B) employed in family literacy projects.
       ``(2) Priority for schools.--An institution shall--
       ``(A) give priority, in using such funds, to the employment 
     of students in the provision of tutoring services in schools 
     that--
       ``(i) are identified for school improvement under section 
     1116(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965; or
       ``(ii) are selected by a local educational agency under 
     section 15104(a)(2) of such Act; and
       ``(B) ensure that any student compensated with such funds 
     who is employed in a school selected under section 
     15104(a)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 is trained in the instructional practices based on 
     reliable, replicable research on reading used by the school 
     pursuant to such section 15104.
       ``(3) Federal share.--The Federal share of the compensation 
     of work study students compensated under this subsection may 
     exceed 75 percent.
       ``(4) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirements of 
     this subsection if the Secretary determines that enforcing 
     such requirements would cause a hardship for students at the 
     institution.
       ``(5) Return of funds.--Any institution that does not use 
     the amount required under this subsection, and that does not 
     request and receive a waiver from the Secretary under 
     paragraph (4), shall return to the Secretary, at such time as 
     the Secretary may require for reallocation under paragraph 
     (6), any balance of such amount that is not used as so 
     required.
       ``(6) Reallocation.--The Secretary shall reallot any 
     amounts returned pursuant to paragraph (5) among institutions 
     that used at least 4 percent of the total amount of funds 
     granted to such institution under this section to compensate 
     students employed in tutoring and literacy activities in the 
     preceding academic year. Such funds shall be reallotted among 
     such institutions on the same basis as excess eligible 
     amounts are allocated to institutions pursuant to section 
     442(c). Funds received by institutions pursuant to this 
     paragraph shall be used in the same manner as amounts 
     required to be used in accordance with this subsection.''.
       (d) Grant Requirements.--
       (1) Community service.--Section 443(b)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     2753(b)(2)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``in fiscal year 1994 and succeeding fiscal 
     years,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``(including time spent in travel or 
     training, or both, directly related to such community 
     service)'' after ``community service''.
       (2) Use of funds for independent 
     and less-than-full-time students.--Section 443(b)(3) (42 
     U.S.C. 2753(b)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) provide that in the selection of students for 
     employment under such work-study program, only students, who 
     demonstrate financial need in accordance with part F of this 
     title, and who meet the requirements of section 484 will be 
     assisted, except that if the institution's grant under this 
     part is directly or indirectly based in part on the financial 
     need demonstrated by students who are (A) attending the 
     institution less than full time, or (B) independent students, 
     then grant funds shall be made available to such less than 
     full-time and independent students;''.
       (3) Availability of employment.--Section 443(b)(6) is 
     amended by striking everything after ``in need thereof'' and 
     inserting a semicolon.
       (4) Academic relevance.--Section 443(c)(4) is amended by 
     inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``, 
     to the maximum extent practicable''.
       (e) Flexible Use of Funds.--Section 445(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     2755(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) An eligible institution may, with the permission of a 
     student, make payments to the student under this part by 
     crediting the student's account at the institution or by 
     making a direct deposit to the student's account at a 
     depository institution. An eligible institution may only 
     credit the student's account at the institution for (A) 
     tuition and fees, (B) in the case of institutionally owned 
     housing, room and board, and (C) other institutionally 
     provided goods and services.''.
       (f ) Job Location and Development Programs.--Section 446 
     (42 U.S.C. 2756) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting ``$60,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``community service jobs, for currently 
     enrolled students'' and inserting ``community service jobs 
     and cooperative education jobs, for currently enrolled 
     students, including students participating in work-study 
     programs under this part''; and

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       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (7); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) provide that the institution will notify the 
     Secretary if the institution will use funds under this 
     section to develop cooperative education jobs and will 
     provide assurances that--
       ``(A) the funds provided under this paragraph will 
     supplement and not supplant any cooperative education funds 
     available to the institution;
       ``(B) in the case of 2-year programs, funds will be used to 
     develop and expand cooperative education, jobs for associate 
     degree or certificate students only;
       ``(C) the work portion of a cooperative education job 
     developed or expanded under this paragraph will be related to 
     a student's academic program; and
       ``(D) the institution will furnish the Secretary a report 
     on cooperative education jobs expanded and developed under 
     this paragraph, including--
       ``(i) how the funds were used;
       ``(ii) a list of employers and whether the employer is a 
     for-profit or not-for-profit entity; and
       ``(iii) the employers' role in the cooperative education 
     job.''.
       (g) Work Colleges Extension of Authority.--Section 448(f ) 
     (42 U.S.C. 2756b(f )) is amended by striking ``1993'' and 
     inserting ``1999''.

          PART D--WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM

     SEC. 436. SELECTION OF INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) General Authority.--Section 453(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087c(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Phase-In'' and everything that follows 
     through ``General authority.--'' and inserting ``General 
     Authority.--''; and
       (2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).
       (b) Selection Criteria.--Section 453(b)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``prescribe,'' and everything that follows through 
     the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``prescribe.''.
       (c) Origination.--Section 453(c) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``Transition selection 
     criteria'' and inserting ``Selection 
     criteria'';
       (B) by striking ``For academic year 1994-1995, the 
     Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary'';
       (C) by striking subparagraph (A); and
       (D) in subparagraph (E), by striking everything after 
     ``deficiencies'' and inserting a semicolon; and
       (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (H) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (G); and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``after transition''; and
       (B) by striking ``For academic year 1995-1996 and 
     subsequent academic years, the Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``The Secretary''.

     SEC. 437. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

       (a) Interest Rates.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 455(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Interest Rate.--
       ``(1) Rates for fdsl and fdusl.--For Federal Direct 
     Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans 
     for which the first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 
     1998, the applicable rate of interest shall, during any 12-
     month period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30, be 
     determined on the preceding June 1 and be equal to--
       ``(A) the bond equivalent rate of 91-day Treasury bills 
     auctioned at the final auction held prior to such June 1; 
     plus
       ``(B) 2.3 percent,
     except that such rate shall not exceed 8.25 percent.
       ``(2) In school and grace period rules.--With respect to 
     any Federal Direct Stafford Loan or Federal Direct 
     Unsubsidized Stafford Loan for which the first disbursement 
     is made on or after July 1, 1995, the applicable rate of 
     interest for interest which accrues--
       ``(A) prior to the beginning of the repayment period of the 
     loan; or
       ``(B) during the period in which principal need not be paid 
     (whether or not such principal is in fact paid) by reason of 
     a provision described in section 428(b)(1)(M) or 
     427(a)(2)(C),
     shall be determined under paragraph (1) by substituting `1.7 
     percent' for `2.3 percent'.
       ``(3) PLUS loans.--With respect to Federal Direct PLUS Loan 
     for which the first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 
     1998, the applicable rate of interest shall be determined 
     under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) by substituting `3.1 percent' for `2.3 percent'; and
       ``(B) by substituting `9.0 percent' for `8.25 percent'.
       ``(4) Consolidation loans.--Any Federal Direct 
     Consolidation loan for which the application is received on 
     or after October 1, 1998, shall bear interest at an annual 
     rate on the unpaid principal balance of the loan that is 
     equal to the lesser of--
       ``(i) the weighted average of the interest rates on the 
     loans consolidated, rounded to the nearest higher one-eighth 
     of one percent; or
       ``(ii) 8.25 percent.
       ``(5) Repayment incentives.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this part, the Secretary is authorized to 
     prescribe in regulation such reductions in the interest rate 
     paid by a borrower of a loan made under this part as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate to encourage on-time 
     repayment. Such reductions may be offered only if the 
     Secretary determines they are both cost neutral and in the 
     best financial interest of the Federal Government. Any 
     increase in subsidy costs resulting from such reductions must 
     be completely offset by corresponding savings in funds 
     available for the Direct Loan Program in that fiscal year 
     from section 458 and other administrative accounts.
       ``(6) Publication.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     applicable rates of interest under this subsection after 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and shall 
     publish such rate in the Federal Register as soon as 
     practicable after the date of determination.''.
       (2) Effective date.--Except as otherwise provided therein, 
     the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect 
     to any loan made under part D of title IV of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 for which the first disbursement is 
     made on or after July 1, 1998.
       (b) Consolidation Loans.--The first sentence of section 
     455(g) is amended by striking everything after ``section 
     428C(a)(4)'' and inserting a period.

     SEC. 438. CONTRACTS.

       Section 456(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087f(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

     SEC. 439. FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       Section 458 (20 U.S.C. 1087h) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     everything that follows and inserting the following:
       ``(B) account maintenance fees payable to guaranty agencies 
     under part B and calculated in accordance with paragraph (2),
     not to exceed (from such funds not otherwise appropriated) 
     $626,000,000 in fiscal year 1999, $726,000,000 in fiscal year 
     2000, $770,000,000 in fiscal year 2001, $780,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002, and $795,000,000 in fiscal year 2003. 
     Account maintenance fees under subparagraph (B) of this 
     paragraph shall be paid quarterly and deposited in the 
     Operating Fund established under 422B. The Secretary may 
     carry over funds available under this section to a subsequent 
     fiscal year.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (a) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Calculation basis.--Account maintenance fees payable 
     to guaranty agencies under paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
     calculated for fiscal year 1999 and fiscal year 2000, on the 
     basis of 0.12 percent of the original principal amount of 
     outstanding loans on which insurance was issued under part B, 
     and for fiscal years 2001 and succeeding fiscal years, shall 
     be calculated on the basis of 0.10 percent of the original 
     principal amount of outstanding loans on which insurance was 
     issued under part B.''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (d).

     SEC. 440. AUTHORITY TO SELL LOANS.

       Part D of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 459. AUTHORITY TO SELL LOANS.

       ``The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, is authorized to sell loans made under this part on 
     such terms as the Secretary determines are in the best 
     interest of the United States, except that any such sale 
     shall not result in any cost to the Federal Government. 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the proceeds of 
     any such sale may be used by the Secretary to offer 
     reductions in the interest rate paid by a borrower of a loan 
     made under this part as the Secretary determines appropriate 
     to encourage on-time repayment. Such reductions may be 
     offered only if the Secretary determines they are in the best 
     financial interests of the Federal Government.''.

     SEC. 441. CANCELLATION OF LOANS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVICE.

       Part D of title IV is amended by inserting after section 
     459, as added by section 440, the following new section:

     ``SEC. 459A. CANCELLATION OF LOANS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC 
                   SERVICE.

       ``(a) Cancellation of Percentage of Debt Based on Years of 
     Qualifying Service.--
       ``(1) Functions of secretary.--The percent specified in 
     paragraph (4) of the total amount of any qualifying loan 
     shall be canceled for each complete year of service by the 
     borrower described in paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Qualifying loans.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, a loan 
     is a qualifying loan if--
       ``(i) the loan was a Federal Direct Stafford Loan made on 
     or after the date of enactment of the Higher Education 
     Amendments of 1998 to a borrower who, on the date of entering 
     into the note or other written evidence of the loan, had no 
     outstanding balance of principal or interest on any loan made 
     before such date; and
       ``(ii) the loan was obtained to cover the cost of 
     instruction for an academic year after the first and second 
     year of undergraduate education.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Secretary may not repay loans 
     described in subparagraph (A) to cover the costs of 
     instruction for more than two academic years, or three 
     academic years in the case of a program of instruction 
     normally requiring five years.
       ``(C) Treatment of consolidation loans.--A Federal Direct 
     Consolidation Loan may be a qualifying loan for the purposes 
     of this subsection only to the extent that such loan was used 
     to repay a loan or loans that meet

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     the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B), as determined 
     in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Qualifying service.--A loan shall be cancelled under 
     paragraph (1) for service by the borrower as a full-time 
     teacher for each complete academic year of service, after 
     completion of the second academic year of service, in a 
     public or other nonprofit private elementary or secondary 
     school--
       ``(A) which is in the school district of a local 
     educational agency which is eligible in such year for 
     assistance pursuant to title I of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
       ``(B) which for the purpose of this paragraph and for that 
     year has been determined by the State educational agency of 
     the State in which the school is located to be a school in 
     which the enrollment of children counted under section 
     1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     exceeds 30 percent of the total enrollment of that school.
       ``(4) Percentage of cancellation.--(A) The percent of a 
     loan which shall be canceled under paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection is at the rate of--
       ``(i) 30 percent for the first or second complete academic 
     year of qualifying service as described in paragraph (3) 
     (after completion of two years of service); and
       ``(ii) 40 percent for the third complete year of such 
     qualifying service.
       ``(B) The total amount that may be canceled under this 
     subsection for any borrower shall not exceed $17,750.
       ``(C) If a portion of a loan is canceled under this 
     subsection for any year, the entire amount of interest on 
     such loan which accrues for such year shall be canceled.
       ``(D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     authorize refunding of any repayment of a loan.
       ``(5) Limitation on teacher eligibility.--
       ``(A) Secondary school teachers.--A borrower may not 
     receive assistance under this subsection by virtue of 
     teaching in a secondary school unless such borrower majored 
     in the subject area in which they are teaching.
       ``(B) Elementary school teachers.--A borrower may not 
     receive assistance under this subsection by virtue of 
     teaching in a elementary school unless such borrower 
     demonstrates, in accordance with State teacher certification 
     or licensing requirements, subject matter knowledge and 
     teaching skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and other 
     subjects taught in elementary schools.
       ``(6) Definition.--For the purpose of this section, the 
     term `year' where applied to service as a teacher means an 
     academic year as defined by the Secretary.
       ``(7) Prevention of double benefits.--No borrower may, for 
     the same volunteer service, receive a benefit under both this 
     section and subtitle D of title I of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.).
       ``(b)  Special Rules.--
       ``(1) List.--If the list of schools in which a teacher may 
     perform service pursuant to subsection (a)(3) is not 
     available before May 1 of any year, the Secretary may use the 
     list for the year preceding the year for which the 
     determination is made to make such service determination.
       ``(2) Continuing eligibility.--Any teacher who performs 
     service in a school which--
       ``(A) meets the requirements of subsection (a)(3) in any 
     year during such service; and
       ``(B) in a subsequent year fails to meet the requirements 
     of such subsection,
     may continue to teach in such school and shall be eligible 
     for loan cancellation pursuant to subsection (a)(1) with 
     respect to such subsequent years.''.

                     PART E--FEDERAL PERKINS LOANS

     SEC. 445. AMENDMENTS TO PART E.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 461(b) (20 U.S.C. 
     1087aa(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``1997'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``2003''.
       (b) Allocation of Funds.--Section 462 (20 U.S.C. 1087bb) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b);
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``three-quarters of 
     the remainder'' and inserting ``the remainder'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``subsection (g)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (f )'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(3)--
       (A) by striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (c)'';
       (B) by striking ``subsection (f )'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (e)''; and
       (C) by striking ``subsection (g)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (f )'';
       (5) in subsection (f )(1), by striking ``subsection (g)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (f )'';
       (6) in subsection (j)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b)''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (c) of section 462'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (b)''; and
       (7) by redesignating subsections (c) through (j) as 
     subsections (b) through (i), respectively.
       (c) Default Reduction Penalties.--Section 462(e)(2)(A) (as 
     redesignated by subsection (b)(7) of this section) is amended 
     by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: 
     ``, except that a plan shall not be required with respect to 
     any such institution that has a default rate of less than 20 
     percent and has less than 100 students who have loans under 
     this part in any academic year''.
       (d) Definitions for Default Rate Calculations.--Section 
     462(g) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(7) of this section) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) For the purpose of this subsection, the term 
     `satisfactory arrangements to resume payment' includes--
       ``(A) receipt of voluntary monthly payments for three 
     consecutive months after the time periods specified in 
     paragraph (4);
       ``(B) receipt of voluntary payments sufficient to bring the 
     loan current prior to the calculation being made for any 
     award year under paragraph (3);
       ``(C) obtaining any deferment, postponement, 
     rehabilitation, forbearance, or cancellation of the loan 
     after the time periods specified in paragraph (4), but prior 
     to the calculation being made for any award year under 
     paragraph (3);
       ``(D) receipt of the full amount due on the loan after the 
     time periods specified in paragraph (4), but prior to the 
     calculation being made for any award year under paragraph 
     (3); or
       ``(E) any other arrangements to resume payment which the 
     Secretary determines to be satisfactory.''.
       (e) Reports to Credit Bureaus of Payment Resumptions.--
     Section 463(c) (20 U.S.C. 1087cc(c)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Each institution of higher education shall notify the 
     appropriate credit bureau organizations whenever a borrower 
     of a loan that is made and held by the institution and that 
     is in default makes 12 consecutive monthly payments on such 
     loan, for the purpose of encouraging such organizations to 
     update the status of information maintained with respect to 
     that borrower.''.
       (f ) Incentive Repayment Programs.--Section 463 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f ) Incentive Repayment Programs.--
       ``(1) Program authorized.--Any institution of higher 
     education participating in the program under this part may 
     establish, with the approval of the Secretary, an incentive 
     repayment program designed to reduce defaults on loans under 
     this part and to assist in replenishing the student loan fund 
     established under this part.
       ``(2) Contents of program.--An incentive repayment program 
     under this part may contain provisions that--
       ``(A) offer a reduction in the interest rate on a loan on 
     which the borrower has made 48 consecutive monthly payments, 
     but in no event may the interest rate be reduced by more than 
     one percent;
       ``(B) provide for a discount on the balance owed on a loan 
     on which the borrower pays the principal and interest in full 
     prior to the end of the applicable repayment period, but in 
     no event shall such discount exceed 5 percent of the unpaid 
     principal balance due on the loan at the time the early 
     repayment is made; and
       ``(C) include such other incentive repayment options as the 
     institution determines, with the approval of the Secretary, 
     will carry out the objectives of this subsection.
       ``(3) No net cost to the government.--No incentive option 
     contained in a program authorized by this subsection may be 
     charged to the Federal Government.''.
       (g) Terms of Loans.--
       (1) Aggregate amount.--Section 464(a)(2)(B) (20 U.S.C. 
     1087dd(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``the aggregate of 
     the loans for all years'' and inserting ``the aggregate 
     unpaid principal amount for all loans''.
       (2) Allocation to less-than-full-time students.--Section 
     464(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(1)''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2).
       (3) Qualification for deferments.--Section 464(c)(2) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) An individual with an outstanding loan balance who 
     meets the eligibility criteria for a deferment described in 
     subparagraph (A) as in effect on the date of enactment of 
     this subparagraph shall be eligible for deferment under this 
     paragraph notwithstanding any contrary provision of the 
     promissory note under which the loan or loans were made, and 
     notwithstanding any amendment (or effective date provision 
     relating to any amendment) to this section made prior to the 
     date of such deferment.''.
       (4) Clerical amendment.--The matter following clause (iv) 
     of section 464(c)(2)(A) is amended by striking ``subparagraph 
     (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1)''.
       (h) Rehabilitation and Discharge of Loans.--Section 464 is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(g) Rehabilitation of Loans.--(1)(A) If the borrower of a 
     loan made under this part who has defaulted on the loan makes 
     12 on-time, consecutive, monthly payments of amounts owed on 
     the loan, the loan shall be considered rehabilitated, and the 
     institution that made the loan (or the Secretary, in the case 
     of a loan held by the Secretary) shall instruct any credit 
     reporting organization to which the default was reported to 
     remove the default from the borrower's credit history.
       ``(B) As long as the borrower continues to make scheduled 
     repayments on a loan rehabilitated under this paragraph, the 
     rehabilitated loan shall be subject to the same terms and 
     conditions, and qualify for the same benefits and privileges, 
     as other loans made under this part.
       ``(C) The borrower of a rehabilitated loan shall not be 
     precluded by section 484 from receiving additional grant, 
     loan, or work assistance under this title (for which he or 
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     is otherwise eligible) on the basis of defaulting on the loan 
     prior to such rehabilitation.
       ``(D) A borrower may obtain the benefit of this paragraph 
     with respect to rehabilitating the loan only once.
       ``(2) If the borrower of loan made under this part who has 
     defaulted on that loan makes 6 on-time, consecutive, monthly 
     payments of amounts owed on such loan, the borrower's 
     eligibility for grant, loan, or work assistance under this 
     title shall be restored. A borrower may obtain the benefit of 
     this paragraph with respect to restored eligibility only 
     once.
       ``(h) Discharge.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a student borrower who received a 
     loan made under this part on or after January 1, 1986, is 
     unable to complete the program in which such student is 
     enrolled due to the closure of the institution, then the 
     Secretary shall discharge the borrower's liability on the 
     loan (including interest and collection fees) by repaying the 
     amount owed on the loan and shall subsequently pursue any 
     claim available to such borrower against the institution and 
     its affiliates and principals, or settle the loan obligation.
       ``(2) Assignment.--A borrower whose loan has been 
     discharged pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed to 
     have assigned to the United States the right to a loan refund 
     up to the amount discharged against the institution and its 
     affiliates and principals.
       ``(3) Eligibility for additional assistance.--The period of 
     a student's assistance at an institution at which the student 
     was unable to complete a course of study due to the closing 
     of the institution shall not be considered for purposes of 
     calculating the student's period of eligibility for 
     additional assistance under this title.
       ``(4) Special rule.--A borrower whose loan has been 
     discharged pursuant to this subsection shall not be 
     precluded, because of that discharge, from receiving 
     additional grant, loan, or work assistance under this title 
     for which the borrower would be otherwise eligible (but for 
     the default on the discharged loan). The amount discharged 
     under this subsection shall be treated the same as loans 
     under section 465(a)(5).
       ``(5) Reporting.--The Secretary or institution, as the case 
     may be, shall report to credit bureaus with respect to loans 
     that have been discharged pursuant to this subsection.''.
       (i) Cancellation.--Section 465 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``section 676(b)(9)'' 
     and inserting ``section 635(a)(10)'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (H) of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(H) as a full-time nurse or medical technician providing 
     health care services;'';
       (C) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (I) 
     of such paragraph and inserting a semicolon;
       (D) by adding at the end of such paragraph the following 
     new subparagraphs:
       ``(J) as a member of the Commissioned Corps of the Public 
     Health Service of the United States; or
       ``(K) as a non-physician mental health professional 
     providing health care services in a health professional 
     shortage area designated under section 332 of the Public 
     Health Service Act.'';
       (E) in the last sentence of paragraph (2), by striking 
     ``section 602(a)(1)'' and inserting ``section 602(3)'';
       (F) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking ``(H), or (I)'' and 
     inserting ``(H), (I), (J), or (K)''; and
       (G) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) An individual with an outstanding loan obligation who 
     performs service of any type that is described in paragraph 
     (2) as in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph 
     shall be eligible for cancellation under this section for 
     such service notwithstanding any contrary provision of the 
     promissory note under which the loan or loans were made, and 
     notwithstanding any amendment (or effective date provision 
     relating to any amendment) to this section made prior to the 
     date of such service.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``To the extent feasible, the Secretary shall 
     pay the amounts for which any institution qualifies under 
     this subsection no later than three months after the 
     institution files an institutional application for campus-
     based funds.''.
       (j) Distribution of Assets.--Section 466 (20 U.S.C. 1087ff) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``1996'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2003''; and
       (2) by striking ``1997'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2004''.
       (k) Collection of Defaulted Loans.--
       (1) Repeal.--Subsection (c) of section 467 (20 U.S.C. 
     1087gg(c)) is repealed.
       (2) Deposit.--Any funds in the Perkins Revolving Loan Fund 
     on the date of enactment of this Act shall be deposited in 
     the general fund of the Treasury.
       (l) Status Confirmation Reports.--Section 468 (20 U.S.C. 
     1087hh) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``In carrying 
     out''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Student Status Confirmation Reports.--The Secretary 
     shall ensure that borrowers under this part are included in 
     the student status confirmation report required by the 
     Secretary in the same manner as borrowers under parts B and D 
     of this title.''.

                         PART F--NEED ANALYSIS

     SEC. 446. COST OF ATTENDANCE.

       Section 472 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``personal 
     expenses'' the following: ``, including a reasonable 
     allowance for the rental or purchase of a personal 
     computer,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (10), by striking everything after 
     ``determining costs'' and inserting a semicolon.

     SEC. 447. DATA ELEMENTS.

       Section 474(b)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1087nn(b)(3)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, excluding the student's parents,'' after 
     ``family of the student''.

     SEC. 448. FAMILY CONTRIBUTION FOR DEPENDENT STUDENTS.

       (a) Parents' Contribution From Adjusted Available Income.--
     Section 475(b)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1087oo(b)(3)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, excluding the student's parents,'' after 
     ``number of the family members''.
       (b) Family Contribution From Assets.--Section 475 is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``parents' 
     contribution'' and inserting ``family contribution'';
       (2) in the heading of subsection (d), by striking 
     ``Parents' Contribution'' and inserting ``Family 
     Contribution'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``parents' contribution'' and inserting 
     ``family contribution''; and
       (B) by striking ``parental net worth'' in subparagraph (A) 
     and inserting ``family net worth'';
       (4) in subsection (d)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``Parental'' in the heading and inserting 
     ``Family'';
       (B) by striking ``parental net worth'' and inserting 
     ``family net worth''; and
       (C) by inserting ``, for both the parents and the dependent 
     student'' after ``by adding'';
       (5) by striking subsection (h); and
       (6) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h).
       (c) Student Contribution From Available Income.--Section 
     475(g) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``$1,750; and'' and 
     inserting ``$3,000, or a successor amount prescribed by the 
     Secretary under section 478;'';
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F) an allowance for parents' negative available income, 
     determined in accordance with paragraph (6).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Allowance for parents' negative adjusted available 
     income.--The allowance for parents' negative adjusted 
     available income is the amount, if any, by which the sum of 
     the amounts deducted under subparagraphs (A) through (F) of 
     paragraph (2) exceeds the sum of the parents' total income 
     (as defined in section 480) and the family contribution from 
     assets (as determined in accordance with subsection (c).''.
       (e) Adjustments to Students Contribution for Enrollment 
     Periods Other Than Nine Months.--Section 475 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Adjustments to Students Contribution for Enrollment 
     Periods of Less Than Nine Months.--For periods of enrollment 
     of less than nine months, the student's contribution from 
     adjusted available income (as determined under subsection 
     (g)) is determined, for purposes other than subpart 2 of part 
     A, by dividing amount determined under such subsection by 
     nine, and multiplying the result by the number of months in 
     the period of enrollment.''.

     SEC. 449. FAMILY CONTRIBUTION FOR INDEPENDENT STUDENTS 
                   WITHOUT DEPENDENTS OTHER THAN A SPOUSE.

       (a) Adjustments for Enrollment Periods Other Than Nine 
     Months.--Section 476(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087pp(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1)(B);
       (2) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (2); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) for periods of enrollment of other than 9 months, for 
     purposes other than subpart 2 of part A--
       ``(A) dividing the quotient resulting under paragraph (2) 
     by nine; and
       ``(B) multiplying the result by the number of months in the 
     period of enrollment;''.
       (b) Contribution from Available Income.--Section 
     476(b)(1)(A)(iv) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``allowance of--'' and inserting 
     ``allowance of the following amount (or a successor amount 
     prescribed by the Secretary under section 478)--'';
       (2) by striking ``$3,000'' each place it appears in 
     subclauses (I) and (II) and inserting ``$5,500''; and
       (3) by striking ``$6,000'' in subclause (III) and inserting 
     ``$8,500''.

     SEC. 450. FAMILY CONTRIBUTION FOR INDEPENDENT STUDENTS WITH 
                   DEPENDENTS OTHER THAN A SPOUSE.

       Section 477(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087qq(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (3); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) for periods of enrollment of other than 9 months, for 
     purposes other than subpart 2 of part A--

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       ``(A) dividing the quotient resulting under paragraph (3) 
     by nine; and
       ``(B) multiplying the result by the number of months in the 
     period of enrollment;''.

     SEC. 451. REGULATIONS; UPDATED TABLES AND AMOUNTS.

       Section 478(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087rr(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``For each academic year'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(1) Revised tables.--For each academic year''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Revised amounts.--For each academic year after 
     academic year 1999-2000, the Secretary shall publish in the 
     Federal Register revised income protection allowances for the 
     purpose of sections 475(g)(2)(D) and 476(b)(1)(A)(iv). Such 
     revised allowances shall be developed by increasing each of 
     the dollar amounts contained in such section by a percentage 
     equal to the estimated percentage increase in the Consumer 
     Price Index (as determined by the Secretary) between December 
     1998 and the December next preceding the beginning of such 
     academic year, and rounding the result to the nearest $10.''.

     SEC. 452. SIMPLIFIED NEEDS TEST; ZERO EXPECTED FAMILY 
                   CONTRIBUTION.

       Section 479 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(3)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``this paragraph'' and inserting ``this subsection, or 
     subsection (c), as the case may be,'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end 
     thereof;
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) a form 1040 (including any prepared or electronic 
     version of such form) required pursuant to the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, except that such form shall be 
     considered a qualifying form only if the student or family 
     files such form in order to take a tax credit under section 
     25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and would otherwise 
     be eligible to file a form described in subparagraph(A); 
     or'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by amending paragraph (1)(A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) the student's parents file, or are eligible to file, 
     a form described in subsection (b)(3), or certify that they 
     are not required to file an income tax return and the student 
     files, or is eligible to file, such a form, or certifies that 
     the student is not required to file an income tax return; 
     and''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) the student (and the student's spouse, if any) files, 
     or is eligible to file, a form described in subsection 
     (b)(3), or certifies that the student (and the student's 
     spouse, if any) is not required to file an income tax return; 
     and''.

     SEC. 453. DISCRETION OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATORS.

       (a) Special Circumstances.--Section 479A(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1087tt(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by inserting after ``(or both)'' 
     the following: ``or, in extraordinary circumstances, the 
     amount of the expected family contribution,''; and
       (2) by inserting after the second sentence the following 
     new sentence: ``Special circumstances may include tuition 
     expenses at an elementary or secondary school, medical or 
     dental expenses not covered by insurance, unusually high 
     child care costs, recent unemployment of a family member, or 
     other changes in a family's income or assets or a student's 
     status. Extraordinary circumstances shall be defined by the 
     Secretary by regulation.''.
       (b) Refusal or Adjustment of Loan Certifications.--Section 
     479A is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Refusal or Adjustment of Loan Certifications.--On a 
     case-by-case basis, an eligible institution may refuse to 
     certify a statement which permits a student to receive a loan 
     under part B, or refuse to make a loan under part D, or may 
     certify a loan amount or make a loan that is less than the 
     student's determination of need (as determined under this 
     part), if the reason for the action is documented and 
     provided in written form to the student and the student is 
     afforded an opportunity to appeal the action in a timely 
     fashion. No eligible institution shall discriminate against 
     any borrower or applicant in obtaining a loan on the basis of 
     race, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, age, or 
     handicapped status.''.

     SEC. 454. TREATMENT OF OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

       Section 480(j)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(j)(3)) is amended by 
     inserting after ``paragraph (1),'' the following: ``a post-
     service benefit under chapter 30 of title 38, United States 
     Code, or''.

                       PART G--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 461. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 481 (20 U.S.C. 1088), as amended by section 102(b), 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Distance Learning.--For the purpose of any program 
     under this title, the term `distance learning' means an 
     educational process that is characterized by the separation, 
     in time or place, between instructor and student. Distance 
     learning may include courses offered principally through the 
     use of--
       ``(1) television, audio, or computer transmission, such as 
     open broadcast, closed circuit, cable, microwave, or 
     satellite transmission;
       ``(2) audio or computer conferencing;
       ``(3) video cassettes or discs; or
       ``(4) correspondence.''.

     SEC. 462. MASTER CALENDAR.

       (a) Required Schedule.--Section 482(a) (20 U.S.C. 1089(a)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
     notify eligible institutions, guaranty agencies, lenders, 
     interested software providers, and, upon request, other 
     interested parties, by December 1 prior to the start of an 
     award year of minimal hardware and software requirements 
     necessary to administer programs under this title.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall attempt to conduct training 
     activities for financial aid administrators and others in an 
     expeditious and timely manner prior to the start of such 
     award year in order to ensure that all participants are 
     informed of all administrative requirements.''.
       (b) Delay of Effective Date.--Section 482(c) is amended by 
     striking the second sentence and inserting the following: 
     ``The Secretary shall provide a period for public comment of 
     not less than 60 days after publication of any notice of 
     proposed rulemaking affecting programs under this title.''.

     SEC. 463. FORMS AND REGULATIONS.

       (a) Common Financial Aid Form.--Section 483(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1090(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``A, C, D, and E'' and inserting ``A 
     through E'';
       (B) by striking ``and to determine the need of a student 
     for the purpose of part B of this title'';
       (C) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``The Secretary shall include on the form 
     developed under this subsection such data items as the 
     Secretary determines are appropriate for inclusion, selected 
     in consultation with States to assist in the awarding of 
     State financial assistance, except that in no case shall the 
     number of such data items be less than the number included on 
     the form on the date of enactment of the Higher Education 
     Amendments of 1998.''; and
       (D) by striking the last sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``The Secretary shall include, on the first page 
     of the form, a prominently displayed notice to students and 
     parents advising them to check with the college financial aid 
     office in the event that they have unusual circumstances 
     which may affect their eligibility for financial aid.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``A, C, D, and E'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``A through E'';
       (B) by striking ``and the need of a student for the purpose 
     of part B of this title,''; and
       (C) by striking ``or have the student's need established 
     for the purpose of part B of this title'';
       (3) in the first sentence of paragraph (3), by inserting 
     ``processing loan applications and'' after ``for the purposes 
     of''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(5) Electronic forms.--(A) The Secretary, in cooperation 
     with representatives of agencies and organizations involved 
     in student financial assistance, including private computer 
     software providers, shall develop an electronic version of 
     the form described in paragraph (1). Such an electronic 
     version shall not require a signature to be collected at the 
     time such version is submitted, as permitted by the 
     Secretary. The Secretary shall prescribe such version no 
     later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1998.
       ``(B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of the 
     version of the form developed by the Secretary pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) by an eligible institution, eligible lender, 
     guaranty agency, State grant agency, private computer 
     software providers, a consortium thereof, or such other 
     entities as the Secretary may designate.
       ``(C) No fee shall be charged to students in connection 
     with the use of the electronic form, or of any other 
     electronic forms used in conjunction with such form in 
     applying for Federal or State student financial assistance.
       ``(D) The Secretary shall ensure that data collection 
     complies with section 552a of title 5, United States Code, 
     and that any entity using the version of the form developed 
     by the Secretary pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall maintain 
     reasonable and appropriate administrative, technical, and 
     physical safeguards to ensure the integrity and 
     confidentiality of the information, and to protect against 
     security threats, or unauthorized uses or disclosures of the 
     information provided on the version of the form. Data 
     collected by such version of the form shall be used only for 
     the application, award, and administration of aid awarded 
     under this title, State aid, or aid awarded by eligible 
     institutions or such entities as the Secretary may designate. 
     No data collected by such version of the form shall be used 
     for making final aid awards under this title until such data 
     have been processed by the Secretary or a contractor or 
     designee of the Secretary.
       ``(6) Support to third party servicers and private software 
     providers.--The Secretary shall support private organizations 
     and consortia thereof in the development of software used by 
     eligible institutions for the administration of funds under 
     this title. The Secretary shall provide in a timely manner to 
     such organizations and consortia all necessary specifications 
     that data and software developed, produced, and distributed 
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     ing any diskette, modem, or network communications) must 
     meet. These specifications shall contain record layouts for 
     required data and test cases that such organizations or 
     consortia may use to test the accuracy of its software. The 
     Secretary shall develop in advance of each processing cycle 
     an annual schedule for providing such specifications. The 
     Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, use means of 
     providing such support, including conferences and other 
     meetings, outreach, and technical support mechanisms 
     (including telephone support, training and printed reference 
     materials). The Secretary shall, from time to time, solicit 
     from such organizations and consortia means of improving the 
     support provided by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Streamlined Reapplication Process.--Section 483(b)(1) 
     is amended by striking ``, within 240 days'' and everything 
     that follows through ``of 1992,''.
       (c) Information to Committees.--Section 483(c) is amended 
     by striking ``and Labor'' and inserting ``and the 
     Workforce''.
       (d) Toll-Free Information.--Section 483(d) is amended by 
     striking ``section 633(c)'' and inserting ``section 
     685(d)(2)(C)''.
       (e) Repeal.--Subsection (f ) of section 483 is repealed.

     SEC. 464. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 484(a) (20 U.S.C. 1091(a))--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``the institution'' and 
     everything that follows through ``lender), a document'' and 
     inserting ``the Federal Government, as part of the original 
     financial aid application process, a certification'';
       (2) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting after ``social 
     security number,'' the following: ``and if a dependent 
     student, the social security number of any parent of such 
     student whose income information is required to be included 
     on the form,''; and
       (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Trust Territory of the 
     Pacific Islands'' and inserting ``the Federated States of 
     Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the 
     Republic of Palau''.
       (b) Termination of Eligibility.--Section 484(j) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(j) Assistance Under Subparts 1 and 3, of Part A, and 
     Part C.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     student shall be eligible until September 30, 2001, if 
     otherwise qualified, for assistance under subparts 1 and 3 of 
     part A, and part C, of this title, if the student is 
     otherwise qualified and--
       ``(1) is a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia, 
     the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of 
     Palau, and attends an institution of higher education in Guam 
     or a public or nonprofit private institution of higher 
     education in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic 
     of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau; or
       ``(2) meets the requirements of subsection (a)(5) and 
     attends a public or nonprofit private institution of higher 
     education in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic 
     of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau.''.
       (c) Verification of Income Data.--Section 484 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(q) Verification of Income Data.--
       ``(1) Confirmation with irs.--The Secretary of Education, 
     in cooperation with the Secretary of the Treasury, is 
     authorized to confirm with the Internal Revenue Service the 
     adjusted gross income, Federal income taxes paid, filing 
     status, and exemptions reported by applicants (including 
     parents) under this title on their Federal income tax returns 
     for the purpose of verifying the information reported by 
     applicants on student financial aid applications.
       ``(2) Notification.--The Secretary shall establish 
     procedures under which an applicant is notified that the 
     Internal Revenue Service will disclose to the Secretary tax 
     return information as authorized under section 6103(l)(13) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (d) Suspension of Eligibility for Drug-Related Offenses.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 484 is further amended by adding at 
     the end thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(r) Suspension of Eligibility for Drug-Related 
     Offenses.--
       ``(1) In general.--An individual student who has been 
     convicted of any offense under any Federal or State law 
     involving the possession or sale of a controlled substance 
     shall not be eligible to receive any grant, loan, or work 
     assistance under this title during the period beginning on 
     the date of such conviction and ending after the interval 
     specified in the following table:


 
 
 
   ``If convicted of an offense
            involving:              Ineligibility period is:
 
    The possession of a controlled
     substance:
      First offense...............    1 year
      Second offense..............    2 years
      Third offense...............    indefinite
 
    The sale of a controlled
     substance:
      First offense...............    2 years
      Second offense..............    indefinite
 

       ``(2) Rehabilitation.--A student whose eligibility has been 
     suspended under paragraph (1) may resume eligibility before 
     the end of the period determined under such paragraph if the 
     student satisfactorily completes a drug rehabilitation 
     program that complies with such criteria as the Secretary 
     shall prescribe for purposes of this paragraph and that 
     includes two unannounced drug tests.
       ``(3) Definitions.--As used in this subsection, the term 
     `controlled substance' has the meaning given in section 
     102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     802(6)).''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply with respect to financial assistance to cover the 
     costs of attendance for periods of enrollment beginning after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 465. STATE COURT JUDGMENTS.

       Section 484A (20 U.S.C. 1091a) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) State Court Judgments.--A judgment of a State court 
     for the recovery of money provided as grant, loan, or work 
     assistance under this title that has been assigned or 
     transferred to the Secretary under this title may be 
     registered in any district court by filing a certified copy 
     of the judgment and the assignment or other transfer to the 
     Secretary. A judgment so registered shall have the same force 
     and effect, and may be enforced in the same manner, as a 
     judgment of the district court of the district in which the 
     judgment is registered.''.

     SEC. 466. INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS.

       (a) Information Dissemination.--Section 485(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1092(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the second sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``The information required by this 
     section shall be produced and be made readily available upon 
     request, through appropriate publications, mailings, and 
     electronic media to all current students and to any 
     prospective student. Each eligible institution shall, on an 
     annual basis, provide to all enrolled students a list of the 
     information that is required to be provided by institutions 
     to students by this Act and section 444 of the General 
     Education Provisions Act (also referred to as the Family 
     Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974), together with a 
     statement of the procedures required to obtain such 
     information.'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``, or enrolled in 
     any program of an eligible institution for which the prior 
     program provides substantial preparation''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) shall be made available by July 1 each year to 
     current and prospective students prior to enrolling or 
     entering into any financial obligation; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Each institution may, but is not required to, provide 
     supplemental information to enrolled and prospective students 
     showing the completion or graduation rate for students 
     transferring into the institution or information showing the 
     rate at which students transfer out of the institution.''.
       (b) Departmental Publications.--Section 485(d) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1) assist'' and inserting ``(A) 
     assist'';
       (2) by striking ``(2) assist'' and inserting ``(B) 
     assist'';
       (3) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary'' the first 
     place it appears; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) The Secretary shall, to the extent such information 
     is available, compile information describing State prepaid 
     tuition programs and disseminate such information to States, 
     eligible institutions, students, and parents in departmental 
     publications.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
     update the Department's Internet site to include direct links 
     to databases which contain information on public and private 
     financial assistance programs. The Secretary shall only 
     provide direct links to databases which can be accessed 
     without charge and shall verify with appropriate parties that 
     the databases included in the direct link are not in any way 
     providing fraudulent information. The Secretary shall 
     prominently display adjacent to the direct link a disclaimer 
     indicating that a direct link to a database does not 
     constitute an endorsement or recommendation of the database 
     or its provider or any services or products of such provider. 
     The Secretary shall provide additional direct links to 
     information resources from which students may obtain 
     information about fraudulent and deceptive practices in the 
     provision of services related to student financial aid.''.
       (c) Disclosures.--Section 485(e) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``his parents, his guidance'' and inserting 
     ``the student's parents, guidance''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``If 
     the institution is a member of a national collegiate athletic 
     association that compiles graduation rate data on behalf of 
     its member institutions that the Secretary determines is 
     substantially comparable to the information described in 
     paragraph (1), the distribution of the compilation of such 
     data to all secondary schools in the United States shall 
     fulfill the responsibility of the institution to provide 
     information to a prospective student athlete's guidance 
     counselor and coach.'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``when such completion or 
     graduation rate includes

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     students transferring into and out of such institution'' and 
     inserting ``for students transferring into the institution or 
     information showing the rate at which students transfer out 
     of the institution''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following:
       ``(9) The reports required by this subsection shall be due 
     on each July 1 and shall cover the 1-year period ending 
     August 31 of the preceding year.''.
       (d) Campus Crime Reporting and Disclosure.--Section 485(f ) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(F) Statistics concerning the occurrence on campus, 
     during the most recent calendar year, and during the 2 
     preceding calendar years, of the following criminal offenses 
     or arrests reported to campus security authorities, campus 
     officials who have direct administrative responsibility for 
     student or campus activities, disciplinary officers and other 
     officials responsible for resolving student disciplinary 
     matters, athletic department officials, or local police 
     agencies (including offenses handled through the campus 
     disciplinary system):
       ``(i) murder;
       ``(ii) sex offenses, forcible or nonforcible;
       ``(iii) robbery;
       ``(iv) aggravated assault;
       ``(v) burglary;
       ``(vi) motor vehicle theft;
       ``(vii) manslaughter;
       ``(viii) larceny;
       ``(ix) arson; and
       ``(x) arrests or persons referred for campus disciplinary 
     action for liquor law violations, drug-related violations, 
     and weapons possession.'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (H); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H);
       (2) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``Upon request of the Secretary, each'' and 
     inserting ``On an annual basis, each'';
       (B) by striking ``paragraphs (1)(F) and (1)(H)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1)(F)'';
       (C) by striking ``and Labor'' and inserting ``and the 
     Workforce'';
       (D) by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``2000'';
       (E) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (F) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (G) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) make copies of the statistics submitted to the 
     Secretary available to the public; and'';
       (3) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking ``paragraphs (1)(F) and (1)(H)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1)(F)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Such 
     statistics shall not identify victims of crimes or persons 
     accused of crimes.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(8)(A) Each institution participating in any program 
     under this title that maintains either a police or security 
     department of any kind shall make, keep, and maintain a daily 
     log, written in a form that can be easily understood, 
     recording in chronological order all crimes reported to such 
     police or security department, including the nature, date, 
     time, and general location of each crime and the disposition 
     of the complaint, if known.
       ``(B) All entries that are required by this paragraph shall 
     be open to public inspection during normal business hours 
     within two business days of the initial report being made to 
     the department, unless--
       ``(i) disclosure of such information is prohibited by law; 
     or
       ``(ii) the release of such information is likely to 
     jeopardize an ongoing criminal investigation or the safety of 
     an individual, cause a suspect to flee or evade detection, or 
     result in the destruction of evidence.
     Any information withheld under clause (ii) shall be open to 
     public inspection as soon as the damage that is the basis for 
     such withholding is no longer likely to occur.
       ``(9) The Secretary shall provide technical assistance in 
     complying with the provisions of this section to an 
     institution of higher education who requests such assistance.
       ``(10) Nothing in this section shall require the reporting 
     or disclosure of privileged information.''.
       (e) Data Required.--Section 485(g) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraphs:
       ``(I)(i) The total revenues, and the revenues from 
     football, men's basketball, women's basketball, all other 
     men's sports combined and all other women's sports combined, 
     derived by the institution from its intercollegiate athletics 
     activities.
       ``(ii) For the purpose of clause (i), revenues from 
     intercollegiate athletics activities allocable to a sport 
     shall include (without limitation) gate receipts, broadcast 
     revenues, appearance guarantees and options, concessions, and 
     advertising, but revenues such as student activities fees or 
     alumni contributions not so allocable shall be included in 
     the calculation of total revenues only.
       ``(J)(i) The total expenses, and the expenses attributable 
     to football, men's basketball, women's basketball, all other 
     men's sports combined, and all other women's sports combined, 
     made by the institution for its intercollegiate athletics 
     activities.
       ``(ii) For the purpose of clause (i) expenses for 
     intercollegiate athletics activities allocable to a sport 
     shall include (without limitation) grants-in-aid, salaries, 
     travel, equipment, and supplies, but expenses such as general 
     and administrative overhead not so allocable shall be 
     included in the calculation of total expenses only.
       ``(K) A statement of any reduction that may or is likely to 
     occur during the ensuing 4 academic years in the number of 
     athletes that will be permitted to participate in any 
     collegiate sport, or in the financial resources that the 
     institution will make available to any such sport, and the 
     reasons for any such reduction.''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (5).

     SEC. 467. NATIONAL STUDENT LOAN DATA SYSTEM.

       Section 485B(a) (20 U.S.C. 1092b(a)) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end of the third sentence 
     the following: ``no later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1997''.

     SEC. 468. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Required Content.--Section 487(a) (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``, except with 
     respect to a program under subpart 4 of part A,'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) the appropriate State agency;'';
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c)'';
       (4) in paragraph (15), by striking ``State review entities 
     under subpart 1 of part H'' and inserting ``appropriate State 
     agencies'';
       (5) by striking paragraph (18) and inserting the following:
       ``(18) The institution will meet the requirements 
     established pursuant to section 485(g).'';
       (6) by striking paragraph (21) and inserting the following:
       ``(21) The institution will meet the requirements 
     established by the Secretary, appropriate State agencies, and 
     accrediting agencies, pursuant to part H of this title.''; 
     and
       (7) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(23) The institution will distribute to each student, 
     during registration for enrollment in its instructional 
     program, the mail voter registration application form 
     described in section 9(a)(2) of the National Voter 
     Registration Act of 1993, unless the student, in writing, 
     declines to receive such form.''.
       (b) Audits; Financial Responsibility.--Section 487(c) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(i), by striking ``State agencies'' 
     and everything that follows through the semicolon and 
     inserting ``and appropriate State agencies;'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subpart 3'' and 
     inserting ``subpart 2'';
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``, after consultation'' 
     and everything that follows through ``part H,''; and
       (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``State review'' and 
     everything that follows through ``part H'' and inserting 
     ``appropriate State agencies''.

     SEC. 469. QUALITY ASSURANCE AND REGULATORY SIMPLIFICATION.

       Section 487A (20 U.S.C. 1094a) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 487A. QUALITY ASSURANCE AND REGULATORY SIMPLIFICATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to select 
     institutions for voluntary participation in a Regulatory 
     Simplification Program that provides participating 
     institutions with the opportunity to develop and implement an 
     alternative management program that--
       ``(1) shall allow alternative methods of complying with 
     regulations issued with respect to parts A through E and G of 
     this title;
       ``(2) shall not modify or waive the application of any 
     requirement or other provision of this Act; and
       ``(3) may include a Quality Assurance Program through which 
     individual schools develop and implement their own 
     comprehensive systems to verify student financial aid 
     application data, thereby enhancing program integrity within 
     the student aid delivery system.
       ``(b) Selection Criteria.--The criteria for selecting 
     institutions for participation in the Regulatory 
     Simplification Program shall be based on criteria that 
     include demonstrated institutional performance, as determined 
     by the Secretary, and shall take into consideration 
     regulatory simplification goals, as determined by the 
     Secretary. The selection criteria shall ensure the 
     participation of representatives of institutions of higher 
     education according to size, mission, and geographical 
     distribution.
       ``(c) Removal From the Program.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to determine--
       ``(1) when an institution that is unable to administer the 
     Regulatory Simplification Program must be removed from such 
     program; and
       ``(2) when institutions desiring to cease participation in 
     such Program will be required to complete the current award 
     year under the requirements of the Program.
       ``(d) Experimental Sites.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     designate institutions selected for participation in the 
     Regulatory Simplification Program as Experimental Sites.
       ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `current award year' means the award year during which the 
     participating institution indicates its intention to cease 
     participation.''.

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     SEC. 470. DISTANCE EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

       Part G of title IV is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 487B (20 U.S.C. 1094b) as 
     section 487C; and
       (2) by inserting after section 487A (as amended by section 
     469) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 487B. DISTANCE EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section--
       ``(1) to allow demonstration programs that are strictly 
     monitored by the Department of Education to test the quality 
     and viability of expanded distance education programs 
     currently restricted under this Act;
       ``(2) to provide for increased student access to higher 
     education through distance education programs;
       ``(3) to help determine the most effective means of 
     delivering quality education via distance education course 
     offerings; and
       ``(4) to help determine the appropriate level of Federal 
     assistance for students enrolled in distance education 
     programs.
       ``(b) Demonstration Programs Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to select 
     institutions or a consortia of institutions for voluntary 
     participation in a Distance Education Demonstration Program 
     that provides participating institutions with the ability to 
     offer distance education programs without regard to the 
     current restrictions in part F or G of this title or part A 
     of title I.
       ``(2) Exemptions.--The Secretary is authorized to exempt 
     any institution or consortia participating in a Distance 
     Education Demonstration Program from any of the requirements 
     of parts F or G of this title, or part A of title I, or the 
     regulations prescribed under such parts.
       ``(c) Application.--Each institution or consortia of 
     institutions desiring to participate in a demonstration 
     program under this section shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
     such information as the Secretary may require. Each 
     application shall include--
       ``(1) a description of the institution or consortium's 
     consultation with a recognized accrediting agency or 
     association with respect to quality assurances for the 
     distance education programs to be offered;
       ``(2) a description of the statutory and regulatory 
     requirements described in subsection (b)(2) for which a 
     waiver is sought and the reasons for which the waiver is 
     sought;
       ``(3) a description of the distance education programs to 
     be offered;
       ``(4) a description of the students to whom distance 
     education programs will be offered;
       ``(5) an assurance that the institution or consortium will 
     offer full cooperation with the ongoing evaluations of the 
     demonstration program provided for in this section; and
       ``(6) such other information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(d) Selection.--To the extent feasible, the Secretary 
     shall select a representative sample of institutions for 
     participation in the demonstration program authorized under 
     this section. In selecting institutions for participation, 
     the Secretary shall take into consideration the institution's 
     financial and administrative capability and the type of 
     program or programs being offered via distance education 
     course offerings. The Secretary shall, in the exercise of his 
     discretion, determine the number of demonstration programs to 
     be allowed based on the number and quality of applications 
     received and the Department's capacity to oversee and monitor 
     each demonstration program.
       ``(e) Evaluation and Report.--
       ``(1) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall, on an annual basis, 
     evaluate the demonstration programs authorized under this 
     section. Such evaluations shall specifically review--
       ``(A) the extent to which the institution or consortia of 
     institutions has met the goals set forth in its application 
     to the Secretary, including the measures of program quality 
     assurance;
       ``(B) issues related to student financial assistance for 
     distance education; and
       ``(C) effective technologies for delivering distance 
     education course offerings.
       ``(2) Policy analysis.--In addition, the Secretary shall 
     review current policies and identify those policies which 
     present impediments to the development and use of distance 
     learning and other nontraditional methods of expanding access 
     to education.
       ``(3) Report.--The Secretary shall report to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress with respect to--
       ``(A) the evaluations of the demonstration programs 
     authorized under this section; and
       ``(B) any proposed legislative changes designed to enhance 
     the use of distance education.''.

     SEC. 471. GARNISHMENT REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Maximum Percentage.--Section 488A(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 
     1095a(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``10 percent'' and 
     inserting ``15 percent''.
       (b) No Attachment of Student Assistance.--Section 488A is 
     further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) No Attachment of Student Assistance.--Except as 
     authorized in this section, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of Federal or State law, no grant, loan, or work 
     assistance awarded under this title, or property traceable to 
     such assistance, shall be subject to garnishment or 
     attachment in order to satisfy any debt owed by the student 
     awarded such assistance, other than a debt owed to the 
     Secretary and arising under this title.''.

     SEC. 472. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.

       Part G of title IV of the Act is further amended by 
     inserting immediately after section 490 (20 U.S.C. 1097) the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 490A. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS.

       ``(a) Authority.--To assist the Secretary in the conduct of 
     investigations of possible violations of the provisions of 
     this title, the Secretary is authorized to require by 
     subpoena the production of information, documents, reports, 
     answers, records, accounts, papers, and other documentary 
     evidence pertaining to participation in any program under 
     this title. The production of any such records may be 
     required from any place in a State.
       ``(b) Enforcement.--In case of contumacy by, or refusal to 
     obey a subpoena issued to, any person, the Secretary may 
     request the Attorney General to invoke the aid of any court 
     of the United States where such person resides or transacts 
     business for a court order for the enforcement of this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 473. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

       Section 491 (20 U.S.C. 1098) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``staffing levels,'' after ``allocations 
     and expenditures,'' the first place it appears; and
       (B) by striking the fourth and fifth sentences and 
     inserting the following: ``Reports, publications, and other 
     documents, including documents in electronic form, shall not 
     be subject to review by the Secretary.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``11 members'' and inserting ``15 
     members''; and
       (B) by striking ``3 members'' each place it appears in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting ``5 members'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``7 members'' and 
     inserting ``11 members'';
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking everything after ``except that,'' in 
     paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
     ``within 90 days after the date of enactment of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1998, 2 additional members shall be 
     appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate (one 
     upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader and one upon 
     the recommendation of the Minority Leader) and 2 additional 
     members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House (one 
     upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader and one upon 
     the recommendation of the Minority Leader). Of the additional 
     members--
       ``(A) 2 shall be appointed for a term of 1 year;
       ``(B) 1 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years; and
       ``(C) 1 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.'';
       (B) by striking ``Six members'' in paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``Eight members''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) No officer or full-time employee of the United States 
     shall serve as members of the Advisory Committee.'';
       (5) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
       ``(g) Compensation and Expenses.--Members of the Advisory 
     Committee may each receive reimbursement for travel expenses 
     incident to attending Advisory Committee meetings, including 
     per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 
     5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the 
     Government service employed intermittently.'';
       (6) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ``may be necessary by 
     the Chairman without regard to'' and inserting ``may be 
     deemed necessary by the Chairman without regard to personnel 
     ceilings or'';
       (7) in subsection (i), by striking ``$750,000'' and 
     inserting ``$850,000'';
       (8) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:
       ``(j) Special Analyses and Activities.--The committee 
     shall--
       ``(1) monitor and evaluate the modernization of student 
     financial aid systems and delivery processes;
       ``(2) monitor and evaluate the implementation of a 
     performance-based organization within the Department of 
     Education and report to Congress, on not less than an annual 
     basis, including recommendations for improvements; and
       ``(3) assess the adequacy of current methods for 
     disseminating information about programs under this title and 
     recommend improvements, as appropriate, regarding early needs 
     assessment and information for first-year high school 
     students.'';
       (9) in subsection (k), by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2004''; and
       (10) by striking subsection (l).

     SEC. 474. MEETINGS AND NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.

       Section 492 (20 U.S.C. 1098a) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 492. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Regulation development.--In developing regulations 
     and revisions thereof under this title, the Secretary shall 
     obtain the advice and recommendations of individuals and 
     representatives of the groups involved in student financial 
     assistance programs under this title, such as students,

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     legal assistance organizations that represent students, 
     institutions of higher education, guaranty agencies, lenders, 
     secondary markets, loan servicers, guaranty agency servicers, 
     and collection agencies.
       ``(2) Input.--Such advice and recommendations may be 
     obtained through such mechanisms as national meetings and 
     electronic exchanges of information.
       ``(b) Proposed Regulations.--After obtaining such advice 
     and recommendations, and prior to publishing any proposed 
     regulations and revisions thereof under this title in the 
     Federal Register, the Secretary shall prepare draft 
     regulations and submit such regulations to a negotiated 
     rulemaking process. In establishing the negotiated rulemaking 
     process under this section, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) follow the procedural requirements used in 
     implementing section 1601(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965;
       ``(2) select participants in the negotiations process from 
     individuals and groups participating in the exchanges 
     described in subsection (a)(1), including both 
     representatives of such groups from the District of Columbia, 
     and industry participants, and to the extent possible, the 
     Secretary shall select individuals reflecting the diversity 
     in the industry, representing both large and small 
     participants, as well as individuals serving local areas and 
     national markets;
       ``(3) conduct the negotiations process in a timely manner 
     in order that final regulations may be issued by the 
     Secretary within the 240-day period described in section 
     431(g) of the General Education Provisions Act, and any 
     subsequent revisions to regulations under this title may be 
     issued in accordance with the master calendar provisions of 
     section 482 of this title; and
       ``(4) prepare a transcript of the negotiated rulemaking 
     proceedings that shall be available to the public prior to 
     the issuance of any final regulations.
       ``(c) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act shall not apply to activities carried out under 
     this section.''.

                       PART H--PROGRAM INTEGRITY

     SEC. 476. STATE POSTSECONDARY REVIEW PROGRAM.

       (a) Amendments.--Part H of title IV is amended--
       (1) in the heading of the part, by striking ``TRIAD'';
       (2) by striking subpart 1 (20 U.S.C. 1099a through 1099a-
     3); and
       (3) by redesignating subparts 2 and 3 as subparts 1 and 2, 
     respectively.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 496 (20 U.S.C. 1099b) 
     is amended by striking ``subpart 3'' each place it appears in 
     subsections (j) and (k) and inserting ``subpart 2''.

     SEC. 477. ACCREDITING AGENCY RECOGNITION.

       (a) Recognition.--
       (1) The heading of subpart 1 of part H (as redesignated by 
     section 476(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``Approval'' and 
     inserting ``Recognition''.
       (2) The heading of section 496 is amended by striking 
     ``approval'' and inserting ``recognition''.
       (b) Standards.--Section 496(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Standards'' and inserting ``Criteria'';
       (2) by striking ``standards'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``criteria'';
       (3) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking ``of accreditation'' and inserting ``for 
     accreditation'';
       (B) by inserting ``the quality (including the quality of 
     distance learning programs or courses) of'' before ``the 
     institution's'';
       (C) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``program length and 
     tuition and fees in relation to the subject matters taught'' 
     and inserting ``measures of program length'';
       (D) by striking subparagraph (J);
       (E) in subparagraph (L), by inserting ``the most recent 
     student loan default rate data provided by the Secretary 
     and'' after ``including'';
       (F) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (K);
       (G) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (L);
       (H) by redesignating subparagraphs (K) and (L) as 
     subparagraphs (J) and (K), respectively; and
       (I) by striking ``(J), and (L)'' and inserting ``and (K)'';
       (4) in paragraph (7), by striking ``State postsecondary 
     review entity'' and inserting ``State licensing or 
     authorizing agency''; and
       (5) in paragraph (8), by striking ``State postsecondary'' 
     and everything that follows through ``is located'' and 
     inserting ``State licensing or authorizing agency''.
       (c) Operating Procedures.--Section 496(c) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``approved by the Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``recognized by the Secretary'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(at least'' and 
     everything that follows through ``unannounced),'' and 
     inserting ``(which may include unannounced site visits)''; 
     and
       (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the semicolon at 
     the end the following: ``, except that new sites offered 
     through telecommunications for programs previously included 
     in the scope of accreditation approval need not be subject to 
     such on-site visits''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 496 is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``Approval'' in the heading of such 
     subsection and inserting ``Recognition''; and
       (B) by striking ``approved'' and inserting ``recognized'';
       (2) in subsection (f ), by striking ``approved'' and 
     inserting ``recognized'';
       (3) in subsection (g)--
       (A) by striking ``Standards'' and inserting ``Criteria''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``standards'' and inserting ``criteria'';
       (4) in subsection (k)(2), by striking ``standards'' and 
     inserting ``criteria'';
       (5) in subsection (l)--
       (A) by striking ``Approval'' in the heading of such 
     subsection and inserting ``Recognition'';
       (B) by striking ``the standards'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``its standards''; and
       (C) by striking ``approval'' and inserting ``recognition''; 
     and
       (6) in subsection (n)--
       (A) by striking ``standards'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``criteria'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``approval or disapproval'' and inserting 
     ``recognition or denial of recognition''; and
       (ii) by striking ``approval process'' and inserting 
     ``recognition process''; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) The Secretary shall maintain sufficient documentation 
     to support the conclusions reached in the recognition 
     process, and, if the Secretary does not recognize any 
     accreditation agency or association, shall make publicly 
     available the reason for denying recognition, including 
     reference to the specific criteria under this section which 
     have not been fulfilled.''.

     SEC. 478. ELIGIBILITY AND CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Single Application Form.--Section 498(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 
     1099c(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``accreditation, and 
     capability'' and inserting ``accreditation, financial 
     responsibility, and administrative capacity''.
       (b) Financial Responsibility Standards.--Section 498(c) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``is able'' and inserting ``has sufficient 
     resources to ensure against the precipitous closure of the 
     institution and is able'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``operating losses, 
     net worth, asset-to-liabilities ratios, or operating fund 
     deficits'' and inserting ``to ratios that demonstrate 
     financial responsibility,'';
       (B) in the second sentence, by inserting ``, public,'' 
     after ``for profit''; and
       (C) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and develop an appropriate and cost effective 
     process under this subpart that does not duplicate other 
     reporting requirements for assessing and reviewing financial 
     responsibility''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``ratio of current 
     assets to current liabilities'' and inserting ``criteria''; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``current operating 
     ratio requirement'' and inserting ``criteria imposed by the 
     Secretary pursuant to paragraph (2)''.
       (c) Administrative Capacity.--Section 498(d)(1) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``student aid 
     programs; and'' and inserting ``student financial assistance 
     under this title;'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(B) written procedures for, or written information 
     relating to, each office with respect to, the approval, 
     disbursement, and delivery of student financial assistance 
     under this title;
       ``(C)(i) a division of functions for authorizing payments 
     of student financial assistance under this title and the 
     disbursement or delivery of such assistance, so that no 
     office at the institution has responsibility for both 
     functions; and
       ``(ii) an adequate system of checks and balances for 
     internal control at the institution with respect to student 
     financial assistance under this title; and''.
       (d) Financial Responsibility for Refunds During Provisional 
     Certification.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 498(e) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     person required to pay, on behalf of a student or borrower, a 
     refund of unearned institutional charges to a lender, or the 
     Secretary, who willfully fails to pay such refund or 
     willfully attempts in any manner to evade payment of such 
     refund, shall, in addition to other penalties provided by 
     law, be liable to the Secretary for the amount of the refund 
     not paid, to the same extent with respect to such refund that 
     such an individual would be liable as a responsible person 
     for a penalty under section 6672(a) of title 26, United 
     States Code, with respect to the nonpayment of taxes.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall be effective with respect to any unpaid refunds that 
     were first required to be paid to a lender or to the 
     Secretary on or after 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (e) Actions on Applications.--Section 498(f ) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``shall conduct'' and inserting ``may 
     conduct'';
       (2) by striking ``may establish'' and inserting ``shall 
     establish'';

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       (3) by striking ``may coordinate'' and inserting ``shall, 
     to the extent practicable, coordinate''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     Secretary may exempt from the site visit requirement any 
     institution that is participating in the Quality Assurance 
     Program established under section 487A at the time such site 
     visit would be required under this subsection.''.
       (f) Time Limitations.--Section 498(g) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(g) Time Limitations.--(1) After the expiration of the 
     certification of any institution or upon request for initial 
     certification from an institution not previously certified, 
     the Secretary may certify the eligibility for the purposes of 
     any program authorized under this title of each such 
     institution for a period not to exceed 6 years.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall notify each institution of the 
     expiration of its eligibility no later than six months prior 
     to such expiration.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendment.--Section 498(h)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``approval'' and inserting ``recognition''.
       (h) Provisional Certification.--Section 498(i) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4)(A) The Secretary may provisionally certify an 
     institution seeking approval of a change in ownership based 
     on the preliminary review by the Secretary of a materially 
     complete application that is received by the Secretary within 
     10 business days of the transaction for which the approval is 
     sought.
       ``(B) A provisional certification under this paragraph 
     shall expire no later than the end of the month following the 
     month in which the transaction occurred, except that if the 
     Secretary has not issued a decision on the application for 
     the change of ownership within that period, the Secretary may 
     continue such provisional certification on a month-to-month 
     basis until such decision has been issued.''.

     SEC. 479. PROGRAM REVIEW AND DATA.

       (a) General Authority.--Section 498A(a) (20 U.S.C. 1099c-
     1(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``may give'' and inserting ``shall give'';
       (B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (C) the following: ``, that are not accounted 
     for by changes in those programs'';
       (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``the appropriate'' 
     and everything that follows through ``of this part'' and 
     inserting ``the State licensing or authorizing agency'';
       (D) by striking subparagraph (F); and
       (E) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (F); 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``relevant'' after 
     ``all''.
       (b) Special Administrative Rules.--Section 498A(b) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Special Administrative Rules.--(1) In carrying out 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(A) establish guidelines designed to ensure uniformity of 
     practice in the conduct of program reviews of institutions; 
     and
       ``(B) inform the appropriate State agency and accrediting 
     agency or association whenever taking action against an 
     institution under this section, section 498, or section 432.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall review the regulations of the 
     Department and the application of such regulations to ensure 
     the uniformity of interpretation and application of the 
     regulations. In conducting such review, the Secretary shall 
     consult with relevant representatives of institutions 
     participating in the programs authorized by this title.''.
                    TITLE V--DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS

     SEC. 501. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW TITLE V.

       Title V is amended to read as follows:
                   ``TITLE V--DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS

                ``PART A--HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

     ``SEC. 501. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``The Secretary shall provide grants and related assistance 
     to Hispanic-serving institutions to enable such institutions 
     to improve and expand their capacity to serve Hispanic and 
     other low-income students.

     ``SEC. 502. ELIGIBILITY; DEFINITIONS.

       ``(a) Definitions.--For the purpose of this part:
       ``(1) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term `Hispanic-
     serving institution' means an institution of higher education 
     which--
       ``(A)(i) is an eligible institution; or
       ``(ii) is an institution of higher education (as such term 
     is defined in section 101(a)(2)) that provides a 4-year 
     baccalaureate program, is regionally accredited, and serves 
     at least 1,500 Hispanic students;
       ``(B) at the time of application, has an enrollment of 
     undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 
     25 percent Hispanic students; and
       ``(C) provides assurances that not less than 50 percent of 
     its Hispanic students are low-income individuals.
       ``(2) Eligible institution.--The term `eligible 
     institution' means--
       ``(A) an institution of higher education--
       ``(i) which has an enrollment of needy students as required 
     by subsection (b) of this section;
       ``(ii) except as provided in section 522(b), the average 
     educational and general expenditures of which are low, per 
     full-time equivalent undergraduate student, in comparison 
     with the average educational and general expenditures per 
     full-time equivalent undergraduate student of institutions 
     that offer similar instruction;
       ``(iii) which is--

       ``(I) legally authorized to provide, and provides within 
     the State, an educational program for which such institution 
     awards a bachelor's degree; or
       ``(II) a junior or community college;

       ``(iv) which is accredited by a nationally recognized 
     accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary 
     to be reliable authority as to the quality of training 
     offered or which is, according to such an agency or 
     association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation;
       ``(v) which meets such other requirements as the Secretary 
     may prescribe; and
       ``(vi) which is located in a State; and
       ``(B) any branch of any institution of higher education 
     described under subparagraph (A) which by itself satisfies 
     the requirements contained in clauses (i) and (ii) of such 
     subparagraph.
     For purposes of the determination of whether an institution 
     is an eligible institution under this paragraph, the factor 
     described under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be given twice the 
     weight of the factor described under subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(3) Low-income individual.--The term `low-income 
     individual' means an individual from a family whose taxable 
     income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of 
     an amount equal to the poverty level determined by using 
     criteria of poverty established by the Bureau of the Census.
       ``(4) Full-time equivalent students.--The term `full-time 
     equivalent students' means the sum of the number of students 
     enrolled full time at an institution, plus the full-time 
     equivalent of the number of students enrolled part time 
     (determined on the basis of the quotient of the sum of the 
     credit hours of all part-time students divided by 12) at such 
     institution.
       ``(5) Junior or community college.--The term `junior or 
     community college' means an institution of higher education--
       ``(A) that admits as regular students persons who are 
     beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the State 
     in which the institution is located and who have the ability 
     to benefit from the training offered by the institution;
       ``(B) that does not provide an educational program for 
     which it awards a bachelor's degree (or an equivalent 
     degree); and
       ``(C) that--
       ``(i) provides an educational program of not less than 2 
     years that is acceptable for full credit toward such a 
     degree; or
       ``(ii) offers a 2-year program in engineering, mathematics, 
     or the physical or biological sciences, designed to prepare a 
     student to work as a technician or at the semiprofessional 
     level in engineering, scientific, or other technological 
     fields requiring the understanding and application of basic 
     engineering, scientific, or mathematical principles of 
     knowledge.
       ``(6) Educational and general expenditures.--For the 
     purpose of this part, the term `educational and general 
     expenditures' means the total amount expended by an 
     institution of higher education for instruction, research, 
     public service, academic support (including library 
     expenditures), student services, institutional support, 
     scholarships and fellowships, operation and maintenance 
     expenditures for the physical plant, and any mandatory 
     transfers which the institution is required to pay by law.
       ``(7) Endowment fund.--For the purpose of this part, the 
     term `endowment fund' means a fund that--
       ``(A) is established by State law, by an institution of 
     higher education, or by a foundation that is exempt from 
     Federal income taxation;
       ``(B) is maintained for the purpose of generating income 
     for the support of the institution; and
       ``(C) does not include real estate.
       ``(b) Enrollment of Needy Students.--For the purpose of 
     this part, the term `enrollment of needy students' means an 
     enrollment at an institution of higher education or a junior 
     or community college which includes--
       ``(1) at least 50 percent of the degree students so 
     enrolled who are receiving need-based assistance under title 
     IV of this Act in the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
     year for which the determination is being made (other than 
     loans for which an interest subsidy is paid pursuant to 
     section 428); or
       ``(2) a substantial percentage of students receiving Pell 
     Grants in the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year 
     for which determination is being made, in comparison with the 
     percentage of students receiving Pell Grants at all such 
     institutions in the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
     year for which the determination is made, unless the 
     requirement of this subdivision is waived under section 
     522(a).

     ``SEC. 503. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) Types of Activities Authorized.--Grants awarded under 
     this part shall be used by Hispanic-serving institutions of 
     higher education to assist such institutions to plan, 
     develop, undertake, and carry out programs.
       ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Grants awarded under this 
     section shall be used for one or more of the following 
     activities:
       ``(1) purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or 
     laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including 
     instructional and research purposes;
       ``(2) construction, maintenance, renovation, and 
     improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other 
     instructional facilities;
       ``(3) support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, 
     curriculum development, academic instruction, and faculty 
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     assist in attaining advanced degrees in their field of 
     instruction;
       ``(4) purchase of library books, periodicals, and other 
     educational materials, including telecommunications program 
     material;
       ``(5) tutoring, counseling, and student service programs 
     designed to improve academic success;
       ``(6) funds management, administrative management, and 
     acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds 
     management;
       ``(7) joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and 
     libraries;
       ``(8) establishing or improving a development office to 
     strengthen or improve contributions from alumni and the 
     private sector;
       ``(9) establishing or improving an endowment fund;
       ``(10) creating or improving facilities for Internet or 
     other distance learning academic instruction capabilities, 
     including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology 
     equipment or services;
       ``(11) establishing or enhancing a program of teacher 
     education designed to qualify students to teach in public 
     elementary and secondary schools;
       ``(12) establishing community outreach programs which will 
     encourage elementary and secondary school students to develop 
     academic skills and the interest to pursue postsecondary 
     education;
       ``(13) improving and expanding graduate and professional 
     opportunities for Hispanic students; and
       ``(14) other activities proposed in the application 
     submitted pursuant to section 504 that--
       ``(A) contribute to carrying out the purposes of this 
     section; and
       ``(B) are approved by the Secretary as part of the review 
     and acceptance of such application.
       ``(c) Endowment Fund Limitations.--
       ``(1) Portion of grant.--An institution may not use more 
     than 20 percent of its grant under this part for any fiscal 
     year for establishing or improving an endowment fund.
       ``(2) Matching required.--An institution that uses any 
     portion of its grant under this part for any fiscal year for 
     establishing or improving an endowment fund shall provide an 
     equal or greater amount for such purposes from non-Federal 
     funds.
       ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary shall publish rules and 
     regulations specifically governing the use of funds for 
     establishing or improving an endowment fund.

     ``SEC. 504. APPLICATION PROCESS.

       ``(a) Institutional Eligibility.--Each Hispanic-serving 
     institution desiring to receive assistance under this part 
     shall submit to the Secretary such enrollment data as may be 
     necessary to demonstrate that it is a Hispanic-serving 
     institution, along with such other information and data as 
     the Secretary may by regulation require.
       ``(b) Applications.--Any institution which is determined by 
     the Secretary to be a Hispanic-serving institution (on the 
     basis of the information and data submitted under subsection 
     (a)) may submit an application for assistance under this 
     section to the Secretary. Such application shall include--
       ``(1) a 5-year plan for improving the assistance provided 
     by the Hispanic-serving institution to Hispanic and other 
     low-income students; and
       ``(2) such other information and assurance as the Secretary 
     may require.
       ``(c) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority to 
     applications that contain satisfactory evidence that such 
     institution has entered into or will enter into a 
     collaborative arrangement with at least one local educational 
     agency or community-based organization having demonstrated 
     effectiveness to provide such agency with assistance (from 
     funds other than funds provided under this part) in reducing 
     Hispanic dropout rates, improving Hispanic rates of academic 
     achievement, and increasing the rates at which Hispanic high 
     school graduates enroll in higher education.
       ``(d) Special Rule.--For the purposes of this part, no 
     Hispanic-serving college or university which is eligible for 
     and receives funds under this part may concurrently receive 
     other funds under title III.

     ``SEC. 505. DURATION OF GRANT.

       ``(a) Award Period.--The Secretary may award a grant to an 
     eligible institution under this part for 5 years, except that 
     no institution shall be eligible to secure a subsequent 5-
     year grant award under this part until two years have elapsed 
     since the expiration of its most recent 5-year grant award.
       ``(b) Limitations.--In awarding grants under this part the 
     Secretary shall give priority to applicants who are not 
     already receiving a grant under this part, except that for 
     the purpose of this subsection a grant under section 
     524(a)(1) shall not be considered a grant under this part.
       ``(c) Planning Grants.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
     Secretary may award a grant to an eligible institution under 
     this part for a period of one year for the purpose of 
     preparation of plans and applications for a grant under this 
     part.

                      ``PART B--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 521. APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Applications.--
       ``(1) Applications Required.--Any institution which is 
     eligible for assistance under this title shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application for assistance at such time, in such 
     form, and containing such information, as may be necessary to 
     enable the Secretary to evaluate its need for assistance. 
     Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out 
     this title, the Secretary may approve an application for a 
     grant under this title only if the Secretary determines 
     that--
       ``(A) the application meets the requirements of subsection 
     (b);
       ``(B) the applicant is eligible for assistance in 
     accordance with the part of this title under which the 
     assistance is sought; and
       ``(C) the applicant's performance goals are sufficiently 
     rigorous as to meet the purposes of this title and the 
     performance objectives and indicators for this title 
     established by the Secretary pursuant to the Government 
     Performance and Results Act.
       ``(2) Preliminary applications.--In carrying out paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall develop a preliminary application 
     for use by eligible institutions applying under part A prior 
     to the submission of the principal application.
       ``(b) Contents.--An institution, in its application for a 
     grant, shall--
       ``(1) set forth, or describe how the institution will 
     develop, a comprehensive development plan to strengthen the 
     institution's academic quality and institutional management, 
     and otherwise provide for institutional self-sufficiency and 
     growth (including measurable objectives for the institution 
     and the Secretary to use in monitoring the effectiveness of 
     activities under this title);
       ``(2) set forth policies and procedures to ensure that 
     Federal funds made available under this title for any fiscal 
     year will be used to supplement and, to the extent practical, 
     increase the funds that would otherwise be made available for 
     the purposes of section 503, and in no case supplant those 
     funds;
       ``(3) set forth policies and procedures for evaluating the 
     effectiveness in accomplishing the purpose of the activities 
     for which a grant is sought under this title;
       ``(4) provide for such fiscal control and fund accounting 
     procedures as may be necessary to ensure proper disbursement 
     of and accounting for funds made available to the applicant 
     under this title;
       ``(5) provide (A) for making such reports, in such form and 
     containing such information, as the Secretary may require to 
     carry out the functions under this title and the Government 
     Performance and Results Act, including not less than one 
     report annually setting forth the institution's progress 
     toward achieving the objectives for which the funds were 
     awarded, and (B) for keeping such records and affording such 
     access thereto, as the Secretary may find necessary to assure 
     the correctness and verification of such reports;
       ``(6) provide that the institution will comply with the 
     limitations set forth in section 526;
       ``(7) describe in a comprehensive manner any proposed 
     project for which funds are sought under the application and 
     include--
       ``(A) a description of the various components of the 
     proposed project, including the estimated time required to 
     complete each such component;
       ``(B) in the case of any development project which consists 
     of several components (as described by the applicant pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A)), a statement identifying those 
     components which, if separately funded, would be sound 
     investments of Federal funds and those components which would 
     be sound investments of Federal funds only if funded under 
     this title in conjunction with other parts of the development 
     project (as specified by the applicant);
       ``(C) an evaluation by the applicant of the priority given 
     any proposed project for which funds are sought in relation 
     to any other projects for which funds are sought by the 
     applicant under this title, and a similar evaluation 
     regarding priorities among the components of any single 
     proposed project (as described by the applicant pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A));
       ``(D) a detailed budget showing the manner in which funds 
     for any proposed project would be spent by the applicant; and
       ``(E) a detailed description of any activity which involves 
     the expenditure of more than $25,000, as identified in the 
     budget referred to in subparagraph (D); and
       ``(8) include such other information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       ``(c) Priority Criteria Publication Required.--The 
     Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, pursuant to 
     chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, all policies and 
     procedures required to exercise the authority set forth in 
     subsection (a). No other criteria, policies, or procedures 
     shall apply.
       ``(d) Eligibility Data.--The Secretary shall use the most 
     recent and relevant data concerning the number and percentage 
     of students receiving need-based assistance under title IV of 
     this Act in making eligibility determinations and shall 
     advance the base-year forward following each annual grant 
     cycle.

     ``SEC. 522. WAIVER AUTHORITY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

       ``(a) Waiver Requirements; Need-Based Assistance 
     Students.--The Secretary may waive the requirements set forth 
     in section 502(a)(2)(A)(i) in the case of an institution--
       ``(1) which is extensively subsidized by the State in which 
     it is located and charges low or no tuition;
       ``(2) which serves a substantial number of low-income 
     students as a percentage of its total student population;
       ``(3) which is contributing substantially to increasing 
     higher education opportunities for educationally 
     disadvantaged, underrepresented, or minority students, who 
     are low-income individuals;
       ``(4) which is substantially increasing higher educational 
     opportunities for individuals

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     in rural or other isolated areas which are unserved by 
     postsecondary institutions; or
       ``(5) wherever located, if the Secretary determines that 
     the waiver will substantially increase higher education 
     opportunities appropriate to the needs of Hispanic Americans.
       ``(b) Waiver Determinations; Expenditures.--(1) The 
     Secretary may waive the requirements set forth in section 
     502(a)(2)(A)(ii) if the Secretary determines, based on 
     persuasive evidence submitted by the institution, that the 
     institution's failure to meet that criterion is due to 
     factors which, when used in the determination of compliance 
     with such criterion, distort such determination, and that the 
     institution's designation as an eligible institution under 
     part A is otherwise consistent with the purposes of such 
     part.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall submit to the Congress every 
     other year a report concerning the institutions which, 
     although not satisfying the criterion contained in section 
     502(a)(2)(A)(ii), have been determined to be eligible 
     institutions under part A institutions which enroll 
     significant numbers of Black American, Hispanic, Native 
     American, Asian American, or Native Hawaiian students under 
     part A, as the case may be. Such report shall--
       ``(A) identify the factors referred to in paragraph (1) 
     which were considered by the Secretary as factors that 
     distorted the determination of compliance with section 
     502(a)(2)(A)(ii); and
       ``(B) contain a list of each institution determined to be 
     an eligible institution under part A including a statement of 
     the reasons for each such determination.

     ``SEC. 523. APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS.

       ``(a) Review Panel.--All applications submitted under this 
     title by institutions of higher education shall be read by a 
     panel of readers composed of individuals selected by the 
     Secretary. The Secretary shall assure that no individual 
     assigned under this section to review any application has any 
     conflict of interest with regard to the application which 
     might impair the impartiality with which the individual 
     conducts the review under this section.
       ``(2) All readers selected by the Secretary shall receive 
     thorough instruction from the Secretary regarding the 
     evaluation process for applications submitted under this 
     title and consistent with the provisions of this title, 
     including--
       ``(A) an enumeration of the factors to be used to determine 
     the quality of applications submitted under this title; and
       ``(B) an enumeration of the factors to be used to determine 
     whether a grant should be awarded for a project under this 
     title, the amount of any such grant, and the duration of any 
     such grant.
       ``(b) Recommendations of Panel.--In awarding grants under 
     this title, the Secretary shall take into consideration the 
     recommendations of the panel made under subsection (a).
       ``(c) Notification.--Not later than June 30 of each year, 
     the Secretary shall notify each institution of higher 
     education making an application under this title of--
       ``(1) the scores given the applicant by the panel pursuant 
     to this section;
       ``(2) the recommendations of the panel with respect to such 
     application; and
       ``(3) the reasons for the decision of the Secretary in 
     awarding or refusing to award a grant under this title, and 
     any modifications, if any, in the recommendations of the 
     panel made by the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 524. COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.

       ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary may make grants to 
     encourage cooperative arrangements with funds available to 
     carry out part A, between institutions eligible for 
     assistance under part A and between such institutions and 
     institutions not receiving assistance under this title for 
     the activities described in section 503 so that the resources 
     of the cooperating institutions might be combined and shared 
     to achieve the purposes of such part and avoid costly 
     duplicative efforts and to enhance the development of part A 
     eligible institutions.
       ``(b) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority to 
     grants for the purposes described under subsection (a) 
     whenever the Secretary determines that the cooperative 
     arrangement is geographically and economically sound or will 
     benefit the applicant institution.
       ``(c) Duration.--Grants to institutions having a 
     cooperative arrangement may be made under this section for a 
     period as determined under section 505.

     ``SEC. 525. ASSISTANCE TO INSTITUTIONS UNDER OTHER PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Assistance Eligibility.--Each institution which the 
     Secretary determines to be an institution eligible under part 
     A may be eligible for waivers in accordance with subsection 
     (b).
       ``(b) Waiver Applicability.--(1) Subject to, and in 
     accordance with, regulations promulgated for the purpose of 
     this section, in the case of any application by an 
     institution referred to in subsection (a) for assistance 
     under any programs specified in paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     is authorized, if such application is otherwise approvable, 
     to waive any requirement for a non-Federal share of the cost 
     of the program or project, or, to the extent not inconsistent 
     with other law, to give, or require to be given, priority 
     consideration of the application in relation to applications 
     from other institutions.
       ``(2) The provisions of this section shall apply to any 
     program authorized by title IV or VII of this Act.
       ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not waive, under 
     subsection (b), the non-Federal share requirement for any 
     program for applications which, if approved, would require 
     the expenditure of more than 10 percent of the appropriations 
     for the program for any fiscal year.

     ``SEC. 526. LIMITATIONS.

       The funds appropriated under section 528 may not be used--
       ``(1) for a school or department of divinity or any 
     religious worship or sectarian activity;
       ``(2) for an activity that is inconsistent with a State 
     plan for desegregation of higher education applicable to such 
     institution;
       ``(3) for an activity that is inconsistent with a State 
     plan of higher education applicable to such institution; or
       ``(4) for purposes other than the purposes set forth in the 
     approved application under which the funds were made 
     available to the institution.

     ``SEC. 527. PENALTIES.

       Whoever, being an officer, director, agent, or employee of, 
     or connected in any capacity with, any recipient of Federal 
     financial assistance or grant pursuant to this title 
     embezzles, willfully misapplies, steals, or obtains by fraud 
     any of the funds which are the subject of such grant or 
     assistance, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or 
     imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.

     ``SEC. 528. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Authorizations.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out part A, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
     succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(b) Use of Multiple Year Awards.--In the event of a 
     multiple year award to any institution under this title, the 
     Secretary shall make funds available for such award from 
     funds appropriated for this title for the fiscal year in 
     which such funds are to be used by the recipient.''.
        TITLE VI--INTERNATIONAL AND GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 601. INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES.

       (a) Statutory Structure.--Title VI is amended--
       (1) by striking

         ``PART A--INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES''

     and inserting the following:

                   ``PART A--INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

       ``Subpart 1--International and Foreign Language Studies'';

       (2) by striking

       ``PART B--BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS''

     and inserting the following:

     ``Subpart 2--Business and International Education Programs'';

       (3) by striking

         ``PART C--INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY''

     and inserting the following:

     ``Subpart 3--Institute for International Public Policy''; and

       (4) by striking

                     ``PART D--GENERAL PROVISIONS''

     and inserting the following:

                   ``Subpart 4--General Provisions''.

       (b) Findings and Purposes.--Section 601 (20 U.S.C. 1121) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 601. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
       ``(1) The security, stability, and economic vitality of the 
     United States in a complex global era depend upon American 
     experts in and citizens knowledgeable about world regions, 
     foreign languages and international affairs, as well as on a 
     strong research base in these areas.
       ``(2) Advances in communications technology and the growth 
     of regional and global problems make knowledge of other 
     countries and the ability to communicate in other languages 
     more essential to the promotion of mutual understanding and 
     cooperation among nations and their peoples.
       ``(3) Dramatic post-Cold War changes in the world's 
     geopolitical and economic landscapes are creating needs for 
     American expertise and knowledge about a greater diversity of 
     less commonly taught foreign languages and nations of the 
     world.
       ``(4) Systematic efforts are necessary to enhance the 
     capacity of institutions of higher education in the United 
     States and to encourage a broader cross-section of 
     institutions of higher education to develop and expand 
     programs for producing graduates with international and 
     foreign language expertise and knowledge, and research on 
     such areas, in a variety of disciplines and at all levels of 
     graduate and undergraduate education.
       ``(5) Cooperative efforts among the Federal Government, 
     institutions of higher education, and the private sector are 
     necessary to promote the generation and dissemination of 
     information about world regions, foreign languages, and 
     international affairs throughout education, government, 
     business, civic, and nonprofit sectors in the United States.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this part are--
       ``(1)(A) to support centers, programs and fellowships in 
     institutions of higher education in the United States for 
     producing increased numbers of trained personnel and research 
     in foreign languages, area and other international studies;

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       ``(B) to develop a pool of international experts to meet 
     national needs;
       ``(C) to develop and validate specialized materials and 
     techniques for foreign language acquisition and fluency, 
     emphasizing (but not limited to) the less commonly taught 
     languages;
       ``(D) to promote access to research and training overseas; 
     and
       ``(E) to advance the internationalization of a variety of 
     disciplines throughout undergraduate and graduate education;
       ``(2) to support cooperative efforts promoting access to 
     and the dissemination of international and foreign language 
     knowledge, teaching materials and research throughout 
     education, government, business, civic and nonprofit sectors 
     in the United States through the use of advanced 
     technologies; and
       ``(3) to coordinate the programs of the Federal Government 
     in the areas of foreign language, area and other 
     international studies, including professional international 
     affairs education and research.''.
       (c) Graduate and Undergraduate National Resource Centers.--
       (1) National resource centers.--Section 602(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1122(a)) is amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``National Language and 
     Area Centers Authorized'' and inserting ``National Resource 
     Centers for Foreign Language and Area or International 
     Studies Authorized'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``comprehensive 
     language and area centers'' and inserting ``comprehensive 
     foreign language and area or international studies centers'';
       (C) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``language and area 
     centers'' and inserting ``foreign language and area or 
     international studies centers''; and
       (D) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Authorized activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any grant made under paragraph (1) may 
     be used to pay all or part of the cost of establishing or 
     operating a center or program, in accordance with this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) Mandatory activities.--Activities to be conducted by 
     centers assisted under this subsection shall include--
       ``(i) support for the instruction of foreign languages and 
     the offering of courses in a variety of nonlanguage 
     disciplines that cover the center's subject area or topic, 
     and the incorporation of such instruction in baccalaureate 
     and graduate programs of study in a variety of disciplinary, 
     interdisciplinary, or professional fields;
       ``(ii) support for teaching and research materials, 
     including library acquisitions, in the center's subject area 
     or topic;
       ``(iii) programs of outreach or linkage with State and 
     local educational agencies, postsecondary education 
     institutions at all levels, professional schools, government, 
     business, media, or the general public; and
       ``(iv) program coordination and development, curriculum 
     planning and development, and student advisement.
       ``(C) Permissible activities.--Activities to be conducted 
     by centers assisted under this subsection may include--
       ``(i) support for the creation of faculty positions in 
     disciplines that are underrepresented in the center's 
     instructional program;
       ``(ii) establishment and maintenance of linkages with 
     overseas institutions of higher education for the purpose of 
     contributing to the teaching and research of the center;
       ``(iii) support for bringing visiting scholars and faculty 
     to the center to teach or conduct research;
       ``(iv) professional development of the center's faculty and 
     staff;
       ``(v) projects conducted in cooperation with other National 
     Resource Centers addressing themes of world regional, cross-
     regional, international, or global importance;
       ``(vi) summer institutes in the United States or abroad 
     designed to provide language and area training in the 
     center's field or topic; and
       ``(vii) support for faculty, staff, and student travel in 
     foreign areas, regions, or countries, and for the development 
     and support of educational programs abroad for students.''.
       (2) Graduate fellowships; expense limitations.--Section 602 
     is further amended by striking subsections (b) and (c) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Graduate Fellowships for Foreign Language and Area or 
     International Studies.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
     grants to institutions of higher education or combinations of 
     such institutions for the purpose of paying fellowships to 
     individuals undergoing advanced training in any center or 
     program approved by the Secretary under this part.
       ``(2) Eligible students.--Students receiving fellowships 
     described in paragraph (1) shall be individuals who are 
     engaged in an instructional program with stated performance 
     goals for functional foreign language use or in a program 
     developing such performance goals, in combination with area 
     studies, international studies, or the international aspects 
     of a professional studies program, including predissertation 
     level studies, preparation for dissertation research, 
     dissertation research abroad, and dissertation writing.
       ``(c) Rules With Respect to Expenses.--
       ``(1) Undergraduate travel.--No funds may be expended under 
     this part for undergraduate travel except in accordance with 
     rules prescribed by the Secretary setting forth policies and 
     procedures to assure that Federal funds made available for 
     such travel are expended as part of a formal program of 
     supervised study.
       ``(2) Graduate dependent and travel expenses.--Fellowships 
     awarded to graduate level recipients may include allowances 
     for dependents and for travel for research and study in the 
     United States and abroad.''.
       (d) Language Resource Centers.--Section 603(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1123(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) a significant focus on the teaching and learning 
     needs of the less commonly taught languages, including an 
     assessment of the strategic needs, the determination of ways 
     to meet those needs nationally, and the publication and 
     dissemination of instructional materials in the less commonly 
     taught languages;'';
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) the operation of intensive summer language institutes 
     to train advanced foreign language students, provide 
     professional development, and improve language instruction 
     through preservice and inservice language training for 
     teachers.''.
       (e) Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign 
     Language Programs.--Section 604 (20 U.S.C. 1124) is amended--
       (1) in the heading of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``Incentives'' and all that follows through ``Programs'' and 
     inserting ``Program Incentives'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``or combinations of such institutions'' in 
     the first sentence and inserting ``, combinations of such 
     institutions, or partnerships between nonprofit educational 
     organizations and such institutions,'';
       (B) by striking ``a program'' and inserting ``programs''; 
     and
       (C) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``Such grants shall be awarded for the purpose of 
     seeking to create new programs or to strengthen existing 
     programs in undergraduate area studies, foreign languages, 
     and other international fields.'';
       (3) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Use of funds.--Grants made under this section may be 
     used for Federal share of the cost of projects and activities 
     which are an integral part of such a program, such as--
       ``(A) planning for the development and expansion of 
     programs in undergraduate international studies, and foreign 
     languages and the internationalization of undergraduate 
     education;
       ``(B) teaching, research, curriculum development, and other 
     related activities;
       ``(C) training of faculty members in foreign countries;
       ``(D) expansion of existing and development of new 
     opportunities for learning foreign languages, including the 
     less commonly taught languages;
       ``(E) programs under which foreign teachers and scholars 
     may visit institutions as visiting faculty;
       ``(F) international education programs designed to develop 
     or enhance linkages between two- and four-year institutions 
     of higher education, or baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate 
     programs or institutions;
       ``(G) the development of an international dimension in 
     preservice and inservice teacher training;
       ``(H) the development of undergraduate educational programs 
     in locations abroad where such opportunities are not 
     otherwise available or which serve students for whom such 
     opportunities are not otherwise available and which provide 
     courses that are closely related to on-campus foreign 
     language and international curricula;
       ``(I) the integration of new and continuing education 
     abroad opportunities for undergraduate students into 
     curricula of specific degree programs;
       ``(J) the development of model programs to enrich or 
     enhance the effectiveness of educational programs abroad, 
     including predeparture and postreturn programs, and the 
     integration of educational programs abroad into the 
     curriculum of the home institution;
       ``(K) the expansion of library and teaching resources;
       ``(L) the development of programs designed to integrate 
     professional and technical education with area studies, 
     foreign languages, and other international fields;
       ``(M) the establishment of linkages overseas with 
     institutions of higher education and organizations that 
     contribute to the educational objectives of this subsection;
       ``(N) the conduct of summer institutes in foreign area and 
     other international fields to provide faculty and curriculum 
     development, including the integration of professional and 
     technical education with foreign area and other international 
     studies, and to provide foreign area and other international 
     knowledge or skills to government personnel or private sector 
     professionals in international activities;
       ``(O) the development of partnerships between institutions 
     of higher education and the private sector, government, and 
     elementary and secondary education institutions to enhance 
     international knowledge and skills; and
       ``(P) the use of innovative technology to increase access 
     to international education programs.
       ``(3) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of the programs assisted under this subsection may be 
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     cash from the private sector corporations or foundations in 
     an amount equal to one-third of the total requested grant 
     amount, or may be provided as in-cash or in-kind contribution 
     from institutional and noninstitutional funds, including 
     State and private sector corporation or foundation 
     contributions, equal to one-half of the total requested grant 
     amount.'';
       (4) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following 
     new paragraphs:
       ``(5) Special rule.--The Secretary may waive or reduce the 
     required non-Federal share for title III-eligible 
     institutions which have submitted a grant application under 
     this section.
       ``(6) Evaluation criteria and report.--As a condition for 
     the award of any grant under this subsection, the Secretary 
     may establish criteria for evaluating programs and require an 
     annual report which evaluates the progress and performance of 
     students in such programs.''.
       (5) by striking subsection (b);
       (6) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and
       (7) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Funding Support.--The Secretary may use no more than 
     10 percent of the total amount appropriated for this part for 
     carrying out the purposes of this section.''.
       (f ) Intensive Summer Language Institutes.--Section 605 (20 
     U.S.C. 1124a) is repealed.
       (g) Research; Studies; Annual report.--Section 606(a) (20 
     U.S.C. 1125(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting before the semicolon at 
     the end the following: ``, area studies, or other 
     international fields'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) studies and surveys of the uses of technology in 
     foreign language, area and international studies programs.''.
       (h) Periodicals.--Section 607 (20 U.S.C. 1125a) is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 607. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND COOPERATION FOR 
                   FOREIGN INFORMATION ACCESS.

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
     grants to institutions of higher education, public or 
     nonprofit private library institutions, or consortia of such 
     institutions, to develop innovative techniques or programs 
     using new electronic technologies to collect, organize, 
     preserve and widely disseminate information on world regions 
     and countries other than the United States that address the 
     nation's teaching and research needs in international 
     education and foreign languages.
       ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Grants under this section may 
     be used--
       ``(1) to facilitate access to or preserve foreign 
     information resources in print or electronic forms;
       ``(2) to develop new means of immediate, full-text document 
     delivery for information and scholarship from abroad;
       ``(3) to develop new means of shared electronic access to 
     international data;
       ``(4) to support collaborative projects of indexing, 
     cataloging, and other means of bibliographic access for 
     scholars to important research materials published or 
     distributed outside the United States;
       ``(5) to develop methods for the wide dissemination of 
     resources written in non-Roman language alphabets;
       ``(6) to assist teachers of less commonly taught languages 
     in acquiring, via electronic and other means, materials 
     suitable for classroom use; and
       ``(7) to promote collaborative technology based projects in 
     foreign languages, area and international studies among grant 
     recipients under this title.
       ``(c) Application.--Each institution or consortium desiring 
     a grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
     such information and assurances as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require.
       ``(d) Match Required.--The Federal share of the total cost 
     of carrying out a program supported by a grant under this 
     section shall not be more than 66\2/3\ percent. The non-
     Federal share of such cost may be provided either in-kind or 
     in cash, and may include contributions from private sector 
     corporations or foundations.''.
       (i) Development Grants.--Section 610 (20 U.S.C. 1127) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Development Grants Authorized.--The Secretary is 
     encouraged to consider the establishment of new centers, and 
     may use at least 10 percent of the funds available for this 
     section to make grants for the establishment of such new 
     centers.''.
       (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 610A (20 
     U.S.C. 1128) is amended by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999''.
       (k) Conforming Amendment.--Title VI is further amended by 
     redesignating sections 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, and 610A as 
     sections 605 through 610, respectively.

     SEC. 602. BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Centers for International Business Education.--Section 
     612 (20 U.S.C. 1130-1) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ``advanced'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking ``evening or 
     summer programs,'' and inserting ``programs'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F) professional graduate degrees in translation and 
     interpretation; and''; and
       (4) in subsection (d)(2)(G), by inserting before the period 
     at the end the following: ``, such as a representative of a 
     community college in the region served by the center''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 614 (20 
     U.S.C. 1130b) is amended by striking ``1993'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``1999''.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--The heading of section 611 (20 
     U.S.C. 1130) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 611. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.''.

     SEC. 603. INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY.

       (a) Minority Foreign Service Professional Development 
     Program.--Section 621(e) (20 U.S.C. 1131(e)) is amended by 
     striking ``one-fourth'' and inserting ``one-half''.
       (b) Junior Year and Summer Abroad Program.--Section 622 (20 
     U.S.C. 1131a) is amended--
       (1) in the heading of such section, by inserting ``and 
     summer'' after ``year'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``shall conduct'' and inserting ``is 
     authorized to conduct'';
       (B) by inserting ``and summer'' after ``junior year'' each 
     place it appears in the first and second sentences;
       (C) by inserting ``in a junior year abroad program'' after 
     ``Each student'' in the last sentence;
       (3) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``or summer'' after 
     ``junior year''; and
       (4) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by inserting ``or summer abroad program'' after 
     ``junior year abroad program'' each place it appears; and
       (B) by striking ``abroad or internship'' and inserting 
     ``abroad, summer abroad, or internship''.
       (c) Internships.--Section 624 (20 U.S.C. 1132c) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Institute'' and inserting ``(a) In 
     General.--The Institute''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Postbaccalaureate Internships.--The Institute shall 
     enter into agreements with institutions of higher education 
     described in the first sentence of subsection (a) to conduct 
     internships in Washington, D.C., for students who have 
     completed study for the baccalaureate degree. The Internship 
     program authorized by this subsection shall--
       ``(1) be designated to assist the students to prepare for a 
     master's degree program;
       ``(2) be carried out with the assistance of the Woodrow 
     Wilson Fellowship program;
       ``(3) contain work experience for the students designated 
     to contribute to the objectives set forth in paragraph (1); 
     and
       ``(4) contain such other elements as the Institute 
     determines will carry out the objectives of this 
     subsection.''.
       (d) New Programs.--Title VI is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating sections 625 through 627 (20 U.S.C. 
     1131d-1131f) as sections 627 through 629; and
       (2) by inserting after section 624 the following new 
     sections:

     ``SEC. 625. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Institute shall make grants, from 
     amounts available to it in each fiscal year, to Historically 
     Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving 
     Institutions, Tribally Controlled Indian Community Colleges, 
     and minority institutions, to enable such colleges, 
     universities, and institutions to strengthen international 
     affairs programs.
       ``(b) Application.--No grant may be made by the Institute 
     under this section unless an application is made by the 
     college, university, or institution at such time, in such 
     manner, and accompanied by such information as the Institute 
     may require.
       ``(c) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       ``(1) the term `Historically Black College and University' 
     has the same meaning given the term by section 322(2) of this 
     Act;
       ``(2) the term `Hispanic-serving Institution' has the same 
     meaning given the term by section 316(b)(1) of this Act;
       ``(3) the term `Tribally controlled Indian community 
     college' has the same meaning given that term by the Tribally 
     Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978; and
       ``(4) the term `minority institution' has the same meaning 
     given that term in section 347 of this Act.

     ``SEC. 626. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY CAREERS IN 
                   INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the executive 
     branch of the Federal Government an Interagency Committee on 
     Minority Careers in International Affairs composed of 7 
     members. The members of the Committee shall be--
       ``(1) the Undersecretary for International Affairs and 
     Commodity Programs of the Department of Agriculture, 
     appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture;
       ``(2) the Assistant Secretary and Director General, the 
     Commercial Service of the Department of Commerce, appointed 
     by the Secretary of Commerce;
       ``(3) the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and 
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     Defense, appointed by the Secretary of Defense;
       ``(4) the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education 
     in the Department of Education, appointed by the Secretary of 
     Education;
       ``(5) the Director General of the Foreign Service of the 
     Department of State, appointed by the Secretary of State;
       ``(6) the General Counsel of the Agency for International 
     Development, appointed by the Administrator; and
       ``(7) the Associate Director for Educational and Cultural 
     Affairs of the United States Information Agency, appointed by 
     the Director.
       ``(b) Functions.--The Interagency Committee established by 
     this section shall--
       ``(1) advise the Secretary and the Institute with respect 
     to programs authorized by this part; and
       ``(2) promote policies in each department and agency 
     participating on the Committee that are designed to carry out 
     the objectives of this part.''.
       (e) Authorization.--Section 629 (20 U.S.C. 1131f) (as 
     redesignated by subsection (d)) is amended by striking 
     ``1993'' and inserting ``1999''.

     SEC. 604. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 631(a) (20 U.S.C. 1132(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (7);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(9) the term `internationalization of undergraduate 
     education' means the incorporation of foreign languages and 
     area and international studies perspectives in any 
     undergraduate course or curriculum in order to provide 
     international content for that course of study; and
       ``(10) the term `educational programs abroad' means 
     programs of study, internships, or service learning outside 
     the United States which are part of a foreign language or 
     other international curriculum at the undergraduate or 
     graduate education levels.''.
       (b) Repeal.--Section 632 (20 U.S.C. 1132-1) is repealed.

     SEC. 605. TRANSFER AND REAUTHORIZATION OF GRADUATE ASSISTANCE 
                   IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED PROGRAM.

       (a) Amendment.--Title VI is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new part:

        ``PART B--GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED

     ``SEC. 651. PURPOSE.

       ``In order to sustain and enhance the capacity for graduate 
     education in areas of national need, it is the purpose of 
     this part to provide, through academic departments and 
     programs of institutions of higher education, a fellowship 
     program to assist graduate students of superior ability who 
     demonstrate financial need.

     ``SEC. 652. GRANTS TO ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS OF 
                   INSTITUTIONS.

       ``(a) Grant Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
     academic departments and programs and other academic units of 
     institutions of higher education that provide courses of 
     study leading to a graduate degree in order to enable such 
     institutions to provide assistance to graduate students in 
     accordance with this part. The Secretary shall coordinate the 
     administration and regulation of programs under this part 
     with other Federal programs providing graduate assistance to 
     minimize duplication and improve efficiency.
       ``(2) Additional grants.--The Secretary may also make 
     grants to such departments and programs and to other units of 
     institutions of higher education granting graduate degrees 
     which submit joint proposals involving nondegree granting 
     institutions which have formal arrangements for the support 
     of doctoral dissertation research with degree-granting 
     institutions. Nondegree granting institutions eligible for 
     awards as part of such joint proposals include any 
     organization which--
       ``(A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, and is exempt from tax under section 
     501(a) of such Code;
       ``(B) is organized and operated substantially to conduct 
     scientific and cultural research and graduate training 
     programs;
       ``(C) is not a private foundation;
       ``(D) has academic personnel for instruction and counseling 
     who meet the standards of the institution of higher education 
     in which the students are enrolled; and
       ``(E) has necessary research resources not otherwise 
     readily available in such institutions to such students.
       ``(b) Award and Duration of Grants.--
       ``(1) Awards.--The principal criterion for the allocation 
     of awards shall be the relative quality of the graduate 
     programs presented in competing applications. Consistent with 
     an allocation of awards based on quality of competing 
     applications, the Secretary shall, in making such grants, 
     promote an equitable geographic distribution among eligible 
     public and private institutions of higher education.
       ``(2) Duration.--The Secretary shall approve a grant 
     recipient under this part for a 3-year period. From the sums 
     appropriated under this part for any fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall not make a grant to any academic department 
     or program of an institution of higher education of less than 
     $125,000 or greater than $750,000 per fiscal year.
       ``(3) Reallotment.--Whenever the Secretary determines that 
     an academic department or program of an institution of higher 
     education is unable to use all of the amounts available to it 
     under this part, the Secretary shall, on such dates during 
     each fiscal year as the Secretary may fix, reallot the 
     amounts not needed to academic departments and programs of 
     institutions which can use the grants authorized by this 
     part.

     ``SEC. 653. INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY.

       ``(a) Eligibility Criteria.--Any academic department or 
     program of an institution of higher education that offers a 
     program of postbaccalaureate study leading to a graduate 
     degree in an area of national need (as designated under 
     subsection (b)) may apply for a grant under this part. No 
     department or program shall be eligible for a grant unless 
     the program of postbaccalaureate study has been in existence 
     for at least 4 years at the time of application for 
     assistance under this part.
       ``(b) Designation of Areas of National Need.--After 
     consultation with appropriate Federal and nonprofit agencies 
     and organizations, the Secretary shall designate areas of 
     national need. In making such designations, the Secretary 
     shall take into account the extent to which the interest is 
     compelling, the extent to which other Federal programs 
     support postbaccalaureate study in the area concerned, and an 
     assessment of how the program could achieve the most 
     significant impact with available resources.

     ``SEC. 654. CRITERIA FOR APPLICATIONS.

       ``(a) Selection of Applications.--The Secretary shall make 
     grants to academic departments and programs of institutions 
     of higher education on the basis of applications submitted in 
     accordance with subsection (b). Applications shall be ranked 
     on program quality by review panels of nationally recognized 
     scholars and evaluated on the quality and effectiveness of 
     the academic program and the achievement and promise of the 
     students to be served. To the extent possible (consistent 
     with other provisions of this section), the Secretary shall 
     make awards that are consistent with recommendations of the 
     review panels.
       ``(b) Contents of Applications.--An academic department or 
     program of an institution of higher education, in its 
     application for a grant, shall--
       ``(1) describe the current academic program of the 
     applicant for which the grant is sought;
       ``(2) provide assurances that the applicant will provide, 
     from other non-Federal funds, for the purposes of the 
     fellowship program under this part an amount equal to at 
     least 25 percent of the amount of the grant received under 
     this part, which contribution may be in cash or in kind 
     fairly valued;
       ``(3) describe the number, types, and amounts of the 
     fellowships that the applicant intends to offer under the 
     grant;
       ``(4) set forth policies and procedures to assure that, in 
     making fellowship awards under this part, the institution 
     will make awards to individuals who--
       ``(A) have financial need, as determined under part F of 
     title IV;
       ``(B) have excellent academic records in their previous 
     programs of study; and
       ``(C) plan to pursue the highest possible degree available 
     in their course of study;
       ``(5) set forth policies and procedures to ensure that 
     Federal funds made available under this part for any fiscal 
     year will be used to supplement and, to the extent practical, 
     increase the funds that would otherwise be made available for 
     the purpose of this part and in no case to supplant those 
     funds;
       ``(6) provide assurances that, in the event that funds made 
     available to the academic department or program under this 
     part are insufficient to provide the assistance due a student 
     under the commitment entered into between the academic 
     department or program and the student, the academic 
     department or program will, from any funds available to it, 
     fulfill the commitment to the student;
       ``(7) provide that the applicant will comply with the 
     limitations set forth in section 655;
       ``(8) provide assurances that the academic department will 
     provide at least 1 year of supervised training in instruction 
     for students; and
       ``(9) include such other information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.

     ``SEC. 655. AWARDS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS.

       ``(a) Commitments to Graduate Students.--
       ``(1) In general.--An academic department or program of an 
     institution of higher education shall make commitments to 
     eligible graduate students as defined in section 484 
     (including students pursuing a doctoral degree after having 
     completed a master's degree program at an institution of 
     higher education) at any point in their graduate study to 
     provide stipends for the length of time necessary for a 
     student to complete the course of graduate study, but in no 
     case longer than 3 years.
       ``(2) Special rule.--No such commitments shall be made to 
     students under this part unless the academic department or 
     program has determined adequate funds are available to 
     fulfill the commitment either from funds received or 
     anticipated under this part, or from institutional funds.
       ``(b) Amount of Stipends.--The Secretary shall make 
     payments to institutions of higher education for the purpose 
     of paying stipends to individuals who are awarded fellowships 
     under this part. The stipends the Secretary establishes shall 
     reflect the purpose of this program to encourage highly 
     talented students to undertake graduate study as described in 
     this part. In the case of an indi

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     vidual who receives such individual's first stipend under 
     this part in academic year 1999-2000 or any succeeding 
     academic year, such stipend shall be set at a level of 
     support equal to that provided by the National Science 
     Foundation graduate fellowships, except such amount shall be 
     adjusted as necessary so as not to exceed the fellow's 
     demonstrated level of need as determined under part F of 
     title IV.
       ``(c) Treatment of Institutional Payments.--An institution 
     of higher education that makes institutional payments for 
     tuition and fees on behalf of individuals supported by 
     fellowships under this part in amounts that exceed the 
     institutional payments made by the Secretary pursuant to 
     section 656(a) may count the excess of such payments toward 
     the amounts the institution is required to provide pursuant 
     to section 654(b)(2).
       ``(d) Academic Progress Required.--Notwithstanding the 
     provisions of subsection (a), no student shall receive an 
     award--
       ``(1) except during periods in which such student is 
     maintaining satisfactory progress in, and devoting 
     essentially full time to, study or research in the field in 
     which such fellowship was awarded; or
       ``(2) if the student is engaging in gainful employment 
     other than part-time employment involved in teaching, 
     research, or similar activities determined by the institution 
     to be in support of the student's progress towards a degree.

     ``SEC. 656. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR COST OF EDUCATION.

       ``(a) Institutional Payments.--(1) The Secretary shall (in 
     addition to stipends paid to individuals under this part) pay 
     to the institution of higher education, for each individual 
     awarded a fellowship under this part at such institution, an 
     institutional allowance. Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     such allowance shall be--
       ``(A) $10,000 annually with respect to individuals who 
     first received fellowships under this part prior to academic 
     year 1999-2000; and
       ``(B) with respect to individuals who first receive 
     fellowships during or after academic year 1999-2000--
       ``(i) $10,000 for the academic year 1999-2000; and
       ``(ii) for succeeding academic years, $10,000 adjusted 
     annually thereafter in accordance with inflation as 
     determined by the Department of Labor's Consumer Price Index 
     for the previous calendar year.
       ``(2) The institutional allowance paid under paragraph (1) 
     shall be reduced by the amount the institution charges and 
     collects from a fellowship recipient for tuition and other 
     expenses as part of the recipient's instructional program.
       ``(b) Use for Overhead Prohibited.--Funds made available 
     pursuant to this part may not be used for the general 
     operational overhead of the academic department or program.

     ``SEC. 657. CONTINUATION AWARDS.

       ``Before making new awards under this part for any fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall, as appropriate, making 
     continuation awards to recipients of awards under parts B, C, 
     and D of title IX as in effect prior to the enactment of the 
     Higher Education Amendments of 1998.

     ``SEC. 658. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of the 4 succeeding fiscal years to carry out this part.''.
       (b) Repeal.--Title IX (20 U.S.C. 1134 et seq.) is repealed.
  TITLE VII--CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, AND RENOVATION OF ACADEMIC 
                               FACILITIES

     SEC. 701. EXTENSION OF PRIOR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.

       Section 702(a) (20 U.S.C. 1132a-1(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``fiscal year 1993'' and inserting ``fiscal year 
     1999''.

     SEC. 702. REPEAL OF PART A.

       (a) Repeal.--Part A of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1132b et seq.) 
     is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 701(b) (20 U.S.C. 1132a(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``part A or B'' and inserting ``part B''.
       (2) Part B of title VII is amended by striking section 726 
     (20 U.S.C. 1132c-5).
       (3) Section 781 (20 U.S.C. 1132i) is amended by striking 
     ``part A of this title, or'' each place it appears.

     SEC. 703. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF PART B.

       Section 727(c) (20 U.S.C. 1132c-6(c)) is amended by 
     striking ``fiscal year 1993'' and inserting ``fiscal year 
     1999''.

     SEC. 704. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF PART C.

       Section 735 (20 U.S.C. 1132d-4) is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal year 1993'' and inserting ``fiscal year 1999''.
                   TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 801. STUDY OF TRANSFER OF CREDITS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Education shall 
     conduct a study to evaluate policies or practices instituted 
     by recognized accrediting agencies or associations regarding 
     the treatment of the transfer of credits from one institution 
     of higher education to another, giving particular attention 
     to--
       (1) adopted policies regarding the transfer of credits 
     between institutions of higher education which are accredited 
     by different agencies or associations and the reasons for 
     such policies;
       (2) adopted policies regarding the transfer of credits 
     between institutions of higher education which are accredited 
     by national agencies or associations and institutions of 
     higher education which are accredited by regional agencies 
     and associations and the reasons for such policies;
       (3) the effect of the adoption of such policies on students 
     transferring between such institutions of higher education, 
     including time required to matriculate, increases to the 
     student of tuition and fees paid, and increases to the 
     student with regard to student loan burden;
       (4) the extent to which Federal financial aid is awarded to 
     such students for the duplication of coursework already 
     completed at another institution; and
       (5) the aggregate cost to the Federal Government of the 
     adoption of such policies.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate 
     detailing his findings regarding the study conducted under 
     subsection (a). The Secretary's report shall include such 
     recommendation with respect to the recognition of accrediting 
     agencies or associations as the Secretary deems advisable.

     SEC. 802. STUDY OF MARKET MECHANISMS IN FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General, in 
     consultation with interested parties, shall conduct a study 
     of the potential to use auctions or other market mechanisms 
     in the delivery of Federal student loans in order to reduce 
     costs both to the Federal Government and to borrowers. Such 
     study shall include an examination of--
       (1) the feasibility of using an auction of lending 
     authority for Federal student loans, and the appropriate 
     Federal role in the operation of such an auction or other 
     alternative market mechanisms;
       (2) methods for operating such a system to ensure loan 
     access for all eligible borrowers, while maximizing the cost-
     effectiveness (for the Government and borrowers) in the 
     delivery of such loans;
       (3) the impact of such mechanisms on student loan 
     availability;
       (4) any necessary transition procedures for implementing 
     such mechanisms;
       (5) the costs or savings likely to be attained for the 
     Government and borrowers;
       (6) the feasibility of incorporating income-contingent 
     repayment options into the student loan system and requiring 
     borrowers to repay through income tax withholding, and the 
     impact of such an option on the willingness of lenders to 
     participate in auctions or other market mechanisms and on the 
     efficiency of Federal management of student loan programs;
       (7) the ability of the Department of the Treasury to 
     effectively auction the right to make student loans; and
       (8) other relevant issues.
       (b) Recommendations.--Within 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Congress a report on the study required by subsection 
     (a) and shall include with such report any legislative 
     recommendations the Comptroller General considers 
     appropriate.

     SEC. 803. IMPROVEMENTS IN MARKET INFORMATION AND PUBLIC 
                   ACCOUNTABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION.

       (a) Improved Data Collection.--
       (1) Development of uniform methodology.--The Secretary 
     shall direct the Commissioner of Education Statistics to 
     convene a series of forums to develop nationally consistent 
     methodologies for reporting costs incurred by postsecondary 
     institutions in providing postsecondary education.
       (2) Separation of undergraduate and graduate costs.--Such 
     consistent methodologies shall permit the Secretary to 
     collect and disseminate separate data with respect to the 
     costs incurred in providing undergraduate and graduate 
     postsecondary education.
       (3) Redesign of data systems.--On the basis of the 
     methodologies developed pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall redesign relevant parts of the postsecondary 
     education data systems to improve the usefulness and 
     timeliness of the data collected by such systems.
       (b) Data Dissemination.--The Secretary shall publish, in 
     both printed and electronic form, of the data collected 
     pursuant to subsection (a). Such data shall be available in a 
     form that permits the review and comparison of the data 
     submissions of individual institutions of higher education. 
     Such data shall be presented in a form that is easily 
     understandable and allows parents and students to make 
     informed decisions based on the following costs for typical 
     full-time undergraduate or graduate students--
       (1) tuition charges published by the institution;
       (2) the institution's cost of educating students on a full-
     time equivalent basis;
       (3) the general subsidy on a full-time equivalent basis;
       (4) instructional cost by level of instruction;
       (5) the total price of attendance; and
       (6) the average amount of per student financial aid 
     received, including and excluding assistance in the form of 
     loans.

     SEC. 804. DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION.

       (a) GAO Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a 
     study of the extent to which

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     unnecessary costs are imposed on postsecondary education as a 
     consequence of the applicability to postsecondary facilities 
     and equipment of regulations prescribed for purposes of 
     regulating industrial and commercial enterprises.
       (b) Report Required.--Within one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a 
     report to the Congress on the results of the study required 
     by subsection (a).

     SEC. 805. ANNUAL REPORT ON COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

       (a) GAO Report Required.--The Comptroller General shall 
     conduct an on-going analysis of the following:
       (1) The increase in tuition compared with other commodities 
     and services.
       (2) Trends in college and university administrative costs, 
     including administrative staffing, ratio of administrative 
     staff to instructors, ratio of administrative staff to 
     students, remuneration of administrative staff, and 
     remuneration of college and university presidents or 
     chancellors.
       (3) Trends in: (A) faculty workload and remuneration 
     (including the use of adjunct faculty); (B) faculty-to-
     student ratios; (C) number of hours spent in the classroom by 
     faculty; and (D) tenure practices, and the impact of such 
     trends on tuition.
       (4) Trends in: (A) the construction and renovation of 
     academic and other collegiate facilities; and (B) the 
     modernization of facilities to access and utilize new 
     technologies, and the impact of such trends on tuition.
       (5) The extent to which increases in institutional 
     financial aid and tuition discounting have affected tuition 
     increases, including the demographics of students receiving 
     such aid, the extent to which such aid is provided to 
     students with limited need in order to attract such students 
     to particular institutions or major fields of study, and the 
     extent to which Federal financial aid, including loan aid, 
     has been used to offset such increases.
       (6) The extent to which Federal, State, and local laws, 
     regulations, or other mandates contribute to increasing 
     tuition, and recommendations on reducing those mandates.
       (7) The establishment of a mechanism for a more timely and 
     widespread distribution of data on tuition trends and other 
     costs of operating colleges and universities.
       (8) The extent to which student financial aid programs have 
     contributed to changes in tuition.
       (9) Trends in State fiscal policies that have affected 
     college costs.
       (10) Other related topics determined to be appropriate by 
     the Comptroller General.
       (b) Annual Report to Congress.--The Comptroller General 
     shall submit to the Congress an annual report on the results 
     of the analysis required by subsection (a).

     SEC. 806. STUDY OF CONSOLIDATION OPTIONS.

       No later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall report to Congress on the 
     desirability and feasibility of possible new Federal efforts 
     to assist individuals who have substantial alternative 
     student loans (other than direct student loans and federally 
     guaranteed student loans) to repay their student loans. The 
     report shall include an analysis of the extent to which the 
     high monthly payments associated with such loans deter such 
     individuals from jobs (including public-interest and public-
     service jobs) with lower salaries than the average in 
     relevant professions. The report shall include an analysis of 
     the desirability and feasibility of allowing the 
     consolidation of alternative student loans held by such 
     individuals through the Federal student loan consolidation 
     program or the use of other means to provide income-
     contingent repayment plans for alternative student loans.

     SEC. 807. EDUCATIONAL MERCHANDISE LICENSING CODES OF CONDUCT.

       It is the sense of the Congress that all American colleges 
     and universities should adopt rigorous educational 
     merchandise licensing codes of conduct to assure that 
     university and college licensed merchandise is not made by 
     sweatshop and exploited adult or child labor either 
     domestically or abroad and that such codes should include at 
     least the following:
       (1) public reporting of the code and the companies adhering 
     to it;
       (2) independent monitoring of the companies adhering to the 
     code by entities not limited to major international 
     accounting firms;
       (3) an explicit prohibition on the use of child labor;
       (4) an explicit requirement that companies pay workers at 
     least the governing minimum wage and applicable overtime;
       (5) an explicit requirement that companies allow workers 
     the right to organize without retribution; and
       (6) an explicit requirement that companies maintain a safe 
     and healthy workplace.

     SEC. 808. REPEALS AND EXTENSIONS OF PREVIOUS HIGHER EDUCATION 
                   AMENDMENTS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Higher Education Amendments of 1986.--Title XIII of the 
     Higher Education Amendments of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 1091 note, 
     1121 note, 1221e-1 note, 1011 note, 1070a note, 1071 note, 
     1221-1 note, and 1091 note) is repealed.
       (b) Higher Education Amendments of 1992.--
       (1) Title XIV.--Title XIV of the Higher Education 
     Amendments of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 1071 note, 1080 note, 1221e 
     note, 1070 note, 1221e-1 note, 1070a-21 note, 1134 note, 
     1132a note, 1221-1 note, and 1101 note) is repealed.
       (2) Title XV.--Parts A, B, C, D, and E of title XV of the 
     Higher Education Amendments of 1992 (29 U.S.C. 2401 et seq., 
     20 U.S.C. 1452 note, 1101 note, 1145h, and 1070 note) are 
     repealed.
       (3) Olympic Scholarships.--Section 1543(d) of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1992 is amended by striking ``1993'' 
     and inserting ``1999''.

     SEC. 809. LIMITATION.

       None of the funds appropriated under the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 or any other Act shall be made available by any 
     Federal agency to the National Board for Professional 
     Teaching Standards.

     SEC. 810. PROCEDURES FOR CANCELLATIONS AND DEFERMENTS FOR 
                   ELIGIBLE DISABLED VETERANS.

       The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, develop and implement a procedure under 
     which Department of Veterans Affairs physicians shall provide 
     the certification and affidavits needed to enable eligible 
     disabled veterans to document their eligibility for 
     deferments and cancellations of student loans made, insured, 
     or guaranteed under this title. Not later than 6 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of 
     Education and Veterans Affairs shall jointly report to 
     Congress on the progress made in developing and implementing 
     this procedure.
                   TITLE IX--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

                   PART A--EDUCATION OF THE DEAF ACT

                    Subpart 1--Gallaudet University

     SEC. 901. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERSHIP.

       Section 103(a)(1) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 
     (20 U.S.C. 4303(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``twenty-one'' and inserting ``twenty-two'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) the liaison designated under section 206, who shall 
     serve as an ex-officio, nonvoting member.''.

     SEC. 902. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Compliance With Certain Requirements Under the 
     Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.--Section 
     104(b)(3) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 
     4304(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``intermediate educational 
     unit'' and inserting ``educational service agency''.
       (b) Additional Requirements.--Section 104(b)(4)(C) of such 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 4304(b)(4)(C)) is amended by striking clauses 
     (i) through (iv) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) Paragraph (1) and paragraphs (3) through (6) of 
     subsection (b).
       ``(ii) Subsections (e) through (g).
       ``(iii) Subsection (h), except the provision contained in 
     such subsection that requires that findings of fact and 
     decisions be transmitted to the State advisory panel.
       ``(iv) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (i).
       ``(v) Subsection (j), except that such subsection shall not 
     be applicable to a decision by the University to refuse to 
     admit or to dismiss a child, except that, before dismissing 
     any child, the University shall give at least 60 days notice 
     to the child's parents and to the local educational agency in 
     which the child resides.
       ``(vi) Subsections (k) through (m).''.

     SEC. 903. AGREEMENT WITH GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY.

       Section 105(a) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4305(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``within 1 year 
     after enactment of the Education of the Deaf Act Amendments 
     of 1992, a new'' and inserting ``and periodically update, 
     an''; and
       (2) by amending the second sentence to read as follows: 
     ``The necessity of the periodic update referred to in the 
     preceding sentence shall be determined by the Secretary or 
     the University.''.

               Subpart 2--National Institute For The Deaf

     SEC. 911. AGREEMENT FOR THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR 
                   THE DEAF.

       Section 112 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4332) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``under this 
     section'' and all that follows and inserting the following: 
     ``under this section--
       ``(A) shall periodically assess the need for modification 
     of the agreement; and
       ``(B) shall also periodically update the agreement as 
     determined to be necessary by the Secretary or the 
     institution.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``Committee on 
     Education and Labor'' and inserting ``Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce''.

                     Subpart 3--General Provisions

     SEC. 921. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 201 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4351) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``Palau (but only 
     until the Compact of Free Association with Palau takes 
     effect),''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' before ``the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands''; and
       (B) by striking ``, and Palau'' and all that follows and 
     inserting a period.

     SEC. 922. AUDITS.

       Section 203(b) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4353(b)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``, including the 
     national mission and school operations of the elementary and 
     secondary programs''.

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     SEC. 923. REPORTS.

       Section 204 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4354) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
     by striking ``Committee on Education and Labor'' and 
     inserting ``Committee on Education and the Workforce''.

     SEC. 924. MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND REPORTING.

       Section 205(c) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4355(c)) is amended by striking ``1993, 1994, 1995, 
     1996, and 1997'' and inserting ``1999 through 2003''.

     SEC. 925. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LIAISON.

       Section 206 of the Education of the Deaf Act (20 U.S.C. 
     4356) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the'' and inserting 
     ``The''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) serve as an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the Board 
     of Trustees under section 103; and''.

     SEC. 926. FEDERAL ENDOWMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Federal Payments.--Section 207(b) of the Education of 
     the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4357(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
     Secretary shall make payments to each Federal endowment fund 
     in amounts equal to sums contributed to the fund from non-
     Federal sources during the fiscal year in which the 
     appropriations are made available (excluding transfers from 
     other endowment funds of the institution involved).''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (3).
       (b) Withdrawals and Expenditures.--Section 207(d)(2)(C) of 
     such Act (20 U.S.C. 4357(d)(2)(C)) is amended by striking 
     ``Beginning on October 1, 1992, the'' and inserting ``The''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 207(h) of 
     such Act (20 U.S.C. 4357(h)) is amended by striking ``fiscal 
     years 1993 through 1997'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``fiscal years 1999 through 2003''.

     SEC. 927. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

       Section 208 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4358) is hereby repealed.

     SEC. 928. OVERSIGHT AND EFFECT OF AGREEMENTS.

       Section 209 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4359) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Committee on Education 
     and Labor'' and inserting ``Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce''; and
       (2) by redesignating such section as section 208.

     SEC. 929. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.

       (a) Enrollment.--Section 210(a) of the Education of the 
     Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4359a(a)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Enrollment.--A qualified United States citizen 
     seeking admission to the University or NTID shall not be 
     denied admission in a given year due to the enrollment of 
     international students.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 210 of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 4359a) is amended by redesignating such section as 
     section 209.

     SEC. 930. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 211 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4360) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1997'' 
     and inserting ``$83,480,000 for fiscal year 1999, $84,732,000 
     for fiscal year 2000, $86,003,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
     $87,293,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $88,603,000 for fiscal 
     year 2003'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1997'' 
     and inserting ``$44,791,000 for fiscal year 1999, $46,303,000 
     for fiscal year 2000, $50,136,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
     $50,818,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $46,850,000 for fiscal 
     year 2003''; and
       (3) by redesignating such section as section 210.

   PART B--EXTENSION AND REVISION OF INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 951. TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

       (a) Extension to Colleges and Universities.--The Tribally 
     Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 
     U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``community college'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``college or university'';
       (2) by striking ``community colleges'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``colleges and universities'';
       (3) by striking ``COMMUNITY COLLEGES'' in the heading of 
     title I and inserting ``COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES'';
       (4) by striking ``community college's'' in section 2(b)(5) 
     and inserting ``college's or university's'';
       (5) by striking ``the college'' in sections 102(b), 
     113(c)(2), and 305(a) and inserting ``the college or 
     university'';
       (6) by striking ``such colleges'' in sections 104(a)(2) and 
     111(a)(2) and inserting ``such colleges and universities'';
       (7) by striking ``community colleges'' in the heading of 
     section 107 and inserting ``colleges and universities'';
       (8) by striking ``such college'' each place it appears in 
     sections 108(a), 113(b)(2), 113(c)(2), 302, 303, 304, and 305 
     and inserting ``such college or university'';
       (9) by striking ``such colleges'' in section 109(b) and 
     inserting ``such college or university'';
       (10) in section 110(a)(4), by striking ``Tribally 
     Controlled Community Colleges'' and inserting ``tribally 
     controlled colleges and universities'';
       (11) by striking ``COMMUNITY COLLEGE'' in the heading of 
     title III and inserting ``COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY'';
       (11) by striking ``that college'' in sections 302(b)(4) and 
     305(a) and inserting ``such college or university''; and
       (12) by striking ``other colleges'' in section 302(b)(4) 
     and insert ``other colleges and universities''.
       (b) Title I Eligible Grant Recipients.--Section 103 of the 
     Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 
     (25 U.S.C. 1804) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) has been accredited by a nationally recognized 
     accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary 
     of Education to be a reliable authority as to the quality of 
     training offered, or is, according to such an agency or 
     association, making reasonable progress toward such 
     accreditation.''.
       (c) Amount of Title I Grants.--Section 108(a)(2) of such 
     Act (25 U.S.C. 1808(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``$5,820'' 
     and inserting ``$6,000''.
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--Section 109 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 
     1809) is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as 
     subsection (c).
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations for Title I.--Section 
     110 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 1810) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``1993'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``1999''; and
       (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``$30,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$40,000,000''.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations for Titles III and 
     IV.--Sections 306 and 403 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 1836, 1852) 
     are each amended by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``1999''.

     SEC. 952. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROVISIONS FROM HIGHER EDUCATION 
                   AMENDMENTS OF 1992.

       Title XIII of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 (25 
     U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) is amended by striking ``1993'' each 
     place it appears in sections 1348, 1365, and 1371(e), and 
     inserting ``1999''.

     SEC. 953. REAUTHORIZATION OF NAVAJO COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT.

       Section 5(a)(1) of the Navajo Community College Act (25 
     U.S.C. 640c-1) is amended by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999''.

                Part C--GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT

     SEC. 961. ACCESS TO RECORDS CONCERNING CRIMES OF VIOLENCE.

       Section 444(h) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1232g(h)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Disciplinary records.--(1) Nothing in this section 
     shall prohibit an educational agency or institution from--
       ``(A) including appropriate information in the education 
     record of any student concerning disciplinary action taken 
     against such student for conduct that posed a significant 
     risk to the safety or well-being of that student, other 
     students, or other members of the school community; or
       ``(B) disclosing such information to teachers and school 
     officials, including teachers and school officials in other 
     schools, who have legitimate educational interests in the 
     behavior of the student.
       ``(2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit any 
     postsecondary educational agency or institution from 
     disclosing disciplinary records of any kind which contain 
     information that personally identifies a student or students 
     who have either admitted to or been found to have committed 
     any act, which is a crime of violence (as that term is 
     defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code), in 
     violation of institutional policy, either as a violation of 
     the law or a specific institutional policy, where such 
     records are directly related to such misconduct.''.
                 TITLE X--FACULTY RETIREMENT PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1001. VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PLANS.

       (a) In general.--Section 4 of the Age Discrimination in 
     Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 623) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(m) Notwithstanding subsection (f )(2)(B), it shall not 
     be a violation of subsection (a), (b), (c), or (e) solely 
     because a plan of an institution of higher education (as 
     defined in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))) offers employees who are serving 
     under a contract of unlimited tenure (or similar arrangement 
     providing for unlimited tenure) supplemental benefits upon 
     voluntary retirement that are reduced or eliminated on the 
     basis of age, if--
       ``(1) such institution does not implement with respect to 
     such employees any age-based reduction or cessation of 
     benefits that are not such supplemental benefits, except as 
     permitted by other provisions of this Act;
       ``(2) such supplemental benefits are in addition to any 
     retirement or severance benefits which have been offered 
     generally to employees serving under a contract of unlimited 
     tenure (or similar arrangement providing for unlimited 
     tenure), independent of any early retirement or exit-
     incentive plan, within the preceding 365 days; and

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       ``(3) any employee who attains the minimum age and 
     satisfies all non-age-based conditions for receiving a 
     benefit under the plan has an opportunity lasting not less 
     than 180 days to elect to retire and to receive the maximum 
     benefit that could then be elected by a younger but otherwise 
     similarly situated employee, and the plan does not require 
     retirement to occur sooner than 180 days after such 
     election.''.
       (b) Plans Permitted.--Section 4(i)(6) of the Age 
     Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 
     623(i)(6)) is amended by adding after the word ``accruals'' 
     the following: ``or it is a plan permitted by subsection 
     (m).''
       (c) Construction.--Nothing in the amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall affect the application of section 4 of 
     the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 
     623) with respect to--
       (1) any plan described in subsection (m) of section 4 of 
     such Act (as added by subsection (a)), for any period prior 
     to enactment of such Act;
       (2) any plan not described in subsection (m) of section 4 
     of such Act (as added by subsection (a)); or
       (3) any employer other than an institution of higher 
     education (as defined in section 1201(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965).
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--This section shall take effect on the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Effect on causes of action existing before date of 
     enactment.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not 
     apply with respect to any cause of action arising under the 
     Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prior to the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
                       TITLE XI--OFFESTS REQUIRED

     SEC. 1101. ASSURANCE OF OFFSETS.

       (a) Declaration.--None of the provisions in this Act should 
     take effect unless it contains the mandatory offsets set 
     forth in subsection (b).
       (b) Enumeration of Offsets.--The offsets referred to in 
     subsection (a) are provisions that--
       (1) change the definition of default contained in section 
     435(1) to extend the period of delinquency prior to default 
     by an additional 90 days;
       (2) capitalize the interest accrued on unsubsidized and 
     parent loans at the time that the borrower enters repayment;
       (3) recall $65,000,000 in guaranty agency reserves, in 
     addition to the amount required to be recalled pursuant to 
     the amendments in section 422 of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 contained in this Act;
       (4) eliminate the dischargeability in bankruptcy of student 
     loans made after the date of the enactment of this Act for 
     the cost of attendance for a baccalaureate or advanced 
     degree, and for which the first payment was due more than 
     seven years before the commencement of the bankruptcy action; 
     and
       (5) sell sufficient commodities from the National Defense 
     stockpile to generate receipts of $80,000,000 in fiscal year 
     1999 and $480,000,000 over five years.
                     TITLE XII--ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION

     SEC. 1201. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       It is the sense of the House of Representatives that, in an 
     effort to change the culture of alcohol consumption on 
     college campuses, all college and university administrators 
     should adopt the following code of principles:
       (1) For an institution of higher education, the president 
     of the institution shall appoint a task force consisting of 
     school administrators, faculty, students, Greek system 
     representatives, and others to conduct a full examination of 
     student and academic life at the institution. The task force 
     will make recommendations for a broad range of policy and 
     program changes that would serve to reduce alcohol and other 
     drug-related problems. The institution shall provide 
     resources to assist the task force in promoting the campus 
     policies and proposed environmental changes that have been 
     identified.
       (2) The institution shall provide maximum opportunities for 
     students to live in an alcohol-free environment and to engage 
     in stimulating, alcohol-free recreational and leisure 
     activities.
       (3) The institution shall enforce a ``zero tolerance'' 
     policy on the illegal consumption and binge drinking of 
     alcohol by its students and will take steps to reduce the 
     opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and alumni to 
     legally consume alcohol on campus.
       (4) The institution shall vigorously enforce its code of 
     disciplinary sanctions for those who violate campus alcohol 
     policies. Students with alcohol or other drug-related 
     problems shall be referred to an on-campus counseling 
     program.
       (5) The institution shall adopt a policy to discourage 
     alcoholic beverage-related sponsorship of on-campus 
     activities. It shall adopt policies limiting the 
     advertisement and promotion of alcoholic beverages on campus.
       (6) Recognizing that school-centered policies on alcohol 
     will be unsuccessful if local businesses sell alcohol to 
     underage or intoxicated students, the institution shall form 
     a ``Town/Gown'' alliance with community leaders. That 
     alliance shall encourage local commercial establishments that 
     promote or sell alcoholic beverages to curtail illegal 
     student access to alcohol and adopt responsible alcohol 
     marketing and service practices.
    TITLE XIII--PROTECTION OF STUDENT SPEECH AND ASSOCIATION RIGHTS

     SEC. 1301. PROTECTION OF STUDENT SPEECH AND ASSOCIATION 
                   RIGHTS.

       (a) Protection of Rights.--It is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that no student attending an institution of 
     higher education on a full- or part-time basis should, on the 
     basis of protected speech and association, be excluded from 
     participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected 
     to discrimination or official sanction under any education 
     program, activity, or division directly or indirectly 
     receiving financial assistance under the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965, whether or not such program, activity, or division 
     is sponsored or officially sanctioned by the institution.
       (b) Sanctions for Disruption Permitted.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to discourage the imposition of an 
     official sanction on a student that has willfully 
     participated in the disruption or attempted disruption of a 
     lecture, class, speech, presentation, or performance made or 
     scheduled to be made under the auspices of the institution of 
     higher education.
       (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) Protected speech.--The term ``protected speech'' means 
     speech that is protected under the 1st and 14th amendments to 
     the United States Constitution, or would be so protected if 
     the institution of higher education were subjected to those 
     amendments.
       (2) Protected association.--The term ``protected 
     association'' means the right to join, assemble, and reside 
     with others that is protected under the 1st and 14th 
     amendments to the United States Constitution, or would be 
     protected if the institution of higher education were subject 
     to those amendments.
       (3) Official sanction.--The term ``official sanction''--
       (A) means expulsion, suspension, probation, censure, 
     condemnation, reprimand, or any other disciplinary, coercive, 
     or adverse action taken by an institution of higher education 
     or administrative unit of the institution; and
       (B) includes an oral or written warning made by an official 
     of an institution of higher education acting in the official 
     capacity of the official.
                 TITLE XIV--DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION

     SEC. 1401. DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION.

       (a) Grants and Recongnition Awards.--Section 111, as 
     redesignated by section 101(a)(3)(E), is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsections:
       ``(e) Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Grants.--
       ``(1) Program authority.--The Secretary may make grants to 
     institutions of higher education or consortia of such 
     institutions and contracts with such institutions and other 
     organizations to develop, implement, operate, improve, and 
     disseminate programs of prevention, and education (including 
     treatment-referral) to reduce and eliminate the illegal use 
     of drugs and alcohol and their associated violence. Such 
     contracts may also be used for the support of a higher 
     education center for alcohol and drug abuse prevention which 
     will provide training, technical assistance, evaluation, 
     dissemination and associated services and assistance to the 
     higher education community as defined by the Secretary and 
     the institutions of higher education.
       ``(2) Awards.--Grants and contracts shall be made available 
     under paragraph (1) on a competitive basis. An institution of 
     higher education, a consortium of such institutions, or other 
     organizations which desire to receive a grant or contract 
     under paragraph (1) shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing or 
     accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require by regulation.
       ``(3) Additional requirements.--The Secretary shall make 
     every effort to ensure--
       ``(A) the equitable participation of private and public 
     institutions of higher education (including community and 
     junior colleges); and
       ``(B) the equitable geographic participation of such 
     institutions,
     in grants and contracts under paragraph (1). In the award of 
     such grants and contracts, the Secretary shall give 
     appropriate consideration to institutions of higher education 
     with limited enrollment.
       ``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
     $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(f) National Recognition Awards.--
       ``(1) Awards.--For the purpose of providing models of 
     alcohol and drug abuse prevention and education (including 
     treatment-referral) programs in higher education and to focus 
     national attention on exemplary alcohol and drug abuse 
     prevention efforts, the Secretary of Education shall, on an 
     annual basis, make 10 National Recognition Awards to 
     institutions of higher education that have developed and 
     implemented effective alcohol and drug abuse prevention and 
     education programs. Such awards shall be made at a ceremony 
     in Washington, D.C. and a document describing the programs of 
     those who receive the awards shall be distributed nationally.
       ``(2) Application.--
       ``(A) In general.--A national recognition award shall be 
     made under paragraph (1) to institutions of higher education 
     which have applied for such award. Such an application shall 
     contain--

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       ``(i) a clear description of the goals and objectives of 
     the alcohol and drug abuse programs of the institution 
     applying;
       ``(ii) a description of program activities that focus on 
     alcohol and other drug policy issues, policy development, 
     modification, or refinement, policy dissemination and 
     implementation, and policy enforcement;
       ``(iii) a description of activities that encourage student 
     and employee participation and involvement in both activity 
     development and implementation;
       ``(iv) the objective criteria used to determine the 
     effectiveness of the methods used in such programs and the 
     means used to evaluate and improve the program efforts;
       ``(v) a description of special initiatives used to reduce 
     high-risk behavior or increase low risk behavior, or both; 
     and
       ``(vi) a description of coordination and networking efforts 
     that exist in the community in which the institution is 
     located for purposes of such programs.
       ``(B) Eligibility criteria.--All institutions of higher 
     education which are two- and four-year colleges and 
     universities that have established a drug and alcohol 
     prevention and education program are eligible to apply for a 
     National Recognition Award. To receive such an Award an 
     institution of higher education must be nominated to receive 
     it. An institution of higher education may nominate itself or 
     be nominated by others such as professional associations or 
     student organizations.
       ``(C) Application review.--The Secretary of Education shall 
     appoint a committee to review applications submitted under 
     subparagraph (A). The committee may include representatives 
     of Federal departments or agencies whose programs include 
     alcohol and drug abuse prevention and education efforts, 
     directors or heads (or their representatives) of professional 
     associations that focus on prevention efforts, and non-
     Federal scientists who have backgrounds in social science 
     evaluation and research methodology and in education. 
     Decisions of the committee shall be made directly to the 
     Secretary without review by any other entity in the 
     Department of Education.
       ``(D) Review criteria.--Specific review criteria shall be 
     developed by the Secretary in conjunction with the 
     appropriate experts. In reviewing applications under 
     subparagraph (C) the committee shall consider--
       ``(i) measures of effectiveness of the program of the 
     applicant that should include changes in the campus alcohol 
     and other drug environment or climate and changes in alcohol 
     and other drug use before and after the initiation of the 
     program; and
       ``(ii) measures of program institutionalization, including 
     an assessment of needs of the institution, the institution's 
     alcohol and drug policies, staff and faculty development 
     activities, drug prevention criteria, student, faculty, and 
     campus community involvement, and a continuation of the 
     program after the cessation of external funding.
       ``(3) Authorization.--For the implementation of the awards 
     program under this subsection, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $25,000 for fiscal year 1998, $66,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 1999 and 2000, and $72,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.''.
       (b) Repeal.--Section 4122 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7132) is repealed.
 TITLE XV--EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

     SEC. 1501. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ENSURING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
                   FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.

       Subpart 2 of part A of title IV, as amended by section 405, 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following:

  ``CHAPTER 6--DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ENSURING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR 
                 INDIVIDUALS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

     ``SEC. 412A. PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award grants to, and 
     enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, not 
     more than 5 institutions of higher education that are 
     described in section 412B for demonstration projects to 
     develop, test, and disseminate, in accordance with section 
     412C, methods, techniques, and procedures for ensuring equal 
     educational opportunity for individuals with learning 
     disabilities in postsecondary education.
       ``(b) Award Basis.--Grants, contracts, and cooperative 
     agreements shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
       ``(c) Award Period.--Grants, contracts, and cooperative 
     agreements shall be awarded for a period of 3 years.

     ``SEC. 412B. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

       ``Entities eligible to apply for a grant, contract, or 
     cooperative agreement under this chapter are institutions of 
     higher education with demonstrated prior experience in 
     meeting the postsecondary educational needs of individuals 
     with learning disabilities.

     ``SEC. 412C. REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.

       ``A recipient of a grant, contract, or cooperative 
     agreement under this chapter shall use the funds received 
     under this chapter to carry out each of the following 
     activities:
       ``(1) Developing or identifying innovative, effective, and 
     efficient approaches, strategies, supports, modifications, 
     adaptations, and accommodations that enable individuals with 
     learning disabilities to fully participate in postsecondary 
     education.
       ``(2) Synthesizing research and other information related 
     to the provision of services to individuals with learning 
     disabilities in postsecondary education.
       ``(3) Conducting training sessions for personnel from other 
     institutions of higher education to enable them to meet the 
     special needs of postsecondary students with learning 
     disabilities.
       ``(4) Preparing and disseminating products based upon the 
     activities described in paragraphs (1) through (3).
       ``(5) Coordinating findings and products from the 
     activities described in paragraphs (1) through (4) with other 
     similar products and findings through participation in 
     conferences, groups, and professional networks involved in 
     the dissemination of technical assistance and information on 
     postsecondary education.

     ``SEC. 412D. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     chapter $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 
     2001.''.
TITLE XVI--SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING DETECTION OF 
    LEARNING DISABILITIES, PARTICULARLY DYSLEXIA, IN POSTSECONDARY 
                               EDUCATION

     SEC. 1601. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       It is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
     colleges and universities receiving assistance under the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 shall establish policies for 
     identifying students with learning disabilities, specifically 
     students with dyslexia, early during their postsecondary 
     educational training so they may have the ability to receive 
     higher education opportunities.
                     TITLE XVII--SPECIAL PROVISION

     SEC. 1701. TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.

       Notwithstanding section 4 of the Act, subparagraph (K) of 
     section 485(g)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
     amended by this Act, shall cease to be effective on October 
     1, 1998.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. GOODLING demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

414

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affirmative

Nays

4

para.40.26                   [Roll No. 135]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)

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     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--4

     Campbell
     Crane
     Paul
     Schaffer, Bob

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bateman
     Carson
     Christensen
     Doyle
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Lewis (CA)
     McNulty
     Neumann
     Radanovich
     Schaefer, Dan
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.40.27  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. McKEON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to make such technical corrections and conforming changes as 
may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House in amending the 
bill.

para.40.28  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2400

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, by unanimous consent, pursuant 
to clause 6(f) of rule X, announced the appointment of the following 
Members as additional conferees on the part of the House to the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize funds 
for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, 
and for other purposes; from the Committee on the Budget, for 
consideration of title VII and title X of the House bill and 
modifications committed to conference, Messrs. Parker, Radanovich, and 
Spratt.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.40.29  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. RADANOVITCH, for today and balance of the week;
  To Ms. CARSON, for today; and
  To Mr. DOYLE, for today after 6 p.m.
  And then,

para.40.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. CONYERS, at 11 o'clock and 55 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.40.31  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2217. A bill to 
     extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
     the construction of FERC Project Number 9248 in the State of 
     Colorado, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-509). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2841. A bill to 
     extend the time required for the construction of a 
     hydroelectric project (Rept. No. 105-510). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 420. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3694) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for 
     intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
     United States Government, the Community Management Account, 
     and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
     System, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-511). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 262. Resolution 
     authorizing the 1998 District of Columbia Special Olympics 
     Law Enforcement Torch Run to be run through the Capitol 
     Grounds; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-512). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 265. Resolution 
     authorizing the use of the East Front of the Capitol Grounds 
     for performances sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for 
     the Performing Arts (Rept. No. 105-513). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 263. Resolution 
     authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
     seventeenth annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-514). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.40.32  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 3798. A bill to amend section 258 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 to protect telephone consumers 
     against ``cramming'' of charges on their telephone bills; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. McCollum, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. 
             Goss):
       H.R. 3799. A bill to establish programs designed to bring 
     about drug free teenage driving; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3800. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to require that assistance provided to a foreign country 
     under part I of that Act, other than assistance provided on a 
     cash transfer basis, shall be in the form of credits 
     redeemable only for the purchase of United States goods and 
     services; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3801. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to modify the application of chapter 7 relating to 
     liquidation cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Vento, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Yates, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Luther, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
             Serrano):
       H.R. 3802. A bill to prohibit the provision of defense 
     services and training under the Arms Export Control Act or 
     any other Act to foreign countries that are prohibited from 
     receiving international military education and training under 
     chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 3803. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to designate El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro as a National 
     Historic Trail; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.R. 3804. A bill to require that any amounts appropriated 
     in a fiscal year for the House of Representatives for 
     members' representational allowances which remain unexpended 
     after all payments are made under such allowances for the 
     fiscal year shall be used to repay amounts borrowed from the 
     old-age, survivors, and disability insurance programs under 
     title II of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.

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           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Con. Res. 272. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the House on health care quality; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. BRADY (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. 
             Davis of Florida):
       H. Res. 421. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives deploring the tragic and senseless murder 
     of Bishop Juan Jose Gerardi, calling on the Government of 
     Guatemala to expeditiously bring those responsible for the 
     crime to justice, and calling on the people of Guatemala to 
     reaffirm their commitment to continue to implement the peace 
     accords without interruption; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para.40.33  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 339: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 530: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 538: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 628: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 678: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Hansen, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Parker, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Herger, Mr. McKeon, 
     Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 696: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 814: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 944: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 950: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. John and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Scott, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1219: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 1231: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1376: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 1492: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1628: Mr. Shaw and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1671: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1706: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Bass, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
     Crapo, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Jones, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 1813: Mr. Gonzalez and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1913: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 2077: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 2273: Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
     Holden, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Leach, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Capps, 
     Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 2275: Mr. Rush, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Rangel, 
     and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2313: Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 2377: Mr. Coble, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2408: Mr. Sherman and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 2504: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2523: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 2547: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2733: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Ortiz, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Gekas, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rogers, and 
     Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 2748: Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 2804: Mr. Rush, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Etheridge, and 
     Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2898: Ms. Slaughter and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2935: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 2942: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Foley, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2951: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
     Upton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and 
     Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 2960: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 3000: Mr. Thomas and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 3001: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Bachus, and Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 3048: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 3067: Mr. Traficant and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 3099: Mr. Kleczka and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 3110: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. Torres and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 3176: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 3189: Mr. Baker, Mr. Stump, Mr. Canady of Florida, and 
     Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 3206: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 3234: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 3284: Mr. Moran of Kansas and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 3304: Mr. Dreier, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 3342: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 3351: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Regula, Mr. Solomon, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Fazio of California, 
     Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     LaTourette, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 3410: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
     Condit, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Foley, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Norwood, 
     Mr. Paxon, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. 
     Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 3433: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
     McDermott, and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 3466: Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. 
     Hilliard.
       H.R. 3475: Mr. Shays, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Nadler, and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 3494: Mr. Hastert and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3504: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 3517: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Gekas, Mrs. Clayton, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Christensen, Mrs. 
     Capps, Mr. Weller, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. LaHood, 
     and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3524: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 3531: Mr. Evans, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3534: Mr. Riley, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Hobson, Mr. McHugh, 
     Mr. Blunt, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hayworth, 
     Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. LaHood, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 3547: Mr. Goode and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 3561: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 3566: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 3567: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 3570: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, and 
     Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 3577: Mr. Engel and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 3604: Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Farr 
     of California.
       H.R. 3613: Mr. Lewis of California and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 3624: Mr. Lantos and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 3626: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 3629: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 3632: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Solomon, Mr. LaTourette, 
     Mr. King of New York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ney, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Furse, 
     and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 3636: Ms. Norton, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 3644: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 3682: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 3686: Mrs. Capps, Ms. Slaughter, and Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York.
       H.R. 3707: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Archer, Mr. Royce, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Sessions, 
     Mr. Brady, Mr. Combest, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
     Paul and Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 3713: Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 3734: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. King of New 
     York, Mr. Combest, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Inglis 
     of South Carolina, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Jones, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Royce, Mr. Talent, Mr. Goode, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Souder, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Brady, Mr. DeLay, 
     and Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 3775: Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 3783: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.J. Res. 108: Mr. Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mrs. Capps.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Stupak.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Packard.
       H. Con. Res. 239: Ms. Kaptur.
       H. Con. Res. 249: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H. Con. Res. 254: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H. Con. Res. 258: Mr. Luther, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Menendez, 
     Mr. Evans, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Mr. Sabo, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
     Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
     Serrano.
       H. Con. Res. 267: Mr. Bateman and Mr. Wexler.
       H. Con. Res. 271: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Torres, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Rush, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Pelosi, 
     Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Sherman.
       H. Res. 212: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Engel, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. 
     Torres.
       H. Res. 392: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Royce.
       H. Res. 418: Mr. Obey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Levin, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
     McHugh, and Mr. LaTourette.
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                       THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1998 (41)

para.41.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

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LaTOURETTE, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                      May 7, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Steve LaTourette to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.41.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, May 6, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.41.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9006. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil 
     Produced in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity 
     and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 (Native) Spearmint Oil 
     for the 1997-1998 Marketing Year [FV98-985-2 IFR] received 
     May 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9007. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Pine Shoot Beetle; Quarantined Areas 
     [Docket No. 97-100-2] received May 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9008. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Peroxyacetic Acid; 
     Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-300654; 
     FRL-5789-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 5, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9009. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hydrogen Peroxide; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-300655; 
     FRL-5789-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 5, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9010. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Post Bankruptcy Loan 
     Servicing Notices (RIN: 0560-AE62) received May 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9011. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting notice of the Final Funding 
     Priorities for Fiscal Years 1998-1999 for four Rehabilitation 
     Research and Training Centers and two Disability and 
     Rehabilitation Research Projects, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       9012. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Years 1998-1999 for Certain Centers and Projects--
     received May 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       9013. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Managemetn and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Conditional Limited Approval of the 
     Pennsylvania VOC and NORACT Regulation; Correction [PA041-
     4069; FRL-6009-3] received May 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9014. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Oregon [OR-67-
     7282, OR-70-7285; FRL-5976-5] received May 5, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9015. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Indian Springs, Nevada, Mountain Pass, California, Kingman, 
     Arizona, and St. George, Utah) [MM Docket No. 96-171 RM-8846 
     RM-9145] received May 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9016. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Ashdown and DeQueen, Arkansas) [MM Docket No. 97-223 RM-
     9014] received May 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9017. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule-- Listing of Color Additives 
     for Coloring Sutures; D&C Violet No. 2 [Docket No. 95C-0399] 
     received May 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9018. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule-- Lipase Enzyme Preparation 
     From Rhizopus Niveus; Affirmation of GRAS Status as a Direct 
     Food Ingredient [Docket No. 90G-0412] received May 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9019. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule-- Radiology Devices; 
     Classifications for Five Medical Image Management Devices 
     [Docket No. 96N-0320] received May 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9020. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report of 
     political contributions by nominees as chiefs of mission, 
     ambassadors at large, or ministers, and their families, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9021. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9022. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-331, 
     ``Juvenile Curfew Amendment Act of 1998'' received May 1, 
     1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9023. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, transmitting a copy of the annual report 
     in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during 
     the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9024. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Vermilion 
     Snapper Size Limit [Docket No. 970804190-7190-01; I.D. 
     070997A] (RIN: 0648-AJ89) received May 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9025. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of 
     the Recreational Red Snapper Component [Docket No. 970730185-
     7206-02; I.D. 111297D] received May 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9026. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of 
     the Commercial Red Snapper Component [I.D. 040998A] received 
     May 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9027. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder and Scup Fisheries; Readjustments to 1998 Quotas; 
     Commercial Summer Period Scup Quota Harvested for Maryland 
     [Docket No. 971015246-7293-02; I.D. 041398A] received May 4, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9028. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule-- Administrative Wage 
     Garnishment (RIN: 1510-AA67) received May 4, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9029. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Falcon 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-130-AD; Amendment 39-10507; AD 
     98-09-26] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 4, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9030. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries Models 
     H-36 ``Dimona'' and HK 36 R ''Super Dimona'' Sailplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-CE-134-AD; Amendment 39-10505; AD 98-09-24] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9031. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Greenwood Lake Powerboat Classic, Greenwood 
     Lake, New Jersey [CGD01-98-015] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received May 
     4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9032. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Renewable Electricity Production Credit, Publication of 
     Inflation Adjustment Factor and Reference Prices for Calendar 
     Year 1998 [Notice 98-27, 1998-18 I.R.B.] received May 4, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       9033. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting

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     the Service's final rule--Golden Belt Telephone Cooperative 
     v. Commissioner [T.C. Docket No. 21677-95] received May 4, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       9034. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 98-26] received 
     May 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.41.4  request for return of bill to senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, laid before the House a 
message from the Senate (S. Res. 215), which was read as follows:

       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate is directed to 
     request the House of Representatives to return to the Senate 
     the official papers on S. 414, entitled ``An Act to amend the 
     Shipping Act of 1984 to encourage competition in 
     international shipping and growth of United States exports, 
     and for other purposes''.
       Sec. 2. Upon the return of the official papers from the 
     House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate is 
     directed to make the following change in the text of the 
     bill, viz:
       In the amendment of section 8(f) of the Shipping Act of 
     1984 by section 106(e) of the bill, insert a comma and 
     ``including limitations of liability for cargo loss or 
     damage,'' after ``practices''.

  Whereupon,
  On motion of Mr. GILCHREST, by unanimous consent, the request of the 
Senate for the return of the bill of the Senate (S. 414) to amend the 
Shipping Act of 1984 to encourage competition in international shipping 
and growth of United States exports, and for other purposes, was agreed 
to.
  Ordered, That, the Clerk return said bill to the Senate.

para.41.5  capitol grounds--john f. kennedy center for the performing 
          arts

  Mr. KIM, by unanimous consent, called up the following concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 265):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), 

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZING USE OF EAST FRONT FOR PERFORMANCES 
                   SPONSORED BY KENNEDY CENTER.

       In carrying out its duties under section 4 of the John F. 
     Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76j), the John F. Kennedy 
     Center for the Performing Arts in cooperation with the 
     National Park Service (in this resolution jointly referred to 
     as the ``sponsor'') may sponsor public performances on the 
     East Front of the Capitol Grounds at such dates and times as 
     the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Committee on 
     Rules and Administration of the Senate may approve jointly.

     SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Any performance authorized under section 1 
     shall be free of admission charge to the public and arranged 
     not to interfere with the needs of Congress, under conditions 
     to be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the 
     Capitol Police Board.
       (b) Assumption of Liabilities.--The sponsor shall assume 
     full responsibility for all liabilities incident to all 
     activities associated with the performance.

     SEC. 3. PREPARATIONS.

       (a) Structures and Equipment.--In consultation with the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Architect of the 
     Capitol shall provide upon the Capitol grounds such stage, 
     sound amplification devices, and other related structures and 
     equipment as may be required for a performance authorized 
     under section 1.
       (b) Additional Arrangements.--The Architect of the Capitol 
     and the Capitol Police Board may make such additional 
     arrangements as may be required to carry out the performance.

     SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY OF PROHIBITIONS.

       Nothing in this resolution may be construed to waive the 
     applicability of the prohibitions established by section 4 of 
     the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), 
     concerning sales, displays and solicitations on the Capitol 
     Grounds.

     SEC. 5. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.

       A performance may not be conducted under this resolution 
     after September 30, 1998.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.41.6  committee resignation--majority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, laid before the House the 
following communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                      Washington, DC, May 6, 1998.
     Speaker Newt Gingrich,
     Republican Steering Committee, The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Gingrich, This is to officially request a 
     temporary leave of absence from the Education and Workforce 
     Committee, effective immediately.
       Because of my additional two Committee assignments and 
     other pressing commitments, I have determined that this 
     temporary change is necessary for the balance of the 105th 
     Congress. Chairman Hoekstra and I have discussed this at 
     length, and I understand one of our colleagues has expressed 
     an interest in being appointed to the Education and Workforce 
     Committee, with an assignment being made to the Oversight & 
     Investigation Subcommittee.
       I would ask that my seniority be preserved so that, should 
     I chose to be reappointed to the Education and Workforce 
     Committee at the beginning the 106th Congress it would be to 
     my current position.
       Thank you for consideration of this matter.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Joe Scarborough.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.41.7  education savings accounts

  On motion of Mr. ARCHER, by direction of the Committee on Ways and 
Means and pursuant to clause 1 of rule XX, the bill (H.R. 2646) to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from 
education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary 
school expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of contributions 
to such accounts, and for other purposes; together with the amendment of 
the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. ARCHER, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.

para.41.8  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2646

  Mr. RANGEL moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2646, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures 
from education individual retirement accounts for elementary and 
secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of 
contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes, be instructed to 
agree to the provisions relating to tax-favored financing for public 
school construction consistent, to the maximum extent possible within 
the scope of the conference, with the approach taken in H.R. 3320, the 
Public School Modernization Act, 1998.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ARCHER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

192

When there appeared

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Nays

222

para.41.9                    [Roll No. 136]

                                YEAS--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee

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     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Baesler
     Bateman
     Christensen
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     McNulty
     Neumann
     Parker
     Radanovich
     Schaefer, Dan
     Skaggs
     Stupak
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.41.10  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2646

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, by unanimous consent, 
appointed the following Members as managers on the part of the House at 
said conference for consideration of the House bill and Senate amendment 
and modifications commited to conference; Messrs. Archer, Goodling, 
Armey, Rangel, and Clay.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.41.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3694

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 420):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3694) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1999 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the United States Government, the Community 
     Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
     Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. The 
     first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of 
     order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply 
     with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI are waived. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
     be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
     of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill, modified 
     by striking section 401 (and redesignating succeeding 
     sections accordingly). That amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute shall be considered by title rather than by 
     section. Each title shall be considered as read. Points of 
     order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI or clause 
     5(b) of rule XXI are waived. No amendment to that amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute shall be in order unless 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Printed 
     amendments shall be considered as read. The chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during 
     further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request 
     for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in 
     order as original text. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.41.12  intelligence authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, pursuant to House Resolution 420 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3694) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. THORNBERRY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.41.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SANDERS:

       At the end of title I, add the following new section:

     SEC. 105. LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED TO BE 
                   APPROPRIATED.

       (a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     notwithstanding the total amount of the individual 
     authorizations of appropriations contained in this Act 
     (including the amounts specified in the classified Schedule 
     of Authorizations referred to in section 102), there is 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1999 to carry 
     out this Act not more than 95 percent of the total amount 
     authorized to be appropriated by this Act (determined without 
     regard to this section).
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intelligence 
     Agency Retirement and Disability Fund by section 201.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

120

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negative

Nays

291

para.41.14                   [Roll No. 137]

                                AYES--120

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coble
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--291

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Bateman
     Christensen
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     LaFalce
     Martinez
     McHugh
     McNulty
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Parker
     Radanovich
     Skaggs
     Solomon
     Stupak
     Taylor (NC)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 420, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations.
Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments.
Sec. 104. Community management account.

 TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by 
              law.
Sec. 302. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.
Sec. 303. Application of sanctions laws to intelligence activities.
Sec. 304. Sense of the Congress on intelligence community contracting.
Sec. 305. Annual report on intelligence community cooperation with 
              domestic Federal law enforcement agencies.

                 TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Sec. 401. Enhanced protective authority for CIA personnel and family 
              members.
Sec. 402. Technical amendments.

         TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 501. Extension of authority to engage in commercial activities as 
              security for intelligence collection activities.
                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for the conduct of the intelligence and 
     intelligence-related activities of the following elements of 
     the United States Government:
       (1) The Central Intelligence Agency.
       (2) The Department of Defense.
       (3) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
       (4) The National Security Agency.
       (5) The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, 
     and the Department of the Air Force.
       (6) The Department of State.
       (7) The Department of the Treasury.
       (8) The Department of Energy.
       (9) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (10) The National Reconnaissance Office.
       (11) The National Imagery and Mapping Agency.

     SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Specifications of Amounts and Personnel Ceilings.--The 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101, and 
     the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 1999, 
     for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the elements listed in such section, are those 
     specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
     prepared to accompany the bill H.R. 3694 of the 105th 
     Congress.
       (b) Availability of Classified Schedule of 
     Authorizations.--The Schedule of Authorizations shall be made 
     available to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives and to the President. The 
     President shall provide for suitable distribution of the 
     Schedule, or of appropriate portions of the Schedule, within 
     the executive branch.

     SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS.

       (a) Authority for Adjustments.--With the approval of the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director 
     of Central Intelligence may authorize employment of civilian 
     personnel in excess of the number authorized for fiscal year 
     1999 under section 102 when the Director of Central 
     Intelligence determines that such action is necessary to the 
     performance of important intelligence functions, except that 
     the number of personnel employed in excess of the number 
     authorized under such section may not, for any element of the 
     intelligence community, exceed two percent of the number of 
     civilian personnel authorized under such section for such 
     element.
       (b) Notice to Intelligence Committees.--The Director of 
     Central Intelligence shall

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     promptly notify the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate whenever he exercises 
     the authority granted by this section.

     SEC. 104. COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Community Management Account of 
     the Director of Central Intelligence for fiscal year 1999 the 
     sum of $139,123,000. Within such amount, funds identified in 
     the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in 
     section 102(a) for the Advanced Research and Development 
     Committee shall remain available until September 30, 2000.
       (b) Authorized Personnel Levels.--The elements within the 
     Community Management Account of the Director of Central 
     Intelligence is authorized 283 full-time personnel as of 
     September 30, 1999. Personnel serving in such elements may be 
     permanent employees of the Community Management Staff or 
     personnel detailed from other elements of the United States 
     Government.
       (c) Classified Authorizations.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Community 
     Management Account by subsection (a), there is also 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Community Management 
     Account for fiscal year 1999 such additional amounts as are 
     specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
     referred to in section 102(a).
       (2) Authorization of personnel.--In addition to the 
     personnel authorized by subsection (b) for elements of the 
     Community Management Account as of September 30, 1999, there 
     is authorized such additional personnel for such elements as 
     of that date as is specified in the classified Schedule of 
     Authorizations.
       (d) Reimbursement.--Except as provided in section 113 of 
     the National Security Act of 1947, during fiscal year 1999, 
     any officer or employee of the United States or a member of 
     the Armed Forces who is detailed to the staff of the 
     Community Management Account from another element of the 
     United States Government shall be detailed on a reimbursable 
     basis, except that any such officer, employee or member may 
     be detailed on a nonreimbursable basis for a period of less 
     than one year for the performance of temporary functions as 
     required by the Director of Central Intelligence.
       (e) National Drug Intelligence Center.--
       (1) In general.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization in subsection (a), the amount of $27,000,000 
     shall be available for the National Drug Intelligence Center. 
     Within such amount, funds provided for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation purposes shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2000, and funds provided for procurement 
     purposes shall remain available until September 30, 2001.
       (2) Transfer of funds.--The Director of Central 
     Intelligence shall transfer to the Attorney General of the 
     United States funds available for the National Drug 
     Intelligence Center under paragraph (1). The Attorney General 
     shall utilize funds so transferred for the activities of the 
     National Drug Intelligence Center.
       (3) Limitation.--Amounts available for the National Drug 
     Intelligence Center may not be used in contravention of the 
     provisions of section 103(d)(1) of the National Security Act 
     of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-3(d)(1)).
       (4) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Attorney General shall retain full authority over the 
     operations of the National Drug Intelligence Center.
       (f) Transfer Authority for Funds for Security Requirements 
     at Overseas Locations.--
       (1) In general.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization in subsection (a), the Director of Central 
     Intelligence may transfer funds to departments or other 
     agencies for the sole purpose of supporting certain 
     intelligence community security requirements at overseas 
     locations, as specified by the Director.
       (2) Limitation.--Amounts made available for departments or 
     agencies under paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) transferred to the specific appropriation;
       (B) allocated to the specific account in the specific 
     amount, as determined by the Director;
       (C) merged with funds in such account that are available 
     for architectural and engineering support expenses at 
     overseas locations; and
       (D) available only for the same purposes, and subject to 
     the same terms and conditions, as the funds described in 
     subparagraph (C).
 TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal 
     year 1999 the sum of $201,500,000.
                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
                   AUTHORIZED BY LAW.

       Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 
     retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be 
     increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may 
     be necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits 
     authorized by law.

     SEC. 302. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

       The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not 
     be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any 
     intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by 
     the Constitution or the laws of the United States.

     SEC. 303. APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       Section 905 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     441d) is amended by striking out ``January 6, 1999'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``January 6, 2000''.

     SEC. 304. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
                   CONTRACTING.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the Director of 
     Central Intelligence should continue to direct that elements 
     of the intelligence community, whenever compatible with the 
     national security interests of the United States and 
     consistent with operational and security concerns related to 
     the conduct of intelligence activities, and where fiscally 
     sound, should competitively award contracts in a manner that 
     maximizes the procurement of products properly designated as 
     having been made in the United States.

     SEC. 305. ANNUAL REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COOPERATION 
                   WITH DOMESTIC FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

       Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year 
     ending after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Director of Central Intelligence shall submit a report to the 
     Congress that describes the level of cooperation and 
     assistance provided to domestic Federal law enforcement 
     agencies by the intelligence community during such fiscal 
     year relating to the effort to stop the flow of illegal drugs 
     into the United States through the United States-Mexico 
     border and the United States-Canada border.
                 TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

     SEC. 401. ENHANCED PROTECTIVE AUTHORITY FOR CIA PERSONNEL AND 
                   FAMILY MEMBERS.

       Section 5(a)(4) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
     1949 (50 U.S.C. 403f(a)(4)) is amended by striking out ``and 
     the protection of Agency personnel and of defectors, their 
     families'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and the protection 
     of current and former Agency personnel and their immediate 
     families, and defectors and their immediate families''.

     SEC. 402. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949.--(1) Section 
     5(a)(1) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 
     U.S.C. 403f(a)(1)) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 
     102(a)(2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraphs (2) 
     and (3) of section 102(a)'';
       (B) by striking out ``(c)(5)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``(c)(6)'';
       (C) by inserting ``(3),'' after ``403(a)(2),'';
       (D) by inserting ``(c)(6), (d)'' after ``403-3''; and
       (E) by inserting ``(a), (g)'' after ``403-4''.
       (2) Section 6 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 403g) is amended by 
     striking out ``(c)(5)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``(c)(6)''.
       (b) Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act.--Section 
     201(c) of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 
     U.S.C. 2011(c)) is amended by striking out ``(c)(5)'' each 
     place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``(c)(6)''.
         TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN COMMERCIAL 
                   ACTIVITIES AS SECURITY FOR INTELLIGENCE 
                   COLLECTION ACTIVITIES.

       Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``December 31, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``December 31, 2001''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.41.15  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to make such technical and conforming changes as may be 
necessary to reflect the actions of the House in amending the bill.

para.41.16  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, May 11, 1998, at 2 o'clock p.m.

para.41.17  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, May 11, 1998, it ad

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journ to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 1998, for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para.41.18  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Tuesday, May 12, 1998, it 
adjourn to meet at 9 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, May 13, 1998, for the 
purpose of receiving in the Hall of the House former Members of 
Congress.

para.41.19  order of business--recess

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That at any time on Wednesday, May 13, 1998, the Speaker may 
declare a recess, subject to the call of the Chair, for the purpose of 
receiving in the Hall of the House former Members of Congress.

para.41.20  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, May 
13, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.41.21  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. McHUGH, for today after 2 p.m.;
  To Mr. DIXON, for today;
  To Mr. DOYLE, for today; and
  To Mr. PARKER, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.41.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ROHRABACHER, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to at 7 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Monday, May 11, 1998.

para.41.23  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1023. A bill 
     to provide for compassionate payments with regard to 
     individuals with blood-clotting disorders, such as 
     hemophilia, who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due 
     to contaminated blood products, and for other purposes; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 105-465 Pt. 2). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. H.R. 3534. A bill to 
     improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal 
     private sector mandates, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-515). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2416. A 
     bill to provide for the transfer of certain rights and 
     property to the United States Forest Service in exchange for 
     a payment to the occupant of such property, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-516). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2730. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building located at 309 North Church Street in Dyersburg, 
     Tennessee, as the ``Jere Cooper Federal Building'' (Rept. No. 
     105-517). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2225. A bill to designate the Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse to be constructed on 
     Las Vegas Boulevard between Bridger Avenue and Clark Avenue 
     in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd D. George Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse'' (Rept. No. 105-518). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 3453. A bill to designate the Federal 
     Building and post office located at 100 East B Street, 
     Casper, Wyoming, as the ``Dick Cheney Federal Building'' 
     (Rept. No. 105-519). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 3295. A bill to designate the Federal 
     Building located at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, 
     as the ``Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building'' (Rept. No. 105-
     520). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 255. A resolution 
     authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater 
     Washington Soap Box Derby; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     521). Referred to the House Calendar. 

para.41.24  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1965. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce extended for a period ending not later than, June 
     19, 1998. 

para.41.25  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Franks 
             of New Jersey, and Mr. Wise) (all by request):
       H.R. 3805. A bill to authorize activities under the Federal 
     railroad safety laws for fiscal years 1999 through 2002, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H.R. 3806. A bill to establish an Office of Religious 
     Persecution Monitoring, to provide for the imposition of 
     sanctions against countries engaged in a pattern of religious 
     persecution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary, Banking and Financial Services, and Rules, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
             Klink):
       H.R. 3807. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to 
     implement the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework 
     Convention on Climate Change unless or until the Senate has 
     given its advice and consent to ratification of the Kyoto 
     Protocol and to clarify the authority of Federal agencies 
     with respect to the regulation of the emissions of carbon 
     dioxide; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Camp, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
             Bliley):
       H.R. 3808. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 47526 Clipper Drive in Plymouth, Michigan, 
     as the ``Carl D. Pursell Post Office``; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Hastert):
       H.R. 3809. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     United States Customs Service for fiscal years 1999 and 2000, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3810. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 202 Center Street in Garwood, New Jersey, 
     as the ``James T. Leonard, Sr. Post Office``; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 3811. A bill to establish felony violations for the 
     failure to pay legal child support obligations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 3812. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     permit State and local governments to adopt or continue in 
     force speed limits for trains lower than Federal speed 
     limits; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Rush, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Towns, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 3813. A bill to assist certain urban and rural local 
     educational agencies that have a high concentration of 
     children from low-income families; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. EWING:
       H.R. 3814. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program of insulin pumps as items of durable medical 
     equipment; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. Sam JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Dooley of California, and 
             Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 3815. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a medical innovation tax credit for 
     clinical testing research expenses attributable to academic 
     medical centers and other qualified hospital research 
     organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 3816. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the deduction for contributions to medical 
     savings accounts, and the deduction for health insurance 
     costs, to employees of small employers that do not offer any 
     group health plan to their employees; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Bryant):

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       H.R. 3817. A bill to exempt professional sports leagues 
     from liability under the antitrust laws for certain conduct 
     relating to the relocation of their respective member teams; 
     to establish procedures and remedies applicable to such 
     leagues with respect to the relocation of such teams, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 3818. A bill to provide additional compensation for 
     certain World War II veterans who survived the Bataan Death 
     March and were held as prisoners of war by the Japanese; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD:
       H.R. 3819. A bill to restore the standards used for 
     determining whether technical workers are not employees as in 
     effect before the Tax Reform Act of 1986; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Markey, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. 
             Pelosi, and Mr. Farr of California):
       H.R. 3820. A bill to repeal a limitation on use of 
     appropriations to issue rules with respect to the valuation 
     of crude oil for royalty purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hamilton, 
             Mr. Skelton, Mr. Archer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Gingrich, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Cannon, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mr. Cox of California, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Regula, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Duncan, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Castle, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. 
             Livingston):
       H.R. 3821. A bill to designate the Headquarters Compound of 
     the Central Intelligence Agency located in Langely, Virginia, 
     as the George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence; to 
     the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 3822. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to require investment of the Social Security trust funds 
     in marketable securities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H. Con. Res. 273. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the annual rate at which the 
     International Monetary Fund charges interest on loans should 
     be comparable to the average annual rate of interest in 
     financial markets for loans of comparable maturity, adjusted 
     for risk; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida (for himself, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McDade, Mr. Shaw, 
             Mr. Callahan, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Waters, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. McDermott, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H. Con. Res. 274. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     50th anniversary of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood 
     Institute, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Archer, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Goss, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
             Talent):
       H. Res. 422. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that law enforcement officers who have 
     died in the line of duty should be honored, recognized, and 
     remembered for their great sacrifice; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HASTERT (for himself, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Dunn 
             of Washington, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Mica, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Weller, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Bass, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Watkins, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Collins, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Porter, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. 
             Pappas):
       H. Res. 423. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     with respect to winning the war on drugs to protect our 
     children; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HAMILTON (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, 
             Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Campbell):
       H. Res. 424. A resolution requiring members, officers, and 
     employees of the House of Representatives to submit reports 
     on travel to the Clerk of the House which include information 
     on the source of funds used to pay for such travel, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H. Res. 425. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the policy of the United States 
     at the 50th Annual meeting of the International Whaling 
     Commission; to the Committee on International Relations. 

para.41.26  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

       Mr. GILLMOR introduced A bill (H.R. 3823) to authorize 
     conveyance of a National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel to the 
     Ohio War Memorial, Inc., for use as a memorial to Ohio 
     veterans; which was referred to the Committee on National 
     Security. 

para.41.27  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 165: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Duncan and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 598: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 678: Mr. Young of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Armey, Mr. Redmond, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 953: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 981: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H.R. 986: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Towns, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 1302: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Miller of California and Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 1415: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1539: Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 1572: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1730: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 2094: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 2198: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 2202: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2330: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2431: Mr. Camp and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
     Kolbe.
       H.R. 2642: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2670: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2695: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Weller, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     John, Mr. Minge, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 2721: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. LaTourette and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 2888: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
     Talent, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Boyd, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     Lewis of California, and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Maloney 
     of Connecticut, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Latham, and Mr. 
     Traficant.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Lampson and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 2931: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. 
     Mascara.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 2949: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 2987: Mr. King of New York, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Gordon, 
     and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 2990: Mrs. Capps, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. 
     Wolf.
       H.R. 3048: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. 
     Blumenauer.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3097: Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 3099: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3129: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 3140: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Cook, Mr. Pombo 
     and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Edwards, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Turner, 
     Mr. Murtha, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Holden, Mr. Rodriguez and Mr. 
     Watkins.
       H.R. 3166: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 3177: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 3207: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 3216: Mr. Scott and Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 3240: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 3243: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 3279: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 3290: Mr. Pickett, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 3292. Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 3400. Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 3470. Mr. Lipinski and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 3499. Mr. Wynn, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 3506. Mr. Baker, Mr. Collins, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Frelinghuysen,

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     Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gillmor, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. McDade, 
     Mr. McHugh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, 
     Mr. Riley, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of 
     Oregon, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thune, Mr. Wicker, Ms. 
     Norton, and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 3514. Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 3526. Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 3540. Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 3541. Mr. Hill, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Green, Mr. Neumann, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Andrews, 
     Mr. Boyd, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. Harman, 
     Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 3553. Mr. Moakley, Mr. Payne, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Owens, Mr. Stark, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Ortiz, 
     Mr. Underwood, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
     Valazquez, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 3567. Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 3584. Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 3605: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Costello, and Mr. 
     Tierney.
       H.R. 3613: Mr. Scarborough and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 3615: Mr. Farr of California and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3629: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 3636: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3648: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
     Fossella, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and 
     Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 3654: Mr. Foley, Mr. Weller, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 3659: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Frost, Mr. Snyder, and 
     Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 3661: Mr. Davis of Virginia and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 3666: Mr. Rush, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hastings of FLorida, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
     Manton.
       H.R. 3690: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Gillmor, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 3729: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Foley, 
     Mr. Oxley, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3734: Mr. Largent, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 3743: Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Borski, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 3749: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Horn, 
     Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 3768: Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Thompson, and Ms. 
     Norton.
       H.R. 3775: Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 3779: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Cummings, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Nadler, Mr. King of New York, 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Gilchrest, 
     Mr. Weygand, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Payne, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Filner, Mr. Sisisky and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 3785: Mr. Ney, Mr. Bryant, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Cox of California, 
     Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Gingrich, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Wolf, 
     Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Burr 
     of North Carolina.
       H.J. Res. 113: Mr. Gilman.
       H.J. Res. 114: Mr. Pascrell and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 181: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Scott.
       H. Con. Res. 214: Mr. Goode, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. 
     Ford.
       H. Con. Res. 219: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Clayton, and 
     Mr. Baker.
       H. Con. Res. 233: Mr. Rangel.
       H. Con. Res. 250: Mr. Towns.
       H. Con. Res. 267: Ms. Stabenow.
       H. Con. Res. 268: Mr. Green, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Lantos.
       H. Con. Res. 271: Mr. Thomas, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. McKeon.
       H. Res. 399: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H. Res. 401: Ms. DeLauro.
       H. Res. 404: Mr. Royce, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Underwood.



.
                        MONDAY, MAY 11, 1998 (42)

para.42.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER 
of Florida, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 11, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dan Miller to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.42.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, May 7, 
1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.42.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9035. A letter from the Office of Regulatory Management and 
     Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Pyriproxyfen; Pesticide Tolerances 
     for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300651; FRL-5788-2] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received May 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9036. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bentazon; Extension of 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300646; FRL-5787-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9037. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Elimination of Prior Approval Requirements for Establishment 
     Drawings and Specifications, Equipment, and Certain Partial 
     Quality Control Programs [Docket No. 95-032F] (RIN: 0583-
     AB93) received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9038. A letter from the Mayor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting the District of Columbia Government's report on 
     Anti-Deficiency Act violations for fiscal year 1997 covering 
     the period October 1, 1996 through September 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1351; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       9039. A letter from the Judge Advocate General, Department 
     of the Navy, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Department of the Navy Acquisition Regulations; Shipbuilding 
     Capability Preservation Agreements [48 CFR Part 5231] 
     received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       9040. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Reserve Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a plan 
     to ensure that, on and after September 30, 2007, all military 
     technician positions are held only by dual status military 
     technicians, pursuant to Public Law 105-85; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       9041. A letter from the Administrator, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize expenditures for fiscal year 1999 for the operation 
     and maintenance of the Panama Canal, and for other purposes, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       9042. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the Secretary has approved the retirement 
     of General George K. Muellner, United States Air Force, and 
     his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on National Security.
       9043. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's semiannual report 
     on the activities and efforts relating to utilization of the 
     private sector, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1827; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       9044. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Investment and Deposit Activities; Corporate Credit 
     Unions [12 CFR Parts 703 and 704] received May 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       9045. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the results of the third annual 
     ``Comprehensive Needs Assessments''; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       9046. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report on 
     occupational safety and health, prepared by the National 
     Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers 
     for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pursuant to 29 
     U.S.C. 671(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       9047. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety 
     and Health, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Safety Standards for Roof Bolts in 
     Metal and Nonmetal Mines and Underground Coal Mines (RIN: 
     1219-AB00) received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       9048. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Respiratory 
     Protection; Correction [Docket No. H-049] (RIN: 1218-AA05) 
     received April 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       9049. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting the Energy 
     Information Administration's ``International Energy Outlook 
     1998,'' pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 790f(a)(2); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.

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       9050. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's Annual Report for the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve, covering calendar year 1997, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     6245(a); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9051. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Property Management Regulations 
     (RIN: 1991-AA28) received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9052. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of Section 
     112(1) Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants; 
     Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning 
     Facilities; State of California; South Coast Air Quality 
     Management District [FRL-6001-3] received May 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9053. A letter from the Acting Inspector General, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the annual 
     report to Congress summarizing the Office of Inspector 
     General's work in the Environmental Protection Agency's 
     Superfund program for fiscal 1997, pursuant to Public Law 99-
     499, section 120(e)(5) (100 Stat. 1669); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9054. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a report on the ``Status of 
     the State Small Business Stationary Source Technical and 
     Environmental Compliance Programs (SBTCP) for the Reporting 
     Period, January--December 1996''; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9055. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas 
     Pipelines [Docket No. RM96-1-007, Order No. 587-G] received 
     May 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9056. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Guides 
     for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (16 CFR Part 
     260) received April 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9057. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's report entitled 
     ``Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences, Fiscal Year 
     1997,'' for events at nuclear facilities, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 5848; to the Committee on Commerce.
       9058. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the nondisclosure of 
     safeguards information for the quarter ending March 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9059. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective April 12, 1998, the danger pay allowance for 
     Liberia has been eliminated, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9060. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended--Fees for 
     Application and Issuance of Nonimmigrant Visas [22 CFR Part 
     41] received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9061. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     activities of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) and 
     certain financial information concerning U.S. Government 
     participation in that organization for the period from 
     January 16, 1996 to January 15, 1998, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     3425; to the Committee on International Relations.
       9062. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting draft legislative 
     initiatives to amend or create expanded authorities under the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended and the Arms 
     Export Control Act; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       9063. A letter from the Interim District of Columbia 
     Auditor, District of Columbia, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Audit of the People's Counsel Agency Fund for Fiscal Years 
     1995 and 1996,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9064. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to and 
     Deletions from the Procurement List--received May 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9065. A letter from the Manager, Benefits Communications, 
     Farm Credit Bank of Wichita, transmitting the annual report 
     for the Ninth Farm Credit District Pension Plan for the plan 
     year ending December 31, 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9066. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the 1995-1996 report to Congress 
     on programs for the utilization and donation of Federal 
     personal property, pursuant to Public Law 100-612, section 5 
     (102 Stat. 3181); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9067. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Royalties on Gas, Gas Analysis 
     Reports, Oil and Gas Production Measurement, Surface 
     Commingling, and Security (RIN: 1010-AC23) received April 24, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9068. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Oregon [OR 66-7281a; 
     FRL-6006-8] received May 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9069. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Shallow-water Species Fishery by Vessels using Trawl Gear in 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 
     050198A] received May 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9070. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Louisiana Regulatory Program [SPATS No. LA-017-FOR] 
     received May 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       9071. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to compensate 
     certain Indian Tribes for known errors in their Tribal trust 
     fund accounts, to establish a process for settling other 
     disputes regarding Tribal trust fund accounts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       9072. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal Rules 
     of Appellate Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme 
     Court of the United States, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2072; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9073. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General 
     of the United States, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     claims for damages caused by the FBI, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3724(b); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9074. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the annual listing of all grants 
     awarded pursuant to the DNA Identification Act of 1994, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3796kk-5; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9075. A letter from the Chairman, United States Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's amendments to the 
     sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(p); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9076. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary (Civil 
     Works), Department of the Army, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     Secretary to construct various projects for improvements to 
     rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9077. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to direct the 
     Secretary of Transportation to provide grants for planning 
     and project implementation to improve transportation at 
     international border crossings and along major trade 
     corridors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9078. A letter from the Associate Deputy Administrator for 
     Government Contracting and Minority Enterprise Development, 
     Small Business Administration, transmitting a report on 
     Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development for 
     fiscal year 1997, pursuant to Public Law 100-656, section 408 
     (102 Stat. 3877); to the Committee on Small Business.
       9079. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the quarterly report on the expenditure and need for worker 
     adjustment assistance training funds under the Trade Act of 
     1974, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2296(a) (2); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       9080. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Import 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
     Proceedings: Administrative Protective Order Procedures; 
     Procedures for Imposing Sanctions for Violation of a 
     Protective Order [Docket No. 960123011-8040-02] (RIN: 0625-
     AA43) received May 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9081. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the initial estimate of 
     the applicable percentage increase in inpatient hospital 
     payment rates for fiscal year (FY) 1999, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101-508, section 4002(g)(1)(B) (104 Stat. 1388--36); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9082. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the annual report on trade readjustment allowances (TRA), 
     pursuant to section 231(c) (3) of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
     amended; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9083. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting notification 
     of a delay in submitting the Annual Counterproliferation 
     Review Committee Re

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     port to Congress; jointly to the Committees on National 
     Security and International Relations.
       9084. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting four items of proposed legislation that 
     address several concerns of the Department of Defense; 
     jointly to the Committees on National Security and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9085. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting several drafts of proposed legislation 
     that address several management concerns of the Department of 
     Defense; jointly to the Committees on National Security and 
     International Relations.
       9086. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the 1997 annual report on the 
     activities of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
     relating to the supervision of banks or departments of banks 
     that are operating as municipal securities brokers or 
     dealers, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78w(b); jointly to the 
     Committees on Banking and Financial Services and Commerce.
       9087. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Scope of Medicare Benefits and Application of the 
     Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Limitations to Clinical 
     Psychologists and Clinical Social Worker Services [HCFA-3706-
     F] (RIN: 0938-AE99) received April 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Commerce 
     and Ways and Means.
       9088. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program for Fiscal Year 
     1997, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3905(d)(2); jointly to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       9089. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend 
     the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, to extend 
     the authorization of appropriations for the Office of 
     Government Ethics through fiscal year 2007, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1110; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9090. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's Fifth Biennial Report to 
     the Congress, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 408 (102 
     Stat. 3032); jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9091. A letter from the Secretary of Transporation, 
     transmitting the crude oil tanker ballast facility study, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-332, section 2(b)(2) (110 Stat. 
     4081); jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Resources.
       9092. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to reform and 
     improve the administration of certain programs of the 
     Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; jointly to 
     the Committees on Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Commerce.
       9093. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting proposals of legislation that address 
     several management concerns of the Department of Defense; 
     jointly to the Committees on National Security, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and the Judiciary.
       9094. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting drafts of 2 proposals of legislation, to 
     establish a more effective organization and financing 
     structure for air traffic services and investments within the 
     Federal Aviation Administration and to authorize 
     appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for 
     fiscal years 1999--2002, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly 
     to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways 
     and Means, the Budget, and Rules. 

para.42.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 414. An Act to amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to 
     encourage competition in international shipping and growth of 
     United States exports, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed without 
amendment a concurrent resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 265. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the East Front of the Capitol Grounds for performances 
     sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts.

  The message also announced that pursuant to section 276d-276g of title 
22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, appoints the following Senators as members of the Senate 
Delegation to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group during 
the Second Session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress, to be held in 
Nantucket, Massachusetts, May 14-18, 1998:
  the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley); and
  the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Grams).
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 100-696, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, appoints the following 
Senators as members of the United States Capitol Preservation 
Commission:
  the Senator from Washington (Mr. Gorton); and
  the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett).

para.42.5  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, laid before the House 
a communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                     Washington, DC, May 11, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on May 8, 1998 at 2:08 
     p.m. and said to contain a message from the President whereby 
     he transmits proposed legislation entitled the ``Class-Size 
     Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1998.''
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                           Clerk. 

para.42.6  class-size reduction and teacher quality

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit today for your immediate consideration and 
enactment the ``Class-Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1998.'' 
This legislative proposal would help States and local school districts 
recruit, train, and hire 100,000 additional well-prepared teachers in 
order to reduce the average class size to 18 in grades 1 through 3 in 
our Nation's public schools. It is an essential part of our overall 
effort to strengthen public schools throughout the Nation.
  As schools across the Nation struggle to accommodate a surge in 
enrollments, educators and parents have become increasingly concerned 
about the impact of class size on teaching and learning, particularly in 
the critically important early grades, where students learn reading and 
other basic skills. This concern is justified: rigorous research 
confirms what parents and teachers have long believed--that students in 
smaller classes, especially in the early grades, make greater 
educational gains and maintain those gains over time. These gains occur 
because teachers in small classes can provide students with more 
individualized attention, spend more time on instruction and less time 
on discipline, and cover more material effectively. Moreover, the 
benefits of smaller classes are greatest for poor, minority, and inner-
city children, the children who often face the greatest challenges in 
meeting high educational standards.
  Smaller classes will have the greatest impact on student learning if 
the new teachers brought into the classroom are well qualified to teach 
reading and to take advantage of smaller learning environments. For this 
reason, my proposal emphasizes not just class-size reduction but also 
professional development for educators, and it will give school 
districts adequate time to recruit and train staff while phasing in 
smaller classes. Furthermore, all new teachers hired under the program 
would be required to pass a State teacher competency test and would also 
have to be certified to teach or be making satisfactory progress toward 
full certification.
  We can help all of our students learn to read independently and well 
by the third grade, get a solid foundation in basic skills, and reach 
high educational standards if we start them off with small classes and 
well-prepared teachers in the early grades.
  Under my proposal, the Department of Education would provide $20.8 
billion in mandatory appropriations over a 10-year period (beginning 
with $1.1 billion in fiscal year 1999) to States. The States would then 
distribute the funds to local school districts based on their relative 
class sizes in grades 1 through 3, as well as on their ability and 
effort to finance class-size reductions with their own resources. The 
bill would provide States with considerable flexibility in distributing 
these funds, while ensuring that the most needy school districts receive 
a fair share.

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  Moreover, because my proposal would actually appropriate the funds 
needed to carry out the program, States and local communities could 
count on these funds without the need for separate congressional 
appropriations each year. This proposal is fully paid for within my 
Fiscal Year 1999 Budget, and therefore would not reduce the budget 
surplus.
  School districts would use these funds to reduce class sizes in grades 
1 through 3. Just as importantly, these funds would also be available 
for a variety of activities to ensure that students in the early grades 
receive sound and effective instruction, such as making sure that 
teachers know how to teach reading and other subjects effectively in 
small classes.
  This proposal includes strong accountability for results. 
Participating school districts would produce ``report cards'' 
documenting reductions in class sizes and the achievement of their 
students in reading, based on rigorous assessments. Schools whose 
students fail to make gains in reading would be required to undertake 
corrective actions. In addition, the Department of Education would 
undertake a comprehensive national evaluation of this program and its 
impact on reading achievement and teaching.
  I urge the Congress to take prompt and favorable action on this 
proposal. Its enactment would help school districts reduce class sizes 
in the early grades and improve instruction and achievement in reading, 
issues that are of major importance to parents and to the Nation.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 8, 1998.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce and ordered to be printed 
(H. Doc. 105-249).
  And then,

para.42.7  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. CHENOWETH, pursuant to the special order agreed to 
on Thursday, May 7, 1998, at 2 o'clock and 39 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 1998.

para.42.8  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

                        [Submitted May 8, 1998]

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2431. A bill 
     to establish an Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring, 
     to provide for the imposition of sanctions against countries 
     engaged in a pattern of religious persecution, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-480, Pt. 2). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2431. A bill to 
     establish an Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring, to 
     provide for the imposition of sanctions against countries 
     engaged in a pattern of religious persecution, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-480, Pt. 3). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union, and ordered to be printed.

                        [Submitted May 11, 1998]

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2556. A 
     bill to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation 
     Act and the Partnerships for Wildlife Act; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-522). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para.42.9  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, and 
             Mr. Cook):
       H.R. 3824. A bill amending the Fastener Quality Act to 
     exempt from its coverage certain fasteners approved by the 
     Federal Aviation Administration for use in aircraft; to the 
     Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3825. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to ensure that the National Labor Relations Board does not 
     decline to assert jurisdiction over the horseracing and 
     dogracing industries; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3826. A bill to amend the Davis-Bacon Act to provide 
     that a contractor under that Act who has repeated violations 
     of the Act shall have its contract with the United States 
     canceled; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3827. A bill to require the disclosure under freedom 
     of information provisions of Federal law of certain payroll 
     information under contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.J. Res. 118. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line 
     item veto; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.42.10  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       307. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 141 memorializing the United States Congress to restore 
     food stamp benefits to legal, noncitizen immigrants who have 
     been denied participation in the federal Food Stamp Program 
     due to Public Law 104-193; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       308. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Georgia, relative to Senate Resolution 492 memorializing the 
     Congress of the United States to take immediate and 
     appropriate action to have the State of Georgia declared an 
     agricultural disaster area and provide needed assistance to 
     Georgia's farm families; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       309. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts, relative to Resolutions memorializing the 
     President and the Congress of the United States to shift 
     funds from the military to the states; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       310. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assmebly Joint Resolution No. 52 
     memorializing the Congress and the President of the United 
     States to act to vindicate the sailors unjustly blamed for, 
     and the sailors convicted of mutiny following, the Port 
     Chicago disaster, and to rectify any mistreatment by the 
     military of those sailors; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       311. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Vermont, relative to House Resolution 39 
     memorializing the United States Congress to support 
     legislation that will curtail this economic warfare; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       312. Also, a memorial of the Assembly of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 47 
     memorializing the 50th anniversary of independence for the 
     State of Israel and looking forward to the celebration of the 
     centurion in the Jewish calendar year 5808; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       313. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Georgia, relative to Senate Resolution 662 memorializing 
     Congress to oppose any effort to lift or weaken sanctions 
     against Cuba and not to take any other action to support 
     Fidel Castro's communist Cuba; and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       314. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alabama, relative to House Joint Resolution 261 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to prepare and submit to 
     the several states an amendment to the Constitution of the 
     United States to add a new article; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       315. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution 98-1018, 
     memorializing that the Colorado General Assembly does not 
     support at this time any Congressional action that would 
     establish a national policy expanding taxation of the 
     Internet and other interactive computer services; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       316. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution 98-1017 
     memorializing the United States Congress to enact legislation 
     reauthorizing the federal highway program by May 1, 1998; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       317. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Hawaii, relative to Senate Resolution No. 76 memorializing 
     the United States Congress to enact legislation reauthorizing 
     the federal highway program by May 1, 1998; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       318. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Kentucky, relative to Senate Resolution No. 195 memorializing 
     the United States Congress to provide funding without 
     mandates to the Transportation Cabinet; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       319. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Georgia, relative to Senate Resolution 591 memorializing 
     Congress to reduce or eliminate the motor fuel tax on low 
     sulphur fuels as a means of encouraging their use and 
     achieving cleaner air.; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       320. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alabama, relative to House Joint Resolution 227 memorializing 
     Congress to enact legislation to increase the volume limits 
     for the issuance of private activity tax-exempt bonds; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       321. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 89 memorializing that the 
     Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is re

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     quested to develop a workable definition of the term ``Hawaii 
     resident''; jointly to the Committees on National Security 
     and Education and the Workforce.
       322. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 202 
     memorializing the United States to allocate funds for road 
     expansion in Texas along the designated route for 
     transporting hazardous waste to the WIPP project; jointly to 
     the Committees on Commerce and National Security. 

para.42.11  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 230: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. 
     Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1404: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 1636: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2077: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2229: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2639: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2678: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2829: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 2869: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 2948: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Clyburn, and 
     Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 3229: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 3230: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 3304: Mr. Shaw and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 3494: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 3614: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. 
     Bateman.
       H.R. 3674: Mr. Obey.
       H.R. 3749: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylania and Mr. Franks of 
     New Jersey.
       H.R. 3794: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Torres, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Dixon, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Sanchez, 
     Mrs. Capps, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and 
     Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
     Jenkins.
       H. Con. Res. 271: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
     Manton, and Mr. McNulty.
       H. Res. 399: Mr. Underwood.
       H. Res. 423: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Pease, Mr. Miller 
     of Florida, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Moran of Kansas.

para.42.12  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       62. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Board of 
     Supervisors of the County of Yuba, CA, relative to Resolution 
     No. 1996-36 petitioning the President and the Vice President 
     of the United States to endorse and support the 940th ARW as 
     the next KC-135 unit to convert to R-model aircraft; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       63. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     New York, relative to resolution No. 103 petitioning the 
     United States Congress to ratify the Convention on the 
     Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       64. Also, a petition of the City Council of Maple Heights, 
     OH, relative to Resolution No. 1998-32 petitioning their 
     opposition to the coverage of all state and local employees 
     by Social Security; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 



.
                       TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1998 (43)

para.43.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. PETRI, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 12, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Thomas E. Petri to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.43.2  recess--1:04 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.43.3  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, called the House to order.

para.43.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, May 7, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.43.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9095. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary, Natural 
     Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Sale and Disposal 
     of National Forest Timber; Indices to Determine Market-
     Related Contract Term Additions (RIN: 0596-AB41) received May 
     8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9096. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide 
     Tolerance Correction [OPP-300628A; FRL-5785-4] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received May 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9097. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Myclobutanil; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300647; FRL-5787-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9098. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Azoxystrobin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300648; FRL-5787-8] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9099. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bromoxynil; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300661; FRL-5790-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9100. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories; 
     Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Synthetic Organic 
     Chemical Manufacturing Industry [AD-FRL-6011-6] (RIN: 2060-
     AC19) received May 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9101. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Land Disposal 
     Restrictions Phase IV: Final Rule Promulgating Treatment 
     Standards for Metal Wastes and Mineral Processing Wastes; 
     Mineral Processing Secondary Materials and Bevill Exclusion 
     Issues; Treatment Standards for Hazardous Soils, and 
     Exclusion of Recycled Wood Preserving Wastewaters [EPA-F-98-
     2P4F-FFFFF; FRL-6010-5] (RIN: 2050-AE05) received May 7, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9102. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     Definition of the Term ``Major Stationary Source of VOC'' 
     [MD067-3025a; FRL-6012-5] received May 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9103. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of the 
     Commission's Rules Concerning the Inspection of Radio 
     Installations on Large Cargo and Small Passenger Ships [CI 
     Docket No. 95-55] received May 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9104. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Rule Making to 
     Amend Parts 1, 2, 21, and 25 of the Commission's Rules to 
     Redesignate the 27.5-29.5 GHz Frequency Band, To Reallocate 
     the 29.5-30.0 GHz Frequency Band, To Establish Rules and 
     Policies for Local Multipoint Distribution Service And for 
     Fixed Satellite Services [CC Docket No. 92-297] received May 
     11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9105. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report on the activities 
     of the Office of Inspector General, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9106. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Federal 
     Housing Enterprise Oversight, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Implementation of the Privacy Act of 1974 (RIN: 2550-
     AA05) received May 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9107. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to 
     Appendix III Listing of Bigleaf Mahogany under the Convention 
     on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna 
     and Flora (RIN: 1018-AE94) received May 8, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

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       9108. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Coast 
     Weakfish Fishery; Change in Regulations for the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone [Docket No. 970829213-7213-01; I.D. 091696A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AJ15) received May 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9109. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast 
     Salmon Fisheries; 1998 Management Measures [Docket No. 
     980429110-8110-01; I.D. 042398B] (RIN: 0648-AK25) received 
     May 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9110. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Pacific Halibut 
     Fisheries; Retention of Undersized Halibut in Regulatory Area 
     4E [Docket No. 980225048-8099-03; I.D. 021898B] (RIN: 0648-
     AK58) received May 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9111. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Maryland Regulatory Program [MD-041-FOR] received May 
     11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources. 

para.43.6  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 11, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives. I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on May 11, 1998 at 
     3:40 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he transmits the 1996 National Institute of Building 
     Sciences annual report.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.43.7  institute of building sciences

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the requirements of section 809 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701j-2(j)), I 
transmit herewith the annual report of the National Institute of 
Building Sciences for fiscal year 1996.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 11, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

para.43.8  granite watershed enhancement

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2886) to provide for a demonstration project in the Stanislaus National 
Forest, California, under which a private contractor will perform 
multiple resource management activities for that unit of the National 
Forest System; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH and 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.43.9  miles land exchange

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1021) to provide for a land exchange involving certain National Forest 
System lands within the Routt National Forest in the State of Colorado.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH and 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.43.10  colorado ferc project extension

  Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 2217) to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act 
applicable to the construction of FERC Project Act applicable to the 
construction of FERC Project Number 9248 in the State of Colorado, and 
for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, recognized Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of 
Colorado and Mr. HALL of Texas, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.43.11  hydroelectric project extension

  Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 2841) to extend the time required for the construction of a 
hydroelectric project; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, recognized Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of 
Colorado and Mr. HALL of Texas, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.43.12  war on drugs

  Mr. HASTERT moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 423): 

       Whereas drug abuse killed 14,218 Americans in 1995 and it 
     is estimated that nearly 114,000 Americans--many of them our 
     youth--will have died as a result of drug abuse by the end of 
     the period between 1992 and 2001, and it is estimated that 
     13,000,000 Americans used illegal drugs in 1996;
       Whereas American taxpayers footed a $150,000,000,000 bill 
     for drug-related criminal and medical costs in 1997, which is 
     more than we spent in 1997's Federal budget for programs to 
     fund education, transportation and infrastructure 
     improvements, agriculture, energy, space and all foreign aid 
     combined;
       Whereas 34 percent of Americans see drug interdiction as a 
     top priority foreign policy issue, above illegal immigration 
     and the threat of terrorism, and 39 percent of Americans 
     believe decreasing drug trafficking should be our primary 
     objective in United States policy toward Latin America; and
       Whereas the week of September 13 through 19, 1998 has been 
     designated as the ``Drug-Free America Blue Ribbon Campaign 
     Week'' to remind our children that they are not alone in the 
     fight for a Drug-Free America: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House that--

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       (1) the House declares its commitment to create a Drug-Free 
     America;
       (2) the Members of the House should work personally to 
     mobilize kids, parents, faith-based and community 
     organizations, educators, local officials and law enforcement 
     officers, as well as coaches and athletes to wage a winning 
     war on drugs;
       (3) the House pledges to pass legislation that provides the 
     weapons and tools necessary to protect our children and our 
     communities from the dangers of drug addiction and violence; 
     and
       (4) the United States will fight this war on drugs on three 
     major battlefronts:
       (A) Deterring demand.
       (B) Stopping supply.
       (C) Increasing accountability.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BERUETER, recognized Mr. HASTERT and Mr. 
BROWN of Ohio, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HASTERT demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.43.13  patent and trademark office reauthorization

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3723) to 
authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses of the Patent 
and Trademark Office, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
WEXLER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.43.14  child support payment default penalties

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3811) 
to establish felony violations for the failure to pay legal child 
support obligations, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
WEXLER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McCOLLUM demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.43.15  bulletproof vest partnership

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2829) 
to establish a matching grant program to help State and local 
jurisdictions purchase armor vests for use by law enforcement 
departments.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
WEXLER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McCOLLUM demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.43.16  point of personal privilege

  Mr. BURTON rose to a question of personal privilege.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to rule IX, recognized 
Mr. BURTON for one hour.
  Mr. BURTON made the following statement:

  ``Mr. Speaker, the question of privilege deals with statements made in 
three editorials published in newspapers within the last week. The 
editorials contain statements which reflect directly on my reputation 
and integrity and specifically allege deceptive actions on my part and 
impugn my character and motive.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, spoke and said:
  ``The Chair has examined the press accounts which serve as the basis 
of the gentleman from Indiana's question of personal privilege and is 
satisfied that the gentleman states a proper question of personal 
privilege.
  ``Therefore, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton) is recognized for 
1 hour.''.
  Mr. BURTON spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I want to tell my colleagues that I regret having to 
take this time out of our very busy schedule. I will not take the whole 
hour, but I think it is extremely important that the issues I am going 
to talk about be made available to my colleagues and to anyone else who 
is interested.
  ``I rise today to take a point of personal privilege and to discuss 
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight's investigation into 
illegal campaign contributions and other crimes. My conduct as chairman 
has been criticized by many of my Democratic colleagues. Those 
criticisms have been echoed in the press so I am taking this point of 
personal privilege to lay out for the American people the facts about 
this investigation.
  ``The fact is that this committee has been subjected to a level of 
stonewalling and obstruction that has never been seen by a 
congressional investigation in the history of this country. This 
investigation has been stonewalled by the White House. This 
investigation has been stonewalled by the Democratic National 
Committee. This committee has seen over 90 witnesses, 90, either take 
the fifth amendment or flee the country to avoid testifying, more than 
90.
  ``The fact that all of these people have invoked their fifth 
amendment right to avoid self-incrimination is a pretty strong 
indication that a lot of crimes have been committed. Tomorrow the 
committee will vote on immunity for four witnesses, all of whom have 
previously invoked their right against self-incrimination. The 
Democrats on the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight have 
voted once to block immunity and keep these witnesses from testifying. 
I hope that tomorrow they will reconsider and vote to allow this 
investigation to move forward as it should.
  ``This investigation has seen enough obstruction and enough 
stonewalling for a lifetime. Before tomorrow's vote, I want to lay out 
for the American people and my colleagues what has happened in this 
investigation over the last year, the stalling and the delaying tactics 
that have been used against us and what has brought us to this point. I 
want to give a comprehensive summary of events so I am not going to 
yield to my colleagues during this speech.
  ``I became chairman of the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight in January of 1997. The President said he would give his full 
cooperation to all congressional investigations of illegal foreign 
fund-raising, including ours. So why are we conducting this 
investigation? Because there is very strong evidence that crimes were 
committed.
  ``Let us take a look at some of the allegations that compelled us to 
begin this investigation: that the DNC had accepted millions of dollars 
in illegal foreign campaign contributions; that $3 million of the $4.5 
million in contributions attributed to John Huang had to be returned 
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ment had developed and implemented a plan to influence the elections in 
the United States of America; that Charlie Trie, a friend of the 
President's from Arkansas, had funneled close to $700,000 in 
contributions associated with a Taiwanese cult to the President's legal 
defense fund; that Charlie Trie's Macao-based benefactor had wired him 
in excess of $1 million from overseas banks; that Charlie Trie was 
behind roughly $600,000 in suspicious contributions to the Democratic 
National Committee; that Pauline Kanchanalak and her family funneled a 
half a million dollars to the Democratic National Party from Thailand; 
that Chinese gun merchants, Cuban drug smugglers and Russian mob 
figures were being invited to intimate White House events with the 
President in exchange for campaign contributions; that the former 
associate Attorney General received $700,000 from friends and 
associates of the President, including $100,000 from the Riady family 
at a time when he was supposed to be cooperating with a criminal 
investigation.
  ``These are serious allegations about serious crimes. The Justice 
Department recently brought indictments against three of these 
individuals and a fourth, Johnny Chung has pled guilty.
  ``In January 1997, I sent letters to the White House requesting 
copies of all documents relating to this investigation. I asked for 
documents regarding John Huang, Charlie Trie, White House fund-raisers, 
et cetera. I gave the White House a chance to cooperate. Chairman 
Clinger, who preceded me, had written to the White House in October of 
1996, and requested all documents regarding John Huang. Press reports 
had indicated that the White House had already assembled these 
documents and had them in boxes at the White House before the end of 
1996.
  ``The entire month of February passed and we received only a trickle 
of documents from the White House. In March it was clear that the White 
House was not going to comply voluntarily. The President had offered 
his cooperation at the beginning of the year, but the White House 
refused to turn over documents to the committee. The White House 
campaign of stalling had begun. So I issued a subpoena for the 
documents. I held a meeting with the President's new White House 
counsel, Mr. Charles Ruff. Mr. Ruff assured me that the President would 
not assert executive privilege over any of the documents. The White 
House continued to resist turning over documents despite the lawful 
subpoena that we sent to them.
  ``Despite the earlier assurances, they told us they intended to claim 
executive privilege, even though they had said previously the President 
would not on over 60 documents that were relevant to the fund-raising 
scandal. It had always been White House policy not to claim executive 
privilege whenever personal wrongdoing or potential criminal conduct 
was being investigated. President Clinton's own counsel, Lloyd Cutler, 
had reiterated this policy early in the Clinton administration. But now 
President Clinton was using executive privilege to block our 
investigation.
  ``The month of April passed and little or no progress had been made 
in getting the documents we called for in our subpoena. This was more 
than four months after my first document request had been sent to the 
White House.
  ``In May, I was compelled to schedule a committee meeting to hold 
White House counsel Charles Ruff in contempt of Congress. More than 
four months had passed since I asked for the President's cooperation in 
producing documents and there had been nothing but stalling and more 
stalling. It was only with this sword hanging over their heads that the 
White House finally began to make efforts to comply with our subpoena.
  ``Mr. Ruff agreed to turn over all documents required by the subpoena 
within 6 weeks. He also agreed to allow committee attorneys to review 
documents on their privilege log to determine if the committee needed 
to have them. We reviewed those documents. We did need many of them.
  ``After months of stalling, we finally got some of them. By June, Mr. 
Ruff provided me with a letter stating that the White House had and I 
quote, to the best of his knowledge, end of quote, turned over every 
document in their possession required by the subpoena. We would find 
out later that that was not true.

  ``All the while we were struggling to get documents from the White 
House, I was subjected to a steady stream of mudslinging and vicious 
personal attacks from Democratic operatives and others close to the 
President. The DNC, which at the time was resisting complying with our 
subpoena, was spending thousands of dollars conducting opposition 
research on my background to try to intimidate me. They produced a 
scurrilous 20-page report detailing every trip I had ever taken, the 
contributions I had received over the years, my financial disclosure 
statements and anything else they could find.
  ``This document, which made outrageous and untrue accusations against 
me, was faxed around to reporters in an effort to drum up negative 
publicity about me and intimidate me. So much for cooperation with a 
legitimate congressional campaign investigation.
  ``In March, the week my committee's budget was to be voted on by the 
House, a former executive director of the Democratic National Committee 
made a slanderous accusation that I shook him down for campaign 
contributions. His accusation was printed on the front page of the 
Washington Post. His actions, which are completely untrue and absurd on 
their face, became the subject of a Justice Department investigation.
  ``As it turns out, this individual, Mark Siegel, was a former Carter 
White House aide, a former DNC executive director, a Democratic fund-
raiser and a Democratic lobbyist. More importantly, it became known 
later that he is a close friend and business associate of then-White 
House attorney Lanny Davis.
  ``His accusations were clearly politically motivated and timed to 
hurt the chances for approval of our budget for the investigation. So 
much for cooperation from the Democrats.
  ``Other sleazy accusations were being dished out to the press by 
anonymous Democratic agents. One reporter from my home State received 
derogatory information about me in an unmarked manila envelope without 
any return address. One Washington reporter got an anonymous phone call 
and was told to go to a phone booth, a phone booth in the Rayburn 
Building, and look in the back of the phone book. He went to that phone 
booth and found an envelope of defamatory information about me glued to 
the inside of the back of the phone book.
  ``Talk about cloak and dagger. This is the type of smear campaign 
that every committee chairman who has attempted to conduct oversight of 
the White House has been subjected to.
  ``They attempted to smear the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Leach), they 
attempted to smear Chairman, former Congressman Bill Clinger, they 
attempted to smear Senator D'Amato, they attempted to smear Senator 
Fred Thompson, they even attempted to smear FBI Director Louis Freeh 
when he sought to convince the Attorney General to appoint an 
independent counsel. And, of course, Mr. Starr has been smeared, and 
everybody else that has investigated any aspect of the White House.
  ``What does this kind of behavior by the Democratic Party say to the 
American people? Is this cooperation? Were these smear campaigns 
orchestrated by the White House? That is something the American people 
have a right to know.
  ``In February of 1997, my staff learned, by reading The Washington 
Post, that the White House had sought a briefing from the FBI about the 
evidence it had gathered about Chinese efforts to infiltrate our 
political system and to affect the outcomes of elections. For obvious 
reasons, the FBI resisted giving such a briefing. The criminal 
investigation potentially implicated members of the White House staff.
  ``I learned from discussions with FBI Director Louis Freeh that at a 
time he was traveling in the Middle East, senior officials at the 
Justice Department attempted to provide this information about the 
ongoing criminal investigation to the White House, that was part of the 
investigation, a move that the FBI adamantly opposed.
  ``According to Director Freeh, when his staff learned that the 
Justice Department lawyers were planning on giving this information to 
the White House, Director Freeh's chief of staff called him on his 
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around the world in a last-ditch effort to stop the transfer of this 
information to the White House, which could have potentially 
jeopardized the investigation. Director Freeh was forced to make an 
emergency phone call to the Attorney General from his plane in the 
Middle East to intervene and stop that process.
  ``When the Attorney General testified before our committee in 
December, she told a different version of events. She testified that 
she initiated the call to Director Freeh on his airplane to consult 
with him about providing the information to the White House. However, 
when Director Freeh testified the next day, he confirmed that it was he 
who initiated the call, after his staff warned him that the FBI was 
being circumvented so that sensitive information could be provided to 
the White House against the FBI's wishes.
  ``Now, let us go back to the White House. The stonewalling and the 
obstruction from the White House did not stop following our agreement 
with Mr. Ruff, the President's chief counsel. The letter I received in 
June of 1997 from Mr. Ruff assured me that, quote, to the best of his 
knowledge, all documents relevant to our investigation had been 
provided to the committee. Unfortunately, these assurances were hollow. 
They were false.
  ``Throughout the summer, boxes of newly discovered documents dribbled 
into the committee offices. Often, when the documents contained 
damaging revelations, they were leaked to the press before being 
provided to the committee. On one occasion, on a Friday night, we got 
about 12 boxes of documents. We did not even open them until the next 
Monday. But in the Saturday morning papers there was information that 
was in those boxes in the papers, and the White House was accusing us 
of leaking the information when we had not even opened the boxes.
  ``When this happened, the documents were normally given to reporters 
late on a Friday or over a busy weekend to try to deaden their impact 
on the American people.
  ``It was not unusual to receive documents pertaining to a White House 
or a DNC employee shortly after that employee was deposed. This forced 
us, on a continuing basis, to consider redeposing witnesses, costing 
additional time and money.
  ``In the Senate, Senator Thompson faced the same obstacles. Last 
July, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs heard 2 days of 
testimony from DNC Finance Director Richard Sullivan. The evening 
following Sullivan's testimony, after he testified, the White House 
delivered several boxes of documents shedding new light on Sullivan's 
activities. The chairman of the committee in the other body was so 
infuriated that he canceled his agreement allowing the White House to 
provide documents voluntarily and he issued his first subpoena to the 
White House.
  ``On August 1, more Richard Sullivan documents turned up at the 
Democratic National Committee. The DNC turned over several boxes of 
memos and handwritten notes from the filing cabinet in Sullivan's 
office.
  ``The idea that the DNC could have overlooked drawers and drawers of 
relevant documents right in Richard Sullivan's office strains 
credibility. The Senate was forced to redepose Mr. Sullivan.
  ``The final straw came in October when the White House videotapes 
were discovered. The White House had in its possession close to 100 
videotapes of the President speaking and mingling with subjects of our 
investigation at DNC fund-raisers and White House coffees. The 
President could be seen at the White House fund-raisers with John 
Huang, James Riady, Pauline Kanchanalak, Charlie Trie, and many others.
  ``In one tape the President could be seen introduced at a fund-raiser 
to Charlie Trie and several foreign businessmen as `The Trie Team.' 
This was serious evidence that the White House had withheld from 
Congress and the Justice Department investigation for over 6 months.
  ``Despite the fact our subpoena clearly ordered the production of any 
relevant videotapes, the White House had, for 6 months, failed to 
reveal their existence. It was only under pressure from a Senate 
investigator, who had received a tip from a source, that the 
White House admitted to the existence of the tapes. In other words, 
they did not turn over the fund-raising tapes until their hand was 
caught in the cookie jar.

  ``Charles Ruff has said publicly that he was informed of the 
existence of the tapes on Wednesday, October 1. Now, remember this. The 
President's counsel said he was informed of the existence of the tapes 
on Wednesday, October 1. He met with Attorney General Janet Reno on 
Thursday, October 2, the day after he found out about the tapes. He did 
not inform the Attorney General at that meeting that the tapes existed 
and that they had not been turned over to the Justice Department. I 
believe he had an obligation to do so.
  ``Now, this was a critical week, because the Attorney General was in 
the process of deciding whether to seek the appointment of an 
independent counsel and she had to make her decision on Friday, October 
3. So the President's counsel knew about the tapes on the 1st, he 
talked to the Attorney General on the 2nd, she had to make her decision 
on the 3rd, but he did not tell her about it. And so she made the 
decision not to appoint an independent counsel. Had she known about 
those tapes, her decision might have been otherwise.
  ``On Friday, the Attorney General released a letter declining to 
appoint an independent counsel. The tapes were not released until the 
Justice Department--until the weekend. Another stonewalling. In other 
words, Mr. Ruff had a face-to-face meeting with the Attorney General. 
He failed to disclose to her that the fund-raising videotapes existed 
and allowed her to make a very important decision on an independent 
counsel without having any knowledge of them.
  ``That is just wrong. It is obstruction of our investigation and all 
these investigations.
  ``I called Charles Ruff and the other attorneys from the White House 
counsel's office to testify before our committee in November, to answer 
for their failure to produce these tapes. Under questioning from a 
committee attorney, White House Deputy Counsel Cheryl Mills admitted 
that she and White House Counsel Jack Quinn had withheld from the 
committee for 1 year an important document related to the investigation 
of political uses of the White House database.
  ``The document in question was a page of notes taken by a White House 
staffer that indicated the President's desire to integrate the White 
House database with the DNC's database, which is not legal. This 
document had a direct bearing on the subcommittee's investigation. 
Cheryl Mills admitted that she had kept the document in a file in her 
office for over a year, based on a legal sleight of hand. Her behavior 
in this instance was another in a long string of incidents that 
reflected the White House's desire to stall and delay congressional 
investigations of its alleged misconduct. This kind of behavior is 
inexcusable for a White House attorney and a public servant.
  ``It was not the only time the subcommittee has faced obstructionism. 
The White House official most directly responsible for developing the 
controversial database was Marsha Scott. Committee attorneys had to 
attempt to depose Ms. Scott on three separate occasions to overcome her 
refusal to answer questions.
  ``This April, Ms. Scott was subpoenaed to attend a deposition. She 
arrived for the deposition, began to answer questions, and then 
abruptly got up and walked out of the deposition. This committee has 
never seen a witness who was under subpoena walk out in the middle of a 
deposition.
  ``The subcommittee chairman, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. 
McIntosh), was forced to call an emergency meeting of the subcommittee 
at 8 o'clock that night to force Ms. Scott to return and answer the 
questions.
  ``This is typical of the kinds of obstruction this committee has 
encountered while dealing with this White House.
  ``The White House strategy was accurately described in a recent New 
York Post editorial as `The Four Ds: Deny, Delay, Denigrate and 
Distract.' It appears that the White House's game plan has been to 
stall and obstruct legitimate investigations for as long as possible 
and then criticize the length of the investigations, all the while 
attacking the investigators.
  ``It has been fairly noted by a number of leading editorial pages 
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President and his subordinates would simply cooperate and tell the 
truth, these investigations could be wrapped up quickly. The Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight continued to have White House 
documents dribble in as late as last December, 6 months after Charles 
Ruff had certified they had given us everything.
  ``Since January of last year, I have been seeking information from 
the Justice Department about its investigations into allegations that 
the Government of Vietnam may have attempted to bribe Commerce 
Secretary Ron Brown to influence policy on the normalization of 
relations with Vietnam, even though we had not had complete reporting 
on the 2,300 or 2,400 POWs and MIAs left behind.
  ``The New York Times reported that the Justice Department had 
received evidence of international wire transfers related to the case, 
that there was money transferred from Hanoi to another bank. There was 
information in the papers about that. Despite the fact that the Justice 
Department had closed the case, they were resisting providing any 
information to my committee.
  ``On Tuesday, July 8, because the Justice Department would not give 
me the information, I sent a subpoena to the Attorney General and the 
Justice Department demanding this information.
  ``Now, get this: 3 days later, after I sent a subpoena to the 
Attorney General, on Friday, July 11, my campaign had an FBI agent walk 
in and give us a subpoena for 5 years of my campaign records. Although 
Mr. Siegel had made his allegations against me in March, there had been 
no signs of any investigative activity within the Justice Department 
until I sent a subpoena to the Attorney General about Mr. Brown and 
that FBI report.
  ``Was this a case of retaliation? That is a question the American 
people have a right to have answered, and I think I do, too.
  ``This committee has faced obstructions from the White House. That is 
obvious. It is also true that this committee has faced serious 
obstructions from other governments in this world.
  ``We tried to send a team of investigators to China and Hong Kong 
earlier this year. There are important witnesses that need to be 
interviewed to find out who is behind major wire transfers of money 
that wound up being funneled into campaigns in this country. The 
Chinese Government turned us down flat. They would not give visas to 
our investigators.
  ``We attempted to get information from the Bank of China about who 
originated the wire transfers of hundreds of thousands of dollars to 
Charlie Trie, Ng Lap Seng and others. The Bank of China told us they 
are an arm of the Chinese Government and they would not comply with our 
subpoena.
  ``I wrote to the President and asked for his assistance to break 
through this logjam with the Chinese Government. We have received no 
answer and no assistance whatsoever from the White House.
  ``My friends on the Democratic side of the aisle are fond of 
complaining about the number of subpoenas I have issued. For the 
record, I have issued just over 600 since the investigation began a 
year-and-a-half ago. There is a very simple reason that I have been 
compelled to issue that many subpoenas. This committee has received 
absolutely no cooperation from more than 90 key witnesses and 
participants in efforts to funnel foreign money into U.S. campaigns. 
And many of these people are personal friends of the President, many of 
these people worked in the White House, and they have taken the Fifth 
or fled the country.
  ``More than 90 witnesses have either taken the Fifth to avoid 
incriminating themselves or fled the country to avoid testifying 
because they possibly are involved in criminal activity.
  ``The Justice Department did not receive much cooperation either. 
Director Freeh, when he testified before the committee last December, 
told us that they had issued over 1,000 subpoenas from the FBI.
  ``Fifty-three people have taken the fifth. These include Webb 
Hubbell, the President's hand-picked Associate Attorney General; John 
Huang, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce, who was in the White 
House over 100 times during the President's first term; and Mark 
Middleton, a high-level aide in the office of the White House Chief of 
Staff.
  ``I want to be clear about what this means. High-level appointees of 
the President have exercised their fifth amendment rights against self-
incrimination in criminal investigations, in crimes. These people do 
not want to testify because they do not want to admit to the commission 
of any crime that they may have been involved in. And these are people 
that have worked in the White House close to the President, his 
friends.
  ``Thirty-eight witnesses have either fled the country or refused to 
make themselves available to be interviewed in their countries or their 
residence. There has never before in the history of this country been a 
congressional investigation that has had to investigate a scandal that 
is so broad and so international in scope. There has never before been 
a congressional investigation that has seen and had over 90 witnesses 
refuse to cooperate or flee the country.
  ``The fact that we have had so many non-cooperating witnesses is the 
reason that we have had to issue so many subpoenas. For instance, 
Charlie Trie, even though he has returned to the United States, has 
refused to cooperate with the committee. To overcome this problem, we 
had to issue 117 subpoenas to banks, phone companies, businesses, and 
other individuals to get information that Mr. Trie could have provided 
himself to us and to the committee. We have had to issue 60 subpoenas 
to attempt to get information about Ted Sioeng.
  ``Ted Sioeng and his family have given $400,000 to the Democrat 
National Committee. They have also given $150,000 to Republican causes. 
Not only has Ted Sioeng fled the country, but more than a dozen people 
associated with them have left as well. I mean, they are all heading 
for the hills. If Ted Sioeng would come back to the United States and 
cooperate with this investigation, we would not have to issue all of 
these subpoenas.
  ``Eighty percent of the subpoenas I have issued have been targeted to 
get information about half a dozen individuals who have been implicated 
in this scandal and who have taken the fifth amendment to avoid 
testifying.
  ``Just to be clear, more than 90 people have taken the fifth 
amendment or fled the country. That is scandalous. It has never 
happened before in the history of this country. Friends of the 
President, friends of the administration, contributors, leaders from 
other countries, have all headed for the hills. This is unprecedented. 
This should be a clear indication to people of the extent of the 
lawbreaking that occurred during the last campaign.
  ``At this point, I would like to say a few things about the release 
of the Webster Hubbell tapes, which we read about in the papers last 
week. First, Webster Hubbell was the Associate Attorney General of the 
United States. He was hand-picked by President Clinton to serve as one 
of the highest law enforcement officers in our land. Within a year, he 
was forced to resign in disgrace because of a criminal investigation 
into fraud at his law firm. He was eventually convicted and served 18 
months in prison.
  ``Between the time he resigned, between the time he left the Justice 
Department and he was convicted, about 6 or 7 months later, he received 
$700,000 in payments from friends and associates of the President's for 
doing little or no work; and many people believe that was hush money. 
One hundred thousand dollars came from the Riady family in Indonesia, 
owners of the Lippo Group. This payment came within a few days of 10 
meetings at the White House, some including the President himself, 
involving the President, John Huang, James Riady, and Webster Hubbell. 
Serious allegations have been made that this $700,000 was hush money 
meant to keep Mr. Hubbell silent. A criminal investigation is underway. 
And Mr. Hubbell was just indicted for failure to pay almost $900,000 in 
taxes.
  ``The American people have a right to know what happened. They have a 
right to know why Mr. Hubbell received this money and what he did for 
it. There is no such thing as a free lunch, and people do not shell out 
$700,000 for nothing. We would expect the President's hand-picked 
appointee to a powerful Justice Department position would be the first 
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  ``Instead, Mr. Hubbell, a close friend of the President, former 
leader at the Justice Department, has taken the fifth amendment and 
remains silent. This has forced us to seek other sources of 
information. And that is why I subpoenaed the prison tapes of Mr. 
Hubbell's phone conversations.
  ``Out of 150 hours of conversations, my staff prepared just over 1 
hour for release to the public, private conversations that had nothing 
to do with our investigation, and we screened those out. What was 
contained in that hour of conversations raises troubling questions. 
Given the seriousness of the allegations, this material deserves to be 
on the public record.
  ``On these tapes, we hear Mrs. Hubbell say that she fears that she 
will lose her job at the Interior Department if Mr. Hubbell takes 
actions that will hurt the Clintons. We heard Mrs. Hubbell say that she 
feels she is being squeezed by the White House. Webster Hubbell states, 
after she says that, that `I guess I must roll over just one more 
time.' `Roll over one more time.' These statements raise very 
disturbing questions about the conduct of the White House and the 
conduct of the Hubbells. The American people have a right to know the 
answers.
  ``Let me say a couple things about the charges of selective editing. 
Mistakes were made in the editing process. As chairman, I take 
responsibility for those mistakes. But they were just that, innocent 
mistakes. In the process of editing 149 hours of personal 
conversations, the staff cut out a couple of paragraphs that should 
have been left in. Here are a few points to be kept in mind. We are not 
talking about transcripts. What were prepared were logs of the 
conversations, logs, summaries of information on the tapes. They were 
not verbatim transcripts and they were never identified as such. They 
were logs of where these conversations came from out of the 150 hours 
of tapes that was condensed on to one.
  ``Exculpatory statements about both Mrs. Clinton and other Clinton 
administration officials were left in the logs. In one case, an 
exculpatory statement by Mr. Hubbell about Mrs. Clinton was underlined 
to highlight it. The tapes were never altered. This charge has been 
repeated time and time again by the Democrats and it is false. The 
tapes were not altered.
  ``Once the tapes were made public, reporters were allowed to listen 
to and record the appropriate sections of the tapes in their entirety. 
These sections included the statements about Mrs. Clinton and Mr. 
Hubbell that have been complained about. How can anyone argue that 
there was an intent to deceive when reporters were allowed to listen to 
the comments I have been accused of deleting?

  ``Finally, in an effort to end once and for all these charges of 
selective editing, I have released the tapes of these 50 conversations 
in their entirety, even though I did not want to because there is 
personal stuff in there that I did not think should be in the public 
domain, but the integrity of the investigation had to be maintained.
  ``What I find most unfortunate is that this incident has detracted 
from the important facts about the Hubbell tapes that it appears that 
Mr. Hubbell and his wife were under a great deal of pressure to keep 
their mouths shut. This is something that absolutely must be 
investigated. It is something that the American people absolutely have 
a right to know. She felt she was being squeezed by the White House, 
and he felt he had to roll over one more time. He had to roll over one 
more time.
  ``And when we have over 90 people fleeing the country or taking the 
fifth amendment, we have to wonder if Mr. Hubbell is only one of a 
number that are scared to talk, that are afraid to say anything because 
of pressure from the White House.
  ``This brings us to tomorrow's committee meeting. Tomorrow we will 
try to break through this stone wall one more time by granting immunity 
to four witnesses. The Justice Department has agreed to immunity. The 
Justice Department has agreed to immunity. They have been thoroughly 
consulted. The Justice Department has already immunized two of these 
witnesses themselves. There is no reason to oppose immunity. Yet 19 
Democrats on the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight voted in 
lock step against immunity. They voted to prevent these witnesses from 
telling the truth to the American people.
  ``I want to tell the American people a little bit about who these 
witnesses are. Two of these witnesses were employees of Johnny Chung. 
They were involved in his conduit contribution schemes, bringing money 
from illegal sources into the DNC. They were involved in setting up 
many of his meetings at the White House and with other government 
officials.
  ``Kent La is a very important witness. He is a business associate of 
Ted Sioeng, one of the people that had fled the country. He is the U.S. 
distributor of Red Pagoda Mountain cigarettes. Ted Sioeng has a major 
stake in these cigarettes. This is the best selling brand of cigarettes 
in China. This company is owned by the Communist Chinese Government. It 
is the third largest cigarette selling in the world. This company is 
owned by the Chinese Government, and it is a convenient way to funnel 
money into campaigns in the United States by Ted Sioeng, Kent La, and 
others.
  ``Ted Sioeng and his associates gave $400,000 in contributions to the 
Democrat National Committee. Of that amount, Kent La gave $50,000. Was 
that money from Red Pagoda cigarettes from the Chinese Communist 
Government? We need to find out. The American people have a right to 
know.
  ``Every witness that we have spoken to says that `If you want to 
understand Ted Sioeng, you have got to talk to Kent La.' And that is 
one of the people we want to talk to, but we have to get immunity for 
him first. Kent La has invoked the fifth amendment. He will not testify 
without immunity. But the Democrats on our committee will not grant him 
immunity. The Democrats have voted to block immunity. I cannot, for the 
life of me, understand why they want to do that.
  ``This is not a partisan issue. Ted Sioeng did not just give money to 
Democrats, he gave to both sides. He gave $150,000 to Republican causes 
as well as the Democrats. So this is not a partisan issue with Kent La 
and Ted Sioeng. It seems very clear that most of this half a million 
dollars donated by Ted Sioeng and his associates came from profits of 
selling Chinese cigarettes around the world. Kent La is the one 
individual who can tell us if this is true or not. I do not understand 
why my colleagues want to keep this witness from testifying and protect 
a major Communist Chinese cigarette company, especially when the 
gentleman from California, who has been such a forceful advocate of 
reducing smoking here in the United States, is one of those voting 
against immunity.
  ``We have a number of good members on my committee on both sides of 
the aisle. I think we have conscientious members, both Democrat and 
Republican, who are outraged by some of the things that have happened 
during the last election. I hope all of my colleagues are thinking long 
and hard about their votes, and I hope that they will reconsider and 
support immunity tomorrow.
  ``Now, in conclusion, I have tried throughout this discussion to try 
to make clear to the American people and my colleagues that this is an 
investigation that has faced countless obstacles, stone walls. We have 
faced obstruction from the White House. We have faced stalling from the 
Democrat National Committee. We have faced non-cooperation from foreign 
governments. We have had over 90 people take the fifth amendment or 
flee the country because they did not want to testify because of 
criminal activity.
  ``However, we will continue. There are very serious allegations of 
crimes that have been committed, and the American people have a right 
to know. I hope that tomorrow we will start to tear down the stone wall 
by granting immunity to these four witnesses and getting on with the 
investigation. None of this should be covered up. The American people 
have a very clear right to know if our government was compromised. They 
have a right to know if foreign contributions influenced our foreign 
policy, if it endangered our national defense. These are things the 
American people have a right to know, and we are going to do our dead 
level best to make sure they get that right and they get to know it.''. 


para.43.17  law enforcement officers' death in line of duty

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 422): 


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       Whereas law enforcement officers work daily in communities 
     across the Nation, assisting individuals in the pursuit of 
     life, liberty, and happiness;
       Whereas law enforcement officers are, most often, the first 
     contact individuals have with their representatives of 
     government, and they perform the duties and responsibilities 
     of that important liaison role with wisdom and compassion;
       Whereas law enforcement officers are expected to perform 
     duties above and beyond those of the average person, 
     including duties such as rescuing individuals from a 
     multitude of life-threatening incidents and assisting 
     families during times of great personal sorrow;
       Whereas law enforcement officers engage in a variety of 
     tasks, from visiting with home-bound elderly citizens, 
     mediating domestic disputes, and providing counsel to 
     youngsters on our streets, to retrieving lost pets and 
     bringing a spirit of friendship and compassion to an 
     environment often lacking in these essential qualities;
       Whereas law enforcement officers daily encounter 
     individuals within our society who reject all moral values 
     and ethical codes of conduct in pursuit of criminal 
     activities;
       Whereas law enforcement officers risk their health, lives, 
     and future happiness with their families in order to 
     safeguard communities from criminal predation;
       Whereas in the course of their duties, law enforcement 
     officers may find themselves not only in harm's way, but also 
     victims of violent crime; and
       Whereas 159 law enforcement officers throughout the country 
     lost their lives in the performance of their duty in 1997, 
     and more than 14,000 men and women have made that supreme 
     sacrifice to date: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the contributions made by law 
     enforcement officers killed in the line of duty should be 
     honored, their dedication and sacrifice recognized, and their 
     unselfish service to the Nation remembered.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
HOYER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. LaTOURETTE demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.43.18  d.c. special olympics torch run

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 262); as amended: 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF RUNNING OF D.C. SPECIAL OLYMPICS 
                   LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN THROUGH CAPITOL 
                   GROUNDS.

       On May 29, 1998, or on such other date as the Speaker of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration of the Senate may jointly designate, the 1998 
     District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
     Run (in this resolution referred to as the ``event'') may be 
     run through the Capitol Grounds, as part of the journey of 
     the Special Olympics torch to the District of Columbia 
     Special Olympics summer games at Gallaudet University in the 
     District of Columbia.

     SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITY OF CAPITOL POLICE BOARD.

       The Capitol Police Board shall take such actions as may be 
     necessary to carry out the event.

     SEC. 3. CONDITIONS RELATING TO PHYSICAL PREPARATIONS.

       The Architect of the Capitol may prescribe conditions for 
     physical preparations for the event.

     SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY OF PROHIBITIONS.

       Nothing in this resolution may be construed to waive the 
     applicability of the prohibitions established by section 4 of 
     the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), 
     concerning sales, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol 
     Grounds.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.43.19  peace officers' memorial service

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 263); as amended: 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), 

     SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL PEACE 
                   OFFICERS' MEMORIAL SERVICE.

       The National Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary 
     shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, the seventeenth 
     annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, on the 
     Capitol Grounds on May 15, 1998, or on such other date as the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration of the Senate may jointly designate, 
     in order to honor the more than 160 law enforcement officers 
     who died in the line of duty during 1997.

     SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

       (a) In General.--The event authorized to be conducted on 
     the Capitol Grounds under section 1 shall be free of 
     admission charge to the public and arranged not to interfere 
     with the needs of Congress, under conditions to be prescribed 
     by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board.
       (b) Expenses and Liabilities.--The National Fraternal Order 
     of Police and its auxiliary shall assume full responsibility 
     for all expenses and liabilities incident to all activities 
     associated with the event.

     SEC. 3. EVENT PREPARATIONS.

       (a) Structures and Equipment.--Subject to the approval of 
     the Architect of the Capitol, the National Fraternal Order of 
     Police and its auxiliary are authorized to erect upon the 
     Capitol Grounds such stage, sound amplification devices, and 
     other related structures and equipment, as may be required 
     for the event authorized to be conducted on the Capitol 
     Grounds under section 1.
       (b) Additional Arrangements.--The Architect of the Capitol 
     and the Capitol Police Board are authorized to make any such 
     additional arrangements as may be required to carry out the 
     event.

     SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY OF PROHIBITIONS.

       Nothing in this resolution may be construed to waive the 
     applicability of the prohibitions established by section 4 of 
     the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), 
     concerning sales, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol 
     Grounds.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.43.20  soap box derby

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 255); as amended: 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), 

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF SOAP BOX DERBY RACES ON CAPITOL 
                   GROUNDS.

       The Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association 
     (hereinafter in this resolution referred to as the 
     ``Association'') shall be permitted to sponsor a public 
     event, soap box derby races, on the Capitol grounds on July 
     11, 1998, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration of the Senate may jointly designate.

     SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.

       The event to be carried out under this resolution shall be 
     free of admission charge to the public and arranged not to 
     interfere with the needs of Congress, under conditions to be 
     prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol 
     Police Board; except that the Association shall assume full 
     responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to 
     all activities associated with the event.

[[Page 578]]

     SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

       For the purposes of this resolution, the Association is 
     authorized to erect upon the Capitol grounds, subject to the 
     approval of the Architect of the Capitol, such stage, sound 
     amplification devices, and other related structures and 
     equipment as may be required for the event to be carried out 
     under this resolution.

     SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

       The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board 
     are authorized to make any such additional arrangements that 
     may be required to carry out the event under this resolution.

     SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY OF PROHIBITIONS.

       Nothing in this resolution may be construed to waive the 
     applicability of the prohibitions established by section 4 of 
     the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), 
     concerning sales, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol 
     Grounds.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.43.21  h. res. 423--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 423) expressing the sense of the 
House with respect to winning the war on drugs to protect our children.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

412

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para.43.22                   [Roll No. 138]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Paul
     Sanford
       

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bateman
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Engel
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Hefner
     Kaptur
     Kilpatrick
     Menendez
     Mollohan
     Myrick
     Rahall
     Schumer
     Skaggs
     Whitfield
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.43.23  h.r. 3811--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3811) to establish felony violations 
for the failure to pay legal child support obligations, and for other 
purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

402

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

16

para.43.24                   [Roll No. 139]

                                YEAS--402

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay

[[Page 579]]


     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--16

     Barr
     Cannon
     Conyers
     Furse
     Hastings (FL)
     Jackson (IL)
     LaHood
     Lee
     Manzullo
     Paul
     Sabo
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Stark
     Waters
     Watts (OK)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bateman
     Christensen
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Hefner
     Kilpatrick
     Menendez
     Mollohan
     Myrick
     Rahall
     Schumer
     Skaggs 
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.43.25  h.r. 2829--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2839) to establish a matching grant 
program to help State and local jurisdictions purchase armor vests for 
use by law enforcement departments.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

412

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

4

para.43.26                   [Roll No. 140]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

[[Page 580]]



                                 NAYS--4

     Blunt
     Campbell
     Paul
     Sanford

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bateman
     Christensen
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Hefner
     Kilpatrick
     Linder
     Menendez
     Mollohan
     Myrick
     Rahall
     Schumer
     Skaggs
     Wexler
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.43.27  h. res. 422--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 422) expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives that law enforcement officers who have 
died in the line of duty should be honored, recognized and remembered 
for their great sacrifice.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

416

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.43.28                   [Roll No. 141]

                                YEAS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bateman
     Buyer
     Christensen
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Hefner
     Kilpatrick
     Menendez
     Mollohan
     Myrick
     Rahall
     Schumer
     Skaggs
     Wexler
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.43.29  bulletproof vest partnership

  On motion of Mr. McCOLLUM, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1605) to establish a matching grant program to help States, 
units of local government, and Indian tribes to purchase armor vests for 
use by law enforcement officers.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. McCOLLUM submitted the following amendment, which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 2829, as passed by the House.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
establish a matching grant program to help State and local jurisdictions 
purchase armor vests for use by law enforcement.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 2829, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.43.30  texas-vermont-maine low-level waste compact

  On motion of Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado, by direction of the 
Committee on Commerce and pursuant to clause 1 of rule XX, the bill 
(H.R. 629) to grant the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-Level 
Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact; together with the amendment of the 
Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
ask a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent, 
appointed; Messrs. Bliley, Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Barton of Texas, 
Dingell, and Hall of Texas as managers of the conference on the part of 
the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

[[Page 581]]

para.43.31  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3534

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-529) the resolution (H. Res. 426) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 3534) to improve congressional deliberation on proposed 
Federal private sector mandates, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.43.32  providing for the consideration of h.r. 512

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-530) the resolution (H. Res. 427) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 512) to prohibit the expenditure of funds from the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund for the creation of new National Wildlife 
Refuges without specific authorization from Congress pursuant to a 
recommendation from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to 
create the refuge.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.43.33  providing for the consideration of h.r. 10

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-531) the resolution (H. Res. 428) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 10) to enhance competition in the financial services 
industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of 
banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.43.34  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Donald L. Mazeau, former member of the 
staff of the Honorable Sam Gejdenson:

                                                 Donald N. Mazeau,


                                             46 Fenwood Drive,

                                    Old Saybrook, CT, May 5, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker,
     Washington, DC
       Dear Mr. Speaker, This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a subpoena ad testificandum 
     issued by the Superior Court for the District of New London, 
     Connecticut, in the case of FDIC v. Caldrello, No. 0511581.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,

                                             Donald N. Mazeau,

                                      Former Congressional Aide to
                                        Congressman Sam Gejdenson.

para.43.35  canada-u.s. interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 22 United States Code 
276d, appointed to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group on 
the part of the House, in addition to Mr. Houghton  appointed on April 
27, 1998, the following Members: Messrs. Gilman, Hamilton, Crane, 
LaFalce, Oberstar, Shaw, Lipinski, Upton, Stearns, Peterson of 
Minnesota, and Ms. Danner.

para.43.36  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BATEMAN, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. GILCHREST, for today and May 13;
  To Ms. KILPATRICK, for today and May 13;
  To Mrs. MYRICK, for today; and
  To Mr. SKAGGS, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.43.37  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. RUSH, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Thursday, May 7, 1998, at 11 o'clock and 22 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 9 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, May 13, 1998.

para.43.38  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2652. A bill to 
     amend title 17, United States Code, to prevent the 
     misappropriation of collections of information; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-525). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3303. A bill to 
     authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001; to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to carry out 
     certain programs administered by the Department of Justice; 
     to amend title 28 of the United States Code with respect to 
     the use of funds available to the Department of Justice, and 
     for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-526). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2886. A 
     bill to provide for a demonstration project in the Stanislaus 
     National Forest, California, under which a private contractor 
     will perform multiple resource management activities for that 
     unit of the National Forest System; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-527). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3723. A bill to 
     authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses of 
     the Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 105-528). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 426. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3534) to improve congressional deliberation on proposed 
     Federal private sector mandates, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-529). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 427. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 512) 
     to prohibit the expenditure of funds from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund for the creation of new National Wildlife 
     Refuges without specific authorization from Congress pursuant 
     to a recommendation from the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service to create the refuge (Rept. No. 105-530). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 428. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) 
     to enhance competition in the financial services industry by 
     providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of 
     banks, securities firms, and other financial service 
     providers, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-531). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SPENCE: Committee on National Security. H.R. 3616. A 
     bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for 
     military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, 
     and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-532). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para.43.39  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Spence, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Goodling, Ms. Granger, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Hefner, Mr. Herger, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Redmond, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Whitfield, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 3828. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve access to health care services for 
     certain Medicare-eligible veterans; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs, and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Bass, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Gibbons, and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 3829. A bill to amend the Central Intelligence Agency 
     Act of 1949 to provide a process for agency employees to 
     submit urgent concerns to Congress, and for other pur

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     poses; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
     and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 3830. A bill to provide for the exchange of certain 
     lands within the State of Utah; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3831. A bill to provide that children's sleepwear 
     shall be manufactured in accordance with stricter 
     flammability standards; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3832. A bill to protect the Social Security system and 
     to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a 
     two-thirds vote for legislation that changes the 
     discretionary spending limits or the pay-as-you-go provisions 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985 if the budget for the current year (or immediately 
     preceding year) was not in surplus; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 
     and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 3833. A bill to better regulate the transfer of 
     firearms at gun shows; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gingrich, 
             and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 3834. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that meals furnished to all employees at a 
     place of business shall be excludable from gross income if 
     most employees at such place of business are furnished meals 
     for the convenience of the employer; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Cook, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 3835. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to repeal the financial limitation on 
     rehabilitation services under part B of the Medicare Program; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 3836. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to clarify the right of nationals of the United 
     States to make contributions in connection with an election 
     to political office; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 3837. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to permit States to use funds under the State Children's 
     Health Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant 
     women; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 3838. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require, in the evaluation of bids and proposals for a 
     contract for the procurement by the Department of Defense of 
     property or services, the consideration of the percentage of 
     work under the contract planned to be performed in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 3839. A bill to promote protection of Federal law 
     enforcement officers who intervene in certain situations; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 3840. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to establish an Advanced Manufacturing Fellowship; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Moakley, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Markey, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 3841. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income the value of certain real 
     property tax reduction vouchers received by senior citizens 
     who provide volunteer services under a State program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 3842. A bill to provide that certain Federal property 
     shall be made available to States for State use before being 
     made available to other entities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committees on National Security, Small 
     Business, International Relations, and Science, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Redmond, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
             Mr. Green, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Schumer, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Kaptur, and Ms. Roybal-
             Allard):
       H.R. 3843. A bill to grant a Federal charter to the 
     American GI Forum of the United States; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Klug, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Green, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Rogan, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 3844. A bill to promote and enhance public safety 
     through use of 9-1-1 as the universal emergency assistance 
     number, further deployment of wireless 9-1-1 service, support 
     of States in upgrading 9-1-1 capabilities and related 
     functions, encouragement of construction and operation of 
     seamless, ubiquitous and reliable networks for personal 
     wireless services, and ensuring access to Federal Government 
     property for such networks, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 3845. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     establish in the Department of Defense a new unified command 
     for joint forces to have responsibility for providing ready 
     joint forces to the commanders of regional combatant commands 
     and to conduct joint experimentation to further develop joint 
     military forces; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 3846. A bill to amend the Equity in Educational Land-
     Grant Status Act of 1994 to add the Eastern Oklahoma State 
     College on behalf of the Choctaw Nation; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 3847. A bill to prohibit certain transfers or 
     assignments of franchises, and to prohibit certain fixing or 
     maintaining of motor fuel prices, under the Petroleum 
     Marketing Practices Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. YATES:
       H.R. 3848. A bill to permit certain claims against foreign 
     states to be heard in United States courts where the foreign 
     state is a state sponsor of international terrorism or where 
     no extradition treaty with the state existed at the time the 
     claim arose and where no other adequate and available 
     remedies exist; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COX of California (for himself and Mr. White):
       H.R. 3849. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to establish a national policy against Federal and State 
     regulation of Internet access and online services, and to 
     exercise congressional jurisdiction over interstate and 
     foreign commerce by establishing a moratorium on the 
     imposition of exactions that would interfere with the free 
     flow of commerce conducted over the Internet, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Rules, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Waxman, and Mrs. Morella):
       H. Con. Res. 275. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress in support of the determination of the 
     Department of the Treasury not to allow the importation of 
     certain large capacity military magazine rifles that are 
     functionally identical to banned semiautomatic assault 
     weapons; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.43.40  reports of committees on private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 375. A 
     bill for the relief of Margarito Domantay; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-523). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House.
       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1949. 
     A bill for the relief of Nuratu Olarewaju Abeke Kadiri; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 105-524). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House.

para.43.41  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 12: Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Talent, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 372: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 453: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 678: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 774: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 814: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 831: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Norwood and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 953: Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Clayton, and Ms. Rivers.

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       H.R. 1023: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Regula, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
     Waxman, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Lee, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Bunning 
     of Kentucky, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Costello, Mr. Levin, and Mr. 
     Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 1390: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1500: Mrs. Capps and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1635: Mr. Castle and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. John, 
     Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Talent, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
     Brady, Mr. Armey, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
     Fazio of California.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Gephardt, Mr. McDermott, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2110: Mr. Lewis of Georgia
       H.R. 2173: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2321: Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 2327: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Houghton and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 2509: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer.
       H.R. 2598: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2681: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 2713: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Sam Johnson, Ms. 
     Slaughter, and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. White, Mr. Baker, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Riley, 
     Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2828: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2888: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 2942: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 3043: Ms. Pelosi and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3048: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Poshard and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 3099: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 3150: Mr. Castle, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. John.
       H.R. 3152: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 3161: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 3162: Mr. Hilleary and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 3177: Mr. Pitts and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 3187: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Gephardt.
       H.R. 3261: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 3279: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 3281: Mr. McDermott and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 3297: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 3304: Mr. Pappas and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 3382: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Towns and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 3433: Mr. Frelinghuysen and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 3435: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Crapo, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 3438: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 3484: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. McHale, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Filner, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     Edwards, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Edwards, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
     Linder, Mr. Parker, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Frost, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Jones, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 3526: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 3541: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Bass, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Moran 
     of Kansas, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 3571: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 3583: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Paul, Ms. Pryce of 
     Ohio, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 3584: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 3602: Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 3605: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Sherman, and 
     Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Klink, Mr. Gejdenson, 
     Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Pitts, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 3615: Mr. Jackson, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 3629: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 3636: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, 
     and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 3640: Mr. Frost and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 3651: Mr. Rangel and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 3668: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 3682: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 3722: Mr. Hobson, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and 
     Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3734: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 3767: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3789: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3794: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 3807: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
     Skeen, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Talent, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Wicker, 
     and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 3810: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
     Saxton.
       H.R. 3820: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Berman, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. LaTourette, 
     Mr. Underwood, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Costello.
       H. Con. Res. 249: Mr. Frost and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
     of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 254: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H. Con. Res. 266: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     McGovern, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Con. Res. 268: Mr. McNulty.
       H. Con. Res. 271: Mr. Costello.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Wise, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
     Stenholm, and Mrs. Clayton.
       H. Res. 171: Mr. Towns, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Sherman.
       H. Res. 259: Mr. Farr of California.
       H. Res. 321: Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     LaFalce, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Brown of California, and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York.
       H. Res. 363: Mr. Cummings.
       H. Res. 392: Mr. Wise.
       H. Res. 422: Mr. Shuster, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
     Cook, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, 
     Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Buyer, Mrs. Bono, and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H. Res. 423: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. 
     McKeon.



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                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1998 (44)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.44.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, May 12, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.44.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9112. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule-- Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Addition to 
     the Quarantined Area [Docket No. 97-056-11] received May 12, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9113. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Diflubenzuron; 
     Temporary Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300660; FRL-5790-5] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received May 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9114. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule Tebufenozide; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300640; FRL-5784-7] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9115. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N- 
     (1-methylethyl)-2 [[5-(trifluoromethyl)-- 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-
     yl]o ]acetamide; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance, Correction 
     [OPP-300636A; FRL-5787-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 7, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9116. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Special Combinations 
     for Tobacco Allotments and Quotas (RIN: 0560-AF14) received 
     May 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9117. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting requests to make available emergency 
     appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, 
     the Interior, and Transportation; the Corps of Engineers; the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency; the United States 
     Information Agency; and International Security Assistance, 
     pursuant to Public Law 105--174; (H. Doc. No. 105--251); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       9118. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Electronic Funds Transfer [DFARS Case 98-D012] received May 
     12, 1998, pursuant to 5

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     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       9119. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report on direct spending or receipts 
     legislation within seven days of enactment, pursuant to 
     Public Law 101--508; to the Committee on the Budget.
       9120. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received May 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       9121. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Determination of Functional Equivalency on Harmonization 
     [NHTSA-98-3815] (RIN: 2127-AG62) received May 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9122. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Finding of Failure to 
     Submit Required State Implementation Plans for Carbon 
     Monoxide; Arizona; Phoenix Carbon Monoxide Nonattainment Area 
     [OAQPS # AZ-007-FON; FRL 6010-3] received May 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9123. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule-- Procedures for 
     Reviewing Requests for Relief From State and Local 
     Regulations Pursuant to Section 332(c)(7)(B)(v) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 [WT Docket No. 97-192, ET Docket 
     No. 93-62, RM-8577] received May 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9124. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule-- Amendment of the 
     Commission's Rules to Relocate the Digital Electronic Message 
     Service From the 18 GHz Band to the 24 GHz Band and to 
     Allocate the 24 GHz Band For Fixed Service [ET Docket No. 97-
     99] received May 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9125. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule-- Natural Rubber-Containing 
     Medical Devices; User Labeling [Docket No. 96N-0119] received 
     May 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9126. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Forces's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer 
     and Acceptance (LOA) to the Republic of Korea for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 98-40), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9127. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Japan (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-22-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9128. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Turkey (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-18-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9129. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Brunei (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-4-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9130. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the Bank's 
     management report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1997 and a copy of the 1997 Annual Report, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635g(a); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9131. A letter from the President, Federal Financing Bank, 
     transmitting the Bank's Annual Management Report for Fiscal 
     Year 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9132. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9133. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       9134. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Final Rule to List the 
     Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse as a Threatened Species (RIN: 
     1018-AE06) received May 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9135. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     SPECIAL LOCAL REGULATIONS; El Nuevo Dia Offshore Cup, Bahia 
     De Mayaguez, Puerto Rico [CCGD07 98-012] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received May 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9136. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class D Airspace; Twin Falls, ID [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ANM-24] received May 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9137. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     SAFETY ZONES, SECURITY ZONES, AND SPECIAL LOCAL REGULATIONS 
     [USCG-1998-3772] received May 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9138. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-30 and 
     SD3-60 Series Airplanes Equipped with Fire Fighting 
     Enterprises (U.K.) Ltd. Fire Extinguishers [Docket No. 96-NM-
     175-AD; Amendment 39-10509; AD 98-09-28] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9139. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Commercial Passenger-Carrying Operations in Single-Engine 
     Aircraft under Instrument Flight Rules [Docket No. 28743; 
     Amendment Nos. 43, 73] (RIN: 2120-AG55) received May 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9140. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Borrego Springs, CA 
     [Airspace Docket 96-AWP-4] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 7, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9141. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace; Mountain View, CA [98-AWP-
     9] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9142. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Model 
     GE90-76B Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-28-AD; Amendment 
     39-10496; AD 98-09-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9143. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Osceola, AR [Airspace 
     Docket No. 92-ASW-35] received May 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9144. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330-301 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-300-AD; Amendment 39-10511; AD 
     98-09-30] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 7, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9145. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives Boeing Model 747-400 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-138-AD; Amendment 39-10510; AD 
     98-09-29] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 7, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9146. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-215-1A10 and 
     CL-215-6B11 Series Airplanes; Correction [Docket No. 98-NM-
     05-AD; Amendment 39-10458] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 7, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9147. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-131-AD; Amendment 39-
     10512; AD 98-10-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9148. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-199-AD; Amendment 39-10513; 
     AD 98-10-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 7, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       9149. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (ECD) 
     (Eurocopter Deutschland) Model MBB-BK 117 A-1, A-3, A-4, B-1, 
     B-2, and C-1 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-45-AD; Amendment 
     39-10246; AD 97-26-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       9150. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company 90, 100, 
     200, and 300 Series Airplanes (formerly known as Beech 
     Aircraft Corporation 90, 100, 200, and 300 series airplanes) 
     [Docket No. 97-CE-05-AD; Amendment 39-10207; AD 97-23-17] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9151. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Credit for Producing Fuel From a Nonconventional Source, 29 
     Inflation Adjustment Factor, and 29 Reference Price [Notice 
     98-28, 1998-19 I.R.B.] received May 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9152. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, First-out Inventories [Revenue Ruling 98-26] received May 
     11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       9153. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real Property [Revenue 
     Ruling 98-22] received May 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.44.3  recess for reception of former members--9:05 a.m.

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the to the special order agreed to on 
Thursday, May 7, 1998, declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 5 
minutes a.m., subject to the call of the Chair.

para.44.4  after recess--10:36 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, called the House to order.

para.44.5  proceedings during recess

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, by unanimous consent, the proceedings had 
during the recess to receive former Members were ordered to be printed 
in the Record.

para.44.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 1273. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the National Science Foundation, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 1150) ``An Act to ensure that 
federally funded agricultural research, extension, and education address 
high-priority concerns with national or multistate significance, to 
reform, extend, and eliminate certain agricultural research programs, 
and for other purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate passed a bill and a 
concurrent resolution of the following titles, in which concurrence of 
the House is requested:

       S. 1618. An Act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     improve the protection of consumers against ``slamming'' by 
     telecommunications carriers, and for other purposes.
       S. Con. Res. 75. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     sesquicentennial of Wisconsin statehood. 

para.44.7  committee election--majority

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 429):

       Resolved, That the following Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Education and the Workforce: Mr. Parker.
       Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky.
       Committee on International Relations: Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina.
       Committee on the Judiciary: Mrs. Bono.
       Committee on National Security: Mrs. Bono.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.44.8  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.44.9  message from the president--sanctions regarding India

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to section 102(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, I am 
hereby reporting that, in accordance with that section, I have 
determined that India, a non-nuclear-weapon state, detonated a nuclear 
explosive device on May 11, 1998. I have further directed the relevant 
agencies and instrumentalities of the United States Government to take 
the necessary actions to impose the sanctions described in section 
102(b)(2) of that Act.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 13, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-250).

para.44.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3534

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 426):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3534) to improve congressional deliberation on 
     proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for 
     failure to comply with section 306 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Rules. After general debate the 
     bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
     rule. The amendment recommended by the Committee on Rules now 
     printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted in the 
     House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as 
     amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the 
     purpose of further amendment. The bill shall be considered as 
     read. During consideration of the bill for further amendment, 
     the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord 
     priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member 
     offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the 
     portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill, as amended, to the House with such further 
     amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments 
     thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 
     one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.44.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 10

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 428):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 10) to enhance competition in the financial 
     services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
     affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial 
     service providers, and for other purposes. The first reading 
     of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
     against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour, 
     with thirty minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services and thirty minutes equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Commerce. It shall be in order to 
     consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
     under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee 
     on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amend

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     ment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as 
     read. All points of order against that amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order 
     except those printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee 
     on Rules. Each amendment may be offered only in the order 
     printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
     designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 
     be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
     shall not be subject to amendment except as specified in the 
     report, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
     the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
     All points of order against the amendments printed in the 
     report are waived. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
     may: (1) postpone until a time during further consideration 
     in the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote 
     on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum 
     time for electronic voting on any postponed question that 
     follows another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

311

When there appeared

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Nays

105

para.44.12                   [Roll No. 142]

                                YEAS--311

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--105

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Duncan
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Riley
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Stokes
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Vento
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bateman
     Christensen
     Clay
     Ewing
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Kilpatrick
     Mink
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Skaggs
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.44.13  financial services competition

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to House Resolution 428 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 10) to enhance competition in the financial services industry by 
providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, 
securities firms, and other financial services providers, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mrs. EMERSON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.44.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BLILEY:

       At the end of title II of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, insert the following new subtitle (and conform 
     the table of contents accordingly):

    Subtitle E--Disclosure of Customer Costs of Acquiring Financial 
                                Products

     SEC. 251. IMPROVED AND CONSISTENT DISCLOSURE.

       (a) Revised Regulations Required.--Within one year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, each Federal financial 
     regulatory authority shall prescribe rules, or revisions to 
     its rules, to improve the accuracy, simplicity, and 
     completeness, and to make more consistent, the disclosure of 
     information by persons subject to the jurisdiction of such 
     regulatory authority concerning any commissions, fees, 
     markups, or other costs incurred by customers in the 
     acquisition of financial products.
       (b) Consultation.--In prescribing rules and revisions under 
     subsection (a), the Federal financial regulatory authorities 
     shall consult with each other and with appropriate State 
     financial regulatory authorities.
       (c) Consideration of Existing Disclosures.--In prescribing 
     rules and revisions

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     under subsection (a), the Federal financial regulatory 
     authorities shall consider the sufficiency and 
     appropriateness of then existing laws and rules applicable to 
     persons subject to their jurisdiction, and may prescribe 
     exemptions from the rules and revisions required by 
     subsection (a) to the extent appropriate in light of the 
     objective of this section to increase the consistency of 
     disclosure practices.
       (d) Enforcement.--Any rule prescribed by a Federal 
     financial regulatory authority pursuant to this section 
     shall, for purposes of enforcement, be treated as a rule 
     prescribed by such regulatory authority pursuant to the 
     statute establishing such regulatory authority's jurisdiction 
     over the persons to whom such rule applies.
       (e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``Federal financial regulatory authority'' means the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, the Comptroller of the Currency, the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, and any self-regulatory organization 
     under the supervision of any of the foregoing.
       In section 17(i)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
     as amended by section 231(a) of the Amendment in the Nature 
     of a Substitute, after ``For purposes of this subsection'' 
     insert ``and subsection (j)''.
       In section 17 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as 
     amended by section 231(a) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, redesignate subsection (j) as subsection (k) and 
     before such redesignated subsection (k) insert the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(j) Commission Backup Authority.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Commission may make inspections of 
     any wholesale financial holding company that--
       ``(A) controls a wholesale financial institution,
       ``(B) is not a foreign bank, and
       ``(C) does not control an insured bank (other than an 
     institution permitted under subparagraph (D), (F), or (G) of 
     section 2(c)(2), or held under section 4(f), of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956) or a savings association,

     and any affiliate of such company, for the purpose of 
     monitoring and enforcing compliance by the wholesale 
     financial holding company with the Federal securities laws.
       ``(2) Limitation.--The Commission shall limit the focus and 
     scope of any inspection under paragraph (1) to those 
     transactions, policies, procedures, or records that are 
     reasonably necessary to monitor and enforce compliance by the 
     wholesale financial holding company or any affiliate with the 
     Federal securities laws.
       ``(3) Deference to examinations.--To the fullest extent 
     possible, the Commission shall use, for the purposes of this 
     subsection, the reports of examinations--
       ``(A) made by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System of any wholesale financial holding company that is 
     supervised by the Board;
       ``(B) made by or on behalf of any State regulatory agency 
     responsible for the supervision of an insurance company of 
     any licensed insurance company; and
       ``(C) made by any Federal or State banking agency of any 
     bank or institution described in subparagraph (D), (F), or 
     (G) of section 2(c)(2), or held under section 4(f), of the 
     Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.
       ``(4) Notice.--To the fullest extent possible, the 
     Commission shall notify the appropriate regulatory agency 
     prior to conducting an inspection of a wholesale financial 
     institution or institution described in subparagraph (D), 
     (F), or (G) of section 2(c)(2), or held under section 4(f), 
     of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.
       At the end of subtitle A of title II of the Amendment in 
     the Nature of a Substitute, insert the following new section 
     (and conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 210. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this Act shall supersede, affect, or otherwise 
     limit the scope and applicability of the Commodity Exchange 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
       In subparagraph (A) of section 45(a)(1) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act, as added by section 308(a) of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, insert ``practices'' 
     after ``retail sales''.
       In paragraph (1) of section 45(g) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act, as added by section 308(a) of the Amendment in 
     the Nature of a Substitute, strike ``(1) No provision'' and 
     insert ``(1) In general.--No provision''.
       In paragraph (1)(B) of section 45(g) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act, as added by section 308(a) of the Amendment in 
     the Nature of a Substitute, insert ``except as provided in 
     paragraph (2),'' after ``(B)''.
       In paragraph (2) of section 45(g) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act, as added by section 308(a) of the Amendment in 
     the Nature of a Substitute, strike ``(2) Regulations'' and 
     insert `` `(2) Coordination with state law.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     regulations''.
       At the end of paragraph (2) of section 45(g) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act, as added by section 308(a) of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, add the following 
     new subparagraph:
       (B) Preemption.--If, with respect to any provision of the 
     regulations prescribed under this section, the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of 
     the Currency, and the Board of Directors of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation determine jointly that the 
     protection afforded by such provision for consumers is 
     greater than the protection provided by a comparable 
     provision of the statutes, regulations, orders, or 
     interpretations referred to in subparagraph (A) of any State, 
     such provision of the regulations prescribed under this 
     section shall supersede the comparable provision of such 
     State statute, regulation, order, or interpretation.
       In paragraph (1) of section 6(d) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956, as added by section 103(a) of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, strike ``or (C)'' 
     and insert ``(C), or (D)''.
       In paragraph (4)(D) of section 6(d) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956, as added by section 103(a) of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, strike ``or (C)'' 
     and insert ``(C), or (D)''.


                  [6. State Securities and Insurance]

       In section 104(a)(1) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, strike ``restrict'' and insert ``significantly 
     interfere with the ability of''.
       In section 104(a)(1) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, strike ``from being'' and insert ``to be''.
       In section 104(b)(1) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, strike ``paragraphs (2) and (3) and subject to 
     section 18(c) of the Securities Act of 1933'' and insert 
     ``paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)''.
       In section 104(b)(1) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, strike ``restrict'' and insert ``significantly 
     interfere with the ability of''.
       In section 104(b)(1) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, strike ``from engaging,'' and insert ``to 
     engage,''.
       In section 104(b)(2) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, strike ``As stated by the United States Supreme 
     Court'' and insert ``In accordance with the decision of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States''.
       In section 104(b)(2) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, strike subparagraph (B) and insert the following 
     new subparagraph:
       (B) subparagraph (A) shall not create any inference 
     regarding State statutes and regulations governing insurance 
     sales and solicitations other than State statutes and 
     regulations described in subparagraph (A).
       In section 104(b) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, strike paragraph (3) and insert the following new 
     paragraph:
       (3) State statutes, regulations, orders, and 
     interpretations or otherwise shall not be preempted under 
     paragraph (1) if they--
       (A) relate to, or are enacted or issued for the purpose of 
     regulating, the business of insurance in accordance with the 
     McCarran-Ferguson Act;
       (B) apply only to entities that are not insured depository 
     institutions or wholesale financial institutions but which 
     are engaged in the business of insurance;
       (C) do not relate to, and are not enacted or issued for the 
     purpose of regulating--
       (i) cross-marketing; or
       (ii) activities, including cross-marketing, which are 
     subject to paragraph (2);
       (D) are applicable to and are applied in the same manner 
     with respect to an affiliate of an insured depository 
     institution or a wholesale financial institution as they are 
     applicable to and are applied to those entities that are not 
     affiliated with an insured depository institution or a 
     wholesale financial institution; and
       (E) do not prevent or significantly interfere with the 
     ability of an insured depository institution or wholesale 
     financial institution to engage in activities authorized for 
     such institution under this Act or any other provision of 
     Federal law.
       In section 104(b) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, after paragraph (3) insert the following new 
     paragraph:
       (4) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be construed as 
     affecting the jurisdiction of the securities commission (or 
     any agency or office performing like functions) of any State, 
     under the laws of such State, to investigate and bring 
     enforcement actions, consistent with section 18(c) of the 
     Securities Act of 1933, with respect to fraud or deceit or 
     unlawful conduct by any person, in connection with securities 
     or securities transactions.
       After section 116 of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, insert the following new section (and amend the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 117. INTERAGENCY CONSULTATION.

       (a) Purpose.--It is the intention of Congress that the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the 
     umbrella supervisor for financial holding companies, and the 
     State insurance regulators, as the functional regulators of 
     companies engaged in insurance activities, coordinate efforts 
     to supervise companies that control both a depository 
     institution and a company engaged in insurance activities 
     regulated under State law. In particular, Congress believes 
     that the Board and the State insurance regulators should 
     share, on a confidential basis, information relevant to the 
     supervision of companies that control both a depository 
     institution and a company engaged in insurance activities, 
     including information regarding the financial health of the 
     consolidated organization and information regarding 
     transactions and relationships between insurance companies 
     and affiliated depository institutions. The appropriate 
     Federal banking agencies for depository institutions should 
     also share, on a confidential basis, information with the 
     relevant State insurance regulators regarding transactions 
     and relationships between depository institutions and 
     affiliated companies engaged in insurance activities.

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     The purpose of this section is to encourage this coordination 
     and confidential sharing of information, and to thereby 
     improve both the efficiency and the quality of the 
     supervision of financial holding companies and their 
     affiliated depository institutions and companies engaged in 
     insurance activities.
       (b) Examination Results and Other Information.--
       (1) Information of the board.--Upon the request of the 
     appropriate insurance regulator of any State, the Board may 
     provide any information of the Board regarding the financial 
     condition, risk management policies, and operations of any 
     financial holding company that controls a company that is 
     engaged in insurance activities and is regulated by such 
     State insurance regulator, and regarding any transaction or 
     relationship between such an insurance company and any 
     affiliated depository institution. The Board may provide any 
     other information to the appropriate State insurance 
     regulator that the Board believes is necessary or appropriate 
     to permit the State insurance regulator to administer and 
     enforce applicable State insurance laws.
       (2) Banking agency information.--Upon the request of the 
     appropriate insurance regulator of any State, the appropriate 
     Federal banking agency may provide any information of the 
     agency regarding any transaction or relationship between a 
     depository institution supervised by such Federal banking 
     agency and any affiliated company that is engaged in 
     insurance activities regulated by such State insurance 
     regulator. The appropriate Federal banking agency may provide 
     any other information to the appropriate State insurance 
     regulator that the agency believes is necessary or 
     appropriate to permit the State insurance regulator to 
     administer and enforce applicable State insurance laws.
       (3) State insurance regulator information.--Upon the 
     request of the Board or the appropriate Federal banking 
     agency, a State insurance regulator may provide any 
     examination or other reports, records, or other information 
     to which such insurance regulator may have access with 
     respect to a company which--
       (A) is engaged in insurance activities and regulated by 
     such insurance regulator; and
       (B) is an affiliate of an insured depository institution, 
     wholesale financial institution, or financial holding 
     company.
       (c) Consultation.--Before making any determination relating 
     to the initial affiliation of, or the continuing affiliation 
     of, an insured depository institution, wholesale financial 
     institution, or financial holding company with a company 
     engaged in insurance activities, the appropriate Federal 
     banking agency shall consult with the appropriate State 
     insurance regulator of such company and take the views of 
     such insurance regulator into account in making such 
     determination.
       (d) Effect on other authority.--Nothing in this section 
     shall limit in any respect the authority of the appropriate 
     Federal banking agency with respect to an insured depository 
     institution, wholesale financial institution, or bank holding 
     company or any affiliate thereof under any provision of law.
       (e) Confidentiality and Privilege.--
       (1) Confidentiality.--The appropriate Federal banking 
     agency shall not provide any information or material that is 
     entitled to confidential treatment under applicable Federal 
     banking agency regulations, or other applicable law, to a 
     State insurance regulator unless such regulator agrees to 
     maintain the information or material in confidence and to 
     take all reasonable steps to oppose any effort to secure 
     disclosure of the information or material by the regulator. 
     The appropriate Federal banking agency shall treat as 
     confidential any information or material obtained from a 
     State insurance regulator that is entitled to confidential 
     treatment under applicable State regulations, or other 
     applicable law, and take all reasonable steps to oppose any 
     effort to secure disclosure of the information or material by 
     the Federal banking agency.
       (2) Privilege.--The provision pursuant to this section of 
     information or material by a Federal banking agency or State 
     insurance regulator shall not constitute a waiver of, or 
     otherwise affect, any privilege to which the information or 
     material is otherwise subject.
       (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Appropriate Federal banking agency; insured depository 
     institution.--The terms ``appropriate Federal banking 
     agency'' and ``insured depository institution'' shall have 
     the same meanings as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act.
       (2) Board; financial holding company; and wholesale 
     financial institution.--The terms ``Board'', ``financial 
     holding company'', and ``wholesale financial institution'' 
     shall have the same meanings as in section 2 of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956.
       In paragraph (1) of section 309 of the Amendment in the 
     Nature of a Substitute, strike ``restrict'' and insert 
     ``significantly interfere with the ability of''.
       In paragraph (1) of section 309 of the Amendment in the 
     Nature of a Substitute, strike ``from becoming'' and insert 
     ``to become''.
       In paragraph (1) of section 309 of the Amendment in the 
     Nature of a Substitute, strike ``from acquiring'' and insert 
     ``to acquire''.
       In paragraph (3) of section 309 of the Amendment in the 
     Nature of a Substitute, strike ``restrict'' and insert 
     ``significantly interfere with''.
       In section 3(a)(4)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934, as amended by section 201 of the Amendment in the 
     Nature of a Substitute, strike clause (ii) (relating to trust 
     activities) and insert the following:
       ``(ii) Trust activities.--The bank effects transactions in 
     a trustee capacity, or effects transactions in a fiduciary 
     capacity in its trust department or other department that is 
     regularly examined by bank examiners for compliance with 
     fiduciary principles and standards, and (in either case)--
       ``(I) is primarily compensated on the basis of an 
     administration or annual fee (payable on a monthly, 
     quarterly, or other basis), a percentage of assets under 
     management, or a flat or capped per order processing fee, or 
     any combination of such fees, but does not otherwise receive 
     brokerage commissions, or other similar remuneration based on 
     effecting transactions in securities, that exceed the cost 
     incurred by the bank in connection with executing securities 
     transactions for trustee or fiduciary customers; and
       ``(II) does not publicly solicit brokerage business, other 
     than by advertising that it effects transactions in 
     securities in conjunction with advertising its other trust 
     activities.
       In section 3(a)(4)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934, as amended by section 201 of the Amendment in the 
     Nature of a Substitute, strike clause (iv) (relating to 
     certain stock purchase plans) and insert the following:
       ``(iv) Certain stock purchase plans.--
       ``(I) Employee benefit plans.--The bank effects 
     transactions, as part of its transfer agency activities, in 
     the securities of an issuer as part of any pension, 
     retirement, profit-sharing, bonus, thrift, savings, 
     incentive, or other similar benefit plan for the employees of 
     that issuer or its subsidiaries, if--

       (aa) the bank does not solicit transactions or provide 
     investment advice with respect to the purchase or sale of 
     securities in connection with the plan; and
       ``(bb) the bank's compensation for such plan or program 
     consists of administration fees, or flat or capped per order 
     processing fees, or both, but the bank does not otherwise 
     receive brokerage commissions, or other similar remuneration 
     based on effecting transactions in securities, that exceed 
     the cost incurred by the bank in connection with executing 
     securities transactions under this subclause (I).
       ``(II) Dividend reinvestment plans.--The bank effects 
     transactions, as part of its transfer agency activities, in 
     the securities of an issuer as part of that issuer's dividend 
     reinvestment plan, if--
       ``(aa) the bank does not solicit transactions or provide 
     investment advice with respect to the purchase or sale of 
     securities in connection with the plan;
       ``(bb) the bank does not net shareholders' buy and sell 
     orders, other than for programs for odd-lot holders or plans 
     registered with the Commission; and
       ``(cc) the bank's compensation for such plan or program 
     consists of administration fees, or flat or capped per order 
     processing fees, or both, but the bank does not otherwise 
     receive brokerage commissions, or other similar remuneration 
     based on effecting transactions in securities, that exceed 
     the cost incurred by the bank in connection with executing 
     securities transactions under this subclause (II).
       ``(III) Issuer plans.--The bank effects transactions, as 
     part of its transfer agency activities, in the securities of 
     an issuer as part of a plan or program for the purchase or 
     sale of that issuer's shares, if--
       ``(aa) the bank does not solicit transactions or provide 
     investment advice with respect to the purchase or sale of 
     securities in connection with the plan or program;
       ``(bb) the bank does not net shareholders' buy and sell 
     orders, other than for programs for odd-lot holders or plans 
     registered with the Commission; and
       ``(cc) the bank's compensation for such plan or program 
     consists of administration fees, or flat or capped per order 
     processing fees, or both, but the bank does not otherwise 
     receive brokerage commissions, or other similar remuneration 
     based on effecting transactions in securities, that exceed 
     the cost incurred by the bank in connection with executing 
     securities transactions under this subclause (III).
       ``(IV) Permissible delivery of materials.--The exception to 
     being considered a broker for a bank engaged in activities 
     described in subclauses (I), (II), and (III) will not be 
     affected by a bank's delivery of written or electronic plan 
     materials to employees of the issuer, shareholders of the 
     issuer, or members of affinity groups of the issuer, so long 
     as such materials are--
       ``(aa) comparable in scope or nature to that permitted by 
     the Commission as of the date of the enactment of the 
     Financial Services Act of 1998; or
       ``(bb) otherwise permitted by the Commission.
       Strike subtitle E of title I of the Amendment in the Nature 
     of a Substitute and insert the following new subtitle (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

               Subtitle E--Preservation of FTC Authority

     SEC. 141. AMENDMENT TO THE BANK HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1956 
                   TO MODIFY NOTIFICATION AND POST-APPROVAL 
                   WAITING PERIOD FOR SECTION 3 TRANSACTIONS.

       Section 11(b)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
     (12 U.S.C. 1849(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ``and, if the 
     transaction also involves an acquisition under section 4 or 
     section 6, the Board shall also

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     notify the Federal Trade Commission of such approval'' before 
     the period at the end of the 1st sentence.

     SEC. 142. INTERAGENCY DATA SHARING.

       To the extent not prohibited by other law, the Comptroller 
     of the Currency, the Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall 
     make available to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
     Commission any data in the possession of any such banking 
     agency that the antitrust agency deems necessary for 
     antitrust review of any transaction requiring notice to any 
     such antitrust agency or the approval of such agency under 
     section 3, 4, or 6 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, 
     section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the 
     National Bank Consolidation and Merger Act, section 10 of the 
     Home Owners' Loan Act, or the antitrust laws.

     SEC. 143. CLARIFICATION OF STATUS OF SUBSIDIARIES AND 
                   AFFILIATES.

       (a) Clarification of Federal Trade Commission 
     Jurisdiction.--Any person which directly or indirectly 
     controls, is controlled directly or indirectly by, or is 
     directly or indirectly under common control with, any bank or 
     savings association (as such terms are defined in section 3 
     of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) and is not itself a 
     bank or savings association shall not be deemed to be a bank 
     or savings association for purposes of the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act or any other law enforced by the Federal Trade 
     Commission.
       (b) Savings Provision.--No provision of this section shall 
     be construed as restricting the authority of any Federal 
     banking agency (as defined in section 3 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act) under any Federal banking law, 
     including section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (c) Hart-Scott-Rodino Amendment.--Section 7A(c)(7) of the 
     Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a(c)(7)) is amended by inserting 
     before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: ``, 
     except that a portion of a transaction is not exempt under 
     this paragraph if such portion of the transaction (A) 
     requires notice under section 6 of the Bank Holding Company 
     Act of 1956; and (B) does not require approval under section 
     3 or 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956''.

     SEC. 144. ANNUAL GAO REPORT.

       (a) In General.--By the end of the 1-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
     thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall submit a report to the Congress on market concentration 
     in the financial services industry and its impact on 
     consumers.
       (b) Analysis.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall contain an analysis of--
       (1) the positive and negative effects of affiliations 
     between various types of financial companies, and of 
     acquisitions pursuant to this Act and the amendments made by 
     this Act to other provisions of law, including any positive 
     or negative effects on consumers, area markets, and 
     submarkets thereof or on registered securities brokers and 
     dealers which have been purchased by depository institutions 
     or depository institution holding companies;
       (2) the changes in business practices and the effects of 
     any such changes on the availability of venture capital, 
     consumer credit, and other financial services or products and 
     the availability of capital and credit for small businesses; 
     and
       (3) the acquisition patterns among depository institutions, 
     depository institution holding companies, securities firms, 
     and insurance companies including acquisitions among the 
     largest 20 percent of firms and acquisitions within regions 
     or other limited geographical areas.
       In section 206(a)(1)(F) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, strike clauses (ii) and (iii), and insert the 
     following:
       (ii) interest rates, except interest rate derivative 
     instruments (I) that are based on a security or a group or 
     index of securities (other than government securities or a 
     group or index of government securities); (II) that provide 
     for the delivery of one or more securities (other than 
     government securities); or (III) that trade on a national 
     securities exchange; or
       (iii) commodities, other rates, indices, or other assets, 
     except derivative instruments (I) that are securities or that 
     are based on a group or index of securities (other than 
     government securities or a group or index of government 
     securities); (II) that provide for the delivery of one or 
     more securities (other than government securities); or (III) 
     that trade on a national securities exchange.
       In section 206(a)(3) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, strike ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B); 
     redesignate subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and after 
     subparagraph (B), insert the following new subparagraph:
       (C) the term `government securities' has the meaning 
     provided in section 3(a)(42) of such Act, and, for purposes 
     of this subsection, commercial paper, bankers acceptances, 
     and commercial bills shall be treated in the same manner as 
     government securities; and
       In paragraph (55)(A) of section 3(a) of the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934, as added by section 207 of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, strike ``or'' at the 
     end of clause (viii).
       In paragraph (55)(A) of section 3(a) of the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934, as added by section 207 of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, strike the period at 
     the end of clause (ix) and insert ``; or''.
       In paragraph (55)(A) of section 3(a) of the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934, as added by section 207 of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, insert the following 
     new clause after clause (ix):
       ``(x) the government of any foreign country.
       At the end of subtitle A of title I of the Amendment in the 
     Nature of a Substitute, insert the following new section (and 
     amend the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 109. RESPONSIVENESS TO COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR FINANCIAL 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
     with the Federal banking agencies (as defined in section 3(z) 
     of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) and the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, shall conduct a study of the extent to 
     which adequate services are being provided as intended by the 
     Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, including services in 
     low- and moderate-income neighborhoods and for persons of 
     modest means, as a result of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Report.--Before the end of the 2-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     the Treasury, in consultation with the Federal banking 
     agencies and the Securities and Exchange Commission, shall 
     submit a report to the Congress on the study conducted 
     pursuant to subsection (a) and shall include such 
     recommendations as the Secretary determines to be appropriate 
     for administrative and legislative action with respect to 
     institutions covered under the Community Reinvestment Act of 
     1977.
       After section 109 (as so added) of the Amendment in the 
     Nature of a Substitute, insert the following new section (and 
     amend the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 110. REPORTS ON ONGOING FTC STUDY OF CONSUMER PRIVACY 
                   ISSUES.

       With respect to the ongoing multistage study being 
     conducted by the Federal Trade Commission on consumer privacy 
     issues, the Commission shall submit to the Congress an 
     interim report on the findings and conclusions of the 
     Commission, together with such recommendations for 
     legislative and administrative action as the Commission 
     determines to be appropriate, at the conclusion of each stage 
     of such study and a final report at the conclusion of the 
     study.
       In section 322(b) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, strike paragraph (1) and insert the following:
       (1) be a nonprofit corporation;

It was decided in the

Yeas

407

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affirmative

Nays

11

para.44.15                   [Roll No. 143]

                                AYES--407

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey

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     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--11

     Bachus
     Dreier
     Goode
     Johnson, Sam
     LaHood
     McCollum
     Riley
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Thune
     Tiahrt

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bateman
     Christensen
     Clay
     Fattah
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Kilpatrick
     Radanovich
     Skaggs
     White
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.44.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. LaFALCE:

       In section 104(b)(2) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, strike ``As stated by the United States Supreme 
     Court'' and insert ``In accordance with the decision of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States''.
       In section 104(b)(2) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, strike ``to engage'' each place such term appears 
     and insert ``, or any subsidiary or other affiliate thereof, 
     from engaging''.
       In section 104(b)(2) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, strike subparagraph (B) and insert the following 
     new subparagraph:
       (B) subparagraph (A) shall not apply after the end of the 
     5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       In section 104(b)(3) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, insert ``not relating to crossmarketing 
     activities subject to paragraph (2)'' after ``orders, and 
     interpretations''.
       In section 104(b)(3) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, insert ``to the extent that such statutes, 
     regulations, orders, and interpretations do not have a 
     disparate impact on insurance underwriters affiliated with an 
     insured depository institution or wholesale financial 
     institution'' before the period at the end.
       Strike the heading for subtitle C of title I of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute and insert the 
     following new heading:
      Subtitle C--Subsidiaries of Insured Depository Institutions
       Strike section 121 of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute and insert the following new sections (and 
     redesignate subsequent sections and amend the table of 
     contents accordingly):

     SEC. 121. SUBSIDIARIES OF NATIONAL BANKS AUTHORIZED TO ENGAGE 
                   IN FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Financial Subsidiaries of National Banks.--Chapter one 
     of title LXII of the Revised Statutes of United States (12 
     U.S.C. 21 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 5136A as section 5136C; and
       (2) by inserting after section 5136 (12 U.S.C. 24) the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 5136A. FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARIES OF NATIONAL BANKS.

       ``(a) Subsidiaries of National Banks Authorized to Engage 
     in Financial Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--A subsidiary of a national bank may 
     engage in an activity that is not permissible for a national 
     bank to engage in directly, but only if--
       ``(A) the activity is a financial activity (as defined in 
     paragraph (4));
       ``(B) the national bank is well capitalized, well managed, 
     and achieved a rating of `satisfactory record of meeting 
     community credit needs', or better, at the most recent 
     examination of the bank;
       ``(C) all depository institution affiliates of such 
     national bank are well capitalized, well managed, and have 
     achieved a rating of `satisfactory record of meeting 
     community credit needs', or better, at the most recent 
     examination of each such institution; and
       ``(D) the bank has received the approval of the Comptroller 
     of the Currency.
       ``(2) No effect on edge act or agreement corporations.--
     Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any subsidiary 
     which is a corporation organized under section 25A of the 
     Federal Reserve Act or a corporation operating under section 
     25 of such Act.
       ``(3) Other subsidiaries prohibited.--A national bank may 
     not control any subsidiary other than a subsidiary--
       ``(A) which engages solely in activities that are 
     permissible for a national bank to engage in directly or are 
     authorized under paragraph (1); or
       ``(B) which a national bank may control pursuant to section 
     25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, the Bank Service 
     Company Act, or any other Act that expressly by its terms 
     authorizes national banks to control subsidiaries.
       ``(4) Financial activity defined.--For purposes of this 
     section and subject to paragraph (5), the term `financial 
     activity' means any 1 or more of the following:
       ``(A) Receiving money subject to a deposit or other 
     repayment obligation.
       ``(B) Lending, exchanging, transferring, investing, or 
     safeguarding money or other financial assets.
       ``(C) Providing any device or other instrumentality for 
     transferring money or other financial assets.
       ``(D) Acting as agent or broker in the placement of 
     annuities contracts or contracts insuring, guaranteeing, or 
     indemnifying against loss, harm, damage, illness, disability, 
     or death.
       ``(E) Providing financial, investment, or economic advisory 
     or information services, including advising an investment 
     company (as defined in section 3 of the Investment Company 
     Act of 1940).
       ``(F) Issuing or selling instruments representing interests 
     in pools of assets permissible for a bank to hold directly.
       ``(G) Arranging, effecting, or facilitating financial 
     transactions for the account of third parties.
       ``(H) Directly or indirectly acquiring or controlling, 
     whether as principal, on behalf of 1 or more entities 
     (including entities that the financial subsidiary controls) 
     or otherwise, shares, assets, or ownership interests 
     (including without limitation debt or equity securities, 
     partnership interests, trust certificates or other 
     instruments representing ownership) of a company or other 
     entity, whether or not constituting control of such company 
     or entity, engaged in any activity not authorized pursuant to 
     this section if--
       ``(i) the shares, assets, or ownership interests are not 
     acquired or held by a depository institution;
       ``(ii) such shares, assets, or ownership interests are 
     acquired and held by a securities affiliate or an affiliate 
     thereof as part of a bona fide underwriting or merchant 
     banking activity, including investment activities engaged in 
     for the purpose of appreciation and ultimate resale or 
     disposition of the investment;
       ``(iii) such shares, assets, or ownership interests, are 
     held only for such a period of time as will permit the sale 
     or disposition thereof on a reasonable basis consistent with 
     the nature of the activities described in clause (ii); and
       ``(iv) during the period such shares, assets, or ownership 
     interests are held, the financial subsidiary does not 
     actively participate in the day to day management or 
     operation of such company or entity, except insofar as 
     necessary to achieve the objectives of clause (ii).
       ``(I) Underwriting, dealing in, or making a market in 
     securities.
       ``(J) Engaging in any activity that was, by regulation or 
     order, permissible for a bank holding company pursuant to 
     section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (as 
     in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
     Financial Services Act of 1998).
       ``(K) Engaging, in the United States, in any activity 
     that--
       ``(i) a bank holding company may engage in outside the 
     United States; and
       ``(ii) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
     determined, under regulations issued pursuant to section 
     4(c)(13) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
     Financial Services Act of 1998) to be usual in connection 
     with the transaction of banking or other financial operations 
     abroad;
       ``(L) Owning shares of a company to the extent permissible 
     under section 4(c)(7) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
     (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
     Financial Services Act of 1998).
       ``(M) Engaging in any activity that the Comptroller of the 
     Currency determines by regulation or order is the functional 
     equivalent of any activity described in 1 or more of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (K).

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       ``(N) Engaging in any activity that the Comptroller of the 
     Currency determines by regulation or order to be financial, 
     or related to a financial activity, having taken into 
     account--
       ``(i) the purposes of this title and the Financial Services 
     Act of 1998;
       ``(ii) changes or reasonably expected changes in the market 
     in which bank subsidiaries compete;
       ``(iii) changes or reasonable expected changes in the 
     technology delivering financial services; and
       ``(iv) whether such activity is necessary or appropriate to 
     allow a bank and the subsidiaries of a bank to--

       ``(I) compete effectively with any company seeking to 
     provide financial services in the United States;
       ``(II) use any available or emerging technological means, 
     including any application necessary to protect the security 
     or efficacy of systems for the transmission of data or 
     financial transactions, in providing financial services; and
       ``(III) offer customers any available or emerging 
     technological means for using financial services.

       ``(5) Other definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(A) Financial subsidiary.--The term `financial 
     subsidiary' means a company which--
       ``(i) is a subsidiary of a national bank (other than a 
     corporation organized under section 25A of the Federal 
     Reserve Act or a corporation operating under section 25 of 
     such Act); and
       ``(ii) is engaged in a financial activity pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) that is not a permissible activity for a 
     national bank to engage in directly.
       ``(B) Subsidiary.--The term `subsidiary' has the meaning 
     given to such term in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company 
     Act of 1956.
       ``(C) Well capitalized.--The term `well capitalized' has 
     the same meaning as in section 38 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act and, for purposes of this section, the 
     Comptroller shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine 
     whether a national bank is well capitalized.
       ``(D) Well managed.--The term `well managed' means--
       ``(i) in the case of a bank that has been examined, unless 
     otherwise determined in writing by the Comptroller, the 
     achievement of--

       ``(I) a composite rating of 1 or 2 under the Uniform 
     Financial Institutions Rating System (or an equivalent rating 
     under an equivalent rating system) in connection with the 
     most recent examination or subsequent review of the bank; and
       ``(II) at least a rating of 2 for management, if that 
     rating is given; or

       ``(ii) in the case of any national bank that has not been 
     examined, the existence and use of managerial resources that 
     the Comptroller determines are satisfactory.
       ``(6) Insurance underwriting and direct investment.--Except 
     as provided in title III of the Financial Services Act of 
     1998, no subsidiary of a national bank (other than a 
     corporation organized under section 25A of the Federal 
     Reserve Act or a corporation operating under section 25 of 
     such Act) may underwrite noncredit-related insurance or 
     engage in real estate investment or development activities 
     (except to the extent a national bank is specifically 
     authorized by statute to engage in any such activity 
     directly).
       ``(7) Limited exclusions from community needs requirements 
     for newly acquired depository institutions.--Any depository 
     institution which becomes affiliated with a national bank 
     during the 12-month period preceding the submission of an 
     application to acquire a financial subsidiary and any 
     depository institution which becomes so affiliated after the 
     approval of such application may be excluded for purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(C) during the 12-month period beginning on the 
     date of such acquisition if--
       ``(A) the national bank has submitted an affirmative plan 
     to the Comptroller of the Currency to take such action as may 
     be necessary in order for such institution to achieve a 
     `satisfactory record of meeting community credit needs', or 
     better, during the most next examination of the institution; 
     and
       ``(B) the plan has been accepted by the Comptroller.
       ``(b) Capital Deduction Required.--
       ``(1) In general.--In determining compliance with 
     applicable capital standards--
       ``(A) the amount of a national bank's equity investment in 
     a financial subsidiary shall be deducted from the national 
     bank's assets and tangible equity; and
       ``(B) the financial subsidiary's assets and liabilities 
     shall not be consolidated with those of the national bank.
       ``(2) Regulations required.--The Comptroller shall 
     prescribe regulations implementing this subsection.
       ``(c) Safeguards for the Bank.--A national bank that 
     establishes or maintains a financial subsidiary shall assure 
     that--
       ``(1) the bank's procedures for identifying and managing 
     financial and operational risks within the bank and financial 
     subsidiaries of the bank adequately protect the bank from 
     such risks;
       ``(2) the bank has, for the protection of the bank, 
     reasonable policies and procedures to preserve the separate 
     corporate identity and limited liability of the bank and 
     subsidiaries of the bank; and
       ``(3) the bank complies with this section.
       ``(d) National Banks Which Do Not Comply With Requirements 
     of This Section.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Comptroller determines that a 
     national bank which controls a financial subsidiary, or a 
     depository institution affiliate of such national bank, does 
     not continue to meet the requirements of subsection (a), the 
     Comptroller shall give notice to the bank to that effect, 
     describing the conditions giving rise to the notice.
       ``(2) Agreement to correct conditions required.--
       ``(A) Content of agreement.--Within 45 days of the receipt 
     by a depository institution of a notice given under paragraph 
     (1) (or such additional period as the Comptroller may 
     permit), the depository institution failing to meet the 
     requirements of subsection (a) shall execute an agreement 
     with the appropriate Federal banking agency for such 
     institution to correct the conditions described in the 
     notice.
       ``(B) Comptroller may impose limitations.--Until the 
     conditions giving rise to the notice are corrected, the 
     Comptroller may impose such limitations on the conduct of the 
     business of the national bank or subsidiary of such bank as 
     the Comptroller determines to be appropriate under the 
     circumstances.
       ``(3) Failure to correct.--If the conditions described in 
     the notice are not corrected within 180 days after the bank 
     receives the notice, the Comptroller may require, under such 
     terms and conditions as may be imposed by the Comptroller and 
     subject to such extensions of time as may be granted in the 
     discretion of the Comptroller--
       (A) the national bank to divest control of each subsidiary 
     engaged in an activity that is not permissible for the bank 
     to engage in directly; or
       ``(B) each subsidiary of the national bank to cease any 
     activity that is not permissible for the bank to engage in 
     directly.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     one of title LXII of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States is amended--
        (1) by redesignating the item relating to section 5136A as 
     section 5136C; and
        (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 5136 
     the following new item:

``5136A. Financial subsidiaries of national banks.''.

     SEC. 122. ACTIVITIES OF SUBSIDIARIES OF INSURED STATE BANKS.

       Section 24(d) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1831a(d)) is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) Conditions on certain activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to the approval of the 
     appropriate Federal banking agency, a subsidiary of a State 
     bank may engage in an activity in which a subsidiary of a 
     national bank may engage as principal pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(1) of section 5136A of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States but only if the State bank meets the same requirements 
     which are applicable to national banks under subparagraphs 
     (B) and (C) of such subsection and subsections (b) and (c) of 
     such section.
       ``(B) Application of section 5136a of revised statutes.--
     For purposes of applying section 5136A of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States with regard to the activities 
     of a subsidiary of a State bank, all references in such 
     section to the Comptroller of the Currency, or regulations 
     and orders of the Comptroller, shall be deemed to be 
     references to the appropriate Federal banking agency with 
     respect to such State bank, and regulations and orders of 
     such agency.
       ``(4) State banks which fail to comply with paragraph (3) 
     conditions.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the appropriate Federal banking 
     agency determines that a State bank that controls a 
     subsidiary which is engaged as principal in financial 
     activities pursuant to paragraph (3) does not meet the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A) of such paragraph, the 
     appropriate Federal banking agency shall give notice to the 
     bank to that effect, describing the conditions giving rise to 
     the notice.
       ``(A) Agreement to correct conditions required.--
       ``(i) Content of agreement.--Within 45 days of the receipt 
     by a bank of a notice given under paragraph (1) (or such 
     additional period as the appropriate Federal banking agency 
     for such bank may permit), the bank failing to meet the 
     requirements of paragraph (3)(A) shall execute an agreement 
     with the appropriate Federal banking agency for such bank to 
     correct the conditions described in the notice.
       ``(B) Agency may impose limitations.--Until the conditions 
     giving rise to the notice are corrected, the appropriate 
     Federal banking agency for the State bank may impose such 
     limitations on the conduct of the business of the bank or a 
     subsidiary of the bank as the agency determines to be 
     appropriate under the circumstances.
       ``(C) Failure to correct.--If the conditions described in 
     the notice are not corrected within 180 days after the bank 
     receives the notice, the appropriate Federal banking agency 
     for the State may require, under such terms and conditions as 
     may be imposed by such agency and subject to such extensions 
     of time as may be granted in the discretion of the agency--
       ``(i) the bank to divest control of each subsidiary engaged 
     in an activity as principal that is not permissible for the 
     bank to engage in directly; or

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       ``(ii) each subsidiary of the bank to cease any activity as 
     principal that is not permissible for the bank to engage in 
     directly.''.

     SEC. 123. RULES APPLICABLE TO FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARIES.

       (a) Transactions Between Financial Subsidiaries and Other 
     Affiliates.--Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act (12 
     U.S.C. 371c) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d), the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Rules Relating to Banks With Financial 
     Subsidiaries.--
       ``(1) Financial subsidiary defined.--For purposes of this 
     section and section 23B, the term `financial subsidiary' 
     means a company which--
       ``(A) is a subsidiary of a bank (other than a corporation 
     organized under section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act or a 
     corporation operating under section 25 of such Act); and
       ``(B) is engaged in a financial activity (as defined in 
     section 5136A(a)(4)) that is not a permissible activity for a 
     national bank to engage in directly.
       ``(2) Application to transactions between a financial 
     subsidiary of a bank and the bank.--For purposes of applying 
     this section and section 23B to a transaction between a 
     financial subsidiary of a bank and the bank (or between such 
     financial subsidiary and any other subsidiary of the bank 
     which is not a financial subsidiary) and notwithstanding 
     subsection (b)(2) and section 23B(d)(1), the financial 
     subsidiary of the bank--
       ``(A) shall be an affiliate of the bank and any other 
     subsidiary of the bank which is not a financial subsidiary; 
     and
       ``(B) shall not be treated as a subsidiary of the bank.
       ``(3) Application to transactions between financial 
     subsidiary and nonbank affiliates.--
       ``(A) In general.--A transaction between a financial 
     subsidiary and an affiliate of the financial subsidiary shall 
     not be deemed to be a transaction between a subsidiary of a 
     national bank and an affiliate of the bank for purposes of 
     section 23A or section 23B of the Federal Reserve Act.
       ``(B) Certain affiliates excluded.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A) and notwithstanding paragraph (4), the term 
     `affiliate' shall not include a bank, or a subsidiary of a 
     bank, which is engaged exclusively in activities permissible 
     for a national bank to engage in directly.
       ``(4) Equity investments excluded subject to the approval 
     of the banking agency.--Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply so 
     as to limit the equity investment of a bank in a financial 
     subsidiary of such bank, except that any investment that 
     exceeds the amount of a dividend that the bank could pay at 
     the time of the investment without obtaining prior approval 
     of the appropriate Federal banking agency and is in excess of 
     the limitation which would apply under subsection (a)(1), but 
     for this paragraph, may be made only with the approval of the 
     appropriate Federal banking agency (as defined in section 
     3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) with respect to 
     such bank.''.
       (b) Treatment of Financial Subsidiaries Under Other 
     Provisions of Law.--
       (1) Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970.--Section 
     106(a) of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``For purposes of this section, a financial subsidiary (as 
     defined in section 5136A(a)(5)(A) of the Revised Statutes of 
     the United States or referenced in the 20th undesignated 
     paragraph of section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act or section 
     24(d)(3)(A) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) shall be 
     deemed to be a subsidiary of a bank holding company, and not 
     a subsidiary of a bank.''; and
       (2) Federal Reserve Act.--The 20th undesignated paragraph 
     of section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 335) is 
     amended by adding at the end of the following new sentence: 
     ``To the extent permitted under State law, a State member 
     bank may acquire or establish and retain a financial 
     subsidiary (as defined in section 5136A(a)(3)(A) of the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States, except that all 
     references in that section to the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, the Comptroller, or regulations or orders of the 
     Comptroller shall be deemed to be references to the Board or 
     regulations or orders of the Board.''.


                        [3. Consumer protection]

       In paragraph (1) of section 45(a) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act, as added by section 308(a) of the Amendment in 
     the Nature of a Substitute, insert ``governing sales 
     practices'' after ``regulations'' in the portion of such 
     paragraph which precedes subparagraph (A).
       In paragraph (1) of section 45(d) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act, as added by section 308(a) of the Amendment in 
     the Nature of a Substitute, strike ``and the making of 
     loans''.
       Strike paragraph (2) of section 45(g) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act, as added by section 308(a) of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, and insert the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Effect on other laws.--Subject to section 104, 
     regulations prescribed by a Federal banking agency under this 
     section shall not be construed as superseding, altering, or 
     affecting the statutes, regulations, orders, or 
     interpretations in effect in any State, except to the extent 
     that such statutes, regulations, orders, or interpretations 
     are inconsistent with the regulations prescribed by a Federal 
     banking agency under this section and then only to the extent 
     of the inconsistency. For purposes of this paragraph, a State 
     statute, regulation, order, or interpretation is not 
     inconsistent with the regulations prescribed by a Federal 
     banking agency under this section if the protection such 
     statute, regulation, order, or interpretation affords any 
     consumer is greater than the protection provided by the 
     regulations under this section.
       In paragraph (1) of section 6(d) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956, as added by section 103(a) of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, strike ``or (C)'' 
     and insert ``(C), or (D)''.
       In paragraph (4)(D) of section 6(d) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956, as added by section 103(a) of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, strike ``or (C)'' 
     and insert ``(C), or (D)''.
       In section 307(e) of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, strike ``, without unequal deference''.
       After section 145 of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, insert the following new section (and redesignate 
     the subsequent section and conform the table of contents 
     accordingly):

     SEC. 146. ANNUAL GAO REPORT.

       (a) In General.--By the end of the 1-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
     thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall submit a report to the Congress on market concentration 
     in the financial services industry and its impact on 
     consumers.
       (b) Analysis.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall contain an analysis of--
       (1) the positive and negative effects of affiliations 
     between various types of financial companies, and of 
     acquisitions pursuant to this Act and the amendments made by 
     this Act to other provisions of law, including any positive 
     or negative effects on consumers, area markets, and 
     submarkets thereof or on registered securities brokers and 
     dealers which have been purchased by depository institutions 
     or depository institution holding companies;
       (2) the changes in business practices and the effects of 
     any such changes on the availability of venture capital, 
     consumer credit, and other financial services or products and 
     the availability of capital and credit for small businesses; 
     and
       (3) the acquisition patterns among depository institutions, 
     depository institution holding companies, securities firms, 
     and insurance companies including acquisitions among the 
     largest 20 percent of firms and acquisitions within regions 
     or other limited geographical areas.
       After section 108 of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, insert the following new section (and amend the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 110. REPORTS ON ONGOING FTC STUDY OF CONSUMER PRIVACY 
                   ISSUES.

       With respect to the ongoing multistage study being 
     conducted by the Federal Trade Commission on consumer privacy 
     issues, the Commission shall submit an interim report on the 
     findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with 
     such recommendations for legislative and administrative 
     action as the Commission determines to be appropriate, to the 
     Committee on Commerce and the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate at the conclusion of each stage of such study and a 
     final report at the conclusion of the study.

It was decided in the

Yeas

115

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negative

Nays

306

para.44.17                   [Roll No. 144]

                                AYES--115

     Allen
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     Dixon
     Dreier
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weygand
     Woolsey

                                NOES--306

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr

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     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Christensen
     Clay
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Kilpatrick
     Radanovich
     Skaggs
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, assumed the Chair.

para.44.18  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.44.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BAKER:

       After section 181, insert the following new sections (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 182. CRA AMENDMENT.

       Section 803(2) of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 
     (12 U.S.C. 2902(2)) is amended by inserting ``which has total 
     assets of more than $100,000,000'' before the semicolon at 
     the end.
       In section 305 of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, strike ``If a national bank'' and insert ``(a) In 
     General.--If a national bank''.
       In section 305 of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, insert the following new subsections after 
     subsection (a) (as so redesignated):
       (b) State Waiver.--If, in any community served by a 
     national bank or a subsidiary of a national bank, there is no 
     company licensed by the appropriate State regulator to 
     provide insurance as agent which is available for 
     acquisition, the State insurance regulator may, upon 
     application by the national bank or subsidiary, waive the 
     limitation of subsection (a) with respect to the provision of 
     insurance as agent by such bank or subsidiary within such 
     community.
       (c) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective at 
     the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       In paragraph (1) of section 45(d) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act, as added by section 308(a) of the Amendment in 
     the Nature of a Substitute, strike ``and the making of 
     loans''.
       In paragraph (2) of section 45(g) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act, as added by section 308(a) of the Amendment in 
     the Nature of a Substitute, strike ``Regulations prescribed'' 
     and insert ``Subject to section 104, regulations 
     prescribed''.
       After section 309 of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, add the following new section (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 310. STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS OF SAFE HARBOR.

       (a) Study Required.--3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller of the Currency shall 
     study, in conjunction with the National Association of 
     Insurance Commissioners should such Association choose to 
     participate, the effectiveness of the provisions of section 
     104(b)(2)(A) in establishing a safe harbor for the regulation 
     by States of insurance sales and solicitation activity.
       (b) Report.--The Comptroller of the Currency, together with 
     the National Association of Insurance Commissioners should 
     such Association choose to participate, shall submit a report 
     to the Congress before the end of the 6-month period 
     beginning 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     on findings made and conclusions reached with regard to the 
     study required under subsection (a), together with such 
     recommendations for legislative or administrative action as 
     the Comptroller and the Association determine to be 
     appropriate.
       Paragraph (9) of section 10(c) of the Home Owners' Loan 
     Act, as added by section 401 of the Amendment in the Nature 
     of a Substitute, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) No acquisition of grandfathered unitaries by 
     unregulated nonfinancial companies.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (B), paragraph (3) shall not apply to any 
     company described in subparagraph (B)(i)(II) which is not, at 
     the time of the acquisition referred to in such subparagraph, 
     subject to licensing, regulation, or examination by a Federal 
     banking agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the 
     Commodities Futures Trading Commission, or a State insurance 
     regulator.''.
       Strike the heading of subtitle C of title I of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute and insert the 
     following new heading (and amend the table of contents 
     accordingly):

      Subtitle C--Subsidiaries of Insured Depository Institutions

       Strike section 121 of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute and insert the following new sections (and 
     redesignate subsequent sections and amend the table of 
     contents accordingly):

     SEC. 121. SUBSIDIARIES OF NATIONAL BANKS AUTHORIZED TO ENGAGE 
                   IN FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Financial Subsidiaries of National Banks.--Chapter one 
     of title LXII of the Revised Statutes of United States (12 
     U.S.C. 21 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 5136A as section 5136C; and
       (2) by inserting after section 5136 (12 U.S.C. 24) the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 5136A. FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARIES OF NATIONAL BANKS.

       ``(a) Subsidiaries of National Banks Authorized to Engage 
     in Financial Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--A subsidiary of a national bank may 
     engage in an activity that is not permissible for a national 
     bank to engage in directly, but only if--
       ``(A) the activity is a financial activity (as defined in 
     paragraph (4));
       ``(B) the national bank is well capitalized, well managed, 
     and achieved a rating of `satisfactory record of meeting 
     community credit needs', or better, at the most recent 
     examination of the bank;
       ``(C) all depository institution affiliates of such 
     national bank are well capitalized, well managed, and have 
     achieved a rating of `satisfactory record of meeting 
     community credit needs', or better, at the most recent 
     examination of each such institution; and
       ``(D) the bank has received the approval of the Comptroller 
     of the Currency.
       ``(2) No effect on edge act or agreement corporations.--
     Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any subsidiary 
     which is a corporation organized under section 25A of the 
     Federal Reserve Act or a corporation operating under section 
     25 of such Act.
       ``(3) Other subsidiaries prohibited.--A national bank may 
     not control any subsidiary other than a subsidiary--
       ``(A) which engages solely in activities that are 
     permissible for a national bank to

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     engage in directly or are authorized under paragraph (1); or
       ``(B) which a national bank may control pursuant to section 
     25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, the Bank Service 
     Company Act, or any other Act that expressly by its terms 
     authorizes national banks to control subsidiaries.
       ``(4) Financial activity defined.--For purposes of this 
     section and subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), the term 
     `financial activity' means any activity determined under 
     section 6(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to be 
     financial in nature or incidental to financial activities.
       ``(5) Other definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(A) Financial subsidiary.--The term `financial 
     subsidiary' means a company which--
       ``(i) is a subsidiary of a national bank (other than a 
     corporation organized under section 25A of the Federal 
     Reserve Act or a corporation operating under section 25 of 
     such Act); and
       ``(ii) is engaged in a financial activity pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) that is not a permissible activity for a 
     national bank to engage in directly.
       ``(B) Subsidiary.--The term `subsidiary' has the meaning 
     given to such term in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company 
     Act of 1956.
       ``(C) Well capitalized.--The term `well capitalized' has 
     the same meaning as in section 38 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act and, for purposes of this section, the 
     Comptroller shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine 
     whether a national bank is well capitalized.
       ``(D) Well managed.--The term `well managed' means--
       ``(i) in the case of a bank that has been examined, unless 
     otherwise determined in writing by the Comptroller, the 
     achievement of--

       ``(I) a composite rating of 1 or 2 under the Uniform 
     Financial Institutions Rating System (or an equivalent rating 
     under an equivalent rating system) in connection with the 
     most recent examination or subsequent review of the bank; and
       ``(II) at least a rating of 2 for management, if that 
     rating is given; or

       ``(ii) in the case of any national bank that has not been 
     examined, the existence and use of managerial resources that 
     the Comptroller determines are satisfactory.
       ``(6) Insurance underwriting, merchant banking, and direct 
     investment.--Except as provided in title III of the Financial 
     Services Act of 1998, no subsidiary of a national bank (other 
     than a corporation organized under section 25A of the Federal 
     Reserve Act or a corporation operating under section 25 of 
     such Act) may underwrite noncredit-related insurance, engage 
     in real estate investment or development activities (except 
     to the extent a national bank is specifically authorized by 
     statute to engage in any such activity directly), or engage 
     in merchant banking (as described in section 6(c)(3)(H) of 
     the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956).
       ``(7) Limited exclusions from community needs requirements 
     for newly acquired depository institutions.--Any depository 
     institution which becomes affiliated with a national bank 
     during the 12-month period preceding the submission of an 
     application to acquire a financial subsidiary and any 
     depository institution which becomes so affiliated after the 
     approval of such application may be excluded for purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(C) during the 12-month period beginning on the 
     date of such acquisition if--
       ``(A) the national bank has submitted an affirmative plan 
     to the Comptroller of the Currency to take such action as may 
     be necessary in order for such institution to achieve a 
     `satisfactory record of meeting community credit needs', or 
     better, during the most next examination of the institution; 
     and
       ``(B) the plan has been accepted by the Comptroller.
       ``(b) Capital Deduction Required.--
       ``(1) In general.--In determining compliance with 
     applicable capital standards--
       ``(A) the amount of a national bank's equity investment in 
     a financial subsidiary shall be deducted from the national 
     bank's assets and tangible equity; and
       ``(B) the financial subsidiary's assets and liabilities 
     shall not be consolidated with those of the national bank.
       ``(2) Regulations required.--The Comptroller shall 
     prescribe regulations implementing this subsection.
       ``(c) Safeguards for the Bank.--A national bank that 
     establishes or maintains a financial subsidiary shall assure 
     that--
       ``(1) the bank's procedures for identifying and managing 
     financial and operational risks within the bank and financial 
     subsidiaries of the bank adequately protect the bank from 
     such risks;
       ``(2) the bank has, for the protection of the bank, 
     reasonable policies and procedures to preserve the separate 
     corporate identity and limited liability of the bank and 
     subsidiaries of the bank; and
       ``(3) the bank complies with this section.
       ``(d) National Banks Which Do Not Comply With Requirements 
     of This Section.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Comptroller determines that a 
     national bank which controls a financial subsidiary, or a 
     depository institution affiliate of such national bank, does 
     not continue to meet the requirements of subsection (a), the 
     Comptroller shall give notice to the bank to that effect, 
     describing the conditions giving rise to the notice.
       ``(2) Agreement to correct conditions required.--
       ``(A) Content of agreement.--Within 45 days of the receipt 
     by a depository institution of a notice given under paragraph 
     (1) (or such additional period as the Comptroller may 
     permit), the depository institution failing to meet the 
     requirements of subsection (a) shall execute an agreement 
     with the appropriate Federal banking agency for such 
     institution to correct the conditions described in the 
     notice.
       ``(B) Comptroller may impose limitations.--Until the 
     conditions giving rise to the notice are corrected, the 
     Comptroller may impose such limitations on the conduct of the 
     business of the national bank or subsidiary of such bank as 
     the Comptroller determines to be appropriate under the 
     circumstances.
       ``(3) Failure to correct.--If the conditions described in 
     the notice are not corrected within 180 days after the bank 
     receives the notice, the Comptroller may require, under such 
     terms and conditions as may be imposed by the Comptroller and 
     subject to such extensions of time as may be granted in the 
     discretion of the Comptroller--
       (A) the national bank to divest control of each subsidiary 
     engaged in an activity that is not permissible for the bank 
     to engage in directly; or
       ``(B) each subsidiary of the national bank to cease any 
     activity that is not permissible for the bank to engage in 
     directly.
       ``(e) Functional Regulation.--
       ``(1) In general.--A financial subsidiary of a national 
     bank shall not be treated as a bank for purposes of any 
     definition of bank in the Federal securities laws.
       ``(2) Deference to sec.--The Comptroller shall defer to the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission with regard to all 
     interpretations of, and the enforcement of, applicable 
     Federal securities laws relating to the activities, conduct, 
     and operations of registered brokers, dealers, investment 
     advisers, and investment companies.
       ``(3) Deference to examinations.--In the case of a 
     financial subsidiary of a national bank which is a registered 
     broker or dealer or a registered investment adviser, the 
     Comptroller shall, to the fullest extent possible, address 
     the circumstances which might otherwise permit or require an 
     examination by the Comptroller by forgoing an examination and 
     instead reviewing the reports of examination made of such 
     subsidiary by or on behalf of the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     one of title LXII of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States is amended--
        (1) by redesignating the item relating to section 5136A as 
     section 5136C; and
        (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 5136 
     the following new item:

``5136A. Financial subsidiaries of national banks.''.

     SEC. 122. ACTIVITIES OF SUBSIDIARIES OF INSURED STATE BANKS.

       Section 24(d) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1831a(d)) is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) Conditions on certain activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--A subsidiary of a State bank may engage 
     in an activity in which a subsidiary of a national bank may 
     engage as principal pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of section 
     5136A of the Revised Statutes of the United States but only 
     if the State bank meets the same requirements which are 
     applicable to national banks under subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
     of such subsection and subsections (b) and (c) of such 
     section.
       ``(B) Application of section 5136a of revised statutes.--
     For purposes of applying section 5136A of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States with regard to the activities 
     of a subsidiary of a State bank, all references in such 
     section to the Comptroller of the Currency, or regulations 
     and orders of the Comptroller, shall be deemed to be 
     references to the appropriate Federal banking agency with 
     respect to such State bank, and regulations and orders of 
     such agency.
       ``(4) State banks which fail to comply with paragraph (3) 
     conditions.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the appropriate Federal banking 
     agency determines that a State bank that controls a 
     subsidiary which is engaged as principal in financial 
     activities pursuant to paragraph (3) does not meet the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A) of such paragraph, the 
     appropriate Federal banking agency shall give notice to the 
     bank to that effect, describing the conditions giving rise to 
     the notice.
       ``(A) Agreement to correct conditions required.--
       ``(i) Content of agreement.--Within 45 days of the receipt 
     by a bank of a notice given under paragraph (1) (or such 
     additional period as the appropriate Federal banking agency 
     for such bank may permit), the bank failing to meet the 
     requirements of paragraph (3)(A) shall execute an agreement 
     with the appropriate Federal banking agency for such bank to 
     correct the conditions described in the notice.
       ``(B) Agency may impose limitations.--Until the conditions 
     giving rise to the notice are corrected, the appropriate 
     Federal banking agency for the State bank may impose such 
     limitations on the conduct of the business of the bank or a 
     subsidiary of the bank as the agency determines to be 
     appropriate under the circumstances.
       ``(C) Failure to correct.--If the conditions described in 
     the notice are not corrected within 180 days after the bank 
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     ceives the notice, the appropriate Federal banking agency for 
     the State may require, under such terms and conditions as may 
     be imposed by such agency and subject to such extensions of 
     time as may be granted in the discretion of the agency--
       ``(i) the bank to divest control of each subsidiary engaged 
     in an activity as principal that is not permissible for the 
     bank to engage in directly; or
       ``(ii) each subsidiary of the bank to cease any activity as 
     principal that is not permissible for the bank to engage in 
     directly.''.

     SEC. 123. RULES APPLICABLE TO FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARIES.

       (a) Transactions Between Financial Subsidiaries and Other 
     Affiliates.--Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act (12 
     U.S.C. 371c) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d), the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Rules Relating to Banks With Financial 
     Subsidiaries.--
       ``(1) Financial subsidiary defined.--For purposes of this 
     section and section 23B, the term `financial subsidiary' 
     means a company which--
       ``(A) is a subsidiary of a bank (other than a corporation 
     organized under section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act or a 
     corporation operating under section 25 of such Act); and
       ``(B) is engaged in a financial activity (as defined in 
     section 5136A(a)(4)) that is not a permissible activity for a 
     national bank to engage in directly.
       ``(2) Application to transactions between a financial 
     subsidiary of a bank and the bank.--For purposes of applying 
     this section and section 23B to a transaction between a 
     financial subsidiary of a bank and the bank (or between such 
     financial subsidiary and any other subsidiary of the bank 
     which is not a financial subsidiary) and notwithstanding 
     subsection (b)(2) and section 23B(d)(1), the financial 
     subsidiary of the bank--
       ``(A) shall be an affiliate of the bank and any other 
     subsidiary of the bank which is not a financial subsidiary; 
     and
       ``(B) shall not be treated as a subsidiary of the bank.
       ``(3) Application to transactions between financial 
     subsidiary and nonbank affiliates.--
       ``(A) In general.--A transaction between a financial 
     subsidiary and an affiliate of the financial subsidiary shall 
     not be deemed to be a transaction between a subsidiary of a 
     national bank and an affiliate of the bank for purposes of 
     section 23A or section 23B of the Federal Reserve Act.
       ``(B) Certain affiliates excluded.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A) and notwithstanding paragraph (4), the term 
     `affiliate' shall not include a bank, or a subsidiary of a 
     bank, which is engaged exclusively in activities permissible 
     for a national bank to engage in directly.
       ``(4) Equity investments excluded subject to the approval 
     of the banking agency.--Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply so 
     as to limit the equity investment of a bank in a financial 
     subsidiary of such bank, except that any investment that 
     exceeds the amount of a dividend that the bank could pay at 
     the time of the investment without obtaining prior approval 
     of the appropriate Federal banking agency and is in excess of 
     the limitation which would apply under subsection (a)(1), but 
     for this paragraph, may be made only with the approval of the 
     appropriate Federal banking agency (as defined in section 
     3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) with respect to 
     such bank.''.
       (b) Treatment of Financial Subsidiaries Under Other 
     Provisions of Law.--
       (1) Bank holding company act amendments of 1970.--Section 
     106(a) of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``For purposes of this section, a financial subsidiary (as 
     defined in section 5136A(a)(5)(A) of the Revised Statutes of 
     the United States or referenced in the 20th undesignated 
     paragraph of section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act or section 
     24(d)(3)(A) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) shall be 
     deemed to be a subsidiary of a bank holding company, and not 
     a subsidiary of a bank.''; and
       (2) Federal reserve act.--The 20th undesignated paragraph 
     of section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 335) is 
     amended by adding at the end of the following new sentence: 
     ``To the extent permitted under State law, a State member 
     bank may acquire or establish and retain a financial 
     subsidiary (as defined in section 5136A(a)(3)(A) of the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States, except that all 
     references in that section to the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, the Comptroller, or regulations or orders of the 
     Comptroller shall be deemed to be references to the Board or 
     regulations or orders of the Board.''.

Yeas

140

It was decided in the

Nays

281

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negative

Answered present

1

para.44.20                   [Roll No. 145]

                                AYES--140

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Linder
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ryun
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wicker

                                NOES--281

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Hall (TX)
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bateman
     Christensen
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Paxon
     Radanovich
     Skaggs
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

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para.44.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. LEACH 
for the amendment submitted by Mrs. ROUKEMA:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. LEACH:

       Strike subsection (f) of section 6 of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956, as added by section 103(a) of the 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute (and redesignate 
     subsequent subsections and any cross reference to any such 
     subsection accordingly).
       In paragraph (1) of subsection (f) (as so redesignated) of 
     section 6 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as added 
     by section 103(a) of the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute, strike ``subsection (f)(1) and''.
       In paragraph (2) of subsection (f) (as so redesignated) of 
     section 6 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as added 
     by section 103(a) of the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute--
       (1) strike ``, as of the day before the company becomes a 
     financial holding company,''; and
       (2) insert ``(excluding revenues derived from subsidiary 
     depository institutions)'' before ``, on a consolidated 
     basis''.
       In paragraph (4) of subsection (f) (as so redesignated) of 
     section 6 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as added 
     by section 103(a) of the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute, insert ``(excluding revenues derived from 
     subsidiary depository institutions)'' before the period at 
     the end.
       In paragraph (5) of subsection (f) (as so redesignated) of 
     section 6 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as added 
     by section 103(a) of the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute, strike ``, subsection (f),''.
       In paragraph (6) of subsection (f) (as so redesignated) of 
     section 6 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as added 
     by section 103(a) of the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute, strike ``, subsection (f),''.
       After paragraph (6) of subsection (f) (as so redesignated) 
     of section 6 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as 
     added by section 103(a) of the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute, insert the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Sunset of grandfather.--A financial holding company 
     engaged in any activity, or retaining direct or indirect 
     ownership or control of shares of a company, pursuant to this 
     subsection, shall terminate such activity and divest 
     ownership or control of the shares of such company before the 
     end of the 10-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of the Financial Services Act of 1998. The Board 
     may, upon application by a financial holding company, extend 
     such 10-year period by not to exceed an additional 5 years if 
     such extension would not be detrimental to the public 
     interest.
       Strike paragraph (1) of section 10(c) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956, as added by section 131(a) of the 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute (and redesignate 
     subsequent paragraphs and any cross reference to any such 
     paragraph accordingly).
       In subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) 
     of section 10(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as 
     added by section 131(a) of the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute, strike ``paragraph (1)(A) and''.
       In subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) 
     of section 10(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as 
     added by section 131(a) of the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute, strike ``or (g)''.
       In subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
     of section 10(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as 
     added by section 131(a) of the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute, strike ``Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A)(i), 
     the'' and insert ``The''.
       In subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) 
     of section 10(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as 
     added by section 131(a) of the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute, strike ``, (2), or (3)'' and insert ``or (2)''.

  Amendment submitted by Mrs. ROUKEMA:

       Strike subparagraph (A) of section 6(f)(1) of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956, as added by section 103(a) of 
     the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, and insert the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) the aggregate annual gross revenues derived from all 
     such activities and all such companies does not exceed 10 
     percent of the consolidated annual gross revenues of the 
     financial holding company;''.
       Strike paragraph (2) of section 6(f) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956, as added by section 103(a) of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute.
       Strike paragraph (3) of section 6(f) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956, as added by section 103(a) of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, and insert the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Foreign banks.--In lieu of the limitation contained 
     in paragraph (1)(A) in the case of a foreign bank or a 
     company that owns or controls a foreign bank which engages in 
     any activity or acquires or retains ownership or control of 
     shares of any company pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
     aggregate annual gross revenues derived from all such 
     activities and all such companies in the United States shall 
     not exceed 10 percent of the consolidated annual gross 
     revenues of the foreign bank or company in the United States 
     derived from any branch, agency, commercial lending company, 
     or depository institution controlled by the foreign bank or 
     company and any subsidiary engaged in the United States in 
     activities permissible under section 4 or 6.''.
       Strike paragraph (4) of section 6(f) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956, as added by section 103(a) of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute and insert the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Financial holding company growth beyond cap.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Board may, on a case by 
     case basis, allow the aggregate annual gross revenues derived 
     by a financial holding company from activities engaged in, or 
     companies the shares of which such holding company owns or 
     controls, under this subsection to exceed the 10 percent 
     limitation contained in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph so 
     long as--
       ``(A) such aggregate annual gross revenues do not exceed 15 
     percent of the consolidated annual gross revenues of the 
     financial holding company; and
       ``(B) the financial holding company does not commence any 
     new activity, or acquire ownership or control of shares of a 
     company, under this subsection after the date on which such 
     gross revenues first exceed 10 percent of the consolidated 
     annual gross revenues.''.
       After paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) of section 6(f) of 
     the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as added by section 
     103(a) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute insert 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Domestic growth of foreign bank beyond cap.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Board may, on a case by 
     case basis, allow the aggregate annual gross revenues derived 
     by a foreign bank from activities engaged in, or companies 
     the shares of which such foreign bank owns or controls, in 
     the United States under this subsection to exceed the 10 
     percent limitation contained in such paragraph so long as--
       ``(A) such aggregate annual gross revenues do not exceed 15 
     percent of the consolidated annual gross revenues of the 
     foreign bank or company in the United States derived from any 
     branch, agency, commercial lending company, or depository 
     institution controlled by the foreign bank or company and any 
     subsidiary engaged in the United States in activities 
     permissible under section 4 or 6; and
       ``(B) the foreign bank does not commence any new activity, 
     or acquire ownership or control of shares of a company, under 
     this subsection after the date on which such aggregate annual 
     gross revenues first exceed the 10 percent limitation 
     contained in paragraph (2).''.
       Strike subsection (g) of section 6 of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956, as added by section 103(a) of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (and redesignate the 
     subsequent subsection and amend any cross reference to any 
     such subsection accordingly). 

It was decided in the

Yeas

229

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affirmative

Nays

193

para.44.22                   [Roll No. 146]

                                AYES--229

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Filner
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush

[[Page 597]]


     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Sununu
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--193

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Armey
     Baker
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Cook
     Coyne
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gekas
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pitts
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bateman
     Christensen
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Radanovich
     Skaggs
     Spence
     Yates
  So the substitute amendment was agreed to.

para.44.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment, as amended, submitted by Mrs. 
ROUKEMA.

It was decided in the

Yeas

218

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

204

para.44.24                   [Roll No. 147]

                                AYES--218

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Latham
     Leach
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Stark
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--204

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Armey
     Baker
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Coyne
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Owens
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bateman
     Christensen
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Kaptur
     Radanovich
     Skaggs
     Spence
     Yates
  So the amendment, as amended, was agreed to.

para.44.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KINGSTON:

       After section 108 of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, insert the following new section (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 109. GAO STUDY OF ECONOMIC IMPACT ON COMMUNITY BANKS AND 
                   OTHER SMALL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study of the projected economic impact 
     that the enactment of this Act will have on financial 
     institutions which have total assets of $100,000,000 or less.
       (b) Report to the Congress.--The Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit a report to the Congress before 
     the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act containing the findings and 
     conclusions of the Comptroller General with regard to the 
     study required under subsection (a) and such recommendations 
     for legislative or administrative action as the Comptroller 
     General may determine to be appropriate.  


[[Page 598]]



Yeas

404

It was decided in the

Nays

18

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.44.26                   [Roll No. 148]

                                AYES--404

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--18

     Abercrombie
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Conyers
     Dooley
     Fazio
     Kanjorski
     Kind (WI)
     LaHood
     Mink
     Oberstar
     Parker
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Stark
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     DeFazio
       

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bateman
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Radanovich
     Skaggs
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.44.27  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. ROUKEMA:

       After subtitle H of title I, insert the following new 
     subtitle (and redesignate the subsequent subtitle and conform 
     the table of contents accordingly):

                  Subtitle I--Deposit Insurance Funds

     SEC. 186. STUDY OF SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS OF FUNDS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Board of Directors of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation shall conduct a study of the 
     following issues with regard to the Bank Insurance Fund and 
     the Savings Association Insurance Fund:
       (1) The safety and soundness of the funds and the adequacy 
     of the reserve requirements applicable to the funds in light 
     of--
       (A) the size of the insured depository institutions which 
     are resulting from mergers and consolidations since the 
     effective date of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and 
     Branching Efficiency Act of 1994; and
       (B) the affiliation of insured depository institutions with 
     other financial institutions pursuant to this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act.
       (2) The concentration levels of the funds, taking into 
     account the number of members of each fund and the geographic 
     distribution of such members, and the extent to which either 
     fund is exposed to higher risks due to a regional 
     concentration of members or an insufficient membership base 
     relative to the size of member institutions.
       (3) Issues relating to the planned merger of the funds, 
     including the cost of merging the funds and the manner in 
     which such costs will be distributed among the members of the 
     respective funds.
       (b) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Before the end of the 9-month period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board 
     of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
     shall submit a report to the Congress on the study conducted 
     pursuant to subsection (a).
       (2) Contents of report.--The report shall include--
       (A) detailed findings of the Board of Directors with regard 
     to the issues described in subsection (a);
       (B) a description of the plans developed by the Board of 
     Directors for merging the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund, including an estimate of the 
     amount of the cost of such merger which would be borne by 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund members; and
       (C) such recommendations for legislative and administrative 
     action as the Board of Directors determines to be necessary 
     or appropriate to preserve the safety and soundness of the 
     deposit insurance funds, reduce the risks to such funds, 
     provide for an efficient merger of such funds, and for other 
     purposes.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Insured depository institution.--The term ``insured 
     depository institution'' has the meaning given to such term 
     in section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (2) Bif and Saif members.--The terms ``Bank Insurance Fund 
     member'' and ``Savings Association Insurance Fund member'' 
     have the meaning given to such terms in section 7(l) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

406

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

13

para.44.28                   [Roll No. 149]

                                AYES--406

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich

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     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--13

     Conyers
     Dickey
     Hefley
     Hostettler
     Kanjorski
     LaHood
     Oberstar
     Parker
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Sabo
     Stenholm
     Stump

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Armey
     Bass
     Bateman
     Crapo
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Lewis (CA)
     Nethercutt
     Radanovich
     Skaggs
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, assumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. EMERSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 428, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Mr. KLECZKA demanded a separate vote on the amendment numbered 11 in 
House Report 105-531, by Mr. Metcalf.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment on which a separate 
vote had been demanded?

       After section 401 of the Amendment in the Nature of a 
     Substitute, insert the following new section (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 402. RETENTION OF ``FEDERAL'' IN NAME OF CONVERTED 
                   FEDERAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.

       Section 2 of the Act entitled ``an Act to enable national 
     banking associations to increase their capital stock and to 
     change their names or locations.'' and approved May 1, 1886 
     (12 U.S.C. 30) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(d) Retention of `Federal' in Name of Converted Federal 
     Savings Association--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any 
     other provision of law, any depository institution the 
     charter of which is converted from that of a Federal savings 
     association to a national bank or a State bank after the date 
     of the enactment of the Financial Services Act of 1998 may 
     retain the term `Federal' in the name of such institution so 
     long as such depository institution remains an insured 
     depository institution.
       ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     terms `depository institution', `insured depository 
     institution', `national bank', and `State bank' have the same 
     meanings given to such terms in section 3 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
nays had it.
  Mr. LEACH demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said amendment, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

256

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affirmative

Nays

166

para.44.29                   [Roll No. 150]

                                YEAS--256

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--166

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans

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     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gordon
     Green
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bateman
     Cox
     Doolittle
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Radanovich
     Skaggs
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Financial 
     Services Act of 1998''.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
       (1) To enhance competition in the financial services 
     industry, in order to foster innovation and efficiency.
       (2) To ensure the continued safety and soundness of 
     depository institutions.
       (3) To provide necessary and appropriate protections for 
     investors and ensure fair and honest markets in the delivery 
     of financial services.
       (4) To provide for appropriate functional regulation of 
     insurance activities.
       (5) To reduce and, to the maximum extent practicable, to 
     eliminate the legal barriers preventing affiliation among 
     depository institutions, securities firms, insurance 
     companies, and other financial service providers and to 
     provide a prudential framework for achieving that result.
       (6) To enhance the availability of financial services to 
     citizens of all economic circumstances and in all geographic 
     areas.
       (7) To enhance the competitiveness of United States 
     financial service providers internationally.
       (8) To ensure compliance by depository institutions with 
     the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 and 
     enhance the ability of depository institutions to meet the 
     capital and credit needs of all citizens and communities, 
     including underserved communities and populations.
       (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; purposes; table of contents.

  TITLE I--FACILITATING AFFILIATION AMONG SECURITIES FIRMS, INSURANCE 
                 COMPANIES, AND DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS

                        Subtitle A--Affiliations

Sec. 101. Glass-Steagall Act reformed.
Sec. 102. Activity restrictions applicable to bank holding companies 
              which are not financial holding companies.
Sec. 103. Financial holding companies.
Sec. 104. Certain State laws preempted.
Sec. 105. Mutual bank holding companies authorized.
Sec. 106. Prohibition on deposit production offices.
Sec. 107. Clarification of branch closure requirements.
Sec. 108. Amendments relating to limited purpose banks.
Sec. 109. Responsiveness to community needs for financial services.
Sec. 110. Reports on ongoing FTC study of consumer privacy issues.
Sec. 110A. GAO study of economic impact on community banks and other 
              small financial institutions.

  Subtitle B--Streamlining Supervision of Financial Holding Companies

Sec. 111. Streamlining financial holding company supervision.
Sec. 112. Elimination of application requirement for financial holding 
              companies.
Sec. 113. Authority of State insurance regulator and Securities and 
              Exchange Commission.
Sec. 114. Prudential safeguards.
Sec. 115. Examination of investment companies.
Sec. 116. Limitation on rulemaking, prudential, supervisory, and 
              enforcement authority of the Board.
Sec. 117. Interagency consultation.

               Subtitle C--Subsidiaries of National Banks

Sec. 121. Permissible activities for subsidiaries of national banks.
Sec. 122. Misrepresentations regarding depository institution liability 
              for obligations of affiliates.
Sec. 123. Repeal of stock loan limit in Federal Reserve Act.

Subtitle D--Wholesale Financial Holding Companies; Wholesale Financial 
                              Institutions

            Chapter 1--Wholesale Financial Holding Companies

Sec. 131. Wholesale financial holding companies established.
Sec. 132. Authorization to release reports.
Sec. 133. Conforming amendments.

              Chapter 2--Wholesale Financial Institutions

Sec. 136. Wholesale financial institutions.

               Subtitle E--Preservation of FTC Authority

Sec. 141. Amendment to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to modify 
              notification and post-approval waiting period for section 
              3 transactions.
Sec. 142. Interagency data sharing.
Sec. 143. Clarification of status of subsidiaries and affiliates.
Sec. 144. Annual GAO report.

Subtitle F--Applying the Principles of National Treatment and Equality 
   of Competitive Opportunity to Foreign Banks and Foreign Financial 
                              Institutions

Sec. 151. Applying the principles of national treatment and equality of 
              competitive opportunity to foreign banks that are 
              financial holding companies.
Sec. 152. Applying the principles of national treatment and equality of 
              competitive opportunity to foreign banks and foreign 
              financial institutions that are wholesale financial 
              institutions.

               Subtitle G--Federal Home Loan Bank System

Sec. 161. Federal home loan banks-
Sec. 162. Membership and collateral.
Sec. 163. The Office of Finance.
Sec. 164. Management of banks.
Sec. 165. Advances to nonmember borrowers.
Sec. 166. Powers and duties of banks.
Sec. 167. Mergers and consolidations of Federal home loan banks.
Sec. 168. Technical amendments.
Sec. 169. Definitions.
Sec. 170. Resolution funding corporation
Sec. 171. Capital structure of the Federal home loan banks.
Sec. 172. Investments.
Sec. 173. Federal Housing Finance Board.

                 Subtitle H--Direct Activities of Banks

Sec. 181. Authority of national banks to underwrite certain municipal 
              bonds

                  Subtitle I--Deposit Insurance Funds

Sec. 186. Study of safety and soundness of funds.

                  Subtitle J--Effective Date of Title

Sec. 191. Effective date.

                    TITLE II--FUNCTIONAL REGULATION

                    Subtitle A--Brokers and Dealers

Sec. 201. Definition of broker.
Sec. 202. Definition of dealer.
Sec. 203. Registration for sales of private securities offerings.
Sec. 204. Sales practices and complaint procedures.
Sec. 205. Information sharing.
Sec. 206. Definition and treatment of banking products.
Sec. 207. Derivative instrument and qualified investor defined.
Sec. 208. Government securities defined.
Sec. 209. Effective date.
Sec. 210. Rule of construction.

             Subtitle B--Bank Investment Company Activities

Sec. 211. Custody of investment company assets by affiliated bank.
Sec. 212. Lending to an affiliated investment company.
Sec. 213. Independent directors.
Sec. 214. Additional SEC disclosure authority.
Sec. 215. Definition of broker under the Investment Company Act of 
              1940.
Sec. 216. Definition of dealer under the Investment Company Act of 
              1940.
Sec. 217. Removal of the exclusion from the definition of investment 
              adviser for banks that advise investment companies.
Sec. 218. Definition of broker under the Investment Advisers Act of 
              1940.
Sec. 219. Definition of dealer under the Investment Advisers Act of 
              1940.
Sec. 220. Interagency consultation.
Sec. 221. Treatment of bank common trust funds.
Sec. 222. Investment advisers prohibited from having controlling 
              interest in registered investment company.
Sec. 223. Conforming change in definition.
Sec. 224. Conforming amendment.
Sec. 225. Effective date.

     Subtitle C--Securities and Exchange Commission Supervision of 
                   Investment Bank Holding Companies

Sec. 231. Supervision of investment bank holding companies by the 
              Securities and Exchange Commission.

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                           Subtitle D--Study

Sec. 241. Study of methods to inform investors and consumers of 
              uninsured products.
Sec. 242. Study of limitation on fees associated with acquiring 
              financial products.

    Subtitle E--Disclosure of Customer Costs of Acquiring Financial 
                                Products

Sec. 251. Improved and consistent disclosure.

                          TITLE III--INSURANCE

               Subtitle A--State Regulation of Insurance

Sec. 301. State regulation of the business of insurance.
Sec. 302. Mandatory insurance licensing requirements.
Sec. 303. Functional regulation of insurance.
Sec. 304. Insurance underwriting in national banks.
Sec. 305. New bank agency activities only through acquisition of 
              existing licensed agents.
Sec. 306. Title insurance activities of national banks and their 
              affiliates.
Sec. 307. Expedited and equalized dispute resolution for financial 
              regulators.
Sec. 308. Consumer protection regulations.
Sec. 309. Certain State affiliation laws preempted for insurance 
              companies and affiliates.

             Subtitle B--Redomestication of Mutual Insurers

Sec. 311. General application.
Sec. 312. Redomestication of mutual insurers.
Sec. 313. Effect on State laws restricting redomestication.
Sec. 314. Other provisions.
Sec. 315. Definitions.
Sec. 316. Effective date.

   Subtitle C--National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers

Sec. 321. State flexibility in multistate licensing reforms.
Sec. 322. National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers.
Sec. 323. Purpose.
Sec. 324. Relationship to the Federal Government.
Sec. 325. Membership.
Sec. 326. Board of directors.
Sec. 327. Officers.
Sec. 328. Bylaws, rules, and disciplinary action.
Sec. 329. Assessments.
Sec. 330. Functions of the NAIC.
Sec. 331. Liability of the Association and the directors, officers, and 
              employees of the Association.
Sec. 332. Elimination of NAIC oversight.
Sec. 333. Relationship to State law.
Sec. 334. Coordination with other regulators.
Sec. 335. Judicial review.
Sec. 336. Definitions.

          TITLE IV--UNITARY SAVINGS AND LOAN HOLDING COMPANIES

Sec. 401. Termination of expanded powers for new unitary S&L holding 
              companies.
Sec. 402. Retention of ``Federal'' in name of converted Federal savings 
              association.
  TITLE I--FACILITATING AFFILIATION AMONG SECURITIES FIRMS, INSURANCE 
                 COMPANIES, AND DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS
                        Subtitle A--Affiliations

     SEC. 101. GLASS-STEAGALL ACT REFORMED.

       (a) Section 20 Repealed.--Section 20 (12 U.S.C. 377) of the 
     Banking Act of 1933 (commonly referred to as the ``Glass-
     Steagall Act'') is repealed.
       (b) Section 32 Repealed.--Section 32 (12 U.S.C. 78) of the 
     Banking Act of 1933 is repealed.

     SEC. 102. ACTIVITY RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO BANK HOLDING 
                   COMPANIES WHICH ARE NOT FINANCIAL HOLDING 
                   COMPANIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(c)(8)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(8) shares of any company the activities of which had 
     been determined by the Board by regulation under this 
     paragraph as of the day before the date of the enactment of 
     the Financial Services Act of 1998, to be so closely related 
     to banking as to be a proper incident thereto (subject to 
     such terms and conditions contained in such regulation, 
     unless modified by the Board);''.
       (b) Conforming Changes to Other Statutes.--
       (1) Amendment to the bank holding company act amendments of 
     1970.--Section 105 of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments 
     of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1850) is amended by striking ``, to engage 
     directly or indirectly in a nonbanking activity pursuant to 
     section 4 of such Act,''.
       (2) Amendment to the bank service company act.--Section 
     4(f) of the Bank Service Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1864(f)) is 
     amended by striking the period and adding at the end the 
     following: ``as of the day before the date of enactment of 
     the Financial Services Act of 1998.''.

     SEC. 103. FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANIES.

       (a) In General.--The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 is 
     amended by inserting after section 5 (12 U.S.C. 1844) the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 6. FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANIES.

       ``(a) Financial Holding Company Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `financial holding company' means a 
     bank holding company which meets the requirements of 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Eligibility Requirements for Financial Holding 
     Companies.--
       ``(1) In general.--No bank holding company may engage in 
     any activity or directly or indirectly acquire or retain 
     shares of any company under this section unless the bank 
     holding company meets the following requirements:
       ``(A) All of the subsidiary depository institutions of the 
     bank holding company are well capitalized.
       ``(B) All of the subsidiary depository institutions of the 
     bank holding company are well managed.
       ``(C) All of the subsidiary depository institutions of the 
     bank holding company have achieved a rating of `satisfactory 
     record of meeting community credit needs', or better, at the 
     most recent examination of each such institution under the 
     Community Reinvestment Act of 1977.
       ``(D) All of the subsidiary insured depository institutions 
     of the bank holding company (other than any such depository 
     institution which does not, in the ordinary course of the 
     business of the depository institution, offer consumer 
     transaction accounts to the general public) offer and 
     maintain low-cost basic banking accounts.
       ``(E) The company has filed with the Board a declaration 
     that the company elects to be a financial holding company and 
     certifying that the company meets the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D).
       ``(2) Foreign banks and companies.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the Board shall establish and apply comparable 
     capital standards to a foreign bank that operates a branch or 
     agency or owns or controls a bank or commercial lending 
     company in the United States, and any company that owns or 
     controls such foreign bank, giving due regard to the 
     principle of national treatment and equality of competitive 
     opportunity.
       ``(3) Limited exclusions from community needs requirements 
     for newly acquired depository institutions.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the requirements of subparagraph (B) 
     are met, any depository institution acquired by a bank 
     holding company during the 24-month period preceding the 
     submission of a declaration under paragraph (1)(E) and any 
     depository institution acquired after the submission of such 
     declaration may be excluded for purposes of paragraph (1)(C) 
     until the later of--
       ``(i) the end of the 24-month period beginning on the date 
     the acquisition of the depository institution by such company 
     is consummated; or
       ``(ii) the date of completion of the first examination of 
     such depository institution under the Community Reinvestment 
     Act of 1977 which is conducted after the date of the 
     acquisition of the depository institution.
       ``(B) Requirements.--The requirements of this subparagraph 
     are met with respect to any bank holding company referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) if--
       ``(i) the bank holding company has submitted an affirmative 
     plan to the appropriate Federal banking agency to take such 
     action as may be necessary in order for such institution to 
     achieve a rating of `satisfactory record of meeting community 
     credit needs', or better, at the next examination of the 
     institution under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977; and
       ``(ii) the plan has been approved by such agency.
       ``(c) Engaging in Activities Financial in Nature.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 4(a), a 
     financial holding company and a wholesale financial holding 
     company may engage in any activity, and acquire and retain 
     the shares of any company engaged in any activity, which the 
     Board has determined (by regulation or order) to be financial 
     in nature or incidental to such financial activities.
       ``(2) Factors to be considered.--In determining whether an 
     activity is financial in nature or incidental to financial 
     activities, the Board shall take into account--
       ``(A) the purposes of this Act and the Financial Services 
     Act of 1998;
       ``(B) changes or reasonably expected changes in the 
     marketplace in which bank holding companies compete;
       ``(C) changes or reasonably expected changes in the 
     technology for delivering financial services; and
       ``(D) whether such activity is necessary or appropriate to 
     allow a bank holding company and the affiliates of a bank 
     holding company to--
       ``(i) compete effectively with any company seeking to 
     provide financial services in the United States;
       ``(ii) use any available or emerging technological means, 
     including any application necessary to protect the security 
     or efficacy of systems for the transmission of data or 
     financial transactions, in providing financial services; and
       ``(iii) offer customers any available or emerging 
     technological means for using financial services.
       ``(3) Activities that are financial in nature.--The 
     following activities shall be considered to be financial in 
     nature:
       ``(A) Lending, exchanging, transferring, investing for 
     others, or safeguarding money or securities.
       ``(B) Insuring, guaranteeing, or indemnifying against loss, 
     harm, damage, illness, disability, or death, or providing and 
     issuing annuities, and acting as principal, agent, or broker 
     for purposes of the foregoing.
       ``(C) Providing financial, investment, or economic advisory 
     services, including advising an investment company (as 
     defined in

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     section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940).
       ``(D) Issuing or selling instruments representing interests 
     in pools of assets permissible for a bank to hold directly.
       ``(E) Underwriting, dealing in, or making a market in 
     securities.
       ``(F) Engaging in any activity that the Board has 
     determined, by order or regulation that is in effect on the 
     date of enactment of the Financial Services Act of 1998, to 
     be so closely related to banking or managing or controlling 
     banks as to be a proper incident thereto (subject to the same 
     terms and conditions contained in such order or regulation, 
     unless modified by the Board).
       ``(G) Engaging, in the United States, in any activity 
     that--
       ``(i) a bank holding company may engage in outside the 
     United States; and
       ``(ii) the Board has determined, under regulations issued 
     pursuant to section 4(c)(13) of this Act (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of enactment of the Financial Services 
     Act of 1998) to be usual in connection with the transaction 
     of banking or other financial operations abroad.
       ``(H) Directly or indirectly acquiring or controlling, 
     whether as principal, on behalf of 1 or more entities 
     (including entities, other than a depository institution or 
     subsidiary of a depository institution, that the bank holding 
     company controls) or otherwise, shares, assets, or ownership 
     interests (including without limitation debt or equity 
     securities, partnership interests, trust certificates or 
     other instruments representing ownership) of a company or 
     other entity, whether or not constituting control of such 
     company or entity, engaged in any activity not authorized 
     pursuant to this section if--
       ``(i) the shares, assets, or ownership interests are not 
     acquired or held by a depository institution or subsidiary of 
     a depository institution;
       ``(ii) such shares, assets, or ownership interests are 
     acquired and held by a securities affiliate or an affiliate 
     thereof as part of a bona fide underwriting or merchant 
     banking activity, including investment activities engaged in 
     for the purpose of appreciation and ultimate resale or 
     disposition of the investment;
       ``(iii) such shares, assets, or ownership interests, are 
     held only for such a period of time as will permit the sale 
     or disposition thereof on a reasonable basis consistent with 
     the nature of the activities described in clause (ii); and
       ``(iv) during the period such shares, assets, or ownership 
     interests are held, the bank holding company does not 
     actively participate in the day to day management or 
     operation of such company or entity, except insofar as 
     necessary to achieve the objectives of clause (ii).
       ``(I) Directly or indirectly acquiring or controlling, 
     whether as principal, on behalf of 1 or more entities 
     (including entities, other than a depository institution or 
     subsidiary of a depository institution, that the bank holding 
     company controls) or otherwise, shares, assets, or ownership 
     interests (including without limitation debt or equity 
     securities, partnership interests, trust certificates or 
     other instruments representing ownership) of a company or 
     other entity, whether or not constituting control of such 
     company or entity, engaged in any activity not authorized 
     pursuant to this section if--
       ``(i) the shares, assets, or ownership interests are not 
     acquired or held by a depository institution or a subsidiary 
     of a depository institution;
       ``(ii) such shares, assets, or ownership interests are 
     acquired and held by an insurance company that is 
     predominantly engaged in underwriting life, accident and 
     health, or property and casualty insurance (other than 
     credit-related insurance);
       ``(iii) such shares, assets, or ownership interests 
     represent an investment made in the ordinary course of 
     business of such insurance company in accordance with 
     relevant State law governing such investments; and
       ``(iv) during the period such shares, assets, or ownership 
     interests are held, the bank holding company does not 
     directly or indirectly participate in the day-to-day 
     management or operation of the company or entity except 
     insofar as necessary to achieve the objectives of clauses 
     (ii) and (iii).
       ``(4) Actions required.--The Board shall, by regulation or 
     order, define, consistent with the purposes of this Act, the 
     following activities as, and the extent to which such 
     activities are, financial in nature or incidental to 
     activities which are financial in nature:
       ``(A) Lending, exchanging, transferring, investing for 
     others, or safeguarding financial assets other than money or 
     securities.
       ``(B) Providing any device or other instrumentality for 
     transferring money or other financial assets;
       ``(C) Arranging, effecting, or facilitating financial 
     transactions for the account of third parties.
       ``(5) Post consummation notification.--
       ``(A) In general.--A financial holding company and a 
     wholesale financial holding company that acquires any 
     company, or commences any activity, pursuant to this 
     subsection shall provide written notice to the Board 
     describing the activity commenced or conducted by the company 
     acquired no later than 30 calendar days after commencing the 
     activity or consummating the acquisition.
       ``(B) Approval not required for certain financial 
     activities.--Except as provided in section 4(j) with regard 
     to the acquisition of a savings association, a financial 
     holding company and a wholesale financial holding company may 
     commence any activity, or acquire any company, pursuant to 
     paragraph (3) or any regulation prescribed or order issued 
     under paragraph (4), without prior approval of the Board.
       ``(d) Provisions Applicable to Financial Holding Companies 
     That Fail To Meet Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Board finds that a financial 
     holding company is not in compliance with the requirements of 
     subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (b)(1), the 
     Board shall give notice of such finding to the company.
       ``(2) Agreement to correct conditions required.--Within 45 
     days of receipt by a financial holding company of a notice 
     given under paragraph (1) (or such additional period as the 
     Board may permit), the company shall execute an agreement 
     acceptable to the Board to comply with the requirements 
     applicable to a financial holding company.
       ``(3) Board may impose limitations.--Until the conditions 
     described in a notice to a financial holding company under 
     paragraph (1) are corrected, the Board may impose such 
     limitations on the conduct or activities of the company or 
     any affiliate of the company as the Board determines to be 
     appropriate under the circumstances.
       ``(4) Failure to correct.--If, after receiving a notice 
     under paragraph (1), a financial holding company does not--
       ``(A) execute and implement an agreement in accordance with 
     paragraph (2);
       ``(B) comply with any limitations imposed under paragraph 
     (3);
       ``(C) in the case of a notice of failure to comply with 
     subsection (b)(1)(A), restore each depository institution 
     subsidiary to well capitalized status before the end of the 
     180-day period beginning on the date such notice is received 
     by the company (or such other period permitted by the Board); 
     or
       ``(D) in the case of a notice of failure to comply with 
     subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (b)(1), restore 
     compliance with any such subparagraph by the date the next 
     examination of the depository institution subsidiary is 
     completed or by the end of such other period as the Board 
     determines to be appropriate,
     the Board may require such company, under such terms and 
     conditions as may be imposed by the Board and subject to such 
     extension of time as may be granted in the Board's 
     discretion, to divest control of any depository institution 
     subsidiary or, at the election of the financial holding 
     company, instead to cease to engage in any activity conducted 
     by such company or its subsidiaries pursuant to this section.
       ``(5) Consultation.--In taking any action under this 
     subsection, the Board shall consult with all relevant Federal 
     and State regulatory agencies.
       ``(e) Safeguards for Bank Subsidiaries.--A financial 
     holding company shall assure that--
       ``(1) the procedures of the holding company for identifying 
     and managing financial and operational risks within the 
     company, and the subsidiaries of such company, adequately 
     protect the subsidiaries of such company which are insured 
     depository institutions from such risks;
       ``(2) the holding company has reasonable policies and 
     procedures to preserve the separate corporate identity and 
     limited liability of such company and the subsidiaries of 
     such company, for the protection of the company's subsidiary 
     insured depository institutions; and
       ``(3) the holding company complies with this section.
       ``(f) Authority To Retain Limited Nonfinancial Activities 
     and Affiliations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 4(a), a company 
     that is not a bank holding company or a foreign bank (as 
     defined in section 1(b)(7) of the International Banking Act 
     of 1978) and becomes a financial holding company after the 
     date of the enactment of the Financial Services Act of 1998 
     may continue to engage in any activity and retain direct or 
     indirect ownership or control of shares of a company engaged 
     in any activity if--
       ``(A) the holding company lawfully was engaged in the 
     activity or held the shares of such company on September 30, 
     1997;
       ``(B) the holding company is predominantly engaged in 
     financial activities as defined in paragraph (2); and
       ``(C) the company engaged in such activity continues to 
     engage only in the same activities that such company 
     conducted on September 30, 1997, and other activities 
     permissible under this Act.
       ``(2) Predominantly financial.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, a company is predominantly engaged in financial 
     activities if the annual gross revenues derived by the 
     holding company and all subsidiaries of the holding company 
     (excluding revenues derived from subsidiary depository 
     institutions), on a consolidated basis, from engaging in 
     activities that are financial in nature or are incidental to 
     activities that are financial in nature under subsection (c) 
     represent at least 85 percent of the consolidated annual 
     gross revenues of the company.
       ``(3) No expansion of grandfathered commercial activities 
     through merger or consolidation.--A financial holding company 
     that engages in activities or holds shares pursuant to this 
     subsection, or a subsidiary of such financial holding 
     company, may not acquire, in any merger, consolidation, or 
     other type of business combination, assets of any other 
     company which is engaged in any activity which the Board has 
     not determined

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     to be financial in nature or incidental to activities that 
     are financial in nature under subsection (c).
       ``(4) Continuing revenue limitation on grandfathered 
     commercial activities.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this subsection, a financial holding company may continue 
     to engage in activities or hold shares in companies pursuant 
     to this subsection only to the extent that the aggregate 
     annual gross revenues derived from all such activities and 
     all such companies does not exceed 15 percent of the 
     consolidated annual gross revenues of the financial holding 
     company (excluding revenues derived from subsidiary 
     depository institutions).
       ``(5) Cross marketing restrictions applicable to commercial 
     activities.--A depository institution controlled by a 
     financial holding company shall not--
       ``(A) offer or market, directly or through any arrangement, 
     any product or service of a company whose activities are 
     conducted or whose shares are owned or controlled by the 
     financial holding company pursuant to this subsection or 
     subparagraph (H) or (I) of subsection (c)(3); or
       ``(B) permit any of its products or services to be offered 
     or marketed, directly or through any arrangement, by or 
     through any company described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(6) Transactions with nonfinancial affiliates.--An 
     insured depository institution controlled by a financial 
     holding company may not engage in a covered transaction (as 
     defined by section 23A(b)(7) of the Federal Reserve Act) with 
     any affiliate controlled by the company pursuant to this 
     subsection or subparagraph (H) or (I) of subsection (c)(3).
       ``(7) Sunset of grandfather.--A financial holding company 
     engaged in any activity, or retaining direct or indirect 
     ownership or control of shares of a company, pursuant to this 
     subsection, shall terminate such activity and divest 
     ownership or control of the shares of such company before the 
     end of the 10-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of the Financial Services Act of 1998. The Board 
     may, upon application by a financial holding company, extend 
     such 10-year period by not to exceed an additional 5 years if 
     such extension would not be detrimental to the public 
     interest.
       ``(g) Developing Activities.--A financial holding company 
     and a wholesale financial holding company may engage directly 
     or indirectly, or acquire shares of any company engaged, in 
     any activity that the Board has not determined to be 
     financial in nature or incidental to financial activities 
     under subsection (c) if--
       ``(1) the holding company reasonably concludes that the 
     activity is financial in nature or incidental to financial 
     activities;
       ``(2) the gross revenues from all activities conducted 
     under this subsection represent less than 5 percent of the 
     consolidated gross revenues of the holding company;
       ``(3) the aggregate total assets of all companies the 
     shares of which are held under this subsection do not exceed 
     5 percent of the holding company's consolidated total assets;
       ``(4) the total capital invested in activities conducted 
     under this subsection represents less than 5 percent of the 
     consolidated total capital of the holding company;
       ``(5) the Board has not determined that the activity is not 
     financial in nature or incidental to financial activities 
     under subsection (c); and
       ``(6) the holding company provides written notification to 
     the Board describing the activity commenced or conducted by 
     the company acquired no later than 10 business days after 
     commencing the activity or consummating the acquisition.''.

     SEC. 104. CERTAIN STATE LAWS PREEMPTED.

       (a) Affiliations.--No State may by statute, regulation, 
     order, interpretation, or otherwise, prevent or significantly 
     interfere with the ability of an insured depository 
     institution or a wholesale financial institution to be 
     affiliated with an entity (including an entity engaged in 
     insurance activities) as authorized by this Act or any other 
     provision of Federal law.
       (b) Activities.--
       (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), no 
     State may by statute, regulation, order, interpretation, or 
     otherwise, prevent or significantly interfere with the 
     ability of an insured depository institution or a wholesale 
     financial institution to engage, directly or indirectly or in 
     conjunction with an affiliate, in any activity authorized 
     under this Act or any other provision of Federal law.
       (2) In accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court of 
     the United States in Barnett Bank of Marion County, N.A. v. 
     Nelson, 116 S.Ct. 1103 (1996), no State may, by statute, 
     regulation, order, interpretation, or otherwise, prevent or 
     significantly interfere with the ability of an insured 
     depository institution or wholesale financial institution to 
     engage, directly or indirectly, or in conjunction with an 
     affiliate, in any insurance sales or solicitation activity, 
     except that--
       (A) State statutes and regulations governing insurance 
     sales and solicitations which are no more restrictive than 
     provisions in the Illinois ``Act Authorizing and Regulating 
     the Sale of Insurance by Financial Institutions, Public Act 
     90-41'' (215 ILCS 5/1400-1416), as in effect on October 1, 
     1997, shall not be deemed to prevent or significantly 
     interfere with the ability of an insured depository 
     institution or wholesale financial institution to engage, 
     directly or indirectly, or in conjunction with an affiliate, 
     in any insurance sales or solicitation activity; and
       (B) subparagraph (A) shall not create any inference 
     regarding State statutes and regulations governing insurance 
     sales and solicitations other than State statutes and 
     regulations described in subparagraph (A).
       (3) State statutes, regulations, orders, and 
     interpretations or otherwise shall not be preempted under 
     paragraph (1) if they--
       (A) relate to, or are enacted or issued for the purpose of 
     regulating, the business of insurance in accordance with the 
     McCarran-Ferguson Act;
       (B) apply only to entities that are not insured depository 
     institutions or wholesale financial institutions but which 
     are engaged in the business of insurance;
       (C) do not relate to, and are not enacted or issued for the 
     purpose of regulating--
       (i) cross-marketing; or
       (ii) activities, including cross-marketing, which are 
     subject to paragraph (2);
       (D) are applicable to and are applied in the same manner 
     with respect to an affiliate of an insured depository 
     institution or a wholesale financial institution as they are 
     applicable to and are applied to those entities that are not 
     affiliated with an insured depository institution or a 
     wholesale financial institution; and
       (E) do not prevent or significantly interfere with the 
     ability of an insured depository institution or wholesale 
     financial institution to engage in activities authorized for 
     such institution under this Act or any other provision of 
     Federal law.
       (4) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be construed as 
     affecting the jurisdiction of the securities commission (or 
     any agency or office performing like functions) of any State, 
     under the laws of such State, to investigate and bring 
     enforcement actions, consistent with section 18(c) of the 
     Securities Act of 1933, with respect to fraud or deceit or 
     unlawful conduct by any person, in connection with securities 
     or securities transactions.

     SEC. 105. MUTUAL BANK HOLDING COMPANIES AUTHORIZED.

       (a) In General.--Section 3(g)(2) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1842(g)(2)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(2) Regulations.--A bank holding company organized as a 
     mutual holding company shall be regulated on terms, and shall 
     be subject to limitations, comparable to those applicable to 
     any other bank holding company.''.

     SEC. 106. PROHIBITION ON DEPOSIT PRODUCTION OFFICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 109(d) of the Riegle-Neal 
     Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 (12 
     U.S.C. 1835a(d)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, the Financial Services Act of 1998,'' 
     after ``pursuant to this title''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or such Act'' after ``made by this 
     title''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 109(e)(4) 
     of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching 
     Efficiency Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 1835a(e)(4)) is amended by 
     inserting ``and any branch of a bank controlled by an out-of-
     State bank holding company (as defined in section 2(o)(7) of 
     the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956)'' before the period.

     SEC. 107. CLARIFICATION OF BRANCH CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 42(d)(4)(A) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1831r-1(d)(4)(A)) is amended by inserting ``and 
     any bank controlled by an out-of-State bank holding company 
     (as defined in section 2(o)(7) of the Bank Holding Company 
     Act of 1956)'' before the period.

     SEC. 108. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO LIMITED PURPOSE BANKS.

       Section 4(f) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 
     U.S.C. 1843(f)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause (IX);
       (B) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subclause (X); and
       (C) by inserting after subclause (X) the following new 
     subclause:

       ``(XI) assets that are derived from, or are incidental to, 
     activities in which institutions described in section 
     2(c)(2)(F) are permitted to engage,'';

       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) any bank subsidiary of such company engages in any 
     activity in which the bank was not lawfully engaged as of 
     March 5, 1987, unless the bank is well managed and well 
     capitalized;
       ``(C) any bank subsidiary of such company both--
       ``(i) accepts demand deposits or deposits that the 
     depositor may withdraw by check or similar means for payment 
     to third parties; and
       ``(ii) engages in the business of making commercial loans 
     (and, for purposes of this clause, loans made in the ordinary 
     course of a credit card operation shall not be treated as 
     commercial loans); or
       ``(D) after the date of the enactment of the Competitive 
     Equality Amendments of 1987, any bank subsidiary of such 
     company permits any overdraft (including any intraday 
     overdraft), or incurs any such overdraft in such bank's 
     account at a Federal reserve bank, on behalf of an affiliate, 
     other than an overdraft described in paragraph (3).''; and
       (3) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the 
     following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) Permissible overdrafts described.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (2)(D), an overdraft is described in this paragraph 
     if--
       ``(A) such overdraft results from an inadvertent computer 
     or accounting error that is

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     beyond the control of both the bank and the affiliate; or
       ``(B) such overdraft--
       ``(i) is permitted or incurred on behalf of an affiliate 
     which is monitored by, reports to, and is recognized as a 
     primary dealer by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and
       ``(ii) is fully secured, as required by the Board, by 
     bonds, notes, or other obligations which are direct 
     obligations of the United States or on which the principal 
     and interest are fully guaranteed by the United States or by 
     securities and obligations eligible for settlement on the 
     Federal Reserve book entry system.
       ``(4) Divestiture in case of loss of exemption.--If any 
     company described in paragraph (1) fails to qualify for the 
     exemption provided under such paragraph by operation of 
     paragraph (2), such exemption shall cease to apply to such 
     company and such company shall divest control of each bank it 
     controls before the end of the 180-day period beginning on 
     the date that the company receives notice from the Board that 
     the company has failed to continue to qualify for such 
     exemption, unless before the end of such 180-day period, the 
     company has--
       ``(A) corrected the condition or ceased the activity that 
     caused the company to fail to continue to qualify for the 
     exemption; and
       ``(B) implemented procedures that are reasonably adapted to 
     avoid the reoccurrence of such condition or activity.''.

     SEC. 109. RESPONSIVENESS TO COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR FINANCIAL 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
     with the Federal banking agencies (as defined in section 3(z) 
     of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) and the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, shall conduct a study of the extent to 
     which adequate services are being provided as intended by the 
     Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, including services in 
     low- and moderate-income neighborhoods and for persons of 
     modest means, as a result of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Report.--Before the end of the 2-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     the Treasury, in consultation with the Federal banking 
     agencies and the Securities and Exchange Commission, shall 
     submit a report to the Congress on the study conducted 
     pursuant to subsection (a) and shall include such 
     recommendations as the Secretary determines to be appropriate 
     for administrative and legislative action with respect to 
     institutions covered under the Community Reinvestment Act of 
     1977.

     SEC. 110. REPORTS ON ONGOING FTC STUDY OF CONSUMER PRIVACY 
                   ISSUES.

       With respect to the ongoing multistage study being 
     conducted by the Federal Trade Commission on consumer privacy 
     issues, the Commission shall submit to the Congress an 
     interim report on the findings and conclusions of the 
     Commission, together with such recommendations for 
     legislative and administrative action as the Commission 
     determines to be appropriate, at the conclusion of each stage 
     of such study and a final report at the conclusion of the 
     study.

     SEC. 110A. GAO STUDY OF ECONOMIC IMPACT ON COMMUNITY BANKS 
                   AND OTHER SMALL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study of the projected economic impact 
     that the enactment of this Act will have on financial 
     institutions which have total assets of $100,000,000 or less.
       (b) Report to the Congress.--The Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit a report to the Congress before 
     the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act containing the findings and 
     conclusions of the Comptroller General with regard to the 
     study required under subsection (a) and such recommendations 
     for legislative or administrative action as the Comptroller 
     General may determine to be appropriate.
  Subtitle B--Streamlining Supervision of Financial Holding Companies

     SEC. 111. STREAMLINING FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY SUPERVISION.

       Section 5(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 
     U.S.C. 1844(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Reports and Examinations.--
       ``(1) Reports.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Board from time to time may require 
     any bank holding company and any subsidiary of such company 
     to submit reports under oath to keep the Board informed as 
     to--
       ``(i) its financial condition, systems for monitoring and 
     controlling financial and operating risks, and transactions 
     with depository institution subsidiaries of the holding 
     company; and
       ``(ii) compliance by the company or subsidiary with 
     applicable provisions of this Act.
       ``(B) Use of existing reports.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Board shall, to the fullest extent 
     possible, accept reports in fulfillment of the Board's 
     reporting requirements under this paragraph that a bank 
     holding company or any subsidiary of such company has 
     provided or been required to provide to other Federal and 
     State supervisors or to appropriate self-regulatory 
     organizations.
       ``(ii) Availability.--A bank holding company or a 
     subsidiary of such company shall provide to the Board, at the 
     request of the Board, a report referred to in clause (i).
       ``(iii) Required use of publicly reported information.--The 
     Board shall, to the fullest extent possible, accept in 
     fulfillment of any reporting or recordkeeping requirements 
     under this Act information that is otherwise required to be 
     reported publicly and externally audited financial 
     statements.
       ``(iv) Reports filed with other agencies.--In the event the 
     Board requires a report from a functionally regulated 
     nondepository institution subsidiary of a bank holding 
     company of a kind that is not required by another Federal or 
     State regulator or appropriate self-regulatory organization, 
     the Board shall request that the appropriate regulator or 
     self-regulatory organization obtain such report. If the 
     report is not made available to the Board, and the report is 
     necessary to assess a material risk to the bank holding 
     company or its subsidiary depository institution or 
     compliance with this Act, the Board may require such 
     subsidiary to provide such a report to the Board.
       ``(C) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `functionally regulated nondepository institution' 
     means--
       ``(i) a broker or dealer registered under the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934;
       ``(ii) an investment adviser registered under the 
     Investment Advisers Act of 1940, with respect to the 
     investment advisory activities of such investment adviser and 
     activities incidental to such investment advisory activities;
       ``(iii) an insurance company subject to supervision by a 
     State insurance commission, agency, or similar authority; and
       ``(iv) an entity subject to regulation by the Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, with respect to the commodities 
     activities of such entity and activities incidental to such 
     commodities activities.
       ``(2) Examinations.--
       ``(A) Examination authority.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Board may make examinations of each 
     bank holding company and each subsidiary of a bank holding 
     company.
       ``(ii) Functionally regulated nondepository institution 
     subsidiaries.--Notwithstanding clause (i), the Board may make 
     examinations of a functionally regulated nondepository 
     institution subsidiary of a bank holding company only if--

       ``(I) the Board has reasonable cause to believe that such 
     subsidiary is engaged in activities that pose a material risk 
     to an affiliated depository institution, or
       ``(II) based on reports and other available information, 
     the Board has reasonable cause to believe that a subsidiary 
     is not in compliance with this Act or with provisions 
     relating to transactions with an affiliated depository 
     institution and the Board cannot make such determination 
     through examination of the affiliated depository institution 
     or bank holding company.

       ``(B) Limitations on examination authority for bank holding 
     companies and subsidiaries.--Subject to subparagraph (A)(ii), 
     the Board may make examinations under subparagraph (A)(i) of 
     each bank holding company and each subsidiary of such holding 
     company in order to--
       ``(i) inform the Board of the nature of the operations and 
     financial condition of the holding company and such 
     subsidiaries;
       ``(ii) inform the Board of--

       ``(I) the financial and operational risks within the 
     holding company system that may pose a threat to the safety 
     and soundness of any subsidiary depository institution of 
     such holding company; and
       ``(II) the systems for monitoring and controlling such 
     risks; and

       ``(iii) monitor compliance with the provisions of this Act 
     and those governing transactions and relationships between 
     any subsidiary depository institution and its affiliates.
       ``(C) Restricted focus of examinations.--The Board shall, 
     to the fullest extent possible, limit the focus and scope of 
     any examination of a bank holding company to--
       ``(i) the bank holding company; and
       ``(ii) any subsidiary of the holding company that, because 
     of--

       ``(I) the size, condition, or activities of the subsidiary;
       ``(II) the nature or size of transactions between such 
     subsidiary and any depository institution which is also a 
     subsidiary of such holding company; or
       ``(III) the centralization of functions within the holding 
     company system,

     could have a materially adverse effect on the safety and 
     soundness of any depository institution affiliate of the 
     holding company.
       ``(D) Deference to bank examinations.--The Board shall, to 
     the fullest extent possible, use, for the purposes of this 
     paragraph, the reports of examinations of depository 
     institutions made by the appropriate Federal and State 
     depository institution supervisory authority.
       ``(E) Deference to other examinations.--The Board shall, to 
     the fullest extent possible, address the circumstances which 
     might otherwise permit or require an examination by the Board 
     by forgoing an examination and instead reviewing the reports 
     of examination made of--
       ``(i) any registered broker or dealer or registered 
     investment adviser by or on behalf of the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission;
       ``(ii) any licensed insurance company by or on behalf of 
     any state regulatory authority responsible for the 
     supervision of insurance companies; and
       ``(iii) any other subsidiary that the Board finds to be 
     comprehensively supervised by a Federal or State authority.
       ``(3) Capital.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Board shall not, by regulation, 
     guideline, order or otherwise,

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     prescribe or impose any capital or capital adequacy rules, 
     guidelines, standards, or requirements on any subsidiary of a 
     financial holding company that is not a depository 
     institution and--
       ``(i) is in compliance with applicable capital requirements 
     of another Federal regulatory authority (including the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission) or State insurance 
     authority; or
       ``(ii) is registered as an investment adviser under the 
     Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
       ``(B) Rule of construction.--Subparagraph (A) shall not be 
     construed as preventing the Board from imposing capital or 
     capital adequacy rules, guidelines, standards, or 
     requirements with respect to activities of a registered 
     investment adviser other than investment advisory activities 
     or activities incidental to investment advisory activities.
       ``(4) Transfer of board authority to appropriate federal 
     banking agency.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any bank holding company 
     which is not significantly engaged in nonbanking activities, 
     the Board, in consultation with the appropriate Federal 
     banking agency, may designate the appropriate Federal banking 
     agency of the lead insured depository institution subsidiary 
     of such holding company as the appropriate Federal banking 
     agency for the bank holding company.
       ``(B) Authority transferred.--An agency designated by the 
     Board under subparagraph (A) shall have the same authority as 
     the Board under this Act to--
       ``(i) examine and require reports from the bank holding 
     company and any affiliate of such company (other than a 
     depository institution) under section 5;
       ``(ii) approve or disapprove applications or transactions 
     under section 3;
       ``(iii) take actions and impose penalties under subsections 
     (e) and (f) of section 5 and section 8; and
       ``(iv) take actions regarding the holding company, any 
     affiliate of the holding company (other than a depository 
     institution), or any institution-affiliated party of such 
     company or affiliate under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     and any other statute which the Board may designate.
       ``(C) Agency orders.--Section 9 (of this Act) and section 
     105 of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 shall 
     apply to orders issued by an agency designated under 
     subparagraph (A) in the same manner such sections apply to 
     orders issued by the Board.
       ``(5) Functional regulation of securities and insurance 
     activities.--The Board shall defer to--
       ``(A) the Securities and Exchange Commission with regard to 
     all interpretations of, and the enforcement of, applicable 
     Federal securities laws relating to the activities, conduct, 
     and operations of registered brokers, dealers, investment 
     advisers, and investment companies; and
       ``(B) the relevant State insurance authorities with regard 
     to all interpretations of, and the enforcement of, applicable 
     State insurance laws relating to the activities, conduct, and 
     operations of insurance companies and insurance agents.''.

     SEC. 112. ELIMINATION OF APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR 
                   FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANIES.

       (a) Prevention of Duplicative Filings.--Section 5(a) of the 
     Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1844(a)) is 
     amended by adding the following new sentence at the end: ``A 
     declaration filed in accordance with section 6(b)(1)(E) shall 
     satisfy the requirements of this subsection with regard to 
     the registration of a bank holding company but not any 
     requirement to file an application to acquire a bank pursuant 
     to section 3.''.
       (b) Divestiture Procedures.--Section 5(e)(1) of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1844(e)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Financial Institutions Supervisory Act of 
     1966, order'' and inserting ``Financial Institutions 
     Supervisory Act of 1966, at the election of the bank holding 
     company--
       ``(A) order''; and
       (2) by striking ``shareholders of the bank holding company. 
     Such distribution'' and inserting ``shareholders of the bank 
     holding company; or
       ``(B) order the bank holding company, after due notice and 
     opportunity for hearing, and after consultation with the 
     bank's primary supervisor, which shall be the Comptroller of 
     the Currency in the case of a national bank, and the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation and the appropriate State 
     supervisor in the case of an insured nonmember bank, to 
     terminate (within 120 days or such longer period as the Board 
     may direct) the ownership or control of any such bank by such 
     company.
     ``The distribution referred to in subparagraph (A)''.

     SEC. 113. AUTHORITY OF STATE INSURANCE REGULATOR AND 
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

       Section 5 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 
     U.S.C. 1844) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(g) Authority of State Insurance Regulator and the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, any regulation, order, or other action of the Board 
     which requires a bank holding company to provide funds or 
     other assets to a subsidiary insured depository institution 
     shall not be effective nor enforceable if--
       ``(A) such funds or assets are to be provided by--
       ``(i) a bank holding company that is an insurance company 
     or is a broker or dealer registered under the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934; or
       ``(ii) an affiliate of the depository institution which is 
     an insurance company or a broker or dealer registered under 
     such Act; and
       ``(B) the State insurance authority for the insurance 
     company or the Securities and Exchange Commission for the 
     registered broker or dealer, as the case may be, determines 
     in writing sent to the holding company and the Board that the 
     holding company shall not provide such funds or assets 
     because such action would have a material adverse effect on 
     the financial condition of the insurance company or the 
     broker or dealer, as the case may be.
       ``(2) Notice to state insurance authority or sec 
     required.--If the Board requires a bank holding company, or 
     an affiliate of a bank holding company, which is an insurance 
     company or a broker or dealer described in paragraph (1)(A) 
     to provide funds or assets to an insured depository 
     institution subsidiary of the holding company pursuant to any 
     regulation, order, or other action of the Board referred to 
     in paragraph (1), the Board shall promptly notify the State 
     insurance authority for the insurance company or the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, of 
     such requirement.
       ``(3) Divestiture in lieu of other action.--If the Board 
     receives a notice described in paragraph (1)(B) from a State 
     insurance authority or the Securities and Exchange Commission 
     with regard to a bank holding company or affiliate referred 
     to in such paragraph, the Board may order the bank holding 
     company to divest the insured depository institution within 
     180 days of receiving notice or such longer period as the 
     Board determines consistent with the safe and sound operation 
     of the insured depository institution.
       ``(4) Conditions before divestiture.--During the period 
     beginning on the date an order to divest is issued by the 
     Board under paragraph (3) to a bank holding company and 
     ending on the date the divestiture is completed, the Board 
     may impose any conditions or restrictions on the holding 
     company's ownership or operation of the insured depository 
     institution, including restricting or prohibiting 
     transactions between the insured depository institution and 
     any affiliate of the institution, as are appropriate under 
     the circumstances.''.

     SEC. 114. PRUDENTIAL SAFEGUARDS.

       Section 5 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 
     U.S.C. 1844) is amended by inserting after subsection (g) (as 
     added by section 113 of this subtitle) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Prudential Safeguards.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Board may, by regulation or order, 
     impose restrictions or requirements on relationships or 
     transactions between a depository institution subsidiary of a 
     bank holding company and any affiliate of such depository 
     institution (other than a subsidiary of such institution) 
     which the Board finds is consistent with the public interest, 
     the purposes of this Act, the Financial Services Act of 1998, 
     the Federal Reserve Act, and other Federal law applicable to 
     depository institution subsidiaries of bank holding companies 
     and the standards in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Standards.--The Board may exercise authority under 
     paragraph (1) if the Board finds that such action will have 
     any of the following effects:
       ``(A) Avoid any significant risk to the safety and 
     soundness of depository institutions or any Federal deposit 
     insurance fund.
       ``(B) Enhance the financial stability of bank holding 
     companies.
       ``(C) Avoid conflicts of interest or other abuses.
       ``(D) Enhance the privacy of customers of depository 
     institutions.
       ``(E) Promote the application of national treatment and 
     equality of competitive opportunity between nonbank 
     affiliates owned or controlled by domestic bank holding 
     companies and nonbank affiliates owned or controlled by 
     foreign banks operating in the United States.
       ``(3) Review.--The Board shall regularly--
       ``(A) review all restrictions or requirements established 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) to determine whether there is a 
     continuing need for any such restriction or requirement to 
     carry out the purposes of the Act, including any purpose 
     described in paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) modify or eliminate any restriction or requirement 
     the Board finds is no longer required for such purposes.''.

     SEC. 115. EXAMINATION OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

       (a) Exclusive Commission Authority.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall be the sole Federal 
     agency with authority to inspect and examine any registered 
     investment company that is not a bank holding company.
       (2) Prohibition on banking agencies.--A Federal banking 
     agency may not inspect or examine any registered investment 
     company that is not a bank holding company.
       (b) Examination Results and Other Information.--The 
     Commission shall provide to any Federal banking agency, upon 
     request, the results of any examination, reports, records, or 
     other information with respect to any registered investment 
     company to the extent necessary for the agency to carry out 
     its statutory responsibilities.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:

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       (1) Bank holding company.--The term ``bank holding 
     company'' has the meaning given to such term in section 2 of 
     the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.
       (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission.
       (3) Federal banking agency.--The term ``Federal banking 
     agency'' has the meaning given to such term in section 3(z) 
     of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (4) Registered investment company.--The term ``registered 
     investment company'' means an investment company which is 
     registered with the Commission under the Investment Company 
     Act of 1940.

     SEC. 116. LIMITATION ON RULEMAKING, PRUDENTIAL, SUPERVISORY, 
                   AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD.

       The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et 
     seq.) is amended by inserting after section 10 the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 10A. LIMITATION ON RULEMAKING, PRUDENTIAL, 
                   SUPERVISORY, AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE 
                   BOARD.

       ``(a) Limitation on Direct Action.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Board may not prescribe regulations, 
     issue or seek entry of orders, impose restraints, 
     restrictions, guidelines, requirements, safeguards, or 
     standards, or otherwise take any action under or pursuant to 
     any provision of this Act or section 8 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act against or with respect to a regulated 
     subsidiary of a bank holding company unless the action is 
     necessary to prevent or redress an unsafe or unsound practice 
     or breach of fiduciary duty by such subsidiary that poses a 
     material risk to--
       ``(A) the financial safety, soundness, or stability of an 
     affiliated depository institution; or
       ``(B) the domestic or international payment system.
       ``(2) Criteria for board action.--The Board shall not take 
     action otherwise permitted under paragraph (1) unless the 
     Board finds that it is not reasonably possible to effectively 
     protect against the material risk at issue through action 
     directed at or against the affiliated depository institution 
     or against depository institutions generally.
       ``(b) Limitation on Indirect Action.--The Board may not 
     prescribe regulations, issue or seek entry of orders, impose 
     restraints, restrictions, guidelines, requirements, 
     safeguards, or standards, or otherwise take any action under 
     or pursuant to any provision of this Act or section 8 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act against or with respect to a 
     financial holding company or a wholesale financial holding 
     company where the purpose or effect of doing so would be to 
     take action indirectly against or with respect to a regulated 
     subsidiary that may not be taken directly against or with 
     respect to such subsidiary in accordance with subsection (a).
       ``(c) Actions Specifically Authorized.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a), the Board may take action under this Act or 
     section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to enforce 
     compliance by a regulated subsidiary with Federal law that 
     the Board has specific jurisdiction to enforce against such 
     subsidiary.
       ``(d) Regulated Subsidiary Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `regulated subsidiary' means any company 
     that is not a bank holding company and is--
       ``(1) a broker or dealer registered under the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934;
       ``(2) an investment adviser registered under the Investment 
     Advisers Act of 1940, with respect to the investment advisory 
     activities of such investment adviser and activities 
     incidental to such investment advisory activities;
       ``(3) an investment company registered under the Investment 
     Company Act of 1940;
       ``(4) an insurance company or an insurance agency subject 
     to supervision by a State insurance commission, agency, or 
     similar authority; or
       ``(5) an entity subject to regulation by the Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, with respect to the commodities 
     activities of such entity and activities incidental to such 
     commodities activities.''.

     SEC. 117. INTERAGENCY CONSULTATION.

       (a) Purpose.--It is the intention of Congress that the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the 
     umbrella supervisor for financial holding companies, and the 
     State insurance regulators, as the functional regulators of 
     companies engaged in insurance activities, coordinate efforts 
     to supervise companies that control both a depository 
     institution and a company engaged in insurance activities 
     regulated under State law. In particular, Congress believes 
     that the Board and the State insurance regulators should 
     share, on a confidential basis, information relevant to the 
     supervision of companies that control both a depository 
     institution and a company engaged in insurance activities, 
     including information regarding the financial health of the 
     consolidated organization and information regarding 
     transactions and relationships between insurance companies 
     and affiliated depository institutions. The appropriate 
     Federal banking agencies for depository institutions should 
     also share, on a confidential basis, information with the 
     relevant State insurance regulators regarding transactions 
     and relationships between depository institutions and 
     affiliated companies engaged in insurance activities. The 
     purpose of this section is to encourage this coordination and 
     confidential sharing of information, and to thereby improve 
     both the efficiency and the quality of the supervision of 
     financial holding companies and their affiliated depository 
     institutions and companies engaged in insurance activities.
       (b) Examination Results and Other Information.--
       (1) Information of the board.--Upon the request of the 
     appropriate insurance regulator of any State, the Board may 
     provide any information of the Board regarding the financial 
     condition, risk management policies, and operations of any 
     financial holding company that controls a company that is 
     engaged in insurance activities and is regulated by such 
     State insurance regulator, and regarding any transaction or 
     relationship between such an insurance company and any 
     affiliated depository institution. The Board may provide any 
     other information to the appropriate State insurance 
     regulator that the Board believes is necessary or appropriate 
     to permit the State insurance regulator to administer and 
     enforce applicable State insurance laws.
       (2) Banking agency information.--Upon the request of the 
     appropriate insurance regulator of any State, the appropriate 
     Federal banking agency may provide any information of the 
     agency regarding any transaction or relationship between a 
     depository institution supervised by such Federal banking 
     agency and any affiliated company that is engaged in 
     insurance activities regulated by such State insurance 
     regulator. The appropriate Federal banking agency may provide 
     any other information to the appropriate State insurance 
     regulator that the agency believes is necessary or 
     appropriate to permit the State insurance regulator to 
     administer and enforce applicable State insurance laws.
       (3) State insurance regulator information.--Upon the 
     request of the Board or the appropriate Federal banking 
     agency, a State insurance regulator may provide any 
     examination or other reports, records, or other information 
     to which such insurance regulator may have access with 
     respect to a company which--
       (A) is engaged in insurance activities and regulated by 
     such insurance regulator; and
       (B) is an affiliate of an insured depository institution, 
     wholesale financial institution, or financial holding 
     company.
       (c) Consultation.--Before making any determination relating 
     to the initial affiliation of, or the continuing affiliation 
     of, an insured depository institution, wholesale financial 
     institution, or financial holding company with a company 
     engaged in insurance activities, the appropriate Federal 
     banking agency shall consult with the appropriate State 
     insurance regulator of such company and take the views of 
     such insurance regulator into account in making such 
     determination.
       (d) Effect on other authority.--Nothing in this section 
     shall limit in any respect the authority of the appropriate 
     Federal banking agency with respect to an insured depository 
     institution, wholesale financial institution, or bank holding 
     company or any affiliate thereof under any provision of law.
       (e) Confidentiality and Privilege.--
       (1) Confidentiality.--The appropriate Federal banking 
     agency shall not provide any information or material that is 
     entitled to confidential treatment under applicable Federal 
     banking agency regulations, or other applicable law, to a 
     State insurance regulator unless such regulator agrees to 
     maintain the information or material in confidence and to 
     take all reasonable steps to oppose any effort to secure 
     disclosure of the information or material by the regulator. 
     The appropriate Federal banking agency shall treat as 
     confidential any information or material obtained from a 
     State insurance regulator that is entitled to confidential 
     treatment under applicable State regulations, or other 
     applicable law, and take all reasonable steps to oppose any 
     effort to secure disclosure of the information or material by 
     the Federal banking agency.
       (2) Privilege.--The provision pursuant to this section of 
     information or material by a Federal banking agency or State 
     insurance regulator shall not constitute a waiver of, or 
     otherwise affect, any privilege to which the information or 
     material is otherwise subject.
       (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Appropriate Federal banking agency; insured depository 
     institution.--The terms ``appropriate Federal banking 
     agency'' and ``insured depository institution'' shall have 
     the same meanings as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act.
       (2) Board; financial holding company; and wholesale 
     financial institution.--The terms ``Board'', ``financial 
     holding company'', and ``wholesale financial institution'' 
     shall have the same meanings as in section 2 of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956.
               Subtitle C--Subsidiaries of National Banks

     SEC. 121. PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES FOR SUBSIDIARIES OF NATIONAL 
                   BANKS.

       (a) Financial Subsidiaries of National Banks.--Chapter one 
     of title LXII of the Revised Statutes of United States (12 
     U.S.C. 21 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 5136A as section 5136C; and
       (2) by inserting after section 5136 (12 U.S.C. 24) the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 5136A. SUBSIDIARIES OF NATIONAL BANKS.

       ``(a) Subsidiaries of National Banks Authorized To Engage 
     in Financial Activities.--
       ``(1) Exclusive authority.--No provision of section 5136 or 
     any other provision of this title LXII of the Revised 
     Statutes shall be construed as authorizing a subsidiary of a

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     national bank to engage in, or own any share of or any other 
     interest in any company engaged in, any activity that--
       ``(A) is not permissible for a national bank to engage in 
     directly; or
       ``(B) is conducted under terms or conditions other than 
     those that would govern the conduct of such activity by a 
     national bank,
     unless a national bank is specifically authorized by the 
     express terms of a Federal statute and not by implication or 
     interpretation to acquire shares of or an interest in, or to 
     control, such subsidiary, such as by paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection and section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act.
       ``(2) Specific authorization to conduct agency activities 
     which are financial in nature.--A national bank may control a 
     company that engages in agency activities that have been 
     determined to be financial in nature or incidental to such 
     financial activities pursuant to and in accordance with 
     section 6(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 if--
       ``(A) the company engages in such activities solely as 
     agent and not directly or indirectly as principal;
       ``(B) the national bank is well capitalized and well 
     managed, and has achieved a rating of satisfactory or better 
     at the most recent examination of the bank under the 
     Community Reinvestment Act of 1977;
       ``(C) all depository institution affiliates of the national 
     bank are well capitalized and well managed, and have achieved 
     a rating of satisfactory or better at the most recent 
     examination of each such depository institution under the 
     Community Reinvestment Act of 1977; and
       ``(D) the bank has received the approval of the Comptroller 
     of the Currency.
       ``(3) Definitions.--
       ``(A) Company; control; subsidiary.--The terms `company', 
     `control', and `subsidiary' have the meanings given to such 
     terms in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.
       ``(B) Well capitalized.--The term `well capitalized' has 
     the same meaning as in section 38 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act and, for purposes of this section, the 
     Comptroller shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine 
     whether a national bank is well capitalized.
       ``(C) Well managed.--The term `well managed' means--
       ``(i) in the case of a bank that has been examined, unless 
     otherwise determined in writing by the Comptroller--

       ``(I) the achievement of a composite rating of 1 or 2 under 
     the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System (or an 
     equivalent rating under an equivalent rating system) in 
     connection with the most recent examination or subsequent 
     review of the bank; and
       ``(II) at least a rating of 2 for management, if that 
     rating is given; or

       ``(ii) in the case of any national bank that has not been 
     examined, the existence and use of managerial resources that 
     the Comptroller determines are satisfactory.
       ``(b) Limited Exclusions From Community Needs Requirements 
     for Newly Acquired Depository Institutions.--Any depository 
     institution which becomes affiliated with a national bank 
     during the 24-month period preceding the submission of an 
     application to acquire a subsidiary under subsection (a)(2), 
     and any depository institution which becomes so affiliated 
     after the approval of such application, may be excluded for 
     purposes of subsection (a)(2)(B) during the 24-month period 
     beginning on the date of such acquisition if--
       ``(1) the depository institution has submitted an 
     affirmative plan to the appropriate Federal banking agency 
     (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act) to take such action as may be necessary in order for 
     such institution to achieve a `satisfactory record of meeting 
     community credit needs', or better, at the next examination 
     of the institution under the Community Reinvestment Act of 
     1977; and
       ``(2) the plan has been approved by the appropriate Federal 
     banking agency.''.
       (b) Limitation on Certain Activities in Subsidiaries.--
     Section 21(a)(1) of the Banking Act of 1933 (12 U.S.C. 
     378(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, or to be a subsidiary of any person, 
     firm, corporation, association, business trust, or similar 
     organization engaged (unless such subsidiary (A) was engaged 
     in such securities activities as of September 15, 1997, or 
     (B) is a nondepository subsidiary of a foreign bank and is 
     not also a subsidiary of a domestic depository 
     institution),'' after ``to engage at the same time''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or any subsidiary of such bank, company, 
     or institution'' after ``or private bankers''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Antitying.--Section 106(a) of the Bank Holding Company 
     Act Amendments of 1970 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``For purposes of this section, a 
     subsidiary of a national bank which engages in activities as 
     an agent pursuant to section 5136A(a)(2) shall be deemed to 
     be a subsidiary of a bank holding company, and not a 
     subsidiary of a bank.''.
       (2) Section 23b.--Section 23B(a) of the Federal Reserve Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 371c-1(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Subsidiary of national bank.--For purposes of this 
     section, a subsidiary of a national bank which engages in 
     activities as an agent pursuant to section 5136A(a)(2) shall 
     be deemed to be an affiliate of the national bank and not a 
     subsidiary of the bank.''.
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     one of title LXII of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States is amended--
        (1) by redesignating the item relating to section 5136A as 
     section 5136C; and
        (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 5136 
     the following new item:

``5136A. Financial subsidiaries of national banks.''.

     SEC. 122. MISREPRESENTATIONS REGARDING DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION 
                   LIABILITY FOR OBLIGATIONS OF AFFILIATES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1007 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1008. Misrepresentations regarding financial 
       institution liability for obligations of affiliates

       ``(a) In General.--No institution-affiliated party of an 
     insured depository institution or institution-affiliated 
     party of a subsidiary or affiliate of an insured depository 
     institution shall fraudulently represent that the institution 
     is or will be liable for any obligation of a subsidiary or 
     other affiliate of the institution.
       ``(b) Criminal Penalty.--Whoever violates subsection (a) 
     shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
     1 year, or both.
       ``(c) Institution-Affiliated Party Defined.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term `institution-affiliated party' with 
     respect to a subsidiary or affiliate has the same meaning as 
     in section 3 except references to an insured depository 
     institution shall be deemed to be references to a subsidiary 
     or affiliate of an insured depository institution.
       ``(d) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     terms `affiliate', `insured depository institution', and 
     `subsidiary' have same meanings as in section 3 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 1007 the following new 
     item:

``1008. Misrepresentations regarding financial institution liability 
              for obligations of affiliates.''.

     SEC. 123. REPEAL OF STOCK LOAN LIMIT IN FEDERAL RESERVE ACT.

       Section 11 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 248) is 
     amended by striking the paragraph designated as ``(m)'' and 
     inserting ``(m) [Repealed]''.
Subtitle D--Wholesale Financial Holding Companies; Wholesale Financial 
                              Institutions

            CHAPTER 1--WHOLESALE FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANIES

     SEC. 131. WHOLESALE FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANIES ESTABLISHED.

       (a) Definition and Supervision.--Section 10 of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 10. WHOLESALE FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANIES.

       ``(a) Companies That Control Wholesale Financial 
     Institutions.--
       ``(1) Wholesale financial holding company defined.--The 
     term `wholesale financial holding company' means any company 
     that--
       ``(A) is registered as a bank holding company;
       ``(B) is predominantly engaged in financial activities as 
     defined in section 6(g)(2);
       ``(C) controls 1 or more wholesale financial institutions;
       ``(D) does not control--
       ``(i) a bank other than a wholesale financial institution;
       ``(ii) an insured bank other than an institution permitted 
     under subparagraph (D), (F), or (G) of section 2(c)(2); or
       ``(iii) a savings association; and
       ``(E) is not a foreign bank (as defined in section 1(b)(7) 
     of the International Banking Act of 1978).
       ``(2) Savings association transition period.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(C)(iii), the Board may permit a 
     company that controls a savings association and that 
     otherwise meets the requirements of paragraph (1) to become 
     supervised under paragraph (1), if the company divests 
     control of any such savings association within such period 
     not to exceed 5 years after becoming supervised under 
     paragraph (1) as permitted by the Board.
       ``(b) Supervision by the Board.--
       ``(1) In general.--The provisions of this section shall 
     govern the reporting, examination, and capital requirements 
     of wholesale financial holding companies.
       ``(2) Reports.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Board from time to time may require 
     any wholesale financial holding company and any subsidiary of 
     such company to submit reports under oath to keep the Board 
     informed as to--
       ``(i) the company's or subsidiary's activities, financial 
     condition, policies, systems for monitoring and controlling 
     financial and operational risks, and transactions with 
     depository institution subsidiaries of the holding company; 
     and
       ``(ii) the extent to which the company or subsidiary has 
     complied with the provisions of this Act and regulations 
     prescribed and orders issued under this Act.
       ``(B) Use of existing reports.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Board shall, to the fullest extent 
     possible, accept reports in fulfillment of the Board's 
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     ments under this paragraph that the wholesale financial 
     holding company or any subsidiary of such company has 
     provided or been required to provide to other Federal and 
     State supervisors or to appropriate self-regulatory 
     organizations.
       ``(ii) Availability.--A wholesale financial holding company 
     or a subsidiary of such company shall provide to the Board, 
     at the request of the Board, a report referred to in clause 
     (i).
       ``(C) Exemptions from reporting requirements.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Board may, by regulation or order, 
     exempt any company or class of companies, under such terms 
     and conditions and for such periods as the Board shall 
     provide in such regulation or order, from the provisions of 
     this paragraph and any regulation prescribed under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(ii) Criteria for consideration.--In making any 
     determination under clause (i) with regard to any exemption 
     under such clause, the Board shall consider, among such other 
     factors as the Board may determine to be appropriate, the 
     following factors:

       ``(I) Whether information of the type required under this 
     paragraph is available from a supervisory agency (as defined 
     in section 1101(7) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 
     1978) or a foreign regulatory authority of a similar type.
       ``(II) The primary business of the company.
       ``(III) The nature and extent of the domestic and foreign 
     regulation of the activities of the company.

       ``(3) Examinations.--
       ``(A) Limited use of examination authority.--The Board may 
     make examinations of each wholesale financial holding company 
     and each subsidiary of such company in order to--
       ``(i) inform the Board regarding the nature of the 
     operations and financial condition of the wholesale financial 
     holding company and its subsidiaries;
       ``(ii) inform the Board regarding--

       ``(I) the financial and operational risks within the 
     wholesale financial holding company system that may affect 
     any depository institution owned by such holding company; and
       ``(II) the systems of the holding company and its 
     subsidiaries for monitoring and controlling those risks; and

       ``(iii) monitor compliance with the provisions of this Act 
     and those governing transactions and relationships between 
     any depository institution controlled by the wholesale 
     financial holding company and any of the company's other 
     subsidiaries.
       ``(B) Restricted focus of examinations.--The Board shall, 
     to the fullest extent possible, limit the focus and scope of 
     any examination of a wholesale financial holding company 
     under this paragraph to--
       ``(i) the holding company; and
       ``(ii) any subsidiary (other than an insured depository 
     institution subsidiary) of the holding company that, because 
     of the size, condition, or activities of the subsidiary, the 
     nature or size of transactions between such subsidiary and 
     any affiliated depository institution, or the centralization 
     of functions within the holding company system, could have a 
     materially adverse effect on the safety and soundness of any 
     depository institution affiliate of the holding company.
       ``(C) Deference to bank examinations.--The Board shall, to 
     the fullest extent possible, use the reports of examination 
     of depository institutions made by the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the 
     Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision or the 
     appropriate State depository institution supervisory 
     authority for the purposes of this section.
       ``(D) Deference to other examinations.--The Board shall, to 
     the fullest extent possible, address the circumstances which 
     might otherwise permit or require an examination by the Board 
     by forgoing an examination and by instead reviewing the 
     reports of examination made of--
       ``(i) any registered broker or dealer or any registered 
     investment adviser by or on behalf of the Commission; and
       ``(ii) any licensed insurance company by or on behalf of 
     any State government insurance agency responsible for the 
     supervision of the insurance company.
       ``(E) Confidentiality of reported information.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Board shall not be compelled to disclose any 
     nonpublic information required to be reported under this 
     paragraph, or any information supplied to the Board by any 
     domestic or foreign regulatory agency, that relates to the 
     financial or operational condition of any wholesale financial 
     holding company or any subsidiary of such company.
       ``(ii) Compliance with requests for information.--No 
     provision of this subparagraph shall be construed as 
     authorizing the Board to withhold information from the 
     Congress, or preventing the Board from complying with a 
     request for information from any other Federal department or 
     agency for purposes within the scope of such department's or 
     agency's jurisdiction, or from complying with any order of a 
     court of competent jurisdiction in an action brought by the 
     United States or the Board.
       ``(iii) Coordination with other law.--For purposes of 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code, this subparagraph 
     shall be considered to be a statute described in subsection 
     (b)(3)(B) of such section.
       ``(iv) Designation of confidential information.--In 
     prescribing regulations to carry out the requirements of this 
     subsection, the Board shall designate information described 
     in or obtained pursuant to this paragraph as confidential 
     information.
       ``(F) Costs.--The cost of any examination conducted by the 
     Board under this section may be assessed against, and made 
     payable by, the wholesale financial holding company.
       ``(4) Capital adequacy guidelines.--
       ``(A) Capital adequacy provisions.--Subject to the 
     requirements of, and solely in accordance with, the terms of 
     this paragraph, the Board may adopt capital adequacy rules or 
     guidelines for wholesale financial holding companies.
       ``(B) Method of calculation.--In developing rules or 
     guidelines under this paragraph, the following provisions 
     shall apply:
       ``(i) Focus on double leverage.--The Board shall focus on 
     the use by wholesale financial holding companies of debt and 
     other liabilities to fund capital investments in 
     subsidiaries.
       ``(ii) No unweighted capital ratio.--The Board shall not, 
     by regulation, guideline, order, or otherwise, impose under 
     this section a capital ratio that is not based on appropriate 
     risk-weighting considerations.
       ``(iii) No capital requirement on regulated entities.--The 
     Board shall not, by regulation, guideline, order or 
     otherwise, prescribe or impose any capital or capital 
     adequacy rules, standards, guidelines, or requirements upon 
     any subsidiary that--

       ``(I) is not a depository institution; and
       ``(II) is in compliance with applicable capital 
     requirements of another Federal regulatory authority 
     (including the Securities and Exchange Commission) or State 
     insurance authority.

       ``(iv) Limitation.--The Board shall not, by regulation, 
     guideline, order or otherwise, prescribe or impose any 
     capital or capital adequacy rules, standards, guidelines, or 
     requirements upon any subsidiary that is not a depository 
     institution and that is registered as an investment adviser 
     under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, except that this 
     clause shall not be construed as preventing the Board from 
     imposing capital or capital adequacy rules, guidelines, 
     standards, or requirements with respect to activities of a 
     registered investment adviser other than investment advisory 
     activities or activities incidental to investment advisory 
     activities.
       ``(v) Appropriate exclusions.--The Board shall take full 
     account of--

       ``(I) the capital requirements made applicable to any 
     subsidiary that is not a depository institution by another 
     Federal regulatory authority or State insurance authority; 
     and
       ``(II) industry norms for capitalization of a company's 
     unregulated subsidiaries and activities.

       ``(vi) Internal risk management models.--The Board may 
     incorporate internal risk management models of wholesale 
     financial holding companies into its capital adequacy 
     guidelines or rules and may take account of the extent to 
     which resources of a subsidiary depository institution may be 
     used to service the debt or other liabilities of the 
     wholesale financial holding company.
       ``(c) Nonfinancial Activities and Investments.--
       ``(1) Grandfathered activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 4(a), a company 
     that becomes a wholesale financial holding company may 
     continue to engage, directly or indirectly, in any activity 
     and may retain ownership and control of shares of a company 
     engaged in any activity if--
       ``(i) on the date of the enactment of the Financial 
     Services Act of 1998, such wholesale financial holding 
     company was lawfully engaged in that nonfinancial activity, 
     held the shares of such company, or had entered into a 
     contract to acquire shares of any company engaged in such 
     activity; and
       ``(ii) the company engaged in such activity continues to 
     engage only in the same activities that such company 
     conducted on the date of the enactment of the Financial 
     Services Act of 1998, and other activities permissible under 
     this Act.
       ``(B) No expansion of grandfathered commercial activities 
     through merger or consolidation.--A wholesale financial 
     holding company that engages in activities or holds shares 
     pursuant to this paragraph, or a subsidiary of such wholesale 
     financial holding company, may not acquire, in any merger, 
     consolidation, or other type of business combination, assets 
     of any other company which is engaged in any activity which 
     the Board has not determined to be financial in nature or 
     incidental to activities that are financial in nature under 
     section 6(c).
       ``(C) Limitation to single exemption.--No company that 
     engages in any activity or controls any shares under 
     subsection (f) of section 6 may engage in any activity or own 
     any shares pursuant to this paragraph or paragraph (1).
       ``(2) Commodities.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 4(a), a 
     wholesale financial holding company which was predominately 
     engaged as of January 1, 1997, in financial activities in the 
     United States (or any successor to any such company) may 
     engage in, or directly or indirectly own or control shares of 
     a company engaged in, activities related to the trading, 
     sale, or investment in commodities and underlying physical 
     properties that were not permissible for bank holding 
     companies to conduct in the United States as of January 1, 
     1997, if such wholesale financial holding company, or any 
     subsidiary of such holding company, was engaged directly, 
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     tivities as of January 1, 1997, in the United States.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The attributed aggregate consolidated 
     assets of a wholesale financial holding company held under 
     the authority granted under this paragraph and not otherwise 
     permitted to be held by all wholesale financial holding 
     companies under this section may not exceed 5 percent of the 
     total consolidated assets of the wholesale financial holding 
     company, except that the Board may increase such percentage 
     of total consolidated assets by such amounts and under such 
     circumstances as the Board considers appropriate, consistent 
     with the purposes of this Act.
       ``(3) Cross marketing restrictions.--A wholesale financial 
     holding company shall not permit--
       ``(A) any company whose shares it owns or controls pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) or (2) to offer or market any product or 
     service of an affiliated wholesale financial institution; or
       ``(B) any affiliated wholesale financial institution to 
     offer or market any product or service of any company whose 
     shares are owned or controlled by such wholesale financial 
     holding company pursuant to such paragraphs.
       ``(d) Qualification of Foreign Bank as Wholesale Financial 
     Holding Company.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any foreign bank, or any company that 
     owns or controls a foreign bank, that--
       ``(A) operates a branch, agency, or commercial lending 
     company in the United States, including a foreign bank or 
     company that owns or controls a wholesale financial 
     institution; and
       ``(B) owns, controls, or is affiliated with a security 
     affiliate that engages in underwriting corporate equity 
     securities,
     may request a determination from the Board that such bank or 
     company be treated as a wholesale financial holding company 
     for purposes of subsection (c).
       ``(2) Conditions for treatment as a wholesale financial 
     holding company.--A foreign bank and a company that owns or 
     controls a foreign bank may not be treated as a wholesale 
     financial holding company unless the bank and company meet 
     and continue to meet the following criteria:
       ``(A) No insured deposits.--No deposits held directly by a 
     foreign bank or through an affiliate (other than an 
     institution described in subparagraph (D) or (F) of section 
     2(c)(2)) are insured under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       ``(B) Capital standards.--The foreign bank meets risk-based 
     capital standards comparable to the capital standards 
     required for a wholesale financial institution, giving due 
     regard to the principle of national treatment and equality of 
     competitive opportunity.
       ``(C) Transaction with affiliates.--Transactions between a 
     branch, agency, or commercial lending company subsidiary of 
     the foreign bank in the United States, and any securities 
     affiliate or company in which the foreign bank (or any 
     company that owns or controls such foreign bank) has invested 
     pursuant to subsection (d) comply with the provisions of 
     sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act in the same 
     manner and to the same extent as such transactions would be 
     required to comply with such sections if the bank were a 
     member bank.
       ``(3) Treatment as a wholesale financial institution.--Any 
     foreign bank which is, or is affiliated with a company which 
     is, treated as a wholesale financial holding company under 
     this subsection shall be treated as a wholesale financial 
     institution for purposes of subsection (c)(4) of this section 
     and subsections (c)(1)(C) and (c)(3) of section 9B of the 
     Federal Reserve Act, and any such foreign bank or company 
     shall be subject to paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section 
     9B(d) of the Federal Reserve Act, except that the Board may 
     adopt such modifications, conditions, or exemptions as the 
     Board deems appropriate, giving due regard to the principle 
     of national treatment and equality of competitive 
     opportunity.
       ``(4) Nonapplicability of other exemption.--Any foreign 
     bank or company which is treated as a wholesale financial 
     holding company under this subsection shall not be eligible 
     for any exception described in section 2(h).
       ``(5) Supervision of foreign bank which maintains no 
     banking presence other than control of a wholesale financial 
     institution.--A foreign bank that owns or controls a 
     wholesale financial institution but does not operate a 
     branch, agency, or commercial lending company in the United 
     States (and any company that owns or controls such foreign 
     bank) may request a determination from the Board that such 
     bank or company be treated as a wholesale financial holding 
     company for purposes of subsection (c), except that such bank 
     or company shall be subject to the restrictions of paragraphs 
     (2)(A), (3), and (4) of this subsection.
       ``(6) No effect on other provisions.--This section shall 
     not be construed as limiting the authority of the Board under 
     the International Banking Act of 1978 with respect to the 
     regulation, supervision, or examination of foreign banks and 
     their offices and affiliates in the United States.
       ``(7) Applicability of community reinvestment act of 
     1977.--The branches in the United States of a foreign bank 
     that is, or is affiliated with a company that is, treated as 
     a wholesale financial holding company shall be subject to 
     section 9B(b)(11) of the Federal Reserve Act as if the 
     foreign bank were a wholesale financial institution under 
     such section. The Board and the Comptroller of the Currency 
     shall apply the provisions of sections 803(2), 804, and 
     807(1) of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to branches 
     of foreign banks which receive only such deposits as are 
     permissible for receipt by a corporation organized under 
     section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, in the same manner 
     and to the same extent such sections apply to such a 
     corporation.''.
       (b) Uninsured State Banks.--Section 9 of the Federal 
     Reserve Act (U.S.C. 321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(24) Enforcement authority over uninsured state member 
     banks.--Section 3(u) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 
     subsections (j) and (k) of section 7 of such Act, and 
     subsections (b) through (n), (s), (u), and (v) of section 8 
     of such Act shall apply to an uninsured State member bank in 
     the same manner and to the same extent such provisions apply 
     to an insured State member bank and any reference in any such 
     provision to `insured depository institution' shall be deemed 
     to be a reference to `uninsured State member bank' for 
     purposes of this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 132. AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE REPORTS.

       (a) Federal Reserve Act.--The last sentence of the eighth 
     undesignated paragraph of section 9 of the Federal Reserve 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 326) is amended to read as follows: ``The 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at its 
     discretion, may furnish reports of examination or other 
     confidential supervisory information concerning State member 
     banks or any other entities examined under any other 
     authority of the Board to any Federal or State authorities 
     with supervisory or regulatory authority over the examined 
     entity, to officers, directors, or receivers of the examined 
     entity, and to any other person that the Board determines to 
     be proper.''.
       (b) Commodity Futures Trading Commission.--
       (1) Section 1101(7) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act 
     of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401(7)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as 
     subparagraphs (H) and (I), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(G) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; or'' and
       (2) Section 1112(e) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 3412(e)) is amended by striking ``and the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission'' and inserting ``, the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission''.

     SEC. 133. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.--
       (1) Definitions.--Section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act 
     of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1842) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsections:
       ``(p) Wholesale Financial Institution.--The term `wholesale 
     financial institution' means a wholesale financial 
     institution subject to section 9B of the Federal Reserve Act.
       ``(q) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission.
       ``(r) Depository Institution.--The term `depository 
     institution'--
       ``(1) has the meaning given to such term in section 3 of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; and
       ``(2) includes a wholesale financial institution.''.
       (2) Definition of bank includes wholesale financial 
     institution.--Section 2(c)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act 
     of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841(c)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) A wholesale financial institution.''.
       (3) Incorporated definitions.--Section 2(n) of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841(n)) is amended by 
     inserting `` `insured bank','' after `` `in danger of 
     default',''.
       (4) Exception to deposit insurance requirement.--Section 
     3(e) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 
     1842(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``This subsection shall not apply to a wholesale financial 
     institution.''.
       (b) Federal Deposit Insurance Act.--Section 3(q)(2)(A) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(q)(2)(A)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) any State member insured bank (except a District 
     bank) and any wholesale financial institution as authorized 
     pursuant to section 9B of the Federal Reserve Act;''.

              CHAPTER 2--WHOLESALE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

     SEC. 136. WHOLESALE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) National Wholesale Financial Institutions.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter one of title LXII of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States (12 U.S.C. 21 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 5136A (as added by section 
     121(a) of this title) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 5136B. NATIONAL WHOLESALE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       ``(a) Authorization of the Comptroller Required.--A 
     national bank may apply to the Comptroller on such forms and 
     in accordance with such regulations as the Comptroller may 
     prescribe, for permission to operate as a national wholesale 
     financial institution.
       ``(b) Regulation.--A national wholesale financial 
     institution may exercise, in accordance with such 
     institution's articles of incorporation and regulations 
     issued by the Comptroller, all the powers and privileges of a 
     national bank formed in accordance with

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     section 5133 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, 
     subject to section 9B of the Federal Reserve Act and the 
     limitations and restrictions contained therein.
       ``(c) Community Reinvestment Act of 1977.--A national 
     wholesale financial institution shall be subject to the 
     Community Reinvestment Act of 1977.
       ``(d) Examination Reports.--The Comptroller of the Currency 
     shall, to the fullest extent possible, use the report of 
     examinations made by the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System of a wholesale financial institution.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     one of title LXII of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 5136A (as added by section 121(d) of this title) the 
     following new item:

``5136B. National wholesale financial institutions.''.
       (b) State Wholesale Financial Institutions.--The Federal 
     Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 221 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 9A the following new section:

     ``SEC. 9B. WHOLESALE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       ``(a) Application for Membership as Wholesale Financial 
     Institution.--
       ``(1) Application required.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any bank may apply to the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System to become a wholesale 
     financial institution and, as a wholesale financial 
     institution, to subscribe to the stock of the Federal reserve 
     bank organized within the district where the applying bank is 
     located.
       ``(B) Treatment as member bank.--Any application under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be treated as an application under, 
     and shall be subject to the provisions of section 9.
       ``(2) Insurance termination.--No bank the deposits of which 
     are insured under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act may 
     become a wholesale financial institution unless it has met 
     all requirements under that Act for voluntary termination of 
     deposit insurance.
       ``(b) General Requirements Applicable to Wholesale 
     Financial Institutions.--
       ``(1) Federal reserve act.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this section, wholesale financial institutions shall be 
     member banks and shall be subject to the provisions of this 
     Act that apply to member banks to the same extent and in the 
     same manner as State member insured banks, except that a 
     wholesale financial institution may terminate membership 
     under this Act only with the prior written approval of the 
     Board and on terms and conditions that the Board determines 
     are appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act.
       ``(2) Prompt corrective action.--A wholesale financial 
     institution shall be deemed to be an insured depository 
     institution for purposes of section 38 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act except that--
       ``(A) the relevant capital levels and capital measures for 
     each capital category shall be the levels specified by the 
     Board for wholesale financial institutions; and
       ``(B) all references to the appropriate Federal banking 
     agency or to the Corporation in that section shall be deemed 
     to be references to the Board.
       ``(3) Enforcement authority.--Subsections (j) and (k) of 
     section 7, subsections (b) through (n), (s), and (v) of 
     section 8, and section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act shall apply to a wholesale financial institution in the 
     same manner and to the same extent as such provisions apply 
     to State member insured banks and any reference in such 
     sections to an insured depository institution shall be deemed 
     to include a reference to a wholesale financial institution.
       ``(4) Certain other statutes applicable.--A wholesale 
     financial institution shall be deemed to be a banking 
     institution, and the Board shall be the appropriate Federal 
     banking agency for such bank and all such bank's affiliates, 
     for purposes of the International Lending Supervision Act.
       ``(5) Bank merger act.--A wholesale financial institution 
     shall be subject to sections 18(c) and 44 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act in the same manner and to the same 
     extent the wholesale financial institution would be subject 
     to such sections if the institution were a State member 
     insured bank.
       ``(6) Branching.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a wholesale financial institution may establish and 
     operate a branch at any location on such terms and conditions 
     as established by the Board and, in the case of a State-
     chartered wholesale financial institution, with the approval 
     of the Board, and, in the case of a national bank wholesale 
     financial institution, with the approval of the Comptroller 
     of the Currency.
       ``(7) Activities of out-of-state branches of wholesale 
     financial institutions.--
       ``(A) General.--A State-chartered wholesale financial 
     institution shall be deemed a State bank and an insured State 
     bank and a national wholesale financial institution shall be 
     deemed a national bank for purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), 
     and (3) of section 24(j) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act.
       ``(B) Definitions.--The following definitions shall apply 
     solely for purposes of applying paragraph (1):
       ``(i) Home state.--The term `home State' means--

       ``(I) with respect to a national wholesale financial 
     institution, the State in which the main office of the 
     institution is located; and
       ``(II) with respect to a State-chartered wholesale 
     financial institution, the State by which the institution is 
     chartered.

       ``(ii) Host state.--The term `host State' means a State, 
     other than the home State of the wholesale financial 
     institution, in which the institution maintains, or seeks to 
     establish and maintain, a branch.
       ``(iii) Out-of-state bank.--The term `out-of-State bank' 
     means, with respect to any State, a wholesale financial 
     institution whose home State is another State.
       ``(8) Discrimination regarding interest rates.--Section 27 
     of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act shall apply to State-
     chartered wholesale financial institutions in the same manner 
     and to the same extent as such provisions apply to State 
     member insured banks and any reference in such section to a 
     State-chartered insured depository institution shall be 
     deemed to include a reference to a State-chartered wholesale 
     financial institution.
       ``(9) Preemption of state laws requiring deposit insurance 
     for wholesale financial institutions.--The appropriate State 
     banking authority may grant a charter to a wholesale 
     financial institution notwithstanding any State constitution 
     or statute requiring that the institution obtain insurance of 
     its deposits and any such State constitution or statute is 
     hereby preempted solely for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(10) Parity for wholesale financial institutions.--A 
     State bank that is a wholesale financial institution under 
     this section shall have all of the rights, powers, 
     privileges, and immunities (including those derived from 
     status as a federally chartered institution) of and as if it 
     were a national bank, subject to such terms and conditions as 
     established by the Board.
       ``(11) Community reinvestment act of 1977.--A State 
     wholesale financial institution shall be subject to the 
     Community Reinvestment Act of 1977.
       ``(c) Specific Requirements Applicable to Wholesale 
     Financial Institutions.--
       ``(1) Limitations on deposits.--
       ``(A) Minimum amount.--
       ``(i) In general.--No wholesale financial institution may 
     receive initial deposits of $100,000 or less, other than on 
     an incidental and occasional basis.
       ``(ii) Limitation on deposits of less than $100,000.--No 
     wholesale financial institution may receive initial deposits 
     of $100,000 or less if such deposits constitute more than 5 
     percent of the institution's total deposits.
       ``(B) No deposit insurance.--No deposits held by a 
     wholesale financial institution shall be insured deposits 
     under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       ``(C) Advertising and disclosure.--The Board shall 
     prescribe regulations pertaining to advertising and 
     disclosure by wholesale financial institutions to ensure that 
     each depositor is notified that deposits at the wholesale 
     financial institution are not federally insured or otherwise 
     guaranteed by the United States Government.
       ``(2) Minimum capital levels applicable to wholesale 
     financial institutions.--The Board shall, by regulation, 
     adopt capital requirements for wholesale financial 
     institutions--
       ``(A) to account for the status of wholesale financial 
     institutions as institutions that accept deposits that are 
     not insured under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; and
       ``(B) to provide for the safe and sound operation of the 
     wholesale financial institution without undue risk to 
     creditors or other persons, including Federal reserve banks, 
     engaged in transactions with the bank.
       ``(3) Additional requirements applicable to wholesale 
     financial institutions.--In addition to any requirement 
     otherwise applicable to State member insured banks or 
     applicable, under this section, to wholesale financial 
     institutions, the Board may impose, by regulation or order, 
     upon wholesale financial institutions--
       ``(A) limitations on transactions, direct or indirect, with 
     affiliates to prevent--
       ``(i) the transfer of risk to the deposit insurance funds; 
     or
       ``(ii) an affiliate from gaining access to, or the benefits 
     of, credit from a Federal reserve bank, including overdrafts 
     at a Federal reserve bank;
       ``(B) special clearing balance requirements; and
       ``(C) any additional requirements that the Board determines 
     to be appropriate or necessary to--
       ``(i) promote the safety and soundness of the wholesale 
     financial institution or any insured depository institution 
     affiliate of the wholesale financial institution;
       ``(ii) prevent the transfer of risk to the deposit 
     insurance funds; or
       ``(iii) protect creditors and other persons, including 
     Federal reserve banks, engaged in transactions with the 
     wholesale financial institution.
       ``(4) Exemptions for wholesale financial institutions.--The 
     Board may, by regulation or order, exempt any wholesale 
     financial institution from any provision applicable to a 
     member bank that is not a wholesale financial institution, if 
     the Board finds that such exemption is not inconsistent 
     with--
       ``(A) the promotion of the safety and soundness of the 
     wholesale financial institution or any insured depository 
     institution affiliate of the wholesale financial institution;
       ``(B) the protection of the deposit insurance funds; and
       ``(C) the protection of creditors and other persons, 
     including Federal reserve banks, engaged in transactions with 
     the wholesale financial institution.
       ``(5) Limitation on transactions between a wholesale 
     financial institution and an insured bank.--For purposes of 
     section 23A(d)(1) of the Federal Reserve Act, a

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     wholesale financial institution that is affiliated with an 
     insured bank shall not be a bank.
       ``(6) No effect on other provisions.--This section shall 
     not be construed as limiting the Board's authority over 
     member banks under any other provision of law, or to create 
     any obligation for any Federal reserve bank to make, 
     increase, renew, or extend any advance or discount under this 
     Act to any member bank or other depository institution.
       ``(d) Capital and Managerial Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--A wholesale financial institution shall 
     be well capitalized and well managed.
       ``(2) Notice to company.--The Board shall promptly provide 
     notice to a company that controls a wholesale financial 
     institution whenever such wholesale financial institution is 
     not well capitalized or well managed.
       ``(3) Agreement to restore institution.--Within 45 days of 
     receipt of a notice under paragraph (2) (or such additional 
     period not to exceed 90 days as the Board may permit), the 
     company shall execute an agreement acceptable to the Board to 
     restore the wholesale financial institution to compliance 
     with all of the requirements of paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Limitations until institution restored.--Until the 
     wholesale financial institution is restored to compliance 
     with all of the requirements of paragraph (1), the Board may 
     impose such limitations on the conduct or activities of the 
     company or any affiliate of the company as the Board 
     determines to be appropriate under the circumstances.
       ``(5) Failure to restore.--If the company does not execute 
     and implement an agreement in accordance with paragraph (3), 
     comply with any limitation imposed under paragraph (4), 
     restore the wholesale financial institution to well 
     capitalized status within 180 days after receipt by the 
     company of the notice described in paragraph (2), or restore 
     the wholesale financial institution to well managed status 
     within such period as the Board may permit, the company 
     shall, under such terms and conditions as may be imposed by 
     the Board and subject to such extension of time as may be 
     granted in the Board's discretion, divest control of its 
     subsidiary depository institutions.
       ``(6) Well managed defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `well managed' has the same meaning as 
     in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.
       ``(e) Conservatorship Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Board may appoint a conservator to 
     take possession and control of a wholesale financial 
     institution to the same extent and in the same manner as the 
     Comptroller of the Currency may appoint a conservator for a 
     national bank under section 203 of the Bank Conservation Act, 
     and the conservator shall exercise the same powers, 
     functions, and duties, subject to the same limitations, as 
     are provided under such Act for conservators of national 
     banks.
       ``(2) Board authority.--The Board shall have the same 
     authority with respect to any conservator appointed under 
     paragraph (1) and the wholesale financial institution for 
     which such conservator has been appointed as the Comptroller 
     of the Currency has under the Bank Conservation Act with 
     respect to a conservator appointed under such Act and a 
     national bank for which the conservator has been appointed.
       ``(f) Exclusive Jurisdiction.--Subsections (c) and (e) of 
     section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act shall not 
     apply to any wholesale financial institution.''.
       (c) Voluntary Termination of Insured Status by Certain 
     Institutions.--
       (1) Section 8 designations.--Section 8(a) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (10) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (9), respectively.
       (2) Voluntary termination of insured status.--The Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 8 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 8A. VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF STATUS AS INSURED 
                   DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), an 
     insured State bank or a national bank may voluntarily 
     terminate such bank's status as an insured depository 
     institution in accordance with regulations of the Corporation 
     if--
       ``(1) the bank provides written notice of the bank's intent 
     to terminate such insured status--
       ``(A) to the Corporation and the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System not less than 6 months before the 
     effective date of such termination; and
       ``(B) to all depositors at such bank, not less than 6 
     months before the effective date of the termination of such 
     status; and
       ``(2) either--
       ``(A) the deposit insurance fund of which such bank is a 
     member equals or exceeds the fund's designated reserve ratio 
     as of the date the bank provides a written notice under 
     paragraph (1) and the Corporation determines that the fund 
     will equal or exceed the applicable designated reserve ratio 
     for the 2 semiannual assessment periods immediately following 
     such date; or
       ``(B) the Corporation and the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System approved the termination of the bank's 
     insured status and the bank pays an exit fee in accordance 
     with subsection (e).
       ``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
     respect to--
       ``(1) an insured savings association; or
       ``(2) an insured branch that is required to be insured 
     under subsection (a) or (b) of section 6 of the International 
     Banking Act of 1978.
       ``(c) Eligibility for Insurance Terminated.--Any bank that 
     voluntarily elects to terminate the bank's insured status 
     under subsection (a) shall not be eligible for insurance on 
     any deposits or any assistance authorized under this Act 
     after the period specified in subsection (f)(1).
       ``(d) Institution Must Become Wholesale Financial 
     Institution or Terminate Deposit-Taking Activities.--Any 
     depository institution which voluntarily terminates such 
     institution's status as an insured depository institution 
     under this section may not, upon termination of insurance, 
     accept any deposits unless the institution is a wholesale 
     financial institution subject to section 9B of the Federal 
     Reserve Act.
       ``(e) Exit Fees.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any bank that voluntarily terminates 
     such bank's status as an insured depository institution under 
     this section shall pay an exit fee in an amount that the 
     Corporation determines is sufficient to account for the 
     institution's pro rata share of the amount (if any) which 
     would be required to restore the relevant deposit insurance 
     fund to the fund's designated reserve ratio as of the date 
     the bank provides a written notice under subsection (a)(1).
       ``(2) Procedures.--The Corporation shall prescribe, by 
     regulation, procedures for assessing any exit fee under this 
     subsection.
       ``(f) Temporary Insurance of Deposits Insured as of 
     Termination.--
       ``(1) Transition period.--The insured deposits of each 
     depositor in a State bank or a national bank on the effective 
     date of the voluntary termination of the bank's insured 
     status, less all subsequent withdrawals from any deposits of 
     such depositor, shall continue to be insured for a period of 
     not less than 6 months and not more than 2 years, as 
     determined by the Corporation. During such period, no 
     additions to any such deposits, and no new deposits in the 
     depository institution made after the effective date of such 
     termination shall be insured by the Corporation.
       ``(2) Temporary assessments; obligations and duties.--
     During the period specified in paragraph (1) with respect to 
     any bank, the bank shall continue to pay assessments under 
     section 7 as if the bank were an insured depository 
     institution. The bank shall, in all other respects, be 
     subject to the authority of the Corporation and the duties 
     and obligations of an insured depository institution under 
     this Act during such period, and in the event that the bank 
     is closed due to an inability to meet the demands of the 
     bank's depositors during such period, the Corporation shall 
     have the same powers and rights with respect to such bank as 
     in the case of an insured depository institution.
       ``(g) Advertisements.--
       ``(1) In general.--A bank that voluntarily terminates the 
     bank's insured status under this section shall not advertise 
     or hold itself out as having insured deposits, except that 
     the bank may advertise the temporary insurance of deposits 
     under subsection (f) if, in connection with any such 
     advertisement, the advertisement also states with equal 
     prominence that additions to deposits and new deposits made 
     after the effective date of the termination are not insured.
       ``(2) Certificates of deposit, obligations, and 
     securities.--Any certificate of deposit or other obligation 
     or security issued by a State bank or a national bank after 
     the effective date of the voluntary termination of the bank's 
     insured status under this section shall be accompanied by a 
     conspicuous, prominently displayed notice that such 
     certificate of deposit or other obligation or security is not 
     insured under this Act.
       ``(h) Notice Requirements.--
       ``(1) Notice to the corporation.--The notice required under 
     subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be in such form as the Corporation 
     may require.
       ``(2) Notice to depositors.--The notice required under 
     subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be--
       ``(A) sent to each depositor's last address of record with 
     the bank; and
       ``(B) in such manner and form as the Corporation finds to 
     be necessary and appropriate for the protection of 
     depositors.''.
       (3) Definition.--Section 19(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal 
     Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, or any wholesale financial institution subject 
     to section 9B of this Act'' after ``such Act''.
               Subtitle E--Preservation of FTC Authority

     SEC. 141. AMENDMENT TO THE BANK HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1956 
                   TO MODIFY NOTIFICATION AND POST-APPROVAL 
                   WAITING PERIOD FOR SECTION 3 TRANSACTIONS.

       Section 11(b)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
     (12 U.S.C. 1849(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ``and, if the 
     transaction also involves an acquisition under section 4 or 
     section 6, the Board shall also notify the Federal Trade 
     Commission of such approval'' before the period at the end of 
     the first sentence.

     SEC. 142. INTERAGENCY DATA SHARING.

       To the extent not prohibited by other law, the Comptroller 
     of the Currency, the Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall 
     make available to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
     Commission any data in the possession of any such banking 
     agency that the antitrust agency deems necessary for 
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     of any transaction requiring notice to any such antitrust 
     agency or the approval of such agency under section 3, 4, or 
     6 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, section 18(c) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the National Bank 
     Consolidation and Merger Act, section 10 of the Home Owners' 
     Loan Act, or the antitrust laws.

     SEC. 143. CLARIFICATION OF STATUS OF SUBSIDIARIES AND 
                   AFFILIATES.

       (a) Clarification of Federal Trade Commission 
     Jurisdiction.--Any person which directly or indirectly 
     controls, is controlled directly or indirectly by, or is 
     directly or indirectly under common control with, any bank or 
     savings association (as such terms are defined in section 3 
     of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) and is not itself a 
     bank or savings association shall not be deemed to be a bank 
     or savings association for purposes of the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act or any other law enforced by the Federal Trade 
     Commission.
       (b) Savings Provision.--No provision of this section shall 
     be construed as restricting the authority of any Federal 
     banking agency (as defined in section 3 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act) under any Federal banking law, 
     including section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (c) Hart-Scott-Rodino Amendment.--Section 7A(c)(7) of the 
     Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a(c)(7)) is amended by inserting 
     before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: ``, 
     except that a portion of a transaction is not exempt under 
     this paragraph if such portion of the transaction (A) 
     requires notice under section 6 of the Bank Holding Company 
     Act of 1956; and (B) does not require approval under section 
     3 or 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956''.

     SEC. 144. ANNUAL GAO REPORT.

       (a) In General.--By the end of the 1-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
     thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall submit a report to the Congress on market concentration 
     in the financial services industry and its impact on 
     consumers.
       (b) Analysis.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall contain an analysis of--
       (1) the positive and negative effects of affiliations 
     between various types of financial companies, and of 
     acquisitions pursuant to this Act and the amendments made by 
     this Act to other provisions of law, including any positive 
     or negative effects on consumers, area markets, and 
     submarkets thereof or on registered securities brokers and 
     dealers which have been purchased by depository institutions 
     or depository institution holding companies;
       (2) the changes in business practices and the effects of 
     any such changes on the availability of venture capital, 
     consumer credit, and other financial services or products and 
     the availability of capital and credit for small businesses; 
     and
       (3) the acquisition patterns among depository institutions, 
     depository institution holding companies, securities firms, 
     and insurance companies including acquisitions among the 
     largest 20 percent of firms and acquisitions within regions 
     or other limited geographical areas.
Subtitle F--Applying the Principles of National Treatment and Equality 
   of Competitive Opportunity to Foreign Banks and Foreign Financial 
                              Institutions

     SEC. 151. APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES OF NATIONAL TREATMENT AND 
                   EQUALITY OF COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY TO FOREIGN 
                   BANKS THAT ARE FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANIES.

       Section 8(c) of the International Banking Act of 1978 (12 
     U.S.C. 3106(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Termination of grandfathered rights.--
       ``(A) In general.--If any foreign bank or foreign company 
     files a declaration under section 6(b)(1)(E) or which 
     receives a determination under section 10(d)(1) of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956, any authority conferred by this 
     subsection on any foreign bank or company to engage in any 
     activity which the Board has determined to be permissible for 
     financial holding companies under section 6 of such Act shall 
     terminate immediately.
       ``(B) Restrictions and requirements authorized.--If a 
     foreign bank or company that engages, directly or through an 
     affiliate pursuant to paragraph (1), in an activity which the 
     Board has determined to be permissible for financial holding 
     companies under section 6 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 
     1956 has not filed a declaration with the Board of its status 
     as a financial holding company under such section or received 
     a determination under section 10(d)(1) by the end of the 2-
     year period beginning on the date of enactment of the 
     Financial Services Act of 1998, the Board, giving due regard 
     to the principle of national treatment and equality of 
     competitive opportunity, may impose such restrictions and 
     requirements on the conduct of such activities by such 
     foreign bank or company as are comparable to those imposed on 
     a financial holding company organized under the laws of the 
     United States, including a requirement to conduct such 
     activities in compliance with any prudential safeguards 
     established under section 5(h) of the Bank Holding Company 
     Act of 1956.''.

     SEC. 152. APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES OF NATIONAL TREATMENT AND 
                   EQUALITY OF COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY TO FOREIGN 
                   BANKS AND FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT 
                   ARE WHOLESALE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       Section 8A of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (as added 
     by section 136(c)(2) of this Act) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Voluntary Termination of Deposit Insurance.--The 
     provisions on voluntary termination of insurance in this 
     section shall apply to an insured branch of a foreign bank 
     (including a Federal branch) in the same manner and to the 
     same extent as they apply to an insured State bank or a 
     national bank.''.
               Subtitle G--Federal Home Loan Bank System

     SEC. 161. FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS.

       The first sentence of section 3 of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1423) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the continental United States'' and all 
     that follows through the ``eight''; and
       (2) by inserting ``the States into not less than 1'' before 
     ``nor''.

     SEC. 162. MEMBERSHIP AND COLLATERAL.

       (a) Subsection (f) of section 5 of the Home Owners' Loan 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1464) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Federal Home Loan Bank Membership.--A Federal savings 
     association may become a member, of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank System, and shall qualify for such membership in the 
     manner provided by the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, beginning 
     January 1, 1999.''.
       (b) Section 10(a)(5) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1430(a)(5)) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``and the Board''; 
     and
       (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``Board'' and 
     inserting ``Bank''.
       (c) Section 10(a) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1430(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``All long-term 
     advances'' and inserting ``Except as provided in the 
     succeeding sentence, all long-term advances'';
       (2) by inserting after the second sentence, the following 
     sentence: ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, long-term 
     advances may be made to members insured by the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation which have less than 
     $500,000,000 in total assets for the purpose of funding small 
     businesses, agriculture, rural development, or low-income 
     community development (as defined by the Board).''; and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6) and 
     inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) In the case of any member insured by the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation which has total assets of less 
     than $500,000,000, secured loans for small business, 
     agriculture, rural development, or low-income community 
     development, or securities representing a whole interest in 
     such secured loans.''.
       (d) Section 4(a) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1424(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Eligibility requirements for community financial 
     institutions.--The requirements of paragraph (2) (other than 
     subparagraph (B) of such paragraph) shall not apply to any 
     insured depository institution which has total assets of less 
     than $500,000,000.
       (e) Section 10 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1430) is amended by striking the first of the 2 subsections 
     designated as subsection (e) (relating to qualified thrift 
     lender status).

     SEC. 163. THE OFFICE OF FINANCE.

       The Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1421) is amended 
     by inserting after section 4 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 5. THE OFFICE OF FINANCE.

       ``(a) Operation.--The Federal home loan banks shall operate 
     jointly an office of finance (hereafter in this section 
     referred to as the `Office') to issue the notes, bonds, and 
     debentures of the Federal home loan banks in accordance with 
     this Act.
       ``(b) Powers.--Subject to the other provisions of this Act 
     and such safety and soundness regulations as the Finance 
     Board may prescribe, the Office shall be authorized by the 
     Federal home loan banks to act as the agent of such banks to 
     issue Federal home loan bank notes, bonds and debentures 
     pursuant to section 11 of this Act on behalf of the banks.
       ``(c) Central Board of Directors.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Federal home loan banks shall 
     establish a central board of directors of the Office to 
     administer the affairs of the Office in accordance with the 
     provisions of this Act.
       ``(2) Composition of Board.--Each Federal home loan bank 
     shall annually select one individual who, as of the time of 
     the election, is an officer or director of such bank to serve 
     as a member of the central board of directors of the Office.
       ``(d) Status.--Except to the extent expressly provided in 
     this Act, the Office shall be treated as a Federal home loan 
     bank for purposes of any law.''.

     SEC. 164. MANAGEMENT OF BANKS.

       (a) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 7 of the Federal 
     Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1427(a) and (b)) are amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) The management of each Federal home loan bank shall 
     be vested in a board of 15 directors, nine of whom shall be 
     elected by the members in accordance with this section, six 
     of whom shall be appointed by the Board referred to in 
     section 2A, and all of whom shall be citizens of the United 
     States and

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     bona fide residents of the district in which such bank is 
     located. At least two of the Federal home loan bank directors 
     who are appointed by the Board shall be representatives 
     chosen from organizations with more than a 2-year history of 
     representing consumer or community interests on banking 
     services, credit needs, housing, or financial consumer 
     protections. No Federal home loan bank director who is 
     appointed pursuant to this subsection may, during such bank 
     director's term of office, serve as an officer of any Federal 
     home loan bank or a director or officer of any member of a 
     bank, or hold shares, or any other financial interest in, any 
     member of a bank.
       ``(b) The elective directors shall be divided into three 
     classes, designated as classes A, B, and C, as nearly equal 
     in number as possible. Each directorship shall be filled by a 
     person who is an officer or director of a member located in 
     that bank's district. Each class shall represent members of 
     similar asset size, and the Board shall, to the maximum 
     extent possible, seek to achieve geographic diversity. The 
     Finance Board shall establish the minimum and maximum asset 
     size for each class. Any member shall be entitled to nominate 
     and elect eligible persons for its class of directorship; 
     such offices shall be filled from such nominees by a 
     plurality of the votes which members of each class may cast 
     for nominees in their corresponding class of directors in an 
     election held for the purpose of filling such offices. Each 
     member shall be permitted to cast one vote for each share of 
     Federal home loan bank stock owned by that member. No person 
     who is an officer or director of a member that fails to meet 
     any applicable capital requirement is eligible to hold the 
     office of Federal Home Loan Bank director. As used in this 
     subsection, the term ``member'' means a member of a Federal 
     home loan bank which was a member of such Bank as of a record 
     date established by the Bank.''.
       (b) Section 7 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1427) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (c) and (h); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (i), 
     (j), and (k) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and 
     (i), respectively.
       (c) Subsection (c) of section 7 of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1427(d)) (as so redesignated by 
     subsection (b) of this section) is amended by striking the 
     first and second sentences and inserting the following two 
     new sentences: ``The term of each position of director shall 
     be 3 years. No director serving for three consecutive terms, 
     nor any other officer, director or that member or any 
     affiliated depository institution, shall be eligible for 
     another term earlier than 3 years after the expiration of the 
     last expiring of said 3-year terms. Three elected directors 
     of different classes as specified by the Finance Board shall 
     be elected by ballot annually.''.
       (d) Subsection (d) of section 7 of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1427(e)) (as so redesignated by 
     subsection (b) of this section) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Transition Provision.--In the first election after 
     the date of the enactment of the Financial Services Act of 
     1998, three directors shall be elected in each of the 3 
     classes of elective directorship. The Finance Board may, in 
     the first election after such date of enactment, designate 
     the terms of each elected director in each class, not to 
     exceed 3 years, to assure that, in each subsequent election, 
     3 directors from different classes of elective directorships 
     are elected each year.''.
       (e) Subsection (g) of section 7 of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1427(i)) (as so redesignated by 
     subsection (b) of this section) is amended by striking 
     ``subject to the approval of the board''.

     SEC. 165. ADVANCES TO NONMEMBER BORROWERS.

       Section 10b of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1430b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) In General.--'';
       (2) by striking the fourth sentence of subsection (a), and 
     inserting ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if an 
     advance is made for the purpose of facilitating mortgage 
     lending that benefits individuals and families that meet the 
     income requirements set forth in section 142(d) or 143(f) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the advance may be 
     collateralized as provided in section 10(a) of this Act.''; 
     and
       (3) by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 166. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BANKS.

       (a) Subsection (a) of section 11 of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1431(a)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``through the Office of Finance'' after 
     ``to issue''; and
       (2) by striking ``Board'' after ``upon such terms and 
     conditions as the'' and inserting ``board of directors of the 
     bank''.
       (b) Subsection (b) of section 11 of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1431(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Issuance of Federal Home Loan Bank Consolidated 
     Bonds.--
       ``(1) In general.-- The Office of Finance may issue 
     consolidated Federal home loan bank bonds and other 
     consolidated obligations on behalf of the banks.
       ``(2) Joint and several obligation; terms and conditions.--
     Consolidated obligations issued by the Office of Finance 
     under paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) be the joint and several obligations of all the 
     Federal home loan banks; and
       ``(B) shall be issued upon such terms and conditions as 
     shall be established by the Office of Finance subject to such 
     rules and regulations as the Finance Board may prescribe.''.
       (c) Section 11(f) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1430(f) (as designated before the redesignation by 
     subsection (e) of this section) is amended by striking both 
     commas immediately following ``permit'' and inserting ``or''.
       (d) Subsection (i) of section 11 of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1431(i)) is amended by striking the 
     second undesignated paragraph.
       (e) Section 11 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1431) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (k) as 
     subsections (c) through (j), respectively.

     SEC. 167. MERGERS AND CONSOLIDATIONS OF FEDERAL HOME LOAN 
                   BANKS.

       Section 26 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1446) is amended by designating the current paragraph as 
     ``(a)'' and adding the following new sections:
       ``(b) Nothing in this section shall preclude voluntary 
     mergers, combinations or consolidation by or among the 
     Federal home loan banks pursuant to such regulations as the 
     Finance Board may prescribe.
       ``(c) Number of Elected Directors of Resulting Bank.-- 
     Subject to section 7 of this Act, any bank resulting from a 
     merger, combination, or consolidation pursuant to this 
     section may have a number of elected directors equal to or 
     less than the total number of elected directors of all the 
     banks which participated in such transaction (as determined 
     immediately before such transaction).
       ``(d) Number of Appointed Directors of Resulting Bank.--The 
     number of appointed directors of any bank resulting from a 
     merger, combination, or consolidation pursuant to this 
     section shall be a number that is three less than the number 
     of elected directors.
       ``(e) Adjustment of District Boundaries.--After 
     consummation of any merger, combination, or consolidation of 
     two or more Federal home loan banks, the Finance Board shall 
     adjust the districts established in section 3 of this Act to 
     reflect such merger, combination, or consolidation.''.

     SEC. 168. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Repeal of Sections 22A and 27.--The Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is amended by striking 
     sections 22A (12 U.S.C. 1442a) and 27 (12 U.S.C. 1447).
       (b) Section 12.--
       (1) Section 12(a) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1432(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``subject to the approval of the Board'' 
     immediately following ``transaction of its business''; and
       (B) by striking ``and, by its Board of directors, to 
     prescribe, amend, and repeal by-laws, rules, and regulations 
     governing the manner in which its affairs may be 
     administered; and the powers granted to it by law may be 
     exercised and enjoyed subject to the approval of the Board. 
     The president of a Federal Home Loan Bank may also be a 
     member of the Board of directors thereof, but no other 
     officer, employee, attorney, or agent of such bank,'' and 
     inserting ``and, by the board of directors of the bank, to 
     prescribe, amend, and repeal by-laws governing the manner in 
     which its affairs may be administered, consistent with 
     applicable statute and regulation, as administered by the 
     Finance Board. No officer, employee, attorney, or agent of a 
     Federal home loan bank''.
       (2) Section 12 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1432) is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Prohibition on Excessive Compensation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Finance Board shall prohibit the 
     Federal home loan banks from providing compensation to any 
     officer, director, or employee that is not reasonable and 
     comparable with the compensation for employment in other 
     similar businesses involving similar duties and 
     responsibilities. However, the Finance Board may not 
     prescribe or set a specific level or range of compensation 
     for any officer, director, or employee.
       ``(2) Regulations.--The Finance Board, by regulation, may 
     provide for the requirements of paragraph (1) to be phased-in 
     over a period not to exceed 3 years.
       ``(3) Exception for existing contracts.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to any contract entered into before June 1, 
     1997.''.
       (c) Powers and Duties of Federal Housing Finance Board.--
       (1) Subsection (a)(1) of section 2B of the Federal Home 
     Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1422b(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
     the period at the end of the sentence and inserting ``; and 
     to have the same powers, rights, and duties to enforce this 
     Act with respect to the Federal home loan banks and the 
     senior officers and directors of such banks as the Office of 
     Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight has over the Federal 
     housing enterprises and the senior officers and directors of 
     such enterprises under the Federal Housing Enterprises 
     Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992.''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 2B of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1422b(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(1) Board staff.--'';
       (B) by striking ``function to any employee, administrative 
     unit'' and inserting ``function to any employee or 
     administrative unit'';
       (C) by striking the second sentence in paragraph (1); and
       (D) by striking paragraph (2).
       (3) Section 111 of Public Law 93-495 (12 U.S.C. 250) is 
     amended by striking ``Federal Home Loan Bank Board'' and 
     inserting ``Federal Housing Finance Board''.

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       (d) Eligibility to Secure Advances.--
       (1) Section 9.--Section 9 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1429) is amended--
       (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``with the approval 
     of the Board''; and
       (B) in the third sentence, by striking ``, subject to the 
     approval of the Board,''.
       (2) Section 10.--
       (A) Subsection (a) of section 10 of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1430(a)) is amended in paragraph (3), by 
     striking ``Deposits'' and inserting ``Cash or deposits''.
       (B) Subsection (c) of section 10 of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1430(c)) is amended--
       (i) in the first sentence by striking ``Board'' and 
     inserting ``Federal home loan bank''; and
       (ii) by striking the second sentence.
       (C) Subsection (d) of section 10 of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1430(d)) is amended--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``and the approval 
     of the Board''; and
       (ii) in the last sentence, by striking ``Subject to the 
     approval of the Board, any'' and inserting ``Any''.
       (D) Section 10(j) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1430(j)) is amended--
       (i) in the first sentence of paragraph (1) by striking ``to 
     subsidize the interest rate on advances'' and inserting ``to 
     provide subsidies, including subsidized interest rates on 
     advances'';
       (ii) in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (9), (11), and (12) 
     by striking ``advances'' and ``subsidized advances'' each 
     place such terms appear and inserting ``subsidies, including 
     subsidized advances'';
       (iii) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(A)'' before the 
     first sentence, and inserting the following at the end of the 
     paragraph:
       ``(B) Subject to such regulations as the Finance Board may 
     prescribe, the board of directors of each Federal home loan 
     bank may approve or disapprove requests from members for 
     Affordable Housing Program subsidies, and may not delegate 
     such authority.'';
       (iv) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) finance the purchase, construction or rehabilitation 
     of rental housing if, for a period of at least 15 years, 
     either 20 percent or more of the units in such housing are 
     occupied by and affordable for households whose income is 50 
     percent or less of area median income (as determined by the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and as adjusted 
     for family size); or 40 percent or more of the units in such 
     housing are occupied by and affordable for households whose 
     income is 60 percent or less of area median income (as 
     determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 
     and as adjusted for family size).'';
       (v) in paragraph (5)--

       (I) by striking the colon after ``Affordable Housing 
     Program'';
       (II) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
       (III) by striking ``(C) In 1995, and subsequent years,'';

       (vi) in paragraph (11)--

       (I) by inserting ``, pursuant to a nomination process that 
     is as broad and as participatory as possible, and giving 
     consideration to the size of the District and the diversity 
     of low- and moderate-income housing needs and activities 
     within the District,'' after ``Advisory Council of 7 to 15 
     persons'';
       (II) by inserting ``a diverse range of'' before ``community 
     and nonprofit organizations''; and
       (III) by inserting after the first sentence, the following 
     new sentence: ``Representatives of no one group shall 
     constitute an undue proportion of the membership of the 
     Advisory Council.''; and

       (vii) in paragraph (13), by striking subparagraph (D) and 
     inserting the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Affordable.--For purposes of paragraph (2)(B), the 
     term ``affordable'' means that the rent with respect to a 
     unit shall not exceed 30 percent of the income limitation 
     under paragraph (2)(B) applicable to occupants of such 
     unit.''.
       (e) Section 16.--Subsection (a) of section 16 of the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1436) is amended in the 
     third sentence by striking ``net earnings'' and inserting 
     ``previously retained earnings or current net earnings''; by 
     striking ``, and then only with the approval of the Federal 
     Housing Finance Board''; and by striking the fourth sentence.
       (f) Section 18.--Subsection (b) of section 18 of the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1438) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (4).
       (g) Section 11.--Section 11 of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1431) is amended by inserting after subsection 
     (j) (as so redesignated by section 166(e) of this subtitle) 
     the following subsection:
       ``(k) Prohibition on Other Activities.--
       ``(1) A Federal home loan bank may not engage in any 
     activity other than the activities authorized under this Act 
     and activities incidental to such authorized activities.
       ``(2) All activities specified in paragraph (1) are subject 
     to Finance Board approval.''.

     SEC. 169. DEFINITIONS.

       Paragraph (3) of section 2 of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1422(3)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) The term ``State'' in addition to the states of the 
     United States, includes the District of Columbia, Guam, 
     Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American 
     Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands.''.

     SEC. 170. RESOLUTION FUNDING CORPORATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 21B(f)(2)(C) of the Federal Home 
     Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1441b(f)(2)(C)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(C) Payments by federal home loan banks.--To the extent 
     the amounts available pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     are insufficient to cover the amount of interest payments, 
     each Federal home loan bank shall pay to the Funding 
     Corporation each calendar year 20.75 percent of the net 
     earnings of such bank (after deducting expenses relating to 
     subsection (j) of section 10 and operating expenses).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 171. CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6 of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1426) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 6. CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS.

       ``(a) Capital Structure Plan.--On or before January 1, 
     1999, the board of directors of each Federal home loan bank 
     shall submit for Finance Board approval a plan establishing 
     and implementing a capital structure for such bank which--
       ``(1) the board of directors determines is the best suited 
     for the condition and operation of the bank and the interests 
     of the shareholders of the bank;
       ``(2) meets the requirements of subsection (b); and
       ``(3) meets the minimum capital standards and requirements 
     established under subsection (c) and any regulations 
     prescribed by the Finance Board pursuant to such subsection.
       ``(b) Contents of Plan.--The capital structure plan of each 
     Federal home loan bank shall meet the following requirements:
       ``(1) Stock purchase requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each capital structure plan of a Federal 
     home loan bank shall require the shareholders of the bank to 
     maintain an investment in the stock of the bank in amount not 
     less than--
       ``(i) a minimum percentage of the total assets of the 
     shareholder; and
       ``(ii) a minimum percentage of the outstanding advances 
     from the bank to the shareholder.
       ``(B) Minimum percentage levels.--The minimum percentages 
     established pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be set at 
     levels sufficient to meet the bank's minimum capital 
     requirements established by the Finance Board under 
     subsection (c).
       ``(C) Maximum asset based capital requirement.--The asset-
     based capital requirement applicable to any shareholder of a 
     Federal home loan bank in any year shall not exceed the 
     lesser of--
       ``(i) 0.6 percent of a shareholder's total assets at the 
     close of the preceding year; or
       ``(ii) $300,000,000.
       ``(D) Maximum advance-based requirement.--The advance-based 
     capital requirement applicable to any shareholder of a 
     Federal home loan bank shall not exceed 6 percent of the 
     total outstanding advances from the bank to the shareholder.
       ``(E) Minimum stock purchase requirement authorized.--A 
     capital structure plan may establish a minimum dollar amount 
     of stock of a Federal home loan bank in which a shareholder 
     shall be required to invest.
       ``(2) Adjustments to stock purchase requirements.--The 
     capital structure plan adopted by each Federal home loan bank 
     shall impose a continuing obligation on the board of 
     directors of the bank to review and adjust as necessary 
     member stock purchase requirements in order to ensure that 
     the bank remains in compliance with applicable minimum 
     capital levels established by the Finance Board.
       ``(3) Transition rule for stock purchase requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--A capital structure plan may allow 
     shareholders who were members of a Federal home loan bank on 
     the date of the enactment of the Financial Services Act of 
     1998 to come into compliance with the asset-based stock 
     purchase requirement established under paragraph (1) during a 
     transition period established under the plan of not more than 
     3 years, if such requirement exceeds the asset-based stock 
     purchase requirement in effect on such date of enactment.
       ``(B) Interim purchase requirements.--A capital structure 
     plan may establish interim asset-based stock purchase 
     requirements applicable to members referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) during a transition period established under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(4) Classes of stock.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each capital structure plan shall afford 
     each shareholder of a Federal home loan bank the option of 
     meeting the shareholder's stock purchase requirements through 
     the purchase of any combination of Class A or Class B stock.
       ``(B) Class a stock.--Class A stock shall be stock of a 
     Federal home loan bank that shall be redeemed in cash and at 
     par by the bank no later than 12 months following submission 
     of a written notice by a shareholder of the shareholder's 
     intention to divest all shares of stock in the bank.
       ``(C) Class b stock.--Class B stock shall be stock of a 
     Federal home loan bank that shall be redeemed in cash and at 
     par by the bank no later than 5 years following submission of 
     a written notice by a shareholder of the shareholder's 
     intention to divest all shares of stock in the bank.
       ``(D) Rights requirement.--The Class B stock of a Federal 
     home loan bank may re

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     ceive a dividend premium over that paid on Class A stock, and 
     may have preferential voting rights in the election of 
     Federal home loan bank directors.
       ``(E) Lower stock purchase requirements for class b 
     stock.--A capital structure plan may provide for lower stock 
     purchase requirements with respect to those shareholder's 
     that elect to purchase Class B stock in a manner that is 
     consistent with meeting the bank's own minimum capital 
     requirements as established by the Finance Board.
       ``(F) No other classes of stock permitted.--No class of 
     stock other than the Class A and Class B stock described in 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) may be issued by a Federal home 
     loan bank.
       ``(5) Limited transferability of stock.--Each capital 
     structure plan shall provide that any equity securities 
     issued by the bank shall be available only to, held only by, 
     and tradable only among shareholders of the bank.
       ``(c) Capital Standards.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Finance Board shall prescribe, by 
     regulation, uniform capital standards applicable to each 
     Federal home loan bank which shall include--
       ``(A) a leverage limit in accordance with paragraph (2); 
     and
       ``(B) a risk-based capital requirement in accordance with 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Minimum leverage limit.--The leverage limit 
     established by the Finance Board shall require each Federal 
     home loan bank to maintain total capital in an amount not 
     less than 5 percent of the total assets of the bank. In 
     determining compliance with the minimum leverage ratio, the 
     amount of retained earnings and the paid-in value of Class B 
     stock, if any, shall be multiplied by 1.5 and such higher 
     amount shall be deemed to be capital for purposes of meeting 
     the 5 percent minimum leverage ratio.
       ``(3) Risk-based capital standard.--The risk-based capital 
     requirement shall be composed of the following components:
       ``(A) Capital sufficient to meet the credit risk to which a 
     Federal home loan bank is subject, based on an amount which 
     is not less than the amount of tier 1, risk-based capital 
     required by regulations prescribed, or guidelines issued 
     under section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act for a 
     well capitalized insured depository institution.
       ``(B) Capital sufficient to meet the interest rate risk to 
     which a Federal home loan bank is subject, based on an 
     interest rate stress test applied by the Finance Board that 
     rigorously tests for changes in interest rates, rate 
     volatility, and changes in the shape of the yield curve.
       ``(d) Redemption of Capital.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any shareholder of a Federal home loan 
     bank shall have the right to withdraw the shareholder's 
     membership from a Federal home loan bank and to redeem the 
     shareholder's stock in accordance with the redemption rights 
     associated with the class of stock the shareholder holds, 
     if--
       ``(A) such shareholder has filed a written notice of an 
     intention to redeem all such shares; and
       ``(B) the shareholder has no outstanding advances from any 
     Federal home loan bank at the time of such redemption.
       ``(2) Partial redemption.--A shareholder who files notice 
     of intention to redeem all shares of stock in a Federal home 
     loan bank may redeem not more than 1/2 of all such shares, in 
     cash and at par, 6 months before the date by which the bank 
     is required to redeem such stock pursuant to subparagraph (B) 
     or (C) of subsection (b)(4).
       ``(3) Divestiture.--The board of directors of any Federal 
     home loan bank may, after a hearing, order the divestiture by 
     any shareholder of all ownership interests of such 
     shareholder in the bank, if--
       ``(A) in the opinion of the board of directors, such 
     shareholder has failed to comply with a provision of this Act 
     or any regulation prescribed under this Act; or
       ``(B) the shareholder has been determined to be insolvent, 
     or otherwise subject to the appointment of a conservator, 
     receiver, or other legal custodian, by a State or Federal 
     authority with regulatory and supervisory responsibility for 
     such shareholder.
       ``(4) Retirement of excess stock.--Any shareholder may--
       ``(A) retire shares of Class A stock or, at the option of 
     the shareholder, shares of Class B stock, or any combination 
     of Class A and Class B stock, that are excess to the minimum 
     stock purchase requirements applicable to the shareholder; 
     and
       ``(B) receive from the Federal home loan bank a prompt 
     payment in cash equal to the par value of such stock.
       ``(5) Impairment of capital.--If the Finance Board or the 
     board of directors of a Federal home loan bank determines 
     that the paid-in capital of the bank is, or is likely to be, 
     impaired as a result of losses in or depreciation of the 
     assets of the bank, the Federal home loan bank shall withhold 
     that portion of the amount due any shareholder with respect 
     to any redemption or retirement of any class of stock which 
     bears the same ratio to the total of such amount as the 
     amount of the impaired capital bears to the total amount of 
     capital allocable to such class of stock.
       ``(6) Policies.--Subject to the requirements of this 
     section, the board of directors of each Federal home loan 
     bank shall promptly establish policies, consistent with this 
     Act, governing the capital stock of such bank and other 
     provisions of this section.''.

     SEC. 172. INVESTMENTS.

       Subsection (j) of section 11 of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1431) (as so redesignated by section 166(e) of 
     this subtitle) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(j) Investments.--Each bank shall reduce its investments 
     to those necessary for liquidity purposes, for safe and sound 
     operation of the banks, or for housing finance, as 
     administered by the Finance Board.''.

     SEC. 173. FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD.

       Section 2A(b)(1) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1422(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively;
       (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so 
     redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section) the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(A) The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary of 
     the Treasury's designee), who shall serve without additional 
     compensation.''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated by paragraph 
     (1) of this section) by striking ``Four'' and inserting 
     ``3''.
                 Subtitle H--Direct Activities of Banks

     SEC. 181. AUTHORITY OF NATIONAL BANKS TO UNDERWRITE CERTAIN 
                   MUNICIPAL BONDS.

       The paragraph designated the Seventh of section 5136 of the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States (12 U.S.C. 24(7)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     addition to the provisions in this paragraph for dealing in, 
     underwriting or purchasing securities, the limitations and 
     restrictions contained in this paragraph as to dealing in, 
     underwriting, and purchasing investment securities for the 
     national bank's own account shall not apply to obligations 
     (including limited obligation bonds, revenue bonds, and 
     obligations that satisfy the requirements of section 
     142(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) issued by or 
     on behalf of any state or political subdivision of a state, 
     including any municipal corporate instrumentality of 1 or 
     more states, or any public agency or authority of any state 
     or political subdivision of a state, if the national banking 
     association is well capitalized (as defined in section 38 of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act).''.
                  Subtitle I--Deposit Insurance Funds

     SEC. 186. STUDY OF SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS OF FUNDS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Board of Directors of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation shall conduct a study of the 
     following issues with regard to the Bank Insurance Fund and 
     the Savings Association Insurance Fund:
       (1) The safety and soundness of the funds and the adequacy 
     of the reserve requirements applicable to the funds in light 
     of--
       (A) the size of the insured depository institutions which 
     are resulting from mergers and consolidations since the 
     effective date of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and 
     Branching Efficiency Act of 1994; and
       (B) the affiliation of insured depository institutions with 
     other financial institutions pursuant to this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act.
       (2) The concentration levels of the funds, taking into 
     account the number of members of each fund and the geographic 
     distribution of such members, and the extent to which either 
     fund is exposed to higher risks due to a regional 
     concentration of members or an insufficient membership base 
     relative to the size of member institutions.
       (3) Issues relating to the planned merger of the funds, 
     including the cost of merging the funds and the manner in 
     which such costs will be distributed among the members of the 
     respective funds.
       (b) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Before the end of the 9-month period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board 
     of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
     shall submit a report to the Congress on the study conducted 
     pursuant to subsection (a).
       (2) Contents of report.--The report shall include--
       (A) detailed findings of the Board of Directors with regard 
     to the issues described in subsection (a);
       (B) a description of the plans developed by the Board of 
     Directors for merging the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund, including an estimate of the 
     amount of the cost of such merger which would be borne by 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund members; and
       (C) such recommendations for legislative and administrative 
     action as the Board of Directors determines to be necessary 
     or appropriate to preserve the safety and soundness of the 
     deposit insurance funds, reduce the risks to such funds, 
     provide for an efficient merger of such funds, and for other 
     purposes.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Insured depository institution.--The term ``insured 
     depository institution'' has the meaning given to such term 
     in section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (2) Bif and Saif members.--The terms ``Bank Insurance Fund 
     member'' and ``Savings Association Insurance Fund member'' 
     have the meaning given to such terms in section 7(l) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
                  Subtitle J--Effective Date of Title

     SEC. 191. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except with regard to any subtitle or other provision of 
     this title for which a specific effective date is provided, 
     this title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect at the end of the 270-day period begin

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     ning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                    TITLE II--FUNCTIONAL REGULATION
                    Subtitle A--Brokers and Dealers

     SEC. 201. DEFINITION OF BROKER.

       Section 3(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
     U.S.C. 78c(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Broker.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `broker' means any person 
     engaged in the business of effecting transactions in 
     securities for the account of others.
       ``(B) Exception for certain bank activities.--A bank shall 
     not be considered to be a broker because the bank engages in 
     any of the following activities under the conditions 
     described:
       ``(i) Third party brokerage arrangements.--The bank enters 
     into a contractual or other arrangement with a broker or 
     dealer registered under this title under which the broker or 
     dealer offers brokerage services on or off the premises of 
     the bank if--

       ``(I) such broker or dealer is clearly identified as the 
     person performing the brokerage services;
       ``(II) the broker or dealer performs brokerage services in 
     an area that is clearly marked and, to the extent 
     practicable, physically separate from the routine deposit-
     taking activities of the bank;
       ``(III) any materials used by the bank to advertise or 
     promote generally the availability of brokerage services 
     under the contractual or other arrangement clearly indicate 
     that the brokerage services are being provided by the broker 
     or dealer and not by the bank;
       ``(IV) any materials used by the bank to advertise or 
     promote generally the availability of brokerage services 
     under the contractual or other arrangement are in compliance 
     with the Federal securities laws before distribution;
       ``(V) bank employees (other than associated persons of a 
     broker or dealer who are qualified pursuant to the rules of a 
     self-regulatory organization) perform only clerical or 
     ministerial functions in connection with brokerage 
     transactions including scheduling appointments with the 
     associated persons of a broker or dealer, except that bank 
     employees may forward customer funds or securities and may 
     describe in general terms the range of investment vehicles 
     available from the bank and the broker or dealer under the 
     contractual or other arrangement;
       ``(VI) bank employees do not directly receive incentive 
     compensation for any brokerage transaction unless such 
     employees are associated persons of a broker or dealer and 
     are qualified pursuant to the rules of a self-regulatory 
     organization, except that the bank employees may receive 
     compensation for the referral of any customer if the 
     compensation is a nominal one-time cash fee of a fixed dollar 
     amount and the payment of the fee is not contingent on 
     whether the referral results in a transaction;
       ``(VII) such services are provided by the broker or dealer 
     on a basis in which all customers which receive any services 
     are fully disclosed to the broker or dealer;
       ``(VIII) the bank does not carry a securities account of 
     the customer except in a customary custodian or trustee 
     capacity; and
       ``(IX) the bank, broker, or dealer informs each customer 
     that the brokerage services are provided by the broker or 
     dealer and not by the bank and that the securities are not 
     deposits or other obligations of the bank, are not guaranteed 
     by the bank, and are not insured by the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation.

       ``(ii) Trust activities.--The bank effects transactions in 
     a trustee capacity, or effects transactions in a fiduciary 
     capacity in its trust department or other department that is 
     regularly examined by bank examiners for compliance with 
     fiduciary principles and standards, and (in either case)--

       ``(I) is primarily compensated on the basis of an 
     administration or annual fee (payable on a monthly, 
     quarterly, or other basis), a percentage of assets under 
     management, or a flat or capped per order processing fee, or 
     any combination of such fees, but does not otherwise receive 
     brokerage commissions, or other similar remuneration based on 
     effecting transactions in securities, that exceed the cost 
     incurred by the bank in connection with executing securities 
     transactions for trustee or fiduciary customers; and
       ``(II) does not publicly solicit brokerage business, other 
     than by advertising that it effects transactions in 
     securities in conjunction with advertising its other trust 
     activities.

       ``(iii) Permissible securities transactions.--The bank 
     effects transactions in--

       ``(I) commercial paper, bankers acceptances, or commercial 
     bills;
       ``(II) exempted securities;
       ``(III) qualified Canadian government obligations as 
     defined in section 5136 of the Revised Statutes, in 
     conformity with section 15C of this title and the rules and 
     regulations thereunder, or obligations of the North American 
     Development Bank; or
       ``(IV) any standardized, credit enhanced debt security 
     issued by a foreign government pursuant to the March 1989 
     plan of then Secretary of the Treasury Brady, used by such 
     foreign government to retire outstanding commercial bank 
     loans.

       ``(iv) Certain stock purchase plans.--

       ``(I) Employee benefit plans.--The bank effects 
     transactions, as part of its transfer agency activities, in 
     the securities of an issuer as part of any pension, 
     retirement, profit-sharing, bonus, thrift, savings, 
     incentive, or other similar benefit plan for the employees of 
     that issuer or its subsidiaries, if--

       (aa) the bank does not solicit transactions or provide 
     investment advice with respect to the purchase or sale of 
     securities in connection with the plan; and
       ``(bb) the bank's compensation for such plan or program 
     consists of administration fees, or flat or capped per order 
     processing fees, or both, but the bank does not otherwise 
     receive brokerage commissions, or other similar remuneration 
     based on effecting transactions in securities, that exceed 
     the cost incurred by the bank in connection with executing 
     securities transactions under this subclause (I).

       ``(II) Dividend reinvestment plans.--The bank effects 
     transactions, as part of its transfer agency activities, in 
     the securities of an issuer as part of that issuer's dividend 
     reinvestment plan, if--

       ``(aa) the bank does not solicit transactions or provide 
     investment advice with respect to the purchase or sale of 
     securities in connection with the plan;
       ``(bb) the bank does not net shareholders' buy and sell 
     orders, other than for programs for odd-lot holders or plans 
     registered with the Commission; and
       ``(cc) the bank's compensation for such plan or program 
     consists of administration fees, or flat or capped per order 
     processing fees, or both, but the bank does not otherwise 
     receive brokerage commissions, or other similar remuneration 
     based on effecting transactions in securities, that exceed 
     the cost incurred by the bank in connection with executing 
     securities transactions under this subclause (II).

       ``(III) Issuer plans.--The bank effects transactions, as 
     part of its transfer agency activities, in the securities of 
     an issuer as part of a plan or program for the purchase or 
     sale of that issuer's shares, if--

       ``(aa) the bank does not solicit transactions or provide 
     investment advice with respect to the purchase or sale of 
     securities in connection with the plan or program;
       ``(bb) the bank does not net shareholders' buy and sell 
     orders, other than for programs for odd-lot holders or plans 
     registered with the Commission; and
       ``(cc) the bank's compensation for such plan or program 
     consists of administration fees, or flat or capped per order 
     processing fees, or both, but the bank does not otherwise 
     receive brokerage commissions, or other similar remuneration 
     based on effecting transactions in securities, that exceed 
     the cost incurred by the bank in connection with executing 
     securities transactions under this subclause (III).

       ``(IV) Permissible delivery of materials.--The exception to 
     being considered a broker for a bank engaged in activities 
     described in subclauses (I), (II), and (III) will not be 
     affected by a bank's delivery of written or electronic plan 
     materials to employees of the issuer, shareholders of the 
     issuer, or members of affinity groups of the issuer, so long 
     as such materials are--

       ``(aa) comparable in scope or nature to that permitted by 
     the Commission as of the date of the enactment of the 
     Financial Services Act of 1998; or
       ``(bb) otherwise permitted by the Commission.
       ``(v) Sweep accounts.--The bank effects transactions as 
     part of a program for the investment or reinvestment of bank 
     deposit funds into any no-load, open-end management 
     investment company registered under the Investment Company 
     Act of 1940 that holds itself out as a money market fund.
       ``(vi) Affiliate transactions.--The bank effects 
     transactions for the account of any affiliate of the bank (as 
     defined in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956) 
     other than--

       ``(I) a registered broker or dealer; or
       ``(II) an affiliate that is engaged in merchant banking, as 
     described in section 6(c)(3)(H) of the Bank Holding company 
     Act of 1956.

       ``(vii) Private securities offerings.--The bank--

       ``(I) effects sales as part of a primary offering of 
     securities not involving a public offering, pursuant to 
     section 3(b), 4(2), or 4(6) of the Securities Act of 1933 or 
     the rules and regulations issued thereunder;
       ``(II) at any time after one year after the date of 
     enactment of the Financial Services Act of 1998, is not 
     affiliated with a broker or dealer that has been registered 
     for more than one year; and
       ``(III) effects transactions exclusively with qualified 
     investors.

       ``(viii) Safekeeping and custody activities.--

       ``(I) In general.--The bank, as part of customary banking 
     activities--

       ``(aa) provides safekeeping or custody services with 
     respect to securities, including the exercise of warrants and 
     other rights on behalf of customers;
       ``(bb) facilitates the transfer of funds or securities, as 
     a custodian or a clearing agency, in connection with the 
     clearance and settlement of its customers' transactions in 
     securities;
       ``(cc) effects securities lending or borrowing transactions 
     with or on behalf of customers as part of services provided 
     to customers pursuant to division (aa) or (bb) or invests 
     cash collateral pledged in connection with such transactions; 
     or
       ``(dd) holds securities pledged by a customer to another 
     person or securities subject to purchase or resale agreements 
     involving a customer, or facilitates the pledging or transfer 
     of such securities by book entry or as otherwise provided 
     under applicable law.

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       ``(II) Exception for carrying broker activities.--The 
     exception to being considered a broker for a bank engaged in 
     activities described in subclause (I) shall not apply if the 
     bank, in connection with such activities, acts in the United 
     States as a carrying broker (as such term, and different 
     formulations thereof, are used in section 15(c)(3) and the 
     rules and regulations thereunder) for any broker or dealer, 
     unless such carrying broker activities are engaged in with 
     respect to government securities (as defined in paragraph 
     (42) of this subsection).

       ``(ix) Banking products.--The bank effects transactions in 
     traditional banking products, as defined in section 206(a) of 
     the Financial Services Act of 1998.
       ``(x) De minimis exception.--The bank effects, other than 
     in transactions referred to in clauses (i) through (ix), not 
     more than 500 transactions in securities in any calendar 
     year, and such transactions are not effected by an employee 
     of the bank who is also an employee of a broker or dealer.
       ``(C) Broker dealer execution.--The exception to being 
     considered a broker for a bank engaged in activities 
     described in clauses (ii), (iv), and (viii) of subparagraph 
     (B) shall not apply if the activities described in such 
     provisions result in the trade in the United States of any 
     security that is a publicly traded security in the United 
     States, unless--
       ``(i) the bank directs such trade to a registered or broker 
     dealer for execution;
       ``(ii) the trade is a cross trade or other substantially 
     similar trade of a security that--

       ``(I) is made by the bank or between the bank and an 
     affiliated fiduciary; and
       ``(II) is not in contravention of fiduciary principles 
     established under applicable Federal or State law; or

       ``(iii) the trade is conducted in some other manner 
     permitted under rules, regulations, or orders as the 
     Commission may prescribe or issue.
       ``(D) No effect of bank exemptions on other commission 
     authority.--The exception to being considered a broker for a 
     bank engaged in activities described in subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C) shall not affect the commission's authority under any 
     other provision of this Act or any other securities law.
       ``(E) Fiduciary capacity.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (B)(ii), the term `fiduciary capacity' means--
       ``(i) in the capacity as trustee, executor, administrator, 
     registrar of stocks and bonds, transfer agent, guardian, 
     assignee, receiver, or custodian under a uniform gift to 
     minor act, or as an investment adviser if the bank receives a 
     fee for its investment advice;
       ``(ii) in any capacity in which the bank possesses 
     investment discretion on behalf of another; or
       ``(iii) in any other similar capacity.
       ``(F) Exception for entities subject to section 15(e).--The 
     term `broker' does not include a bank that--
       ``(i) was, immediately prior to the enactment of the 
     Financial Services Act of 1998, subject to section 15(e); and
       ``(ii) is subject to such restrictions and requirements as 
     the Commission considers appropriate.''.

     SEC. 202. DEFINITION OF DEALER.

       Section 3(a)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
     U.S.C. 78c(a)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Dealer.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `dealer' means any person 
     engaged in the business of buying and selling securities for 
     such person's own account through a broker or otherwise.
       ``(B) Exception for person not engaged in the business of 
     dealing.--The term `dealer' does not include a person that 
     buys or sells securities for such person's own account, 
     either individually or in a fiduciary capacity, but not as a 
     part of a regular business.
       ``(C) Exception for certain bank activities.--A bank shall 
     not be considered to be a dealer because the bank engages in 
     any of the following activities under the conditions 
     described:
       ``(i) Permissible securities transactions.--The bank buys 
     or sells--

       ``(I) commercial paper, bankers acceptances, or commercial 
     bills;
       ``(II) exempted securities;
       ``(III) qualified Canadian government obligations as 
     defined in section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States, in conformity with section 15C of this title and the 
     rules and regulations thereunder, or obligations of the North 
     American Development Bank; or
       ``(IV) any standardized, credit enhanced debt security 
     issued by a foreign government pursuant to the March 1989 
     plan of then Secretary of the Treasury Brady, used by such 
     foreign government to retire outstanding commercial bank 
     loans.

       ``(ii) Investment, trustee, and fiduciary transactions.--
     The bank buys or sells securities for investment purposes--

       ``(I) for the bank; or
       ``(II) for accounts for which the bank acts as a trustee or 
     fiduciary.

       ``(iii) Asset-backed transactions.--The bank engages in the 
     issuance or sale to qualified investors, through a grantor 
     trust or otherwise, of securities backed by or representing 
     an interest in notes, drafts, acceptances, loans, leases, 
     receivables, other obligations, or pools of any such 
     obligations predominantly originated by the bank, or a 
     syndicate of banks of which the bank is a member, or an 
     affiliate of any such bank other than a broker or dealer.
       ``(iv) Banking products.--The bank buys or sells 
     traditional banking products, as defined in section 206(a) of 
     the Financial Services Act of 1998.
       ``(v) Derivative instruments.--The bank issues, buys, or 
     sells any derivative instrument to which the bank is a 
     party--

       ``(I) to or from a corporation, limited liability company, 
     or partnership that owns and invests on a discretionary 
     basis, not less than $10,000,000 in investments, or to or 
     from a qualified investor, except that if the instrument 
     provides for the delivery of one or more securities (other 
     than a derivative instrument or government security), the 
     transaction shall be effected with or through a registered 
     broker or dealer; or
       ``(II) to or from other persons, except that if the 
     derivative instrument provides for the delivery of one or 
     more securities (other than a derivative instrument or 
     government security), or is a security (other than a 
     government security), the transaction shall be effected with 
     or through a registered broker or dealer; or
       ``(III) to or from any person if the instrument is neither 
     a security nor provides for the delivery of one or more 
     securities (other than a derivative instrument).''.

     SEC. 203. REGISTRATION FOR SALES OF PRIVATE SECURITIES 
                   OFFERINGS.

       Section 15A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
     U.S.C. 78o-3) is amended by inserting after subsection (i) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Registration for Sales of Private Securities 
     Offerings.--A registered securities association shall create 
     a limited qualification category for any associated person of 
     a member who effects sales as part of a primary offering of 
     securities not involving a public offering, pursuant to 
     section 3(b), 4(2), or 4(6) of the Securities Act of 1933 and 
     the rules and regulations thereunder, and shall deem 
     qualified in such limited qualification category, without 
     testing, any bank employee who, in the six month period 
     preceding the date of enactment of this Act, engaged in 
     effecting such sales.''.

     SEC. 204. SALES PRACTICES AND COMPLAINT PROCEDURES.

       Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(s) Sales Practices and Complaint Procedures With Respect 
     to Bank Securities Activities.--
       ``(1) Regulations Required.--Each Federal banking agency 
     shall prescribe and publish in final form, not later than 6 
     months after the date of enactment of the Financial Services 
     Act of 1998, regulations which apply to retail transactions, 
     solicitations, advertising, or offers of any security by any 
     insured depository institution or any affiliate thereof other 
     than a registered broker or dealer or an individual acting on 
     behalf of such a broker or dealer who is an associated person 
     of such broker or dealer. Such regulations shall include--
       ``(A) requirements that sales practices comply with just 
     and equitable principles of trade that are substantially 
     similar to the Rules of Fair Practice of the National 
     Association of Securities Dealers; and
       ``(B) requirements prohibiting (i) conditioning an 
     extension of credit on the purchase or sale of a security; 
     and (ii) any conduct leading a customer to believe that an 
     extension of credit is conditioned upon the purchase or sale 
     of a security.
       ``(2) Procedures required.--The appropriate Federal banking 
     agencies shall jointly establish procedures and facilities 
     for receiving and expeditiously processing complaints against 
     any bank or employee of a bank arising in connection with the 
     purchase or sale of a security by a customer, including a 
     complaint alleging a violation of the regulations prescribed 
     under paragraph (1), but excluding a complaint involving an 
     individual acting on behalf of such a broker or dealer who is 
     an associated person of such broker or dealer. The use of any 
     such procedures and facilities by such a customer shall be at 
     the election of the customer. Such procedures shall include 
     provisions to refer a complaint alleging fraud to the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission and appropriate State 
     securities commissions.
       ``(3) Required actions.--The actions required by the 
     Federal banking agencies under paragraph (2) shall include 
     the following:
       ``(A) establishing a group, unit, or bureau within each 
     such agency to receive such complaints;
       ``(B) developing and establishing procedures for 
     investigating, and permitting customers to investigate, such 
     complaints;
       ``(C) developing and establishing procedures for informing 
     customers of the rights they may have in connection with such 
     complaints;
       ``(D) developing and establishing procedures that allow 
     customers a period of at least 6 years to make complaints and 
     that do not require customers to pay the costs of the 
     proceeding; and
       ``(E) developing and establishing procedures for resolving 
     such complaints, including procedures for the recovery of 
     losses to the extent appropriate.
       ``(4) Consultation and joint regulations.--The Federal 
     banking agencies shall consult with each other and prescribe 
     joint regulations pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), after 
     consultation with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
       ``(5) Procedures in addition to other remedies.--The 
     procedures and remedies provided under this subsection shall 
     be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedies 
     available under law.

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       ``(6) Definition.--As used in this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `security' has the meaning provided in 
     section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
       ``(B) the term `registered broker or dealer' has the 
     meaning provided in section 3(a)(48) of such Act; and
       ``(C) the term `associated person' has the meaning provided 
     in section 3(a)(18) of such Act.''.

     SEC. 205. INFORMATION SHARING.

       Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(t) Recordkeeping Requirements.--
       ``(1) Requirements.--Each appropriate Federal banking 
     agency, after consultation with and consideration of the 
     views of the Commission, shall establish recordkeeping 
     requirements for banks relying on exceptions contained in 
     paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 3(a) of the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934. Such recordkeeping requirements shall 
     be sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the terms of 
     such exceptions and be designed to facilitate compliance with 
     such exceptions. Each appropriate Federal banking agency 
     shall make any such information available to the Commission 
     upon request.
       ``(2) Definitions.--As used in this subsection the term 
     `Commission' means the Securities and Exchange Commission.''.

     SEC. 206. DEFINITION AND TREATMENT OF BANKING PRODUCTS.

       (a) Definition of Traditional Banking Product.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of paragraphs (4) and (5) of 
     section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
     U.S.C. 78c(a)(4), (5)), the term `traditional banking 
     product' means--
       (A) a deposit account, savings account, certificate of 
     deposit, or other deposit instrument issued by a bank;
       (B) a banker's acceptance;
       (C) a letter of credit issued or loan made by a bank;
       (D) a debit account at a bank arising from a credit card or 
     similar arrangement;
       (E) a participation in a loan which the bank or an 
     affiliate of the bank (other than a broker or dealer) funds, 
     participates in, or owns that is sold--
       (i) to qualified investors; or
       (ii) to other persons that--

       ``(I) have the opportunity to review and assess any 
     material information, including information regarding the 
     borrower's creditworthiness; and
       ``(II) based on such factors as financial sophistication, 
     net worth, and knowledge and experience in financial matters, 
     have the capability to evaluate the information available, as 
     determined under generally applicable banking standards or 
     guidelines; or

       (F) any derivative instrument, whether or not individually 
     negotiated, involving or relating to--
       (i) foreign currencies, except options on foreign 
     currencies that trade on a national securities exchange;
       (ii) interest rates, except interest rate derivative 
     instruments: (I) that are based on a security or a group or 
     index of securities (other than government securities or a 
     group or index of government securities); (II) that provide 
     for the delivery of one or more securities (other than 
     government securities); or (III) that trade on a national 
     securities exchange; or
       (iii) commodities, other rates, indices, or other assets, 
     except derivative instruments: (I) that are securities or 
     that are based on a group or index of securities (other than 
     government securities or a group or index of government 
     securities); (II) that provide for the delivery of one or 
     more securities (other than government securities); or (III) 
     that trade on a national securities exchange.
       (2) Classification limited.--Classification of a particular 
     product as a traditional banking product pursuant to this 
     subsection shall not be construed as finding or implying that 
     such product is or is not a security for any purpose under 
     the securities laws, or is or is not an account, agreement, 
     contract, or transaction for any purpose under the Commodity 
     Exchange Act.
       (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) the term ``bank'' has the meaning provided in section 
     3(a)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
     78c(a)(6);
       (B) the term ``qualified investor'' has the meaning 
     provided in section 3(a)(55) of such Act;
       (C) the term ``government securities'' has the meaning 
     provided in section 3(a)(42) of such Act, and, for purposes 
     of this subsection, commercial paper, bankers acceptances, 
     and commercial bills shall be treated in the same manner as 
     government securities; and
       (D) the term ``Federal banking agency'' has the meaning 
     provided in section 3(z) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1813(z)).
       (b) Treatment of New Banking Products for Purposes of 
     Broker/Dealer Requirements.--Section 15 of the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Rulemaking to Extend Requirements to New Banking 
     Products.--
       ``(1) Limitation.--The Commission shall not--
       ``(A) require a bank to register as a broker or dealer 
     under this section because the bank engages in any 
     transaction in, or buys or sells, a new banking product; or
       ``(B) bring an action against a bank for a failure to 
     comply with a requirement described in subparagraph (A);
     unless the Commission has imposed such requirement by rule or 
     regulation issued in accordance with this section.
       ``(2) Criteria for rulemaking.--The Commission shall not 
     impose a requirement under paragraph (1) of this subsection 
     with respect to any new banking product unless the Commission 
     determines that--
       ``(A) the new banking product is a security; and
       ``(B) imposing such requirement is necessary or appropriate 
     in the public interest and for the protection of investors, 
     consistent with the requirements of section 3(f).
       ``(3) New banking product.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `new banking product' means a product 
     that--
       ``(A) was not subjected to regulation by the Commission as 
     a security prior to the date of enactment of this subsection; 
     and
       ``(B) is not a traditional banking product, as such term is 
     defined in section 206(a) of the Financial Services Act of 
     1998.
       ``(4) Consultation.--In promulgating rules under this 
     subsection, the Commission shall consult with and consider 
     the views of the appropriate regulatory agencies concerning 
     the proposed rule and the impact on the banking industry.''.

     SEC. 207. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENT AND QUALIFIED INVESTOR 
                   DEFINED.

       Section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(54) Derivative instrument.--
       ``(A) Definition.--The term `derivative instrument' means 
     any individually negotiated contract, agreement, warrant, 
     note, or option that is based, in whole or in part, on the 
     value of, any interest in, or any quantitative measure or the 
     occurrence of any event relating to, one or more commodities, 
     securities, currencies, interest or other rates, indices, or 
     other assets, but does not include a traditional banking 
     product, as defined in section 206(a) of the Financial 
     Services Act of 1998.
       ``(B) Classification limited.-- Classification of a 
     particular contract as a derivative instrument pursuant to 
     this paragraph shall not be construed as finding or implying 
     that such instrument is or is not a security for any purpose 
     under the securities laws, or is or is not an account, 
     agreement, contract, or transaction for any purpose under the 
     Commodity Exchange Act.
       ``(55) Qualified investor.--
       ``(A) Definition.--For purposes of this title and section 
     206(a)(1)(E) of the Financial Services Act of 1998, the term 
     `qualified investor' means--
       ``(i) any investment company registered with the Commission 
     under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
       ``(ii) any issuer eligible for an exclusion from the 
     definition of investment company pursuant to section 3(c)(7) 
     of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
       ``(iii) any bank (as defined in paragraph (6) of this 
     subsection), savings and loan association (as defined in 
     section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act), broker, 
     dealer, insurance company (as defined in section 2(a)(13) of 
     the Securities Act of 1933), or business development company 
     (as defined in section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act 
     of 1940);
       ``(iv) any small business investment company licensed by 
     the United States Small Business Administration under section 
     301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958;
       ``(v) any State sponsored employee benefit plan, or any 
     other employee benefit plan, within the meaning of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, other than 
     an individual retirement account, if the investment decisions 
     are made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in section 3(21) of 
     that Act, which is either a bank, savings and loan 
     association, insurance company, or registered investment 
     adviser;
       ``(vi) any trust whose purchases of securities are directed 
     by a person described in clauses (i) through (v) of this 
     subparagraph;
       ``(vii) any market intermediary exempt under section 
     3(c)(2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
       ``(viii) any associated person of a broker or dealer other 
     than a natural person;
       ``(ix) any foreign bank (as defined in section 1(b)(7) of 
     the International Banking Act of 1978); or
       ``(x) the government of any foreign country.
       ``(B) Additional qualifications defined.--For purposes of 
     paragraphs (4)(B)(vii) and (5)(C)(iii) of this subsection, 
     and section 206(a)(1)(E) of the Financial Services Act of 
     1998, the term `qualified investor' also means--
       ``(i) any corporation, company, or partnership that owns 
     and invests on a discretionary basis, not less than 
     $10,000,000 in investments;
       ``(ii) any natural person who owns and invests on a 
     discretionary basis, not less than $10,000,000 in 
     investments;
       ``(iii) any government or political subdivision, agency, or 
     instrumentality of a government who owns and invests on a 
     discretionary basis not less than $50,000,000 in investments; 
     or
       ``(iv) any multinational or supranational entity or any 
     agency or instrumentality thereof.
       ``(C) Additional authority.--The Commission may, by rule or 
     order, define a `qualified investor' as any other person, 
     other than a natural person, taking into consideration

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     such factors as the person's financial sophistication, net 
     worth, and knowledge and experience in financial matters.''.

     SEC. 208. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES DEFINED.

       Section 3(a)(42) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
     U.S.C. 78c(a)(42)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) for purposes of section 15C as applied to a bank, a 
     qualified Canadian government obligation as defined in 
     section 5136 of the Revised Statutes.''.

     SEC. 209. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall take effect at the end of the 270-day 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 210. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this Act shall supersede, affect, or otherwise 
     limit the scope and applicability of the Commodity Exchange 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
             Subtitle B--Bank Investment Company Activities

     SEC. 211. CUSTODY OF INVESTMENT COMPANY ASSETS BY AFFILIATED 
                   BANK.

       (a) Management Companies.--Section 17(f) of the Investment 
     Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
       (2) by striking ``(f) Every registered'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(f) Custody of Securities.--
       ``(1) Every registered'';
       (3) by redesignating the second, third, fourth, and fifth 
     sentences of such subsection as paragraphs (2) through (5), 
     respectively, and indenting the left margin of such 
     paragraphs appropriately; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) The Commission may adopt rules and regulations, and 
     issue orders, consistent with the protection of investors, 
     prescribing the conditions under which a bank, or an 
     affiliated person of a bank, either of which is an affiliated 
     person, promoter, organizer, or sponsor of, or principal 
     underwriter for, a registered management company may serve as 
     custodian of that registered management company.''.
       (b) Unit Investment Trusts.--Section 26 of the Investment 
     Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-26) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as 
     subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) The Commission may adopt rules and regulations, and 
     issue orders, consistent with the protection of investors, 
     prescribing the conditions under which a bank, or an 
     affiliated person of a bank, either of which is an affiliated 
     person of a principal underwriter for, or depositor of, a 
     registered unit investment trust, may serve as trustee or 
     custodian under subsection (a)(1).''.
       (c) Fiduciary Duty of Custodian.--Section 36(a) of the 
     Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-35(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) as custodian.''.

     SEC. 212. LENDING TO AN AFFILIATED INVESTMENT COMPANY.

       Section 17(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 
     U.S.C. 80a-17(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) to loan money or other property to such registered 
     company, or to any company controlled by such registered 
     company, in contravention of such rules, regulations, or 
     orders as the Commission may prescribe or issue consistent 
     with the protection of investors.''.

     SEC. 213. INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2(a)(19)(A) of the Investment 
     Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking clause (v) and inserting the following new 
     clause:
       ``(v) any person or any affiliated person of a person 
     (other than a registered investment company) that, at any 
     time during the 6-month period preceding the date of the 
     determination of whether that person or affiliated person is 
     an interested person, has executed any portfolio transactions 
     for, engaged in any principal transactions with, or 
     distributed shares for--

       ``(I) the investment company;
       ``(II) any other investment company having the same 
     investment adviser as such investment company or holding 
     itself out to investors as a related company for purposes of 
     investment or investor services; or
       ``(III) any account over which the investment company's 
     investment adviser has brokerage placement discretion,'';

       (2) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii); and
       (3) by inserting after clause (v) the following new clause:
       ``(vi) any person or any affiliated person of a person 
     (other than a registered investment company) that, at any 
     time during the 6-month period preceding the date of the 
     determination of whether that person or affiliated person is 
     an interested person, has loaned money or other property to--

       ``(I) the investment company;
       ``(II) any other investment company having the same 
     investment adviser as such investment company or holding 
     itself out to investors as a related company for purposes of 
     investment or investor services; or
       ``(III) any account for which the investment company's 
     investment adviser has borrowing authority,''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2(a)(19)(B) of the 
     Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19)(B)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking clause (v) and inserting the following new 
     clause:
       ``(v) any person or any affiliated person of a person 
     (other than a registered investment company) that, at any 
     time during the 6-month period preceding the date of the 
     determination of whether that person or affiliated person is 
     an interested person, has executed any portfolio transactions 
     for, engaged in any principal transactions with, or 
     distributed shares for--

       ``(I) any investment company for which the investment 
     adviser or principal underwriter serves as such;
       ``(II) any investment company holding itself out to 
     investors, for purposes of investment or investor services, 
     as a company related to any investment company for which the 
     investment adviser or principal underwriter serves as such; 
     or
       ``(III) any account over which the investment adviser has 
     brokerage placement discretion,'';

       (2) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii); and
       (3) by inserting after clause (v) the following new clause:
       ``(vi) any person or any affiliated person of a person 
     (other than a registered investment company) that, at any 
     time during the 6-month period preceding the date of the 
     determination of whether that person or affiliated person is 
     an interested person, has loaned money or other property to--

       ``(I) any investment company for which the investment 
     adviser or principal underwriter serves as such;
       ``(II) any investment company holding itself out to 
     investors, for purposes of investment or investor services, 
     as a company related to any investment company for which the 
     investment adviser or principal underwriter serves as such; 
     or
       ``(III) any account for which the investment adviser has 
     borrowing authority,''.

       (c) Affiliation of Directors.--Section 10(c) of the 
     Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-10(c)) is 
     amended by striking ``bank, except'' and inserting ``bank 
     (together with its affiliates and subsidiaries) or any one 
     bank holding company (together with its affiliates and 
     subsidiaries) (as such terms are defined in section 2 of the 
     Bank Holding Company Act of 1956), except''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect at the end of the 1-year period beginning 
     on the date of enactment of this subtitle.

     SEC. 214. ADDITIONAL SEC DISCLOSURE AUTHORITY.

       Section 35(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 
     U.S.C. 80a-34(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Misrepresentation of Guarantees.--
       ``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for any person, 
     issuing or selling any security of which a registered 
     investment company is the issuer, to represent or imply in 
     any manner whatsoever that such security or company--
       ``(A) has been guaranteed, sponsored, recommended, or 
     approved by the United States, or any agency, instrumentality 
     or officer of the United States;
       ``(B) has been insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation; or
       ``(C) is guaranteed by or is otherwise an obligation of any 
     bank or insured depository institution.
       ``(2) Disclosures.--Any person issuing or selling the 
     securities of a registered investment company that is advised 
     by, or sold through, a bank shall prominently disclose that 
     an investment in the company is not insured by the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. 
     The Commission may adopt rules and regulations, and issue 
     orders, consistent with the protection of investors, 
     prescribing the manner in which the disclosure under this 
     paragraph shall be provided.
       ``(3) Definitions.--The terms `insured depository 
     institution' and `appropriate Federal banking agency' have 
     the meaning given to such terms in section 3 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act.''.

     SEC. 215. DEFINITION OF BROKER UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY 
                   ACT OF 1940.

       Section 2(a)(6) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 
     U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(6) The term `broker' has the same meaning as in the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that such term does 
     not include any person solely by reason of the fact that such 
     person is an underwriter for one or more investment 
     companies.''.

     SEC. 216. DEFINITION OF DEALER UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY 
                   ACT OF 1940.

       Section 2(a)(11) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 
     U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(11)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(11) The term `dealer' has the same meaning as in the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but does not include an 
     insurance company or investment company.''.

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     SEC. 217. REMOVAL OF THE EXCLUSION FROM THE DEFINITION OF 
                   INVESTMENT ADVISER FOR BANKS THAT ADVISE 
                   INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

       (a) Investment Adviser.--Section 202(a)(11) of the 
     Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-2(a)(11)) is 
     amended in subparagraph (A), by striking ``investment 
     company'' and inserting ``investment company, except that the 
     term `investment adviser' includes any bank or bank holding 
     company to the extent that such bank or bank holding company 
     serves or acts as an investment adviser to a registered 
     investment company, but if, in the case of a bank, such 
     services or actions are performed through a separately 
     identifiable department or division, the department or 
     division, and not the bank itself, shall be deemed to be the 
     investment adviser''.
       (b) Separately Identifiable Department or Division.--
     Section 202(a) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 
     U.S.C. 80b-2(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(26) The term `separately identifiable department or 
     division' of a bank means a unit--
       ``(A) that is under the direct supervision of an officer or 
     officers designated by the board of directors of the bank as 
     responsible for the day-to-day conduct of the bank's 
     investment adviser activities for one or more investment 
     companies, including the supervision of all bank employees 
     engaged in the performance of such activities; and
       ``(B) for which all of the records relating to its 
     investment adviser activities are separately maintained in or 
     extractable from such unit's own facilities or the facilities 
     of the bank, and such records are so maintained or otherwise 
     accessible as to permit independent examination and 
     enforcement by the Commission of this Act or the Investment 
     Company Act of 1940 and rules and regulations promulgated 
     under this Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940.''.

     SEC. 218. DEFINITION OF BROKER UNDER THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS 
                   ACT OF 1940.

       Section 202(a)(3) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 
     (15 U.S.C. 80b-2(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) The term `broker' has the same meaning as in the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934.''.

     SEC. 219. DEFINITION OF DEALER UNDER THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS 
                   ACT OF 1940.

       Section 202(a)(7) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 
     (15 U.S.C. 80b-2(a)(7)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(7) The term `dealer' has the same meaning as in the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but does not include an 
     insurance company or investment company.''.

     SEC. 220. INTERAGENCY CONSULTATION.

       The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-1 et 
     seq.) is amended by inserting after section 210 the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 210A. CONSULTATION.

       ``(a) Examination Results and Other Information.--
       ``(1) The appropriate Federal banking agency shall provide 
     the Commission upon request the results of any examination, 
     reports, records, or other information to which such agency 
     may have access with respect to the investment advisory 
     activities--
       ``(A) of any--
       ``(i) bank holding company;
       ``(ii) bank; or
       ``(iii) separately identifiable department or division of a 
     bank,
     that is registered under section 203 of this title; and
       ``(B) in the case of a bank holding company or bank that 
     has a subsidiary or a separately identifiable department or 
     division registered under that section, of such bank or bank 
     holding company.
       ``(2) The Commission shall provide to the appropriate 
     Federal banking agency upon request the results of any 
     examination, reports, records, or other information with 
     respect to the investment advisory activities of any bank 
     holding company, bank, or separately identifiable department 
     or division of a bank, any of which is registered under 
     section 203 of this title.
       ``(b) Effect on Other Authority.--Nothing in this section 
     shall limit in any respect the authority of the appropriate 
     Federal banking agency with respect to such bank holding 
     company, bank, or department or division under any provision 
     of law.
       ``(c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `appropriate Federal banking agency' shall have the same 
     meaning as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act.''.

     SEC. 221. TREATMENT OF BANK COMMON TRUST FUNDS.

       (a) Securities Act of 1933.--Section 3(a)(2) of the 
     Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77c(a)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``or any interest or participation in any common 
     trust fund or similar fund maintained by a bank exclusively 
     for the collective investment and reinvestment of assets 
     contributed thereto by such bank in its capacity as trustee, 
     executor, administrator, or guardian'' and inserting ``or any 
     interest or participation in any common trust fund or similar 
     fund that is excluded from the definition of the term 
     `investment company' under section 3(c)(3) of the Investment 
     Company Act of 1940''.
       (b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--Section 
     3(a)(12)(A)(iii) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
     U.S.C. 78c(a)(12)(A)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iii) any interest or participation in any common trust 
     fund or similar fund that is excluded from the definition of 
     the term `investment company' under section 3(c)(3) of the 
     Investment Company Act of 1940;''.
       (c) Investment Company Act of 1940.--Section 3(c)(3) of the 
     Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3(c)(3)) is 
     amended by inserting before the period the following: ``, 
     if--
       ``(A) such fund is employed by the bank solely as an aid to 
     the administration of trusts, estates, or other accounts 
     created and maintained for a fiduciary purpose;
       ``(B) except in connection with the ordinary advertising of 
     the bank's fiduciary services, interests in such fund are 
     not--
       ``(i) advertised; or
       ``(ii) offered for sale to the general public; and
       ``(C) fees and expenses charged by such fund are not in 
     contravention of fiduciary principles established under 
     applicable Federal or State law''.

     SEC. 222. INVESTMENT ADVISERS PROHIBITED FROM HAVING 
                   CONTROLLING INTEREST IN REGISTERED INVESTMENT 
                   COMPANY.

       Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
     80a-15) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Controlling Interest in Investment Company 
     Prohibited.--
       ``(1) In general.--If an investment adviser to a registered 
     investment company, or an affiliated person of that 
     investment adviser, holds a controlling interest in that 
     registered investment company in a trustee or fiduciary 
     capacity, such person shall--
       ``(A) if it holds the shares in a trustee or fiduciary 
     capacity with respect to any employee benefit plan subject to 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, transfer 
     the power to vote the shares of the investment company 
     through to another person acting in a fiduciary capacity with 
     respect to the plan who is not an affiliated person of that 
     investment adviser or any affiliated person thereof; or
       ``(B) if it holds the shares in a trustee or fiduciary 
     capacity with respect to any person or entity other than an 
     employee benefit plan subject to the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974--
       ``(i) transfer the power to vote the shares of the 
     investment company through to--

       ``(I) the beneficial owners of the shares;
       ``(II) another person acting in a fiduciary capacity who is 
     not an affiliated person of that investment adviser or any 
     affiliated person thereof; or
       ``(III) any person authorized to receive statements and 
     information with respect to the trust who is not an 
     affiliated person of that investment adviser or any 
     affiliated person thereof;

       ``(ii) vote the shares of the investment company held by it 
     in the same proportion as shares held by all other 
     shareholders of the investment company; or
       ``(iii) vote the shares of the investment company as 
     otherwise permitted under such rules, regulations, or orders 
     as the Commission may prescribe or issue consistent with the 
     protection of investors.
       ``(2) Exemption.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     investment adviser to a registered investment company, or any 
     affiliated person of that investment adviser, that holds 
     shares of the investment company in a trustee or fiduciary 
     capacity if that registered investment company consists 
     solely of assets held in such capacities.
       ``(3) Safe harbor.--No investment adviser to a registered 
     investment company or any affiliated person of such 
     investment adviser shall be deemed to have acted unlawfully 
     or to have breached a fiduciary duty under State or Federal 
     law solely by reason of acting in accordance with clause (i), 
     (ii), or (iii) of paragraph (1)(B).''.

     SEC. 223. CONFORMING CHANGE IN DEFINITION.

       Section 2(a)(5) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 
     U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(5)) is amended by striking ``(A) a banking 
     institution organized under the laws of the United States'' 
     and inserting ``(A) a depository institution (as defined in 
     section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) or a branch 
     or agency of a foreign bank (as such terms are defined in 
     section 1(b) of the International Banking Act of 1978)''.

     SEC. 224. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       Section 202 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 
     U.S.C. 80b-2) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Consideration of Promotion of Efficiency, 
     Competition, and Capital Formation.--Whenever pursuant to 
     this title the Commission is engaged in rulemaking and is 
     required to consider or determine whether an action is 
     necessary or appropriate in the public interest, the 
     Commission shall also consider, in addition to the protection 
     of investors, whether the action will promote efficiency, 
     competition, and capital formation.''.

     SEC. 225. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall take effect 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
     Subtitle C--Securities and Exchange Commission Supervision of 
                   Investment Bank Holding Companies

     SEC. 231. SUPERVISION OF INVESTMENT BANK HOLDING COMPANIES BY 
                   THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 17 of the Securities Exchange Act 
     of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78q) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (l); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(i) Investment Bank Holding Companies.--

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       ``(1) Elective supervision of an investment bank holding 
     company not having a bank or savings association affiliate.--
       ``(A) In general.--An investment bank holding company that 
     is not--
       ``(i) an affiliate of a wholesale financial institution, an 
     insured bank (other than an institution described in 
     subparagraph (D), (F), or (G) of section 2(c)(2), or held 
     under section 4(f), of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956), 
     or a savings association;
       ``(ii) a foreign bank, foreign company, or company that is 
     described in section 8(a) of the International Banking Act of 
     1978; or
       ``(iii) a foreign bank that controls, directly or 
     indirectly, a corporation chartered under section 25A of the 
     Federal Reserve Act,
     may elect to become supervised by filing with the Commission 
     a notice of intention to become supervised, pursuant to 
     subparagraph (B) of this paragraph. Any investment bank 
     holding company filing such a notice shall be supervised in 
     accordance with this section and comply with the rules 
     promulgated by the Commission applicable to supervised 
     investment bank holding companies.
       ``(B) Notification of status as a supervised investment 
     bank holding company.--An investment bank holding company 
     that elects under subparagraph (A) to become supervised by 
     the Commission shall file with the Commission a written 
     notice of intention to become supervised by the Commission in 
     such form and containing such information and documents 
     concerning such investment bank holding company as the 
     Commission, by rule, may prescribe as necessary or 
     appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of this section. 
     Unless the Commission finds that such supervision is not 
     necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of 
     this section, such supervision shall become effective 45 days 
     after receipt of such written notice by the Commission or 
     within such shorter time period as the Commission, by rule or 
     order, may determine.
       ``(2) Election not to be supervised by the commission as an 
     investment bank holding company.--
       ``(A) Voluntary withdrawal.--A supervised investment bank 
     holding company that is supervised pursuant to paragraph (1) 
     may, upon such terms and conditions as the Commission deems 
     necessary or appropriate, elect not to be supervised by the 
     Commission by filing a written notice of withdrawal from 
     Commission supervision. Such notice shall not become 
     effective until one year after receipt by the Commission, or 
     such shorter or longer period as the Commission deems 
     necessary or appropriate to ensure effective supervision of 
     the material risks to the supervised investment bank holding 
     company and to the affiliated broker or dealer, or to prevent 
     evasion of the purposes of this section.
       ``(B) Discontinuation of commission supervision.--If the 
     Commission finds that any supervised investment bank holding 
     company that is supervised pursuant to paragraph (1) is no 
     longer in existence or has ceased to be an investment bank 
     holding company, or if the Commission finds that continued 
     supervision of such a supervised investment bank holding 
     company is not consistent with the purposes of this section, 
     the Commission may discontinue the supervision pursuant to a 
     rule or order, if any, promulgated by the Commission under 
     this section.
       ``(3) Supervision of investment bank holding companies.--
       ``(A) Recordkeeping and reporting.--
       ``(i) In general.--Every supervised investment bank holding 
     company and each affiliate thereof shall make and keep for 
     prescribed periods such records, furnish copies thereof, and 
     make such reports, as the Commission may require by rule, in 
     order to keep the Commission informed as to--

       ``(I) the company's or affiliate's activities, financial 
     condition, policies, systems for monitoring and controlling 
     financial and operational risks, and transactions and 
     relationships between any broker or dealer affiliate of the 
     supervised investment bank holding company; and
       ``(II) the extent to which the company or affiliate has 
     complied with the provisions of this Act and regulations 
     prescribed and orders issued under this Act.

       ``(ii) Form and contents.--Such records and reports shall 
     be prepared in such form and according to such specifications 
     (including certification by an independent public 
     accountant), as the Commission may require and shall be 
     provided promptly at any time upon request by the Commission. 
     Such records and reports may include--

       ``(I) a balance sheet and income statement;
       ``(II) an assessment of the consolidated capital of the 
     supervised investment bank holding company;
       ``(III) an independent auditor's report attesting to the 
     supervised investment bank holding company's compliance with 
     its internal risk management and internal control objectives; 
     and
       ``(IV) reports concerning the extent to which the company 
     or affiliate has complied with the provisions of this title 
     and any regulations prescribed and orders issued under this 
     title.

       ``(B) Use of existing reports.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Commission shall, to the fullest 
     extent possible, accept reports in fulfillment of the 
     requirements under this paragraph that the supervised 
     investment bank holding company or its affiliates have been 
     required to provide to another appropriate regulatory agency 
     or self-regulatory organization.
       ``(ii) Availability.--A supervised investment bank holding 
     company or an affiliate of such company shall provide to the 
     Commission, at the request of the Commission, any report 
     referred to in clause (i).
       ``(C) Examination authority.--
       ``(i) Focus of examination authority.--The Commission may 
     make examinations of any supervised investment bank holding 
     company and any affiliate of such company in order to--

       ``(I) inform the Commission regarding--

       ``(aa) the nature of the operations and financial condition 
     of the supervised investment bank holding company and its 
     affiliates;
       ``(bb) the financial and operational risks within the 
     supervised investment bank holding company that may affect 
     any broker or dealer controlled by such supervised investment 
     bank holding company; and
       ``(cc) the systems of the supervised investment bank 
     holding company and its affiliates for monitoring and 
     controlling those risks; and

       ``(II) monitor compliance with the provisions of this 
     subsection, provisions governing transactions and 
     relationships between any broker or dealer affiliated with 
     the supervised investment bank holding company and any of the 
     company's other affiliates, and applicable provisions of 
     subchapter II of chapter 53, title 31, United States Code 
     (commonly referred to as the `Bank Secrecy Act') and 
     regulations thereunder.

       ``(ii) Restricted focus of examinations.--The Commission 
     shall limit the focus and scope of any examination of a 
     supervised investment bank holding company to--

       ``(I) the company; and
       ``(II) any affiliate of the company that, because of its 
     size, condition, or activities, the nature or size of the 
     transactions between such affiliate and any affiliated broker 
     or dealer, or the centralization of functions within the 
     holding company system, could, in the discretion of the 
     Commission, have a materially adverse effect on the 
     operational or financial condition of the broker or dealer.

       ``(iii) Deference to other examinations.--For purposes of 
     this subparagraph, the Commission shall, to the fullest 
     extent possible, use the reports of examination of an 
     institution described in subparagraph (D), (F), or (G) of 
     section 2(c)(2), or held under section 4(f), of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956 made by the appropriate 
     regulatory agency, or of a licensed insurance company made by 
     the appropriate State insurance regulator.
       ``(4) Holding company capital.--
       ``(A) Authority.--If the Commission finds that it is 
     necessary to adequately supervise investment bank holding 
     companies and their broker or dealer affiliates consistent 
     with the purposes of this subsection, the Commission may 
     adopt capital adequacy rules for supervised investment bank 
     holding companies.
       ``(B) Method of calculation.--In developing rules under 
     this paragraph:
       ``(i) Double leverage.--The Commission shall consider the 
     use by the supervised investment bank holding company of debt 
     and other liabilities to fund capital investments in 
     affiliates.
       ``(ii) No unweighted capital ratio.--The Commission shall 
     not impose under this section a capital ratio that is not 
     based on appropriate risk-weighting considerations.
       ``(iii) No capital requirement on regulated entities.--The 
     Commission shall not, by rule, regulation, guideline, order 
     or otherwise, impose any capital adequacy provision on a 
     nonbanking affiliate (other than a broker or dealer) that is 
     in compliance with applicable capital requirements of another 
     Federal regulatory authority or State insurance authority.
       ``(iv) Appropriate exclusions.--The Commission shall take 
     full account of the applicable capital requirements of 
     another Federal regulatory authority or State insurance 
     regulator.
       ``(C) Internal risk management models.--The Commission may 
     incorporate internal risk management models into its capital 
     adequacy rules for supervised investment bank holding 
     companies.
       ``(5) Functional regulation of banking and insurance 
     activities of supervised investment bank holding companies.--
     The Commission shall defer to--
       ``(A) the appropriate regulatory agency with regard to all 
     interpretations of, and the enforcement of, applicable 
     banking laws relating to the activities, conduct, ownership, 
     and operations of banks, and institutions described in 
     subparagraph (D), (F), and (G) of section 2(c)(2), or held 
     under section 4(f), of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956; 
     and
       ``(B) the appropriate State insurance regulators with 
     regard to all interpretations of, and the enforcement of, 
     applicable State insurance laws relating to the activities, 
     conduct, and operations of insurance companies and insurance 
     agents.
       ``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection and 
     subsection (j)--
       ``(A) The term `investment bank holding company' means--
       ``(i) any person other than a natural person that owns or 
     controls one or more brokers or dealers; and
       ``(ii) the associated persons of the investment bank 
     holding company.
       ``(B) The term `supervised investment bank holding company' 
     means any investment bank holding company that is supervised 
     by the Commission pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(C) The terms `affiliate', `bank', `bank holding 
     company', `company', `control', and `savings association' 
     have the meanings

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     given to those terms in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company 
     Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841).
       ``(D) The term `insured bank' has the meaning given to that 
     term in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       ``(E) The term `foreign bank' has the meaning given to that 
     term in section 1(b)(7) of the International Banking Act of 
     1978.
       ``(F) The terms ``person associated with an investment bank 
     holding company' and ``associated person of an investment 
     bank holding company' means any person directly or indirectly 
     controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, an 
     investment bank holding company.
       ``(j) Commission Backup Authority.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Commission may make inspections of 
     any wholesale financial holding company that--
       ``(A) controls a wholesale financial institution;
       ``(B) is not a foreign bank; and
       ``(C) does not control an insured bank (other than an 
     institution permitted under subparagraph (D), (F), or (G) of 
     section 2(c)(2), or held under section 4(f), of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956) or a savings association,
     and any affiliate of such company, for the purpose of 
     monitoring and enforcing compliance by the wholesale 
     financial holding company with the Federal securities laws.
       ``(2) Limitation.--The Commission shall limit the focus and 
     scope of any inspection under paragraph (1) to those 
     transactions, policies, procedures, or records that are 
     reasonably necessary to monitor and enforce compliance by the 
     wholesale financial holding company or any affiliate with the 
     Federal securities laws.
       ``(3) Deference to examinations.--To the fullest extent 
     possible, the Commission shall use, for the purposes of this 
     subsection, the reports of examinations--
       ``(A) made by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System of any wholesale financial holding company that is 
     supervised by the Board;
       ``(B) made by or on behalf of any State regulatory agency 
     responsible for the supervision of an insurance company of 
     any licensed insurance company; and
       ``(C) made by any Federal or State banking agency of any 
     bank or institution described in subparagraph (D), (F), or 
     (G) of section 2(c)(2), or held under section 4(f), of the 
     Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.
       ``(4) Notice.--To the fullest extent possible, the 
     Commission shall notify the appropriate regulatory agency 
     prior to conducting an inspection of a wholesale financial 
     institution or institution described in subparagraph (D), 
     (F), or (G) of section 2(c)(2), or held under section 4(f), 
     of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.
       ``(k) Authority To Limit Disclosure of Information.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission 
     shall not be compelled to disclose any information required 
     to be reported under subsection (h) or (i) or any information 
     supplied to the Commission by any domestic or foreign 
     regulatory agency that relates to the financial or 
     operational condition of any associated person of a broker or 
     dealer, investment bank holding company, or any affiliate of 
     an investment bank holding company. Nothing in this 
     subsection shall authorize the Commission to withhold 
     information from Congress, or prevent the Commission from 
     complying with a request for information from any other 
     Federal department or agency or any self-regulatory 
     organization requesting the information for purposes within 
     the scope of its jurisdiction, or complying with an order of 
     a court of the United States in an action brought by the 
     United States or the Commission. For purposes of section 552 
     of title 5, United States Code, this subsection shall be 
     considered a statute described in subsection (b)(3)(B) of 
     such section 552. In prescribing regulations to carry out the 
     requirements of this subsection, the Commission shall 
     designate information described in or obtained pursuant to 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (i)(5) as 
     confidential information for purposes of section 24(b)(2) of 
     this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 3(a)(34) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
     (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(34)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(H) When used with respect to an institution described in 
     subparagraph (D), (F), or (G) of section 2(c)(2), or held 
     under section 4(f), of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956--
       ``(i) the Comptroller of the Currency, in the case of a 
     national bank or a bank in the District of Columbia examined 
     by the Comptroller of the Currency;
       ``(ii) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System, in the case of a State member bank of the Federal 
     Reserve System or any corporation chartered under section 25A 
     of the Federal Reserve Act;
       ``(iii) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in the 
     case of any other bank the deposits of which are insured in 
     accordance with the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; or
       ``(iv) the Commission in the case of all other such 
     institutions.''.
       (2) Section 1112(e) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act 
     of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3412(e)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``this title'' and inserting ``law''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, examination reports'' after 
     ``financial records''.
                           Subtitle D--Study

     SEC. 241. STUDY OF METHODS TO INFORM INVESTORS AND CONSUMERS 
                   OF UNINSURED PRODUCTS.

       Within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a 
     report to the Congress regarding the efficacy, costs, and 
     benefits of requiring that any depository institution that 
     accepts federally insured deposits and that, directly or 
     through a contractual or other arrangement with a broker, 
     dealer, or agent, buys from, sells to, or effects 
     transactions for retail investors in securities or consumers 
     of insurance to inform such investors and consumers through 
     the use of a logo or seal that the security or insurance is 
     not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

     SEC. 242. STUDY OF LIMITATION ON FEES ASSOCIATED WITH 
                   ACQUIRING FINANCIAL PRODUCTS.

       Before the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit a report to the Congress regarding 
     the efficacy and benefits of uniformly limiting any 
     commissions, fees, markups, or other costs incurred by 
     customers in the acquisition of financial products.
    Subtitle E--Disclosure of Customer Costs of Acquiring Financial 
                                Products

     SEC. 251. IMPROVED AND CONSISTENT DISCLOSURE.

       (a) Revised Regulations Required.--Within one year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, each Federal financial 
     regulatory authority shall prescribe rules, or revisions to 
     its rules, to improve the accuracy, simplicity, and 
     completeness, and to make more consistent, the disclosure of 
     information by persons subject to the jurisdiction of such 
     regulatory authority concerning any commissions, fees, 
     markups, or other costs incurred by customers in the 
     acquisition of financial products.
       (b) Consultation.--In prescribing rules and revisions under 
     subsection (a), the Federal financial regulatory authorities 
     shall consult with each other and with appropriate State 
     financial regulatory authorities.
       (c) Consideration of Existing Disclosures.--In prescribing 
     rules and revisions under subsection (a), the Federal 
     financial regulatory authorities shall consider the 
     sufficiency and appropriateness of then existing laws and 
     rules applicable to persons subject to their jurisdiction, 
     and may prescribe exemptions from the rules and revisions 
     required by subsection (a) to the extent appropriate in light 
     of the objective of this section to increase the consistency 
     of disclosure practices.
       (d) Enforcement.--Any rule prescribed by a Federal 
     financial regulatory authority pursuant to this section 
     shall, for purposes of enforcement, be treated as a rule 
     prescribed by such regulatory authority pursuant to the 
     statute establishing such regulatory authority's jurisdiction 
     over the persons to whom such rule applies.
       (e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``Federal financial regulatory authority'' means the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, the Comptroller of the Currency, the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, and any self-regulatory organization 
     under the supervision of any of the foregoing.
                          TITLE III--INSURANCE
               Subtitle A--State Regulation of Insurance

     SEC. 301. STATE REGULATION OF THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE.

       The Act entitled ``An Act to express the intent of the 
     Congress with reference to the regulation of the business of 
     insurance'' and approved March 9, 1945 (15 U.S.C. 1011 et 
     seq.), commonly referred to as the ``McCarran-Ferguson Act'') 
     remains the law of the United States.

     SEC. 302. MANDATORY INSURANCE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.

       No person or entity shall provide insurance in a State as 
     principal or agent unless such person or entity is licensed 
     as required by the appropriate insurance regulator of such 
     State in accordance with the relevant State insurance law, 
     subject to section 104 of this Act.

     SEC. 303. FUNCTIONAL REGULATION OF INSURANCE.

       The insurance sales activity of any person or entity shall 
     be functionally regulated by the States, subject to section 
     104 of this Act.

     SEC. 304. INSURANCE UNDERWRITING IN NATIONAL BANKS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in section 306, a 
     national bank and the subsidiaries of a national bank may not 
     provide insurance in a State as principal except that this 
     prohibition shall not apply to authorized products.
       (b) Authorized Products.--For the purposes of this section, 
     a product is authorized if--
       (1) as of January 1, 1997, the Comptroller of the Currency 
     had determined in writing that national banks may provide 
     such product as principal, or national banks were in fact 
     lawfully providing such product as principal;
       (2) no court of relevant jurisdiction had, by final 
     judgment, overturned a determination of the Comptroller of 
     the Currency that national banks may provide such product as 
     principal; and
       (3) the product is not title insurance, or an annuity 
     contract the income of which is subject to tax treatment 
     under section 72 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``insurance'' means--

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       (1) any product regulated as insurance as of January 1, 
     1997, in accordance with the relevant State insurance law, in 
     the State in which the product is provided;
       (2) any product first offered after January 1, 1997, 
     which--
       (A) a State insurance regulator determines shall be 
     regulated as insurance in the State in which the product is 
     provided because the product insures, guarantees, or 
     indemnifies against liability, loss of life, loss of health, 
     or loss through damage to or destruction of property, 
     including, but not limited to, surety bonds, life insurance, 
     health insurance, title insurance, and property and casualty 
     insurance (such as private passenger or commercial 
     automobile, homeowners, mortgage, commercial multiperil, 
     general liability, professional liability, workers' 
     compensation, fire and allied lines, farm owners multiperil, 
     aircraft, fidelity, surety, medical malpractice, ocean 
     marine, inland marine, and boiler and machinery insurance); 
     and
       (B) is not a product or service of a bank that is--
       (i) a deposit product;
       (ii) a loan, discount, letter of credit, or other extension 
     of credit;
       (iii) a trust or other fiduciary service;
       (iv) a qualified financial contract (as defined in or 
     determined pursuant to section 11(e)(8)(D)(i) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act); or
       (v) a financial guaranty, except that this subparagraph (B) 
     shall not apply to a product that includes an insurance 
     component such that if the product is offered or proposed to 
     be offered by the bank as principal--

       (I) it would be treated as a life insurance contract under 
     section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
     amended; or
       (II) in the event that the product is not a letter of 
     credit or other similar extension of credit, a qualified 
     financial contract, or a financial guaranty, it would qualify 
     for treatment for losses incurred with respect to such 
     product under section 832(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, as amended, if the bank were subject to tax as an 
     insurance company under section 831 of such Code; or

       (3) any annuity contract the income on which is subject to 
     tax treatment under section 72 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, as amended.

     SEC. 305. NEW BANK AGENCY ACTIVITIES ONLY THROUGH ACQUISITION 
                   OF EXISTING LICENSED AGENTS.

       If a national bank or a subsidiary of a national bank is 
     not providing insurance as agent in a State as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the national bank and the 
     subsidiary of the national bank may provide insurance (which 
     such bank or subsidiary is otherwise authorized to provide) 
     as agent in such State after such date only by acquiring a 
     company which has been licensed by the appropriate State 
     regulator to provide insurance as agent in such State for not 
     less than 2 years before such acquisition. This section shall 
     cease to have effect 5 years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 306. TITLE INSURANCE ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL BANKS AND 
                   THEIR AFFILIATES.

       (a) Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act or any other law, no national bank, and no 
     subsidiary of a national bank, may engage in any activity 
     involving the underwriting or sale of title insurance other 
     than title insurance activities in which such national bank 
     or subsidiary was actively and lawfully engaged before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Insurance affiliate.--In the case of a national bank 
     which has an affiliate which provides insurance as principal 
     and is not a subsidiary of the bank, the national bank and 
     any subsidiary of the national bank may not engage in any 
     activity involving the underwriting or sale of title 
     insurance pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (3) Insurance subsidiary.--In the case of a national bank 
     which has a subsidiary which provides insurance as principal 
     and has no affiliate which provides insurance as principal 
     and is not a subsidiary, the national bank may not engage in 
     any activity involving the underwriting or sale of title 
     insurance pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (4) Affiliate and subsidiary defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the terms ``affiliate'' and ``subsidiary'' have the 
     meaning given such terms in section 2 of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956.
       (b) Parity Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), in 
     the case of any State in which banks organized under the laws 
     of such State were authorized to sell title insurance as 
     agent as of January 1, 1997, a national bank and a subsidiary 
     of a national bank may sell title insurance as agent in such 
     State in the same manner and to the same extent such State 
     banks are authorized to sell title insurance as agent in such 
     State.

     SEC. 307. EXPEDITED AND EQUALIZED DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR 
                   FINANCIAL REGULATORS.

       (a) Filing in Court of Appeal.--In the case of a regulatory 
     conflict between a State insurance regulator and a Federal 
     regulator as to whether any product is or is not insurance as 
     defined in section 304(c) of this Act, or whether a State 
     statute, regulation, order, or interpretation regarding any 
     insurance sales or solicitation activity is properly treated 
     as preempted under Federal law, either regulator may seek 
     expedited judicial review of such determination by the United 
     States Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the State is 
     located or in the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     District of Columbia Circuit by filing a petition for review 
     in such court.
       (b) Expedited Review.--The United States court of appeals 
     in which a petition for review is filed in accordance with 
     paragraph (1) shall complete all action on such petition, 
     including rendering a judgment, before the end of the 60-day 
     period beginning on the date such petition is filed, unless 
     all parties to such proceeding agree to any extension of such 
     period.
       (c) Supreme Court Review.--Any request for certiori to the 
     Supreme Court of the United States of any judgment of a 
     United States court of appeals with respect to a petition for 
     review under this section shall be filed with the United 
     States Supreme Court as soon as practicable after such 
     judgment is issued.
       (d) Statute of Limitation.--No action may be filed under 
     this section challenging an order, ruling, determination, or 
     other action of a Federal financial regulator or State 
     insurance regulator after the later of--
       (1) the end of the 12-month period beginning on the date 
     the first public notice is made of such order, ruling, or 
     determination in its final form; or
       (2) the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date 
     such order, ruling, or determination takes effect.
       (e) Standard of Review.--The court shall decide an action 
     filed under this section based on its review on the merits of 
     all questions presented under State and Federal law, 
     including the nature of the product or activity and the 
     history and purpose of its regulation under State and Federal 
     law, without unequal deference.

     SEC. 308. CONSUMER PROTECTION REGULATIONS.

       (a) Regulations Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 45. CONSUMER PROTECTION REGULATIONS.

       ``(a) Regulations Required.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Federal banking agencies shall 
     prescribe and publish in final form, before the end of the 1-
     year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, consumer protection regulations (which the agencies 
     jointly determine to be appropriate) that--
       ``(A) apply to retail sales practices, solicitations, 
     advertising, or offers of any insurance product by any 
     insured depository institution or wholesale financial 
     institution or any person who is engaged in such activities 
     at an office of the institution or on behalf of the 
     institution; and
       ``(B) are consistent with the requirements of this Act and 
     provide such additional protections for consumers to whom 
     such sales, solicitations, advertising, or offers are 
     directed as the agency determines to be appropriate.
       ``(2) Applicability to subsidiaries.--The regulations 
     prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall extend such 
     protections to any subsidiaries of an insured depository 
     institution, as deemed appropriate by the regulators referred 
     to in paragraph (3), where such extension is determined to be 
     necessary to ensure the consumer protections provided by this 
     section.
       ``(3) Consultation and joint regulations.--The Federal 
     banking agencies shall consult with each other and prescribe 
     joint regulations pursuant to paragraph (1), after 
     consultation with the State insurance regulators, as 
     appropriate.
       ``(b) Sales Practices.--The regulations prescribed pursuant 
     to subsection (a) shall include anticoercion rules applicable 
     to the sale of insurance products which prohibit an insured 
     depository institution from engaging in any practice that 
     would lead a consumer to believe an extension of credit, in 
     violation of section 106(b) of the Bank Holding Company Act 
     Amendments of 1970, is conditional upon--
       ``(1) the purchase of an insurance product from the 
     institution or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries; or
       ``(2) an agreement by the consumer not to obtain, or a 
     prohibition on the consumer from obtaining, an insurance 
     product from an unaffiliated entity.
       ``(c) Disclosures and Advertising.--The regulations 
     prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the 
     following provisions relating to disclosures and advertising 
     in connection with the initial purchase of an insurance 
     product:
       ``(1) Disclosures.--
       ``(A) In general.--Requirements that the following 
     disclosures be made orally and in writing before the 
     completion of the initial sale and, in the case of clause 
     (iv), at the time of application for an extension of credit:
       ``(i) Uninsured status.--As appropriate, the product is not 
     insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the 
     United States Government, or the insured depository 
     institution.
       ``(ii) Investment risk.--In the case of a variable annuity 
     or other insurance product which involves an investment risk, 
     that there is an investment risk associated with the product, 
     including possible loss of value.
       ``(iv) Coercion.--The approval of an extension of credit 
     may not be conditioned on--

       ``(I) the purchase of an insurance product from the 
     institution in which the application for credit is pending or 
     any of its affiliates or subsidiaries; or
       ``(II) an agreement by the consumer not to obtain, or a 
     prohibition on the consumer from obtaining, an insurance 
     product from an unaffiliated entity.

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       ``(B) Making disclosure readily understandable.--
     Regulations prescribed under subparagraph (A) shall encourage 
     the use of disclosure that is conspicuous, simple, direct, 
     and readily understandable, such as the following:
       ``(i) `NOT FDIC-INSURED'.
       ``(ii) `NOT GUARANTEED BY THE BANK'.
       ``(iii) `MAY GO DOWN IN VALUE'.
       ``(C) Adjustments for alternative methods of purchase.--In 
     prescribing the requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (D), 
     necessary adjustments shall be made for purchase in person, 
     by telephone, or by electronic media to provide for the most 
     appropriate and complete form of disclosure and 
     acknowledgments.
       ``(D) Consumer acknowledgment.--A requirement that an 
     insured depository institution shall require any person 
     selling an insurance product at any office of, or on behalf 
     of, the institution to obtain, at the time a consumer 
     receives the disclosures required under this paragraph or at 
     the time of the initial purchase by the consumer of such 
     product, an acknowledgment by such consumer of the receipt of 
     the disclosure required under this subsection with respect to 
     such product.
       ``(2) Prohibition on misrepresentations.--A prohibition on 
     any practice, or any advertising, at any office of, or on 
     behalf of, the insured depository institution, or any 
     subsidiary as appropriate, which could mislead any person or 
     otherwise cause a reasonable person to reach an erroneous 
     belief with respect to--
       ``(A) the uninsured nature of any insurance product sold, 
     or offered for sale, by the institution or any subsidiary of 
     the institution; or
       ``(B) in the case of a variable annuity or other insurance 
     product that involves an investment risk, the investment risk 
     associated with any such product.
       ``(d) Separation of Banking and Nonbanking Activities.--
       ``(1) Regulations required.--The regulations prescribed 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall include such provisions as 
     the Federal banking agencies consider appropriate to ensure 
     that the routine acceptance of deposits and the making of 
     loans is kept, to the extent practicable, physically 
     segregated from insurance product activity.
       ``(2) Requirements.--Regulations prescribed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following requirements:
       ``(A) Separate setting.--A clear delineation of the setting 
     in which, and the circumstances under which, transactions 
     involving insurance products should be conducted in a 
     location physically segregated from an area where retail 
     deposits are routinely accepted.
       ``(B) Referrals.--Standards which permit any person 
     accepting deposits from, or making loans to, the public in an 
     area where such transactions are routinely conducted in an 
     insured depository institution to refer a customer who seeks 
     to purchase any insurance product to a qualified person who 
     sells such product, only if the person making the referral 
     receives no more than a one-time nominal fee of a fixed 
     dollar amount for each referral that does not depend on 
     whether the referral results in a transaction.
       ``(C) Qualification and licensing requirements.--Standards 
     prohibiting any insured depository institution from 
     permitting any person to sell or offer for sale any insurance 
     product in any part of any office of the institution, or on 
     behalf of the institution, unless such person is 
     appropriately qualified and licensed.
       ``(e) Domestic Violence Discrimination Prohibition.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an applicant for, or an 
     insured under, any insurance product described in paragraph 
     (2), the status of the applicant or insured as a victim of 
     domestic violence, or as a provider of services to victims of 
     domestic violence, shall not be considered as a criterion in 
     any decision with regard to insurance underwriting, pricing, 
     renewal, or scope of coverage of insurance policies, or 
     payment of insurance claims, except as required or expressly 
     permitted under State law.
       ``(2) Scope of application.--The prohibition contained in 
     paragraph (1) shall apply to any insurance product which is 
     sold or offered for sale, as principal, agent, or broker, by 
     any insured depository institution or any person who is 
     engaged in such activities at an office of the institution or 
     on behalf of the institution.
       ``(3) Sense of the congress.--It is the sense of the 
     Congress that, by the end of the 30-month period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the States should 
     enact prohibitions against discrimination with respect to 
     insurance products that are at least as strict as the 
     prohibitions contained in paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Domestic violence defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `domestic violence' means the occurrence 
     of 1 or more of the following acts by a current or former 
     family member, household member, intimate partner, or 
     caretaker:
       ``(A) Attempting to cause or causing or threatening another 
     person physical harm, severe emotional distress, 
     psychological trauma, rape, or sexual assault.
       ``(B) Engaging in a course of conduct or repeatedly 
     committing acts toward another person, including following 
     the person without proper authority, under circumstances that 
     place the person in reasonable fear of bodily injury or 
     physical harm.
       ``(C) Subjecting another person to false imprisonment.
       ``(D) Attempting to cause or cause damage to property so as 
     to intimidate or attempt to control the behavior of another 
     person.
       ``(f) Consumer Grievance Process.--The Federal banking 
     agencies shall jointly establish a consumer complaint 
     mechanism, for receiving and expeditiously addressing 
     consumer complaints alleging a violation of regulations 
     issued under the section, which shall--
       ``(1) establish a group within each regulatory agency to 
     receive such complaints;
       ``(2) develop procedures for investigating such complaints;
       ``(3) develop procedures for informing consumers of rights 
     they may have in connection with such complaints; and
       ``(4) develop procedures for addressing concerns raised by 
     such complaints, as appropriate, including procedures for the 
     recovery of losses to the extent appropriate.
       ``(g) Effect on Other Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--No provision of this section shall be 
     construed as granting, limiting, or otherwise affecting--
       ``(A) any authority of the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, any self-regulatory organization, the Municipal 
     Securities Rulemaking Board, or the Secretary of the Treasury 
     under any Federal securities law; or
       ``(B) except as provided in paragraph (2), any authority of 
     any State insurance commissioner or other State authority 
     under any State law.
       ``(2) Coordination with state law.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     regulations prescribed by a Federal banking agency under this 
     section shall not apply to retail sales, solicitations, 
     advertising, or offers of any insurance product by any 
     insured depository institution or wholesale financial 
     institution or to any person who is engaged in such 
     activities at an office of such institution or on behalf of 
     the institution, in a State where the State has in effect 
     statutes, regulations, orders, or interpretations, that are 
     inconsistent with or contrary to the regulations prescribed 
     by the Federal banking agencies.
       ``(B) Preemption.--If, with respect to any provision of the 
     regulations prescribed under this section, the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of 
     the Currency, and the Board of Directors of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation determine jointly that the 
     protection afforded by such provision for consumers is 
     greater than the protection provided by a comparable 
     provision of the statutes, regulations, orders, or 
     interpretations referred to in subparagraph (A) of any State, 
     such provision of the regulations prescribed under this 
     section shall supersede the comparable provision of such 
     State statute, regulation, order, or interpretation.
       ``(h) Insurance Product Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `insurance product' includes an annuity 
     contract the income of which is subject to tax treatment 
     under section 72 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.

     SEC. 309. CERTAIN STATE AFFILIATION LAWS PREEMPTED FOR 
                   INSURANCE COMPANIES AND AFFILIATES.

       No State may, by law, regulation, order, interpretation, or 
     otherwise--
       (1) prevent or significantly interfere with the ability of 
     any insurer, or any affiliate of an insurer (whether such 
     affiliate is organized as a stock company, mutual holding 
     company, or otherwise), to become a financial holding company 
     or to acquire control of an insured depository institution;
       (2) limit the amount of an insurer's assets that may be 
     invested in the voting securities of an insured depository 
     institution (or any company which controls such institution), 
     except that the laws of an insurer's State of domicile may 
     limit the amount of such investment to an amount that is not 
     less than 5 percent of the insurer's admitted assets; or
       (3) prevent, significantly interfere with, or have the 
     authority to review, approve, or disapprove a plan of 
     reorganization by which an insurer proposes to reorganize 
     from mutual form to become a stock insurer (whether as a 
     direct or indirect subsidiary of a mutual holding company or 
     otherwise) unless such State is the State of domicile of the 
     insurer.
             Subtitle B--Redomestication of Mutual Insurers

     SEC. 311. GENERAL APPLICATION.

       This subtitle shall only apply to a mutual insurance 
     company in a State which has not enacted a law which 
     expressly establishes reasonable terms and conditions for a 
     mutual insurance company domiciled in such State to 
     reorganize into a mutual holding company.

     SEC. 312. REDOMESTICATION OF MUTUAL INSURERS.

       (a) Redomestication.--A mutual insurer organized under the 
     laws of any State may transfer its domicile to a transferee 
     domicile as a step in a reorganization in which, pursuant to 
     the laws of the transferee domicile and consistent with the 
     standards in subsection (f), the mutual insurer becomes a 
     stock insurer that is a direct or indirect subsidiary of a 
     mutual holding company.
       (b) Resulting Domicile.--Upon complying with the applicable 
     law of the transferee domicile governing transfers of 
     domicile and completion of a transfer pursuant to this 
     section, the mutual insurer shall cease to be a domestic 
     insurer in the transferor domicile and, as a continuation of 
     its corporate existence, shall be a domestic insurer of the 
     transferee domicile.
       (c) Licenses Preserved.--The certificate of authority, 
     agents' appointments and licenses, rates, approvals and other 
     items that

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     a licensed State allows and that are in existence immediately 
     prior to the date that a redomesticating insurer transfers 
     its domicile pursuant to this subtitle shall continue in full 
     force and effect upon transfer, if the insurer remains duly 
     qualified to transact the business of insurance in such 
     licensed State.
       (d) Effectiveness of Outstanding Policies and Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--All outstanding insurance policies and 
     annuities contracts of a redomesticating insurer shall remain 
     in full force and effect and need not be endorsed as to the 
     new domicile of the insurer, unless so ordered by the State 
     insurance regulator of a licensed State, and then only in the 
     case of outstanding policies and contracts whose owners 
     reside in such licensed State.
       (2) Forms.--
       (A) Applicable State law may require a redomesticating 
     insurer to file new policy forms with the State insurance 
     regulator of a licensed State on or before the effective date 
     of the transfer.
       (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a redomesticating 
     insurer may use existing policy forms with appropriate 
     endorsements to reflect the new domicile of the 
     redomesticating insurer until the new policy forms are 
     approved for use by the State insurance regulator of such 
     licensed State.
       (e) Notice.--A redomesticating insurer shall give notice of 
     the proposed transfer to the State insurance regulator of 
     each licensed State and shall file promptly any resulting 
     amendments to corporate documents required to be filed by a 
     foreign licensed mutual insurer with the insurance regulator 
     of each such licensed State.
       (f) Procedural Requirements.--No mutual insurer may 
     redomesticate to another State and reorganize into a mutual 
     holding company pursuant to this section unless the State 
     insurance regulator of the transferee domicile determines 
     that the plan of reorganization of the insurer includes the 
     following requirements:
       (1) Approval by board of directors and policyholders.--The 
     reorganization is approved by at least a majority of the 
     board of directors of the mutual insurer and at least a 
     majority of the policyholders who vote after notice, 
     disclosure of the reorganization and the effects of the 
     transaction on policyholder contractual rights, and 
     reasonable opportunity to vote, in accordance with such 
     notice, disclosure, and voting procedures as are approved by 
     the State insurance regulator of the transferee domicile.
       (2) Continued voting control by policyholders; review of 
     public stock offering.--After the consummation of a 
     reorganization, the policyholders of the reorganized insurer 
     shall have the same voting rights with respect to the mutual 
     holding company as they had before the reorganization with 
     respect to the mutual insurer. With respect to an initial 
     public offering of stock, the offering shall be conducted in 
     compliance with applicable securities laws and in a manner 
     approved by the State insurance regulator of the transferee 
     domicile.
       (3) Award of stock or grant of options to officers and 
     directors.--For a period of 6 months after completion of an 
     initial public offering, neither a stock holding company nor 
     the converted insurer shall award any stock options or stock 
     grants to persons who are elected officers or directors of 
     the mutual holding company, the stock holding company, or the 
     converted insurer, except with respect to any such awards or 
     options to which a person is entitled as a policyholder and 
     as approved by the State insurance regulator of the 
     transferee domicile.
       (4) Contractual rights.--Upon reorganization into a mutual 
     holding company, the contractual rights of the policyholders 
     are preserved.
       (5) Fair and equitable treatment of policyholders.--The 
     reorganization is approved as fair and equitable to the 
     policyholders by the insurance regulator of the transferee 
     domicile.

     SEC. 313. EFFECT ON STATE LAWS RESTRICTING REDOMESTICATION.

       (a) In General.--Unless otherwise permitted by this 
     subtitle, State laws of any transferor domicile that conflict 
     with the purposes and intent of this subtitle are preempted, 
     including but not limited to--
       (1) any law that has the purpose or effect of impeding the 
     activities of, taking any action against, or applying any 
     provision of law or regulation to, any insurer or an 
     affiliate of such insurer because that insurer or any 
     affiliate plans to redomesticate, or has redomesticated, 
     pursuant to this subtitle;
       (2) any law that has the purpose or effect of impeding the 
     activities of, taking action against, or applying any 
     provision of law or regulation to, any insured or any 
     insurance licensee or other intermediary because such person 
     or entity has procured insurance from or placed insurance 
     with any insurer or affiliate of such insurer that plans to 
     redomesticate, or has redomesticated, pursuant to this 
     subtitle, but only to the extent that such law would treat 
     such insured licensee or other intermediary differently than 
     if the person or entity procured insurance from, or placed 
     insurance with, an insured licensee or other intermediary 
     which had not redomesticated;
       (3) any law that has the purpose or effect of terminating, 
     because of the redomestication of a mutual insurer pursuant 
     to this subtitle, any certificate of authority, agent 
     appointment or license, rate approval, or other approval, of 
     any State insurance regulator or other State authority in 
     existence immediately prior to the redomestication in any 
     State other than the transferee domicile.
       (b) Differential Treatment Prohibited.--No State law, 
     regulation, interpretation, or functional equivalent thereof, 
     of a State other than a transferee domicile may treat a 
     redomesticating or redomesticated insurer or any affiliate 
     thereof any differently than an insurer operating in that 
     State that is not a redomesticating or redomesticated 
     insurer.
       (c) Laws Prohibiting Operations.--If any licensed State 
     fails to issue, delays the issuance of, or seeks to revoke an 
     original or renewal certificate of authority of a 
     redomesticated insurer immediately following redomestication, 
     except on grounds and in a manner consistent with its past 
     practices regarding the issuance of certificates of authority 
     to foreign insurers that are not redomesticating, then the 
     redomesticating insurer shall be exempt from any State law of 
     the licensed State to the extent that such State law or the 
     operation of such State law would make unlawful, or regulate, 
     directly or indirectly, the operation of the redomesticated 
     insurer, except that such licensed State may require the 
     redomesticated insurer to--
       (1) comply with the unfair claim settlement practices law 
     of the licensed State;
       (2) pay, on a nondiscriminatory basis, applicable premium 
     and other taxes which are levied on licensed insurers or 
     policyholders under the laws of the licensed State;
       (3) register with and designate the State insurance 
     regulator as its agent solely for the purpose of receiving 
     service of legal documents or process;
       (4) submit to an examination by the State insurance 
     regulator in any licensed state in which the redomesticated 
     insurer is doing business to determine the insurer's 
     financial condition, if--
       (A) the State insurance regulator of the transferee 
     domicile has not begun an examination of the redomesticated 
     insurer and has not scheduled such an examination to begin 
     before the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of 
     the redomestication; and
       (B) any such examination is coordinated to avoid 
     unjustified duplication and repetition;
       (5) comply with a lawful order issued in--
       (A) a delinquency proceeding commenced by the State 
     insurance regulator of any licensed State if there has been a 
     judicial finding of financial impairment under paragraph (7); 
     or
       (B) a voluntary dissolution proceeding;
       (6) comply with any State law regarding deceptive, false, 
     or fraudulent acts or practices, except that if the licensed 
     State seeks an injunction regarding the conduct described in 
     this paragraph, such injunction must be obtained from a court 
     of competent jurisdiction as provided in section 314(a);
       (7) comply with an injunction issued by a court of 
     competent jurisdiction, upon a petition by the State 
     insurance regulator alleging that the redomesticating insurer 
     is in hazardous financial condition or is financially 
     impaired;
       (8) participate in any insurance insolvency guaranty 
     association on the same basis as any other insurer licensed 
     in the licensed State; and
       (9) require a person acting, or offering to act, as an 
     insurance licensee for a redomesticated insurer in the 
     licensed State to obtain a license from that State, except 
     that such State may not impose any qualification or 
     requirement that discriminates against a nonresident 
     insurance licensee.

     SEC. 314. OTHER PROVISIONS.

       (a) Judicial Review.--The appropriate United States 
     district court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over 
     litigation arising under this section involving any 
     redomesticating or redomesticated insurer.
       (b) Severability.--If any provision of this section, or the 
     application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held 
     invalid, the remainder of the section, and the application of 
     such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not 
     be affected thereby.

     SEC. 315. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions 
     shall apply:
       (1) Court of competent jurisdiction.--The term ``court of 
     competent jurisdiction'' means a court authorized pursuant to 
     section 314(a) to adjudicate litigation arising under this 
     subtitle.
       (2) Domicile.--The term ``domicile'' means the State in 
     which an insurer is incorporated, chartered, or organized.
       (3) Insurance licensee.--The term ``insurance licensee'' 
     means any person holding a license under State law to act as 
     insurance agent, subagent, broker, or consultant.
       (4) Institution.--The term ``institution'' means a 
     corporation, joint stock company, limited liability company, 
     limited liability partnership, association, trust, 
     partnership, or any similar entity.
       (5) Licensed state.--The term ``licensed State'' means any 
     State, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto 
     Rico, or the United States Virgin Islands in which the 
     redomesticating insurer has a certificate of authority in 
     effect immediately prior to the redomestication.
       (6) Mutual insurer.--The term ``mutual insurer'' means a 
     mutual insurer organized under the laws of any State.
       (7) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual, 
     institution, government or governmental agency, State or 
     political subdivision of a State, public corporation, board, 
     association, estate, trustee, or fiduciary, or other similar 
     entity.
       (8) Policyholder.--The term ``policyholder'' means the 
     owner of a policy issued

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     by a mutual insurer, except that, with respect to voting 
     rights, the term means a member of a mutual insurer or mutual 
     holding company granted the right to vote, as determined 
     under applicable State law.
       (9) Redomesticated insurer.--The term ``redomesticated 
     insurer'' means a mutual insurer that has redomesticated 
     pursuant to this subtitle.
       (10) Redomesticating insurer.--The term ``redomesticating 
     insurer'' means a mutual insurer that is redomesticating 
     pursuant to this subtitle.
       (11) Redomestication or transfer.--The terms 
     ``redomestication'' and ``transfer'' mean the transfer of the 
     domicile of a mutual insurer from one State to another State 
     pursuant to this subtitle.
       (12) State insurance regulator.--The term ``State insurance 
     regulator'' means the principal insurance regulatory 
     authority of a State, the District of Columbia, American 
     Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the United States Virgin 
     Islands.
       (13) State law.--The term ``State law'' means the statutes 
     of any State, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, 
     Puerto Rico, or the United States Virgin Islands and any 
     regulation, order, or requirement prescribed pursuant to any 
     such statute.
       (14) Transferee domicile.--The term ``transferee domicile'' 
     means the State to which a mutual insurer is redomesticating 
     pursuant to this subtitle.
       (15) Transferor domicile.--The term ``transferor domicile'' 
     means the State from which a mutual insurer is 
     redomesticating pursuant to this subtitle.

     SEC. 316. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
   Subtitle C--National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers

     SEC. 321. STATE FLEXIBILITY IN MULTISTATE LICENSING REFORMS.

        (a) In General.--The provisions of this subtitle shall 
     take effect unless by the end of the 3-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act at least a majority 
     of the States--
       (1) have enacted uniform laws and regulations governing the 
     licensure of individuals and entities authorized to sell and 
     solicit the purchase of insurance within the State; or
       (2) have enacted reciprocity laws and regulations governing 
     the licensure of nonresident individuals and entities 
     authorized to sell and solicit insurance within those States.
       (b) Uniformity Required.--States shall be deemed to have 
     established the uniformity necessary to satisfy subsection 
     (a)(1) if the States--
       (1) establish uniform criteria regarding the integrity, 
     personal qualifications, education, training, and experience 
     of licensed insurance producers, including the qualification 
     and training of sales personnel in ascertaining the 
     appropriateness of a particular insurance product for a 
     prospective customer;
       (2) establish uniform continuing education requirements for 
     licensed insurance producers;
       (3) establish uniform ethics course requirements for 
     licensed insurance producers in conjunction with the 
     continuing education requirements under paragraph (2);
       (4) establish uniform criteria to ensure that an insurance 
     product, including any annuity contract, sold to a consumer 
     is suitable and appropriate for the consumer based on 
     financial information disclosed by the consumer; and
       (5) do not impose any requirement upon any insurance 
     producer to be licensed or otherwise qualified to do business 
     as a nonresident that has the effect of limiting or 
     conditioning that producer's activities because of its 
     residence or place of operations, except that counter-
     signature requirements imposed on nonresident producers shall 
     not be deemed to have the effect of limiting or conditioning 
     a producer's activities because of its residence or place of 
     operations under this section.
       (c) Reciprocity Required.--States shall be deemed to have 
     established the reciprocity required to satisfy subsection 
     (a)(2) if the following conditions are met:
       (1) Administrative licensing procedures.--At least a 
     majority of the States permit a producer that has a resident 
     license for selling or soliciting the purchase of insurance 
     in its home State to receive a license to sell or solicit the 
     purchase of insurance in such majority of States as a 
     nonresident to the same extent such producer is permitted to 
     sell or solicit the purchase of insurance in its State, 
     without satisfying any additional requirements other than 
     submitting--
       (A) a request for licensure;
       (B) the application for licensure that the producer 
     submitted to its home State;
       (C) proof that the producer is licensed and in good 
     standing in its home State; and
       (D) the payment of any requisite fee to the appropriate 
     authority,
     if the producer's home State also awards such licenses on 
     such a reciprocal basis.
       (2) Continuing education requirements.--A majority of the 
     States accept an insurance producer's satisfaction of its 
     home State's continuing education requirements for licensed 
     insurance producers to satisfy the States' own continuing 
     education requirements if the producer's home State also 
     recognizes the satisfaction of continuing education 
     requirements on such a reciprocal basis.
       (3) No limiting nonresident requirements.--A majority of 
     the States do not impose any requirement upon any insurance 
     producer to be licensed or otherwise qualified to do business 
     as a nonresident that has the effect of limiting or 
     conditioning that producer's activities because of its 
     residence or place of operations, except that 
     countersignature requirements imposed on nonresident 
     producers shall not be deemed to have the effect of limiting 
     or conditioning a producer's activities because of its 
     residence or place of operations under this section.
       (4) Reciprocal reciprocity.--Each of the States that 
     satisfies paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) grants reciprocity to 
     residents of all of the other States that satisfy such 
     paragraphs.
       (d) Determination.--
       (1) NAIC determination.--At the end of the 3-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     National Association of Insurance Commissioners shall 
     determine, in consultation with the insurance commissioners 
     or chief insurance regulatory officials of the States, 
     whether the uniformity or reciprocity required by subsections 
     (b) and (c) has been achieved.
       (2) Judicial review.--The appropriate United States 
     district court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any 
     challenge to the National Association of Insurance 
     Commissioners' determination under this section and such 
     court shall apply the standards set forth in section 706 of 
     title 5, United States Code, when reviewing any such 
     challenge.
       (e) Continued Application.--If, at any time, the uniformity 
     or reciprocity required by subsections (b) and (c) no longer 
     exists, the provisions of this subtitle shall take effect 
     within 2 years, unless the uniformity or reciprocity required 
     by those provisions is satisfied before the expiration of 
     that 2-year period.
       (f) Savings Provision.--No provision of this section shall 
     be construed as requiring that any law, regulation, 
     provision, or action of any State which purports to regulate 
     insurance producers, including any such law, regulation, 
     provision, or action which purports to regulate unfair trade 
     practices or establish consumer protections, including 
     countersignature laws, be altered or amended in order to 
     satisfy the uniformity or reciprocity required by subsections 
     (b) and (c), unless any such law, regulation, provision, or 
     action is inconsistent with a specific requirement of any 
     such subsection and then only to the extent of such 
     inconsistency.

     SEC. 322. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGISTERED AGENTS AND 
                   BROKERS.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established the National 
     Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (hereafter in 
     this subtitle referred to as the ``Association'').
       (b) Status.--The Association shall--
       (1) be a nonprofit corporation;
       (2) have succession until dissolved by an Act of Congress;
       (3) not be an agency or establishment of the United States 
     Government; and
       (4) except as otherwise provided in this Act, be subject 
     to, and have all the powers conferred upon a nonprofit 
     corporation by the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation 
     Act (D.C. Code, sec. 29y-1001 et seq.).

     SEC. 323. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of the Association shall be to provide a 
     mechanism through which uniform licensing, appointment, 
     continuing education, and other insurance producer sales 
     qualification requirements and conditions can be adopted and 
     applied on a multistate basis, while preserving the right of 
     States to license, supervise, and discipline insurance 
     producers and to prescribe and enforce laws and regulations 
     with regard to insurance-related consumer protection and 
     unfair trade practices.

     SEC. 324. RELATIONSHIP TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

       The Association shall be subject to the supervision and 
     oversight of the National Association of Insurance 
     Commissioners (hereafter in this subtitle referred to as the 
     ``NAIC'') and shall not be an agency or an instrumentality of 
     the United States Government.

     SEC. 325. MEMBERSHIP.

       (a) Eligibility.--
       (1) In general.--Any State-licensed insurance producer 
     shall be eligible to become a member in the Association.
       (2) Ineligibility for suspension or revocation of 
     license.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State-licensed 
     insurance producer shall not be eligible to become a member 
     if a State insurance regulator has suspended or revoked such 
     producer's license in that State during the 3-year preceding 
     the date such producer applies for membership.
       (3) Resumption of eligibility.--Paragraph (2) shall cease 
     to apply to any insurance producer if--
       (A) the State insurance regulator renews the license of 
     such producer in the State in which the license was suspended 
     or revoked; or
       (B) the suspension or revocation is subsequently 
     overturned.
       (b) Authority To Establish Membership Criteria.--The 
     Association shall have the authority to establish membership 
     criteria that--
       (1) bear a reasonable relationship to the purposes for 
     which the Association was established; and
       (2) do not unfairly limit the access of smaller agencies to 
     the Association membership.
       (c) Establishment of Classes and Categories.--
       (1) Classes of membership.--The Association may establish 
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     bership, with separate criteria, if the Association 
     reasonably determines that performance of different duties 
     requires different levels of education, training, or 
     experience.
       (2) Categories.--The Association may establish separate 
     categories of membership for individuals and for other 
     persons. The establishment of any such categories of 
     membership shall be based either on the types of licensing 
     categories that exist under State laws or on the aggregate 
     amount of business handled by an insurance producer. No 
     special categories of membership, and no distinct membership 
     criteria, shall be established for members which are insured 
     depository institutions or wholesale financial institutions 
     or for their employees, agents, or affiliates.
       (d) Membership Criteria.--
       (1) In general.--The Association may establish criteria for 
     membership which shall include standards for integrity, 
     personal qualifications, education, training, and experience.
       (2) Minimum standard.--In establishing criteria under 
     paragraph (1), the Association shall consider the highest 
     levels of insurance producer qualifications established under 
     the licensing laws of the States.
       (e) Effect of Membership.--Membership in the Association 
     shall entitle the member to licensure in each State for which 
     the member pays the requisite fees, including licensing fees 
     and, where applicable, bonding requirements, set by such 
     State.
       (f) Annual Renewal.--Membership in the Association shall be 
     renewed on an annual basis.
       (g) Continuing Education.--The Association shall establish, 
     as a condition of membership, continuing education 
     requirements which shall be comparable to or greater than the 
     continuing education requirements under the licensing laws of 
     a majority of the States.
       (h) Suspension and Revocation.--The Association may--
       (1) inspect and examine the records and offices of the 
     members of the Association to determine compliance with the 
     criteria for membership established by the Association; and
       (2) suspend or revoke the membership of an insurance 
     producer if--
       (A) the producer fails to meet the applicable membership 
     criteria of the Association; or
       (B) the producer has been subject to disciplinary action 
     pursuant to a final adjudicatory proceeding under the 
     jurisdiction of a State insurance regulator, and the 
     Association concludes that retention of membership in the 
     Association would not be in the public interest.
       (i) Office of Consumer Complaints.--
       (1) In general.--The Association shall establish an office 
     of consumer complaints that shall--
       (A) receive and investigate complaints from both consumers 
     and State insurance regulators related to members of the 
     Association; and
       (B) recommend to the Association any disciplinary actions 
     that the office considers appropriate, to the extent that any 
     such recommendation is not inconsistent with State law.
       (2) Records and referrals.--The office of consumer 
     complaints of the Association shall--
       (A) maintain records of all complaints received in 
     accordance with paragraph (1) and make such records available 
     to the NAIC and to each State insurance regulator for the 
     State of residence of the consumer who filed the complaint; 
     and
       (B) refer, when appropriate, any such complaint to any 
     appropriate State insurance regulator.
       (3) Telephone and other access.--The office of consumer 
     complaints shall maintain a toll-free telephone number for 
     the purpose of this subsection and, as practicable, other 
     alternative means of communication with consumers, such as an 
     Internet home page.

     SEC. 326. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established the board of 
     directors of the Association (hereafter in this subtitle 
     referred to as the ``Board'') for the purpose of governing 
     and supervising the activities of the Association and the 
     members of the Association.
       (b) Powers.--The Board shall have such powers and authority 
     as may be specified in the bylaws of the Association.
       (c) Composition.--
       (1) Members.--The Board shall be composed of 7 members 
     appointed by the NAIC.
       (2) Requirement.--At least 4 of the members of the Board 
     shall have significant experience with the regulation of 
     commercial lines of insurance in at least 1 of the 20 States 
     in which the greatest total dollar amount of commercial-lines 
     insurance is placed in the United States.
       (3) Initial board membership.--
       (A) In general.--If, by the end of the 2-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the NAIC 
     has not appointed the initial 7 members of the Board of the 
     Association, the initial Board shall consist of the 7 State 
     insurance regulators of the 7 States with the greatest total 
     dollar amount of commercial-lines insurance in place as of 
     the end of such period.
       (B) Alternate composition.--If any of the State insurance 
     regulators described in subparagraph (A) declines to serve on 
     the Board, the State insurance regulator with the next 
     greatest total dollar amount of commercial-lines insurance in 
     place, as determined by the NAIC as of the end of such 
     period, shall serve as a member of the Board.
       (C) Inoperability.--If fewer than 7 State insurance 
     regulators accept appointment to the Board, the Association 
     shall be established without NAIC oversight pursuant to 
     section 332.
       (d) Terms.--The term of each director shall, after the 
     initial appointment of the members of the Board, be for 3 
     years, with \1/3\ of the directors to be appointed each year.
       (e) Board Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Board shall be 
     filled in the same manner as the original appointment of the 
     initial Board for the remainder of the term of the vacating 
     member.
       (f) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of the 
     chairperson, or as otherwise provided by the bylaws of the 
     Association.

     SEC. 327. OFFICERS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Positions.--The officers of the Association shall 
     consist of a chairperson and a vice chairperson of the Board, 
     a president, secretary, and treasurer of the Association, and 
     such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed 
     necessary.
       (2) Manner of selection.--Each officer of the Board and the 
     Association shall be elected or appointed at such time and in 
     such manner and for such terms not exceeding 3 years as may 
     be prescribed in the bylaws of the Association.
       (b) Criteria for Chairperson.-- Only individuals who are 
     members of the National Association of Insurance 
     Commissioners shall be eligible to serve as the chairperson 
     of the board of directors.

     SEC. 328. BYLAWS, RULES, AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

       (a) Adoption and Amendment of Bylaws.--
       (1) Copy required to be filed with the naic.--The board of 
     directors of the Association shall file with the NAIC a copy 
     of the proposed bylaws or any proposed amendment to the 
     bylaws, accompanied by a concise general statement of the 
     basis and purpose of such proposal.
       (2) Effective date.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), 
     any proposed bylaw or proposed amendment shall take effect--
       (A) 30 days after the date of the filing of a copy with the 
     NAIC;
       (B) upon such later date as the Association may designate; 
     or
       (C) such earlier date as the NAIC may determine.
       (3) Disapproval by the naic.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
     (2), a proposed bylaw or amendment shall not take effect if, 
     after public notice and opportunity to participate in a 
     public hearing--
       (A) the NAIC disapproves such proposal as being contrary to 
     the public interest or contrary to the purposes of this 
     subtitle and provides notice to the Association setting forth 
     the reasons for such disapproval; or
       (B) the NAIC finds that such proposal involves a matter of 
     such significant public interest that public comment should 
     be obtained, in which case it may, after notifying the 
     Association in writing of such finding, require that the 
     procedures set forth in subsection (b) be followed with 
     respect to such proposal, in the same manner as if such 
     proposed bylaw change were a proposed rule change within the 
     meaning of such paragraph.
       (b) Adoption and Amendment of Rules.--
       (1) Filing proposed regulations with the naic.--
       (A) In general.--The board of directors of the Association 
     shall file with the NAIC a copy of any proposed rule or any 
     proposed amendment to a rule of the Association which shall 
     be accompanied by a concise general statement of the basis 
     and purpose of such proposal.
       (B) Other rules and amendments ineffective.--No proposed 
     rule or amendment shall take effect unless approved by the 
     NAIC or otherwise permitted in accordance with this 
     paragraph.
       (2) Initial consideration by the naic.--Within 35 days 
     after the date of publication of notice of filing of a 
     proposal, or before the end of such longer period not to 
     exceed 90 days as the NAIC may designate after such date if 
     the NAIC finds such longer period to be appropriate and sets 
     forth its reasons for so finding, or as to which the 
     Association consents, the NAIC shall--
       (A) by order approve such proposed rule or amendment; or
       (B) institute proceedings to determine whether such 
     proposed rule or amendment should be modified or disapproved.
       (3) NAIC proceedings.--
       (A) In general.--Proceedings instituted by the NAIC with 
     respect to a proposed rule or amendment pursuant to paragraph 
     (2) shall--
       (i) include notice of the grounds for disapproval under 
     consideration;
       (ii) provide opportunity for hearing; and
       (iii) be concluded within 180 days after the date of the 
     Association's filing of such proposed rule or amendment.
       (B) Disposition of proposal.--At the conclusion of any 
     proceeding under subparagraph (A), the NAIC shall, by order, 
     approve or disapprove the proposed rule or amendment.
       (C) Extension of time for consideration.--The NAIC may 
     extend the time for concluding any proceeding under 
     subparagraph (A) for--
       (i) not more than 60 days if the NAIC finds good cause for 
     such extension and sets forth its reasons for so finding; or
       (ii) for such longer period as to which the Association 
     consents.
       (4) Standards for review.--
       (A) Grounds for approval.--The NAIC shall approve a 
     proposed rule or amendment

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     if the NAIC finds that the rule or amendment is in the public 
     interest and is consistent with the purposes of this Act.
       (B) Approval before end of notice period.--The NAIC shall 
     not approve any proposed rule before the end of the 30-day 
     period beginning on the date the Association files proposed 
     rules or amendments in accordance with paragraph (1) unless 
     the NAIC finds good cause for so doing and sets forth the 
     reasons for so finding.
       (5) Alternate procedure.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of this 
     subsection other than subparagraph (B), a proposed rule or 
     amendment relating to the administration or organization of 
     the Association may take effect--
       (i) upon the date of filing with the NAIC, if such proposed 
     rule or amendment is designated by the Association as 
     relating solely to matters which the NAIC, consistent with 
     the public interest and the purposes of this subsection, 
     determines by rule do not require the procedures set forth in 
     this paragraph; or
       (ii) upon such date as the NAIC shall for good cause 
     determine.
       (B) Abrogation by the naic.--
       (i) In general.--At any time within 60 days after the date 
     of filing of any proposed rule or amendment under 
     subparagraph (A)(i) or (B)(ii), the NAIC may repeal such rule 
     or amendment and require that the rule or amendment be 
     refiled and reviewed in accordance with this paragraph, if 
     the NAIC finds that such action is necessary or appropriate 
     in the public interest, for the protection of insurance 
     producers or policyholders, or otherwise in furtherance of 
     the purposes of this subtitle.
       (ii) Effect of reconsideration by the naic.--Any action of 
     the NAIC pursuant to clause (i) shall--

       (I) not affect the validity or force of a rule change 
     during the period such rule or amendment was in effect; and
       (II) not be considered to be final action.

       (c) Action Required by the NAIC.--The NAIC may, in 
     accordance with such rules as the NAIC determines to be 
     necessary or appropriate to the public interest or to carry 
     out the purposes of this subtitle, require the Association to 
     adopt, amend, or repeal any bylaw, rule or amendment of the 
     Association, whenever adopted.
       (d) Disciplinary Action by the Association.--
       (1) Specification of charges.--In any proceeding to 
     determine whether membership shall be denied, suspended, 
     revoked, and not renewed (hereafter in this section referred 
     to as a ``disciplinary action''), the Association shall bring 
     specific charges, notify such member of such charges and give 
     the member an opportunity to defend against the charges, and 
     keep a record.
       (2) Supporting statement.--A determination to take 
     disciplinary action shall be supported by a statement setting 
     forth--
       (A) any act or practice in which such member has been found 
     to have been engaged;
       (B) the specific provision of this subtitle, the rules or 
     regulations under this subtitle, or the rules of the 
     Association which any such act or practice is deemed to 
     violate; and
       (C) the sanction imposed and the reason for such sanction.
       (e) NAIC Review of Disciplinary Action.--
       (1) Notice to the naic.--If the Association orders any 
     disciplinary action, the Association shall promptly notify 
     the NAIC of such action.
       (2) Review by the naic.--Any disciplinary action taken by 
     the Association shall be subject to review by the NAIC--
       (A) on the NAIC's own motion; or
       (B) upon application by any person aggrieved by such action 
     if such application is filed with the NAIC not more than 30 
     days after the later of--
       (i) the date the notice was filed with the NAIC pursuant to 
     paragraph (1); or
       (ii) the date the notice of the disciplinary action was 
     received by such aggrieved person.
       (f) Effect of Review.--The filing of an application to the 
     NAIC for review of a disciplinary action, or the institution 
     of review by the NAIC on the NAIC's own motion, shall not 
     operate as a stay of disciplinary action unless the NAIC 
     otherwise orders.
       (g) Scope of Review.--
       (A) In general.--In any proceeding to review such action, 
     after notice and the opportunity for hearing, the NAIC 
     shall--
       (i) determine whether the action should be taken;
       (ii) affirm, modify, or rescind the disciplinary sanction; 
     or
       (iii) remand to the Association for further proceedings.
       (B) Dismissal of review.--The NAIC may dismiss a proceeding 
     to review disciplinary action if the NAIC finds that--
       (i) the specific grounds on which the action is based exist 
     in fact;
       (ii) the action is in accordance with applicable rules and 
     regulations; and
       (iii) such rules and regulations are, and were, applied in 
     a manner consistent with the purposes of this Act.

     SEC. 329. ASSESSMENTS.

       (a) Insurance Producers Subject to Assessment.--The 
     Association may establish such application and membership 
     fees as the Association finds necessary to cover the costs of 
     its operations, including fees made reimbursable to the NAIC 
     under subsection (b), except that, in setting such fees, the 
     Association may not discriminate against smaller insurance 
     producers.
       (b) NAIC Assessments.--The NAIC may assess the Association 
     for any costs it incurs under this subtitle.

     SEC. 330. FUNCTIONS OF THE NAIC.

       (a) Administrative Procedure.--Determinations of the NAIC, 
     for purposes of making rules pursuant to section 328, shall 
     be made after appropriate notice and opportunity for a 
     hearing and for submission of views of interested persons.
       (b) Examinations and Reports.--
       (1) The NAIC may make such examinations and inspections of 
     the Association and require the Association to furnish it 
     with such reports and records or copies thereof as the NAIC 
     may consider necessary or appropriate in the public interest 
     or to effectuate the purposes of this subtitle.
       (2) As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal 
     year, the Association shall submit to the NAIC a written 
     report regarding the conduct of its business, and the 
     exercise of the other rights and powers granted by this 
     subtitle, during such fiscal year. Such report shall include 
     financial statements setting forth the financial position of 
     the Association at the end of such fiscal year and the 
     results of its operations (including the source and 
     application of its funds) for such fiscal year. The NAIC 
     shall transmit such report to the President and the Congress 
     with such comment thereon as the NAIC determines to be 
     appropriate.

     SEC. 331. LIABILITY OF THE ASSOCIATION AND THE DIRECTORS, 
                   OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ASSOCIATION.

       (a) In General.--The Association shall not be deemed to be 
     an insurer or insurance producer within the meaning of any 
     State law, rule, regulation, or order regulating or taxing 
     insurers, insurance producers, or other entities engaged in 
     the business of insurance, including provisions imposing 
     premium taxes, regulating insurer solvency or financial 
     condition, establishing guaranty funds and levying 
     assessments, or requiring claims settlement practices.
       (b) Liability of the Association, Its Directors, Officers, 
     and Employees.--Neither the Association nor any of its 
     directors, officers, or employees shall have any liability to 
     any person for any action taken or omitted in good faith 
     under or in connection with any matter subject to this 
     subtitle.

     SEC. 332. ELIMINATION OF NAIC OVERSIGHT.

       (a) In General.--The Association shall be established 
     without NAIC oversight and the provisions set forth in 
     section 324, subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 
     328, and sections 329(b) and 330 of this subtitle shall cease 
     to be effective if, at the end of the 2-year period after the 
     date on which the provisions of this subtitle take effect 
     pursuant to section 321--
       (1) at least a majority of the States representing at least 
     50 percent of the total United States commercial-lines 
     insurance premiums have not satisfied the uniformity or 
     reciprocity requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 321; and
       (2) the NAIC has not approved the Association's bylaws as 
     required by section 328, the NAIC is unable to operate or 
     supervise the Association, or the Association is not 
     conducting its activities as required under this Act.
       (b) Board Appointments.--If the repeals required by 
     subsection (a) are implemented--
       (1) General appointment power.--The President, with the 
     advice and consent of the United States Senate, shall appoint 
     the members of the Association's Board established under 
     section 326 from lists of candidates recommended to the 
     President by the National Association of Insurance 
     Commissioners.
       (2) Procedures for obtaining national association of 
     insurance commissioners appointment recommendations.--
       (A) Initial determination and recommendations.--After the 
     date on which the provisions of part a of this section take 
     effect, then the National Association of Insurance 
     Commissioners shall have 60 days to provide a list of 
     recommended candidates to the President. If the National 
     Association of Insurance Commissioners fails to provide a 
     list by that date, or if any list that is provided does not 
     include at least 14 recommended candidates or comply with the 
     requirements of section 326(c), the President shall, with the 
     advice and consent of the United States Senate, make the 
     requisite appointments without considering the views of the 
     NAIC.
       (B) Subsequent appointments.--After the initial 
     appointments, the National Association of Insurance 
     Commissioners shall provide a list of at least 6 recommended 
     candidates for the Board to the President by January 15 of 
     each subsequent year. If the National Association of 
     Insurance Commissioners fails to provide a list by that date, 
     or if any list that is provided does not include at least 6 
     recommended candidates or comply with the requirements of 
     section 326(c), the President, with the advice and consent of 
     the Senate, shall make the requisite appointments without 
     considering the views of the NAIC.
       (C) Presidential oversight.--
       (i) Removal.--If the President determines that the 
     Association is not acting in the interests of the public, the 
     President may remove the entire existing Board for the 
     remainder of the term to which the members of the Board were 
     appointed and appoint, with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate, new members to fill the vacancies on the Board for 
     the remainder of such terms.
       (ii) Suspension of rules or actions.--The President, or a 
     person designated by the President for such purpose, may 
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     effectiveness of any rule, or prohibit any action, of the 
     Association which the President or the designee determines is 
     contrary to the public interest.
       (d) Annual Report.--As soon as practicable after the close 
     of each fiscal year, the Association shall submit to the 
     President and to Congress a written report relative to the 
     conduct of its business, and the exercise of the other rights 
     and powers granted by this subtitle, during such fiscal year. 
     Such report shall include financial statements setting forth 
     the financial position of the Association at the end of such 
     fiscal year and the results of its operations (including the 
     source and application of its funds) for such fiscal year.

     SEC. 333. RELATIONSHIP TO STATE LAW.

       (a) Preemption of State Laws.--State laws, regulations, 
     provisions, or actions purporting to regulate insurance 
     producers shall be preempted in the following instances:
       (1) No State shall impede the activities of, take any 
     action against, or apply any provision of law or regulation 
     to, any insurance producer because that insurance producer or 
     any affiliate plans to become, has applied to become, or is a 
     member of the Association.
       (2) No State shall impose any requirement upon a member of 
     the Association that it pay different fees to be licensed or 
     otherwise qualified to do business in that State, including 
     bonding requirements, based on its residency.
       (3) No State shall impose any licensing, appointment, 
     integrity, personal or corporate qualifications, education, 
     training, experience, residency, or continuing education 
     requirement upon a member of the Association that is 
     different than the criteria for membership in the Association 
     or renewal of such membership, except that counter-signature 
     requirements imposed on nonresident producers shall not be 
     deemed to have the effect of limiting or conditioning a 
     producer's activities because of its residence or place of 
     operations under this section.
       (4) No State shall implement the procedures of such State's 
     system of licensing or renewing the licenses of insurance 
     producers in a manner different from the authority of the 
     Association under section 325.
       (b) Savings Provision.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (a), no provision of this section shall be construed as 
     altering or affecting the continuing effectiveness of any 
     law, regulation, provision, or action of any State which 
     purports to regulate insurance producers, including any such 
     law, regulation, provision, or action which purports to 
     regulate unfair trade practices or establish consumer 
     protections, including, but not limited to, countersignature 
     laws.

     SEC. 334. COORDINATION WITH OTHER REGULATORS.

       (a) Coordination With State Insurance Regulators.--The 
     Association shall have the authority to--
       (1) issue uniform insurance producer applications and 
     renewal applications that may be used to apply for the 
     issuance or removal of State licenses, while preserving the 
     ability of each State to impose such conditions on the 
     issuance or renewal of a license as are consistent with 
     section 333;
       (2) establish a central clearinghouse through which members 
     of the Association may apply for the issuance or renewal of 
     licenses in multiple States; and
       (3) establish or utilize a national database for the 
     collection of regulatory information concerning the 
     activities of insurance producers.
       (b) Coordination With the National Association of 
     Securities Dealers.--The Association shall coordinate with 
     the National Association of Securities Dealers in order to 
     ease any administrative burdens that fall on persons that are 
     members of both associations, consistent with the purposes of 
     this subtitle and the Federal securities laws.

     SEC. 335. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) Jurisdiction.--The appropriate United States district 
     court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over litigation 
     involving the Association, including disputes between the 
     Association and its members that arise under this subtitle. 
     Suits brought in State court involving the Association shall 
     be deemed to have arisen under Federal law and therefore be 
     subject to jurisdiction in the appropriate United States 
     district court.
       (b) Exhaustion of Remedies.--An aggrieved person must 
     exhaust all available administrative remedies before the 
     Association and the NAIC before it may seek judicial review 
     of an Association decision.
       (c) Standards of Review.--The standards set forth in 
     section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall be applied 
     whenever a rule or bylaw of the Association is under judicial 
     review, and the standards set forth in section 554 of title 
     5, United States Code, shall be applied whenever a 
     disciplinary action of the Association is judicially 
     reviewed.

     SEC. 336. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions 
     shall apply:
       (1) Insurance.--The term ``insurance'' means any product 
     defined or regulated as insurance by the appropriate State 
     insurance regulatory authority.
       (2) Insurance producer.--The term ``insurance producer'' 
     means any insurance agent or broker, surplus lines broker, 
     insurance consultant, limited insurance representative, and 
     any other person that solicits, negotiates, effects, 
     procures, delivers, renews, continues or binds policies of 
     insurance or offers advice, counsel, opinions or services 
     related to insurance.
       (3) State law.--The term ``State law'' includes all laws, 
     decisions, rules, regulations, or other State action having 
     the effect of law, of any State. A law of the United States 
     applicable only to the District of Columbia shall be treated 
     as a State law rather than a law of the United States.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' includes any State, the 
     District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and 
     the United States Virgin Islands.
       (5) Home state.--The term ``home State'' means the State in 
     which the insurance producer maintains its principal place of 
     residence and is licensed to act as an insurance producer.
          TITLE IV--UNITARY SAVINGS AND LOAN HOLDING COMPANIES

     SEC. 401. TERMINATION OF EXPANDED POWERS FOR NEW UNITARY S&L 
                   HOLDING COMPANIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 10(c) of the Home Owners' Loan Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1467a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Termination of expanded powers for new unitary s&l 
     holding company.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), paragraph 
     (3) shall not apply with respect to any company that becomes 
     a savings and loan holding company pursuant to an application 
     filed after March 31, 1998.
       ``(B) Existing unitary s&l holding companies and the 
     successors to such companies.--Subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply, and paragraph (3) shall continue to apply, to a 
     company (or any subsidiary of such company) that--
       ``(i) either--

       ``(I) acquired 1 or more savings associations described in 
     paragraph (3) pursuant to applications at least 1 of which 
     was filed before April 1, 1998; or
       ``(II) became a savings and loan holding company by 
     acquiring ownership or control of the company described in 
     subclause (I); and

       ``(ii) continues to control the savings associations 
     referred to in clause (i)(I) or the successor to any such 
     savings association.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 10(c)(3) 
     of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(c)(3)) is 
     amended by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in paragraph (9) and notwithstanding''.

     SEC. 402. RETENTION OF ``FEDERAL'' IN NAME OF CONVERTED 
                   FEDERAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.

       Section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act to enable national 
     banking associations to increase their capital stock and to 
     change their names or locations.'' and approved May 1, 1886 
     (12 U.S.C. 30) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(d) Retention of `Federal' in Name of Converted Federal 
     Savings Association.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any 
     other provision of law, any depository institution the 
     charter of which is converted from that of a Federal savings 
     association to a national bank or a State bank after the date 
     of the enactment of the Financial Services Act of 1998 may 
     retain the term `Federal' in the name of such institution so 
     long as such depository institution remains an insured 
     depository institution.
       ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     terms `depository institution', `insured depository 
     institution', `national bank', and `State bank' have the same 
     meanings given to such terms in section 3 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Mr. LaFALCE demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

214

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affirmative

Nays

213

para.44.30                   [Roll No. 151]

                                AYES--214

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Castle
     Chabot
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler

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     Houghton
     Hyde
     Inglis
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Towns
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--213

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Burr
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bateman
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Skaggs
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.44.31  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, laid before the 
House a message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on developments since the last 
Presidential report of November 25, 1997, concerning the national 
emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order 
12170 of November 14, 1979. This report is submitted pursuant to section 
204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 
U.S.C. 1703(c). This report covers events through March 31, 1998. My 
last report, dated November 25, 1997, covers events through September 
30, 1997.
  1. There have been no amendments to the Iranian Assets Control 
Regulations, 31 CFR Part 535 (the ``IACR''), since my last report.
  2. The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal (the ``Tribunal''), 
established at The Hague pursuant to the Algiers Accords, continues to 
make progress in arbitrating the claims before it. Since the period 
covered in my last report, the Tribunal has rendered one award. This 
brings the total number of awards rendered by the Tribunal to 585, the 
majority of which have been in favor of U.S. claimants. As of March 31, 
1998, the value of awards to successful U.S. claimants paid from the 
Security Account held by the NV Settlement Bank was $2,480,897,381.53.
  Since my last report, Iran has failed to replenish the Security 
Account established by the Algiers Accords to ensure payment of awards 
to successful U.S. claimants. Thus, since November 5, 1992, the Security 
Account has continuously remained below the $500 million balance 
required by the Algiers Accords. As of March 31, 1998, the total amount 
in the Security Account was $125,888,588.35, and the total amount in the 
Interest Account was $21,716,836.85. Therefore, the United States 
continues to pursue Case No. A/28, filed in September 1993, to require 
Iran to meet its obligation under the Algiers Accords to replenish the 
Security Account.
  The United States also continues to pursue Case No. A/29 to require 
Iran to meet its obligation of timely payment of its equal share of 
advances for Tribunal expenses when directed to do so by the Tribunal. 
Iran filed its Rejoinder in this case on February 9, 1998.
  3. The Department of State continues to respond to claims brought 
against the United States by Iran, in coordination with concerned 
government agencies.
  On January 16, 1998, the United States filed a major submission in 
Case No. B/1, a case in which Iran seeks repayment for alleged wrongful 
charges to Iran over the life of its Foreign Military Sales (FMS) 
program, including the costs of terminating the program. The January 
filing primarily addressed Iran's allegation that its FMS Trust Fund 
should have earned interest.
  Under the February 22, 1996, settlement agreement related to the Iran 
Air case before the International Court of Justice and Iran's bank-
related claims against the United States before the Tribunal (see 
report of May 16, 1996), the Department of State has been processing 
payments. As of March 31, 1998, the Department of State has authorized 
payment to U.S. nationals totaling $13,901,776.86 for 49 claims against 
Iranian banks. The Department of State has also authorized payments to 
surviving family members of 220 Iranian victims of the aerial incident, 
totaling $54,300,000.
  During this reporting period, the full Tribunal held a hearing in 
Case No. A/11 from February 16, through 18. Case No. A/11 concerns 
Iran's allegations that the United States violated its obligations 
under Point IV of the Algiers Accords by failing to freeze and gather 
information about property and assets purportedly located in the United 
States and belonging to the estate of the late Shah of Iran or his 
close relatives.
  4. U.S. nationals continue to pursue claims against Iran at the 
Tribunal. Since my last report, the Tribunal has issued an award in one 
private claim. On March 5, 1998, Chamber One issued an award in George 
E. Davidson v. Iran, AWD No. 585-457-1, ordering Iran to pay the 
claimant $227,556 plus interest for Iran's interference with the 
claimant's property rights in three buildings in Tehran. The Tribunal 
dismissed the claimant's claims with regard to other property for lack 
of proof. The claimant received $20,000 in arbitration costs.
  5. The situation reviewed above continues to implicate important 
diplomatic, financial, and legal interests of the United States and its 
nationals and presents an unusual challenge to the national security 
and foreign policy of the United States. The Iranian Assets Control 
Regulations issued pursuant to Executive Order 12170 continue to play 
an important role in structuring our relationship with Iran and in 
enabling the United States to implement prop

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erly the Algiers Accords. I shall continue to exercise the powers at my 
disposal to deal with these problems and will continue to report 
periodically to the Congress on significant developments.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 13, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-252).

para.44.32  mandates information

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to House 
Resolution 426 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3534) to improve congressional 
deliberation on proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, by unanimous 
consent, designated Mr. SESSIONS as Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PORTMAN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SESSIONS, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.44.33  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2431

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-534) the resolution (H. Res. 430) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2431) to establish an Office of Religious Persecution 
Monitoring, to provide for the imposition of sanctions against countries 
engaged in a pattern of religious persecution, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.44.34  senate concurrent resolution referred

  A concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following title was taken 
from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. Con. Res. 75. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     sesquicentennial of Wisconsin statehood; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

para.44.35  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. YATES, for 
today after 6:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.44.36  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, at 11 o'clock and 59 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned.

para.44.37  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 3504. A bill to amend the John F. 
     Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for the John 
     F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and to further 
     define the criteria for capital repair and operation and 
     maintenance; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-533). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 430. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2431) to establish an Office of Religious Persecution 
     Monitoring, to provide for the imposition of sanctions 
     against countries engaged in a pattern of religious 
     persecution, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-534). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para.44.38  time limitation of referred

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1704. Referral to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight and House Oversight extended for a period 
     ending not later than May 22, 1998.

para.44.39  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Commerce discharged 
from further consideration. H.R. 1023 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.44.40  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. DELAY:
       H.R. 3850. A bill to provide reporting requirements for the 
     assertion of executive privilege, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 3851. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for expenditure limitations and public 
     financing for House of Representatives general elections, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 3852. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for public financing for House of 
     Representatives general elections for candidates who 
     voluntarily limit expenditures, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. 
             Souder):
       H.R. 3853. A bill to promote drug-free workplace programs; 
     to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Graham, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 3854. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     modify immunity provisions in certain cases involving 
     Congressional investigations; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 3855. A bill to provide for payments to children's 
     hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. EWING (for himself and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 3856. A bill to provide for the conveyance of the 
     vacant Army Reserve Center in Kankakee, Illinois; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Camp, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Frost, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 3857. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the research credit for expenses attributable 
     to certain collaborative research consortia; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 3858. A bill to assure drug-free borders by increasing 
     penalties for certain drug-related offenses, to enhance law 
     enforcement efforts for counterdrug activities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.R. 3859. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the estate and gift tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.R. 3860. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate taxes on capital gains after December 31, 
     2001; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. Linda SMITH of Washington (for herself and Mr. 
             Hunter):
       H.R. 3861. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide, for purposes of computing the exclusion of 
     gain on sale of a principal residence, that a member of the 
     Armed Forces of the United States shall be treated as using 
     property as a principal residence while away from home on 
     extended active duty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 3862. A bill to provide assistance for poison 
     prevention and to stabilize the funding of regional poison 
     control centers; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Boyd, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
             Filner):
       H.R. 3863. A bill to provide for a special Medicare part B 
     enrollment period, a reduction or elimination in the part B 
     late enrollment penalty, and a special medigap open 
     enrollment period for certain military retirees and 
     dependents; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Mr. Rogers):
       H.R. 3864. A bill to designate the post office located at 
     203 West Paige Street, in

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     Tompkinsville, Kentucky, as the ``Tim Lee Carter Post Office 
     Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H. Con. Res. 276. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that United States foreign policy with 
     respect to the Middle East peace process should not include 
     an attempt to require Israel to make concessions which Israel 
     does not believe to be in its self-interest, including 
     concessions which would jeopardize the security of Israel; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H. Res. 429. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to. 

para.44.41  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 22: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 371; Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 678: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
     Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Torres, Mr. Moakley, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. Hefley, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Bonilla, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kim, Mr. Packard, and 
     Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 746: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 815: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Torres, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Dingell, 
     and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. 
     Stearns.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 953: Ms. Danner and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Towns, 
     and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1038: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Upton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, 
     and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Everett, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     McInnis, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Leach, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Hansen, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Jones, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Camp, 
     Mrs. Northup, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Fossella, 
     Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mr. Riley, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Wicker, 
     Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Upton, Mr. Graham, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
     Rogers, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hostettler, 
     Mr. Chabot, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Armey, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. LaHood, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 1571: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2202: Ms. Carson, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
     Lee, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2222: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2250: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 2523: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2612: Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Manton, Mr. Fawell, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2699: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 2844: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 2888: Mr. Holden and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and 
     Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 2939: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 3014: Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 3053: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
     Pelosi, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 3126: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 3134: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Gejdenson, 
     Ms. Stabenow, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 3140: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and 
     Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Regula, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Wise, 
     and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 3185: Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Barr 
     of Georgia.
       H.R. 3270: Mr. Wynn and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 3274: Mr. Wynn and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 3304: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 3331: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 3351: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 3379: Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Graham, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Mascara, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 3435: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 3494: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 3506: Mr. Buyer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Taylor of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Parker, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 3526: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 3539: Mr. Cannon and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 3553: Ms. Norton, Mr. Filner, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 3566: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 3596: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
     Carson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
     Lee, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hilliard, 
     and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3613: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3624: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Costello, 
     Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
     Coyne.
       H.R. 3634: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Wicker, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Baker, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Brown of 
     California, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 3644: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 3648: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 3659: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
     Stump, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 3681: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 3682: Mr. Fossella and Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 3690: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 3700: Mr. Thompson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 3701: Mr. Thompson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 3710: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Pease, 
     Mr. Bonior, Mr. Porter, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Towns, 
     Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 3726: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Becerra, Mr. Rodriguez, and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 3733: Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Tiahrt, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 3744: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. John.
       H.R. 3749: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 3774: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 3775: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 3807: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
     Ms. Danner, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ney, Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan, and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 3820: Mr. Skaggs and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 3829: Mr. Castle, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 3841: Mr. Tierney.
       H. Con. Res. 112: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H. Con. Res. 125: Mr. Etheridge.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. Pascrell.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Baldacci.
       H. Con. Res. 241: Mr. Yates, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, and 
     Mr. Clement.
       H. Con. Res. 264: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moran 
     of Kansas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 270: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 271: Mr. Rogan and Mr. Filner.
       H. Res. 144: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Camp, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. 
     Northup, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida.
       H. Res. 399: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Spratt.
       H. Res. 418: Mr. Walsh, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
     Vento, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H. Res. 421: Mr. Archer and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.



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                       THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1998 (45)

para.45.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, who 
laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 14, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Robert W. Ney to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.45.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, May 13, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.45.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:


[[Page 633]]


       9154. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Simplification of Deposit 
     Insurance Rules (RIN: 3064-AB73) received May 12,1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       9155. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans For Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants: Georgia [GA-37-9811a; FRL-6003-8] received May 
     12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9156. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 11-
     98 which constitutes a Request for Final Authority for a 
     Supplement Four to the Memorandum of Understanding among the 
     Governments of France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and the 
     United States for the Medium Multiple Launch Rocket System 
     (MLRS), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9157. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Japan (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-67-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9158. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Japan (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-68-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9159. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Greece (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-45-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9160. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Singapore 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-65-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       9161. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Singapore 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-64-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       9162. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Japan (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-55-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9163. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Turkey (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-52-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9164. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on the activities of the Office of 
     Inspector General, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9165. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Reduction 
     In Force And Mandatory Exceptions (RIN: 3206-AH64) received 
     May 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9166. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9167. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General 
     for Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation entitled the ``International 
     Anti-Bribery Act of 1998''; jointly to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Commerce, and International Relations. 

para.45.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment concurrent 
resolutions of the House of the following titles:

       H. Con. Res. 255. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box 
     Derby.
       H. Con. Res. 262. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     1998 District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement 
     Torch Run to be run through the Capitol Grounds.
       H. Con. Res. 263. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the seventeenth annual National 
     Peace Officers' Memorial Service.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with an 
amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of 
the House of the following title:

       H.R. 2676, An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, 
     and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2676) ``An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, and for 
other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Roth, Mr. 
Chafee, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Gramm, 
Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Graham, Mr. Breaux, and Mr. Kerrey;  and 
from the Committee on Governmental Affairs: Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
Brownback, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Cleland, to be the 
conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate passed bills of the 
following titles, in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1244. An Act to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     protect certain charitable contributions, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1260. An Act to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of 
     securities class actions under State law, and for other 
     purposes.

para.45.5  motion to adjourn

  Mr. SERRANO moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SERRANO objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

15

It was decided in the

Nays

397

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.45.6                    [Roll No. 152]

                                YEAS--15

     Ackerman
     Brown (CA)
     Conyers
     Eshoo
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Hoyer
     Johnson, E. B.
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Sabo
     Serrano
     Slaughter

                                NAYS--379

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey

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     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     DeFazio
       

                             NOT VOTING--37

     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bryant
     Christensen
     Davis (FL)
     Dixon
     Engel
     Fattah
     Fowler
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Hefner
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kolbe
     McDade
     Meeks (NY)
     Myrick
     Norwood
     Pombo
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rothman
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Talent
     Torres
     Traficant
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para.45.7  question of privileges of the house

  Mr. GEPHARDT rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 431):

       Whereas the Supreme Court of the United States has noted 
     that, although the power to conduct investigations is 
     inherent in the legislative process, that power is not 
     unlimited, may be exercised only in aid of the legislative 
     function, and cannot be used to expose for the sake of 
     exposure alone;
       Whereas the Supreme Court of the United States has further 
     noted that the investigative power of Congress contains ``no 
     general authority to expose the private affairs of 
     individuals without justification in terms of the functions 
     of Congress'';
       Whereas Representative Burton is the only member in the 
     history of the House of Representatives who has had the power 
     to unilaterally issue subpoenas and the power to disclose 
     information obtained therefrom, and has abused these powers;
       Whereas the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct has 
     determined that it is improper to alter a House document if 
     such alteration changes the meaning or extensively modifies 
     the document;
       Whereas the Speaker of the House of Representatives has 
     correctly and steadfastly called for adherence to the Rule of 
     Law and emphasized that no man is above the law;
       Whereas those upon whom the House of Representatives has 
     bestowed its Constitutional power to investigate must abide 
     by the Rule of Law, and must exercise the investigative power 
     fairly and judiciously and in a manner that will preserve the 
     dignity of the House and reflect credit thereon.
       Whereas the Rules of the House of Representatives provide 
     that documents and other materials obtained pursuant to a 
     Committee subpoena are records of the Committee that may not 
     be publicly disclosed by a chairman without authorization by 
     the Committee;
       Whereas the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     has adopted procedures governing the public disclosure of 
     documents and other materials obtained pursuant to a 
     Committee subpoena;
       Whereas pursuant to a Committee subpoena, Representative 
     Burton obtained from the Department of Justice tape 
     recordings of the telephone conversations engaged in by 
     Webster Hubbell while in prison;
       Whereas the Department of Justice advised Representative 
     Burton of his responsibility to pay special regard to the 
     sensitive nature of the tape recordings, which recordings the 
     Department of Justice could not lawfully disclose to the 
     public;
       Whereas Representative Burton intentionally violated the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives and the procedures of 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and 
     displayed an utter disregard for both the privacy rights of 
     those involved and the ability of the Bureau of Prisons to 
     perform its functions effectively by publicly disclosing the 
     tape recordings and transcripts of telephone conversations 
     between Webster Hubbell and his wife, other family members, 
     friends, and attorneys;
       Whereas the transcripts publicly disclosed by 
     Representative Burton in violation of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives and the procedures of the Committee had 
     been altered and selectively edited so as to mislead Members 
     of the House of Representatives and the public, distort the 
     public record; impair the ability of the House of 
     Representatives to perform its legislative and oversight 
     functions, and violate the integrity of Committee 
     proceedings.
       Whereas the materials publicly disclosed by Representative 
     Burton in violation of the Rules of the House of 
     Representative and the procedures of the Committee contained 
     conversations between a husband and wife pertaining to 
     family, personal, medical, and marital problems;
       Whereas, through these actions, his failure to abide by the 
     Rule of Law, and his consistent abuse of the investigative 
     powers of the House of Representatives, Representative Burton 
     has brought discredit upon the House of Representatives: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives disapproves of 
     the manner in which Representative Burton has conducted the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight's investigation 
     of political fund-raising improprieties and possible 
     violations of law. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, ruled that the resolution submitted 
did present a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX.
  Mr. ARMEY moved to lay the resolution on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay the resolution on the table?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GEPHARDT demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

223

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

196

para.45.8                    [Roll No. 153]

                                AYES--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)

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     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bateman
     Fowler
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     John
     Pombo
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Skaggs
     Torres
     Traficant
  So the motion to lay the resolution on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.45.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2431

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 430):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2431) to establish an Office of Religious 
     Persecution Monitoring, to provide for the imposition of 
     sanctions against countries engaged in a pattern of religious 
     persecution, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
     bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on International Relations. After 
     general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
     under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendments 
     recommended by the Committees on International Relations, the 
     Judiciary, and Ways and Means now printed in the bill, it 
     shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
     purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 
     3806, modified by the amendments printed in part 1 of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution. That amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     shall be considered as read. No amendment to that amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 
     printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules. 
     Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed in 
     the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
     report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
     the time specified in the report equally divided and 
     controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
     subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
     for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
     of the Whole. All points of order against the amendments 
     printed in the report are waived. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute made in order as original text. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.45.10  freedom from religious persecution

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 
430 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2431) to establish an Office of Religious Persecution 
Monitoring, to provide for the imposition of sanctions against countries 
engaged in a pattern of religious persecution, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. LaHOOD, as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

para.45.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HASTINGS of 
Florida:

       Page 15, line 4, insert the following after line 4:
       (7) In consultation with the Secretary of State, make 
     policy recommendations to the President that would make a 
     priority of promoting and developing legal protections and 
     cultural respect for religious freedom, including by--
       (A) ensuring that funds made available for development 
     assistance are used, among other things, to encourage and 
     promote increased adherence to the right to free religious 
     belief and practice;
       (B) ensuring that United States international broadcasting 
     is designed to promote respect for human rights, including 
     freedom of religion, among other broadcasting goals; and
       (C) ensuring that United States cultural and educational 
     exchanges promote, among other goals, respect for and 
     guarantees of religious freedom abroad, including through 
     interchanges and visits between the United States and other 
     countries of religious leaders, scholars, and religious and 
     legal experts in the field of religious freedom.
       (8) Assist the Secretary of State in establishing a program 
     of granting awards to members of the Foreign Service who have 
     provided distinguished, meritorious service in the promotion 
     of internationally recognized human rights, including the 
     right to religious freedom.

It was decided in the

Yeas

415

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affirmative

Nays

3

para.45.12                   [Roll No. 154]

                                AYES--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)

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     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--3

     Chenoweth
     Johnson (WI)
     Paul

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bateman
     Cannon
     Fowler
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Lewis (CA)
     Quinn
     Riggs
     Skaggs
     Souder
     Torres
     Traficant
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 430, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom From Religious 
     Persecution Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Governments have a primary responsibility to promote, 
     encourage, and protect respect for the fundamental and 
     internationally recognized right to freedom of religion.
       (2)(A) Since its inception, the United States Government 
     has rested upon certain founding principles. One of those 
     principles is that all people have the inalienable right to 
     worship freely, which demands that religion be protected from 
     unnecessary government intervention. The Founding Fathers of 
     the United States incorporated that principle in the 
     Declaration of Independence, which states that mankind has 
     the inalienable right to ``life, liberty, and the pursuit of 
     happiness'', and in the United States Constitution, the first 
     amendment to which states that ``Congress shall make no law 
     respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the 
     free exercise thereof''. Therefore, in accordance with this 
     belief in the inalienable right of freedom of religion for 
     all people, as expressed by the Declaration of Independence, 
     and the belief that religion should be protected from 
     government interference, as expressed by the United States 
     Constitution, the Congress opposes international religious 
     persecution and believes that the policies of the United 
     States Government and its relations with foreign governments 
     should be consistent with the commitment to this principle.
       (B) Numerous international agreements and covenants also 
     identify mankind's inherent right to freedom of religion. 
     These include the following:
       (i) Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 
     states that ``Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, 
     conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to 
     change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or 
     in community with others and in public or private, to 
     manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, 
     worship and observance''.
       (ii) Article 18 of the Covenant on Civil and Political 
     Rights declares that ``Everyone shall have the right to 
     freedom of thought, conscience, and religion * * *'' and 
     further delineates the privileges under this right.
       (iii) The Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of 
     Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion and 
     Belief, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 
     November 25, 1981, declares that ``religion or belief, for 
     anyone who professes either, is one of the fundamental 
     elements in his conception of life * * *'' and that ``freedom 
     of religion and belief should also contribute to the 
     attainment of the goals of world peace, social justice and 
     friendship among peoples and to the elimination of ideologies 
     or practices of colonialism and racial discrimination''.
       (iv) The Concluding Document of the Third Follow-Up Meeting 
     of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 
     commits states to ``ensure in their laws and regulations and 
     in their application the full and effective exercise of the 
     freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief''.
       (3) Persecution of religious believers, particularly Roman 
     Catholic and evangelical Protestant Christians, in Communist 
     countries persists and in some cases is increasing.
       (4) In many countries and regions thereof, governments 
     dominated by extremist movements persecute non-Muslims and 
     religious converts from Islam using means such as 
     ``blasphemy'' and ``apostasy'' laws, and such movements seek 
     to corrupt a historically tolerant Islamic faith and culture 
     through the persecution of Baha'is, Christians, and other 
     religious minorities.
       (5) The extremist Government of Sudan is waging a self-
     described religious war against Christians, other non-
     Muslims, and moderate Muslims by using torture, starvation, 
     enslavement, and murder.
       (6) In Tibet, where Tibetan Buddhism is inextricably linked 
     to the Tibetan identity, the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China has intensified its control over the 
     Tibetan people by interfering in the selection of the Panchen 
     Lama, propagandizing against the religious authority of the 
     Dalai Lama, restricting religious study and traditional 
     religious practices, and increasing the persecution of monks 
     and nuns.
       (7) In Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China, formerly the 
     independent republic of East Turkistan, where the Muslim 
     religion is inextricably linked to the dominant Uyghur 
     culture, the Government of the People's Republic of China has 
     intensified its control over the Uyghur people by 
     systematically repressing religious authority, restricting 
     religious study and traditional practices, destroying 
     mosques, and increasing the persecution of religious clergy 
     and practitioners.
       (8) In countries around the world, Christians, Jews, 
     Muslims, Hindus, and other religious believers continue to be 
     persecuted on account of their religious beliefs, practices, 
     and affiliations.
       (9) The 104th Congress recognized the facts set forth in 
     this section and stated clearly the sense of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives regarding these matters in 
     approving--
       (A) House Resolution 515, expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the persecution of 
     Christians worldwide;
       (B) S. Con. Res. 71, expressing the sense of the Senate 
     with respect to the persecution of Christians worldwide;
       (C) H. Con. Res. 102, concerning the emancipation of the 
     Iranian Baha'i community; and
       (D) section 1303 of H.R. 1561, the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997.
       (10) The Department of State, in a report to Congress filed 
     pursuant to House Report 104-863, accompanying the Omnibus 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208) 
     set forth strong evidence that widespread and ongoing 
     religious persecution is occurring in a number of countries 
     around the world.
       (11)(A)(i) In recent years there have been successive 
     terrorist attempts to desecrate and destroy the premises of 
     the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the Fanar area of Istanbul 
     (Constantinople), Turkey.

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       (ii) Attempts against the Ecumenical Patriarchate have 
     intensified, including the following:
       (I) On September 30, 1996, a hand grenade was thrown into 
     the headquarters of the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate and 
     exploded, causing damage to the physical structure of the 
     grounds, most notably the Agios Georgios Church.
       (II) On May 28, 1994, three powerful bombs were discovered 
     in the living quarters of the Patriarch, and were 
     subsequently defused only minutes before they were set to 
     detonate.
       (III) In July and August 1993, the Christian Orthodox 
     cemetery in Yenikoy, near Istanbul, was attacked by vandals 
     and desecrated.
       (iii) His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew and those 
     associated with the Ecumenical Patriarchate are Turkish 
     citizens and thus must be protected under Turkish law against 
     blatant and unprovoked attacks toward ethnic minorities.
       (iv) The Turkish Government arbitrarily closed the Halki 
     Patriarchal School of Theology in 1971.
       (v) The Ecumenical Patriarchate is the spiritual center for 
     more than 250,000,000 Orthodox Christians worldwide, 
     including approximately 5,000,000 in the United States.
       (vi) It is in the best interest of the United States to 
     prevent further incidents regarding the Ecumenical 
     Patriarchate and in the overall goals of the United States to 
     establish peaceful relations with and among the many 
     important nations of the world that have substantial Orthodox 
     Christian populations.
       (B) It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (i) the United States should use its influence with the 
     Turkish Government and as a permanent member of the United 
     Nations Security Council to suggest that the Turkish 
     Government--
       (I) ensure proper protection for the Patriarchate and all 
     of the Orthodox faithful residing in Turkey;
       (II) provide for the proper protection and safety of the 
     Ecumenical Patriarch and Patriarchate personnel;
       (III) establish conditions that would prevent the 
     recurrence of past terrorist activities and vandalism and 
     other personal threats against the Patriarch;
       (IV) establish conditions to ensure that the Patriarchate 
     is free to carry out its religious mission; and
       (V) do everything possible to find and punish the 
     perpetrators of any provocative and terrorist acts against 
     the Patriarchate; and
       (ii) the Secretary of State should report to the Congress 
     on an annual basis on the status and progress of the concerns 
     expressed in clause (i).
       (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to reduce and 
     eliminate the widespread and ongoing religious persecution 
     taking place throughout the world today.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act:
       (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring established 
     under section 5.
       (2) Legislative day.--The term ``legislative day'' means a 
     day on which both Houses of Congress are in session.
       (3) Persecuted community.--The term ``persecuted 
     community'' means any religious group or denomination whose 
     members have been found to be subject to category 1 or 
     category 2 persecution in the latest annual report submitted 
     under section 6(a) or in any interim report submitted 
     thereafter under section 6(c) before the next annual report.
       (4) Persecution facilitating products.--The term 
     ``persecution facilitating products'' means those crime 
     control, detection, torture, and electroshock instruments and 
     equipment (as determined under section 6(n) of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979) that are directly and 
     substantially used or intended for use in carrying out acts 
     of persecution described in paragraphs (5) and (6).
       (5) Category 1 persecution.--The term ``category 1 
     persecution'' means widespread and ongoing persecution of 
     persons on account of their religious beliefs or practices, 
     or membership in or affiliation with a religion or religious 
     group or denomination, whether officially recognized or 
     otherwise, when such persecution--
       (A) includes abduction, enslavement, killing, imprisonment, 
     forced mass relocation, rape, crucifixion or other forms of 
     torture, or the systematic imposition of fines or penalties 
     which have the purpose and effect of destroying the economic 
     existence of persons on whom they are imposed; and
       (B) is conducted with the involvement or support of 
     government officials or agents, or pursuant to official 
     government policy.
       (6) Category 2 persecution.--The term ``category 2 
     persecution'' means widespread and ongoing persecution of 
     persons on account of their religious beliefs or practices, 
     or membership in or affiliation with a religion or religious 
     group or denomination, whether officially recognized or 
     otherwise, when such persecution--
       (A) includes abduction, enslavement, killing, imprisonment, 
     forced mass relocation, rape, crucifixion or other forms of 
     torture, or the systematic imposition of fines or penalties 
     which have the purpose and effect of destroying the economic 
     existence of persons on whom they are imposed; and
       (B) is not conducted with the involvement or support of 
     government officials or agents, or pursuant to official 
     government policy, but which the government fails to 
     undertake serious and sustained efforts to eliminate, being 
     able to do so.
       (7) Responsible entities.--The term ``responsible 
     entities'' means the specific government units, as narrowly 
     defined as practicable, which directly carry out the acts of 
     persecution described in paragraphs (5) and (6).
       (8) Sanctioned country.--The term ``sanctioned country'' 
     means a country on which sanctions have been imposed under 
     section 7.
       (9) United states assistance.--The term ``United States 
     assistance'' means--
       (A) any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (including programs under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of 
     that Act, relating to the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation), other than--
       (i) assistance under chapter 8 of part I of that Act;
       (ii) any other narcotics-related assistance under part I of 
     that Act or under chapter 4 or 5 of part II of that Act, but 
     any such assistance provided under this clause shall be 
     subject to the prior notification procedures applicable to 
     reprogrammings pursuant to section 634A of that Act;
       (iii) disaster relief assistance, including any assistance 
     under chapter 9 of part I of that Act;
       (iv) antiterrorism assistance under chapter 8 of part II of 
     that Act;
       (v) assistance which involves the provision of food 
     (including monetization of food) or medicine;
       (vi) assistance for refugees; and
       (vii) humanitarian and other development assistance in 
     support of programs of nongovernmental organizations under 
     chapters 1 and 10 of that Act;
       (B) sales, or financing on any terms, under the Arms Export 
     Control Act, other than sales or financing provided for 
     narcotics-related purposes following notification in 
     accordance with the prior notification procedures applicable 
     to reprogrammings pursuant to section 634A of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961; and
       (C) financing under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.
       (10) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) any United States citizen or alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence into the United States; and
       (B) any corporation, partnership, or other entity organized 
     under the laws of the United States or of any State, the 
     District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the 
     United States.

     SEC. 4. APPLICATION AND SCOPE.

       The responsibility of the Secretary of State under section 
     5(g) to determine whether category 1 or category 2 
     persecution exists, and to identify persons and communities 
     that are subject to such persecution, extends to--
       (1) all foreign countries in which alleged violations of 
     religious freedom have been set forth in the latest annual 
     report of the Department of State on human rights under 
     sections 116(d) and 502(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) and 2304(b)); and
       (2) such other foreign countries in which, either as a 
     result of referral by an independent human rights group or 
     nongovernmental organization in accordance with section 
     5(e)(2) or otherwise, the Director has reason to believe 
     category 1 or category 2 persecution may exist.

     SEC. 5. OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION MONITORING.

       (a) Establishment.--There shall be established in the 
     Department of State the Office of Religious Persecution 
     Monitoring (hereafter in this Act referred to as the 
     ``Office'').
       (b) Appointment.--The head of the Office shall be a 
     Director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall 
     receive compensation at a rate of pay not to exceed the rate 
     of pay in effect for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Removal.--The Director shall serve at the pleasure of 
     the President.
       (d) Barred From Other Federal Positions.--No person shall 
     serve as Director while serving in any other position in the 
     Federal Government.
       (e) Responsibilities of Director.--The Director shall do 
     the following:
       (1) Consider information regarding the facts and 
     circumstances of violations of religious freedom presented in 
     the annual reports of the Department of State on human rights 
     under sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) and 2304(b)).
       (2) Make findings of fact on violations of religious 
     freedom based on information--
       (A) considered under paragraph (1); or
       (B) presented by independent human rights groups, 
     nongovernmental organizations, or other interested parties, 
     at any stage of the process provided in this Act.
      When appropriate, the Director may hold public hearings 
     subject to notice at which such groups, organizations, or 
     other interested parties can present testimony and evidence 
     of acts of persecution occurring in countries being examined 
     by the Office.
       (3) On the basis of information and findings of fact 
     described in paragraphs (1) and (2), make recommendations to 
     the Secretary of State for consideration by the Secretary in 
     making determinations of countries in which there is category 
     1 or category 2 persecution under subsection (g), identify 
     the responsible entities within such countries, prepare and 
     submit the annual report described in section 6, and transmit 
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     the Commission on International Religious Persecution 
     established under section 14.
       (4) Maintain the lists of persecution facilitating 
     products, and the responsible entities within countries 
     determined to be engaged in persecution described in 
     paragraph (3), revising the lists in accordance with section 
     6(c) as additional information becomes available. These lists 
     shall be published in the Federal Register.
       (5) In consultation with the Secretary of State, make 
     policy recommendations to the President regarding the 
     policies of the United States Government toward governments 
     which are determined to be engaged in religious persecution.
       (6) Report directly to the President and the Secretary of 
     State, and coordinate with the appropriate officials of the 
     Department of State, the Department of Justice, the 
     Department of Commerce, and the Department of the Treasury, 
     to ensure that the provisions of this Act are fully and 
     effectively implemented.
       (7) In consultation with the Secretary of State, make 
     policy recommendations to the President that would make a 
     priority of promoting and developing legal protections and 
     cultural respect for religious freedom, including by--
       (A) ensuring that funds made available for development 
     assistance are used, among other things, to encourage and 
     promote increased adherence to the right to free religious 
     belief and practice;
       (B) ensuring that United States international broadcasting 
     is designed to promote respect for human rights, including 
     freedom of religion, among other broadcasting goals; and
       (C) ensuring that United States cultural and educational 
     exchanges promote, among other goals, respect for and 
     guarantees of religious freedom abroad, including through 
     interchanges and visits between the United States and other 
     countries of religious leaders, scholars, and religious and 
     legal experts in the field of religious freedom.
       (8) Assist the Secretary of State in establishing a program 
     of granting awards to members of the Foreign Service who have 
     provided distinguished, meritorious service in the promotion 
     of internationally recognized human rights, including the 
     right to religious freedom.
       (f) Administrative Matters.--
       (1) Personnel.--The Director may appoint such personnel as 
     may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Office.
       (2) Services of other agencies.--The Director may use the 
     personnel, services, and facilities of any other department 
     or agency, on a reimbursable basis, in carrying out the 
     functions of the Office.
       (g) Responsibilities of the Secretary of State.--The 
     Secretary of State, in time for inclusion in the annual 
     report described in subsections (a) and (b) of section 6, 
     shall determine with respect to each country described in 
     section 4 whether there is category 1 or category 2 
     persecution, and shall include in each such determination the 
     communities against which such persecution is directed. Any 
     determination in any interim report described in subsection 
     (c) of section 6 that there is category 1 or category 2 
     persecution in a country shall be made by the Secretary of 
     State.

     SEC. 6. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       (a) Annual Reports.--Not later than April 30 of each year, 
     the Director shall submit to the Committees on Foreign 
     Relations, the Judiciary, Appropriations, and Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and to the 
     Committees on International Relations, the Judiciary, 
     Appropriations, and Banking and Financial Services of the 
     House of Representatives a report described in subsection 
     (b).
       (b) Contents of Annual Report.--The annual report of the 
     Director shall include the following:
       (1) Determination of religious persecution.--A copy of the 
     determinations of the Secretary of State pursuant to 
     subsection (g) of section 5.
       (2) Identification of persecution facilitating products.--
     With respect to each country in which the Secretary of State 
     has determined that there is either category 1 or category 2 
     persecution, the Director, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of Commerce, shall identify and list the items on the list 
     established under section 6(n) of the Export Administration 
     Act of 1979 that are directly and substantially used or 
     intended for use in carrying out acts of religious 
     persecution in such country.
       (3) Identification of responsible entities.--With respect 
     to each country in which the Secretary of State has 
     determined that there is category 1 persecution, the Director 
     shall identify and list the responsible entities within that 
     country that are engaged in such persecution. Such entities 
     shall be defined as narrowly as possible.
       (4) Other reports.--The Director shall include the reports 
     submitted to the Director by the Attorney General under 
     section 9 and by the Secretary of State under section 10.
       (c) Interim Reports.--The Director may submit interim 
     reports to the Congress containing such matters as the 
     Director considers necessary, including revisions to the 
     lists issued under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b). 
     The Director shall submit an interim report in the case of a 
     determination by the Secretary of State under section 5(g), 
     other than in an annual report of the Director, that category 
     1 or category 2 persecution exists, or in the case of a 
     determination by the Secretary of State under section 11(a) 
     that neither category 1 or category 2 persecution exists.
       (d) Persecution in Regions of a country.--In determining 
     whether category 1 or category 2 persecution exists in a 
     country, the Secretary of State shall include such 
     persecution that is limited to one or more regions within the 
     country, and shall indicate such regions in the reports 
     described in this section.

     SEC. 7. SANCTIONS.

       (a) Prohibition on Exports Relating to Religious 
     Persecution.--
       (1) Actions by responsible departments and agencies.--With 
     respect to any country in which--
       (A) the Secretary of State finds the occurrence of category 
     1 persecution, the Director shall so notify the relevant 
     United States departments and agencies, and such departments 
     and agencies shall--
       (i) prohibit all exports to the responsible entities 
     identified in the lists issued under subsections (b)(3) and 
     (c) of section 6; and
       (ii) prohibit the export to such country of the persecution 
     facilitating products identified in the lists issued under 
     subsections (b)(2) and (c) of section 6; or
       (B) the Secretary of State finds the occurrence of category 
     2 persecution, the Director shall so notify the relevant 
     United States departments and agencies, and such departments 
     and agencies shall prohibit the export to such country of the 
     persecution facilitating products identified in the lists 
     issued under subsections (b)(2) and (c) of section 6.
       (2) Prohibitions on u.s. persons.--(A) With respect to any 
     country in which the Secretary of State finds the occurrence 
     of category 1 persecution, no United States person may--
       (i) export any item to the responsible entities identified 
     in the lists issued under subsections (b)(3) and (c) of 
     section 6; and
       (ii) export to that country any persecution facilitating 
     products identified in the lists issued under subsections 
     (b)(2) and (c) of section 6.
       (B) With respect to any country in which the Secretary of 
     State finds the occurrence of category 2 persecution, no 
     United States person may export to that country any 
     persecution facilitating products identified in the lists 
     issued under subsections (b)(2) and (c) of section 6.
       (3) Penalties.--Any person who knowingly violates the 
     provisions of paragraph (2) shall be subject to the penalties 
     set forth in subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 16 of the 
     Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 16 (a) and (b)(1)) 
     for violations under that Act.
       (4) Effective date of prohibitions.--The prohibitions on 
     exports under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take effect with 
     respect to a country 90 days after the date on which--
       (A) the country is identified in a report of the Director 
     under section 6 as a country in which category 1 or category 
     2 persecution exists;
       (B) responsible entities are identified in that country in 
     a list issued under subsection (b)(3) or (c) of section 6; or
       (C) persecution facilitating products are identified in a 
     list issued under subsection (b)(2) or (c) of section 6,
     as the case may be.
       (b) United States Assistance.--
       (1) Category 1 persecution.--No United States assistance 
     may be provided to the government of any country which the 
     Secretary of State determines is engaged in category 1 
     persecution, effective 90 days after the date on which the 
     Director submits the report in which the determination is 
     included.
       (2) Category 2 persecution.--No United States assistance 
     may be provided to the government of any country in which the 
     Secretary of State determines that there is category 2 
     persecution, effective 1 year after the date on which the 
     Director submits the report in which the determination is 
     included, if the Secretary of State, in the next annual 
     report of the Director under section 6, determines that the 
     country is engaged in category 1 persecution or that category 
     2 persecution exists in that country.
       (c) Multilateral Assistance.--
       (1) Category 1 persecution.--With respect to any country 
     which the Secretary of State determines is engaged in 
     category 1 persecution, the President shall instruct the 
     United States Executive Director of each multilateral 
     development bank and of the International Monetary Fund to 
     vote against, and use his or her best efforts to deny, any 
     loan or other utilization of the funds of their respective 
     institutions to that country (other than for humanitarian 
     assistance, or for development assistance which directly 
     addresses basic human needs, is not administered by the 
     government of the sanctioned country, and confers no benefit 
     on the government of that country), effective 90 days after 
     the Director submits the report in which the determination is 
     included.
       (2) Category 2 persecution.--With respect to any country in 
     which the Secretary of State determines there is category 2 
     persecution, the President shall instruct the United States 
     Executive Director of each multilateral development bank and 
     of the International Monetary Fund to vote against, and use 
     his or her best efforts to deny, any loan or other 
     utilization of the funds of their respective institutions to 
     that country (other than for humanitarian assistance, or for 
     development assistance which directly addresses basic human 
     needs, is not administered by the government of the 
     sanctioned country, and confers no benefit on the government 
     of that country), effective 1 year after the date on which 
     the Director submits the report in which the determination is 
     included, if the

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     Secretary of State, in the next annual report of the Director 
     under section 6, determines that the country is engaged in 
     category 1 persecution or that category 2 persecution exists 
     in that country.
       (3) Reports to congress.--If a country described in 
     paragraph (1) or (2) is granted a loan or other utilization 
     of funds notwithstanding the objection of the United States 
     under this subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     report to the Congress on the efforts made to deny loans or 
     other utilization of funds to that country, and shall include 
     in the report specific and explicit recommendations designed 
     to ensure that such loans or other utilization of funds are 
     denied to that country in the future.
       (4) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term 
     ``multilateral development bank'' means any of the 
     multilateral development banks as defined in section 
     1701(c)(4) of the International Financial Institutions Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(4)).
       (d) Relationship to Other Provisions.--The effective dates 
     of the sanctions provided in this section are subject to 
     sections 8 and 11.
       (e) Duly Authorized Intelligence Activities.--The 
     prohibitions and restrictions of this section shall not apply 
     to the conduct of duly authorized intelligence activities of 
     the United States Government.
       (f) Effect on Existing Contracts.--The imposition of 
     sanctions under this section shall not affect any contract 
     that is entered into by the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation, the Trade and Development Agency, or the Export 
     Import Bank of the United States before the sanctions are 
     imposed, is in force on the date on which the sanctions are 
     imposed, and is enforceable in a court of law on such date.
       (g) Effect of Waivers.--Any sanction under this section 
     shall not take effect during the period after the President 
     has notified the Congress of a waiver of that sanction under 
     section 8 and before the waiver has taken effect under that 
     section.

     SEC. 8. WAIVER OF SANCTIONS.

       (a) Waiver Authority.--Subject to subsection (b), the 
     President may waive the imposition of any sanction against a 
     country under section 7 for periods of not more than 12 
     months each, if the President, for each waiver--
       (1) determines--
       (A) that the national security interests of the United 
     States justify such a waiver; or
       (B) that such a waiver will substantially promote the 
     purposes of this Act as set forth in section 2; and
       (2) provides to the Committees on Foreign Relations, 
     Finance, the Judiciary, and Appropriations of the Senate and 
     to the Committees on International Relations, the Judiciary, 
     and Appropriations of the House of Representatives a written 
     notification of the President's intention to waive any such 
     sanction.
     The notification shall contain an explanation of the reasons 
     why the President considers the waiver to be necessary, the 
     type and amount of goods, services, or assistance to be 
     provided pursuant to the waiver, and the period of time 
     during which such a waiver will be effective. When the 
     President considers it appropriate, the explanation under the 
     preceding sentence, or any part of the explanation, may be 
     submitted in classified form.
       (b) Additional Information.--In the case of a waiver under 
     subsection (a)(1)(B), the notification shall contain a 
     detailed statement of the facts particular to the country 
     subject to the waiver which justifies the President's 
     determination, and of the alternative measures the President 
     intends to implement in order to achieve the objectives of 
     this Act.
       (c) Taking Effect of Waiver.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a waiver under 
     subsection (a) shall take effect 45 days after its submission 
     to the Congress, or on the day after the 15th legislative day 
     after such submission, whichever is later.
       (2) In emergency conditions.--The President may waive the 
     imposition of sanctions against a country under subsection 
     (b) or (c) of section 7 to take effect immediately if the 
     President, in the written notification of intention to waive 
     the sanctions, certifies that emergency conditions exist that 
     make an immediate waiver necessary.
       (d) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that in order to achieve the objectives of this Act, the 
     waiver authority provided in this section should be used only 
     in extraordinary circumstances.

     SEC. 9. MODIFICATION OF IMMIGRATION POLICY.

       (a) Inadmissibility of Certain Participants in Religious 
     Persecution.--
       (1) In general.--Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(F) Participants in religious persecution.--Any alien who 
     carried out or directed the carrying out of category 1 
     persecution (as defined in section 3 of the Freedom from 
     Religious Persecution Act of 1998) or category 2 persecution 
     (as so defined) is inadmissible.''.
       (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to persecution occurring before, on, or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Refugees.--
       (1) Guidelines for addressing bias affecting refugees.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall 
     jointly promulgate and implement guidelines for identifying 
     and addressing improper biases, affecting the treatment of 
     persons who may be eligible for admission into the United 
     States as a refugee based upon a claim of persecution or a 
     well-founded fear of persecution on account of religion, on 
     the part of--
       (A) immigration officers adjudicating applications for 
     admission as a refugee submitted by such persons and 
     interpreters assisting immigration officers in adjudicating 
     such applications; and
       (B) individuals and entities assisting in the 
     identification of such persons and the preparation of such 
     applications.
       (2) Admission priority.--For purposes of section 207(a)(3) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act, an individual who is 
     a member of a persecuted community, and is determined by the 
     Attorney General to be a refugee within the meaning of 
     section 101(a)(42)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     shall be considered a refugee of special humanitarian concern 
     to the United States. In carrying out such section 207(a)(3), 
     applicants for refugee status who are members of a persecuted 
     community shall be given priority status equal to that given 
     to applicants who are members of other specific groups of 
     special concern to the United States. This paragraph shall be 
     construed only to require that members of a persecuted 
     community be accorded equal consideration in determining 
     admissions under section 207(a) of such Act, and shall not be 
     construed to require that any particular individual or group 
     be admitted under that section.
       (3) No effect on others' rights.--Nothing in this section, 
     or any amendment made by this section, shall be construed to 
     deny any applicant for asylum or refugee status (including 
     any applicant who is not a member of a persecuted community 
     but whose claim is based on race, religion, nationality, 
     membership in a particular social group, or political 
     opinion) any right, privilege, protection, or eligibility 
     otherwise provided by law.
       (4) No displacement of other refugees.--Refugees admitted 
     to the United States as a result of the procedures set forth 
     in this section shall not displace other refugees in need of 
     resettlement who would otherwise have been admitted in 
     accordance with existing law and procedures.
       (5) Period for public comment and review.--Section 207(d) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, prior 
     to each annual determination regarding refugee admissions 
     under this subsection, there shall be a period of public 
     review and comment, particularly by appropriate 
     nongovernmental organizations, churches, and other religious 
     communities and organizations, and the general public.
       ``(B) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to apply 
     subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, to 
     the period of review and comment referred to in subparagraph 
     (A).''.
       (c) Asylees.--
       (1) Guidelines for addressing bias.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Attorney General shall develop and implement guidelines for 
     identifying and addressing improper biases, affecting the 
     treatment of persons who may be eligible for asylum in the 
     United States, based upon a claim of persecution or a well-
     founded fear of persecution on account of religion, on the 
     part of immigration officers carrying out functions under 
     section 208 or 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and 
     interpreters assisting immigration officers in carrying out 
     such functions.
       (2) Studies of effect of expedited removal provisions on 
     asylum claims.--
       (A) Studies.--
       (i) Participation by united nations high commissioner for 
     refugees.--The Attorney General shall invite the United 
     Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to conduct a study, 
     alone or in cooperation with the Comptroller General of the 
     United States (as determined in the discretion of the United 
     Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), to determine whether 
     immigration officers described in clause (ii) are engaging in 
     any of the conduct described in such clause.
       (ii) Duties of comptroller general.--The Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall conduct a study, alone or, 
     upon request by the United Nations High Commissioner for 
     Refugees, in cooperation with the United Nations High 
     Commissioner for Refugees, to determine whether immigration 
     officers performing duties under section 235(b) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens who 
     may be eligible to be granted asylum are engaging in any of 
     the following conduct:

       (I) Improperly encouraging such aliens to withdraw their 
     applications for admission.
       (II) Incorrectly failing to refer such aliens for an 
     interview by an asylum officer for a determination of whether 
     they have a credible fear of persecution (within the meaning 
     of section 235(b)(1)(B)(v) of such Act).
       (III) Incorrectly removing such aliens to a country where 
     they may be persecuted.
       (IV) Detaining such aliens improperly or in inappropriate 
     conditions.

       (B) Reports.--
       (i) Participation by united nations high commissioner for 
     refugees.--The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 
     may submit to the committees described in clause (ii) a 
     report containing the results of a study conducted under 
     subparagraph (A)(i) or, if the United Nations High 
     Commissioner for Refugees elected to participate in the study 
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     may submit with the Comptroller General of the United States 
     a report under clause (ii).
       (ii) Duties of comptroller general.--Not later than 
     September 30, 1999, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives, and 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report 
     containing the results of the study conducted under 
     subparagraph (A)(ii). If the United Nations High Commissioner 
     for Refugees requests to participate with the Comptroller 
     General in the preparation and submission of the report, the 
     Comptroller General shall grant the request.
       (C) Access to proceedings.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), to 
     facilitate the studies and reports, the Attorney General 
     shall permit the United Nations High Commissioner for 
     Refugees and the Comptroller General of the United States to 
     have unrestricted access to all stages of all proceedings 
     conducted under section 235(b).
       (ii) Exceptions.--Clause (i) shall not apply in cases in 
     which the alien objects to such access, or the Attorney 
     General determines that the security of a particular 
     proceeding would be threatened by such access, so long as any 
     restrictions on the United Nations High Commissioner for 
     Refugees' access under this subparagraph do not contravene 
     international law.
       (D) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal year 1999 to carry out this 
     paragraph not to exceed $1,000,000 to the Attorney General 
     (for a United States contribution to the Office of the United 
     Nations High Commission for Refugees for the activities of 
     the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees under this 
     paragraph) and not to exceed $1,000,000 to the Comptroller 
     General of the United States.
       (d) Training.--
       (1) Training on religious persecution.--The Attorney 
     General shall provide training regarding religious 
     persecution to all immigration officers and immigration 
     judges adjudicating applications for admission as a refugee 
     or asylum applications, including--
       (A) country-specific instruction on the practices and 
     beliefs of religious groups, and on the methods of 
     governmental and nongovernmental persecution employed on 
     account of religious practices and beliefs; and
       (B) other relevant information contained in the most recent 
     annual report submitted by the Director to the Congress under 
     section 6.
       (2) Instruction by nongovernmental experts.--It is the 
     sense of the Congress that the Attorney General, in carrying 
     out paragraph (1)(A), should include in the training under 
     the paragraph, where practicable, instruction by 
     nongovernmental experts on religious persecution.
       (3) Training for immigration officers adjudicating refugee 
     applications.--Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(f) The Attorney General shall provide training in 
     country conditions, refugee law, and interview techniques, 
     comparable to that provided to full-time adjudicators of 
     applications under section 208, to all immigration officers 
     adjudicating applications for admission as a refugee under 
     this section.''.
       (e) Reporting.--Not later than March 30 of each year, the 
     Attorney General shall provide to the Director, for inclusion 
     in the Director's annual report under section 6(b)(4), a 
     report containing the following:
       (1) With respect to the year that is the subject of the 
     report, the number of applicants for asylum or refugee status 
     whose applications were based, in whole or in part, on 
     religious persecution.
       (2) In the case of such applications, the number that were 
     proposed to be denied, and the number that were finally 
     denied.
       (3) In the case of such applications, the number that were 
     granted.
       (4) A description of other developments with respect to the 
     adjudication of applications for asylum or refugee status 
     that were based, in whole or in part, on religious 
     persecution.
       (5) A description of the training conducted for immigration 
     officers and immigration judges under subsection (d)(1), 
     including a list of speakers and materials used in such 
     training and the number of immigration officers and 
     immigration judges who received such training.
       (6) A description of the development and implementation of 
     anti-bias guidelines under subsections (b)(1) and (c)(1).

     SEC. 10. STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.

       (a) Annual Human Rights Report.--In preparing the annual 
     reports of the State Department on human rights under 
     sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) and 2304(b)), the Secretary of State 
     shall, in the section on religious freedom--
       (1) consider the facts and circumstances of the violation 
     of the right to freedom of religion presented by independent 
     human rights groups and nongovernmental organizations;
       (2) report on the extent of the violations of the right to 
     freedom of religion, specifically including whether the 
     violations arise from governmental or nongovernmental 
     sources, and whether the violations are encouraged by the 
     government or whether the government fails to exercise 
     satisfactory efforts to control such violations;
       (3) report on whether freedom of religion violations occur 
     on a nationwide, regional, or local level; and
       (4) identify whether the violations are focused on an 
     entire religion or on certain denominations or sects.
       (b) Training.--The Secretary of State shall--
       (1) institute programs to provide training for chiefs of 
     mission as well as Department of State officials having 
     reporting responsibilities regarding the freedom of religion, 
     which shall include training on--
       (A) the fundamental components of the right to freedom of 
     religion, the variation in beliefs of religious groups, and 
     the governmental and nongovernmental methods used in the 
     violation of the right to freedom of religion; and
       (B) the identification of independent human rights groups 
     and nongovernmental organizations with expertise in the 
     matters described in subparagraph (A); and
       (2) submit to the Director, not later than January 1 of 
     each year, a report describing all training provided to 
     Department of State officials with respect to religious 
     persecution during the preceding 1-year period, including a 
     list of instructors and materials used in such training and 
     the number and rank of individuals who received such 
     training.

     SEC. 11. TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.

       (a) Termination.--The sanctions described in section 7 
     shall cease to apply with respect to a sanctioned country 45 
     days, or the day after the 15th legislative day, whichever is 
     later, after the Director, in an annual report described in 
     section 6(b), does not include a determination by the 
     Secretary of State that the sanctioned country is among those 
     in which category 1 or category 2 persecution continues to 
     exist, or in an interim report under section 6(c), includes a 
     determination by the Secretary of State that neither category 
     1 nor category 2 persecution exists in such country.
       (b) Withdrawal of Finding.--Any determination of the 
     Secretary of State under section 5(g) may be withdrawn before 
     taking effect if the Secretary makes a written determination, 
     on the basis of a preponderance of the evidence, that the 
     country substantially eliminated any category 1 or category 2 
     persecution that existed in that country. The Director shall 
     submit to the Congress each determination under this 
     subsection.

     SEC. 12. SANCTIONS AGAINST SUDAN.

       (a) Extension of Sanctions Under Existing Law.--Any 
     sanction imposed on Sudan because of a determination that the 
     government of that country has provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism, including--
       (1) export controls imposed pursuant to the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979;
       (2) prohibitions on transfers of munitions under section 40 
     of the Arms Export Control Act;
       (3) the prohibition on assistance under section 620A of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;
       (4) section 2327(b) of title 10, United States Code;
       (5) section 6 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act 
     Amendments, 1978 (22 U.S.C. 286e-11); and
       (6) section 527 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1998 (as 
     contained in Public Law 105-118),
     shall continue in effect after the enactment of this Act 
     until the Secretary of State determines that Sudan has 
     substantially eliminated religious persecution in that 
     country, or the determination that the government of that 
     country has provided support for acts of international 
     terrorism is no longer in effect, whichever occurs later.
       (b) Additional Sanctions on Sudan.--Effective 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the following 
     sanctions (to the extent not covered under subsection (a)) 
     shall apply with respect to Sudan:
       (1) Prohibition on financial transactions with government 
     of sudan.--
       (A) Offense.--Any United States person who knowingly 
     engages in any financial transaction, including any loan or 
     other extension of credit, directly or indirectly, with the 
     Government of Sudan shall be fined in accordance with title 
     18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 10 
     years, or both.
       (B) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph:
       (i) Financial transaction.--The term ``financial 
     transaction'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     1956(c)(4) of title 18, United States Code.
       (ii) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--

       (I) any United States citizen or national;
       (II) any alien lawfully admitted into the United States for 
     permanent residence;
       (III) any juridical person organized under the laws of the 
     United States; and
       (IV) any person in the United States.

       (2) Prohibitions on united states exports to sudan.--
       (A) Prohibition on computer exports.--No computers, 
     computer software, or goods or technology intended to 
     manufacture or service computers may be exported to or for 
     use of the Government of Sudan.
       (B) Regulations of the secretary of commerce.--The 
     Secretary of Commerce may prescribe such regulations as may 
     be necessary to carry out subparagraph (A).
       (C) Penalties.--Any person who violates this paragraph 
     shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 11 of 
     the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2410) 
     for violations under that Act.

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       (3) Prohibition on new investment in sudan.--
       (A) Prohibition.--No United States person may, directly or 
     through another person, make any new investment in Sudan that 
     is not prohibited by paragraph (1).
       (B) Regulations.--The Secretary of Commerce may prescribe 
     such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
     subparagraph (A).
       (C) Penalties.--Any person who violates this paragraph 
     shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 11 of 
     the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2410) 
     for violations under that Act.
       (4) Aviation rights.--
       (A) Air transportation rights.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall prohibit any aircraft of a foreign air 
     carrier owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the 
     Government of Sudan or operating pursuant to a contract with 
     the Government of Sudan from engaging in air transportation 
     with respect to the United States, except that such aircraft 
     shall be allowed to land in the event of an emergency for 
     which the safety of an aircraft's crew or passengers is 
     threatened.
       (B) Takeoffs and landings.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     shall prohibit the takeoff and landing in Sudan of any 
     aircraft by an air carrier owned, directly or indirectly, or 
     controlled by a United States person, except that such 
     aircraft shall be allowed to land in the event of an 
     emergency for which the safety of an aircraft's crew or 
     passengers is threatened, or for humanitarian purposes.
       (C) Termination of air service agreements.--To carry out 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary of State shall 
     terminate any agreement between the Government of Sudan and 
     the Government of the United States relating to air services 
     between their respective territories.
       (D) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, the terms 
     ``aircraft'', ``air transportation'', and ``foreign air 
     carrier'' have the meanings given those terms in section 
     40102 of title 49, United States Code.
       (5) Prohibition on promotion of united states tourism.--
     None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     any provision of law may be available to promote United 
     States tourism in Sudan.
       (6) Government of sudan bank accounts.--
       (A) Prohibition.--A United States depository institution 
     may not accept, receive, or hold a deposit account from the 
     Government of Sudan, except for such accounts which may be 
     authorized by the President for diplomatic or consular 
     purposes.
       (B) Annual reports.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     submit annual reports to the Congress on the nature and 
     extent of assets held in the United States by the Government 
     of Sudan.
       (C) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     ``depository institution'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 19(b)(1) of the Act of December 23, 1913 (12 U.S.C. 
     461(b)(1)).
       (7) Prohibition on united states government procurement 
     from Sudan.--
       (A) Prohibition.--No department, agency, or any other 
     entity of the United States Government may enter into a 
     contract for the procurement of goods or services from 
     parastatal organizations of Sudan, except for items necessary 
     for diplomatic or consular purposes.
       (B) Definition.--As used in this paragraph, the term 
     ``parastatal organization of Sudan'' means a corporation, 
     partnership, or entity owned, controlled, or subsidized by 
     the Government of Sudan.
       (8) Prohibition on united states appropriations for use as 
     investments in or trade subsidies for sudan.--None of the 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available by any 
     provision of law may be available for any new investment in, 
     or any subsidy for trade with, Sudan, including funding for 
     trade missions in Sudan and for participation in exhibitions 
     and trade fairs in Sudan.
       (9) Prohibition on cooperation with armed forces of 
     sudan.--No agency or entity of the United States may engage 
     in any form of cooperation, direct or indirect, with the 
     armed forces of Sudan, except for activities which are 
     reasonably necessary to facilitate the collection of 
     necessary intelligence. Each such activity shall be 
     considered as significant anticipated intelligence activity 
     for purposes of section 501 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 413).
       (10) Prohibition on cooperation with intelligence services 
     of sudan.--
       (A) Sanction.--No agency or entity of the United States 
     involved in intelligence activities may engage in any form of 
     cooperation, direct or indirect, with the Government of 
     Sudan, except for activities which are reasonably designed to 
     facilitate the collection of necessary intelligence.
       (B) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that no 
     agency or entity of the United States involved in 
     intelligence activities may provide any intelligence 
     information to the Government of Sudan which pertains to any 
     internal group within Sudan. Any change in such policy or any 
     provision of intelligence information contrary to this policy 
     shall be considered a significant anticipated intelligence 
     activity for purposes of section 501 of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413).
     The sanctions described in this subsection shall apply until 
     the Secretary of State determines that Sudan has 
     substantially eliminated religious persecution in that 
     country.
       (c) Multilateral Efforts To End Religious Persecution in 
     Sudan.--
       (1) Efforts to obtain multilateral measures against 
     sudan.--It is the policy of the United States to seek an 
     international agreement with the other industrialized 
     democracies to bring about an end to religious persecution by 
     the Government of Sudan. The net economic effect of such 
     international agreement should be measurably greater than the 
     net economic effect of the other measures imposed by this 
     section.
       (2) Commencement of negotiations to initiate multilateral 
     sanctions against sudan.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the President or, at his direction, the Secretary of 
     State should convene an international conference of the 
     industrialized democracies in order to reach an international 
     agreement to bring about an end to religious persecution in 
     Sudan. The international conference should begin promptly and 
     should be concluded not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Presidential report.--Not less than 210 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 
     to the Congress a report containing--
       (A) a description of efforts by the United States to 
     negotiate multilateral measures to bring about an end to 
     religious persecution in Sudan; and
       (B) a detailed description of economic and other measures 
     adopted by the other industrialized countries to bring about 
     an end to religious persecution in Sudan, including an 
     assessment of the stringency with which such measures are 
     enforced by those countries.
       (4) Conformity of united states measures to international 
     agreement.--If the President successfully concludes an 
     international agreement described in paragraph (2), the 
     President may, after such agreement enters into force with 
     respect to the United States, adjust, modify, or otherwise 
     amend the measures imposed under any provision of this 
     section to conform with such agreement.
       (5) Procedures for agreement to enter into force.--Each 
     agreement submitted to the Congress under this subsection 
     shall enter into force with respect to the United States if--
       (A) the President, not less than 30 days before the day on 
     which the President enters into such agreement, notifies the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate of the President's 
     intention to enter into such an agreement, and promptly 
     thereafter publishes notice of such intention in the Federal 
     Register;
       (B) after entering into the agreement, the President 
     transmits to the House of Representatives and to the Senate a 
     document containing a copy of the final text of such 
     agreement, together with--
       (i) a description of any administrative action proposed to 
     implement such agreement and an explanation as to how the 
     proposed administrative action would change or affect 
     existing law; and
       (ii) a statement of the President's reasons regarding--

       (I) how the agreement serves the interest of United States 
     foreign policy; and
       (II) why the proposed administrative action is required or 
     appropriate to carry out the agreement; and

       (C) a joint resolution approving such agreement has been 
     enacted.
       (6) United nations security council imposition of same 
     measures against sudan.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
     the President should instruct the Permanent Representative of 
     the United States to the United Nations to propose that the 
     United Nations Security Council, pursuant to Article 41 of 
     the United Nations Charter, impose measures against Sudan of 
     the same type as are imposed by this section.
       (d) Additional Measures and Reports; Recommendations of the 
     President.--
       (1) United states policy to end religious persecution.--It 
     shall be the policy of the United States to impose additional 
     measures against the Government of Sudan if its policy of 
     religious persecution has not ended on or before December 25, 
     1998.
       (2) Report to congress.--The Director shall prepare and 
     transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
     the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate on or before February 1, 1999, and every 12 months 
     thereafter, a report containing a determination by the 
     Secretary of State of whether the policy of religious 
     persecution by the Government of Sudan has ended.
       (3) Recommendation for imposition of additional measures.--
     If the Secretary of State determines that the policy of 
     religious persecution by the Government of Sudan has not 
     ended, the President shall prepare and transmit to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on or before 
     March 1, 1999, and every 12 months thereafter, a report 
     setting forth such recommendations for such additional 
     measures and actions against the Government of Sudan as will 
     end that government's policy of religious persecution.
       (e) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) Government of sudan.--The term ``Government of Sudan'' 
     includes any agency or instrumentality of the Government of 
     Sudan.
       (2) New investment in sudan.--The term ``new investment in 
     Sudan''--
       (A) means--
       (i) a commitment or contribution of funds or other assets; 
     or
       (ii) a loan or other extension of credit,

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     that is made on or after the effective date of this 
     subsection; and
       (B) does not include--
       (i) the reinvestment of profits generated by a controlled 
     Sudanese entity into that same controlled Sudanese entity, or 
     the investment of such profits in a Sudanese entity;
       (ii) contributions of money or other assets where such 
     contributions are necessary to enable a controlled Sudanese 
     entity to operate in an economically sound manner, without 
     expanding its operations; or
       (iii) the ownership or control of a share or interest in a 
     Sudanese entity or a controlled Sudanese entity or a debt or 
     equity security issued by the Government of Sudan or a 
     Sudanese entity before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     or the transfer or acquisition of such a share or interest, 
     or debt or equity security, if any such transfer or 
     acquisition does not result in a payment, contribution of 
     funds or assets, or credit to a Sudanese entity, a controlled 
     Sudanese entity, or the Government of Sudan.
       (3) Controlled sudanese entity.--The term ``controlled 
     Sudanese entity'' means--
       (A) a corporation, partnership, or other business 
     association or entity organized in Sudan and owned or 
     controlled, directly or indirectly, by a United States 
     person; or
       (B) a branch, office, agency, or sole proprietorship in 
     Sudan of a United States person.
       (4) Sudanese entity.--The term ``Sudanese entity'' means--
       (A) a corporation, partnership, or other business 
     association or entity organized in Sudan; or
       (B) a branch, office, agency, or sole proprietorship in 
     Sudan of a person that resides or is organized outside Sudan.
       (5) Sudan.--The term ``Sudan'' means any area controlled by 
     the Government of Sudan or by any entity allied with the 
     Government of Sudan, and does not include any area in which 
     effective control is exercised by an entity engaged in active 
     resistance to the Government of Sudan.
       (f) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the 
     imposition of any sanction against Sudan under this section 
     for periods of not more than 12 months each, if the 
     President, for each waiver--
       (1) determines that the national security interests of the 
     United States justify such a waiver; and
       (2) provides to the Committees on Foreign Relations, 
     Finance, the Judiciary, and Appropriations of the Senate and 
     to the Committees on International Relations, the Judiciary, 
     and Appropriations of the House of Representatives a written 
     notification of the President's intention to waive any such 
     sanction.
     The notification shall contain an explanation of the reasons 
     why the President considers the waiver to be necessary, the 
     type and amount of goods, services, or assistance to be 
     provided pursuant to the waiver, and the period of time 
     during which such a waiver will be effective. When the 
     President considers it appropriate, the explanation under the 
     preceding sentence, or any part of the explanation, may be 
     submitted in classified form.
       (g) Duly Authorized Intelligence Activities.--The 
     prohibitions and restrictions contained in paragraphs (1), 
     (2), (3), and (7) of subsection (b) shall not apply to the 
     conduct of duly authorized intelligence activities of the 
     United States Government.

     SEC. 13. PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

       (a) Establishment of a Religious Freedom Internet Site.--In 
     order to facilitate access by nongovernmental organizations 
     (NGOs) and by the public around the world to international 
     documents on the protection of religious freedom, the 
     Director shall establish and maintain an Internet site 
     containing major international documents relating to 
     religious freedom, each annual report submitted under section 
     6, and any other documentation or references to other sites 
     as deemed appropriate or relevant by the Director.
       (b) Training for Foreign Service Officers.--Chapter 7 of 
     title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 708. TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS.

       ``The Secretary of State and the Director of the Office of 
     Religious Persecution Monitoring established under section 5 
     of the Freedom From Religious Persecution Act of 1998, acting 
     jointly, shall establish as part of the standard training for 
     officers of the Service, including chiefs of mission, 
     instruction in the field of internationally recognized human 
     rights. Such instruction shall include--
       ``(1) standards for proficiency in the knowledge of 
     international documents and United States policy in human 
     rights, and shall be mandatory for all members of the Service 
     having reporting responsibilities relating to human rights, 
     and for chiefs of mission; and
       ``(2) instruction on the international right to freedom of 
     religion, the nature, activities, and beliefs of different 
     religions, and the various aspects and manifestations of 
     religious persecution.''.
       (c) High-level Contacts with NGOS.--United States chiefs of 
     mission shall seek out and contact religious nongovernmental 
     organizations to provide high-level meetings with religious 
     nongovernmental organizations where appropriate and 
     beneficial. United States chiefs of mission and Foreign 
     Service officers abroad shall seek to meet with imprisoned 
     religious leaders where appropriate and beneficial.
       (d) Programs and Allocations of Funds by United States 
     Missions Abroad.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) United States diplomatic missions in countries the 
     governments of which engage in or tolerate religious 
     persecution should develop, as part of annual program 
     planning, a strategy to promote the respect of the 
     internationally recognized right to freedom of religion; and
       (2) in allocating or recommending the allocation of funds 
     or the recommendation of candidates for programs and grants 
     funded by the United States Government, United States 
     diplomatic missions should give particular consideration to 
     those programs and candidates deemed to assist in the 
     promotion of the right to religious freedom.
       (e) Equal Access to United States Missions Abroad For 
     Conducting Religious Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to this subsection, the Secretary 
     of State shall permit, on terms no less favorable than that 
     accorded other nongovernmental activities, access to the 
     premises of any United States diplomatic mission or consular 
     post by any United States citizen seeking to conduct an 
     activity for religious purposes.
       (2) Timing and location.--The Secretary of State shall make 
     reasonable accommodations with respect to the timing and 
     location of such access in light of--
       (A) the number of United States citizens requesting the 
     access (including any particular religious concerns regarding 
     the time of day, date, or physical setting for services);
       (B) conflicts with official activities and other 
     nonofficial United States citizen requests;
       (C) the availability of openly conducted, organized 
     religious services outside the premises of the mission or 
     post; and
       (D) necessary security precautions.
       (3) Discretionary access for foreign nationals.--The 
     Secretary of State may permit access to the premises of a 
     United States diplomatic mission or consular post to foreign 
     nationals for the purpose of attending or participating in 
     religious activities conducted pursuant to this Act.
       (f) Prisoner Lists and Issue Briefs on Religious 
     Persecution Concerns.--
       (1) Sense of the congress.--To encourage involvement with 
     religious persecution concerns at every possible opportunity 
     and by all appropriate representatives of the United States 
     Government, it is the sense of the Congress that officials of 
     the executive branch of the United States Government should 
     promote increased advocacy on such issues during meetings 
     between executive branch and congressional leaders and 
     foreign dignitaries.
       (2) Religious persecution prisoner lists and issue 
     briefs.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with United 
     States chiefs of mission abroad, regional experts, the 
     Director, and nongovernmental human rights and religious 
     groups, shall prepare and maintain issue briefs on religious 
     freedom, on a country-by-country basis, consisting of lists 
     of persons believed to be imprisoned for their religious 
     faith, together with brief evaluations and critiques of 
     policies of the respective country restricting religious 
     freedom. The Secretary of State shall exercise appropriate 
     discretion regarding the safety and security concerns of 
     prisoners in considering the inclusion of their names on the 
     lists.
       (3) Availability of information.--The Secretary of State 
     shall provide these religious freedom issue briefs to 
     executive branch and congressional officials and delegations 
     in anticipation of bilateral contacts with foreign leaders, 
     both in the United States and abroad.
       (g) Assistance for Promoting Religious Freedom.--
       (1) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (A) In many nations where severe violations of religious 
     freedom occur, there is not sufficient statutory legal 
     protection for religious minorities or there is not 
     sufficient cultural and social understanding of international 
     norms of religious freedom.
       (B) Accordingly, in its foreign assistance already being 
     disbursed, the United States should make a priority of 
     promoting and developing legal protections and cultural 
     respect for religious freedom.
       (2) Allocation of funds for increased promotion of 
     religious freedoms.--Section 116(e) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 is amended by inserting ``and the right to free 
     religious belief and practice'' after ``adherence to civil 
     and political rights''.
       (h) International Broadcasting.--
       (1) Section 302(1) of the United States International 
     Broadcasting Act of 1994 is amended by inserting ``and of 
     conscience (including freedom of religion)'' after ``freedom 
     of opinion and expression''.
       (2) Section 303(a) of the United States International 
     Broadcasting Act of 1994 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) promote respect for human rights, including freedom 
     of religion.''.
       (i) International Exchanges.--Section 102(b) of the Mutual 
     Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after paragraph (10);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) promoting respect for and guarantees of religious 
     freedom abroad by interchanges and visits between the United 
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     and religious and legal experts in the field of religious 
     freedom.''.
       (j) Foreign Service Awards.--
       (1) Performance pay.--Section 405(d) of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 is amended by inserting after the first sentence 
     the following: ``Such service in the promotion of 
     internationally recognized human rights, including the right 
     to religious freedom, shall serve as a basis for granting 
     awards under this section.''.
       (2) Foreign service awards.--Section 614 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``Distinguished, meritorious service 
     in the promotion of internationally recognized human rights, 
     including the right to religious freedom, shall serve as a 
     basis for granting awards under this section.''.

     SEC. 14. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION.

       (a) Establishment and Composition.--
       (1) Generally.--There is established the United States 
     Commission on International Religious Persecution 
     (hereinafter referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (2) Membership.--
       (A) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of--
       (i) the Director; and
       (ii) four other members, who shall be appointed as follows:

       (I) Two Senators, one of whom shall be appointed by the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate upon the recommendations 
     of the Majority Leader, and one of whom shall be appointed by 
     the Minority Leader.
       (II) Two Members of the House of Representatives, one of 
     whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives upon the recommendations of the Majority 
     Leader, and one of whom shall be appointed by the Minority 
     Leader.

       (B) Chair.--The Commission shall elect one of its members 
     as chair.
       (C) Time of appointment.--The appointments required by 
     subparagraph (A) shall be made not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Terms.--The term of office of each member of the 
     Commission shall be 2 years, except that an individual may 
     not serve more than 2 terms.
       (4) Quorum.--Three members of the Commission constitute a 
     quorum of the Commission.
       (5) Meetings.--Not more than 15 days after the issuance of 
     an annual report under section 6, the Commission shall 
     convene.
       (6) Administrative support.--The Director shall provide to 
     the Commission such staff and administrative services of the 
     Office as may be necessary for the Commission to perform its 
     functions. The Secretary of State shall assist the Director 
     and the Commission by detailing staff resources as needed and 
     as appropriate.
       (7) Compensation.--
       (A) Travel expenses.--Members of the Commission shall 
     receive no pay for services performed as such a member, but 
     shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu 
     of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the Commission.
       (B) No compensation for government employees.--Any member 
     of the Commission who is an officer or employee of the United 
     States shall receive no additional compensation for services 
     performed as a member of the Commission.
       (b) Duties of the Commission.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall have as its primary 
     responsibility the consideration of the facts and 
     circumstances of category 1 or category 2 persecution 
     presented in each annual report issued under section 6 and 
     the consideration of United States Government policies to 
     promote religious freedom and prevent religious persecution, 
     and to make appropriate policy recommendations to the 
     President, the Secretary of State, and the Congress.
       (2) Policy review and recommendations in response to 
     violations.--The Commission, in evaluating United States 
     Government policies, shall consider and recommend policy 
     options to further enhance the effectiveness of sanctions 
     related to religious persecution and human rights.
       (3) Policy review and recommendations in response to 
     progress.--The Commission shall make and provide an 
     assessment of--
       (A) the progress of sanctions imposed under section 7 on a 
     country or responsible entity toward achieving termination of 
     religious persecution, as well as the potential deterrence of 
     religious persecution as a result of this Act in countries on 
     which sanctions have not been imposed under this Act;
       (B) diplomatic and other steps the United States has taken 
     or should take to further accomplish the intended objectives 
     of the sanctions, including the promotion of multilateral 
     adoption of comparable measures;
       (C) comparable measures undertaken by other countries;
       (D) additional policy options to promote the objectives of 
     this Act and an assessment of their potential effectiveness;
       (E) any obligations of the United States under 
     international treaties or trade agreements with which 
     sanctions imposed under section 7 have conflicted or proposed 
     policy options under paragraph (2) may conflict;
       (F) any retaliation resulting from sanctions imposed under 
     section 7 and the likelihood that a proposed policy option 
     under paragraph (2) will lead to retaliation against United 
     States interests, including agricultural interests; and
       (G) the estimated impact from sanctions imposed under 
     section 7 and proposed policy options under paragraph (2) on 
     United States foreign policy, national security, economic, 
     and humanitarian interests, including benefit or harm to 
     United States businesses, agriculture, and consumers, the 
     competitiveness of United States businesses, and the 
     international reputation of the United States as a reliable 
     supplier of products, technology, agricultural commodities, 
     and services.
       (4) Effects on religious communities and individuals.--
     Together with specific policy recommendations provided under 
     paragraphs (2) and (3), the Commission shall also indicate 
     its evaluation of the potential effects of such policies, if 
     implemented, on the religious communities and individuals 
     whose rights are found to be violated in the country in 
     question.
       (5) Monitoring.--The Commission shall, on an ongoing basis, 
     monitor facts and circumstances of religious persecution, in 
     consultation with independent human rights groups and 
     nongovernmental organizations, including churches and other 
     religious communities, and make such recommendations as may 
     be necessary to the appropriate agencies and officials of the 
     United States Government.
       (c) Report of the Commission.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the 
     Commission shall submit a report to the President and the 
     Congress setting forth its recommendations for changes in 
     United States policy based on its evaluations under 
     subsection (b).
       (2) Classified form of report.--The report may be submitted 
     in classified form, together with a public summary of 
     recommendations.
       (3) Individual or dissenting views.--Each member of the 
     Commission may include the individual or dissenting views of 
     the member.
       (d) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 8 years 
     after the initial appointment of its members.

     SEC. 15. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), this 
     Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 120 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Appointment of Director.--The Director shall be 
     appointed not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Regulations.--Each Federal department or agency 
     responsible for carrying out any of the sanctions under 
     section 7 shall issue all necessary regulations to carry out 
     such sanctions within 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

375

It was decided in the

Nays

41

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para.45.13                   [Roll No. 155]

                                YEAS--375

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley

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     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--41

     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Conyers
     Crane
     Crapo
     DeGette
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     English
     Fazio
     Gibbons
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Houghton
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kolbe
     Matsui
     McDermott
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Oberstar
     Paul
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Rangel
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stokes
     Stump
     Tauscher
     Waters
     Watt (NC)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Bonior
       

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bateman
     Dickey
     Fowler
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Lewis (CA)
     Mollohan
     Obey
     Quinn
     Riggs
     Sanders
     Skaggs
     Torres
     Traficant
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.45.14  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 434):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Small Business, the following Member:
       Donna Christian Green of the Virgin Islands.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.45.15  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, May 18, 1998 at 12 o'clock noon.

para.45.16  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, May 18, 1998, it 
adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 1998, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para.45.17  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, May 
20, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.45.18  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Monday, May 18, 1998, the Speaker and the Minority Leader be authorized 
to accept resignations and to make appointments to commissions, boards 
and committees duly authorized by law or by the House.

para.45.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3616

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-535) the resolution (H. Res. 435) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.45.20  providing for the consideration of h. res. 436

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-536) the resolution (H. Res. 436) providing for consideration of 
the resolution (H. Res. 432) expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives concerning the President's assertions of executive 
privilege, and for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 433) calling 
upon the President of the United States to urge full cooperation by his 
former political appointees and friends and their associates with 
congressional investigations.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.45.21  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. FOWLER, for today; and
  To Mr. QUINN, for today.
  And then,

para.45.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DOOLITTLE, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 4 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12 noon on Monday, May 18, 1998.

para.45.23  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 435. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3616) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for 
     military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-535). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 436. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. 
     Res. 432) expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives concerning the President's assertions of 
     executive privilege, and for consideration of the resolution 
     (H. Res. 433) calling upon the President of the United States 
     to urge full cooperation by his former political appointees 
     and friends and their associates with congressional 
     investigations (Rept. No. 105-536). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.45.24  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Talent, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. En

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             sign, Ms. Granger, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Largent, Mr. Bonilla, Ms. Furse, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Ryun, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. King of New York, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Mr. Watkins, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Boehner, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Calvert, and Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 3865. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the designation of renewal communities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 
     and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Boehlert, and Mr. Borski) (all by request):
       H.R. 3866. A bill to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     Secretary to construct various projects for improvements to 
     rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BAESLER:
       H.R. 3867. A bill to provide long-term economic assistance 
     to tobacco farmers and workers and to communities dependent 
     on tobacco production using funds contributed by tobacco 
     product manufacturers and importers; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education 
     and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Cook, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Norton, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. McHale, Mr. Yates, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Markey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Vento, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Stark, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sherman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Levin, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Filner, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and 
             Mr. Stokes):
       H.R. 3868. A bill to prevent children from using tobacco 
     products, to reduce the health costs attributable to tobacco 
     products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself and Mr. Borski):
       H.R. 3869. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize programs for 
     predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration of 
     disaster relief, to control the Federal costs of disaster 
     assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Brady, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Talent, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Schumer, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina):
       H.R. 3870. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide additional retirement savings opportunities 
     for small employers, including self-employed individuals; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Riggs):
       H.R. 3871. A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to 
     provide children with increased access to food and nutrition 
     assistance during the summer months; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Riggs):
       H.R. 3872. A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to 
     extend the authority of the commodity distribution program 
     through fiscal year 2003; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Riggs):
       H.R. 3873. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     to simplify program operations and improve program management 
     under that Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Riggs):
       H.R. 3874. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     to make improvements to the special supplemental nutrition 
     program for women, infants, and children and to extend the 
     authority of that program through fiscal year 2003; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Farr of California, and Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 3875. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to cease 
     mineral leasing activity on submerged land of the Outer 
     Continental Shelf that is adjacent to a coastal State that 
     has declared a moratorium on such activity, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Payne, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Carson, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Engel, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Stark, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Scott, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Obey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Torres, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 3876. A bill to reduce class size; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 3877. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage the production and use of electric 
     vehicles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 3878. A bill to subject certain reserved mineral 
     interests of the operation of the Mineral Leasing Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Gingrich, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Weller, Mr. Camp, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 3879. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year 
     period; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, and Mr. Clay, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Scott, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 3880. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 to carry out the Head Start 
     Act, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and 
     the Community Services Block Grant Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Horn, Ms. Lofgren, 
             and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 3881. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the Lifetime Learning Credit for tuition 
     expenses for continuing education for secondary teachers in 
     their fields of teaching; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 3882. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that a member of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States shall be treated as using a principal residence 
     while on extended active duty; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 3883. A bill to revise the boundary of the Abraham 
     Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site to include Knob 
     Creek Farm, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Towns, Mr. LaFalce, and 
             Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 3884. A bill to provide for the disposition of 
     Governors Island, New York; to the

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     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 3885. A bill to waive interest and penalties for 
     failures to file schedule D of Form 1040 with a timely filed 
     return for 1997; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYUN (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Wamp, and Ms. 
             Danner):
       H.R. 3886. A bill to prohibit the export of missile 
     equipment and technology to the People's Republic of China; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Luther, Mr. Vento, Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Obey, Mr. Johnson of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. 
             Rivers):
       H.R. 3887. A bill to prohibit oil and gas drilling in the 
     Great Lakes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Bass, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 3888. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to improve the protection of consumers against ``slamming'' 
     by telecommunications carriers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H.R. 3889. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to strengthen controls over tobacco; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DELAY:
       H.J. Res. 119. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit campaign 
     spending; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Mica, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. 
             Brady):
       H. Con. Res. 277. Concurrent resolution concerning the New 
     Tribes Mission hostage crisis; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. DELAY:
       H. Res. 432. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives concerning the President's assertions of 
     executive privilege; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 433. A resolution calling upon the President of the 
     United States to urge full cooperation by his former 
     political appointees and friends and their associates with 
     congressional investigations; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 434. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. LINDER (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia):
       H. Res. 437. A resolution commending Jack Elrod for his 
     contributions to the United States; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RYUN (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Stump, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Wamp, and Ms. 
             Danner):
       H. Res. 438. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     regarding the transfer to the People's Republic of China of 
     technology that can be used in the development of strategic 
     nuclear missiles; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD:
       H. Res. 439. A resolution concerning India's recent 
     detonation of 5 nuclear devices; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para.45.25  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 26: Mr. Obey and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 59: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 306: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
     Moakley.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1165: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Berry and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1241: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1376: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Rodriguez, 
     Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and 
     Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1382: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Berry, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Sisisky, and Mrs. 
     Bono.
       H.R. 1736: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Livingston, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Reyes, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Weygand,
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Moakley, and Mr. 
     McHale.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2088: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 2538: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 2719: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 2727: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hefner, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2804: Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Shays, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 2855: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 3048: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 3093: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 3166: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 3205: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     McIntyre.
       H.R. 3274: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 3283: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 3290: Mr. Upton, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. 
     Blumenauer.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Wynn, and 
     Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 3435: Ms. Danner, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Hill, 
     Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Klug, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Clyburn, and Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 3466: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3494: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 3561: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 3566: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Manton, Mr. Gekas, and Ms. 
     Rivers.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Hobson, Mr. Talent, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Clement, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Shays, Mr. Wynn, 
     and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 3613: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Gilman, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     McHale.
       H.R. 3637: Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Schumer.
       H.R. 3650: Mr. Armey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. 
     Owens.
       H.R. 3680: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Knollenberg, 
     Mr. Shays, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 3783: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 3807: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
     Collins, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Dickey, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Everett, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. Kim, Mr. LaHood, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Moran of Kansas, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 3822: Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 3841: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Ms. Danner, Mr. Calvert, Mr. McIntyre, and 
     Mr. Bonior.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Spratt.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H. Con. Res. 214: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia.
       H. Con. Res. 271: Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Res. 247: Mr. McGovern.

para.45.26  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 3760: Mr. Davis of Illinois. 



.
                        MONDAY, MAY 18, 1998 (46)

para.46.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER 
of Florida, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 18, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dan Miller to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.46.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, May 
14, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.46.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9168. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Serv

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     ice's final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Addition to 
     Quarantined Area [Docket No. 97-056-12] received May 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9169. A letter from the Director, Office of Procurement and 
     Property Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Agriculture Acquisition Regulation: Preference for selected 
     biobased products (RIN: 0599-AA00) received May 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9170. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers 
     Under the Paperwork Reduction Act [FRL-6013-2] received May 
     14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9171. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Michigan [MI67-01-7275; 
     FRL-6003-6] received May 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9172. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Illinois [IL169-1a; FRL-
     6012-7] received May 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9173. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Physical Protection for Spent 
     Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste (RIN: 3150-
     AF32) received May 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9174. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Greece for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-26), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9175. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Chile (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-40-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9176. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List; 
     Additions--received May 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9177. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, 
     Tennessee Valley Authority, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act from January 
     1, 1997 to September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9178. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit Increases [Docket No. 
     971229312-7312-01; I.D. 042398C] received May 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9179. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's ``Major'' final rule--
     Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; National Standard Guidelines 
     [Docket No. 970708168-8073-02; I.D. 061697B] received May 14, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9180. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Service-Initiated Accounting Method Changes (Notice 98-31) 
     received May 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9181. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Electronic Funds Transfer----Temporary Waiver of Failure to 
     Deposit Penalty for Certain Taxpayers (Notice 98-39) received 
     May 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       9182. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Distribution of Stock and Securities of a Controlled 
     Corporation [26 CFR 1.355-2] received May 14, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 


para.46.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 3565. An Act to amend Part L of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.

  The message also announced that the Senate passed a bill of the 
following title, in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1525. An Act to provide financial assistance for higher 
     education to the dependents of Federal, State, and local 
     public safety officers who are killed or permanently and 
     totally disabled as the result of a traumatic injury 
     sustained in the line of duty.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments of 
the House to the bill (S. 1605) ``An Act to establish a matching grant 
program to help States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to 
purchase armor vests for use by law enforcement officers.''.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 103-227, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore and upon the 
recommendation of the Majority Leader, appoints the following 
individuals to the National Skill Standards Board:
  Jon A. Reeves, of Mississippi, Representative of Business;
  Ronald K. Robinson, of Mississippi, Representative of Labor; and
  Earline N. Ashley, of Mississippi, Representative of Human Resources.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 102-246, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, in consultation with the 
Democratic Leader, appoints Bernard Rapoport of Texas to the Library of 
Congress Trust Fund Board for a term of 5 years.
  The message also announced that in accordance with sections 1928a-
1928d of title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice President, appoints the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. 
Hutchinson) as a member of the Senate Delegation to the North Atlantic 
Assembly during the Second Session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress, to 
be held in Barcelona, Spain, May 22-27, 1998.

para.46.5  commission on the advancement of federal law enforcement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida pursuant to the 
provisions of section 806(c)(1) of Public Law 104-132 and the order of 
the House of Thursday, May 14, 1998, the SPEAKER on Friday, May 15, 
1998, appointed to the Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law 
Enforcement, Mr. Robert E. Sanders, of Florida, from private life, on 
the part of the House to fill the existing vacancy thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.
  And then,

para.46.6  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ROHRABACHER, pursuant to the special order agreed to 
on Thursday, May 14, 1998, at 1 o'clock and 15 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 1998 for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para.46.7  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 3433. A bill 
     to amend the Social Security Act to establish a Ticket to 
     Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security 
     Administration to provide beneficiaries with disabilities 
     meaningful opportunities to return to work and to extend 
     Medicare coverage for such beneficiaries, and to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for 
     impairment-related work expenses; with amendments (Rept. No. 
     105-537), Referred to the Committee on the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2202. A bill to 
     amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the 
     bone marrow donor program, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-538). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. House Concurrent 
     Resolution 171. Resolution declaring the memorial service 
     sponsored by the National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) 
     Memorial Service Board of Directors to honor emergency 
     medical services personnel to be the ``National Emergency 
     Medical Services Memorial Service'' (Rept. No. 105-539). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3150. A bill to 
     amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-540). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 3809. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for the United States Customs 
     Service for fiscal years 1999 and 2000, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-541). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

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para.46.8  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII,

       Mr. BOEHNER introduced a resolution (H. Res. 440) 
     expressing the sense of the Congress that the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight should confer immunity from 
     prosecution for information and testimony concerning illegal 
     foreign fundraising activities; which was referred to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 

para.46.9  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 519: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Spence, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 1782: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 1813: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1995: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     Rush, Mr. Green, Mr. Wise, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
     Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Ford, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and 
     Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Markey, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
     Davis of Virginia, Mr. Costello, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and 
     Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. McDade, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2504: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2752: Mr. Stump, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Brown of 
     California.
       H.R. 2760: Mr. Bass, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska.
       H.R. 2817: Mr. Herger, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 2840: Mr. Talent and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2884: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Manton, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 3333: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 3341: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Riley and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 3570: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Hinchey and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 3615: Ms. Carson and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 3809: Mr. Wamp and Mr. Thomas.
       H.R. 3820: Mr. Luther and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3835: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Leach, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H. Con. Res. 207: Mr. Paul.
       H. Res. 425: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Shays, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. Miller of 
     California.



.
                       TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1998 (47)

  The House was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the SPEAKER.

para.47.1  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate passed a bill of the following title, in which 
concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1723. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to assist the United States to remain competitive by 
     increasing the access of United States firms and institutions 
     of higher education to skilled personnel and by expanding 
     educational and training opportunities for American students 
     and workers.

para.47.2  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 
21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.47.3  recess--11:21 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 12 noon.

para.47.4  after recess--12 noon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, called the House to order.

para.47.5  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, May 18, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.47.6  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9183. A letter from the Chairman, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting a copy of the Postal Rate Commission's 
     recommended decision in the Omnibus Rate Case R97-1; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9184. A letter from the the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     the U.S. House of Representatives, transmitting the quarterly 
     report of receipts and expenditures of appropriations and 
     other funds for the period January 1, 1998 through March 31, 
     1998 as compiled by the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a; (H. Doc. No. 105--254); to the 
     Committee on House Oversight and ordered to be printed.
       9185. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     SPECIAL LOCAL REGULATIONS; River Race Augusta, Augusta, GA 
     [CGD07-98-013] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received May 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9186. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 and 767 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-111-AD; Amendment 39-10522; AD 
     98-10-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 14, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9187. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron (Bell)-
     manufactured Model HH-1K, TH-1F, TH-1L, UH-1A, UH-1B, UH-1E, 
     UH-1F, UH-1H, UH-1L, and UH-1P Helicopters; and Southwest 
     Florida Aviation SW204, SW204HP, SW205, and SW205A-1 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-35; Amendment 39-10521; AD 97-
     20-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9188. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Alexander Schleicher 
     Segelflugzeugbau Model ASK 21 Sailplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-
     103-AD; Amendment 39-10518; AD 98-10-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9189. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model C-212 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-297-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10519; AD 98-10-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9190. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron (Bell) 
     Model 204B, 205A, and 205A-1 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-
     32-AD; Amendment 39-10520; AD 97-18-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9191. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Burkhart Grob Luft-und Raumfahrt 
     Models G115C, G115C2, G115D, and G115D2 Airplanes [Docket No. 
     98-CE-24-AD; Amendment 39-10517; AD 98-10-06] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9192. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the Territory and 
     Airspace of Afghanistan [Docket No. 27744; SFAR67] (RIN: 
     2120-AG56) received May 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9193. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, -
     20, -30, -40, and -50 Series Airplanes, and C-9 (Military) 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-40-AD; Amendment 39-10473; AD 98-
     08-24] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9194. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-365N1, 
     AS-365N2, and SA-366G1 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-49-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10515; AD 98-10-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9195. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29214; Amdt. No. 1866] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received May 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9196. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Aviation Charter Rules [Docket OST-97-2356] (RIN: 2105-AB91) 
     received May 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.47.7  private calendar business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. HYDE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order today, under clause 6, rule XXIV, the 
Private Calendar rule, be dispensed with.

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para.47.8  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                     Washington, DC, May 19, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on May 18, 1998 at 
     3:35 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he notifies the Congress that he has issued a notice 
     continuing the national emergency with respect to Burma.
       With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.47.9  national emergency with respect to burma

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) 
provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, 
prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President 
publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice 
stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the 
anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the 
enclosed notice to the Federal Register for publication, stating that 
the emergency declared with respect to Burma is to continue in effect 
beyond May 20, 1998.
  As long as the Government of Burma continues its policies of 
committing large-scale repression of the democratic opposition in Burma, 
this situation continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to 
the national security and foreign policy of the United States. For this 
reason, I have determined that it is necessary to maintain in force 
these emergency authorities beyond May 20, 1998.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 18, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-253).

para.47.10  ricky ray hemophilia relief fund

  Mr. HYDE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1023) to 
provide for compassionate payments with regard to individual with blood-
clotting disorders, such as hemophilia, who contracted human 
immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. HYDE and Mr. 
SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
provide for compassionate payments with regard to individuals with 
blood-clotting disorders, such as hemophilia, who contracted human 
immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated antihemophilic factor, and 
for other purposes.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.47.11  veterans' transitional housing

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3039) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional 
housing for homeless veterans, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
EVANS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voice,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. STUMP demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.47.12  veterans' major medical facilities

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3603) to 
authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility 
leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1999, and 
for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
EVANS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voice,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.47.13  collection of information piracy

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2652) to 
amend title 17, United States Code, to prevent the misappropriation of 
collections of information; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
FRANK of Massachusetts, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.47.14  prison release orders

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3718) to 
limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts with respect to prison 
release orders.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SCOTT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.47.15  drug free borders

  Mr. ARCHER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3809) to 
authorize appropriations for the United States Customs Service for 
fiscal years 1999 and 2000, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. ARCHER and Mr. 
MATSUI, each for 20 minutes.

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  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SHAW demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.47.16  national historic preservation fund reauthorization

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1522) to 
extend the authorization for the National Historic Preservation Fund, 
and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.47.17  wetlands and wildlife enhancement

  Mr. HEFLEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2556) to 
reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act and the 
Partnerships for Wildlife Act; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. HEFLEY and Mr. 
PALLONE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.47.18  new wildlife refuge authorization

  Mr. POMBO moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 512) to 
prohibit the expenditure of funds from the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund for the creation of new National Wildlife Refuges without specific 
authorization from Congress pursuant to a recommendation from the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service to create the refuge; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. POMBO and Mr. 
PALLONE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
establish requirements relating to the designation of new units of the 
National Wildlife Refuge System.''.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.47.19  honoring medical services personnel

  Mr. BILIRAKIS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 171); as amended: 

       Whereas in 1928 Julian Stanley Wise founded the first 
     volunteer rescue squad in United States, the Roanoke Life 
     Saving and First Aid Crew, and Virginia has subsequently 
     taken the lead in honoring the thousands of people nationwide 
     who give their time and energy to community rescue squads 
     through the establishment of To The Rescue, a museum located 
     in Roanoke devoted to emergency medical services (EMS) 
     personnel;
       Whereas to further recognize the selfless contributions of 
     EMS personnel nationwide, the Virginia Association of 
     Volunteer Rescue Squads, Inc., and the Julian Stanley Wise 
     Foundation, in conjunction with To The Rescue, in 1993 
     organized the first annual National Emergency Medical 
     Services (EMS) Memorial Service at Greene Memorial United 
     Methodist Church in Roanoke, Virginia, to honor EMS personnel 
     from across the country who have died in the line of duty;
       Whereas the annual National EMS Memorial Service has 
     captured national attention by honoring 119 providers of 
     emergency medical services from 35 States;
       Whereas the singular devotion of EMS personnel to the 
     safety and welfare of their fellow citizens is worthy of the 
     highest praise;
       Whereas the annual National EMS Memorial Service is a 
     fitting reminder of the bravery and sacrifice of EMS 
     personnel nationwide;
       Whereas according to the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, 170,000 Americans require emergency medical 
     services on an average day, a number which projects to over 
     60,000,000 people annually; and
       Whereas the life of every American will be affected, 
     directly or indirectly, by the uniquely skilled and dedicated 
     efforts of EMS personnel who work bravely and tirelessly to 
     preserve America's greatest resource--people: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. OFFICIAL SITE OF NATIONAL MEMORIAL SERVICE.

       The Congress declares the City of Roanoke, Virginia, to be 
     the official site of the National Emergency Medical Services 
     Memorial Service to honor emergency medical services 
     personnel who have died in the line of duty.

     SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this resolution shall be construed to place the 
     National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service under 
     Federal authority or to require any expenditure of Federal 
     funds.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. BILIRAKIS and Mr. 
BROWN of Ohio, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act 
Concurrent resolution declaring the city of Roanoke, Virginia, to be the 
official site of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial 
Service.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to and the title was 
amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.47.20  bone marrow registry reauthorization

  Mr. BILIRAKIS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2202) 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the bone 
marrow donor program, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. BILIRAKIS and Mr. 
BROWN of Ohio, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.

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  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.47.21  energy and policy programs extension

  Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado moved to suspend the rules and concur in 
the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to 
the bill (H.R. 2472) to extend certain programs under the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of 
Colorado and Mr. HALL of Texas each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to 
the House amendment to the Senate amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and the Senate amendment to the House amendment 
to the Senate amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the 
Senate amendment was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.47.22  private sector mandates

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, pursuant to House Resolution 
426 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 3534) to improve congressional deliberation on 
proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other purposes.
  Mr. SHIMKUS, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.47.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MOAKLEY:

       On page 5, line 13, strike ``(3)'' and all that follows 
     through line 5, page 6. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

176

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

233

para.47.24                   [Roll No. 156]

                                AYES--176

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--233

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Baesler
     Bateman
     Clay
     Crane
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Inglis
     Johnson (WI)
     Livingston
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Paxon
     Rogan
     Ryun
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Skaggs
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.47.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WAXMAN:

       Page 6, line 5, after ``exceeded'' insert ``or that would 
     remove, prevent the imposition of, prohibit the use of 
     appropriated funds to implement, or make less stringent any 
     such mandate established to protect human health, safety, or 
     the environment''.
       Page 6, after line 5, insert the following new paragraph 
     and renumber the succeeding paragraphs accordingly:
       (4) Modification or removal of certain mandates.--(A) 
     Section 424(b)(1) of such Act is amended by inserting ``or if 
     the Director finds the bill or joint resolution removes, 
     prevents the imposition of, prohibits the use of appropriated 
     funds to implement, or makes less stringent any Federal 
     private sector mandate established to protect human health, 
     safety, or the environment'' after ``such fiscal year'' and 
     by inserting ``or identify any provision which removes, 
     prevents the imposition of, prohibits the use of appropriated 
     funds to implement, or makes less stringent any Federal 
     private sector mandate established to protect human health, 
     safety, or the environment'' after ``the estimate''.
       Page 6, lines 14, 16, 18, and 20, after 
     ``intergovernmental'' insert ``mandate'' and after the 
     closing quotation marks insert ``and by inserting `mandate or 
     removing, preventing the imposition of, prohibiting the use 
     of appropriated funds to implement, or making less stringent 
     any such mandate established to protect human health, safety, 
     or the environment' ''.
       Page 6, line 18, strike ``and''.
       Page 6, line 20, strike the period and insert``and''.
       Page 6, after line 20, insert the following:

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       (v) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii), by 
     striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting 
     ``and'' and by adding the following new clause after clause 
     (iv):
       (v) any provision in a bill or resolution, amendment, 
     conference report, or amendments in disagreement referred to 
     in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) that prohibits the use of 
     appropriated funds to implement any Federal private sector 
     mandate established to protect human health, safety, or the 
     environment.''.
       Page 7, line 12, strike ``one point'' and insert ``two 
     points'' and on line 14, insert after ``(a)(2)'' the 
     following: ``with only one point of order permitted for 
     provisions which impose new Federal private sector mandates 
     and only one point of order permitted for provisions which 
     remove, prevent imposition of, prohibit the use of 
     appropriated funds to implement, or make less stringent 
     Federal private sector mandates.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

190

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

221

para.47.26                   [Roll No. 157]

                                AYES--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Baesler
     Bateman
     Clay
     Crane
     Dickey
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Ganske
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Livingston
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Paxon
     Rogan
     Ryun
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Skaggs
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.47.27  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BOEHLERT:

       Page 5, line 21, strike ``amendment''.
       Page 6, strike lines 15 and 16 and in lines 17 and 19 
     redesignated clauses (iii) and (iv) as (ii) and (iii) 
     respectively.

It was decided in the

Yeas

189

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

223

para.47.28                   [Roll No. 158]

                                AYES--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht

[[Page 653]]


     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Baesler
     Bateman
     Clay
     Crane
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Ganske
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Livingston
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Paxon
     Rogan
     Ryun
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Skaggs
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.47.29  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BECERRA:

       Page 6, line 5, after ``exceeded'' insert ``or that would 
     remove, prevent the imposition of, prohibit the use of 
     appropriated funds to implement, or make less stringent any 
     such mandate established to protect civil rights''.
       Page 6, after line 5, insert the following new paragraph 
     and renumber the succeeding paragraphs accordingly:
       (4) Modification or removal of certain mandates.--(A) 
     Section 424(b)(1) of such Act is amended by inserting ``or if 
     the Director finds the bill or joint resolution removes, 
     prevents the imposition of, prohibits the use of appropriated 
     funds to implement, or makes less stringent any Federal 
     private sector mandate established to protect civil rights'' 
     after ``such fiscal year'' and by inserting ``or identify any 
     provision which removes, prevents the imposition of, 
     prohibits the use of appropriated fund to implement, or makes 
     less stringent any Federal private sector mandate established 
     to protect civil rights'' after ``the estimate''.
       Page 6, lines 14, 16, 18, and 20, after 
     ``intergovernmental'' insert ``mandated'' and after the 
     closing quotation marks insert ``and by inserting mandate or 
     removing, preventing the imposition of, prohibiting the use 
     of appropriate funds to implement, or making less stringent 
     any such mandate established to protect civil rights' ''.
       Page 7, line 12, strike ``one point'' and insert ``two 
     points'' and on line 14, insert after ``(a)(2)'' the 
     following: ``with only one point of order permitted for 
     provisions which impose new Federal private sector mandates 
     and only one point of order permitted for provisions which 
     remove, prevent imposition of, prohibit the use of 
     appropriated funds to implement,or make less stringent 
     Federal private section mandates.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

180

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

231

para.47.30                   [Roll No. 159]

                                AYES--180

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--231

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Baesler
     Bateman
     Clay
     Crane
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Ganske
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Livingston
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (FL)
     Paxon
     Rogan
     Ryun
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Skaggs
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GILLMOR, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 426, 
reported the bill, as amended pursuant to said resolution, back to the 
House with sundry further amendments adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 426, the following Committee amendment 
was considered as adopted:
       On page 5, line 23, following ``mandates'' insert; 
     ``excluding any direct costs that are attributable to revenue 
     resulting from tax or tariff provisions of any such measure 
     if it does not raise net tax and tariff revenues over the 5-
     fiscal-year period beginning with the first fiscal year such 
     measure affects such revenues''.
  The following further amendments, reported from the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:


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       Page 8, after line 11, add the following new section:

     SEC. 5. FEDERAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL MANDATE.

       Section 421(5)(B) of the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658(5)(B)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``the provision'' after ``if'';
       (2) in clause (i)(I) by inserting ``the provision'' before 
     ``would'';
       (3) in clause (i)(II) by inserting ``the provision'' before 
     ``would''; and
       (4) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by inserting ``that legislation, statute, or regulation 
     does not provide'' before ``the State''; and
       (B) by striking ``lack'' and inserting ``new or expanded''. 


       Page 8, after line 11, add the following new subsection:
       (d) Annual CBO Reports.--Within 90 calendar days after the 
     end of each fiscal year, the Director of the Congressional 
     Budget Office shall transmit a report to each House of 
     Congress of the economic impact of the amendments made by 
     this Act to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 on 
     employment and businesses in the United States.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

279

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

132

para.47.31                   [Roll No. 160]

                                AYES--279

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--132

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Baesler
     Bateman
     Buyer
     Clay
     Crane
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Ganske
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Livingston
     McInnis
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Paxon
     Ryun
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Skaggs
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.47.32  witness immunity in fund-raising investigation

  Mr. COX moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 440): 

       Whereas the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight is 
     currently investigating the unprecedented flow of illegal 
     foreign contributions to the Clinton-Gore campaign during the 
     1996 Presidential campaign;
       Whereas more than 90 witnesses in the investigation have 
     either asserted the fifth amendment or fled the United States 
     to avoid testifying, including 53 persons involved in raising 
     money for the Democratic National Committee or the Clinton-
     Gore campaign;
       Whereas among the 53 persons who have either asserted the 
     fifth amendment or fled the United States to avoid testifying 
     are former Associate Attorney General Webster Hubbell; former 
     White House aide Mark Middleton; longtime Clinton friends 
     John Huang, Charlie Trie, and James and Mochtar Riady; and 
     Chinese businessman Ted Sieong and 11 members of his family;
       Whereas democratic fundraiser Johnny Chung has told 
     Department of Justice investigators that he funneled more 
     than $100,000 in illegal campaign contributions from a 
     Chinese military officer to Democrats during the 1996 
     campaign cycle, according to a New York Times report on May 
     15, 1998;
       Whereas Chung told Federal investigators much of the 
     $100,000 he gave to the Democratic National Committee in the 
     1996 campaign came from Communist China's Peoples Liberation 
     Army through Liu Chaoying, a Chineese Lieutenant Colonel and 
     aerospace industry executive;
       Whereas Chung's account and supporting evidence, such as 
     financial records, is the first direct evidence of Communist 
     Chinese campaign contributions being funneled to the 
     Democratic National Committee and Clinton-Gore '96;
       Whereas subsequent to the receipt of the illegal campaign 
     contributions from Communist Chineese officials the Clinton 
     Administration relaxed export controls and overruled a 
     Pentagon ban on the sale and export of sophisticated 
     satellite technology to China;
       Whereas on April 23 and May 13, 1998, the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight unsuccessfully sought to 
     grant immunity from prosecution to 4 important witnesses, 
     including 2 former employees of Johnny Chung who have direct 
     knowledge concerning Communist Chinese attempts to influence 
     United States policy and make illegal campaign contributions;
       Whereas these 4 witnesses, Irene Su, Nancy Lee, Larry Wong, 
     and Kent La, each have direct information concerning the 
     efforts employed by Johnny Chung, Ted Sieong, and other 
     foreigners to violate Federal campaign laws and exercise 
     foreign influence over the 1996 elections;
       Whereas the Department of Justice does not object to the 
     Committee on Government

[[Page 655]]

     Reform and Oversight's desire to confer immunity on Irene Wu, 
     Nancy Lee, Larry Wong, and Kent La;
       Whereas Irene Wu, Johnny Chung's office manager and primary 
     assistant, would provide the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight firsthand information and knowledge about 
     Chung's payments to Clinton-Gore '96 and his relationships 
     with foreign nationals;
       Whereas Nancy Lee, an engineer at Mr. Chung's company, 
     solicited contributions from her colleagues for the benefit 
     of Clinton-Gore '96, and those contributions serve as the 
     foundation of criminal charges brought against Mr. Chung;
       Whereas Larry Wong, a long-time friend and associate of 
     convicted felon Gene Lum, has direct knowledge concerning 
     Lum's method of making illegal foreign money contributions to 
     Clinton-Gore '96;
       Whereas Kent La, the United States distributor of Communist 
     Chinese cigarettes, has direct and relevant information about 
     illegal foreign money contributions made to the Democratic 
     National Committee by Ted Sioeng; and
       Whereas the inability of the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight to confer immunity on these 4 important 
     witnesses serves as an impediment to the important work of 
     the committee in determining the extent to which officials 
     and associates of the Chinese and other foreign government 
     sought to influence the 1996 elections and United States 
     policy in violation of Federal campaign contribution laws and 
     regulations: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight should vote to direct the General Counsel of the 
     House of Representatives to apply to a United States district 
     court for an order immunizing from use in prosecutions the 
     testimony of, and other information provided by, Irene Wu, 
     Nancy Lee, Larry Wong, and Kent La at proceedings before or 
     ancillary to the Committee.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mr. COX and Mr. WAXMAN, 
each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,

para.47.33  point of order

  Mr. COX, during debate addressed the House and, during the course of 
his remarks,
  Mr. WAXMAN made a point of order, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I would inquire of the Chair whether an accusation of 
obstruction of justice is permitted on the House floor.''. 
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, responded to the point of order, 
and said:

  ``The reference to obstruction of justice should not be made with 
respect to specific or certain Members of the House of 
Representatives.''. 

  After further debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. WAXMAN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

402

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para.47.34                   [Roll No. 161]

                                YEAS--402

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--30

     Archer
     Baesler
     Barr
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Clay
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cummings
     Dicks
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Ganske
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Hinchey
     Livingston
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Paxon
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Waters
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.47.35  h.r. 3039--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 3039) to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to guarantee loans to 
provide multifamily transitional housing for homeless veterans, and for 
other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

405

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.47.36                   [Roll No. 162]

                                YEAS--405

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci

[[Page 656]]


     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Sanford
       

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Archer
     Baesler
     Bateman
     Clay
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Dicks
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Ganske
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Hinchey
     Kennedy (MA)
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Paxon
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Skaggs
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.47.37  h.r. 3718--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3718) to limit the jurisdiction of the 
Federal courts with respect to prison release orders.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SCOTT demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

352

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

53

para.47.38                   [Roll No. 163]

                                AYES--352

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin

[[Page 657]]


     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--53

     Barrett (WI)
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Campbell
     Carson
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Evans
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Watt (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Archer
     Baesler
     Bateman
     Clay
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Dicks
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Ganske
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Hinchey
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Paxon
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Waters
     Woolsey
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.47.39  h.r. 3809--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3809) to authorize appropriations for 
the United States Customs Service for fiscal years 1999 and 2000, and 
for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

320

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

86

para.47.40                   [Roll No. 164]

                                YEAS--320

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--86

     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Engel
     Evans
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Poshard
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Smith, Adam
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Bateman
     Clay
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Dicks
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Ganske
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Hinchey
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Paxon
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Skaggs
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
authorize appropriations for the United States Customs Service for drug 
interdiction, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.47.41  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2400

  Mr. OBEY, pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XXVIII, announced his 
intention to instruct the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, 
highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes, 
to insist that no provisions to prohibit or reduce service-connected 
disability compensation to veterans for smoking-related illnesses be 
included in the conference report on H.R. 2400 to offset spending for 
highway or transit programs.

para.47.42  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3616

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 435):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pur

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     suant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, declare the House 
     resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state 
     of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military 
     activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
     military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for 
     other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of 
     the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the 
     bill and shall not exceed two hours equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on National Security. After general debate the 
     Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion. No further 
     consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant 
     to subsequent order of the House.

  When said resolution was considered.
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.47.43  dod authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 435 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3616) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. CAMP as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. PEASE assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. PEASE, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.47.44  providing for the further consideration of h.r. 3616

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-544) the resolution (H. Res. 441) providing for further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.47.45  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1723. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to assist the United States to remain competitive by 
     increasing the access of United States firms and institutions 
     of higher education to skilled personnel and by expanding 
     educational and training opportunities for American students 
     and workers; to the committee on the judiciary, and in 
     addition, to the Committee(s) on Education and the Workforce, 
     and the Committee on International Relations, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

para.47.46  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 3565. An Act to amend Part L of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.

para.47.47  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bill of the Senate of 
the following title:

       S. 1605. An Act to establish a matching grant program to 
     help State and local jurisdictions purchase armor vests for 
     use by law enforcement departments.

para.47.48  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. CRANE, for today;
  To Mr. BATEMAN, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. MEEKS of New York, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today.
  And then,

para.47.49  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. MORAN of Kansas, at 11 o'clock and 19 minutes p.m., 
the House adjourned.

para.47.50  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2863. A 
     bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify 
     restrictions under that Act on baiting, to facilitate 
     acquisition of migratory bird habitat, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-542). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary. House Joint 
     Resolution 78. Resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States restoring religious 
     freedom; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-543). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 441. 
     Resolution providing for further consideration of the bill 
     (H.R. 3616) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 
     for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-544). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.

para.47.51  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 3890. A bill to promote democracy and good governance 
     in Nigeria, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Banking and Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 3891. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to 
     prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or 
     alteration of product identification codes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 3892. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a program to help children 
     and youth learn English, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 3893. A bill to amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 
     with respect to the work requirement for Federal prisoners 
     and to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
     the use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. 
             Hobson):
       H.R. 3894. A bill to reinvigorate science and technology 
     functions of the Department of the Air Force; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3895. A bill to provide grants to improve firearms 
     safety, and to provide for the study of the effects of 
     developing firearms technology on firearms safety; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sanders, and 
             Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 3896. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to institutions of higher education for 
     postsecondary information technology education and employment 
     assistance projects; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Clay, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Furse, Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stokes, and Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 3897. A bill to provide for programs to develop and 
     implement integrated cockroach management programs in urban 
     communities that are effective in reducing health risks to 
     inner city residents, especially children, suffering from 
     asthma and asthma-related illnesses; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Redmond, 
             Mr. Pappas, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Ryun, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr.

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             Saxton, Mr. Goss, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Smith of Oregon, Ms. Granger, Mr. Souder, Mr. Smith 
             of Texas, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Bob Schaffer, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brady, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Mica, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Baker):
       H.R. 3898. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to 
     conform penalties for violations involving certain amounts of 
     methamphetamine to penalties for violations involving similar 
     amounts cocaine base; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ney, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Nussle, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 3899. A bill to expand homeownership in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 3900. A bill to establish Federal penalties for 
     prohibited uses and disclosures of individually identifiable 
     health information, to establish a right in an individual to 
     inspect and copy their own health information, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3901. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize funding for the grant 
     program to encourage arrest policies in dealing with domestic 
     violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3902. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize funding for court-
     appointed special advocates for victims of child abuse, 
     training programs on child abuse for judicial personnel and 
     attorneys, and closed-circuit television and video taping of 
     child victim testimony; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3903. A bill to provide for an exchange of lands 
     located near Gustavus, Alaska, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Brady, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Portman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Dan 
             Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Talent, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Ryun, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Herger, Mr. Armey, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois):
       H. Con. Res. 278. Concurrent resolution stating the sense 
     of Congress that any national missile defense program to 
     provide protection for the United States against the threat 
     of ballistic missile attack should provide for the protection 
     of Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories and commonwealths of 
     the United States on the same basis as the contiguous States; 
     to the Committee on National Security. 

para.47.52  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 7: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 135: Ms. Lee and Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 676: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 678: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Boswell and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 902: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 953: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Pryce of 
     Ohio, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Paul, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 1425: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1548: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Shimkus and Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Bentsen and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 1884: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Greenwood and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Abercrombie, and Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2124: Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 2290: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2352: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 2478: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2504: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 2519: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 2538: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Radanovich, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2613: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, Mr. Olver, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Wise, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Paul, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 2721: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2863: Mr. Istook, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Manzullo, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 2879: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 2888: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 2946: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 3032: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 3048: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Skelton and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Crane, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3234: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 3242: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 3304: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 3341: Mr. Filner and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 3342: Mr. Allen and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 3398: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 3464: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3470: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 3526: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 3550: Mr. Etheridge and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3566: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, Mr. Klug, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 3570: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 3605: Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McHale, 
     and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 3615: Mr. Thompson and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 3629: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 3636: Ms. Jackson-Lee and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 3644: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 3648: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Crane, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. 
     Bereuter.
       H.R. 3651: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3674: Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 3688: Mr. Largent, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 3735: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 3764: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 3802: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 3833: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 3849: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 3877: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. John, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     McCollum, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
     McKeon, and Mr. Bonilla.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Ms. Norton and Mr. Rothman.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. McDermott,  Mr. Olver, Mr. Franks of 
     New Jersey, Mr. Cook, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bereuter, 
     Mr. Pastor, and Mrs. Clayton.
       H. Con. Res. 208: Mr. Lampson, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Costello, 
     Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Evans, Mr. Edwards, 
     Mr. Weygand, Mr. Brady, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     Paxon, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Graham, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     McIntyre.
       H. Con. Res. 233: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H. Con. Res. 258: Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Manton, Ms. Furse, and Mr. 
     Blumenauer.
       H. Con. Res. 267: Mr. Rogan.
       H. Res. 363: Mr. Sandlin.
       H. Res. 404: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.



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                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1998 (48)

para.48.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 20, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable E. Clay Shaw, Jr. to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.48.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced he had examined

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and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, May 19, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.48.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9197. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 1999 budget 
     amendments for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, 
     Defense, and Transportation; the Environmental Protection 
     Agency; International Assistance Programs; the District of 
     Columbia; and, the Postal Service, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--255); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       9198. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-344, ``TANF 
     and TANF-Related Medicare Managed Care Program Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1998'' received May 19, 1998, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9199. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-337, 
     ``Uniform Controlled Substances Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received May 19, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9200. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-336, 
     ``Parking Meter Fee Moratorium Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received May 19, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9201. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-330, 
     ``Uniform Interstate Family Support Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received May 19, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9202. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-329, ``Public 
     Assistance Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' received May 19, 
     1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9203. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-332, 
     ``District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Federal 
     Conformity Amendment Act of 1998'' received May 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9204. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-333, 
     ``Eastern Market Open Air Retailing Temporary Act of 1998'' 
     received May 19, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9205. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-338, 
     ``Georgetown Business Improvement District Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1998'' received May 19, 1998, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9206. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-335, 
     ``Correctional Treatment Facility Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1998'' received May 19, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9207. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-340, 
     ``Residency Requirement Reinstatement Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received May 19, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9208. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-342, 
     ``Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Act of 1975 Financial 
     Reporting Amendment Act of 1998'' received May 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9209. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-341, 
     ``Definition of Optometry Amendment Act of 1998'' received 
     May 19, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9210. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-343, ``Truth 
     in Sentencing Amendment Act of 1998'' received May 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9211. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-328, 
     ``Children's Defense Fund Equitable Real Property Tax Relief 
     Temporary Act of 1998'' received May 19, 1998, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9212. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-334, ``Motor 
     Vehicle Excessive Idling Fine Increase Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1998'' received May 19, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight. 

para.48.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 3301. An act to amend chapter 51 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to allow the Secretary of the Treasury greater 
     discretion with regard to the placement of the required 
     inscriptions on quarter dollars issued under the 50 States 
     Commemorative Coin Program.

para.48.5  providing for further consideration of h.r. 3616

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 441):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for further 
     consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities 
     of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel 
     strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes. No 
     further general debate shall be in order. The bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.
       Sec. 2. (a) It shall be in order to consider as an original 
     bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule 
     the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
     the Committee on National Security now printed in the bill. 
     The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
     be considered as read. All points of order against the 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived.
       (b) No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute shall be in order except the amendments 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution and amendments en bloc described in section 3 
     of this resolution.
       (c) Except as specified in section 5 of this resolution, 
     each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on 
     Rules shall be considered only in the order printed in the 
     report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
     report, shall be considered as read, and shall not be subject 
     to a demand for division of the question in the House or in 
     the Committee of the Whole. Unless otherwise specified in the 
     report, each amendment printed in the report shall be 
     debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
     the proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject to 
     amendment (except that the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on National Security each may offer 
     one pro forma amendment for the purpose of further debate on 
     any pending amendment).
       (d) All points of order against amendments printed in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc 
     described in section 3 of this resolution are waived.
       (e)(1) Consideration of the amendments in part A of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules shall begin with an 
     additional period of general debate, which shall be confined 
     to the subject of the policy of the United States with 
     respect to the People's Republic of China and shall not 
     exceed two hours equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     National Security.
       (2) Consideration of the amendments in part C of the report 
     of the Committee on Rules shall begin with an additional 
     period of general debate, which shall be confined to the 
     subject of the assignment of members of the armed forces to 
     assist in border control and shall not exceed 30 minutes 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on National Security.
       Sec. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman 
     of the Committee on National Security or his designee to 
     offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in 
     part D of the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier 
     disposed of germane modifications of any such amendment. 
     Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be 
     considered as read (except that modifications shall be 
     reported), shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided 
     and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on National Security or their designees, shall 
     not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a 
     demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
     Committee of the Whole. For the purpose of inclusion in such 
     amendments en bloc, an amendment printed in the form of a 
     motion to strike may be modified to the form of a germane 
     perfecting amendment to the text originally proposed to be 
     stricken. The original proponent of an amendment included in 
     such amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the 
     Congressional Record immediately before the disposition of 
     the amendments en bloc.
       Sec. 4. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendments; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes.
       Sec. 5. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     recognize for consideration of

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     any amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     out of the order printed, but not sooner than one hour after 
     the chairman of the Committee on National Security or a 
     designee announces from the floor a request to that effect.
       Sec. 6. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any 
     Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any 
     amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 
     or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

281

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

134

para.48.6                    [Roll No. 165]

                                YEAS--281

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--134

     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Andrews
     Armey
     Bateman
     Carson
     Clay
     Crane
     Ewing
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Hinchey
     Meeks (NY)
     Ney
     Northup
     Paxon
     Stabenow
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to 
said resolution which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so 
a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

304

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

108

para.48.7                    [Roll No. 166]

                                AYES--304

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett

[[Page 662]]


     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--108

     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Andrews
     Armey
     Bateman
     Burr
     Carson
     Clay
     Crane
     Ewing
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Harman
     Hinchey
     Manton
     McCrery
     Meeks (NY)
     Paxon
     Payne
     Riley
     Stabenow
     Thomas
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.48.8  dod authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
441 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 3616) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. CAMP, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.48.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SPENCE:

       At the end of title XII (page 253, after line 3), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 1206. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) United States business interests must not be placed 
     above United States national security interests;
       (2) at the Presidential summit meeting to be held in the 
     People's Republic of China in June of 1998, the United States 
     should not--
       (A) support membership of the People's Republic of China in 
     the Missile Technology Control Regime;
       (B) agree to issue any blanket waiver of the suspensions 
     contained in section 902 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 
     101-246), regarding the export of satellites of United States 
     origin intended for launch from a launch vehicle owned by the 
     People's Republic of China;
       (C) agree to increase the number of launches of satellites 
     to geosynchronous orbit by the People's Republic of China 
     above the number contained in Article II(B)(ii) of the 1995 
     Memorandum of Agreement Between the Government of the United 
     States of America and the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China Regarding International Trade in Commercial Launch 
     Services;
       (D) support any cooperative project with the People's 
     Republic of China to design or manufacture satellites;
       (E) enter into any new scientific, technical, or other 
     agreements, or amend any existing scientific, technical, or 
     other agreements, with the People's Republic of China 
     involving space or missile-related technology;
       (F) agree to any arms control initiative that cannot be 
     effectively verified, including any initiative relating to 
     detargeting of strategic offensive missiles; or
       (G) support any increase in the number or frequency of 
     military-to-military contacts between the United States and 
     the People's Republic of China;
       (3) the decision of the executive branch in 1998 to issue a 
     waiver allowing the export of satellite technology to the 
     People's Republic of China was not in the national interest 
     of the United States, given the ongoing criminal 
     investigation by the Justice Department of the transfer in 
     1996 of satellite technology to that country;
       (4) the executive branch should ensure that United States 
     law regarding the export of satellites to the Peoples 
     Republic of China is enforced and that the criminal 
     investigation described in paragraph (3) proceeds with all 
     due dispatch; and
       (5) the President should indefinitely suspend the export of 
     satellites of United States origin to the People's Republic 
     of China, including those satellites licensed in February 
     1998 as part of the Chinasat-8 program.

It was decided in the

Yeas

417

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

4

para.48.10                   [Roll No. 167]

                                AYES--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz

[[Page 663]]


     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--4

     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     McDermott
     Wexler

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Cannon
     Carson
     Clay
     Ewing
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Meeks (NY)
     Mollohan
     Stabenow
     Stark
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.48.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BEREUTER:

       At the end of title XII (page 253, after line 3), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 1206. INVESTIGATIONS OF SATELLITE LAUNCH FAILURES

       (a) Participation in Investigations.--In the event of the 
     failure of a launch from the People's Republic of China of a 
     satellite of United States origin, no United States person 
     may participate in any subsequent investigation of the 
     failure.
       (b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``United 
     States person'' has the meaning given that term in section 16 
     of the Export Administration Act of 1979, and includes any 
     officer or employee of the Federal Government or of any other 
     government.

It was decided in the

Yeas

414

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

7

para.48.12                   [Roll No. 168]

                                AYES--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--7

     Campbell
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     McDermott
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Carson
     Clay
     Cox
     Diaz-Balart
     Ewing
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Meeks (NY)
     Norwood
     Stabenow
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.48.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HEFLEY:

       At the end of title XII (page 253, after line 3), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 1206. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS OF MISSILE EQUIPMENT AND 
                   TECHNOLOGY TO CHINA.

       No missile equipment or technology (as defined in section 
     74 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797c)) may be 
     exported to the People's Republic of China.

It was decided in the

Yeas

412

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

6

para.48.14                   [Roll No. 169]

                                AYES--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett

[[Page 664]]


     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--6

     Campbell
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     McDermott
     Moran (VA)
     Wexler

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bateman
     Brady
     Carson
     Clay
     Cox
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hill
     McIntosh
     Meeks (NY)
     Stabenow
     Weldon (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.48.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HUNTER:

       At the end of title XII (page 253, after line 3), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 1206. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF SATELLITES 
                   TO CHINA.

       (a) In General.--No satellites of United States origin 
     (including commercial satellites and satellite components) 
     may be exported or reexported to the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (b) Prohibition With Respect to Information, Equipment, and 
     Technology.--No information, equipment, or technology that 
     could be used in the acquisition, design, development 
     (including codevelopment), or production (including 
     coproduction) of any satellite or launch vehicle may be 
     exported or reexported to the People's Republic of China.
       (c) Applicability.--Subsections (a) and (b) apply to any 
     satellite, information, equipment, or technology that as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act has not been exported 
     or reexported to the People's Republic of China, whether or 
     not an export license for such export or reexport has been 
     approved as of such date.

It was decided in the

Yeas

364

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

54

para.48.16                   [Roll No. 170]

                                AYES--364

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--54

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Brown (CA)
     Campbell
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Crane
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Furse
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Houghton
     Johnson (CT)
     Kilpatrick
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     Moran (VA)
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pickett

[[Page 665]]


     Reyes
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bass
     Bateman
     Carson
     Clay
     Cox
     Ewing
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Kasich
     Meeks (NY)
     Owens
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.48.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. LOWEY:

       At the end of subtitle A of title VII (page 189, after line 
     5) insert the following new section:

     SEC. 705. RESTORATION OF POLICY AFFORDING ACCESS TO CERTAIN 
                   HEALTH CARE PROCEDURES FOR FEMALE MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPENDENTS AT DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE FACILITIES OVERSEAS.

       Section 1093 of title 10 United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``(a) Restriction on 
     Use of Funds.--''; and
       (2) by striking out subsection (b).

It was decided in the

Yeas

190

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

232

para.48.18                   [Roll No. 171]

                                AYES--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     White
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--232

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bateman
     Carson
     Clay
     Ewing
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Meeks (NY)
     Murtha
     Stabenow
     Wise
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.48.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GILMAN:

       At the end of title XII (page 253, after line 3), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 1206. PROHIBITION ON RESTRICTION OF ARMED FORCES UNDER 
                   KYOTO PROTOCOL TO THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK 
                   CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no provision of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations 
     Framework Convention on Climate Change, or any regulation 
     issued pursuant to such protocol, shall restrict the 
     procurement, training, or operation and maintenance of the 
     United States Armed Forces.
       (b) Waiver.--A provision of law may not be construed as 
     modifying or superseding the provisions of subsection (a) 
     unless that provision of law--
       (1) specifically refers to this section; and
       (2) specifically states that such provision of law modifies 
     or supersedes the provisions of this section.

Yeas

420

It was decided in the

Nays

0

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.48.20                   [Roll No. 172]

                                AYES--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton

[[Page 666]]


     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                               PRESENT--1

       
     Frank (MA)
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Carson
     Clay
     Ewing
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     McDade
     Meeks (NY)
     Murtha
     Stabenow
     Wise
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.48.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HEFLEY:

       At the end of title X (page 234, after line 4), insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 1044. PROHIBITION ON ASSIGNMENT OF UNITED STATES FORCES 
                   TO UNITED NATIONS RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE MISSION 
                   HEADQUARTERS.

       No funds available to the Department of Defense may be used 
     to assign or detail any member of the Armed Forces to duty 
     with the United Nations Rapidly Deployable Mission 
     Headquarters (or any similar United Nations military 
     operations headquarters).

It was decided in the

Yeas

250

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

172

para.48.22                   [Roll No. 173]

                                AYES--250

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--172

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bateman
     Carson
     Clay
     Ewing
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Meeks (NY)
     Murtha
     Stabenow
     Wise
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. PEASE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.48.23  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2400

  Mr. OBEY submitted the privileged motion to instruct the managers on 
the part of the House at the conference with the Senate on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize 
funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit 
programs, and for other purposes, to insist that no provisions to 
prohibit or reduce service-connected disability compensation to vet

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erans for smoking-related illnesses be included in the conference report 
on H.R. 2400 to offset spending for highway or transit programs.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

422

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para.48.24                   [Roll No. 174]

                                YEAS--422

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bateman
     Carson
     Clay
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Meeks (NY)
     Pelosi
     Pryce (OH)
     Schumer
     Stabenow
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.48.25  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2400

  Mr. MINGE, pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XXVIII, announced his 
intention to instruct the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, 
highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes, 
to ensure that spending for highways and transit programs authorized in 
the conference agreement on the bill (H.R. 2400) is fully paid for using 
estimates of the Congressional Budget Office, to reject the use of 
estimates from any other source, to reject any method of budgeting that 
departs from the budget enforcement principles currently in effect, or 
the use of the budget surplus to pay for spending on highways or transit 
programs.

para.48.26  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2400

  Mr. OBEY, pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XXVIII, announced his 
intention to instruct the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, 
highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes, 
to limit the aggregate number of earmarked highway demonstration 
projects earmarked during the 42 years since the enactment of the 
Highway Trust Fund in 1956.

para.48.27  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Cory B. Alexander, office of Mr. Hoyer:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 19, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena ad testificandum issued by the 
     Superior Court of the District of Columbia, in the case of 
     Pointe Properties, Inc., et al. v. Michael J. Bevenour, et 
     al., Case No. 96-CA-009720.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                Cory B. Alexander.

para.48.28  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 119 and h.r. 
          2183

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-545) the resolution (H. Res. 442) providing for consideration of 
the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 119) proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States to limit campaign spending, and for 
consideration of the bill (H. R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections 
for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

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para.48.29  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. CARSON, for today;
  To Ms. STABENOW, for today;
  To Mr. ANDREWS, for today before 2 o'clock p.m.; and
  To Mr. CRANE, for today until 12:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.48.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, at 10 o'clock and 6 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.48.31  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and references to the proper calendar, as 
follows:

       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 442. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H. J. Res. 119) proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States to limit campaign spending, 
     and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing 
     of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. 105-545). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.48.32  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ROGERS:
       H.R. 3904. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to improve the administrative structure for carrying out 
     the immigration laws in accordance with the recommendations 
     of the United States Commission on Immigration Reform; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 3905. A bill to establish legal standards and 
     procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive and efficient 
     resolution of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos 
     exposure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRYANT:
       H.R. 3906. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide that a person sentenced by a court-martial to 
     confinement for life may not be granted parole until the 
     person has been confined for at least 30 years; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. BRYANT:
       H.R. 3907. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a 95 percent income tax rate on 
     attorneys' fees paid in connection with the settlement (as 
     part of the tobacco settlement agreement dated June 20, 1997) 
     of any action maintained by a State; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BRYANT:
       H.R. 3908. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income the dividends paid by 
     tobacco companies which meet youth smoking reduction targets; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 3909. A bill to make technical corrections and minor 
     adjustments to the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-
     Escalante National Monument in the State of Utah; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Upton, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Levin, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Camp, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Ms. Rivers, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan):
       H.R. 3910. A bill to authorize the Automobile National 
     Heritage Area; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, 
             and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 3911. A bill to designate all unreserved and 
     unappropriated California coastal rocks and islands currently 
     administered by the Bureau of Land Management as a component 
     of the National Wilderness Preservation System; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. Sam JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Bonilla):
       H.R. 3912. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have 
     attained retirement age; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. Sam JOHNSON:
       H.R. 3913. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify that natural gas gathering lines are 7-year 
     property for purposes of depreciation; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 3914. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to continue Medicare direct graduate medical 
     education payment rates for certain training programs in 
     osteopathy after their operation is assumed by another 
     hospital; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 3915. A bill to adjust the immigration status of 
     certain Liberian nationals who were provided refuge in the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Menendez, Mr. McDade, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Schumer, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Stark, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Holden, and Ms. Furse):
       H.R. 3916. A bill expressing the sense of the Congress 
     regarding the need to address Nigerian advance fee fraud, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. MCCRERY (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 3917. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to change the determination of the 50,000-barrel 
     refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction from a daily 
     basis to an annual average daily basis; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MCKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Lee, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Farr of California):
       H.R. 3918. A bill to prohibit the transfer of lethal 
     military equipment, helicopters, replacement structural 
     components and ammunition for that equipment and helicopters, 
     and other related assistance to the Government of Indonesia 
     unless the President certifies that the Government of 
     Indonesia has been elected in free and fair elections, does 
     not repress civilian political expression, and has made 
     substantial improvement in human rights conditions in 
     Indonesia, East Timor, and Irian Jaya (West Papua); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. Livingston, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Latham, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Sessions, and 
             Ms. Granger):
       H.R. 3919. A bill to direct the United States Sentencing 
     Commission to provide penalty enhancements for drug offenses 
     committed in the presense of children; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3920. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed 
     District laws, to provide the District of Columbia with 
     autonomy over its budgets, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sanford, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Sununu, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 3921. A bill to improve the effectiveness and 
     performance of Federal financial assistance programs, 
     simplify Federal financial assistance application and 
     reporting requirements, and improve the delivery of services 
     to the public; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. SKEEN:
       H.R. 3922. A bill to eliminate the regional system of 
     organizing the National Forest System and to replace the 
     regional offices of the Forest Service with State offices; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 3923. A bill to authorize the Worker and Community 
     Transition Office of the Department of Energy to manage a 
     fund to assist workers at, and communities surrounding, the 
     Piketon, Ohio and Paducah, Kentucky uranium enrichment 
     plants; to the Committee on Commerce. 

para.48.33  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

       Mr. RIGGS introduced A bill (H.R. 3924) to authorize 
     conveyance of 2 decommissioned Coast Guard vessels to 
     Canvasback Mission, Inc., for use for provision of medical 
     services; which was referred to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.48.34  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 95: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 165: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Evans.

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       H.R. 598: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 678: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 687: Mr. Stark Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 693: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 978: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 1037: Mr. Shaw and Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Barton of Texas, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Spence, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Baker, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
     Cummings, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Kildee, and Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Fazio of California and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1383: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan.
       H.R. 1450: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1507: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Andrews and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 1577: Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 1628: Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mrs. Roukema, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1995: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Ms. Carson , Mr. Mollohan, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 2019: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Dicks, and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 2077: Mr. Campbell and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Cummings, 
     Mr. Lampson, Mr. Leach, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Vento, and 
     Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Baesler and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2568: Mrs. Thurman. 
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Portman, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Largent, 
     Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
     Visclosky, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
     Redmond.
       H.R. 2760: Mr. Manzullo and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 2761: Mr. Owens. 
       H.R. 2828: Mr. LaTourette. 
       H.R. 2869: Mr. Pickering. 
       H.R. 2888: Mrs. Fowler. 
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Leach, and 
     Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 2941: Mr. Weldon of Florida and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 2951: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Greenwood, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Castle and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2995: Mr. Becerra. 
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Sessions. 
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Dunn 
     of Washington, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3205: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Towns, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
     Bonilla, and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 3297: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 3320: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
     Moakley, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ford, Mr. Sandlin, 
     Mr. Engel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Istook, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
     Houghton, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 3470: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 3499: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ford, 
     Mr. Clay, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 3500: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 3524: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 3531: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 3566: Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 3605: Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. 
     Stokes.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 3624: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rahall, 
     Mr. Lampson, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 3629: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 3632: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 3652: Mr. Payne, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Green, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 3707: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Spence, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Istook, 
     and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 3734: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Bass, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 3744: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 3749: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 3758: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Sandlin, and Mrs. 
     Thurman.
       H.R. 3767: Ms. Furse, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 3783: Mr. Paxon and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 3814: Ms. Furse, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Watkins, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Sandlin, 
     Mr. Matsui, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Jenkins, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3815: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Becerra, 
     Mr. Luther, Mr. Green, Mr. Brady, and Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 3828: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Gutknecht.
       H.R. 3829: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 3858: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 3877: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Clement, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, and Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 3886: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Hilleary, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 3888: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Allen, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.J. Res. 100: Mr. Manton, Mr. Miller of California, and 
     Mr. Doyle.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Goode, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Brady, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Redmond, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Bishop.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Graham, 
     and Mr. Shuster.
       H. Con. Res. 233: Mr. Snyder.
       H. Con. Res. 266: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H. Con. Res. 267: Mr. Hilliard and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H. Con. Res. 268: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
     Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McHale, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Mollohan, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.,
       H. Res. 418: Mr. Visclosky and Ms. Stabenow.
       H. Res. 438: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. McGovern, 
     and Mr. Campbell.

.
                       THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1998 (49)

para.49.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 21, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Henry Bonilla to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.49.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, May 20, 1998.
  Mr. HOLDEN, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HOLDEN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

339

Nays

58

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

2

para.49.3                    [Roll No. 175]

                                YEAS--339

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans

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     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--58

     Aderholt
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Costello
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Markey
     McDermott
     Menendez
     Moran (KS)
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Carson
     Goodling
       

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Baker
     Barr
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bono
     Burr
     Buyer
     Chambliss
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Dixon
     Frelinghuysen
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hyde
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kolbe
     Lewis (KY)
     McCollum
     Meeks (NY)
     Owens
     Pomeroy
     Schumer
     Skaggs
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.49.4  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9213. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Chicago Board of Trade Futures 
     Contracts in Corn and Soybeans; Order to Designate Contract 
     Markets and Amending Order of November 7, 1997, as Applied to 
     Such Contracts-- received May 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9214. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Bacillus 
     Thuringiensis Subspecies tolworthi Cry9C Protein and the 
     Genetic Material Necessary for its Production in Corn; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-300659; 
     FRL-5790-3] (RIN-2070-AB78) received May 18, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9215. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule-Hydroxyethylidine 
     Diphosphonic Acid; Exemption From the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [OPP-300658; FRL-5790-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9216. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Section 8 Rental Voucher and Certificate 
     Programs; Restrictions on Leasing to Relatives [Docket No. 
     FR-4149-F-02] (RIN: 2577-AB73) received May 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       9217. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Amendment 
     of Affordable Housing Program Regulation [Docket No. 98-18] 
     (RIN: 3069-AA73) received May 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       9218. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Prevailing Wage Policy for Researchers Employed by 
     Colleges and Universities, College and University Operated 
     Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, and 
     Certain Federal Agencies--received May 19, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       9219. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Metric Conversion of 
     Tire Standards [Docket No. NHTSA-98-3837, Notice 1] (RIN: 
     2127-AH07) received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9220. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Metric Conversion 
     [NHTSA-98-3836] (RIN: 2127-AG55) received May 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9221. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Control of Emissions of 
     Air Pollution from New CI Marine Engines at or above 37 
     Kilowatts [FRL-6014-4] (RIN: 2060-AH65) received May 18, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9222. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Number 
     Under The Paperwork Reduction Act [FRL-6013-2] received May 
     18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9223. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tolerance Processing 
     Fees [Opp-30114; FRL-5775-4] received May 18, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9224. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--a revision of the Enforcement Policy 
     (NUREG-1600, Rev. 1) received May 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9225. A letter from the General Counsel, Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting copies of the English and 
     Russian texts of the three joint statements negotiated by the 
     Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission and concluded 
     during JCIC-XVII; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       9226. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report, 
     determination and certification on a chemical weapons 
     proliferation sanctions matter, pursuant to section 81(b)(3) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, and section 
     11C(b)(3) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as 
     amended; to the Committee on International Relations.
       9227. A letter from the Service Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Emergency Rule to Establish and Additional Manatee 
     Sanctuary in Kings Bay, Crystal River, Florida (RIN: 1018-
     AE47) received May 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9228. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wrightstown, NJ [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AEA-01] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9229. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Downingtown, PA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AEA-04] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9230. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Approaches to 
     Annapolis Harbor, Spa Creek, and Severn River, Annapolis, 
     Maryland [CGD 05-98-031]

[[Page 671]]

     (RIN: 2115-AE46) received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9231. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Martin, SD [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AGL-62] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9232. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Casey, IL [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AGL-10] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9233. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; New Rochelle Harbor, New 
     York [CGD1-95-002] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received May 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9234. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Nauvoo, IL [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-12] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9235. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; San Juan, Puerto Rico [COTP SAN JUAN 97-045] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9236. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Lakeview, MI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-14] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9237. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; FLEET WEEK Air/Sea Demonstrations, Hudson River, 
     New York [CGD01-98-041] (RIN: 2121-AA97) received May 18, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9238. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Milwaukee, WI [Airspace 
     Docket NO. 98-AGL-5] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9239. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Eastland Municipal, TX [98-ASW-
     20] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9240. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Gallup, NM [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-19] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9241. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Cleveland, OK [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ASW-29] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9242. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Pawnee, OK [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-02] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9243. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Wagoner, OK [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-031] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9244. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Coalgate, OK [Airspace 
     Docket No.98-ASW-01] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9245. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Bristow, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-04] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9246. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Claremore, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-05] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9247. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Shawnee, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-06] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9248. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Wautoma, WI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-7] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9249. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Muskogee, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-12] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9250. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Portland, IN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-8] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9251. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Poteau, OK [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-13] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9252. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Pryor, OK [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-14] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9253. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Stillwater, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-15] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9254. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Millersburg, OH [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-9] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9255. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Tahlequah, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-16] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9256. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Grove, OK [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-07] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9257. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Chicago, IL [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-11] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9258. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Henryetta, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-08] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9259. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Watford City, ND, and 
     modification of Class E Airspace; Williston, ND [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-15] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9260. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Idabel, OK [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-09] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9261. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; McAlester, OK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-10] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9262. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Miami, OK [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-11] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9263. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 
     B200, B200C, and B200T Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-72-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10516; AD 98-10-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       9264. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-3, -3B, -
     3C, -5, -5B, and -5C Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 97-
     ANE-54-AD; Amendment 39-10523, AD 98-10-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9265. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; REVO, Incorporated Models Colonial 
     C-2, Lake LA-4, Lake LA-4A, Lake LA-4P, and Lake LA-4-200 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-48-AD; Amendment 39-10524; AD 98-
     10-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9266. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model L-1011-385 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-257-AD; Amendment 39-10526; AD 
     98-10-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9267. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Revenue Ruling 98-28] 
     received May 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9268. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--the 
     domestic asset/liability and investment yield percentages of 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996, for foreign 
     companies conducting insurance businesses in the United 
     States [Revenue Procedure 98-31] received May 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       9269. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting notice of decision to terminate 
     rulemaking for publication in the Congressional Record, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104--1, section 303(b) (109 Stat. 28); 
     jointly to the Committees on House Oversight and Education 
     and the Workforce. 

para.49.5  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments to the bill (H.R. 
3130) ``An Act to provide for an alternative penalty procedure for 
States that fail to meet Federal child support data processing 
requirements, to reform Federal incentive payments for effective child 
support performance, to provide for a more flexible penalty procedure 
for States that violate interjurisdictional adoption requirements, to 
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make certain aliens 
determined to be delinquent in the payment of child support inadmissible 
and ineligible for naturalization, and for other purposes,'' disagreed 
to by the House and agrees to the conference asked by the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints from the 
Committee on Finance: Mr. Roth, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Moynihan, 
and Mr. Baucus; and from the Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Mr. 
Jeffords, Mr. Coats, and Mr. Kennedy, to be the conferees on the part of 
the Senate.

para.49.6  communication from the clerk--certificate of election

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 20, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     copy of the unofficial results received from Dick Filling, 
     Commissioner, Bureau of Commissions, Elections and 
     Legislation, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, indicating that, 
     according to the unofficial returns of the Special Election 
     held on May 19, 1998, the Honorable Robert A. Brady was 
     elected to the Office of Representative in Congress, from the 
     First Congressional District, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.49.7  order of business--swearing in of member-elect

  On motion of Mr. GEPHARDT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding the fact that the certificate of 
election of Mr. Robert A. Brady, 1st District of the State of 
Pennsylvania, has not been received by the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives, Mr. Brady be permitted to take the oath of office as 
prescribed by law, there being no contest and no question with regard to 
his election.
  Mr. BRADY then presented himself at the bar of the House and took the 
oath of office prescribed by law.

para.49.8  providing for the consideration of h. res. 432 and h. res. 
          433

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 436):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the resolution (H. 
     Res. 432) expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives concerning the President's assertions of 
     executive privilege. The resolution shall be considered as 
     read for amendment. The resolution shall be debatable for one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader or 
     his designee and a Member opposed to the resolution. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     resolution to final adoption without intervening motion.
       Sec. 2. After disposition of or postponement of further 
     proceedings on House Resolution 432, it shall be in order to 
     consider in the House the resolution (H. Res. 433) calling 
     upon the President of the United States to urge full 
     cooperation by his former political appointees and friends 
     and their associates with congressional investigations. The 
     resolution shall be considered as read for amendment. The 
     resolution shall be debatable for one hour equally divided 
     and controlled by the Majority Leader or his designee and a 
     Member opposed to the resolution. The previous question shall 
     be considered as ordered on the resolution to final adoption 
     without intervening motion.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.49.9  executive privilege

  Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to House Resolution 436, called up the following 
resolution (H. Res. 432):

       Whereas a unanimous Supreme Court held in United States v. 
     Nixon that ``[a]bsent a claim of need to protect military, 
     diplomatic, or sensitive national security secrets, we find 
     it difficult to accept the argument that even the very 
     important interest in confidentiality of Presidential 
     communications is significantly diminished by production of 
     such material'' that is essential to the enforcement of 
     criminal statutes (418 U.S. 683, 706 (1974));
       Whereas during the Watergate investigation, the Supreme 
     Court unanimously held in United States v. Nixon that the 
     judicial need for the tapes of President Nixon ``shown by a 
     demonstrated, specific need for evidence in a pending 
     criminal trial'' outweighed the President's ``generalized 
     interest in confidentiality . . .'' (418 U.S. 683, 713 
     (1974));
       Whereas the Supreme Court further held in United States v. 
     Nixon that ``neither the doctrine of separation of powers, 
     nor the need for confidentiality of high-level 
     communications, without more, can sustain an absolute, 
     unqualified Presidential privilege of immunity from judicial 
     process under all circumstances'' (418 U.S. 683, 706 (1974));
       Whereas executive privilege is qualified, not absolute, and 
     should ``never serve as a means of shielding information 
     regarding governmental operations that do not call ultimately 
     for direct decisionmaking by the President'' (In re Sealed 
     Case, 116 F.3d 550 (D.C. Cir. 1997), reissued in unredacted 
     form, 121 F.3d 729, 752 (D.C. Cir. 1997));
       Whereas on September 28, 1994, Special Counsel to the 
     President Lloyd N. Cutler, in a memorandum to the general 
     counsels of all executive departments and agencies, wrote, 
     ``[i]n circumstances involving communications relating to 
     investigations of personal wrongdoing by Government 
     officials, it is our practice not to assert executive 
     privilege, either in judicial proceedings or in congressional 
     investigations and hearings'';
       Whereas President Clinton is the first President since 
     President Nixon (and the second in the history of the United 
     States) to withhold information, under claims of executive 
     privilege, from a grand jury investigating allegations of 
     personal wrongdoing and possible crimes in the White House;
       Whereas the President's assertions of executive privilege 
     have recently been denied by a United States district court;
       Whereas in January 1998, President Clinton said that the 
     ``American people have a right to get answers'' regarding 
     certain matters being investigated by the Office of the 
     Independent Counsel;
       Whereas President Clinton has promised to give ``as many 
     answers as we can, as soon as we can, at the appropriate 
     time, consistent with our obligation to also cooperate with 
     the investigations''; and
       Whereas the people of the United States and their duly 
     elected representatives have a right to judge for themselves 
     the merits or demerits of the President's claim of executive 
     privilege: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that, in the interests of

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     full disclosure consistent with principles of openness in 
     governmental operations, all records or documents (including 
     legal memoranda, briefs, and motions) relating to any claims 
     of executive privilege asserted by the President should be 
     immediately made publicly available.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 436, the previous question was ordered on 
the resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. DeLAY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

259

It was decided in the

Nays

157

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affirmative

Answered present

6

para.49.10                   [Roll No. 176]

                                YEAS--259

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--157

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--6

     Barrett (WI)
     Berman
     Johnson (WI)
     Kind (WI)
     Obey
     Rivers

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Crapo
     Farr
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Kaptur
     McDermott
     Meeks (NY)
     Schumer
     Torres
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.49.11  presidential cooperation in investigation

  Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to House Resolution 436, called up the following 
resolution (H. Res. 433):

       Whereas approximately 90 witnesses in the campaign finance 
     investigation have either asserted a fifth amendment 
     privilege or fled the country to avoid testifying in 
     congressional investigations;
       Whereas prominent among those who have asserted the fifth 
     amendment privilege or fled the country to avoid testifying 
     are former political appointees and friends of the President 
     of the United States, such as former Associate Attorney 
     General Webster Hubbell; former Department of Commerce 
     political appointee John Huang; former Presidential trade 
     commission appointee Charlie Trie; former senior Presidential 
     aide Mark Middleton; longtime Presidential friends James and 
     Mochtar Riady, as well as family, friends, and associates of 
     some of these individuals;
       Whereas when the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation Louis Freeh testified before the House 
     Government Reform and Oversight Committee on December 9, 
     1997, he had the following exchange with the Chairman of the 
     Committee:
       Mr. Burton: Mr. Freeh, over 65 (at that time) people have 
     invoked the Fifth Amendment or fled the country in the course 
     of the committee's investigation. Have you ever experienced 
     so many unavailable witnesses in any matter in which you have 
     prosecuted or in which you have been involved?
       Mr. Freeh: Actually, I have.
       Mr. Burton: You have. Give me a run-down on that real 
     quickly.
       Mr. Freeh: I spent about 16 years doing organized crime 
     cases in New York City, and many people were frequently 
     unavailable.
       Whereas never in the recent history of congressional 
     investigations has Congress been faced with so many witnesses 
     who have asserted fifth amendment privileges or fled the 
     country to avoid testifying in a congressional investigation; 
     and
       Whereas the unavailability of witnesses has severely 
     limited the public's right to know about campaign finance 
     violations which occurred over the past several years and 
     related matters: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the House of Representatives urges the President of the 
     United States to immediately call upon his friends, former 
     associates and appointees, and the associates of those 
     individuals, who have asserted fifth amendment privileges or 
     fled the country to avoid testifying in congressional 
     investigations, to come forward and testify fully and 
     truthfully before the relevant committees of Congress; and
       (2) that the President of the United States should use all 
     legal means at his disposal to compel people who have left 
     the country to return and cooperate with the investigation.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 436, the previous question was ordered on 
the resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,

[[Page 674]]

  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

342

It was decided in the

Nays

69

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affirmative

Answered present

12

para.49.12                   [Roll No. 177]

                                YEAS--342

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--69

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cummings
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Engel
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Furse
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Wexler
     Wynn
     Yates

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--12

     Berman
     Bishop
     Clayton
     DeFazio
     Frank (MA)
     Kind (WI)
     Maloney (NY)
     McGovern
     Sanchez
     Tauscher
     Watt (NC)
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bateman
     Franks (NJ)
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Johnson, Sam
     McDade
     Meeks (NY)
     Parker
     Pelosi
     Torres
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.49.13  message from the president--mia cooperation--poland-hungry-
          czech republic

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the resolution of advice and consent to the 
ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on 
the Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, adopted by the 
Senate of the United States on April 30, 1998, I hereby certify to the 
Congress that, in connection with Condition (5), each of the governments 
of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic are fully cooperating with 
United States efforts to obtain the fullest possible accounting of 
captured and missing U.S. personnel from past military conflicts or Cold 
War incidents, to include (A) facilitating full access to relevant 
archival material, and (B) identifying individuals who may possess 
knowledge relative to captured and missing U.S. personnel, and 
encouraging such individuals to speak with United States Government 
officials.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 21, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-256).

para.49.14  order of business--amendment during consideration of h.r. 
          3616

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes, pursuant to House Resolution 
441, the amendment by Mr. Thomas presently at the desk be deemed to have 
been included as the last amendment printed in part D of House Report 
105-544.

para.49.15  dod authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
441 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 3616) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. PEASE, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the Senate.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MICA, assumed the Chair.

para.49.16  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate passed a concurrent resolution of the 
following title, in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 98. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives.
  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.49.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. THORNBERRY:

       At the end of title VII (page 197, after line 5), add the 
     following new section:

[[Page 675]]

     SEC. 726. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO INCLUDE CERTAIN COVERED 
                   BENEFICIARIES WITHIN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH 
                   BENEFITS PROGRAM.

       (a) Demonstration Project.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1108. Health care coverage through Federal Employees 
       Health Benefits program: demonstration project

       ``(a) FEHBP Option Demonstration.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, after consulting with the other administering 
     Secretaries, shall enter into an agreement with the Office of 
     Personnel Management to conduct a demonstration project under 
     which not more than 70,000 eligible covered beneficiaries 
     described in subsection (b) and residing within one of the 
     areas covered by the demonstration project may be enrolled in 
     health benefits plans offered through the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits program under chapter 89 of title 5.
       ``(b) Eligible Covered Beneficiaries.--(1) An eligible 
     covered beneficiary under this subsection is--
       ``(A) a member or former member of the uniformed services 
     described in section 1074(b) of this title who is entitled to 
     hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.);
       ``(B) a dependent of such a member described in section 
     1076(b) or 1076(a)(2)(B) of this title;
       ``(C) a dependent of a member of the uniformed services who 
     died while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days; 
     or
       ``(D) a dependent described in section 1076(b) or 
     1076(a)(2)(B) of this title who is entitled to hospital 
     insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act, regardless of the member's or former member's 
     eligibility for such hospital insurance benefits.
       ``(2) A covered beneficiary described in paragraph (1) 
     shall not be required to satisfy any eligibility criteria 
     specified in chapter 89 of title 5 as a condition for 
     enrollment in health benefits plans offered through the 
     Federal Employee Health Benefits program under the 
     demonstration project.
       ``(3) Covered beneficiaries who are eligible to enroll in 
     the Federal Employment Health Benefits program under chapter 
     89 of title 5 as a result of civil service employment with 
     the United States Government shall not be eligible to enroll 
     in a Federal Employees Health Benefits plan under this 
     section.
       ``(c) Area of Demonstration Project.--The Secretary of 
     Defense and the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management shall jointly identify and select the geographic 
     areas in which the demonstration project will be conducted. 
     The Secretary and the Director shall establish at least six, 
     but not more than ten, such demonstration areas. In 
     establishing the areas, the Secretary and Director shall 
     include--
       ``(1) a site that includes the catchment area of one or 
     more military medical treatment facilities;
       ``(2) a site that is not located in the catchment area of a 
     military medical treatment facility;
       ``(3) a site at which there is a military medical treatment 
     facility that is a Medicare Subvention Demonstration project 
     site under section 1896 of title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); and
       ``(4) not more than one site for each TRICARE region.
       ``(d) Time for Demonstration Project.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall conduct the demonstration project during three 
     contract years under the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     program.
       ``(2) Eligible covered beneficiaries shall, as provided 
     under the agreement pursuant to subsection (a), be permitted 
     to enroll in the demonstration project during the open season 
     for the year 2000 (conducted in the fall of 1999). The 
     demonstration project shall terminate on December 31, 2002.
       ``(e) Prohibition Against Use of MTFs.--Eligible covered 
     beneficiaries who participate in the demonstration project 
     shall not be eligible to receive care at a military medical 
     treatment facility.
       ``(f) Term of Enrollment.--(1) The minimum period of 
     enrollment in a Federal Employees Health Benefits plan under 
     this section shall be three years.
       ``(2) A beneficiary who elects to enroll in such a plan, 
     and who subsequently discontinues enrollment in the plan 
     before the end of the period described in paragraph (1), 
     shall not be eligible to reenroll in the plan.
       ``(3) An eligible beneficiary enrolled in a Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits plan under this section may change 
     plans during the open enrollment period in the same manner as 
     any other Federal Employees Health Benefits program 
     beneficiary may change plans.
       ``(g) Separate Risk Pools; Charges.--(1) The Office of 
     Personnel Management shall require health benefits plans 
     under chapter 89 of title 5 that participate in the 
     demonstration project to maintain a separate risk pool for 
     purposes of establishing premium rates for covered 
     beneficiaries who enroll in such a plan in accordance with 
     this section.
       ``(2) The Office shall determine total subscription charges 
     for self only or for family coverage for covered 
     beneficiaries who enroll in a health benefits plan under 
     chapter 89 of title 5 in accordance with this section, which 
     shall include premium charges paid to the plan and amounts 
     described in section 8906(c) of title 5 for administrative 
     expenses and contingency reserves.
       ``(h) Government Contributions.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall be responsible for the Government contribution for an 
     eligible covered beneficiary who enrolls in a health benefits 
     plan under chapter 89 of title 5 in accordance with this 
     section, except that the amount of the contribution may not 
     exceed the amount of the Government contribution which would 
     be payable if the electing individual were an employee 
     enrolled in the same health benefits plan and level of 
     benefits.
       ``(i) Effect of Cancellation.--The cancellation by a 
     covered beneficiary of coverage under the Federal Employee 
     Health Benefits program shall be irrevocable during the term 
     of the demonstration project.
       ``(j) Report Requirements.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall 
     jointly submit to Congress a report containing the 
     information described in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) not later than the date that is 15 months after the 
     date that the Secretary begins to implement the demonstration 
     project; and
       ``(B) not later than the date that is 39 months after the 
     date that the Secretary begins to implement the demonstration 
     project.
       ``(2) The reports required by paragraph (1) shall include--
       ``(A) information on the number of eligible covered 
     beneficiaries who opt to participate in the demonstration 
     project;
       ``(B) an analysis of the percentage of eligible covered 
     beneficiaries who participate in the demonstration project as 
     compared to usage rates for similarly situated Federal 
     retirees;
       ``(C) information on eligible covered beneficiaries who opt 
     to participate in the demonstration project who did not have 
     Medicare Part B coverage before opting to participate in the 
     project;
       ``(D) an analysis of the enrollment rates and cost of 
     health services provided to eligible covered beneficiaries 
     who opt to participate in the demonstration project as 
     compared with other enrollees in the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Program under title 5, United States Code;
       ``(E) an analysis of how the demonstration project affects 
     the accessibility of health care in military medical 
     treatment facilities, and a description of any unintended 
     effects on the treatment priorities in those facilities in 
     the demonstration area;
       ``(F) an analysis of any problems experienced by the 
     Department of Defense in managing the demonstration project;
       ``(G) a description of the effects of the demonstration 
     project on medical readiness and training at military medical 
     treatment facilities located in the demonstration area, and a 
     description of the probable effects that making the project 
     permanent would have on medical readiness and training;
       ``(H) an examination of the effects that the demonstration 
     project, if made permanent, would be expected to have on the 
     overall budget of the Department of Defense, the budget of 
     the Office of Personnel and Management, and the budgets of 
     individual military medical treatment facilities;
       ``(I) an analysis of whether the demonstration project 
     affects the cost to the Department of Defense of prescription 
     drugs or the accessibility, availability, and cost of such 
     drugs to covered beneficiaries;
       ``(J) a description of any additional information that the 
     Secretary of Defense or the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management deem appropriate and that would assist 
     Congress in determining the viability of expanding the 
     project to all Medicare-eligible members of the uniformed 
     services and their dependents; and
       ``(K) recommendations on whether covered beneficiaries--
       ``(i) should be given more than one chance to enroll in a 
     Federal Employees Health Benefits plan under this section;
       ``(ii) should be eligible to enroll in such a plan only 
     during the first year following the date that the covered 
     beneficiary becomes eligible to receive hospital insurance 
     benefits under title XVIII of the Social Security Act; or
       ``(iii) should be eligible to enroll in the plan only 
     during the two-year period following the date on which the 
     beneficiary first becomes eligible to enroll in a Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits plan under this section.
       ``(k) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 39 months 
     after the Secretary begins to implement the demonstration 
     project, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a 
     report examining the same criteria required to be examined 
     under subsection (j)(2).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1108. Health care coverage through Federal Employees Health Benefits 
              program: demonstration project.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 8905--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as 
     subsections (e) through (g), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) An individual whom the Secretary of Defense 
     determines is an eligible covered beneficiary under 
     subsection (b) of section 1108 of title 10 may enroll, as 
     part of the demonstration project under such section, in

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     a health benefits plan under this chapter in accordance with 
     the agreement under subsection (a) of such section between 
     the Secretary and the Office and applicable regulations under 
     this chapter.'';
       (2) in section 8906(b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (2) and 
     (3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraphs (2), (3), 
     and (4)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) In the case of individuals who enroll, as part of the 
     demonstration project under section 1108 of title 10, in a 
     health benefits plan in accordance with section 8905(d) of 
     this title, the Government contribution shall be determined 
     in accordance with section 1108(h) of title 10.''; and
       (3) in section 8906(g)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Government contribution described in subsection 
     (b)(4) for beneficiaries who enroll, as part of the 
     demonstration project under section 1108 of title 10, in 
     accordance with section 8905(d) of this title shall be paid 
     as provided in section 1108(h) of title 10.''.
       (c) Disposal of National Defense Stockpile Materials To 
     Offset Costs.--
       (1) Disposal required.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), 
     the President shall dispose of materials contained in the 
     National Defense Stockpile and specified in the table in 
     subsection (b) so as to result in receipts to the United 
     States in amounts equal to--
       (A) $89,000,000 during fiscal year 1999;
       (B) $104,000,000 during fiscal year 2000;
       (C) $95,000,000 during fiscal year 2001; and
       (D) $72,000,000 during fiscal year 2002.
       (2) Limitation on disposal quantity.--The total quantities 
     of materials authorized for disposal by the President under 
     paragraph (1) may not exceed the amounts set forth in the 
     following table:



                     Authorized Stockpile Disposals
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Material for disposal                              Quantity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chromium Ferroally Low Carbons............  92,000 short tons
Diamond Stones............................  3,000,000 carats
Palladium.................................  1,227,831 troy ounces
Platinum..................................  439,887 troy ounces
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (3) Minimization of disruption and loss.--The President may 
     not dispose of materials under paragraph (1) to the extent 
     that the disposal will result in--
       (A) undue disruption of the usual markets of producers, 
     processors, and consumers of the materials proposed for 
     disposal; or
       (B) avoidable loss to the United States.
       (4) Treatment of receipts.--Notwithstanding section 9 of 
     the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
     U.S.C. 98h), funds received as a result of the disposal of 
     materials under paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) deposited into the general fund of the Treasury; and
       (B) used to offset the revenues that will be lost as a 
     result of the implementation of the demonstration project 
     under section 1108 of title 10, United States Code (as added 
     by subsection (a)).
       (5) Relationship to other disposal authority.--The disposal 
     authority provided in paragraph (1) is new disposal authority 
     and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any other 
     disposal authority provided by law regarding materials 
     specified in the table in paragraph (2). 

Yeas

420

It was decided in the

Nays

1

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para.49.18                   [Roll No. 178]

                                AYES--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--1

       
     Thomas
       

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Ganske
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Johnson, Sam
     McGovern
     Meeks (NY)
     Parker
     Pickett
     Skaggs
     Torres
     Wicker
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.

para.49.19  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was commu

[[Page 677]]

nicated to the House by Mr. Sherman William, one of his secretaries.
  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some time spent therein.

para.49.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. REYES 
to the amendment submitted by Mr. TRAFICANT:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. REYES:

       At the end of subtitle C of title X (page 227, after line 
     14), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1023. ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO 
                   ASSIST IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE 
                   AND CUSTOMS SERVICE.

       (a) Assignment Authority of Secretary of Defense.--Chapter 
     18 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after section 374 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 374a. Assignment of members to assist border patrol 
       and control

       ``(a) Assignment Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     assign members of the armed forces to conduct reconnaissance 
     missions to assist--
       ``(1) the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 
     preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, and 
     illegal aliens into the United States; and
       ``(2) the United States Customs Service in the inspection 
     of cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at points of entry into the 
     United States.
       ``(b) Written Request for Assignment; Elements.--(1) The 
     assignment of members of the armed forces under subsection 
     (a) may only occur at the written request of the Attorney 
     General, in the case of an assignment to the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, and at the request of the Secretary 
     of the Treasury, in the case of an assignment to the United 
     States Customs Service.
       ``(2) The written request from the Attorney General or the 
     Secretary of the Treasury (as the case may be) shall 
     include--
       ``(A) a precise definition of which activities the members 
     of the armed forces are to participate in, the duration of 
     their mission, and the liability to be assumed by the 
     Department of Defense upon assignment of armed forces 
     personnel;
       ``(B) an examination of the beneficial and detrimental 
     effect of these assignments on the military training, 
     readiness levels, military preparedness, and overall combat 
     effectiveness of the armed forces;
       ``(C) the estimated cost of such assignments to the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service or the United States 
     Customs Service (as the case may be), as required under 
     subsection (f); and
       ``(D) an examination of the possibility that members of the 
     armed forces may inadvertently participate in law enforcement 
     activities in violation of section 375 of this title and 1385 
     of title 18 (popularly known as the `Posse Comitatus Act'), 
     both of which prohibit direct participation of military 
     personnel in civilian law enforcement activities.
       ``(c) Training Program.--(1) If the assignment of members 
     of the armed forces is requested by the Attorney General or 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General or the 
     Secretary of the Treasury (as the case may be), together with 
     the Secretary of Defense, shall establish a training program 
     to ensure that the members to be assigned are properly 
     trained to deal with the unique and diverse situations that 
     the members may face in performing their assignment along the 
     international borders of the United States and major ports of 
     entry.
       ``(2) A member may not be deployed at a border location 
     pursuant to an assignment under subsection (a) until the 
     member has successfully completed the training program.
       ``(d) Conditions on Use.--(1) Whenever a member of the 
     armed forces who is assigned under subsection (a) to assist 
     the Immigration and Naturalization Service or the United 
     States Customs Service is performing duties at a border 
     location pursuant to the assignment, a civilian law 
     enforcement officer from the agency concerned shall accompany 
     the member.
       ``(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to--
       ``(A) authorize a member assigned under subsection (a) to 
     conduct a search, seizure, or other similar law enforcement 
     activity or to make an arrest; and
       ``(B) supersede section 1385 of title 18 (popularly known 
     as the `Posse Comitatus Act').
       ``(e) Notification Requirements.--The Attorney General or 
     the Secretary of the Treasury (as the case may be) shall 
     notify the Governor of the State in which members of the 
     armed forces are to be deployed pursuant to an assignment 
     under subsection (a), and local governments and local law 
     enforcement agencies in the deployment area, of the 
     deployment of the members to assist the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service or the United States Customs Service 
     (as the case may be) and the types of reconnaissance missions 
     to be performed by the members.
       ``(f) Reimbursement Requirement.--Section 377 of this title 
     shall apply in the case of members of the armed forces 
     assigned under subsection (a).
       ``(g) Reporting Requirements.--Upon the completion of each 
     assignment of members of the armed forces under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report containing--
       ``(1) an examination of the beneficial and detrimental 
     effect of such assignments on the military training, 
     readiness levels, military preparedness, and overall combat 
     effectiveness of the armed forces;
       ``(2) an assessment of the value of this section; and
       ``(3) recommendations on the continued use of the authority 
     provided under subsection (a).
       ``(h) Termination of Authority.--No assignment may be made 
     or continued under subsection (a) after September 30, 
     2001.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 374 the following new item:

``374a. Assignment of members to assist border patrol and control.''.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. TRAFICANT:

       At the end of subtitle C of title X (page 227, after line 
     14), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1023. ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO 
                   ASSIST IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE 
                   AND CUSTOMS SERVICE.

       (a) Assignment Authority of Secretary of Defense.--Chapter 
     18 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after section 374 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 374a. Assignment of members to assist border patrol 
       and control

       ``(a) Assignment Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     assign members of the armed forces to assist--
       ``(1) the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 
     preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, and 
     illegal aliens into the United States; and
       ``(2) the United States Customs Service in the inspection 
     of cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at points of entry into the 
     United States.
       ``(b) Request for Assignment.--The assignment of members of 
     the armed forces under subsection (a) may only occur--
       ``(1) at the request of the Attorney General, in the case 
     of an assignment to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service; and
       ``(2) at the request of the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     the case of an assignment to the United States Customs 
     Service.
       ``(c) Training Program.--If the assignment of members of 
     the armed forces is requested by the Attorney General or the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General or the 
     Secretary of the Treasury (as the case may be), together with 
     the Secretary of Defense, shall establish a training program 
     to ensure that members to be assigned receive general 
     instruction regarding issues affecting law enforcement in the 
     border areas in which the members will perform duties under 
     the assignment. A member may not be deployed at a border 
     location pursuant to an assignment under subsection (a) until 
     the member has successfully completed the training program.
       ``(d) Conditions on Use.--(1) Whenever a member of the 
     armed forces who is assigned under subsection (a) to assist 
     the Immigration and Naturalization Service or the United 
     States Customs Service is performing duties at a border 
     location pursuant to the assignment, a civilian law 
     enforcement officer from the agency concerned shall accompany 
     the member.
       ``(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to--
       ``(A) authorize a member assigned under subsection (a) to 
     conduct a search, seizure, or other similar law enforcement 
     activity or to make an arrest; and
       ``(B) supersede section 1385 of title 18 (popularly known 
     as the `Posse Comitatus Act').
       ``(e) Notification Requirements.--The Attorney General or 
     the Secretary of the Treasury (as the case may be) shall 
     notify the Governor of the State in which members of the 
     armed forces are to be deployed pursuant to an assignment 
     under subsection (a), and local governments in the deployment 
     area, of the deployment of the members to assist the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service or the United States 
     Customs Service (as the case may be) and the types of tasks 
     to be performed by the members.
       ``(f) Reimbursement Requirement.--Section 377 of this title 
     shall apply in the case of members of the armed forces 
     assigned under subsection (a).
       ``(g) Termination of Authority.--No assignment may be made 
     or continued under subsection (a) after September 30, 
     2001.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 374 the following new item:

``374a. Assignment of members to assist border patrol and control.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

179

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negative

Nays

243

para.49.21                   [Roll No. 179]

                                AYES--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo

[[Page 678]]


     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--243

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Foley
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Johnson, Sam
     McDade
     Meeks (NY)
     Parker
     Quinn
     Torres
     Wicker
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.49.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr. TRAFICANT:

It was decided in the

Yeas

288

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

132

para.49.23                   [Roll No. 180]

                                AYES--288

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--132

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Armey
     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Foley
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Johnson, Sam
     McDade
     Meeks (NY)
     Parker
     Quinn
     Torres
     Wicker
  So the amendment was agreed to.

[[Page 679]]

  After some further time,

para.49.24  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GILMAN:

       At the end of title XII (page 253, after line 3), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 1206. NUCLEAR EXPORT REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

       The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:

                 ``CHAPTER 11--NUCLEAR EXPORT REPORTING

     ``SEC. 111. REPORTS ON EXPORTS.

       ``(a) Actions Requiring Reporting.--Unless and until the 
     conditions set forth in subsection (b) are met--
       ``(1) no license may be issued for the export of--
       ``(A) any production facility or utilization facility,
       ``(B) any source material or special nuclear material, or
       ``(C) any component, substance, or item that has been 
     determined under section 109b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 to be especially relevant from the standpoint of export 
     control because of its significance for nuclear explosive 
     purposes;
       ``(2) the United States shall not approve the retransfer of 
     any facility, material, item, technical data, component, or 
     substance described in paragraph (1); and
       ``(3) no authorization may be given under section 57b.(2) 
     of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for any person to engage, 
     directly or indirectly, in the production of special nuclear 
     material.
       ``(b) Conditions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The conditions referred to in subsection 
     (a) are the following:
       ``(A) Before the export, retransfer, or activity is 
     approved, the appropriate agency shall transmit to the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate a report describing such export, retransfer, or 
     activity and the basis for any proposed approval thereof, 
     and, in the case of an authorization described in subsection 
     (a)(3), the appropriate agency shall transmit to the 
     Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives a 
     report describing the activity for which authorization is 
     sought and the basis for any proposed approval thereof. Each 
     report under this subparagraph report shall contain--
       ``(i) a detailed description of the proposed export, 
     retransfer, or activity, as the case may be, including a 
     brief description of the quantity, value, and capabilities of 
     the export, retransfer, or activity;
       ``(ii) the name of each contractor expected to provide the 
     proposed export, retransfer, or activity;
       ``(iii) an estimate of the number of officers and employees 
     of the United States Government and of United States civilian 
     contract personnel expected to be needed in the recipient 
     country to carry out the proposed export, retransfer, or 
     activity;and;
       ``(iv) a description, including estimated value, from each 
     contractor described in clause (ii) of any offset agreements 
     proposed to be entered into in connection with such proposed 
     export, retransfer, or activity (if known on the date of 
     transmittal of the report), and the projected delivery dates 
     and end user of the proposed export, retransfer, or activity; 
     and
       ``(v) the extent to which the recipient country is in 
     compliance with the conditions specified in paragraph (2) of 
     section 129 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.

     The report transmitted under this subparagraph shall be 
     unclassified, unless the public disclosure thereof would be 
     clearly detrimental to the security of the United States.
       ``(B) Unless the President determines that an emergency 
     exists which requires immediate approval of the proposed 
     export, retransfer, or activity in the national security 
     interests of the United States, no such approval shall be 
     given until at least 30 calendar days after Congress receives 
     the report described in subparagraph (A), and shall not be 
     approved then if Congress, within that 30-day period, enacts 
     a joint resolution prohibiting the proposed export, 
     retransfer, or activity. If the President determines that an 
     emergency exists that requires immediate approval of the 
     proposed export, retransfer, or activity in the national 
     security interests of the United States, thus waiving the 
     requirements of this paragraph, he shall submit in writing to 
     the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate a detailed justification for his determination, 
     including a description of the emergency circumstances that 
     necessitate the immediate approval of the export, retransfer, 
     or activity, and a discussion of the national security 
     interests involved.
       ``(2) Consideration of joint resolutions in the senate.--
     Any joint resolution under paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
     considered in the Senate in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and 
     Arms Export Control Act of 1976.
       ``(c) Publication of Unclassified Text of Reports.--The 
     appropriate agency shall cause to be published in the Federal 
     Register, upon transmittal to the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the full unclassified 
     text of each report submitted pursuant to subsection 
     (b)(1)(A).
       ``(d) Exceptions.--The requirements of this section shall 
     not apply to--
       ``(1) any export, retransfer, or activity for which a 
     general license or general authorization is granted by the 
     appropriate agency; or
       ``(2) any export or retransfer to, or activity in, a 
     country that is a member of the Organization for Economic 
     Cooperation and Development.
       ``(e) Definitions.--As used in this section, the terms 
     `production facility', `utilization facility', `source 
     material', and `special nuclear material', have the meanings 
     given those terms in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954.''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

405

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

9

para.49.25                   [Roll No. 181]

                                AYES--405

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu

[[Page 680]]


     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--9

     Brown (CA)
     Dooley
     Fazio
     Frank (MA)
     McIntyre
     Pickett
     Sawyer
     Skelton
     Tauscher

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Bateman
     Blumenauer
     Coyne
     Dixon
     Foley
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Johnson, Sam
     McDade
     Meeks (NY)
     Oxley
     Parker
     Quinn
     Skaggs
     Spratt
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Wicker
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CAMP, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 441, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999''.

     SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
                   CONTENTS.

       (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions 
     as follows:
       (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
       (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
       (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security 
     Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined.

            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Army.
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 103. Air Force.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities.
Sec. 105. Reserve components.
Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 107. Chemical Demilitarization Program.
Sec. 108. Defense health programs.
Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for Longbow Hellfire missile 
              program.
Sec. 112. M1A2 System Enhancement Program Step 1 Program.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. Multiyear procurement authority for the Department of the 
              Navy.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 141. Alternative technologies for destruction of assembled 
              chemical weapons.

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Management responsibility for Navy mine countermeasures 
              programs.
Sec. 212. Future aircraft carrier transition technologies.
Sec. 213. Manufacturing technology program.
Sec. 214. Science and technology functions of the Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 215. Next generation internet program.

                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

Sec. 231. National Missile Defense policy.
Sec. 232. Limitation on funding for the Medium Extended Air Defense 
              System.
Sec. 233. Limitation on funding for cooperative ballistic missile 
              defense programs.
Sec. 234. Limitation on funding for counterproliferation support.
Sec. 235. Ballistic Missile Defense program elements.
Sec. 236. Restructuring of theater high-altitude area defense system 
              acquisition strategy.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
Sec. 302. Working capital funds.
Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
Sec. 305. Refurbishment of M1-A1 tanks.
Sec. 306. Operation of prepositioned fleet, National Training Center, 
              Fort Irwin, California.
Sec. 307. Relocation of USS WISCONSIN.
Sec. 308. Fisher House Trust Funds.

               Subtitle B--Information Technology Issues

Sec. 311. Additional information technology responsibilities of Chief 
              Information Officers.
Sec. 312. Defense-wide electronic mall system for supply purchases.
Sec. 313. Protection of funding provided for certain information 
              technology and national security programs.
Sec. 314. Priority funding to ensure year 2000 compliance of mission 
              critical information technology and national security 
              systems.
Sec. 315. Evaluation of year 2000 compliance as part of training 
              exercises programs.

                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 321. Authorization to pay negotiated settlement for environmental 
              cleanup at former Department of Defense sites in Canada.
Sec. 322. Removal of underground storage tanks.

         Subtitle D--Defense Infrastructure Support Improvement

Sec. 331. Reporting and study requirements before change of commercial 
              and industrial type functions to contractor performance.
Sec. 332. Clarification of requirement to maintain Government-owned and 
              Government-operated core logistics capability.
Sec. 333. Oversight of development and implementation of automated 
              identification technology.
Sec. 334. Conditions on expansion of functions performed under prime 
              vendor contracts.
Sec. 335. Clarification of definition of depot-level maintenance and 
              repair.
Sec. 336. Clarification of commercial item exception to requirements 
              regarding core logistics capabilities.
Sec. 337. Development of plan for establishment of core logistics 
              capabilities for maintenance and repair of C-17 aircraft.
Sec. 338. Contractor-operated civil engineering supply stores program.
Sec. 339. Report on savings and effect of personnel reductions in Army 
              Materiel Command.
Sec. 340. Best commercial inventory practices for management of 
              secondary supply items.

  Subtitle E--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

Sec. 341. Continuation of management and funding of Defense Commissary 
              Agency through the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 342. Expansion of current eligibility of Reserves for commissary 
              benefits.
Sec. 343. Repeal of requirement for Air Force to sell tobacco products 
              to enlisted personnel.
Sec. 344. Restrictions on patron access to, and purchases in, overseas 
              commissaries and exchange stores.
Sec. 345. Extension of demonstration project for uniform funding of 
              morale, welfare, and recreation activities.
Sec. 346. Prohibition on consolidation or other organizational changes 
              of Department of Defense retail systems.
Sec. 347. Authorized use of appropriated funds for relocation of Navy 
              Exchange Service Command.
Sec. 348. Evaluation of merit of selling malt beverages and wine in 
              commissary stores as exchange system merchandise.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 361. Eligibility requirements for attendance at Department of 
              Defense domestic dependent elementary and secondary 
              schools.
Sec. 362. Specific emphasis of program to investigate fraud, waste, and 
              abuse within Department of Defense.
Sec. 363. Revision of inspection requirements relating to Armed Forces 
              Retirement Home.
Sec. 364. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
              of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 365. Strategic plan for expansion of distance learning 
              initiatives.
Sec. 366. Public availability of operating agreements between military 
              installations and financial institutions.
Sec. 367. Department of Defense readiness reporting system.
Sec. 368. Travel by Reservists on carriers under contract with General 
              Services Administration.

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   Subtitle G--Demonstration of Commercial-Type Practices To Improve 
                 Quality of Personal Property Shipments

Sec. 381. Demonstration program required.
Sec. 382. Goals of demonstration program.
Sec. 383. Program participants.
Sec. 384. Test plan.
Sec. 385. Other methods of personal property shipping.
Sec. 386. Duration of demonstration program.
Sec. 387. Evaluation of demonstration program.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent end strength levels.
Sec. 403. Date for submission of annual manpower requirements report.
Sec. 404. Extension of authority for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
              Staff to designate up to 12 general and flag officer 
              positions to be excluded from general and flag officer 
              grade limitations.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the 
              Reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Increase in number of members in certain grades authorized to 
              serve on active duty in support of the Reserves.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Codification of eligibility of retired officers and former 
              officers for consideration by special selection boards.
Sec. 502. Communication to promotion boards by officers under 
              consideration.
Sec. 503. Procedures for separation of regular officers for substandard 
              performance of duty or certain other reasons.
Sec. 504. Posthumous commissions and warrants.
Sec. 505. Tenure of Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps.

                 Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters

Sec. 511. Composition of selective early retirement boards of Reserve 
              general and flag officers of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 512. Active status service requirement for promotion consideration 
              for Army and Air Force Reserve component brigadier 
              generals.
Sec. 513. Revision to educational requirement for promotion of Reserve 
              officers.

              Subtitle C--Military Education and Training

Sec. 521. Requirements relating to recruit basic training.
Sec. 522. After-hours privacy for recruits during basic training.
Sec. 523. Extension of reporting dates for Commission on Military 
              Training and Gender Related Issues.
Sec. 524. Improved oversight of innovative readiness training.

           Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

Sec. 531. Study of new decorations for injury or death in line of duty.
Sec. 532. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations 
              to specified persons.
Sec. 533. Commendation of the Navy and Marine Corps personnel who 
              served in the United States Navy Asiatic Fleet from 1910-
              1942.
Sec. 534. Appreciation for service during World War I and World War II 
              by members of the Navy assigned on board merchant ships 
              as the Naval Armed Guard Service.
Sec. 535. Sense of Congress the regarding the heroism, sacrifice, and 
              service of the military forces of South Vietnam and other 
              nations in connection with the United States Armed Forces 
              during the Vietnam conflict.
Sec. 536. Sense of Congress the regarding the heroism, sacrifice, and 
              service of former South Vietnamese commandos in 
              connection with United States Armed Forces during the 
              Vietnam conflict.

   Subtitle E--Administration of Agencies Responsible for Review and 
                     Correction of Military Records

Sec. 541. Personnel freeze.
Sec. 542. Professional staff.
Sec. 543. Ex parte communications.
Sec. 544. Timeliness standards.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 551. One-year extension of certain force drawdown transition 
              authorities relating to personnel management and 
              benefits.
Sec. 552. Leave without pay for academy cadets and midshipmen.
Sec. 553. Provision for recovery, care, and disposition of the remains 
              of all medically retired members.
Sec. 554. Continued eligibility under Voluntary Separation Incentive 
              program for members who involuntarily lose membership in 
              a reserve component.
Sec. 555. Definition of financial institution for direct deposit of 
              pay.
Sec. 556. Increase in maximum amount for College Fund program.
Sec. 557. Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii.
Sec. 558. Honor guard details at funerals of veterans.
Sec. 559. Applicability to all persons in chain of command of policy 
              requiring exemplary conduct by commanding officers and 
              others in authority in the Armed Forces.
Sec. 560. Report on prisoners transferred from United States 
              Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to 
              Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Sec. 561. Report on process for selection of members for service on 
              courts-martial.
Sec. 562. Study of revising the term of service of members of the 
              United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
Sec. 563. Status of cadets at the Merchant Marine Academy.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 602. Basic allowance for housing outside the United States.
Sec. 603. Basic allowance for subsistence for Reserves.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay 
              authorities for reserve forces.
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay 
              authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered 
              nurses, and nurse anesthetists.
Sec. 613. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of 
              other bonuses and special pays.
Sec. 614. Aviation career incentive pay and aviation officer retention 
              bonus.
Sec. 615. Special pay for diving duty.
Sec. 616. Selective reenlistment bonus eligibility for Reserve members 
              performing active Guard and Reserve duty.
Sec. 617. Removal of ten percent restriction on selective reenlistment 
              bonuses.
Sec. 618. Increase in maximum amount of Army enlistment bonus.
Sec. 619. Equitable treatment of Reserves eligible for special pay for 
              duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger.
Sec. 620. Hardship duty pay.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 631. Exception to maximum weight allowance for baggage and 
              household effects.
Sec. 632. Travel and transportation allowances for travel performed by 
              members in connection with rest and recuperative leave 
              from overseas stations.
Sec. 633. Storage of baggage of certain dependents.

    Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters

Sec. 641. Effective date of former spouse survivor benefit coverage.
Sec. 642. Revision to computation of retired pay for enlisted members 
              who are reduced in grade before retirement.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 651. Deletion of Canal Zone from definition of United States 
              possessions for purposes of pay and allowances.
Sec. 652. Accounting of advance payments.
Sec. 653. Reimbursement of rental vehicle costs when motor vehicle 
              transported at Government expense is late.
Sec. 654. Education loan repayment program for certain health 
              profession officers serving in Selected Reserve.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Expansion of dependent eligibility under retiree dental 
              program.
Sec. 702. Plan for provision of health care for military retirees and 
              their dependents comparable to health care provided under 
              TRICARE Prime.
Sec. 703. Plan for redesign of military pharmacy system.
Sec. 704. Transitional authority to provide continued health care 
              coverage for certain persons unaware of loss of CHAMPUS 
              eligibility.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

Sec. 711. Payment of claims for provision of health care under the 
              TRICARE program for which a third party may be liable.
Sec. 712. Procedures regarding enrollment in TRICARE Prime.

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                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 721. Inflation adjustment of premium amounts for dependents dental 
              program.
Sec. 722. System for tracking data and measuring performance in meeting 
              TRICARE access standards.
Sec. 723. Air Force research, development, training, and education on 
              exposure to chemical, biological, and radiological 
              hazards.
Sec. 724. Authorization to establish a Level 1 Trauma Training Center.
Sec. 725. Report on implementation of enrollment-based capitation for 
              funding for military medical treatment facilities.
Sec. 726. Requirement that military physicians possess unrestricted 
              licenses.
Sec. 727. Establishment of mechanism for ensuring completion by 
              military physicians of continuing medical education 
              requirements.
Sec. 728. Proposal on establishment of appeals process for claimcheck 
              denials and review of claimcheck system.
Sec. 729. Demonstration project to include certain covered 
              beneficiaries within Federal employees health benefits 
              program.

  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

Sec. 801. Limitation on procurement of ammunition and components.
Sec. 802. Acquisition Corps eligibility.
Sec. 803. Amendments relating to procurement from firms in industrial 
              base for production of small arms.
Sec. 804. Time for submission of annual report relating to Buy American 
              Act.
Sec. 805. Study on increase in micro-purchase threshold.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

Sec. 901. Further reductions in defense acquisition workforce.
Sec. 902. Limitation on operation and support funds for the Office of 
              the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 903. Revision to defense directive relating to management 
              headquarters and headquarters support activities.
Sec. 904. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy to have responsibility 
              with respect to export control activities of the 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 905. Independent task force on transformation and Department of 
              Defense organization.
Sec. 906. Improved accounting for defense contract services.
Sec. 907. Repeal of requirement relating to assignment of tactical 
              airlift mission to reserve components.
Sec. 908. Repeal of certain requirements relating to Inspector General 
              investigations of reprisal complaints.
Sec. 909. Consultation with Commandant of the Marine Corps regarding 
              Marine Corps aviation.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Incorporation of classified annex.
Sec. 1003. Outlay limitations.I74Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and 
              Shipyards
Sec. 1011. Revision to requirement for continued listing of two Iowa-
              class battleships on the Naval Vessel Register.
Sec. 1012. Transfer of USS NEW JERSEY.
Sec. 1013. Long-term charter of three vessels in support of submarine 
              rescue, escort, and towing.
Sec. 1014. Transfer of obsolete Army tugboat.
Sec. 1015. Long-term charter contracts for acquisition of auxiliary 
              vessels for the Department of Defense.

        Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Counter Drug Activities

Sec. 1021. Department of Defense support for counter-drug activities.
Sec. 1022. Support for counter-drug operation Caper Focus.
Sec. 1023. Sense of the Congress regarding establishment of counter-
              drug center in Panama.
Sec. 1024. Assignment of members of the Armed Forces to assist 
              Immigration and Naturalization Service and Customs 
              Service.
Sec. 1025. Random drug testing of Department of Defense employees.

       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

Sec. 1031. Annual report on resources allocated to support and mission 
              activities.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 1041. Clarification of land conveyance authority, Armed Forces 
              Retirement Home, District of Columbia.
Sec. 1042. Content of notice required to be provided garnishees before 
              garnishment of pay or benefits.
Sec. 1043. Training of special operations forces with friendly foreign 
              forces.
Sec. 1044. Prohibition on assignment of United States forces to United 
              Nations rapidly deployable mission headquarters.
Sec. 1045. Clarification of State authority to tax compensation paid to 
              certain employees.
Sec. 1046. Requirement to provide burial flags wholly produced in the 
              United States.
Sec. 1047. Investigation of actions relating to 174th Fighter Wing of 
              New York Air National Guard.
Sec. 1048. Facilitation of operations at Edwards Air Force Base, 
              California.
Sec. 1049. Sense of the Congress concerning tax treatment of principal 
              residence of members of Armed Forces while away from home 
              on active duty.
Sec. 1050. Operation, maintenance, and upgrade of Air Force space 
              launch facilities.
Sec. 1051. Sense of the Congress concerning new parent support program 
              and military families.

           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

Sec. 1101. Authority for release to Coast Guard of drug test results of 
              civil service mariners of the Military Sealift Command.
Sec. 1102. Limitations on back pay awards.
Sec. 1103. Restoration of annual leave accumulated by civilian 
              employees at installations in the Republic of Panama to 
              be closed pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.
Sec. 1104. Repeal of program providing preference for employment of 
              military spouses in military child care facilities.
Sec. 1105. Elimination of retained pay as basis for determining 
              locality-based adjustments.
Sec. 1106. Observance of certain holidays at duty posts outside the 
              United States.

              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

Sec. 1201. Limitation on funds for peacekeeping in the Republic of 
              Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sec. 1202. Reports on the mission of United States forces in Republic 
              of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sec. 1203. Report on military capabilities of an expanded NATO 
              alliance.
Sec. 1204. One-year extension of counterproliferation authorities for 
              support of United Nations Special Commission on Iraq.
Sec. 1205. Repeal of landmine moratorium.
Sec. 1206. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 1207. Investigations of satellite launch failures.
Sec. 1208. Prohibition on exports of missile equipment and technology 
              to China.
Sec. 1209. Prohibition on exports and reexports of satellites to China.
Sec. 1210. Prohibition on restriction of Armed Forces under Kyoto 
              Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on 
              Climate Change.
Sec. 1211. Limitation on payments for cost of NATO expansion.
Sec. 1212. Commodity jurisdiction for satellite exports.
Sec. 1213. Release of export information held by the Department of 
              Commerce for purpose of national security assessments.
Sec. 1214. Execution of objection authority within the Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 1215. Transfer of excess UH-1 Huey helicopters and AH-1 Cobra 
              helicopters to foreign countries.
Sec. 1216. Nuclear export reporting requirement.

 TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET 
                                 UNION

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and 
              funds.
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1303. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes.
Sec. 1304. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction 
              facility.
Sec. 1305. Limitation on obligation of funds for a specified period.
Sec. 1306. Requirement to submit breakdown of amounts requested by 
              project category.
Sec. 1307. Limitation on use of funds until completion of fiscal year 
              1998 requirements.
Sec. 1308. Report on biological weapons programs in Russia.
Sec. 1309. Limitation on use of funds for biological weapons 
              proliferation prevention activities in Russia.
Sec. 1310. Limitation on use of certain funds for strategic arms 
              elimination in Russia or Ukraine.
Sec. 1311. Availability of funds.

         TITLE XIV--DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

Sec. 1401. Short title.
Sec. 1402. Findings.

                   Subtitle A--Domestic Preparedness

Sec. 1411. Domestic preparedness for response to threats of terrorist 
              use of weapons of mass destruction.

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Sec. 1412. Report on domestic emergency preparedness.
Sec. 1413. Performance of threat and risk assessments.

      Subtitle B--Advisory Commission to Assess Domestic Response 
    Capabilities For Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction

Sec. 1421. Establishment of commission.
Sec. 1422. Duties of commission.
Sec. 1423. Report.
Sec. 1424. Powers.
Sec. 1425. Commission procedures.
Sec. 1426. Personnel matters.
Sec. 1427. Miscellaneous administrative provisions.
Sec. 1428. Termination of commission.
Sec. 1429. Funding.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2001. Short title.

                            TITLE XXI--ARMY

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Increase in fiscal year 1998 authorization for military 
              construction projects at Fort Drum, New York, and Fort 
              Sill, Oklahoma.

                            TITLE XXII--NAVY

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Authorization to accept road construction project, Marine 
              Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
              projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.

                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2403. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2404. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2405. Increase in fiscal year 1995 authorization for military 
              construction projects at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, 
              and Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon.
Sec. 2406. Increase in fiscal year 1990 authorization for military 
              construction project at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, 
              Virginia.

   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                PROGRAM

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.

            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Army Reserve construction project, Salt Lake City, Utah.

        TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be 
              specified by law.
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1996 
              projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorization of fiscal year 1995 project.
Sec. 2704. Effective date.

                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

Sec. 2801. Definition of ancillary supporting facilities under the 
              alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of 
              military housing.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Restoration of Department of Defense lands used by another 
              Federal agency.
Sec. 2812. Outdoor recreation development on military installations for 
              disabled veterans, military dependents with disabilities, 
              and other persons with disabilities.
Sec. 2813. Report on use of utility system conveyance authority.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2821. Payment of stipulated penalties assessed under the 
              Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
              Liability Act of 1980 in connection with McClellan Air 
              Force Base, California.
Sec. 2822. Elimination of waiver authority regarding prohibition 
              against certain conveyances of property at Naval Station, 
              Long Beach, California.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Massena, New York.
Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Ogdensburg, New York.
Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Jamestown, Ohio.
Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Stewart Army Sub-Post, New Windsor, New 
              York.
Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, 
              Indiana.
Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant, 
              Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Sec. 2837. Release of reversionary interest of United States in former 
              Redstone Army Arsenal property conveyed to Alabama Space 
              Science Exhibit Commission.
Sec. 2838. Land conveyance, Fort Sheridan, Illinois.

                       Part II--Navy Conveyances

Sec. 2841. Easement, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California.
Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Naval Reserve Readiness Center, Portland, 
              Maine.
Sec. 2843. Land conveyance, Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Facility, 
              Youngstown, Ohio.

                    Part III--Air Force Conveyances

Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Lake Charles Air Force Station, Louisiana.
Sec. 2852. Land conveyance, Air Force housing facility, La Junta, 
              Colorado.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2861. Repeal of prohibition on joint use of Gray Army Airfield, 
              Fort Hood, Texas, with civil aviation.
Sec. 2862. Designation of building containing Navy and Marine Corps 
              Reserve Center, Augusta, Georgia.
Sec. 2863. Expansion of Arlington National Cemetery.
Sec. 2864. Reporting requirements under demonstration project for 
              purchase of fire, security, police, public works, and 
              utility services from local government agencies.

 DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
                          OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

Sec. 3101. Weapons activities.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental restoration and waste management.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal.

                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

Sec. 3121. Reprogramming.
Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects.
Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects.
Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority.
Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design.
Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction 
              activities.
Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the 
              Department of Energy.
Sec. 3128. Availability of funds.
Sec. 3129. Transfers of defense environmental management funds.

   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3131. Prohibition on Federal loan guarantees for defense 
              environmental management privatization projects.
Sec. 3132. Extension of funding prohibition relating to international 
              cooperative stockpile stewardship.
Sec. 3133. Use of certain funds for missile defense technology 
              development.
Sec. 3134. Selection of technology for tritium production.
Sec. 3135. Limitation on use of certain funds at Hanford Site.
Sec. 3136. Hanford tank cleanup program reforms.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 3151. Termination of worker and community transition assistance. 
Sec. 3152. Requirement for plan to modify employment system used by 
              Department of Energy in defense environmental management 
              programs.
Sec. 3153. Report on stockpile stewardship criteria.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.

                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

Sec. 3301. Definitions.
Sec. 3302. Authorized uses of stockpile funds.

                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

Sec. 3401. Definitions.
Sec. 3402. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3403. Price requirement on sale of certain petroleum during fiscal 
              year 1999.

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Sec. 3404. Disposal of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2.
Sec. 3405. Disposal of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3.
Sec. 3406. Disposal of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2.
Sec. 3407. Administration.
Sec. 3408. Treatment of State of California claim regarding Naval 
              Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1.

                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

Sec. 3501. Short title; references to Panama Canal Act of 1979.
Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures.
Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles.
Sec. 3504. Expenditures only in accordance with treaties.
Sec. 3505. Donations to the Commission.
Sec. 3506. Sunset of United States overseas benefits just before 
              transfer.
Sec. 3507. Central Examining Office.
Sec. 3508. Liability for vessel accidents.
Sec. 3509. Panama Canal Board of Contract Appeals.
Sec. 3510. Technical amendments.

                  TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 3601. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 3602. Conveyance of NDRF vessel M/V BAYAMON.
Sec. 3603. Conveyance of NDRF vessels BENJAMIN ISHERWOOD and HENRY 
              ECKFORD.
Sec. 3604. Clearinghouse for maritime information.
Sec. 3605. Conveyance of NDRF vessel ex-USS LORAIN COUNTY.

     SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED.

       For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on National Security and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 101. ARMY.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for procurement for the Army as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $1,420,759,000.
       (2) For missiles, $1,232,285,000.
       (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
     $1,507,638,000.
       (4) For ammunition, $1,053,455,000.
       (5) For other procurement, $3,136,918,000.

     SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

       (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 1999 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $7,420,847,000.
       (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
     $1,192,195,000.
       (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $5,992,361,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $3,969,507,000.
       (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for procurement for the 
     Marine Corps in the amount of $691,868,000.
       (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for procurement of ammunition 
     for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of 
     $451,968,000.

     SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $8,219,077,000.
       (2) For missiles, $2,234,668,000.
       (3) For ammunition, $383,627,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $7,046,372,000.

     SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of 
     $1,962,866,000.

     SEC. 105. RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for procurement of aircraft, vehicles, 
     communications equipment, and other equipment for the reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces as follows:
       (1) For the Army National Guard, $50,000,000.
       (2) For the Air National Guard, $50,000,000.
       (3) For the Army Reserve, $50,000,000.
       (4) For the Naval Reserve, $50,000,000.
       (5) For the Air Force Reserve, $50,000,000.
       (6) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $50,000,000.

     SEC. 106. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for procurement for the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense in the amount of $1,300,000.

     SEC. 107. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 the amount of $834,000,000 for--
       (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions 
     in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and
       (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the 
     United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such 
     Act.

     SEC. 108. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for the Department of Defense for procurement for 
     carrying out health care programs, projects, and activities 
     of the Department of Defense in the total amount of 
     $402,387,000.

     SEC. 109. DEFENSE EXPORT LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for the Department of Defense for carrying out the 
     Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program under section 2540 of 
     title 10, United States Code, in the total amount of 
     $1,250,000.
                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

     SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR LONGBOW 
                   HELLFIRE MISSILE PROGRAM.

       Beginning with the fiscal year 1999 program year, the 
     Secretary of the Army may, in accordance with section 2306b 
     of title 10, United States Code, enter into a multiyear 
     procurement contract for procurement of the AGM-114 Longbow 
     Hellfire missile.

     SEC. 112. M1A2 SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM STEP 1 PROGRAM.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the Army in 
     section 101 for weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
     $20,300,000 shall be available only for the Step 1 program 
     for the M1A2 System Enhancement Program.
                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

     SEC. 121. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT 
                   OF THE NAVY.

       (a) Authority for Specified Navy Aircraft Programs.--
     Beginning with the fiscal year 1999 program year, the 
     Secretary of the Navy may, in accordance with section 2306b 
     of title 10, United States Code, enter into a multiyear 
     procurement contract for procurement for the following 
     programs:
       (1) The AV-8B aircraft program.
       (2) The T-45TS aircraft program.
       (3) The E-2C aircraft program.
       (b) Authority for Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle 
     Replacement.--Beginning with the fiscal year 1999 program 
     year, the Secretary of the Navy may, in accordance with 
     section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into a 
     multiyear procurement contract to procure the Marine Corps 
     Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 141. ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DESTRUCTION OF 
                   ASSEMBLED CHEMICAL WEAPONS.

       (a) Program Management.--(1) The program manager for the 
     Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment program shall continue 
     to manage the development and testing (including 
     demonstration and pilot-scale facility testing) of 
     technologies for the destruction of lethal chemical munitions 
     that are potential or demonstrated alternatives to the 
     baseline incineration program. In performing such management, 
     the program manager shall act independently of the program 
     manager for Chemical Demilitarization and shall report to the 
     Secretary of the Army, or his designee.
       (2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Technology and the Secretary of the Army shall jointly submit 
     to Congress, not later than December 1, 1998, a plan for the 
     transfer of oversight of the Assembled Chemical Weapons 
     Assessment program from the Under Secretary to the Secretary.
       (3) Oversight of the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment 
     program shall be transferred pursuant to the plan submitted 
     under paragraph (2) not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the submission of the notice required under section 152(f)(2) 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 214; 50 U.S.C. 
     1521(f)(2)).
       (b) Post-Demonstration Activities.--(1) The program manager 
     for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment program may 
     carry out those activities necessary to ensure that an 
     alternative technology for the destruction of lethal chemical 
     munitions may be implemented immediately after--
       (A) the technology has been demonstrated to be successful;
       (B) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Technology has submitted to Congress a report on the 
     demonstration; and
       (C) a decision has been made to proceed with the pilot-
     scale facility phase for an alternative technology.
       (2) To prepare for the immediate implementation of any such 
     technology, the program manager may, during fiscal years 1998 
     and 1999, take the following actions:
       (A) Establish program requirements.
       (B) Prepare procurement documentation.
       (C) Develop environmental documentation.
       (D) Identify and prepare to meet public outreach and public 
     participation requirements.
       (E) Prepare to award a contract for the design, 
     construction, and operation of a pilot facility for the 
     technology to the provider team for the technology not later 
     than December, 1999.
       (c) Plan for Pilot Program.--If the Secretary of Defense 
     proceeds with a pilot program under section 152(f) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 214; 50 U.S.C. 1521(f)), the 
     Secretary shall prepare a plan for the pilot program and 
     shall submit to Congress a report on such plan (including 
     information on the cost of, and schedule for, implementing 
     the pilot program).
       (d) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
     in section 107, $12,600,000 shall be available for the 
     Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment program for the 
     following:
       (1) Demonstration of alternative technologies under the 
     Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment program.

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       (2) Planning and preparation to proceed immediately from 
     demonstration of an alternative technology to the development 
     of a pilot-scale facility for the technology, including 
     planning and preparation for--
       (A) continued development of the technology leading to 
     deployment of the technology;
       (B) satisfaction of requirements for environmental permits;
       (C) demonstration, testing, and evaluation;
       (D) initiation of actions to design a pilot program;
       (E) provision of support at the field office or depot level 
     for deployment of the technology; and
       (F) educational outreach to the public to engender support 
     for the development.
       (3) An independent cost and schedule evaluation of the 
     Assembled Chemical Weapons Assembled program, to be completed 
     not later than December 30, 1999.
       (e) Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment Program 
     Defined.--In this section, the term ``Assembled Chemical 
     Weapons Assessment program'' means the program established in 
     section 152(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 214; 50 
     U.S.C. 1521), and section 8065 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101 of 
     Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-101), for identifying and 
     demonstrating alternatives to the baseline incineration 
     process for the demilitarization of assembled chemical 
     munitions.
         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $4,791,997,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $8,377,059,000.
       (3) For the Air Force, $13,785,401,000.
       (4) For Defense-wide activities, $9,283,515,000, of which--
       (A) $251,106,000 is authorized for the activities of the 
     Director, Test and Evaluation; and
       (B) $29,245,000 is authorized for the Director of 
     Operational Test and Evaluation.

     SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH.

       (a) Fiscal Year 1999.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201, $4,208,978,000 shall be 
     available for basic research and applied research projects.
       (b) Basic Research and Applied Research Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term ``basic research and 
     applied research'' means work funded in program elements for 
     defense research and development under Department of Defense 
     category 6.1 or 6.2.
    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 211. MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NAVY MINE 
                   COUNTERMEASURES PROGRAMS.

       Section 216(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 
     1317, as amended) is amended by striking out ``through 1999'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``through 2003''.

     SEC. 212. FUTURE AIRCRAFT CARRIER TRANSITION TECHNOLOGIES.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under section 
     201(2) for Carrier System Development (program element 
     0603512N), $50,000,000 shall be available for research, 
     development, test, evaluation, and insertion into the CVN-77 
     nuclear aircraft carrier program of technologies designed to 
     transition to, demonstrate enhanced capabilities for, or 
     mitigate cost and technical risks of, the CV(X) aircraft 
     carrier program.

     SEC. 213. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) Requirements Relating to Competition.--Section 
     2525(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) For each grant awarded and each contract, cooperative 
     agreement, or other transaction entered into on a cost-share 
     basis under the program, the ratio of contract recipient cost 
     to Government cost shall be determined by competitive 
     procedures. For a project for which the Government receives 
     an offer from only one offeror, the contracting officer shall 
     negotiate the ratio of contract recipient cost to Government 
     cost that represents the best value to the Government.''.
       (b) Requirements Relating to Cost Share Waivers.--Section 
     2525(d)(2) of such title is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
       (2) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) For any grant awarded or contract, cooperative 
     agreement, or other transaction entered into on a basis other 
     than a cost-sharing basis because of a determination made 
     under subparagraph (A), the transaction file for the project 
     concerned must document the rationale for the determination.
       ``(C) The Secretary of Defense may delegate the authority 
     to make determinations under subparagraph (A) only to the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology or 
     a service acquisition executive, as appropriate.''.
       (c) Cost Share Goal.--Section 2525(d) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (4); and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking out ``At least'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``As a goal, at least'';
       (B) by striking out ``shall'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``should''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary of 
     Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments and upon recommendation of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology, shall establish 
     annual objectives to meet such goal.''.
       (d) Additional Information To Be Included in Five-Year 
     Plan.--Section 2525(e)(1) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) the extent of cost sharing in the manufacturing 
     technology program by companies in the private sector, 
     weapons system program offices and other defense program 
     offices, Federal agencies other than the Department of 
     Defense, nonprofit institutions and universities, and other 
     sources.''.

     SEC. 214. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) to ensure sufficient financial resources are devoted to 
     emerging technologies, a goal of at least 10 percent of funds 
     available under title II for each of the Army, Navy, and Air 
     Force should be dedicated to science and technology in each 
     military department;
       (2) management and funding for science and technology for 
     each military department should receive a level of priority 
     and leadership attention equal to the level received by 
     program acquisition, and the Secretary of each military 
     department should ensure that a senior member of the 
     department holds the appropriate title and responsibility to 
     ensure effective oversight and emphasis on science and 
     technology;
       (3) to ensure an appropriate long-term focus for 
     investments, a sufficient percentage of science and 
     technology funds should be directed toward new technology 
     areas, and annual reviews should be conducted for ongoing 
     research areas to ensure that those funded initiatives are 
     either integrated into acquisition programs or discontinued;
       (4) the military departments should take appropriate steps 
     to ensure that sufficient numbers of officers and civilian 
     employees in each department hold advanced degrees in 
     technical fields; and
       (5) of particular concern, the Secretary of the Air Force 
     should take appropriate measures to ensure that sufficient 
     numbers of scientists and engineers are maintained to address 
     the technological challenges faced in the areas of air, 
     space, and information technology.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense, in cooperation 
     with the National Research Council of the National Academy of 
     Sciences, shall conduct a study on the technology base of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (2) Matters covered.--The study shall--
       (A) recommend the minimum requirements to maintain a 
     technology base that is sufficient, based on both historical 
     developments and future projections, to project superiority 
     in air and space weapons systems, and information technology;
       (B) address the effects on national defense and civilian 
     aerospace industries and information technology by reducing 
     funding below the goal described in paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (a); and
       (C) recommend the appropriate level of staff holding 
     baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees, and the 
     optimal ratio of civilian and military staff holding such 
     degrees, to ensure that science and technology functions of 
     the Department of Defense remain vital.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date on 
     which the study required under paragraph (1) is completed, 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     results of the study.

     SEC. 215. NEXT GENERATION INTERNET PROGRAM.

       (a) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     under section 201(4), $53,000,000 shall be available for the 
     Next Generation Internet program.
       (b) Limitation.--Notwithstanding the enactment of any other 
     provision of law after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     amounts may be appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation by the Department 
     of Defense for the Next Generation Internet program only 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under section 
     201(4).
                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

     SEC. 231. NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Threats posed by ballistic missiles and weapons of mass 
     destruction to the national territory of the United States 
     continue to grow as the trend in ballistic missile 
     proliferation and development is toward longer range and 
     increasingly sophisticated missiles.
       (2) Russian and Chinese sources continue to proliferate 
     missile and other advanced technologies.
       (3) North Korea is developing the Taepo-Dong 2 missile, 
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     sufficient to strike Alaska and Hawaii, and other countries 
     hostile to the United States, including Iran, Libya, and 
     Iraq, have demonstrated an interest in acquiring or 
     developing ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United 
     States.
       (4) Russia's increased reliance on nuclear forces to 
     compensate for the decline of its conventional forces and 
     uncertainty regarding command and control of those nuclear 
     forces increase the possibility of an accidental or 
     unauthorized launch of Russian ballistic missiles.
       (5) The United States could be deterred from effectively 
     promoting or protecting its national interests around the 
     world if any State or territory of the United States is 
     vulnerable to long-range ballistic missiles deployed by 
     nations hostile to the United States.
       (b) Sense of the Congress Concerning National Missile 
     Defense Policy.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) any national missile defense system deployed by the 
     United States must provide effective defense against limited, 
     accidental, or unauthorized ballistic missile attack for all 
     50 States; and
       (2) the territories of the United States should be afforded 
     effective protection against ballistic missile attack.

     SEC. 232. LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR THE MEDIUM EXTENDED AIR 
                   DEFENSE SYSTEM.

       None of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for the 
     Ballistic Missile Defense Organization may be obligated for 
     the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) until the 
     Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that the future-
     years defense plan includes sufficient programmed funding for 
     that system to complete the design and development phase. If 
     the Secretary does not submit such a certification by January 
     1, 1999, then (effective as of that date) the funds 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for the Ballistic Missile 
     Defense Organization that are allocated for the MEADS program 
     shall be available to support modification of the Patriot 
     Advanced Capability-3, Configuration 3, so as to support the 
     requirement for mobile theater missile defense to be met by 
     the MEADS system.

     SEC. 233. LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR COOPERATIVE BALLISTIC 
                   MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

       Of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for the 
     Russian-American Observational Satellite (RAMOS) program, 
     $5,000,000 may not be obligated until the Secretary of 
     Defense certifies to Congress that the Department of Defense 
     has received detailed information concerning the nature, 
     extent, and military implications of the transfer of 
     ballistic missile technology from Russian sources to Iran.

     SEC. 234. LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR COUNTERPROLIFERATION 
                   SUPPORT.

       None of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for 
     counterproliferation support in Program Element 63160BR may 
     be obligated until the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress the report required by section 234 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
     105-85; 111 Stat. 1664; 50 U.S.C. 2367) to be submitted not 
     later than January 30, 1998.

     SEC. 235. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM ELEMENTS.

       (a) BMD Program Elements.--(1) Chapter 9 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 222 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 223. Ballistic missile defense programs

       ``(a) Program Elements Specified.--In the budget 
     justification materials submitted to Congress in support of 
     the Department of Defense budget for any fiscal year (as 
     submitted with the budget of the President under section 
     1105(a) of title 31), the amount requested for activities of 
     the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization shall be set forth 
     in accordance with the following program elements:
       ``(1) The Patriot system.
       ``(2) The Navy Area system.
       ``(3) The Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system.
       ``(4) The Navy Theater Wide system.
       ``(5) The Medium Extended Air Defense System.
       ``(6) Joint Theater Missile Defense.
       ``(7) National Missile Defense.
       ``(8) Support Technologies.
       ``(9) Family of Systems Engineering and Integration.
       ``(10) Ballistic Missile Defense Technical Operations.
       ``(11) Threat and Countermeasures.
       ``(12) International Cooperative Programs.
       ``(b) Treatment of Major Defense Acquisition Programs.--
     Amounts requested for Theater Missile Defense and National 
     Missile Defense major defense acquisition programs shall be 
     specified in individual, dedicated program elements, and 
     amounts appropriated for those programs shall be available 
     only for Ballistic Missile Defense activities.
       ``(c) Management and Support.--The amount requested for 
     each program element specified in subsection (a) shall 
     include requests for the amounts necessary for the management 
     and support of the programs, projects, and activities 
     contained in that program element.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     222 the following new item:

``223. Ballistic missile defense programs.''.
       (b) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Section 251 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 236. RESTRUCTURING OF THEATER HIGH-ALTITUDE AREA DEFENSE 
                   SYSTEM ACQUISITION STRATEGY.

       (a) Establishment of Alternative Contractor.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall select an alternative contractor 
     as a potential source for the development and production of 
     the interceptor missile for the Theater High-Altitude Area 
     Defense (THAAD) system within a ``leader-follower'' 
     acquisition strategy.
       (2) The Secretary shall take such steps as necessary to 
     ensure that the prime contractor for that system prepares the 
     selected alternative contractor so as to enable the 
     alternative contractor to be able (if necessary) to assume 
     the responsibilities for development or production of an 
     interceptor missile for that system.
       (3) The Secretary shall select the alternative contractor 
     as expeditiously as possible and shall use the authority 
     provided in section 2304(c)(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code, to expedite that selection.
       (4) Of the amount authorized under section 201(4) for the 
     Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system, the amount 
     provided for the Demonstration/Validation phase for that 
     system is hereby increased by $142,700,000, of which 
     $30,000,000 shall be available for the purposes of this 
     subsection, and the amount provided for the Engineering and 
     Manufacturing Development phase for that system is hereby 
     reduced by $142,700,000.
       (b) Cost Sharing Arrangement.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall contractually establish an appropriate cost sharing 
     arrangement with the prime contractor as of May 14, 1998, for 
     the interceptor missile for the Theater High-Altitude Area 
     Defense system for flight test failures of that missile 
     beginning with flight test nine.
       (c) Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase for 
     Other Elements of the THAAD System.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall proceed as expeditiously as possible with the milestone 
     approval process for the Engineering and Manufacturing 
     Development phase for the Battle Management and Command, 
     Control, and Communications (BM/C3) element of the 
     Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system and for the Ground-
     Based Radar (GBR) element for that system. That milestone 
     approval process for those elements shall proceed without 
     regard to the stage of development of the missile interceptor 
     for that system.
       (d) Requirement Before Procurement of UOES Missiles.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may not obligate any funds for 
     acquisition of User Operational Evaluation System (UOES) 
     missiles for the Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system 
     until there have been two successful tests of the interceptor 
     missile for that system.
       (e) Limitation on Entering Engineering and Manufacturing 
     Development phase.--The Secretary of Defense may not approve 
     the commencement of the Engineering and Manufacturing 
     Development phase for the interceptor missile for the Theater 
     High-Altitude Area Defense system until there have been three 
     successful tests of that missile.
       (f) Successful Test Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     a successful test of the interceptor missile of the Theater 
     High-Altitude Area Defense system is a body-to-body intercept 
     by that missile of a ballistic missile target.
                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
     activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
     expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 
     maintenance, in amounts as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $16,339,700,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $21,839,328,000.
       (3) For the Marine Corps, $2,539,703,000.
       (4) For the Air Force, $18,816,108,000.
       (5) For Defense-wide activities, $10,354,216,000.
       (6) For the Army Reserve, $1,197,622,000.
       (7) For the Naval Reserve, $948,639,000.
       (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $116,993,000.
       (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,747,696,000.
       (10) For the Army National Guard, $2,464,815,000.
       (11) For the Air National Guard, $3,096,933,000.
       (12) For the Defense Inspector General, $130,764,000.
       (13) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
     Forces, $7,324,000.
       (14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $377,640,000.
       (15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $281,600,000.
       (16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, 
     $379,100,000.
       (17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, 
     $26,091,000.
       (18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 
     Sites, $195,000,000.
       (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
     programs, $47,311,000.
       (20) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, 
     Defense-wide, $727,582,000.
       (21) For the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and 
     Environmental Restoration Trust Fund, $15,000,000.
       (22) For Defense Health Program, $9,663,035,000.

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       (23) Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction programs, 
     $417,400,000.
       (24) For Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, 
     $746,900,000.

     SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
     activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
     providing capital for working capital and revolving funds in 
     amounts as follows:
       (1) For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,076,571,000.
       (2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $669,566,000.

     SEC. 303. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund 
     the sum of $70,745,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home, including the United States Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home and the Naval Home.

     SEC. 304. TRANSFER FROM NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 
                   TRANSACTION FUND.

       (a) Transfer Authority.--To the extent provided in 
     appropriations Acts, not more than $150,000,000 is authorized 
     to be transferred from the National Defense Stockpile 
     Transaction Fund to operation and maintenance accounts for 
     fiscal year 1999 in amounts as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $50,000,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $50,000,000.
       (3) For the Air Force, $50,000,000.
       (b) Treatment of Transfers.--Amounts transferred under this 
     section--
       (1) shall be merged with, and be available for the same 
     purposes and the same period as, the amounts in the accounts 
     to which transferred; and
       (2) may not be expended for an item that has been denied 
     authorization of appropriations by Congress.
       (c) Relationship to Other Transfer Authority.--The transfer 
     authority provided in this section is in addition to the 
     transfer authority provided in section 1001.

     SEC. 305. REFURBISHMENT OF M1-A1 TANKS.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army, 
     $31,000,000 shall be available only for the refurbishment of 
     up to 70 M1-A1 tanks under the AIM-XXI program.

     SEC. 306. OPERATION OF PREPOSITIONED FLEET, NATIONAL TRAINING 
                   CENTER, FORT IRWIN, CALIFORNIA.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army, 
     $60,200,000 shall be available only to pay costs associated 
     with the operation of the prepositioned fleet of equipment 
     during training rotations at the National Training Center, 
     Fort Irwin, California.

     SEC. 307. RELOCATION OF USS WISCONSIN.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(2) for operation and maintenance for the Navy, 
     $6,000,000 may be available for the purpose of relocating the 
     USS WISCONSIN, which is currently in a reserve status at the 
     Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, to a suitable location in 
     order to increase available berthing space at the shipyard.

     SEC. 308. FISHER HOUSE TRUST FUNDS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999, out of funds in Fisher House Trust Funds not 
     otherwise appropriated, for the operation of Fisher houses 
     described in section 2221(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
     as follows:
       (1) From the Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of the 
     Army, $250,000 for Fisher houses that are located in 
     proximity to medical treatment facilities of the Army.
       (2) From the Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of the 
     Navy, $150,000 for Fisher houses that are located in 
     proximity to medical treatment facilities of the Navy.
       (3) From the Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of the Air 
     Force, $150,000 for Fisher houses that are located in 
     proximity to medical treatment facilities of the Air Force.
               Subtitle B--Information Technology Issues

     SEC. 311. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESPONSIBILITIES 
                   OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 131 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2223. Information technology: additional 
       responsibilities of Chief Information Officers

       ``(a) Additional Responsibilities.--In addition to the 
     responsibilities provided for in chapter 35 of title 44 and 
     in section 5125 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 
     1425)--
       ``(1) the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
     Defense, with respect to the elements of the Department of 
     Defense other than the military departments, shall--
       ``(A) review and provide recommendations to the Secretary 
     of Defense on Department of Defense budget requests for 
     information technology and national security systems;
       ``(B) ensure the interoperability of information technology 
     and national security systems throughout the Department of 
     Defense; and
       ``(C) ensure that information technology and national 
     security systems standards that will apply throughout the 
     Department of Defense are prescribed; and
       ``(2) the Chief Information Officer of each military 
     department, with respect to the military department 
     concerned, shall--
       ``(A) review budget requests for all information technology 
     and national security systems;
       ``(B) ensure that information technology and national 
     security systems are in compliance with standards of the 
     Government and the Department of Defense;
       ``(C) ensure that information technology and national 
     security systems are interoperable with other relevant 
     information technology and national security systems of the 
     Government and the Department of Defense;
       ``(D) provide for the elimination of duplicate information 
     technology and national security systems within and between 
     the military departments and Defense Agencies; and
       ``(E) coordinate with the Joint Staff with respect to 
     information technology and national security systems.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `Chief Information Officer' means the senior 
     official designated by the Secretary of Defense or a 
     Secretary of a military department pursuant to section 3506 
     of title 44.
       ``(2) The term `information technology' has the meaning 
     given that term by section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).
       ``(3) The term `national security system' has the meaning 
     given that term by section 5142 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1452).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2223. Information technology: additional responsibilities of Chief 
              Information Officers.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 2223 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 312. DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC MALL SYSTEM FOR SUPPLY 
                   PURCHASES.

       (a) Electronic Mall System.--In this section, the term 
     ``electronic mall system'' means an electronic system for 
     displaying, ordering, and purchasing supplies and materiel 
     available from sources within the Department of Defense and 
     from the private sector.
       (b) Development and Management.--Using existing systems and 
     technology available in the Department of Defense, the 
     Defense Logistics Agency shall develop a single, defense-wide 
     electronic mall system. The Defense Logistics Agency shall be 
     responsible for the management of the resulting electronic 
     mall system. The Secretary of each military department and 
     the head of each Defense Agency shall provide to the Defense 
     Logistics Agency the necessary and requested data to support 
     the development and operation of the electronic mall system.
       (c) Implementation Date.--The electronic mall system shall 
     be operational and available throughout the Department of 
     Defense not later than June 1, 1999. After that date, a 
     military department or Defense Agency (other than the Defense 
     Logistics Agency) may not develop or operate an electronic 
     mall system.

     SEC. 313. PROTECTION OF FUNDING PROVIDED FOR CERTAIN 
                   INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Use for Specified Purposes.--Of the amounts authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal 
     years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for information technology and 
     national security programs of the Department of Defense, not 
     less than the amount specified in subsection (b) shall be 
     available for each such fiscal year for the purposes of the 
     information technology and national security programs 
     described in such subsection, unless an alternative use of 
     the funds is specifically approved by a law enacted after the 
     date of the enactment of the law originally authorizing the 
     funds.
       (b) Covered Programs and Amounts.--The information 
     technology and national security programs referred to in 
     subsection (a), and the amounts to be available for each 
     program, are the following:
       (1) The Force XXI program of the Army, $360,000,000.
       (2) The Information Technology for the 21st Century 
     programs of the Navy, $472,000,000.
       (3) The Communications Infrastructure programs of the Air 
     Force, $228,500,000.
       (4) The Telecom and Computing Infrastructure programs of 
     the Marine Corps, $93,000,000.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``information technology'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).
       (2) The term ``national security system'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 5142 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1452).

     SEC. 314. PRIORITY FUNDING TO ENSURE YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE OF 
                   MISSION CRITICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS.

       (a) Funds for Completion of Year 2000 Conversion.--(1) Of 
     the amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this 
     Act for information technology and national security systems 
     of the Department of Defense designated as mission critical, 
     not more than 25 percent may be used to fund activities 
     unrelated to ensuring that the awareness, assessment, and 
     renovation phases of year 2000 conversion for such 
     information technology and national security systems are 
     completed.
       (2) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant 
     to this Act for information

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     technology and national security systems of the Department of 
     Defense (other than information technology and national 
     security systems covered by paragraph (1)), not less than 
     $1,000,000,000 shall be available only for transfer to 
     support activities to ensure that the awareness, assessment, 
     renovation, and validation phases of year 2000 conversion for 
     information technology and national security systems covered 
     by paragraph (1) are completed.
       (b) Exceptions.--(1) This section does not apply to or 
     affect funding for information technology and national 
     security programs identified in section 313(b).
       (2) The Secretary of Defense may authorize expenditures in 
     excess of the 25 percent limitation specified in subsection 
     (a)(1) if the Secretary determines that additional 
     expenditures are required to prevent the failure of the 
     information technology or national security system and 
     provides prior notice to Congress of the reasons for the 
     additional expenditures.
       (c) Termination.--(1) On the date on which the Secretary of 
     Defense determines that the year 2000 renovation phase has 
     been completed for a particular information technology or 
     national security system covered by paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (a), such paragraph shall cease to apply to that 
     information technology or national security system.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of such subsection shall cease to apply 
     on the date on which the Secretary of Defense determines that 
     all of the information technology and national security 
     systems covered by paragraph (1) of such subsection are fully 
     funded through the validation phase of year 2000 conversion, 
     have an established contingency plan, and have completed a 
     point of origin to point of execution evaluation.
       (d) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than January 30, 
     1999, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a 
     briefing containing the following:
       (1) Separate lists of each information technology and 
     national security system of the Department of Defense covered 
     by subsection (a)(1) for which the renovation phase of year 
     2000 conversion is not completed by December 30, 1998.
       (2) A evaluation of the effect of subsection (a) on the 
     year 2000 conversion success rate.
       (3) A list of each information technology and national 
     security system covered by subsection (a)(1) that will not 
     achieve year 2000 compliance by September 30, 1999.
       (4) An explanation of how the military departments, the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Agencies are applying the 
     definition of mission critical.
       (5) Recommendations regarding the manner in which funding 
     could best be allocated to achieve year 2000 compliance for 
     the greatest number of information technology and national 
     security systems covered by subsection (a)(1).
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``information technology'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).
       (2) The term ``national security system'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 5142 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1452).
       (3) The term ``mission critical'' means an information 
     technology or national security system of the Department of 
     Defense identified as mission critical in the table prepared 
     by the Joint Chiefs of Staff entitled ``Mission Critical 
     Systems (All Services/Agencies)'', dated March 20, 1998, or 
     in the table printed by the Defense Integrated Support Tool 
     entitled ``Year 2000 Information on Mission Critical 
     Systems'', dated March 19, 1998.
       (4) The terms ``awareness'', ``assessment'', 
     ``renovation'', and ``validation'' have the meanings given 
     the terms in the Department of Defense ``Year 2000 Management 
     Plan'', version 1.0, released in April 1997.

     SEC. 315. EVALUATION OF YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE AS PART OF 
                   TRAINING EXERCISES PROGRAMS.

       (a) Report on Evaluation Plan.--Not later than December 15, 
     1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report containing a plan to include a simulated year 2000 as 
     part of the military exercises described in subsection (b) in 
     order to evaluate, in an operational environment, the extent 
     to which information technology and national security systems 
     involved in the exercises will successfully operate, 
     including the ability of the systems to access and transmit 
     information from point of origin to point of termination, 
     during the actual year 2000.
       (b) Covered Military Exercises.--A military exercise 
     referred to in subsection (a) is a military exercise 
     conducted by the Department of Defense, during the period 
     beginning on January 1, 1999, and ending on September 30, 
     1999--
       (1) under the training exercises program known as the 
     ``CJCS Exercise Program'';
       (2) at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, the Army 
     National Training Center, or the Air Force Air Warfare 
     Center; or
       (3) as part of Naval Carrier Group fleet training or Marine 
     Corps Expeditionary Unit training.
       (c) Elements of Report.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A list of all military exercises described in 
     subsection (b) to be conducted during the period specified in 
     such subsection.
       (2) A description of the manner in which the year 2000 will 
     be simulated for information technology and national security 
     systems involved in each military exercise.
       (3) The duration of the year 2000 simulation in each 
     military exercise.
       (4) The methodology to be used in turning over the 
     information technology and national security systems to the 
     year 2000 in order to best identify those systems that fail 
     to operate reliably during the military exercise.
       (5) A list of the information technology and national 
     security systems excluded from the plan under subsection 
     (d)(1), including how the military exercise will utilize an 
     excluded system's year 2000 contingency plan.
       (6) A list of the exercises and information technology and 
     national security systems excluded from the plan under 
     subsection (d)(2), and a description of the effect that 
     continued year 2000 noncompliance of the systems would have 
     on military readiness.
       (d) Exclusions.--(1) Subsection (a) shall not apply to an 
     information technology or national security system if the 
     Secretary of Defense determines that the system will be 
     incapable of performing reliably during the year 2000 
     simulation portion of the military exercise. In the case of 
     each excluded system, the system may not be used during the 
     period of the year 2000 simulation. Instead, the excluded 
     system shall be replaced by the year 2000 contingency plan 
     for the system.
       (2) If the mission of a military exercise will be seriously 
     hampered by the number of information technology and national 
     security systems covered by paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
     Defense may exclude the entire exercise from the requirements 
     of subsection (a).
       (3) Subsection (a) shall not apply to an information 
     technology or national security system with cryptological 
     applications.
       (4) If the decision to exclude a military exercise or 
     information technology or national security system is made 
     under paragraph (1) or (2) after the date of the submission 
     of the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall notify Congress of the exclusion not later than 
     two weeks before commencing the military exercise. The 
     notification shall include the information required under 
     paragraph (5) or (6) of subsection (c), depending on whether 
     the exclusion covers the entire exercise or particular 
     information technology and national security systems.
       (e) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than January 30, 
     1999, the Comptroller General shall review the report and 
     plan submitted under subsection (a) and submit to Congress a 
     briefing evaluating the methodology to be used under the plan 
     to simulate the year 2000, describing the potential 
     information that will be collected as a result of 
     implementation of the plan, and describing the impact that 
     the plan will have on military readiness.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``information technology'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).
       (2) The term ``national security system'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 5142 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1452).
                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

     SEC. 321. AUTHORIZATION TO PAY NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT FOR 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP AT FORMER DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE SITES IN CANADA.

       (a) Authorization.--To the extent provided in 
     appropriations Acts, the Secretary of Defense may pay an 
     amount to the Government of Canada of not more than 
     $100,000,000 (in fiscal year 1996 constant dollars), for 
     purposes of implementing the October 1996 negotiated 
     settlement between the United States and Canada relating to 
     environmental cleanup at various sites in Canada that were 
     formerly used by the Department of Defense.
       (b) Method of Payment.--The amount authorized by subsection 
     (a) shall be paid in 10 annual payments, with the first 
     payment made from amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1998.
       (c) Fiscal Year 1998 Payment.--The payment under this 
     section for fiscal year 1998 shall be made from amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to section 301(5) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
     105-85; 111 Stat. 1669).
       (d) Fiscal Year 1999 Payment.--The payment under this 
     section for fiscal year 1999 shall be made from amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to section 301(5).
       (e) Limitation.--The authorization provided in this section 
     shall not be construed as setting a precedent for payment 
     under a treaty of an environmental claim made by another 
     nation, unless the Senate has given its consent to the 
     ratification of the treaty.

     SEC. 322. REMOVAL OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(18) (relating to environmental restoration of 
     formerly used defense sites), the Secretary of the Army may 
     use not more than $150,000 for the removal of underground 
     storage tanks at the Authorities Allied Industrial Park, 
     Macon, Georgia.
         Subtitle D--Defense Infrastructure Support Improvement

     SEC. 331. REPORTING AND STUDY REQUIREMENTS BEFORE CHANGE OF 
                   COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL TYPE FUNCTIONS TO 
                   CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 2461 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (h) and 
     transferring such subsection to appear after subsection (g); 
     and

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       (2) by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following new subsections:
       ``(a) Reporting and Study Requirements as Precondition to 
     Change in Performance.--A commercial or industrial type 
     function of the Department of Defense that, as of October 1, 
     1980, was being performed by Department of Defense civilian 
     employees may not be changed to performance by a private 
     contractor or changed to procurement through a private 
     contractor until the Secretary of Defense fully complies with 
     the reporting and study requirements specified in subsections 
     (b) and (c).
       ``(b) Notification and Elements of Study.--(1) Before 
     commencing to study a commercial or industrial type function 
     described in subsection (a) for possible change to 
     performance by a private contractor or possible change to 
     procurement through a private contractor, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report containing the 
     following:
       ``(A) The function to be studied for possible change.
       ``(B) The location at which the function is performed by 
     Department of Defense civilian employees.
       ``(C) The number of civilian employee positions potentially 
     affected.
       ``(D) The anticipated length and cost of the study.
       ``(E) A certification that the performance of the 
     commercial or industrial type function by civilian employees 
     of the Department of Defense is not precluded due to any 
     constraint or limitation in terms of man years, end 
     strengths, full-time equivalent positions, or maximum number 
     of employees.
       ``(2) The responsibility of the Secretary of Defense to 
     submit the report required under paragraph (1) may be 
     delegated only to senior acquisition executives or higher 
     officials for the military departments and the Defense 
     Agencies.
       ``(3) The study of a commercial or industrial type function 
     for possible change in performance shall include the 
     following:
       ``(A) A comparison of the cost of performance of the 
     function by Department of Defense civilian employees and by 
     private contractor to demonstrate whether change to 
     performance by a private contractor or change to procurement 
     through a private contractor will result in savings to the 
     Government over the life of the contract, including in the 
     comparison--
       ``(i) the amount estimated by the Secretary of Defense 
     (based on bids received) to be the amount of a contract for 
     performance of the function by a private contractor;
       ``(ii) the cost to the Government of Department of Defense 
     civilian employees performing the function; and
       ``(iii) the costs and expenditures which the Government 
     would incur (in addition to the amount of the contract) 
     because of the award of such a contract.
       ``(B) An examination of the potential economic effect of 
     performance of the function by a private contractor--
       ``(i) on employees who would be affected by such a change 
     in performance; and
       ``(ii) on the local community and the Government, if more 
     than 75 employees perform the function.
       ``(C) An examination of the effect of performance of the 
     function by a private contractor on the military mission of 
     the function.
       ``(4) If the commercial or industrial type function at 
     issue involves a working-capital fund in the Department of 
     Defense and the study concerns the possible procurement by a 
     requisitioning agency of services or supplies from a private 
     contractor instead of the working-capital fund, in lieu of 
     the comparison required by paragraph (3), the study shall 
     include a comparison of the sources of the services or 
     supplies to determine which source is more cost-effective for 
     the requisitioning agency.
       ``(5) An individual or entity at a facility where a 
     commercial or industrial type function is studied for 
     possible change in performance may raise an objection to the 
     study on the grounds that the report required under paragraph 
     (1) as a precondition for the study does not contain the 
     certification required by subparagraph (E) of such paragraph. 
     The objection may be raised at any time during the course of 
     the study, shall be in writing, and shall be submitted to the 
     Secretary of Defense. If the Secretary determines that the 
     certification was omitted, the commercial or industrial type 
     function covered by the study may not be the subject of 
     request for proposal or award of a contract until a 
     certification is made that fully complies with paragraph 
     (1)(E) and the other requirements of this section are 
     satisfied.
       ``(c) Notification of Decision.--(1) If, as a result of the 
     completion of a study under subsection (b)(3), a decision is 
     made to change the commercial or industrial type function 
     that was the subject of the study to performance by a private 
     contractor or to procurement through a private contractor, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     describing that decision. The report shall--
       ``(A) indicate that the study under subsection (b)(3) has 
     been completed;
       ``(B) certify that the Government calculation for the cost 
     of performance of the function by Department of Defense 
     civilian employees is based on an estimate of the most 
     efficient and cost effective organization for performance of 
     the function by Department of Defense civilian employees;
       ``(C) certify that the comparison required by subsection 
     (b)(3)(A) (or alternatively by subsection (b)(4)) as part of 
     the study demonstrates that the performance of the function 
     by a private contractor or procurement of the function 
     through a private contractor will result in savings to the 
     Government over the life of the contract;
       ``(D) certify that the entire comparison is available for 
     examination; and
       ``(E) contain a timetable for completing change of the 
     function to contractor performance.
       ``(2) The actual change of the function to contractor 
     performance may not begin until after the submission of the 
     report required by this subsection.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Subsections (e)(2) and 
     (f)(1) of such section are amended by striking out 
     ``converted'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``changed''.
       (2) Subsection (f)(2) of such section is amended by 
     striking out ``conversion'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``change''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     but shall not apply with respect to conversion of a function 
     of the Department of Defense to performance by a private 
     contractor concerning which the Secretary of Defense provided 
     to Congress, before the date of the enactment of this Act, a 
     notification under paragraph (1) of section 2461(a) of title 
     10, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 332. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN 
                   GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND GOVERNMENT-OPERATED CORE 
                   LOGISTICS CAPABILITY.

       Section 2464 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Rule of Construction.--The requirement under 
     subsection (a) that the Department of Defense maintain a core 
     logistics capability that is Government-owned and Government-
     operated is not satisfied when a core logistics workload is 
     converted to contractor performance even though the actual 
     performance of the workload will be carried out in a 
     Government-owned, Government-operated facility of the 
     Department of Defense as a subcontractor of the private 
     contractor. Nothing in section 2474 of this title or section 
     337 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2717) authorizes the use 
     of subcontracts as a means to provide workloads to 
     Government-owned, Government-operated facilities of the 
     Department of Defense in order to satisfy paragraph (4) of 
     subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 333. OVERSIGHT OF DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 
                   AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Smartcard Program Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``smartcard program'' means an automated identification 
     technology program, including any pilot program, employing 
     one or more of the following technologies:
       (1) Magnetic stripe.
       (2) Bar codes, both linear and two-dimensional (including 
     matrix symbologies).
       (3) Smartcard.
       (4) Optical memory.
       (5) Personal computer memory card international association 
     carriers.
       (6) Other established or emerging automated identification 
     technologies, including biometrics and radio frequency 
     identification.
       (b) Oversight Responsibility.--(1) The Smartcard Technology 
     Office established in the Defense Human Resources Field 
     Activity of the Department of Defense shall be responsible 
     for--
       (A) overseeing the development and implementation of all 
     smartcard programs in the Department; and
       (B) coordinating smartcard programs with the Joint Staff, 
     the Secretaries of the military departments, and the 
     directors of the Defense Agencies.
       (2) After the date of the enactment of this Act, funds 
     appropriated for the Department of Defense may not be 
     obligated for a smartcard program unless the program is 
     reviewed and approved by the Smartcard Technology Office. The 
     review and approval before that date of a smartcard program 
     by the Office is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of 
     this paragraph.
       (c) Types of Oversight.--As part of its oversight 
     responsibilities, the Smartcard Technology Office shall 
     establish standards designed--
       (1) to ensure the compatibility and interoperability of 
     smartcard programs in the Department of Defense; and
       (2) to identify and terminate redundant, unfeasible, or 
     uneconomical smartcard programs.

     SEC. 334. CONDITIONS ON EXPANSION OF FUNCTIONS PERFORMED 
                   UNDER PRIME VENDOR CONTRACTS.

       (a) Prime Vendor Contract Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``prime vendor contract'' means an 
     innovative contract that gives a defense contractor the 
     responsibility to manage, store, and distribute inventory, 
     manage and provide services, or manage and perform research, 
     on behalf of the Department of Defense on a frequent, regular 
     basis, for users within the Department on request. The term 
     includes contracts commonly referred to as prime vendor 
     support contracts, flexible sustainment contracts, and direct 
     vendor delivery contracts.
       (b) Conditions on Expanded Use.--If the Secretary of 
     Defense or the Secretary of a military department proposes to 
     enter into a prime vendor contract for a hardware system, 
     including the performance or management of depot-level 
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     (as defined in section 2460 of title 10, United States Code) 
     or logistics management responsibilities, the Secretary may 
     not enter into the prime vendor contract until the end of the 
     60-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary 
     submits to Congress a report, specific to that proposal, 
     that--
       (1) describes the competitive procedures to be used to 
     award the prime vendor contract;
       (2) evaluates the effect of the prime vendor contract on 
     working-capital funds in the Department of Defense; and
       (3) contains a cost/benefit analysis that demonstrates that 
     use of the prime vendor contract will result in savings to 
     the Government over the life of the contract.
       (c) Comptroller General Review.--During the waiting period 
     provided in subsection (b) for a proposed prime vendor 
     contract, the Comptroller General shall review the report 
     submitted under subsection (b) with respect to that contract 
     and submit to Congress a report regarding--
       (1) whether the cost savings to the Government identified 
     in the report submitted under subsection (b) are achievable; 
     and
       (2) whether use of a prime vendor contract will comply with 
     the requirements of chapter 146 of title 10, United States 
     Code, applicable to depot-level maintenance and repair.
       (d) Relationship to Other Laws.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to exempt a prime vendor contract from the 
     requirements of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, 
     or any other provision of chapter 146 of such title.

     SEC. 335. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF DEPOT-LEVEL 
                   MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.

       Section 2460(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence the following: ``or the location at which the 
     maintenance or repair is performed''.

     SEC. 336. CLARIFICATION OF COMMERCIAL ITEM EXCEPTION TO 
                   REQUIREMENTS REGARDING CORE LOGISTICS 
                   CAPABILITIES.

       Section 2464(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(5)'';
       (2) by adding at the end of subparagraph (A), as so 
     designated, the following: ``The determination of whether a 
     modification is minor shall be based on a comparison of only 
     the critical systems of the version sold in the commercial 
     marketplace and the version purchased by the Government, and 
     a modification may not be considered to be minor unless at 
     least 90 percent of the total content by component value 
     remains identical.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) In this paragraph, the term `substantial quantities' 
     means, with respect to determining whether an item is a 
     commercial item, that purchases and leases of the item to the 
     general public constitute the majority of all transactions 
     involving the item at the time the exception under paragraph 
     (3) is proposed to be exercised.''.

     SEC. 337. DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF CORE 
                   LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES FOR MAINTENANCE AND 
                   REPAIR OF C-17 AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The C-17 aircraft, which is replacing the C-141 
     aircraft, will serve as the cornerstone of heavy airlift 
     capability of the Armed Forces.
       (2) The C-17 aircraft achieved initial operational 
     capability in January 1995 and will complete the significant 
     fourth year of its operational capability in January 1999.
       (3) As provided in section 2464(a)(3) of title 10, United 
     States Code, the C-17 aircraft is a weapon system that is 
     ``necessary to enable the armed forces to fulfill the 
     strategic and contingency plans prepared by the Chairman of 
     the Joint Chiefs of Staff''.
       (4) The depot-level maintenance and repair of such a weapon 
     system must be performed at Government-owned, Government-
     operated facilities of the Department of Defense in order to 
     maintain the core logistics capabilities of the Department of 
     Defense, as required under such section 2464.
       (5) The sole-source contract entered into in January 1998 
     regarding the depot-level maintenance and repair of C-17 
     aircraft and related tasks, known as the Interim Contract for 
     the C-17 Flexible Sustainment Program, does not meet the 
     requirements of law.
       (b) Plan Required.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to Congress a plan 
     for the establishment of the core logistics capabilities for 
     the C-17 aircraft consistent with the requirements of section 
     2464 of title 10, United States Code.
       (c) Effect on Existing Contract.--After March 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may not extend the Interim 
     Contract for the C-17 Flexible Sustainment Program until 
     after the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date the 
     plan required by subsection (b) is received by Congress.
       (d) Comptroller General Review.--During the period 
     specified in subsection (c), the Comptroller General shall 
     review the plan required under subsection (b) and submit to 
     Congress a report evaluating the merits of the plan.

     SEC. 338. CONTRACTOR-OPERATED CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPLY STORES 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``contractor-operated civil engineering supply 
     store'' means a Government-owned facility that, as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, is operated by a 
     contractor under the contractor-operated civil engineering 
     supply store (COCESS) program of the Department of the Air 
     Force for the purpose of--
       (A) maintaining inventories of civil engineering supplies 
     on behalf of a military department; and
       (B) furnishing such supplies to the department as needed.
       (2) The term ``civil engineering supplies'' means parts and 
     supplies needed for the repair and maintenance of military 
     installations.
       (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) In 1970, the Strategic Air Command of the Air Force 
     began to use contractor-operated civil engineering supply 
     stores to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of 
     materials management and relieve the Air Force from having to 
     maintain large inventories of civil engineering supplies.
       (2) Contractor-operated civil engineering supply stores are 
     designed to support the civil engineering and public works 
     efforts of the Armed Forces through the provision of quality 
     civil engineering supplies at competitive prices and within a 
     reasonable period of time.
       (3) Through the use of a contractor-operated civil 
     engineering supply store, a guaranteed inventory level of 
     civil engineering supplies is maintained at a military 
     installation, which ensures that urgently needed civil 
     engineering supplies are available on site.
       (4) The contractor operating the contractor-operated civil 
     engineering supply store is an independent business 
     organization whose customer is a military department and the 
     Armed Forces and who is subject to all the rules of private 
     business and the regulations of the Government.
       (5) The use of contractor-operated civil engineering supply 
     stores ensures the best price and best buy for the 
     Government.
       (6) Ninety-five percent of the cost savings realized 
     through the use of contractor-operated civil engineering 
     supply stores is due to savings in the cost of actually 
     procuring supplies.
       (7) In the past 30 years, private contractors have never 
     lost a cost comparison conducted pursuant to the criteria set 
     forth in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 for 
     the provision of civil engineering supplies to the 
     Government.
       (c) Conditions on Multi-Function Contracts.--A civil 
     engineering supplies function that is performed, as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, by a contractor-operated 
     civil engineering supply store may not be combined with 
     another supply function or any service function, including 
     any base operating support function, for purposes of 
     competition or contracting, until--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a report--
       (A) notifying Congress of the proposed combined competition 
     or contract; and
       (B) explaining why a combined competition or contract is 
     the best method by which to achieve cost savings and 
     efficiencies to the Government; and
       (2) the Comptroller General reviews the report and submits 
     to Congress a briefing regarding whether the cost savings and 
     efficiencies identified in the report are achievable.
       (d) Relationship to Other Laws.--If a civil engineering 
     supplies function covered by subsection (c) is proposed for 
     combination with a supply or service function that is subject 
     to the study and reporting requirements of section 2461 of 
     title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may 
     include the report required under subsection (c) as part of 
     the report under such section.

     SEC. 339. REPORT ON SAVINGS AND EFFECT OF PERSONNEL 
                   REDUCTIONS IN ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 1999, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report concerning--
       (1) the effect that the proposed personnel reductions in 
     the Army Materiel Command will have on workload and readiness 
     if implemented; and
       (2) the likelihood that the cost savings projected to occur 
     from such reductions will actually be achieved.
       (b) Delay in Implementation of Reductions Pending Report.--
     During the period specified in subsection (c), the Secretary 
     of Defense and the Secretary of the Army may not commence 
     personnel reductions based on the guidelines contained in the 
     May 1997 report of the Quadrennial Defense Review (including 
     the National Defense Panel) prepared pursuant to subtitle B 
     of title IX of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) at 
     any Army Material Command facility that provides depot-level 
     maintenance and repair or at any Army Arsenal.
       (c) Duration of Delay.--Subsection (b) applies only during 
     the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and ending on the earlier of the following:
       (1) March 31, 1999.
       (2) The date on which the report required by subsection (a) 
     is submitted.

     SEC. 340. BEST COMMERCIAL INVENTORY PRACTICES FOR MANAGEMENT 
                   OF SECONDARY SUPPLY ITEMS.

       (a) Development and Submission of Schedule.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of each military department shall develop and 
     submit to Congress a schedule for implementing within the 
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     ment, for secondary supply items managed by that military 
     department, inventory practices identified by the Secretary 
     as being the best commercial inventory practices for the 
     acquisition and distribution of such supply items consistent 
     with military requirements. The schedule shall provide for 
     the implementation of such practices to be completed not 
     later than five years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``best commercial inventory practice'' includes cellular 
     repair processes, use of third-party logistics providers, and 
     any other practice that the Secretary of the military 
     department determines will enable the military department to 
     reduce inventory levels and holding costs while improving the 
     responsiveness of the supply system to user needs.
       (c) GAO Reports on Military Department and Defense 
     Logistics Agency Schedules.--(1) Not later than 240 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the 
     extent to which the Secretary of each military department has 
     complied with the requirements of this section.
       (2) Not later than 18 months after the date on which the 
     Director of the Defense Logistics Agency submits to Congress 
     a schedule for implementing best commercial inventory 
     practices under section 395 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1718; 10 U.S.C. 2458 note), the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to Congress an evaluation of the extent to which 
     best commercial inventory practices are being implemented in 
     the Defense Logistics Agency in accordance with that 
     schedule.
  Subtitle E--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

     SEC. 341. CONTINUATION OF MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING OF DEFENSE 
                   COMMISSARY AGENCY THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE 
                   SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

       Section 192 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Special Rule for Defense Commissary Agency.--
     Notwithstanding the results of the periodic review required 
     under subsection (c) with regard to the Defense Commissary 
     Agency, the Secretary of Defense may not transfer to the 
     Secretary of a military department the responsibility to 
     manage and fund the provision of services and supplies 
     provided by the Defense Commissary Agency unless the transfer 
     of the management and funding responsibility is specifically 
     authorized by a law enacted after the date of the enactment 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999.''.

     SEC. 342. EXPANSION OF CURRENT ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVES FOR 
                   COMMISSARY BENEFITS.

       (a) Days of Eligibility for Ready Reserve Members With 50 
     Creditable Points.--Section 1063 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (b); and
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking out ``(1)'';
       (B) by striking out ``12 days of eligibility'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``24 days of eligibility''; and
       (C) by striking out ``(2) Paragraph (1)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``(b) Effect of Compensation or Type of Duty.--
     Subsection (a)''.
       (b) Days of Eligibility for Reserve Retirees Under Age 
     60.--Section 1064 of such title is amended by striking out 
     ``for 12 days each calendar year'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``for 24 days each calendar year''.
       (c) Eligibility of Members of National Guard Serving in 
     Federally Declared Disaster.--Chapter 54 of such title is 
     amended by inserting after section 1063 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1063a. Use of commissary stores and MWR retail 
       facilities: members of National Guard serving in federally 
       declared disaster

       ``(a) Eligibility of Members.--A member of the National 
     Guard who, although not in Federal service, is called or 
     ordered to duty in response to a federally declared disaster 
     shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail 
     facilities during the period of such duty on the same basis 
     as members of the armed forces on active duty.
       ``(b) Eligibility of Dependents.--A dependent of a member 
     of the National Guard who is permitted under subsection (a) 
     to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities shall be 
     permitted to use such stores and facilities, during the same 
     period as the member, on the same basis as dependents of 
     members of the armed forces on active duty.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Federally declared disaster.--The term `federally 
     declared disaster' means a disaster or other situation for 
     which a Presidential declaration of major disaster is issued 
     under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
     and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170).
       ``(2) MWR retail facilities.--The term `MWR retail 
     facilities' means exchange stores and other revenue-
     generating facilities operated by nonappropriated fund 
     activities of the Department of Defense for the morale, 
     welfare, and recreation of members of the armed forces.''.
       (d) Section Headings.--(1) The heading of section 1063 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1063. Use of commissary stores: members of Ready 
       Reserve with at least 50 creditable points''.

       (2) The heading of section 1064 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1064. Use of commissary stores: persons qualified for 
       retired pay under chapter 1223 but under age 60''.

       (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 54 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the items relating to sections 1063 and 1064 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following items:

``1063. Use of commissary stores: members of Ready Reserve with at 
              least 50 creditable points.
``1063a. Use of commissary stores and MWR retail facilities: members of 
              National Guard serving in federally declared disaster.
``1064. Use of commissary stores: persons qualified for retired pay 
              under chapter 1223 but under age 60.''.

     SEC. 343. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR AIR FORCE TO SELL TOBACCO 
                   PRODUCTS TO ENLISTED PERSONNEL.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 9623 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 939 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the item relating to section 9623.

     SEC. 344. RESTRICTIONS ON PATRON ACCESS TO, AND PURCHASES IN, 
                   OVERSEAS COMMISSARIES AND EXCHANGE STORES.

       (a) Authority to Impose Restrictions; Limitations on 
     Authority.--Chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2491. Overseas commissary and exchange stores: access 
       and purchase restrictions

       ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     establish restrictions on the ability of eligible patrons of 
     commissary and exchange stores located outside of the United 
     States to purchase certain merchandise items (or the quantity 
     of certain merchandise items) otherwise included within an 
     authorized merchandise category if the Secretary determines 
     that such restrictions are necessary to prevent the resale of 
     such merchandise in violation of host nation laws or treaty 
     obligations of the United States. In establishing a quantity 
     or other restriction, the Secretary shall ensure that the 
     restriction is consistent with the purpose of the overseas 
     commissary and exchange system to provide reasonable access 
     for eligible patrons to purchase merchandise items made in 
     the United States.
       ``(b) Controlled Item Lists.--For each location outside the 
     United States that is served by the commissary system or the 
     exchange system, the Secretary of Defense may maintain a list 
     of controlled merchandise items, except that, after the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1999, the Secretary may not change the list 
     to add a merchandise item unless, before making the change, 
     the Secretary submits to Congress a notice of the proposed 
     addition and the reasons for the addition of the item.
       ``(c) Special Rules for Korea.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense may not prohibit a dependent who resides in Korea, is 
     at least 21 years of age, and is otherwise eligible to use 
     the commissary and exchange system, from purchasing alcoholic 
     beverages through the commissary and exchange system. 
     Quantity restrictions on the purchase of alcoholic beverages 
     may be imposed, and any such restriction may be enforced 
     through the use of an issued ration control device, but a 
     dependent may not be required to sign for any purchase. A 
     quantity restriction on malt beverages may not restrict 
     purchases to fewer than eight cases, of 24-units per case, 
     per month. Daily or weekly restrictions on malt beverage 
     purchases may not be imposed. The purchase of malt beverages 
     may be recorded on a ration control device, but eligible 
     patrons may not be required to sign for any purchase.
       ``(2) A dependent residing in Korea who is at least 18 
     years of age and otherwise eligible to use the commissary and 
     exchange system may purchase tobacco products on the same 
     basis as other eligible patrons of the commissary and 
     exchange system.
       ``(3) Eligible patrons of the commissary and exchange 
     system who are traveling through a military air terminal in 
     Korea shall be authorized to the purchase sundry items, 
     including tobacco products, on a temporary basis during the 
     normal operating hours of commissary and exchange stores 
     operated in connection with the terminal.
       ``(4) In applying restrictions to dependents of members of 
     the armed forces, the Secretary of Defense may not 
     differentiate between a dependent whose movement to Korea was 
     authorized at the expense of the United States under section 
     406 of title 37 and other dependents residing in Korea.
       ``(d) Reporting Requirements.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress an annual report describing the host 
     nation laws and the treaty obligations of the United States, 
     and the conditions within host nations, that necessitate the 
     use of quantity or other restrictions on purchases in 
     commissary and exchange stores located outside the United 
     States.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2491. Overseas commissary and exchange stores: access and purchase 
              restrictions.''.

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     SEC. 345. EXTENSION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR UNIFORM 
                   FUNDING OF MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       Section 335 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 2241 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking out ``not later than 
     September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``on 
     September 30, 1999''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking out ``a final report 
     on the results'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``an 
     additional report on the progress''.

     SEC. 346. PROHIBITION ON CONSOLIDATION OR OTHER 
                   ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   RETAIL SYSTEMS.

       (a) Defense Retail Systems Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``defense retail systems'' means the 
     defense commissary system and exchange stores and other 
     revenue-generating facilities operated by nonappropriated 
     fund activities of the Department of Defense for the morale, 
     welfare, and recreation of members of the Armed Forces.
       (b) Prohibition.--The operation and administration of the 
     defense retail systems may not be consolidated or otherwise 
     changed, and a study or review may not be commenced regarding 
     the need for or merits of such a consolidation or change, 
     unless the consolidation, change, study, or review is 
     specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Effect on Existing Study.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to prohibit the study of defense retail 
     systems, known as the ``Joint Exchange Due Diligence Study'', 
     which is underway on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     pursuant to a contract awarded by the Department of the Navy 
     on April 21, 1998, except that any recommendation contained 
     in the completed study regarding the operation or 
     administration of the defense retail systems may not be 
     implemented unless implementation of the recommendation is 
     specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 347. AUTHORIZED USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR RELOCATION 
                   OF NAVY EXCHANGE SERVICE COMMAND.

       The Navy Exchange Service Command is not required to 
     reimburse the United States for appropriated funds allotted 
     to the Navy Exchange Service Command during fiscal years 
     1994, 1995, and 1996 to cover costs incurred by the Navy 
     Exchange Service Command to relocate to Virginia Beach, 
     Virginia, and to lease headquarters space in Virginia Beach.

     SEC. 348. EVALUATION OF MERIT OF SELLING MALT BEVERAGES AND 
                   WINE IN COMMISSARY STORES AS EXCHANGE SYSTEM 
                   MERCHANDISE.

       (a) Patron Survey.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     enter into a contract with a commercial survey firm to 
     conduct a survey of eligible patrons of the commissary store 
     system to determine patron interest in having commissary 
     stores sell malt beverages and wine as exchange store 
     merchandise.
       (2) The survey shall be conducted at not less than three 
     military installations in the United States of each of the 
     Armed Forces (other than the Coast Guard).
       (3) The survey shall be completed, and the results 
     submitted to the Secretary of Defense, not later than 
     November 30, 1998.
       (b) Demonstration Project.--(1) After consideration of the 
     survey results, the Secretary of Defense may conduct a 
     demonstration project at seven military installations in the 
     United States (two Army installations, two Air Force 
     installations, two Navy installations, and one Marine Corps 
     installation) to evaluate the merit of selling malt beverages 
     and wine in commissary stores as exchange store merchandise. 
     Under the demonstration project, the Secretary may sell malt 
     beverages and wine in commissary stores as exchange store 
     merchandise notwithstanding the general requirement that 
     merchandise sold in, at, or by commissary stores be 
     commissary store inventory.
       (2) The demonstration project may only be conducted in 
     States where it is legal to sell malt beverages and wine in 
     grocery stores.
       (3) Not later than February 1, 1999, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall determine whether to conduct the demonstration 
     project. Any such demonstration project shall be completed 
     not later than September 30, 2000.
       (c) Report.--(1) If the Secretary of Defense conducts a 
     demonstration project under subsection (b), the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of 
     the demonstration project. The report shall include a 
     description of patron views, the impact on commissary sales, 
     the impact on exchange sales, and the impact, if any, on 
     dividends for morale, welfare, and recreation activities.
       (2) The report shall be submitted not later than March 1, 
     2000.
       (d) Limitation.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
     to authorize the sale of malt beverages and wine in 
     commissary stores as commissary store inventory.
                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 361. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATTENDANCE AT 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT 
                   ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

       (a) Dependents of Members Residing in Certain Areas.--
     Subsection (a) of section 2164 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``If'';
       (2) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2); 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) (as so 
     designated) the following new sentence: ``If a member of the 
     armed forces is assigned to a remote location or is assigned 
     to an unaccompanied tour of duty, a dependent of the member 
     who resides, on or off a military installation, in a 
     territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States, 
     as authorized by the member's orders, may be enrolled in an 
     educational program provided by the Secretary under this 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Waiver of Five-Year Attendance Limitation.--Subsection 
     (c)(2) of such section is amended by striking out 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(B) At the discretion of the Secretary, a dependent 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) may be enrolled in the 
     program for more than five consecutive school years if the 
     dependent is otherwise qualified for enrollment, space is 
     available in the program, and the Secretary will be 
     reimbursed for the services provided. Any such extension 
     shall cover only one school year at a time.''.

     SEC. 362. SPECIFIC EMPHASIS OF PROGRAM TO INVESTIGATE FRAUD, 
                   WASTE, AND ABUSE WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 392 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
     amended by inserting before the period the following: ``and 
     any fraud, waste, and abuse occurring in connection with 
     overpayments made to vendors by the Department of Defense, 
     including overpayments identified under section 354 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 2461 note)''.

     SEC. 363. REVISION OF INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
                   ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

       Section 1518 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 
     1991 (24 U.S.C. 418) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1518. INSPECTION OF RETIREMENT HOME.

       ``(a) Periodic Inspection.--The Inspector Generals of the 
     military departments shall conduct, at three-year intervals, 
     an inspection of the Retirement Home and the records of the 
     Retirement Home. Each inspection under this subsection shall 
     be performed by a single Inspector General on an alternating 
     basis.
       ``(b) Report.--The Inspector General of a military 
     department who performs an inspection of the Retirement Home 
     under subsection (a) shall submit to the Retirement Home 
     Board, the Secretary of Defense, and Congress a report 
     describing the results of the inspection and containing such 
     recommendations as the Inspector General considers 
     appropriate.''.

     SEC. 364. ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT 
                   BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Continuation of Department of Defense Program for 
     Fiscal Year 1999.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to section 301(5) for operation and 
     maintenance for Defense-wide activities--
       (1) $30,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of 
     providing educational agencies assistance (as defined in 
     subsection (d)(1)) to local educational agencies; and
       (2) $5,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of 
     making educational agencies payments (as defined in 
     subsection (d)(2)) to local educational agencies.
       (b) Notification.--Not later than June 30, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) notify each local educational agency that is eligible 
     for educational agencies assistance for fiscal year 1999 of 
     that agency's eligibility for such assistance and the amount 
     of such assistance for which that agency is eligible; and
       (2) notify each local educational agency that is eligible 
     for an educational agencies payment for fiscal year 1999 of 
     that agency's eligibility for such payment and the amount of 
     the payment for which that agency is eligible.
       (c) Disbursement of Funds.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     disburse funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (a) not later than 30 days after the date on which 
     notification to the eligible local educational agencies is 
     provided pursuant to subsection (b).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``educational agencies assistance'' means 
     assistance authorized under section 386(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
     102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 note).
       (2) The term ``educational agencies payments'' means 
     payments authorized under section 386(d) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
     102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 note).
       (3) The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).

     SEC. 365. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR EXPANSION OF DISTANCE LEARNING 
                   INITIATIVES.

       (a) Development of Plan.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     develop a strategic plan for guiding and expanding distance 
     learning initiatives in the Department of Defense. The 
     strategic plan shall cover the five-year period beginning on 
     October 1, 1999.
       (b) Elements of Plan.--The strategic plan required by this 
     section shall contain at a minimum the following elements:

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       (1) Measurable goals and objectives, including outcome-
     related performance indicators, for developing distance 
     learning initiatives in the Department that would be 
     consistent with the principles of the Government Performance 
     and Results Act of 1993 (section 306 of title 5 and sections 
     1115 through 1119, 9703, and 9704 of title 31).
       (2) A description of the manner in which distance learning 
     initiatives will be developed and managed in the Department.
       (3) An estimate of the costs and benefits associated with 
     developing and maintaining an infrastructure in the 
     Department to support distance learning initiatives and a 
     statement of planned expenditures for investments necessary 
     to build and maintain the infrastructure.
       (4) A description of mechanisms that will be used to 
     oversee the development and coordination of distance learning 
     initiatives in the Department.
       (c) Consideration of Current Effort.--In developing the 
     strategic plan required by this section, the Secretary of 
     Defense may recognize the collaborative distance learning 
     effort of the Department of Defense and other Federal 
     agencies and private industry (known as the Advanced 
     Distribution Learning initiative), but the strategic plan 
     shall be specific to the goals and objectives of the 
     Department.
       (d) Submission of Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress the completed 
     strategic plan required by this section.

     SEC. 366. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF OPERATING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND FINANCIAL 
                   INSTITUTIONS.

       With respect to an agreement between the commander of a 
     military installation in the United States (or the designee 
     of an installation commander) and a financial institution 
     that permits, allows, or otherwise authorizes the provision 
     of financial services by the financial institution on the 
     military installation, nothing in the terms or nature of such 
     an agreement shall be construed to exempt the agreement from 
     the provisions of sections 552 and 552a of title 5, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 367. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM.

       (a) Establishment of System.--(1) Chapter 2 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 116 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 117. Readiness reporting system: establishment; 
       reporting to congressional committees

       ``(a) Required Readiness Reporting System.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall establish a comprehensive readiness 
     reporting system for the Department of Defense. The readiness 
     reporting system shall measure in an objective, accurate, and 
     timely manner the capability of the armed forces to carry 
     out--
       ``(1) the National Security Strategy prescribed by the 
     President in the most recent annual national security 
     strategy report under section 108 of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a);
       ``(2) the defense planning guidance provided by the 
     Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 113(g) of this 
     title; and
       ``(3) the National Military Strategy prescribed by the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
       ``(b) Readiness Reporting System Characteristics.--In 
     establishing the readiness reporting system, the Secretary 
     shall ensure--
       ``(1) that the readiness reporting system is applied 
     uniformly throughout the Department of Defense;
       ``(2) that information in the readiness reporting system is 
     continually updated, with any change in the overall readiness 
     status of a unit, of an element of the training 
     establishment, or an element of defense infrastructure that 
     is required to be reported as part of the readiness reporting 
     system shall be reported within 24 hours of the event 
     necessitating the change in readiness status; and
       ``(3) that sufficient resources are provided to establish 
     and maintain the system so as to allow reporting of changes 
     in readiness status as required by this section.
       ``(c) Capabilities.--The readiness reporting system shall 
     have the capability to do the following:
       ``(1) Measure the capability of units (both as elements of 
     their respective armed force and as elements of joint forces) 
     to conduct their assigned wartime missions.
       ``(2) Measure the capability of training establishments to 
     provide trained and ready forces for wartime missions.
       ``(3) Measure the capability of defense installations and 
     facilities and other elements of Department of Defense 
     infrastructure, both in the United States and abroad, to 
     provide appropriate support to forces in the conduct of their 
     wartime missions.
       ``(4) Measure critical warfighting deficiencies in unit 
     capability, training establishments, and defense 
     infrastructure.
       ``(5) Measure the level of current risk based upon the 
     readiness reporting system relative to the capability of 
     forces to carry out their wartime missions.
       ``(6) Measure such other factors relating to readiness as 
     the Secretary prescribes.
       ``(d) Periodic Joint Readiness Review.--The Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff shall periodically, and not less 
     frequently than monthly, conduct a joint readiness review. 
     The Chairman shall incorporate into each such review the 
     current information derived from the readiness reporting 
     system and shall assess the capability of the armed forces to 
     execute their wartime missions based upon their posture at 
     the time of the review. The Chairman shall submit to the 
     Secretary of Defense the results of each review, including 
     the deficiencies in readiness identified during that review.
       ``(e) Submission to Congressional Committees.--The 
     Secretary shall each month submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on National Security and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report in 
     writing containing the complete results of each review under 
     subsection (d) during the preceding month, including the 
     current information derived from the readiness reporting 
     system. Each such report shall be submitted in unclassified 
     form and may, as the Secretary determines necessary, also be 
     submitted in classified form.
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations to carry out this section. In those regulations, 
     the Secretary shall prescribe the units that are subject to 
     reporting in the readiness reporting system, what type of 
     equipment is subject to such reporting, and the elements of 
     the training establishment and of defense infrastructure that 
     are subject to such reporting.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     116 the following new item:

``117. Readiness reporting system: establishment; reporting to 
              congressional committees.''.
       (b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish and implement the readiness reporting system 
     required by section 117 of title 10, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (a), so as to ensure that the 
     capabilities required by subsection (c) of that section are 
     attained not later than July 1, 1999.
       (c) Implementation Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     setting forth the Secretary's plan for implementation of 
     section 117 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Repeal of Quarterly Readiness Report Requirement.--
     Effective July 1, 1999, or the date on which the first report 
     of the Secretary of Defense is submitted under section 117(d) 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     whichever is later--
       (1) section 482 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     repealed; and
       (2) the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 23 of 
     such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     that section.

     SEC. 368. TRAVEL BY RESERVISTS ON CARRIERS UNDER CONTRACT 
                   WITH GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Reserve Use of Federal Supply Transportation.--Chapter 
     1217 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 12603. Travel: use of carriers under contract with 
       General Services Administration

       ``A member of a reserve component who requires 
     transportation in order to perform inactive duty training may 
     use a carrier under contract with the General Services 
     Administration to provide the transportation. The 
     transportation shall be provided by the carrier in the same 
     manner as transportation is provided to members of the armed 
     forces and civilian employees who are traveling at Government 
     expense, except that the Reserve is responsible for the cost 
     of the travel at the contract rate. The Secretary concerned 
     may require the Reserve to use a Government approved travel 
     card to ensure that the transportation is procured for the 
     purpose of performing inactive duty training.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``12603. Travel: use of carriers under contract with General Services 
              Administration.''.
   Subtitle G--Demonstration of Commercial-Type Practices To Improve 
                 Quality of Personal Property Shipments

     SEC. 381. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM REQUIRED.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     demonstration program, to be known as the ``Commercial-Like 
     Activities for Superior Quality Demonstration Program'', 
     pursuant to this subtitle to test commercial-style practices 
     to improve the quality of personal property shipments within 
     the Department of Defense.
       (b) Definitions.--In this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``CLASS Demonstration Program'' means the 
     Commercial-Like Activities for Superior Quality Demonstration 
     Program required by subsection (a).
       (2) The term ``affiliated'' means an entity that is owned 
     and controlled by another entity or an independently owned 
     entity whose day-to-day business operations are controlled by 
     another entity.
       (3) The term ``best value CLASS score'' means a weighted 
     score that reflects an eligible provider's past performance 
     rating score and the schedules of charges for services 
     provided.
       (4) The term ``broker'' means an entity, described in 
     section 13102(2) of title 49, United States Code, that 
     conducts operations on behalf of the Military Traffic 
     Management Command and possesses appropriate authority from 
     the Department of Transportation or an appropriate State 
     regulatory agency to arrange for the transportation of 
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     property in interstate, intrastate, or foreign commerce.
       (5) The term ``freight forwarder'' means an entity that 
     provides the services described in section 13102(8) of title 
     49, United States Code, in interstate, intrastate, or foreign 
     commerce and possesses the authority to provide such services 
     from the Department of Transportation or an appropriate State 
     regulatory agency.
       (6) The term ``motor carrier'' means an entity that uses 
     motor vehicles to transport personal property in interstate, 
     intrastate, or foreign commerce and possesses the authority 
     to provide such services from the Department of 
     Transportation or an appropriate State regulatory agency.
       (7) The term ``motor vehicles'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 13102(14) of title 49, United States Code.
       (8) The term ``move management services provider'' means an 
     entity that provides certain services in connection with the 
     shipment of the household goods of a member of the Armed 
     Forces, such as arranging, coordinating, and monitoring the 
     shipment.
       (9) The term ``test plan'' means the plan prepared under 
     section 384 for the conduct of the CLASS Demonstration 
     Program.

     SEC. 382. GOALS OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       The goals of the CLASS Demonstration Program are to--
       (1) adopt commercial-style practices to improve the quality 
     of Department of Defense personal property shipments within 
     the United States and to foreign locations;
       (2) adopt simplified acquisition procedures for the 
     selection of contractors qualified to provide various types 
     of personal property shipping services and for the award of 
     individual orders to such contractors;
       (3) assure ready access of the Department of Defense to a 
     sufficient number of qualified providers of personal property 
     shipping to permit timely shipments during periods of high 
     demand for such services;
       (4) assure maximum practicable opportunities for small 
     business concerns to participate as prime contractors rather 
     than subcontractors;
       (5) empower Installation Transportation Officers to assure 
     that the personal property shipping needs of individual 
     members of the Armed Forces are met in a timely manner by 
     quality contractors who minimize opportunities for damage; 
     and
       (6) provide for the expedited resolution of claims for 
     damaged or lost property through direct settlement 
     negotiations between the service provider and the member of 
     the Armed Forces who sustains the loss, with commercial-like 
     arbitration available to the member with the assistance of 
     the military department concerned.

     SEC. 383. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.

       (a) Eligible Service Providers.--(1) Any motor carrier, 
     freight forwarder, or broker regularly providing personal 
     property shipping services that is approved by the Military 
     Traffic Management Command to provide such services to the 
     Department of Defense is eligible to participate in the CLASS 
     Demonstration Program. A motor carrier providing domestic 
     personal property shipping services shall not be precluded 
     from providing such services to international destinations 
     through an affiliated freight forwarder.
       (2) If a motor carrier is affiliated with another motor 
     carrier or freight forwarder that also seeks qualification to 
     participate in the CLASS Demonstration Program, the affiliate 
     must demonstrate that it also conducts independent regular 
     motor carrier operations using motor vehicles or independent 
     freight forwarding services described in subparagraph (A), 
     (B), or (C) of section 13102(8) of title 49, United States 
     Code. If a freight forwarder is affiliated with another 
     freight forwarder or motor carrier that also seeks 
     qualification to participate in the program, the affiliate 
     must demonstrate that it also conducts regular independent 
     operations.
       (b) Move Management Services Providers.--The test plan may 
     provide for the participation of a broker providing move 
     management services. A move management service provider shall 
     be compensated for providing such services solely by the 
     Department of Defense. The test plan shall prohibit a move 
     management services provider from obtaining a commission (or 
     similar type of payment however denominated) from a motor 
     carrier or freight forwarder providing the personal property 
     shipping services.
       (c) Demonstration Program Participants.--Eligible service 
     providers shall be offered participation in the CLASS 
     Demonstration Program on the basis of their best value CLASS 
     score. Each eligible service provider's best value CLASS 
     score shall be computed in a manner that assigns 70 percent 
     of the weighted average to the provider's past performance 
     rating and 30 percent to the provider's offered prices.

     SEC. 384. TEST PLAN.

       (a) In General.--The CLASS Demonstration Program shall be 
     conducted pursuant to a test plan.
       (b) Components of the Test Plan.--In addition to such other 
     matters as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, 
     the test plan shall include the following components:
       (1) Rating past performance.--A past performance rating 
     score shall be developed for each eligible service provider 
     based on--
       (A) evaluations from service members who have received 
     personal property shipping services during a specified six-
     month rating period prior to the commencement of the CLASS 
     Demonstration Program; or
       (B) a rating of comparable personal property shipping 
     services provided to non-Department of Defense customers 
     during the same rating period, if an eligible provider did 
     not make a sufficient number of military personal property 
     shipments during the rating period to be assigned a rating 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A).
       (2) Participation by quality service providers.--A minimum 
     best value CLASS score shall be established for participation 
     in the CLASS Demonstration Program. In establishing the 
     minimum score for participation, consideration shall be given 
     to assuring access to sufficient numbers of service providers 
     to meet the needs of members of the Armed Forces during 
     periods of high demand for such personal property shipping 
     services.
       (3) Simplified acquisition procedures.--The CLASS 
     Demonstration Program shall make use of simplified 
     acquisition procedures similar to those provided in section 
     2304(g)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code.
       (4) Pricing.--The test plan shall specify pricing policies 
     to be met by the CLASS Demonstration Program participants. 
     The pricing policies shall reflect the following:
       (A) Domestic pricing shall be based on the contemporary 
     Household Goods Carriers Commercial Tariff 400-M, or 
     subsequent reissues thereof, applicable to commercial 
     domestic shipments with discounts and adjustments for States 
     outside the continental United States.
       (B) So-called single factor rates for international 
     shipments.
       (C) Full value protection for a shipment based on the 
     actual cash value of the contents of the shipment with 
     liability limited on a per pound basis as well as a total-
     value basis.
       (5) Allocation of orders.--Orders to provide personal 
     property shipping services shall be allocated by the 
     appropriate Installation Transportation Officer taking into 
     consideration--
       (A) the service provider's best value CLASS score;
       (B) maximum practicable utilization of small business 
     service providers;
       (C) exceptional performance of a CLASS Demonstration 
     Program participant; and
       (D) other criteria necessary to advance the goals of the 
     CLASS Demonstration Program, except that carrier selection by 
     a member of the Armed Forces using the CLASS Demonstration 
     Program shall be honored if the selection does not conflict 
     with subparagraph (A) or (B) and the need to maintain 
     adequate capacity.
       (6) Performance evaluation during the term of the 
     demonstration program.--The CLASS Demonstration Program shall 
     provide for procedures for evaluation of the Demonstration 
     Program participants by the members of the Armed Forces 
     furnished personal property shipping services and by 
     Installation Transportation Officers. To the maximum extent 
     practicable, such evaluations shall be objective and 
     quantifiable. The program participant shall be accorded the 
     opportunity to review and make comment on a performance 
     evaluation provided by an individual in a manner that will 
     not deter candid evaluations by the individual. The results 
     of this evaluation may be used in developing future best 
     value CLASS scores.
       (7) Modern customer service techniques.--The CLASS 
     Demonstration Program shall maximize the testing of modern 
     customer service techniques, such as in-transit tracking of 
     shipments and service member communication with the service 
     provider by means of toll-free telephone numbers.
       (8) Direct claims settlement techniques.--The CLASS 
     Demonstration Program shall provide for settlement of claims 
     for personal property lost or damaged directly with the firm 
     providing the services. The procedures shall provide for--
       (A) acknowledgment of a claim by the service provider 
     within 30 days of receipt;
       (B) provision of a settlement offer within 120 days;
       (C) filing of a claim within nine months, with appropriate 
     extensions for extenuating circumstances relating to war or 
     national emergency that impair the ability of a member of the 
     Armed Forces to file a timely claim; and
       (D) referring of an unsettled claim by the member of the 
     Armed Forces to a designated claims officer for assistance in 
     resolving the claim or seeking commercial-like arbitration of 
     the claim, or both, if considered appropriate by the claims 
     officer.
       (9) Criteria for evaluation of the overall demonstration 
     program.--The CLASS Demonstration Program shall include the 
     development of criteria to evaluate the overall performance 
     and effectiveness of the CLASS demonstration program.
       (c) Development in Collaboration With Industry.--In 
     developing the test plan, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     maximize collaboration with representatives of associations 
     that represent all segments of the affected industries. 
     Special efforts shall be made to actively involve those 
     associations that represent small business providers of 
     personal property shipping services.
       (d) Opportunity for Public Comment on Proposed Test Plan.--
     Notice of the availability of the test plan shall be 
     published in the Federal Register and given by other means 
     likely to result in the notification of eligible service 
     providers and associations that represent them. Copies of the 
     proposed test plan may be made available in a printable 
     electronic format. The public shall be afforded 60 days to 
     comment on the proposed test plan.

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     SEC. 385. OTHER METHODS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY SHIPPING.

       The CLASS Demonstration Program shall not impair the access 
     of a member of the Armed Forces to the shipment of personal 
     property through the programs known as the Do-It-Yourself 
     Program or the Direct Procurement Method Program.

     SEC. 386. DURATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       The CLASS Demonstration Program shall commence on the first 
     day of the fiscal year quarter after the issuance of the test 
     plan in final form and terminate on the last day of the 
     fiscal year quarter after eight fiscal year quarters of 
     operation. The CLASS Demonstration Program shall take the 
     place of the re-engineering pilot solicitation of the 
     Military Traffic Management Command identified as DAMTO1-97-
     R-3001.

     SEC. 387. EVALUATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide for 
     the evaluation the CLASS Demonstration Program throughout the 
     term of the program pursuant to the evaluation criteria 
     included in the test plan.
       (b) Interim Reports.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue 
     such interim reports relating to the implementation of the 
     CLASS Demonstration Program as may be appropriate.
       (c) Final Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue a 
     final report on the CLASS Demonstration Program within 180 
     days before the termination date of the program. The report 
     may include recommendations for further implementation of the 
     CLASS Demonstration Program.
       (d) Congressional Recipients.--The reports required by this 
     section shall be furnished to the congressional defense 
     committees and the Committee on Small Business of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives.
       (e) Public Availability.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide public notice of the availability of copies of the 
     reports submitted to the congressional recipients through a 
     notice in the Federal Register and such other means as may be 
     appropriate. Copies of the reports may be made available in a 
     printable electronic format or in a printed form.
              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

     SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.

       The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty 
     personnel as of September 30, 1999, as follows:
       (1) The Army, 484,800.
       (2) The Navy, 376,423.
       (3) The Marine Corps, 173,922.
       (4) The Air Force, 371,577.

     SEC. 402. REVISION IN PERMANENT END STRENGTH LEVELS.

       (a) Revised End Strength Floors.--Subsection (b) of section 
     691 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``495,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``484,800'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``390,802'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``376,423''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``174,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``173,922''.
       (b) Revision to Flexibility Authority for the Army.--
     Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking out 
     ``or, in the case of the Army, by not more than 1.5 
     percent''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 403. DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS 
                   REPORT.

       Section 115a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``, not later than February 15 of each 
     fiscal year,'' in the first sentence; and
       (2) by striking out ``The report shall be in writing and'' 
     in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``The 
     report shall be submitted each year not later than 30 days 
     after the date on which the budget for the next fiscal year 
     is transmitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 
     31, shall be in writing, and''.

     SEC. 404. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT 
                   CHIEFS OF STAFF TO DESIGNATE UP TO 12 GENERAL 
                   AND FLAG OFFICER POSITIONS TO BE EXCLUDED FROM 
                   GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER GRADE LIMITATIONS.

       Section 526(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``October 1, 1998'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``October 1, 2001''.
                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

     SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.

       (a) In General.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths 
     for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as 
     of September 30, 1999, as follows:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 357,000.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 209,000.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 90,843.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 40,018.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,991.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 74,242.
       (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,000.
       (b) Adjustments.--The end strengths prescribed by 
     subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
     component shall be proportionately reduced by--
       (1) the total authorized strength of units organized to 
     serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component 
     which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end 
     of the fiscal year; and
       (2) the total number of individual members not in units 
     organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
     component who are on active duty (other than for training or 
     for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their 
     consent at the end of the fiscal year.
     Whenever such units or such individual members are released 
     from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength 
     prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of 
     such reserve component shall be proportionately increased by 
     the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total 
     number of such individual members.

     SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN 
                   SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES.

       Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of 
     September 30, 1999, the following number of Reserves to be 
     serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the 
     case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of 
     organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or 
     training the reserve components:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 21,763.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 12,804.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 15,590.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,362.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 10,930.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 991.

     SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL 
                   STATUS).

       The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as 
     of the last day of fiscal year 1999 for the reserve 
     components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding 
     section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall be the 
     following:
       (1) For the Army Reserve, 5,395.
       (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     23,125.
       (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,761.
       (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     22,408.

     SEC. 414. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN CERTAIN GRADES 
                   AUTHORIZED TO SERVE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT 
                   OF THE RESERVES.

       (a) Officers.--The table in section 12011(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Air     Marine
               ``Grade                  Army     Navy    Force    Corps
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major or Lieutenant Commander.......    3,219   1,071     776      140
Lieutenant Colonel or Commander.....    1,524     520     672       90
Colonel or Navy Captain.............      438     188     274     30''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Senior Enlisted Members.--The table in section 12012(a) 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:
       

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Air     Marine
               ``Grade                  Army     Navy    Force    Corps
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-9.................................     623     202      388       20
E-8.................................   2,585     429      979     94''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take efffect on October 1, 1998.
              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 421. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY 
                   PERSONNEL.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense for military personnel for fiscal year 
     1999 a total of $70,697,086,000. The authorization in the 
     preceding sentence supersedes any other authorization of 
     appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for 
     fiscal year 1999.
                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

     SEC. 501. CODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF RETIRED OFFICERS AND 
                   FORMER OFFICERS FOR CONSIDERATION BY SPECIAL 
                   SELECTION BOARDS.

       (a) Persons Not Considered by Promotion Boards Due to 
     Administrative Error.--Subsection (a) of section 628 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(a) Persons Not Considered by Promotion Boards Due to 
     Administrative Error.--(1) If the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned determines that because of 
     administrative error a person who should have been considered 
     for selection for promotion by a promotion board was not so 
     considered, the Secretary shall convene a special selection 
     board under this subsection to determine whether that person 
     (whether or not then on active duty) should be recommended 
     for promotion.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``the officer as his 
     record'' in the first sentence

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     and inserting in lieu thereof ``the person whose name was 
     referred to it for consideration as that record''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``an officer in a 
     grade'' and all that follows through ``the officer'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``a person whose name was referred 
     to it for consideration for selection for appointment to a 
     grade other than a general officer or flag officer grade, the 
     person''.
       (b) Persons Considered by Promotion Boards in Unfair 
     Manner.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(b) Persons Considered by Promotion Boards in Unfair 
     Manner.--(1) If the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned determines, in the case of a person who was 
     considered for selection for promotion by a promotion board 
     but was not selected, that there was material unfairness with 
     respect to that person, the Secretary may convene a special 
     selection board under this subsection to determine whether 
     that person (whether or not then on active duty) should be 
     recommended for promotion. In order to determine that there 
     was material unfairness, the Secretary must determine that--
       ``(A) the action of the promotion board that considered the 
     person was contrary to law or involved material error of fact 
     or material administrative error; or
       ``(B) the board did not have before it for its 
     consideration material information.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``the officer as his 
     record'' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the person whose name was referred to it for consideration 
     as that record''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking out ``an officer'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``a person''; and
       (B) by striking out ``the officer'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the person''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Subsection (c) of such 
     section is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``Reports of Boards.--'' after ``(c)'';
       (B) by striking out ``officer'' both places it appears in 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``person''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by adding the following new sentence 
     at the end: ``However, in the case of a board convened under 
     this section to consider a warrant officer or former warrant 
     officer, the provisions of sections 576(d) and 576(f) of this 
     title (rather than the provisions of section 617(b) and 618 
     of this title) apply to the report and proceedings of the 
     board in the same manner as they apply to the report and 
     proceedings of a selection board convened under section 573 
     of this title.''.
       (2) Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``Appointment of Persons Selected by 
     Boards.--'' after ``(d)'';
       (B) by striking out ``an officer'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``a person'';
       (C) by striking out ``such officer'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``that person'';
       (D) by striking out ``the next higher grade'' the second 
     place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``that 
     grade'';
       (E) by adding at the end the following: ``However, in the 
     case of a board convened under this section to consider a 
     warrant officer or former warrant officer, if the report of 
     that board, as approved by the Secretary concerned, 
     recommends that warrant officer or former warrant officer for 
     promotion to the next higher grade, that person shall, as 
     soon as practicable, be appointed to the next higher grade in 
     accordance with provisions of section 578(c) of this title 
     (rather than subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 624 of 
     this title).''.
       (3) Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``An officer who is promoted'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``A person who is appointed'';
       (B) by striking out ``such promotion'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``that appointment''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     the case of a person who is not on the active-duty list when 
     appointed to the next higher grade, placement of that person 
     on the active-duty list pursuant to the preceding sentence 
     shall be only for purposes of determination of eligibility of 
     that person for consideration for promotion by any subsequent 
     special selection board under this section.''.
       (d) Applicability to Deceased Persons.--Subsection (e) of 
     such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Deceased Persons.--If a person whose name is being 
     considered for referral to a special selection board under 
     this section dies before the completion of proceedings under 
     this section with respect to that person, this section shall 
     be applied to that person posthumously.''.
       (e) Recodification of Administrative Matters.--Such section 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following::
       ``(f) Convening of Boards.--A board convened under this 
     section--
       ``(1) shall be convened under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense;
       ``(2) shall be composed in accordance with section 612 of 
     this title or, in the case of board to consider a warrant 
     officer or former warrant officer, in accordance with section 
     573 of this title and regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
     of the military department concerned; and
       ``(3) shall be subject to the provisions of section 613 of 
     this title.
       ``(g) Promotion Board Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `promotion board' means a selection board convened by the 
     Secretary of a military department under section 573(a) or 
     611(a) of this title.''.
       (f) Ratification of Codified Practice.--The consideration 
     by a special selection board convened under section 628 of 
     title 10, United States Code, before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act of a person who, at the time of 
     consideration, was a retired officer or former officer of the 
     Armed Forces (including a deceased retired or former officer) 
     is hereby ratified.

     SEC. 502. COMMUNICATION TO PROMOTION BOARDS BY OFFICERS UNDER 
                   CONSIDERATION.

       Section 614(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``his case'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``enhancing his case for selection for promotion''.

     SEC. 503. PROCEDURES FOR SEPARATION OF REGULAR OFFICERS FOR 
                   SUBSTANDARD PERFORMANCE OF DUTY OR CERTAIN 
                   OTHER REASONS.

       (a) Elimination of Requirement for a Board of Review.--
     Section 1182(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``it shall send the record of its proceedings 
     to a board of review convened under section 1183 of this 
     title'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``it shall report that 
     determination to the Secretary concerned'';
       (b) Repeal of Board of Review.--(1) Section 1183 of such 
     title is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 60 of 
     such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 1183.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1184 of such title 
     is amended by striking out ``board of review convened under 
     section 1183 of this title'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``board of inquiry convened under section 1182 of this 
     title''.
       (2) The heading of such section and the item relating to 
     such section in the table of sections at the beginning of 
     chapter 60 of such title are amended by striking out the last 
     two words.
       (d) Elimination of 30-Day Notice Requirement.--Section 
     1185(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking out ``, at 
     least 30 days before the hearing of his case by a board of 
     inquiry,''.

     SEC. 504. POSTHUMOUS COMMISSIONS AND WARRANTS.

       Section 1521 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(whether before or after the member's 
     death)'' in subsection (a)(3) after ``approved by the 
     Secretary concerned''; and
       (2) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following 
     new sentence: ``In the case of a member to whom subsection 
     (a)(3) applies who dies before approval by the Secretary 
     concerned of the appointment or promotion, the commission 
     shall issue as of the date of death.''.

     SEC. 505. TENURE OF CHIEF OF THE AIR FORCE NURSE CORPS.

       Section 8069(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``, but not for more than three years, and 
     may not be reappointed to the same position'' in the last 
     sentence.
                 Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters

     SEC. 511. COMPOSITION OF SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT BOARDS OF 
                   RESERVE GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS OF THE NAVY 
                   AND MARINE CORPS.

       Section 14705(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Boards.--(1) If the Secretary of the Navy determines 
     that consideration of officers for early retirement under 
     this section is necessary, the Secretary shall convene a 
     continuation board under section 14101(b) of this title to 
     recommend an appropriate number of officers for early 
     retirement.
       ``(2) In the case of such a board convened to consider 
     officers in the grade of rear admiral or major general--
       ``(A) the Secretary may appoint the board without regard to 
     section 14102(b) of this title; and
       ``(B) each member of the board must be serving in a grade 
     higher than the grade of rear admiral or major general.''.

     SEC. 512. ACTIVE STATUS SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR PROMOTION 
                   CONSIDERATION FOR ARMY AND AIR FORCE RESERVE 
                   COMPONENT BRIGADIER GENERALS.

       Section 14301 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) A reserve component brigadier general of the Army or 
     the Air Force who is in an inactive status is eligible 
     (notwithstanding subsection (a)) for consideration for 
     promotion to major general by a promotion board convened 
     under section 14101(a) of this title if the officer--
       ``(1) has been in an inactive status for less than one year 
     as of the date of the convening of the promotion board; and
       ``(2) had continuously served for at least one year on the 
     reserve active status list or the active duty list (or a 
     combination of both) immediately before the officer's most 
     recent transfer to an inactive status.''.

     SEC. 513. REVISION TO EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR PROMOTION 
                   OF RESERVE OFFICERS.

       (a) Extension for Army OCS Graduates.--Section 12205(b)(4) 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after ``October 1, 1995'' the following: ``, or in the case 
     of an officer commissioned through the Army Officer Candidate 
     School, October 1, 2000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as of October 1, 1995.

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              Subtitle C--Military Education and Training

     SEC. 521. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO RECRUIT BASIC TRAINING.

       (a) Army.--(1) Chapter 401 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 4319. Recruit basic training: separate platoons and 
       separate housing for male and female recruits

       ``(a) Separate Platoons.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     require that during basic training--
       ``(1) male recruits shall be assigned to platoons 
     consisting only of male recruits; and
       ``(2) female recruits shall be assigned to platoons 
     consisting only of female recruits.
       ``(b) Separate Housing Facilities.--The Secretary of the 
     Army shall require that during basic training male and female 
     recruits be housed in separate barracks or other troop 
     housing facilities.
       ``(c) Interim Authority for Housing Recruits on Separate 
     Floors.--(1) If the Secretary of the Army determines that it 
     is not feasible, during some or all of the period beginning 
     on April 15, 1999, and ending on October 1, 2001, to comply 
     with subsection (b) at any particular installation at which 
     basic training is conducted because facilities at that 
     installation are insufficient for such purpose, the Secretary 
     may grant a waiver of subsection (b) with respect to that 
     installation. Any such waiver may not be in effect after 
     October 1, 2001, and may only be in effect while the 
     facilities at that installation are insufficient for the 
     purposes of compliance with subsection (b).
       ``(2) If the Secretary grants a waiver under paragraph (1) 
     with respect to an installation, the Secretary shall require 
     that male and female recruits in basic training at that 
     installation during any period that the waiver is in effect 
     not be housed on the same floor of a barracks or other troop 
     housing facility.
       ``(d) Basic Training Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `basic training' means the initial entry training program of 
     the Army that constitutes the basic training of new 
     recruits.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4319. Recruit basic training: separate platoons and separate housing 
              for male and female recruits.''.
       (3) The Secretary of the Army shall implement section 4319 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
     as rapidly as feasible and shall ensure that the provisions 
     of that section are applied to all recruit basic training 
     classes beginning not later than the first such class that 
     enters basic training on or after April 15, 1999.
       (b) Navy and Marine Corps.--(1) Part III of subtitle C of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     chapter 601 the following new chapter:

                   ``CHAPTER 602--TRAINING GENERALLY

``Sec.
``6931. Recruit basic training: separate small units and separate 
              housing for male and female recruits.

     ``Sec. 6931. Recruit basic training: separate small units and 
       separate housing for male and female recruits

       ``(a) Separate Small Unit Organization.--The Secretary of 
     the Navy shall require that during basic training--
       ``(1) male recruits in the Navy shall be assigned to 
     divisions, and male recruits in the Marine Corps shall be 
     assigned to platoons, consisting only of male recruits; and
       ``(2) female recruits in the Navy shall be assigned to 
     divisions, and female recruits in the Marine Corps shall be 
     assigned to platoons, consisting only of female recruits.
       ``(b) Separate Housing.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     require that during basic training male and female recruits 
     be housed in separate barracks or other troop housing 
     facilities.
       ``(c) Interim Authority for Housing Recruits on Separate 
     Floors.--(1) If the Secretary of the Navy determines that it 
     is not feasible, during some or all of the period beginning 
     on April 15, 1999, and ending on October 1, 2001, to comply 
     with subsection (b) at any particular installation at which 
     basic training is conducted because facilities at that 
     installation are insufficient for that purpose, the Secretary 
     may grant a waiver of subsection (b) with respect to that 
     installation. Any such waiver may not be in effect after 
     October 1, 2001, and may only be in effect while the 
     facilities at that installation are insufficient for the 
     purposes of compliance with subsection (b).
       ``(2) If the Secretary grants a waiver under paragraph (1) 
     with respect to an installation, the Secretary shall require 
     that male and female recruits in basic training at that 
     installation during any period that the waiver is in effect 
     not be housed on the same floor of a barracks or other troop 
     housing facility.
       ``(d) Basic Training Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `basic training' means the initial entry training programs of 
     the Navy and Marine Corps that constitute the basic training 
     of new recruits.''.
       (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle C, 
     and at the beginning of part III of subtitle C, of such title 
     are amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 
     601 the following new item:

``602. Training Generally...................................6931''.....

       (3) The Secretary of the Navy shall implement section 6931 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
     as rapidly as feasible and shall ensure that the provisions 
     of that section are applied to all recruit basic training 
     classes beginning not later than the first such class that 
     enters basic training on or after April 15, 1999.
       (c) Air Force.--(1) Chapter 901 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 9319. Recruit basic training: separate flights and 
       separate housing for male and female recruits

       ``(a) Separate Flights.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall require that during basic training--
       ``(1) male recruits shall be assigned to flights consisting 
     only of male recruits; and
       ``(2) female recruits shall be assigned to flights 
     consisting only of female recruits.
       ``(b) Separate Housing.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall require that during basic training male and female 
     recruits be housed in separate dormitories or other troop 
     housing facilities.
       ``(c) Interim Authority for Housing Recruits on Separate 
     Floors.--(1) If the Secretary of the Air Force determines 
     that it is not feasible, during some or all of the period 
     beginning on April 15, 1999, and ending on October 1, 2001, 
     to comply with subsection (b) at any particular installation 
     at which basic training is conducted because facilities at 
     that installation are insufficient for such purpose, the 
     Secretary may grant a waiver of subsection (b) with respect 
     to that installation. Any such waiver may not be in effect 
     after October 1, 2001, and may only be in effect while the 
     facilities at that installation are insufficient for the 
     purposes of compliance with subsection (b).
       ``(2) If the Secretary grants a waiver under paragraph (1) 
     with respect to an installation, the Secretary shall require 
     that male and female recruits in basic training at that 
     installation during any period that the waiver is in effect 
     not be housed on the same floor of a dormitory or other troop 
     housing facility.
       ``(d) Basic Training Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `basic training' means the initial entry training program of 
     the Air Force that constitutes the basic training of new 
     recruits.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``9319. Recruit basic training: separate flights and separate housing 
              for male and female recruits.''.
       (3) The Secretary of the Air Force shall implement section 
     9319 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph 
     (1), as rapidly as feasible and shall ensure that the 
     provisions of that section are applied to all recruit basic 
     training classes beginning not later than the first such 
     class that enters basic training on or after April 15, 1999.

     SEC. 522. AFTER-HOURS PRIVACY FOR RECRUITS DURING BASIC 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure that 
     military recruits are provided some degree of privacy during 
     basic training when in their barracks after completion of the 
     normal training day.
       (b) Army.--(1) Chapter 401 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding after section 4319, as added by section 
     521(a)(1), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 4320. Recruit basic training: privacy

       ``The Secretary of the Army shall require that access by 
     drill sergeants and other training personnel to a barracks 
     floor on which recruits are housed during basic training 
     shall be limited after the end of the training day, other 
     than in the case of an emergency or other exigent 
     circumstance, to drill sergeants and other training personnel 
     who are of the same sex as the recruits housed on that 
     floor.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding after the item relating to section 4319, 
     as added by section 521(a)(2), the following new item:

``4320. Recruit basic training: privacy.''.
       (3) The Secretary of the Army shall implement section 4320 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
     as rapidly as feasible and shall ensure that the provisions 
     of that section are applied to all recruit basic training 
     classes beginning not later than the first such class that 
     enters basic training on or after April 15, 1999.
       (c) Navy.--(1) Chapter 602 of title 10, United States Code, 
     as added by section 521(b)(1), is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 6932. Recruit basic training: privacy

       ``The Secretary of the Navy shall require that access by 
     recruit division commanders and other training personnel to a 
     barracks floor on which Navy recruits are housed during basic 
     training shall be limited after the end of the training day, 
     other than in the case of an emergency or other exigent 
     circumstance, to recruit division commanders and other 
     training personnel who are of the same sex as the recruits 
     housed on that floor.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``6932. Recruit basic training: privacy.''.
       (3) The Secretary of the Navy shall implement section 6932 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
     as rapidly as feasible and shall ensure that the provisions 
     of that section are applied to all recruit basic training 
     classes beginning not later than the first such class that 
     enters basic training on or after April 15, 1999.

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       (d) Air Force.--(1) Chapter 901 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 9319, as added by 
     section 521(c)(1), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 9320. Recruit basic training: privacy

       ``The Secretary of the Air Force shall require that access 
     by drill sergeants and other training personnel to a 
     dormitory floor on which recruits are housed during basic 
     training shall be limited after the end of the training day, 
     other than in the case of an emergency or other exigent 
     circumstance, to drill sergeants and other training personnel 
     who are of the same sex as the recruits housed on that 
     floor.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding after the item relating to section 9312, 
     as added by section 521(c)(2), the following new item:

``9320. Recruit basic training: privacy.''.
       (3) The Secretary of the Air Force shall implement section 
     9320 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph 
     (1), as rapidly as feasible and shall ensure that the 
     provisions of that section are applied to all recruit basic 
     training classes beginning not later than the first such 
     class that enters basic training on or after April 15, 1999.

     SEC. 523. EXTENSION OF REPORTING DATES FOR COMMISSION ON 
                   MILITARY TRAINING AND GENDER-RELATED ISSUES.

       (a) First Report.--Subsection (e)(1) of section 562 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1754) is amended by striking 
     out ``April 15, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``October 15, 1998''.
       (b) Final Report.--Subsection (e)(2) of such section is 
     amended by striking out ``September 16, 1998'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``March 15, 1999''.

     SEC. 524. IMPROVED OVERSIGHT OF INNOVATIVE READINESS 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--Section 2012 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) Oversight and Cost Accounting.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a program to improve the oversight 
     and cost accounting of training projects conducted in 
     accordance with this section. The program shall include 
     measures to accomplish the following:
       ``(1) Ensure that each project that is proposed to be 
     conducted in accordance with this section (regardless of 
     whether additional funding from the Secretary of Defense is 
     sought) is requested in writing, reviewed for full compliance 
     with this section, and approved in advance of initiation by 
     the Secretary of the military department concerned and, in 
     the case of a project that seeks additional funding from the 
     Secretary of Defense, by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(2) Ensure that each project that is conducted in 
     accordance with this section is required to provide, within a 
     specified period following completion of the project, an 
     after-action report to the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(3) Require that each application for a project to be 
     conducted in accordance with this section include an analysis 
     and certification that the proposed project would not result 
     in a significant increase in the cost of training (as 
     determined in accordance with procedures prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense).
       ``(4) Determine the total program cost for each project, 
     including both those costs that are borne by the military 
     departments from their own accounts and those costs that are 
     borne by defense-wide accounts.
       ``(5) Provide for oversight of project execution to ensure 
     that a training project under this section is carried out in 
     accordance with the proposal for that project as approved.''.
       (b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense may not 
     initiate any project under section 2012 of title 10, United 
     States Code, after October 1, 1998, until the program 
     required by subsection (i) of that section (as added by 
     subsection (a)) has been established.
           Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

     SEC. 531. STUDY OF NEW DECORATIONS FOR INJURY OR DEATH IN 
                   LINE OF DUTY.

       (a) Determination of Criteria for New Decoration.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall determine the appropriate name, 
     policy, award criteria, and design for two possible new 
     decorations.
       (2) The first such decoration would, if implemented, be 
     awarded to members of the Armed Forces who, while serving 
     under competent authority in any capacity with the Armed 
     Forces, are killed or injured in the line of duty as a result 
     of noncombat circumstances occurring--
       (A) as a result of an international terrorist attack 
     against the United States or a foreign nation friendly to the 
     United States;
       (B) while engaged in, training for, or traveling to or from 
     a peacetime or contingency operation; or
       (C) while engaged in, training for, or traveling to or from 
     service outside the territory of the United States as part of 
     a peacekeeping force.
       (3) The second such decoration would, if implemented, be 
     awarded to civilian nationals of the United States who, while 
     serving under competent authority in any capacity with the 
     Armed Forces, are killed or injured in the line of duty under 
     circumstances which, if they were members of the Armed 
     Forces, would qualify them for award of the Purple Heart or 
     the medal described in paragraph (2).
       (b) Limitation on Implementation.--Any such decoration may 
     only be implemented as provided by a law enacted after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Recommendation to Congress.--Not later than July 31, 
     1999, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a legislative 
     proposal that would, if enacted, establish the new 
     decorations developed pursuant to subsection (a). The 
     Secretary shall include with that proposal the Secretary's 
     recommendation concerning the need for, and propriety of, 
     each of the decorations.
       (d) Coordination.--The Secretary shall carry out this 
     section in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments and the Secretary of Transportation with regard 
     to the Coast Guard.

     SEC. 532. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR AWARD OF CERTAIN 
                   DECORATIONS TO SPECIFIED PERSONS.

       (a) Waiver of Time Limitation.--Any limitation established 
     by law or policy for the time within which a recommendation 
     for the award of a military decoration or award must be 
     submitted shall not apply in the case of awards of 
     decorations described in subsection (b), the award of each 
     such decoration having been determined by the Secretary of 
     the military department concerned to be warranted in 
     accordance with section 1130 of title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Distinguished Flying Cross.--Subsection (a) applies to 
     awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross for service during 
     World War II or Korea (including multiple awards to the same 
     individual) in the case of each individual concerning whom 
     the Secretary of the Navy (or an officer of the Navy acting 
     on behalf of the Secretary) submitted to the Committee on 
     National Security of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, a notice as provided in section 
     1130(b) of title 10, United States Code, that the award of 
     the Distinguished Flying Cross to that individual is 
     warranted and that a waiver of time restrictions prescribed 
     by law for recommendation for such award is recommended.

     SEC. 533. COMMENDATION OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL 
                   WHO SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY ASIATIC 
                   FLEET FROM 1910-1942.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States established the Asiatic Fleet of the 
     Navy in 1910 to protect American nationals, policies, and 
     possessions in the Far East.
       (2) The sailors and Marines of the Asiatic Fleet ensured 
     the safety of United States citizens and foreign nationals, 
     and provided humanitarian assistance in that region during 
     the Chinese civil war, the Yangtze Flood of 1931, and the 
     outbreak of Sino-Japanese hostilities.
       (3) In 1940, due to deteriorating political relations and 
     increasing tensions between the United States and Japan, a 
     reinforced Asiatic Fleet began concentrating on the defense 
     of the Philippines and engaged in extensive training to 
     ensure maximum operational readiness for any eventuality.
       (4) Following the declaration of war against Japan in 
     December 1941, the warships, submarines, and aircraft of the 
     Asiatic Fleet singly or in task forces courageously fought 
     many battles against a superior Japanese armada.
       (5) The Asiatic Fleet directly suffered the loss of 22 
     vessels, 1,826 men killed or missing in action, and 518 men 
     captured and imprisoned under the worst of conditions, with 
     many of them dying while held as prisoners of war.
       (b) Congressional Commendation.--Congress--
       (1) commends the Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served 
     in the Asiatic Fleet of the United States Navy between 1910 
     and 1942; and
       (2) honors those who gave their lives in the line of duty 
     while serving in the Asiatic Fleet.

     SEC. 534. APPRECIATION FOR SERVICE DURING WORLD WAR I AND 
                   WORLD WAR II BY MEMBERS OF THE NAVY ASSIGNED ON 
                   BOARD MERCHANT SHIPS AS THE NAVAL ARMED GUARD 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Navy established a special force during both World 
     War I and World War II, known as the Naval Armed Guard 
     Service, to protect merchant ships of the United States from 
     enemy attack by stationing members of the Navy and weapons on 
     board those ships.
       (2) Members of the Naval Armed Guard Service served on 
     6,236 merchant ships during World War II, of which 710 were 
     sunk by enemy action.
       (3) Over 144,900 members of the Navy served in the Naval 
     Armed Guard Service during World War II as officers, gun 
     crewmen, signalmen, and radiomen, of whom 1,810 were killed 
     in action.
       (4) The efforts of the members of the Naval Armed Guard 
     Service played a significant role in the safe passage of 
     United States merchant ships to their destinations in the 
     Soviet Union and various locations in western Europe and the 
     Pacific Theater.
       (5) The efforts of the members of the Navy who served in 
     the Naval Armed Guard Service have been largely overlooked 
     due to the rapid disbanding of the service after World War II 
     and lack of adequate records.
       (6) Recognition of the service of the naval personnel who 
     served in the Naval Armed Guard Service is highly warranted 
     and long overdue.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--Congress expresses its 
     appreciation, and the apprecia

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     tion of the American people, for the dedicated service 
     performed during World War I and World War II by members of 
     the Navy assigned as gun crews on board merchant ships as 
     part of the Naval Armed Guard Service.

     SEC. 535. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE HEROISM, 
                   SACRIFICE, AND SERVICE OF THE MILITARY FORCES 
                   OF SOUTH VIETNAM, OTHER NATIONS, AND INDIGENOUS 
                   GROUPS IN CONNECTION WITH THE UNITED STATES 
                   ARMED FORCES DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) South Vietnam, Australia, South Korea, Thailand, New 
     Zealand, and the Philippines contributed military forces, 
     together with the United States, during military operations 
     conducted in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam conflict.
       (2) Indigenous groups, such as the Hmong, Nung, Montagnard, 
     Kahmer, Hoa Hao, and Cao Dai contributed military forces, 
     together with the United States, during military operations 
     conducted in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam conflict.
       (3) The contributions of these combat forces continued 
     through long years of armed conflict.
       (4) As a result, in addition to the United States 
     casualties exceeding 210,000, this willingness to participate 
     in the Vietnam conflict resulted in the death, and wounding 
     of more than 1,000,000 military personnel from South Vietnam 
     and 16,000 from other allied nations.
       (5) The service of the Vietnamese, indigenous groups, and 
     other allied nations was repeatedly marked by exceptional 
     heroism and sacrifice, with particularly noteworthy 
     contributions being made by the Vietnamese airborne, 
     commando, infantry and ranger units, the Republic of Korea 
     marines, the Capital and White Horse divisions, the Royal 
     Thai Army Black Panther Division, the Royal Australian 
     Regiment, the New Zealand ``V'' force, and the 1st Philippine 
     Civic Action Group.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--Congress recognizes and honors 
     the members and former members of the military forces of 
     South Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Australia, 
     New Zealand, and the Philippines, as well as members of the 
     Hmong, Nung, Montagnard, Kahmer, Hoa Hao, and Cao Dai, for 
     their heroism, sacrifice and service in connection with 
     United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam conflict.

     SEC. 536. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE HEROISM, 
                   SACRIFICE, AND SERVICE OF FORMER SOUTH 
                   VIETNAMESE COMMANDOS IN CONNECTION WITH UNITED 
                   STATES ARMED FORCES DURING THE VIETNAM 
                   CONFLICT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) South Vietnamese commandos were recruited by the United 
     States as part of OPLAN 34A or its predecessor or OPLAN 35 
     from 1961 to 1970.
       (2) The commandos conducted covert operations in North 
     Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict.
       (3) Many of the commandos were captured and imprisoned by 
     North Vietnamese forces, some for as long as 20 years.
       (4) The commandos served and fought proudly during the 
     Vietnam conflict.
       (5) Many of the commandos lost their lives serving in 
     operations conducted by the United States during the Vietnam 
     conflict.
       (6) Many of the Vietnamese commandos now reside in the 
     United States.
       (b) Sense of the Congress--Congress recognizes and honors 
     the former South Vietnamese commandos for their heroism, 
     sacrifice, and service in connection with United States armed 
     forces during the Vietnam conflict.
   Subtitle E--Administration of Agencies Responsible for Review and 
                     Correction of Military Records

     SEC. 541. PERSONNEL FREEZE.

       (a) Limitation.--During fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, 
     the Secretary of a military department may not carry out any 
     reduction in the number of military and civilian personnel 
     assigned to duty with the service review agency for that 
     military department below the baseline number for that agency 
     until--
       (1) the Secretary submits to Congress a report that 
     describes the reduction proposed to be made, provides the 
     Secretary's rationale for that reduction, and specifies the 
     number of such personnel that would be assigned to duty with 
     that agency after the reduction; and
       (2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the date on which 
     such report is submitted.
       (b) Baseline Number.--The baseline number for a service 
     review agency under this section is--
       (1) for purposes of the first report with respect to a 
     service review agency under this section, the number of 
     military and civilian personnel assigned to duty with that 
     agency as of October 1, 1997; and
       (2) for purposes of any subsequent report with respect to a 
     service review agency under this section, the number of such 
     personnel specified in the most recent report with respect to 
     that agency under this section.
       (c) Service Review Agency Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `service review agency' means--
       (1) with respect to the Department of the Army, the Army 
     Review Boards Agency;
       (2) with respect to the Department of the Navy, the Board 
     for Correction of Naval Records; and
       (3) with respect to the Department of the Air Force, the 
     Air Force Review Boards Agency.

     SEC. 542. PROFESSIONAL STAFF.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 79 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1555. Professional staff

       ``(a) The Secretary of each military department shall 
     assign to the staff of the service review agency of that 
     military department at least one attorney and at least one 
     physician. Such assignments shall be made on a permanent, 
     full-time basis and may be made from members of the armed 
     forces or civilian employees.
       ``(b) Personnel assigned pursuant to subsection (a)--
       ``(1) shall work under the supervision of the director or 
     executive director (as the case may be) of the service review 
     agency; and
       ``(2) shall be assigned duties as advisers to the director 
     or executive director or other staff members on legal and 
     medical matters, respectively, that are being considered by 
     the agency.
       ``(c) In this section, the term `service review agency' 
     means--
       ``(1) with respect to the Department of the Army, the Army 
     Review Boards Agency;
       ``(2) with respect to the Department of the Navy, the Board 
     for Correction of Naval Records; and
       ``(3) with respect to the Department of the Air Force, the 
     Air Force Review Boards Agency.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1555. Professional staff.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1555 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 543. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 79 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 1555, as added by 
     section 542(a)(1), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1556. Ex parte communications prohibited

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of each military 
     department shall ensure that an applicant seeking corrective 
     action by the Army Review Boards Agency, the Air Force Review 
     Boards Agency, or the Board for Correction of Naval Records, 
     as the case may be, is provided a copy of all correspondence 
     and communications (including summaries of verbal 
     communications) to or from the agency or board, or a member 
     of the staff of the agency or board, with an entity or person 
     outside the agency or board that pertain directly to the 
     applicant's case or have a material effect on the applicant's 
     case.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the 
     following:
       ``(1) Classified information.
       ``(2) Information the release of which is otherwise 
     prohibited by law or regulation.
       ``(3) Any record previously provided to the applicant or 
     known to be possessed by the applicant.
       ``(4) Any correspondence that is purely administrative in 
     nature.
       ``(5) Any military record that is (or may be) provided to 
     the applicant by the Secretary of the military department or 
     other source.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding after the item relating to 1555, as 
     added by section 542(a)(2), the following new item:

``1556. Ex parte communications prohibited.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1556 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
     respect to correspondence and communications made 60 days or 
     more after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 544. TIMELINESS STANDARDS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 79 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 1556, as added by 
     section 543(a)(1), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1557. Timeliness standards for disposition of cases 
       before Corrections Boards

       ``(a) Ten-Month Clearance Percentage.--Of the cases 
     accepted for consideration by a Corrections Board during a 
     period specified in the following table, the percentage on 
     which final action must be completed within 10 months of 
     receipt (other than for those cases considered suitable for 
     administrative correction) is as follows:

The percentage on which final
  action must be completed
  within 10 months of receipt
  is--
  the period of fiscal years 2001 and 2002.....................50  ....

  the period of fiscal years 2003 and 2004.....................60  ....

  the period of fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 2007..............70  ....

  the period of fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010..............80  ....

  the period of any fiscal year after fiscal year 2010........90.  ....

       ``(b) Clearance Deadline for All Cases.--Effective October 
     1, 2002, final ac

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     tion on all cases accepted for consideration by a Corrections 
     Board (other than those cases considered suitable for 
     administrative correction) shall be completed within 18 
     months of receipt.
       ``(c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of the military 
     department concerned may exclude an individual case from the 
     timeliness standards prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) if 
     the Secretary determines that the case warrants a longer 
     period of consideration. The authority of the Secretary of a 
     military department under this subsection may not be 
     delegated.
       ``(d) Reports on Failure To Meet Timeliness Standards.--The 
     Secretary of the military department concerned shall submit 
     to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report not later than June 1 following any 
     fiscal year during which the Corrections Board of that 
     Secretary's military department was unable to meet the 
     timeliness standards in subsections (a) and (b). The report 
     shall specify the reasons why the standard could not be met 
     and the corrective actions initiated to ensure compliance in 
     the future. The report shall also specify the number of 
     waivers granted under subsection (c) during that fiscal year.
       ``(e) Corrections Board Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `Corrections Board' means--
       ``(1) with respect to the Department of the Army, the Army 
     Board for Correction of Military Records;
       ``(2) with respect to the Department of the Navy, the Board 
     for Correction of Naval Records; and
       ``(3) with respect to the Department of the Air Force, the 
     Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item 
     relating to section 1556, as added by section 543(a)(2), the 
     following new item:

``1557. Timeliness standards for disposition of cases before 
              Corrections Boards.''.
                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 551. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN FORCE DRAWDOWN 
                   TRANSITION AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PERSONNEL 
                   MANAGEMENT AND BENEFITS.

       (a) Early Retirement Authority for Active Duty Members.--
     Section 4403(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note) is 
     amended by striking out ``October 1, 1999'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``October 1, 2000''.
       (b) SSB and VSI.--Sections 1174a(h) and 1175(d)(3) of title 
     10, United States Code, are amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 2000''.
       (c) Selective Early Retirement Boards.--Section 638a(a) of 
     such title is amended by striking out ``during the nine-year 
     period beginning on October 1, 1990'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and 
     ending on September 30, 2000''.
       (d) Time-in-Grade Requirement for Retention of Grade Upon 
     Voluntary Retirement.--Section 1370(a)(2)(A) of such title is 
     amended by striking out ``during the nine-year period 
     beginning on October 1, 1990'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending 
     on September 30, 2000''.
       (e) Length of Commissioned Service for Voluntary Retirement 
     as an Officer.--Sections 3911(b), 6323(a)(2), and 8911(b) of 
     such title are amended by striking out ``during the nine-year 
     period beginning on October 1, 1990'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and 
     ending on September 30, 2000''.
       (f) Retirement of Certain Limited Duty Officers of the Navy 
     and Marine Corps.--(1) Sections 633 and 634 of such title are 
     amended by striking out ``October 1, 1999'' in the last 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 2000''.
       (2) Section 6383 of such title is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(5), by striking out ``October 1, 
     1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 2000''; and
       (B) in subsection (k), by striking out ``October 1, 1999'' 
     in the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 
     1, 2000''.
       (g) Travel and Transportation Allowances and Storage of 
     Baggage and Household Effects for Certain Members Being 
     Involuntarily Separated.--Sections 404(c)(1)(C), 
     404(f)(2)(B)(v), 406(a)(2)(B)(v), and 406(g)(1)(C) of title 
     37, United States Code, and section 503(c) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 
     101-510; 37 U.S.C. 406 note) are amended by striking out 
     ``during the nine-year period beginning on October 1, 1990'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``during the period beginning 
     on October 1, 1990, and ending on September 30, 2000''.
       (h) Educational Leave Relating to Continuing Public and 
     Community Service.--Section 4463(f) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 
     10 U.S.C. 1143a note) is amended by striking out ``September 
     30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 
     2000''.
       (i) Transitional Health, Commissary, and Family Housing 
     Benefits.--
       (1) Health care.--Section 1145 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsections (a)(1) and (c)(1), by striking out 
     ``during the nine-year period beginning on October 1, 1990'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``during the period beginning 
     on October 1, 1990, and ending on September 30, 2000''; and
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking out ``during the five-
     year period beginning on October 1, 1994'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``during the period beginning on October 1, 
     1994, and ending on September 30, 2000''.
       (2) Commissary and exchange benefits.--Section 1146 of such 
     title is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``during the nine-year period beginning 
     on October 1, 1990'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``during 
     the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on 
     September 30, 2000''; and
       (B) by striking out ``during the five-year period beginning 
     on October 1, 1994'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``during 
     the period beginning on October 1, 1994, and ending on 
     September 30, 2000''.
       (3) Use of military housing.--Section 1147(a) of such title 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``during the nine-
     year period beginning on October 1, 1990'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``during the period beginning on October 1, 
     1990, and ending on September 30, 2000''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``during the five-
     year period beginning on October 1, 1994'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``during the period beginning on October 1, 
     1994, and ending on September 30, 2000''.
       (j) Enrollment of Dependents in Defense Dependents' 
     Education System.--Section 1407(c)(1) of the Defense 
     Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 926(c)(1)) is 
     amended by striking out ``during the nine-year period 
     beginning on October 1, 1990'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending 
     on September 30, 2000''.
       (k) Force Reduction Transition Period Definition.--Section 
     4411 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 12681 note) is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 2000''.
       (l) Temporary Special Authority for Force Reduction Period 
     Retirements.--Section 4416(b)(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 12681 note) 
     is amended by striking out ``October 1, 1999'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``October 1, 2000''.
       (m) Retired Pay for Non-Regular Service.--(1) Section 
     12731(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 2000''.
       (2) Section 12731a of such title is amended in subsections 
     (a)(1)(B) and (b), by striking out ``October 1, 1999'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 2000''.
       (n) Affiliation With Guard and Reserve Units; Waiver of 
     Certain Limitations.--Section 1150(a) of such title is 
     amended by striking out ``during the nine-year period 
     beginning on October 1, 1990'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending 
     on September 30, 2000''.
       (o) Reserve Montgomery GI Bill.--Section 16133(b)(1)(B) of 
     such title is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1999'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2000''.

     SEC. 552. LEAVE WITHOUT PAY FOR ACADEMY CADETS AND 
                   MIDSHIPMEN.

       (a) Authority for Leave Without Pay.--Section 702 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) The Secretary concerned may place an academy cadet 
     or midshipman on involuntary leave without pay if, under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, the 
     Superintendent of the Academy at which the cadet or 
     midshipman is admitted--
       ``(A) has recommended that the cadet or midshipman be 
     dismissed or discharged;
       ``(B) has directed the cadet or midshipman return to the 
     Academy to repeat an academic semester or year;
       ``(C) has otherwise recommended to the Secretary for good 
     cause that the cadet or midshipman be placed on involuntary 
     leave without pay.
       ``(2) In this subsection, the term `academy cadet or 
     midshipman' means--
       ``(A) a cadet of the United States Military Academy;
       ``(B) a midshipman of the United States Naval Academy;
       ``(C) a cadet of the United States Air Force Academy; or
       ``(D) a cadet of the United States Coast Guard Academy.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (c) of section 702 of title 
     10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 
     apply with respect to academy cadets and midshipmen (as 
     defined in that subsection) who are placed on involuntary 
     leave after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 553. PROVISION FOR RECOVERY, CARE, AND DISPOSITION OF 
                   THE REMAINS OF ALL MEDICALLY RETIRED MEMBERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1481(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``, or member of an 
     armed force without component,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (7)--
       (A) by striking out ``United States''; and
       (B) by striking out ``for a period of more than 30 days,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection 
     (a)(2) apply with respect to persons dying on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

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     SEC. 554. CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY UNDER VOLUNTARY SEPARATION 
                   INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS WHO INVOLUNTARILY 
                   LOSE MEMBERSHIP IN A RESERVE COMPONENT.

       (a) Continued Eligibility.--Section 1175(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period 
     at the end ``, or for the period described in section 
     1175(e)(1) of this section if the member becomes ineligible 
     for retention in an active or inactive status in a reserve 
     component because of age, years of service, failure to select 
     for promotion, or medical disqualification, so long as such 
     ineligibility does not result from deliberate action on the 
     part of the member with the intent to avoid retention in an 
     active or inactive status in a reserve component.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies with respect to any person provided a voluntary 
     separation incentive under section 1175 of title 10, United 
     States Code (whether before, on, or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act).

     SEC. 555. DEFINITION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FOR DIRECT 
                   DEPOSIT OF PAY.

       (a) Servicemembers Reimbursement for Expenses Due to 
     Government Error.--Paragraph (1) of section 1053(d) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) The term `financial institution' means a bank, 
     savings and loan association, or similar institution or a 
     credit union chartered by the United States or a State.''.
       (b) Civilian Employees Reimbursement for Expenses Due to 
     Government Error.--Paragraph (1) of section 1594(d) of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) The term `financial institution' means a bank, 
     savings and loan association, or similar institution or a 
     credit union chartered by the United States or a State.''.

     SEC. 556. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR COLLEGE FUND 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Increase in Maximum Rate for Active Component 
     Montgomery GI Bill Kicker.--Section 3015(d) of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, at the time the individual first 
     becomes a member of the Armed Forces,'' after ``Secretary of 
     Defense, may''; and
       (2) by striking out ``$400'' and all that follows through 
     ``that date'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$950 per 
     month''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with 
     respect to individuals who first become members of the Armed 
     Forces on or after that date.

     SEC. 557. CENTRAL IDENTIFICATION LABORATORY, HAWAII.

       (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, of the 
     Department of the Army is an important element of the 
     Department of Defense and is critical to the full accounting 
     of members of the Armed Forces who have been classified as 
     POW/MIAs or are otherwise unaccounted for.
       (b) Required Staffing Level.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide sufficient personnel to fill all authorized 
     personnel positions of the Central Identification Laboratory, 
     Hawaii, Department of the Army. Those personnel shall be 
     drawn from members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine 
     Corps and from civilian personnel, as appropriate, 
     considering the proportion of POW/MIAs from each service.
       (c) Joint Manning Plan.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     develop and implement, not later than March 31, 2000, a joint 
     manning plan to ensure the appropriate participation of the 
     four services in the staffing of the Central Identification 
     Laboratory, Hawaii, as required by subsection (b).
       (d) Limitation on Reductions.--The Secretary of the Army 
     may not carry out any personnel reductions (in authorized or 
     assigned personnel) at the Central Identification Laboratory, 
     Hawaii, until the joint manning plan required by subsection 
     (c) is implemented.

     SEC. 558. HONOR GUARD DETAILS AT FUNERALS OF VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 75 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1491. Honor guard details at funerals of veterans

       ``(a) Availability.--The Secretary of a military department 
     shall, upon request, provide an honor guard detail (or ensure 
     that an honor guard detail is provided) for the funeral of 
     any veteran.
       ``(b) Composition of Honor Guard Details.--The Secretary of 
     each military department shall ensure that an honor guard 
     detail for the funeral of a veteran consists of not less than 
     three persons and (unless a bugler is part of the detail) has 
     the capability to play a recorded version of Taps.
       ``(c) Persons Forming Honor Guards.--An honor guard detail 
     may consist of members of the armed forces or members of 
     veterans organizations or other organizations approved for 
     purposes of this section under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of a military department 
     may provide transportation, or reimbursement for 
     transportation, and expenses for a person who participates in 
     an honor guard detail under this section and is not a member 
     of the armed forces or an employee of the United States.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall by 
     regulation establish a system for selection of units of the 
     armed forces and other organizations to provide honor guard 
     details. The system shall place an emphasis on balancing the 
     funeral detail workload among the units and organizations 
     providing honor guard details in an equitable manner as they 
     are able to respond to requests for such details in terms of 
     geographic proximity and available resources. The Secretary 
     shall provide in such regulations that the armed force in 
     which a veteran served shall not be considered to be a factor 
     when selecting the military unit or other organization to 
     provide an honor guard detail for the funeral of the veteran.
       ``(e) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report not later than January 31 of each 
     year beginning with 2001 and ending with 2005 on the 
     experience of the Department of Defense under this section. 
     Each such report shall provide data on the number of funerals 
     supported under this section, cost for that support, shown by 
     manpower and other cost factors, and the number and costs of 
     funerals supported by each participating organization. The 
     data in the report shall be presented in a standard format, 
     regardless of military department or other organization.
       ``(f) Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term `veteran' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 101(2) of title 
     38, United States Code.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1491. Honor guard details at funerals of veterans.''.
       (b) Treatment of Performance of Honor Guard Functions by 
     Reserves.--(1) Chapter 1215 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 12552. Funeral honor guard functions: prohibition of 
       treatment as drill or training

       ``Performance by a Reserve of honor guard functions at the 
     funeral of a veteran may not be considered to be a period of 
     drill or training otherwise required.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``12552. Funeral honor guard functions: prohibition of treatment as 
              drill or training.''.
       (c) Repeal of Limitation on Availability of Funds for Honor 
     Guard Functions by National Guard.--Section 114 of title 32, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(a)''; and
       (2) by striking out subsection (b).
       (d) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to burials of veterans that occur on or after 
     October 1, 1999.
       (e) Study.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall study alternative 
     means for the provision of honor guard details at funerals of 
     veterans. Not later than March 31, 1999, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report setting forth the results of the 
     study and the Secretary's views and recommendations.
       (f) Consultation with Veterans Service Organizations.--
     Before prescribing the initial regulations under section 1491 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     the Secretary of Defense shall consult with veterans service 
     organizations to determine the views of those organizations 
     regarding methods for providing honor guard details at 
     funerals for veterans, suggestions for organizing the system 
     to provide those details, and estimates of the resources that 
     those organizations could provide for honor guard details for 
     veterans.

     SEC. 559. APPLICABILITY TO ALL PERSONS IN CHAIN OF COMMAND OF 
                   POLICY REQUIRING EXEMPLARY CONDUCT BY 
                   COMMANDING OFFICERS AND OTHERS IN AUTHORITY IN 
                   THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 3 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 121 the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 121a. Requirement of exemplary conduct by civilians in 
       chain of command

       ``The President, as Commander in Chief, and the Secretary 
     of Defense are required (in the same manner that commanding 
     officers and others in authority in the Armed Forces are 
     required)--
       ``(1) to show in themselves a good example of virtue, 
     honor, and patriotism and to subordinate themselves to those 
     ideals;
       ``(2) to be vigilant in inspecting the conduct of all 
     persons who are placed under their command;
       ``(3) to guard against and to put an end to all dissolute 
     and immoral practices and to correct, according to the laws 
     and regulations of the armed forces, all persons who are 
     guilty of them; and
       ``(4) to take all necessary and proper measures, under the 
     laws, regulations, and customs of the armed forces, to 
     promote and safeguard the morale, the physical well-being, 
     and the general welfare of the officers and enlisted persons 
     under their command or charge.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 121 the following new item:

``121a. Requirement of exemplary conduct by civilians in chain of 
              command.''.

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     SEC. 560. REPORT ON PRISONERS TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES 
                   DISCIPLINARY BARRACKS, FORT LEAVENWORTH, 
                   KANSAS, TO FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report, to be prepared by the General Counsel 
     of the Department of Defense, concerning the decision of the 
     Secretary of the Army in 1994 to transfer approximately 500 
     prisoners from the United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort 
     Leavenworth, Kansas, to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the report the following:
       (1) A description of the basis for the selection of 
     prisoners to be transferred, particularly in light of the 
     fact that many of the prisoners transferred are minimum or 
     medium security prisoners, who are considered to have the 
     best chance for rehabilitation, and whether the transfer of 
     those prisoners indicates a change in Department of Defense 
     policy regarding the rehabilitation of military prisoners.
       (2) A comparison of the historical recidivism rates of 
     prisoners released from the United States Disciplinary 
     Barracks and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, together with a 
     description of any plans of the Army to track the parole and 
     recidivism rates of prisoners transferred to the Federal 
     Bureau of Prisons and whether it has tracked those factors 
     for previous transferees.
       (3) A description of the projected future flow of prisoners 
     into the new United States Disciplinary Barracks being 
     constructed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and whether the 
     Secretary of the Army plans to automatically send new 
     prisoners to the Federal Bureau of Prisons without serving at 
     the United States Disciplinary Barracks if that Barracks is 
     at capacity and whether the Memorandum of Understanding 
     between the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Army covers 
     that possibility.
       (4) A description of the cost of incarcerating a prisoner 
     in the Federal Bureau of Prisons compared to the United 
     States Disciplinary Barracks and the assessment of the 
     Secretary as to the extent to which the transfer of prisoners 
     to the Federal Bureau of Prisons by the Secretary of the Army 
     is made in order to shift a budgetary burden.
       (c) Monitoring.--During fiscal years 1999 through 2003, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall track the parole and recidivism 
     rates of prisoners transferred from the United States 
     Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to the 
     Federal Bureau of Prisons.

     SEC. 561. REPORT ON PROCESS FOR SELECTION OF MEMBERS FOR 
                   SERVICE ON COURTS-MARTIAL.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than April 15, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     method of selection of members of the Armed Forces to serve 
     on courts-martial.
       (b) Matters To Be Considered.--In preparing the report, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) direct the Secretaries of the military departments to 
     develop a plan for random selection of members of courts-
     martial , subject to the provisions relating to service on 
     courts-martial specified in section 825(d)(2) of title 10, 
     United States Code (article 25(d)(2) of the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice), as a possible replacement for the current 
     system of selection by the convening authority; and
       (2) obtain the views of the members of the committee 
     referred to in section 946 of such title (known as the ``Code 
     Committee'').

     SEC. 562. STUDY OF REVISING THE TERM OF SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF 
                   THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 
                   ARMED FORCES.

       Not later than April 15, 1999, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the desirability of 
     revising the term of appointment of judges of the United 
     States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces so that the term 
     of a judge on that court is for a period of 15 years or until 
     the judge attains the age of 65, whichever is later. In 
     preparing the report, the Secretary shall obtain the view of 
     the members of the committee referred to in section 946 of 
     title 10, United States Code, (known as the ``Code 
     Committee'').

     SEC. 563. STATUS OF CADETS AT THE MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY.

       (a) Status of Cadets.--Any citizen of the United States 
     appointed as a cadet at the United States Merchant Marine 
     Academy shall be considered to be a member of the United 
     States Naval Reserve.
       (b) Eligibility.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     that cadets of the United States Merchant Marine Academy 
     shall be issued an identification card (referred to as a 
     ``military ID card'') and shall be entitled to all rights and 
     privileges in accordance with the same eligibility criteria 
     as apply to other members of the Ready Reserve of the reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces.
       (c) Coordination With Secretary of Transportation.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall carry out this section in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Transportation.
          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

     SEC. 601. INCREASE IN BASIC PAY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.

       (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--Except as provided 
     in subsection (b), the adjustment, to become effective during 
     fiscal year 1999, required by section 1009 of title 37, 
     United States Code, in the rate of monthly basic pay 
     authorized members of the uniformed services by section 
     203(a) of such title shall not be made.
       (b) Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on January 1, 1999, 
     the rates of basic pay of members of the uniformed services 
     shall be increased by the greater of--
       (1) 3.6 percent; or
       (2) the percentage increase determined under subsection (c) 
     of section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, by which the 
     monthly basic pay of members would be adjusted under 
     subsection (a) of that section on that date in the absence of 
     subsection (a) of this section.

     SEC. 602. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING OUTSIDE THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       (a) Payment of Certain Expenses Related to Overseas 
     Housing.--Section 403(c) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) In the case of a member of the uniformed services 
     authorized to receive an allowance under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary concerned may make a lump-sum payment to the member 
     for required deposits and advance rent, and for expenses 
     relating thereto, that are--
       ``(i) incurred by the member in occupying private housing 
     outside of the United States; and
       ``(ii) authorized or approved under regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary concerned.
       ``(B) Expenses for which a member may be reimbursed under 
     this paragraph may include losses relating to housing that 
     are sustained by the member as a result of fluctuations in 
     the relative value of the currencies of the United States and 
     the foreign country in which the housing is located.
       ``(C) The Secretary concerned shall recoup the full amount 
     of any deposit or advance rent payments made by the Secretary 
     under subparagraph (A), including any gain resulting from 
     currency fluctuations between the time of payment and the 
     time of recoupment.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 405 of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out subsection (c).
       (c) Retroactive Application.--The reimbursement authority 
     provided by section 403(c)(3)(B) of title 37, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a), applies with respect to 
     losses relating to housing that are sustained, on or after 
     July 1, 1997, by a member of the uniformed services as a 
     result of fluctuations in the relative value of the 
     currencies of the United States and the foreign country in 
     which the housing is located.

     SEC. 603. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE FOR RESERVES.

       (a) In General.--Section 402 of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Special Rule for Certain Enlisted Reserve Members.--
     Unless entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title, 
     an enlisted member of a reserve component may receive, at the 
     discretion of the Secretary concerned, rations in kind, or a 
     part thereof, when the member's instruction or duty periods, 
     as described in section 206(a) of this title, total at least 
     eight hours in a calendar day. The Secretary concerned may 
     provide an enlisted member who could be provided rations in 
     kind under the preceding sentence with a commutation when 
     rations in kind are not available.''.
       (b) Application During Transitional Period.--Section 
     602(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 37 U.S.C. 402 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Special rule for certain enlisted reserve members.--
     Unless entitled to basic pay under section 204 of title 37, 
     United States Code, an enlisted member of a reserve component 
     (as defined in section 101(24) of such title) may receive, at 
     the discretion of the Secretary concerned (as defined in 
     section 101(5) of such title), rations in kind, or a part 
     thereof, when the member's instruction or duty periods (as 
     described in section 206(a) of such title) total at least 
     eight hours in a calendar day. The Secretary concerned may 
     provide an enlisted member who could be provided rations in 
     kind under the preceding sentence with a commutation when 
     rations in kind are not available.''.
           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

     SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL 
                   PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE FORCES.

       (a) Special Pay for Health Professionals in Critically 
     Short Wartime Specialties.--Section 302g(f) of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``September 
     30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 
     2000''.
       (b) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308b(f) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 2000''.
       (c) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308c(e) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 2000''.
       (d) Special Pay for Enlisted Members Assigned to Certain 
     High Priority Units.--Section 308d(c) of title 37, United 
     States

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     Code, is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2000''.
       (e) Selected Reserve Affiliation Bonus.--Section 308e(e) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 2000''.
       (f) Ready Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus.--
     Section 308h(g) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 2000''.
       (g) Prior Service Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308i(f) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 2000''.
       (h) Repayment of Education Loans for Certain Health 
     Professionals Who Serve in the Selected Reserve.--Section 
     16302(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``October 1, 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``October 1, 2000''.

     SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL 
                   PAY AUTHORITIES FOR NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATES, 
                   REGISTERED NURSES, AND NURSE ANESTHETISTS.

       (a) Nurse Officer Candidate Accession Program.--Section 
     2130a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 2000''.
       (b) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.--Section 
     302d(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 2000''.
       (c) Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.--Section 
     302e(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 2000''.

     SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO 
                   PAYMENT OF OTHER BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS.

       (a) Aviation Officer Retention Bonus.--Section 301b(a) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 2000,''.
       (b) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 308(g) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 2000''.
       (c) Enlistment Bonuses for Members With Critical Skills.--
     Sections 308a(c) and 308f(c) of title 37, United States Code, 
     are each amended by striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2000''.
       (d) Special Pay for Nuclear Qualified Officers Extending 
     Period of Active Service.--Section 312(e) of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``September 30, 
     1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2000''.
       (e) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(c) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 2000''.
       (f) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.--Section 312c(d) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``October 1, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 
     1, 2000''.

     SEC. 614. AVIATION CAREER INCENTIVE PAY AND AVIATION OFFICER 
                   RETENTION BONUS.

       (a) Definition of Aviation Service.--(1) Section 301a(a)(6) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so 
     redesignated) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) The term `aviation service' means service performed 
     by an officer (except a flight surgeon or other medical 
     officer) while holding an aeronautical rating or designation 
     or while in training to receive an aeronautical rating or 
     designation.''.
       (2) Section 301b(j) of such title is amended by striking 
     out paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(1) The term `aviation service' means service performed 
     by an officer (except a flight surgeon or other medical 
     officer) while holding an aeronautical rating or designation 
     or while in training to receive an aeronautical rating or 
     designation.''.
       (b) Amount of Incentive Pay.--Subsection (b) of section 
     301a of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) A member who satisfies the requirements described 
     in subsection (a) is entitled to monthly incentive pay as 
     follows:

``Years of aviation service (including                          Monthly
  flight training) as an officer:                                  rate
  2 or less........................................................$125
  Over 2...........................................................$156
  Over 3...........................................................$188
  Over 4...........................................................$206
  Over 6...........................................................$650
  Over 14..........................................................$840
  Over 22..........................................................$585
  Over 23..........................................................$495
  Over 24..........................................................$385
  Over 25..........................................................$250
       ``(2) An officer in a pay grade above O-6 is entitled, 
     until the officer completes 25 years of aviation service, to 
     be paid at the rates set forth in the table in paragraph (1), 
     except that--
       ``(A) an officer in pay grade O-7 may not be paid at a rate 
     greater than $200 a month; and
       ``(B) an officer in pay grade O-8 or above may not be paid 
     at a rate greater than $206 a month.
       ``(3) For a warrant officer with over 22, 23, 24, or 25 
     years of aviation service who is qualified under subsection 
     (a), the rate prescribed in the table in paragraph (1) for 
     officers with over 14 years of aviation service shall 
     continue to apply to the warrant officer.''.
       (c) References to Aviation Service.--(1) Section 301a of 
     such title is further amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(4)--
       (i) by striking out ``22 years of the officer's service as 
     an officer'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``22 years of 
     aviation service of the officer''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``25 years of service as an officer 
     (as computed under section 205 of this title)'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``25 years of aviation service''; and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking out ``subsection (b)(1) 
     or (2), as the case may be, for the performance of that duty 
     by a member of corresponding years of aviation or officer 
     service, as appropriate,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``subsection (b) for the performance of that duty by a member 
     with corresponding years of aviation service''.
       (2) Section 301b(b)(5) of such title is amended by striking 
     out ``active duty'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``aviation 
     service''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 615 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
     105-85; 111 Stat. 1787) is repealed.

     SEC. 615. SPECIAL PAY FOR DIVING DUTY.

       Section 304(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``by frequent and 
     regular dives; and'' and inserting in lieu thereof a period; 
     and
       (3) by striking out paragraph (3).

     SEC. 616. SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS ELIGIBILITY FOR 
                   RESERVE MEMBERS PERFORMING ACTIVE GUARD AND 
                   RESERVE DUTY.

       Section 308(a)(1)(D) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(D) reenlists or voluntarily extends the member's 
     enlistment for a period of at least three years in a regular 
     component, or in a reserve component if the member is 
     performing active Guard and Reserve duty (as defined in 
     section 101(d)(6) of title 10), of the service concerned;''.

     SEC. 617. REMOVAL OF TEN PERCENT RESTRICTION ON SELECTIVE 
                   REENLISTMENT BONUSES.

       Section 308(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by striking out paragraph (2).

     SEC. 618. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ARMY ENLISTMENT 
                   BONUS.

       Section 308f(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``$4,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$6,000''.

     SEC. 619. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF RESERVES ELIGIBLE FOR 
                   SPECIAL PAY FOR DUTY SUBJECT TO HOSTILE FIRE OR 
                   IMMINENT DANGER.

       Section 310(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) A member of a reserve component who is eligible for 
     special pay under this section for a month shall receive the 
     full amount authorized in subsection (a) for that month 
     regardless of the number of days during that month on which 
     the member satisfies the eligibility criteria specified in 
     such subsection.''.

     SEC. 620. HARDSHIP DUTY PAY.

       (a) Duty for Which Pay Authorized.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 305 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``on duty at a location'' and all that follows 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``performing duty in the United 
     States or outside the United States that is designated by the 
     Secretary of Defense as hardship duty.''.
       (b) Repeal of Exception for Members Receiving Career Sea 
     Pay.--Subsection (c) of such section is repealed.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Subsections (b) and (d) of 
     such section are amended by striking out ``hardship duty 
     location pay'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``hardship duty 
     pay''.
       (2) Subsection (d) of such section is redesignated as 
     subsection (c).
       (3) The heading for such section is amended by striking out 
     ``location''.
       (4) Section 907(d) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``duty at a hardship duty location'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``hardship duty''.
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 305 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

``305. Special pay: hardship duty pay.''.
            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

     SEC. 631. EXCEPTION TO MAXIMUM WEIGHT ALLOWANCE FOR BAGGAGE 
                   AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS.

       Section 406(b)(1)(D) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended in the second sentence by inserting before the period 
     the following: ``, unless the additional weight allowance in 
     excess of such maximum is intended to permit the shipping of

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     consumables that cannot be reasonably obtained at the new 
     station of the member''.

     SEC. 632. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR TRAVEL 
                   PERFORMED BY MEMBERS IN CONNECTION WITH REST 
                   AND RECUPERATIVE LEAVE FROM OVERSEAS STATIONS.

       (a) Provision of Transportation.--Section 411c of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out subsection (b) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(b) When the transportation authorized by subsection (a) 
     is provided by the Secretary concerned, the Secretary may use 
     Government or commercial carriers. The Secretary concerned 
     may limit the amount of payments made to members under 
     subsection (a).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 411c. Travel and transportation allowances: travel 
       performed in connection with rest and recuperative leave 
       from certain stations in foreign countries''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``411c. Travel and transportation allowances: travel performed in 
              connection with rest and recuperative leave from certain 
              stations in foreign countries.''.

     SEC. 633. STORAGE OF BAGGAGE OF CERTAIN DEPENDENTS.

       Section 430(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) At the option of the member, in lieu of the 
     transportation of baggage of a dependent child under 
     paragraph (1) from the dependent's school in the continental 
     United States, the Secretary concerned may pay or reimburse 
     the member for costs incurred to store the baggage at or in 
     the vicinity of the school during the dependent's annual trip 
     between the school and the member's duty station. The amount 
     of the payment or reimbursement may not exceed the cost that 
     the Government would incur to transport the baggage.''.
    Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters

     SEC. 641. EFFECTIVE DATE OF FORMER SPOUSE SURVIVOR BENEFIT 
                   COVERAGE.

       (a) Coordination of Provisions.--Section 1448(b)(3)(C) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     ``the Secretary concerned'' in the second sentence the 
     following: ``, except that, in the case of an election made 
     by a person described in section 1450(f)(3)(B) of this title, 
     such an election is effective on the first day of the first 
     month which begins after the date of the court order or 
     filing involved (in the same manner as provided under section 
     1450(f)(3)(D) of this title)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to elections under section 1448(b)(3) of title 
     10, United States Code, that are received by the Secretary 
     concerned on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 642. REVISION TO COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY FOR ENLISTED 
                   MEMBERS WHO ARE REDUCED IN GRADE BEFORE 
                   RETIREMENT.

       (a) Pre-September 8, 1980 Members.--Section 1406(i) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) Exception for members reduced in grade.--Paragraph 
     (1) does not apply in the case of a member who after serving 
     as the senior enlisted member of an armed force is reduced in 
     grade as the result of a court-martial sentence, nonjudicial 
     punishment, or other administrative process, as determined by 
     the Secretary concerned.''.
       (b) Post-September 7, 1980 Members.--Section 1407 of such 
     title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Limitation for Enlisted Members Reduced in Grade.--
       ``(1) Basic pay disregarded for grades above grade to which 
     reduction in grade is made.--In computing the high-three 
     average of a retired enlisted member who has been reduced in 
     grade, the amount of basic pay to which the member was 
     entitled for any covered pre-reduction month (or to which the 
     member would have been entitled if serving on active duty 
     during that month, in the case of a member entitled to 
     retired under pay under section 12731 of this title) shall 
     (for the purposes of such computation) be deemed to be the 
     rate of basic pay to which the member would have been 
     entitled for that month if the member had served on active 
     duty during that month in the grade to which the reduction in 
     grade was made.
       ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Retired enlisted member who has been reduced in 
     grade.--The term `retired enlisted member who has been 
     reduced in grade' means a member or former member who--
       ``(i) retires in an enlisted grade, transfers to the Fleet 
     Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, or becomes entitled to 
     retired pay under chapter 12731 after last serving in an 
     enlisted grade; and
       ``(ii) had at any time previously been reduced in grade as 
     the result of a court-martial sentence, nonjudicial 
     punishment, or other administrative process, as determined by 
     the Secretary concerned.
       ``(B) Covered pre-reduction month defined.--The term 
     `covered pre-reduction month' means, in the case of a retired 
     enlisted member who has been reduced in grade, a month of 
     service of the member before the reduction in grade of the 
     member during which the member served in a grade higher than 
     the grade to which the reduction in grade was made.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply in the case of a member who is reduced in grade 
     by sentence of a court-martial only in the case of a court-
     martial conviction on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act. Subsection (f) of section 1407 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by the amendment made by subsection 
     (b), shall not apply to the retired or retainer pay of any 
     person who becomes entitled to that pay before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (e) of section 1407 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``high-36 average shall be computed'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``high-three average shall be computed under 
     subsection (c)(1)''.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 651. DELETION OF CANAL ZONE FROM DEFINITION OF UNITED 
                   STATES POSSESSIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PAY AND 
                   ALLOWANCES.

       Section 101(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``the Canal Zone,''.

     SEC. 652. ACCOUNTING OF ADVANCE PAYMENTS.

       Section 1006(e) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(e)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Obligations and expenditures incurred for an advance 
     payment under this section may not be included in any 
     determination of amounts available for obligation or 
     expenditure except in the fiscal year in which the advance 
     payment is ultimately earned and such obligations and 
     expenditures shall be accounted for only in such fiscal 
     year.''.

     SEC. 653. REIMBURSEMENT OF RENTAL VEHICLE COSTS WHEN MOTOR 
                   VEHICLE TRANSPORTED AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE IS 
                   LATE.

       (a) Transportation in Connection With Change of Permanent 
     Station.--Section 2634 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) If a motor vehicle of a member (or a dependent of the 
     member) that is transported at the expense of the United 
     States under this section does not arrive at the authorized 
     destination of the vehicle by the designated delivery date, 
     the Secretary concerned shall reimburse the member for 
     expenses incurred after that date to rent a motor vehicle for 
     the member's use, or for the use of the dependent for whom 
     the delayed vehicle was transported. However, the amount 
     reimbursed shall not exceed $30 per day, and the rental 
     period for which reimbursement may be provided shall expire 
     after seven days or on the date on which the delayed vehicle 
     finally arrives at the authorized destination (whichever 
     occurs first).''.
       (b) Transportation in Connection With Other Moves.--Section 
     406(h) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) If a motor vehicle of a member (or a dependent of the 
     member) that is transported at the expense of the United 
     States under this subsection does not arrive at the 
     authorized destination of the vehicle by the designated 
     delivery date, the Secretary concerned shall reimburse the 
     member for expenses incurred after that date to rent a motor 
     vehicle for the dependent's use. However, the amount 
     reimbursed shall not exceed $30 per day, and the rental 
     period for which reimbursement may be provided shall expire 
     after seven days or on the date on which the delayed vehicle 
     finally arrives at the authorized destination (whichever 
     occurs first).''.
       (c) Transportation in Connection With Departure Allowances 
     for Dependents.--Section 405a(b) of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) If a motor vehicle of a member (or a dependent of the 
     member) that is transported at the expense of the United 
     States under paragraph (1) does not arrive at the authorized 
     destination of the vehicle by the designated delivery date, 
     the Secretary concerned shall reimburse the member for 
     expenses incurred after that date to rent a motor vehicle for 
     the dependent's use. However, the amount reimbursed shall not 
     exceed $30 per day, and the rental period for which 
     reimbursement may be provided shall expire after seven days 
     or on the date on which the delayed vehicle finally arrives 
     at the authorized destination (whichever occurs first).''.
       (d) Transportation in Connection With Effects of Missing 
     Persons.--Section 554 of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i) If a motor vehicle of a member (or a dependent of the 
     member) that is transported at the expense of the United 
     States under this section does not arrive at the au

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     thorized destination of the vehicle by the designated 
     delivery date, the Secretary concerned shall reimburse the 
     dependent for expenses incurred after that date to rent a 
     motor vehicle for the dependent's use. However, the amount 
     reimbursed shall not exceed $30 per day, and the rental 
     period for which reimbursement may be provided shall expire 
     after seven days or on the date on which the delayed vehicle 
     finally arrives at the authorized destination (whichever 
     occurs first).''.
       (e) Application of Amendments.--Reimbursement for motor 
     vehicle rental expenses may not be provided under the 
     amendments made by this section until after the date on which 
     the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a report 
     certifying that the Department of Defense has in place and 
     operational a system to recover the cost to the Department of 
     providing such reimbursement from commercial carriers that 
     are responsible for the delay in the delivery of the motor 
     vehicles of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. 
     The amendments shall apply with respect to rental expenses 
     described in such amendments that are incurred on or after 
     the date of the submission of the report. The report shall be 
     submitted not later than six months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and shall include, in addition to the 
     certification, a description of the system used to recover 
     from commercial carriers the costs incurred by the Department 
     under such amendments.

     SEC. 654. EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN HEALTH 
                   PROFESSION OFFICERS SERVING IN SELECTED 
                   RESERVE.

       (a) Loan Repayment Amounts.--Section 16302(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``$3,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$10,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``$20,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$50,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

     SEC. 701. EXPANSION OF DEPENDENT ELIGIBILITY UNDER RETIREE 
                   DENTAL PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1076c of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Eligible dependents of a member described in 
     paragraph (1) or (2) who is not enrolled in the plan and 
     who--
       ``(A) is enrolled under section 1705 of title 38 to receive 
     dental care from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
       ``(B) is enrolled in a dental plan that--
       ``(i) is available to the member as a result of employment 
     by the member that is separate from the military service of 
     the member; and
       ``(ii) is not available to dependents of the member as a 
     result of such separate employment by the member; or
       ``(C) is prevented by a medical or dental condition from 
     being able to obtain benefits under the plan.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (f)(3) of such 
     section is amended by striking out ``(b)(4)'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``(b)(5)''.

     SEC. 702. PLAN FOR PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE FOR MILITARY 
                   RETIREES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS COMPARABLE TO 
                   HEALTH CARE PROVIDED UNDER TRICARE PRIME.

       (a) Requirement To Submit Plan.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress--
       (A) a plan under which the Secretary would guarantee 
     access, for covered beneficiaries described in subsection 
     (b), to health care that is comparable to the health care 
     provided to covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 
     10, United States Code, under TRICARE Prime (as defined in 
     subsection (d) of section 1097a of such title (as added by 
     section 712)); and
       (B) a legislative proposal and cost estimate for 
     implementing the plan.
       (2) The plan required under paragraph (1)(A) shall provide 
     for guaranteed access to such health care for such covered 
     beneficiaries by October 1, 2001.
       (b) Covered Beneficiaries.--A covered beneficiary under 
     this subsection is an individual who is a covered beneficiary 
     under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, who--
       (1) is a member or former member of the Armed Forces 
     entitled to retired pay under such title; or
       (2) is a dependent (as that term is defined in section 
     1072(2) of such chapter) of such a member.
       (c) Deadline for Submission.--The Secretary shall submit 
     the plan required by subsection (a) not later than March 1, 
     1999.

     SEC. 703. PLAN FOR REDESIGN OF MILITARY PHARMACY SYSTEM.

       (a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a plan that would provide for a system-wide 
     redesign of the military and contractor retail and mail-order 
     pharmacy system of the Department of Defense by incorporating 
     ``best business practices'' of the private sector. The 
     Secretary shall work with contractors of TRICARE retail 
     pharmacy and national mail-order pharmacy programs to develop 
     a plan for the redesign of the pharmacy system that--
       (1) may include a plan for an incentive-based formulary for 
     military medical treatment facilities and contractors of 
     TRICARE retail pharmacies and the national mail-order 
     pharmacy; and
       (2) shall include a plan for each of the following:
       (A) A uniform formulary for such facilities and 
     contractors.
       (B) A centralized database that integrates the patient 
     databases of pharmacies of military medical treatment 
     facilities and contractor retail and mail-order programs to 
     implement automated prospective drug utilization review 
     systems.
       (C) A system-wide drug benefit for covered beneficiaries 
     under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, who are 
     entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.).
       (b) Submission of Plan.--The Secretary shall submit the 
     plan required under subsection (a) not later than March 1, 
     1999.
       (c) Suspension of Implementation of Program.--The Secretary 
     shall suspend any plan to establish a national retail 
     pharmacy program for the Department of Defense until--
       (1) the plan required under subsection (a) is submitted; 
     and
       (2) the Secretary implements cost-saving reforms with 
     respect to the military and contractor retail and mail order 
     pharmacy system.

     SEC. 704. TRANSITIONAL AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CONTINUED HEALTH 
                   CARE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN PERSONS UNAWARE OF 
                   LOSS OF CHAMPUS ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) Transitional Coverage.--The administering Secretaries 
     may continue eligibility of a person described in subsection 
     (b) for health care coverage under the Civilian Health and 
     Medical Program of the Uniformed Services based on a 
     determination that such continuation is appropriate to assure 
     health care coverage for any such person who may have been 
     unaware of the loss of eligibility to receive health benefits 
     under that program.
       (b) Persons Eligible.--A person shall be eligible for 
     transitional health care coverage under subsection (a) if the 
     person--
       (1) is a person described in paragraph (1) of subsection 
     (d) of section 1086 of title 10, United States Code;
       (2) in the absence of such paragraph, would be eligible for 
     health benefits under such section; and
       (3) satisfies the criteria specified in subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of paragraph (2) of such subsection.
       (c) Extent of Transitional Authority.--The authority to 
     continue eligibility under this section shall apply with 
     respect to health care services provided between October 1, 
     1998, and July 1, 1999.
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``administering 
     Secretaries'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     1072(3) of title 10, United States Code.
                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

     SEC. 711. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS FOR PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE 
                   UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM FOR WHICH A THIRD 
                   PARTY MAY BE LIABLE.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1095a the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1095b. TRICARE program: contractor payment of certain 
       claims

       ``(a) Payment of Claims.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
     authorize a contractor under the TRICARE program to pay a 
     claim described in paragraph (2) before seeking to recover 
     from a third-party payer the costs incurred by the contractor 
     to provide health care services that are the basis of the 
     claim to a beneficiary under such program.
       ``(2) A claim under this paragraph is a claim--
       ``(A) that is submitted to the contractor by a provider 
     under the TRICARE program for payment for services for health 
     care provided to a covered beneficiary; and
       ``(B) that is identified by the contractor as a claim for 
     which a third-party payer may be liable.
       ``(b) Recovery From Third-Party Payers.--A contractor for 
     the provision of health care services under the TRICARE 
     program that pays a claim described in subsection (a)(2) 
     shall have the right to collect from the third-party payer 
     the costs incurred by such contractor on behalf of the 
     covered beneficiary. The contractor shall have the same right 
     to collect such costs under this subsection as the right of 
     the United States to collect costs under section 1095 of this 
     title.
       ``(c) Definition of Third-Party Payer.--In this section, 
     the term `third-party payer' has the meaning given that term 
     in section 1095(h) of this title, except that such term 
     excludes primary medical insurers.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1095a the following new item:

``1095b. TRICARE program: contractor payment of certain claims.''.

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     SEC. 712. PROCEDURES REGARDING ENROLLMENT IN TRICARE PRIME.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1097 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1097a. Enrollment in TRICARE Prime: procedures

       ``(a) Automatic Enrollment of Certain Dependents.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures under which 
     dependents of members of the armed forces on active duty who 
     reside in the catchment area of a military medical treatment 
     facility shall be automatically enrolled in TRICARE Prime at 
     the military medical treatment facility. The Secretary shall 
     provide notice in writing to the member regarding such 
     enrollment.
       ``(b) Automatic Continuation of Enrollment.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall establish procedures under which enrollment 
     of covered beneficiaries in TRICARE Prime shall automatically 
     continue until such time as the covered beneficiary elects to 
     disenroll or is no longer eligible for enrollment.
       ``(c) Option for Retirees To Deduct Fee From Pay.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures under which a 
     retired member of the armed forces may elect to have any fees 
     payable by the member for enrollment in TRICARE Prime 
     withheld from the retired pay of the member (if pay is 
     available to the member).
       ``(d) Definition of TRICARE Prime.--In this section, the 
     term `TRICARE Prime' means the managed care option of the 
     TRICARE program known as TRICARE Prime.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1097 the following new item:

``1097a. Enrollment in TRICARE Prime: procedures.''.
       (b) Deadline for Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall establish the procedures required under section 1097a 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     not later than April 1, 1999.
                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 721. INFLATION ADJUSTMENT OF PREMIUM AMOUNTS FOR 
                   DEPENDENTS DENTAL PROGRAM.

       Section 1076a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``$20 per month'' the following: 
     ``(in 1993 dollars, as adjusted for inflation in each year 
     thereafter)''.

     SEC. 722. SYSTEM FOR TRACKING DATA AND MEASURING PERFORMANCE 
                   IN MEETING TRICARE ACCESS STANDARDS.

       (a) Requirement To Establish System.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a system--
       (A) to track data regarding access of covered beneficiaries 
     under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, to primary 
     health care under the TRICARE program; and
       (B) to measure performance in increasing such access 
     against the primary care access standards established by the 
     Secretary under the TRICARE program.
       (2) In implementing the system described in paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall collect data on the timeliness of 
     appointments and precise waiting times for appointments in 
     order to measure performance in meeting the primary care 
     access standards established under the TRICARE program.
       (b) Deadline for Establishment.--The Secretary shall 
     establish the system described in subsection (a) not later 
     than April 1, 1999.

     SEC. 723. AIR FORCE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND 
                   EDUCATION ON EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, 
                   AND RADIOLOGICAL HAZARDS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force is hereby 
     authorized to--
       (1) conduct research on the health-related, environmental, 
     and ecological effects of exposure to chemical, biological, 
     and radiological hazards;
       (2) develop new risk-assessment methods and instruments 
     with respect to exposure to such hazards, including more 
     accurate risk assessment tools to support the Air Force 
     Enhanced Site Specific Risk Assessment; and
       (3) educate and train researchers with respect to exposure 
     to such hazards.
       (b) Activities To Be Conducted.--Research and development 
     conducted under subsection (a) includes--
       (1) development of equipment to monitor soil and ground 
     water contamination and the impact of such contamination on 
     the biosystem chain;
       (2) implementation of a cross-sectional epidemiological 
     study of exposure to jet fuel; and
       (3) implementation of a health-risk assessment regarding 
     exposure to jet fuel.

     SEC. 724. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA 
                   TRAINING CENTER.

       The Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized to establish 
     a Level 1 Trauma Training Center (as designated by the 
     American College of Surgeons) in order to provide the Army 
     with a trauma center capable of training forward surgical 
     teams.

     SEC. 725. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ENROLLMENT-BASED 
                   CAPITATION FOR FUNDING FOR MILITARY MEDICAL 
                   TREATMENT FACILITIES.

       (a) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the potential impact of using an 
     enrollment-based capitation methodology to allocate funds for 
     military medical treatment facilities. The report shall 
     address the following:
       (1) A description of the plans of the Secretary to 
     implement an enrollment-based capitation methodology for 
     military medical treatment facilities and with respect to 
     contracts for the delivery of health care under the TRICARE 
     program.
       (2) The justifications for implementing an enrollment-based 
     capitation methodology without first conducting a 
     demonstration project for implementation of such methodology.
       (3) The impact that implementation of an enrollment based 
     capitation methodology would have on the provision of space-
     available care at military medical treatment facilities, 
     particularly in the case of care for--
       (A) military retirees entitled who are entitled to hospital 
     insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.); and
       (B) covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, 
     United States Code, who reside outside the catchment area of 
     a military medical treatment facility.
       (4) The impact that implementation of an enrollment-based 
     capitation methodology would have with respect to the 
     pharmacy benefits provided at military medical treatment 
     facilities, given that the enrollment-based capitation 
     methodology would fund military medical treatment facilities 
     based on the number of members at such facilities enrolled in 
     TRICARE Prime, but all covered beneficiaries may fill 
     prescriptions at military medical treatment facility 
     pharmacies.
       (5) An explanation of how additional funding will be 
     provided for a military medical treatment facility if an 
     enrollment-based capitation methodology is implemented to 
     ensure that space-available care and pharmacy coverage can be 
     provided to covered beneficiaries who are not enrolled at the 
     military medical treatment facility, and the amount of 
     funding that will be available.
       (6) An explanation of how implementation of an enrollment-
     based capitation methodology would impact the provision of 
     uniform benefits under TRICARE Prime, and how the Secretary 
     would ensure, if such methodology were implemented, that the 
     provision of health care under TRICARE Prime would not be 
     bifurcated between the provision of such care at military 
     medical treatment facilities and the provision of such care 
     from civilian providers.
       (b) Deadline for Submission.--The Secretary shall submit 
     the report required by subsection (a) not later than March 1, 
     1999.

     SEC. 726. REQUIREMENT THAT MILITARY PHYSICIANS POSSESS 
                   UNRESTRICTED LICENSES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1094(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) In the case of a physician under the jurisdiction of 
     the Secretary of a military department, such physician may 
     not provide health care as a physician under this chapter 
     unless the current license of the physician is an 
     unrestricted license which is not subject to limitation on 
     the scope of practice ordinarily granted to other physicians 
     for a similar specialty by the jurisdiction that granted the 
     license.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 727. ESTABLISHMENT OF MECHANISM FOR ENSURING COMPLETION 
                   BY MILITARY PHYSICIANS OF CONTINUING MEDICAL 
                   EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1094 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1094a. Mechanism for monitoring of completion of 
       Continuing Medical Education requirements

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall establish a mechanism for 
     the purpose of ensuring that each person under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department who 
     provides health care under this chapter as a physician 
     completes the Continuing Medical Education requirements 
     applicable to the physician.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1094a. Mechanism for monitoring of completion of Continuing Medical 
              Education requirements.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1094a of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
     the date that is three years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 728. PROPOSAL ON ESTABLISHMENT OF APPEALS PROCESS FOR 
                   CLAIMCHECK DENIALS AND REVIEW OF CLAIMCHECK 
                   SYSTEM.

       Not later than November 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a proposal to establish an appeals 
     process in cases of denials through the ClaimCheck computer 
     software system of claims by civilian providers for payment 
     for health care services provided under the TRICARE program.

     SEC. 729. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO INCLUDE CERTAIN COVERED 
                   BENEFICIARIES WITHIN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH 
                   BENEFITS PROGRAM.

       (a) Demonstration Project.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

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     ``Sec. 1108. Health care coverage through Federal Employees 
       Health Benefits program: demonstration project

       ``(a) FEHBP Option Demonstration.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, after consulting with the other administering 
     Secretaries, shall enter into an agreement with the Office of 
     Personnel Management to conduct a demonstration project under 
     which not more than 70,000 eligible covered beneficiaries 
     described in subsection (b) and residing within one of the 
     areas covered by the demonstration project may be enrolled in 
     health benefits plans offered through the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits program under chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(b) Eligible Covered Beneficiaries.--(1) An eligible 
     covered beneficiary under this subsection is--
       ``(A) a member or former member of the uniformed services 
     described in section 1074(b) of this title who is entitled to 
     hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.);
       ``(B) a dependent of such a member described in section 
     1076(b) or 1076(a)(2)(B) of this title;
       ``(C) a dependent of a member of the uniformed services who 
     died while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days; 
     or
       ``(D) a dependent described in section 1076(b) or 
     1076(a)(2)(B) of this title who is entitled to hospital 
     insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act, regardless of the member's or former member's 
     eligibility for such hospital insurance benefits.
       ``(2) A covered beneficiary described in paragraph (1) 
     shall not be required to satisfy any eligibility criteria 
     specified in chapter 89 of title 5 as a condition for 
     enrollment in health benefits plans offered through the 
     Federal Employee Health Benefits program under the 
     demonstration project.
       ``(3) Covered beneficiaries who are eligible to enroll in 
     the Federal Employment Health Benefits program under chapter 
     89 of title 5 as a result of civil service employment with 
     the United States Government shall not be eligible to enroll 
     in a Federal Employees Health Benefits plan under this 
     section.
       ``(c) Area of Demonstration Project.--The Secretary of 
     Defense and the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management shall jointly identify and select the geographic 
     areas in which the demonstration project will be conducted. 
     The Secretary and the Director shall establish at least six, 
     but not more than ten, such demonstration areas. In 
     establishing the areas, the Secretary and Director shall 
     include--
       ``(1) a site that includes the catchment area of one or 
     more military medical treatment facilities;
       ``(2) a site that is not located in the catchment area of a 
     military medical treatment facility;
       ``(3) a site at which there is a military medical treatment 
     facility that is a Medicare Subvention Demonstration project 
     site under section 1896 of title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); and
       ``(4) not more than one site for each TRICARE region.
       ``(d) Time for Demonstration Project.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall conduct the demonstration project during three 
     contract years under the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     program.
       ``(2) Eligible covered beneficiaries shall, as provided 
     under the agreement pursuant to subsection (a), be permitted 
     to enroll in the demonstration project during the open season 
     for the year 2000 (conducted in the fall of 1999). The 
     demonstration project shall terminate on December 31, 2002.
       ``(e) Prohibition Against Use of MTFs.--Eligible covered 
     beneficiaries who participate in the demonstration project 
     shall not be eligible to receive care at a military medical 
     treatment facility.
       ``(f) Term of Enrollment.--(1) The minimum period of 
     enrollment in a Federal Employees Health Benefits plan under 
     this section shall be three years.
       ``(2) A beneficiary who elects to enroll in such a plan, 
     and who subsequently discontinues enrollment in the plan 
     before the end of the period described in paragraph (1), 
     shall not be eligible to reenroll in the plan.
       ``(3) An eligible beneficiary enrolled in a Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits plan under this section may change 
     plans during the open enrollment period in the same manner as 
     any other Federal Employees Health Benefits program 
     beneficiary may change plans.
       ``(g) Separate Risk Pools; Charges.--(1) The Office of 
     Personnel Management shall require health benefits plans 
     under chapter 89 of title 5 that participate in the 
     demonstration project to maintain a separate risk pool for 
     purposes of establishing premium rates for covered 
     beneficiaries who enroll in such a plan in accordance with 
     this section.
       ``(2) The Office shall determine total subscription charges 
     for self only or for family coverage for covered 
     beneficiaries who enroll in a health benefits plan under 
     chapter 89 of title 5 in accordance with this section, which 
     shall include premium charges paid to the plan and amounts 
     described in section 8906(c) of title 5 for administrative 
     expenses and contingency reserves.
       ``(h) Government Contributions.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall be responsible for the Government contribution for an 
     eligible covered beneficiary who enrolls in a health benefits 
     plan under chapter 89 of title 5 in accordance with this 
     section, except that the amount of the contribution may not 
     exceed the amount of the Government contribution which would 
     be payable if the electing individual were an employee 
     enrolled in the same health benefits plan and level of 
     benefits.
       ``(i) Effect of Cancellation.--The cancellation by a 
     covered beneficiary of coverage under the Federal Employee 
     Health Benefits program shall be irrevocable during the term 
     of the demonstration project.
       ``(j) Report Requirements.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall 
     jointly submit to Congress a report containing the 
     information described in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) not later than the date that is 15 months after the 
     date that the Secretary begins to implement the demonstration 
     project; and
       ``(B) not later than the date that is 39 months after the 
     date that the Secretary begins to implement the demonstration 
     project.
       ``(2) The reports required by paragraph (1) shall include--
       ``(A) information on the number of eligible covered 
     beneficiaries who opt to participate in the demonstration 
     project;
       ``(B) an analysis of the percentage of eligible covered 
     beneficiaries who participate in the demonstration project as 
     compared to usage rates for similarly situated Federal 
     retirees;
       ``(C) information on eligible covered beneficiaries who opt 
     to participate in the demonstration project who did not have 
     Medicare Part B coverage before opting to participate in the 
     project;
       ``(D) an analysis of the enrollment rates and cost of 
     health services provided to eligible covered beneficiaries 
     who opt to participate in the demonstration project as 
     compared with other enrollees in the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Program under title 5, United States Code;
       ``(E) an analysis of how the demonstration project affects 
     the accessibility of health care in military medical 
     treatment facilities, and a description of any unintended 
     effects on the treatment priorities in those facilities in 
     the demonstration area;
       ``(F) an analysis of any problems experienced by the 
     Department of Defense in managing the demonstration project;
       ``(G) a description of the effects of the demonstration 
     project on medical readiness and training at military medical 
     treatment facilities located in the demonstration area, and a 
     description of the probable effects that making the project 
     permanent would have on medical readiness and training;
       ``(H) an examination of the effects that the demonstration 
     project, if made permanent, would be expected to have on the 
     overall budget of the Department of Defense, the budget of 
     the Office of Personnel and Management, and the budgets of 
     individual military medical treatment facilities;
       ``(I) an analysis of whether the demonstration project 
     affects the cost to the Department of Defense of prescription 
     drugs or the accessibility, availability, and cost of such 
     drugs to covered beneficiaries;
       ``(J) a description of any additional information that the 
     Secretary of Defense or the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management deem appropriate and that would assist 
     Congress in determining the viability of expanding the 
     project to all Medicare-eligible members of the uniformed 
     services and their dependents; and
       ``(K) recommendations on whether covered beneficiaries--
       ``(i) should be given more than one chance to enroll in a 
     Federal Employees Health Benefits plan under this section;
       ``(ii) should be eligible to enroll in such a plan only 
     during the first year following the date that the covered 
     beneficiary becomes eligible to receive hospital insurance 
     benefits under title XVIII of the Social Security Act; or
       ``(iii) should be eligible to enroll in the plan only 
     during the two-year period following the date on which the 
     beneficiary first becomes eligible to enroll in a Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits plan under this section.
       ``(k) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 39 months 
     after the Secretary begins to implement the demonstration 
     project, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a 
     report examining the same criteria required to be examined 
     under subsection (j)(2).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1108. Health care coverage through Federal Employees Health Benefits 
              program: demonstration project.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 8905--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as 
     subsections (e) through (g), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) An individual whom the Secretary of Defense 
     determines is an eligible covered beneficiary under 
     subsection (b) of section 1108 of title 10 may enroll, as 
     part of the demonstration project under such section, in a 
     health benefits plan under this chapter in accordance with 
     the agreement under subsection (a) of such section between 
     the Secretary and the Office and applicable regulations under 
     this chapter.'';
       (2) in section 8906(b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (2) and 
     (3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraphs (2), (3), 
     and (4)''; and

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       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) In the case of individuals who enroll, as part of the 
     demonstration project under section 1108 of title 10, in a 
     health benefits plan in accordance with section 8905(d) of 
     this title, the Government contribution shall be determined 
     in accordance with section 1108(h) of title 10.''; and
       (3) in section 8906(g)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Government contribution described in subsection 
     (b)(4) for beneficiaries who enroll, as part of the 
     demonstration project under section 1108 of title 10, in 
     accordance with section 8905(d) of this title shall be paid 
     as provided in section 1108(h) of title 10.''.
       (c) Disposal of National Defense Stockpile Materials To 
     Offset Costs.--
       (1) Disposal required.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), 
     the President shall dispose of materials contained in the 
     National Defense Stockpile and specified in the table in 
     subsection (b) so as to result in receipts to the United 
     States in amounts equal to--
       (A) $89,000,000 during fiscal year 1999;
       (B) $104,000,000 during fiscal year 2000;
       (C) $95,000,000 during fiscal year 2001; and
       (D) $72,000,000 during fiscal year 2002.
       (2) Limitation on disposal quantity.--The total quantities 
     of materials authorized for disposal by the President under 
     paragraph (1) may not exceed the amounts set forth in the 
     following table:
       

                     Authorized Stockpile Disposals
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Material for disposal                              Quantity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chromium Ferroally Low Carbons............  92,000 short tons
Diamond Stones............................  3,000,000 carats
Palladium.................................  1,227,831 troy ounces
Platinum..................................  439,887 troy ounces
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (3) Minimization of disruption and loss.--The President may 
     not dispose of materials under paragraph (1) to the extent 
     that the disposal will result in--
       (A) undue disruption of the usual markets of producers, 
     processors, and consumers of the materials proposed for 
     disposal; or
       (B) avoidable loss to the United States.
       (4) Treatment of receipts.--Notwithstanding section 9 of 
     the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
     U.S.C. 98h), funds received as a result of the disposal of 
     materials under paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) deposited into the general fund of the Treasury; and
       (B) used to offset the revenues that will be lost as a 
     result of the implementation of the demonstration project 
     under section 1108 of title 10, United States Code (as added 
     by subsection (a)).
       (5) Relationship to other disposal authority.--The disposal 
     authority provided in paragraph (1) is new disposal authority 
     and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any other 
     disposal authority provided by law regarding materials 
     specified in the table in paragraph (2).
  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

     SEC. 801. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION AND 
                   COMPONENTS.

       (a) Limitation.--Section 2534(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Ammunition.--Ammunition or ammunition components.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Paragraph (6) of section 2534(a) of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall apply with respect to contracts entered into after 
     September 30, 1998.

     SEC. 802. ACQUISITION CORPS ELIGIBILITY.

       Section 1732(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The requirement of subsection (b)(1)(A) shall not 
     apply to an employee who served in an Acquisition Corps in a 
     position within grade GS-13 or above of the General Schedule 
     and who is placed in another position which is in a grade 
     lower than GS-13 of the General Schedule, or whose position 
     is reduced in grade to a grade lower than GS-13 of the 
     General Schedule, as a result of reduction-in-force 
     procedures, the realignment or closure of a military 
     installation, or another reason other than for cause.''.

     SEC. 803. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PROCUREMENT FROM FIRMS IN 
                   INDUSTRIAL BASE FOR PRODUCTION OF SMALL ARMS.

       (a) Requirement To Limit Procurements to Certain Sources.--
     Subsection (a) of section 2473 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking out the first word and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Requirement''; and
       (2) by striking out ``To the extent that the Secretary of 
     Defense determines necessary to preserve the small arms 
     production industrial base, the Secretary may'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``In order to preserve the small arms 
     production industrial base, the Secretary of Defense shall''.
       (b) Additional Covered Property and Services.--Subsection 
     (b) of such section is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively;
       (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(1) Small arms end items.'';
       (3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by inserting 
     before the period the following: ``, if those parts are 
     manufactured under a contract with the Department of Defense 
     to produce the end item''; and
       (4) by adding after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Repair parts consisting of barrels, receivers, and 
     bolts for small arms, whether or not the small arms are in 
     production under a contract with the Department of Defense at 
     the time of production of such repair parts.''.
       (c) Relationship to Other Provisions of Law.--Such section 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Relationship to Other Provisions.--(1) If a 
     procurement under subsection (a) is a procurement of a 
     commercial item, the Secretary may, notwithstanding section 
     2306(b)(1)(B) of this title, require the submission of 
     certified cost or pricing data under section 2306(a) of this 
     title.
       ``(2) Subsection (a) is a requirement for purposes of 
     section 2304(c)(5) of this title.''.

     SEC. 804. TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL REPORT RELATING TO 
                   BUY AMERICAN ACT.

       Section 827 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2611; 41 
     U.S.C. 10b-3) is amended by striking out ``90 days'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``60 days''.

     SEC. 805. STUDY ON INCREASE IN MICRO-PURCHASE THRESHOLD.

       (a) Study Requirement.--The Comptroller General, in 
     consultation with the Administrator for Federal Procurement 
     Policy, the Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration, and the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a 
     study to assess the impact of the current micro-purchase 
     program and the advisability of increasing the micro-purchase 
     threshold under section 32 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428) to $10,000.
       (b) Matters Covered.--(1) The assessment of the impact of 
     the current micro-purchase program shall be based on purchase 
     activity under the micro-purchase threshold conducted during 
     the two-year period beginning on February 10, 1996 (the date 
     of the enactment of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions 
     D and E of Public Law 104-106)). The assessment shall 
     include, to the extent practicable--
       (A) a general breakdown of the supplies, services, and 
     construction purchased; and
       (B) an evaluation of the rate of small business 
     participation, economic concentration, and competition.
       (2) The assessment of the advisability of increasing the 
     micro-purchase threshold shall include a comparison of any 
     adverse impact of an increased micro-purchase threshold (such 
     as on small business participation) to benefits (such as cost 
     savings, including administrative cost savings, savings from 
     a reduced acquisition workforce and logistics structure, and 
     reduction in acquisition lead time).
       (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after completion of the 
     study, the Comptroller General shall submit a report on the 
     results of the study to--
       (1) the Committees on Armed Services and on Small Business 
     of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committees on National Security and on Small 
     Business of the House of Representatives.
      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 901. FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
                   WORKFORCE.

       (a) Reduction in Defense Acquisition Workforce.--Chapter 87 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1765. Limitation on number of personnel

       ``(a) Limitation.--Effective October 1, 2001, the number of 
     defense acquisition personnel may not exceed the baseline 
     number reduced by 70,000.
       ``(b) Phased Reduction.--The number of defense acquisition 
     personnel--
       ``(1) as of October 1, 1999, may not exceed the baseline 
     number reduced by 25,000; and
       ``(2) as of October 1, 2000, may not exceed the baseline 
     number reduced by 50,000.
       ``(c) Baseline Number.--For purposes of this section, the 
     baseline number is the total

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     number of defense acquisition personnel as of October 1, 
     1998.
       ``(d) Defense Acquisition Personnel Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `defense acquisition personnel' means 
     military and civilian personnel (other than civilian 
     personnel who are employed at a maintenance depot) who are 
     assigned to, or employed in, acquisition organizations of the 
     Department of Defense (as specified in Department of Defense 
     Instruction numbered 5000.58 dated January 14, 1992).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of subchapter V of such chapter is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``1765. Limitation on number of personnel.''.

     SEC. 902. LIMITATION ON OPERATION AND SUPPORT FUNDS FOR THE 
                   OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

       Of the amount available for fiscal year 1999 for operation 
     and support activities of the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense, not more than 90 percent may be obligated until each 
     of the following reports has been submitted:
       (1) The report required to be submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees by section 904(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2619).
       (2) The reports required to be submitted to Congress by 
     sections 911(b) and 911(c) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1858, 1859).

     SEC. 903. REVISION TO DEFENSE DIRECTIVE RELATING TO 
                   MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS 
                   SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.

       Not later than October 1, 1999, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall issue a revision to Department of Defense Directive 
     5100.73, entitled ``Department of Defense Management 
     Headquarters and Headquarters Support Activities'', so as to 
     incorporate in that directive the following:
       (1) A threshold specified by command (or other 
     organizational element) such that any headquarters activity 
     below the threshold is not considered for the purpose of the 
     directive to be a management headquarters or headquarters 
     support activity.
       (2) A definition of the term ``management headquarters and 
     headquarters support activities'' that (A) is based upon 
     function (rather than organization), and (B) includes any 
     activity (other than an operational activity) that reports 
     directly to such an activity.
       (3) Uniform application of those definitions throughout the 
     Department of Defense.

     SEC. 904. UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY TO HAVE 
                   RESPONSIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO EXPORT CONTROL 
                   ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Functions of the Under Secretary.--Section 134(b)(1) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``The Under Secretary shall have 
     responsibility for overall supervision of activities of the 
     Department of Defense relating to export controls.''.
       (b) Implementation Report.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives a report on the plans of the 
     Secretary for the implementation of the amendment made by 
     subsection (a). The report shall include--
       (1) a description of any organizational changes within the 
     Department of Defense to be made in order to implement that 
     amendment; and
       (2) a description of the role of the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff with respect to export control activities of 
     the Department following the implementation of the amendment 
     made by subsection (a) and how that role compares to the 
     practice in effect before such implementation.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall be implemented not later than 45 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 905. INDEPENDENT TASK FORCE ON TRANSFORMATION AND 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The post-Cold War era is marked by geopolitical 
     uncertainty and by accelerating technological change, 
     particularly with regard to information technologies.
       (2) The combination of that geopolitical uncertainty and 
     accelerating technological change portends a transformation 
     in the conduct of war, particularly in ways that are likely 
     to increase the effectiveness of joint force operations.
       (3) The Department of Defense must be organized 
     appropriately in order to fully exploit the opportunities 
     offered by, and to meet the challenges posed by, this 
     anticipated transformation in the conduct of war.
       (4) The basic organization of the Department of Defense was 
     established by the National Security Act of 1947 and the 1949 
     amendments to that Act.
       (5) The Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense 
     Reorganization Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-433) dramatically 
     improved the capability of the Department of Defense to carry 
     out operations involving joint forces, but did not address 
     adequately issues pertaining to the development of joint 
     forces.
       (6) In the future, the ability to achieve improved 
     operations of joint forces, particularly under rapidly 
     changing technological conditions, will depend on improved 
     force development for joint forces.
       (b) Independent Task Force on Transformation and Department 
     of Defense Organization.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a task force of the Defense Science Board to 
     examine the current organization of the Department of Defense 
     with regard to the appropriateness of that organization for 
     preparing for a transformation in the conduct of war. The 
     task force shall be established not later than November 1, 
     1998.
       (c) Duties of the Task Force.--The task force shall assess, 
     and shall make recommendations for the appropriate 
     organization of, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff, the individual Armed Forces, and the 
     executive parts of the military departments for the purpose 
     of preparing the Department of Defense for a transformation 
     in the conduct of war. In making those assessments and 
     developing those recommendations, the task force shall review 
     the following:
       (1) The general organization of the Department of Defense, 
     including whether responsibility and authority for issues 
     relating to a transformation in the conduct of war are 
     appropriately allocated, especially among the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the 
     individual Armed Forces.
       (2) The joint requirements process and the requirements 
     processes for each of the Armed Forces, including the 
     establishment of measures of effectiveness and methods for 
     resource allocation.
       (3) The process and organizations responsible for doctrinal 
     development, including the appropriate relationship between 
     joint force and service doctrine and doctrinal development 
     organizations.
       (4) The current programs and organizations under the Office 
     of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 
     the Armed Forces devoted to innovation and experimentation 
     related to a transformation in the conduct of war, including 
     the appropriateness of--
       (A) conducting joint field tests;
       (B) establishing a separate unified command as a joint 
     forces command to serve, as its sole function, as the 
     trainer, provider, and developer of forces for joint 
     operations;
       (C) establishing a Joint Concept Development Center to 
     monitor exercises and develop measures of effectiveness, 
     analytical concepts, models, and simulations appropriate for 
     understanding the transformation in the conduct of war;
       (D) establishing a Joint Battle Laboratory headquarters to 
     conduct joint experimentation and to integrate the similar 
     efforts of the Armed Forces; and
       (E) establishing an Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     transformation in the conduct of war.
       (5) Joint training establishments and training 
     establishments of the Armed Forces, including those devoted 
     to professional military education, and the appropriateness 
     of establishing national training centers.
       (6) Other issues relating to a transformation in the 
     conduct of war that the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (d) Report.--The task force shall submit to the Secretary 
     of Defense a report containing its assessments and 
     recommendations not later than February 1, 1999. The 
     Secretary shall submit the report to the Committee on 
     National Security of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate not later than 
     March 1, 1999, together with the recommendations and comments 
     of the Secretary of Defense.

     SEC. 906. IMPROVED ACCOUNTING FOR DEFENSE CONTRACT SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 131 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2211 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2212. Obligations for contract services: reporting in 
       budget object classes

       ``(a) Limitation on Reporting in Miscellaneous Services 
     Object Class.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, in 
     reporting to the Office of Management and Budget (pursuant to 
     OMB Circular A-11 (relating to preparation and submission of 
     budget estimates)) obligations of the Department of Defense 
     for any period of time for contract services, no more than 15 
     percent of the total amount of obligations so reported is 
     reported in the miscellaneous services object class.
       ``(b) Definition of Reporting Categories for Advisory and 
     Assistance Services.--In carrying out section 1105(g) of 
     title 31 for the Department of Defense (and in determining 
     what services are to be reported to the Office of Management 
     and Budget in the advisory and assistance services object 
     class), the Secretary of Defense shall apply to the terms 
     used for the definition of `advisory and assistance services' 
     in paragraph (2)(A) of that section the following meanings:
       ``(1) Management and professional support services.--The 
     term `management and professional support services' (used in 
     clause (i) of section 1105(g)(2)(A) of title 31) means 
     services that provide engineering or technical support, 
     assistance, advice, or training for the efficient and 
     effective management and operation of organizations, 
     activities, or systems. Those services--
       ``(A) are closely related to the basic responsibilities and 
     mission of the using organization; and
       ``(B) include efforts that support or contribute to 
     improved organization or program management, logistics 
     management, project monitoring and reporting, data 
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     istrative or technical support for conferences and training 
     programs.
       ``(2) Studies, analyses, and evaluations.--The term 
     `studies, analyses, and evaluations' (used in clause (ii) of 
     section 1105(g)(2)(A) of title 31) means services that 
     provide organized, analytic assessments to understand or 
     evaluate complex issues to improve policy development, 
     decisionmaking, management, or administration and that result 
     in documents containing data or leading to conclusions or 
     recommendations. Those services may include databases, 
     models, methodologies, and related software created in 
     support of a study, analysis, or evaluation.
       ``(3) Engineering and technical services.--The term 
     `engineering and technical services' (used in clause (iii) of 
     section 1105(g)(2)(A) of title 31) means services that take 
     the form of advice, assistance, training, or hands-on 
     training necessary to maintain and operate fielded weapon 
     systems, equipment, and components (including software when 
     applicable) at design or required levels of effectiveness.
       ``(c) Proper Classification of Advisory and Assistance 
     Services.--Before the submission to the Office of Management 
     and Budget of the proposed Department of Defense budget for 
     inclusion in the President's budget for a fiscal year 
     pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), shall review all Department of Defense 
     services expected to be performed as contract services during 
     the fiscal year for which that budget is to be submitted in 
     order to ensure that those services that are advisory and 
     assistance services (as defined in accordance with subsection 
     (b)) are in fact properly classified, in accordance with that 
     subsection, in the advisory and assistance services object 
     class.
       ``(d) Information on Service Contracts.--In carrying out 
     the annual review under subsection (c) of Department of 
     Defense services expected to be performed as contract 
     services during the next fiscal year, the Secretary (acting 
     through the Under Secretary (Comptroller)) shall conduct an 
     assessment of the total non-Federal effort that resulted from 
     the performance of all contracts for such services during the 
     preceding fiscal year and the total non-Federal effort that 
     resulted, or that is expected to result, from the performance 
     of all contracts for such services during the current fiscal 
     year and the next fiscal year. The assessment shall include 
     determination of the following for each such year:
       ``(1) The amount expended or expected to be expended for 
     non-Federal contract services, shown for the Department of 
     Defense as a whole and displayed by contract services object 
     class for each DOD organization.
       ``(2) The amount expended or expected to be expended for 
     contract services competed under OMB Circular A-76 or a 
     similar process, shown for the Department of Defense as a 
     whole and displayed by contract services object class for 
     each DOD organization.
       ``(3) The number of private sector workyears performed or 
     expected to be performed in connection with the performance 
     of non-Federal contract services, shown for the Department of 
     Defense as a whole and displayed by contract services object 
     class for each DOD organization.
       ``(4) Any other information that the Secretary (acting 
     through the Under Secretary) determines to be relevant and of 
     value.
       ``(e) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress each year, not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which the budget for the next fiscal year is submitted 
     pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, a report containing the 
     information derived from the assessment under subsection (d).
       ``(f) Assessment by Comptroller General.--(1) The 
     Comptroller General shall conduct a review of the report of 
     the Secretary of Defense under subsection (e) each year and 
     shall--
       ``(A) assess the methodology used by the Secretary in 
     obtaining the information submitted to Congress in that 
     report; and
       ``(B) assess the information submitted to Congress in that 
     report.
       ``(2) Not later than 120 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits to Congress the report required under 
     subsection (e) for any year, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to Congress the Comptroller General's report 
     containing the results of the review for that year under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `contract services' means all services that 
     are reported to the Office of Management and Budget pursuant 
     to OMB Circular A-11 (relating to preparation and submission 
     of budget estimates) in budget object classes that are 
     designated in the Object Class 25 series.
       ``(2) The term `advisory and assistance services object 
     class' means those contract services constituting the budget 
     object class that is denominated `Advisory and Assistance 
     Service and designated (as the date of the enactment of this 
     section) as Object Class 25.1 (or any similar object class 
     established after the date of the enactment of this section 
     for the reporting of obligations for advisory and assistance 
     contract services).
       ``(3) The term `miscellaneous services object class' means 
     those contract services constituting the budget object class 
     that is denominated `Other Services (services not otherwise 
     specified in the 25 series)' and designated (as the date of 
     the enactment of this section) as Object Class 25.2 (or any 
     similar object class established after the date of the 
     enactment of this section for the reporting of obligations 
     for miscellaneous or unspecified contract services).
       ``(4) The term `DOD organization' means--
       ``(A) the Office of the Secretary of Defense;
       ``(B) each military department;
       ``(C) the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the unified and 
     specified commands;
       ``(D) each Defense Agency; and
       ``(E) each Department of Defense Field Activity.
       ``(5) The term `private sector workyear' means an amount of 
     labor equivalent to the total number of hours of labor that 
     an individual employed on a full-time equivalent basis by the 
     Federal Government performs in a given year.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2211 the following new item:

``2212. Obligations for contract services: reporting in budget object 
              classes.''.
       (b) Transition.--For the budget for fiscal year 2000, and 
     the reporting of information to the Office of Management and 
     Budget in connection with the preparation of that budget, 
     section 2212 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), shall be applied by substituting ``30 
     percent'' in subsection (a) for ``15 percent''.
       (c) Initial Classification of Advisory and Assistance 
     Services.--Not later than February 1, 1999, the Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), shall review all Department of Defense 
     services performed or expected to be performed as contract 
     services during fiscal year 1999 in order to ensure that 
     those services that are advisory and assistance services (as 
     defined in accordance with subsection (b) of section 2212 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)) are 
     in fact properly classified, in accordance with that 
     subsection, in the advisory and assistance services object 
     class (as defined in subsection (g)(2) of that section).
       (d) Fiscal Year 1999 Reduction.--The total amount that may 
     be obligated by the Secretary of Defense for contracted 
     advisory and assistance services from amounts appropriated 
     for fiscal year 1999 is the amount programmed for those 
     services resulting from the review referred to in subsection 
     (c) reduced by $500,000,000.

     SEC. 907. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT RELATING TO ASSIGNMENT OF 
                   TACTICAL AIRLIFT MISSION TO RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Section 1438 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1689), as 
     amended by section 1023 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 105 
     Stat. 1460), is repealed.

     SEC. 908. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
                   INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS OF REPRISAL 
                   COMPLAINTS.

       (a) Repeal of Requirement of Notice That Investigation Will 
     Take More Than 90 Days.--Subsection (e) of section 1034 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (3);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (b) Repeal of Requirement for Post-Disposition Interview 
     With Complainant.--Such section is further amended by 
     striking out subsection (h).

     SEC. 909. CONSULTATION WITH COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS 
                   REGARDING MARINE CORPS AVIATION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 503 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 5026. Consultation with Commandant of the Marine Corps 
       regarding Marine Corps aviation

       ``The Secretary of the Navy shall require that the views of 
     the Commandant of the Marine Corps be obtained before a 
     milestone decision or other major decision is made by an 
     element of the Department of the Navy outside the Marine 
     Corps in a procurement matter, a research, development, test, 
     and evaluation matter, or a depot-level maintenance matter 
     that concerns Marine Corps aviation.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``5026. Consultation with Commandant of the Marine Corps regarding 
              Marine Corps aviation.''.

     SEC. 910. ANNUAL REPORT ON INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED IN PRIVATE 
                   SECTOR WHO PROVIDE SERVICES UNDER CONTRACT FOR 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 131 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2222. Information system to track quantity and value 
       of non-Federal services

       ``(a) Implementation of System.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall implement an information system for the collection and 
     reporting of information by the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, Directors of the Defense Agencies, and heads of 
     other DOD organizations concerning the quantity and value of 
     non-Federal services they acquired. The system shall be 
     designed to provide information, for the Department of 
     Defense as a whole and for each DOD organization, concerning 
     the following:
       ``(1) The number of workyears performed by individuals 
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     tities providing goods and services under contracts of the 
     Department of Defense.
       ``(2) The labor costs to the Department of Defense under 
     the contracts associated with the performance of those 
     workyears.
       ``(3) The value of the goods and services procured by the 
     Department of Defense from non-Federal entities.
       ``(4) The appropriations associated with the contracts for 
     those goods and services.
       ``(5) The Federal supply class or service code associated 
     with those contracts.
       ``(6) The major organization element contracting for the 
     goods and services.
       ``(b) Annual Reports to Secretary of Defense.--Not later 
     than February 1 of each year, the head of each DOD 
     organization shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a 
     report detailing the quantity and value of non-Federal 
     services obtained by that organization. The report shall be 
     developed from the system under subsection (a) and shall 
     contain the following:
       ``(1) The total amount paid during the preceding fiscal 
     year to obtain goods and services provided under contracts, 
     expressed in dollars and as a percentage of the total budget 
     of that organization, and shown by appropriation account or 
     revolving fund, by Federal supply class or service code, and 
     by any major organizational element under the authority of 
     the head of that organization.
       ``(2) The total number of workyears performed during the 
     preceding fiscal year by employees of non-Federal entities 
     providing goods and services under contract, shown by 
     appropriation account or revolving fund, by Federal supply 
     class or service code, and by any major organizational 
     element under the authority of the head of that organization.
       ``(3) A detailed discussion of the methodology used under 
     the system to derive the data provided in the report.
       ``(c) Annual Report to Congress.--Not later than February 
     15 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing all of the information 
     concerning the quantity and value of non-Federal services 
     obtained by the Department of Defense as shown in the reports 
     submitted to the Secretary for that year under subsection 
     (b). The Secretary shall include in that report the 
     information provided by each DOD organization under 
     subsection (b) without revision from the manner in which it 
     is submitted to the Secretary by the head of that 
     organization.
       ``(d) Development of Information.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense may prescribe regulations to require contractors 
     providing goods and services to the Department of Defense to 
     include on invoices submitted to the Secretary or head of a 
     DOD organization responsible for such contracts the number of 
     hours of labor attributable to the contract for which the 
     invoice is submitted.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall require that each DOD 
     organization provide information for the information system 
     under subsection (a) and the annual report under subsection 
     (b) in as uniform manner as practicable.
       ``(e) Assessment by Comptroller General.--(1) The 
     Comptroller General shall conduct a review of the report of 
     the Secretary of Defense under subsection (c) each year and 
     shall--
       ``(A) assess the appropriateness of the methodology used by 
     the Secretary and the DOD organizations in deriving the 
     information provided to Congress in the report; and
       ``(B) assess the accuracy of the information provided to 
     Congress in the report.
       ``(2) Not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits to Congress the report required under 
     subsection (e) for any year, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to Congress the Comptroller General's report 
     containing the results of the review for that year under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `DOD organization' means--
       ``(A) the Office of the Secretary of Defense;
       ``(B) each military department;
       ``(C) the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the unified and 
     specified commands;
       ``(D) each Defense Agency; and
       ``(E) each Department of Defense Field Activity.
       ``(2) The term `workyear' means the private sector 
     equivalent to the total number of hours of labor that an 
     individual employed on a full-time equivalent basis by the 
     Federal Government performs in a given year.
       ``(3) The term `contract' has the meaning given such term 
     in parts 34, 35, 36, and 37 of title 48, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       ``(4) The term `labor costs' means all compensation costs 
     for personal services as defined in part 31 of title 48, Code 
     of Federal Regulations.
       ``(5) The term `major organizational element' means an 
     organization within a Defense Agency or military department 
     that is headed by a Senior Executive Service official (or 
     military equivalent) and that contains a contract 
     administration office (as defined in part 2 of title 48, Code 
     of Federal Regulations).
       ``(6) The term `Federal supply class or service code' is 
     the functional code prescribed by section 253.204-70 of the 
     Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement, as determined by the first character of such 
     code.
       ``(f) Construction of Section.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall ensure that the provisions of this section are 
     construed broadly so as enable accurate and full accounting 
     for the volume and costs associated with contractor support 
     of the Department of Defense.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2222. Information system to track quantity and value of non-Federal 
              services.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The system required by subsection (a) 
     of section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), shall be implemented not later than one year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

     SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       (a) Authority To Transfer Authorizations.--(1) Upon 
     determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is 
     necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may 
     transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the 
     Department of Defense in this division for fiscal year 1999 
     between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any 
     subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so 
     transferred shall be merged with and be available for the 
     same purposes as the authorization to which transferred.
       (2) The total amount of authorizations that the Secretary 
     of Defense may transfer under the authority of this section 
     may not exceed $2,000,000,000.
       (b) Limitations.--The authority provided by this section to 
     transfer authorizations--
       (1) may only be used to provide authority for items that 
     have a higher priority than the items from which authority is 
     transferred; and
       (2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that 
     has been denied authorization by Congress.
       (c) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from 
     one account to another under the authority of this section 
     shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the 
     account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal 
     to the amount transferred.
       (d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary shall promptly 
     notify Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1002. INCORPORATION OF CLASSIFIED ANNEX.

       (a) Status of Classified Annex.--The Classified Annex 
     prepared by the Committee on National Security of the House 
     of Representatives to accompany H.R. 3616 of the One Hundred 
     Fifth Congress and transmitted to the President is hereby 
     incorporated into this Act.
       (b) Construction With Other Provisions of Act.--The amounts 
     specified in the Classified Annex are not in addition to 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated by other provisions of 
     this Act.
       (c) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Funds appropriated 
     pursuant to an authorization contained in this Act that are 
     made available for a program, project, or activity referred 
     to in the Classified Annex may only be expended for such 
     program, project, or activity in accordance with such terms, 
     conditions, limitations, restrictions, and requirements as 
     are set out for that program, project, or activity in the 
     Classified Annex.
       (d) Distribution of Classified Annex.--The President shall 
     provide for appropriate distribution of the Classified Annex, 
     or of appropriate portions of the annex, within the executive 
     branch of the Government.

     SEC. 1003. OUTLAY LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Department of Defense.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     ensure that outlays of the Department of Defense during 
     fiscal year 1999 from amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     available to the Department of Defense for military functions 
     of the Department of Defense (including military construction 
     and military family housing) do not exceed $252,650,000,000.
       (b) Department of Energy.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     ensure that outlays of the Department of Energy during fiscal 
     year 1999 from amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Department of Energy for national security 
     programs of that Department do not exceed $11,772,000,000.
                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

     SEC. 1011. REVISION TO REQUIREMENT FOR CONTINUED LISTING OF 
                   TWO IOWA-CLASS BATTLESHIPS ON THE NAVAL VESSEL 
                   REGISTER.

       In carrying out section 1011 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 421), the Secretary of the Navy shall list on the 
     Naval Vessel Register, and maintain on that register, the 
     following two Iowa-class battleships: the USS IOWA (BB-61) 
     and the USS WISCONSIN (BB-64).

     SEC. 1012. TRANSFER OF USS NEW JERSEY.

       The Secretary of the Navy shall strike the USS NEW JERSEY 
     (BB-62) from the Naval Vessel Register and shall transfer 
     that vessel to a non-for-profit entity in accordance with 
     section 7306 of title 10, United States Code. The Secretary 
     shall require as a condition of the transfer of that vessel 
     that the transferee locate the vessel in the State of New 
     Jersey.

     SEC. 1013. LONG-TERM CHARTER OF THREE VESSELS IN SUPPORT OF 
                   SUBMARINE RESCUE, ESCORT, AND TOWING.

       The Secretary of the Navy may enter into contracts in 
     accordance with section 2401 of title 10, United States Code, 
     for the charter through September 30, 2003, of the following 
     vessels:
       (1) The CAROLYN CHOUEST (United States official number 
     D102057).
       (2) The KELLIE CHOUEST (United States official number 
     D1038519).

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       (3) The DOLORES CHOUEST (United States official number 
     D600288).

     SEC. 1014. TRANSFER OF OBSOLETE ARMY TUGBOAT.

       In carrying out section 1023 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1876), the Secretary of the Army may substitute the 
     obsolete, decommissioned tugboat Attleboro (LT-1977) for the 
     tugboat Normandy (LT-1971) as one of the two obsolete 
     tugboats authorized to be transferred by the Secretary under 
     that section.

     SEC. 1015. LONG-TERM CHARTER CONTRACTS FOR ACQUISITION OF 
                   AUXILIARY VESSELS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Program Authorization.--Chapter 631 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 7233. Auxiliary vessels: authority for long-term 
       charter contracts

       ``(a) Authorized Contracts.--After September 30, 1998, the 
     Secretary of the Navy, subject to subsection (b), may enter 
     into a contract for the long-term lease or charter of a newly 
     built surface vessel, under which the contractor agrees to 
     provide a crew for the vessel for the term of the long-term 
     lease or charter, for any of the following:
       ``(1) The combat logistics force of the Navy.
       ``(2) The strategic sealift program of the Navy.
       ``(3) Other auxiliary support vessels for the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(b) Contracts Required To Be Authorized by Law.--A 
     contract may be entered into under this section with respect 
     to specific vessels only if the Secretary is specifically 
     authorized by law to enter into such a contract with respect 
     to those vessels.
       ``(c) Funds for Contract Payments.--The Secretary may make 
     payments for contracts entered into under this section using 
     funds available for obligation during the fiscal year for 
     which the payments are required to be made. Any such contract 
     shall provide that the United States will not be required to 
     make a payment under the contract (other than a termination 
     payment, if required) before October 1, 2000.
       ``(d) Term of Contract.--In this section, the term `long-
     term lease or charter' means a lease, charter, service 
     contract, or conditional sale agreement with respect to a 
     vessel the term of which (including any option period) is for 
     a period of 20 years or more.
       ``(e) Option To Buy.--A contract entered into under the 
     authority of this section may contain options for the United 
     States to purchase one or more of the vessels covered by the 
     contract at any time during, or at the end of, the contract 
     period (including any option period) upon payment of an 
     amount not in excess of the unamortized portion of the cost 
     of the vessels plus amounts incurred in connection with the 
     termination of the financing arrangements associated with the 
     vessels.
       ``(f) Domestic Construction.--The Secretary shall require 
     in any contract entered into under this section that each 
     vessel to which the contract applies--
       ``(1) shall have been constructed in a shipyard within the 
     United States; and
       ``(2) upon delivery, shall be documented under the laws of 
     the United States.
       ``(g) Vessel Crewing.--The Secretary shall require in any 
     contract entered into under this section that the crew of any 
     vessel to which the contract applies be comprised of private 
     sector commercial mariners.
       ``(h) Domestic Construction Requirement for Certain Leases 
     of Vessels.--(1) Notwithstanding section 2400 or 2401a of 
     this title or any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
     Defense may not enter into a contract for the lease or 
     charter of a vessel described in paragraph (2) for a contract 
     period in excess of 17 months (inclusive of any option 
     periods) unless the vessel is constructed in a shipyard in 
     the United States.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to vessels of the following 
     types:
       ``(A) Auxiliary support vessel.
       ``(B) Strategic sealift vessel.
       ``(C) Tank vessel.
       ``(D) Combat logistics force vessel.
       ``(i) Contingent Waiver of Other Provisions of Law.--A 
     contract authorized by this section may be entered into 
     without regard to section 2401 or 2401a of this title if the 
     Secretary of Defense makes the following findings with 
     respect to that contract:
       ``(1) The need for the vessels or services to be provided 
     under the contract is expected to remain substantially 
     unchanged during the contemplated contract or option period.
       ``(2) There is a reasonable expectation that throughout the 
     contemplated contract or option period the Secretary of the 
     Navy (or, if the contract is for services to be provided to, 
     and funded by, another military department, the Secretary of 
     that military department) will request funding for the 
     contract at the level required to avoid contract 
     cancellation.
       ``(3) The use of such contract or the exercise of such 
     option is in the interest of the national defense.
       ``(j) Source of Funds for Termination Liability.--If a 
     contract entered into under this section is terminated, the 
     costs of such termination may be paid from--
       ``(1) amounts originally made available for performance of 
     the contract;
       ``(2) amounts currently available for operation and 
     maintenance of the type of vessels or services concerned and 
     not otherwise obligated; or
       ``(3) funds appropriated for those costs.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``7233. Auxiliary vessels: authority for long-term charter 
              contracts.''.
        Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Counter Drug Activities

     SEC. 1021. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-DRUG 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Continuation of Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 
     1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 374 note) is amended 
     by striking out ``through 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``through 2000''.
       (b) Types of Support.--Subsection (b)(4) of such section is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``conducted by the Department of Defense or a 
     Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency, or a foreign 
     law enforcement agency in the case of counter-drug activities 
     outside the United States''.
       (c) Unspecified Minor Military Construction Projects.--Such 
     section is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:
       ``(h) Unspecified Minor Military Construction Projects.--
     Section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, shall apply 
     with respect to any unspecified minor military construction 
     project carried out using the authority provided under this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 1022. SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-DRUG OPERATION CAPER FOCUS.

       (a) Support Required.--During fiscal year 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall make available such surface 
     vessels of the Navy and maritime patrol aircraft and crews of 
     the Navy as may be necessary to conduct the final phase of 
     the counter-drug operation known as Caper Focus, which 
     targets the maritime movement of cocaine on vessels in the 
     eastern Pacific Ocean.
       (b) Fiscal Year 1999 Funding.--Of the amount authorized to 
     be appropriated pursuant to section 301(20) for drug 
     interdiction and counter-drug activities, $24,400,000 shall 
     be available only for the purpose of conducting the counter-
     drug operation known as Caper Focus.

     SEC. 1023. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF 
                   COUNTER-DRUG CENTER IN PANAMA.

       In anticipation of the closure of all United States 
     military installations in Panama by December 31, 1999, it is 
     the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, should continue 
     negotiations with the Government of Panama for the 
     establishment in Panama of a counter-drug center to be used 
     by the Armed Forces of the United States in cooperation with 
     Panamanian forces and military personnel of other friendly 
     nations.

     SEC. 1024. ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO 
                   ASSIST IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE 
                   AND CUSTOMS SERVICE.

       (a) Assignment Authority of Secretary of Defense.--Chapter 
     18 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after section 374 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 374a. Assignment of members to assist border patrol 
       and control

       ``(a) Assignment Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     assign members of the armed forces to assist--
       ``(1) the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 
     preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, and 
     illegal aliens into the United States; and
       ``(2) the United States Customs Service in the inspection 
     of cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at points of entry into the 
     United States.
       ``(b) Request for Assignment.--The assignment of members of 
     the armed forces under subsection (a) may only occur--
       ``(1) at the request of the Attorney General, in the case 
     of an assignment to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service; and
       ``(2) at the request of the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     the case of an assignment to the United States Customs 
     Service.
       ``(c) Training Program.--If the assignment of members of 
     the armed forces is requested by the Attorney General or the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General or the 
     Secretary of the Treasury (as the case may be), together with 
     the Secretary of Defense, shall establish a training program 
     to ensure that members to be assigned receive general 
     instruction regarding issues affecting law enforcement in the 
     border areas in which the members will perform duties under 
     the assignment. A member may not be deployed at a border 
     location pursuant to an assignment under subsection (a) until 
     the member has successfully completed the training program.
       ``(d) Conditions on Use.--(1) Whenever a member of the 
     armed forces who is assigned under subsection (a) to assist 
     the Immigration and Naturalization Service or the United 
     States Customs Service is performing duties at a border 
     location pursuant to the assignment, a civilian law 
     enforcement officer from the agency concerned shall accompany 
     the member.
       ``(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to--
       ``(A) authorize a member assigned under subsection (a) to 
     conduct a search, seizure, or other similar law enforcement 
     activity or to make an arrest; and
       ``(B) supersede section 1385 of title 18 (popularly known 
     as the `Posse Comitatus Act').
       ``(e) Notification Requirements.--The Attorney General or 
     the Secretary of the Treasury (as the case may be) shall 
     notify the Governor of the State in which members of the 
     armed forces are to be deployed pursu

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     ant to an assignment under subsection (a), and local 
     governments in the deployment area, of the deployment of the 
     members to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
     or the United States Customs Service (as the case may be) and 
     the types of tasks to be performed by the members.
       ``(f) Reimbursement Requirement.--Section 377 of this title 
     shall apply in the case of members of the armed forces 
     assigned under subsection (a).
       ``(g) Termination of Authority.--No assignment may be made 
     or continued under subsection (a) after September 30, 
     2001.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 374 the following new item:

``374a. Assignment of members to assist border patrol and control.''.

     SEC. 1025. RANDOM DRUG TESTING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Expansion of Existing Program.--(1) Chapter 81 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     1581 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1582. Random testing of employees for use of illegal 
       drugs

       ``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     expand the drug testing program required for civilian 
     employees of the Department of Defense by Executive Order 
     12564 (51 Fed. Reg. 32889; September 15, 1986) to include the 
     random testing on a controlled and monitored basis of all 
     such employees for the use of illegal drugs.
       ``(b) Testing Procedures and Personnel Actions.--The 
     requirements of Executive Order 12564 regarding drug testing 
     procedures and the personnel actions to be taken with respect 
     to any employee who is found to use illegal drugs shall apply 
     to the expanded drug testing program required by this 
     section.
       ``(c) Notification to New Employees.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall notify persons employed after the date of the 
     enactment of this section that, as a condition of employment 
     by the Department of Defense, the person may be required to 
     submit to mandatory random drug testing under the expanded 
     drug testing program required by this section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1581 the following new item:

``1582. Random testing of employees for use of illegal drugs.''.
       (b) Funding.--No additional funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated on account of the amendment made by subsection 
     (a). The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the expanded 
     drug testing program for civilian employees of the Department 
     of Defense under section 1582 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a), using amounts otherwise 
     provided for the program.
       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

     SEC. 1031. ANNUAL REPORT ON RESOURCES ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT 
                   AND MISSION ACTIVITIES.

       Section 113 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) The Secretary shall include in the annual report to 
     Congress under subsection (c) the following:
       ``(1) A comparison of the amounts provided in the defense 
     budget for support and for mission activities for each of the 
     preceding five years.
       ``(2) A comparison of the number of military and civilian 
     personnel, shown by major occupational category, assigned to 
     support positions and to mission positions for each of the 
     preceding five years.
       ``(3) An accounting, shown by service and by major 
     occupational category, of the number of military and civilian 
     personnel assigned to support positions during each of the 
     preceding five years.
       ``(4) A listing of the number of military and civilian 
     personnel assigned to management headquarters and 
     headquarters support activities as a percentage of military 
     end-strength for each of the preceding 10 years.''.

     SEC. 1032. TRANSMISSION OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH REPORTS PROVIDING 
                   CONGRESS WITH CLASSIFIED SUMMARIES OF ARMS 
                   CONTROL DEVELOPMENTS.

       (a) Reporting Requirement.--The Director of the Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency (or the Secretary of State, if 
     the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency becomes an element of 
     the Department of State) shall transmit to Congress on a 
     periodic basis reports containing classified summaries of 
     arms control developments.
       (b) Contents of Reports.--The reports required by 
     subsection (a) shall include information reflecting the 
     activities of forums established to consider issues relating 
     to treaty implementation and treaty compliance, including the 
     Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission, the Joint 
     Verification Commission, the Open Skies Consultative 
     Commission, the Standing Consultative Commission, and the 
     Joint Consultative Group.

     SEC. 1033. REPORT ON PERSONNEL RETENTION.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report containing information on the 
     retention of members of the Armed Forces on active duty in 
     the combat, combat support, and combat service support forces 
     of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
       (b) Required Information.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the report information on retention of members with military 
     occupational specialties (or the equivalent) in combat, 
     combat support, or combat service support positions in each 
     of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Such 
     information shall be shown by pay grade and shall be 
     aggregated by enlisted grades and officers grades and shall 
     be shown by military occupational specialty (or the 
     equivalent). The report shall set forth separately (in 
     numbers and as a percentage) the number of members separated 
     during each such fiscal year who terminate service in the 
     Armed Forces completely and the number who separate from 
     active duty by transferring into a reserve component.
       (c) Years Covered by Report.--The report shall provide the 
     information required in the report, shown on a fiscal year 
     basis, for each of fiscal years 1989 through 1998.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 1041. CLARIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, ARMED 
                   FORCES RETIREMENT HOME, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       (a) Sale Required.--Subsection (a) of section 1053 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2650) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``, by sale or otherwise,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     conveyance of the real property shall be made by sale to the 
     highest bidder, except that the purchase price may not be 
     less than the fair market value of the parcel.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b)(1) of such 
     section is amended by striking out ``the disposal'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the sale''.

     SEC. 1042. CONTENT OF NOTICE REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED 
                   GARNISHEES BEFORE GARNISHMENT OF PAY OR 
                   BENEFITS.

       (a) Authorization of Alternative To Providing Copy of 
     Notice or Service Received by the Secretary.--(1) Whenever 
     the Secretary of Defense (acting through the DOD section 459 
     agent) provides a section 459 notice to an individual, the 
     Secretary may include as part of that notice the information 
     specified in subsection (c) in lieu of sending with that 
     notice a copy (otherwise required pursuant to the 
     parenthetical phrase in section 459(c)(2)(A) of the Social 
     Security Act) of the notice or service received by the DOD 
     section 459 agent with respect to that individual's child 
     support or alimony payment obligations.
       (2) Whenever the Secretary of Defense (acting through the 
     DOD section 5520a agent) provides a section 5520a notice to 
     an individual, the Secretary may include as part of that 
     notice the information specified in subsection (c) in lieu of 
     sending with that notice a copy (otherwise required pursuant 
     to the second parenthetical phrase in section 5520a(c) of the 
     title 5, United States Code) of the legal process received by 
     the DOD section 5520a agent with respect to that individual.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) DOD section 459 agent.--The term ``DOD section 459 
     agent'' means the agent or agents designated by the Secretary 
     of Defense under subsection (c)(1)(A) of section 459 of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659) to receive orders and 
     accept service of process in matters related to child support 
     or alimony.
       (2) Section 459 notice.--The term ``section 459 notice'' 
     means, with respect to the Department of Defense, the notice 
     required by subsection (c)(2)(A) of section 459 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659) to be sent to an individual in 
     writing upon the receipt by the DOD section 459 agent of 
     notice or service with respect to the individual's child 
     support or alimony payment obligations.
       (3) DOD section 5520a agent.--The term ``DOD section 5520a 
     agent'' means a person who is designated by law or regulation 
     to accept service of process to which the Department of 
     Defense is subject under section 5520a of title 5, United 
     States Code (including the regulations promulgated under 
     subsection (k) of that section).
       (4) Section 5520a notice.--The term ``section 5520a 
     notice'' means, with respect to the Department of Defense, 
     the notice required by subsection (c) of section 5520a of 
     title 5, United States Code, to be sent in writing to an 
     employee (or, pursuant to the regulations promulgated under 
     subsection (k) of that section, to a member of the Armed 
     Forces) upon the receipt by the DOD section 5520a agent of 
     legal process covered by that section.
       (c) Alternative Requirements.--The information referred to 
     in subsection (a) that is to be included as part of a section 
     459 notice or section 5520a notice sent to an individual (in 
     lieu of sending with that notice a copy of the notice or 
     service received by the DOD section 459 agent or the DOD 
     section 5520a agent) is the following:
       (1) A description of the pertinent court order, notice to 
     withhold, or other order, process, or interrogatory received 
     by the DOD section 459 agent or the DOD section 5520a agent.
       (2) The identity of the court or judicial forum involved 
     and (in the case of a notice or process concerning the 
     ordering of a support or alimony obligation) the case number, 
     the

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     amount of the obligation, and the name of the beneficiary.
       (3) Information on how the individual may obtain from the 
     Department of Defense a copy of the notice, service, or legal 
     process, including an address and telephone number that the 
     individual may be contact for the purpose of obtaining such a 
     copy.
       (d) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2001, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report describing the experience 
     of the Department of Defense under the authority provided by 
     this section. The report shall include the following:
       (1) The number of section 459 notices provided by the DOD 
     section 459 agent during the period the authority provided by 
     this section was in effect.
       (2) The number of individuals who requested the DOD section 
     459 agent to provide to them a copy of the actual notice or 
     service.
       (3) Any complaint the Secretary received by reason of not 
     having provided the actual notice or service in the section 
     459 notice.
       (4) The number of section 5520a notices provided by the DOD 
     section 5520a agent during the period the authority provided 
     by this section was in effect.
       (5) The number of individuals who requested the DOD section 
     5520a agent to provide to them a copy of the actual legal 
     process.
       (6) Any complaint the Secretary received by reason of not 
     having provided the actual legal process in the section 5520a 
     notice.

     SEC. 1043. TRAINING OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES WITH 
                   FRIENDLY FOREIGN FORCES.

       (a) Training Expenses for Which Payment May Be Made.--
     Subsection (a)(1) of section 2011 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out ``and other security 
     forces''.
       (b) Purpose of Training.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
     amended by striking out ``primary''.
       (c) Regulations.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended 
     by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
     sentence: ``The regulations shall require that training 
     activities may be carried out under this section only with 
     the prior approval of the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (d) Elements of Annual Report.--Subsection (e) of such 
     section is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(5) A summary of the expenditures under this section 
     resulting from the training for which expenses were paid 
     under this section.
       ``(6) A discussion of the unique military training benefit 
     to United States special operations forces derived from the 
     training activities for which expenses were paid under this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 1044. PROHIBITION ON ASSIGNMENT OF UNITED STATES FORCES 
                   TO UNITED NATIONS RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE MISSION 
                   HEADQUARTERS.

       No funds available to the Department of Defense may be used 
     to assign or detail any member of the Armed Forces to duty 
     with the United Nations Rapidly Deployable Mission 
     Headquarters (or any similar United Nations military 
     operations headquarters).

     SEC. 1045. CLARIFICATION OF STATE AUTHORITY TO TAX 
                   COMPENSATION PAID TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Limitation on State Authority To Tax Compensation Paid 
     to Individuals Performing Services at Fort Campbell, 
     Kentucky.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of title 4, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 115. Limitation on State authority to tax compensation 
       paid to individuals performing services at Fort Campbell, 
       Kentucky

       ``Pay and compensation paid to an individual for personal 
     services at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, shall be subject to 
     taxation by the State or any political subdivision thereof of 
     which such employee is a resident.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 4 of title 4, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

``115. Limitation on State authority to tax compensation paid to 
              individuals performing services at Fort Campbell, 
              Kentucky.''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to pay and compensation paid after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Clarification of State Authority To Tax Compensation 
     Paid to Certain Federal Employees.--
       (1) In general.--Section 111 of title 4, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(a) General Rule.--'' before ``The 
     United States'' the first place it appears; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Treatment of Certain Federal Employees Employed at 
     Federal Hydroelectric Facilities Located on the Columbia 
     River.--Pay or compensation paid by the United States for 
     personal services as an employee of the United States at a 
     hydroelectric facility--
       ``(1) which is owned by the United States;
       ``(2) which is located on the Columbia River; and
       ``(3) portions of which are within the States of Oregon and 
     Washington,
     shall be subject to taxation by the State or any political 
     subdivision thereof of which such employee is a resident.
       ``(c) Treatment of Certain Federal Employees Employed at 
     Federal Hydroelectric Facilities Located on the Missouri 
     River.--Pay or compensation paid by the United States for 
     personal services as an employee of the United States at a 
     hydroelectric facility--
       ``(1) which is owned by the United States;
       ``(2) which is located on the Missouri River; and
       ``(3) portions of which are within the States of South 
     Dakota and Nebraska,
     shall be subject to taxation by the State or any political 
     subdivision thereof of which such employee is a resident.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply to pay and compensation paid after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1046. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE BURIAL FLAGS WHOLLY 
                   PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Requirement.--Section 2301 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f)(1) Any flag furnished pursuant to this section shall 
     be wholly produced in the United States.
       ``(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), the term `wholly 
     produced' means--
       ``(A) the materials and components of the flag are entirely 
     grown, manufactured, or created in the United States;
       ``(B) the processing (including spinning, weaving, dyeing, 
     and finishing) of such materials and components is entirely 
     performed in the United States; and
       ``(C) the manufacture and assembling of such materials and 
     components into the flag is entirely performed in the United 
     States.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to flags furnished by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs under section 2301 of title 38, United States Code, 
     after September 30, 1998.

     SEC. 1047. INVESTIGATION OF ACTIONS RELATING TO 174TH FIGHTER 
                   WING OF NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Investigation.--The Inspector General of the Department 
     of Defense shall investigate the grounding of the 174th 
     Fighter Wing of the New York Air National Guard and the 
     subsequent dismissal, demotion, or reassignment of 12 
     decorated combat pilots of that wing.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit to 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report describing the results of the 
     investigation under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1048. FACILITATION OF OPERATIONS AT EDWARDS AIR FORCE 
                   BASE, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Facilitation of Operations.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may, in order to facilitate implementation of the 
     Edwards Air Force Base Alliance Agreement, authorize 
     equipment, facilities, personnel, and other resources 
     available to the Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base to be 
     used in such manner as the Secretary considers appropriate 
     for the efficient operation and support of either or both of 
     the organizations that are parties to that agreement without 
     regard to the provisions of section 1535 of title 31, United 
     States Code (and any regulations of the Department of Defense 
     prescribed under that section).
       (b) Preservation of Financial Integrity of Funds.--The 
     Secretary shall carry out subsection (a) so as to preserve 
     the financial integrity of funds appropriated to the 
     Department of the Air Force and the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration.
       (c) Edwards Air Force Base Alliance Agreement.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term ``Edwards Air Force Base 
     Alliance Agreement'' means the agreement entered into in May 
     1995, between the commander of the Air Force Flight Test 
     Center and the director of the Dryden Flight Research Center 
     of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, both of 
     which are located at Edwards Air Force Base, California, to 
     develop and sustain a working relationship between the two 
     organizations to improve the efficiency of the operations of 
     both organizations while preserving the unique missions of 
     both organizations.
       (d) Delegation.--The authority of the Secretary under this 
     section may be delegated, at the Secretary's discretion, to 
     the commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards 
     Air Force Base, California.
       (e) Report.--Not later than May 1, 1999, the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration shall submit to Congress a joint report 
     on the implementation of this section.

     SEC. 1049. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING TAX TREATMENT OF 
                   PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES 
                   WHILE AWAY FROM HOME ON ACTIVE DUTY.

       It is the sense of the Congress that a member of the Armed 
     Forces should be treated as using property as a principal 
     residence during any period that the member (or the member's 
     spouse) is serving on extended active duty with the Armed 
     Forces, but only if the member used the property as a 
     principal residence for any period during or before the 
     period of extended active duty.

     SEC. 1050. OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND UPGRADE OF AIR FORCE 
                   SPACE LAUNCH FACILITIES.

       Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorizations of 
     appropriations in this Act for

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     the operation, maintenance, or upgrade of the Western Space 
     Launch Facilities of the Department of the Air Force (Program 
     Element 35181F) and the Eastern Space Launch Facilities of 
     the Department of the Air Force (Program Element 351821F) may 
     not be obligated for any other purpose.

     SEC. 1051. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING NEW PARENT 
                   SUPPORT PROGRAM AND MILITARY FAMILIES.

       (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the New Parent Support Program that was begun as a 
     pilot program of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, 
     California, has been an effective tool in curbing family 
     violence within the military community;
       (2) such program is a model for future programs throughout 
     the Marine Corps, the Navy, and the Army; and
       (3) in light of the pressures and strains placed upon 
     military families and the benefits of the New Parent Support 
     Program in helping these high ``at-risk'' families, the 
     Department of Defense should seek ways to ensure that in 
     future fiscal years funds are made available for those 
     programs for each of the Armed Forces in amounts sufficient 
     to meet requirements for those programs.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the New Parent Support Program of the 
     Department of Defense. The Secretary shall include in the 
     report the following:
       (1) A description of how the Army, Navy, Air Force, and 
     Marine Corps are each implementing a New Parent Support 
     Program and how each such program is organized.
       (2) A description of how the implementation of programs for 
     the Army, Navy, and Air Force compare to the fully 
     implemented Marine Corps program.
       (3) The number of installations that each service has 
     scheduled to receive support for the New Parent Support 
     Program.
       (4) The number of installations delayed in providing the 
     program.
       (5) The number of programs terminated.
       (6) The number of programs with reduced support.
       (7) The funding provided for those programs for each of the 
     four services for each of fiscal years 1994 through 1998 and 
     the amount projected to be provided for those programs for 
     fiscal year 1999 and, if the amount provided for any of those 
     programs for any such year is less that the amount needed to 
     fully fund for that program for that year, an explanation of 
     the reasons for the shortfall.
           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

     SEC. 1101. AUTHORITY FOR RELEASE TO COAST GUARD OF DRUG TEST 
                   RESULTS OF CIVIL SERVICE MARINERS OF THE 
                   MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 643 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 7479. Civil service mariners of Military Sealift 
       Command: release of drug test results to Coast Guard

       ``(a) Release of Drug Test Results to Coast Guard.--The 
     Secretary of the Navy may release to the Commandant of the 
     Coast Guard the results of a drug test of any employee of the 
     Department of the Navy who is employed in any capacity on 
     board a vessel of the Military Sealift Command. Any such 
     release shall be in accordance with the standards and 
     procedures applicable to the disclosure and reporting to the 
     Coast Guard of drug tests results and drug test records of 
     individuals employed on vessels documented under the laws of 
     the United States.
       ``(b) Waiver.--The results of a drug test of an employee 
     may be released under subsection (a) without the prior 
     written consent of the employee that is otherwise required 
     under section 503(e) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1987 (5 U.S.C. 7301 note).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``7479. Civil service mariners of Military Sealift Command: release of 
              drug test results to Coast Guard.''.

     SEC. 1102. LIMITATIONS ON BACK PAY AWARDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5596(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) The pay, allowances, or differentials granted under 
     this section for the period for which an unjustified or 
     unwarranted personnel action was in effect shall not exceed 
     that authorized by the applicable law, rule, regulations, or 
     collective bargaining agreement under which the unjustified 
     or unwarranted personnel action is found, except that in no 
     case may pay, allowances, or differentials be granted under 
     this section for a period beginning more than 6 years before 
     the date of the filing of a timely appeal or, absent such 
     filing, the date of the administrative determination.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 7121 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(h) Settlements and awards under this chapter shall be 
     subject to the limitations in section 5596(b)(4) of this 
     title.''.

     SEC. 1103. RESTORATION OF ANNUAL LEAVE ACCUMULATED BY 
                   CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AT INSTALLATIONS IN THE 
                   REPUBLIC OF PANAMA TO BE CLOSED PURSUANT TO THE 
                   PANAMA CANAL TREATY OF 1977.

       Section 6304(d)(3)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``the closure of an installation of the 
     Department of Defense in the Republic of Panama in accordance 
     with the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977,'' after ``2687 note) 
     during any period,''.

     SEC. 1104. REPEAL OF PROGRAM PROVIDING PREFERENCE FOR 
                   EMPLOYMENT OF MILITARY SPOUSES IN MILITARY 
                   CHILD CARE FACILITIES.

       Section 1792 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).

     SEC. 1105. ELIMINATION OF RETAINED PAY AS BASIS FOR 
                   DETERMINING LOCALITY-BASED ADJUSTMENTS.

       Section 5302(8)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``(except a rate retained under 
     subsection (a)(2) of that section)'' after ``section 5363''.

     SEC. 1106. OBSERVANCE OF CERTAIN HOLIDAYS AT DUTY POSTS 
                   OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       Section 6103(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Instead of a holiday that is designated under 
     subsection (a) to occur on a Monday, for an employee at a 
     duty post outside the United States whose basic workweek is 
     other than Monday through Friday, and for whom Monday is a 
     regularly scheduled workday, the legal public holiday is the 
     first workday of the workweek in which the Monday designated 
     for the observance of such holiday under subsection (a) 
     occurs.''.
              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

     SEC. 1201. LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR PEACEKEEPING IN THE 
                   REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not expend 
     from funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
     fiscal year 1999 more than $1,858,600,000 for the purpose of 
     providing for United States participation in Bosnia 
     peacekeeping operations.
       (b) Emergency Exception.--The Secretary may increase the 
     amount under subsection (a) by not more than $100,000,000 for 
     the sole purpose of safeguarding United States forces in the 
     event of hostilities, imminent hostilities, or other grave 
     danger to their well-being. Such an increase may become 
     effective only upon submission by the Secretary to Congress 
     of a certification that such grave danger exists and that 
     such additional funds are required to meet immediate security 
     threats.
       (c) Report.--Not later than April 1, 1999, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report with respect to 
     United States participation in Bosnia peacekeeping 
     operations. The report shall provide a detailed projection of 
     any additional funding that will be required by the 
     Department of Defense to meet mission requirements for such 
     operations for the remainder of fiscal year 1999.
       (d) Presidential Authority.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be deemed to restrict the authority of the President under 
     the Constitution to protect the lives of United States 
     citizens.
       (e) Bosnia Peacekeeping Operations.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a), the term ``Bosnia peacekeeping operations'' 
     means the operation designated as Operation Joint Force, the 
     operation designated as Operation Joint Endeavor, and any 
     other operation under which United States military forces 
     participate in peacekeeping or peace enforcement activities 
     in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and any activity 
     that is directly related to the support of any such 
     operation.

     SEC. 1202. REPORTS ON THE MISSION OF UNITED STATES FORCES IN 
                   REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) In section 1202(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1929; approved November 18, 1997), it was stated to 
     be the sense of the Congress that United States ground combat 
     forces should not participate in a follow-on force in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after June 1998.
       (2) On December 16, 1997, the President announced his 
     support for the continued deployment of United States ground 
     combat forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after 
     June 30, 1998, as part of a multinational peacekeeping force 
     led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
       (3) The President's decision to extend the presence of 
     United States ground combat forces in the Republic of Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina has changed the mission of those forces in a 
     fundamental manner.
       (4) The President has in effect committed United States 
     ground combat forces in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina to providing a secure environment for complete 
     implementation of the civilian provisions of the Dayton 
     Accords.
       (5) The Administration has not specified how long such an 
     achievement will take and, therefore, the mission of United 
     States ground combat forces in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina is of indefinite duration.
       (b) Annual Presidential Report.--(1) The President shall 
     submit to Congress an annual report on the presence of United 
     States

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     ground combat forces in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina. Each such report shall include the following:
       (A) The President's assessment of progress toward the full 
     implementation of the civilian goals of the Dayton Accord, as 
     specified in subsection (c).
       (B) The expected duration of the deployment of United 
     States ground combat forces in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina in support of implementation of those goals.
       (C) The percentage of those goals that have been completed 
     as of the date of the report, the percentage that are 
     expected to be completed within the next reporting period, 
     and the expected time for completion of the remaining tasks.
       (2) The first report under this subsection shall be 
     submitted not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and subsequent reports shall be 
     submitted at yearly intervals thereafter. The requirement to 
     submit an annual report under this subsection terminates upon 
     the withdrawal of all United States ground combat forces from 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (c) Basis for Assessment of Progress.--For purposes of 
     subsection (b)(1)(A), the President shall assess whether 
     progress is being made toward implementation of the civilian 
     goals of the Dayton Accords based upon assessment of the 
     following goals and associated matters:
       (1) Accomplishment of military stability, as measured by--
       (A) the maintenance of the cease-fire between the former 
     warring parties;
       (B) the continued cantonment of heavy weapons and the 
     observance of arms limitations;
       (C) the disbanding of special police;
       (D) the termination of covert support to the Srpska 
     Demokratska Stranka party by the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia; and
       (E) similar measures.
       (2) Police and judicial reform, as measured by--
       (A) the restructuring and ethnic integration of local 
     police;
       (B) completion of human rights training by local police 
     forces;
       (C) the demonstrated ability of local police to deal 
     effectively and impartially with civil disturbances and 
     disorder;
       (D) the implementation of an effective judicial reform 
     program; and
       (E) similar measures.
       (3) Creation and implementation of effective national 
     institutions untainted by ethnic separatism, as measured by--
       (A) the dissolution of previously outlawed institutions;
       (B) a functioning customs service with national control 
     over customs revenues;
       (C) transparency in national budgets and disbursements; and
       (D) similar measures.
       (4) Media reform, as measured by--
       (A) the divestiture of control of broadcast networks from 
     the control of political parties;
       (B) opposition party access to media;
       (C) the availability of alternative and independent media 
     throughout the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; and
       (D) similar measures.
       (5) Democratization and reform of the electoral process, as 
     measured by--
       (A) transparent functioning of local, entity, and national 
     governments;
       (B) acceptance of binding arbitration for the 
     implementation of results in contested local elections;
       (C) modification of electoral laws to meet international 
     and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 
     (OSCE) standards;
       (D) the free and fair conduct of the September 1998 
     national elections and subsequent elections; and
       (E) similar measures.
       (6) Return of refugees, as measured by--
       (A) compliance of entity property laws with the Dayton 
     Accords;
       (B) participation by entity governments in orderly cross-
     ethnic returns;
       (C) protection by local police of returnees;
       (D) acceptance of substantial numbers of returned refugees 
     in major cities; and
       (E) similar measures.
       (7) Resolution of the status of Brcko, as measured by--
       (A) the implementation of local election results;
       (B) the functioning of an ethnically integrated police 
     force;
       (C) ethnic reintegration of Brcko and the surrounding 
     region; and
       (D) similar measures.
       (8) Compliance of persons indicted for war crimes by the 
     International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, as measured 
     by--
       (A) the termination of political, military, and media 
     control by war criminals;
       (B) the assistance of local authorities in apprehension of 
     indictees;
       (C) the cooperation of entity justice establishments in 
     cooperating with the Tribunal; and
       (D) similar measures.
       (9) The ability of international organizations to carry out 
     their functions within the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     without military support, as measured by--
       (A) the ability of local authorities to carry out demining 
     programs;
       (B) the ability of the Office of the High Representative to 
     enforce inter-entity agreements without accompanying military 
     shows of force; and
       (C) similar measures.
       (10) Economic reconstruction and recovery, as measured by--
       (A) local currency circulating freely and its use in 
     official transactions;
       (B) an agreement reached on a permanent national currency 
     in use in all entities;
       (C) the creation of privatization laws consistent with the 
     Dayton Accords;
       (D) government control over sources of revenue;
       (E) substantial repair and functioning of major 
     infrastructure elements;
       (F) an in-place International Monetary Fund program; and
       (G) similar measures.
       (d) Secretary of Defense Report.--(1) Not later than 
     December 15, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a report on the effects 
     of military operations in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina and the Balkans region on the capabilities of 
     United States military forces and, in particular, on the 
     capability of United States military forces to conduct 
     successfully two nearly simultaneous major theater wars as 
     specified in current Defense Planning Guidance and in 
     accordance with the deployment timelines called for in the 
     war plans of the commanders of unified combatant commands.
       (2) Whenever the number of United States ground combat 
     forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina increases or 
     decreases by 10 percent or more compared to the number of 
     such forces as of the most recent previous report under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall submit an additional report 
     as specified in paragraph (1). Any such additional report 
     shall be submitted within 30 days of the date on which the 
     requirement to submit the report becomes effective under the 
     preceding sentence.
       (3) The Secretary shall include in each report under this 
     subsection information with respect to the effects of 
     military operations in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     and the Balkans region on the capabilities of United States 
     military forces to conduct successfully two nearly 
     simultaneous major theater wars as specified in current 
     Defense Planning Guidance and in accordance with the 
     deployment timelines called for in the war plans of the 
     commanders of unified combatant commands. Such information 
     shall include information on the effects of those operations 
     upon anticipated deployment plans for major theater wars in 
     Southwest Asia or on the Korean peninsula including the 
     following:
       (A) Deficiencies or delays in deployment of strategic lift, 
     logistics support and infrastructure, ammunition (including 
     precision guided munitions) support forces, intelligence 
     assets, follow-on forces used for planned counteroffensives, 
     and similar forces.
       (B) Additional planned reserve component mobilization, 
     including specific units to be ordered to active duty and 
     required dates for activation of presidential call-up 
     authority.
       (C) Specific plans and timelines for redeployment of United 
     States forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
     the Balkans region, or supporting forces in the region, to 
     both the first and second major theater war.
       (D) Preventative actions or deployments involving United 
     States forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 
     the Balkans region that would be taken in the event of a 
     single theater war to deter the outbreak of a second theater 
     war.
       (E) Specific plans and timelines to replace forces deployed 
     to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Balkans 
     region, or the surrounding region to maintain United States 
     military presence.
       (F) An assessment, undertaken in consultation with the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of 
     the unified combatant commands, of the level of increased 
     risk to successful conduct of the major theater wars and the 
     maintenance of security and stability in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Balkans region, by the 
     requirement to redeploy forces from Bosnia and the Balkans in 
     the event of a major theater war.
       (e) Definition of Dayton Accords.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``Dayton Accords'' means the General 
     Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
     initialed by the parties in Dayton, Ohio, on November 21, 
     1995, and signed in Paris on December 14, 1995.

     SEC. 1203. REPORT ON MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF AN EXPANDED 
                   NATO ALLIANCE.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a 
     report, in both classified and unclassified form, on the 
     planned future military capabilities of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization (NATO) in light of the proposed inclusion 
     of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary in the NATO 
     alliance. The report shall set forth--
       (1) the tactical, operational, and strategic issues that 
     would be raised by the inclusion of Poland, the Czech 
     Republic, and Hungary in the NATO alliance;
       (2) the required improvements to common alliance military 
     assets that would result from the inclusion of those nations 
     in the alliance;
       (3) the planned improvements to national capabilities of 
     current NATO members that would be required by reason of the 
     inclusion of those nations in the alliance;
       (4) the planned improvements to national capabilities of 
     the military forces of those candidate member nations; and
       (5) the additional requirements that would be imposed on 
     the United States by NATO expansion.

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       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) An assessment of the tactical and operational 
     capabilities of the military forces of each of the candidate 
     member nations.
       (2) An assessment of the capability of each candidate 
     member nation to provide logistical, command and control, and 
     other vital infrastructure required for alliance defense (as 
     specified in Article V of the NATO Charter), including a 
     description in general terms of alliance plans for 
     reinforcing each candidate member nation during a crisis or 
     war and detailing means for deploying both United States and 
     other NATO forces from current member states and from the 
     continental United States or other United States bases 
     worldwide and, in particular, describing plans for ground 
     reinforcement of Hungary.
       (3) An assessment of the ability of current and candidate 
     alliance members to deploy and sustain combat forces in 
     alliance defense missions conducted in the territory of any 
     of the candidate member nations, as specified in Article V of 
     the NATO Charter.
       (4) A description of projected defense programs through 
     2009 (shown on an annual basis and cumulatively) of each 
     current and candidate alliance member nation, including 
     planned investments in capabilities relevant to Article V 
     alliance defense and potential alliance contingency 
     operations and showing both planned national efforts as well 
     as planned alliance common efforts and describing any 
     disparities in investments by current or candidate alliance 
     member nations.
       (5) A detailed comparison and description of any 
     disparities in scope, methodology, assessments of common 
     alliance or national responsibilities, or any other factor 
     related to alliance capabilities between (A) the report on 
     alliance expansion costs prepared by the Department of 
     Defense (in the report submitted to Congress in February 1998 
     entitled ``Report to the Congress on the Military 
     Requirements and Costs of NATO Enlargement''), and (B) the 
     report on alliance expansion costs prepared by NATO 
     collectively and referred to as the ``NATO estimate'', issued 
     at Brussels in November 1997.
       (6) Any other factor that, in the judgment of the Secretary 
     of Defense, bears upon the strategic, operational, or 
     tactical military capabilities of an expanded NATO alliance.
       (c) Submission of Report.--The report shall be submitted to 
     Congress not later than March 15, 1999.

     SEC. 1204. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF COUNTERPROLIFERATION 
                   AUTHORITIES FOR SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS 
                   SPECIAL COMMISSION ON IRAQ.

       (a) Amount Authorized for Fiscal Year 1999.--The total 
     amount of assistance for fiscal year 1999 provided by the 
     Secretary of Defense under section 1505 of the Weapons of 
     Mass Destruction Control Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5859a) that 
     is provided in the form of funds, including funds used for 
     activities of the Department of Defense in support of the 
     United Nations Special Commission on Iraq, may not exceed 
     $15,000,000.
       (b) Extension of Authority To Provide Assistance.--
     Subsection (f) of section 1505 of the Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction Control Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5859a) is amended 
     by striking out ``1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``1999''.

     SEC. 1205. REPEAL OF LANDMINE MORATORIUM.

       Section 580 of the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, 
     1996 (Public Law 104-107; 110 Sat 751), is repealed.

     SEC. 1206. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) United States business interests must not be placed 
     above United States national security interests;
       (2) at the Presidential summit meeting to be held in the 
     People's Republic of China in June of 1998, the United States 
     should not--
       (A) support membership of the People's Republic of China in 
     the Missile Technology Control Regime;
       (B) agree to issue any blanket waiver of the suspensions 
     contained in section 902 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 
     101-246), regarding the export of satellites of United States 
     origin intended for launch from a launch vehicle owned by the 
     People's Republic of China;
       (C) agree to increase the number of launches of satellites 
     to geosynchronous orbit by the People's Republic of China 
     above the number contained in Article II(B)(ii) of the 1995 
     Memorandum of Agreement Between the Government of the United 
     States of America and the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China Regarding International Trade in Commercial Launch 
     Services;
       (D) support any cooperative project with the People's 
     Republic of China to design or manufacture satellites;
       (E) enter into any new scientific, technical, or other 
     agreements, or amend any existing scientific, technical, or 
     other agreements, with the People's Republic of China 
     involving space or missile-related technology;
       (F) agree to any arms control initiative that cannot be 
     effectively verified, including any initiative relating to 
     detargeting of strategic offensive missiles; or
       (G) support any increase in the number or frequency of 
     military-to-military contacts between the United States and 
     the People's Republic of China;
       (3) the decision of the executive branch in 1998 to issue a 
     waiver allowing the export of satellite technology to the 
     People's Republic of China was not in the national interest 
     of the United States, given the ongoing criminal 
     investigation by the Justice Department of the transfer in 
     1996 of satellite technology to that country;
       (4) the executive branch should ensure that United States 
     law regarding the export of satellites to the Peoples 
     Republic of China is enforced and that the criminal 
     investigation described in paragraph (3) proceeds with all 
     due dispatch; and
       (5) the President should indefinitely suspend the export of 
     satellites of United States origin to the People's Republic 
     of China, including those satellites licensed in February 
     1998 as part of the Chinasat-8 program.

     SEC. 1207. INVESTIGATIONS OF SATELLITE LAUNCH FAILURES.

       (a) Participation in Investigations.--In the event of the 
     failure of a launch from the People's Republic of China of a 
     satellite of United States origin, no United States person 
     may participate in any subsequent investigation of the 
     failure.
       (b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``United 
     States person'' has the meaning given that term in section 16 
     of the Export Administration Act of 1979, and includes any 
     officer or employee of the Federal Government or of any other 
     government.

     SEC. 1208. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS OF MISSILE EQUIPMENT AND 
                   TECHNOLOGY TO CHINA.

       No missile equipment or technology (as defined in section 
     74 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797c)) may be 
     exported to the People's Republic of China.

     SEC. 1209. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF SATELLITES 
                   TO CHINA.

       (a) In General.--No satellites of United States origin 
     (including commercial satellites and satellite components) 
     may be exported or reexported to the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (b) Prohibition With Respect to Information, Equipment, and 
     Technology.--No information, equipment, or technology that 
     could be used in the acquisition, design, development 
     (including codevelopment), or production (including 
     coproduction) of any satellite or launch vehicle may be 
     exported or reexported to the People's Republic of China.
       (c) Applicability.--Subsections (a) and (b) apply to any 
     satellite, information, equipment, or technology that as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act has not been exported 
     or reexported to the People's Republic of China, whether or 
     not an export license for such export or reexport has been 
     approved as of such date.

     SEC. 1210. PROHIBITION ON RESTRICTION OF ARMED FORCES UNDER 
                   KYOTO PROTOCOL TO THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK 
                   CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no provision of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations 
     Framework Convention on Climate Change, or any regulation 
     issued pursuant to such protocol, shall restrict the 
     procurement, training, or operation and maintenance of the 
     United States Armed Forces.
       (b) Waiver.--A provision of law may not be construed as 
     modifying or superseding the provisions of subsection (a) 
     unless that provision of law--
       (1) specifically refers to this section; and
       (2) specifically states that such provision of law modifies 
     or supersedes the provisions of this section.

     SEC. 1211. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS FOR COST OF NATO EXPANSION.

       (a) The amount spent by the United States as its share of 
     the total cost to North Atlantic Treaty Organization member 
     nations of the admission of new member nations to the North 
     American Treaty Organization may not exceed 10 percent of the 
     cost of expansion or a total of $2,000,000,000, whichever is 
     less, for fiscal years 1999 through 2011.
       (b) If at any time during the period specified in 
     subsection (a), the United States' share of the total cost of 
     expanding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization exceeds 10 
     percent, no further United States funds may be expended for 
     the costs of such expansion until that percentage is reduced 
     to below 10 percent.

     SEC. 1212. COMMODITY JURISDICTION FOR SATELLITE EXPORTS.

       (a) Control on Munitions List.--All satellites of United 
     States origin, including commercial satellites and satellite 
     components, shall be placed on the United States Munitions 
     List, and the export of such satellites shall be controlled 
     under the Arms Export Control Act, effective 60 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Regulations.--Regulations to carry out subsection (a) 
     shall be issued within 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1213. RELEASE OF EXPORT INFORMATION HELD BY THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR PURPOSE OF NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY ASSESSMENTS.

       (a) Release of Export Information.--The Secretary of 
     Commerce shall transmit any information relating to exports 
     that is held by the Department of Commerce and is requested 
     by the officials designated in subsection (b) for the purpose 
     of assessing national security risks. The Secretary of 
     Commerce shall transmit such information within 5 days after 
     receiving a written request for such information. Information 
     referred to in this section includes--
       (1) export licenses, and information on exports that were 
     carried out under an export license issued by the Department 
     of Commerce; and

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       (2) information collected by the Department of Commerce on 
     exports from the United States that were carried out without 
     an export license.
       (b) Requesting Officials.--The officials referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the Director of Central Intelligence, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy. The 
     Director of Central Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, 
     and the Secretary of Energy may delegate to other officials 
     within their respective agency and departments the authority 
     to request information under subsection (b).

     SEC. 1214. EXECUTION OF OBJECTION AUTHORITY WITHIN THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1932) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Delegation of Objection Authority Within the 
     Department of Defense.--For the purposes of the Department of 
     Defense, the authority to issue an objection referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall be executed for the Secretary of Defense 
     by an individual at the Assistant Secretary level within the 
     office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. In 
     implementing subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
     ensure that Department of Defense procedures maximize the 
     ability of the Department of Defense to be able to issue an 
     objection within the 10-day period specified in subsection 
     (c).''.

     SEC. 1215. TRANSFER OF EXCESS UH-1 HUEY HELICOPTERS AND AH-1 
                   COBRA HELICOPTERS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 153 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2581. Transfer of excess UH-1 Huey helicopters and AH-
       1 Cobra helicopters to foreign countries

       ``(a) Requirements.--The Secretary of Defense shall make 
     all reasonable efforts to ensure that any excess UH-1 Huey 
     helicopter or AH-1 Cobra helicopter that is to be transferred 
     on a grant or sales basis to a foreign country for the 
     purpose of flight operations for such country shall meet the 
     following requirements:
       ``(1) Prior to such transfer, the helicopter receives, to 
     the extent necessary, maintenance and repair equivalent to 
     the depot-level maintenance and repair, as defined in section 
     2460 of this title, that such helicopter would need were the 
     helicopter to remain in operational use with the armed forces 
     of the United States.
       ``(2) Maintenance and repair described in paragraph (1) is 
     performed in the United States.
       ``(b) Exception.--The requirements of subsection (a) shall 
     not apply with respect to salvage helicopters provided to the 
     foreign country solely as a source for spare parts.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2581. Transfer of excess UH-1 Huey helicopters and AH-1 Cobra 
              helicopters to foreign countries.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 2581 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
     respect to the transfer of a UH-1 Huey helicopter or AH-1 
     Cobra helicopter on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 1216. NUCLEAR EXPORT REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

       The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:

                 ``CHAPTER 11-NUCLEAR EXPORT REPORTING

     ``SEC. 111. REPORTS ON EXPORTS.

       ``(a) Actions Requiring Reporting.--Unless and until the 
     conditions set forth in subsection (b) are met--
       ``(1) no license may be issued for the export of--
       ``(A) any production facility or utilization facility;
       ``(B) any source material or special nuclear material; or
       ``(C) any component, substance, or item that has been 
     determined under section 109b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 to be especially relevant from the standpoint of export 
     control because of its significance for nuclear explosive 
     purposes;
       ``(2) the United States shall not approve the retransfer of 
     any facility, material, item, technical data, component, or 
     substance described in paragraph (1); and
       ``(3) no authorization may be given under section 57b.(2) 
     of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for any person to engage, 
     directly or indirectly, in the production of special nuclear 
     material.
       ``(b) Conditions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The conditions referred to in subsection 
     (a) are the following:
       ``(A) Before the export, retransfer, or activity is 
     approved, the appropriate agency shall transmit to the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate a report describing such export, retransfer, or 
     activity and the basis for any proposed approval thereof, 
     and, in the case of an authorization described in subsection 
     (a)(3), the appropriate agency shall transmit to the 
     Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives a 
     report describing the activity for which authorization is 
     sought and the basis for any proposed approval thereof. Each 
     report under this subparagraph report shall contain--
       ``(i) a detailed description of the proposed export, 
     retransfer, or activity, as the case may be, including a 
     brief description of the quantity, value, and capabilities of 
     the export, retransfer, or activity;
       ``(ii) the name of each contractor expected to provide the 
     proposed export, retransfer, or activity;
       ``(iii) an estimate of the number of officers and employees 
     of the United States Government and of United States civilian 
     contract personnel expected to be needed in the recipient 
     country to carry out the proposed export, retransfer, or 
     activity; and
       ``(iv) a description, including estimated value, from each 
     contractor described in clause (ii) of any offset agreements 
     proposed to be entered into in connection with such proposed 
     export, retransfer, or activity (if known on the date of 
     transmittal of the report), and the projected delivery dates 
     and end user of the proposed export, retransfer, or activity; 
     and
       ``(v) the extent to which the recipient country is in 
     compliance with the conditions specified in paragraph (2) of 
     section 129 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
     The report transmitted under this subparagraph shall be 
     unclassified, unless the public disclosure thereof would be 
     clearly detrimental to the security of the United States.
       ``(B) Unless the President determines that an emergency 
     exists which requires immediate approval of the proposed 
     export, retransfer, or activity in the national security 
     interests of the United States, no such approval shall be 
     given until at least 30 calendar days after Congress receives 
     the report described in subparagraph (A), and shall not be 
     approved then if Congress, within that 30-day period, enacts 
     a joint resolution prohibiting the proposed export, 
     retransfer, or activity. If the President determines that an 
     emergency exists that requires immediate approval of the 
     proposed export, retransfer, or activity in the national 
     security interests of the United States, thus waiving the 
     requirements of this paragraph, he shall submit in writing to 
     the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate a detailed justification for his determination, 
     including a description of the emergency circumstances that 
     necessitate the immediate approval of the export, retransfer, 
     or activity, and a discussion of the national security 
     interests involved.
       ``(2) Consideration of joint resolutions in the senate.--
     Any joint resolution under paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
     considered in the Senate in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and 
     Arms Export Control Act of 1976.
       ``(c) Publication of Unclassified Text of Reports.--The 
     appropriate agency shall cause to be published in the Federal 
     Register, upon transmittal to the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the full unclassified 
     text of each report submitted pursuant to subsection 
     (b)(1)(A).
       ``(d) Exceptions.--The requirements of this section shall 
     not apply to--
       ``(1) any export, retransfer, or activity for which a 
     general license or general authorization is granted by the 
     appropriate agency; or
       ``(2) any export or retransfer to, or activity in, a 
     country that is a member of the Organization for Economic 
     Cooperation and Development.
       ``(e) Definitions.--As used in this section, the terms 
     `production facility', `utilization facility', `source 
     material', and `special nuclear material', have the meanings 
     given those terms in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954.''.
 TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET 
                                 UNION

     SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
                   PROGRAMS AND FUNDS.

       (a) Specification of CTR Programs.--For purposes of section 
     301 and other provisions of this Act, Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs are the programs specified in subsection 
     (b) of section 406 of title 10, United States Code (as added 
     by section 1305).
       (b) Fiscal Year 1999 Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds 
     Defined.--As used in this title, the term ``fiscal year 1999 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction funds'' means the funds 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.

     SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Of the fiscal year 1999 Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds, not more than the following amounts may be 
     obligated for the purposes specified:
       (1) Except as provided in paragraph (11), for strategic 
     offensive arms elimination in Russia, $142,400,000.
       (2) Except as provided in paragraph (11), for strategic 
     nuclear arms elimination in Ukraine, $47,500,000.
       (3) For activities to support warhead dismantlement 
     processing in Russia, $9,400,000.
       (4) For activities associated with chemical weapons 
     destruction in Russia, $35,000,000.
       (5) For weapons transportation security in Russia, 
     $10,300,000.
       (6) For planning, design, and construction of a storage 
     facility for Russian fissile material, $60,900,000.
       (7) For weapons storage security in Russia, $41,700,000.

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       (8) For development of a cooperative program with the 
     Government of Russia to eliminate the production of weapons 
     grade plutonium at Russian reactors, $29,800,000.
       (9) For biological weapons proliferation prevention 
     activities in Russia, $2,000,000.
       (10) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
     Administrative Support $7,000,000.
       (11) For strategic arms elimination in Russia or Ukraine, 
     $31,400,000.
       (b) Limited Authority To Vary Individual Amounts.--(1) If 
     the Secretary of Defense determines that it is necessary to 
     do so in the national interest, the Secretary may, subject to 
     paragraphs (2) and (3), obligate amounts for the purposes 
     stated in any of the paragraphs of subsection (a) in excess 
     of the amount specified for those purposes in that paragraph. 
     However, the total amount obligated for the purposes stated 
     in the paragraphs in subsection (a) may not by reason of the 
     use of the authority provided in the preceding sentence 
     exceed the sum of the amounts specified in those paragraphs.
       (2) An obligation for the purposes stated in any of the 
     paragraphs in subsection (a) in excess of the amount 
     specified in that paragraph may be made using the authority 
     provided in paragraph (1) only after--
       (A) the Secretary submits to Congress notification of the 
     intent to do so together with a complete discussion of the 
     justification for doing so; and
       (B) 15 days have elapsed following the date of the 
     notification.
       (3) The Secretary may not, under the authority provided in 
     paragraph (1), obligate amounts appropriated for the purposes 
     stated in any of paragraphs (3) through (10) of subsection 
     (a) in excess of 115 percent of the amount stated in those 
     paragraphs.

     SEC. 1303. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SPECIFIED 
                   PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--No fiscal year 1999 Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds, and no funds appropriated for Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs for any prior fiscal year and 
     remaining available for obligation, may be obligated or 
     expended for any of the following purposes:
       (1) Conducting with Russia any peacekeeping exercise or 
     other peacekeeping-related activity.
       (2) Provision of housing.
       (3) Provision of assistance to promote environmental 
     restoration.
       (4) Provision of assistance to promote job retraining.
       (5) Programs other than the programs specified in 
     subsection (b) of section 406 of title 10, United States Code 
     (as added by section 1305).
       (b) Limitation With Respect to Defense Conversion 
     Assistance.--None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this 
     Act may be obligated or expended for the provision of 
     assistance to Russia or any other state of the former Soviet 
     Union to promote defense conversion.

     SEC. 1304. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS 
                   DESTRUCTION FACILITY.

       No fiscal year 1999 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds 
     authorized to be obligated in section 1302(a)(4) for 
     activities associated with chemical weapons destruction in 
     Russia, and no funds appropriated for Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs for any prior fiscal year and remaining 
     available for obligation, may be used for construction of a 
     chemical weapons destruction facility.

     SEC. 1305. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR A SPECIFIED 
                   PERIOD.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 20 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 406. Use of Cooperative Threat Reduction program 
       funds: limitation

       ``(a) In General.--In carrying out Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs during any fiscal year, the Secretary of 
     Defense may use funds appropriated for those programs only to 
     the extent that those funds were appropriated for that fiscal 
     year or for either of the 2 preceding fiscal years.
       ``(b) Definition of Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     Programs.--In this section, the term `Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs' means the following programs with respect 
     to states of the former Soviet Union:
       ``(1) Programs to facilitate the elimination, and the safe 
     and secure transportation and storage, of nuclear, chemical, 
     and other weapons of mass destruction and their delivery 
     vehicles.
       ``(2) Programs to facilitate the safe and secure storage of 
     fissile materials derived from the elimination of nuclear 
     weapons.
       ``(3) Programs to prevent the proliferation of weapons of 
     mass destruction, components, and technology and expertise 
     related to such weapons.
       ``(4) Programs to expand military-to-military and defense 
     contacts.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``406. Use of Cooperative Threat Reduction program funds: 
              limitation.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The limitation described in section 
     406 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
     (a), shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning with 
     fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 1306. REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT BREAKDOWN OF AMOUNTS 
                   REQUESTED BY PROJECT CATEGORY.

       The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress on an 
     annual basis, not later than 30 days after the date that the 
     President submits to Congress the budget of the United States 
     Government for the following fiscal year--
       (1) a breakdown, with respect to the appropriations 
     requested for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs for the 
     fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the breakdown is 
     submitted, of the amounts requested for each project category 
     under each Cooperative Threat Reduction program element; and
       (2) a breakdown, with respect to appropriations for 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction programs for the fiscal year in 
     which the breakdown is submitted, of the amounts obligated or 
     expended, or planned to be obligated or expended, for each 
     project category under each Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     program element.

     SEC. 1307. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL COMPLETION OF 
                   FISCAL YEAR 1998 REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Use of Funds for Programs Related to Start II Treaty.--
     No fiscal year 1999 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may be 
     obligated or expended for strategic offensive arms 
     elimination projects in Russia related to the START II Treaty 
     (as defined in section 1302(f) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1948)) until 30 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the certification 
     described in section 1404 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1960).
       (b) Use of Funds for Chemical Weapons Destruction 
     Facility.--No fiscal year 1999 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     funds may be obligated or expended for activities relating to 
     a chemical weapons destruction facility until 15 days after 
     the date that is the later of the dates described in section 
     1405 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1960).
       (c) Use of Funds for Destruction of Chemical Weapons.--No 
     funds authorized to be appropriated under this or any other 
     Act for fiscal year 1999 for Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs may be obligated or expended for chemical weapons 
     destruction activities until the President submits to 
     Congress the written certification described in section 
     1406(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1961).
       (d) Use of Funds for Storage Facility for Russian Fissile 
     Material.--No fiscal year 1999 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     funds may be obligated or expended for planning, design, or 
     construction of a storage facility for Russian fissile 
     material until 15 days after the date that is the later of 
     the dates described in section 1407 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1962).
       (e) Use of Funds for Weapons Storage Security.--No fiscal 
     year 1999 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds intended for 
     weapons storage security activities in Russia may be 
     obligated or expended until 15 days after the date that the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the report on the 
     status of negotiations between the United States and Russia 
     described in section 1408 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1962).

     SEC. 1308. REPORT ON BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PROGRAMS IN RUSSIA.

       (a) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report, in classified and unclassified 
     forms, containing--
       (1) an assessment of the extent of compliance by Russia 
     with international agreements relating to the control of 
     biological weapons; and
       (2) a detailed evaluation of the potential political and 
     military costs and benefits of collaborative biological 
     pathogen research efforts by the United States and Russia.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report required under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) An evaluation of the extent of the control and 
     oversight by the Government of Russia over the military and 
     civilian-military biological warfare programs formerly 
     controlled or overseen by states of the former Soviet Union.
       (2) The extent and scope of continued biological warfare 
     research, development, testing, and production in Russia, 
     including the sites where such activity is occurring and the 
     types of activity being conducted.
       (3) An assessment of compliance by Russia with the terms of 
     the Biological Weapons Convention.
       (4) An identification and assessment of the measures taken 
     by Russia to comply with the obligations assumed under the 
     Joint Statement on Biological Weapons, agreed to by the 
     United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia on September 
     14, 1992.
       (5) A description of the extent to which Russia has 
     permitted individuals from the United States or other 
     countries to visit military and nonmilitary biological 
     research, development, testing, and production sites in order 
     to resolve ambiguities regarding activities at such sites.
       (6) A description of the information provided by Russia 
     about its biological weapons dismantlement efforts to date.
       (7) An assessment of the accuracy and comprehensiveness of 
     declarations by Russia regarding its biological weapons 
     activities.
       (8) An identification of collaborative biological research 
     projects carried out by the United States and Russia for 
     which Cooperative Threat Reduction funds have been used.

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       (9) An evaluation of the political and military utility of 
     prior, existing, and prospective cooperative biological 
     pathogen research programs carried out between the United 
     States and Russia, and an assessment of the impact of such 
     programs on increasing Russian military transparency with 
     respect to biological weapons activities.
       (10) An assessment of the political and military utility of 
     the long-term collaborative program advocated by the National 
     Academy of Sciences in its October 27, 1997 report, 
     ``Controlling Dangerous Pathogens: A Blueprint for U.S.-
     Russian Cooperation''.

     SEC. 1309. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS 
                   PROLIFERATION PREVENTION ACTIVITIES IN RUSSIA.

       No fiscal year 1999 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may 
     be obligated or expended for biological weapons proliferation 
     prevention activities in Russia until 15 days after the date 
     that is the later of the following:
       (1) The date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress a certification that no Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     funds provided for cooperative research activities at 
     biological research institutes in Russia have been used--
       (A) to support activities that have resulted in the 
     development of a new strain of anthrax; or
       (B) for any purpose inconsistent with the objectives of 
     providing such assistance.
       (2) The date on which the Secretary submits to the 
     congressional defense committees notification that the United 
     States has examined and tested the new strain of anthrax 
     reportedly developed at the State Research Center for Applied 
     Microbiology in Obolensk, Russia.

     SEC. 1310. LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR STRATEGIC 
                   ARMS ELIMINATION IN RUSSIA OR UKRAINE.

       No fiscal year 1999 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds 
     authorized to be obligated in section 1302(a)(11) for 
     strategic arms elimination in Russia or Ukraine may be 
     obligated or expended until 30 days after the date that the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
     committees notification on how the Secretary plans to use 
     such funds.

     SEC. 1311. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

       Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 301 for Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs shall be available for obligation for 
     three fiscal years.
         TITLE XIV--DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

     SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Defense Against Weapons of 
     Mass Destruction Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 1402. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Many nations currently possess weapons of mass 
     destruction and related materials and technologies, and such 
     weapons are increasingly available to a variety of sources 
     through legitimate and illegitimate means.
       (2) The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is 
     growing, and will likely continue despite the best efforts of 
     the international community to limit their flow.
       (3) The increased availability, relative affordability, and 
     ease of use of weapons of mass destruction may make the use 
     of such weapons an increasingly attractive option to 
     potential adversaries who are not otherwise capable of 
     countering United States military superiority.
       (4) On November 12, 1997, President Clinton issued an 
     Executive Order stating that ``the proliferation of nuclear, 
     biological, and chemical weapons (``weapons of mass 
     destruction'') and the means of delivering such weapons 
     constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
     national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United 
     States'' and declaring a national emergency to deal with that 
     threat.
       (5) The Quadrennial Defense Review concluded that the 
     threat or use of weapons of mass destruction is a likely 
     condition of future warfare and poses a potential threat to 
     the United States.
       (6) The United States lacks adequate preparedness at the 
     Federal, State, and local levels to respond to a potential 
     attack on the United States involving weapons of mass 
     destruction.
       (7) The United States has initiated an effort to enhance 
     the capability of Federal, State, and local governments as 
     well as local emergency response personnel to prevent and 
     respond to a domestic terrorist incident involving weapons of 
     mass destruction.
       (8) More than 40 Federal departments, agencies, and bureaus 
     are involved in combating terrorism, and many, including the 
     Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, the 
     Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, are 
     executing programs to provide civilian personnel at the 
     Federal, State, and local levels with training and assistance 
     to prevent and respond to incidents involving weapons of mass 
     destruction.
       (9) The Department of Energy has established a Nuclear 
     Emergency Response Team which is available to respond to 
     incidents involving nuclear or radiological emergencies.
       (10) The Department of Defense has begun to implement a 
     program to train local emergency responders in major cities 
     throughout the United States to prevent and respond to 
     incidents involving weapons of mass destruction.
       (11) The Department of Justice has established a National 
     Center for Domestic Preparedness at Fort McClellan, Alabama, 
     to conduct nuclear, biological, and chemical preparedness 
     training for Federal, State, and local officials to enhance 
     emergency response to incidents involving weapons of mass 
     destruction.
       (12) Despite these activities, Federal agency initiatives 
     to enhance domestic preparedness to respond to an incident 
     involving weapons of mass destruction are hampered by 
     incomplete interagency coordination and overlapping 
     jurisdiction of agency missions, for example:
       (A) The Secretary of Defense has proposed the establishment 
     of 10 Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection elements, 
     composed of 22 National Guard personnel, to provide timely 
     regional assistance to local emergency responders during an 
     incident involving chemical or biological weapons of mass 
     destruction. However, the precise working relationship 
     between these National Guard elements, the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency regional offices, and State and local 
     emergency response agencies has not yet been determined.
       (B) The Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead 
     Federal agency for consequence management in response to a 
     terrorist incident involving weapons of mass destruction, has 
     withdrawn from the role of chair of the Senior Interagency 
     Coordination Group for domestic emergency preparedness, and a 
     successor agency to chair the Senior Interagency Coordinator 
     has not yet been determined.
       (C) In order to ensure effective local response 
     capabilities to incidents involving weapons of mass 
     destruction, the Federal Government, in addition to providing 
     training, must concurrently address the need for--
       (i) compatible communications capabilities for all Federal, 
     State, and local emergency responders, which often use 
     different radio systems and operate on different radio 
     frequencies;
       (ii) adequate equipment necessary for response to an 
     incident involving weapons of mass destruction, and a means 
     to ensure that financially lacking localities have access to 
     such equipment;
       (iii) local and regional planning efforts to ensure the 
     effective execution of emergency response in the event of an 
     incident involving a weapon of mass destruction; and
       (iv) increased planning and training to prepare for 
     emergency response capabilities in port areas and littoral 
     waters.
       (D) The Congress is aware that Presidential Decision 
     Directives relating to domestic emergency preparedness for 
     response to terrorist incidents involving weapons of mass 
     destruction are being considered, but agreement has not been 
     reached within the executive branch.
                   Subtitle A--Domestic Preparedness

     SEC. 1411. DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS FOR RESPONSE TO THREATS OF 
                   TERRORIST USE OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

       (a) Enhanced Response Capability.--In light of the 
     continuing potential for terrorist use of weapons of mass 
     destruction against the United States and the need to develop 
     a more fully coordinated response to that threat on the part 
     of Federal, State, and local agencies, the President shall 
     act to increase the effectiveness at the Federal, State, and 
     local level of the domestic emergency preparedness program 
     for response to terrorist incidents involving weapons of mass 
     destruction by developing an integrated program that builds 
     upon the program established under title XIV of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201; 110 Stat. 2714).
       (b) Report.--Not later than January 31, 1999, the President 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing information on 
     the actions taken at the Federal, State, and local level to 
     develop an integrated program to prevent and respond to 
     terrorist incidents involving weapons of mass destruction.

     SEC. 1412. REPORT ON DOMESTIC EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

       Section 1051 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1889) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Annex on Domestic Emergency Preparedness Program.--As 
     part of the report submitted to Congress under subsection 
     (b), the President shall include an annex which provides the 
     following information on the domestic emergency preparedness 
     program for response to terrorist incidents involving weapons 
     of mass destruction (as established under title XIV and 
     section 1411 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999):
       ``(1) information on program responsibilities for each 
     participating Federal department, agency, and bureau;
       ``(2) a summary of program activities performed during the 
     preceding fiscal year for each participating Federal 
     department, agency, and bureau;
       ``(3) a summary of program obligations and expenditures 
     during the preceding fiscal year for each participating 
     Federal department, agency, and bureau;
       ``(4) a summary of the program plan and budget for the 
     current fiscal year for each participating Federal 
     department, agency, and bureau;
       ``(5) the program budget request for the following fiscal 
     year for each participating Federal department, agency, and 
     bureau;
       ``(6) recommendations for improving Federal, State, and 
     local domestic emergency preparedness to respond to incidents 
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     ing weapons of mass destruction that have been made by the 
     Advisory Commission on Domestic Response Capabilities for 
     Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (as 
     established under section 1421 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999), and actions taken as 
     a result of such recommendations; and
       ``(7) requirements regarding additional program measures 
     and legislative authority for which congressional action may 
     be recommended.''.

     SEC. 1413. PERFORMANCE OF THREAT AND RISK ASSESSMENTS.

       (a) Threat and Risk Assessments.--(1) Assistance to 
     Federal, State, and local agencies provided under the program 
     under section 1411 shall include the performance of 
     assessments of the threat and risk of terrorist employment of 
     weapons of mass destruction against cities and other local 
     areas. Such assessments shall be used by Federal, State, and 
     local agencies to determine the training and equipment 
     requirements under this program and shall be performed as a 
     collaborative effort with State and local agencies.
       (2) The Department of Justice, as lead Federal agency for 
     crisis management in response to terrorism involving weapons 
     of mass destruction, shall, through the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, conduct any threat and risk assessment 
     performed under paragraph (1) in coordination with 
     appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and shall 
     develop procedures and guidance for conduct of the threat and 
     risk assessment in consultation with officials from the 
     intelligence community.
       (3) The President shall identify and make available the 
     funds necessary to carry out this section.
       (b) Pilot Test.--(1) Before prescribing final procedures 
     and guidance for the performance of threat and risk 
     assessments under this section, the Attorney General, through 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation may, in coordination with 
     appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, conduct a 
     pilot test of any proposed method or model by which such 
     assessments are to be performed.
       (2) The pilot test shall be performed in cities or local 
     areas selected by the Department of Justice, through the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation, in consultation with 
     appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies.
       (3) The pilot test shall be completed not later than 4 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
      Subtitle B--Advisory Commission to Assess Domestic Response 
    Capabilities For Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction

     SEC. 1421. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission to be known as the ``Advisory Commission on 
     Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving 
     Weapons of Mass Destruction'' (hereinafter referred to as the 
     ``Commission'').
       (b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 15 
     members, appointed as follows:
       (1) four members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (2) four members appointed by the majority leader of the 
     Senate;
       (3) two members appointed by the minority leader of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (4) two members appointed by the minority leader of the 
     Senate;
       (5) three members appointed by the President.
       (c) Qualifications.--Members shall be appointed from among 
     individuals with knowledge and expertise in emergency 
     response matters.
       (d) Deadline for Appointments.--Appointments shall be made 
     not later than the date that is 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (e) Initial Meeting.--The Commission shall conduct its 
     first meeting not later than the date that is 30 days after 
     the date that appointments to the Commission have been made.
       (f) Chairman.--A Chairman of the Commission shall be 
     elected by a majority of the members.

     SEC. 1422. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall--
       (1) assess Federal agency efforts to enhance domestic 
     preparedness for incidents involving weapons of mass 
     destruction;
       (2) assess the progress of Federal training programs for 
     local emergency responses to incidents involving weapons of 
     mass destruction;
       (3) assess deficiencies in training programs for responses 
     to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, including 
     a review of unfunded communications, equipment, and planning 
     and maritime region needs;
       (4) recommend strategies for ensuring effective 
     coordination with respect to Federal agency weapons of mass 
     destruction response efforts, and for ensuring fully 
     effective local response capabilities for weapons of mass 
     destruction incidents; and
       (5) assess the appropriate role of State and local 
     governments in funding effective local response capabilities.

     SEC. 1423. REPORT.

       Not later than the date that is 6 months after the date of 
     the first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall 
     submit a report to the President and to Congress on its 
     findings under section 1422 and recommendations for improving 
     Federal, State, and local domestic emergency preparedness to 
     respond to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction.

     SEC. 1424. POWERS.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission or, at its direction, any 
     panel or member of the Commission, may, for the purpose of 
     carrying out this Act, hold such hearings, sit and act at 
     times and places, take testimony, receive evidence, and 
     administer oaths to the extent that the Commission or any 
     panel member considers advisable.
       (b) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from 
     any department or agency of the United States information 
     that the Commission considers necessary to enable the 
     Commission to carry out its responsibilities under this Act.

     SEC. 1425. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of a 
     majority of the members.
       (b) Quorum.--Eight members of the Commission shall 
     constitute a quorum other than for the purpose of holding 
     hearings.
       (c) Commission.--The Commission may establish panels 
     composed of less than full membership of the Commission for 
     the purpose of carrying out the Commission's duties. The 
     actions of each such panel shall be subject to the review and 
     control of the Commission. Any findings and determinations 
     made by such panel shall not be considered the findings and 
     determinations of the Commission unless approved by the 
     Commission.
       (d) Authority of Individuals To Act for Commission.--Any 
     member or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the 
     Commission, take any action which the Commission is 
     authorized to take by this Act.

     SEC. 1426. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

       (a) Pay of Members.--Members of the Commission shall serve 
     without pay by reason of their work on the Commission.
       (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall 
     be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the Commission.
       (c) Staff.--(1) The Commission may, without regard to the 
     provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
     appointments in the competitive service, appoint a staff 
     director and such additional personnel as may be necessary to 
     enable the Commission to perform its duties.
       (2) The Commission may fix the pay of the staff director 
     and other personnel without regard to the provisions of 
     chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, 
     United States Code, relating to classification of positions 
     and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay 
     fixed under this paragraph for the staff director may not 
     exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5316 of such title and the rate of pay for 
     other personnel may not exceed the maximum rate payable for 
     grade GS-15 of the General Schedule.
       (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon request of the 
     Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may 
     detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any personnel of that 
     department or agency to the Commission to assist it in 
     carrying out its duties.
       (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--
     The Commission may procure temporary and intermittent 
     services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code, at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily 
     equivalent of the annual rate of pay payable for level V of 
     the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.

     SEC. 1427. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       (a) Postal and Printing Services.--The Commission may use 
     the United States mails and obtain printing and binding 
     services in the same manner and under the same conditions as 
     other departments and agencies of the United States.
       (b) Miscellaneous Administrative and Support Services.--
     Upon the request of the Commission, the Administrator of 
     General Services shall provide to the Commission, on a 
     reimbursable basis, the administrative support services 
     necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties under 
     this title.
       (c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure 
     temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 1428. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall terminate not later than 60 days after 
     the date that the Commission submits its report under section 
     1423.

     SEC. 1429. FUNDING.

       Funds for activities of the Commission shall be provided 
     from amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense for 
     operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities for 
     fiscal year 1999.
            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999''.

                            TITLE XXI--ARMY

     SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(1), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United States, and

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     in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

                     Army: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State               Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama......................  Anniston Army Depot......      $3,550,000
                               Fort Rucker..............      $4,300,000
                               Redstone Arsenal.........      $1,550,000
California...................  Fort Irwin...............     $14,800,000
Georgia......................  Fort Benning.............     $28,600,000
Hawaii.......................  Schofield Barracks.......     $67,500,000
Illinois.....................  Rock Island Arsenal......      $5,300,000
Indiana......................  Crane Army Ammunition          $7,100,000
                                Activity................
Kansas.......................  Fort Riley...............      $3,600,000
Kentucky.....................  Blue Grass Army Depot....      $5,300,000
                               Fort Campbell............     $41,000,000
                               Fort Knox................     $23,000,000
Louisiana....................  Fort Polk................      $8,300,000
Maryland.....................  Fort Detrick.............      $3,550,000
Missouri.....................  Fort Leonard Wood........     $28,200,000
New Jersey...................  Fort Monmouth............      $7,600,000
                               Picatinny Arsenal........      $8,400,000
New York.....................  Fort Drum................      $4,650,000
                               United States Military        $85,000,000
                                Academy, West Point.....
North Carolina...............  Fort Bragg...............     $95,900,000
Oklahoma.....................  Fort Sill................     $13,800,000
                               McAlester Army Ammunition     $10,800,000
                                Plant...................
Texas........................  Fort Bliss...............      $4,100,000
                               Fort Hood................     $32,500,000
                               Fort Sam Houston.........     $21,800,000
Utah.........................  Tooele Army Depot........      $3,900,000
Virginia.....................  National Ground               $46,200,000
                                Intelligence Center,
                                Charlottesville.........
                               Fort Eustis..............     $36,531,000
Washington...................  Fort Lewis...............     $18,200,000
CONUS Classified.............  Classified Location......      $4,600,000
                                                         ---------------
                                   Total................    $639,631,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(2), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set 
     forth in the following table:
       

                     Army: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Installation or
            Country                      location             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Belgium........................  80th Area Support Group      $6,300,000
Germany........................  Schweinfurt............     $18,000,000
                                 Wurzburg...............      $4,250,000
Korea..........................  Camp Casey.............     $13,400,000
                                 Camp Castle............     $18,226,000
                                 Camp Humphreys.........      $8,500,000
                                 Camp Stanley...........      $5,800,000
Kwajalein......................  Kwajalein Atoll........     $48,600,000
                                                         ---------------
                                     Total..............    $123,076,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may 
     construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
     acquisition) at the installations, for the purposes, and in 
     the amounts set forth in the following table:
       

                                              Army: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Purpose                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...............................  Redstone Arsenal.........  118 Units....................     $14,000,000
Hawaii................................  Schofield Barracks.......  64 Units.....................     $14,700,000
North Carolina........................  Fort Bragg...............  170 Units....................     $19,800,000
Texas.................................  Fort Hood................  154 Units....................     $21,600,000
Virginia..............................  Fort Lee.................  80 Units.....................     $13,000,000
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                   Total........................     $83,100,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may carry out 
     architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design activities with respect to the construction or 
     improvement of family housing units in an amount not to 
     exceed $6,350,000.

     SEC. 2103. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary

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     of the Army may improve existing military family housing 
     units in an amount not to exceed $37,429,000.

     SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1998, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Army in the total amount of $2,010,036,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(a), $535,631,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(b), $87,076,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $5,000,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $63,792,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $126,879,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $1,097,697,000.
       (6) For the Homeowners Assistance Program as authorized by 
     section 2832 of title 10, United States Code, $7,500,000.
       (7) For the construction of the missile software 
     engineering annex, phase II, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 
     authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1966), $13,600,000.
       (8) For the construction of a disciplinary barracks, phase 
     II, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, authorized by section 2101(a) 
     of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998, $29,000,000.
       (9) For the construction of the whole barracks complex 
     renewal, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, authorized by section 2101(a) 
     of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998, $20,500,000.
       (10) For rail yard expansion at Fort Carson, Colorado, 
     authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, $23,000,000.
       (11) For the construction of an aerial gunnery range at 
     Fort Drum, New York, authorized by section 2101(a) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, 
     $9,000,000.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 
     2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2101 of this Act may not exceed--
       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
       (2) $16,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a multipurpose 
     digital training range at Fort Knox, Kentucky);
       (3) $15,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a railhead facility 
     at Fort Hood, Texas);
       (4) $73,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a cadet development 
     center at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New 
     York); and
       (5) $36,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(b) for the construction of a powerplant on Roi 
     Namur Island at Kwajalein Atoll, Kwajalein).
       (c) Adjustments.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (11) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by--
       (1) $2,639,000, which represents the combination of project 
     savings in military family housing construction resulting 
     from favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and 
     cancellations due to force structure changes; and
       (2) $6,000,000, which represents the combination of project 
     savings in military construction resulting from favorable 
     bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due to force 
     structure changes.

     SEC. 2105. INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR 1998 AUTHORIZATION FOR 
                   MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT FORT DRUM, 
                   NEW YORK, AND FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA.

       (a) Increase.--The table in section 2101(a) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (division 
     B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1967) is amended--
       (1) in the item relating to Fort Drum, New York, by 
     striking out ``$24,400,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$24,900,000'';
       (2) in the item relating to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, by 
     striking out ``$25,000,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$28,500,000''; and
       (3) by striking out the amount identified as the total in 
     the amount column and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$602,750,000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2104 of that Act (111 
     Stat. 1968) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``$2,010,466,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$2,013,966,000''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``$435,350,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$438,850,000''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(8), by striking out ``$8,500,000'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``$9,000,000''.
                            TITLE XXII--NAVY

     SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2204(a)(1), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

                     Navy: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Installation or
             State                       location             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona........................  Marine Corps Air            $11,010,000
                                  Station, Yuma.
                                 Naval Observatory              $990,000
                                  Detachment, Flagstaff.
California.....................  Marine Corps Air            $29,570,000
                                  Station, Miramar......
                                 Marine Corps Base, Camp     $40,430,000
                                  Pendleton.............
                                 Naval Air Station,          $20,640,000
                                  Lemoore.
                                 Naval Air Warfare           $10,140,000
                                  Center Weapons
                                  Division, China Lake.
                                 Naval Facility, San          $8,350,000
                                  Clemente Island.......
                                 Naval Submarine Base,       $11,400,000
                                  San Diego.
District of Columbia...........  Naval District,                $790,000
                                  Washington.
Florida........................  Naval Air Station, Key       $3,730,000
                                  West.
                                 Naval Air Station,           $1,500,000
                                  Jacksonville.
                                 Naval Air Station,           $1,400,000
                                  Whiting Field.
                                 Naval Station, Mayport.      $6,163,000
Georgia........................  Marine Corps Logistics       $2,800,000
                                  Base, Albany..........
                                 Naval Submarine Base,        $2,550,000
                                  Kings Bay.............
Hawaii.........................  Fleet and Industrial         $9,730,000
                                  Supply Center, Pearl
                                  Harbor................
                                 Marine Corps Air            $27,410,000
                                  Station, Kaneohe Bay..
                                 Naval Communications &       $1,970,000
                                  Telecommunications
                                  Area Master Station
                                  Eastern Pacific,
                                  Wahiawa...............
                                 Naval Shipyard, Pearl       $11,400,000
                                  Harbor.
                                 Naval Station, Pearl        $18,180,000
                                  Harbor.
                                 Naval Submarine Base,        $8,060,000
                                  Pearl Harbor..........
                                 Navy Public Works           $28,967,000
                                  Center, Pearl Harbor..
Illinois.......................  Naval Training Center,      $20,280,000
                                  Great Lakes...........
Indiana........................  Naval Surface Warfare       $11,110,000
                                  Center, Crane.........
Maryland.......................  Naval Surface Warfare       $13,270,000
                                  Center, Indian Head
                                  Division, Indian Head.
Mississippi....................  Naval Air Station,           $3,280,000
                                  Meridian.
                                 Naval Construction          $10,670,000
                                  Battalion Center
                                  Gulfport..............
North Carolina.................  Marine Corps Air             $6,040,000
                                  Station, Cherry Point.
                                 Marine Corps Base, Camp     $14,600,000
                                  LeJeune...............
Pennsylvania...................  Naval Surface Warfare        $2,410,000
                                  Center Ship Systems
                                  Engineering Station,
                                  Philadelphia..........
Rhode Island...................  Naval Education and          $5,630,000
                                  Training Center,
                                  Newport...............

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                                 Naval Undersea Warfare       $9,140,000
                                  Center Division,
                                  Newport...............
South Carolina.................  Marine Corps Air             $1,770,000
                                  Station, Beaufort.....
                                 Marine Corps Reserve        $15,990,000
                                  Detachment Parris
                                  Island................
                                 Naval Weapons Station,       $9,737,000
                                  Charleston............
Texas..........................  Naval Station,              $12,200,000
                                  Ingleside.
Virginia.......................  Fleet and Industrial         $1,770,000
                                  Supply Center, Norfolk
                                  (Craney Island).......
                                 Fleet Training Center,       $5,700,000
                                  Norfolk.
                                 Naval Air Station,           $6,400,000
                                  Oceana.
                                 Naval Shipyard,              $6,180,000
                                  Norfolk, Portsmouth...
                                 Naval Station, Norfolk.     $45,530,000
                                 Naval Surface Warfare       $15,680,000
                                  Center, Dahlgren......
                                 Tactical Training Group      $2,430,000
                                  Atlantic, Dam Neck....
Washington.....................  Naval Shipyard, Puget        $4,300,000
                                  Sound.
                                 Strategic Weapons            $2,750,000
                                  Facility Pacific,
                                  Bremerton.............
                                                         ---------------
                                     Total..............    $484,047,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2204(a)(2), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations outside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

                     Navy: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Installation or
            Country                      location             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Greece.........................  Naval Support Activity,      $5,260,000
                                  Souda Bay.............
Guam...........................  Naval Activities, Guam.     $10,310,000
Italy..........................  Naval Support Activity,     $18,270,000
                                  Naples.
United Kingdom.................  Joint Maritime               $2,010,000
                                  Communications Center,
                                  St. Mawgan............
                                                         ---------------
                                     Total..............     $35,850,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may 
     construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
     acquisition) at the installations, for the purposes, and in 
     the amounts set forth in the following table:
       

                                              Navy: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or location             Purpose               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California..............................  Naval Air Station, Lemoore  162 Units.................     $30,379,000
Hawaii..................................  Navy Public Works Center,   150 Units.................     $29,125,000
                                           Pearl Harbor.............
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                      Total.....................     $59,504,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may carry out 
     architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design activities with respect to the construction or 
     improvement of military family housing units in an amount not 
     to exceed $15,618,000.

     SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Navy may improve existing military family housing units 
     in an amount not to exceed $221,991,000.

     SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1998, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Navy in the total amount of $1,776,726,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(a), $470,547,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(b), $35,850,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $8,900,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $60,346,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $297,113,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $915,293,000.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 
     2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2201 of this Act may not exceed--
       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a); and
       (2) $13,500,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2202(a) for the construction of a berthing pier at 
     Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia.
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by--
       (1) $6,323,000 which represents the combination of project 
     savings in military family housing construction resulting 
     from favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and 
     cancellations due to force structure changes; and
       (2) $5,000,000 which represents the combination of project 
     savings in military construction resulting from favorable 
     bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due to force 
     structure changes.

     SEC. 2205. AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, 
                   MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH 
                   CAROLINA.

       The Secretary of the Navy may accept from the State of 
     North Carolina, a road construction project valued at 
     approximately $2,000,000, which is to be constructed at 
     Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in 
     accordance with plans and specifications acceptable to the 
     Secretary of the Navy.
                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE

     SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2304(a)(1), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United

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     States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

                   Air Force: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Installation or
             State                       location             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama........................  Maxwell Air Force Base.     $19,398,000
Alaska.........................  Eielson Air Force Base.      $4,352,000
Arizona........................  Luke Air Force Base....      $3,400,000
California.....................  Edwards Air Force Base.     $10,361,000
                                 Travis Air Force Base..      $4,250,000
                                 Vandenberg Air Force        $18,709,000
                                  Base.
Colorado.......................  Falcon Air Force             $9,601,000
                                  Station.
                                 United States Air Force      $4,413,000
                                  Academy...............
District of Columbia...........  Bolling Air Force Base.      $2,948,000
Florida........................  Eglin Air Force Base...     $20,437,000
                                 Eglin Auxiliary Field 9      $3,837,000
                                 MacDill Air Force Base.      $9,808,000
                                 Tyndall Air Force Base.      $3,600,000
Georgia........................  Robins Air Force Base..     $11,894,000
Hawaii.........................  Hickam Air Force Base..      $5,890,000
Idaho..........................  Mountain Home Air Force     $16,397,000
                                  Base..................
Kansas.........................  McConnell Air Force          $4,450,000
                                  Base.
Maryland.......................  Andrews Air Force Base.      $4,448,000
Mississippi....................  Keesler Air Force Base.     $35,526,000
Nevada.........................  Indian Springs Air          $15,013,000
                                  Force Auxiliary Air
                                  Field.................
                                 Nellis Air Force Base..      $6,378,000
New Jersey.....................  McGuire Air Force Base.      $6,044,000
New Mexico.....................  Holloman Air Force Base     $11,100,000
                                 Kirtland Air Force Base      $1,774,000
North Carolina.................  Seymour Johnson Air          $6,100,000
                                  Force Base............
North Dakota...................  Grand Forks Air Force        $2,686,000
                                  Base.
Ohio...........................  Wright-Patterson Air        $22,000,000
                                  Force Base............
Oklahoma.......................  Altus Air Force Base...      $5,300,000
                                 Tinker Air Force Base..     $25,385,000
                                 Vance Air Force Base...      $6,223,000
South Carolina.................  Charleston Air Force        $24,330,000
                                  Base.
South Dakota...................  Ellsworth Air Force          $6,500,000
                                  Base.
Tennessee......................  Arnold Air Force Base..     $11,600,000
Texas..........................  Brooks Air Force Base..      $7,000,000
                                 Dyess Air Force Base...      $3,350,000
                                 Lackland Air Force Base     $14,930,000
                                 Laughlin Air Force Base      $7,315,000
                                 Randolph Air Force Base      $3,166,000
Washington.....................  Fairchild Air Force         $13,820,000
                                  Base.
                                 McChord Air Force Base.     $51,847,000
                                                         ---------------
                                     Total..............    $445,580,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2304(a)(2), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations outside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

                  Air Force: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Installation or
            Country                      location             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany........................  Spangdahlem Air Base...     $13,967,000
Korea..........................  Kunsan Air Base........      $5,958,000
                                 Osan Air Base..........      $7,496,000
Turkey.........................  Incirlik Air Base......      $2,949,000
United Kingdom.................  Royal Air Force,            $15,838,000
                                  Lakenheath.
                                 Royal Air Force,            $24,960,000
                                  Mildenhall.
                                                         ---------------
                                     Total..............     $71,168,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may 
     construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
     acquisition) at the installations, for the purposes, and in 
     the amounts set forth in the following table:
       

                                            Air Force: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Purpose                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...............................  Maxwell Air Force Base...  143 Units....................     $16,300,000
Alaska................................  Eielson Air Force Base...  46 Units.....................     $12,932,000
California............................  Edwards Air Force Base...  48 Units.....................     $12,580,000
                                        Vandenberg Air Force Base  95 Units.....................     $18,499,000
Delaware..............................  Dover Air Force Base.....  55 Units.....................      $8,998,000
Florida...............................  MacDill Air Force Base...  48 Units.....................      $7,609,000
                                        Patrick Air Force Base...  46 Units.....................      $9,692,000
                                        Tyndall Air Force Base...  122 Units....................     $14,500,000

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Nebraska..............................  Offutt Air Force Base....  Ancillary Facility...........        $870,000
                                        Offutt Air Force Base....  Ancillary Facility...........        $900,000
                                        Offutt Air Force Base....  90 Units.....................     $12,212,000
Nevada................................  Nellis Air Force Base....  60 Units.....................     $10,550,000
New Mexico............................  Kirtland Air Force Base..  37 Units.....................      $6,400,000
Ohio..................................  Wright-Patterson Air       40 Units.....................      $5,600,000
                                         Force Base..............
Texas.................................  Dyess Air Force Base.....  64 Units.....................      $9,415,000
                                        Sheppard Air Force Base..  65 Units.....................      $7,000,000
Washington............................  Fairchild Air Force Base.  Ancillary Facility...........      $1,692,000
                                        Fairchild Air Force Base.  14 Units.....................      $2,300,000
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                     Total......................    $158,049,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out 
     architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design activities with respect to the construction or 
     improvement of military family housing units in an amount not 
     to exceed $11,342,000.

     SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Air Force may improve existing military family housing 
     units in an amount not to exceed $81,778,000.

     SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1998, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Air Force in the total amount of $1,577,264,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(a), $445,580,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(b), $71,168,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $7,135,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $37,592,000.
       (5) For military housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $251,169,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $785,204,000.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 
     2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2301 of this Act may not exceed the 
     total amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by--
       (1) $9,584,000 which represents the combination of project 
     savings in military family housing construction resulting 
     from favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and 
     cancellations due to force structure changes; and
       (2) $11,000,000 which represents the combination of project 
     savings in military construction resulting from favorable 
     bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due to force 
     structure changes.
                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

     SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2404(a)(1), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

               Defense Agencies: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Installation or
             Agency                      location             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chemical Demilitarization......  Aberdeen Proving           $186,350,000
                                  Ground, Maryland......
                                 Newport Army Depot,        $191,550,000
                                  Indiana...............
Defense Logistics Agency.......  Defense Fuel Support         $3,500,000
                                  Point, Fort Sill,
                                  Oklahoma..............
                                 Defense Fuel Support        $11,020,000
                                  Point, Jacksonville
                                  Annex, Mayport,
                                  Florida...............
                                 Defense Fuel Support        $11,000,000
                                  Point, Jacksonville,
                                  Florida...............
                                 Defense General Supply      $10,500,000
                                  Center, Richmond
                                  (DLA), Virginia.......
                                 Defense Fuels Supply         $5,300,000
                                  Center, Camp Shelby,
                                  Mississippi...........
                                 Defense Fuels Supply        $19,500,000
                                  Center, Elmendorf Air
                                  Force Base, Alaska....
                                 Defense Fuels Supply         $4,100,000
                                  Center, Pope Air Force
                                  Base, North Carolina..
                                 Various Locations......      $1,300,000
Defense Medical Facilities       Barksdale Air Force          $3,450,000
 Office........................   Base, Louisiana.......
                                 Beale Air Force Base,        $3,500,000
                                  California............
                                 Carlisle Barracks,           $4,678,000
                                  Pennsylvania..........
                                 Cheatham Annex,             $11,300,000
                                  Virginia.
                                 Edwards Air Force Base,      $6,000,000
                                  California............
                                 Elgin Air Force Base,        $9,200,000
                                  Florida.
                                 Fort Bragg, North            $6,500,000
                                  Carolina.
                                 Fort Hood, Texas.......     $14,100,000
                                 Fort Stewart/Hunter         $10,400,000
                                  Army Air Field,
                                  Georgia...............
                                 Grand Forks Air Force        $5,600,000
                                  Base, North Dakota....
                                 Holloman Air Force           $1,300,000
                                  Base, New Mexico......
                                 Keesler Air Force Base,        $700,000
                                  Mississippi...........
                                 Marine Corps Air             $6,300,000
                                  Station, Camp
                                  Pendleton,
                                  California............
                                 McChord Air Force Base,     $20,000,000
                                  Washington............
                                 Moody Air Force Base,       $11,000,000
                                  Georgia...............
                                 Naval Air Station,          $25,400,000
                                  Pensacola, Florida....
                                 Naval Hospital,             $28,000,000
                                  Bremerton, Washington.
                                 Naval Hospital, Great        $7,100,000
                                  Lakes, Illinois.......
                                 Naval Station, San           $1,350,000
                                  Diego, California.....
                                 Naval Submarine Base,        $5,700,000
                                  Bangor, Washington....
                                 Travis Air Force Base,       $1,700,000
                                  California............
Defense Education Activity.....  Marine Corps Base, Camp     $16,900,000
                                  LeJeune, North
                                  Carolina..............

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                                 United States Military       $2,840,000
                                  Academy, West Point,
                                  New York..............
National Security Agency.......  Fort Meade, Maryland...        $668,000
Special Operations Command.....  Elgin Auxiliary Field        $7,310,000
                                  3, Florida............
                                 Elgin Auxiliary Field        $2,400,000
                                  9, Florida............
                                 Fort Campbell, Kentucky     $15,000,000
                                 MacDill Air Force Base,      $8,400,000
                                  Florida...............
                                 Naval Amphibious Base,       $3,600,000
                                  Coronado, California..
                                 Stennis Space Center,        $5,500,000
                                  Mississippi...........
                                                         ---------------
                                     Total..............    $690,016,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2404(a)(2), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations outside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

               Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Installation or
             Agency                      location             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ballistic Missile Defense        Kwajalein Atoll,             $4,600,000
 Organization..................   Kwajalein.............
Defense Logistics Agency.......  Lajes Field, Azores,         $7,700,000
                                  Portugal..............
Defense Medical Facilities       Naval Air Station,           $5,300,000
 Office........................   Sigonella, Italy......
                                 Royal Air Force,            $10,800,000
                                  Lakenheath, United
                                  Kingdom...............
Defense Education Activity.....  Fort Buchanan, Puerto        $8,805,000
                                  Rico..................
                                 Naval Activities, Guam.     $13,100,000
Special Operations Command.....  Naval Station,               $9,600,000
                                  Roosevelt Roads,
                                  Puerto Rico...........
                                                         ---------------
                                     Total..............     $59,905,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2402. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriation in section 2404(a)(11)(A), the Secretary of 
     Defense may improve existing military family housing units in 
     an amount not to exceed $345,000.

     SEC. 2403. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

       Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2404(a)(9), the Secretary of 
     Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under 
     section 2865 of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 2404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1998, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of 
     Defense (other than the military departments), in the total 
     amount of $2,386,023,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(a), $369,966,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(a), $59,905,000.
       (3) For construction of the Ammunition Demilitarization 
     Facility, Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas authorized by section 
     2401 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 
     3040), as amended by section 2407 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division 
     B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 539), section 2408 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1982), and 
     section 2405 of this Act, $16,500,000.
       (4) For construction of the Ammunition Demilitarization 
     Facility, Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon, authorized by section 
     2401 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995, as amended by section 2407 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996, section 
     2408 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998, and section 2405 of this Act, $50,950,000.
       (5) For military construction projects at Portsmouth Naval 
     Hospital, Virginia, hospital replacement, authorized by 
     section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (division B of Public Law 
     101-189; 106 Stat. 1640), as amended by section 2406 of this 
     Act, $17,954,000.
       (6) For unspecified minor construction projects under 
     section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $16,094,000.
       (7) For contingency construction projects of the Secretary 
     of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, United States 
     Code, $4,890,000.
       (8) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $39,866,000.
       (9) For energy conservation projects authorized by section 
     2404, $46,950,000.
       (10) For base closure and realignment activities as 
     authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
     1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 
     2687 note), $1,730,704,000.
       (11) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For improvement of military family housing and 
     facilities, $345,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $36,899,000 of which not more than $31,139,000 may be 
     obligated or expended for the leasing of military family 
     housing units worldwide.
       (C) For credit to the Department of Defense Family Housing 
     Improvement Fund established by section 2883(a)(1) of title 
     10, United States Code, $7,000,000.
       (b) Limitation of Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variation authorized by section 2853 
     of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variations authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2401 of this Act may not exceed--
       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
       (2) $162,050,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 
     under section 2401(a) for the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility at Newport Army Depot, Indiana); 
     and
       (3) $158,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 
     under section 2401(a) for the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility at Aberdeen Proving Ground, 
     Maryland).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (11) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by $12,000,000, 
     which represents the combination of project savings in 
     military construction resulting from favorable bids, reduced 
     overhead costs, and cancellations due to force structure 
     changes.

     SEC. 2405. INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR 1995 AUTHORIZATION FOR 
                   MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT PINE BLUFF 
                   ARSENAL, ARKANSAS, AND UMATILLA ARMY DEPOT, 
                   OREGON.

       The table in section 2401 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public 
     Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3040), as amended by section 2407 of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 539) and 
     section 2408 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 
     Stat. 1982), under the agency heading relating to Chemical 
     Weapons and Munitions Destruction, is amended--
       (1) in the item relating to Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, 
     by striking out $134,000,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$154,400,000''; and
       (2) in the item relating to Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon, by 
     striking out ``$187,000,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$193,377,000''.

     SEC. 2406. INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR 1990 AUTHORIZATION FOR 
                   MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT PORTSMOUTH 
                   NAVAL HOSPITAL, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Increase.--The table in section 2401(a) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 
     (division B of Public Law 100-189; 103 Stat. 1640) is amended 
     in the item relating to Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Virginia, 
     by striking out

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     ``$330,000,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$351,354,000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2405(b)(2) of that Act 
     (103 Stat. 1642) is amended by striking out ``$321,500,000'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``$342,854,000''.
   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                PROGRAM

     SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
     program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, United 
     States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum of the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated for this purpose in section 
     2502 and the amount collected from the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization as a result of construction previously financed 
     by the United States.

     SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     years beginning after September 30, 1998, for contributions 
     by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, 
     United States Code, for the share of the United States of the 
     cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment program authorized by section 2501, in 
     the amount of $169,000,000.
            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

     SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED GUARD AND RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 
     30, 1998, for the costs of acquisition, architectural and 
     engineering services, and construction of facilities for the 
     Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, 
     under chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including 
     the cost of acquisition of land for those facilities), the 
     following amounts:
       (1) For the Department of the Army--
       (A) for the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     $70,338,000; and
       (B) for the Army Reserve, $84,608,000.
       (2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Naval and 
     Marine Corps Reserve, $33,721,000.
       (3) For the Department of the Air Force--
       (A) for the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     $97,701,000; and
       (B) for the Air Force Reserve, $35,371,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--(1) The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A) is reduced by 
     $2,000,000, which represents the combination of project 
     savings in military construction resulting from favorable 
     bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due to force 
     structure changes.
       (2) The amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(3)(A) is reduced by $4,000,000, which 
     represents the combination of project savings in military 
     construction resulting from favorable bids, reduced overhead 
     costs, and cancellations due to force structure changes.

     SEC. 2602. ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, SALT LAKE CITY, 
                   UTAH.

       (a) Cost Share Requirement.--With regard to the military 
     construction project for the Army Reserve concerning 
     construction of a reserve center and organizational 
     maintenance shop at an appropriate site in, or in the 
     vicinity of, Salt Lake City, Utah, to be carried out using 
     funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2601(a)(1)(B), the Secretary of the 
     Army shall enter into an agreement with the State of Utah 
     under which the State agrees to provide financial or in-kind 
     contributions in connection with the project.
       (b) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--(1) Section 2603 of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1983) is 
     repealed.
       (2) Section 2601(a)(1)(B) of such Act is amended by 
     striking out ``$66,267,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$53,553,000''.
        TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 2701. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED 
                   TO BE SPECIFIED BY LAW.

       (a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.--Except 
     as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained 
     in titles XXI through XXVI for military construction 
     projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and 
     facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization Security Investment program (and authorizations 
     of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 2001; or
       (2) the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
     military construction for fiscal year 2002.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     authorizations for military construction projects, land 
     acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment program (and authorizations of 
     appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 
     been obligated before the later of--
       (1) October 1, 2001; or
       (2) the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
     fiscal year 2002 for military construction projects, land 
     acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment program.

     SEC. 2702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1996 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extensions.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (division B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 541), 
     authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables in 
     subsection (b), as provided in sections 2201, 2302, or 2601 
     of that Act, shall remain in effect until October 1, 1999, or 
     the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
     military construction for fiscal year 2000, whichever is 
     later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:
       

                                  Navy: Extension of 1996 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Puerto Rico...........................  Naval Station Roosevelt    Housing Office...............        $710,000
                                         Roads...................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       

                               Air Force: Extension of 1996 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Texas.................................  Lackland Air Force Base..  Family Housing (67 units)....      $6,200,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       

                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1996 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mississippi...........................  Camp Shelby..............  Multipurpose Range Complex         $5,000,000
                                                                    (Phase I)...................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2703. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 1995 
                   PROJECT.

       (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (division B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3046), the 
     authorization for the project set forth in the table in 
     subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act and 
     extended by section 2702 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1985), shall remain in effect until 
     October 1, 1999, or the date of enactment of an Act 
     authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
     2000, whichever is later.
       (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as 
     follows:

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                                  Navy: Extension of 1995 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maryland..............................  Indian Head Naval Surface  Denitrification/Acid Mixing        $6,400,000
                                         Warfare Center..........   Facility....................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2704. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, and XXVI shall take 
     effect on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 1998; or
       (2) the date of enactment of this Act.
                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

     SEC. 2801. DEFINITION OF ANCILLARY SUPPORTING FACILITIES 
                   UNDER THE ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION 
                   AND IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING.

       Section 2871(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after ``including'' the following: ``facilities 
     to provide or support elementary or secondary education,''.
        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

     SEC. 2811. RESTORATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LANDS USED BY 
                   ANOTHER FEDERAL AGENCY.

       (a) Inclusion of Restoration as Contract Term.--Section 
     2691 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) As a condition of any lease, permit, license, or 
     other grant of access entered into by the Secretary of a 
     military department with another Federal agency authorizing 
     the other agency to use lands under the control of the 
     Secretary, the Secretary may require the other agency to 
     agree to remove any improvements and to take any other action 
     necessary in the judgment of the Secretary to restore the 
     land used by the agency to the condition the land was in 
     before its use by the agency. In lieu of performing the work 
     itself, the Federal agency may elect, with the consent of the 
     Secretary, to reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred 
     by the military department to perform the removal and 
     restoration work.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2691. Restoration of land used by permit or lease''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 159 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
     item relating to section 2691 and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following new item:

``2691. Restoration of land used by permit or lease.''.

     SEC. 2812. OUTDOOR RECREATION DEVELOPMENT ON MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS FOR DISABLED VETERANS, MILITARY 
                   DEPENDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND OTHER PERSONS 
                   WITH DISABILITIES.

       (a) Access Enhancement.--Section 103 of the Sikes Act (16 
     U.S.C. 670c) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsections:
       ``(b) Access for Disabled Veterans, Military Dependents 
     With Disabilities, and Other Persons With Disabilities.--(1) 
     In developing facilities and conducting programs for public 
     outdoor recreation at military installations, consistent with 
     the primary military mission of the installations, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure, to the extent reasonably 
     practicable, that outdoor recreation opportunities (including 
     fishing, hunting, trapping, wildlife viewing, boating, and 
     camping) made available to the public also provide access for 
     persons described in paragraph (2) when topographic, 
     vegetative, and water resources allow access for such persons 
     without substantial modification to the natural environment.
       ``(2) Persons referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
     following:
       ``(A) Disabled veterans.
       ``(B) Military dependents with disabilities.
       ``(C) Other persons with disabilities, when access to a 
     military installation for such persons and other civilians is 
     not otherwise restricted.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall carry out this 
     subsection in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, national service, military, and veterans 
     organizations, and sporting organizations in the private 
     sector that participate in outdoor recreation projects for 
     persons described in paragraph (2).
       ``(c) Acceptance of Donations.--In connection with the 
     facilities and programs for public outdoor recreation at 
     military installations, in particular the requirement under 
     subsection (b) to provide access for persons described in 
     paragraph (2) of such subsection, the Secretary of Defense 
     may accept--
       ``(1) the voluntary services of individuals and 
     organizations; and
       ``(2) donations of money or property, whether real, 
     personal, mixed, tangible, or intangible.
       ``(d) Treatment of Volunteers.--A volunteer under 
     subsection (c) shall not be considered to be a Federal 
     employee and shall not be subject to the provisions of law 
     relating to Federal employment, including those relating to 
     hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment 
     compensation, and Federal employee benefits, except that--
       ``(1) for the purposes of the tort claims provisions of 
     chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, the volunteer 
     shall be considered to be a Federal employee; and
       ``(2) for the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of 
     title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation to 
     Federal employees for work injuries, the volunteer shall be 
     considered to be an employee, as defined in section 
     8101(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, and the provisions 
     of such subchapter shall apply.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Such section is further amended 
     by striking out ``Sec. 103.'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 103. PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC OUTDOOR RECREATION.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--''.

     SEC. 2813. REPORT ON USE OF UTILITY SYSTEM CONVEYANCE 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of each military department shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing--
       (1) the criteria to be used by the Secretary to select 
     utility systems, and related real property, under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary for conveyance to a municipal, 
     private, regional, district, or cooperative utility company 
     or other entity under the authority of section 2688 of title 
     10, United States Code; and
       (2) a description of the manner in which the Secretary will 
     ensure that any such conveyance does not adversely affect the 
     national security of the United States.
       (b) List of Likely Systems for Conveyance.--The report 
     submitted by the Secretary of a military department under 
     subsection (a) shall also contain a list of the utility 
     systems, including the locations of the utility systems, 
     that, as of the date of the submission of the report, the 
     Secretary considers are likely to be conveyed under the 
     authority of section 2688 of title 10, United States Code.
            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

     SEC. 2821. PAYMENT OF STIPULATED PENALTIES ASSESSED UNDER THE 
                   COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, 
                   COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980 IN 
                   CONNECTION WITH MCCLELLAN AIR FORCE BASE, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Source of Payment.--Notwithstanding subsection (b) of 
     section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Act of 1990 (part A of Title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note), the Secretary of Defense may use amounts 
     in the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990 
     established under subsection (a) of such section to pay 
     stipulated penalties assessed under the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) against McClellan Air Force Base, 
     California.
       (b) Amount of Payment.--The amount expended under the 
     authority of subsection (a) may not exceed $15,000.

     SEC. 2822. ELIMINATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY REGARDING 
                   PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN CONVEYANCES OF 
                   PROPERTY AT NAVAL STATION, LONG BEACH, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       Section 2826 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 
     Stat. 2001) is amended by striking out subsection (e).
                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        PART I--ARMY CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2831. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, MASSENA, NEW 
                   YORK.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Village of Massena, New 
     York (in this section referred to as the ``Village''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property (including improvements thereon) 
     consisting of the Army Reserve Center in Massena, New York, 
     for the purpose of permitting the Village to develop the 
     parcel for public benefit, including the development of 
     municipal office space.
       (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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the Village.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional

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     terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under 
     subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2832. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, OGDENSBURG, 
                   NEW YORK.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the City of Ogdensburg, New 
     York (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property (including improvements thereon) 
     consisting of the Army Reserve Center in Ogdensburg, New 
     York, for the purpose of permitting the City to develop the 
     parcel for public benefit, including the development of 
     municipal office space.
       (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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the City.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2833. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, JAMESTOWN, 
                   OHIO.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Greeneview Local School 
     District of Jamestown, Ohio, all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to a parcel of excess Federal 
     real property, including improvements thereon, that is 
     located at 5693 Plymouth Road in Jamestown, Ohio, and 
     contains an Army Reserve Center.
       (b) Purpose of Conveyance.--The purpose of the conveyance 
     under subsection (a) is to permit the Greeneview Local School 
     District to retain and use the conveyed property for the 
     benefit of the students of Greeneview schools.
       (c) 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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the Greeneview Local School District.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2834. LAND CONVEYANCE, STEWART ARMY SUB-POST, NEW 
                   WINDSOR, NEW YORK.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Town of New Windsor, 
     New York (in this section referred to as the ``Town''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 291 acres at the Stewart Army 
     Sub-Post in New Windsor, New York.
       (b) Exclusion.--The real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) does not include any portion of the 
     approximately 89.2-acre parcel at Stewart Army Sub-Post that 
     is proposed for transfer to the jurisdiction and control of 
     the Marine Corps or the approximately 22-acre parcel at 
     Stewart Army Sub-Post that is proposed for transfer to the 
     jurisdiction and control of the Army Reserve.
       (c) 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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the Town.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2835. LAND CONVEYANCE, INDIANA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, 
                   CHARLESTOWN, INDIANA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant Reuse Authority 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Reuse Authority'') all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 4660 acres located at the Indiana 
     Army Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, Indiana, for the purpose 
     of developing the parcel as an industrial park to replace all 
     or part of the economic activity lost at the inactivated 
     plant.
       (b) Consideration.--Except as provided in subsection (d), 
     as consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
     Reuse Authority shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to 
     the fair market value of the conveyed property as of the time 
     of the conveyance, determined by the Secretary in accordance 
     with Federal appraisal standards and procedures.
       (c) Time for Payment.--The consideration required under 
     subsection (b) shall be paid by the Reuse Authority at the 
     end of the 10-year period beginning on the date on which the 
     conveyance under subsection (a) is completed.
       (d) Effect of Reconveyance or Lease.--(1) If, during the 
     10-year period specified in subsection (c), the Reuse 
     Authority reconveys all or any part of the property conveyed 
     under subsection (a), the Reuse Authority shall pay to the 
     United States an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
     reconveyed property as of the time of the reconveyance, 
     excluding the value of any improvements made to the property 
     by the Reuse Authority, determined by the Secretary in 
     accordance with Federal appraisal standards and procedures.
       (2) The Secretary may treat a lease of the property within 
     such 10-year period as a reconveyance if the Secretary 
     determines that the lease is being used to avoid application 
     of paragraph (1).
       (e) Deposit of Proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit any 
     proceeds received under subsection (b) or (d) in the special 
     account established pursuant to section 204(h)(2) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 485(h)(2)).
       (f) Administrative Expenses.--In connection with the 
     conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary may accept 
     amounts provided by the Reuse Authority or other persons to 
     cover administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary in 
     making the conveyance. Amounts received under this subsection 
     for administrative expenses shall be credited to the 
     appropriation, fund, or account from which the expenses were 
     paid and shall be available, to the extent provided in 
     appropriation Acts, for the same purposes and subject to the 
     same limitations as other funds in such appropriation, fund, 
     or account.
       (g) Description of Property.--The property to be conveyed 
     under subsection (a) includes the administrative area of the 
     Indiana Army Ammunition Plant as well as open space in the 
     southern end of the plant. The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be conveyed shall be 
     determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The 
     cost of the survey shall be borne by the Reuse Authority.
       (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       (i) Additional Conveyance for Recreational Purposes.--
     Section 2858(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 571), as 
     amended by section 2838 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 2006), 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) The Secretary may also convey to the State, without 
     consideration, another parcel of real property at the Indiana 
     Army Ammunition Plant consisting of approximately 2,000 acres 
     of additional riverfront property in order to connect the 
     parcel conveyed under paragraph (2) with the parcels of 
     Charlestown State Park conveyed to the State under paragraph 
     (1) and title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
     Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note).''.

     SEC. 2836. LAND CONVEYANCE, VOLUNTEER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, 
                   CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to Hamilton County, Tennessee (in this section 
     referred to as the ``County''), all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property, including improvements thereon, consisting of 
     approximately 1033 acres located at the Volunteer Army 
     Ammunition Plant, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the purpose of 
     developing the parcel as an industrial park to replace all or 
     part of the economic activity lost at the inactivated plant.
       (b) Consideration.--Except as provided in subsection (d), 
     as consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
     County shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair 
     market value of the conveyed property as of the time of the 
     conveyance, determined by the Secretary in accordance with 
     Federal appraisal standards and procedures.
       (c) Time for Payment.--The consideration required under 
     subsection (b) shall be paid by the County at the end of the 
     10-year period beginning on the date on which the conveyance 
     under subsection (a) is completed.
       (d) Effect of Reconveyance or Lease.--(1) If, during the 
     10-year period specified in subsection (c), the County 
     reconveys all or any part of the property conveyed under 
     subsection (a), the County shall pay to the United States an 
     amount equal to the fair market value of the reconveyed 
     property as of the time of the reconveyance, excluding the 
     value of any improvements made to the property by the County, 
     determined by the Secretary in accordance with Federal 
     appraisal standards and procedures.
       (2) The Secretary may treat a lease of the property within 
     such 10-year period as a reconveyance if the Secretary 
     determines that the lease is being used to avoid application 
     of paragraph (1).
       (e) Deposit of Proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit any 
     proceeds received under subsection (b) or (d) in the special 
     account established pursuant to section 204(h)(2) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 485(h)(2)).
       (f) Effect on Existing Leases.--The conveyance of the real 
     property under subsection (a) shall not affect the terms or 
     length of any contract entered into by the Secretary before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act with regard to the 
     property to be conveyed.
       (g) Administrative Expenses.--In connection with the 
     conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary may accept 
     amounts provided by the County or other persons to

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     cover administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary in 
     making the conveyance. Amounts received under this subsection 
     for administrative expenses shall be credited to the 
     appropriation, fund, or account from which the expenses were 
     paid and shall be available, to the extent provided in 
     appropriation Acts, for the same purposes and subject to the 
     same limitations as other funds in such appropriation, fund, 
     or account.
       (h) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
     County.
       (i) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2837. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST OF UNITED STATES 
                   IN FORMER REDSTONE ARMY ARSENAL PROPERTY 
                   CONVEYED TO ALABAMA SPACE SCIENCE EXHIBIT 
                   COMMISSION.

       (a) Release Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     release, without consideration and to such extent as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States, the reversionary interests of the United 
     States in the real property described in subsection (b), 
     which were retained by the United States when the property 
     was conveyed to the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, 
     an agency of the State of Alabama. The release shall be 
     executed in the manner provided in this section.
       (b) Description of Property.--The real property referred to 
     in this section is the real property conveyed to the Alabama 
     Space Science Exhibit Commission under the authority of the 
     following provisions of law:
       (1) The first section of Public Law 90-276 (82 Stat. 68).
       (2) Section 813 of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-125; 93 Stat. 952).
       (3) Section 813 of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act, 1984 (Public Law 98-115; 97 Stat. 790).
       (c) Release, Waiver, or Conveyance of Other Rights, Terms, 
     and Conditions.--As part of the release under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary may release, waive, or convey, without 
     consideration and to such extent as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States--
       (1) any and all other rights retained by the United States 
     in and to the real property described in subsection (b) when 
     the property was conveyed to the Alabama Space Science 
     Exhibit Commission; and
       (2) any and all terms and conditions and restrictions on 
     the use of the real property imposed as part of the 
     conveyances described in subsection (b).
       (d) Conditions on Release, Waiver, or Conveyance.--(1) The 
     Secretary may execute the release under subsection (a) or a 
     release, waiver, or conveyance under subsection (c) only 
     after--
       (A) the Secretary approves of the master plan prepared by 
     the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, as such plan 
     may exist or be revised from time to time, for development of 
     the real property described in subsection (b); and
       (B) the installation commander at Redstone Arsenal, 
     Alabama, certifies to the Secretary that the release, waiver, 
     or conveyance is consistent with the master plan.
       (2) A new facility or structure may not be constructed on 
     the real property described in subsection (b) unless the 
     facility or structure is included in the master plan, which 
     has been approved and certified as provided in paragraph (1).
       (e) Instrument of Release, Waiver, or Conveyance.--In 
     making a release, waiver, or conveyance authorized by this 
     section, the Secretary shall execute and file in the 
     appropriate office or offices a deed of release, amended 
     deed, or other appropriate instrument effectuating the 
     release, waiver, or conveyance.
       (f) Effect of Release.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (g), upon release of any reversionary interest under this 
     section, the right, title and interest of the Alabama Space 
     Science Exhibit Commission in and to the real property 
     described in subsection (b) shall, to the extent of the 
     release, no longer be subject to the conditions prescribed in 
     the provisions of law specified in such subsection. Except as 
     provided in subsection (g), the Alabama Space Science Exhibit 
     Commission may use the real property for any such purpose or 
     purposes as it considers appropriate consistent with the 
     master plan approved and certified as provided in subsection 
     (d), and the real property may be conveyed by the Alabama 
     Space Science Exhibit Commission without restriction and 
     unencumbered by any claims or rights of the United States 
     with respect to the property, subject to such rights, terms, 
     and conditions of the United States previously imposed on the 
     real property and not conveyed or released by the Secretary 
     under subsection (c).
       (g) Exceptions.--(1) Conveyance of the drainage and utility 
     easement reserved to the United States pursuant to section 
     813(b)(3) of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 
     1984 (Public Law 98-115; 97 Stat. 791), is not authorized 
     under this section.
       (2) In no event may title to any portion of the real 
     property described in subsection (b) be conveyed by the 
     Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission or any future deed 
     holder of the real property to any person other than an 
     agency, instrumentality, political subdivision, municipal 
     corporation, or public corporation of the State of Alabama, 
     and the land use of such conveyed property may not be changed 
     without the approval of the Secretary.

     SEC. 2838. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to the City of Lake Forest, Illinois (in this section 
     referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest, 
     of the United States in and to all or some portion of the 
     parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, at 
     the former Fort Sheridan, Illinois, consisting of 
     approximately 14 acres and known as the northern Army Reserve 
     enclave area.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the United States 
     an amount equal to not less than the fair market value of the 
     real property to be conveyed, as determined by the Secretary.
       (c) Use of Proceeds.--In such amounts as are provided in 
     advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use the 
     funds paid by the City under subsection (b) to provide for 
     the construction of replacement facilities and for the 
     relocation costs for Reserve units and activities affected by 
     the conveyance.
       (d) 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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the City.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

                       PART II--NAVY CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2841. EASEMENT, MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Easement Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     grant an easement, in perpetuity, to the Foothill/Eastern 
     Transportation Corridor Agency (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Agency'') over a parcel of real property at Marine 
     Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of 
     approximately 340 acres to permit the Recipient of the 
     easement to construct, operate, and maintain a restricted 
     access highway. The area covered by the easement shall 
     include slopes and all necessary incidents thereto.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of 
     the easement under subsection (a), the Agency shall pay to 
     the United States an amount equal to the fair market value of 
     the easement, as determined by an independent appraisal 
     satisfactory to the Secretary and paid for by the Agency.
       (c) Use of Proceeds.--In such amounts as are provided in 
     advance in appropriation Acts, the Secretary shall use the 
     funds paid by the Agency under subsection (b) to carry out 
     one or more of the following programs at Camp Pendleton:
       (1) Enhancement of access from Red, White, and Green Beach 
     under the I-5 interstate highway and railroad crossings to 
     inland areas.
       (2) Improvement of roads and bridge structures in the range 
     and training area.
       (3) Realignment of Basilone Road.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the easement to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
     Agency.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the easement under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2842. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL RESERVE READINESS CENTER, 
                   PORTLAND, MAINE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey to the Gulf of Maine Aquarium Development Corporation, 
     Portland, Maine (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Corporation''), all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon and any appurtenant interest in 
     submerged lands thereon, consisting of approximately 3.72 
     acres in Portland, Maine, which is the site of the Naval 
     Reserve Readiness Center, Portland, Maine.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the conveyance under 
     subsection (a) is to facilitate economic development in 
     accordance with the plan of the Corporation for the 
     construction of an aquarium and marine research facility in 
     Portland, Maine.
       (c) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the conveyance 
     authorized by subsection (a), the Corporation shall provide 
     for such facilities as the Secretary determines appropriate 
     for the Naval Reserve to replace the facilities conveyed 
     under that subsection.
       (2) To provide the replacement facilities, the Corporation 
     may--
       (A) convey to the United States a parcel of real property 
     determined by the Secretary to be an appropriate location for 
     the facilities and design and construct the facilities on the 
     conveyed parcel; or
       (B) design and construct the facilities on such parcel of 
     real property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary as the 
     Secretary shall specify.
       (3) The Secretary shall select the form in which the 
     consideration under paragraph (2) will be provided.

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       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a), and of the real property, if any, to be 
     conveyed under subsection (c), shall be determined by surveys 
     satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the surveys shall 
     be borne by the Corporation.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interest of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2843. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
                   FACILITY, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey, without consideration, to the City of Youngstown, 
     Ohio (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of excess real property, including improvements 
     thereon, that is located at 315 East Laclede Avenue in 
     Youngstown, Ohio, and is the location of a Naval and Marine 
     Corps Reserve facility.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the conveyance under 
     subsection (a) is to permit the City to use the parcel for 
     educational purposes.
       (c) 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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the City.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

                    PART III--AIR FORCE CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2851. LAND CONVEYANCE, LAKE CHARLES AIR FORCE STATION, 
                   LOUISIANA.

       (a) Conveyances Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to McNeese State 
     University of Louisiana (in this section referred to as the 
     ``University'') all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property (including 
     improvements thereon) consisting of approximately 4.38 at 
     Lake Charles Air Force Station, Louisiana, for the purpose of 
     permitting the University to use the parcel for educational 
     purposes and agricultural research.
       (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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the University.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2852. LAND CONVEYANCE, AIR FORCE HOUSING FACILITY, LA 
                   JUNTA, COLORADO.

       (a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to the City of La Junta, 
     Colorado (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     unused Air Force housing facility, consisting of 
     approximately 28 acres and improvements thereon, located 
     within the southern most boundary of the City.
       (b) Purpose of Conveyance.--The purpose of the conveyance 
     under subsection (a) is to permit the city to develop the 
     conveyed property for housing and educational purposes.
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the City.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 2861. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON JOINT USE OF GRAY ARMY 
                   AIRFIELD, FORT HOOD, TEXAS, WITH CIVIL 
                   AVIATION.

       Section 319 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1987 (Public Law 99-661; 100 Stat. 3855) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 2862. DESIGNATION OF BUILDING CONTAINING NAVY AND MARINE 
                   CORPS RESERVE CENTER, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.

       The building containing the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve 
     Center located at 2869 Central Avenue in Augusta, Georgia, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``A. James Dyess 
     Building''.

     SEC. 2863. EXPANSION OF ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

       (a) Land Transfer, Navy Annex, Arlington, Virginia.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide for 
     the transfer to the Secretary of the Army of administrative 
     jurisdiction over the following parcels of land situated in 
     Arlington, Virginia:
       (A) Certain lands which comprise approximately 26 acres 
     bounded by Columbia Pike to the south and east, Oak Street to 
     the west, and the boundary wall of Arlington National 
     Cemetery to the north including Southgate Road.
       (B) Certain lands which comprise approximately 8 acres 
     bounded by Shirley Memorial Boulevard (Interstate 395) to the 
     south, property of the Virginia Department of Transportation 
     to the west, Columbia Pike to the north, and Joyce Street to 
     the east.
       (C) Certain lands which comprise approximately 2.5 acres 
     bounded by Shirley Memorial Boulevard (Interstate 395) to the 
     south, Joyce Street to the west, Columbia Pike to the north, 
     and the cloverleaf interchange of Route 100 and Columbia Pike 
     to the east.
       (2) Use of land.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     incorporate the parcels of land transferred under paragraph 
     (1) into Arlington National Cemetery.
       (3) Remediation of land for cemetery use.--Before the 
     transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the parcels of 
     land under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide for the removal of any improvements on the parcels of 
     land and, in consultation with the Superintendent of 
     Arlington National Cemetery, the preparation of the land for 
     use for interment of remains of individuals in Arlington 
     National Cemetery.
       (4) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report explaining in detail the measures 
     required to prepare the land for use as a part of Arlington 
     National Cemetery.
       (5) Deadline.--The Secretary of Defense shall complete the 
     transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the parcels of 
     land under this subsection not later than the earlier of--
       (A) January 1, 2010; or
       (B) the date when those parcels are no longer required (as 
     determined by the Secretary) for use as temporary office 
     space due to the renovation of the Pentagon.
       (b) Modification of Boundary of Arlington National 
     Cemetery.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army shall modify the 
     boundary of Arlington National Cemetery to include the 
     following parcels of land situated in Fort Myer, Arlington, 
     Virginia:
       (A) Certain lands which comprise approximately 5 acres 
     bounded by the Fort Myer Post Traditional Chapel to the 
     southwest, McNair Road to the northwest, the Vehicle 
     Maintenance Complex to the northeast, and the masonry wall of 
     Arlington National Cemetery to the southeast.
       (B) Certain lands which comprise approximately 3 acres 
     bounded by the Vehicle Maintenance Complex to the southwest, 
     Jackson Avenue to the northwest, the water pumping station to 
     the northeast, and the masonry wall of Arlington National 
     Cemetery to the southeast.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 
     to Congress a report describing additional parcels of land 
     located in Fort Myer, Arlington, Virginia, that may be 
     suitable for use to expand Arlington National Cemetery.
       (3) Survey.--The Secretary of the Army may determine the 
     exact acreage and legal description of the parcels of land 
     described in paragraph (1) by a survey.

     SEC. 2864. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER DEMONSTRATION PROJECT 
                   FOR PURCHASE OF FIRE, SECURITY, POLICE, PUBLIC 
                   WORKS, AND UTILITY SERVICES FROM LOCAL 
                   GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

       Section 816(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2820) is 
     amended by striking out ``and 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``through 2000''.
 DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
                          OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

     SEC. 3101. WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1999 
     for weapons activities in carrying out programs necessary for 
     national security in the amount of $4,142,100,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (1) Stockpile stewardship.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     1999 for stockpile stewardship in carrying out weapons 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $2,138,375,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For core stockpile stewardship, $1,591,375,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $1,475,832,000.
       (ii) For plant projects (including maintenance, 
     restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, 
     modification of facilities, and the continuation of projects 
     authorized in prior years, and land acquisition related 
     thereto), $115,543,000, to be allocated as follows:

       Project 99-D-102, rehabilitation of maintenance facility, 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $6,500,000.
       Project 99-D-103, isotope sciences facility, Lawrence 
     Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 
     $4,000,000.
       Project 99-D-104, protection of real property (roof 
     reconstruction, Phase II), Lawrence Livermore National 
     Laboratory, Livermore, California, $7,300,000.
       Project 99-D-105, central health physics calibration 
     facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $3,900,000.
       Project 99-D-106, model validation and system certification 
     test center, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $1,600,000.

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       Project 99-D-107, joint computational engineering 
     laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $1,800,000.
       Project 99-D-108, renovate existing roadways, Nevada Test 
     Site, Nevada, $2,000,000.
       Project 97-D-102, dual-axis radiographic hydrotest 
     facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $36,000,000.
       Project 96-D-102, stockpile stewardship facilities 
     revitalization, Phase VI, various locations, $20,423,000.
       Project 96-D-103, ATLAS, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 
     Los Alamos, New Mexico, $6,400,000.
       Project 96-D-104, processing and environmental technology 
     laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $18,920,000.
       Project 96-D-105, contained firing facility addition, 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $6,700,000.

       (B) For inertial fusion, $498,000,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $213,800,000.
       (ii) For the following plant project (including 
     maintenance, restoration, planning, construction, 
     acquisition, and modification of facilities, and land 
     acquisition related thereto), $284,200,000, to be allocated 
     as follows:

       Project 96-D-111, national ignition facility, Lawrence 
     Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 
     $284,200,000.

       (C) For technology partnership and education, $49,000,000, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (i) For technology partnership, $40,000,000.
       (ii) For education, $9,000,000.
       (2) Stockpile management.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     1999 for stockpile management in carrying out weapons 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $2,134,625,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $2,019,303,000.
       (B) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $115,322,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 99-D-122, rapid reactivation, various locations, 
     $11,200,000.
       Project 99-D-123, replace mechanical utility systems Y-12, 
     Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $1,900,000.
       Project 99-D-125, replace boilers and controls, Kansas City 
     Plant, Kansas City, Missouri, $1,000,000.
       Project 99-D-127, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri, 
     $13,700,000.
       Project 99-D-128, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Pantex consolidation, Amarillo, Texas, 
     $1,108,000.
       Project 99-D-132, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, nuclear material safeguards and security upgrades 
     project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $9,700,000.
       Project 98-D-123, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, tritium factory modernization and consolidation, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $27,500,000.
       Project 98-D-124, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Y-12 Plant consolidation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
     $10,700,000.
       Project 97-D-122, nuclear materials storage facility 
     renovation, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $9,164,000.
       Project 97-D-123, structural upgrades, Kansas City Plant, 
     Kansas City, Missouri, $6,400,000.
       Project 96-D-122, sewage treatment quality upgrade (STQU), 
     Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $3,700,000.
       Project 95-D-102, chemistry and metallurgy research (CMR) 
     upgrades project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 
     New Mexico, $16,000,000.
       Project 93-D-122, life safety upgrades, Y-12 Plant, Oak 
     Ridge, Tennessee, $3,250,000.
       (3) Program direction.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1999 
     for program direction in carrying out weapons activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $240,000,000.
       (b) Adjustments.--
       (1) Construction.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1)(A)(ii), (1)(B)(ii), 
     and (2)(B) of subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated in those paragraphs, reduced by 
     the sum of $30,000,000.
       (2) Non-construction.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1)(A)(i), (1)(B)(i), 
     (1)(C), (2)(A), and (3) of subsection (a) is the sum of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in those paragraphs, 
     reduced by the sum of $340,900,000, to be derived from use of 
     prior year balances.

     SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE 
                   MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1999 
     for environmental restoration and waste management in 
     carrying out programs necessary for national security in the 
     amount of $5,706,650,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) Closure projects.--For closure projects carried out in 
     accordance with section 3143 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 
     110 Stat. 2836; 42 U.S.C. 7274n) in the amount of 
     $1,046,240,000.
       (2) Privatization.--For privatization projects in carrying 
     out environmental restoration and waste management activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $286,857,000.
       (3) Site project and completion.--For site project and 
     completion in carrying out environmental restoration and 
     waste management activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $1,085,253,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $886,090,000.
       (B) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $199,163,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 99-D-402, tank farm support services, F&H areas, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $2,745,000.
       Project 99-D-404, health physics instrumentation 
     laboratory, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, 
     $950,000.
       Project 98-D-401, H-tank farm storm water systems upgrade, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $3,120,000.
       Project 98-D-453, plutonium stabilization and handling 
     system for plutonium finishing plant, Richland, Washington, 
     $26,814,000.
       Project 98-D-700, road rehabilitation, Idaho National 
     Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $7,710,000.
       Project 97-D-450, Actinide packaging and storage facility, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $79,184,000.
       Project 97-D-470, environmental monitoring laboratory, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $7,000,000.
       Project 96-D-406, spent nuclear fuels canister storage and 
     stabilization facility, Richland, Washington, $38,680,000.
       Project 96-D-408, waste management upgrades, Kansas City 
     Plant, Kansas City, Missouri, and Savannah River Site, Aiken, 
     South Carolina, $4,512,000.
       Project 96-D-464, electrical and utility systems upgrade, 
     Idaho Chemical Processing Plant, Idaho National Engineering 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $11,544,000.
       Project 96-D-471, chlorofluorocarbon heating, ventilation, 
     and air conditioning and chiller retrofit, Savannah River 
     Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $8,000,000.
       Project 95-D-456, security facilities consolidation, Idaho 
     Chemical Processing Plant, Idaho National Engineering 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $485,000.
       Project 92-D-140, F&H canyon exhaust upgrades, Savannah 
     River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $3,667,000.
       Project 86-D-103, decontamination and waste treatment 
     facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $4,752,000.
       (4) Post-2006 completion.--For post-2006 project completion 
     in carrying out environmental restoration and waste 
     management activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $2,765,451,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $2,684,195,000.
       (B) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $81,256,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 99-D-403, privatization phase I infrastructure 
     support, Richland, Washington, $14,800,000.
       Project 97-D-402, tank farm restoration and safe 
     operations, Richland, Washington, $22,723,000.
       Project 96-D-408, waste management upgrades, Richland, 
     Washington, $171,000.
       Project 94-D-407, initial tank retrieval systems, Richland, 
     Washington, $32,860,000.
       Project 93-D-187, high-level waste removal from filled 
     waste tanks, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $10,702,000.
       (5) Science and technology.--For science and technology in 
     carrying out environmental restoration and waste management 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $270,750,000.
       (6) Program direction.--For program direction in carrying 
     out environmental restoration and waste management activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $346,199,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1), (3)(A), (4)(A), (5), 
     and (6) of subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated in those paragraphs, reduced by 
     the sum of $94,100,000, to be derived from use of prior year 
     balances.

     SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1999 
     for other defense activities in carrying out programs 
     necessary for national security in the amount of 
     $1,720,760,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) Nonproliferation and national security.--For 
     nonproliferation and national security, $693,900,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For verification and control technology, $500,500,000, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (i) For nonproliferation and verification research and 
     development, $210,000,000.
       (ii) For arms control, $256,900,000.
       (iii) For intelligence, $33,600,000.
       (B) For nuclear safeguards and security, $53,200,000.
       (C) For security investigations, $30,000,000.

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       (D) For emergency management, $21,300,000.
       (E) For program direction, $88,900,000.
       (2) Worker and community transition assistance.--For worker 
     and community transition assistance, $45,000,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For worker and community transition, $41,000,000.
       (B) For program direction, $4,000,000.
       (3) Fissile materials control and disposition.--For fissile 
     materials control and disposition, $168,960,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $111,372,000.
       (B) For program direction, $4,588,000.
       (C) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $53,000,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 99-D-141, pit disassembly and conversion facility, 
     various locations, $25,000,000.
       Project 99-D-143, mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility, 
     various locations, $28,000,000.
       (4) Environment, safety, and health.--For environment, 
     safety, and health, defense, $94,000,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For the Office of Environment, Safety, and Health 
     (Defense), $89,231,000.
       (B) For program direction, $4,769,000.
       (5) Office of hearings and appeals.--For the Office of 
     Hearings and Appeals, $2,400,000.
       (6) International nuclear safety.--For international 
     nuclear safety, $35,000,000.
       (7) Naval reactors.--For naval reactors, $681,500,000, to 
     be allocated as follows:
       (A) For naval reactors development, $661,400,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $639,600,000.
       (ii) For plant projects (including maintenance, 
     restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, 
     modification of facilities, and the continuation of projects 
     authorized in prior years, and land acquisition related 
     thereto), $21,800,000, to be allocated as follows:

       GPN-101 general plant projects, various locations, 
     $9,000,000.
       Project 98-D-200, site laboratory/facility upgrade, various 
     locations, $7,000,000.
       Project 90-N-102, expended core facility dry cell project, 
     Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho, $5,800,000.

       (B) For program direction, $20,100,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to this section is the sum of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in paragraphs (1) 
     through (7) of subsection (a) reduced by the sum of 
     $20,000,000.

     SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1999 for payment to the 
     Nuclear Waste Fund established in section 302(c) of the 
     Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) in the 
     amount of $190,000,000.
                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

     SEC. 3121. REPROGRAMMING.

       (a) In General.--Until the Secretary of Energy submits to 
     the congressional defense committees the report referred to 
     in subsection (b) and a period of 30 days has elapsed after 
     the date on which such committees receive the report, the 
     Secretary may not use amounts appropriated pursuant to this 
     title for any program--
       (1) in amounts that exceed, in a fiscal year--
       (A) 110 percent of the amount authorized for that program 
     by this title; or
       (B) $1,000,000 more than the amount authorized for that 
     program by this title; or
       (2) which has not been presented to, or requested of, 
     Congress.
       (b) Report.--(1) The report referred to in subsection (a) 
     is a report containing a full and complete statement of the 
     action proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances 
     relied upon in support of such proposed action.
       (2) In the computation of the 30-day period under 
     subsection (a), there shall be excluded any day on which 
     either House of Congress is not in session because of an 
     adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain.
       (c) Limitations.--(1) In no event may the total amount of 
     funds obligated pursuant to this title exceed the total 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by this title.
       (2) Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may not be 
     used for an item for which Congress has specifically denied 
     funds.

     SEC. 3122. LIMITS ON GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy may carry out any 
     construction project under the general plant projects 
     authorized by this title if the total estimated cost of the 
     construction project does not exceed $5,000,000.
       (b) Report to Congress.--If, at any time during the 
     construction of any general plant project authorized by this 
     title, the estimated cost of the project is revised because 
     of unforeseen cost variations and the revised cost of the 
     project exceeds $5,000,000, the Secretary shall immediately 
     furnish a complete report to the congressional defense 
     committees explaining the reasons for the cost variation.

     SEC. 3123. LIMITS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     construction on a construction project may not be started or 
     additional obligations incurred in connection with the 
     project above the total estimated cost, whenever the current 
     estimated cost of the construction project, which is 
     authorized by section 3101, 3102, or 3103, or which is in 
     support of national security programs of the Department of 
     Energy and was authorized by any previous Act, exceeds by 
     more than 25 percent the higher of--
       (A) the amount authorized for the project; or
       (B) the amount of the total estimated cost for the project 
     as shown in the most recent budget justification data 
     submitted to Congress.
       (2) An action described in paragraph (1) may be taken if--
       (A) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the actions and 
     the circumstances making such action necessary; and
       (B) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which 
     the report is received by the committees.
       (3) In the computation of the 30-day period under paragraph 
     (2), there shall be excluded any day on which either House of 
     Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more 
     than 3 days to a day certain.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     construction project which has a current estimated cost of 
     less than $5,000,000.

     SEC. 3124. FUND TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       (a) Transfer to Other Federal Agencies.--The Secretary of 
     Energy may transfer funds authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of Energy pursuant to this title to other 
     Federal agencies for the performance of work for which the 
     funds were authorized. Funds so transferred may be merged 
     with and be available for the same purposes and for the same 
     period as the authorizations of the Federal agency to which 
     the amounts are transferred.
       (b) Transfer Within Department of Energy.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary of Energy may transfer funds 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy 
     pursuant to this title between any such authorizations. 
     Amounts of authorizations so transferred may be merged with 
     and be available for the same purposes and for the same 
     period as the authorization to which the amounts are 
     transferred.
       (2) Not more than five percent of any such authorization 
     may be transferred between authorizations under paragraph 
     (1). No such authorization may be increased or decreased by 
     more than five percent by a transfer under such paragraph.
       (c) Limitation.--The authority provided by this section to 
     transfer authorizations--
       (1) may only be used to provide funds for items relating to 
     activities necessary for national security programs that have 
     a higher priority than the items from which the funds are 
     transferred; and
       (2) may not be used to provide funds for an item for which 
     Congress has specifically denied funds.
       (d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     promptly notify the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives of any transfer of funds to or from 
     authorizations under this title.

     SEC. 3125. AUTHORITY FOR CONCEPTUAL AND CONSTRUCTION DESIGN.

       (a) Requirement for Conceptual Design.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2) and except as provided in paragraph (3), before 
     submitting to Congress a request for funds for a construction 
     project that is in support of a national security program of 
     the Department of Energy, the Secretary of Energy shall 
     complete a conceptual design for that project.
       (2) If the estimated cost of completing a conceptual design 
     for a construction project exceeds $3,000,000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a request for funds for the 
     conceptual design before submitting a request for funds for 
     the construction project.
       (3) The requirement in paragraph (1) does not apply to a 
     request for funds--
       (A) for a construction project the total estimated cost of 
     which is less than $5,000,000; or
       (B) for emergency planning, design, and construction 
     activities under section 3126.
       (b) Authority for Construction Design.--(1) Within the 
     amounts authorized by this title, the Secretary of Energy may 
     carry out construction design (including architectural and 
     engineering services) in connection with any proposed 
     construction project if the total estimated cost for such 
     design does not exceed $600,000.
       (2) If the total estimated cost for construction design in 
     connection with any construction project exceeds $600,000, 
     funds for such design must be specifically authorized by law.

     SEC. 3126. AUTHORITY FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING, DESIGN, AND 
                   CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Energy may use any funds 
     available to the Department of Energy pursuant to an 
     authorization in this title, including those funds authorized 
     to be appropriated for advance planning and construction 
     design under sections 3101, 3102, and 3103, to perform 
     planning, design, and construction activities for any 
     Department of Energy national security program construction 
     project that, as determined by the Secretary, must proceed 
     expeditiously in order to protect public health and safety, 
     to meet the needs of national defense, or to protect 
     property.
       (b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not exercise the 
     authority under subsection (a)

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     in the case of any construction project until the Secretary 
     has submitted to the congressional defense committees a 
     report on the activities that the Secretary intends to carry 
     out under this section and the circumstances making such 
     activities necessary.
       (c) Specific Authority.--The requirement of section 
     3125(b)(2) does not apply to emergency planning, design, and 
     construction activities conducted under this section.

     SEC. 3127. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ALL NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
                   OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

       Subject to the provisions of appropriations Acts and 
     section 3121, amounts appropriated pursuant to this title for 
     management and support activities and for general plant 
     projects are available for use, when necessary, in connection 
     with all national security programs of the Department of 
     Energy.

     SEC. 3128. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), when 
     so specified in an appropriations Act, amounts appropriated 
     for operation and maintenance or for plant projects may 
     remain available until expended.
       (b) Exception for Program Direction Funds.--Amounts 
     appropriated for program direction pursuant to an 
     authorization of appropriations in subtitle A shall remain 
     available to be expended only until the end of fiscal year 
     2000.

     SEC. 3129. TRANSFERS OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
                   FUNDS.

       (a) Transfer Authority for Defense Environmental Management 
     Funds.--The Secretary of Energy shall provide the manager of 
     each field office of the Department of Energy with the 
     authority to transfer defense environmental management funds 
     from a program or project under the jurisdiction of the 
     office to another such program or project.
       (b) Limitations.--(1) Only one transfer may be made to or 
     from any program or project under subsection (a) in a fiscal 
     year.
       (2) The amount transferred to or from a program or project 
     under subsection (a) may not exceed $5,000,000 in a fiscal 
     year.
       (3) A transfer may not be carried out by a manager of a 
     field office under subsection (a) unless the manager 
     determines that the transfer is necessary to address a risk 
     to health, safety, or the environment or to assure the most 
     efficient use of defense environmental management funds at 
     the field office.
       (4) Funds transferred pursuant to subsection (a) may not be 
     used for an item for which Congress has specifically denied 
     funds or for a new program or project that has not been 
     authorized by Congress.
       (c) Exemption From Reprogramming Requirements.--The 
     requirements of section 3121 shall not apply to transfers of 
     funds pursuant to subsection (a).
       (d) Notification.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, 
     shall notify Congress of any transfer of funds pursuant to 
     subsection (a) not later than 30 days after such transfer 
     occurs.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``program or project'' means, with respect to 
     a field office of the Department of Energy, any of the 
     following:
       (A) A project listed in paragraph (3) or (4) of section 
     3102.
       (B) A program referred to in paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of 
     section 3102.
       (C) A project or program not described in subparagraph (A) 
     or (B) that is for environmental restoration or waste 
     management activities necessary for national security 
     programs of the Department, that is being carried out by the 
     office, and for which defense environmental management funds 
     have been authorized and appropriated before the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) The term ``defense environmental management funds'' 
     means funds appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant 
     to an authorization for carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs.
       (f) Duration of Authority.--The managers of the field 
     offices of the Department may exercise the authority provided 
     under subsection (a) during the period beginning on October 
     1, 1998, and ending on September 30, 1999.
   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 3131. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL LOAN GUARANTEES FOR DEFENSE 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRIVATIZATION 
                   PROJECTS.

       Section 3132 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 2034) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Prohibition on Loan Guarantees.--The Secretary of 
     Energy may not guarantee any loan made by a private sector 
     entity to a contractor to pay for any costs (including costs 
     described in subsection (a)(3)) borne by the contractor to 
     carry out a contract entered into under this section.''.

     SEC. 3132. EXTENSION OF FUNDING PROHIBITION RELATING TO 
                   INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE STOCKPILE 
                   STEWARDSHIP.

       Section 3133(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 2036) is 
     amended by striking out ``for fiscal year 1998'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``for any fiscal year''.

     SEC. 3133. USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE 
                   TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 3101, the Secretary of Energy shall make available 
     not less than $60,000,000 for the purpose of developing, 
     demonstrating, and testing hit-to-kill interceptor vehicles 
     for theater missile defense systems. The Secretary shall 
     carry out this section in cooperation with the Ballistic 
     Missile Defense Organization of the Department of Defense.

     SEC. 3134. SELECTION OF TECHNOLOGY FOR TRITIUM PRODUCTION.

       (a) Selection of Technology.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 
     the Secretary of Energy shall select a primary technology for 
     the production of tritium not later than December 31, 1999.
       (2) The Secretary may not select a primary technology for 
     the production of tritium until the date that is the later of 
     the following:
       (A) The date occurring 30 days after the completion of the 
     test program at the Watts Bar Nuclear Station, Tennessee.
       (B) The date on which the report required by subsection (b) 
     is submitted.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the test program at the 
     Watts Bar Nuclear Station. The report shall include--
       (1) data on any leakage of tritium from the test rods;
       (2) the amount of tritium produced during the test; and
       (3) any other technical findings resulting from the test.

     SEC. 3135. LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS AT HANFORD 
                   SITE.

       (a) Limitation.--(1) None of the funds described in 
     subsection (b) may be used unless the Secretary of Energy 
     certifies to Congress not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act that the Department of Energy 
     does not intend to pay overhead costs that exceed more than 
     33 percent of total contract costs during fiscal year 1999 
     for the Project Hanford Management Contractors (at the 
     Hanford Site, Richland, Washington), including the prime 
     contractor and subcontractors at any tier (including 
     Enterprise Company contractors).
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), overhead costs include--
       (A) indirect overhead costs, which include all activities 
     whose costs are spread across other accounts of the 
     contractor or site;
       (B) support service overhead costs, which include 
     activities or services for which programs pay per unit used;
       (C) all fee, awards, and other profit on indirect and 
     support service overhead costs, or fees that are not 
     attributable to performance on a single project;
       (D) any portion of Enterprise Company costs for which there 
     is no competitive bid and which, under the prior contract, 
     had been an indirect or service function; and
       (E) all computer service and information management costs 
     that had previously been reported in indirect overhead or 
     service center pool accounts.
       (b) Funds.--The funds referred to in subsection (a) are the 
     following:
       (1) $12,000,000 for reactor decontamination and 
     decommissioning, as authorized to be appropriated by section 
     3102 and allocated under subsection (a)(4)(A).
       (2) $18,000,000 for single-shell tank drainage, as 
     authorized to be appropriated by section 3102 and allocated 
     under subsection (a)(4)(A).
       (c) Use of Savings.--The expected savings during fiscal 
     year 1999 from compliance with subsection (a) shall be used 
     at the Hanford Site for ensuring full compliance with the 
     Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order and 
     recommendations of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
     Board.
       (d) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) overhead costs for contractors performing environmental 
     cleanup work at defense nuclear facilities are out of 
     control;
       (2) some of the increase in overhead costs can be 
     attributed to unnecessary regulation by the Department of 
     Energy; and
       (3) the Department of Energy should take whatever actions 
     possible to minimize any increased costs of contractor 
     overhead that are attributable to unnecessary regulation by 
     the Department.

     SEC. 3136. HANFORD TANK CLEANUP PROGRAM REFORMS.

       (a) Establishment of Office of River Protection.--The 
     Secretary of Energy shall establish an office at the Hanford 
     Reservation, Richland, Washington, to be known as the 
     ``Office of River Protection''.
       (b) Management.--The Office shall be headed by a senior 
     official of the Department of Energy, who shall be 
     responsible for managing all aspects of the Tank Waste 
     Remediation System (also referred to as the Hanford Tank Farm 
     operations), including those portions under privatization 
     contracts, of the Department of Energy at the Hanford 
     Reservation. The Office shall be responsible for developing 
     the integrated management plan under subsection (d).
       (c) Department of Energy Responsibilities.--The Secretary 
     of Energy shall--
       (1) provide the manager of the Office of River Protection 
     with the resources and personnel necessary to manage the tank 
     waste privatization program in an efficient and streamlined 
     manner; and
       (2) establish a five-member advisory committee, including 
     the manager of the Richland operations office and a 
     representative of the Office of Privatization and Contract 
     Reform, to advise the Office.

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       (d) Integrated Management Plan.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives an integrated management plan for all aspects 
     of the Hanford Tank Farm operations, including the roles, 
     responsibilities, and reporting relationships of the Office 
     of River Protection. In developing the plan, the Secretary 
     shall consider the extent to which the Office should be 
     physically and administratively separate from the Richland 
     operations office.
       (e) Report.--After the Office of River Protection has been 
     in operation for two years, the Secretary of Energy shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the success of the Tank Waste 
     Remediation System and the Office in improving the management 
     structure of the Department of Energy.
       (f) Termination.--The Office of River Protection shall 
     terminate after it has been in operation for five years, 
     unless the Secretary of Energy determines that such 
     termination would disrupt effective management of Hanford 
     Tank Farm operations. The Secretary shall inform the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives of this 
     determination in writing.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 3151. TERMINATION OF WORKER AND COMMUNITY TRANSITION 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Prohibition.--No funds may be used by the Secretary of 
     Energy after September 30, 2000, to provide worker or 
     community transition assistance with respect to defense 
     nuclear facilities, including assistance provided under 
     section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274h).
       (b) Repeal.--Effective October 1, 2000, section 3161 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (42 
     U.S.C. 7274h) is repealed.
       (c) Study by the General Accounting Office.--
       (1) Study requirement.--The Comptroller General shall 
     conduct a study on the effects of workforce restructuring 
     plans for defense nuclear facilities developed pursuant to 
     section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274h).
       (2) Matters covered by study.--The study shall cover the 
     four-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and shall include the following:
       (A) An analysis of the number of jobs created by any 
     employee retraining, education, and reemployment assistance 
     and any community impact assistance provided in each 
     workforce restructuring plan developed pursuant to section 
     3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1993.
       (B) An analysis of other benefits provided pursuant to such 
     plans, including any assistance provided to community reuse 
     organizations.
       (C) A description of the funds expended, and the funds 
     obligated but not expended, pursuant to such plans as of the 
     date of the report.
       (D) A description of the criteria used since October 23, 
     1992, in providing assistance pursuant to such plans.
       (E) A comparison of any similar benefits provided--
       (i) pursuant to such a plan to employees whose employment 
     at the defense nuclear facility covered by the plan is 
     terminated; and
       (ii) to employees whose employment at a facility where more 
     than 50 percent of the revenues are derived from contracts 
     with the Department of Defense has been terminated as a 
     result of cancellation, termination, or completion of 
     contracts with the Department of Defense and the employees 
     whose employment is terminated constitute more than 15 
     percent of the employees at that facility.
       (F) A comparison of--
       (i) involuntary separation benefits provided to employees 
     of Department of Energy contractors and subcontractors under 
     such plans; and
       (ii) involuntary separation benefits provided to employees 
     of the Federal Government.
       (G) A comparison of costs to the Federal Government 
     (including costs of involuntary separation benefits) for--
       (i) involuntary separations of employees of Department of 
     Energy contractors and subcontractors; and
       (ii) involuntary separations of employees of contractors 
     and subcontractors of other Federal Government departments 
     and agencies.
       (H) A description of the length of service and hiring dates 
     of employees of Department of Energy contractors and 
     subcontractors provided benefits under such plans in the two-
     year period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Report on study.--The Comptroller General shall submit 
     a report to Congress on the results of the study not later 
     than March 31, 1999.
       (4) Definition.--In this section, the term ``defense 
     nuclear facility'' has the meaning provided the term 
     ``Department of Energy defense nuclear facility'' in section 
     3163 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 42 U.S.C. 7274j).
       (d) Effect on USEC Privatization Act.--(1) Section 
     3110(a)(5) of the USEC Privatization Act (Public Law 104-134; 
     110 Stat. 1321-341; 42 U.S.C. 2297h-8(a)(5)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``With respect to such 
     section 3161, the Secretary shall, on and after the effective 
     date of the repeal of such section, provide assistance to any 
     such employee in accordance with the terms of such section as 
     in effect on the day before the effective date of its 
     repeal.''.
       (2) After the effective date of the repeal of section 3161 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274h), no funds appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for atomic energy defense activities may 
     be used to provide assistance under that section (by reason 
     of the amendment made by paragraph (1)) to the adversely 
     affected employees described in section 3110(a)(5) of the 
     USEC Privatization Act (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-
     341; 42 U.S.C. 2297h-8(a)(5)).

     SEC. 3152. REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN TO MODIFY EMPLOYMENT SYSTEM 
                   USED BY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IN DEFENSE 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Plan Requirement.--(1) The Secretary of Energy shall 
     develop a plan to modify the Federal employment system used 
     within the defense environmental management programs of the 
     Department of Energy to allow for workforce restructuring in 
     those programs.
       (2) The plan shall address strategies to recruit and hire--
       (A) individuals with a high degree of scientific and 
     technical competence in the areas of nuclear and toxic waste 
     remediation and environmental restoration; and
       (B) individuals with the necessary skills to manage large 
     construction and environmental remediation projects.
       (3) The plan shall include an identification of the 
     provisions of Federal law that would need to be changed to 
     allow the Secretary of Energy to restructure the Department 
     of Energy defense environmental management workforce to hire 
     individuals described in paragraph (2), while staying within 
     any numerical limitations required by law (including section 
     3161 of Public Law 103-337 (42 U.S.C. 7231 note)) on 
     employment of such individuals.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the plan developed under subsection (a).
       (c) Limitation on Use of Certain Funds.--The Secretary of 
     Energy may not use more than 75 percent of the funds 
     available to the Secretary pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 3102(a)(6) (relating to program 
     direction) until the Secretary submits the report required by 
     subsection (b).

     SEC. 3153. REPORT ON STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP CRITERIA.

       (a) Requirement for Criteria.--The Secretary of Energy 
     shall develop clear and specific criteria for judging whether 
     the science-based tools being used by the Department of 
     Energy for determining the safety and reliability of the 
     nuclear weapons stockpile are performing in a manner that 
     will provide an adequate degree of certainty that the 
     stockpile is safe and reliable.
       (b) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the efforts by the Department of 
     Energy to develop the criteria required by subsection (a). 
     The report shall include--
       (1) a description of the information needed to determine 
     that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe and reliable and 
     the relationship of the science-based tools to the collection 
     of that information; and
       (2) a description of the criteria required by subsection 
     (a) to the extent they have been defined as of the date of 
     the submission of the report.

     SEC. 3154. PROHIBITION ON USE OF TRITIUM PRODUCED IN 
                   FACLITIES LICENSED UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT 
                   FOR NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE PURPOSES.

       (a) Prohibition.--Section 57(e) of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(e)) is amended by inserting after 
     ``section 11,'' the following: ``or tritium''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 108 of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2138) is amended by inserting ``or tritium'' after 
     ``special nuclear material'' in the second and third 
     sentences each place it appears.

     SEC. 3155. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY 
                   RESPONSE TRAINING PROGRAM.

       The Secretary of Energy may enter into partnership 
     arrangements with Federal and non-Federal entities to share 
     the costs of operating the hazardous materials management and 
     hazardous materials emergency response training program 
     authorized under section 3140(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     108 Stat. 3088). Such arrangements may include the exchange 
     of equipment and services, in lieu of payment for the 
     training program.

     SEC. 3156. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH PROJECT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Currently in the post-cold war world, there are new 
     opportunities to facilitate international political and 
     scientific cooperation on cost-effective, advanced, and 
     innovative nuclear management technologies.
       (2) There is increasing public interest in monitoring and 
     remediation of nuclear waste.
       (3) It is in the best interest of the United States to 
     explore and develop options with

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     the international community to facilitate the exchange of 
     evolving advanced nuclear wastes technologies.
       (4) The Advanced Technology Research Project facilitates an 
     international clearinghouse and marketplace for advanced 
     nuclear technologies.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the President should instruct the Secretary of Energy, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, and other officials as appropriate, to consider the 
     Advanced Technology Research Project and submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives a report 
     containing the following:
       (1) An assessment of whether the United States should 
     encourage the establishment of an international project to 
     facilitate the international exchange of information 
     (including costs data) relating to advanced nuclear waste 
     technologies, including technologies for solid and liquid 
     radioactive wastes and contaminated soils and sediments.
       (2) An assessment of whether such a project could be funded 
     privately through industry, public interest, and scientific 
     organizations and administered by an international 
     nongovernmental organization, with operations in the United 
     States, Russia, and other countries that have an interest in 
     developing such technologies.
       (3) Recommendations for any legislation that the Secretary 
     of Energy believes would be required to enable such a project 
     to be undertaken.
          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

     SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     1999, $17,500,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).
                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

     SEC. 3301. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) The term ``National Defense Stockpile'' means the 
     stockpile provided for in section 4 of the Strategic and 
     Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c).
       (2) The term ``National Defense Stockpile Transaction 
     Fund'' means the fund in the Treasury of the United States 
     established under section 9(a) of the Strategic and Critical 
     Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h(a)).

     SEC. 3302. AUTHORIZED USES OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.

       (a) Obligation of Stockpile Funds.--During fiscal year 
     1999, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may obligate up 
     to $82,647,000 of the funds in the National Defense Stockpile 
     Transaction Fund for the authorized uses of such funds under 
     section 9(b)(2) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
     Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h(b)(2)).
       (b) Additional Obligations.--The National Defense Stockpile 
     Manager may obligate amounts in excess of the amount 
     specified in subsection (a) if the National Defense Stockpile 
     Manager notifies Congress that extraordinary or emergency 
     conditions necessitate the additional obligations. The 
     National Defense Stockpile Manager may make the additional 
     obligations described in the notification after the end of 
     the 45-day period beginning on the date Congress receives the 
     notification.
       (c) Limitations.--The authorities provided by this section 
     shall be subject to such limitations as may be provided in 
     appropriations Acts.
                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

     SEC. 3401. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) The term ``naval petroleum reserves'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 7420(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (2) The term ``Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2'' means 
     the naval petroleum reserve, commonly referred to as the 
     Buena Vista unit, that is located in Kern County, California, 
     and was established by Executive order of the President, 
     dated December 13, 1912.
       (3) The term ``Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3'' means 
     the naval petroleum reserve, commonly referred to as the 
     Teapot Dome unit, that is located in the State of Wyoming and 
     was established by Executive order of the President, dated 
     April 30, 1915.
       (4) The term ``Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2'' means the 
     naval petroleum reserve that is located in the State of Utah 
     and was established by Executive order of the President, 
     dated December 6, 1916.
       (5) The term ``antitrust laws'' means has the meaning given 
     the term in section 1(a) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 
     12(a)), except that the term also includes--
       (A) the Act of June 19, 1936 (15 U.S.C. 13 et seq.; 
     commonly known as the Robinson-Patman Act); and
       (B) section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
     U.S.C. 45), to the extent that such section applies to unfair 
     methods of competition.
       (6) The term ``general land laws'' includes the Mineral 
     Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) and the Materials Act of 
     1947 (30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), but excludes the Mining Law of 
     1872 (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.).
       (7) The term ``petroleum'' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 7420(3) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 3402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy 
     $22,500,000 for fiscal year 1999 for the purpose of carrying 
     out--
       (1) activities under chapter 641 of title 10, United States 
     Code, relating to the naval petroleum reserves;
       (2) closeout activities at Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 
     1 upon the sale of that reserve under subtitle B of title 
     XXXIV of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
     year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 7420 note); and
       (3) activities under this title relating to the disposition 
     of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2, Naval Petroleum 
     Reserve Numbered 3, and Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2.
       (b) Availability of Appropriations.--Funds appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection 
     (a) shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 3403. PRICE REQUIREMENT ON SALE OF CERTAIN PETROLEUM 
                   DURING FISCAL YEAR 1999.

       Notwithstanding section 7430(b)(2) of title 10, United 
     States Code, during fiscal year 1999, any sale of any part of 
     the United States share of petroleum produced from Naval 
     Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 or Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 3, shall be made at a price not less than 90 percent 
     of the current sales price, as estimated by the Secretary of 
     Energy, of comparable petroleum in the same area.

     SEC. 3404. DISPOSAL OF NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE NUMBERED 2.

       (a) Disposal of Ford City Lots.--(1) Subject to section 
     3407, the Secretary of Energy shall dispose of that portion 
     of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 located within the town 
     lots in Ford City, California, as generally depicted on the 
     map of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 that accompanies 
     the report of the Secretary entitled ``Report and 
     Recommendations on the Management and Disposition of the 
     Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves (Excluding Elk 
     Hills)'', dated March 1997.
       (2) The Secretary of Energy may carry out the disposal of 
     that portion of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 described 
     in paragraph (1) by competitive sale or lease consistent with 
     commercial practices, by transfer to another Federal agency 
     or a public or private entity, or by any other means. Any 
     competitive sale or lease under this subsection shall provide 
     for the disposal of all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in the property to be conveyed. The Secretary 
     of Energy may use the authority provided by the Act of June 
     14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.; commonly known as the 
     Recreation and Public Purposes Act), in the same manner and 
     to the same extent as the Secretary of the Interior, to 
     dispose of that portion of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (3) The Secretary of Energy may extend to a purchaser or 
     other transferee of property under this subsection such 
     indemnities and warranties as the Secretary considers 
     reasonable and necessary to protect the purchaser or 
     transferee from claims arising from the ownership of the 
     property by the United States or the administration of the 
     property by the Secretary of Energy.
       (b) Eventual Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--(1) 
     The Secretary of Energy shall continue to administer Naval 
     Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 (other than the portion of the 
     reserve subject to disposal under subsection (a)) in 
     accordance with chapter 641 of title 10, United States Code, 
     until such time as the Secretary makes a determination to 
     abandon oil and gas operations in Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 2 in accordance with commercial operating practices.
       (2) After oil and gas operations are abandoned in Naval 
     Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary of Energy shall transfer to the Secretary of the 
     Interior administrative jurisdiction and control over all 
     public domain lands included within Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 2 (other than the portion of the reserve subject to 
     disposal under subsection (a)) for management in accordance 
     with the general land laws.
       (c) Relationship to Antitrust Laws.--This section does not 
     modify, impair, or supersede the operation of the antitrust 
     laws.

     SEC. 3405. DISPOSAL OF NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE NUMBERED 3.

       (a) Continued Administration Pending Termination of 
     Operations.--The Secretary of Energy shall continue to 
     administer Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3 in accordance 
     with chapter 641 of title 10, United States Code, until such 
     time as the Secretary makes a determination to abandon oil 
     and gas operations in Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3 in 
     accordance with commercial operating practices.
       (b) Disposal Authority.--(1) After oil and gas operations 
     are abandoned in Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3, the 
     Secretary of Energy may dispose of, subject to section 3407, 
     the reserve by sale, lease, transfer, or other means. Any 
     sale or lease shall provide for the disposal of all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in the property to 
     be conveyed and shall be conducted in accordance with 
     competitive procedures consistent with commercial practices, 
     as established by the Secretary of Energy.
       (2) The Secretary of Energy may extend to a purchaser or 
     other transferee of property under this subsection such 
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     sonable and necessary to protect the purchaser or transferee 
     from claims arising from the ownership of the property by the 
     United States or the administration of the property by the 
     Secretary of Energy.
       (c) Relationship to Antitrust Laws.--This section does not 
     modify, impair, or supersede the operation of the antitrust 
     laws.

     SEC. 3406. DISPOSAL OF OIL SHALE RESERVE NUMBERED 2.

       (a) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--Subject to 
     section 3407, effective September 30, 1999, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior 
     administrative jurisdiction and control over all public 
     domain lands included within Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2 for 
     management in accordance with the general land laws.
       (b) Relationship to Indian Reservation.--The transfer of 
     administrative jurisdiction under this section does not 
     affect any interest, right, or obligation respecting the 
     Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation located in Oil Shale 
     Reserve Numbered 2.

     SEC. 3407. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Contract Authority.--Using the authority provided by 
     section 303(c)(7) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(c)(7)), the Secretary of 
     Energy and the Secretary of the Interior may separately enter 
     into contracts for the acquisition of such services as the 
     Secretary considers necessary to carry out the requirements 
     of this title, except that the notification required under 
     subparagraph (B) of such section for each such contract shall 
     be submitted to Congress not less than seven days before the 
     award of the contract.
       (b) Protection of Existing Rights.--At the discretion of 
     the Secretary of Energy, the disposal of property under this 
     title shall be subject to any contract related to the United 
     States ownership interest in the property in effect at the 
     time of disposal, including any lease agreement pertaining to 
     the United States interest in Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 2.
       (c) Deposit of Receipts.--Notwithstanding any other law, 
     all monies received by the United States from the disposal of 
     property under this title or under section 7439 of title 10, 
     United States Code, including monies received from a lease 
     entered into under this title or such section, shall be 
     deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.
       (d) Treatment of Royalties.--Any petroleum accruing to the 
     United States as royalty from any lease of lands transferred 
     under this title or under section 7439 of title 10, United 
     States Code, shall be delivered to the United States, or 
     shall be paid for in money, as the Secretary of the Interior 
     may elect.
       (e) Elements of Lease.--A lease under this title may 
     provide for the exploration for, and development and 
     production of, petroleum, other than petroleum in the form of 
     oil shale.
       (f) Relationship to Current Law.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this title, chapter 641 of title 10, United 
     States Code, does not apply to the disposal of property under 
     this title and ceases to apply to property in Naval Petroleum 
     Reserve Numbered 2, Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3, and 
     Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2, upon the final disposal of the 
     property.

     SEC. 3408. TREATMENT OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA CLAIM REGARDING 
                   NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE NUMBERED 1.

       Section 3415(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 7420 
     note) is amended by striking out the first sentence and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``Amounts in the 
     contingent fund shall be available for paying a claim 
     described in subsection (a) in accordance with the terms of, 
     and the payment schedule contained in, the Settlement 
     Agreement entered into between the State of California and 
     the Department of Energy, dated October 11, 1996, and 
     supplemented on December 10, 1997. The Secretary shall modify 
     the Settlement Agreement to negate the requirements of the 
     Settlement Agreement with respect to the request for and 
     appropriation of funds.''.
                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

     SEC. 3501. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO PANAMA CANAL ACT OF 
                   1979.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Panama 
     Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999''.
       (b) References to Panama Canal Act of 1979.--Except as 
     otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 
     amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, 
     or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference 
     shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
     provision of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 et 
     seq.).

     SEC. 3502. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Panama 
     Canal Commission is authorized to use amounts in the Panama 
     Canal Revolving Fund to make such expenditures within the 
     limits of funds and borrowing authority available to it in 
     accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments, as may be necessary under the Panama Canal Act 
     of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) for the operation, 
     maintenance, improvement, and administration of the Panama 
     Canal for fiscal year 1999.
       (b) Limitations.--For fiscal year 1999, the Panama Canal 
     Commission may expend from funds in the Panama Canal 
     Revolving Fund not more than $90,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses, of which--
       (1) not more than $28,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Supervisory 
     Board of the Commission;
       (2) not more than $14,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Secretary of the 
     Commission; and
       (3) not more than $48,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Administrator of 
     the Commission.

     SEC. 3503. PURCHASE OF VEHICLES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds 
     available to the Commission shall be available for the 
     purchase and transportation to the Republic of Panama of 
     passenger motor vehicles built in the United States, the 
     purchase price of which shall not exceed $23,000 per vehicle.

     SEC. 3504. EXPENDITURES ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH TREATIES.

       Expenditures authorized under this title may be made only 
     in accordance with the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 and any 
     law of the United States implementing those treaties.

     SEC. 3505. DONATIONS TO THE COMMISSION.

       Section 1102b (22 U.S.C. 3612b) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) The Commission may seek and accept donations of 
     funds, property, and services from individuals, foundations, 
     corporations, and other private and public entities for the 
     purpose of carrying out its promotional activities.
       ``(2) The Commission shall establish written guidelines 
     setting forth the criteria to be used in determining whether 
     the acceptance of funds, property, or services authorized by 
     paragraph (1) would reflect unfavorably upon the ability of 
     the Commission (or any employee of the Commission) to carry 
     out its responsibilities or official duties in a fair and 
     objective manner or would compromise the integrity or the 
     appearance of the integrity of its programs or of any 
     official in those programs.''.

     SEC. 3506. SUNSET OF UNITED STATES OVERSEAS BENEFITS JUST 
                   BEFORE TRANSFER.

       (a) Repeals.--Effective 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), 
     December 30, 1999, the following provisions are repealed and 
     any right or condition of employment provided for in, or 
     arising from, those provisions is terminated: sections 1206 
     (22 U.S.C. 3646), 1207 (22 U.S.C. 3647), 1217(a) (22 U.S.C. 
     3657(a)), and 1224(11) (22 U.S.C. 3664(11)), subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), (F), (G), and (H) of section 1231(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 
     3671(a)(2)) and section 1321(e) (22 U.S.C. 3731(e)).
       (b) Savings Provision for Basic Pay.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a), benefits based on basic pay, as listed in 
     paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of section 1218 of the 
     Panama Canal Act of 1979, shall be paid as if sections 
     1217(a) and 1231(a)(2) (A) and (B) of that Act had been 
     repealed effective 12:00 p.m., December 31, 1999. The 
     exception under the preceding sentence shall not apply to any 
     pay for hours of work performed on December 31, 1999.
       (c) Nonapplicability to Agencies in Panama Other Than 
     Panama Canal Commission.--Section 1212(b)(3) (22 U.S.C. 
     3652(b)(3)) is amended by striking out ``the Panama Canal 
     Transition Facilitation Act of 1997'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the Panama Canal Transition Facilitation Act of 
     1997 (subtitle B of title XXXV of Public Law 105-85; 110 
     Stat. 2062), or the Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1999''.

     SEC. 3507. CENTRAL EXAMINING OFFICE.

       Section 1223 (22 U.S.C. 3663) is repealed.

     SEC. 3508. LIABILITY FOR VESSEL ACCIDENTS.

       (a) Commission Liability Subject to Claimant Insurance.--
     (1) Section 1411(a) (22 U.S.C. 3771(a)) is amended by 
     inserting ``to section 1419(b) of this Act and'' after 
     ``Subject'' in the first sentence.
       (2) Section 1412 (22 U.S.C. 3772) is amended by striking 
     out ``The Commission'' in the first sentence and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Subject to section 1419(b) of this Act, the 
     Commission''.
       (3) Section 1416 (22 U.S.C. 3776) is amended by striking 
     out ``A claimant'' in the first sentence and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Subject to section 1419(b) of this Act, a 
     claimant''.
       (b) Limitation on Liability.--Section 1419 (22 U.S.C. 3779) 
     is amended by designating the text as subsection (a) and by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) The Commission may not consider or pay any claim 
     under section 1411 or 1412 of this Act, nor may an action for 
     damages lie thereon, unless the claimant is covered by one or 
     more valid policies of insurance totalling at least 
     $1,000,000 against the injuries specified in those sections. 
     The Commission's liability on any such claim shall be limited 
     to damages in excess of all amounts recovered or recoverable 
     by the claimant from its insurers. The Commission may not 
     consider or pay any claim by an insurer or subrogee of a 
     claimant under section 1411 or 1412 of this Act.''.

     SEC. 3509. PANAMA CANAL BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS.

       (a) Establishment and Pay of Board.--Section 3102(a) (22 
     U.S.C. 3862(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``shall'' in the 
     first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``may''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Compensation for members of the Board of Contract 
     Appeals shall be estab

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     lished by the Commission's supervisory board, except that 
     such compensation may not be reduced during a member's term 
     of office from the level established at the time of the 
     appointment.''.
       (b) Deadline for Commencement of Board.--Section 3102(e) 
     (22 U.S.C. 3862(e)) is amended by striking out ``, but not 
     later than January 1, 1999''.

     SEC. 3510. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Panama Canal Act of 1979.--The Panama Canal Act of 1979 
     is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 1202(c) (22 U.S.C. 3642(c)) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Panama Canal Transition Facilitation Act of 
     1997'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``November 17, 1997,'';
       (B) by striking out ``on or after that date''; and
       (C) by striking out ``the day before the date of 
     enactment'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``that date''.
       (2) Section 1212(b)(3) (22 U.S.C. 3652(b)(3)) is amended by 
     inserting ``the'' after ``by the head of''.
       (3) Section 1313 (22 U.S.C. 3723) is amended by striking 
     out ``subsection (d)'' in each of subsections (a), (b), and 
     (d) and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (c)''.
       (4) Sections 1411(a) and 1412 (22 U.S.C. 3771(a), 3772) are 
     amended by striking out ``the date of the enactment of the 
     Panama Canal Transition Facilitation Act of 1997'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``by November 18, 1998''.
       (b) Public Law 104-201.--Effective as of September 23, 
     1996, and as if included therein as enacted, section 
     3548(b)(3) of the Panama Canal Act Amendments of 1996 
     (subtitle B of title XXXV of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 
     2869) is amended by striking out ``section'' in both items of 
     quoted matter and inserting in lieu thereof ``sections''.
                  TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

     SEC. 3601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                   1999.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999, to be available without fiscal year limitation if 
     so provided in appropriations Act, for the use of the 
     Department of Transportation for the Maritime Administration 
     as follows:
       (1) For expenses necessary for operations and training 
     activities, $70,553,000.
       (2) For expenses under the loan guarantee program 
     authorized by title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 1271 et seq.), $20,000,000 of which--
       (A) $16,000,000 is for the cost (as defined in section 
     502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
     661a(5))) of loan guarantees under the program; and
       (B) $4,000,000 is for administrative expenses related to 
     loan guarantee commitments under the program.

     SEC. 3602. CONVEYANCE OF NDRF VESSEL M/V BAYAMON.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     may convey all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States Government in and to the vessel M/V BAYAMON (United 
     States official number 530007) to the Trade Fair Ship 
     Company, a corporation established under the laws of the 
     State of Deleware and having its principal offices located in 
     New York, New York (in this section referred to as the 
     ``recipient''), for use as floating trade exposition to 
     showcase United States technology, industrial products, and 
     services.
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
       (1) Delivery of vessel.--In carrying out subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall deliver the vessel--
       (A) at the place where the vessel is located on the date of 
     conveyance;
       (B) in its condition on that date; and
       (C) at no cost to the United States Government.
       (2) Required conditions.--The Secretary may not convey a 
     vessel under this section unless--
       (A) the recipient pays consideration equal to the domestic 
     fair market value of the vessel as determined by the 
     Secretary;
       (B) the recipient agrees that any repair, restoration, or 
     reconstruction work for the vessel will be performed in the 
     United States;
       (C) the recipient agrees to hold the Government harmless 
     for any claims arising from exposure to hazardous material, 
     including asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls, after the 
     conveyance of the vessel, except for claims arising before 
     the date of the conveyance or from use of the vessel by the 
     Government after that date; and
       (D) the recipient provides sufficient evidence to the 
     Secretary that it has adequate financial resources in the 
     form of cash, liquid assets, or a written loan commitment to 
     complete the reconstruction of the vessel.
       (3) Additional terms.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms in connection with the conveyance authorized 
     by this section as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (c) Proceeds.--Any amounts received by the United States as 
     proceeds from the sale of the M/V BAYAMON shall be deposited 
     in the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund established by the 
     Act of June 2, 1951 (chapter 121; 46 App. U.S.C. 1241a).

     SEC. 3603. CONVEYANCE OF NDRF VESSELS BENJAMIN ISHERWOOD AND 
                   HENRY ECKFORD.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     may convey all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States Government in and to the vessels BENJAMIN ISHERWOOD 
     (TAO-191) and HENRY ECKFORD (TAO-192) to a purchaser for the 
     purpose of reconstruction of those vessels for sale or 
     charter.
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
       (1) Delivery of vessel.--In carrying out subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall deliver the vessel--
       (A) at the place where the vessel is located on the date of 
     the conveyance;
       (B) in its condition on that date; and
       (C) at no cost to the United States Government.
       (2) Required conditions.--The Secretary may not convey a 
     vessel under this section unless--
       (A) the recipient pays consideration equal to the domestic 
     fair market value of the vessel, as determined by the 
     Secretary;
       (B) the recipient agrees to sell or charter the vessel to a 
     member nation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for 
     use as an oiler;
       (C) the recipient provides sufficient evidence to the 
     Secretary that it has adequate financial resources in the 
     form of cash, liquid assets, or a written loan commitment to 
     complete the reconstruction of the vessel;
       (D) the recipient agrees that any repair, restoration, or 
     reconstruction work for the vessel will be performed in the 
     United States; and
       (E) the recipient agrees to hold the Government harmless 
     for any claims arising from defects in the vessel or from 
     exposure to hazardous material, including asbestos and 
     polychlorinated biphenyls, after the conveyance of the 
     vessel, except for claims arising before the date of the 
     conveyance or from use of the vessel by the Government after 
     that date.
       (3) Additional terms.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms in connection with a conveyance authorized 
     by this section as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (c) Proceeds.--Any amounts received by the United States as 
     proceeds from the sale of a vessel under this section shall 
     be deposited in the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund 
     established by the Act of June 2, 1951 (chapter 121; 46 App. 
     U.S.C. 1241a).
       (d) Duration of Authority.--The authority of the Secretary 
     under this section may only be exercised during the one-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3604. CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MARITIME INFORMATION.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 3601(1) for operations of the Maritime 
     Administration, $75,000 shall be available for the 
     establishment at a State Maritime Academy of a clearinghouse 
     for maritime information that makes that information publicly 
     available, including by use of the Internet.

     SEC. 3605. CONVEYANCE OF NDRF VESSEL EX-USS LORAIN COUNTY.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     may convey all right, title, and interest of the Federal 
     Government in and to the vessel ex-USS LORAIN COUNTY (LST-
     1177) to the Ohio War Memorial, Inc., located in Sandusky, 
     Ohio (in this section referred to as the ``recipient''), for 
     use as a memorial to Ohio veterans.
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
       (1) Delivery of vessel.--In carrying out subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall deliver the vessel--
       (A) at the place where the vessel is located on the date of 
     conveyance;
       (B) in its condition on that date; and
       (C) at no cost to the Federal Government.
       (2) Required conditions.--The Secretary may not convey a 
     vessel under this section unless--
       (A) the recipient agrees to hold the Government harmless 
     for any claims arising from exposure to hazardous material, 
     including asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls, after 
     conveyance of the vessel, except for claims arising before 
     the date of the conveyance or from use of the vessel by the 
     Government after that date; and
       (B) the recipient has available, for use to restore the 
     vessel, in the form of cash, liquid assets, or a written loan 
     commitment, financial resources of at least $100,000.
       (3) Additional terms.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms in connection with the conveyance authorized 
     by this section as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (c) Other Unneeded Equipment.--The Secretary may convey to 
     the recipient of the vessel conveyed under this section any 
     unneeded equipment from other vessels in the National Defense 
     Reserve Fleet, for use to restore the vessel conveyed under 
     this section to museum quality.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts moved to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on National Security with instructions to report the bill back to the 
House forthwith with the following amendment:



       At the end of title XII (page   , after line    ), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC.   . WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM THE 
                   REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.

       (a) Limitation.--No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1999 
     may be used for the deployment of United States Armed Forces 
     in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after December 31, 
     1998, unless a

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     law has been enacted that explicitly authorizes the 
     deployment of such Armed Forces.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitation contained in subsection (a) 
     shall not apply with respect to--
       (1) the deployment of United States Armed Forces for the 
     express purpose of ensuring the safe withdrawal of such Armed 
     Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
       (2) a limited number of members of United States Armed 
     Forces sufficient only to protect United States diplomatic 
     facilities and citizens; or
       (3) noncombatant personnel to advise the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization (NATO) Commander in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts demanded a recorded vote on the motion, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

167

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

251

para.49.26                   [Roll No. 182]

                                AYES--167

     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Farr
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Klug
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Owens
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--251

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bateman
     Foley
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Johnson, Sam
     McDade
     Meeks (NY)
     Parker
     Quinn
     Skaggs
     Spratt
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Wicker
     Yates
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SPENCE demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

357

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

60

para.49.27                   [Roll No. 183]

                                AYES--357

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald

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     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--60

     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gutierrez
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Morella
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Petri
     Rahall
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bateman
     Foley
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Harman
     Johnson, Sam
     McDade
     Meeks (NY)
     Parker
     Quinn
     Skaggs
     Spratt
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Wicker
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.''.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.49.28  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. SPENCE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross references, 
and the table of contents and to make such other technical and 
conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the 
House in amending the bill.

para.49.29  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2400

  Mr. MINGE submitted the privileged motion to instruct the managers on 
the part of the House at the conference with the Senate on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize 
funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit 
programs, and for other purposes, to ensure that spending for highways 
and transit programs authorized in the conference agreement on the bill 
(H.R. 2400) is fully paid for using estimates of the Congressional 
Budget Office, to reject the use of estimates from any other source, to 
reject any method of budgeting that departs from the budget enforcement 
principles currently in effect, or the use of the budget surplus to pay 
for spending on highways or transit programs.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MINGE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.49.30  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2400

  Mr. OBEY submitted the privileged motion to instruct the managers on 
the part of the House at the conference with the Senate on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize 
funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit 
programs, and for other purposes, to limit the aggregate number of 
earmarked highway demonstration projects earmarked during the 42 years 
since the enactment of the Highway Trust Fund in 1956.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

77

It was decided in the

Nays

332

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.49.31                   [Roll No. 184]

                                YEAS--77

     Archer
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Gibbons
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Maloney (NY)
     McCollum
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Obey
     Pastor
     Porter
     Portman
     Rangel
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Thornberry
     Vento
     Waters
     Wexler
     Wolf

                                NAYS--332

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood

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     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Lofgren
       

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Bateman
     Berman
     Deutsch
     Foley
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Johnson, Sam
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McDade
     Meeks (NY)
     Moran (VA)
     Ney
     Parker
     Quinn
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Towns
     Waxman
     Wicker
     Yates
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.49.32  unfinished business--motion to instruct conferees - h.r. 
          2400

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced the unfinished business 
to be the vote on agreeing to the motion of Mr. MINGE to instruct the 
managers on the part of the House at the conference with the Senate on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill (H.R. 2400) to 
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and 
transit programs, and for other purposes, to ensure that spending for 
highways and transit programs authorized in the conference agreement on 
the bill (H.R. 2400) is fully paid for using estimates of the 
Congressional Budget Office, to reject the use of estimates from any 
other source, to reject any method of budgeting that departs from the 
budget enforcement principles currently in effect, or the use of the 
budget surplus to pay for spending on highways or transit programs.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MINGE demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.

Yeas

156

It was decided in the

Nays

251

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

2

para.49.33                   [Roll No. 185]

                                AYES--156

     Andrews
     Archer
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fox
     Gephardt
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Paul
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Turner
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wolf

                                NOES--251

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capps
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Peterson (MN)
     Sabo
       

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Bateman
     Berman
     Deutsch
     Foley
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Johnson, Sam
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McDade
     Meeks (NY)
     Moran (VA)
     Ney
     Parker
     Quinn
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Towns
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Yates
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.49.34  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 119 and h.r. 
          2183

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 442):


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       Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 119) proposing an amendment 
     to the Constitution of the United States to limit campaign 
     spending. The first reading of the joint resolution shall be 
     dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the joint 
     resolution and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by Representative DeLay of Texas or his designee 
     and a Member in favor of the joint resolution. After general 
     debate the joint resolution shall be considered for amendment 
     under the five-minute rule. The joint resolution shall be 
     considered as read. During consideration of the joint 
     resolution for amendment, the Chairman of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 or rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the joint resolution for amendment the Committee shall rise 
     and report the joint resolution to the House with such 
     amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.
       Sec. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolution 
     the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, 
     declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 
     (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for 
     Federal office, and for other purposes. The first reading of 
     the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and the amendments made in order by this 
     resolution and shall not exceed two hours equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on House Oversight. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     The bill shall be considered as read. Before consideration of 
     any other amendment it shall be in order to consider the 
     amendments in the nature of a substitute specified in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the 
     order specified, may be offered only by the Member who caused 
     it to be printed in the Congressional Record or his designee, 
     shall be considered as read, and shall not be subject to a 
     substitute amendment or to a perfecting amendment carrying a 
     tax or tariff measure. During consideration of the bill in 
     the Committee of the Whole, all points of order against each 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute specified in the 
     report are waived. Consideration of each amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute specified in the report shall begin 
     with an additional period of general debate, which shall be 
     confined to the subject of the amendment and shall not exceed 
     one hour equally divided and controlled by the Member who 
     caused the amendment to be printed in the Congressional 
     Record or his designee and an opponent. During consideration 
     of amendments to an amendment in the nature of a substitute, 
     or of other amendments to the bill, the Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. If more 
     than one amendment in the nature of a substitute is adopted, 
     then only the one receiving the greater number of affirmative 
     votes shall be considered as finally adopted and reported to 
     the House. In the case of a tie for the greater number of 
     affirmative votes, then only the last amendment to receive 
     that number of affirmative votes shall be considered as 
     finally adopted and reported to the House. The chairman of 
     the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time 
     during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a 
     request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce 
     to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that allows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment to the bill reported from the Committee of 
     the Whole or to an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     finally adopted and reported to the House. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. LINDER moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

208

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

190

para.49.35                   [Roll No. 186]

                                YEAS--208

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz

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     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--35

     Bateman
     Berman
     Boehner
     Burr
     Burton
     Canady
     Clement
     Coburn
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Foley
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefley
     Herger
     Johnson, Sam
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCrery
     McDade
     Meeks (NY)
     Oxley
     Parker
     Paul
     Quinn
     Scarborough
     Shaw
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Towns
     Waxman
     Wicker
     Yates
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.49.36  message from the president--national endowment for the 
          humanities

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to present to you the 32nd annual report of the National 
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Federal agency charged with 
advancing scholarship and knowledge in the humanities. The NEH supports 
an impressive range of humanities projects advancing American 
scholarship and reaching millions of Americans each year.
  The public has been enriched by many innovative NEH projects. These 
included a traveling exhibit, companion book, and public programming 
examining the history and legacy of the California Gold Rush on the 
occasion of its Sesquicentennial. Other initiatives promoted humanities 
radio programming and major funding for the critically acclaimed PBS 
series, ``Liberty! The American Revolution.''
  The NEH is also utilizing computer technologies in new and exciting 
ways. Answering the call for quality humanities content on the Internet, 
NEH partnered with MCI to provide EDSITEment, a website that offers 
scholars, teachers, students, and parents a link to the Internet's most 
promising humanities sites. The NEH's ``Teaching with Technology'' 
grants have made possible such innovations as a CD-ROM on art and life 
in Africa and a digital archive of community life during the Civil War. 
In its special report to the Congress, ``NEH and the Digital Age,'' the 
agency examined its past, present, and future use of technology as a 
tool to further the humanities and make them more accessible to the 
American public.
  This past year saw a change in leadership at the Endowment. Dr. 
Sheldon Hackney completed his term as Chairman and I appointed Dr. 
William R. Ferris to succeed him. Dr. Ferris will continue the NEH's 
tradition of quality research and public programming.
  The important projects funded by the NEH provide for us the knowledge 
and wisdom imparted by history, philosophy, literature, and other 
humanities disciplines, and cannot be underestimated as we meet the 
challenges of the new millennium.
                                                     William J. Clinton.
  The White House, May 21, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

para.49.37  recess--11:59 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 12:15 a.m., May 22 (Legislative Day of May 21), 1998.


            FRIDAY, MAY 22 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF MAY 21), 1998

para.49.38  after recess--12:15 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, called the House to order.

para.49.39  waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-547) the resolution (H. Res. 445) waiving a requirement of 
clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of certain 
resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.49.40  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany s. 1150

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-548) the resolution (H. Res. 446) disposing of the conference 
report to accompany the bill (S. 1150) to ensure that federally funded 
agricultural research, extension, and education address high-priority 
concerns with national or multistate significance, to reform, extend, 
and eliminate certain agricultural research programs, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.49.41  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 2472. An Act to extend certain programs under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
       H.R. 3301. An Act to amend chapter 51 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to allow the Secretary of the Treasury greater 
     discretion with regard to the placement of the required 
     inscriptions on quarter dollars issued under the 50 States 
     Commemorative Coin Program.

para.49.42  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, 
bills of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 3301. An Act to amend chapter 51 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to allow the Secretary of the Treasury greater 
     discretion with regard to the placement of the required 
     inscriptions on quarter dollars issued under the 50 States 
     Commemorative Coin Program.
       H.R. 2472. An Act to extend certain programs under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

para.49.43  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas, for today after 3 o'clock p.m. and 
balance of the week;
  To Mr. WICKER, for today after 3:30 p.m. and balance of the week;
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 7:30 p.m.; and
  To Mr. DEUTSCH, for today after 8:30 p.m. and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.49.44  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, at 12 o'clock and 17 minutes a.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.49.45  oath of office members, resident commissioner, and delegates

  The oath of office required by the sixth article of the Constitution 
of the United States, and as provided by section 2 of the act of May 13, 
1884 (23 State. 22), to be administered to Members, Resident 
Commissioner, and Delegates of the House of Representatives, the text of 
which is carried in 5 U.S.C. 3331:
      ``I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and 
    defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, 
    foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to 
    the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental 
    reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and 
    faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to 
    enter. So help me God.''

has been subscribed to in person and filed in duplicate with the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives by the fol

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lowing Members of the 105th Congress, pursuant to the provisions of 2 
U.S.C. 25:
Honorable Richard A. Brady, First Pennsylvania.

para.49.46  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1690. A bill to 
     amend title 28 of the United States Code regarding 
     enforcement of child custody orders; with amendments (Rept. 
     No. 105-546). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. McInnis: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 445. 
     Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI 
     with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
     from the Committee on Rules, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 105-547). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 446. 
     Resolution disposing of the conference report to accompany 
     the bill (S. 1150) to ensure that federally funded 
     agricultural research, extension, and education address high-
     priority concerns with national or multistate significance, 
     to reform, extend, and eliminate certain agricultural 
     research programs, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     548). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.49.47  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Furse, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 3925. A bill to establish the Prescription Drug Price 
     Monitoring Commission; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington:
       H.R. 3926. A bill to provide that a person closely related 
     to a judge of a court exercising judicial power under article 
     III of the United States Constitution (other than the Supreme 
     Court) may not be appointed as a judge of the same court, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Jefferson, and Mr. Crane):
       H.R. 3927. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restrict the use of tax-exempt financing by 
     governmentally owned electric utilities and to subject 
     certain activities of such utilities to income tax; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 3928. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to construct and operate a visitor center for the 
     Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River on land owned by 
     the State of New York; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 3929. A bill to extend the authorization for the Upper 
     Delaware Citizens Advisory Council; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Duncan, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 3930. A bill to ensure that the Federal Government 
     adheres to its commitment to State and local governments to 
     share in the expense of educating children with disabilities; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3931. A bill to provide for the appointment of 1 
     additional Federal district judge for the eastern district of 
     Wisconsin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Luther, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Sanders, and 
             Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 3932. A bill to assure that the public receives the 
     full amount of royalties owed on oil production from Federal 
     public lands and the Outer Continental Shelf; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself and Mr. Pickett):
       H.R. 3933. A bill to amend titles 5 and 37 of the United 
     States Code to allow members of the armed forces to 
     participate in the Thrift Savings Plan; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on National Security, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Markey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 3934. A bill to reform the concession programs of the 
     National Park Service and to provide for the use of the 
     revenues generated by such reforms to enhance resource 
     protection and visitor use and enjoyment of the National Park 
     System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MOAKLEY:
       H.R. 3935. A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to promulgate fire safety standards for 
     cigarettes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. REDMOND:
       H.R. 3936. A bill to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier 
     National Monument to include the lands within the headwaters 
     of the Upper Alamo Watershed, which drain into the Monument 
     and which are not currently within the jurisdiction of a 
     Federal land management agency, to authorize acquisition of 
     those lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 3937. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to bar hospital limitations on emergency room 
     workers treating emergency cases in immediate vicinity of 
     emergency room entrance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
             Hilliard):
       H.R. 3938. A bill to permit the approval and administration 
     of drugs and devices to patients who are terminally ill; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FATTAH:
       H.R. 3939. A bill to designate the United States Postal 
     Service building located at 658 63rd Street, Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania, as the ``Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, and Ms. Brown of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 3940. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for full payment rates under Medicare 
     to hospitals for costs of direct graduate medical education 
     of residents for residency training programs in specialties 
     or subspecialties which the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services designates as critical need specialty or 
     subspecialty training programs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 3941. A bill to amend the United States Enrichment 
     Corporation Privatization Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             and Mr. Torres):
       H.R. 3942. A bill to provide that for taxable years 
     beginning before 1980 the Federal income tax deductibility of 
     flight training expenses shall be determined without regard 
     to whether such expenses were reimbursed through certain 
     veterans educational assistance allowances; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself and Mrs. 
             Morella):
       H. Con. Res. 279. Concurrent resolution to honor the 
     ExploraVision Awards Program and to encourage more students 
     to participate in this innovative national student science 
     competition; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Evans, 
             Ms. Furse, Mr. Olver, Mr. Skaggs, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H. Con. Res. 280. Concurrent resolution to provide for the 
     development and implementation of a comprehensive energy 
     conservation plan for the United States Congress; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Res. 443. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Secretary of State should seek 
     certain commitments from the governments of Poland, Hungary, 
     and the Czech Republic regarding the payment of insurance 
     benefits owed to victims of the Nazis (and their 
     beneficiaries and heirs) by those countries; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Vento, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Levin, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
             and Mr. Bonior):
       H. Res. 444. A resolution supporting the Global March 
     Against Child Labor; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and

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     in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. NEUMANN (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Fawell, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Calvert, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H. Res. 447. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding financial management by Federal 
     agencies; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight. 

para.49.48  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. REDMOND:
       H.R. 3943. A bill for the relief of Hilario Armijo, Timothy 
     W. Armijo, Josephine and Mike Baca, Vincent Chavez, David 
     Chinana, Victor Chinana, Ivan T. Gachupin, Michael Gachupin, 
     Frank Madalena, Jr., Dennis Magdalena, Mary Pecos, Lawrence 
     Seonia, Roberta P. Toledo, Nathaniel Tosa, Allen L. Toya, 
     Jr., Ethel Waquie, and Veronica Waquie; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REDMOND:
       H.R. 3944. A bill for the relief of Akal Security, 
     Incorporated; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.49.49  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 107: Mr. McDade and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Traficant, 
     Mr. Collins, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Foley, 
     Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Leach, and Mr. 
     McDermott.
       H.R. 465: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 543: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Pappas, and 
     Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 814: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Ms. Lee, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Andrews, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. 
     Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Manton, Mr. Stokes, and Mr. 
     Costello.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 1100: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Ford, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. 
     Wicker.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1328: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1441: Mr. Shuster and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Gillmor and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1586: Mr. Pallone and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. Bonilla and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1995: Ms. Danner, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Rangel, 
     Mr. Costello, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
     Dicks, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Roemer, 
     Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Schumer, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and 
     Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 2130: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
     Coyne.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 2488: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 2524: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2538: Mr. Dixon and Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2545: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2639: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 2701: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 2738: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2748: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 2804: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2888: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2942: Mr. Pastor and Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 2963: Mr. Jackson of Illinois and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Leach, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 3048: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Stark and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Torres, Mr. Rush, Mr. Luther, Ms. Pelosi, 
     Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
     Jefferson, and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 3086: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 3099: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 3125: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3127: Mr. Salmon, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. 
     Hyde.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 3162: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Vento and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 3229: Mr. Weller, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 3230: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. 
     Metcalf.
       H.R. 3236: Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. DeLauro, and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 3251: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Olver, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Rush, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Torres, and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 3279: Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 3410: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 3435: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. John, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
     Redmond, Ms. Furse, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
     and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 3466: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 3470: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3498: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 3506: Mr. Bachus, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
     Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Neal 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Turner, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
     Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Dickey, 
     Mr. Manton, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 3539: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3570: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 3571: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 3605: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
     Mr. Poshard, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Adam 
     Smith of Washington, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Johnson 
     of Wisconsin, Mr. Pastor, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 3622: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 3633: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 3648: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 3659: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Tiahrt, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Everett, Mr. Pease, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 3660: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 3682: Mr. Hill and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 3688: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3690: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 3710: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Hamilton, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 3747: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 3774: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 3795: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 3798: Mr. Watkins, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
     Kanjorski.
       H.R. 3807: Mr. Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Camp, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Jones, Mr. Latham, 
     Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. McDade, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Packard, 
     Mr. Pease, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mr. Regula, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
     Rogers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, 
     Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
     Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 3830: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 3833: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Schumer, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. 
     Engel.
       H.R. 3835: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sawyer, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 3855: Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
     and Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. McIntyre, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 3882: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Riley, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. 
     Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 3884: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Meeks of New 
     York.
       H.R. 3897: Mr. Rangel and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 3898: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Largent, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. 
     McCrery.
       H.J. Res. 99: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.J. Res. 113: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Ms. Carson.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kucinich, 
     Mr. Lampson, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. McHale, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Vento, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. 
     Stump.
       H. Con. Res. 214: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Pickett.
       H. Con. Res. 249: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii.
       H. Con. Res. 267: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska and Mr. Sherman.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Bentsen, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr.

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     LaTourette, Mr. Costello, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Price 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sisisky, 
     Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Kasich.
       H. Res. 171: Mr. Wamp.
       H. Res. 312: Mr. Miller of California and Mr. Matsui. 

para.49.50  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 94: Mrs. Clayton. 
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                        FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1998 (50)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.50.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, May 21, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.50.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9270. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to the Republic of China, pursuant to 
     12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       9271. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Phoenix, Arizona Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area, 15 Percent Rate of Progress Plan and 1990 
     Base Year Emission Inventory [AZ-005-ROP FRL-6101-9] received 
     May 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9272. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Florida [Fl-
     071-9810a; FRL-6015-4] received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9273. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Delegation of National 
     Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source 
     Categories; State of Nevada; Nevada Division of Environmental 
     Protection; Washoe County District Health Department [FRL-
     6014-5] received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9274. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule-- Food Labeling; Nutrient 
     Content Claims-General Provisions [Docket No. 98N-0283] 
     received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9275. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Revocation of Lather Brushes Regulation [Docket No. 
     97P-0418] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9276. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling; Petitions for Nutrient Content and 
     Health Claims, General Provisions [Docket No. 98N-0274] 
     received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9277. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities And 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Amendments to Rules on Shareholder Proposals [Release 
     No. 34-40018; IC-23200; File No. S7-25-97] (RIN: 3235-AH20) 
     received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9278. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Turkey for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-33), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9279. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Australia 
     (Transmittal No. RSAT-3-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       9280. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Japan (Transmittal 
     No. DTC 51-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9281. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Japan (Transmittal 
     No. DTC 57-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9282. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Japan (Transmittal 
     No. DTC 53-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9283. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Germany and Kuwait 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 56-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       9284. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Saudi Arabia 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 31-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       9285. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report of 
     political contributions by nominees as chiefs of mission, 
     ambassadors at large, or ministers, and their families, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9286. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report of 
     political contributions by nominees as chiefs of mission, 
     ambassadors at large, or ministers, and their families, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9287. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9288. A letter from the Administrator, General Service 
     Administration, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act from January 1, 1997 to September 
     30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9289. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Redesignation Of 30 
     CFR Part 250--Oil And Gas And Sulphur Operations In The Outer 
     Continental Shelf (RIN: 1010-AC45) received May 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9290. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for Ocean 
     Services and Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--National Estuarine Research Reserve System 
     Regulations [Docket No. 980427108-8108-01] (RIN: 0694-AL16) 
     received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       9291. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Withdrawal of Proposed Rule to List a Distinct Population 
     Segment of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar) As Threatened (RIN: 
     1018-AD12) received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9292. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Magnuson-
     Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; 
     Observer Health and Safety [Docket No. 970829214-8090-02; 
     I.D. 082097B] (RIN: 0648-AJ76) received May 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9293. A letter from the Executive Director of Government 
     Affairs, Non Commissioned Officers Association, transmitting 
     the annual report of the Non Commissioned Officers 
     Association of the United States of America, pursuant to 
     Public Law 100--281, section 13 (100 Stat. 75); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       9294. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Tax forms and instructions [Revenue Procedure 98-36] 
     received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.50.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 171. Concurrent resolution declaring the city 
     of Roanoke, Virginia, to be the official site of the National 
     Emergency Medical Services Memorial Services.

  The message also announced that the Senate passed a concurrent 
resolution of the following title, in which concurrence of the House is 
requested:

       S. Con. Res. 73. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the European Union is unfairly restricting 
     the importation of United States agriculture products and the 
     elimination of such restrictions should be a top priority in 
     trade negotiations with the European Union.

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para.50.4  order of business--extension of remarks

  On motion of Mr. GIBBONS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order for today that all Members to extend 
their remarks and to include extraneous material in that section of the 
Record entitled ``Extension of Remarks''.

para.50.5  motion to adjourn

  Mr. STENHOLM moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. STENHOLM objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

59

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

304

para.50.6                    [Roll No. 187]

                                YEAS--59

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Condit
     Coyne
     Cramer
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Kennelly
     Kingston
     Lewis (GA)
     Manton
     Martinez
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Stenholm
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Whitfield

                                NAYS--304

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     White
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--70

     Ackerman
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bono
     Brady (PA)
     Callahan
     Clement
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Harman
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (CA)
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Nadler
     Owens
     Oxley
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Sanders
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Skaggs
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Strickland
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Towns
     Waxman
     Weller
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para.50.7  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany s. 1150

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 446):

         Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
     be in order to consider the conference report to accompany 
     the bill (S. 1150) to ensure that federally funded 
     agricultural research, extension, and education address high-
     priority concerns with national or multistate significance, 
     to reform, extend, and eliminate certain agricultural 
     research programs, and for other purposes. All points of 
     order against the conference report (except those arising 
     under clause 3 of rule XXVIII and predicated on provisions in 
     subtitle A of title V) and against its consideration (except 
     those arising under section 425 of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974) are waived. If a point of order against the 
     conference report for failure to comply with clause 3 of rule 
     XXVIII is sustained, the conference report shall be 
     considered as rejected and the pending question shall be, 
     without intervention of any point of order, whether the House 
     shall recede from its amendment and agree to an amendment to 
     the Senate bill consisting of the text of the conference 
     report, modified by striking subtitle A of title V. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     motion to final adoption without intervening motion or demand 
     for division of the question.

  When said resolution was considered and read twice.
  Mr. SOLOMON submitted the following amendment which was considered:

       Page 2, line 17, strike ``subtitle A of title V'' and 
     insert ``sections 503 through 509 and by striking section 
     510(b)''.

  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the the 
amendment and the resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

120

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

289

para.50.8                    [Roll No. 188]

                                YEAS--120

     Archer
     Armey
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton

[[Page 749]]


     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jones
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Packard
     Paul
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Wamp
     White
     Whitfield
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--289

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Smith (OR)
       

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Bateman
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Foley
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Harman
     Johnson, Sam
     King (NY)
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (CA)
     Parker
     Quinn
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Towns
     Wicker
  So the resolution, as amended, was not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was not agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.50.9  providing for the adjournment of the two houses

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, laid before the House the 
following privileged concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 98):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), that when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the 
     close of business on Thursday, May 21, 1998, Friday, May 22, 
     1998 Saturday May 23, 1998, or Sunday May 24, 1998, pursuant 
     to motion made by the Majority Lender or his designee in 
     accordance with this concurrent resolution, it stand recessed 
     or adjourned until noon on ``Monday, June 1, 1998, or until 
     such time on that day as may be specified by the Majority 
     Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn, or 
     until noon on the second day after Members are notified to 
     reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 
     resolution, whichever occurs first, and that when the House 
     adjourns on the legislative day of Friday, May 22, 1998, or 
     Saturday May 23, 1998 pursuant to a motion made by the 
     Majority Leader or this designee in accordance with his 
     concurrent resolution, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on 
     Wednesday, June 3, 1998, or until noon on the second day 
     after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to sections 
     of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
       Sec 2. The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of 
     the House, acting jointly after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the 
     House, shall notify the Members of the Senate and House, 
     respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the 
     pubic interest shall warrant it. 

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.50.10  bipartisan campaign integrity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, pursuant to House Resolution 442 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform 
the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mrs. EMERSON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. EMERSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.50.11  submission of conference report--h.r. 2400

  Mr. SHUSTER submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-550) on the 
bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; together 
with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.50.12  internal revenue service reform

  On motion of Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, by unanimous consent, and 
pursuant to clause 1 of rule XX, the bill (H.R. 2676) to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and reform the Internal 
Revenue Service, and for other purposes; together with the amendment of 
the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.50.13  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2676

  Mr. COYNE moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2676, be 
instructed to insist upon the provisions contained in the House bill and 
thereby not further delay needed restructuring of the Internal Revenue 
Service.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. COYNE the previous question on the motion to instruct 
the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. COYNE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.

[[Page 750]]

  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

388

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

1

para.50.14                   [Roll No. 189]

                                YEAS--388

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Canady
       

                             NOT VOTING--44

     Archer
     Bateman
     Blunt
     Burr
     Burton
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Fawell
     Foley
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Harman
     Hefley
     Hoekstra
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Johnson, Sam
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Lofgren
     McCrery
     McDade
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (CA)
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Parker
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Sanford
     Skaggs
     Smith (OR)
     Stenholm
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Towns
     Wamp
     Wicker
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.50.15  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2676

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Mr. Archer, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Messrs. Portman, 
Rangel, and Coyne, as managers on the part of the House at said 
conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.50.16  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 2709. An Act to impose certain sanctions on foreign 
     persons who transfer items contributing to Iran's efforts to 
     acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles, and to 
     implement the obligations of the United States under the 
     Chemical Weapons Convention.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 103-227, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, appoints the following 
individuals to the National Skill Standards Board--
  Tim C. Flynn, of South Dakota, Representative of Business; and
  Jerald A. Tunheim, of South Dakota, Representative of Human Resource 
Professionals.

para.50.17  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.50.18  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2400

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-552) the resolution (H. Res. 449) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2400) to 
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and 
transit programs, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.50.19  waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 445):

       Resolved, That the requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI 
     for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee 
     on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is 
     waived with respect to any resolution reported from that 
     committee on the legislative day of May 22, 1998, providing 
     for consideration or disposition of the bill (H.R. 2400) to 
     authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
     programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes, an 
     amendment thereto, a conference report thereon, or an 
     amendment reported in disagreement from a conference thereon.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.50.20  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 2400

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 449):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, 
     highway safety programs, and

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     transit programs, and for other purposes. All points of order 
     against the conference report and against its consideration 
     are waived. The conference report shall be considered as 
     read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

359

When there appeared

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Nays

29

para.50.21                   [Roll No. 190]

                                YEAS--359

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--29

     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Boehner
     Boyd
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hobson
     Kennedy (RI)
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Maloney (NY)
     Minge
     Obey
     Sabo
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Souder
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Wexler
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--45

     Archer
     Bateman
     Boucher
     Burr
     Burton
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Deutsch
     Fawell
     Foley
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Green
     Harman
     Hefley
     Hoekstra
     Hyde
     Johnson, Sam
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Lofgren
     McCrery
     McDade
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (CA)
     Mollohan
     Parker
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Sanford
     Skaggs
     Smith (OR)
     Stenholm
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Towns
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Wicker
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.50.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3433

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-553) the resolution (H. Res. 450) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 3433) to amend the Social Security Act to establish a 
Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security 
Administration to provide beneficiaries with disabilities meaningful 
opportunities to return to work and to extend Medicare coverage for such 
beneficiaries, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
a tax credit for impairment-related work expenses.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.50.23  building efficient surface transportation and equity

  Mr. SHUSTER, pursuant to House Resolution 449, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-550):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2400), to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
     safety programs, and transit programs, and for other 
     purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     ``Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.

                     TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs

Sec. 1101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1102. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 1103. Apportionments.
Sec. 1104. Minimum guarantee.
Sec. 1105. Revenue aligned budget authority.
Sec. 1106. Federal-aid systems.
Sec. 1107. Interstate maintenance program.
Sec. 1108. Surface transportation program.
Sec. 1109. Highway bridge program.
Sec. 1110. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.
Sec. 1111. Federal share.
Sec. 1112. Recreational trails program.
Sec. 1113. Emergency relief.
Sec. 1114. Highway use tax evasion projects.
Sec. 1115. Federal lands highways program.
Sec. 1116. Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge.
Sec. 1117. Appalachian development highway system.
Sec. 1118. National corridor planning and development program.
Sec. 1119. Coordinated border infrastructure and safety program.

                     Subtitle B--General Provisions

Sec. 1201. Definitions.
Sec. 1202. Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways.
Sec. 1203. Metropolitan planning.
Sec. 1204. Statewide planning.
Sec. 1205. Contracting for engineering and design services.
Sec. 1206. Access of motorcycles.
Sec. 1207. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.
Sec. 1208. Training.
Sec. 1209. Use of HOV lanes by inherently low-emission vehicles.
Sec. 1210. Advanced travel forecasting procedures program.

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Sec. 1211. Amendments to prior surface transportation laws.
Sec. 1212. Miscellaneous.
Sec. 1213. Studies and reports.
Sec. 1214. Federal activities.
Sec. 1215. Designated transportation enhancement activities.
Sec. 1216. Innovative surface transportation financing methods.
Sec. 1217. Eligibility.
Sec. 1218. Magnetic levitation transportation technology deployment 
              program.
Sec. 1219. National scenic byways program.
Sec. 1220. Elimination of regional office responsibilities.
Sec. 1221. Transportation and community and system preservation pilot 
              program.
Sec. 1222. Additions to Appalachian region.

            Subtitle C--Program Streamlining and Flexibility

Sec. 1301. Real property acquisition and corridor preservation.
Sec. 1302. Payments to States for construction.
Sec. 1303. Proceeds from the sale or lease of real property.
Sec. 1304. Engineering cost reimbursement.
Sec. 1305. Project approval and oversight.
Sec. 1306. Standards.
Sec. 1307. Design-build contracting.
Sec. 1309. Major investment study integration.
Sec. 1309. Environmental streamlining.
Sec. 1310. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.

                           Subtitle D--Safety

Sec. 1401. Hazard elimination program.
Sec. 1402. Roadside safety technologies.
Sec. 1403. Safety incentive grants for use of seat belts.

                          Subtitle E--Finance

Sec. 1501. Short title.
Sec. 1502. Findings.
Sec. 1503. Establishment of program.
Sec. 1504. Duties of the Secretary.

                   Subtitle F--High Priority Projects

Sec. 1601. High priority projects program.
Sec. 1602. Project authorizations.
Sec. 1603. Special rule.

                        TITLE II--HIGHWAY SAFETY

Sec. 2001. Highway safety programs.
Sec. 2002. Highway safety research and development.
Sec. 2003. Occupant protection.
Sec. 2004. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures.
Sec. 2005. State highway safety data improvements.
Sec. 2006. National Driver Register.
Sec. 2007. Safety studies.
Sec. 2008. Effectiveness of laws establishing maximum blood alcohol 
              concentrations.
Sec. 2009. Authorizations of appropriations.

           TITLE III--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

Sec. 3001. Short title.
Sec. 3002. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 3003. Definitions.
Sec. 3004. Metropolitan planning.
Sec. 3005. Transportation improvement program.
Sec. 3006. Transportation management areas.
Sec. 3007. Urbanized area formula grants.
Sec. 3008. Clean fuels formula grant program.
Sec. 3009. Capital investment grants and loans.
Sec. 3010. Dollar value of mobility improvements.
Sec. 3011. Local share.
Sec. 3012. Inteligent transportation systems applications.
Sec. 3013. Formula grants and loans for special needs of elderly 
              individuals and individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 3014. Formula program for other than urbanized areas.
Sec. 3015. Research, development, demonstration, and training projects.
Sec. 3016. National planning and research programs.
Sec. 3017. National transit institute.
Sec. 3018. Bus testing facilities.
Sec. 3019. Bicycle facilities.
Sec. 3020. General provisions on assistance.
Sec. 3021. Pilot program for intercity rail infrastructure investment 
              from mass transit account of highway trust fund.
Sec. 3022. Contract requirements.
Sec. 3023. Special procurements.
Sec. 3024. Project management oversight and review.
Sec. 3025. Administrative procedures.
Sec. 3026. Reports and audits.
Sec. 3027. Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants.
Sec. 3028. Apportionment of appropriations for fixed guideway 
              modernization.
Sec. 3029. Authorizations.
Sec. 3030. Projects for new fixed guideway systems and extensions in 
              existing systems.
Sec. 3031. Projects for bus and bus-related facilities.
Sec. 3032. Contracting out study.
Sec. 3033. Urbanized area formula study.
Sec. 3034. Coordinated transportation services.
Sec. 3035. Final assembly of buses.
Sec. 3036. Clean fuel vehicles.
Sec. 3037. Job access and reverse commute grants.
Sec. 3038. Rural transportation accessibility incentive program.
Sec. 3039. Study of transit needs in national parks and related public 
              lands.
Sec. 3040. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 3041. Adjustment for the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
              1997.

                     TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

Sec. 4001. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 4002. Statement of purposes.
Sec. 4003. State grants.
Sec. 4004. Information systems.
Sec. 4005. Automobile transporter defined.
Sec. 4006. Inspections and reports.
Sec. 4007. Waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs.
Sec. 4008. Safety regulation.
Sec. 4009. Safety fitness.
Sec. 4010. Repeal of certain obsolete miscellaneous authorities.
Sec. 4011. Commercial vehicle operators.
Sec. 4012. Exemption from certain regulations for utility service 
              commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Sec. 4013. Participation in international registration plan and 
              international fuel tax agreement.
Sec. 4014. Safety performance history of new drivers; limitation on 
              liability.
Sec. 4015. Penalties.
Sec. 4016. Authority over charter bus transportation.
Sec. 4017. Telephone hotline for reporting safety violations.
Sec. 4018. Insulin treated diabetes mellitus.
Sec. 4019. Performance-based CDL testing.
Sec. 4020. Post-accident alcohol testing.
Sec. 4021. Driver fatigue.
Sec. 4022. Improved flow of driver history pilot program.
Sec. 4023. Employee protections.
Sec. 4024. Improved interstate school bus safety.
Sec. 4025. Truck trailer conspicuity.
Sec. 4026. DOT implementation plan.
Sec. 4027. Study of adequacy of parking facilities.
Sec. 4028. Qualifications of foreign motor carriers.
Sec. 4029. Federal motor carrier safety inspectors.
Sec. 4030. School transportation safety.
Sec. 4031. Designation of New Mexico commercial zone.
Sec. 4032. Effects of MCSAP grant reductions.

                    TITLE V--TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

                          Subtitle A--Funding

Sec. 5001. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 5002. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 5003. Notice.

                  Subtitle B--Research and Technology

Sec. 5101. Research and technology program.
Sec. 5102. Surface transportation research.
Sec. 5103. Technology deployment.
Sec. 5104. Training and education.
Sec. 5105. State planning and research.
Sec. 5106. International highway transportation outreach program.
Sec. 5107. Surface transportation-environment cooperative research 
              program.
Sec. 5108. Surface transportation research strategic planning.
Sec. 5109. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Sec. 5110. University transportation research.
Sec. 5111. Advanced vehicle technologies program.
Sec. 5112. Study of future strategic highway research program.
Sec. 5113. Commercial remote sensing products and spatial information 
              technologies.
Sec. 5114. Sense of Congress on the year 2000 problem.
Sec. 5115. International trade traffic.
Sec. 5116. University grants.
Sec. 5117. Transportation technology innovation and demonstration 
              program.
Sec. 5118. Drexel University Intelligent Infrastructure Institute.
Sec. 5119. Conforming amendments.

             Subtitle C--Intelligent Transportation Systems

Sec. 5201. Short title.
Sec. 5202. Findings.
Sec. 5203. Goals and purposes.
Sec. 5204. General authorities and requirements.
Sec. 5205. National ITS program plan.
Sec. 5206. National architecture and standards.
Sec. 5207. Research and development.
Sec. 5208. Intelligent transportation system integration program.
Sec. 5209. Commercial vehicle intelligent transportation system 
              infrastructure deployment.
Sec. 5210. Use of funds.
Sec. 5211. Definitions.
Sec. 5212. Project funding.
Sec. 5213. Repeal.

            TITLE VI--OZONE AND PARTICULATE MATTER STANDARDS

Sec. 6101. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 6102. Particulate matter monitoring program.
Sec. 6103. Ozone designation requirements.
Sec. 6104. Additional provisions.

                        TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

             Subtitle A--Automobile Safety and Information

Sec. 7101. Short title.
Sec. 7102. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 7103. Improving air bag safety.
Sec. 7104. Restrictions on lobbying activities.

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Sec. 7105. Odometers.
Sec. 7106. Miscellaneous amendments.
Sec. 7107. Importation of motor vehicle for show or display.

                         Subtitle B--Railroads

Sec. 7201. High-speed rail.
Sec. 7202. Light density rail line pilot projects.
Sec. 7203. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing.
Sec. 7204. Alaska Railroad.

            Subtitle C--Comprehensive One-Call Notification

Sec. 7301. Findings.
Sec. 7302. One-call notification programs.

              Subtitle D--Sportfishing and Boating Safety

Sec. 7401. Short title; amendment of 1950 Act.
Sec. 7402. Outreach and communications programs.
Sec. 7403. Clean Vessel Act funding.
Sec. 7404. Boating infrastructure.
Sec. 7405. Boat safety funds.

TITLE VIII--TRANSPORTATION DISCRETIONARY SPENDING GUARANTEE AND BUDGET 
                                OFFSETS

      Subtitle A--Transportation Discretionary Spending Guarantee

Sec. 8101. Discretionary spending categories.
Sec. 8102. Conforming the Paygo Scorecard with this Act.
Sec. 8103. Level of obligation limitations.

                     Subtitle B--Veterans' Benefits

Sec. 8201. Short title.
Sec. 8202. Prohibition on establishment of service-connection for 
              disabilities relating to use of tobacco products.
Sec. 8203. Twenty percent increase in rates of basic educational 
              assistance under Montgomery GI Bill.
Sec. 8204. Increase in assistance amount for specially adapted housing.
Sec. 8205. Increase in amount of assistance for automobile and adaptive 
              equipment for certain disabled veterans.
Sec. 8206. Increase in aid and attendance rates for veterans eligible 
              for pension.
Sec. 8207. Eligibility of certain remarried surviving spouses for 
              reinstatement of dependency and indemnity compensation 
              upon termination of that remarriage.
Sec. 8208. Extension of prior revision to offset rule for department of 
              defense special separation benefit program.
Sec. 8209. Sense of Congress concerning recovery from tobacco companies 
              of costs of treatment of veterans for tobacco-related 
              illnesses.

             Subtitle C--Temporary Student Loan Provision.

Sec. 8301. Temporary student loan provision.

              Subtitle D--Block Grants for Social Services

Sec. 8401. Block grants for social services.

         TITLE IX--AMENDMENTS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

Sec. 9001. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code.
Sec. 9002. Extension of highway-related taxes and trust fund.
Sec. 9003. Extension and modification of tax benefits for alcohol 
              fuels.
Sec. 9004. Modifications to Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 9005. Provisions relating to Aquatic Resources Trust Fund.
Sec. 9006. Repeal of 1.25 cent tax rate on rail diesel fuel.
Sec. 9007. Additional qualified expenses available to non-Amtrak 
              States.
Sec. 9008. Delay in effective date of new requirement for approved 
              diesel or kerosene terminals.
Sec. 9009. Simplified fuel tax refund procedures.
Sec. 9010. Election to receive taxable cash compensation in lieu of 
              nontaxable qualified transportation fringe benefits.
Sec. 9011. Repeal of National Recreational Trails Trust Fund.
Sec. 9012. Identification of limited tax benefits subject to line item 
              veto.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Interstate system.--The term ``Interstate System'' has 
     the meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.

                     TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs

     SEC. 1101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
     appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     Mass Transit Account):
       (1) Interstate maintenance program.--For the Interstate 
     maintenance program under section 119 of title 23, United 
     States Code, $3,427,341,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $3,957,103,000 for fiscal year 1999, $3,994,524,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000, $4,073,322,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
     $4,139,630,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $4,217,635,000 for 
     fiscal year 2003.
       (2) National highway system.--For the National Highway 
     System under section 103 of such title $4,112,480,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998, $4,748,523,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
     $4,793,429,000 for fiscal year 2000, $4,887,986,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $4,967,556,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $5,061,162,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (3) Bridge program.--For the bridge program under section 
     144 of such title $2,941,454,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $3,395,354,000 for fiscal year 1999, $3,427,472,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000, $3,495,104,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
     $3,552,016,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $3,618,966,000 for 
     fiscal year 2003.
       (4) Surface transportation program.--For the surface 
     transportation program under section 133 of such title 
     $4,797,620,000 for fiscal year 1998, $5,539,944,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $5,592,333,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $5,702,651,000 for fiscal year 2001, $5,795,482,000 for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $5,904,689,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (5) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
     program.--For the congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement program under section 149 of such title 
     $1,192,619,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,345,415,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $1,358,138,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $1,384,930,000 for fiscal year 2001, $1,407,474,000 for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $1,433,996,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (6) Appalachian development highway system program.--For 
     the Appalachian development highway system program under 
     section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
     1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) $450,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003.
       (7) Recreational trails program.--For the recreational 
     trails program under section 206 of such title $30,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1998, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and 
     $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (8) Federal lands highways program.--
       (A) Indian reservation roads.--For Indian reservation roads 
     under section 204 of such title $225,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998 and $275,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2003.
       (B) Public lands highways.--For public lands highways under 
     section 204 of such title $196,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 
     and $246,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (C) Park roads and parkways.--For park roads and parkways 
     under section 204 of such title $115,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998 and $165,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2003.
       (D) Refuge roads.--For refuge roads under section 204 of 
     such title $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2003.
       (9) National corridor planning and development and 
     coordinated border infrastructure programs.--For the national 
     corridor planning and development and coordinated border 
     infrastructure programs under sections 1118 and 1119 of this 
     Act $140,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (10) Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
     facilities.--For construction of ferry boats and ferry 
     terminal facilities under section 1064 of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 
     note; 105 Stat. 2005) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal year 
     1998 and $38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2003.
       (11) National scenic byways program.--For the national 
     scenic byways program under section 162 of title 23, United 
     States Code, $23,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999, $24,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and 
     $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $26,500,000 for fiscal 
     year 2003.
       (12) Value pricing pilot program.--For the value pricing 
     pilot program under section 1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 149 note; 
     105 Stat. 1938) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and 
     $11,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (13) High priority projects program.--For the high priority 
     projects program under section 117 of title 23, United States 
     Code, $1,025,695,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,398,675,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $1,678,410,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $1,678,410,000 for fiscal year 2001, $1,771,655,000 for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $1,771,655,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (14) Highway use tax evasion projects.--For highway use tax 
     evasion projects under section 143 of such title $5,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
       (15) Commonwealth of puerto rico highway program.--For the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico highway program under section 
     1214(r) of this Act $110,000,000 for fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003.
       (b) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.--
       (1) General rule.--Except to the extent that the Secretary 
     determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts 
     made available for any program under titles I, III, and V of 
     this Act shall be expended with small business concerns owned 
     and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals.
       (2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (A) Small business concern.--The term ``small business 
     concern'' has the meaning such term has under section 3 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); except that such term 
     shall not include any concern or group of concerns controlled 
     by the same socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individual or individuals which has average annual gross 
     receipts over the preceding 3 fiscal years in excess of 
     $16,600,000, as adjusted by the Secretary for inflation.
       (B) Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.--
     The term ``socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals'' has the meaning such term has under section 
     8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and 
     relevant subcontracting regulations promulgated pursuant 
     thereto; except that women shall be presumed to be socially

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     and economically disadvantaged individuals for purposes of 
     this subsection.
       (3) Annual listing of disadvantaged business enterprises.--
     Each State shall annually survey and compile a list of the 
     small business concerns referred to in paragraph (1) and the 
     location of such concerns in the State and notify the 
     Secretary, in writing, of the percentage of such concerns 
     which are controlled by women, by socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals (other than women), and by 
     individuals who are women and are otherwise socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals.
       (4) Uniform certification.--The Secretary shall establish 
     minimum uniform criteria for State governments to use in 
     certifying whether a concern qualifies for purposes of this 
     subsection. Such minimum uniform criteria shall include but 
     not be limited to on-site visits, personal interviews, 
     licenses, analysis of stock ownership, listing of equipment, 
     analysis of bonding capacity, listing of work completed, 
     resume of principal owners, financial capacity, and type of 
     work preferred.
       (5) Compliance with court orders.--Nothing in this 
     subsection limits the eligibility of an entity or person to 
     receive funds made available under titles I, III, and V of 
     this Act, if the entity or person is prevented, in whole or 
     in part, from complying with paragraph (1) because a Federal 
     court issues a final order in which the court finds that the 
     requirement of paragraph (1), or the program established 
     under paragraph (1), is unconstitutional.
       (6) Review by comptroller general.--Not later than 3 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall conduct a review of, and 
     publish and report to Congress findings and conclusions on, 
     the impact throughout the United States of administering the 
     requirement of paragraph (1), including an analysis of--
       (A) in the case of small business concerns certified in 
     each State under paragraph (4) as owned and controlled by 
     socially and economically disadvantaged individuals--
       (i) the number of the small business concerns; and
       (ii) the participation rates of the small business concerns 
     in prime contracts and subcontracts funded under titles I, 
     III, and V of this Act;
       (B) in the case of small business concerns described in 
     subparagraph (A) that receive prime contracts and 
     subcontracts funded under titles I, III, and V of this Act--
       (i) the number of the small business concerns;
       (ii) the annual gross receipts of the small business 
     concerns; and
       (iii) the net worth of socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals that own and control the small 
     business concerns;
       (C) in the case of small business concerns described in 
     subparagraph (A) that do not receive prime contracts and 
     subcontracts funded under titles I, III, and V of this Act--
       (i) the annual gross receipts of the small business 
     concerns; and
       (ii) the net worth of socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals that own and control the small 
     business concerns;
       (D) in the case of business concerns that receive prime 
     contracts and subcontracts funded under titles I, III, and V 
     of this Act, other than small business concerns described in 
     subparagraph (B)--
       (i) the annual gross receipts of the business concerns; and
       (ii) the net worth of individuals that own and control the 
     business concerns;
       (E) the rate of graduation from any programs carried out to 
     comply with the requirement of paragraph (1) for small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals;
       (F) the overall cost of administering the requirement of 
     paragraph (1), including administrative costs, certification 
     costs, additional construction costs, and litigation costs;
       (G) any discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
     national origin, or sex against small business concerns owned 
     and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals;
       (H)(i) any other factors limiting the ability of small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals to compete for prime 
     contracts and subcontracts funded under titles I, III, and V 
     of this Act; and
       (ii) the extent to which any of those factors are caused, 
     in whole or in part, by discrimination based on race, color, 
     national origin, or sex;
       (I) any discrimination, on the basis of race, color, 
     national origin, or sex, against construction companies owned 
     and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals in public and private transportation contracting 
     and the financial, credit, insurance, and bond markets;
       (J) the impact on small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals of--
       (i) the issuance of a final order described in paragraph 
     (5) by a Federal court that suspends a program established 
     under paragraph (1); or
       (ii) the repeal or suspension of State or local 
     disadvantaged business enterprise programs; and
       (K) the impact of the requirement of paragraph (1), and any 
     program carried out to comply with paragraph (1), on 
     competition and the creation of jobs, including the creation 
     of jobs for socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals.

     SEC. 1102. OBLIGATION CEILING.

       (a) General Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law but subject to subsections (g) and (h), the 
     obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
     construction programs shall not exceed--
       (1) $21,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       (2) $25,431,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       (3) $26,155,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       (4) $26,651,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       (5) $27,235,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       (6) $27,681,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitations under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to obligations--
       (1) under section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
       (2) under section 147 of the Surface Transportation 
     Assistance Act of 1978;
       (3) under section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981;
       (4) under sections 131(b) and 131(j) of the Surface 
     Transportation Assistance Act of 1982;
       (5) under sections 149(b) and 149(c) of the Surface 
     Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987;
       (6) under sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991;
       (7) under section 157 of title 23, United States Code, as 
     in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
     Act; and
       (8) under section 105 of title 23, United States Code but, 
     for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2007, only in an amount 
     equal to $639,000,000 per fiscal year.
       (c) Distribution of Obligation Authority.--For each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall--
       (1) not distribute obligation authority provided by 
     subsection (a) for such fiscal year for amounts authorized 
     for administrative expenses and programs funded from the 
     administrative takedown authorized by section 104(a) of title 
     23, United States Code, and amounts authorized for the 
     highway use tax evasion program and the Bureau of 
     Transportation Statistics;
       (2) not distribute an amount of obligation authority 
     provided by subsection (a) that is equal to the unobligated 
     balance of amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highway 
     and highway safety programs for previous fiscal years the 
     funds for which are allocated by the Secretary;
       (3) determine the ratio that--
       (A) the obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for 
     such fiscal year less the aggregate of amounts not 
     distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), bears to
       (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs 
     (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for sections 
     set forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b) and 
     sums authorized to be appropriated for section 105 of title 
     23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in 
     subsection (b)(8)) for such fiscal year less the aggregate of 
     the amounts not distributed under paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection;
       (4) distribute the obligation authority provided by 
     subsection (a) less the aggregate amounts not distributed 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) for section 117 of title 23, 
     United States Code (relating to high priority projects 
     program), section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development 
     Act of 1965, the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act 
     of 1995, and $2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under 
     section 105 of such title (relating to minimum guarantee) so 
     that amount of obligation authority available for each of 
     such sections is equal to the amount determined by 
     multiplying the ratio determined under paragraph (3) by the 
     sums authorized to be appropriated for such section (except 
     in the case of section 105, $2,000,000,000) for such fiscal 
     year;
       (5) distribute the obligation authority provided by 
     subsection (a) less the aggregate amounts not distributed 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under 
     paragraph (4) for each of the programs that are allocated by 
     the Secretary under this Act and title 23, United States Code 
     (other than activities to which paragraph (1) applies and 
     programs to which paragraph (4) applies) by multiplying the 
     ratio determined under paragraph (3) by the sums authorized 
     to be appropriated for such program for such fiscal year; and
       (6) distribute the obligation authority provided by 
     subsection (a) less the aggregate amounts not distributed 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under 
     paragraphs (4) and (5) for Federal-aid highway and highway 
     safety construction programs (other than the minimum 
     guarantee program, but only to the extent that amounts 
     apportioned for the minimum guarantee program for such fiscal 
     year exceed $2,639,000,000, and the Appalachian development 
     highway system program) that are apportioned by the Secretary 
     under this Act and title 23, United States Code, in the ratio 
     that--
       (A) sums authorized to be appropriated for such programs 
     that are apportioned to each State for such fiscal year, bear 
     to
       (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     such programs that are apportioned to all States for such 
     fiscal year.
       (d) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary shall after 
     August 1 of each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 revise a 
     distribution of the obligation authority made available under 
     subsection (c) if a State will

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     not obligate the amount distributed during that fiscal year 
     and redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to 
     obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed 
     during that fiscal year giving priority to those States 
     having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under 
     sections 104 and 144 of title 23, United States Code, under 
     section 160 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on 
     the day before the date of enactment of this Act), and under 
     section 1015 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 
     1991 (105 Stat. 1943-1945).
       (e) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to 
     Transportation Research Programs.--Obligation limitations 
     imposed by subsection (a) shall apply to transportation 
     research programs carried out under chapter 3 of title 23, 
     United States Code, and under title VI of this Act.
       (f) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--Not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the distribution of obligation 
     authority under subsection (c) for each of fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003, the Secretary shall distribute to the States 
     any funds (1) that are authorized to be appropriated for such 
     fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs (other than the 
     program under section 160 of title 23, United States Code) 
     and for carrying out subchapter I of chapter 311 of title 49, 
     United States Code, and chapter 4 of title 23, United States 
     Code, and (2) that the Secretary determines will not be 
     allocated to the States, and will not be available for 
     obligation, in such fiscal year due to the imposition of any 
     obligation limitation for such fiscal year. Such distribution 
     to the States shall be made in the same ratio as the 
     distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c)(6). 
     The funds so distributed shall be available for any purposes 
     described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.
       (g) Special Rule.--Obligation authority distributed for a 
     fiscal year under subsection (c)(4) for a section set forth 
     in subsection (c)(4) shall remain available until used for 
     obligation of funds for such section and shall be in addition 
     to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for 
     Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs 
     for future fiscal years.
       (h) Increase in Obligation Limit.--Limitations on 
     obligations imposed by subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall 
     be increased by an amount equal to the amount determined 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(cc) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)(cc)) for such fiscal year. Any such 
     increase shall be distributed in accordance with this 
     section.
       (i) Limitations on Obligations for Administrative 
     Expenses.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     total amount of all obligations under section 104(a) of title 
     23, United States Code, shall not exceed--
       (1) $320,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       (2) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       (3) $370,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       (4) $390,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       (5) $410,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       (6) $430,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.

     SEC. 1103. APPORTIONMENTS.

       (a) Administrative Expenses.--Section 104 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) Administrative Expenses.--
       ``(1) In general.--Whenever an apportionment is made of the 
     sums made available for expenditure on each of the surface 
     transportation program under section 133, the bridge program 
     under section 144, the congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement program under section 149, the Interstate and 
     National Highway System program under section 103, the 
     minimum guarantee program under section 105, the Federal 
     lands highway program under section 204, or the Appalachian 
     development highway system program under section 201 of the 
     Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. 
     App.), the Secretary shall deduct a sum, in an amount not to 
     exceed 1\1/2\ percent of all sums so made available, as the 
     Secretary determines necessary--
       ``(A) to administer the provisions of law to be financed 
     from appropriations for the Federal-aid highway program and 
     programs authorized under chapter 2; and
       ``(B) to make transfers of such sums as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate to the Appalachian Regional 
     Commission for administrative activities associated with the 
     Appalachian development highway system.
       ``(2) Consideration of unobligated balances.--In making the 
     determination described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     take into account the unobligated balance of any sums 
     deducted under this subsection in prior fiscal years.
       ``(3) Availability.--The sum deducted under paragraph (1) 
     shall remain available until expended.''.
       (b) Apportionments.--Section 104(b) of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Apportionments.--On October 1 of each fiscal year, 
     the Secretary, after making the deduction authorized by 
     subsection (a) and the set-aside authorized by subsection 
     (f), shall apportion the remainder of the sums authorized to 
     be appropriated for expenditure on the Interstate and 
     National Highway System program, the congestion mitigation 
     and air quality improvement program, and the surface 
     transportation program for that fiscal year, among the 
     several States in the following manner:
       ``(1) National highway system component.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the National Highway System 
     (excluding funds apportioned under paragraph (4)), 
     $36,400,000 for each fiscal year to the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
     American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana 
     Islands, $18,800,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2003 for the Alaska Highway, and the remainder apportioned as 
     follows:
       ``(i) 25 percent in the ratio that--

       ``(I) the total lane miles of principal arterial routes 
     (excluding Interstate System routes) in each State; bears to
       ``(II) the total lane miles of principal arterial routes 
     (excluding Interstate System routes) in all States.

       ``(ii) 35 percent in the ratio that--

       ``(I) the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on 
     principal arterial routes (excluding Interstate System 
     routes) in each State; bears to
       ``(II) the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on 
     principal arterial routes (excluding Interstate System 
     routes) in all States.

       ``(iii) 30 percent in the ratio that--

       ``(I) the total diesel fuel used on highways in each State; 
     bears to
       ``(II) the total diesel fuel used on highways in all 
     States.

       ``(iv) 10 percent in the ratio that--

       ``(I) the quotient obtained by dividing the total lane 
     miles on principal arterial highways in each State by the 
     total population of the State; bears to
       ``(II) the quotient obtained by dividing the total lane 
     miles on principal arterial highways in all States by the 
     total population of all States.

       ``(B) Minimum apportionment.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
     (A) and paragraph (4), each State shall receive a minimum of 
     \1/2\ of 1 percent of the funds apportioned under 
     subparagraph (A) and paragraph (4).
       ``(2) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
     program.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the congestion mitigation and air 
     quality improvement program, in the ratio that--
       ``(i) the total of all weighted nonattainment and 
     maintenance area populations in each State; bears to
       ``(ii) the total of all weighted nonattainment and 
     maintenance area populations in all States.
       ``(B) Calculation of weighted nonattainment and maintenance 
     area population.--Subject to subparagraph (C), for the 
     purpose of subparagraph (A), the weighted nonattainment and 
     maintenance area population shall be calculated by 
     multiplying the population of each area in a State that was a 
     nonattainment area or maintenance area as described in 
     section 149(b) for ozone or carbon monoxide by a factor of--
       ``(i) 0.8 if--

       ``(I) at the time of the apportionment, the area is a 
     maintenance area; or
       ``(II) at the time of the apportionment, the area is 
     classified as a submarginal ozone nonattainment area under 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);

       ``(ii) 1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area 
     is classified as a marginal ozone nonattainment area under 
     subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7511 et seq.);
       ``(iii) 1.1 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area 
     is classified as a moderate ozone nonattainment area under 
     such subpart;
       ``(iv) 1.2 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area 
     is classified as a serious ozone nonattainment area under 
     such subpart;
       ``(v) 1.3 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is 
     classified as a severe ozone nonattainment area under such 
     subpart;
       ``(vi) 1.4 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area 
     is classified as an extreme ozone nonattainment area under 
     such subpart; or
       ``(vii) 1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area 
     is not a nonattainment or maintenance area as described in 
     section 149(b) for ozone, but is classified under subpart 3 
     of part D of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as 
     a nonattainment area described in section 149(b) for carbon 
     monoxide.
       ``(C) Additional adjustment for carbon monoxide areas.--
       ``(i) Carbon monoxide nonattainment areas.--If, in addition 
     to being classified as a nonattainment or maintenance area 
     for ozone, the area was also classified under subpart 3 of 
     part D of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as a 
     nonattainment area described in section 149(b) for carbon 
     monoxide, the weighted nonattainment or maintenance area 
     population of the area, as determined under clauses (i) 
     through (vi) of subparagraph (B), shall be further multiplied 
     by a factor of 1.2.
       ``(ii) Carbon monoxide maintenance areas.--If, in addition 
     to being classified as a nonattainment or maintenance area 
     for ozone, the area was at one time also classified under 
     subpart 3 of part D of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7512 et 
     seq.) as a nonattainment area described in section 149(b) for 
     carbon monoxide but has been redesignated as a maintenance 
     area, the weighted nonattainment or maintenance area 
     population of the area, as determined under clauses (i) 
     through (vi) of subparagraph (B), shall be further multiplied 
     by a factor of 1.1.
       ``(D) Minimum apportionment.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this paragraph, each State shall receive a 
     minimum of \1/2\ of 1 percent of the funds apportioned under 
     this paragraph.
       ``(E) Determinations of population.--In determining 
     population figures for the purposes of this paragraph, the 
     Secretary shall

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     use the latest available annual estimates prepared by the 
     Secretary of Commerce.
       ``(3) Surface transportation program.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the surface transportation program, 
     in accordance with the following formula:
       ``(i) 25 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that--

       ``(I) the total lane miles of Federal-aid highways in each 
     State; bears to
       ``(II) the total lane miles of Federal-aid highways in all 
     States.

       ``(ii) 40 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that--

       ``(I) the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on Federal-
     aid highways in each State; bears to
       ``(II) the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on 
     Federal-aid highways in all States.

       ``(iii) 35 percent of the apportionments in the ratio 
     that--

       ``(I) the estimated tax payments attributable to highway 
     users in each State paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other 
     than the Mass Transit Account) in the latest fiscal year for 
     which data are available; bears to
       ``(II) the estimated tax payments attributable to highway 
     users in all States paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other 
     than the Mass Transit Account) in the latest fiscal year for 
     which data are available.

       ``(B) Minimum apportionment.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
     (A), each State shall receive a minimum of \1/2\ of 1 percent 
     of the funds apportioned under this paragraph.
       ``(4) Interstate maintenance component.--For resurfacing, 
     restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing the Interstate 
     System--
       ``(A) 33\1/3\ percent in the ratio that--
       ``(i) the total lane miles on Interstate System routes open 
     to traffic in each State; bears to
       ``(ii) the total of all such lane miles in all States;
       ``(B) 33\1/3\ percent in the ratio that--
       ``(i) the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on 
     Interstate System routes designated under--

       ``(I) section 103;
       ``(II) section 139(a) (as in effect on the day before the 
     date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century) before March 9, 1984 (other than routes on toll 
     roads not subject to a Secretarial agreement under section 
     105 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 2692)); 
     and
       ``(III) section 139(c) (as in effect on the day before the 
     date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century);

     in each State; bears to
       ``(ii) the total of all such vehicle miles traveled in all 
     States; and
       ``(C) 33\1/3\ percent in the ratio that--
       ``(i) the total of each State's annual contributions to the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     attributable to commercial vehicles; bears to
       ``(ii) the total of such annual contributions by all 
     States.
       (c) Operation Lifesaver and High Speed Rail Corridors.--
     Section 104(d) of such title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``The'' and all that 
     follows through ``$300,000 for each'' and inserting ``Before 
     making an apportionment under subsection (b)(3) of this 
     section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside 
     $500,000 for such''; and
       (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Railway-highway crossing hazard elimination in high 
     speed rail corridors.--
       ``(A) In general.--Before making an apportionment of funds 
     under subsection (b)(3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall set aside $5,250,000 of the funds made available for 
     the surface transportation program for the fiscal year for 
     elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings.
       ``(B) Eligible corridors.--Subject to subparagraph (E), 
     funds made available under subparagraph (A) shall be expended 
     for projects in--
       ``(i) 5 railway corridors selected by the Secretary in 
     accordance with this subsection (as in effect on the day 
     before the date of enactment of this clause);
       ``(ii) 3 railway corridors selected by the Secretary in 
     accordance with subparagraphs (C) and (D);
       ``(iii) a Gulf Coast high speed railway corridor (as 
     designated by the Secretary);
       ``(iv) a Keystone high speed railway corridor from 
     Philadelphia to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and
       ``(v) an Empire State railway corridor from New York City 
     to Albany to Buffalo, New York.
       ``(C) Required inclusion of high speed rail lines.--A 
     corridor selected by the Secretary under subparagraph (B) 
     shall include rail lines where railroad speeds of 90 miles or 
     more per hour are occurring or can reasonably be expected to 
     occur in the future.
       ``(D) Considerations in corridor selection.--In selecting 
     corridors under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall 
     consider--
       ``(i) projected rail ridership volume in each corridor;
       ``(ii) the percentage of each corridor over which a train 
     will be capable of operating at its maximum cruise speed 
     taking into account such factors as topography and other 
     traffic on the line;
       ``(iii) projected benefits to nonriders such as congestion 
     relief on other modes of transportation serving each corridor 
     (including congestion in heavily traveled air passenger 
     corridors);
       ``(iv) the amount of State and local financial support that 
     can reasonably be anticipated for the improvement of the line 
     and related facilities; and
       ``(v) the cooperation of the owner of the right-of-way that 
     can reasonably be expected in the operation of high speed 
     rail passenger service in each corridor.
       ``(E) Certain improvements.--Not less than $250,000 of such 
     set-aside shall be available per fiscal year for eligible 
     improvements to the Minneapolis/St. Paul-Chicago segment of 
     the Midwest High Speed Rail Corridor.
       ``(F) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003 to carry out this subsection.''.
       (d) Certification of Apportionments.--Section 104(e) of 
     such title is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Certification of Apportionments.--'' 
     after ``(e)'';
       (2) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``On October 
     1'';
       (3) by striking the first parenthetical phrase;
       (4) by striking ``and research'' the first place it 
     appears;
       (5) by striking the second sentence;
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Notice to states.--If the Secretary has not made an 
     apportionment under section 104, 144, or 157 by the 21st day 
     of a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall transmit, by such 21st day, to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate a written statement of the reason for not 
     making such apportionment in a timely manner.''; and
       (7) by indenting paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection) and aligning such paragraph (1) with 
     paragraph (2) of such section (as added by paragraph (6) of 
     this subsection).
       (e) Metropolitan Planning Set-Aside.--Section 104(f) of 
     such title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``Interstate construction 
     and Interstate substitute programs'' and inserting 
     ``recreational trails program''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``120(j) of this title'' 
     and inserting ``120(b)''.
       (f) Recreational Trails Program.--Section 104(h) of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Recreational Trails Program.--
       ``(1) Administrative costs.--Whenever an apportionment is 
     made of the sums authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     the recreational trails program under section 206, the 
     Secretary shall deduct an amount, not to exceed 1\1/2\ 
     percent of the sums authorized, to cover the cost to the 
     Secretary for administration of and research and technical 
     assistance under the recreational trails program and for 
     administration of the National Recreational Trails Advisory 
     Committee. The Secretary may enter into contracts with for-
     profit organizations or contracts, partnerships, or 
     cooperative agreements with other government agencies, 
     institutions of higher learning, or nonprofit organizations 
     to perform these tasks.
       ``(2) Apportionment to the states.--After making the 
     deduction authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall apportion the remainder of the sums 
     authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the 
     recreational trails program for each fiscal year, among the 
     States in the following manner:
       ``(A) 50 percent of that amount shall be apportioned 
     equally among eligible States.
       ``(B) 50 percent of that amount shall be apportioned among 
     eligible States in amounts proportionate to the degree of 
     non-highway recreational fuel use in each of those States 
     during the preceding year.
       ``(3) Eligible state defined.--In this section, the term 
     `eligible State' means a State that meets the requirements of 
     section 206(c).''.
       (g) Audits of Highway Trust Fund.--Section 104 of such 
     title is amended by striking subsection (i) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) Audits of Highway Trust Fund.--From administrative 
     funds deducted under subsection (a), the Secretary may 
     reimburse the Office of Inspector General of the Department 
     of Transportation for the conduct of annual audits of 
     financial statements in accordance with section 3521 of title 
     31.''.
       (h) Report on Obligations.--Section 104 of such title is 
     amended by striking subsection (j) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(j) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report for each fiscal year on--
       ``(1) the amount obligated, by each State, for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction programs during the 
     preceding fiscal year;
       ``(2) the balance, as of the last day of the preceding 
     fiscal year, of the unobligated apportionment of each State 
     by fiscal year under this section and sections 105 and 144;
       ``(3) the balance of unobligated sums available for 
     expenditure at the discretion of the Secretary for such 
     highways and programs for the fiscal year; and
       ``(4) the rates of obligation of funds apportioned or set 
     aside under this section and sections 105, 133, and 144, 
     according to--
       ``(A) program;
       ``(B) funding category or subcategory;
       ``(C) type of improvement;
       ``(D) State; and
       ``(E) sub-State geographic area, including urbanized and 
     rural areas, on the basis of the population of each such 
     area.''.
       (i) Transfer of Highway and Transit Funds.--Section 104 of 
     such title is amended

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     by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
       ``(k) Transfer of Highway and Transit Funds.--
       ``(1) Transfer of highway funds.--Funds made available 
     under this title and transferred for transit projects of a 
     type described in section 133(b)(2) shall be administered by 
     the Secretary in accordance with chapter 53 of title 49, 
     except that the provisions of this title relating to the non-
     Federal share shall apply to the transferred funds.
       ``(2) Transfer of transit funds.--Funds made available 
     under chapter 53 of title 49 and transferred for highway 
     projects shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance 
     with this title, except that the provisions of such chapter 
     relating to the non-Federal share shall apply to the 
     transferred funds.
       ``(3) Transfer of obligation authority.--Obligation 
     authority provided for projects described in paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) shall be transferred in the same manner and amount as 
     the funds for the projects are transferred.''.
       (j) Effect of Certain Delay in Deposits Into Highway Trust 
     Fund.--Section 104 of such title is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(l) Effect of Certain Delay in Deposits Into Highway 
     Trust Fund.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     deposits into the Highway Trust Fund resulting from the 
     application of section 901(e) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 
     1997 (111 Stat. 872) shall not be taken into account in 
     determining the apportionments and allocations that any State 
     shall be entitled to receive under the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century and this title.''.
       (k) Technical Amendments.--Section 104(f) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(f)(1) On'' and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Metropolitan Planning.--
       ``(1) Set-aside.--On'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``, except that'' and all 
     that follows through ``programs'';
       (3) by striking ``(2) These'' and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Apportionment to states of set-aside funds.--These'';
       (4) by striking ``(3) The'' and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Use of funds.--The'';
       (5) by striking ``(4) The'' and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Distribution of funds within states.--The''; and
       (6) by aligning the remainder of the text of each of 
     paragraphs (1) through (4) with paragraph (5).
       (l) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 146(a) of such title is amended in the first 
     sentence by striking ``, 104(b)(2), and 104(b)(6)'' and 
     inserting ``and 104(b)(3)''.
       (2) Section 158 of such title is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (1);
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively;
       (iii) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)--

       (I) by striking ``After the first year'' and inserting ``In 
     general''; and
       (II) by striking ``104(b)(2), 104(b)(5), and 104(b)(6)'' 
     and inserting ``104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4)''; and

       (iv) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by clause (ii)) by 
     striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Effect of Withholding of Funds.--No funds withheld 
     under this section from apportionment to any State after 
     September 30, 1988, shall be available for apportionment to 
     that State.''.
       (3)(A) Section 115(b)(1) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``104(b)(5)'' and inserting ``104(b)(4)''.
       (B) Section 137(f)(1) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``section 104(b)(5)(B) of this title'' and inserting 
     ``section 104(b)(4)''.
       (C) Section 141(c) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``section 104(b)(5) of this title'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``section 104(b)(4)''.
       (D) Section 142(c) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``(other than section 104(b)(5)(A))''.
       (E) Section 159 of such title is amended--
       (i) by striking ``(5) of'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``(5) (as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century) of''; and
       (ii) in subsection (b)--
       (I) in paragraphs (1)(A)(i) and (3)(A) by striking 
     ``section 104(b)(5)(A)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``section 104(b)(5)(A) (as in effect on the day before the 
     date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century)'';
       (II) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) by striking ``section 
     104(b)(5)(B)'' and inserting ``section 104(b)(5)(B) (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century)'';
       (III) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ``(5)(B)'' and 
     inserting ``(5)(B) (as in effect on the day before the date 
     of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century)''; and
       (IV) in paragraphs (3) and (4) by striking ``section 
     104(b)(5)'' each place it appears and inserting ``section 
     104(b)(5) (as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century)''.
       (F) Section 161(a) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``paragraphs (1), (3), and (5)(B) of section 104(b)'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) 
     of section 104(b)''.
       (4) Section 142(b) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of section 104 of this 
     title'' and inserting ``section 104(b)(4)''.
       (m) Adjustments for the Surface Transportation Extension 
     Act of 1997.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and subject to section 2(c) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 1997, the Secretary shall ensure that the 
     total apportionments for a State (other than Massachusetts) 
     for fiscal year 1998 made under the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century (including amendments made by such Act) 
     shall be reduced by the amount apportioned to such State 
     (other than Massachusetts) under section 1003(d)(1) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (2) Repayment of transferred funds.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that any apportionments made to a State for fiscal 
     year 1998 and adjusted under paragraph (1) shall first be 
     used to restore in accordance with section 3(c) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997 any funds that a 
     State transferred under section 3 of such Act.
       (3) Insufficient funds for repayment.--If a State has 
     insufficient funds apportioned in fiscal year 1998 under the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (including 
     amendments made by such Act) to make the adjustment required 
     by paragraph (1), then the Secretary shall make an adjustment 
     to any funds apportioned to such State in fiscal year 1999.
       (4) Allocated programs.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, amounts made available for fiscal year 1998 
     by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
     (including amendments made by such Act) for a program that is 
     continued by both of sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 1997 (including amendments 
     made by such sections) and the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century (including amendments made by such Act) 
     shall be reduced by the amount made available by such 
     sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 for such programs.
       (5) Treatment of STEA obligation authority.--The amount of 
     obligation authority made available under section 2(e) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997 shall be 
     considered to be an amount of obligation authority made 
     available for fiscal year 1998 under section 1102(a) of this 
     Act.
       (n) State Defined.--For the purposes of apportioning funds 
     under sections 104, 105, 144, and 206, the term ``State'' 
     means any of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

     SEC. 1104. MINIMUM GUARANTEE.

       (a) In General.--Section 105 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 105. Minimum guarantee

       ``(a) General Rule.--For each of fiscal years 1998 through 
     2003, the Secretary shall allocate among the States amounts 
     sufficient to ensure that each State's percentage of the 
     total apportionments for such fiscal year of Interstate 
     maintenance, national highway system, bridge, congestion 
     mitigation and air quality improvement, surface 
     transportation, metropolitan planning, minimum guarantee, 
     high priority projects, Appalachian development highway 
     system, and recreational trails programs shall equal the 
     percentage listed for each State in subsection (b).
       ``(b) State Percentages.--The percentage for each State 
     referred to in subsection (a) shall be determined in 
     accordance with the following table:

``States:                                                    Percentage
  Alabama.......................................................2.0269 
  Alaska........................................................1.1915 
  Arizona.......................................................1.5581 
  Arkansas......................................................1.3214 
  California....................................................9.1962 
  Colorado......................................................1.1673 
  Connecticut...................................................1.5186 
  Delaware......................................................0.4424 
  District of Columbia..........................................0.3956 
  Florida.......................................................4.6176 
  Georgia.......................................................3.5104 
  Hawaii........................................................0.5177 
  Idaho.........................................................0.7718 
  Illinois......................................................3.3819 
  Indiana.......................................................2.3588 
  Iowa..........................................................1.2020 
  Kansas........................................................1.1717 
  Kentucky......................................................1.7365 
  Louisiana.....................................................1.5900 
  Maine.........................................................0.5263 
  Maryland......................................................1.5087 
  Massachusetts.................................................1.8638 
  Michigan......................................................3.1535 
  Minnesota.....................................................1.4993 
  Mississippi...................................................1.2186 
  Missouri......................................................2.3615 
  Montana.......................................................0.9929 
  Nebraska......................................................0.7768 
  Nevada........................................................0.7248 
  New Hampshire.................................................0.5163 
  New Jersey....................................................2.5816 
  New Mexico....................................................0.9884 
  New York......................................................5.1628 
  North Carolina................................................2.8298 
  North Dakota..................................................0.6553 
  Ohio..........................................................3.4257 
  Oklahoma......................................................1.5419 
  Oregon........................................................1.2183 
  Pennsylvania..................................................4.9887 
  Rhode Island..................................................0.5958 
  South Carolina................................................1.5910 
  South Dakota..................................................0.7149 
  Tennessee.....................................................2.2646 
  Texas.........................................................7.2131 

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  Utah..........................................................0.7831 
  Vermont.......................................................0.4573 
  Virginia......................................................2.5627 
  Washington....................................................1.7875 
  West Virginia.................................................1.1319 
  Wisconsin.....................................................1.9916 
  Wyoming.......................................................0.6951 
       ``(c) Treatment of Funds.--
       ``(1) Programmatic distribution.--The Secretary shall 
     apportion 50 percent of the amounts made available under this 
     section that exceed $2,800,000,000 so that the amount 
     apportioned to each State under this paragraph for each 
     program referred to in subsection (a) (other than 
     metropolitan planning, minimum guarantee, high priority 
     projects, Appalachian development highway system, and 
     recreational trails programs) is equal to the amount 
     determined by multiplying the amount to be apportioned under 
     this paragraph by the ratio that--
       ``(A) the amount of funds apportioned to each State for 
     each program referred to in subsection (a) for a fiscal year; 
     bears to
       ``(B) the total amount of funds apportioned to all States 
     for such program for such fiscal year.
       ``(2) Remaining distribution.--The Secretary shall 
     apportion the remainder of funds made available under this 
     section to the States in accordance with section 104(b)(3); 
     except that requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
     section 133(d) shall not apply to amounts apportioned 
     pursuant to this paragraph.
       ``(d) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     Mass Transit Account) such sums as may be necessary to carry 
     out this section for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
       ``(e) Special Rule.--If in any of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2003, the amount authorized under subsection (d) is more than 
     30 percent higher than the amount authorized under subsection 
     (d) in fiscal year 1998, the Secretary shall use the 
     apportionment factors under sections 104 and 144 as in effect 
     on the date of enactment of this section.
       ``(f) Guarantee of 90.5 Return.--
       ``(1) In general.--Before making any apportionment under 
     this title for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003, the 
     Secretary, subject to paragraph (2), shall adjust the 
     percentages in the table in subsection (b) to reflect the 
     estimated percentage of estimated tax payments attributable 
     to highway users in each State paid into the Highway Trust 
     Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) in the latest 
     fiscal year for which data is available, to ensure that no 
     State's return from such Trust Fund is less than 90.5 
     percent.
       ``(2) Eligibility threshold for initial adjustment.--The 
     Secretary may make an adjustment under paragraph (1) for a 
     State for a fiscal year only if the State's return from the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for 
     the preceding fiscal year was equal to or less than 90.5 
     percent.
       ``(3) Conforming adjustments.--After making any adjustments 
     under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     adjust the remaining percentages in the table set forth in 
     subsection (b) to ensure that the total of the percentages in 
     the table do not exceed 100 percent for such fiscal year.
       ``(4) Limitation on adjustments.--After making any 
     adjustments under paragraph (3) for a fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall determine whether or not any State's return 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) is less than 90.5 percent as a result of such 
     adjustments and shall adjust the percentages in the table for 
     such fiscal year accordingly. Adjustments of the percentages 
     in the table under this paragraph may not result in the total 
     of such percentages exceeding 100 percent.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 105 and inserting the following:

``105. Minimum guarantee.''.

     SEC. 1105. REVENUE ALIGNED BUDGET AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking section 110 and inserting the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 110. Revenue aligned budget authority

       ``(a) Determination of Amount.--On October 15 of fiscal 
     year 1999, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary 
     shall allocate an amount of funds equal to the amount 
     determined pursuant to section 251(b)(1)(B)(I)(cc) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(B)(I)(cc)).
       ``(b) General Distribution.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) determine the ratio that--
       ``(A) the sums authorized to be appropriated from the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for 
     each of the for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
     construction programs (other than the minimum guarantee 
     program) for which funds are allocated from such Trust Fund 
     by the Secretary under this title and the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century for a fiscal year, bears to
       ``(B) the total of all sums authorized to be appropriated 
     from such Trust Fund for such programs for such fiscal year;
       ``(2) multiply the ratio determined under paragraph (1) by 
     the total amount of funds to be allocated under subsection 
     (a) for such fiscal year;
       ``(3) allocate the amount determined under paragraph (2) 
     among such programs in the ratio that--
       ``(A) the sums authorized to be appropriated from such 
     Trust Fund for each of such programs for such fiscal year, 
     bears to
       ``(B) the sums authorized to be appropriated from such 
     Trust Fund for all such programs for such fiscal year; and
       ``(4) allocate the remainder of the funds to be allocated 
     under subsection (a) for such fiscal year to the States in 
     the ratio that--
       ``(A) the total of all funds authorized to be appropriated 
     from such Trust Fund for Federal-aid highway and highway 
     safety construction programs that are apportioned to each 
     State for such fiscal year but for this section, bears to
       ``(B) the total of all funds authorized to be appropriated 
     from such Trust Fund for such programs that are apportioned 
     to all States for such fiscal year but for this section.
       ``(c) State Programmatic Distribution.--Of the funds to be 
     apportioned to each State under subsection (b)(4) for a 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that such funds are 
     apportioned for the Interstate maintenance program, the 
     National Highway System program, the bridge program, the 
     surface transportation program, and the congestion mitigation 
     air quality improvement program in the same ratio that each 
     State is apportioned funds for such programs for such fiscal 
     year but for this section.
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this section for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1998.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 110 and inserting the following:

``110. Revenue aligned budget authority.''.

     SEC. 1106. FEDERAL-AID SYSTEMS.

       (a) Administration of National Highway System and 
     Interstate Maintenance Program.--The Secretary shall 
     administer the National Highway System program and the 
     Interstate Maintenance program as a combined program for 
     purposes of allowing States maximum flexibility. References 
     in this Act and title 23, United States Code, shall not be 
     affected by such consolidation.
       (b) Federal-Aid Systems.--Section 103 of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 103. Federal-aid systems

       ``(a) In General.--For the purposes of this title, the 
     Federal-aid systems are the Interstate System and the 
     National Highway System.
       ``(b) National Highway System.--
       ``(1) Description.--The National Highway System consists of 
     the highway routes and connections to transportation 
     facilities depicted on the map submitted by the Secretary to 
     Congress with the report entitled `Pulling Together: The 
     National Highway System and its Connections to Major 
     Intermodal Terminals' and dated May 24, 1996. The system 
     shall--
       ``(A) serve major population centers, international border 
     crossings, ports, airports, public transportation facilities, 
     and other intermodal transportation facilities and other 
     major travel destinations;
       ``(B) meet national defense requirements; and
       ``(C) serve interstate and interregional travel.
       ``(2) Components.--The National Highway System described in 
     paragraph (1) consists of the following:
       ``(A) The Interstate System described in subsection (c).
       ``(B) Other urban and rural principal arterial routes.
       ``(C) Other connector highways (including toll facilities) 
     that provide motor vehicle access between arterial routes on 
     the National Highway System and a major intermodal 
     transportation facility.
       ``(D) A strategic highway network consisting of a network 
     of highways that are important to the United States strategic 
     defense policy and that provide defense access, continuity, 
     and emergency capabilities for the movement of personnel, 
     materials, and equipment in both peacetime and wartime. The 
     highways may be highways on or off the Interstate System and 
     shall be designated by the Secretary in consultation with 
     appropriate Federal agencies and the States.
       ``(E) Major strategic highway network connectors consisting 
     of highways that provide motor vehicle access between major 
     military installations and highways that are part of the 
     strategic highway network. The highways shall be designated 
     by the Secretary in consultation with appropriate Federal 
     agencies and the States.
       ``(3) Maximum mileage.--The mileage of highways on the 
     National Highway System shall not exceed 178,250 miles.
       ``(4) Modifications to nhs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may make any modification, 
     including any modification consisting of a connector to a 
     major intermodal terminal, to the National Highway System 
     that is proposed by a State or that is proposed by a State 
     and revised by the Secretary if the Secretary determines that 
     the modification--
       ``(i) meets the criteria established for the National 
     Highway System under this title; and
       ``(ii) enhances the national transportation characteristics 
     of the National Highway System.
       ``(B) Cooperation.--

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       ``(i) In general.--In proposing a modification under this 
     paragraph, a State shall cooperate with local and regional 
     officials.
       ``(ii) Urbanized areas.--In an urbanized area, the local 
     officials shall act through the metropolitan planning 
     organization designated for the area under section 134.
       ``(5) Congressional high priority corridors.--Upon the 
     completion of feasibility studies, the Secretary shall add to 
     the National Highway System any congressional high priority 
     corridor or any segment of such a corridor established by 
     section 1105 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2031 et seq.) that was not 
     identified on the National Highway System described in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(6) Eligible projects for nhs.--Subject to approval by 
     the Secretary, funds apportioned to a State under section 
     104(b)(1) for the National Highway System may be obligated 
     for any of the following:
       ``(A) Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, 
     restoration, and rehabilitation of segments of the National 
     Highway System.
       ``(B) Operational improvements for segments of the National 
     Highway System.
       ``(C) Construction of, and operational improvements for, a 
     Federal-aid highway not on the National Highway System, and 
     construction of a transit project eligible for assistance 
     under chapter 53 of title 49, if--
       ``(i) the highway or transit project is in the same 
     corridor as, and in proximity to, a fully access-controlled 
     highway designated as a part of the National Highway System;
       ``(ii) the construction or improvements will improve the 
     level of service on the fully access-controlled highway 
     described in clause (i) and improve regional traffic flow; 
     and
       ``(iii) the construction or improvements are more cost-
     effective than an improvement to the fully access-controlled 
     highway described in clause (i).
       ``(D) Highway safety improvements for segments of the 
     National Highway System.
       ``(E) Transportation planning in accordance with sections 
     134 and 135.
       ``(F) Highway research and planning in accordance with 
     chapter 5.
       ``(G) Highway-related technology transfer activities.
       ``(H) Capital and operating costs for traffic monitoring, 
     management, and control facilities and programs.
       ``(I) Fringe and corridor parking facilities.
       ``(J) Carpool and vanpool projects.
       ``(K) Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways in 
     accordance with section 217.
       ``(L) Development, establishment, and implementation of 
     management systems under section 303.
       ``(M) In accordance with all applicable Federal law 
     (including regulations), participation in natural habitat and 
     wetland mitigation efforts related to projects funded under 
     this title, which may include participation in natural 
     habitat and wetland mitigation banks, contributions to 
     statewide and regional efforts to conserve, restore, enhance, 
     and create natural habitats and wetland, and development of 
     statewide and regional natural habitat and wetland 
     conservation and mitigation plans, including any such banks, 
     efforts, and plans authorized under the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-640) (including 
     crediting provisions). Contributions to the mitigation 
     efforts described in the preceding sentence may take place 
     concurrent with or in advance of project construction; except 
     that contributions in advance of project construction may 
     occur only if the efforts are consistent with all applicable 
     requirements of Federal law (including regulations) and State 
     transportation planning processes. With respect to 
     participation in a natural habitat or wetland mitigation 
     effort related to a project funded under this title that has 
     an impact that occurs within the service area of a mitigation 
     bank, preference shall be given, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, to the use of the mitigation bank if the bank 
     contains sufficient available credits to offset the impact 
     and the bank is approved in accordance with the Federal 
     Guidance for the Establishment, Use and Operation of 
     Mitigation Banks (60 Fed. Reg. 58605 (November 28, 1995)) or 
     other applicable Federal law (including regulations).
       ``(N) Publicly-owned intracity or intercity bus terminals.
       ``(O) Infrastructure-based intelligent transportation 
     systems capital improvements.
       ``(P) In the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any project 
     eligible for assistance under section 133, any airport, and 
     any seaport.
       ``(c) Interstate System.--
       ``(1) Description.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System 
     of Interstate and Defense Highways within the United States 
     (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) consists 
     of highways designed, located, and selected in accordance 
     with this paragraph.
       ``(B) Design.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), 
     highways on the Interstate System shall be designed in 
     accordance with the standards of section 109(b).
       ``(ii) Exception.--Highways on the Interstate System in 
     Alaska and Puerto Rico shall be designed in accordance with 
     such geometric and construction standards as are adequate for 
     current and probable future traffic demands and the needs of 
     the locality of the highway.
       ``(C) Location.--Highways on the Interstate System shall be 
     located so as--
       ``(i) to connect by routes, as direct as practicable, the 
     principal metropolitan areas, cities, and industrial centers;
       ``(ii) to serve the national defense; and
       ``(iii) to the maximum extent practicable, to connect at 
     suitable border points with routes of continental importance 
     in Canada and Mexico.
       ``(D) Selection of routes.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, each route of the Interstate System shall be 
     selected by joint action of the State transportation 
     departments of the State in which the route is located and 
     the adjoining States, in cooperation with local and regional 
     officials, and subject to the approval of the Secretary.
       ``(2) Maximum mileage.--The mileage of highways on the 
     Interstate System shall not exceed 43,000 miles, exclusive of 
     designations under paragraph (4).
       ``(3) Modifications.--The Secretary may approve or require 
     modifications to the Interstate System in a manner consistent 
     with the policies and procedures established under this 
     subsection.
       ``(4) Interstate system designations.--
       ``(A) Additions.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     highway on the National Highway System meets all standards of 
     a highway on the Interstate System and that the highway is a 
     logical addition or connection to the Interstate System, the 
     Secretary may, upon the affirmative recommendation of the 
     State or States in which the highway is located, designate 
     the highway as a route on the Interstate System.
       ``(B) Designations as future interstate system routes.--
       ``(i) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     highway on the National Highway System would be a logical 
     addition or connection to the Interstate System and would 
     qualify for designation as a route on the Interstate System 
     under subparagraph (A) if the highway met all standards of a 
     highway on the Interstate System, the Secretary may, upon the 
     affirmative recommendation of the State or States in which 
     the highway is located, designate the highway as a future 
     Interstate System route.
       ``(ii) Written agreement of states.--A designation under 
     clause (i) shall be made only upon the written agreement of 
     the State or States described in such clause that the highway 
     will be constructed to meet all standards of a highway on the 
     Interstate System by the date that is 12 years after the date 
     of the agreement.
       ``(iii) Removal of designation.--

       ``(I) In general.--If the State or States described in 
     clause (i) have not substantially completed the construction 
     of a highway designated under this subparagraph within the 
     time provided for in the agreement between the Secretary and 
     the State or States under clause (ii), the Secretary shall 
     remove the designation of the highway as a future Interstate 
     System route.
       ``(II) Effect of removal.--Removal of the designation of a 
     highway under subclause (I) shall not preclude the Secretary 
     from designating the highway as a route on the Interstate 
     System under subparagraph (A) or under any other provision of 
     law providing for addition to the Interstate System.

       ``(iv) Prohibition on referral as interstate system 
     route.--No law, rule, regulation, map, document, or other 
     record of the United States, or of any State or political 
     subdivision of a State, shall refer to any highway designated 
     as a future Interstate System route under this subparagraph, 
     nor shall any such highway be signed or marked, as a highway 
     on the Interstate System until such time as the highway is 
     constructed to the geometric and construction standards for 
     the Interstate System and has been designated as a route on 
     the Interstate System.
       ``(C) Financial responsibility.--Except as provided in this 
     title, the designation of a highway under this paragraph 
     shall create no additional Federal financial responsibility 
     with respect to the highway.
       ``(d) Transfer of Interstate Construction Funds.--
       ``(1) Interstate construction funds not in surplus.--
       ``(A) In general.--Upon application by a State and approval 
     by the Secretary, the Secretary may transfer to the 
     apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(1) any amount 
     of funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5)(A) 
     (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century), if the 
     amount does not exceed the Federal share of the costs of 
     construction of segments of the Interstate System in the 
     State included in the most recent Interstate System cost 
     estimate.
       ``(B) Effect of transfer.--Upon transfer of an amount under 
     subparagraph (A), the construction on which the amount is 
     based, as included in the most recent Interstate System cost 
     estimate, shall not be eligible for funding under section 
     104(b)(5)(A) (as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century) or 118(c).
       ``(2) Surplus interstate construction funds.--Upon 
     application by a State and approval by the Secretary, the 
     Secretary may transfer to the apportionment of the State 
     under section 104(b)(1) any amount of surplus funds 
     apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5)(A) (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century), if the State 
     has fully financed all work eligible under the most recent 
     Interstate System cost estimate.
       ``(3) Applicability of certain laws.--Funds transferred 
     under this subsection shall be subject to the laws (including 
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     lations, policies, and procedures) relating to the 
     apportionment to which the funds are transferred.''.
       (b) Unobligated Balances of Interstate Substitute Funds.--
     Unobligated balances of funds apportioned to a State under 
     section 103(e)(4)(H) of title 23, United States Code (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act), 
     shall be available for obligation by the State under the law 
     (including regulations, policies, and procedures) relating to 
     the obligation and expenditure of the funds in effect on that 
     date.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1)(A) Section 115(a) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (i) in the subsection heading by striking ``Substitute,''; 
     and
       (ii) in paragraph (1)(A)(i) by striking ``103(e)(4)(H),'';
       (B) Section 118 of such title is amended--
       (i) by striking subsection (d); and
       (ii) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
     subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
       (C) Section 129(b) of such title is amended in the first 
     sentence by striking ``which has been'' and all that follows 
     through ``and has not'' and inserting ``which is a public 
     road and has not''.
       (2)(A) Section 139 of such title, and the item relating to 
     such section in the analysis for chapter 1 of such title, are 
     repealed.
       (B) Section 127(f) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``section 139(a)'' and inserting ``section 103(c)(4)(A)''.
       (C) Section 1105(e)(5) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (109 Stat. 597) is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Treatment of segments.--Subject to subparagraph (C), 
     segments designated as parts of the Interstate System under 
     this paragraph shall be treated in the same manner as 
     segments designated under section 103(c)(4)(A) of title 23, 
     United States Code.''.
       (d) Intermodal Freight Connectors Study.--
       (1) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
       (A) review the condition of and improvements made, since 
     the designation of the National Highway System, to connectors 
     on the National Highway System that serve seaports, airports, 
     and other intermodal freight transportation facilities; and
       (B) report to Congress on the results of such review.
       (2) Review.--In preparing the report, the Secretary shall 
     review the connectors and identify projects carried out on 
     those connectors that were intended to provide and improve 
     service to an intermodal facility referred to in paragraph 
     (1) and to facilitate the efficient movement of freight, 
     including movements of freight between modes.
       (3) Identification of impediments.--If the Secretary 
     determines on the basis of the review that there are 
     impediments to improving the connectors serving intermodal 
     facilities referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     identify such impediments and make any appropriate 
     recommendations as part of the Secretary's report to Congress 
     under this subsection.

     SEC. 1107. INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 119 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Projects.--The Secretary may approve projects for 
     resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing--
       ``(A) routes on the Interstate System designated under 
     section 103(c)(1) and, in Alaska and Puerto Rico, under 
     section 103(c)(4)(A);
       ``(B) routes on the Interstate System designated before the 
     date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century under subsections (a) and (b) of section 139 (as 
     in effect on the day before the date of enactment of such 
     Act); and
       ``(C) any segments that become part of the Interstate 
     System under section 1105(e)(5) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       ``(2) Toll roads.--The Secretary may approve a project 
     pursuant to this subsection on a toll road only if such road 
     is subject to a Secretarial agreement provided for in section 
     129 or continued in effect by section 1012(d) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 1939) and not voided by the Secretary under section 
     120(c) of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation 
     Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 159).
       ``(3) Funding.--Sums authorized to be appropriated to carry 
     out this section shall be out of the Highway Trust Fund and 
     shall be apportioned in accordance with section 104(b)(4).'';
       (2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (e); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (d), (f), and (g) as 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
       (b) Set-Asides for Interstate Discretionary Projects.--
     Section 118(c) of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Set-Asides for Interstate Discretionary Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--Before any apportionment is made under 
     section 104(b)(4), the Secretary shall set aside $50,000,000 
     in fiscal year 1998 and $100,000,000 in each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003 for obligation by the Secretary for 
     projects for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and 
     reconstructing any route or portion thereof on the Interstate 
     System (other than any highway designated as a part of the 
     Interstate System under section 139 (as in effect on the day 
     before the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century) and any toll road on the Interstate 
     System not subject to an agreement under section 119(e) (as 
     in effect on December 17, 1991).
       ``(2) Selection criteria.--The amounts set aside under 
     paragraph (1) shall be made available by the Secretary to any 
     State applying for such funds if the Secretary determines 
     that--
       ``(A) the State has obligated or demonstrates that it will 
     obligate in the fiscal year all of its apportionments under 
     section 104(b)(4) other than an amount that, by itself, is 
     insufficient to pay the Federal share of the cost of a 
     project for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and 
     reconstructing the Interstate System that has been submitted 
     by the State to the Secretary for approval; and
       ``(B) the applicant is willing and able to--
       ``(i) obligate the funds within 1 year of the date the 
     funds are made available;
       ``(ii) apply the funds to a ready-to-commence project; and
       ``(iii) in the case of construction work, begin work within 
     90 days after obligation.
       ``(3) Priority consideration for certain projects.--In 
     selecting projects to fund under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall give priority consideration to any project the cost of 
     which exceeds $10,000,000 on any high volume route in an 
     urban area or a high truck-volume route in a rural area.
       ``(4) Period of availability of discretionary funds.--Sums 
     made available pursuant to this subsection shall remain 
     available until expended.''.
       (c) Interstate Needs.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct, in cooperation 
     with States and affected metropolitan planning organizations, 
     a study to determine--
       (A) the expected condition of the Interstate System over 
     the next 10 years and the needs of States and metropolitan 
     planning organizations to reconstruct and improve the 
     Interstate System;
       (B) the resources necessary to maintain and improve the 
     Interstate System; and
       (C) the means to ensure that the Nation's surface 
     transportation program can--
       (i) address the needs identified in subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) allow for States to address any extraordinary needs.
       (2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     study.

     SEC. 1108. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Eligibility of Projects.--Section 133(b) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting after ``magnesium 
     acetate'' the following: ``, sodium acetate/formate, or other 
     environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing 
     and de-icing compositions'';
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``and publicly owned 
     intracity or intercity bus terminals and facilities'' and 
     inserting ``, including vehicles and facilities, whether 
     publicly or privately owned, that are used to provide 
     intercity passenger service by bus'';
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``and bicycle'' and inserting ``bicycle''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and the modification of public sidewalks to 
     comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12101 et seq.)'';
       (4) in paragraph (4) by inserting ``infrastructure'' after 
     ``safety'';
       (5) in paragraph (9) by striking ``section 108(f)(1)(A) 
     (other than clauses (xii) and (xvi)) of the Clean Air Act'' 
     and inserting ``section 108(f)(1)(A) (other than clause 
     (xvi)) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7408(f)(1)(A))'';
       (6) in paragraph (11)--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by inserting ``natural habitat and'' after 
     ``participation in'' each place it appears;
       (ii) by striking ``enhance and create'' and inserting 
     ``enhance, and create natural habitats and''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``natural habitat and'' before 
     ``wetlands conservation''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``With respect to 
     participation in a natural habitat or wetland mitigation 
     effort related to a project funded under this title that has 
     an impact that occurs within the service area of a mitigation 
     bank, preference shall be given, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, to the use of the mitigation bank if the bank 
     contains sufficient available credits to offset the impact 
     and the bank is approved in accordance with the Federal 
     Guidance for the Establishment, Use and Operation of 
     Mitigation Banks (60 Fed. Reg. 58605 (November 28, 1995)) or 
     other applicable Federal law (including regulations).''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) Infrastructure-based intelligent transportation 
     systems capital improvements.
       ``(14) Environmental restoration and pollution abatement 
     projects (including the retrofit or construction of storm 
     water treatment systems) to address water pollution or 
     environmental degradation caused or contributed to by 
     transportation facilities, which projects shall be carried 
     out when the transportation facilities are undergoing 
     reconstruction, rehabilitation, resurfacing, or restoration; 
     except that the expenditure of funds under this section for 
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     ronmental restoration or pollution abatement project shall 
     not exceed 20 percent of the total cost of the 
     reconstruction, rehabilitation, resurfacing, or restoration 
     project.''.
       (b) Transportation Enhancement Activities.--Section 133 of 
     such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(3)(D) by striking ``any State'' and 
     all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``Hawaii and Alaska''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)(B)(i) by striking ``if the Secretary'' 
     and all that follows through ``activities''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Cost sharing.--
       ``(i) Required aggregate non-federal share.--The average 
     annual non-Federal share of the total cost of all projects to 
     carry out transportation enhancement activities in a State 
     for a fiscal year shall be not less than the non-Federal 
     share authorized for the State under section 120(b).
       ``(ii) Innovative financing.--Subject to clause (i), 
     notwithstanding section 120--

       ``(I) funds from other Federal agencies and the value of 
     other contributions (as determined by the Secretary) may be 
     credited toward the non-Federal share of the costs of a 
     project to carry out a transportation enhancement activity;
       ``(II) the non-Federal share for such a project may be 
     calculated on a project, multiple-project, or program basis; 
     and
       ``(III) the Federal share of the cost of an individual 
     project to which subclause (I) or (II) applies may be up to 
     100 percent.''.

       (c) Program Approval.--Section 133(e) of such title is 
     amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Program approval.--
       ``(A) Submission of project agreement.--For each fiscal 
     year, each State shall submit a project agreement that--
       ``(i) certifies that the State will meet all the 
     requirements of this section; and
       ``(ii) notifies the Secretary of the amount of obligations 
     needed to carry out the program under this section.
       ``(B) Request for adjustments of amounts.--Each State shall 
     request from the Secretary such adjustments to the amount of 
     obligations referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) as the State 
     determines to be necessary.
       ``(C) Effect of approval by the secretary.--Approval by the 
     Secretary of a project agreement under subparagraph (A) shall 
     be deemed a contractual obligation of the United States to 
     pay surface transportation program funds made available under 
     this title.''.
       (d) Payments.--Section 133(e)(3)(A) of such title is 
     amended by striking the second sentence.
       (e) Surface Transportation Program Obligations in Urban 
     Areas.--Section 133 of such title is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(f) Obligation Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State that is required to obligate in 
     an urbanized area with an urbanized area population of over 
     200,000 individuals under subsection (d) funds apportioned to 
     the State under section 104(b)(3) shall make available during 
     the period of fiscal years 1998 through 2000 and the period 
     of fiscal years 2001 through 2003 an amount of obligation 
     authority distributed to the State for Federal-aid highways 
     and highway safety construction programs for use in the area 
     that is equal to the amount obtained by multiplying--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount of funds that the State is 
     required to obligate in the area under subsection (d) during 
     the period; and
       ``(B) the ratio that--
       ``(i) the aggregate amount of obligation authority 
     distributed to the State for Federal-aid highways and highway 
     safety construction programs during the period; bears to
       ``(ii) the total of the sums apportioned to the State for 
     Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs 
     (excluding sums not subject to an obligation limitation) 
     during the period.
       ``(2) Joint responsibility.--Each State, each affected 
     metropolitan planning organization, and the Secretary shall 
     jointly ensure compliance with paragraph (1).''.
       (f) Division of STP Funds for Areas of Less Than 5,000 
     Population.--
       (1) Special rule.--Notwithstanding section 133(c) of title 
     23, United States Code, and except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), up to 15 percent of the amounts required to be obligated 
     under section 133(d)(3)(B) of such title for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003 may be obligated on roads 
     functionally classified as minor collectors.
       (2) Suspension.--The Secretary may suspend the application 
     of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that paragraph 
     (1) is being used excessively.
       (g) Encouragement of Use of Youth Conservation or Service 
     Corps.--The Secretary shall encourage the States to enter 
     into contracts and cooperative agreements with qualified 
     youth conservation or service corps to perform appropriate 
     transportation enhancement activities under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1109. HIGHWAY BRIDGE PROGRAM.

       (a) Apportionment Formula.--Section 144(e) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended in the fourth sentence by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, 
     and, if a State transfers funds apportioned to the State 
     under this section in a fiscal year beginning after September 
     30, 1997, to any other apportionment of funds to such State 
     under this title, the total cost of deficient bridges in such 
     State and in all States to be determined for the succeeding 
     fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of such 
     transferred funds''.
       (b) Discretionary Bridge Set-Aside.--Section 144(g)(1) of 
     such title is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A) Fiscal years 1992 through 1997.--'' 
     before ``Of the amounts'';
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Fiscal year 1998.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out the bridge program under this 
     section for fiscal year 1998, all but $25,000,000 shall be 
     apportioned as provided in subsection (e) of this section. 
     Such $25,000,000 shall be available only for projects for the 
     seismic retrofit of a bridge described in subsection (l).
       ``(C) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out the bridge program 
     under this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2003, all but $100,000,000 shall be apportioned as provided 
     in subsection (e). Such $100,000,000 shall be available at 
     the discretion of the Secretary; except that not to exceed 
     $25,000,000 shall be available only for projects for the 
     seismic retrofit of bridges, including projects in the New 
     Madrid fault region.''; and
       (3) by indenting subparagraph (A) (as designated by 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection) and aligning such 
     subparagraph (A) with subparagraphs (B) and (C) of such 
     section (as added by paragraph (2) of this subsection).
       (c) Off-System Bridge Set-Aside.--Section 144(g)(3) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``, 1988'' and all that follows through 
     ``1997,'' and inserting ``through 2003''; and
       (2) by striking ``system'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``highway''.
       (d) Eligibility.--Section 144 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d) by inserting after ``magnesium 
     acetate'' the following: ``, sodium acetate/formate, or other 
     environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing 
     and de-icing compositions or installing scour 
     countermeasures'';
       (2) in subsection (d) by inserting after ``such acetate'' 
     each place it appears the following: ``or sodium acetate/
     formate or such anti-icing or de-icing composition or 
     installation of such countermeasures''; and
       (3) in subsection (g)(3) by inserting after ``magnesium 
     acetate'' the following: ``, sodium acetate/formate, or other 
     environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing 
     and de-icing compositions or install scour countermeasures''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 144(n) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``system'' and inserting ``highway''.

     SEC. 1110. CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Section 149(a) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     ``establish'' the following: ``and implement''.
       (b) Currently Eligible Projects.--Section 149(b) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``that was designated as a nonattainment 
     area under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7407(d)) during any part of fiscal year 1994'' and inserting 
     the following: ``that is or was designated as a nonattainment 
     area for ozone, carbon monoxide, or particulate matter under 
     section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) and 
     classified pursuant to section 181(a), 186(a), 188(a), or 
     188(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511(a), 7512(a), 
     7513(a), or 7513(b)) or is or was designated as a 
     nonattainment area under such section 107(d) after December 
     31, 1997,'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``clauses (xii) and''; 
     and inserting ``clause'';
       (3) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) by striking ``an area'' and all 
     that follows through the semicolon and inserting ``a 
     maintenance area;'';
       (4) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (5) by striking ``standard.'' at the end of paragraph (4) 
     and inserting ``standard; or''; and
       (6) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) if the program or project improves traffic flow, 
     including projects to improve signalization, construct high 
     occupancy vehicle lanes, improve intersections, and implement 
     intelligent transportation system strategies and such other 
     projects that are eligible for assistance under this section 
     on the day before the date of enactment of this paragraph.''.
       (c) States Receiving Minimum Apportionment.--Section 149 of 
     such title is amended by striking subsection (c) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(c) States Receiving Minimum Apportionment.--
       ``(1) States without a nonattainment area.--If a State does 
     not have, and never has had, a nonattainment area designated 
     under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the State 
     may use funds apportioned to the State under section 
     104(b)(2) for any project eligible under the surface 
     transportation program under section 133.
       ``(2) States with a nonattainment area.--If a State has a 
     nonattainment area or maintenance area and receives funds 
     under section 104(b)(2)(D) above the amount of funds that the 
     State would have received based on its nonattainment and 
     maintenance area population under subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
     of section 104(b)(2), the State may use that portion of the 
     funds not based on its nonattainment and maintenance area 
     population under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 
     104(b)(2) for any project in the State eligible under section 
     133.''.

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       (d) Public-Private Partnerships.--
       (1) In general.--Section 149 of such title is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Partnerships With Nongovernmental Entities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title and in accordance with this subsection, a 
     metropolitan planning organization, State transportation 
     department, or other project sponsor may enter into an 
     agreement with any public, private, or nonprofit entity to 
     cooperatively implement any project carried out under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Forms of participation by entities.--Participation by 
     an entity under paragraph (1) may consist of--
       ``(A) ownership or operation of any land, facility, 
     vehicle, or other physical asset associated with the project;
       ``(B) cost sharing of any project expense;
       ``(C) carrying out of administration, construction 
     management, project management, project operation, or any 
     other management or operational duty associated with the 
     project; and
       ``(D) any other form of participation approved by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(3) Allocation to entities.--A State may allocate funds 
     apportioned under section 104(b)(2) to an entity described in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Alternative fuel projects.--In the case of a project 
     that will provide for the use of alternative fuels by 
     privately owned vehicles or vehicle fleets, activities 
     eligible for funding under this subsection--
       ``(A) may include the costs of vehicle refueling 
     infrastructure, including infrastructure that would support 
     the development, production, and use of emerging technologies 
     that reduce emissions of air pollutants from motor vehicles, 
     and other capital investments associated with the project;
       ``(B) shall include only the incremental cost of an 
     alternative fueled vehicle, as compared to a conventionally 
     fueled vehicle, that would otherwise be borne by a private 
     party; and
       ``(C) shall apply other governmental financial purchase 
     contributions in the calculation of net incremental cost.
       ``(5) Prohibition on federal participation with respect to 
     required activities.--A Federal participation payment under 
     this subsection may not be made to an entity to fund an 
     obligation imposed under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
     seq.) or any other Federal law.''.
       (2) Determination by the secretary.--For the purposes of 
     section 149(c) of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary 
     shall determine in accordance with the procedures specified 
     in section 149(b) of such title whether water-phased 
     hydrocarbon fuel emulsion technologies that consist of a 
     hydrocarbon base and water in an amount not less than 20 
     percent by volume that reduce emissions of hydrocarbon, 
     particulate matter, carbon monoxide, or nitrogen oxide from 
     motor vehicles.
       (e) Study of CMAQ Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary and the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency shall enter into arrangements 
     with the National Academy of Sciences to complete, by not 
     later than January 1, 2001, a study of the congestion 
     mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 
     149 of title 23, United States Code. The study shall, at a 
     minimum--
       (A) evaluate the air quality impacts of emissions from 
     motor vehicles;
       (B) evaluate the negative effects of traffic congestion, 
     including the economic effects of time lost due to 
     congestion;
       (C) determine the amount of funds obligated under the 
     program and make a comprehensive analysis of the types of 
     projects funded under the program;
       (D) evaluate the emissions reductions attributable to 
     projects of various types that have been funded under the 
     program;
       (E) assess the effectiveness, including the quantitative 
     and non-quantitative benefits, of projects funded under the 
     program and include, in the assessment, an estimate of the 
     cost per ton of pollution reduction;
       (F) assess the cost effectiveness of projects funded under 
     the program with respect to congestion mitigation;
       (G) compare--
       (i) the costs of achieving the air pollutant emissions 
     reductions achieved under the program; to
       (ii) the costs that would be incurred if similar reductions 
     were achieved by other measures, including pollution controls 
     on stationary sources;
       (H) include recommendations on improvements, including 
     other types of projects, that will increase the overall 
     effectiveness of the program;
       (I) include recommendations on expanding the scope of the 
     program to address traffic-related pollutants that, as of the 
     date of the study, are not addressed by the program.
       (2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the National 
     Academy of Sciences shall transmit to the Secretary, the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
     Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report on the results of the study with recommendations for 
     modifications to the congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement program in light of the results of the study.
       (3) Funding.--Before making the apportionment of funds 
     under section 104(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000, the Secretary shall 
     deduct from the amount to be apportioned under such section 
     for such fiscal year, and make available, $500,000 for such 
     fiscal year to carry out this subsection.

     SEC. 1111. FEDERAL SHARE.

       (a) State-Determined Lower Federal Share.--Section 120 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``Except'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--Except'';
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) State-determined lower federal share.--In the case of 
     any project subject to paragraph (1), a State may determine a 
     lower Federal share than the Federal share determined under 
     such paragraph.''; and
       (C) by aligning the remainder of the text of paragraph (1) 
     (as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph) with 
     paragraph (2) of such subsection (as added by subparagraph 
     (B) of this paragraph); and
       (2) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following: 
     ``In the case of any project subject to this subsection, a 
     State may determine a lower Federal share than the Federal 
     share determined under the preceding sentences of this 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Increased Federal Share for Certain Safety Projects.--
     The first sentence of section 120(c) of such title is amended 
     by inserting ``or transit vehicles'' after ``emergency 
     vehicles''.
       (c) Credit for Non-Federal Share.--Section 120 of such 
     title is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Credit for Non-Federal Share.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--A State may use as a credit toward the 
     non-Federal share requirement for any funds made available to 
     carry out this title (other than the emergency relief program 
     authorized by section 125) or chapter 53 of title 49 toll 
     revenues that are generated and used by public, quasi-public, 
     and private agencies to build, improve, or maintain highways, 
     bridges, or tunnels that serve the public purpose of 
     interstate commerce. Such public, quasi-public, or private 
     agencies shall have built, improved, or maintained such 
     facilities without Federal funds.
       ``(2) Maintenance of effort.--
       ``(A) In general.--The credit for any non-Federal share 
     provided under this subsection shall not reduce nor replace 
     State funds required to match Federal funds for any program 
     under this title.
       ``(B) Condition on receipt of credit.--To receive a credit 
     under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, a State shall enter 
     into such agreement as the Secretary may require to ensure 
     that the State will maintain its non-Federal transportation 
     capital expenditures in such fiscal year at or above the 
     average level of such expenditures for the preceding 3 fiscal 
     years; except that if, for any 1 of the preceding 3 fiscal 
     years, the non-Federal transportation capital expenditures of 
     the State were at a level that was greater than 130 percent 
     of the average level of such expenditures for the other 2 of 
     the preceding 3 fiscal years, the agreement shall ensure that 
     the State will maintain its non-Federal transportation 
     capital expenditures in the fiscal year of the credit at or 
     above the average level of such expenditures for the other 2 
     fiscal years.
       ``(C) Transportation capital expenditures defined.--In 
     subparagraph (B), the term `non-Federal transportation 
     capital expenditures' includes any payments made by the State 
     for issuance of transportation-related bonds.
       ``(3) Treatment.--
       ``(A) Limitation on liability.--Use of a credit for a non-
     Federal share under this subsection that is received from a 
     public, quasi-public, or private agency--
       ``(i) shall not expose the agency to additional liability, 
     additional regulation, or additional administrative 
     oversight; and
       ``(ii) shall not subject the agency to any additional 
     Federal design standards or laws (including regulations) as a 
     result of providing the non-Federal share other than those to 
     which the agency is already subject.
       ``(B) Chartered multistate agencies.--When a credit that is 
     received from a chartered multistate agency is applied to a 
     non-Federal share under this subsection, such credit shall be 
     applied equally to all charter States.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 130(a) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by striking ``Except as provided 
     in subsection (d) of section 120 of this title'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to section 120''; and
       (2) in the second sentence by striking ``except as provided 
     in subsection (d) of section 120 of this title'' and 
     inserting ``subject to section 120''.

     SEC. 1112. RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 205 the following:

     ``Sec. 206. Recreational trails program

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Motorized recreation.--The term `motorized 
     recreation' means off-road recreation using any motor-powered 
     vehicle, except for a motorized wheelchair.
       ``(2) Recreational trail.--The term `recreational trail' 
     means a thoroughfare or track across land or snow, used for 
     recreational purposes such as--
       ``(A) pedestrian activities, including wheelchair use;
       ``(B) skating or skateboarding;

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       ``(C) equestrian activities, including carriage driving;
       ``(D) nonmotorized snow trail activities, including skiing;
       ``(E) bicycling or use of other human-powered vehicles;
       ``(F) aquatic or water activities; and
       ``(G) motorized vehicular activities, including all-terrain 
     vehicle riding, motorcycling, snowmobiling, use of off-road 
     light trucks, or use of other off-road motorized vehicles.
       ``(b) Program.--In accordance with this section, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall carry out a program 
     to provide and maintain recreational trails.
       ``(c) State Responsibilities.--To be eligible for 
     apportionments under this section--
       ``(1) the Governor of the State shall designate the State 
     agency or agencies that will be responsible for administering 
     apportionments made to the State under this section; and
       ``(2) the State shall establish a State recreational trail 
     advisory committee that represents both motorized and 
     nonmotorized recreational trail users, which shall meet not 
     less often than once per fiscal year.
       ``(d) Use of Apportioned Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Funds apportioned to a State to carry 
     out this section shall be obligated for recreational trails 
     and related projects that--
       ``(A) have been planned and developed under the laws, 
     policies, and administrative procedures of the State; and
       ``(B) are identified in, or further a specific goal of, a 
     recreational trail plan, or a statewide comprehensive outdoor 
     recreation plan required by the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.), that is in 
     effect.
       ``(2) Permissible uses.--Permissible uses of funds 
     apportioned to a State for a fiscal year to carry out this 
     section include--
       ``(A) maintenance and restoration of existing recreational 
     trails;
       ``(B) development and rehabilitation of trailside and 
     trailhead facilities and trail linkages for recreational 
     trails;
       ``(C) purchase and lease of recreational trail construction 
     and maintenance equipment;
       ``(D) construction of new recreational trails, except that, 
     in the case of new recreational trails crossing Federal 
     lands, construction of the trails shall be--
       ``(i) permissible under other law;
       ``(ii) necessary and required by a statewide comprehensive 
     outdoor recreation plan that is required by the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et 
     seq.) and that is in effect;
       ``(iii) approved by the administering agency of the State 
     designated under subsection (c)(1); and
       ``(iv) approved by each Federal agency having jurisdiction 
     over the affected lands under such terms and conditions as 
     the head of the Federal agency determines to be appropriate, 
     except that the approval shall be contingent on compliance by 
     the Federal agency with all applicable laws, including the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.), the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
     Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.), and the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
       ``(E) acquisition of easements and fee simple title to 
     property for recreational trails or recreational trail 
     corridors;
       ``(F) payment of costs to the State incurred in 
     administering the program, but in an amount not to exceed 7 
     percent of the apportionment made to the State for the fiscal 
     year to carry out this section; and
       ``(G) operation of educational programs to promote safety 
     and environmental protection as those objectives relate to 
     the use of recreational trails, but in an amount not to 
     exceed 5 percent of the apportionment made to the State for 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(3) Use of apportionments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B), 
     (C), and (D), of the apportionments made to a State for a 
     fiscal year to carry out this section--
       ``(i) 40 percent shall be used for recreational trail or 
     related projects that facilitate diverse recreational trail 
     use within a recreational trail corridor, trailside, or 
     trailhead, regardless of whether the project is for diverse 
     motorized use, for diverse nonmotorized use, or to 
     accommodate both motorized and nonmotorized recreational 
     trail use;
       ``(ii) 30 percent shall be used for uses relating to 
     motorized recreation; and
       ``(iii) 30 percent shall be used for uses relating to 
     nonmotorized recreation.
       ``(B) Small state exclusion.--Any State with a total land 
     area of less than 3,500,000 acres shall be exempt from the 
     requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Waiver authority.--A State recreational trail 
     advisory committee established under subsection (c)(2), may 
     waive, in whole or in part, the requirements of clauses (ii) 
     and (iii) of subparagraph (A) if the State recreational trail 
     advisory committee determines and notifies the Secretary that 
     the State does not have sufficient projects to meet the 
     requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (A).
       ``(D) State administrative costs.--State administrative 
     costs eligible for funding under paragraph (2)(F) shall be 
     exempt from the requirements of subparagraph (A).
       ``(4) Grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State may use funds apportioned to the 
     State to carry out this section to make grants to private 
     organizations, municipal, county, State, and Federal 
     government entities, and other government entities as 
     approved by the State after considering guidance from the 
     State recreational trail advisory committee established under 
     subsection (c)(2), for uses consistent with this section.
       ``(B) Compliance.--A State that makes grants under 
     subparagraph (A) shall establish measures to verify that 
     recipients of the grants comply with the conditions of the 
     program for the use of grant funds.
       ``(e) Environmental Benefit or Mitigation.--To the extent 
     practicable and consistent with the other requirements of 
     this section, a State should give consideration to project 
     proposals that provide for the redesign, reconstruction, 
     nonroutine maintenance, or relocation of recreational trails 
     to benefit the natural environment or to mitigate and 
     minimize the impact to the natural environment.
       ``(f) Federal Share.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the other provisions of this 
     subsection, the Federal share of the cost of a project under 
     this section shall not exceed 80 percent.
       ``(2) Federal agency project sponsor.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, a Federal agency that sponsors a 
     project under this section may contribute additional Federal 
     funds toward the cost of a project, except that--
       ``(A) the share attributable to the Secretary of 
     Transportation may not exceed 80 percent of the cost of a 
     project under this section; and
       ``(B) the share attributable to the Secretary and the 
     Federal agency may not exceed 95 percent of the cost of a 
     project under this section.
       ``(3) Use of funds from federal programs to provide non-
     federal share.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the non-Federal share of the cost of the project may include 
     amounts made available by the Federal Government under any 
     Federal program that are--
       ``(A) expended in accordance with the requirements of the 
     Federal program relating to activities funded and populations 
     served; and
       ``(B) expended on a project that is eligible for assistance 
     under this section.
       ``(4) Programmatic non-federal share.--A State may allow 
     adjustments to the non-Federal share of an individual project 
     for a fiscal year under this section if the Federal share of 
     the cost of all projects carried out by the State under the 
     program (excluding projects funded under paragraph (2) or 
     (3)) using funds apportioned to the State for the fiscal year 
     does not exceed 80 percent.
       ``(5) State administrative costs.--The Federal share of the 
     administrative costs of a State under this subsection shall 
     be determined in accordance with section 120(b).
       ``(g) Uses Not Permitted.--A State may not obligate funds 
     apportioned to carry out this section for--
       ``(1) condemnation of any kind of interest in property;
       ``(2) construction of any recreational trail on National 
     Forest System land for any motorized use unless--
       ``(A) the land has been designated for uses other than 
     wilderness by an approved forest land and resource management 
     plan or has been released to uses other than wilderness by an 
     Act of Congress; and
       ``(B) the construction is otherwise consistent with the 
     management direction in the approved forest land and resource 
     management plan;
       ``(3) construction of any recreational trail on Bureau of 
     Land Management land for any motorized use unless the land--
       ``(A) has been designated for uses other than wilderness by 
     an approved Bureau of Land Management resource management 
     plan or has been released to uses other than wilderness by an 
     Act of Congress; and
       ``(B) the construction is otherwise consistent with the 
     management direction in the approved management plan; or
       ``(4) upgrading, expanding, or otherwise facilitating 
     motorized use or access to recreational trails predominantly 
     used by nonmotorized recreational trail users and on which, 
     as of May 1, 1991, motorized use was prohibited or had not 
     occurred.
       ``(h) Project Administration.--
       ``(1) Credit for donations of funds, materials, services, 
     or new right-of-way.--
       ``(A) In general.--Nothing in this title or other law shall 
     prevent a project sponsor from offering to donate funds, 
     materials, services, or a new right-of-way for the purposes 
     of a project eligible for assistance under this section. Any 
     funds, or the fair market value of any materials, services, 
     or new right-of-way, may be donated by any project sponsor 
     and shall be credited to the non-Federal share in accordance 
     with subsection (f).
       ``(B) Federal project sponsors.--Any funds or the fair 
     market value of any materials or services may be provided by 
     a Federal project sponsor and shall be credited to the 
     Federal agency's share in accordance with subsection (f).
       ``(2) Recreational purpose.--A project funded under this 
     section is intended to enhance recreational opportunity and 
     is not subject to section 138 of this title or section 303 of 
     title 49.
       ``(3) Continuing recreational use.--At the option of each 
     State, funds apportioned to the State to carry out this 
     section may be treated as Land and Water Conservation Fund 
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     tion 6(f)(3) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
     1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-8(f)(3)).
       ``(4) Cooperation by private persons.--
       ``(A) Written assurances.--As a condition of making 
     available apportionments for work on recreational trails that 
     would affect privately owned land, a State shall obtain 
     written assurances that the owner of the land will cooperate 
     with the State and participate as necessary in the activities 
     to be conducted.
       ``(B) Public access.--Any use of the apportionments to a 
     State to carry out this section on privately owned land must 
     be accompanied by an easement or other legally binding 
     agreement that ensures public access to the recreational 
     trail improvements funded by the apportionments.
       ``(i) Contract Authority.--Funds authorized to carry out 
     this section shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1, 
     except that the Federal share of the cost of a project under 
     this section shall be determined in accordance with this 
     section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 2 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 206 and inserting the following:

``206. Recreational trails program.''.

       (c) Repeal of Obsolete Provision.--Section 1302 of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (16 
     U.S.C. 1261) is repealed.
       (d) Termination of Advisory Committee.--Section 1303 of 
     such Act (16 U.S.C. 1262) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(j) Termination.--The advisory committee established by 
     this section shall terminate on September 30, 2000.''.
       (e) Encouragement of Use of Youth Conservation or Service 
     Corps.--The Secretary shall encourage the States to enter 
     into contracts and cooperative agreements with qualified 
     youth conservation or service corps to perform construction 
     and maintenance of recreational trails under section 206 of 
     title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1113. EMERGENCY RELIEF.

       (a) Federal Share.--Section 120(e) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking 
     ``highway system'' and inserting ``highway''.
       (b) Eligibility and Funding.--Section 125 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as 
     subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
       (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) General Eligibility.--Subject to this section and 
     section 120, an emergency fund is authorized for expenditure 
     by the Secretary for the repair or reconstruction of 
     highways, roads, and trails, in any part of the United 
     States, including Indian reservations, that the Secretary 
     finds have suffered serious damage as a result of--
       ``(1) natural disaster over a wide area, such as by a 
     flood, hurricane, tidal wave, earthquake, severe storm, or 
     landslide; or
       ``(2) catastrophic failure from any external cause.
       ``(b) Restriction on Eligibility.--In no event shall funds 
     be used pursuant to this section for the repair or 
     reconstruction of bridges that have been permanently closed 
     to all vehicular traffic by the State or responsible local 
     official because of imminent danger of collapse due to a 
     structural deficiency or physical deterioration.
       ``(c) Funding.--Subject to the following limitations, there 
     are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) such sums as may be 
     necessary to establish the fund authorized by this section 
     and to replenish it on an annual basis:
       ``(1) Not more than $100,000,000 is authorized to be 
     obligated in any 1 fiscal year commencing after September 30, 
     1980, to carry out the provisions of this section; except 
     that, if in any fiscal year the total of all obligations 
     under this section is less than the amount authorized to be 
     obligated in such fiscal year, the unobligated balance of 
     such amount shall remain available until expended and shall 
     be in addition to amounts otherwise available to carry out 
     this section each year.
       ``(2) Pending such appropriation or replenishment, the 
     Secretary may obligate from any funds heretofore or hereafter 
     appropriated for obligation in accordance with this title, 
     including existing Federal-aid appropriations, such sums as 
     may be necessary for the immediate prosecution of the work 
     herein authorized. Funds obligated under this paragraph shall 
     be reimbursed from such appropriation or replenishment.'';
       (3) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in the first sentence by striking ``reconstruction of 
     highways'' and all that follows through ``in accordance'' and 
     inserting ``reconstruction of highways on Federal-aid 
     highways in accordance'';
       (B) by striking ``subsection (c)'' both places it appears 
     and inserting ``subsection (e)'';
       (C) in the second sentence by striking ``authorized'' and 
     all that follows through the period and inserting 
     ``authorized on Federal-aid highways.''; and
       (D) in the last sentence by striking ``Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288)'' and inserting 
     ``Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)''; and
       (4) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated) by striking ``on 
     any of the Federal-aid highway systems'' and inserting 
     ``Federal-aid highways''.
       (c) San Mateo County, California.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, a project to repair or reconstruct 
     any portion of a Federal-aid primary route in San Mateo 
     County, California, that--
       (1) was destroyed as a result of a combination of storms in 
     the winter of 1982-1983 and a mountain slide; and
       (2) until its destruction, served as the only reasonable 
     access route between 2 cities and as the designated emergency 
     evacuation route of 1 of the cities;
     shall be eligible for assistance under section 125(a) of 
     title 23, United States Code, if the project complies with 
     the local coastal plan.
       (d) Technical Amendments.--Section 120(e) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(c)'' and inserting ``(b)''; and
       (2) by striking ``90'' and inserting ``180''.

     SEC. 1114. HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 143 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 143. Highway use tax evasion projects

       ``(a) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State' 
     means the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
       ``(b) Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out highway 
     use tax evasion projects in accordance with this subsection.
       ``(2) Allocation of funds.--Funds made available to carry 
     out this section may be allocated to the Internal Revenue 
     Service and the States at the discretion of the Secretary.
       ``(3) Conditions on funds allocated to internal revenue 
     service.--The Secretary shall not impose any condition on the 
     use of funds allocated to the Internal Revenue Service under 
     this subsection.
       ``(4) Limitation on use of funds.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this section shall be used only--
       ``(A) to expand efforts to enhance motor fuel tax 
     enforcement;
       ``(B) to fund additional Internal Revenue Service staff, 
     but only to carry out functions described in this paragraph;
       ``(C) to supplement motor fuel tax examinations and 
     criminal investigations;
       ``(D) to develop automated data processing tools to monitor 
     motor fuel production and sales;
       ``(E) to evaluate and implement registration and reporting 
     requirements for motor fuel taxpayers;
       ``(F) to reimburse State expenses that supplement existing 
     fuel tax compliance efforts; and
       ``(G) to analyze and implement programs to reduce tax 
     evasion associated with other highway use taxes.
       ``(5) Maintenance of effort.--The Secretary may not make an 
     allocation to a State under this subsection for a fiscal year 
     unless the State certifies that the aggregate expenditure of 
     funds of the State, exclusive of Federal funds, for motor 
     fuel tax enforcement activities will be maintained at a level 
     that does not fall below the average level of such 
     expenditure for the preceding 2 fiscal years of the State.
       ``(6) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out under this subsection shall be 100 
     percent.
       ``(7) Period of availability.--Funds authorized to carry 
     out this section shall remain available for obligation for a 
     period of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year for 
     which the funds are authorized.
       ``(8) Use of surface transportation program funding.--In 
     addition to funds made available to carry out this section, a 
     State may, expend up to \1/4\ of 1 percent of the funds 
     apportioned to the State for a fiscal year under section 
     104(b)(3) on initiatives to halt the evasion of payment of 
     motor fuel taxes.
       ``(c) Excise Fuel Reporting System.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with 
     the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service for the 
     purposes of the development and maintenance by the Internal 
     Revenue Service of an excise fuel reporting system (in this 
     subsection referred to as the `system').
       ``(2) Elements of memorandum of understanding.--The 
     memorandum of understanding shall provide that--
       ``(A) the Internal Revenue Service shall develop and 
     maintain the system through contracts;
       ``(B) the system shall be under the control of the Internal 
     Revenue Service; and
       ``(C) the system shall be made available for use by 
     appropriate State and Federal revenue, tax, and law 
     enforcement authorities, subject to section 6103 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out 
     this section for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003, the 
     Secretary shall make available sufficient funds to the 
     Internal Revenue Service to establish and operate an 
     automated fuel reporting system.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The analysis for chapter 1 of such title is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 143 and inserting the 
     following:

``143. Highway use tax evasion projects.''.
       (2) Section 1040 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 105 Stat. 1992) 
     is repealed.
       (3) Section 8002 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 105 Stat. 2203) 
     is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence of subsection (g) by striking 
     ``section 1040 of this Act'' and inserting ``section 143 of 
     title 23, United States Code,''; and

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       (B) by striking subsection (h).

     SEC. 1115. FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS PROGRAM.

       (a) Federal Share Payable.--Section 120 of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Use of Federal Land Management Agency Funds.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds 
     appropriated to any Federal land management agency may be 
     used to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of any Federal-
     aid highway project the Federal share of which is funded 
     under section 104.
       ``(k) Use of Federal Lands Highways Program Funds.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Federal lands 
     highways program under section 204 may be used to pay the 
     non-Federal share of the cost of any project that is funded 
     under section 104 and that provides access to or within 
     Federal or Indian lands.''.
       (b) Allocations.--Section 202(d) of such title is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Indian Reservation Roads.--'' after 
     ``(d)'';
       (2) by inserting ``(1) For fiscal years ending before 
     october 1, 1999.--'' before ``On October'';
       (3) by inserting after ``each fiscal year'' the following: 
     ``ending before October 1, 1999'';
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Fiscal year 2000 and thereafter.--
       ``(A) In general.--All funds authorized to be appropriated 
     for Indian reservation roads shall be allocated among Indian 
     tribes for fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal year 
     in accordance with a formula established by the Secretary of 
     the Interior under a negotiated rulemaking procedure under 
     subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5.
       ``(B) Regulations.--Notwithstanding sections 563(a) and 
     565(a) of title 5, the Secretary of the Interior shall issue 
     regulations governing the Indian reservation roads program, 
     and establishing the funding formula for fiscal year 2000 and 
     each subsequent fiscal year under this paragraph, in 
     accordance with a negotiated rulemaking procedure under 
     subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5. The regulations shall 
     be issued in final form not later than April 1, 1999, and 
     shall take effect not later than October 1, 1999.
       ``(C) Negotiated rulemaking committee.--In establishing a 
     negotiated rulemaking committee to carry out subparagraph 
     (B), the Secretary of the Interior shall--
       ``(i) apply the procedures under subchapter III of chapter 
     5 of title 5 in a manner that reflects the unique government-
     to-government relationship between the Indian tribes and the 
     United States; and
       ``(ii) ensure that the membership of the committee includes 
     only representatives of the Federal Government and of 
     geographically diverse small, medium, and large Indian 
     tribes.
       ``(D) Basis for funding formula.--The funding formula 
     established for fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year under this paragraph shall be based on factors that 
     reflect--
       ``(i) the relative needs of the Indian tribes, and 
     reservation or tribal communities, for transportation 
     assistance; and
       ``(ii) the relative administrative capacities of, and 
     challenges faced by, various Indian tribes, including the 
     cost of road construction in each Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     area, geographic isolation and difficulty in maintaining all-
     weather access to employment, commerce, health, safety, and 
     educational resources.
       ``(3) Contracts and agreements with indian tribes.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law or any interagency agreement, program guideline, manual, 
     or policy directive, all funds made available under this 
     title for Indian reservation roads and for highway bridges 
     located on Indian reservation roads to pay for the costs of 
     programs, services, functions, and activities, or portions 
     thereof, that are specifically or functionally related to the 
     cost of planning, research, engineering, and construction of 
     any highway, road, bridge, parkway, or transit facility that 
     provides access to or is located within the reservation or 
     community of an Indian tribe shall be made available, upon 
     request of the Indian tribal government, to the Indian tribal 
     government for contracts and agreements for such planning, 
     research, engineering, and construction in accordance with 
     the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
       ``(B) Exclusion of agency participation.--Funds for 
     programs, functions, services, or activities, or portions 
     thereof, including supportive administrative functions that 
     are otherwise contractible to which subparagraph (A) apply, 
     shall be paid in accordance with subparagraph (A) without 
     regard to the organizational level at which the Department of 
     Interior that has previously carried out such programs, 
     functions, services, or activities.
       ``(4) Reservation of funds.--
       ``(A) Nationwide priority program.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a nationwide priority program for improving 
     deficient Indian reservation road bridges.
       ``(B) Reservation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for Indian reservation roads for each fiscal 
     year, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of the 
     Interior, shall reserve not less than $13,000,000 for 
     projects to replace, rehabilitate, seismically retrofit, 
     paint, apply calcium magnesium acetate to, apply sodium 
     acetate/formate deicer to, or install scour countermeasures 
     for deficient Indian reservation road bridges, including 
     multiple-pipe culverts.
       ``(C) Eligible bridges.--To be eligible to receive funding 
     under this subsection, a bridge described in subparagraph (A) 
     must--
       ``(i) have an opening of 20 feet or more;
       ``(ii) be on an Indian reservation road;
       ``(iii) be unsafe because of structural deficiencies, 
     physical deterioration, or functional obsolescence; and
       ``(iv) be recorded in the national bridge inventory 
     administered by the Secretary under subsection (b).
       ``(D) Approval requirement.--Funds to carry out Indian 
     reservation road bridge projects under this subsection shall 
     be made available only on approval of plans, specifications, 
     and estimates by the Secretary.''; and
       (5) by indenting paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph 
     (2) of this paragraph) and aligning paragraph (1) with 
     paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) (as added by paragraph (4) of 
     this paragraph).
       (c) Availability of Funds.--Section 203 of such title is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, the authorization by the 
     Secretary of engineering and related work for a Federal lands 
     highways program project, or the approval by the Secretary of 
     plans, specifications, and estimates for construction of a 
     Federal lands highways program project, shall be deemed to 
     constitute a contractual obligation of the Federal Government 
     to pay the Federal share of the cost of the project.''.
       (d) Planning and Agency Coordination.--Section 204 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Recognizing the need for all Federal 
     roads that are public roads to be treated under uniform 
     policies similar to the policies that apply to Federal-aid 
     highways, there is established a coordinated Federal lands 
     highways program that shall apply to public lands highways, 
     park roads and parkways, and Indian reservation roads and 
     bridges.
       ``(2) Transportation planning procedures.--In consultation 
     with the Secretary of each appropriate Federal land 
     management agency, the Secretary shall develop, by rule, 
     transportation planning procedures that are consistent with 
     the metropolitan and statewide planning processes required 
     under sections 134 and 135.
       ``(3) Approval of transportation improvement program.--The 
     transportation improvement program developed as a part of the 
     transportation planning process under this section shall be 
     approved by the Secretary.
       ``(4) Inclusion in other plans.--All regionally significant 
     Federal lands highways program projects--
       ``(A) shall be developed in cooperation with States and 
     metropolitan planning organizations; and
       ``(B) shall be included in appropriate Federal lands 
     highways program, State, and metropolitan plans and 
     transportation improvement programs.
       ``(5) Inclusion in state programs.--The approved Federal 
     lands highways program transportation improvement program 
     shall be included in appropriate State and metropolitan 
     planning organization plans and programs without further 
     action on the transportation improvement program.
       ``(6) Development of systems.--The Secretary and the 
     Secretary of each appropriate Federal land management agency 
     shall, to the extent appropriate, develop by rule safety, 
     bridge, pavement, and congestion management systems for roads 
     funded under the Federal lands highways program.'';
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking the first 3 sentences and 
     inserting the following: ``Funds available for public lands 
     highways, park roads and parkways, and Indian reservation 
     roads shall be used by the Secretary and the Secretary of the 
     appropriate Federal land management agency to pay for the 
     cost of transportation planning, research, engineering, and 
     construction of the highways, roads, and parkways, or of 
     transit facilities within public lands, national parks, and 
     Indian reservations. In connection with activities under the 
     preceding sentence, the Secretary and the Secretary of the 
     appropriate Federal land management agency may enter into 
     construction contracts and other appropriate contracts with a 
     State or civil subdivision of a State or Indian tribe.'';
       (3) in the first sentence of subsection (e) by striking 
     ``Secretary of the Interior'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     the appropriate Federal land management agency'';
       (4) in subsection (h) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) A project to build a replacement of the federally 
     owned bridge over the Hoover Dam in the Lake Mead National 
     Recreation Area between Nevada and Arizona.'';
       (5) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) Transfers of Costs to Secretaries of Federal Land 
     Management Agencies.--
       ``(1) Administrative costs.--The Secretary shall transfer 
     to the appropriate Federal land management agency from 
     amounts made available for public lands highways such amounts 
     as are necessary to pay necessary administrative costs of the 
     agency in connection with public lands highways.
       ``(2) Transportation planning costs.--The Secretary shall 
     transfer to the appropriate Federal land management agency 
     from amounts made available for public lands highways such 
     amounts as are nec

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     essary to pay the cost to the agency to conduct necessary 
     transportation planning for Federal lands, if funding for the 
     planning is not otherwise provided under this section.''; and
       (6) in subsection (j) by striking the second sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``The Indian tribal government, in 
     cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, and as 
     appropriate, with a State, local government, or metropolitan 
     planning organization, shall carry out a transportation 
     planning process in accordance with subsection (a).''.
       (e) Refuge Roads.--
       (1) Authorizations.--Section 201 of such title is amended 
     in the first sentence by inserting ``refuge roads,'' before 
     ``public lands highways,''.
       (2) Allocations.--Section 202 of such title is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Refuge Roads.--On October 1 of each fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall allocate the sums made available for that 
     fiscal year for refuge roads according to the relative needs 
     of the various refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System, and taking into consideration--
       ``(1) the comprehensive conservation plan for each refuge;
       ``(2) the need for access as identified through land use 
     planning; and
       ``(3) the impact of land use planning on existing 
     transportation facilities.''.
       (3) Availability of funds.--Section 203 of such title is 
     amended in the first and fourth sentences--
       (A) by striking ``for,'' and inserting ``for''; and
       (B) by inserting ``refuge roads,'' after ``parkways,'' each 
     place it appears.
       (4) Use of funding.--Section 204 of such title is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Refuge Roads.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title, funds made available for refuge roads shall be 
     used by the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior only 
     to pay the cost of--
       ``(A) maintenance and improvements of refuge roads;
       ``(B) maintenance and improvements of eligible projects 
     described in paragraphs (2), (5), (6) of subsection (h) that 
     are located in or adjacent to wildlife refuges; and
       ``(C) administrative costs associated with such maintenance 
     and improvements.
       ``(2) Contracts.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, 
     may enter into contracts with a State or civil subdivision of 
     a State or Indian tribe as is determined advisable.
       ``(3) Compliance with other law.--Funds made available for 
     refuge roads shall be used only for projects that are in 
     compliance with the National Wildlife Refuge System 
     Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.).''.

     SEC. 1116. WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 404 of the Woodrow Wilson 
     Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 628) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``, including approaches 
     thereto''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5) by striking ``to be determined under 
     section 407. Such'' and all that follows through the period 
     at the end and inserting the following: ``as described in the 
     record of decision executed by the Secretary in compliance 
     with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
     4321 et seq.). The term includes ongoing short-term 
     rehabilitation and repairs to the Bridge.''.
       (b) Ownership of Bridge.--
       (1) Conveyance by the secretary.--Section 407(a)(1) of such 
     Act (109 Stat. 630) is amended by inserting ``or any Capital 
     Region jurisdiction'' after ``Authority'' each place it 
     appears.
       (2) Agreement.--Section 407 of such Act (109 Stat. 630) is 
     amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Agreement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The agreement referred to in subsection 
     (a) is an agreement concerning the Project that is executed 
     by the Secretary and the Authority or any Capital Region 
     jurisdiction that accepts ownership of the new bridge.
       ``(2) Terms of the agreement.--The agreement shall--
       ``(A) identify whether the Authority or a Capital Region 
     jurisdiction will accept ownership of the new bridge;
       ``(B) contain a financial plan satisfactory to the 
     Secretary, which shall be prepared before the execution of 
     the agreement, that specifies--
       ``(i) the total cost of the Project, including any cost-
     saving measures;
       ``(ii) a schedule for implementation of the Project, 
     including whether any expedited design and construction 
     techniques will be used; and
       ``(iii) the sources of funding that will be used to cover 
     any costs of the Project not funded from funds made available 
     under section 412;
       ``(C) require that--
       ``(i) the Project include not more than 12 traffic lanes, 
     including 8 general purpose lanes, 2 merging/diverging lanes, 
     and 2 high occupancy vehicle, express bus, or rail transit 
     lanes;
       ``(ii) the design, construction, and operation of the 
     Project reflect the requirements of clause (i);
       ``(iii) all provisions described in the environmental 
     impact statement for the Project or the record of decision 
     for the Project (including in the attachments to the 
     statement and record) for mitigation of environmental and 
     other impacts of the Project be implemented; and
       ``(iv) the Authority and the Capital Region jurisdictions 
     develop a process to integrate affected local governments, on 
     an ongoing basis, in the process of carrying out the 
     engineering, design, and construction phases of the project, 
     including planning for implementing the provisions described 
     in clause (iii); and
       ``(D) contain such other terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate.''.
       (c) Federal Contribution.--Such Act (109 Stat. 627) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 412. FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.

       ``(a) Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $75,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $225,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2002, and $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 to pay the 
     costs of planning, preliminary engineering and design, final 
     engineering, acquisition of rights-of-way, and construction 
     of the Project; except that the costs associated with the 
     Bridge shall be given priority over other eligible costs, 
     other than design costs, of the Project.
       ``(2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this section 
     shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if 
     the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code; except that--
       ``(A) the funds shall remain available until expended;
       ``(B) the Federal share of the cost of the Bridge component 
     of the Project shall not exceed 100 percent; and
       ``(C) the Federal share of the cost of any other component 
     of the Project shall not exceed 80 percent.
       ``(b) Use of Apportioned Funds.--Nothing in this title 
     limits the authority of any Capital Region jurisdiction to 
     use funds apportioned to the jurisdiction under paragraphs 
     (1) and (3) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States 
     Code, in accordance with the requirements for such funds, to 
     pay any costs of the Project.
       ``(c) Availability of Apportioned Funds.--None of the funds 
     made available under this section shall be available for 
     construction before the execution of the agreement described 
     in section 407(c), except that the Secretary may fund the 
     maintenance and rehabilitation of the Bridge, the design of 
     the Project, and right-of-way acquisition, including early 
     acquisition of construction staging areas.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 405(b)(1) of such Act 
     (109 Stat. 629) is amended by striking ``the Signatories as 
     to the Federal share of the cost of the Project and the terms 
     and conditions related to the timing of the transfer of the 
     Bridge to''.

     SEC. 1117. APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

       (a) Apportionment.--The Secretary shall apportion funds 
     made available by section 102 of this Act for fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003 among the States based on the latest 
     available cost to complete estimate for the Appalachian 
     development highway system under section 201 of the 
     Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 prepared by the 
     Appalachian Regional Commission. Such funds shall be 
     available to construct highways and access roads under 
     section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
     1965.
       (b) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds authorized by section 
     102 of this Act for the Appalachian development highway 
     system shall be available for obligation in the same manner 
     as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 
     23, United States Code, except that the Federal share of the 
     cost of any project under this section shall be determined in 
     accordance with such section 201 and such funds shall remain 
     available until expended.
       (c) Federal Share for Pre-Financed Projects.--Section 
     201(h)(1) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 
     (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ``70'' and inserting 
     ``80''.
       (d) Corridor O.--There is hereby designated as an addition 
     to Corridor O in Pennsylvania on the Appalachian development 
     highway system a segment from Port Matilda to Interstate 
     Route 80 along United States Route 322, and the segment of 
     Corridor O from the Pennsylvania State line to the improved 
     segment in Bedford, Pennsylvania, shall be subtracted from 
     Corridor O. Such designated addition shall not affect 
     estimates of the cost to complete such system and such 
     subtracted segment may be included on a map of such system 
     for purposes of continuity only.

     SEC. 1118. NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a program to make allocations to States and 
     metropolitan planning organizations for coordinated planning, 
     design, and construction of corridors of national 
     significance, economic growth, and international or 
     interregional trade. A State or metropolitan planning 
     organization may apply to the Secretary for allocations under 
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       (b) Eligibility of Corridors.--The Secretary may make 
     allocations under this section with respect to--
       (1) high priority corridors identified in section 1105(c) 
     of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
     1991; and
       (2) any other significant regional or multistate highway 
     corridor not described in whole or in part in paragraph (1) 
     selected by the Secretary after consideration of--
       (A) the extent to which the annual volume of commercial 
     vehicle traffic at the border stations or ports of entry of 
     each State--
       (i) has increased since the date of enactment of the North 
     American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 
     103-182); and
       (ii) is projected to increase in the future;
       (B) the extent to which commercial vehicle traffic in each 
     State--
       (i) has increased since the date of enactment of the North 
     American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 
     103-182); and
       (ii) is projected to increase in the future;
       (C) the extent to which international truck-borne 
     commodities move through each State;
       (D) the reduction in commercial and other travel time 
     through a major international gateway or affected port of 
     entry expected as a result of the proposed project including 
     the level of traffic delays at at-grade highway crossings of 
     major rail lines in trade corridors;
       (E) the extent of leveraging of Federal funds provided 
     under this subsection, including--
       (i) use of innovative financing;
       (ii) combination with funding provided under other sections 
     of this Act and title 23, United States Code; and
       (iii) combination with other sources of Federal, State, 
     local, or private funding including State, local, and private 
     matching funds;
       (F) the value of the cargo carried by commercial vehicle 
     traffic, to the extent that the value of the cargo and 
     congestion impose economic costs on the Nation's economy; and
       (G) encourage or facilitate major multistate or regional 
     mobility and economic growth and development in areas 
     underserved by existing highway infrastructure.
       (c) Purposes.--Allocations may be made under this section 
     for 1 or more of the following purposes:
       (1) Feasibility studies.
       (2) Comprehensive corridor planning and design activities.
       (3) Location and routing studies.
       (4) Multistate and intrastate coordination for corridors 
     described in subsection (b).
       (5) After review by the Secretary of a development and 
     management plan for the corridor or a usable component 
     thereof under subsection (b)--
       (A) environmental review; and
       (B) construction.
       (d) Corridor Development and Management Plan.--A State or 
     metropolitan planning organization receiving an allocation 
     under this section shall develop, and submit to the Secretary 
     for review, a development and management plan for the 
     corridor or a usable component thereof with respect to which 
     the allocation is being made. Such plan shall include, at a 
     minimum, the following elements:
       (1) A complete and comprehensive analysis of corridor costs 
     and benefits.
       (2) A coordinated corridor development plan and schedule, 
     including a timetable for completion of all planning and 
     development activities, environmental reviews and permits, 
     and construction of all segments.
       (3) A finance plan, including any innovative financing 
     methods and, if the corridor is a multistate corridor, a 
     State-by-State breakdown of corridor finances.
       (4) The results of any environmental reviews and mitigation 
     plans.
       (5) The identification of any impediments to the 
     development and construction of the corridor, including any 
     environmental, social, political and economic objections.

     In the case of a multistate corridor, the Secretary shall 
     encourage all States having jurisdiction over any portion of 
     such corridor to participate in the development of such plan.
       (e) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available by 
     section 1101 of this Act to carry out this section and 
     section 1119 shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (f) Coordination of Planning.--Planning with respect to a 
     corridor under this section shall be coordinated with 
     transportation planning being carried out by the States and 
     metropolitan planning organizations along the corridor and, 
     to the extent appropriate, with transportation planning being 
     carried out by Federal land management agencies, by tribal 
     governments, or by government agencies in Mexico or Canada.
       (g) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' has 
     the meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 1119. COORDINATED BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.

       (a) General Authority.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a coordinated border infrastructure program under 
     which the Secretary may make allocations to border States and 
     metropolitan planning organizations for areas within the 
     boundaries of 1 or more border States for projects to improve 
     the safe movement of people and goods at or across the border 
     between the United States and Canada and the border between 
     the United States and Mexico.
       (b) Eligible Uses.--Allocations to States and metropolitan 
     planning organizations under this section may only be used in 
     a border region for--
       (1) improvements to existing transportation and supporting 
     infrastructure that facilitate cross-border vehicle and cargo 
     movements;
       (2) construction of highways and related safety and safety 
     enforcement facilities that will facilitate vehicle and cargo 
     movements related to international trade;
       (3) operational improvements, including improvements 
     relating to electronic data interchange and use of 
     telecommunications, to expedite cross border vehicle and 
     cargo movement;
       (4) modifications to regulatory procedures to expedite 
     cross border vehicle and cargo movements;
       (5) international coordination of planning, programming, 
     and border operation with Canada and Mexico relating to 
     expediting cross border vehicle and cargo movements; and
       (6) activities of Federal inspection agencies.
       (c) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall make 
     allocations under this section on the basis of--
       (1) expected reduction in commercial and other motor 
     vehicle travel time through an international border crossing 
     as a result of the project;
       (2) improvements in vehicle and highway safety and cargo 
     security related to motor vehicles crossing a border with 
     Canada or Mexico;
       (3) strategies to increase the use of existing, 
     underutilized border crossing facilities and approaches;
       (4) leveraging of Federal funds provided under this 
     section, including use of innovative financing, combination 
     of such funds with funding provided under other sections of 
     this Act, and combination with other sources of Federal, 
     State, local, or private funding;
       (5) degree of multinational involvement in the project and 
     demonstrated coordination with other Federal agencies 
     responsible for the inspection of vehicles, cargo, and 
     persons crossing international borders and their counterpart 
     agencies in Canada and Mexico;
       (6) improvements in vehicle and highway safety and cargo 
     security in and through the gateway or affected port of entry 
     concerned;
       (7) the degree of demonstrated coordination with Federal 
     inspection agencies;
       (8) the extent to which the innovative and problem solving 
     techniques of the proposed project would be applicable to 
     other border stations or ports of entry;
       (9) demonstrated local commitment to implement and sustain 
     continuing comprehensive border or affected port of entry 
     planning processes and improvement programs; and
       (10) such other factors as the Secretary determines are 
     appropriate to promote border transportation efficiency and 
     safety.
       (d) Construction of Transportation Infrastructure for Law 
     Enforcement Purposes.--At the request of the Administrator of 
     General Services, in consultation with the Attorney General, 
     the Secretary may transfer, during the period of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2001, not more than $10,000,000 of the amounts 
     made available by section 1101 to carry out this section and 
     section 1118 to the Administrator of General Services for the 
     construction of transportation infrastructure necessary for 
     law enforcement in border States.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Border region.--The term ``border region'' means the 
     portion of a border State in the vicinity of an international 
     border with Canada or Mexico.
       (2) Border state.--The term ``border State'' means any 
     State that has a boundary in common with Canada or Mexico.

                     Subtitle B--General Provisions

     SEC. 1201. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(a) Definitions.--In this title, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Apportionment.--The term `apportionment' includes 
     unexpended apportionments made under prior authorization 
     laws.
       ``(2) Carpool project.--The term `carpool project' means 
     any project to encourage the use of carpools and vanpools, 
     including provision of carpooling opportunities to the 
     elderly and individuals with disabilities, systems for 
     locating potential riders and informing them of carpool 
     opportunities, acquiring vehicles for carpool use, 
     designating existing highway lanes as preferential carpool 
     highway lanes, providing related traffic control devices, and 
     designating existing facilities for use for preferential 
     parking for carpools.
       ``(3) Construction.--The term `construction' means the 
     supervising, inspecting, actual building, and incurrence of 
     all costs incidental to the construction or reconstruction of 
     a highway, including bond costs and other costs relating to 
     the issuance in accordance with section 122 of bonds or other 
     debt financing instruments and costs incurred by the State in 
     performing Federal-aid project related audits that directly 
     benefit the Federal-aid highway program. Such term includes--
       ``(A) locating, surveying, and mapping (including the 
     establishment of temporary and permanent geodetic markers in 
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     with specifications of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration of the Department of Commerce);
       ``(B) resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation;
       ``(C) acquisition of rights-of-way;
       ``(D) relocation assistance, acquisition of replacement 
     housing sites, and acquisition and rehabilitation, 
     relocation, and construction of replacement housing;
       ``(E) elimination of hazards of railway grade crossings;
       ``(F) elimination of roadside obstacles;
       ``(G) improvements that directly facilitate and control 
     traffic flow, such as grade separation of intersections, 
     widening of lanes, channelization of traffic, traffic control 
     systems, and passenger loading and unloading areas; and
       ``(H) capital improvements that directly facilitate an 
     effective vehicle weight enforcement program, such as scales 
     (fixed and portable), scale pits, scale installation, and 
     scale houses.
       ``(4) County.--The term `county' includes corresponding 
     units of government under any other name in States that do 
     not have county organizations and, in those States in which 
     the county government does not have jurisdiction over 
     highways, any local government unit vested with jurisdiction 
     over local highways.
       ``(5) Federal-aid highway.--The term `Federal-aid highway' 
     means a highway eligible for assistance under this chapter 
     other than a highway classified as a local road or rural 
     minor collector.
       ``(6) Federal-aid system.--The term `Federal-aid system' 
     means any of the Federal-aid highway systems described in 
     section 103.
       ``(7) Federal lands highway.--The term `Federal lands 
     highway' means a forest highway, public lands highway, park 
     road, parkway, refuge road, and Indian reservation road that 
     is a public road.
       ``(8) Forest development roads and trails.--The term 
     `forest development roads and trails' means forest roads and 
     trails under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service.
       ``(9) Forest highway.--The term `forest highway' means a 
     forest road under the jurisdiction of, and maintained by, a 
     public authority and open to public travel.
       ``(10) Forest road or trail.--The term `forest road or 
     trail' means a road or trail wholly or partly within, or 
     adjacent to, and serving the National Forest System that is 
     necessary for the protection, administration, and utilization 
     of the National Forest System and the use and development of 
     its resources.
       ``(11) Highway.--The term `highway' includes--
       ``(A) a road, street, and parkway;
       ``(B) a right-of-way, bridge, railroad-highway crossing, 
     tunnel, drainage structure, sign, guardrail, and protective 
     structure, in connection with a highway; and
       ``(C) a portion of any interstate or international bridge 
     or tunnel and the approaches thereto, the cost of which is 
     assumed by a State transportation department, including such 
     facilities as may be required by the United States Customs 
     and Immigration Services in connection with the operation of 
     an international bridge or tunnel.
       ``(12) Indian reservation road.--The term `Indian 
     reservation road' means a public road that is located within 
     or provides access to an Indian reservation or Indian trust 
     land or restricted Indian land that is not subject to fee 
     title alienation without the approval of the Federal 
     Government, or Indian and Alaska Native villages, groups, or 
     communities in which Indians and Alaskan Natives reside, whom 
     the Secretary of the Interior has determined are eligible for 
     services generally available to Indians under Federal laws 
     specifically applicable to Indians.
       ``(13) Interstate system.--The term `Interstate System' 
     means the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate 
     and Defense Highways described in section 103(c).
       ``(14) Maintenance.--The term `maintenance' means the 
     preservation of the entire highway, including surface, 
     shoulders, roadsides, structures, and such traffic-control 
     devices as are necessary for safe and efficient utilization 
     of the highway.
       ``(15) Maintenance area.--The term `maintenance area' means 
     an area that was designated as a nonattainment area, but was 
     later redesignated by the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency as an attainment area, under section 107(d) 
     of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)).
       ``(16) National highway system.--The term `National Highway 
     System' means the Federal-aid highway system described in 
     section 103(b).
       ``(17) Operating costs for traffic monitoring, management, 
     and control.--The term `operating costs for traffic 
     monitoring, management, and control' includes labor costs, 
     administrative costs, costs of utilities and rent, and other 
     costs associated with the continuous operation of traffic 
     control, such as integrated traffic control systems, incident 
     management programs, and traffic control centers.
       ``(18) Operational improvement.--The term `operational 
     improvement'--
       ``(A) means (i) a capital improvement for installation of 
     traffic surveillance and control equipment, computerized 
     signal systems, motorist information systems, integrated 
     traffic control systems, incident management programs, and 
     transportation demand management facilities, strategies, and 
     programs, and (ii) such other capital improvements to public 
     roads as the Secretary may designate, by regulation; and
       ``(B) does not include resurfacing, restoring, or 
     rehabilitating improvements, construction of additional 
     lanes, interchanges, and grade separations, and construction 
     of a new facility on a new location.
       ``(19) Park road.--The term `park road' means a public 
     road, including a bridge built primarily for pedestrian use, 
     but with capacity for use by emergency vehicles, that is 
     located within, or provides access to, an area in the 
     National Park System with title and maintenance 
     responsibilities vested in the United States.
       ``(20) Parkway.--The term `parkway', as used in chapter 2 
     of this title, means a parkway authorized by Act of Congress 
     on lands to which title is vested in the United States.
       ``(21) Project.--The term `project' means an undertaking to 
     construct a particular portion of a highway, or if the 
     context so implies, the particular portion of a highway so 
     constructed or any other undertaking eligible for assistance 
     under this title.
       ``(22) Project agreement.--The term `project agreement' 
     means the formal instrument to be executed by the State 
     transportation department and the Secretary as required by 
     section 106.
       ``(23) Public authority.--The term `public authority' means 
     a Federal, State, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, 
     municipal or other local government or instrumentality with 
     authority to finance, build, operate, or maintain toll or 
     toll-free facilities.
       ``(24) Public lands development roads and trails.--The term 
     `public lands development roads and trails' means those roads 
     and trails that the Secretary of the Interior determines are 
     of primary importance for the development, protection, 
     administration, and utilization of public lands and resources 
     under the control of the Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(25) Public lands highway.--The term `public lands 
     highway' means a forest road under the jurisdiction of and 
     maintained by a public authority and open to public travel or 
     any highway through unappropriated or unreserved public 
     lands, nontaxable Indian lands, or other Federal reservations 
     under the jurisdiction of and maintained by a public 
     authority and open to public travel.
       ``(26) Public lands highways.--The term `public lands 
     highways' means those main highways through unappropriated or 
     unreserved public lands, nontaxable Indian lands, or other 
     Federal reservations, which are on the Federal-aid systems.
       ``(27) Public road.--The term `public road' means any road 
     or street under the jurisdiction of and maintained by a 
     public authority and open to public travel.
       ``(28) Refuge road.--The term `refuge road' means a public 
     road that provides access to or within a unit of the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System and for which title and maintenance 
     responsibility is vested in the United States Government.
       ``(29) Rural areas.--The term `rural areas' means all areas 
     of a State not included in urban areas.
       ``(30) Safety improvement project.--The term `safety 
     improvement project' means a project that corrects or 
     improves high hazard locations, eliminates roadside 
     obstacles, improves highway signing and pavement marking, 
     installs priority control systems for emergency vehicles at 
     signalized intersections, installs or replaces emergency 
     motorist aid call boxes, or installs traffic control or 
     warning devices at locations with high accident potential.
       ``(31) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means Secretary of 
     Transportation.
       ``(32) State.--The term `State' means any of the 50 States, 
     the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
       ``(33) State funds.--The term `State funds' includes funds 
     raised under the authority of the State or any political or 
     other subdivision thereof, and made available for expenditure 
     under the direct control of the State transportation 
     department.
       ``(34) State transportation department.--The term `State 
     transportation department' means that department, commission, 
     board, or official of any State charged by its laws with the 
     responsibility for highway construction.
       ``(35) Transportation enhancement activities.--The term 
     `transportation enhancement activities' means, with respect 
     to any project or the area to be served by the project, any 
     of the following activities if such activity relates to 
     surface transportation: provision of facilities for 
     pedestrians and bicycles, provision of safety and educational 
     activities for pedestrians and bicyclists, acquisition of 
     scenic easements and scenic or historic sites, scenic or 
     historic highway programs (including the provision of tourist 
     and welcome center facilities), landscaping and other scenic 
     beautification, historic preservation, rehabilitation and 
     operation of historic transportation buildings, structures, 
     or facilities (including historic railroad facilities and 
     canals), preservation of abandoned railway corridors 
     (including the conversion and use thereof for pedestrian or 
     bicycle trails), control and removal of outdoor advertising, 
     archaeological planning and research, environmental 
     mitigation to address water pollution due to highway runoff 
     or reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining 
     habitat connectivity, and establishment of transportation 
     museums.
       ``(36) Urban area.--The term `urban area' means an 
     urbanized area or, in the case of an urbanized area 
     encompassing more than one State, that part of the urbanized 
     area in each such State, or urban place as designated by the 
     Bureau of the Census having a population of 5,000 or more and 
     not within any urbanized area, within boundaries to be

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     fixed by responsible State and local officials in cooperation 
     with each other, subject to approval by the Secretary. Such 
     boundaries shall encompass, at a minimum, the entire urban 
     place designated by the Bureau of the Census, except in the 
     case of cities in the State of Maine and in the State of New 
     Hampshire.
       ``(37) Urbanized area.--The term `urbanized area' means an 
     area with a population of 50,000 or more designated by the 
     Bureau of the Census, within boundaries to be fixed by 
     responsible State and local officials in cooperation with 
     each other, subject to approval by the Secretary. Such 
     boundaries shall encompass, at a minimum, the entire 
     urbanized area within a State as designated by the Bureau of 
     the Census.''.

     SEC. 1202. BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION AND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS.

       (a) In General.--Section 217 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``pedestrian walkways and'' after 
     ``construction of''; and
       (B) by striking ``(other than the Interstate System)'';
       (2) in subsection (e) by striking ``, other than a highway 
     access to which is fully controlled,'';
       (3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
       ``(g) Planning and Design.--
       ``(1) In general.--Bicyclists and pedestrians shall be 
     given due consideration in the comprehensive transportation 
     plans developed by each metropolitan planning organization 
     and State in accordance with sections 134 and 135, 
     respectively. Bicycle transportation facilities and 
     pedestrian walkways shall be considered, where appropriate, 
     in conjunction with all new construction and reconstruction 
     of transportation facilities, except where bicycle and 
     pedestrian use are not permitted.
       ``(2) Safety considerations.--Transportation plans and 
     projects shall provide due consideration for safety and 
     contiguous routes for bicyclists and pedestrians. Safety 
     considerations shall include the installation, where 
     appropriate, and maintenance of audible traffic signals and 
     audible signs at street crossings.'';
       (4) in subsection (h) by striking ``No motorized vehicles 
     shall'' and inserting ``Motorized vehicles may not'';
       (5) in subsection (h)(3)--
       (A) by striking ``when State and local regulations 
     permit,''; and
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (6) in subsection (h)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) when State or local regulations permit, electric 
     bicycles; and''; and
       (7) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:
       ``(j) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Bicycle transportation facility.--The term `bicycle 
     transportation facility' means a new or improved lane, path, 
     or shoulder for use by bicyclists and a traffic control 
     device, shelter, or parking facility for bicycles.
       ``(2) Electric bicycle.--The term `electric bicycle' means 
     any bicycle or tricycle with a low-powered electric motor 
     weighing under 100 pounds, with a top motor-powered speed not 
     in excess of 20 miles per hour.
       ``(3) Pedestrian.--The term `pedestrian' means any person 
     traveling by foot and any mobility impaired person using a 
     wheelchair.
       ``(4) Wheelchair.--The term `wheelchair' means a mobility 
     aid, usable indoors, and designed for and used by individuals 
     with mobility impairments, whether operated manually or 
     motorized.''.
       (b) Design Guidance.--
       (1) In general.--In implementing section 217(g) of title 
     23, United States Code, the Secretary, in cooperation with 
     the American Association of State Highway and Transportation 
     Officials, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, and 
     other interested organizations, shall develop guidance on the 
     various approaches to accommodating bicycles and pedestrian 
     travel.
       (2) Issues to be addressed.--The guidance shall address 
     issues such as the level and nature of the demand, volume, 
     and speed of motor vehicle traffic, safety, terrain, cost, 
     and sight distance.
       (3) Recommendations.--The guidance shall include 
     recommendations on amending and updating the policies of the 
     American Association of State Highway and Transportation 
     Officials relating to highway and street design standards to 
     accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians.
       (4) Time period for development.--The guidance shall be 
     developed within 18 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (c) Protection of Nonmotorized Transportation Traffic.--
     Section 109(n) of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(n) Protection of Nonmotorized Transportation Traffic.--
     The Secretary shall not approve any project or take any 
     regulatory action under this title that will result in the 
     severance of an existing major route or have significant 
     adverse impact on the safety for nonmotorized transportation 
     traffic and light motorcycles, unless such project or 
     regulatory action provides for a reasonable alternate route 
     or such a route exists.''.
       (d) Railway-Highway Crossings.--Section 130 of such title 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Bicycle Safety.--In carrying out projects under this 
     section, a State shall take into account bicycle safety.''.
       (e) National Bicycle Safety Education Curriculum.--
       (1) Development.--The Secretary is authorized to develop a 
     national bicycle safety education curriculum that may include 
     courses relating to on-road training.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a copy of the curriculum.
       (3) Funding.--From amounts made available under section 
     210, the Secretary may use not to exceed $500,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999 to carry out this subsection.

     SEC. 1203. METROPOLITAN PLANNING.

       (a) General Requirements.--Section 134(a) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) General Requirements.--
       ``(1) Findings.--It is in the national interest to 
     encourage and promote the safe and efficient management, 
     operation, and development of surface transportation systems 
     that will serve the mobility needs of people and freight and 
     foster economic growth and development within and through 
     urbanized areas, while minimizing transportation-related fuel 
     consumption and air pollution.
       ``(2) Development of plans and programs.--To accomplish the 
     objective stated in paragraph (1), metropolitan planning 
     organizations designated under subsection (b), in cooperation 
     with the State and public transit operators, shall develop 
     transportation plans and programs for urbanized areas of the 
     State.
       ``(3) Contents.--The plans and programs for each 
     metropolitan area shall provide for the development and 
     integrated management and operation of transportation systems 
     and facilities (including pedestrian walkways and bicycle 
     transportation facilities) that will function as an 
     intermodal transportation system for the metropolitan area 
     and as an integral part of an intermodal transportation 
     system for the State and the United States.
       ``(4) Process of development.--The process for developing 
     the plans and programs shall provide for consideration of all 
     modes of transportation and shall be continuing, cooperative, 
     and comprehensive to the degree appropriate, based on the 
     complexity of the transportation problems to be addressed.''.
       (b) Designation of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.--
       (1) In general.--Section 134(b) of such title is amended by 
     striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--To carry out the transportation planning 
     process required by this section, a metropolitan planning 
     organization shall be designated for each urbanized area with 
     a population of more than 50,000 individuals--
       ``(A) by agreement between the Governor and units of 
     general purpose local government that together represent at 
     least 75 percent of the affected population (including the 
     central city or cities as defined by the Bureau of the 
     Census); or
       ``(B) in accordance with procedures established by 
     applicable State or local law.
       ``(2) Structure.--Each policy board of a metropolitan 
     planning organization that serves an area designated as a 
     transportation management area, when designated or 
     redesignated under this subsection, shall consist of--
       ``(A) local elected officials;
       ``(B) officials of public agencies that administer or 
     operate major modes of transportation in the metropolitan 
     area (including all transportation agencies included in the 
     metropolitan planning organization as of June 1, 1991); and
       ``(C) appropriate State officials.''.
       (2) Continuing designation.--Section 134(b)(4) of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Continuing designation.--A designation of a 
     metropolitan planning organization under this subsection or 
     any other provision of law shall remain in effect until the 
     metropolitan planning organization is redesignated under 
     paragraph (5).''.
       (3) Redesignation.--Section 134(b)(5)(A) of such title is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``among'' and inserting ``between''; and
       (B) by striking ``which together'' and inserting ``that 
     together''.
       (4) Designation of more than 1 metropolitan planning 
     organization.--Section 134(b)(6) of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(6) Designation of more than 1 metropolitan planning 
     organization.--More than 1 metropolitan planning organization 
     may be designated within an existing metropolitan planning 
     area only if the Governor and the existing metropolitan 
     planning organization determine that the size and complexity 
     of the existing metropolitan planning area make designation 
     of more than 1 metropolitan planning organization for the 
     area appropriate.''.
       (c) Metropolitan Planning Area Boundaries.--Section 134(c) 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by inserting ``Planning'' 
     before ``Area'';
       (2) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``For the purposes'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--For the purposes''; and
       (B) by inserting ``planning'' before ``area'';
       (3) by striking the second sentence and all that follows 
     and inserting the following:

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       ``(2) Included area.--Each metropolitan planning area--
       ``(A) shall encompass at least the existing urbanized area 
     and the contiguous area expected to become urbanized within a 
     20-year forecast period; and
       ``(B) may encompass the entire metropolitan statistical 
     area or consolidated metropolitan statistical area, as 
     defined by the Bureau of the Census.
       ``(3) Existing metropolitan planning areas in 
     nonattainment.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), in the case of 
     an urbanized area designated as a nonattainment area for 
     ozone or carbon monoxide under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7401 et seq.), the boundaries of the metropolitan planning 
     area in existence as of the date of enactment of this 
     paragraph shall be retained, except that the boundaries may 
     be adjusted by agreement of the Governor and affected 
     metropolitan planning organizations in the manner described 
     in subsection (b)(5).
       ``(4) New metropolitan planning areas in nonattainment.--In 
     the case of an urbanized area designated after the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph as a nonattainment area for ozone 
     or carbon monoxide, the boundaries of the metropolitan 
     planning area--
       ``(A) shall be established in the manner described in 
     subsection (b)(1);
       ``(B) shall encompass the areas described in paragraph 
     (2)(A);
       ``(C) may encompass the areas described in paragraph 
     (2)(B); and
       ``(D) may address any nonattainment area identified under 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) for ozone or 
     carbon monoxide.''; and
       (4) by aligning paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph 
     (2)(A) of this subsection) with paragraphs (2) through (4) 
     (as inserted by paragraph (3) of this subsection).
       (d) Coordination in Multistate Areas.--Section 134(d) of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Coordination in Multistate Areas.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall encourage each 
     Governor with responsibility for a portion of a multistate 
     metropolitan area and the appropriate metropolitan planning 
     organizations to provide coordinated transportation planning 
     for the entire metropolitan area.
       ``(2) Interstate compacts.--The consent of Congress is 
     granted to any 2 or more States--
       ``(A) to enter into agreements or compacts, not in conflict 
     with any law of the United States, for cooperative efforts 
     and mutual assistance in support of activities authorized 
     under this section as the activities pertain to interstate 
     areas and localities within the States; and
       ``(B) to establish such agencies, joint or otherwise, as 
     the States may determine desirable for making the agreements 
     and compacts effective.
       ``(3) Lake tahoe region.--
       ``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `Lake Tahoe 
     region' has the meaning given the term `region' in 
     subdivision (a) of article II of the Tahoe Regional Planning 
     Compact, as set forth in the first section of Public Law 96-
     551 (94 Stat. 3234).
       ``(B) Transportation planning process.--The Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(i) establish with the Federal land management agencies 
     that have jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe region a 
     transportation planning process for the region; and
       ``(ii) coordinate the transportation planning process with 
     the planning process required of State and local governments 
     under this section, section 135, and chapter 53 of title 49.
       ``(C) Interstate compact.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), notwithstanding 
     subsection (b), to carry out the transportation planning 
     process required by this section, the consent of Congress is 
     granted to the States of California and Nevada to designate a 
     metropolitan planning organization for the Lake Tahoe region, 
     by agreement between the Governors of the States of 
     California and Nevada and units of general purpose local 
     government that together represent at least 75 percent of the 
     affected population (including the central city or cities (as 
     defined by the Bureau of the Census)), or in accordance with 
     procedures established by applicable State or local law.
       ``(ii) Involvement of federal land management agencies.--

       ``(I) Representation.--The policy board of a metropolitan 
     planning organization designated under clause (i) shall 
     include a representative of each Federal land management 
     agency that has jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe 
     region.
       ``(II) Funding.--In addition to funds made available to the 
     metropolitan planning organization under other provisions of 
     this title and under chapter 53 of title 49, not more than 1 
     percent of the funds allocated under section 202 may be used 
     to carry out the transportation planning process for the Lake 
     Tahoe region under this subparagraph.

       ``(D) Activities.--Highway projects included in 
     transportation plans developed under this paragraph--
       ``(i) shall be selected for funding in a manner that 
     facilitates the participation of the Federal land management 
     agencies that have jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe 
     region; and
       ``(ii) may, in accordance with chapter 2, be funded using 
     funds allocated under section 202.
       ``(4) Recipients of other assistance.--The Secretary shall 
     encourage each metropolitan planning organization to 
     coordinate, to the maximum extent practicable, the design and 
     delivery of transportation services within the metropolitan 
     planning area that are provided--
       ``(A) by recipients of assistance under chapter 53 of title 
     49; and
       ``(B) by governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations 
     (including representatives of the agencies and organizations) 
     that receive Federal assistance from a source other than the 
     Department of Transportation to provide nonemergency 
     transportation services.''.
       (e) Coordination of MPOs.--Section 134(e) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``MPO's'' and 
     inserting ``MPOs'';
       (2) by striking ``If'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Nonattainment areas.--If'';
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Project located in multiple mpos.--If a project is 
     located within the boundaries of more than 1 metropolitan 
     planning organization, the metropolitan planning 
     organizations shall coordinate plans regarding the 
     project.''; and
       (4) by aligning paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection) with paragraph (2) (as added by 
     paragraph (3) of this subsection).
       (f) Scope of Planning Process.--Section 134(f) of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Scope of Planning Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--The metropolitan transportation planning 
     process for a metropolitan area under this section shall 
     provide for consideration of projects and strategies that 
     will--
       ``(A) support the economic vitality of the metropolitan 
     area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, 
     productivity, and efficiency;
       ``(B) increase the safety and security of the 
     transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users;
       ``(C) increase the accessibility and mobility options 
     available to people and for freight;
       ``(D) protect and enhance the environment, promote energy 
     conservation, and improve quality of life;
       ``(E) enhance the integration and connectivity of the 
     transportation system, across and between modes, for people 
     and freight;
       ``(F) promote efficient system management and operation; 
     and
       ``(G) emphasize the preservation of the existing 
     transportation system.
       ``(2) Failure to consider factors.--The failure to consider 
     any factor specified in paragraph (1) shall not be reviewable 
     by any court under this title, subchapter II of chapter 5 of 
     title 5, or chapter 7 of title 5 in any matter affecting a 
     transportation plan, a transportation improvement plan, a 
     project or strategy, or the certification of a planning 
     process.''.
       (g) Long-Range Transportation Plan.--Section 134(g) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``, at a minimum'' and 
     inserting ``contain, at a minimum, the following'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``Identify'' and 
     inserting ``An identification of''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (2)(B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) A financial plan that demonstrates how the adopted 
     long-range transportation plan can be implemented, indicates 
     resources from public and private sources that are reasonably 
     expected to be made available to carry out the plan, and 
     recommends any additional financing strategies for needed 
     projects and programs. The financial plan may include, for 
     illustrative purposes, additional projects that would be 
     included in the adopted long-range transportation plan if 
     reasonable additional resources beyond those identified in 
     the financial plan were available. For the purpose of 
     developing the long-range transportation plan, the 
     metropolitan planning organization and State shall 
     cooperatively develop estimates of funds that will be 
     available to support plan implementation.'';
       (4) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by inserting after ``employees,'' the following: 
     ``freight shippers, providers of freight transportation 
     services,''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``private providers of 
     transportation,'' the following: ``representatives of users 
     of public transit,'';
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B), a State or metropolitan 
     planning organization shall not be required to select any 
     project from the illustrative list of additional projects 
     included in the financial plan under paragraph (2)(B).'';
       (6) in the subsection heading by striking ``Long Range 
     Plan'' and inserting ``Long-Range Transportation Plan'';
       (7) in the headings for paragraphs (2) and (5) by striking 
     ``long range plan'' and inserting ``long-range transportation 
     plan''; and
       (8) by striking ``long range plan'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``long-range transportation plan''.
       (h) Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program.--
     Section 134(h) of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program.--
       ``(1) Development.--
       ``(A) In general.--In cooperation with the State and any 
     affected public transit operator, the metropolitan planning 
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     designated for a metropolitan area shall develop a 
     transportation improvement program for the area for which the 
     organization is designated.
       ``(B) Opportunity for comment.--In developing the program, 
     the metropolitan planning organization, in cooperation with 
     the State and any affected public transit operator, shall 
     provide citizens, affected public agencies, representatives 
     of transportation agency employees, freight shippers, 
     providers of freight transportation services, private 
     providers of transportation, representatives of users of 
     public transit, and other interested parties with a 
     reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed program.
       ``(C) Funding estimates.--For the purpose of developing the 
     transportation improvement program, the metropolitan planning 
     organization, public transit agency, and State shall 
     cooperatively develop estimates of funds that are reasonably 
     expected to be available to support program implementation.
       ``(D) Updating and approval.--The program shall be updated 
     at least once every 2 years and shall be approved by the 
     metropolitan planning organization and the Governor.
       ``(2) Contents.--The transportation improvement program 
     shall include--
       ``(A) a priority list of proposed federally supported 
     projects and strategies to be carried out within each 3-year 
     period after the initial adoption of the transportation 
     improvement program; and
       ``(B) a financial plan that--
       ``(i) demonstrates how the transportation improvement 
     program can be implemented;
       ``(ii) indicates resources from public and private sources 
     that are reasonably expected to be available to carry out the 
     program;
       ``(iii) identifies innovative financing techniques to 
     finance projects, programs, and strategies; and
       ``(iv) may include, for illustrative purposes, additional 
     projects that would be included in the approved 
     transportation improvement program if reasonable additional 
     resources beyond those identified in the financial plan were 
     available.
       ``(3) Included projects.--
       ``(A) Projects under this chapter and chapter 53 of title 
     49.--A transportation improvement program developed under 
     this subsection for a metropolitan area shall include the 
     projects and strategies within the area that are proposed for 
     funding under this chapter and chapter 53 of title 49.
       ``(B) Projects under chapter 2.--
       ``(i) Regionally significant projects.--Regionally 
     significant projects proposed for funding under chapter 2 
     shall be identified individually in the transportation 
     improvement program.
       ``(ii) Other projects.--Projects proposed for funding under 
     chapter 2 that are not determined to be regionally 
     significant shall be grouped in 1 line item or identified 
     individually in the transportation improvement program.
       ``(C) Consistency with long-range transportation plan.--
     Each project shall be consistent with the long-range 
     transportation plan developed under subsection (g) for the 
     area.
       ``(D) Requirement of anticipated full funding.--The program 
     shall include a project, or an identified phase of a project, 
     only if full funding can reasonably be anticipated to be 
     available for the project within the time period contemplated 
     for completion of the project.
       ``(4) Notice and comment.--Before approving a 
     transportation improvement program, a metropolitan planning 
     organization shall, in cooperation with the State and any 
     affected public transit operator, provide citizens, affected 
     public agencies, representatives of transportation agency 
     employees, freight shippers, providers of freight 
     transportation services, private providers of transportation, 
     representatives of users of public transit, and other 
     interested parties with reasonable notice of and an 
     opportunity to comment on the proposed program.
       ``(5) Selection of projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     subsection (i)(4) and in addition to the transportation 
     improvement program development required under paragraph (1), 
     the selection of federally funded projects for implementation 
     in metropolitan areas shall be carried out, from the approved 
     transportation improvement program--
       ``(i) by--

       ``(I) in the case of projects under this chapter, the 
     State; and
       ``(II) in the case of projects under chapter 53 of title 
     49, the designated transit funding recipients; and

       ``(ii) in cooperation with the metropolitan planning 
     organization.
       ``(B) Modifications to project priority.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, action by the Secretary shall not 
     be required to advance a project included in the approved 
     transportation improvement program in place of another 
     project in the program.
       ``(6) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
       ``(A) No required selection.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
     (2)(B)(iv), a State or metropolitan planning organization 
     shall not be required to select any project from the 
     illustrative list of additional projects included in the 
     financial plan under paragraph (2)(B)(iv).
       ``(B) Required action by the secretary.--Action by the 
     Secretary shall be required for a State or metropolitan 
     planning organization to select any project from the 
     illustrative list of additional projects included in the 
     financial plan under paragraph (2)(B)(iv) for inclusion in an 
     approved transportation improvement program.
       ``(7) Publication.--
       ``(A) Publication of transportation improvement programs.--
     A transportation improvement program involving Government 
     participation shall be published or otherwise made readily 
     available by the metropolitan planning organization for 
     public review.
       ``(B) Publication of annual listings of projects.--An 
     annual listing of projects for which Federal funds have been 
     obligated in the preceding year shall be published or 
     otherwise made available by the metropolitan planning 
     organization for public review. The listing shall be 
     consistent with the categories identified in the 
     transportation improvement program.''.
       (i) Transportation Management Areas.--
       (1) Required designations.--Section 134(i)(1) of such title 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Designation.--
       ``(A) Required designations.--The Secretary shall designate 
     as a transportation management area each urbanized area with 
     a population of over 200,000 individuals.
       ``(B) Designations on request.--The Secretary shall 
     designate any additional area as a transportation management 
     area on the request of the Governor and the metropolitan 
     planning organization designated for the area.''.
       (2) Selection of projects.--Section 134(i)(4) of such title 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Selection of projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--All federally funded projects carried 
     out within the boundaries of a transportation management area 
     under this title (excluding projects carried out on the 
     National Highway System and projects carried out under the 
     bridge program or the Interstate maintenance program) or 
     under chapter 53 of title 49 shall be selected for 
     implementation from the approved transportation improvement 
     program by the metropolitan planning organization designated 
     for the area in consultation with the State and any affected 
     public transit operator.
       ``(B) National highway system projects.--Projects carried 
     out within the boundaries of a transportation management area 
     on the National Highway System and projects carried out 
     within such boundaries under the bridge program or the 
     Interstate maintenance program shall be selected for 
     implementation from the approved transportation improvement 
     program by the State in cooperation with the metropolitan 
     planning organization designated for the area.''.
       (3) Certification.--Section 134(i)(5) of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Certification.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(i) ensure that the metropolitan planning process in each 
     transportation management area is being carried out in 
     accordance with applicable provisions of Federal law; and
       ``(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), certify, not less often 
     than once every 3 years, that the requirements of this 
     paragraph are met with respect to the transportation 
     management area.
       ``(B) Requirements for certification.--The Secretary may 
     make the certification under subparagraph (A) if--
       ``(i) the transportation planning process complies with the 
     requirements of this section and other applicable 
     requirements of Federal law; and
       ``(ii) there is a transportation improvement program for 
     the area that has been approved by the metropolitan planning 
     organization and the Governor.
       ``(C) Effect of failure to certify.--
       ``(i) Withholding of funds.--If a metropolitan planning 
     process is not certified, the Secretary may withhold up to 20 
     percent of the apportioned funds attributable to the 
     transportation management area under this title and chapter 
     53 of title 49.
       ``(ii) Restoration of withheld funds.--The withheld 
     apportionments shall be restored to the metropolitan area at 
     such time as the metropolitan planning organization is 
     certified by the Secretary.
       ``(iii) Feasibility of private enterprise participation.--
     The Secretary shall not withhold certification under this 
     paragraph based on the policies and criteria established by a 
     metropolitan planning organization or transit grant recipient 
     for determining the feasibility of private enterprise 
     participation in accordance with section 5306(a) of title 49.
       ``(D) Review of certification.--In making certification 
     determinations under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
     provide for public involvement appropriate to the 
     metropolitan area under review.''.
       (j) Abbreviated Plans and Programs for Certain Areas.--
     Section 134(j) of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(j) Abbreviated Plans and Programs for Certain Areas.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in the case of 
     a metropolitan area not designated as a transportation 
     management area under this section, the Secretary may provide 
     for the development of an abbreviated long-range 
     transportation plan and transportation improvement program 
     for the metropolitan area that the Secretary determines is 
     appropriate to achieve the purposes of this section, taking 
     into account the complexity of transportation problems in the 
     area.
       ``(2) Nonattainment areas.--The Secretary may not permit 
     abbreviated plans or programs for a metropolitan area that is 
     in nonattainment for ozone or carbon monoxide under the Clean 
     Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).''.

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       (k) Additional Requirements for Certain Nonattainment 
     Areas.--Section 134(l) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Applicability.--This subsection applies to a 
     nonattainment area within the metropolitan planning area 
     boundaries determined under subsection (c).''.
       (l) Funding.--Section 134(n) of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(n) Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--Funds set aside under section 104(f) of 
     this title to carry out sections 5303 through 5305 of title 
     49 shall be available to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Unused funds.--Any funds that are not used to carry 
     out this section may be made available by the metropolitan 
     planning organization to the State to fund activities under 
     section 135.''.
       (m) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Section 134 
     of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Since plans 
     and programs described in this section are subject to a 
     reasonable opportunity for public comment, since individual 
     projects included in the plans and programs are subject to 
     review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and since decisions by the 
     Secretary concerning plans and programs described in this 
     section have not been reviewed under such Act as of January 
     1, 1997, any decision by the Secretary concerning a plan or 
     program described in this section shall not be considered to 
     be a Federal action subject to review under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).''.
       (n) Technical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 134 and inserting the following:

``134. Metropolitan planning.''.

     SEC. 1204. STATEWIDE PLANNING.

       (a) General Requirements.--Section 135(a) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) General Requirements.--
       ``(1) Findings.--It is in the national interest to 
     encourage and promote the safe and efficient management, 
     operation, and development of surface transportation systems 
     that will serve the mobility needs of people and freight and 
     foster economic growth and development within and through 
     urbanized areas, while minimizing transportation-related fuel 
     consumption and air pollution.
       ``(2) Development of plans and programs.--Subject to 
     section 134 of this title and sections 5303 through 5305 of 
     title 49, each State shall develop transportation plans and 
     programs for all areas of the State.
       ``(3) Contents.--The plans and programs for each State 
     shall provide for the development and integrated management 
     and operation of transportation systems and facilities 
     (including pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation 
     facilities) that will function as an intermodal 
     transportation system for the State and an integral part of 
     an intermodal transportation system for the United States.
       ``(4) Process of development.--The process for developing 
     the plans and programs shall provide for consideration of all 
     modes of transportation and shall be continuing, cooperative, 
     and comprehensive to the degree appropriate, based on the 
     complexity of the transportation problems to be addressed.''.
       (b) Coordination With Metropolitan Planning; State 
     Implementation Plan.--Section 135(b) of such title is amended 
     by inserting after ``of this title'' the following: ``and 
     sections 5303 through 5305 of title 49''.
       (c) Scope of Planning Process.--Section 135(c) of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Scope of Planning Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State shall carry out a 
     transportation planning process that provides for 
     consideration of projects and strategies that will--
       ``(A) support the economic vitality of the United States, 
     the States, and metropolitan areas, especially by enabling 
     global competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency;
       ``(B) increase the safety and security of the 
     transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users;
       ``(C) increase the accessibility and mobility options 
     available to people and for freight;
       ``(D) protect and enhance the environment, promote energy 
     conservation, and improve quality of life;
       ``(E) enhance the integration and connectivity of the 
     transportation system, across and between modes throughout 
     the State, for people and freight;
       ``(F) promote efficient system management and operation; 
     and
       ``(G) emphasize the preservation of the existing 
     transportation system.
       ``(2) Failure to consider factors.--The failure to consider 
     any factor specified in paragraph (1) shall not be reviewable 
     by any court under this title, subchapter II of chapter 5 of 
     title 5, or chapter 7 of title 5 in any matter affecting a 
     transportation plan, a transportation improvement plan, a 
     project or strategy, or the certification of a planning 
     process.''.
       (d) Additional Requirements.--Section 135(d) of such title 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Additional Requirements.--In carrying out planning 
     under this section, each State shall, at a minimum, 
     consider--
       ``(1) with respect to nonmetropolitan areas, the concerns 
     of local elected officials representing units of general 
     purpose local government;
       ``(2) the concerns of Indian tribal governments and Federal 
     land management agencies that have jurisdiction over land 
     within the boundaries of the State; and
       ``(3) coordination of transportation plans, programs, and 
     planning activities with related planning activities being 
     carried out outside of metropolitan planning areas.''.
       (e) Long-Range Transportation Plan.--Section 135(e) of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Long-Range Transportation Plan.--
       ``(1) Development.--Each State shall develop a long-range 
     transportation plan, with a minimum 20-year forecast period, 
     for all areas of the State, that provides for the development 
     and implementation of the intermodal transportation system of 
     the State.
       ``(2) Consultation with governments.--
       ``(A) Metropolitan areas.--With respect to each 
     metropolitan area in the State, the long-range transportation 
     plan shall be developed in cooperation with the metropolitan 
     planning organization designated for the metropolitan area 
     under section 134 of this title and section 5303 of title 49.
       ``(B) Nonmetropolitan areas.--With respect to each 
     nonmetropolitan area, the long-range transportation plan 
     shall be developed in consultation with affected local 
     officials with responsibility for transportation.
       ``(C) Indian tribal areas.--With respect to each area of 
     the State under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribal 
     government, the long-range transportation plan shall be 
     developed in consultation with the tribal government and the 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(3) Participation by interested parties.--In developing 
     the long-range transportation plan, the State shall--
       ``(A) provide citizens, affected public agencies, 
     representatives of transportation agency employees, freight 
     shippers, private providers of transportation, 
     representatives of users of public transit, providers of 
     freight transportation services, and other interested parties 
     with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed 
     plan; and
       ``(B) identify transportation strategies necessary to 
     efficiently serve the mobility needs of people.
       ``(4) Financial plan.--The long-range transportation plan 
     may include a financial plan that demonstrates how the 
     adopted long-range transportation plan can be implemented, 
     indicates resources from public and private sources that are 
     reasonably expected to be made available to carry out the 
     plan, and recommends any additional financing strategies for 
     needed projects and programs. The financial plan may include, 
     for illustrative purposes, additional projects that would be 
     included in the adopted transportation plan if reasonable 
     additional resources beyond those identified in the financial 
     plan were available.
       ``(5) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (4), a State shall not be required 
     to select any project from the illustrative list of 
     additional projects included in the financial plan under 
     paragraph (4).''.
       (f) State Transportation Improvement Program.--Section 
     135(f) of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) State Transportation Improvement Program.--
       ``(1) Development.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each State shall develop a 
     transportation improvement program for all areas of the 
     State.
       ``(B) Consultation with governments.--
       ``(i) Metropolitan areas.--With respect to each 
     metropolitan area in the State, the program shall be 
     developed in cooperation with the metropolitan planning 
     organization designated for the metropolitan area under 
     section 134 of this title and section 5303 of title 49.
       ``(ii) Nonmetropolitan areas.--

       ``(I) In general.--With respect to each nonmetropolitan 
     area in the State, the program shall be developed in 
     consultation with affected local officials with 
     responsibility for transportation.

       ``(II) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this subclause, the State shall submit to the 
     Secretary the details of the consultative planning process 
     developed by the State for nonmetropolitan areas under 
     subclause (I). The Secretary shall not review or approve such 
     process.

       ``(iii) Indian tribal areas.--With respect to each area of 
     the State under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribal 
     government, the program shall be developed in consultation 
     with the tribal government and the Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(C) Participation by interested parties.--In developing 
     the program, the Governor shall provide citizens, affected 
     public agencies, representatives of transportation agency 
     employees, freight shippers, private providers of 
     transportation, providers of freight transportation services, 
     representatives of users of public transit, and other 
     interested parties with a reasonable opportunity to comment 
     on the proposed program.
       ``(2) Included projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--A transportation improvement program 
     developed under this subsection for a State shall include 
     federally supported surface transportation expenditures 
     within the boundaries of the State.
       ``(B) Chapter 2 projects.--

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       ``(i) Regionally significant projects.--Regionally 
     significant projects proposed for funding under chapter 2 
     shall be identified individually in the transportation 
     improvement program.
       ``(ii) Other projects.--Projects proposed for funding under 
     chapter 2 that are not determined to be regionally 
     significant shall be grouped in 1 line item or identified 
     individually in the transportation improvement program.
       ``(C) Consistency with long-range transportation plan.--
     Each project shall be--
       ``(i) consistent with the long-range transportation plan 
     developed under this section for the State;
       ``(ii) identical to the project as described in an approved 
     metropolitan transportation improvement program; and
       ``(iii) in conformance with the applicable State air 
     quality implementation plan developed under the Clean Air Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), if the project is carried out in an 
     area designated as nonattainment for ozone or carbon monoxide 
     under such Act.
       ``(D) Requirement of anticipated full funding.--The program 
     shall include a project, or an identified phase of a project, 
     only if full funding can reasonably be anticipated to be 
     available for the project within the time period contemplated 
     for completion of the project.
       ``(E) Financial plan.--The transportation improvement 
     program may include a financial plan that demonstrates how 
     the approved transportation improvement program can be 
     implemented, indicates resources from public and private 
     sources that are reasonably expected to be made available to 
     carry out the plan, and recommends any additional financing 
     strategies for needed projects and programs. The financial 
     plan may include, for illustrative purposes, additional 
     projects that would be included in the adopted transportation 
     plan if reasonable additional resources beyond those 
     identified in the financial plan were available.
       ``(F) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
       ``(i) No required selection.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
     (E), a State shall not be required to select any project from 
     the illustrative list of additional projects included in the 
     financial plan under subparagraph (E).
       ``(ii) Required action by the secretary.--Action by the 
     Secretary shall be required for a State to select any project 
     from the illustrative list of additional projects included in 
     the financial plan under subparagraph (E) for inclusion in an 
     approved transportation improvement program.
       ``(G) Priorities.--The program shall reflect the priorities 
     for programming and expenditures of funds, including 
     transportation enhancement activities, required by this 
     title.
       ``(3) Project selection for areas of less than 50,000 
     population.--
       ``(A) In general.--Projects carried out in areas with 
     populations of less than 50,000 individuals (excluding 
     projects carried out on the National Highway System and 
     projects carried out under the bridge program or the 
     Interstate maintenance program) shall be selected, from the 
     approved statewide transportation improvement program, by the 
     State in cooperation with the affected local officials.
       ``(B) National highway system projects.--Projects carried 
     out in areas described in subparagraph (A) on the National 
     Highway System and projects carried out in such areas under 
     the bridge program or the Interstate maintenance program 
     shall be selected, from the approved statewide transportation 
     improvement program, by the State in consultation with the 
     affected local officials.
       ``(4) Biennial review and approval.--A transportation 
     improvement program developed under this subsection shall be 
     reviewed and, on a finding that the planning process through 
     which the program was developed is consistent with this 
     section, section 134, and sections 5303 through 5305 of title 
     49, approved not less frequently than biennially by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(5) Modifications to project priority.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, action by the Secretary shall not 
     be required to advance a project included in the approved 
     statewide transportation improvement program in place of 
     another project in the program.''.
       (g) Funding.--Section 134(g) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``section 307(c)(1)'' and inserting ``section 
     505(a)''.
       (h) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Section 135 
     of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Since plans 
     and programs described in this section are subject to a 
     reasonable opportunity for public comment, since individual 
     projects included in the plans and programs are subject to 
     review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and since decisions by the 
     Secretary concerning plans and programs described in this 
     section have not been reviewed under such Act as of January 
     1, 1997, any decision by the Secretary concerning a plan or 
     program described in this section shall not be considered to 
     be a Federal action subject to review under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).''.
       (i) Participation of Local Elected Officials.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
     effectiveness of the participation of local elected officials 
     in transportation planning and programming. In conducting the 
     study, the Secretary shall consider the degree of cooperation 
     between each State, local officials in rural areas in the 
     State, and regional planning and development organizations in 
     the State.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report containing the results of the study with 
     any recommendations the Secretary determines appropriate as a 
     result of the study.

     SEC. 1205. CONTRACTING FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES.

       (a) Contracting Procedures.--Section 112(b)(2) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended in clauses (i) and (ii) of 
     subparagraph (B) by striking ``, except to'' each place it 
     appears and all that follows through the period at the end 
     and inserting a period.
       (b) Selection Process.--Section 112 of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Selection Process.--A State may procure, under a 
     single contract, the services of a consultant to prepare any 
     environmental impact assessments or analyses required for a 
     project, including environmental impact statements, as well 
     as subsequent engineering and design work on the project if 
     the State conducts a review that assesses the objectivity of 
     the environmental assessment, environmental analysis, or 
     environmental impact statement prior to its submission to the 
     Secretary.''.

     SEC. 1206. ACCESS OF MOTORCYCLES.

       Section 102 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and by 
     inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Access of Motorcycles.--No State or political 
     subdivision of a State may enact or enforce a law that 
     applies only to motorcycles and the principal purpose of 
     which is to restrict the access of motorcycles to any highway 
     or portion of a highway for which Federal-aid highway funds 
     have been utilized for planning, design, construction, or 
     maintenance. Nothing in this subsection shall affect the 
     authority of a State or political subdivision of a State to 
     regulate motorcycles for safety.''.

     SEC. 1207. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Ferry Operating and Leasing Amendments.--Section 
     129(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``owned.'' and inserting ``owned or operated or 
     majority publicly owned if the Secretary determines with 
     respect to a majority publicly owned ferry or ferry terminal 
     facility that such ferry boat or ferry terminal facility 
     provides substantial public benefits.''; and
       (b) Reauthorization.--Section 1064 of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 
     note; 105 Stat. 2005) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of subsection (c) by striking 
     ``Such sums'' and inserting ``Sums made available to carry 
     out this section'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Set-Aside for Projects on NHS.--
       ``(1) In general.--$20,000,000 of the amount made available 
     to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003 shall be obligated for the construction or 
     refurbishment of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities 
     and approaches to such facilities within marine highway 
     systems that are part of the National Highway System.
       ``(2) Alaska.--$10,000,000 of the $20,000,000 for a fiscal 
     year made available under paragraph (1) shall be made 
     available to the State of Alaska.''.
       ``(3) New jersey.--$5,000,000 of the $20,000,000 for a 
     fiscal year made available under paragraph (1) shall be made 
     available to the State of New Jersey.''.
       ``(4) Washington.--$5,000,000 of the $20,000,000 for a 
     fiscal year made available under paragraph (1) shall be made 
     available to the State of Washington.''.
       (c) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
     ferry transportation in the United States and its 
     possessions--
       (A) to identify existing ferry operations, including--
       (i) the locations and routes served; and
       (ii) the source and amount, if any, of funds derived from 
     Federal, State, or local government sources supporting ferry 
     construction or operations;
       (B) to identify potential domestic ferry routes in the 
     United States and its possessions and to develop information 
     on those routes; and
       (C) to identify the potential for use of high-speed ferry 
     services and alternative-fueled ferry services.
       (2) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report on the 
     results of the study to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.

     SEC. 1208. TRAINING.

       (a) Training Positions for Welfare Recipients.--Section 
     140(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the third sentence the following: ``In 
     implementing such programs, a State may reserve training 
     positions for persons who receive welfare assistance from 
     such State; except that the implementation of any such 
     program shall not cause current employees to be displaced or 
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     planted or preclude workers that are participating in an 
     apprenticeship, skill improvement, or other upgrading program 
     registered with the Department of Labor or the appropriate 
     State agency from being referred to, or hired on, projects 
     funded under this title without regard to the length of time 
     of their participation in such program.''.
       (b) Highway Training.--Section 140(b) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by inserting ``and technology'' after ``construction''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting after ``programs'' the following: ``, and 
     to develop and fund summer transportation institutes''; and
       (2) in the second sentence by striking ``104(b)'' and 
     inserting ``104(b)(3)''.
       (c) Supportive Services.--Section 140(c) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``104(a)'' and inserting ``104(b)(3)''.

     SEC. 1209. USE OF HOV LANES BY INHERENTLY LOW-EMISSION 
                   VEHICLES.

       Section 102(a) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``A State'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--A State'';
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Exception for inherently low-emission vehicles.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (1), before September 30, 2003, a 
     State may permit a vehicle with fewer than 2 occupants to 
     operate in high occupancy vehicle lanes if the vehicle is 
     certified as an Inherently Low-Emission Vehicle pursuant to 
     title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, and is labeled in 
     accordance with, section 88.312-93(c) of such title. Such 
     permission may be revoked by the State should the State 
     determine it necessary.''; and
       (3) by aligning the remainder of paragraph (1) (as 
     designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) with 
     paragraph (2) (as added by paragraph (2) of this subsection).

     SEC. 1210. ADVANCED TRAVEL FORECASTING PROCEDURES PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     advanced travel forecasting procedures program--
       (1) to provide for completion of the advanced 
     transportation model developed under the Transportation 
     Analysis Simulation System (referred to in this section as 
     ``TRANSIMS''); and
       (2) to provide support for early deployment of the advanced 
     transportation modeling computer software and graphics 
     package developed under TRANSIMS and the program established 
     under this section to States, local governments, and 
     metropolitan planning organizations with responsibility for 
     travel modeling.
       (b) Eligible Activities.--The Secretary shall use funds 
     made available under this section to--
       (1) provide funding for completion of core development of 
     the advanced transportation model;
       (2) develop user-friendly advanced transportation modeling 
     computer software and graphics packages;
       (3) provide training and technical assistance with respect 
     to the implementation and application of the advanced 
     transportation model to States, local governments, and 
     metropolitan planning organizations with responsibility for 
     travel modeling; and
       (4) allocate funds to not more than 12 entities described 
     in paragraph (3), representing a diversity of populations and 
     geographic regions, for a pilot program to enable 
     transportation management areas designated under section 
     134(i) of title 23, United States Code, to convert from the 
     use of travel forecasting procedures in use by the areas as 
     of the date of enactment of this Act to the use of the 
     advanced transportation model.
       (c) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this section $4,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $6,500,000 for fiscal 
     year 2000, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $4,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (2) Allocation of funds.--
       (A) Fiscal years 1998 and 1999.--For each of fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999, 100 percent of the funds made available under 
     paragraph (1) shall be allocated to activities in described 
     in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b).
       (B) Fiscal years 2000 through 2003.--For each of fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2003, not more than 50 percent of the 
     funds made available under paragraph (1) may be allocated to 
     activities described in subsection (b)(4).
       (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized under this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, except that the Federal share 
     of the cost of--
       (A) any activity described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of 
     subsection (b) shall not exceed 100 percent; and
       (B) any activity described in subsection (b)(4) shall not 
     exceed 80 percent.

     SEC. 1211. AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION LAWS.

       (a) Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Corporation Board of 
     Directors.--Section 1069(gg) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (109 Stat. 593 et seq.) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Pennsylvania station redevelopment corporation board 
     of directors.--In furtherance of the redevelopment of the 
     James A. Farley Post Office in New York, New York, into an 
     intermodal transportation facility and commercial center, the 
     Secretary, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, or their designees are authorized to serve as 
     ex officio members of the Board of Directors of the 
     Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Corporation.''.
       (b) Union Station Redevelopment Corporation Board of 
     Directors.--Subtitle B of title I of the National Visitor 
     Center Facilities Act of 1968 (40 U.S.C. 811 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 120. UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

       ``To further the rehabilitation, redevelopment and 
     operation of the Union Station complex, the Secretary of 
     Transportation, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, or their designees are authorized to serve as 
     ex officio members of the Board of Directors of the Union 
     Station Redevelopment Corporation.
       (c) Safety Belt Use Law Requirements.--Section 355 of the 
     National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 
     624) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``and MAINE'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``States of New Hampshire and Maine shall 
     each'' and inserting ``State of New Hampshire shall''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and 1996'' and inserting 
     ``through 2000''; and
       (3) by striking ``or Maine'' each place it appears.
       (d) Metric Conversion at State Option.--Section 205(c)(2) 
     of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23 
     U.S.C. 109 note; 109 Stat. 577) is amended by striking 
     ``Before September 30, 2000, the'' and inserting ``The''.
       (e) Right-of-Way Revolving Fund.--
       (1) Termination.--Section 108 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (c); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (2) Transition provision.--
       (A) In general.--Funds advanced to a State by the Secretary 
     from the right-of-way revolving fund established by section 
     108(c) of title 23, United States Code, prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act shall remain available to the State for 
     use on the projects for which the funds were advanced for a 
     period of 20 years from the date on which the funds were 
     advanced.
       (B) Credit to highway trust fund.--With respect to a 
     project for which funds have been advanced from the right-of-
     way revolving fund, upon the termination of the 20-year 
     period referred to in subparagraph (A), when actual 
     construction is commenced, or upon approval by the Secretary 
     of the plans, specifications, and estimates for the actual 
     construction of the project on the right-of-way, whichever 
     occurs first--
       (i) the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) shall be credited with an amount equal to the 
     Federal share of the funds advanced, as provided in section 
     120 of title 23, United States Code, out of any Federal-aid 
     highway funds apportioned to the State in which the project 
     is located and available for obligation for projects of the 
     type funded; and
       (ii) the State shall reimburse the Secretary in an amount 
     equal to the non-Federal share of the funds advanced for 
     deposit in, and credit to, the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account).
       (g) Pilot Toll Collection Program.--Section 129 of title 
     23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection 
     (d).
       (h) Congressional Bridge Commissions.--Public Law 87-441 
     (76 Stat. 59) is repealed.
       (i) ISTEA High Priority Corridors.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032-2033) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (5)(B)(iii)(I)(ff) and inserting 
     the following:

       ``(ff) South Carolina State line to the Myrtle Beach Conway 
     region to Georgetown, South Carolina, including a connection 
     to Andrews following the route 41 corridor and to Camden 
     following the U.S. Route 521 corridor; and'';

       (B) by striking paragraph (5)(B)(iii)(II)(hh) and inserting 
     the following:

       ``(hh) South Carolina State line to the Myrtle Beach Conway 
     region to Georgetown, South Carolina.'';

       (C) in paragraph (9) by inserting after ``New York'' the 
     following: ``, including United States Route 322 between 
     United States Route 220 and I-80'';
       (D) in paragraph (18)--
       (i) by striking ``(18) Corridor from Indianapolis,'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(18) Corridor from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, through Port 
     Huron, Michigan, southwesterly along Interstate Route 69 
     through Indianapolis,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and to include'' and inserting the 
     following: ``as follows:
       ``(A) In Michigan, the corridor shall be from Sarnia, 
     Ontario, Canada, southwesterly along Interstate Route 94 to 
     the Ambassador Bridge interchange in Detroit, Michigan.
       ``(B) In Michigan and Illinois, the corridor shall be from 
     Windsor, Ontario, Canada, through Detroit, Michigan, westerly 
     along Interstate Route 94 to Chicago, Illinois.
       ``(C) In Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, 
     the Corridor shall--
       ``(i) follow the alignment generally identified in the 
     Corridor 18 Special Issues Study Final Report; and

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       ``(ii) include a connection between the Corridor in the 
     vicinity of Monticello, Arkansas, to Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
       ``(D) In the Lower Rio Grande Valley, the Corridor shall--
       ``(i) include United States Route 77 from the Rio Grande 
     River to Interstate Route 37 at Corpus Christi, Texas, and 
     then to Victoria, Texas, via United States Route 77;
       ``(ii) include United States Route 281 from the Rio Grande 
     River to Interstate Route 37 and then to Victoria, Texas, via 
     United States Route 59; and
       ``(iii) include'';
       (E) in paragraph (21) by striking ``United States Route 17 
     in the vicinity of Salamanca, New York'' and inserting 
     ``Interstate Route 80'';
       (F) by inserting ``, including I-29 between Kansas City and 
     the Canadian border'' before the period at the end of 
     paragraph (23); and
       (G) by inserting after paragraph (29) the following:
       ``(30) Interstate Route 5 in the States of California, 
     Oregon, and Washington, including California State Route 905 
     between Interstate Route 5 and the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.
       ``(31) The Mon-Fayette Expressway and Southern Beltway in 
     Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
       ``(32) The Wisconsin Development Corridor from the Iowa, 
     Illinois, and Wisconsin border near Dubuque, Iowa, to the 
     Upper Mississippi River Basin near Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as 
     follows:
       ``(A) United States Route 151 from the Iowa border to Fond 
     du Lac via Madison, Wisconsin, then United States Route 41 
     from Fond du Lac to Marinette via Oshkosh, Appleton, and 
     Green Bay, Wisconsin.
       ``(B) State Route 29 from Green Bay to I-94 via Wausau, 
     Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
       ``(C) United States Route 10 from Appleton to Marshfield, 
     Wisconsin.
       ``(33) The Capital Gateway Corridor following United States 
     Route 50 from the proposed intermodal transportation center 
     connected to I-395 in Washington, D.C., to the intersection 
     of United States Route 50 with Kenilworth Avenue and the 
     Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Maryland.
       ``(34) The Alameda Corridor East and Southwest Passage, 
     California. The Alameda Corridor East is generally described 
     as 52.8 miles from east Los Angeles (terminus of Alameda 
     Corridor) through the San Gabriel Valley terminating at 
     Colton Junction in San Bernardino. The Southwest Passage 
     shall follow I-10 from San Bernardino to the Arizona State 
     line and I-8 from San Diego to the Arizona State line.
       ``(35) Everett-Tacoma FAST Corridor.
       ``(36) New York and Pennsylvania State Route 17 from 
     Harriman, New York, to its intersection with I-90 in 
     Pennsylvania.
       ``(37) United States Route 90 from I-49 in Lafayette, 
     Louisiana, to I-10 in New Orleans.
       ``(38) The Ports-to-Plains Corridor from the Mexican Border 
     via I-27 to Denver, Colorado.
       ``(39) United States Route 63 from Marked Tree, Arkansas, 
     to I-55.
       ``(40) The Greensboro Corridor from Danville, Virginia, to 
     Greensboro, North Carolina, along United States Route 29.
       ``(41) The Falls-to-Falls Corridor--United States Route 53 
     from International Falls on the Minnesota/Canada border to 
     Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
       ``(42) The portion of Corridor V of the Appalachian 
     development highway system from Interstate Route 55 near 
     Batesville, Mississippi, to the intersection with Corridor X 
     of the Appalachian development highway system near Fulton, 
     Mississippi, and the portion of Corridor X of the Appalachian 
     development highway system from near Fulton, Mississippi, to 
     the intersection with Interstate Route 65 near Birmingham, 
     Alabama.
       ``(43) The United States Route 95 Corridor from the 
     Canadian border at Eastport, Idaho, to the Oregon State 
     border.''.
       (2) Provisions applicable to corridors.--Section 
     1105(e)(5)(A) of such Act is amended--
       (A) by inserting after ``referred to'' the first place it 
     appears the following: ``in subsection (c)(1),'';
       (B) by striking ``and'' the second place it appears; and
       (C) by inserting after ``(c)(20)'' the following: ``, in 
     subsection (c)(36), in subsection (c)(37), in subsection 
     (c)(40), and in subsection (c)(42)''.
       (3) Routes.--Section 1105(e)(5) of such Act is further 
     amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``(except with respect 
     to Georgetown County)'' before ``(iii)'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) Routes.--
       ``(i) Designation.--The routes referred to in subsections 
     (c)(18) and (c)(20) shall be designated as Interstate Route 
     I-69. A State having jurisdiction over any segment of routes 
     referred to in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20) shall erect 
     signs identifying such segment that is consistent with the 
     criteria set forth in subsections (e)(5)(A)(i) and 
     (e)(5)(A)(ii) as Interstate Route I-69, including segments of 
     United States Route 59 in the State of Texas. The segment 
     identified in subsection (c)(18)(B)(i) shall be designated as 
     Interstate Route I-69 East, and the segment identified in 
     subsection (c)(18)(B)(ii) shall be designated as Interstate 
     Route I-69 Central. The State of Texas shall erect signs 
     identifying such routes as segments of future Interstate 
     Route I-69.
       ``(ii) Rulemaking to determine future interstate sign 
     erection criteria.--The Secretary shall conduct a rulemaking 
     to determine the appropriate criteria for the erection of 
     signs for future routes on the Interstate System identified 
     in subparagraph (A). Such rulemaking shall be undertaken in 
     consultation with States and local officials and shall be 
     completed not later than December 31, 1998.'';
       (D) by striking the last sentence of subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting it as the first sentence of subparagraph (B)(i) (as 
     inserted by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph); and
       (E) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (B) of this paragraph), by striking ``(C)'' and inserting 
     ``(D)''.
       (j) Winter Home Heating Oil Delivery.--Section 346 of the 
     National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 
     615-616) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``season in the 6-month 
     period beginning on November 1, 1996'' and inserting 
     ``seasons in the 18-month period beginning on November 1, 
     1998''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the completion of 
     the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the results of the program, including an assessment 
     of any impact on public safety.''.
       (k) Future Corridor Segment.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the feasibility of providing an Interstate quality 
     road for a route that runs in south/west direction generally 
     along United States Route 61 and crosses the Mississippi 
     River in the vicinity of Memphis, Tennessee, to Highway 79 
     and generally follows Highway 79 to Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     $500,000 for fiscal year 1999 to carry out the study.
       (3) Applicability of title 23, united states code.--Funds 
     authorized by this subsection shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     except that such funds shall remain available until expended.
       (l) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.--
       (1) Reduction in scope of project.--Section 149(a) of the 
     Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act 
     of 1987 (101 Stat. 181-198) is amended in paragraph (47)(B)--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     clause (i);
       (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking clause (iii).
       (2) Applicability of obligation limitation.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the project 
     described in section 149(a)(47)(B) of such Act shall be 
     subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid 
     highway and highway safety construction programs.
       (m) Amendments to Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 
     1982.--Section 146 of the Surface Transportation Assistance 
     Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2130), relating to lane restrictions, 
     is repealed.
       (n) Substitute Project.--Section 1045 of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     1994) is amended in subsection (a)--
       (1) by striking ``(a) Approval of Project.--
     Notwithstanding'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Approval of Project.--
       ``(1) Notwithstanding''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and subsection (c) of 
     this section, upon the request of the Governor of the State 
     of Wisconsin, submitted by October 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall approve 1 or more substitute projects in lieu of the 
     substitute project approved by the Secretary under paragraph 
     (1) and subsection (c) of this section.''.

     SEC. 1212. MISCELLANEOUS.

       (a) State Transportation Department.--
       (1) In general.--Section 302 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a) by striking the second sentence; and
       (B) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Effect of Compliance.--Compliance with subsection (a) 
     shall have no effect on the eligibility of costs.''.
       (2) Change in term defined.--
       (A) In general.--Title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (i) by striking ``State highway department'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``State transportation department''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``State highway departments'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``State transportation 
     departments''.
       (B) Conforming amendments.--
       (i) The analysis for chapter 3 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended in the item relating to section 302 by 
     striking ``highway'' and inserting ``transportation''.
       (ii) Section 302 of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended in the section heading by striking ``highway'' and 
     inserting ``transportation''.
       (iii) Section 201(b) of the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended in the 
     second sentence by striking ``State highway department'' and 
     inserting ``State transportation department''.
       (iv) Section 138(c) of the Surface Transportation 
     Assistance Act of 1978 (40 U.S.C. App.

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     (note to section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development 
     Act of 1965); 92 Stat. 2710) is amended in the first 
     sentence--

       (I) by striking ``Federal-aid primary system'' and 
     inserting ``National Highway System''; and
       (II) by striking ``State highway department'' and inserting 
     ``State transportation department''.

       (b) Infrastructure Awareness Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to fund the 
     production, in cooperation with a not-for-profit national 
     public television station and the National Academy of 
     Engineering, of a documentary about infrastructure that shall 
     demonstrate how public works and infrastructure projects 
     stimulate job growth and the economy and contribute to the 
     general welfare of the Nation.
       (2) Federal share.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     production of the documentary shall be 60 percent. The non-
     Federal share shall be provided from private sources and 
     shall include amounts expended by such sources for the 
     production before the date of enactment of this Act.
       (B) Calculation.--The calculation of the Federal and non-
     Federal shares under this paragraph shall be made over the 
     term for which sums are authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraph (3).
       (3) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated out of 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     to carry out this subsection $888,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     and $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000. Such 
     funds shall remain available until expended.
       (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share 
     of the cost of any project under this subsection and the 
     availability of funds authorized by this subsection shall be 
     determined in accordance with this subsection.
       (c) Mass Transportation Buses.--Section 1023(h)(1) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 
     U.S.C. 127 note) is amended by striking ``the date on which'' 
     and all that follows through ``1995'' and inserting ``October 
     1, 2003''.
       (d) Vehicle Weight Limitations.
       (1) In general.--Section 127(a) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting before the next to the last sentence the 
     following: ``With respect to the State of Colorado, vehicles 
     designed to carry 2 or more precast concrete panels shall be 
     considered a nondivisible load.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The State of 
     Louisiana may allow, by special permit, the operation of 
     vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of up to 100,000 pounds 
     for the hauling of sugarcane during the harvest season, not 
     to exceed 100 days annually. With respect to Interstate Route 
     95 in the State of New Hampshire, State laws (including 
     regulations) concerning vehicle weight limitations that were 
     in effect on January 1, 1987, and are applicable to State 
     highways other than the Interstate System, shall be 
     applicable in lieu of the requirements of this subsection. 
     With respect to that portion of the Maine Turnpike designated 
     Interstate Route 95 and 495, and that portion of Interstate 
     Route 95 from the southern terminus of the Maine Turnpike to 
     the New Hampshire State line, laws (including regulations) of 
     the State of Maine concerning vehicle weight limitations that 
     were in effect on October 1, 1995, and are applicable to 
     State highways other than the Interstate System, shall be 
     applicable in lieu of the requirements of this subsection.''.
       (2) Studies.--
       (A) Colorado.--
       (i) In general.--In consultation with the Secretary, the 
     State of Colorado shall conduct a study analyzing the 
     economic, safety, and infrastructure impacts of the exemption 
     provided by the amendment made by paragraph (1)(A), including 
     the impact of not having such an exemption. In preparing the 
     study, the State shall provide adequate opportunity for 
     public comment.
       (ii) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     $200,000 for fiscal year 1999 to carry out the study.
       (B) Louisiana.--
       (i) In general.--In consultation with the Secretary, the 
     State of Louisiana shall conduct a study analyzing the 
     economic, safety, and infrastructure impacts of the exemption 
     provided by the amendment made by paragraph (1)(B), including 
     the impact of not having such an exemption. In preparing the 
     study, the State shall provide adequate opportunity for 
     public comment.
       (ii) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     $200,000 for fiscal year 1999 to carry out the study.
       (C) Maine.--
       (i) In general.--In consultation with the Secretary, the 
     State of Maine shall conduct a study analyzing the economic, 
     safety, and infrastructure impacts of the exemption provided 
     by the amendment made by paragraph (1)(B), including the 
     impact of not having such an exemption. In preparing the 
     study, the State shall provide adequate opportunity for 
     public comment.
       (ii) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     $200,000 for fiscal year 1999 to carry out the study.
       (D) New Hampshire.--
       (i) In general.--In consultation with the Secretary, the 
     State of New Hampshire shall conduct a study analyzing the 
     economic, safety, and infrastructure impacts of the exemption 
     provided by the amendment made by paragraph (1)(B), including 
     the impact of not having such an exemption. In preparing the 
     study, the State shall provide adequate opportunity for 
     public comment.
       (ii) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     $200,000 for fiscal year 1999 to carry out the study.
       (E) Applicability of title 23, united states code.--Funds 
     authorized by this paragraph shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; 
     except that such funds shall remain available until expended.
       (k) Driver Training and Safety Center.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
     establish a driver training and safety center at 
     Connellsville, Pennsylvania.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the facility shall be to train 
     and enhance the driving skills of motor vehicle and emergency 
     vehicle operators.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section 
     $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2001.
       (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code; except that the funds shall 
     remain available until expended.
       (l) Ohio River Welcome Center.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
     establish a welcome center in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
       (2) Access.--The center shall be accessible by motor 
     vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian walkway, and river 
     transportation.
       (3) Facilities.--The center shall include a comfort 
     station, picnic and sitting plaza, a small amphitheater, a 
     deep river port, a marina, and a walking trail.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section $412,900 
     for fiscal year 1999, $1,362,500 for fiscal year 2000, and 
     $699,500 for fiscal year 2001.
       (5) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, except that the Federal share 
     of the cost of activities carried out using the funds shall 
     be 50 percent and the funds shall remain available until 
     expended.
       (m) Project Flexibility for Minnesota.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, funds allocated for a project in the 
     State of Minnesota under section 117 of title 23, United 
     States Code, may be obligated for any other project in the 
     State for which funds are so allocated; except that the total 
     amount of funds authorized for any project for which funds 
     are so allocated shall not be reduced.
       (n) Baltimore Washington Parkway.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Federal share of the cost of a 
     project for which funds are allocated under section 117 of 
     title 23, United States Code, for renovation and construction 
     of the Baltimore Washington Parkway in Prince Georges County, 
     Maryland, shall be 100 percent.
       (o) Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to a 
     national, not-for-profit organization engaged in promoting 
     bicycle and pedestrian safety--
       (A) to operate a national bicycle and pedestrian 
     clearinghouse;
       (B) to develop information and educational programs; and
       (C) to disseminate techniques and strategies for improving 
     bicycle and pedestrian safety.
       (D) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
     $500,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
       (E) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, except that the funds shall 
     remain available until expended.
       (p) Heavy Equipment Operator Training Facility.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a heavy 
     equipment operator training facility in Hibbing, Minnesota. 
     The purpose of the facility shall be to develop an 
     appropriate curriculum for training, and to train operators 
     and future operators of heavy equipment in the safe use of 
     such equipment.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999 to carry out this subsection.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
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     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the 
     Federal share of the cost of establishment of the facility 
     under this subsection shall be 80 percent and such funds 
     shall remain available until expended.
       (q) Motor Carrier Operator Vehicle and Training Facility.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     State of Pennsylvania to establish and operate an advanced 
     tractor trailer safety and operator training facility in 
     Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the facility shall 
     be to develop and coordinate an advance curriculum for the 
     training of operators and future operators of tractor 
     trailers. The facility shall conduct training on the test 
     track at Letterkenny Army Depot and the unused segment of the 
     Pennsylvania Turnpike located in Bedford County, 
     Pennsylvania. The facility shall be operated by a not-for-
     profit entity and, when Federal assistance is no longer being 
     provided with respect to the facility, shall be privately 
     operated.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003 to carry out this subsection.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that such 
     funds shall remain available until expended and the Federal 
     share of the cost of establishment and operation of the 
     facility under this subsection shall be 80 percent.
       (r) High Priority Las Vegas Intermodal Center.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $2,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 and $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2000 for the 
     High Priority Las Vegas Intermodal Center in Las Vegas, 
     Nevada.
       (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (s) Seismic Design.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide--
       (A) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for seismic design and 
     engineering of the Mississippi/Arkansas Great River Bridge;
       (B) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the State of 
     Missouri for seismic design and deployment; and
       (C) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the State of 
     Arkansas for seismic design and deployment.
       (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (t) Biloxi Harbor, Mississippi.--The portion of the project 
     for navigation, Biloxi Harbor, Mississippi, authorized by the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 481), for the Bernard 
     Bayou Channel beginning near the Air Force Oil Terminal at 
     approximately navigation mile 2.6 and extending downstream to 
     the North-South \1/2\ of Section 30, Township 7 South, Range 
     10 West, Harrison County, Mississippi, just west of Kremer 
     Boat Yards, is not authorized after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (u) Clarification.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the State of Pennsylvania is authorized to proceed with 
     engineering, final design, and construction of Corridor O of 
     the Appalachian development highway system between Bald Eagle 
     and Interstate Route 80. All records of decision relating to 
     Corridor O issued prior to the date of enactment of this Act 
     shall remain in effect.
       (v) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this 
     Act shall be construed to prevent the operation of motorized 
     vehicles to transport boats across the portages between the 
     Moose Lake Chain and Basswood Lake, Minnesota, and between 
     Vermilion Lake and Trout Lake, Minnesota.
       (w) Miscellaneous Projects.--
       (1) Replacement of roslyn viaduct.--
       (A) Project.--The Secretary is authorized to carry out a 
     project for replacement of a segment of the Roslyn elevated 
     highway (NY25A) on Long Island, New York.
       (B) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this paragraph $51,000,000 for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1998. Such sums shall remain 
     available until expended.
       (2) Design and engineering for miller highway.--
       (A) Project.--The Secretary is authorized to carry out a 
     project for design and engineering of the Miller Highway on 
     the west side of Manhattan, New York.
       (B) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this paragraph $15,000,000 for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1998. Such sums shall remain 
     available until expended.
       (3) Williamsville toll barrier.--
       (A) Project.--The Secretary is authorized to carry out a 
     project to relocate a toll barrier complex to relieve traffic 
     congestion in the Buffalo, New York, area.
       (B) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this paragraph $20,000,000 for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1998. Such sums shall remain 
     available until expended.
       (x) St. Georges, Delaware.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     transfer all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     in the highway bridge on United States Route 13 in the 
     vicinity of St. Georges, Delaware, to the State of Delaware 
     if the transfer is necessary to facilitate retransfer to a 
     private entity for the purpose of demonstrating the 
     effectiveness and efficiency of the use of large-scale 
     composites technology for bridge rehabilitation. In 
     evaluating the level of service for all Federal crossings 
     over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal in Delaware, the total 
     vehicle trips per day on this transferred bridge shall be 
     attributed to the remaining Federal crossing at St. Georges, 
     Delaware (the SR1 Bridge). If the transfer is completed 
     within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall provide $10,000,000 to the State for the 
     State to use in rehabilitating the bridge.
       (y) Mount Paran Interchange Project for Interstate Route 
     75.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
     funds made available under this Act or title 23, United 
     States Code, shall be used to carry out a project to 
     construct or improve the Mount Paran interchange on 
     Interstate Route 75 in Georgia unless the Atlanta Regional 
     Commission approves the project after the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       (z) Nittany Parkway.--The Secretary shall designate 31 
     miles of Pennsylvania State Route 26 between Huntingdon, 
     Pennsylvania, and State College, Pennsylvania, as the Nittany 
     Parkway.

     SEC. 1213. STUDIES AND REPORTS.

       (a) Highway Economic Requirement System.--
       (1) Methodology.--
       (A) Evaluation.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct an evaluation of the methodology used by 
     the Department of Transportation to determine highway needs 
     using the highway economic requirement system (in this 
     subsection referred to as the ``model'').
       (B) Required element.--The evaluation shall include an 
     assessment of the extent to which the model estimates an 
     optimal level of highway infrastructure investment, including 
     an assessment as to when the model may be overestimating or 
     underestimating investment requirements.
       (C) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the results of the evaluation.
       (2) State investment plans.--
       (A) Study.--In consultation with State transportation 
     departments and other appropriate State and local officials, 
     the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a 
     study on the extent to which the model can be used to provide 
     States with useful information for developing State 
     transportation investment plans and State infrastructure 
     investment projections.
       (B) Required elements.--The study shall--
       (i) identify any additional data that may need to be 
     collected beyond the data submitted, before the date of 
     enactment of this Act, to the Federal Highway Administration 
     through the highway performance monitoring system; and
       (ii) identify what additional work, if any, would be 
     required of the Federal Highway Administration and the States 
     to make the model useful at the State level.
       (C) Report to congress.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the results of the study.
       (b) International Roughness Index.--
       (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study on the international roughness index 
     that is used as an indicator of pavement quality on the 
     Federal-aid highway system.
       (2) Required elements.--The study shall specify the extent 
     of usage of the index and the extent to which the 
     international roughness index measurement is reliable across 
     different manufacturers and types of pavement.
       (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the results of the study.
       (c) Use of Uniformed Police Officers on Federal-Aid Highway 
     Construction Projects.--
       (1) Study.--In consultation with the States, State 
     transportation departments, and law enforcement 
     organizations, the Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
     extent and effectiveness of use by States of uniformed police 
     officers on Federal-aid highway construction projects.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the results of the study, including any 
     legislative and administrative recommendations of the 
     Secretary.
       (d) Southwest Border Transportation Infrastructure.--
       (1) Assessment.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     comprehensive assessment of the state of the transportation 
     infrastructure on the southwest border between the United 
     States and Mexico (in this subsection referred to as the 
     ``border'').
       (2) Consultation.--In carrying out the assessment, the 
     Secretary shall consult with--
       (A) the Secretary of State;
       (B) the Attorney General;
       (C) the Secretary of the Treasury;
       (D) the Commandant of the Coast Guard;
       (E) the Administrator of General Services;
       (F) the American Commissioner on the International Boundary 
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       (G) State agencies responsible for transportation and law 
     enforcement in border States; and
       (H) municipal governments and transportation authorities in 
     sister cities in the border area.
       (3) Requirements.--In carrying out the assessment, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (A) assess the flow of commercial and private traffic 
     through designated ports of entry on the border;
       (B) assess the adequacy of transportation infrastructure in 
     the border area, including highways, bridges, railway lines, 
     and border inspection facilities;
       (C) assess the adequacy of law enforcement and narcotics 
     abatement activities in the border area, as the activities 
     relate to commercial and private traffic and infrastructure;
       (D) assess future demands on transportation infrastructure 
     in the border area; and
       (E) make recommendations to facilitate legitimate cross-
     border traffic in the border area, while maintaining the 
     integrity of the border.
       (4) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the assessment conducted under this subsection, 
     including any related legislative and administrative 
     recommendations.
       (e) Study of Procurement Practices and Project Delivery.--
       (1) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     to assess the impact that a utility company's failure to 
     relocate its facilities in a timely manner has on the 
     delivery and cost of Federal-aid highway and bridge projects. 
     The study shall also assess the following:
       (A) Methods States use to mitigate such delays, including 
     the use of the courts to compel cooperation.
       (B) The prevalence and use of incentives to utility 
     companies for early completion of utility relocations on 
     Federal-aid transportation project sites and, conversely, 
     penalties assessed on utility companies for utility 
     relocation delays on such projects.
       (C) The extent to which States have used available 
     technologies, such as subsurface utility engineering, early 
     in the design of Federal-aid highway and bridge projects so 
     as to eliminate or reduce the need for or delays due to 
     utility relocations.
       (D) Whether individual States compensate transportation 
     contractors for business costs incurred by the contractors 
     when Federal-aid highway and bridge projects under contract 
     to them are delayed by utility-company-caused delays in 
     utility relocations and any methods used by States in making 
     any such compensation.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to Congress a report on the results of the study with any 
     recommendations the Comptroller General determines 
     appropriate as a result of the study.
       (f) Specialized Hauling Vehicles.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to examine 
     the impact of the truck weight standards on specialized 
     hauling vehicles. The study shall include, at a minimum, an 
     analysis of the economic, safety, and infrastructure impacts 
     of the standards.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study with any 
     recommendations the Secretary determines appropriate as a 
     result of the study.
       (g) Study of State Practices on Specific Service Signing.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the practices in the States for specific service 
     food signs described in sections 2G-5.7 and 2G-5.8 of the 
     Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and 
     Highways. The study shall examine, at a minimum--
       (A) the practices of all States for determining businesses 
     eligible for inclusion on such signs;
       (B) whether States allow businesses to be removed from such 
     signs and the circumstances for such removal;
       (C) the practices of all States for erecting and 
     maintaining such signs, including the time required for 
     erecting such signs; and
       (D) whether States contract out the erection and 
     maintenance of such signs.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study, including any 
     recommendations and, if appropriate modifications to the 
     Manual.
       (h) Vehicle Weight Enforcement.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of State 
     laws (including regulations) relating to penalties for 
     violation of State commercial motor vehicle weight laws.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the study shall be to 
     determine the effectiveness of State penalties as a deterrent 
     to illegally overweight trucking operations. The study shall 
     evaluate fine structures, innovative roadside enforcement 
     techniques, and a State's ability to penalize shippers and 
     carriers as well as drivers and shall examine the 
     effectiveness of administrative and judicial procedures 
     utilized to enforce vehicle weight laws.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study with any 
     legislative recommendations of the Secretary.
       (i) Commercial Motor Vehicle Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall request the 
     Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of 
     Sciences to conduct a study regarding the regulation of 
     weights, lengths, and widths of commercial motor vehicles 
     operating on Federal-aid highways to which Federal 
     regulations apply on the date of enactment of this Act. In 
     conducting the study, the Board shall review law, 
     regulations, studies (including Transportation Research Board 
     Special Report 225), and practices and develop 
     recommendations regarding any revisions to law and 
     regulations that the Board determines appropriate.
       (2) Factors to consider and evaluate.--In developing 
     recommendations under paragraph (1), the Board shall consider 
     and evaluate the impact of the recommendations described in 
     paragraph (1) on the economy, the environment, safety, and 
     service to communities.
       (3) Consultation.--In carrying out the study, the Board 
     shall consult with the Department of Transportation, States, 
     the motor carrier industry, freight shippers, highway safety 
     groups, air quality and natural resource management groups, 
     commercial motor vehicle driver representatives, and other 
     appropriate entities.
       (4) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Board shall transmit to Congress 
     and the Secretary a report on the results of the study 
     conducted under this subsection.
       (5) Recommendations.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of receipt of the report under paragraph (4), the 
     Secretary may transmit to Congress a report containing 
     comments or recommendations of the Secretary regarding the 
     Board's report.
       (6) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated out of 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     $250,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to carry out 
     this subsection.
       (7) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the 
     Federal share of the cost of the study under this subsection 
     shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain available 
     until expended.
       (j) Traffic Analysis.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement with the State of Oklahoma to carry out a traffic 
     analysis to determine the feasibility of a trade processing 
     center in McClain County, Oklahoma.
       (2) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (k) Study of Interstate High Speed Ground Transportation.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to assess 
     the feasibility of providing high speed rail passenger 
     service from Atlanta,Georgia, to Charleston, South Carolina. 
     The study shall also assess the potential impact of rail 
     service on the tourism industry.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the 
     study, together with any recommendations the Secretary 
     determines appropriate as a result of the study.

     SEC. 1214. FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Access to John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the District 
     of Columbia, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts, and the Department of the Interior and in consultation 
     with other interested persons, shall conduct a study of 
     methods to improve pedestrian and vehicular access to the 
     John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
       (2) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report containing the results of the study with an assessment 
     of the impacts (including environmental, aesthetic, economic, 
     and historical impacts) associated with the implementation of 
     each of the methods examined under the study.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
     $500,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       (4) Applicability of title 23, united states code.--Funds 
     authorized by this subsection shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; 
     except that the Federal share of the cost of activities 
     conducted using such funds shall be 100 percent and such 
     funds shall remain available until expended.
       (b) Smithsonian Institution Transportation Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate amounts made 
     available by this subsection for obligation at the discretion 
     of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, in 
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     out projects and activities described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Eligible uses.--Amounts allocated under paragraph (1) 
     may be obligated only--
       (A) for transportation-related exhibitions, exhibits, and 
     educational outreach programs;
       (B) to enhance the care and protection of the Nation's 
     collection of transportation-related artifacts;
       (C) to acquire historically significant transportation-
     related artifacts; and
       (D) to support research programs within the Smithsonian 
     Institution that document the history and evolution of 
     transportation, in cooperation with other museums in the 
     United States.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003 to carry out this subsection.
       (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share 
     of the cost of any project or activity under this subsection 
     shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain available 
     until expended.
       (c) New River Visitor Center.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate to the 
     Secretary of the Interior amounts made available by this 
     subsection for the planning, design, and construction of a 
     visitor center, and such other related facilities as may be 
     necessary, to facilitate visitor understanding and enjoyment 
     of the scenic, historic, cultural, and recreational resources 
     of the New River Gorge National River in the State of West 
     Virginia. The center and related facilities shall be located 
     at a site for which title is held by the United States in the 
     vicinity of the I-64 Sandstone intersection.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
     $1,300,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,200,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, and $9,900,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code; except that such funds shall 
     remain available until expended.
       (d) Additional Authorization of Contract Authority for 
     States With Indian Reservations.--
       (1) Availability to states.--Not later than October 1 of 
     each fiscal year, funds made available under paragraph (5) 
     for the fiscal year shall be made available by the Secretary, 
     in equal amounts, to each State that has within the 
     boundaries of the State all or part of an Indian reservation 
     having a land area of 10,000,000 acres or more.
       (2) Availability to eligible counties.--
       (A) In general.--Each fiscal year, each county that is 
     located in a State to which funds are made available under 
     paragraph (1), and that has in the county a public road 
     described in subparagraph (B), shall be eligible to apply to 
     the State for all or a portion of the funds made available to 
     the State under this subsection to be used by the county to 
     maintain such roads.
       (B) Roads.--A public road referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     is a public road that--
       (i) is within, adjacent to, or provides access to an Indian 
     reservation described in paragraph (1);
       (ii) is used by a school bus to transport children to or 
     from a school or Headstart program carried out under the Head 
     Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.); and
       (iii) is maintained by the county in which the public road 
     is located.
       (C) Allocation among eligible counties.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), each 
     State that receives funds under paragraph (1) shall provide 
     directly to each county that applies for funds the amount 
     that the county requests in the application.
       (ii) Allocation among eligible counties.--If the total 
     amount of funds applied for under this subsection by eligible 
     counties in a State exceeds the amount of funds available to 
     the State, the State shall equitably allocate the funds among 
     the eligible counties that apply for funds.
       (3) Supplementary funding.--For each fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that funding made available under this 
     subsection supplements (and does not supplant)--
       (A) any obligation of funds by the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     for road maintenance programs on Indian reservations; and
       (B) any funding provided by a State to a county for road 
     maintenance programs in the county.
       (4) Use of unallocated funds.--Any portion of the funds 
     made available to a State under this subsection that is not 
     made available to counties within 1 year after the funds are 
     made available to the State shall be apportioned among the 
     States in accordance with section 104(b) of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (5) Funding.--
       (A) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this subsection $1,500,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
       (B) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (e) National Defense Highways Outside the United States.--
       (1) Reconstruction projects.--If the Secretary determines, 
     after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, that a 
     highway, or a portion of a highway, located outside the 
     United States is important to the national defense, the 
     Secretary may carry out a project for reconstruction of the 
     highway or portion of highway.
       (2) Funding.--
       (A) In general.--For each of fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002, the Secretary may set aside not to exceed $18,800,000 
     from amounts to be apportioned under section 104(b)(4) of 
     title 23, United States Code, to carry out this section.
       (B) Availability.--Funds made available under subparagraph 
     (1) shall remain available until expended.
       (f) Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $200,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 to the United State Fish and Wildlife 
     Service to resurface the entrance road to Sachuest Point 
     National Wildlife Refuge.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     to carry out this subsection $200,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (g) Runway Removal at Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $300,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 to the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service to remove asphalt runways at Ninigret National 
     Wildlife Refuge and $500,000,000 shall be available to the 
     State of Rhode Island for Improvements to the T.F. Green 
     Intermodal Facility in Rhode Island for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     to carry out this subsection $5,300,000 for fiscal year 1999 
     and $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (h) Middletown Visitor Center.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $500,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 to the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service for the Middletown visitor center at Sachuest Point 
     National Wildlife Refuge.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     to carry out this subsection $500,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (i) Entrance Paving at Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $750,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 to the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service to pave the entrance road to the Ninigret National 
     Wildlife Refuge.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     to carry out this subsection $750,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (j) Education Center.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $1,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service for the education visitor center at 
     the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge complex.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003.
       (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (k) Richmond National Battlefield Park.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $1,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 to the National Park Service to revitalize 
     the Tredegar Iron Works to serve as a visitor center for 
     Richmond National Battlefield Park.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (l) Access to Corps of Engineers.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $800,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to the Corps of 
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     resurfacing and maintenance of city and county roads that 
     provide access to Corps of Engineers reservoirs.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     to carry out this subsection $800,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1999 2003.
       (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (m) Civil War Battlefield Plan.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $250,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to the Department of the 
     Interior to be made available to the Shenandoah Valley 
     Battlefield National Historic District Commission for 
     developing a plan for the interpretation and protection of 10 
     Civil War battlefields in the Shenandoah Valley.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     to carry out this subsection $250,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1999 and 2000.
       (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (n) DOT Headquarters Facility.--Before taking any action 
     that leads to Government ownership of the Department of 
     Transportation headquarters facility, through construction or 
     purchase, the Administrator of General Services shall first 
     seek approval of the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
       (o) Fort Peck, Montana.--
       (1) Fort peck, montana, visitors center.--The Secretary 
     shall provide funds for the environmental review, planning, 
     design, and construction of a historical and cultural 
     visitors center and museum at Fort Peck, Montana.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
       (3) Applicability of title 23, united states code.--Funds 
     authorized by this subsection shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; 
     except that such funds shall remain available until expended.
       (p) Bridges on Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate to the State 
     of Mississippi amounts available by this subsection to be 
     used for replacement and widening of the box bridges on the 
     Natchez Trace Parkway at Old Canton Road and at Rice Road in 
     Madison County, Mississippi.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
     $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, except that the funds shall 
     remain available until expended.
       (q) Lolo Pass Visitor Center.--
       (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants for the Lolo 
     Pass Visitor Center in the State of Idaho.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
     $2,943,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, except that the funds shall 
     remain available until expended.
       (r) Puerto Rico Highway Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate funds 
     authorized by section 1101(a)(15) for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003 to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to carry 
     out a highway program in such Commonwealth.
       (2) Applicability of title 23.--Amounts made available by 
     section 1101(a)(15) of this Act shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. 
     Such amounts shall be subject to any limitation on 
     obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
     construction programs.

     SEC. 1215. DESIGNATED TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.--
       (1) Restoration of train station.--The Secretary shall 
     allocate amounts made available by this subsection for the 
     restoration of the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, train station.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) $400,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999 to carry out this subsection.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the 
     Federal share of the cost of restoration of the train station 
     under this subsection shall be 80 percent and such funds 
     shall remain available until expended.
       (b) Center.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall allocate funds made 
     available to carry out this subsection to establish a center 
     for national scenic byways in Duluth, Minnesota, to provide 
     technical communications and network support for nationally 
     designated scenic byway routes in accordance with paragraph 
     (2).
       (2) Communications systems.--The center for national scenic 
     byways shall develop and implement communications systems for 
     the support of the national scenic byways program. Such 
     communications systems shall provide local officials and 
     planning groups associated with designated National Scenic 
     Byways or All-American Roads with proactive, technical, and 
     customized assistance through the latest technology that 
     allows scenic byway officials to develop and sustain their 
     National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
     $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
       (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share 
     of the cost of any project under this subsection shall be 100 
     percent and such funds shall remain available until expended.
       (c) Coal Heritage Trail.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     State of West Virginia for the Coal Heritage Scenic Byway for 
     the purposes set forth in section 204(h) of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section 
     $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2001.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, except that the funds shall 
     remain available until expended.
       (d) Traffic Calming Measures.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 and $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 
     through 2003 to implement traffic calming measures in 
     Fauquier and Loudoun Counties, Virginia.
       (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (e) Pedestrian Bridge.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $1,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 for a pedestrian bridge over United States 
     Route 29 at Emmet Street in Charlottesville, Virginia.
       (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (f) Interpretive Center.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $600,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 for construction of the Virginia Blue Ridge 
     Parkway interpretive center located on the Roanoke River 
     Gorge in Virginia.
       (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (g) Chain of Rocks Bridge.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $2,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 for the renovation and preservation of the 
     Missouri Route 66 Chain of Rocks Bridge.
       (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (h) Noise Barriers, Dekalb County, Georgia.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     shall approve the construction of Type II noise barriers 
     beginning on the west side of Interstate Route 285 extending 
     from Northlake Parkway to Henderson Mill Road in Dekalb 
     County, Georgia, from funds apportioned under sections 
     104(b)(1) and 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1216. INNOVATIVE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION FINANCING 
                   METHODS.

       (a) Value Pricing Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 149 note; 
     105 Stat. 1938) is amended--
       (A) in the subsection heading by striking ``Congestion'' 
     and inserting ``Value'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``congestion'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``value''; and
       (ii) by striking ``projects'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``programs''; and
       (C) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) by striking ``projects'' and inserting ``programs''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``traffic, volume'' and inserting 
     ``traffic volume''.
       (2) Increased number of projects.--Section 1012(b)(1) of 
     such Act is amended in the second sentence by striking ``5'' 
     and inserting ``15''.

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       (3) Eligibility of preimplementation costs.-- Section 
     1012(b)(2) of such Act is amended in the second sentence--
       (A) by inserting after ``Secretary shall fund'' the 
     following: ``all preimplementation costs and project design, 
     and''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``Secretary may not fund'' the 
     following: ``the preimplementation or implementation costs 
     of''.
       (4) Tolling.--Section 1012(b)(4) of such Act is amended by 
     striking ``a pilot program under this section, but not on 
     more than 3 of such programs'' and inserting ``any value 
     pricing pilot program under this subsection''.
       (5) HOV passenger requirements.--Section 1012(b) of such 
     Act is amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(6) HOV passenger requirements.--Notwithstanding section 
     146(c) of title 23, United States Code, a State may permit 
     vehicles with fewer than 2 occupants to operate in high 
     occupancy vehicle lanes if the vehicles are part of a value 
     pricing pilot program under this subsection.''.
       (6) Financial effects on low-income drivers.--Section 
     1012(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(7) Financial effects on low-income drivers.--Any value 
     pricing pilot program under this subsection shall include, if 
     appropriate, an analysis of the potential effects of the 
     pilot program on low income drivers and may include 
     mitigation measures to deal with any potential adverse 
     financial effects on low-income drivers.''.
       (7) Funding.--Section 1012(b) of such Act (as amended by 
     paragraph (6)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Funding.--
       ``(A) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this subsection $8,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
       ``(B) Availability.--Funds allocated by the Secretary to a 
     State under this subsection shall remain available for 
     obligation by the State for a period of 3 years after the 
     last day of the fiscal year for which the funds are 
     authorized.
       ``(C) Use of unallocated funds.--If the total amount of 
     funds made available from the Highway Trust Fund under this 
     subsection for fiscal year 1998 and fiscal years thereafter 
     but not allocated exceeds $8,000,000 as of September 30 of 
     any year, the excess amount--
       ``(i) shall be apportioned in the following fiscal year by 
     the Secretary to all States in accordance with section 
     104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code;
       ``(ii) shall be considered to be a sum made available for 
     expenditure on the surface transportation program, except 
     that the amount shall not be subject to section 133(d) of 
     such title; and
       ``(iii) shall be available for any purpose eligible for 
     funding under section 133 of such title.
       ``(D) Contract authority.--Funds authorized under this 
     paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share 
     of the cost of any project under this subsection and the 
     availability of funds authorized by this paragraph shall be 
     determined in accordance with this subsection.''.
       (b) Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation 
     Pilot Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement an Interstate System reconstruction and 
     rehabilitation pilot program under which the Secretary, 
     notwithstanding sections 129 and 301 of title 23, United 
     States Code, may permit a State to collect tolls on a 
     highway, bridge, or tunnel on the Interstate System for the 
     purpose of reconstructing and rehabilitating Interstate 
     highway corridors that could not otherwise be adequately 
     maintained or functionally improved without the collection of 
     tolls.
       (2) Limitation on number of facilities.--The Secretary may 
     permit the collection of tolls under this subsection on 3 
     facilities on the Interstate System. Each of such facilities 
     shall be located in a different State.
       (3) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the 
     pilot program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application that contains, at a minimum, the following:
       (A) An identification of the facility on the Interstate 
     System proposed to be a toll facility, including the age, 
     condition, and intensity of use of the facility.
       (B) In the case of a facility that affects a metropolitan 
     area, an assurance that the metropolitan planning 
     organization established under section 134 of title 23, 
     United States Code, for the area has been consulted 
     concerning the placement and amount of tolls on the facility.
       (C) An analysis demonstrating that the facility could not 
     be maintained or improved to meet current or future needs 
     from the State's apportionments and allocations made 
     available by this Act (including amendments made by this Act) 
     and from revenues for highways from any other source without 
     toll revenues.
       (D) A facility management plan that includes--
       (i) a plan for implementing the imposition of tolls on the 
     facility;
       (ii) a schedule and finance plan for the reconstruction or 
     rehabilitation of the facility using toll revenues;
       (iii) a description of the public transportation agency 
     that will be responsible for implementation and 
     administration of the pilot program;
       (iv) a description of whether consideration will be given 
     to privatizing the maintenance and operational aspects of the 
     facility, while retaining legal and administrative control of 
     the portion of the Interstate route; and
       (v) such other information as the Secretary may require.
       (4) Selection criteria.--The Secretary may approve the 
     application of a State under paragraph (3) only if the 
     Secretary determines that--
       (A) the State is unable to reconstruct or rehabilitate the 
     proposed toll facility using existing apportionments;
       (B) the facility has a sufficient intensity of use, age, or 
     condition to warrant the collection of tolls;
       (C) the State plan for implementing tolls on the facility 
     takes into account the interests of local, regional, and 
     interstate travelers;
       (D) the State plan for reconstruction or rehabilitation of 
     the facility using toll revenues is reasonable; and
       (E) the State has given preference to the use of a public 
     toll agency with demonstrated capability to build, operate, 
     and maintain a toll expressway system meeting criteria for 
     the Interstate System.
       (5) Limitations on use of revenues; audits.--Before the 
     Secretary may permit a State to participate in the pilot 
     program, the State must enter into an agreement with the 
     Secretary that provides that--
       (A) all toll revenues received from operation of the toll 
     facility will be used only for--
       (i) debt service;
       (ii) reasonable return on investment of any private person 
     financing the project; and
       (iii) any costs necessary for the improvement of and the 
     proper operation and maintenance of the toll facility, 
     including reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, and 
     rehabilitation of the toll facility; and
       (B) regular audits will be conducted to ensure compliance 
     with subparagraph (A) and the results of such audits will be 
     transmitted to the Secretary.
       (6) Limitation on use of interstate maintenance funds.--
     During the term of the pilot program, funds apportioned for 
     Interstate maintenance under section 104(b)(4) of title 23, 
     United States Code, may not be used on a facility for which 
     tolls are being collected under the program.
       (7) Program term.--The Secretary shall conduct the pilot 
     program under this subsection for a term to be determined by 
     the Secretary, but not less than 10 years.
       (8) Interstate system defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``Interstate System'' has the meaning such term has 
     under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1217. ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) San Mateo County, California.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, a project to repair or reconstruct 
     any portion of a Federal-aid primary route in San Mateo 
     County, California, that--
       (1) was destroyed as a result of a combination of storms in 
     the winter of 1982-1983 and a mountain slide; and
       (2) until its destruction, served as the only reasonable 
     access route between 2 cities and as the designated emergency 
     evacuation route of 1 of the cities;
     shall be eligible for assistance under section 125(a) of 
     title 23, United States Code, if the project complies with 
     the local coastal plan.
       (b) Ambassador Bridge Access, Detroit, Michigan.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 129 of title 23, 
     United States Code, or any other provision of law, 
     improvements to access roads and construction of access 
     roads, approaches, and related facilities (such as signs, 
     lights, and signals) necessary to connect the Ambassador 
     Bridge in Detroit, Michigan, to the Interstate System shall 
     be eligible for funds apportioned under paragraphs (1) and 
     (3) of section 104(b) of such title.
       (2) Use of funds.--Funds described in paragraph (1) shall 
     not be used for any improvement to, or construction of, the 
     bridge itself.
       (c) Cuyahoga River Bridge, Ohio.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, a project to construct a new bridge over 
     the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, shall be eligible for 
     funds apportioned under section 104(b)(3) of such title.
       (d) Connecticut.--In fiscal year 1998, the State of 
     Connecticut may transfer any funds remaining available for 
     obligation under section 104(b)(4) of title 23, United States 
     Code, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, for construction of the Interstate 
     System to any other program eligible for assistance under 
     chapter 1 of such title. Before making any distribution of 
     the obligation limitation under section 1102(c)(6) of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall make available to the State of 
     Connecticut sufficient obligation authority under section 
     1102(c) of this Act to obligate funds available for transfer 
     under this subsection.
       (e) International Bridge, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.--The 
     International Bridge Authority, or its successor 
     organization, shall be permitted to continue collecting tolls 
     for maintenance of, operation of, capital improvements to, 
     and future expansions to the International Bridge, Sault Ste. 
     Marie, Michigan, and its approaches, plaza areas, and 
     associated structures.
       (f) Information Services.--A food business that would 
     otherwise be eligible to display a mainline business logo on 
     a specific service food sign described in section 2G-5.7(4) 
     of part IIG of the 1988 edition of the Manual on Uniform 
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     and Highways under the requirements specified in that 
     section, but for the fact that the business is open 6 days a 
     week, cannot be prohibited from inclusion on such a food 
     sign.
       (g) Continuance of Commercial Operations at Certain Service 
     Plazas in the State of Maryland.--
       (1) Waiver.--Notwithstanding section 111 of title 23, 
     United States Code, and the agreements described in paragraph 
     (2), at the request of the Maryland Transportation Authority, 
     the Secretary shall allow the continuance of commercial 
     operations at the service plazas on the John F. Kennedy 
     Memorial Highway on Interstate Route 95.
       (2) Agreements.--The agreements referred to in paragraph 
     (1) are agreements between the Department of Transportation 
     of the State of Maryland and the Federal Highway 
     Administration concerning the highway described in paragraph 
     (1).
       (h) Welcome Center Pilot Project.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall permit the State of 
     Georgia to conduct a pilot project to acquire, construct, 
     operate, and maintain a demonstration safety rest area and 
     information center along Interstate Route 75 in Cobb County, 
     Georgia, in accordance with paragraph (2).
       (2) Information center and system.--The center may provide 
     goods and information that is of interest to the traveling 
     public, including commercial advertising and media displays, 
     if such advertising and displays are--
       (A) exhibited solely within any facility constructed in the 
     rest area; and
       (B) not legible from the main traveled way.
       (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the pilot project.
       (i) Southern California.--Notwithstanding section 120(l)(1) 
     of title 23, United States Code--
       (1) private entity expenditures to construct the SR-91 toll 
     road located in Orange County, California, from SR-55 to the 
     Riverside County line may be credited toward the State 
     matching share for any Federal-aid project beginning 
     construction after the SR-91 toll road was opened to traffic; 
     and
       (2) private expenditures for the future SR-125 toll road in 
     San Diego County, California, from SR-905 to San Miguel Road 
     may be credited against the State match share for Federal-aid 
     highway projects beginning after SR-125 is opened to traffic.
       (j) Tolls on Pennsylvania Turnpike.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, no tolls shall be collected during 
     the 6-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
     Act on the Pennsylvania Turnpike for travel either entering 
     Bedford and exiting Breezewood, Pennsylvania, or entering 
     Breezewood and exiting Bedford.
       (k) Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this Act, funds authorized by this Act 
     (including amendments made by this Act) for transportation 
     projects in the State of Mississippi may be used for the 
     purpose of constructing, reconstructing, or rehabilitating 
     rail lines in the vicinity of Vicksburg and Jackson, 
     Mississippi.

     SEC. 1218. MAGNETIC LEVITATION TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY 
                   DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 321 the following:

     ``Sec. 322. Magnetic levitation transportation technology 
       deployment program

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Eligible project costs.--The term `eligible project 
     costs'--
       ``(A) means the capital cost of the fixed guideway 
     infrastructure of a MAGLEV project, including land, piers, 
     guideways, propulsion equipment and other components attached 
     to guideways, power distribution facilities (including 
     substations), control and communications facilities, access 
     roads, and storage, repair, and maintenance facilities, but 
     not including costs incurred for a new station; and
       ``(B) includes the costs of preconstruction planning 
     activities.
       ``(2) Full project costs.--The term `full project costs' 
     means the total capital costs of a MAGLEV project, including 
     eligible project costs and the costs of stations, vehicles, 
     and equipment.
       ``(3) MAGLEV.--The term `MAGLEV' means transportation 
     systems employing magnetic levitation that would be capable 
     of safe use by the public at a speed in excess of 240 miles 
     per hour or under 50 miles per hour.
       ``(4) Partnership potential.--The term `partnership 
     potential' has the meaning given the term in the commercial 
     feasibility study of high-speed ground transportation 
     conducted under section 1036 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1978).
       ``(b) Financial Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make available 
     financial assistance to pay the Federal share of full project 
     costs of eligible projects selected under this section. 
     Financial assistance made available under this section and 
     projects assisted with the assistance shall be subject to 
     section 5333(a) of title 49, United States Code.
       ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of full project 
     costs under paragraph (1) shall be not more than \2/3\.
       ``(3) Use of assistance.--Financial assistance provided 
     under paragraph (1) shall be used only to pay eligible 
     project costs of projects selected under this section.
       ``(c) Solicitation of Applications for Assistance.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall solicit applications from 
     States, or authorities designated by 1 or more States, for 
     financial assistance authorized by subsection (b) for 
     planning, design, and construction of eligible MAGLEV 
     projects.
       ``(d) Project Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive 
     financial assistance under subsection (b), a project shall--
       ``(1) involve a segment or segments of a high-speed or low-
     speed ground transportation corridor that exhibit partnership 
     potential;
       ``(2) require an amount of Federal funds for project 
     financing that will not exceed the sum of--
       ``(A) the amounts made available under subsection 
     (h)(1)(A); and
       ``(B) the amounts made available by States under subsection 
     (h)(4);
       ``(3) result in an operating transportation facility that 
     provides a revenue producing service;
       ``(4) be undertaken through a public and private 
     partnership, with at least \1/3\ of full project costs paid 
     using non-Federal funds;
       ``(5) satisfy applicable statewide and metropolitan 
     planning requirements;
       ``(6) be approved by the Secretary based on an application 
     submitted to the Secretary by a State or authority designated 
     by 1 or more States;
       ``(7) to the extent that non-United States MAGLEV 
     technology is used within the United States, be carried out 
     as a technology transfer project; and
       ``(8) be carried out using materials at least 70 percent of 
     which are manufactured in the United States.
       ``(e) Project Selection Criteria.--Prior to soliciting 
     applications, the Secretary shall establish criteria for 
     selecting which eligible projects under subsection (d) will 
     receive financial assistance under subsection (b). The 
     criteria shall include the extent to which--
       ``(1) a project is nationally significant, including the 
     extent to which the project will demonstrate the feasibility 
     of deployment of MAGLEV technology throughout the United 
     States;
       ``(2) timely implementation of the project will reduce 
     congestion in other modes of transportation and reduce the 
     need for additional highway or airport construction;
       ``(3) States, regions, and localities financially 
     contribute to the project;
       ``(4) implementation of the project will create new jobs in 
     traditional and emerging industries;
       ``(5) the project will augment MAGLEV networks identified 
     as having partnership potential;
       ``(6) financial assistance would foster public and private 
     partnerships for infrastructure development and attract 
     private debt or equity investment;
       ``(7) financial assistance would foster the timely 
     implementation of a project; and
       ``(8) life-cycle costs in design and engineering are 
     considered and enhanced.
       ``(f) Project Selection.--
       ``(1) Preconstruction planning activities.--Not later than 
     90 days after a deadline established by the Secretary for the 
     receipt of applications, the Secretary shall evaluate the 
     eligible projects in accordance with the selection criteria 
     and select 1 or more eligible projects to receive financial 
     assistance for preconstruction planning activities, 
     including--
       ``(A) preparation of such feasibility studies, major 
     investment studies, and environmental impact statements and 
     assessments as are required under State law;
       ``(B) pricing of the final design, engineering, and 
     construction activities proposed to be assisted under 
     paragraph (2); and
       ``(C) such other activities as are necessary to provide the 
     Secretary with sufficient information to evaluate whether a 
     project should receive financial assistance for final design, 
     engineering, and construction activities under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Final design, engineering, and construction 
     activities.--After completion of preconstruction planning 
     activities for all projects assisted under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall select 1 of the projects to receive financial 
     assistance for final design, engineering, and construction 
     activities.
       ``(g) Joint Ventures.--A project undertaken by a joint 
     venture of United States and non-United States persons 
     (including a project involving the deployment of non-United 
     States MAGLEV technology in the United States) shall be 
     eligible for financial assistance under this section if the 
     project is eligible under subsection (d) and selected under 
     subsection (f).
       ``(h) Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Contract authority; authorization of 
     appropriations.--
       ``(i) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this section $15,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $25,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2001.
       ``(ii) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
     subparagraph shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1, 
     except that--

       ``(I) the Federal share of the cost of a project carried 
     out under this section shall be determined in accordance with 
     subsection (b); and

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       ``(II) the availability of the funds shall be determined in 
     accordance with paragraph (2).

       ``(B) Noncontract authority authorization of 
     appropriations.--
       ``(i) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this section $200,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 and 2001, $250,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2002, and $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(ii) Availability.--Notwithstanding section 118(a), funds 
     made available under clause (i) shall not be available in 
     advance of an annual appropriation.
       ``(2) Availability of funds.--Funds made available under 
     paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.
       ``(3) Other federal funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, funds made available to a State to carry 
     out the surface transportation program under section 133 and 
     the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program 
     under section 149 may be used by the State to pay a portion 
     of the full project costs of an eligible project selected 
     under this section, without requirement for non-Federal 
     funds.
       ``(4) Other assistance.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, an eligible project selected under this 
     section shall be eligible for other forms of financial 
     assistance provided under this title and the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century, including loans, loan 
     guarantees, and lines of credit.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 3 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 321 the following:

``322. Magnetic levitation transportation technology deployment 
              program.''.

     SEC. 1219. NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 162. National scenic byways program

       ``(a) Designation of Roads.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a national 
     scenic byways program that recognizes roads having 
     outstanding scenic, historic, cultural, natural, 
     recreational, and archaeological qualities by designating the 
     roads as National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads.
       ``(2) Criteria.--The Secretary shall designate roads to be 
     recognized under the national scenic byways program in 
     accordance with criteria developed by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Nomination.--To be considered for the designation, a 
     road must be nominated by a State or a Federal land 
     management agency and must first be designated as a State 
     scenic byway or, in the case of a road on Federal land, as a 
     Federal land management agency byway.
       ``(b) Grants and Technical Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants and 
     provide technical assistance to States to--
       ``(A) implement projects on highways designated as National 
     Scenic Byways or All-American Roads, or as State scenic 
     byways; and
       ``(B) plan, design, and develop a State scenic byway 
     program.
       ``(2) Priorities.--In making grants, the Secretary shall 
     give priority to--
       ``(A) each eligible project that is associated with a 
     highway that has been designated as a National Scenic Byway 
     or All-American Road and that is consistent with the corridor 
     management plan for the byway;
       ``(B) each eligible project along a State-designated scenic 
     byway that is consistent with the corridor management plan 
     for the byway, or is intended to foster the development of 
     such a plan, and is carried out to make the byway eligible 
     for designation as a National Scenic Byway or All-American 
     Road; and
       ``(C) each eligible project that is associated with the 
     development of a State scenic byway program.
       ``(c) Eligible Projects.--The following are projects that 
     are eligible for Federal assistance under this section:
       ``(1) An activity related to the planning, design, or 
     development of a State scenic byway program.
       ``(2) Development and implementation of a corridor 
     management plan to maintain the scenic, historical, 
     recreational, cultural, natural, and archaeological 
     characteristics of a byway corridor while providing for 
     accommodation of increased tourism and development of related 
     amenities.
       ``(3) Safety improvements to a State scenic byway, National 
     Scenic Byway, or All-American Road to the extent that the 
     improvements are necessary to accommodate increased traffic 
     and changes in the types of vehicles using the highway as a 
     result of the designation as a State scenic byway, National 
     Scenic Byway, or All-American Road.
       ``(4) Construction along a scenic byway of a facility for 
     pedestrians and bicyclists, rest area, turnout, highway 
     shoulder improvement, passing lane, overlook, or interpretive 
     facility.
       ``(5) An improvement to a scenic byway that will enhance 
     access to an area for the purpose of recreation, including 
     water-related recreation.
       ``(6) Protection of scenic, historical, recreational, 
     cultural, natural, and archaeological resources in an area 
     adjacent to a scenic byway.
       ``(7) Development and provision of tourist information to 
     the public, including interpretive information about a scenic 
     byway.
       ``(8) Development and implementation of a scenic byway 
     marketing program.
       ``(d) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not make a grant 
     under this section for any project that would not protect the 
     scenic, historical, recreational, cultural, natural, and 
     archaeological integrity of a highway and adjacent areas.
       ``(e) Savings Clause.--The Secretary shall not withhold any 
     grant or impose any requirement on a State as a condition of 
     providing a grant or technical assistance for any scenic 
     byway unless the requirement is consistent with the authority 
     provided in this chapter.
       ``(f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     carrying out a project under this section shall be 80 
     percent, except that, in the case of any scenic byway project 
     along a public road that provides access to or within Federal 
     or Indian land, a Federal land management agency may use 
     funds authorized for use by the agency as the non-Federal 
     share.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

``162. National scenic byways program.''.

     SEC. 1220. ELIMINATION OF REGIONAL OFFICE RESPONSIBILITIES.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Elimination.--The Secretary shall eliminate any 
     programmatic decisionmaking responsibility of the regional 
     offices of the Federal Highway Administration for the 
     Federal-aid highway program as part of the Administration's 
     efforts to restructure its field organization.
       (2) Activities.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall eliminate regional offices, create technical 
     resource centers, and, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     delegate authority to State offices of the Federal Highway 
     Administration.
       (b) Preference.--In locating the technical resource 
     centers, the Secretary shall give preference to cities that 
     house, on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 
     Highway Administration regional offices and are in locations 
     that minimize the travel distance between the technical 
     resource centers and the Federal Highway Administration 
     division offices that will be served by the new technical 
     resource centers.
       (c) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall transmit to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a detailed implementation plan to 
     carry out this section not later than September 30, 1998, and 
     thereafter provide periodic progress reports on carrying out 
     this section to such Committees.
       (d) Implementation.--The Secretary shall begin 
     implementation of the plan transmitted under subsection (c) 
     not later than December 31, 1998.

     SEC. 1221. TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY AND SYSTEM 
                   PRESERVATION PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--In cooperation with appropriate State, 
     regional, and local governments, the Secretary shall 
     establish a comprehensive initiative to investigate and 
     address the relationships between transportation and 
     community and system preservation and identify private 
     sector-based initiatives.
       (b) Research.--
       (1) In general.--In cooperation with appropriate Federal 
     agencies, State, regional, and local governments, and other 
     entities eligible for assistance under subsection (d), the 
     Secretary shall carry out a comprehensive research program to 
     investigate the relationships between transportation, 
     community preservation, and the environment and the role of 
     the private sector in shaping such relationships.
       (2) Required elements.--The program shall provide for 
     monitoring and analysis of projects carried out with funds 
     made available to carry out subsections (c) and (d).
       (c) Planning.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate funds made 
     available to carry out this subsection to States, 
     metropolitan planning organizations, and local governments to 
     plan, develop, and implement strategies to integrate 
     transportation and community and system preservation plans 
     and practices.
       (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the allocations shall be--
       (A) to improve the efficiency of the transportation system;
       (B) to reduce the impacts of transportation on the 
     environment;
       (C) to reduce the need for costly future investments in 
     public infrastructure;
       (D) to provide efficient access to jobs, services, and 
     centers of trade; and
       (E) to examine development patterns and identify strategies 
     to encourage private sector development patterns which 
     achieve the goals identified in subparagraphs (A) through 
     (D).
       (3) Criteria.--In allocating funds made available to carry 
     out this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to 
     applicants that--
       (A) propose projects for funding that address the purposes 
     described in paragraph (2); and
       (B) demonstrate a commitment of non-Federal resources to 
     the proposed projects.
       (4) Additional criteria.--In addition, the Secretary shall 
     give consideration to applicants that demonstrate a 
     commitment to public and private involvement, including 
     involvement of nontraditional partners in the project team.

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       (d) Allocation of Funds for Implementation.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate funds made 
     available to carry out this subsection to States, 
     metropolitan planning organizations, and local governments to 
     carry out projects to address transportation efficiency and 
     community and system preservation.
       (2) Criteria.--In allocating funds made available to carry 
     out this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to 
     applicants that--
       (A) have instituted preservation or development plans and 
     programs that--
       (i) meet the requirements of title 23 and chapter 53 of 
     title 49, United States Code; and
       (ii)(I) are coordinated with State and local adopted 
     preservation or development plans;
       (II) are intended to promote cost-effective and strategic 
     investments in transportation infrastructure that minimize 
     adverse impacts on the environment; or
       (III) are intended to promote innovative private sector 
     strategies.
       (B) have instituted other policies to integrate 
     transportation and community and system preservation 
     practices, such as--
       (i) spending policies that direct funds to high-growth 
     areas;
       (ii) urban growth boundaries to guide metropolitan 
     expansion;
       (iii) ``green corridors'' programs that provide access to 
     major highway corridors for areas targeted for efficient and 
     compact development; or
       (iv) other similar programs or policies as determined by 
     the Secretary;
       (C) have preservation or development policies that include 
     a mechanism for reducing potential impacts of transportation 
     activities on the environment;
       (D) examine ways to encourage private sector investments 
     that address the purposes of this section; and
       (E) propose projects for funding that address the purposes 
     described in subsection (c)(2).
       (3) Equitable distribution.--In allocating funds to carry 
     out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure the equitable 
     distribution of funds to a diversity of populations and 
     geographic regions.
       (4) Use of allocated funds.--
       (A) In general.--An allocation of funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be used by the recipient to 
     implement the projects proposed in the application to the 
     Secretary.
       (B) Types of projects.--The allocation of funds shall be 
     available for obligation for--
       (i) any project eligible for funding under title 23 or 
     chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; or
       (ii) any other activity relating to transportation and 
     community and system preservation that the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate, including corridor preservation 
     activities that are necessary to implement--

       (I) transit-oriented development plans;
       (II) traffic calming measures; or
       (III) other coordinated transportation and community and 
     system preservation practices.

       (e) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this section $20,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999 and $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 
     through 2003.
       (2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized under this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1222. ADDITIONS TO APPALACHIAN REGION.

       (a) In General.--Section 403 of the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (1) in the undesignated paragraph relating to Alabama--
       (A) by inserting ``Hale,'' after ``Franklin,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``Macon,'' after ``Limestone,'';
       (2) in the undesignated paragraph relating to Georgia--
       (A) by inserting ``Elbert,'' after ``Douglas,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``Hart,'' after ``Haralson,'';
       (3) in the undesignated paragraph relating to Mississippi 
     by striking ``and Winston'' and inserting ``Winston, and 
     Yalobusha''; and
       (4) in the undesignated paragraph relating to Virginia--
       (A) by inserting ``Montgomery,'' after ``Lee,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``Rockbridge,'' after ``Pulaski,''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 405 of such Act is 
     amended by striking ``section 201'' and inserting ``sections 
     201 and 403''. This amendment ensures that section 403 is 
     still in effect.

     SEC. 1223. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR OLYMPIC CITIES.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to authorize 
     the provision of assistance for, and support of, State and 
     local efforts concerning surface transportation issues 
     necessary to obtain the national recognition and economic 
     benefits of participation in the International Olympic 
     movement, the International Paralympic movement, and the 
     Special Olympics International movement by hosting 
     international quadrennial Olympic and Paralympic events, and 
     Special Olympics International events, in the United States.
       (b) Priority for Transportation Projects Relating to 
     Olympic, Paralympic, and Special Olympic Events.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from funds 
     available to carry out sections 118(c) and 144(g)(1) of title 
     23, United States Code, the Secretary may give priority to 
     funding for a transportation project relating to an 
     international quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic event, or a 
     Special Olympics International event, if--
       (1) the project meets the extraordinary needs associated 
     with an international quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic event 
     or a Special Olympics International event; and
       (2) the project is otherwise eligible for assistance under 
     sections 118(c) and 144(g)(1) of such title.
       (c) Transportation Planning Activities.--The Secretary may 
     participate in--
       (1) planning activities of States and metropolitan planning 
     organizations and transportation projects relating to an 
     international quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic event, or a 
     Special Olympics International event, under sections 134 and 
     135 of title 23, United States Code; and
       (2) developing intermodal transportation plans necessary 
     for the projects in coordination with State and local 
     transportation agencies.
       (d) Funding.--Notwithstanding section 5001(a), from funds 
     made available under such section, the Secretary may provide 
     assistance for the development of an Olympic, a Paralympic, 
     and a Special Olympic transportation management plan in 
     cooperation with an Olympic Organizing Committee responsible 
     for hosting, and State and local communities affected by, an 
     international quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic event or a 
     Special Olympics International event.
       (e) Transportation Projects Relating to Olympic, 
     Paralympic, and Special Olympic Events.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide assistance, 
     including planning, capital, and operating assistance, to 
     States and local governments in carrying out transportation 
     projects relating to an international quadrennial Olympic or 
     Paralympic event or a Special Olympics International event.
       (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project assisted under this subsection shall not exceed 80 
     percent.
       (f) Eligible Governments.--A State or local government 
     shall be eligible to receive assistance under this section 
     only if the government is hosting a venue that is part of an 
     international quadrennial Olympics that is officially 
     selected by the International Olympic Committee.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section such sums 
     as are necessary for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.

            Subtitle C--Program Streamlining and Flexibility

     SEC. 1301. REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND CORRIDOR 
                   PRESERVATION.

       (a) Advance Acquisition of Real Property.--Section 108 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
     section heading and subsection (a) and inserting the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 108. Advance acquisition of real property

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Availability of funds.--For the purpose of 
     facilitating the timely and economical acquisition of real 
     property for a transportation improvement eligible for 
     funding under this title, the Secretary, upon the request of 
     a State, may make available, for the acquisition of real 
     property, such funds apportioned to the State as may be 
     expended on the transportation improvement, under such rules 
     and regulations as the Secretary may issue.
       ``(2) Construction.--The agreement between the Secretary 
     and the State for the reimbursement of the cost of the real 
     property shall provide for the actual construction of the 
     transportation improvement within a period not to exceed 20 
     years following the fiscal year for which the request is 
     made, unless the Secretary determines that a longer period is 
     reasonable.''.
       (b) Credit for Acquired Lands.--Section 323(b) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Donated'' and 
     inserting ``Acquired'';
       (2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title, the State share of the cost of a project with 
     respect to which Federal assistance is provided from the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) may 
     be credited in an amount equal to the fair market value of 
     any land that--
       ``(A) is lawfully obtained by the State or a unit of local 
     government in the State;
       ``(B) is incorporated into the project;
       ``(C) is not land described in section 138; and
       ``(D) the Secretary determines will not influence the 
     environmental assessment of the project, including--
       ``(i) the decision as to the need to construct the project;
       ``(ii) the consideration of alternatives; and
       ``(iii) the selection of a specific location.
       ``(2) Establishment of fair market value.--The fair market 
     value of land incorporated into a project and credited under 
     paragraph (1) shall be established in the manner determined 
     by the Secretary, except that--

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       ``(A) the fair market value shall not include any increase 
     or decrease in the value of donated property caused by the 
     project; and
       ``(B) the fair market value of donated land shall be 
     established as of the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date on which the donation becomes effective; or
       ``(ii) the date on which equitable title to the land vests 
     in the State.'';
       (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``agency of a Federal, 
     State, or local government'' and inserting ``agency of the 
     Federal Government''; and
       (4) in paragraph (4) by striking ``to which the donation is 
     applied''.
       (c) Crediting of Contributions by Units of Local Government 
     Toward the State Share.--Section 323 of such title is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Crediting of Contributions by Units of Local 
     Government Toward the State Share.--A contribution by a unit 
     of local government of real property, funds, or material in 
     connection with a project eligible for assistance under this 
     title shall be credited against the State share of the 
     project at the fair market value of the real property, funds, 
     or material.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 323 of such title is amended by striking the 
     section heading and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 323. Donations and credits''.

       (2) The analysis for chapter 1 of such title is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 108 and inserting the 
     following:

``108. Advance acquisition of real property.''.

       (3) The analysis for chapter 3 of such title is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 323 and inserting the 
     following:

``323. Donations and credits.''.

     SEC. 1302. PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CONSTRUCTION.

       Section 121 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, from time to time as the 
     work progresses, may make payments to a State for costs of 
     construction incurred by the State on a project. Such 
     payments may also be made for the value of the materials--
       ``(1) that have been stockpiled in the vicinity of the 
     construction in conformity to plans and specifications for 
     the projects; and
       ``(2) that are not in the vicinity of the construction if 
     the Secretary determines that because of required fabrication 
     at an off-site location the material cannot be stockpiled in 
     such vicinity.
       ``(b) Project Agreement.--No payment shall be made under 
     this chapter except for a project covered by a project 
     agreement. After completion of the project in accordance with 
     the project agreement, a State shall be entitled to payment 
     out of the appropriate sums apportioned or allocated to the 
     State of the unpaid balance of the Federal share payable for 
     such project.'';
       (2) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (c).

     SEC. 1303. PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Section 156 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 156. Proceeds from the sale or lease of real property

       ``(a) Minimum Charge.--Subject to section 142(f), a State 
     shall charge, at a minimum, fair market value for the sale, 
     use, lease, or lease renewal (other than for utility use and 
     occupancy or for a transportation project eligible for 
     assistance under this title) of real property acquired with 
     Federal assistance made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account).
       ``(b) Exceptions.--The Secretary may grant an exception to 
     the requirement of subsection (a) for a social, 
     environmental, or economic purpose.
       ``(c) Use of Federal Share of Income.--The Federal share of 
     net income from the revenues obtained by a State under 
     subsection (a) shall be used by the State for projects 
     eligible under this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 156 and inserting the following:

``156. Proceeds from the sale or lease of real property.''.

     SEC. 1304. ENGINEERING COST REIMBURSEMENT.

       Section 102(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     in the first sentence by inserting after ``10 years'' the 
     following: ``(or such longer period as the State requests and 
     the Secretary determines to be reasonable)''.

     SEC. 1305. PROJECT APPROVAL AND OVERSIGHT.

       (a) In General.--Section 106 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 106. Project approval and oversight'';

       (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (3) by striking subsections (a) through (d) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Submission of plans, specifications, and estimates.--
     Except as otherwise provided in this section, each State 
     transportation department shall submit to the Secretary for 
     approval such plans, specifications, and estimates for each 
     proposed project as the Secretary may require.
       ``(2) Project agreement.--The Secretary shall act on the 
     plans, specifications, and estimates as soon as practicable 
     after the date of their submission and shall enter into a 
     formal project agreement with the State transportation 
     department formalizing the conditions of the project 
     approval.
       ``(3) Contractual obligation.--The execution of the project 
     agreement shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the 
     Federal Government for the payment of the Federal share of 
     the cost of the project.
       ``(4) Guidance.--In taking action under this subsection, 
     the Secretary shall be guided by section 109.
       ``(b) Project Agreement.--
       ``(1) Provision of state funds.--The project agreement 
     shall make provision for State funds required to pay the 
     State's non-Federal share of the cost of construction of the 
     project and to pay for maintenance of the project after 
     completion of construction.
       ``(2) Representations of state.--If a part of the project 
     is to be constructed at the expense of, or in cooperation 
     with, political subdivisions of the State, the Secretary may 
     rely on representations made by the State transportation 
     department with respect to the arrangements or agreements 
     made by the State transportation department and appropriate 
     local officials for ensuring that the non-Federal 
     contribution will be provided under paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Assumption by States of Responsibilities of the 
     Secretary.--
       ``(1) Non-interstate nhs projects.--For projects under this 
     title that are on the National Highway System but not on the 
     Interstate System, the State may assume the responsibilities 
     of the Secretary under this title for design, plans, 
     specifications, estimates, contract awards, and inspections 
     of projects unless the State or the Secretary determines that 
     such assumption is not appropriate.
       ``(2) Non-nhs projects.--For projects under this title that 
     are not on the National Highway System, the State shall 
     assume the responsibilities of the Secretary under this title 
     for design, plans, specifications, estimates, contract 
     awards, and inspection of projects, unless the State 
     determines that such assumption is not appropriate.
       ``(3) Agreement.--The Secretary and the State shall enter 
     into an agreement relating to the extent to which the State 
     assumes the responsibilities of the Secretary under this 
     subsection.
       ``(4) Limitation on authority of secretary.--The Secretary 
     may not assume any greater responsibility than the Secretary 
     is permitted under this title on September 30, 1997, except 
     upon agreement by the Secretary and the State.
       ``(d) Responsibilities of the Secretary.--Nothing in this 
     section, section 133, or section 149 shall affect or 
     discharge any responsibility or obligation of the Secretary 
     under--
       ``(1) section 113 or 114; or
       ``(2) any Federal law other than this title (including 
     section 5333 of title 49).
       ``(e) Value Engineering Analysis.--For such projects as the 
     Secretary determines advisable, plans, specifications, and 
     estimates for proposed projects on any Federal-aid highway 
     shall be accompanied by a value engineering analysis or other 
     cost reduction analysis.''.
       (b) Financial Plan.--Section 106 of such title (as amended 
     by subsection (a)(2)), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(h) Financial Plan.--A recipient of Federal financial 
     assistance for a project under this title with an estimated 
     total cost of $1,000,000,000 or more shall submit to the 
     Secretary an annual financial plan for the project. The plan 
     shall be based on detailed annual estimates of the cost to 
     complete the remaining elements of the project and on 
     reasonable assumptions, as determined by the Secretary, of 
     future increases in the cost to complete the project.''.
       (c) Life Cycle Cost Analysis.--Section 106 of such title 
     (as amended by subsection (a)(2)), is amended by striking 
     subsection (f) and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Life-Cycle Cost Analysis.--
       ``(1) Use of life-cycle cost analysis.--The Secretary shall 
     develop recommendations for the States to conduct life-cycle 
     cost analyses. The recommendations shall be based on the 
     principles contained in section 2 of Executive Order No. 
     12893 and shall be developed in consultation with the 
     American Association of State Highway and Transportation 
     Officials. The Secretary shall not require a State to conduct 
     a life-cycle cost analysis for any project as a result of the 
     recommendations required under this subsection.
       ``(2) Life-cycle cost analysis defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `life-cycle cost analysis' means a 
     process for evaluating the total economic worth of a usable 
     project segment by analyzing initial costs and discounted 
     future costs, such as maintenance, user costs, 
     reconstruction, rehabilitation, restoring, and resurfacing 
     costs, over the life of the project segment.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 106 and inserting the following:

       ``106. Project approval and oversight.''.

     SEC. 1306. STANDARDS.

       (a) Elimination of Guidelines and Annual Certification 
     Requirements.--Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (m); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (n) through (q) as 
     subsections (m) through (p), respectively.

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       (b) Safety standards.--Section 109 of such title (as 
     amended by subsection (a)), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(q) Phase Construction.--Safety considerations for a 
     project under this title may be met by phase construction 
     consistent with the operative safety management system 
     established in accordance with section 303 or in accordance 
     with a statewide transportation improvement program approved 
     by the Secretary.''.

     SEC. 1307. DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING.

       (a) Authority.--Section 112(b) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1) by striking 
     ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``Each'' and inserting 
     ``Subject to paragraph (3), each''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Design-build contracting.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State transportation department or 
     local transportation agency may award a design-build contract 
     for a qualified project described in subparagraph (C) using 
     any procurement process permitted by applicable State and 
     local law.
       ``(B) Limitation on final design.--Final design under a 
     design-build contract referred to in subparagraph (A) shall 
     not commence before compliance with section 102 of the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).
       ``(C) Qualified projects.--A qualified project referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) is a project under this chapter for 
     which--
       ``(i) the Secretary has approved the use of design-build 
     contracting described in subparagraph (A) under criteria 
     specified in regulations issued by the Secretary; and
       ``(ii) the total costs are estimated to exceed--

       ``(I) in the case of a project that involves installation 
     of an intelligent transportation system, $5,000,000; and
       ``(II) in the case of any other project, $50,000,000.

       ``(D) Design-build contract defined.--In this paragraph, 
     the term `design-build contract' means an agreement that 
     provides for design and construction of a project by a 
     contractor, regardless of whether the agreement is in the 
     form of a design-build contract, a franchise agreement, or 
     any other form of contract approved by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Inapplicability of Standardized Contract Clause 
     Requirement.--Section 112(e)(2) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Paragraph'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) State law.--Paragraph'';
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Design-build contracts.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any design-build contract approved under subsection 
     (b)(3).''; and
       (3) by aligning the remainder of the text of subparagraph 
     (A) (as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) with 
     subparagraph (B) of such section (as added by paragraph (2) 
     of this subsection).
       (c) Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than the effective date 
     specified in subsection (e), after consultation with the 
     American Association of State Highway and Transportation 
     Officials and representatives from affected industries, the 
     Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out the amendments 
     made by this section.
       (2) Contents.--The regulations shall--
       (A) identify the criteria to be used by the Secretary in 
     approving the use by a State transportation department or 
     local transportation agency of design-build contracting; and
       (B) establish the procedures to be followed by a State 
     transportation department or local transportation agency for 
     obtaining the Secretary's approval of the use of design-build 
     contracting by the department or agency.
       (d) Effect on Experimental Program.--Nothing in this 
     section or the amendments made by this section affects the 
     authority to carry out, or any project carried out under, any 
     experimental program concerning design-build contracting that 
     is being carried out by the Secretary as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (e) Effective Date for Amendments.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section take 
     effect 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Transition provision.--
       (A) In general.--During the period before issuance of the 
     regulations under subsection (c), the Secretary may approve, 
     in accordance with an experimental program described in 
     subsection (d), design-build contracts to be awarded using 
     any process permitted by applicable State and local law; 
     except that final design under any such contract shall not 
     commence before compliance with section 102 of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).
       (B) Previously awarded contracts.--The Secretary may 
     approve design-build contracts awarded before the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (C) Design-build contract defined.--In this paragraph, the 
     term ``design-build contract'' means an agreement that 
     provides for design and construction of a project by a 
     contractor, regardless of whether the agreement is in the 
     form of a design-build contract, a franchise agreement, or 
     any other form of contract approved by the Secretary.
       (f) Report to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the effectiveness of design-build contracting 
     procedures.
       (2) Contents.--The report shall contain--
       (A) an assessment of the effect of design-build contracting 
     on project quality, project cost, and timeliness of project 
     delivery;
       (B) recommendations on the appropriate level of design for 
     design-build procurements;
       (C) an assessment of the impact of design-build contracting 
     on small businesses;
       (D) assessment of the subjectivity used in design-build 
     contracting; and
       (E) such recommendations concerning design-build 
     contracting procedures as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.

     SEC. 1308. MAJOR INVESTMENT STUDY INTEGRATION.

       The Secretary shall eliminate the major investment study 
     set forth in section 450.318 of title 23, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, as a separate requirement, and promulgate 
     regulations to integrate such requirement, as appropriate, as 
     part of the analyses required to be undertaken pursuant to 
     the planning provisions of title 23, United States Code, and 
     chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, and the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for 
     Federal-aid highway and transit projects. The scope of the 
     applicability of such regulations shall be no broader than 
     the scope of such section.

     SEC. 1309. ENVIRONMENTAL STREAMLINING.

       (a) Coordinated Environmental Review Process.--
       (1) Development and implementation.--The Secretary shall 
     develop and implement a coordinated environmental review 
     process for highway construction projects that require--
       (A) the preparation of an environmental impact statement or 
     environmental assessment under the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), except that the 
     Secretary may decide not to apply this section to the 
     preparation of an environmental assessment under such Act; or
       (B) the conduct of any other environmental review, 
     analysis, opinion, or issuance of an environmental permit, 
     license, or approval by operation of Federal law.
       (2) Memorandum of understanding.--
       (A) In general.--The coordinated environmental review 
     process for each project shall ensure that, whenever 
     practicable (as specified in this section), all environmental 
     reviews, analyses, opinions, and any permits, licenses, or 
     approvals that must be issued or made by any Federal agency 
     for the project concerned shall be conducted concurrently and 
     completed within a cooperatively determined time period. Such 
     process for a project or class of project may be incorporated 
     into a memorandum of understanding between the Department of 
     Transportation and Federal agencies (and, where appropriate, 
     State agencies).
       (B) Establishment of time periods.--In establishing the 
     time period referred to in subparagraph (A), and any time 
     periods for review within such period, the Department and all 
     such agencies shall take into account their respective 
     resources and statutory commitments.
       (b) Elements of Coordinated Environmental Review Process.--
     For each project, the coordinated environmental review 
     process established under this section shall provide, at a 
     minimum, for the following elements:
       (1) Federal agency identification.--The Secretary shall, at 
     the earliest possible time, identify all potential Federal 
     agencies that--
       (A) have jurisdiction by law over environmental-related 
     issues that may be affected by the project and the analysis 
     of which would be part of any environmental document required 
     by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
     4321 et seq.); or
       (B) may be required by Federal law to independently--
       (i) conduct an environmental-related review or analysis; or
       (ii) determine whether to issue a permit, license, or 
     approval or render an opinion on the environmental impact of 
     the project.
       (2) Time limitations and concurrent review.--The Secretary 
     and the head of each Federal agency identified under 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A)(i) shall jointly develop and establish time periods for 
     review for--
       (I) all Federal agency comments with respect to any 
     environmental review documents required by the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for 
     the project; and
       (II) all other independent Federal agency environmental 
     analyses, reviews, opinions, and decisions on any permits, 
     licenses, and approvals that must be issued or made for the 
     project;

     whereby each such Federal agency's review shall be undertaken 
     and completed within such established time periods for 
     review; or
       (ii) may enter into an agreement to establish such time 
     periods for review with respect to a class of project; and
       (B) shall ensure, in establishing such time periods for 
     review, that the conduct of any such analysis, review, 
     opinion, and decision is undertaken concurrently with all 
     other environmental reviews for the project, including the 
     reviews required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); except that such review may 
     not be concurrent if the affected Federal agency can 
     demonstrate that such concurrent review would result in a 
     significant adverse impact to the environment or 
     substantively alter the operation of Federal law

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     or would not be possible without information developed as 
     part of the environmental review process.
       (3) Factors to be considered.--Time periods for review 
     established under this section shall be consistent with the 
     time periods established by the Council on Environmental 
     Quality under sections 1501.8 and 1506.10 of title 40, Code 
     of Federal Regulations.
       (4) Extensions.--The Secretary shall extend any time 
     periods for review under this section if, upon good cause 
     shown, the Secretary and any Federal agency concerned 
     determine that additional time for analysis and review is 
     needed as a result of new information that has been 
     discovered that could not reasonably have been anticipated 
     when the Federal agency's time periods for review were 
     established. Any memorandum of understanding shall be 
     modified to incorporate any mutually agreed-upon extensions.
       (c) Dispute Resolution.--When the Secretary determines that 
     a Federal agency which is subject to a time period for its 
     environmental review or analysis under this section has 
     failed to complete such review, analysis, opinion, or 
     decision on issuing any permit, license, or approval within 
     the established time period or within any agreed-upon 
     extension to such time period, the Secretary may, after 
     notice and consultation with such agency, close the record on 
     the matter before the Secretary. If the Secretary finds, 
     after timely compliance with this section, that an 
     environmental issue related to the project that an affected 
     Federal agency has jurisdiction over by operation of Federal 
     law has not been resolved, the Secretary and the head of the 
     Federal agency shall resolve the matter not later than 30 
     days after the date of the finding by the Secretary.
       (d) Participation of State Agencies.--For any project 
     eligible for assistance under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
     States Code, a State, by operation of State law, may require 
     that all State agencies that have jurisdiction by State or 
     Federal law over environmental-related issues that may be 
     affected by the project, or that are required to issue any 
     environmental-related reviews, analyses, opinions, or 
     determinations on issuing any permits, licenses, or approvals 
     for the project, be subject to the coordinated environmental 
     review process established under this section unless the 
     Secretary determines that a State's participation would not 
     be in the public interest. For a State to require State 
     agencies to participate in the review process, all affected 
     agencies of the State shall be subject to the review process.
       (e) Assistance to Affected Federal Agencies.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may approve a request by a 
     State to provide funds made available under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, to the State for the project 
     subject to the coordinated environmental review process 
     established under this section to affected Federal agencies 
     to provide the resources necessary to meet any time limits 
     established under this section.
       (2) Amounts.--Such requests under paragraph (1) shall be 
     approved only--
       (A) for the additional amounts that the Secretary 
     determines are necessary for the affected Federal agencies to 
     meet the time limits for environmental review; and
       (B) if such time limits are less than the customary time 
     necessary for such review.
       (f) Judicial Review and Savings Clause.--
       (1) Judicial review.--Nothing in this section shall affect 
     the reviewability of any final Federal agency action in a 
     district court of the United States or in the court of any 
     State.
       (2) Savings clause.--Nothing in this section shall affect 
     the applicability of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or any other Federal 
     environmental statute or affect the responsibility of any 
     Federal officer to comply with or enforce any such statute.
       (g) Federal Agency Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Federal agency'' means any Federal agency or any State 
     agency carrying out affected responsibilities required by 
     operation of Federal law.

     SEC. 1310. UNIFORM TRANSFERABILITY OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY 
                   FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 109 the following:

     ``Sec. 110. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway 
       funds

       ``(a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law but subject to subsections (b) and (c), if at least 50 
     percent of a State's apportionment under section 104 or 144 
     for a fiscal year or at least 50 percent of the funds set-
     aside under section 133(d) from the State's apportionment 
     section 104(b)(3) may not be transferred to any other 
     apportionment of the State under section 104 or 144 for such 
     fiscal year, then the State may transfer not to exceed 50 
     percent of such apportionment or set aside to any other 
     apportionment of such State under section 104 or 144 for such 
     fiscal year.
       ``(b) Application to Certain Set-Asides.--No funds may be 
     transferred under this section that are subject to the last 
     sentence of section 133(d)(1) or to section 104(f) or to 
     section 133(d)(3). The maximum amount that a State may 
     transfer under this section of the State's set-aside under 
     section 133(d)(1) or 133(d)(2) for a fiscal year may not 
     exceed 25 percent of (1) the amount of such set-aside, less 
     (2) the amount of the State's set-aside under such section 
     for fiscal year 1997.
       ``(c) Application to Certain CMAQ Funds.--The maximum 
     amount that a State may transfer under this section of the 
     State's apportionment under section 104(b)(2) for a fiscal 
     year may not exceed 50 percent of (1) the amount of such 
     apportionment, less (2) the amount that the State's 
     apportionment under section 104(b)(2) for such fiscal year 
     would have been had the program been funded at 
     $1,350,000,000. Any such funds apportioned under section 
     104(b)(2) and transferred under this section may only be 
     obligated in geographic areas eligible for the obligation of 
     funds apportioned under section 104(b)(2).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 109 the following:

``110. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.''.

                           Subtitle D--Safety

     SEC. 1401. HAZARD ELIMINATION PROGRAM.

       Section 152 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``(a) Each'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Program.--Each'';
       (B) by inserting ``, bicyclists,'' after ``motorists'';
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Hazards.--In carrying out paragraph (1), a State may, 
     at its discretion--
       ``(A) identify, through a survey, hazards to motorists, 
     bicyclists, pedestrians, and users of highway facilities; and
       ``(B) develop and implement projects and programs to 
     address the hazards.''; and
       (D) by aligning the remainder of the text of paragraph (1) 
     (as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph) with 
     paragraph (2) of such subsection (as added by subparagraph 
     (C) of this paragraph);
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``highway safety 
     improvement project'' and inserting ``safety improvement 
     project, including a project described in subsection (a)'';
       (3) in subsection (c) by striking ``on any public road 
     (other than a highway on the Interstate System).'' and 
     inserting the following: ``on--
       ``(1) any public road;
       ``(2) any public surface transportation facility or any 
     publicly owned bicycle or pedestrian pathway or trail; or
       ``(3) any traffic calming measure.'';
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``apportioned to'' in the first sentence 
     and all that follows through ``shall be'' in the second 
     sentence; and
       (B) by striking ``section 104(b)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``section 104(b)''; and
       (5) in subsections (f) and (g) by striking ``highway safety 
     improvement projects'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``safety improvement projects''.

     SEC. 1402. ROADSIDE SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Crash Cushions.--
       (1) Guidance.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance 
     regarding the benefits and safety performance of redirective 
     and nonredirective crash cushions in different road 
     applications, taking into consideration roadway conditions, 
     operating speed limits, the location of the crash cushion in 
     the right-of-way, and any other relevant factors. The 
     guidance shall include recommendations on the most 
     appropriate circumstances for utilization of redirective and 
     nonredirective crash cushions.
       (2) Use of guidance.--States shall use the guidance issued 
     under this subsection in evaluating the safety and cost-
     effectiveness of utilizing different crash cushion designs 
     and determining whether directive or nonredirective crash 
     cushions or other safety appurtenances should be installed at 
     specific highway locations.
       (b) Traffic Flow and Safety Applications of Road 
     Barriers.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
     technologies and methods to enhance safety, streamline 
     construction, and improve capacity by providing positive 
     separation at all times between traffic, equipment, and 
     workers on highway construction projects. The study shall 
     also address how such technologies can be used to improve 
     capacity and safety at those specific highway, bridge, and 
     other appropriate locations where reversible lane, 
     contraflow, and high occupancy vehicle lane operations are 
     implemented during peak traffic periods.
       (2) Uses to consider.--In conducting the study, the 
     Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, uses of positive 
     separation technologies related to--
       (A) separating workers from traffic flow when work is in 
     progress;
       (B) providing additional safe work space by utilizing 
     adjacent and available traffic lanes during off-peak hours;
       (C) rapid deployment to allow for daily or periodic 
     restoration of lanes for use by traffic during peak hours as 
     needed;
       (D) mitigating congestion caused by construction by--
       (i) opening all adjacent and available lanes to traffic 
     during peak traffic hours; or
       (ii) using reversible lanes to optimize capacity of the 
     highway by adjusting to directional traffic flow; and
       (E) permanent use of positive separation technologies to 
     create contraflow or reversible lanes to increase the 
     capacity of congested highways, bridges, and tunnels.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the results of the study. The report shall 
     include findings and recommendations for the use of the 
     technologies referred to in

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     paragraph (2) to provide positive separation on appropriate 
     projects.

     SEC. 1403. SAFETY INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR USE OF SEAT BELTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking section 157 and inserting the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 157. Safety incentive grants for use of seat belts

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' means a 
     vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured 
     primarily for use on public highways, but does not include a 
     vehicle operated solely on a rail line.
       ``(2) Multipurpose passenger motor vehicle.--The term 
     `multipurpose passenger motor vehicle' means a motor vehicle 
     with motive power (except a trailer), designed to carry not 
     more than 10 individuals, that is constructed on a truck 
     chassis or is constructed with special features for 
     occasional off-road operation.
       ``(3) National average seat belt use rate.--The term 
     `national average seat belt use rate' means, in the case of 
     each of calendar years 1996 through 2001, the national 
     average seat belt use rate for that year, as determined by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(4) Passenger car.--The term `passenger car' means a 
     motor vehicle with motive power (except a multipurpose 
     passenger motor vehicle, motorcycle, or trailer) designed to 
     carry not more than 10 individuals.
       ``(5) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term `passenger motor 
     vehicle' means a passenger car or a multipurpose passenger 
     motor vehicle.
       ``(6) Savings to the federal government.--The term `savings 
     to the Federal Government' means the amount of Federal budget 
     savings relating to Federal medical costs (including savings 
     under the medicare and medicaid programs under titles XVIII 
     and XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.)), 
     as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(7) Seat belt.--The term `seat belt' means--
       ``(A) with respect to an open-body passenger motor vehicle, 
     including a convertible, an occupant restraint system 
     consisting of a lap belt or a lap belt and a detachable 
     shoulder belt; and
       ``(B) with respect to any other passenger motor vehicle, an 
     occupant restraint system consisting of integrated lap and 
     shoulder belts.
       ``(8) State seat belt use rate.--The term `State seat belt 
     use rate' means the rate of use of seat belts in passenger 
     motor vehicles in a State, as measured and submitted to the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) for each of calendar years 1996 and 1997, by the 
     State, as weighted by the Secretary to ensure national 
     consistency in methods of measurement (as determined by the 
     Secretary); and
       ``(B) for each of calendar years 1998 through 2001, by the 
     State in a manner consistent with the criteria established by 
     the Secretary under subsection (e).
       ``(b) Determinations by the Secretary.--Not later than 
     September 1, 1998, and September 1 of each calendar year 
     thereafter through September 1, 2002, the Secretary shall 
     determine--
       ``(1)(A) which States had, for each of the previous 
     calendar years (in this subsection referred to as the 
     `previous calendar year') and the year preceding the previous 
     calendar year, a State seat belt use rate greater than the 
     national average seat belt use rate for that year; and
       ``(B) in the case of each State described in subparagraph 
     (A), the amount that is equal to the savings to the Federal 
     Government due to the amount by which the State seat belt use 
     rate for the previous calendar year exceeds the national 
     average seat belt use rate for that year; and
       ``(2) in the case of each State that is not a State 
     described in paragraph (1)(A)--
       ``(A) the base seat belt use rate of the State, which shall 
     be equal to the highest State seat belt use rate for the 
     State for any calendar year during the period of 1996 through 
     the calendar year preceding the previous calendar year; and
       ``(B) the amount that is equal to the savings to the 
     Federal Government due to any increase in the State seat belt 
     use rate for the previous calendar year over the base seat 
     belt use rate determined under subparagraph (A).
       ``(c) Allocations.--
       ``(1) States with greater than the national average seat 
     belt use rate.--Not later than October 1, 1998, and each 
     October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2002, the Secretary 
     shall allocate to each State described in subsection 
     (b)(1)(A) an amount equal to the amount determined for the 
     State under subsection (b)(1)(B).
       ``(2) Other states.--Not later than October 1, 1998, and 
     each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2002, the 
     Secretary shall allocate to each State described in 
     subsection (b)(2) an amount equal to the amount determined 
     for the State under subsection (b)(2)(B).
       ``(d) Use of Amounts.--For each fiscal year, each State 
     that is allocated an amount under this section shall use the 
     amount for projects eligible for assistance under this title.
       ``(e) Criteria.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish 
     criteria for the measurement of State seat belt use rates by 
     States to ensure that the measurements are accurate and 
     representative.
       ``(f) Innovative Seat Belt Project Allocations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall use amounts made 
     available under subsection (g)(3) to make allocations to 
     States to carry out innovative projects to promote increased 
     seat belt use rates.
       ``(2) Determination of eligibility.--To be eligible to 
     receive an allocation under this subsection for a fiscal 
     year, a State shall--
       ``(A) develop a plan for innovative projects described in 
     paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) submit the plan to the Secretary not later than March 
     1 of the fiscal year.
       ``(3) Plan selection.--
       ``(A) Criteria.--Not later than December 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall establish criteria for the selection of State 
     plans for allocations under this subsection.
       ``(B) Selection.--The Secretary shall select State plans 
     for allocations under this subsection in accordance with the 
     criteria established under subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) States.--In carrying out this paragraph, the 
     Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     demographic and geographic diversity and a diversity of seat 
     belt use rates among the States selected for allocations.
       ``(4) Allocation.--Not later than October 1, 1999, and each 
     October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2002, the Secretary 
     shall allocate funds to the States whose plans were selected 
     under paragraph (3).
       ``(5) Amount of allocations.--Subject to the availability 
     of unallocated amounts under subsection (g)(3), the amount of 
     each allocation to a State under this subsection shall be not 
     less than $100,000 for each fiscal year that is covered by a 
     State plan.
       ``(6) Use of allocations.--An allocation to a State under 
     this subsection shall be used to carry out the innovative 
     seat belt projects described in the State plan for which the 
     allocation is awarded.
       ``(7) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
     innovative seat belt project under this section shall be 100 
     percent.
       ``(8) Period of availability.--Amounts allocated to a State 
     under this subsection shall remain available for obligation 
     in the State for a period of 3 years after the last day of 
     the fiscal year for which the amounts are allocated.
       ``(g) Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this section $82,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999, $92,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $102,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $112,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $112,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(2) Proportionate adjustment.--If the total amounts to be 
     allocated under subsection (c) for any fiscal year would 
     exceed the amounts authorized for the fiscal year under 
     paragraph (1), the allocation to each State under subsection 
     (c) shall be reduced proportionately.
       ``(3) Use of unallocated funds.--
       ``(A) Fiscal year 1999.--To the extent that the amounts 
     made available for fiscal year 1999 under paragraph (1) 
     exceed the total amounts to be allocated under subsection (c) 
     for fiscal year 1999, the excess amounts--
       ``(i) shall be apportioned in accordance with section 
     104(b)(3);
       ``(ii) shall be considered to be sums made available for 
     expenditure on the surface transportation program, except 
     that the amounts shall not be subject to section 133(d); and
       ``(iii) shall be available for any purpose eligible for 
     funding under section 133.
       ``(B) Fiscal years 2000 through 2003.--To the extent that 
     the amounts made available for any of fiscal years 2000 
     through 2003 under paragraph (1) exceed the total amounts to 
     be allocated under subsection (c) for the fiscal year, the 
     excess amounts shall be used to make allocations under 
     subsection (f).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 157 and inserting the following:

``157. Safety incentive grants for use of seat belts.''.
       (c) Savings Clause.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall not affect any funds apportioned or allocated before 
     the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1404. SAFETY INCENTIVES TO PREVENT OPERATION OF MOTOR 
                   VEHICLES BY INTOXICATED PERSONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 163. Safety incentives to prevent operation of motor 
       vehicles by intoxicated persons

       ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary shall make a grant, 
     in accordance with this section, to any State that has 
     enacted and is enforcing a law that provides that any person 
     with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater 
     while operating a motor vehicle in the State shall be deemed 
     to have committed a per se offense of driving while 
     intoxicated (or an equivalent per se offense).
       ``(b) Grants.--For each fiscal year, funds authorized to 
     carry out this section shall be apportioned to each State 
     that has enacted and is enforcing a law meeting the 
     requirements of subsection (a) in an amount determined by 
     multiplying--
       ``(1) the amount authorized to carry out this section for 
     the fiscal year; by
       ``(2) the ratio that the amount of funds apportioned to 
     each such State under section

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     402 for such fiscal year bears to the total amount of funds 
     apportioned to all such States under section 402 for such 
     fiscal year.
       ``(c) Use of Grants.--A State may obligate funds 
     apportioned under subsection (b) for any project eligible for 
     assistance under this title.
       ``(d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project funded under this section shall be 100 percent.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this section $55,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1998, $65,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $80,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000, $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
     $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $110,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2003.
       ``(2) Availability of funds.--Notwithstanding section 
     118(b)(2), the funds authorized by this subsection shall 
     remain available until expended.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

``Sec. 163. Safety incentives to prevent operation of motor vehicles by 
              intoxicated persons.''.

                          Subtitle E--Finance

    CHAPTER 1--TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION

     SEC. 1501. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be cited as the ``Transportation 
     Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 1502. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) a well-developed system of transportation 
     infrastructure is critical to the economic well-being, 
     health, and welfare of the people of the United States;
       (2) traditional public funding techniques such as grant 
     programs are unable to keep pace with the infrastructure 
     investment needs of the United States because of budgetary 
     constraints at the Federal, State, and local levels of 
     government;
       (3) major transportation infrastructure facilities that 
     address critical national needs, such as intermodal 
     facilities, border crossings, and multistate trade corridors, 
     are of a scale that exceeds the capacity of Federal and State 
     assistance programs in effect on the date of enactment of 
     this Act;
       (4) new investment capital can be attracted to 
     infrastructure projects that are capable of generating their 
     own revenue streams through user charges or other dedicated 
     funding sources; and
       (5) a Federal credit program for projects of national 
     significance can complement existing funding resources by 
     filling market gaps, thereby leveraging substantial private 
     co-investment.

     SEC. 1503. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

                ``SUBCHAPTER II--INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE

     ``Sec. 181. Definitions

       ``In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Eligible project costs.--The term `eligible project 
     costs' means amounts substantially all of which are paid by, 
     or for the account of, an obligor in connection with a 
     project, including the cost of--
       ``(A) development phase activities, including planning, 
     feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental 
     review, permitting, preliminary engineering and design work, 
     and other preconstruction activities;
       ``(B) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, 
     replacement, and acquisition of real property (including land 
     related to the project and improvements to land), 
     environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, and 
     acquisition of equipment; and
       ``(C) capitalized interest necessary to meet market 
     requirements, reasonably required reserve funds, capital 
     issuance expenses, and other carrying costs during 
     construction.
       ``(2) Federal credit instrument.--The term `Federal credit 
     instrument' means a secured loan, loan guarantee, or line of 
     credit authorized to be made available under this subchapter 
     with respect to a project.
       ``(3) Investment-grade rating.--The term `investment-grade 
     rating' means a rating category of BBB minus, Baa3, or higher 
     assigned by a rating agency to project obligations offered 
     into the capital markets.
       ``(4) Lender.--The term `lender' means any non-Federal 
     qualified institutional buyer (as defined in section 
     230.144A(a) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
     successor regulation), known as Rule 144A(a) of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission and issued under the 
     Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.)), including--
       ``(A) a qualified retirement plan (as defined in section 
     4974(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) that is a 
     qualified institutional buyer; and
       ``(B) a governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) that is a qualified 
     institutional buyer.
       ``(5) Line of credit.--The term `line of credit' means an 
     agreement entered into by the Secretary with an obligor under 
     section 184 to provide a direct loan at a future date upon 
     the occurrence of certain events.
       ``(6) Loan guarantee.--The term `loan guarantee' means any 
     guarantee or other pledge by the Secretary to pay all or part 
     of the principal of and interest on a loan or other debt 
     obligation issued by an obligor and funded by a lender.
       ``(7) Local servicer.--The term `local servicer' means--
       ``(A) a State infrastructure bank established under this 
     title; or
       ``(B) a State or local government or any agency of a State 
     or local government that is responsible for servicing a 
     Federal credit instrument on behalf of the Secretary.
       ``(8) Obligor.--The term `obligor' means a party primarily 
     liable for payment of the principal of or interest on a 
     Federal credit instrument, which party may be a corporation, 
     partnership, joint venture, trust, or governmental entity, 
     agency, or instrumentality.
       ``(9) Project.--The term `project' means--
       ``(A) any surface transportation project eligible for 
     Federal assistance under this title or chapter 53 of title 
     49;
       ``(B) a project for an international bridge or tunnel for 
     which an international entity authorized under Federal or 
     State law is responsible.
       ``(C) a project for intercity passenger bus or rail 
     facilities and vehicles, including facilities and vehicles 
     owned by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and 
     components of magnetic levitation transportation systems; and
       ``(D) a project for publicly owned intermodal surface 
     freight transfer facilities, other than seaports and 
     airports, if the facilities are located on or adjacent to 
     National Highway System routes or connections to the National 
     Highway System.
       ``(10) Project obligation.--The term `project obligation' 
     means any note, bond, debenture, or other debt obligation 
     issued by an obligor in connection with the financing of a 
     project, other than a Federal credit instrument.
       ``(11) Rating agency.--The term `rating agency' means a 
     bond rating agency identified by the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission as a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating 
     Organization.
       ``(12) Secured loan.--The term `secured loan' means a 
     direct loan or other debt obligation issued by an obligor and 
     funded by the Secretary in connection with the financing of a 
     project under section 183.
       ``(13) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101.
       ``(14) Subsidy amount.--The term `subsidy amount' means the 
     amount of budget authority sufficient to cover the estimated 
     long-term cost to the Federal Government of a Federal credit 
     instrument, calculated on a net present value basis, 
     excluding administrative costs and any incidental effects on 
     governmental receipts or outlays in accordance with the 
     provisions of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
     661 et seq.).
       ``(15) Substantial completion.--The term `substantial 
     completion' means the opening of a project to vehicular or 
     passenger traffic.

     ``Sec. 182. Determination of eligibility and project 
       selection

       ``(a) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive financial 
     assistance under this subchapter, a project shall meet the 
     following criteria:
       ``(1) Inclusion in transportation plans and programs.--The 
     project--
       ``(A) shall be included in the State transportation plan 
     required under section 135; and
       ``(B) at such time as an agreement to make available a 
     Federal credit instrument is entered into under this 
     subchapter, shall be included in the approved State 
     transportation improvement program required under section 
     134.
       ``(2) Application.--A State, a local servicer identified 
     under section 185(a), or the entity undertaking the project 
     shall submit a project application to the Secretary.
       ``(3) Eligible project costs.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     to be eligible for assistance under this subchapter, a 
     project shall have eligible project costs that are reasonably 
     anticipated to equal or exceed the lesser of--
       ``(i) $100,000,000; or
       ``(ii) 50 percent of the amount of Federal highway 
     assistance funds apportioned for the most recently completed 
     fiscal year to the State in which the project is located.
       ``(B) Intelligent transportation system projects.--In the 
     case of a project principally involving the installation of 
     an intelligent transportation system, eligible project costs 
     shall be reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed 
     $30,000,000.
       ``(4) Dedicated revenue sources.--Project financing shall 
     be repayable, in whole or in part, from tolls, user fees, or 
     other dedicated revenue sources.
       ``(5) Public sponsorship of private entities.--In the case 
     of a project that is undertaken by an entity that is not a 
     State or local government or an agency or instrumentality of 
     a State or local government, the project that the entity is 
     undertaking shall be publicly sponsored as provided in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2).
       ``(b) Selection Among Eligible Projects.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish 
     criteria for selecting among projects that meet the 
     eligibility criteria specified in subsection (a).
       ``(2) Selection criteria.--
       ``(A) In general.--The selection criteria shall include the 
     following:
       ``(i) The extent to which the project is nationally or 
     regionally significant, in terms of generating economic 
     benefits, supporting international commerce, or otherwise 
     enhancing the national transportation system.
       ``(ii) The creditworthiness of the project, including a 
     determination by the Secretary

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     that any financing for the project has appropriate security 
     features, such as a rate covenant, to ensure repayment.
       ``(iii) The extent to which assistance under this 
     subchapter would foster innovative public-private 
     partnerships and attract private debt or equity investment.
       ``(iv) The likelihood that assistance under this subchapter 
     would enable the project to proceed at an earlier date than 
     the project would otherwise be able to proceed.
       ``(v) The extent to which the project uses new 
     technologies, including intelligent transportation systems, 
     that enhance the efficiency of the project.
       ``(vi) The amount of budget authority required to fund the 
     Federal credit instrument made available under this 
     subchapter.
       ``(vii) The extent to which the project helps maintain or 
     protect the environment.
       ``(viii) The extent to which assistance under this chapter 
     would reduce the contribution of Federal grant assistance to 
     the project.
       ``(B) Preliminary rating opinion letter.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall require each 
     project applicant to provide a preliminary rating opinion 
     letter from at least 1 rating agency indicating that the 
     project's senior obligations have the potential to achieve an 
     investment-grade rating.
       ``(c) Federal Requirements.--In addition to the 
     requirements of this title for highway projects, chapter 53 
     of title 49 for transit projects, and section 5333(a) of 
     title 49 for rail projects, the following provisions of law 
     shall apply to funds made available under this subchapter and 
     projects assisted with the funds:
       ``(1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
     2000d et seq.).
       ``(2) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       ``(3) The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
     Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.).

     ``Sec. 183. Secured loans

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Agreements.--Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4), 
     the Secretary may enter into agreements with 1 or more 
     obligors to make secured loans, the proceeds of which shall 
     be used--
       ``(A) to finance eligible project costs; or
       ``(B) to refinance interim construction financing of 
     eligible project costs;
     of any project selected under section 182.
       ``(2) Limitation on refinancing of interim construction 
     financing.--A loan under paragraph (1) shall not refinance 
     interim construction financing under paragraph (1)(B) later 
     than 1 year after the date of substantial completion of the 
     project.
       ``(3) Risk assessment.--Before entering into an agreement 
     under this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and each 
     rating agency providing a preliminary rating opinion letter 
     under section 182(b)(2)(B), shall determine an appropriate 
     capital reserve subsidy amount for each secured loan, taking 
     into account such letter.
       ``(4) Investment-grade rating requirement.--The funding of 
     a secured loan under this section shall be contingent on the 
     project's senior obligations receiving an investment-grade 
     rating, except that--
       ``(A) the Secretary may fund an amount of the secured loan 
     not to exceed the capital reserve subsidy amount determined 
     under paragraph (3) prior to the obligations receiving an 
     investment-grade rating; and
       ``(B) the Secretary may fund the remaining portion of the 
     secured loan only after the obligations have received an 
     investment-grade rating by at least 1 rating agency.
       ``(b) Terms and Limitations.--
       ``(1) In general.--A secured loan under this section with 
     respect to a project shall be on such terms and conditions 
     and contain such covenants, representations, warranties, and 
     requirements (including requirements for audits) as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(2) Maximum amount.--The amount of the secured loan shall 
     not exceed 33 percent of the reasonably anticipated eligible 
     project costs.
       ``(3) Payment.--The secured loan--
       ``(A) shall--
       ``(i) be payable, in whole or in part, from tolls, user 
     fees, or other dedicated revenue sources; and
       ``(ii) include a rate covenant, coverage requirement, or 
     similar security feature supporting the project obligations; 
     and
       ``(B) may have a lien on revenues described in subparagraph 
     (A) subject to any lien securing project obligations.
       ``(4) Interest rate.--The interest rate on the secured loan 
     shall be not less than the yield on marketable United States 
     Treasury securities of a similar maturity to the maturity of 
     the secured loan on the date of execution of the loan 
     agreement.
       ``(5) Maturity date.--The final maturity date of the 
     secured loan shall be not later than 35 years after the date 
     of substantial completion of the project.
       ``(6) Nonsubordination.--The secured loan shall not be 
     subordinated to the claims of any holder of project 
     obligations in the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, or 
     liquidation of the obligor.
       ``(7) Fees.--The Secretary may establish fees at a level 
     sufficient to cover all or a portion of the costs to the 
     Federal Government of making a secured loan under this 
     section.
       ``(8) Non-federal share.--The proceeds of a secured loan 
     under this subchapter may be used for any non-Federal share 
     of project costs required under this title or chapter 53 of 
     title 49, if the loan is repayable from non-Federal funds.
       ``(c) Repayment.--
       ``(1) Schedule.--The Secretary shall establish a repayment 
     schedule for each secured loan under this section based on 
     the projected cash flow from project revenues and other 
     repayment sources.
       ``(2) Commencement.--Scheduled loan repayments of principal 
     or interest on a secured loan under this section shall 
     commence not later than 5 years after the date of substantial 
     completion of the project.
       ``(3) Sources of repayment funds.--The sources of funds for 
     scheduled loan repayments under this section shall include 
     tolls, user fees, or other dedicated revenue sources.
       ``(4) Deferred payments.--
       ``(A) Authorization.--If, at any time during the 10 years 
     after the date of substantial completion of the project, the 
     project is unable to generate sufficient revenues to pay the 
     scheduled loan repayments of principal and interest on the 
     secured loan, the Secretary may, subject to subparagraph (C), 
     allow the obligor to add unpaid principal and interest to the 
     outstanding balance of the secured loan.
       ``(B) Interest.--Any payment deferred under subparagraph 
     (A) shall--
       ``(i) continue to accrue interest in accordance with 
     subsection (b)(4) until fully repaid; and
       ``(ii) be scheduled to be amortized over the remaining term 
     of the loan beginning not later than 10 years after the date 
     of substantial completion of the project in accordance with 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(C) Criteria.--
       ``(i) In general.--Any payment deferral under subparagraph 
     (A) shall be contingent on the project meeting criteria 
     established by the Secretary.
       ``(ii) Repayment standards.--The criteria established under 
     clause (i) shall include standards for reasonable assurance 
     of repayment.
       ``(5) Prepayment.--
       ``(A) Use of excess revenues.--Any excess revenues that 
     remain after satisfying scheduled debt service requirements 
     on the project obligations and secured loan and all deposit 
     requirements under the terms of any trust agreement, bond 
     resolution, or similar agreement securing project obligations 
     may be applied annually to prepay the secured loan without 
     penalty.
       ``(B) Use of proceeds of refinancing.--The secured loan may 
     be prepaid at any time without penalty from the proceeds of 
     refinancing from non-Federal funding sources.
       ``(d) Sale of Secured Loans.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), as soon as 
     practicable after substantial completion of a project and 
     after notifying the obligor, the Secretary may sell to 
     another entity or reoffer into the capital markets a secured 
     loan for the project if the Secretary determines that the 
     sale or reoffering can be made on favorable terms.
       ``(2) Consent of obligor.--In making a sale or reoffering 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary may not change the 
     original terms and conditions of the secured loan without the 
     written consent of the obligor.
       ``(e) Loan Guarantees.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide a loan 
     guarantee to a lender in lieu of making a secured loan if the 
     Secretary determines that the budgetary cost of the loan 
     guarantee is substantially the same as that of a secured 
     loan.
       ``(2) Terms.--The terms of a guaranteed loan shall be 
     consistent with the terms set forth in this section for a 
     secured loan, except that the rate on the guaranteed loan and 
     any prepayment features shall be negotiated between the 
     obligor and the lender, with the consent of the Secretary.

     ``Sec. 184. Lines of credit

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Agreements.--Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4), 
     the Secretary may enter into agreements to make available 
     lines of credit to 1 or more obligors in the form of direct 
     loans to be made by the Secretary at future dates on the 
     occurrence of certain events for any project selected under 
     section 182.
       ``(2) Use of proceeds.--The proceeds of a line of credit 
     made available under this section shall be available to pay 
     debt service on project obligations issued to finance 
     eligible project costs, extraordinary repair and replacement 
     costs, operation and maintenance expenses, and costs 
     associated with unexpected Federal or State environmental 
     restrictions.
       ``(3) Risk assessment.--Before entering into an agreement 
     under this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and each 
     rating agency providing a preliminary rating opinion letter 
     under section 182(b)(2)(B), shall determine an appropriate 
     capital reserve subsidy amount for each line of credit, 
     taking into account such letter.
       ``(4) Investment-grade rating requirement.--The funding of 
     a line of credit under this section shall be contingent on 
     the project's senior obligations receiving an investment-
     grade rating from at least 1 rating agency.
       ``(b) Terms and Limitations.--
       ``(1) In general.--A line of credit under this section with 
     respect to a project shall be on such terms and conditions 
     and contain such covenants, representations, warranties, and 
     requirements (including requirements for audits) as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(2) Maximum amounts.--

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       ``(A) Total amount.--The total amount of the line of credit 
     shall not exceed 33 percent of the reasonably anticipated 
     eligible project costs.
       ``(B) 1-year draws.--The amount drawn in any 1 year shall 
     not exceed 20 percent of the total amount of the line of 
     credit.
       ``(3) Draws.--Any draw on the line of credit shall 
     represent a direct loan and shall be made only if net 
     revenues from the project (including capitalized interest, 
     any debt service reserve fund, and any other available 
     reserve) are insufficient to pay the costs specified in 
     subsection (a)(2).
       ``(4) Interest rate.--The interest rate on a direct loan 
     resulting from a draw on the line of credit shall be not less 
     than the yield on 30-year marketable United States Treasury 
     securities as of the date on which the line of credit is 
     obligated.
       ``(5) Security.--The line of credit--
       ``(A) shall--
       ``(i) be payable, in whole or in part, from tolls, user 
     fees, or other dedicated revenue sources; and
       ``(ii) include a rate covenant, coverage requirement, or 
     similar security feature supporting the project obligations; 
     and
       ``(B) may have a lien on revenues described in subparagraph 
     (A) subject to any lien securing project obligations.
       ``(6) Period of availability.--The line of credit shall be 
     available during the period beginning on the date of 
     substantial completion of the project and ending not later 
     than 10 years after that date.
       ``(7) Rights of third party creditors.--
       ``(A) Against federal government.--A third party creditor 
     of the obligor shall not have any right against the Federal 
     Government with respect to any draw on the line of credit.
       ``(B) Assignment.--An obligor may assign the line of credit 
     to 1 or more lenders or to a trustee on the lenders' behalf.
       ``(8) Nonsubordination.--A direct loan under this section 
     shall not be subordinated to the claims of any holder of 
     project obligations in the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, 
     or liquidation of the obligor.
       ``(9) Fees.--The Secretary may establish fees at a level 
     sufficient to cover all or a portion of the costs to the 
     Federal Government of providing a line of credit under this 
     section.
       ``(10) Relationship to other credit instruments.--A project 
     that receives a line of credit under this section also shall 
     not receive a secured loan or loan guarantee under section 
     183 of an amount that, combined with the amount of the line 
     of credit, exceeds 33 percent of eligible project costs.
       ``(c) Repayment.--
       ``(1) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary shall establish 
     repayment terms and conditions for each direct loan under 
     this section based on the projected cash flow from project 
     revenues and other repayment sources.
       ``(2) Timing.--All scheduled repayments of principal or 
     interest on a direct loan under this section shall commence 
     not later than 5 years after the end of the period of 
     availability specified in subsection (b)(6) and be fully 
     repaid, with interest, by the date that is 25 years after the 
     end of the period of availability specified in subsection 
     (b)(6).
       ``(3) Sources of repayment funds.--The sources of funds for 
     scheduled loan repayments under this section shall include 
     tolls, user fees, or other dedicated revenue sources.

     ``Sec. 185. Project servicing

       ``(a) Requirement.--The State in which a project that 
     receives financial assistance under this subchapter is 
     located may identify a local servicer to assist the Secretary 
     in servicing the Federal credit instrument made available 
     under this subchapter.
       ``(b) Agency; Fees.--If a State identifies a local servicer 
     under subsection (a), the local servicer--
       ``(1) shall act as the agent for the Secretary; and
       ``(2) may receive a servicing fee, subject to approval by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(c) Liability.--A local servicer identified under 
     subsection (a) shall not be liable for the obligations of the 
     obligor to the Secretary or any lender.
       ``(d) Assistance From Expert Firms.--The Secretary may 
     retain the services of expert firms in the field of municipal 
     and project finance to assist in the underwriting and 
     servicing of Federal credit instruments.

     ``Sec. 186. State and local permits

       ``The provision of financial assistance under this 
     subchapter with respect to a project shall not--
       ``(1) relieve any recipient of the assistance of any 
     obligation to obtain any required State or local permit or 
     approval with respect to the project;
       ``(2) limit the right of any unit of State or local 
     government to approve or regulate any rate of return on 
     private equity invested in the project; or
       ``(3) otherwise supersede any State or local law (including 
     any regulation) applicable to the construction or operation 
     of the project.

     ``Sec. 187. Regulations

       ``The Secretary may issue such regulations as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate to carry out this subchapter.

     ``Sec. 188. Funding

       ``(a) Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this subchapter--
       ``(A) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(B) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(C) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(D) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(E) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(2) Administrative costs.--From funds made available 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use, for the 
     administration of this subchapter, not more than $2,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
       ``(3) Availability.--Amounts made available under paragraph 
     (1) shall remain available until expended.
       ``(b) Contract Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, approval by the Secretary of a Federal credit instrument 
     that uses funds made available under this subchapter shall be 
     deemed to be acceptance by the United States of a contractual 
     obligation to fund the Federal credit instrument.
       ``(2) Availability.--Amounts authorized under this section 
     for a fiscal year shall be available for obligation on 
     October 1 of the fiscal year.
       ``(c) Limitations on Credit Amounts.--For each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003, principal amounts of Federal credit 
     instruments made available under this subchapter shall be 
     limited to the amounts specified in the following table:

                                                         Maximum amount
``Fiscal year:                                               of credit:
  1998..................................................$1,200,000,000 
  1999..................................................$1,200,000,000 
  2000..................................................$1,800,000,000 
  2001..................................................$1,800,000,000 
  2002..................................................$2,300,000,000 
  2003..................................................$2,300,000,000.

     ``Sec. 189. Report to Congress

       ``Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of 
     this subchapter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     report summarizing the financial performance of the projects 
     that are receiving, or have received, assistance under this 
     subchapter, including a recommendation as to whether the 
     objectives of this subchapter are best served--
       ``(1) by continuing the program under the authority of the 
     Secretary;
       ``(2) by establishing a Government corporation or 
     Government-sponsored enterprise to administer the program; or
       ``(3) by phasing out the program and relying on the capital 
     markets to fund the types of infrastructure investments 
     assisted by this subchapter without Federal participation.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the analysis--
       (A) by inserting before ``Sec.'' the following:

                 ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS'';

     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:

                ``SUBCHAPTER II--INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE

``181. Definitions.
``182. Determination of eligibility and project selection.
``183. Secured loans.
``184. Lines of credit.
``185. Project servicing.
``186. State and local permits.
``187. Regulations.
``188. Funding.
``189. Report to Congress.'';
     and
       (2) by inserting before section 101 the following:

                 ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS''.

     SEC. 1504. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

       Section 301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (7) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) develop and coordinate Federal policy on financing 
     transportation infrastructure, including the provision of 
     direct Federal credit assistance and other techniques used to 
     leverage Federal transportation funds.''.

           CHAPTER 2--STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PILOT PROGRAM

     SEC. 1511. STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Other assistance.--The term ``other assistance'' 
     includes any use of funds in an infrastructure bank--
       (A) to provide credit enhancements;
       (B) to serve as a capital reserve for bond or debt 
     instrument financing;
       (C) to subsidize interest rates;
       (D) to ensure the issuance of letters of credit and credit 
     instruments;
       (E) to finance purchase and lease agreements with respect 
     to transit projects;
       (F) to provide bond or debt financing instrument security; 
     and
       (G) to provide other forms of debt financing and methods of 
     leveraging funds that are approved by the Secretary and that 
     relate to the project with respect to which the assistance is 
     being provided.
       (2) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the 
     term under section 401 of title 23, United States Code.
       (b) Cooperative Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Purpose of agreements.--Subject to this section, the 
     Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the 
     States of California, Florida, Missouri, and Rhode Island for 
     the establishment of State infrastructure banks and 
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     ture banks for making loans and providing other assistance to 
     public and private entities carrying out or proposing to 
     carry out projects eligible for assistance under this 
     section.
       (B) Contents of agreements.--Each cooperative agreement 
     shall specify procedures and guidelines for establishing, 
     operating, and providing assistance from the infrastructure 
     bank.
       (2) Interstate compacts.--If 2 or more States enter into a 
     cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) with the Secretary 
     for the establishment of a multistate infrastructure bank, 
     Congress grants consent to those States to enter into an 
     interstate compact establishing the bank in accordance with 
     this section.
       (c) Funding.--
       (1) Contribution.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary may allow, subject to subsection (h)(1), a 
     State that enters into a cooperative agreement under this 
     section to contribute to the infrastructure bank established 
     by the State not to exceed--
       (A)(i) the total amount of funds apportioned to the State 
     under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) 
     and section 144 of title 23, United States Code, excluding 
     funds set aside under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
     133(d) of such title; and
       (ii) the total amount of funds allocated to the State under 
     section 105 of such title;
       (B) the total amount of funds made available to the State 
     or other Federal transit grant recipient for capital projects 
     (as defined in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code) 
     under sections 5307, 5309, and 5311 of such title; and
       (C) the total amount of funds made available to the State 
     under subtitle V of title 49, United States Code.
       (2) Capitalization grant.--For the purposes of this 
     section, Federal funds contributed to the infrastructure bank 
     under this subsection shall constitute a capitalization grant 
     for the infrastructure bank.
       (3) Special rule for urbanized areas of over 200,000.--
     Funds that are apportioned or allocated to a State under 
     section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, and 
     attributed to urbanized areas of a State with a population of 
     over 200,000 individuals under section 133(d)(2) of such 
     title may be used to provide assistance from an 
     infrastructure bank under this section with respect to a 
     project only if the metropolitan planning organization 
     designated for the area concurs, in writing, with the 
     provision of the assistance.
       (d) Forms of Assistance From Infrastructure Banks.--
       (1) In general.--An infrastructure bank established under 
     this section may make loans or provide other assistance to a 
     public or private entity in an amount equal to all or part of 
     the cost of carrying out a project eligible for assistance 
     under this section.
       (2) Subordination of loans.--The amount of any loan or 
     other assistance provided for the project may be subordinated 
     to any other debt financing for the project.
       (3) Initial assistance.--Initial assistance provided with 
     respect to a project from Federal funds contributed to an 
     infrastructure bank under this section shall not be made in 
     the form of a grant.
       (e) Qualifying Projects.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), funds in an 
     infrastructure bank established under this section may be 
     used only to provide assistance with respect to projects 
     eligible for assistance under title 23, United States Code, 
     for capital projects (as defined in section 5302 of title 49, 
     United States Code), or for any other project related to 
     surface transportation that the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.
       (2) Interstate funds.--Funds contributed to an 
     infrastructure bank from funds apportioned to a State under 
     section 104(b)(4) of title 23, United States Code, may be 
     used only to provide assistance with respect to projects 
     eligible for assistance under such paragraph.
       (3) Rail program funds.--Funds contributed to an 
     infrastructure bank from funds made available to a State 
     under subtitle V of title 49 United States Code, shall be 
     used in a manner consistent with any project description 
     specified under the law making the funds available to the 
     State.
       (f) Infrastructure Bank Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in order to 
     establish an infrastructure bank under this section, each 
     State establishing such a bank shall--
       (A) contribute, at a minimum, to the bank from non-Federal 
     sources an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount of each 
     capitalization grant made to the State and contributed to the 
     bank under subsection (c), except that if the State has a 
     higher Federal share payable under section 120(b) of title 
     23, United States Code, the State shall be required to 
     contribute only an amount commensurate with the higher 
     Federal share;
       (B) ensure that the bank maintains on a continuing basis an 
     investment grade rating on its debt issuances and its ability 
     to pay claims under credit enhancement programs of the bank;
       (C) ensure that investment income generated by funds 
     contributed to the bank will be--
       (i) credited to the bank;
       (ii) available for use in providing loans and other 
     assistance to projects eligible for assistance from the bank; 
     and
       (iii) invested in United States Treasury securities, bank 
     deposits, or such other financing instruments as the 
     Secretary may approve to earn interest to enhance the 
     leveraging of projects assisted by the bank;
       (D) ensure that any loan from the bank will bear interest 
     at or below market rates, as determined by the State, to make 
     the project that is the subject of the loan feasible;
       (E) ensure that repayment of the loan from the bank will 
     commence not later than 5 years after the project has been 
     completed or, in the case of a highway project, the facility 
     has opened to traffic, whichever is later;
       (F) ensure that the term for repaying any loan will not 
     exceed the lesser of--
       (i) 35 years after the date of the first payment on the 
     loan under subparagraph (E); or
       (ii) the useful life of the investment; and
       (G) require the bank to make a biennial report to the 
     Secretary and to make such other reports as the Secretary may 
     require in guidelines.
       (2) Waivers by the secretary.--The Secretary may waive a 
     requirement of any of subparagraphs (C) through (G) of 
     paragraph (1) with respect to an infrastructure bank if the 
     Secretary determines that the waiver is consistent with the 
     objectives of this section.
       (g) Limitation on Repayments.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the repayment of a loan or other assistance 
     provided from an infrastructure bank under this section may 
     not be credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of 
     any project.
       (h) Secretarial Requirements.--In administering this 
     section, the Secretary shall--
       (1) ensure that Federal disbursements shall be at an annual 
     rate of not more than 20 percent of the amount designated by 
     the State for State infrastructure bank capitalization under 
     subsection (c)(1), except that the Secretary may disburse 
     funds to a State in an amount needed to finance a specific 
     project; and
       (2) revise cooperative agreements entered into with States 
     under section 350 of the National Highway System Designation 
     Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-59) to comply with this section.
       (i) Applicability of Federal Law.--
       (1) In general.--The requirements of titles 23 and 49, 
     United States Code, that would otherwise apply to funds made 
     available under such title and projects assisted with those 
     funds shall apply to--
       (A) funds made available under such title and contributed 
     to an infrastructure bank established under this section, 
     including the non-Federal contribution required under 
     subsection (f); and
       (B) projects assisted by the bank through the use of the 
     funds;
     except to the extent that the Secretary determines that any 
     requirement of such title (other than sections 113 and 114 of 
     title 23 and section 5333 of title 49), is not consistent 
     with the objectives of this section.
       (2) Repayments.--The requirements of titles 23 and 49, 
     United States Code, shall apply to repayments from non-
     Federal sources to an infrastructure bank from projects 
     assisted by the bank. Such a repayment shall be considered to 
     be Federal funds.
       (j) United States Not Obligated.--
       (1) In general.--The contribution of Federal funds to an 
     infrastructure bank established under this section shall not 
     be construed as a commitment, guarantee, or obligation on the 
     part of the United States to any third party. No third party 
     shall have any right against the United States for payment 
     solely by virtue of the contribution.
       (2) Statement.--Any security or debt financing instrument 
     issued by the infrastructure bank shall expressly state that 
     the security or instrument does not constitute a commitment, 
     guarantee, or obligation of the United States.
       (k) Management of Federal Funds.--Sections 3335 and 6503 of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall not apply to funds 
     contributed under this section.
       (l) Program Administration.--
       (1) In general.--A State may expend not to exceed 2 percent 
     of the Federal funds contributed to an infrastructure bank 
     established by the State under this section to pay the 
     reasonable costs of administering the bank.
       (2) Non-federal funds.--The limitation described in 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to non-Federal funds.

                   Subtitle F--High Priority Projects

     SEC. 1601. HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking section 117 and inserting the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 117. High priority projects program

       ``(a) Authorization of High Priority Projects.--The 
     Secretary is authorized to carry out high priority projects 
     with funds made available to carry out the high priority 
     projects program under this section. Of amounts made 
     available to carry out this section, the Secretary, subject 
     to subsection (b), shall make available to carry out each 
     project described in section 1602 of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century the amount listed for such 
     project in such section. Any amounts made available to carry 
     out such program that are not allocated for projects 
     described in such section shall be available to the 
     Secretary, subject to subsection (b), to carry out such other 
     high priority projects as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(b) Allocation Percentages.--For each project to be 
     carried out with funds made available to carry out the high 
     priority projects program under this section--

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       ``(1) 11 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 1998;
       ``(2) 15 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 1999;
       ``(3) 18 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2000;
       ``(4) 18 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2001;
       ``(5) 19 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(6) 19 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2003.
       ``(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share payable on account 
     of any project carried out with funds made available to carry 
     out this section shall be 80 percent of the total cost 
     thereof.
       ``(d) Delegation to States.--Subject to the provisions of 
     this title, the Secretary shall delegate responsibility for 
     carrying out a project or projects, with funds made available 
     to carry out this section, to the State in which such project 
     or projects are located upon request of such State.
       ``(e) Advance Construction.--When a State which has been 
     delegated responsibility for a project under this section--
       ``(1) has obligated all funds allocated under this section 
     and section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century for such project; and
       ``(2) proceeds to construct such project without the aid of 
     Federal funds in accordance with all procedures and all 
     requirements applicable to such project, except insofar as 
     such procedures and requirements limit the State to the 
     construction of projects with the aid of Federal funds 
     previously allocated to it;

     the Secretary, upon the approval of the application of a 
     State, shall pay to the State the Federal share of the cost 
     of construction of the project when additional funds are 
     allocated for such project under this section and section 
     1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
       ``(f) Period of Availability.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this section shall remain available until expended.
       ``(g) Availability of Obligation Limitation.--Obligation 
     authority attributable to funds made available to carry out 
     this section shall only be available for the purposes of this 
     section and shall remain available until obligated pursuant 
     to section 1102(g) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century.
       ``(h) Treatment.--Funds allocated to a State in accordance 
     with this section shall be treated as amounts in addition to 
     the amounts a State is apportioned under sections 104, 105, 
     and 144 for programmatic purposes.''.
       (b) Purpose of Projects.--Section 145 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Protection of State Sovereignty.--'' 
     before ``The authorization''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Purpose of Projects.--The projects described in 
     section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century, sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027 et 
     seq.), and section 149(a) of the Surface Transportation and 
     Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 181 et 
     seq.) are intended to establish eligibility for Federal-aid 
     highway funds made available for such projects by section 
     section 1101(a)(13) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century, 117 of title 23, United States Code, sections 
     1103 through 1108 of Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991, and subsections (b), (c), and (d) of 
     section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform 
     Relocation Assistance Act of 1987, respectively, and are not 
     intended to define the scope or limits of Federal action in a 
     manner inconsistent with subsection (a).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 117 and inserting the following:

``117. High priority projects program.''.

     SEC. 1602. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

       Subject to section 117 of title 23, United States Code, the 
     amount listed for each high priority project in the following 
     table shall be available (from amounts made available by 
     section 1101(a)(13) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century) for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry out 
     each such project:

       
       

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                                                             [Dollars in
 No.              State               Project description     Millions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1. Georgia                     I-75 advanced                  1.275
                                   transportation
                                   management system in
                                   Cobb County...........
   2. Ohio                        Relocate Washington                2
                                   Street/SR 149 within
                                   Bellaire city limits
                                   in Belmont County.....
   3. Virginia                    Commuter and freight             7.5
                                   rail congestion and
                                   mitigation project
                                   over Quantico Creek...
   4. Michigan                    Construct bike path             3.75
                                   between Mount Clemens
                                   and New Baltimore.....
   5. California                  Extend I-10 HOV lanes,         2.205
                                   Los Angeles...........
   6. Utah                        Reconstruct US-89 and           5.25
                                   interchange at 200
                                   North in Kaysville....
   7. Ohio                        Upgrade North Road               1.2
                                   between US 422 and
                                   East Market St.,
                                   Trumbull Co...........
   8. Tennessee                   Alternative                      5.1
                                   transportation
                                   systems, Rutherford...
   9. New York                    Improve Long Ridge Road          1.4
                                   from Pound Ridge Road
                                   to Connecticut State
                                   line..................
  10. New York                    I-87 Noise Abatement             7.5
                                   Program...............
  11. California                  Upgrade access road to          0.75
                                   Mare Island...........
  12. Texas                       Reconstruct FM 364               3.6
                                   between Humble Road
                                   and I-10, Beaumont....
  13. Washington                  Construct pedestrian               1
                                   access and safety on
                                   Deception Pass Bridge,
                                   Deception Pass State
                                   Park, Washington......
  14. Ohio                        Conduct feasibility              0.1
                                   study for inclusion of
                                   US-22 as part of the
                                   Interstate System.....
  15. New York                    Improve Route 9 in              1.14
                                   Dutchess County.......
  16. California                  Reconstruct State Route          7.5
                                   81 (Sierra Ave.) and I-
                                   10 Interchange in
                                   Fontana...............
  17. New York                    Reconstruct Springfield            3
                                   Blvd. between the Long
                                   Island Rail main line
                                   south to Rockaway
                                   Blvd., Queens County..
  18. Tennessee                   Reconstruction of US-           3.75
                                   414 In Henderson
                                   County................
  19. New Jersey                  Upgrade Market St./             3.75
                                   Essex St. and Rochelle
                                   Ave./Main St. to
                                   facilitate access to
                                   Routes 17 and 80,
                                   Bergen Co.............
  20. Pennsylvania                US-209 Marshall's Creek          7.5
                                   Traffic Relief project
                                   in Monroe County......
  21. Louisiana                   Replace ferry in              1.6125
                                   Plaquemines Parish....
  22. Arkansas                    Construct access routes         0.75
                                   between interstate
                                   highway, industrial
                                   park and Slackwater
                                   Harbor, Little Rock...
  23. Georgia                     Reconstruct SR-26/US-60       2.6625
                                   from Bull River to
                                   Lazaretto Creek.......
  24. California                  Improve SR-91/Green            4.875
                                   River Road interchange
  25. Ohio                        Construct new bridge             1.5
                                   over Muskingum River
                                   and highway
                                   approaches, Washington
                                   County................
  26. Virginia                    Widen Route 123 from             7.5
                                   Prince William County
                                   line to State Route
                                   645 in Fairfax County,
                                   Virginia..............
  27. California                  Improve the interchange          4.5
                                   at Cabo and Nason
                                   Street in Moreno
                                   Valley................
  28. Nevada                      Canamex Corridor                5.25
                                   Innovative Urban
                                   Renovation project in
                                   Henderson.............
  29. California                  Construct bikeways,            0.384
                                   Santa Maria...........
  30. Louisiana                   Expand Harding Road              2.7
                                   from Scenic Highway to
                                   the Mississippi River
                                   and construct an
                                   information center....
  31. Florida                     West Palm Beach Traffic        11.25
                                   Calming Project on US-
                                   1 and Flagur Drive....
  32. Oregon                      Construct bike path              0.6
                                   paralleling 42nd
                                   Street to link with
                                   existing bike path,
                                   Springfield...........
  33. Illinois                    Construct elevated               0.9
                                   walkway between Centre
                                   Station and arena.....
  34. Pennsylvania                Construct Ardmore               0.45
                                   Streetscape project...
  35. California                  Construct San Diego and           10
                                   Arizona Eastern
                                   Intermodal Yard, San
                                   Ysidro................
  36. New Jersey                  Replace Clove Road              0.75
                                   bridge over tributary
                                   of Mill Brook and
                                   Clove Brook in Sussex
                                   County................
  37. Oregon                      Design and engineering         0.375
                                   for Newberg-Dundee
                                   Bypass................
  38. Ohio                        Upgrade US Rt. 33               3.75
                                   between vicinity of
                                   Haydenville to
                                   Floodwood (Nelsonville
                                   Bypass)...............
  39. Connecticut                 Revise interchange ramp       2.8125
                                   on to Route 72
                                   northbound from I-84
                                   East in Plainville,
                                   Connecticut...........
  40. Alaska                      Construct Spruce Creek        0.2625
                                   Bridge in Soldotna....
  41. New York                    Undertake studies,                18
                                   planning, engineering,
                                   design and
                                   construction of a
                                   tunnel alternative to
                                   reconstruction of
                                   existing elevated
                                   expressway (Gowanus
                                   tunnel project).......
  42. Virginia                    Reconstruct SR 168                 6
                                   (Battlefield Blvd.) in
                                   Chesapeake............
  43. Pennsylvania                Upgrade PA 228 (Crows            5.4
                                   Run Corridor).........
  44. New York                    Upgrade and improve             12.2
                                   Saratoga to Albany
                                   intermodal
                                   transportation
                                   corridor..............
  45. Pennsylvania                Widen Montgomery Alley             2
                                   and improve pedestrian
                                   and parking facilites
                                   in the vicinity of the
                                   Falling Spring,
                                   Chambersburg..........
  46. Nebraska                    Corridor study for            0.2625
                                   Plattsmouth Bridge
                                   area to US-75 and
                                   Horning Road..........
  47. Pennsylvania                Construct SR 3019 over         0.375
                                   Great Trough Creek in
                                   Huntingdon County.....
  48. Pennsylvania                Improve PA 56 from I-99         0.75
                                   to Somerset County
                                   Line in Bedford County
  49. Connecticut                 Replace Windham Road             1.5
                                   bridge, Windham.......
  50. Tennessee                   Upgrade Briley Parkway           4.2
                                   between I-40 and
                                   Opreyland.............
  51. Pennsylvania                Renovate Harrisburg            1.875
                                   Transportation Center
                                   in Dauphin County.....
  52. Oregon                      Construct phase I:            15.625
                                   highway 99 to Biddle
                                   Road of the highway 62
                                   corridor solutions
                                   project...............
  53. Washington                  Construct traffic              0.257
                                   signals on US-2 at
                                   Olds Owens Road and
                                   5th Street in Sultan,
                                   Washington............
  54. New York                    Upgrade Route 17                12.6
                                   between Five Mile
                                   Point and Occanum,
                                   Broome Co.............
  55. Texas                       Improve US 82, East-            12.3
                                   West Freeway between
                                   Memphis Avenue and
                                   University Avenue.....
  56. Tennessee                   Construct Stones River           8.2
                                   Greenway, Davidson....
  57. Minnesota                   Conduct study of               0.375
                                   potential for
                                   diversion of traffic
                                   from the I-35 corridor
                                   to commuter rail,
                                   Chisago County north
                                   of Forest Lake along I-
                                   35 corridor to Rush
                                   City..................
  58. Minnesota                   Upgrade 10th Street            1.125
                                   South, St. Cloud......
  59. Tennessee                   Improve State Road 95          3.675
                                   from Westover Drive to
                                   SR-62 in Roane and
                                   Anderson Counties.....

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  60. California                  Construct Ontario               10.5
                                   International Airport
                                   ground access program.
  61. Iowa                        Construct four-lane              7.5
                                   expressway between Des
                                   Moines and
                                   Marshalltown..........
  62. Texas                       Upgrade FM225,                     3
                                   Nacogdoches...........
  63. Ohio                        Upgrade US Rt. 35               3.75
                                   between vicinity of
                                   Chillicothe to Village
                                   of Richmond Dale......
  64. Indiana                     Upgrade 93rd Avenue in         4.425
                                   Merrillville..........
  65. California                  Improve streets and            0.236
                                   construct bicycle
                                   path, Westlake Village
  66. Pennsylvania                Upgrade I-95 between           21.45
                                   Lehigh Ave. and
                                   Columbia Ave. and
                                   improvements to Girard
                                   Ave./I-95 interchange,
                                   Philadelphia..........
  67. Michigan                    Construct I-96/Beck             1.95
                                   Wixom Road interchange
  68. Pennsylvania                Construct I-95/Route             1.5
                                   332 interchange.......
  69. California                  Improve streets and             0.75
                                   construct bicycle
                                   path, Calabasas.......
  70. New York                    Construct Hutton Bridge            1
                                   Project...............
  71. Ohio                        Restore Main and First        0.3375
                                   Streets to two-way
                                   traffic, Miamisburg...
  72. Virginia                    Widen I-64 Bland             25.8375
                                   Boulevard interchange.
  73. Washington                  Widen Cook Road in               3.1
                                   Skagit County,
                                   Washington............
  74. New York                    Construct interchange          8.775
                                   and connector road
                                   using ITS testbed
                                   capabilities at I-90
                                   Exit 8................
  75. New York                    Construct Edgewater                9
                                   Road Dedicated Truck
                                   Route.................
  76. Illinois                    Upgrade Illinois 336           3.825
                                   between Illinois 61 to
                                   south of Loraine......
  77. Michigan                    Reconstruct Bagley              0.45
                                   Street and improve
                                   Genschaw Road, Alpena.
  78. California                  Construct Third Street         9.375
                                   South Bay Basin
                                   Bridge, San Francisco.
  79. New Mexico                  Improve I-25 at Raton              9
                                   Pass..................
  80. Pennsylvania                Construct Mon-Fayette             20
                                   Expressway between
                                   Union Town and
                                   Brownsville...........
  81. Michigan                    Upgrade Hill Road               2.25
                                   corridor between I-75
                                   to Dort Highway,
                                   Genesee Co............
  82. Georgia                     Improve GA-316 in             30.675
                                   Gwinnett County.......
  83. North Carolina              Construct segment of              12
                                   new freeway, including
                                   right-of-way
                                   acquisition, between
                                   East of US 401 to I-
                                   95, and bridge over
                                   Cape Fear River.......
  84. Florida                     Construct US-98/Thomas          8.25
                                   Drive interchange.....
  85. Illinois                    Construct I-64/North             3.6
                                   Greenmount Rd.
                                   interchange, St. Clair
                                   Co....................
  86. South Carolina              Three River Greenway            3.75
                                   Project to and from
                                   Gervals Street in
                                   Columbia..............
  87. New York                    Upgrade Chenango County          1.6
                                   Route 32 in Norwich...
  88. Maine                       Construct I-95/                  1.5
                                   Stillwater Avenue
                                   interchange...........
  89. Massachusetts               Construct I-495/Route 2         3.15
                                   interchange east of
                                   existing interchange
                                   to provide access to
                                   commuter rail station,
                                   Littleton.............
  90. Connecticut                 Construct Seaview                2.5
                                   Avenue Corridor
                                   project...............
  91. Texas                       Construct                       3.75
                                   transportation
                                   improvements as part
                                   of redevelopment of
                                   Kelly AFB, San Antonio
  92. Texas                       Conduct pipeline               1.125
                                   express study through
                                   Texas Transportation
                                   Institute (A&M
                                   University)...........
  93. Illinois                    Undertake improvements           1.5
                                   to Campus
                                   Transportation System,
                                   Chicago...............
  94. Pennsylvania                Improve walking and              2.1
                                   biking trails between
                                   Easton and Lehigh
                                   Gorge State Park
                                   within the Delaware
                                   and Lehigh Canal
                                   National Heritage
                                   Corridor..............
  95. Michigan                    Upgrade and make                10.5
                                   improvements to the
                                   Walton Corridor
                                   project including
                                   segments of Walton
                                   Blvd., Baldwin and
                                   Joslyn Roads, and
                                   Telegraph Road........
  96. North Carolina              Construct Charlotte               12
                                   Western Outer Loop
                                   freeway, Mecklenburg
                                   Co....................
  97. Tennessee                   Reconstruct US 79                  3
                                   between Milan and
                                   McKenzie..............
  98. Virginia                    Undertake access                 1.5
                                   improvements for
                                   Freemason Harbor
                                   Development
                                   Initiative, Norfolk...
  99. Pennsylvania                Upgrade US Rt. 119              3.05
                                   between Homer City and
                                   Blairsville...........
 100. Minnesota                   Construct pedestrian         0.53025
                                   bridge over TH 169 in
                                   Elk River.............
 101. Georgia                     Construct Athens to                6
                                   Atlanta Transportation
                                   Corridor..............
 102. Alabama                     Initiate construction              3
                                   on controlled access
                                   highway between the
                                   Eastern edge of
                                   Madison County and
                                   Mississippi State
                                   line..................
 103. Texas                       Construct improvments           5.76
                                   along US 69 including
                                   frontage roads,
                                   Jefferson Co..........
 104. New York                    Rehabilitate Broadway            1.5
                                   Bridge, New York City.
 105. Ohio                        Reconstruct Morgan               0.4
                                   County 37 in Morgan
                                   County................
 106. California                  Improve Mission                  0.5
                                   Boulevard in San
                                   Bernardino, California
 107. Indiana                     Widen 116th Street in          1.125
                                   Carmel................
 108. Illinois                    Undertake traffic                  2
                                   mitigation and
                                   circulation
                                   enhancements, 57th and
                                   Lake Shore Drive......
 109. Georgia                     Construct Rome to              0.584
                                   Memphis Highway in
                                   Floyd and Bartow
                                   Counties..............
 110. Ohio                        Construct highway-rail          4.75
                                   grade separations on
                                   Snow Road in Brook
                                   Park..................
 111. Kentucky                    Construct highway-rail         0.825
                                   grade separations
                                   along the City Lead in
                                   Paducah...............
 112. Illinois                    Resurface S. Chicago           0.795
                                   Ave. From 71st to 95th
                                   Streets, Chicago......
 113. Minnesota                   Upgrade TH 13 between            1.5
                                   TH 77 and I-494.......
 114. Kentucky                    Redevelop and improve           2.84
                                   ground access to
                                   Louisville Waterfront
                                   District in
                                   Louisville, Kentucky..
 115. South Dakota                Construct US-16 Hell           0.441
                                   Canyon Bridge and
                                   approaches in Custer
                                   County................
 116. Georgia                     Resurface Davis Drive,           0.3
                                   Green Street, and
                                   North Houston Road in
                                   Warner Robins.........
 117. Pennsylvania                Construct highway-               1.5
                                   transit transfer
                                   facility in Lemoyne...
 118. Georgia                     Upgrade I-75 between            8.25
                                   the Crisp/Dooly Co.
                                   line to the Florida
                                   State line............
 119. New Jersey                  Conduct Route 46              24.375
                                   Corridor Improvement
                                   Project with the
                                   amount provided,
                                   $8,625,000 for the
                                   Route 46/Riverview
                                   Drive Interchange
                                   reconstruction
                                   project, $12,675,000
                                   for the Route 46/Van
                                   Houton Avenue
                                   reconstruction
                                   project, and
                                   $3,075,000 for the
                                   Route 46/Union Blvd.
                                   interchange
                                   reconstruction project
 120. Mississippi                 Construct segment 2 of        0.6875
                                   the Jackson University
                                   Parkway in Jackson....
 121. New Jersey                  Improve grade                   10.5
                                   separations on the
                                   Garden State Parkway
                                   in Cape May County,
                                   New Jersey............
 122. Pennsylvania                Construct access to              1.5
                                   site of former
                                   Philadelphia Naval
                                   Shipyard and Base,
                                   Philadelphia..........
 123. Idaho                       Reconstruct US-95 from             9
                                   Bellgrove to Mica.....
 124. Illinois                    Improve access to 93rd          2.25
                                   Street Station,
                                   Chicago...............
 125. Illinois                    Rehabilitate WPA                 4.7
                                   Streets in Chicago....
 126. Minnesota                   Construct grade                 1.35
                                   crossing improvments,
                                   Morrison County.......
 127. Kentucky                    Extend Hurstbourne              4.56
                                   Parkway from Bardstown
                                   Road to Fern Valley
                                   Road..................
 128. Texas                       Upgrade SH 130 in               0.75
                                   Caldwell amd
                                   Williamson Counties...
 129. Massachusetts               Construct bikeway                  6
                                   between Blackstone and
                                   Worcester.............
 130. New York                    Rehabilitate roads,             0.12
                                   Village of Great Neck.
 131. Virginia                    Widen I-81 in Roanoke              4
                                   and Botetourt Counties
                                   and in Rockbridge,
                                   Augusta and Rockingham
                                   Counties..............
 132. Illinois                    Construct an                   5.625
                                   interchange at I-90
                                   and Illinois Route 173
                                   in Rockford...........
 133. Illinois                    Engineering for Peoria             5
                                   to Chicago expressway.
 134. Pennsylvania                Construct access               1.275
                                   improvements between
                                   exits 56 and 57 off I-
                                   81 in Lackawanna......
 135. California                  Reconstruct Tennessee           0.75
                                   Valley Bridge, Marin
                                   Co....................
 136. Michigan                    Improvements to Card           0.975
                                   Road between 21 mile
                                   road and 23 mile road
                                   in Macomb Co..........
 137. Illinois                    Construct Veterans              7.88
                                   Parkway from Eastland
                                   Drive to Commerce
                                   Parkway in Bloomington
 138. New York                    Conduct safety study             0.4
                                   and improve I-90 in
                                   Downtown Buffalo......
 139. Minnesota                   Upgrade CSAH 1 from             0.36
                                   CSAH 61 to 0.8 miles
                                   north.................
 140. Pennsylvania                Construct access road              3
                                   and parking
                                   facilities, Valley
                                   Forge National
                                   Historic Park, Valley
                                   Forge.................
 141. Illinois                    Construct Orchard Road          5.25
                                   Bridge over the Fox
                                   River.................
 142. Missouri                    Construct US-412                   6
                                   corridor from Kennett
                                   to Hayti, Missouri....
 143. Michigan                    Upgrade M-84 connector        13.135
                                   between Tittabawasee
                                   Rd. and M-13, Bay and
                                   Saginaw Counties......
 144. Louisiana                   Increase capacity of               1
                                   Lake Pontchartrain
                                   Causeway..............
 145. Tennessee                   Improve the Elizabethon       6.3375
                                   Connector from US-312
                                   to US-19 East.........
 146. Texas                       Construct Austin to San        5.625
                                   Antonio Corridor......
 147. Pennsylvania                Make safety                        7
                                   improvements on PA Rt.
                                   61 (Dusselfink Safety
                                   Project) between Rt.
                                   183 in Cressona and SR
                                   0215 in Mount Carbon..
 148. Tennessee                   Improve State Route 92        3.4125
                                   from I-40 to South of
                                   Jefferson City........
 149. Illinois                    Planning, engineering              2
                                   and first phase
                                   construction of
                                   beltway connector,
                                   Decatur...............
 150. Indiana                     Safety improvements to         6.825
                                   McKinley and Riverside
                                   Avenues in Muncie.....
 151. Georgia                     Widen Georgia Route 6/         5.666
                                   US-278 in Polk County.
 152. Arkansas                    Widen 28th Street and           0.75
                                   related improvements
                                   in Van Buren, Arkansas
 153. Tennessee                   Reconstruct Old Walland         1.26
                                   Highway bridge over
                                   Little River in
                                   Townsend..............
 154. Missouri                    Construct Highway 36             2.4
                                   Hannibal Bridge and
                                   approaches in Marion
                                   County................
 155. Minnesota                   Construct Cass County           0.18
                                   Public Trails
                                   Corridors.............
 156. Alabama                     Construct Eastern Black           13
                                   Warrior River Bridge..
 157. Michigan                    Construct Monroe Rail            4.5
                                   Consolidation Project,
                                   Monroe................
 158. Illinois                    Rehabilitate 95th                0.6
                                   Street between 54th
                                   Place and 50th Avenue,
                                   Oak Lawn..............
 159. New York                    Construct Hamilton            12.375
                                   Street interchange in
                                   Erwin, New York.......
 160. New York                    Improve 6th and                0.525
                                   Columbia Street
                                   project in Elmira.....
 161. California                  Enhance Fort Bragg and         0.275
                                   Willitis passenger
                                   stations..............
 162. New York                    Capital improvements              14
                                   for the car float
                                   operations in
                                   Brooklyn, New York,
                                   for the New York City
                                   Economic Development
                                   Corp..................
 163. New Jersey                  Construct New Jersey               2
                                   Exit 13A Flyover
                                   (extension of Kapowski
                                   Rd. to Trumbull St.)..
 164. Pennsylvania                Relocate U.S. 22 around           25
                                   the Borough of
                                   Holidaysburg, PA, or
                                   other projects in the
                                   counties of Bedford,
                                   Blair, Centre,
                                   Franklin, Mifflin,
                                   Fulton and Clearfield,
                                   and Huntingdon as
                                   selected by the State
                                   of Pennsylvania.......
 165. Wyoming                     Construct Jackson-Teton          1.5
                                   Pathway in Teton
                                   County................
 166. Michigan                    Construct improvements          2.25
                                   to 23 Mile Road
                                   between Mound Road and
                                   M-53, Macomb County...

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 167. Michigan                    Early preliminary                1.5
                                   engineering/
                                   preliminary
                                   engineering to U.S.
                                   131 B.R./ Industrial
                                   Connector, Kalamazoo,
                                   Michigan..............
 168. Illinois                    Construct improvements         0.975
                                   to segment of Town
                                   Creek Road, Jackson
                                   Co....................
 169. Vermont                     Replace Missisquoi Bay            12
                                   Bridge................
 170. Massachusetts               Upgrade Sacramento            0.1875
                                   Street underpass,
                                   Somerville............
 171. Oregon                      Study and design I-5/              3
                                   Beltline Road
                                   interchange
                                   reconstruction........
 172. Massachusetts               Construct accessibility            3
                                   improvments to Charles
                                   Street T Station,
                                   Boston................
 173. California                  Widen and improve I-5/        10.425
                                   State Route 126
                                   interchange in
                                   Valencia..............
 174. Arkansas                    Widen Highway 65/82            5.375
                                   from Pine Bluff to the
                                   Mississippi State line
 175. Ohio                        Rehabilitate Martin              1.5
                                   Luther King, Jr.
                                   Bridge, Toledo........
 176. California                  Upgrade I-880, Alameda.          7.5
 177. Illinois                    Right-of-way                       3
                                   acquisition for
                                   segment of Alton
                                   Bypass between
                                   Illinois 143 to
                                   Illinois 140 near
                                   Alton.................
 178. Georgia                     Conduct study of a             17.25
                                   multimodal
                                   transportation
                                   corridor along GA-400.
 179. Illinois                    Reconstruct Dixie             0.3705
                                   Highway, Harvey.......
 180. Tennessee                   Construct State Route            1.8
                                   131 from Gill Road to
                                   Bishop Road...........
 181. Washington                  Construct Port of              0.675
                                   Kalama River Bridge...
 182. Virginia                    Upgrade Virginia Route          0.75
                                   10, Surrey Co.........
 183. Iowa                        Reconstruct US Highway           2.5
                                   218 between 7th and
                                   20th Streets inlcuding
                                   center turn lane from
                                   Hubenthal Place to
                                   Carbide Lane, Keokuk..
 184. Oregon                      Repair bridge over                10
                                   Rogue River, Gold
                                   Beach.................
 185. New Jersey                  Construct pedestrian            2.25
                                   bridge in Washington
                                   Township..............
 186. Ohio                        Construct Chesapeake            3.75
                                   Bypass, Lawrence Co...
 187. California                  Rehabilitate historic          2.625
                                   train depot in San
                                   Bernadino.............
 188. Michigan                    Construct improvements           0.9
                                   to Linden Rd. between
                                   Maple Ave. and Pierson
                                   Rd., Genessee Co......
 189. Alabama                     Construct Crepe Myrtle           1.2
                                   Trail near Mobile,
                                   Alabama...............
 190. New York                    Reconstruct Route 23/           0.85
                                   Route 205 intersection
                                   in Oneonta............
 191. Rhode Island                Reconstruct                  0.33375
                                   interchanges on Rt.
                                   116 between Rt. 146
                                   and Ashton Viaduct,
                                   Lincoln...............
 192. Michigan                    Construct route                  2.7
                                   improvements along
                                   Washington Ave.
                                   between Janes Ave. to
                                   Johnson St. and East
                                   Genesee Ave. between
                                   Saginaw River and
                                   Janes Ave., Saginaw...
 193. California                  Realign and improve              4.5
                                   California Route 79 in
                                   Riverside County......
 194. Michigan                    Construct Tawas Beach           1.65
                                   Road/US 23 interchange
                                   improvements, East
                                   Tawas.................
 195. Illinois                    Rehabilitate Timber            0.105
                                   Bridge over Little
                                   Muddy River and
                                   approach roadway,
                                   Perry Co..............
 196. Texas                       Construct East Loop,            0.75
                                   Brownsville...........
 197. Mississippi                 Upgrade Cowan-Lorraine           8.5
                                   Rd. between I-10 and
                                   U.S. 90, Harrison Co..
 198. California                  Construct Alameda             9.5625
                                   Corridor East project.
 199. Washington                  Construct I-5                 4.9875
                                   interchanges in Lewis
                                   County................
 200. Minnesota                   Undertake improvements           3.9
                                   to Hennepin County
                                   Bikeway...............
 201. Illinois                    Construct Alton Bypass         1.875
                                   from IL-40 to
                                   Fosterburg Road.......
 202. Louisiana                   Construct Houma-               2.325
                                   Thibodaux to I-10
                                   connector from
                                   Gramercy to Houma.....
 203. Illinois                    Study for new bridge            1.05
                                   over Mississippi River
                                   with terminus points
                                   in St. Clair County
                                   and St. Louis, MO.....
 204. New York                    Rehabilitate Queens                6
                                   Blvd./Sunnyside Yard
                                   Bridge, New York City.
 205. North Carolina              Construct segment of I-          1.5
                                   74 between Maxton
                                   Bypass and NC 710,
                                   Robeson Co............
 206. Alabama                     Conduct engineering,              17
                                   acquire right-of-way
                                   and construct the
                                   Birmingham Northern
                                   Beltline in Jefferson
                                   County................
 207. South Dakota                Replace Meridan Bridge.         3.25
 208. Ohio                        Upgrade Route 82,               5.25
                                   Strongsville..........
 209. Mississippi                 Construct I-20 /Norrell         3.75
                                   Road interchange,
                                   Hinds County..........
 210. Wisconsin                   Reconstruct U.S.                19.5
                                   Highway 151, Waupun to
                                   Fond du Lac...........
 211. Michigan                    Improve Kent County            11.28
                                   Airport road access in
                                   Grand Rapids, Michigan
                                   by extending 36th
                                   Street, improving 48th
                                   Street and
                                   constructing the I-96/
                                   Whitneyville
                                   interchange...........
 212. Pennsylvania                Replace Dellville               0.75
                                   Bridge in Wheatfield..
 213. California                  Upgrade Ft. Irwin Road         1.125
                                   from I-15 to Fort
                                   Irwin.................
 214. New York                    Reconstruct 127th                1.5
                                   Street viaduct, New
                                   York City.............
 215. Arkansas                    Upgrade US Rt. 67,               1.5
                                   Newport to Missouri
                                   State line............
 216. Louisiana                   Extend Howard Avenue to            6
                                   Union Passenger
                                   Terminal, New Orleans.
 217. Colorado                    Complete the Powers                9
                                   Boulevard north
                                   extension in Colorado
                                   Springs...............
 218. Pennsylvania                Widen US-30 from US-222            9
                                   to PA-340 and from PA-
                                   283 to PA-741.........
 219. Pennsylvania                Upgrade Route 219                2.4
                                   between Meyersdale and
                                   Somerset..............
 220. Mississippi                 Widen MS-15 from Laurel          7.5
                                   to Louiseville........
 221. California                  Construct bike paths,          0.625
                                   Thousand Oaks.........
 222. Texas                       Investigate strategies         0.375
                                   to reduce congestion
                                   and facilitate access
                                   at the international
                                   border crossing in
                                   Roma..................
 223. Wisconsin                   Upgrade Marshfield              3.75
                                   Blvd., Marshfield.....
 224. Wisconsin                   Construct Abbotsford             4.5
                                   Bypass................
 225. New York                    Reconstruct Route 25/           0.75
                                   Route 27 intersection
                                   in St. Lawrence County
 226. California                  Upgrade access to              0.375
                                   Sylmar/San Fernando
                                   Metrolink Station and
                                   Westfield Village, Los
                                   Angeles...............
 227. Tennessee                   Construct park and ride            8
                                   intermodal centers for
                                   Nashville/Middle
                                   Tennessee Commuter
                                   Rail..................
 228. Illinois                    Upgrade St. Marie              0.036
                                   Township Road, Jasper
                                   County................
 229. Illinois                    Resurface 95th St.              2.34
                                   between Western Ave.
                                   and Stony Island
                                   Blvd., Chicago........
 230. New York                    Construct new exit 46A             6
                                   on I-90 at Route 170
                                   in North Chili........
 231. Indiana                     Upgrade 4 warning                0.3
                                   devices on north/south
                                   rail line from Terre
                                   Haute to Evansville...
 232. California                  Improve SR-70 from              6.25
                                   Marysville Bypass to
                                   Oroville Freeway......
 233. Dist. of Col.               Implement Geographical           7.5
                                   Information System,
                                   Washington, D.C.......
 234. California                  Construct connector             11.5
                                   between I-5 and SR 113
                                   and reconstruct I-5
                                   interchange with Road
                                   102, Woodland.........
 235. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct State Route         6.75
                                   2001 in Pike County...
 236. California                  Upgrade I-680 Corridor,          7.5
                                   Alameda Co............
 237. Louisiana                   Reconstruct I-10 and               6
                                   Ryan Street access
                                   ramps and frontage
                                   street improvements,
                                   Lake Charles..........
 238. Arkansas                    Construct access route            12
                                   to Northwest Arkansas
                                   Regional Airport in
                                   Highfill, Arkansas....
 239. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct structures             2
                                   and adjacent roadway,
                                   Etna and Aspenwall
                                   (design and right-of-
                                   way acquisition
                                   phases), Allegheny Co.
 240. Alaska                      Construct capital                4.5
                                   improvements to
                                   intermodal freight and
                                   passenger facilities
                                   servicing the Alaska
                                   Marine Highway and
                                   other related
                                   transportation modes
                                   in Seward provided
                                   that the state public
                                   authority which owns
                                   the current intermodal
                                   facilities carries out
                                   this project with the
                                   entire amount of funds
                                   provided..............
 241. Illinois                    Construct improvements         1.425
                                   to Pleasant Hill Road,
                                   Carbondale............
 242. Florida                     Deploy magnetic lane           0.375
                                   marking system on I-4.
 243. Texas                       Extend Texas State             4.675
                                   Highway 154 between US
                                   80W and State Highway
                                   43S...................
 244. Minnesota                   Upgrade CSAH 16 between         4.05
                                   TH 53 and CSAH 4......
 245. Pennsylvania                Upgrade US Rt. 22,              4.85
                                   Chickory Mountain
                                   section...............
 246. Arkansas                    Improve Arkansas State         0.375
                                   Highway 12 from US-71
                                   at Rainbow Curve to
                                   Northwest Arkansas
                                   Regional Airport......
 247. Massachusetts               Implement Cape and             0.375
                                   Islands Rural Roads
                                   Initiative, Cape Cod..
 248. Massachusetts               Reconstruct roadways,           2.25
                                   Somerville............
 249. Washington                  Construct Washington             0.9
                                   Pass visitor
                                   facilities on North
                                   Cascades Highway......
 250. Indiana                     Construct Hazel Dell           4.125
                                   Parkway from 96th
                                   Street to 146th Street
                                   in Carmel.............
 251. Georgia                     Upgrade Lithonia               0.375
                                   Industrial Boulevard,
                                   DeKalb Co.............
 252. Wisconsin                   Upgrade STH 29 between           4.5
                                   IH 94 and Chippewa
                                   Falls.................
 253. Kansas                      Construct Diamond               7.56
                                   interchange at Antioch
                                   and I-435.............
 254. California                  Reconstruct I-215 and         2.0625
                                   construct HOV lanes
                                   between 2nd Street and
                                   9th Street, San
                                   Bernardino............
 255. Iowa                        Relocate US 61 to               2.25
                                   bypass Fort Madison...
 256. Illinois                    Construct Richton Road,          1.5
                                   Crete.................
 257. Ohio                        Upgrade US-30 from SR-         11.25
                                   235 in Hancock County
                                   to the Ontario bypass
                                   in Richland County....
 258. Florida                     Construct access road           0.75
                                   to St. Johns Ave.
                                   Industrial Park.......
 259. Pennsylvania                Design, engineer, ROW           10.5
                                   acquisition and
                                   construct the Luzerne
                                   County Community
                                   College Road between
                                   S.R. 2002 and S.R.
                                   3004 one-mile west of
                                   Center Street through
                                   S.R. 2008 in the
                                   vicinity of Prospect
                                   Street and the Luzerne
                                   County Community
                                   College, including a
                                   new interchange on
                                   S.R. 0029.............
 260. Louisiana                   Construct State Highway          8.5
                                   3241/State Highway
                                   1088/I-12 interchange
                                   in St. Tammany Parish,
                                   Louisiana.............
 261. Illinois                    Improve access to                1.6
                                   Rantoul Aviation
                                   Center in Rantoul.....
 262. Virginia                    Improve Harrisonburg             0.5
                                   East Side roadways in
                                   Harrisonburg..........
 263. California                  Upgrade Highway 99               7.3
                                   between State Highway
                                   70 and Lincoln Rd.,
                                   Sutter Co.............
 264. Indiana                     Extend East 56th Street        4.875
                                   in Lawrence...........
 265. New York                    Construct the Mineola           10.5
                                   intermodal facility
                                   and Hicksville
                                   intermodal facility in
                                   Nassau county.........
 266. Texas                       Upgrade IH-30 between          21.75
                                   Dallas and Ft. Worth..
 267. Massachusetts               Construct improvements           1.8
                                   to North Main Street
                                   in Worcester..........
 268. Arkansas                    Study and construct a           0.75
                                   multi-modal facility
                                   Russellville,
                                   Arkansas..............
 269. New York                    Judd Road Connector in          30.3
                                   New Hartford and
                                   Whitestown, New York..
 270. Oregon                      Upgrade I-5, Salem.....            3
 271. California                  Upgrade call boxes             1.125
                                   throughout Santa
                                   Barbara County........
 272. Wisconsin                   Upgrade US Rt. 10                  6
                                   between Waupaca to US
                                   Rt. 41................
 273. Iowa                        Reconstruct I-235 and          5.175
                                   improve the
                                   interchange for access
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 274. Pennsylvania                Construct Steel                  0.3
                                   Heritage Trail between
                                   Glenwood Bridge to
                                   Clairton via
                                   McKeesport............
 275. Idaho                       Construct critical               7.5
                                   interchanges and grade-
                                   crossings on US-20
                                   between Idaho Falls
                                   and Chester...........
 276. Utah                        Construct Cache Valley          5.25
                                   Highway in Logan......
 277. Massachusetts               Upgrade Rt. 3 between           6.15
                                   Rt. 128/I-95 to
                                   Massachusetts and New
                                   Hampshire State Line..
 278. Indiana                     Construct Hoosier              18.75
                                   Heartland from
                                   Lafayette to Ft. Wayne
 279. New York                    Conduct traffic calming          0.3
                                   study on National
                                   Scenic Byway Route 5
                                   in Hamburg............
 280. California                  Construct I-5 rail             15.09
                                   grade crossings
                                   between I-605 and
                                   State Route 91, Los
                                   Angeles and Orange
                                   Counties..............
 281. Massachusetts               Undertake improvements          2.25
                                   to South Station
                                   Intermodal Station....
 282. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Bates                  3
                                   Bridge over Merrimack
                                   River.................
 283. Illinois                    Upgrade Wood Street           0.7425
                                   between Little Calumet
                                   River to 171st St.,
                                   Dixmore, Harvey,
                                   Markham, Hazel Crest..
 284. Pennsylvania                Construct safety and            6.15
                                   capacity improvements
                                   to Rt. 309 and Old
                                   Packhouse Road
                                   including widening of
                                   Old Packhouse Road
                                   between KidsPeace
                                   National Hospital to
                                   Rt. 309...............
 285. Illinois                    Reconstruct Mt. Erie           3.385
                                   Blacktop in Mt. Erie..
 286. Michigan                    Repair 48th Avenue,           0.2025
                                   Menominee.............
 287. Texas                       Reconstruct intermodal           5.5
                                   connectors on Highway
                                   78 and Highway 544 in
                                   Wylie.................
 288. Georgia                     Conduct a study of              3.75
                                   transportation
                                   alternatives in
                                   Northwest Georgia
                                   between Atlanta and
                                   Chattanooga...........
 289. Louisiana                   Reconstruct Jefferson              1
                                   Lakefront bikepath in
                                   Jefferson Parish,
                                   Louisiana.............
 290. New York                    Construct Midtown West           3.5
                                   Intermodal Ferry
                                   Terminal, New York
                                   City..................
 291. Maine                       Construct I-295                3.375
                                   connector, Portland...
 292. Colorado                    Construct I-25 truck            2.25
                                   lane from Lincoln
                                   Avenue to Castle Pines
                                   Parkway in Douglas
                                   County................
 293. New Jersey                  Widen Route 1 from              5.25
                                   Pierson Avenue to
                                   Inman Avenue in
                                   Middlesex County......
 294. New York                    Construct intermodal           1.875
                                   transportation hub in
                                   Patchogue.............
 295. New York                    Improve Route 281 in            6.75
                                   Cortland..............
 296. California                  Construct State Route            7.5
                                   76 in Northern San
                                   Diego.................
 297. Illinois                    Congestion mitigation              9
                                   for Illinois Route 31
                                   and Illinois Route 62
                                   intersection in
                                   Algonquin.............
 298. Pennsylvania                Improve South Central           0.75
                                   Business Park in
                                   Fulton County.........
 299. California                  Willits Bypass, Highway         0.65
                                   101in Mendocino
                                   County, California....
 300. Texas                       Upgrade FM 1764 between         2.25
                                   FM 646 to State
                                   Highway 6.............
 301. Ohio                        Construct Intermodal            3.04
                                   Industrial Park in
                                   Wellsville............
 302. Texas                       Construct US Expressway        5.625
                                   77/83 interchange,
                                   Harlingen.............
 303. Georgia                     Construct Harry S.            2.6625
                                   Truman Parkway........
 304. Maryland                    Upgrade I-95/I-495               3.6
                                   interchange at Ritchie
                                   Marlboro Rd., Prince
                                   Georges...............
 305. New York                    Construct CR-82 from           0.435
                                   Montauk Highway to
                                   Sunrise Highway in
                                   Suffolk County........
 306. Pennsylvania                PA 26 over Piney Creek           0.6
                                   2-bridges in Bedford
                                   County................
 307. Illinois                    Intersection                   1.305
                                   improvements at 79th
                                   and Stoney Island
                                   Blvd., Chicago........
 308. New York                    Construct CR-85 from           0.675
                                   Foster Avenue to CR97
                                   in Suffolk County.....
 309. New York                    Construct Phase II of              2
                                   the City of Mount
                                   Vernon's New Haven
                                   Railroad Redevelopment
                                   project...............
 310. Alabama                     Construct improvements          0.75
                                   to 41st Street between
                                   1st Ave. South and
                                   Airport Highway,
                                   Birmingham............
 311. Alaska                      Improve roads in              1.7625
                                   Kotzebue..............
 312. Pennsylvania                Conduct preliminary              1.5
                                   engineering on the
                                   relocation of exits 4
                                   and 5 on I-83 in York
                                   County................
 313. North Carolina              Construct I-540 from            9.75
                                   east of NC Rt. 50 to
                                   east of US Rt. 1 in
                                   Wake Co...............
 314. Alabama                     Construct enhancements           0.6
                                   along 12th Street
                                   between State Highway
                                   11 and Baptist
                                   Princeton Hospital,
                                   Birmingham............
 315. Pennsylvania                Conduct highway                    1
                                   research, Drexel
                                   University............
 316. Illinois                    Improve IL-113 in               5.55
                                   Kankakee..............
 317. Texas                       Upgrade JFK Causeway,           2.25
                                   Corpus Christi........
 318. Pennsylvania                Construct Philadelphia             6
                                   Intermodal Gateway
                                   Project at 30th St.
                                   Station...............
 319. Wisconsin                   Construct STH-26/US-41          2.25
                                   Interchange in Oshkosh
 320. California                  Improve and widen                2.7
                                   Forest Hill Road in
                                   Placer County.........
 321. Florida                     ITS improvements on US-          1.5
                                   19 in Pasco County....
 322. Nebraska                    Conduct corridor study        0.4125
                                   from Wayne to
                                   Vermillion-Newcastle
                                   bridge................
 323. Oregon                      Construct right-of-way             1
                                   improvements to
                                   provide improved
                                   pedestrian access to
                                   MAX light rail,
                                   Gresham...............
 324. Virginia                    Repair historic wooden          0.75
                                   bridges along portion
                                   of Virginia Creeper
                                   Trail maintained by
                                   Town of Abingdon......
 325. Oregon                      Reconstruct Lovejoy                5
                                   ramp, Portland........
 326. Washington                  Widen SR-99 between              2.7
                                   148th Street and King
                                   County Line in
                                   Lynnwood..............
 327. Minnesota                   Construct Trunk Highway        6.075
                                   169 Causeway, Itasca
                                   Co....................
 328. Louisiana                   Conduct a feasibility            1.5
                                   and design study of
                                   Louisiana Highway 30
                                   between Louisiana
                                   Highway 44 and I-10...
 329. Indiana                     Reconstruct US Rt. 231           0.6
                                   between junction of
                                   State Road 66 to
                                   Dubois Co. line.......
 330. Massachusetts               Construct Greenfield-          0.675
                                   Montague Bikeways,
                                   Franklin Co...........
 331. California                  Improve highway access         0.275
                                   to Humboldt Bay and
                                   Harbor Port...........
 332. Virginia                    Construct road                  0.25
                                   improvement, trailhead
                                   development and
                                   related facilities for
                                   Haysi to Breaks
                                   Interstate Bicycle and
                                   Pedestrain Trail
                                   between Haysi and
                                   Garden Hole area of
                                   Breaks Interstate Park
 333. Pennsylvania                Replace Grant Street             1.8
                                   Bridge, New Castle....
 334. North Dakota                Upgrade U.S. Route 52            1.8
                                   between Donnybrook and
                                   US Route 2............
 335. Florida                     Construct Wonderwood          27.725
                                   Connector from Mayport
                                   to Arlington, Duval
                                   County, Florida.......
 336. California                  Construct pedestrian           0.375
                                   boardwalk between
                                   terminus of Pismo
                                   Promenade at Pismo
                                   Creek and Grande
                                   Avenue in Gover Beach.
 337. Pennsylvania                Construct PA-283 North        1.8375
                                   Union Street ramps in
                                   Dauhpin County........
 338. New Jersey                  Upgrade Garden State            22.5
                                   Parkway Exit 142......
 339. Minnesota                   Extend County State              0.6
                                   Highway 61 extension
                                   into Two Harbors......
 340. Minnesota                   Reconstruct and replace         9.75
                                   I-494 Wakota Bridge
                                   from South St. Paul to
                                   Newport, and
                                   approaches............
 341. Texas                       Reconstruct and widen I-           6
                                   35 between North of
                                   Georgetown at Loop 418
                                   to US Rt. 190.........
 342. Georgia                     Undertake major                11.55
                                   arterial enhancements
                                   in DeKalb Co. with the
                                   amount provided as
                                   follows: $5,250,000
                                   for Candler Rd.,
                                   $5,625,000 for
                                   Memorial Drive and
                                   $675,000 for Bufford
                                   Highway...............
 343. Illinois                    Consolidate rail tracks        1.125
                                   and eliminate grade
                                   crossings as part of
                                   Gateway Intermodal
                                   Terminal access
                                   project...............
 344. Ohio                        Replace I-280 bridge              18
                                   over Maumee River,
                                   Toledo area...........
 345. Pennsylvania                Eliminate 16 at-grade              8
                                   rail crossings through
                                   Erie..................
 346. Arkansas                    Construct Geyer Springs         0.75
                                   RR grade separation,
                                   Little Rock...........
 347. Wisconsin                   Construct Chippewa               4.5
                                   Falls Bypass..........
 348. Kentucky                    Correct rock hazard on       0.02625
                                   US127 in Russell
                                   County................
 349. Kentucky                    Widen US-27 from                22.5
                                   Norwood to Eubank.....
 350. Virginia                    Conduct Williamsburg           0.325
                                   2007 transportation
                                   study.................
 351. Virginia                    Construct I-95/State          3.8375
                                   Route 627 interchange
                                   in Stafford County....
 352. Tennessee                   Construct Foothills            8.625
                                   Parkway from Walland
                                   to Weans Valley.......
 353. Oregon                      Upgrade Murray Blvd.            3.75
                                   inlcuding overpass
                                   bridge, Millikan to
                                   Terman................
 354. California                  Construct San Francisco        9.375
                                   Regional Intermodal
                                   Terminal..............
 355. New Hampshire               Construct the Broad           12.511
                                   Street Parkway in
                                   Nashua................
 356. New Hampshire               Construct Conway bypass        5.325
                                   from Madison to
                                   Bartlett..............
 357. California                  Seismic retrofit of             0.75
                                   Golden Gate Bridge....
 358. Pennsylvania                Realign Route 501 in             1.2
                                   Lebanon County........
 359. Maryland                    Upgrade US 29                      9
                                   interchange with
                                   Randolph Road,
                                   Montgomery Co.........
 360. Utah                        Construct I-15                     6
                                   interchange at
                                   Atkinville............
 361. Illinois                    Resurface Cicero Ave.         0.4575
                                   between 127th St. and
                                   143rd St., Chicago....
 362. Pennsylvania                Improve Lewistown                 40
                                   Narrows US 322 in
                                   Mifflin and Juniata
                                   County................
 363. Florida                     Enhance access to                0.9
                                   Gateway Marketplace
                                   through improvements
                                   to access roads,
                                   Jacksonville..........
 364. Indiana                     Upgrade 14 warning              1.05
                                   devices on east/west
                                   rail line from Gary to
                                   Auburn................
 365. Tennessee                   Construct I-40/SR 155            4.2
                                   interchange, Davidson.
 366. Tennessee                   Construct Crosstown              3.2
                                   Greenway/Bikeway,
                                   Springfield...........
 367. Maine                       Studies and planning               3
                                   for reconstruction of
                                   East-West Highway.....
 368. Florida                     Construct Port of Palm         15.75
                                   Beach road access
                                   improvements, Palm
                                   Beach County, Florida.
 369. New Jersey                  Reconstruct Essex              1.875
                                   Street Bridge, Bergen
                                   Co....................
 370. Missouri                    Relocate and                      30
                                   reconstruct Route 21
                                   between Schenk Rd. to
                                   Town of DeSoto........
 371. New York                    Improve Route 31 from         8.8125
                                   Baldwinsville to
                                   County Route 57.......
 372. Virginia                    Upgrade Rt. 600 to                 5
                                   facilitate access
                                   between I-81 and Mount
                                   Rogers National
                                   Recreation Area.......
 373. California                  Construct I-380                  2.1
                                   connector between
                                   Sneath Lane and San
                                   Bruno Ave., San Bruno.
 374. Florida                     Construct South                 6.75
                                   Connector Road and
                                   Airport Road
                                   interchange in
                                   Jacksonville, Florida.
 375. Pennsylvania                Resurface current 219          4.875
                                   bypass at Bradford....
 376. Kentucky                    Construct Route 259-101         0.75
                                   from Brownsville to I-
                                   65....................
 377. California                  Construct interchanges          2.25
                                   for I-10 in Coachella
                                   Valley, Riverside
                                   County................
 378. New Mexico                  Improve 84/285 between           4.5
                                   Espanola and Hernandez
 379. Pennsylvania                Upgrade 2 sections of          1.125
                                   US-6 in Tioga County..
 380. Wisconsin                   Improve Janesville                 3
                                   transportation........
 381. Arkansas                    Construct Baseline Road         3.75
                                   RR grade separation,
                                   Little Rock...........
 382. Virginia                    Replace Shore Drive                3
                                   Bridge over Petty
                                   Lake, Norfolk.........
 383. Arizona                     Replace US-93 Hoover              10
                                   Dam Bridge............

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 384. Michigan                    Operational                      0.5
                                   improvements on M-24
                                   from I-75 to the
                                   northern Oakland Co.
                                   border................
 385. Illinois                    Reconstruct US-30, Will         6.75
                                   County................
 386. Minnesota                   Construct Trunk Highway           12
                                   610/10 from Trunk
                                   Highway 169 in
                                   Brooklyn Park to I-94
                                   in Maple Grove........
 387. Illinois                    Extend and reconstruct        4.2675
                                   roadways through
                                   industrial corridor in
                                   Alton.................
 388. Pennsylvania                Rehabilitate Jefferson         1.275
                                   Heights Bridge, Penn
                                   Hills.................
 389. Ohio                        Construct Eastern US            3.75
                                   Rt. 23 bypass of
                                   Portsmouth............
 390. Washington                  Construct State Route 7         0.45
                                   - Elbe rest area and
                                   interpretive facility
                                   in Pierce County, WA..
 391. Michigan                    Undertake capital                7.5
                                   improvements to
                                   facilitate traffic
                                   between Lansing and
                                   Detroit...............
 392. New Mexico                  Reconstruct US-84/US-           13.5
                                   285 from Santa Fe to
                                   Espanola..............
 393. Connecticut                 Reconstruct Post Office/       1.125
                                   Town Farm Road in
                                   Enfield, Connecticut..
 394. Connecticut                 Improve pedestrian and          3.39
                                   bicycle connections
                                   between Union Station
                                   and downtown New
                                   London................
 395. Pennsylvania                Construct access to              1.2
                                   Tioga Marine Terminal,
                                   Ports of Philadelphia
                                   and Camden............
 396. Virginia                    Downtown Staunton                0.5
                                   Streetscape Plan -
                                   Phase I in Staunton...
 397. Illinois                    Construct Marion Street          1.5
                                   multi-modal project in
                                   Village of Oak Park...
 398. California                  Improve and construct I-        2.35
                                   80 reliever route
                                   project; Walters Road
                                   and Walters Road
                                   Extension Segments....
 399. Texas                       Upgrade State Highway           3.75
                                   24 from Commerce to
                                   State Highway 19 north
                                   of Cooper.............
 400. Maryland                    Construct pedestrian            1.35
                                   and bicycle path
                                   between Druid Hill
                                   Park and Penn Station,
                                   Baltimore.............
 401. California                  Upgrade SR 92/El Camino        2.775
                                   interchange, San Mateo
 402. Illinois                    Improve Sugar Grove            1.875
                                   US30..................
 403. Illinois                    Construct Sullivan Road          7.5
                                   Bridge over the Fox
                                   River.................
 404. Massachusetts               Construct Packets               0.75
                                   Landing Enhancement
                                   and Restoration
                                   Project, Town of
                                   Yarmouth..............
 405. Michigan                    Upgrade I-94 between M-            6
                                   39 and I-96...........
 406. Pennsylvania                Upgrade PA Route 21,               5
                                   Fayette and Greene
                                   Counties..............
 407. Indiana                     Construct Gary Marina            7.5
                                   access road
                                   (Buffington Harbor)...
 408. Massachusetts               Replace deck of Chain          0.759
                                   Bridge over Merrimack
                                   River.................
 409. New Mexico                  Improve US-70 southwest            9
                                   of Portales...........
 410. California                  Construct grade                 6.65
                                   separation project at
                                   Redondo Junction,
                                   located in the North
                                   end of an Intermodal
                                   corridor of economic
                                   significance, as
                                   defined by California
                                   Streets and Highways
                                   Code, Division 3,
                                   Chapter 4.7
                                   (commencing with the
                                   Section 2190), Los
                                   Angeles...............
 411. Arkansas                    Widen West Phoenix                 6
                                   Avenue and related
                                   improvements in Fort
                                   Smith, Arkansas.......
 412. Minnesota                   Upgrade Cross-Range              4.5
                                   Expressway between
                                   Coleraine to CSAH 7...
 413. California                  Upgrade CA Rt. 2                  12
                                   Southern Freeway
                                   terminus and
                                   transportation
                                   efficiency
                                   improvements to
                                   Glendale Boulevard in
                                   Los Angeles...........
 414. Massachusetts               Environmental studies,           1.5
                                   preliminary
                                   engineering and design
                                   of North-South
                                   Connector in
                                   Pittsfield to improve
                                   access to I-90........
 415. Pennsylvania                Construct streetscape          0.072
                                   project in the Borough
                                   of Ambler, Montgomery
                                   County, PA............
 416. Pennsylvania                Construct improvements             2
                                   to the Park Road
                                   extension connecting
                                   U.S. 222 and U.S. 422,
                                   Spring Township.......
 417. New York                    FJ&G Rail/Trail Project        0.525
                                   in Fulton County......
 418. New Jersey                  Upgrade Baldwin Ave.               2
                                   intersection to
                                   facilitate access to
                                   waterfront and ferry,
                                   Weehawken.............
 419. Kansas                      Widen US-54 from                   6
                                   Liberal, Kansas
                                   southwest to Oklahoma.
 420. Washington                  Improve Hillsboro             2.6625
                                   Street/Highway 395
                                   intersection in Pasco.
 421. Texas                       Construct ramp                    11
                                   connection between
                                   Hammet St. to Highway
                                   54 ramp to provide
                                   access to I-10 in El
                                   Paso..................
 422. Ohio                        Relocate State Route 60          1.5
                                   from Zanesville to
                                   Dresden, Muskingum
                                   County................
 423. Alabama                     Construct the                10.2375
                                   Montgomery Outer Loop
                                   from US-80 to I-85 via
                                   I-65..................
 424. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct US-99/SH377          4.7
                                   from Prague to Stroud
                                   in Lincoln County.....
 425. Louisiana                   Extend Louisiana                   6
                                   Highway 42 between US-
                                   61 and I-10 in
                                   Ascension Parish......
 426. Louisiana                   Conduct feasibility             3.75
                                   study, design and
                                   construction of
                                   connector between
                                   Louisiana Highway 16
                                   to I-12 in Livingston
                                   Parish................
 427. California                  Construct capital               2.25
                                   improvements along I-
                                   680 corridor..........
 428. Texas                       Relocation of Indiana            7.2
                                   Avenue between 19th
                                   street to North Loop
                                   289 and Quaker Avenue
                                   intersection..........
 429. Massachusetts               Renovate Union Station           6.5
                                   Intermodal
                                   Transportation Center
                                   in Worcester..........
 430. Texas                       Construct Manchester              12
                                   grade separations in
                                   Houston...............
 431. Texas                       Construct Titus County         1.875
                                   West Loop, Mount
                                   Pleasant..............
 432. New York                    Construct County Road           1.36
                                   50 in the vicinity of
                                   Windsor Avenue........
 433. California                  Construct parking lot,             1
                                   pedestrian bridge and
                                   related improvements
                                   to improve intermodal
                                   transportation in
                                   Yorba Linda...........
 434. North Carolina              Widen North Carolina            2.25
                                   Route 24 from
                                   Swansboro to US-70 in
                                   Onslow and Carteret
                                   Counties..............
 435. Minnesota                   Construct Mankato South         5.25
                                   Route in Mankato......
 436. Kentucky and Indiana        Ohio River Major                  40
                                   Investment Study
                                   Project, Kentucky and
                                   Indiana...............
 437. California                  Implement traffic              0.375
                                   management
                                   improvements, Grover
                                   Beach.................
 438. Louisiana                   Extend I-49 from I-220           3.3
                                   to Arkansas State line
 439. Indiana                     Construct East 79th                3
                                   from Sunnyside Road to
                                   Oaklandon Road in
                                   Lawrence..............
 440. Alabama                     Construct Decatur                  2
                                   Southern Bypass.......
 441. California                  Construct tunnel with              6
                                   approaches as part of
                                   Devils Slide project
                                   in San Mateo Co.......
 442. Ohio                        Improve State Route 800          0.5
                                   in Monroe County......
 443. Kentucky                    Reconstruct KY-210 from            6
                                   Hodgenville to Morning
                                   Star Road, Larue
                                   County................
 444. New York                    Construct Route 17-              3.6
                                   Lowman Crossover in
                                   Ashland...............
 445. Illinois                    Improve roads in the            0.81
                                   Peoria Park District..
 446. Massachusetts               Reconstruct North               0.75
                                   Street, Fitchburg.....
 447. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Huntington             3
                                   Ave. in Boston........
 448. California                  Undertake safety                 2.1
                                   enhancements along
                                   Monterey County
                                   Railroad highway
                                   grade, Monerey Co.....
 449. Michigan                    Construct Bridge Street         3.15
                                   bridge project in
                                   Southfield............
 450. Texas                       Construct Concord Road         7.375
                                   Widening project,
                                   Beaumont..............
 451. Oregon                      Restore the Historic               2
                                   Columbia River Highway
                                   including construction
                                   of a pedestrian and
                                   bicycle path under I-
                                   84 at Tanner Creek and
                                   restoration of the
                                   Tanner Creek and
                                   Moffett Creek bridges.
 452. Ohio                        Upgrade I-77/US-250/SR-            1
                                   39 interchange in
                                   Tuscarawas County.....
 453. California                  Construct Palisades                6
                                   Bluff Stabilization
                                   project, Santa Monica.
 454. New York                    Improve the Route 31/I-      1.85475
                                   81 Bridge in Watertown
 455. Washington                  Improve I-5/196th               4.05
                                   Street, Southwest
                                   Freeway interchange in
                                   Lynnwood, Washington..
 456. Louisiana                   Construct the Southern         4.125
                                   extension of I-49 from
                                   Lafayette to the
                                   Westbank Expressway...
 457. Kansas                      Construct Phase II                 9
                                   improvements to US-59
                                   from US-56 to Ottawa..
 458. Tennessee                   Construct US-27 from           4.125
                                   State Road 61 to
                                   Morgan County line....
 459. Maryland                    Undertake                     10.975
                                   transportation
                                   infrastructure
                                   improvements within
                                   Baltimore Empowerment
                                   Zone..................
 460. Kentucky                    Construct Kentucky 31E          0.75
                                   from Bardstowns to
                                   Salt River............
 461. Georgia                     Construct multi-modal             12
                                   passenger terminal,
                                   Atlanta...............
 462. Kentucky                    Construct connection            2.25
                                   between Natcher Bridge
                                   and KY-60 east of
                                   Owensboro.............
 463. Minnesota                   Reconstruct CSAH 48             0.24
                                   extension, Brainerd/
                                   Baxter................
 464. Kentucky                    Complete I-65 upgrade           3.75
                                   from Elizabethtown to
                                   Tennessee State line..
 465. California                  Construct the South             19.5
                                   Central Los Angeles
                                   Exposition Park
                                   Intermodal Urban
                                   Access Project in Los
                                   Angeles...............
 466. Pennsylvania                Construct US-30 at PA-           4.5
                                   772 and PA-41.........
 467. Ohio                        Upgrade 1 warning              0.075
                                   device on the rail
                                   line from Marion to
                                   Ridgeway..............
 468. Kentucky                    Construct necessary            7.125
                                   connections for the
                                   Taylor Southgate
                                   Bridge in Newport and
                                   the Clay Wade Bailey
                                   Bridge in Covington...
 469. Maine                       Replace Singing Bridge          0.75
                                   across Taunton Bay....
 470. California                  Upgrade Price Canyon           0.825
                                   Road including
                                   construction of
                                   bikeway between San
                                   Luis Obispo and Pismo
                                   Beach.................
 471. Illinois                    Extend South 74th              0.375
                                   Street, Belleville....
 472. New Hampshire               Reconstruct US-3               1.786
                                   Carroll town line 2.1
                                   miles north...........
 473. Minnesota                   Upgrade 77th St.                17.1
                                   between I-35W and 24th
                                   Ave. to four lanes in
                                   Richfield.............
 474. New Jersey                  Relocate and complete             12
                                   construction of new
                                   multi-modal facility,
                                   Weehawken.............
 475. New Jersey                  Construct Route 4/17           6.375
                                   interchange in Paramus
 476. Louisiana                   Expand Perkins Road in          6.15
                                   Baton Rouge...........
 477. New Jersey                  Revitalize Route 130               3
                                   from Cinnaminson to
                                   Willingboro...........
 478. Arkansas                    Construct Highway 371          2.375
                                   from Magnolia to
                                   Prescott..............
 479. Mississippi                 Upgrade Alva-Stage Rd.,        1.125
                                   Montgomery Co.........
 480. California                  Construct pedestrian            0.15
                                   promenade, Pismo Beach
 481. California                  Construct railroad at-         0.375
                                   grade crossings, San
                                   Leandro...............
 482. Ohio                        Construct highway-rail         6.205
                                   grade separations on
                                   Heisley Road between
                                   Hendricks Road and
                                   Jackson Street in
                                   Mentor................
 483. Illinois                    Design and construct US-          10
                                   67 corridor from
                                   Jacksonville to
                                   Beardstown............
 484. California                  Construct VC Campus               11
                                   Parkway Loop System in
                                   Merced................
 485. Texas                       Construct highway-rail-         8.25
                                   marine intermodal
                                   project, Corpus
                                   Christi...............
 486. Pennsylvania                Construct US-322               18.75
                                   Conchester Highway
                                   between US-1 and PA-
                                   452...................
 487. Pennsylvania                Construct Rt. 819/Rt.            6.9
                                   119 interchange
                                   between Mt. Pleasant
                                   and Scottdale.........
 488. Illinois                    Upgrade Western Ave.,         0.0945
                                   Park Forest...........
 489. Oregon                      Relocate and rebuild             1.2
                                   intersection of
                                   Highway 101 and
                                   Highway 105, Clatsop
                                   Co....................
 490. Ohio                        Upgrade Western Reserve          2.4
                                   Road, Mahoning Co.....
 491. California                  Construct Nogales                6.5
                                   Street at Railroad
                                   Street grade
                                   separation in Los
                                   Angeles County,
                                   California............
 492. Nebraska                    Construct South Beltway        4.125
                                   in Lincoln............
 493. Michigan                    Acquire right-of-way           18.72
                                   and construct M-6
                                   Grand Rapids South
                                   Beltline in Grand
                                   Rapids, Michigan......

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 494. New York                    Replace Route 92                   3
                                   Limestone Creek Bridge
                                   in Manlius............
 495. Pennsylvania                Extend Martin Luther             4.5
                                   King, Jr. East Busway
                                   to link with Mon-
                                   Fayette Expressway....
 496. New York                    Construct Furrows Road           1.2
                                   from Patchogue/
                                   Holbrook Road to
                                   Waverly Avenue in
                                   Islip.................
 497. New Jersey                  Construct East Windsor          0.27
                                   Bear Brook pathway
                                   system................
 498. Texas                       Widen State Highway 6           9.15
                                   from FM521 to Brazoria
                                   County line and
                                   construct railroad
                                   overpass..............
 499. California                  Construct I-10/Pepper            6.6
                                   Ave. Interchange......
 500. New York                    Construct access road           2.25
                                   and entranceway
                                   improvments to airport
                                   in Niagara Falls......
 501. Minnesota                   Replace Sauk Rapids            7.725
                                   Bridge over
                                   Mississippi River,
                                   Stearns and Benton
                                   Counties..............
 502. North Carolina              Upgrade I-85,                   19.5
                                   Mecklenburg and
                                   Cabarrus Counties.....
 503. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct County Road       0.1875
                                   237 from Indiahoma to
                                   Wichita Mountains
                                   Wildlife Refuge.......
 504. Illinois                    Construct Towanda-              5.82
                                   Barnes Road in Mclean
                                   County................
 505. Pennsylvania                Widen and signalize             3.87
                                   Sumneytown Pike and
                                   Forty Foot Road in
                                   Montgomery County,
                                   Pennsylvania..........
 506. Rhode Island                Construct Rhode Island          5.85
                                   Greenways and Bikeways
                                   projects with the
                                   amount provided
                                   $4,275,000 for the
                                   Washington Secondary
                                   Bikepath, and
                                   $1,575,000 for the
                                   South County Bikepath
                                   Phase 2...............
 507. Mississippi                 Widen US-61 from              0.6875
                                   Louisiana State line
                                   to Adams County.......
 508. Georgia                     Conduct a study of a             1.8
                                   mutimodal
                                   transportation
                                   corridor from
                                   Lawrenceville to
                                   Marietta..............
 509. Missouri                    Construct Jefferson             8.25
                                   Ave. viaduct over Mill
                                   Creek Valley in St.
                                   Louis.................
 510. New York                    Conduct extended needs             3
                                   study for the Tappan
                                   Zee Bridge............
 511. Pennsylvania                Improve Park Avenue/PA          0.45
                                   36 in Blair County....
 512. Texas                       Construct the George             7.5
                                   H.W. Bush Presidential
                                   Corridor from Bryan to
                                   east to I-45..........
 513. New Mexico                  Improve Uptown in              1.025
                                   Bernalillo County.....
 514. Arkansas                    Upgrade U.S. 65 in                 3
                                   Faulkner and Van Buren
                                   Counties..............
 515. South Carolina              Construct high priority          5.5
                                   surface transportation
                                   projects eligible for
                                   Federal-aid highway
                                   funds.................
 516. Mississippi                 Construct Lincoln Road         1.125
                                   extension, Lamar Co...
 517. Alaska                      Construct Pt. Mackenzie         6.75
                                   Intermodal Facility...
 518. Florida                     Purchase and install I-         0.75
                                   275 traffic management
                                   system in Pinellas
                                   County, Florida.......
 519. Illinois                    Construct US Route 67          8.775
                                   bypass project around
                                   Roseville.............
 520. Massachusetts               Upgrade I-495                  10.86
                                   interchange 17 and
                                   related improvements
                                   inlcuding along Route
                                   140...................
 521. Mississippi                 Construct segment 2 and       0.6875
                                   3 of the Bryam-Clinton
                                   Corridor in Hinds
                                   County................
 522. New Jersey                  Rehabilitate East                2.7
                                   Ridgewood Avenue over
                                   Roue 17 in Bergan
                                   County................
 523. Michigan                    Construct interchange              3
                                   at US-10/Bay City Road
                                   in Midland............
 524. North Carolina              Construct US Route 17,         3.375
                                   Elizabeth City Bypass.
 525. Virginia                    Smart Road connecting          1.025
                                   Blacksburg, VA, to I-
                                   81....................
 526. Oregon                      Construct passing lanes          4.5
                                   on Highway 58 between
                                   Kitson Ridge Road and
                                   Mile Post 47, Lane Co.
 527. Kansas                      Construct grade                 3.15
                                   separations on US36
                                   and US77 in
                                   Marysville, Kansas....
 528. Virginia                    Upgrade Route 501 in            0.75
                                   the counties of
                                   Bedford, Halifax, and
                                   Campbell..............
 529. Pennsylvania                Construct Robinson Town        2.025
                                   Centre intermodal
                                   facility..............
 530. Nevada                      Construct the US-395            3.75
                                   Carson City Bypass....
 531. Indiana                     Feasibility study of            0.45
                                   State Road 37
                                   improvements in
                                   Noblesville, Elwood
                                   and Marion............
 532. Pennsylvania                Construct Newton                 1.5
                                   Hamilton SR 3021 over
                                   Juniata River in
                                   Mifflin County........
 533. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct PA-309 in         15.588
                                   Eastern Montgomery
                                   with $4,000,000 for
                                   noise abatement.......
 534. Alabama                     Upgrade Opoto-Madrid            1.05
                                   Blvd., Birmingham.....
 535. Virginia                    Conduct feasibility              0.5
                                   study for the
                                   construction I-66 from
                                   Lynchburg to the West
                                   Virginia border.......
 536. California                  Rehabilitate pavement          1.125
                                   throughout Santa
                                   Barbara Co............
 537. Illinois                    Design and construct I-      4.12525
                                   72/MacArthur Boulevard
                                   interchange in
                                   Springfield...........
 538. Illinois                    Improve Constitution          2.6625
                                   Avenue in Peoria......
 539. Michigan                    Upgrade East Jordon              0.3
                                   Road, Boyne City......
 540. Georgia                     Construct noise                  1.5
                                   barriers along GA-400.
 541. Florida                     Construct North East             1.2
                                   Dade Bike Path in
                                   North Miami Beach,
                                   Florida...............
 542. Connecticut                 Realign and extend Hart            3
                                   Street in New Britain.
 543. Oregon                      Construct roundabout at          0.3
                                   intersection of
                                   Highway 101 and
                                   Highway 202, Clatsop
                                   Co....................
 544. New York                    Replace Route 28 bridge          2.4
                                   over NY State Thruway,
                                   Ulster Co.............
 545. California                  Extend State Route 7 in            6
                                   Imperial County.......
 546. Texas                       Construct FM2234(McHard          4.8
                                   Road) from SH-35 to
                                   Beltway 8 at Monroe
                                   Boulevard.............
 547. Dist. of Col.               Enhance recreational         0.04775
                                   facilities along Rock
                                   Creek Parkway.........
 548. California                  Construct SR-78/Rancho          3.75
                                   Del Oro interchange in
                                   Oceanside.............
 549. Michigan                    Upgrade M.L. King                  1
                                   Drive. Genesee Co.....
 550. California                  Reconstruct Grand              0.375
                                   Avenue between Elm
                                   Street and Halcyon
                                   Road, Arroyo Grande...
 551. Pennsylvania                Improve PA-41 between              5
                                   Delaware State line
                                   and PA-926............
 552. California                  Construct Los Angeles            6.6
                                   County Gateway Cities
                                   NHS Access............
 553. Michigan                    Upgrade H-58 within              4.2
                                   Pictured Rocks
                                   National Lakeshore....
 554. Dist. of Col.               Rehabilitate Theodore            7.5
                                   Roosevelt Memorial
                                   Bridge................
 555. Ohio                        Undertake improvements          2.08
                                   to open Federal Street
                                   to traffic, Youngstown
 556. Pennsylvania                Improve PA 16 including            1
                                   intersection with
                                   Antrim Church Road....
 557. Ohio                        Construct State Route            2.2
                                   209 from Cambridge and
                                   Byesville to the
                                   Guernsey County
                                   Industrial Park.......
 558. California                  Construct Port of                  6
                                   Oakland intermodal
                                   terminal..............
 559. New York                    Construct Wellwood               1.2
                                   Avenue from Freemont
                                   Street to Montauk
                                   Highway in Lindenhurst
 560. Louisiana                   Construct Louisiana           0.5625
                                   Highway 1 from the
                                   Gulf of Mexico to US-
                                   90....................
 561. Mississippi                 Refurbish Satartia             0.375
                                   Bridge, Yazoo City....
 562. North Carolina              Construct bridge over           1.35
                                   Chockoyotte Creek in
                                   Halifex Co............
 563. Pennsylvania                Widen PA-413 in Bucks          5.625
                                   County................
 564. North Carolina              Construct US-13 from           2.625
                                   the Wilson the US-264
                                   Bypass to Goldsboro in
                                   Wayne and Wilson
                                   Counties..............
 565. Pennsylvania                Construct Erie Eastside         16.2
                                   Connector.............
 566. California                  Construct Prunedale             1.65
                                   Bypass segment of U.S.
                                   101, Monerey Co.......
 567. New York                    Construct access road           0.24
                                   from Lake Avenue to
                                   Milestrip Road in
                                   Blasdell..............
 568. California                  Construct State Route             16
                                   905 between I-805 and
                                   the Otay Mesa Border
                                   Crossing, San Diego
                                   Co....................
 569. Mississippi                 Build an interchange at         2.25
                                   I-55 with connectors
                                   to Madison and
                                   Ridgeland.............
 570. Minnesota                   Trunk Highway 53 DWP             3.6
                                   railroad bridge
                                   replacement, St. Louis
                                   Co....................
 571. Texas                       Construct US 77/83              2.25
                                   Expressway extension,
                                   Brownsville...........
 572. New York                    Upgrade and relocate              14
                                   Utica-Rome Expressway
                                   in Oneida County, New
                                   York..................
 573. Pennsylvania                West Philadelphia              0.369
                                   congestion mitigation
                                   initiative............
 574. Utah                        Construct Phase II of            7.5
                                   the University Avenue
                                   Interchange in Provo..
 575. California                  Upgrade Osgood Road              1.5
                                   between Washington
                                   Blvd. and South
                                   Grimmer Blvd.,
                                   Freemont..............
 576. Missouri                    Bull Shoals Lake Ferry       0.52275
                                   in Taney County,
                                   Missouri..............
 577. Alaska                      Construct capital               2.25
                                   improvements to the
                                   Alaska Marine Highway
                                   and related facilities
                                   in Ketchikan..........
 578. Maine                       Improve Route 23.......        0.375
 579. Tennessee                   Construct U.S. 45                1.5
                                   bypass, Madison Co....
 580. New York                    Construct pedestrian            0.25
                                   access bridge from
                                   Utica Union Station...
 581. Michigan                    Upgrade Groveland Mine         0.375
                                   Road, Dickinson.......
 582. New York                    Reconstruct Route 9 in        2.5155
                                   Plattsburgh...........
 583. Mississippi                 Upgrade Goose Pond              0.15
                                   Subdivision Roads,
                                   Tallahatchie Co.......
 584. Michigan                    Construct US-131                2.25
                                   Cadillac Bypass
                                   project...............
 585. Pennsylvania                Construct Lawrenceville          7.5
                                   Industrial Access Road
 586. Massachusetts               Construct Housatonic-              3
                                   Hoosic bicycle network
 587. Connecticut                 Construct the US Rt. 7          3.75
                                   bypass project,
                                   Brookfield to New
                                   Milford town line.....
 588. New Jersey                  Construct road from the          2.5
                                   Military Ocean
                                   Terminal to the Port
                                   Jersey Pier, Bayonne..
 589. Oregon                      Repair Coos Bay rail             5.5
                                   bridge, Port of Coos
                                   Bay...................
 590. Minnesota                   Complete construction           3.75
                                   of Forest Highway 11,
                                   Lake Co...............
 591. Pennsylvania                Construct rail                    10
                                   mitigation and
                                   improvement projects
                                   from Philadelphia to
                                   New Jersey Line.......
 592. Louisiana                   Upgrade Lapalco Blvd.              6
                                   between Barataria
                                   Blvd. and US Hwy. 90,
                                   Jefferson Parish......
 593. Pennsylvania                Widen PA-228 from                0.9
                                   Criders Corners to
                                   State Route 3015......
 594. Pennsylvania                Improve PA-23 Corridor           2.5
                                   from US-30 Bypass
                                   between Lancaster
                                   County line and
                                   Morgantown............
 595. Pennsylvania                Widen SR-247 and SR-           8.175
                                   2008 between 84 and
                                   Lackawanna Valley
                                   Industrial Highway for
                                   the Moosic Mountain
                                   Business Park.........
 596. Massachusetts               Construct Nowottuck-               3
                                   Manhan Bike Trail
                                   connections,
                                   Easthampton, Amherst,
                                   Holyoke, Williamsburg
                                   and Northampton.......
 597. Texas                       Reconstruct bridges                4
                                   across the channel for
                                   the Port of Corpus
                                   Christi...............
 598. Minnesota                   Construct TH 1 east of          0.18
                                   Northome including
                                   bicycle/pedestrian
                                   trail.................
 599. Alabama                     Construct US-231/I-10         1.0125
                                   Freeway Connector from
                                   the Alabama border to
                                   Dothan................
 600. New York                    Construct CR-3 at               1.12
                                   Southern State Parkway
                                   overpass between Long
                                   Island Expressway and
                                   Colonial Springs......
 601. Massachusetts               Construct improvements            12
                                   along Route 18 to
                                   provide for access to
                                   waterfront and
                                   downtown areas, New
                                   Bedford...............
 602. Pennsylvania                Construct road                  3.75
                                   connector and bridge
                                   over Allegheny River
                                   to link New Kensington
                                   with Allegheny Valley
                                   Expressway............
 603. Michigan                    Replace Chalk Hills              0.3
                                   Bridge over Menominee
                                   River.................
 604. Utah                        Improve 5600 West               3.75
                                   Highway from 2100
                                   South to 4100 South in
                                   West Valley City......
 605. Pennsylvania                Construct Lackawanna           0.375
                                   River Heritage Trail
                                   in Lackawanna.........

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 606. South Carolina              Widen and relocate SC-6            6
                                   in Lexington County...
 607. New York                    Construct sound                1.455
                                   barriers on both sides
                                   of Grand Central
                                   Parkway between 172nd
                                   Street to Chevy Chase
                                   Road..................
 608. Connecticut                 Improve Route 7 utility          5.4
                                   and landscaping in New
                                   Milford...............
 609. New York                    Conduct North Road             1.125
                                   Corridor study in
                                   Oswego County.........
 610. Arkansas                    Upgrade US Route 412,         2.6625
                                   Harrison to Mountain
                                   Home, Arkansas........
 611. New York                    Construct full access            4.5
                                   controlled expressway
                                   along NY Route 17 at
                                   Parkville, Sullivan
                                   Co....................
 612. Florida                     Construct Englewood              5.5
                                   Interstate connector
                                   from River Road to I-
                                   75 in Sarasota and
                                   Charlotte Counties....
 613. Minnesota                   Reconstruct St. Louis           0.45
                                   CSAH 9 (Wallace
                                   Avenue) in Duluth from
                                   Fourth Street to
                                   Woodland Avenue.......
 614. New Jersey                  Design, construct, and             3
                                   expand industrial
                                   Roads connecting
                                   Carteret with
                                   Woodbridge, and Route
                                   35 with Perth Amboy
                                   for increased truck
                                   traffic which will
                                   ease delays and
                                   traffic at Turnpike
                                   Exit 12 and Route 35
                                   underpass east........
 615. Virginia                    Construct the Kemper             1.5
                                   Street Station
                                   connector road in
                                   Lynchburg.............
 616. Iowa                        Improve IA-60 Corridor           6.6
                                   from LeMar to MN State
                                   line..................
 617. Michigan                    Operation improvements           0.5
                                   on M-15 from I-75
                                   north to the Genesee
                                   County line...........
 618. Virginia                    Upgrade Danville Bypass            3
                                   in Pittsylvania.......
 619. Nebraska                    Corridor study for             0.075
                                   Louisville South
                                   bypass from State
                                   Highway 66 to State
                                   Highway 50............
 620. Arkansas                    Study and construct Van        0.225
                                   Buren intermodal port
                                   facility in Van Buren,
                                   Arkansas..............
 621. Alabama                     Extend I-759 in Etowah          13.5
                                   County................
 622. North Carolina              Widen US-421 from North         3.55
                                   Carolina Route 194 to
                                   two miles East of US-
                                   221...................
 623. New York                    Reconstruct Ridge Road          0.16
                                   Bridge in Orange
                                   County................
 624. South Carolina              Construct North                    3
                                   Charleston Regional
                                   Intermodal Center.....
 625. Florida                     Upgrade U.S. 319                3.75
                                   between Four Points
                                   and Oak Ridge Road,
                                   Tallahasee............
 626. Ohio                        Complete safety/bicycle         0.03
                                   path in Madison
                                   Township..............
 627. Arkansas                    Conduct design study            3.75
                                   and acquire right of
                                   way on US-71 in the
                                   vicinity of Fort
                                   Chaffee, Fort Smith...
 628. Mississippi                 Construct East Metro           2.625
                                   Corridor in Rankin
                                   County, Mississippi...
 629. Wyoming                     Reconstruct Cheyenne             3.5
                                   Area Norris Viaduct...
 630. New York                    Design and construct            6.06
                                   Outer Harbor Bridge in
                                   Buffalo...............
 631. Pennsylvania                St. Thomas Signals Hade         0.15
                                   and Jack Rds US 30 in
                                   Franklin County.......
 632. Texas                       Upgrade State Highway           6.91
                                   35 Yoakum District in
                                   Matagorda and Buazovia
                                   Counties..............
 633. Minnesota                   Construct highway                  3
                                   construction between
                                   Highway 494 and Carver
                                   Co. Rd. 147...........
 634. Utah                        Widen 106th South from           4.5
                                   I-15 to Bangerter
                                   Highway in South
                                   Jordan................
 635. Florida                     Construct pedestrian           1.875
                                   overpass from the
                                   Florida National
                                   Scenic Trail over I-4.
 636. Illinois                    Extend Rogers Street to        1.425
                                   mitigate congestion,
                                   Waterloo..............
 637. New York                    Reconstruct and widen              4
                                   Route 78 from I-90 to
                                   Route 15..............
 638. Ohio                        Improve Alum Creek                 4
                                   Drive from I-270 to
                                   Frebis Avenue in
                                   Franklin County.......
 639. Louisiana                   Upgrade and widen I-10             8
                                   between Williams
                                   Boulevard and Tulane
                                   Avenue in Jefferson
                                   and Orleans Parishes..
 640. Michigan                    Improve I-94 in                 3.75
                                   Kalamazoo County......
 641. Pennsylvania                Improve PA-8 between             4.8
                                   Cherry Tree and Rynd
                                   Farm..................
 642. Washington                  Construct passenger             3.75
                                   ferry facility to
                                   serve Southworth,
                                   Seattle...............
 643. Pennsylvania                Realign West 38th                5.4
                                   Street from Shunpike
                                   Road to Myrtle Street
                                   in Erie County........
 644. Ohio                        Replace Jacobs Road                2
                                   Bridge, Mahoning Co...
 645. Massachusetts               Upgrade Lowell Street           1.08
                                   between Woburn Street
                                   and Route 38, Town of
                                   Wilmington............
 646. Oklahoma                    Improve Battiest-                1.6
                                   Pickens Road between
                                   Battiest and Pickens
                                   in McCurtain County...
 647. Indiana                     Improve State Road 31          0.375
                                   in Columbus...........
 648. Oregon                      Construct bike path              0.8
                                   along Willamette
                                   River, Corvallis......
 649. New York                    Reconstruct Flushing            3.75
                                   Avenue between
                                   Humboldt Street and
                                   Cypress Avenue........
 650. Missouri                    Construct bike/                  0.6
                                   pedestrian path
                                   between Delmar
                                   Metrolink Station and
                                   University City loop
                                   business district in
                                   St. Louis.............
 651. Wisconsin                   Construct U.S. Highway          22.5
                                   151 Fond du Lac Bypass
 652. Illinois                    Upgrade U.S. 45 between         10.2
                                   Eldorado and
                                   Harrisburg............
 653. Pennsylvania                Improve US 22/Canoe              1.5
                                   Creek Blair County....
 654. California                  Reconstruct and widen         2.4375
                                   Mission Road, Alhambra
 655. West Virginia               Construct safety                   1
                                   improvements on Route
                                   82 (Fayette Station
                                   Road), Fayette County.
 656. Ohio                        Widen and reconstruct              7
                                   State Route 82 from
                                   Lorain/Cuyahoga County
                                   line to I.R. 77.......
 657. Michigan                    Facilitate access              0.375
                                   between I-75 and Soo
                                   Locks through road
                                   reconstruction,
                                   bikepath construction
                                   and related
                                   improvements, Sault
                                   Ste. Marie............
 658. Kentucky                    Construct Savage-Cedar        0.2625
                                   Knob Bridge at Koger
                                   Creek.................
 659. New York                    Construct intermodal           6.438
                                   facility in New
                                   Rochelle, Westchester
                                   Co....................
 660. Virgin Islands              Upgrade West-East                  6
                                   corridor through
                                   Charlotte Amalie......
 661. Ohio                        Upgrade SR 800 rest             0.04
                                   stop in Monroe County.
 662. Michigan                    Improve the I-73              3.9375
                                   corridor in Jackson
                                   and Lenawee Counties..
 663. Nevada                      Widen I-50 between                 3
                                   Fallon and Fernley....
 664. California                  Improve and modify the          16.8
                                   Port of Hueneme
                                   Intermodal Corridor -
                                   Phase II in Ventura
                                   County................
 665. Louisiana                   Construct and equip              5.4
                                   Transportation
                                   Technology and
                                   Emergency Preparedness
                                   Center in Baton Rouge,
                                   Louisiana.............
 666. Michigan                    Rehabilitate Lincoln          0.1275
                                   St., Negaunee.........
 667. Missouri                    Construction US-67/                6
                                   Route 60 interchange
                                   in Popular Bluff,
                                   Missouri..............
 668. New York                    Upgrade Riverside Drive          1.5
                                   between 97th St. and
                                   Tiemann, New York City
 669. New York                    Capital improvements               3
                                   for the Red Hook Barge
                                   in NY/NJ for the Port
                                   Authority of NY/NJ....
 670. Maryland                    Upgrade US-113 north of           18
                                   US-50 to MD-589 in
                                   Worcester County,
                                   Maryland..............
 671. Rhode Island                Implement                       0.15
                                   transportation
                                   alternative relating
                                   to Court Street
                                   Bridge, Woonsocket....
 672. Pennsylvania                Construct Frazier               2.25
                                   Township interchange
                                   on SR-28 in Alleghany.
 673. California                  Rehabilitate Artesia               3
                                   Blvd..................
 674. Illinois                    Undertake access              2.8125
                                   improvements to U.S.
                                   Rt. 41, Chicago.......
 675. Colorado                    Construct Wadsworth             0.25
                                   Boulevard improvement
                                   project in Arvada.....
 676. Indiana                     Construct I-70/Six           14.9625
                                   Points interchange in
                                   Marion and Hendricks
                                   County................
 677. Alabama                     Construct repairs to            0.45
                                   viaducts connecting
                                   downtown and midtown
                                   areas, Birmingham.....
 678. Illinois                    Construct VFW Road/          3.69675
                                   Veteran's Drive from
                                   Townline Road to
                                   Broadway Road in
                                   Pekin, Illinois.......
 679. Pennsylvania                Design, engineer, ROW            1.5
                                   acquisition and
                                   construct the Wilkes-
                                   Barre/Scranton
                                   International Airport
                                   Access Road between
                                   Route 315 and Commerce
                                   Blvd..................
 680. Dist. of Col.               Construct bicycle and            8.5
                                   pedestrian walkway
                                   (Metropolitan Branch
                                   Trail), Union Station
                                   to Silver Spring......
 681. New Jersey                  Construct interchange            8.5
                                   improvements and
                                   flyover ramps at I-80W
                                   to Route 23N in
                                   Passaic Co............
 682. Washington                  Undertake SR 166 slide         4.875
                                   repair................
 683. Connecticut                 Reconstruct Broad                2.4
                                   Street in New Britain.
 684. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Route 126          3.525
                                   and replace bridge
                                   spanning Route 9, Town
                                   of Framingham.........
 685. New Mexico                  Extend Unser Boulevard          0.65
                                   in Albuquerque........
 686. Massachusetts               Implement Phase II of        0.29325
                                   unified signage
                                   system, Essex Co......
 687. New Hampshire               Construct Manchester           8.025
                                   Airport access road in
                                   Manchester............
 688. Pennsylvania                Improve US 22/PA 866             1.5
                                   Intersection in Blair
                                   County................
 689. California                  Improve Rancho Sante Fe         2.25
                                   Road in Carlsbad......
 690. New York                    Renovate State Route 9          3.84
                                   in Phillipstown.......
 691. Florida                     Construct Greater            1.00575
                                   Orlando Aviation
                                   Authority Consolidated
                                   Surface Access in
                                   Orlando...............
 692. Missouri                    Upgrade Route 169                  5
                                   between Smithville and
                                   north of I-435, Clay
                                   Co....................
 693. Virginia                    Rennovate Greater               3.75
                                   Richmond Transit
                                   transportation
                                   facility, Richmond....
 694. Texas                       Conduct feasability           0.1875
                                   study on upgrading SH
                                   16 in South Texas.....
 695. Florida                     Construct interchange          9.475
                                   at 21st Street to
                                   provide access to
                                   Talleyrand Marine
                                   Terminal..............
 696. Pennsylvania                Gettysburg                         3
                                   comprehensive road
                                   improvement study.....
 697. South Dakota                Construct Eastern             34.804
                                   Dakota expressways, to
                                   include construction
                                   of four lane highways
                                   for South Dakota
                                   Highway 37 between
                                   Huron and Mitchell;
                                   U.S. Highway 83
                                   between Pierre and I-
                                   90; and U.S. Highway
                                   12 between Aberdeen
                                   and I-29..............
 698. West Virginia               Construct Shawnee               3.75
                                   Parkway between
                                   junction with the I-73/
                                   74 Corridor and I-77..
 699. Texas                       Construct State Highway           25
                                   121 from I-30 to US-67
                                   in Cleburne...........
 700. Ohio                        Improve and construct              2
                                   SR-44/Jackson Street
                                   Interchange in
                                   Painesville...........
 701. California                  Construct four-lane             2.25
                                   highway facility
                                   (Hollister Bypass),
                                   San Benito Co.........
 702. Florida                     Construct I-4                   10.5
                                   reversible safety lane
                                   in Orlando............
 703. Ohio                        Relocate Harrison/                 2
                                   Belmont US 250........
 704. Illinois                    Widen 143rd Street in              4
                                   Orland Park...........
 705. Tennessee                   Implement middle                 9.5
                                   Tennessee alternative
                                   transportation system
                                   along the Stones River
                                   in Murfreesboro.......
 706. Florida                     Construct County Road              6
                                   470 Interchange with
                                   Florida Turnpike......
 707. California                  Implement safety and            0.65
                                   congestion mitigation
                                   improvements along
                                   Pacific Coast Highway,
                                   Malibu................
 708. Dist. of Col.               Conduct studies and             0.75
                                   related activities
                                   pertaining to proposed
                                   intermodal
                                   transportation Center,
                                   D.C...................
 709. New Jersey                  Construct Route 31             11.55
                                   Fleming Bypass in
                                   Hunterdon County, New
                                   Jersey................
 710. Massachusetts               Construct TeleCom               5.25
                                   Boulevard with access
                                   via Commercial Street
                                   and Corporation Way to
                                   the west of Malden
                                   River and with access
                                   via Santilli Highway
                                   to the east of the
                                   river in Everett,
                                   Medord and Malden.....
 711. Pennsylvania                Improve access to              1.125
                                   Raystown in Huntingdon
                                   County................
 712. Illinois                    Study upgrading                1.575
                                   Illinois 13/127
                                   between Murphysboro
                                   and Pinckneyville.....
 713. Michigan                    Widen Arch St.,                 0.06
                                   Negaunee..............

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 714. Georgia                     Widen US-84 South from           2.4
                                   US-82 to the Ware
                                   County Line in
                                   Waycross and Ware
                                   Counties..............
 715. Michigan                    Improve drainage on 6th       0.1125
                                   Street in Menominee...
 716. Massachusetts               Replace Brightman               7.23
                                   Street bridge in Fall
                                   River.................
 717. Kentucky                    Construct Newton Pike              6
                                   Extension between West
                                   Main St. to South
                                   Limestone in Lexington
 718. South Carolina              Construct pedestrian             0.8
                                   walkway and safety
                                   improvements along SC
                                   277, Richland Co......
 719. Illinois                    Conduct Midwest                  0.3
                                   Regional intermodal
                                   facility feasibility
                                   study in Rochelle.....
 720. Pennsylvania                Reconfigure I-81 Exit 2        0.525
                                   Ramp in Franklin
                                   County................
 721. Virginia                    Planning and design for            1
                                   Coalfields Expressway,
                                   Buchanan, Dickenson
                                   and Wise Counties.....
 722. Virginia                    Construct the Lynchburg/         1.5
                                   Madison Heights bypass
                                   in Lynchburg..........
 723. Massachusetts               Construct Cambridge             2.25
                                   Roadways Improvement
                                   project, Cambridge....
 724. Connecticut                 Construct I-95                  19.5
                                   interchange, New Haven
 725. Pennsylvania                Conduct study and               0.45
                                   construct Ft.
                                   Washington
                                   transportation
                                   improvements, Upper
                                   Dublin, PA............
 726. Michigan                    Reconstruct I-75/M-57           10.5
                                   interchange...........
 727. Minnesota                   Construct railroad              0.15
                                   crossing connecting
                                   University of MN with
                                   City of Crookston.....
 728. Massachusetts               Construct bicyle and            1.08
                                   pedestrian facility
                                   (The Riverwalk),
                                   Peabody...............
 729. Pennsylvania                Upgrade PA 61 between              5
                                   PA 895 and SR 2014,
                                   Schuylkill Co.........
 730. Tennessee                   Construct SR22 Bypass,           7.5
                                   Obion Co..............
 731. California                  Improve streets and             1.25
                                   highways, and/or
                                   construct sound walls,
                                   Thousand Oaks.........
 732. New York                    Complete engineering,              6
                                   design, environment
                                   reviews and other
                                   preliminary work for
                                   the Miller Highway
                                   relocation project in
                                   New York..............
 733. Michigan                    Construct M-5 Haggerty           2.4
                                   Connector.............
 734. Pennsylvania                Improve Sidling Hill           0.375
                                   Curve and Truck Escape
                                   in Fulton County......
 735. Texas                       Construct                      7.425
                                   circumferential
                                   freeway loop around
                                   Texarkana.............
 736. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Route 2/             2.7
                                   Jackson Road
                                   interchange, Lancaster
 737. Washington                  Improve Clinton Ferry            3.5
                                   Terminal..............
 738. California                  Upgrade Bristol St.,            5.25
                                   Santa Ana.............
 739. Pennsylvania                Construct US-30 Bypass             3
                                   from Exton Bypass to
                                   PA-10.................
 740. Maine                       Rehabilitate Piscataqua       3.9375
                                   River bridges, Kittery
 741. California                  Construct extension of             6
                                   State Route 180
                                   between Rt. 99 and the
                                   Hughes/West Diagonal..
 742. California                  Construct Ocean                   15
                                   Boulevard and Terminal
                                   Island Freeway
                                   interchange in Long
                                   Beach, California.....
 743. Nevada                      Extend I-580 in Washie          3.75
                                   and Douglas Counties..
 744. Massachusetts               Preliminary design of            1.5
                                   Route 2 connector to
                                   downtown Fitchburg....
 745. Illinois                    Improve and construct            1.8
                                   grade separation on
                                   Cockrell Lane in
                                   Springfield...........
 746. Virginia                    Aquire land and                  0.5
                                   construct segment of
                                   Daniel Boone Heritage
                                   Trail (Kane Gap
                                   section), Jefferson
                                   National Forest.......
 747. Virginia                    Construct Route 288 in         18.75
                                   the Richmond
                                   Metropolitan Area.....
 748. New York                    Construct congestion            3.75
                                   mitigation project for
                                   Brookhaven............
 749. Ohio                        Construct Licking-               1.5
                                   Thornwood Connector in
                                   Licking County........
 750. Louisiana                   Construct Florida               0.15
                                   Expressway in St.
                                   Bernard and Orleans
                                   Parishes..............
 751. Georgia                     Construct North River          2.175
                                   Causeway and Bridge,
                                   St. Mary's County.....
 752. Missouri                    Upgrade Eastern Jackson          4.5
                                   County, Jackson Co....
 753. Texas                       Conduct MIS for                 0.75
                                   Multimodal Downtown
                                   Improvement Project,
                                   San Antonio...........
 754. Kansas                      Construct road and rail        26.25
                                   grade separations in
                                   Wichita...............
 755. Florida                     Construct Cross                1.125
                                   Seminole Trail
                                   connection in Seminole
                                   County................
 756. Oregon                      Upgrade I-5/Highway 217         5.25
                                   interchange, Portland.
 757. Ohio                        Construct St.                    0.5
                                   Clairsville Bike Path
                                   in Belmont County.....
 758. South Carolina              Widen North Main                   9
                                   Street, Columbia......
 759. Hawaii                      Upgrade Puuloa Road             6.75
                                   between Kamehameha
                                   Highway and Salt Lake
                                   Blvd..................
 760. Alabama                     Construct new I-10          10.78125
                                   bridge over the Mobile
                                   River in Mobile,
                                   Alabama...............
 761. Alaska                      Construct Coffman Cove          2.25
                                   ferryboat.............
 762. Ohio                        Upgrade US-30 from              22.5
                                   Wooster to Riceland...
 763. Missouri                    Replace bridge on Route            1
                                   92, Platte Co.........
 764. Maryland                    Reconstruct segment of          6.75
                                   Baltimore Beltway
                                   between U.S. 1 and I-
                                   70....................
 765. Minnesota                   Construct Gunflint               0.6
                                   Realignment project,
                                   Grand Marais..........
 766. Colorado                    Construct alternative            4.2
                                   truck route in
                                   Montrose..............
 767. Pennsylvania                Improve I-95/PA-413            5.625
                                   Interchange in Bucks
                                   County................
 768. Hawaii                      Construct improvements            15
                                   to H-1 between the
                                   Waiawa interchange and
                                   the Halawa interchange
 769. California                  Construct new I-95               2.2
                                   interchange with
                                   Highway 99W, Tehama
                                   Co....................
 770. Florida                     Widen US-17/92 in               1.35
                                   Volusia County........
 771. South Carolina              Construct I-77/SC #S-20-        5.25
                                   30 interchange,
                                   Fairfield Co..........
 772. Illinois                    Construct access road          1.125
                                   to Melvin Price Locks
                                   and Dam Visitors
                                   Center, Madison Co....
 773. Washington                  Reconstruct I-5                1.125
                                   interchange, City of
                                   Lacy..................
 774. Maryland                    Construct improvements           5.5
                                   a I-270/MD-187
                                   interchange...........
 775. Alabama                     Construct Finley Ave.          2.925
                                   Extension East project
 776. Connecticut                 Construct Greenmanville          6.3
                                   Ave. streetscape
                                   extension, including
                                   feasibility study, in
                                   towns of Groton,
                                   Stonington and Mystic.
 777. Alabama                     Construct Anniston             40.14
                                   Eastern Bypass from I-
                                   20 to Fort McClellan
                                   in Calhoun County.....
 778. Louisiana                   Construct Causeway                 4
                                   Boulevard/Earhart
                                   Expressway interchange
                                   in Jefferson, Parish,
                                   Louisiana.............
 779. California                  Create recreational                6
                                   trails in Santa Monica
                                   Mountains National
                                   Recreation Area.......
 780. Georgia                     Widen and reconstruct           2.55
                                   Corder Road from
                                   Pineview Drive to the
                                   Russell Parkway.......
 781. Massachusetts               Construct Hyannis                2.4
                                   Intermodal
                                   Transportation Center,
                                   Hyannis...............
 782. Oregon                      Construct South                   11
                                   Rivergate rail
                                   overcrossing in
                                   Portland..............
 783. Arkansas                    Improve Arkansas State         1.875
                                   Highway 59 from Rena
                                   Road to Old Uniontown
                                   Road in Van Buren.....
 784. Rhode Island                Reconstruct Pawtucket          1.125
                                   Ave. and Wilcott St.,
                                   Pawtucket.............
 785. New Hampshire               Improve the Bridge             1.036
                                   Street bridge in
                                   Plymouth..............
 786. Louisiana                   Install computer signal        4.875
                                   synchronization system
                                   in Baton Rouge........
 787. Pennsylvania                Improve Oxford Valley            1.5
                                   Road/US-1 interchange
                                   in Bucks County.......
 788. Pennsylvania                Construct US-6                   1.8
                                   Tunkhannock Bypass in
                                   Wyoming County........
 789. Florida                     Construct US17/92 and         2.0625
                                   SR-436 interchange in
                                   Orange/Osceola/
                                   Seminole County region
 790. North Carolina              Upgrade US 13/NC11             3.375
                                   (including Bethel
                                   bypass) in Pitt and
                                   Edgecombe Counties....
 791. Massachusetts               Conduct planning and             0.8
                                   engineering for
                                   connector route
                                   between I-95 and
                                   industrial/business
                                   park, Attleboro.......
 792. Virginia                    Construct I-73 from                6
                                   Roanoke to the North
                                   Carolina border.......
 793. California                  Upgrade Route 4 West in          7.5
                                   Contra Costa Co.......
 794. Florida                     Construct I-4/John          10.24425
                                   Young Parkway
                                   interchange project in
                                   Orlando...............
 795. Pennsylvania                Construct US-202                 4.5
                                   Section 600 Phase I
                                   Early Action project
                                   in Upper Gwynedd and
                                   Lower Gwynedd.........
 796. Alabama                     Construct Historic            0.5025
                                   Whistler Bike Trail in
                                   Prichard, Alabama.....
 797. Missouri                    Upgrade Route 6 between            5
                                   I-29 and Route AC, St.
                                   Joseph................
 798. Iowa                        Conduct study of Port          0.075
                                   of Des Moines, Des
                                   Moines................
 799. California                  Improve State Route 57         0.985
                                   interchange at Lambert
                                   Road in Brea..........
 800. Pennsylvania                Improve ramp junctions             3
                                   at intersection of
                                   S.R. 114 and
                                   Interstate 83,
                                   Fairview Township.....
 801. Mississippi                 Upgrade Land Fill Road,         0.75
                                   Panola Co.............
 802. California                  Construct bike path            1.873
                                   between Sepulveda
                                   Basin Recreation Area
                                   and Warner Center/
                                   Canoga Park, Los
                                   Angeles...............
 803. Wisconsin                   Upgrade U.S. 51                 3.75
                                   Tomahark Bypass.......
 804. North Carolina              Construct segment of           2.025
                                   Raleigh Outer Loop,
                                   Wake Co...............
 805. Michigan                    Conduct feasibility           0.1875
                                   study on widening US-
                                   12 to three lanes
                                   between US-127 and
                                   Michigan Highway 50...
 806. California                  Widen US-101 from                1.1
                                   Windsor to Arata
                                   Interchange...........
 807. Oregon                      Upgrade access road and          1.5
                                   related facilities to
                                   Port of Port Orford...
 808. Pennsylvania                Allegheny Trail from               6
                                   Pittsburgh,
                                   Pennsylvania to
                                   Cumberland, Maryland..
 809. Texas                       Improve I-35 West from             3
                                   Spur 280 to I-820 in
                                   Fort Worth............
 810. Michigan                    Reconstruct Co.Rd. 612        0.6825
                                   and Co.Rd. 491,
                                   Montmorency Co........
 811. California                  Improve Folsom                 4.275
                                   Boulevard - Highway 50
                                   in the city of Folsom.
 812. Illinois                    Improve Illinois Route         1.725
                                   29 in Sangamon and
                                   Christian Counties....
 813. Tennessee                   Upgrade SR 386 between          1.06
                                   US 31 to the Gallatin
                                   Bypass, Sumner Co.....
 814. Washington                  Improve primary truck            4.9
                                   access route on East
                                   Marine View Drive,
                                   FAST corridor in
                                   Washington............
 815. Minnesota                   Construct grade                 0.75
                                   separated interchange
                                   at south junction of
                                   TH 371/Brainerd bypass
 816. California                  Upgrade Greenville Rd.           5.1
                                   and construct railroad
                                   underpass, Livermore..
 817. Washington                  Construct State Route           3.15
                                   305 corridor
                                   improvements in
                                   Poulsbo, Washington...
 818. Tennessee                   Widen US-321 from              6.825
                                   Kinzel Springs to Wean
                                   Valley Road...........
 819. Iowa                        Construct the Julien              21
                                   Dubuque Bridge over
                                   the Mississippi River
                                   at Dubuque............
 820. Michigan                    Conduct preliminary            1.125
                                   engineering, acquire
                                   right-of-way and
                                   construct I-75/North
                                   Down River Road
                                   interchange...........
 821. Virginia                    Conduct historic                 0.5
                                   restoration of Roanoke
                                   Passanger Station in
                                   Roanoke...............
 822. New York                    Undertake Linden Place          5.25
                                   reconstruction
                                   project, Queens.......
 823. Illinois                    Reconstruct interchange       23.495
                                   at I-294, 127th St.
                                   and Cicero Ave. with
                                   new ramps to the Tri-
                                   State Tollway, Alsip..
 824. Louisiana                   Improve US-165 from               30
                                   Alexandria to Monroe..
 825. Pennsylvania                Construct Western                2.7
                                   Innerloop from PA-26
                                   to State Route 3014...
 826. Alaska                      Improve Dalton Highway.         3.75

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 827. Pennsylvania                Relocate US-219                 3.75
                                   Ridgeway,
                                   Pennsylvania, truck
                                   bypass connector along
                                   Osterhout Street......
 828. Mississippi                 Widen State Route 24          0.6875
                                   from Liberty to I-55..
 829. California                  Widen I-15 in San                 18
                                   Bernardino County,
                                   California............
 830. Virginia                    Complete North Section           7.5
                                   of Fairfax County
                                   Parkway in Fairfax
                                   County, Virginia......
 831. New York                    Rehabilitate segment of          1.5
                                   Henry Hudson Parkway
                                   between Washington
                                   Bridge and Dyckman
                                   St., New York City....
 832. Iowa                        Relocate IA-192 and              4.5
                                   Avenue G viaduct in
                                   Council Bluffs........
 833. Pennsylvania                Improve T-344 Bridge           0.525
                                   over Mahantango Creek
                                   in Snyder County......
 834. California                  Construct Phase 3 of             2.5
                                   Alameda Street
                                   project, Los Angeles..
 835. Texas                       Construct Texas State            4.8
                                   Highway 49 between FM
                                   1735 to Titus/Morris
                                   Co. line..............
 836. Virginia                    Construct access road            2.7
                                   and related facilities
                                   for Fisher Peak
                                   Mountain Music
                                   Interpretive Center on
                                   Blue Ridge Parkway....
 837. Michigan                    Construct grade                 5.25
                                   separation on Sheldon
                                   Road, Plymouth........
 838. Michigan                    Upgrade Three Mile              0.75
                                   Road, Grand Traverse..
 839. Ohio                        Relocate SR-30 for                 1
                                   final design of south
                                   alternative in Carroll
                                   County, Ohio..........
 840. Tennessee                   Improve State Road 60            1.2
                                   from Waterville to US-
                                   64 in Bradley County..
 841. Washington                  Construct 192nd Street          3.75
                                   from Sr-14 to SE 15th.
 842. Wisconsin                   Reconstruct U.S.                   9
                                   Highway 10, Waupaca
                                   County................
 843. Minnesota                   Upgrade Highway 73 from        2.775
                                   4.5 miles north of
                                   Floodwood to 22.5
                                   miles north of
                                   Floodwood.............
 844. New York                    Reconstruct Mamaroneck         4.375
                                   Ave., White Plains,
                                   Harrison and
                                   Mamaroneck............
 845. Pennsylvania                Reconfigure                    0.375
                                   Pennsylvania Turnpike/
                                   Route 13 interchange..
 846. Pennsylvania                Widen and improve Route         0.75
                                   449 in Potter County..
 847. Puerto Rico                 Upgrade PR 3 between               6
                                   Rio Grande and Fajardo
 848. Illinois                    Constuct Peoria City               3
                                   River Center parking
                                   facility in Peoria....
 849. New Jersey                  Consrtuct Route29/129          4.125
                                   bicycle, pedestrian
                                   and landscape
                                   improvement plan......
 850. Tennessee                   Upgrade Briley Parkway           4.2
                                   between McGavock Pike
                                   and I-65..............
 851. Connecticut                 Widen Route 4 in                 2.1
                                   Torrington............
 852. California                  Widen 5th Street and            0.75
                                   replace 5th Street
                                   bridge in Highland,
                                   California............
 853. Wisconsin                   Construct U.S. Highway             3
                                   10, Freemont to
                                   Appleton..............
 854. Missouri                    Upgrade US-71                   0.75
                                   interchange in
                                   Carthage, Missouri....
 855. New York                    Construct Fordham               1.75
                                   University regional
                                   transportation
                                   facility..............
 856. Missouri                    Upgrade US-63 in Howell            6
                                   County, Missouri......
 857. Alabama                     Construct East Foley            5.25
                                   corridor project from
                                   Baldwin County Highway
                                   20 to State Highway 59
                                   in Alabama............
 858. New York                    Reconstruct Washington           1.7
                                   County covered bridge
                                   project...............
 859. California                  Upgrade Route 4 East in          8.5
                                   Contra Costa Co.......
 860. Pennsylvania                Complete Broad Street         1.6725
                                   ramps at Route 611
                                   bypass in Bucks County
 861. Missouri                    Construct Strother Rd./            3
                                   I-470 interchange,
                                   Jackson Co............
 862. Massachusetts               Upgrade Rt. 9/Calvin           9.375
                                   Coolidge Bridge,
                                   Hadley................
 863. Ohio                        Rail mitigation and                9
                                   improvement projects
                                   from Vermillion to
                                   Conneaut..............
 864. Massachusetts               Construct I-95/I-93             3.75
                                   interchange, Boston...
 865. West Virginia               Construct Riverside               27
                                   Expressway, Fairmont..
 866. Ohio                        Construct greenway               2.3
                                   enhancements in
                                   Madison...............
 867. Tennessee                   Reconstruct US-27 in            2.25
                                   Morgan County.........
 868. West Virginia               Upgrade US Rt. 35                 31
                                   between I-64 and South
                                   Buffalo Bridge........
 869. California                  Construct I-5/Avenida           2.25
                                   Vista Hermosa
                                   interchange in San
                                   Clemente..............
 870. Missouri                    Upgrade Route 36                  20
                                   between Hamilton and
                                   Chillicothe...........
 871. Illinois                    Replace Lebanon Ave.            0.75
                                   Bridge and approaches,
                                   Belleville............
 872. Kentucky                    Construct US-127:            8.41125
                                   $5,250,000 for the
                                   Albany Bypass from
                                   KY696 to Clinton
                                   County High School and
                                   $3,161,250 for the
                                   segment between KY696
                                   and the Tennessee
                                   State Line............
 873. Tennessee                   Improve US-64 in                3.75
                                   Hardeman and McNariy
                                   Counties..............
 874. Connecticut                 Replace bridges over          4.9125
                                   Harbor Brook, Meriden.
 875. Colorado                    Reconstruct I-225/Iliff        3.625
                                   Avenue interchange in
                                   Aurora................
 876. Connecticut                 Reconstruct I-84                 4.5
                                   between vicinity of
                                   Route 69 in Waterbury
                                   and Marion Avenue in
                                   Southington...........
 877. New York                    Improve Cross                   0.75
                                   Westchester Expressway
 878. Oregon                      Design and engineering         0.225
                                   for intermodal
                                   transportation center,
                                   Astoria...............
 879. Hawaii                      Construct Kapaa Bypass.         8.25
 880. Pennsylvania                Construct enhancements             3
                                   and related measures,
                                   including purchase of
                                   vans for reverse
                                   commutes, to
                                   intermodal facility
                                   located at
                                   intersection of 52nd
                                   and Lancaster Ave.,
                                   Philadelphia..........
 881. Washington                  Construct Edmonds                4.5
                                   Crossing Multi-modal
                                   transportation project
                                   in Edmonds,
                                   Washington............
 882. Ohio                        Construct Chagrin River/       1.045
                                   Gulley Brook corridor
                                   scenic greenway along
                                   I-90 in Lake County...
 883. California                  Construct interchange            7.5
                                   between I-15 and Main
                                   Street in Hesperia,
                                   California............
 884. Texas                       Reconstruct State             0.9705
                                   Highway 87 between
                                   Sabine Pass and
                                   Bolivar Penninsula,
                                   McFadden Beach........
 885. California                  Widen State Route 29           0.275
                                   between Route 281 and
                                   Route 175.............
 886. New York                    Construct Hudson River         0.336
                                   scenic overlook from
                                   Route 9 to Waterfront
                                   in Poughkeepsie.......
 887. Indiana                     Expand 126th Street in          0.75
                                   Carmel................
 888. Florida                     Widen Gunn Highway               1.5
                                   between Erlich Road
                                   and South Mobley Road
                                   in Hillsborough County
 889. Pennsylvania                Relocate PA-113 at               2.7
                                   Creamery Village in
                                   Skippack..............
 890. Michigan                    Upgrade Van Dyke Road          2.775
                                   between M-59 and Utica
                                   City limits...........
 891. New Jersey                  Replace the Ocean City-         19.5
                                   Longport bridge in
                                   Cape May County, New
                                   Jersey................
 892. New York                    Construct County Road          0.515
                                   93 between NYS 27 and
                                   NYS 454...............
 893. Mississippi                 Upgrade Brister Rd.           0.3825
                                   between Tutwiler and
                                   Coahoma County line,
                                   Tallahatchie Co.......
 894. California                  Conduct highway 65             4.275
                                   improvement and
                                   mitigation project....
 895. Michigan                    Construct road drainage         0.18
                                   improvements, Suttons
                                   Bay Village...........
 896. Pennsylvania                Construct 25.5 miles of        0.486
                                   the Perkiomen Trail...
 897. Illinois                    Upgrade Bishop Ford            1.125
                                   Expressway/142nd St.
                                   interchange...........
 898. Maine                       Implement rural ITS....       0.1875
 899. Mississippi                 Widen US-84 from I-55         0.6875
                                   at Brookhaven to US-49
                                   at Collins............
 900. Washington                  Widen Columbia Center         1.2075
                                   Boulevard in Kennewick
 901. Indiana                     Repair signal wires,           0.275
                                   grade-crossing warning
                                   devices and other
                                   safety protections
                                   along South Shore
                                   Railroad between Gary
                                   and Michigan City.....
 902. Florida                     Replace St. Johns River         10.5
                                   Bridge in Volusia and
                                   Seminole Counties.....
 903. Louisiana                   Construct East-West             0.75
                                   Corridor project in
                                   Southwest Louisiana...
 904. New York                    Improve and reconstruct         0.28
                                   Commerce Street in
                                   York Town.............
 905. Washington                  Widen SR-522 in                  5.2
                                   Snohomish County:
                                   $3,650,000 for phase 1
                                   from SR-9 to Lake
                                   Road; $1,550,000 to
                                   construct segment from
                                   Paradise Lake Road to
                                   Snohomish River Bridge
 906. New Jersey                  Design and construct               1
                                   pedestrian access
                                   facility from Joseph
                                   G. Minish Waterfront
                                   Park over Route 21 to
                                   the New Jersey
                                   Performing Arts Center
                                   and the contiguous
                                   light rail station in
                                   Newark................
 907. Kentucky                    Construct a segment of         11.25
                                   the I-66 corridor from
                                   Somerset to I-75......
 908. Michigan                    Construct arterial             0.375
                                   connector between US41/
                                   M28 and Co.Rd. 480,
                                   Marquette.............
 909. Wisconsin                   Upgrade State Highway              9
                                   29 between Green Bay
                                   and Wausau............
 910. Georgia                     Construct surface              29.25
                                   transportation
                                   facilities along
                                   Atlanta-Griffin-Macon
                                   corridor..............
 911. Oregon                      Repair Port of Hood            1.125
                                   River Bridge Lift Span
                                   project...............
 912. Pennsylvania                Construct noise                 0.36
                                   abatement barriers
                                   along US-581 from I-83
                                   2.) miles west in
                                   Cumberland County.....
 913. Texas                       Widen Highway 287 from         5.125
                                   Creek Bend Drive to
                                   Waxahacie bypass......
 914. Oregon                      Design and engineering         0.375
                                   for Tualatin-Sherwood
                                   Bypass................
 915. Texas                       Implement ``Hike and               6
                                   Bike'' trail program,
                                   Houston...............
 916. New Hampshire               Widen I-93 from Salem           9.36
                                   north.................
 917. Tennessee                   Construct State Route           7.74
                                   30 from Athens to
                                   Etowah in McMinn
                                   County................
 918. California                  Undertake median                0.75
                                   improvements along E.
                                   14th St., San Leandro.
 919. New Jersey                  Construct Toms River            2.25
                                   bridge project
                                   connecting Dover and
                                   South Toms River
                                   Borough...............
 920. New York                    Improve ferry                   0.75
                                   infrastructure in
                                   Greenport.............
 921. Puerto Rico                 Upgrade PR 30 between              6
                                   PR 203 in Gurabo to PR
                                   31 in Juncos..........
 922. Pennsylvania                Improve access and                 3
                                   interchange from I-95
                                   to the international
                                   terminal at
                                   Philadelphia
                                   International Airport.
 923. New Hampshire               Construct Orford Bridge        2.836
 924. Massachusetts               Construct roadway            5.78775
                                   improvements on Crosby
                                   Drive and Middlesex
                                   Turnpike, Beford,
                                   Burlington and
                                   Billerica.............
 925. Illinois                    Reconstruct Midlothian         0.216
                                   Turnpike, Robbins.....
 926. California                  Plan, design and                   3
                                   construct interchange
                                   between I-15 and Sante
                                   Fe Road in Barstow,
                                   California............
 927. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct and widen             19
                                   US Rt. 222 to four-
                                   lane expressway
                                   between Lancaster/
                                   Berks County line and
                                   Grings Mill Rd. and
                                   construction of Warren
                                   Street extenstion in
                                   Reading...............
 928. Maryland                    Upgrade roads within             2.4
                                   Leakin Park Intermodal
                                   Corridor, Baltimore...
 929. Washington                  Widen SR522 from SR-9            3.6
                                   to Paradise Lake Road.
 930. New York                    Construct NYS Route 27         4.215
                                   at intersection of
                                   North Monroe Avenue...
 931. Michigan                    Construct Detroit                 15
                                   Metropolitan/Wayne
                                   County South Access
                                   Road..................
 932. Illinois                    Reconstruct U.S. 6,            1.245
                                   Harvey................
 933. New York                    Redesign Grand                  9.75
                                   Concourse to enhance
                                   traffic flow and
                                   related enhancements
                                   between E. 161st St.
                                   and Fordham Rd., New
                                   York City.............

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 934. Ohio                        Construct Black River           3.45
                                   intermodal
                                   transportation center.
 935. Connecticut                 Rehabilitate Route 202         2.025
                                   bridge in New Milford,
                                   Connecticut...........
 936. Pennsylvania                Construct park and ride        1.125
                                   facilities in Lower
                                   Bucks County..........
 937. Pennsylvania                Widen US-11/15 between          3.75
                                   Mt. Patrick and McKees
                                   Half Falls in Perry
                                   County................
 938. Illinois                    Undertake Industrial          3.2625
                                   Transportation
                                   Improvement Program in
                                   Chicago...............
 939. California                  Improve streets and             0.65
                                   construct bicycle
                                   paths, Agoura Hills...
 940. California                  Implement City of               3.75
                                   Compton traffic signal
                                   systems improvements..
 941. Texas                       Construct relief route        0.1875
                                   around Alice..........
 942. California                  Reconstruct Harbor               1.5
                                   Blvd./SR22
                                   Interchange, City of
                                   Garden Grove..........
 943. North Carolina              Upgrade US 158                  2.25
                                   (including bypasses of
                                   Norlina, Macon and
                                   Littleton) in Halifax
                                   and Warren Counties...
 944. Utah                        Construct 7800 South            5.85
                                   from 1300 West to
                                   Bangerter Highway in
                                   West Jordan...........
 945. Utah                        Widen and improve 123rd/         4.5
                                   126th South from
                                   Jordan River to
                                   Bangerter Highway in
                                   Riverton..............
 946. Kentucky                    Construct US-127                4.35
                                   Jamestown Bypass......
 947. Minnesota                   Upgrade Cass County             0.72
                                   Road 105 and Crow Wing
                                   County Road 125, East
                                   Gull Lake.............
 948. Arkansas                    Construct Highway 82           5.375
                                   from Hamburg to
                                   Montrose..............
 949. Louisiana                   Construct Port of South        0.525
                                   Louisiana Connector in
                                   Saint John the Baptist
                                   Parish................
 950. Oregon                      Rehabilitate Broadway            7.5
                                   Bridge in Portland....
 951. Louisiana                   Construct Metairie Rail            6
                                   Improvements and
                                   Relocation project in
                                   Jefferson and Orleans
                                   Parishes, Louisiana...
 952. Washington                  Construct Port of              1.875
                                   Longview Industrial
                                   Rail Corridor and
                                   Fibre Way Overpass in
                                   Longview..............
 953. New York                    Study transportation               1
                                   improvements for
                                   segments of Hutchinson
                                   River Parkway and New
                                   England Thruway
                                   through the Northeast
                                   Bronx.................
 954. West Virginia               Construct I-73/74               9.05
                                   Corridor, including
                                   connectors with WV Rt.
                                   44 and Co. Rt. 13
                                   (Gilbert Creek), Mingo
                                   County................
 955. Washington                  Improve I-90/Sunset Way        14.85
                                   interchange in
                                   Issaquah, WA..........
 956. Indiana                     Construct Marina Access            1
                                   Road in East Chicago..
 957. Alabama                     Construct bridge over             10
                                   Tennessee River
                                   connecting Muscle
                                   Shoals and Florence...
 958. Illinois                    Resurface 63rd Street         0.5625
                                   from Western Avenue to
                                   Wallace, Chicago......
 959. North Carolina              Upgrade Highway 55             17.25
                                   between US 64 and
                                   State Route 1121, Wake
                                   and Durham Counties...
 960. Indiana                     Upgrade Ridge Road               3.3
                                   between Griffith and
                                   Highland..............
 961. Missouri                    Construct Hermann                1.1
                                   Bridge on Highway 19
                                   in Montgomery and
                                   Gasconade Counties....
 962. New Jersey                  Replace Groveville-              2.4
                                   Allentown Road bridge
                                   in Hanilton...........
 963. Missouri                    Upgrade US-60 in Carter        20.25
                                   County, Missouri......
 964. Georgia                     Construct the Fall Line        17.25
                                   Freeway from Bibb to
                                   Richmond Counties.....
 965. Pennsylvania                Construct American                 3
                                   Parkway Bridge project
                                   in Allentown..........
 966. Georgia                     Upgrade U.S. Rt. 19             3.75
                                   between Albany and
                                   Thomaston.............
 967. Georgia                     Construct noise                 0.75
                                   barriers on the
                                   westside of I-185
                                   between Macon Road and
                                   Airport Thruway and on
                                   I-75 between Mt. Zion
                                   Road and Old Dixie
                                   Highway in the Atlanta
                                   area..................
 968. Oregon                      Construct I-205/                17.2
                                   Sunnyside/Sunnybrook
                                   interchange and
                                   related extrension
                                   road, Clackamas Co....
 969. Minnesota                   Widen Trunk Highway 14/         9.75
                                   52 from 75th Street,
                                   NW to Trunk Highway 63
                                   in Rochester..........
 970. Minnesota                   Upgrade CSAH 61 between          0.9
                                   TH324 and Snake River.
 971. Utah                        Construct underpass at          3.51
                                   100th South in Sandy..
 972. California                  Improve roadway to              0.75
                                   provide access to
                                   Hansen Dam Recreation
                                   Area in Los Angeles...
 973. New York                    Construct Erie Canal            2.25
                                   Preserve I-90 rest
                                   stop in Port Byron....
 974. Massachusetts               Construct bike path            1.275
                                   between Rt. 16
                                   (Everett) to Lynn
                                   Oceanside.............
 975. Tennessee                   Construct Kingsport              1.5
                                   Highway in Washington
                                   County................
 976. Mississippi                 Widen State Route 6            11.25
                                   from Pontotoc to US-45
                                   at Tupelo in
                                   Mississippi...........
 977. Tennessee                   Construct pedestrian            2.25
                                   and bicycle pathway to
                                   connect with the
                                   Mississippi River
                                   Trail, and restore
                                   adjacent historic
                                   cobblestones on
                                   riverfront, Memphis...
 978. California                  Construct improvements           6.5
                                   to Harry Bridges
                                   Blvd., Los Angeles....
 979. Nebraska                    Construct NE-35                3.375
                                   alternative and
                                   modified route
                                   expressway in
                                   Norfolkand Wayne......
 980. Michigan                    Upgrade Davison Rd.              3.2
                                   between Belsay and
                                   Irish Roads, Genessee
                                   Co....................
 981. West Virginia               Relocate segment of                4
                                   Route 33 (Scott Miller
                                   Bypass), Roane Co.....
 982. California                  Rehabilitate B Street          0.525
                                   between Foothill Blvd.
                                   and Kelly St., Hayward
 983. Pennsylvania                Construct exit ramp on         7.875
                                   I-180 at State Route
                                   2049 in Lycoming
                                   County................
 984. California                  Improve streets and            0.466
                                   related bicycle lane
                                   in Oak Park, Ventura
                                   Co....................
 985. Ohio                        Upgrade 11 warning             0.825
                                   devices on the rail
                                   north/south line from
                                   Toledo to Deshler.....
 986. Alabama                     Expand US-278 in                 5.4
                                   Cullman County........
 987. California                  Improve the Avenue H           4.575
                                   overpass in Lancaster,
                                   California............
 988. New York                    Construct US-219 from             20
                                   Route 39 to Route 17..
 989. Texas                       Widen State Highway 35         5.175
                                   from SH288 in Angleton
                                   to FM521 and dedicate
                                   $630,000 to the
                                   acquisition of right-
                                   of-way in Brazoria
                                   County................
 990. Alaska                      Extend Kenai Spur                  6
                                   Highway-North Road in
                                   Kenai Peninsula
                                   Borough...............
 991. Washington                  Construct Interstate          17.625
                                   405/NE 8th Street
                                   interchange project in
                                   Bellevue, WA..........
 992. Tennessee                   Implement ITS                    2.8
                                   technologies,
                                   Nashville.............
 993. Texas                       Construct Galveston           0.5475
                                   Island Causeway
                                   Expansion project,
                                   Galveston.............
 994. Michigan                    Improve I-69 in Branch,        1.875
                                   Eaton and Calhoun
                                   Counties..............
 995. California                  Improve streets in                 1
                                   Canoga Park and Reseda
                                   areas, Los Angeles....
 996. Illinois                    Undertake improvements             2
                                   to 127th Street,
                                   Cicero Avenue and
                                   Route 83 to improve
                                   safety and facilitate
                                   traffic flow,
                                   Crestwood.............
 997. Ohio                        Construct new traffic           0.06
                                   signal and
                                   intersection upgrade
                                   for Village of Hebron
                                   in Licking County.....
 998. California                  Upgrade US-101 from             0.65
                                   Eureka to Arcata......
 999. Pennsylvania                Construct bicycle and            0.4
                                   pedestrian facility
                                   between Washington's
                                   Landing and Millvale
                                   Borough, Allegheny Co.
1000. New York                    Construct Maybrook             1.404
                                   Corridor bikeway in
                                   Dutchess County.......
1001. California                  Construct I-10/Barton           3.75
                                   Road West/Anderson
                                   Street connection.....
1002. Mississippi                 Construct Jackson                7.5
                                   International Airport
                                   Parkway and connectors
                                   from High Street to
                                   the Jackson
                                   International Airport
                                   in Jackson,
                                   Mississippi...........
1003. New Jersey                  Upgrade I-78                   3.725
                                   interchange and West
                                   Peddie St. ramps,
                                   Newark................
1004. California                  Implement enhanced               1.5
                                   traffic access between
                                   I-10, area hospitals
                                   and southern portion
                                   of Loma Linda.........
1005. Ohio                        Construct SR 711                  25
                                   connector four-lane
                                   limited access highway
                                   in Mahoning Co........
1006. Iowa                        Extend NW 86th Street           5.25
                                   from NW 70th Street to
                                   Beaver Drive in Polk
                                   County................
1007. California                  Construct State Route              3
                                   56 North connectors at
                                   I-5 and North and
                                   South connectors at I-
                                   15 in San Diego.......
1008. Arkansas                    Construct the Ashdown          3.875
                                   Bypass/Overpass in
                                   Ashdown...............
1009. Colorado                    Reconstruct and upgrade            9
                                   I-70/I-25 Interchange,
                                   Denver................
1010. Louisiana                   Construct Zachary                  1
                                   Taylor Parkway project
1011. Michigan                    Upgrade Rochester Road         9.225
                                   between I-75 and
                                   Torpsey St............
1012. Louisiana                   Construct I-10/                    6
                                   Louisiana Ave.
                                   interchange...........
1013. New York                    Construct County Route         7.577
                                   21, Peeksill Hollow
                                   Road renovation
                                   project...............
1014. Georgia                     Undertake Perimeter            0.075
                                   Central Parkway
                                   Overpass project and
                                   Ashford Dunwoody
                                   interchange
                                   improvements at I-285,
                                   DeKalb Co.............
1015. Minnesota                   Upgrade Highway 53               1.5
                                   between Virginia and
                                   Cook..................
1016. New York                    Initiate study and               1.5
                                   subsequent development
                                   and engineering of an
                                   international trade
                                   corridor in St.
                                   Lawrence County.......
1017. California                  Construct Alameda              2.205
                                   Corridor East, San
                                   Gabriel Valley........
1018. Arkansas                    Upgrade Highway 63,               10
                                   Marked Tree to Lake
                                   David.................
1019. Louisiana                   Congestion mitigation           2.25
                                   and safety
                                   improvements to the
                                   Central thruway in
                                   Baton Rouge...........
1020. Maryland                    Reconstruct Baltimore          11.25
                                   Washington Parkway at
                                   Route 197, Prince
                                   Georges Co............
1021. Ohio                        Construct Wilmington            3.75
                                   Bypass, Wilmington....
1022. Texas                       Construct Houston              5.125
                                   Street Viaduck project
                                   in Dallas.............
1023. West Virginia               Construct I-73/74                 15
                                   Corridor, including
                                   interchange with US-
                                   460, Mercer County....
1024. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Pleasant             1.2
                                   Street-River Terrace,
                                   Holyoke...............
1025. Ohio                        Improve and widen SR-45         6.17
                                   from North of the I-90
                                   interchange to North
                                   Bend Road in Ashtabula
                                   County, Ohio..........
1026. Rhode Island                Install directional            0.225
                                   signs in Newport and
                                   surrounding
                                   communities...........
1027. Minnesota                   Construct Highway 210           0.48
                                   trail/underpass,
                                   Brainerd/Baxter.......
1028. Florida                     A-1-A Beautification             3.3
                                   project in Daytona,
                                   Florida...............
1029. Ohio                        Widen Licking-SR-79-               9
                                   06.65 (PID 8314) in
                                   Licking County........
1030. Texas                       Relocate railroad                4.5
                                   tracks to eliminate
                                   road crossings, and
                                   provide for the
                                   rehabilitation of
                                   secondary roads
                                   providing access to
                                   various parts of the
                                   Port and the
                                   construction of new
                                   connecting roads to
                                   access new
                                   infrastructure safely
                                   and efficiently,
                                   Brownsville...........
1031. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct US-70 from          3.93
                                   Broken Bow to Arkansas
                                   State line in
                                   McCurtain County......
1032. Tennessee                   Improve County Road 374         3.75
                                   in Montgomery County..
1033. Virginia                    Enhance Maple Avenue           2.025
                                   streetscape in Vienna,
                                   Virginia..............
1034. Connecticut                 Widen Route 10 from             3.48
                                   vicinity of Lazy Lane
                                   to River Street in
                                   Southington,
                                   Connecticut...........
1035. Florida                     Widen US-192 between           18.75
                                   County Route 532 and I-
                                   95 in Brevard and
                                   Osceola Counties......
1036. Louisiana                   Construct Leeville             1.125
                                   Bridge on LA-1........
1037. Illinois                    Construct I-57                  8.15
                                   interchange, Coles Co.
1038. Massachusetts               Upgrade Route 2 between            3
                                   Philipston and
                                   Greenfield............
1039. New Jersey                  Construct and/or                   2
                                   reconstruct intermodal
                                   transportation and
                                   maintenance facility
                                   in Union City in order
                                   to replace the NJ
                                   Transit depot.........
1040. Illinois                    Construct Technology           2.735
                                   Avenue between US Rt.
                                   45 East to Willenborg
                                   St., Effingham........

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1041. New Jersey                  Replace Maple Grange            1.35
                                   Road bridge over
                                   Pochuck Creek in
                                   Sussex County.........
1042. New York                    Construct CR-96 from           0.275
                                   Great South Bay to
                                   Montauk Highway in
                                   Suffolk County........
1043. Virginia                    Construct connector             5.25
                                   road from the proposed
                                   U.S. 58 Stuart bypass
                                   to Route 8 South
                                   beginning at the
                                   intersection of
                                   Johnson Street in
                                   Stuart to Route 652...
1044. Pennsylvania                Replace bridge over             0.75
                                   Shermans Creek in
                                   Carroll...............
1045. Connecticut                 Construct bicycle and            0.9
                                   pedestrian walkway,
                                   Town of East Hartford.
1046. Ohio                        Construct grade                14.25
                                   separations at Front
                                   Street and Bagley
                                   Road, Berea...........
1047. Alabama                     Upgrade SR 5 in Perry          1.275
                                   Co....................
1048. Connecticut                 Implement Trinity             5.1075
                                   College Area road
                                   improvements, Hartford
1049. Louisiana                   Construct North/South              5
                                   Road/I-10-US-61
                                   connection in the
                                   Kenner, Louisiana.....
1050. New Jersey                  Design and construction         3.45
                                   Belford Ferry Terminal
                                   in Belford, New
                                   Jersey................
1051. Michigan                    Construct safety                0.75
                                   enhancements at rail
                                   crossings, Linden,
                                   Fenton, Swartz Creek
                                   and Gaines............
1052. California                  Extend 7th St. between           1.5
                                   F St. and North 7th
                                   St., Sacramento.......
1053. Massachusetts               Upgrade Spring St.               1.5
                                   between Bank and
                                   Latham Streets,
                                   Williamstown..........
1054. California                  Complete Citraeado              2.25
                                   Parkway project in San
                                   Diego County..........
1055. Indiana                     Conduct railroad               0.045
                                   relocation study in
                                   Muncie................
1056. Connecticut                 Improve Route 4                 1.35
                                   intersection in
                                   Harwinton,
                                   Connecticut...........
1057. Missouri                    Widen US-63 in Randolph         31.5
                                   and Boone Counties,
                                   Missouri..............
1058. New York                    Construct city of Glen          3.75
                                   Cove waterfront
                                   improvements..........
1059. Illinois                    Reconstruct Greenbriar          1.05
                                   Rd. with construction
                                   of new turn lanes in
                                   vicinity of John A.
                                   Logan College in
                                   Carterville...........
1060. Tennessee                   Construct bridge and             9.9
                                   approaches on State
                                   Route 33 over the
                                   Tennessee River
                                   (Henley Street Bridge)
1061. Ohio                        Construct SR-315 Ohio            3.5
                                   State University Ramp
                                   project in Franklin
                                   County................
1062. Nevada                      Improve at-grade               1.875
                                   railroad crossings in
                                   Reno..................
1063. Pennsylvania                Construct Williamsport-         5.25
                                   Lycoming County
                                   Airport Access road
                                   from I-180 to the
                                   airport...............
1064. Minnesota                   Construct bicycle and           2.25
                                   pedestrian facility
                                   (Mesabi Trail), St.
                                   Louis County..........
1065. Florida                     Widen State Road 44 in        1.6875
                                   Volusia County........
1066. Missouri                    Upgrade Mo. Rt. 150,             4.5
                                   Jackson Co............
1067. Nebraska                    Construct bridge in                3
                                   Newcastle.............
1068. Pennsylvania                Construct PA 36                 0.75
                                   Convention Center
                                   Connector in Blair
                                   County................
1069. Illinois                    Rehabilitate Western           0.825
                                   Springs Arterial
                                   Roadway, Cook Co......
1070. California                  Rehabilitate Highway 1         0.375
                                   in Guadalupe..........
1071. Utah                        Widen 7200 South in             0.99
                                   Midvale...............
1072. Iowa                        Construct I-29 airport          4.65
                                   interchange overpass
                                   in Sioux City.........
1073. Florida                     Restore and                     1.35
                                   rehabilitate Miami
                                   Beach Bridge and
                                   waterfront in Miami
                                   Beach, Florida........
1074. Washington                  Improve Huntington            0.5625
                                   Avenue South in Castle
                                   Rock..................
1075. Minnesota                   Implement Trunk Highway       12.475
                                   8 Corridor projects,
                                   Chisago Co............
1076. Michigan                    Relocate US-31 from             13.5
                                   River Road to Naomi
                                   Road in Berrian County
1077. South Carolina              Construct I-95/I-26              8.5
                                   interchange,
                                   Orangeburg Co.........
1078. Texas                       Upgrade State Highway           6.92
                                   35 Houston District
                                   Brazoria County.......
1079. Maryland                    Improve Halfway                    3
                                   Boulevard east and
                                   west of Exit 5, I-81
                                   in Washington County..
1080. California                  Upgrade D Street                 0.9
                                   between Grand and
                                   Second Streets,
                                   Hayward...............
1081. New Jersey                  Undertake improvements            12
                                   associated with the
                                   South Amboy Regional
                                   Intermodal Center.....
1082. New York                    Replace Kennedy-class             30
                                   ferries, Staten Island
1083. Texas                       Expand Winters Freeway           8.4
                                   (US83/84) in Abilene
                                   between Southwest
                                   Drive and US 277......
1084. Maine                       Replacement and                    6
                                   renovation of Carlton
                                   Bridge, Bath/Woolwich.
1085. New York                    Rahabilitate Jay                0.75
                                   Covered Bridge in
                                   Essex County..........
1086. Minnesota                   Construct Elk River              2.4
                                   bypass from 171st
                                   Avenue at Highway 10
                                   to intersection of
                                   County Roads 12 and 13
                                   at Highway 169........
1087. Pennsylvania                Construct Route 72            6.6075
                                   overpass at Conrail in
                                   Lebanon...............
1088. Indiana                     Upgrade Route 31 and             4.5
                                   other roads, St.
                                   Joseph and Elkhart
                                   Counties..............
1089. California                  Install call boxes             0.216
                                   along Highway 166
                                   between intersection
                                   with Highway 101 and
                                   junction with Highway
                                   33....................
1090. New Hampshire               Construct Chestersfield        2.536
                                   Bridge................
1091. Oregon                      Construct bike path             1.17
                                   between Terry Street
                                   and Greenhill Road,
                                   Eugene................
1092. Dist. of Col.               Conduct MIS of light            0.75
                                   rail corridors, D.C...
1093. Arkansas                    Enhance area in the            1.125
                                   vicinity of Dickson
                                   Street in Fayetteville
1094. Pennsylvania                Extend North Delaware            4.2
                                   Ave. between Lewis St.
                                   and Orthodox St.,
                                   Philadelphia..........
1095. Indiana                     Reconstruct Wheeling             1.2
                                   Avenue in Muncie......
1096. Ohio                        Construct interchange            3.5
                                   at I-480 in
                                   Independence, Ohio....
1097. Pennsylvania                Relocate PA 18 between          1.05
                                   9th Ave. and 32nd St.,
                                   Beaver Falls..........
1098. Alabama                     Construct Eastern Shore      1.01625
                                   Trail project in
                                   Fairhope, Alabama.....
1099. Maine                       Studies and planning           2.125
                                   for extension of I-95.
1100. Alabama                     Replace bridge over             2.25
                                   Tombigbee River,
                                   Naheola...............
1101. Illinois                    Reconstruct Cossitt            1.485
                                   Ave. in LaGrange......
1102. New York                    Improve Broadway in             1.26
                                   North Castle in
                                   Westchester County....
1103. New York                    Construct access                  12
                                   improvements to Port
                                   of Rochester Harbor,
                                   Rochester.............
1104. Illinois                    Reconstruct Broad             0.2625
                                   Street between Maple
                                   St. to Sixth St.,
                                   Evansville............
1105. California                  Widen SR-71 from                  13
                                   Riverside County to SR-
                                   91....................
1106. Alabama                     Construct improvements         0.675
                                   to 19th Street between
                                   I-59 and Tuxedo
                                   Junction, Birmingham..
1107. Pennsylvania                Improve safety on PA-41            6
                                   from US-30 to PA-926..
1108. Texas                       Construct 6th and 7th          0.375
                                   Street overpass over
                                   railroad yard,
                                   Brownsville...........
1109. California                  Upgrade intersection of          7.5
                                   Folsom Blvd. and Power
                                   Inn Rd., Sacramento...
1110. Illinois                    Replace Gaumer Bridge            0.9
                                   near Alvin............
1111. Minnesota                   Upgrade TH6 between              0.9
                                   Talmoon and Highway 1.
1112. Michigan                    Extend Trowbridge Road         1.875
                                   from Harrison Rd. to
                                   Red Cedar Rd..........
1113. New York                    Reconstruct Flushing            2.25
                                   Avenue between Wycoff
                                   Avenue and Gates
                                   Street................
1114. California                  Construct I-580                  9.9
                                   interchange, Livermore
1115. Illinois                    Upgrade South Lake              5.85
                                   Shore Driver between
                                   47th and Hayes,
                                   Chicago...............
1116. Pennsylvania                Improve PA 26 in                0.75
                                   Huntingdon County.....
1117. Virgin Islands              Construct bypass around            6
                                   Christiansted.........
1118. New Mexico                  Complete the Paseo del         3.325
                                   Norte East Corridor in
                                   Bernalillo County.....
1119. California                  Upgrade Industrial              0.45
                                   Parkway Southwest
                                   between Whipple Rd.
                                   and improved segment
                                   of the parkway,
                                   Hayward...............
1120. Kansas                      Widen US-81 from               20.85
                                   Minneapolis, Kansas to
                                   Nebraska..............
1121. New York                    Construct sound                0.375
                                   barriers on Grand
                                   Central Parkway
                                   between 244th Street
                                   and Douglaston Parkway
1122. New York                    Construct Bike Paths            0.25
                                   along the Bronx River
                                   in Bronx Park.........
1123. Pennsylvania                Conduct preliminary             0.75
                                   engineering and design
                                   for the US-219 bypass
                                   of Bradford...........
1124. Utah                        Widen and improve 123rd/         6.3
                                   126th South from 700
                                   East to Jordan River
                                   in Draper.............
1125. California                  Construct Olympic                  5
                                   Training Center Access
                                   road, Chula Vista.....
1126. Florida                     Pedestrian safety                5.1
                                   initiative on US-19 in
                                   Pinellas County.......
1127. Texas                       Construct US Highway 59        2.625
                                   railroad crossing
                                   overpass in Texarkana.
1128. Illinois                    Widen and improve US-34            6
                                   intechange in Aurora..
1129. Connecticut                 Construct Hartford              2.64
                                   Riverwalk South,
                                   Hartford..............
1130. New York                    Rehabilitate                       1
                                   transportation
                                   facilities in CO-OP
                                   City..................
1131. Florida                     Widen and realign Eller          4.2
                                   Drive in Port
                                   Everglades, Florida...
1132. Mississippi                 Construct I-20                  0.75
                                   interchange at Pirate
                                   Cove..................
1133. Mississippi                 Widen US-98 from Pike         0.6875
                                   County to Foxworth....
1134. Pennsylvania                Improve Route 219 in            0.75
                                   Clearfield County.....
1135. Michigan                    Replace Barton Rd./M-14         0.75
                                   interchange, Ann Arbor
1136. Nebraska                    Construct the Antelope         5.625
                                   Valley Overpass in
                                   Lincoln...............
1137. New York                    Reconstruct Niagara            2.625
                                   St., Quay St., and 8th
                                   St. including
                                   realignment of Qual
                                   St. and 8th Ave. in
                                   Niagara Falls.........
1138. California                  Upgrade and synchronize        17.25
                                   traffic lights in the
                                   Alameda Corridor East
                                   in Los Angeles County.
1139. Illinois                    Widen US-20 in Freeport        3.825
1140. Kentucky                    Reconstruct Liberty and            6
                                   Todd Roads, Lexington.
1141. New Jersey                  Upgrade Montvale/              0.375
                                   Chestnut Ridge Road
                                   and Grand Avenue
                                   intersection at Garden
                                   State Parkway in
                                   Bergan County.........
1142. California                  Widen SR-23 between             10.5
                                   Moorpark and Thousand
                                   Oaks..................
1143. Utah                        Extend Main Street from        10.35
                                   5600 South to Vine
                                   Street in Murray......
1144. Pennsylvania                Construct access road           3.05
                                   to Hastings Industrial
                                   Park, Cambria Co......
1145. New Jersey                  Improve Old York Road/          4.98
                                   Rising Run Road
                                   intersection in
                                   Burlington............
1146. Michigan                    Construct deceleration         0.015
                                   lane in front of 4427
                                   Wilder Road, Bay City.
1147. Pennsylvania                Construct I-81 noise            0.48
                                   abatement program in
                                   Dauphin County........
1148. Washington                  Construct Peace Arch             4.9
                                   Crossing of Entry
                                   (PACE) lane in Blaine.
1149. New York                    Traffic Mitigation                 3
                                   Project on William
                                   Street and Losson Road
                                   in Cheektowaga........
1150. Arkansas                    Construct North Belt            5.25
                                   Freeway...............
1151. Ohio                        Improve and widen SR-91         4.25
                                   from SR-43 south to
                                   county line/city line
                                   in Solon..............
1152. Texas                       Upgrade US Rt. 59                 12
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1153. Michigan                    Construct M-24 Corridor            2
                                   from I-69 to southern
                                   Lapeer County.........
1154. Tennessee                   Construct greenway and           3.2
                                   bicycle path corridor,
                                   City of White House...
1155. Massachusetts               Rehabilitate Union                12
                                   Station in Springfield
1156. Pennsylvania                Install citywide                0.75
                                   signalization (SAMI)
                                   project in Lebanon....
1157. Washington                  Widen SR-543 from I-5           10.2
                                   to International
                                   Boundary, Washington..
1158. Hawaii                      Replace Sand Island             0.75
                                   bridge................
1159. West Virginia               Upgrade Route 10                  50
                                   between Logan and Man.
1160. Florida                     Expand Palm Valley               3.1
                                   Bridge in St. Johns
                                   County................
1161. Michigan                    Improve US-31 from              2.25
                                   Holland to Grand Haven
1162. Florida                     Upgrade U.S. 319                3.75
                                   between I-10 and the
                                   Florida/Georgia State
                                   line..................
1163. Colorado                    Improve SH-74/JC-73            4.188
                                   interchange, City of
                                   Evergreen in Jefferson
                                   County, Colorado......
1164. Pennsylvania                Improve Route 94                   6
                                   Corridor through
                                   Hanover to Maryland
                                   State Line............
1165. California                  Undertake San Pedro            1.125
                                   Bridge project at SR
                                   1, Pacifica...........
1166. Michigan                    Upgrade Tittabawasee               3
                                   Road between Mackinaw
                                   Road and Midland Road,
                                   Saginaw Co............
1167. Illinois                    Improve IL-159 in            3.20625
                                   Edwardsville..........
1168. Virginia                    Improve East Eldon             0.375
                                   Street in Herndon.....
1169. Texas                       Construct Cleveland           10.125
                                   Bypass................
1170. Utah                        Widen SR-36 from I-80           2.25
                                   to Mills Junction.....
1171. New Jersey                  Eliminate Berlin Circle            6
                                   and signalize
                                   intersection in Camden
1172. Arkansas                    Upgrade US Rt. 412,              7.5
                                   Fulton County line to
                                   Missouri State line...
1173. California                  Upgrade Del Almo                   5
                                   Boulevard at I-405....
1174. Pennsylvania                Improve access to               2.15
                                   McKeesport-Duquesne
                                   Bridge................
1175. North Carolina              Construct US-64/264 in          0.75
                                   Dare County...........
1176. California                  Construct Gene Autry            6.75
                                   Way/I-5 Access
                                   project, Anaheim......
1177. Arizona                     Construct Veterans'            11.25
                                   Memorial overpass in
                                   Pima Co...............
1178. Virginia                    Conduct preliminary                3
                                   engineering on I-73
                                   between Roanoke and
                                   Virginia/North
                                   Carolina State line...
1179. Mississippi                 Upgrade roads,                3.3075
                                   Washington Co.........
1180. Tennessee                   State Highway 109               1.84
                                   upgrade planning and
                                   engineering, Sumner
                                   Co....................
1181. Florida                     Construct John Young               6
                                   Parkway/I-4
                                   interchange...........
1182. Illinois                    Rehabilitate and              1.7715
                                   upgrade 87th Street
                                   Station to improve
                                   intermodal access.....
1183. Ohio                        Upgrade SR 124 between          3.75
                                   Five Points and
                                   Ravenswood Bridge,
                                   Meigs Co..............
1184. Colorado                    Construct Broadway                 3
                                   Viaduct, Denver.......
1185. New York                    Construct Bay Shore             7.53
                                   Road SR-231 to SR-27
                                   in Suffolk County.....
1186. North Dakota                Construct Jamestown              3.6
                                   bypass................
1187. Ohio                        Upgrade State Route 18          1.55
                                   between I-71 and I-77.
1188. California                  Construct Overland              3.75
                                   Drive overcrossing in
                                   Temecula..............
1189. Ohio                        Upgrade U.S. Route 422          4.72
                                   through Girard........
1190. Mississippi                 Widen MS-45 from               3.375
                                   Brooksville to US-82
                                   in Mississippi........
1191. California                  Extend Highway 41 in             5.5
                                   Madera County.........
1192. Missouri                    Construction and            24.97725
                                   upgrade of US-71/I-49
                                   in Newton and McDonald
                                   County, Missouri......
1193. North Carolina              Upgrade US-158 in               2.25
                                   Warren and Halifax
                                   Counties..............
1194. Illinois                    Reconstruct I-74                   2
                                   through Peoria........
1195. Minnesota                   Construct Shepard Road/         2.25
                                   Upper Landing
                                   interceptor, St. Paul.
1196. Texas                       Construct segment lof a         13.5
                                   bypass to I-35 known
                                   as SH-130. The State
                                   of Texas shall consult
                                   with all appropriate
                                   local officials,
                                   representatives of the
                                   affected local
                                   communities, and
                                   provide for public
                                   comment prior to
                                   determining a final
                                   alignment for the
                                   project...............
1197. Washington                  Redevelop Port of               0.05
                                   Anacortes waterfront..
1198. California                  Construct I-15 Galinas         6.375
                                   interchange in
                                   Riverside County......
1199. New Jersey                  Replace Kinnaman Avenue          1.2
                                   bridge over Pohatcong
                                   Creek in Warren county
1200. Michigan                    Upgrade (all weather)          1.275
                                   on US 2, US 41, and M
                                   35....................
1201. Maine                       Upgrade Route 11.......            3
1202. Rhode Island                Reconstruct Harris               1.5
                                   Ave., Woonsocket......
1203. Oregon                      Construct bike path             0.23
                                   between Main Street/
                                   Highway 99 in Cottage
                                   Grove to Row River
                                   Trail, Cottage Grove..
1204. Maine                       Improve Route 26.......        1.125
1205. New York                    Rehabilitate Third               1.5
                                   Avenue Bridge over
                                   Harlem River, New York
                                   City..................
1206. New Hampshire               Construct the Keene            4.899
                                   bypass................
1207. New Jersey                  Construct grade                 3.75
                                   separation of Route 35
                                   and Tinton falls and
                                   extend Shrewsbury
                                   Avenue in Monmouth....
1208. California                  Reconstruct La Loma             2.25
                                   Bridge in Pasadena....
1209. Indiana                     Remove and replace             1.605
                                   Walnut Street in
                                   Muncie................
1210. Arkansas                    Construct US-270 East-         6.875
                                   West Arterial in Hot
                                   Springs...............
1211. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct and widen I-     72.7875
                                   40 Crosstown Bridge
                                   and Realignment in
                                   downtown Oklahoma
                                   City, including
                                   demolition of the
                                   existing bridge,
                                   vehicle approach
                                   roads, interchanges,
                                   intersections,
                                   signalization and
                                   supporting structures
                                   between I-35 and I-44.
1212. Texas                       Widen Meacham Boulevard            2
                                   from I-35W to FM-146
                                   and extend Meacham
                                   Boulevard from west of
                                   FM-156 to North Main
                                   Street................
1213. Minnesota                   Upgrade CSAH 116 north           1.2
                                   of CSAH 88 in Ely.....
1214. Mississippi                 Upgrade West County             8.25
                                   Line Road, City of
                                   Jackson...............
1215. California                  Construct Imperial            12.515
                                   Highway grade
                                   separation and sound
                                   walls at Esperanza
                                   Road/Orangethorpe
                                   Avenue in Yorba Linda,
                                   California............
1216. Nevada                      Widen I-15 from                1.875
                                   California State line
                                   to Las Vegas..........
1217. Connecticut                 Improve and realign            1.515
                                   Route 8 in Winchester.
1218. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct US-70 in            0.11
                                   Marshall and Bryan
                                   Counties..............
1219. Pennsylvania                Construct California               1
                                   University of
                                   Pennsylvania
                                   intermodal facility...
1220. Arkansas                    Construct turning lanes       0.1875
                                   at US-71/AR-8
                                   intersection in Mena..
1221. Michigan                    Construct intermodal              18
                                   freight terminal in
                                   Wayne Co..............
1222. Pennsylvania                Improve PA 17 from PA           0.75
                                   274 to PA 850 in Perry
                                   County................
1223. Indiana                     Install traffic                0.675
                                   signalization system
                                   in Muncie.............
1224. Illinois                    Upgrade US 40 in               0.094
                                   Martinsville..........
1225. Indiana                     Construct SR-9 bypass         2.3625
                                   in Greenfield.........
1226. Kentucky                    Conduct feasibility            0.375
                                   study for Northern
                                   Kentucky High Priority
                                   Corridor (I-74).......
1227. Hawaii                      Construct interchange            1.5
                                   at junction of
                                   proposed North-South
                                   road and H-1..........
1228. Florida                     Construct improvements          0.75
                                   to JFK Boulevard,
                                   Eatonville............
1229. Mississippi                 Construct access                0.75
                                   improvments to various
                                   roads, Humphreys Co...
1230. South Dakota                Construct Heartland            6.505
                                   Expressway Phase I....
1231. Illinois                    Construct Raney Street           4.4
                                   Overpass in Effingham.
1232. Texas                       Road improvements along        1.875
                                   historic mission
                                   trails in San Antonio.
1233. New York                    Construct Elmira                2.25
                                   Arterial from Miller
                                   to Cedar..............
1234. Ohio                        Construct a new                  7.1
                                   interchange at County
                                   Road 80 and I-77 in
                                   Dover with $100,000 to
                                   preserve or
                                   reconstruct the
                                   Tourism Information
                                   Center................
1235. California                  Construct Airport Blvd.            6
                                   interchange in Salinas
1236. Massachusetts               Construct South               14.225
                                   Weymouth Naval Air
                                   Station Connectivity
                                   Improvements..........
1237. Illinois                    Construct new entrance           6.5
                                   to Midway Airport
                                   Terminal..............
1238. West Virginia               Preliminary                        2
                                   engineering, design
                                   and construction of
                                   the Orgas to Chelayn
                                   Road, Boone Co........
1239. New Jersey                  Construct US-22/Chimney        17.25
                                   Rock Road interchange
                                   in Somerset County....
1240. Kansas                      Reconstruct K-7 from            2.79
                                   Lone Elm Road to
                                   Harrison..............
1241. Pennsylvania                Install traffic signal         0.375
                                   upgrade in Clearfield
                                   Borough in Clearfield
                                   County................
1242. Missouri                    Construct Grand Ave.            1.65
                                   viaduct over Mill
                                   Creek Valley in St.
                                   Louis.................
1243. Pennsylvania                Construct improvements            11
                                   to North Shore Roadway
                                   and access in the city
                                   of Pittsburgh.........
1244. West Virginia               Construct improvements           0.2
                                   on WV 9 including
                                   turning lane and
                                   signalization, Berkely
                                   Co....................
1245. New York                    Conduct Trans-Hudson               3
                                   Freight Improvement
                                   MIS, New York City....
1246. West Virginia               Upgrade Route 2 in                10
                                   Cabell Co., including
                                   the relocation of
                                   Route 2 to provide for
                                   a connection to I-64
                                   (Merrick Creek
                                   Connector)............
1247. New Hampshire               Construct Hindsale             2.536
                                   Bridge................
1248. Washington                  Reconstruct I-82/SR-24          6.48
                                   intersection and add
                                   lanes on SR- 24 to
                                   Keys Road.............
1249. Iowa                        Construct controlled           9.525
                                   access four-lane
                                   highway between Des
                                   Moines and Burlington.
1250. Pennsylvania                Construct bicycle and          0.125
                                   pedestrian facility
                                   between Boston Bridge
                                   and McKee Point Park,
                                   Allegheny Co..........
1251. Ohio                        Upgrade and widen US-24        17.25
                                   from I-469 to I-475...
1252. Texas                       Upgrade FM517 between          2.892
                                   Owens and FM 3346,
                                   Galveston.............
1253. Idaho                       Construct US-95:                13.5
                                   Sandcreek Alternate
                                   Route in Sandpoint....
1254. New Jersey                  Replace Calhoun Street         0.975
                                   Bridge in Trenton.....
1255. California                  Construct Cabot-Camino           1.5
                                   Capistrano Bridge
                                   project in Southern
                                   Orange County.........
1256. Pennsylvania                Construct PA 16 Truck            1.5
                                   climbing lane in
                                   Franklin County.......
1257. New York                    Construct Eastern Long         11.25
                                   Island Scenic Byway in
                                   Suffolk County........
1258. Texas                       Construct Loop 197,           3.2175
                                   Galveston.............
1259. Illinois                    Construct Western              0.925
                                   Springs Pedestrian and
                                   Tunnel project, Cook
                                   Co....................
1260. Georgia                     Construct the Savannah           7.5
                                   River Parkway in
                                   Bullock, Jenkins,
                                   Screven and Effinghaus
                                   Counties..............
1261. Mississippi                 Construct connector            6.375
                                   between US-90 and I-10
                                   in Biloxi.............
1262. American Samoa              Construct drainage              3.75
                                   system improvements
                                   associated with
                                   highway construction
                                   on Tutilla Island,
                                   American Samoa........

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1263. Maryland                    Implement city-wide           13.275
                                   signal control system
                                   replacements and
                                   improvements in
                                   Baltimore.............
1264. West Virginia               Construct I-81                  5.05
                                   interchange,
                                   Martinsburg...........
1265. Alabama                     Replace pedestrian             0.075
                                   bridges at Village
                                   Creek and Valley
                                   Creek, Birmingham.....
1266. Virginia                    Improve Route 123 from         11.25
                                   Route 1 to Fairfax
                                   County line in Prince
                                   William County,
                                   Virginia..............
1267. New Mexico                  Improve US-70 from I-25        18.75
                                   to Organ in New
                                   Mexico................
1268. Pennsylvania                Undertake                       5.25
                                   transportation
                                   enhancement activities
                                   within the Lehigh
                                   Landing Area of the
                                   Delaware and Lehigh
                                   Canal National
                                   Heritage Corridor.....
1269. New York                    Implement Melrose               0.75
                                   Commons geographic
                                   information system....
1270. Alabama                     Construct repairs to            0.45
                                   Pratt Highway Bridge,
                                   Birmingham............
1271. Texas                       Construct Spur 10 from             3
                                   SH-36 to US-59........
1272. Nebraska                    Replace US-81 bridge           1.125
                                   between Yankton, south
                                   Dakota and Cedar
                                   County, Nebaska.......
1273. California                  Construct Centennial           15.75
                                   Transportation
                                   Corridor..............
1274. Minnesota                   Construct Phalen Blvd.          9.75
                                   between I-35E and I-94
1275. California                  Reconstruct Palos             0.3375
                                   Verdes Drive, Palos
                                   Verdes Estates........
1276. Pennsylvania                Facilitate coordination            3
                                   of transportation
                                   systems at
                                   intersection of 46th
                                   and Market, and
                                   enhance access and
                                   related measures to
                                   area facilities
                                   including purchase of
                                   vans for reverse
                                   commutes, Philadelphia
1277. Indiana                     Improve Southwest                 27
                                   Highway from
                                   Bloomington to
                                   Evansville............
1278. Pennsylvania                Construct an access            28.18
                                   road in Bedford
                                   Springs, Pennsylvania,
                                   along Old U.S. 220 to
                                   the Springs Project
                                   and to construct other
                                   facilities to
                                   facilitate movement of
                                   traffic within the
                                   site and construction
                                   of a parking facility
                                   to be associatied
                                   therewith or other
                                   projects in the
                                   counties of Bedford ,
                                   Blair, Fulton,
                                   Franklin, Mifflin,
                                   Fulton and Clearfield,
                                   and Huntingdon, as
                                   selected by the State
                                   of Pennsylvania.......
1279. Washington                  Undertake FAST Corridor           24
                                   improvements with the
                                   amounts provided as
                                   follows: $12,000,000
                                   to construct the North
                                   Duwamish Intermodal
                                   Project, $3,375,000
                                   for the Port of Tacoma
                                   Road project,
                                   $2,250,000 for the SW
                                   Third St./BSNF project
                                   in Auburn, $1,500,000
                                   for the S.277th St./
                                   BNSF project in Auburn/
                                   Kent, $1,500,000 for
                                   the S.277th St./UP
                                   project in Auburn
                                   Kent, $1,500,000 for
                                   the S. 180th St. E/
                                   BSNF project in
                                   Tukwila, $750,000 for
                                   the 8th St. E/BSNF
                                   project in Pierce Co.,
                                   and $1,125,000 for the
                                   Shaw Rd. extension
                                   Puyallup..............
1280. Ohio                        Construct interchange           5.56
                                   at SR 11 and King
                                   Graves Rd. in Trumball
                                   Co....................
1281. Michigan                    Apply ITS technologies         2.775
                                   relating to traffic
                                   control, Lansing......
1282. California                  Stabilize US-101 at             0.65
                                   Wilson Creek..........
1283. Michigan                    Construct interchange           8.25
                                   at Eastman Avenue/US-
                                   10 in Midland.........
1284. Arkansas                    Enhance area around the          0.3
                                   Paris Courthouse in
                                   the vicinity of
                                   Arkansas Scenic
                                   Highway 22 and
                                   Arkansas Scenic
                                   Highway 309, Paris
                                   Arkansas..............
1285. Mississippi                 Upgrade Hampton Lake            0.66
                                   Road, Tallahatchie Co.
1286. Illinois                    Undertake improvements          0.75
                                   to Campus
                                   Transportation System.
1287. Virginia                    Construct access road,         0.225
                                   walking trail and
                                   related facilities for
                                   the Nicholsville
                                   Center, Scott Co......
1288. Pennsylvania                Improve intersection of          3.5
                                   U.S., S.R. 3066, and
                                   West Allegheny Road,
                                   North Fayette Township
1289. Arkansas                    Construct Highway 425          5.375
                                   from Pine Bluff to the
                                   Louisiana State line..
1290. Pennsylvania                Construct Independence           5.5
                                   Gateway Transportation
                                   Center project,
                                   Philadelphia..........
1291. Minnesota                   Upgrade Perpich                  2.1
                                   Memorial from CR-535
                                   to CSAH 111...........
1292. Texas                       Construct US Rt. 67             5.25
                                   Corridor through San
                                   Angelo................
1293. Pennsylvania                Construct improvements             2
                                   to roadway and parking
                                   facility in the
                                   vicinity of St.
                                   Francis College,
                                   Cambria County........
1294. Missouri                    Construct extension of           0.6
                                   bike path between
                                   Soulard market area
                                   and Riverfront bike
                                   trail in St. Louis....
1295. New York                    Construct intermodal           8.687
                                   facility in Yonkers,
                                   Westchester Co........
1296. Maryland                    Construct intersection          2.25
                                   improvements to
                                   facilitate access to
                                   NSA facility, Anne
                                   Arundel Co............
1297. Massachusetts               Undertake vehicular and         1.56
                                   pedestrian movement
                                   improvments within
                                   Central Business
                                   District of Foxborough
1298. Kentucky                    Construct KY-70 from             1.5
                                   Cave City to Mammoth
                                   Cave..................
1299. Virginia                    Construct Main Street              6
                                   Station in Richmond...
1300. New Hampshire               Improve 3 Pisquataqua           1.65
                                   River Bridges on the
                                   New Hampshire - Maine
                                   border................
1301. Pennsylvania                Construct Abbey Trails          0.45
                                   in Abington Township..
1302. Hawaii                      Upgrade Kaumualii               8.25
                                   Highway...............
1303. North Carolina              Upgrade and improve US-           15
                                   19 from Maggie Valley
                                   to Cherokee...........
1304. Maine                       Replace Ridlonville            1.125
                                   Bridge across
                                   Androscoggin River....
1305. Mississippi                 Upgrade and widen US-49       0.6875
                                   in Rankin, Simpson,
                                   and Covington Counties
1306. Texas                       Upgrade SH 30,                 1.875
                                   Huntsville............
1307. California                  Reconstruct the I-710/            12
                                   Firestone Blvd.
                                   interchange...........
1308. Pennsylvania                Widen US 30 from Walker          1.5
                                   Rd to Fayetteville in
                                   Franklin County.......
1309. Virginia                    Construct Southeastern             3
                                   Parkway and Greenbelt
                                   in Virginia Beach.....
1310. Illinois                    Replace State Route 47         14.25
                                   Bridge in Morris......
1311. Texas                       Upgrade Highway 271              1.5
                                   between Paris and
                                   Pattonville...........
1312. Minnesota                   Improve roads, Edge of           4.5
                                   Wilderness, Grand
                                   Rapids to Effie.......
1313. Arizona                     Reconstruct I-19, East           7.5
                                   Side Frontage Road,
                                   Ruby Road to Rio Rico
                                   Drive, Nogales........
1314. North Carolina              Construct I-85                22.125
                                   Greensboro Bypass in
                                   Greensboro, North
                                   Carolina..............
1315. New York                    Improve access to I-84/         2.21
                                   Dutchess intermodal
                                   facility in Dutchess
                                   County................
1316. Illinois                    Construct I-88                   1.5
                                   interchange at Peace
                                   Road in Dekalb........
1317. North Dakota                Upgrade US Rt. 52,               2.1
                                   Kenmare to Donnybrook.
1318. South Carolina              Construct improvements          6.75
                                   to I-95/SC 38
                                   interchange...........
1319. Arkansas                    Construct Highway 15           0.875
                                   from Connector Road to
                                   Railroad Overpass in
                                   Pine Bluff............
1320. New York                    Reconstruct 79th Street            7
                                   Traffic Circle, New
                                   York City.............
1321. California                  Extend State Route 52           2.25
                                   in San Diego..........
1322. California                  Construct Sacramento               3
                                   Intermodal Station....
1323. Illinois                    Construct Central Ave.-          3.7
                                   Narragansett Ave.
                                   connector, Chicago....
1324. Pennsylvania                Construct Walnut Street         0.75
                                   pedestrian bridge in
                                   Dauphin County........
1325. Indiana                     Conduct rail-highway           0.075
                                   feasibility project
                                   study in Muncie.......
1326. Georgia                     Upgrade US Rt. 27......          7.5
1327. Michigan                    Improve Hoban Road and          0.84
                                   Grand Avenue, City of
                                   Mackinac Island.......
1328. Washington                  Construct Cross Base           0.375
                                   Corridor, Fort Lewis-
                                   McChord AFB...........
1329. Illinois                    Construct bicycle/               5.5
                                   pedestrian trail
                                   parallel to light rail
                                   transit system in St.
                                   Clair co..............
1330. Pennsylvania                Improve Bedford County           1.5
                                   Business Park Rd in
                                   Bedford County........
1331. Louisiana                   Construct Port of St.          1.575
                                   Bernard Intermodal
                                   facility..............
1332. New York                    Construct bridge deck           0.75
                                   over the Metro North
                                   right-of-way along
                                   Park Ave. between E.
                                   188th and 189th
                                   Streets...............
1333. Ohio                        Conduct feasibility              0.5
                                   study for the
                                   construction of
                                   Muskingum County South
                                   93-22-40 connector....
1334. South Carolina              Upgrade US Highway 301           3.2
                                   within Bamberg........
1335. Virginia                    Construct road                  0.25
                                   improvements,
                                   trailhead and related
                                   facilities for Birch
                                   Knob Trail on
                                   Cumberland Mountain...
1336. Kansas                      Widen US-169 in Miami          12.15
                                   County................
1337. Texas                       Construct extension of          0.75
                                   Bay Area Blvd.........
1338. New Jersey                  Construct highway                5.5
                                   connector between
                                   Interstate Route 1&9
                                   (Tonelle Ave.) and the
                                   New Jersey Turnpike at
                                   Secaucus Intermodal
                                   Transfer Rail Station
                                   and the Trans Hudson
                                   Corridor at the Bergen
                                   Arches arterial
                                   roadway...............
1339. California                  Modify HOV lanes, Marin         5.25
                                   Co....................
1340. California                  Widen US-101 from               8.75
                                   Petaluma Bridge to
                                   Novato................
1341. Arkansas                    Construct US 63                  1.5
                                   interchange with
                                   Washington Ave. and
                                   Highway 63B...........
1342. Louisiana                   Kerner's Ferry Bridge           0.75
                                   Replacement project...
1343. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct I-95/Street       1.3275
                                   Road interchange in
                                   Bucks County..........
1344. New York                    Upgrade Frederick                  9
                                   Douglas Circle, New
                                   York City.............
1345. Pennsylvania                Improve PA 453 from             0.75
                                   Water Street to Tyrone
                                   in Huntingdon County..
1346. Oregon                      Acquire and rennovate              2
                                   facility to serve as
                                   multimodal
                                   transportation center,
                                   Eugene................
1347. Alabama                     Construct improvements          0.75
                                   to Ensley Avenue
                                   between 20th St. and
                                   Warrior Rd.,
                                   Birmingham............
1348. Alaska                      Extend West Douglas            2.475
                                   Road..................
1349. Pennsylvania                Construction of noise            0.8
                                   barriers along State
                                   Route 28, Aspinwall...
1350. Mississippi                 Replace Greenville               1.0
                                   River Bridge in
                                   Washington County.....
1351. Illinois                    Reconstruct Claire            0.2475
                                   Blvd., Robbins........
1352. New Jersey                  Reconstruct South                  6
                                   Pembrton Road from
                                   Route 206 to Hanover
                                   Street................
1353. Kentucky                    Reconstruct US-231:            8.625
                                   $5,625,000 for the
                                   segment between Dry
                                   Ridge Road and US-231
                                   and US-31; $3,000,000
                                   for the segment
                                   between Allen-Warren
                                   County line and Dry
                                   Ridge Road............
1354. Indiana                     Undertake safety and             1.5
                                   mobility improvements
                                   involving street and
                                   street crossings and
                                   Conrail line, Elkhart.
1355. New York                    Construct sound                  0.3
                                   barriers on east side
                                   of Clearview
                                   Expressway between
                                   15th Road and Willets
                                   Point Blvd............
1356. Tennessee                   Construct Franklin Road            2
                                   interchange and bypass
1357. New Jersey                  Construct, reconstruct             2
                                   and integrate multi-
                                   transportation modes --
                                    international airport
                                   and seaport, rail,
                                   national highway
                                   system and brownfields
                                   -- to establish an
                                   international
                                   intermodal
                                   transportation center
                                   and corridor between
                                   and within the cities
                                   of Bayonne, Elizabeth
                                   and Newark, New Jersey
1358. Louisiana                   Construct I-49                   4.2
                                   interchange at Caddo
                                   Port Road in
                                   Shreveport............
1359. Oklahoma                    Conduct study of                0.16
                                   Highway 3 in
                                   McCurtain, Pushmataha
                                   and Atoka Counties....
1360. North Carolina              Construct US-117, the          2.625
                                   Elizabeth City Bypass
                                   in Pasquotank County..
1361. North Carolina              Upgrade US 13                   0.75
                                   (including Ahoskie
                                   bypass) in Bertie and
                                   Hertford Counties.....

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1362. California                  Extend Route 46                    6
                                   expressway in San Luis
                                   Obispo Co.............
1363. Illinois                    Construct improvements         2.625
                                   to New Era Road,
                                   Carbondale............
1364. New York                    Construct congestion           1.875
                                   mitigation project for
                                   Riverhead.............
1365. California                  Upgrade Riverside            0.69375
                                   Avenue/I-10
                                   interchange, Rialto...
1366. California                  Construct I-10                   1.5
                                   Tippecanoe/Anderson
                                   interchange project in
                                   Loma Linda and San
                                   Bernardino County,
                                   California............
1367. Colorado                    Construct C-470/I-70           4.187
                                   ramps in Jefferson Co.
1368. Washington                  Conduct feasibility             0.75
                                   study of State Route
                                   35 Hood River bridge
                                   in White Salmon.......
1369. Tennessee                   Construct Landport                 8
                                   regional
                                   transportation hub,
                                   Nashville.............
1370. Pennsylvania                Upgrade roadway in the         15.15
                                   Princeton/Cottman I-95
                                   interchange and
                                   related improvements,
                                   Philadelphia..........
1371. Washington                  Construct Sequim/               0.75
                                   Dungeness Valley trail
                                   project...............
1372. Maryland                    Construct phase 1A of          11.25
                                   the I-70/I-270/US-340
                                   interchange in
                                   Frederick County......
1373. American Samoa              Upgrade village roads           8.25
                                   on Tutuila/Manua
                                   Island, American Samoa
1374. Virginia                    Improve Lee Highway             1.35
                                   Corridor in Fairfax,
                                   Virginia..............
1375. Michigan                    Preliminary engineering        1.125
                                   and right-of-way
                                   acquisition for
                                   "Intertown South"
                                   route of US 31 bypass,
                                   Emmet County..........
1376. Missouri                    Construction of airport         3.75
                                   ground transportation
                                   terminal for the
                                   Springfield/Branson
                                   Airport intermodal
                                   facility in
                                   Springfield, Missouri.
1377. Ohio                        Upgrade SR 7 (Eastern            1.5
                                   Ave.) to improve
                                   traffic flow into
                                   Gallipolis, Gallia Co.
1378. Michigan                    Construct US-27 between        6.375
                                   St. Johns and Ithaca..
1379. Washington                  Construct SR 167               1.125
                                   Corridor, Tacoma......
1380. Washington                  Widen US-395 in the              5.5
                                   vicinity of mile post
                                   170 north of Spokane..
1381. Iowa                        Construct overpass to          3.475
                                   eliminate railroad
                                   crossing in Burlington
1382. Missouri                    Improve safety and                 6
                                   traffic flow on Rt. 13
                                   through Clinton.......
1383. Florida                     Construct Alden Road           0.525
                                   Improvement Project in
                                   Orange County.........
1384. Dist. of Col.               Implement traffic                  6
                                   signalization, freeway
                                   management and motor
                                   vehicle information
                                   systems, Washington,
                                   D.C...................
1385. Wisconsin                   Construct freeway                 16
                                   conversion project on
                                   Highway 41 between
                                   Kaukauna and Brown
                                   County Highway F......
1386. Illinois                    Construct crossings            9.375
                                   over Fox River in Kane
                                   County................
1387. Mississippi                 Construct US-84 from          0.6875
                                   Eddiceton to Auburn
                                   Road..................
1388. Illinois                    Construct US-67 in               5.1
                                   Madison and Jersey
                                   Counties..............
1389. South Carolina              Construct Calhoun/               6.5
                                   Clarendon Causeway....
1390. Florida                     Construct safety                2.25
                                   improvements and
                                   beautification along
                                   U.S. 92, Daytona Beach
1391. Pennsylvania                Realign PA29 in the            0.495
                                   Borough of
                                   Collegeville,
                                   Montgomery County,
                                   Pennsylvania..........
1392. Pennsylvania                Construct Towamencin            2.61
                                   Township multimodal
                                   center................
1393. Maryland                    Construct improvements           2.4
                                   to Route 50
                                   interchange with
                                   Columbia Pike, Prince
                                   Georges Co............
1394. Illinois                    Construct bypass of            0.615
                                   historic stone bridge,
                                   Maeystown.............
1395. Pennsylvania                Construct Johnstown-            0.75
                                   Cambria County Airport
                                   Relocation Road.......
1396. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct the I-81               6
                                   Davis Street
                                   interchange in
                                   Lackawanna............
1397. Connecticut                 Realign Route 4                  2.1
                                   intersection in
                                   Farmington............
1398. Pennsylvania                Construct Wexford I-79/        0.825
                                   SR 910 Interchange,
                                   Allegheny Co..........
1399. Pennsylvania                Extend Martin Luther            1.65
                                   King Busway, Alleghany
                                   Co....................
1400. Massachusetts               Construct Arlington to          0.75
                                   Boston Bike Path......
1401. New Jersey                  Construct Collingswood             6
                                   Circle eliminator,
                                   Camen.................
1402. Ohio                        Construct grade                 3.75
                                   separations at Fitch
                                   Road in Olmsted Falls.
1403. Wisconsin                   Construct Eau Claire               6
                                   Bypass project........
1404. Minnesota                   Reconstruct SE Main                3
                                   Ave. and related
                                   improvements,
                                   completing 34th Street
                                   Corridor project,
                                   Moorhead..............
1405. New York                    Construct Olana Visitor            1
                                   Center in Olana.......
1406. Massachusetts               Improve safety and              1.95
                                   traffic operations on
                                   Main and Green
                                   Streets, Mellrose.....
1407. New York                    Reconstruct Jackson            1.963
                                   Avenue in New Windsor,
                                   Orange County.........
1408. New York                    Construct congestion            0.75
                                   mitigation project for
                                   Smithtown.............
1409. New York                    Reconstruct County           1.85475
                                   Route 24 in Franklin
                                   County................
1410. North Carolina              Construct US-311(I-74)        22.875
                                   from NC-68 to US-29A-
                                   70A...................
1411. California                  Design and initiation          0.275
                                   of long term
                                   improvements along
                                   Highway 199 in Del
                                   Norte County,
                                   California............
1412. Alabama                     Complete I-59                    3.6
                                   interchange in Dekalb
                                   County................
1413. New York                    Improve Hiawatha              1.6875
                                   Boulevard and Harrison
                                   Street corridors in
                                   Syracuse..............
1414. New Jersey                  Construct Route 17             1.125
                                   bridge over the
                                   Susquehanna and
                                   Western Rail line in
                                   Rochelle Park.........
1415. Illinois                    Undertake streetscaping       0.8625
                                   between Damden and
                                   Halsted...............
1416. Illinois                    Construct                      1.125
                                   transportation
                                   improvements to
                                   Industrial Viaduct,
                                   Chicago...............
1417. Ohio                        Construct access and           3.675
                                   related improvements
                                   to Downtown Riverfront
                                   Area, Dayton..........
1418. Oregon                      Purchase and install             4.5
                                   emitters and receiving
                                   equipment to
                                   facilitate movement of
                                   emergency and transit
                                   vehicles at key
                                   arterial
                                   intersections,
                                   Portland..............
1419. Tennessee                   Reconstruct road and           11.25
                                   causeway in Shiloh
                                   Military Park in
                                   Hardin County.........
1420. Arkansas                    Conduct planning for           0.875
                                   highway 278 and rail
                                   for the Warren/
                                   Monticello Arkansas
                                   Intermodal Complex....
1421. Oregon                      Construct regional                10
                                   multimodal
                                   transportation center
                                   in Albany.............
1422. Texas                       Construct two-lane            3.6375
                                   parallel bridge, State
                                   Highway 146, FM 517 to
                                   vicinity of Dickinson
                                   Bayou.................
1423. Connecticut                 Relocate and realign          4.0575
                                   Route 72 in Bristol...
1424. Massachusetts               Construct Minuteman           0.5625
                                   Commuter Bikeway-
                                   Charles River Bikeway
                                   connector, Cambridge
                                   and Watertown.........
1425. Michigan                    Replace Chevrolet Ave.           1.8
                                   bridge in Genesee Co..
1426. Virginia                    Construct trailhead and          0.3
                                   related facilities and
                                   restore old Whitetop
                                   Train Station at
                                   terminus of Virginia
                                   Creeper Trail adjacent
                                   to Mount Rogers
                                   National Recreation
                                   Area..................
1427. New York                    Construct Mineola and             12
                                   Hicksville Intermodal
                                   Centers in Nassau Co..
1428. Indiana                     Lafayette Railroad             22.05
                                   relocation project in
                                   Lafayette, Indiana....
1429. Michigan                    Construct Jackson Road          3.45
                                   project (demonstrating
                                   performance of paper
                                   and plastic reinforced
                                   concrete), Scio
                                   Township..............
1430. Wyoming                     Widen and improve Cody -           5
                                    Yellowstone Highway
                                   from the entrance to
                                   Yellowstone National
                                   Park to Cody..........
1431. Texas                       Widen State Highway 6          9.075
                                   from from Senior Road
                                   to FM521..............
1432. Massachusetts               Design, engineer and             1.5
                                   right-of-way
                                   aquisition of the
                                   Great River Bridge,
                                   Westfield.............
1433. Washington                  Design and implement               1
                                   report and
                                   environmental study of
                                   the I-5 corridor in
                                   Everett, Washington...
1434. North Carolina              Make improvements to I-          2.4
                                   95/SR-1162 interchange
                                   in Johnston Co........
1435. New York                    Reconstruct Stoneleigh          2.89
                                   Avenue in Putnam
                                   County................
1436. Pennsylvania                Construct                          2
                                   transportation
                                   improvements around
                                   the interchange of
                                   Interstate 81 and S.R.
                                   0944, Hampden Township
1437. Wisconsin                   Upgrade Highway 151                6
                                   between Platteville
                                   and Dubuque...........
1438. New York                    Improve Bedford-                1.44
                                   Banksville Road from
                                   Millbrook to
                                   Connecticut State line
1439. California                  Construct interchange              6
                                   between I-15 and SR-18
                                   in Victorville/Apple
                                   Valley, California....
1440. Connecticut                 Construct overlook and          2.31
                                   access to Niantic Bay.
1441. Arizona                     Design, engineering and         0.75
                                   ROW acquisition for
                                   Area Service Highway,
                                   Yuma..................
1442. Connecticut                 Reconstruct cross road           1.5
                                   over I-95, Waterford..
1443. Illinois                    Upgrade industrial park        3.375
                                   road in Village of
                                   Sauget................
1444. California                  Construct I-680 HOV             5.25
                                   lanes between Marina
                                   Vista toll plaza to
                                   North Main Street,
                                   Martinez to Walnut
                                   Creek.................
1445. Iowa                        Improve US 65/IA 5                 5
                                   interchange, Warren
                                   Co....................
1446. Pennsylvania                Replace Masontown                  5
                                   bridge, Fayette and
                                   Greene Counties.......
1447. Indiana                     Extend SR 149 between              3
                                   SR 130 to US Rt. 30,
                                   Valparaiso............
1448. Pennsylvania                Construct PA-309                3.96
                                   Sumneytown Pike
                                   Connector.............
1449. California                  Improve Route 99/Route             6
                                   120 interchange in
                                   Manteca County........
1450. Alaska                      Construct a bridge                15
                                   joining the Island of
                                   Gravina to the
                                   Community of Ketchikan
                                   on Revilla Island.....
1451. Nebraska                    Conduct corridor study          0.75
                                   of NE-35 alternative
                                   and modified route in
                                   Norfolk, Wayne and
                                   Dakota City...........
1452. Michigan                    Upgrade Lalie St.,              0.27
                                   Frenchtown Rd., and
                                   Penshee Rd., Ironwood.
1453. California                  Conduct planning,                1.5
                                   preliminary
                                   engineering and design
                                   for Etiwanda Ave./I-10
                                   interchange, San
                                   Bernardino Co.........
1454. California                  Construct Arbor Vitae          2.625
                                   Street improvements,
                                   Inglewood.............
1455. Minnesota                   Restore MN                      0.75
                                   Transportation
                                   facility, Jackson
                                   Street Roundhouse, St.
                                   Paul..................
1456. Rhode Island                Upgrade pedestrian             0.075
                                   traffic facilities,
                                   Bristol...............
1457. California                  Install SiliconValley          2.145
                                   Smart Corridor project
                                   along the I-880
                                   corridor..............
1458. South Carolina              Construct I-26/US-1                9
                                   connector in Columbia.
1459. New York                    Construct Poughkeepsie          3.75
                                   Intermodal Facility in
                                   Poughkeepsie..........
1460. Oregon                      Restore transportation         0.525
                                   connection between
                                   Wauna, Astoria and
                                   Port of Astoria.......
1461. New York                    Conduct feasibility            0.375
                                   study of new
                                   International bridges
                                   on the NY/Canada
                                   border................
1462. Tennessee                   Extend Pellissippi              8.85
                                   Parkway from State
                                   Route 33 to State
                                   Route 321 in Blount
                                   County................
1463. Ohio                        Upgrade 2 warning               0.15
                                   devices on the rail
                                   north/south line from
                                   Columbus to Toledo....
1464. California                  Upgrade South Higuera          0.675
                                   Street, San Luis
                                   Obispo................
1465. Alabama                     Upgrade County Road 39          0.75
                                   between Highway 84 and
                                   Silver Creek Park,
                                   Clarke Co.............
1466. North Carolina              Relocate US 1from north        5.475
                                   of Lakeview to SR
                                   1180, Moore and Lee
                                   Counties..............
1467. Texas                       Construct extension of          1.35
                                   West Austin Street (FM
                                   2609) between Old
                                   Tyler Road and Loop
                                   224, Nacogdoches......
1468. Michigan                    Reconstruct I-94                   9
                                   between Michigan Route
                                   14 and US-23..........
1469. Connecticut                 Reconstruct I-84,             7.1025
                                   Hartford..............
1470. Ohio                        Undertake improvements         0.675
                                   to Valley Street,
                                   Dayton................
1471. New Jersey                  Upgrade Urban                  7.275
                                   University Heights
                                   Connector, Newark.....

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1472. Ohio                        Widen to 5 lanes                 0.6
                                   existing SR 43/Sunset
                                   Boulevard in
                                   Steubenville,
                                   Jefferson County......
1473. New York                    Improve and reconstruct         0.35
                                   Stony Street in York
                                   Town..................
1474. Ohio                        Construct grade                 3.75
                                   separation at Dille
                                   Road in Euclid........
1475. Washington                  Safety improvements to          3.15
                                   State Route 14 in
                                   Columbia River Gorge
                                   National Scenic Area..
1476. Indiana                     Upgrade County roads in            6
                                   LaPorte County........
1477. California                  Implement ITS                 2.6625
                                   technologies in
                                   Employment Center area
                                   of City of El Segundo.
1478. Minnesota                   Construct pedestrian            0.45
                                   overpass on Highway
                                   169, Mille Lacs
                                   Reservation...........
1479. Texas                       Complete State Highway          5.42
                                   35 in Aransas County..
1480. washington                  Construct overcrossing         5.893
                                   at 38th Street in
                                   Everett, WA., and
                                   construct the
                                   Riverside Industrial
                                   Access Road as
                                   identified in the FAST
                                   Corridor plan.........
1481. Illinois                    Construct improvements           3.9
                                   to McKinley Bridge
                                   over Mississippi River
                                   with terminus points
                                   in Venice, Illinois,
                                   and St. Louis,
                                   Missouri..............
1482. Connecticut                 Upgrade bridge over           0.3375
                                   Naugatuck River,
                                   Ansonia...............
1483. Louisiana                   Widen Lapalco Boulevard            3
                                   from Barataria
                                   Boulevard to Destrehan
                                   Avenue in Jefferson
                                   Parish, Louisiana.....
1484. California                  Construct Tulare County         6.75
                                   roads in Tulare County
1485. Washington                  Extend Mill Plain                  3
                                   Boulevard in Vancouver
1486. Missouri                    Construct an intermodal          0.9
                                   center at Missouri
                                   Botanical Garden......
1487. Ohio                        Reimburse costs               2.0625
                                   associated with
                                   multimodal
                                   transportation
                                   improvements, Dayton..
1488. West Virginia               Upgrade US 340 between             2
                                   West Virginia/Virginia
                                   State line and the
                                   Charles Town Bypass...
1489. Ohio                        Add lanes and improve              2
                                   intersections on Route
                                   20 in Lake County,
                                   Ohio..................
1490. Pennsylvania                Rehabilitate Kenmawr            0.45
                                   Bridge, Swissvale.....
1491. Rhode Island                Construct Blackstone         2.59125
                                   River Bikeway.........
1492. Alaska                      Construct Gravina              5.443
                                   Island Bridge in
                                   Ketchikan.............
1493. Alaska                      Construct N.W. Alaska            2.5
                                   Road/Rail access......
1494. Alaska                      Construct North Denali           1.5
                                   access route..........
1495. Alaska                      Construct capital               0.75
                                   improvements to marine
                                   transportation
                                   facilities for Prince
                                   of Wales Island.......
1496. Alaska                      Improve marine dry dock         0.75
                                   and facilities in
                                   Ketchikan.............
1497. Alaska                      Construct New Access          11.943
                                   Route to Ship Creek
                                   Access in Anchorage...
1498. Alabama                     Construct bridge over              1
                                   Tennessee River
                                   connecting Muscle
                                   Shoals and Florence...
1499. Alabama                     Engineering, right-of-             1
                                   way acquisition and
                                   construction of
                                   Huntsville Southern
                                   Bypass................
1500. Alabama                     Construction of Eastern         7.75
                                   Black Warrior River
                                   Bridge................
1501. Alabama                     Construct East Foley               1
                                   Corridor Project from
                                   Baldwin County Highway
                                   20 to State Highway 59
                                   in Alabama............
1502. Alabama                     Engineering, right-of-         8.917
                                   way, acquisition and
                                   construction of
                                   Birmingham Northern
                                   Beltline in Jefferson
                                   County................
1503. Alabama                     Extend I-759 in Etowah         1.167
                                   County................
1504. Alabama                     Construct Decatur                  1
                                   Southern Bypass.......
1505. Alabama                     Construct Anniston                 2
                                   Eastern Bypass from I-
                                   20 to Fort McClellan
                                   in Calhoun County.....
1506. Alabama                     Construct Montgomery            11.8
                                   outer loop from US 80
                                   to I-85 via I-65......
1507. Alabama                     Develop U.S. 231/I-10              2
                                   Freeway Connector from
                                   Alabama border to
                                   Dothan................
1508. Alabama                     Replace bridge over                3
                                   Tombigbee River,
                                   Naheola...............
1509. Arkansas                    Development of Little              2
                                   Rock Port Authority...
1510. Arkansas                    Development of Little              2
                                   Rock River Rail
                                   Project...............
1511. Arkansas                    Improvements to I-30               2
                                   From Benton to Geyer
                                   Springs Exit in Little
                                   Rock..................
1512. Arkansas                    Upgrade 2 bypasses                 5
                                   (Washington Ave.
                                   Interchange and
                                   Highway 63B
                                   Interchange) on U.S.
                                   63 in Jonesboro.......
1513. Arkansas                    Construct bypass at             1.25
                                   Ashdown...............
1514. Arkansas                    Devlopment of U.S. 71              7
                                   from Fort Chaffee to
                                   Texarkana.............
1515. Arkansas                    Development of                     6
                                   Interchange at
                                   Intersection of I-40
                                   and Airport Road in
                                   West Memphis..........
1516. Arkansas                    Improve U.S. Highway          3.8875
                                   412 From Harrison to
                                   Mountain Home.........
1517. Arkansas                    Complete Courthouse              0.1
                                   Improvement
                                   Enhancements Project
                                   in Paris..............
1518. Arkansas                    Further study and               0.25
                                   development of
                                   Russellville
                                   Intermodal Complex in
                                   Russellville..........
1519. Arkansas                    Construct turning lanes       0.0625
                                   at the Intersection of
                                   U.S. Highway 71 and
                                   Arkansas State Highway
                                   8 in Mena.............
1520. Arkansas                    Transportation                 0.375
                                   Enhancements in the
                                   Vicinity of Dickson
                                   St., Fayetteville.....
1521. Arkansas                    Improve Arkansas State         0.125
                                   Highway 12 From U.S.
                                   71 at Rainbow Curve to
                                   the Northwest Arkansas
                                   Regional Airport......
1522. Arkansas                    Construct intermodal               4
                                   connector access road
                                   to the Northwest Ark.
                                   Regional Airport......
1523. Arkansas                    Continue development of            2
                                   West Phoenix Ave, Ft.
                                   Smith.................
1524. Arkansas                    Improvements to 28th            0.25
                                   Street, Van Buren.....
1525. Arkansas                    Conduct feasibility            0.075
                                   studies for Van Buren
                                   Intermodal Port.......
1526. Arkansas                    Upgrade Arkansas State          0.65
                                   Highway 59 from Rena
                                   Road to Old Uniontown
                                   Road in Van Buren.....
1527. Arkansas                    Construct improvements          1.25
                                   to U.S. Highway 71 to
                                   I-40 through Fort
                                   Chaffee and Fort Smith
1528. California                  Construct I-80 reliever         12.1
                                   route system, Solano
                                   Cty...................
1529. California                  Replace Maxwell Bridge,          8.7
                                   Napa Cty..............
1530. California                  Construct March Inland           7.2
                                   Port ground access
                                   project, Riverside Cty
1531. California                  Construct Sta Monica              17
                                   Transit Pkwy..........
1532. California                  Construct state Rte 905         38.5
                                   between I-805 and Otay
                                   Mesa border crossing..
1533. California                  Construct hwy grade              100
                                   separation/other
                                   improvements for
                                   "Gateway for America"
                                   project in San Gabriel
                                   Valley................
1534. Colorado                    State Priority Projects       23.401
1535. Connecticut                 Reconstruction of             23.433
                                   railroad electrical
                                   catenary serving
                                   commuter lines between
                                   New Haven and Stanford
1536. Connecticut                 Pedestrian/disabled              0.5
                                   access improvements at
                                   Mark Twain House
                                   Historic Site.........
1537. Connecticut                 Reconstruct and expand             2
                                   access road and
                                   related riverwalk
                                   improvements at/
                                   adjacent to Riverside
                                   Park, Hartford........
1538. Connecticut                 Develop Winsted and              1.5
                                   Winchester rail trail,
                                   linkage to existing
                                   trails in neighboring
                                   towns.................
1539. Connecticut                 Develop Quinipiac River          1.5
                                   linear trail in
                                   Wallingford and
                                   Meriden...............
1540. Connecticut                 Extend Farmington Canal          1.5
                                   Rail Trail in Hamden
                                   and New Haven.........
1541. Florida                     State Priority Projects       92.096
1542. Georgia                     Upgrade Lithonia                0.35
                                   Industrial Blvd,
                                   DeKalb Cty............
1543. Georgia                     Widen US 84 South from           1.6
                                   US 82 to Ware Cte in
                                   Waycross and Ware Ctes
1544. Georgia                     Construct Rome to                  2
                                   Memphis hwy in Floyd
                                   and Bartow Ctes.......
1545. Georgia                     Construct Athens to                8
                                   Atlanta transportation
                                   corridor..............
1546. Georgia                     Conduct a study of               2.5
                                   Interstate multimodal
                                   transportation
                                   corridor from Atlanta
                                   to Chattanooga........
1547. Georgia                     Conduct study of                  25
                                   multimodal
                                   transportation
                                   corridor along GA 400.
1548. Georgia                     Construct Savannah                 5
                                   River Pkwy in Bulloch,
                                   Jenkins Screven, and
                                   Effingham Counties....
1549. Georgia                     Conduct study of                   5
                                   interstate multimodal
                                   transportation
                                   corridor from Atlanta
                                   to Chattanooga........
1550. Georgia                     Undertake major                 6.66
                                   arterial enhancement
                                   in DeKalb Cty: Candler
                                   Rd, Memorial Dr, and
                                   Buford Hwy............
1551. Georgia                     Construct Harry S.              3.55
                                   Truman Pkwy...........
1552. Georgia                     Construct multimodal             8.1
                                   passenger terminal,
                                   Atlanta...............
1553. Georgia                     Construct Rome to              4.112
                                   Memphis hwy in Floyd
                                   and Bartow Ctes.......
1554. Georgia                     Construct Fall Line              9.5
                                   Freeway from Bibb to
                                   Richmond Ctes.........
1555. Georgia                     Construct Fall Line               23
                                   Freeway from Bibb to
                                   Richmond Ctes.........
1556. Iowa                        Design, right-of-way             1.5
                                   and construction of a
                                   bridge over railroad
                                   tracks on airport
                                   access road in Sioux
                                   City..................
1557. Iowa                        Construction of a 4-            2.75
                                   lane expressway
                                   between DesMoines and
                                   Marshalltown..........
1558. Iowa                        Design, right-of-way               7
                                   and construction of
                                   the Avenue G viaduct
                                   and related roadway in
                                   Council Bluffs........
1559. Iowa                        Design and construction         0.76
                                   of native roadside
                                   vegetation enhancement
                                   center at U.N.I. in
                                   Cedar Falls...........
1560. Iowa                        Construct the D116                 7
                                   Dubuque Bridge over
                                   the MI River at
                                   Dubuque...............
1561. Iowa                        Design, right-of-way              12
                                   and construction of
                                   segments of Martin
                                   Luther King Jr.
                                   Parkway in DesMoines
                                   from Center ST. to
                                   Fleur Dr..............
1562. Idaho                       Reconstruct 184/I-84              19
                                   interchange (mileposts
                                   0.0--0.6).............
1563. Idaho                       Rehabilitate US 20              3.75
                                   Ashton/Ashton Hill
                                   Bridge and
                                   Intersection Project
                                   (mileposts 363.3--
                                   363.5)................
1564. Idaho                       Construct Cheyenne               5.5
                                   Street Railroad
                                   Overpass, Pocatello...
1565. Idaho                       Stage 1, US 93 Twin               13
                                   Falls Alternate Rte
                                   from junction of US 93/
                                   Hwy 30 north
                                   (mileposts 45--48)....
1566. Idaho                       Safety improvements on            16
                                   US 95 from Genesee to
                                   Moscow (mileposts 331--
                                   345)..................
1567. Idaho                       Safety improvements/               7
                                   bridge replacement on
                                   US-95 at Mann's Creek
                                   Curves (mileposts 91.2-
                                   -94.8)................
1568. Idaho                       Alignment/bridge                  18
                                   replacement State Hwy
                                   55 between Smith's
                                   Ferry and Round Valley
                                   (mileposts 94.9--
                                   101.0)................
1569. Illinois                    Improve Campus                     2
                                   Transportation System,
                                   Chicago...............
1570. Illinois                    Construct US 67 in             6.798
                                   Madison and Jersey
                                   Ctes..................
1571. Illinois                    Construct confluence               1
                                   bikeway in Madison Cty
1572. Illinois                    Extend Veterans Mem                3
                                   Drive and construct
                                   overpass at I-57 in Mt
                                   Vernon................
1573. Illinois                    Construct 34 from                  5
                                   Burlington IA to
                                   Monmouth IL...........
1574. Illinois                    Reconstruct Wacker Dr             25
                                   in Chicago............
1575. Illinois                    Reconstruct Stevenson             25
                                   Expwy, Chicago........
1576. Indiana                     State Priority Projects       47.046
1577. Kansas                      State Priority Projects       23.488
1578. Kentucky                    Widen US 27 from                5.83
                                   Norwood to Eubank.....
1579. Kentucky                    Reconstruct KY210 from             2
                                   Hodgenville to Morning
                                   Star Rd in LaRue Cty..
1580. Kentucky                    Conduct feasibility            0.125
                                   study for No. KY high-
                                   priority corridor (I-
                                   74)...................
1581. Kentucky                    Construct necessary              2.3
                                   connections for the
                                   Taylor Southgate
                                   Bridge in Newport and
                                   the Clay Wade Bridge
                                   in Covington..........
1582. Kentucky                    Construction on US 127:         2.81
                                   Albany Bypass to KY90,
                                   Albany Bypass from
                                   KY696 to Clinton Cty
                                   H.S., and from KY696
                                   to TN state line......
1583. Kentucky                    Construct highway rail          0.25
                                   grade separations
                                   along the City Lead in
                                   Paducah...............

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1584. Kentucky                    Reconstruction of the            1.5
                                   Louisville Trolley
                                   Barn..................
1585. Kentucky                    Completion of the             15.817
                                   Ownsboro Corridor and
                                   related State Highway
                                   projects..............
1586. Kentucky                    Extend Hurstbourne Pkwy            4
                                   from Bardstown Rd to
                                   Fern Valley Rd........
1587. Louisiana                   Causeway Project.......          0.5
1588. Louisiana                   I-10 Connector, Port of         0.28
                                   South Louisiana.......
1589. Louisiana                   Florida Expressway              0.05
                                   Construction, St.
                                   Bernard/Orleans
                                   Parishes..............
1590. Louisiana                   Kerner Bridge,                  0.25
                                   Jefferson Parish......
1591. Louisiana                   Construction, LA 1.....          2.3
1592. Louisiana                   Leeville Bridge, LA 1..            2
1593. Louisiana                   Louisiana segment, Gulf            1
                                   Coast high speed rail.
1594. Louisiana                   Perkins Road, Baton              1.5
                                   Rouge.................
1595. Louisiana                   East West Corridor/El              1
                                   Camino Real, LA 6 to
                                   US 84, Central-
                                   Northwest LA..........
1596. Louisiana                   Nelson Access Road to            4.5
                                   Port of Lake Charles..
1597. Louisiana                   Tchopitoulas Corridor,           4.5
                                   New Orleans...........
1598. Louisiana                   Rte 3132 to Caddo-               4.5
                                   Bossier Port,
                                   Shreveport............
1599. Louisiana                   Kansas Lane, Monroe....          4.5
1600. Louisiana                   New Orleans CBD to New             5
                                   Orleans Int'l Airport,
                                   commuter rail.........
1601. Massachusetts               State Priority Projects       37.365
1602. Maryland                    Improve hwy signage for        0.091
                                   C&O Canal NHP in
                                   Frederick, Washington,
                                   and Allegany Cties....
1603. Maryland                    Construct pedestrian            1.25
                                   bicycle bridge across
                                   Susquehanna River
                                   between Havre de Grace
                                   and Perryville........
1604. Maryland                    Upgrade US 113 north of            7
                                   US 50 to Jarvis Rd in
                                   Worcester Cty.........
1605. Maryland                    Upgrade MD 32 in the            6.75
                                   vicinity of NSA Anne
                                   Arundel Cty...........
1606. Maryland                    Construct Phase 1-A of            15
                                   the I-70/I-270/US 340
                                   interchange in
                                   Frederick Cty.........
1607. Maine                       Upgrade Rte 11.........         0.15
1608. Maine                       Construct I-95/                 0.15
                                   Stillwater Avenue
                                   interchange...........
1609. Maine                       Reconstruction of the           1.45
                                   Mack Point Cargo Port.
1610. Maine                       Improve Rte 23.........        0.125
1611. Maine                       Improve Rte 26.........        0.375
1612. Maine                       Replace Ridlonville            0.875
                                   Bridge, Rumford.......
1613. Maine                       Studies, planning for              2
                                   extension of I-95.....
1614. Maine                       Construct I-295                    1
                                   connector, Portland...
1615. Maine                       Replace Singing Bridge         1.375
                                   across Taunton Bay....
1616. Maine                       Construct new bridge               2
                                   over Kennebec River
                                   (Carlton Bridge
                                   replacement)..........
1617. Maine                       Studies, planning,                 1
                                   reconstruction of East-
                                   West Hwy..............
1618. Michigan                    State Priority Projects       25.447
1619. Michigan                    State Priority Projects       31.438
1620. Michigan                    Reconstruct and                    6
                                   rehabilitate,
                                   including rail and
                                   interstate access
                                   improvements for the
                                   Detroit Waterfront
                                   Dock, Detroit.........
1621. Minnesota                   Reconstruct S.E. Main              1
                                   Ave./I-94 Interchange,
                                   Moorhead..............
1622. Minnesota                   Construct T.H. 212                 1
                                   Construction between I-
                                   494 and Carver County
                                   Road 147..............
1623. Minnesota                   Construct T.H. 610/10              2
                                   from T.H. 169 in
                                   Brooklyn Park to I-94
                                   in Maple Grove........
1624. Minnesota                   Construct Mankato South            1
                                   Route in Mankato......
1625. Minnesota                   Reconstruct SE Main                2
                                   Avenue/I-94
                                   Interchange, Moorhead.
1626. Minnesota                   Replace Sauk Rapids                1
                                   Bridge Over
                                   Mississippi River,
                                   Stearns and Benton
                                   Counties..............
1627. Minnesota                   Replace Sauk Rapids                1
                                   Bridge over
                                   Mississippi River,
                                   Stearns and Benton
                                   Cties.................
1628. Minnesota                   Construct Shepard Rd./             1
                                   Upper Landing
                                   Interceptor, St. Paul.
1629. Minnesota                   Construct Mankato South            1
                                   Route, Mankato........
1630. Minnesota                   Reconstruct and Replace        3.529
                                   I-494 Wakota Bridge
                                   from South St. Paul to
                                   Newport and approaches
1631. Minnesota                   Reconstruct/replace I-             1
                                   494 Wakota Bridge from
                                   South St. Paul to
                                   Newport, and
                                   approaches............
1632. Minnesota                   Construct Phalen Blvd.           2.5
                                   between I-35 and I-94.
1633. Minnesota                   Construct T.H. 610/10          9.029
                                   from T.H. 169 in
                                   Brooklyn Park to I-94
                                   in Maple Grove........
1634. Minnesota                   Design and Construct               2
                                   Access to I-35W at
                                   Lake St., Minneapolis.
1635. Missouri                    Develop bike/pedestrian        0.341
                                   paths for Town of
                                   Kansas and Riverfront
                                   Park in Kansas City...
1636. Missouri                    Construct Cuivre River             3
                                   Bridge at Lincoln
                                   County................
1637. Missouri                    Construct Rte 13 MO                3
                                   River Bridge at
                                   Lexington.............
1638. Missouri                    Construct Hwy 47 MO                3
                                   River Bridge at
                                   Washington............
1639. Missouri                    Construct Rte 5 Bridge             3
                                   at the Lake of the
                                   Ozarks................
1640. Missouri                    Upgrade Interstate 70             10
                                   in the State of MO....
1641. Missouri                    Construct Chouteau                 6
                                   Bridge at Kansas City.
1642. Missouri                    Construct Mississippi              6
                                   River Bridge at
                                   Hannibal..............
1643. Missouri                    Construct Bill Emerson             8
                                   Memorial Bridge.......
1644. Missouri                    Construct Missouri                 5
                                   River Bridge at
                                   Hermann...............
1645. Mississippi                 Replace functionally              38
                                   obsolete drawbridge
                                   with new crossing,
                                   High Rise Bridge, at
                                   Pascagoula............
1646. Montana                     Conduct environmental         19.905
                                   review, planning,
                                   design, and
                                   construction of the
                                   Beartooth Highway in
                                   Wyoming and Montana...
1647. North Carolina              Construct Raleigh Outer         8.44
                                   Loop (segment D)
                                   between NC 50 and SR
                                   2000..................
1648. North Carolina              Construct additional              48
                                   lanes on I-77 between
                                   I-85 and NC 73........
1649. North Dakota                State Priority Projects       13.138
1650. Nebraska                    Improve Nebraska                   3
                                   Highways 8 and 15 in
                                   Fairbury..............
1651. Nebraska                    Construct Riverfront           4.786
                                   Trails and Bridges
                                   Along Missouri River
                                   from Dodge Park
                                   through Omaha to
                                   Bellevue..............
1652. New Hampshire               Widen I-93 from Salem          1.175
                                   to Manchester.........
1653. New Hampshire               Construct Manchester               1
                                   Airport Access Road,
                                   Manchester............
1654. New Hampshire               Conway bypass/Rte 16             0.5
                                   mitigation, Conway....
1655. New Hampshire               Improve Bridge Street              1
                                   bridge, Plymouth......
1656. New Hampshire               Advance completion of              2
                                   Rte 101 project from
                                   Raymond to Hampton....
1657. New Hampshire               Rehabilitate/                   0.65
                                   reconstruct Bath-
                                   Haverhill Bridge, Bath
                                   and Haverhill.........
1658. New Hampshire               Construct Manchester           3.175
                                   Access Rd, Manchester.
1659. New Hampshire               Construct Orford                0.85
                                   Bridge, Orford........
1660. New Jersey                  Construct bicycle                0.7
                                   trails and riverside
                                   improvements, West
                                   Deptford..............
1661. New Jersey                  Construct Del. River               8
                                   tram to link
                                   destinations on both
                                   sides of Del. River...
1662. New Jersey                  Construct new ramp                14
                                   between NJ 42 and
                                   south section of I-295
1663. New Jersey                  Construct roadway               26.5
                                   network through the
                                   Bergen Arches railroad
                                   right-of-way, Hudson
                                   Cty...................
1664. New Jersey                  Relocate/construct               1.5
                                   Cooper Hospital Med
                                   Ctr helipad, Camden...
1665. Nevada                      Canamex Corridor               1.531
                                   Innovative Urban
                                   Renovation Project in
                                   Henderson.............
1666. Nevada                      Widen US 50 between                1
                                   Fallon and Fernley....
1667. Nevada                      I-580/U.S. 395 Freeway             5
                                   Extension to Carson
                                   City..................
1668. Nevada                      Reconstruction of I-15             5
                                   Interchange at Sahara
                                   Ave. and Rancho Rd. in
                                   North Las Vegas.......
1669. Nevada                      Widening of Craig Rd.              2
                                   in North Las Vegas....
1670. Nevada                      Widen I-15 in San                  6
                                   Bernadino County, CA..
1671. New York                    Reconstruct Springfield            1
                                   Blvd between the LIRR
                                   Main Line South to
                                   Rockaway Blvd in
                                   Queens County.........
1672. New York                    Replace Kennedy-class              2
                                   ferries in Staten
                                   Island................
1673. New York                    Construct Fordham Univ             4
                                   Regional
                                   Transportation
                                   Facility, Bronx.......
1674. New York                    Construct Hamilton St            4.4
                                   interchange between
                                   Rte 17 and Rte 15 in
                                   Erwin.................
1675. New York                    Construct intermodal               6
                                   project at Castle
                                   Clinton and Battery
                                   Pk, NYC...............
1676. New York                    Relocate toll barrier            6.1
                                   in Williamsville......
1677. New York                    Construct Rte 219 from            20
                                   Springville to
                                   Salamanica (Rte 13 to
                                   Rte 17)...............
1678. New York                    Design/construct                  20
                                   upgraded interchange
                                   between I-84 and I-87
                                   nr Stuart Int.'l
                                   Airport, Newburg......
1679. New York                    Renovate/reconstruct              40
                                   James A Farley Post
                                   Office, NYC, as new
                                   Amtrak Sta............
1680. New York                    Renovate Hellgate                 15
                                   Bridge, NYC...........
1681. Ohio                        Upgrade intersection of            5
                                   US 20 and SR 420,
                                   Woodville.............
1682. Ohio                        Improve intersection at            3
                                   SR 327 and US 32,
                                   Wellston..............
1683. Ohio                        Upgrade US 20 in                   3
                                   Painesville, Perry,
                                   and Madison...........
1684. Ohio                        Upgrade US 30 and Hill-            4
                                   Diley Road, Lancaster.
1685. Ohio                        Upgrade Caves Road,                2
                                   Geauga County.........
1686. Ohio                        Upgrade SR 2 between               5
                                   Oregon and Camp Perry.
1687. Ohio                        Construct intermodal               8
                                   transit center in
                                   Cinncinnati...........
1688. Ohio                        High priority highway         34.325
                                   and bridge projects...
1689. Ohio                        Upgrade intersection of            4
                                   US35 and Fairfield
                                   Road..................
1690. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct/widen I-40        30.912
                                   Crosstown Bridge and
                                   Realignment, Oklahoma
                                   City..................
1691. Oregon                      Relocate Highway 126               4
                                   through Redmond.......
1692. Oregon                      Widen U.S. 30 from two           7.8
                                   lanes to four lanes in
                                   Pendleton.............
1693. Oregon                      Restore funding for              2.5
                                   Broadway Bridge
                                   Project...............
1694. Oregon                      Restore funding for I-5/        1.75
                                   217 Kruse Way Project.
1695. Oregon                      Restore funding for            0.175
                                   Astoria Hazard
                                   Recovery Railroad
                                   Slide.................
1696. Oregon                      Restore funding for                2
                                   South Rivergate
                                   Overcrossing Project..

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1697. Oregon                      Restore funding for                4
                                   Medford Highway 62/99
                                   Project...............
1698. Oregon                      Restore funding for I-           1.8
                                   205 Sunnybrooke
                                   Interchange Project...
1699. Pennsylvania                Reconstruction of I-79             1
                                   from Pa 285 to US 6,
                                   Crawford County.......
1700. Pennsylvania                Relocation of US 15                1
                                   from US 522 to PA 147
                                   in Snyder, Union, and
                                   Northumberland
                                   Counties..............
1701. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct I-81/Davis             1
                                   Street Interchange,
                                   Lackawanna County.....
1702. Pennsylvania                Construct American                 1
                                   Parkway Bridge
                                   project, Allentown....
1703. Pennsylvania                Construct Williams-                1
                                   Lycoming Cty Airport
                                   access road from I-80
                                   to the Airport........
1704. Pennsylvania                Rehabilitate Streets             0.5
                                   Run Road for emergency
                                   access................
1705. Pennsylvania                Construct pedestrian               1
                                   bridge, Vine Street
                                   Expressway between
                                   15th and 16th Streets.
1706. Pennsylvania                North Shore roadway and        2.505
                                   pedestrian
                                   improvements,
                                   Pittsburgh............
1707. Pennsylvania                Widening and                     2.5
                                   reconstruction of US
                                   30, Lancaster County..
1708. Pennsylvania                Construction of Erie               2
                                   Bayside Connector,
                                   Erie County...........
1709. Pennsylvania                Construct Independence             1
                                   Gateway Transportation
                                   Ctr project,
                                   Philadelphia..........
1710. Pennsylvania                Road construction in               3
                                   and around former
                                   Bethlehem Steel plant
                                   site..................
1711. Pennsylvania                Roadway and pedestrian           2.5
                                   improvements for North
                                   Shore Central Business
                                   District Corridor
                                   Transportation
                                   Project, Pittsburgh...
1712. Pennsylvania                Construction at                    2
                                   Williamsport Airport,
                                   Lycoming County.......
1713. Pennsylvania                Construct US 322                   3
                                   Conchester Hwy between
                                   US 1 and SR 452.......
1714. Pennsylvania                Construct I-95 access              5
                                   ramps at and around
                                   Philadelphia Int'l
                                   Airport...............
1715. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct SR 309 in              2
                                   Eastern Montgomery
                                   County................
1716. Pennsylvania                Lancaster County                   1
                                   airport runway
                                   extension.............
1717. Pennsylvania                Construct safety and               1
                                   capacity improvements
                                   to Rte 309 and Old
                                   Packhouse Road,
                                   including widening of
                                   Old Packhouse Road
                                   between KidsPeace
                                   National Hospital and
                                   Rte 309, Lehigh County
1718. Pennsylvania                Construct grade                    1
                                   separated interchange
                                   on Old Rte 60 at Pgh.
                                   Airport, Allegheny
                                   County................
1719. Pennsylvania                Improvements to SR 412             2
                                   from I-78 to Bethlehem
                                   Steel site and road
                                   improvements for rail
                                   intermodal facility,
                                   Bethlehem.............
1720. Pennsylvania                Construct new                      1
                                   interchange at
                                   Settler's Cabin,
                                   Allegheny County......
1721. Pennsylvania                Improve access and                 5
                                   interchange from I-95
                                   to int'l terminal at
                                   Philadelphia Int'l
                                   Airport...............
1722. Pennsylvania                Relocate Rte 15 at                 1
                                   Selinsgrove and
                                   Shamokin Dam, Snyder
                                   County................
1723. Pennsylvania                Construct access to                2
                                   site of former
                                   Philadelphia Naval
                                   Shipyard and Base.....
1724. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct I-80,                  1
                                   Mercer and Venango
                                   Counties..............
1725. Pennsylvania                Construct Erie Eastside            3
                                   Connector.............
1726. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct main line I-           1
                                   179...................
1727. Pennsylvania                Upgrade US 219 between             5
                                   Meyersdale and
                                   Somerset..............
1728. Pennsylvania                Relocate Rte 222 in/               3
                                   around Trexlertown,
                                   Lehigh County.........
1729. Pennsylvania                Widen Broad Street and             2
                                   related improvements,
                                   Hazelton..............
1730. Pennsylvania                Construct Cranberry                2
                                   Connector, I-79/Rte 19/
                                   PA Turnpike, Butler
                                   County................
1731. Pennsylvania                Construct Warren Street            3
                                   Extension, Reading....
1732. Pennsylvania                Construct new lane on              5
                                   Rte 15, Tioga County..
1733. Pennsylvania                Construct Mon Fayette              5
                                   Expressway between WV
                                   and Fairchance........
1734. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct Ft. Pitt              19
                                   Bridge and Tunnel,
                                   Pittsburgh............
1735. Pennsylvania                Construct new                      5
                                   interchange at I-95
                                   and PA Turnpike and
                                   related improvements..
1736. Rhode Island                Construct Blackstone           8.843
                                   River bikeway.........
1737. Rhode Island                Construct                        3.1
                                   Woonasquatucket
                                   bikeway...............
1738. South Carolina              Replace Cooper River          19.311
                                   Bridges, Charleston...
1739. South Dakota                Construct Eastern             12.832
                                   Dakota Expressway
                                   between Aberdeen at I-
                                   29....................
1740. South Dakota                Preserve Skyline Drive           0.5
                                   Scenic Ridgetop in
                                   Rapid City............
1741. South Dakota                Construct new                      1
                                   interchange and access
                                   road on Interstate 90
                                   at Box Elder..........
1742. Tennessee                   Reconstruction of Old           0.42
                                   Walland Hwy Bridge
                                   over Little River,
                                   Townsend..............
1743. Tennessee                   Construct pedestrian &           0.7
                                   bicycle pathway to
                                   connect with Miss.
                                   River Trail & restore
                                   historic cobblestones
                                   on the Riverfront,
                                   Memphis...............
1744. Tennessee                   High priority highway         44.048
                                   and bridge projects...
1745. Utah                        Construct Phase 2 of             1.5
                                   the Univ Ave
                                   Interchange, Provo....
1746. Utah                        Engineer/reconstruct at         0.85
                                   Brown's Park Rd,
                                   Daggett Cty...........
1747. Utah                        Construct Cache Valley             1
                                   Hwy in Logan..........
1748. Utah                        Gateway Redevelopment              1
                                   Area road
                                   reconstruction, Salt
                                   Lake City.............
1749. Utah                        Widen/improve 123rd/             0.5
                                   126th South from 700
                                   East to Jordan River,
                                   Draper................
1750. Utah                        Construct Cache Valley             2
                                   Hwy in Logan..........
1751. Utah                        Widen/improve 123rd/             0.5
                                   126th South from
                                   Jordan River to
                                   Bangerter Hwy in
                                   Riverton..............
1752. Utah                        Construct underpass at             1
                                   100 South, in Sandy...
1753. Utah                        Extend Main St from                2
                                   5600 South to Vine St,
                                   Murray................
1754. Utah                        Construct Phase 2 of               1
                                   the Univ Ave
                                   Interchange, Provo....
1755. Utah                        Widen 7200 West,                0.35
                                   Midvale...............
1756. Utah                        Construct I-15                     2
                                   interchange at
                                   Atkinville............
1757. Utah                        Improve 5600 West Hwy              1
                                   from 2100 South to
                                   4100 South in West
                                   Valley City...........
1758. Virginia                    Construct Southeastern             4
                                   Pkwy and Greenbelt,
                                   Virginia Beach........
1759. Virginia                    Construct Route 288,               2
                                   Richmond..............
1760. Virginia                    Planning/design for                5
                                   Coalfields Expwy,
                                   Buchanan, Dickinson,
                                   and Wise Ctes.........
1761. Virginia                    Complete no. section of            2
                                   Fairfax Cty Pkwy,
                                   Fairfax County........
1762. Virginia                    Reconstruct SR 168                 3
                                   (Battlefield Blvd),
                                   Chesapeake............
1763. Virginia                    Phase 1 Downtown                 0.2
                                   Staunton Streetscape
                                   Plan..................
1764. Virginia                    Commuter/freight rail              2
                                   congestion/mitigation
                                   project over Quantico
                                   Creek.................
1765. Virginia                    Conduct preliminary                1
                                   engineering on I-73
                                   between Roanoke and VA/
                                   NC state line.........
1766. Virginia                    Construct I-95/State               1
                                   Rte 627 interchange,
                                   Stafford Cty..........
1767. Virginia                    Improve Lee Hwy                    1
                                   Corridor in Fairfax...
1768. Virginia                    Construct Third Bridge/            3
                                   Tunnel Crossing of
                                   Hampton Rd............
1769. Virginia                    Widen I-64 Bland Blvd              3
                                   interchange...........
1770. Virginia                    Construct "Smart Road"             5
                                   in Blacksburg.........
1771. Virginia                    Reconstruct I-66/Rte 29           15
                                   interchange,
                                   Gainesville...........
1772. Vermont                     Upgrade and Improve            9.168
                                   Publicly-Owned Vermont
                                   Rail Infrastructure
                                   from Bennington to
                                   Burlington............
1773. Washington                  Hood River Bridge SR 35        0.192
1774. Washington                  Port of Kalama River           0.169
                                   Bridge................
1775. Washington                  Huntington Avenue South        0.138
                                   Castle Rock...........
1776. Washington                  Port of Longview               0.477
                                   Industrial Rail
                                   Corridor..............
1777. Washington                  I-5 interchange, Lewis          1.27
                                   Cty...................
1778. Washington                  Safety Improvements to         0.775
                                   SR 14 Columbia Gorge..
1779. Washington                  Construct 192nd Street         0.962
                                   from SR 14 to SE 15th,
                                   Vancouver.............
1780. Washington                  Widen US 395 north of            1.9
                                   Spokane...............
1781. Washington                  Columbia Center Blvd,          0.309
                                   Kennewick.............
1782. Washington                  Construct Washington           0.231
                                   Pass Visitors Center..
1783. Washington                  Improve Hillsboro              0.682
                                   Street/Hwy 395
                                   intersection, Pasco...
1784. Washington                  Reconstruct I-82/Keys          1.663
                                   Road Intersection,
                                   Yakima................
1785. Washington                  Construct Sequim/              0.192
                                   Dungeness Valley Trail
                                   Project...............
1786. Washington                  Widen SR 99 between            0.577
                                   148th Street and King
                                   County Line, Lynnwood.
1787. Washington                  Improve I-5/196th              0.866
                                   Street Interchange,
                                   Lynnwood..............
1788. Washington                  Construct SR 305               0.673
                                   corridor improvement,
                                   Poulsboro.............
1789. Washington                  Edmonds Crossing multi-        0.962
                                   modal transportation
                                   project...............
1790. Washington                  Construct Cross Base           0.115
                                   Corridor Ft. Lewis/
                                   McChord AFB...........
1791. Washington                  Reconstruct I-5                0.288
                                   Interchange, City of
                                   Lacey.................
1792. Washington                  Construct SR 167               0.288
                                   Corridor..............
1793. Washington                  Southworth Seattle             0.962
                                   Ferry.................
1794. Washington                  Undertake SR 166 Slide          1.25
                                   Repair................
1795. Washington                  Construct SR 7 Elbe             0.15
                                   rest area and
                                   interpretive facility.
1796. Washington                  Extend Mill Plain Blvd,            1
                                   Vancouver.............
1797. Washington                  Construct I-405/NE 8th         5.875
                                   Street Interchange,
                                   Bellevue..............
1798. Washington                  Improve I-90/Sunset Way         4.95
                                   Interchange, Issaquah.
1799. Washington                  Clinton Ferry Terminal.          1.2
1800. Washington                  8th Street East Pierce          0.25
                                   County................
1801. Washington                  Shaw Road Puyallup             0.375
                                   extension.............
1802. Washington                  180th, Tukwila.........          0.5
1803. Washington                  South 277th, Auburn              0.5
                                   (UP)..................
1804. Washington                  South 277th, Auburn              0.5
                                   (BNSF)................
1805. Washington                  Construct Southwest             0.75
                                   Third Street..........
1806. Washington                  Construct Port of              1.125
                                   Tacoma Road...........
1807. Washington                  Construct North                    4
                                   Duwamish Intermodal
                                   Project...............
1808. West Virginia               Construct Coalfields           22.69
                                   Expressway............

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1809. Wyoming                     State Priority Projects       13.934
1810. New Mexico                  Construct Rio Rancho              20
                                   Highway...............
1811. Massachusetts               Reconsruct Huntington              1
                                   Avenue................
1812. Texas                       Relocate railroad Bryan/          10
                                   College Station at
                                   Texas A&M or any other
                                   high priority project
                                   in Texas..............
1813. Texas                       High priority highway        133.863
                                   and bridge projects...
1814. Arizona                     High priority highway         31.076
                                   and bridge projects...
1815. Delaware                    High priority highway          8.868
                                   and bridge projects...
1816. Hawaii                      High priority highway         10.379
                                   and bridge projects...
1817. Wisconsin                   High priority highway         39.926
                                   and bridge projects...
1818. Arkansas                    High priority highway             15
                                   and bridge projects...
1819. Maine                       High priority highway             10
                                   and bridge projects...
1820. Texas                       Relocate railroad line            15
                                   in Bryan and College
                                   Station, Texas A&M
                                   University............
1821. Virginia                    High priority highway              5
                                   and bridge projects...
1822. New Hampshire               High priority highway              5
                                   and bridge projects...
1823. Idaho                       High priority highway              5
                                   and bridge projects...
1824. Arkansas                    Conduct Seismic Design             5
                                   and Deployment
                                   Projects..............
1825. Missouri                    High priority highway             10
                                   and bridge projects...
1826. Wyoming                     High priority highway              5
                                   and bridge projects...
1827. Rhode Island                Construct pedestrian               5
                                   and Bicycle Facilities
1828. Oklahoma                    High priority highway              5
                                   and bridge projects...
1829. Colorado                    High priority highway              5
                                   and bridge projects...
1830. Alabama                     Develop Huntsville                 1
                                   Southern Bypass.......
1831. Alabama                     Replace bridge over                1
                                   Tombigbee River,
                                   Naheola...............
1832. Alabama                     Construct Anniston                 1
                                   Eastern Bypass........
1833. Alabama                     Construct East Foley            0.75
                                   Corridor Project from
                                   Baldwin County Highway
                                   20 to State Highway 59
                                   in Alabama............
1834. Alabama                     Construct Decatur                  1
                                   Southern Bypass.......
1835. Alabama                     Construct Montgomery               1
                                   Outer Loop from US 80
                                   to I-85 via I-65......
1836. Alabama                     Develop Birmingham              1.45
                                   Northern Beltline.....
1837. Alabama                     Construct bridge over              1
                                   Tennessee River
                                   connecting Muscle
                                   Shoals and Florence...
1838. Alabama                     Create National                  1.8
                                   University
                                   Transportation Center
                                   at the University of
                                   Alabama...............
1839. Alabama                     University at Alabama           2.25
                                   at Birmingham-Trauma
                                   Care Center...........
1840. Alabama                     Conduct advance vehicle            2
                                   transportation
                                   research program at
                                   the University of
                                   Alabama Tuscaloosa....
1841. Alabama                     Conduct asphalt                  0.5
                                   research program at
                                   Auburn University.....
1842. Alabama                     Conduct Global Climate          0.25
                                   Reserach Program at
                                   the University of
                                   Alabama at Huntsville.
1843. California                  Conduct Golden Gate               26
                                   Seismic Retrofit
                                   Project...............
1844. Oregon                      Prepare and preserve              30
                                   high priority highways
1845. South Dakota                Construct Eastern             23.768
                                   Dakota Expressway from
                                   Aberdeen to I-29......
1846. Massachusetts               High priority highway             25
                                   and bridges...........
1847. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct and improve           50
                                   I-95 in Delaware,
                                   Philadelphia and Bucks
                                   Counties, Pennsylvania
1848. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct and improve           50
                                   US-22 in Westmoreland
                                   and Indiana Counties,
                                   Pennsylvania..........
1849. South Carolina              Replace Cooper River              20
                                   Bridges, Charleston...
1850. Alaska                      Construct Bradfield                1
                                   Canal Road............
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     SEC. 1603. SPECIAL RULE.

       For purposes of calculating the minimum guarantee 
     apportionment under section 105 of title 23, United States 
     Code, the Secretary shall not include projects numbered 1818 
     through 1849 in section 1602.

                        TITLE II--HIGHWAY SAFETY

     SEC. 2001. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Uniform Guidelines.--Section 402(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the fourth sentence by striking ``(4) to'' and 
     inserting ``(4) to prevent accidents and'';
       (2) in the eighth sentence by striking ``include 
     information obtained by the Secretary under section 4007 of 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     and''; and
       (3) in the twelfth sentence by inserting ``enforcement of 
     light transmission standards of window glazing for passenger 
     motor vehicles and light trucks as necessary to improve 
     highway safety,'' before ``and emergency services''.
       (b) Administration of State Programs.--Section 402(b) of 
     such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and all that follows through 
     paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Administration of State Programs.--'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;
       (3) in paragraph (1)(C) (as so redesignated) by striking 
     ``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
       (4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by striking 
     ``paragraph (3)(C)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(C)''.
       (c) Apportionment of Funds.--The sixth sentence of section 
     402(c) of such title is amended by inserting ``the 
     apportionment to the Secretary of the Interior shall not be 
     less than three-fourths of 1 percent of the total 
     apportionment and'' after ``except that''.
       (d) Application in Indian Country.--Section 402(i) of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) Application in Indian Country.--
       ``(1) Use of terms.--For the purpose of application of this 
     section in Indian country, the terms `State' and `Governor of 
     a State' include the Secretary of the Interior and the term 
     `political subdivision of a State' includes an Indian tribe.
       ``(2) Expenditures for local highway programs.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1)(C), 95 percent of the funds 
     apportioned to the Secretary of the Interior under this 
     section shall be expended by Indian tribes to carry out 
     highway safety programs within their jurisdictions.
       ``(3) Access for individuals with disabilities.--The 
     requirements of subsection (b)(1)(D) shall be applicable to 
     Indian tribes, except to those tribes with respect to which 
     the Secretary determines that application of such provisions 
     would not be practicable.
       ``(4) Indian country defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `Indian country' means--
       ``(A) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation 
     under the jurisdiction of the United States, notwithstanding 
     the issuance of any patent and including rights-of-way 
     running through the reservation;
       ``(B) all dependent Indian communities within the borders 
     of the United States, whether within the original or 
     subsequently acquired territory thereof and whether within or 
     without the limits of a State; and
       ``(C) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which 
     have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running 
     through such allotments.''.
       (e) Rulemaking Proceeding.--Section 402(j) of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(j) Rulemaking Proceeding.--The Secretary may 
     periodically conduct a rulemaking process to identify highway 
     safety programs that are highly effective in reducing motor 
     vehicle crashes, injuries, and deaths. Any such rulemaking 
     shall take into account the major role of the States in 
     implementing such programs. When a rule promulgated in 
     accordance with this section takes effect, States shall 
     consider these highly effective programs when developing 
     their highway safety programs.''.
       (f) Highway Safety Education and Information.--
       (1) In general.--For fiscal years 1999 and 2000, the 
     Secretary shall allow any State to use funds apportioned to 
     the State under section 402 of title 23, United States Code, 
     to purchase television and radio time for highway safety 
     public service messages.
       (2) Reports by states.--Any State that uses funds described 
     in paragraph (1) for purchasing television and radio time for 
     highway safety public service messages shall submit to the 
     Secretary a report describing, and assessing the 
     effectiveness of, the messages.
       (3) Study.--Based on information contained in the reports 
     submitted under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall prepare 
     and transmit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of 
     purchasing television and radio time for highway safety 
     public service messages using funds described in paragraph 
     (1).

     SEC. 2002. HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Authority of the Secretary.--Section 403(a)(2)(A) of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, 
     including training in work zone safety management'' after 
     ``personnel''.
       (b) Drugs and Driver Behavior.--
       (1) In general.--Section 403(b) of such title is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Measures that may deter drugged driving.
       ``(4) Programs to train law enforcement officers on motor 
     vehicle pursuits conducted by the officers.''.
       (2) Reports of federal policies and procedures.--Not later 
     than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Attorney General, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary 
     of the Interior, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chief of 
     Capitol Police, and the Administrator of General Services 
     shall each transmit to Congress a report containing--
       (A) the policy of the department or agency headed by that 
     individual concerning motor vehicle pursuits by law 
     enforcement officers of that department or agency; and
       (B) a description of the procedures that the department or 
     agency uses to train law enforcement officers in the 
     implementation of the policy referred to in subparagraph (A).

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     SEC. 2003. OCCUPANT PROTECTION.

       (a) Occupant Protection Incentive Grants.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 404 the following:

     ``Sec. 405. Occupant protection incentive grants

       ``(a) General Authority.--
       ``(1) Authority to make grants.--Subject to the 
     requirements of this section, the Secretary shall make grants 
     under this section to States that adopt and implement 
     effective programs to reduce highway deaths and injuries 
     resulting from individuals riding unrestrained or improperly 
     restrained in motor vehicles. Such grants may be used by 
     recipient States only to implement and enforce, as 
     appropriate, such programs.
       ``(2) Maintenance of effort.--No grant may be made to a 
     State under this section in any fiscal year unless the State 
     enters into such agreements with the Secretary as the 
     Secretary may require to ensure that the State will maintain 
     its aggregate expenditures from all other sources for 
     programs described in paragraph (1) at or above the average 
     level of such expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding 
     the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century.
       ``(3) Maximum period of eligibility.--No State may receive 
     grants under this section in more than 6 fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1997.
       ``(4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in a fiscal year 
     a program adopted by a State pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
     not exceed--
       ``(A) in each of the first and second fiscal years in which 
     the State receives a grant under this section, 75 percent;
       ``(B) in each of the third and fourth fiscal years in which 
     the State receives a grant under this section, 50 percent; 
     and
       ``(C) in each of the fifth and sixth fiscal years in which 
     the State receives a grant under this section, 25 percent.
       ``(b) Grant Eligibility.--A State shall become eligible for 
     a grant under this section by adopting or demonstrating to 
     the satisfaction of the Secretary at least 4 of the 
     following:
       ``(1) Safety belt use law.--The State has in effect a 
     safety belt use law that makes unlawful throughout the State 
     the operation of a passenger motor vehicle whenever an 
     individual (other than a child who is secured in a child 
     restraint system) in the front seat of the vehicle (and, 
     beginning in fiscal year 2001, in any seat in the vehicle) 
     does not have a safety belt properly secured about the 
     individual's body.
       ``(2) Primary safety belt use law.--The State provides for 
     primary enforcement of the safety belt use law of the State.
       ``(3) Minimum fine or penalty points.--The State imposes a 
     minimum fine or provides for the imposition of penalty points 
     against the driver's license of an individual--
       ``(A) for a violation of the safety belt use law of the 
     State; and
       ``(B) for a violation of the child passenger protection law 
     of the State.
       ``(4) Special traffic enforcement program.--The State has 
     implemented a statewide special traffic enforcement program 
     for occupant protection that emphasizes publicity for the 
     program.
       ``(5) Child passenger protection education program.--The 
     State has implemented a statewide comprehensive child 
     passenger protection education program that includes 
     education programs about proper seating positions for 
     children in air bag equipped motor vehicles and instruction 
     on how to reduce the improper use of child restraint systems.
       ``(6) Child passenger protection law.--The State has in 
     effect a law that requires minors who are riding in a 
     passenger motor vehicle to be properly secured in a child 
     safety seat or other appropriate restraint system.
       ``(c) Grant Amounts.--The amount of a grant for which a 
     State qualifies under this section for a fiscal year shall 
     equal up to 25 percent of the amount apportioned to the State 
     for fiscal year 1997 under section 402.
       ``(d) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section in a fiscal year shall 
     be subject to a deduction not to exceed 5 percent for the 
     necessary costs of administering the provisions of this 
     section.
       ``(e) Applicability of Chapter 1.--The provisions contained 
     in section 402(d) shall apply to this section.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Child safety seat.--The term `child safety seat' 
     means any device (except safety belts) designed for use in a 
     motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position a child who 
     weighs 50 pounds or less.
       ``(2) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' means a 
     vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured 
     primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, but 
     does not include a vehicle operated only on a rail line.
       ``(3) Multipurpose passenger vehicle.--The term 
     `multipurpose passenger vehicle' means a motor vehicle with 
     motive power (except a trailer), designed to carry not more 
     than 10 individuals, that is constructed either on a truck 
     chassis or with special features for occasional off-road 
     operation.
       ``(4) Passenger car.--The term `passenger car' means a 
     motor vehicle with motive power (except a multipurpose 
     passenger vehicle, motorcycle, or trailer) designed to carry 
     not more than 10 individuals.
       ``(5) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term `passenger motor 
     vehicle' means a passenger car or a multipurpose passenger 
     motor vehicle.
       ``(6) Safety belt.--The term `safety belt' means--
       ``(A) with respect to open-body passenger vehicles, 
     including convertibles, an occupant restraint system 
     consisting of a lap belt or a lap belt and a detachable 
     shoulder belt; and
       ``(B) with respect to other passenger vehicles, an occupant 
     restraint system consisting of integrated lap and shoulder 
     belts.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 404 
     the following:

``405. Occupant protection incentive grants.''.

       (b) Child Passenger Protection Education Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may make a grant to a State 
     that submits an application, in such form and manner as the 
     Secretary may prescribe, that is approved by the Secretary to 
     carry out the activities specified in paragraph (2) through--
       (A) the child passenger protection program of the State; 
     and
       (B) at the option of the State, a grant program established 
     by the State to carry out 1 or more of the activities 
     specified in paragraph (2) by a political subdivision of the 
     State or an appropriate private entity.
       (2) Use of funds.--Funds provided to a State as a grant 
     under this subsection shall be used to implement child 
     passenger protection programs that--
       (A) are designed to prevent deaths and injuries to 
     children;
       (B) educate the public concerning--
       (i) all aspects of the proper installation of child 
     restraints using standard seatbelt hardware, supplemental 
     hardware, and modification devices (if needed), including 
     special installation techniques;
       (ii) appropriate child restraint design, selection, and 
     placement; and
       (iii) harness threading and harness adjustment on child 
     restraints; and
       (C) train and retrain child passenger safety professionals, 
     police officers, fire and emergency medical personnel, and 
     other educators concerning all aspects of child restraint 
     use.
       (3) Grant awards.--The Secretary may make a grant under 
     this subsection without regard to whether a State is eligible 
     to receive, or has received, a grant under section 405 of 
     title 23, United States Code (as inserted by subsection (a) 
     of this section).
       (4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     program carried out using funds made available from a grant 
     under this subsection may not exceed 80 percent.
       (5) Report.--Each State that receives a grant under this 
     subsection shall transmit to the Secretary a report for the 
     period covered by the grant that, at a minimum, describes the 
     program activities carried out with the funds made available 
     under the grant.
       (6) Report to congress.--Not later than June 1, 2002, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the 
     implementation of this subsection that includes a description 
     of the programs carried out and materials developed and 
     distributed by the States that receive grants under this 
     subsection.
       (7) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $7,500,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001.

     SEC. 2004. ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.

       (a) In General.--Section 410 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 410. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures

       ``(a) General Authority.--
       ``(1) Authority to make grants.--Subject to the 
     requirements of this section, the Secretary shall make grants 
     to States that adopt and implement effective programs to 
     reduce traffic safety problems resulting from individuals 
     driving while under the influence of alcohol. Such grants may 
     only be used by recipient States to implement and enforce 
     such programs.
       ``(2) Maintenance of effort.--No grant may be made to a 
     State under this section in any fiscal year unless the State 
     enters into such agreements with the Secretary as the 
     Secretary may require to ensure that the State will maintain 
     its aggregate expenditures from all other sources for alcohol 
     traffic safety programs at or above the average level of such 
     expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of 
     enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century.
       ``(3) Maximum Period of Eligibility.--No State may receive 
     grants under this section in more than 6 fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1997.
       ``(4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     implementing and enforcing in a fiscal year a program adopted 
     by a State pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not exceed--
       ``(A) in each of the first and second fiscal years in which 
     the State receives a grant under this section, 75 percent;
       ``(B) in each of the third and fourth fiscal years in which 
     the State receives a grant under this section, 50 percent; 
     and
       ``(C) in each of the fifth and sixth fiscal years in which 
     the State receives a grant under this section, 25 percent.
       ``(b) Basic Grant Eligibility.--
       ``(1) Basic grant a.--A State shall become eligible for a 
     grant under this paragraph by adopting or demonstrating to 
     the satisfac

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     tion of the Secretary at least 5 of the following:
       ``(A) Administrative license revocation.--An administrative 
     driver's license suspension or revocation system for 
     individuals who operate motor vehicles while under the 
     influence of alcohol that requires that--
       ``(i) in the case of an individual who, in any 5-year 
     period beginning after the date of enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, is determined 
     on the basis of a chemical test to have been operating a 
     motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or is 
     determined to have refused to submit to such a test as 
     proposed by a law enforcement officer, the State agency 
     responsible for administering drivers' licenses, upon receipt 
     of the report of the law enforcement officer--

       ``(I) shall suspend the driver's license of such individual 
     for a period of not less than 90 days if such individual is a 
     first offender in such 5-year period; and
       ``(II) shall suspend the driver's license of such 
     individual for a period of not less than 1 year, or revoke 
     such license, if such individual is a repeat offender in such 
     5-year period; and

       ``(ii) the suspension and revocation referred to under 
     clause (i) shall take effect not later than 30 days after the 
     day on which the individual refused to submit to a chemical 
     test or received notice of having been determined to be 
     driving under the influence of alcohol, in accordance with 
     the procedures of the State.
       ``(B) Underage drinking program.--An effective system, as 
     determined by the Secretary, for preventing operators of 
     motor vehicles under age 21 from obtaining alcoholic 
     beverages and for preventing persons from making alcoholic 
     beverages available to individuals under age 21. Such system 
     may include the issuance of drivers' licenses to individuals 
     under age 21 that are easily distinguishable in appearance 
     from drivers' licenses issued to individuals age 21 or older 
     and the issuance of drivers' licenses that are tamper 
     resistant.
       ``(C) Enforcement program.--Either--
       ``(i) a statewide program for stopping motor vehicles on a 
     nondiscriminatory, lawful basis for the purpose of 
     determining whether the operators of such motor vehicles are 
     driving while under the influence of alcohol; or
       ``(ii) a statewide special traffic enforcement program for 
     impaired driving that emphasizes publicity for the program.
       ``(D) Graduated licensing system.--A 3-stage graduated 
     licensing system for young drivers that includes nighttime 
     driving restrictions during the first 2 stages, requires all 
     vehicle occupants to be properly restrained, and makes it 
     unlawful for a person under age 21 to operate a motor vehicle 
     with a blood alcohol concentration of .02 percent or greater.
       ``(E) Drivers with high bac.--Programs to target 
     individuals with high blood alcohol concentrations who 
     operate a motor vehicle. Such programs may include 
     implementation of a system of graduated penalties and 
     assessment of individuals convicted of driving under the 
     influence of alcohol.
       ``(F) Young adult drinking programs.--Programs to reduce 
     driving while under the influence of alcohol by individuals 
     age 21 through 34. Such programs may include awareness 
     campaigns; traffic safety partnerships with employers, 
     colleges, and the hospitality industry; assessments of first 
     time offenders; and incorporation of treatment into judicial 
     sentencing.
       ``(G) Testing for bac.--An effective system for increasing 
     the rate of testing of the blood alcohol concentrations of 
     motor vehicle drivers involved in fatal accidents and, in 
     fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year thereafter, a rate of 
     such testing that is equal to or greater than the national 
     average.
       ``(2) Basic grant b.--A State shall become eligible for a 
     grant under this paragraph by adopting or demonstrating to 
     the satisfaction of the Secretary each of the following:
       ``(A) Fatal impaired driver percentage reduction.--The 
     percentage of fatally injured drivers with 0.10 percent or 
     greater blood alcohol concentration in the State has 
     decreased in each of the 3 most recent calendar years for 
     which statistics for determining such percentages are 
     available.
       ``(B) Fatal impaired driver percentage comparison.--The 
     percentage of fatally injured drivers with 0.10 percent or 
     greater blood alcohol concentration in the State has been 
     lower than the average percentage for all States in each of 
     the calendar years referred to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Basic grant amount.--The amount of a basic grant made 
     to a State for a fiscal year under this subsection shall 
     equal up to 25 percent of the amount apportioned to the State 
     for fiscal year 1997 under section 402.
       ``(c) Supplemental Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon receiving an application from a 
     State, the Secretary may make supplemental grants to the 
     State for meeting 1 or more of the following criteria:
       ``(A) Video equipment for detection of drunk drivers.--The 
     State provides for a program to acquire video equipment to be 
     used in detecting persons who operate motor vehicles while 
     under the influence of alcohol and in prosecuting those 
     persons, and to train personnel in the use of that equipment.
       ``(B) Self-sustaining drunk driving prevention program.--
     The State provides for a self-sustaining drunk driving 
     prevention program under which a significant portion of the 
     fines or surcharges collected from individuals apprehended 
     and fined for operating a motor vehicle while under the 
     influence of alcohol are returned to those communities which 
     have comprehensive programs for the prevention of such 
     operations of motor vehicles.
       ``(C) Reducing driving with a suspended license.--The State 
     enacts and enforces a law to reduce driving with a suspended 
     license. Such law, as determined by the Secretary, may 
     require a `zebra' stripe that is clearly visible on the 
     license plate of any motor vehicle owned and operated by a 
     driver with a suspended license.
       ``(D) Use of passive alcohol sensors.--The State provides 
     for a program to acquire passive alcohol sensors to be used 
     by police officers in detecting persons who operate motor 
     vehicles while under the influence of alcohol, and to train 
     police officers in the use of that equipment.
       ``(E) Effective dwi tracking system.--The State 
     demonstrates an effective driving while intoxicated (DWI) 
     tracking system. Such a system, as determined by the 
     Secretary, may include data covering arrests, case 
     prosecutions, court dispositions and sanctions, and provide 
     for the linkage of such data and traffic records systems to 
     appropriate jurisdictions and offices within the State.
       ``(F) Other programs.--The State provides for other 
     innovative programs to reduce traffic safety problems 
     resulting from individuals driving while under the influence 
     of alcohol or controlled substances, including programs that 
     seek to achieve such a reduction through legal, judicial, 
     enforcement, educational, technological, or other approaches.
       ``(2) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this subsection in a fiscal year only if the 
     State is eligible to receive a grant under subsection (b) in 
     such fiscal year.
       ``(3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out 
     this section in a fiscal year, not to exceed 10 percent shall 
     be available for making grants under this subsection.
       ``(d) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section in a fiscal year shall 
     be subject to a deduction not to exceed 5 percent for the 
     necessary costs of administering the provisions of this 
     section.
       ``(e) Applicability of Chapter 1.--The provisions contained 
     in section 402(d) shall apply to this section.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Alcoholic beverage.--The term `alcoholic beverage' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 158(c).
       ``(2) Controlled substances.--The term `controlled 
     substances' has the meaning given such term in section 102(6) 
     of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)).
       ``(3) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 405.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 2005. STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY DATA IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 411. State highway safety data improvements

       ``(a) General Authority.--
       ``(1) Authority to make grants.--Subject to the 
     requirements of this section, the Secretary shall make grants 
     to States that adopt and implement effective programs--
       ``(A) to improve the timeliness, accuracy, completeness, 
     uniformity, and accessibility of the data of the State that 
     is needed to identify priorities for national, State, and 
     local highway and traffic safety programs;
       ``(B) to evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to make such 
     improvements;
       ``(C) to link these State data systems, including traffic 
     records, with other data systems within the State, such as 
     systems that contain medical and economic data; and
       ``(D) to improve the compatibility of the data system of 
     the State with national data systems and data systems of 
     other States and to enhance the ability of the Secretary to 
     observe and analyze national trends in crash occurrences, 
     rates, outcomes, and circumstances.

     Such grants may be used by recipient States only to implement 
     such programs.
       ``(2) Model data elements.--The Secretary, in consultation 
     with States and other appropriate parties, shall determine 
     the model data elements necessary to observe and analyze 
     national trends in crash occurrences, rates, outcomes, and 
     circumstances. In order to become eligible for a grant under 
     this section, a State shall demonstrate how the multiyear 
     highway safety data and traffic records plan of the State 
     described in subsection (b)(1) will be incorporated into data 
     systems of the State.
       ``(3) Maintenance of Effort.--No grant may be made to a 
     State under this section in any fiscal year unless the State 
     enters into such agreements with the Secretary as the 
     Secretary may require to ensure that the State will maintain 
     its aggregate expenditures from all other sources for highway 
     safety data programs at or above the average level of such 
     expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of 
     enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century.
       ``(4) Maximum Period of Eligibility.--No State may receive 
     grants under this section in more than 6 fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1997.
       ``(5) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     implementing and enforcing, as

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     appropriate, in a fiscal year a program adopted by a State 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not exceed--
       ``(A) in the first and second fiscal years in which the 
     State receives a grant under this section, 75 percent;
       ``(B) in the third and fourth fiscal years in which the 
     State receives a grant under this section, 50 percent; and
       ``(C) in the fifth and sixth fiscal years in which the 
     State receives a grant under this section, 25 percent.
       ``(b) First-Year Grants.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--A State shall become eligible for a 
     first-year grant under this subsection in a fiscal year if 
     the State either--
       ``(A) demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, 
     that the State has--
       ``(i) established a highway safety data and traffic records 
     coordinating committee with a multidisciplinary membership, 
     including the administrators, collectors, and users of such 
     data (including the public health, injury control, and motor 
     carrier communities);
       ``(ii) completed, within the preceding 5 years, a highway 
     safety data and traffic records assessment or an audit of the 
     highway safety data and traffic records system of the State; 
     and
       ``(iii) initiated the development of a multiyear highway 
     safety data and traffic records strategic plan that--

       ``(I) identifies and prioritizes the highway safety data 
     and traffic records needs and goals of the State;
       ``(II) identifies performance-based measures by which 
     progress toward those goals will be determined; and
       ``(III) will be submitted to the highway safety data and 
     traffic records coordinating committee of the State for 
     approval; or

       ``(B) provides, to the satisfaction of the Secretary--
       ``(i) a certification that the State has met the 
     requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A);
       ``(ii) a multiyear highway safety data and traffic records 
     strategic plan that--

       ``(I) meets the requirements of subparagraph (A)(iii); and
       ``(II) specifies how the incentive funds of the State for 
     the fiscal year will be used to address needs and goals 
     identified in the plan; and

       ``(iii) a certification that the highway safety data and 
     traffic records coordinating committee of the State continues 
     to operate and supports the multiyear plan described in 
     clause (ii).
       ``(2) Grant amounts.--The amount of a first-year grant made 
     to a State for a fiscal year under this subsection shall 
     equal--
       ``(A) if the State is eligible for the grant under 
     paragraph (1)(A), $125,000; and
       ``(B) if the State is eligible for the grant under 
     paragraph (1)(B), an amount determined by multiplying--
       ``(i) the amount appropriated to carry out this section for 
     such fiscal year; by
       ``(ii) the ratio that the funds apportioned to the State 
     under section 402 for fiscal year 1997 bears to the funds 
     apportioned to all States under section 402 for fiscal year 
     1997;
     except that no State eligible for a grant under paragraph 
     (1)(B) shall receive less than $250,000.
       ``(3) States not meeting criteria.--The Secretary may award 
     a grant of up to $25,000 for 1 year to any State that does 
     not meet the criteria established in paragraph (1). The grant 
     may only be used to conduct activities needed to enable the 
     State to qualify for a first-year grant in the next fiscal 
     year.
       ``(c) Succeeding Year Grants.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible for a grant 
     under this subsection in a fiscal year succeeding the first 
     fiscal year in which the State receives a grant under 
     subsection (b) if the State, to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) submits or updates a multiyear highway safety data 
     and traffic records strategic plan that meets the 
     requirements of subsection (b)(1);
       ``(B) certifies that the highway safety data and traffic 
     records coordinating committee of the State continues to 
     operate and supports the multiyear plan; and
       ``(C) reports annually on the progress of the State in 
     implementing the multiyear plan.
       ``(2) Grant amounts.--The amount of a succeeding year grant 
     made to the State for a fiscal year under this paragraph 
     shall equal the amount determined by multiplying--
       ``(A) the amount appropriated to carry out this section for 
     such fiscal year; by
       ``(B) the ratio that the funds apportioned to the State 
     under section 402 for fiscal year 1997 bears to the funds 
     apportioned to all States under section 402 for fiscal year 
     1997;
     except that no State eligible for a grant under this 
     paragraph shall receive less than $225,000.
       ``(c) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section in a fiscal year shall 
     be subject to a deduction not to exceed 5 percent for the 
     necessary costs of administering the provisions of this 
     section.
       ``(d) Applicability of Chapter 1.--The provisions contained 
     in section 402(d) shall apply to this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``411. State highway safety data improvements.''.

     SEC. 2006. NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.

       (a) Transfer of Selected Functions to Non-Federal 
     Management.--Section 30302 of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Transfer of Selected Functions to Non-Federal 
     Management.--
       ``(1) Agreement.--The Secretary may enter into an agreement 
     with an organization that represents the interests of the 
     States to manage, administer, and operate the National Driver 
     Register's computer timeshare and user assistance functions. 
     If the Secretary decides to enter into such an agreement, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that the management of these functions 
     is compatible with this chapter and the regulations issued to 
     implement this chapter.
       ``(2) Required demonstration.--Any transfer of the National 
     Driver Register's computer timeshare and user assistance 
     functions to an organization that represents the interests of 
     the States shall begin only after a determination is made by 
     the Secretary that all States are participating in the 
     National Driver Register's `Problem Driver Pointer System' 
     (the system used by the Register to effect the exchange of 
     motor vehicle driving records) and that the system is 
     functioning properly.
       ``(3) Transition period.--Any agreement entered into under 
     this subsection shall include a provision for a transition 
     period sufficient to allow the States to make the budgetary 
     and legislative changes the States may need to pay fees 
     charged by the organization representing their interests for 
     their use of the National Driver Register's computer 
     timeshare and user assistance functions. During this 
     transition period, the Secretary shall continue to fund these 
     transferred functions.
       ``(4) Fees.--The total of the fees charged by the 
     organization representing the interests of the States in any 
     fiscal year for the use of the National Driver Register's 
     computer timeshare and user assistance functions shall not 
     exceed the total cost to the organization of performing these 
     functions in such fiscal year.
       ``(5) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this subsection may be construed to diminish, limit, or 
     otherwise affect the authority of the Secretary to carry out 
     this chapter.''.
       (b) Access to Register Information.--
       (1) Conforming amendments.--Section 30305(b) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, unless the information is about a 
     revocation or suspension still in effect on the date of the 
     request'';
       (B) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by section 207(b) of 
     the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-
     324, 110 Stat. 3908)--
       (i) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a) of this section''; and
       (ii) by moving the text of such paragraph 2 ems to the 
     left; and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (8), as redesignated by 
     section 502(b)(1) of the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act 
     of 1996 (Public Law 104-264, 110 Stat. 3262), as paragraph 
     (9).
       (2) Federal agency access provision.--Section 30305(b) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is further amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (10) and 
     inserting such paragraph after paragraph (9);
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) The head of a Federal department or agency that 
     issues motor vehicle operator's licenses may request the 
     chief driver licensing official of a State to obtain 
     information under subsection (a) of this section about an 
     individual applicant for a motor vehicle operator's license 
     from such department or agency. The department or agency may 
     receive the information, provided it transmits to the 
     Secretary a report regarding any individual who is denied a 
     motor vehicle operator's license by that department or agency 
     for cause; whose motor vehicle operator's license is revoked, 
     suspended, or canceled by that department or agency for 
     cause; or about whom the department or agency has been 
     notified of a conviction of any of the motor vehicle-related 
     offenses or comparable offenses listed in section 30304(a)(3) 
     and over whom the department or agency has licensing 
     authority. The report shall contain the information specified 
     in section 30304(b).''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) The head of a Federal department or agency 
     authorized to receive information regarding an individual 
     from the Register under this section may request and receive 
     such information from the Secretary.''.
       (c) Evaluation and Assessment of Alternatives.--
       (1) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall evaluate the 
     implementation of chapter 303 of title 49, United States 
     Code, and the programs under sections 31106 and 31309 of such 
     title and identify alternatives to improve the ability of the 
     States to exchange information about unsafe drivers and to 
     identify drivers with multiple licenses.
       (2) Technology assessment.--The Secretary, in conjunction 
     with the American Association of Motor Vehicle 
     Administrators, shall conduct an assessment of available 
     electronic technologies to improve access to and exchange of 
     motor vehicle driving records. The assessment may consider 
     alternative unique motor vehicle driver identifiers that 
     would facilitate accurate matching of drivers and their 
     records.
       (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit 
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     tion and technology assessment, together with any 
     recommendations for appropriate administrative and 
     legislative actions.
       (4) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (2) $250,000 in the 
     aggregate for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1998.

     SEC. 2007. SAFETY STUDIES.

       (a) Blowout Resistant Tires Study.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a study on the benefit to public safety of the use of 
     blowout resistant tires on commercial motor vehicles and the 
     potential to decrease the incidence of accidents and 
     fatalities from accidents occurring as a result of blown out 
     tires.
       (b) School Bus Occupant Safety Study.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a study to assess occupant safety in school buses. 
     The study shall examine available information about occupant 
     safety and analyze options for improving occupant safety.
       (c) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of each study conducted 
     under this section.
       (d) Limitation on Funding.--The Secretary may not expend 
     more than $200,000, from funds made available by section 403 
     of title 23, United States Code, for conducting each study 
     under this section.

     SEC. 2008. EFFECTIVENESS OF LAWS ESTABLISHING MAXIMUM BLOOD 
                   ALCOHOL CONCENTRATIONS.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     to evaluate the effectiveness of State laws that--
       (1) deem any individual with a blood alcohol concentration 
     of 0.08 percent or greater while operating a motor vehicle to 
     be driving while intoxicated; and
       (2) deem any individual under the age of 21 with a blood 
     alcohol concentration of 0.02 percent or greater while 
     operating a motor vehicle to be driving while intoxicated;
     in reducing the number and severity of alcohol-involved 
     crashes.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing 
     the results of the study conducted under this section.

     SEC. 2009. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
     appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     Mass Transit Account):
       (1) Highway safety programs.--For carrying out section 402 
     of title 23, United States Code, $149,700,000 for fiscal year 
     1998, $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $152,800,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000, $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
     $160,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $165,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2003.
       (2) Highway safety research and development.--For carrying 
     out section 403 of title 23, United States Code, $72,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
       (3) Occupant protection incentive grants.--For carrying out 
     section 405 of title 23, United States Code, $10,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000, $13,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2001, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $20,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2003.
       (4) Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures incentive 
     grant program.--For carrying out section 410 of title 23, 
     United States Code, $34,500,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $36,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 and 2001, $38,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, 
     and $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (5) State highway safety data grants.--For carrying out 
     section 411 of title 23, United States Code, $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $9,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2001, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       (6) National driver register.--For carrying out chapter 303 
     of title 49, United States Code, by the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003.
       (b) Allocations.--
       (1) Drugs and driver behavior.--Out of amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(2) for fiscal years 1998 through 
     2003, the Secretary may use--
       (A) not to exceed $2,000,000 per fiscal year to carry out 
     paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 403(b) of title 23, 
     United States Code; and
       (B) not to exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year to carry out 
     paragraph (4) of such section.
       (2) Public education effort.--Out of amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(2) for fiscal years 1998 through 
     2003, the Secretary shall obligate at least $500,000 per 
     fiscal year to educate the motoring public on how to share 
     the road safely with commercial motor vehicles.
       (c) Applicability of Title 23.--Amounts made available 
     under subsection (a)(2) for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2003 shall be available for obligation in the same manner as 
     if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (d) Transfers.--In each fiscal year, the Secretary may 
     transfer any amounts remaining available under paragraph (3), 
     (4), or (5) of subsection (a) to the amounts made available 
     under any other of such paragraphs in order to ensure, to the 
     maximum extent possible, that each State receives the maximum 
     incentive funding for which the State is eligible under 
     sections 405, 410, and 411 of title 23, United States Code.

           TITLE III--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Federal Transit Act of 
     1998''.

     SEC. 3002. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this 
     title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision of 
     law, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 3003. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 5302 is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5302. Definitions

       ``(a) In General.--In this chapter, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Capital project.--The term `capital project' means a 
     project for--
       ``(A) acquiring, constructing, supervising, or inspecting 
     equipment or a facility for use in mass transportation, 
     expenses incidental to the acquisition or construction 
     (including designing, engineering, location surveying, 
     mapping, and acquiring rights-of-way), payments for the 
     capital portions of rail trackage rights agreements, transit-
     related intelligent transportation systems, relocation 
     assistance, acquiring replacement housing sites, and 
     acquiring, constructing, relocating, and rehabilitating 
     replacement housing;
       ``(B) rehabilitating a bus;
       ``(C) remanufacturing a bus;
       ``(D) overhauling rail rolling stock;
       ``(E) preventive maintenance;
       ``(F) leasing equipment or a facility for use in mass 
     transportation, subject to regulations that the Secretary 
     prescribes limiting the leasing arrangements to those that 
     are more cost-effective than purchase or construction;
       ``(G) a mass transportation improvement that enhances 
     economic development or incorporates private investment, 
     including commercial and residential development, pedestrian 
     and bicycle access to a mass transportation facility, and the 
     renovation and improvement of historic transportation 
     facilities, because the improvement enhances the 
     effectiveness of a mass transportation project and is related 
     physically or functionally to that mass transportation 
     project, or establishes new or enhanced coordination between 
     mass transportation and other transportation, and provides a 
     fair share of revenue for mass transportation that will be 
     used for mass transportation--
       ``(i) including property acquisition, demolition of 
     existing structures, site preparation, utilities, building 
     foundations, walkways, open space, safety and security 
     equipment and facilities (including lighting, surveillance 
     and related intelligent transportation system applications), 
     facilities that incorporate community services such as 
     daycare and health care, and a capital project for, and 
     improving, equipment or a facility for an intermodal transfer 
     facility or transportation mall, except that a person making 
     an agreement to occupy space in a facility under this 
     subparagraph shall pay a reasonable share of the costs of the 
     facility through rental payments and other means; and
       ``(ii) excluding construction of a commercial revenue-
     producing facility or a part of a public facility not related 
     to mass transportation;
       ``(H) the introduction of new technology, through 
     innovative and improved products, into mass transportation; 
     or
       ``(I) the provision of nonfixed route paratransit 
     transportation services in accordance with section 223 of the 
     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12143), 
     but only for grant recipients that are in compliance with 
     applicable requirements of that Act, including both fixed 
     route and demand responsive service, and only for amounts not 
     to exceed 10 percent of such recipient's annual formula 
     apportionment under sections 5307 and 5311.
       ``(2) Chief executive officer of a state.--The term `chief 
     executive officer of a State' includes the designee of the 
     chief executive officer.
       ``(3) Emergency regulation.--The term `emergency 
     regulation' means a regulation--
       ``(A) that is effective temporarily before the expiration 
     of the otherwise specified periods of time for public notice 
     and comment under section 5334(b); and
       ``(B) prescribed by the Secretary as the result of a 
     finding that a delay in the effective date of the 
     regulation--
       ``(i) would injure seriously an important public interest;
       ``(ii) would frustrate substantially legislative policy and 
     intent; or
       ``(iii) would damage seriously a person or class without 
     serving an important public interest.
       ``(4) Fixed guideway.--The term `fixed guideway' means a 
     mass transportation facility--
       ``(A) using and occupying a separate right-of-way or rail 
     for the exclusive use of mass transportation and other high 
     occupancy vehicles; or
       ``(B) using a fixed catenary system and a right-of-way 
     usable by other forms of transportation.
       ``(5) Handicapped individual.--The term `handicapped 
     individual' means an individual who, because of illness, 
     injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other incapacity or 
     temporary or permanent disability (including an individual 
     who is a wheelchair user or has semiambulatory capability), 
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     effectively, without special facilities, planning, or design, 
     mass transportation service or a mass transportation 
     facility.
       ``(6) Local governmental authority.--The term `local 
     governmental authority' includes--
       ``(A) a political subdivision of a State;
       ``(B) an authority of at least 1 State or political 
     subdivision of a State;
       ``(C) an Indian tribe; and
       ``(D) a public corporation, board, or commission 
     established under the laws of a State.
       ``(7) Mass transportation.--The term `mass transportation' 
     means transportation by a conveyance that provides regular 
     and continuing general or special transportation to the 
     public, but does not include school bus, charter, or 
     sightseeing transportation.
       ``(8) Net project cost.--The term `net project cost' means 
     the part of a project that reasonably cannot be financed from 
     revenues.
       ``(9) New bus model.--The term `new bus model' means a bus 
     model (including a model using alternative fuel)--
       ``(A) that has not been used in mass transportation in the 
     United States before the date of production of the model; or
       ``(B) used in mass transportation in the United States, but 
     being produced with a major change in configuration or 
     components.
       ``(10) Public transportation.--The term `public 
     transportation' means mass transportation.
       ``(11) Regulation.--The term `regulation' means any part of 
     a statement of general or particular applicability of the 
     Secretary designed to carry out, interpret, or prescribe law 
     or policy in carrying out this chapter.
       ``(12) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       ``(13) State.--The term `State' means a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin 
     Islands.
       ``(14) Transit.--The term `transit' means mass 
     transportation.
       ``(15) Transit enhancement.--The term `transit enhancement' 
     means, with respect to any project or an area to be served by 
     a project, projects that are designed to enhance mass 
     transportation service or use and that are physically or 
     functionally related to transit facilities. Eligible projects 
     are--
       ``(A) historic preservation, rehabilitation, and operation 
     of historic mass transportation buildings, structures, and 
     facilities (including historic bus and railroad facilities);
       ``(B) bus shelters;
       ``(C) landscaping and other scenic beautification, 
     including tables, benches, trash receptacles, and street 
     lights;
       ``(D) public art;
       ``(E) pedestrian access and walkways;
       ``(F) bicycle access, including bicycle storage facilities 
     and installing equipment for transporting bicycles on mass 
     transportation vehicles;
       ``(G) transit connections to parks within the recipient's 
     transit service area;
       ``(H) signage; and
       ``(I) enhanced access for persons with disabilities to mass 
     transportation.
       ``(16) Urban area.--The term `urban area' means an area 
     that includes a municipality or other built-up place that the 
     Secretary, after considering local patterns and trends of 
     urban growth, decides is appropriate for a local mass 
     transportation system to serve individuals in the locality.
       ``(17) Urbanized area.--The term `urbanized area' means an 
     area--
       ``(A) encompassing at least an urbanized area within a 
     State that the Secretary of Commerce designates; and
       ``(B) designated as an urbanized area within boundaries 
     fixed by State and local officials and approved by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(b) Authority To Modify `Handicapped Individual'.--The 
     Secretary may by regulation modify the definition of the term 
     `handicapped individual' in subsection (a)(5) as it applies 
     to section 5307(d)(1)(D).''.

     SEC. 3004. METROPOLITAN PLANNING.

       (a) General Requirements; Scope of Planning Process.--
     Section 5303 is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(a) General Requirements.--
       ``(1) Development of plans and programs.--To carry out 
     section 5301(a), metropolitan planning organizations 
     designated under subsection (c), in cooperation with the 
     States and mass transportation operators, shall develop 
     transportation plans and programs for urbanized areas of the 
     State.
       ``(2) Contents.--The plans and programs developed under 
     paragraph (1) for each metropolitan area shall provide for 
     the development and integrated management and operation of 
     transportation systems and facilities (including pedestrian 
     walkways and bicycle transportation facilities) that will 
     function as an intermodal transportation system for the 
     metropolitan area and as an integral part of an intermodal 
     transportation system for the State and the United States.
       ``(3) Process.--The process for developing the plans and 
     programs shall provide for consideration of all modes of 
     transportation and shall be continuing, cooperative, and 
     comprehensive to the degree appropriate, based on the 
     complexity of the transportation problems to be addressed.
       ``(b) Scope of Planning Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--The metropolitan transportation planning 
     process for a metropolitan area under this section shall 
     provide for consideration of projects and strategies that 
     will--
       ``(A) support the economic vitality of the metropolitan 
     area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, 
     productivity, and efficiency;
       ``(B) increase the safety and security of the 
     transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users;
       ``(C) increase the accessibility and mobility options 
     available to people and for freight;
       ``(D) protect and enhance the environment, promote energy 
     conservation, and improve quality of life;
       ``(E) enhance the integration and connectivity of the 
     transportation system, across and between modes, for people 
     and freight;
       ``(F) promote efficient system management and operation; 
     and
       ``(G) emphasize the preservation of the existing 
     transportation system.
       ``(2) Failure to consider factors.--The failure to consider 
     any factor specified in paragraph (1) shall not be reviewable 
     by any court under this title, subchapter II of chapter 5 of 
     title 5, or chapter 7 of title 5 in any matter affecting a 
     transportation plan, a transportation improvement plan, a 
     project or strategy, or the certification of a planning 
     process.''.
       (b) Designating Metropolitan Planning Organizations.--
     Section 5303(c) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``representing'' and inserting ``that 
     together represent''; and
       (B) by striking ``as defined by the Secretary of 
     Commerce)'' and inserting ``or cities, as defined by the 
     Bureau of the Census)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``In a metropolitan area'' and all that 
     follows through ``shall include'' and inserting ``Each policy 
     board of a metropolitan planning organization that serves an 
     area designated as a transportation management area when 
     designated or redesignated under this subsection shall 
     consist of''; and
       (B) by striking ``officials of authorities'' and inserting 
     ``officials of public agencies'';
       (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``in an urbanized area'' 
     and all that follows through ``of the urbanized area'' and 
     inserting ``within an existing metropolitan planning area 
     only if the chief executive officer of the State and the 
     existing metropolitan organization determine that the size 
     and complexity of the existing metropolitan planning area''; 
     and
       (4) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``representing'' and inserting ``that 
     together represent''; and
       (ii) by striking ``as defined by the Secretary of 
     Commerce)'' and inserting ``or cities, as defined by the 
     Bureau of the Census)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``as defined by the 
     Secretary of Commerce)'' and inserting ``or cities, as 
     defined by the Bureau of the Census)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Designations of metropolitan planning organizations, 
     whether made under this section or under any other provision 
     of law, shall remain in effect until redesignation under this 
     paragraph.''.
       (c) Metropolitan Area Boundaries.--Section 5303(d) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by inserting ``Planning'' 
     before ``Area'';
       (2) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``To carry out'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--To carry out''; and
       (B) by inserting ``planning'' before ``area'';
       (3) by striking the second sentence and all that follows 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Included area.--Each metropolitan planning area--
       ``(A) shall encompass at least the existing urbanized area 
     and the contiguous area expected to become urbanized within a 
     20-year forecast period; and
       ``(B) may encompass the entire metropolitan statistical 
     area or consolidated metropolitan statistical area, as 
     defined by the Bureau of the Census.
       ``(3) Existing metropolitan planning areas in 
     nonattainment.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), in the case of 
     an urbanized area designated as a nonattainment area for 
     ozone or carbon monoxide under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7401 et seq.), the boundaries of the metropolitan planning 
     area in existence as of the date of enactment of this 
     paragraph shall be retained, except that the boundaries may 
     be adjusted by agreement of the chief executive officer of 
     the State and any affected metropolitan planning 
     organizations, in the manner described in subsection (c)(5).
       ``(4) New metropolitan planning areas in nonattainment.--In 
     the case of an urbanized area designated after the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph as a nonattainment area for ozone 
     or carbon monoxide under the Clean Air Act, the boundaries of 
     the metropolitan planning area--
       ``(A) shall be established in the manner described in 
     subsection (c)(1);
       ``(B) shall encompass the areas described in paragraph 
     (2)(A);
       ``(C) may encompass the areas described in paragraph 
     (2)(B); and
       ``(D) may address any nonattainment area identified under 
     the Clean Air Act for ozone or carbon monoxide.''; and
       (4) by aligning paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph 
     (2)(A) of this subsection) with paragraphs (2) through (4) 
     (as inserted by paragraph (3) of this subsection).

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       (d) Coordination.--Section 5303(e) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``or compact'' after ``agreement'' the 
     first place it appears''; and
       (B) by striking ``making the agreement effective'' and 
     inserting ``making the agreements and compacts effective''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) The Secretary shall encourage each metropolitan 
     planning organization to coordinate, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the design and delivery of transportation 
     services within the metropolitan planning area that are 
     provided--
       ``(A) by recipients of assistance under this chapter; and
       ``(B) by governmental agencies and non-profit organizations 
     (including representatives of the agencies and organizations) 
     that receive Governmental assistance from a source other than 
     the Department of Transportation to provide non-emergency 
     transportation services.''.
       (e) Developing Long-Range Transportation Plans.--Section 
     5303(f) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``United States and 
     regional transportation functions'' and inserting ``national, 
     regional, and metropolitan transportation functions'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking clause (iii) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(iii) recommends any additional financing strategies for 
     needed projects and programs;''; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) identify transportation strategies necessary--
       ``(i) to ensure preservation, including requirements for 
     management, operation, modernization, and rehabilitation, of 
     the existing and future transportation system; and
       ``(ii) to use existing transportation facilities most 
     efficiently to relieve congestion, to efficiently serve the 
     mobility needs of people and goods, and to enhance access 
     within the metropolitan planning area; and'';
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``as they are related to a 
     20-year forecast period'' and inserting ``and any State or 
     local goals developed within the cooperative metropolitan 
     planning process as they relate to a 20-year forecast period 
     and to other forecast periods as determined by the 
     participants in the planning process'';
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by inserting after ``employees,'' the following: 
     ``freight shippers, providers of freight transportation 
     services,''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``private providers of 
     transportation,'' the following: ``representatives of users 
     of public transit,'';
       (4) in paragraph (5)(A) by inserting ``published or 
     otherwise'' before ``made readily available'';
       (5) in the subsection heading by striking ``Long-Range 
     Plans'' and inserting ``Long-Range Transportation Plans''; 
     and
       (6) by striking ``long-range plans'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``long-range transportation plans''.

     SEC. 3005. TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Development and Update.--The second sentence of section 
     5304(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the organization'' and inserting ``the 
     metropolitan planning organization, in cooperation with the 
     chief executive officer of the State and any affected mass 
     transportation operator,'';
       (2) by inserting after ``employees,'' the following: 
     ``other affected employee representatives, freight shippers, 
     providers of freight transportation services,''; and
       (3) by inserting after ``private providers of 
     transportation,'' the following: ``representatives of users 
     of public transit,''.
       (b) Contents.--Section 5304(b)(2) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
       ``(C) identifies innovative financing techniques to finance 
     projects, programs, and strategies, which may include, for 
     illustrative purposes, additional projects that would be 
     included in the approved transportation improvement program 
     if reasonable additional resources beyond those identified in 
     the financial plan were available.''.
       (c) Project Selection.--Section 5304(c) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
     ``(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 5305(d)(1) and 
     in addition to the transportation improvement program 
     development required under subsection (b), the selection of 
     federally funded projects for implementation in metropolitan 
     areas shall be carried out, from the approved transportation 
     improvement program--
       ``(A) by--
       ``(i) in the case of projects under title 23, the State; 
     and
       ``(ii) in the case of projects under this chapter, the 
     designated transit funding recipients; and
       ``(B) in cooperation with the metropolitan planning 
     organization.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, action by 
     the Secretary shall not be required to advance a project 
     included in the approved transportation improvement program 
     in place of another project in the program.
       ``(4) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (b)(2)(C), a State or metropolitan 
     planning organization shall not be required to select any 
     project from the illustrative list of additional projects 
     included in the financial plan under subsection (b)(2)(C).
       ``(5) Publication.--(A) A transportation improvement 
     program involving Government participation shall be published 
     or otherwise made readily available by the metropolitan 
     planning organization for public review.
       ``(B) An annual listing of projects for which Government 
     funds have been obligated in the preceding year shall be 
     published or otherwise made available by the metropolitan 
     planning organization for public review. The listing shall be 
     consistent with the categories identified in the 
     transportation improvement program.
       ``(6) Regionally significant projects proposed for funding 
     under chapter 2 of title 23 shall be identified individually 
     in the transportation improvement program. All other projects 
     funded under chapter 2 of title 23 shall be grouped in 1 line 
     item or identified individually in the transportation 
     improvement program.''.

     SEC. 3006. TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AREAS.

       (a) Designation.--Section 5305(a) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) any other area, if requested by the chief executive 
     officer and the metropolitan planning organization designated 
     for the area.''.
       (b) Transportation Plans and Programs.--Section 5305(b) is 
     amended by inserting ``affected'' before ``mass 
     transportation operators''.
       (c) Congestion Management System.--Section 5305(c) is 
     amended by striking ``The Secretary'' and all that follows 
     through the final period.
       (d) Project Selection.--Section 5305(d)(1)(A) is amended by 
     inserting ``and any affected mass transportation operator'' 
     after ``the State''.
       (e) Certification.--Section 5305(e) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2)(A) If a metropolitan planning process is not 
     certified, the Secretary may withhold not more than 20 
     percent of the apportioned funds attributable to the 
     transportation management area under this chapter and title 
     23.
       ``(B) Any apportionments withheld under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be restored to the metropolitan area at such time as 
     the metropolitan planning organization is certified by the 
     Secretary.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) In making certification determinations under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall provide for public 
     involvement appropriate to the metropolitan area under 
     review.''.
       (f) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Section 5305 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Since plans 
     and programs described in this section are subject to a 
     reasonable opportunity for public comment, since individual 
     projects included in the plans and programs are subject to 
     review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and since decisions by the 
     Secretary concerning plans and programs described in this 
     section have not been reviewed under such Act as of January 
     1, 1997, any decision by the Secretary concerning a plan or 
     program described in this section shall not be considered to 
     be a Federal action subject to review under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).''.

     SEC. 3007. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.

       (a) Section Heading.--
       (1) Amendment to section 5307.--Section 5307 is amended by 
     striking the section heading and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 5307. Urbanized area formula grants''.

       (2) Conforming amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5307 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended to 
     read as follows:

``5307. Urbanized area formula grants.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 5307(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``In this section--'' and inserting ``In 
     this section, the following definitions apply:'';
       (2) by inserting ``Associated capital maintenance items.--
     The term'' after ``(1)''; and
       (3) by inserting ``Designated recipient.--The term'' after 
     ``(2)''.
       (c) General Authority.--Section 5307(b) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``, improvement, and operating costs'' and 
     inserting ``and improvement costs''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary may 
     also make grants under this section to finance the operating 
     cost of equipment and facilities for use in mass 
     transportation in an urbanized area with a population of less 
     than 200,000.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (A) by inserting ``, in writing,'' after ``approved''; and
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and'';
       (4) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) the metropolitan planning organization in approving 
     the use under subparagraph (A) determines that the local 
     transit needs are being addressed.'';
       (5) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); and
       (6) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (d) Advance Construction.--Section 5307(g)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``the amount by which'' and all that follows

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     through the period at the end and inserting ``the most 
     favorable financing terms reasonably available for the 
     project at the time of borrowing. The applicant shall 
     certify, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary, that the 
     applicant has shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most 
     favorable financing terms.''.
       (e) Coordination of Reviews.--Section 5307(i)(2) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``To the extent 
     practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate such reviews with 
     any related State or local reviews.''.
       (f) Transit Enhancement Activities.--Section 5307(k) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(k) Transit Enhancement Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--One percent of the funds apportioned to 
     urbanized areas with a population of at least 200,000 under 
     section 5336 for a fiscal year shall be made available for 
     transit enhancement activities in accordance with section 
     5302(a)(15).
       ``(2) Period of availability.--Funds apportioned under 
     paragraph (1) shall be available for obligation for 3 years 
     following the fiscal year in which the funds are apportioned. 
     Funds that are not obligated at the end of such period shall 
     be reapportioned under the urbanized area formula program of 
     section 5336.
       ``(3) Report.--A recipient of funds apportioned under 
     paragraph (1) shall submit, as part of the recipient's annual 
     certification to the Secretary, a report listing the projects 
     carried out during the fiscal year with those funds.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5307(n)(2) is amended 
     by inserting ``5319,'' after ``5318,''.

     SEC. 3008. CLEAN FUELS FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 5308 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 5308. Clean fuels formula grant program

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `clean fuel vehicle' means a vehicle that--
       ``(A) is powered by--
       ``(i) compressed natural gas;
       ``(ii) liquefied natural gas;
       ``(iii) biodiesel fuels;
       ``(iv) batteries;
       ``(v) alcohol-based fuels;
       ``(vi) hybrid electric;
       ``(vii) fuel cell;
       ``(viii) clean diesel, to the extent allowed under this 
     section; or
       ``(ix) other low or zero emissions technology; and
       ``(B) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency has certified sufficiently reduces harmful emissions;
       ``(2) the term `designated recipient' has the same meaning 
     as in section 5307(a)(2); and
       ``(3) the term `eligible project'--
       ``(A) means a project for--
       ``(i) purchasing or leasing clean fuel buses, including 
     buses that employ a lightweight composite primary structure;
       ``(ii) constructing or leasing clean fuel buses or 
     electrical recharging facilities and related equipment;
       ``(iii) improving existing mass transportation facilities 
     to accommodate clean fuel buses;
       ``(iv) repowering pre-1993 engines with clean fuel 
     technology that meets the current urban bus emission 
     standards; or
       ``(v) retrofitting or rebuilding pre-1993 engines if before 
     half life to rebuild; and
       ``(B) in the discretion of the Secretary, may include 
     projects relating to clean fuel, biodiesel, hybrid electric, 
     or zero emissions technology vehicles that exhibit equivalent 
     or superior emissions reductions to existing clean fuel or 
     hybrid electric technologies.
       ``(b) Authority.--The Secretary shall make grants in 
     accordance with this section to designated recipients to 
     finance eligible projects.
       ``(c) Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than January 1 of each year, 
     any designated recipient seeking to apply for a grant under 
     this section for an eligible project shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary, in such form and in accordance 
     with such requirements as the Secretary shall establish by 
     regulation.
       ``(2) Certification required.--An application submitted 
     under paragraph (1) shall contain a certification by the 
     applicant that the grantee will operate vehicles purchased 
     with a grant under this section only with clean fuels.
       ``(d) Apportionment of Funds.--
       ``(1) Formula.--Not later than February 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary shall apportion amounts made available to carry out 
     this section to designated recipients submitting applications 
     under subsection (c), of which--
       ``(A) two-thirds shall be apportioned to designated 
     recipients with eligible projects in urban areas with a 
     population of at least 1,000,000, of which--
       ``(i) 50 percent shall be apportioned, such that each such 
     designated recipient receives a grant in an amount equal to 
     the ratio between--

       ``(I) the number of vehicles in the bus fleet of the 
     eligible project of the designated recipient, weighted by 
     severity of nonattainment for the area in which the eligible 
     project is located, as provided in paragraph (2); and
       ``(II) the total number of vehicles in the bus fleets of 
     all eligible projects in areas with a population of at least 
     1,000,000 funded under this section, weighted by severity of 
     nonattainment for all areas in which those eligible projects 
     are located, as provided in paragraph (2); and

       ``(ii) 50 percent shall be apportioned, such that each such 
     designated recipient receives a grant in an amount equal to 
     the ratio between--

       ``(I) the number of bus passenger miles (as that term is 
     defined in section 5336(c)) of the eligible project of the 
     designated recipient, weighted by severity of nonattainment 
     of the area in which the eligible project is located, as 
     provided in paragraph (2); and
       ``(II) the total number of bus passenger miles of all 
     eligible projects in areas with a population of at least 
     1,000,000 funded under this section, weighted by severity of 
     nonattainment of all areas in which those eligible projects 
     are located, as provided in paragraph (2); and

       ``(B) one-third shall be apportioned to designated 
     recipients with eligible projects in urban areas with a 
     population of less than 1,000,000, of which--
       ``(i) 50 percent shall be apportioned, such that each such 
     designated recipient receives a grant in an amount equal to 
     the ratio between--

       ``(I) the number of vehicles in the bus fleet of the 
     eligible project of the designated recipient, weighted by 
     severity of nonattainment for the area in which the eligible 
     project is located, as provided in paragraph (2); and
       ``(II) the total number of vehicles in the bus fleets of 
     all eligible projects in areas with a population of less than 
     1,000,000 funded under this section, weighted by severity of 
     nonattainment for all areas in which those eligible projects 
     are located, as provided in paragraph (2); and

       ``(ii) 50 percent shall be apportioned, such that each such 
     designated recipient receives a grant in an amount equal to 
     the ratio between--

       ``(I) the number of bus passenger miles (as that term is 
     defined in section 5336(c)) of the eligible project of the 
     designated recipient, weighted by severity of nonattainment 
     of the area in which the eligible project is located, as 
     provided in paragraph (2); and
       ``(II) the total number of bus passenger miles of all 
     eligible projects in areas with a population of less than 
     1,000,000 funded under this section, weighted by severity of 
     nonattainment of all areas in which those eligible projects 
     are located, as provided in paragraph (2).

       ``(2) Weighting of severity of nonattainment.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), subject 
     to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the number of clean 
     fuel vehicles in the fleet, or the number of passenger miles, 
     shall be multiplied by a factor of--
       ``(i) 1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is 
     a maintenance area (as that term is defined in section 101 of 
     title 23) for ozone or carbon monoxide;
       ``(ii) 1.1 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area 
     is classified as--

       ``(I) a marginal ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 
     of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et 
     seq.); or
       ``(II) a marginal carbon monoxide nonattainment area under 
     subpart 3 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7512 et seq.);

       ``(iii) 1.2 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area 
     is classified as--

       ``(I) a moderate ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 
     of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et 
     seq.); or
       ``(II) a moderate carbon monoxide nonattainment area under 
     subpart 3 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7512 et seq.);

       ``(iv) 1.3 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area 
     is classified as--

       ``(I) a serious ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 of 
     part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et 
     seq.); or
       ``(II) a serious carbon monoxide nonattainment area under 
     subpart 3 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7512 et seq.);

       ``(v) 1.4 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is 
     classified as--

       ``(I) a severe ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 of 
     part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et 
     seq.); or
       ``(II) a severe carbon monoxide nonattainment area under 
     subpart 3 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7512 et seq.); or

       ``(vi) 1.5 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area 
     is classified as--

       ``(I) an extreme ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 
     of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et 
     seq.); or
       ``(II) an extreme carbon monoxide nonattainment area under 
     subpart 3 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7512 et seq.).

       ``(B) Additional adjustment for carbon monoxide areas.--If, 
     in addition to being classified as a nonattainment or 
     maintenance area (as that term is defined in section 101 of 
     title 23) for ozone under subpart 2 of part D of title I of 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.), the area was also 
     classified under subpart 3 of part D of title I of that Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as a nonattainment area for carbon 
     monoxide, the weighted nonattainment or maintenance area 
     fleet and passenger miles for the eligible project, as 
     calculated under subparagraph (A), shall be further 
     multiplied by a factor of 1.2.
       ``(3) Maximum grant amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of a grant made to a 
     designated recipient under this section shall not exceed the 
     lesser of--
       ``(i) for an eligible project in an area--

       ``(I) with a population of less than 1,000,000, 
     $15,000,000; and
       ``(II) with a population of at least 1,000,000, 
     $25,000,000; or

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       ``(ii) 80 percent of the total cost of the eligible 
     project.
       ``(B) Reapportionment.--Any amounts that would otherwise be 
     apportioned to a designated recipient under this subsection 
     that exceed the amount described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
     reapportioned among other designated recipients in accordance 
     with paragraph (1).
       ``(e) Additional Requirements.--
       ``(1) Limitation on uses.--Not less than 5 percent of the 
     amount made available by or appropriated under section 5338 
     in each fiscal year to carry out this section shall be 
     available for any eligible projects for which an application 
     is received from a designated recipient, for--
       ``(A) the purchase or construction of hybrid electric or 
     battery-powered buses; or
       ``(B) facilities specifically designed to service those 
     buses.
       ``(2) Clean diesel buses.--Not more than $50,000,000 of the 
     amount made available by or appropriated under section 5338 
     in each fiscal year to carry out this section may be made 
     available to fund clean diesel buses.
       ``(3) Bus retrofitting and replacement.--Not more than 5 
     percent of the amount made available by or appropriated under 
     section 5338 in each fiscal year to carry out this section 
     may be made available to fund retrofitting or replacement of 
     the engines of buses that do not meet the clean air standards 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency, as in effect on the 
     date on which the application for such retrofitting or 
     replacement is submitted under subsection (c)(1).
       ``(f) Availability of Funds.--Any amount made available or 
     appropriated under this section--
       ``(1) shall remain available to a project for 1 year after 
     the fiscal year for which the amount is made available or 
     appropriated; and
       ``(2) that remains unobligated at the end of the period 
     described in paragraph (1), shall be added to the amount made 
     available in the following fiscal year.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 5308 and 
     inserting the following:

``5308. Clean fuels formula grant program.''.

     SEC. 3009. CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS AND LOANS.

       (a) Section Heading.--Section 5309 is amended in the 
     section heading by striking ``Discretionary'' and inserting 
     ``Capital investment''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5309 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     striking ``Discretionary'' and inserting ``Capital 
     investment''.
       (c) General Authority.--Section 5309(a)(1) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as 
     subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(E) capital projects to modernize existing fixed guideway 
     systems;
       ``(F) capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, and 
     purchases buses and related equipment and to construct bus-
     related facilities;''.
       (d) Consideration of Decreased Commuter Rail 
     Transportation.--Section 5309(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) [Reserved.]''.
       (e) Criteria for Grants and Loans for Fixed Guideway 
     Systems.--Section 5309(e) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Criteria for Grants and Loans for Fixed Guideway 
     Systems.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may approve a grant or 
     loan under this section for a capital project for a new fixed 
     guideway system or extension of an existing fixed guideway 
     system only if the Secretary determines that the proposed 
     project is--
       ``(A) based on the results of an alternatives analysis and 
     preliminary engineering;
       ``(B) justified based on a comprehensive review of its 
     mobility improvements, environmental benefits, cost 
     effectiveness, and operating efficiencies; and
       ``(C) supported by an acceptable degree of local financial 
     commitment, including evidence of stable and dependable 
     financing sources to construct, maintain, and operate the 
     system or extension.
       ``(2) Alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering.--
     In evaluating a project under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary 
     shall analyze and consider the results of the alternatives 
     analysis and preliminary engineering for the project.
       ``(3) Project justification.--In evaluating a project under 
     paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) consider the direct and indirect costs of relevant 
     alternatives;
       ``(B) consider factors such as congestion relief, improved 
     mobility, air pollution, noise pollution, energy consumption, 
     and all associated ancillary and mitigation costs necessary 
     to carry out each alternative analyzed, and recognize 
     reductions in local infrastructure costs achieved through 
     compact land use development;
       ``(C) identify and consider mass transportation supportive 
     existing land use policies and future patterns, and the cost 
     of urban sprawl;
       ``(D) consider the degree to which the project increases 
     the mobility of the mass transportation dependent population 
     or promotes economic development;
       ``(E) consider population density and current transit 
     ridership in the corridor;
       ``(F) consider the technical capability of the grant 
     recipient to construct the project;
       ``(G) adjust the project justification to reflect 
     differences in local land, construction, and operating costs; 
     and
       ``(H) consider other factors that the Secretary determines 
     appropriate to carry out this chapter.
       ``(4) Local financial commitment.--
       ``(A) Evaluation of project.--In evaluating a project under 
     paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall require that--
       ``(i) the proposed project plan provides for the 
     availability of contingency amounts that the Secretary 
     determines to be reasonable to cover unanticipated cost 
     increases;
       ``(ii) each proposed local source of capital and operating 
     financing is stable, reliable, and available within the 
     proposed project timetable; and
       ``(iii) local resources are available to operate the 
     overall proposed mass transportation system (including 
     essential feeder bus and other services necessary to achieve 
     the projected ridership levels) without requiring a reduction 
     in existing mass transportation services to operate the 
     proposed project.
       ``(B) Considerations.--In assessing the stability, 
     reliability, and availability of proposed sources of local 
     financing under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
     consider--
       ``(i) existing grant commitments;
       ``(ii) the degree to which financing sources are dedicated 
     to the purposes proposed;
       ``(iii) any debt obligation that exists or is proposed by 
     the recipient for the proposed project or other mass 
     transportation purpose; and
       ``(iv) the extent to which the project has a local 
     financial commitment that exceeds the required non-Federal 
     share of the cost of the project.
       ``(5) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Federal Transit Act of 1998, the 
     Secretary shall issue regulations on the manner in which the 
     Secretary will evaluate and rate the projects based on the 
     results of alternatives analysis, project justification, and 
     the degree of local financial commitment, as required under 
     this subsection.
       ``(6) Project evaluation and rating.--A proposed project 
     may advance from alternatives analysis to preliminary 
     engineering, and may advance from preliminary engineering to 
     final design and construction, only if the Secretary finds 
     that the project meets the requirements of this section and 
     there is a reasonable likelihood that the project will 
     continue to meet such requirements. In making such findings, 
     the Secretary shall evaluate and rate the project as `highly 
     recommended', `recommended', or not `recommended', based on 
     the results of alternatives analysis, the project 
     justification criteria, and the degree of local financial 
     commitment, as required under this subsection. In rating the 
     projects, the Secretary shall provide, in addition to the 
     overall project rating, individual ratings for each criteria 
     established under the regulations issued under paragraph (5).
       ``(7) Full funding grant agreement.--A project financed 
     under this subsection shall be carried out through a full 
     funding grant agreement. The Secretary shall enter into a 
     full funding grant agreement based on the evaluations and 
     ratings required under this subsection. The Secretary shall 
     not enter into a full funding grant agreement for a project 
     unless that project is authorized for final design and 
     construction.
       ``(8) Limitations on applicability.--
       ``(A) Projects with a section 5309 federal share of less 
     than $25,000,000.--A project for a new fixed guideway system 
     or extension of an existing fixed guideway system is not 
     subject to the requirements of this subsection, and the 
     simultaneous evaluation of similar projects in at least 2 
     corridors in a metropolitan area may not be limited, if the 
     assistance provided under this section with respect to the 
     project is less than $25,000,000.
       ``(B) Projects in nonattainment areas.--The simultaneous 
     evaluation of projects in at least 2 corridors in a 
     metropolitan area may not be limited and the Secretary shall 
     make decisions under this subsection with expedited 
     procedures that will promote carrying out an approved State 
     Implementation Plan in a timely way if a project is--
       ``(i) located in a nonattainment area;
       ``(ii) a transportation control measure (as defined by the 
     Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.)); and
       ``(iii) required to carry out the State Implementation 
     Plan.
       ``(C) Projects financed with highway funds.--This 
     subsection does not apply to a part of a project financed 
     completely with amounts made available from the Highway Trust 
     Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account).
       ``(D) Previously issued letter of intent or full funding 
     grant agreement.--This subsection does not apply to projects 
     for which the Secretary has issued a letter of intent or 
     entered into a full funding grant agreement before the date 
     of enactment of the Federal Transit Act of 1998.''.
       (f) Letters of Intent and Full Funding Grant Agreements.--
     Section 5309(g) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``financing'' and 
     inserting ``funding'';
       (2) by striking ``full financing'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``full funding'';
       (3) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``60 days'';
       (B) by inserting before the first comma ``or entering into 
     a full funding grant agreement''; and

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       (C) by striking ``issuance of the letter.'' and inserting 
     ``letter or agreement. The Secretary shall include with the 
     notification a copy of the proposed letter or agreement as 
     well as the evaluations and ratings for the project.''; and
       (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``50 percent'' and all 
     that follows through ``obligated)'' and inserting ``an amount 
     equivalent to the total authorizations under section 5338(b) 
     for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing 
     fixed guideway systems for fiscal years 2002 and 2003''.
       (g) Allocating Amounts.--Section 5309(m) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(m) Allocating Amounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available by or 
     appropriated under section 5338 for grants and loans under 
     this section for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003--
       ``(A) 40 percent shall be available for fixed guideway 
     modernization;
       ``(B) 40 percent shall be available for capital projects 
     for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing 
     fixed guideway systems; and
       ``(C) 20 percent shall be available to replace, 
     rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to 
     construct bus-related facilities.
       ``(2) Limitation on amounts available for activities other 
     than final design and construction.--Not more than 8 percent 
     of the amounts made available in each fiscal year by 
     paragraph (1)(B) shall be available for activities other than 
     final design and construction.
       ``(3) Bus and bus facility grants.--
       ``(A) Consideration.--In making grants under paragraph 
     (1)(C), the Secretary shall consider the age of buses, bus 
     fleets, related equipment, and bus-related facilities.
       ``(B) Funding for bus testing facility.--Of the amounts 
     made available under paragraph (1)(C), $3,000,000 shall be 
     available in each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry 
     out section 5318.
       ``(4) Funding for clean fuels.--Of the amounts made 
     available under paragraph (1)(C), $50,000,000 shall be 
     available in each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to carry 
     out section 5308.
       ``(5) Funding for ferry boat systems.--
       ``(A) Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1)(B), 
     $10,400,000 shall be available in each of fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003 for capital projects in Alaska or Hawaii, for 
     new fixed guideway systems and extensions to fixed guideway 
     systems that are ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities, or 
     that are approaches to ferry terminal facilities.
       ``(B) Of the amounts appropriated under section 5338(h)(5), 
     $3,600,000 shall be available in each of fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003 for capital projects in Alaska or Hawaii, for 
     new fixed guideway systems and extensions to fixed guideway 
     systems that are ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities, or 
     that are approaches to ferry terminal facilities.''.
       (h) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 5309(f) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) [Reserved.]''.
       (2) Cross reference.--Section 5328(a)(2), by striking 
     ``5309(e) (1)-(6) of this title'' and inserting ``5309(e)''.
       (3) References to full funding grant agreements.--Chapter 
     53 is amended--
       (A) in section 5320--
       (i) by striking ``full financing'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``full funding''; and
       (ii) in subsection (e) in the subsection heading, by 
     striking ``Financing'' and inserting ``Funding''; and
       (B) in section 5328(a)(4) by striking ``full financing'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``full funding''.
       (i) Reports.--Section 5309 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(o) Reports.--
       ``(1) Funding levels and allocations of funds for fixed 
     guideway systems.--
       ``(A) Annual report.--Not later than the first Monday in 
     February of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate a report that includes a proposal 
     on the allocation of amounts to be made available to finance 
     grants and loans for capital projects for new fixed guideway 
     systems and extensions to existing fixed guideway systems 
     among applicants for those amounts.
       ``(B) Recommendations on funding.--The annual report under 
     this paragraph shall include evaluations and ratings, as 
     required under subsection (e), for each project that is 
     authorized or has received funds under this section since the 
     date of enactment of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 or 
     October 1 of the preceding fiscal year, whichever date is 
     earlier. The report shall also include recommendations of 
     projects for funding based on the evaluations and ratings and 
     on existing commitments and anticipated funding levels for 
     the next 3 fiscal years and for the next 10 fiscal years 
     based on information currently available to the Secretary.
       ``(2) Supplemental report on new starts.--The Secretary 
     shall submit a report to Congress on the 31st day of August 
     of each year that describes the Secretary's evaluation and 
     rating of each project that has completed alternatives 
     analysis or preliminary engineering since the date of the 
     last report. The report shall include all relevant 
     information that supports the evaluation and rating of each 
     project, including a summary of each project's financial 
     plan.
       ``(3) Annual gao review.--The General Accounting Office 
     shall--
       ``(A) conduct an annual review of--
       ``(i) the processes and procedures for evaluating and 
     rating projects and recommending projects; and
       ``(ii) the Secretary's implementation of such processes and 
     procedures; and
       ``(B) shall report to Congress on the results of such 
     review by April 30 of each year.''.
       (j) Project Defined.--Section 5309 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(p) Project Defined.--In this section, the term `project' 
     means, with respect to a new fixed guideway system or 
     extension to an existing fixed guideway system, a minimum 
     operable segment of the project.''.

     SEC. 3010. DOLLAR VALUE OF MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall not consider the 
     dollar value of mobility improvements, as specified in the 
     report required under section 5309(o) (as added by this Act), 
     in evaluating projects under section 5309 of title 49, United 
     States Code, in developing regulations, or in carrying out 
     any other duty of the Secretary.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a 
     study of the dollar value of mobility improvements and the 
     relationship of mobility improvements to the overall 
     transportation justification of a new fixed guideway system 
     or extension to an existing system.
       (2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report on the results of the study under paragraph 
     (1), including an analysis of the factors relevant to 
     determining the dollar value of mobility improvements.

     SEC. 3011. LOCAL SHARE.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, for fiscal years 1999 through 2003, a recipient of 
     assistance under section 5307 or 5309 of title 49, United 
     States Code, may use, as part of the local matching funds for 
     a capital project (as defined in section 5302(a) of title 49, 
     United States Code), the proceeds from the issuance of 
     revenue bonds.
       (b) Maintenance of Effort.--The Secretary shall approve of 
     the use of the proceeds from the issuance of revenue bonds 
     for the remainder of the net project cost (as defined in 
     section 5302(a) of title 49, United States Code) only if the 
     aggregate amount of financial support for mass transportation 
     in the urbanized area from the State and affected local 
     governmental authorities during the next 3 fiscal years, as 
     programmed in the State Transportation Improvement Program 
     under section 135 of title 23, United States Code, is not 
     less than the aggregate amount provided by the State and 
     affected local governmental authorities in the urbanized area 
     during the preceding 3 fiscal years.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2003, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate, a report on the recipients described in subsection 
     (a) that have used, as part of the local matching funds for a 
     capital project, the proceeds from the issuance of revenue 
     bonds, during the period described in subsection (a).
       (2) Contents of report.--The report required by this 
     subsection shall include--
       (A) information on each project undertaken, the amount of 
     the revenue bonds issued, and the status of repayment of the 
     bonds; and
       (B) any recommendations of the Secretary regarding the 
     application of this section.

     SEC. 3012. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Fixed Guideway Technology.--The Secretary shall make 
     grants for the study, design, and demonstration of fixed 
     guideway technology. Of the amounts made available by or 
     appropriated under section 5338(d) of title 49, United States 
     Code, the Secretary shall make funds available for the 
     following projects in not less than the amounts specified for 
     the fiscal year:
       (1) North Orange-South Seminole County, FL $750,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Galveston, TX fixed guideway activities $750,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999.
       (3) Washoe County, NV Transit Technology, $1,250,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
       (b) Bus Technology.--The Secretary shall make grants for 
     the study, design, and demonstration of bus technology. Of 
     the amounts made available by or appropriated under section 
     5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall 
     make funds available for the following projects in not less 
     than the amounts specified for the fiscal year:
       (1) MBTA, MA Advanced Electric Transit Buses and Related 
     Infrastructure, $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 
     2000.
       (2) Palm Springs, CA Fuel Cell Buses, $1,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
       (3) Gloucester, MA Intermodal Technology Center, $1,500,000 
     for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
       (c) Advanced Propulsion Control System.--
       (1) In general.--Of the amounts made available by or 
     appropriated under section 5338(d) of title 49, United States 
     Code, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $3,000,000 for fis

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     cal year 2000, and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 shall be 
     available to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority 
     (in this subsection referred to as ``SEPTA''), to be used 
     only for the completion of the program to develop and deploy 
     a new Advanced Propulsion Control System begun under the 
     Request for Technical Proposals for Project S-2814-2.
       (2) Action required by septa.--This subsection shall take 
     effect only if SEPTA issues a request for cost proposals to 
     the 4 selectees from the full and open competition under 
     SEPTA's Request for Technical Proposals for Project S-2814-2 
     not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 3013. FORMULA GRANTS AND LOANS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS OF 
                   ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH 
                   DISABILITIES.

       (a) Section Heading.--Section 5310 is amended in the 
     section heading by striking ``Grants'' and inserting 
     ``Formula grants''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5310 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     inserting ``formula'' before ``grants''.

     SEC. 3014. FORMULA PROGRAM FOR OTHER THAN URBANIZED AREAS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5311 is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Financial 
     assistance'' and inserting ``Formula grants''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ``10 percent of the 
     amount made available in the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1993, and''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5311 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     striking ``Financial assistance'' and inserting ``Formula 
     grant''.

     SEC. 3015. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND TRAINING 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5312 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(d) Joint Partnership Program for Deployment of 
     Innovation.--
       ``(1) Definition of consortium.--In this subsection, the 
     term `consortium'--
       ``(A) means 1 or more public or private organizations 
     located in the United States that provide mass transportation 
     service to the public and 1 or more businesses, including 
     small- and medium-sized businesses, incorporated in a State, 
     offering goods or services or willing to offer goods and 
     services to mass transportation operators; and
       ``(B) may include, as additional members, public or private 
     research organizations located in the United States, or State 
     or local governmental authorities.
       ``(2) General authority.--The Secretary may, under terms 
     and conditions that the Secretary prescribes, enter into 
     grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     agreements with consortia selected in accordance with 
     paragraph (4), to promote the early deployment of innovation 
     in mass transportation services, management, operational 
     practices, or technology that has broad applicability. This 
     paragraph shall be carried out in consultation with the 
     transit industry by competitively selected consortia that 
     will share costs, risks, and rewards of early deployment of 
     innovation.
       ``(3) Consortium contribution.--A consortium assisted under 
     this subsection shall provide not less than 50 percent of the 
     costs of any joint partnership project. Any business, 
     organization, person, or governmental body may contribute 
     funds to a joint partnership project.
       ``(4) Notice requirement.--The Secretary shall periodically 
     give public notice of the technical areas for which joint 
     partnerships are solicited, required qualifications of 
     consortia desiring to participate, the method of selection 
     and evaluation criteria to be used in selecting participating 
     consortia and projects, and the process by which innovation 
     projects described in paragraph (1) will be awarded.
       ``(5) Use of revenues.--The Secretary shall accept, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, a portion of the revenues 
     resulting from sales of an innovation project funded under 
     this section. Such revenues shall be accounted for separately 
     within the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and 
     shall be available to the Secretary for activities under this 
     subsection. Annual revenues that are less than $1,000,000 
     shall be available for obligation without further 
     appropriation and shall not be subject to any obligation 
     limitation.
       ``(e) International Mass Transportation Program.--
       ``(1) Activities.--The Secretary is authorized to engage in 
     activities to inform the United States domestic mass 
     transportation community about technological innovations 
     available in the international marketplace and activities 
     that may afford domestic businesses the opportunity to become 
     globally competitive in the export of mass transportation 
     products and services. Such activities may include--
       ``(A) development, monitoring, assessment, and 
     dissemination domestically of information about worldwide 
     mass transportation market opportunities;
       ``(B) cooperation with foreign public sector entities in 
     research, development, demonstration, training, and other 
     forms of technology transfer and exchange of experts and 
     information;
       ``(C) advocacy, in international mass transportation 
     markets, of firms, products, and services available from the 
     United States;
       ``(D) informing the international market about the 
     technical quality of mass transportation products and 
     services through participation in seminars, expositions, and 
     similar activities; and
       ``(E) offering those Federal Transit Administration 
     technical services which cannot be readily obtained from the 
     United States private sector to foreign public authorities 
     planning or undertaking mass transportation projects if the 
     cost of these services will be recovered under the terms of 
     each project.
       ``(2) Cooperation.--The Secretary may carry out activities 
     under this subsection in cooperation with other Federal 
     agencies, State or local agencies, public and private 
     nonprofit institutions, government laboratories, foreign 
     governments, or any other organization the Secretary 
     determines is appropriate.
       ``(3) Funding.--The funds available to carry out this 
     subsection shall include revenues paid to the Secretary by 
     any cooperating organization or person. Such revenues shall 
     be accounted for separately within the Mass Transit Account 
     of the Highway Trust Fund and shall be available to the 
     Secretary to carry out activities under this subsection, 
     including promotional materials, travel, reception, and 
     representation expenses necessary to carry out such 
     activities. Annual revenues that are less than $1,000,000 
     shall be available for obligation without further 
     appropriation and shall not be subject to any obligation 
     limitation. Not later than January 1 of each fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall publish a report on the activities under this 
     paragraph funded from the account.''.
       (b) Fuel Cell Bus and Bus Facilities Program.--Of the funds 
     made available for each fiscal year to carry out section 
     5309(m)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code, $4,850,000 
     shall be available to carry out the fuel cell powered transit 
     bus program and the intermodal transportation fuel cell bus 
     maintenance facility.
       (c) Advanced Technology Pilot Project.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants for the 
     development of low speed magnetic levitation technology for 
     public transportation purposes in urban areas to demonstrate 
     energy efficiency, congestion mitigation, and safety 
     benefits.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section 
     5001(a)(2) of this Act for each of fiscal years 1998 through 
     2003, $5,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry 
     out this subsection.
       (3) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on account of 
     activities carried out using a grant made under this 
     subsection shall be 80 percent of the cost of such 
     activities.

     SEC. 3016. NATIONAL PLANNING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

       Section 5314(a)(2) is amended by striking ``$2,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$3,000,000''.

     SEC. 3017. NATIONAL TRANSIT INSTITUTE.

       (a) In General.--Section 5315(a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``and architectural 
     design'' before the semicolon at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (7) by striking ``carrying out'' and 
     inserting ``delivering'';
       (3) in paragraph (11) by inserting ``, construction 
     management, insurance, and risk management'' before the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (4) in paragraph (13) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (5) in paragraph (14) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(15) innovative finance; and
       ``(16) workplace safety.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5315 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     striking ``mass transportation'' and inserting ``transit''.

     SEC. 3018. BUS TESTING FACILITIES.

       (a) Operation and Maintenance.--Section 5318(b) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``make a contract with'' and inserting 
     ``enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with, or 
     make a grant to,'';
       (2) by inserting ``or organization'' after ``person'';
       (3) by inserting ``, cooperative agreement, or grant'' 
     after ``The contract''; and
       (4) by inserting ``mass transportation'' after ``and 
     other''.
       (b) Availability of Amounts.--Section 5318(d) is amended by 
     striking ``make a contract with'' and inserting ``enter into 
     a contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant 
     to,''.

     SEC. 3019. BICYCLE FACILITIES.

       Section 5319 is amended by striking ``under this section is 
     for 90 percent of the cost of the project'' and inserting 
     ``made eligible by this section is for 90 percent of the cost 
     of the project, except that, if the grant or any portion of 
     the grant is made with funds required to be expended under 
     section 5307(k) and the project involves providing bicycle 
     access to mass transportation, that grant or portion of that 
     grant shall be at a Federal share of 95 percent''.

     SEC. 3020. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Technical Amendment.--Section 5323(d) is amended by 
     striking    ``Buying and Operating Buses.--'' and inserting 
     ``Condition on Charter Bus Transportation Service.--''.
       (b) Buy America.--Section 5323(j)(7) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(7) Opportunity to correct inadvertent error.--The 
     Secretary may allow a manufacturer or supplier of steel, 
     iron, or manufactured goods to correct after bid opening any 
     certification of noncompliance or failure

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     to properly complete the certification (but not including 
     failure to sign the certification) under this subsection if 
     such manufacturer or supplier attests under penalty of 
     perjury that such manufacturer or supplier submitted an 
     incorrect certification as a result of an inadvertent or 
     clerical error. The burden of establishing inadvertent or 
     clerical error is on the manufacturer or supplier.''.
       (c) Government's Share.--Section 5323(i) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(i) Government Share of Costs for Certain Projects.--A 
     grant for a project to be assisted under this chapter that 
     involves acquiring vehicle-related equipment required by the 
     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
     seq.) or vehicle-related equipment (including clean fuel or 
     alternative fuel vehicle-related equipment) for purposes of 
     complying with or maintaining compliance with the Clean Air 
     Act, is for 90 percent of the net project cost of such 
     equipment attributable to compliance with those Acts. The 
     Secretary shall have discretion to determine, through 
     practicable administrative procedures, the costs of such 
     equipment attributable to compliance with those Acts.''.
       (d) HHS and Public Transit Service.--Section 5323 is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections 
     (l) and (m), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
       ``(k) Participation of Governmental Agencies in Design and 
     Delivery of Transportation Services.--To the extent feasible, 
     governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations that 
     receive assistance from Government sources (other than the 
     Department of Transportation) for nonemergency transportation 
     services--
       ``(1) shall participate and coordinate with recipients of 
     assistance under this chapter in the design and delivery of 
     transportation services; and
       ``(2) shall be included in the planning for those 
     services.''.
       (e) Submission of Certifications.--Section 5323 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) Submission of Certifications.--A certification 
     required under this chapter and any additional certification 
     or assurance required by law or regulation to be submitted to 
     the Secretary may be consolidated into a single document to 
     be submitted annually as part of a grant application under 
     this chapter. The Secretary shall publish annually a list of 
     all certifications required under this chapter with the 
     publication required under section 5336(e)(2).''.
       (f) Grant Requirements.--Section 5323 is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(o) Grant Requirements.--The grant requirements under 
     sections 5307 and 5309 apply to any project under this 
     chapter that receives any assistance or other financing under 
     the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act 
     of 1998.''.

     SEC. 3021. PILOT PROGRAM FOR INTERCITY RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE 
                   INVESTMENT FROM MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT OF HIGHWAY 
                   TRUST FUND.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot 
     program to determine the benefits of using funds from the 
     Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for intercity 
     passenger rail. Any assistance provided to the State of 
     Oklahoma under sections 5307 and 5311 of title 49, United 
     States Code, during fiscal years 1998 through 2003 may be 
     used for capital improvements to, and operating assistance 
     for, intercity passenger rail service.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 2002, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report on the pilot program established under this 
     section.
       (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) an evaluation of the effect of the pilot program on 
     alternative forms of transportation within the State of 
     Oklahoma;
       (B) an evaluation of the effect of the program on operators 
     of mass transportation and their passengers;
       (C) a calculation of the amount of Federal assistance 
     provided under this section transferred for the provision of 
     intercity passenger rail service; and
       (D) an estimate of the benefits to intercity passenger rail 
     service, including the number of passengers served, the 
     number of route miles covered, and the number of localities 
     served by intercity passenger rail service.

     SEC. 3022. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Efficient Procurement.--Section 5325 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b); and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Efficient Procurement.--A recipient may award a 
     procurement contract under this chapter to other than the 
     lowest bidder when the award furthers an objective consistent 
     with the purposes of this chapter, including improved long-
     term operating efficiency and lower long-term costs.''.

     SEC. 3023. SPECIAL PROCUREMENTS.

       (a) Turnkey System Projects.--Section 5326(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Turnkey system project defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term `turnkey system project' means a project under which 
     a recipient enters into a contract with a seller, firm, or 
     consortium of firms to design and build a mass transportation 
     system or an operable segment thereof that meets specific 
     performance criteria. Such project may also include an option 
     to finance, or operate for a period of time, the system or 
     segment or any combination of designing, building, operating, 
     or maintaining such system or segment.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``Selection of turnkey projects.--'' after 
     ``(2)''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or an operable segment of a mass 
     transportation system'' after ``transportation system'';
       (3) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``Demonstrations.--'' 
     after ``(3)''; and
       (4) by aligning paragraphs (2) and (3) with paragraph (1) 
     of such section, as amended by paragraph (1) of this section.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 5326 is amended by 
     striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Acquiring Rolling Stock.--A recipient of financial 
     assistance under this chapter may enter into a contract to 
     expend that assistance to acquire rolling stock--
       ``(1) based on--
       ``(A) initial capital costs; or
       ``(B) performance, standardization, life cycle costs, and 
     other factors; or
       ``(2) with a party selected through a competitive 
     procurement process.
       ``(d) Procuring Associated Capital Maintenance Items.--A 
     recipient of assistance under section 5307 procuring an 
     associated capital maintenance item under section 5307(b) may 
     enter into a contract directly with the original manufacturer 
     or supplier of the item to be replaced, without receiving 
     prior approval of the Secretary, if the recipient first 
     certifies in writing to the Secretary that--
       ``(1) the manufacturer or supplier is the only source for 
     the item; and
       ``(2) the price of the item is no more than the price that 
     similar customers pay for the item.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5334(b)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``5323(a)(2), (c) and (e), 5324(c), and 5325 of this 
     title'' and inserting ``5323(a)(2), 5323(c), 5323(e), 
     5324(c), 5325(a), 5325(b), 5326(c), and 5326(d)''.

     SEC. 3024. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW.

       (a) Limitation on Use of Available Amounts.--Section 
     5327(c)(2) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``make contracts'' and inserting ``enter 
     into contracts''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence the following: ``and to provide technical assistance 
     to correct deficiencies identified in compliance reviews and 
     audits carried out under this section''.
       (b) Financial Plan.--Section 5327 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(f) Financial Plan.--A recipient of financial assistance 
     for a project under this chapter with an estimated total cost 
     of $1,000,000,000 or more shall submit to the Secretary an 
     annual financial plan for the project. The plan shall be 
     based on detailed annual estimates of the cost to complete 
     the remaining elements of the project and on reasonable 
     assumptions, as determined by the Secretary, of future 
     increases in the cost to complete the project.''.

     SEC. 3025. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.

       (a) Training and Conference Costs.--Section 5334(a) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (8) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (9) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) collect fees to cover the costs of training or 
     conferences, including costs of promotional materials, 
     sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration to promote 
     mass transportation and credit amounts collected to the 
     appropriation concerned.''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Section heading.--The heading for section 5334 is 
     amended by inserting ``provisions'' after ``Administrative''.
       (2) Table of sections.--The item relating to section 5334 
     in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     inserting ``provisions'' after ``Administrative''.
       (c) Proceeds From Sale of Transit Assets.--Section 5334(g) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Proceeds from the sale of transit assets.--
       ``(A) In general.--When real property, equipment, or 
     supplies acquired with assistance under this chapter are no 
     longer needed for mass transportation purposes as determined 
     under the applicable assistance agreement, the Secretary may 
     authorize the sale, transfer, or lease of the assets under 
     conditions determined by the Secretary and subject to the 
     requirements of this subsection.
       ``(B) Use.--The net income from asset sales, uses, or 
     leases (including lease renewals) under this subsection shall 
     be used by the recipient to reduce the gross project cost of 
     other capital projects carried out under this chapter.
       ``(C) Relationship to other authority.--The authority of 
     the Secretary under this subsection is in addition to 
     existing authorities controlling allocation or use of 
     recipient income otherwise permissible in law or regulation 
     in effect prior to the date of enactment of this 
     paragraph.''.

     SEC. 3026. REPORTS AND AUDITS.

       (a) National Transit Database.--Section 5335(a) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Reporting System and Uniform System of 
     Accounts and Records''

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     and inserting ``National Transit Database''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``by uniform categories,'' and inserting 
     ``using uniform categories''; and
       (B) by striking ``and a uniform system of accounts and 
     records'' and inserting ``and using a uniform system of 
     accounts''.
       (b) Reports.--Section 5335 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b).

     SEC. 3027. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FORMULA 
                   GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5336 is amended in the section 
     heading by striking ``block grants'' and inserting ``formula 
     grants''.
       (b) Repeal.--Section 5336(d) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) [Reserved.]''.
       (c) Continuation of Operating Assistance to Certain Larger 
     Urbanized Areas.--
       (1) Provision of assistance.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, during the period described in paragraph 
     (2), the Secretary may continue to provide assistance under 
     section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, to finance the 
     operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in mass 
     transportation in any urbanized area (as that term is defined 
     in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code) with a 
     population of at least 200,000, if the Secretary determines 
     that--
       (A) the number of the total bus revenue vehicle-miles 
     operated in or directly serving the area is less than 
     600,000; and
       (B) the number of buses operated in or directly serving the 
     area does not exceed 15.
       (2) Period described.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     period described in this paragraph is the period beginning on 
     the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the earlier 
     of--
       (A) 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (B) the date on which the Secretary determines that--
       (i) the number of the total bus revenue vehicle-miles 
     operated in or directly serving the area is greater than or 
     equal to 600,000; and
       (ii) the number of buses operated in or directly serving 
     the area exceeds 15.

     SEC. 3028. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY 
                   MODERNIZATION.

       (a) Distribution.--Section 5337(a) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Distribution.--The Secretary shall apportion amounts 
     made available for fixed guideway modernization under section 
     5309 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 as follows:
       ``(1) The first $497,700,000 shall be apportioned in the 
     following urbanized areas as follows:
       ``(A) Baltimore, $8,372,000.
       ``(B) Boston, $38,948,000.
       ``(C) Chicago/Northwestern Indiana, $78,169,000.
       ``(D) Cleveland, $9,509,500.
       ``(E) New Orleans, $1,730,588.
       ``(F) New York, $176,034,461.
       ``(G) Northeastern New Jersey, $50,604,653.
       ``(H) Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey, $58,924,764.
       ``(I) Pittsburgh, $13,662,463.
       ``(J) San Francisco, $33,989,571.
       ``(K) Southwestern Connecticut, $27,755,000.
       ``(2) The next $70,000,000 shall be apportioned as follows:
       ``(A) 50 percent in the urbanized areas listed in paragraph 
     (1), as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A).
       ``(B) 50 percent in other urbanized areas eligible for 
     assistance under section 5336(b)(2)(A) to which amounts were 
     apportioned under this section for fiscal year 1997, as 
     provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this 
     section.
       ``(3) The next $5,700,000 shall be apportioned in the 
     following urbanized areas as follows:
       ``(A) Pittsburgh, 61.76 percent.
       ``(B) Cleveland, 10.73 percent.
       ``(C) New Orleans, 5.79 percent.
       ``(D) 21.72 percent in urbanized areas to which paragraph 
     (2)(B)(ii) applies, as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and 
     subsection (e) of this section.
       ``(4) The next $186,600,000 shall be apportioned in each 
     urbanized area to which paragraph (1) applies and in each 
     urbanized area to which paragraph (2)(B) applies, as provided 
     in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this section.
       ``(5) The next $70,000,000 shall be apportioned as follows:
       ``(A) 65 percent in the urbanized areas listed in paragraph 
     (1), as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) 
     of this section.
       ``(B) 35 percent to other urbanized areas eligible for 
     assistance under section 5336(b)(2)(A) if the areas contain 
     fixed guideway systems placed in revenue service at least 7 
     years before the fiscal year in which amounts are made 
     available and in any urbanized area if, before the first day 
     of the fiscal year, the area satisfies the Secretary that the 
     area has modernization needs that cannot adequately be met 
     with amounts received under section 5336(b)(2)(A), as 
     provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this 
     section.
       ``(6) The next $50,000,000 shall be apportioned as follows:
       ``(A) 60 percent in the urbanized areas listed in paragraph 
     (1), as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) 
     of this section.
       ``(B) 40 percent to urbanized areas to which paragraph 
     (5)(B) applies, as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and 
     subsection (e) of this section.
       ``(7) Remaining amounts shall be apportioned as follows:
       ``(A) 50 percent in the urbanized areas listed in paragraph 
     (1), as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) 
     of this section.
       ``(B) 50 percent to urbanized areas to which paragraph 
     (5)(B) applies, as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and 
     subsection (e) of this section.''.
       (b) Route Segments To Be Included in Apportionment 
     Formulas.--Section 5337 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Route Segments To Be Included in Apportionment 
     Formulas.--
       ``(1) 1997 standard.--Amounts apportioned under paragraphs 
     (2)(B), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) shall have 
     attributable to each urbanized area only the number of fixed 
     guideway revenue miles of service and number of fixed 
     guideway route miles for segments of fixed guideway systems 
     used to determine apportionments for fiscal year 1997.
       ``(2) Other standards.--Amounts apportioned under 
     paragraphs (5) through (7) of subsection (a) shall have 
     attributable to each urbanized area only the number of fixed 
     guideway revenue miles of service and number of fixed 
     guideway route-miles for segments of fixed guideway systems 
     placed in revenue service at least 7 years before the fiscal 
     year in which amounts are made available.''.

     SEC. 3029. AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5338 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 5338. Authorizations

       ``(a) Formula Grants.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 1998.--
       ``(A) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
     out sections 5307, 5310, and 5311, $2,260,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1998.
       ``(B) From the general fund.--In addition to amounts made 
     available under subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5307, 5310, and 5311, 
     $240,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       ``(C) Allocation of funds.--Of the aggregate of amounts 
     made available by and appropriated under this paragraph for a 
     fiscal year--
       ``(i) $4,849,950 shall be available to the Alaska Railroad 
     for improvements to its passenger operations under section 
     5307;
       ``(ii) $62,219,389 shall be available to provide 
     transportation services to elderly individuals and 
     individuals with disabilities under section 5310;
       ``(iii) $134,077,934 shall be available to provide 
     financial assistance for other than urbanized areas under 
     section 5311; and
       ``(iv) $2,298,852,727 shall be available to provide 
     financial assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307.
       ``(2) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--
       ``(A) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
     out sections 5307, 5308, 5310, and 5311--
       ``(i) $2,280,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(ii) $2,478,400,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(iii) $2,676,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(iv) $2,873,600,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(v) $3,071,200,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(B) From the general fund.--In addition to amounts made 
     available under subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5307, 5308, 5310, and 
     5311--
       ``(i) $570,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(ii) $619,600,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(iii) $669,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(iv) $718,400,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(v) $767,800,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(C) Allocation of funds.--Of the aggregate of amounts 
     made available by and appropriated under this paragraph for a 
     fiscal year--
       ``(i) $4,849,950 shall be available to the Alaska Railroad 
     for improvements to its passenger operations under section 
     5307;
       ``(ii) $50,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 
     5308; and
       ``(iii) of the remaining amount--

       ``(I) 2.4 percent shall be available to provide 
     transportation services to elderly individuals and 
     individuals with disabilities under section 5310;
       ``(II) 6.37 percent shall be available to provide financial 
     assistance for other than urbanized areas under section 5311; 
     and
       ``(III) 91.23 percent shall be available to provide 
     financial assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307.

       ``(b) Capital Program Grants and Loans.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 1998.--There shall be available from the 
     Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out 
     section 5309, $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       ``(2) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--
       ``(A) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
     out section 5309--
       ``(i) $1,805,600,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(ii) $1,960,800,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(iii) $2,116,800,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(iv) $2,272,800,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(v) $2,428,800,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(B) From the general fund.--In addition to amounts made 
     available under subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out section 5309--
       ``(i) $451,400,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(ii) $490,200,000 for fiscal year 2000;

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       ``(iii) $529,200,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(iv) $568,200,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(v) $607,200,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(c) Planning.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 1998.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5303, 5304, 5305, and 
     5313(b), $47,750,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       ``(2) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--
       ``(A) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
     out sections 5303, 5304, 5305, and 5313(b)--
       ``(i) $43,200,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(ii) $46,400,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(iii) $51,200,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(iv) $52,800,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(v) $57,600,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(B) From the general fund.--In addition to amounts made 
     available under subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5303, 5304, 5305, and 
     5313(b)--
       ``(i) $10,800,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(ii) $11,600,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(iii) $12,800,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(iv) $13,200,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(v) $14,400,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(C) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds made available by 
     or appropriated under this paragraph for a fiscal year--
       ``(i) 82.72 percent shall be available for metropolitan 
     planning under sections 5303, 5304, and 5305; and
       ``(ii) 17.28 percent shall be available for State planning 
     under section 5313(b).
       ``(d) Research.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 1998.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 
     5314, 5315, and 5322, $44,250,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       ``(2) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--
       ``(A) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
     out sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 
     5322--
       ``(i) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(ii) $37,600,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(iii) $37,600,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(iv) $39,200,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(v) $39,200,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(B) From the general fund.--In addition to amounts made 
     available under subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 
     5314, 5315, and 5322--
       ``(i) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(ii) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(iii) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(iv) $9,800,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(v) $9,800,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(C) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds made available by 
     or appropriated under this paragraph for a fiscal year--
       ``(i) not less than $5,250,000 shall be available for 
     providing rural transportation assistance under section 
     5311(b)(2);
       ``(ii) not less than $8,250,000 shall be available for 
     carrying out transit cooperative research programs under 
     section 5313(a);
       ``(iii) not less than $4,000,000 shall be available to 
     carry out programs under the National Transit Institute under 
     section 5315; and
       ``(iv) the remainder shall be available for carrying out 
     national planning and research programs under sections 
     5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, and 5322.
       ``(e) University Transportation Research.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 1998.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out section 5317(b) $6,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998.
       ``(2) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--
       ``(A) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
     out section 5317(b), $4,800,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003.
       ``(B) From the general fund.--In addition to amounts made 
     available under subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out section 5317(b), $1,200,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       ``(f) Administration.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 1998.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out section 5334, $45,738,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998.
       ``(2) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--
       ``(A) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
     out section 5334--
       ``(i) $43,200,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(ii) $48,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(iii) $51,200,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(iv) $53,600,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(v) $58,400,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(B) From the general fund.--In addition to amounts made 
     available under subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out section 5334--
       ``(i) $10,800,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(ii) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(iii) $12,800,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(iv) $13,400,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(v) $14,600,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(g) Grants as Contractual Obligations.--
       ``(1) Grants financed from the highway trust fund.--A grant 
     or contract approved by the Secretary, that is financed with 
     amounts made available under subsection (a)(1)(A), (a)(2)(A), 
     (b)(1), (b)(2)(A), (c)(2)(A), (d)(2)(A), (e)(2)(A), or 
     (f)(2)(A) is a contractual obligation of the United States 
     Government to pay the Government's share of the cost of the 
     project.
       ``(2) Grants financed from general funds.--A grant or 
     contract, approved by the Secretary, that is financed with 
     amounts made available under subsection (a)(1)(B), (a)(2)(B), 
     (b)(2)(B), (c)(2)(B), (d)(2)(B), (e)(2)(B), (f)(2)(B), or (h) 
     is a contractual obligation of the Government to pay the 
     Government's share of the cost of the project only to the 
     extent that amounts are provided in advance in an 
     appropriations Act.
       ``(h) Additional Amounts.--In addition to amounts made 
     available by or appropriated under subsections (a) through 
     (f), there are authorized to be appropriated--
       ``(1) to carry out sections 5303, 5304, 5305, and 5313(b)--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1999, $32,000,000;
       ``(B) for fiscal year 2000, $33,000,000;
       ``(C) for fiscal year 2001, $34,000,000;
       ``(D) for fiscal year 2002, $35,000,000; and
       ``(E) for fiscal year 2003, $36,000,000;
       ``(2) to carry out section 5307, $150,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003;
       ``(3) to carry out section 5308, $100,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003;
       ``(4) to carry out section 5309(m)(1)(A), $100,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003;
       ``(5) to carry out section 5309(m)(1)(B)--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1999, $600,000,000;
       ``(B) for fiscal year 2000, $610,000,000;
       ``(C) for fiscal year 2001, $620,000,000;
       ``(D) for fiscal year 2002, $630,000,000; and
       ``(E) for fiscal year 2003, $630,000,000;
       ``(6) to carry out section 5309(m)(1)(C), $100,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003;
       ``(7) to carry out sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 
     5314, 5315, and 5322--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1999, $31,000,000;
       ``(B) for fiscal year 2000, $31,000,000;
       ``(C) for fiscal year 2001, $33,000,000;
       ``(D) for fiscal year 2002, $33,000,000; and
       ``(E) for fiscal year 2003, $34,000,000; and
       ``(8) to carry out section 5334--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1999, $13,000,000;
       ``(B) for fiscal year 2000, $14,000,000;
       ``(C) for fiscal year 2001, $16,000,000;
       ``(D) for fiscal year 2002, $17,000,000; and
       ``(E) for fiscal year 2003, $18,000,000.
       ``(i) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available by 
     or appropriated under subsections (a) through (e), and 
     paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (h), shall remain 
     available until expended.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 53 is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In sections 5303(h)(1), 5303(h)(2)(A), and 
     5303(h)(3)(A), by striking ``section 5338(g)(1)'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``subsection (c) or (h)(1) of 
     section 5338''.
       (2) In section 5303(h)(1) by striking ``-5306'' and 
     inserting ``and 5305''.
       (3) In section 5303(h)(4) by striking ``section 5338(g)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (c) or (h)(1) of section 5338''.
       (4) In section 5313(a)(1) by striking ``Fifty percent of 
     the amounts made available under section 5338(g)(3)'' and 
     inserting ``The amounts made available under paragraphs (1) 
     and (2)(C)(ii) of section 5338(d)''.
       (5) In section 5313(b)(1) by striking ``Fifty percent of 
     the amounts made available under section 5338(g)(3)'' and 
     inserting ``The amounts made available under paragraphs (1) 
     and (2)(C)(ii) of section 5338(c)''.
       (6) In section 5314(a)(1) by striking ``section 
     5338(g)(4)'' and inserting ``subsections (d) and (h)(7) of 
     section 5338''.
       (7) In section 5317(e)(5)(C) by striking ``5338(e)(2)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(e)''.
       (8) In section 5318(d) by striking ``5338(j)(5)'' and 
     inserting ``5309(m)(1)(C)''.
       (9) In section 5333(b) by striking ``5338(j)(5)'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``5338(b)''.
       (10) In section 5336(a) by striking ``5338(f)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(a)''.
       (11) In section 5336(e)(1) by striking ``section 5338(f)'' 
     and inserting ``subsections (a) and (h)(2) of section 5338''.
       (12) In section 5337(e)(1) by striking ``section 5338(f)'' 
     and inserting ``subsections (b) and (h)(4) of section 5338''.

     SEC. 3030. PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS AND 
                   EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS.

       (a) Final Design and Construction.--The following projects 
     are authorized for final design and construction for fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003 under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 
     49, United States Code:
       (1) Atlanta--Athens Commuter Rail.
       (2) Atlanta--Griffin Commuter Rail.
       (3) Atlanta--North Line Extension.
       (4) Austin--NW/North Central/SE--Airport LRT.
       (5) Baltimore--Central LRT Extension to Glen Burnie.
       (6) Boston--Massport Airport Intermodal Transit Connector.
       (7) Boston--North Shore Corridor and Blue Line Extension to 
     Beverly.
       (8) Charlotte--South Corridor Transitway.
       (9) Chicago--Navy Pier-McCormick Place Busway.
       (10) Chicago--North Central Upgrade Commuter Rail.
       (11) Chicago--Ravenswood Line Extension.
       (12) Chicago--Southwest Extension.
       (13) Chicago--West Line Expansion.
       (14) Cleveland--Akron-Canton Commuter Rail.
       (15) Cleveland--Berea Metroline Extension.
       (16) Cleveland--Blue Line Extension.
       (17) Cleveland--Euclid Corridor Extension.
       (18) Cleveland--I-90 Corridor to Ashtabula County.
       (19) Cleveland--Waterfront Line Extension.
       (20) Dallas--North Central Extension.
       (21) Dallas--Ft. Worth RAILTRAN (Phase II).
       (22) Denver--East Corridor (Airport).
       (23) Denver--Southeast LRT (I-25 between 6th & Lincoln).
       (24) Denver--Southwest LRT.
       (25) Denver--West Corridor LRT.

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       (26) East St. Louis-St. Clair County--Mid-America Airport 
     Corridor.
       (27) Ft. Lauderdale-West Palm Beach-Miami Tri-County 
     Commuter Rail.
       (28) Galveston--Trolley Extension.
       (29) Hartford--Griffin Line.
       (30) Hollis--Ketchikan Ferry.
       (31) Houston--Regional Bus Plan--Phase I.
       (32) Kansas City--I-35 Commuter Rail.
       (33) Kansas City--Southtown Corridor.
       (34) Kenosha-Racine--Milwaukee Rail Extension.
       (35) Las Vegas Corridor.
       (36) Little Rock--River Rail.
       (37) Los Angeles--Metrolink San Bernadino Line.
       (38) Los Angeles--MOS-3.
       (39) Los Angeles--Metrolink (Union Station-Fullerton).
       (40) Louisville--Jefferson County Corridor.
       (41) MARC--Commuter Rail Improvements.
       (42) Maryland Light Rail Double Track.
       (43) Memphis--Medical Center Extension.
       (44) Miami--East-West Multimodal Corridor.
       (45) Miami--North 27th Avenue Corridor.
       (46) Miami--South Busway Extension.
       (47) Milwaukee--East-West Corridor.
       (48) Monterey County Commuter Rail.
       (49) Nashua, NH--Lowell, MA Commuter Rail.
       (50) Nashville--Commuter Rail.
       (51) New Orleans--Canal Streetcar.
       (52) New York--8th Avenue Subway Connector.
       (53) New York--Brooklyn--Staten Island Ferry.
       (54) New York--Long Island Railroad East Side Access.
       (55) New York--Staten Island Ferry--Whitehall Intermodal 
     Terminal.
       (56) New York Susquehanna and Western Commuter Rail.
       (57) New Jersey Urban Core.
       (58) Norfolk--Virginia Beach Corridor.
       (59) Orange County--Fullerton--Irvine Corridor.
       (60) Orlando--I-4 Central Florida Light Rail System.
       (61) Philadelphia--Schuykill Valley Metro.
       (62) Phoenix--Fixed Guideway.
       (63) Colorado--Roaring Fork Valley Rail.
       (64) Pittsburgh Airborne Shuttle System.
       (65) Pittsburgh--MLK Busway Extension.
       (66) Portland--South-North Corridor.
       (67) Portland--Westside-Hillsboro Corridor.
       (68) Raleigh-Durham--Regional Transit Plan.
       (69) Sacramento--Folsom Extension.
       (70) Sacramento--Placer County Corridor.
       (71) Sacramento--South Corridor.
       (72) Salt Lake City--Light Rail (Airport to University of 
     Utah).
       (73) Salt Lake City--Ogden-Provo Commuter Rail.
       (74) Salt Lake City--South LRT.
       (75) San Diego--Mid-Coast LRT Corridor.
       (76) San Diego--Mission Valley East Corridor.
       (77) San Diego--Oceanside--Escondido Corridor.
       (78) San Francisco--BART to San Francisco International 
     Airport Extension.
       (79) San Francisco--Bayshore Corridor.
       (80) San Jose--Tasman Corridor Light Rail.
       (81) San Juan--Tren Urbano.
       (82) San Juan--Tren Urbano Extension to Minellas.
       (83) Santa Cruz--Fixed Guideway.
       (84) Seattle--Southworth High Speed Ferry.
       (85) Seattle--Sound Move Corridor.
       (86) South Boston--Piers Transitway.
       (87) St. Louis--Cross County Corridor.
       (88) Stockton--Altamont Commuter Rail.
       (89) Tampa Bay--Regional Rail.
       (90) Twin Cities--Northstar Corridor (Downtown Minneapolis-
     Anoka County-St. Cloud).
       (91) Twin Cities--Transitways Corridors.
       (92) Washington--Richmond Rail Corridor Improvements.
       (93) Washington, D.C.--Dulles Corridor Extension.
       (94) Washington, D.C.--Largo Extension.
       (95) West Trenton Line (West Trenton-Newark).
       (96) Westlake--Commuter Rail Link.
       (97) Pittsburgh North Shore-Central Business District 
     Corridor.
       (98) Pittsburgh--Stage II Light Rail.
       (99) Boston--North-South Rail Link.
       (100) Spokane--South Valley Corridor Light Rail.
       (101) Miami--Palmetto Metrorail.
       (102) Morgantown--Personal Rapid Transit.
       (103) Santa Monica--Busway.
       (104) Northwest New Jersey--Northeast Rail Corridor.
       (105) Southeastern North Carolina Corridor.
       (106) Chicago--Douglas Branch.
       (107) San Joaquin--Regional Transit Corridor.
       (108) Albuquerque--High Capacity Corridor.
       (b) Alternatives Analysis and Preliminary Engineering.--The 
     following projects are authorized for alternatives analysis 
     and preliminary engineering for fiscal years 1998 through 
     2003 under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States 
     Code:
       (1) Atlanta--Georgia 400 Multimodal Corridor.
       (2) Atlanta--MARTA Extension (S. DeKalb-Lindbergh).
       (3) Atlanta--MARTA I-285 Transit Corridor.
       (4) Atlanta--MARTA Marietta-Lawrenceville Corridor.
       (5) Atlanta--MARTA South DeKalb Comprehensive Transit 
     Program.
       (6) Baltimore--Metropolitan Rail Corridor.
       (7) Baltimore--People Mover.
       (8) Bergen County Cross--County Light Rail.
       (9) Birmingham Transit Corridor.
       (10) Boston--Urban Ring.
       (11) Charleston--Monobeam.
       (12) Chicago--Comiskey Park Station.
       (13) Chicago--Inner Circumferential Commuter Rail.
       (14) Cumberland/Dauphin County Corridor 1 Commuter Rail.
       (15) Dallas--DART LRT Extensions.
       (16) Dallas--Las Colinas Corridor.
       (17) Dayton--Regional Riverfront Corridor.
       (18) El Paso--International Fixed Guideway (El Paso-
     Juarez).
       (19) Fremont--South Bay Corridor.
       (20) Houston--Advanced Transit Program.
       (21) Jacksonville--Fixed Guideway Corridor.
       (22) Knoxville--Electric Transit.
       (23) Lorain--Cleveland Commuter Rail.
       (24) Los Angeles--MOS-4 East Side Extension (II).
       (25) Los Angeles--MOS-4 San Fernando Valley East-West.
       (26) Los Angeles--LOSSAN (Del Mar-San Diego).
       (27) Maine High Speed Ferry Service.
       (28) Maryland Route 5 Corridor.
       (29) Memphis--Regional Rail Plan.
       (30) Miami--Kendall Corridor.
       (31) Miami--Northeast Corridor.
       (32) New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor.
       (33) New Orleans--Airport--CBD Commuter Rail.
       (34) New Orleans--Desire Streetcar.
       (35) New York--Astoria--East Elmhurst Extension.
       (36) New York--Broadway--Lafayette & Bleecker St Transfer.
       (37) New York--Brooklyn--Manhattan Access.
       (38) New York--Lower Manhattan Access.
       (39) New York--Manhattan East Side Link.
       (40) New York--Midtown West Intermodal Terminal.
       (41) New York--Nassau Hub.
       (42) New York--North Shore Railroad.
       (43) New York--Queens West Light Rail Link.
       (44) New York--St. George's Ferry Intermodal Terminal.
       (45) Newburgh--LRT System.
       (46) North Front Range Corridor.
       (47) Northeast Indianapolis Corridor.
       (48) Oakland Airport--BART Connector.
       (49) Providence--Pawtucket Corridor.
       (50) Philadelphia--Broad Street Line Extension.
       (51) Philadelphia--Cross County Metro.
       (52) Philadelphia--Lower Marion Township.
       (53) Pinellas County--Mobility Initiative Project.
       (54) Redlands--San Bernardino Transportation Corridor.
       (55) Riverside--Perris rail passenger service.
       (56) Salt Lake City--Draper Light Rail Extension.
       (57) Salt Lake City--West Jordan Light Rail Extension.
       (58) San Francisco--CalTrain Extension to Hollister.
       (59) Scranton--Laurel Line Intermodal Corridor.
       (60) SEATAC--Personal Rapid Transit.
       (61) Toledo--CBD to Zoo.
       (62) Union Township Station (Raritan Valley Line).
       (63) Washington County Corridor (Hastings-St. Paul).
       (64) Washington, D.C.--Georgetown-Ft. Lincoln.
       (65) Williamsburg--Newport News-Hampton LRT.
       (66) Cincinnati/N. Kentucky--Northeast Corridor.
       (67) Northeast Ohio--commuter rail.
       (68) California--North Bay Commuter Rail.
       (c) Project Authorizations.--
       (1) In general.--Of the total amount made available by or 
     authorized under section 5338(b) of title 49, United States 
     Code, to carry out section 5309(m)(1)(B) for fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003:
       (A) $3,000,000,000 shall be available for the following 
     projects:
       (i) Birmingham Transit Corridor, $87,500,000.
       (ii) San Diego-Mission Valley East Corridor, $325,000,000.
       (iii) Denver-Southeast LRT (I-25 between 6th and Lincoln), 
     $10,000,000.
       (iv) Colorado-Roaring Fork Valley Rail, $40,000,000.
       (v) Hartford-Griffin Line, $33,000,000.
       (vi) Bridgeport-Intermodal Corridor, $34,000,000.
       (vii) New London-Waterfront Access, $15,000,000.
       (viii) Old Saybrook-Hartford Rail Extension, $5,000,000.
       (ix) Stamford-Fixed Guideway Connector, $18,000,000.
       (x) Orlando-I-4 Central Florida Light Rail System, 
     $100,000,000.
       (xi) Miami-Palmetto Metrorail, $8,000,000.
       (xii) Tampa Bay-Regional Rail, $2,000,000.
       (xiii) Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach-Miami Tri-County 
     Commuter Rail, $20,000,000.
       (xiv) Miami-East-West Multimodal Corridor, $20,000,000.
       (xv) Chicago-CTA Douglas Branch, $315,000,000.
       (xvi) Indianapolis Region Commuter Rail, $10,000,000.
       (xvii) Sioux City-Light Rail, $10,000,000.
       (xviii) MARC-Commuter Rail Improvements, $185,000,000.
       (xix) Baltimore-Light Rail Double Track, $120,000,000.

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       (xx) Boston-North Shore Corridor and Blue Line Extension to 
     Beverly, $50,000,000.
       (xxi) Twin Cities-Transitways Corridors, $120,000,000.
       (xxii) Twin Cities-Northstar Corridor (Downtown 
     Minneapolis-Anoka County-St. Cloud), $6,000,000.
       (xxiii) I-35 Commuter Rail, $30,000,000.
       (xxiv) Las Vegas Corridor, $155,000,000.
       (xxv) New Jersey-Bergen County Cross County Light Rail, 
     $5,000,000.
       (xxvi) New Jersey-Trans Hudson Midtown Corridor, 
     $5,000,000.
       (xxvii) Santa Fe-Eldorado Rail Link, $10,000,000.
       (xxviii) Albuquerque Alvarado Intermodal Center, 
     $5,000,000.
       (xxix) Albuquerque Light Rail, $90,000,000.
       (xxx) New York-Long Island Railroad East Side Access, 
     $353,000,000.
       (xxxi) New York-Second Avenue Subway, $5,000,000.
       (xxxii) New York-Whitehall Ferry Terminal, $40,000,000.
       (xxxiii) New York-St. George's Ferry Intermodal Terminal, 
     $20,000,000.
       (xxxiv) New York-Nassau Hub, $10,000,000.
       (xxxv) New Jersey-New York Midtown West Ferry Terminal, 
     $16,300,000.
       (xxxvi) Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Corridor, $65,000,000.
       (xxxvii) Portland South-North Corridor, $25,000,000.
       (xxxviii) Philadelphia-Schuylkill Valley Metro, 
     $75,000,000.
       (xxxix) Allegheny County Stage II Light Rail, $100,200,000.
       (xl) Philadelphia-Pittsburgh High Speed Rail, $10,000,000.
       (xli) Cumberland/Dauphin County Corridor 1 Commuter Rail, 
     $20,000,000.
       (xlii) Pittsburgh North Shore-Central Business District, 
     $20,000,000.
       (xliii) Providence-Boston Commuter, $10,000,000.
       (xliv) Rhode Island Integrated Intermodal Transportation, 
     $25,000,000.
       (xlv) Dallas-North Central Extension, $188,000,000.
       (xlvi) Dallas-Southeast Corridor, $20,000,000.
       (xlvii) Dallas-Northwest Corridor, $12,000,000.
       (xlviii) Washington, D.C., Dulles Corridor Extension, 
     $86,000,000.
       (xlix) Seattle-Tacoma Commuter Rail, $40,000,000.
       (l) San Joaquin Regional Intermodal Corridor, $14,000,000.
       (li) Railtran Corridor Light Rail, $12,000,000.
       (B) The remainder shall be available for projects listed in 
     subsections (a) and (b).
       (2) Additional funds.--
       (A) In general.--The total amount authorized in section 
     5338(h)(5) of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003 shall be available for projects listed in 
     subsections (a) and (b).
       (B) Priority for salt lake city olympics.--
       (i) In general.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated under section 5338(h)(5), $640,000,000 is 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Salt Lake City Winter 
     Olympic Games for the following projects:

       (I) North/South Light Rail.
       (II) Airport to University of Utah Light Rail.
       (III) Intermodal Facilities.
       (IV) Park and Ride Lots.
       (V) Bus Acquisition.

       (ii) Government share.--The Government share of the costs 
     of projects assisted under this subparagraph shall not exceed 
     80 percent. For purposes of determining the nongovernmental 
     share for projects authorized under this subparagraph, 
     highway, aviation, and transit projects shall be considered 
     to be a program of projects.
       (iii) Use of funds.--Funds provided under this subparagraph 
     shall be available for planning and capital assistance.
       (3) High priority project.--The Long Island Rail Road East 
     Side Access project shall be given priority consideration by 
     the Secretary for funds made available under paragraph 
     (1)(B). In addition, that project is authorized for 
     construction with funds available under section 5338(h)(5) of 
     title 49, United States Code.
       (d) Effect of Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Subsection (a) projects.--Projects authorized by 
     subsection (a) for final design and construction are also 
     authorized for alternatives analysis and preliminary 
     engineering.
       (B) Subsection (b) projects.--Effective October 1, 2000, 
     projects authorized by subsection (b) for alternatives 
     analysis and preliminary engineering are also authorized for 
     final design and construction.
       (2) Fixed guideway authorization.--The project authorized 
     by subsection (a)(3) includes an additional 28 rapid rail 
     cars and project scope changes from amounts authorized by the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (3) Intermodal center authorizations.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, each of the following projects are 
     eligible for funding under section 5309(m)(1)(C) of title 49, 
     United States Code:
       (A) Huntington, West Virginia Intermodal Facility project.
       (B) Huntsville Intermodal Center project.
       (e) New Jersey Urban Core Project.--
       (1) Allocations.--Section 3031(a) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2122) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Allocations.--
       ``(A) Rail connection between penn station newark and broad 
     street station, newark.--Of the amounts made available for 
     the New Jersey Urban Core Project under section 5309(m)(1)(B) 
     of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003, the Secretary shall set aside 10 percent, but 
     not more than $5,000,000, per fiscal year for preliminary 
     engineering, design, and construction of the rail connection 
     between Penn Station, Newark and Broad Street Station, 
     Newark.
       ``(B) Newark--newark international airport--elizabeth 
     transit link.--Of the amounts made available for the New 
     Jersey Urban Core Project under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of 
     title 49, United States Code, for fiscal years 1998 through 
     2003, the Secretary, after making the set aside under 
     subparagraph (A), shall set aside 10 percent, but not more 
     than $5,000,000, per fiscal year for preliminary engineering, 
     design, and construction of the Newark--Newark International 
     Airport--Elizabeth Transit Link, including construction of 
     the auxiliary New Jersey Transit station, described in 
     subsection (d).
       ``(C) Light rail connection and alignment within and 
     serving the city of elizabeth.--Of amounts made available for 
     the New Jersey Urban Core Project under section 5309(m)(1)(B) 
     of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003, the Secretary, after making the set-aside under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), shall set aside 10 percent but not 
     more than $5,000,000 per fiscal year for preliminary 
     engineering, design, and construction of the light rail 
     connection and alignment within and serving the city of 
     Elizabeth as described in subsection (d).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3031(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 2122) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 3(i) of the Federal Transit Act 
     (relating to criteria for new starts)'' and inserting 
     ``section 5309(e) of title 49, United States Code,''; and
       (B) by striking ``; except'' and all that follows through 
     ``such element''.
       (3) Elements of new jersey urban core project.--Section 
     3031(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
     Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2122) is amended--
       (A) by inserting after ``Secaucus Transfer'' the following: 
     ``(including relocation and construction of the Bergen County 
     and Pascack Valley Rail Lines and the relocation of the Main/
     Bergen Connection with construction of a rail station and 
     associated components to and at the contiguous New Jersey 
     Meadowlands Sports Complex)'';
       (B) by striking ``, Newark-Newark International Airport-
     Elizabeth Transit Link'' and inserting ``(including a 
     connection from the Vince Lombardi Station to Saddlebrook and 
     Edgewater), restoration of commuter rail service along the 
     Northern Branch Line of the West Shore Line, Newark-Newark 
     International Airport-Elizabeth Transit Link (including 
     construction of an auxiliary New Jersey Light Rail Transit 
     station directly connected to and integrated with the Amtrak 
     Northeast Corridor Station at Newark International Airport, 
     providing access from the Newark-Newark International 
     Airport-Elizabeth Light Rail Transit Link to the Newark 
     International Airport)''; and
       (C) by inserting after ``New York Penn Station Concourse,'' 
     the following: ``the restoration of commuter rail service in 
     Lakewood to Freehold to Matawan or Jamesburg, New Jersey, as 
     described in section 3035(p) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2131), a 
     light rail extension of the Newark-Newark International 
     Airport-Elizabeth Light Rail Transit Link from Elizabeth, New 
     Jersey, to the towns of Cranford, Westfield, Fanwood, and 
     Plainfield in Union County, New Jersey, and any appropriate 
     light rail connections and alignments within the city of 
     Elizabeth to be determined by the city of Elizabeth and the 
     New Jersey Department of Transportation (and which shall 
     include connecting midtown Elizabeth to Route 1 Park and 
     Ride, the Elizabeth Car House Museum, Division Street, Singer 
     Place, Ferry Terminal, Jersey Gardens Mall, Elizabeth Port to 
     Lot D at Newark Airport) and any appropriate fixed guideway 
     system in Passaic County,''.
       (f) Los Angeles MOS-3 Project.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the Los 
     Angeles MOS-3 project referenced in subsection (a)(38) may 
     include any fixed guideway project or projects selected by 
     the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority 
     for development in the transportation corridors to be served 
     by the 3 extensions of MOS-3 of the Los Angeles County Metro 
     Rail project, as described in section 3034(i) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (2) Alternatives.--In considering fixed guideway 
     alternatives and selecting any revised preferred alternative 
     in the East Side or Mid City corridors of MOS-3, the Los 
     Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall--
       (A) fully evaluate the potential impact of the alternatives 
     on the integrity of the neighborhoods in the corridor 
     involved;
       (B) address the capacity of the alternatives to serve 
     transit dependent riders;
       (C) identify and address any disproportionately high and 
     adverse effects on minority and low income populations, in 
     accordance with the Executive Order on Federal Actions to 
     Address Environmental Justice (EO 12898; February 11, 1994); 
     and
       (D) otherwise comply with all applicable Federal and State 
     planning and environmental requirements.

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       (g) Baltimore-Washington Transportation Improvements 
     Program.--Section 3035(nn) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2134) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``, and alternatives for double tracking 
     and related improvements'' after ``Penn Station extensions'';
       (B) by inserting ``shall provide for double tracking and 
     related improvements and'' after ``under this paragraph''; 
     and
       (C) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``Funds for projects under this paragraph shall be provided 
     at an 80 percent Government share. In applying the local 
     share evaluation criteria in section 5309, of title 49, 
     United States Code, the Secretary shall compare the aggregate 
     expenditure of State and local funds, including Federal 
     highway funds provided by the State of Maryland, for all 
     phases of the Central Corridor Light Rail project.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, including 
     capacity and efficiency improvements through construction of 
     a Penn-Camden Connection, MARC maintenance and storage 
     facilities, and other capacity related improvements, and the 
     Silver Spring Intermodal Center'' before the period; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by inserting ``provide for 
     construction of the Penn-Camden Connection, MARC maintenance 
     and storage facilities, and other capacity related 
     improvements, and the Silver Spring Intermodal Center, and 
     shall'' after ``shall''.

     SEC. 3031. PROJECTS FOR BUS AND BUS-RELATED FACILITIES.

       (a) Guaranteed Funding.--Of the amounts made available to 
     carry out section 5309(m)(1)(C) of title 49, United States 
     Code, for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000, the Secretary 
     shall make funds available for the following projects in not 
     less than the amounts specified for the fiscal year:
       

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                                                     FY 1999    FY 2000
                      Project                          (in        (in
                                                    millions)  millions)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1. Albuquerque, NM buses........................      1.250      1.250
  2. Alexandria, VA bus maintenance facility......      1.000      1.000
  3. Alexandria, VA King Street Station access....      1.100      0.000
  4. Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority buses and      0.842      0.842
 transit system improvements......................
  5. Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority Logan          0.080      0.000
 Valley Mall Suburban Transfer Center.............
  6. Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority Transit        0.424      0.000
 Center improvements..............................
  7. Arkansas Highway and Transit Department buses      0.200      2.000
  8. Armstrong County-Mid County, PA bus                0.150      0.150
 facilities and buses.............................
  9. Atlanta, GA MARTA buses......................      9.000     13.500
 10. Austin, TX buses.............................      1.250      1.250
 11. Babylon, NY Intermodal Center................      1.250      1.250
 12. Birmingham-Jefferson County, AL buses........      1.250      1.250
 13. Boulder/Denver, CO RTD buses.................      0.625      0.625
 14. Bradford County, Endless Mountain                  1.000      0.000
 Transportation Authority buses...................
 15. Brookhaven Town, NY elderly and disabled           0.225      0.000
 buses and vans...................................
 16. Brooklyn-Staten Island, NY Mobility                0.800      0.000
 Enhancement buses................................
 17. Broward County, FL buses.....................      1.000      0.000
 18. Buffalo, NY Auditorium Intermodal Center.....      2.000      2.000
 19. Buffalo, NY Crossroads Intermodal Station....      1.000      0.000
 20. Cambria County, PA bus facilities and buses..      0.575      0.575
 21. Centre Area, PA Transportation Authority           1.250      1.250
 buses............................................
 22. Chambersburg, PA Transit Authority buses.....      0.300      0.000
 23. Chambersburg, PA Transit Authority Intermodal      1.000      0.000
 Center...........................................
 24. Chester County, PA Paoli Transportation            1.000      1.000
 Center...........................................
 25. Altoona, PA Pedestrian Crossover.............       .800      0.000
 26. Cleveland, OH Triskett Garage bus maintenance      0.625      0.625
 facility.........................................
 27. Crawford Area, PA Transportation buses.......      0.500      0.000
 28. Culver City, CA CityBus buses................      1.250      1.250
 29. Davis, CA Unitrans transit maintenance             0.625      0.625
 facility.........................................
 30. Dayton, OH Multimodal Transportation Center..      0.625      0.625
 31. Daytona, FL Intermodal Center................      2.500      2.500
 32. Duluth, MN Transit Authority community             1.000      1.000
 circulation vehicles.............................
 33. Duluth, MN Transit Authority intelligent           0.500      0.500
 transportation systems...........................
 34. Duluth, MN Transit Authority Transit Hub.....      0.500      0.500
 35. Dutchess County, NY Loop System buses........      0.521      0.521
 36. East Hampton, NY elderly and disabled buses        0.100      0.000
 and vans.........................................
 37. Erie, PA Metropolitan Transit Authority buses      1.000      1.000
 38. Everett, WA Multimodal Transportation Center.      1.950      1.950
 39. Fayette County, PA Intermodal Facilities and       1.270      1.270
 buses............................................
 40. Fayetteville, AR University of Arkansas            0.500      0.500
 Transit System buses.............................
 41. Fort Dodge, IA Intermodal Facility (Phase II)      0.885      0.885
 42. Gary, IN Transit Consortium buses............      1.250      1.250
 43. Grant County, WA buses and vans..............      0.600      0.000
 44. Greensboro, NC Multimodal Center.............      3.340      3.339
 45. Greensboro, NC Transit Authority buses.......      1.500      1.500
 46. Greensboro, NC Transit Authority small buses       0.321      0.000
 and vans.........................................
 47. Hartford, CT Transportation Access Project...      0.800      0.000
 48. Healdsburg, CA Intermodal Facility...........      1.000      1.000
 49. Honolulu, HI bus facility and buses..........      2.250      2.250
 50. Hot Springs, AR Transportation Depot and           0.560      0.560
 Plaza............................................
 51. Humboldt, CA Intermodal Facility.............      1.000      0.000
 52. Huntington, WV Intermodal Facility...........      8.000     12.000
 53. Illinois statewide buses and bus-related           6.800      8.200
 equipment........................................
 54. Indianapolis, IN buses.......................      5.000      5.000
 55. Iowa/Illinois Transit Consortium bus safety        1.000      1.000
 and security.....................................
 56. Ithaca, NY TCAT bus technology improvements..      1.250      1.250
 57. Lackawanna County, PA Transit System buses...      0.600      0.600
 58. Lakeland, FL Citrus Connection transit             1.250      1.250
 vehicles and related equipment...................
 59. Lane County, OR Bus Rapid Transit............      4.400      4.400
 60. Lansing, MI CATA bus technology improvements.      0.600      0.000
 61. Little Rock, AR Central Arkansas Transit           0.300      0.300
 buses............................................
 62. Livermore, CA automatic vehicle locator......      1.000      1.000
 63. Long Island, NY CNG transit vehicles and           1.250      1.250
 facilities.......................................
 64. Los Angeles County, CA Foothill Transit buses      1.625      1.250
 65. New York, NY West 72nd St. Intermodal Station      1.750      1.750
 66. Los Angeles, CA San Fernando Valley smart          0.300      0.000
 shuttle buses....................................
 67. Los Angeles, CA Union Station Gateway              1.250      1.250
 Intermodal Transit Center........................
 68. Maryland statewide bus facilities and buses..      7.000     11.500
 69. Rensslear, NY Rensslear Intermodal Bus             1.000      6.000
 Facility.........................................
 70. Mercer County, PA buses......................      0.750      0.000
 71. Miami Beach, FL Electric Shuttle Service.....      0.750      0.750
 72. Miami-Dade, FL buses.........................      2.250      2.250
 73. Michigan statewide buses.....................     10.000     13.500
 74. Milwaukee County, WI buses...................      4.000      6.000
 75. Mineola/Hicksville, NY LIRR Intermodal             1.250      1.250
 Centers..........................................
 76. Modesto, CA bus maintenance facility.........      0.625      0.625
 77. Monroe County, PA Transportation Authority         1.000      0.000
 buses............................................
 78. Monterey, CA Monterey-Salinas buses..........      0.625      0.625
 79. Morongo Basin, CA Transit Authority bus            0.650      0.000
 facility.........................................
 80. New Haven, CT bus facility...................      2.250      2.250
 81. New Jersey Transit jitney shuttle buses......      1.750      1.750
 82. Newark, NJ Morris & Essex Station access and       1.250      1.250
 buses............................................
 83. Northstar Corridor, MN Intermodal Facilities       6.000     10.000
 and buses........................................
 84. Norwich, CT buses............................      2.250      2.250
 85. Ogden, UT Intermodal Center..................      0.800      0.800
 86. Oklahoma statewide bus facilities and buses..      5.000      5.000
 87. Orlando, FL Downtown Intermodal Facility.....      2.500      2.500
 88. Providence, RI buses and bus maintenance           2.250      3.294
 facility.........................................
 89. Perris, CA bus maintenance facility..........      1.250      1.250
 90. Philadelphia, PA Frankford Transportation          5.000      5.000
 Center...........................................
 91. Philadelphia, PA Intermodal 30th Street            1.250      1.250
 Station..........................................
 92. Portland, OR Tri-Met buses...................      1.750      1.750
 93. Pritchard, AL bus transfer facility..........      0.500      0.000
 94. Reading, PA BARTA Intermodal Transportation        1.750      1.750
 Facility.........................................
 95. Red Rose, PA Transit Bus Terminal............      1.000      0.000
 96. Richmond, VA GRTC bus maintenance facility...      1.250      1.250
 97. Riverhead, NY elderly and disabled buses and       0.125      0.000
 vans.............................................
 98. Robinson, PA Towne Center Intermodal Facility      1.500      1.500
 99. Rome, NY Intermodal Center...................      0.400      0.000
100. Sacramento, CA CNG buses.....................      1.250      1.250
101. San Francisco, CA Islais Creek Maintenance         1.250      1.250
 Facility.........................................
102. San Juan, Puerto Rico Intermodal access......      0.600      0.600
103. Santa Clarita, CA facilities and buses.......      1.250      1.250
104. Santa Cruz, CA bus facility..................      0.625      0.625
105. Santa Rosa/Cotati, CA Intermodal                   0.750      0.750
 Transportation Facilities........................
106. Seattle, WA Intermodal Transportation              1.250      1.250
 Terminal.........................................
107. Shelter Island, NY elderly and disabled buses      0.100      0.000
 and vans.........................................
108. Smithtown, NY elderly and disabled buses and       0.125      0.000
 vans.............................................
109. Somerset County, PA bus facilities and buses.      0.175      0.175
110. South Amboy, NJ Regional Intermodal                1.250      1.250
 Transportation Initiative........................
111. South Bend, IN Urban Intermodal                    1.250      1.250
 Transportation Facility..........................
112. South Carolina statewide Virtual Transit           1.220      1.220
 Enterprise.......................................
113. South Dakota statewide bus facilities and          1.500      1.500
 buses............................................
114. Southampton, NY elderly and disabled buses         0.125      0.000
 and vans.........................................
115. Southold, NY elderly and disabled buses and        0.100      0.000
 vans.............................................
116. Springfield, MA Union Station................      1.250      1.250
117. St. Louis, MO Bi-state Intermodal Center.....      1.250      1.250
118. Denver, CO Stapleton Intermodal Center.......      1.250      1.250
119. Suffolk County, NY elderly and disabled buses      0.100      0.000
 and vans.........................................
120. Texas statewide small urban and rural buses..      4.000      4.500
121. Towamencin Township, PA Intermodal Bus             1.500      1.500
 Transportation Center............................
122. Tuscaloosa, AL Intermodal Center.............      1.000      0.000
123. Ukiah, CA Transportation Center..............      0.500      0.000
124. Utah Transit Authority, UT Intermodal              1.500      1.500
 Facilities.......................................
125. Utah Transit Authority/Park City Transit, UT       6.500      6.500
 buses............................................
126. Utica, NY Union Station......................      2.100      2.100
127. Utica and Rome, NY bus facilities and buses..      0.500      0.000
128. Washington County, PA Intermodal Facilities..      0.630      0.630
129. Washington, D.C. Intermodal Transportation         2.500      2.500
 Center...........................................
130. Washoe County, NV transit improvements.......      2.250      2.250
131. Waterbury, CT bus facility...................      2.250      2.250
132. West Virginia statewide Intermodal Facility        5.000      5.000
 and buses........................................
133. Westchester County, NY Bee-Line transit            0.979      0.979
 system fareboxes.................................
134. Westchester County, NY Bee-Line transit            1.000      1.000
 system shuttle buses.............................
135. Westchester County, NY DOT articulated buses.      1.250      1.250
136. Westmoreland County, PA Intermodal Facility..      0.200      0.200
137. Wilkes-Barre, PA Intermodal Facility.........      1.250      1.250
138. Williamsport, PA Bus Facility................      1.200      1.200
139. Windsor, CA Intermodal Facility..............      0.750      0.750
140. Wisconsin statewide bus facilities and buses.      8.000     12.000
141. Woodland Hills, CA Warner Center                   0.325      0.625
 Transportation Hub...............................
142. Worcester, MA Union Station Intermodal             2.500      2.500
 Transportation Center............................
143. Lynchburg, VA buses..........................      0.200      0.000
144. Harrisonburg, VA buses.......................      0.200      0.000
145. Roanoke, VA buses............................      0.200      0.000
146. Allegheny County, PA buses...................      0.000      1.500
147. Mount Vernon, WA Multimodal Center...........      1.750      1.750
148. New Bedford/Fall River, MA Mobile Access to        0.250      0.000
 health care......................................
149. Philadelphia, PA Regional Transportation           0.750      0.000
 System for Elderly and Disabled..................
150. Clark County, NV Regional Transportation           1.250      1.250
 Commission.......................................
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       (b) General Fund Authorization.--Of the amounts authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out section 5309(m)(1)(C) of 
     title 49, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 1999 
     and 2000, there are authorized to be appropriated for the 
     following projects:
       

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     FY 1999    FY 2000
                      Project                          (in        (in
                                                    millions)  millions)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1. Everett, WA Multimodal Transportation Center.      1.000      1.000
  2. Rennslear, NY Rennslear Intermodal Bus             4.000      0.000
 Facility.........................................
  3. Rochester, NY Rochester Central Bus Facility.     12.500     12.500

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  4. Long Beach, NY Long Beach Central Bus              0.750      0.750
 Facility.........................................
  5. Broome County, NY Buses and Related Equipment      2.700      2.700
  6. Long Island, NY CNG Transit Vehicles and           3.050      3.050
 Facilities.......................................
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     SEC. 3032. CONTRACTING OUT STUDY.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the 
     National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the effect 
     of contracting out mass transportation operation 
     administrative functions on cost, availability and level of 
     service, efficiency, safety, quality of services provided to 
     transit-dependent populations, and employer-employee 
     relations.
       (b) Terms of Agreement.--The agreement entered into in 
     subsection (a) shall provide that--
       (1) the Transportation Research Board, in conducting the 
     study, consider the number of grant recipients that have 
     contracted out services, the size of the population served by 
     such grant recipients, the basis for decisions regarding 
     contracting out, and the extent to which contracting out was 
     affected by the integration and coordination of resources of 
     transit agencies and other Federal agencies and programs; and
       (2) the panel conducting the study shall include 
     representatives of transit agencies, employees of transit 
     agencies, private contractors, academic and policy analysts, 
     and other interested persons.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of 
     entry into the agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report containing the results of the study.
       (d) Funding.--There shall be available from the Mass 
     Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out this 
     section $250,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       (e) Contractual Obligation.--Entry into an agreement to 
     carry out this section that is financed with amounts made 
     available under subsection (c) is a contractual obligation of 
     the United States to pay the Government's share of the cost 
     of the study.

     SEC. 3033. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA STUDY.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine whether the formula for apportioning funds to 
     urbanized areas under section 5336 of title 49, United States 
     Code, accurately reflects the transit needs of the urbanized 
     areas and, if not, whether any changes should be made either 
     to the formula or through some other mechanism to reflect the 
     fact that some urbanized areas with a population between 
     50,000 and 200,000 have transit systems that carry more 
     passengers per mile or hour than the average of those transit 
     systems in urbanized areas with a population over 200,000.
       (b) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     this section, together with any proposed changes to the 
     method for apportioning funds to urbanized areas with a 
     population over 50,000.

     SEC. 3034. COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     of Federal departments and agencies (other than the 
     Department of Transportation) that receive Federal financial 
     assistance for non-emergency transportation services.
       (b) Contents.--In conducting the study, the Comptroller 
     General shall--
       (1) identify each Federal department and agency (other than 
     the Department of Transportation) that has received Federal 
     financial assistance for non-emergency transportation 
     services in any of the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of 
     enactment of this Act;
       (2) identify the amount of such assistance received by each 
     Federal department and agency in such fiscal years; and
       (3) identify the projects and activities funded using such 
     financial assistance.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report containing 
     the results of the study and any recommendations for enhanced 
     coordination between the Department of Transportation and 
     other Federal departments and agencies that provide funding 
     for non-emergency transportation.

     SEC. 3035. FINAL ASSEMBLY OF BUSES.

       (a) In General.--All buses manufactured on or after 
     September 1, 1999, that are purchased with Federal funds by 
     recipients of assistance from the Federal Transit 
     Administration shall conform with the Federal Transit 
     Administration Guidance on Buy America Requirements, dated 
     March 18, 1997.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of this section, a 
     bus shall be considered to be manufactured on or after 
     September 1, 1999, if the manufacturing process for that bus 
     is not completed on or before August 31, 1999.

     SEC. 3036. CLEAN FUEL VEHICLES.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     of the various low and zero emission fuel technologies for 
     transit vehicles, including compressed natural gas, liquefied 
     natural gas, biodiesel fuel, battery, alcohol based fuel, 
     hybrid electric, fuel cell, and clean diesel to determine--
       (1) the status of the development and use of such 
     technologies;
       (2) the environmental benefits of such technologies under 
     the Clean Air Act; and
       (3) the cost of such technologies and any associated 
     equipment.
       (b) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
     Comptroller General shall transmit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the results of the 
     study, together with recommendations for incentives to 
     encourage the use of low and zero emission fuel technology 
     for transit vehicles.

     SEC. 3037. JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) two-thirds of all new jobs are in the suburbs, whereas 
     three-quarters of welfare recipients live in rural areas or 
     central cities;
       (2) even in metropolitan areas with excellent public 
     transit systems, less than half of the jobs are accessible by 
     transit;
       (3) in 1991, the median price of a new car was equivalent 
     to 25 weeks of salary for the average worker, and 
     considerably more for the low-income worker;
       (4) not less than 9,000,000 households and 10,000,000 
     Americans of driving age, most of whom are low-income 
     workers, do not own cars;
       (5) 94 percent of welfare recipients do not own cars;
       (6) nearly 40 percent of workers with annual incomes below 
     $10,000 do not commute by car;
       (7) many of the 2,000,000 Americans who will have their 
     Temporary Assistance to Needy Families grants (under the 
     State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)) terminated by the year 
     2002 will be unable to get to jobs they could otherwise hold;
       (8) increasing the transit options for low-income workers, 
     especially those who are receiving or who have recently 
     received welfare benefits, will increase the likelihood of 
     those workers getting and keeping jobs; and
       (9) many residents of cities and rural areas would like to 
     take advantage of mass transit to gain access to suburban 
     employment opportunities.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions shall apply:
       (1) Eligible low-income individual.--The term ``eligible 
     low-income individual'' means an individual whose family 
     income is at or below 150 percent of the poverty line (as 
     that term is defined in section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), including any 
     revision required by that section) for a family of the size 
     involved.
       (2) Eligible project and related terms.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``eligible project'' means an 
     access to jobs project or a reverse commute project.
       (B) Access to jobs project.--The term ``access to jobs 
     project'' means a project relating to the development of 
     transportation services designed to transport welfare 
     recipients and eligible low-income individuals to and from 
     jobs and activities related to their employment. The 
     Secretary may make access to jobs grants for--
       (i) capital projects and to finance operating costs of 
     equipment, facilities, and associated capital maintenance 
     items related to providing access to jobs under this section;
       (ii) promoting the use of transit by workers with 
     nontraditional work schedules;
       (iii) promoting the use by appropriate agencies of transit 
     vouchers for welfare recipients and eligible low-income 
     individuals under specific terms and conditions developed by 
     the Secretary; and
       (iv) promoting the use of employer-provided transportation, 
     including the transit pass benefit program under section 132 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (C) Reverse commute project.--The term ``reverse commute 
     project' means a project related to the development of 
     transportation services designed to transport residents of 
     urban areas, urbanized areas, and areas other than urbanized 
     areas to suburban employment opportunities, including any 
     project to--
       (i) subsidize the costs associated with adding reverse 
     commute bus, train, carpool, van routes, or service from 
     urban areas, urbanized areas, and areas other than urbanized 
     areas, to suburban workplaces;
       (ii) subsidize the purchase or lease by a nonprofit 
     organization or public agency of a van or bus dedicated to 
     shuttling employees from their residences to a suburban 
     workplace; or
       (iii) otherwise facilitate the provision of mass 
     transportation services to suburban employment opportunities.
       (3) Existing transportation service providers.--The term 
     ``existing transportation service providers'' means mass 
     transportation operators and governmental agencies and 
     nonprofit organizations that receive assistance from Federal, 
     State, or local sources for nonemergency transportation 
     services.
       (4) Qualified entity.--The term ``qualified entity'' 
     means--
       (A) with respect to any proposed eligible project in an 
     urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000, the 
     applicant or applicants selected by the appropriate 
     metropolitan planning organization that meets the 
     requirements of this section, including the

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     planning and coordination requirements in subsection (i), 
     from among local governmental authorities and agencies and 
     nonprofit organizations; and
       (B) with respect to any proposed eligible project in an 
     urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000, or an 
     area other than an urbanized area, the applicant or 
     applicants selected by the chief executive officer of the 
     State in which the area is located that meets the 
     requirements of this section, including the planning and 
     coordination requirements in subsection (i), from among local 
     governmental authorities and nonprofit organizations.
       (5) Welfare recipient.--The term ``welfare recipient'' 
     means an individual who receives or received aid or 
     assistance under a State program funded under part A of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act (whether in effect before or 
     after the effective date of the amendments made by title I of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 
     2110)) at any time during the 3-year period before the date 
     on which the applicant applies for a grant under this 
     section.
       (c) General Authority.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may make access to jobs 
     grants and reverse commute grants under this section to 
     assist qualified entities in financing eligible projects.
       (2) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate 
     activities under this section with related activities under 
     programs of other Federal departments and agencies.
       (d) Applications.--Each qualified entity seeking to receive 
     a grant under this section for an eligible project shall 
     submit to the Secretary an application in such form and in 
     accordance with such requirements as the Secretary shall 
     establish.
       (e) Prohibition.--Grants awarded under this section may not 
     be used for planning or coordination activities.
       (f) Factors for Consideration.--In awarding grants under 
     this section to applicants under subsection (d), the 
     Secretary shall consider--
       (1) the percentage of the population in the area to be 
     served by the applicant that are welfare recipients;
       (2) in the case of an applicant seeking assistance to 
     finance an access to jobs project, the need for additional 
     services in the area to be served by the applicant (including 
     bicycling) to transport welfare recipients and eligible low-
     income individuals to and from specified jobs, training, and 
     other employment support services, and the extent to which 
     the proposed services will address those needs;
       (3) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates--
       (A) coordination with, and the financial commitment of, 
     existing transportation service providers; and
       (B) coordination with the State agency that administers the 
     State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act;
       (4) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates maximum 
     utilization of existing transportation service providers and 
     expands transit networks or hours of service, or both;
       (5) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates an 
     innovative approach that is responsive to identified service 
     needs;
       (6) the extent to which the applicant--
       (A) in the case of an applicant seeking assistance to 
     finance an access to jobs project, presents a regional 
     transportation plan for addressing the transportation needs 
     of welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals; 
     and
       (B) identifies long-term financing strategies to support 
     the services under this section;
       (7) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates that the 
     community to be served has been consulted in the planning 
     process; and
       (8) in the case of an applicant seeking assistance to 
     finance a reverse commute project, the need for additional 
     services identified in a regional transportation plan to 
     transport individuals to suburban employment opportunities, 
     and the extent to which the proposed services will address 
     those needs.
       (g) Competitive Grant Selection.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a national solicitation for applications for grants 
     under this section. Grantees shall be selected on a 
     competitive basis.
       (h) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) Maximum amount.--The amount of a grant under this 
     section may not exceed 50 percent of the total project cost.
       (2) Nongovernmental share.--
       (A) In general.--The portion of the total cost of an 
     eligible project that is not funded under this section--
       (i) shall be provided in cash from sources other than 
     revenues from providing mass transportation, but may include 
     amounts received under a service agreement; and
       (ii) may be derived from amounts appropriated to or made 
     available to a department or agency of the Federal Government 
     (other than the Department of Transportation) that are 
     eligible to be expended for transportation.
       (B) Inapplicability.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), 
     the prohibitions on the use of funds for matching 
     requirements under section 403(a)(5)(C)(ii) of the Social 
     Security Act shall not apply to Federal or State funds to be 
     used for transportation services.
       (i) Planning Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--The requirements of sections 5303 through 
     5306 of title 49, United States Code, apply to any grant made 
     under this section.
       (2) Coordination.--Each application for a grant under this 
     section shall reflect coordination with and the approval of 
     affected transit grant recipients. The eligible access to 
     jobs projects financed under this section shall be part of a 
     coordinated public transit-human services transportation 
     planning process.
       (j) Grant Requirements.--A grant under this section shall 
     be subject to--
       (1) all of the terms and conditions to which a grant made 
     under section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, is 
     subject; and
       (2) such other terms and conditions as are determined by 
     the Secretary.
       (k) Program Evaluation.--
       (1) Comptroller general.--Beginning 6 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall--
       (A) conduct a study to evaluate the grant program 
     authorized under this section; and
       (B) submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report describing the results of each study under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (2) Department of transportation.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (A) conduct a study to evaluate the access to jobs grant 
     program authorized under this section; and
       (B) submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report describing the results of the study under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (l) Authorization and Allocation.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from the 
     Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out 
     this section--
       (i) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       (ii) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       (iii) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       (iv) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       (v) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (B) From the general fund.--In addition to amounts made 
     available under subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section--
       (i) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       (ii) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       (iii) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       (iv) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       (v) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (C) Additional amounts from the general fund.--In addition 
     to amounts made available under subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     section--
       (i) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       (ii) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       (iii) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       (iv) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       (2) Set-aside for reverse commute projects.--Of amounts 
     made available by or appropriated under subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) of paragraph (1) to carry out this section in each fiscal 
     year, not more than $10,000,000 shall be used for grants for 
     reverse commute projects.
       (3) Allocation.--The amounts made available by or 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) to carry out this section in 
     each fiscal year shall be allocated as follows:
       (A) 60 percent shall be allocated for eligible projects in 
     urbanized areas with populations of at least 200,000.
       (B) 20 percent shall be allocated for eligible projects in 
     urbanized areas with populations of at least 200,000.
       (C) 20 percent shall be allocated for eligible projects in 
     areas other than urbanized areas.

     SEC. 3038. RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY INCENTIVE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply: over-the-road bus service.--The term 
     ``intercity, fixed-route over-the-road bus service'' means 
     regularly scheduled bus service for the general public, using 
     an over-the-road bus, that--
       (A) operates with limited stops over fixed routes 
     connecting 2 or more urban areas not in close proximity;
       (B) has the capacity for transporting baggage carried by 
     passengers; and
       (C) makes meaningful connections with scheduled intercity 
     bus service to more distant points.
       (2) Other over-the-road bus service.--The term ``other 
     over-the-road bus service'' means any other transportation 
     using over-the-road buses including local fixed-route 
     service, commuter service, and charter or tour service 
     (including tour or excursion service that includes features 
     in addition to bus transportation such as meals, lodging, 
     admission to points of interest or special attractions or the 
     services of a tour guide).
       (3) Over-the-road bus.--The term ``over-the-road bus'' 
     means a bus characterized by an elevated passenger deck 
     located over a baggage compartment.
       (b) General Authority.--The Secretary shall make grants 
     under this section to operators of over-the-road buses to 
     finance the incremental capital and training costs of 
     complying with the Department of Transportation's final rule 
     regarding accessibility of over-the-road buses required by 
     section 306(a)(2)(B) of the Americans with Disabilities Act 
     of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12186(a)(2)(B)).
       (c) Grant Criteria.--In selecting applicants for grants 
     under this section, the Secretary shall consider--

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       (1) the identified need for over-the-road bus accessibility 
     for persons with disabilities in the areas served by the 
     applicant;
       (2) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates 
     innovative strategies and financial commitment to providing 
     access to over-the-road buses to persons with disabilities;
       (3) the extent to which the over-the-road bus operator 
     acquires equipment required by the final rule prior to any 
     required timeframe in the final rule;
       (4) the extent to which financing the costs of complying 
     with the Department of Transportation's final rule regarding 
     accessibility of over-the-road buses presents a financial 
     hardship for the applicant; and particular consideration of 
     the impact of the requirements on service to rural areas and 
     for low-income individuals.
       (d) Competitive Grant Selection.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a national solicitation for applications for grants 
     under this section. Grantees shall be selected on a 
     competitive basis.
       (e) Federal Share of Costs.--The Federal share of costs 
     under this section shall be provided from funds made 
     available to carry out this section. The Federal share of the 
     costs for a project shall not exceed 50 percent of the 
     project cost.
       (f) Grant Requirements.--A grant under this section shall 
     be subject to all of the terms and conditions applicable to 
     subrecipients who provide intercity bus transportation under 
     section 5311(f) of title 49, United States Code, and such 
     other terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
       (g) Funding.--
       (1) Intercity, fixed-route over-the-road bus service.--Of 
     amounts made available by or appropriated under section 
     5338(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, (before 
     allocation under section 5338(a)(2)(C) of that title) the 
     following amounts shall be available for operators of 
     intercity, fixed-route over-the-road bus service to finance 
     the incremental capital and training costs of the Department 
     of Transportation's final rule regarding accessibility of 
     over-the-road buses:
       (A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       (C) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       (D) $5,250,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       (E) $5,250,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (2) Other over-the-road bus service.--Of amounts made 
     available by or appropriated under section 5338(a)(2) of 
     title 49, United States Code, (before allocation under 
     section 5338(a)(2)(C) of that title) $6,800,000 shall be 
     available for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003 for 
     operators of other over-the-road bus service to finance the 
     incremental capital and training costs of the Department of 
     Transportation's final rule regarding accessibility of over-
     the-road buses.

     SEC. 3039. STUDY OF TRANSIT NEEDS IN NATIONAL PARKS AND 
                   RELATED PUBLIC LANDS.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to 
     encourage and promote the development of transportation 
     systems for the betterment of the national parks and other 
     units of the National Park System, national wildlife refuges, 
     recreational areas, and other public lands in order to 
     conserve natural, historical, and cultural resources and 
     prevent adverse impact, relieve congestion, minimize 
     transportation fuel consumption, reduce pollution (including 
     noise and visual pollution), and enhance visitor mobility and 
     accessibility and the visitor experience.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of the Interior, shall undertake a comprehensive 
     study of alternative transportation needs in national parks 
     and related public lands managed by Federal land management 
     agencies in order to carry out the purposes described in 
     subsection (a). The study shall be submitted to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate not later than January 1, 2000.
       (2) Study elements.--The study required by paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       (A) identify transportation strategies that improve the 
     management of the national parks and related public lands;
       (B) identify national parks and related public lands with 
     existing and potential problems of adverse impact, high 
     congestion, and pollution, or which can benefit from 
     alternative transportation modes;
       (C) assess the feasibility of alternative transportation 
     modes; and
       (D) identify and estimate the costs of alternative 
     transportation modes for each of the national parks and 
     related public lands referred to in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 3040. OBLIGATION CEILING.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of 
     all obligations from amounts made available from the Mass 
     Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund by, and amounts 
     appropriated under, subsections (a) through (f) of section 
     5338 of title 49, United States Code, and subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of section 3037(l)(1) of this Act, shall not exceed--
       (1) $5,315,000,000 in fiscal year 1999;
       (2) $5,798,000,000 in fiscal year 2000;
       (3) $6,271,000,000 in fiscal year 2001;
       (4) $6,746,000,000 in fiscal year 2002; and
       (5) $7,226,000,000 in fiscal year 2003.

     SEC. 3041. ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
                   EXTENSION ACT OF 1997.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary shall ensure that the total apportionments 
     and allocations made to a designated grant recipient under 
     section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal year 
     1998 shall be reduced by the amount apportioned to such 
     designated recipient pursuant to section 8 of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 1997 (111 Stat. 2559).
       (b) Fixed Guideway Modernization Adjustment.--In making the 
     apportionments described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall adjust the amount apportioned to each urbanized area 
     for fixed guideway modernization for fiscal year 1998 to 
     reflect the method for apportioning funds in section 5337(a) 
     of title 49, United States Code.

                     TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

     SEC. 4001. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this 
     title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision of 
     law, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 4002. STATEMENT OF PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 311 is amended by inserting before 
     section 31101 the following:

     ``Sec. 31100. Purpose

       ``The purpose of this subchapter is to ensure that the 
     Secretary, States, and other political jurisdictions work in 
     partnership to establish programs to improve motor carrier, 
     commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety to support a safe 
     and efficient transportation system by--
       ``(1) focusing resources on strategic safety investments to 
     promote safe for-hire and private transportation, including 
     transportation of passengers and hazardous materials, to 
     identify high-risk carriers and drivers, and to invest in 
     activities likely to generate maximum reductions in the 
     number and severity of commercial motor vehicle crashes;
       ``(2) increasing administrative flexibility and developing 
     and enforcing effective, compatible, and cost-beneficial 
     motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety 
     regulations and practices, including improving enforcement of 
     State and local traffic safety laws and regulations;
       ``(3) assessing and improving statewide program performance 
     by setting program outcome goals, improving problem 
     identification and countermeasures planning, designing 
     appropriate performance standards, measures, and benchmarks, 
     improving performance information and analysis systems, and 
     monitoring program effectiveness;
       ``(4) ensuring that drivers of commercial motor vehicles 
     and enforcement personnel obtain adequate training in safe 
     operational practices and regulatory requirements; and
       ``(5) advancing promising technologies and encouraging 
     adoption of safe operational practices.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 311 is 
     amended by inserting before the item relating to section 
     31101 the following:

``31100. Purpose.''.

     SEC. 4003. STATE GRANTS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 31101 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (A) by inserting ``or gross vehicle weight'' after 
     ``rating''; and
       (B) by striking ``10,000 pounds'' and inserting ``10,001 
     pounds, whichever is greater''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1)(C) by inserting ``and transported in a 
     quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 5103'' after ``title''.
       (b) Performance-Based Grants and Hazardous Materials 
     Transportation Safety.--Section 31102 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``improving motor carrier safety and'' 
     after ``programs for''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, hazardous materials transportation 
     safety,'' after ``commercial motor vehicle safety''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (b)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``adopt and assume responsibility for 
     enforcing'' and inserting ``assume responsibility for 
     improving motor carrier safety and to adopt and enforce''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting ``, hazardous materials transportation 
     safety,'' after ``commercial motor vehicle safety''.
       (c) Contents of State Plans.--Section 31102(b)(1) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (J) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)'';
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (K), (L), and (M) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(K) ensures that the State agency will coordinate the 
     plan, data collection, and information systems with State 
     highway safety programs under title 23;
       ``(L) ensures participation in SAFETYNET and other 
     information systems by all appropriate jurisdictions 
     receiving funding under this section;
       ``(M) ensures that information is exchanged among the 
     States in a timely manner;'';
       (3) in subparagraph (O)--
       (A) by inserting after ``activities'' the following: ``in 
     support of national priorities and performance goals, 
     including'';
       (B) by striking ``to remove'' in clause (i) and inserting 
     ``activities aimed at removing'';
       (C) by striking ``to provide'' in clause (ii) and inserting 
     ``activities aimed at providing'';

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       (D) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     clause (ii); and
       (E) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(iii) interdiction activities affecting the 
     transportation of controlled substances by commercial motor 
     vehicle drivers and training on appropriate strategies for 
     carrying out those interdiction activities;'';
       (4) by striking subparagraph (P) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(P) provides that the State will establish a program to 
     ensure the proper and timely correction of commercial motor 
     vehicle safety violations noted during an inspection carried 
     out with funds authorized under section 31104;'';
       (5) in subparagraph (Q)--
       (A) by striking ``31140 and 31146'' and inserting ``31138 
     and 31139''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (6) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (Q) as 
     subparagraphs (B) through (R), respectively;
       (7) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as redesignated 
     by paragraph (6) of this subsection) the following:
       ``(A) implements performance-based activities by fiscal 
     year 2000;''; and
       (8) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(S) ensures consistent, effective, and reasonable 
     sanctions; and
       ``(T) ensures that roadside inspections will be conducted 
     at a location that is adequate to protect the safety of 
     drivers and enforcement personnel.''.
       (d) Federal Share.--Section 31103 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety 
     Programs and Enforcement.--'' before ``The Secretary of 
     Transportation'';
       (2) by inserting ``improve commercial motor vehicle safety 
     and'' before ``enforce''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Other Activities.--The Secretary may reimburse State 
     agencies, local governments, or other persons up to 100 
     percent for public education activities authorized by section 
     31104(f)(2).''.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 31104(a) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--The following amounts are made available 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) for the Secretary of Transportation to incur 
     obligations to carry out section 31102:
       ``(1) Not more than $79,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       ``(2) Not more than $90,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(3) Not more than $95,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       ``(4) Not more than $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       ``(5) Not more than $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       ``(6) Not more than $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.''.
       (f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 31104(b) is amended by 
     striking ``(1)'' and by striking paragraph (2).
       (g) Allocation Criteria and Eligibility.--Section 31104 is 
     further amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(f) Allocation Criteria and Eligibility.--
       ``(1) In general.--On October 1 of each fiscal year or as 
     soon after that date as practicable and after making the 
     deduction under subsection (e), the Secretary shall allocate 
     amounts made available to carry out section 31102 for such 
     fiscal year among the States with plans approved under 
     section 31102. Such allocation shall be made under such 
     criteria as the Secretary prescribes by regulation.
       ``(2) High-priority and border activities.--
       ``(A) High-priority activities and projects.--The Secretary 
     may designate up to 5 percent of amounts available for 
     allocation under paragraph (1) for States, local governments, 
     and other persons for carrying out high priority activities 
     and projects that improve commercial motor vehicle safety and 
     compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety regulations, 
     including activities and projects that are national in scope, 
     increase public awareness and education, or demonstrate new 
     technologies. The amounts designated under this subparagraph 
     shall be allocated by the Secretary to State agencies, local 
     governments, and other persons that use and train qualified 
     officers and employees in coordination with State motor 
     vehicle safety agencies.
       ``(B) Border commercial motor vehicle safety and 
     enforcement programs.--The Secretary may designate up to 5 
     percent of amounts available for allocation under paragraph 
     (1) for States, local governments, and other persons for 
     carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety programs 
     and enforcement activities and projects. The amounts 
     designated under this subparagraph shall be allocated by the 
     Secretary to State agencies, local governments, and other 
     persons that use and train qualified officers and employees 
     in coordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g);
       (3) by striking subsection (i); and
       (4) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (h).
       (h) Savings Clause.--Amendments made by this section shall 
     not affect any funds made available before the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4004. INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 31106 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 31106. Information systems

       ``(a) Information Systems and Data Analysis.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of this 
     section, the Secretary shall establish and operate motor 
     carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver information 
     systems and data analysis programs to support safety 
     regulatory and enforcement activities required under this 
     title.
       ``(2) Network coordination.--In cooperation with the 
     States, the information systems under this section shall be 
     coordinated into a network providing accurate identification 
     of motor carriers and drivers, commercial motor vehicle 
     registration and license tracking, and motor carrier, 
     commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety performance data.
       ``(3) Data analysis capacity and programs.--The Secretary 
     shall develop and maintain under this section data analysis 
     capacity and programs that provide the means to--
       ``(A) identify and collect necessary motor carrier, 
     commercial motor vehicle, and driver data;
       ``(B) evaluate the safety fitness of motor carriers and 
     drivers;
       ``(C) develop strategies to mitigate safety problems and to 
     use data analysis to address and measure the effectiveness of 
     such strategies and related programs;
       ``(D) determine the cost-effectiveness of Federal and State 
     safety compliance and enforcement programs and other 
     countermeasures; and
       ``(E) adapt, improve, and incorporate other information and 
     information systems as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(4) Standards.--To implement this section, the Secretary 
     shall prescribe technical and operational standards to 
     ensure--
       ``(A) uniform, timely, and accurate information collection 
     and reporting by the States and other entities as determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary;
       ``(B) uniform Federal, State, and local policies and 
     procedures necessary to operate the information system; and
       ``(C) the reliability and availability of the information 
     to the Secretary and States.
       ``(b) Performance and Registration Information Program.--
       ``(1) Information clearinghouse.--The Secretary shall 
     include, as part of the motor carrier information system 
     authorized by this section, a program to establish and 
     maintain a clearinghouse and repository of information 
     related to State registration and licensing of commercial 
     motor vehicles, the registrants of such vehicles, and the 
     motor carriers operating such vehicles. The clearinghouse and 
     repository may include information on the safety fitness of 
     each of the motor carriers and registrants and other 
     information the Secretary considers appropriate, including 
     information on motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and 
     driver safety performance.
       ``(2) Design.--The program shall link Federal motor carrier 
     safety information systems with State driver and commercial 
     vehicle registration and licensing systems and shall be 
     designed to enable a State to--
       ``(A) determine the safety fitness of a motor carrier or 
     registrant when licensing or registering the registrant or 
     motor carrier or while the license or registration is in 
     effect; and
       ``(B) decide, in cooperation with the Secretary, whether 
     and what types of sanctions or operating limitations to 
     impose on the motor carrier or registrant to ensure safety.
       ``(3) Conditions for participation.--The Secretary shall 
     require States, as a condition of participation in the 
     program, to--
       ``(A) comply with the uniform policies, procedures, and 
     technical and operational standards prescribed by the 
     Secretary under subsection (a)(4); and
       ``(B) possess or seek authority to impose commercial motor 
     vehicle registration sanctions on the basis of a Federal 
     safety fitness determination.
       ``(4) Funding.--The Secretary may make available up to 50 
     percent of the amounts available to carry out this section by 
     section 31107 in each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 
     2002, and 2003 to carry out this subsection. The Secretary is 
     encouraged to direct no less than 80 percent of amounts made 
     available to carry out this subsection to States that have 
     not previously received financial assistance to develop or 
     implement the information systems authorized by this section.
       ``(c) Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety Program.--In 
     coordination with the information system under section 31309, 
     the Secretary is authorized to establish a program to improve 
     commercial motor vehicle driver safety. The objectives of the 
     program shall include--
       ``(1) enhancing the exchange of driver licensing 
     information among the States, the Federal Government, and 
     foreign countries;
       ``(2) providing information to the judicial system on 
     commercial motor vehicle drivers;
       ``(3) evaluating any aspect of driver performance that the 
     Secretary determines appropriate; and
       ``(4) developing appropriate strategies and countermeasures 
     to improve driver safety.
       ``(d) Cooperative Agreements, Grants, and Contracts.--The 
     Secretary may carry out this section either independently or 
     in cooperation with other Federal departments, agencies, and 
     instrumentalities, or by mak

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     ing grants to, and entering into contracts and cooperative 
     agreements with, States, local governments, associations, 
     institutions, corporations, and other persons.
       ``(e) Information Availability and Privacy Protection 
     Policy.--The Secretary shall develop a policy on making 
     information available from the information systems authorized 
     by this section and section 31309. The policy shall be 
     consistent with existing Federal information laws, including 
     regulations, and shall provide for review and correction of 
     such information in a timely manner.''.
       (b) Contract Authority Funding.--Section 31107 is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 31107. Contract authority funding for information 
       systems

       ``(a) Funding.--There shall be available from the Highway 
     Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out 
     sections 31106 and 31309 of this title--
       ``(1) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000; 
     and
       ``(3) $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 
     2002.
       ``(4) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
     The amounts made available under this subsection shall remain 
     available until expended.
       ``(b) Contract Authority.--Approval by the Secretary of a 
     grant with funds made available under this section imposes 
     upon the United States Government a contractual obligation 
     for payment of the Government's share of costs incurred in 
     carrying out the objectives of the grant.''.
       (c) Subchapter Heading.--The heading for subchapter I of 
     chapter 311 is amended by inserting after ``GRANTS'' the 
     following: ``AND OTHER COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE PROGRAMS''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--The analysis for chapter 311 is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking

                     ``SUBCHAPTER I--STATE GRANTS''

      and inserting

    ``SUBCHAPTER I--STATE GRANTS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE 
                              PROGRAMS''; 

     and
       (2) by striking the items relating to sections 31106 and 
     31107 and inserting the following:

``31106. Information systems.
``31107. Contract authority funding for information systems.''.

     SEC. 4005. AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTER DEFINED.

       Section 31111(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``section--'' and inserting ``section, the 
     following definitions apply:'';
       (2) by inserting after ``(1)'' the following: ``Maxi-cube 
     vehicle.--The term'';
       (3) by inserting after ``(2)'' the following: ``Truck 
     tractor.--The term'';
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively; and
       (5) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(1) Automobile transporter.--The term `automobile 
     transporter' means any vehicle combination designed and used 
     specifically for the transport of assembled highway vehicles, 
     including truck camper units.''.

     SEC. 4006. INSPECTIONS AND REPORTS.

       (a) General Powers of the Secretary.--Section 31133(a)(1) 
     is amended by inserting ``and make contracts for'' after 
     ``conduct''.
       (b) Reports and Records.--Section 504(c) is amended by 
     inserting ``(and, in the case of a motor carrier, a 
     contractor)'' after ``employee''.

     SEC. 4007. WAIVERS, EXEMPTIONS, AND PILOT PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 31315 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 31315. Waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs

       ``(a) Waivers.--The Secretary may grant a waiver that 
     relieves a person from compliance in whole or in part with a 
     regulation issued under this chapter or section 31136 if the 
     Secretary determines that it is in the public interest to 
     grant the waiver and that the waiver is likely to achieve a 
     level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the 
     level of safety that would be obtained in the absence of the 
     waiver--
       ``(1) for a period not in excess of 3 months;
       ``(2) limited in scope and circumstances;
       ``(3) for nonemergency and unique events; and
       ``(4) subject to such conditions as the Secretary may 
     impose.
       ``(b) Exemptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon receipt of a request pursuant to 
     paragraph (3), the Secretary of Transportation may grant to a 
     person or class of persons an exemption from a regulation 
     prescribed under this chapter or section 31136 if the 
     Secretary finds such exemption would likely achieve a level 
     of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level 
     that would be achieved absent such exemption. An exemption 
     may be granted for no longer than 2 years from its approval 
     date and may be renewed upon application to the Secretary.
       ``(2) Authority to revoke exemption.--The Secretary shall 
     immediately revoke an exemption if--
       ``(A) the person fails to comply with the terms and 
     conditions of such exemption;
       ``(B) the exemption has resulted in a lower level of safety 
     than was maintained before the exemption was granted; or
       ``(C) continuation of the exemption would not be consistent 
     with the goals and objectives of this chapter or section 
     31136, as the case may be.
       ``(3) Requests for exemption.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this section and after notice 
     and an opportunity for public comment, the Secretary shall 
     specify by regulation the procedures by which a person may 
     request an exemption. Such regulations shall, at a minimum, 
     require the person to provide the following information for 
     each exemption request:
       ``(A) The provisions from which the person requests 
     exemption.
       ``(B) The time period during which the requested exemption 
     would apply.
       ``(C) An analysis of the safety impacts the requested 
     exemption may cause.
       ``(D) The specific countermeasures the person would 
     undertake to ensure an equivalent or greater level of safety 
     than would be achieved absent the requested exemption.
       ``(4) Notice and comment.--
       ``(A) Upon receipt of a request.--Upon receipt of an 
     exemption request, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register a notice explaining the request that has been filed 
     and shall give the public an opportunity to inspect the 
     safety analysis and any other relevant information known to 
     the Secretary and to comment on the request. This 
     subparagraph does not require the release of information 
     protected by law from public disclosure.
       ``(B) Upon granting a request.--Upon granting a request for 
     exemption, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register the name of the person granted the exemption, the 
     provisions from which the person will be exempt, the 
     effective period, and all terms and conditions of the 
     exemption.
       ``(C) After denying a request.--After denying a request for 
     exemption, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register the name of the person denied the exemption and the 
     reasons for such denial. The Secretary may meet the 
     requirement of this subparagraph by periodically publishing 
     in the Federal Register the names of persons denied 
     exemptions and the reasons for such denials.
       ``(5) Applications to be dealt with promptly.--The 
     Secretary shall grant or deny an exemption request after a 
     thorough review of its safety implications, but in no case 
     later than 180 days after the filing date of such request.
       ``(6) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary shall establish 
     terms and conditions for each exemption to ensure that it 
     will likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, 
     or greater than, the level that would be achieved absent such 
     exemption. The Secretary shall monitor the implementation of 
     the exemption to ensure compliance with its terms and 
     conditions.
       ``(7) Notification of state compliance and enforcement 
     personnel.--Before granting a request for exemption, the 
     Secretary shall notify State safety compliance and 
     enforcement personnel, including roadside inspectors, and the 
     public that a person will be operating pursuant to an 
     exemption and any terms and conditions that will apply to the 
     exemption.
       ``(c) Pilot Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may conduct pilot programs 
     to evaluate alternatives to regulations relating to, or 
     innovative approaches to, motor carrier, commercial motor 
     vehicle, and driver safety. Such pilot programs may include 
     exemptions from a regulation prescribed under this chapter or 
     section 31136 if the pilot program contains, at a minimum, 
     the elements described in paragraph (2). The Secretary shall 
     publish in the Federal Register a detailed description of 
     each pilot program, including the exemptions to be 
     considered, and provide notice and an opportunity for public 
     comment before the effective date of the program.
       ``(2) Program elements.--In proposing a pilot program and 
     before granting exemptions for purposes of a pilot program, 
     the Secretary shall require, as a condition of approval of 
     the project, that the safety measures in the project are 
     designed to achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, 
     or greater than, the level of safety that would otherwise be 
     achieved through compliance with the regulations prescribed 
     under this chapter or section 31136. The Secretary shall 
     include, at a minimum, the following elements in each pilot 
     program plan:
       ``(A) A scheduled life of each pilot program of not more 
     than 3 years.
       ``(B) A specific data collection and safety analysis plan 
     that identifies a method for comparison.
       ``(C) A reasonable number of participants necessary to 
     yield statistically valid findings.
       ``(D) An oversight plan to ensure that participants comply 
     with the terms and conditions of participation.
       ``(E) Adequate countermeasures to protect the health and 
     safety of study participants and the general public.
       ``(F) A plan to inform State partners and the public about 
     the pilot program and to identify approved participants to 
     safety compliance and enforcement personnel and to the 
     public.
       ``(3) Authority to revoke participation.--The Secretary 
     shall immediately revoke participation in a pilot program of 
     a motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, or driver for 
     failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the pilot 
     program or if continued participation would not be consistent 
     with the goals and objectives of this chapter or section 
     31136, as the case may be.
       ``(4) Authority to terminate program.--The Secretary shall 
     immediately terminate a pilot program if its continuation 
     would not be consistent with the goals and objectives

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     of this chapter or section 31136, as the case may be.
       ``(5) Report to congress.--At the conclusion of each pilot 
     program, the Secretary shall report to Congress the findings, 
     conclusions, and recommendations of the program, including 
     suggested amendments to laws and regulations that would 
     enhance motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver 
     safety and improve compliance with national safety standards.
       ``(d) Preemption of State Rules.--During the time period 
     that a waiver, exemption, or pilot program is in effect under 
     this chapter or section 31136, no State shall enforce any law 
     or regulation that conflicts with or is inconsistent with the 
     waiver, exemption, or pilot program with respect to a person 
     operating under the waiver or exemption or participating in 
     the pilot program.''.
       (b) Chapter Analysis Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 
     313 is amended by striking the item relating to section 31315 
     and inserting the following:

``31315. Waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 31136(e) of such title 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Exemptions.--The Secretary may grant in accordance 
     with section 31315 waivers and exemptions from, or conduct 
     pilot programs with respect to, any regulations prescribed 
     under this section.''.
       (d) Protection of Existing Exemptions.--The amendments made 
     by this section shall not apply to or otherwise affect a 
     waiver, exemption, or pilot program in effect on the day 
     before the date of enactment of this Act under chapter 313 or 
     section 31136(e) of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 4008. SAFETY REGULATION.

       (a) Commercial Motor Vehicle Defined.--Section 31132(1) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``or gross vehicle weight'' after 
     ``rating''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, whichever is greater'' after 
     ``pounds''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``passengers'' and all 
     that follows through the semicolon at the end and inserting 
     ``more than 8 passengers (including the driver) for 
     compensation;''.
       (b) Application of Regulations to Certain Commercial Motor 
     Vehicles.--Effective on the last day of the 1-year period 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, regulations 
     prescribed under section 31136 of title 49, United States 
     Code, shall apply to operators of commercial motor vehicles 
     described in section 31132(1)(B) of such title (as amended by 
     subsection (a)) to the extent that those regulations did not 
     apply to those operators on the day before such effective 
     date, except to the extent that the Secretary determines, 
     through a rulemaking proceeding, that it is appropriate to 
     exempt such operators of commercial motor vehicles from the 
     application of those regulations.
       (c) Repeal of Review Panel.--Section 31134, and the item 
     relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 311, are 
     repealed.
       (d) Repeal of Submission to Review Panel.--Section 31140, 
     and the item relating to such section in the analysis for 
     chapter 311, are repealed.
       (e) Review Procedure.--Section 31141 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Submission of Regulation.--A State receiving funds 
     made available under section 31104 that enacts a State law or 
     issues a regulation on commercial motor vehicle safety shall 
     submit a copy of the law or regulation to the Secretary 
     immediately after the enactment or issuance.
       ``(c) Review and Decisions by Secretary.--
       ``(1) Review.--The Secretary shall review State laws and 
     regulations on commercial motor vehicle safety. The Secretary 
     shall decide whether the State law or regulation--
       ``(A) has the same effect as a regulation prescribed by the 
     Secretary under section 31136;
       ``(B) is less stringent than such regulation; or
       ``(C) is additional to or more stringent than such 
     regulation.
       ``(2) Regulations with same effect.--If the Secretary 
     decides a State law or regulation has the same effect as a 
     regulation prescribed by the Secretary under section 31136 of 
     this title, the State law or regulation may be enforced.
       ``(3) Less stringent regulations.--If the Secretary decides 
     a State law or regulation is less stringent than a regulation 
     prescribed by the Secretary under section 31136 of this 
     title, the State law or regulation may not be enforced.
       ``(4) Additional or more stringent regulations.--If the 
     Secretary decides a State law or regulation is additional to 
     or more stringent than a regulation prescribed by the 
     Secretary under section 31136 of this title, the State law or 
     regulation may be enforced unless the Secretary also decides 
     that--
       ``(A) the State law or regulation has no safety benefit;
       ``(B) the State law or regulation is incompatible with the 
     regulation prescribed by the Secretary; or
       ``(C) enforcement of the State law or regulation would 
     cause an unreasonable burden on interstate commerce.
       ``(5) Consideration of effect on interstate commerce.--In 
     deciding under paragraph (4) whether a State law or 
     regulation will cause an unreasonable burden on interstate 
     commerce, the Secretary may consider the effect on interstate 
     commerce of implementation of that law or regulation with the 
     implementation of all similar laws and regulations of other 
     States.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (e); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively.
       (f) Inspection of Safety Equipment.--Section 31142(a) is 
     amended by striking ``part 393 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations'' and inserting ``the regulations issued under 
     section 31136''.
       (g) Protection of States Participating in State Groups.--
     Section 31142(c)(1)(C) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) prevent a State from participating in the activities 
     of a voluntary group of States enforcing a program for 
     inspection of commercial motor vehicles; or''.

     SEC. 4009. SAFETY FITNESS.

       (a) In General.--Section 31144 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 31144. Safety fitness of owners and operators

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) determine whether an owner or operator is fit to 
     operate safely commercial motor vehicles;
       ``(2) periodically update such safety fitness 
     determinations;
       ``(3) make such final safety fitness determinations readily 
     available to the public; and
       ``(4) prescribe by regulation penalties for violations of 
     this section consistent with section 521.
       ``(b) Procedure.--The Secretary shall maintain by 
     regulation a procedure for determining the safety fitness of 
     an owner or operator. The procedure shall include, at a 
     minimum, the following elements:
       ``(1) Specific initial and continuing requirements with 
     which an owner or operator must comply to demonstrate safety 
     fitness.
       ``(2) A methodology the Secretary will use to determine 
     whether an owner or operator is fit.
       ``(3) Specific time frames within which the Secretary will 
     determine whether an owner or operator is fit.
       ``(c) Prohibited Transportation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in sections 
     521(b)(5)(A) and 5113 and this subsection, an owner or 
     operator who the Secretary determines is not fit may not 
     operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce 
     beginning on the 61st day after the date of such fitness 
     determination and until the Secretary determines such owner 
     or operator is fit.
       ``(2) Owners or operators transporting passengers.--With 
     regard to owners or operators of commercial motor vehicles 
     designed or used to transport passengers, an owner or 
     operator who the Secretary determines is not fit may not 
     operate in interstate commerce beginning on the 46th day 
     after the date of such fitness determination and until the 
     Secretary determines such owner or operator is fit.
       ``(3) Owners or operators transporting hazardous 
     material.--With regard to owners or operators of commercial 
     motor vehicles designed or used to transport hazardous 
     material for which placarding of a motor vehicle is required 
     under regulations prescribed under chapter 51, an owner or 
     operator who the Secretary determines is not fit may not 
     operate in interstate commerce beginning on the 46th day 
     after the date of such fitness determination and until the 
     Secretary determines such owner or operator is fit.
       ``(4) Secretary's discretion.--Except for owners or 
     operators described in paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary 
     may allow an owner or operator who is not fit to continue 
     operating for an additional 60 days after the 61st day after 
     the date of the Secretary's fitness determination, if the 
     Secretary determines that such owner or operator is making a 
     good faith effort to become fit.
       ``(d) Review of Fitness Determinations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after an unfit 
     owner or operator requests a review, the Secretary shall 
     review such owner's or operator's compliance with those 
     requirements with which the owner or operator failed to 
     comply and resulted in the Secretary determining that the 
     owner or operator was not fit.
       ``(2) Owners or operators transporting passengers.--Not 
     later than 30 days after an unfit owner or operator of 
     commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport 
     passengers requests a review, the Secretary shall review such 
     owner's or operator's compliance with those requirements with 
     which the owner or operator failed to comply and resulted in 
     the Secretary determining that the owner or operator was not 
     fit.
       ``(3) Owners or operators transporting hazardous 
     material.--Not later than 30 days after an unfit owner or 
     operator of commercial motor vehicles designed or used to 
     transport hazardous material for which placarding of a motor 
     vehicle is required under regulations prescribed under 
     chapter 51, the Secretary shall review such owner's or 
     operator's compliance with those requirements with which the 
     owner or operator failed to comply and resulted in the 
     Secretary determining that the owner or operator was not fit.
       ``(e) Prohibited Government Use.--A department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States Government may not use 
     to provide any transportation service an owner or operator 
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     mined is not fit until the Secretary determines such owner or 
     operator is fit.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5113 is amended by 
     striking subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``See section 31144.''.

     SEC. 4010. REPEAL OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE MISCELLANEOUS 
                   AUTHORITIES.

       Subchapter IV of chapter 311 (including sections 31161 and 
     31162), and the items relating to such subchapter and 
     sections in the analysis for chapter 311, are repealed.

     SEC. 4011. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATORS.

       (a) Commercial Motor Vehicle Defined.--Section 31301(4) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``or gross vehicle weight'' after 
     ``rating'' the first 2 places it appears; and
       (B) by inserting ``, whichever is greater,'' after 
     ``pounds'' the first place it appears; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C)(ii)--
       (A) by inserting ``is'' before ``transporting'' each place 
     it appears; and
       (B) by inserting ``is'' before ``not otherwise''.
       (b) Prohibition on CMV Operation Without CDL.--
       (1) In general.--Section 31302 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 31302. Commercial driver's license requirement

       ``No individual shall operate a commercial motor vehicle 
     without a valid commercial driver's license issued in 
     accordance with section 31308. An individual operating a 
     commercial motor vehicle may have only one driver's license 
     at any time.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The item relating to section 
     31302 in the analysis for chapter 313 is amended to read as 
     follows:

``31302. Commercial driver's license requirement.''.
       (c) Unique Identifiers in CDLs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 31308(2) is amended by inserting 
     before the semicolon ``and each license issued after January 
     1, 2001, include unique identifiers (which may include 
     biometric identifiers) to minimize fraud and duplication''.
       (2) Deadline for issuance of regulations.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment 
     made by paragraph (1).
       (d) Commercial Driver's License Information System.--
     Section 31309 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``make an agreement under 
     subsection (b) of this section for the operation of, or 
     establish under subsection (c) of this section,'' and 
     inserting ``maintain'';
       (2) by inserting after the first sentence of subsection (a) 
     the following: ``The system shall be coordinated with 
     activities carried out under section 31106.'';
       (3) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
       (4) by striking subsection (d)(2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) The information system under this section must 
     accommodate any unique identifiers required to minimize fraud 
     or duplication of a commercial driver's license under section 
     31308(2).'';
       (5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Availability of Information.--Information in the 
     information system shall be made available and subject to 
     review and correction in accordance with the policy developed 
     under section 31106(e).'';
       (6) in subsection (f) by striking ``If the Secretary 
     establishes an information system under this section, the'' 
     and inserting ``The'';
       (7) by striking ``shall'' in the first sentence of 
     subsection (f) and inserting ``may''; and
       (8) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
       (e) Requirements for State Participation.--Section 31311(a) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (15) by striking ``section 31310(b)-(e) of 
     this title'' and inserting ``subsections (b)-(e), (g)(1)(A), 
     and (g)(2) of section 31310'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (17); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (18) as paragraph (17).
       (f) Repeal of Obsolete Grant Programs.--Sections 31312 and 
     31313, and the items relating to such sections in the 
     analysis for chapter 313, are repealed.
       (g) Updating Amendments.--Section 31314 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(2), (5), and (6)'' each place it appears 
     in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``(3), and (5)'';
       (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``(1) Amounts'' and all 
     that follows through ``(2) Amounts'' and inserting 
     ``Amounts'';
       (3) by striking subsection (d); and
       (4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).

     SEC. 4012. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REGULATIONS FOR UTILITY 
                   SERVICE COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 31502 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(e) Exception.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, regulations issued under this section or section 31136 
     regarding--
       ``(A) maximum driving and on-duty times applicable to 
     operators of commercial motor vehicles,
       ``(B) physical testing, reporting, or recordkeeping, and
       ``(C) the installation of automatic recording devices 
     associated with establishing the maximum driving and on-duty 
     times referred to in subparagraph (A),
     shall not apply to any driver of a utility service vehicle 
     during an emergency period of not more than 30 days declared 
     by an elected State or local government official under 
     paragraph (2) in the area covered by the declaration.
       ``(2) Declaration of emergency.--An elected State or local 
     government official or elected officials of more than one 
     State or local government jointly may issue an emergency 
     declaration for purposes of paragraph (1) after notice to the 
     Regional Director of the Federal Highway Administration with 
     jurisdiction over the area covered by the declaration.
       ``(3) Incident report.--Within 30 days after the end of the 
     declared emergency period the official who issued the 
     emergency declaration shall file with the Regional Director a 
     report of each safety-related incident or accident that 
     occurred during the emergency period involving--
       ``(A) a utility service vehicle driver to which the 
     declaration applied; or
       ``(B) a utility service vehicle of the driver to which the 
     declaration applied.
       ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(A) Driver of a utility service vehicle.--The term 
     `driver of a utility service vehicle' means any driver who is 
     considered to be a driver of a utility service vehicle for 
     purposes of section 345(a)(4) of the National Highway System 
     Designation Act of 1995 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 109 Stat. 
     613).
       ``(B) Utility service vehicle.--The term `utility service 
     vehicle' has the meaning that term has under section 
     345(e)(6) of the National Highway System Designation Act of 
     1995 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 109 Stat 614-615).''.
       (b) Continued Application of Safety and Maintenance 
     Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) may 
     not be construed--
       (A) to exempt any utility service vehicle from compliance 
     with any applicable provision of law relating to vehicle 
     mechanical safety, maintenance requirements, or inspections; 
     or
       (B) to exempt any driver of a utility service vehicle from 
     any applicable provision of law (including any regulation) 
     established for the issuance, maintenance, or periodic 
     renewal of a commercial driver's license for that driver.
       (2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (A) Commercial driver's license.--The term ``commercial 
     driver's license'' has the meaning that term has under 
     section 31301 of title 49, United States Code.
       (B) Driver of a utility service vehicle.--The term ``driver 
     of a utility service vehicle'' has the meaning that term has 
     under section 31502(e)(2) of such title.
       (C) Regulation.--The term ``regulation'' has the meaning 
     that term has under section 31132 of such title.
       (D) Utility service vehicle.--The term ``utility service 
     vehicle'' has the meaning that term has under section 
     345(e)(6) of the National Highway System Designation Act of 
     1995 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 109 Stat. 614-615).

     SEC. 4013. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN 
                   AND INTERNATIONAL FUEL TAX AGREEMENT.

       Sections 31702, 31703, and 31708, and the items relating to 
     such sections in the analysis for chapter 317, are repealed.

     SEC. 4014. SAFETY PERFORMANCE HISTORY OF NEW DRIVERS; 
                   LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 5 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 508. Safety performance history of new drivers; 
       limitation on liability

       ``(a) Limitation on Liability.--No action or proceeding for 
     defamation, invasion of privacy, or interference with a 
     contract that is based on the furnishing or use of safety 
     performance records in accordance with regulations issued by 
     the Secretary may be brought against--
       ``(1) a motor carrier requesting the safety performance 
     records of an individual under consideration for employment 
     as a commercial motor vehicle driver as required by and in 
     accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary;
       ``(2) a person who has complied with such a request; or
       ``(3) the agents or insurers of a person described in 
     paragraph (1) or (2).
       ``(b) Restrictions on Applicability.--
       ``(1) Motor carrier requesting.--Subsection (a) does not 
     apply to a motor carrier requesting safety performance 
     records unless--
       ``(A) the motor carrier and any agents of the motor carrier 
     have complied with the regulations issued by the Secretary in 
     using the records, including the requirement that the 
     individual who is the subject of the records be afforded a 
     reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the records;
       ``(B) the motor carrier and any agents and insurers of the 
     motor carrier have taken all precautions reasonably necessary 
     to protect the records from disclosure to any person, except 
     for such an insurer, not directly involved in deciding 
     whether to hire that individual; and
       ``(C) the motor carrier has used those records only to 
     assess the safety performance of the individual who is the 
     subject of those records in deciding whether to hire that 
     individual.
       ``(2) Person complying with requests.--Subsection (a) does 
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     complying with a request for safety performance records 
     unless--
       ``(A) the complying person and any agents of the complying 
     person have taken all precautions reasonably necessary to 
     ensure the accuracy of the records and have complied with the 
     regulations issued by the Secretary in furnishing the 
     records, including the requirement that the individual who is 
     the subject of the records be afforded a reasonable 
     opportunity to review and comment on the records; and
       ``(B) the complying person and any agents and insurers of 
     the complying person have taken all precautions reasonably 
     necessary to protect the records from disclosure to any 
     person, except for such an insurer, not directly involved in 
     forwarding the records.
       ``(3) Persons knowingly furnishing false information.--
     Subsection (a) does not apply to persons who knowingly 
     furnish false information.
       ``(c) Preemption of State and Local Law.--No State or 
     political subdivision thereof may enact, prescribe, issue, 
     continue in effect, or enforce any law (including any 
     regulation, standard, or other provision having the force and 
     effect of law) that prohibits, penalizes, or imposes 
     liability for furnishing or using safety performance records 
     in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary to 
     carry out this section. Notwithstanding any provision of law, 
     written authorization shall not be required to obtain 
     information on the motor vehicle driving record of an 
     individual under consideration for employment with a motor 
     carrier.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 507 
     the following:

``508. Safety performance history of new drivers; limitation on 
              liability.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on January 31, 1999.
       (c) Safety Performance History of New Drivers.--
       (1) Matters to be included.--As part of the rulemaking that 
     the Secretary is conducting under section 114 of the 
     Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act of 1994 
     (108 Stat. 1677-1678) to amend section 391.23 of title 49, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations 
     thereto), the Secretary shall amend such section 391.23 (in 
     addition to the matters set forth in such section 114) to 
     provide protection for driver privacy and to establish 
     procedures for review, correction, and rebuttal of the safety 
     performance records of a commercial motor vehicle driver.
       (2) Completion.--The rulemaking and the amendments referred 
     to in paragraph (1) shall be completed by January 31, 1999.

     SEC. 4015. PENALTIES.

       (a) Notification of Violations and Enforcement 
     Procedures.--Section 521(b)(1) is amended--
       (1) in the third sentence of subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``fix a reasonable time for abatement of the violation,''; 
     and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Nonapplicability to reporting and recordkeeping 
     violations.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to reporting 
     and recordkeeping violations.''.
       (b) Civil Penalties.--Section 521(b)(2) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, any person who is determined by the Secretary, 
     after notice and opportunity for a hearing, to have committed 
     an act that is a violation of regulations issued by the 
     Secretary under subchapter III of chapter 311 (except 
     sections 31138 and 31139) or section 31502 of this title 
     shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in 
     an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each offense. 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section (except 
     subparagraph (C)), no civil penalty shall be assessed under 
     this section against an employee for a violation in an amount 
     exceeding $2,500.'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) Recordkeeping and reporting violations.--A person 
     required to make a report to the Secretary, answer a 
     question, or make, prepare, or preserve a record under 
     section 504 of this title or under any regulation issued by 
     the Secretary pursuant to subchapter III of chapter 311 
     (except sections 31138 and 31139) or section 31502 of this 
     title about transportation by motor carrier, motor carrier of 
     migrant workers, or motor private carrier, or an officer, 
     agent, or employee of that person--
       ``(i) who does not make that report, does not specifically, 
     completely, and truthfully answer that question in 30 days 
     from the date the Secretary requires the question to be 
     answered, or does not make, prepare, or preserve that record 
     in the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary, shall be 
     liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount 
     not to exceed $500 for each offense, and each day of the 
     violation shall constitute a separate offense, except that 
     the total of all civil penalties assessed against any 
     violator for all offenses related to any single violation 
     shall not exceed $5,000; or
       ``(ii) who knowingly falsifies, destroys, mutilates, or 
     changes a required report or record, knowingly files a false 
     report with the Secretary, knowingly makes or causes or 
     permits to be made a false or incomplete entry in that record 
     about an operation or business fact or transaction, or 
     knowingly makes, prepares, or preserves a record in violation 
     of a regulation or order of the Secretary, shall be liable to 
     the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to 
     exceed $5,000 for each violation, if any such action can be 
     shown to have misrepresented a fact that constitutes a 
     violation other than a reporting or recordkeeping 
     violation.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 522 is amended by 
     striking ``(a)'' and by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 4016. AUTHORITY OVER CHARTER BUS TRANSPORTATION.

       Section 14501(a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Motor Carriers of Passengers.--
       ``(1) Limitation on state law.--No State or political 
     subdivision thereof and no interstate agency or other 
     political agency of 2 or more States shall enact or enforce 
     any law, rule, regulation, standard, or other provision 
     having the force and effect of law relating to
       ``(A) scheduling of interstate or intrastate transportation 
     (including discontinuance or reduction in the level of 
     service) provided by a motor carrier of passengers subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 of this title 
     on an interstate route;
       ``(B) the implementation of any change in the rates for 
     such transportation or for any charter transportation except 
     to the extent that notice, not in excess of 30 days, of 
     changes in schedules may be required; or
       ``(C) the authority to provide intrastate or interstate 
     charter bus transportation.
     This paragraph shall not apply to intrastate commuter bus 
     operations.
       ``(2) Matters not covered.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     restrict the safety regulatory authority of a State with 
     respect to motor vehicles, the authority of a State to impose 
     highway route controls or limitations based on the size or 
     weight of the motor vehicle, or the authority of a State to 
     regulate carriers with regard to minimum amounts of financial 
     responsibility relating to insurance requirements and self-
     insurance authorization.''.

     SEC. 4017. TELEPHONE HOTLINE FOR REPORTING SAFETY VIOLATIONS.

       (a) In General.--For a period of not less than 2 years 
     beginning on or before the 90th day following the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish, 
     maintain, and promote the use of a nationwide toll-free 
     telephone system to be used by drivers of commercial motor 
     vehicles and others to report potential violations of Federal 
     motor carrier safety regulations.
       (b) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall monitor reports 
     received by the telephone system and may consider 
     nonfrivolous information provided by such reports in setting 
     priorities for motor carrier safety audits and other 
     enforcement activities.
       (c) Protection of Persons Reporting Violations.--
       (1) Prohibition.--A person reporting a potential violation 
     to the telephone system while acting in good faith may not be 
     discharged, disciplined, or discriminated against regarding 
     pay, terms, or privileges of employment because of the 
     reporting of such violation.
       (2) Applicability of section 31105 of title 49.--For 
     purposes of section 31105 of title 49, United States Code, a 
     violation or alleged violation of paragraph (1) shall be 
     treated as a violation of section 31105(a) of such title.
       (d) Funding.--From amounts set aside under section 104(a) 
     of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary may use not 
     more than $250,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 
     to carry out this section.

     SEC. 4018. INSULIN TREATED DIABETES MELLITUS.

       (a) Determination.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall determine 
     whether a practicable and cost-effective screening, 
     operating, and monitoring protocol could likely be developed 
     for insulin treated diabetes mellitus individuals who want to 
     operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce that 
     would ensure a level of safety equal to or greater than that 
     achieved with the current prohibition on individuals with 
     insulin treated diabetes mellitus driving such vehicles.
       (b) Compilation and Evaluation.--Prior to making the 
     determination in subsection (a), the Secretary shall compile 
     and evaluate research and other information on the effects of 
     insulin treated diabetes mellitus on driving performance. In 
     preparing the compilation and evaluation, the Secretary 
     shall, at a minimum--
       (1) consult with States that have developed and are 
     implementing a screening process to identify individuals with 
     insulin treated diabetes mellitus who may obtain waivers to 
     drive commercial motor vehicles in intrastate commerce;
       (2) evaluate the Department's policy and actions to permit 
     certain insulin treated diabetes mellitus individuals who 
     meet selection criteria and who successfully comply with the 
     approved monitoring protocol to operate in other modes of 
     transportation;
       (3) assess the possible legal consequences of permitting 
     insulin treated diabetes mellitus individuals to drive 
     commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce;
       (4) analyze available data on the safety performance of 
     diabetic drivers of motor vehicles;
       (5) assess the relevance of intrastate driving and 
     experiences of other modes of transportation to interstate 
     commercial motor vehicle operations; and

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       (6) consult with interested groups knowledgeable about 
     diabetes and related issues.
       (c) Report to Congress.--If the Secretary determines that 
     no protocol described in subsection (a) could likely be 
     developed, the Secretary shall report to Congress the basis 
     for such determination.
       (d) Initiation of Rulemaking.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a protocol described in subsection (a) could likely be 
     developed, the Secretary shall report to Congress a 
     description of the elements of such protocol and shall 
     promptly initiate a rulemaking proceeding to implement such 
     protocol.

     SEC. 4019. PERFORMANCE-BASED CDL TESTING.

       (a) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a review 
     of the procedures established and implemented by States under 
     section 31305 of title 49, United States Code, to determine 
     if the current system for testing is an accurate measure and 
     reflection of an individual's knowledge and skills as an 
     operator of a commercial motor vehicle and to identify 
     methods to improve testing and licensing standards, including 
     identifying the benefits and costs of a graduated licensing 
     system.
       (b) Regulations.--The Secretary may issue regulations under 
     section 31305 of title 49, United States Code, reflecting the 
     results of the review.

     SEC. 4020. POST-ACCIDENT ALCOHOL TESTING.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     feasibility of utilizing law enforcement officers for 
     conducting post-accident alcohol testing of commercial motor 
     vehicle operators under section 31306 of title 49, United 
     States Code, as a method of obtaining more timely 
     information. The study shall also assess the impact of the 
     current post-accident alcohol testing requirements on motor 
     carrier employers, including any burden that employers may 
     encounter in meeting the testing requirements of such section 
     31306.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the study, together with such 
     recommendations as the Secretary determines appropriate.

     SEC. 4021. DRIVER FATIGUE.

       (a) Technologies To Reduce Fatigue of Commercial Motor 
     Vehicle Operators.--
       (1) Development of technologies.--As part of the activities 
     of the Secretary relating to the fatigue of commercial motor 
     vehicle operators, the Secretary shall encourage the 
     research, development, and demonstration of technologies that 
     may aid in reducing such fatigue.
       (2) Matters to be taken into account.--In carrying out 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into account--
       (A) the degree to which the technology will be cost 
     efficient;
       (B) the degree to which the technology can be effectively 
     used in diverse climatic regions of the Nation; and
       (C) the degree to which the application of the technology 
     will further emissions reductions, energy conservation, and 
     other transportation goals.
       (3) Funding.--The Secretary may use amounts made available 
     under section 5001(a)(2) of this Act.
       (b) Nonsedating Medications.--The Secretary shall review 
     available information on the effects of medications 
     (including antihistamines) on driver fatigue, awareness, and 
     performance and shall consider encouraging, if appropriate, 
     the use of nonsedating medications (including nonsedating 
     antihistamines) as a means of reducing the adverse effects of 
     the use of other medications by drivers.

     SEC. 4022. IMPROVED FLOW OF DRIVER HISTORY PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a pilot 
     program in cooperation with 1 or more States to improve upon 
     the timely exchange of pertinent driver performance and 
     safety records data to motor carriers.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to--
       (A) determine to what extent driver performance records 
     data, including relevant fines, penalties, and failures to 
     appear for a hearing or trial, should be included as part of 
     any information systems under the Department of 
     Transportation's oversight;
       (B) assess the feasibility, costs, safety impact, pricing 
     impact, and benefits of record exchanges; and
       (C) assess methods for the efficient exchange of driver 
     safety data available from existing State information systems 
     and sources.
       (3) Completion date.--The pilot program shall end on the 
     last day of the 18-month period beginning on the date of 
     initiation of the pilot program.
       (b) Rulemaking.--After completion of the pilot program, the 
     Secretary shall initiate, if appropriate, a rulemaking to 
     revise the information system under section 31309 of title 
     49, United States Code, to take into account the results of 
     the pilot program.

     SEC. 4023. EMPLOYEE PROTECTIONS.

       Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of 
     Labor, shall report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives on the effectiveness of existing statutory 
     employee protections provided for under section 31105 of 
     title 49, United States Code. The report shall include 
     recommendations to address any statutory changes necessary to 
     strengthen the enforcement of such employee protection 
     provisions.

     SEC. 4024. IMPROVED INTERSTATE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY.

       Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to 
     determine whether or not relevant commercial motor carrier 
     safety regulations issued under section 31136 of title 49, 
     United States Code, should apply to all interstate school 
     transportation operations by local educational agencies (as 
     defined in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965).

     SEC. 4025. TRUCK TRAILER CONSPICUITY.

       (a) Issuance of Final Rule.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
     a final rule regarding the conspicuity of trailers 
     manufactured before December 1, 1993.
       (b) Considerations.--In conducting the rulemaking under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, 
     the following:
       (1) The cost-effectiveness of any requirement to retrofit 
     trailers manufactured before December 1, 1993.
       (2) The extent to which motor carriers have voluntarily 
     taken steps to increase equipment visibility.
       (3) Regulatory flexibility to accommodate differing trailer 
     designs and configurations, such as tank trucks.

     SEC. 4026. DOT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

       (a) Assessment.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall assess the 
     scope of the problem of shippers, freight forwarders, 
     brokers, cosignees, or other persons (other than rail 
     carriers, motor carriers, motor carriers of migrant workers, 
     or motor private carriers) encouraging violations of chapter 
     5 of title 49, United States Code, or a regulation or order 
     issued by the Secretary under such chapter.
       (b) Submission of Implementation Plan.--After completion of 
     the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary may submit 
     to the Congress a plan for implementing authority (if 
     subsequently provided by law) to investigate and bring civil 
     actions to enforce chapter 5 of title 49, United States Code, 
     or regulations or orders issued by the Secretary under such 
     chapter with respect to persons described in subsection (a).
       (c) Contents of Implementation Plan.--In developing the 
     implementation plan under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
     consider, as appropriate--
       (1) in what circumstances the Secretary would exercise the 
     new authority;
       (2) how the Secretary would determine that shippers, 
     freight forwarders, brokers, consignees, or other persons 
     committed violations described in subsection (a), including 
     what types of evidence would be conclusive;
       (3) what procedures would be necessary during 
     investigations to ensure the confidentiality of shipper 
     contract terms prior to the Secretary's findings of 
     violations;
       (4) what impact the exercise of the new authority would 
     have on the Secretary's resources, including whether 
     additional investigative or legal resources would be 
     necessary and whether the staff would need specialized 
     education or training to exercise properly such authority;
       (5) to what extent the Secretary would conduct educational 
     activities for persons who would be subject to the new 
     authority; and
       (6) any other information that would assist the Congress in 
     determining whether to provide the Secretary the new 
     authority.

     SEC. 4027. STUDY OF ADEQUACY OF PARKING FACILITIES.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the location and quantity of parking facilities at 
     commercial truck stops and travel plazas and public rest 
     areas that could be used by motor carriers to comply with 
     Federal hours of service rules. The study shall include an 
     inventory of current facilities serving the National Highway 
     System, analyze where shortages exist or are projected to 
     exist, and propose a plan to reduce the shortages. The study 
     may be carried out in cooperation with research entities 
     representing motor carriers, the travel plaza industry, and 
     commercial motor vehicle drivers.
       (b) Report.--Not later than the 3 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study with any 
     recommendations the Secretary determines appropriate as a 
     result of the study.
       (c) Funding.--From amounts set aside under section 104(a) 
     of title 23, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, and 2001, the Secretary may use not to exceed 
     $500,000 per fiscal year to carry out this section.

     SEC. 4028. QUALIFICATIONS OF FOREIGN MOTOR CARRIERS.

       (a) Review.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review--
       (1) the qualifications of any foreign motor carrier, the 
     application for which has not been processed due to the 
     moratorium on the granting of authority to foreign carriers 
     to operate in the United States, to operate as a motor 
     carrier in the United States; and
       (2) the carrier's likely ability to comply with applicable 
     laws and regulations of the United States.
       (b) Use of Review.--The review conducted under subsection 
     (a) shall not constitute a

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     finding by the Secretary under section 13902 of title 49, 
     United States Code, that a motor carrier is willing and able 
     to comply with requirements of such section. The results of 
     the review may be used by the Secretary as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report on 
     the results of the review to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives. The report shall include--
       (1) any findings made by the Secretary under subsection 
     (a);
       (2) information on which carriers have applied to the 
     Department of Transportation under that section; and
       (3) a description of the process utilized to respond to 
     such applications and to review the safety fitness of those 
     carriers.

     SEC. 4029. FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY INSPECTORS.

       The Department of Transportation shall maintain at least 
     the number of Federal motor carrier safety inspectors for 
     international border commercial vehicle inspections as in 
     effect on September 30, 1997, or provide for alternative 
     resources and mechanisms to ensure at least an equivalent 
     level of commercial motor vehicle safety inspections. Such 
     funds as are necessary to carry out this section shall be 
     made available within the limitation on general operating 
     expenses of the Department of Transportation.

     SEC. 4030. SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall offer to enter 
     into an agreement with the Transportation Research Board of 
     the National Academy of Sciences to conduct, subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, a study of the safety issues 
     attendant to the transportation of school children to and 
     from school and school-related activities by various 
     transportation modes.
       (b) Terms of Agreement.--The agreement under subsection (a) 
     shall provide that--
       (1) the Transportation Research Board, in conducting the 
     study, shall consider--
       (A) in consultation with the National Transportation Safety 
     Board, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and other 
     relevant entities, available crash injury data;
       (B) vehicle design and driver training requirements, 
     routing, and operational factors that affect safety; and
       (C) other factors that the Secretary considers to be 
     appropriate;
       (2) if the data referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is 
     unavailable or insufficient, the Transportation Research 
     Board shall recommend a new data collection regimen and 
     implementation guidelines; and
       (3) a panel shall conduct the study and shall include--
       (A) representatives of--
       (i) highway safety organizations;
       (ii) school transportation;
       (iii) mass transportation operators;
       (iv) employee organizations; and
       (v) bicycling organizations;
       (B) academic and policy analysts; and
       (C) other interested parties.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the Secretary 
     enters into an agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives a report that contains the results of the 
     study.
       (d) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Department of Transportation to carry out this section 
     $200,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $200,000 for fiscal year 
     2001. Such sums shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 4031. DESIGNATION OF NEW MEXICO COMMERCIAL ZONE.

       (a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     section 13902(c)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, the 
     New Mexico Commercial Zone shall be a commercial zone for 
     purposes of transportation of property only under section 
     13506(b) of such title.
       (b) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall consult with other Federal agencies that have 
     responsibilities over traffic between the United States and 
     Mexico.
       (c) Submission of Plan.--Not later than 3 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the State of New Mexico shall 
     submit to the Secretary a plan describing how the State will 
     monitor commercial motor vehicle traffic and enforce safety 
     regulations.
       (d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section shall 
     affect any action commenced or pending before the Secretary 
     or Surface Transportation Board before the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       (e) New Mexico Commercial Zone Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``New Mexico Commercial Zone'' means the area that 
     is comprised of Dona Ana County and Luna County in New 
     Mexico.
       (f) Designation.--The designation and operation of the New 
     Mexico commercial zone shall become effective upon the date 
     of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4032. EFFECTS OF MCSAP GRANT REDUCTIONS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
     effects of reductions of grants under section 31102 of title 
     49, United States Code, due to nonconformity of State 
     intrastate motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and 
     driver requirements with Federal interstate requirements. In 
     conducting the study, the Secretary shall consider, at a 
     minimum--
       (1) national uniformity and the purposes of the motor 
     carrier safety assistance program;
       (2) State motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and 
     driver safety oversight and enforcement capabilities; and
       (3) the safety impacts, costs, and benefits of full 
     participation in the program.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the results of the study.
       (c) Adjustment of State Allocations.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to adjust State allocations under section 31103 of 
     title 49, United States Code, to reflect the results of the 
     study.

                    TITLE V--TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

                          Subtitle A--Funding

     SEC. 5001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
     appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     Mass Transit Account):
       (1) Surface transportation research.--For carrying out 
     sections 502, 506, 507, and 508 of title 23, United States 
     Code, and section 5112 of this Act $96,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1998, $97,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $97,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000, $98,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
     $101,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $103,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2003.
       (2) Technology deployment program.--To carry out section 
     503 of title 23, United States Code, $35,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1998, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $40,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000, $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
     $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $50,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2003.
       (3) Training and education.--For carrying out section 504 
     of title 23, United States Code, $14,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $16,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000, $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
     $19,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $20,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2003.
       (4) Bureau of transportation statistics.--For the Bureau of 
     Transportation Statistics to carry out section 111 of title 
     49, United States Code, $31,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003.
       (5) ITS standards, research, operational tests, and 
     development.--For carrying out sections 5204, 5205, 5206, and 
     5207 of this Act $95,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $95,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $98,200,000 for fiscal year 
     2000, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $105,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2002, $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (6) ITS deployment.--For carrying out sections 5208 and 
     5209 of this Act $101,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $105,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $113,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2000, $118,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $120,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2002, and $122,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (7) University transportation research.--For carrying out 
     section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, $31,150,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998, $31,150,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
     $32,750,000 for fiscal year 2000, $32,750,000 for fiscal year 
     2001, $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $32,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2003.
       (b) Applicability of Title 23, United States Code.--Funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) shall be 
     available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds 
     were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
     Code, except that the Federal share of the cost of a project 
     or activity carried out using such funds shall be 80 percent 
     (unless otherwise expressly provided by this subtitle or 
     otherwise determined by the Secretary with respect to a 
     project of activity) and such funds shall remain available 
     until expended.
       (c) Allocations.--
       (1) Surface transportation research.--Of the amounts made 
     available under subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 
     shall be available to carry out section 502(e) of title 23, 
     United States Code (relating to long-term pavement 
     performance);
       (B) not to exceed $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003 shall be available to carry out section 502(f) 
     of such title (relating to seismic research), of which not to 
     exceed $2,500,000 may be used to upgrade earthquake 
     simulation facilities as required to carry out the program;
       (C) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 
     shall be available to carry out section 506 of such title 
     (relating to international outreach); and
       (D) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 
     to carry out research on improved methods of using concrete 
     pavement in the construction, reconstruction, and repair of 
     Federal-aid highways.
       (2) Technology deployment.--Of the amounts made available 
     under subsection (a)(2)--
       (A) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 
     shall be available to carry out section 503(b)(3)(A)(i) of 
     title 23, United States Code (relating to research 
     development technology transfer activities); and
       (B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $15,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and 
     $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2003 shall 
     be available to carry out section 503(b)(3)(A)(ii) of such 
     title (relating to repair, rehabilitation, and construction).
       (3) Training and education.--Of the amounts made available 
     under subsection (a)(3)--

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       (A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $6,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999, $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $7,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 shall be available to carry 
     out section 504(a) of title 23, United States Code (relating 
     to the National Highway Institute);
       (B) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $7,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $9,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 shall be available to carry 
     out section 504(b) of such title (relating to local technical 
     assistance); and
       (C) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 
     shall be available to carry out section 504(c)(2) of such 
     title (relating to the Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship 
     Program).
       (4) ITS deployment.--Of the amounts made available under 
     subsection (a)(6)--
       (A) $74,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $75,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $83,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $85,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2002, and $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 shall be available 
     to carry out section 5208 of this Act (relating to 
     Intelligent Transportation Systems integration); and
       (B) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 1998, $27,200,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $30,200,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $32,200,000 for fiscal year 2001, $33,500,000 for fiscal year 
     2002, and $35,500,000 for fiscal year 2003 shall be available 
     to carry out section 5209 of this Act (relating to commercial 
     vehicle infrastructure).
       (d) Transfers of Funds.--The Secretary may transfer not to 
     exceed 10 percent of the amounts allocated in a fiscal year 
     under a subparagraph in each of paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
     subsection (c) to the amounts allocated under any other 
     subparagraph in the paragraph.

     SEC. 5002. OBLIGATION CEILING.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of 
     all obligations from amounts made available from the Highway 
     Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) by section 
     5001(a) of this Act shall not exceed $403,150,000 for fiscal 
     year 1998, $409,150,000 for fiscal year 1999, $427,950,000 
     for fiscal year 2000, $442,750,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
     $453,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $468,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2003.

     SEC. 5003. NOTICE.

       (a) Notice of Reprogramming.--If any funds authorized for 
     carrying out this title or the amendments made by this title 
     are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to 
     be provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate, notice of such action 
     shall concurrently be provided to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
       (b) Notice of Reorganization.--On or before the 15th day 
     preceding the date of any major reorganization of a program, 
     project, or activity of the Department of Transportation for 
     which funds are authorized by this title or the amendments 
     made by this title, the Secretary shall provide notice of 
     such reorganization to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and the Committee on Science of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate.

                  Subtitle B--Research and Technology

     SEC. 5101. RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       Title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the table of chapters by adding at the end the 
     following:
``5. Research and Technology.................................501'';....

     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:

                  ``CHAPTER 5--RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

``Sec.
``501. Definitions.
``502. Surface transportation research.
``503. Technology deployment program.
``504. Training and education.
``505. State planning and research.
``506. International highway transportation outreach program.
``507. Surface transportation-environment cooperative research program.
``508. Surface transportation research strategic planning.

     ``Sec. 501. Definitions

       ``In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Federal laboratory.--The term `Federal laboratory' 
     includes a Government-owned, Government-operated laboratory 
     and a Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory.
       ``(2) Safety.--The term `safety' includes highway and 
     traffic safety systems, research, and development relating to 
     vehicle, highway, driver, passenger, bicyclist, and 
     pedestrian characteristics, accident investigations, 
     communications, emergency medical care, and transportation of 
     the injured.''.

     SEC. 5102. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.

       Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by 
     section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 502. Surface transportation research

       ``(a) General Authority.--
       ``(1) Research, development, and technology transfer 
     activities.--The Secretary may carry out research, 
     development, and technology transfer activities with respect 
     to--
       ``(A) motor carrier transportation;
       ``(B) all phases of transportation planning and development 
     (including construction, operation, modernization, 
     development, design, maintenance, safety, financing, and 
     traffic conditions); and
       ``(C) the effect of State laws on the activities described 
     in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(2) Tests and development.--The Secretary may test, 
     develop, or assist in testing and developing any material, 
     invention, patented article, or process.
       ``(3) Cooperation, grants, and contracts.--The Secretary 
     may carry out this section--
       ``(A) independently;
       ``(B) in cooperation with other Federal departments, 
     agencies, and instrumentalities and Federal laboratories; or
       ``(C) by making grants to, or entering into contracts, 
     cooperative agreements, and other transactions with, the 
     National Academy of Sciences, the American Association of 
     State Highway and Transportation Officials, or any Federal 
     laboratory, State agency, authority, association, 
     institution, for-profit or nonprofit corporation, 
     organization, foreign country, or person.
       ``(4) Technological innovation.--The programs and 
     activities carried out under this section shall be consistent 
     with the surface transportation research and technology 
     development strategic plan developed under section 508.
       ``(5) Funds.--
       ``(A) Special account.--In addition to other funds made 
     available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall use 
     such funds as may be deposited by any cooperating 
     organization or person in a special account of the Treasury 
     established for this purpose.
       ``(B) Use of funds.--The Secretary shall use funds made 
     available to carry out this section to develop, administer, 
     communicate, and promote the use of products of research, 
     development, and technology transfer programs under this 
     section.
       ``(b) Collaborative Research and Development.--
       ``(1) In general.--To encourage innovative solutions to 
     surface transportation problems and stimulate the deployment 
     of new technology, the Secretary may carry out, on a cost-
     shared basis, collaborative research and development with--
       ``(A) non-Federal entities, including State and local 
     governments, foreign governments, colleges and universities, 
     corporations, institutions, partnerships, sole 
     proprietorships, and trade associations that are incorporated 
     or established under the laws of any State; and
       ``(B) Federal laboratories.
       ``(2) Agreements.--In carrying out this subsection, the 
     Secretary may enter into cooperative research and development 
     agreements (as defined in section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
     Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a)).
       ``(3) Federal share.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     activities carried out under a cooperative research and 
     development agreement entered into under this subsection 
     shall not exceed 50 percent, except that if there is 
     substantial public interest or benefit, the Secretary may 
     approve a greater Federal share.
       ``(B) Non-federal share.--All costs directly incurred by 
     the non-Federal partners, including personnel, travel, and 
     hardware development costs, shall be credited toward the non-
     Federal share of the cost of the activities described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(4) Use of technology.--The research, development, or use 
     of a technology under a cooperative research and development 
     agreement entered into under this subsection, including the 
     terms under which the technology may be licensed and the 
     resulting royalties may be distributed, shall be subject to 
     the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
     U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).
       ``(5) Waiver of advertising requirements.--Section 3709 of 
     the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) shall not apply to a 
     contract or agreement entered into under this chapter.
       ``(c) Contents of Research Program.--The Secretary shall 
     include in surface transportation research, technology 
     development, and technology transfer programs carried out 
     under this title coordinated activities in the following 
     areas:
       ``(1) Development, use, and dissemination of indicators, 
     including appropriate computer programs for collecting and 
     analyzing data on the status of infrastructure facilities, to 
     measure the performance of the surface transportation systems 
     of the United States, including productivity, efficiency, 
     energy use, air quality, congestion, safety, maintenance, and 
     other factors that reflect system performance.
       ``(2) Methods, materials, and testing to improve the 
     durability of surface transportation infrastructure 
     facilities and extend the life of bridge structures, 
     including--
       ``(A) new and innovative technologies to reduce corrosion;
       ``(B) tests simulating seismic activity, vibration, and 
     weather; and
       ``(C) the use of innovative recycled materials.
       ``(3) Technologies and practices that reduce costs and 
     minimize disruptions associated with the construction, 
     rehabilitation, and maintenance of surface transportation 
     systems, including responses to natural disasters.
       ``(4) Development of nondestructive evaluation equipment 
     for use with existing infrastructure facilities and with 
     next-generation infrastructure facilities that use advanced 
     materials.
       ``(5) Dynamic simulation models of surface transportation 
     systems for--

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       ``(A) predicting capacity, safety, and infrastructure 
     durability problems;
       ``(B) evaluating planned research projects; and
       ``(C) testing the strengths and weaknesses of proposed 
     revisions to surface transportation operations programs.
       ``(6) Economic highway geometrics, structures, and 
     desirable weight and size standards for vehicles using the 
     public highways and the feasibility of uniformity in State 
     regulations with respect to such standards.
       ``(7) Telecommuting and the linkages between 
     transportation, information technology, and community 
     development and the impact of technological change and 
     economic restructuring on travel demand.
       ``(8) Expansion of knowledge of implementing life cycle 
     cost analysis, including--
       ``(A) establishing the appropriate analysis period and 
     discount rates;
       ``(B) learning how to value and properly consider use 
     costs;
       ``(C) determining tradeoffs between reconstruction and 
     rehabilitation; and
       ``(D) establishing methodologies for balancing higher 
     initial costs of new technologies and improved or advanced 
     materials against lower maintenance costs.
       ``(9) Standardized estimates, to be developed in 
     conjunction with the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology and other appropriate organizations, of useful 
     life under various conditions for advanced materials of use 
     in surface transportation.
       ``(10) Evaluation of traffic calming measures that promote 
     community preservation, transportation mode choice, and 
     safety.
       ``(11) Development and implementation of safety-enhancing 
     equipment, including unobtrusive eyetracking technology.
       ``(d) Advanced Research.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     advanced research program, consistent with the surface 
     transportation research and technology development strategic 
     plan developed under section 508, that addresses longer-term, 
     higher-risk research that shows potential benefits for 
     improving the durability, efficiency, environmental impact, 
     productivity, and safety (including bicycle and pedestrian 
     safety) of highway and intermodal transportation systems. In 
     carrying out the program, the Secretary shall strive to 
     develop partnerships with the public and private sectors.
       ``(2) Research areas.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary may make grants and enter into cooperative 
     agreements and contracts in such areas as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate, including the following:
       ``(A) Characterization of materials used in highway 
     infrastructure, including analytical techniques, 
     microstructure modeling, and the deterioration processes.
       ``(B) Diagnostics for evaluation of the condition of bridge 
     and pavement structures to enable the assessment of risks of 
     failure, including from seismic activity, vibration, and 
     weather.
       ``(C) Design and construction details for composite 
     structures.
       ``(D) Safety technology-based problems in the areas of 
     pedestrian and bicycle safety, roadside hazards, and 
     composite materials for roadside safety hardware.
       ``(E) Environmental research, including particulate matter 
     source apportionment and model development.
       ``(F) Data acquisition techniques for system condition and 
     performance monitoring.
       ``(G) Human factors, including prediction of the response 
     of travelers to new technologies.
       ``(e) Long-Term Pavement Performance Program.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary shall complete the long-
     term pavement performance program tests initiated under the 
     strategic highway research program established under section 
     307(d) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
     of this section) and continued by the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1914 et 
     seq.) through the midpoint of a planned 20-year life of the 
     long-term pavement performance program.
       ``(2) Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.--Under 
     the program, the Secretary shall make grants and enter into 
     cooperative agreements and contracts to--
       ``(A) monitor, material-test, and evaluate highway test 
     sections in existence as of the date of the grant, agreement, 
     or contract;
       ``(B) analyze the data obtained in carrying out 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) prepare products to fulfill program objectives and 
     meet future pavement technology needs.
       ``(f) Seismic Research Program.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program to study the vulnerability of the Federal-aid highway 
     system and other surface transportation systems to seismic 
     activity and to develop and implement cost-effective methods 
     to reduce such vulnerability.
       ``(2) Cooperation with national center for earthquake 
     engineering research.--The Secretary shall conduct the 
     program in cooperation with the National Center for 
     Earthquake Engineering Research at the University of Buffalo.
       ``(3) Cooperation with agencies participating in national 
     earthquake hazards reduction program.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct the program in consultation and cooperation with 
     Federal departments and agencies participating in the 
     National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program established by 
     section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
     U.S.C. 7704) and shall take such actions as may be necessary 
     to ensure that the program is consistent with--
       ``(A) planning and coordination activities of the Director 
     of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under section 
     5(b)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7704(b)(1)); and
       ``(B) the plan developed by the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency under section 8(b) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7705b(b)).
       ``(g) Infrastructure Investment Needs Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than January 31, 1999, and 
     January 31 of every second year thereafter, the Secretary 
     shall report to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on--
       ``(A) estimates of the future highway and bridge needs of 
     the United States; and
       ``(B) the backlog of current highway and bridge needs.
       ``(2) Comparison with prior reports.--Each report under 
     paragraph (1) shall provide the means, including all 
     necessary information, to relate and compare the conditions 
     and service measures used in the 3 biannual reports published 
     prior to the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century.''.

     SEC. 5103. TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT.

       Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by 
     section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 503. Technology deployment

       ``(a) Technology Deployment Initiatives and Partnerships 
     Program.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall develop and 
     administer a national technology deployment initiatives and 
     partnerships program.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to 
     significantly accelerate the adoption of innovative 
     technologies by the surface transportation community.
       ``(3) Deployment goals.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
     establish not more than 5 deployment goals to carry out 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Design.--Each of the goals and the program developed 
     to achieve the goals shall be designed to provide tangible 
     benefits, with respect to transportation systems, in the 
     areas of efficiency, safety, reliability, service life, 
     environmental protection, and sustainability.
       ``(C) Strategies for achievement.--For each goal, the 
     Secretary, in cooperation with representatives of the 
     transportation community such as States, local governments, 
     the private sector, and academia, shall use domestic and 
     international technology to develop strategies and 
     initiatives to achieve the goal, including technical 
     assistance in deploying technology and mechanisms for sharing 
     information among program participants.
       ``(4) Integration with other programs.--The Secretary shall 
     integrate activities carried out under this subsection with 
     the efforts of the Secretary to disseminate the results of 
     research sponsored by the Secretary and to facilitate 
     technology transfer.
       ``(5) Leveraging of federal resources.--In selecting 
     projects to be carried out under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall give preference to projects that leverage 
     Federal funds with other significant public or private 
     resources.
       ``(6) Continuation of shrp partnerships.--Under the 
     program, the Secretary shall continue the partnerships 
     established through the strategic highway research program 
     established under section 307(d) (as in effect on the day 
     before the date of enactment of this section).
       ``(7) Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.--Under 
     the program, the Secretary may make grants and enter into 
     cooperative agreements and contracts to foster alliances and 
     support efforts to stimulate advances in transportation 
     technology, including--
       ``(A) the testing and evaluation of products of the 
     strategic highway research program;
       ``(B) the further development and implementation of 
     technology in areas such as the Superpave system and the use 
     of lithium salts and other alternatives to prevent and 
     mitigate alkali silica reactivity;
       ``(C) the provision of support for long-term pavement 
     performance product implementation and technology access; and
       ``(D) other activities to achieve the goals established 
     under paragraph (3).
       ``(8) Reports.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this section, and biennially thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the progress and results of 
     activities carried out under this section.
       ``(9) Allocation.--To the extent appropriate to achieve the 
     goals established under paragraph (3), the Secretary may 
     further allocate funds made available to carry out this 
     section to States for their use.
       ``(b) Innovative Bridge Research and Construction 
     Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and carry 
     out a program to demonstrate the application of innovative 
     material technology in the construction of bridges and other 
     structures.
       ``(2) Goals.--The goals of the program shall include--

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       ``(A) the development of new, cost-effective innovative 
     material highway bridge applications;
       ``(B) the reduction of maintenance costs and life-cycle 
     costs of bridges, including the costs of new construction, 
     replacement, or rehabilitation of deficient bridges;
       ``(C) the development of construction techniques to 
     increase safety and reduce construction time and traffic 
     congestion;
       ``(D) the development of engineering design criteria for 
     innovative products and materials for use in highway bridges 
     and structures;
       ``(E) the development of cost-effective and innovative 
     techniques to separate vehicle and pedestrian traffic from 
     railroad traffic;
       ``(F) the development of highway bridges and structures 
     that will withstand natural disasters, including alternative 
     processes for the seismic retrofit of bridges; and
       ``(G) the development of new nondestructive bridge 
     evaluation technologies and techniques.
       ``(3) Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.--
       ``(A) In general.--Under the program, the Secretary shall 
     make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements and 
     contracts with--
       ``(i) States, other Federal agencies, universities and 
     colleges, private sector entities, and nonprofit 
     organizations to pay the Federal share of the cost of 
     research, development, and technology transfer concerning 
     innovative materials; and
       ``(ii) States to pay the Federal share of the cost of 
     repair, rehabilitation, replacement, and new construction of 
     bridges or structures that demonstrate the application of 
     innovative materials.
       ``(B) Applications.--To receive a grant under this 
     subsection, an entity described in subparagraph (A) shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary. The application shall 
     be in such form and contain such information as the Secretary 
     may require. The Secretary shall select and approve the 
     applications based on whether the project that is the subject 
     of the grant meets the goals of the program described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Technology and information transfer.--The Secretary 
     shall take such action as is necessary to ensure that the 
     information and technology resulting from research conducted 
     under paragraph (3) is made available to State and local 
     transportation departments and other interested parties as 
     specified by the Secretary.
       ``(5) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project under this section shall be determined by the 
     Secretary.''.

     SEC. 5104. TRAINING AND EDUCATION.

       Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by 
     section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 504. Training and education

       ``(a) National Highway Institute.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate in the 
     Federal Highway Administration a National Highway Institute 
     (in this subsection referred to as the `Institute'). The 
     Secretary shall administer, through the Institute, the 
     authority vested in the Secretary by this title or by any 
     other law for the development and conduct of education and 
     training programs relating to highways.
       ``(2) Duties of the institute.--In cooperation with State 
     transportation departments, United States industry, and any 
     national or international entity, the Institute shall develop 
     and administer education and training programs of instruction 
     for--
       ``(A) Federal Highway Administration, State, and local 
     transportation agency employees;
       ``(B) regional, State, and metropolitan planning 
     organizations;
       ``(C) State and local police, public safety, and motor 
     vehicle employees; and
       ``(D) United States citizens and foreign nationals engaged 
     or to be engaged in surface transportation work of interest 
     to the United States.
       ``(3) Courses.--The Institute may develop and administer 
     courses in modern developments, techniques, methods, 
     regulations, management, and procedures relating to surface 
     transportation, environmental mitigation and compliance, 
     acquisition of rights-of-way, relocation assistance, 
     engineering, safety, construction, maintenance and 
     operations, contract administration, motor carrier safety 
     activities, inspection, and highway finance.
       ``(4) Set-aside; federal share.--Not to exceed \1/2\ of 1 
     percent of the funds apportioned to a State under section 
     104(b)(3) for the surface transportation program shall be 
     available for expenditure by the State transportation 
     department for the payment of not to exceed 80 percent of the 
     cost of tuition and direct educational expenses (excluding 
     salaries) in connection with the education and training of 
     employees of State and local transportation agencies in 
     accordance with this subsection.
       ``(5) Federal responsibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     education and training of employees of Federal, State, and 
     local transportation (including highway) agencies authorized 
     under this subsection may be provided--
       ``(i) by the Secretary at no cost to the States and local 
     governments if the Secretary determines that provision at no 
     cost is in the public interest; or
       ``(ii) by the State through grants, cooperative agreements, 
     and contracts with public and private agencies, institutions, 
     individuals, and the Institute.
       ``(B) Payment of full cost by private persons.--Private 
     agencies, international or foreign entities, and individuals 
     shall pay the full cost of any education and training 
     received by them unless the Secretary determines that a lower 
     cost is of critical importance to the public interest.
       ``(6) Training fellowships; cooperation.--The Institute 
     may--
       ``(A) engage in training activities authorized under this 
     subsection, including the granting of training fellowships; 
     and
       ``(B) carry out its authority independently or in 
     cooperation with any other branch of the Federal Government 
     or any State agency, authority, association, institution, 
     for-profit or nonprofit corporation, other national or 
     international entity, or other person.
       ``(7) Collection of fees.--
       ``(A) General rule.--In accordance with this subsection, 
     the Institute may assess and collect fees solely to defray 
     the costs of the Institute in developing or administering 
     education and training programs under this subsection.
       ``(B) Limitation.--Fees may be assessed and collected under 
     this subsection only in a manner that may reasonably be 
     expected to result in the collection of fees during any 
     fiscal year in an aggregate amount that does not exceed the 
     aggregate amount of the costs referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     for the fiscal year.
       ``(C) Persons subject to fees.--Fees may be assessed and 
     collected under this subsection only with respect to--
       ``(i) persons and entities for whom education or training 
     programs are developed or administered under this subsection; 
     and
       ``(ii) persons and entities to whom education or training 
     is provided under this subsection.
       ``(D) Amount of fees.--The fees assessed and collected 
     under this subsection shall be established in a manner that 
     ensures that the liability of any person or entity for a fee 
     is reasonably based on the proportion of the costs referred 
     to in subparagraph (A) that relate to the person or entity.
       ``(E) Use.--All fees collected under this subsection shall 
     be used to defray costs associated with the development or 
     administration of education and training programs authorized 
     under this subsection.
       ``(8) Relation to fees.--The funds made available to carry 
     out this subsection may be combined with or held separate 
     from the fees collected under paragraph (7).
       ``(b) Local Technical Assistance Program.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary shall carry out a local 
     technical assistance program that will provide access to 
     surface transportation technology to--
       ``(A) highway and transportation agencies in urbanized 
     areas with populations of between 50,000 and 1,000,000 
     individuals;
       ``(B) highway and transportation agencies in rural areas; 
     and
       ``(C) contractors that do work for the agencies.
       ``(2) Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.--The 
     Secretary may make grants and enter into cooperative 
     agreements and contracts to provide education and training, 
     technical assistance, and related support services to--
       ``(A) assist rural, local transportation agencies and 
     tribal governments, and the consultants and construction 
     personnel working for the agencies and governments, to--
       ``(i) develop and expand their expertise in road and 
     transportation areas (including pavement, bridge, concrete 
     structures, safety management systems, and traffic safety 
     countermeasures);
       ``(ii) improve roads and bridges;
       ``(iii) enhance--

       ``(I) programs for the movement of passengers and freight; 
     and
       ``(II) intergovernmental transportation planning and 
     project selection; and

       ``(iv) deal effectively with special transportation-related 
     problems by preparing and providing training packages, 
     manuals, guidelines, and technical resource materials;
       ``(B) develop technical assistance for tourism and 
     recreational travel;
       ``(C) identify, package, and deliver transportation 
     technology and traffic safety information to local 
     jurisdictions to assist urban transportation agencies in 
     developing and expanding their ability to deal effectively 
     with transportation-related problems;
       ``(D) operate, in cooperation with State transportation 
     departments and universities--
       ``(i) local technical assistance program centers designated 
     to provide transportation technology transfer services to 
     rural areas and to urbanized areas with populations of 
     between 50,000 and 1,000,000 individuals; and
       ``(ii) local technical assistance program centers 
     designated to provide transportation technical assistance to 
     Indian tribal governments; and
       ``(E) allow local transportation agencies and tribal 
     governments, in cooperation with the private sector, to 
     enhance new technology implementation.
       ``(c) Research Fellowships.--
       ``(1) General authority.--The Secretary, acting either 
     independently or in cooperation with other Federal 
     departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, may make grants 
     for research fellowships for any purpose for which research 
     is authorized by this chapter.
       ``(2) Dwight david eisenhower transportation fellowship 
     program.--The Secretary shall establish and implement a 
     transportation research fellowship program for the

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     purpose of attracting qualified students to the field of 
     transportation. The program shall be known as the `Dwight 
     David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program'.''.

     SEC. 5105. STATE PLANNING AND RESEARCH.

       Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by 
     section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 505. State planning and research

       ``(a) General Rule.--Two percent of the sums apportioned to 
     a State for fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year thereafter 
     under section 104 (other than sections 104(f) and 104(h)) and 
     under section 144 shall be available for expenditure by the 
     State, in consultation with the Secretary, only for the 
     following purposes:
       ``(1) Engineering and economic surveys and investigations.
       ``(2) The planning of future highway programs and local 
     public transportation systems and the planning of the 
     financing of such programs and systems, including 
     metropolitan and statewide planning under sections 134 and 
     135.
       ``(3) Development and implementation of management systems 
     under section 303.
       ``(4) Studies of the economy, safety, and convenience of 
     surface transportation systems and the desirable regulation 
     and equitable taxation of such systems.
       ``(5) Research, development, and technology transfer 
     activities necessary in connection with the planning, design, 
     construction, management, and maintenance of highway, public 
     transportation, and intermodal transportation systems.
       ``(6) Study, research, and training on the engineering 
     standards and construction materials for transportation 
     systems described in paragraph (5), including the evaluation 
     and accreditation of inspection and testing and the 
     regulation and taxation of their use.
       ``(b) Minimum Expenditures on Research, Development, and 
     Technology Transfer Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), not less than 
     25 percent of the funds subject to subsection (a) that are 
     apportioned to a State for a fiscal year shall be expended by 
     the State for research, development, and technology transfer 
     activities described in subsection (a), relating to highway, 
     public transportation, and intermodal transportation systems.
       ``(2) Waivers.--The Secretary may waive the application of 
     paragraph (1) with respect to a State for a fiscal year if 
     the State certifies to the Secretary for the fiscal year that 
     total expenditures by the State for transportation planning 
     under sections 134 and 135 will exceed 75 percent of the 
     funds described in paragraph (1) and the Secretary accepts 
     such certification.
       ``(3) Nonapplicability of assessment.--Funds expended under 
     paragraph (1) shall not be considered to be part of the 
     extramural budget of the agency for the purpose of section 9 
     of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
       ``(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out using funds subject to subsection (a) 
     shall be 80 percent unless the Secretary determines that the 
     interests of the Federal-aid highway program would be best 
     served by decreasing or eliminating the non-Federal share.
       ``(d) Administration of Sums.--Funds subject to subsection 
     (a) shall be combined and administered by the Secretary as a 
     single fund and shall be available for obligation for the 
     same period as funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1).''.

     SEC. 5106. INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION OUTREACH 
                   PROGRAM.

       Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by 
     section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 506. International highway transportation outreach 
       program

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish an 
     international highway transportation outreach program--
       ``(1) to inform the United States highway community of 
     technological innovations in foreign countries that could 
     significantly improve highway transportation in the United 
     States;
       ``(2) to promote United States highway transportation 
     expertise, goods, and services in foreign countries; and
       ``(3) to increase transfers of United States highway 
     transportation technology to foreign countries.
       ``(b) Activities.--Activities carried out under the program 
     may include--
       ``(1) development, monitoring, assessment, and 
     dissemination in the United States of information about 
     highway transportation innovations in foreign countries that 
     could significantly improve highway transportation in the 
     United States;
       ``(2) research, development, demonstration, training, and 
     other forms of technology transfer and exchange;
       ``(3) informing foreign countries about the technical 
     quality of United States highway transportation goods and 
     services through participation in trade shows, seminars, 
     expositions, and other such activities;
       ``(4) offering technical services of the Federal Highway 
     Administration that cannot be readily obtained from United 
     States private sector firms to be incorporated into the 
     proposals of United States private sector firms undertaking 
     highway transportation projects outside the United States if 
     the costs of such services will be recovered under the terms 
     of the project;
       ``(5) conducting studies to assess the need for or 
     feasibility of highway transportation improvements in 
     countries that are not members of the Organization for 
     Economic Cooperation and Development, as of December 18, 
     1991, and in Greece and Turkey; and
       ``(6) gathering and disseminating information on foreign 
     transportation markets and industries.
       ``(c) Cooperation.--The Secretary may carry out this 
     section in cooperation with any appropriate Federal agency, 
     State or local agency, authority, association, institution, 
     corporation (profit or nonprofit), foreign government, 
     multinational institution, or other organization or person.
       ``(d) Funds.--
       ``(1) Contributions.--Funds available to carry out this 
     section shall include funds deposited by any cooperating 
     organization or person into a special account of the Treasury 
     established for this purpose.
       ``(2) Eligible uses of funds.--The funds deposited into the 
     account and other funds available to carry out this section 
     shall be available to cover the cost of any activity eligible 
     under this section, including the cost of promotional 
     materials, travel, reception and representation expenses, and 
     salaries and benefits.
       ``(3) Reimbursements for salaries and benefits.--
     Reimbursements for salaries and benefits of Department of 
     Transportation employees providing services under this 
     section shall be credited to the account.
       ``(e) Eligible Use of State Planning and Research Funds.--A 
     State, in coordination with the Secretary, may obligate funds 
     made available to carry out section 505 for any activity 
     authorized under subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 5107. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION-ENVIRONMENT COOPERATIVE 
                   RESEARCH PROGRAM.

       Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by 
     section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 507. Surface transportation-environment cooperative 
       research program

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry 
     out a surface transportation-environment cooperative research 
     program.
       ``(b) Contents.--The program to be carried out under this 
     section shall include research designed--
       ``(1) to develop more accurate models for evaluating 
     transportation control measures and transportation system 
     designs that are appropriate for use by State and local 
     governments, including metropolitan planning organizations, 
     in designing implementation plans to meet Federal, State, and 
     local environmental requirements;
       ``(2) to improve understanding of the factors that 
     contribute to the demand for transportation, including 
     transportation system design, demographic change, land use 
     planning, and communications and other information 
     technologies;
       ``(3) to develop indicators of economic, social, and 
     environmental performance of transportation systems to 
     facilitate analysis of potential alternatives;
       ``(4) to study the relationship between highway density and 
     ecosystem integrity, including the impacts of highway density 
     on habitat integrity and overall ecosystem health, and 
     develop a rapid assessment methodology for use by 
     transportation and regulatory agencies in determining the 
     relationship between highway density and ecosystem integrity; 
     and
       ``(5) to meet additional priorities as determined by the 
     advisory board established under subsection (c), including 
     recommendations of the National Research Council in the 
     report entitled `Environmental Research Needs in 
     Transportation'.
       ``(c) Advisory Board.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--In consultation with the Secretary of 
     Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, and the heads of other appropriate Federal 
     departments and agencies, the Secretary shall establish an 
     advisory board to recommend environmental and energy 
     conservation research, technology, and technology transfer 
     activities related to surface transportation.
       ``(2) Membership.--The advisory board shall include--
       ``(A) representatives of State transportation and 
     environmental agencies;
       ``(B) transportation and environmental scientists and 
     engineers; and
       ``(C) representatives of metropolitan planning 
     organizations, transit operating agencies, and environmental 
     organizations.
       ``(d) National Academy of Sciences.--The Secretary may make 
     grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the 
     National Academy of Sciences to carry out such activities 
     relating to the research, technology, and technology transfer 
     activities described in subsection (b) as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.''.

     SEC. 5108. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH STRATEGIC 
                   PLANNING.

       Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by 
     section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 508. Surface transportation research strategic 
       planning

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) establish a strategic planning process, consistent 
     with section 306 of title 5 for the Department of 
     Transportation to determine national transportation research 
     and technology development priorities related to surface 
     transportation;
       ``(2) coordinate Federal surface transportation research 
     and technology development activities;
       ``(3) measure the results of those activities and how they 
     impact the performance of the

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     surface transportation systems of the United States; and
       ``(4) ensure that planning and reporting activities carried 
     out under this section are coordinated with all other surface 
     transportation planning and reporting requirements.
       ``(b) Implementation.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) provide for the integrated planning, coordination, 
     and consultation among the operating administrations of the 
     Department of Transportation, all other Federal agencies with 
     responsibility for surface transportation research and 
     technology development, State and local governments, 
     institutions of higher education, industry, and other private 
     and public sector organizations engaged in surface 
     transportation-related research and development activities;
       ``(2) ensure that the surface transportation research and 
     technology development programs of the Department do not 
     duplicate other Federal, State, or private sector research 
     and development programs; and
       ``(3) provide for independent validation of the scientific 
     and technical assumptions underlying the surface 
     transportation research and technology development programs 
     of the Department.
       ``(c) Surface Transportation Research and Technology 
     Development Strategic Plan.--
       ``(1) Development.--The Secretary shall develop an 
     integrated surface transportation research and technology 
     development strategic plan.
       ``(2) Contents.--The plan shall include--
       ``(A) an identification of the general goals and objectives 
     of the Department of Transportation for surface 
     transportation research and development;
       ``(B) a description of the roles of the Department and 
     other Federal agencies in achieving the goals identified 
     under subparagraph (A), in order to avoid unnecessary 
     duplication of effort;
       ``(C) a description of the overall strategy of the 
     Department, and the role of each of the operating 
     administrations of the Department, in carrying out the plan 
     over the next 5 years, including a description of procedures 
     for coordination of the efforts of the Secretary with the 
     efforts of the operating administrations of the Department 
     and other Federal agencies;
       ``(D) an assessment of how State and local research and 
     technology development activities are contributing to the 
     achievement of the goals identified under subparagraph (A);
       ``(E) details of the surface transportation research and 
     technology development programs of the Department, including 
     performance goals, resources needed to achieve those goals, 
     and performance indicators as described in section 1115(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code, for the next 5 years for each 
     area of research and technology development;
       ``(F) significant comments on the plan obtained from 
     outside sources; and
       ``(G) responses to significant comments obtained from the 
     National Research Council and other advisory bodies, and a 
     description of any corrective actions taken pursuant to such 
     comments.
       ``(3) National research council review.--The Secretary 
     shall enter into an agreement for the review by the National 
     Research Council of the details of each--
       ``(A) strategic plan or revision required under section 306 
     of title 5;
       ``(B) performance plan required under section 1115 of title 
     31; and
       ``(C) program performance report required under section 
     1116,
     with respect to surface transportation research and 
     technology development.
       ``(4) Performance plans and reports.--In reports submitted 
     under sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, the Secretary shall 
     include--
       ``(A) a summary of the results for the previous fiscal year 
     of surface transportation research and technology development 
     programs to which the Department of Transportation 
     contributes, along with--
       ``(i) an analysis of the relationship between those results 
     and the goals identified under paragraph (2)(A); and
       ``(ii) a description of the methodology used for assessing 
     the results; and
       ``(B) a description of significant surface transportation 
     research and technology development initiatives, if any, 
     undertaken during the previous fiscal year that were not in 
     the plan developed under paragraph (1), and any significant 
     changes in the plan from the previous year's plan.
       ``(d) Merit Review and Performance Measurement.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report describing 
     competitive merit review procedures for use in selecting 
     grantees and contractors in the programs covered by the plan 
     developed under subsection (c) and performance measurement 
     procedures for evaluating the programs.
       ``(e) Procurement Procedures.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) develop model procurement procedures that encourage 
     the use of advanced technologies; and
       ``(2) develop model transactions for carrying out and 
     coordinating Federal and State surface transportation 
     research and technology development activities.
       ``(f) Consistency With Government Performance and Results 
     Act of 1993.--The plans and reports developed under this 
     section shall be consistent with and incorporated as part of 
     the plans developed under section 306 of title 5 and sections 
     1115 and 1116 of title 31.''.

     SEC. 5109. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.

       (a) In General.--Section 111 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(4) by striking the second sentence;
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (J) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (K) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(L) transportation-related variables that influence 
     global competitiveness.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the first sentence by striking ``national 
     transportation system'' and inserting ``transportation 
     systems of the United States'';
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) be coordinated with efforts to measure outputs and 
     outcomes of the Department of Transportation and the 
     transportation systems of the United States under the 
     Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (107 Stat. 285 
     et seq.) and the amendments made by such Act;''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ``, made relevant to 
     the States and metropolitan planning organizations,'' after 
     ``accuracy'';
       (C) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following: 
     ``The Bureau shall review and report to the Secretary of 
     Transportation on the sources and reliability of the 
     statistics proposed by the heads of the operating 
     administrations of the Department to measure outputs and 
     outcomes as required by the Government Performance and 
     Results Act of 1993, and the amendments made by such Act, and 
     shall carry out such other reviews of the sources and 
     reliability of other data collected by the heads of the 
     operating administrations of the Department as shall be 
     requested by the Secretary.''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Supporting transportation decisionmaking.--Ensuring 
     that the statistics compiled under paragraph (1) are relevant 
     for transportation decisionmaking by the Federal Government, 
     State and local governments, transportation-related 
     associations, private businesses, and consumers.'';
       (3) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
     subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively;
       (4) by striking subsection (g);
       (5) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Intermodal Transportation Data Base.--
       ``(1) In general.--In consultation with the Associate 
     Deputy Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries, and the heads of 
     the operating administrations of the Department of 
     Transportation, the Director shall establish and maintain a 
     transportation data base for all modes of transportation.
       ``(2) Use.--The data base shall be suitable for analyses 
     carried out by the Federal Government, the States, and 
     metropolitan planning organizations.
       ``(3) Contents.--The data base shall include--
       ``(A) information on the volumes and patterns of movement 
     of goods, including local, interregional, and international 
     movement, by all modes of transportation and intermodal 
     combinations, and by relevant classification;
       ``(B) information on the volumes and patterns of movement 
     of people, including local, interregional, and international 
     movements, by all modes of transportation (including bicycle 
     and pedestrian modes) and intermodal combinations, and by 
     relevant classification;
       ``(C) information on the location and connectivity of 
     transportation facilities and services; and
       ``(D) a national accounting of expenditures and capital 
     stocks on each mode of transportation and intermodal 
     combination.
       ``(e) National Transportation Library.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director shall establish and 
     maintain a National Transportation Library, which shall 
     contain a collection of statistical and other information 
     needed for transportation decisionmaking at the Federal, 
     State, and local levels.
       ``(2) Access.--The Director shall facilitate and promote 
     access to the Library, with the goal of improving the ability 
     of the transportation community to share information and the 
     ability of the Director to make statistics readily accessible 
     under subsection (c)(5).
       ``(3) Coordination.--The Director shall work with other 
     transportation libraries and other transportation information 
     providers, both public and private, to achieve the goal 
     specified in paragraph (2).
       ``(f) National Transportation Atlas Data Base.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director shall develop and maintain 
     geospatial data bases that depict--
       ``(A) transportation networks;
       ``(B) flows of people, goods, vehicles, and craft over the 
     networks; and
       ``(C) social, economic, and environmental conditions that 
     affect or are affected by the networks.
       ``(2) Intermodal network analysis.--The data bases shall be 
     able to support intermodal network analysis.
       ``(g) Research and Development Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants to, or 
     enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with, public 
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     profit private entities (including State transportation 
     departments, metropolitan planning organizations, and 
     institutions of higher education) for--
       ``(A) investigation of the subjects specified in subsection 
     (c)(1) and research and development of new methods of data 
     collection, management, integration, dissemination, 
     interpretation, and analysis;
       ``(B) development of electronic clearinghouses of 
     transportation data and related information, as part of the 
     National Transportation Library under subsection (e); and
       ``(C) development and improvement of methods for sharing 
     geographic data, in support of the national transportation 
     atlas data base under subsection (f) and the National Spatial 
     Data Infrastructure developed under Executive Order No. 
     12906.
       ``(2) Limitation.--Not more than $500,000 of the amounts 
     made available to carry out this section in a fiscal year may 
     be used to carry out this subsection.'';
       (6) by striking subsection (i) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (3) of this subsection) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) Prohibition on Certain Disclosures.--
       ``(1) In general.--An officer or employee of the Bureau may 
     not--
       ``(A) make any disclosure in which the data provided by an 
     individual or organization under subsection (c)(2) can be 
     identified;
       ``(B) use the information provided under subsection (c)(2) 
     for a nonstatistical purpose; or
       ``(C) permit anyone other than an individual authorized by 
     the Director to examine any individual report provided under 
     subsection (c)(2).
       ``(2) Prohibition on requests for certain data.--
       ``(A) Government agencies.--No department, bureau, agency, 
     officer, or employee of the United States (except the 
     Director in carrying out this section) may require, for any 
     reason, a copy of any report that has been filed under 
     subsection (c)(2) with the Bureau or retained by an 
     individual respondent.
       ``(B) Courts.--Any copy of a report described in 
     subparagraph (A) that has been retained by an individual 
     respondent or filed with the Bureau or any of its employees, 
     contractors, or agents--
       ``(i) shall be immune from legal process; and
       ``(ii) shall not, without the consent of the individual 
     concerned, be admitted as evidence or used for any purpose in 
     any action, suit, or other judicial or administrative 
     proceeding.
       ``(C) Applicability.--This paragraph shall apply only to 
     reports that permit information concerning an individual or 
     organization to be reasonably inferred by direct or indirect 
     means.
       ``(3) Data collected for nonstatistical purposes.--In a 
     case in which the Bureau is authorized by statute to collect 
     data or information for a nonstatistical purpose, the 
     Director shall clearly distinguish the collection of the data 
     or information, by rule and on the collection instrument, so 
     as to inform a respondent that is requested or required to 
     supply the data or information of the nonstatistical 
     purpose.'';
       (7) in subsection (j) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) of 
     this subsection) by striking ``On or before January 1, 1994, 
     and annually thereafter, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (8) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Proceeds of Data Product Sales.--Notwithstanding 
     section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, funds received 
     by the Bureau from the sale of data products, for necessary 
     expenses incurred, may be credited to the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the purpose of 
     reimbursing the Bureau for the expenses.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5503 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as 
     subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively.

     SEC. 5110. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 5505. University transportation research

       ``(a) Regional Centers.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     shall make grants to nonprofit institutions of higher 
     learning to establish and operate 1 university transportation 
     center in each of the 10 United States Government regions 
     that comprise the Standard Federal Regional Boundary System.
       ``(b) Other Centers.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
     nonprofit institutions of higher learning to establish and 
     operate university transportation centers, in addition to the 
     centers receiving grants under subsection (a), to address 
     transportation management and research and development 
     matters, with special attention to increasing the number of 
     highly skilled individuals entering the field of 
     transportation.
       ``(c) Selection of Grant Recipients.--
       ``(1) Applications.--In order to be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this section, a nonprofit institution of higher 
     learning shall submit to the Secretary an application that is 
     in such form and contains such information as the Secretary 
     may require.
       ``(2) Selection criteria.--Except as otherwise provided by 
     this section, the Secretary shall select each recipient of a 
     grant under this section through a competitive process on the 
     basis of the following:
       ``(A) For regional centers, the location of the center 
     within the Federal region to be served.
       ``(B) The demonstrated research and extension resources 
     available to the recipient to carry out this section.
       ``(C) The capability of the recipient to provide leadership 
     in making national and regional contributions to the solution 
     of immediate and long-range transportation problems.
       ``(D) The recipient's establishment of a surface 
     transportation program encompassing several modes of 
     transportation.
       ``(E) The recipient's demonstrated commitment of at least 
     $200,000 in regularly budgeted institutional amounts each 
     year to support ongoing transportation research and education 
     programs.
       ``(F) The recipient's demonstrated ability to disseminate 
     results of transportation research and education programs 
     through a statewide or regionwide continuing education 
     program.
       ``(G) The strategic plan the recipient proposes to carry 
     out under the grant.
       ``(d) Objectives.--Each university transportation center 
     receiving a grant under this section shall conduct the 
     following programs and activities:
       ``(1) Basic and applied research, the products of which are 
     judged by peers or other experts in the field to advance the 
     body of knowledge in transportation.
       ``(2) An education program that includes multidisciplinary 
     course work and participation in research.
       ``(3) An ongoing program of technology transfer that makes 
     research results available to potential users in a form that 
     can be implemented, utilized, or otherwise applied.
       ``(e) Maintenance of Effort.--In order to be eligible to 
     receive a grant under this section, a recipient shall enter 
     into an agreement with the Secretary to ensure that the 
     recipient will maintain total expenditures from all other 
     sources to establish and operate a university transportation 
     center and related research activities at a level at least 
     equal to the average level of such expenditures in its 2 
     fiscal years prior to award of a grant under this section.
       ``(f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the costs of 
     activities carried out using a grant made under this section 
     is 50 percent of costs. The non-Federal share may include 
     funds provided to a recipient under section 503, 504(b), or 
     505 of title 23, United States Code.
       ``(g) Program Coordination.--
       ``(1) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate the 
     research, education, training, and technology transfer 
     activities that grant recipients carry out under this 
     section, disseminate the results of the research, and 
     establish and operate a clearinghouse.
       ``(2) Annual review and evaluation.--At least annually and 
     consistent with the plan developed under section 5506, the 
     Secretary shall review and evaluate programs the grant 
     recipients carry out.
       ``(3) Funding limitation.--The Secretary may use not more 
     than 1 percent of amounts made available from Government 
     sources to carry out this subsection.
       ``(h) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--Funds made 
     available to carry out this program shall remain available 
     for obligation for a period of 2 years after the last day of 
     the fiscal year for which such funds are authorized.
       ``(i) Number and Amount of Grants.--
       ``(1) Fiscal years 1998 and 1999.--For each of fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999, the Secretary shall make the following grants 
     under this section:
       ``(A) Group a.--The Secretary shall make a grant in the 
     amount of $1,000,000 to each of the institutions in group A.
       ``(B) Group b.--The Secretary shall make a grant in the 
     amount of $300,000 to each of the institutions in group B.
       ``(C) Group c.--The Secretary shall make a grant in the 
     amount of $750,000 to each of the institutions in group C.
       ``(D) Group d.--The Secretary shall make a grant in the 
     amount of $2,000,000 to each of the institutions in group D.
       ``(2) Fiscal years 2000 and 2001.--For each of fiscal years 
     2000 and 2001, the Secretary shall make the following grants 
     under this section:
       ``(A) Group a.--The Secretary shall make a grant in the 
     amount of $1,000,000 to each of the institutions in group A.
       ``(B) Group b.--The Secretary shall make a grant in the 
     amount of $500,000 to 8 of the institutions in group B.
       ``(C) Group c.--The Secretary shall make a grant in the 
     amount of $750,000 to each of the institutions in group C.
       ``(D) Group d.--The Secretary shall make a grant in the 
     amount of $2,000,000 to each of the institutions in group D.
       ``(3) Fiscal years 2002 and 2003.--For each of fiscal years 
     2002 and 2003, the Secretary shall make the following grants 
     under this section:
       ``(A) Group a.--The Secretary shall make a grant in the 
     amount of $1,000,000 to each of the institutions in group A.
       ``(B) Groups b and c.--The Secretary shall make a grant in 
     the amount of $1,000,000 to 10 of the institutions in groups 
     B and C that received grants under this section in fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001.
       ``(C) Group d.--The Secretary shall make a grant in the 
     amount of $2,000,000 to each of the institutions in group D.
       ``(j) Identification of Groups.--For the purpose of making 
     grants this section, the following groups are identified:

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       ``(1) Group a.--Group A shall consist of the 10 regional 
     centers selected under subsection (a).
       ``(2) Group b.--Group B shall consist of the following:
       ``(A) The University of Denver and Mississippi State 
     University.
       ``(B) The University of Central Florida.
       ``(C) University of Southern California and California 
     State University at Long Beach.
       ``(D) Rutgers University.
       ``(E) University of Missouri at Rolla.
       ``(F) South Carolina State University.
       ``(G) Joseph P. Kennedy Science and Technology Center, 
     Assumption College, Massachusetts.
       ``(H) Purdue University.
       ``(3) Group c.--Group C shall consist of the following:
       ``(A) University of Arkansas.
       ``(B) New Jersey Institute of Technology.
       ``(C) University of Idaho.
       ``(D) The University of Alabama.
       ``(E) Morgan State University.
       ``(F) North Carolina State University.
       ``(G) San Jose State University.
       ``(H) University of South Florida.
       ``(I) North Carolina A. and T. State University.
       ``(4) Group d.--Group D shall consist of the following:
       ``(A) University of Minnesota.
       ``(B) Marshall University, West Virginia, on behalf of a 
     consortium of West Virginia colleges and universities.
       ``(C) George Mason University, along with the University of 
     Virginia and Virginia Tech University.
       ``(D) Western Transportation Institute.
       ``(E) Rhode Island Transportation Research Center.
       ``(F) Northwestern University.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 5504 the 
     following:

``5505. University transportation research.''.
       (c) Repeals.--Section 5316 and 5317 of title 49, United 
     States Code, and the items relating to such sections in the 
     analysis for chapter 53 of such title, are repealed.

     SEC. 5111. ADVANCED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of subtitle I 
     of title 49, United States Code (as amended by section 5110 
     of this Act), is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 5506. Advanced vehicle technologies program

       ``(a) Purposes.--The Secretary of Transportation, in 
     coordination with other government agencies and private 
     consortia, shall encourage and promote the research, 
     development, and deployment of transportation technologies 
     that will use technological advances in multimodal vehicles, 
     vehicle components, environmental technologies, and related 
     infrastructure to remove impediments to an efficient, safe, 
     and cost-effective national transportation system.
       ``(b) Definition of Eligible Consortium.--In this section, 
     the term `eligible consortium' means a consortium that 
     receives funding under the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396; 106 Stat. 
     1876), and that comprises 2 or more of the following 
     entities:
       ``(1) Businesses incorporated in the United States.
       ``(2) Public or private educational or research 
     organizations located in the United States.
       ``(3) Entities of State or local governments in the United 
     States.
       ``(4) Federal laboratories.
       ``(c) Program.--The Secretary shall enter into contracts, 
     cooperative agreements, and other transactions as authorized 
     by section 2371 of title 10 with, and make grants to, 
     eligible consortia to promote the development and deployment 
     of innovation in transportation technology services, 
     management, and operational practices.
       ``(d) Eligibility Criteria.--To be eligible to receive 
     assistance under this section, an eligible consortium shall--
       ``(1) for a period of not less than the 3 years preceding 
     the date of a contract, cooperative agreement, or other 
     transaction, be organized on a statewide or multistate basis 
     for the purpose of designing, developing, and deploying 
     transportation technologies that address identified 
     technological impediments in the transportation field;
       ``(2) facilitate the participation in the consortium of 
     small- and medium-sized businesses, utilities, public 
     laboratories and universities, and other relevant entities;
       ``(3) be actively engaged in transportation technology 
     projects that address compliance in nonattainment areas under 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
       ``(4) be designed to use Federal and State funding to 
     attract private capital in the form of grants or investments 
     to carry out this section; and
       ``(5) ensure that at least 50 percent of the funding for 
     the consortium project will be provided by non-Federal 
     sources.
       ``(e) Proposals.--The Secretary shall prescribe such terms 
     and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate 
     for the content and structure of proposals submitted for 
     assistance under this section.
       ``(f) Reporting Requirements.--At least once each year, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report on the projects undertaken by the eligible consortia 
     and the progress made in advancing the purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003, to remain available until expended.
       ``(2) Availability.--Notwithstanding section 118(a), funds 
     made available under paragraph (1) shall not be available in 
     advance of an annual appropriation.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 55 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 5505 the following:

``5506. Advanced vehicle technologies program.''.

     SEC. 5112. STUDY OF FUTURE STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make a grant to, 
     or enter into a cooperative agreement or contract with, the 
     Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of 
     Sciences (in this section referred to as the ``Board'') to 
     conduct a study to determine the goals, purposes, research 
     agenda and projects, administrative structure, and fiscal 
     needs for a new strategic highway research program to replace 
     the program established under section 307(d) (as in effect on 
     the day before the date of enactment of this Act), or a 
     similar effort.
       (b) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Board shall 
     consult with the American Association of State Highway and 
     Transportation Officials and such other entities as the Board 
     determines appropriate to the conduct of the study.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 5 years after making a grant or 
     entering into a cooperative agreement or contract under 
     subsection (a), the Board shall submit a final report on the 
     results of the study to the Secretary, the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 5113. COMMERCIAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS AND SPATIAL 
                   INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry 
     out a program to validate commercial remote sensing products 
     and spatial information technologies for application to 
     national transportation infrastructure development and 
     construction.
       (b) Program Stages.--
       (1) First stage.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     national policy for the use of commercial remote sensing 
     products and spatial information technologies in national 
     transportation infrastructure development and construction.
       (2) Second stage.--After establishment of the national 
     policy under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall develop new 
     applications of commercial remote sensing products and 
     spatial information technologies for the implementation of 
     the national policy.
       (c) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall carry out this 
     section in cooperation with the Commercial Remote Sensing 
     Program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     and a consortium of university research centers.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 through 2004.

     SEC. 5114. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM.

       With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of 
     Congress that the Secretary should--
       (1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit date-
     related problems in computer systems of the Department of 
     Transportation to ensure that the systems continue to operate 
     effectively in the year 2000 and thereafter;
       (2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to the 
     operations of the Department of Transportation posed by the 
     problems referred to in paragraph (1), and plan and budget 
     for achieving year 2000 compliance for all mission-critical 
     systems of the Department; and
       (3) develop contingency plans for those systems that the 
     Secretary of Transportation is unable to correct in time.

     SEC. 5115. INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRAFFIC.

       (a) Study.--The Director shall carry out a study--
       (1) to measure the ton-miles and value-miles of 
     international trade traffic carried by highway for each 
     State;
       (2) to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of such 
     measures for use in the formula for highway apportionments;
       (3) to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of the use of 
     diesel fuel data as a measure of international trade traffic 
     by State; and
       (4) to identify needed improvements in long-term data 
     collection programs to provide accurate and reliable measures 
     of international traffic for use in the formula for highway 
     apportionments.
       (b) Basis for Evaluations.--The study shall evaluate the 
     accuracy and reliability of measures for use as formula 
     factors based on statistical quality standards developed by 
     the Bureau in consultation with the Committee on National 
     Statistics of the National Academy of Sciences.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives a

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     report on the results of the study carried out under 
     paragraph (1), including recommendations for changes in law 
     necessary to implement the identified needs for improvements 
     in long-term data collection programs.

     SEC. 5116. UNIVERSITY GRANTS.

       (a) Seismic Research, University of California at San 
     Diego.--
       (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     University of California at San Diego to upgrade earthquake 
     simulation facilities at the University.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section 
     5001(a)(1) of this Act, $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2002 shall be available to carry out this 
     subsection.
       (b) Global Climate Research, University of Alabama at 
     Huntsville.--
       (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     University of Alabama at Huntsville for global climate 
     research.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section 
     5001(a)(1) of this Act, $200,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003 shall be available to carry out this 
     subsection.
       (c) Asphalt Research, Auburn University.--
       (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to Auburn 
     University for asphalt research.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section 
     5001(a)(1) of this Act, $250,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 and 2000 shall be available to carry out this 
     subsection.
       (d) Advanced Vehicle Research, University of Alabama at 
     Tuscaloosa.--
       (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa for advanced vehicle 
     research, including the study of fuel cell and electric 
     vehicle technology.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section 
     5001(a)(2) of this Act, $400,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003 shall be available to carry out this 
     subsection.
       (e) Geothermal Heat Pump Smart Bridge Program, Oklahoma 
     State University.--
       (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to Oklahoma 
     State University for the purposes of research, development, 
     and field testing of the Geothermal Heat Pump Smart Bridge 
     Program.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section 
     5001(a)(2) of this Act, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
     $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $500,000 for fiscal year 
     2001 shall be available to carry out this subsection.
       (f) Intelligent Stiffener for Bridge Stress Reduction, 
     University of Oklahoma.--
       (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     University of Oklahoma, College of Engineering, Center for 
     Structural Control, for the purposes of research, 
     development, and field testing of the Intelligent Stiffener 
     for Bridge Stress Reduction.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section 
     5001(a)(2) of this Act, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
     $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2001, and $500,000 for fiscal year 2002 shall be available to 
     carry out this subsection.
       (g) Study of Advanced Trauma Care, University of Alabama at 
     Birmingham.--
       (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     University of Alabama at Birmingham for the study of advanced 
     trauma care.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section 
     5001(a)(2) of this Act, $750,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003 shall be available to carry out this 
     subsection.
       (h) Center for Transportation Injury Research.--
       (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to establish 
     and maintain a center for transportation injury research at 
     the Calspan University of Buffalo Research Center affiliated 
     with the State University of New York at Buffalo.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section 
     5001(a)(2) of this Act, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003 shall be available to carry out this 
     subsection.
       (i) Head and Spinal Cord Injury Research.--
       (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     Neuroscience Center for Excellence at Louisiana State 
     University and the Virginia Transportation Research Institute 
     at George Washington University for research and technology 
     development for preventing and minimizing head and spinal 
     cord injuries relating to automobile accidents.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section 
     5001(a)(2) of this Act, $500,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003 shall be available to carry out this 
     subsection.

     SEC. 5117. TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
     transportation technology innovation and demonstration 
     program in accordance with the requirements of this section.
       (b) Contents of Program.--
       (1) Motor vehicle safety warning system.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall expand and continue 
     the study authorized by section 358(c) of the National 
     Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 401 note; 
     109 Stat. 625) relating to the development of a motor vehicle 
     safety warning system and shall conduct tests of such system.
       (B) Grants.--In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary 
     may make grants to State and local governments.
       (C) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2000 by section 5001(a)(2) of this 
     Act, $700,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
     this paragraph.
       (2) Motor carrier advanced sensor control system.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     the deployment of a system of advanced sensors and signal 
     processors in trucks and tractor trailers to determine axle 
     and wheel alignment, monitor collision alarm, check tire 
     pressure and tire balance conditions, measure and detect load 
     distribution in the vehicle, and monitor and adjust automatic 
     braking systems.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 5001(a)(2) of this 
     Act, $700,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
     this paragraph.
       (3) Intelligent transportation infrastructure.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to 
     advance the deployment of an operational intelligent 
     transportation infrastructure system for the measurement of 
     various transportation system activities to aid in the 
     transportation planning and analysis while making a 
     significant contribution to the ITS program under this title. 
     This program shall be initiated in the 2 largest metropolitan 
     areas in the State of Pennsylvania. The program may locate 
     its database at the facility authorized under paragraph (6).
       (B) Description.--The program under this section shall meet 
     the following objectives:
       (i) Build an infrastructure of the measurement of various 
     transportation system metrics to aid in planning, analysis, 
     and maintenance of the Department of Transportation, 
     including the buildout, maintenance, and operation of greater 
     than 40 metropolitan area systems with a cost not to exceed 
     $2,000,000 per metropolitan area. For the purposes of this 
     demonstration initiative, a metropolitan area is defined as 
     any area that has a population exceeding 300,000 and that 
     meets several of the criteria established by the Secretary in 
     conjunction with the intelligent vehicle highway systems 
     corridors program.
       (ii) Provide private technology commercialization 
     initiatives to generate revenues which will be shared with 
     local Department of Transportations.
       (iii) Collect data primarily through wireless transmission 
     along with some shared wide area networks.
       (iv) Aggregate data into reports for multipoint data 
     distribution techniques.
       (v) Utilize an advanced information system designed and 
     monitored by an entity with experience with the Department of 
     Transportation in the design and monitoring of high 
     reliability, mission critical voice and data systems.
       (C) Eligibility.--In addition to the amounts made available 
     under subparagraph (D), the program authorized under this 
     paragraph shall be eligible for funding under sections 5207 
     and 5208 of this Act.
       (D) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 5001(a)(2) of this 
     Act, $1,700,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry 
     out this paragraph.
       (E) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     program carried out under this paragraph shall be 80 percent 
     of the cost of such program.
       (4) Corrosion control and prevention.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make a grant to 
     conduct a study on the costs and benefits of corrosion 
     control and prevention. The study shall be conducted in 
     conjunction with an interdisciplinary team of experts from 
     the fields of metallurgy, chemistry, economics, and others, 
     as appropriate. Not later than September 30, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study 
     results, together with any recommendations.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 and 2000 by section 5001(a)(1) of this Act, 
     $500,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out this 
     paragraph.
       (5) Fundamental properties of asphalts and modified 
     asphalts.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall continue to carry out 
     section 6016 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991. Additional areas of the program under 
     such section shall be asphalt-water interaction studies and 
     asphalt-aggregate thin film behavior studies.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003 by section 5001(a)(1) of this 
     Act, $3,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry 
     out this paragraph.
       (6) Advanced Traffic Monitoring and Response Center.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, in conjunction with 
     the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, to establish an 
     advanced traffic monitoring and emergency response center at 
     Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The 
     center shall help develop and coordinate traffic monitoring 
     and ITS systems on portions of the Pennsylvania Turnpike 
     system and I-81, coordinate emergency response with State and 
     local governments in the Central Pennsylvania Region and 
     conduct research on emergency response and prototype trauma 
     response.

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       (B) Funding.--
       (i) Eligibility under section 5208.--The center established 
     under this paragraph shall be eligible for funding under 
     section 5208 of this Act.
       (ii) Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 5001(a)(2) of this 
     Act, $1,667,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry 
     out this paragraph.
       (7) Transportation economic and land use system.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall continue development 
     and deployment through the New Jersey Institute of Technology 
     to metropolitan planning organizations of the Transportation 
     Economic and Land Use System.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 5001(a)(2) of this 
     Act, $1,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry 
     out this paragraph.
       (8) Recycled materials resource center.--
       (A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish at the 
     University of New Hampshire a research program to be known as 
     the ``Recycled Materials Resource Center'' (referred to in 
     this paragraph as the ``Center'').
       (B) Activities.--
       (i) In general.--The Center shall--

       (I) systematically test, evaluate, develop appropriate 
     guidelines for, and demonstrate environmentally acceptable 
     and occupationally safe technologies and techniques for the 
     increased use of traditional and nontraditional recycled and 
     secondary materials in transportation infrastructure 
     construction and maintenance;
       (II) make information available to State transportation 
     departments, the Federal Highway Administration, the 
     construction industry, and other interested parties to assist 
     in evaluating proposals to use traditional and nontraditional 
     recycled and secondary materials in transportation 
     infrastructure construction;
       (III) encourage the increased use of traditional and 
     nontraditional recycled and secondary materials by using 
     sound science to analyze thoroughly all potential long-term 
     considerations that affect the physical and environmental 
     performance of the materials; and
       (IV) work cooperatively with Federal and State officials to 
     reduce the institutional barriers that limit widespread use 
     of traditional and nontraditional recycled and secondary 
     materials and to ensure that such increased use is consistent 
     with the sustained environmental and physical integrity of 
     the infrastructure in which the materials are used.

       (ii) Sites and projects under actual field conditions.--In 
     carrying out clause (i)(III), the Secretary may authorize the 
     Center to--

       (I) use test sites and demonstration projects under actual 
     field conditions to develop appropriate performance data; and
       (II) develop appropriate tests and guidelines to ensure 
     correct use of recycled and secondary materials in 
     transportation infrastructure construction.

       (C) Review and Evaluation.--
       (i) In general.--Not less often than every 2 years, the 
     Secretary shall review and evaluate the program carried out 
     by the Center.
       (ii) Notification of deficiencies.--In carrying out clause 
     (i), if the Secretary determines that the Center is deficient 
     in carrying out subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall notify 
     the Center of each deficiency and recommend specific measures 
     to address the deficiency.
       (iii) Disqualification.--If, after the end of the 180-day 
     period that begins on the date of notification to the Center 
     under clause (ii), the Secretary determines that the Center 
     has not corrected each deficiency identified under clause 
     (ii), the Secretary may, after notifying the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives of the determination, disqualify the Center 
     from further participation under this section.
       (D) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 5001(a)(1) of this 
     Act, $1,500,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry 
     out this paragraph.

     SEC. 5118. DREXEL UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE 
                   INSTITUTE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     State of Pennsylvania, shall establish the Intelligent 
     Infrastructure Institute at Drexel University, Pennsylvania. 
     The Institute shall conduct research, training, technology 
     transfer, construction, maintenance, and other activities to 
     advance infrastructure research.
       (b) Funding.--The amounts made available by the item 
     numbered 315 in the table contained in section 1602 of this 
     Act shall be available to carry out this section.
       (c) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     $10,000,000 to carry out subsection (a).
       (d) Facility.--Funds made available to carry out this 
     section may be used to construct a building to house the 
     Institute.

     SEC. 5119. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Section 204(b) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended in the last sentence by striking ``326'' and 
     inserting ``504(b)''.
       (b) Sections 307, 321, 325, and 326 of title 23, United 
     States Code, are repealed.
       (c) The analysis for chapter 3 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking the items relating to sections 
     307, 321, 325, and 326.
       (d) Section 115(a)(1)(A)(i) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``or 307'' and inserting ``or 
     505''.
       (e) Section 151(d) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``section 307(a),'' and inserting 
     ``section 502,''.
       (f) Section 106 of Public Law 89-564 (23 U.S.C. 403 note; 
     80 Stat. 735) is amended in the third sentence by striking 
     ``sections 307 and 403 of title 23, United States Code,'' and 
     inserting ``section 403 and chapter 5 of title 23, United 
     States Code,''.

             Subtitle C--Intelligent Transportation Systems

     SEC. 5201. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Intelligent 
     Transportation Systems Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 5202. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) investments authorized by the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1914 et 
     seq.) have demonstrated that intelligent transportation 
     systems can mitigate surface transportation problems in a 
     cost-effective manner; and
       (2) continued investment in architecture and standards 
     development, research, and systems integration is needed to 
     accelerate the rate at which intelligent transportation 
     systems are incorporated into the national surface 
     transportation network, thereby improving transportation 
     safety and efficiency and reducing costs and negative impacts 
     on communities and the environment.

     SEC. 5203. GOALS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Goals.--The goals of the intelligent transportation 
     system program include--
       (1) enhancement of surface transportation efficiency and 
     facilitation of intermodalism and international trade to 
     enable existing facilities to meet a significant portion of 
     future transportation needs, including public access to 
     employment, goods, and services, and to reduce regulatory, 
     financial, and other transaction costs to public agencies and 
     system users;
       (2) achievement of national transportation safety goals, 
     including the enhancement of safe operation of motor vehicles 
     and nonmotorized vehicles, with particular emphasis on 
     decreasing the number and severity of collisions;
       (3) protection and enhancement of the natural environment 
     and communities affected by surface transportation, with 
     particular emphasis on assisting State and local governments 
     to achieve national environmental goals;
       (4) accommodation of the needs of all users of surface 
     transportation systems, including operators of commercial 
     vehicles, passenger vehicles, and motorcycles, and including 
     individuals with disabilities; and
       (5) improvement of the Nation's ability to respond to 
     emergencies and natural disasters and enhancement of national 
     defense mobility.
       (b) Purposes.--The Secretary shall implement activities 
     under the intelligent system transportation program to, at a 
     minimum--
       (1) expedite, in both metropolitan and rural areas, 
     deployment and integration of intelligent transportation 
     systems for consumers of passenger and freight 
     transportation;
       (2) ensure that Federal, State, and local transportation 
     officials have adequate knowledge of intelligent 
     transportation systems for full consideration in the 
     transportation planning process;
       (3) improve regional cooperation and operations planning 
     for effective intelligent transportation system deployment;
       (4) promote the innovative use of private resources;
       (5) develop a workforce capable of developing, operating, 
     and maintaining intelligent transportation systems; and
       (6) complete deployment of Commercial Vehicle Information 
     Systems and Networks in a majority of States by September 30, 
     2003.

     SEC. 5204. GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Scope.--Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the 
     Secretary shall conduct an ongoing intelligent transportation 
     system program to research, develop, and operationally test 
     intelligent transportation systems and advance nationwide 
     deployment of such systems as a component of the surface 
     transportation systems of the United States.
       (b) Policy.--Intelligent transportation system operational 
     tests and deployment projects funded pursuant to this 
     subtitle shall encourage and not displace public-private 
     partnerships or private sector investment in such tests and 
     projects.
       (c) Cooperation With Governmental, Private, and Educational 
     Entities.--The Secretary shall carry out the intelligent 
     transportation system program in cooperation with State and 
     local governments and other public entities, the United 
     States private sector, the Federal laboratories, and colleges 
     and universities, including historically black colleges and 
     universities and other minority institutions of higher 
     education.
       (d) Consultation With Federal Officials.--In carrying out 
     the intelligent transportation system program, the Secretary, 
     as appropriate, shall consult with the Secretary of Commerce, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of the National 
     Science Foundation, and the heads of other Federal 
     departments and agencies.
       (e) Technical Assistance, Training, and Information.--The 
     Secretary may provide

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     technical assistance, training, and information to State and 
     local governments seeking to implement, operate, maintain, or 
     evaluate intelligent transportation system technologies and 
     services.
       (f) Transportation Planning.--The Secretary may provide 
     funding to support adequate consideration of transportation 
     system management and operations, including intelligent 
     transportation systems, within metropolitan and statewide 
     transportation planning processes.
       (g) Information Clearinghouse.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) maintain a repository for technical and safety data 
     collected as a result of federally sponsored projects carried 
     out under this subtitle; and
       (B) on request, make that information (except for 
     proprietary information and data) readily available to all 
     users of the repository at an appropriate cost.
       (2) Delegation of authority.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may delegate the 
     responsibility of the Secretary under this subsection, with 
     continuing oversight by the Secretary, to an appropriate 
     entity not within the Department of Transportation.
       (B) Federal assistance.--If the Secretary delegates the 
     responsibility, the entity to which the responsibility is 
     delegated shall be eligible for Federal assistance under this 
     section.
       (h) Advisory Committees.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out this subtitle, the 
     Secretary may use 1 or more advisory committees.
       (2) Applicability of federal advisory committee act.--Any 
     advisory committee so used shall be subject to the Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (i) Procurement Methods.--
       (1) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall develop 
     appropriate technical assistance and guidance to assist State 
     and local agencies in evaluating and selecting appropriate 
     methods of procurement for intelligent transportation system 
     projects carried out using funds made available from the 
     Highway Trust Fund, including innovative and nontraditional 
     methods such as the Information Technology Omnibus 
     Procurement.
       (2) Intelligent transportation system software.--To the 
     maximum extent practicable, contracting officials shall use 
     as a critical evaluation criterion the Software Engineering 
     Institute's Capability Maturity Model, or another similar 
     recognized standard risk assessment methodology, to reduce 
     the cost, schedule, and performance risks associated with the 
     development, management, and integration of intelligent 
     transportation system software.
       (j) Evaluations.--
       (1) Guidelines and requirements.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall issue guidelines and 
     requirements for the evaluation of operational tests and 
     deployment projects carried out under this subtitle.
       (B) Objectivity and independence.--The guidelines and 
     requirements issued under subparagraph (A) shall include 
     provisions to ensure the objectivity and independence of the 
     evaluator so as to avoid any real or apparent conflict of 
     interest or potential influence on the outcome by parties to 
     any such test or deployment project or by any other formal 
     evaluation carried out under this subtitle.
       (C) Funding.--The guidelines and requirements issued under 
     subparagraph (A) shall establish evaluation funding levels 
     based on the size and scope of each test or project that 
     ensure adequate evaluation of the results of the test or 
     project.
       (2) Special rule.--Any survey, questionnaire, or interview 
     that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the 
     evaluation of any test, deployment project, or program 
     assessment activity under this subtitle shall not be subject 
     to chapter 35 of title 44.

     SEC. 5205. NATIONAL ITS PROGRAM PLAN.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Updates.--The Secretary shall maintain and update, as 
     necessary, the National ITS Program Plan developed by the 
     Department of Transportation and the Intelligent 
     Transportation Society of America.
       (2) Scope.--The National ITS Program Plan shall--
       (A) specify the goals, objectives, and milestones for the 
     research and deployment of intelligent transportation systems 
     in the context of major metropolitan areas, smaller 
     metropolitan and rural areas, and commercial vehicle 
     operations;
       (B) specify how specific programs and projects will achieve 
     the goals, objectives, and milestones referred to in 
     subparagraph (A), including consideration of the 5- and 10-
     year timeframes for the goals and objectives;
       (C) identify activities that provide for the dynamic 
     development of standards and protocols to promote and ensure 
     interoperability in the implementation of intelligent 
     transportation system technologies, including actions taken 
     to establish critical standards; and
       (D) establish a cooperative process with State and local 
     governments for determining desired surface transportation 
     system performance levels and developing plans for 
     incorporation of specific intelligent transportation system 
     capabilities into surface transportation systems.
       (b) Reporting.--The plan described in subsection (a) shall 
     be transmitted and updated as part of the Surface 
     Transportation Research and Development Strategic Plan 
     developed under section 508 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 5206. NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND STANDARDS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Development, implementation, and maintenance.--
     Consistent with section 12(d) of the National Technology 
     Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note; 110 
     Stat. 783), the Secretary shall develop, implement, and 
     maintain a national architecture and supporting standards and 
     protocols to promote the widespread use and evaluation of 
     intelligent transportation system technology as a component 
     of the surface transportation systems of the United States.
       (2) Interoperability and efficiency.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, the national architecture shall promote 
     interoperability among, and efficiency of, intelligent 
     transportation system technologies implemented throughout the 
     United States.
       (3) Use of standards development organizations.--In 
     carrying out this section, the Secretary may use the services 
     of such standards development organizations as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.
       (b) Report on Critical Standards.--Not later than June 1, 
     1999, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives identifying which 
     standards are critical to ensuring national interoperability 
     or critical to the development of other standards and 
     specifying the status of the development of each standard 
     identified.
       (c) Provisional Standards.--
       (1) In general.--If the Secretary finds that the 
     development or balloting of an intelligent transportation 
     system standard jeopardizes the timely achievement of the 
     objectives identified in subsection (a), the Secretary may 
     establish a provisional standard after consultation with 
     affected parties, and using, to the extent practicable, the 
     work product of appropriate standards development 
     organizations.
       (2) Critical standards.--If a standard identified as 
     critical in the report under subsection (b) is not adopted 
     and published by the appropriate standards development 
     organization by January 1, 2001, the Secretary shall 
     establish a provisional standard after consultation with 
     affected parties, and using, to the extent practicable, the 
     work product of appropriate standards development 
     organizations.
       (3) Period of effectiveness.--A provisional standard 
     established under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be published in 
     the Federal Register and remain in effect until the 
     appropriate standards development organization adopts and 
     publishes a standard.
       (d) Waiver of Requirement To Establish Provisional 
     Standard.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may waive the requirement 
     under subsection (c)(2) to establish a provisional standard 
     if the Secretary determines that additional time would be 
     productive or that establishment of a provisional standard 
     would be counterproductive to achieving the timely 
     achievement of the objectives identified in subsection (a).
       (2) Notice.--The Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register a notice describing each standard for which a waiver 
     of the provisional standard requirement has been granted, the 
     reasons for and effects of granting the waiver, and an 
     estimate as to when the standard is expected to be adopted 
     through a process consistent with section 12(d) of the 
     National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 
     U.S.C. 272 note; 110 Stat. 783).
       (3) Withdrawal of waiver.--At any time the Secretary may 
     withdraw a waiver granted under paragraph (1). Upon such 
     withdrawal, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register a notice describing each standard for which a waiver 
     has been withdrawn and the reasons for withdrawing the 
     waiver.
       (e) Conformity With National Architecture.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), the Secretary shall ensure that intelligent 
     transportation system projects carried out using funds made 
     available from the Highway Trust Fund, including funds made 
     available under this subtitle to deploy intelligent 
     transportation system technologies, conform to the national 
     architecture, applicable standards or provisional standards, 
     and protocols developed under subsection (a).
       (2) Secretary's discretion.--The Secretary may authorize 
     exceptions to paragraph (1) for--
       (A) projects designed to achieve specific research 
     objectives outlined in the National ITS Program Plan under 
     section 5205 or the Surface Transportation Research and 
     Development Strategic Plan developed under section 508 of 
     title 23, United States Code; or
       (B) the upgrade or expansion of an intelligent 
     transportation system in existence on the date of enactment 
     of this subtitle, if the Secretary determines that the 
     upgrade or expansion--
       (i) would not adversely affect the goals or purposes of 
     this subtitle;
       (ii) is carried out before the end of the useful life of 
     such system; and
       (iii) is cost-effective as compared to alternatives that 
     would meet the conformity requirement of paragraph (1).
       (3) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to funds 
     used for operation or maintenance of an intelligent 
     transportation system in existence on the date of enactment 
     of this subtitle.

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       (f) Spectrum.--The Federal Communications Commission shall 
     consider, in consultation with the Secretary, spectrum needs 
     for the operation of intelligent transportation systems, 
     including spectrum for the dedicated short-range vehicle-to-
     wayside wireless standard. Not later than January 1, 2000, 
     the Federal Communications Commission shall have completed a 
     rulemaking considering the allocation of spectrum for 
     intelligent transportation systems.

     SEC. 5207. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
     comprehensive program of intelligent transportation system 
     research, development and operational tests of intelligent 
     vehicles and intelligent infrastructure systems, and other 
     similar activities that are necessary to carry out this 
     subtitle.
       (b) Priority Areas.--Under the program, the Secretary shall 
     give higher priority to funding projects that--
       (1) address traffic management, incident management, 
     transit management, toll collection, traveler information, or 
     highway operations systems;
       (2) focus on crash-avoidance and integration of in-vehicle 
     crash protection technologies with other on-board safety 
     systems, including the interaction of air bags and safety 
     belts;
       (3) incorporate human factors research, including the 
     science of the driving process;
       (4) facilitate the integration of intelligent 
     infrastructure, vehicle, and control technologies, including 
     magnetic guidance control systems or other materials or 
     magnetics research; or
       (5) incorporate research on the impact of environmental, 
     weather, and natural conditions on intelligent transportation 
     systems, including the effects of cold climates.
       (c) Operational Tests.--Operational tests conducted under 
     this section shall be designed for the collection of data to 
     permit objective evaluation of the results of the tests, 
     derivation of cost-benefit information that is useful to 
     others contemplating deployment of similar systems, and 
     development and implementation of standards.
       (d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     operational tests and demonstrations under subsection (a) 
     shall not exceed 80 percent.

     SEC. 5208. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INTEGRATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     comprehensive program to accelerate the integration and 
     interoperability of intelligent transportation systems in 
     metropolitan and rural areas. Under the program, the 
     Secretary shall select for funding, through competitive 
     solicitation, projects that will serve as models to improve 
     transportation efficiency, promote safety (including safe 
     freight movement), increase traffic flow (including the flow 
     of intermodal travel at ports of entry), reduce emissions of 
     air pollutants, improve traveler information, enhance 
     alternative transportation modes, build on existing 
     intelligent transportation system projects, or promote 
     tourism.
       (b) Selection of Projects.--Under the program, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to funding projects that--
       (1) contribute to national deployment goals and objectives 
     outlined in the National ITS Program Plan under section 5205;
       (2) demonstrate a strong commitment to cooperation among 
     agencies, jurisdictions, and the private sector, as evidenced 
     by signed memoranda of understanding that clearly define the 
     responsibilities and relations of all parties to a 
     partnership arrangement, including institutional 
     relationships and financial agreements needed to support 
     deployment;
       (3) encourage private sector involvement and financial 
     commitment, to the maximum extent practicable, through 
     innovative financial arrangements, especially public-private 
     partnerships, including arrangements that generate revenue to 
     offset public investment costs;
       (4) demonstrate commitment to a comprehensive plan of fully 
     integrated intelligent transportation system deployment in 
     accordance with the national architecture and standards and 
     protocols established under section 5206;
       (5) are part of approved plans and programs developed under 
     applicable statewide and metropolitan transportation planning 
     processes and applicable State air quality implementation 
     plans, as appropriate, at the time at which Federal funds are 
     sought;
       (6) minimize the relative percentage and amount of Federal 
     contributions under this section to total project costs;
       (7) ensure continued, long-term operations and maintenance 
     without continued reliance on Federal funding under this 
     subtitle, as evidenced by documented evidence of fiscal 
     capacity and commitment from anticipated public and private 
     sources;
       (8) demonstrate technical capacity for effective operations 
     and maintenance or commitment to acquiring necessary skills;
       (9) mitigate any adverse impacts on bicycle and pedestrian 
     transportation and safety; or
       (10) in the case of a rural area, meet other safety, 
     mobility, geographic and regional diversity, or economic 
     development criteria as determined by the Secretary.
       (c) Fiscal Year Limitations.--Of the amounts made available 
     to carry out this section for a fiscal year--
       (1) not more that $15,000,000 may be used for projects in a 
     single metropolitan area;
       (2) not more than $2,000,000 may be used for projects in a 
     single rural area; and
       (3) not more than $35,000,000 may be used for projects in a 
     State.
       (d) Funding Limitations.--
       (1) Projects in metropolitan areas.--Funding under this 
     section for intelligent transportation infrastructure 
     projects in metropolitan areas shall be used primarily for 
     activities necessary to integrate intelligent transportation 
     infrastructure elements that are either deployed or to be 
     deployed with other sources of funds.
       (2) Other projects.--For projects outside metropolitan 
     areas, funding provided under this subtitle may also be used 
     for installation of intelligent transportation infrastructure 
     elements.
       (e) Funding for Rural Areas.--The Secretary shall allocate 
     not less than 10 percent of funds authorized by section 
     5001(c)(4)(A) in rural areas for intelligent transportation 
     infrastructure deployment activities funded under this 
     section to carry out intelligent transportation 
     infrastructure deployment activities in rural areas.
       (f) Federal Share.--
       (1) Funds made available under this section.--The Federal 
     share of the cost of a project payable from funds made 
     available under this section shall not exceed 50 percent.
       (2) Funds made available from all federal sources.--The 
     total Federal share of the cost of a project payable from all 
     eligible sources (including this section) shall not exceed 80 
     percent.
       (g) Corridor Development and Coordination.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall encourage multistate 
     cooperative agreements, coalitions, or other arrangements 
     intended to promote regional cooperation, planning, and 
     shared project implementation for intelligent transportation 
     system projects.
       (2) Great lakes its implementation.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants under this 
     subsection to the State of Wisconsin to continue ITS 
     activities in the corridor serving the Greater Milwaukee, 
     Wisconsin, Chicago, Illinois, and Gary, Indiana, areas 
     initiated under the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 and other areas of the State.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 under section 5001(c)(4)(A) of 
     this Act, $2,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (3) Northeast its implementation.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants under this 
     subsection to the States to continue ITS activities in the 
     Interstate Route I-95 corridor in the northeastern United 
     States initiated under the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 under section 5001(c)(4)(A) of 
     this Act, $5,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.

     SEC. 5209. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION 
                   SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
     comprehensive program to deploy intelligent transportation 
     systems that--
       (1) improve the safety and productivity of commercial 
     vehicles and drivers; and
       (2) reduce costs associated with commercial vehicle 
     operations and Federal and State commercial vehicle 
     regulatory requirements.
       (b) Purpose.--The program shall advance the technological 
     capability and promote the deployment of intelligent 
     transportation system applications to commercial vehicle 
     operations, including commercial vehicle, commercial driver, 
     and carrier-specific information systems and networks.
       (c) Priority Areas.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to projects that--
       (1) encourage multistate cooperation and corridor 
     development;
       (2)(A) improve the safety of commercial vehicle operations; 
     and
       (B) increase the efficiency of regulatory inspection 
     processes to reduce administrative burdens by advancing 
     technology to facilitate inspections and generally increase 
     the effectiveness of enforcement efforts;
       (3)(A) advance electronic processing of registration 
     information, driver licensing information, fuel tax 
     information, inspection and crash data, and other safety 
     information; and
       (B) promote communication of the information among the 
     States; or
       (4) enhance the safe passage of commercial vehicles across 
     the United States and across international borders.
       (d) Leveraging of Federal Funds.--Federal funds used to 
     carry out the program shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable--
       (1) be leveraged with non-Federal funds; and
       (2) be used for activities not carried out through the use 
     of private funds.
       (e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     project payable from funds made available to carry out this 
     section shall not exceed 50 percent. The total Federal share 
     of the cost of the project payable from all eligible sources 
     shall not exceed 80 percent.

     SEC. 5210. USE OF FUNDS.

       (a) Outreach and Public Relations Limitation.--
       (1) In general.--For each fiscal year, not more than 
     $5,000,000 of the funds made available to carry out this 
     subtitle shall be used for intelligent transportation system 
     outreach, public relations, displays, scholarships, tours, 
     and brochures.

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       (2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     intelligent transportation system training or the publication 
     or distribution of research findings, technical guidance, or 
     similar documents.
       (b) Infrastructure Development.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subtitle for operational tests and deployment 
     projects--
       (1) shall be used primarily for the development of 
     intelligent transportation system infrastructure; and
       (2) to the maximum extent practicable, shall not be used 
     for the construction of physical highway and transit 
     infrastructure unless the construction is incidental and 
     critically necessary to the implementation of an intelligent 
     transportation system project.
       (c) Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Financing and Operations 
     Plan.--The Secretary shall require an applicant for funds 
     made available under sections 5208 and 5209 to submit to the 
     Secretary--
       (1) an analysis of the life-cycle costs of operation and 
     maintenance of intelligent transportation system elements, if 
     the total initial capital costs of the elements exceed 
     $3,000,000; and
       (2) a multiyear financing and operations plan that 
     describes how the project will be cost-effectively operated 
     and maintained.

     SEC. 5211. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Commercial vehicle information systems and networks.--
     The term ``Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and 
     Networks'' means the information systems and communications 
     networks that support commercial vehicle operations.
       (2) Commercial vehicle operations.--The term ``commercial 
     vehicle operations''--
       (A) means motor carrier operations and motor vehicle 
     regulatory activities associated with the commercial movement 
     of goods, including hazardous materials, and passengers; and
       (B) with respect to the public sector, includes the 
     issuance of operating credentials, the administration of 
     motor vehicle and fuel taxes, and roadside safety and border 
     crossing inspection and regulatory compliance operations.
       (3) Corridor.--The term ``corridor'' means any major 
     transportation route that includes parallel limited access 
     highways, major arterials, or transit lines.
       (4) Intelligent transportation infrastructure.--The term 
     ``intelligent transportation infrastructure'' means fully 
     integrated public sector intelligent transportation system 
     components, as defined by the Secretary.
       (5) Intelligent transportation system.--The term 
     ``intelligent transportation system'' means electronics, 
     communications, or information processing used singly or in 
     combination to improve the efficiency or safety of a surface 
     transportation system.
       (6) National architecture.--The term ``national 
     architecture'' means the common framework for 
     interoperability adopted by the Secretary that defines--
       (A) the functions associated with intelligent 
     transportation system user services;
       (B) the physical entities or subsystems within which the 
     functions reside;
       (C) the data interfaces and information flows between 
     physical subsystems; and
       (D) the communications requirements associated with the 
     information flows.
       (7) Standard.--The term ``standard'' means a document 
     that--
       (A) contains technical specifications or other precise 
     criteria for intelligent transportation systems that are to 
     be used consistently as rules, guidelines, or definitions of 
     characteristics so as to ensure that materials, products, 
     processes, and services are fit for their purposes; and
       (B) may support the national architecture and promote--
       (i) the widespread use and adoption of intelligent 
     transportation system technology as a component of the 
     surface transportation systems of the United States; and
       (ii) interoperability among intelligent transportation 
     system technologies implemented throughout the States.
       (8) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the 
     term under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 5212. PROJECT FUNDING.

       (a) Use of Hazardous Materials Monitoring Systems.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     improved methods of deploying and integrating existing ITS 
     projects to include hazardous materials monitoring systems 
     across various modes of transportation.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 5001(a)(6) of this 
     Act, $1,500,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry 
     out this paragraph.
       (b) Outreach and Technology Transfer Activities.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall continue to support 
     the Urban Consortium's ITS outreach and technology transfer 
     activities.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 5001(a)(5) of this 
     Act, $500,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
     this paragraph.
       (c) Translink.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     Texas Transportation Institute to continue the Translink 
     Research program.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts allocated for each of fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2001 by section 5001(a)(6) of this Act, 
     $1,300,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
     this paragraph.

     SEC. 5213. REPEAL.

       The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
     1991 is amended by striking part B of title VI (23 U.S.C. 307 
     note; 105 Stat. 2189).

            TITLE VI--OZONE AND PARTICULATE MATTER STANDARDS

     SEC. 6101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) The Congress finds that--
       (1) there is a lack of air quality monitoring data for fine 
     particle levels, measured as PM2.5, in the United 
     States and the States should receive full funding for the 
     monitoring efforts;
       (2) such data would provide a basis for designating areas 
     as attainment or nonattainment for any PM2.5 
     national ambient air quality standards pursuant to the 
     standards promulgated in July 1997;
       (3) the President of the United States directed the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
     (referred to in this title as the ``Administrator'') in a 
     memorandum dated July 16, 1997, to complete the next periodic 
     review of the particulate matter national ambient air quality 
     standards by July 2002 in order to determine ``whether to 
     revise or maintain the standards'';
       (4) the Administrator has stated that 3 years of air 
     quality monitoring data for fine particle levels, measured as 
     PM2.5 and performed in accordance with any 
     applicable Federal reference methods, is appropriate for 
     designating areas as attainment or nonattainment pursuant to 
     the July 1997 promulgated standards; and
       (5) the Administrator has acknowledged that in drawing 
     boundaries for attainment and nonattainment areas for the 
     July 1997 ozone national air quality standards, Governors 
     would benefit from considering implementation guidance from 
     EPA on drawing area boundaries.
       (b) The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to ensure that 3 years of air quality monitoring data 
     regarding fine particle levels are gathered for use in the 
     determination of area attainment or nonattainment 
     designations respecting any PM2.5 national ambient 
     air quality standards;
       (2) to ensure that the Governors have adequate time to 
     consider implementation guidance from EPA on drawing area 
     boundaries prior to submitting area designations respecting 
     the July 1997 ozone national ambient air quality standards;
       (3) to ensure that the schedule for implementation of the 
     July 1997 revisions of the ambient air quality standards for 
     particulate matter and the schedule for the Environmental 
     Protection Agency's visibility regulations related to 
     regional haze are consistent with the timetable for 
     implementation of such particulate matter standards as set 
     forth in the President's Implementation Memorandum dated July 
     16, 1997.

     SEC. 6102. PARTICULATE MATTER MONITORING PROGRAM.

       (a) Through grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
     shall use appropriated funds no later than fiscal year 2000 
     to fund 100 percent of the cost of the establishment, 
     purchase, operation and maintenance of a PM2.5 
     monitoring network necessary to implement the national 
     ambient air quality standards for PM2.5 under 
     section 109 of the Clean Air Act. This implementation shall 
     not result in a diversion or reprogramming of funds from 
     other Federal, State or local Clean Air Act activities. Any 
     funds previously diverted or reprogrammed from section 105 
     Clean Air Act grants for PM2.5 monitors must be 
     restored to State or local air programs in fiscal year 1999.
       (b) EPA and the States, consistent with their respective 
     authorities under the Clean Air Act, shall ensure that the 
     national network (designated in subsection (a)) which 
     consists of the PM2.5 monitors necessary to 
     implement the national ambient air quality standards is 
     established by December 31, 1999.
       (c)(1) The Governors shall be required to submit 
     designations referred to in section 107(d)(1) of the Clean 
     Air Act for each area following promulgation of the July 1997 
     PM2.5 national ambient air quality standard within 
     1 year after receipt of 3 years of air quality monitoring 
     data performed in accordance with any applicable Federal 
     reference methods for the relevant areas. Only data from the 
     monitoring network designated in subsection (a) and other 
     Federal reference method PM2.5 monitors shall be 
     considered for such designations. Nothing in the previous 
     sentence shall be construed as affecting the Governor's 
     authority to designate an area initially as nonattainment, 
     and the Administrator's authority to promulgate the 
     designation of an area as nonattainment, under section 
     107(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act, based on its contribution to 
     ambient air quality in a nearby nonattainment area.
       (2) For any area designated as nonattainment for the July 
     1997 PM2.5 national ambient air quality standard 
     in accordance with the schedule set forth in this section, 
     notwithstanding the time limit prescribed in paragraph (2) of 
     section 169B(e) of the Clean Air Act, the Administrator shall 
     require State implementation plan revisions referred to in 
     such paragraph (2) to be submitted at the same time as State 
     implementation plan revisions referred to in section 172 of 
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     tional ambient air quality standard for fine particulate 
     matter are required to be submitted. For any area designated 
     as attainment or unclassifiable for such standard, the 
     Administrator shall require the State implementation plan 
     revisions referred to in such paragraph (2) to be submitted 1 
     year after the area has been so designated. The preceding 
     provisions of this paragraph shall not preclude the 
     implementation of the agreements and recommendations set 
     forth in the Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission 
     Report dated June 1996.
       (d) The Administrator shall promulgate the designations 
     referred to in section 107(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act for 
     each area following promulgation of the July 1997 
     PM2.5 national ambient air quality standard by the 
     earlier of 1 year after the initial designations required 
     under subsection (c)(1) are required to be submitted or 
     December 31, 2005.
       (e) The Administrator shall conduct a field study of the 
     ability of the PM2.5 Federal Reference Method to 
     differentiate those particles that are larger than 2.5 
     micrograms in diameter. This study shall be completed and 
     provided to the Committee on Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the United States Senate no later than 2 years from 
     the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6103. OZONE DESIGNATION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) The Governors shall be required to submit the 
     designations referred to in section 107(d)(1) of the Clean 
     Air Act within 2 years following the promulgation of the July 
     1997 ozone national ambient air quality standards.
       (b) The Administrator shall promulgate final designations 
     no later than 1 year after the designations required under 
     subsection (a) are required to be submitted.

     SEC. 6104. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.

       Nothing in sections 6101 through 6103 shall be construed by 
     the Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency or any 
     court, State, or person to affect any pending litigation or 
     to be a ratification of the ozone or PM2.5 
     standards.

                        TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

             Subtitle A--Automobile Safety and Information

     SEC 7101. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration Reauthorization Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 7102. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Motor Vehicle Safety Activities.--Section 30104 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 30104. Authorization of appropriations

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     $81,200,000 for the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration to carry out this part in each fiscal year 
     beginning in fiscal year 1999 and ending in fiscal year 
     2001.''.
       (b) Motor Vehicle Information Activities.--Section 32102 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 32102. Authorization of appropriations

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     $6,200,000 for the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration to carry out this part in each fiscal year 
     beginning in fiscal year 1999 and ending in fiscal year 
     2001.''.

     SEC. 7103. IMPROVING AIR BAG SAFETY.

       (a) Rulemaking To Improve Air Bags.--
       (1) Notice of proposed rulemaking.--Not later than 
     September 1, 1998, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to improve occupant 
     protection for occupants of different sizes, belted and 
     unbelted, under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 
     208, while minimizing the risk to infants, children, and 
     other occupants from injuries and deaths caused by air bags, 
     by means that include advanced air bags.
       (2) Final rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary shall complete the rulemaking required by 
     this subsection by issuing, not later than September 1, 1999, 
     a final rule with any provision the Secretary deems 
     appropriate, consistent with paragraph (1) and the 
     requirements of section 30111, title 49, United States Code. 
     If the Secretary determines that the final rule cannot be 
     completed by that date to meet the purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary may extend the date for issuing the final rule 
     to not later than March 1, 2000.
       (3) Effective date.--The final rule issued under this 
     subsection shall become effective in phases as rapidly as 
     practicable, beginning not earlier than September 1, 2002, 
     and no sooner than 30 months after the date of the issuance 
     of the final rule, but not later than September 1, 2003. The 
     final rule shall become fully effective for all vehicles 
     identified in section 30127(b), title 49, United States Code, 
     that are manufactured on and after September 1, 2005. Should 
     the phase-in of the final rule required by this paragraph 
     commence on September 1, 2003, then in that event, and only 
     in that event, the Secretary is authorized to make the final 
     rule fully effective on September 1, 2006, for all vehicles 
     that are manufactured on and after that date.
       (4) Coordination of effective dates.--The requirements of 
     S13 of Standard No. 208 shall remain in effect unless and 
     until changed by the rule required by this subsection.
       (5) Credit for early compliance.--To encourage early 
     compliance, the Secretary is directed to include in the 
     notice of proposed rulemaking required by paragraph (1) means 
     by which manufacturers may earn credits for future 
     compliance. Credits, on a one-vehicle for one-vehicle basis, 
     may be earned for vehicles certified as being in full 
     compliance under section 30115 of title 49, United States 
     Code, with the rule required by paragraph (2) which are 
     either--
       (A) so certified in advance of the phase-in period; or
       (B) in excess of the percentage requirements during the 
     phase-in period.
       (b) Advisory Committees.--Any government advisory 
     committee, task force, or other entity involving air bags 
     shall include representatives of consumer and safety 
     organizations, insurers, manufacturers, and suppliers.

     SEC. 7104. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Amendment.--Subchapter I of chapter 301 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 30105. Restriction on lobbying activities

       ``(a) In General.--No funds appropriated to the Secretary 
     shall be available for any activity specifically designed to 
     urge a State or local legislator to favor or oppose the 
     adoption of any specific legislative proposal pending before 
     any State or local legislative body.
       ``(b) Appearance as Witness Not Barred.--Subsection (a) 
     does not prohibit officers or employees of the United States 
     from testifying before any State or local legislative body in 
     response to the invitation of any member of that legislative 
     body or a State executive office.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in 
     subchapter I of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

``30105.  Restriction on lobbying activities.''.

     SEC. 7105. ODOMETERS.

       (a) Transfers of New Motor Vehicles.--Section 32705(a) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(4)(A) This subsection shall apply to all transfers of 
     motor vehicles (unless otherwise exempted by the Secretary by 
     regulation), except in the case of transfers of new motor 
     vehicles from a vehicle manufacturer jointly to a dealer and 
     a person engaged in the business of renting or leasing 
     vehicles for a period of 30 days or less.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `new motor 
     vehicle' means any motor vehicle driven with no more than the 
     limited use necessary in moving, transporting, or road 
     testing such vehicle prior to delivery from the vehicle 
     manufacturer to a dealer, but in no event shall the odometer 
     reading of such vehicle exceed 300 miles.''.
       (b) Exempted Vehicles.--Section 32705(a) of title 49, 
     United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) The Secretary may exempt such classes or categories 
     of vehicles as the Secretary deems appropriate from these 
     requirements. Until such time as the Secretary amends or 
     modifies the regulations set forth in 49 CFR 580.6, such 
     regulations shall have full force and effect.''.

     SEC. 7106. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Remedies for Defects and Noncompliance.--Section 
     30120(i)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``(including retailers of motor vehicle 
     equipment)'' after ``dealer'' the first time it appears.
       (b) Tires.--Section 30123 of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and by 
     redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f), as subsections 
     (a), (b), and (c), respectively.
       (c) Automatic Occupant Crash Protection and Seat Belt 
     Use.--Section 30127(g)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``every 6 months'' and inserting 
     ``annually''.
       (d) Miscellaneous.--
       (1) Definitions.--
       (A) Country of origin.--Section 32304(a)(3)(B) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period 
     the following: ``, plus the assembly and labor costs incurred 
     for the final assembly of such engines and transmissions''.
       (B) Final assembly place.--Section 32304(a)(5) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended is amended by adding at the 
     end the following: ``Such term does not include facilities 
     for engine and transmission fabrication and assembly and the 
     facilities for fabrication of motor vehicle equipment 
     component parts which are produced at the same final assembly 
     place using forming processes such as stamping, machining, or 
     molding processes.''.
       (C) Outside supplier content reporting.--Section 
     32304(a)(9)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) for an outside supplier--
       ``(i) the full purchase price of passenger motor vehicle 
     equipment whose purchase price contains at least 70 percent 
     value added in the United States and Canada; or
       ``(ii) that portion of the purchase price of passenger 
     motor vehicle equipment containing less than 70 percent value 
     added in the United States and Canada that is attributable to 
     the percent value added in the United States and Canada when 
     such percent is expressed to the nearest 5 percent; and''.
       (2) Country of assembly.--Section 32304(d) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following; ``A manufacturer may add to the label required 
     under subsection (b) a line stating the country in which 
     vehicle assembly was completed.''.

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       (3) Vehicle content percentage by assembly plant.--Section 
     32304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (f) 
     through (i), respectively, and by adding after subsection (b) 
     the following:
       ``(c) Vehicle Content Percentage by Assembly Plant.--A 
     manufacturer may display separately on the label required by 
     subsection (b) the domestic content of a vehicle based on the 
     assembly plant. Such display shall occur after the matter 
     required to be in the label by subsection (b)(1)(A).''.
       (4) Suppliers failing to report.--Section 32304 of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended by adding after subsection 
     (c), as added by paragraph (3), the following:
       ``(d) Value Added Determination.--If a manufacturer or 
     allied supplier requests information in a timely manner from 
     one or more of its outside suppliers concerning the United 
     States /Canadian content of particular equipment, but does 
     not receive that information despite a good faith effort to 
     obtain it, the manufacturer or allied supplier may make its 
     own good faith value added determinations, subject to the 
     following:
       ``(1) The manufacturer or allied supplier shall make the 
     same value added determinations as would be made by the 
     outside supplier, that is, whether 70 percent or more of the 
     value of equipment is added in the United States and /or 
     Canada.
       ``(2) The manufacturer or allied supplier shall consider 
     the amount of value added and the location in which the value 
     was added for all of the stages that the outside supplier 
     would be required to consider.
       ``(3) The manufacturer or allied supplier may determine 
     that the value added in the United States and /or Canada is 
     70 percent or more only if it has a good faith basis to make 
     that determination.
       ``(4) A manufacturer and its allied suppliers may, on a 
     combined basis, make value added determinations for no more 
     than 10 percent, by value, of a carline's total parts content 
     from outside suppliers.
       ``(5) Value added determinations made by a manufacturer or 
     allied supplier under this paragraph shall have the same 
     effect as if they were made by the outside supplier.
       ``(6) This provision does not affect the obligation of 
     outside suppliers to provide the requested information.''.
       (5) Accounting for the value of small parts.--Section 32304 
     of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
     subsection (d), as added by paragraph (4), the following:
       ``(e) Small Parts.--The country of origin of nuts, bolts, 
     clips, screws, pins, braces, gasoline, oil, blackout, 
     phosphate rinse, windshield washer fluid, fasteners, tire 
     assembly fluid, rivets, adhesives, and grommets, of any 
     system, subassembly, or component installed in a vehicle 
     shall be considered to be the country in which such parts 
     were included in the final assembly of such vehicle.''.
       (e) Study.--The National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration shall conduct a study of the benefits to motor 
     vehicle drivers of a regulation to require the installation 
     in a motor vehicle of an interior device to release the trunk 
     lid. Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Administration shall submit a report on the 
     results of the study to the Committee on Commerce of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate.

     SEC. 7107. IMPORTATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE FOR SHOW OR DISPLAY.

       (a) Importation of Noncomplying Motor Vehicles.--Section 
     30114 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``or competitive racing events'' and inserting ``competitive 
     racing events, show, or display''.
       (b) Transition Rule.--A person who is the owner of a motor 
     vehicle located in the United States on the date of enactment 
     of this Act may seek an exemption under section 30114 of 
     title 49, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a) of 
     this section, for a period of 6 months after the date 
     regulations of the Secretary of Transportation promulgated in 
     response to such amendment take effect.

                         Subtitle B--Railroads

     SEC. 7201. HIGH-SPEED RAIL.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 26104 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(d) Fiscal Year 1998.--(1) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998, for carrying out section 26101 (including payment of 
     administrative expenses related thereto).
       ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, for carrying out 
     section 26102 (including payment of administrative expenses 
     related thereto).
       ``(e) Fiscal Year 1999.--(1) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, for carrying out section 26101 (including payment of 
     administrative expenses related thereto).
       ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, for carrying out 
     section 26102 (including payment of administrative expenses 
     related thereto).
       ``(f) Fiscal Year 2000.--(1) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2000, for carrying out section 26101 (including payment of 
     administrative expenses related thereto).
       ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, for carrying out 
     section 26102 (including payment of administrative expenses 
     related thereto).
       ``(g) Fiscal Year 2001.--(1) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2001, for carrying out section 26101 (including payment of 
     administrative expenses related thereto).
       ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, for carrying out 
     section 26102 (including payment of administrative expenses 
     related thereto).''.
       (b) Definition.--Section 26105(2) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) the term `high-speed rail' means all forms of 
     nonhighway ground transportation that run on rails or 
     electromagnetic guideways providing transportation service 
     which is--
       ``(A) reasonably expected to reach sustained speeds of more 
     than 125 miles per hour; and
       ``(B) made available to members of the general public as 
     passengers,
     but does not include rapid transit operations within an urban 
     area that are not connected to the general rail system of 
     transportation;''.

     SEC. 7202. LIGHT DENSITY RAIL LINE PILOT PROJECTS.

       (a) Amendment.--Part B of subtitle V of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new chapter:

         ``CHAPTER 223--LIGHT DENSITY RAIL LINE PILOT PROJECTS

``Sec.
``22301. Light density rail line pilot projects.

     ``Sec. 22301. Light density rail line pilot projects

       ``(a) Grants.--The Secretary of Transportation may make 
     grants to States that have State rail plans described in 
     section 22102 (1) and (2), to fund pilot projects that 
     demonstrate the relationship of light density railroad 
     services to the statutory responsibilities of the Secretary, 
     including those under title 23.
       ``(b) Limitations.--Grants under this section may be made 
     only for pilot projects for making capital improvements to, 
     and rehabilitating, publicly and privately owned rail line 
     structures, and may not be used for providing operating 
     assistance.
       ``(c) Private Owner Contributions.--Grants made under this 
     section for projects on privately owned rail line structures 
     shall include contributions by the owner of the rail line 
     structures, based on the benefit to those structures, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(d) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     pilot projects carried out with grant assistance under this 
     section to determine the public interest benefits associated 
     with the light density railroad networks in the States and 
     their contribution to a multimodal transportation system. Not 
     later than March 31, 2003, the Secretary shall report to 
     Congress any recommendations the Secretary considers 
     appropriate regarding the eligibility of light density rail 
     networks for Federal infrastructure financing.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
     this section $17,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998, 
     1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. Such funds shall remain 
     available until expended.''.
       (b) Table of Chapters.--The table of chapters of subtitle V 
     of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to chapter 221 the following new 
     item:

``223. LIGHT DENSITY RAIL LINE PILOT PROJECTS..................22301''.

     SEC. 7203. RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING.

       (a) Amendments.--Title V of the Railroad Revitalization and 
     Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 is amended--
       (1) by striking sections 501 through 504 and inserting the 
     following new sections:

     ``SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this title:
       ``(1)(A) The term `cost' means the estimated long-term cost 
     to the Government of a direct loan or loan guarantee or 
     modification thereof, calculated on a net present value 
     basis, excluding administrative costs and any incidental 
     effects on governmental receipts or outlays.
       ``(B) The cost of a direct loan shall be the net present 
     value, at the time when the direct loan is disbursed, of the 
     following estimated cash flows:
       ``(i) Loan disbursements.
       ``(ii) Repayments of principal.
       ``(iii) Payments of interest and other payments by or to 
     the Government over the life of the loan after adjusting for 
     estimated defaults, prepayments, fees, penalties, and other 
     recoveries.

     Calculation of the cost of a direct loan shall include the 
     effects of changes in loan terms resulting from the exercise 
     by the borrower of an option included in the loan contract.
       ``(C) The cost of a loan guarantee shall be the net present 
     value, at the time when the guaranteed loan is disbursed, of 
     the following estimated cash flows:
       ``(i) Payments by the Government to cover defaults and 
     delinquencies, interest subsidies, or other payments.
       ``(ii) Payments to the Government, including origination 
     and other fees, penalties, and recoveries.


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     Calculation of the cost of a loan guarantee shall include the 
     effects of changes in loan terms resulting from the exercise 
     by the guaranteed lender of an option included in the loan 
     guarantee contract, or by the borrower of an option included 
     in the guaranteed loan contract.
       ``(D) The cost of a modification is the difference between 
     the current estimate of the net present value of the 
     remaining cash flows under the terms of a direct loan or loan 
     guarantee contract, and the current estimate of the net 
     present value of the remaining cash flows under the terms of 
     the contract, as modified.
       ``(E) In estimating net present values, the discount rate 
     shall be the average interest rate on marketable Treasury 
     securities of similar maturity to the cash flows of the 
     direct loan or loan guarantee for which the estimate is being 
     made.
       ``(F) When funds are obligated for a direct loan or loan 
     guarantee, the estimated cost shall be based on the current 
     assumptions, adjusted to incorporate the terms of the loan 
     contract, for the fiscal year in which the funds are 
     obligated.
       ``(2) The term `current' has the same meaning as in section 
     250(c)(9) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.
       ``(3) The term `direct loan' means a disbursement of funds 
     by the Government to a non-Federal borrower under a contract 
     that requires the repayment of such funds. The term includes 
     the purchase of, or participation in, a loan made by another 
     lender and financing arrangements that defer payment for more 
     than 90 days, including the sale of a government asset on 
     credit terms. The term does not include the acquisition of a 
     federally guaranteed loan in satisfaction of default claims.
       ``(4) The term `direct loan obligation' means a binding 
     agreement by the Secretary to make a direct loan when 
     specified conditions are fulfilled by the borrower.
       ``(5) The term `intermodal' means of or relating to the 
     connection between rail service and other modes of 
     transportation, including all parts of facilities at which 
     such connection is made.
       ``(6) The term `loan guarantee' means any guarantee, 
     insurance, or other pledge with respect to the payment of all 
     or a part of the principal or interest on any debt obligation 
     of a non-Federal borrower to a non-Federal lender, but does 
     not include the insurance of deposits, shares, or other 
     withdrawable accounts in financial institutions.
       ``(7) The term `loan guarantee commitment' means a binding 
     agreement by the Secretary to make a loan guarantee when 
     specified conditions are fulfilled by the borrower, the 
     lender, or any other party to the guarantee agreement.
       ``(8) The term `modification' means any Government action 
     that alters the estimated cost of an outstanding direct loan 
     (or direct loan obligation) or an outstanding loan guarantee 
     (or loan guarantee commitment) from the current estimate of 
     cash flows. This includes the sale of loan assets, with or 
     without recourse, and the purchase of guaranteed loans. This 
     also includes any action resulting from new legislation, or 
     from the exercise of administrative discretion under existing 
     law, that directly or indirectly alters the estimated cost of 
     outstanding direct loans (or direct loan obligations) or loan 
     guarantees (or loan guarantee commitments) such as a change 
     in collection procedures.

     ``SEC. 502. DIRECT LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.

       ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary may provide direct 
     loans and loan guarantees to State and local governments, 
     government sponsored authorities and corporations, railroads, 
     and joint ventures that include at least 1 railroad.
       ``(b) Eligible Purposes.--
       ``(1) In general.--Direct loans and loan guarantees under 
     this section shall be used to--
       ``(A) acquire, improve, or rehabilitate intermodal or rail 
     equipment or facilities, including track, components of 
     track, bridges, yards, buildings, and shops;
       ``(B) refinance outstanding debt incurred for the purposes 
     described in subparagraph (A); or
       ``(C) develop or establish new intermodal or railroad 
     facilities.
       ``(2) Operating expenses not eligible.--Direct loans and 
     loan guarantees under this section shall not be used for 
     railroad operating expenses.
       ``(c) Priority Projects.--In granting applications for 
     direct loans or guaranteed loans under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to projects that--
       ``(1) enhance public safety;
       ``(2) enhance the environment;
       ``(3) promote economic development;
       ``(4) enable United States companies to be more competitive 
     in international markets;
       ``(5) are endorsed by the plans prepared under section 135 
     of title 23, United States Code, by the State or States in 
     which they are located; or
       ``(6) preserve or enhance rail or intermodal service to 
     small communities or rural areas.
       ``(d) Extent of Authority.--The aggregate unpaid principal 
     amounts of obligations under direct loans and loan guarantees 
     made under this section shall not exceed $3,500,000,000 at 
     any one time. Of this amount, not less than $1,000,000,000 
     shall be available solely for projects primarily benefiting 
     freight railroads other than Class I carriers.
       ``(e) Rates of Interest.--
       ``(1) Direct loans.--The Secretary shall require interest 
     to be paid on a direct loan made under this section at a rate 
     not less than that necessary to recover the cost of making 
     the loan.
       ``(2) Loan guarantees.--The Secretary shall not make a loan 
     guarantee under this section if the interest rate for the 
     loan exceeds that which the Secretary determines to be 
     reasonable, taking into consideration the prevailing interest 
     rates and customary fees incurred under similar obligations 
     in the private capital market.
       ``(f) Infrastructure Partners.--
       ``(1) Authority of secretary.--In lieu of or in combination 
     with appropriations of budget authority to cover the costs of 
     direct loans and loan guarantees as required under section 
     504(b)(1) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, the 
     Secretary may accept on behalf of an applicant for assistance 
     under this section a commitment from a non-Federal source to 
     fund in whole or in part credit risk premiums with respect to 
     the loan that is the subject of the application. In no event 
     shall the aggregate of appropriations of budget authority and 
     credit risk premiums described in this paragraph with respect 
     to a direct loan or loan guarantee be less than the cost of 
     that direct loan or loan guarantee.
       ``(2) Credit risk premium amount.--The Secretary shall 
     determine the amount required for credit risk premiums under 
     this subsection on the basis of--
       ``(A) the circumstances of the applicant, including the 
     amount of collateral offered;
       ``(B) the proposed schedule of loan disbursements;
       ``(C) historical data on the repayment history of similar 
     borrowers;
       ``(D) consultation with the Congressional Budget Office; 
     and
       ``(E) any other factors the Secretary considers relevant.
       ``(3) Payment of premiums.--Credit risk premiums under this 
     subsection shall be paid to the Secretary before the 
     disbursement of loan amounts.
       ``(4) Cohorts of loans.--In order to maintain sufficient 
     balances of credit risk premiums to adequately protect the 
     Federal Government from risk of default, while minimizing the 
     length of time the Government retains possession of those 
     balances, the Secretary shall establish cohorts of loans. 
     When all obligations attached to a cohort of loans have been 
     satisfied, credit risk premiums paid for the cohort, and 
     interest accrued thereon, which were not used to mitigate 
     losses shall be returned to the original source on a pro rata 
     basis.
       ``(g) Prerequisites for Assistance.--The Secretary shall 
     not make a direct loan or loan guarantee under this section 
     unless the Secretary has made a finding in writing that--
       ``(1) repayment of the obligation is required to be made 
     within a term of not more than 25 years from the date of its 
     execution;
       ``(2) the direct loan or loan guarantee is justified by the 
     present and probable future demand for rail services or 
     intermodal facilities;
       ``(3) the applicant has given reasonable assurances that 
     the facilities or equipment to be acquired, rehabilitated, 
     improved, developed, or established with the proceeds of the 
     obligation will be economically and efficiently utilized;
       ``(4) the obligation can reasonably be repaid, using an 
     appropriate combination of credit risk premiums and 
     collateral offered by the applicant to protect the Federal 
     Government; and
       ``(5) the purposes of the direct loan or loan guarantee are 
     consistent with subsection (b).
       ``(h) Conditions of Assistance.--The Secretary shall, 
     before granting assistance under this section, require the 
     applicant to agree to such terms and conditions as are 
     sufficient, in the judgment of the Secretary, to ensure that, 
     as long as any principal or interest is due and payable on 
     such obligation, the applicant, and any railroad or railroad 
     partner for whose benefit the assistance is intended--
       ``(1) will not use any funds or assets from railroad or 
     intermodal operations for purposes not related to such 
     operations, if such use would impair the ability of the 
     applicant, railroad, or railroad partner to provide rail or 
     intermodal services in an efficient and economic manner, or 
     would adversely affect the ability of the applicant, 
     railroad, or railroad partner to perform any obligation 
     entered into by the applicant under this section;
       ``(2) will, consistent with its capital resources, maintain 
     its capital program, equipment, facilities, and operations on 
     a continuing basis; and
       ``(3) will not make any discretionary dividend payments 
     that unreasonably conflict with the purposes stated in 
     subsection (b).

     ``SEC. 503. ADMINISTRATION OF DIRECT LOANS AND LOAN 
                   GUARANTEES.

       ``(a) Applications.--The Secretary shall prescribe the form 
     and contents required of applications for assistance under 
     section 502, to enable the Secretary to determine the 
     eligibility of the applicant's proposal, and shall establish 
     terms and conditions for direct loans and loan guarantees 
     made under that section.
       ``(c) Assignment of Loan Guarantees.--The holder of a loan 
     guarantee made under section 502 may assign the loan 
     guarantee in whole or in part, subject to such requirements 
     as the Secretary may prescribe.
       ``(d) Modifications.--The Secretary may approve the 
     modification of any term or condition of a direct loan, loan 
     guarantee, direct

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     loan obligation, or loan guarantee commitment, including the 
     rate of interest, time of payment of interest or principal, 
     or security requirements, if the Secretary finds in writing 
     that--
       ``(1) the modification is equitable and is in the overall 
     best interests of the United States; and
       ``(2) consent has been obtained from the applicant and, in 
     the case of a loan guarantee or loan guarantee commitment, 
     the holder of the obligation.
       ``(e) Compliance.--The Secretary shall assure compliance, 
     by an applicant, any other party to the loan, and any 
     railroad or railroad partner for whose benefit assistance is 
     intended, with the provisions of this title, regulations 
     issued hereunder, and the terms and conditions of the direct 
     loan or loan guarantee, including through regular periodic 
     inspections.
       ``(f) Commercial Validity.--For purposes of claims by any 
     party other than the Secretary, a loan guarantee or loan 
     guarantee commitment shall be conclusive evidence that the 
     underlying obligation is in compliance with the provisions of 
     this title, and that such obligation has been approved and is 
     legal as to principal, interest, and other terms. Such a 
     guarantee or commitment shall be valid and incontestable in 
     the hands of a holder thereof, including the original lender 
     or any other holder, as of the date when the Secretary 
     granted the application therefor, except as to fraud or 
     material misrepresentation by such holder.
       ``(g) Default.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     setting forth procedures in the event of default on a loan 
     made or guaranteed under section 502. The Secretary shall 
     ensure that each loan guarantee made under that section 
     contains terms and conditions that provide that--
       ``(1) if a payment of principal or interest under the loan 
     is in default for more than 30 days, the Secretary shall pay 
     to the holder of the obligation, or the holder's agent, the 
     amount of unpaid guaranteed interest;
       ``(2) if the default has continued for more than 90 days, 
     the Secretary shall pay to the holder of the obligation, or 
     the holder's agent, 90 percent of the unpaid guaranteed 
     principal;
       ``(3) after final resolution of the default, through 
     liquidation or otherwise, the Secretary shall pay to the 
     holder of the obligation, or the holder's agent, any 
     remaining amounts guaranteed but which were not recovered 
     through the default's resolution;
       ``(4) the Secretary shall not be required to make any 
     payment under paragraphs (1) through (3) if the Secretary 
     finds, before the expiration of the periods described in such 
     paragraphs, that the default has been remedied; and
       ``(5) the holder of the obligation shall not receive 
     payment or be entitled to retain payment in a total amount 
     which, together with all other recoveries (including any 
     recovery based upon a security interest in equipment or 
     facilities) exceeds the actual loss of such holder.
       ``(h) Rights of the Secretary.--
       ``(1) Subrogation.--If the Secretary makes payment to a 
     holder, or a holder's agent, under subsection (g) in 
     connection with a loan guarantee made under section 502, the 
     Secretary shall be subrogated to all of the rights of the 
     holder with respect to the obligor under the loan.
       ``(2) Disposition of property.--The Secretary may complete, 
     recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair, maintain, 
     operate, charter, rent, sell, or otherwise dispose of any 
     property or other interests obtained pursuant to this 
     section. The Secretary shall not be subject to any Federal or 
     State regulatory requirements when carrying out this 
     paragraph.
       ``(i) Action Against Obligor.--The Secretary may bring a 
     civil action in an appropriate Federal court in the name of 
     the United States in the event of a default on a direct loan 
     made under section 502, or in the name of the United States 
     or of the holder of the obligation in the event of a default 
     on a loan guaranteed under section 502. The holder of a 
     guarantee shall make available to the Secretary all records 
     and evidence necessary to prosecute the civil action. The 
     Secretary may accept property in full or partial satisfaction 
     of any sums owed as a result of a default. If the Secretary 
     receives, through the sale or other disposition of such 
     property, an amount greater than the aggregate of--
       ``(1) the amount paid to the holder of a guarantee under 
     subsection (g) of this section; and
       ``(2) any other cost to the United States of remedying the 
     default,
     the Secretary shall pay such excess to the obligor.
       ``(j) Breach of Conditions.--The Attorney General shall 
     commence a civil action in an appropriate Federal court to 
     enjoin any activity which the Secretary finds is in violation 
     of this title, regulations issued hereunder, or any 
     conditions which were duly agreed to, and to secure any other 
     appropriate relief.
       ``(k) Attachment.--No attachment or execution may be issued 
     against the Secretary, or any property in the control of the 
     Secretary, prior to the entry of final judgment to such 
     effect in any State, Federal, or other court.
       ``(l) Investigation Charge.--The Secretary may charge and 
     collect from each applicant a reasonable charge for appraisal 
     of the value of the equipment or facilities for which the 
     direct loan or loan guarantee is sought, and for making 
     necessary determinations and findings. Such charge shall not 
     aggregate more than one-half of 1 percent of the principal 
     amount of the obligation.'';
       (2) by striking sections 505 through 515 (other than 
     511(c)), 517, and 518;
       (3) in section 511(c) by striking ``this section'' and 
     inserting ``section 502'';
       (4) by moving subsection (c) of section 511 (as amended by 
     paragraph (3) of this section) from section 511 to section 
     503 (as inserted by paragraph (1) of this section), inserting 
     it after subsection (a), and redesignating it as subsection 
     (b); and
       (5) by redesignating section 516 as section 504.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Provisions.--
       (1) Table of contents.--The table of contents of title V of 
     the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 
     is amended by striking the items relating to sections 502 
     through 518 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 502. Direct loans and loan guarantees.
``Sec. 503. Administration of direct loans and loan guarantees.
``Sec. 504. Employee protection.''.
       (2) Savings provision.--A transaction entered into under 
     the authority of title V of the Railroad Revitalization and 
     Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 821 et seq.) before 
     the date of enactment of this Act shall be administered until 
     completion under its terms as if this Act were not enacted.
       (3) Repeal.--Section 211(i) of the Regional Rail 
     Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 721(i)) is repealed.

     SEC. 7204. ALASKA RAILROAD.

       (a) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to the Alaska 
     Railroad for capital rehabilitation of and improvements to 
     its passenger services.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,250,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.

            Subtitle C--Comprehensive One-Call Notification

     SEC. 7301. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) unintentional damage to underground facilities during 
     excavation is a significant cause of disruptions in 
     telecommunications, water supply, electric power, and other 
     vital public services, such as hospital and air traffic 
     control operations, and is a leading cause of natural gas and 
     hazardous liquid pipeline accidents;
       (2) excavation that is performed without prior notification 
     to an underground facility operator or with inaccurate or 
     untimely marking of such a facility prior to excavation can 
     cause damage that results in fatalities, serious injuries, 
     harm to the environment and disruption of vital services to 
     the public; and
       (3) protection of the public and the environment from the 
     consequences of underground facility damage caused by 
     excavations will be enhanced by a coordinated national effort 
     to improve one-call notification programs in each State and 
     the effectiveness and efficiency of one-call notification 
     systems that operate under such programs.

     SEC. 7302. ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle III of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

              ``CHAPTER 61--ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS

``Sec.
``6101. Purposes.
``6102. Definitions.
``6103. Minimum standards for State one-call notification programs.
``6104. Compliance with minimum standards.
``6105. Review of one-call system best practices.
``6106. Grants to States.
``6107. Authorization of appropriations.
``6108. Relationship to State laws.

     ``Sec. 6101. Purposes

       ``The purposes of this chapter are--
       ``(1) to enhance public safety;
       ``(2) to protect the environment;
       ``(3) to minimize risks to excavators; and
       ``(4) to prevent disruption of vital public services,
     by reducing the incidence of damage to underground facilities 
     during excavation through the voluntary adoption and 
     efficient implementation by all States of State one-call 
     notification programs that meet the minimum standards set 
     forth under section 6103.

     ``Sec. 6102. Definitions

       ``In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
       ``(1) One-call notification system.--The term ``one-call 
     notification system'' means a system operated by an 
     organization that has as 1 of its purposes to receive 
     notification from excavators of intended excavation in a 
     specified area in order to disseminate such notification to 
     underground facility operators that are members of the system 
     so that such operators can locate and mark their facilities 
     in order to prevent damage to underground facilities in the 
     course of such excavation.
       ``(2) State one-call notification program.--The term 
     ``State one-call notification program'' means the State 
     statutes, regulations, orders, judicial decisions, and other 
     elements of law and policy in effect in a State that 
     establish the requirements for the operation of one-call 
     notification systems in such State.
       ``(3) State.--The term `State' means a State, the District 
     of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

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       ``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.

     ``Sec. 6103. Minimum standards for State one-call 
       notification programs

       ``(a) Minimum Standards.--In order to qualify for a grant 
     under section 6106, a State one-call notification program 
     shall, at a minimum, provide for--
       ``(1) appropriate participation by all underground facility 
     operators;
       ``(2) appropriate participation by all excavators; and
       ``(3) flexible and effective enforcement under State law 
     with respect to participation in, and use of, one-call 
     notification systems.
       ``(b) Appropriate Participation.--In determining the 
     appropriate extent of participation required for types of 
     underground facilities or excavators under subsection (a), a 
     State shall assess, rank, and take into consideration the 
     risks to the public safety, the environment, excavators, and 
     vital public services associated with--
       ``(1) damage to types of underground facilities; and
       ``(2) activities of types of excavators.
       ``(c) Implementation.--A State one-call notification 
     program also shall, at a minimum, provide for--
       ``(1) consideration of the ranking of risks under 
     subsection (b) in the enforcement of its provisions;
       ``(2) a reasonable relationship between the benefits of 
     one-call notification and the cost of implementing and 
     complying with the requirements of the State one-call 
     notification program; and
       ``(3) voluntary participation where the State determines 
     that a type of underground facility or an activity of a type 
     of excavator poses a de minimis risk to public safety or the 
     environment.
       ``(d) Penalties.--To the extent the State determines 
     appropriate and necessary to achieve the purposes of this 
     chapter, a State one-call notification program shall, at a 
     minimum, provide for--
       ``(1) administrative or civil penalties commensurate with 
     the seriousness of a violation by an excavator or facility 
     owner of a State one-call notification program;
       ``(2) increased penalties for parties that repeatedly 
     damage underground facilities because they fail to use one-
     call notification systems or for parties that repeatedly fail 
     to provide timely and accurate marking after the required 
     call has been made to a one-call notification system;
       ``(3) reduced or waived penalties for a violation of a 
     requirement of a State one-call notification program that 
     results in, or could result in, damage that is promptly 
     reported by the violator;
       ``(4) equitable relief; and
       ``(5) citation of violations.

     ``Sec. 6104. Compliance with minimum standards

       ``(a) Requirement.--In order to qualify for a grant under 
     section 6106, each State shall submit to the Secretary a 
     grant application under subsection (b). The State shall 
     submit the application not later than 2 years after the date 
     of enactment of this chapter.
       ``(b) Application.--
       ``(1) Upon application by a State, the Secretary shall 
     review that State's one-call notification program, including 
     the provisions for the implementation of the program and the 
     record of compliance and enforcement under the program.
       ``(2) Based on the review under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall determine whether the State's one-call 
     notification program meets the minimum standards for such a 
     program set forth in section 6103 in order to qualify for a 
     grant under section 6106.
       ``(3) In order to expedite compliance under this section, 
     the Secretary may consult with the State as to whether an 
     existing State one-call notification program, a specific 
     modification thereof, or a proposed State program would 
     result in a positive determination under paragraph (2).
       ``(4) The Secretary shall prescribe the form and manner of 
     filing an application under this section that shall provide 
     sufficient information about a State's one-call notification 
     program for the Secretary to evaluate its overall 
     effectiveness. Such information may include the nature and 
     reasons for exceptions from required participation, the types 
     of enforcement available, and such other information as the 
     Secretary deems necessary.
       ``(5) The application of a State under paragraph (1) and 
     the record of actions of the Secretary under this section 
     shall be available to the public.
       ``(c) Alternative Program.--A State is eligible to receive 
     a grant under section 6106 if the State maintains an 
     alternative one-call notification program that provides 
     protection for public safety, excavators, and the environment 
     that is equivalent to, or greater than, protection provided 
     under a program that meets the minimum standards set forth in 
     section 6103.
       ``(d) Report.--Within 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this chapter, the Secretary shall begin to 
     include the following information in reports submitted under 
     section 60124 of this title--
       ``(1) a description of the extent to which each State has 
     adopted and implemented the minimum Federal standards under 
     section 6103 or maintains an alternative program under 
     subsection (c);
       ``(2) an analysis by the Secretary of the overall 
     effectiveness of each State's one-call notification program 
     and the one-call notification systems operating under such 
     program in achieving the purposes of this chapter;
       ``(3) the impact of each State's decisions on the extent of 
     required participation in one-call notification systems on 
     prevention of damage to underground facilities; and
       ``(4) areas where improvements are needed in one-call 
     notification systems in operation in each State.
     The report shall also include any recommendations the 
     Secretary determines appropriate. If the Secretary determines 
     that the purposes of this chapter have been substantially 
     achieved, no further report under this section shall be 
     required.

     ``Sec. 6105. Review of one-call system best practices

       ``(a) Study of Existing One-Call Systems.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (d), the Secretary, in consultation 
     with other appropriate Federal agencies, State agencies, one-
     call notification system operators, underground facility 
     operators, excavators, and other interested parties, shall 
     undertake a study of damage prevention practices associated 
     with existing one-call notification systems.
       ``(b) Purpose of Study of Damage Prevention Practices.--The 
     purpose of the study is to gather information in order to 
     determine which existing one-call notification systems 
     practices appear to be the most effective in protecting the 
     public, excavators, and the environment and in preventing 
     disruptions to public services and damage to underground 
     facilities. As part of the study, the Secretary shall 
     consider, at a minimum--
       ``(1) the methods used by one-call notification systems and 
     others to encourage participation by excavators and owners of 
     underground facilities;
       ``(2) the methods by which one-call notification systems 
     promote awareness of their programs, including use of public 
     service announcements and educational materials and programs;
       ``(3) the methods by which one-call notification systems 
     receive and distribute information from excavators and 
     underground facility owners;
       ``(4) the use of any performance and service standards to 
     verify the effectiveness of a one-call notification system;
       ``(5) the effectiveness and accuracy of mapping used by 
     one-call notification systems;
       ``(6) the relationship between one-call notification 
     systems and preventing damage to underground facilities;
       ``(7) how one-call notification systems address the need 
     for rapid response to situations where the need to excavate 
     is urgent;
       ``(8) the extent to which accidents occur due to errors in 
     marking of underground facilities, untimely marking or errors 
     in the excavation process after a one-call notification 
     system has been notified of an excavation;
       ``(9) the extent to which personnel engaged in marking 
     underground facilities may be endangered;
       ``(10) the characteristics of damage prevention programs 
     the Secretary believes could be relevant to the effectiveness 
     of State one-call notification programs; and
       ``(11) the effectiveness of penalties and enforcement 
     activities under State one-call notification programs in 
     obtaining compliance with program requirements.
       ``(c) Report.--Within 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this chapter, the Secretary shall publish a 
     report identifying those practices of one-call notification 
     systems that are the most and least successful in--
       ``(1) preventing damage to underground facilities; and
       ``(2) providing effective and efficient service to 
     excavators and underground facility operators.
     The Secretary shall encourage each State and operator of one-
     call notification programs to adopt and implement those 
     practices identified in the report that the State determines 
     are the most appropriate.
       ``(d) Secretarial Discretion.--Prior to undertaking the 
     study described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     determine whether timely information described in subsection 
     (b) is readily available. If the Secretary determines that 
     such information is readily available, the Secretary is not 
     required to carry out the study.

     ``Sec. 6106. Grants to States

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make a grant of 
     financial assistance to a State that qualifies under section 
     6104(b) to assist in improving--
       ``(1) the overall quality and effectiveness of one-call 
     notification systems in the State;
       ``(2) communications systems linking one-call notification 
     systems;
       ``(3) location capabilities, including training personnel 
     and developing and using location technology;
       ``(4) record retention and recording capabilities for one-
     call notification systems;
       ``(5) public information and education;
       ``(6) participation in one-call notification systems; or
       ``(7) compliance and enforcement under the State one-call 
     notification program.
       ``(b) State Action Taken Into Account.--In making grants 
     under this section, the Secretary shall take into 
     consideration the commitment of each State to improving its 
     State one-call notification program, including legislative 
     and regulatory actions taken by the State after the date of 
     enactment of this chapter.
       ``(c) Funding for One-Call Notification Systems.--A State 
     may provide funds received under this section directly to any 
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     call notification system in such State that substantially 
     adopts the best practices identified under section 6105.

     ``Sec. 6107. Authorization of appropriations

       ``(a) For Grants to States.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary to provide grants to States 
     under section 6106 $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and 
     $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001. Such funds shall remain 
     available until expended, .
       ``(b) For Administration.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary 
     to carry out sections 6103, 6104, and 6105 for fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, and 2001.
       ``(c) General Revenue Funding.--Any sums appropriated under 
     this section shall be derived from general revenues and may 
     not be derived from amounts collected under section 60301 of 
     this title.

     ``Sec. 6108. Relationship to State laws

       ``Nothing in this chapter preempts State law or shall 
     impose a new requirement on any State or mandate revisions to 
     a one-call system.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for 
     subtitle III of such title is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following:
``61. ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS........................6101''.....

              Subtitle D--Sportfishing and Boating Safety

     SEC. 7401. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1950 ACT.

       (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the 
     ``Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998''.
       (b) Amendment of 1950 Act.--Whenever in this subtitle an 
     amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, 
     or repeal of, a section or other provision of the 1950 Act, 
     the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide that 
     the United States shall aid the States in fish restoration 
     and management projects, and for other purposes,'' approved 
     August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.).

     SEC. 7402. OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 
     777a) is amended--
       (1) by indenting the left margin of so much of the text as 
     precedes ``(a)'' by 2 ems;
       (2) by inserting ``For purposes of this Act--'' after the 
     section heading;
       (3) by striking ``For the purpose of this Act the'' in the 
     first paragraph and inserting ``(1) the'';
       (4) by indenting the left margin of so much of the text as 
     follows ``include--'' by 4 ems;
       (5) by striking ``(a)'', ``(b)'', ``(c)'', and ``(d)'' and 
     inserting ``(A)'', ``(B)'', ``(C)'', and ``(D)'', 
     respectively;
       (6) by striking ``department.'' and inserting 
     ``department;''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) the term `outreach and communications program' means 
     a program to improve communications with anglers, boaters, 
     and the general public regarding angling and boating 
     opportunities, to reduce barriers to participation in these 
     activities, to advance adoption of sound fishing and boating 
     practices, to promote conservation and the responsible use of 
     the Nation's aquatic resources, and to further safety in 
     fishing and boating; and
       ``(3) the term `aquatic resource education program' means a 
     program designed to enhance the public's understanding of 
     aquatic resources and sportfishing, and to promote the 
     development of responsible attitudes and ethics toward the 
     aquatic environment.''.
       (b) Funding for Outreach and Communications Program.--
     Section 4 of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as 
     subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) National Outreach and Communications Program.--Of the 
     balance of each such annual appropriation remaining after 
     making the distribution under subsections (a) and (b), 
     respectively, an amount equal to--
       ``(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(2) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(3) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(4) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(5) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;

     shall be used for the National Outreach and Communications 
     Program under section 8(d). Such amounts shall remain 
     available for 3 fiscal years, after which any portion thereof 
     that is unobligated by the Secretary of the Interior for that 
     program may be expended by the Secretary under subsection 
     (e).'';
       (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by inserting ``, 
     for an outreach and communications program'' after ``Act'';
       (4) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsections (a) and (b),'' and inserting ``subsections (a), 
     (b), and (c),'';
       (5) by adding at the end of subsection (d), as 
     redesignated, the following: ``Of the sum available to the 
     Secretary of the Interior under this subsection for any 
     fiscal year, up to $2,500,000 may be used for the National 
     Outreach and Communications Program under section 8(d) in 
     addition to the amount available for that program under 
     subsection (c). No funds available to the Secretary under 
     this subsection may be used to replace funding traditionally 
     provided through general appropriations, nor for any purposes 
     except those purposes authorized by this Act. The Secretary 
     shall publish a detailed accounting of the projects, 
     programs, and activities funded under this subsection 
     annually in the Federal Register.''; and
       (6) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsections (a), (b), and (c),'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d),''.
       (c) Increase in State Allocation.--Section 8 of the 1950 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 777g) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``12 \1/2\ percentum'' each place it 
     appears in subsection (b) and inserting ``15 percent'';
       (2) by striking ``10 percentum'' in subsection (c) and 
     inserting ``15 percent'';
       (3) by inserting ``and communications'' in subsection (c) 
     after ``outreach''; and
       (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and 
     by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) National Outreach and Communications Program.--
       ``(1) Implementation.--Within 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall develop and implement, in 
     cooperation and consultation with the Sport Fishing and 
     Boating Partnership Council, a national plan for outreach and 
     communications.
       ``(2) Content.--The plan shall provide--
       ``(A) guidance, including guidance on the development of an 
     administrative process and funding priorities, for outreach 
     and communications programs; and
       ``(B) for the establishment of a national program.
       ``(3) Secretary may match or fund programs.--Under the 
     plan, the Secretary may obligate amounts available under 
     subsection (c) or (d) of section 4 of this Act--
       ``(A) to make grants to any State or private entity to pay 
     all or any portion of the cost of carrying out any outreach 
     and communications program under the plan; or
       ``(B) to fund contracts with States or private entities to 
     carry out such a program.
       ``(4) Review.--The plan shall be reviewed periodically, but 
     not less frequently than once every 3 years.
       ``(e) State Outreach and Communications Program.--Within 12 
     months after the completion of the national plan under 
     subsection (d)(1), a State shall develop a plan for an 
     outreach and communications program and submit it to the 
     Secretary. In developing the plan, a State shall--
       ``(1) review the national plan developed under subsection 
     (d);
       ``(2) consult with anglers, boaters, the sportfishing and 
     boating industries, and the general public; and
       ``(3) establish priorities for the State outreach and 
     communications program proposed for implementation.''.

     SEC. 7403. CLEAN VESSEL ACT FUNDING.

       Section 4(b) of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Use of Balance After Distribution.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 1998.--In fiscal year 1998, an amount 
     equal to $20,000,000 of the balance remaining after the 
     distribution under subsection (a) shall be transferred to the 
     Secretary of Transportation and shall be expended for State 
     recreational boating safety programs under section 
     13106(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code.
       ``(2) Fiscal year 1999.--For fiscal year 1999, of the 
     balance of each annual appropriation remaining after making 
     the distribution under subsection (a), an amount equal to 
     $74,000,000, reduced by 82 percent of the amount appropriated 
     for that fiscal year from the Boat Safety Account of the 
     Aquatic Resources Trust Fund established by section 9504 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to carry out the purposes 
     of section 13106(a) of title 46, United States Code, shall be 
     used as follows:
       ``(A) $10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of 
     the Interior for 3 fiscal years for obligation for qualified 
     projects under section 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 
     1992 (33 U.S.C. 1322 note).
       ``(B) The balance remaining after the application of 
     subparagraph (A) shall be transferred to the Secretary of 
     Transportation and shall be expended for State recreational 
     boating safety programs under section 13106 of title 46, 
     United States Code.
       ``(3) Fiscal years 2000-2003.--For each of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2003, of the balance of each annual 
     appropriation remaining after making the distribution under 
     subsection (a), an amount equal to $82,000,000, reduced by 82 
     percent of the amount appropriated for that fiscal year from 
     the Boat Safety Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund 
     established by section 9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to carry out the purposes of section 13106(a) of title 
     46, United States Code, shall be used as follows:
       ``(A) $10,000,000 shall be available for each fiscal year 
     to the Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 
     obligation for qualified projects under section 5604(c) of 
     the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 1322 note).
       ``(B) $8,000,000 shall be available for each fiscal year to 
     the Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 
     obligation for qualified projects under section 6404(d) of 
     the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998.
       ``(C) The balance remaining after the application of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be transferred for each such 
     fiscal year to the Secretary of Transportation and shall be 
     expended for State recreational boating safety programs under 
     section 13106 of title 46, United States Code.
       ``(4) Transfer of certain funds.--Amounts available under 
     subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) and subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) of paragraph (3) that are unobligated by the Secretary of 
     the Interior after 3 fiscal

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     years shall be transferred to the Secretary of Transportation 
     and shall be expended for State recreational boating safety 
     programs under section 13106(a) of title 46, United States 
     Code.''.

     SEC. 7404. BOATING INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
     funds to States for the development and maintenance of 
     facilities for transient nontrailerable recreational vessels.
       (b) Survey.--Section 8 of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 777g), as 
     amended by section 6402, is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following:
       ``(g) Surveys.--
       ``(1) National framework.--Within 6 months after the date 
     of enactment of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 
     1998, the Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall 
     adopt a national framework for a public boat access needs 
     assessment which may be used by States to conduct surveys to 
     determine the adequacy, number, location, and quality of 
     facilities providing access to recreational waters for all 
     sizes of recreational boats.
       ``(2) State surveys.--Within 18 months after such date of 
     enactment, each State that agrees to conduct a public boat 
     access needs survey following the recommended national 
     framework shall report its findings to the Secretary for use 
     in the development of a comprehensive national assessment of 
     recreational boat access needs and facilities.
       ``(3) Exception.--Paragraph (2) does not apply to a State 
     if, within 18 months after such date of enactment, the 
     Secretary certifies that the State has developed and is 
     implementing a plan that ensures there are and will be public 
     boat access adequate to meet the needs of recreational 
     boaters on its waters.
       ``(4) Funding.--A State that conducts a public boat access 
     needs survey under paragraph (2) may fund the costs of 
     conducting that assessment out of amounts allocated to it as 
     funding dedicated to motorboat access to recreational waters 
     under subsection (b)(1) of this section.''.
       (c) Plan.--Within 6 months after submitting a survey to the 
     Secretary under section 8(g) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide that the United States shall aid the States in fish 
     restoration and management projects, and for other 
     purposes,'' approved August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777g(g)), as 
     added by subsection (b) of this section, a State may develop 
     and submit to the Secretary a plan for the construction, 
     renovation, and maintenance of facilities for transient 
     nontrailerable recreational vessels, and access to those 
     facilities, to meet the needs of nontrailerable recreational 
     vessels operating on navigable waters in the State.
       (d) Grant Program.--
       (1) Matching grants.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     obligate amounts made available under section 4(b)(3)(B) of 
     the Act entitled ``An Act to provide that the United States 
     shall aid the States in fish restoration and management 
     projects, and for other purposes,'' approved August 9, 1950, 
     as amended by this Act, to make grants to any State to pay 
     not more than 75 percent of the cost to a State of 
     constructing, renovating, or maintaining facilities for 
     transient nontrailerable recreational vessels.
       (2) Priorities.--In awarding grants under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall give priority to projects that--
       (A) consist of the construction, renovation, or maintenance 
     of facilities for transient nontrailerable recreational 
     vessels in accordance with a plan submitted by a State under 
     subsection (c);
       (B) provide for public/private partnership efforts to 
     develop, maintain, and operate facilities for transient 
     nontrailerable recreational vessels; and
       (C) propose innovative ways to increase the availability of 
     facilities for transient nontrailerable recreational vessels.
       (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term--
       (1) ``nontrailerable recreational vessel'' means a 
     recreational vessel 26 feet in length or longer--
       (A) operated primarily for pleasure; or
       (B) leased, rented, or chartered to another for the 
     latter's pleasure;
       (2) ``facilities for transient nontrailerable recreational 
     vessels'' includes mooring buoys, day-docks, navigational 
     aids, seasonal slips, safe harbors, or similar structures 
     located on navigable waters, that are available to the 
     general public (as determined by the Secretary of the 
     Interior) and designed for temporary use by nontrailerable 
     recreational vessels; and
       (3) ``State'' means each of the several States of the 
     United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

     SEC. 7405. BOAT SAFETY FUNDS.

       (a) Availability of Allocations.--Section 13104(a) of title 
     46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``3 years'' and inserting 
     ``2 years''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``3-year'' and inserting 
     ``2-year''.
       (b) Expenditures.--Section 13106 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the first sentence of subsection (a)(1) and 
     inserting the following: ``Subject to paragraph (2) and 
     subsection (c), the Secretary shall expend in each fiscal 
     year for State recreational boating safety programs, under 
     contracts with States under this chapter, an amount equal to 
     the sum of (A) the amount appropriated from the Boat Safety 
     Account for that fiscal year and (B) the amount transferred 
     to the Secretary under section 4(b) of the Act of August 9, 
     1950 (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)).'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``appropriated'' and 
     inserting ``available''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Of the amount transferred for each fiscal year to the 
     Secretary of Transportation under paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
     section 4(b) of the Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 
     777c(b)), $5,000,000 is available to the Secretary for 
     payment of expenses of the Coast Guard for personnel and 
     activities directly related to coordinating and carrying out 
     the national recreational boating safety program under this 
     title, of which $2,000,000 shall be available to the 
     Secretary only to ensure compliance with chapter 43 of this 
     title. No funds available to the Secretary under this 
     subsection may be used to replace funding traditionally 
     provided through general appropriations, nor for any purposes 
     except those purposes authorized by this section. Amounts 
     made available by this subsection shall remain available 
     until expended. The Secretary shall publish annually in the 
     Federal Register a detailed accounting of the projects, 
     programs, and activities funded under this subsection.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The heading for section 13106 of title 46, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 13106. Authorization of appropriations''.

       (2) The chapter analysis for chapter 131 of title 46, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
     to section 13106 and inserting the following:

``13106. Authorization of appropriations.''.

TITLE VIII--TRANSPORTATION DISCRETIONARY SPENDING GUARANTEE AND BUDGET 
                                OFFSETS

      Subtitle A--Transportation Discretionary Spending Guarantee

     SEC. 8101. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING CATEGORIES.

       (a) Establishment of Separate Categories.--Section 251(c) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985 is amended as follows:
       (1) FY1999.--In paragraph (3), strike ``and'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) and after subparagraph (C) add the following 
     new subparagraphs:
       ``(D) for the highway category: $21,885,000,000 in outlays; 
     and
       ``(E) for the mass transit category: $4,401,000,000 in 
     outlays.
       (2) FY2000.--In paragraph (4), strike ``and'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (A) and at the end add the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(C) for the highway category: $24,436,000,000 in outlays; 
     and
       ``(D) for the mass transit category: $4,761,000,000 in 
     outlays;''.
       (3) FY2001.--In paragraph (5), strike the comma and insert 
     ``--'' after ``2001'', insert ``(A)'' before ``for'' and 
     indent the new subparagraph and move it 2 ems to the right, 
     strike ``and'' at the end of such subparagraph, and at the 
     end add the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) for the highway category: $26,204,000,000 in outlays; 
     and
       ``(C) for the mass transit category: $5,190,000,000 in 
     outlays;''.
       (4) FY2002.--In paragraph (6), strike the comma and insert 
     ``--'' after ``2002'', insert ``(A)'' before ``for'', indent 
     the new subparagraph and move it 2 ems to the right, and add 
     at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) for the highway category: $26,977,000,000 in outlays; 
     and
       ``(C) for the mass transit category: $5,709,000,000 in 
     outlays; and''.
       (5) FY2003.--After paragraph (6), add the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) with respect to fiscal year 2003--
       ``(A) for the highway category: $27,728,000,000 in outlays; 
     and
       ``(B) for the mass transit category: $6,256,000,000 in 
     outlays;''.
       (b) Offsetting Adjustment in Discretionary Spending 
     Limits.--
       (1) Adjustment of nondefense category for fy1999.--The 
     discretionary spending limit set forth in section 
     251(c)(3)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as adjusted in conformance with section 
     251(b) of that Act, is reduced by $859,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $25,173,000,000 in outlays.
       (2) Adjustment of discretionary category for fy2000.--The 
     discretionary spending limit set forth in section 
     251(c)(4)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as adjusted in conformance with section 
     251(b) of that Act, is reduced by $859,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $26,045,000,000 in outlays.
       (3) Adjustment of discretionary spending limit for 
     fy2001.--The discretionary spending limit set forth in 
     section 251(c)(5)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as adjusted in conformance with 
     section 251(b) of that Act, is reduced by $859,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $26,329,000,000 in outlays.
       (4) Adjustment of discretionary spending limit for 
     fy2002.--The discretionary spending limit set forth in 
     section 251(c)(6)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as adjusted in conformance with 
     section 251(b) of that Act, is reduced by $859,000,000 in new

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     budget authority and $26,675,000,000 in outlays.
       (c) Definitions of Highway Category and Mass Transit 
     Category.--Section 250(c)(4) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by inserting 
     ``(A)'' after ``(4)'' and by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) The term `highway category' refers to the following 
     budget accounts or portions thereof that are subject to the 
     obligation limitations on contract authority set forth in the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century:
       ``(i) 69-8083-0-7-401 (Federal-Aid Highways).
       ``(ii) 69-8020-0-7-401 (Highway Traffic Safety Grants).
       ``(iii) 69-8048-0-7-401 (National Motor Carrier Safety 
     Program).
       ``(iv) 69-8016-0-7-401 (Operations and Research NHTSA).
       ``(C) The term `mass transit category' refers to the 
     following budget accounts or portions thereof that are 
     subject to the obligation limitations on contract authority 
     provided in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century and for which appropriations are provided pursuant to 
     authorizations contained in that Act (except that 
     appropriations provided pursuant to section 5338(h) of title 
     49, United States Code, as amended by this section, shall not 
     be included in this category):
       ``(i) 69-8191-0-7-401 (Mass Transit Capital Fund).
       ``(ii) 69-8350-0-7-401 (Trust Fund Share of Expenses).
       ``(iii) 69-1129-0-1-401 (Formula Grants).
       ``(iv) 69-1120-0-1-401 (Administrative expenses).
       ``(v) 69-1136-0-1-401 (University Transportation Centers).
       ``(vi) 69-1137-0-1-401 (Transit Planning and Research).
       ``(D) Special rule.--(i) Any outlays in excess of the 
     discretionary spending limit set forth in section 251(c) for 
     the highway or mass transit category, as adjusted, for the 
     budget year shall be considered nondefense category outlays 
     or discretionary category outlays.
       ``(ii) If the obligation limitations for accounts in the 
     highway or mass transit category provided in an appropriation 
     Act for a fiscal year exceed the obligation limitations set 
     forth in section 8103 of the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century for that year, as adjusted, the estimated 
     outlays flowing for each outyear from such excess obligations 
     calculated pursuant to clause (iii) shall be attributed to 
     the discretionary category in that outyear.
       ``(iii) For purposes of clause (ii), outlays from excess 
     obligations shall be determined using the average of the 
     spendout rates for that category in the baseline.''.
       (d) Adjustment to Highway and Mass Transit Categories.--
     Section 251(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by--
       (1) striking ``When'' and inserting:
       ``(A) Concepts and definitions.--When''; and
       (2) adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Adjustment to align highway spending with revenues.--
     (i) When the President submits the budget under section 1105 
     of title 31, United States Code, OMB shall calculate and the 
     budget shall include adjustments to the highway category for 
     the budget year and each outyear as provided in clause 
     (ii)(I)(cc).
       ``(ii)(I)(aa) OMB shall take the actual level of highway 
     receipts for the year before the current year and subtract 
     the sum of the estimated level of highway receipts in 
     subclause (II) plus any amount previously calculated under 
     item (bb) for that year.
       ``(bb) OMB shall take the current estimate of highway 
     receipts for the budget year and subtract the estimated level 
     of receipts for that year. forth in section 8103 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century for the 
     highway category for the budget year, and calculate the 
     outlay change resulting from that change in obligations 
     relative to that amount for the budget year and each outyear 
     using current estimates. After making the calculation under 
     the preceding sentence, OMB shall adjust the amount of 
     obligations set forth in that section for the budget year by 
     adding the sum of the amounts calculated under items (aa) and 
     (bb).
       ``(II) The estimated level of highway receipts for the 
     purposes of this clause are--
       ``(aa) for fiscal year 1998, $22,164,000,000;
       ``(bb) for fiscal year 1999, $32,619,000,000;
       ``(cc) for fiscal year 2000, $28,066,000,000;
       ``(dd) for fiscal year 2001, $28,506,000,000;
       ``(ee) for fiscal year 2002, $28,972,000,000; and
       ``(ff) for fiscal year 2003, $29,471,000,000.
       ``(III) In this clause, the term `highway receipts' means 
     the governmental receipts credited to the highway account of 
     the Highway Trust Fund.
       ``(C)(i) In addition to the adjustment required by 
     subparagraph (B), when the President submits the budget under 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal 
     years 2000, 2001, 2002, or 2003, OMB shall calculate and the 
     budget shall include for the budget year and each outyear an 
     adjustment to the limits on outlays for the highway category 
     and the mass transit category equal to--
       ``(I) the outlays for the applicable category calculated 
     assuming obligation levels consistent with the estimates 
     prepared pursuant to subparagraph (D), as adjusted, using 
     current technical assumptions; minus
       ``(II) the outlays for the applicable category set forth in 
     the subparagraph (D) estimates, as adjusted.
       ``(ii) The adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) in the 
     fiscal years 2002 and 2003 budget submissions of the 
     President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
     Code, shall not exceed 4 percent plus cumulative carryovers. 
     In this clause, the term `cumulative carryovers' means the 
     total of each amount by which outlays for the highway and 
     mass transit category for any fiscal year are less than the 
     outlay limit for that category, as adjusted, for that year 
     less any amount of carryover used in the previous year.
       ``(D)(i) When OMB and CBO submit their final sequester 
     report for fiscal year 1999, that report shall include an 
     estimate of the outlays for each of the categories that would 
     result in fiscal years 2000 through 2003 from obligations at 
     the levels specified in section 8103 of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century using current assumptions.
       ``(ii) When the President submits the budget under section 
     1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal years 2000, 
     2001, 2002, or 2003, OMB shall adjust the estimates made in 
     clause (i) by the adjustments by subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       ``(E) OMB shall consult with the Committees on the Budget 
     and include a report on adjustments under subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C) in the preview report.''.
       (e) Enforcement of Guarantee.--Rule XXI of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new clause:
       ``9. It shall not be in order to consider any bill or joint 
     resolution, or any amendment thereto or conference report 
     thereon, that would cause obligation limitations to be below 
     the level for any fiscal year set forth in section 8103 of 
     the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, as 
     adjusted, for the highway category or the mass transit 
     category, as applicable.''.

     SEC. 8102. CONFORMING THE PAYGO SCORECARD WITH THIS ACT.

       Upon the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget shall not make any estimates under 
     section 252(d) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 of changes in direct spending outlays and 
     receipts for any fiscal year resulting from this title.

     SEC. 8103. LEVEL OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Highway Category.--For the purposes of section 251(b) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, the level of obligation limitations for the highway 
     category is--
       (1) for fiscal year 1999, $25,883,000,000;
       (2) for fiscal year 2000, $26,629,000,000;
       (3) for fiscal year 2001, $27,158,000,000;
       (4) for fiscal year 2002, $27,767,000,000; and
       (5) for fiscal year 2003, $28,233,000,000.
       (b) Mass Transit Category.--For the purposes of section 
     251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, the level of obligation limitations for the mass 
     transit category is--
       (1) for fiscal year 1999, $5,365,000,000;
       (2) for fiscal year 2000, $5,797,000,000;
       (3) for fiscal year 2001, $6,271,000,000;
       (4) for fiscal year 2002, $6,747,000,000; and
       (5) for fiscal year 2003, $7,226,000,000.
       For purposes of this subsection, the term ``obligation 
     limitations'' means the sum of budget authority and 
     obligation limitations.

                     Subtitle B--Veterans' Benefits

     SEC. 8201. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Veterans Benefits Act 
     of 1998''.

     SEC. 8202. PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE-CONNECTION 
                   FOR DISABILITIES RELATING TO USE OF TOBACCO 
                   PRODUCTS.

       (a) Wartime Disability Compensation.--Section 1110 of title 
     38, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``or abuse 
     of alcohol or drugs'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``, abuse 
     of alcohol or drugs, or use of tobacco products''.
       (b) Peacetime Disability Compensation.--Section 1131 of 
     such title is amended by striking out ``or abuse of alcohol 
     or drugs'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``, abuse of alcohol 
     or drugs, or use of tobacco products''.
       (c) Applicability.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to any 
     claims for compensation received by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs before, on, or after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (2) The amendments made by this section shall not apply in 
     the case of any such claims adjudicated by the Secretary 
     before such date of enactment for which a service-connection 
     was established for a disability on the basis of the use of 
     tobacco products.

     SEC. 8203. TWENTY PERCENT INCREASE IN RATES OF BASIC 
                   EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER MONTGOMERY GI 
                   BILL.

       (a) Active Duty Educational Assistance.--
       (1) Increase in rates.--Section 3015 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``$400'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$528 (as increased from time to 
     time under subsection (g))''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out ``$325'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$429 (as increased from time to 
     time under subsection (g))''.
       (2) CPI adjustment.--Subsection (g) of such section is 
     amended by striking out ``beginning on or after October 1, 
     1994'' and all that follows through ``such rates'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``, the Secretary shall provide a 
     percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the 
     rates payable under subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1)''.

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       (3) Technical amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``subsections (b), 
     (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1); and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking out ``Except as provided in subsections 
     (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g), in'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``In''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``(except as provided in the succeeding 
     subsections of this section)'' after ``under this chapter 
     shall''.
       (4) Effective dates.--The amendments made by this 
     subsection shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and shall 
     apply with respect to educational assistance allowances paid 
     for months after September 1998. However, no adjustment in 
     rates of educational assistance shall be made under 
     subsection (g) of section 3015 of title 38, United States 
     Code, as amended by paragraph (2), for fiscal year 1999.
       (b) Selected Reserve Educational Assistance.--
       (1) Increase in rates.--Paragraph (1) of section 16131(b) 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``$190'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$251 (as increased from time to 
     time under paragraph (2))'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ``$143'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$188 (as increased from time to 
     time under paragraph (2))''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking out ``$95'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$125 (as increased from time to 
     time under paragraph (2))''.
       (2) CPI adjustment.--Paragraph (2) of such section is 
     amended by striking out ``beginning on or after October 1, 
     1994'' and all that follows through ``such rates'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``, the Secretary shall provide a 
     percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the 
     rates payable under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
     paragraph (1)''.
       (3) Technical amendment.--Paragraph (1) of such section is 
     further amended by striking out ``in paragraph (2) and''.
       (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and shall apply with 
     respect to educational assistance allowances paid for months 
     after September 1998. However, no adjustment in rates of 
     educational assistance shall be made under paragraph (2) of 
     section 16131(b) of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
     by paragraph (2), for fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 8204. INCREASE IN ASSISTANCE AMOUNT FOR SPECIALLY 
                   ADAPTED HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--Section 2102 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection 
     (a), by striking out ``$38,000'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``$43,000''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out ``$6,500'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$8,250''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to limitations under section 2102 of 
     such title on assistance furnished to a veteran under section 
     2101 of such title on or after October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 8205. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE FOR AUTOMOBILE 
                   AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR CERTAIN DISABLED 
                   VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3902(a) of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out ``$5,500'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``$8,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to assistance furnished under 
     section 3902 of such title on or after October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 8206. INCREASE IN AID AND ATTENDANCE RATES FOR VETERANS 
                   ELIGIBLE FOR PENSION.

       Effective October 1, 1998, the maximum annual rates of 
     pension in effect as of September 30, 1998, under the 
     following provisions of chapter 15 of title 38, United States 
     Code, are increased by $600:
       (1) Subsections (d)(1), (d)(2), (f)(2), and (f)(4) of 
     section 1521.
       (2) Section 1536(d)(2).

     SEC. 8207. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN REMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSES 
                   FOR REINSTATEMENT OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 
                   COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION OF THAT 
                   REMARRIAGE.

       (a) Restoration of Prior Eligibility.--Section 1311 of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(e)(1) The remarriage of the surviving spouse of a 
     veteran shall not bar the furnishing of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation to such person as the surviving spouse 
     of the veteran if the remarriage is terminated by death, 
     divorce, or annulment unless the Secretary determines that 
     the divorce or annulment was secured through fraud or 
     collusion.
       ``(2) If the surviving spouse of a veteran ceases living 
     with another person and holding himself or herself out openly 
     to the public as that person's spouse, the bar to granting 
     that person dependency and indemnity compensation as the 
     surviving spouse of the veteran shall not apply.
       ``(3) The first month of eligibility for payment of 
     dependency and indemnity compensation to a surviving spouse 
     by reason of this subsection shall be the later of the month 
     after--
       ``(A) the month of the termination of such remarriage, in 
     the case of a surviving spouse described in paragraph (1); or
       ``(B) the month of the cessation described in paragraph 
     (2), in the case of a surviving spouse described in that 
     paragraph.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--No payment may be made by reason of 
     section 1311(e) of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), for any month before October 1998.

     SEC. 8208. EXTENSION OF PRIOR REVISION TO OFFSET RULE FOR 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPECIAL SEPARATION 
                   BENEFIT PROGRAM.

       The amendment made by section 653 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 
     110 Stat. 2583) to subsection (h)(2) of section 1174 of title 
     10, United States Code, shall apply to any payment of 
     separation pay under the special separation benefits program 
     under section 1174a of that title that was made during the 
     period beginning on December 5, 1991, and ending on September 
     30, 1996.

     SEC. 8209. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING RECOVERY FROM TOBACCO 
                   COMPANIES OF COSTS OF TREATMENT OF VETERANS FOR 
                   TOBACCO-RELATED ILLNESSES.

       It is the sense of the Congress--
       (1) that the Attorney General or the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, as appropriate, should take all steps necessary to 
     recover from tobacco companies amounts corresponding to the 
     costs which would be incurred by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for treatment of tobacco-related illnesses of 
     veterans, if such treatment were authorized by law; and
       (2) that the Congress should authorize by law the treatment 
     of tobacco-related illnesses of veterans upon the recovery of 
     such amounts.

             Subtitle C--Temporary Student Loan Provision.

     SEC. 8301. TEMPORARY STUDENT LOAN PROVISION.

       (a) FFEL Interest Rates.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 427A of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1077a) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections 
     (k) and (l), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) Interest Rates for New Loans Between July 1, 1998 and 
     October  1, 1998.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (h), but 
     subject to paragraph (2), with respect to any loan made, 
     insured, or guaranteed under this part (other than a loan 
     made pursuant to section 428B or 428C) for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after July 1, 1998, and before 
     October 1, 1998, the applicable rate of interest shall, 
     during any 12-month period beginning on July 1 and ending on 
     June 30, be determined on the preceding June 1 and be equal 
     to--
       ``(A) the bond equivalent rate of 91-day Treasury bills 
     auctioned at the final auction held prior to such June 1; 
     plus
       ``(B) 2.3 percent,

     except that such rate shall not exceed 8.25 percent.
       ``(2) In school and grace period Rules.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (h), with respect to any loan under this part 
     (other than a loan made pursuant to section 428B or 428C) for 
     which the first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 
     1998, and before October 1, 1998, the applicable rate of 
     interest for interest which accrues--
       ``(A) prior to the beginning of the repayment period of the 
     loan; or
       ``(B) during the period in which principal need not be paid 
     (whether or not such principal is in fact paid) by reason of 
     a provision described in section 428(b)(1)(M) or 
     427(a)(2)(C),

     shall be determined under paragraph (1) by substituting `1.7 
     percent' for `2.3 percent'.
       ``(3) PLUS loans.--Notwithstanding subsection (h), with 
     respect to any loan under section 428B for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after July 1, 1998, and before 
     October 1, 1998, the applicable rate of interest shall, 
     during any 12-month period beginning on July 1 and ending on 
     June 30, be determined on the preceding June 1 and be equal 
     to the lesser of--
       ``(A)(i) the bond equivalent rate of 91-day Treasury bills 
     auctioned at the final auction held prior to such June 1; 
     plus
       ``(ii) 3.1 percent; or
       ``(B) 9.0 percent.
       ``(4) Consultation.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     applicable rate of interest under this subsection after 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and shall 
     publish such rate in the Federal Register as soon as 
     practicable after the date of determination.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 428B(d)(4) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078-2(d)(4)) is amended by striking ``section 427A(c)'' and 
     inserting ``section 427A for loans made under this section''.
       (b) Special Allowances.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 438(b)(2) of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-1(b)(2)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) Loans disbursed between july 1, 1998, and october 1, 
     1998.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to paragraph (4) and clauses 
     (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this subparagraph, and except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), the special allowance paid 
     pursuant to this subsection on loans for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after July 1, 1998, and before 
     October 1, 1998, shall be computed--
       ``(I) by determining the average of the bond equivalent 
     rates of 91-day Treasury bills auctioned for such 3-month 
     period;

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       ``(II) by subtracting the applicable interest rates on such 
     loans from such average bond equivalent rate;
       ``(III) by adding 2.8 percent to the resultant percent; and
       ``(IV) by dividing the resultant percent by 4.
       ``(ii) In school and grace period.--In the case of any loan 
     for which the first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 
     1998, and before October 1, 1998, and for which the 
     applicable rate of interest is described in section 
     427A(j)(2), clause (i)(III) of this subparagraph shall be 
     applied by substituting `2.2 percent' for `2.8 percent'.
       ``(iii) PLUS loans.--In the case of any loan for which the 
     first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 1998, and 
     before October 1, 1998, and for which the applicable rate of 
     interest is described in section 427A(j)(3), clause (i)(III) 
     of this subparagraph shall be applied by substituting `3.1 
     percent' for `2.8 percent', subject to clause (v) of this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(iv) Consolidation loans.--This subparagraph shall not 
     apply in the case of any consolidation loan.
       ``(v) Limitation on special allowances for PLUS loans.--In 
     the case of PLUS loans made under section 428B and disbursed 
     on or after July 1, 1998, and before October 1, 1998, for 
     which the interest rate is determined under 427A(j)(3), a 
     special allowance shall not be paid for such loan for such 
     unless the rate determined under subparagraph (A) of such 
     section (without regard to subparagraph (B) of such section) 
     exceeds 9.0 percent.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 438(b)(2) of such Act 
     is further amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(E), and (F)'' and 
     inserting ``(E), (F), and (G)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(iv), by striking ``(E), or (F)'' 
     and inserting ``(E), (F), or (G)''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``In the case'' 
     and inserting ``Subject to subparagraph (G), in the case''.
       (c) Direct Loan Interest Rates.--Section 455(b) (20 U.S.C. 
     1087e(b)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Temporary interest rate provision.--
       ``(A) Rates for fdsl and fdusl.--Notwithstanding the 
     preceding paragraphs of this subsection, for Federal Direct 
     Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans 
     for which the first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 
     1998, and before October 1, 1998, the applicable rate of 
     interest shall, during any 12-month period beginning on July 
     1 and ending on June 30, be determined on the preceding June 
     1 and be equal to--
       ``(i) the bond equivalent rate of 91-day Treasury bills 
     auctioned at the final auction held prior to such June 1; 
     plus
       ``(ii) 2.3 percent,

     except that such rate shall not exceed 8.25 percent.
       ``(B) In school and grace period rules.--Notwithstanding 
     the preceding paragraphs of this subsection, with respect to 
     any Federal Direct Stafford Loan or Federal Direct 
     Unsubsidized Stafford Loan for which the first disbursement 
     is made on or after July 1, 1998, and before October 1, 1998, 
     the applicable rate of interest for interest which accrues--
       ``(i) prior to the beginning of the repayment period of the 
     loan; or
       ``(ii) during the period in which principal need not be 
     paid (whether or not such principal is in fact paid) by 
     reason of a provision described in section 428(b)(1)(M) or 
     427(a)(2)(C),
     shall be determined under subparagraph (A) by substituting 
     `1.7 percent' for `2.3 percent'.
       ``(C) PLUS loans.--Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs 
     of this subsection, with respect to Federal Direct PLUS Loan 
     for which the first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 
     1998, and before October 1, 1998, the applicable rate of 
     interest shall be determined under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) by substituting `3.1 percent' for `2.3 percent'; and
       ``(ii) by substituting `9.0 percent' for `8.25 percent'.''.

              Subtitle D--Block Grants for Social Services

     SEC. 8401. BLOCK GRANTS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES.

       (a) Reduction of Grants.--Section 2003(c) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397b(c)) is amended by striking 
     paragraphs (7) and (8) and inserting the following:
       ``(7) $2,380,000,000 for the fiscal year 1997;
       ``(8) $2,380,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998;
       ``(9) $2,380,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999;
       ``(10) $2,380,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000; and
       ``(11) $1,700,000,000 for the fiscal year 2001 and each 
     fiscal year thereafter.''.
       (b) Limitation on Amount of TANF Funds Transferable.--
     Section 404(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     604(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Limitation on amount transferable to title xx 
     programs.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State may use not more than the 
     applicable percent of the amount of any grant made to the 
     State under section 403(a) for a fiscal year to carry out 
     State programs pursuant to title XX.
       ``(B) Applicable percent.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the applicable percent is 4.25 percent in the case of 
     fiscal year 2001 and each succeeding fiscal year.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     take effect on October 1, 1998.

         TITLE IX--AMENDMENTS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

     SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Surface 
     Transportation Revenue Act of 1998''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
     section or other provision, the reference shall be considered 
     to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 902. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES AND TRUST FUND.

       (a) Extension of Taxes.--
       (1) In general.--The following provisions are each amended 
     by striking ``1999'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``2005'':
       (A) Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(iii)(I) (relating to rate of tax 
     on certain buses).
       (B) Section 4041(a)(2)(B) (relating to rate of tax on 
     special motor fuels), as amended by section 907(a)(1) of the 
     Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
       (C) Section 4041(m)(1)(A) (relating to certain alcohol 
     fuels), as amended by section 907(b) of the Taxpayer Relief 
     Act of 1997.
       (D) Section 4051(c) (relating to termination of tax on 
     heavy trucks and trailers).
       (E) Section 4071(d) (relating to termination of tax on 
     tires).
       (F) Section 4081(d)(1) (relating to termination of tax on 
     gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene).
       (G) Section 4481(e) (relating to period tax in effect).
       (H) Section 4482(c)(4) (relating to taxable period).
       (I) Section 4482(d) (relating to special rule for taxable 
     period in which termination date occurs).
       (2) Other provisions.--
       (A) Floor stocks refunds.--Section 6412(a)(1) (relating to 
     floor stocks refunds) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1999'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2005'', and
       (ii) by striking ``2000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2006''.
       (B) Installment payments of highway use tax.--Section 
     6156(e)(2) (relating to installment payments of highway use 
     tax on use of highway motor vehicles) is amended by striking 
     ``1999'' and inserting ``2005''.
       (b) Extension of Certain Exemptions.--The following 
     provisions are each amended by striking ``1999'' and 
     inserting ``2005'':
       (1) Section 4221(a) (relating to certain tax-free sales).
       (2) Section 4483(g) (relating to termination of exemptions 
     for highway use tax).
       (c) Extension of Deposits Into, and Certain Transfers From, 
     Trust Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b), and paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     of subsection (c), of section 9503 (relating to the Highway 
     Trust Fund) are each amended--
       (A) by striking ``1999'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2005'', and
       (B) by striking ``2000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2006''.
       (2) Motorboat and small-engine fuel tax transfers.--
       (A) In general.--Paragraphs (4)(A)(i) and (5)(A) of section 
     9503(c) are each amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2005''.
       (B) Conforming amendments to land and water conservation 
     fund.--Section 201(b) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
     Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-11(b)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2003'', and
       (ii) by striking ``1998'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2004''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--The heading for paragraph (3) of 
     section 9503(c) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Floor stocks refunds.--''.
       (d) Extension and Expansion of Expenditures From Trust 
     Fund.--
       (1) Highway account.--
       (A) Extension of expenditure authority.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 9503(c) is amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2003''.
       (B) Expansion of purposes.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     9503(c) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), and
       (ii) by striking ``1991.'' in subparagraph (D) and all that 
     follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``1991, or
       ``(E) authorized to be paid out of the Highway Trust Fund 
     under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
     In determining the authorizations under the Acts referred to 
     in the preceding subparagraphs, such Acts shall be applied as 
     in effect on the date of enactment of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century.''.
       (2) Mass transit account.--
       (A) Extension of expenditure authority.--Paragraph (3) of 
     section 9503(e) is amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2003''.
       (B) Expansion of purposes.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     9503(e) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A),
       (ii) by adding ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B), and
       (iii) by striking all that follows subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting:
       ``(C) the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century,
     as such section and Acts are in effect on the date of 
     enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century.''.
       (e) Technical Correction Relating to Transfers to Mass 
     Transit Account.--

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       (1) In general.--Section 9503(e)(2) is amended by striking 
     the last sentence and inserting the following: ``For purposes 
     of the preceding sentence, the term `mass transit portion' 
     means, for any fuel with respect to which tax was imposed 
     under section 4041 or 4081 and otherwise deposited into the 
     Highway Trust Fund, the amount determined at the rate of--
       ``(A) except as otherwise provided in this sentence, 2.86 
     cents per gallon,
       ``(B) 1.43 cents per gallon in the case of any partially 
     exempt methanol or ethanol fuel (as defined in section 
     4041(m)) none of the alcohol in which consists of ethanol,
       ``(C) 1.86 cents per gallon in the case of liquefied 
     natural gas,
       ``(D) 2.13 cents per gallon in the case of liquefied 
     petroleum gas, and
       ``(E) 9.71 cents per MCF (determined at standard 
     temperature and pressure) in the case of compressed natural 
     gas.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendment made by 
     section 901(b) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
       (f) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 9503(b) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (C), by striking ``and tread rubber'' in 
     subparagraph (D), and by redesignating subparagraphs (D), 
     (E), and (F) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), 
     respectively.
       (2) Clause (i) of section 9503(c)(2)(A) is amended by 
     adding ``and'' at the end of subclause (II), by striking 
     subclause (III), and by redesignating subclause (IV) as 
     subclause (III).
       (3) Clause (ii) of section 9503(c)(2)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``gasoline, special fuels, and lubricating oil'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``fuel''.

     SEC. 903. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF TAX BENEFITS FOR 
                   ALCOHOL FUELS.

       (a) Extension of Tax Benefits.--
       (1) Extension.--The following provisions are each amended 
     by striking ``2000'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``2007'':
       (A) Section 4041(b)(2)(C) (relating to termination of 
     reduction in tax for qualified methanol and ethanol fuel).
       (B) Section 4041(k)(3) (relating to termination of rates 
     relating to fuels containing alcohol).
       (C) Section 4081(c)(8) (relating to termination of special 
     rate for taxable fuels mixed with alcohol).
       (D) Section 4091(c)(5) (relating to termination of reduced 
     rate of tax for aviation fuel in alcohol mixture, etc.).
       (2) Extension of refund authority.--Paragraph (4) of 
     section 6427(f) (relating to refund for gasoline, diesel 
     fuel, and aviation fuel used to produce certain alcohol 
     fuels), as amended by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, is 
     amended by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2007''.
       (3) Credit for alcohol used as a fuel.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 40(e) (relating to termination of credit for alcohol 
     used as a fuel) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``December 31, 2000'' in subparagraph (A) 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2007'', and
       (B) by striking ``January 1, 2001'' and inserting ``January 
     1, 2008''.
       (4) Tariff schedule.--Headings 9901.00.50 and 9901.00.52 of 
     the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (19 
     U.S.C. 3007) are each amended in the effective period column 
     by striking ``10/1/2000'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``10/1/2007''.
       (b) Modification.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (h) of section 40 (relating to 
     alcohol used as fuel) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Reduced Credit for Ethanol Blenders.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any alcohol mixture 
     credit or alcohol credit with respect to any sale or use of 
     alcohol which is ethanol during calendar years 2001 through 
     2007--
       ``(A) subsections (b)(1)(A) and (b)(2)(A) shall be applied 
     by substituting `the blender amount' for `60 cents',
       ``(B) subsection (b)(3) shall be applied by substituting 
     `the low-proof blender amount' for `45 cents' and `the 
     blender amount' for `60 cents', and
       ``(C) subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (d)(3) shall 
     be applied by substituting `the blender amount' for `60 
     cents' and `the low-proof blender amount' for `45 cents'.
       ``(2) Amounts.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the blender 
     amount and the low-proof blender amount shall be determined 
     in accordance with the following table:


 
 In the case of any sale or use   The blender amount     The low-proof
      during calendar year:               is:         blender amount is:
 
2001 or 2002....................  53 cents..........  39.26 cents
2003 or 2004....................  52 cents..........  38.52 cents
2005, 2006, or 2007.............  51 cents..........  37.78 cents.''.
 

       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 4041(b)(2) is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``5.4 cents'' and 
     inserting ``the applicable blender rate'', and
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C), as amended by 
     subsection (a)(1)(A), as subparagraph (D) and by inserting 
     after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) Applicable blender rate.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(i), the applicable blender rate is--
       ``(i) except as provided in clause (ii), 5.4 cents, and
       ``(ii) for sales or uses during calendar years 2001 through 
     2007, \1/10\ of the blender amount applicable under section 
     40(h)(2) for the calendar year in which the sale or use 
     occurs.''.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) of section 4081(c)(4) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) General rules.--
       ``(i) Mixtures containing ethanol.--Except as provided in 
     clause (ii), in the case of a qualified alcohol mixture which 
     contains gasoline, the alcohol mixture rate is the excess of 
     the rate which would (but for this paragraph) be determined 
     under subsection (a) over--

       ``(I) in the case of 10 percent gasohol, the applicable 
     blender rate (as defined in section 4041(b)(2)(C)) per 
     gallon,

       ``(II) in the case of 7.7 percent gasohol, the number of 
     cents per gallon equal to 77 percent of such applicable 
     blender rate, and
       ``(III) in the case of 5.7 percent gasohol, the number of 
     cents per gallon equal to 57 percent of such applicable 
     blender rate.

       ``(ii) Mixtures not containing ethanol.--In the case of a 
     qualified alcohol mixture which contains gasoline and none of 
     the alcohol in which consists of ethanol, the alcohol mixture 
     rate is the excess of the rate which would (but for this 
     paragraph) be determined under subsection (a) over--

       ``(I) in the case of 10 percent gasohol, 6 cents per 
     gallon,
       ``(II) in the case of 7.7 percent gasohol, 4.62 cents per 
     gallon, and
       ``(III) in the case of 5.7 percent gasohol, 3.42 cents per 
     gallon.''.

       (C) Section 4081(c)(5) is amended by striking ``5.4 cents'' 
     and inserting ``the applicable blender rate (as defined in 
     section 4041(b)(2)(C))''.
       (D) Section 4091(c)(1) is amended by striking ``13.4 
     cents'' each place it appears and inserting ``the applicable 
     blender amount'' and by adding at the end the following: 
     ``For purposes of this paragraph, the term `applicable 
     blender amount' means 13.3 cents in the case of any sale or 
     use during 2001 or 2002, 13.2 cents in the case of any sale 
     or use during 2003 or 2004, 13.1 cents in the case of any 
     sale or use during 2005, 2006, or 2007, and 13.4 cents in the 
     case of any sale or use during 2008 or thereafter.''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on January 1, 2001.

     SEC. 904. MODIFICATIONS TO HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

       (a) Determination of Trust Fund Balances After September 
     30, 1998.--
       (1) In general.--Section 9503 (relating to Highway Trust 
     Fund) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Determination of Trust Fund Balances After September 
     30, 1998.--For purposes of determining the balances of the 
     Highway Trust Fund and the Mass Transit Account after 
     September 30, 1998--
       ``(1) the opening balance of the Highway Trust Fund (other 
     than the Mass Transit Account) on October 1, 1998, shall be 
     $8,000,000,000, and
       ``(2) no interest accruing after September 30, 1998, on any 
     obligation held by such Fund shall be credited to such Fund.
     The Secretary shall cancel obligations held by the Highway 
     Trust Fund to reflect the reduction in the balance under this 
     subsection.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
       (b) Repeal of Limitation on Expenditures Added by Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 9503 (relating 
     to expenditures from Highway Trust Fund) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (7).
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 901 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
       (c) Limitation on Expenditure Authority.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 9503 (relating to transfers to Highway Trust Fund) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Limitation on transfers to highway trust fund.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     no amount may be appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund on 
     and after the date of any expenditure from the Highway Trust 
     Fund which is not permitted by this section. The 
     determination of whether an expenditure is so permitted shall 
     be made without regard to--
       ``(i) any provision of law which is not contained or 
     referenced in this title or in a revenue Act, and
       ``(ii) whether such provision of law is a subsequently 
     enacted provision or directly or indirectly seeks to waive 
     the application of this paragraph.
       ``(B) Exception for prior obligations.--Subparagraph (A) 
     shall not apply to any expenditure to liquidate any contract 
     entered into (or for any amount otherwise obligated) before 
     October 1, 2003, in accordance with the provisions of this 
     section.''.
       (d) Modification of Mass Transit Account Rules on 
     Adjustments of Apportionments.--Paragraph (4) of section 
     9503(e) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Limitation.--Rules similar to the rules of subsection 
     (d) shall apply to the Mass Transit Account.''.

     SEC. 905. PROVISIONS RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST 
                   FUND.

       (a) Increased Transfers.--
       (1) Subparagraph (D) of section 9503(b)(4), as amended by 
     section 911, is amended by striking ``exceeds 11.5 cents per 
     gallon,'' and inserting ``exceeds--

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       ``(i) 11.5 cents per gallon with respect to taxes imposed 
     before October 1, 2001,
       ``(ii) 13 cents per gallon with respect to taxes imposed 
     after September 30, 2001, and before October 1, 2003, and
       ``(iii) 13.5 cents per gallon with respect to taxes imposed 
     after September 30, 2003, and before October 1, 2005,''.
       (2) Clause (ii) of section 9503(c)(4)(A) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
     ``In making the determination under subclause (II) for any 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall not take into account any 
     amount appropriated from the Boat Safety Account in any 
     preceding fiscal year but not distributed.''
       (b) Expansion of Expenditure Authority From Boat Safety 
     Account.--Section 9504(b)(2) (relating to expenditures from 
     Sport Fish Restoration Account) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``October 1, 1988), 
     and'' and inserting ``the date of the enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century),'',
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``November 29, 1990'' 
     and inserting ``the date of the enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century'', and
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) 
     and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) to carry out the purposes of section 7404(d) of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (as in effect 
     on the date of the enactment of such Act), and''.
       (c) Extension and Expansion of Expenditure Authority From 
     Boat Safety Account.--Section 9504(c) (relating to 
     expenditures from Boat Safety Account) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2003'', and
       (2) by striking ``October 1, 1988'' and inserting ``the 
     date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century''.
       (d) Limitation on Expenditure Authority.--Section 9504 
     (relating to Aquatic Resources Trust Fund) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and by 
     inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Limitation on Transfers to Aquatic Resources Trust 
     Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
     amount may be appropriated or paid to any Account in the 
     Aquatic Resources Trust Fund on and after the date of any 
     expenditure from any such Account which is not permitted by 
     this section. The determination of whether an expenditure is 
     so permitted shall be made without regard to--
       ``(A) any provision of law which is not contained or 
     referenced in this title or in a revenue Act, and
       ``(B) whether such provision of law is a subsequently 
     enacted provision or directly or indirectly seeks to waive 
     the application of this subsection.
       ``(2) Exception for prior obligations.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to any expenditure to liquidate any contract 
     entered into (or for any amount otherwise obligated) before 
     October 1, 2003, in accordance with the provisions of this 
     section.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 906. REPEAL OF 1.25 CENT TAX RATE ON RAIL DIESEL FUEL.

       (a) In General.--Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(ii) (relating to 
     rate of tax on trains) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (II), by striking ``October 1, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``November 1, 1998'', and
       (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``September 30, 1999'' 
     and inserting ``October 31, 1998''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 6421(f)(3)(B) is amended--
       (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``October 1, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``November 1, 1998'', and
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``September 30, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``October 31, 1998''.
       (2) Section 6427(l)(3)(B) is amended--
       (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``October 1, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``November 1, 1998'', and
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``September 30, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``October 31, 1998''.

     SEC. 907. ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED EXPENSES AVAILABLE TO 
                   NONAMTRAK STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 977(e)(1)(B) of the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997 (defining qualified expenses) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii), and
       (2) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following:
       ``(iv) capital expenditures related to State-owned rail 
     operations in the State,
       ``(v) any project that is eligible to receive funding under 
     section 5309, 5310, or 5311 of title 49, United States Code,
       ``(vi) any project that is eligible to receive funding 
     under section 103, 130, 133, 144, 149, or 152 of title 23, 
     United States Code,
       ``(vii) the upgrading and maintenance of intercity primary 
     and rural air service facilities, and the purchase of 
     intercity air service between primary and rural airports and 
     regional hubs,
       ``(viii) the provision of passenger ferryboat service 
     within the State,
       ``(ix) the provision of harbor improvements within the 
     State, and
       ``(x) the payment of interest and principal on obligations 
     incurred for such acquisition, upgrading, maintenance, 
     purchase, expenditures, provision, and projects.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
     977 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.

     SEC. 908. DELAY IN EFFECTIVE DATE OF NEW REQUIREMENT FOR 
                   APPROVED DIESEL OR KEROSENE TERMINALS.

       Subsection (f) of section 1032 of the Taxpayer Relief Act 
     of 1997 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Effective Dates.--
       ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments 
     made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 1998.
       ``(2) The amendment made by subsection (d) shall take 
     effect on July 1, 2000.''.

     SEC. 909. SIMPLIFIED FUEL TAX REFUND PROCEDURES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6427(i)(2) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--If, at the close of any quarter of the 
     taxable year of any person, at least $750 is payable in the 
     aggregate under subsections (a), (b), (d), (h), (l), and (q) 
     of this section and section 6421 to such person with respect 
     to fuel used during--
       ``(i) such quarter, or
       ``(ii) any prior quarter (for which no other claim has been 
     filed) during such taxable year,
     a claim may be filed under this section with respect to such 
     fuel.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (i) of section 6427 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (4) and by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 
     (4).
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6427(k) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a 
     payment of a claim filed under paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of 
     subsection (i).''.
       (3) Paragraph (2) of section 6421(d) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Exception.--

  ``For payments per quarter based on aggregate amounts payable under 
this section and section 6427, see section 6427(i)(2).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 910. ELECTION TO RECEIVE TAXABLE CASH COMPENSATION IN 
                   LIEU OF NONTAXABLE QUALIFIED TRANSPORTATION 
                   FRINGE BENEFITS.

       (a) No Constructive Receipt.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (4) of section 132(f) (relating 
     to qualified transportation fringe) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(4) No constructive receipt.--No amount shall be included 
     in the gross income of an employee solely because the 
     employee may choose between any qualified transportation 
     fringe and compensation which would otherwise be includible 
     in gross income of such employee.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.
       (b) Inflation Adjustment Only After 1999.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (6) of section 132(f) (relating 
     to qualified transportation fringe) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(6) Inflation adjustment.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
     beginning in a calendar year after 1999, the dollar amounts 
     contained in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) shall 
     be increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, by substituting `calendar year 1998' for 
     `calendar year 1992'.
       ``(B) Rounding.--If any increase determined under 
     subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $5, such increase shall 
     be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $5.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 132(f)(2) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``$60'' in subparagraph (A) and inserting 
     ``$65'', and
       (B) by striking ``$155'' in subparagraph (B) and inserting 
     ``$175''.
       (3) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1998.
       (c) Increase in Maximum Exclusion for Employer-Provided 
     Transit Passes.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 132(f)(2) 
     (relating to limitation on exclusion) is amended by striking 
     ``$65'' and inserting ``$100''.
       (2) New base period for inflation adjustment.--Subparagraph 
     (A) of section 132(f)(6) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following flush sentence:
     ``In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar 
     year after 2002, clause (ii) shall be applied by substituting 
     `calendar year 2001' for `calendar year 1998' for purposes of 
     adjusting the dollar amount contained in paragraph (2)(A).''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2001.

     SEC. 911. REPEAL OF NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS TRUST FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 9511 (relating to National 
     Recreational Trails Trust Fund) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 9503(c) is amended by striking paragraph (6).
       (2) Subparagraph (D) of section 9503(b)(4) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(D) in the case of gasoline and special motor fuels used 
     as described in paragraph (4)(D) or (5)(B) of subsection (c), 
     section 4041 or 4081 with respect to so much of the rate of 
     tax as exceeds 11.5 cents per gallon,''.

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       (3) The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 98 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 9511.

     SEC. 912. IDENTIFICATION OF LIMITED TAX BENEFITS SUBJECT TO 
                   LINE ITEM VETO.

       For purposes of part C of title X of the Congressional 
     Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (relating to line 
     item veto), the Joint Committee on Taxation has determined 
     that this title does not contain any limited tax benefit (as 
     defined in such part).
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Pursuant to the order of the House on April 1, 1998, the 
     Speaker appointed the following conferees for consideration 
     of the House bill (except title XI) and the Senate amendment 
     (except title VI), and modifications committed to conference:
     Bud Shuster,
     Thomas E. Petri,
     Sherwood L. Boehlert,
     Jay Kim,
     Stephen Horn,
     Tillie K. Fowler,
     Richard H. Baker,
     Robert W. Ney,
     Jack Metcalf,
     James L. Oberstar,
     Nick Rahall,
     Robert A. Borski,
     Robert E. Wise, Jr.,
     Jim Clyburn,
     Bob Filner,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
     consideration of provisions in the House bill and Senate 
     amendment relating to the Congestion Mitigation and Air 
     Quality Improvement Program; and sections 124, 125, 303, and 
     502 of the House bill; and sections 1407, 1601, 1602, 2103, 
     3106, 3301-3302, 4101-4104, and 5004 of the Senate amendment 
     and modifications committed for conference:
     Tom Bliley,
     Michael Bilirakis,
     John D. Dingell,
       Provided that Mr. Tauzin is appointed in lieu of Mr. 
     Bilirakis for consideration of sections 1407, 2103, and 3106 
     of the Senate amendment.
     Billy Tauzin,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for consideration of title XXI of the House bill and title VI 
     of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Jim Nussle,
     Kenny C. Hulshof,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for consideration of title XXI of the House bill and title VI 
     of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Charles B. Rangel,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     From the Committee on Environment and Public Works:
     John W. Chafee,
     John Warner,
     Bob Smith,
     Dirk Kempthorne,
     Jim Inhofe,
     Craig Thomas,
     Christopher S. Bond,
     Tim Hutchinson,
     Wayne Allard,
     Max Baucus,
     Daniel Patrick Moynihan,
     Harry Reid,
     Bob Graham,
     Joseph Lieberman,
     Barbara Boxer,
     From the Committee on Finance:
     William V. Roth, Jr.,
     Chuck Grassley,
     Orrin Hatch,
     John Breaux,
     Kent Conrad,
     From the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
     Alfonse D'Amato,
     Phil Gramm,
     Paul Sarbanes,
     Chris Dodd,
     From the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
     Ernest Hollings,
     From the Committee on the Budget:
     Pete Domenici,
     Don Nickles,
     Patty Murray,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  Pending consideration of the conference report,
  On demand of Mr. OBEY, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXVIII,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Messrs. 
SHUSTER, OBERSTAR, and OBEY.
  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 2400 to the 
committee of conference with instructions for the managers on the part 
of the House to strike those provisions of the conference report tht 
prohibit or reduce service-connected disability compensation to veterans 
relating to use of tobacco products.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

190

When there appeared

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Nays

195

para.50.24                   [Roll No. 191]

                                YEAS--190

     Aderholt
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fox
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Regula
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Turner
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gingrich
     Goodling
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Rush
     Ryun
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shimkus

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     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stokes
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thune
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wise

                             NOT VOTING--49

     Archer
     Bateman
     Blunt
     Boucher
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Green
     Harman
     Hefley
     Hoekstra
     Hyde
     Johnson, Sam
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Lofgren
     McCrery
     McDade
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (CA)
     Mollohan
     Neal
     Parker
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Royce
     Sanford
     Skaggs
     Smith (OR)
     Stenholm
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Towns
     Wamp
     Wexler
     Wicker
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SHUSTER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said conference 
report, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

297

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affirmative

Nays

86

para.50.25                   [Roll No. 192]

                                AYES--297

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--86

     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boyd
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Cox
     Crane
     Deal
     Dicks
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Frelinghuysen
     Gilman
     Goss
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Maloney (NY)
     McCollum
     McNulty
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Obey
     Paul
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Waxman
     White
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--50

     Archer
     Bateman
     Blunt
     Boucher
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Green
     Harman
     Hefley
     Hoekstra
     Hyde
     Johnson, Sam
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Lofgren
     McCrery
     McDade
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (CA)
     Mollohan
     Neal
     Parker
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Royce
     Sanford
     Skaggs
     Smith (OR)
     Stenholm
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Towns
     Wamp
     Wexler
     Wicker
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.50.26  enrollment correction--h.r. 2400

  Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent, submitted the following concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 282):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2400 
     the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make the 
     following corrections:
       (1) In the table contained in section 1602 of the bill--
       (A) strike item 166, relating to Macomb County, Michigan, 
     and insert the following:
       

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                                                             [Dollars in
 No.              State               Project description     Millions]
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 166. Michigan                    Improvements to Tenth           1.8;
                                   Street (Port Huron)...
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       (B) after item 1850 insert the following:
       

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                                                             [Dollars in
 No.              State               Project description     Millions]
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1851. Michigan                    Bridge-to-Bay bike            0.450;
                                   path, St. Clair County
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       (C) in item 755, relating to Cross Seminole Trail, Florida, 
     strike ``1.25'' and insert ``1.5'';
       (D) in item 902, relating to St. Johns River Bridge, 
     Florida, strike ``10.5'' and insert ``14.0'';
       (E) by striking item 242, relating to magnetic lane marking 
     for I-4, Florida, and item 1065, relating to US 1792 in 
     Volusia County, Florida;
       (F) in item 702, relating to I-4 in Orlando, Florida, by 
     striking ``10.5'' and insert ``10.0'';
       (G) in item 770, relating to US-17/92 in Volusia County, 
     Florida, striking ``1.35'' and insert ``1.0'';
       (H) in item 789, relating to construction of interchange, 
     Orange County, Florida, strike ``2.0625'' and insert ``1.0'';
       (I) in item 635, relating to Florida National Scenic Trail, 
     strike ``1.875'' and insert ``2.15''; and
       (J) in item 1383, relating to improvements to Alden Road, 
     Florida, strike ``0.525'' and insert ``0.35''; and
       (2) in section 1212 by striking subsection (v) and 
     inserting the following:
     ``  (v) Boundary Waters Canoe Area.--Effective January 1, 
     1999, section 4 of the Act of October 21, 1978 (Public Law 
     95-495) is amended--
     ``  (1) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
     following:
       `(g) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the 
     operation of motorized vehicles to transport boats across the 
     portages between the Moose Lake Chain and Basswood Lake, 
     Minnesota, and between Vermilion Lake and Trout Lake, 
     Minnesota.'; and
     ``  (2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking `; Alder, Cook 
     County; Canoe, Cook County' ''
       On page 1A-71 line 22, insert after system ``$10,000,000 of 
     such amounts shall be available to the State of Alabama for 
     fiscal year 1999 and 2000''.

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       On page 1B-129, line 10, insert:
       ``(g)(1) The Secretary shall provide $10 million for 
     construction of highway 323 between Alzado and the vicinity 
     of Ekalaka, Montana.
       ``(2) Funds made available shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if funds had been 
     appropriated under Chapter 1 of Title 23.
       ``(h)(1) The Secretary shall provide $1.125 million for 
     construction of Third Street North, CSAH 81, Waite Park.
       ``(2) Funds made available shall be available for 
     delegation in the same manner as if funds had been 
     appropriated under Chapter 1 of Title 23.''.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the resolution was agreed to
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.50.27  employment training and literacy enhancement

  On motion of Mr. McKEON, by unanimous consent the bill (H.R. 1385) to 
consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, training, literacy, and 
vocational rehabilitations programs in the United States, and for other 
purposes; together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken 
from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. McKEON, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, 
appointed of Messrs. Goodling, McKeon, Riggs, Graham, Bob Schaffer of 
Colorado, Clay, Martinez, and Kildee, as managers on the part of the 
House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.50.28  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate passed a concurrent resolution of the 
following title, in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 99. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     flying of the POW/MIA flag.

para.50.29  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 22, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Frank R. Wolf to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through June 3, 1998.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para.50.30  pow/mia flag

  On motion of Mr. PETRI, by unanimous consent, the following concurrent 
resolution (S. Con. Res. 99) was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That, for the purpose of section 1082(b)(1)(B) 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1998, the display of the POW/MIA flag at the Capitol shall 
     begin at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, 1998. As used in this 
     section, the term ``POW/MIA flag'' has the same meaning as in 
     section 1082 of such Act.
       Sec. 2. The Architect of the Capitol may prescribe 
     regulations with respect to the first section of this 
     resolution.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.50.31  order of business--suspension of the rules

  On motion of Mr. PETRI, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order on Wednesday, June 3, 1998, the 
Speaker be authorized to entertain motions to suspend the rules and pass 
the following: H.R. 2604 to amend title II, United States Code, to 
protect certain charitable contributions, and for other purposes; H.R. 
3504 to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations 
for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and to further 
define the criteria for capital repair and operation and maintenenace; 
H.R. 3808 to designate the United States Post Office located at 47526 
Clipper Drive in Plymouth, Michigan, as the ``Carl D. Pursell Post 
Office''; H.R. 3630 to redesignate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 9719 Candelaria Road NE, in Albuquerque, New 
Mexico, as the ``Steven Schiff Post Office''; H.R. 2798 to redesignate 
the building of the United States Post Office Service located at 2419 
West Monroe Street, in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Nancy B. Jefferson 
Post Office''; and H.R. 2799 to redesignate the building of the United 
States Postal Service located at 324 South Laramie Street, in Chicago, 
Illinois, as the ``Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building''.

para.50.32  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. PETRI, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Budget was granted permission until midnight, Wednesday, May 27, 1998, 
to file a privileged report on a concurrent resolution on the Budget.

para.50.33  message from the president--missing u.s. citizens in cyprus

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with Public Law 103-372, I hereby submit the enclosed 
``Report to Congress on the Investigation of the Whereabouts of the U.S. 
Citizens Who Have Been Missing from Cyprus Since 1974.'' The report was 
prepared by retired Ambassador Robert S. Dillon, with significant 
contribution by former State Department Associate Director of Security 
Edward L. Lee, II. Their intensive investigation centered on Cyprus, but 
it followed up leads in the United States, Turkey, Greece, Switzerland, 
and the United Kingdom.
  The investigation led to the recovery of partial remains that were 
identified through DNA testing (done at the Armed Forces Institute of 
Pathology DNA Identification Laboratory) and other evidence as being 
those of one of the missing Americans, Andreas Kassapis. The report 
concludes that Mr. Kassapis was killed shortly after his capture in 
August 1974. The report also concludes that, although their remains 
could not be recovered, the other four missing U.S. citizens in all 
likelihood did not survive the events in Cyprus in July and August 1974.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 22, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations.

para.50.34  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mrs. KELLY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, June 
3, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.50.35  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mrs. KELLY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Wednesday, June 3, 1998, the Speaker and the Minority Leader be 
authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments to 
commissions, boards and committees duly authorized by law or by the 
House.

para.50.36  senate concurrent resolution referred

  A concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following title was taken 
from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. Con. Res. 73. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the European Union is unfairly restricting 
     the importation of United States agriculture products and the 
     elimination of such restrictions

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     should be a top priority in trade negotiations with the 
     European Union;
       To the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.50.37  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. GREEN of Texas, for today;
  To Mr. REYES, for today;
  To Mr. DeFAZIO, for today;
  To Mr. BURR for today after 2 o'clock p.m.;
  To Mr. QUINN, for today; and
  To Mr. RIGGS, for today after 9:15 a.m.
  And then,

para.50.38  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WELDON, pursuant to the provisions of Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 93, at 6 o'clock and 27 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 2 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, 1998.

para.50.39  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 872. A bill to 
     establish rules governing product liability actions against 
     raw materials and bulk component suppliers to medical device 
     manufacturers, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-549 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2400. A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid 
     highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-550). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2281. A bill to 
     amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the World 
     Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and 
     Performances and Phonograms Treaty; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-551 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 449. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize funds 
     for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and 
     transit programs, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-552). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 450. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3433) to amend the Social Security Act to establish a Ticket 
     to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security 
     Administration to provide beneficiaries with disabilities 
     meaningful opportunities to return to work and to extend 
     Medicare coverage for such beneficiaries, and to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for 
     impairment-related work expenses (Rept. No. 105-553). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 3035. A bill to establish an advisory 
     commission to provide advice and recommendations on the 
     creation of an integrated, coordinated Federal policy 
     designed to prepare for and respond to serious drought 
     emergencies; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-554 Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.

para.50.40  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 872. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than July 14, 1998.
       H.R. 1704. Referral to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight extended for a period ending not later than 
     June 4, 1998.
       H.R. 3035. Referral to the Committee on Agriculture 
     extended for a period ending not later than June 3, 1998.

para.50.41  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2281. A bill to 
     amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the World 
     Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and 
     Performances and Phonograms Treaty; with an amendment; 
     referred to the Committees on Commerce, and Ways and Means 
     for a period ending not later than June 19, 1998, for 
     consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as 
     fall within the jurisdictions of those committees pursuant to 
     clause 1(e) and (s), rule X, respectively.

para.50.42  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on House Oversight 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1704.
  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Resources discharged 
from further consideration of H.R. 3035.

para.50.43  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Salmon):
       H.R. 3945. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an inflation adjustment of the unified credit 
     against the estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Ms. Rivers, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 3946. A bill to establish, wherever feasible, 
     guidelines, recommendations, and regulations that promote the 
     regulatory acceptance of new and revised toxicological tests 
     that protect human and animal health and the environment 
     while reducing, refining, or replacing animal tests and 
     ensuring human safety and product effectiveness; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 3947. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that certain liquidating distributions of a 
     regulated investment company or a real estate investment 
     trust which are allowable as a deduction shall be included in 
     the gross income of the distributee; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Holden, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mr. Rush, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Manton, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Green, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 3948. A bill to maintain health care coverage for 
     veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs for tobacco 
     related illnesses, and to provide for additional 
     authorization of appropriations for the Department; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 3949. A bill to ban the imposition of a fee for 
     performing background checks in connection with the transfer 
     of a firearm, and to ensure that background check information 
     is not retained for longer than necessary; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILBRAY:
       H.R. 3950. A bill to designate a portion of the Otay 
     Mountain region of California as wilderness; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 3951. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit ticket scalping; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Manton, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Lazio of New York, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       H.R. 3952. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to address the aircraft noise 
     problems of Queens and Long Island, New York; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3953. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an inflation adjustment of the dollar 
     limitation on the exclusion of gain on the sale of a 
     principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Mollohan, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Herger, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Stump, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Cannon, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Goode,

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             Mr. Wise, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ney, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 3954. A bill to clarify the standard required for the 
     importation of sporting arms into the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 3955. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     protect seamen against economic reprisal; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3956. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for more equitable policies relating to overtime pay 
     for Federal employees; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 3957. A bill to rename Wolf Trap Farm Park for the 
     Performing Arts as ``Wolf Trap National Park for the 
     Performing Arts''; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. EHRLICH (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina):
       H.R. 3958. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide an overtime compensation exemption for 
     paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and rescue and 
     ambulance personnel trained to provide emergency medical 
     services and provide transport of persons receiving those 
     services who are also trained in fire suppression services; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3959. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     ferroniobium; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 3960. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the special motor fuels excise tax on 
     water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsions shall be based on 
     their Btu content relative to gasoline; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 3961. A bill to establish the Administrative Law Judge 
     Conference of the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 3962. A bill to provide for the ratification of 
     payments made under preexisting onshore and offshore royalty-
     in-kind programs; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 3963. A bill to establish terms and conditions under 
     which the Secretary of the Interior shall convey leaseholds 
     in certain properties around Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H.R. 3964. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to participate in the design, planning, and 
     construction of the Willow Lake Natural Treatment System 
     Project for the reclamation and reuse of water, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3965. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the provision added by the Taxpayer Relief Act 
     of 1997 that imposes tax increases on certain families by 
     reason of the inflation adjustments in the regular income tax 
     rate brackets, the standard deduction, and the personal 
     exemption; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Istook, 
             Ms. Danner, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. 
             Ehlers):
       H.R. 3966. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide for collection and payment of State taxes imposed on 
     motor fuel sold on Indian lands; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LATHAM:
       H.R. 3967. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2002, the 
     duty on Sodium Bentazon; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Baker, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Bachus, and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 3968. A bill to require within 90 days an assessment 
     of, and a national strategy for addressing, the Year 2000 
     computer problem to ensure that critical public and private 
     services to the American public are not disrupted, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and 
     Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MCCOLLUM:
       H.R. 3969. A bill to clarify that retirement income from 
     pension plans of the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico shall be exempt from nonresident taxation in the same 
     manner as State pension plans; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MCKEON (for himself and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 3970. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide that persons who have been convicted of a capital 
     crime may not be awarded the Purple Heart; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H.R. 3971. A bill to reduce traffic congestion, promote 
     economic development, and improve the quality of life in the 
     metropolitan Washington region; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H.R. 3972. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from 
     charging State and local government agencies for certain uses 
     of the sand, gravel, and shell resources of the outer 
     Continental Shelf; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 3973. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Trinity 
     River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act of 1984; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 3974. A bill to waive interest and penalties on 
     failures to properly complete schedule D of Form 1040 for 
     1997; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 3975. A bill to provide for access by State and local 
     authorities to information of the Department of Justice for 
     the purpose of conducting criminal background checks on port 
     employees and prospective employees; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. John, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
             Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 3976. A bill to repeal the Public Utility Holding 
     Company Act of 1935, to enact the Public Utility Holding 
     Company Act of 1998, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Olver, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Stark, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Evans, Mrs. 
             Lowey, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Con. Res. 281. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Indonesia completes a transition to a 
     democratically elected, non-military government; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H. Con. Res. 282. Concurrent resolution to correct the 
     enrollment of H.R. 2400; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Cox of California, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Ms. 
             Pelosi):
       H. Con. Res. 283. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress concerning the December 1997 report on 
     Tibet of the International Commission of Jurists and on 
     United States policy on Tibet; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H. Res. 448. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should postpone his 
     visit to the People's Republic of China planned for June 1998 
     until all questions related to the export of sensitive 
     satellite technology to the People's Republic of China have 
     been thoroughly and satisfactorily answered; to the Committee 
     on International Relations. 

para.50.44  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       323. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative 
     to House Resolution 443 memorializing the President of the 
     United States and the Congress of the United States to enact 
     H.R. 953, the Ovarian Cancer Research and Information 
     Amendments of 1997; to the Committee on House Oversight.
       324. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Joint 
     Resolution 21 memorializing the United States Congress to 
     take such actions as are necessary to return to the states 
     the power to regulate campaign financing in connection with 
     elections for the United States Senate and House of 
     Representatives and to take immediate action to adequately 
     regulate ``soft money'' donations to political committees of 
     political parties; to the Committee on House Oversight.
       325. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to HJR 39 memorializing the United States 
     Congress to enact legislation prohibiting the President of 
     the United States from further extending or establishing 
     national monuments without the express authorization of the 
     Congress; to the Committee on Resources.
       326. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Iowa, 
     relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 115 
     memorializing the United States Congress to support U.S. 
     House of Representatives Concurrent Resolution 52 that calls 
     for the Congress of the United States to recognize the 
     concern of many in the railroad industry that the spousal 
     annuity under the current system is inadequate and often 
     leaves the survivor with less than the amount of income 
     needed to meet ordinary and necessary living expenses; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       327. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to CSSJR 15

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     memorializing the Congress to reauthorize the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) as soon 
     as possible; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para.50.45  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

           Mr. ROGAN introduced A bill (H.R. 3977) for the relief 
             of Sergey Y. Chernyavskiy; which was referred to the 
             Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.50.46  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 66: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 198: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 225: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 465: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 498: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Boyd and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 678: Mr. Istook, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     Edwards, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. McKinney, 
     Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
     Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Blagojevich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1069: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. 
     Camp.
       H.R. 1176: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1232: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 1352: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
     Tierney, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 1656: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Ballenger, and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1706: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1726: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1748: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1813: Mr. Bateman, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Klink, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Sawyer, 
     Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bishop, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Clement, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 2173: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 2273: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 2275: Mr. Blagojevich and Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 2452: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Klink, 
     and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2541: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 2553: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2669: Mr. Graham, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Souder, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Pickering, 
     Mr. Coburn, Mr. Thune, Mr. Sessions, Mr. White, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 2704: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2721: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Vento, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 2758: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Leach, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, Mr. Owens, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
     Metcalf, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2819: Ms. Eshoo and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 2884: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2885: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Calvert, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 2987: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Bass, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2991: Mr. Largent and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 3001: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 3032: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3043: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 3062: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 3068: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 3148: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
     Paxon, Ms. Lee, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Brady of Texas, Mr. Petri, Mr. Weller, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Deal 
     of Georgia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Spence, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Fossella, and 
     Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 3177: Mr. Wicker and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 3206: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 3249: Mr. Packard and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 3251: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 3279: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 3290: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Castle, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Leach, 
     Mr. McKeon, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 3300: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 3314: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 3340: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Cummings and Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Kucinich and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 3435: Mr. Mascara and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 3462: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 3465: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 3499: Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 3503: Mr. Upton and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Andrews and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 3524: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 3526: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 3531: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 3540: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sabo, and 
     Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 3541: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 3561: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 3568: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Pascrell, and Ms. 
     Rivers.
       H.R. 3570: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 3599: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3601: Mr. Bateman and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 3605: Mr. Obey.
       H.R. 3624: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Kildee, Mr. Green, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 3651: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 3654: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 3659: Mr. Latham and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 3666: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 3667: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Herger, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 3684: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 3690: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 3716: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3720: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 3733: Mr. Blunt and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 3743: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 3767: Mr. Ehrlich and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 3780: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 3789: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 3798: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3831: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and 
     Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3837: Mr. Shays, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sandlin 
     and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 3855: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3861: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 3870: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Riley, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
     Jenkins, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Frost, Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 3875: Ms. Pelosi and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Crapo and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 3880: Mr. Payne, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Frost, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
     Lofgren, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 3888: Mr. Klug, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Bilirakis, 
     Mr. Upton, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bilbray, 
     Mr. Norwood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Crapo, 
     Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Chambliss, and Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 3895: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
     Carson, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Manton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 3902: Mr. Lampson.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 125: Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Tauscher, 
     and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H. Con. Res. 181: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Holden, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
     Mollohan, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Largent, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
     Mr. Luther, Mr. Borski, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Green, Mr. 
     Reyes, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Wise, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
     Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. 
     Eshoo, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H. Con. Res. 219: Mr. Lampson.
       H. Con. Res. 268: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. 
     Sherman.
       H. Con. Res. 277: Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
     Wolf.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Res. 37: Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Clay, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Spratt, Mr. White, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Ganske, Ms. Lee, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Castle, Mr. Camp, and Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut.
       H. Res. 312: Mr. Frost.
       H. Res. 399: Mr. Shadegg and Mr. Shays.
       H. Res. 406: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. 
     Ewing.

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       H. Res. 444: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington. 


para.50.47  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       65. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Legislature of 
     Rockland County, New City, New York, relative to Resolution 
     No. 148 of 1998 petitioning the Congress of the United States 
     to oppose the the proposed Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to 
     Contract Act; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce. 



.
                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1998 (51)

para.51.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     June 3, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.51.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of May 22, 1998.
  Mr TIAHRT, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. TIAHRT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.51.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9295. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State 
     Designation; Hawaii [97-063-2] received June 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9296. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Commuted Traveltime Periods: Overtime 
     Services Relating to Imports and Exports [98-051-1] received 
     May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9297. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--1998 Amendment to Cotton Board 
     Rules and Regulations Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on 
     Imports [CN-98-002] received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9298. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Grapes Grown in a Designated 
     Area of Southeastern California and Imported Table Grapes; 
     Revision in Minimum Grade, Container, and Pack Requirements 
     [Docket No. FV98-925-3 IFR] received May 29, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9299. A letter from the Administrator, Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     General Regulations and Standards for Certain Agricultural 
     Commodities (RIN: 0580-AA54) received May 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9300. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Melons Grown in South Texas; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-979-1 FIR] 
     received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       9301. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and 
     Washington; Establishment of Interim and Final Free and 
     Restricted Percentages for the 1997-98 Marketing Year [Docket 
     No. FV98-982- 1 FIR] received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9302. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations, 
     Stonefruit Endorsement; and Common Crop Insurance 
     Regulations, Stonefruit Crop Insurance Provisions (7 CFR 
     Parts 401 and 457) received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9303. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals of budget authority as of May 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. Doc. No. 105--257); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       9304. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     authorizing the Secretary of Defense to fund international 
     inspector expenses from the Organization for the Prohibition 
     of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) related to verification activities 
     at Department of Defense facilities; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       9305. A letter from the Director, Wahington Headquarters 
     Services, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Waiver of Collection of 
     Payments Due From Certain Persons Unaware of Loss of CHAMPUS 
     Eligibility [DoD 6010.8-R] (RIN: 0720-AA43) received May 22, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       9306. A letter from the Secretary, Panama Canal Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Tolls for Use of 
     Canal; Rules for Measurement of Vessels (RIN: 3207-AA45) 
     received May 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       9307. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Single Family Mortgage Insurance; Electronic 
     Underwriting [FR-4311-I-01] (RIN: 2502-AH15) received May 29, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       9308. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the Board's annual report for the 1997 
     calendar year, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1422b; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       9309. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report to Congress on H.R. 3579, the 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, FY 1998, pursuant to Public 
     Law 99--177; to the Committee on the Budget.
       9310. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Preschool Grants for Children 
     with Disabilities, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       9311. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Preschool Grants for Children with Disabilities (RIN: 
     1820-AB47) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       9312. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs and Public Liaison, Department of Treasury, 
     transmitting the report, ``The Financial Viability of the 
     Government-Guaranteed Student Loan Program''; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       9313. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--PBGC Recoupment 
     and Reimbursement of Benefit Overpayments and Underpayments 
     (RIN: 1212-AA87) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       9314. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting Annual 
     uranium purchase reports, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2296b--5; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9315. A letter from the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Requirements for Child-Resistant Packaging; Household 
     Products with More Than 50 mg of Elemental Fluoride and More 
     Than 0.5 Percent Elemental Fluoride; and modification of 
     Exemption for Oral Prescription Drugs with Sodium Fluoride 
     [16 CFR Part 1700] received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9316. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a report to 
     Congress on Reserve component equipment and military 
     construction requirements not included in a fiscal year's 
     budget request; to the Committee on Commerce.
       9317. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: Limitation 
     on Allowability of Compensation for Certain Contractor 
     Personnel (RIN: 1991-AB43) received May 8, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9318. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sinorhizobium meliloti 
     strain RMBPC-2; Significant New Use Rule [OPPTS-50630A; FRL-
     5789-5] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9319. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of 
     Columbia; Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance

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     Program [DC-036-2011; FRL-6103-3] received May 22, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9320. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Identification of Ozone 
     Areas Attaining the 1-Hour Standard and to Which the 1-Hour 
     Standard is No Longer Applicable [FRL-6105-6] received May 
     29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9321. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Lead; Requirements for 
     Hazard Education Before Renovation of Target Housing [OPPTS-
     62131; FRL-5751-7] (RIN: 2070-AC65) received May 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9322. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; Wyoming; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions from 
     Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [WY-001-0001a; FRL-
     6104-7] received May 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9323. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Perry, Florida) [Docket No. 97-205 RM-9161] received May 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9324. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Telephone Number 
     Portability [CC Docket No. 95-116 RM 8535] received May 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9325. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Shelley and Island Park, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-194 RM-
     9128] received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9326. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (McFarland and Coalinga, California) [MM Docket No. 97-204 
     RM-9143, RM-9158] received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9327. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Macon, Mississippi) [MM Docket No. 97-188 RM-9137] received 
     May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9328. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Bozeman, Montana) [MM Docket No. 98-23 RM-9226] received May 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9329. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Revisions to Part 
     21 of the Commission's Rules regarding the Multipoint 
     Destribution Service [CC Docket No. 86-179] received May 28, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9330. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Brinkley and Colt, Arkansas) [MM Docket No. 98-15 RM-9142] 
     received May 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9331. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Parts 
     2 and 15 of the Commission's Rules to Deregulate the 
     Equipment Authorization Requirements for Digital Devices [ET 
     Docket No. 95-19] received May 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9332. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Speculator, New York) [MM Docket No. 98-12 RM-9220] received 
     May 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9333. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Vergennes, Vermont, Willsboro and Malone, New York) [MM 
     Docket No. 97-185 RM-9080 RM-9197] received May 28, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9334. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Federal-State Joint 
     Board on Universal Service [CC Docket 96-45] received June 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9335. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Changes to the 
     Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier 
     Association, Inc. [CC Docket No. 97-21] Federal-State Joint 
     Board on Universal Service [CC Docket No. 96-45] received 
     June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9336. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Direct Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized 
     as Safe; Sheanut Oil [88G-0288] received May 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9337. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives; Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 90F-0310] received May 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9338. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Package Size Limitation for Sodium Phosphates Oral 
     Solution and Warning and Direction Statements for Oral and 
     Rectal Sodium Phosphates for Over-the-Counter Laxative Use 
     [Docket No. 78N-036L] (RIN: 0910-AA01) received May 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9339. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 96F-0489] 
     received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9340. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for 
     Human Consumption; Monester of alpha-Hydro-omega-Hydroxy-Poly 
     (Oxyethylene) Poly(Oxypropylene) Poly(Oxyethylene)(15 Mole 
     Minimum) Blocked Copolymer [Docket No. 97F-0283] received 
     June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9341. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Year 2000 Readiness Of Computer 
     Systems At Nuclear Power Plants [NRC Generic Letter No. 98-
     01] received May 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9342. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Custody of Investment Company Assets Outside the United 
     States [Release Nos. IC-23201; File No. S7-23-95] (RIN: 3235-
     AE98) received May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9343. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the Federal Republic 
     of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and the Bosnian Serbs 
     emergency is to continue beyond May 30, 1998, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 105--259); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       9344. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to Burma that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--260); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       9345. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Australia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 98-39), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9346. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 10-
     98 which constitutes a Request for Final Authority to 
     Conclude a Framework Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and 
     Phase I Project Arrangement (PA) with the United Kingdom for 
     the Joint Anti-Armor Weapons System Project, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9347. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office in the United States for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 98-17), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9348. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 12-
     98 which con

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     stitutes a Request for Final Authority to conclude Project 
     Arrangement with Canada concerning Distributed Mission 
     Training technologies, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9349. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on employment of United States citizens by certain 
     international organizations, pursuant to Public Law 102--138, 
     section 181 (105 Stat. 682); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9350. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     1997 annual report on international terrorism entitled 
     ``Antiterrorism Assistance Program,'' pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2656f; to the Committee on International Relations.
       9351. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective May 10, 1998, the danger pay allowance for Cambodia 
     has been eliminated, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9352. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting determination that Pakistan, a non-
     nuclear-weapon state, detonated a nuclear explosive device on 
     May 28, 1998, pursuant to section 102(b)(1) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act; (H. Doc. No. 105--258); to the Committee 
     on International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       9353. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Cuban Assets Control Regulations: 
     Family Remittances; Travel Remittances; Carrier Service 
     Providers; Currency Carried by Travelers [31 CFR Part 515] 
     received May 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9354. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of the 
     determination and certification of eight countries that are 
     not cooperating fully with U.S. antiterrorism efforts: 
     Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and 
     Syria, pursuant to AECA section 40A; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9355. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Cuban Assets Control Regulations: 
     Fully-Hosted or Fully-Sponsored Travel and Restrictions on 
     Travel Transactions [31 CFR Part 515] received May 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9356. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the proposed obligation of FY 1995 funds to implement the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-106; to the Committee on International Relations.
       9357. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the 6-month period ending March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9358. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the semiannual report to Congress for 
     the period October 1, 1997 through March 31, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9359. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the Semiannual Report of the Department of Labor's Inspector 
     General covering the period October 1, 1997 through March 31, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9360. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, District 
     of Columbia, transmitting the 1997 Management Letter Report 
     issued by the District's independent auditors, KPMG Peat 
     Marwick, LLP, pursuant to D.C. Code section 47--117(d); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9361. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to and 
     Deletions from the Procurement List--received May 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9362. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: Acquisition 
     Streamlining (RIN: 1991-AB35) received May 7, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9363. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General ending March 31, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9364. A letter from the Public Printer, Government Printing 
     Office, transmitting the semiannual report on the activities 
     of the Office of Inspector General, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9365. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Legislative Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting a report on NASA's FY 1999 
     Performance Plan, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9366. A letter from the Senior Deputy Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Arts, transmitting a Semiannual Report of 
     the Inspector General and the Chairman's Semiannual Report on 
     Final Action for the National Endowment for the Arts for the 
     period of October 1, 1997 to March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 8G(h)(2); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9367. A letter from the Chairman, National Science Board, 
     transmitting the report from the Acting Inspector General 
     covering the activities of his office for the period of 
     October 1, 1997--March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9368. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits Program: Removal of Minimum Salary 
     Requirement (RIN: 3206-AI05) received May 22, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9369. A letter from the Inspector General, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     the activities of the Office of Inspector General, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9370. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the 1997 Annual Report about the 
     activities performed by the Commission, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 
     438(a)(9); to the Committee on House Oversight.
       9371. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``America's Historic Landmarks 
     at Risk: The Secretary of the Interior's Report to the 105th 
     Congress on Threatened National Historic Landmarks,'' 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1a--5(a); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9372. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, Department of the Interior, transmitting a 
     report on the Lewiston Orchards, Project Idaho, Safety of 
     Dams Modification Report, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 509; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9373. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, Department of the Interior, transmitting a 
     report on the necessity to construct modifications to Pueblo 
     Dam, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado for safety reasons, 
     pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 509; to the Committee on Resources.
       9374. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D. 
     051598A] received May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9375. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Scup Fisheries; Rescission of 
     the 1998 Summer Period Scup Fisheries Closures in Delaware, 
     New Hampshire, Maryland, and Massachusetts [Docket No. 
     971015246-7293-02; I.D. 051498C] received May 22, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9376. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Amendment 10 to the Fishery 
     Management Plan for the Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog 
     Fisheries [Docket No. 980212038-8117-02; I.D. 020298A] (RIN: 
     0648-AF41) received May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9377. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Annual Quota Specifications and Effort Controls [Docket No. 
     980320071-8128-02; I.D. 012198C] (RIN: 0648-AK87) received 
     May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9378. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Bycatch Reduction Device 
     Certification [Docket No. 980505118-8118-01; I.D. 042798C] 
     (RIN: 0648-AL14) received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9379. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Halibut and 
     Sablefish Fisheries Quota-Share Loan Program; Final Program 
     Notice and Announcement of Availability of Federal Assistance 
     [Docket No. 980324076-8076-01; I.D. 031798B] (RIN: 0648-ZA38) 
     received May 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       9380. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the thirtieth in a series of reports 
     on refugee resettlement in the United States covering the 
     period October 1, 1995 through September 30, 1996, pursuant 
     to 8 U.S.C. 1523(a); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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       9381. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Carrier Regulations; Authority Corrections 
     (RIN: 2125-AE41) received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9382. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100 and -200 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-264-AD; Amendment 39-
     10531; AD 98-11-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9383. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-263-AD; Amendment 39-10530; AD 98-11-03] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9384. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class C Airspace and Revocation of Class D 
     Airspace, Springfield-Branson Regional Airport; MO [Airspace 
     Docket No. 95-AWA-10] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9385. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Mason City, IA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-31] received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9386. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Ainsworth, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-16] received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9387. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Livingston, MT, and Butte, MT, 
     and Removal of Class E Airspace; Coppertown, MT, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9388. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Gordon, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-9] received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9389. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Fort Leonard Wood, 
     MO [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-17] received May 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9390. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Kimball, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-10] received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9391. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. Model TFE731-40R-
     200G Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-30-AD; Amendment 39-
     10527; AD 98-10-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9392. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B16 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-21-AD; Amendment 39-10425; AD 97-
     25-11R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9393. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 
     and PC-12/45 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-40-AD; Amendment 39-
     10528; AD 98-11-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9394. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0070 and Mark 
     0100 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-153-AD; Amendment 39-
     10529; AD 98-11-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9395. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29225; Amdt. No. 1868] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9396. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29227; Amdt. No. 1870] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received May 29, 1998., pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9397. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class D Airspace, Lubbock Reese AFB, TX, and 
     Revision of Class E Airspace, Lubbock, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-18] received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9398. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29226; Amdt. No. 1869] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9399. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-331-
     AD; Amendment 39-10538; AD 98-11-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9400. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Livingston, MT, and Butte, MT, 
     and Removal of Class E Airspace; Coppertown, MT [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ANM-20] received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9401. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-30, SD3-
     60, SD3-SHERPA, and SD3-60 SHERPA Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-102-AD; Amendment 39-10549; AD 98-11-24] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9402. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 
     and PC-12/45 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-38-AD; Amendment 39-
     1045; AD 98-11-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9403. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH Models 228-
     100, 228-101, 228-200, 228-202, and 228-212 Airplanes [Docket 
     No.97-CE-121-AD; Amendment 39-10541; AD 98-11-16] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9404. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Model 
     DG-400 Gliders [Docket No. 98-CE-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9405. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Model 
     DG-400 Gliders [Docket No. 98-CE-14-AD; Amendment 39-10543; 
     AD 98-11-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 1, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       9406. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-172-AD; Amendment 39-
     10544; AD98-11-19](RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9407. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-301,-311, 
     -314 and -315 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-330-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10539; AD 98-11-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9408. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-211-AD; Amendment 39-10532; AD 
     98-11-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9409. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; The Great 
     Chesapeake Bay Swim Event, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland [CGD 05-
     98-035] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9410. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42-300 and -
     320, and Model ATR72 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-24-
     AD; Amendment 39-10533; 98-11-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to

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     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9411. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Coney Island Air Show Days, Coney Island 
     Channel, Brooklyn, New York [CGD01-98-009] (RIN: 2121-AA97) 
     received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9412. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation: Fireworks displays within the First 
     Coast Guard District [CGD01-98-057] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9413. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-and 
     DC-980 Series Airplanes, Model MD-88 Airplanes, and C-9 
     (Military) Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-251-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10537; AD 98-11-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9414. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model Hawker 800XP Series 
     Airplanes, and Hawker 800 (U-125A Military Derivative) 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-165-AD: Amendment 39-10540; AD 
     98-11-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9415. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-40-AD; Amendment 39-10534; AD 98-
     11-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9416. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-
     600 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-13-AD; Amendment 39-
     10535; AD 98-11-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9417. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-145 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
     NM-34-AD; Amendment 39-10536; AD 98-11-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9418. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Knoxville, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-12] received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9419. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Braked Roll Conditions [Docket No. 28643; Amdt. No. 25-97] 
     (RIN: 2120-AF83) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9420. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Oceanside, CA [COTP San Diego 98-011] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9421. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Clear Creek, TX [CGD08-98-
     015] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9422. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29221; Amdt. 
     No. 409] received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9423. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Rail Service 
     Continuation Subsidy Standards [STB Ex Parte No. 566] 
     received May 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9424. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revision to the 
     NASA FAR Supplement on Technical Performance Incentive 
     Guidance received May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       9425. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revision to the 
     NASA FAR Supplement on Contractor Performance Information 
     received May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Science.
       9426. A letter from the the Adjutant General, the Veterans 
     of Foreign Wars of the U.S., transmitting proceedings of the 
     98th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of 
     the United States, held in Salt Lake City, Utah, August 17-
     21, 1997, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 118 and 44 U.S.C. 1332; (H. 
     Doc. No. 105--261); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and 
     ordered to be printed.
       9427. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting a report covering the 
     disposition of cases granted relief from administrative 
     error, overpayment and forfeiture by the Administrator in 
     1997, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 210(c)(3)(B); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       9428. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Veterans' Training: Time Limit for 
     Submitting Certifications under the Service Members 
     Occupational Conversion and Training Act (RIN: 2900-AI85) 
     received May 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9429. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the 1996 Annual Report to Congress, describing employment and 
     training programs for veterans during program year 1995 and 
     fiscal year 1996; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9430. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update (Notice 98-32) received 
     June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       9431. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     In, first-out inventories [Revenue Ruling 98-29] received May 
     29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       9432. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, United 
     States Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Procedural Change Regarding American Shooks and Staves 
     [T.D. 98-54] (RIN: 1515-AC18) received May 28, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9433. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting drafts of proposed legislation to 
     provide specific exemptions under the Freedom of Information 
     Act; jointly to the Committees on National Security and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9434. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     notification that the Department of Energy will open the 
     Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for disposal operations; jointly 
     to the Committees on Commerce and National Security.
       9435. A letter from the Attorney General of the United 
     States, transmitting the 1997 annual report on the number of 
     applications that were made for orders and extension of 
     orders approving electronic surveillance under the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1807; 
     jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select).
       9436. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize a 
     new tobacco use cessation program, permanently authorize VA 
     to collect payments from third-party private health insurance 
     carriers for care VA provides to certain veterans, collect 
     copayments from certain veterans receiving VA care, verify 
     the income of certain veterans, and authorize medical care 
     related construction projects and leases; jointly to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Ways and Means.
       9437. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Service's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Waiver Requirements and Solvency Standards for 
     Provider-Sponsored Organizations [HCFA-1011-IFC] (RIN: 0938-
     AI83) received May 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       9438. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and 
     Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities [HCFA-
     1913-IFC] (RIN: 0938-AI47) received May 7, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Commerce.
       9439. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to make 
     improvements in the administration of the Supplemental 
     Security Income program, and for other purposes; jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means and Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9440. A letter from the Acting Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     March 1998 ``Treasury Bulletin,'' pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 
     9602(a); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and 
     the Workforce, Resources, and Agriculture. 

para.51.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate passed a resolution of the following title, in 
which concurrence of the House is requested:

                              S. Res. 241

       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the an

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     nouncement of the death of the Honorable Barry Goldwater, 
     formerly a Senator from the State of Arizona.
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
     these resolutions to the House of Representatives and 
     transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That when the Senate recesses today, it stand 
     recessed as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
     deceased Senator.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed without 
amendment a bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 824. An Act to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 717 Madison Place, NW., in the District of 
     Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National Courts 
     Building''.

  The message also announced that the Senate passed bills of the 
following titles, in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1298. An Act to designate a Federal building located in 
     Florence, Alabama, as the ``Justice John McKinley Federal 
     Building''.
       S. 1355. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     located in New Haven, Connecticut, as the ``Richard C. Lee 
     United States Courthouse''.
       S. 1800. An Act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 85 Marconi Boulevard in 
     Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Joseph P. Kinneary United States 
     Courthouse''.
       S. 1898. An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the ``Ronald 
     V. Dellums Federal Building''.
       S. 2032. An Act to designate the Federal building in 
     Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal 
     Building''.

para.51.5  enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that pursuant to clause 
4, rule I, the Speaker pro tempore, Mr. WOLF, signed the following 
enrolled bill on Thursday, May 28, 1998:

       H.R. 2400. An Act to authorize funds for Federal-aid 
     highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and 
     for other purposes.

para.51.6  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House the 
following communication from Ms. Judith A. Cadorette, Office Manager for 
the Honorable John Baldacci:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 19, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker. This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a subpoena duces tecum issued by 
     the United States District Court for the district of Maine in 
     the case of Desrosiers v Runyon, No. 97-CV-391-P-C.
       I will make the determinations required by Rule 50 in 
     consultation with the Office of General Counsel.
           Sincerely,
                                              Judith A. Cadorette,
                                Office Manager for John Baldacci. 

para.51.7  tea 21 restoration

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent, called up the bill 
(H.R. 3978) to restore provisions agreed to by the conferees to H.R. 
2400, entitled the ``Transportaiton Equity Act for the 21st Century'', 
but not included in the conference report to H.R. 2400, and for other 
purposes, and the House considered, engrossed, read a third time and 
passed said bill.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.51.8  john f. kennedy center for the performing arts authorization

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3504) to 
amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for the 
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and to further define the 
criteria for capital repair and operation and maintenenace; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.51.9  carl d. pursell post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3808) to 
designate the United States Post Office located at 47526 Clipper Drive 
in Plymouth, Michigan, as the ``Carl D. Pursell Post Office''; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
FATTAH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McHUGH demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.51.10  steven schiff post office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3630) to 
redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
9719 Candelaria Road NE, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the ``Steven 
Schiff Post Office''; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
FATTAH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McHUGH demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.51.11  nancy b. jefferson post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2798) to 
redesignate the building of the United States Post Office Service 
located at 2419 West Monroe Street, in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Nancy 
B. Jefferson Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
FATTAH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.51.12  reverend milton r. brunson post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2799) to 
redesignate the building of the United States Postal Service located at 
324 South Laramie Street, in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Reverend Milton 
R. Brunson Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
FATTAH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.

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  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.51.13  religious liberty and charitable donation protection

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2604) to 
amend title II, United States Code, to protect certain charitable 
contributions, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. 
NADLER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.51.14  charitable contributions

  On motion of Mr. GEKAS, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1244) to amend title 11, United States Code, to protect certain 
charitable contributions, and for other purposes; was taken from the 
Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 2604, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.51.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3433

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 450):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 
     to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3433) to amend the 
     Social Security Act to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
     Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to 
     provide beneficiaries with disabilities meaningful 
     opportunities to return to work and to extend Medicare 
     coverage for such beneficiaries, and to amend the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for impairment-
     related work expenses. The bill shall be considered as read 
     for amendment. The amendment recommended by the Committee on 
     Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as 
     adopted, modified by the amendment printed in the report of 
     the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, 
     as amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final 
     passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
     debate on the bill, as amended, equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means; (2) a further amendment printed 
     in the Congressional Record pursuant to clause 6 of rule 
     XXIII, if offered by Representative Rangel of New York or his 
     designee, which shall be considered as read and shall be 
     separately debatable for one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and (3) one 
     motion to recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. MYRICK, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.51.16  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.51.17  ticket to work and self-sufficiency

  On motion of Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to House Resolution 450, the House 
considered the bill (H.R. 3433) to amend the Social Security Act to 
establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social 
Security Administration to provide beneficiaries with disabilities 
meaningful opportunities to return to work and to extend Medicare 
coverage for such beneficiaries, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to provide a tax credit for impairment-related work expenses.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 450, the previous question was ordered on 
the bill.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BUNNING demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Thursday, June 4, 1998.

para.51.18  message from the president--china trade waiver

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby transmit the document referred to in subsection 402(d)(1) of 
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act''), with respect to the 
continuation of a waiver of application of subsections (a) and (b) of 
section 402 of the Act to the People's Republic of China. This document 
constitutes my recommendation to continue in effect this waiver for a 
further 12-month period and includes my determination that continuation 
of the waiver currently in effect or the People's Republic of China will 
substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act, and my 
reasons for such determinations.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 3, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 105-262).

para.51.19  message from the president--vietnam trade waiver

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby transmit the document referred to in subsection 402(d)(1) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (the ``Act''), as amended, with respect to the 
continuation of a waiver of application of subsections (a) and (b) of 
section 402 of the Act to Vietnam. This document constitutes my 
recommendation to continue in effect this waiver of a further 12-month 
period and includes my determination that continuation of the waiver 
currently in effect for Vietnam will substantially promote the 
objectives of section 402 of the Act, and my reasons for such 
determination.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 3, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 105-263).

para.51.20  message from the president--belarus trade waiver

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby transmit the document referred to in subsection 402(d)(1) of 
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act''), with respect to the 
continuation of a waiver of application of subsections (a) and (b) of 
section 402 of the Act. This document constitutes my recommendation to 
continue in effect this waiver for a further 12-month period and 
includes my determination that continuation of the waiver currently in 
effect for the Republic of Belarus will substantially promote the 
objectives of section 402 of the Act, and my reasons for such 
determination. I will submit separate reports with re

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spect to Vietnam and the People's Republic of China.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 3, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 105-264).

para.51.21  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of May 22, 1998.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BUNNING objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

354

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

35

para.51.22                   [Roll No. 193]

                                YEAS--354

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--35

     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Costello
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fox
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     Menendez
     Moran (KS)
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Pickett
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--44

     Barcia
     Blagojevich
     Bono
     Boucher
     Burton
     Clyburn
     Cox
     Crane
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Forbes
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Hooley
     Inglis
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lee
     Martinez
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Mica
     Moakley
     Obey
     Parker
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Shadegg
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Stokes
     Thune
     Torres
     Wamp
  So the Journal was approved.

para.51.23  h.r. 3808--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 3808) to designate the United States Post Office 
located at 47526 Clipper Drive in Plymouth, Michigan, as the ``Carl D. 
Pursell Post Office''; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

389

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.51.24                   [Roll No. 194]

                                YEAS--389

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo

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     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--44

     Baesler
     Blagojevich
     Bono
     Boucher
     Burton
     Buyer
     Clyburn
     Cox
     Crane
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Forbes
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Hooley
     Inglis
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Martinez
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Mica
     Moakley
     Obey
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Shadegg
     Smith, Linda
     Stokes
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Wamp
     Young (AK)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the United States Post Office located at 47526 Clipper in 
Plymouth, Michigan, as the `Carl D. Pursell Post Office''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.51.25  h.r. 3630--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3630) to redesignate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 9719 Candelaria Road NE, in 
Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the ``Steven Schiff Post Office''; as 
amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

391

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.51.26                   [Roll No. 195]

                                YEAS--391

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--42

     Armey
     Blagojevich
     Bono
     Boucher
     Burton
     Clyburn
     Cox
     Crane
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Forbes
     Furse
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Hostettler
     Inglis
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Martinez
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Mica
     Moakley
     Neal
     Obey
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Shadegg
     Stokes
     Thune
     Torres
     Wamp
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
9719 Candelaria Road NE. in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the `Steve 
Schiff Post Office'.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.51.27  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Camp:


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                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 27, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena duces tecum issued by the 6th Judicial 
     Circuit for the State of Michigan, in the case of Ann Marie 
     Reynolds v. Resource Solutions Group, Inc., et al., Case No. 
     97-002709-CZ.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Dave Camp,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.51.28  order of business--consideration of the conference report on 
          s. 1150

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order at any time to consider the 
conference report to accompany the bill (S. 1150) to ensure that 
federally funded agricultural research, extension, and education address 
high-priority concerns with national or multistate significance, to 
reform, extend, and elminate certain agricultural research programs, and 
for other purposes; and that all points of order against the conference 
report and against its consideration be waived (except those arising 
under section 425 of the Congressional Budget Act).

para.51.29  recess--8:30 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McKEON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 8 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.51.30  after recess--11:55 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, called the House to order.

para.51.31  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 78

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-563) the resolution (H. Res. 453) providing for consideration of 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 78) proposing an Amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States Restoring Religious Freedom.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.51.32  providing for the consideration of h. con. res. 285

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-564) the resolution (H. Res. 454) providing for consideration of 
the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 285) expressing the sense of the 
Congress that the President of the United States should reconsider his 
decision to be formally received in Tiananmen Square by the Government 
of the People's Republic of China.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.51.33  providing for the consideration of h. con. res. 284

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-565) the resolution (H. Res. 455) providing for consideration of 
the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 284) revising the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1998, 
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 1999, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.51.34  senate bills referred

  Bills of the Senate of the following titles were taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1800. An Act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 85 Marconi Boulevard in 
     Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Joseph P. Kinneary United States 
     Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       S. 2032. An Act to designate the Federal building in 
     Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal 
     Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure

para.51.35  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker.

       H.R. 2400.
       An Act to authorized funds for Federal-aid highways, 
     highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other 
     purposes.

para.51.36  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight reported that that 
committee did on the following date present to the President, for his 
approval, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On May 28, 1998:
       H.R. 2400. An Act to authorize funds for Federal-aid 
     highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and 
     for other purposes.

para.51.37  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. McINNIS,for today;
  To Mr. MICA, for today;
  To Mr. KOLBE, for today;
  To Mr. ROTHMAN, for today;
  To Mr. SHADEGG, for today;
  To Mr. SALMON, for today;
  To Mr. HAYWORTH, for today;
  To Mr. DICKEY, for today;
  To Mr. COX, for today; and
  To Mr. DOOLITTLE, for today.
  And then,

para.51.38  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, at 12 o'clock and 1 minutes a.m., Thursday, 
June 4 (legislative day of Wednesday, June 3), 1998, the House 
adjourned.

para.51.39  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

  [Pursuant to the order of the House on May 22, 1998, the following 
                   report was filed on May 27, 1998]

       Mr. KASICH: Committee on the Budget. House Concurrent 
     Resolution 284. Resolution revising the congressional budget 
     for the United States Government for fiscal year 1998, 
     establishing the congressional budget for the United States 
     Government for fiscal year 1999, and setting forth 
     appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 
     2002, and 2003 (Rept. No. 105-555). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

                        [Submitted June 3, 1998]

       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 1704. A bill to establish a Congressional Office of 
     Regulatory Analysis; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-441, 
     Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2604. A bill to 
     amend title 11, United States Code, to protect certain 
     charitable contributions, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-556). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3494. A bill 
     to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
     violent sex crimes against children, and for other purposes; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-557). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 2888. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt from the minimum wage recordkeeping and 
     overtime compensation requirements certain specialized 
     employees; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-558). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1635. A 
     bill to establish within the United States National Park 
     Service the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom 
     program, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-559). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3520. A 
     bill to adjust the boundaries of the Lake Chelan National 
     Recreation Area and the adjacent Wenatchee National Forest in 
     the State of Washington (Rept. No. 105-560). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3796. A 
     bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the 
     administrative site for the Rogue River National Forest and 
     use the proceeds for the construction or improvement of 
     offices and support buildings for the Rogue River National 
     Forest and the Bureau of Land Management (Rept. No. 105-561). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 3007. A bill 
     to establish the Commission on the Advancement of Women

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     in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development: with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-562 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 453. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 78) proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom 
     (Rept. No. 105-563). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 454. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the concurrent 
     resolution (H. Con. Res. 285) expressing the sense of the 
     Congress that the President of the United States should 
     reconsider his decision to be formally received in Tiananmen 
     Square by the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     (Rept. No. 105-564). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 455. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the concurrent 
     resolution (H. Con. Res. 284) revising the congressional 
     budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1998, 
     establishing the congressional budget for the United States 
     Government for fiscal year 1999, and setting forth 
     appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 
     2002, and 2003 (Rept. No. 105-565). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.51.40  time limitation

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

            [The following actions occurred on June 2, 1998]

       H.R. 860. Referral to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure extended for a period 
     ending not later than June 3, 1998.
       H.R. 1778. Referral to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure 
     extended for a period ending not later than June 3, 1998.

                        [Submitted June 3, 1998]

       H.R. 1778. Referral to the Committees on Commerce, 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure extended for a period ending not later than 
     June 4, 1998.
       H.R. 3035. Referral to the Committee on Agriculture 
     extended for a period ending not later than June 5, 1998.

para.51.41  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committees on Commerce and 
Transportation and Infrastructure discharged from further consideration. 
H.R. 860 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union.

para.51.42  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 3978. A bill to restore provisions agreed to by the 
     conferees to H.R. 2400, entitled the ``Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century``, but not included in the 
     conference report to H.R. 2400, and for other purposes; 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 3979. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain individuals a credit against income tax 
     for contributions to individual retirement accounts; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Evans, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3980. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     treat illnesses of Persian Gulf War veterans, to provide 
     authority to treat illnesses of veterans which may be 
     attributable to future combat service, and to revise the 
     process for determining priorities for research relative to 
     the health consequences of service in the Persian Gulf War, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 3981. A bill to modify the boundaries of the George 
     Washington Birthplace National Monument, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Coble, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 3982. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 310 New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the 
     ``Terry Sanford Federal Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 3983. A bill to provide for certain procedures 
     applicable to the issuance of passports for children under 
     16; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 3984. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish an Office of River Protection at the Hanford 
     Reservation, Richland, Washington, for the management of 
     Hanford Tank Farm operations; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on National Security, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Foley, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Wynn, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Mr. Sanders, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 3985. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     International Child Pornography Investigation and 
     Coordination Center of the Customs Service; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Meeks of New York):
       H.R. 3986. A bill to improve education, raise standards, 
     and attract the best teachers to the public schools; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 3987. A bill to protect and conserve deer and elk and 
     to provide for consistent and equitable hunting laws in the 
     State of Washington; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 3988. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to assure appropriate access to mental 
     health services under Medicare+Choice plans; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 3989. A bill to provide for the enactment of user fees 
     proposed by the President in his budget submission under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal 
     year 1999; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, Agriculture, 
     Resources, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Banking and Financial Services, and International Relations, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Con. Res. 285. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the President of the United States 
     should reconsider his decision to be formally received in 
     Tiananmen Square by the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Ms. Furse, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. Olver, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Shays):
       H. Con. Res. 286. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the link between violence 
     against animals and violence against humans and urging 
     greater emphasis upon identifying and treating individuals 
     who are guilty of violence against animals, which is a crime 
     in its own right in all 50 states, in order to prevent 
     violence against humans and urging research to increase 
     understanding of the connection between cruelty to animals 
     and violence against humans; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H. Res. 451. A resolution congratulating the Chicago Board 
     of Trade and the city of Chicago, Illinois, on the occasion 
     of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Chicago 
     Board of Trade; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. LATHAM:
       H. Res. 452. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Board of Governors of the United 
     States Postal Service should reject the recommended decision 
     issued by the Postal Rate Commission on May 11, 1998, to the 
     extent that it provides for any increase in postage rates; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 

para.51.43  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       328. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Oklahoma, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution 1067 memorializing the President of the United 
     States and the Congress of the United States to study and 
     pass the legislation necessary regarding the issue of 
     incorporating poultry growers within the protection provided 
     to livestock producers by the federal Packers

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     and Stockyards Act of 1921, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       329. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Arizona, relative to Senate Concurrent Memorial 1006 urging 
     the President and the Congress of the United States to refuse 
     to authorize, endorse, ratify or adopt any international 
     treaty or federal designation that would usurp the authority 
     of the states to establish their own environmental standards; 
     to the Committee on Resources. 

para.51.44  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 26: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 94: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
     Souder.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. 
     Berman.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 538: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 687: Mr. Yates, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 766: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 880: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Poshard, 
     Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mr. Canady 
     of Florida.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Mr. Berman, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Boehlert, 
     Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1200: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Redmond, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Clement, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Pascrell and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Olver, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2070: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2166: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2167: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Holden, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky.
       H.R. 2434: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2451: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2477: Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 2478: Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 2504: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
     Lofgren, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. 
     DeFazio.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 2604: Mr. Towns and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 2611: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2678: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2681: Mr. Dixon and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2701: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2721: Mr. Wamp and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Turner, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
     Houghton.
       H.R. 2888: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 2896: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Thompson, and Ms. 
     Norton.
       H.R. 2902: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Fazio of California and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Pomeroy and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2922: Mrs. Myrick and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Snowbarger and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Dicks and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 2970: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Meeks 
     of New York, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3008: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 3014: Ms. Lee, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Condit, Mr. Berman, 
     Mr. Torres, Ms. Waters, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Sanchez, 
     Mr. Filner, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Sherman, and Ms. Millender-
     McDonald.
       H.R. 3027: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3028: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3048: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Norton, and 
     Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pickering, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.R. 3126: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Reyes and Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 3161: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 3181: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3185: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 3217: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3234: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3279: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3470: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 3551: Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Engel, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Ryun, Mr. Jenkins, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 3571: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Deal 
     of Georgia, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 3605: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3607: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 3615: Mr. Markey and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3634: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Redmond, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. McCollum, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Evans, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 3650: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 3654: Mr. Thune, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3674: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 3681: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3682: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 3701: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 3707: Mr. Talent, Mr. Largent, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Weldon 
     of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 3743: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3749: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 3767: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky and Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 3794: Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 3798: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 3812: Mr. Brady of Texas and Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 3815: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Kleczka, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3821: Mr. Strickland, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Fossella, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Latham, Mr. Watts 
     of Oklahoma, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Stump, 
     Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 3835: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 3837: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 3844: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 3855: Mr. Frost, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Blagojevich, and 
     Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 3888: Mr. Baker, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gordon, Mr. John, 
     Mr. Pickering, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Ehlers, 
     Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 3893: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3897: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 3932: Mr. Evans and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 3965: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Barr of Georgia and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Poshard, 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Sununu, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H. Con. Res. 208: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Allen, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Emerson, 
     Mr. Mascara, Mr. Jones, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
     McCollum, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
     Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Horn, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Nussle, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H. Con. Res. 239: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H. Con. Res. 249: Mr. Manton, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Underwood, 
     Ms. Lee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Levin, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H. Con. Res. 251: Mr. Boyd.
       H. Con. Res. 264: Mr. Olver, Mrs. Morella, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Stump, and Mr. Bachus.
       H. Con. Res. 281: Mr. Wolf and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 212: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Calvert, 
     Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
     Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Metcalf, and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H. Res. 218: Mr. Frost and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H. Res. 363: Mr. Ford.
       H. Res. 404: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Lantos.
       H. Res. 424: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H. Res. 444: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H. Res. 447: Mr. Pickering and Mr. Bereuter.

para.51.45  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 716: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. McDermott.


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                       THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1998 (52)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.52.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, June 3, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.52.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9441. A letter from the Administrator, Commodity Credit 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Amendment to the Production 
     Flexibility Contract Regulations (RIN: 0560-AF25) received 
     June 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9442. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Delegation of National 
     Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source 
     Categories; State of Nevada; Nevada Division of Environmental 
     Protection; Washoe County District Health Department [FRL-
     6014-5] received May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9443. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Florida [Fl-
     071-9810a; FRL-6015-4] received May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9444. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Turkey (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-54-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9445. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Fishery Management Plan (FMP) 
     for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 
     Recreational Measures for the 1998 Summer Flounder, Scup, and 
     Black Sea Bass Fisheries [Docket No. 09-302051-8119-02;I.D. 
     021198B] (RIN: 0648-AK78) received June 2, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9446. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--New Mexico Regulatory Program [NM-038-FOR] received 
     June 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9447. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Kansas Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan [SPATS No. 
     KS-015-FOR] received June 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9448. A letter from the National Director of Appeals, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Federal Income Tax Withholding on Compensation Paid to 
     Nonresident Alien Crew by a Foreign Transportation Entity--
     received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9449. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Certain Cash or Deferred Arrangements [Rev. Rul. 98-30] 
     received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9450. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Permitted Elimination of Preretirement Optional Forms of 
     Benefit [TD 8769] (RIN: 1545-AV26) received June 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means. 

para.52.3  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 78

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 453):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 78) proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States restoring religious 
     freedom. The joint resolution shall be considered as read for 
     amendment. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
     the joint resolution shall be considered as adopted. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint 
     resolution, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto 
     to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) two 
     hours of debate on the joint resolution, as amended, equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on the Judiciary; (2) the further 
     amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution, which may be offered only by 
     the Member designated in the report, shall be considered as 
     read, and shall be separately debatable for one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and 
     (3) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. MYRICK, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mrs. MYRICK objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

248

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

169

para.52.4                    [Roll No. 196]

                                YEAS--248

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--169

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)

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     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Herger
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Mollohan
     Payne
     Skaggs
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Talent
     Thurman
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.52.5  h.r. 3433--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on passage of the 
bill (H.R. 3433) to amend the Social Security Act to establish a Ticket 
to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security 
Administration to provide beneficiaries with disabilities meaningful 
opportunities to return to work and to extend Medicare coverage for such 
beneficiaries, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
a tax credit for impairment-related work expenses.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

410

It was decided in the

Nays

1

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

2

para.52.6                    [Roll No. 197]

                                YEAS--410

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Frank (MA)
       

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Mink
     Owens
       

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Clay
     Coburn
     Collins
     DeGette
     Fawell
     Furse
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     John
     Largent
     McDade
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Mollohan
     Payne
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
  So the bill was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Social Security Act to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to provide 
beneficiaries with disabilities meaningful opportunities to work, to 
extend Medicare coverage for such beneficiaries, and to make additional 
miscellaneous amendments relating to social security .''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said bill was passed and the 
title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.52.7  restoring religious freedom constitutional amendment

  Mr. CANADY, pursuant to House Resolution 453, called up the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 78) proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States Restoring Religious Freedom.
  The following amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on the Judiciary, was considered as adopted:

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of 
     each House concurring therein), That the following article is 
     proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
     States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as 
     part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of 
     three-fourths of the several States within seven years after 
     the date of its submission for ratification:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. To secure the people's right to acknowledge 
     God according to the dictates of conscience: The people's 
     right to pray and to recognize their religious beliefs, 
     heritage, or traditions on public property, including 
     schools, shall not be infringed. The Government shall not 
     require any person to join in prayer or other religious 
     activity, initiate or designate school prayers, discriminate 
     against religion, or deny equal access to a benefit on 
     account of religion.''.

  Pending further consideration of the joint resolution,

[[Page 881]]

  After debate,
  Mr. BISHOP, pursuant to House Resolution 453, submitted the following 
amendment:

       Page 3, line 18, strike ``acknowledge God'' and insert 
     ``freedom of religion''.
       Page 4, beginning in line 1, strike ``discriminate against 
     religion, or deny equal access to a benefit on account of 
     religion'' and insert ``or otherwise compel or discriminate 
     against religion''. 

  After further debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 453, the previous question was ordered on 
the amendment.
  On demand of Mr. ISTOOK, the question on adoption of the amendment was 
divided.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the first part of the amendment (page 3, line 
18) on which a division of the question had been demanded?
  The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. ISTOOK objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

6

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

419

para.52.8                    [Roll No. 198]

                                 YEAS--6

     Bishop
     Davis (IL)
     Fawell
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Lantos

                                NAYS--419

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     McDade
     McKinney
     Mollohan
     Reyes
     Ros-Lehtinen
  So the first part of the amendment was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the second part of the amendment (page 4, 
beginning on line 1) on which a division of the question had been 
demanded?
  The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. ISTOOK demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the second part of 
the amendment, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

23

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

399

para.52.9                    [Roll No. 199]

                                AYES--23

     Berry
     Bishop
     Boucher
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Danner
     Ehrlich
     Fawell
     Fowler
     Green
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Klink
     Lazio
     Martinez
     Ortiz
     Paul
     Payne
     Scott
     Spratt
     Tanner
     Watt (NC)
     Wynn

                                NOES--399

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug

[[Page 882]]


     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Brown (OH)
     Dreier
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Reyes
     Ros-Lehtinen
  So the second part of the amendment was not agreed to.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 453, the previous question was ordered on 
the joint resolution, as amended.
  The joint resolution, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read 
a third time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. SCOTT moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendment:



       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
     for ratification:

                              ``Article --

       ``Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment 
     of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.''.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said joint resolution with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SCOTT demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

203

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

223

para.52.10                   [Roll No. 200]

                                AYES--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Reyes
     Ros-Lehtinen
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.

[[Page 883]]

  Mr. CONYERS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said joint 
resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

224

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

203

para.52.11                   [Roll No. 201]

                                AYES--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Reyes
     Ros-Lehtinen
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had not voted in the affirmative.
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, said joint resolution was not passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was not 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.52.12  providing for the consideration of h. con. res. 285

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 454):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the resolution (H. 
     Con. Res. 285) expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
     President of the United States should reconsider his decision 
     to be formally received in Tiananmen Square by the Government 
     of the People's Republic of China. The resolution shall be 
     considered as read for amendment. The previous question shall 
     be considered as ordered on the resolution to final adoption 
     without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate on 
     the resolution equally divided and controlled by the Majority 
     Leader or his designee and a Member opposed to the 
     resolution; and (2) one motion to recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.52.13  president of the united states reconsider decision to visit 
          tiananmen square

  Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to House Resolution 454, called up the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 285):

       Whereas 9 years ago on June 4, 1989, thousands of Chinese 
     students peacefully gathered in Tiananmen Square to 
     demonstrate their support for freedom and democracy;
       Whereas it was with horror that the world witnessed the 
     response of the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     as tanks and military units marched into Tiananmen Square;
       Whereas Chinese soldiers of the People's Republic of China 
     were ordered to fire machine guns and tanks on young, unarmed 
     civilians;
       Whereas ``children were killed holding hands with their 
     mothers'', according to a reliable eyewitness account;
       Whereas according to the same eyewitness account, 
     ``students were crushed by armored personnel carriers'';
       Whereas more than 2,000 Chinese pro-democracy demonstrators 
     died that day, according to the Chinese Red Cross;
       Whereas hundreds continue to languish in prisons because of 
     their belief in freedom and democracy;
       Whereas 9 years after the massacre on June 4, 1989, the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China has yet to 
     acknowledge the Tiananmen Square massacre; and
       Whereas, being formally received in Tiananmen Square, the 
     President would bestow legitimacy on the Chinese Government's 
     horrendous actions of 9 years ago: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the 
     President should reconsider his decision to be formally 
     received in Tiananmen Square until the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China acknowledges the Tiananmen Square 
     massacre, pledges that such atrocities will never happen 
     again, and releases those Chinese students still imprisoned 
     for supporting freedom and democracy that day.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 454, the previous question was ordered on 
the concurrent resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. GILMAN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.

[[Page 884]]

  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

305

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

116

para.52.14                   [Roll No. 202]

                                YEAS--305

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--116

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Gillmor
     Gordon
     Green
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Leach
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Pickett
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith, Adam
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Burr
     Engel
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Reyes
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Serrano
  So the concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.52.15  agricultural research, extension, and education reform

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon, pursuant to the order of the House of June 3, 
1998, called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 105-492):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 
     1150), to ensure that federally funded agricultural research, 
     extension, and education address high-priority concerns with 
     national or multistate significance, to reform, extend, and 
     eliminate certain agricultural research programs, and for 
     other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, 
     have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     ``Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act 
     of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Short titles for Smith-Lever Act and Hatch Act of 1887.

 TITLE I--PRIORITIES, SCOPE, REVIEW, AND COORDINATION OF AGRICULTURAL 
                   RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION

Sec. 101. Standards for Federal funding of agricultural research, 
              extension, and education.
Sec. 102. Priority setting process.
Sec. 103. Relevance and merit of agricultural research, extension, and 
              education funded by the Department.
Sec. 104. Research formula funds for 1862 Institutions.
Sec. 105. Extension formula funds for 1862 Institutions.
Sec. 106. Research facilities.

  TITLE II--REFORM OF EXISTING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND 
                         EDUCATION AUTHORITIES

           Subtitle A--Smith-Lever Act and Hatch Act of 1887

Sec. 201. Cooperative agricultural extension work by 1862, 1890, and 
              1994 Institutions.
Sec. 202. Plans of work to address critical research and extension 
              issues and use of protocols to measure success of plans.
Sec. 203. Consistent matching funds requirements under Hatch Act of 
              1887 and Smith-Lever Act.
Sec. 204. Integration of research and extension.

  Subtitle B--Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act

Sec. 211. Competitive grants.
Sec. 212. Special grants.

  Subtitle C--National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
                           Policy Act of 1977

Sec. 221. Definitions regarding agricultural research, extension, and 
              education.
Sec. 222. Advisory Board.
Sec. 223. Grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences 
              education.
Sec. 224. Policy research centers.
Sec. 225. Plans of work for 1890 Institutions to address critical 
              research and extension issues and use of protocols to 
              measure success of plans.
Sec. 226. Matching funds requirement for research and extension 
              activities at 1890 Institutions.
Sec. 227. International research, extension, and teaching.
Sec. 228. United States-Mexico joint agricultural research.
Sec. 229. Competitive grants for international agricultural science and 
              education programs.
Sec. 230. General administrative costs.
Sec. 231. Expansion of authority to enter into cost-reimbursable 
              agreements.

   Subtitle D--Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990

Sec. 241. Agricultural Genome Initiative.
Sec. 242. High-priority research and extension initiatives.
Sec. 243. Nutrient management research and extension initiative.
Sec. 244. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative.
Sec. 245. Agricultural telecommunications program.

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Sec. 246. Assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities.

                         Subtitle E--Other Laws

Sec. 251. Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.
Sec. 252. Fund for Rural America.
Sec. 253. Forest and rangeland renewable resources research.

TITLE III--EXTENSION OR REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND 
                         EDUCATION AUTHORITIES

Sec. 301. Extensions.
Sec. 302. Repeals.

     TITLE IV--NEW AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION 
                              INITIATIVES

Sec. 401. Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems.
Sec. 402. Partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality 
              research.
Sec. 403. Precision agriculture.
Sec. 404. Biobased products.
Sec. 405. Thomas Jefferson Initiative for Crop Diversification.
Sec. 406. Integrated research, education, and extension competitive 
              grants program.
Sec. 407. Coordinated program of research, extension, and education to 
              improve viability of small and medium size dairy, 
              livestock, and poultry operations.
Sec. 408. Support for research regarding diseases of wheat and barley 
              caused by Fusarium graminearum.

               TITLE V--AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS

                     Subtitle A--Food Stamp Program

Sec. 501. Reductions in funding of employment and training programs.
Sec. 502. Reductions in payments for administrative costs.
Sec. 503. Extension of eligibility period for refugees and certain 
              other qualified aliens from 5 to 7 years.
Sec. 504. Food stamp eligibility for certain disabled aliens.
Sec. 505. Food stamp eligibility for certain Indians.
Sec. 506. Food stamp eligibility for certain elderly individuals.
Sec. 507. Food stamp eligibility for certain children.
Sec. 508. Food stamp eligibility for certain Hmong and Highland 
              Laotians.
Sec. 509. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 510. Effective dates.

               Subtitle B--Information Technology Funding

Sec. 521. Information technology funding.

                       Subtitle C--Crop Insurance

Sec. 531. Funding.
Sec. 532. Budgetary offsets.
Sec. 533. Procedures for responding to certain inquiries.
Sec. 534. Time period for responding to submission of new policies.
Sec. 535. Crop insurance study.
Sec. 536. Required terms and conditions of Standard Reinsurance 
              Agreements.
Sec. 537. Effective date.

                   TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Existing Authorities

Sec. 601. Retention and use of fees.
Sec. 602. Office of Energy Policy and New Uses.
Sec. 603. Kiwifruit research, promotion, and consumer information 
              program.
Sec. 604. Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database program.
Sec. 605. Honey research, promotion, and consumer information.
Sec. 606. Technical corrections.

                      Subtitle B--New Authorities

Sec. 611. Nutrient composition data.
Sec. 612. National Swine Research Center.
Sec. 613. Role of Secretary regarding food and agricultural sciences 
              research and extension.
Sec. 614. Office of Pest Management Policy.
Sec. 615. Food Safety Research Information Office and National 
              Conference.
Sec. 616. Safe food handling education.
Sec. 617. Reimbursement of expenses incurred under Sheep Promotion, 
              Research, and Information Act of 1994.
Sec. 618. Designation of Crisis Management Team within Department.
Sec. 619. Designation of Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural 
              Research Center, Weslaco, Texas.

                          Subtitle C--Studies

Sec. 631. Evaluation and assessment of agricultural research, 
              extension, and education programs.
Sec. 632. Study of federally funded agricultural research, extension, 
              and education.

                     Subtitle D--Senses of Congress

Sec. 641. Sense of Congress regarding Agricultural Research Service 
              emphasis on field research regarding methyl bromide 
              alternatives.
Sec. 642. Sense of Congress regarding importance of school-based 
              agricultural education.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) 1862 institution.--The term ``1862 Institution'' means 
     a college or university eligible to receive funds under the 
     Act of July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503, chapter 130; 7 U.S.C. 301 
     et seq.).
       (2) 1890 institution.--The term ``1890 Institution'' means 
     a college or university eligible to receive funds under the 
     Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 419, chapter 841; 7 U.S.C. 
     321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University.
       (3) 1994 institution.--The term ``1994 Institution'' means 
     1 of the 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the 
     Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public 
     Law 103-382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note)) (as amended by section 
     251(a)).
       (4) Advisory board.--The term ``Advisory Board'' means the 
     National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and 
     Economics Advisory Board established under section 1408 of 
     the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123).
       (5) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Agriculture.
       (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.

     SEC. 3. SHORT TITLES FOR SMITH-LEVER ACT AND HATCH ACT OF 
                   1887.

       (a) Smith-Lever Act.--The Act of May 8, 1914 (commonly 
     known as the ``Smith-Lever Act'') (38 Stat. 372, chapter 79; 
     7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 11. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `Smith-Lever Act'.''.
       (b) Hatch Act of 1887.--The Act of March 2, 1887 (commonly 
     known as the ``Hatch Act of 1887'') (24 Stat. 440, chapter 
     314; 7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 10. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `Hatch Act of 1887'.''.
 TITLE I--PRIORITIES, SCOPE, REVIEW, AND COORDINATION OF AGRICULTURAL 
                   RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION

     SEC. 101. STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL FUNDING OF AGRICULTURAL 
                   RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     agricultural research, extension, or education activities 
     described in subsection (b) address a concern that--
       (1) is a priority, as determined under section 102(a); and
       (2) has national, multistate, or regional significance.
       (b) Application.--Subsection (a) applies to--
       (1) research activities conducted by the Agricultural 
     Research Service; and
       (2) research, extension, or education activities 
     administered, on a competitive basis, by the Cooperative 
     State Research, Education, and Extension Service.

     SEC. 102. PRIORITY SETTING PROCESS.

       (a) Establishment.--Consistent with section 1402 of the 
     National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101), the Secretary shall 
     establish priorities for agricultural research, extension, 
     and education activities conducted or funded by the 
     Department.
       (b) Responsibilities of Secretary.--In establishing 
     priorities for agricultural research, extension, and 
     education activities conducted or funded by the Department, 
     the Secretary shall solicit and consider input and 
     recommendations from persons who conduct or use agricultural 
     research, extension, or education.
       (c) Responsibilities of 1862, 1890, and 1994 
     Institutions.--
       (1) Process.--Effective October 1, 1999, to obtain 
     agricultural research, extension, or education formula funds 
     from the Secretary, each 1862 Institution, 1890 Institution, 
     and 1994 Institution shall establish and implement a process 
     for obtaining input from persons who conduct or use 
     agricultural research, extension, or education concerning the 
     use of the funds.
       (2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
     regulations that prescribe--
       (A) the requirements for an institution referred to in 
     paragraph (1) to comply with paragraph (1); and
       (B) the consequences for an institution of not complying 
     with paragraph (1), which may include the withholding or 
     redistribution of funds to which the institution may be 
     entitled until the institution complies with paragraph (1).
       (d) Management Principles.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that federally 
     supported and conducted agricultural research, extension, and 
     education activities are accomplished in a manner that--
       (1) integrates agricultural research, extension, and 
     education functions to better link research to technology 
     transfer and information dissemination activities;
       (2) encourages regional and multistate programs to address 
     relevant issues of common concern and to better leverage 
     scarce resources; and
       (3) achieves agricultural research, extension, and 
     education objectives through multi-institutional and 
     multifunctional approaches and by conducting research at 
     facilities and institutions best equipped to achieve those 
     objectives.

     SEC. 103. RELEVANCE AND MERIT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, 
                   EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION FUNDED BY THE 
                   DEPARTMENT.

       (a) Review of Cooperative State Research, Education, and 
     Extension Service.--
       (1) Peer review of research grants.--The Secretary shall 
     establish procedures that provide for scientific peer review 
     of each agricultural research grant administered, on a 
     competitive basis, by the Cooperative State Research, 
     Education, and Extension Service of the Department.
       (2) Merit review of extension and education grants.--

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       (A) Establishment of procedures.--The Secretary shall 
     establish procedures that provide for merit review of each 
     agricultural extension or education grant administered, on a 
     competitive basis, by the Cooperative State Research, 
     Education, and Extension Service.
       (B) Consultation with advisory board.--The Secretary shall 
     consult with the Advisory Board in establishing the merit 
     review procedures.
       (b) Advisory Board Review.--On an annual basis, the 
     Advisory Board shall review--
       (1) the relevance to the priorities established under 
     section 102(a) of the funding of all agricultural research, 
     extension, or education activities conducted or funded by the 
     Department; and
       (2) the adequacy of the funding.
       (c) Requests for Proposals.--
       (1) Review results.--As soon as practicable after the 
     review is conducted under subsection (b) for a fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall consider the results of the review when 
     formulating each request for proposals, and evaluating 
     proposals, involving an agricultural research, extension, or 
     education activity funded, on a competitive basis, by the 
     Department.
       (2) Input.--In formulating a request for proposals 
     described in paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall solicit and consider input from persons who conduct or 
     use agricultural research, extension, or education regarding 
     the prior year's request for proposals.
       (d) Scientific Peer Review of Agricultural Research.--
       (1) Peer review procedures.--The Secretary shall establish 
     procedures that ensure scientific peer review of all research 
     activities conducted by the Department.
       (2) Review panel required.--As part of the procedures 
     established under paragraph (1), a review panel shall verify, 
     at least once every 5 years, that each research activity of 
     the Department and research conducted under each research 
     program of the Department has scientific merit and relevance.
       (3) Mission area.--If the research activity or program to 
     be reviewed is included in the research, educational, and 
     economics mission area of the Department, the review panel 
     shall consider--
       (A) the scientific merit and relevance of the activity or 
     research in light of the priorities established pursuant to 
     section 102; and
       (B) the national or multistate significance of the activity 
     or research.
       (4) Composition of review panel.--
       (A) In general.--A review panel shall be composed of 
     individuals with scientific expertise, a majority of whom are 
     not employees of the agency whose research is being reviewed.
       (B) Scientists from colleges and universities.--To the 
     maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall use 
     scientists from colleges and universities to serve on the 
     review panels.
       (5) Submission of results.--The results of the panel 
     reviews shall be submitted to the Advisory Board.
       (e) Merit Review.--
       (1) 1862 and 1890 institutions.--Effective October 1, 1999, 
     to be eligible to obtain agricultural research or extension 
     funds from the Secretary for an activity, each 1862 
     Institution and 1890 Institution shall--
       (A) establish a process for merit review of the activity; 
     and
       (B) review the activity in accordance with the process.
       (2) 1994 institutions.--Effective October 1, 1999, to be 
     eligible to obtain agricultural extension funds from the 
     Secretary for an activity, each 1994 Institution shall--
       (A) establish a process for merit review of the activity; 
     and
       (B) review the activity in accordance with the process.
       (f) Repeal of Provisions for Withholding Funds.--
       (1) Smith-lever act.--Section 6 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 
     U.S.C. 346) is repealed.
       (2) Hatch act of 1887.--Section 7 of the Hatch Act of 1887 
     (7 U.S.C. 361g) is amended by striking the last paragraph.
       (3) National agricultural research, extension, and teaching 
     policy act of 1977.--The National Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended--
       (A) in section 1444 (7 U.S.C. 3221)--
       (i) by striking subsection (f); and
       (ii) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f);
       (B) in section 1445(g) (7 U.S.C. 3222(g)), by striking 
     paragraph (3); and
       (C) by striking section 1468 (7 U.S.C. 3314).

     SEC. 104. RESEARCH FORMULA FUNDS FOR 1862 INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 
     U.S.C. 361c) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 5 as 
     paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Not less than 25 percent shall be allotted to the 
     States for cooperative research employing multidisciplinary 
     approaches in which a State agricultural experiment station, 
     working with another State agricultural experiment station, 
     the Agricultural Research Service, or a college or 
     university, cooperates to solve problems that concern more 
     than 1 State. The funds available under this paragraph, 
     together with the funds available under subsection (b) for a 
     similar purpose, shall be designated as the `Multistate 
     Research Fund, State Agricultural Experiment Stations'.''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Peer Review and Plan of Work.--
       ``(1) Peer review.--Research carried out under subsection 
     (c)(3) shall be subject to scientific peer review. The review 
     of a project conducted under this paragraph shall be 
     considered to satisfy the merit review requirements of 
     section 103(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
     Education Reform Act of 1998.
       ``(2) Plan of work.--The State shall include in the plan of 
     work of the State required under section 7 a description of 
     the manner in which the State will meet the requirements of 
     subsection (c)(3).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 3 of the Hatch Act of 
     1887 (7 U.S.C. 361c) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``subsection 
     3(c)(3)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)(3)''; and
       (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``subsection 3(c)3'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c)(3)''.

     SEC. 105. EXTENSION FORMULA FUNDS FOR 1862 INSTITUTIONS.

       Section 3 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Multistate Cooperative Extension Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not less than the applicable percentage 
     specified under paragraph (2) of the amounts that are paid to 
     a State under subsections (b) and (c) during a fiscal year 
     shall be expended by States for cooperative extension 
     activities in which 2 or more States cooperate to solve 
     problems that concern more than 1 State (referred to in this 
     subsection as `multistate activities').
       ``(2) Applicable percentages.--
       ``(A) 1997 expenditures on multistate activities.--Of the 
     Federal formula funds that were paid to each State for fiscal 
     year 1997 under subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall determine the percentage that the State 
     expended for multistate activities.
       ``(B) Required expenditures on multistate activities.--Of 
     the Federal formula funds that are paid to each State for 
     fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal year under 
     subsections (b) and (c), the State shall expend for the 
     fiscal year for multistate activities a percentage that is at 
     least equal to the lesser of--
       ``(i) 25 percent; or
       ``(ii) twice the percentage for the State determined under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Reduction by secretary.--The Secretary may reduce the 
     minimum percentage required to be expended for multistate 
     activities under subparagraph (B) by a State in a case of 
     hardship, infeasibility, or other similar circumstance beyond 
     the control of the State, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(D) Plan of work.--The State shall include in the plan of 
     work of the State required under section 4 a description of 
     the manner in which the State will meet the requirements of 
     this paragraph.
       ``(3) Applicability.--This subsection does not apply to 
     funds provided--
       ``(A) by a State or local government pursuant to a matching 
     requirement;
       ``(B) to a 1994 Institution (as defined in section 532 of 
     the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note)); or
       ``(C) to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
     Islands, or Guam.
       ``(i) Merit Review.--
       ``(1) Review required.--Effective October 1, 1999, 
     extension activity carried out under subsection (h) shall be 
     subject to merit review.
       ``(2) Other requirements.--An extension activity for which 
     merit review is conducted under paragraph (1) shall be 
     considered to have satisfied the requirements for review 
     under section 103(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
     and Education Reform Act of 1998.''.

     SEC. 106. RESEARCH FACILITIES.

       (a) Criteria for Approval.--Section 3(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the 
     Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390a(c)(2)(C)(ii)) is 
     amended by striking ``regional needs'' and inserting 
     ``national or multistate needs''.
       (b) National or Multistate Needs Served by ARS 
     Facilities.--Section 3 of the Research Facilities Act (7 
     U.S.C. 390a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) National or Multistate Needs Served by ARS 
     Facilities.--The Secretary shall ensure that each research 
     activity conducted by a facility of the Agricultural Research 
     Service serves a national or multistate need.''.
       (c) 10-Year Strategic Plan.--Section 4(d) of the Research 
     Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390b(d)) is amended by striking 
     ``regional'' and inserting ``multistate''.
       (d) Comprehensive Research Capacity.--Section 4 of the 
     Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390b) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(g) Comprehensive Research Capacity.--After submission of 
     the 10-year strategic plan required under subsection (d), the 
     Secretary shall continue to review periodically each 
     operating agricultural research facility constructed in whole 
     or in part with Federal funds, and each planned agricultural 
     research facility proposed to be constructed in whole or in 
     part with Federal funds, pursuant to criteria established by 
     the Secretary, to ensure that a comprehensive research 
     capacity is maintained.''.

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  TITLE II--REFORM OF EXISTING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND 
                         EDUCATION AUTHORITIES
           Subtitle A--Smith-Lever Act and Hatch Act of 1887

     SEC. 201. COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK BY 1862, 
                   1890, AND 1994 INSTITUTIONS.

       Section 3(b)(3) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)) 
     is amended in the last sentence by striking ``State 
     institutions'' and all that follows through the period at the 
     end and inserting ``1994 Institutions (in accordance with 
     regulations that the Secretary may promulgate) and may be 
     administered by the 1994 Institutions through cooperative 
     agreements with colleges and universities eligible to receive 
     funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503, chapter 
     130; 7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), or the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 
     Stat. 419, chapter 841; 7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including 
     Tuskegee University, located in any State.''.

     SEC. 202. PLANS OF WORK TO ADDRESS CRITICAL RESEARCH AND 
                   EXTENSION ISSUES AND USE OF PROTOCOLS TO 
                   MEASURE SUCCESS OF PLANS.

       (a) Smith-Lever Act.--Section 4 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 
     U.S.C. 344) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Sec. 4.'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 4. ASCERTAINMENT OF ENTITLEMENT OF STATE TO FUNDS; 
                   TIME AND MANNER OF PAYMENT; STATE REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS; PLANS OF WORK.

       ``(a) Ascertainment of Entitlement.--'';
       (2) in the last sentence, by striking ``Such sums'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Time and Manner of Payment; Related Reports.--The 
     amount to which a State is entitled''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Requirements Related to Plan of Work.--Each extension 
     plan of work for a State required under subsection (a) shall 
     contain descriptions of the following:
       ``(1) The critical short-term, intermediate, and long-term 
     agricultural issues in the State and the current and planned 
     extension programs and projects targeted to address the 
     issues.
       ``(2) The process established to consult with extension 
     users regarding the identification of critical agricultural 
     issues in the State and the development of extension programs 
     and projects targeted to address the issues.
       ``(3) The efforts made to identify and collaborate with 
     other colleges and universities within the State, and within 
     other States, that have a unique capacity to address the 
     identified agricultural issues in the State and the extent of 
     current and emerging efforts (including regional efforts) to 
     work with those other institutions.
       ``(4) The manner in which research and extension, including 
     research and extension activities funded other than through 
     formula funds, will cooperate to address the critical issues 
     in the State, including the activities to be carried out 
     separately, the activities to be carried out sequentially, 
     and the activities to be carried out jointly.
       ``(5) The education and outreach programs already underway 
     to convey available research results that are pertinent to a 
     critical agricultural issue, including efforts to encourage 
     multicounty cooperation in the dissemination of research 
     results.
       ``(d) Extension Protocols.--
       ``(1) Development.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     develop protocols to be used to evaluate the success of 
     multistate, multi-institutional, and multidisciplinary 
     extension activities and joint research and extension 
     activities in addressing critical agricultural issues 
     identified in the plans of work submitted under subsection 
     (a).
       ``(2) Consultation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     develop the protocols in consultation with the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics 
     Advisory Board established under section 1408 of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) and land-grant colleges and 
     universities.
       ``(e) Treatment of Plans of Work for Other Purposes.--To 
     the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall consider 
     a plan of work submitted under subsection (a) to satisfy 
     other appropriate Federal reporting requirements.''.
       (b) Hatch Act of 1887.--Section 7 of the Hatch Act of 1887 
     (7 U.S.C. 361g) (as amended by section 103(f)(2)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Sec. 7.'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 7. DUTIES OF SECRETARY; ASCERTAINMENT OF ENTITLEMENT 
                   OF STATE TO FUNDS; PLANS OF WORK.

       ``(a) Duties of Secretary.--'';
       (2) by striking ``On or before'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Ascertainment of Entitlement.--On or before'';
       (3) by striking ``Whenever it shall appear'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(c) Effect of Failure To Expend Full Allotment.--Whenever 
     it shall appear''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Plan of Work Required.--Before funds may be provided 
     to a State under this Act for any fiscal year, a plan of work 
     to be carried out under this Act shall be submitted by the 
     proper officials of the State and shall be approved by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture.
       ``(e) Requirements Related to Plan of Work.--Each plan of 
     work for a State required under subsection (d) shall contain 
     descriptions of the following:
       ``(1) The critical short-term, intermediate, and long-term 
     agricultural issues in the State and the current and planned 
     research programs and projects targeted to address the 
     issues.
       ``(2) The process established to consult with users of 
     agricultural research regarding the identification of 
     critical agricultural issues in the State and the development 
     of research programs and projects targeted to address the 
     issues.
       ``(3) The efforts made to identify and collaborate with 
     other colleges and universities within the State, and within 
     other States, that have a unique capacity to address the 
     identified agricultural issues in the State and the extent of 
     current and emerging efforts (including regional efforts) to 
     work with those other institutions.
       ``(4) The manner in which research and extension, including 
     research and extension activities funded other than through 
     formula funds, will cooperate to address the critical issues 
     in the State, including the activities to be carried out 
     separately, the activities to be carried out sequentially, 
     and the activities to be carried out jointly.
       ``(f) Research Protocols.--
       ``(1) Development.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     develop protocols to be used to evaluate the success of 
     multistate, multi-institutional, and multidisciplinary 
     research activities and joint research and extension 
     activities in addressing critical agricultural issues 
     identified in the plans of work submitted under subsection 
     (d).
       ``(2) Consultation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     develop the protocols in consultation with the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics 
     Advisory Board established under section 1408 of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) and land-grant colleges and 
     universities.
       ``(g) Treatment of Plans of Work for Other Purposes.--To 
     the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall consider 
     a plan of work submitted under subsection (d) to satisfy 
     other appropriate Federal reporting requirements.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 203. CONSISTENT MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENTS UNDER HATCH 
                   ACT OF 1887 AND SMITH-LEVER ACT.

       (a) Hatch Act of 1887.--Section 3 of the Hatch Act of 1887 
     (7 U.S.C. 361c) is amended by striking subsection (d) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(d) Matching Funds.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--No allotment shall be made to a State 
     under subsection (b) or (c), and no payments from the 
     allotment shall be made to a State, in excess of the amount 
     that the State makes available out of non-Federal funds for 
     agricultural research and for the establishment and 
     maintenance of facilities for the performance of the 
     research.
       ``(2) Failure to provide matching funds.--If a State fails 
     to comply with the requirement to provide matching funds for 
     a fiscal year under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall withhold from payment to the State for that 
     fiscal year an amount equal to the difference between--
       ``(A) the amount that would be allotted and paid to the 
     State under subsections (b) and (c) (if the full amount of 
     matching funds were provided by the State); and
       ``(B) the amount of matching funds actually provided by the 
     State.
       ``(3) Reapportionment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     reapportion amounts withheld under paragraph (2) for a fiscal 
     year among the States satisfying the matching requirement for 
     that fiscal year.
       ``(B) Matching requirement.--Any reapportionment of funds 
     under this paragraph shall be subject to the matching 
     requirement specified in paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Smith-Lever Act.--Section 3 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 
     U.S.C. 343) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs 1 and 2 as paragraphs (1) 
     and (2), respectively; and
       (B) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``census: Provided, That payments'' and all that follows 
     through ``Provided further, That any'' and inserting 
     ``census. Any''; and
       (2) by striking subsections (e) and (f) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(e) Matching Funds.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--Except as provided in subsection (f), 
     no allotment shall be made to a State under subsection (b) or 
     (c), and no payments from the allotment shall be made to a 
     State, in excess of the amount that the State makes available 
     out of non-Federal funds for cooperative extension work.
       ``(2) Failure to provide matching funds.--If a State fails 
     to comply with the requirement to provide matching funds for 
     a fiscal year under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall withhold from payment to the State for that 
     fiscal year an amount equal to the difference between--
       ``(A) the amount that would be allotted and paid to the 
     State under subsections (b) and (c) (if the full amount of 
     matching funds were provided by the State); and
       ``(B) the amount of matching funds actually provided by the 
     State.
       ``(3) Reapportionment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     reapportion amounts withheld under paragraph (2) for a fiscal 
     year among the States satisfying the matching requirement for 
     that fiscal year.
       ``(B) Matching requirement.--Any reapportionment of funds 
     under this paragraph shall be subject to the matching 
     requirement specified in paragraph (1).

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       ``(f) Matching Funds Exception for 1994 Institutions.--
     There shall be no matching requirement for funds made 
     available to a 1994 Institution pursuant to subsection 
     (b)(3).''.
       (c) Technical Corrections.--
       (1) Recognition of statehood of alaska and hawaii.--Section 
     1 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a) is amended in the 
     second sentence by striking ``Alaska, Hawaii,''.
       (2) Role of secretary of agriculture.--Section 3 of the 
     Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343) is amended--
       (A) in subsections (b)(1), (c), and (d), by striking 
     ``Federal Extension Service'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary of Agriculture''; and
       (B) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``through the Federal 
     Extension Service''.
       (3) References to regional research fund.--Section 5 of the 
     Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361e) is amended in the first 
     sentence by striking ``regional research fund authorized by 
     subsection 3(c)(3)'' and inserting ``Multistate Research 
     Fund, State Agricultural Experiment Stations''.

     SEC. 204. INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.

       (a) In General.--Section 3 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 
     U.S.C. 361c) (as amended by section 104(a)(2)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Integration of Research and Extension.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not less than the applicable percentage 
     specified under paragraph (2) of the Federal formula funds 
     that are paid under this Act and subsections (b) and (c) of 
     section 3 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343) to colleges 
     and universities eligible to receive funds under the Act of 
     July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503, chapter 130; 7 U.S.C. 301 et 
     seq.), during a fiscal year shall be expended for activities 
     that integrate cooperative research and extension (referred 
     to in this subsection as `integrated activities').
       ``(2) Applicable percentages.--
       ``(A) 1997 expenditures on multistate activities.--Of the 
     Federal formula funds that were paid to each State for fiscal 
     year 1997 under this Act and subsections (b) and (c) of 
     section 3 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343), the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall determine the percentage that 
     the State expended for integrated activities.
       ``(B) Required expenditures on multistate activities.--Of 
     the Federal formula funds that are paid to each State for 
     fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal year under this 
     Act and subsections (b) and (c) of section 3 of the Smith-
     Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343), the State shall expend for the 
     fiscal year for integrated activities a percentage that is at 
     least equal to the lesser of--
       ``(i) 25 percent; or
       ``(ii) twice the percentage for the State determined under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Reduction by secretary.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     may reduce the minimum percentage required to be expended by 
     a State for integrated activities under subparagraph (B) in a 
     case of hardship, infeasibility, or other similar 
     circumstance beyond the control of the State, as determined 
     by the Secretary.
       ``(D) Plan of work.--The State shall include in the plan of 
     work of the State required under section 7 of this Act or 
     section 4 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 344), as 
     applicable, a description of the manner in which the State 
     will meet the requirements of this paragraph.
       ``(3) Applicability.--This subsection does not apply to 
     funds provided--
       ``(A) by a State or local government pursuant to a matching 
     requirement;
       ``(B) to a 1994 Institution (as defined in section 532 of 
     the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note)); or
       ``(C) to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
     Islands, or Guam.
       ``(4) Relationship to other requirements.--Federal formula 
     funds described in paragraph (1) that are used by a State for 
     a fiscal year for integrated activities in accordance with 
     paragraph (2)(B) may also be used to satisfy the multistate 
     activities requirements of subsection (c)(3) of this section 
     and section 3(h) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(h)) for 
     the same fiscal year.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3 of the Smith-Lever Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 343) (as amended by section 105) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Integration of Research and Extension.--Section 3(i) 
     of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361c(i)) shall apply to 
     amounts made available to carry out this Act.''.
  Subtitle B--Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act

     SEC. 211. COMPETITIVE GRANTS.

       The Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 450i) is amended in subsection (b)--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``national laboratories,'' after ``Federal agencies,'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``regional'' and 
     inserting ``multistate'';
       (3) in the second sentence of paragraph (3)(E), by striking 
     ``an individual shall have less than'' and all that follows 
     through ``research experience'' and inserting ``an individual 
     shall be within 5 years of the individual's initial career 
     track position''; and
       (4) in paragraph (8)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``the cost'' and inserting ``the cost of''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary may 
     waive all or part of the matching requirement under this 
     subparagraph in the case of a smaller college or university 
     (as described in section 793(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Federal 
     Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
     2204f(c)(2)(C)(ii))) if the equipment to be acquired costs 
     not more than $25,000 and has multiple uses within a single 
     research project or is usable in more than 1 research 
     project.''.

     SEC. 212. SPECIAL GRANTS.

       The Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 450i) is amended in subsection (c)--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``3 years'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, extension, or 
     education activities'' after ``conducting research''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``, 
     extension, or education'' after ``agricultural research'';
       (ii) in clause (i), by inserting ``, extension, or 
     education'' after ``research''; and
       (iii) in clause (iv), by striking ``among States through 
     regional research'' and inserting ``, extension, or education 
     among States through regional''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Review requirements.--
       ``(A) Research activities.--The Secretary shall make a 
     grant under this subsection for a research activity only if 
     the activity has undergone scientific peer review arranged by 
     the grantee in accordance with regulations promulgated by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Extension and education activities.--The Secretary 
     shall make a grant under this subsection for an extension or 
     education activity only if the activity has undergone merit 
     review arranged by the grantee in accordance with regulations 
     promulgated by the Secretary.
       ``(6) Reports.--
       ``(A) In general.--A recipient of a grant under this 
     subsection shall submit to the Secretary on an annual basis a 
     report describing the results of the research, extension, or 
     education activity and the merit of the results.
       ``(B) Public availability.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), on 
     request, the Secretary shall make the report available to the 
     public.
       ``(ii) Exceptions.--Clause (i) shall not apply to the 
     extent that making the report, or a part of the report, 
     available to the public is not authorized or permitted by 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code, or section 1905 
     of title 18, United States Code.''.
  Subtitle C--National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
                           Policy Act of 1977

     SEC. 221. DEFINITIONS REGARDING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, 
                   EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION.

       (a) Food and Agricultural Sciences.--Section 1404 of the 
     National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
       ``(8) Food and agricultural sciences.--The term `food and 
     agricultural sciences' means basic, applied, and 
     developmental research, extension, and teaching activities in 
     food and fiber, agricultural, renewable natural resources, 
     forestry, and physical and social sciences, including 
     activities relating to the following:
       ``(A) Animal health, production, and well-being.
       ``(B) Plant health and production.
       ``(C) Animal and plant germ plasm collection and 
     preservation.
       ``(D) Aquaculture.
       ``(E) Food safety.
       ``(F) Soil and water conservation and improvement.
       ``(G) Forestry, horticulture, and range management.
       ``(H) Nutritional sciences and promotion.
       ``(I) Farm enhancement, including financial management, 
     input efficiency, and profitability.
       ``(J) Home economics.
       ``(K) Rural human ecology.
       ``(L) Youth development and agricultural education, 
     including 4-H clubs.
       ``(M) Expansion of domestic and international markets for 
     agricultural commodities and products, including agricultural 
     trade barrier identification and analysis.
       ``(N) Information management and technology transfer 
     related to agriculture.
       ``(O) Biotechnology related to agriculture.
       ``(P) The processing, distributing, marketing, and 
     utilization of food and agricultural products.''.
       (b) References to Teaching or Education.--Section 1404(14) 
     of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
     Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(14)) is amended by 
     striking ``the term `teaching' means'' and inserting 
     ``Teaching and education.--The terms `teaching' and 
     `education' mean''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1404 of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``title--'' and inserting ``title:'';
       (2) in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (10) 
     through (13), (15), (16), and (17), by striking ``the term'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``The term'';
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``the terms'' and 
     inserting ``The terms'';
       (4) in paragraph (9), by striking ``the term'' the first 
     place it appears and inserting ``The term'';
       (5) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraphs (1) 
     through (7) and (9) through (15) and inserting a period; and

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       (6) in paragraph (16)(F), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period.

     SEC. 222. ADVISORY BOARD.

       (a) Representation on Board.--Section 1408(b) of the 
     National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(b)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(7) Equal representation of public and private sector 
     members.--In appointing members to serve on the Advisory 
     Board, the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, equal representation of public and private 
     sector members.''.
       (b) Consultation.--Section 1408(d) of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``In'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Duties of advisory board.--In''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Duties of secretary.--To comply with a provision of 
     this title or any other law that requires the Secretary to 
     consult or cooperate with the Advisory Board or that 
     authorizes the Advisory Board to submit recommendations to 
     the Secretary, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) solicit the written opinions and recommendations of 
     the Advisory Board; and
       ``(B) provide a written response to the Advisory Board 
     regarding the manner and extent to which the Secretary will 
     implement recommendations submitted by the Advisory Board.''.
       (c) Limitation on Expenses of Advisory Board.--Section 1408 
     of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
     Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) Annual Limitation on Advisory Board Expenses.--
       ``(1) Maximum amount.--Not more than $350,000 may be used 
     to cover the necessary expenses of the Advisory Board for 
     each fiscal year.
       ``(2) General limitation.--The expenses of the Advisory 
     Board shall not be counted toward any general limitation on 
     the expenses of advisory committees, panels, commissions, and 
     task forces of the Department of Agriculture contained in any 
     Act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, 
     whether enacted before, on, or after the date of enactment of 
     this paragraph, unless the appropriation Act specifically 
     refers to this subsection and specifically includes this 
     Advisory Board within the general limitation.''.

     SEC. 223. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL 
                   SCIENCES EDUCATION.

       Section 1417 of the National Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), 
     (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (d), (f), (g), (h), (i), 
     (j), (k), and (l), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Priorities.--In awarding grants under subsection (b), 
     the Secretary shall give priority to--
       ``(1) applications for teaching enhancement projects that 
     demonstrate enhanced coordination among all types of 
     institutions eligible for funding under this section; and
       ``(2) applications for teaching enhancement projects that 
     focus on innovative, multidisciplinary education programs, 
     material, and curricula.''; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (d) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1)) the following:
       ``(e) Food and Agricultural Education Information System.--
     From amounts made available for grants under this section, 
     the Secretary may maintain a national food and agricultural 
     education information system that contains--
       ``(1) information on enrollment, degrees awarded, faculty, 
     and employment placement in the food and agricultural 
     sciences; and
       ``(2) such other similar information as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.''.

     SEC. 224. POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS.

       Section 1419A(a) of the National Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3155(a)) 
     is amended by inserting ``and trade agreements'' after 
     ``public policies''.

     SEC. 225. PLANS OF WORK FOR 1890 INSTITUTIONS TO ADDRESS 
                   CRITICAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ISSUES AND USE 
                   OF PROTOCOLS TO MEASURE SUCCESS OF PLANS.

       (a) Extension at 1890 Institutions.--Section 1444(d) of the 
     National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(d)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Ascertainment of Entitlement to Funds; Time and 
     Manner of Payment; State Reporting Requirements; Plans of 
     Work.--
       ``(1) Ascertainment of entitlement.--'';
       (2) in the last sentence, by striking ``Such sums'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Time and manner of payment; related reports.--The 
     amount to which an eligible institution is entitled''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Requirements related to plan of work.--Each plan of 
     work for an eligible institution required under this section 
     shall contain descriptions of the following:
       ``(A) The critical short-term, intermediate, and long-term 
     agricultural issues in the State in which the eligible 
     institution is located and the current and planned extension 
     programs and projects targeted to address the issues.
       ``(B) The process established to consult with extension 
     users regarding the identification of critical agricultural 
     issues in the State and the development of extension programs 
     and projects targeted to address the issues.
       ``(C) The efforts made to identify and collaborate with 
     other colleges and universities within the State, and within 
     other States, that have a unique capacity to address the 
     identified agricultural issues in the State and the extent of 
     current and emerging efforts (including regional extension 
     efforts) to work with those other institutions.
       ``(D) The manner in which research and extension, including 
     research and extension activities funded other than through 
     formula funds, will cooperate to address the critical issues 
     in the State, including the activities to be carried out 
     separately, the activities to be carried out sequentially, 
     and the activities to be carried out jointly.
       ``(E) The education and outreach programs already underway 
     to convey currently available research results that are 
     pertinent to a critical agricultural issue, including efforts 
     to encourage multicounty cooperation in the dissemination of 
     research results.
       ``(4) Extension protocols.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall develop protocols to 
     be used to evaluate the success of multistate, multi-
     institutional, and multidisciplinary extension activities and 
     joint research and extension activities in addressing 
     critical agricultural issues identified in the plans of work 
     submitted under this section.
       ``(B) Consultation.--The Secretary shall develop the 
     protocols in consultation with the Advisory Board and land-
     grant colleges and universities.
       ``(5) Treatment of plans of work for other purposes.--To 
     the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall consider 
     a plan of work submitted under this section to satisfy other 
     appropriate Federal reporting requirements.''.
       (b) Agricultural Research At 1890 Institutions.--Section 
     1445(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
     Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(c)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Program and Plans of Work.--
       ``(1) Initial comprehensive program of agricultural 
     research.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Plan of work required.--Before funds may be provided 
     to an eligible institution under this section for any fiscal 
     year, a plan of work to be carried out under this section 
     shall be submitted by the research director specified in 
     subsection (d) and shall be approved by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Requirements related to plan of work.--Each plan of 
     work required under paragraph (2) shall contain descriptions 
     of the following:
       ``(A) The critical short-term, intermediate, and long-term 
     agricultural issues in the State in which the eligible 
     institution is located and the current and planned research 
     programs and projects targeted to address the issues.
       ``(B) The process established to consult with users of 
     agricultural research regarding the identification of 
     critical agricultural issues in the State and the development 
     of research programs and projects targeted to address the 
     issues.
       ``(C) Other colleges and universities within the State, and 
     within other States, that have a unique capacity to address 
     the identified agricultural issues in the State.
       ``(D) The current and emerging efforts to work with those 
     other institutions to build on each other's experience and 
     take advantage of each institution's unique capacities.
       ``(E) The manner in which research and extension, including 
     research and extension activities funded other than through 
     formula funds, will cooperate to address the critical issues 
     in the State, including the activities to be carried out 
     separately, the activities to be carried out sequentially, 
     and the activities to be carried out jointly.
       ``(4) Research protocols.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall develop protocols to 
     be used to evaluate the success of multistate, multi-
     institutional, and multidisciplinary research activities and 
     joint research and extension activities in addressing 
     critical agricultural issues identified in the plans of work 
     submitted under paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Consultation.--The Secretary shall develop the 
     protocols in consultation with the Advisory Board and land-
     grant colleges and universities.
       ``(5) Treatment of plans of work for other purposes.--To 
     the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall consider 
     a plan of work submitted under paragraph (2) to satisfy other 
     appropriate Federal reporting requirements.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 226. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT FOR RESEARCH AND 
                   EXTENSION ACTIVITIES AT 1890 INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Imposition of Requirement.--Subtitle G of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 is amended by inserting after section 1448 (7 U.S.C. 
     3222c) the following:

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     ``SEC. 1449. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT FOR RESEARCH AND 
                   EXTENSION ACTIVITIES AT ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Eligible institution.--The term `eligible 
     institution' means a college eligible to receive funds under 
     the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.) (commonly 
     known as the `Second Morrill Act'), including Tuskegee 
     University.
       ``(2) Formula funds.--The term `formula funds' means the 
     formula allocation funds distributed to eligible institutions 
     under sections 1444 and 1445.
       ``(b) Determination of Non-Federal Sources of Funds.--Not 
     later than September 30, 1999, each eligible institution 
     shall submit to the Secretary a report describing for fiscal 
     year 1999--
       ``(1) the sources of non-Federal funds made available by 
     the State to the eligible institution for agricultural 
     research, extension, and education to meet the requirements 
     of this section; and
       ``(2) the amount of such funds generally available from 
     each source.
       ``(c) Matching Formula.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this subtitle, the distribution of formula funds 
     to an eligible institution shall be subject to the following 
     matching requirements:
       ``(1) For fiscal year 2000, the State shall provide 
     matching funds from non-Federal sources in an amount equal to 
     not less than 30 percent of the formula funds to be 
     distributed to the eligible institution.
       ``(2) For fiscal year 2001, the State shall provide 
     matching funds from non-Federal sources in an amount equal to 
     not less than 45 percent of the formula funds to be 
     distributed to the eligible institution.
       ``(3) For fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the State shall provide matching funds from non-Federal 
     sources in an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the 
     formula funds to be distributed to the eligible institution.
       ``(d) Limited Waiver Authority.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 2000.--Notwithstanding subsection (f), 
     the Secretary may waive the matching funds requirement under 
     subsection (c)(1) for fiscal year 2000 for an eligible 
     institution of a State if the Secretary determines that, 
     based on the report received under subsection (b), the State 
     will be unlikely to satisfy the matching requirement.
       ``(2) Future fiscal years.--The Secretary may not waive the 
     matching requirement under subsection (c) for any fiscal year 
     other than fiscal year 2000.
       ``(e) Use of Matching Funds.--Under terms and conditions 
     established by the Secretary, matching funds provided as 
     required by subsection (c) may be used by an eligible 
     institution for agricultural research, extension, and 
     education activities.
       ``(f) Redistribution of Funds.--
       ``(1) Redistribution required.--Federal funds that are not 
     matched by a State in accordance with subsection (c) for a 
     fiscal year shall be redistributed by the Secretary to 
     eligible institutions whose States have satisfied the 
     matching funds requirement for that fiscal year.
       ``(2) Administration.--Any redistribution of funds under 
     this subsection shall be subject to the applicable matching 
     requirement specified in subsection (c) and shall be made in 
     a manner consistent with sections 1444 and 1445, as 
     determined by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1445(g) of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222(g)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).
       (c) References to Tuskegee University.--The National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 is amended--
       (1) in section 1404 (7 U.S.C. 3103), by striking ``the 
     Tuskegee Institute'' in paragraphs (10) and (16)(B) and 
     inserting ``Tuskegee University'';
       (2) in section 1444 (7 U.S.C. 3221)--
       (A) by striking the section heading and ``Sec. 1444.'' and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 1444. EXTENSION AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING 
                   TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY.'';

     and

       (B) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ``Tuskegee 
     Institute'' each place it appears and inserting ``Tuskegee 
     University''; and
       (3) in section 1445 (7 U.S.C. 3222)--
       (A) by striking the section heading and ``Sec. 1445.'' and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 1445. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT 1890 LAND-GRANT 
                   COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY.'';

     and
       (B) in subsections (a) and (b)(2)(B), by striking 
     ``Tuskegee Institute'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Tuskegee University''.

     SEC. 227. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING.

       (a) Inclusion of Teaching.--Section 1458 of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``RESEARCH AND 
     EXTENSION'' and inserting ``RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND 
     TEACHING'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``related research and extension'' and 
     inserting ``related research, extension, and teaching''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``research and 
     extension on'' and inserting ``research, extension, and 
     teaching activities that address'';
       (B) in paragraphs (2) and (6), by striking ``education'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``teaching'';
       (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``scientists and 
     experts'' and inserting ``science and education experts'';
       (D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``teaching,'' after 
     ``development,'';
       (E) in paragraph (7), by striking ``research and extension 
     that is'' and inserting ``research, extension, and teaching 
     programs''; and
       (F) in paragraph (8), by striking ``research capabilities'' 
     and inserting ``research, extension, and teaching 
     capabilities''; and
       (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``counterpart agencies'' 
     and inserting ``counterpart research, extension, and teaching 
     agencies''.
       (b) Grants for Collaborative Projects.--Section 1458(a) of 
     the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) make competitive grants for collaborative projects 
     that--
       ``(A) involve Federal scientists or scientists from land-
     grant colleges and universities or other colleges and 
     universities with scientists at international agricultural 
     research centers in other nations, including the 
     international agricultural research centers of the 
     Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research;
       ``(B) focus on developing and using new technologies and 
     programs for--
       ``(i) increasing the production of food and fiber, while 
     safeguarding the environment worldwide and enhancing the 
     global competitiveness of United States agriculture; or
       ``(ii) training scientists;
       ``(C) are mutually beneficial to the United States and 
     other countries; and
       ``(D) encourage private sector involvement and the 
     leveraging of private sector funds.''.
       (c) Reports.--Section 1458 of the National Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 3291) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Reports.--The Secretary shall provide biennial 
     reports to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry of the Senate on efforts of the Federal 
     Government--
       ``(1) to coordinate international agricultural research 
     within the Federal Government; and
       ``(2) to more effectively link the activities of domestic 
     and international agricultural researchers, particularly 
     researchers of the Agricultural Research Service.''.
       (d) Full Payment of Funds Made Available for Certain 
     Binational Projects.--Section 1458 of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291) is amended by inserting after subsection 
     (d) (as added by subsection (c) of this section) the 
     following:
       ``(e) Full Payment of Funds Made Available for Certain 
     Binational Projects.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the full amount of any funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available to carry out cooperative projects under the 
     arrangement entered into between the Secretary and the 
     Government of Israel to support the Israel-United States 
     Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund shall 
     be paid directly to the Fund.''.
       (e) Subtitle Heading.--Subtitle I of title XIV of the 
     National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291 et seq.) is amended by 
     striking the subtitle heading and inserting the following:
    ``Subtitle I--International Research, Extension, and Teaching''.

     SEC. 228. UNITED STATES-MEXICO JOINT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH.

       Subtitle I of the National Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by 
     inserting after section 1458 (7 U.S.C. 3291) the following:

     ``SEC. 1459. UNITED STATES-MEXICO JOINT AGRICULTURAL 
                   RESEARCH.

       ``(a) Research and Development Program.--The Secretary may 
     provide for an agricultural research and development program 
     with the United States/Mexico Foundation for Science. The 
     program shall focus on binational problems facing 
     agricultural producers and consumers in the 2 countries, in 
     particular pressing problems in the areas of food safety, 
     plant and animal pest control, and the natural resources base 
     on which agriculture depends.
       ``(b) Administration.--Grants under the research and 
     development program shall be awarded competitively through 
     the Foundation.
       ``(c) Matching Requirements.--The provision of funds to the 
     Foundation by the United States Government shall be subject 
     to the condition that the Government of Mexico match, on at 
     least a dollar-for-dollar basis, any funds provided by the 
     United States Government.
       ``(d) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Funds provided under 
     this section may not be used for the planning, repair, 
     rehabilitation, acquisition, or construction of a building or 
     facility.''.

     SEC. 229. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL 
                   SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       Subtitle I of the National Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Teaching Policy Act

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     of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
     section 1459 (as added by section 228) the following:

     ``SEC. 1459A. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL 
                   AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Competitive Grants Authorized.--The Secretary may 
     make competitive grants to colleges and universities in order 
     to strengthen United States economic competitiveness and to 
     promote international market development.
       ``(b) Purpose of Grants.--Grants under this section shall 
     be directed to agricultural research, extension, and teaching 
     activities that will--
       ``(1) enhance the international content of the curricula in 
     colleges and universities so as to ensure that United States 
     students acquire an understanding of the international 
     dimensions and trade implications of their studies;
       ``(2) ensure that United States scientists, extension 
     agents, and educators involved in agricultural research and 
     development activities outside of the United States have the 
     opportunity to convey the implications of their activities 
     and findings to their peers and students in the United States 
     and to the users of agricultural research, extension, and 
     teaching;
       ``(3) enhance the capabilities of colleges and universities 
     to do collaborative research with other countries, in 
     cooperation with other Federal agencies, on issues relevant 
     to United States agricultural competitiveness;
       ``(4) enhance the capabilities of colleges and universities 
     to provide cooperative extension education to promote the 
     application of new technology developed in foreign countries 
     to United States agriculture; and
       ``(5) enhance the capability of United States colleges and 
     universities, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, to 
     provide leadership and educational programs that will assist 
     United States natural resources and food production, 
     processing, and distribution businesses and industries to 
     compete internationally, including product market 
     identification, international policies limiting or enhancing 
     market production, development of new or enhancement of 
     existing markets, and production efficiencies.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to 
     carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2002.''.

     SEC. 230. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

       (a) Limitation on Charging Indirect Costs.--Subtitle K of 
     the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting before section 
     1463 (7 U.S.C. 3311) the following:

     ``SEC. 1462. LIMITATION ON INDIRECT COSTS FOR AGRICULTURAL 
                   RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS.

       ``Except as otherwise provided in law, indirect costs 
     charged against a competitive agricultural research, 
     education, or extension grant awarded under this Act or any 
     other Act pursuant to authority delegated to the Under 
     Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and 
     Economics shall not exceed 19 percent of the total Federal 
     funds provided under the grant award, as determined by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (b) Limitation on Department Administrative Costs.--Section 
     1469 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
     Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3315) is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``Except as'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 1469. AUDITING, REPORTING, BOOKKEEPING, AND 
                   ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) the Secretary may retain up to 4 percent of amounts 
     appropriated for agricultural research, extension, and 
     teaching assistance programs for the administration of those 
     programs authorized under this Act or any other Act; and''; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Community Food Projects.--The Secretary may retain, 
     for the administration of community food projects under 
     section 25 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2034), 4 
     percent of amounts available for the projects, 
     notwithstanding the availability of any appropriation for 
     administrative expenses of the projects.
       ``(c) Peer Panel Expenses.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law regarding a competitive research, education, 
     or extension grant program of the Department of Agriculture, 
     the Secretary may use grant program funds, as necessary, to 
     supplement funds otherwise available for program 
     administration, to pay for the costs associated with peer 
     review of grant proposals under the program.
       ``(d) Definition of In-Kind Support.--In any law relating 
     to agricultural research, education, or extension activities 
     administered by the Secretary, the term `in-kind support', 
     with regard to a requirement that the recipient of funds 
     provided by the Secretary match all or part of the amount of 
     the funds, means contributions such as office space, 
     equipment, and staff support.''.

     SEC. 231. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO COST-
                   REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENTS.

       Section 1473A of the National Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319a) 
     is amended in the first sentence by inserting ``or other 
     colleges and universities'' after ``institutions''.
   Subtitle D--Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990

     SEC. 241. AGRICULTURAL GENOME INITIATIVE.

       Section 1671 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
     Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1671. AGRICULTURAL GENOME INITIATIVE.

       ``(a) Goals.--The goals of this section are--
       ``(1) to expand the knowledge of public and private sector 
     entities and persons concerning genomes for species of 
     importance to the food and agriculture sectors in order to 
     maximize the return on the investment in genomics of 
     agriculturally important species;
       ``(2) to focus on the species that will yield 
     scientifically important results that will enhance the 
     usefulness of many agriculturally important species;
       ``(3) to build on genomic research, such as the Human 
     Genome Initiative and the Arabidopsis Genome Project, to 
     understand gene structure and function that is expected to 
     have considerable payoffs in agriculturally important 
     species;
       ``(4) to develop improved bioinformatics to enhance both 
     sequence or structure determination and analysis of the 
     biological function of genes and gene products;
       ``(5) to encourage Federal Government participants to 
     maximize the utility of public and private partnerships for 
     agricultural genome research;
       ``(6) to allow resources developed under this section, 
     including data, software, germplasm, and other biological 
     materials, to be openly accessible to all persons, subject to 
     any confidentiality requirements imposed by law; and
       ``(7) to encourage international partnerships with each 
     partner country responsible for financing its own strategy 
     for agricultural genome research.
       ``(b) Duties of Secretary.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     (referred to in this section as the `Secretary') shall 
     conduct a research initiative (to be known as the 
     `Agricultural Genome Initiative') for the purpose of--
       ``(1) studying and mapping agriculturally significant genes 
     to achieve sustainable and secure agricultural production;
       ``(2) ensuring that current gaps in existing agricultural 
     genetics knowledge are filled;
       ``(3) identifying and developing a functional understanding 
     of genes responsible for economically important traits in 
     agriculturally important species, including emerging plant 
     and animal diseases causing economic hardship;
       ``(4) ensuring future genetic improvement of agriculturally 
     important species;
       ``(5) supporting preservation of diverse germplasm;
       ``(6) ensuring preservation of biodiversity to maintain 
     access to genes that may be of importance in the future; and
       ``(7) otherwise carrying out this section.
       ``(c) Grants and Cooperative Agreements.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary may make grants or enter 
     into cooperative agreements with individuals and 
     organizations in accordance with section 1472 of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3318).
       ``(2) Competitive basis.--A grant or cooperative agreement 
     under this subsection shall be made or entered into on a 
     competitive basis.
       ``(d) Administration.--Paragraphs (1), (6), (7), and (11) 
     of subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities 
     Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) shall apply with respect 
     to the making of a grant or cooperative agreement under this 
     section.
       ``(e) Matching of Funds.--
       ``(1) General requirement.--If a grant or cooperative 
     agreement under this section provides a particular benefit to 
     a specific agricultural commodity, the Secretary shall 
     require the recipient to provide funds or in-kind support to 
     match the amount of funds provided by the Secretary under the 
     grant or cooperative agreement.
       ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the matching funds 
     requirement of paragraph (1) with respect to a research 
     project if the Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) the results of the project, while of particular 
     benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, are likely to 
     be applicable to agricultural commodities generally; or
       ``(B) the project involves a minor commodity, the project 
     deals with scientifically important research, and the 
     recipient is unable to satisfy the matching funds 
     requirement.
       ``(f) Consultation With National Academy of Sciences.--The 
     Secretary may use funds made available under this section to 
     consult with the National Academy of Sciences regarding the 
     administration of the Agricultural Genome Initiative.''.

     SEC. 242. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVES.

       Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
     Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1672. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION 
                   INITIATIVES.

       ``(a) Competitive Specialized Research and Extension Grants 
     Authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in 
     this section as the `Secretary') may make competitive grants 
     to support research and extension activities specified in 
     subsections (e), (f), and (g). The Secretary shall make the

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     grants in consultation with the National Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.
       ``(b) Administration.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, paragraphs (1), (6), (7), and (11) of subsection (b) 
     of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) shall apply with respect to the making of 
     grants under this section.
       ``(2) Use of task forces.--To facilitate the making of 
     research and extension grants under this section in the 
     research and extension areas specified in subsection (e), the 
     Secretary may appoint a task force for each such area to make 
     recommendations to the Secretary. The Secretary may not incur 
     costs in excess of $1,000 for any fiscal year in connection 
     with each task force established under this paragraph.
       ``(c) Matching Funds Required.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall require the 
     recipient of a grant under this section to provide funds or 
     in-kind support from non-Federal sources in an amount at 
     least equal to the amount provided by the Federal Government.
       ``(2) Waiver authority.--The Secretary may waive the 
     matching funds requirement specified in paragraph (1) with 
     respect to a research project if the Secretary determines 
     that--
       ``(A) the results of the project, while of particular 
     benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, are likely to 
     be applicable to agricultural commodities generally; or
       ``(B) the project involves a minor commodity, the project 
     deals with scientifically important research, and the grant 
     recipient is unable to satisfy the matching funds 
     requirement.
       ``(d) Partnerships Encouraged.--Following the completion of 
     a peer review process for grant proposals received under this 
     section, the Secretary may provide a priority to those grant 
     proposals, found in the peer review process to be 
     scientifically meritorious, that involve the cooperation of 
     multiple entities.
       ``(e) High-Priority Research and Extension Areas.--
       ``(1) Brown citrus aphid and citrus tristeza virus research 
     and extension.--Research and extension grants may be made 
     under this section for the purpose of--
       ``(A) developing methods to control or eradicate the brown 
     citrus aphid and the citrus tristeza virus from citrus crops 
     grown in the United States; or
       ``(B) adapting citrus crops grown in the United States to 
     the brown citrus aphid and the citrus tristeza virus.
       ``(2) Ethanol research and extension.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of carrying out or enhancing research on ethanol 
     derived from agricultural crops as an alternative fuel 
     source.
       ``(3) Aflatoxin research and extension.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of identifying and controlling aflatoxin in the food 
     and feed chains.
       ``(4) Mesquite research and extension.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of developing enhanced production methods and 
     commercial uses of mesquite.
       ``(5) Prickly pear research and extension.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of investigating enhanced genetic selection and 
     processing techniques of prickly pears.
       ``(6) Deer tick ecology research and extension.--Research 
     and extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of studying the population ecology of deer ticks and 
     other insects and pests that transmit Lyme disease.
       ``(7) Red meat safety research and extension.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of developing--
       ``(A) intervention strategies that reduce microbial 
     contamination on carcass surfaces;
       ``(B) microbiological mapping of carcass surfaces; and
       ``(C) model hazard analysis and critical control point 
     plans.
       ``(8) Grain sorghum ergot research and extension.--Research 
     and extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of developing techniques for the eradication of 
     sorghum ergot.
       ``(9) Peanut market enhancement research and extension.--
     Research and extension grants may be made under this section 
     for the purpose of evaluating the economics of applying 
     innovative technologies for peanut processing in a commercial 
     environment.
       ``(10) Dairy financial risk management research and 
     extension.--Research and extension grants may be made under 
     this section for the purpose of providing research, 
     development, or education materials, information, and 
     outreach programs regarding risk management strategies for 
     dairy producers and for dairy cooperatives and other 
     processors and marketers of milk.
       ``(11) Cotton research and extension.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of improving pest management, fiber quality 
     enhancement, economic assessment, textile production, and 
     optimized production systems for short staple cotton.
       ``(12) Methyl bromide research and extension.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of--
       ``(A) developing and evaluating chemical and nonchemical 
     alternatives, and use and emission reduction strategies, for 
     pre-planting and post-harvest uses of methyl bromide; and
       ``(B) transferring the results of the research for use by 
     agricultural producers.
       ``(13) Potato research and extension.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of developing and evaluating new strains of potatoes 
     that are resistant to blight and other diseases, as well as 
     insects. Emphasis may be placed on developing potato 
     varieties that lend themselves to innovative marketing 
     approaches.
       ``(14) Wood use research and extension.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of developing new uses for wood from underused tree 
     species as well as investigating methods of modifying wood 
     and wood fibers to produce better building materials.
       ``(15) Low-bush blueberry research and extension.--Research 
     and extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of evaluating methods of propagating and developing 
     low-bush blueberry as a marketable crop.
       ``(16) Wetlands use research and extension.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of better use of wetlands in diverse ways to provide 
     various economic, agricultural, and environmental benefits.
       ``(17) Wild pampas grass control, management, and 
     eradication research and extension.--Research and extension 
     grants may be made under this section for the purpose of 
     control, management, and eradication of wild pampas grass.
       ``(18) Food safety, including pathogen detection and 
     limitation, research and extension.--Research and extension 
     grants may be made under this section for the purpose of 
     increasing food safety, including the identification of 
     advanced detection and processing methods to limit the 
     presence of pathogens (including hepatitis A and E. coli 
     0157:H7) in domestic and imported foods.
       ``(19) Financial risk management research and extension.--
     Research and extension grants may be made under this section 
     for the purpose of providing research, development, or 
     education materials, information, and outreach programs 
     regarding financial risk management strategies for 
     agricultural producers and for cooperatives and other 
     processors and marketers of any agricultural commodity.
       ``(20) Ornamental tropical fish research and extension.--
     Research and extension grants may be made under this section 
     for the purpose of meeting the needs of commercial producers 
     of ornamental tropical fish and aquatic plants for 
     improvements in the areas of fish reproduction, health, 
     nutrition, predator control, water use, water quality 
     control, and farming technology.
       ``(21) Sheep scrapie research and extension.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of investigating the genetic aspects of scrapie in 
     sheep.
       ``(22) Gypsy moth research and extension.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of developing biological control, management, and 
     eradication methods against nonnative insects, including 
     Lymantria dispar (commonly known as the `gypsy moth'), that 
     contribute to significant agricultural, economic, or 
     environmental harm.
       ``(23) Forestry research and extension.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section to develop 
     and distribute new, high-quality, science-based information 
     for the purpose of improving the long-term productivity of 
     forest resources and contributing to forest-based economic 
     development by addressing such issues as--
       ``(A) forest land use policies;
       ``(B) multiple-use forest management, including wildlife 
     habitat development, improved forest regeneration systems, 
     and timber supply; and
       ``(C) improved development, manufacturing, and marketing of 
     forest products.
       ``(24) Tomato spotted wilt virus research and extension.--
     Research and extension grants may be made under this section 
     for the purpose of control, management, and eradication of 
     tomato spotted wilt virus.
       ``(f) Imported Fire Ant Control, Management, and 
     Eradication.--
       ``(1) Task force.--The Secretary shall establish a task 
     force pursuant to subsection (b)(2) regarding the control, 
     management, and eradication of imported fire ants. The 
     Secretary shall solicit and evaluate grant proposals under 
     this subsection in consultation with the task force.
       ``(2) Initial grants.--
       ``(A) Request for proposals.--The Secretary shall publish a 
     request for proposals for grants for research or 
     demonstration projects related to the control, management, 
     and possible eradication of imported fire ants.
       ``(B) Selection.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     publication of the request for proposals, the Secretary shall 
     evaluate the grant proposals submitted in response to the 
     request and may select meritorious research or demonstration 
     projects related to the control, management, and possible 
     eradication of imported fire ants to receive an initial grant 
     under this subsection.
       ``(3) Subsequent grants.--
       ``(A) Evaluation of initial grants.--If the Secretary 
     awards grants under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall 
     evaluate all of the research or demonstration projects 
     conducted under the grants for their use as the basis of a 
     national plan for the control, man

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     agement, and possible eradication of imported fire ants by 
     the Federal Government, State and local governments, and 
     owners and operators of land.
       ``(B) Selection.--On the basis of the evaluation under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary may select the projects that 
     the Secretary considers most promising for additional 
     research or demonstration related to preparation of a 
     national plan for the control, management, and possible 
     eradication of imported fire ants. The Secretary shall notify 
     the task force of the projects selected under this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(4) Selection and submission of national plan.--
       ``(A) Evaluation of subsequent grants.--If the Secretary 
     awards grants under paragraph (3)(B), the Secretary shall 
     evaluate all of the research or demonstration projects 
     conducted under the grants for use as the basis of a national 
     plan for the control, management, and possible eradication of 
     imported fire ants by the Federal Government, State and local 
     governments, and owners and operators of land.
       ``(B) Selection.--On the basis of the evaluation under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall select 1 project funded 
     under paragraph (3)(B), or a combination of those projects, 
     for award of a grant for final preparation of the national 
     plan.
       ``(C) Submission.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     the final national plan prepared under subparagraph (B) for 
     the control, management, and possible eradication of imported 
     fire ants.
       ``(g) Formosan Termite Research and Eradication.--
       ``(1) Research program.--The Secretary may make competitive 
     research grants under this subsection to regional and 
     multijurisdictional entities, local government planning 
     organizations, and local governments for the purpose of 
     conducting research for the control, management, and possible 
     eradication of Formosan termites in the United States.
       ``(2) Eradication program.--The Secretary may enter into 
     cooperative agreements with regional and multijurisdictional 
     entities, local government planning organizations, and local 
     governments for the purposes of--
       ``(A) conducting projects for the control, management, and 
     possible eradication of Formosan termites in the United 
     States; and
       ``(B) collecting data on the effectiveness of the projects.
       ``(3) Funding priority.--In allocating funds made available 
     to carry out paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide a 
     higher priority for regions or locations with the highest 
     historical rates of infestation of Formosan termites.
       ``(4) Management coordination.--The program management of 
     research grants, cooperative agreements, and projects under 
     this subsection shall be conducted under existing authority 
     in coordination with the national formosan termite management 
     and research demonstration program conducted by the 
     Agricultural Research Service.
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to 
     carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2002.''.

     SEC. 243. NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION 
                   INITIATIVE.

       The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
     is amended by inserting after section 1672 (7 U.S.C. 5925) 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 1672A. NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION 
                   INITIATIVE.

       ``(a) Competitive Research and Extension Grants 
     Authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in 
     this section as the `Secretary') may make competitive grants 
     to support research and extension activities specified in 
     subsection (e). The Secretary shall make the grants in 
     consultation with the National Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.
       ``(b) Administration.--
       ``(1) In general.--Paragraphs (1), (6), (7), and (11) of 
     subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities 
     Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) shall apply with respect 
     to the making of grants under this section.
       ``(2) Use of task forces.--To facilitate the making of 
     research and extension grants under this section in the 
     research and extension areas specified in subsection (e), the 
     Secretary may appoint a task force for each such area to make 
     recommendations to the Secretary. The Secretary may not incur 
     costs in excess of $1,000 for any fiscal year in connection 
     with each task force established under this paragraph.
       ``(c) Matching Funds Required.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall require the 
     recipient of a grant under this section to provide funds or 
     in-kind support from non-Federal sources in an amount at 
     least equal to the amount provided by the Federal Government.
       ``(2) Waiver authority.--The Secretary may waive the 
     matching funds requirement specified in paragraph (1) with 
     respect to a research project if the Secretary determines 
     that--
       ``(A) the results of the project, while of particular 
     benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, are likely to 
     be applicable to agricultural commodities generally; or
       ``(B) the project involves a minor commodity, the project 
     deals with scientifically important research, and the grant 
     recipient is unable to satisfy the matching funds 
     requirement.
       ``(d) Partnerships Encouraged.--Following the completion of 
     a peer review process for grant proposals received under this 
     section, the Secretary may provide a priority to those grant 
     proposals, found in the peer review process to be 
     scientifically meritorious, that involve the cooperation of 
     multiple entities.
       ``(e) Nutrient Management Research and Extension Areas.--
       ``(1) Animal waste and odor management.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of--
       ``(A) identifying, evaluating, and demonstrating innovative 
     technologies for animal waste management and related air 
     quality management and odor control;
       ``(B) investigating the unique microbiology of specific 
     animal wastes, such as swine waste, to develop improved 
     methods to effectively manage air and water quality; and
       ``(C) conducting information workshops to disseminate the 
     results of the research.
       ``(2) Water quality and aquatic ecosystems.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of investigating the impact on aquatic food webs, 
     especially commercially important aquatic species and their 
     habitats, of microorganisms of the genus Pfiesteria and other 
     microorganisms that are a threat to human or animal health.
       ``(3) Rural and urban interface.--Research and extension 
     grants may be made under this section for the purpose of 
     identifying, evaluating, and demonstrating innovative 
     technologies to be used for animal waste management 
     (including odor control) in rural areas adjacent to urban or 
     suburban areas in connection with waste management activities 
     undertaken in urban or suburban areas.
       ``(4) Animal feed.--Research and extension grants may be 
     made under this section for the purpose of maximizing 
     nutrition management for livestock, while limiting risks, 
     such as mineral bypass, associated with livestock feeding 
     practices.
       ``(5) Alternative uses of animal waste.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purpose of finding innovative methods and technologies for 
     economic use or disposal of animal waste.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to 
     carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2002.''.

     SEC. 244. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION 
                   INITIATIVE.

       The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
     is amended by inserting after section 1672A (as added by 
     section 243) the following:

     ``SEC. 1672B. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION 
                   INITIATIVE.

       ``(a) Competitive Specialized Research and Extension Grants 
     Authorized.--In consultation with the National Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as 
     the `Secretary') may make competitive grants to support 
     research and extension activities regarding organically grown 
     and processed agricultural commodities for the purposes of--
       ``(1) facilitating the development of organic agriculture 
     production and processing methods;
       ``(2) evaluating the potential economic benefits to 
     producers and processors who use organic methods; and
       ``(3) exploring international trade opportunities for 
     organically grown and processed agricultural commodities.
       ``(b) Grant Types and Process, Prohibition on 
     Construction.--Paragraphs (1), (6), (7), and (11) of 
     subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities 
     Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) shall apply with respect 
     to the making of grants under this section.
       ``(c) Matching Funds Required.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall require the 
     recipient of a grant under this section to provide funds or 
     in-kind support from non-Federal sources in an amount at 
     least equal to the amount provided by the Federal Government.
       ``(2) Waiver authority.--The Secretary may waive the 
     matching funds requirement specified in paragraph (1) with 
     respect to a research project if the Secretary determines 
     that--
       ``(A) the results of the project, while of particular 
     benefit to a specified agricultural commodity, are likely to 
     be applicable to agricultural commodities generally; or
       ``(B) the project involves a minor commodity, the project 
     deals with scientifically important research, and the grant 
     recipient is unable to satisfy the matching funds 
     requirement.
       ``(d) Partnerships Encouraged.--Following the completion of 
     a peer review process for grant proposals received under this 
     section, the Secretary may provide a priority to those grant 
     proposals, found in the peer review process to be 
     scientifically meritorious, that involve the cooperation of 
     multiple entities.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to 
     carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2002.''.

     SEC. 245. AGRICULTURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM.

       Section 1673 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
     Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5926) is amended--

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       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively;
       (B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(1) A*DEC.--The term `A*DEC' means the distance education 
     consortium known as A*DEC.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Secretary.--Except as provided in subsection (d)(1), 
     the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     acting through A*DEC.'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``The Secretary shall 
     establish a program, to be administered by the Assistant 
     Secretary for Science and Education,'' and inserting ``The 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a program, to be 
     administered through a grant provided to A*DEC under terms 
     and conditions established by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture,''; and
       (3) in the first sentence of subsection (f)(2), by striking 
     ``the Assistant Secretary for Science and Education'' and 
     inserting ``A*DEC''.

     SEC. 246. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARMERS WITH 
                   DISABILITIES.

       Section 1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
     Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (6);
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``Dissemination.--'' and all that follows 
     through ``general.--The'' and inserting ``Dissemination.--
     The''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there is 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002.
       ``(2) National grant.--Not more than 15 percent of the 
     amounts made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year 
     shall be used to carry out subsection (b).''.
                         Subtitle E--Other Laws

     SEC. 251. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS ACT OF 
                   1994.

       (a) Definition of 1994 Institutions.--Section 532 of the 
     Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public 
     Law 103-382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(30) Little Priest Tribal College.''.
       (b) Accreditation.--Section 533(a) of the Equity in 
     Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-
     382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3) Accreditation.--To receive funding under sections 534 
     and 535, a 1994 Institution shall certify to the Secretary 
     that the 1994 Institution--
       ``(A) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting 
     agency or association determined by the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Education, to be a 
     reliable authority regarding the quality of training offered; 
     or
       ``(B) is making progress toward the accreditation, as 
     determined by the nationally recognized accrediting agency or 
     association.''.
       (c) Research Grants.--The Equity in Educational Land-Grant 
     Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 536. RESEARCH GRANTS.

       ``(a) Research Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of 
     Agriculture may make grants under this section, on the basis 
     of a competitive application process (and in accordance with 
     such regulations as the Secretary may promulgate), to a 1994 
     Institution to assist the Institution to conduct agricultural 
     research that addresses high priority concerns of tribal, 
     national, or multistate significance.
       ``(b) Requirements.--Grant applications submitted under 
     this section shall certify that the research to be conducted 
     will be performed under a cooperative agreement with at least 
     1 other land-grant college or university (exclusive of 
     another 1994 Institution).
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to 
     carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2002. Amounts appropriated shall remain available until 
     expended.''.

     SEC. 252. FUND FOR RURAL AMERICA.

       Section 793(b) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
     Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 2204f(b)) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--On October 1, 1998, and each October 1 
     thereafter through October 1, 2002, out of any funds in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall transfer $60,000,000 to the Account.''.

     SEC. 253. FOREST AND RANGELAND RENEWABLE RESOURCES RESEARCH.

       (a) Findings.--Section 2 of the Forest and Rangeland 
     Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1641) is 
     amended by striking ``Sec. 2.'' and subsection (a) and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       ``(1) Forests and rangeland, and the resources of forests 
     and rangeland, are of strategic economic and ecological 
     importance to the United States, and the Federal Government 
     has an important and substantial role in ensuring the 
     continued health, productivity, and sustainability of the 
     forests and rangeland of the United States.
       ``(2) Over 75 percent of the productive commercial forest 
     land in the United States is privately owned, with some 60 
     percent owned by small nonindustrial private owners. These 
     10,000,000 nonindustrial private owners are critical to 
     providing both commodity and noncommodity values to the 
     citizens of the United States.
       ``(3) The National Forest System manages only 17 percent of 
     the commercial timberland of the United States, with over 
     half of the standing softwoods inventory located on that 
     land. Dramatic changes in Federal agency policy during the 
     early 1990's have significantly curtailed the management of 
     this vast timber resource, causing abrupt shifts in the 
     supply of timber from public to private ownership. As a 
     result of these shifts in supply, some 60 percent of total 
     wood production in the United States is now coming from 
     private forest land in the southern United States.
       ``(4) At the same time that pressures are building for the 
     removal of even more land from commercial production, the 
     Federal Government is significantly reducing its commitment 
     to productivity-related research regarding forests and 
     rangeland, which is critically needed by the private sector 
     for the sustained management of remaining available timber 
     and forage resources for the benefit of all species.
       ``(5) Uncertainty over the availability of the United 
     States timber supply, increasing regulatory burdens, and the 
     lack of Federal Government support for research is causing 
     domestic wood and paper producers to move outside the United 
     States to find reliable sources of wood supplies, which in 
     turn results in a worsening of the United States trade 
     balance, the loss of employment and infrastructure 
     investments, and an increased risk of infestations of exotic 
     pests and diseases from imported wood products.
       ``(6) Wood and paper producers in the United States are 
     being challenged not only by shifts in Federal Government 
     policy, but also by international competition from tropical 
     countries where growth rates of trees far exceed those in the 
     United States. Wood production per acre will need to 
     quadruple from 1996 levels for the United States forestry 
     sector to remain internationally competitive on an ever 
     decreasing forest land base.
       ``(7) Better and more frequent forest inventorying and 
     analysis is necessary to identify productivity-related 
     forestry research needs and to provide forest managers with 
     the current data necessary to make timely and effective 
     management decisions.''.
       (b) High Priority Forestry and Rangeland Research and 
     Education.--Section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642) is amended by 
     striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) High Priority Forestry and Rangeland Research and 
     Education.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may conduct, support, and 
     cooperate in forestry and rangeland research and education 
     that is of the highest priority to the United States and to 
     users of public and private forest land and rangeland in the 
     United States.
       ``(2) Priorities.--The research and education priorities 
     include the following:
       ``(A) The biology of forest organisms and rangeland 
     organisms.
       ``(B) Functional characteristics and cost-effective 
     management of forest and rangeland ecosystems.
       ``(C) Interactions between humans and forests and 
     rangeland.
       ``(D) Wood and forage as a raw material.
       ``(E) International trade, competition, and cooperation.
       ``(3) Northeastern states research cooperative.--The 
     Secretary may cooperate with the northeastern States of New 
     Hampshire, New York, Maine, and Vermont, land-grant colleges 
     and universities of those States, natural resources and 
     forestry schools of those States, other Federal agencies, and 
     other interested persons in those States to coordinate and 
     improve ecological and economic research relating to 
     agricultural research, extension, and education, including--
       ``(A) research on ecosystem health, forest management, 
     product development, economics, and related fields;
       ``(B) research to assist those States and landowners in 
     those States to achieve sustainable forest management;
       ``(C) technology transfer to the wood products industry of 
     technologies that promote efficient processing, pollution 
     prevention, and energy conservation;
       ``(D) dissemination of existing and new information to 
     landowners, public and private resource managers, State 
     forest citizen advisory committees, and the general public 
     through professional associations, publications, and other 
     information clearinghouse activities; and
       ``(E) analysis of strategies for the protection of areas of 
     outstanding ecological significance or high biological 
     diversity, and strategies for the provision of important 
     recreational opportunities and traditional uses, including 
     strategies for areas identified through State land 
     conservation planning processes.''.
       (c) Forest Inventory and Analysis.--Section 3 of the Forest 
     and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 
     U.S.C. 1642) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Forest Inventory and Analysis.--
       ``(1) Program required.--In compliance with other 
     applicable provisions of law, the Secretary shall establish a 
     program to inventory and analyze, in a timely manner, public

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     and private forests and their resources in the United States.
       ``(2) Annual state inventory.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than the end of each full 
     fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall prepare for each State, in 
     cooperation with the State forester for the State, an 
     inventory of forests and their resources in the State.
       ``(B) Sample plots.--For purposes of preparing the 
     inventory for a State, the Secretary shall measure annually 
     20 percent of all sample plots that are included in the 
     inventory program for that State.
       ``(C) Compilation of inventory.--On completion of the 
     inventory for a year, the Secretary shall make available to 
     the public a compilation of all data collected for that year 
     from measurements of sample plots as well as any analysis 
     made of the samples.
       ``(3) 5-year reports.--Not more often than every 5 full 
     fiscal years after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
     the Secretary shall prepare, publish, and make available to 
     the public a report, prepared in cooperation with State 
     foresters, that--
       ``(A) contains a description of each State inventory of 
     forests and their resources, incorporating all sample plot 
     measurements conducted during the 5 years covered by the 
     report;
       ``(B) displays and analyzes on a nationwide basis the 
     results of the annual reports required by paragraph (2); and
       ``(C) contains an analysis of forest health conditions and 
     trends over the previous 2 decades, with an emphasis on such 
     conditions and trends during the period subsequent to the 
     immediately preceding report under this paragraph.
       ``(4) National standards and definitions.--To ensure 
     uniform and consistent data collection for all forest land 
     that is publicly or privately owned and for each State, the 
     Secretary shall develop, in consultation with State foresters 
     and Federal land management agencies not under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary, and publish national standards 
     and definitions to be applied in inventorying and analyzing 
     forests and their resources under this subsection. The 
     standards shall include a core set of variables to be 
     measured on all sample plots under paragraph (2) and a 
     standard set of tables to be included in the reports under 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(5) Protection for private property rights.--The 
     Secretary shall obtain authorization from property owners 
     prior to collecting data from sample plots located on private 
     property pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3).
       ``(6) Strategic plan.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     prepare and submit to Congress a strategic plan to implement 
     and carry out this subsection, including the annual updates 
     required by paragraph (2) and the reports required by 
     paragraph (3), that shall describe in detail--
       ``(A) the financial resources required to implement and 
     carry out this subsection, including the identification of 
     any resources required in excess of the amounts provided for 
     forest inventorying and analysis in recent appropriations 
     Acts;
       ``(B) the personnel necessary to implement and carry out 
     this subsection, including any personnel in addition to 
     personnel currently performing inventorying and analysis 
     functions;
       ``(C) the organization and procedures necessary to 
     implement and carry out this subsection, including proposed 
     coordination with Federal land management agencies and State 
     foresters;
       ``(D) the schedules for annual sample plot measurements in 
     each State inventory required by paragraph (2) within the 
     first 5-year interval after the date of enactment of this 
     subsection;
       ``(E) the core set of variables to be measured in each 
     sample plot under paragraph (2) and the standard set of 
     tables to be used in each State and national report under 
     paragraph (3); and
       ``(F) the process for employing, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, remote sensing, global 
     positioning systems, and other advanced technologies to carry 
     out this subsection, and the subsequent use of the 
     technologies.''.
       (d) Forestry and Rangeland Competitive Research Grants.--
     Section 5 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
     Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1644) is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and ``Sec. 5.'' and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 5. FORESTRY AND RANGELAND COMPETITIVE RESEARCH GRANTS.

       ``(a) Competitive Grant Authority.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Emphasis on Certain High Priority Forestry 
     Research.--The Secretary may use up to 5 percent of the 
     amounts made available for research under section 3 to make 
     competitive grants regarding forestry research in the high 
     priority research areas identified under section 3(d).
       ``(c) Emphasis on Certain High Priority Rangeland 
     Research.--The Secretary may use up to 5 percent of the 
     amounts made available for research under section 3 to make 
     competitive grants regarding rangeland research in the high 
     priority research areas identified under section 3(d).
       ``(d) Priorities.--In making grants under subsections (b) 
     and (c), the Secretary shall give priority to research 
     proposals under which--
       ``(1) the proposed research will be collaborative research 
     organized through a center of scientific excellence;
       ``(2) the applicant agrees to provide matching funds (in 
     the form of direct funding or in-kind support) in an amount 
     equal to not less than 50 percent of the grant amount; and
       ``(3) the proposed research will be conducted as part of an 
     existing private and public partnership or cooperative 
     research effort and involves several interested research 
     partners.''.
TITLE III--EXTENSION OR REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND 
                         EDUCATION AUTHORITIES

     SEC. 301. EXTENSIONS.

       (a) National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act of 1977.--The National Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (l) of section 1417 (7 U.S.C. 3152) (as 
     redesignated by section 223(1)), by striking ``1997'' and 
     inserting ``2002'';
       (2) in section 1419(d) (7 U.S.C. 3154(d)), by striking 
     ``1997'' and inserting ``2002'';
       (3) in section 1419A(d) (7 U.S.C. 3155(d)), by striking 
     ``fiscal years 1996 and 1997'' and inserting ``each of fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2002'';
       (4) in section 1424(d) (7 U.S.C. 3174(d)), by striking 
     ``fiscal years 1996 and 1997'' and inserting ``each of fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2002'';
       (5) in section 1424A(d) (7 U.S.C. 3174a(d)), by striking 
     ``fiscal year 1997'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 
     1997 through 2002'';
       (6) in section 1425(c)(3) (7 U.S.C. 3175(c)(3)), by 
     striking ``and 1997'' and inserting ``through 2002'';
       (7) in the first sentence of section 1433(a) (7 U.S.C. 
     3195(a)), by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2002'';
       (8) in section 1434(a) (7 U.S.C. 3196(a)), by striking 
     ``1997'' and inserting ``2002'';
       (9) in section 1447(b) (7 U.S.C. 3222b(b)), by striking 
     ``and 1997'' and inserting ``through 2002'';
       (10) in section 1448 (7 U.S.C. 3222c)--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``and 1997'' and 
     inserting ``through 2002''; and
       (B) in subsection (f), by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
     ``2002'';
       (11) in section 1455(c) (7 U.S.C. 3241(c)), by striking 
     ``fiscal year 1997'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 
     1997 through 2002'';
       (12) in section 1463 (7 U.S.C. 3311), by striking ``1997'' 
     each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and 
     inserting ``2002'';
       (13) in section 1464 (7 U.S.C. 3312), by striking ``1997'' 
     and inserting ``2002'';
       (14) in section 1473D(a) (7 U.S.C. 3319d(a)), by striking 
     ``1997'' and inserting ``2002'';
       (15) in the first sentence of section 1477 (7 U.S.C. 3324), 
     by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2002''; and
       (16) in section 1483(a) (7 U.S.C. 3336(a)), by striking 
     ``1997'' and inserting ``2002''.
       (b) Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
     1990.--The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
     1990 is amended--
       (1) in section 1635(b) (7 U.S.C. 5844(b)), by striking 
     ``1997'' and inserting ``2002'';
       (2) in section 1673(h) (7 U.S.C. 5926(h)), by striking 
     ``1997'' and inserting ``2002'';
       (3) in section 2381(e) (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)), by striking 
     ``1997'' and inserting ``2002''.
       (c) Critical Agricultural Materials Act.--Section 16(a) of 
     the Critical Agricultural Materials Act (7 U.S.C. 178n(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2002''.
       (d) Research Facilities Act.--Section 6(a) of the Research 
     Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390d(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal years 1996 and 1997'' and inserting ``each of fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2002''.
       (e) National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act Amendments of 1985.--Section 1431 of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
     Amendments of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 99 Stat. 1556) is 
     amended by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2002''.
       (f) Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant 
     Act.--Subsection (b)(10) of the Competitive, Special, and 
     Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(10)) is 
     amended by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2002''.
       (g) Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.--
     Sections 533(b) and 535 of the Equity in Educational Land-
     Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-382; 7 U.S.C. 301 
     note) are amended by striking ``2000'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``2002''.
       (h) Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978.--Section 6 
     of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
     1675) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1988,'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end and inserting ``each of fiscal 
     years 1987 through 2002.''.
       (i) National Aquaculture Act of 1980.--Section 10 of the 
     National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 2809) is amended 
     by striking ``the fiscal years 1991, 1992, and 1993'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``fiscal years 1991 through 
     2002''.

     SEC. 302. REPEALS.

       (a) National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act of 1977.--Section 1476 of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3323) is repealed.
       (b) National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act Amendments of 1981.--Subsection (b) of section 
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     of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
     Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1981 (Public Law 97-98; 7 
     U.S.C. 3222 note) is repealed.
         (c) Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
     1990.--Subtitle G of title XIV and sections 1670 and 1675 of 
     the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
     U.S.C. 5501 et seq., 5923, 5928) are repealed.
       (d) Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
     1996.--Subtitle E of title VIII of the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-127; 110 
     Stat. 1184) is repealed.
     TITLE IV--NEW AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION 
                              INITIATIVES

     SEC. 401. INITIATIVE FOR FUTURE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS.

       (a) Treasury Account.--There is established in the Treasury 
     of the United States an account to be known as the Initiative 
     for Future Agriculture and Food Systems (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Account'') to provide funds for activities 
     authorized under this section.
       (b) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--On October 1, 1998, and each October 1 
     thereafter through October 1, 2002, out of any funds in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall transfer $120,000,000 to the Account.
       (2) Entitlement.--The Secretary of Agriculture--
       (A) shall be entitled to receive the funds transferred to 
     the Account under paragraph (1);
       (B) shall accept the funds; and
       (C) shall use the funds to carry out this section.
       (c) Purposes.--
       (1) Critical emerging issues.--The Secretary shall use the 
     funds in the Account--
       (A) subject to paragraph (2), for research, extension, and 
     education grants (referred to in this section as ``grants'') 
     to address critical emerging agricultural issues related to--
       (i) future food production;
       (ii) environmental quality and natural resource management; 
     or
       (iii) farm income; and
       (B) for activities carried out under the Alternative 
     Agricultural Research and Commercialization Act of 1990 (7 
     U.S.C. 5901 et seq.).
       (2) Priority mission areas.--In making grants under this 
     section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory 
     Board, shall address priority mission areas related to--
       (A) agricultural genome;
       (B) food safety, food technology, and human nutrition;
       (C) new and alternative uses and production of agricultural 
     commodities and products;
       (D) agricultural biotechnology;
       (E) natural resource management, including precision 
     agriculture; and
       (F) farm efficiency and profitability, including the 
     viability and competitiveness of small- and medium-sized 
     dairy, livestock, crop, and other commodity operations.
       (d) Eligible Grantees.--The Secretary may make a grant 
     under this section to--
       (1) a Federal research agency;
       (2) a national laboratory;
       (3) a college or university or a research foundation 
     maintained by a college or university; or
       (4) a private research organization with an established and 
     demonstrated capacity to perform research or technology 
     transfer.
       (e) Special Considerations.--
       (1) Smaller institutions.--The Secretary may award grants 
     under this section in a manner that ensures that the faculty 
     of small and mid-sized institutions that have not previously 
     been successful in obtaining competitive grants under 
     subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities 
     Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) receive a portion of 
     the grants under this section.
       (2) Priorities.--In making grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall provide a higher priority to--
       (A) a project that is multistate, multi-institutional, or 
     multidisciplinary; or
       (B) a project that integrates agricultural research, 
     extension, and education.
       (f) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--In making grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (A) seek and accept proposals for grants;
       (B) determine the relevance and merit of proposals through 
     a system of peer review in accordance with section 103;
       (C) award grants on the basis of merit, quality, and 
     relevance to advancing the purposes and priority mission 
     areas established under subsection (c); and
       (D) solicit and consider input from persons who conduct or 
     use agricultural research, extension, or education in 
     accordance with section 102(b).
       (2) Competitive basis.--A grant under this section shall be 
     awarded on a competitive basis.
       (3) Term.--A grant under this section shall have a term 
     that does not exceed 5 years.
       (4) Matching funds.--As a condition of making a grant under 
     this section, the Secretary shall require the funding of the 
     grant be matched with equal matching funds from a non-Federal 
     source if the grant is--
       (A) for applied research that is commodity-specific; and
       (B) not of national scope.
       (5) Delegation.--The Secretary shall administer this 
     section through the Cooperative State Research, Education, 
     and Extension Service of the Department. The Secretary may 
     establish 1 or more institutes to carry out all or part of 
     the activities authorized under this section.
       (6) Availability of funds.--Funds for grants under this 
     section shall be available to the Secretary for obligation 
     for a 2-year period.
       (7) Administrative costs.--The Secretary may use not more 
     than 4 percent of the funds made available for grants under 
     this section for administrative costs incurred by the 
     Secretary in carrying out this section.
       (8) Buildings and facilities.--Funds made available for 
     grants under this section shall not be used for the 
     construction of a new building or facility or the 
     acquisition, expansion, remodeling, or alteration of an 
     existing building or facility (including site grading and 
     improvement and architect fees).

     SEC. 402. PARTNERSHIPS FOR HIGH-VALUE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT 
                   QUALITY RESEARCH.

       (a) Definition of Eligible Partnership.--In this section, 
     the term ``eligible partnership'' means a partnership 
     consisting of a land-grant college or university and other 
     entities specified in subsection (c)(1) that satisfies the 
     eligibility criteria specified in subsection (c).
       (b) Establishment of Partnerships by Grant.--The Secretary 
     of Agriculture may make competitive grants to an eligible 
     partnership to coordinate and manage research and extension 
     activities to enhance the quality of high-value agricultural 
     products.
       (c) Criteria for an Eligible Partnership.--
       (1) Primary institutions in partnership.--The primary 
     institution involved in an eligible partnership shall be a 
     land-grant college or university, acting in partnership with 
     other colleges or universities, nonprofit research and 
     development entities, and Federal laboratories.
       (2) Prioritization of research activities.--An eligible 
     partnership shall prioritize research and extension 
     activities in order to--
       (A) enhance the competitiveness of United States 
     agricultural products;
       (B) increase exports of such products; and
       (C) substitute such products for imported products.
       (3) Coordination.--An eligible partnership shall coordinate 
     among the entities comprising the partnership the activities 
     supported by the eligible partnership, including the 
     provision of mechanisms for sharing resources between 
     institutions and laboratories and the coordination of public 
     and private sector partners to maximize cost-effectiveness.
       (d) Types of Research and Extension Activities.--Research 
     or extension supported by an eligible partnership may address 
     the full spectrum of production, processing, packaging, 
     transportation, and marketing issues related to a high-value 
     agricultural product. Such issues include--
       (1) environmentally responsible--
       (A) pest management alternatives and biotechnology;
       (B) sustainable farming methods; and
       (C) soil conservation and enhanced resource management;
       (2) genetic research to develop improved agricultural-based 
     products;
       (3) refinement of field production practices and technology 
     to improve quality, yield, and production efficiencies;
       (4) processing and package technology to improve product 
     quality, stability, or flavor intensity;
       (5) marketing research regarding consumer perceptions and 
     preferences;
       (6) economic research, including industry characteristics, 
     growth, and competitive analysis; and
       (7) research to facilitate diversified, value-added 
     enterprises in rural areas.
       (e) Elements of Grant Making Process.--
       (1) Period of grant.--The Secretary may award a grant under 
     this section for a period not to exceed 5 years.
       (2) Preferences.--In making grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall provide a preference to proposals that--
       (A) demonstrate linkages with--
       (i) agencies of the Department;
       (ii) other related Federal research laboratories and 
     agencies;
       (iii) colleges and universities; and
       (iv) private industry; and
       (B) guarantee matching funds in excess of the amounts 
     required by paragraph (3).
       (3) Matching funds.--An eligible partnership shall 
     contribute an amount of non-Federal funds for the operation 
     of the partnership that is at least equal to the amount of 
     grant funds received by the partnership under this section.
       (f) Limitation on Use of Grant Funds.--Funds provided under 
     this section may not be used for the planning, repair, 
     rehabilitation, acquisition, or construction of a building or 
     facility.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002.

     SEC. 403. PRECISION AGRICULTURE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agricultural inputs.--The term ``agricultural inputs'' 
     includes all farm management, agronomic, and field-applied 
     agricultural production inputs, such as machinery, labor, 
     time, fuel, irrigation water, commercial nutrients, feed 
     stuffs, veterinary drugs and vaccines, livestock waste, crop 
     protection chemicals, agronomic data and information, 
     application and management services, seed, and other inputs 
     used in agricultural production.

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       (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (A) a State agricultural experiment station;
       (B) a college or university;
       (C) a research institution or organization;
       (D) a Federal or State government entity or agency;
       (E) a national laboratory;
       (F) a private organization or corporation;
       (G) an agricultural producer or other land manager; or
       (H) a precision agriculture partnership referred to in 
     subsection (g).
       (3) Precision agriculture.--The term ``precision 
     agriculture'' means an integrated information- and 
     production-based farming system that is designed to increase 
     long-term, site-specific, and whole farm production 
     efficiencies, productivity, and profitability while 
     minimizing unintended impacts on wildlife and the environment 
     by--
       (A) combining agricultural sciences, agricultural inputs 
     and practices, agronomic production databases, and precision 
     agriculture technologies to efficiently manage agronomic and 
     livestock production systems;
       (B) gathering on-farm information pertaining to the 
     variation and interaction of site-specific spatial and 
     temporal factors affecting crop and livestock production;
       (C) integrating such information with appropriate data 
     derived from field scouting, remote sensing, and other 
     precision agriculture technologies in a timely manner in 
     order to facilitate on-farm decisionmaking; or
       (D) using such information to prescribe and deliver site-
     specific application of agricultural inputs and management 
     practices in agricultural production systems.
       (4) Precision agriculture technologies.--The term 
     ``precision agriculture technologies'' includes--
       (A) instrumentation and techniques ranging from 
     sophisticated sensors and software systems to manual sampling 
     and data collection tools that measure, record, and manage 
     spatial and temporal data;
       (B) technologies for searching out and assembling 
     information necessary for sound agricultural production 
     decisionmaking;
       (C) open systems technologies for data networking and 
     processing that produce valued systems for farm management 
     decisionmaking; or
       (D) machines that deliver information-based management 
     practices.
       (5) Systems research.--The term ``systems research'' means 
     an integrated, coordinated, and iterative investigative 
     process that involves--
       (A) the multiple interacting components and aspects of 
     precision agriculture systems, including synthesis of new 
     knowledge regarding the physical-chemical-biological 
     processes and complex interactions of the systems with 
     cropping, livestock production practices, and natural 
     resource systems;
       (B) precision agriculture technologies development and 
     implementation;
       (C) data and information collection and interpretation;
       (D) production scale planning;
       (E) production-scale implementation; and
       (F) farm production efficiencies, productivity, and 
     profitability.
     (b) Grants Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture may make 
     competitive grants, for periods not to exceed 5 years, to 
     eligible entities to conduct research, education, or 
     information dissemination projects for the development and 
     advancement of precision agriculture.
       (2) Private sector financing.--A grant under this section 
     shall be used to support only a project that the Secretary 
     determines is unlikely to be financed by the private sector.
       (3) Consultation with advisory board.--The Secretary shall 
     make grants under this section in consultation with the 
     Advisory Board.
     (c) Purposes of Projects.--A research, education, or 
     information dissemination project supported by a grant under 
     this section shall address 1 or more of the following 
     purposes:
       (1) The study and promotion of components of precision 
     agriculture technologies using a systems research approach 
     designed to increase long-term site-specific and whole-farm 
     production efficiencies, productivity, and profitability.
       (2) The improvement in the understanding of agronomic 
     systems, including, soil, water, land cover (including 
     grazing land), pest management systems, and meteorological 
     variability.
       (3) The provision of training and educational programs for 
     State cooperative extension services agents, and other 
     professionals involved in the production and transfer of 
     integrated precision agriculture technology.
       (4) The development, demonstration, and dissemination of 
     information regarding precision agriculture technologies and 
     systems and the potential costs and benefits of precision 
     agriculture as it relates to--
       (A) increased long-term farm production efficiencies, 
     productivity, and profitability;
       (B) the maintenance of the environment;
       (C) improvements in international trade; and
       (D) an integrated program of education for agricultural 
     producers and consumers, including family owned and operated 
     farms.
       (5) The promotion of systems research and education 
     projects focusing on the integration of the multiple aspects 
     of precision agriculture, including development, production-
     scale implementation, and farm production efficiencies, 
     productivity, and profitability.
       (6) The study of whether precision agriculture technologies 
     are applicable and accessible to small and medium-size farms 
     and the study of methods of improving the applicability of 
     precision agriculture technologies to those farms.
     (d) Grant Priorities.--In making grants to eligible entities 
     under this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Advisory Board, shall give priority to research, education, 
     or information dissemination projects designed to accomplish 
     the following:
       (1) Evaluate the use of precision agriculture technologies 
     using a systems research approach to increase long-term site-
     specific and whole farm production efficiencies, 
     productivity, profitability.
       (2) Integrate research, education, and information 
     dissemination components in a practical and readily available 
     manner so that the findings of the project will be made 
     readily usable by agricultural producers.
       (3) Demonstrate the efficient use of agricultural inputs, 
     rather than the uniform reduction in the use of agricultural 
     inputs.
       (4) Maximize the involvement and cooperation of precision 
     agriculture producers, certified crop advisers, State 
     cooperative extension services agents, agricultural input 
     machinery, product and service providers, nonprofit 
     organizations, agribusinesses, veterinarians, land-grant 
     colleges and universities, and Federal agencies in precision 
     agriculture systems research projects involving on-farm 
     research, education, and dissemination of precision 
     agriculture information.
       (5) Maximize collaboration with multiple agencies and other 
     partners, including through leveraging of funds and 
     resources.
       (e) Matching Funds.--The amount of a grant under this 
     section to an eligible entity (other than a Federal agency) 
     may not exceed the amount that the eligible entity makes 
     available out of non-Federal funds for precision agriculture 
     research and for the establishment and maintenance of 
     facilities necessary for conducting precision agriculture 
     research.
       (f) Reservation of Funds for Education and Information 
     Dissemination Projects.--Of the funds made available for 
     grants under this section, the Secretary shall reserve a 
     portion of the funds for grants for projects regarding 
     precision agriculture related to education or information 
     dissemination.
       (g) Precision Agriculture Partnerships.--In carrying out 
     this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Advisory Board, shall encourage the establishment of 
     appropriate multistate and national partnerships or consortia 
     between--
       (1) land-grant colleges and universities, State 
     agricultural experiment stations, State cooperative extension 
     services, other colleges and universities with demonstrable 
     expertise regarding precision agriculture, agencies of the 
     Department, national laboratories, agribusinesses, 
     agricultural equipment and input manufacturers and retailers, 
     certified crop advisers, commodity organizations, 
     veterinarians, other Federal or State government entities and 
     agencies, or nonagricultural industries and nonprofit 
     organizations with demonstrable expertise regarding precision 
     agriculture; and
       (2) agricultural producers or other land managers.
       (h) Limitation Regarding Facilities.--A grant made under 
     this section may not be used for the planning, repair, 
     rehabilitation, acquisition, or construction of a building or 
     facility.
       (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each 
     of fiscal years 1999 through 2002, of which, for each fiscal 
     year--
       (A) not less than 30 percent shall be available to make 
     grants for research to be conducted by multidisciplinary 
     teams; and
       (B) not less than 40 percent shall be available to make 
     grants for research to be conducted by eligible entities 
     conducting systems research directly applicable to producers 
     and agricultural production systems.
       (2) Availability of funds.--Funds made available under 
     paragraph (1) shall be available for obligation for a 2-year 
     period beginning on October 1 of the fiscal year for which 
     the funds are made available.

     SEC. 404. BIOBASED PRODUCTS.

       (a) Definition of Biobased Product.--In this section, the 
     term ``biobased product'' means a product suitable for food 
     or nonfood use that is derived in whole or in part from 
     renewable agricultural and forestry materials.
       (b) Coordination of Biobased Product Activities.--The 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall--
       (1) coordinate the research, technical expertise, economic 
     information, and market information resources and activities 
     of the Department to develop, commercialize, and promote the 
     use of biobased products;
       (2) solicit input from private sector persons who produce, 
     or are interested in producing, biobased products;
       (3) provide a centralized contact point for advice and 
     technical assistance for promising and innovative biobased 
     products; and
       (4) submit an annual report to Congress describing the 
     coordinated research, marketing, and commercialization 
     activities of the Department relating to biobased products.
       (c) Cooperative Agreements for Biobased Products.--
       (1) Agreements authorized.--The Secretary may enter into 
     cooperative agreements with private entities described in sub

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     section (d), under which the facilities and technical 
     expertise of the Agricultural Research Service may be made 
     available to operate pilot plants and other large-scale 
     preparation facilities for the purpose of bringing 
     technologies necessary for the development and 
     commercialization of new biobased products to the point of 
     practical application.
       (2) Description of cooperative activities.--Cooperative 
     activities may include--
       (A) research on potential environmental impacts of a 
     biobased product;
       (B) methods to reduce the cost of manufacturing a biobased 
     product; and
       (C) other appropriate research.
       (d) Eligible Partners.--The following entities shall be 
     eligible to enter into a cooperative agreement under 
     subsection (c):
       (1) A party that has entered into a cooperative research 
     and development agreement with the Secretary under section 12 
     of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
     U.S.C. 3710a).
       (2) A recipient of funding from the Alternative 
     Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation 
     established under section 1658 of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5902).
       (3) A recipient of funding from the Biotechnology Research 
     and Development Corporation.
       (4) A recipient of funding from the Secretary under a Small 
     Business Innovation Research Program established under 
     section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
       (e) Pilot Project.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Agricultural Research Service, may establish and carry out a 
     pilot project under which grants are provided, on a 
     competitive basis, to scientists of the Agricultural Research 
     Service to--
       (1) encourage innovative and collaborative science; and
       (2) during each of fiscal years 1999 through 2001, develop 
     biobased products with promising commercial potential.
       (f) Source of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), to 
     carry out this section, the Secretary may use--
       (A) funds appropriated to carry out this section; and
       (B) funds otherwise available for cooperative research and 
     development agreements under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).
       (2) Exception.--The Secretary may not use funds referred to 
     in paragraph (1)(B) to carry out subsection (e).
       (g) Sale of Developed Products.--For the purpose of 
     determining the market potential for new biobased products 
     produced at a pilot plant or other large-scale preparation 
     facility under a cooperative agreement under this section, 
     the Secretary shall authorize the private partner or partners 
     to the agreement to sell the products.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002.

     SEC. 405. THOMAS JEFFERSON INITIATIVE FOR CROP 
                   DIVERSIFICATION.

       (a) Initiative Required.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall provide for a research initiative (to be known as the 
     ``Thomas Jefferson Initiative for Crop Diversification'') for 
     the purpose of conducting research and development, in 
     cooperation with other public and private entities, on the 
     production and marketing of new and nontraditional crops 
     needed to strengthen and diversify the agricultural 
     production base of the United States.
       (b) Research and Education Efforts.--The initiative shall 
     include research and education efforts regarding new and 
     nontraditional crops designed--
       (1) to identify and overcome agronomic barriers to 
     profitable production;
       (2) to identify and overcome other production and marketing 
     barriers; and
       (3) to develop processing and utilization technologies for 
     new and nontraditional crops.
       (c) Purposes.--The purposes of the initiative are--
       (1) to develop a focused program of research and 
     development at the regional and national levels to overcome 
     barriers to the development of--
       (A) new crop opportunities for agricultural producers; and
       (B) related value-added enterprises in rural communities; 
     and
       (2) to ensure a broad-based effort encompassing research, 
     education, market development, and support of entrepreneurial 
     activity leading to increased agricultural diversification.
       (d) Establishment of Initiative.--The Secretary shall 
     coordinate the initiative through a nonprofit center or 
     institute that will coordinate research and education 
     programs in cooperation with other public and private 
     entities. The Secretary shall administer research and 
     education grants made under this section.
       (e) Regional Emphasis.--
       (1) Required.--The Secretary shall support development of 
     multistate regional efforts in crop diversification.
       (2) Site-specific crop development efforts.--Of funding 
     made available to carry out the initiative, not less than 50 
     percent shall be used for regional efforts centered at 
     colleges and universities in order to facilitate site-
     specific crop development efforts.
       (f) Eligible Grantee.--The Secretary may award funds under 
     this section to colleges or universities, nonprofit 
     organizations, public agencies, or individuals.
       (g) Administration.--
       (1) Grants and contracts.--Grants awarded through the 
     initiative shall be selected on a competitive basis.
       (2) Private businesses.--The recipient of a grant may use a 
     portion of the grant funds for standard contracts with 
     private businesses, such as for test processing of a new or 
     nontraditional crop.
       (3) Terms.--The term of a grant awarded through the 
     initiative may not exceed 5 years.
       (4) Matching funds.--The Secretary shall require the 
     recipient of a grant awarded through the initiative to 
     contribute an amount of funds from non-Federal sources that 
     is at least equal to the amount provided by the Federal 
     Government.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002.

     SEC. 406. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION 
                   COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM.

       (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to 
     authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an 
     integrated research, education, and extension competitive 
     grant program to provide funding for integrated, 
     multifunctional agricultural research, extension, and 
     education activities.
       (b) Competitive Grants Authorized.--Subject to the 
     availability of appropriations to carry out this section, the 
     Secretary may award grants to colleges and universities (as 
     defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 3103)) on a competitive basis for integrated 
     agricultural research, education, and extension projects in 
     accordance with this section.
       (c) Criteria for Grants.--Grants under this section shall 
     be awarded to address priorities in United States 
     agriculture, determined by the Secretary in consultation with 
     the Advisory Board, that involve integrated research, 
     extension, and education activities.
       (d) Matching of Funds.--
       (1) General requirement.--If a grant under this section 
     provides a particular benefit to a specific agricultural 
     commodity, the Secretary shall require the recipient of the 
     grant to provide funds or in-kind support to match the amount 
     of funds provided by the Secretary in the grant.
       (2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the matching funds 
     requirement specified in paragraph (1) with respect to a 
     grant if the Secretary determines that--
       (A) the results of the project, while of particular benefit 
     to a specific agricultural commodity, are likely to be 
     applicable to agricultural commodities generally; or
       (B) the project involves a minor commodity, the project 
     deals with scientifically important research, and the grant 
     recipient is unable to satisfy the matching funds 
     requirement.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002.

     SEC. 407. COORDINATED PROGRAM OF RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND 
                   EDUCATION TO IMPROVE VIABILITY OF SMALL AND 
                   MEDIUM SIZE DAIRY, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
     carry out a coordinated program of research, extension, and 
     education to improve the competitiveness, viability, and 
     sustainability of small and medium size dairy, livestock, and 
     poultry operations (referred to in this section as 
     ``operations'').
       (b) Components.--To the extent the Secretary elects to 
     carry out the program, the Secretary shall conduct--
       (1) research, development, and on-farm extension and 
     education concerning low-cost production facilities and 
     practices, management systems, and genetics that are 
     appropriate for the operations;
       (2) in the case of dairy and livestock operations, research 
     and extension on management-intensive grazing systems for 
     dairy and livestock production to realize the potential for 
     reduced capital and feed costs through greater use of 
     management skills, labor availability optimization, and the 
     natural benefits of grazing pastures;
       (3) research and extension on integrated crop and livestock 
     or poultry systems that increase efficiencies, reduce costs, 
     and prevent environmental pollution to strengthen the 
     competitive position of the operations;
       (4) economic analyses and market feasibility studies to 
     identify new and expanded opportunities for producers on the 
     operations that provide tools and strategies to meet consumer 
     demand in domestic and international markets, such as 
     cooperative marketing and value-added strategies for milk, 
     meat, and poultry production and processing; and
       (5) technology assessment that compares the technological 
     resources of large specialized producers with the 
     technological needs of producers on the operations to 
     identify and transfer existing technology across all sizes 
     and scales and to identify the specific research and 
     education needs of the producers.
       (c) Administration.--The Secretary may use the funds, 
     facilities, and technical expertise of the Agricultural 
     Research Service and the Cooperative State Research, 
     Education, and Extension Service and other funds available to 
     the Secretary (other than funds of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation) to carry out this section.

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     SEC. 408. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH REGARDING DISEASES OF WHEAT 
                   AND BARLEY CAUSED BY FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM.

       (a) Research Grant Authorized.--The Secretary of 
     Agriculture may make a grant to a consortium of land-grant 
     colleges and universities to enhance the ability of the 
     consortium to carry out a multi-State research project aimed 
     at understanding and combating diseases of wheat and barley 
     caused by Fusarium graminearum and related fungi (referred to 
     in this section as ``wheat scab'').
       (b) Research Components.--Funds provided under this section 
     shall be available for the following collaborative, multi-
     State research activities:
       (1) Identification and understanding of the epidemiology of 
     wheat scab and the toxicological properties of vomitoxin, a 
     toxic metabolite commonly occurring in wheat and barley 
     infected with wheat scab.
       (2) Development of crop management strategies to reduce the 
     risk of wheat scab occurrence.
       (3) Development of--
       (A) efficient and accurate methods to monitor wheat and 
     barley for the presence of wheat scab and resulting vomitoxin 
     contamination;
       (B) post-harvest management techniques for wheat and barley 
     infected with wheat scab; and
       (C) milling and food processing techniques to render 
     contaminated grain safe.
       (4) Strengthening and expansion of plant-breeding 
     activities to enhance the resistance of wheat and barley to 
     wheat scab, including the establishment of a regional 
     advanced breeding material evaluation nursery and a germplasm 
     introduction and evaluation system.
       (5) Development and deployment of alternative fungicide 
     application systems and formulations to control wheat scab 
     and consideration of other chemical control strategies to 
     assist farmers until new more resistant wheat and barley 
     varieties are available.
       (c) Communications Networks.--Funds provided under this 
     section shall be available for efforts to concentrate, 
     integrate, and disseminate research, extension, and outreach-
     orientated information regarding wheat scab.
       (d) Management.--To oversee the use of a grant made under 
     this section, the Secretary may establish a committee 
     composed of the directors of the agricultural experiment 
     stations in the States in which land-grant colleges and 
     universities that are members of the consortium are located.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,200,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002.
               TITLE V--AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS
                     Subtitle A--Food Stamp Program

     SEC. 501. REDUCTIONS IN FUNDING OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2025(h)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (iv)(II), by striking ``$131,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$31,000,000''; and
       (2) in clause (v)(II), by striking ``$131,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$86,000,000''.

     SEC. 502. REDUCTIONS IN PAYMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Subject to subsection (k), 
     the Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Reductions in Payments for Administrative Costs.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) AFDC program.--The term `AFDC program' means the 
     program of aid to families with dependent children 
     established under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq. (as in effect, with respect to a 
     State, during the base period for that State)).
       ``(B) Base period.--The term `base period' means the period 
     used to determine the amount of the State family assistance 
     grant for a State under section 403 of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 603).
       ``(C) Medicaid program.--The term `medicaid program' means 
     the program of medical assistance under a State plan or under 
     a waiver of the plan under title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
       ``(2) Determinations of amounts attributable to benefiting 
     programs.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the States, shall, with respect to the base 
     period for each State, determine--
       ``(A) the annualized amount the State received under 
     section 403(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     603(a)(3) (as in effect during the base period)) for 
     administrative costs common to determining the eligibility of 
     individuals, families, and households eligible or applying 
     for the AFDC program and the food stamp program, the AFDC 
     program and the medicaid program, and the AFDC program, the 
     food stamp program, and the medicaid program that were 
     allocated to the AFDC program; and
       ``(B) the annualized amount the State would have received 
     under section 403(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     603(a)(3) (as so in effect)), section 1903(a)(7) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)(7) (as so in 
     effect)), and subsection (a) of this section (as so in 
     effect), for administrative costs common to determining the 
     eligibility of individuals, families, and households eligible 
     or applying for the AFDC program and the food stamp program, 
     the AFDC program and the medicaid program, and the AFDC 
     program, the food stamp program, and the medicaid program, if 
     those costs had been allocated equally among such programs 
     for which the individual, family, or household was eligible 
     or applied for.
       ``(3) Reduction in payment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, effective for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2002, the Secretary shall reduce, for each fiscal year, the 
     amount paid under subsection (a) to each State by an amount 
     equal to the amount determined for the food stamp program 
     under paragraph (2)(B). The Secretary shall, to the extent 
     practicable, make the reductions required by this paragraph 
     on a quarterly basis.
       ``(B) Application.--If the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services does not make the determinations required by 
     paragraph (2) by September 30, 1999--
       ``(i) during the fiscal year in which the determinations 
     are made, the Secretary shall reduce the amount paid under 
     subsection (a) to each State by an amount equal to the sum of 
     the amounts determined for the food stamp program under 
     paragraph (2)(B) for fiscal year 1999 through the fiscal year 
     during which the determinations are made; and
       ``(ii) for each subsequent fiscal year through fiscal year 
     2002, subparagraph (A) applies.
       ``(4) Appeal of determinations.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 5 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary of Health and Human Services makes any 
     determination required by paragraph (2) with respect to a 
     State, the Secretary shall notify the chief executive officer 
     of the State of the determination.
       ``(B) Review by administrative law judge.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which a State receives notice under subparagraph (A) of a 
     determination, the State may appeal the determination, in 
     whole or in part, to an administrative law judge of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services by filing an appeal 
     with the administrative law judge.
       ``(ii) Documentation.--The administrative law judge shall 
     consider an appeal filed by a State under clause (i) on the 
     basis of such documentation as the State may submit and as 
     the administrative law judge may require to support the final 
     decision of the administrative law judge.
       ``(iii) Review.--In deciding whether to uphold a 
     determination, in whole or in part, the administrative law 
     judge shall conduct a thorough review of the issues and take 
     into account all relevant evidence.
       ``(iv) Deadline.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which the record is closed, the administrative law judge 
     shall--

       ``(I) make a final decision with respect to an appeal filed 
     under clause (i); and
       ``(II) notify the chief executive officer of the State of 
     the decision.

       ``(C) Review by departmental appeals board.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which a State receives notice under subparagraph (B) of a 
     final decision, the State may appeal the decision, in whole 
     or in part, to the Departmental Appeals Board established in 
     the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in 
     this paragraph as the `Board') by filing an appeal with the 
     Board.
       ``(ii) Review.--The Board shall review the decision on the 
     record.
       ``(iii) Deadline.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which the appeal is filed, the Board shall--

       ``(I) make a final decision with respect to an appeal filed 
     under clause (i); and
       ``(II) notify the chief executive officer of the State of 
     the decision.

       ``(D) Judicial review.--The determinations of the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services under paragraph (2), and a final 
     decision of the administrative law judge or Board under 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively, shall not be subject 
     to judicial review.
       ``(E) Reduced payments pending appeal.--The pendency of an 
     appeal under this paragraph shall not affect the requirement 
     that the Secretary reduce payments in accordance with 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(5) Allocation of administrative costs.--
       ``(A) In general.--No funds or expenditures described in 
     subparagraph (B) may be used to pay for costs--
       ``(i) eligible for reimbursement under subsection (a) (or 
     costs that would have been eligible for reimbursement but for 
     this subsection); and
       ``(ii) allocated for reimbursement to the food stamp 
     program under a plan submitted by a State to the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services to allocate administrative costs 
     for public assistance programs.
       ``(B) Funds and expenditures.--Subparagraph (A) applies 
     to--
       ``(i) funds made available to carry out part A of title IV, 
     or title XX, of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq., 1397 et seq.);
       ``(ii) expenditures made as qualified State expenditures 
     (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
     609(a)(7)(B)));
       ``(iii) any other Federal funds (except funds provided 
     under subsection (a)); and
       ``(iv) any other State funds that are--

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       ``(I) expended as a condition of receiving Federal funds; 
     or
       ``(II) used to match Federal funds under a Federal program 
     other than the food stamp program.''.

       (b) Review of Methodology Used to Make Certain 
     Determinations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall--
       (1) review the adequacy of the methodology used in making 
     the determinations required under section 16(k)(2)(B) of the 
     Food Stamp Act of 1977 (as added by subsection (a)(2)); and
       (2) submit a written report on the results of the review to 
     the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
     the Senate.

     SEC. 503. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY PERIOD FOR REFUGEES AND 
                   CERTAIN OTHER QUALIFIED ALIENS FROM 5 TO 7 
                   YEARS.

       Section 402(a)(2)(A) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1612(a)(2)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking clause (ii);
       (2) by striking ``asylees.--'' and all that follows through 
     ``paragraph (3)(A)'' and inserting ``asylees.--With respect 
     to the specified Federal programs described in paragraph 
     (3)''; and
       (3) by redesignating subclauses (I) through (V) as clauses 
     (i) through (v) and indenting appropriately.

     SEC. 504. FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN DISABLED ALIENS.

       Section 402(a)(2)(F) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1612(a)(2)(F)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``program defined in paragraph (3)(A) 
     (relating to the supplemental security income program)'' and 
     inserting ``specified Federal programs described in paragraph 
     (3)''; and
       (2) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by inserting ``(I) in the case of the specified Federal 
     program described in paragraph (3)(A),'' after ``(ii)'';
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(II) in the case of the specified Federal program 
     described in paragraph (3)(B), is receiving benefits or 
     assistance for blindness or disability (within the meaning of 
     section 3(r) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(r))).''.

     SEC. 505. FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN INDIANS.

       Section 402(a)(2)(G) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1612(a)(2)(G)) is amended--
       (1) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``SSI 
     exception'' and inserting ``Exception''; and
       (2) by striking ``program defined in paragraph (3)(A) 
     (relating to the supplemental security income program)'' and 
     inserting ``specified Federal programs described in paragraph 
     (3)''.

     SEC. 506. FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN ELDERLY 
                   INDIVIDUALS.

       Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) Food stamp exception for certain elderly 
     individuals.--With respect to eligibility for benefits for 
     the specified Federal program described in paragraph (3)(B), 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to any individual who on August 
     22, 1996--
       ``(i) was lawfully residing in the United States; and
       ``(ii) was 65 years of age or older.''.

     SEC. 507. FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN.

       Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) 
     (as amended by section 506) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(J) Food stamp exception for certain children.--With 
     respect to eligibility for benefits for the specified Federal 
     program described in paragraph (3)(B), paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to any individual who--
       ``(i) was lawfully residing in the United States on August 
     22, 1996; and
       ``(ii) is under 18 years of age.''.

     SEC. 508. FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN HMONG AND 
                   HIGHLAND LAOTIANS.

       Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) 
     (as amended by section 507) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(K) Food stamp exception for certain hmong and highland 
     laotians.--With respect to eligibility for benefits for the 
     specified Federal program described in paragraph (3)(B), 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
       ``(i) any individual who--

       ``(I) is lawfully residing in the United States; and
       ``(II) was a member of a Hmong or Highland Laotian tribe at 
     the time that the tribe rendered assistance to United States 
     personnel by taking part in a military or rescue operation 
     during the Vietnam era (as defined in section 101 of title 
     38, United States Code);

       ``(ii) the spouse, or an unmarried dependent child, of such 
     an individual; or
       ``(iii) the unremarried surviving spouse of such an 
     individual who is deceased.''.

     SEC. 509. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       Section 403(d) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(d)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``SSI'' and all 
     that follows through ``Indians'' and inserting ``Benefits for 
     Certain Groups'';
       (2) by striking ``not apply to an individual'' and 
     inserting ``not apply to--
       ``(1) an individual'';
       (3) by striking ``(a)(3)(A)'' and inserting ``(a)(3)''; and
       (4) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) an individual, spouse, or dependent described in 
     section 402(a)(2)(K), but only with respect to the specified 
     Federal program described in section 402(a)(3)(B).''.

     SEC. 510. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) Reductions.--The amendments made by sections 501 and 
     502 take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Food Stamp Eligibility.--The amendments made by 
     sections 503 through 509 take effect on November 1, 1998.
               Subtitle B--Information Technology Funding

     SEC. 521. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUNDING.

       (a) In General.--Section 4(g) of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714b(g)) is amended in the 
     first sentence by striking ``$275,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$193,000,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     takes effect on October 1, 1997.
                       Subtitle C--Crop Insurance

     SEC. 531. FUNDING.

       Section 516 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1516) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Discretionary expenses.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1999 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year such sums as are necessary to cover the salaries and 
     expenses of the Corporation.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting after ``are necessary to cover'' the 
     following: ``for each of the 1999 and subsequent reinsurance 
     years''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) the administrative and operating expenses of the 
     Corporation for the sales commissions of agents; and''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Payment of Corporation Expenses From Insurance 
     Fund.--
       ``(1) Expenses generally.--For each of the 1999 and 
     subsequent reinsurance years, the Corporation may pay from 
     the insurance fund established under subsection (c) all 
     expenses of the Corporation (other than expenses covered by 
     subsection (a)(1) and expenses covered by paragraph (2)(A)), 
     including--
       ``(A) premium subsidies and indemnities;
       ``(B) administrative and operating expenses of the 
     Corporation necessary to pay the sales commissions of agents; 
     and
       ``(C) all administrative and operating expense 
     reimbursements due under a reinsurance agreement with an 
     approved insurance provider.
       ``(2) Research and development expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each of the 1999 and subsequent 
     reinsurance years, the Corporation may pay from the insurance 
     fund established under subsection (c) research and 
     development expenses of the Corporation, but not to exceed 
     $3,500,000 for each fiscal year.
       ``(B) Dairy options pilot program.--Amounts necessary to 
     carry out the dairy options pilot program shall not be 
     counted toward the limitation on research and development 
     expenses specified in subparagraph (A).''.

     SEC. 532. BUDGETARY OFFSETS.

       (a) Administrative Fee for Catastrophic Risk Protection.--
     Section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(5) Administrative fee.--
       ``(A) Basic fee.--Each producer shall pay an administrative 
     fee for catastrophic risk protection in an amount equal to 10 
     percent of the premium for the catastrophic risk protection 
     or $50 per crop per county, whichever is greater, as 
     determined by the Corporation.
       ``(B) Additional fee.--In addition to the amount required 
     under subparagraph (A), the producer shall pay a $10 fee for 
     each amount determined under subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Time for payment.--The amounts required under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be paid by the producer on 
     the date that premium for a policy of additional coverage 
     would be paid by the producer.
       ``(D) Use of fees.--
       ``(i) In general.--The amounts paid under this paragraph 
     shall be deposited in the crop insurance fund established 
     under section 516(c), to be available for the programs and 
     activities of the Corporation.
       ``(ii) Limitation.--No funds deposited in the crop 
     insurance fund under this subparagraph may be used to 
     compensate an approved insurance provider or agent for the 
     delivery of services under this subsection.
       ``(E) Waiver of fee.--The Corporation shall waive the 
     amounts required under this paragraph for limited resource 
     farmers, as defined by the Corporation.''.
       (b) Administrative Fee for Additional Coverage.--Section 
     508(c)(10) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(c)(10)) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:

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       ``(A) Fee required.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, if a producer elects to purchase additional 
     coverage for a crop at a level that is less than 65 percent 
     of the recorded or appraised average yield indemnified at 100 
     percent of the expected market price, or an equivalent 
     coverage, the producer shall pay an administrative fee for 
     the additional coverage. The administrative fee for the 
     producer shall be $50 per crop per county, but not to exceed 
     $200 per producer per county, up to a maximum of $600 per 
     producer for all counties in which a producer has insured 
     crops. Subparagraphs (D) and (E) of subsection (b)(5) shall 
     apply with respect to the use of administrative fees under 
     this subparagraph.''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``$10'' and inserting 
     ``$20''.
       (c) Reimbursement for Administrative and Operating Costs.--
     Section 508(k) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(k)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(4) Rate.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the rate established by the Board to reimburse approved 
     insurance providers and agents for the administrative and 
     operating costs of the providers and agents shall not 
     exceed--
       ``(i) for the 1998 reinsurance year, 27 percent of the 
     premium used to define loss ratio; and
       ``(ii) for each of the 1999 and subsequent reinsurance 
     years, 24.5 percent of the premium used to define loss ratio.
       ``(B) Proportional reductions.--A policy of additional 
     coverage that received a rate of reimbursement for 
     administrative and operating costs for the 1998 reinsurance 
     year that is lower than the rate specified in subparagraph 
     (A)(i) shall receive a reduction in the rate of reimbursement 
     that is proportional to the reduction in the rate of 
     reimbursement between clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph 
     (A).''.
       (d) Loss Adjustment Expenses for Catastrophic Risk 
     Protection.--Section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(11) Loss adjustment.--The rate for reimbursing an 
     approved insurance provider or agent for expenses incurred by 
     the approved insurance provider or agent for loss adjustment 
     in connection with a policy of catastrophic risk protection 
     shall not exceed 11 percent of the premium for catastrophic 
     risk protection that is used to define loss ratio.''.

     SEC. 533. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO CERTAIN INQUIRIES.

       Section 506 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1506) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(s) Procedures for Responding to Certain Inquiries.--
       ``(1) Procedures required.--The Corporation shall establish 
     procedures under which the Corporation will provide a final 
     agency determination in response to an inquiry regarding the 
     interpretation by the Corporation of this title or any 
     regulation issued under this title.
       ``(2) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this subsection, the Corporation shall 
     issue regulations to implement this subsection. At a minimum, 
     the regulations shall establish--
       ``(A) the manner in which inquiries described in paragraph 
     (1) are required to be submitted to the Corporation; and
       ``(B) a reasonable maximum number of days within which the 
     Corporation will respond to all inquiries.
       ``(3) Effect of failure to timely respond.--If the 
     Corporation fails to respond to an inquiry in accordance with 
     the procedures established pursuant to this subsection, the 
     person requesting the interpretation of this title or 
     regulation may assume the interpretation is correct for the 
     applicable reinsurance year.''.

     SEC. 534. TIME PERIOD FOR RESPONDING TO SUBMISSION OF NEW 
                   POLICIES.

       Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) Time limits for response to submission of new 
     policies.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Board shall establish a reasonable 
     time period within which the Board shall approve or 
     disapprove a proposal from a person regarding a new policy 
     submitted in accordance with this subsection.
       ``(B) Effect of failure to meet time limits.--Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (C), if the Board fails to provide a 
     response to a proposal described in subparagraph (A) in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A), the new policy shall be 
     deemed to be approved by the Board for purposes of this 
     subsection for the initial reinsurance year designated for 
     the new policy in the request.
       ``(C) Exceptions.--Subparagraph (B) shall not apply to a 
     proposal submitted under this subsection if the Board and the 
     person submitting the request agree to an extension of the 
     time period.''.

     SEC. 535. CROP INSURANCE STUDY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     enter into a contract, with 1 or more entities outside the 
     Federal Government with expertise in the establishment and 
     delivery of crop and revenue insurance to agricultural 
     producers, under which the contractor shall conduct a study 
     of crop insurance issues specified in the contract, 
     including--
       (1) improvement of crop insurance service to agricultural 
     producers;
       (2) options for transforming the role of the Federal 
     Government from a crop insurance provider to solely that of a 
     crop insurance regulator; and
       (3) privatization of crop insurance coverage.
       (b) Contractor.--Not later than 180 days after the date the 
     contract is entered into, the contractor shall complete the 
     study and submit a report on the study, including appropriate 
     recommendations, to the Secretary.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date the 
     Secretary receives the report, the Secretary shall submit the 
     report, and any comments on the report, to the Committee on 
     Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.

     SEC. 536. REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STANDARD 
                   REINSURANCE AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``approved 
     insurance provider'' and ``Corporation'' have the meanings 
     given the terms in section 502(b) of the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)).
       (b) Terms and Conditions.--
       (1) Incorporation of amendments.--For each of the 1999 and 
     subsequent reinsurance years, the Corporation shall ensure 
     that each Standard Reinsurance Agreement between an approved 
     insurance provider and the Corporation reflects the 
     amendments to the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 
     et seq.) that are made by this subtitle to the extent the 
     amendments are applicable to approved insurance providers.
       (2) Retention of existing provisions.--Except to the extent 
     necessary to implement the amendments made by this subtitle, 
     each Standard Reinsurance Agreement described in paragraph 
     (1) shall contain the following provisions of the Standard 
     Reinsurance Agreement for the 1998 reinsurance year:
       (A) Section II, concerning the terms of reinsurance and 
     underwriting gain and loss for an approved insurance 
     provider.
       (B) Section III, concerning the terms for subsidies and 
     administrative fees for an approved insurance provider.
       (C) Section IV, concerning the terms for loss adjustment 
     for an approved insurance provider under catastrophic risk 
     protection.
       (D) Section V.C., concerning interest payments between the 
     Corporation and an approved insurance provider.
       (E) Section V.I.5., concerning liquidated damages.
       (c) Implementation.--To implement this subtitle and the 
     amendments made by this subtitle, the Corporation is not 
     required to amend provisions of the Standard Reinsurance 
     Agreement not specifically affected by this subtitle or an 
     amendment made by this subtitle.

     SEC. 537. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as provided in section 535, this subtitle and the 
     amendments made by this subtitle take effect on July 1, 1998.
                   TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
                    Subtitle A--Existing Authorities

     SEC. 601. RETENTION AND USE OF FEES.

       (a) Organic Certification.--Section 2107 of the Organic 
     Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6506) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Availability of Fees.--
       ``(1) Account.--Fees collected under subsection (a)(10) 
     (including late payment penalties and interest earned from 
     investment of the fees) shall be credited to the account that 
     incurs the cost of the services provided under this title.
       ``(2) Use.--The collected fees shall be available to the 
     Secretary, without further appropriation or fiscal-year 
     limitation, to pay the expenses of the Secretary incurred in 
     providing accreditation services under this title.''.
       (b) National Arboretum.--Section 6(b) of the Act of March 
     4, 1927 (20 U.S.C. 196(b)), is amended by striking 
     ``Treasury'' and inserting ``Treasury. Amounts in the special 
     fund shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     without further appropriation,''.
       (c) Patent Culture Collection Fees.--
       (1) Retention.--All funds collected by the Agricultural 
     Research Service of the Department of Agriculture in 
     connection with the acceptance of microorganisms for deposit 
     in, or the distribution of microorganisms from, the Patent 
     Culture Collection maintained and operated by the 
     Agricultural Research Service shall be credited to the 
     appropriation supporting the maintenance and operation of the 
     Patent Culture Collection.
       (2) Use.--The collected funds shall be available to the 
     Agricultural Research Service, without further appropriation 
     or fiscal-year limitation, to carry out its responsibilities 
     under law (including international treaties) with respect to 
     the Patent Culture Collection.

     SEC. 602. OFFICE OF ENERGY POLICY AND NEW USES.

       The Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is 
     amended by inserting after section 219 (7 U.S.C. 6919) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 220. OFFICE OF ENERGY POLICY AND NEW USES.

       ``The Secretary shall establish for the Department, in the 
     Office of the Secretary, an Office of Energy Policy and New 
     Uses.''.

     SEC. 603. KIWIFRUIT RESEARCH, PROMOTION, AND CONSUMER 
                   INFORMATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Amendments to Orders.--Section 554(c) of the National 
     Kiwifruit Research,

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     Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 7463(c)) is 
     amended in the second sentence by inserting before the period 
     at the end the following: ``, except that an amendment to an 
     order shall not require a referendum to become effective''.
       (b) National Kiwifruit Board.--Section 555 of the National 
     Kiwifruit Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 7464) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (1) through 
     (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) 10 members who are producers, exporters, or importers 
     (or their representatives), based on a proportional 
     representation of the level of domestic production and 
     imports of kiwifruit (as determined by the Secretary).
       ``(2) 1 member appointed from the general public.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``Membership.--'' and all that follows 
     through ``paragraph (2), the'' and inserting ``Membership.--
     Subject to the 11-member limit, the''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``who are producers'' 
     after ``members'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by inserting ``who are importers or exporters'' after 
     ``members''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(a)(2)'' and inserting ``(a)(1)''; and
       (C) in the second sentence of paragraph (5), by inserting 
     ``and alternate'' after ``member''.

     SEC. 604. FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE PROGRAM.

       (a) Continuation of Program.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall continue operation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance 
     Database program (referred to in this section as the ``FARAD 
     program'') through contracts, grants, or cooperative 
     agreements with appropriate colleges or universities.
       (b) Activities.--In carrying out the FARAD program, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) provide livestock producers, extension specialists, 
     scientists, and veterinarians with information to prevent 
     drug, pesticide, and environmental contaminant residues in 
     food animal products;
       (2) maintain up-to-date information concerning--
       (A) withdrawal times on FDA-approved food animal drugs and 
     appropriate withdrawal intervals for drugs used in food 
     animals in the United States, as established under section 
     512(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
     360b(a));
       (B) official tolerances for drugs and pesticides in 
     tissues, eggs, and milk;
       (C) descriptions and sensitivities of rapid screening tests 
     for detecting residues in tissues, eggs, and milk; and
       (D) data on the distribution and fate of chemicals in food 
     animals;
       (3) publish periodically a compilation of food animal drugs 
     approved by the Food and Drug Administration;
       (4) make information on food animal drugs available to the 
     public through handbooks and other literature, computer 
     software, a telephone hotline, and the Internet;
       (5) furnish producer quality-assurance programs with up-to-
     date data on approved drugs;
       (6) maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date, residue 
     avoidance database;
       (7) provide professional advice for determining the 
     withdrawal times necessary for food safety in the use of 
     drugs in food animals; and
       (8) engage in other activities designed to promote food 
     safety.
       (c) Contract, Grants, and Cooperative Agreements.--The 
     Secretary shall offer to enter into a contract, grant, or 
     cooperative agreement with 1 or more appropriate colleges and 
     universities to operate the FARAD program. The term of the 
     contract, grant, or cooperative agreement shall be 3 years, 
     with options to extend the term of the contract triennially.
       (d) Indirect Costs.--Federal funds provided by the 
     Secretary under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 
     under this section shall be subject to reduction for indirect 
     costs of the recipient of the funds in an amount not to 
     exceed 19 percent of the total Federal funds provided under 
     the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement.

     SEC. 605. HONEY RESEARCH, PROMOTION, AND CONSUMER 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) Findings and Purposes.--Section 2 of the Honey 
     Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 
     4601) is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``The Congress finds that:'' and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:'';
       (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)--
       (A) in paragraphs (6) and (7), by striking ``and consumer 
     education'' each place it appears and inserting ``consumer 
     education, and industry information''; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) The ability to develop and maintain purity standards 
     for honey and honey products is critical to maintaining the 
     consumer confidence, safety, and trust that are essential 
     components of any undertaking to maintain and develop markets 
     for honey and honey products.
       ``(9) Research directed at improving the cost effectiveness 
     and efficiency of beekeeping, as well as developing better 
     means of dealing with pest and disease problems, is essential 
     to keeping honey and honey product prices competitive and 
     facilitating market growth as well as maintaining the 
     financial well-being of the honey industry.
       ``(10) Research involving the quality, safety, and image of 
     honey and honey products and how that quality, safety, and 
     image may be affected during the extraction, processing, 
     packaging, marketing, and other stages of the honey and honey 
     product production and distribution process, is highly 
     important to building and maintaining markets for honey and 
     honey products.''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
       ``(1) to authorize the establishment of an orderly 
     procedure for the development and financing, through an 
     adequate assessment, of an effective, continuous, and 
     nationally coordinated program of promotion, research, 
     consumer education, and industry information designed to--
       ``(A) strengthen the position of the honey industry in the 
     marketplace;
       ``(B) maintain, develop, and expand domestic and foreign 
     markets and uses for honey and honey products;
       ``(C) maintain and improve the competitiveness and 
     efficiency of the honey industry; and
       ``(D) sponsor research to develop better means of dealing 
     with pest and disease problems;
       ``(2) to maintain and expand the markets for all honey and 
     honey products in a manner that--
       ``(A) is not designed to maintain or expand any individual 
     producer's, importer's, or handler's share of the market; and
       ``(B) does not compete with or replace individual 
     advertising or promotion efforts designed to promote 
     individual brand name or trade name honey or honey products; 
     and
       ``(3) to authorize and fund programs that result in 
     government speech promoting government objectives.
       ``(c) Administration.--Nothing in this Act--
       ``(1) prohibits the sale of various grades of honey;
       ``(2) provides for control of honey production;
       ``(3) limits the right of the individual honey producer to 
     produce honey; or
       ``(4) creates a trade barrier to honey or honey products 
     produced in a foreign country.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Honey Research, 
     Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4602) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
       ``(7) Handle.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `handle' means to process, 
     package, sell, transport, purchase, or in any other way place 
     or cause to be placed in commerce, honey or a honey product.
       ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `handle' includes selling 
     unprocessed honey that will be consumed or used without 
     further processing or packaging.
       ``(C) Exclusions.--The term `handle' does not include--
       ``(i) the transportation of unprocessed honey by a producer 
     to a handler;
       ``(ii) the transportation by a commercial carrier of honey, 
     whether processed or unprocessed, for a handler or producer; 
     or
       ``(iii) the purchase of honey or a honey product by a 
     consumer or other end-user of the honey or honey product.'';
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(19) Department.--The term `Department' means the 
     Department of Agriculture.
       ``(20) Honey production.--The term `honey production' means 
     all beekeeping operations related to--
       ``(A) managing honey bee colonies to produce honey;
       ``(B) harvesting honey from the colonies;
       ``(C) extracting honey from the honeycombs; and
       ``(D) preparing honey for sale for further processing.
       ``(21) Industry information.--The term `industry 
     information' means information or a program that will lead to 
     the development of new markets, new marketing strategies, or 
     increased efficiency for the honey industry, or an activity 
     to enhance the image of honey and honey products and of the 
     honey industry.
       ``(22) National honey marketing cooperative.--The term 
     `national honey marketing cooperative' means a cooperative 
     that markets its products in at least 2 of the following 4 
     regions of the United States, as determined by the Secretary:
       ``(A) The Atlantic Coast, including the District of 
     Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
       ``(B) The Mideast.
       ``(C) The Midwest.
       ``(D) The Pacific, including the States of Alaska and 
     Hawaii.
       ``(23) Qualified national organization representing handler 
     interests.--The term `qualified national organization 
     representing handler interests' means an organization that 
     the Secretary certifies as being eligible to recommend 
     nominations for the Committee handler, handler-importer, 
     alternate handler, and alternate handler-importer members of 
     the Honey Board under section 7(b).
       ``(24) Qualified national organization representing 
     importer interests.--The term `qualified national 
     organization representing importer interests' means an orga

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     nization that the Secretary certifies as being eligible to 
     recommend nominations for the Committee importer, handler-
     importer, alternate importer, and alternate handler-importer 
     members of the Honey Board under section 7(b).''; and
       (3) by reordering the paragraphs so that they are in 
     alphabetical order by term defined and redesignating the 
     paragraphs accordingly.
       (c) Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information 
     Order.--Section 4 of the Honey Research, Promotion, and 
     Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4603) is amended by 
     inserting ``and regulations'' after ``orders''.
       (d) Notice and Hearing.--Section 5 of the Honey Research, 
     Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4604) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 5. NOTICE AND HEARING.

       ``(a) Notice and Comment.--In issuing an order under this 
     Act, an amendment to an order, or a regulation to carry out 
     this Act, the Secretary shall comply with section 553 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(b) Formal Agency Action.--Sections 556 and 557 of that 
     title shall not apply with respect to the issuance of an 
     order, an amendment to an order, or a regulation under this 
     Act.
       ``(c) Proposal of an Order.--A proposal for an order may be 
     submitted to the Secretary by any organization or interested 
     person affected by this Act.''.
       (e) Findings and Issuance of Order.--Section 6 of the Honey 
     Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 
     4605) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 6. FINDINGS AND ISSUANCE OF ORDER.

       ``After notice and opportunity for comment has been 
     provided in accordance with section 5(a), the Secretary shall 
     issue an order, an amendment to an order, or a regulation 
     under this Act, if the Secretary finds, and specifies in the 
     order, amendment, or regulation, that the issuance of the 
     order, amendment, or regulation will assist in carrying out 
     the purposes of this Act.''.
       (f) Required Terms of an Order.--
       (1) National honey nominations committee.--Section 7(b) of 
     the Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 4606(b)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``except'' and all that 
     follows through ``three-year terms'' and inserting ``except 
     that the term of appointments to the Committee may be 
     staggered periodically, as determined by the Secretary''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in the second sentence, by striking ``after the first 
     annual meeting''; and
       (ii) in the third sentence, by striking ``per centum'' and 
     inserting ``percent''.
       (2) Honey board.--Section 7(c) of the Honey Research, 
     Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4606(c)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (8) through (11), respectively;
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``seven'' and 
     inserting ``7''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (E) and all that 
     follows and inserting the following:
       ``(B) 2 members who are handlers appointed from nominations 
     submitted by the Committee from recommendations made by 
     qualified national organizations representing handler 
     interests;
       ``(C) if approved in a referendum conducted under this Act, 
     2 members who--
       ``(i) are handlers of honey;
       ``(ii) during any 3 of the preceding 5 years, were also 
     importers of record of at least 40,000 pounds of honey; and
       ``(iii) are appointed from nominations submitted by the 
     Committee from recommendations made by--

       ``(I) qualified national organizations representing handler 
     interests or qualified national organizations representing 
     importer interests; or
       ``(II) if the Secretary determines that there is not a 
     qualified national organization representing handler 
     interests or a qualified national organization representing 
     importer interests, individual handlers or importers that 
     have paid assessments to the Honey Board on imported honey or 
     honey products;

       ``(D) 2 members who are importers appointed from 
     nominations submitted by the Committee from recommendations 
     made by--
       ``(i) qualified national organizations representing 
     importer interests; or
       ``(ii) if the Secretary determines that there is not a 
     qualified national organization representing importer 
     interests, individual importers that have paid assessments to 
     the Honey Board on imported honey or honey products; and
       ``(E) 1 member who is an officer, director, or employee of 
     a national honey marketing cooperative appointed from 
     nominations submitted by the Committee from recommendations 
     made by qualified national honey marketing cooperatives.'';
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Alternates.--The Committee shall submit nominations 
     for an alternate for each member of the Honey Board described 
     in paragraph (2). An alternate shall be appointed in the same 
     manner as a member and shall serve when the member is absent 
     from a meeting or is disqualified.
       ``(4) Reconstitution.--
       ``(A) Review.--If approved in a referendum conducted under 
     this Act and in accordance with rules issued by the 
     Secretary, the Honey Board shall review, at times determined 
     under subparagraph (E)--
       ``(i) the geographic distribution of the quantities of 
     domestically produced honey assessed under the order; and
       ``(ii) changes in the annual average percentage of 
     assessments owed by importers under the order relative to 
     assessments owed by producers and handlers of domestic honey, 
     including--

       ``(I) whether any changes in assessments owed on imported 
     quantities are owed by importers described in paragraph 
     (5)(B); or
       ``(II) whether such importers are handler-importers 
     described in paragraph (2)(C).

       ``(B) Recommendations.--If warranted and in accordance with 
     this subsection, the Honey Board shall recommend to the 
     Secretary--
       ``(i) changes in the regional representation of honey 
     producers established by the Secretary;
       ``(ii) if necessary to reflect any changes in the 
     proportion of domestic and imported honey assessed under the 
     order or the source of assessments on imported honey or honey 
     products, the reallocation of--

       ``(I) handler-importer member positions under paragraph 
     (2)(C) as handler member positions under paragraph (2)(B);
       ``(II) importer member positions under paragraph (2)(D) as 
     handler-importer member positions under paragraph (2)(C); or
       ``(III) handler-importer member positions under paragraph 
     (2)(C) as importer member positions under paragraph (2)(D); 
     or

       ``(iii) if necessary to reflect any changes in the 
     proportion of domestic and imported honey or honey products 
     assessed under the order, the addition of members to the 
     Honey Board under subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(C) Scope of review.--The review required under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be based on data from the 5-year 
     period preceding the year in which the review is conducted.
       ``(D) Basis for recommendations.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (F), 
     recommendations made under subparagraph (B) shall be based 
     on--

       ``(I) the 5-year average annual assessments, excluding the 
     2 years containing the highest and lowest disparity between 
     the proportion of assessments owed from imported and domestic 
     honey or honey products, determined pursuant to the review 
     that is conducted under subparagraph (A); and
       ``(II) whether any change in the average annual assessments 
     is from the assessments owed by importers described in 
     paragraph (5)(B) or from the assessments owed by handler-
     importers described in paragraph (2)(C).

       ``(ii) Proportions.--The Honey Board shall recommend a 
     reallocation or addition of members pursuant to clause (ii) 
     or (iii) of subparagraph (B) only if 1 or more of the 
     following proportions change by more than 6 percent from the 
     base period proportion determined in accordance with 
     subparagraph (F):

       ``(I) The proportion of assessments owed by handler-
     importers described in paragraph (2)(C) compared with the 
     proportion of assessments owed by importers described in 
     paragraph (2)(D).
       ``(II) The proportion of assessments owed by importers 
     compared with the proportion of assessments owed on domestic 
     honey by producers and handlers.

       ``(E) Timing of review.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Honey Board shall conduct the 
     reviews required under this paragraph not more than once 
     during each 5-year period.
       ``(ii) Initial review.--The Honey Board shall conduct the 
     initial review required under this paragraph prior to the 
     initial continuation referendum conducted under section 13(c) 
     following the referendum conducted under section 14.
       ``(F) Base period proportions.--
       ``(i) In general.--The base period proportions for 
     determining the magnitude of change under subparagraph (D) 
     shall be the proportions determined during the prior review 
     conducted under this paragraph.
       ``(ii) Initial review.--In the case of the initial review 
     required under subparagraph (E)(ii), the base period 
     proportions shall be the proportions determined by the Honey 
     Board for fiscal year 1996.
       ``(5) Restrictions on nomination and appointment.--
       ``(A) Producer-packers as producers.--No producer-packer 
     that, during any 3 of the preceding 5 years, purchased for 
     resale more honey than the producer-packer produced shall be 
     eligible for nomination or appointment to the Honey Board as 
     a producer described in paragraph (2)(A) or as an alternate 
     to such a producer.
       ``(B) Importers.--No importer that, during any 3 of the 
     preceding 5 years, did not receive at least 75 percent of the 
     gross income generated by the sale of honey and honey 
     products from the sale of imported honey and honey products 
     shall be eligible for nomination or appointment to the Honey 
     Board as an importer described in paragraph (2)(D) or an 
     alternate to such an importer.
       ``(6) Certification of organizations.--
       ``(A) In general.--The eligibility of an organization to 
     participate in the making of recommendations to the Committee 
     for nomination to the Honey Board to represent handlers or 
     importers under this section shall be certified by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Eligibility criteria.--Subject to the other 
     provisions of this paragraph, the Secretary shall certify an 
     organization that the Secretary determines meets the 
     eligibility criteria established by the Secretary under this 
     paragraph.

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       ``(C) Finality.--An eligibility determination of the 
     Secretary under this paragraph shall be final.
       ``(D) Basis for certification.--Certification of an 
     organization under this paragraph shall be based on, in 
     addition to other available information, a factual report 
     submitted by the organization that contains information 
     considered relevant by the Secretary, including--
       ``(i) the geographic territory covered by the active 
     membership of the organization;
       ``(ii) the nature and size of the active membership of the 
     organization, including the proportion of the total number of 
     active handlers or importers represented by the organization;
       ``(iii) evidence of the stability and permanency of the 
     organization;
       ``(iv) sources from which the operating funds of the 
     organization are derived;
       ``(v) the functions of the organization; and
       ``(vi) the ability and willingness of the organization to 
     further the purposes of this Act.
       ``(E) Primary considerations.--A primary consideration in 
     determining the eligibility of an organization under this 
     paragraph shall be whether--
       ``(i) the membership of the organization consists primarily 
     of handlers or importers that derive a substantial quantity 
     of their income from sales of honey and honey products; and
       ``(ii) the organization has an interest in the marketing of 
     honey and honey products.
       ``(F) Nonmembers.--As a condition of certification under 
     this paragraph, an organization shall agree--
       ``(i) to notify nonmembers of the organization of Honey 
     Board nomination opportunities for which the organization is 
     certified to make recommendations to the Committee; and
       ``(ii) to consider the nomination of nonmembers when making 
     the nominations of the organization to the Committee, if 
     nonmembers indicate an interest in serving on the Honey 
     Board.
       ``(7) Minimum percentage of honey producers.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, at 
     least 50 percent of the members of the Honey Board shall be 
     honey producers.''; and
       (D) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``except'' and all that follows through ``three-year terms'' 
     and inserting ``except that appointments to the Honey Board 
     may be staggered periodically, as determined by the 
     Secretary, to maintain continuity of the Honey Board with 
     respect to all members and with respect to members 
     representing particular groups.''.
       (3) Assessments.--Section 7(e) of the Honey Research, 
     Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4606(e)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively;
       (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Honey Board shall administer 
     collection of the assessment provided for in this subsection, 
     and may accept voluntary contributions from other sources, to 
     finance the expenses described in subsections (d) and (f).
       ``(2) Rate.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
     assessment rate shall be $0.0075 per pound (payable in the 
     manner described in section 9), with--
       ``(A) in the case of honey produced in the United States, 
     $0.0075 per pound payable by honey producers; and
       ``(B) in the case of honey or honey products imported into 
     the United States, $0.0075 per pound payable by honey 
     importers.
       ``(3) Alternative rate approved in referendum.--If approved 
     in a referendum conducted under this Act, the assessment rate 
     shall be $0.015 per pound (payable in the manner described in 
     section 9)--
       ``(A) in the case of honey produced in the United States--
       ``(i) $0.0075 per pound payable by--

       ``(I) honey producers; and
       ``(II) producer-packers on all honey produced by the 
     producer-packers; and

       ``(ii) $0.0075 per pound payable by--

       ``(I) handlers; and
       ``(II) producer-packers on all honey and honey products 
     handled by the producer-packers, including honey produced by 
     the producer-packers); and

       ``(B) in the case of honey and honey products imported into 
     the United States, $0.015 per pound payable by honey 
     importers, of which $0.0075 per pound represents the 
     assessment due from the handler to be paid by the importer on 
     behalf of the handler.'';
       (C) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
       ``(B) Small quantities.--
       ``(i) In general.--A producer, producer-packer, handler, or 
     importer that produces, imports, or handles during a year 
     less than 6,000 pounds of honey or honey products shall be 
     exempt in that year from payment of an assessment on honey or 
     honey products that the person distributes directly through 
     local retail outlets, as determined by the Secretary, during 
     that year.
       ``(ii) Inapplicability.--If a person no longer meets the 
     requirements of clause (i) for an exemption, the person 
     shall--

       ``(I) file a report with the Honey Board in the form and 
     manner prescribed by the Honey Board; and
       ``(II) pay an assessment on or before March 15 of the 
     subsequent year on all honey or honey products produced, 
     imported, or handled by the person during the year in which 
     the person no longer meets the requirements of clause (i) for 
     an exemption.''; and

       (D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) by inserting ``handler,'' after ``producer-packer'' 
     each place it appears;
       (ii) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (4)''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``, handler,'' after ``producer'' the 
     last place it appears.
       (4) Use of funds.--Section 7(f) of the Honey Research, 
     Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4606(f)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``(f) Funds collected by the Honey Board 
     from the assessments'' and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Funds.--
       ``(1) Use.--Funds collected by the Honey Board'';
       (B) by striking ''The Secretary shall'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) Reimbursement.--The Secretary shall''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as designated by 
     subparagraph (A)) the following:
       ``(2) Research projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--If approved in a referendum conducted 
     under this Act, the Honey Board shall reserve at least 8 
     percent of all assessments collected during a year for 
     expenditure on approved research projects designed to advance 
     the cost effectiveness, competitiveness, efficiency, pest and 
     disease control, and other management aspects of beekeeping, 
     honey production, and honey bees.
       ``(B) Carryover.--If all funds reserved under subparagraph 
     (A) are not allocated to approved research projects in a 
     year, any reserved funds remaining unallocated shall be 
     carried forward for allocation and expenditure under 
     subparagraph (A) in subsequent years.''.
       (5) False or unwarranted claims or statements.--Section 
     7(g) of the Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer 
     Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4606(g)) is amended by striking 
     ``with assessments collected'' and inserting ``by the Honey 
     Board''.
       (6) Influencing governmental policy or action.--Section 
     7(h) of the Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer 
     Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4606(h)) is amended by striking 
     ``through assessments authorized by'' and inserting ``by the 
     Honey Board under''.
       (g) Permissive Terms and Provisions.--Section 8 of the 
     Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 
     U.S.C. 4607) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``On''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) If approved in a referendum conducted under this Act, 
     providing authority for the development of programs and 
     related rules and regulations that will, with the approval of 
     the Secretary, establish minimum purity standards for honey 
     and honey products that are designed to maintain a positive 
     and wholesome marketing image for honey and honey products.
       ``(b) Inspection and Monitoring System.--
       ``(1) Inspection.--Any program, rule, or regulation under 
     subsection (a)(8) may provide for the inspection, by the 
     Secretary, of honey and honey products being sold for 
     domestic consumption in, or for export from, the United 
     States.
       ``(2) Monitoring system.--The Honey Board may develop and 
     recommend to the Secretary a system for monitoring the purity 
     of honey and honey products being sold for domestic 
     consumption in, or for export from, the United States, 
     including a system for identifying adulterated honey.
       ``(3) Coordination with other federal agencies.--The 
     Secretary may coordinate, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     with the head of any other Federal agency that has authority 
     to ensure compliance with labeling or other requirements 
     relating to the purity of honey and honey products concerning 
     an enforcement action against any person that does not comply 
     with a rule or regulation issued by any other Federal agency 
     concerning the labeling or purity requirements of honey and 
     honey products.
       ``(4) Authority to issue regulations.--The Secretary may 
     issue such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry 
     out this subsection.
       ``(c) Voluntary Quality Assurance Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to or independent of any 
     program, rule, or regulation under subsection (b), the Honey 
     Board, with the approval of the Secretary, may establish and 
     carry out a voluntary quality assurance program concerning 
     purity standards for honey and honey products.
       ``(2) Components.--The program may include--
       ``(A) the establishment of an official Honey Board seal of 
     approval to be displayed on honey and honey products of 
     producers, handlers, and importers that participate in the 
     voluntary program and are found to meet such standards of 
     purity as are established under the program;
       ``(B) actions to encourage producers, handlers, and 
     importers to participate in the program;
       ``(C) actions to encourage consumers to purchase honey and 
     honey products bearing the official seal of approval; and
       ``(D) periodic inspections by the Secretary, or other 
     parties approved by the Secretary, of honey and honey 
     products of producers, handlers, and importers that 
     participate in the voluntary program.
       ``(3) Display of seal of approval.--To be eligible to 
     display the official seal of approval established under 
     paragraph (2)(A) on a honey or honey product, a producer, han

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     dler, or importer shall participate in the voluntary program 
     under this subsection.
       ``(d) Authority of the Secretary.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this Act, the Secretary shall have the 
     authority to approve or disapprove the establishment of 
     minimum purity standards, the inspection and monitoring 
     system under subsection (b), and the voluntary quality 
     assurance program under subsection (c).''.
       (h) Collection of Assessments.--
       (1) New assessment.--Section 9 of the Honey Research, 
     Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4608) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Handlers.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, a first handler of honey shall be responsible, at 
     the time of first purchase--
       ``(1) for the collection, and payment to the Honey Board, 
     of the assessment payable by a producer under section 
     7(e)(2)(A) or, if approved in a referendum conducted under 
     this Act, under section 7(e)(3)(A)(i); and
       ``(2) if approved in a referendum conducted under this Act, 
     for the payment to the Honey Board of an additional 
     assessment payable by the handler under section 
     7(e)(3)(A)(ii).'';
       (B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Importers.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, at the time of entry of honey and honey products 
     into the United States, an importer shall remit to the Honey 
     Board through the United States Customs Service--
       ``(1) the assessment on the imported honey and honey 
     products required under section 7(e)(2)(B); or
       ``(2) if approved in a referendum conducted under this Act, 
     the assessment on the imported honey and honey products 
     required under section 7(e)(3)(B), of which the amount 
     payable under section 7(e)(3)(A)(ii) represents the 
     assessment due from the handler to be paid by the importer on 
     behalf of the handler.''; and
       (C) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Producer-Packers.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this section, a producer-packer shall be responsible for the 
     collection, and payment to the Honey Board, of--
       ``(1) the assessment payable by the producer-packer under 
     section 7(e)(2)(A) or, if approved in a referendum conducted 
     under this Act, under section 7(e)(3)(A)(i) on honey produced 
     by the producer-packer;
       ``(2) at the time of first purchase, the assessment payable 
     by a producer under section 7(e)(2)(A) or, if approved in a 
     referendum conducted under this Act, under section 
     7(e)(3)(A)(i) on honey purchased by the producer-packer as a 
     first handler; and
       ``(3) if approved in a referendum conducted under this Act, 
     an additional assessment payable by the producer-packer under 
     section 7(e)(3)(A)(ii).''.
       (2) Inspection; books and records.--Section 9 of the Honey 
     Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 
     4608) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(f) Inspection; Books and Records.--
       ``(1) In general.--To make available to the Secretary and 
     the Honey Board such information and data as are necessary to 
     carry out this Act (including an order or regulation issued 
     under this Act), a handler, importer, producer, or producer-
     packer responsible for payment of an assessment under this 
     Act, and a person receiving an exemption from an assessment 
     under section 7(e)(4), shall--
       ``(A) maintain and make available for inspection by the 
     Secretary and the Honey Board such books and records as are 
     required by the order and regulations issued under this Act; 
     and
       ``(B) file reports at the times, in the manner, and having 
     the content prescribed by the order and regulations, which 
     reports shall include the total number of bee colonies 
     maintained, the quantity of honey produced, and the quantity 
     of honey and honey products handled or imported.
       ``(2) Employee or agent.--To conduct an inspection or 
     review a report of a handler, importer, producer, or 
     producer-packer under paragraph (1), an individual shall be 
     an employee or agent of the Department or the Honey Board, 
     and shall not be a member or alternate member of the Honey 
     Board.
       ``(3) Confidentiality.--An employee or agent described in 
     paragraph (2) shall be subject to the confidentiality 
     requirements of subsection (g).''.
       (3) Confidentiality of information; disclosure.--Section 9 
     of the Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 4608) is amended by striking subsection (g) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(g) Confidentiality of Information; Disclosure.--
       ``(1) In general.--All information obtained under 
     subsection (f) shall be kept confidential by all officers, 
     employees, and agents of the Department or of the Honey 
     Board.
       ``(2) Disclosure.--Information subject to paragraph (1) may 
     be disclosed--
       ``(A) only in a suit or administrative hearing brought at 
     the request of the Secretary, or to which the Secretary or 
     any officer of the United States is a party, that involves 
     the order with respect to which the information was furnished 
     or acquired; and
       ``(B) only if the Secretary determines that the information 
     is relevant to the suit or administrative hearing.
       ``(3) Exceptions.--Nothing in this subsection prohibits--
       ``(A) the issuance of general statements based on the 
     reports of a number of handlers subject to an order, if the 
     statements do not identify the information furnished by any 
     person; or
       ``(B) the publication, by direction of the Secretary, of 
     the name of any person that violates any order issued under 
     this Act, together with a statement of the particular 
     provisions of the order violated by the person.
       ``(4) Violation.--Any person that knowingly violates this 
     subsection, on conviction--
       ``(A) shall be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned not 
     more than 1 year, or both; and
       ``(B) if the person is an officer or employee of the Honey 
     Board or the Department, shall be removed from office.''.
       (4) Refunds.--Section 9 of the Honey Research, Promotion, 
     and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4608) is amended by 
     striking subsection (h).
       (5) Administration and remittance.--Section 9 of the Honey 
     Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 
     4608) (as amended by paragraph (4)) is amended by inserting 
     after subsection (g) the following:
       ``(h) Administration and Remittance.--Administration and 
     remittance of the assessments under this Act shall be 
     conducted--
       ``(1) in the manner prescribed in the order and regulations 
     issued under this Act; and
       ``(2) if approved in a referendum conducted under this Act, 
     in a manner that ensures that all honey and honey products 
     are assessed a total of, but not more than, $0.015 per pound, 
     including any producer or importer assessment.''.
       (6) Liability for assessments.--Section 9(i) of the Honey 
     Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 
     4608(i)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(i) If'' and inserting the following:
       ``(i) Liability for Assessments.--
       ``(1) Producers.--If''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Importers.--If the United States Customs Service 
     fails to collect an assessment from an importer or an 
     importer fails to pay an assessment at the time of entry of 
     honey and honey products into the United States under this 
     section, the importer shall be responsible for the remission 
     of the assessment to the Honey Board.''.
       (i) Petition and Review.--Section 10 of the Honey Research, 
     Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4609) is 
     amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Filing of Petition; Hearing.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (4), a person 
     subject to an order may file a written petition with the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) that states that the order, any provision of the 
     order, or any obligation imposed in connection with the order 
     is not in accordance with law; and
       ``(B) that requests--
       ``(i) a modification of the order, provision, or 
     obligation; or
       ``(ii) to be exempted from the order, provision, or 
     obligation.
       ``(2) Hearing.--In accordance with regulations issued by 
     the Secretary, the petitioner shall be given an opportunity 
     for a hearing on the petition.
       ``(3) Ruling.--After the hearing, the Secretary shall make 
     a ruling on the petition that shall be final, if in 
     accordance with law.
       ``(4) Statute of limitations.--A petition filed under this 
     subsection that challenges an order, any provision of the 
     order, or any obligation imposed in connection with the 
     order, shall be filed not later than 2 years after the later 
     of--
       ``(A) the effective date of the order, provision, or 
     obligation challenged in the petition; or
       ``(B) the date on which the petitioner became subject to 
     the order, provision, or obligation challenged in the 
     petition.''.
       (j) Enforcement.--Subsections (a) and (b) of section 11 of 
     the Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 4610) are amended by striking ``plan'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``order''.
       (k) Requirements of Referendum.--Section 12 of the Honey 
     Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 
     4611) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 12. REQUIREMENTS OF REFERENDUM.

       ``(a) In General.--For the purpose of ascertaining whether 
     issuance of an order is approved by producers, importers, and 
     in the case of an order assessing handlers, handlers, the 
     Secretary shall conduct a referendum among producers, 
     importers, and, in the case of an order assessing handlers, 
     handlers, not exempt under section 7(e)(4), that, during a 
     representative period determined by the Secretary, have been 
     engaged in the production, importation, or handling of honey 
     or honey products.
       ``(b) Effectiveness of Order.--
       ``(1) In general.--No order issued under this Act shall be 
     effective unless the Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) the order is approved by a majority of the producers, 
     importers, and if covered by the order, handlers, voting in 
     the referendum; and
       ``(B) the producers, importers, and handlers comprising the 
     majority produced, imported, and handled not less than 50 
     percent of the quantity of the honey and honey products 
     produced, imported, and handled during the representative 
     period by the persons voting in the referendum.
       ``(2) Amendments to orders.--The Secretary may amend an 
     order in accordance

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     with the administrative procedures specified in sections 5 
     and 6, except that the Secretary may not amend a provision of 
     an order that implements a provision of this Act that 
     specifically provides for approval in a referendum without 
     the approval provided for in this section.
       ``(c) Producer-Packers and Importers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each producer-packer and each importer 
     shall have 1 vote as a handler as well as 1 vote as a 
     producer or importer (unless exempt under section 7(e)(4)) in 
     all referenda concerning orders assessing handlers to the 
     extent that the individual producer-packer or importer owes 
     assessments as a handler.
       ``(2) Attribution of quantity of honey.--For the purpose of 
     subsection (b)(1)(B)--
       ``(A) the quantity of honey or honey products on which the 
     qualifying producer-packer or importer owes assessments as a 
     handler shall be attributed to the person's vote as a handler 
     under paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) the quantity of honey or honey products on which the 
     producer-packer or importer owes an assessment as a producer 
     or importer shall be attributed to the person's vote as a 
     producer or importer.
       ``(d) Confidentiality.--The ballots and other information 
     or reports that reveal, or tend to reveal, the identity or 
     vote of any producer, importer, or handler of honey or honey 
     products shall be held strictly confidential and shall not be 
     disclosed.''.
       (l) Termination or Suspension.--Section 13 of the Honey 
     Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 
     4612) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 13. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION.

       ``(a) Definition of Person.--In this section, the term 
     `person' means a producer, importer, or handler.
       ``(b) Authority of Secretary.--If the Secretary finds that 
     an order issued under this Act, or any provision of the 
     order, obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the purposes 
     of this Act, the Secretary shall terminate or suspend the 
     operation of the order or provision.
       ``(c) Periodic Referenda.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (d)(3) and section 14(g), on the date that is 5 years after 
     the date on which the Secretary issues an order authorizing 
     the collection of assessments on honey or honey products 
     under this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary 
     shall conduct a referendum to determine if the persons 
     subject to assessment under the order approve continuation of 
     the order in accordance with section 12.
       ``(d) Referenda on Request.--
       ``(1) In general.--On the request of the Honey Board or the 
     petition of at least 10 percent of the total number of 
     persons subject to assessment under the order, the Secretary 
     shall conduct a referendum to determine if the persons 
     subject to assessment under the order approve continuation of 
     the order in accordance with section 12.
       ``(2) Limitation.--Referenda conducted under paragraph (1) 
     may not be held more than once every 2 years.
       ``(3) Effect on periodic referenda.--If a referendum is 
     conducted under this subsection and the Secretary determines 
     that continuation of the order is approved under section 12, 
     any referendum otherwise required to be conducted under 
     subsection (c) shall not be held before the date that is 5 
     years after the date of the referendum conducted under this 
     subsection.
       ``(e) Timing and Requirements for Termination or 
     Suspension.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall terminate or suspend 
     an order at the end of the marketing year during which a 
     referendum is conducted under subsection (c) or (d) if the 
     Secretary determines that continuation of an order is not 
     approved under section 12.
       ``(2) Subsequent referendum.--If the Secretary terminates 
     or suspends an order that assesses the handling of honey and 
     honey products under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, not 
     later than 90 days after submission of a proposed order by an 
     interested party--
       ``(A) propose another order to establish a research, 
     promotion, and consumer information program; and
       ``(B) conduct a referendum on the order among persons that 
     would be subject to assessment under the order.
       ``(3) Effectiveness of order.--Section 12 shall apply in 
     determining the effectiveness of the subsequent amended order 
     under paragraph (2).''.
       (m) Implementation of Amendments.--The Honey Research, 
     Promotion, and Consumer Information Act is amended by 
     inserting after section 13 (7 U.S.C. 4612) the following:

     ``SEC. 14. IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDMENTS MADE BY AGRICULTURAL 
                   RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM ACT 
                   OF 1998.

       ``(a) Issuance of Amended Order.--To implement the 
     amendments made to this Act by section 605 of the 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
     1998 (other than subsection (m) of that section), the 
     Secretary shall issue an amended order under section 4 that 
     reflects those amendments.
       ``(b) Proposal of Amended Order.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
     shall publish a proposed order under section 4 that reflects 
     the amendments made by section 605 of the Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998. The 
     Secretary shall provide notice and an opportunity for public 
     comment on the proposed order in accordance with section 5.
       ``(c) Issuance of Amended Order.--Not later than 240 days 
     after publication of the proposed order, the Secretary shall 
     issue an order under section 6, taking into consideration the 
     comments received and including in the order such provisions 
     as are necessary to ensure that the order conforms with the 
     amendments made by section 605 of the Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998.
       ``(d) Referendum on Amended Order.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--On issuance of an order under section 6 
     reflecting the amendments made by section 605 of the 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
     1998, the Secretary shall conduct a referendum under this 
     section for the sole purpose of determining whether the order 
     as amended shall become effective.
       ``(B) Individual provisions.--No individual provision of 
     the amended order shall be subject to a separate vote under 
     the referendum.
       ``(2) Eligible voters.--The Secretary shall conduct the 
     referendum among persons subject to assessment under the 
     order that have been producers, producer-packers, importers, 
     or handlers during the 2-calendar-year period that precedes 
     the referendum, which period shall be considered to be the 
     representative period.
       ``(3) Determination of quantity.--
       ``(A) In general.--Producer-packers, importers, and 
     handlers shall be allowed to vote as if--
       ``(i) the amended order had been in place during the 
     representative period described in paragraph (2); and
       ``(ii) they had owed the increased assessments provided by 
     the amended order.
       ``(B) Votes and attributed quantity for producer-packers 
     and importers.--The votes and the quantity of honey and honey 
     products attributed to the votes of producer-packers and 
     importers shall be determined in accordance with section 12.
       ``(C) Attributed quantity for handlers.--The quantity of 
     honey and honey products attributed to the vote of a handler 
     shall be the quantity handled in the representative period 
     described in paragraph (2) for which the handler would have 
     owed assessments had the amended order been in effect.
       ``(4) Effectiveness of order.--The amended order shall 
     become effective only if the Secretary determines that the 
     amended order is effective in accordance with section 12.
       ``(e) Continuation of Existing Order If Amended Order is 
     Rejected.--If adoption of the amended order is not approved--
       ``(1) the order issued under section 4 that is in effect on 
     the date of enactment of this section shall continue in full 
     force and effect; and
       ``(2) the Secretary may amend the order to ensure the 
     conformity of the order with this Act (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of enactment of this section).
       ``(f) Effect of Rejection on Subsequent Orders.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if adoption of 
     the amended order is not approved in the referendum required 
     under subsection (d), the Secretary may issue an amended 
     order that implements some or all of the amendments made to 
     this Act by section 605 of the Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998, or makes other 
     changes to an existing order, in accordance with the 
     administrative procedures specified in sections 5 and 6.
       ``(2) Approval.--An amendment to an order that implements a 
     provision that is subject to a referendum shall be approved 
     in accordance with section 12 before becoming effective.
       ``(g) Effect on Periodic Referenda.--If the amended order 
     becomes effective, any referendum otherwise required to be 
     conducted under section 13(c) shall not be held before the 
     date that is 5 years after the date of the referendum 
     conducted under this section.''.

     SEC. 606. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Supplemental and Alternative Crops Research.--Effective 
     as of April 6, 1996, section 819(b)(5) of the Federal 
     Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 
     104-127; 110 Stat. 1167) is amended by striking ``paragraph 
     (3)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)(3)''.
       (b) Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences.--
     Section 1413(b) of the National Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3128(b)) 
     is amended by striking ``Joint Council, the Advisory Board,'' 
     and inserting ``Advisory Board''.
       (c) Advisory Board.--
       (1) Support for advisory board.--Section 1412 of the 
     National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3127) is amended--
       (A) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ``their 
     duties'' each place it appears and inserting ``its duties''; 
     and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``their 
     recommendations'' and inserting ``its recommendations''.
       (2) General provisions.--Section 1413(a) of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3128(a)) is amended by striking ``their 
     powers'' and inserting ``its duties''.
       (d) Animal Health and Disease Research.--The National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 is amended--
       (1) in section 1430 (7 U.S.C. 3192)--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by striking paragraph (4); and

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       (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4);
       (2) in section 1433(b)(3) (7 U.S.C. 3195(b)(3)), by 
     striking ``with the advice, when available, of the Board'';
       (3) in section 1434(c) (7 U.S.C. 3196(c))--
       (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``and the Board''; 
     and
       (B) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``, the Advisory 
     Board, and the Board'' and inserting ``and the Advisory 
     Board''; and
       (4) in the first sentence of section 1437 (7 U.S.C. 3199), 
     by striking ``with the advice, when available, of the 
     Board''.
       (e) Rangeland Research.--The second sentence of section 
     1483(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
     Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3336(b)) is amended by 
     striking the last sentence.
       (f) Plant and Animal Pest and Disease Control Program.--
     Section 1629(g) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
     Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5832(g)) is amended by striking 
     ``section 1650,''.
       (g) Grants To Upgrade 1890 Institutions Extension 
     Facilities.--Effective as of April 6, 1996, section 873 of 
     the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 
     (Public Law 104-127; 110 Stat. 1175) is amended by striking 
     ``1981'' and inserting ``1985''.
       (h) Competitive and Special Grants.--The Competitive, 
     Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Joint Council on 
     Food and Agricultural Sciences and the National Agricultural 
     Research and Extension Users Advisory Board'' and inserting 
     ``National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and 
     Economics Advisory Board (as established under section 1408 
     of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
     Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123))''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (l).
                      Subtitle B--New Authorities

     SEC. 611. NUTRIENT COMPOSITION DATA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall update, 
     on a periodic basis, nutrient composition data.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate a report that describes--
       (1) the method the Secretary will use to update nutrient 
     composition data, including the quality assurance criteria 
     that will be used and the method for generating the data; and
       (2) the timing for updating the data.

     SEC. 612. NATIONAL SWINE RESEARCH CENTER.

       Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out 
     this section, or through a reprogramming of funds provided 
     for swine research to carry out this section pursuant to 
     established procedures, during the period beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this Act and ending December 31, 1998, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Agricultural 
     Research Service, may accept as a gift, and administer, the 
     National Swine Research Center located in Ames, Iowa.

     SEC. 613. ROLE OF SECRETARY REGARDING FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL 
                   SCIENCES RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.

       The Secretary of Agriculture shall be the principal 
     official in the executive branch responsible for coordinating 
     all Federal research and extension activities related to food 
     and agricultural sciences.

     SEC. 614. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish 
     an Office of Pest Management Policy to provide for the 
     effective coordination of agricultural policies and 
     activities within the Department of Agriculture related to 
     pesticides and of the development and use of pest management 
     tools, while taking into account the effects of regulatory 
     actions of other government agencies.
       (b) Establishment of Office; Principal Responsibilities.--
     The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish in the 
     Department an Office of Pest Management Policy, which shall 
     be responsible for--
       (1) the development and coordination of Department policy 
     on pest management and pesticides;
       (2) the coordination of activities and services of the 
     Department, including research, extension, and education 
     activities, regarding the development, availability, and use 
     of economically and environmentally sound pest management 
     tools and practices;
       (3) assisting other agencies of the Department in 
     fulfilling their responsibilities related to pest management 
     or pesticides under the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 
     (Public Law 104-170; 110 Stat. 1489), the Federal 
     Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et 
     seq.), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
     301 et seq.), and other applicable laws; and
       (4) performing such other functions as may be required by 
     law or prescribed by the Secretary.
       (c) Interagency Coordination.--In support of its 
     responsibilities under subsection (b), the Office of Pest 
     Management Policy shall provide leadership to ensure 
     coordination of interagency activities with the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration, and 
     other Federal and State agencies.
       (d) Outreach.--The Office of Pest Management Policy shall 
     consult with agricultural producers that may be affected by 
     pest management or pesticide-related activities or actions of 
     the Department or other agencies as necessary in carrying out 
     the Office's responsibilities under this section.
       (e) Director.--The Office of Pest Management Policy shall 
     be under the direction of a Director appointed by the 
     Secretary, who shall report directly to the Secretary or a 
     designee of the Secretary.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002.

     SEC. 615. FOOD SAFETY RESEARCH INFORMATION OFFICE AND 
                   NATIONAL CONFERENCE.

       (a) Food Safety Research Information Office.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     establish a Food Safety Research Information Office at the 
     National Agricultural Library.
       (2) Purpose.--The Office shall provide to the research 
     community and the general public information on publicly 
     funded, and to the maximum extent practicable, privately 
     funded food safety research initiatives for the purpose of--
       (A) preventing unintended duplication of food safety 
     research; and
       (B) assisting the executive and legislative branches of the 
     Federal Government and private research entities to assess 
     food safety research needs and priorities.
       (3) Cooperation.--The Office shall carry out this 
     subsection in cooperation with the National Institutes of 
     Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, public institutions, and, on 
     a voluntary basis, private research entities.
       (b) National Conference; Annual Workshops.--Not later than 
     120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall sponsor a conference to be known as the 
     ``National Conference on Food Safety Research'', for the 
     purpose of beginning the task of prioritization of food 
     safety research. The Secretary shall sponsor annual workshops 
     in each of the subsequent 4 years after the conference so 
     that priorities can be updated or adjusted to reflect 
     changing food safety concerns.
       (c) Food Safety Report.--With regard to the study and 
     report to be prepared by the National Academy of Sciences on 
     the scientific and organizational needs for an effective food 
     safety system, the study shall include recommendations to 
     ensure that the food safety inspection system, within the 
     resources traditionally available to existing food safety 
     agencies, protects the public health.

     SEC. 616. SAFE FOOD HANDLING EDUCATION.

       The Secretary of Agriculture shall continue to develop a 
     national program of safe food handling education for adults 
     and young people to reduce the risk of food-borne illness. 
     The national program shall be suitable for adoption and 
     implementation through State cooperative extension services 
     and school-based education programs.

     SEC. 617. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES INCURRED UNDER SHEEP 
                   PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ACT OF 
                   1994.

       Using funds available to the Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, the Service may reimburse the American Sheep 
     Industry Association for expenses incurred by the American 
     Sheep Industry Association between February 6, 1996, and May 
     17, 1996, in preparation for the implementation of a sheep 
     and wool promotion, research, education, and information 
     order under the Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information 
     Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.).

     SEC. 618. DESIGNATION OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT TEAM WITHIN 
                   DEPARTMENT.

       (a) Designation of Crisis Management Team.--The Secretary 
     of Agriculture shall designate a Crisis Management Team 
     within the Department of Agriculture, which shall be--
       (1) composed of senior departmental personnel with strong 
     subject matter expertise selected from each relevant agency 
     of the Department; and
       (2) headed by a team leader with management and 
     communications skills.
       (b) Duties of Crisis Management Team.--The Crisis 
     Management Team shall be responsible for the following:
       (1) Developing a Department-wide crisis management plan, 
     taking into account similar plans developed by other 
     government agencies and other large organizations, and 
     developing written procedures for the implementation of the 
     crisis management plan.
       (2) Conducting periodic reviews and revisions of the crisis 
     management plan and procedures developed under paragraph (1).
       (3) Ensuring compliance with crisis management procedures 
     by personnel of the Department and ensuring that appropriate 
     Department personnel are familiar with the crisis management 
     plan and procedures and are encouraged to bring information 
     regarding crises or potential crises to the attention of 
     members of the Crisis Management Team.
       (4) Coordinating the Department's information gathering and 
     dissemination activities concerning issues managed by the 
     Crisis Management Team.
       (5) Ensuring that Department spokespersons convey accurate, 
     timely, and scientifically sound information regarding crises 
     or potential crises that can be easily understood by the 
     general public.
       (6) Cooperating with, and coordinating among, other Federal 
     agencies, States, local governments, industry, and public 
     interest groups, Department activities regarding a crisis.

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       (c) Role in Prioritizing Certain Research.--The Crisis 
     Management Team shall cooperate with the Advisory Board in 
     the prioritization of agricultural research conducted or 
     funded by the Department regarding animal health, natural 
     disasters, food safety, and other agricultural issues.
       (d) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary shall seek to 
     enter into cooperative agreements with other Federal 
     departments and agencies that have related programs or 
     activities to help ensure consistent, accurate, and 
     coordinated dissemination of information throughout the 
     executive branch in the event of a crisis, such as, in the 
     case of a threat to human health from food-borne pathogens, 
     developing a rapid and coordinated response among the 
     Department, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Food and 
     Drug Administration.

     SEC. 619. DESIGNATION OF KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL 
                   AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER, WESLACO, TEXAS.

       (a) Designation.--The Federal facilities located at 2413 
     East Highway 83, and 2301 South International Boulevard, in 
     Weslaco, Texas, and known as the ``Subtropical Agricultural 
     Research Center'', shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research 
     Center''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     Federal facilities referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``Kika de la Garza 
     Subtropical Agricultural Research Center''.
                          Subtitle C--Studies

     SEC. 631. EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, 
                   EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Evaluation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct 
     a performance evaluation to determine whether federally 
     funded agricultural research, extension, and education 
     programs result in public goods that have national or 
     multistate significance.
       (b) Contract.--The Secretary shall enter into a contract 
     with 1 or more entities with expertise in research assessment 
     and performance evaluation to provide input and 
     recommendations to the Secretary with respect to federally 
     funded agricultural research, extension, and education 
     programs.
       (c) Guidelines for Performance Measurement.--The contractor 
     selected under subsection (b) shall develop and propose to 
     the Secretary practical guidelines for measuring performance 
     of federally funded agricultural research, extension, and 
     education programs. The guidelines shall be consistent with 
     the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public 
     Law 103-62) and amendments made by that Act.

     SEC. 632. STUDY OF FEDERALLY FUNDED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, 
                   EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION.

       (a) Study.--Not later than January 1, 1999, the Secretary 
     of Agriculture shall request the National Academy of Sciences 
     to conduct a study of the role and mission of federally 
     funded agricultural research, extension, and education.
       (b) Requirements.--The study shall--
       (1) evaluate the strength of science conducted by the 
     Agricultural Research Service and the relevance of the 
     science to national priorities;
       (2) examine how the work of the Agricultural Research 
     Service relates to the capacity of the agricultural research, 
     extension, and education system of the United States;
       (3) examine the appropriateness of the formulas for the 
     allocation of funds under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 
     et seq.) and the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.) 
     with respect to current conditions of the agricultural 
     economy and other factors of the various regions and States 
     of the United States and develop recommendations to revise 
     the formulas to more accurately reflect the current 
     conditions; and
       (4) examine the system of competitive grants for 
     agricultural research, extension, and education.
       (c) Reports.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
     Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry of the 
     Senate--
       (1) not later than 18 months after the commencement of the 
     study, a report that describes the results of the study as it 
     relates to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), 
     including any appropriate recommendations; and
       (2) not later than 3 years after the commencement of the 
     study, a report that describes the results of the study as it 
     relates to paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b), 
     including the recommendations developed under paragraph (3) 
     of subsection (b) and other appropriate recommendations.
                     Subtitle D--Senses of Congress

     SEC. 641. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 
                   SERVICE EMPHASIS ON FIELD RESEARCH REGARDING 
                   METHYL BROMIDE ALTERNATIVES.

       It is the sense of Congress that, of the Agricultural 
     Research Service funds made available for a fiscal year for 
     research regarding the development for agricultural use of 
     alternatives to methyl bromide, the Secretary of Agriculture 
     should use a substantial portion of the funds for research to 
     be conducted in real field conditions, especially pre-
     planting and post-harvest conditions, so as to expedite the 
     development and commercial use of methyl bromide 
     alternatives.

     SEC. 642. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL-
                   BASED AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Secretary of Education should collaborate 
     and cooperate in providing both instructional and technical 
     support for school-based agricultural education.
       And the House agree to the same.

     Robert Smith,
     Larry Combest,
     Bill Barrett,
     Charles W. Stenholm,
     Calvin Dooley,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Richard G. Lugar,
     Thad Cochran,
     Paul D. Coverdell,
     Tom Harkin,
     Patrick Leahy,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

para.52.16  point of order

  Pending consideration of said conference report,
  Mr. SOLOMON made a point of order against consideration of the 
conference report under section 425 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, pursuant to section 426 of the Congressional Budget 
Act, the language on which this point of order is premised is contained 
in section 502 of subtitle A of title 5, `Reductions in payments for 
Administrative Costs for Food Stamps' of the conference report.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, responded to the point of order 
and said:
  ``The gentleman from New York makes a point of order that the 
conference report violates section 425(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, and according to section 426(b)(2) of the Act, the 
gentleman must specify the precise language of his objection in the 
conference report on which he predicates this point of order.
  ``Having met this threshold burden, the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Solomon) and a Member opposed will control 10 minutes of debate. 
Pursuant to section 426(b)(3) of the Act and after debate, the Chair 
will put the question of consideration, to wit: Will the House now 
consider the conference report?''
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva, voce,
  Will the House now consider said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. STENHOLM objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

324

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

91

para.52.17                   [Roll No. 203]

                                YEAS--324

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio

[[Page 909]]


     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--91

     Archer
     Armey
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Bryant
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kingston
     Largent
     Livingston
     Manzullo
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Neumann
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Burr
     Engel
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hoyer
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Ney
     Pelosi
     Reyes
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Yates
  So it was the decision of the House to consider said conference 
report.
  After debate on said conference report.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

364

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

50

para.52.18                   [Roll No. 204]

                                YEAS--364

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--50

     Archer
     Barr
     Barton
     Bass
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Brady (TX)
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Coburn
     Collins
     Crane
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Ensign
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kingston
     Largent
     Manzullo
     Miller (FL)
     Neumann
     Pappas
     Paul
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Weldon (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Burr
     Engel
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Pryce (OH)
     Reyes
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Talent
     Yates
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the foregoing conference 
report was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.52.19  order of business--consideration of h.r. 3989

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order at any time to consider in the House 
the bill (H.R. 3989) to provide for the enactment of user fees proposed 
by the President in his budget submission

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under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 
1999; that the bill be considered as read for amendment; that the 
following amendment be considered as adopted:

       At the end of the bill add the following title:

                        TITLE IV--TAX INCREASES

     SEC. 401. TAX INCREASES.

       It is the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
     following tax increases proposed by the President should be 
     enacted as soon as possible:
       (1) Accounting provisions.--
       (A) Repeal lower of cost or market inventory accounting 
     method.
       (B) Repeal nonaccrual experience method of accounting and 
     make certain trade receivables ineligible for mark-to-market 
     treatment.
       (2) Financial products and institutions.--
       (A) Defer interest deduction on certain convertible debt.
       (B) Extend pro rata disallowance of tax-exempt interest 
     expense that applies to banks to all financial 
     intermediaries.
       (3) Corporate tax provisions.--
       (A) Eliminate dividends received deduction for certain 
     preferred stock.
       (B) Repeal tax-free conversion of large C corporations into 
     S corporations.
       (C) Restrict special net operating loss carryback rules for 
     specified liability losses.
       (D) Clarify the meaning of ``subject to'' liabilities under 
     section 357(c).
       (4) Insurance provisions.--
       (A) Increase the proration percentage for property and 
     casualty insurance companies.
       (B) Capitalize net premiums for credit life insurance 
     contracts.
       (C) Modify corporate-owned life insurance rules.
       (D) Modify reserve rules for annuity contracts.
       (E) Tax certain exchanges of insurance contracts and 
     reallocations of assets within variable insurance contracts.
       (F) Modify computation of ``investment in the contract'' 
     for mortality and expense charges on certain insurance 
     contracts.
       (5) Estate and gift tax provisions.--
       (A) Eliminate nonbusiness valuation discounts.
       (B) Modify treatment of gifts of ``present interests'' in a 
     trust (repeal ``Crummey'' case rule).
       (C) Eliminate gift tax exemption for personal residence 
     trusts.
       (D) Include qualified terminable interest property trust 
     assets in surviving spouse's estate.
       (6) Foreign tax provisions.--
       (A) Replace sales source rules with activity-based rule.
       (B) Modify rules relating to foreign oil and gas extraction 
     income.
       (C) Apply ``80/20'' company rules on a group-wide basis.
       (D) Prescribe regulations regarding foreign built-in 
     losses.
       (E) Prescribe regulations regarding use of hybrids.
       (F) Modify foreign office material participation exception 
     applicable to certain inventory sales.
       (G) Modify controlled foreign corporation exception from 
     United States tax on transportation income.
       (7) Administrative provisions.--
       (A) Increase penalties for failure to file correct 
     information returns.
       (B) Modify definition of substantial understatement penalty 
     for large corporations.
       (C) Repeal exemption for withholding on gambling.
       (D) Modify deposit requirement for FUTA.
       (E) Clarify and expand math error procedures.
       (8) Real estate investment company provisions.--
       (A) Freeze grandfathered status of stapled or paired-share 
     REITs.
       (B) Restrict impermissible businesses indirectly conducted 
     by REITs.
       (C) Modify treatment of closely held REITs.
       (9) Earned income tax compliance provisions.--
       (A) Simplify foster child definition under the earned 
     income credit.
       (B) Modify definition of qualifying child for purposes of 
     the earned income credit where more than one taxpayer 
     satisfies the requirements with respect to the same child.
       (10) Other revenue-increase provisions.--
       (A) Repeal percentage depletion for certain nonfuel 
     minerals mined on Federal and formerly Federal lands.
       (B) Modify depreciation method for tax-exempt use property.
       (C) Impose excise tax on purchase of structured 
     settlements.
       (D) Reinstate Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund excise tax and 
     increase Trust Fund ceiling to $5,000,000,000 (through 
     September 30, 2008).
       (11) Reinstate hazardous substance superfund excise tax and 
     environmental income tax.--
       (A) Reinstate Superfund corporate environmental income tax.
       (B) Reinstate Superfund excise taxes (through September 30, 
     2008).

  Ordered further, That the previous question be considered as ordered 
on the bill, as amended, to final passage without intervening motion 
except (1) one hour of debate on the bill, as amended, equally divided 
and controlled by Representative Solomon and the Minority Leader or his 
designee; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

para.52.20  providing for the consideration of h. con. res. 284

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 455):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 284) revising the 
     congressional budget for the United States Government for 
     fiscal year 1998, establishing the congressional budget for 
     the United States Government for fiscal year 1999, and 
     setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
     2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. The first reading of the 
     concurrent resolution shall be dispensed with. General debate 
     shall not exceed three hours, with two hours of general 
     debate confined to the congressional budget equally divided 
     and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on the Budget, and one hour of general debate 
     on the subject of economic goals and policies equally divided 
     and controlled by Representative Saxton of New Jersey and 
     Representative Stark of California or their designees. After 
     general debate the concurrent resolution shall be considered 
     for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in 
     order to consider as an original concurrent resolution for 
     the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part 1 of 
     the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution. That amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     shall be considered as read. All points of order against that 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No 
     amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     shall be in order except those printed in part 2 of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules. Each amendment may be 
     offered only in the order printed in the report, may be 
     offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and 
     shall not be subject to amendment. All points of order 
     against the amendments printed in the report are waived 
     except that the adoption of an amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute shall constitute the conclusion of consideration 
     of the concurrent resolution for amendment. The chairman of 
     the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time 
     during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a 
     request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce 
     to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the concurrent resolution for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the concurrent resolution to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     by the Committee of the Whole to the concurrent resolution or 
     to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order 
     as original text. The previous question shall be considered 
     as ordered on the concurrent resolution and amendments 
     thereto to final adoption without intervening motion except 
     amendments offered by the chairman of the Committee on the 
     Budget pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 to achieve mathematical consistency. The 
     concurrent resolution shall not be subject to a demand for 
     division of the question of its adoption.
       Sec. 2. Rule XLIX shall not apply with respect to the 
     adoption by the Congress of a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 1999.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

216

When there appeared

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Nays

197

para.52.21                   [Roll No. 205]

                                YEAS--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)

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     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Bateman
     Conyers
     Engel
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefley
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Reyes
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schumer
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Whitfield
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.52.22  providing for the consideration of the Senate amendments to 
          h.r. 2709

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-566) the resolution (H. Res. 457) providing for the 
consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 2709) to impose 
certain sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to 
Iran's efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.52.23  providing for the further consideration of h.r. 2183

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-567) the resolution (H. Res. 458) providing for further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections 
for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.52.24  congressional budget

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to House Resolution 455 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 285) revising the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1998, 
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 1999, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. GILCHREST as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GILCHREST, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.



            FRIDAY, JUNE 5 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 4), 1998

para.52.25  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 824. An Act to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 717 Madison Place, NW., in the District of 
     Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National Courts 
     Building.''

para.52.26  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for this approval, a 
bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 3565. An Act to amend Part L of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.

para.52.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. REYES, for June 4 after 1 p.m.;
  To Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, for June 4 after 12:30 p.m. and balance of 
the week;
  To Mr. McGOVERN, for June 4 before 4 p.m.;
  To Mr. ENGEL, for June 4 after 5:30 p.m.;
  To Mr. YATES, for June 4 after 7:30 p.m.; and
  To Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, for June 4 after 1 p.m. and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.52.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GILCHREST, at 1 o'clock and 33 minutes a.m., Friday, 
June 5 (legislative day of Thursday, June 4), 1998, the House adjourned.

para.52.29  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 457. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the Senate 
     amendments to

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     the bill (H.R. 2709) to impose certain sanctions on foreign 
     persons who transfer items contributing to Iran's efforts to 
     acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (Rept. No. 
     105-566). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 458. 
     Resolution providing for further consideration of the bill 
     (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for 
     Federal office, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-567). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para.52.30  committee discharged

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committees on Commerce, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Government Reform and Oversight 
discharged from further consideration. H.R. 1778 referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.52.31  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Gordon):
       H.R. 3990. A bill to amend the Telephone Disclosure and 
     Dispute Resolution Act to prevent unfair and deceptive 
     practices in telephone billing for miscellaneous products or 
     services; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky:
       H.R. 3991. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the exclusion from gross income for 
     foster care payments shall also apply to payments by certain 
     nongovernmental placement agencies, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3992. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a 5-year recovery period for petroleum 
     storage facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GORDON:
       H.R. 3993. A bill to extend the period for beneficiaries of 
     certain deceased members of the uniformed services to apply 
     for a death gratuity under the Servicemembers' Group Life 
     Insurance policy of such members; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. 
             Upton):
       H.R. 3994. A bill to amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to clarify 
     that nothing in that Act shall prohibit a State from using 
     individuals other than merit-staffed or civil service 
     employees of the State (or any political subdivision thereof) 
     in providing employment services under that Act; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             McDermott, and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut):
       H.R. 3995. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the marriage penalty in the earned income tax 
     credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 3996. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Studies and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of the Alameda County Brackish 
     Water Desalination Project for the reclamation and reuse of 
     water, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 3997. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require Medicare+Choice organizations to 
     assuring access to obstetrician-gynecologists and to assure 
     continuity of care; referred to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey):
       H.J. Res. 120. A joint resolution disapproving the 
     extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) 
     of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.J. Res. 121. A joint resolution disapproving the 
     extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation 
     treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Shays, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Latham):
       H. Res. 456. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to provide for mandatory drug testing of 
     Members, officers, and employees of the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on Rules. 

para.52.32  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Herger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Lewis 
     of California.
       H.R. 64: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Petri, 
     and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Fossella, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. 
     Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 535: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 536: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 617: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 746: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 1025: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1037: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 1315: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Leach, Mr. Latham, Ms. 
     DeGette, Ms. Kaptur, and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bishop, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 2275: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2348: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 2349: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2488: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 2504: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2593: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 2598: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2661: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Norwood, and 
     Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2721: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 2740: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 2818: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 2854: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania
       H.R. 2923: Mr. McDade and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2938: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 2956: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 3001: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
     and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 3126: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 3128: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3149: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 3151: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 3162: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 3189: Mr. Spence, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 3205: Mr. Goode and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 3240: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 3243: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 3259: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Ford, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kildee, 
     Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3262: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 3283: Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 3300: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 3304: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 3334: Mr. Watkins, Mr. Clavert, Mr. Istook, and Mr. 
     Shadegg.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Manton, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Strickland, and 
     Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 3537: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Luther, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Kim, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 3570: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 3605: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 3624: Mr. Hobson and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 3640: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 3648: Mr. Pickering and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 3659: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 3661: Mr. Pickering and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 3682: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 3687: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 3783: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 3795: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 3831: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Stokes, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Borski, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 3833: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Towns, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     Jackson, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 3862: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cook, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 3879: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Talent, Mr. Lucas 
     of Oklahoma, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
     Norwood, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 3886: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 3911: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3925: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Wynn, and 
     Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 3938: Mr. Camp, Mr. Archer, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 3940; Mr. Becerra, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hilliard, 
     and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3948: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Ney, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 3966: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H. Con. Res. 27: Mr. Tierney.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Hamilton.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Berman, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Horn, and Mr. 
     Pappas.

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       H. Con. Res. 249: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Allen, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Gephardt.
       H. Con. Res. 264: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Goode, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Con. Res. 270: Mr. Berman.
       H. Con. Res. 274: Ms. Furse, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Clement, and Mr. Porter.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H. Res. 363: Mrs. Bono.
       H. Res. 404: Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Becerra.
       H. Res. 418: Mr. Souder.
       H. Res. 438: Mr. Ensign.
       H. Res. 444: Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Res. 452: Mr. Livingston, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Buyer, Mr. McCrery, 
     Mr. Boehner, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Paul, Mr. Combest, 
     Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
     Mr. Walsh, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Upton, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Bonilla, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Baker, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Watkins, Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Ehrlich, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Watts 
     of Oklahoma, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Granger, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
     Aderholt, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mr. Largent, Mr. Graham, Mr. Packard, 
     Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Camp.

para.52.33  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1614: Mr. Skaggs.
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                        FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1998 (53)

para.53.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     June 5, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Joel Hefley to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.53.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, June 4, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.53.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9451. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Azoxystrobin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300664; FRL-5793-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9452. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clopyralid; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300657; FRL-5789-
     8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9453. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenbuconazole; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300662; 
     FRL 5791-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 2, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9454. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Polyvinyl Chloride; 
     Tolerance Exemption [OPP-300656; FRL-5789-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received June 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       9455. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize the 
     Secretary of Agriculture to impose fees for certain programs 
     of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       9456. A letter from the the Acting Comptroller General, the 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting a review of the 
     President's second special impoundment message for fiscal 
     year 1998, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685; (H. Doc. No. 105--265); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       9457. A letter from the Administrator, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting a report entitled, ``FINANCIAL 
     AUDIT: Panama Canal Commission's financial statements for 
     fiscal year 1997,'' pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106(a); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       9458. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting notification 
     of a delay in the report on the allocation of core logistics 
     activities among Department of Defense facilities and private 
     sector facilities, pursuant to Public Law 105--85; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       9459. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Waiver of Domestic Source Restricitions [DFARS Case 97-D321] 
     received May 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       9460. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the certification that the current Future Years Defense 
     Program fully funds the support costs associated with the 
     Family of Medium Tactical Wheeled Vehicles program; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       9461. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Manufactured Home Construction and Safety 
     Standards: Metal Roofing; Interpretative Bulletin I-2-98 
     [Docket No. FR-4271-N-01] (RIN : 2502-AH05) received May 18, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       9462. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Eighty-Fourth Annual 
     Report of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System covering operations during calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 247; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       9463. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Force Management Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) 
     Accountability Report and the Accountability Profiles for the 
     Department of Defense Dependents Schools, pursuant to 20 
     U.S.C. 924; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       9464. A letter from the Commissioner, Office of Educational 
     Research and Improvement, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the annual statistical report of the National 
     Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), ``The Condition of 
     Education,'' pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1221e--1(d)(1); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       9465. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the sixth Biennial Report of the 
     Director of the National Institutes of Health, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 283; to the Committee on Commerce.
       9466. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     reauthorize the U.S. Automotive Parts Advisory Committee 
     through December 31, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce.
       9467. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Energy Conservation Program for 
     Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Water Heaters [Docket 
     No. EE-RM-94-230] (RIN: 1904-AA52) received May 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9468. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; School Bus Pedestrian 
     Safety Devices [Docket No. NHTSA-98-3870; Notice 7] (RIN: 
     2127-AG81) received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9469. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seat Belt Assembly 
     Anchorages [Docket No. NHTSA-98-3773] (RIN: 2127-AF91) 
     received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9470. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Gasoline Volatility Requirements for the 
     Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Ozone Nonattainment Area [SIPTRAX 
     No. PA110-4068a; FRL-6102-4] received June 2, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9471. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans Tennessee: Approval of 
     Revisions to the Knox County Portion of the Tennessee SIP 
     Regarding Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Process 
     Particulate Emissions [TN-184-1(9812)a; TN-199-1-(9813)a; 
     FRL-6104-1] received June 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9472. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Texas; Revisions to 30 
     TAC Chapter 115 for Control of Volatile Organic Emissions 
     from Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Systems [TX95-1-7379a 
     FRL-6104-2] received June 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9473. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Petroleum Refineries 
     [AD-FRL-6106-4] (RIN:

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     2060-A100) received June 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9474. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Standards of 
     Performance for New Stationary Sources and Guidelines for 
     Control of Existing Sources: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills 
     [AD-FRL-6106-8] received June 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9475. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana [IN82-2; FRL-
     6013-5] received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9476. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of Colorado's 
     Petition to Relax the Federal Gasoline Reid Vapor Pressure 
     Volatility Standard for 1998, 1999, and 2000 [FRL-6106-6] 
     received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9477. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glyphosate; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300652; FRL 5788-
     4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9478. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Parts 
     2, 15, 18 and Other Parts of the Commission's Rules to 
     Simplify and Streamline the Equipment Authorization Process 
     for Radio Frequency Equipment [ET Docket No. 97-94] received 
     June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9479. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Pima, Arizona) [MM Docket No. 97-228 RM-9163] received June 
     4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9480. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Coon Valley and Westby, Wisconsin and Lanesboro, Minnesota) 
     [MM Docket No. 97-169 RM-9121 RM-9170] received June 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9481. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (McMillan and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan) [MM Docket No. 97-
     222 RM-9180 RM-9214] received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9482. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Update 
     of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Fees Schedule 
     for Annual Charges for the Use of Government Lands [Docket 
     No. RM86-2-000] received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9483. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Access Authorization Fee Schedule 
     for Licensee Personnel (RIN: 3150-AF90) received May 18, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9484. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Requirements for Shipping Packages 
     Used to Transport Vitrified High-Level Waste (RIN: 3150-AF59) 
     received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9485. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Self-Guarantee of Decommissioning 
     Funding by Nonprofit and Non-Bond-Issuing Licensees (RIN: 
     3150-AF64) received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9486. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the bimonthly report on progress toward 
     a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question, including any 
     relevant reports from the Secretary General of the United 
     Nations, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9487. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Burmese Sanctions Regulations [31 
     CFR Part 537] received May 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9488. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the proposed obligation to implement the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program, pursuant to 
     Public Law 105--56; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       9489. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the period October 1, 1997 through March 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9490. A letter from the Attorney General of the United 
     States, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Inspector General for the period October 1, 1997, through 
     March 31, 1998, and the Management Report for the same 
     period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9491. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation For National Service, transmitting the report 
     from the Acting Inspector General covering the activities of 
     his office for the period of October 1, 1997--March 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9492. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Determinations and documentation 
     Management controls [FAR Subpart 9.104, 9.105 DEAR Subpart 
     970.09] received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9493. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the eighteenth annual report on 
     final audit action by the Inspector General Act Amendments of 
     1988, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9494. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the Inspector General for the period of October 1, 1997, 
     through March 31, 1998, and the Management Response for the 
     same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9495. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Office of 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Sea Grant Industry Fellows Program [Docket No. 
     980427105-8105-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA41) received May 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9496. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the annual report entitled the ``Northeast Multispecies 
     Harvest Capacity and Impact of Northeast Fishing Capacity 
     Reduction,'' pursuant to Public Law 99--177; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       9497. A letter from the Executive Director, American 
     Chemical Society, transmitting the Society's annual report 
     for the calendar year 1997 and the comprehensive report to 
     the Board of Directors of the American Chemical Society on 
     the examination of their books and records for the year 
     ending December 31, 1997, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(2) and 
     1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9498. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Adjustment of Status for Certain 
     Nationals of Nicaragua and Cuba [INS No. 1893-97; AG Order 
     No. 2154-98] (RIN: 1115-AF04) received June 2, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9499. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Procedures for the Detention and 
     Release of Criminal Aliens by the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service and for Custody Redeterminations by 
     the Executive Office for Immigration Review [INS No. 1855-97; 
     AG Order No. 2152-98] (RIN: 1115-AE88) received June 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9500. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the 1995 Annual Report to Congress 
     on the State of Fair Housing in America, the racial and 
     ethnic composition of participants in HUD programs and the 
     enforcement efforts of the Fair Housing Initiatives Program; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9501. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 340B and SAAB 2000 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-134-AD; Amendment 39-
     10551; AD 98-11-26] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 (a) (1) (A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9502. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-311 and -
     315 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-60-AD; Amendment 39-
     1550; AD 98-11-25] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9503. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Porterville, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AWP-2] received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9504. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting Safety Zone: Macy's Fourth of 
     July Fire

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     works, East River, New York [CGD01-98-014] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9505. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials Ticketing Program [Notice No. 98-5] 
     received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9506. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company AE 3007A and 
     AE 3007C Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-60-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10557, AD 98-11-32] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9507. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-43-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10548; AD 98-11-23] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9508. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAe Avro 
     146-RJ Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-43-AD; Amendment 
     39-10553; AD 98-11-28] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 4, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9509. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-46-AD; Amendment 39-10552; AD 98-
     11-27] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9510. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAe 146 
     Series Airplanes and Model Avro 146-RJ Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-52-AD; Amendment 39-10554; AD 98-11-29] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9511. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320-111 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-22-AD; Amendment 39-10410; AD 98-
     12-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9512. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-102, -103, 
     and -301 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-58-AD; Amendment 
     39-10546; AD 98-11-21 (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9513. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-60 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-32-AD; Amendment 39-10547; AD 98-
     11-22] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9514. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Cedar City, UT [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ANM-21] received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9515. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Cortez, CO [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ANM-02] received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9516. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D and Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Yuma MCAS-Yuma International Airport, AZ [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-AWP-14] received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9517. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Jetstream Model 
     3101 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-100-AD; Amendment 39-10556; 
     AD 98-11-31] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 4, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       9518. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials: Formal Interpretation of Regulations 
     [Notice No. 98-6] received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9519. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the 1996 National Water 
     Quality Inventory Report, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9520. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, Departmen of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Procedures for the 
     Evaluation of Energy--Related Inventions; Removal of 
     Regulations [Docket No. 970822201-7202-00] received May 18, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       9521. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Veterans Education: Increase in 
     Rates Payable for Cooperative Training Under the Montgomery 
     GI Bill--Active Duty (RIN: 2900-AJ10) received May 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       9522. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the President's proclamation and 
     memorandum describing the actions taken and the reasons 
     concerning wheat gluten, pursuant to Trade Act of 1974; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9523. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the annual report on the operation of 
     the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 
     Contingency Fund, pursuant to Public Law 104--193 Public Law 
     105--89; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9524. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance 
     Benefits; Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, 
     and Disabled; Organization and Procedures; Application of 
     Circuit Court Law (RIN: 0960-AE74) received May 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       9525. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the 49th report on the operation of 
     the U.S. trade agreements program during 1997, pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2213(b); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9526. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to grant 
     the government of the District of Columbia control over local 
     revenues; jointly to the Committees on Government Reform and 
     Oversight and the Budget.
       9527. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     achieve administrative improvements in the Medicare program, 
     and for other purposes; jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Commerce.
       9528. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     establish a program of grants to facilitate the development 
     of health insurance purchasing cooperatives, and for other 
     purposes; jointly to the Committees on Commerce, Education 
     and the Workforce, and Government Reform and Oversight. 

para.53.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate passed a concurrent resolution of the 
following title, in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 102. Concurrent resolution recognizing 
     Disabled American Veterans.

para.53.5  user fee and tax increase

  Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to the order of the House of June 4, called up 
the bill (H.R. 3989) to provide for the enactment of user fees proposed 
by the President in his budget submission under section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code, for fiscal year 1999.
  Pursuant to the order of the House of June 4, 1998, the amendment made 
in order was considered as adopted.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to the order of the House of June 4, the previous question 
was ordered on the bill, as amended.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. MOAKLEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on with 
instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with the 
following amendment:



       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:
       ``It is the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
     following user fees should be enacted as soon as possible:
       (1) Housing.--
       (A) Increase cost to Federal Housing Administration 
     borrowers by ending rebates after mortgage repayment.
       (B) Increase National Flood Insurance premiums.
       (C) Increase Federal Housing Administration premiums to 
     cover the cost of the multifamily mortgage program.
       (2) Transportation.--
       (A) Establish airport takeoff/landing slot charges.
       (B) Increase Federal Inland Waterway System fees to fully 
     recover the costs of operations, maintenance, and new 
     construction.
       (3) Veterans.--

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       Extend for one year the loan fee for Veterans' Affairs 
     housing loans.
       (4) Federal Retirement.--
       Raise Federal Employees Health Benefit premiums.''

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

0

It was decided in the

Nays

416

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.53.6                    [Roll No. 206]

                                NAYS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Blumenauer
       

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Buyer
     Cooksey
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Houghton
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Lewis (GA)
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Pelosi
     Reyes
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schumer
     Sessions
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. HAYWORTH demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

0

It was decided in the

Nays

421

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.53.7                    [Roll No. 207]

                                NOES--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)

[[Page 917]]


     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Blumenauer
       

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schumer
  So the bill was not passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was not passed was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.53.8  congressional budget

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, pursuant to House Resolution 453 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H. Con. Res. 285) revising the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 1998, establishing the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
1999, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
  Mr. HEFLEY, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.53.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. NEUMANN:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:
                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

     SECTION 101. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1999.

       The Congress declares that this is the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1999 and that the 
     appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003 are hereby set forth.

     SEC. 102. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003:
       (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution:
       (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,304,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,314,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,348,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,399,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,452,300,000,000.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: -$18,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: -$27,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: -$31,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: -$36,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: -$38,000,000,000.
       (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the enforcement 
     of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new 
     budget authority are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,385,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,409,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,448,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,426,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,545,600,000,000.
       (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,377,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,401,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,433,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,443,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,513,100,000,000.
       (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $73,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $87,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $85,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $43,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $60,800,000,000.
       (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $5,596,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $5,777,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $5,957,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,102,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $6,269,300,000,000.

     SEC. 103. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

       The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003 for each major functional category 
     are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $278,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $273,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $283,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $277,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $301,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $289,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $315,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $297,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $324,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $306,000,000,000.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,100,000,000.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,900,000,000.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority,-$1,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays,-$700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority,-$1,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays,-$1,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority,-$2,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays,-$3,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority,-$6,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays,-$6,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority,-$1,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays,-$3,100,000,000.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,200,000,000.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,000,000,000.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,500,000,000.

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       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $5,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,000,000,000.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $50,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $51,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $48,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $53,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $50,100,000,000.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,600,000,000.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
     Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $60,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $58,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $60,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $59,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $60,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $59,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $61,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $60,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $65,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $64,000,000,000.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $139,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $137,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $141,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $141,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $144,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $144,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $146,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $147,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $151,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $152,400,000,000.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $209,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $210,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $220,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $219,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $237,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $240,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $248,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $246,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $270,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $270,400,000,000.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $236,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $240,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $245,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $247,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $254,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $254,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $214,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $259,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $271,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $268,300,000,000.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,300,000,000.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $45,200,000,000.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,600,000,000.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,600,000,000.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $244,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $244,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $238,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $238,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $230,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $230,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $223,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $223,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $217,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $217,400,000,000.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority,-$3,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays,-$3,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority,-$4,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays,-$4,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority,-$9,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays,-$,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority,-$9,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays,-$9,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority,-$6,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays,-$6,000,000,000.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority,-$44,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays,-$44,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority,-$44,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays,-$44,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority,-$46,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays,-$46,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority,-$54,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays,-$54,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority,-$46,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays,-$46,300,000,000.
                  TITLE II--SENSE OF HOUSE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING SOCIAL SECURITY.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) The social security program currently collects more in 
     taxes than it pays out in benefits to our country's senior 
     citizens.
       (2) Taxes collected exclusively for the social security 
     program should not be spent on any other program.
       (3) Social security benefits are expected to consistently 
     exceed social security payroll taxes starting in 2013.
       (4) Congress should avoid increasing taxes, increasing 
     borrowing, raising the retirement age, or cutting social 
     security cost-of-living adjustments to pay social security 
     benefits.
       (5) Negotiable treasury bonds are safe, real assets that 
     can be sold for cash when income to the social security trust 
     funds is not sufficient to pay benefits for seniors in 2013.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House 
     that--
       (1) the amount by which social security payroll taxes 
     exceed social security benefits paid shall be invested in 
     negotiable treasury bonds issued by the United States 
     Government and should not be counted as surplus dollars; and
       (2) such negotiable Treasury bonds should be redeemable at 
     any time at the purchase price.

     SEC. 202. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING TAX RELIEF.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds that this concurrent 
     resolution dedicates $150,000,000,000 over 5 years to reduce 
     the tax burden on American families.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     these funds should be used to--
       (1) provide across-the-board tax relief by expanding the 15 
     percent tax bracket by 15

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     percent for married individuals (whether filing a joint or 
     separate return), heads of households, and unmarried 
     individuals;
       (2) eliminate the marriage penalty by making the joint 
     income threshold exactly double that of the individual income 
     threshold in all tax brackets and by making the standard 
     deduction for joint filers exactly double that of individual 
     filers;
       (3) restore the 12-month holding period on capital gains; 
     and
       (4) eliminate the ``death tax''.

     SEC. 203. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE BUDGET SURPLUS.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) The Congressional Budget Office in its Spring 
     projections has underestimated the revenues collected by the 
     Federal Government for the last 3 years.
       (2) The United States is experiencing remarkable economic 
     growth with no signs of an economic slowdown because the 
     Federal Government is borrowing less from the private sector.
       (3) Revenues to the Federal Government are growing at an 
     annual rate far greater than projected by the Congressional 
     Budget Office in March 1998.
       (4) The Federal Government will likely receive 
     significantly more revenues in fiscal years 1999 through 2003 
     than projected by the Congressional Budget Office in March 
     1998.
       (5) Revenues received above and beyond those projected by 
     the Congressional Budget Office in March 1998 should not be 
     spent to create more ineffective Washington programs.
       (6) Additional revenues come from American families who are 
     forced to give far too much of their hard-earned income to 
     the Federal Government.
       (7) Working Americans deserve to keep more of their income 
     instead of sending it to Washington, D.C., for Congress to 
     spend.
       (8) Congress irresponsibly spent more than it received over 
     the last 30 years, creating $5,500,000,000,000 Federal debt.
       (9) The Congress and the President have a basic moral and 
     ethical responsibility to future generations to repay the 
     Federal debt, including money borrowed from the social 
     security trust funds.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House 
     that--
       (1) any additional revenues collected by the Federal 
     Government above and beyond the Congressional Budget Office 
     March 1998 projections for fiscal years 1999 through 2003 
     should be divided equally and used to reduce taxes on 
     American families and to pay off the $5,500,000,000,000 
     Federal debt, prioritizing social security;
       (2) such tax reductions should be enacted in the following 
     order--
       (A) expand education individual retirement accounts;
       (B) index capital gains to the rate of inflation;
       (C) immediate 100 percent deduction for health insurance 
     premiums for employees and self-employed;
       (D) eliminate social security earnings limit;
       (E) repeal 1993 tax increase on social security benefits;
       (F) repeal the alternative minimum tax for individuals and 
     corporations; and
       (G) permanently extend the research and development tax 
     credit; and
       (3) efforts to repay the Federal debt should begin by 
     replacing the nonnegotiable Treasury bonds, in the social 
     security trust fund with marketable Treasury bills redeemable 
     at any time for the purchase price.

     SEC. 204. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING TAXES AND 
                   DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) American taxpayers pay too much in taxes to support a 
     Federal Government which is too large.
       (2) Taxpayers should benefit from any changes in law which 
     reduce Federal Government spending.
       (3) Current law prohibits savings from reduced 
     discretionary spending from being passed along to the 
     American people through a reduction in their tax burden.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     budget laws should be changed to allow discretionary spending 
     reductions to be dedicated to tax relief.

     SEC. 205. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING PUTTING SOCIAL 
                   SECURITY FIRST.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) The President has encouraged the Congress to put social 
     security first by not spending expected unified budget 
     surpluses, though the Congressional Budget Office estimates 
     that the President's budget for fiscal year 1999 does spend 
     unified budget surpluses.
       (2) The Congress currently has no method for dedicating 
     savings from amendments to appropriation bills for the 
     purpose of putting social security first.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     the Congress should establish a procedure that would allow 
     amendments to appropriation bills to dedicate all budget 
     savings to the President's plan to put social security first.

     SEC. 206. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING EDUCATION.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) Children in the United States should be the best 
     students in the world.
       (2) Quality education for our children will ensure the 
     United States can compete effectively in the global 
     marketplace.
       (3) Today's students must learn the knowledge and skills 
     which will lead the world in the next century.
       (4) Involving parents in the education of their children 
     increases children's success at school.
       (5) Recent studies by the National Institute of Child 
     Health and Human Development show that increased parental 
     involvement in children's lives leads to fewer teen 
     pregnancies, less drug use, lower crime rates, and improved 
     learning.
       (6) Education is, and should remain, primarily a State and 
     local responsibility.
       (7) It is important to let community members offer 
     suggestions to improve academic achievement within local 
     schools.
       (8) The Federal role in education has failed to produce the 
     desired results.
       (9) Federal regulations and paperwork consume too much of 
     teachers' and administrators' time and energy, as well as 
     taxpayer dollars which could be used to improve education.
       (10) Creating a national testing program would increase the 
     Federal burden on local schools.
       (11) State, local, and private schools deserve flexibility 
     which will allow them to meet the educational needs of 
     children.
       (12) Increasing the role of parents, teachers, and local 
     community members will improve local schools.
       (13) There is not a significant relationship between 
     Federal education spending and academic achievement.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House 
     that--
       (1) the Department of Education, States, and local 
     educational agencies should spend at least 95 percent of 
     Federal education tax dollars in our children's classrooms;
       (2) the Goals 2000 program should be terminated, and funds 
     should be given directly to States and local school 
     districts;
       (3) the Congress should enact legislation to prevent the 
     development and administration of a national testing program; 
     and
       (4) the Department of Education should limit its role in 
     education to functions which cannot be performed by State or 
     local school officials.

     SEC. 207. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING SCHOOL CHOICE FOR THE 
                   CHILDREN OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) Children in our Nation's capital deserve to have the 
     best education available.
       (2) Many parents in the District of Columbia would prefer 
     to send their children to the school of their choice, whether 
     public, private, religious, or home.
       (3) Allowing parents to evaluate and choose the proper 
     school for their children gives them an invested interest in 
     helping their children succeed.
       (4) Giving children an opportunity to attend the school 
     which best meets their needs will best prepare them for the 
     future.
       (5) Letting parents choose a school which reflects the 
     moral or religious beliefs of their children will enhance the 
     children's character and learning experience.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     there should be a Federal pilot program to provide low-income 
     children in the District of Columbia with the opportunity to 
     attend the public, private, religious, or home school of 
     their parents' choice.

     SEC. 208. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING PARTIAL-BIRTH 
                   ABORTIONS.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) Partial-birth abortions allow a child to be delivered 
     until only its head remains in the birth canal.
       (2) Partial-birth abortions involve piercing the child's 
     skull and removing its brain.
       (3) A large majority of Americans object to partially 
     delivering a child and then killing it.
       (4) Both Houses of Congress have consistently supported 
     legislation to ban partial-birth abortions.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     partial-birth abortions should be banned in the United States 
     unless such a procedure is needed to save the life of the 
     mother.

     SEC. 209. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT-
                   SPONSORED PROMOTION OF ABORTION.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) Title X of the Public Health Service Act was enacted to 
     help reduce the unplanned pregnancy rate, especially among 
     teenagers.
       (2) Title X has not only failed to reduce the teenage 
     pregnancy rate, out-of-wedlock births, and sexually 
     transmitted diseases, it has made these problems worse.
       (3) Taxpayer-funded title X family planning clinics are 
     currently required to counsel pregnant girls and women about 
     all of their ``pregnancy management options'', including 
     abortion.
       (4) Title X clinics also require clinic staff, following 
     such ``counseling,'' to refer girls and women who want an 
     abortion to clinics that perform them.
       (5) Many of these abortion clinics are operated by the same 
     organizations that operate title X clinics.
       (6) The United States Government through title X is using 
     taxpayer dollars to subsidize activities destructive to human 
     life.

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       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     taxpayer dollars should not be used to subsidize abortion or 
     organizations that promote or perform abortions.

     SEC. 210. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING TITLE X FUNDING.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) The title X of the Public Health Service Act family 
     planning program provides contraceptives, treatment for 
     sexually transmitted diseases, and sexual counseling to 
     minors without parental consent or notification.
       (2) Almost 1,500,000 American minors receive title X family 
     planning services each year.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     organizations or businesses which receive funds through 
     Federal programs should obtain parental consent or 
     confirmation of parental notification before contraceptives 
     are provided to a minor.

     SEC. 211. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING INTERNATIONAL 
                   POPULATION CONTROL PROGRAMS.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) There is international consensus that under no 
     circumstances should abortion be promoted as a method of 
     family planning.
       (2) The United States provides the largest percentage of 
     population control assistance among donor nations.
       (3) The activities of private organizations supported by 
     United States taxpayers are a reflection of United States 
     priorities in developing countries, and United States funds 
     allow these organizations to expand their programs and 
     influence.
       (4) The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) recently 
     signed a 4-year, $20,000,000 contract with the People's 
     Republic of China (PRC) which persists in coercing its people 
     to obtain abortions and undergo involuntary sterilizations.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House 
     that--
       (1) United States taxpayers should not be forced to support 
     international family planning programs;
       (2) if the Congress is unwilling to stop supporting 
     international family planning programs with taxpayer dollars, 
     the Congress should limit such support to organizations that 
     certify they will not perform, or lobby for the legalization 
     of, abortions in other countries; and
       (3) United States taxpayers should not be forced to support 
     the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) if it is 
     conducting activities in the People's Republic of China (PRC) 
     and the PRC's population control program continues to utilize 
     coercive abortion.

     SEC. 212. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING HUMAN EMBRYO RESEARCH.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) Human life is a precious resource which should not be 
     created or destroyed simply for scientific experiments.
       (2) A human embryo is a human being that must be accorded 
     the moral status of a person from the time of fertilization.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     Congress should prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars for the 
     creation of human embryos for research purposes and research 
     in which human embryos are knowingly destroyed.

     SEC. 213. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING HUMAN CLONING.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) Scientists around the world are actively participating 
     in experiments which attempt to clone animals.
       (2) Several of these experiments have succeeded in creating 
     genetic clones of animals.
       (3) The technology used in such experiments could be used 
     to create genetically identical human beings;
       (4) It is unethical and immoral to experiment with the 
     creation of human life.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     any research on the cloning of humans should by prohibited by 
     Federal law.

     SEC. 214. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING TRADITIONAL MARRIAGES.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) Traditional marriages consist of one man and one woman.
       (2) Strong families are the cornerstone of our society and 
     our country.
       (3) Children benefit from strong families.
       (4) The Congress passed and the President signed into law 
     legislation defining marriage as the union between one man 
     and one woman for purposes of Federal programs.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     future legislation and regulations should recognize the 
     importance of the traditional family in the United States.

     SEC. 215. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT 
                   FOR THE ARTS.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) The Federal Government's involvement in funding for the 
     arts has become increasingly controversial.
       (2) Millions of United States taxpayers have been forced to 
     support both artists and organizations to which they object.
       (3) The National Endowment for the Arts, despite 
     congressional instructions to avoid controversial subject 
     matters, continues to subsidize offensive art.
       (4) More than 99 percent of funding for the arts is 
     obtained from private sources.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     funding for the National Endowment for the Arts should be 
     eliminated.

     SEC. 216. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING FOREIGN AID.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) The nation of Israel has been a reliable and dependable 
     ally to the United States.
       (2) The United States' support for Israel is vital to 
     achieving peace in the Middle East.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     aid to Israel should not be reduced.

     SEC. 217. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) One of the most basic human rights is the right to 
     religious freedom.
       (2) The United States has a strong history of protecting 
     individuals' right to religious liberty and encouraging other 
     countries to do the same.
       (3) Recent reports indicate that several countries continue 
     to persecute individuals based on their religious beliefs.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     the United States should encourage other countries to protect 
     religious freedom and allow their citizens to practice the 
     faith that they choose without retribution.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A concurrent resolution 
     establishing the congressional budget for the United States 
     Government for fiscal year 1999 and setting forth appropriate 
     budgetary levels for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 
     2003.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

158

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negative

Nays

262

para.53.10                   [Roll No. 208]

                                AYES--158

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--262

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)

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     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Ballenger
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sabo
     Tanner
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.53.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. SPRATT:

       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1999.

       The Congress declares that this is the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1999 and that the 
     appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003 are hereby set forth.

     SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003:
       (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution:
       (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,321,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,341,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,379,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,436,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,491,000,000,000.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: -$900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: -$200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $700,000,000.
       (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the enforcement 
     of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new 
     budget authority are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,420,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,463,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,503,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,537,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,611,200,000,000.
       (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,403,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,445,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,484,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,501,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,578,300,000,000.
       (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $82,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $104,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $104,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $64,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $87,300,000,000.
       (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $5,582,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $5,756,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $5,926,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,059,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $6,211,100,000,000.

     SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

       The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003 for each major functional category 
     are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $270,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $265,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $274,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $268,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $280,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $269,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $288,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $272,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $296,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $279,800,000,000.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,500,000,000,000.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,700,000,000.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, -$100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,000,000,000.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,700,000,000.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,300,000,000.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $51,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $52,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $53,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $54,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $56,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $48,900,000,000.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,600,000,000.

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       (B) Outlays, $10,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,100,000,000.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $63,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $61,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $64,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $63,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $65,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $64,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $66,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $64,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $69,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $68,700,000,000.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $145,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $143,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $151,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $151,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $159,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $159,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $166,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $167,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $177,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $178,600,000,000.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $209,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $210,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $221,510,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $220,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $239,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $242,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $251,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $248,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $273,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $273,400,000,000.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $246,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $247,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $259,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $258,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $270,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $268,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $280,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $278,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $291,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $288,900,000,000.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,300,000,000.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $47,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $49,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $49,800,000,000.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,600,000,000.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,400,000,000.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $296,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $296,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $297,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $297,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $296,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $296,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $296,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $296,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $297,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $297,800,000,000.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$2,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$1,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$2,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$3,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$3,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, -$800,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,000,000,000.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$37,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$37,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$39,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$39,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$43,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$43,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$51,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$51,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, -$42,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$42,700,000,000.

     SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

       (a) Submissions.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     adoption of this resolution, the House committees named in 
     subsection (b) shall submit their recommendations to the 
     House Committee on the Budget. After receiving those 
     recommendations, the House Committee on the Budget shall 
     report to the House a reconciliation bill carrying out all 
     such recommendations without any substantive revision.
       (b) Instructions to House Committees.--
       (1) Committee on agriculture.--The House Committee on 
     Agriculture shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending to decrease outlays 
     by $0 for fiscal year 1999 and decrease outlays by 
     $40,000,000 for fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (2) Committee on banking and financial services.--The House 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending to decrease outlays by $212,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999 and decrease outlays by $1,045,000,000 for fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003.
       (3) Committee on commerce.--The House Committee on Commerce 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     provide direct spending to decrease outlays by $707,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1999 and decrease outlays by $2,765,000,000 
     for fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (4) Committee on education and the workforce.--The House 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce shall report changes 
     in laws within its jurisdiction that that provide direct 
     spending to decrease outlays by $86,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999 and increase outlays by $3,443,000,000 for fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003.
       (5) Committee on resources.--The House Committee on 
     Resources shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that that provide direct spending to decrease 
     outlays by $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and decrease 
     outlays by $381,000,000 for fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (6) Committee on ways and means.--The House Committee on 
     Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending to decrease outlays 
     by $437,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and decrease outlays by 
     $892,000,000 for fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

     SEC. 5. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF COMPENSATION AND PAY FOR 
                   FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

       In the House, for purposes of enforcing the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, any bill or joint resolution, or 
     amendment thereto or conference report thereon, establishing 
     on a prospective basis compensation or pay for any office or 
     position in the Government at a specified level, the 
     appropriation for which is provided through annual 
     discretionary appropriations, shall not be considered as 
     providing new entitlement authority or new budget authority.

     SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TOTAL BUDGET SURPLUSES AND 
                   SOCIAL SECURITY.

       It is the sense of Congress that:
       (1) The total budget surplus should be reserved until the 
     Congress and the President enact comprehensive measures 
     providing for

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     the long-term solvency of Social Security, while preserving 
     its core protections for present and future generations of 
     American families.
       (2) There should be established within the Treasury a 
     ``Save Social Security First Reserve Fund'' to be used to 
     save budget surpluses until a reform measure is enacted to 
     ensure the long-term solvency of the Old-Age, Survivors, and 
     Disability Insurance Trust Funds. The Secretary of the 
     Treasury should pay into the account at the end of each 
     fiscal year an amount equal to the surplus, if any, in the 
     total budget of the United States Government for that fiscal 
     year. Balances in that account should be invested in Treasury 
     securities and interest earnings should be credited to the 
     account.

     SEC. 7. RESERVE FUND FOR POTENTIAL TOBACCO LEGISLATION.

       (a) In General.--Budget authority and outlays may be 
     allocated to a committee or committees for legislation that 
     increases funding to promote smoking prevention and 
     cessation, curbs cigarette smoking among teenagers, makes 
     payments to the States to mitigate the costs incurred of 
     treating smoking-related illnesses, provides support to 
     tobacco farmers, makes payments to other claimants against 
     tobacco companies, or funds Federal medical research, within 
     such a committee's jurisdiction, if such a committee or the 
     committee of conference on such legislation reports such 
     legislation, and if, to the extent that the costs of such 
     legislation are not included in this concurrent resolution on 
     the budget, the enactment of such legislation will not 
     increase (by virtue of either contemporaneous or previously 
     passed legislation) the deficits in this resolution for--
       (1) fiscal year 1999; and
       (2) the period of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (b) Revised Allocations.--Upon the reporting of legislation 
     pursuant to subsection (a), and again upon the submission of 
     a conference report on such legislation (if a conference 
     report is submitted), the Chairman of the Committee on the 
     Budget of the House of Representatives may file with the 
     House appropriately revised allocations under section 302(a) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and revised 
     functional levels and aggregates to carry out this 
     subsection. Such revised allocations, functional levels, and 
     aggregates shall be considered for the purposes of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as allocations, functional 
     levels, and aggregates contained in this concurrent 
     resolution on the budget.
       (c) Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (Medicare Part A 
     Trust Fund).--Congress intends that any tobacco proceeds not 
     used for increased funding under subsection (a) should be 
     deposited in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund 
     (established under section 1817 of the Social Security Act).

     SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ASSETS FOR INDEPENDENCE ACT.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) 33 percent of all American households have no or 
     negative financial assets and 60 percent of African-American 
     households have no or negative financial assets;
       (2) 46.9 percent of all children in America live in 
     households with no financial assets, including 40 percent of 
     Caucasian children and 75 percent of African-American 
     children;
       (3) in order to provide low-income families with more tools 
     for empowerment in lieu of traditional income support and to 
     assist them in becoming more involved in planning their 
     future, new public-private relationships that encourage 
     asset-building should be undertaken;
       (4) individual development account programs are 
     successfully demonstrating the ability to assist low-income 
     families in building assets while partnering with community 
     organizations and States in more than 40 public and private 
     experiments nationwide; and
       (5) Federal support for a trial demonstration program would 
     greatly assist the creative efforts of existing individual 
     development account experiments.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     in carrying out its reconciliation instructions pursuant to 
     this concurrent resolution, the Committee on Ways and Means 
     should include the text of H.R. 2849 (the Assets for 
     Independence Act) in its submission to the House Committee on 
     the Budget.

     SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON 
                   CLINICAL CANCER TRIALS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the committees of 
     jurisdiction should consider legislation this session that 
     would establish a 3-year demonstration project providing 
     medicare coverage for beneficiaries' participation in 
     clinical cancer trials.

     SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE INTERIM PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR 
                   HOME HEALTH BENEFITS UNDER MEDICARE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the interim payment system for home health service has 
     adversely affected some home health care agencies and 
     medicare beneficiaries;
       (2) if home health care is threatened and further reduced, 
     health care costs to Federal and State governments, as well 
     as families, may rise to cover more expensive post-hospital 
     and long-term care;
       (3) the committees of jurisdiction should initiate a 
     revision of the interim payment system, paying particular 
     attention to providing a more gradual reduction in home 
     health care costs and additional time for home health care 
     agencies to adjust to lower rates and reimbursements;
       (4) due to the critical nature of this issue, Congress 
     should enact an equitable and fair revision of the interim 
     payment system before the adjournment of the 105th Congress; 
     and
       (5) the Health Care Financing Administration should fully 
     implement by October 1, 1999, the prospective payment system 
     that was enacted into law last year.

     SEC. 11. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TAX RELIEF.

       It is the sense of Congress that the committees of 
     jurisdiction should accommodate high priority tax relief of 
     approximately $30,000,000,000 over 5 years within legislation 
     that fully offsets revenues lost by closing or restricting 
     unwarranted tax benefits. Such tax relief should--
       (1) accommodate the revenue effects of improving rights for 
     medical patients and providers in managed care health plans;
       (2) expand tax credits to alleviate the costs of child care 
     for families;
       (3) reduce financing costs for primary and secondary public 
     school modernization;
       (4) extend long-supported and previously renewed tax 
     benefits that will soon expire such as the Work Opportunity 
     and Research and Experimentation credits; and
       (5) mitigate tax code ``marriage penalties'' in a manner at 
     least equal in scope to the 1995 tax relief provision of H.R. 
     2491.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A concurrent resolution 
     establishing the congressional budget for the United States 
     Government for fiscal year 1999 and setting forth appropriate 
     budgetary levels for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 
     2003.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

164

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negative

Nays

257

para.53.12                   [Roll No. 209]

                                AYES--164

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--257

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra

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     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Ballenger
     Bilbray
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Lewis (GA)
     McDade
     Meek (FL)
     Mollohan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sabo
     Tanner
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHNER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. NEY, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 455, 
reported the concurrent resolution back to the House with an amendment 
adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union was agreed to:
  The concurrent resolution, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHNER, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

216

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affirmative

Nays

204

para.53.13                   [Roll No. 210]

                                YEAS--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Souder
       

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Ballenger
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Paul
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sabo
     Tanner 
  So the concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.53.14  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. MICA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Tuesday, June 9, 1998, at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.53.15  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. MICA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 
o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 1998.

para.53.16  order of business--recess

  On motion of Mr. MICA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in may be in order at any time on Wednesday, June 10, 
1998, the Speaker may declare a recess, subject to the call of the 
Chair, for the purpose of receiving in joint meeting His Excellency Kim-
Dae Jung, President of the Republic of Korea.

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para.53.17  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. MICA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, June 
10, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.53.18  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, a 
bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 824. An Act to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 717 Madison Place, NW., in the District of 
     Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National Courts 
     Building.''

para.53.19  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. TANNER, for today after 11:15 a.m.; and
  To Ms. Eddie Bernice JOHNSON, for today.
  And then,

para.53.20  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. REDMOND, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 4 o'clock and 26 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 1998.

para.53.21  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2411. A 
     bill to provide for a land exchange involving the Cape Cod 
     National Seashore and to extend the authority for the Cape 
     Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-568). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. Report 
     entitled ``Abuse of Power: The Hardrock Bonding Rule.'' 
     (Rept. No. 105-569). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 3849. A bill to 
     amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a national 
     policy against Federal and State regulation of Internet 
     access and online services, and to exercise congressional 
     jurisdiction over interstate and foreign commerce by 
     establishing a moratorium on the imposition of exactions that 
     would interfere with the free flow of commerce conducted over 
     the Internet, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-570 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. 

para.53.22  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 3849. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     the Judiciary, and Rules extended for a period ending not 
     later than June 19, 1998.

para.53.23  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Agriculture discharged 
from further consideration. H.R. 3035 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.53.24  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. OBEY (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3998. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make payments to each State for the 
     operation of a comprehensive health insurance plan ensuring 
     health insurance coverage for individuals and families in the 
     State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 
     Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. FATTAH:
       H.R. 3999. A bill to designate the United States Postal 
     Service building located at 5209 Greene Street, Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania, as the ``David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office 
     Building; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 4000. A bill to designate the United States Postal 
     Service building located at 400 Edgmont Avenue, Chester, 
     Pennsylvania, as the ``Thomas P. Foglietta Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 4001. A bill to designate the United States Postal 
     Service building located at 2601 North 16th Street, 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Roxanne H. Jones Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 4002. A bill to designate the United States Postal 
     Service building located at 5300 West Jefferson Street, 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Freeman Hankins Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 4003. A bill to designate the United States Postal 
     Service building located at 2037 Chestnut Street, 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Max Weiner Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 4004. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance to the Casa Malpais National 
     Historic Landmark in Springerville, Arizona, and to establish 
     the Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Baker, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Waters, and Ms. 
             Velazquez):
       H.R. 4005. A bill to amend title 31 of the United States 
     Code to improve methods for preventing financial crimes, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 4006. A bill to clarify Federal law to prohibit the 
     dispensing or distribution of a controlled substance for the 
     purpose of causing, or assisting in causing, the suicide, or 
     euthanasia, of any individual; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 4007. A bill to amend section 552 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and the National Security Act of 1947 to require 
     disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act regarding 
     certain persons, disclose Nazi war criminal records without 
     impairing any investigation or prosecution conducted by the 
     Department of Justice or certain intelligence matters, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select), and the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan:
       H.R. 4008. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to permit the exception from the guaranteed issue 
     requirement for coverage offered only through associations to 
     be applied separately to parts of the small group market 
     based upon size of employers; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Etheridge, 
             and Mr. Berry):
       H.R. 4009. A bill to amend part Q of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to encourage the use of 
     school resource officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. REDMOND:
       H.R. 4010. A bill to provide that certain Federal property 
     be made available to States for State use before being made 
     available to other entities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committees on National Security, International 
     Relations, Small Business, and Science, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SHERMAN:
       H.R. 4011. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 4012. A bill to guarantee honesty in budgeting; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.R. 4013. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain administrative sites and to use the 
     proceeds for the acquisition of office sites and the 
     acquisition, construction, or improvement of offices and 
     administrative support buildings for the Conconino National 
     Forest, Kaibab National

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     Forest, Prescott National Forest, and Tonto National Forest 
     in the State of Arizona; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Cox of California, and Mr. Barr of Georgia):
       H.R. 4014. A bill to require that new signs installed on 
     Park Service Lands on or adjacent to the George Washington 
     Memorial Parkway in Northern Virginia, Maryland, the District 
     of Columbia, or elsewhere, directing motorists to Ronald 
     Reagan National Airport must comply with the will of 
     Congress, the President, and the American people by 
     prominently including the full name, ``Ronald Reagan National 
     Airport,'' and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FORD (for himself, Ms. Carson, Mr. Holden, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Frost, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. 
             Sandlin):
       H. Con. Res. 287. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the President should take certain 
     actions to address violence in schools in the United States; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Royce, and Mr. Kim):
       H. Res. 459. A resolution commemorating 50 years of 
     relations between the United States and the Republic of 
     Korea; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H. Res. 460. A resolution recognizing the 20th anniversary 
     of the founding of the Vietnam Veterans of America; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 

para.53.25  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       330. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Hawaii, relative to House 
     Concurrent Resolution No. 43 memorializing that Congress is 
     urged to require that the importation of all agricultural 
     products into Hawaii have a designation of country or origin 
     and a certification of inspection based on United States 
     Department of Agriculture standards to verify that each 
     imported product has passed all U.S. health and agricultural 
     requirements; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       331. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 65 
     memorializing the federal Health Care Financing 
     Administration, and the Congress and the President of the 
     United States to preserve the state plan to implement the 
     Healthy Families Program in its current approved form; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       332. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Nevada, relative to Resolution 98-1 memorializing that 
     Congress is urged to enact legislation terminating the 
     Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project with no 
     record of decision being approved for the project and to 
     refrain from any further appropriation of money to federal 
     agencies for the project; to the Committee on Resources.
       333. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution Number 
     66 memorializing that the Legislature of the State of 
     California supports the granting of an official apology and 
     restitution to World War II Japanese Latin American internees 
     pursuant to federal law; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.53.26  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

       Mr. SCHUMER introduced a bill (H.R. 4015) for the relief of 
     Kerantha Poole-Christian; which was referred to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary. 

para.53.27  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 7: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 8: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 350: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 371: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 953: Ms. Stabenow and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Hill, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1401: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1628: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
     Colorado.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2173: Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 2281: Mrs. Bono and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 2327: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Gilman, and Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 2485: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 2588: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 2695: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 2789: Mr. Rush, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.R. 2849: Mr. Rush, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Waters, Mr. Oberstar, 
     Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 2951: Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Allen, Mr. Yates, and 
     Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 3081: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 3176: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 3205: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 3240: Mr. Delahunt and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 3247: Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 3259: Ms. Woolsey and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 3267: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 3290: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Pallone, 
     and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3292: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3547: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3567: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. McHale, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. 
     Costello.
       H.R. 3629: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
     Cooksey, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 3632: Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Manzullo, 
     Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
     Shays, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 3651: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 3662: Mr. Yates, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. 
     Engel.
       H.R. 3684: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 3688: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 3731: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Shimkus, 
     Mr. Fawell, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Berman, Mr. Wolf, 
     Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Shays, Mr. Kolbe, 
     Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. King of New York, and 
     Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 3788: Mr. Christensen and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 3789: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 3802: Mr. Torres and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 3807: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Bob Schaffer, of 
     Colorado, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 3820: Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 3821: Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Souder, Ms. 
     Carson, and Mr. Goodlatte. 
       H.R. 3858: Ms. Granger and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3870: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Norwood, 
     Mr. Paul, Mr. Cook, Mr. Weller, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Allen, and 
     Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 3875: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3881: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 3892: Mr. Stump and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 3918: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Towns, Mr. Torres, and Mr. 
     Luther.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 3966: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 3975: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 3980: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Fossella, and Ms. 
     Carson.
       H.R. 3995: Mr. Rangel.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, and Mrs. 
     Linda Smith of Washington.
       H. Con. Res. 258: Mr. Rush, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H. Con. Res. 278: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H. Con. Res. 281: Mrs. Morella.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Menendez and Ms. Carson.
       H. Res. 444: Ms. Carson and Mr. Frost.
       H. Res. 451: Mr. Weller, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
     Jackson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Costello, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Poshard, 
     Mr. Porter, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
     Ewing, Mr. Evans, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Rush. 

para.53.28  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1054: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Doggett.
       H. Con. Res. 240: Mr. Doggett.



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                       TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1998 (54)

para.54.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 o'clock p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     June 9, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Cass Ballenger to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.54.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 3811. An Act to establish felony violations for the 
     failure to pay legal child support obligations, and for other 
     purposes.

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para.54.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para.54.4  recess--1:02 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.54.5  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, called the House to order.

para.54.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, June 5, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.54.7  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9529. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Peanut Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Peanut Crop Insurance 
     Provisions (RIN: 0563-AA85) received June 4, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9530. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 1999 budget 
     amendments totaling $294 million for programs that are 
     designed to strengthen our ability to deter and respond to 
     terrorist incidents involving the use of biological or 
     chemical weapons, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 
     105--270); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
     be printed.
       9531. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``Report to Congress on the 
     Use of the DoD Laboratory Revitalization Demonstration 
     Program,'' pursuant to Public Law 104--106; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       9532. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Leverage Capital Standards: Tier 1 
     Leverage Ratio [Regulation Y; Docket No. R-0948] received 
     June 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       9533. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 87F-0162] received June 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9534. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9535. A letter from the Director of Congressional Affairs, 
     Central Intelligence Agency, transmitting reports on 
     uncontrolled treaty-limited equipment, pursuant to section 2, 
     paragraph 5(e) of the Resolution of Ratification of the CFE 
     Flank Document; to the Committee on International Relations.
       9536. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the semiannual report on the activities of the Inspector 
     General for the period ending March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9537. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the semiannual report to Congress of the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Education for the 
     period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9538. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the period ending March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9539. A letter from the Interim District of Columbia 
     Auditor, District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of a 
     report entitled ``Reveiw of the Financial and Administrative 
     Activities of the Boxing And Wrestling Commission For Fiscal 
     Years 1996 and 1997,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47--
     117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9540. A letter from the Chairman, District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Managment Assistance Authority, 
     transmitting the Financial Plan and Budget for the District 
     of Columbia for Fiscal Year 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--732 and 1--734(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9541. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's fiscal year 1997 financial 
     report on the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, pursuant to Public 
     Law 102--393, section 638(b)(1) (106 Stat. 1783); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9542. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a monthly listing of new 
     investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9543. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting the report from the Acting Inspector 
     General covering the activities of his office for the period 
     of October 1, 1997 through March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9544. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of final actions of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period ending March 31, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9545. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 1997 through March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9546. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Reduction 
     In Force Retreat Right (RIN: 3206-AG77) received June 4, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9547. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the semiannual reports of the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation and the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period October 1, 1997 through March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9548. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 1997 through March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9549. A letter from the Director, United States Information 
     Agency, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Inspector General for the period October 1, 1997 through 
     March 31, 1998, also the Management Report for the same 
     period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9550. A letter from the Chairman, United States 
     International Trade Commission, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on the activities of the Office of Inspector General 
     for the period October 1, 1997 through March 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9551. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Blowout Preventer (BOP) Testing 
     Requirements for Drilling and Completion Operations (RIN: 
     1010-AC37) received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9552. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting a proposed 
     plan related to the use and distribution of the judgement 
     awarded to the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians in Docket 
     Nos. 18-E, 58 and 364, before the Indian Claims Commission, 
     pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 1403 (b); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9553. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Data Collection [Docket No. 
     980513127-8127-01; I.D. 050598A] (RIN: 0648-AL15) received 
     June 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9554. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Office of 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Regional Nonindigenous Species Research and 
     Outreach and Improved Methods for Ballast Water Treatment and 
     Management: Request for Proposals for 1998 [Docket No. 
     980415097-8097-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA40) received June 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9555. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Community Development 
     Quota Program [Docket No. 970703166-8129-03; I.D. 060997A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AH65) received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9556. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and 
     Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide 
     Sequence and/or Amino Acid Disclosures [Docket No: 960828235-
     8109-02] (RIN: 0651-AA88) received May 26, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9557. A letter from the Assistant Secretary and 
     Commissioner of Patents and Trade

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     marks, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application 
     Procedure [Docket No.: 980511124-8124-01] received May 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       9558. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's prison 
     impact assessment (PIA) report for 1996 and 1997, pursuant to 
     18 U.S.C. 4047(c); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9559. A letter from the Director, National Legislative 
     Commission, The American Legion, transmitting a copy of the 
     Legion's financial statements as of December 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(4) and 1103; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       9560. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient 
     Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 1998 Rates [HCFA-
     1878-F, formerly BPD-878] (RIN: 0938-AH55) received May 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       9561. A letter from the Acting Deputy Secretary, Department 
     of Housing And Urban Development, transmitting three new 
     reports on the HUD 2020 Management Reform Plan; jointly to 
     the Committees on Banking and Financial Services and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9562. A letter from the Director, Corporate Audits and 
     Standards, General Accounting Office, transmitting a report 
     of their opinion on the financial statements of the 
     Congressional Award Foundation for the fiscal years ended 
     September 30, 1997 and 1996; jointly to the Committees on 
     Government Reform and Oversight and Education and the 
     Workforce. 

para.54.8  fathers importance in raising and development of their 
          children

  Mr. McINTOSH moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 417); as amended: 

       Whereas studies reveal that even in high-crime, inner-city 
     neighborhoods, well over 90 percent of children from safe, 
     stable, two-parent homes do not become delinquents;
       Whereas researchers have linked father presence with 
     improved fetal and infant development, and father-child 
     interaction has been shown to promote a child's physical 
     well-being, perceptual abilities, and competency for 
     relatedness with other persons, even at a young age;
       Whereas premature infants whose fathers spend ample time 
     playing with them have better cognitive outcomes, and 
     children who have higher than average self-esteem and lower 
     than average depression report having a close relationship 
     with their father;
       Whereas both boys and girls demonstrate a greater ability 
     to take initiative and evidence self-control when they are 
     reared with fathers who are actively involved in their 
     upbringing;
       Whereas, although mothers often work tremendously hard to 
     rear their children in a nurturing environment, a mother can 
     benefit from the positive support of the father of her 
     children;
       Whereas, according to a 1996 Gallup Poll, 79.1 percent of 
     Americans believe the most significant family or social 
     problem facing America is the physical absence of the father 
     from the home and the resulting lack of involvement of 
     fathers in the rearing and development of their children;
       Whereas, according to the Bureau of the Census, in 1994, 
     19,500,000 children in the United States (nearly one-fourth 
     of all children in the United States) lived in families in 
     which the father was absent;
       Whereas, according to a 1996 Gallup Poll, 90.9 percent of 
     Americans believe ``it is important for children to live in a 
     home with both their mother and their father'';
       Whereas it is estimated that half of all United States 
     children born today will spend at least half their childhood 
     in a family in which a father figure is absent;
       Whereas estimates of the likelihood that marriages will end 
     in divorce range from 40 percent to 50 percent, and 
     approximately three out of every five divorcing couples have 
     at least one child;
       Whereas almost half of all 11- through 16-year-old children 
     who live in mother-headed homes have not seen their father in 
     the last twelve months;
       Whereas the likelihood that a young male will engage in 
     criminal activity doubles if he is reared without a father 
     and triples if he lives in a neighborhood with a high 
     concentration of single-parent families;
       Whereas children of single-parents are less likely to 
     complete high school and more likely to have low earnings and 
     low employment stability as adults than children reared in 
     two-parent families;
       Whereas a 1990 Los Angeles Times poll found that 57 percent 
     of all fathers and 55 percent of all mothers feel guilty 
     about not spending enough time with their children;
       Whereas almost 20 percent of 6th through 12th graders 
     report that they have not had a good conversation lasting for 
     at least 10 minutes with at least one of their parents in 
     more than a month;
       Whereas, according to a Gallup poll, over 50 percent of all 
     adults agreed that fathers today spend less time with their 
     children than their fathers spent with them;
       Whereas President Clinton has stated that ``the single 
     biggest social problem in our society may be the growing 
     absence of fathers from their children's homes because it 
     contributes to so many other social problems'' and that ``the 
     real source of the [welfare] problem is the inordinate number 
     of out of wedlock births in this country'';
       Whereas the Congressional Task Force on Fatherhood 
     Promotion and the Senate Task Force on Fatherhood Promotion 
     were both formed in 1997, and the Governors Fatherhood Task 
     Force was formed in February 1998;
       Whereas the Congressional Task Force on Fatherhood 
     Promotion is exploring the social changes that are required 
     to ensure that every child is reared with a father who is 
     committed to be actively involved in the rearing and 
     development of his children;
       Whereas the 36 members of the Congressional Task Force on 
     Fatherhood Promotion are promoting fatherhood in their 
     congressional districts;
       Whereas the National Fatherhood Initiative is holding a 
     National Summit on Fatherhood in Washington, D.C., with the 
     purpose of mobilizing a response to father absence in several 
     of the most powerful sectors of society, including public 
     policy, public and private social services, education, 
     religion, entertainment, the media, and the civic community;
       Whereas both Republican and Democrat leaders of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate will be participating in 
     this event; and
       Whereas the promotion of fatherhood is a bipartisan issue: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) recognizes that the creation of a better America 
     depends in large part on the active involvement of fathers in 
     the rearing and development of their children;
       (2) urges each father in America to accept his full share 
     of responsibility for the lives of his children, to be 
     actively involved in rearing his children, and to encourage 
     the academic, moral, and spiritual development of his 
     children and urges the States to aggressively prosecute those 
     fathers who fail to fulfill their legal responsibility to pay 
     child support;
       (3) encourages each father to devote time, energy, and 
     resources to his children, recognizing that children need not 
     only material support, but more importantly a secure, 
     affectionate, family environment; and
       (4) expresses its support for a national summit on 
     fatherhood.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. McINTOSH and Mr. 
MARTINEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McINTOSH demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.54.9  financial management by federal agencies

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 447), as amended: 

       Whereas financial audits are an essential tool to establish 
     accountable, responsible, and credible use of taxpayer 
     dollars;
       Whereas Congress needs such information to accurately 
     measure performance of Federal agencies and distribute scarce 
     resources;
       Whereas Federal agencies should meet the same audit 
     standards with which such agencies expect State and local 
     governments, the private sector, and Federal contractors from 
     which such agencies purchase goods and services to comply;
       Whereas sections 331 and 3515 of title 31, United States 
     Code (as enacted in section 405 of the Government Management 
     Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-356; 108 Stat. 3415)), 
     require that Federal agencies prepare annual financial 
     statements and have them audited, and that the Secretary of 
     the Treasury prepare a consolidated financial statement for 
     Federal agencies that is audited by the Comptroller General;
       Whereas the enactment of these provisions resulted in the 
     first time ever that the financial status of the entire 
     Federal Government was subjected to the same professional 
     scrutiny to which many who interact with the Federal 
     Government are subject;
       Whereas section 3521 of title 31, United States Code, 
     requires that the audit follow the Generally Accepted 
     Government Auditing Standards, which incorporate the common, 
     private sector guidelines of the American Institute of 
     Certified Public Accountants Statements on Auditing 
     Standards;
       Whereas Congress intended these audit requirements to 
     provide greater accountability in managing government 
     finances by improving financial systems, strengthening 
     financial personnel qualifications, and generating more 
     reliable, timely information on the costs and financial 
     performance of government operations;
       Whereas the data found in the financial reports was not 
     sufficiently reliable to permit

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     the General Accounting Office to render an opinion on the 
     Government's financial statements;
       Whereas only 2 of the 24 Federal agencies required to 
     submit reports have reliable financial information, effective 
     internal controls, and complied with applicable laws and 
     regulations;
       Whereas the financial statements of the Department of 
     Defense could not be relied on to provide basic information 
     regarding the existence, location, and value of much of its 
     $635,000,000,000 in property, plant, and equipment;
       Whereas the Department of Defense could not account for 2 
     utility boats valued at $174,000 each, 2 large harbor tug 
     boats valued at $875,000 each, 1 floating crane valued at 
     $468,000, 15 aircraft engines (including 2 F-18 engines 
     valued at $4,000,000 each), and one Avenger Missile Launcher 
     valued at $1,000,000;
       Whereas inaccurate or unreliable data, such as the findings 
     that 220 more tanks, 10 fewer helicopters, 25 fewer aircraft, 
     and 8 fewer cruise missiles existed than those reported in 
     the system of the Department of Defense, harms deployment 
     activities;
       Whereas the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
     spends $18,000,000,000 each year in rent and operating 
     subsidies, with $1 of every $18 being paid out unjustifiably;
       Whereas financial management is so poor within Federal 
     credit agencies that the true cost of the Federal 
     Government's loan and guarantee programs cannot be reliably 
     determined;
       Whereas the Federal Aviation Administration's records 
     regarding $5,500,000,000 in equipment and property are 
     unreliable, including $198,000,000 in recorded assets that no 
     longer exist, $245,000,000 in spare parts that were omitted 
     from the financial statements, and $3,300,000,000 in works-
     in-process that could not be verified;
       Whereas the Forest Service lacks a reliable system for 
     tracking its reported 378,000 miles of roads;
       Whereas the Medicare program identified an estimated 
     $20,300,000,000 worth of improper payments in fiscal year 
     1997;
       Whereas the Social Security Administration has identified 
     $1,000,000,000 in overpayments for fiscal year 1997;
       Whereas the Department of the Treasury recorded a net 
     $12,000,000,000 ``plug'' recorded as ``unreconciled 
     transactions'', made up of over $100,000,000,000 of 
     unreconciled, unsupported transactions, to make its books 
     balance; and
       Whereas the disclaimers, mismanagement, and poor 
     recordkeeping in the Federal Government expose taxpayers to 
     continued waste, fraud, error, and mismanagement, and provide 
     inadequate information to Congress for budget, 
     appropriations, and reauthorization decisions: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) the first-ever Governmentwide financial audit 
     demonstrated serious concerns with financial management by 
     the majority of Federal agencies;
       (2) current efforts with respect to financial management by 
     all too many Federal agencies have failed; and
       (3) therefore, Congress must impose consequences on Federal 
     agencies that fail their annual financial audits and conduct 
     more vigorous oversight to ensure that Federal agencies do 
     not waste the tax dollars of the people of the United States.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. HORN and Mr. 
KUCINICH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HORN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.54.10  lake chelan national recreation area and wenatchee national 
          forest

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
3520) to adjust the boundaries of the Lake Chelan National Recreation 
Area and the adjacent Wenatchee National Forest in the State of 
Washington.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.54.11  national underground railroad network to freedom

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1635) to 
establish within the United States National Park Service the National 
Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program, and for other purposes; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.54.12  george mason memorial

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 423) to extend the legislative authority for the Board of Regents of 
Gunston Hall to establish a memorial to honor George Mason.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.54.13  u.s. holocaust assets commission

  Mr. LEACH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3662) to 
establish a commission to examine issues pertaining to the disposition 
of Holocaust-era assets in the United States before, during, and after 
World War II, and to make recommendations to the President on further 
action, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. LEACH and Mr. 
LaFALCE,each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  On motion of Mr. LEACH, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1900) to establish a commission to examine issues pertaining to the 
disposition of Holocaust-era assets in the United States before, during, 
and after World War II, and to make recommendations to the President on 
further action, and for other purposes; was taken from the Speaker's 
table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. LEACH submitted the following amendment, which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 3662, as passed by the House.

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  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 3662, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.54.14  messages from the president

  Messages in writing from the President of the United States were 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries. 

para.54.15  united states and philippines relations

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 404): 

       Whereas 1998 marks 100 years of special ties between the 
     people of the United States and the people of the Philippines 
     and is also the centennial celebration of Philippine 
     independence from Spain which initiated relations with the 
     United States;
       Whereas the people of the Philippines have on many 
     occasions demonstrated their strong commitment to democratic 
     principles and practices, the free exchange of views on 
     matters of public concern, and the development of a strong 
     civil society;
       Whereas the Philippines has embraced economic reform and 
     free market principles and, despite current challenging 
     circumstances, its economy has registered significant 
     economic growth in recent years benefiting the lives of the 
     people of the Philippines;
       Whereas the large Philippine-American community has 
     immeasurably enriched the fabric of American society and 
     culture;
       Whereas Filipino soldiers fought shoulder to shoulder with 
     American troops on the battlefields of World War II, Korea, 
     and Vietnam;
       Whereas the Philippines is an increasingly important 
     trading partner of the United States as well as the recipient 
     of significant direct American investment;
       Whereas the United States relies on the Philippines as a 
     partner and treaty ally in fostering regional stability, 
     enhancing prosperity, and promoting peace and democracy; and
       Whereas the 100th anniversary of relations between the 
     people of the United States and the people of the Philippines 
     offers an opportunity for the United States and the 
     Philippines to renew their commitment to international 
     cooperation on issues of mutual interest and concern: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) congratulates the Philippines on the commemoration of 
     its independence from Spain;
       (2) looks forward to a broadening and deepening of 
     friendship and cooperation with the Philippines in the years 
     ahead for the mutual benefit of the people of the United 
     States and the people of the Philippines;
       (3) supports the efforts of the Philippines to further 
     strengthen democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and the 
     expansion of free market economics both at home and abroad; 
     and
       (4) recognizes the close relationship between the nations 
     and the people of the United States and the people of the 
     Philippines and pledges its support to work closely with the 
     Philippines in addressing new challenges as we begin our 
     second century of friendship and cooperation.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
WEXLER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.54.16  affirming u.s. support for taiwan and their role in asian 
          financial crisis

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 270); as amended: 

       Whereas the President of the United States has announced he 
     intends to travel to Beijing in June 1998 to discuss the 
     common interests of the United States and the People's 
     Republic of China;
       Whereas the American people desire strong relations with 
     the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait;
       Whereas it is the policy of the United States Government to 
     take all necessary action to ensure peace and stability on 
     the Taiwan Strait, while continuing mutually beneficial trade 
     relations with Taiwan's vibrant economy;
       Whereas the American people have repeatedly welcomed and 
     supported democracy for the people of Taiwan;
       Whereas Taiwan set an example for democratization in the 
     region having successfully held free and fair elections at 
     the local and national level and encouraging the development 
     of democratic institutions;
       Whereas the American people seek to promote economic 
     stability and growth amidst the current financial turmoil in 
     the Asia-Pacific region;
       Whereas Taiwan's economy has weathered the current Asian 
     financial crisis better than others in the region;
       Whereas Taiwan has proposed to use various means to help 
     stabilize the economies of many of its neighbors, including 
     possibilities for action by the Asian Pacific Economic 
     Cooperation (APEC) forum of which it is a member;
       Whereas Taiwan has expressed its willingness to provide 
     financial assistance to its neighbors;
       Whereas in the spring of 1996, the political leadership of 
     the People's Republic of China used provocative military 
     maneuvers, including missile launch exercises in the Taiwan 
     Strait, in an attempt to intimidate the people of Taiwan 
     during their historic, free, and democratic presidential 
     election;
       Whereas officials of the People's Republic of China refuse 
     to renounce the use of force against the people on Taiwan;
       Whereas the use of force, and the threat to use force, by 
     the People's Republic of China against Taiwan undermines 
     regional stability; and
       Whereas a senior United States executive branch official 
     has again recently called upon the People's Republic of China 
     to renounce any use of force against Taiwan: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),  That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the United States abides by all previous understandings 
     of a ``one China'' policy and its abiding interest in a 
     peaceful resolution of the Taiwan Straits issue; and
       (2) the President of the United States should seek, at the 
     June summit meeting this year in Beijing, a public 
     renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of 
     force, or threat to use force, against democratic Taiwan.
         Amend the title so as to read: ``Concurrent resolution 
     acknowledging Taiwan's desire to play a positive role in the 
     current Asian financial crisis and affirming the support of 
     the American people for peace and stability on the Taiwan 
     Strait and security for Taiwan's democracy.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BEREUTER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.54.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2709

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 457):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 
     2709) to impose certain sanctions on foreign persons who 
     transfer items contributing to Iran's efforts to acquire, 
     develop, or produce ballistic missiles, with the Senate 
     amendments thereto, and to consider in the House a single 
     motion offered by the chairman of the Committee on 
     International Relations or his designee that the House concur 
     in each of the Senate amendments. The Senate amendments and 
     the motion shall be considered as read. The motion shall be 
     debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     International Relations. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the motion to final adoption without 
     intervening motion or demand for division of the question.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

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para.54.18  iran missile proliferation sanctions

  Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 457, moved 
that the bill (H.R. 2709) to impose certain sanctions on foreign persons 
who transfer items contributing to Iran's efforts to acquire, develop, 
or produce ballistic missiles; together with the following amendments of 
the Senate thereto, be taken from the Speaker's table; and that the 
House concur in said Senate amendments:

       Page 2, lines 15 and 16, strike out ``August 8, 1995--'' 
     and insert ``January 22, 1998--''.
       Page 6, lines 24 and 25, strike out ``August 8, 1995--'' 
     and insert ``January 22, 1998--''.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 457, the previous question was ordered on 
the motion.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. BURR, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GILMAN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

392

It was decided in the

Nays

22

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affirmative

Answered present

3

para.54.19                   [Roll No. 211]

                                YEAS--392

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--22

     Brown (CA)
     Conyers
     Dooley
     Furse
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hostettler
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     LaFalce
     Lofgren
     McDermott
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Obey
     Paul
     Rahall
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Bonior
     Fazio
     Gephardt

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bishop
     Deutsch
     Farr
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schumer
     Wexler
     Young (FL)
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendments were 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.54.20  h. res. 417--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 417) regarding the importance of 
fathers in the raising and development of their children, as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

415

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.54.21                   [Roll No. 212]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins

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     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Ballenger
     Deutsch
     Farr
     Fawell
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Lewis (GA)
     McDade
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schumer
     Snowbarger
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``A 
resolution regarding the importance of fathers in the rearing and 
development of their children.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to and the title was amended 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.54.22  h. res. 447--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 447) expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives regarding financial management by 
Federal agencies, as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

415

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.54.23                   [Roll No. 213]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Ballenger
     Deutsch
     Farr
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Lewis (GA)
     McInnis
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schumer
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wicker
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.54.24  h.r. 1635--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1635) to establish within the United 
States Na

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tional Park Service the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom 
program, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

415

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para.54.25                   [Roll No. 214]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                 NAYS--2

     Paul
     Sanford
       

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Ballenger
     Deutsch
     Farr
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Lewis (GA)
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schumer
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wicker
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.54.26  h. con. res. 270--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 270) 
acknowledging the positive role of Taiwan in the current Asian financial 
crisis and affirming the support of the American people for peace and 
stability on the Taiwan Strait and security for Taiwan's democracy; as 
amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BEREUTER demanded a recorded vote on the motion to suspend the 
rules and agree to said concurrent resolution, as amended, which demand 
was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

411

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.54.27                   [Roll No. 215]

                                AYES--411

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood

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     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Ballenger
     Deutsch
     Farr
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Lewis (GA)
     Miller (CA)
     Murtha
     Riley
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Schumer
     Talent
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wicker
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreet to.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: 
       ``Concurrent resolution acknowledging Taiwan's desire to 
     play a positive role in the current Asian financial crisis 
     and affirming the support of the American people for peace 
     and stability on the Taiwan Strait and security for Taiwan's 
     democracy.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to and the title was 
amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.54.28  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2888

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-572) the resolution (H. Res. 461) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2888) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to 
exempt from the minimum wage recordkeeping and overtime compensation 
requirements certain specialized employees.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.54.29  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3150

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-573) the resolution (H. Res. 462) providing consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 3150) to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.54.30  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by section 204 of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)) and section 401(c) of the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)), I transmit herewith a 6-month 
report on the national emergency declared by Executive Order 12938 of 
November 14, 1994, in response to the threat posed by the proliferation 
of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons (``weapons of mass 
destruction'') and of the means of delivering such weapons.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 9, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-271).

para.54.31  message from the president--national crime control

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am transmitting for immediate consideration and enactment the 
``International Crime Control Act of 1998''(ICCA). The ICCA is one of 
the foremost initiatives highlighted in my Administration's 
International Crime Control Strategy, which I announced on May 12, 1998. 
The proposed legislation would substantially improve the ability of U.S. 
law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute international 
criminals, seize their money and assets, intercept them at our borders, 
and prevent them from striking at our people and institutions.
  Advances in technology, the resurgence of democracy, and the lowering 
of global political and economic barriers have brought increased freedom 
and higher living standards to countries around the world, including our 
own. However, these changes have also provided new opportunities for 
international criminals trafficking in drugs, firearms, weapons of mass 
destruction, and human beings, and engaging in fraud, theft, extortion, 
and terrorism.
  In response to these formidable threats to the American people, I have 
directed the Departments of Justice, State, and the Treasury, as well as 
the Federal law enforcement and intelligence communities, to intensify 
their ongoing efforts to combat international crime. In order to carry 
out this mandate most effectively, the many departments and agencies 
involved need the additional tools in the proposed ICCA that will 
enhance Federal law enforcement authority in several key areas, close 
gaps in existing laws, and facilitate global cooperation against 
international crime.
  The ICCA's provisions focus on seven essential areas to improve the 
Federal Government's ability to prevent, investigate, and punish 
international crimes and criminals:


   (1) investigating and punishing acts of violence committed against 
                            americans abroad

  --Broadens existing criminal law to authorize the investigation and 
    punishment of organized crime groups who commit serious criminal 
    acts against Americans abroad. (Current law generally requires a 
    link to terrorist activity.)
  --Provides jurisdiction in the United States over violent acts 
    committed abroad against State and local officials while in other 
    countries on official Federal business.


            (2) strengthening u.s. air, land, and sea borders

  --Increases penalties for smugglers who endanger Federal law 
    enforcement officials seeking to interdict their activities, 
    introducing the Federal criminal offense of ``portrunning'' (i.e., 
    evading border inspections, often through the use of force).
  --Addresses gaps in current law relating to maritime drug interdiction 
    operations, introducing the criminal offense of failing to stop 
    (``heave to'') a vessel at the direction of a Coast Guard or other 
    Federal law enforcement official seeking to board that vessel.
  --Provides clear authority to search international, outbound letter-
    class mail if there is reasonable

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    cause to suspect that the mail contains monetary instruments, drugs, 
    weapons of mass destruction, or merchandise mailed in violation of 
    several enumerated statutes (including obscenity and export control 
    laws).
  --Broadens the ability to prosecute criminals smuggling goods out of 
    the United States.


            (3) denying safe haven to international fugitives

  --Authorizes the extradition, in certain circumstances, of suspected 
    criminals to foreign nations in two separate cases not covered by a 
    treaty: (1) when the United States has an extradition treaty with 
    the nation, but the applicable treaty is an outdated ``list'' treaty 
    that does not cover the offense for which extradition is sought; and 
    (2) when the United States does not have an extradition treaty with 
    the requesting nation.
  --Provides for exclusion from the United States of drug traffickers 
    and their immediate family members and of persons who attempt to 
    enter the United States in order to avoid prosecution in another 
    country.


    (4) seizing and forfeiting the assets of international criminals

  --Expands the list of money laundering ``predicate crimes'' to include 
    certain violent crimes, international terrorism, and bribery of 
    public officials, thus increasing the availability of money 
    laundering enforcement tools.
  --Broadens the definition of ``financial institution'' to include 
    foreign banks, thereby closing a loophole involving criminally 
    derived funds laundered through foreign banks doing business here.
  --Provides new tools to crack down on businesses illegally 
    transmitting money, and to investigate money laundering under the 
    Bank Secrecy Act.
  --Toughens penalties for violations of the International Emergency 
    Economic Powers Act.
  --Criminalizes attempted violations of the Trading With the Enemy 
    Act.


        (5) responding to emerging international crime problems

  --Enhances enforcement tools for combating arms trafficking, 
    including requiring ``instant checks'' of the criminal history of 
    those acquiring explosive materials from Federal licensees and 
    clarifying Federal authority to conduct undercover transactions 
    subject to the Arms Export Control Act for investigative purposes.
  --Addresses the increasing problem of alien smuggling by authorizing 
    the forfeiture of the proceeds and all instrumentalities of alien 
    smuggling.
  --Cracks down on the international shipment of ``precursor 
    chemicals'' used to manufacture illicit drugs, primarily by 
    authorizing the Drug Enforcement Administration to require 
    additional ``end-use'' verification.
  --Provides extraterritorial jurisdiction for fraud involving credit 
    cards and other ``access devices,'' which cost U.S. businesses 
    hundreds of millions of dollars every year.
  --Authorizes wiretapping for investigations of felony computer crime 
    offenses.


                    (6) promoting global cooperation

  --Expands the authority of U.S. law enforcement agencies to share the 
    seized assets of international criminals with foreign law 
    enforcement agencies.
  --Provides new authority, applicable in cases where there is no 
    mutual legal assistance treaty provision, to transfer a person in 
    United States Government custody to a requesting country 
    temporarily for purposes of a criminal proceeding.


  (7) streamlining the investigation and prosecution of international 
                          crime in u.s. courts

  --Authorizes the Attorney General to use funds to defray translation, 
    transportation, and other costs of State and local law enforcement 
    agencies in cases involving fugitives or evidence overseas.
  --Facilitates the admission into evidence in U.S. court proceedings 
    of certain foreign government records.
  The details of this proposal are described in the enclosed section-
by-section analysis. I urge the prompt and favorable consideration of 
this legislative proposal by the Congress.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 9, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Ways and Means, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, The Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services, and the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-272).

para.54.32  senate enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of 
the following titles:

       S. 1150. An Act to ensure that federally funded 
     agricultural research, extension, and education address high-
     priority concerns with national or multistate significance, 
     to reform, extend, and eliminate certain agricultural 
     research programs, and for other purposes.
       S. 1244. An Act to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     protect certain charitable contributions, and for other 
     purposes.

para.54.33  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. FARR, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas, for today;
  To Mr. HOUGHTON, for today until 6 p.m. June 10;
  To Mr. RUSH, for today; and
  To Mr. DEUTSCH, for today.
  And then,

para.54.34  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Friday, June 5, 1998, at 11 o'clock and 55 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 9 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 1998.

para.54.35  reports of committees on public bils and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3069. A 
     bill to extend the Advisory Council on California Indian 
     Policy to allow the Advisory Council to advise Congress on 
     the implementation of the proposals and recommendations of 
     the Advisory Council (Rept. No. 105-571). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 461. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 2888) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt from the minimum wage recordkeeping and 
     overtime compensation requirements certain specialized 
     employees (Rept. No. 105-572). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 462. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3150) to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 105-573). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 3824. A bill 
     amending the Fastener Quality Act to exempt from its coverage 
     certain fasteners approved by the Federal Aviation 
     Administration for use in aircraft: with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-574 Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para.54.36  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 3824. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than June 9, 1998.

para.54.37  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Commerce discharged 
from further consideration. H.R. 3824 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.54.38  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 4016. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make permanent the eligibility of former members of the 
     Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.

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           By Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself and Mr. 
             Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 4017. A bill to extend certain programs under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act and the Energy 
     Conservation and Production Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Furse, 
             and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 4018. A bill to identify the current levels of savings 
     and costs to telecommunications carriers as a result of the 
     enactment of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, to require 
     accurate billing by telecommunications carriers with respect 
     to the costs and fees resulting from the enactment of the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 4019. A bill to protect religious liberty; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       H.R. 4020. A bill to amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and 
     Central American Relief Act to eliminate the requirement that 
     spouses and children of aliens eligible for adjustment of 
     status under such Act be nationals of Nicaragua or Cuba; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 4021. A bill to provide for the exchange of certain 
     land in the State of Washington; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. Combest, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Latham, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, and Mr. 
             White):
       H.R. 4022. A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to 
     provide that certain sanctions provisions relating to 
     prohibitions on credit, credit guarantees, or other financial 
     assistance not apply with respect to programs of the 
     Department of Agriculture for the purchase or other provision 
     of food or other agricultural commodities; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 4023. A bill to provide for the conveyance of the 
     Forest Service property in Kern County, California, in 
     exchange for county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia 
     National Forest; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, and Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD:
       H.R. 4024. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act relating to the distribution chain of 
     prescription drugs; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Clement, Mr. Shaw, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Jones, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Klug, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, 
             Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Castle):
       H. Con. Res. 288. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should support 
     the efforts of Federal law enforcement agents engaged in 
     investigation and prosecution of money laundering associated 
     with Mexican financial institutions; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PACKARD (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Porter):
       H. Con. Res. 289. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     50th anniversary of the National Institute of Dental 
     Research; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 463. A resolution to establish the Select Committee 
     on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns 
     With the People's Republic of China; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 464. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to provide a vote in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the Delegate to the House from the District of 
     Columbia; to the Committee on Rules. 

para.54.39  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       334. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 171 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact 
     legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Code by December 
     31, 2001, and replace it with a new method of taxation; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.54.40  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 40: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 192: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 306: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 616: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 766: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 814: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 864: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 880: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
     Skeen, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1126: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Mica, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Leach and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1165: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1166: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1290: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H.R. 1452: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Leach and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1766: Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Inglis 
     of South Carolina, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Kingston, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Houghton, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Skaggs, and Mr. 
     Gordon.
       H.R. 2023: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2504: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2524: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 2541: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 2613: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Baker, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Strickland, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Boucher, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. 
     Stupak.
       H.R. 2701: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 2804: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 2828: Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Rothman and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 2931: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 2995: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. 
     Clement.
       H.R. 2998: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 3081: Ms. Furse and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 3110: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Blagojevich, 
     and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 3125: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 3139: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Lampson and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 3205: Mr. Clement, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 3240: Mr. Torres, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 3267: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3293: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 3304: Mr. Herger and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 3320: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Costello, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     LaFalce, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kildee, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 3459: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 3466: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3531: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 3553: Mr. Towns, Mr. Engel, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Clay, 
     Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Oxley, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 3583: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 3598: Mr. Stump, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
     Green, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Torres, Mr. Turner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Archer, 
     Ms. Granger, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
     Spence, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Clay, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
     Underwood.
       H.R. 3602: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. 
     Oxley.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Sisisky, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Klug, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Doyle, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Carson, Mr. Camp, Mr. Lazio of New 
     York, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Walsh, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 3644: Mr. McDermott. 
       H.R. 3648: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3652: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Skaggs, 
     Mr. Yates, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 3662: Mr. Castle, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Cook, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Snowbarger, 
     Mr. Sessions, Mr. Foley, Mr. Campbell,

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     Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Redmond, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Meeks of 
     New York, Mr. Weygand, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Adam Smith 
     of Washington, and Mr. LaFalce. 
       H.R. 3725: Mr. Talent. 
       H.R. 3747: Mr. Camp and Mr. Castle. 
       H.R. 3751: Mr. Goodlatte. 
       H.R. 3775: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 3779: Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Evans, 
     Mr. Jackson, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio, Mr. Leach, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Coyne, 
     Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Green, Mr. Horn, Mr. Engel, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baker, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. 
     Bentsen. 
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Bateman and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 3795: Mrs. Emerson. 
       H.R. 3855: Mr. Ney and Mr. Gejdenson. 
       H.R. 3858: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 3862: Mr. Filner, Mr. Costello, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Payne, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 3875: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
     Pombo.
       H.R. 3897: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 3938: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 3948: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 3949: Ms. Danner, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Tiahrt, 
     Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 3968: Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 4007: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. 
     Doyle.
       H. Con. Res. 125: Mr. Sherman.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H. Con. Res. 249: Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
     McDermott.
       H. Con. Res. 267: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Res. 218: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Pascrell, 
     Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Rothman.
       H. Res. 313: Ms. Slaughter and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H. Res. 417: Mr. Aderholt.

.
                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1998 (55)

para.55.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 10, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Gerald B.H. Solomon to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.55.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, June 9, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.55.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9563. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Witchweed; Regulated Areas [Docket No. 
     98-040-1] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9564. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Karnal Bunt Status of the Mexicali 
     Valley of Mexico [Docket No. 97-060-2] (RIN: 0579-AA88) 
     received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       9565. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Karnal Bunt; Compensation for the 1996-
     1997 Crop Season [Docket No. 96-016-29] (RIN: 0579-AA83) 
     received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       9566. A letter from the Administrator, Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Fees 
     for Official Inspection and Official Weighing Services (RIN: 
     0580-AA59) received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9567. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a copy of the Department's 
     determination that it is in the public interest to use other 
     than competitive procedures for the procurement of the 
     supplies described therein, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(7); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       9568. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the semiannual report to Congress on Audit 
     Follow-Up for the period October 1, 1997 through March 31, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9569. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-355, 
     ``National Capital Revitalization Corporation Act of 1998'' 
     received June 8, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9570. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-356, ``Access 
     to Emergency Medical Services Act of 1998'' received June 8, 
     1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9571. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-354, ``Tax 
     Increment Financing Authorization Act of 1998'' received June 
     9, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9572. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, 
     Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting a list 
     of all reports issued or released in April 1998, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9573. A letter from the Acting Chairman, National Railroad 
     Passenger Corporation, transmitting the semiannual report of 
     the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for the period 
     October 1, 1997 through March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9574. A letter from the Chief Operating Officer/President, 
     Resolution Funding Corporation, transmitting a copy of the 
     Resolution Funding Corporation's Statement on Internal 
     Controls and the 1997 Audited Financial Statements, pursuant 
     to Public Law 101--73, section 511(a) (103 Stat. 404); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9575. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       9576. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Interest Rate [Revenue Ruling 98-32] 
     received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.55.4  recess--9:03 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to the special order of 
the House agreed to on June 5, 1998, declared the House in recess at 9 
o'clock and 3 minutes a.m., until 11 o'clock a.m.

para.55.5  after recess--11 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.55.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate passed bills of the following titles, in which 
concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1531. An Act to deauthorize certain portions of the 
     project for navigation, Bass Harbor, Maine.
       S. 1532. An Act to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 to deauthorize the remainder of the project at 
     East Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

para.55.7  proceedings during recess

  On motion of Mr. NEUMANN, by unanimous consent, the proceedings had 
during the recess were ordered to be printed in the Record.

para.55.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3150

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 462):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3150) to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. Points of order against 
     consideration of the bill for failure to comply with section 
     303(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. 
     General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 
     exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
     for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in 
     order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
     amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the 
     Judiciary now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in 
     the nature of a substitute shall be considered by title 
     rather than by section. Each title shall be considered as 
     read. All points of order against the committee amendment in 
     the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 
     order except those printed in the report of the Committee on

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     Rules accompanying this resolution. Each amendment may be 
     offered only in the order printed in the report, may be 
     offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 
     in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
     and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
     not be subject to a demand for division of the question in 
     the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of 
     order against the amendments printed in the report are 
     waived. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  Pending consideration of said resolution,

para.55.9  point of order

  Mr. NADLER made a point of order, pursuant to section 426 of the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as amended by 
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I make a point of order against consideration of House 
Resolution 462. Section 425 of that same Act, added by the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995, states that a point of order lies against 
legislation which (1) imposes an unfunded mandate in excess of $50 
million annually against state or local governments, and (2) does not 
publish prior to floor consideration, a Congressional Budget Office 
estimate of any unfunded mandates in excess of $50 milion annually for 
state and local entities or in excess of $100 million annually for the 
private sector. Section 426 of the Budget Act specifically states that 
the Rules Committee may not waive this point of order. On page 2, lines 
13 through 15 of House Resolution 462, all points of order are waived 
against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
Therefore, I make a point of order that this rules may not be considered 
pursuant to section 426, as added by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 
1995.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, responded to the point of order, 
and said:
  ``The gentleman from New York makes a point of order against the 
resolution under section 425(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In accordance with section 426(b)(2) of the Act, the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Nadler) has met the threshold burden to indentify specific 
waiver language in the resolution for the point of order.
  ``Under section 426(b)(2) of the Act, the gentleman from New York, Mr. 
Nadler and a Member opposed each will control 10 minutes of debate on 
the question of consideration. Pursuant to section 426(b)(3) of the Act, 
after debate the Chair will put the question of consideration, to wit: 
Will the House now consider the resolution?''.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now consider the resolution?
  The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, announced that the nays had it.

para.55.10  point of order

  Mr. McINNIS rose and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 
minutes to----''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, spoke and said:
  ``Does the gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS, recognize that the 
noes prevailed on the pending vote?''
  Mr. McINNIS was recognized to speak and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I am a little confused as to the order.''.
  Mr. NADLER spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, we continued. The vote is over.''.
  Mr. McINNIS spoke and said:
  ``I have the Floor, Mr. Speaker, and I make a point of order to that 
point.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, spoke and said:
  ``The gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS has the floor.
  ``Does the gentleman from Colorado object to the vote?''
  Mr. McINNIS spoke and said:
  ``Yes, I do, Mr. Speaker.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, announced:
  ``The gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS, objects to the vote on the 
ground that a quorum is not present and makes the point of order that a 
quorum is not present.
  ``A quorum is not present. Under the rule, the yeas and nays are 
ordered. Those in favor will vote aye----''
  Mr. NADLER spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, business intervened. Speech intervened. He did not ask 
for the vote or object to the quorum until the Chair asked about it. I 
object to this. He has gone on, all right.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, said:
  ``The gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS, objected to the vote. The 
gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS, objected to the vote.''.
  Mr. NADLER spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, business intervened. Before he objected to the vote, he 
started saying he asked 30 minutes for speaking time, et cetera. We had 
already progressed. He did not object to the vote.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, said:
  ``There was not business that intervened. The gentleman from Colorado, 
Mr. McINNIS, did not have the floor for debate since the pending voice 
vote was against consideration.
  ``The gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS did not have the floor for 
debate. The gentleman from Colorado objected to the vote.''.
  Mr. McINNIS spoke and said:
  ``That is correct, Mr. Speaker. I had the floor. I was on my feet and 
had the floor.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, said:
  ``The Chair will repeat, the gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS, has 
objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present.''.
  Mr. NADLER spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I appeal the ruling of the Chair.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, said:
  ``The gentleman makes the point of order that a quorum is not 
present.''.
  Mr. NADLER spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I object on the ground that the Record will show, if 
the Clerk will read the Record, that the gentleman had gone on to 
another subject, had already started talking about something else, and 
did not, did not object on the ground that a quorum is not present until 
the Speaker asked him, do you not want to object that a quorum was not 
present?
  ``The vote was already over and cannot be continued at this point. I 
make a point of order.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, said:
  ``The gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS, had not been recognized to 
debate the resolution since the House had not voted to consider the 
resolution. therefore, no intervening business had been transacted.''.
  ``Does the gentleman from New York, Mr. NADLER, insist on appealing 
the ruling of the Chair?''
  Mr. NADLER spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, no, I do not.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, said:
  ``The gentleman from New York, Mr. NADLER, has withdrawn his appeal of 
the ruling of the Chair.
  ``The gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS, has objected to the vote. 
That objection was made on the grounds that a quorum was not present, 
and the gentleman has made a point of order that a quorum is not 
present.
  ``Evidently a quorum is not present.
  ``The Sergeant at Arms will notify obsent members.''.
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

248

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

166

para.55.11                   [Roll No. 216]

                                YEAS--248

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray

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     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--166

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Borski
     Conyers
     Cook
     Farr
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Houghton
     Inglis
     Klug
     Leach
     Linder
     Lofgren
     McDermott
     Moakley
     Oxley
     Pickett
     Sensenbrenner
     Young (FL)
  So it was the decision of the House to consider said resolution.
  After debate,
  Mr. McINNIS moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

236

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

183

para.55.12                   [Roll No. 217]

                                YEAS--236

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--183

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens

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     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bachus
     Berman
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Dunn
     Farr
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Houghton
     Inglis
     Klug
     Olver
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

251

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

172

para.55.13                   [Roll No. 218]

                                YEAS--251

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--172

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Farr
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Inglis
     Klug
     Miller (CA)
     Torres
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.55.14  bankruptcy reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, pursuant to House Resolution 462 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3150) to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. MILLER of Florida, as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. MILLER of Florida, Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para.55.15  order of business--further consideration of h.r. 3150

  On motion of Mr. GEKAS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3150) to 
amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes, 
pursuant to House Resolution 462, Mr. Delahunt or his designee may be 
permitted to offer the amendment numbered 3 in House Report 105-573 out 
of the specified order.

para.55.16  bankruptcy reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, pursuant to House Resolution 462 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 3150) to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and 
for other purposes.
  Mr. CALVERT, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.55.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. NADLER:

       Page 13, strike line 23 and insert the following:
     plan; and
       ``(D) if the debtor is engaged in business, the payment of 
     expenditures necessary for the continuation, preservation, 
     and operation of such business;'';
       
       Beginning on page 93, strike line 5 and all that follows 
     through line 2 on page 94, and insert the following:
       (a) Definition.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (51C) as paragraph (51D); 
     and

[[Page 941]]

       (2) by inserting after paragraph (51B) the following:
       ``(51C) `small business case' means a case filed under 
     chapter 11 of this title in which the debtor is a small 
     business debtor;''.
       Beginning on page 98, strike line 7 and all that follows 
     through the matter preceding line 15 on page 100 (and make 
     such technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate).
       Beginning on page 100, strike line 15 and all that follows 
     through line 11 on page 104 (and make such technical and 
     conforming changes as may be appropriate).
       Beginning on page 105, strike line 1 and all that follows 
     through line 12 on page 106 (and make such technical and 
     conforming changes as may be appropriate).
       Beginning on page 106, strike line 13 and all that follows 
     through line 16 on page 109, and insert the following (and 
     make such technical and conforming changes as may be 
     appropriate):

     SEC. 243. ADDITIONAL GROUNDS FOR APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE.

       Section 1104(a) of title 11, United States Code,

It was decided in the

Yeas

136

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

290

para.55.18                   [Roll No. 219]

                                AYES--136

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Souder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--290

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Berman
     Clayton
     Farr
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Lewis (GA)
     Schumer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.55.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DELAHUNT:

       Page 25, after line 6, insert the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):
       

     SEC. 105. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE FEES PAYABLE FOR COSTS INCURRED 
                   TO ADMINISTER THE AMENDMENTS MADE BY SECTIONS 
                   101 AND 102.

       Section 1930(b) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The Judicial Conference of the United States may 
     prescribe additional fees that are both--
       ``(A) payable from disbursements to unsecured, nonpriority 
     creditors in cases under chapter 13 of title 11; and
       ``(B) based on the estimated increased costs incurred in 
     cases under chapters 7 and 13 of title 11 of the United 
     States Code, by the Government to carry out the amendments 
     made by title I and subtitle A of IV of the Bankruptcy Reform 
     Act of 1998.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

149

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

278

para.55.20                   [Roll No. 220]

                                AYES--149

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--278

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit

[[Page 942]]


     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Berman
     Farr
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Schumer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.55.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GEKAS:

       Beginning on page 82, strike line 23 and all that follows 
     through line 19 on page 83, and insert the following:

     SEC. 182. LIMITATION.

       Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by inserting ``subject to 
     subsection (n),'' before ``any property''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) For purposes of subsection( b)(2)(A) and 
     notwithstanding subsection (a), the value of an interest in--
       ``(1) real or personal property that the debtor or a 
     dependent of the debtor uses as a residence;
       ``(2) a cooperative that owns property that the debtor or a 
     dependent of the debtor uses as a residence; or
       ``(3) a burial plot for the debtor or a dependent of the 
     debtor;
       shall be reduced to the extent such value is attributable 
     to any portion of any property that the debtor disposed of in 
     the 365-day period ending of the date of the filing of the 
     petition, with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud a 
     creditor and that the debtor could not exempt, or that 
     portion that the debtor could not exempt, under subsection 
     (b) if on such date the debtor had held the property so 
     disposed of.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

222

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

204

para.55.22                   [Roll No. 221]

                                AYES--222

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Berman
     Farr
     Fawell
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Schumer
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.55.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SCOTT:

       Beginning on page 90, strike line 19 and all that follows 
     through line 10 on page 91 (and make such technical and 
     conforming changes as may be appropriate).


[[Page 943]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

111

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

316

para.55.24                   [Roll No. 222]

                                AYES--111

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dreier
     Engel
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lee
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Neal
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--316

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Farr
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Schumer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.55.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. NADLER:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:
       

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy 
     Reform Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                TITLE I--CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

                   Subtitle A--Needs-Based Bankruptcy

Sec. 101. Dismissal or conversion of a chapter 7 case.
Sec. 102. Debtor participation in credit counseling program.

             Subtitle B--Adequate Protections for Consumers

Sec. 111. Notice of alternatives.
Sec. 112. Debtor financial management training test program.
Sec. 113. Definitions.
Sec. 114. Disclosures.
Sec. 115. Debtor's bill of rights.
Sec. 116. Enforcement.
Sec. 117. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 118. Charitable contributions.
Sec. 119. Reinforce the fresh start.
Sec. 119A. Chapter 11 discharge of debts arising from tobacco-related 
              debts.

         Subtitle C--Adequate Protections for Secured Creditors

Sec. 121. Discouraging bad faith repeat filings.
Sec. 122. Definition of household goods.
Sec. 123. Debtor retention of personal property security.
Sec. 124. Relief from stay when the debtor does not complete intended 
              surrender of consumer debt collateral.
Sec. 125. Giving secured creditors fair treatment in chapter 13.
Sec. 126. Prompt relief from stay in individual cases.
Sec. 127. Stopping abusive conversions from chapter 13.
Sec. 128. Restraining abusive purchases on secured credit.
Sec. 129. Fair valuation of collateral.
Sec. 130. Protection of holders of claims secured by debtor's principal 
              residence.
Sec. 131. Aircraft equipment and vessels.

        Subtitle D--Adequate Protections for Unsecured Creditors

Sec. 141. Fraudulent debts are nondischargeable in chapter 13 cases.
Sec. 142. Applying the codebtor stay only when it protects the debtor.
Sec. 143. Nondischargeability of certain debts for alimony, 
              maintenance, and support.
Sec. 144. Other exceptions to discharge.
Sec. 145. Fees arising from certain ownership interests.
Sec. 146. Adequate protection for investors.
Sec. 147. Super-priority for child and spousal support claims.
Sec. 148. Debts for alimony, maintenance, and support.
Sec. 149. Protection of child support and alimony.

              Subtitle E--Adequate Protections for Lessors

Sec. 161. Giving debtors the ability to keep leased personal property 
              by assumption.

  Subtitle F--Bankruptcy Relief Less Frequently Available for Repeat 
                                 Filers

Sec. 171. Extend period between bankruptcy discharges.

                         Subtitle G--Exemptions

Sec. 181. Exemptions.
Sec. 182. Limitation.
Sec. 183. Provide fair property exemptions and prevent high-rollers 
              from abusing the system.

                TITLE II--BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 201. Limitation relating to the use of fee examiners.
Sec. 202. Sharing of compensation.
Sec. 203. Chapter 12 made permanent law.
Sec. 204. Meetings of creditors and equity security holders.
Sec. 205. Creditors' and equity security holders' committees.
Sec. 206. Postpetition disclosure and solicitation.
Sec. 207. Preferences.
Sec. 208. Venue of certain proceedings.
Sec. 209. Cases ancillary to foreign proceedings involving foreign 
              insurance companies that are engaged in the business of 
              insurance or reinsurance in the United States.
Sec. 210. Period for filing plan under chapter 11.
Sec. 211. Unexpired leases of nonresidential real property.
Sec. 212. Definition of disinterested person.

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                  Chapter 1--Small Business Bankruptcy

Sec. 231. Definitions.
Sec. 232. Flexible rules for disclosure statement and plan.
Sec. 233. Standard form disclosure statements and plans.
Sec. 234. Uniform national reporting requirements.
Sec. 235. Uniform reporting rules and forms.
Sec. 236. Duties in small business cases.
Sec. 237. Plan filing and confirmation deadlines.
Sec. 238. Plan confirmation deadline.
Sec. 239. Prohibition against extension of time.
Sec. 240. Duties of the United States trustee and bankruptcy 
              administrator.
Sec. 241. Scheduling conferences.
Sec. 242. Serial filer provisions.
Sec. 243. Expanded grounds for dismissal or conversion and appointment 
              of trustee.

                  Chapter 2--Single Asset Real Estate

Sec. 251. Single asset real estate defined.
Sec. 252. Payment of interest.

            Chapter 3--Conditional Application of Amendments

Sec. 291. Loss of jobs.

               TITLE III--MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Petition and proceedings related to petition.
Sec. 302. Applicability of other sections to chapter 9.

                  TITLE IV--BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 401. Adequate preparation time for creditors before the meeting of 
              creditors in individual cases.
Sec. 402. Creditor representation at first meeting of creditors.
Sec. 403. Filing proofs of claim.
Sec. 404. Audit procedures.
Sec. 405. Giving creditors fair notice in chapter 7 and 13 cases.
Sec. 406. Debtor to provide tax returns and other information.
Sec. 407. Dismissal for failure to file schedules timely or provide 
              required information.
Sec. 408. Adequate time to prepare for hearing on confirmation of the 
              plan.
Sec. 409. Sense of the Congress regarding expansion of rule 9011 of the 
              Federal rules of bankruptcy procedure.
Sec. 410. Jurisdiction of courts of appeals.
Sec. 411. Establishment of official forms.
Sec. 412. Elimination of certain fees payable in chapter 11 bankruptcy 
              cases.

                      Subtitle B--Data Provisions

Sec. 441. Improved bankruptcy statistics.
Sec. 442. Bankruptcy data.
Sec. 443. Sense of the Congress regarding availability of bankruptcy 
              data.

                        TITLE V--TAX PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Treatment of certain liens.
Sec. 502. Enforcement of child and spousal support.
Sec. 503. Effective notice to Government.
Sec. 504. Notice of request for a determination of taxes.
Sec. 505. Rate of interest on tax claims.
Sec. 506. Tolling of priority of tax claim time periods.
Sec. 507. Assessment defined.
Sec. 508. Chapter 13 discharge of fraudulent and other taxes.
Sec. 509. Chapter 11 discharge of fraudulent taxes.
Sec. 510. The stay of tax proceedings.
Sec. 511. Periodic payment of taxes in chapter 11 cases.
Sec. 512. The avoidance of statutory tax liens prohibited.
Sec. 513. Payment of taxes in the conduct of business.
Sec. 514. Tardily filed priority tax claims.
Sec. 515. Income tax returns prepared by tax authorities.
Sec. 516. The discharge of the estate's liability for unpaid taxes.
Sec. 517. Requirement to file tax returns to confirm chapter 13 plans.
Sec. 518. Standards for tax disclosure.
Sec. 519. Setoff of tax refunds.

            TITLE VI--ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES

Sec. 601. Amendment to add a chapter 6 to title 11, United States Code.
Sec. 602. Amendments to other chapters in title 11, United States Code.

                        TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 701. Technical amendments.
Sec. 702. Application of amendments.

                TITLE I--CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

                   Subtitle A--Needs-Based Bankruptcy

     SEC. 101. DISMISSAL OR CONVERSION OF A CHAPTER 7 CASE.

       (a) Amendments to Chapter 7.--Section 707 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending the heading to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 707 Dismissal or conversion of case'';

       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) In a case filed by an individual debtor who has 
     regular income and whose debts are primarily consumer debts, 
     the court--
       ``(A) on its own motion, or on a motion by the United 
     States trustee or the trustee; or
       ``(B) on a motion filed by a party in interest, if the 
     household income with respect to the debtor during the 1-year 
     period ending on the date the case is commenced exceeds the 
     sum of $60,000 and $5,000 for each household member exceeding 
     4, adjusted to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index 
     for All Urban Consumers, published by the Department of 
     Labor, for the period beginning on the 1st January 1 
     occurring after the effective date of this subparagraph and 
     ending immediately before the most recent January 1 occurring 
     before the commencement of the case;

     and after notice and a hearing, shall dismiss the case, or 
     convert the case with the consent of the debtor to a case 
     under another chapter of this title, if the court finds that 
     granting relief would be an abuse of the provisions of this 
     chapter.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) `an abuse of the provisions of this chapter' means 
     that--
       ``(i)(I) the debtor has, and is expected to have, 
     disposable income that is sufficient, after paying allowed 
     claims (whether secured or unsecured) for a debt secured only 
     by the principal residence of the debtor, allowed secured 
     claims, claims that have priority under section 507 of this 
     title, allowed unsecured claims arising under not more than 1 
     motor vehicle lease in effect on the date the case is 
     commenced, and debts arising in the 3-year period beginning 
     on such date under not more than 1 motor vehicle lease in 
     effect on the such date, to pay during such 3-year period not 
     less than 30 percent of the aggregate amount of the remaining 
     allowed unsecured claims; and
       ``(II) household income received with respect to the debtor 
     during the 1-year period ending on the date the case is 
     commenced exceeds the sum of $40,000 and $5,000 for each 
     household member exceeding 2, adjusted to reflect the change 
     in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, 
     published by the Department of Labor, for the period 
     beginning on the 1st January 1 occurring after the effective 
     date of this subparagraph and ending immediately before the 
     most recent January 1 occurring before the commencement of 
     the case; or
       ``(ii) the debtor commenced a case under this chapter, or 
     converted a case to a case under this chapter, in bad faith;
       ``(B) `disposable income' means income that is received by 
     the debtor and that is not reasonably necessary to be 
     expended for the maintenance or support of the debtor or a 
     dependent of the debtor;
       ``(C) `household income' means--
       ``(i) in an individual case, the sum of--
       ``(I) the debtor's income; and
       ``(II) the income of any other household member of the 
     debtor; and
       ``(ii) in a joint case, the sum of--
       ``(I) the debtor's income;
       ``(II) the income of the debtor's spouse; and
       ``(III) the income of any other household member of the 
     debtor or of the debtor's spouse;
       ``(D) `household member' means--
       ``(i) the debtor;
       ``(ii) the debtor's spouse if the debtor's spouse maintains 
     a common principal residence with the debtor on the date the 
     case is commenced; or
       ``(iii) a relative (by affinity, consanguinity, or 
     adoption) of the debtor or the debtor's spouse who--
       ``(I) maintains a common principal residence with the 
     debtor on the date the case is commenced; and
       ``(II) is dependent on the debtor, or on the debtors' 
     spouse if the debtor's spouse maintains a common principal 
     residence with the debtor on the date the case is commenced, 
     for substantially all financial support during the 180-day 
     period ending on the date the case is commenced.
       ``(3) Except as provided in paragraph (2)(C), this 
     subsection shall apply jointly to debtors in a joint case.''; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) If the court denies a motion filed under this section 
     by a party in interest, the court shall award to the debtor--
       ``(1) costs and a reasonable attorney's fee incurred by the 
     debtor to oppose the motion; and
       ``(2) damages of not less than $5000;

     unless the position of such party in interest is 
     substantially justified.''.

     SEC. 102. DEBTOR PARTICIPATION IN CREDIT COUNSELING PROGRAM.

       (a) Who May Be a Debtor.--Section 109 of title 11, United 
     States Code is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this section, an individual may not be a 
     debtor under this title unless such individual has, during 
     the 90-day period preceding the date of filing of the 
     petition, made a good-faith attempt to create a debt 
     repayment plan outside the judicial system for bankruptcy law 
     (commonly referred to as the `bankruptcy system'), through a 
     credit counseling program offered through credit counseling 
     services described in section 342(b)(2) that has been 
     approved by--
       ``(A) the United States trustee; or
       ``(B) the bankruptcy administrator for the district in 
     which the petition is filed.
       ``(2) The United States trustee or bankruptcy administrator 
     may not approve a program for inclusion on the list under 
     paragraph (1) unless the counseling service offering the 
     program offers the program without charge, or at an 
     appropriately reduced charge, if payment of the regular 
     charge would impose a hardship on the debtor or the debtor's 
     dependents.
       ``(3) The United States trustee or bankruptcy administrator 
     shall designate any

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     geographical areas in the United States trustee region or 
     judicial district, as the case may be, as to which the United 
     States trustee or bankruptcy administrator has determined 
     that credit counseling services needed to comply with this 
     subsection are not available or are too geographically remote 
     for debtors residing within the designated geographical 
     areas. The clerk of the bankruptcy court for each judicial 
     district shall maintain a list of the designated areas within 
     the district.
       ``(4) The clerk shall exclude a particular counseling 
     service from the list maintained under section 342(b)(2) of 
     this title if the United States trustee or bankruptcy 
     administrator orders that the counseling service not be 
     included in the list.
       ``(5) The court may waive the requirement specified in 
     paragraph (1) if--
       ``(A) no credit counseling services are available as 
     designated under paragraphs (2) and (3);
       ``(B) the providers of credit counseling services available 
     in the district are unable or unwilling to provide such 
     services to the debtor in a timely manner; or
       ``(C) foreclosure, garnishment, attachment, eviction, levy 
     of execution, utility termination, repossession, or similar 
     claim enforcement procedure that would have deprived the 
     individual of property had commenced or threatened to 
     commence before the debtor could complete a good-faith 
     attempt to create such a repayment plan.
       ``(6) A debtor who is subject to the exemption under 
     paragraph (5)(C) shall be required to make a good-faith 
     attempt to create a debt repayment plan outside the judicial 
     system in the manner prescribed in paragraph (1) during the 
     30-day period beginning on the date of filing of the petition 
     of that debtor.
       ``(7) A debtor shall be exempted from the bad faith 
     presumption for repeat filing under section 362(c) of title 
     11 if the case is dismissed due to the creation of a debt 
     repayment plan.
       ``(8) Only the United States trustee may make a motion for 
     dismissal on the ground that the debtor did not comply with 
     this subsection.''.
       (b) Debtor's Duties.--Section 521 of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by sections 406 and 407, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g)(1) In addition to the requirements under subsection 
     (a), an individual debtor shall file with the court--
       ``(A) a certificate from the credit counseling services 
     that provided the debtor services under section 109(i), or a 
     verified statement as to why such attempt was not required 
     under section 109(i) or other substantial evidence of a good-
     faith attempt to create a debt repayment plan outside the 
     bankruptcy system in the manner prescribed in section 109(i); 
     and
       ``(B) a copy of the debt repayment plan, if any, developed 
     under section 109(i) through the credit counseling service 
     referred to in paragraph (1).
       ``(2) Only the United States trustee may make a motion for 
     dismissal on the ground that the debtor did not comply with 
     this subsection.''.

             Subtitle B--Adequate Protections for Consumers

     SEC. 111. NOTICE OF ALTERNATIVES.

       (a) Section 342(b) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) Before the commencement of a case under this title 
     by an individual whose debts are primarily consumer debts, 
     the individual shall be given or obtain (as required to be 
     certified under section 521(a)(1)(B)(viii)) a written notice 
     that is prescribed by the United States trustee for the 
     district in which the petition is filed pursuant to section 
     586 of title 28 and that contains the following:
       ``(A) A brief description of chapters 7, 11, 12 and 13 of 
     this title and the general purpose, benefits, and costs of 
     proceeding under each of such chapters.
       ``(B) A brief description of services that may be available 
     to the individual from an independent nonprofit debt 
     counselling service.
       ``(C) The name, address, and telephone number of each 
     nonprofit debt counselling service (if any)--
       ``(i)(I)with an office located in the district in which the 
     petition is filed; or
       ``(ii)(II) that offers toll-free telephone communication to 
     debtors in such district; and
       ``(ii) that provides such service without charge or on an 
     appropriate reduced fee basis.
       ``(2) Any such nonprofit debt counselling service that 
     registers with the clerk of the bankruptcy court on or before 
     December 10 of the preceding year shall be included in such 
     list unless the chief bankruptcy judge of the district, after 
     notice to the debt counselling service and the United States 
     trustee and opportunity for a hearing, for good cause, orders 
     that such debt counselling service shall not be so listed.
       ``(3) The clerk shall make such notice available to 
     individuals whose debts are primarily consumer debts.
       ``(4) The United States trustee may file a motion with the 
     bankruptcy court to request the removal of any debt 
     counseling service from such list.''.
       (b) Section 586(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) on or before January 1 of each calendar year, and 
     also within 30 days of any change in the nonprofit debt 
     counselling services registered with the bankruptcy court, 
     prescribe and make available on request the notice described 
     in section 342(b)(1) of title 11 for each district included 
     in the region.''.

     SEC. 112. DEBTOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING TEST PROGRAM.

       (a) Development of Financial Management and Training 
     Curriculum and Materials.--The Director of the Executive 
     Office for United States Trustees (in this section referred 
     to as the ``Director'') shall consult with a wide range of 
     individuals who are experts in the field of debtor education, 
     including trustees who are appointed under chapter 13 of 
     title 11 of the United States Code and who operate financial 
     management education programs for debtors, and shall develop 
     a financial management training curriculum and materials that 
     can be used to educate individual debtors on how to better 
     manage their finances.
       (b) Test--(1) The Director shall select 3 judicial 
     districts of the United States in which to test the 
     effectiveness of the financial management training curriculum 
     and materials developed under subsection (a).
       (2) For a 1-year period beginning not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, such curriculum 
     and materials shall be made available by the Director, 
     directly or indirectly, on request to individual debtors in 
     cases filed in such 1-year period under chapter 7 or 13 of 
     title 11 of the United States Code.
       (3) The bankruptcy courts in each of such districts may 
     require individual debtors in such cases to undergo such 
     financial management training as a condition to receiving a 
     discharge in such case.
       (c) Evaluation.--(1) During the 1-year period referred to 
     in subsection (b), the Director shall evaluate the 
     effectiveness of--
       (A) the financial management training curriculum and 
     materials developed under subsection (a); and
       (B) a sample of existing consumer education programs such 
     as those described in the Report of the National Bankruptcy 
     Review Commission (October 20, 1997) that are representative 
     of consumer education programs carried out by the credit 
     industry, by trustees serving under chapter 13 of title 11 of 
     the United States Code, and by consumer counselling groups.
       (2) Not later than 3 months after concluding such 
     evaluation, the Director shall submit a report to the Speaker 
     of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore 
     of the Senate, for referral to the appropriate committees of 
     the Congress, containing the findings of the Director 
     regarding the effectiveness of such curriculum, such 
     materials, and such programs.

     SEC. 113. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(3A) `assisted person' means any person whose debts 
     consist primarily of consumer debts and whose non-exempt 
     assets are less than $150,000;'';
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(4A) `bankruptcy assistance' means any goods or services 
     sold or otherwise provided to an assisted person with the 
     express or implied purpose of providing information, advice, 
     counsel, document preparation or filing, or attendance at a 
     creditors' meeting or appearing in a proceeding on behalf of 
     another or providing legal representation with respect to a 
     proceeding under this title;''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (12A) the following:
       ``(12B) `debt relief counselling agency' means any person 
     who provides any bankruptcy assistance to an assisted person 
     in return for the payment of money or other valuable 
     consideration, or who is a bankruptcy petition preparer 
     pursuant to section 110 of this title, but does not include 
     any person that is any of the following or an officer, 
     director, employee or agent thereof--
       ``(A) any nonprofit organization which is exempt from 
     taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986;
       ``(B) any creditor of the person to the extent the creditor 
     is assisting the person to restructure any debt owed by the 
     person to the creditor; or
       ``(C) any depository institution (as defined in section 3 
     of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) or any Federal credit 
     union or State credit union (as those terms are defined in 
     section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act), or any 
     affiliate or subsidiary of such a depository institution or 
     credit union;''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--In section 104(b)(1) by 
     inserting ``101(3),'' after ``sections''.

     SEC. 114. DISCLOSURES.

       (a) Disclosures.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 526. Disclosures

       ``(a) A debt relief counselling agency providing bankruptcy 
     assistance to an assisted person shall provide the following 
     notices to the assisted person:
       ``(1) the written notice required under section 342(b)(1) 
     of this title; and
       ``(2) to the extent not covered in the written notice 
     described in paragraph (1) of this section and no later than 
     three business days after the first date on which a debt 
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     counselling agency first offers to provide any bankruptcy 
     assistance services to an assisted person, a clear and 
     conspicuous written notice advising assisted persons of the 
     following--
       ``(A) all information the assisted person is required to 
     provide with a petition and thereafter during a case under 
     this title must be complete, accurate and truthful;
       ``(B) all assets and all liabilities must be completely and 
     accurately disclosed in the documents filed to commence the 
     case, and the value of each asset as defined in section 506 
     of this title must be stated in those documents where 
     requested after reasonable inquiry to establish such value;
       ``(C) household income, and, in a chapter 13 case, 
     disposable income, must be stated after reasonable inquiry; 
     and
       ``(D) that information an assisted person provides during 
     their case may be audited pursuant to this title and that 
     failure to provide such information may result in dismissal 
     of the proceeding under this title or other sanction 
     including, in some instances, criminal sanctions.
       ``(b) A debt relief counselling agency providing bankruptcy 
     assistance to an assisted person shall provide each assisted 
     person at the same time as the notices required under 
     subsection (a)(1) with the following statement, to the extent 
     applicable, or one substantially similar. The statement shall 
     be clear and conspicuous and shall be in a single document 
     separate from other documents or notices provided to the 
     assisted person:
       `` `IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BANKRUPTCY ASSISTANCE 
     SERVICES FROM AN ATTORNEY OR BANKRUPTCY PETITION PREPARER
       `` `If you decide to seek bankruptcy relief, you can 
     represent yourself, you can hire an attorney to represent 
     you, or you can get help in some localities from a bankruptcy 
     petition preparer who is not an attorney. THE LAW REQUIRES AN 
     ATTORNEY OR BANKRUPTCY PETITION PREPARER TO GIVE YOU A 
     WRITTEN CONTRACT SPECIFYING WHAT THE ATTORNEY OR BANKRUPTCY 
     PETITION PREPARER WILL DO FOR YOU AND HOW MUCH IT WILL COST. 
     Ask to see the contract before you hire anyone.
       `` `The following information helps you understand what 
     must be done in a routine bankruptcy case to help you 
     evaluate how much service you need. Although bankruptcy can 
     be complex, many cases are routine.
       `` `Before filing a bankruptcy case, either you or your 
     attorney should analyze your eligibility for different forms 
     of debt relief made available by the Bankruptcy Code and 
     which form of relief is most likely to be beneficial for you. 
     Be sure you understand the relief you can obtain and its 
     limitations. To file a bankruptcy case, documents called a 
     Petition, Schedules and Statement of Financial Affairs, as 
     well as in some cases a Statement of Intention need to be 
     prepared correctly and filed with the bankruptcy court. You 
     will have to pay a filing fee to the bankruptcy court. Once 
     your case starts, you will have to attend the required first 
     meeting of creditors where you may be questioned by a court 
     official called a ``trustee'' and by creditors.
       `` `If you select a chapter 7 proceeding, you may be asked 
     by a creditor to reaffirm a debt. You may want help deciding 
     whether to do so.
       `` `If you select a chapter 13 proceeding in which you 
     repay your creditors what you can afford over three to seven 
     years, you may also want help with preparing your chapter 13 
     plan and with the confirmation hearing on your plan which 
     will be before a bankruptcy judge.'
       `` `If you select another type of proceeding under the 
     Bankruptcy Code other than chapter 7 or chapter 13, you will 
     want to find out what needs to be done from someone familiar 
     with that type of proceeding.
       `` `Your bankruptcy proceeding may also involve litigation. 
     You are generally permitted to represent yourself in 
     litigation in bankruptcy court, but only attorneys, not 
     bankruptcy petition preparers, can represent you in 
     litigation.'.
       ``(c) Except to the extent the debt relief counselling 
     agency provides the required information itself after 
     reasonably diligent inquiry of the assisted person or others 
     so as to obtain such information reasonably accurately for 
     inclusion on the petition, schedules or statement of 
     financial affairs, a debt relief counselling agency providing 
     bankruptcy assistance to an assisted person, to the extent 
     authorized by applicable nonbankruptcy law, shall provide 
     each assisted person at the time required for the notice 
     required under subsection (a)(1) reasonably sufficient 
     information (which may be provided orally or in a clear and 
     conspicuous writing) to the assisted person on how to provide 
     all the information the assisted person is required to 
     provide under this title pursuant to section 521, including--
       ``(1) how to value assets at replacement value, determine 
     household income and, in a chapter 13 case, disposable 
     income, and related calculations;
       ``(2) how to complete the list of creditors, including how 
     to determine what amount is owed and what address for the 
     creditor should be shown;
       ``(3) how to determine what property is exempt and how to 
     value exempt property as defined in section 506 of this 
     title; and
       ``(4) a clear and conspicuous statement that an employee of 
     such service may not provide legal advice unless such 
     employee is an attorney.
       ``(d) A debt relief counselling agency shall maintain a 
     copy of the notices required under subsection (a) of this 
     section for two years after the later of the date on which 
     the notice is given the assisted person.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of section for chapter 
     5 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 525 the following:

``526. Disclosures.''.

     SEC. 115. DEBTOR'S BILL OF RIGHTS.

       (a) Debtor's Bill of Rights.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 of 
     title 11, United States Code, as amended by section 114, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 527. Debtor's bill of rights

       ``(a) A debt relief counselling agency shall--
       ``(1) no later than three business days after the first 
     date on which a debt relief counselling agency provides any 
     bankruptcy assistance services to an assisted person, execute 
     a written contract with the assisted person specifying 
     clearly and conspicuously the services the agency will 
     provide the assisted person and the basis on which fees or 
     charges will be made for such services and the terms of 
     payment, and give the assisted person a copy of the fully 
     executed and completed contract in a form the person can 
     keep;
       ``(2) disclose in any advertisement of bankruptcy 
     assistance services or of the benefits of bankruptcy directed 
     to the general public (whether in general media, seminars or 
     specific mailings, telephonic or electronic messages or 
     otherwise) that the services or benefits are with respect to 
     proceedings under this title, clearly and conspicuously using 
     the following statement: `We are a debt relief counselling 
     agency. We help people file Bankruptcy petitions to obtain 
     relief under the Bankruptcy Code.' or a substantially similar 
     statement. An advertisement shall be of bankruptcy assistance 
     services if it describes or offers bankruptcy assistance with 
     a chapter 13 plan, regardless of whether chapter 13 is 
     specifically mentioned, including such statements as 
     `federally supervised repayment plan' or `Federal debt 
     restructuring help' or other similar statements which would 
     lead a reasonable consumer to believe that help with debts 
     was being offered when in fact in most cases the help 
     available is bankruptcy assistance with a chapter 13 plan; 
     and
       ``(3) if an advertisement directed to the general public 
     indicates that the debt relief counselling agency provides 
     assistance with respect to credit defaults, mortgage 
     foreclosures, lease eviction proceedings, excessive debt, 
     debt collection pressure, or inability to pay any consumer 
     debt, disclose conspicuously in that advertisement that the 
     assistance is with respect to or may involve proceedings 
     under this title, using the following statement: ``We are a 
     debt relief counselling agency. We help people file 
     Bankruptcy petitions to obtain relief under the Bankruptcy 
     Code.'' or a substantially similar statement.
       ``(b) A debt relief counselling agency shall not--
       ``(1) fail to perform any service which the debt relief 
     counseling agency has told the assisted person or prospective 
     assisted person the agency would provide that person in 
     connection with the preparation for or activities during a 
     proceeding under this title;
       ``(2) make any statement, or counsel or advise any assisted 
     person to make any statement in any document filed in a 
     proceeding under this title, which is untrue or misleading 
     and which upon the exercise of reasonable care, should be 
     known by the debt relief counselling agency to be untrue or 
     misleading;
       ``(3) misrepresent to any assisted person or prospective 
     assisted person, directly or indirectly, affirmatively or by 
     material omission, what services the debt relief counselling 
     agency can reasonably expect to provide that person, or the 
     benefits an assisted person may obtain or the difficulties 
     the person may experience if the person seeks relief in a 
     proceeding pursuant to this title; or
       ``(4) advise an assisted person or prospective assisted 
     person to incur more debt in contemplation of that person 
     filing a proceeding under this title or in order to pay an 
     attorney or bankruptcy petition preparer fee or charge for 
     services performed as part of preparing for or representing a 
     debtor in a proceeding under this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of section for chapter 
     5 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by section 114, 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     526, the following:

``527. Debtor's bill of rights.''.

     SEC. 116. ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Enforcement.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 11, 
     United States Code, as amended by sections 114 and 115, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 528. Debt relief counselling agency enforcement

       ``(a) Assisted Person Waivers Invalid.--Any waiver by any 
     assisted person of any protection or right provided by or 
     under section 526 or 527 of this title shall be void and may 
     not be enforced by any Federal or State court or any other 
     person.
       ``(b) Noncompliance.--
       ``(1) Any contract between a debt relief counselling agency 
     and an assisted person for bankruptcy assistance which does 
     not comply with the requirements of section 526 or 527 of 
     this title shall be treated as void

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     and may not be enforced by any Federal or State court or by 
     any other person.
       ``(2) Any debt relief counselling agency which has been 
     found, after notice and hearing, to have--
       ``(A) failed to comply with any provision of section 526 or 
     527 with respect to a bankruptcy case or related proceeding 
     of an assisted person; or
       ``(B) negligently or intentionally disregarded the 
     requirements of this title or the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 
     Procedure applicable to such debt relief counselling agency 
     shall be liable to the assisted person in the amount of any 
     fees and charges in connection with providing bankruptcy 
     assistance to such person which the debt relief counselling 
     agency has already been paid on account of that proceeding 
     and if the case has not been closed, the court may in 
     addition require the debt relief counselling agency to 
     continue to provide bankruptcy assistance services in the 
     pending case to the assisted person without further fee or 
     charge or upon such other terms as the court may order.
       ``(3) In addition to such other remedies as are provided 
     under State law, whenever the chief law enforcement officer 
     of a State, or an official or agency designated by a State, 
     has reason to believe that any person has violated or is 
     violating section 526 or 527 of this title, the State--
       ``(A) may bring an action to enjoin such violation;
       ``(B) may bring an action on behalf of its residents to 
     recover the actual damages of assisted persons arising from 
     such violation, including any liability under paragraph (2); 
     and
       ``(C) in the case of any successful action under 
     subparagraph (A) or (B), shall be awarded the costs of the 
     action and reasonable attorney fees as determined by the 
     court.
       ``(4) The United States District Court for any district 
     located in the State shall have concurrent jurisdiction of 
     any action under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (3).
       ``(5) The rights and remedies provided in this section are 
     in addition to any rights and remedies provided under any 
     other provision of Federal law.
       ``(c) Relation to State Law.--This section and sections 526 
     and 527 shall not annul, alter, affect or exempt any person 
     subject to those sections from complying with any law of any 
     State.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of section for chapter 
     5 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by sections 114 
     and 115, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 527, the following:

``528. Debt relief counselling agency enforcement.''.

     SEC. 117. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that States should develop 
     curricula relating to the subject of personal finance, 
     designed for use in elementary and secondary schools.

     SEC. 118. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 548(d) of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) In this section, the term `charitable contribution' 
     means a charitable contribution, as that term is defined in 
     section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if that 
     contribution--
       ``(A) is made by a natural person; and
       ``(B) consists of--
       ``(i) a financial instrument (as that term is defined in 
     section 731(c)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); 
     or
       ``(ii) cash.
       ``(4) In this section, the term `qualified religious or 
     charitable entity or organization' means--
       ``(A) an entity described in section 170(c)(1) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       ``(B) an entity or organization described in section 
     170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (b) Treatment of Prepetition Qualified Charitable 
     Contributions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 548(a) of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';
       (B) by striking ``(1) made'' and inserting ``(A) made'';
       (C) by striking ``(2)(A)'' and inserting ``(B)(i)'';
       (D) by striking ``(B)(i)'' and inserting ``(ii)(I)'';
       (E) by striking ``(ii) was'' and inserting ``(II) was'';
       (F) by striking ``(iii)'' and inserting ``(III)''; and
       (G) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) A transfer of a charitable contribution to a 
     qualified religious or charitable entity or organization 
     shall not be considered to be a transfer covered under 
     paragraph (1)(B) in any case in which--
       ``(A) the aggregate annual amount of all contributions to 
     qualified religious or charitable entities or organizations 
     does not exceed 15 percent of the gross annual income of the 
     debtor for the year in which the transfer of the contribution 
     is made; or
       ``(B) the contribution made by a debtor exceeded the 
     maximum amount specified in subparagraph (A), but the 
     transfer was consistent with the practices of the debtor in 
     making charitable contributions.''.
       (2) Trustee as lien creditor and as successor to certain 
     creditors and purchasers.--Section 544(b) of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(b) The trustee'' and inserting ``(b)(1) 
     Except as provided in paragraph (2), the trustee''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a transfer of a 
     charitable contribution (as that term is defined in section 
     548(d)(3)) that is not covered under section 548(a)(1)(B), by 
     reason of section 548(a)(2). Any claim by any person to 
     recover a transferred contribution described in the preceding 
     sentence under Federal or State law in a Federal or State 
     court shall be preempted by the commencement of the case.''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--Section 546 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (e)--
       (i) by striking ``548(a)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``548(a)(1)(B)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``548(a)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``548(a)(1)(A)'';
       (B) in subsection (f)--
       (i) by striking ``548(a)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``548(a)(1)(B)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``548(a)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``548(a)(1)(A)''; and
       (C) in subsection (g)--
       (i) by striking ``section 548(a)(1)'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``section 548(a)(1)(A)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``548(a)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``548(a)(1)(B)''.
       (d) Treatment of postpetition charitable contributions.--
       (1) Confirmation of chapter 13 plan.--Section 1325(b)(2)(A) 
     of title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     before the semicolon the following: ``, including charitable 
     contributions (that meet the definition of `charitable 
     contribution' under section 548(d)(3)) to a qualified 
     religious or charitable entity or organization (as that term 
     is defined in section 548(d)(4)) in an amount not to exceed 
     15 percent of the gross income of the debtor for the year in 
     which the contributions are made''.
       (2) Dismissal of chapter 7 case.--Section 707(b) of title 
     11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``In making a determination whether to dismiss a 
     case under this section, the court may not take into 
     consideration whether a debtor has made, or continues to 
     make, charitable contributions (that meet the definition of 
     `charitable contribution' under section 548(d)(3)) to any 
     qualified religious or charitable entity or organization (as 
     that term is defined in section 548(d)(4)).''.
       (3) Contents of chapter 11 plan.--Section 1123 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) In a case concerning an individual, the plan may 
     provide for charitable contributions (as defined in section 
     548(d)(3) of this title) to a qualified religious or 
     charitable entity or organization (as defined in section 
     548(d)(4) of this title) in an aggregate annual amount not to 
     exceed 15 percent of the gross income of the debtor for the 
     year in which such contributions are made.''.
       (4) Confirmation of chapter 12 plan.--Section 1225(b)(2) of 
     title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting adding at the end the following
       ``(C) for charitable contributions (as defined in section 
     548(d)(3) of this title) to a qualified religious or 
     charitable entity or organization (as defined in section 
     548(d)(4) of this title) in an aggregate annual amount not to 
     exceed 15 percent of the gross income of the debtor for the 
     year in which such contributions are made.''.
       (e) Applicability.--
       This section and the amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to any case brought under an applicable provision of 
     title 11, United States Code, that is pending or commenced on 
     or after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (f) Rule of Construction.--
       Nothing in the amendments made by this section is intended 
     to limit the applicability of the Religious Freedom 
     Restoration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 2002bb et seq.).

     SEC. 119. REINFORCE THE FRESH START.

       (a) Restoration of an Effective Discharge.--Section 
     523(a)(17) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``by a court'' and inserting ``on a 
     prisoner by any court'',
       (2) by striking ``section 1915(b) or (f)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b) or (f)(2) of section 1915'', and
       (3) by inserting ``(or a similar non-Federal law)'' after 
     ``title 28'' each place it appears.
       (b) Protection of Retirement Funds in Bankruptcy.--Section 
     522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) retirement funds to the extent exempt from taxation 
     under section 401, 403, 408, 414, 457, or 501(a) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) Retirement funds to the extent exempt from taxation 
     under 401, 403, 408, 414, 457, or 501(a) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (c) Effective Protection for Utility Service in the Wake of 
     Deregulation.--Section 366 of title 11, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) For the purposes of this section, the term `utility' 
     includes any provider of gas, electric, telephone, 
     telecommunication,

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     cable television, satellite communication, water, or sewer 
     service, whether or not such service is a regulated 
     monopoly.''.

     SEC. 119A. CHAPTER 11 DISCHARGE OF DEBTS ARISING FROM 
                   TOBACCO-RELATED DEBTS.

       Section 1141(d) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) The confirmation of a plan does not discharge a 
     debtor that is a corporation from any debt arising from a 
     judicial, administrative, or other action or proceeding that 
     is--
       ``(A) related to the consumption or consumer purchase of a 
     tobacco product; and
       ``(B) based in whole or in part on false pretenses, a false 
     representation, or actual fraud.''.

         Subtitle C--Adequate Protections for Secured Creditors

     SEC. 121. DISCOURAGING BAD FAITH REPEAT FILINGS.

       Section 362(c) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) If a single or joint case is filed by or against an 
     individual debtor under chapter 7, 11, or 13, and if a single 
     or joint case of that debtor was pending within the previous 
     1-year period but was dismissed, other than a case refiled 
     under a chapter other than chapter 7 after dismissal under 
     section 707(b) of this title, the stay under subsection (a) 
     with respect to any action taken with respect to a debt or 
     property securing such debt or with respect to any lease will 
     terminate with respect to the debtor on the 30th day after 
     the filing of the later case. If a party in interest 
     requests, the court may extend the stay in particular cases 
     as to any or all creditors (subject to such conditions or 
     limitations as the court may then impose) after notice and a 
     hearing completed before the expiration of the 30-day period 
     only if the party in interest demonstrates that the filing of 
     the later case is in good faith as to the creditors to be 
     stayed. A case is presumptively filed not in good faith (but 
     such presumption may be rebutted by clear and convincing 
     evidence to the contrary)--
       ``(A) as to all creditors if--
       ``(i) more than 1 previous case under any of chapters 7, 
     11, or 13 in which the individual was a debtor was pending 
     within such 1-year period;
       ``(ii) a previous case under any of chapters 7, 11, or 13 
     in which the individual was a debtor was dismissed within 
     such 1-year period, after the debtor failed to file or amend 
     the petition or other documents as required by this title or 
     the court without substantial excuse (but mere inadvertence 
     or negligence shall not be substantial excuse unless the 
     dismissal was caused by the negligence of the debtor's 
     attorney), failed to provide adequate protection as ordered 
     by the court, or failed to perform the terms of a plan 
     confirmed by the court; or
       ``(iii) there has not been a substantial change in the 
     financial or personal affairs of the debtor since the 
     dismissal of the next most previous case under any of 
     chapters 7, 11, or 13 of this title, or any other reason to 
     conclude that the later case will be concluded, if a case 
     under chapter 7 of this title, with a discharge, and if a 
     chapter 11 or 13 case, a confirmed plan which will be fully 
     performed;
       ``(B) as to any creditor that commenced an action under 
     subsection (d) in a previous case in which the individual was 
     a debtor if, as of the date of dismissal of that case, that 
     action was still pending or had been resolved by terminating, 
     conditioning, or limiting the stay as to actions of that 
     creditor.
       ``(4) If a single or joint case is filed by or against an 
     individual debtor under this title, and if 2 or more single 
     or joint cases of that debtor were pending within the 
     previous year but were dismissed, other than a case refiled 
     under section 707(b) of this title, the stay under subsection 
     (a) will not go into effect upon the filing of the later 
     case. On request of a party in interest, the court shall 
     promptly enter an order confirming that no stay is in effect. 
     If a party in interest requests within 30 days of the filing 
     of the later case, the court may order the stay to take 
     effect in the case as to any or all creditors (subject to 
     such conditions or limitations as the court may impose), 
     after notice and hearing, only if the party in interest 
     demonstrates that the filing of the later case is in good 
     faith as to the creditors to be stayed. A stay imposed 
     pursuant to the preceding sentence will be effective on the 
     date of entry of the order allowing the stay to go into 
     effect. A case is presumptively not filed in good faith (but 
     such presumption may be rebutted by clear and convincing 
     evidence to the contrary)--
       ``(A) as to all creditors if--
       ``(i) 2 or more previous cases under this title in which 
     the individual was a debtor were pending within the 1-year 
     period;
       ``(ii) a previous case under this title in which the 
     individual was a debtor was dismissed within the time period 
     stated in this paragraph after the debtor failed to file or 
     amend the petition or other documents as required by this 
     title or the court without substantial excuse (but mere 
     inadvertence or negligence shall not be substantial excuse 
     unless the dismissal was caused by the negligence of the 
     debtor's attorney), failed to pay adequate protection as 
     ordered by the court, or failed to perform the terms of a 
     plan confirmed by the court; or
       ``(iii) there has not been a substantial change in the 
     financial or personal affairs of the debtor since the 
     dismissal of the next most previous case under this title, or 
     any other reason to conclude that the later case will not be 
     concluded, if a case under chapter 7, with a discharge, and 
     if a case under chapter 11 or 13, with a confirmed plan that 
     will be fully performed; or
       ``(B) as to any creditor that commenced an action under 
     subsection (d) in a previous case in which the individual was 
     a debtor if, as of the date of dismissal of that case, that 
     action was still pending or had been resolved by terminating, 
     conditioning, or limiting the stay as to action of that 
     creditor.
       ``(5)(A) If a request is made for relief from the stay 
     under subsection (a) with respect to real or personal 
     property of any kind, and such request is granted in whole or 
     in part, the court may order in addition that the relief so 
     granted shall be in rem either for a definite period not less 
     than 1 year or indefinitely. After the issuance of such an 
     order, the stay under subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     property subject to such an in rem order in any case of the 
     debtor under this title. If such an order so provides, such 
     stay shall also not apply in any pending or later-filed case 
     of any entity under this title that claims or has an interest 
     in the subject property other than those entities identified 
     in the court's order.
       ``(B) The court shall cause any order entered pursuant to 
     this paragraph with respect to real property to be recorded 
     in the applicable real property records, which recording 
     shall constitute notice to all parties having or claiming an 
     interest in such real property for purpose of this section.
       ``(6) For the purposes of this section, a case is pending 
     from the time of the order for relief until the case is 
     closed.''.

     SEC. 122. DEFINITION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS.

       Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (27) the following:
       ``(27A) `household goods' has the meaning given such term 
     in the Trade Regulation Rule on Credit Practices promulgated 
     by the Federal Trade Commission (16 C.F.R. 444.1(i)), as in 
     effect on the effective date of this paragraph, but includes 
     any tangible personal property reasonably necessary for the 
     maintenance or support of a dependent child, including 
     children's toys;''.

     SEC. 123. DEBTOR RETENTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITY.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 521--
       (A) in paragraph (4) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) in an individual case under chapter 7 of this title, 
     not retain possession of personal property having a value 
     exceeding $5,000 as to which a creditor has an allowed claim 
     for the purchase price secured in whole or in part by an 
     interest in that personal property unless, in the case of an 
     individual debtor, the debtor takes 1 of the following 
     actions within 30 days after the first meeting of creditors 
     under section 341(a)--
       ``(A) enters into a reaffirmation agreement with the 
     creditor pursuant to section 524(c) of this title with 
     respect to the claim secured by such property; or
       ``(B) redeems such property from the security interest 
     pursuant to section 722 of this title.

     ``If the debtor fails to so act within the 30-day period, the 
     personal property affected shall no longer be property of the 
     estate, and the creditor may take whatever action as to such 
     property as is permitted by applicable nonbankruptcy law, 
     unless the court determines on the motion of the trustee, and 
     after notice and a hearing, that such property is of 
     consequential value or benefit to the estate.''; and
       (2) in section 722 by inserting ``in full at the time of 
     redemption'' before the period at the end.

     SEC. 124. RELIEF FROM STAY WHEN THE DEBTOR DOES NOT COMPLETE 
                   INTENDED SURRENDER OF CONSUMER DEBT COLLATERAL.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended as follows--
       (1) in section 362--
       (A) by striking ``(e), and (f)'' in subsection (c) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``(e), (f), and (h)''; and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i) and 
     by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
       ``(h) In an individual case pursuant to chapter 7, 11, or 
     13 the stay provided by subsection (a) is terminated with 
     respect to property of the estate having a value exceeding 
     $5000 and securing in whole or in part a claim, or subject to 
     an unexpired lease, if the debtor fails within the applicable 
     time set by section 521(a)(2) of this title--
       ``(1) to file timely any statement of intention required 
     under section 521(a)(2) of this title with respect to that 
     property or to indicate therein that the debtor will either 
     surrender the property or retain it and, if retaining it, 
     either redeem the property pursuant to section 722 of this 
     title, reaffirm the debt it secures pursuant to section 
     524(c) of this title, or assume the unexpired lease pursuant 
     to section 365(p) of this title if the trustee does not do 
     so, as applicable; or
       ``(2) to take timely the action specified in that statement 
     of intention, as it may be amended before expiration of the 
     period for taking action, unless the statement of inten

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     tion specifies reaffirmation and the creditor refuses to 
     reaffirm on the original contract terms;

     unless the court determines on the motion of the trustee, and 
     after notice and a hearing, that such property is of 
     consequential value or benefit to the estate.'';
       (2) in section 521, as amended by sections 104, 406, and 
     407--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``consumer'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``forty-five days after the filing of a 
     notice of intent under this section'' and inserting ``30 days 
     after the first date set for the meeting of creditors under 
     section 341(a)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``forty-five day'' the second place it 
     appears and inserting ``30-day'';
       (C) in paragraph (2)(C) by inserting ``except as provided 
     in section 362(h)'' before the semicolon; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) If the debtor fails timely to take the action 
     specified in subsection (a)(6) of this section, or in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 362(h) of this title, with 
     respect to property which a lessor or bailor owns and has 
     leased, rented, or bailed to the debtor or as to which a 
     creditor holds a security interest not otherwise voidable 
     under section 522(f), 544, 545, 547, 548, or 549, nothing in 
     this title shall prevent or limit the operation of a 
     provision in the underlying lease or agreement which has the 
     effect of placing the debtor in default under such lease or 
     agreement by reason of the occurrence, pendency, or existence 
     of a proceeding under this title or the insolvency of the 
     debtor. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to justify 
     limiting such a provision in any other circumstance.''.

     SEC. 125. GIVING SECURED CREDITORS FAIR TREATMENT IN CHAPTER 
                   13.

       Section 1325(a)(5)(B)(i) of title 11, United States Code, 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) the plan provides that the holder of such claim 
     retain the lien securing such claim until the earlier of 
     payment of the underlying debt determined under nonbankruptcy 
     law or discharge under section 1328, and that if the case 
     under this chapter is dismissed or converted without 
     completion of the plan, such lien shall also be retained by 
     such holder to the extent recognized by applicable 
     nonbankruptcy law; and''.

     SEC. 126. PROMPT RELIEF FROM STAY IN INDIVIDUAL CASES.

       Section 362(e) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting at the end the following:

     ``Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an individual 
     filing under chapter 7, 11, or 13, the stay under subsection 
     (a) shall terminate 60 days after a request under subsection 
     (d) of this section, unless--
       ``(1) a final decision is rendered by the court within such 
     60-day period; or
       ``(2) such 60-day period is extended either by agreement of 
     all parties in interest or by the court for a specific time 
     which the court finds is required by compelling 
     circumstances.''.

     SEC. 127. STOPPING ABUSIVE CONVERSIONS FROM CHAPTER 13.

       Section 348(f)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking in subparagraph (B) ``in the converted 
     case, with allowed secured claims'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``only in a case converted to chapter 11 or 12 but 
     not in one converted to chapter 7, with allowed secured 
     claims in cases under chapters 11 and 12''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) with respect to cases converted from chapter 13, the 
     claim of any creditor holding security as of the date of the 
     petition shall continue to be secured by that security unless 
     the full amount of that claim determined under applicable 
     nonbankruptcy law has been paid in full as of the date of 
     conversion, notwithstanding any valuation or determination of 
     the amount of an allowed secured claim made for the purposes 
     of the case under chapter of this title. Unless a 
     prebankruptcy default has been fully cured pursuant to the 
     plan at the time of conversion, in any proceeding under this 
     title or otherwise, the default shall have the effect given 
     under applicable nonbankruptcy law.''.

     SEC. 128. RESTRAINING ABUSIVE PURCHASES ON SECURED CREDIT.

       Section 506 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) In an individual case under chapter 7, 11, 12, or 
     13--
       ``(1) subsection (a) shall not apply to an allowed claim to 
     the extent attributable in whole or in part to the purchase 
     price of personal property acquired by the debtor within 90 
     days of the filing of the petition, except for the purpose of 
     applying paragraph (3) of this subsection;
       ``(2) if such allowed claim attributable to the purchase 
     price is secured only by the personal property so acquired, 
     the value of the personal property and the amount of the 
     allowed secured claim shall be the sum of the unpaid 
     principal balance of the purchase price and accrued and 
     unpaid interest and charges at the contract rate;
       ``(3) if such allowed claim attributable to the purchase 
     price is secured by the personal property so acquired and 
     other property, the value of the security may be determined 
     under subsection (a), but the value of the security and the 
     amount of the allowed secured claim shall be not less than 
     the unpaid principal balance of the purchase price of the 
     personal property acquired and unpaid interest and charges at 
     the contract rate; and
       ``(4) in any subsequent case under this title that is filed 
     by or against the debtor in the 2-year period beginning on 
     the date the petition is filed in the original case, the 
     value of the personal property and the amount of the allowed 
     secured claim shall be deemed to be not less than the amount 
     provided under paragraphs (2) and (3).''.

     SEC. 129. FAIR VALUATION OF COLLATERAL.

       The last sentence of section 506(a) of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Such value shall be the liquidation value of the property 
     which shall be not more than the cash wholesale value of the 
     property and shall be determined in conjunction with any 
     hearing on a plan or after notice and a hearing pursuant to 
     any other provision of this title when they are paid in 
     full.''.

     SEC. 130. PROTECTION OF HOLDERS OF CLAIMS SECURED BY DEBTOR'S 
                   PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 101 by inserting after paragraph (13) the 
     following:
       ``(13A) `debtor's principal residence' means a residential 
     structure including incidental property when the structure 
     contains 1 to 4 units, whether or not that structure is 
     attached to real property, and includes, without limitation, 
     an individual condominium or cooperative unit or mobile or 
     manufactured home or trailer;
       ``(13B) `incidental property' means property incidental to 
     such residence including, without limitation, property 
     commonly conveyed with a principal residence where the real 
     estate is located, window treatments, carpets, appliances and 
     equipment located in the residence, and easements, 
     appurtenances, fixtures, rents, royalties, mineral rights, 
     oil and gas rights, escrow funds and insurance proceeds;'';
       (2) in section 362(b)--
       (A) in paragraph (17) by striking ``or'' at the end 
     thereof;
       (B) in paragraph (18) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following:
       ``(19) under subsection (a), until a prepetition default is 
     cured fully in a case under chapter 13 of this title case by 
     actual payment of all arrears as required by the plan, of the 
     postponement, continuation or other similar delay of a 
     prepetition foreclosure proceeding or sale in accordance with 
     applicable nonbankruptcy law, but nothing herein shall imply 
     that such postponement, continuation or other similar delay 
     is a violation of the stay under subsection (a).''; and
       (3) by amending section 1322(b)(2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) modify the rights of holders of secured claims, other 
     than a claim secured primarily by a security interest in 
     property used as the debtor's principal residence at any time 
     during 180 days prior to the filing of the petition, or of 
     holders of unsecured claims, or leave unaffected the rights 
     of holders of any class of claims;''.

     SEC. 131. AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT AND VESSELS.

       Section 1110(a)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``that become due on or 
     after the date of the order'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in clause (i) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (B) in clause (ii)--
       (i) by inserting ``and within such 60-day period'' after 
     ``order''; and
       (ii) in subclause (II) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) that occurs after the date of the order and such 
     60-day period is cured in accordance with the terms of such 
     security agreement, lease, or conditional sale contract.''.

        Subtitle D--Adequate Protections for Unsecured Creditors

     SEC. 141. FRAUDULENT DEBTS ARE NONDISCHARGEABLE IN CHAPTER 13 
                   CASES.

       Section 1328(a)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(2), (3)(B), (4),'' after ``paragraph''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting ``(6),'' after ``(5),''.

     SEC. 142. APPLYING THE CODEBTOR STAY ONLY WHEN IT PROTECTS 
                   THE DEBTOR.

       Section 1301(b) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) When the debtor did not receive the consideration for 
     the claim held by a creditor, the stay provided by subsection 
     (a) does not apply to such creditor, notwithstanding 
     subsection (c), to the extent the creditor proceeds against 
     the individual which received such consideration or against 
     property not in the possession of the debtor which secures 
     such claim, after notice and a hearing to the person in 
     possession of such property, but this subsection shall not 
     apply if the debtor is primarily obligated to pay the 
     creditor in whole or in part with respect to the claim under 
     a legally binding separation agreement, or divorce or 
     dissolution decree, with respect to such individual or the 
     person who has possession of such property.
       ``(3) When the debtor's plan provides that the debtor's 
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     subject to a lease as to which the debtor is the lessee will 
     be surrendered or abandoned or no payments will be made under 
     the plan on account of the debtor's obligations under the 
     lease, the stay provided by subsection (a) shall terminate as 
     of the date of confirmation of the plan notwithstanding 
     subsection (c).''.

     SEC. 143. NONDISCHARGEABILITY OF CERTAIN DEBTS FOR ALIMONY, 
                   MAINTENANCE, AND SUPPORT.

       Section 523(a)(5) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) to a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor 
     for alimony to, maintenance for, or support of such spouse or 
     child, or to a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor, 
     to the extent such debt is the result of a property 
     settlement agreement, a hold harmless agreement, or any other 
     type of debt that is not in the nature of alimony, 
     maintenance, or support in connection with or incurred by the 
     debtor in the course of a separation agreement, divorce 
     decree, any modifications thereof, or other order of a court 
     of record, determination made in accordance with State or 
     territorial law by a governmental unit, but not to the extent 
     that such debt is assigned to another entity, voluntarily, by 
     operation of law, or otherwise (other than debts assigned 
     pursuant to section 408(a)(3) of the Social Security Act, or 
     such debt that has been assigned to the Federal government, 
     or to a State or political subdivision of such State, or the 
     creditor's attorney);''.

     SEC. 144. OTHER EXCEPTIONS TO DISCHARGE.

       Section 523 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a)(15), as added by section 
     304(e)(1) of Public Law 103-394;
       (2) in subsection (a)(7) by inserting ``an order of 
     disgorgement or restitution obtained by a governmental unit'' 
     after ``such debt is for''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ``(6), or (15)'' and 
     inserting ``or (6)''.

     SEC. 145. FEES ARISING FROM CERTAIN OWNERSHIP INTERESTS.

       (a) Exception to Discharge.--Section 523(a)(16) of title 
     11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``dwelling'' the 1st place it appears;
       (2) by striking ``ownership or'' and inserting 
     ``ownership,'';
       (3) by striking ``housing'' the 1st place it appears; and
       (4) by striking ``but only'' and all that follows through 
     ``such period,'', and inserting ``or a lot in a homeowners 
     association, for as long as the debtor or the trustee has a 
     legal, equitable, or possessory ownership interest in such 
     unit, such corporation, or such lot,''.
       (b) Executory Contracts.--Section 365 of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 161, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(q) A debt of a kind described in section 523(a)(16) of 
     this title shall not be considered to be a debt arising from 
     an executory contract.''

     SEC. 146. ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR INVESTORS.

       (a) Definition.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (48) the 
     following:
       ``(48A) `securities self regulatory organization' means 
     either a securities association registered with the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to section 15A of 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or a national securities 
     exchange registered with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission pursuant to section 6 of the Securities Exchange 
     Act of 1934;''.
       (b) Automatic Stay.--Section 362(b) of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (17) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (18) by striking the period at the end and 
     a inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(19) under subsection (a) of this section, of the 
     commencement or continuation of an investigation or action by 
     a securities self regulatory organization to enforce such 
     organization's regulatory power; of the enforcement of an 
     order or decision, other than for monetary sanctions, 
     obtained in an action by the securities self regulatory 
     organization to enforce such organization's regulatory power; 
     or of any act taken by the securities self regulatory 
     organization to delist, delete, or refuse to permit quotation 
     of any stock that does not meet applicable regulatory 
     requirements.''.

     SEC. 147. SUPER-PRIORITY FOR CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT 
                   CLAIMS.

       Section 507 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a 
     claim entitled to priority under subsection (a)(7) shall have 
     first priority over any expense or claim that has priority 
     under any other provision of this title, except that 
     administrative expenses may be paid under the priority 
     provided in subsection (a)(1) if the failure to do so would 
     result in less property being distributed to the holder of a 
     claim of a kind specified in subsection (a)(7).''.

     SEC. 148. DEBTS FOR ALIMONY, MAINTENANCE, AND SUPPORT.

       (a) Nondischargeability.--Section 523(a)(18) of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(including interest)'' after ``law''; 
     and
       (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the end and 
     inserting ``or''.
       (b) Automatic Stay.--Section 362(b) of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 130, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (19) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (19) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(20) under subsection (a) with respect to the withholding 
     of income pursuant to an order for support that is owed to a 
     spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor; or
       ``(21) under subsection (a) with respect to the 
     withholding, suspension, or restriction of drivers' licenses, 
     professional and occupational licenses, and recreational 
     licenses pursuant to State law as specified in section 
     466(a)(15) of the Social Security Act or with respect to the 
     reporting of overdue support owed by an absent parent to any 
     consumer reporting agency as specified in section 466(a)(7) 
     of the Social Security Act.''.
       (c) Continued Liability of Property.--Section 522(c) of 
     title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``section 523(a)(1) or 523(a)(5)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (1) or (5) of section 523(a)''.
       (d) Confirmation of Plans.--Title 11 of the United States 
     Code is amended--
       (1) in section 1129(a) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(14) If the debtor is required by a judicial or 
     administrative order to pay alimony to, maintenance for, or 
     support of a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor, 
     the debtor has paid all amounts payable under such order for 
     current alimony, maintenance, or support that are due after 
     the date the petition is filed and owed to such spouse, 
     former spouse, or child, unless such spouse, former spouse, 
     or child waives the operation of this paragraph.'';
       (2) in section 1225(a)--
       (A) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) the debtor is required by a judicial or 
     administrative order to pay alimony to, maintenance for, or 
     support of a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor, 
     the debtor has paid all amounts payable under such order for 
     current alimony, maintenance, or support that are due after 
     the date the petition is filed and owed to such spouse, 
     former spouse, or child, unless such spouse, former spouse, 
     or child waives the operation of this paragraph.''; and
       (3) in section 1325(a)--
       (A) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) if the debtor is required by a judicial or 
     administrative order to pay alimony to, maintenance for, or 
     support of a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor, 
     the debtor has paid all amounts payable under such order for 
     current alimony, maintenance, or support that are due after 
     the date the petition is filed and owed to such spouse, 
     former spouse, or child, unless such spouse, former spouse, 
     or child waives the operation of this paragraph.''.
       (f) Discharge.--Title 11 United States Code is amended--
       (1) in section 1228(a) by inserting ``and only after a 
     debtor who is required by a judicial or administrative order 
     to pay alimony to, maintenance for, or support of a spouse, 
     former spouse, or child of the debtor, certifies that all 
     amounts payable under such order for alimony, maintenance, or 
     support that are due after the date the petition is filed 
     have been paid unless such spouse, former spouse, or child 
     waives the operation of this paragraph,'' after ``this 
     title,''; and
       (2) in section 1328(a) by inserting ``and only after a 
     debtor who is required by a judicial or administrative order 
     to pay alimony to, maintenance for, or support of a spouse, 
     former spouse, or child of the debtor, certifies that all 
     amounts payable under such order for alimony, maintenance, or 
     support that are due after the date the petition is filed 
     have been paid unless such spouse, former spouse, or child 
     waives the operation of this paragraph,'' after ``plan,'' the 
     1st place it appears.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--Section 456(b) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 656(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, including interest,'' after ``Code)'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' and inserting ``or''; and
       (3) by striking ``released by a discharge'' and inserting 
     ``dischargeable''.

     SEC. 149. PROTECTION OF CHILD SUPPORT AND ALIMONY.

       (a) Amendment.--Title 11 of the United States Code, as 
     amended by section 116, is amended by inserting after section 
     528 the following:

     ``Sec. 529. Protection of child support and alimony payments 
       after the discharge

       ``Notwithstanding the provisions of the constitution or law 
     of any State providing a different priority, any debts of the 
     individual who has received a discharge under this title to a 
     spouse, former spouse, or child for alimony to, maintenance 
     for, or support of such spouse or child, in connection with a 
     separation agreement, divorce decree, or other order of a 
     court of record, determination made in accordance with State 
     or territorial law by a governmental unit, or property 
     settlement agreement, but not to the extent that such debt--
       ``(1) is assigned to another entity, voluntarily, by 
     operation of law, or otherwise; or

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       ``(2) includes a liability designated as alimony, 
     maintenance, or support, unless such liability is actually in 
     the nature of alimony, maintenance, or support,

     and any debt of a kind specified in paragraph (6), (9), or 
     (13) of section 523(a) of this title, shall have priority in 
     payment and collection over a creditor's claim which is not 
     discharged in the individual's case pursuant to paragraph (2) 
     or (4) of section 523(a) of this title, but such priority 
     shall not affect the priority of any consensual lien, 
     mortgage, or security interest securing such creditor's 
     claim.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
     5 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by section 116, 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     528 the following:

``529. Protection of child support and alimony.''.

              Subtitle E--Adequate Protections for Lessors

     SEC. 161. GIVING DEBTORS THE ABILITY TO KEEP LEASED PERSONAL 
                   PROPERTY BY ASSUMPTION.

       Section 365 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(p)(1) If a lease of personal property with an aggregate 
     value of not less than $5,000 leased by the debtor is 
     rejected or not timely assumed by the trustee under 
     subsection (d), the leased property is no longer property of 
     the estate and the stay under section 362(a) of this title is 
     automatically terminated.
       ``(2) In the case of an individual under chapter 7, the 
     debtor may notify the creditor in writing that the debtor 
     desires to assume the lease. Upon being so notified, the 
     creditor may, at its option, notify the debtor that it is 
     willing to have the lease assumed by the debtor and may 
     condition such assumption on cure of any outstanding default 
     on terms set by the lessor. If within 30 days of such notice 
     the debtor notifies the lessor in writing that the lease is 
     assumed, the liability under the lease will be assumed by the 
     debtor and not by the estate. The stay under section 362 of 
     this title and the injunction under section 524(a)(2) of this 
     title shall not be violated by notification of the debtor and 
     negotiation of cure under this subsection.
       ``(3) In a case under chapter 11 of this title in which the 
     debtor is an individual and in a case under chapter 13 of 
     this title, if the debtor is the lessee with respect to 
     personal property and the lease is not assumed in the plan 
     confirmed by the court, the lease is deemed rejected as of 
     the conclusion of the hearing on confirmation. If the lease 
     is rejected, the stay under section 362 of this title and any 
     stay under section 1301 is automatically terminated with 
     respect to the property subject to the lease.''.

  Subtitle F--Bankruptcy Relief Less Frequently Available for Repeat 
                                 Filers

     SEC. 171. EXTEND PERIOD BETWEEN BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGES.

       Section 727(a)(8) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``six'' and inserting ``7''.

                         Subtitle G--Exemptions

     SEC. 181. EXEMPTIONS.

       Section 522(b)(2)(A) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``180'' and inserting ``365''; and
       (2) by striking ``, or for a longer portion of such 180-day 
     period than in any other place''.

     SEC. 182. LIMITATION.

       Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by inserting ``subject to 
     subsection (n),'' before ``any property''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), as a result 
     of electing under subsection (b)(2)(A) to exempt property 
     under State or local law, a debtor may not exempt any 
     interest to the extent that such interest exceeds $100,000 in 
     value, in the aggregate, in--
       ``(A) real or personal property that the debtor or a 
     dependent of the debtor uses as a residence;
       ``(B) a cooperative that owns property that the debtor or a 
     dependent of the debtor uses as a residence; or
       ``(C) a burial plot for the debtor or a dependent of the 
     debtor.
       ``(2) The limitation under paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     to--
       ``(A) an exemption claimed under subsection (b)(2)(A) by a 
     family farmer for the principal residence of that farmer; or
       ``(B) a case commenced under section 303 of this title.''.

     SEC. 183. PROVIDE FAIR PROPERTY EXEMPTIONS AND PREVENT HIGH-
                   ROLLERS FROM ABUSING THE SYSTEM.

       Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) If, in the 1-year period ending on the date of the 
     filing of the petition and while the debtor was insolvent, 
     the debtor makes property exempt under subsection (b) by 
     converting property to a form of property that is exempt in 
     an unlimited amount, such property shall not be exempt under 
     this section to the extent that the value of the debtor's 
     interest in the property that is converted exceeds $100,000. 
     Such conversion shall not otherwise be a basis for denying an 
     exemption and shall not be the basis for denying the debtor 
     other relief under this title.''.

                TITLE II--BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

     SEC. 201. LIMITATION RELATING TO THE USE OF FEE EXAMINERS.

       Section 330 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) The court may not appoint any person to examine any 
     request for compensation or reimbursement payable under this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 202. SHARING OF COMPENSATION.

       Section 504 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) This section shall not apply with respect to sharing, 
     or agreeing to share, compensation with a bona fide public 
     service attorney referral program that operates in accordance 
     with non-Federal law regulating attorney referral services 
     and with rules of professional responsibility applicable to 
     attorney acceptance of referrals.''.

     SEC. 203. CHAPTER 12 MADE PERMANENT LAW.

       Section 302(f) of the Bankruptcy Judges, United States 
     Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (11 U.S.C. 
     1201 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 204. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AND EQUITY SECURITY HOLDERS.

       Section 341 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the court, 
     on the request of a party in interest and after notice and a 
     hearing, for cause may order that the United States trustee 
     not convene a meeting of creditors or equity security holders 
     if the debtor has filed a plan as to which the debtor 
     solicited acceptances prior to the commencement of the 
     case.''.

     SEC. 205. CREDITORS' AND EQUITY SECURITY HOLDERS' COMMITTEES.

       Section 1102(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The court on its own motion or on request of a party 
     in interest, and after notice and a hearing, may order a 
     change in membership of a committee appointed under 
     subsection (a) if necessary to ensure adequate representation 
     of creditors or of equity security holders.''.

     SEC. 206. POSTPETITION DISCLOSURE AND SOLICITATION.

       Section 1125 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Notwithstanding subsection (b), an acceptance or 
     rejection of the plan may be solicited from a holder of a 
     claim or interest if such solicitation complies with 
     applicable nonbankruptcy law and if such holder was solicited 
     before the commencement of the case in a manner complying 
     with applicable nonbankruptcy law.''.

     SEC. 207. PREFERENCES.

       Section 547(c) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) to the extent that such transfer was in payment of a 
     debt incurred by the debtor in the ordinary course of 
     business or financial affairs of the debtor and the 
     transferee, and such transfer was--
       ``(A) made in the ordinary course of business or financial 
     affairs of the debtor and the transferee; or
       ``(B) made according to ordinary business terms;'';
       (2) in paragraph (7) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) if, in a case filed by a debtor whose debts are not 
     primarily consumer debts, the aggregate value of all property 
     that constitutes or is affected by such transfer is less than 
     $5000.''.

     SEC. 208. VENUE OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.

       Section 1409(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``, or a nonconsumer debt against a noninsider 
     of less than $10,000,'' after ``$5,000''.

     SEC. 209. CASES ANCILLARY TO FOREIGN PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING 
                   FOREIGN INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT ARE ENGAGED IN 
                   THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE OR REINSURANCE IN THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       Section 304 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by striking ``provisions of 
     subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsections (c) and (d)''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) The court may not grant to a foreign representative 
     of the estate of an insurance company that is not organized 
     under the law of a State and that is engaged in the business 
     of insurance, or reinsurance, in the United States relief 
     under subsection (b) with respect to property that is--
       ``(1) a deposit required by a State law relating to 
     insurance or reinsurance;
       ``(2) a multibeneficiary trust required by a State law 
     relating to insurance or reinsurance to protect holders of 
     insurance policies issued in the United States or to protect 
     holders or claimants against such policies; or
       ``(3) a multibeneficiary trust authorized by a State law 
     relating to insurance or reinsurance to allow a person 
     engaged in the business of insurance in the United States--
       ``(A) to cede reinsurance to such an insurance company; and
       ``(B) to treat so ceded reinsurance as an asset, or 
     deduction from liability, in financial statements of such 
     person.''.

     SEC. 210. PERIOD FOR FILING PLAN UNDER CHAPTER 11.

       Section 1121(d) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--

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       (1) by striking ``On'' and inserting ``(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (1), on''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2)(A) Such 120-day period may not be extended beyond a 
     date that is 18 months after the date of the order for relief 
     under this chapter unless the court determines that there is 
     substantial likelihood that the failure to extend such date 
     would result in the loss of jobs in the operation of the 
     debtor's business.
       ``(B) Such 180-day period may not be extended beyond a date 
     that is 20 months after the date of the order for relief 
     under this chapter unless the court determines that there is 
     substantial likelihood that the failure to extend such date 
     would result in the loss of jobs in the operation of the the 
     debtor's business.''.

     SEC. 211. UNEXPIRED LEASES OF NONRESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.

       Section 365(d)(4) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) In a case under any chapter of this title, if the 
     trustee does not assume or reject an unexpired lease of 
     nonresidential real property under which the debtor is the 
     lessee before the earlier of (A) 120 days after the date of 
     the order for relief, or (B) the entry of an order confirming 
     a plan, then such lease is deemed rejected, and the trustee 
     shall immediately surrender such nonresidential real property 
     to the lessor but in no event shall such time period exceed 
     120 days unless the court determines that there is 
     substantial likelihood that the failure to extend such date 
     would result in the loss of jobs in the operation of the 
     debtor's business. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding 
     sentence, and provided no plan has been confirmed, upon 
     debtor's motion, and after notice and a hearing, the court 
     may within such 120-day period extend the 120-day period by a 
     period not to exceed 150 days, contingent upon written 
     consent of the affected lessor or with the approval of the 
     court, and provided trustee has timely performed all post-
     petition lease obligations, but in no circumstance shall such 
     period extend beyond the earlier of (i) 270 days from the 
     date of the order for relief or (ii) the entry of an order 
     approving a disclosure statement, without the consent of the 
     lessor unless the court determines that there is substantial 
     likelihood that the failure to extend such date would result 
     in the loss of jobs in the operation of the debtor's 
     business.''.

     SEC. 212. DEFINITION OF DISINTERESTED PERSON.

       Section 101(14) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(14) `disinterested person' means a person that--
       ``(A) is not a creditor, an equity security holder, or an 
     insider;
       ``(B) is not and was not, within 2 years before the date of 
     the filing of the petition, a director, officer, or employee 
     of the debtor; and
       ``(C) does not have an interest materially adverse to the 
     interest of the estate or of any class of creditors or equity 
     security holders, by reason of any direct or indirect 
     relationship to, connection with, or interest in, the debtor, 
     or for any other reason;''.

                    Subtitle B--Specific Provisions

                  CHAPTER 1--SMALL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY

     SEC. 231. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking paragraph (51C) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(51C) `small business case' means a case filed under 
     chapter 11 of this title in which the debtor is a small 
     business debtor;
       ``(51D) `small business debtor' means--
       ``(A) a person (including affiliates of such person that 
     are also debtors under this title) that has aggregate 
     noncontingent, liquidated secured and unsecured debts as of 
     the date of the petition or the order for relief in an amount 
     not more than $5,000,000 (excluding debts owed to 1 or more 
     affiliates or insiders); or
       ``(B) a debtor of the kind described in paragraph (51B) but 
     without regard to the amount of such debtor's debts;

     except that if a group of affiliated debtors has aggregate 
     noncontingent liquidated secured and unsecured debts greater 
     than $5,000,000 (excluding debt owed to 1 or more affiliates 
     or insiders), then no member of such group is a small 
     business debtor;''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1102(a)(3) of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``debtor'' after 
     ``small business''.

     SEC. 232. FLEXIBLE RULES FOR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND PLAN.

       Section 1125(f) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(f) Notwithstanding subsection (b), in a small business 
     case--
       ``(1) in determining whether a disclosure statement 
     provides adequate information, the court shall consider the 
     complexity of the case, the benefit of additional information 
     to creditors and other parties in interest, and the cost of 
     providing additional information;
       ``(2) the court may determine that the plan itself provides 
     adequate information and that a separate disclosure statement 
     is not necessary;
       ``(3) the court may approve a disclosure statement 
     submitted on standard forms approved by the court or adopted 
     pursuant to section 2075 of title 28; and
       ``(4)(A) the court may conditionally approve a disclosure 
     statement subject to final approval after notice and a 
     hearing;
       ``(B) acceptances and rejections of a plan may be solicited 
     based on a conditionally approved disclosure statement if the 
     debtor provides adequate information to each holder of a 
     claim or interest that is solicited, but a conditionally 
     approved disclosure statement shall be mailed not less than 
     20 days before the date of the hearing on confirmation of the 
     plan; and
       ``(C) the hearing on the disclosure statement may be 
     combined with the hearing on confirmation of a plan.''.

     SEC. 233. STANDARD FORM DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND PLANS.

       The Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States shall, within a reasonable 
     period of time after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     propose for adoption standard form disclosure statements and 
     plans of reorganization for small business debtors (as 
     defined in section 101 of title 11, United States Code, as 
     amended by this Act), designed to achieve a practical balance 
     between--
       (1) the reasonable needs of the courts, the United States 
     trustee or bankruptcy administrator, creditors, and other 
     parties in interest for reasonably complete information; and
       (2) economy and simplicity for debtors.

     SEC. 234. UNIFORM NATIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Reporting Required.--(1) Title 11 of the United States 
     Code is amended by inserting after section 307 the following:

     ``Sec. 308. Debtor reporting requirements

       ``A small business debtor shall file periodic financial and 
     other reports containing information including--
       ``(1) the debtor's profitability, that is, approximately 
     how much money the debtor has been earning or losing during 
     current and recent fiscal periods;
       ``(2) reasonable approximations of the debtor's projected 
     cash receipts and cash disbursements over a reasonable 
     period;
       ``(3) comparisons of actual cash receipts and disbursements 
     with projections in prior reports;
       ``(4) whether the debtor is--
       ``(A) in compliance in all material respects with 
     postpetition requirements imposed by this title and the 
     Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure; and
       ``(B) timely filing tax returns and paying taxes and other 
     administrative claims when due, and, if not, what the 
     failures are and how, at what cost, and when the debtor 
     intends to remedy such failures; and
       ``(5) such other matters as are in the best interests of 
     the debtor and creditors, and in the public interest in fair 
     and efficient procedures under chapter 11 of this title.''.
       (2) The table of sections of chapter 3 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 307 the following:

``308. Debtor reporting requirements.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect 60 days after the date on which rules are 
     prescribed pursuant to section 2075, title 28, United States 
     Code to establish forms to be used to comply with section 308 
     of title 11, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

     SEC. 235. UNIFORM REPORTING RULES AND FORMS.

       After consultation with the Director of the Executive for 
     United States Trustees and with the Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, the Attorney General of the United States 
     shall propose for adoption amended Federal Rules of 
     Bankruptcy Procedure and Official Bankruptcy Forms to be used 
     by small business debtors to comply with section 308 of title 
     11, United States Code, as added by section 234 of this Act 
     to achieve a practical balance between--
       (1) the reasonable needs of the courts, the United States 
     trustee or bankruptcy administrator, creditors, and other 
     parties in interest for reasonably complete information; and
       (2) economy and simplicity for debtors in cases under such 
     title.

     SEC. 236. DUTIES IN SMALL BUSINESS CASES.

       (a) Duties in Chapter 11 Cases.--Title 11 of the United 
     States Code is amended by inserting after section 1114 the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 1115. Duties of trustee or debtor in possession in 
       small business cases

       ``In a small business case, a trustee or the debtor in 
     possession, in addition to the duties provided in this title 
     and as otherwise required by law, shall--
       ``(1) append to the voluntary petition or, in an 
     involuntary case, file within 3 days after the date of the 
     order for relief--
       ``(A) its most recent balance sheet, statement of 
     operations, cash-flow statement, Federal income tax return; 
     or
       ``(B) a statement made under penalty of perjury that no 
     balance sheet, statement of operations, or cash-flow 
     statement has been prepared and no Federal tax return has 
     been filed;
       ``(2) attend, through its senior management personnel and 
     counsel, meetings scheduled by the court or the United States 
     trustee, including initial debtor interviews, scheduling 
     conferences, and meetings of creditors convened under section 
     341 of this title;
       ``(3) timely file all schedules and statements of financial 
     affairs, unless the court, after notice and a hearing, grants 
     an extension, which shall not extend such time period to a 
     date later than 30 days after the date of the order for 
     relief, absent extraordinary and compelling circumstances;

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       ``(4) file all postpetition financial and other reports 
     required by the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure or by 
     local rule of the district court;
       ``(5) subject to section 363(c)(2), maintain insurance 
     customary and appropriate to the industry;
       ``(6)(A) timely file tax returns;
       ``(B) subject to section 363(c)(2), timely pay all 
     administrative expense tax claims, except those being 
     contested by appropriate proceedings being diligently 
     prosecuted; and
       ``(C) subject to section 363(c)(2), establish 1 or more 
     separate deposit accounts not later than 10 business days 
     after the date of order for relief (or as soon thereafter as 
     possible if all banks contacted decline the business) and 
     deposit therein, not later than 1 business day after receipt 
     thereof, all taxes payable for periods beginning after the 
     date the case is commenced that are collected or withheld by 
     the debtor for governmental units; and
       ``(7) allow the United States trustee or bankruptcy 
     administrator, or its designated representative, to inspect 
     the debtor's business premises, books, and records at 
     reasonable times, after reasonable prior written notice, 
     unless notice is waived by the debtor.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
     11, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1114 the following:

``1115. Duties of trustee or debtor in possession in small business 
              cases.''.

     SEC. 237. PLAN FILING AND CONFIRMATION DEADLINES.

       Section 1121(e) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(e) In a small business case--
       ``(1) only the debtor may file a plan until after 90 days 
     after the date of the order for relief, unless shortened on 
     request of a party in interest made during the 90-day period, 
     or unless extended as provided by this subsection, after 
     notice and hearing the court, for cause, orders otherwise;
       ``(2) the plan, and any necessary disclosure statement, 
     shall be filed not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     order for relief; and
       ``(3) the time periods specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     and the time fixed in section 1129(e) of this title, within 
     which the plan shall be confirmed may be extended only if--
       ``(A) the debtor, after providing notice to parties in 
     interest (including the United States trustee), demonstrates 
     by a preponderance of the evidence that it is more likely 
     than not that the court will confirm a plan within a 
     reasonable time;
       ``(B) a new deadline is imposed at the time the extension 
     is granted; and
       ``(C) the order extending time is signed before the 
     existing deadline has expired.''.

     SEC. 238. PLAN CONFIRMATION DEADLINE.

       Section 1129 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) In a small business case, the plan shall be confirmed 
     not later than 150 days after the date of the order for 
     relief unless such 150-day period is extended as provided in 
     section 1121(e)(3) of this title.''.

     SEC. 239. PROHIBITION AGAINST EXTENSION OF TIME.

       Section 105(d) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B)(vi) by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) in a small business case, not extend the time periods 
     specified in sections 1121(e) and 1129(e) of this title 
     except as provided in section 1121(e)(3) of this title.''.

     SEC. 240. DUTIES OF THE UNITED STATES TRUSTEE AND BANKRUPTCY 
                   ADMINISTRATOR.

       (a) Duties of the United States Trustee.--Section 586(a) of 
     title 28, United States Code, as amended by section 111, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (G) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
       ``(H) in small business cases (as defined in section 101 of 
     title 11), performing the additional duties specified in 
     title 11 pertaining to such cases;'',
       (2) in paragraph (6) by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (3) in paragraph (7) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and'', and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) in each of such small business cases--
       ``(A) conduct an initial debtor interview as soon as 
     practicable after the entry of order for relief but before 
     the first meeting scheduled under section 341(a) of title 11 
     at which time the United States trustee shall begin to 
     investigate the debtor's viability, inquire about the 
     debtor's business plan, explain the debtor's obligations to 
     file monthly operating reports and other required reports, 
     attempt to develop an agreed scheduling order, and inform the 
     debtor of other obligations;
       ``(B) when determined to be appropriate and advisable, 
     visit the appropriate business premises of the debtor and 
     ascertain the state of the debtor's books and records and 
     verify that the debtor has filed its tax returns;
       ``(C) review and monitor diligently the debtor's 
     activities, to identify as promptly as possible whether the 
     debtor will be unable to confirm a plan; and
       ``(D) in cases where the United States trustee finds 
     material grounds for any relief under section 1112 of title 
     11 move the court promptly for relief.''.
       (b) Duties of the Bankruptcy Administrator.--In a small 
     business case (as defined in section 101 of title 11 of the 
     United States Code), the bankruptcy administrator shall 
     perform the duties specified in section 586(a)(6) of title 28 
     of the United States Code.

     SEC. 241. SCHEDULING CONFERENCES.

       Section 105(d) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``, 
     may'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) shall hold such status conferences as are necessary 
     to further the expeditious and economical resolution of the 
     case; and''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ``unless inconsistent with 
     another provision of this title or with applicable Federal 
     Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure,'' and inserting ``may''.

     SEC. 242. SERIAL FILER PROVISIONS.

       Section 362 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (i) as so redesignated by section 124--
       (A) by striking ``An'' and inserting ``(1) Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), an''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) If such violation is based on an action taken by an 
     entity in the good-faith belief that subsection (h) applies 
     to the debtor, then recovery under paragraph (1) against such 
     entity shall be limited to actual damages.''; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (i), as redesignated by 
     section 124, the following:
       ``(  ) The filing of a petition under chapter 11 of this 
     title operates as a stay of the acts described in subsection 
     (a) only in an involuntary case involving no collusion by the 
     debtor with creditors and in which the debtor--
       ``(1) is a debtor in a small business case pending at the 
     time the petition is filed;
       ``(2) was a debtor in a small business case which was 
     dismissed for any reason by an order that became final in the 
     2-year period ending on the date of the order for relief 
     entered with respect to the petition;
       ``(3) was a debtor in a small business case in which a plan 
     was confirmed in the 2-year period ending on the date of the 
     order for relief entered with respect to the petition; or
       ``(4) is an entity that has succeeded to substantially all 
     of the assets or business of a small business debtor 
     described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) unless the debtor 
     proves, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the filing 
     of such petition resulted from circumstances beyond the 
     control of the debtor not foreseeable at the time the case 
     then pending was filed; and that it is more likely than not 
     that the court will confirm a feasible plan, but not a 
     liquidating plan, within a reasonable time.''.

     SEC. 243. EXPANDED GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL OR CONVERSION AND 
                   APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE.

       (a) Expanded Grounds for Dismissal or Conversion.--Section 
     1112(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in subsection 
     (c), and in section 1104(a)(3) of this title, on request of a 
     party in interest, and after notice and a hearing, the court 
     shall convert a case under this chapter to a case under 
     chapter 7 of this title or dismiss a case under this chapter, 
     whichever is in the best interest of creditors and the 
     estate, if the movant establishes cause.
       ``(2) The relief provided in paragraph (1) shall not be 
     granted if the debtor or another party in interest objects 
     and establishes, by a preponderance of the evidence that--
       ``(A) it is more likely than not that a plan will be 
     confirmed within a time as fixed by this title or by order of 
     the court entered pursuant to section 1121(e)(3), or within a 
     reasonable time if no time has been fixed; and
       ``(B) if the reason is an act or omission of the debtor 
     that--
       ``(i) there exists a reasonable justification for the act 
     or omission; and
       ``(ii) the act or omission will be cured within a 
     reasonable time fixed by the court not to exceed 30 days 
     after the court decides the motion, unless the movant 
     expressly consents to a continuance for a specific period of 
     time, or compelling circumstances beyond the control of the 
     debtor justify an extension.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, cause includes--
       ``(A) substantial or continuing loss to or diminution of 
     the estate;
       ``(B) gross mismanagement of the estate;
       ``(C) failure to maintain appropriate insurance;
       ``(D) unauthorized use of cash collateral harmful to 1 or 
     more creditors;
       ``(E) failure to comply with an order of the court;
       ``(F) failure timely to satisfy any filing or reporting 
     requirement established by this title or by any rule 
     applicable to a case under this chapter;
       ``(G) failure to attend the meeting of creditors convened 
     under section 341(a) of this title or an examination ordered 
     under rule 2004 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure;
       ``(H) failure timely to provide information or attend 
     meetings reasonably requested by the United States trustee;

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       ``(I) failure timely to pay taxes due after the date of the 
     order for relief or to file tax returns due after the order 
     for relief;
       ``(J) failure to file a disclosure statement, or to file or 
     confirm a plan, within the time fixed by this title or by 
     order of the court;
       ``(K) failure to pay any fees or charges required under 
     chapter 123 of title 28;
       ``(L) revocation of an order of confirmation under section 
     1144 of this title, and denial of confirmation of another 
     plan or of a modified plan under section 1129 of this title;
       ``(M) inability to effectuate substantial consummation of a 
     confirmed plan;
       ``(N) material default by the debtor with respect to a 
     confirmed plan; and
       ``(O) termination of a plan by reason of the occurrence of 
     a condition specified in the plan.
       ``(4) The court shall commence the hearing on any motion 
     under this subsection not later than 30 days after filing of 
     the motion, and shall decide the motion within 15 days after 
     commencement of the hearing, unless the movant expressly 
     consents to a continuance for a specific period of time or 
     compelling circumstances prevent the court from meeting the 
     time limits established by this paragraph.''.
       (b) Additional Grounds for Appointment of Trustee.--Section 
     1104(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) if grounds exist to convert or dismiss the case under 
     section 1112 of this title, but the court determines that the 
     appointment of a trustee is in the best interests of 
     creditors and the estate.''.

                  CHAPTER 2--SINGLE ASSET REAL ESTATE

     SEC. 251. SINGLE ASSET REAL ESTATE DEFINED.

       Section 101(51B) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(51B) `single asset real estate' means undeveloped real 
     property or other real property constituting a single 
     property or project, other than residential real property 
     with fewer than 4 residential units, on which is located a 
     single development or project which property or project 
     generates substantially all of the gross income of a debtor 
     and on which no substantial business is being conducted by a 
     debtor, or by a commonly controlled group of entities all of 
     which are concurrently debtors in a case under chapter 11 of 
     this title, other than the business of operating the real 
     property and activities incidental thereto;''.

     SEC. 252. PAYMENT OF INTEREST.

       Section 362(d)(3) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or 30 days after the court determines 
     that the debtor is subject to this paragraph, whichever is 
     later'' after ``90-day period)''; and
       (2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) the debtor has commenced monthly payments (which 
     payments may, in the debtor's sole discretion, 
     notwithstanding section 363(c)(2) of this title, be made from 
     rents or other income generated before or after the 
     commencement of the case by or from the property) to each 
     creditor whose claim is secured by such real estate (other 
     than a claim secured by a judgment lien or by an unmatured 
     statutory lien), which payments are in an amount equal to 
     interest at the then-applicable nondefault contract rate of 
     interest on the value of the creditor's interest in the real 
     estate; or''.

            CHAPTER 3--CONDITIONAL APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 291. LOSS OF JOBS.

       The amendments made by this subtitle shall not apply in a 
     case under title 11 of the United States Code if the court 
     determines that there is a substantial likelihood that the 
     application of such amendments in such case would result in a 
     loss of jobs in the operation of the debtor's business in 
     such case.

               TITLE III--MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. PETITION AND PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO PETITION.

       (a) Technical Amendment Relating to Municipalities.--
     Section 921(d) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``notwithstanding section 301(b)'' before the 
     period at the end.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 301 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``A voluntary''; and
       (2) by amending the last sentence to read as follows:
       ``(b) The commencement of a voluntary case under a chapter 
     of this title constitutes an order for relief under such 
     chapter.''.

     SEC. 302. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER SECTIONS TO CHAPTER 9.

       Section 901 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``555, 556,'' after ``553,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``559, 560,'' after ``557,''.

                  TITLE IV--BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

     SEC. 401. ADEQUATE PREPARATION TIME FOR CREDITORS BEFORE THE 
                   MEETING OF CREDITORS IN INDIVIDUAL CASES.

       Section 341(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after the first sentence the following: ``If the 
     debtor is an individual in a voluntary case under chapter 7, 
     11, or 13, the meeting of creditors shall not be convened 
     earlier than 60 days (or later than 90 days) after the date 
     of the order for relief, unless the court, after notice and 
     hearing, determines unusual circumstances justify an earlier 
     meeting.''.

     SEC. 402. CREDITOR REPRESENTATION AT FIRST MEETING OF 
                   CREDITORS.

       Section 341(c) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``Notwithstanding any local court rule, provision of a State 
     constitution, any other State or Federal nonbankruptcy law, 
     or other requirement that representation at the meeting of 
     creditors under subsection (a) be by an attorney, a creditor 
     holding a consumer debt or its representatives (which 
     representatives may include an entity or an employee of an 
     entity and may be a representative for more than 1 creditor) 
     shall be permitted to appear at and participate in the 
     meeting of creditors in a case under chapter 7 or 13 either 
     alone or in conjunction with an attorney for the creditor. 
     Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require any 
     creditor to be represented by an attorney at any meeting of 
     creditors.''.

     SEC. 403. FILING PROOFS OF CLAIM.

       Section 501 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) In a case under chapter 7 or 13, a proof of claim or 
     interest is deemed filed under this section for any claim or 
     interest that appears in the schedules filed under section 
     521(a)(1) of this title, except a claim or interest that is 
     scheduled as disputed, contingent, or unliquidated.''.

     SEC. 404. AUDIT PROCEDURES.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 586 of title 28, United States 
     Code, as amended by sections 111 and 240, is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a)(6) to read as follows:
       ``(6) make such reports as the Attorney General directs, 
     including the results of audits performed under subsection 
     (f),'';
       (2) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(f)(1) The Attorney General shall establish procedures 
     for the auditing of the accuracy and completeness of 
     petitions, schedules, and other information which the debtor 
     is required to provide under sections 521 and 1322, and, if 
     applicable, section 111, of title 11 in individual cases 
     filed under chapter 7 or 13 of such title. Such procedures 
     shall--
       ``(A) establish a method of selecting appropriate qualified 
     persons to contract with the United States trustee to perform 
     such audits;
       ``(B) establish a method of randomly selecting cases to be 
     audited according to generally accepted audit standards, 
     provided that no less than 1 out of every 1000 cases in each 
     Federal judicial district shall be selected for audit and 
     provided that such procedures shall ensure that the United 
     States trustee may select such cases in which there is a high 
     likelihood of fraud;
       ``(C) require audits for schedules of income and expenses 
     which reflect higher than average variances from the 
     statistical norm of the district in which the schedules were 
     filed;
       ``(D) establish procedures for reporting the results of 
     such audits and any material misstatement of income, 
     expenditures or assets of a debtor to the Attorney General, 
     the United States Attorney and the court, as appropriate, and 
     for providing public information no less than annually on the 
     aggregate results of such audits including the percentage of 
     cases, by district, in which a material misstatement of 
     income or expenditures is reported; and
       ``(E) establish procedures for fully funding such audits.
       ``(2) The United States trustee for each district is 
     authorized to contract with auditors to perform audits in 
     cases designated by the United States trustee according to 
     the procedures established under paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection.
       ``(3) According to procedures established under paragraph 
     (1), upon request of a duly appointed auditor, the debtor 
     shall cause the accounts, papers, documents, financial 
     records, files and all other papers, things or property 
     belonging to the debtor as the auditor requests and which are 
     reasonably necessary to facilitate an audit to be made 
     available for inspection and copying.
       ``(4) The report of each such audit shall be filed with the 
     court, the Attorney General, and the United States Attorney, 
     as required under procedures established by the Attorney 
     General under paragraph (1). If a material misstatement of 
     income or expenditures or of assets is reported, a statement 
     specifying such misstatement shall be filed with the court 
     and the United States trustee shall give notice thereof to 
     the creditors in the case and, in an appropriate case, in the 
     opinion of the United States trustee, requires investigation 
     with respect to possible criminal violations, the United 
     States Attorney for the district.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 18 months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 405. GIVING CREDITORS FAIR NOTICE IN CHAPTER 7 AND 13 
                   CASES.

       Section 342 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``, but the failure of such notice to 
     contain such information shall not invalidate the legal 
     effect of such notice''; and

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       (B) by adding the following at the end:

     ``If the credit agreement between the debtor and the creditor 
     or the last communication before the filing of the petition 
     in a voluntary case from the creditor to a debtor who is an 
     individual states an account number of the debtor which is 
     the current account number of the debtor with respect to any 
     debt held by the creditor against the debtor, the debtor 
     shall make a good faith effort to include such account number 
     in any notice to the creditor required to be given under this 
     title. If the creditor has specified to the debtor an address 
     at which the creditor wishes to receive correspondence 
     regarding the debtor's account, the debtor shall make a good 
     faith effort to provide any notice required to be given under 
     this title by the debtor to the creditor at such address. For 
     the purposes of this section, `notice' shall include, but 
     shall not be limited to, any correspondence from the debtor 
     to the creditor after the commencement of the case, any 
     statement of the debtor's intention under section 521(a)(2) 
     of this title, notice of the commencement of any proceeding 
     in the case to which the creditor is a party, and any notice 
     of the hearing under section 1324.'';
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) At any time, a creditor in a case of an individual 
     debtor under chapter 7 or 13 may file with the court and 
     serve on the debtor a notice of the address to be used to 
     notify the creditor in that case. Five days after receipt of 
     such notice, if the court or the debtor is required to give 
     the creditor notice, such notice shall be given at that 
     address.
       ``(e) An entity may file with the court a notice stating 
     its address for notice in cases under chapters 7 and 13. 
     After 30 days following the filing of such notice, any notice 
     in any case filed under chapter 7 or 13 given by the court 
     shall be to that address unless specific notice is given 
     under subsection (d) with respect to a particular case.
       ``(f) Notice given to a creditor other than as provided in 
     this section shall not be effective notice until it has been 
     brought to the attention of the creditor unless the creditor 
     knew or should have known of such notice. If the creditor has 
     designated a person or department to be responsible for 
     receiving notices concerning bankruptcy cases and has 
     established reasonable procedures so that bankruptcy notices 
     received by the creditor will be delivered to such department 
     or person, notice will not be brought to the attention of the 
     creditor until received by such person or department. No 
     sanction under section 362(h) of this title or any other 
     sanction which a court may impose on account of violations of 
     the stay under section 362(a) of this title or failure to 
     comply with section 542 or 543 of this title may be imposed 
     on any action of the creditor unless the action takes place 
     after the creditor has received notice of the commencement of 
     the case effective under this section unless the creditor 
     knew or should have known of such notice.''.

     SEC. 406. DEBTOR TO PROVIDE TAX RETURNS AND OTHER 
                   INFORMATION.

       Section 521 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) file--
       ``(A) a list of creditors, and
       ``(B) unless the court orders otherwise--
       ``(i) a schedule of assets and liabilities;
       ``(ii) a schedule of current income and current 
     expenditures;
       ``(iii) a statement of the debtor's financial affairs;
       ``(iv) copies of all payment advices or other evidence of 
     payment, if any, received by the debtor from any employer of 
     the debtor in the period 60 days prior to the filing of the 
     petition;
       ``(v) a statement of the amount of disposable income, 
     itemized to show how calculated;
       ``(vi) if applicable, any statement under paragraphs (3) 
     and (4) of section 109(h);
       ``(vii) a statement disclosing any reasonably anticipated 
     increase in income or expenditures over the next 12 months; 
     and
       ``(viii) a certificate, if applicable--

       ``(I) of an attorney whose name is on the petition as the 
     attorney for the debtor, or of any bankruptcy petition 
     preparer who signed the petition pursuant to section 
     110(b)(1) of this title, indicating that such attorney or 
     bankruptcy petition preparer delivered to the debtor any 
     notice required by section 342(b)(1) of this title; or
       ``(II) if no attorney for the debtor is indicated and no 
     bankruptcy petition preparer signed the petition of the 
     debtor, that such notice was obtained and read by the 
     debtor;''; and

       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) At any time, a creditor in a case of an individual 
     debtor under chapter 7 or 13 may file with the court and 
     serve on the debtor notice that the creditor requests the 
     petition, schedules, and statement of financial affairs filed 
     by the debtor in the case. At any time, a creditor in a case 
     under chapter 13 of this title may file with the court and 
     serve on the debtor notice that the creditor requests the 
     plan filed by the debtor in the case. Within 10 days of the 
     first such request in a case under this subsection for the 
     petition, schedules, and statement of financial affairs and 
     the first such request for the plan under this subsection, 
     the debtor shall serve on that creditor a conformed copy of 
     the requested documents or plan and any amendments thereto as 
     of that date, and shall thereafter promptly serve on that 
     creditor at the time filed with the court--
       ``(1) any requested document or plan which is not filed 
     with the court at the time requested; and
       ``(2) any amendment to any requested document or plan.
       ``(c) An individual debtor in a case under chapter 7 or 13 
     shall provide to the United States trustee, on the request of 
     the United States trustee--
       ``(1) copies of all Federal tax returns (including any 
     schedules and attachments) filed by the debtor for the 3 most 
     recent tax years preceding the order for relief;
       ``(2) at the time the debtor files them with the 
     Commissioner of Internal Revenue, all Federal tax returns 
     (including any schedules and attachments) for the debtor's 
     tax years ending while such case is pending; and
       ``(3) at the time the debtor files them with the 
     Commissioner of Internal Revenue, all amendments to the tax 
     returns (including schedules and attachments) described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(d) A debtor in a case under chapter 13 of this title 
     shall file, from a time which is the later of 90 days after 
     the close of the debtor's tax year or 1 year after the order 
     for relief unless a plan has then been confirmed, and 
     thereafter on or before 45 days before each anniversary of 
     the confirmation of the plan until the case is closed, a 
     statement subject to the penalties of perjury by the debtor 
     of the debtor's income and expenditures in the preceding tax 
     year and monthly net income, showing how calculated. Such 
     statement shall disclose the amount and sources of income of 
     the debtor, the identity of any persons responsible with the 
     debtor for the support of any dependents of the debtor, and 
     any persons who contributed and the amount contributed to the 
     household in which the debtor resides. Such tax returns, 
     amendments and statement of income and expenditures shall be 
     available to the United States trustee, any bankruptcy 
     administrator, any trustee and any party in interest for 
     inspection and copying.''.

     SEC. 407. DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO FILE SCHEDULES TIMELY OR 
                   PROVIDE REQUIRED INFORMATION.

       Section 521 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 406, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Notwithstanding section 707(a) of this title, if an 
     individual debtor in a voluntary case under chapter 7 or 13 
     fails to provide all of the information required under 
     subsections (a)(1) and (c)(1)(A) within 45 days after the 
     filing of the petition, the case shall be automatically 
     dismissed effective on the 46th day after the filing of the 
     petition without the need for any order of court unless the 
     court for good cause beyond the debtor's control orders 
     otherwise, but any party in interest may request the court to 
     enter an order dismissing the case and the court shall, if so 
     requested, enter an order of dismissal within 5 days of such 
     request if the court finds compelling justification for doing 
     so.
       ``(f) If an individual debtor in a case under chapter 7 or 
     13 fails to perform any of the duties imposed by subsections 
     (b), (c)(1)(B), (c)(1)(C), and (d), any party in interest may 
     request that the court order the debtor to comply. Within 10 
     days of such request the court shall order that the debtor do 
     so within a period of time set by the court no longer than 30 
     days unless the court for good cause beyond the debtor's 
     control orders otherwise. If the debtor does not comply with 
     that order within the period of time set by the court, the 
     court shall, on request of any party in interest certifying 
     that the debtor has not so complied, enter an order 
     dismissing the case within 5 days of such request.''.

     SEC. 408. ADEQUATE TIME TO PREPARE FOR HEARING ON 
                   CONFIRMATION OF THE PLAN.

       Section 1324 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``After'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and after''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) The hearing on confirmation of the plan may be held 
     not earlier than 20 days, and not later than 45 days, after 
     the meeting of creditors under section 341(a) of this 
     title.''.

     SEC. 409. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING EXPANSION OF RULE 
                   9011 OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY 
                   PROCEDURE.

       It is the sense of the Congress that rule 9011 of the 
     Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (11 U.S.C. App) should 
     be modified to include a requirement that all documents 
     (including schedules), signed and unsigned, submitted to the 
     court or to a trustee by debtors who represent themselves and 
     debtors who are represented by an attorney be submitted only 
     after the debtor or the debtor's attorney has made reasonable 
     inquiry to verify that the information contained in such 
     documents is well grounded in fact, and is warranted by 
     existing law or a good-faith argument for the extension, 
     modification, or reversal of existing law.

     SEC. 410. JURISDICTION OF COURTS OF APPEALS.

       (a) Jurisdiction.--Title 28 of the United States Code is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking section 158;
       (2) by inserting after section 1292 the following:

     ``Sec. 1293. Bankruptcy appeals

       ``The courts of appeals (other the United States Court of 
     Appeals for the Federal Circuit) shall have jurisdiction of 
     appeals from the following:
       ``(1) Final orders and judgments of bankruptcy courts 
     entered under--

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       ``(A) section 157(b) of this title in core proceedings 
     arising under title 11, or arising in or related to a case 
     under title 11; or
       ``(B) section 157(c)(2) of this title in proceedings 
     referred to such courts.
       ``(2) Final orders and judgments of district courts entered 
     under section 157 of this title in--
       ``(A) core proceedings arising under title 11, or arising 
     in or related to a case under title 11; or
       ``(B) proceedings that are not core proceedings, but that 
     are otherwise related to a case under title 11.
       ``(3) Orders and judgments of bankruptcy courts or district 
     courts entered under section 105 of title 11, or the refusal 
     to enter an order or judgment under such section.
       ``(4) Orders of bankruptcy courts or district courts 
     entered under section 1104(a) or 1121(d) of title 11, or the 
     refusal to enter an order under such section.
       ``(5) An interlocutory order of a bankruptcy court or 
     district court entered in a case under title 11, in a 
     proceeding arising under title 11, or in a proceeding arising 
     in or related to a case under title 11, if--
       ``(A) such court is of the opinion that--
       ``(i) such order involves a controlling question of law as 
     to which there is substantial ground for difference of 
     opinion; and
       ``(ii) an immediate appeal from such order may materially 
     advance the ultimate termination of such case or such 
     proceeding; or
       ``(B) the court of appeals that would have jurisdiction of 
     an appeal of a final order entered in such case or such 
     proceeding permits, in its discretion, appeal to be taken 
     from such interlocutory order.''; and
       (3) in--
       (A) the table of sections for chapter 6 by striking the 
     item relating to section 158; and
       (B) the table of sections for chapter 83 by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 1292 the following:

``1293. Bankruptcy appeals.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 305(c) of title 11, 
     the United States Code, is amended by striking ``158(d), 
     1291, or 1292'' and inserting ``1291, 1292, or 1293''.
       (2) Title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsections (b)(1) and (c)(2) of section 157 by 
     striking ``section 158'' and inserting ``section 1293'';
       (B) in section 1334(d) by striking ``158(d), 1291, or 
     1292'' and inserting ``1291, 1292, or 1293''; and
       (C) in section 1452(b) by striking ``158(d), 1291, or 
     1292'' and inserting ``1291, 1292, or 1293''.

     SEC. 411. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICIAL FORMS.

       The Judicial Conference of the United States shall 
     establish official forms to facilitate compliance with the 
     amendments made by sections 101 and 102.

     SEC. 412. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN FEES PAYABLE IN CHAPTER 11 
                   BANKRUPTCY CASES.

       (a) Amendments.--Section 1930(a)(6) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the 1st sentence by striking ``until the case is 
     converted or dismissed, whichever occurs first'', and
       (2) in the 2d sentence--
       (A) by striking ``The'' and inserting ``Until the plan is 
     confirmed or the case is converted (whichever occurs first) 
     the'', and
       (B) by striking ``less than $300,000;'' and inserting 
     ``less than $300,000. Until the case is converted, dismissed, 
     or closed (whichever occurs first and without regard to 
     confirmation of the plan) the fee shall be''.
       (b) Delayed Effective Date.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

                      Subtitle B--Data Provisions

     SEC. 441. IMPROVED BANKRUPTCY STATISTICS.

       (a) Amendment.--Title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding after section 158 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 159. Bankruptcy statistics

       ``The Director of the Executive Office for United States 
     Trustees shall compile statistics regarding individual 
     debtors with primarily consumer debts seeking relief under 
     chapters 7, 11, and 13 of title 11. Such statistics shall be 
     in a form prescribed by the Executive Office for United 
     States Trustees in consultation with the Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts. The Office shall compile 
     such statistics, and make them public, and report annually to 
     the Congress on the information collected, and on its 
     analysis thereof, no later than October 31 of each year. Such 
     compilation shall be itemized by chapter of title 11, shall 
     be presented in the aggregate and for each district, and 
     shall include the following:
       ``(1) Total assets and total liabilities of such debtors, 
     and in each category of assets and liabilities, as reported 
     in the schedules prescribed pursuant to section 2075 of this 
     title and filed by such debtors.
       ``(2) The current total monthly income, projected monthly 
     net income, and average income and average expenses of such 
     debtors as reported on the schedules and statements the 
     debtor has filed under sections 111, 521, and 1322 of title 
     11.
       ``(3) The aggregate amount of debt discharged in the 
     reporting period, determined as the difference between the 
     total amount of debt and obligations of a debtor reported on 
     the schedules and the amount of such debt reported in 
     categories which are predominantly nondischargeable.
       ``(4) The average time between the filing of the petition 
     and the closing of the case.
       ``(5) The number of cases in the reporting period in which 
     a reaffirmation was filed and the total number of 
     reaffirmations filed in that period, and of those cases in 
     which a reaffirmation was filed, the number in which the 
     debtor was not represented by an attorney, and of those the 
     number of cases in which the reaffirmation was approved by 
     the court.
       ``(6) With respect to cases filed under chapter 13 of title 
     11--
       ``(A) the number of cases in which a final order was 
     entered determining the value of property securing a claim 
     less than the claim, and the total number of such orders in 
     the reporting period; and
       ``(B) the number of cases dismissed for failure to make 
     payments under the plan.
       ``(7) The number of cases in which the debtor filed another 
     case within the 6 years previous to the filing.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect 18 months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 442. BANKRUPTCY DATA.

       (a) Amendment.--Title 28 of the United States Code is 
     amended by inserting after section 589a the following:

     ``Sec. 589b. Bankruptcy data

       ``(a) Rules.--The Attorney General shall, within a 
     reasonable time after the effective date of this section, 
     issue rules requiring uniform forms for (and from time to 
     time thereafter to appropriately modify and approve)--
       ``(1) final reports by trustees in cases under chapters 7, 
     12, and 13 of title 11; and
       ``(2) periodic reports by debtors in possession or 
     trustees, as the case may be, in cases under chapter 11 of 
     title 11.
       ``(b) Reports.--All reports referred to in subsection (a) 
     shall be designed (and the requirements as to place and 
     manner of filing shall be established) so as to facilitate 
     compilation of data and maximum possible access of the 
     public, both by physical inspection at 1 or more central 
     filing locations, and by electronic access through the 
     Internet or other appropriate media.
       ``(c) Required Information.--The information required to be 
     filed in the reports referred to in subsection (b) shall be 
     that which is in the best interests of debtors and creditors, 
     and in the public interest in reasonable and adequate 
     information to evaluate the efficiency and practicality of 
     the Federal bankruptcy system. In issuing rules proposing the 
     forms referred to in subsection (a), the Attorney General 
     shall strike the best achievable practical balance between--
       ``(1) the reasonable needs of the public for information 
     about the operational results of the Federal bankruptcy 
     system; and
       ``(2) economy, simplicity, and lack of undue burden on 
     persons with a duty to file reports.
       ``(d) Final Reports.--Final reports proposed for adoption 
     by trustees under chapters 7, 12, and 13 of title 11 shall, 
     in addition to such other matters as are required by law or 
     as the Attorney General in the discretion of the Attorney 
     General, shall propose, include with respect to a case under 
     such title--
       ``(1) information about the length of time the case was 
     pending;
       ``(2) assets abandoned;
       ``(3) assets exempted;
       ``(4) receipts and disbursements of the estate;
       ``(5) expenses of administration;
       ``(6) claims asserted;
       ``(7) claims allowed; and
       ``(8) distributions to claimants and claims discharged 
     without payment;
     in each case by appropriate category and, in cases under 
     chapters 12 and 13 of title 11, date of confirmation of the 
     plan, each modification thereto, and defaults by the debtor 
     in performance under the plan.
       ``(e) Periodic Reports.--Periodic reports proposed for 
     adoption by trustees or debtors in possession under chapter 
     11 of title 11 shall, in addition to such other matters as 
     are required by law or as the Attorney General, in the 
     discretion of the Attorney General, shall propose, include--
       ``(1) information about the standard industry 
     classification, published by the Department of Commerce, for 
     the businesses conducted by the debtor;
       ``(2) length of time the case has been pending;
       ``(3) number of full-time employees as at the date of the 
     order for relief and at end of each reporting period since 
     the case was filed;
       ``(4) cash receipts, cash disbursements and profitability 
     of the debtor for the most recent period and cumulatively 
     since the date of the order for relief;
       ``(5) compliance with title 11, whether or not tax returns 
     and tax payments since the date of the order for relief have 
     been timely filed and made;
       ``(6) all professional fees approved by the court in the 
     case for the most recent period and cumulatively since the 
     date of the order for relief (separately reported, in for the 
     professional fees incurred by or on behalf of the debtor, 
     between those that would have been incurred absent a 
     bankruptcy case and those not); and
       ``(7) plans of reorganization filed and confirmed and, with 
     respect thereto, by class, the recoveries of the holders, 
     expressed in aggregate dollar values and, in the case of 
     claims, as a percentage of total claims of the class 
     allowed.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
     39 of title 28, United

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     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``589b. Bankruptcy data.''.

     SEC. 443. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF 
                   BANKRUPTCY DATA.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the national policy of the United States should be that 
     all data held by bankruptcy clerks in electronic form, to the 
     extent such data reflects only public records (as defined in 
     section 107 of title 11 of the United States Code), should be 
     released in a usable electronic form in bulk to the public 
     subject to such appropriate privacy concerns and safeguards 
     as the Judicial Conference of the United States may 
     determine; and
       (2) there should be established a bankruptcy data system in 
     which--
       (A) a single set of data definitions and forms are used to 
     collect data nationwide; and
       (B) data for any particular bankruptcy case are aggregated 
     in the same electronic record.

                        TITLE V--TAX PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LIENS.

       (a) Treatment of Certain Liens.--Section 724 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by inserting ``(other than to the extent that there is a 
     properly perfected unavoidable tax lien arising in connection 
     with an ad valorem tax on real or personal property of the 
     estate)'' after ``under this title'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), after ``507(a)(1)'', insert 
     ``(except that such expenses, other than claims for wages, 
     salaries, or commissions which arise after the filing of a 
     petition, shall be limited to expenses incurred under chapter 
     7 of this title and shall not include expenses incurred under 
     chapter 11 of this title)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Before subordinating a tax lien on real or personal 
     property of the estate, the trustee shall--
       ``(1) exhaust the unencumbered assets of the estate; and
       ``(2) in a manner consistent with section 506(c) of this 
     title, recover from property securing an allowed secured 
     claim the reasonable, necessary costs and expenses of 
     preserving or disposing of that property.
       ``(f) Notwithstanding the exclusion of ad valorem tax liens 
     set forth in this section and subject to the requirements of 
     subsection (e)--
       ``(1) claims for wages, salaries, and commissions that are 
     entitled to priority under section 507(a)(3) of this title; 
     or
       ``(2) claims for contributions to an employee benefit plan 
     entitled to priority under section 507(a)(4) of this title,

     may be paid from property of the estate which secures a tax 
     lien, or the proceeds of such property.''.
       (b) Determination of Tax Liability.--Section 505(a)(2) of 
     title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) the amount or legality of any amount arising in 
     connection with an ad valorem tax on real or personal 
     property of the estate, if the applicable period for 
     contesting or redetermining that amount under any law (other 
     than a bankruptcy law) has expired.''.

     SEC. 502. ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT.

       Section 522(c)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``, except that, notwithstanding any 
     other Federal law or State law relating to exempted property, 
     exempt property shall be liable for debts of a kind specified 
     in section 507(a)(7) of this title'' before the semicolon at 
     the end.

     SEC. 503. EFFECTIVE NOTICE TO GOVERNMENT.

       (a) Effective Notice to Governmental Units.--Section 342 of 
     title 11, United States Code, as amended by section 405, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) If a debtor lists a governmental unit as a creditor 
     in a list or schedule, any notice required to be given by the 
     debtor under this title, any rule, any applicable law, or any 
     order of the court, shall identify the department, agency, or 
     instrumentality through which the debtor is indebted. The 
     debtor shall identify (with information such as a taxpayer 
     identification number, loan, account or contract number, or 
     real estate parcel number, where applicable), and describe 
     the underlying basis for the governmental unit's claim. If 
     the debtor's liability to a governmental unit arises from a 
     debt or obligation owed or incurred by another individual, 
     entity, or organization, or under a different name, the 
     debtor shall identify such individual, entity, organization, 
     or name.
       ``(h) The clerk shall keep and update quarterly, in the 
     form and manner as the Director of the Administrative Office 
     of the United States Courts prescribes, and make available to 
     debtors, a register in which a governmental unit may 
     designate a safe harbor mailing address for service of notice 
     in cases pending in the district. A governmental unit may 
     file a statement with the clerk designating a safe harbor 
     address to which notices are to be sent, unless such 
     governmental unit files a notice of change of address.''.
       (b) Adoption of Rules Providing Notice.--The Advisory 
     Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference 
     shall, within a reasonable period of time after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, propose for adoption enhanced 
     rules for providing notice to State, Federal, and local 
     government units that have regulatory authority over the 
     debtor or which may be creditors in the debtor's case. Such 
     rules shall be reasonably calculated to ensure that notice 
     will reach the representatives of the governmental unit, or 
     subdivision thereof, who will be the proper persons 
     authorized to act upon the notice. At a minimum, the rules 
     should require that the debtor--
       (1) identify in the schedules and the notice, the 
     subdivision, agency, or entity in respect of which such 
     notice should be received;
       (2) provide sufficient information (such as case captions, 
     permit numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, or similar 
     identifying information) to permit the governmental unit or 
     subdivision thereof, entitled to receive such notice, to 
     identify the debtor or the person or entity on behalf of 
     which the debtor is providing notice where the debtor may be 
     a successor in interest or may not be the same as the person 
     or entity which incurred the debt or obligation; and
       (3) identify, in appropriate schedules, served together 
     with the notice, the property in respect of which the claim 
     or regulatory obligation may have arisen, if any, the nature 
     of such claim or regulatory obligation and the purpose for 
     which notice is being given.
       (c) Effect of Failure of Notice.--Section 342 of title 11, 
     United States Code, as amended by subsection (a) and section 
     405, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i)(1) A notice that does not comply with subsections (d) 
     and (e) shall have no effect unless the debtor demonstrates, 
     by clear and convincing evidence, that timely notice was 
     given in a manner reasonably calculated to satisfy the 
     requirements of this section was given, and that--
       ``(A) either the notice was timely sent to the safe harbor 
     address provided in the register maintained by the clerk of 
     the district in which the matter or proceeding with respect 
     to which the notice was provided was pending for such 
     purposes; or
       ``(B) no safe harbor address was provided in such list for 
     the governmental unit and that an officer of the governmental 
     unit who is responsible for the matter or claim had actual 
     knowledge of the case in sufficient time to act or the 
     taxpayer made a good faith effort to provide the required 
     notice under subsections (d) and (e).
       ``(2) No sanction under section 362(h) of this title or any 
     other sanction which a court may impose on account of 
     violations of the stay under section 362(a) of this title or 
     failure to comply with section 542 or 543 of this title may 
     be imposed unless the action takes place after notice of the 
     commencement of the case as required by this section has been 
     received.''.

     SEC. 504. NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR A DETERMINATION OF TAXES.

       Section 505(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``Unless'' at the beginning of the second 
     sentence thereof and inserting ``If the request is made in 
     the manner designated by the governmental unit and the taxing 
     authority has place in file with the clerk of the court a 
     description of the manner in which the governmental unit 
     requires such request and unless''.

     SEC. 505. RATE OF INTEREST ON TAX CLAIMS.

       Chapter 5 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 511. Rate of interest on tax claims

       ``Notwithstanding any provision of this title that requires 
     the payment of interest on a claim, if interest is required 
     to be paid on a tax claim, the rate of interest shall be as 
     follows:
       ``(1) In the case of ad valorem tax claims, whether secured 
     or unsecured, other unsecured tax claims where interest is 
     required to be paid under section 726(a)(5) of this title and 
     secured tax claims the rate shall be determined under 
     applicable nonbankruptcy law.
       ``(2) In the case of unsecured claims for taxes arising 
     before the date of the order for relief and paid under a plan 
     of reorganization, the minimum rate of interest to be applied 
     during the period after the filing of the petition shall be 
     the Federal short-term rate rounded to the nearest full 
     percent, determined under section 1274(d) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, for the calendar month in which the 
     plan is confirmed, plus 3 percentage points.''.

     SEC. 506. TOLLING OF PRIORITY OF TAX CLAIM TIME PERIODS.

       Section 507(a)(9)(A) of title 11, United States Code, as so 
     redesignated, is amended--
       (1) in clause (i) by inserting after ``petition'' and 
     before the semicolon ``, plus any time, plus 6 months, during 
     which the stay of proceedings was in effect in a prior case 
     under this title''; and
       (2) amend clause (ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) assessed within 240 days before the date of the 
     filing of the petition, exclusive of--

       ``(I) any time plus 30 days during which an offer in 
     compromise with respect of such tax, was pending or in effect 
     during such 240-day period;
       ``(II) any time plus 30 days during which an installment 
     agreement with respect of such tax was pending or in effect 
     during such 240-day period, up to 1 year; and
       ``(III) any time plus 6 months during which a stay of 
     proceedings against collections was in effect in a prior case 
     under this title during such 240-day period.''.

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     SEC. 507. ASSESSMENT DEFINED.

       (a) Assessment Defined for Priority Purposes.--Section 101 
     of title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) `assessment'--
       ``(A) for purposes of State and local taxes, means that 
     point in time when all actions required have been taken so 
     that thereafter a taxing authority may commence an action to 
     collect the tax, and
       ``(B) for Federal tax purposes has the meaning given such 
     term in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;

     and `assessed' and `assessable' shall be interpreted in light 
     of the definition of assessment in this paragraph;''.
       (b) Assessment Defined for the Stay of Proceedings.--
     Section 362(b)(9)(D) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``the making of an assessment'' 
     the following: ``as defined by applicable nonbankruptcy law 
     notwithstanding the definition of an `assessment' elsewhere 
     in this title''.

     SEC. 508. CHAPTER 13 DISCHARGE OF FRAUDULENT AND OTHER TAXES.

       Section 1328(a)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``(1) to the extent that the debtor made 
     a fraudulent return or fraudulently attempted in any manner 
     to evade such taxes,'' after ``paragraph''.

     SEC. 509. CHAPTER 11 DISCHARGE OF FRAUDULENT TAXES.

       Section 1141(d) of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by section 119A, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), the 
     confirmation of a plan does not discharge a debtor which is a 
     corporation from any debt for a tax or customs duty with 
     respect to which the debtor made a fraudulent return or 
     willfully attempted in any manner to evade or defeat such 
     tax.''.

     SEC. 510. THE STAY OF TAX PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) The Section 362 Stay Limited to Prepetition Taxes.--
     Section 362(a)(8) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, in 
     respect of a tax liability for a taxable period ending before 
     the order for relief.''.
       (b) The Appeal of Tax Court Decisions Permitted.--Section 
     362(b)(9) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``or'' at the end,
       (2) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or'', and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) the appeal of a decision by a court or administrative 
     tribunal which determines a tax liability of the debtor 
     without regard to whether such determination was made 
     prepetition or postpetition.''.

     SEC. 511. PERIODIC PAYMENT OF TAXES IN CHAPTER 11 CASES.

       Section 1129(a)(9) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking ``deferred cash payments, over a period not 
     exceeding six years after the date of assessment of such 
     claim,'' and inserting ``regular installment payments in 
     cash, but in no case with a balloon provision, and no more 
     than three months apart, beginning no later than the 
     effective date of the plan and ending on the earlier of five 
     years after the petition date or the last date payments are 
     to be made under the plan to unsecured creditors,'';
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) with respect to a secured claim which would be 
     described in section 507(a)(8) of this title but for its 
     secured status, the holder of such claim will receive on 
     account of such claim cash payments of not less than is 
     required in subparagraph (C) and over a period no greater 
     than is required in such subparagraph.''.

     SEC. 512. THE AVOIDANCE OF STATUTORY TAX LIENS PROHIBITED.

       Section 545(2) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ``, except 
     where such purchaser is a purchaser described in section 6323 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or similar provision of 
     State or local law;''.

     SEC. 513. PAYMENT OF TAXES IN THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.

       (a) Payment of Taxes Required.--Section 960 of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Any''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Such taxes shall be paid when due in the conduct of 
     such business unless--
       ``(1) the tax is a property tax secured by a lien against 
     property that is abandoned within a reasonable time after the 
     lien attaches, by the trustee of a bankruptcy estate, 
     pursuant to section 554 of title 11; or
       ``(2) payment of the tax is excused under a specific 
     provision of title 11.
       ``(c) In a case pending under chapter 7 of title 11, 
     payment of a tax may be deferred until final distribution is 
     made under section 726 of title 11 if--
       ``(1) the tax was not incurred by a trustee duly appointed 
     under chapter 7 of title 11; or
       ``(2) before the due date of the tax, the court has made a 
     finding of probable insufficiency of funds of the estate to 
     pay in full the administrative expenses allowed under section 
     503(b) of title 11 that have the same priority in 
     distribution under section 726(b) of title 11 as such tax.''.
       (b) Payment of Ad Valorem Taxes Required.--Section 
     503(b)(1)(B) of title 11, United States Code, is amended in 
     clause (i) by inserting after ``estate,'' and before 
     ``except'' the following: ``whether secured or unsecured, 
     including property taxes for which liability is in rem only, 
     in personam or both,''.
       (c) Request for Payment of Administrative Expense Taxes 
     Eliminated.--Section 503(b)(1) of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (a) of 
     this section, a governmental unit shall not be required to 
     file a request for the payment of a claim described in 
     subparagraph (B) or (C);''.
       (d) Payment of Taxes and Fees as Secured Claims.--Section 
     506 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by inserting ``or State statute'' 
     after ``agreement''; and
       (2) in subsection (c) by inserting ``, including the 
     payment of all ad valorem property taxes in respect of the 
     property'' before the period at the end.

     SEC. 514. TARDILY FILED PRIORITY TAX CLAIMS.

       Section 726(a)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``before the date on which the trustee 
     commences distribution under this section'' and inserting 
     ``on or before the earlier of 10 days after the mailing to 
     creditors of the summary of the trustee's final report or the 
     date on which the trustee commences final distribution under 
     this section''.

     SEC. 515. INCOME TAX RETURNS PREPARED BY TAX AUTHORITIES.

       Section 523(a)(1)(B) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or equivalent report or notice,'' after 
     ``a return,'';
       (2) in clause (i)--
       (A) by inserting ``or given'' after ``filed''; and
       (B) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (3) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by inserting ``or given'' after ``filed'';
       (B) by inserting ``, report, or notice'' after ``return''; 
     and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) for purposes of this subsection, a return--

       ``(I) must satisfy the requirements of applicable 
     nonbankruptcy law, and includes a return prepared pursuant to 
     section 6020(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or 
     similar State or local law, or a written stipulation to a 
     judgment entered by a nonbankruptcy tribunal, but does not 
     include a return made pursuant to section 6020(b) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or similar State or local law, 
     and
       ``(II) must have been filed in a manner permitted by 
     applicable nonbankruptcy law; or''.

     SEC. 516. THE DISCHARGE OF THE ESTATE'S LIABILITY FOR UNPAID 
                   TAXES.

       Section 505(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     in the second sentence by inserting ``the estate,'' after 
     ``misrepresentation,''.

     SEC. 517. REQUIREMENT TO FILE TAX RETURNS TO CONFIRM CHAPTER 
                   13 PLANS.

       (a) Filing of Prepetition Tax Returns Required for Plan 
     Confirmation.--Section 1325(a) of title 11, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 146, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (6) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (7) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) if the debtor has filed all Federal, State, and local 
     tax returns as required by section 1308 of this title.''.
       (b) Additional Time Permitted for Filing Tax Returns.--(1) 
     Chapter 13 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1308. Filing of prepetition tax returns

       ``(a) On or before the day prior to the day on which the 
     first meeting of the creditors is convened under section 
     341(a) of this title, the debtor shall have filed with 
     appropriate tax authorities all tax returns for all taxable 
     periods ending in the 6-year period ending on the date of 
     filing of the petition which the debtor had been required to 
     file under applicable nonbankruptcy law.
       ``(b) If the tax returns required by subsection (a) have 
     not been filed by the date on which the first meeting of 
     creditors is convened under section 341(a) of this title, the 
     trustee may continue such meeting for a reasonable period of 
     time, to allow the debtor additional time to file any unfiled 
     returns, but such additional time shall be no more than--
       ``(1) for returns that are past due as of the date of the 
     filing of the petition, 120 days from such date,
       ``(2) for returns which are not past due as of the date of 
     the filing of the petition, the later of 120 days from such 
     date or the due date for such returns under the last 
     automatic extension of time for filing such returns to which 
     the debtor is entitled, and for which request has been timely 
     made, according to applicable nonbankruptcy law, and
       ``(3) upon notice and hearing, and order entered before the 
     lapse of any deadline fixed according to this subsection, 
     where the debtor demonstrates, by clear and convincing 
     evidence, that the failure to file the returns as required is 
     because of circumstances beyond the control of the debtor, 
     the court may extend the deadlines set by the trustee as 
     provided in this subsection for--
       ``(A) a period of no more than 30 days for returns 
     described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, and
       ``(B) for no more than the period of time ending on the 
     applicable extended due date for the returns described in 
     paragraph (2).

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       ``(c) For purposes of this section only, a return includes 
     a return prepared pursuant to section 6020 (a) or (b) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or similar State or local law, 
     or a written stipulation to a judgment entered by a 
     nonbankruptcy tribunal.''.
       (2) The table of sections of chapter 13 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 1307 the following:

``1308. Filing of prepetition tax returns.''.

       (c) Dismissal or Conversion on Failure To Comply.--Section 
     1307 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively, and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Upon the failure of the debtor to file tax returns 
     under section 1308 of this title, on request of a party in 
     interest or the United States trustee and after notice and a 
     hearing, the court shall dismiss a case or convert a case 
     under this chapter to a case under chapter 7 of this title, 
     whichever is in the best interests of creditors and the 
     estate.''.
       (d) Timely Filed Claims.--Section 502(b)(9) of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``, and except that in a case under chapter 
     13 of this title, a claim of a governmental unit for a tax in 
     respect of a return filed under section 1308 of this title 
     shall be timely if it is filed on or before 60 days after 
     such return or returns were filed as required.''.
       (e) Rules for Objections to Claims and to Confirmation.--It 
     is the sense of Congress that the Advisory Committee on 
     Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference should, within a 
     reasonable period of time after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, propose for adoption amended Federal Rules of 
     Bankruptcy Procedure which provide that--
       (1) notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 3015(f), in 
     cases under chapter 13 of title 11, United States Code, a 
     governmental unit may object to the confirmation of a plan on 
     or before 60 days after the debtor files all tax returns 
     required under sections 1308 and 1325(a)(7) of title 11, 
     United States Code, and
       (2) in addition to the provisions of Rule 3007, in a case 
     under chapter 13 of title 11, United States Code, no 
     objection to a tax in respect of a return required to be 
     filed under such section 1308 shall be filed until such 
     return has been filed as required.

     SEC. 518. STANDARDS FOR TAX DISCLOSURE.

       Section 1125(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     in paragraph (1)--
       (1) by inserting after ``records,'' the following: 
     ``including a full discussion of the potential material 
     Federal, State, and local tax consequences of the plan to the 
     debtor, any successor to the debtor, and a hypothetical 
     investor domiciled in the State in which the debtor resides 
     or has its principal place of business typical of the holders 
     of claims or interests in the case,'',
       (2) by inserting ``such'' after ``enable'', and
       (3) by striking ``reasonable'' where it appears after 
     ``hypothetical'' and by striking ``typical of holders of 
     claims or interests'' after ``investor''.

     SEC. 519. SETOFF OF TAX REFUNDS.

       Section 362(b) of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by sections 130, 146, and 150 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (17) by striking ``or'',
       (2) in paragraph (18) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or'', and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following:
       ``(19) under subsection (a) of the setoff of an income tax 
     refund, by a governmental unit, in respect of a taxable 
     period which ended before the order for relief against an 
     income tax liability for a taxable period which also ended 
     before the order for relief, unless prior to such setoff the 
     debt is listed by the debtor as disputed, contingent, or 
     unliquidated.''.

            TITLE VI--ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES

     SEC. 601. AMENDMENT TO ADD A CHAPTER 6 TO TITLE 11, UNITED 
                   STATES CODE.

       (a) In General.--Title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after chapter 5 the following:

          ``CHAPTER 6--ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES

``Sec.
``601. Purpose and scope of application.

                   ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``602. Definitions.
``603. International obligations of the United States.
``604. Commencement of ancillary case.
``605. Authorization to act in a foreign country.
``606. Public policy exception.
``607. Additional assistance.
``608. Interpretation.

``SUBCHAPTER II--ACCESS OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS TO THE 
                                 COURT

``609. Right of direct access.
``610. Limited jurisdiction.
``611. Commencement of bankruptcy case under section 301 or 303.
``612. Participation of a foreign representative in a case under this 
              title.
``613. Access of foreign creditors to a case under this title.
``614. Notification to foreign creditors concerning a case under this 
              title.

    ``SUBCHAPTER III--RECOGNITION OF A FOREIGN PROCEEDING AND RELIEF

``615. Application for recognition of a foreign proceeding.
``616. Presumptions concerning recognition.
``617. Order recognizing a foreign proceeding.
``618. Subsequent information.
``619. Relief that may be granted upon petition for recognition of a 
              foreign proceeding.
``620. Effects of recognition of a foreign main proceeding.
``621. Relief that may be granted upon recognition of a foreign 
              proceeding.
``622. Protection of creditors and other interested persons.
``623. Actions to avoid acts detrimental to creditors.
``624. Intervention by a foreign representative.

     ``SUBCHAPTER IV--COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COURTS AND FOREIGN 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

``625. Cooperation and direct communication between the court and 
              foreign courts or foreign representatives.
``626. Cooperation and direct communication between the trustee and 
              foreign courts or foreign representatives.
``627. Forms of cooperation.

                 ``SUBCHAPTER V--CONCURRENT PROCEEDINGS

``628. Commencement of a case under this title after recognition of a 
              foreign main proceeding.
``629. Coordination of a case under this title and a foreign 
              proceeding.
``630. Coordination of more than 1 foreign proceeding.
``631. Presumption of insolvency based on recognition of a foreign main 
              proceeding.
``632. Rule of payment in concurrent proceedings.

     ``Sec. 601. Purpose and scope of application

       ``(a) The purpose of this chapter is to incorporate the 
     Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency so as to provide 
     effective mechanisms for dealing with cases of cross-border 
     insolvency with the objectives of--
       ``(1) cooperation between--
       ``(A) United States courts, United States Trustees, 
     trustees, examiners, debtors, and debtors in possession; and
       ``(B) the courts and other competent authorities of foreign 
     countries involved in cross-border insolvency cases;
       ``(2) greater legal certainty for trade and investment;
       ``(3) fair and efficient administration of cross-border 
     insolvencies that protects the interests of all creditors, 
     and other interested entities, including the debtor;
       ``(4) protection and maximization of the value of the 
     debtor's assets; and
       ``(5) facilitation of the rescue of financially troubled 
     businesses, thereby protecting investment and preserving 
     employment.
       ``(b) This chapter applies where--
       ``(1) assistance is sought in the United States by a 
     foreign court or a foreign representative in connection with 
     a foreign proceeding;
       ``(2) assistance is sought in a foreign country in 
     connection with a case under this title;
       ``(3) a foreign proceeding and a case under this title with 
     respect to the same debtor are taking place concurrently; or
       ``(4) creditors or other interested persons in a foreign 
     country have an interest in requesting the commencement of, 
     or participating in, a case or proceeding under this title.
       ``(c) This chapter does not apply to--
       ``(1) a proceeding concerning an entity identified by 
     exclusion in subsection 109(b); or
       ``(2) an individual, or to an individual and such 
     individual's spouse, who have debts within the limits 
     specified in under section 109(e) and who are citizens of the 
     United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence in the United States.

                   ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``Sec. 602. Definitions

       ``For the purposes of this chapter, the term--
       ``(1) `debtor' means an entity that is the subject of a 
     foreign proceeding;
       ``(2) `establishment' means any place of operations where 
     the debtor carries out a nontransitory economic activity;
       ``(3) `foreign court' means a judicial or other authority 
     competent to control or supervise a foreign proceeding;
       ``(4) `foreign main proceeding' means a foreign proceeding 
     taking place in the country where the debtor has the center 
     of its main interests;
       ``(5) `foreign nonmain proceeding' means a foreign 
     proceeding, other than a foreign main proceeding, taking 
     place in a country where the debtor has an establishment;
       ``(6) `trustee' includes a trustee, a debtor in possession 
     in a case under any chapter of this title, or a debtor under 
     chapters 9 or 13 of this title; and
       ``(7) `within the territorial jurisdiction of the United 
     States' when used with reference to property of a debtor 
     refers to tangible property located within the territory of 
     the United States and intangible property deemed under 
     applicable nonbankruptcy law to be located within that 
     territory, including any property subject to attachment or 
     garnishment that may properly be seized or garnished by an 
     action in a Federal or State court in the United States.

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     ``Sec. 603. International obligations of the United States

       ``To the extent that this chapter conflicts with an 
     obligation of the United States arising out of any treaty or 
     other form of agreement to which it is a party with 1 or more 
     other countries, the requirements of the treaty or agreement 
     prevail.

     ``Sec. 604. Commencement of ancillary case

       ``A case under this chapter is commenced by the filing of a 
     petition for recognition of a foreign proceeding under 
     section 615.

     ``Sec. 605. Authorization to act in a foreign country

       ``A trustee or another entity (including an examiner) 
     authorized by the court may be authorized by the court to act 
     in a foreign country on behalf of an estate created under 
     section 541. An entity authorized to act under this section 
     may act in any way permitted by the applicable foreign law.

     ``Sec. 606. Public policy exception

       ``Nothing in this chapter prevents the court from refusing 
     to take an action governed by this chapter if the action 
     would be manifestly contrary to the public policy of the 
     United States.

     ``Sec. 607. Additional assistance

       ``(a) Nothing in this chapter limits the power of the 
     court, upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, to provide 
     additional assistance to a foreign representative under this 
     title or under other laws of the United States.
       ``(b) In determining whether to provide additional 
     assistance under this title or under other laws of the United 
     States, the court shall consider whether such additional 
     assistance, consistent with the principles of comity, will 
     reasonably assure--
       ``(1) just treatment of all holders of claims against or 
     interests in the debtor's property;
       ``(2) protection of claim holders in the United States 
     against prejudice and inconvenience in the processing of 
     claims in such foreign proceeding;
       ``(3) prevention of preferential or fraudulent dispositions 
     of property of the debtor;
       ``(4) distribution of proceeds of the debtor's property 
     substantially in accordance with the order prescribed by this 
     title; and
       ``(5) if appropriate, the provision of an opportunity for a 
     fresh start for the individual that such foreign proceeding 
     concerns.

     ``Sec. 608. Interpretation

       ``In interpreting this chapter, the court shall consider 
     its international origin, and the need to promote an 
     application of this chapter that is consistent with the 
     application of similar statutes adopted by foreign 
     jurisdictions.

``SUBCHAPTER II--ACCESS OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS TO THE 
                                 COURT

     ``Sec. 609. Right of direct access

       ``(a) A foreign representative is entitled to commence a 
     case under section 604 by filing a petition for recognition 
     under section 615, and upon recognition, to apply directly to 
     other Federal and State courts for appropriate relief in 
     those courts.
       ``(b) Upon recognition, and subject to section 610, a 
     foreign representative has the capacity to sue and be sued, 
     and shall be subject to the laws of the United States of 
     general applicability.
       ``(c) Recognition under this chapter is prerequisite to the 
     granting of comity or cooperation to a foreign proceeding in 
     any State or Federal court in the United States. Any request 
     for comity or cooperation in any court shall be accompanied 
     by a sworn statement setting forth whether recognition under 
     section 615 has been sought and the status of any such 
     petition.
       ``(d) Upon denial of recognition under this chapter, the 
     court may issue appropriate orders necessary to prevent an 
     attempt to obtain comity or cooperation from courts in the 
     United States without such recognition.

     ``Sec. 610. Limited jurisdiction

       ``The sole fact that a foreign representative files a 
     petition under sections 615 does not subject the foreign 
     representative to the jurisdiction of any court in the United 
     States for any other purpose.

     ``Sec. 611. Commencement of case under section 301 or 303

       ``(a) Upon filing a petition for recognition, a foreign 
     representative may commence--
       ``(1) an involuntary case under section 303; or
       ``(2) a voluntary case under section 301 or 302, if the 
     foreign proceeding is a foreign main proceeding.
       ``(b) The petition commencing a case under subsection (a) 
     of this section must be accompanied by a statement describing 
     the petition for recognition and its current status. The 
     court where the petition for recognition has been filed must 
     be advised of the foreign representative's intent to commence 
     a case under subsection (a) of this section prior to such 
     commencement.
       ``(c) A case under subsection (a) shall be dismissed unless 
     recognition is granted.

     ``Sec. 612. Participation of a foreign representative in a 
       case under this title

       ``Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, the foreign 
     representative in that proceeding is entitled to participate 
     as a party in interest in a case regarding the debtor under 
     this title.

     ``Sec. 613. Access of foreign creditors to a case under this 
       title

       ``(a) Foreign creditors have the same rights regarding the 
     commencement of, and participation in, a case under this 
     title as domestic creditors.
       ``(b)(1) Subsection (a) of this section does not change or 
     codify present law as to the priority of claims under section 
     507 or 726 of this title, except that the claim of a foreign 
     creditor under those sections shall not be given a lower 
     priority than that of general unsecured claims without 
     priority solely because the holder of such claim is a foreign 
     creditor.
       ``(2)(A) Subsection (a) of this section and paragraph (1) 
     of this subsection do not change or codify present law as to 
     the allowability of foreign revenue claims or other foreign 
     public law claims in a proceeding under this title.
       ``(B) Allowance and priority as to a foreign tax claim or 
     other foreign public law claim shall be governed by any 
     applicable tax treaty of the United States, under the 
     conditions and circumstances specified therein.

     ``Sec. 614. Notification to foreign creditors concerning a 
       case under this title

       ``(a) Whenever in a case under this title notice is to be 
     given to creditors generally or to any class or category of 
     creditors, such notice shall also be given to the known 
     creditors generally, or to creditors in the notified class or 
     category, that do not have addresses in the United States. 
     The court may order that appropriate steps be taken with a 
     view to notifying any creditor whose address is not yet 
     known.
       ``(b) Such notification to creditors with foreign addresses 
     described in subsection (a) shall be given individually, 
     unless the court considers that, under the circumstances, 
     some other form of notification would be more appropriate. No 
     letters rogatory or other similar formality is required.
       ``(c) When a notification of commencement of a case is to 
     be given to foreign creditors, the notification shall--
       ``(1) indicate the time period for filing proofs of claim 
     and specify the place for their filing;
       ``(2) indicate whether secured creditors need to file their 
     proofs of claim; and
       ``(3) contain any other information required to be included 
     in such a notification to creditors pursuant to this title 
     and the orders of the court.
       ``(d) Any rule of procedure or order of the court as to 
     notice or the filing of a claim shall provide such additional 
     time to creditors with foreign addresses as is reasonable 
     under the circumstances.

    ``SUBCHAPTER III--RECOGNITION OF A FOREIGN PROCEEDING AND RELIEF

     ``Sec. 615. Application for recognition of a foreign 
       proceeding

       ``(a) A foreign representative applies to the court for 
     recognition of the foreign proceeding in which the foreign 
     representative has been appointed by filing a petition for 
     recognition.
       ``(b) A petition for recognition shall be accompanied by--
       ``(1) a certified copy of the decision commencing the 
     foreign proceeding and appointing the foreign representative;
       ``(2) a certificate from the foreign court affirming the 
     existence of the foreign proceeding and of the appointment of 
     the foreign representative; or
       ``(3) in the absence of evidence referred to in paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), any other evidence acceptable to the court of 
     the existence of the foreign proceeding and of the 
     appointment of the foreign representative.
       ``(c) A petition for recognition shall also be accompanied 
     by a statement identifying all foreign proceedings with 
     respect to the debtor that are known to the foreign 
     representative.
       ``(d) The documents referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     of subsection (b) must be translated into English. The court 
     may require a translation into English of additional 
     documents.

     ``Sec. 616. Presumptions concerning recognition

       ``(a) If the decision or certificate referred to in section 
     615(b) indicates that the foreign proceeding is a foreign 
     proceeding within the meaning of section 101(23) and that the 
     person or body is a foreign representative within the meaning 
     of section 101(24), the court is entitled to so presume.
       ``(b) The court is entitled to presume that documents 
     submitted in support of the petition for recognition are 
     authentic, whether or not they have been legalized.
       ``(c) In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the 
     debtor's registered office, or habitual residence in the case 
     of an individual, is presumed to be the center of the 
     debtor's main interests.

     ``Sec. 617. Order recognizing a foreign proceeding

       ``(a) Subject to section 606, an order recognizing a 
     foreign proceeding shall be entered if--
       ``(1) the foreign proceeding is a foreign main proceeding 
     or foreign nonmain proceeding within the meaning of section 
     602;
       ``(2) the foreign representative applying for recognition 
     is a person or body within the meaning of section 101(24); 
     and
       ``(3) the petition meets the requirements of section 615.
       ``(b) The foreign proceeding shall be recognized--
       ``(1) as a foreign main proceeding if it is taking place in 
     the country where the debtor has the center of its main 
     interests; or
       ``(2) as a foreign nonmain proceeding if the debtor has an 
     establishment within the meaning of section 602 in the 
     foreign country where the proceeding is pending.
       ``(c) A petition for recognition of a foreign proceeding 
     shall be decided upon at the ear

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     liest possible time. Entry of an order recognizing a foreign 
     proceeding shall constitute recognition under this chapter.
       ``(d) The provisions of this subchapter do not prevent 
     modification or termination of recognition if it is shown 
     that the grounds for granting it were fully or partially 
     lacking or have ceased to exist, but in considering such 
     action the court shall give due weight to possible prejudice 
     to parties that have relied upon the granting of recognition. 
     The case under this chapter may be closed in the manner 
     prescribed for a case under section 350.

     ``Sec. 618. Subsequent information

       ``From the time of filing the petition for recognition of 
     the foreign proceeding, the foreign representative shall file 
     with the court promptly a notice of change of status 
     concerning--
       ``(1) any substantial change in the status of the foreign 
     proceeding or the status of the foreign representative's 
     appointment; and
       ``(2) any other foreign proceeding regarding the debtor 
     that becomes known to the foreign representative.

     ``Sec. 619. Relief that may be granted upon petition for 
       recognition of a foreign proceeding

       ``(a) From the time of filing a petition for recognition 
     until the petition is decided upon, the court may, at the 
     request of the foreign representative, where relief is 
     urgently needed to protect the assets of the debtor or the 
     interests of the creditors, grant relief of a provisional 
     nature, including--
       ``(1) staying execution against the debtor's assets;
       ``(2) entrusting the administration or realization of all 
     or part of the debtor's assets located in the United States 
     to the foreign representative or another person authorized by 
     the court, including an examiner, in order to protect and 
     preserve the value of assets that, by their nature or because 
     of other circumstances, are perishable, susceptible to 
     devaluation or otherwise in jeopardy; and
       ``(3) any relief referred to in paragraph (3), (4), or (7) 
     of section 621(a).
       ``(b) Unless extended under section 621(a)(6), the relief 
     granted under this section terminates when the petition for 
     recognition is decided upon.
       ``(c) It is a ground for denial of relief under this 
     section that such relief would interfere with the 
     administration of a foreign main proceeding.
       ``(d) The court may not enjoin a police or regulatory act 
     of a governmental unit, including a criminal action or 
     proceeding, under this section.
       ``(e) The standards, procedures, and limitations applicable 
     to an injunction shall apply to relief under this section.

     ``Sec. 620. Effects of recognition of a foreign main 
       proceeding

       ``(a) Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding that is a 
     foreign main proceeding--
       ``(1) section 362 applies with respect to the debtor and 
     that property of the debtor that is within the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States; and
       ``(2) transfer, encumbrance, or any other disposition of an 
     interest of the debtor in property within the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States is restrained as and to the 
     extent that is provided for property of an estate under 
     sections 363, 549, and 552.

     Unless the court orders otherwise, the foreign representative 
     may operate the debtor's business and may exercise the powers 
     of a trustee under section 549, subject to sections 363 and 
     552.
       ``(b) The scope, and the modification or termination, of 
     the stay and restraints referred to in subsection (a) of this 
     section are subject to the exceptions and limitations 
     provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 362, 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 363, and sections 552, 555 
     through 557, 559, and 560.
       ``(c) Subsection (a) of this section does not affect the 
     right to commence individual actions or proceedings in a 
     foreign country to the extent necessary to preserve a claim 
     against the debtor.
       ``(d) Subsection (a) of this section does not affect the 
     right of a foreign representative or an entity to file a 
     petition commencing a case under this title or the right of 
     any party to file claims or take other proper actions in such 
     a case.

     ``Sec. 621. Relief that may be granted upon recognition of a 
       foreign proceeding

       ``(a) Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, whether 
     main or nonmain, where necessary to effectuate the purpose of 
     this chapter and to protect the assets of the debtor or the 
     interests of the creditors, the court may, at the request of 
     the foreign representative, grant any appropriate relief, 
     including--
       ``(1) staying the commencement or continuation of 
     individual actions or individual proceedings concerning the 
     debtor's assets, rights, obligations or liabilities to the 
     extent they have not been stayed under section 620(a);
       ``(2) staying execution against the debtor's assets to the 
     extent it has not been stayed under section 620(a);
       ``(3) suspending the right to transfer, encumber or 
     otherwise dispose of any assets of the debtor to the extent 
     this right has not been suspended under section 620(a);
       ``(4) providing for the examination of witnesses, the 
     taking of evidence or the delivery of information concerning 
     the debtor's assets, affairs, rights, obligations or 
     liabilities;
       ``(5) entrusting the administration or realization of all 
     or part of the debtor's assets within the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States to the foreign 
     representative or another person, including an examiner, 
     authorized by the court;
       ``(6) extending relief granted under section 619(a); and
       ``(7) granting any additional relief that may be available 
     to a trustee, except for relief available under sections 522, 
     544, 545, 547, 548, 550, and 724(a).
       ``(b) Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, whether 
     main or nonmain, the court may, at the request of the foreign 
     representative, entrust the distribution of all or part of 
     the debtor's assets located in the United States to the 
     foreign representative or another person, including an 
     examiner, authorized by the court, provided that the court is 
     satisfied that the interests of creditors in the United 
     States are sufficiently protected.
       ``(c) In granting relief under this section to a 
     representative of a foreign nonmain proceeding, the court 
     must be satisfied that the relief relates to assets that, 
     under the law of the United States, should be administered in 
     the foreign nonmain proceeding or concerns information 
     required in that proceeding.
       ``(d) The court may not enjoin a police or regulatory act 
     of a governmental unit, including a criminal action or 
     proceeding, under this section.
       ``(e) The standards, procedures, and limitations applicable 
     to an injunction shall apply to relief under paragraphs (1), 
     (2), (3), and (6) of subsection (a).

     ``Sec. 622. Protection of creditors and other interested 
       persons

       ``(a) In granting or denying relief under section 619 or 
     621, or in modifying or terminating relief under subsection 
     (c) of this section, the court must find that the interests 
     of the creditors and other interested persons or entities, 
     including the debtor, are sufficiently protected.
       ``(b) The court may subject relief granted under section 
     619 or 621 to conditions it considers appropriate.
       ``(c) The court may, at the request of the foreign 
     representative or an entity affected by relief granted under 
     section 619 or 621, or at its own motion, modify or terminate 
     such relief.

     ``Sec. 623. Actions to avoid acts detrimental to creditors

       ``(a) Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, the foreign 
     representative has standing in a pending case under another 
     chapter of this title to initiate actions under sections 522, 
     544, 545, 547, 548, 550, and 724(a).
       ``(b) When the foreign proceeding is a foreign nonmain 
     proceeding, the court must be satisfied that an action under 
     subsection (a) of this section relates to assets that, under 
     United States law, should be administered in the foreign 
     nonmain proceeding.

     ``Sec. 624. Intervention by a foreign representative

       ``Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, the foreign 
     representative may intervene in any proceedings in a State or 
     Federal court in the United States in which the debtor is a 
     party.

     ``SUBCHAPTER IV--COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COURTS AND FOREIGN 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

     ``Sec. 625. Cooperation and direct communication between the 
       court and foreign courts or foreign representatives

       ``(a) In all matters included within section 601, the court 
     shall cooperate to the maximum extent possible with foreign 
     courts or foreign representatives, either directly or through 
     the trustee.
       ``(b) The court is entitled to communicate directly with, 
     or to request information or assistance directly from, 
     foreign courts or foreign representatives, subject to the 
     rights of parties in interest to notice and participation.

     ``Sec. 626. Cooperation and direct communication between the 
       trustee and foreign courts or foreign representatives

       ``(a) In all matters included in section 601, the trustee 
     or other person, including an examiner, authorized by the 
     court, shall, subject to the supervision of the court, 
     cooperate to the maximum extent possible with foreign courts 
     or foreign representatives.
       ``(b) The trustee or other person, including an examiner, 
     designated by the court is entitled, subject to the 
     supervision of the court, to communicate directly with 
     foreign courts or foreign representatives.
       ``(c) Section 1104(d) shall apply to the appointment of an 
     examiner under this chapter. Any examiner shall comply with 
     the qualification requirements imposed on a trustee by 
     section 322.

     ``Sec. 627. Forms of cooperation

       ``Cooperation referred to in sections 625 and 626 may be 
     implemented by any appropriate means, including--
       ``(1) appointment of a person or body, including an 
     examiner, to act at the direction of the court;
       ``(2) communication of information by any means considered 
     appropriate by the court;
       ``(3) coordination of the administration and supervision of 
     the debtor's assets and affairs;
       ``(4) approval or implementation of agreements concerning 
     the coordination of proceedings; and
       ``(5) coordination of concurrent proceedings regarding the 
     same debtor.

                 ``SUBCHAPTER V--CONCURRENT PROCEEDINGS

     ``Sec. 628. Commencement of a case under this title after 
       recognition of a foreign main proceeding

       ``After recognition of a foreign main proceeding, a case 
     under another chapter of this

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     title may be commenced only if the debtor has assets in the 
     United States. The effects of that case shall be restricted 
     to the assets of the debtor that are within the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States and, to the extent 
     necessary to implement cooperation and coordination under 
     sections 625, 626, and 627, to other assets of the debtor 
     that are within the jurisdiction of the court under sections 
     541(a) of this title, and 1334(e) of title 28, to the extent 
     that such other assets are not subject to the jurisdiction 
     and control of a foreign proceeding that has been recognized 
     under this chapter.

     ``Sec. 629. Coordination of a case under this title and a 
       foreign proceeding

       ``Where a foreign proceeding and a case under another 
     chapter of this title are taking place concurrently regarding 
     the same debtor, the court shall seek cooperation and 
     coordination under sections 625, 626, and 627, and the 
     following shall apply:
       ``(1) When the case in the United States is taking place at 
     the time the petition for recognition of the foreign 
     proceeding is filed--
       ``(A) any relief granted under sections 619 or 621 must be 
     consistent with the case in the United States; and
       ``(B) even if the foreign proceeding is recognized as a 
     foreign main proceeding, section 620 does not apply.
       ``(2) When a case in the United States under this title 
     commences after recognition, or after the filing of the 
     petition for recognition, of the foreign proceeding--
       ``(A) any relief in effect under sections 619 or 621 shall 
     be reviewed by the court and shall be modified or terminated 
     if inconsistent with the case in the United States; and
       ``(B) if the foreign proceeding is a foreign main 
     proceeding, the stay and suspension referred to in section 
     620(a) shall be modified or terminated if inconsistent with 
     the case in the United States.
       ``(3) In granting, extending, or modifying relief granted 
     to a representative of a foreign nonmain proceeding, the 
     court must be satisfied that the relief relates to assets 
     that, under the law of the United States, should be 
     administered in the foreign nonmain proceeding or concerns 
     information required in that proceeding.
       ``(4) In achieving cooperation and coordination under 
     sections 628 and 629, the court may grant any of the relief 
     authorized under section 305.

     ``Sec. 630. Coordination of more than 1 foreign proceeding

       ``In matters referred to in section 601, with respect to 
     more than 1 foreign proceeding regarding the debtor, the 
     court shall seek cooperation and coordination under sections 
     625, 626, and 627, and the following shall apply:
       ``(1) Any relief granted under section 619 or 621 to a 
     representative of a foreign nonmain proceeding after 
     recognition of a foreign main proceeding must be consistent 
     with the foreign main proceeding.
       ``(2) If a foreign main proceeding is recognized after 
     recognition, or after the filing of a petition for 
     recognition, of a foreign nonmain proceeding, any relief in 
     effect under section 619 or 621 shall be reviewed by the 
     court and shall be modified or terminated if inconsistent 
     with the foreign main proceeding.
       ``(3) If, after recognition of a foreign nonmain 
     proceeding, another foreign nonmain proceeding is recognized, 
     the court shall grant, modify, or terminate relief for the 
     purpose of facilitating coordination of the proceedings.

     ``Sec. 631. Presumption of insolvency based on recognition of 
       a foreign main proceeding

       ``In the absence of evidence to the contrary, recognition 
     of a foreign main proceeding is for the purpose of commencing 
     a proceeding under section 303, proof that the debtor is 
     generally not paying its debts.

     ``Sec. 632. Rule of payment in concurrent proceedings

       ``Without prejudice to secured claims or rights in rem, a 
     creditor who has received payment with respect to its claim 
     in a foreign proceeding pursuant to a law relating to 
     insolvency may not receive a payment for the same claim in a 
     case under any other chapter of this title regarding the 
     debtor, so long as the payment to other creditors of the same 
     class is proportionately less than the payment the creditor 
     has already received.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for title 
     11, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to chapter 5 the following:

``6. Ancillary and Other Cross-Border Cases..................601''.....

     SEC. 602. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER CHAPTERS IN TITLE 11, UNITED 
                   STATES CODE.

       (a) Applicability of Chapters.--Section 103 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``and this chapter, sections 307, 555 through 557, 
     559, and 560 apply in a case under chapter 6''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Chapter 6 applies only in a case under that chapter, 
     except that section 605 applies to trustees and to any other 
     entity authorized by the court, including an examiner, under 
     chapters 7, 11, and 12, to debtors in possession under 
     chapters 11 and 12, and to debtors or trustees under chapters 
     9 and 13 who are authorized to act under section 605.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (23) and (24) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(23) `foreign proceeding' means a collective judicial or 
     administrative proceeding in a foreign state, including an 
     interim proceeding, pursuant to a law relating to insolvency 
     in which proceeding the assets and affairs of the debtor are 
     subject to control or supervision by a foreign court, for the 
     purpose of reorganization or liquidation;
       ``(24) `foreign representative' means a person or body, 
     including a person or body appointed on an interim basis, 
     authorized in a foreign proceeding to administer the 
     reorganization or the liquidation of the debtor's assets or 
     affairs or to act as a representative of the foreign 
     proceeding;''.
       (c) Amendments to Title 28, United States Code.--
       (1) Procedures.--Section 157(b)(2) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (N), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (O), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(P) recognition of foreign proceedings and other matters 
     under chapter 6 of title 11.''.
       (2) Bankruptcy cases and proceedings.--Section 1334(c)(1) 
     of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``Nothing in'' and inserting ``Except with respect to a case 
     under chapter 6 of title 11, nothing in''.
       (3) Duties of trustees.--Section 586(a)(3) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``6,'' after 
     ``chapter''.

                        TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 701. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       Title 11 of the United States Code is amended--
       (1) in section 109(b)(2) by striking ``subsection (c) or 
     (d) of'';
       (2) in section 541(b)(4) by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (3) in section 552(b)(1) by striking ``product'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``products''.

     SEC. 702. APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

       The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with 
     respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United 
     States Code after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte

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     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Berman
     Farr
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Schumer
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CALVERT, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 462, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy 
     Reform Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                TITLE I--CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

                   Subtitle A--Needs-Based Bankruptcy

Sec. 101. Needs-based bankruptcy.
Sec. 102. Adequate income shall be committed to a chapter 13 plan that 
              pays unsecured creditors.
Sec. 103. Definition of inappropriate use.
Sec. 104. Debtor participation in credit counseling program.
Sec. 105. Who may be a debtor under chapter 11.

             Subtitle B--Adequate Protections for Consumers

Sec. 111. Notice of alternatives.
Sec. 112. Debtor financial management training test program.
Sec. 113. Definitions.
Sec. 114. Disclosures.
Sec. 115. Debtor's bill of rights.
Sec. 116. Enforcement.
Sec. 117. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 118. Charitable contributions.
Sec. 119. Reinforce the fresh start.
Sec. 119A. Chapter 11 discharge of debts arising from tobacco-related 
              debts.

         Subtitle C--Adequate Protections for Secured Creditors

Sec. 121. Discouraging bad faith repeat filings.
Sec. 122. Definition of household goods.
Sec. 123. Debtor retention of personal property security.
Sec. 124. Relief from the automatic stay when the debtor does not 
              complete intended surrender of consumer debt collateral.
Sec. 125. Giving secured creditors fair treatment in chapter 13.
Sec. 126. Prompt relief from the automatic stay in individual cases.
Sec. 127. Stopping abusive conversions from chapter 13.
Sec. 128. Restraining abusive purchases on secured credit.
Sec. 129. Fair valuation of collateral.
Sec. 130. Protection of holders of claims secured by debtor's principal 
              residence.
Sec. 131. Aircraft equipment and vessels.

        Subtitle D--Adequate Protections for Unsecured Creditors

Sec. 141. Debts incurred to pay nondischargeable debts.
Sec. 142. Credit extensions on the eve of bankruptcy presumed 
              nondischargeable.
Sec. 143. Fraudulent debts are nondischargeable in chapter 13 cases.
Sec. 144. Applying the codebtor stay only when it protects the debtor.
Sec. 145. Debts for alimony, maintenance, and support.
Sec. 146. Nondischargeability of certain debts for alimony, 
              maintenance, and support.
Sec. 147. Other exceptions to discharge.
Sec. 148. Fees arising from certain ownership interests.
Sec. 149. Protection of child support and alimony.
Sec. 150. Adequate protection for investors.
Sec. 151. Higher priority for debts for alimony, maintenance, and 
              support.

              Subtitle E--Adequate Protections for Lessors

Sec. 161. Giving debtors the ability to keep leased personal property 
              by assumption.
Sec. 162. Adequate protection of lessors and purchase money secured 
              creditors.
Sec. 163. Adequate protection for lessors.

  Subtitle F--Bankruptcy Relief Less Frequently Available for Repeat 
                                 Filers

Sec. 171. Extend period between bankruptcy discharges.

                         Subtitle G--Exemptions

Sec. 181. Exemptions.
Sec. 182. Limitation.

                TITLE II--BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 201. Limitation relating to the use of fee examiners.
Sec. 202. Sharing of compensation.
Sec. 203. Chapter 12 made permanent law.
Sec. 204. Meetings of creditors and equity security holders.
Sec. 205. Creditors' and equity security holders' committees.
Sec. 206. Postpetition disclosure and solicitation.
Sec. 207. Preferences.
Sec. 208. Venue of certain proceedings.
Sec. 209. Period for filing plan under chapter 11.
Sec. 210. Period for filing plan under chapter 12.
Sec. 211. Cases ancillary to foreign proceedings involving foreign 
              insurance companies that are engaged in the business of 
              insurance or reinsurance in the United States.
Sec. 212. Rejection of executory contracts affecting intellectual 
              property rights to recordings of artistic performance.
Sec. 213. Unexpired leases of nonresidential real property.
Sec. 214. Definition of disinterested person.
Sec. 215. Defaults based on nonmonetary obligations.

                    Subtitle B--Specific Provisions

                  Chapter 1--Small Business Bankruptcy

Sec. 231. Definitions.
Sec. 232. Flexible rules for disclosure statement and plan.
Sec. 233. Standard form disclosure statement and plan.
Sec. 234. Uniform national reporting requirements.
Sec. 235. Uniform reporting rules and forms for small business cases.
Sec. 236. Duties in small business cases.
Sec. 237. Plan filing and confirmation deadlines.
Sec. 238. Plan confirmation deadline.
Sec. 239. Prohibition against extension of time.
Sec. 240. Duties of the United States trustee and bankruptcy 
              administrator.
Sec. 241. Scheduling conferences.
Sec. 242. Serial filer provisions.
Sec. 243. Expanded grounds for dismissal or conversion and appointment 
              of trustee.
Sec. 244. Study of operation of title 11 of the United States Code with 
              respect to small businesses.

                  Chapter 2--Single Asset Real Estate

Sec. 251. Single asset real estate defined.
Sec. 252. Payment of interest.

               TITLE III--MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Petition and proceedings related to petition.
Sec. 302. Applicability of other sections to chapter 9.

                  TITLE IV--BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 401. Adequate preparation time for creditors before the meeting of 
              creditors in individual cases.
Sec. 402. Creditor representation at first meeting of creditors.
Sec. 403. Filing proofs of claim.
Sec. 404. Audit procedures.
Sec. 405. Giving creditors fair notice in chapter 7 and 13 cases.

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Sec. 406. Debtor to provide tax returns and other information.
Sec. 407. Dismissal for failure to file schedules timely or provide 
              required information.
Sec. 408. Adequate time to prepare for hearing on confirmation of the 
              plan.
Sec. 409. Chapter 13 plans to have a 5-year duration in certain cases.
Sec. 410. Sense of the Congress regarding expansion of rule 9011 of the 
              Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.
Sec. 411. Jurisdiction of courts of appeals.
Sec. 412. Establishment of official forms.
Sec. 413. Elimination of certain fees payable in chapter 11 bankruptcy 
              cases.
Sec. 414. Study of bankruptcy impact of credit extended to dependent 
              students.

                      Subtitle B--Data Provisions

Sec. 441. Improved bankruptcy statistics.
Sec. 442. Uniform rules for the collection of bankruptcy data.
Sec. 443. Sense of the Congress regarding availability of bankruptcy 
              data.

                        TITLE V--TAX PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Treatment of certain liens.
Sec. 502. Enforcement of child and spousal support.
Sec. 503. Effective notice to Government.
Sec. 504. Notice of request for a determination of taxes.
Sec. 505. Rate of interest on tax claims.
Sec. 506. Tolling of priority of tax claim time periods.
Sec. 507. Assessment defined.
Sec. 508. Chapter 13 discharge of fraudulent and other taxes.
Sec. 509. Chapter 11 discharge of fraudulent taxes.
Sec. 510. Stay of tax proceedings.
Sec. 511. Periodic payment of taxes in chapter 11 cases.
Sec. 512. Avoidance of statutory tax liens prohibited.
Sec. 513. Payment of taxes in the conduct of business.
Sec. 514. Tardily filed priority tax claims.
Sec. 515. Income tax returns prepared by tax authorities.
Sec. 516. Discharge of the estate's liability for unpaid taxes.
Sec. 517. Requirement to file tax returns to confirm chapter 13 plans.
Sec. 518. Standards for tax disclosure.
Sec. 519. Setoff of tax refunds.

            TITLE VI--ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES

Sec. 601. Amendment to add a chapter 6 to title 11, United States Code.
Sec. 602. Amendments to other chapters in title 11, United States Code.

                        TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 701. Technical amendments.
Sec. 702. Application of amendments.
                TITLE I--CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS
                   Subtitle A--Needs-Based Bankruptcy

     SEC. 101. NEEDS-BASED BANKRUPTCY.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 101 as follows:
       (A) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
       ``(10A) `current monthly total income' means the average 
     monthly income from all sources derived which the debtor, or 
     in a joint case, the debtor and the debtor's spouse, receive 
     without regard to whether it is taxable income, in the six 
     months preceding the date of determination, and includes any 
     amount paid by anyone other than the debtor or, in a joint 
     case, the debtor and the debtor's spouse, on a regular basis 
     to the household expenses of the debtor or the debtor's 
     dependents and, in a joint case, the debtor's spouse if not 
     otherwise a dependent;''; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (40) the following:
       ``(40A) `national median family income' and `national 
     median household income for 1 earner' shall mean during any 
     calendar year, the national median family income and the 
     national median household income for 1 earner which the 
     Bureau of the Census has reported as of January 1 of such 
     calendar year for the most recent previous calendar year;'';
       (2) in section 104(b)(1) by striking ``109(e)'' and 
     inserting ``subsections (b), (e), and (h) of section 109'';
       (3) in section 109(b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) an individual or, in a joint case, an individual and 
     such individual's spouse, who have income available to pay 
     creditors as determined under subsection (h).'';
       (4) by adding at the end of section 109 the following:
       ``(h)(1) An individual or, in a joint case, an individual 
     and such individual's spouse, have income available to pay 
     creditors if the individual, or, in a joint case, the 
     individual and the individual's spouse combined, as of the 
     date of the order for relief, have--
       ``(A) current monthly total income of not less than the 
     highest national median family income reported for a family 
     of equal or lesser size or, in the case of a household of 1 
     person, of not less than the national median household income 
     for 1 earner, as of the date of the order for relief;
       ``(B) projected monthly net income greater than $50; and
       ``(C) projected monthly net income sufficient to repay 
     twenty percent or more of unsecured nonpriority claims during 
     a five-year repayment plan.
       ``(2) Projected monthly net income shall be sufficient 
     under paragraph (1)(C) if, when multiplied by 60 months, it 
     equals or exceeds 20 percent of the total amount scheduled as 
     payable to unsecured nonpriority creditors.
       ``(3) `Projected monthly net income' means current monthly 
     total income less--
       ``(A) the expense allowances under the applicable National 
     Standards, Local Standards and Other Necessary Expenses 
     allowance (excluding payments for debts), issued by the 
     Internal Revenue Service, for the debtor, the debtor's 
     dependents, and, in a joint case, the debtor's spouse if not 
     otherwise a dependent, in the area in which the debtor 
     resides as determined by the Internal Revenue Service 
     allowance for such expenses in effect as of the date of the 
     order for relief;
       ``(B) the average monthly payment on account of secured 
     creditors, which shall be calculated as the total of all 
     amounts scheduled as contractually payable to secured 
     creditors in each month of the 60 months following the date 
     of the petition by the debtor, or, in a joint case, by the 
     debtor and the debtor's spouse combined, and dividing that 
     total by 60 months; and
       ``(C) the average monthly payment on account of priority 
     creditors, which shall be calculated as the total amount of 
     debts entitled to priority, reasonably estimated by the 
     debtor as of the date of the petition, and dividing that 
     total by 60 months.
       ``(4) In the event that the debtor establishes 
     extraordinary circumstances that require allowance for 
     additional expenses or adjustment of current monthly total 
     income, projected monthly net income for purposes of this 
     section shall be the amount calculated under paragraph (3) 
     less such additional expenses or income adjustment as such 
     extraordinary circumstances require.
       ``(A) This paragraph shall not apply unless the debtor 
     files with the petition--
       ``(i) a written statement that this paragraph applies in 
     determining the debtor's eligibility for relief under chapter 
     7 of this title;
       ``(ii) if adjustment of current monthly total income is 
     claimed, an explanation of any income that has been lost in 
     the 6 months preceding the date of determination and any 
     replacement income that has been offered or secured, or is 
     expected, and an itemization of such lost and replacement 
     income;
       ``(iii) if allowance for additional expenses is claimed, a 
     list itemizing each additional expense which exceeds the 
     expenses allowances provided under paragraph (3)(A);
       ``(iv) a detailed description of the extraordinary 
     circumstances that explain why each loss of income described 
     under clause (ii) will not be replaced or each additional 
     expense itemized under clause (iii) requires allowance; and
       ``(v) a sworn statement signed by the debtor and, if the 
     debtor is represented by counsel, by the debtor's attorney, 
     that the information required under this paragraph is true 
     and correct.
       ``(B) Until the trustee or any party in interest objects to 
     the debtor's statement that this paragraph applies and the 
     court rejects or modifies the debtor's statement, the 
     projected monthly net income in the debtor's statement shall 
     be the projected monthly net income for the purposes of this 
     section. If an objection is filed with the court within 60 
     days after the debtor has provided all the information 
     required under subsections (a)(1) and (c)(1)(A) of section 
     521, the court, after notice and hearing, shall determine 
     whether such extraordinary circumstances exist and shall 
     establish the amount of the additional expense allowance, if 
     any. The burden of proving such extraordinary circumstances 
     shall be on the debtor.'';
       (5) in section 704--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (8);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) with respect to an individual debtor, review all 
     materials provided by the debtor under subsections (a)(1) and 
     (c)(1) of section 521, investigate and verify the debtor's 
     projected monthly net income and within 30 days after such 
     materials are so provided--
       ``(A) file a report with the court as to whether the debtor 
     qualifies for relief under this chapter under section 
     109(b)(4); and
       ``(B) if the trustee determines that the debtor does not 
     qualify for such relief, the trustee shall provide a copy of 
     such report to the parties in interest.'';
       (6) in section 1302(b)--
       (A) in paragraph (4) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (5) by striking the period and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) investigate and verify the debtor's monthly net 
     income and other information provided by the debtor pursuant 
     to sections 521 and 1322, and pursuant to section 111, if 
     applicable; and
       ``(7) file annual reports with the court, with copies to 
     holders of claims under the plan, as to whether a 
     modification of the amount paid creditors under the plan is 
     appropriate because of changes in the debtor's monthly net 
     income.''.

     SEC. 102. ADEQUATE INCOME SHALL BE COMMITTED TO A CHAPTER 13 
                   PLAN THAT PAYS UNSECURED CREDITORS.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended--

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       (1) in section 101 by inserting after paragraph (39) the 
     following:
       ``(39A) `monthly net income' means the amount determined by 
     taking the current monthly total income of the debtor less--
       ``(A) the expense allowances under the applicable National 
     Standards, Local Standards and Other Necessary Expenses 
     allowance (excluding payments for debts), issued by the 
     Internal Revenue Service, for the debtor, the debtor's 
     dependents, and, in a joint case, the debtor's spouse if not 
     otherwise a dependent, in the area in which the debtor 
     resides as determined by the Internal Revenue Service 
     allowance for such expenses in effect as of the date it is 
     being determined;
       ``(B) the average monthly payment on account of secured 
     creditors, which shall be calculated as of the date of 
     determination as the total of all amounts then remaining to 
     be paid on account of secured claims pursuant to the plan 
     less any of such amounts to be paid from sources other than 
     the debtor's income, divided by the total months remaining 
     under the plan; and
       ``(C) the average monthly payment on account of priority 
     creditors, which shall be calculated as the total of all 
     amounts then remaining to be paid on account of priority 
     claims pursuant to the plan less any of such amounts to be 
     paid from sources other than the debtor's income, divided by 
     the total months remaining under the plan;'';
       (2) in section 104(b)(1) by striking ``and 523(a)(2)(C)'' 
     and inserting ``523(a)(2)(C), and 1325(b)(1)''; and
       (3) by adding after section 110 the following:

     ``Sec. 111. Adjustment to monthly net income

       ``(a) Monthly net income for purposes of a plan under 
     chapter 13 of this title shall be adjusted under this section 
     when the debtor's extraordinary circumstances require 
     adjustment as determined herein. Under this section, monthly 
     net income shall be determined by subtracting therefrom such 
     loss of income or additional expenses as the debtor's 
     extraordinary circumstances require as determined under this 
     section. This section shall not apply unless--
       ``(1) the debtor files with the court and with the trustee 
     at the times required in subsection (b) a statement of 
     extraordinary circumstances as follows--
       ``(A) a written statement that this section applies in 
     determining the debtor's monthly net income;
       ``(B) if applicable, an explanation of any income that has 
     been lost in the six months preceding the date of 
     determination and any replacement income which has been 
     secured or is expected, and an itemization of such lost and 
     replacement income;
       ``(C) if applicable, a list itemizing each additional 
     expense which exceeds the expense allowance provided in 
     determining monthly net income under section 101(39A);
       ``(D) if applicable, a detailed description of the 
     extraordinary circumstances which explains why each of the 
     additional expenses itemized under paragraph (C) requires 
     allowance; and
       ``(E) a sworn statement signed by the debtor and, if the 
     debtor is represented by counsel, by the debtor's attorney, 
     of the amount of monthly net income that the debtor has 
     pursuant to this subsection and that the information provided 
     under this subsection is true and correct; and
       ``(2) until the trustee or any party in interest objects to 
     the debtor's request that this section be applied and the 
     court rejects or modifies the debtor's statement, the monthly 
     net income in the debtor's statement shall be the monthly net 
     income for the purposes of the debtor's plan. If an objection 
     is filed with the court within the times provided in 
     subsection (b), the court, after notice and hearing, shall 
     determine whether such extraordinary circumstances asserted 
     by the debtor exist and establish the amount of the loss of 
     income and such additional expense allowance, if any. The 
     burden of proving such extraordinary circumstances and the 
     amount of the loss of income and the additional expense 
     allowance, if any, shall be on the debtor. The court may 
     award to the party that prevails with respect to such 
     objection a reasonable attorney's fee and costs incurred by 
     the prevailing party in connection with such objection if the 
     court finds that the position of the nonprevailing party was 
     not substantially justified, but the court shall not award 
     such fee or such costs if special circumstances make the 
     award unjust.
       ``(b) For the purposes of chapter 13 of this title, the 
     statement of extraordinary circumstances shall be filed with 
     the court and served on the trustee on or before 45 days 
     before each anniversary of the confirmation of the plan in 
     order to be applicable during the next year of the plan. Any 
     objection thereto shall be filed 30 days after the statement 
     is filed with the trustee. Whenever a statement is timely 
     filed with the trustee, the trustee shall give notice to 
     creditors that such statement has been filed and the amount 
     of monthly net income stated therein within 15 days of 
     receipt of the statement.'';
       (4) in section 1322(a)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) state, under penalties of perjury, the amount of 
     monthly net income, which may be as adjusted under section 
     111, if applicable, of this title and the amount of monthly 
     net income which will be paid per month to unsecured 
     nonpriority creditors under the plan.''; and
       (5) by amending section 1325(b)(1)(B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) the plan provides--
       ``(i) that payments to unsecured nonpriority creditors who 
     are not insiders shall equal or exceed $50 in each month of 
     the plan;
       ``(ii) that during the applicable commitment period 
     beginning on the date that the first payment is due under the 
     plan, the total amount of monthly net income received by the 
     debtor shall be paid to unsecured nonpriority creditors under 
     the plan less only payments pursuant to section 1326(b); the 
     `applicable commitment period' shall be not less than 5 years 
     if the debtor's current monthly total income is not less than 
     the highest national median family income reported for a 
     family of equal or lesser size or, in the case of a household 
     of 1 person, is not less than the national median household 
     income for 1 earner, as of the date of confirmation of the 
     plan and shall be not less than 3 years if the debtor's 
     current monthly total income is less than the highest 
     national median family income reported for a family of equal 
     or lesser size or, in the case of a household of 1 person, is 
     less than the national median household income for 1 earner, 
     as of the date of confirmation of the plan;
       ``(iii) that the amount payable to each class of unsecured 
     nonpriority claims under the plan shall be increased or 
     decreased during the plan proportionately to the extent the 
     debtor's monthly net income during the plan increases or 
     decreases as reasonably determined by the trustee, subject to 
     section 111 of this title, no less frequently than as of each 
     anniversary of the confirmation of the plan based on monthly 
     net income as of 45 days before such anniversary; and
       ``(iv) nothing in subparagraph (i) or (ii) shall prevent 
     the payment of obligations described in section 507(a)(7) at 
     the times provided for in the plan, and the plan shall 
     specify how payments to other creditors under subparagraph 
     (ii) will be accordingly adjusted.''; and
       (6) by striking section 1325(b)(2).

     SEC. 103. DEFINITION OF INAPPROPRIATE USE.

       Section 707(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) After notice and a hearing, the court--
       ``(A) on its own motion or on the motion of the United 
     States trustee or any party in interest, shall dismiss a case 
     filed by an individual debtor under this chapter; or
       ``(B) with the debtor's consent, convert the case to a case 
     under chapter 13 of this title;
     if the court finds that the granting of relief would be an 
     inappropriate use of the provisions of this chapter.
       ``(2) The court shall determine that inappropriate use of 
     the provisions of this chapter exists if--
       ``(A) the debtor is excluded from this chapter pursuant to 
     section 109 of this title; or
       ``(B) the totality of the circumstances of the debtor's 
     financial situation demonstrates such inappropriate use.
       ``(3) In the case of a motion filed by a party in interest 
     other than the trustee or United States trustee under 
     paragraph (1) that is denied by the court, the court shall 
     award against the moving party a reasonable attorney's fee 
     and costs that the debtor incurred in opposing the motion if 
     the court finds that the position of the moving party was not 
     substantially justified, but the court shall not award such 
     fee and costs if special circumstances would make the award 
     unjust.
       ``(4)(A) If a trustee appointed under this title or the 
     United States Trustee files a motion under this subsection 
     and the case is subsequently dismissed or converted to 
     another chapter, the court shall award to such party in 
     interest a reasonable attorney's fee and costs incurred in 
     connection with such motion, payable by the debtor, unless 
     the court finds that awarding such fee and costs would impose 
     an unreasonable hardship on the debtor, considering the 
     debtor's conduct.
       ``(B) The signature of the debtor's attorney on any 
     petition, pleading, motion, or other paper filed with the 
     court in the case of the debtor shall constitute a 
     certificate that the attorney has--
       ``(i) performed a reasonable investigation into the 
     circumstances that gave rise to the petition, schedules, and 
     statement of financial affairs or the pleading, as 
     applicable; and
       ``(ii) determined that the petition, schedules, and 
     statement of financial affairs or the pleading, as 
     applicable, including the choice of this chapter--
       ``(I) is well grounded in fact; and
       ``(II) is warranted by existing law or a good-faith 
     argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of 
     existing law and does not constitute an inappropriate use of 
     the provisions of this chapter.
       ``(C) If the court finds that the attorney for the debtor 
     signed a paper in violation of subparagraph (B), at a 
     minimum, the court shall order--
       ``(i) the assessment of an appropriate civil penalty 
     against the attorney for the debtor; and
       ``(ii) the payment of the civil penalty to the trustee or 
     the United States Trustee.''.

     SEC. 104. DEBTOR PARTICIPATION IN CREDIT COUNSELING PROGRAM.

       (a) Who May Be a Debtor.--Section 109 of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 102, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(i)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this section, an individual may not be a 
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     under this title unless such individual has, during the 90-
     day period preceding the date of filing of the petition, made 
     a good-faith attempt to create a debt repayment plan, through 
     a credit counseling program offered through credit counseling 
     services described in section 342(b)(2) that has been 
     approved by--
       ``(A) the United States trustee; or
       ``(B) the bankruptcy administrator for the district in 
     which the petition is filed.
       ``(2) The United States trustee or bankruptcy administrator 
     may not approve a program for inclusion on the list under 
     paragraph (1) unless the counseling service offering the 
     program offers the program without charge, or at an 
     appropriately reduced charge, if payment of the regular 
     charge would impose a hardship on the debtor or the debtor's 
     dependents.
       ``(3) The United States trustee or bankruptcy administrator 
     shall designate any geographical areas in the United States 
     trustee region or judicial district, as the case may be, as 
     to which the United States trustee or bankruptcy 
     administrator has determined that credit counseling services 
     needed to comply with this subsection are not available or 
     are too geographically remote for debtors residing within the 
     designated geographical areas. The clerk of the bankruptcy 
     court for each judicial district shall maintain a list of the 
     designated areas within the district.
       ``(4) The clerk shall exclude a particular counseling 
     service from the list maintained under section 342(b)(2) of 
     this title if the United States trustee or bankruptcy 
     administrator orders that the counseling service not be 
     included in the list.
       ``(5) The court may waive the requirement specified in 
     paragraph (1) if--
       ``(A) no credit counseling services are available as 
     designated under paragraphs (2) and (3);
       ``(B) the providers of credit counseling services available 
     in the district are unable or unwilling to provide such 
     services to the debtor in a timely manner; or
       ``(C) foreclosure, garnishment, attachment, eviction, levy 
     of execution, or similar claim enforcement procedure that 
     would have deprived the individual of property had commenced 
     before the debtor could complete a good-faith attempt to 
     create such a repayment plan.
       ``(6) A debtor who is subject to the exemption under 
     paragraph (5)(C) shall be required to make a good-faith 
     attempt to create a debt repayment plan outside the judicial 
     system in the manner prescribed in paragraph (1) during the 
     30-day period beginning on the date of filing of the petition 
     of that debtor.
       ``(7) A debtor shall be exempted from the bad faith 
     presumption for repeat filing under section 362(c) of title 
     11 if the case is dismissed due to the creation of a debt 
     repayment plan.
       ``(8) Only the United States trustee may make a motion for 
     dismissal on the ground that the debtor did not comply with 
     this subsection.''.
       (b) Debtor's Duties.--Section 521 of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by sections 406 and 407, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g)(1) In addition to the requirements under subsection 
     (a), an individual debtor shall file with the court--
       ``(A) a certificate from the credit counseling services 
     that provided the debtor services under section 109(i), or a 
     verified statement by the debtor as to why such attempt was 
     not required under section 109(i) or other substantial 
     evidence of a good-faith attempt to create a debt repayment 
     plan outside the bankruptcy system in the manner prescribed 
     in section 109(i); and
       ``(B) a copy of the debt repayment plan, if any, developed 
     under section 109(i) through the credit counseling service 
     referred to in paragraph (1).
       ``(2) Only the United States trustee may make a motion for 
     dismissal on the ground that the debtor did not comply with 
     this subsection.''.

     SEC. 105. WHO MAY BE A DEBTOR UNDER CHAPTER 11.

       Section 109(d) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``, or a person described in subsection 
     (b)(4)),'' after ``chapter 7''.
             Subtitle B--Adequate Protections for Consumers

     SEC. 111. NOTICE OF ALTERNATIVES.

       (a) Section 342(b) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) Before the commencement of a case under this title 
     by an individual whose debts are primarily consumer debts, 
     the individual shall be given or obtain (as required to be 
     certified under section 521(a)(1)(B)(viii)) a written notice 
     that is prescribed by the United States trustee for the 
     district in which the petition is filed pursuant to section 
     586 of title 28 and that contains the following:
       ``(A) A brief description of chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13 of 
     this title and the general purpose, benefits, and costs of 
     proceeding under each of such chapters.
       ``(B) A brief description of services that may be available 
     to the individual from an independent nonprofit debt 
     counselling service.
       ``(C) The name, address, and telephone number of each 
     nonprofit debt counselling service (if any)--
       ``(i)(I) with an office located in the district in which 
     the petition is filed; or
       ``(II) that offers toll-free telephone communication to 
     debtors in such district; and
       ``(ii) that offers its services to debtors without charge, 
     or at an appropriately reduced charge if payment of any 
     regular charge would impose a hardship on the debtor or a 
     dependent of the debtor.
       ``(2) Any such nonprofit debt counselling service that 
     registers with the clerk of the bankruptcy court on or before 
     December 10 of the preceding year shall be included in such 
     list unless the chief bankruptcy judge of the district or on 
     the motion of the United States trustee and, after notice to 
     the debt counselling service and opportunity for a hearing, 
     for good cause, orders that such debt counselling service 
     shall not be so listed.
       ``(3) The clerk shall make such notice available to 
     individuals whose debts are primarily consumer debts.''.
       (b) Section 586(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) on or before January 1 of each calendar year, and 
     also within 30 days of any change in the nonprofit debt 
     counselling services registered with the bankruptcy court, 
     prescribe and make available on request the notice described 
     in section 342(b)(1) of title 11 for each district included 
     in the region.''.

     SEC. 112. DEBTOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING TEST PROGRAM.

       (a) Development of Financial Management and Training 
     Curriculum and Materials.--The Director of the Executive 
     Office for United States Trustees (in this section referred 
     to as the ``Director'') shall consult with a wide range of 
     individuals who are experts in the field of debtor education, 
     including trustees who are appointed under chapter 13 of 
     title 11 of the United States Code and who operate financial 
     management education programs for debtors, and shall develop 
     a financial management training curriculum and materials that 
     can be used to educate individual debtors on how to better 
     manage their finances.
       (b) Test--(1) The Director shall select 3 judicial 
     districts of the United States in which to test the 
     effectiveness of the financial management training curriculum 
     and materials developed under subsection (a).
       (2) For a 1-year period beginning not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, such curriculum 
     and materials shall be made available by the Director, 
     directly or indirectly, on request to individual debtors in 
     cases filed in such 1-year period under chapter 7 or 13 of 
     title 11 of the United States Code.
       (3) The bankruptcy courts in each of such districts may 
     require individual debtors in such cases to undergo such 
     financial management training as a condition to receiving a 
     discharge in such case.
       (c) Evaluation.--(1) During the 1-year period referred to 
     in subsection (b), the Director shall evaluate the 
     effectiveness of--
       (A) the financial management training curriculum and 
     materials developed under subsection (a); and
       (B) a sample of existing consumer education programs such 
     as those described in the Report of the National Bankruptcy 
     Review Commission (October 20, 1997) that are representative 
     of consumer education programs carried out by the credit 
     industry, by trustees serving under chapter 13 of title 11 of 
     the United States Code, and by consumer counselling groups.
       (2) Not later than 3 months after concluding such 
     evaluation, the Director shall submit a report to the Speaker 
     of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore 
     of the Senate, for referral to the appropriate committees of 
     the Congress, containing the findings of the Director 
     regarding the effectiveness of such curriculum, such 
     materials, and such programs.

     SEC. 113. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(3A) `assisted person' means any person whose debts 
     consist primarily of consumer debts and whose non-exempt 
     assets are less than $150,000;'';
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(4A) `bankruptcy assistance' means any goods or services 
     sold or otherwise provided to an assisted person with the 
     express or implied purpose of providing information, advice, 
     counsel, document preparation or filing, or attendance at a 
     creditors' meeting or appearing in a proceeding on behalf of 
     another or providing legal representation with respect to a 
     proceeding under this title;''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (12A) the following:
       ``(12B) `debt relief counselling agency' means any person 
     who provides any bankruptcy assistance to an assisted person 
     in return for the payment of money or other valuable 
     consideration, or who is a bankruptcy petition preparer 
     pursuant to section 110 of this title, but does not include 
     any person that is any of the following or an officer, 
     director, employee or agent thereof--
       ``(A) any nonprofit organization which is exempt from 
     taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986;
       ``(B) any creditor of the person to the extent the creditor 
     is assisting the person to restructure any debt owed by the 
     person to the creditor; or
       ``(C) any depository institution (as defined in section 3 
     of the Federal Deposit Insurance

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     Act) or any Federal credit union or State credit union (as 
     those terms are defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit 
     Union Act), or any affiliate or subsidiary of such a 
     depository institution or credit union;''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--In section 104(b)(1) by 
     inserting ``101(3),'' after ``sections''.

     SEC. 114. DISCLOSURES.

       (a) Disclosures.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 526. Disclosures

       ``(a) A debt relief counselling agency providing bankruptcy 
     assistance to an assisted person shall provide the following 
     notices to the assisted person:
       ``(1) the written notice required under section 342(b)(1) 
     of this title; and
       ``(2) to the extent not covered in the written notice 
     described in paragraph (1) of this section and no later than 
     three business days after the first date on which a debt 
     relief counselling agency first offers to provide any 
     bankruptcy assistance services to an assisted person, a clear 
     and conspicuous written notice advising assisted persons of 
     the following--
       ``(A) all information the assisted person is required to 
     provide with a petition and thereafter during a case under 
     this title must be complete, accurate and truthful;
       ``(B) all assets and all liabilities must be completely and 
     accurately disclosed in the documents filed to commence the 
     case, and the replacement value of each asset as defined in 
     section 506 of this title must be stated in those documents 
     where requested after reasonable inquiry to establish such 
     value;
       ``(C) current monthly total income, projected monthly net 
     income and, in a chapter 13 case, monthly net income must be 
     stated after reasonable inquiry; and
       ``(D) that information an assisted person provides during 
     their case may be audited pursuant to this title and that 
     failure to provide such information may result in dismissal 
     of the proceeding under this title or other sanction 
     including, in some instances, criminal sanctions.
       ``(b) A debt relief counselling agency providing bankruptcy 
     assistance to an assisted person shall provide each assisted 
     person at the same time as the notices required under 
     subsection (a)(1) with the following statement, to the extent 
     applicable, or one substantially similar. The statement shall 
     be clear and conspicuous and shall be in a single document 
     separate from other documents or notices provided to the 
     assisted person:
       `` `IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BANKRUPTCY ASSISTANCE 
     SERVICES FROM AN ATTORNEY OR BANKRUPTCY PETITION PREPARER
       `` `If you decide to seek bankruptcy relief, you can 
     represent yourself, you can hire an attorney to represent 
     you, or you can get help in some localities from a bankruptcy 
     petition preparer who is not an attorney. THE LAW REQUIRES AN 
     ATTORNEY OR BANKRUPTCY PETITION PREPARER TO GIVE YOU A 
     WRITTEN CONTRACT SPECIFYING WHAT THE ATTORNEY OR BANKRUPTCY 
     PETITION PREPARER WILL DO FOR YOU AND HOW MUCH IT WILL COST. 
     Ask to see the contract before you hire anyone.
       `` `The following information helps you understand what 
     must be done in a routine bankruptcy case to help you 
     evaluate how much service you need. Although bankruptcy can 
     be complex, many cases are routine.
       `` `Before filing a bankruptcy case, either you or your 
     attorney should analyze your eligibility for different forms 
     of debt relief made available by the Bankruptcy Code and 
     which form of relief is most likely to be beneficial for you. 
     Be sure you understand the relief you can obtain and its 
     limitations. To file a bankruptcy case, documents called a 
     Petition, Schedules and Statement of Financial Affairs, as 
     well as in some cases a Statement of Intention need to be 
     prepared correctly and filed with the bankruptcy court. You 
     will have to pay a filing fee to the bankruptcy court. Once 
     your case starts, you will have to attend the required first 
     meeting of creditors where you may be questioned by a court 
     official called a ``trustee'' and by creditors.
       `` `If you choose to file a chapter 7 case, you may be 
     asked by a creditor to reaffirm a debt. You may want help 
     deciding whether to do so.
       `` `If you choose to file a chapter 13 case in which you 
     repay your creditors what you can afford over three to seven 
     years, you may also want help with preparing your chapter 13 
     plan and with the confirmation hearing on your plan which 
     will be before a bankruptcy judge.
       `` `If you select another type of relief under the 
     Bankruptcy Code other than chapter 7 or chapter 13, you will 
     want to find out what needs to be done from someone familiar 
     with that type of relief.
       `` `Your bankruptcy case may also involve litigation. You 
     are generally permitted to represent yourself in litigation 
     in bankruptcy court, but only attorneys, not bankruptcy 
     petition preparers, can give you legal advice.'.
       ``(c) Except to the extent the debt relief counselling 
     agency provides the required information itself after 
     reasonably diligent inquiry of the assisted person or others 
     so as to obtain such information reasonably accurately for 
     inclusion on the petition, schedules or statement of 
     financial affairs, a debt relief counselling agency providing 
     bankruptcy assistance to an assisted person, to the extent 
     permitted by nonbankruptcy law, shall provide each assisted 
     person at the time required for the notice required under 
     subsection (a)(1) reasonably sufficient information (which 
     may be provided orally or in a clear and conspicuous writing) 
     to the assisted person on how to provide all the information 
     the assisted person is required to provide under this title 
     pursuant to section 521, including--
       ``(1) how to value assets at replacement value, determine 
     current monthly total income, projected monthly income and, 
     in a chapter 13 case, net monthly income, and related 
     calculations;
       ``(2) how to complete the list of creditors, including how 
     to determine what amount is owed and what address for the 
     creditor should be shown; and
       ``(3) how to determine what property is exempt and how to 
     value exempt property at replacement value as defined in 
     section 506 of this title.
       ``(d) A debt relief counselling agency shall maintain a 
     copy of the notices required under subsection (a) of this 
     section for two years after the later of the date on which 
     the notice is given the assisted person.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of section for chapter 
     5 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 525 the following:

``526. Disclosures.''.

     SEC. 115. DEBTOR'S BILL OF RIGHTS.

       (a) Debtor's Bill of Rights.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 of 
     title 11, United States Code, as amended by section 114, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 527. Debtor's bill of rights

       ``(a) A debt relief counselling agency shall--
       ``(1) no later than three business days after the first 
     date on which a debt relief counselling agency provides any 
     bankruptcy assistance services to an assisted person, execute 
     a written contract with the assisted person specifying 
     clearly and conspicuously the services the agency will 
     provide the assisted person and the basis on which fees or 
     charges will be made for such services and the terms of 
     payment, and give the assisted person a copy of the fully 
     executed and completed contract in a form the person can 
     keep;
       ``(2) disclose in any advertisement of bankruptcy 
     assistance services or of the benefits of bankruptcy directed 
     to the general public (whether in general media, seminars or 
     specific mailings, telephonic or electronic messages or 
     otherwise) that the services or benefits are with respect to 
     proceedings under this title, clearly and conspicuously using 
     the following statement: `We are a debt relief counselling 
     agency. We help people file Bankruptcy petitions to obtain 
     relief under the Bankruptcy Code.' or a substantially similar 
     statement. An advertisement shall be of bankruptcy assistance 
     services if it describes or offers bankruptcy assistance with 
     a chapter 13 plan, regardless of whether chapter 13 is 
     specifically mentioned, including such statements as 
     `federally supervised repayment plan' or `Federal debt 
     restructuring help' or other similar statements which would 
     lead a reasonable consumer to believe that help with debts 
     was being offered when in fact in most cases the help 
     available is bankruptcy assistance with a chapter 13 plan; 
     and
       ``(3) if an advertisement directed to the general public 
     indicates that the debt relief counselling agency provides 
     assistance with respect to credit defaults, mortgage 
     foreclosures, lease eviction proceedings, excessive debt, 
     debt collection pressure, or inability to pay any consumer 
     debt, disclose conspicuously in that advertisement that the 
     assistance is with respect to or may involve proceedings 
     under this title, using the following statement: ``We are a 
     debt relief counselling agency. We help people file 
     Bankruptcy petitions to obtain relief under the Bankruptcy 
     Code.'' or a substantially similar statement.
       ``(b) A debt relief counselling agency shall not--
       ``(1) fail to perform any service which the debt relief 
     counseling agency has told the assisted person or prospective 
     assisted person the agency would provide that person in 
     connection with the preparation for or activities during a 
     proceeding under this title;
       ``(2) make any statement, or counsel or advise any assisted 
     person to make any statement in any document filed in a 
     proceeding under this title, which is untrue and misleading 
     or which upon the exercise of reasonable care, should be 
     known by the debt relief counselling agency to be untrue or 
     misleading;
       ``(3) misrepresent to any assisted person or prospective 
     assisted person, directly or indirectly, affirmatively or by 
     material omission, what services the debt relief counselling 
     agency can reasonably expect to provide that person, or the 
     benefits an assisted person may obtain or the difficulties 
     the person may experience if the person seeks relief in a 
     proceeding pursuant to this title; or
       ``(4) advise an assisted person or prospective assisted 
     person to incur more debt in contemplation of that person 
     filing a proceeding under this title or in order to pay an 
     attorney or bankruptcy petition preparer fee or charge for 
     services performed as part of preparing for or representing a 
     debtor in a proceeding under this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of section for chapter 
     5 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by section 114, 
     is

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     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 526, 
     the following:

``527. Debtor's bill of rights.''.

     SEC. 116. ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Enforcement.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 11, 
     United States Code, as amended by sections 114 and 115, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 528. Debt relief counselling agency enforcement

       ``(a) Assisted Person Waivers Invalid.--Any waiver by any 
     assisted person of any protection or right provided by or 
     under section 526 or 527 of this title shall be void and may 
     not be enforced by any Federal or State court or any other 
     person.
       ``(b) Noncompliance.--
       ``(1) Any contract between a debt relief counselling agency 
     and an assisted person for bankruptcy assistance which does 
     not comply with the requirements of section 526 or 527 of 
     this title shall be treated as void and may not be enforced 
     by any Federal or State court or by any other person.
       ``(2) Any debt relief counselling agency which has been 
     found, after notice and hearing, to have--
       ``(A) failed to comply with any provision of section 526 or 
     527 with respect to a bankruptcy case or related proceeding 
     of an assisted person;
       ``(B) provided bankruptcy assistance to an assisted person 
     in a case or related proceeding which is dismissed or 
     converted in lieu of dismissal under section 707 of this 
     title or because of a failure to file bankruptcy papers, 
     including papers specified in section 521 of this title; or
       ``(C) negligently or intentionally disregarded the 
     requirements of this title or the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 
     Procedure applicable to such debt relief counselling agency 
     shall be liable to the assisted person in the amount of any 
     fees and charges in connection with providing bankruptcy 
     assistance to such person which the debt relief counselling 
     agency has already been paid on account of that proceeding 
     and if the case has not been closed, the court may in 
     addition require the debt relief counselling agency to 
     continue to provide bankruptcy assistance services in the 
     pending case to the assisted person without further fee or 
     charge or upon such other terms as the court may order.
       ``(3) In addition to such other remedies as are provided 
     under State law, whenever the chief law enforcement officer 
     of a State, or an official or agency designated by a State, 
     has reason to believe that any person has violated or is 
     violating section 526 or 527 of this title, the State--
       ``(A) may bring an action to enjoin such violation;
       ``(B) may bring an action on behalf of its residents to 
     recover the actual damages of assisted persons arising from 
     such violation, including any liability under paragraph (2); 
     and
       ``(C) in the case of any successful action under 
     subparagraph (A) or (B), shall be awarded the costs of the 
     action and reasonable attorney fees as determined by the 
     court.
       ``(4) The United States District Court for any district 
     located in the State shall have concurrent jurisdiction of 
     any action under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (3).
       ``(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, 
     if the court, on its own motion or on the motion of the 
     United States trustee, finds that a person intentionally 
     violated section 526 or 527 of this title, or engaged in a 
     clear and consistent pattern or practice of violating section 
     526 or 527 of this title, the court may--
       ``(A) enjoin the violation of such section; or
       ``(B) impose an appropriate civil penalty against such 
     person.
       ``(c) Relation to State Law.--This section and sections 526 
     and 527 shall not annul, alter, affect or exempt any person 
     subject to those sections from complying with any law of any 
     State except to the extent that such law is inconsistent with 
     those sections, and then only to the extent of the 
     inconsistency.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of section for chapter 
     5 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by sections 114 
     and 115, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 527, the following:

``528. Debt relief counselling agency enforcement.''.

     SEC. 117. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that States should develop 
     curricula relating to the subject of personal finance, 
     designed for use in elementary and secondary schools.

     SEC. 118. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 548(d) of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) In this section, the term `charitable contribution' 
     means a charitable contribution as defined in section 170(c) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if such contribution--
       ``(A) is made by a natural person; and
       ``(B) consists of--
       ``(i) a financial instrument (as defined in section 
     731(c)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); or
       ``(ii) cash.
       ``(4) In this section, the term `qualified religious or 
     charitable entity or organization' means--
       ``(A) an entity described in section 170(c)(1) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       ``(B) an entity or organization described in section 
     170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (b) Treatment of Prepetition Qualified Charitable 
     Contributions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 548(a) of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';
       (B) by striking ``(1) made'' and inserting ``(A) made'';
       (C) by striking ``(2)(A)'' and inserting ``(B)(i)'';
       (D) by striking ``(B)(i)'' and inserting ``(ii)(I)'';
       (E) by striking ``(ii) was'' and inserting ``(II) was'';
       (F) by striking ``(iii)'' and inserting ``(III)''; and
       (G) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) A transfer of a charitable contribution to a 
     qualified religious or charitable entity or organization 
     shall not be considered to be a transfer covered under 
     paragraph (1)(B) in any case in which--
       ``(A) the amount of such contribution, together with any 
     other such contribution, does not exceed 15 percent of the 
     gross annual income of the debtor for the year in which the 
     transfer of the contribution is made; or
       ``(B) the contribution made by a debtor exceeded the 
     percentage amount of gross annual income specified in 
     subparagraph (A), if the transfer was consistent with the 
     practices of the debtor in making charitable 
     contributions.''.
       (2) Trustee as lien creditor and as successor to certain 
     creditors and purchasers.--Section 544(b) of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(b) The trustee'' and inserting ``(b)(1) 
     Except as provided in paragraph (2), the trustee''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a transfer of a 
     charitable contribution (as defined in section 548(d)(3) of 
     this title) that is not covered under section 548(a)(1)(B) of 
     this title by reason of section 548(a)(2) of this title. Any 
     claim by any person to recover a transferred contribution 
     described in the preceding sentence under Federal or State 
     law in a Federal or State court shall be preempted by the 
     commencement of the case.''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--Section 546 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A)in subsection (e)--
       (i) by striking ``548(a)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``548(a)(1)(B)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``548(a)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``548(a)(1)(A)'';
       (B) in subsection (f)--
       (i) by striking ``548(a)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``548(a)(1)(B)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``548(a)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``548(a)(1)(A)''; and
       (C) in the first subsection (g)--
       (i) by striking ``section 548(a)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``section 548(a)(1)(A)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``548(a)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``548(a)(1)(B)''.
       (c) Treatment of Post-Petition Charitable Contributions 
     Under Chapter 7.--Section 707 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) In making a determination whether to dismiss a case 
     under this section, the court may not take into consideration 
     whether a debtor has made, or continues to make, charitable 
     contributions (that meet the definition of `charitable 
     contribution' under section 548(d)(3)) to any qualified 
     religious or charitable entity or organization (as defined in 
     section 548(d)(4)).''.
       (d) Treatment of Post-Petition Charitable Contributions 
     Under Chapter 13.--Section 111 of title 11, United States 
     Code, as added by section 102, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(c) For purposes of subsection (a), charitable 
     contributions (that meet the definition of `charitable 
     contribution' under section 548(d)(3)) to any qualified 
     religious or charitable entity or organization (defined in 
     section 548(d)(4)), but not to exceed 15 percent of the 
     debtor's gross income for the year in which such 
     contributions are made, shall be considered to be additional 
     expenses of the debtor required by extraordinary 
     circumstances.''.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the amendments made 
     by this section is intended to limit the applicability of the 
     Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 2000bb 
     et seq.).

     SEC. 119. REINFORCE THE FRESH START.

       (a) Restoration of an Effective Discharge.--Section 
     523(a)(17) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``by a court'' and inserting ``on a 
     prisoner by any court'',
       (2) by striking ``section 1915(b) or (f)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b) or (f)(2) of section 1915'', and
       (3) by inserting ``(or a similar non-Federal law)'' after 
     ``title 28'' each place it appears.
       (b) Protection of Retirement Funds in Bankruptcy.--Section 
     522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) retirement funds to the extent exempt from taxation 
     under section 401, 403, 408, 414, 457, or 501(a) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d) by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(12) Retirement funds to the extent exempt from taxation 
     under 401, 403, 408, 414, 457, or 501(a) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (c) Effective Protection for Utility Service in the Wake of 
     Deregulation.--Section 366 of title 11, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) For the purposes of this section, the term `utility' 
     includes any provider of gas, electric, telephone, 
     telecommunication, cable television, satellite communication, 
     water, or sewer service, whether or not such service is a 
     regulated monopoly.''.

     SEC. 119A. CHAPTER 11 DISCHARGE OF DEBTS ARISING FROM 
                   TOBACCO-RELATED DEBTS.

       Section 1141(d) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) The confirmation of a plan does not discharge a 
     debtor that is a corporation from any debt arising from a 
     judicial, administrative, or other action or proceeding that 
     is--
       ``(A) related to the consumption or consumer purchase of a 
     tobacco product; and
       ``(B) based in whole or in part on false pretenses, a false 
     representation, or actual fraud.''.
         Subtitle C--Adequate Protections for Secured Creditors

     SEC. 121. DISCOURAGING BAD FAITH REPEAT FILINGS.

       Section 362(c) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) If a single or joint case is filed by or against an 
     individual debtor under chapter 7, 11, or 13, and if a single 
     or joint case of that debtor was pending within the previous 
     1-year period but was dismissed, other than a case refiled 
     under a chapter other than chapter 7 after dismissal under 
     section 707(b) of this title, the stay under subsection (a) 
     with respect to any action taken with respect to a debt or 
     property securing such debt or with respect to any lease will 
     terminate with respect to the debtor on the 30th day after 
     the filing of the later case. Upon motion by a party in 
     interest for continuation of the automatic stay and upon 
     notice and a hearing, the court may extend the stay in 
     particular cases as to any or all creditors (subject to such 
     conditions or limitations as the court may then impose) after 
     notice and a hearing completed before the expiration of the 
     30-day period only if the party in interest demonstrates that 
     the filing of the later case is in good faith as to the 
     creditors to be stayed. A case is presumptively filed not in 
     good faith (but such presumption may be rebutted by clear and 
     convincing evidence to the contrary)--
       ``(A) as to all creditors if--
       ``(i) more than 1 previous case under any of chapters 7, 
     11, or 13 in which the individual was a debtor was pending 
     within such 1-year period;
       ``(ii) a previous case under any of chapters 7, 11, or 13 
     in which the individual was a debtor was dismissed within 
     such 1-year period, after the debtor failed to file or amend 
     the petition or other documents as required by this title or 
     the court without substantial excuse (but mere inadvertence 
     or negligence shall not be substantial excuse unless the 
     dismissal was caused by the negligence of the debtor's 
     attorney), failed to provide adequate protection as ordered 
     by the court, or failed to perform the terms of a plan 
     confirmed by the court; or
       ``(iii) there has not been a substantial change in the 
     financial or personal affairs of the debtor since the 
     dismissal of the next most previous case under any of 
     chapters 7, 11, or 13 of this title, or any other reason to 
     conclude that the later case will be concluded, if a case 
     under chapter 7 of this title, with a discharge, and if a 
     chapter 11 or 13 case, a confirmed plan which will be fully 
     performed;
       ``(B) as to any creditor that commenced an action under 
     subsection (d) in a previous case in which the individual was 
     a debtor if, as of the date of dismissal of that case, that 
     action was still pending or had been resolved by terminating, 
     conditioning, or limiting the stay as to actions of that 
     creditor.
       ``(4) If a single or joint case is filed by or against an 
     individual debtor under this title, and if 2 or more single 
     or joint cases of that debtor were pending within the 
     previous year but were dismissed, other than a case refiled 
     under section 707(b) of this title, the stay under subsection 
     (a) will not go into effect upon the filing of the later 
     case. On request of a party in interest, the court shall 
     promptly enter an order confirming that no stay is in effect. 
     If a party in interest requests within 30 days of the filing 
     of the later case, the court may order the stay to take 
     effect in the case as to any or all creditors (subject to 
     such conditions or limitations as the court may impose), 
     after notice and hearing, only if the party in interest 
     demonstrates that the filing of the later case is in good 
     faith as to the creditors to be stayed. A stay imposed 
     pursuant to the preceding sentence will be effective on the 
     date of entry of the order allowing the stay to go into 
     effect. A case is presumptively not filed in good faith (but 
     such presumption may be rebutted by clear and convincing 
     evidence to the contrary)--
       ``(A) as to all creditors if--
       ``(i) 2 or more previous cases under this title in which 
     the individual was a debtor were pending within the 1-year 
     period;
       ``(ii) a previous case under this title in which the 
     individual was a debtor was dismissed within the time period 
     stated in this paragraph after the debtor failed to file or 
     amend the petition or other documents as required by this 
     title or the court without substantial excuse (but mere 
     inadvertence or negligence shall not be substantial excuse 
     unless the dismissal was caused by the negligence of the 
     debtor's attorney), failed to pay adequate protection as 
     ordered by the court, or failed to perform the terms of a 
     plan confirmed by the court; or
       ``(iii) there has not been a substantial change in the 
     financial or personal affairs of the debtor since the 
     dismissal of the next most previous case under this title, or 
     any other reason to conclude that the later case will not be 
     concluded, if a case under chapter 7, with a discharge, and 
     if a case under chapter 11 or 13, with a confirmed plan that 
     will be fully performed; or
       ``(B) as to any creditor that commenced an action under 
     subsection (d) in a previous case in which the individual was 
     a debtor if, as of the date of dismissal of that case, that 
     action was still pending or had been resolved by terminating, 
     conditioning, or limiting the stay as to action of that 
     creditor.
       ``(5)(A) If a request is made for relief from the stay 
     under subsection (a) with respect to real or personal 
     property of any kind, and such request is granted in whole or 
     in part, the court may order in addition that the relief so 
     granted shall be in rem either for a definite period not less 
     than 1 year or indefinitely. After the issuance of such an 
     order, the stay under subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     property subject to such an in rem order in any case of the 
     debtor under this title. If such an order so provides, such 
     stay shall also not apply in any pending or later-filed case 
     of any entity under this title that claims or has an interest 
     in the subject property other than those entities identified 
     in the court's order.
       ``(B) The court shall cause any order entered pursuant to 
     this paragraph with respect to real property to be recorded 
     in the applicable real property records, which recording 
     shall constitute notice to all parties having or claiming an 
     interest in such real property for purpose of this section.
       ``(6) For the purposes of this section, a case is pending 
     from the time of the order for relief until the case is 
     closed.''.

     SEC. 122. DEFINITION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS.

       Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (27) the following:
       ``(27A) `household goods' has the meaning given such term 
     in the Trade Regulation Rule on Credit Practices promulgated 
     by the Federal Trade Commission (16 C.F.R. 444.1(i)), as in 
     effect on the effective date of this paragraph, except that 
     the term shall also include any tangible personal property 
     reasonably necessary for the maintenance and support of a 
     dependent child;''.

     SEC. 123. DEBTOR RETENTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITY.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 521--
       (A) in paragraph (4) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) in an individual case under chapter 7 of this title, 
     not retain possession of personal property as to which a 
     creditor has an allowed claim for the purchase price secured 
     in whole or in part by an interest in that personal property 
     unless, in the case of an individual debtor, the debtor takes 
     1 of the following actions within 30 days after the first 
     meeting of creditors under section 341(a)--
       ``(A) enters into an agreement with the creditor pursuant 
     to section 524(c) of this title with respect to the claim 
     secured by such property; or
       ``(B) redeems such property from the security interest 
     pursuant to section 722 of this title.
     ``If the debtor fails to so act within the 30-day period, the 
     personal property affected shall no longer be property of the 
     estate, and the creditor may take whatever action as to such 
     property as is permitted by applicable nonbankruptcy law, 
     unless the court determines on the motion of the trustee, and 
     after notice and a hearing, that such property is of 
     consequential value or benefit to the estate.''; and
       (2) in section 722 by inserting ``in full at the time of 
     redemption'' before the period at the end.

     SEC. 124. RELIEF FROM THE AUTOMATIC STAY WHEN THE DEBTOR DOES 
                   NOT COMPLETE INTENDED SURRENDER OF CONSUMER 
                   DEBT COLLATERAL.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended as follows--
       (1) in section 362--
       (A) by striking ``(e), and (f)'' in subsection (c) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``(e), (f), and (h)''; and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i) and 
     by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
       ``(h) In an individual case pursuant to chapter 7, 11, or 
     13 the stay provided by subsection (a) is terminated with 
     respect to property of the estate securing in whole or in 
     part a claim, or subject to an unexpired lease, if the debtor 
     fails within the applicable time set by section 521(a)(2) of 
     this title--
       ``(1) to file timely any statement of intention required 
     under section 521(a)(2) of this title with respect to that 
     property or to indicate therein that the debtor will either 
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     taining it, either redeem the property pursuant to section 
     722 of this title, reaffirm the debt it secures pursuant to 
     section 524(c) of this title, or assume the unexpired lease 
     pursuant to section 365(p) of this title if the trustee does 
     not do so, as applicable; or
       ``(2) to take timely the action specified in that statement 
     of intention, as it may be amended before expiration of the 
     period for taking action, unless the statement of intention 
     specifies reaffirmation and the creditor refuses to reaffirm 
     on the original contract terms;
     unless the court determines on the motion of the trustee, and 
     after notice and a hearing, that such property is of 
     consequential value or benefit to the estate.'';
       (2) in section 521, as amended by sections 104, 406, and 
     407--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``consumer'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``forty-five days after the filing of a 
     notice of intent under this section'' and inserting ``30 days 
     after the first date set for the meeting of creditors under 
     section 341(a)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``forty-five day'' the second place it 
     appears and inserting ``30-day'';
       (C) in paragraph (2)(C) by inserting ``except as provided 
     in section 362(h)'' before the semicolon; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) If the debtor fails timely to take the action 
     specified in subsection (a)(6) of this section, or in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 362(h) of this title, with 
     respect to property which a lessor or bailor owns and has 
     leased, rented, or bailed to the debtor or as to which a 
     creditor holds a security interest not otherwise voidable 
     under section 522(f), 544, 545, 547, 548, or 549, nothing in 
     this title shall prevent or limit the operation of a 
     provision in the underlying lease or agreement which has the 
     effect of placing the debtor in default under such lease or 
     agreement by reason of the occurrence, pendency, or existence 
     of a proceeding under this title or the insolvency of the 
     debtor. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to justify 
     limiting such a provision in any other circumstance.''.

     SEC. 125. GIVING SECURED CREDITORS FAIR TREATMENT IN CHAPTER 
                   13.

       Section 1325(a)(5)(B)(i) of title 11, United States Code, 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) the plan provides that the holder of such claim 
     retain the lien securing such claim until the earlier of 
     payment of the underlying debt determined under nonbankruptcy 
     law or discharge under section 1328, and that if the case 
     under this chapter is dismissed or converted without 
     completion of the plan, such lien shall also be retained by 
     such holder to the extent recognized by applicable 
     nonbankruptcy law; and''.

     SEC. 126. PROMPT RELIEF FROM THE AUTOMATIC STAY IN INDIVIDUAL 
                   CASES.

       Section 362(e) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting at the end the following:
     ``Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an individual 
     filing under chapter 7, 11, or 13, the stay under subsection 
     (a) shall terminate 60 days after a request under subsection 
     (d) of this section, unless--
       ``(1) a final decision is rendered by the court within such 
     60-day period; or
       ``(2) such 60-day period is extended either by agreement of 
     all parties in interest or by the court for a specific time 
     which the court finds is required by compelling circumstances 
     as described in findings made by the court.''.

     SEC. 127. STOPPING ABUSIVE CONVERSIONS FROM CHAPTER 13.

       Section 348(f)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking in subparagraph (B) ``in the converted 
     case, with allowed secured claims'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``only in a case converted to chapter 11 or 12 but 
     not in one converted to chapter 7, with allowed secured 
     claims in cases under chapters 11 and 12''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) with respect to a case converted from chapter 13, the 
     claim of any creditor holding security as of the date of the 
     petition shall continue to be secured by that security unless 
     the full amount of that claim determined under applicable 
     nonbankruptcy law has been paid in full as of the date of 
     conversion, notwithstanding any valuation or determination of 
     the amount of an allowed secured claim made for the purposes 
     of the case under chapter of this title. Unless a 
     prebankruptcy default has been fully cured pursuant to the 
     plan at the time of conversion, in any proceeding under this 
     title or otherwise, the default shall have the effect given 
     under applicable nonbankruptcy law.''.

     SEC. 128. RESTRAINING ABUSIVE PURCHASES ON SECURED CREDIT.

       Section 506 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) In an individual case under chapter 7, 11, 12, or 
     13--
       ``(1) subsection (a) shall not apply to an allowed claim to 
     the extent attributable in whole or in part to the purchase 
     price of personal property acquired by the debtor within 180 
     days of the filing of the petition, except for the purpose of 
     applying paragraph (3) of this subsection;
       ``(2) if such allowed claim attributable to the purchase 
     price is secured only by the personal property so acquired, 
     the value of the personal property and the amount of the 
     allowed secured claim shall be the sum of the unpaid 
     principal balance of the purchase price and accrued and 
     unpaid interest and charges at the contract rate;
       ``(3) if such allowed claim attributable to the purchase 
     price is secured by the personal property so acquired and 
     other property, the value of the security may be determined 
     under subsection (a), but the value of the security and the 
     amount of the allowed secured claim shall be not less than 
     the unpaid principal balance of the purchase price of the 
     personal property acquired and unpaid interest and charges at 
     the contract rate; and
       ``(4) in any subsequent case under this title that is filed 
     by or against the debtor in the 2-year period beginning on 
     the date the petition is filed in the original case, the 
     value of the personal property and the amount of the allowed 
     secured claim shall be deemed to be not less than the amount 
     provided under paragraphs (2) and (3).''.

     SEC. 129. FAIR VALUATION OF COLLATERAL.

       Section 506(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
     ``In the case of an individual debtor under chapters 7 and 
     13, such value with respect to personal property securing an 
     allowed claim shall be determined based on the replacement 
     value of such property as of the date of filing the petition 
     without deduction for costs of sale or marketing. With 
     respect to property acquired for personal, family, or 
     household purpose, replacement value shall mean the price a 
     retail merchant would charge for property of that kind 
     considering the age and condition of the property at the time 
     value is determined.''.

     SEC. 130. PROTECTION OF HOLDERS OF CLAIMS SECURED BY DEBTOR'S 
                   PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 101 by inserting after paragraph (13) the 
     following:
       ``(13A) `debtor's principal residence' means a residential 
     structure including incidental property when the structure 
     contains 1 to 4 units, whether or not that structure is 
     attached to real property, and includes, without limitation, 
     an individual condominium or cooperative unit or mobile or 
     manufactured home or trailer;
       ``(13B) `incidental property' means property incidental to 
     such residence including, without limitation, property 
     commonly conveyed with a principal residence where the real 
     estate is located, window treatments, carpets, appliances and 
     equipment located in the residence, and easements, 
     appurtenances, fixtures, rents, royalties, mineral rights, 
     oil and gas rights, escrow funds and insurance proceeds;'';
       (2) in section 362(b)--
       (A) in paragraph (17) by striking ``or'' at the end 
     thereof;
       (B) in paragraph (18) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following:
       ``(19) under subsection (a), until a prepetition default is 
     cured fully in a case under chapter 13 of this title by 
     actual payment of all arrears as required by the plan, of the 
     postponement, continuation or other similar delay of a 
     prepetition foreclosure proceeding or sale in accordance with 
     applicable nonbankruptcy law, but nothing herein shall imply 
     that such postponement, continuation or other similar delay 
     is a violation of the stay under subsection (a).''; and
       (3) by amending section 1322(b)(2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) modify the rights of holders of secured claims, other 
     than a claim secured primarily by a security interest in 
     property used as the debtor's principal residence at any time 
     during 180 days prior to the filing of the petition, or of 
     holders of unsecured claims, or leave unaffected the rights 
     of holders of any class of claims;''.

     SEC. 131. AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT AND VESSELS.

       Section 1110(a)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``that become due on or 
     after the date of the order'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in clause (i) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (B) in clause (ii)--
       (i) by inserting ``and within such 60-day period'' after 
     ``order''; and
       (ii) in subclause (II) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) that occurs after the date of the order and such 
     60-day period is cured in accordance with the terms of such 
     security agreement, lease, or conditional sale contract.''.
        Subtitle D--Adequate Protections for Unsecured Creditors

     SEC. 141. DEBTS INCURRED TO PAY NONDISCHARGEABLE DEBTS.

       (a) Priority of Claims for Debts Incurred To Pay 
     Nondischargeable Debts.--Section 507(a) of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) Tenth, remaining allowed unsecured claims for debts 
     that are nondischargeable under section 523(a)(19), but which 
     shall be payable under this paragraph in the higher order of 
     priority (if any) as the respective claims paid by incurring 
     such debts.''.
       (b) Nondischargeability of Debts Incurred To Pay 
     Nondischargeable Debts.--Section 523(a) of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended--
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       (2) in paragraph (18) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(19) incurred to pay a debt that is nondischargeable by 
     reason of any other provision of this subsection or section 
     727, 1141, 1228(a), 1228(b), or 1328(b), except for any debt 
     incurred to pay such a nondischargeable debt in any case in 
     which--
       ``(A)(i) the debtor who paid the nondischargeable debt is a 
     single custodial parent who has 1 or more dependent children 
     at the time of the order for relief; or
       ``(ii) there is an allowed claim for alimony to, 
     maintenance for, or support of a spouse, former spouse, or 
     child of the debtor payable under a judicial or 
     administrative order to such spouse or child (but not to any 
     other person) which was unpaid as of the date of the 
     petition; and
       ``(B) the creditor is unable to demonstrate that the debtor 
     intentionally incurred the debt to pay the debt which is 
     nondischargeable;''.

     SEC. 142. CREDIT EXTENSIONS ON THE EVE OF BANKRUPTCY PRESUMED 
                   NONDISCHARGEABLE.

       Section 523(a)(2)(C) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) for purposes of subparagraph (A), consumer debts owed 
     to a single creditor, excluding debts incurred for 
     necessaries that do not exceed $250 in the aggregate, 
     incurred by an individual debtor on or within 90 days before 
     the order for relief under this title are presumed to be 
     nondischargeable.''.

     SEC. 143. FRAUDULENT DEBTS ARE NONDISCHARGEABLE IN CHAPTER 13 
                   CASES.

       Section 1328(a)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(2), (3)(B), (4),'' after ``paragraph''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting ``(6),'' after ``(5),''.

     SEC. 144. APPLYING THE CODEBTOR STAY ONLY WHEN IT PROTECTS 
                   THE DEBTOR.

       Section 1301(b) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) When the debtor did not receive the consideration for 
     the claim held by a creditor, the stay provided by subsection 
     (a) does not apply to such creditor, notwithstanding 
     subsection (c), to the extent the creditor proceeds against 
     the individual which received such consideration or against 
     property not in the possession of the debtor which secures 
     such claim, but this subsection shall not apply if the debtor 
     is primarily obligated to pay the creditor in whole or in 
     part with respect to the claim under a legally binding 
     separation agreement, divorce decree, or other order of a 
     court of record, with respect to such individual or the 
     person who has possession of such property.
       ``(3) When the debtor's plan provides that the debtor's 
     interest in personal property subject to a lease as to which 
     the debtor is the lessee will be surrendered or abandoned or 
     no payments will be made under the plan on account of the 
     debtor's obligations under the lease, the stay provided by 
     subsection (a) shall terminate as of the date of confirmation 
     of the plan notwithstanding subsection (c).''.

     SEC. 145. DEBTS FOR ALIMONY, MAINTENANCE, AND SUPPORT.

       (a) Nondischargeability.--Title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 523(a)(18)--
       (A) by inserting ``(including interest)'' after ``law''; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the end and 
     inserting ``or''; and
       (2) in section 1328(a)(2) by striking ``or (9)'' and 
     inserting ``(9), or (18)''.
       (b) Automatic Stay.--Section 362(b) of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 130, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (19) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (19) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(20) under subsection (a) with respect to the withholding 
     of income pursuant to an order as specified in section 466(b) 
     of the Social Security Act; or
       ``(21) under subsection (a) with respect to the 
     withholding, suspension, or restriction of drivers' licenses, 
     professional and occupational licenses, and recreational 
     licenses pursuant to State law as specified in section 
     466(a)(15) of the Social Security Act or with respect to the 
     reporting of overdue support owed by an absent parent to any 
     consumer reporting agency as specified in section 466(a)(7) 
     of the Social Security Act.''.
       (c) Continued Liability of Property.--Section 522(c) of 
     title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``section 523(a)(1) or 523(a)(5)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (1), (5), or (18) of section 523(a)''.
       (d) Priority of Claims.--Section 507(a) of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 141, is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting 
     before the colon the following:
     ``, except that, notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     title, any expense or claim entitled to priority under 
     paragraph (3) shall have first priority over any other 
     expense or claim that has priority under any other provision 
     of this subsection'';
       (2) in paragraph (10) by striking ``(10) Tenth'' and 
     inserting ``(11) Eleventh'';
       (3) in paragraph (9) by striking ``(9) Ninth'' and 
     inserting ``(10) Tenth'';
       (4) in paragraph (8) by striking ``(8) Eighth '' and 
     inserting ``(9) Ninth''; and
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) Eighth, allowed unsecured claims for debts that are 
     nondischargeable under section 523(a)(18).''.
       (e) Contents of Plans.--Section 1322(b)(1) of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the semicolon at 
     the end and inserting the following:
     ``and provide for the payment of any claim entitled to 
     priority under section 507(a)(3) of this title before the 
     payment of any other claim entitled to priority under section 
     507(a), notwithstanding the priorities established under 
     section 507(a);''.
       (f) Confirmation of Plans.--Title 11 of the United States 
     Code is amended--
       (1) in section 1129(a) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(14) If the debtor is required by a judicial or 
     administrative order to pay alimony to, maintenance for, or 
     support of a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor, 
     the debtor has paid all amounts payable under such order for 
     alimony, maintenance, or support that are due after the date 
     the petition is filed.'';
       (2) in section 1225(a)--
       (A) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) the debtor is required by a judicial or 
     administrative order to pay alimony to, maintenance for, or 
     support of a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor, 
     the debtor has paid all amounts payable under such order for 
     alimony, maintenance, or support that are due after the date 
     the petition is filed.''; and
       (3) in section 1325(a)--
       (A) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) if the debtor is required by a judicial or 
     administrative order to pay alimony to, maintenance for, or 
     support of a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor, 
     the debtor has paid all amounts payable under such order for 
     alimony, maintenance, or support that are due after the date 
     the petition is filed.''.
       (g) Discharge.--Title 11 United States Code is amended--
       (1) in section 1228(a) by inserting ``and only after a 
     debtor who is required by a judicial or administrative order 
     to pay alimony to, maintenance for, or support of a spouse, 
     former spouse, or child of the debtor, certifies that all 
     amounts payable under such order for alimony, maintenance, or 
     support that are due after the date the petition is filed 
     have been paid,'' after ``this title,''; and
       (2) in section 1328(a) by inserting ``and only after a 
     debtor who is required by a judicial or administrative order 
     to pay alimony to, maintenance for, or support of a spouse, 
     former spouse, or child of the debtor, certifies that all 
     amounts payable under such order for alimony, maintenance, or 
     support that are due after the date the petition is filed 
     have been paid,'' after ``plan,'' the 1st place it appears.
       (h) Conforming Amendments.--Section 456(b) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 656(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, including interest,'' after ``Code)'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' and inserting ``or''; and
       (3) by striking ``released by a discharge'' and inserting 
     ``dischargeable''.

     SEC. 146. NONDISCHARGEABILITY OF CERTAIN DEBTS FOR ALIMONY, 
                   MAINTENANCE, AND SUPPORT.

       Section 523(a)(5) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) to a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor 
     for alimony to, maintenance for, or support of such spouse or 
     child, or to a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor, 
     to the extent such debt is the result of a property 
     settlement agreement, a hold harmless agreement, or any other 
     type of debt that is not in the nature of alimony, 
     maintenance, or support in connection with or incurred by the 
     debtor in the course of a separation agreement, divorce 
     decree, any modifications thereof, or other order of a court 
     of record, determination made in accordance with State or 
     territorial law by a governmental unit, but not to the extent 
     that such debt is assigned to another entity, voluntarily, by 
     operation of law, or otherwise (other than debts assigned 
     pursuant to section 408(a)(3) of the Social Security Act, or 
     such debt that has been assigned to the Federal government, 
     or to a State or political subdivision of such State, or the 
     creditor's attorney);''.

     SEC. 147. OTHER EXCEPTIONS TO DISCHARGE.

       Section 523 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a)(15), as added by section 
     304(e)(1) of Public Law 103-394;
       (2) in subsection (a)(7) by inserting ``an order of 
     disgorgement or restitution obtained by a governmental 
     unit,'' after ``such debt is for''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ``(6), or (15)'' and 
     inserting ``or (6)''.

     SEC. 148. FEES ARISING FROM CERTAIN OWNERSHIP INTERESTS.

       (a) Exception to Discharge.--Section 523(a)(16) of title 
     11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``dwelling'' the 1st place it appears;
       (2) by striking ``ownership or'' and inserting 
     ``ownership,'';

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       (3) by striking ``housing'' the 1st place it appears; and
       (4) by striking ``but only'' and all that follows through 
     ``such period,'', and inserting ``or a lot in a homeowners 
     association, for as long as the debtor or the trustee has a 
     legal, equitable, or possessory ownership interest in such 
     unit, such corporation, or such lot,''.
       (b) Executory Contracts.--Section 365 of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 161, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(q) A debt of a kind described in section 523(a)(16) of 
     this title shall not be considered to be a debt arising from 
     an executory contract.''

     SEC. 149. PROTECTION OF CHILD SUPPORT AND ALIMONY.

       (a) Amendment.--Title 11 of the United States Code, as 
     amended by section 116, is amended by inserting after section 
     528 the following:

     ``Sec. 529. Protection of child support and alimony payments 
       after discharge

       ``Notwithstanding the provisions of the constitution or law 
     of any State providing a different priority, any debts of the 
     individual who has received a discharge under this title to a 
     spouse, former spouse, or child for alimony to, maintenance 
     for, or support of such spouse or child, in connection with a 
     separation agreement, divorce decree, or other order of a 
     court of record, determination made in accordance with State 
     or territorial law by a governmental unit, or property 
     settlement agreement, but not to the extent that such debt--
       ``(1) is assigned to another entity, voluntarily, by 
     operation of law, or otherwise; or
       ``(2) includes a liability designated as alimony, 
     maintenance, or support, unless such liability is actually in 
     the nature of alimony, maintenance, or support,
     shall have priority in payment and collection over a 
     creditor's claim which is not discharged in the individual's 
     case pursuant to paragraph (2), (4), or (19) of section 
     523(a) of this title, but such priority shall not affect the 
     priority of any consensual lien, mortgage, or security 
     interest securing such creditor's claim except with respect 
     to any property of the debtor acquired after the date of the 
     filing of the petition. A creditor that receives a payment, 
     or collects money or property, in satisfaction of all or part 
     of any debt excepted from discharge under paragraph (2), (4), 
     or (14) of section 523(a) of this title shall not later than 
     20 days after receiving such payment or collecting such money 
     or property, distribute such payment, such money, or such 
     property ratably to individuals who then hold debts entitled 
     to priority under section 507(a)(3) of this title. Not later 
     than 2 years after receiving such payment or collecting such 
     money or property, such creditor shall make the distribution 
     required by this section to all individuals whose identity is 
     known to such creditor at the time of distribution.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
     5 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by section 116, 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     528 the following:

``529. Protection of child support and alimony payments after 
              discharge.''.

     SEC. 150. ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR INVESTORS.

       (a) Definition.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (48) the 
     following:
       ``(48A) `securities self regulatory organization' means 
     either a securities association registered with the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to section 15A of 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or a national securities 
     exchange registered with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission pursuant to section 6 of the Securities Exchange 
     Act of 1934;''.
       (b) Automatic Stay.--Section 362(b) of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by sections 130 and 146, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (20) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (21) by striking the period at the end and 
     a inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(22) under subsection (a) of this section, of the 
     commencement or continuation of an investigation or action by 
     a securities self regulatory organization to enforce such 
     organization's regulatory power; of the enforcement of an 
     order or decision, other than for monetary sanctions, 
     obtained in an action by the securities self regulatory 
     organization to enforce such organization's regulatory power; 
     or of any act taken by the securities self regulatory 
     organization to delist, delete, or refuse to permit quotation 
     of any stock that does not meet applicable regulatory 
     requirements.''.

     SEC. 151. HIGHER PRIORITY FOR DEBTS FOR ALIMONY, MAINTENANCE, 
                   AND SUPPORT.

       Section 507(a) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (7);
       (2) in paragraph (6) by striking ``(6) Sixth'' and 
     inserting ``(7) Seventh'';
       (3) in paragraph (5) by striking ``(5) Fifth'' and 
     inserting ``(6) Sixth'';
       (4) in paragraph (4) by striking ``(4) Fourth'' and 
     inserting ``(5) Fifth'';
       (5) in paragraph (3) by striking ``(3) Third'' and 
     inserting ``(4) Fourth''; and
       (6) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Third, allowed claims for debts to a spouse, former 
     spouse, or child of the debtor for alimony to, maintenance 
     for, or support of such spouse or child, in connection with a 
     separation agreement, divorce decree or other order of a 
     court of record, determination made in accordance with State 
     or territorial law by a governmental unit, or property 
     settlement agreement, but not to the extent that such debt--
       ``(A) is assigned to another entity, voluntarily, by 
     operation of law, or otherwise; or
       ``(B) includes a liability designed as alimony, 
     maintenance, or support, unless such liability is actually in 
     the nature of alimony, maintenance, or support.''.
              Subtitle E--Adequate Protections for Lessors

     SEC. 161. GIVING DEBTORS THE ABILITY TO KEEP LEASED PERSONAL 
                   PROPERTY BY ASSUMPTION.

       Section 365 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(p)(1) If a lease of personal property is rejected or not 
     timely assumed by the trustee under subsection (d), the 
     leased property is no longer property of the estate and the 
     stay under section 362(a) of this title is automatically 
     terminated.
       ``(2) In the case of an individual under chapter 7, the 
     debtor may notify the creditor in writing that the debtor 
     desires to assume the lease. Upon being so notified, the 
     creditor may, at its option, notify the debtor that it is 
     willing to have the lease assumed by the debtor and may 
     condition such assumption on cure of any outstanding default 
     on terms set by the lessor. If within 30 days of such notice 
     the debtor notifies the lessor in writing that the lease is 
     assumed, the liability under the lease will be assumed by the 
     debtor and not by the estate. The stay under section 362 of 
     this title and the injunction under section 524(a)(2) of this 
     title shall not be violated by notification of the debtor and 
     negotiation of cure under this subsection.
       ``(3) In a case under chapter 11 of this title in which the 
     debtor is an individual and in a case under chapter 13 of 
     this title, if the debtor is the lessee with respect to 
     personal property and the lease is not assumed in the plan 
     confirmed by the court, the lease is deemed rejected as of 
     the conclusion of the hearing on confirmation. If the lease 
     is rejected, the stay under section 362 of this title and any 
     stay under section 1301 is automatically terminated with 
     respect to the property subject to the lease.''.

     SEC. 162. ADEQUATE PROTECTION OF LESSORS AND PURCHASE MONEY 
                   SECURED CREDITORS.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
     section 1307 the following:

     ``Sec. 1307A. Adequate protection in chapter 13 cases

       ``(a)(1) On or before 30 days after the filing of a case 
     under this chapter, the debtor shall make cash payments in 
     the amount described below to any lessor of personal property 
     and to any creditor holding a claim secured by personal 
     property to the extent such claim is attributable to the 
     purchase of such property by the debtor. The debtor or the 
     plan shall continue such payments until the earlier of--
       ``(A) the time at which the creditor begins to receive 
     actual payments under the plan; or
       ``(B) the debtor relinquishes possession of such property 
     to the lessor or creditor, or to any third party acting under 
     claim of right, as applicable.
       ``(2) Such cash payments shall be in the amount of any 
     weekly, biweekly, monthly or other periodic payment scheduled 
     as payable under the contract between the debtor and 
     creditor; shall be paid at the times at which such payments 
     are scheduled to be made; and shall not include any 
     arrearages, penalties, or default or delinquency charges. 
     Such payments shall be deemed to be adequate protection 
     payments under section 362 of this title.
       ``(b) The court may, after notice and hearing, change the 
     amount and timing of the adequate protection payment under 
     subsection (a), but in no event shall it be payable less 
     frequently than monthly or in an amount less than the 
     reasonable depreciation of such property month to month.
       ``(c) Notwithstanding section 1326(b) of this title, if a 
     confirmed plan provides for payments to a creditor or lessor 
     described in subsection (a) and provides that payments to 
     such creditor or lessor under the plan will be deferred until 
     payment of amounts described in section 1326(b) of this 
     title, the payments required hereunder shall nonetheless be 
     continued in addition to plan payments until actual payments 
     to the creditor begin under the plan.
       ``(d) Notwithstanding sections 362, 542, and 543 of this 
     title, a lessor or creditor described in subsection (a) may 
     retain possession of property described in subsection (a) 
     which was obtained rightfully prior to the date of filing of 
     the petition until the first such adequate protection payment 
     is received by the lessor or creditor. Such retention of 
     possession and any acts reasonably related thereto shall not 
     violate the stay imposed under section 362(a) of this title, 
     nor any obligations imposed under section 542 or 543 of this 
     title.
       ``(e) On or before 60 days after the filing of a case under 
     this chapter, a debtor retaining possession of personal 
     property subject to a lease or securing a claim attributable 
     in whole or in part to the purchase price of that property 
     shall provide each creditor or lessor reasonable evidence of 
     the maintenance of any required insurance coverage with 
     respect to the use or ownership of such property and continue 
     to do so for so long as the debtor retains possession of such 
     property.''.

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     SEC. 163. ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR LESSORS.

       Section 362(b)(10) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``nonresidential''.
  Subtitle F--Bankruptcy Relief Less Frequently Available for Repeat 
                                 Filers

     SEC. 171. EXTEND PERIOD BETWEEN BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGES.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 727(a)(8) by striking ``six'' and inserting 
     ``10''; and
       (2) in section 1328 by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the court 
     shall not grant a discharge of all debts provided for by the 
     plan or disallowed under section 502 of this title if the 
     debtor has received a discharge in any case filed under this 
     title within 5 years of the order for relief under this 
     chapter.''.
                         Subtitle G--Exemptions

     SEC. 181. EXEMPTIONS.

       Section 522(b)(2)(A) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``180'' and inserting ``365''; and
       (2) by striking ``, or for a longer portion of such 180-day 
     period than in any other place''.

     SEC. 182. LIMITATION.

       Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by inserting ``subject to 
     subsection (n),'' before ``any property''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) For purposes of subsection (b)(2)(A) and 
     notwithstanding subsection (a), the value of an interest in--
       ``(1) real or personal property that the debtor or a 
     dependent of the debtor uses as a residence;
       ``(2) a cooperative that owns property that the debtor or a 
     dependent of the debtor uses as a residence; or
       ``(3) a burial plot for the debtor or a dependent of the 
     debtor;
     shall be reduced to the extent such value is attributable to 
     any portion of any property that the debtor disposed of in 
     the 365-day period ending of the date of the filing of the 
     petition, with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud a 
     creditor and that the debtor could not exempt, or that 
     portion that the debtor could not exempt, under subsection 
     (b) if on such date the debtor had held the property so 
     disposed of.''.
                TITLE II--BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS
                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

     SEC. 201. LIMITATION RELATING TO THE USE OF FEE 
                   EXAMINERS.

       Section 330 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) A person appointed to examine a request for 
     compensation or reimbursement payable under this section may 
     not be paid on the basis of the amount of any reduction 
     recommended by such person in the amount or rate of such 
     compensation or such reimbursement.''.

     SEC. 202. SHARING OF COMPENSATION.

       Section 504 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) This section shall not apply with respect to sharing, 
     or agreeing to share, compensation with a bona fide public 
     service attorney referral program that operates in accordance 
     with non-Federal law regulating attorney referral services 
     and with rules of professional responsibility applicable to 
     attorney acceptance of referrals.''.

     SEC. 203. CHAPTER 12 MADE PERMANENT LAW.

       Section 302(f) of the Bankruptcy Judges, United States 
     Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (11 U.S.C. 
     1201 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 204. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AND EQUITY SECURITY HOLDERS.

       Section 341 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the court, 
     on the request of a party in interest and after notice and a 
     hearing, for cause may order that the United States trustee 
     not convene a meeting of creditors or equity security holders 
     if the debtor has filed a plan as to which the debtor 
     solicited acceptances prior to the commencement of the 
     case.''.

     SEC. 205. CREDITORS' AND EQUITY SECURITY HOLDERS' COMMITTEES.

       Section 1102(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3)(A) The court on its own motion or, subject to 
     subparagraph (B), on request of a party in interest, and 
     after notice and a hearing, may order a change in membership 
     of a committee appointed under subsection (a) if necessary to 
     ensure adequate representation of creditors or of equity 
     security holders.
       ``(B) A request to change the membership of a committee 
     appointed under subsection (a) may be made under subparagraph 
     (A) by a party in interest only after such request is 
     submitted to and denied by the United States trustee.''.

     SEC. 206. POSTPETITION DISCLOSURE AND SOLICITATION.

       Section 1125 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Notwithstanding subsection (b), an acceptance or 
     rejection of the plan may be solicited from a holder of a 
     claim or interest if such solicitation complies with 
     applicable nonbankruptcy law and if such holder was solicited 
     before the commencement of the case in a manner complying 
     with applicable nonbankruptcy law.''.

     SEC. 207. PREFERENCES.

       Section 547(c) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) to the extent that such transfer was in payment of a 
     debt incurred by the debtor in the ordinary course of 
     business or financial affairs of the debtor and the 
     transferee, and such transfer was--
       ``(A) made in the ordinary course of business or financial 
     affairs of the debtor and the transferee; or
       ``(B) made according to ordinary business terms;'';
       (2) in paragraph (7) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) if, in a case filed by a debtor whose debts are not 
     primarily consumer debts, the aggregate value of all property 
     that constitutes or is affected by such transfer is less than 
     $5000.''.

     SEC. 208. VENUE OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.

       Section 1409(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``, or a nonconsumer debt against a noninsider 
     of less than $10,000,'' after ``$5,000''.

     SEC. 209. PERIOD FOR FILING PLAN UNDER CHAPTER 11.

       Section 1121(d) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``On'' and inserting ``(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (1), on''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2)(A) Such 120-day period may not be extended beyond a 
     date that is 18 months after the date of the order for relief 
     under this chapter.
       ``(B) Such 180-day period may not be extended beyond a date 
     that is 20 months after the date of the order for relief 
     under this chapter.''.

     SEC. 210. PERIOD FOR FILING PLAN UNDER CHAPTER 12.

       (a) Extension of Period.--Section 1221 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``to any period not 
     later than 150 days after the order for relief'' after 
     ``period''.
       (b) Relief From the Stay.--Section 362(d) of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) with respect to a stay of an act against property 
     under subsection (a) of a debtor in a case under chapter 12, 
     by a creditor whose claim is secured by an interest in such 
     property, unless the debtor has filed a plan in accordance 
     with section 1221.''.
       (c) Special Treatment of Secured Claims.--(1) Chapter 12 of 
     title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     section 1231 the following:

     ``Sec. 1232. Special treatment of secured claims

       ``(a)(1) A claim secured by a lien on property of the 
     estate shall be allowed or disallowed under section 502 of 
     this title the same as if the holder of such claim had 
     recourse against the debtor on account of such claim, whether 
     or not such holder has such recourse, unless--
       ``(A) subject to paragraph (2), the holder of such claim 
     elects to apply subsection (b); or
       ``(B) such holder does not have such recourse, and such 
     property is sold under section 363 of this title or is to be 
     sold under the plan.
       ``(2) A holder of a claim may not elect to apply subsection 
     (b) if--
       ``(A) such claim is of inconsequential value; or
       ``(B) the holder of a claim has recourse against the debtor 
     on account of such claim, and such property is sold under 
     section 363 of this title or is to be sold under the plan.
       ``(b) If such an election is made to apply this subsection, 
     then notwithstanding section 506(a) of this title, such claim 
     is a secured claim to the extent such claim is allowed.''.
       (2) The table of sections of chapter 12 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 1231 the following:

``1232. Special treatment of secured claims.''.

     SEC. 211. CASES ANCILLARY TO FOREIGN PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING 
                   FOREIGN INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT ARE ENGAGED IN 
                   THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE OR REINSURANCE IN THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       Section 304 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by striking ``provisions of 
     subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsections (c) and (d)''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) The court may not grant to a foreign representative 
     of the estate of an insurance company that is not organized 
     under the law of a State and that is engaged in the business 
     of insurance, or reinsurance, in the United States relief 
     under subsection (b) with respect to property that is--
       ``(1) a deposit required by a State law relating to 
     insurance or reinsurance;
       ``(2) a multibeneficiary trust required by a State law 
     relating to insurance or reinsurance to protect holders of 
     insurance policies issued in the United States or to protect 
     holders or claimants against such policies; or
       ``(3) a multibeneficiary trust authorized by a State law 
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     ance to allow a person engaged in the business of insurance 
     in the United States--
       ``(A) to cede reinsurance to such an insurance company; and
       ``(B) to treat so ceded reinsurance as an asset, or 
     deduction from liability, in financial statements of such 
     person.''.

     SEC. 212. REJECTION OF EXECUTORY CONTRACTS AFFECTING 
                   INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS TO RECORDINGS OF 
                   ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE.

       Section 365(n) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     at the end the following:
       ``(5) Where the court finds that a personal services 
     contract is property of the estate, the trustee may not 
     reject an executory contract for personal services in which 
     advances are paid for the creation of copyrighted sound 
     recordings in the future if a material purpose for commencing 
     a case under this title is to reject such contract, unless, 
     absent such rejection, economic rehabilitation of the 
     debtor's finances, including such contract, cannot be 
     achieved.''.

     SEC. 213. UNEXPIRED LEASES OF NONRESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.

       Section 365(d)(4) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) In a case under any chapter of this title, if the 
     trustee does not assume or reject an unexpired lease of 
     nonresidential real property under which the debtor is the 
     lessee before the earlier of (A) 120 days after the date of 
     the order for relief, or (B) the entry of an order confirming 
     a plan, then such lease is deemed rejected, and the trustee 
     shall immediately surrender such nonresidential real property 
     to the lessor but in no event shall such time period exceed 
     120 days. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, 
     and provided no plan has been confirmed, upon motion of the 
     trustee, and after notice and a hearing, the court may within 
     such 120-day period extend the 120-day period by a period not 
     to exceed 150 days, contingent upon written consent of the 
     affected lessor or with the approval of the court, and 
     provided the trustee has timely performed all post-petition 
     lease obligations, but in no circumstance shall such period 
     extend beyond the earlier of (i) 270 days from the date of 
     the order for relief or (ii) the entry of an order approving 
     a disclosure statement, without the consent of the lessor.''.

     SEC. 214. DEFINITION OF DISINTERESTED PERSON.

       Section 101(14) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(14) `disinterested person' means a person that--
       ``(A) is not a creditor, an equity security holder, or an 
     insider;
       ``(B) is not and was not, within 2 years before the date of 
     the filing of the petition, a director, officer, or employee 
     of the debtor; and
       ``(C) does not have an interest materially adverse to the 
     interest of the estate or of any class of creditors or equity 
     security holders, by reason of any direct or indirect 
     relationship to, connection with, or interest in, the debtor, 
     or for any other reason;''.

     SEC. 215. DEFAULTS BASED ON NONMONETARY OBLIGATIONS.

       (a) Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases.--Section 365 
     of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting the following:
     ``other than a default that is a breach of a provision 
     relating to--
       ``(i) the satisfaction of any provision (other than a 
     penalty rate or penalty provision) relating to a default 
     arising from any failure to perform nonmonetary obligations 
     under an unexpired lease of real property, if it is 
     impossible for the trustee to cure such default by performing 
     nonmonetary acts at and after the time of assumption; or
       ``(ii) the satisfaction of any provision (other than a 
     penalty rate or penalty provision) relating to a default 
     arising from any failure to perform nonmonetary obligations 
     under an executory contract, if it is impossible for the 
     trustee to cure such default by performing nonmonetary acts 
     at and after the time of assumption and if the court 
     determines, based on the equities of the case, that this 
     subparagraph should not apply with respect to such 
     default;''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (2)(D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) the satisfaction of any penalty rate or penalty 
     provision relating to a default arising from a failure to 
     perform nonmonetary obligations under an executory contract 
     or under an unexpired lease of real or personal property.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by adding ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``; or'' at the end and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (4);
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (5) through (9); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph(5); and
       (4) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ``; except that'' and 
     all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
     inserting a period.
       (b) Impairment of Claims or Interests.--Section 1124(2) of 
     title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``or of a kind that 
     section 365(b)(1)(A) of this title expressly does not require 
     to be cured'' before the semicolon at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) if such claim or such interest arises from any 
     failure to perform a nonmonetary obligation, compensates the 
     holder of such claim or such interest (other than the debtor 
     or an insider) for any actual pecuniary loss incurred by such 
     holder as a result of such failure; and''.
                    Subtitle B--Specific Provisions

                  CHAPTER 1--SMALL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY

     SEC. 231. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking paragraph (51C) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(51C) `small business case' means a case filed under 
     chapter 11 of this title in which the debtor is a small 
     business debtor;
       ``(51D) `small business debtor' means--
       ``(A) a person (including affiliates of such person that 
     are also debtors under this title) that has aggregate 
     noncontingent, liquidated secured and unsecured debts as of 
     the date of the petition or the order for relief in an amount 
     not more than $5,000,000 (excluding debts owed to 1 or more 
     affiliates or insiders); or
       ``(B) a debtor of the kind described in paragraph (51B) but 
     without regard to the amount of such debtor's debts,
     except that if a group of affiliated debtors has aggregate 
     noncontingent liquidated secured and unsecured debts greater 
     than $5,000,000 (excluding debt owed to 1 or more affiliates 
     or insiders), then no member of such group is a small 
     business debtor;''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1102(a)(3) of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``debtor'' after 
     ``small business''.

     SEC. 232. FLEXIBLE RULES FOR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND PLAN.

       Section 1125(f) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(f) Notwithstanding subsection (b), in a small business 
     case--
       ``(1) in determining whether a disclosure statement 
     provides adequate information, the court shall consider the 
     complexity of the case, the benefit of additional information 
     to creditors and other parties in interest, and the cost of 
     providing additional information;
       ``(2) the court may determine that the plan itself provides 
     adequate information and that a separate disclosure statement 
     is not necessary;
       ``(3) the court may approve a disclosure statement 
     submitted on standard forms approved by the court or adopted 
     pursuant to section 2075 of title 28; and
       ``(4)(A) the court may conditionally approve a disclosure 
     statement subject to final approval after notice and a 
     hearing;
       ``(B) acceptances and rejections of a plan may be solicited 
     based on a conditionally approved disclosure statement if the 
     debtor provides adequate information to each holder of a 
     claim or interest that is solicited, but a conditionally 
     approved disclosure statement shall be mailed not less than 
     20 days before the date of the hearing on confirmation of the 
     plan; and
       ``(C) the hearing on the disclosure statement may be 
     combined with the hearing on confirmation of a plan.''.

     SEC. 233. STANDARD FORM DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND PLAN.

       The Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States shall, within a reasonable 
     period of time after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     propose for adoption standard form disclosure statements and 
     plans of reorganization for small business debtors (as 
     defined in section 101) of title 11, United States Code, as 
     amended by this Act), designed to achieve a practical balance 
     between--
       (1) the reasonable needs of the courts, the United States 
     trustee or bankruptcy administrator, creditors, and other 
     parties in interest for reasonably complete information; and
       (2) economy and simplicity for debtors.

     SEC. 234. UNIFORM NATIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Reporting Required.--(1) Title 11 of the United States 
     Code is amended by inserting after section 307 the following:

     ``Sec. 308. Debtor reporting requirements

       ``A small business debtor shall file periodic financial and 
     other reports containing information including--
       ``(1) the debtor's profitability, that is, approximately 
     how much money the debtor has been earning or losing during 
     current and recent fiscal periods;
       ``(2) reasonable approximations of the debtor's projected 
     cash receipts and cash disbursements over a reasonable 
     period;
       ``(3) comparisons of actual cash receipts and disbursements 
     with projections in prior reports;
       ``(4) whether the debtor is--
       ``(A) in compliance in all material respects with 
     postpetition requirements imposed by this title and the 
     Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure; and
       ``(B) timely filing tax returns and paying taxes and other 
     administrative claims when due, and, if not, what the 
     failures are and how, at what cost, and when the debtor 
     intends to remedy such failures; and
       ``(5) such other matters as are in the best interests of 
     the debtor and creditors, and in the public interest in fair 
     and efficient procedures under chapter 11 of this title.''.
       (2) The table of sections of chapter 3 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by

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     inserting after the item relating to section 307 the 
     following:

``308. Debtor reporting requirements.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect 60 days after the date on which rules are 
     prescribed pursuant to section 2075, title 28, United States 
     Code to establish forms to be used to comply with section 308 
     of title 11, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

     SEC. 235. UNIFORM REPORTING RULES AND FORMS FOR SMALL 
                   BUSINESS CASES.

       (a) Proposal of Rules and Forms.--The Advisory Committee on 
     Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United 
     States shall propose for adoption amended Federal Rules of 
     Bankruptcy Procedure and Official Bankruptcy Forms to be used 
     by small business debtors to file periodic financial and 
     other reports containing information, including information 
     relating to--
       (1) the debtor's profitability;
       (2) the debtor's cash receipts and disbursements; and
       (3) whether the debtor is timely filing tax returns and 
     paying taxes and other administrative claims when due.
       (b) Purpose.--The rules and forms proposed under subsection 
     (a) shall be designed to achieve a practical balance 
     between--
       (1) the reasonable needs of the bankruptcy court, the 
     United States trustee or bankruptcy administrator, creditors, 
     and other parties in interest for reasonably complete 
     information;
       (2) the small business debtor's interest that required 
     reports be easy and inexpensive to complete; and
       (3) the interest of all parties that the required reports 
     help the small business debtor to understand its financial 
     condition and plan its future.

     SEC. 236. DUTIES IN SMALL BUSINESS CASES.

       (a) Duties in Chapter 11 Cases.--Title 11 of the United 
     States Code is amended by inserting after section 1114 the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 1115. Duties of trustee or debtor in possession in 
       small business cases

       ``In a small business case, a trustee or the debtor in 
     possession, in addition to the duties provided in this title 
     and as otherwise required by law, shall--
       ``(1) append to the voluntary petition or, in an 
     involuntary case, file within 3 days after the date of the 
     order for relief--
       ``(A) its most recent balance sheet, statement of 
     operations, cash-flow statement, Federal income tax return; 
     or
       ``(B) a statement made under penalty of perjury that no 
     balance sheet, statement of operations, or cash-flow 
     statement has been prepared and no Federal tax return has 
     been filed;
       ``(2) attend, through its senior management personnel and 
     counsel, meetings scheduled by the court or the United States 
     trustee, including initial debtor interviews, scheduling 
     conferences, and meetings of creditors convened under section 
     341 of this title;
       ``(3) timely file all schedules and statements of financial 
     affairs, unless the court, after notice and a hearing, grants 
     an extension, which shall not extend such time period to a 
     date later than 30 days after the date of the order for 
     relief, absent extraordinary and compelling circumstances;
       ``(4) file all postpetition financial and other reports 
     required by the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure or by 
     local rule of the district court;
       ``(5) subject to section 363(c)(2), maintain insurance 
     customary and appropriate to the industry;
       ``(6)(A) timely file tax returns;
       ``(B) subject to section 363(c)(2), timely pay all 
     administrative expense tax claims, except those being 
     contested by appropriate proceedings being diligently 
     prosecuted; and
       ``(C) subject to section 363(c)(2), establish 1 or more 
     separate deposit accounts not later than 10 business days 
     after the date of order for relief (or as soon thereafter as 
     possible if all banks contacted decline the business) and 
     deposit therein, not later than 1 business day after receipt 
     thereof, all taxes payable for periods beginning after the 
     date the case is commenced that are collected or withheld by 
     the debtor for governmental units; and
       ``(7) allow the United States trustee or bankruptcy 
     administrator, or its designated representative, to inspect 
     the debtor's business premises, books, and records at 
     reasonable times, after reasonable prior written notice, 
     unless notice is waived by the debtor.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
     11, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1114 the following:

``1115. Duties of trustee or debtor in possession in small business 
              cases.''.

     SEC. 237. PLAN FILING AND CONFIRMATION DEADLINES.

       Section 1121(e) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(e) In a small business case--
       ``(1) only the debtor may file a plan until after 90 days 
     after the date of the order for relief, unless shortened on 
     request of a party in interest made during the 90-day period, 
     or unless extended as provided by this subsection, after 
     notice and hearing the court, for cause, orders otherwise;
       ``(2) the plan, and any necessary disclosure statement, 
     shall be filed not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     order for relief; and
       ``(3) the time periods specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     and the time fixed in section 1129(e) of this title, within 
     which the plan shall be confirmed may be extended only if--
       ``(A) the debtor, after providing notice to parties in 
     interest (including the United States trustee), demonstrates 
     by a preponderance of the evidence that it is more likely 
     than not that the court will confirm a plan within a 
     reasonable time;
       ``(B) a new deadline is imposed at the time the extension 
     is granted; and
       ``(C) the order extending time is signed before the 
     existing deadline has expired.''.

     SEC. 238. PLAN CONFIRMATION DEADLINE.

       Section 1129 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) In a small business case, the plan shall be confirmed 
     not later than 150 days after the date of the order for 
     relief unless such 150-day period is extended as provided in 
     section 1121(e)(3) of this title.''.

     SEC. 239. PROHIBITION AGAINST EXTENSION OF TIME.

       Section 105(d) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B)(vi) by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) in a small business case, not extend the time periods 
     specified in sections 1121(e) and 1129(e) of this title 
     except as provided in section 1121(e)(3) of this title.''.

     SEC. 240. DUTIES OF THE UNITED STATES TRUSTEE AND BANKRUPTCY 
                   ADMINISTRATOR.

       (a) Duties of the United States Trustee.--Section 586(a) of 
     title 28, United States Code, as amended by section 111, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (G) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
       ``(H) in small business cases (as defined in section 101 of 
     title 11), performing the additional duties specified in 
     title 11 pertaining to such cases;'';
       (2) in paragraph (6) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (7) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) in each of such small business cases--
       ``(A) conduct an initial debtor interview as soon as 
     practicable after the entry of order for relief but before 
     the first meeting scheduled under section 341(a) of title 11 
     at which time the United States trustee shall begin to 
     investigate the debtor's viability, inquire about the 
     debtor's business plan, explain the debtor's obligations to 
     file monthly operating reports and other required reports, 
     attempt to develop an agreed scheduling order, and inform the 
     debtor of other obligations;
       ``(B) when determined to be appropriate and advisable, 
     visit the appropriate business premises of the debtor and 
     ascertain the state of the debtor's books and records and 
     verify that the debtor has filed its tax returns; and
       ``(C) review and monitor diligently the debtor's 
     activities, to identify as promptly as possible whether the 
     debtor will be unable to confirm a plan; and
       ``(9) in cases in which the United States trustee finds 
     material grounds for any relief under section 1112 of title 
     11, the United States trustee shall apply promptly to the 
     court for relief.''.
       (b) Duties of the Bankruptcy Administrator.--In a small 
     business case (as defined in section 101 of title 11 of the 
     United States Code), the bankruptcy administrator shall 
     perform the duties specified in section 586(a)(6) of title 28 
     of the United States Code.

     SEC. 241. SCHEDULING CONFERENCES.

       Section 105(d) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``, 
     may'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) shall hold such status conferences as are necessary 
     to further the expeditious and economical resolution of the 
     case; and''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ``unless inconsistent with 
     another provision of this title or with applicable Federal 
     Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure,'' and inserting ``may''.

     SEC. 242. SERIAL FILER PROVISIONS.

       Section 362 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (i) as so redesignated by section 124--
       (A) by striking ``An'' and inserting ``(1) Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), an''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) If such violation is based on an action taken by an 
     entity in the good-faith belief that subsection (h) applies 
     to the debtor, then recovery under paragraph (1) against such 
     entity shall be limited to actual damages.''; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (i), as redesignated by 
     section 124, the following:
       ``(j) The filing of a petition under chapter 11 of this 
     title operates as a stay of the acts described in subsection 
     (a) only in an involuntary case involving no collusion by the 
     debtor with creditors and in which the debtor--
       ``(1) is a debtor in a small business case pending at the 
     time the petition is filed;
       ``(2) was a debtor in a small business case which was 
     dismissed for any reason by an

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     order that became final in the 2-year period ending on the 
     date of the order for relief entered with respect to the 
     petition;
       ``(3) was a debtor in a small business case in which a plan 
     was confirmed in the 2-year period ending on the date of the 
     order for relief entered with respect to the petition; or
       ``(4) is an entity that has succeeded to substantially all 
     of the assets or business of a small business debtor 
     described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); unless the debtor 
     proves, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the filing 
     of such petition resulted from circumstances beyond the 
     control of the debtor not foreseeable at the time the case 
     then pending was filed; and that it is more likely than not 
     that the court will confirm a feasible plan, but not a 
     liquidating plan, within a reasonable time.''.

     SEC. 243. EXPANDED GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL OR CONVERSION AND 
                   APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE.

       (a) Expanded Grounds for Dismissal or Conversion.--Section 
     1112(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in subsection 
     (c), and in section 1104(a)(3) of this title, on request of a 
     party in interest, and after notice and a hearing, the court 
     shall convert a case under this chapter to a case under 
     chapter 7 of this title or dismiss a case under this chapter, 
     whichever is in the best interest of creditors and the 
     estate, if the movant establishes cause.
       ``(2) The relief provided in paragraph (1) shall not be 
     granted if the debtor or another party in interest objects 
     and establishes, by a preponderance of the evidence that--
       ``(A) it is more likely than not that a plan will be 
     confirmed within a time as fixed by this title or by order of 
     the court entered pursuant to section 1121(e)(3), or within a 
     reasonable time if no time has been fixed; and
       ``(B) if the reason is an act or omission of the debtor 
     that--
       ``(i) there exists a reasonable justification for the act 
     or omission; and
       ``(ii) the act or omission will be cured within a 
     reasonable time fixed by the court not to exceed 30 days 
     after the court decides the motion, unless the movant 
     expressly consents to a continuance for a specific period of 
     time, or compelling circumstances beyond the control of the 
     debtor justify an extension.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, cause includes--
       ``(A) substantial or continuing loss to or diminution of 
     the estate;
       ``(B) gross mismanagement of the estate;
       ``(C) failure to maintain appropriate insurance;
       ``(D) unauthorized use of cash collateral harmful to 1 or 
     more creditors;
       ``(E) failure to comply with an order of the court;
       ``(F) failure timely to satisfy any filing or reporting 
     requirement established by this title or by any rule 
     applicable to a case under this chapter;
       ``(G) failure to attend the meeting of creditors convened 
     under section 341(a) of this title or an examination ordered 
     under rule 2004 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure;
       ``(H) failure timely to provide information or attend 
     meetings reasonably requested by the United States trustee;
       ``(I) failure timely to pay taxes due after the date of the 
     order for relief or to file tax returns due after the order 
     for relief;
       ``(J) failure to file a disclosure statement, or to file or 
     confirm a plan, within the time fixed by this title or by 
     order of the court;
       ``(K) failure to pay any fees or charges required under 
     chapter 123 of title 28;
       ``(L) revocation of an order of confirmation under section 
     1144 of this title;
       ``(M) inability to effectuate substantial consummation of a 
     confirmed plan;
       ``(N) material default by the debtor with respect to a 
     confirmed plan; and
       ``(O) termination of a plan by reason of the occurrence of 
     a condition specified in the plan.
       ``(4) The court shall commence the hearing on any motion 
     under this subsection not later than 30 days after filing of 
     the motion, and shall decide the motion within 15 days after 
     commencement of the hearing, unless the movant expressly 
     consents to a continuance for a specific period of time or 
     compelling circumstances prevent the court from meeting the 
     time limits established by this paragraph.''.
       (b) Additional Grounds for Appointment of Trustee.--Section 
     1104(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) if grounds exist to convert or dismiss the case under 
     section 1112 of this title, but the court determines that the 
     appointment of a trustee is in the best interests of 
     creditors and the estate.''.

     SEC. 244. STUDY OF OPERATION OF TITLE 11 OF THE UNITED STATES 
                   CODE WITH RESPECT TO SMALL BUSINESSES.

       Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Small Business Administration, in consultation 
     with the Attorney General, the Director of the Administrative 
     Office of United States Trustees, and the Director of the 
     Administrative Office of the United States Courts, shall--
       (1) conduct a study to determine--
       (A) the internal and external factors that cause small 
     businesses to become debtors in cases under title 11 of the 
     United States Code and that cause certain small businesses to 
     successfully complete cases under chapter 11 of such title; 
     and
       (B) how Federal laws relating to bankruptcy can be made 
     more effective and efficient in assisting small businesses to 
     remain viable; and
       (2) submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and the President pro tempore of the Senate a report 
     summarizing such study.

                  CHAPTER 2--SINGLE ASSET REAL ESTATE

     SEC. 251. SINGLE ASSET REAL ESTATE DEFINED.

       Section 101(51B) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(51B) `single asset real estate' means undeveloped real 
     property or other real property constituting a single 
     property or project, other than residential real property 
     with fewer than 4 residential units, on which is located a 
     single development or project which property or project 
     generates substantially all of the gross income of a debtor 
     and on which no substantial business is being conducted by a 
     debtor, or by a commonly controlled group of entities all of 
     which are concurrently debtors in a case under chapter 11 of 
     this title, other than the business of operating the real 
     property and activities incidental thereto;''.

     SEC. 252. PAYMENT OF INTEREST.

       Section 362(d)(3) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or 30 days after the court determines 
     that the debtor is subject to this paragraph, whichever is 
     later'' after ``90-day period)''; and
       (2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) the debtor has commenced monthly payments (which 
     payments may, in the debtor's sole discretion, 
     notwithstanding section 363(c)(2) of this title, be made from 
     rents or other income generated before or after the 
     commencement of the case by or from the property) to each 
     creditor whose claim is secured by such real estate (other 
     than a claim secured by a judgment lien or by an unmatured 
     statutory lien), which payments are in an amount equal to 
     interest at the then-applicable nondefault contract rate of 
     interest on the value of the creditor's interest in the real 
     estate; or''.
               TITLE III--MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. PETITION AND PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO 
                   PETITION.

       (a) Technical Amendment Relating to Municipalities.--
     Section 921(d) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``notwithstanding section 301(b)'' before the 
     period at the end.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 301 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``A voluntary''; and
       (2) by amending the last sentence to read as follows:
       ``(b) The commencement of a voluntary case under a chapter 
     of this title constitutes an order for relief under such 
     chapter.''.

     SEC. 302. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER SECTIONS TO 
                   CHAPTER 9.

       Section 901 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``555, 556,'' after ``553,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``559, 560,'' after ``557,''.
                  TITLE IV--BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION
                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

     SEC. 401. ADEQUATE PREPARATION TIME FOR CREDITORS BEFORE THE 
                   MEETING OF CREDITORS IN INDIVIDUAL CASES.

       Section 341(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after the first sentence the following: ``If the 
     debtor is an individual in a voluntary case under chapter 7, 
     11, or 13, the meeting of creditors shall not be convened 
     earlier than 60 days (or later than 90 days) after the date 
     of the order for relief, unless the court, after notice and 
     hearing, determines unusual circumstances justify an earlier 
     meeting.''.

     SEC. 402. CREDITOR REPRESENTATION AT FIRST MEETING OF 
                   CREDITORS.

       Section 341(c) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``Notwithstanding any local court rule, provision of a State 
     constitution, any other State or Federal nonbankruptcy law, 
     or other requirement that representation at the meeting of 
     creditors under subsection (a) be by an attorney, a creditor 
     holding a consumer debt or its representatives (which 
     representatives may include an entity or an employee of an 
     entity and may be a representative for more than 1 creditor) 
     shall be permitted to appear at and participate in the 
     meeting of creditors in a case under chapter 7 or 13 either 
     alone or in conjunction with an attorney for the creditor. 
     Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require any 
     creditor to be represented by an attorney at any meeting of 
     creditors.''.

     SEC. 403. FILING PROOFS OF CLAIM.

       Section 501 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) In a case under chapter 7 or 13, a proof of claim or 
     interest is deemed filed under this section for any claim or 
     interest that appears in the schedules filed under section 
     521(a)(1) of this title, except a claim or interest that is 
     scheduled as disputed, contingent, or unliquidated.''.

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     SEC. 404. AUDIT PROCEDURES.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 586 of title 28, United States 
     Code, as amended by sections 111 and 240, is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a)(6) to read as follows:
       ``(6) make such reports as the Attorney General directs, 
     including the results of audits performed under subsection 
     (f),'';
       (2) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(f)(1) The Attorney General shall establish procedures 
     for the auditing of the accuracy and completeness of 
     petitions, schedules, and other information which the debtor 
     is required to provide under sections 521 and 1322, and, if 
     applicable, section 111, of title 11 in individual cases 
     filed under chapter 7 or 13 of such title. Such audits shall 
     be in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards 
     and performed by independent certified public accountants or 
     independent licensed public accountants. Such procedures 
     shall--
       ``(A) establish a method of selecting appropriate qualified 
     persons to contract with the United States trustee to perform 
     such audits;
       ``(B) establish a method of randomly selecting cases to be 
     audited according to generally accepted audit standards, 
     provided that no less than 1 out of every 100 cases in each 
     Federal judicial district shall be selected for audit;
       ``(C) require audits for schedules of income and expenses 
     which reflect higher than average variances from the 
     statistical norm of the district in which the schedules were 
     filed;
       ``(D) establish procedures for reporting the results of 
     such audits and any material misstatement of income, 
     expenditures or assets of a debtor to the Attorney General, 
     the United States Attorney and the court, as appropriate, and 
     for providing public information no less than annually on the 
     aggregate results of such audits including the percentage of 
     cases, by district, in which a material misstatement of 
     income or expenditures is reported; and
       ``(E) establish procedures for fully funding such audits.
       ``(2) The United States trustee for each district is 
     authorized to contract with auditors to perform audits in 
     cases designated by the United States trustee according to 
     the procedures established under paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection.
       ``(3) According to procedures established under paragraph 
     (1), upon request of a duly appointed auditor, the debtor 
     shall cause the accounts, papers, documents, financial 
     records, files and all other papers, things or property 
     belonging to the debtor as the auditor requests and which are 
     reasonably necessary to facilitate an audit to be made 
     available for inspection and copying.
       ``(4) The report of each such audit shall be filed with the 
     court, the Attorney General, and the United States Attorney, 
     as required under procedures established by the Attorney 
     General under paragraph (1). If a material misstatement of 
     income or expenditures or of assets is reported, a statement 
     specifying such misstatement shall be filed with the court 
     and the United States trustee shall give notice thereof to 
     the creditors in the case and, in an appropriate case, in the 
     opinion of the United States trustee, requires investigation 
     with respect to possible criminal violations, the United 
     States Attorney for the district.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 18 months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 405. GIVING CREDITORS FAIR NOTICE IN CHAPTER 7 AND 13 
                   CASES.

       Section 342 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``, but the failure of such notice to 
     contain such information shall not invalidate the legal 
     effect of such notice''; and
       (B) by adding the following at the end:
     ``If the credit agreement between the debtor and the creditor 
     or the last communication before the filing of the petition 
     in a voluntary case from the creditor to a debtor who is an 
     individual states an account number of the debtor which is 
     the current account number of the debtor with respect to any 
     debt held by the creditor against the debtor, the debtor 
     shall include such account number in any notice to the 
     creditor required to be given under this title. If the 
     creditor has specified to the debtor an address at which the 
     creditor wishes to receive correspondence regarding the 
     debtor's account, any notice to the creditor required to be 
     given by the debtor under this title shall be given at such 
     address. For the purposes of this section, `notice' shall 
     include, but shall not be limited to, any correspondence from 
     the debtor to the creditor after the commencement of the 
     case, any statement of the debtor's intention under section 
     521(a)(2) of this title, notice of the commencement of any 
     proceeding in the case to which the creditor is a party, and 
     any notice of the hearing under section 1324.'';
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) At any time, a creditor in a case of an individual 
     debtor under chapter 7 or 13 may file with the court and 
     serve on the debtor a notice of the address to be used to 
     notify the creditor in that case. Five days after receipt of 
     such notice, if the court or the debtor is required to give 
     the creditor notice, such notice shall be given at that 
     address.
       ``(e) An entity may file with the court a notice stating 
     its address for notice in cases under chapters 7 and 13. 
     After 30 days following the filing of such notice, any notice 
     in any case filed under chapter 7 or 13 given by the court 
     shall be to that address unless specific notice is given 
     under subsection (d) with respect to a particular case.
       ``(f) Notice given to a creditor other than as provided in 
     this section shall not be effective notice until it has been 
     brought to the attention of the creditor. If the creditor has 
     designated a person or department to be responsible for 
     receiving notices concerning bankruptcy cases and has 
     established reasonable procedures so that bankruptcy notices 
     received by the creditor will be delivered to such department 
     or person, notice will not be brought to the attention of the 
     creditor until received by such person or department. No 
     sanction under section 362(h) of this title or any other 
     sanction which a court may impose on account of violations of 
     the stay under section 362(a) of this title or failure to 
     comply with section 542 or 543 of this title may be imposed 
     on any action of the creditor unless the action takes place 
     after the creditor has received notice of the commencement of 
     the case effective under this section.''.

     SEC. 406. DEBTOR TO PROVIDE TAX RETURNS AND OTHER 
                   INFORMATION.

       Section 521 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) file--
       ``(A) a list of creditors, and
       ``(B) unless the court orders otherwise--
       ``(i) a schedule of assets and liabilities;
       ``(ii) a schedule of current income and current 
     expenditures;
       ``(iii) a statement of the debtor's financial affairs;
       ``(iv) copies of all payment advices or other evidence of 
     payment, if any, received by the debtor from any employer of 
     the debtor in the period 60 days prior to the filing of the 
     petition;
       ``(v) a statement of the amount of projected monthly net 
     income, itemized to show how calculated;
       ``(vi) if applicable, any statement under paragraphs (3) 
     and (4) of section 109(h);
       ``(vii) a statement disclosing any reasonably anticipated 
     increase in income or expenditures over the next 12 months; 
     and
       ``(viii) a certificate, if applicable--

       ``(I) of an attorney whose name is on the petition as the 
     attorney for the debtor, or of any bankruptcy petition 
     preparer who signed the petition pursuant to section 
     110(b)(1) of this title, indicating that such attorney or 
     bankruptcy petition preparer delivered to the debtor any 
     notice required by section 342(b)(1) of this title; or
       ``(II) if no attorney for the debtor is indicated and no 
     bankruptcy petition preparer signed the petition of the 
     debtor, that such notice was obtained and read by the 
     debtor;''; and

       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) At any time, a creditor in a case of an individual 
     debtor under chapter 7 or 13 may file with the court and 
     serve on the debtor notice that the creditor requests the 
     petition, schedules, and statement of financial affairs filed 
     by the debtor in the case. At any time, a creditor in a case 
     under chapter 13 of this title may file with the court and 
     serve on the debtor notice that the creditor requests the 
     plan filed by the debtor in the case. Within 10 days of the 
     first such request in a case under this subsection for the 
     petition, schedules, and statement of financial affairs and 
     the first such request for the plan under this subsection, 
     the debtor shall serve on that creditor a conformed copy of 
     the requested documents or plan and any amendments thereto as 
     of that date, and shall thereafter promptly serve on that 
     creditor at the time filed with the court--
       ``(1) any requested document or plan which is not filed 
     with the court at the time requested; and
       ``(2) any amendment to any requested document or plan.
       ``(c)(1) An individual debtor in a case under chapter 7 or 
     13 shall provide to the United States trustee--
       ``(A) copies of all Federal tax returns (including any 
     schedules and attachments) filed by the debtor for the 3 most 
     recent tax years preceding the order for relief;
       ``(B) at the time the debtor files them with the 
     Commissioner of Internal Revenue, all Federal tax returns 
     (including any schedules and attachments) for the debtor's 
     tax years ending while such case is pending; and
       ``(C) at the time the debtor files them with the 
     Commissioner of Internal Revenue, all amendments to the tax 
     returns (including schedules and attachments) described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(2)(A) The United States trustee shall make such Federal 
     tax returns (including schedules, attachments, and 
     amendments) available to any party in interest for inspection 
     and copying not later than 10 days after receiving a request 
     by such party.
       ``(B) If the United States trustee does not comply with 
     subparagraph (A), on the motion of such party, the court 
     shall issue an order compelling the United States trustee to 
     comply with subparagraph (A).
       ``(d) A debtor in a case under chapter 13 of this title 
     shall file, from a time which is the later of 90 days after 
     the close of the debtor's tax year or 1 year after the order 
     for relief unless a plan has then been confirmed, and 
     thereafter on or before 45 days before each anniversary of 
     the confirmation of the plan until the case is closed, a 
     statement subject to the penalties of perjury by the debtor 
     of the debtor's income and expenditures in the

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     preceding tax year and monthly net income, showing how 
     calculated. Such statement shall disclose the amount and 
     sources of income of the debtor, the identity of any persons 
     responsible with the debtor for the support of any dependents 
     of the debtor, and any persons who contributed and the amount 
     contributed to the household in which the debtor resides. 
     Such tax returns, amendments and statement of income and 
     expenditures shall be available to the United States trustee, 
     any bankruptcy administrator, any trustee and any party in 
     interest for inspection and copying.''.

     SEC. 407. DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO FILE SCHEDULES TIMELY OR 
                   PROVIDE REQUIRED INFORMATION.

       Section 521 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 406, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Notwithstanding section 707(a) of this title, if an 
     individual debtor in a voluntary case under chapter 7 or 13 
     fails to provide all of the information required under 
     subsections (a)(1) and (c)(1)(A) within 45 days after the 
     filing of the petition, the case shall be automatically 
     dismissed effective on the 46th day after the filing of the 
     petition without the need for any order of court, but any 
     party in interest may request the court to enter an order 
     dismissing the case and the court shall, if so requested, 
     enter an order of dismissal within 5 days of such request. 
     Upon request of the debtor made within 45 days after the 
     filing of the petition, the court may allow the debtor up to 
     an additional 15 days to provide the information required 
     under subsections (a)(1) and (c)(1)(A) if the court finds 
     compelling justification for doing so.
       ``(f) If an individual debtor in a case under chapter 7 or 
     13 fails to perform any of the duties imposed by subsections 
     (b), (c)(1)(B), (c)(1)(C), and (d), any party in interest may 
     request that the court order the debtor to comply. Within 10 
     days of such request the court shall order that the debtor do 
     so within a period of time set by the court no longer than 30 
     days. If the debtor does not comply with that order within 
     the period of time set by the court, the court shall, on 
     request of any party in interest certifying that the debtor 
     has not so complied, enter an order dismissing the case 
     within 5 days of such request.''.

     SEC. 408. ADEQUATE TIME TO PREPARE FOR HEARING ON 
                   CONFIRMATION OF THE PLAN.

       Section 1324 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``After'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and after''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) The hearing on confirmation of the plan may be held 
     not earlier than 20 days, and not later than 45 days, after 
     the meeting of creditors under section 341(a) of this 
     title.''.

     SEC. 409. CHAPTER 13 PLANS TO HAVE A 5-YEAR DURATION IN 
                   CERTAIN CASES.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending section 1322(d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) If the current monthly total income of the debtor and 
     in a joint case, the debtor and the debtor's spouse combined, 
     is not less than the highest national median family income 
     reported for a family of equal or lesser size or, in the case 
     of a household of 1 person, not less than the national median 
     household income for 1 earner, the plan may not provide for 
     payments over a period that is longer than 5 years, unless 
     the court, for cause, approves a longer period, but the court 
     may not approve a period that exceeds 7 years. If the current 
     monthly total income of the debtor or in a joint case, the 
     debtor and the debtor's spouse combined, is less than the 
     highest national median family income reported for a family 
     of equal or lesser size, or in the case of a household of 1 
     person less than the national median household income for 1 
     earner, the plan may not provide for payments over a period 
     that is longer than 3 years, unless the court, for cause, 
     approves a longer period, but the court may not approve a 
     period that is longer than 5 years.'';
       (2) in section 1329--
       (A) by striking in subsection (c) ``three years'' and 
     inserting ``the applicable commitment period under section 
     1325(b)(1)(B)(ii)'' and by striking ``five years'' and 
     inserting ``maximum duration period''; and
       (B) by inserting at the end of subsection (c) the 
     following:
     ``The maximum duration period shall be 5 years if the current 
     monthly total income of the debtor, and in a joint case, the 
     debtor and the debtor's spouse combined, is not less than the 
     highest national median family income reported for a family 
     of equal or lesser size or, in the case of a household of 1 
     person, not less than the national median household income 
     for 1 earner, as of the date of the modification and shall be 
     3 years if the current monthly total income is less than the 
     highest national median family income reported for a family 
     of equal or lesser size or, in the case of a household of 1 
     person, less than the national median household income for 1 
     earner as of the date of the modification.''.

     SEC. 410. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING EXPANSION OF RULE 
                   9011 OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY 
                   PROCEDURE.

       It is the sense of the Congress that rule 9011 of the 
     Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (11 U.S.C. App) should 
     be modified to include a requirement that all documents 
     (including schedules), signed and unsigned, submitted to the 
     court or to a trustee by debtors who represent themselves and 
     debtors who are represented by an attorney be submitted only 
     after the debtor or the debtor's attorney has made reasonable 
     inquiry to verify that the information contained in such 
     documents is well grounded in fact, and is warranted by 
     existing law or a good-faith argument for the extension, 
     modification, or reversal of existing law.

     SEC. 411. JURISDICTION OF COURTS OF APPEALS.

       (a) Jurisdiction.--Title 28 of the United States Code is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking section 158;
       (2) by inserting after section 1292 the following:

     ``Sec. 1293. Bankruptcy appeals

       ``The courts of appeals (other the United States Court of 
     Appeals for the Federal Circuit) shall have jurisdiction of 
     appeals from the following:
       ``(1) Final orders and judgments of bankruptcy courts 
     entered under--
       ``(A) section 157(b) of this title in core proceedings 
     arising under title 11, or arising in or related to a case 
     under title 11; or
       ``(B) section 157(c)(2) of this title in proceedings 
     referred to such courts.
       ``(2) Final orders and judgments of district courts entered 
     under section 157 of this title in--
       ``(A) core proceedings arising under title 11, or arising 
     in or related to a case under title 11; or
       ``(B) proceedings that are not core proceedings, but that 
     are otherwise related to a case under title 11.
       ``(3) Orders and judgments of bankruptcy courts or district 
     courts entered under section 105 of title 11, or the refusal 
     to enter an order or judgment under such section.
       ``(4) Orders of bankruptcy courts or district courts 
     entered under section 1104(a) or 1121(d) of title 11, or the 
     refusal to enter an order under such section.
       ``(5) An interlocutory order of a bankruptcy court or 
     district court entered in a case under title 11, in a 
     proceeding arising under title 11, or in a proceeding arising 
     in or related to a case under title 11, if--
       ``(A) such court is of the opinion that--
       ``(i) such order involves a controlling question of law as 
     to which there is substantial ground for difference of 
     opinion; and
       ``(ii) an immediate appeal from such order may materially 
     advance the ultimate termination of such case or such 
     proceeding; or
       ``(B) the court of appeals that would have jurisdiction of 
     an appeal of a final order entered in such case or such 
     proceeding permits, in its discretion, appeal to be taken 
     from such interlocutory order.''; and
       (3) in--
       (A) the table of sections for chapter 6 by striking the 
     item relating to section 158; and
       (B) the table of sections for chapter 83 by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 1292 the following:

``1293. Bankruptcy appeals.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 305(c) of title 11, 
     the United States Code, is amended by striking ``158(d), 
     1291, or 1292'' and inserting ``1291, 1292, or 1293''.
       (2) Title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsections (b)(1) and (c)(2) of section 157 by 
     striking ``section 158'' and inserting ``section 1293'';
       (B) in section 1334(d) by striking ``158(d), 1291, or 
     1292'' and inserting ``1291, 1292, or 1293''; and
       (C) in section 1452(b) by striking ``158(d), 1291, or 
     1292'' and inserting ``1291, 1292, or 1293''.

     SEC. 412. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICIAL FORMS.

       The Judicial Conference of the United States shall 
     establish official forms to facilitate compliance with the 
     amendments made by sections 101 and 102.

     SEC. 413. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN FEES PAYABLE IN CHAPTER 11 
                   BANKRUPTCY CASES.

       (a) Amendments.--Section 1930(a)(6) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the 1st sentence by striking ``until the case is 
     converted or dismissed, whichever occurs first''; and
       (2) in the 2d sentence--
       (A) by striking ``The'' and inserting ``Until the plan is 
     confirmed or the case is converted (whichever occurs first) 
     the''; and
       (B) by striking ``less than $300,000;'' and inserting 
     ``less than $300,000. Until the case is converted, dismissed, 
     or closed (whichever occurs first and without regard to 
     confirmation of the plan) the fee shall be''.
       (b) Delayed Effective Date.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 414. STUDY OF BANKRUPTCY IMPACT OF CREDIT EXTENDED TO 
                   DEPENDENT STUDENTS.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall--
       (1) conduct a study regarding the impact that the extension 
     of credit to individuals who are--
       (A) claimed as dependents for purposes of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986; and
       (B) enrolled in post-secondary educational institutions,
     has on the rate of cases filed under title 11 of the United 
     States Code; and
       (2) submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and the President pro tempore of the Senate a report 
     summarizing such study.

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                      Subtitle B--Data Provisions

     SEC. 441. IMPROVED BANKRUPTCY STATISTICS.

       (a) Amendment.--Title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding after section 158 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 159. Bankruptcy statistics

       ``The Director of the Executive Office for United States 
     Trustees shall compile statistics regarding individual 
     debtors with primarily consumer debts seeking relief under 
     chapters 7, 11, and 13 of title 11. The Executive Office for 
     United States Trustees shall compile such statistics, in such 
     form as shall be determined by such Office, in consultation 
     with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 
     and make them public, and report annually to the Congress on 
     the information collected, and on its analysis thereof, no 
     later than October 31 of each year. Such compilation shall be 
     itemized by chapter of title 11, shall be presented in the 
     aggregate and for each district, and shall include the 
     following:
       ``(1) Total assets and total liabilities of such debtors, 
     and in each category of assets and liabilities, as reported 
     in the schedules prescribed pursuant to section 2075 of this 
     title and filed by such debtors.
       ``(2) The current monthly total income, projected monthly 
     net income, and average income and average expenses of such 
     debtors as reported on the schedules and statements the 
     debtor has filed under sections 111, 521, and 1322 of title 
     11.
       ``(3) The aggregate amount of debt discharged in the 
     reporting period, determined as the difference between the 
     total amount of debt and obligations of a debtor reported on 
     the schedules and the amount of such debt reported in 
     categories which are predominantly nondischargeable.
       ``(4) The average time between the filing of the petition 
     and the closing of the case.
       ``(5) The number of cases in the reporting period in which 
     a reaffirmation was filed and the total number of 
     reaffirmations filed in that period, and of those cases in 
     which a reaffirmation was filed, the number in which the 
     debtor was not represented by an attorney, and of those the 
     number of cases in which the reaffirmation was approved by 
     the court.
       ``(6) With respect to cases filed under chapter 13 of title 
     11--
       ``(A) the number of cases in which a final order was 
     entered determining the value of property securing a claim 
     less than the claim, and the total number of such orders in 
     the reporting period; and
       ``(B) the number of cases dismissed for failure to make 
     payments under the plan.
       ``(7) The number of cases in which the debtor filed another 
     case within the 6 years previous to the filing.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect 18 months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 442. UNIFORM RULES FOR THE COLLECTION OF BANKRUPTCY 
                   DATA.

       (a) Amendment.--Title 28 of the United States Code is 
     amended by inserting after section 589a the following:

     ``Sec. 589b. Bankruptcy data

       ``(a) Rules.--The Attorney General shall, within a 
     reasonable time after the effective date of this section, 
     issue rules requiring uniform forms for (and from time to 
     time thereafter to appropriately modify and approve)--
       ``(1) final reports by trustees in cases under chapters 7, 
     12, and 13 of title 11; and
       ``(2) periodic reports by debtors in possession or 
     trustees, as the case may be, in cases under chapter 11 of 
     title 11.
       ``(b) Reports.--All reports referred to in subsection (a) 
     shall be designed (and the requirements as to place and 
     manner of filing shall be established) so as to facilitate 
     compilation of data and maximum possible access of the 
     public, both by physical inspection at 1 or more central 
     filing locations, and by electronic access through the 
     Internet or other appropriate media.
       ``(c) Required Information.--The information required to be 
     filed in the reports referred to in subsection (b) shall be 
     that which is in the best interests of debtors and creditors, 
     and in the public interest in reasonable and adequate 
     information to evaluate the efficiency and practicality of 
     the Federal bankruptcy system. In issuing rules proposing the 
     forms referred to in subsection (a), the Attorney General 
     shall strike the best achievable practical balance between--
       ``(1) the reasonable needs of the public for information 
     about the operational results of the Federal bankruptcy 
     system; and
       ``(2) economy, simplicity, and lack of undue burden on 
     persons with a duty to file reports.
       ``(d) Final Reports.--Final reports proposed for adoption 
     by trustees under chapters 7, 12, and 13 of title 11 shall, 
     in addition to such other matters as are required by law or 
     as the Attorney General in the discretion of the Attorney 
     General, shall propose, include with respect to a case under 
     such title--
       ``(1) information about the length of time the case was 
     pending;
       ``(2) assets abandoned;
       ``(3) assets exempted;
       ``(4) receipts and disbursements of the estate;
       ``(5) expenses of administration;
       ``(6) claims asserted;
       ``(7) claims allowed; and
       ``(8) distributions to claimants and claims discharged 
     without payment,
     in each case by appropriate category and, in cases under 
     chapters 12 and 13 of title 11, date of confirmation of the 
     plan, each modification thereto, and defaults by the debtor 
     in performance under the plan.
       ``(e) Periodic Reports.--Periodic reports proposed for 
     adoption by trustees or debtors in possession under chapter 
     11 of title 11 shall, in addition to such other matters as 
     are required by law or as the Attorney General, in the 
     discretion of the Attorney General, shall propose, include--
       ``(1) information about the standard industry 
     classification, published by the Department of Commerce, for 
     the businesses conducted by the debtor;
       ``(2) length of time the case has been pending;
       ``(3) number of full-time employees as at the date of the 
     order for relief and at end of each reporting period since 
     the case was filed;
       ``(4) cash receipts, cash disbursements and profitability 
     of the debtor for the most recent period and cumulatively 
     since the date of the order for relief;
       ``(5) compliance with title 11, whether or not tax returns 
     and tax payments since the date of the order for relief have 
     been timely filed and made;
       ``(6) all professional fees approved by the court in the 
     case for the most recent period and cumulatively since the 
     date of the order for relief (separately reported, in for the 
     professional fees incurred by or on behalf of the debtor, 
     between those that would have been incurred absent a 
     bankruptcy case and those not); and
       ``(7) plans of reorganization filed and confirmed and, with 
     respect thereto, by class, the recoveries of the holders, 
     expressed in aggregate dollar values and, in the case of 
     claims, as a percentage of total claims of the class 
     allowed.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
     39 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``589b. Bankruptcy data.''.

     SEC. 443. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF 
                   BANKRUPTCY DATA.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the national policy of the United States should be that 
     all data held by bankruptcy clerks in electronic form, to the 
     extent such data reflects only public records (as defined in 
     section 107 of title 11 of the United States Code), should be 
     released in a usable electronic form in bulk to the public 
     subject to such appropriate privacy concerns and safeguards 
     as the Judicial Conference of the United States may 
     determine; and
       (2) there should be established a bankruptcy data system in 
     which--
       (A) a single set of data definitions and forms are used to 
     collect data nationwide; and
       (B) data for any particular bankruptcy case are aggregated 
     in the same electronic record.
                        TITLE V--TAX PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LIENS.

       (a) Treatment of Certain Liens.--Section 724 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by inserting ``(other than to the extent that there is a 
     properly perfected unavoidable tax lien arising in connection 
     with an ad valorem tax on real or personal property of the 
     estate)'' after ``under this title'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), after ``507(a)(1)'', insert 
     ``(except that such expenses, other than claims for wages, 
     salaries, or commissions which arise after the filing of a 
     petition, shall be limited to expenses incurred under chapter 
     7 of this title and shall not include expenses incurred under 
     chapter 11 of this title)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Before subordinating a tax lien on real or personal 
     property of the estate, the trustee shall--
       ``(1) exhaust the unencumbered assets of the estate; and
       ``(2) in a manner consistent with section 506(c) of this 
     title, recover from property securing an allowed secured 
     claim the reasonable, necessary costs and expenses of 
     preserving or disposing of that property.
       ``(f) Notwithstanding the exclusion of ad valorem tax liens 
     set forth in this section and subject to the requirements of 
     subsection (e)--
       ``(1) claims for wages, salaries, and commissions that are 
     entitled to priority under section 507(a)(3) of this title; 
     or
       ``(2) claims for contributions to an employee benefit plan 
     entitled to priority under section 507(a)(4) of this title,
     may be paid from property of the estate which secures a tax 
     lien, or the proceeds of such property.''.
       (b) Determination of Tax Liability.--Section 505(a)(2) of 
     title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) the amount or legality of any amount arising in 
     connection with an ad valorem tax on real or personal 
     property of the estate, if the applicable period for 
     contesting or redetermining that amount under any law (other 
     than a bankruptcy law) has expired.''.

     SEC. 502. ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT.

       Section 522(c)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:

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       ``(1) a debt of a kind specified in paragraph (1) or (5) of 
     section 523(a) of this title, and such property shall be 
     liable for a debt of a kind specified in such paragraph (5) 
     notwithstanding any State law to the contrary;''.

     SEC. 503. EFFECTIVE NOTICE TO GOVERNMENT.

       (a) Effective Notice to Governmental Units.--Section 342 of 
     title 11, United States Code, as amended by section 405, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) If a debtor lists a governmental unit as a creditor 
     in a list or schedule, any notice required to be given by the 
     debtor under this title, any rule, any applicable law, or any 
     order of the court, shall identify the department, agency, or 
     instrumentality through which the debtor is indebted. The 
     debtor shall identify (with information such as a taxpayer 
     identification number, loan, account or contract number, or 
     real estate parcel number, where applicable), and describe 
     the underlying basis for the governmental unit's claim. If 
     the debtor's liability to a governmental unit arises from a 
     debt or obligation owed or incurred by another individual, 
     entity, or organization, or under a different name, the 
     debtor shall identify such individual, entity, organization, 
     or name.
       ``(h) The clerk shall keep and update quarterly, in the 
     form and manner as the Director of the Administrative Office 
     of the United States Courts prescribes, and make available to 
     debtors, a register in which a governmental unit may 
     designate a safe harbor mailing address for service of notice 
     in cases pending in the district. A governmental unit may 
     file a statement with the clerk designating a safe harbor 
     address to which notices are to be sent, unless such 
     governmental unit files a notice of change of address.''.
       (b) Adoption of Rules Providing Notice.--The Advisory 
     Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference 
     shall, within a reasonable period of time after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, propose for adoption enhanced 
     rules for providing notice to State, Federal, and local 
     government units that have regulatory authority over the 
     debtor or which may be creditors in the debtor's case. Such 
     rules shall be reasonably calculated to ensure that notice 
     will reach the representatives of the governmental unit, or 
     subdivision thereof, who will be the proper persons 
     authorized to act upon the notice. At a minimum, the rules 
     should require that the debtor--
       (1) identify in the schedules and the notice, the 
     subdivision, agency, or entity in respect of which such 
     notice should be received;
       (2) provide sufficient information (such as case captions, 
     permit numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, or similar 
     identifying information) to permit the governmental unit or 
     subdivision thereof, entitled to receive such notice, to 
     identify the debtor or the person or entity on behalf of 
     which the debtor is providing notice where the debtor may be 
     a successor in interest or may not be the same as the person 
     or entity which incurred the debt or obligation; and
       (3) identify, in appropriate schedules, served together 
     with the notice, the property in respect of which the claim 
     or regulatory obligation may have arisen, if any, the nature 
     of such claim or regulatory obligation and the purpose for 
     which notice is being given.
       (c) Effect of Failure of Notice.--Section 342 of title 11, 
     United States Code, as amended by subsection (a) and section 
     405, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i)(1) A notice that does not comply with subsections (d) 
     and (e) shall have no effect unless the debtor demonstrates, 
     by clear and convincing evidence, that timely notice was 
     given in a manner reasonably calculated to satisfy the 
     requirements of this section was given, and that--
       ``(A) either the notice was timely sent to the safe harbor 
     address provided in the register maintained by the clerk of 
     the district in which the case was pending for such purposes; 
     or
       ``(B) no safe harbor address was provided in such list for 
     the governmental unit and that an officer of the governmental 
     unit who is responsible for the matter or claim had actual 
     knowledge of the case in sufficient time to act.
       ``(2) No sanction under section 362(h) of this title or any 
     other sanction which a court may impose on account of 
     violations of the stay under section 362(a) of this title or 
     failure to comply with section 542 or 543 of this title may 
     be imposed unless the action takes place after notice of the 
     commencement of the case as required by this section has been 
     received.''.

     SEC. 504. NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR A DETERMINATION OF TAXES.

       Section 505(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``Unless'' at the beginning of the second 
     sentence thereof and inserting ``If the request is made in 
     the manner designated by the governmental unit and unless''.

     SEC. 505. RATE OF INTEREST ON TAX CLAIMS.

       Chapter 5 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 511. Rate of interest on tax claims

       ``Notwithstanding any provision of this title that requires 
     the payment of interest on a claim, if interest is required 
     to be paid on a tax claim, the rate of interest shall be as 
     follows:
       ``(1) In the case of ad valorem tax claims, whether secured 
     or unsecured, other unsecured tax claims where interest is 
     required to be paid under section 726(a)(5) of this title and 
     secured tax claims the rate shall be determined under 
     applicable nonbankruptcy law.
       ``(2) In the case of unsecured claims for taxes arising 
     before the date of the order for relief and paid under a plan 
     of reorganization, the minimum rate of interest to be applied 
     during the period after the filing of the petition shall be 
     the Federal short-term rate rounded to the nearest full 
     percent, determined under section 1274(d) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, for the calendar month in which the 
     plan is confirmed, plus 3 percentage points.''.

     SEC. 506. TOLLING OF PRIORITY OF TAX CLAIM TIME 
                   PERIODS.

       Section 507(a)(9)(A) of title 11, United States Code, as so 
     redesignated, is amended--
       (1) in clause (i) by inserting after ``petition'' and 
     before the semicolon ``, plus any time, plus 6 months, during 
     which the stay of proceedings was in effect in a prior case 
     under this title''; and
       (2) amend clause (ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) assessed within 240 days before the date of the 
     filing of the petition, exclusive of--

       ``(I) any time plus 30 days during which an offer in 
     compromise with respect of such tax, was pending or in effect 
     during such 240-day period;
       ``(II) any time plus 30 days during which an installment 
     agreement with respect of such tax was pending or in effect 
     during such 240-day period, up to 1 year; and
       ``(III) any time plus 6 months during which a stay of 
     proceedings against collections was in effect in a prior case 
     under this title during such 240-day period.''.

     SEC. 507. ASSESSMENT DEFINED.

       (a) Assessment Defined for Priority Purposes.--Section 101 
     of title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) `assessment'--
       ``(A) for purposes of State and local taxes, means that 
     point in time when all actions required have been taken so 
     that thereafter a taxing authority may commence an action to 
     collect the tax; and
       ``(B) for Federal tax purposes has the meaning given such 
     term in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
     and `assessed' and `assessable' shall be interpreted in light 
     of the definition of assessment in this paragraph;''.
       (b) Assessment Defined for the Stay of Proceedings.--
     Section 362(b)(9)(D) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``the making of an assessment'' 
     the following: ``as defined by applicable nonbankruptcy law 
     notwithstanding the definition of an `assessment' elsewhere 
     in this title''.

     SEC. 508. CHAPTER 13 DISCHARGE OF FRAUDULENT AND OTHER TAXES.

       Section 1328(a)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``(1),'' after ``paragraph''.

     SEC. 509. CHAPTER 11 DISCHARGE OF FRAUDULENT TAXES.

       Section 1141(d) of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by section 119A, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), the 
     confirmation of a plan does not discharge a debtor which is a 
     corporation from any debt for a tax or customs duty with 
     respect to which the debtor made a fraudulent return or 
     willfully attempted in any manner to evade or defeat such 
     tax.''.

     SEC. 510. STAY OF TAX PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) Section 362 Stay Limited to Prepetition Taxes.--Section 
     362(a)(8) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the period at the end and inserting ``, in respect 
     of a tax liability for a taxable period ending before the 
     order for relief.''.
       (b) Appeal of Tax Court Decisions Permitted.--Section 
     362(b)(9) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) the appeal of a decision by a court or administrative 
     tribunal which determines a tax liability of the debtor 
     without regard to whether such determination was made 
     prepetition or postpetition.''.

     SEC. 511. PERIODIC PAYMENT OF TAXES IN CHAPTER 11 CASES.

       Section 1129(a)(9) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking ``deferred cash payments, over a period not 
     exceeding six years after the date of assessment of such 
     claim,'' and inserting ``regular installment payments in 
     cash, but in no case with a balloon provision, and no more 
     than three months apart, beginning no later than the 
     effective date of the plan and ending on the earlier of five 
     years after the petition date or the last date payments are 
     to be made under the plan to unsecured creditors,'';
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) with respect to a secured claim which would be 
     described in section 507(a)(8) of this title but for its 
     secured status, the holder of such claim will receive on 
     account of such claim cash payments of not less than is 
     required in subparagraph (C) and over a period no greater 
     than is required in such subparagraph.''.

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     SEC. 512. AVOIDANCE OF STATUTORY TAX LIENS PROHIBITED.

       Section 545(2) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ``, except 
     where such purchaser is a purchaser described in section 6323 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or similar provision of 
     State or local law;''.

     SEC. 513. PAYMENT OF TAXES IN THE CONDUCT OF 
                   BUSINESS.

       (a) Payment of Taxes Required.--Section 960 of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Any''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Such taxes shall be paid when due in the conduct of 
     such business unless--
       ``(1) the tax is a property tax secured by a lien against 
     property that is abandoned within a reasonable time after the 
     lien attaches, by the trustee of a bankruptcy estate, 
     pursuant to section 554 of title 11; or
       ``(2) payment of the tax is excused under a specific 
     provision of title 11.
       ``(c) In a case pending under chapter 7 of title 11, 
     payment of a tax may be deferred until final distribution is 
     made under section 726 of title 11 if--
       ``(1) the tax was not incurred by a trustee duly appointed 
     under chapter 7 of title 11; or
       ``(2) before the due date of the tax, the court has made a 
     finding of probable insufficiency of funds of the estate to 
     pay in full the administrative expenses allowed under section 
     503(b) of title 11 that have the same priority in 
     distribution under section 726(b) of title 11 as such tax.''.
       (b) Payment of Ad Valorem Taxes Required.--Section 
     503(b)(1)(B) of title 11, United States Code, is amended in 
     clause (i) by inserting after ``estate,'' and before 
     ``except'' the following: ``whether secured or unsecured, 
     including property taxes for which liability is in rem only, 
     in personam or both,''.
       (c) Request for Payment of Administrative Expense Taxes 
     Eliminated.--Section 503(b)(1) of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (a) of 
     this section, a governmental unit shall not be required to 
     file a request for the payment of a claim described in 
     subparagraph (B) or (C);''.
       (d) Payment of Taxes and Fees as Secured Claims.--Section 
     506 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by inserting ``or State statute'' 
     after ``agreement''; and
       (2) in subsection (c) by inserting ``, including the 
     payment of all ad valorem property taxes in respect of the 
     property'' before the period at the end.

     SEC. 514. TARDILY FILED PRIORITY TAX CLAIMS.

       Section 726(a)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``before the date on which the trustee 
     commences distribution under this section'' and inserting 
     ``on or before the earlier of 10 days after the mailing to 
     creditors of the summary of the trustee's final report or the 
     date on which the trustee commences final distribution under 
     this section''.

     SEC. 515. INCOME TAX RETURNS PREPARED BY TAX 
                   AUTHORITIES.

       Section 523(a)(1)(B) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or equivalent report or notice,'' after 
     ``a return,'';
       (2) in clause (i)--
       (A) by inserting ``or given'' after ``filed''; and
       (B) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (3) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by inserting ``or given'' after ``filed''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, report, or notice'' after ``return''; 
     and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) for purposes of this subsection, a return--

       ``(I) must satisfy the requirements of applicable 
     nonbankruptcy law, and includes a return prepared pursuant to 
     section 6020(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or 
     similar State or local law, or a written stipulation to a 
     judgment entered by a nonbankruptcy tribunal, but does not 
     include a return made pursuant to section 6020(b) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or similar State or local law; 
     and
       ``(II) must have been filed in a manner permitted by 
     applicable nonbankruptcy law; or''.

     SEC. 516. DISCHARGE OF THE ESTATE'S LIABILITY FOR UNPAID 
                   TAXES.

       Section 505(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     in the second sentence by inserting ``the estate,'' after 
     ``misrepresentation,''.

     SEC. 517. REQUIREMENT TO FILE TAX RETURNS TO CONFIRM CHAPTER 
                   13 PLANS.

       (a) Filing of Prepetition Tax Returns Required for Plan 
     Confirmation.--Section 1325(a) of title 11, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 146, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (6) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (7) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) if the debtor has filed all Federal, State, and local 
     tax returns as required by section 1308 of this title.''.
       (b) Additional Time Permitted for Filing Tax Returns.--(1) 
     Chapter 13 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1308. Filing of prepetition tax returns

       ``(a) On or before the day prior to the day on which the 
     first meeting of the creditors is convened under section 
     341(a) of this title, the debtor shall have filed with 
     appropriate tax authorities all tax returns for all taxable 
     periods ending in the 6-year period ending on the date of 
     filing of the petition.
       ``(b) If the tax returns required by subsection (a) have 
     not been filed by the date on which the first meeting of 
     creditors is convened under section 341(a) of this title, the 
     trustee may continue such meeting for a reasonable period of 
     time, to allow the debtor additional time to file any unfiled 
     returns, but such additional time shall be no more than--
       ``(1) for returns that are past due as of the date of the 
     filing of the petition, 120 days from such date;
       ``(2) for returns which are not past due as of the date of 
     the filing of the petition, the later of 120 days from such 
     date or the due date for such returns under the last 
     automatic extension of time for filing such returns to which 
     the debtor is entitled, and for which request has been timely 
     made, according to applicable nonbankruptcy law; and
       ``(3) upon notice and hearing, and order entered before the 
     lapse of any deadline fixed according to this subsection, 
     where the debtor demonstrates, by clear and convincing 
     evidence, that the failure to file the returns as required is 
     because of circumstances beyond the control of the debtor, 
     the court may extend the deadlines set by the trustee as 
     provided in this subsection for--
       ``(A) a period of no more than 30 days for returns 
     described in paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
       ``(B) for no more than the period of time ending on the 
     applicable extended due date for the returns described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(c) For purposes of this section only, a return includes 
     a return prepared pursuant to section 6020 (a) or (b) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or similar State or local law, 
     or a written stipulation to a judgment entered by a 
     nonbankruptcy tribunal.''.
       (2) The table of sections of chapter 13 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 1307 the following:

``1308. Filing of prepetition tax returns.''.
       (c) Dismissal or Conversion on Failure To Comply.--Section 
     1307 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Upon the failure of the debtor to file tax returns 
     under section 1308 of this title, on request of a party in 
     interest or the United States trustee and after notice and a 
     hearing, the court shall dismiss a case or convert a case 
     under this chapter to a case under chapter 7 of this title, 
     whichever is in the best interests of creditors and the 
     estate.''.
       (d) Timely Filed Claims.--Section 502(b)(9) of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``, and except that in a case under chapter 
     13 of this title, a claim of a governmental unit for a tax in 
     respect of a return filed under section 1308 of this title 
     shall be timely if it is filed on or before 60 days after 
     such return or returns were filed as required.''.
       (e) Rules for Objections to Claims and to Confirmation.--It 
     is the sense of the Congress that the Advisory Committee on 
     Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference should, within a 
     reasonable period of time after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, propose for adoption amended Federal Rules of 
     Bankruptcy Procedure which provide that--
       (1) notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 3015(f), in 
     cases under chapter 13 of title 11, United States Code, a 
     governmental unit may object to the confirmation of a plan on 
     or before 60 days after the debtor files all tax returns 
     required under sections 1308 and 1325(a)(7) of title 11, 
     United States Code; and
       (2) in addition to the provisions of Rule 3007, in a case 
     under chapter 13 of title 11, United States Code, no 
     objection to a tax in respect of a return required to be 
     filed under such section 1308 shall be filed until such 
     return has been filed as required.

     SEC. 518. STANDARDS FOR TAX DISCLOSURE.

       Section 1125(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     in paragraph (1)--
       (1) by inserting after ``records,'' the following: 
     ``including a full discussion of the potential material 
     Federal, State, and local tax consequences of the plan to the 
     debtor, any successor to the debtor, and a hypothetical 
     investor domiciled in the State in which the debtor resides 
     or has its principal place of business typical of the holders 
     of claims or interests in the case,'';
       (2) by inserting ``such'' after ``enable''; and
       (3) by striking ``reasonable'' where it appears after 
     ``hypothetical'' and by striking ``typical of holders of 
     claims or interests'' after ``investor''.

     SEC. 519. SETOFF OF TAX REFUNDS.

       Section 362(b) of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by sections 130, 146, and 150 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (21) by striking ``or'';
       (2) in paragraph (22) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (22) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(23) under subsection (a) of the setoff of an income tax 
     refund, by a governmental unit, in respect of a taxable 
     period which ended before the order for relief against an 
     income tax liability for a taxable period which also ended 
     before the order for relief, unless--

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       ``(A) prior to such setoff, an action to determine the 
     amount or legality of such tax liability under section 505(a) 
     was commenced; or
       ``(B) where the setoff of an income tax refund is not 
     permitted because of a pending action to determine the amount 
     or legality of a tax liability, the governmental unit may 
     hold the refund pending the resolution of the action.''.
            TITLE VI--ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES

     SEC. 601. AMENDMENT TO ADD A CHAPTER 6 TO TITLE 11, UNITED 
                   STATES CODE.

       (a) In General.--Title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after chapter 5 the following:

          ``CHAPTER 6--ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES

``Sec.
``601. Purpose and scope of application.

                   ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``602. Definitions.
``603. International obligations of the United States.
``604. Commencement of ancillary case.
``605. Authorization to act in a foreign country.
``606. Public policy exception.
``607. Additional assistance.
``608. Interpretation.

``SUBCHAPTER II--ACCESS OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS TO THE 
                                 COURT

``609. Right of direct access.
``610. Limited jurisdiction.
``611. Commencement of bankruptcy case under section 301 or 303.
``612. Participation of a foreign representative in a case under this 
              title.
``613. Access of foreign creditors to a case under this title.
``614. Notification to foreign creditors concerning a case under this 
              title.

    ``SUBCHAPTER III--RECOGNITION OF A FOREIGN PROCEEDING AND RELIEF

``615. Application for recognition of a foreign proceeding.
``616. Presumptions concerning recognition.
``617. Order recognizing a foreign proceeding.
``618. Subsequent information.
``619. Relief that may be granted upon petition for recognition of a 
              foreign proceeding.
``620. Effects of recognition of a foreign main proceeding.
``621. Relief that may be granted upon recognition of a foreign 
              proceeding.
``622. Protection of creditors and other interested persons.
``623. Actions to avoid acts detrimental to creditors.
``624. Intervention by a foreign representative.

     ``SUBCHAPTER IV--COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COURTS AND FOREIGN 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

``625. Cooperation and direct communication between the court and 
              foreign courts or foreign representatives.
``626. Cooperation and direct communication between the trustee and 
              foreign courts or foreign representatives.
``627. Forms of cooperation.

                 ``SUBCHAPTER V--CONCURRENT PROCEEDINGS

``628. Commencement of a case under this title after recognition of a 
              foreign main proceeding.
``629. Coordination of a case under this title and a foreign 
              proceeding.
``630. Coordination of more than 1 foreign proceeding.
``631. Presumption of insolvency based on recognition of a foreign main 
              proceeding.
``632. Rule of payment in concurrent proceedings.

     ``Sec. 601. Purpose and scope of application

       ``(a) The purpose of this chapter is to incorporate the 
     Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency so as to provide 
     effective mechanisms for dealing with cases of cross-border 
     insolvency with the objectives of--
       ``(1) cooperation between--
       ``(A) United States courts, United States Trustees, 
     trustees, examiners, debtors, and debtors in possession; and
       ``(B) the courts and other competent authorities of foreign 
     countries involved in cross-border insolvency cases;
       ``(2) greater legal certainty for trade and investment;
       ``(3) fair and efficient administration of cross-border 
     insolvencies that protects the interests of all creditors, 
     and other interested entities, including the debtor;
       ``(4) protection and maximization of the value of the 
     debtor's assets; and
       ``(5) facilitation of the rescue of financially troubled 
     businesses, thereby protecting investment and preserving 
     employment.
       ``(b) This chapter applies where--
       ``(1) assistance is sought in the United States by a 
     foreign court or a foreign representative in connection with 
     a foreign proceeding;
       ``(2) assistance is sought in a foreign country in 
     connection with a case under this title;
       ``(3) a foreign proceeding and a case under this title with 
     respect to the same debtor are taking place concurrently; or
       ``(4) creditors or other interested persons in a foreign 
     country have an interest in requesting the commencement of, 
     or participating in, a case or proceeding under this title.
       ``(c) This chapter does not apply to--
       ``(1) a proceeding concerning an entity identified by 
     exclusion in subsection 109(b);
       ``(2) an individual, or to an individual and such 
     individual's spouse, who have debts within the limits 
     specified in under section 109(e) and who are citizens of the 
     United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence in the United States; or
       ``(3) an entity subject to a proceeding under the 
     Securities Investor Protection Act, a stockbroker subject to 
     subchapter III of chapter 7 of this title, or a commodity 
     broker subject to subchapter IV of chapter 7 of this title.

                   ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``Sec. 602. Definitions

       ``For the purposes of this chapter, the term--
       ``(1) `debtor' means an entity that is the subject of a 
     foreign proceeding;
       ``(2) `establishment' means any place of operations where 
     the debtor carries out a nontransitory economic activity;
       ``(3) `foreign court' means a judicial or other authority 
     competent to control or supervise a foreign proceeding;
       ``(4) `foreign main proceeding' means a foreign proceeding 
     taking place in the country where the debtor has the center 
     of its main interests;
       ``(5) `foreign nonmain proceeding' means a foreign 
     proceeding, other than a foreign main proceeding, taking 
     place in a country where the debtor has an establishment;
       ``(6) `trustee' includes a trustee, a debtor in possession 
     in a case under any chapter of this title, or a debtor under 
     chapters 9 or 13 of this title; and
       ``(7) `within the territorial jurisdiction of the United 
     States' when used with reference to property of a debtor 
     refers to tangible property located within the territory of 
     the United States and intangible property deemed under 
     applicable nonbankruptcy law to be located within that 
     territory, including any property subject to attachment or 
     garnishment that may properly be seized or garnished by an 
     action in a Federal or State court in the United States.

     ``Sec. 603. International obligations of the United States

       ``To the extent that this chapter conflicts with an 
     obligation of the United States arising out of any treaty or 
     other form of agreement to which it is a party with 1 or more 
     other countries, the requirements of the treaty or agreement 
     prevail.

     ``Sec. 604. Commencement of ancillary case

       ``A case under this chapter is commenced by the filing of a 
     petition for recognition of a foreign proceeding under 
     section 615.

     ``Sec. 605. Authorization to act in a foreign country

       ``A trustee or another entity (including an examiner) 
     authorized by the court may be authorized by the court to act 
     in a foreign country on behalf of an estate created under 
     section 541. An entity authorized to act under this section 
     may act in any way permitted by the applicable foreign law.

     ``Sec. 606. Public policy exception

       ``Nothing in this chapter prevents the court from refusing 
     to take an action governed by this chapter if the action 
     would be manifestly contrary to the public policy of the 
     United States.

     ``Sec. 607. Additional assistance

       ``(a) Subject to the specific limitations stated elsewhere 
     in this chapter the court, upon recognition of a foreign 
     proceeding, to provide additional assistance to a foreign 
     representative under this title or under other laws of the 
     United States.
       ``(b) In determining whether to provide additional 
     assistance under this title or under other laws of the United 
     States, the court shall consider whether such additional 
     assistance, consistent with the principles of comity, will 
     reasonably assure--
       ``(1) just treatment of all holders of claims against or 
     interests in the debtor's property;
       ``(2) protection of claim holders in the United States 
     against prejudice and inconvenience in the processing of 
     claims in such foreign proceeding;
       ``(3) prevention of preferential or fraudulent dispositions 
     of property of the debtor;
       ``(4) distribution of proceeds of the debtor's property 
     substantially in accordance with the order prescribed by this 
     title; and
       ``(5) if appropriate, the provision of an opportunity for a 
     fresh start for the individual that such foreign proceeding 
     concerns.

     ``Sec. 608. Interpretation

       ``In interpreting this chapter, the court shall consider 
     its international origin, and the need to promote an 
     application of this chapter that is consistent with the 
     application of similar statutes adopted by foreign 
     jurisdictions.

``SUBCHAPTER II--ACCESS OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS TO THE 
                                 COURT

     ``Sec. 609. Right of direct access

       ``(a) A foreign representative is entitled to commence a 
     case under section 604 by filing a petition for recognition 
     under section 615, and upon recognition, to apply directly to 
     other Federal and State courts for appropriate relief in 
     those courts.
       ``(b) Upon recognition, and subject to section 610, a 
     foreign representative has the capacity to sue and be sued, 
     and shall be subject to the laws of the United States of 
     general applicability.

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       ``(c) Subject to section 610 of this title, a foreign 
     representative is subject to laws of general application.
       ``(d) Recognition under this chapter is prerequisite to the 
     granting of comity or cooperation to a foreign representative 
     in any State or Federal court in the United States. Any 
     request for comity or cooperation by a foreign representative 
     in any court shall be accompanied by a sworn statement 
     setting forth whether recognition under section 615 has been 
     sought and the status of any such petition.
       ``(e) Upon denial of recognition under this chapter, the 
     court may issue appropriate orders necessary to prevent an 
     attempt to obtain comity or cooperation from courts in the 
     United States without such recognition.

     ``Sec. 610. Limited jurisdiction

       ``The sole fact that a foreign representative files a 
     petition under section 615 does not subject the foreign 
     representative to the jurisdiction of any court in the United 
     States for any other purpose.

     ``Sec. 611. Commencement of case under section 301 or 303

       ``(a) Upon recognition, a foreign representative may 
     commence--
       ``(1) an involuntary case under section 303; or
       ``(2) a voluntary case under section 301 or 302, if the 
     foreign proceeding is a foreign main proceeding.
       ``(b) The petition commencing a case under subsection (a) 
     of this section must be accompanied by a statement describing 
     the petition for recognition and its current status. The 
     court where the petition for recognition has been filed must 
     be advised of the foreign representative's intent to commence 
     a case under subsection (a) of this section prior to such 
     commencement.

     ``Sec. 612. Participation of a foreign representative in a 
       case under this title

       ``Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, the foreign 
     representative in that proceeding is entitled to participate 
     as a party in interest in a case regarding the debtor under 
     this title.

     ``Sec. 613. Access of foreign creditors to a case under this 
       title

       ``(a) Foreign creditors have the same rights regarding the 
     commencement of, and participation in, a case under this 
     title as domestic creditors.
       ``(b)(1) Subsection (a) of this section does not change or 
     codify present law as to the priority of claims under section 
     507 or 726 of this title, except that the claim of a foreign 
     creditor under those sections shall not be given a lower 
     priority than that of general unsecured claims without 
     priority solely because the holder of such claim is a foreign 
     creditor.
       ``(2)(A) Subsection (a) of this section and paragraph (1) 
     of this subsection do not change or codify present law as to 
     the allowability of foreign revenue claims or other foreign 
     public law claims in a proceeding under this title.
       ``(B) Allowance and priority as to a foreign tax claim or 
     other foreign public law claim shall be governed by any 
     applicable tax treaty of the United States, under the 
     conditions and circumstances specified therein.

     ``Sec. 614. Notification to foreign creditors concerning a 
       case under this title

       ``(a) Whenever in a case under this title notice is to be 
     given to creditors generally or to any class or category of 
     creditors, such notice shall also be given to the known 
     creditors generally, or to creditors in the notified class or 
     category, that do not have addresses in the United States. 
     The court may order that appropriate steps be taken with a 
     view to notifying any creditor whose address is not yet 
     known.
       ``(b) Such notification to creditors with foreign addresses 
     described in subsection (a) shall be given individually, 
     unless the court considers that, under the circumstances, 
     some other form of notification would be more appropriate. No 
     letters rogatory or other similar formality is required.
       ``(c) When a notification of commencement of a case is to 
     be given to foreign creditors, the notification shall--
       ``(1) indicate the time period for filing proofs of claim 
     and specify the place for their filing;
       ``(2) indicate whether secured creditors need to file their 
     proofs of claim; and
       ``(3) contain any other information required to be included 
     in such a notification to creditors pursuant to this title 
     and the orders of the court.
       ``(d) Any rule of procedure or order of the court as to 
     notice or the filing of a claim shall provide such additional 
     time to creditors with foreign addresses as is reasonable 
     under the circumstances.

    ``SUBCHAPTER III--RECOGNITION OF A FOREIGN PROCEEDING AND RELIEF

     ``Sec. 615. Application for recognition of a foreign 
       proceeding

       ``(a) A foreign representative applies to the court for 
     recognition of the foreign proceeding in which the foreign 
     representative has been appointed by filing a petition for 
     recognition.
       ``(b) A petition for recognition shall be accompanied by--
       ``(1) a certified copy of the decision commencing the 
     foreign proceeding and appointing the foreign representative;
       ``(2) a certificate from the foreign court affirming the 
     existence of the foreign proceeding and of the appointment of 
     the foreign representative; or
       ``(3) in the absence of evidence referred to in paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), any other evidence acceptable to the court of 
     the existence of the foreign proceeding and of the 
     appointment of the foreign representative.
       ``(c) A petition for recognition shall also be accompanied 
     by a statement identifying all foreign proceedings with 
     respect to the debtor that are known to the foreign 
     representative.
       ``(d) The documents referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     of subsection (b) must be translated into English. The court 
     may require a translation into English of additional 
     documents.

     ``Sec. 616. Presumptions concerning recognition

       ``(a) If the decision or certificate referred to in section 
     615(b) indicates that the foreign proceeding is a foreign 
     proceeding within the meaning of section 101(23) and that the 
     person or body is a foreign representative within the meaning 
     of section 101(24), the court is entitled to so presume.
       ``(b) The court is entitled to presume that documents 
     submitted in support of the petition for recognition are 
     authentic, whether or not they have been legalized.
       ``(c) In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the 
     debtor's registered office, or habitual residence in the case 
     of an individual, is presumed to be the center of the 
     debtor's main interests.

     ``Sec. 617. Order recognizing a foreign proceeding

       ``(a) Subject to section 606, after notice and a hearing an 
     order recognizing a foreign proceeding shall be entered if--
       ``(1) the foreign proceeding is a foreign main proceeding 
     or foreign nonmain proceeding within the meaning of section 
     602;
       ``(2) the foreign representative applying for recognition 
     is a person or body within the meaning of section 101(24); 
     and
       ``(3) the petition meets the requirements of section 615.
       ``(b) The foreign proceeding shall be recognized--
       ``(1) as a foreign main proceeding if it is taking place in 
     the country where the debtor has the center of its main 
     interests; or
       ``(2) as a foreign nonmain proceeding if the debtor has an 
     establishment within the meaning of section 602 in the 
     foreign country where the proceeding is pending.
       ``(c) A petition for recognition of a foreign proceeding 
     shall be decided upon at the earliest possible time. Entry of 
     an order recognizing a foreign proceeding shall constitute 
     recognition under this chapter.
       ``(d) The provisions of this subchapter do not prevent 
     modification or termination of recognition if it is shown 
     that the grounds for granting it were fully or partially 
     lacking or have ceased to exist, but in considering such 
     action the court shall give due weight to possible prejudice 
     to parties that have relied upon the granting of recognition. 
     The case under this chapter may be closed in the manner 
     prescribed for a case under section 350.

     ``Sec. 618. Subsequent information

       ``From the time of filing the petition for recognition of 
     the foreign proceeding, the foreign representative shall file 
     with the court promptly a notice of change of status 
     concerning--
       ``(1) any substantial change in the status of the foreign 
     proceeding or the status of the foreign representative's 
     appointment; and
       ``(2) any other foreign proceeding regarding the debtor 
     that becomes known to the foreign representative.

     ``Sec. 619. Relief that may be granted upon petition for 
       recognition of a foreign proceeding

       ``(a) From the time of filing a petition for recognition 
     until the petition is decided upon, the court may, at the 
     request of the foreign representative, where relief is 
     urgently needed to protect the assets of the debtor or the 
     interests of the creditors, grant relief of a provisional 
     nature, including--
       ``(1) staying execution against the debtor's assets;
       ``(2) entrusting the administration or realization of all 
     or part of the debtor's assets located in the United States 
     to the foreign representative or another person authorized by 
     the court, including an examiner, in order to protect and 
     preserve the value of assets that, by their nature or because 
     of other circumstances, are perishable, susceptible to 
     devaluation or otherwise in jeopardy; and
       ``(3) any relief referred to in paragraph (3), (4), or (7) 
     of section 621(a).
       ``(b) Unless extended under section 621(a)(6), the relief 
     granted under this section terminates when the petition for 
     recognition is decided upon.
       ``(c) It is a ground for denial of relief under this 
     section that such relief would interfere with the 
     administration of a foreign main proceeding.
       ``(d) The court may not enjoin a police or regulatory act 
     of a governmental unit, including a criminal action or 
     proceeding, under this section.
       ``(e) The standards, procedures, and limitations applicable 
     to an injunction shall apply to relief under this section.

     ``Sec. 620. Effects of recognition of a foreign main 
       proceeding

       ``(a) Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding that is a 
     foreign main proceeding--
       ``(1) section 362 applies with respect to the debtor and 
     that property of the debtor that is within the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States; and
       ``(2) transfer, encumbrance, or any other disposition of an 
     interest of the debtor in property within the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States is restrained as and to the 
     extent that is provided for property of an estate under 
     sections 363, 549, and 552.

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     Unless the court orders otherwise, the foreign representative 
     may operate the debtor's business and may exercise the powers 
     of a trustee under section 549, subject to sections 363 and 
     552.
       ``(b) The scope, and the modification or termination, of 
     the stay and restraints referred to in subsection (a) of this 
     section are subject to the exceptions and limitations 
     provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 362, 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 363, and sections 552, 555 
     through 557, 559, and 560.
       ``(c) Subsection (a) of this section does not affect the 
     right to commence individual actions or proceedings in a 
     foreign country to the extent necessary to preserve a claim 
     against the debtor.
       ``(d) Subsection (a) of this section does not affect the 
     right of a foreign representative or an entity to file a 
     petition commencing a case under this title or the right of 
     any party to file claims or take other proper actions in such 
     a case.

     ``Sec. 621. Relief that may be granted upon recognition of a 
       foreign proceeding

       ``(a) Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, whether 
     main or nonmain, where necessary to effectuate the purpose of 
     this chapter and to protect the assets of the debtor or the 
     interests of the creditors, the court may, at the request of 
     the foreign representative, grant any appropriate relief, 
     including--
       ``(1) staying the commencement or continuation of 
     individual actions or individual proceedings concerning the 
     debtor's assets, rights, obligations or liabilities to the 
     extent they have not been stayed under section 620(a);
       ``(2) staying execution against the debtor's assets to the 
     extent it has not been stayed under section 620(a);
       ``(3) suspending the right to transfer, encumber or 
     otherwise dispose of any assets of the debtor to the extent 
     this right has not been suspended under section 620(a);
       ``(4) providing for the examination of witnesses, the 
     taking of evidence or the delivery of information concerning 
     the debtor's assets, affairs, rights, obligations or 
     liabilities;
       ``(5) entrusting the administration or realization of all 
     or part of the debtor's assets within the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States to the foreign 
     representative or another person, including an examiner, 
     authorized by the court;
       ``(6) extending relief granted under section 619(a); and
       ``(7) granting any additional relief that may be available 
     to a trustee, except for relief available under sections 522, 
     544, 545, 547, 548, 550, and 724(a).
       ``(b) Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, whether 
     main or nonmain, the court may, at the request of the foreign 
     representative, entrust the distribution of all or part of 
     the debtor's assets located in the United States to the 
     foreign representative or another person, including an 
     examiner, authorized by the court, provided that the court is 
     satisfied that the interests of creditors in the United 
     States are sufficiently protected.
       ``(c) In granting relief under this section to a 
     representative of a foreign nonmain proceeding, the court 
     must be satisfied that the relief relates to assets that, 
     under the law of the United States, should be administered in 
     the foreign nonmain proceeding or concerns information 
     required in that proceeding.
       ``(d) The court may not enjoin a police or regulatory act 
     of a governmental unit, including a criminal action or 
     proceeding, under this section.
       ``(e) The standards, procedures, and limitations applicable 
     to an injunction shall apply to relief under paragraphs (1), 
     (2), (3), and (6) of subsection (a).

     ``Sec. 622. Protection of creditors and other interested 
       persons

       ``(a) The court may grant relief under section 619 or 621, 
     or may modify or terminate relief under subsection (c) of 
     this section, only if the interests of the creditors and 
     other interested persons or entities, including the debtor, 
     are sufficiently protected.
       ``(b) The court may subject relief granted under section 
     619 or 621, or the operation of the debtor's business under 
     section 620(a)(2) of this title, to conditions it considers 
     appropriate, including the giving of security or the filing 
     of a bond.
       ``(c) The court may, at the request of the foreign 
     representative or an entity affected by relief granted under 
     section 619 or 621, or at its own motion, modify or terminate 
     such relief.
       ``(d) Section 1104(d) shall apply to the appointment of an 
     examiner under this chapter. Any examiner shall comply with 
     the qualification requirements imposed on a trustee by 
     section 322.

     ``Sec. 623. Actions to avoid acts detrimental to creditors

       ``(a) Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, the foreign 
     representative has standing in a pending case under another 
     chapter of this title to initiate actions under sections 522, 
     544, 545, 547, 548, 550, and 724(a).
       ``(b) When the foreign proceeding is a foreign nonmain 
     proceeding, the court must be satisfied that an action under 
     subsection (a) of this section relates to assets that, under 
     United States law, should be administered in the foreign 
     nonmain proceeding.

     ``Sec. 624. Intervention by a foreign representative

       ``Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, the foreign 
     representative may intervene in any proceedings in a State or 
     Federal court in the United States in which the debtor is a 
     party.

     ``SUBCHAPTER IV--COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COURTS AND FOREIGN 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

     ``Sec. 625. Cooperation and direct communication between the 
       court and foreign courts or foreign representatives

       ``(a) Consistent with section 601, the court shall 
     cooperate to the maximum extent possible with foreign courts 
     or foreign representatives, either directly or through the 
     trustee.
       ``(b) The court is entitled to communicate directly with, 
     or to request information or assistance directly from, 
     foreign courts or foreign representatives, subject to the 
     rights of parties in interest to notice and participation.

     ``Sec. 626. Cooperation and direct communication between the 
       trustee and foreign courts or foreign representatives

       ``(a) Consistent with section 601, the trustee or other 
     person, including an examiner, authorized by the court, 
     shall, subject to the supervision of the court, cooperate to 
     the maximum extent possible with foreign courts or foreign 
     representatives.
       ``(b) The trustee or other person, including an examiner, 
     authorized by the court is entitled, subject to the 
     supervision of the court, to communicate directly with 
     foreign courts or foreign representatives.

     ``Sec. 627. Forms of cooperation

       ``Cooperation referred to in sections 625 and 626 may be 
     implemented by any appropriate means, including--
       ``(1) appointment of a person or body, including an 
     examiner, to act at the direction of the court;
       ``(2) communication of information by any means considered 
     appropriate by the court;
       ``(3) coordination of the administration and supervision of 
     the debtor's assets and affairs;
       ``(4) approval or implementation of agreements concerning 
     the coordination of proceedings; and
       ``(5) coordination of concurrent proceedings regarding the 
     same debtor.

                 ``SUBCHAPTER V--CONCURRENT PROCEEDINGS

     ``Sec. 628. Commencement of a case under this title after 
       recognition of a foreign main proceeding

       ``After recognition of a foreign main proceeding, a case 
     under another chapter of this title may be commenced only if 
     the debtor has assets in the United States. The effects of 
     that case shall be restricted to the assets of the debtor 
     that are within the territorial jurisdiction of the United 
     States and, to the extent necessary to implement cooperation 
     and coordination under sections 625, 626, and 627, to other 
     assets of the debtor that are within the jurisdiction of the 
     court under sections 541(a) of this title, and 1334(e) of 
     title 28, to the extent that such other assets are not 
     subject to the jurisdiction and control of a foreign 
     proceeding that has been recognized under this chapter.

     ``Sec. 629. Coordination of a case under this title and a 
       foreign proceeding

       ``Where a foreign proceeding and a case under another 
     chapter of this title are taking place concurrently regarding 
     the same debtor, the court shall seek cooperation and 
     coordination under sections 625, 626, and 627, and the 
     following shall apply:
       ``(1) When the case in the United States is taking place at 
     the time the petition for recognition of the foreign 
     proceeding is filed--
       ``(A) any relief granted under sections 619 or 621 must be 
     consistent with the relief granted in the case in the United 
     States; and
       ``(B) even if the foreign proceeding is recognized as a 
     foreign main proceeding, section 620 does not apply.
       ``(2) When a case in the United States under this title 
     commences after recognition, or after the filing of the 
     petition for recognition, of the foreign proceeding--
       ``(A) any relief in effect under sections 619 or 621 shall 
     be reviewed by the court and shall be modified or terminated 
     if inconsistent with the case in the United States; and
       ``(B) if the foreign proceeding is a foreign main 
     proceeding, the stay and suspension referred to in section 
     620(a) shall be modified or terminated if inconsistent with 
     the relief granted in the case in the United States.
       ``(3) In granting, extending, or modifying relief granted 
     to a representative of a foreign nonmain proceeding, the 
     court must be satisfied that the relief relates to assets 
     that, under the law of the United States, should be 
     administered in the foreign nonmain proceeding or concerns 
     information required in that proceeding.
       ``(4) In achieving cooperation and coordination under 
     sections 628 and 629, the court may grant any of the relief 
     authorized under section 305.

     ``Sec. 630. Coordination of more than 1 foreign proceeding

       ``In matters referred to in section 601, with respect to 
     more than 1 foreign proceeding regarding the debtor, the 
     court shall seek cooperation and coordination under sections 
     625, 626, and 627, and the following shall apply:
       ``(1) Any relief granted under section 619 or 621 to a 
     representative of a foreign nonmain proceeding after 
     recognition of a foreign main proceeding must be consistent 
     with the foreign main proceeding.
       ``(2) If a foreign main proceeding is recognized after 
     recognition, or after the filing of a petition for 
     recognition, of a foreign nonmain proceeding, any relief in 
     effect under section 619 or 621 shall be reviewed by

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     the court and shall be modified or terminated if inconsistent 
     with the foreign main proceeding.
       ``(3) If, after recognition of a foreign nonmain 
     proceeding, another foreign nonmain proceeding is recognized, 
     the court shall grant, modify, or terminate relief for the 
     purpose of facilitating coordination of the proceedings.

     ``Sec. 631. Presumption of insolvency based on recognition of 
       a foreign main proceeding

       ``In the absence of evidence to the contrary, recognition 
     of a foreign main proceeding is for the purpose of commencing 
     a proceeding under section 303, proof that the debtor is 
     generally not paying its debts.

     ``Sec. 632. Rule of payment in concurrent proceedings

       ``Without prejudice to secured claims or rights in rem, a 
     creditor who has received payment with respect to its claim 
     in a foreign proceeding pursuant to a law relating to 
     insolvency may not receive a payment for the same claim in a 
     case under any other chapter of this title regarding the 
     debtor, so long as the payment to other creditors of the same 
     class is proportionately less than the payment the creditor 
     has already received.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for title 
     11, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to chapter 5 the following:

``6. Ancillary and Other Cross-Border Cases..................601''.....

     SEC. 602. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER CHAPTERS IN TITLE 11, UNITED 
                   STATES CODE.

       (a) Applicability of Chapters.--Section 103 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``and this chapter, sections 307, 555 through 557, 
     559, and 560 apply in a case under chapter 6''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Chapter 6 applies only in a case under that chapter, 
     except that section 605 applies to trustees and to any other 
     entity authorized by the court, including an examiner, under 
     chapters 7, 11, and 12, to debtors in possession under 
     chapters 11 and 12, and to debtors or trustees under chapters 
     9 and 13 who are authorized to act under section 605.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (23) and (24) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(23) `foreign proceeding' means a collective judicial or 
     administrative proceeding in a foreign state, including an 
     interim proceeding, pursuant to a law relating to insolvency 
     in which proceeding the assets and affairs of the debtor are 
     subject to control or supervision by a foreign court, for the 
     purpose of reorganization or liquidation;
       ``(24) `foreign representative' means a person or body, 
     including a person or body appointed on an interim basis, 
     authorized in a foreign proceeding to administer the 
     reorganization or the liquidation of the debtor's assets or 
     affairs or to act as a representative of the foreign 
     proceeding;''.
       (c) Amendments to Title 28, United States Code.--
       (1) Procedures.--Section 157(b)(2) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (N), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (O), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(P) recognition of foreign proceedings and other matters 
     under chapter 6 of title 11.''.
       (2) Bankruptcy cases and proceedings.--Section 1334(c)(1) 
     of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``Nothing in'' and inserting ``Except with respect to a case 
     under chapter 6 of title 11, nothing in''.
       (3) Duties of trustees.--Section 586(a)(3) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``6,'' after 
     ``chapter''.
                        TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 701. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       Title 11 of the United States Code is amended--
       (1) in section 109(b)(2) by striking ``subsection (c) or 
     (d) of'';
       (2) in section 541(b)(4) by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (3) in section 552(b)(1) by striking ``product'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``products''.

     SEC. 702. APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amendments 
     made by this this Act shall apply only with respect to cases 
     commenced under title 11 of the United States Code after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. CONYERS moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on with 
instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with the 
following amendment:

       Page 6, line 11, insert the following before the 1st 
     semicolon:
       ``, but excludes (1) maintenance for or support of a child 
     of the debtor, received by the debtor, and (2) current 
     alimony, maintenance, or support paid by the debtor for the 
     benefit of a spouse, former spouse, or child of the 
     debtor,''.
       Page 48, after line 13, insert the following (and make such 
     technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

     SEC. 119B. PROTECTION AGAINST REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENTS 
                   ADVERSELY AFFECTING CHILD SUPPORT.

       Section 524 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an 
     agreement of the kind described in subsection (c) shall be 
     void unless the court determines that such agreement will not 
     have an adverse impact on the ability of the debtor to 
     support a dependent of the debtor.''.
       Page 76, line 12, insert ``and any debt of a kind described 
     in paragraph (6), (9), or (13) of section 523(a) of this 
     title,'' before ``shall''.
       Page 76, line 17, strike the close quotation marks and the 
     period at the end.
       Page 76, after line 17, insert the following:
       ``(b)(1) For purposes preserving the priority established 
     in subsection (a), the holder of claim for a debt of a kind 
     described in paragraph (2), (4), or (19) of section 523(a) of 
     this title that is not discharged may not take any action to 
     obtain payment or collection (including engaging in any 
     communication with the debtor or with any person who holds 
     property of the debtor) of such debt if such holder--
       ``(A) knew or should have known that taking such action, or 
     obtaining payment of such debt, would impair the ability of 
     the debtor to pay a debt that has priority under such 
     subsection; or
       ``(B) failed to verify immediately before taking such 
     action, by good faith means designed to identify all debts 
     that have priority under such subsection, that the debtor 
     does not then owe any debt that has priority under subsection 
     (a).
       ``(2) If such holder violates paragraph (1), such holder 
     shall be liable to any person injured by such violation for 
     the sum of $3000, actual damages, and a reasonable attorney's 
     fee.''. 

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. CONYERS demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

153

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

270

para.55.27                   [Roll No. 224]

                                AYES--153

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--270

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer

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     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Berman
     Cox
     Dicks
     Farr
     Fawell
     Gonzalez
     Hastert
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Schumer
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CONYERS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

306

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

118

para.55.28                   [Roll No. 225]

                                AYES--306

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--118

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Berman
     Brady (TX)
     Farr
     Gonzalez
     Hobson
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Redmond
     Schumer
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.55.29  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. GEKAS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to make such technical and conforming changes as may be 
necessary to reflect the actions of the House in amending the bill.

para.55.30  campaign spending constitutional amendment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, pursuant to House Resolution 442 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 119) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States to limit campaign spending.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HANSEN as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House 
Resolution 442, reported the joint resolution back to the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The joint resolution, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read 
a third time, was read a third time by title.
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed until Thursday, June 11, pursuant to the prior announcement of 
the Chair.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.55.31  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3494

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-576) the resolution (H. Res. 465) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3494) to amend title 18, United States 
Code, with respect to violent sex crimes against children, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.55.32  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2888

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 461):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2888) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt from the minimum wage recordkeeping and 
     overtime compensation requirements certain specialized 
     employees. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
     not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
     purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. The 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
     considered as read. During consideration of the bill for 
     amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. The Chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, the previous question was 
ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the 
operation thereof, the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.55.33  order of business--further consideration of h.r. 2888

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2888) to 
amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from the minimum 
wage recordkeeping and overtime compensation requirements certain 
specialized employees, in the Committee of the Whole House of the state 
of the Union, pursuant to House Resolution 461, after the legislative 
day of today, no further debate or amendments to the committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute shall be in order.

para.55.34  sales incentive compensation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to House 
Resolution 461 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2888) to amend the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 to exempt from the minimum wage recordkeeping and overtime 
compensation requirements certain specialized employees.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, by unanimous 
consent, designated Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma as Chairman of the Committee 
of the Whole; and after some time spent therein,



          THURSDAY, JUNE 11 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 10), 1998

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, assumed the 
Chair.
  When Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para.55.35  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1531. An Act to deauthorize certain portions of the 
     project for navigation, Bass Harbor, Maine; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.55.36  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 2709. An Act to improve certain sanctions on foreign 
     persons who transfer items contributing to Iran's efforts to 
     acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles, and to 
     implement the obligations of the United States under the 
     Chemical Weapons Convention.
       H.R. 3811. An Act to establish felony violations for the 
     failure to pay legal child support obligations, and for other 
     purposes.

para.55.37  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. 
SENSENBRENNER, for today until 2 o'clock p.m.
  And then,

para.55.38  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, at 12 o'clock and 12 minutes a.m., 
Thursday, June 11 (legislative day of Wednesday, June 10), 1998, the 
House adjourned.

para.55.39  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2742. A 
     bill to provide for the transfer of public lands to certain 
     California Indian Tribes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     575). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     465. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3494) to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
     violent sex crimes against children, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-576). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.55.40  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 4025. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for 
     information tech

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     nology training expenses paid or incurred by the employer, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BASS:
       H.R. 4026. A bill to provide grants to states to offset 
     costs associated with the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against 
     Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 4027. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     lengthen the accrual period prior to the death of an 
     individual who is owed certain veterans' benefits, for the 
     purpose of determining the amount of payment upon such death; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GREEN:
       H.R. 4028. A bill to promote research to identify and 
     evaluate the health effects of silicone breast implants, and 
     to ensure that women and their doctors receive accurate 
     information about such implants; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. JOHN:
       H.R. 4029. A bill to clarify the applicability of authority 
     to release restrictions and encumbrances on certain property 
     located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Levin, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Allen, Ms. 
             Carson, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Manton, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Clement, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Holden, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy 
             of Missouri, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Torres, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 4030. A bill to make child care more affordable for 
     working families and for stay-at-home parents with children 
     under the age of 4, to double the number of children 
     receiving child care assistance, to provide for after-school 
     care, and to improve child care safety and quality and 
     enhance early childhood development; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, Banking and Financial Services, and the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 4031. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross 
     income for amounts received under qualified group legal 
     services plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 4032. A bill to repeal the authority of the Federal 
     Communications Commission to require contributions from 
     telephone carriers for the connection of schools, health care 
     providers, and libraries to the Internet; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Neumann, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 4033. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to require investment of the Social Security trust funds 
     in marketable securities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 4034. A bill to amend the Act of June 1, 1948, to 
     provide for reform of the Federal Protective Service; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.55.41  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 59: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 588: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 1126: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Hefner, and Mr. 
     Tanner.
       H.R. 1215: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 1453: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1549: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1773: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1865: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1985: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2130: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2257: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 2409: Ms. Carson and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 2504: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 2661: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. McIntosh, 
     Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
     DeLay, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Sessions, and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 2721: Mr. Pease.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Thune, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Blunt, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2800: Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
     Skeen, Mr. Fossella, Ms. Granger, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2850: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Riley, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Frelinghuysen and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 2942: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Blagojevich, and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rothman, and 
     Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3050: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 3067: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3126: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Towns, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 3243: Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 3259: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Shays, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 3290: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 3376: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 3382: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Hill, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 3435: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 3445: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Herger, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. Walsh, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Lewis of California, 
     Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Smith 
     of Oregon.
       H.R. 3535: Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 3547: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 3551: Mr. Allen and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 3559: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 3566: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. English  of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
     Upton, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3601: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 3605: Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Holden, Ms. Waters, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinojosa, 
     and Mr. John.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Upton, Mr. Allen, 
     and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 3615: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Yates and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 3637: Mr. Torres, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Carson, and Ms. 
     Lee.
       H.R. 3654: Mr. Canady of Florida and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 3682: Mr. Redmond, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Hilleary, 
     Mr. Crapo, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 3698: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3774: Mr. Young of Alaska and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 3799: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 3835: Mr. Foley, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ney, Mr. Pallone, 
     Mr. Weygand, Mr. Towns, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 3844: Mr. Engel, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3858: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 3862: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3875: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 3877: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Wamp, and 
     Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 3888: Ms. Carson, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
     Cooksey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 3893: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 3898: Mr. Buyer and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 3915: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 3919: Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.

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       H.R. 3937: Mr. Frost and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3946: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Lee, and Mr. 
     Horn.
       H.R. 3976: Mr. Murtha and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 4007: Mr. Yates, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Towns, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, 
     Mr. Wexler, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Bereuter, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H. Con. Res. 27: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Vento.
       H. Con. Res. 125: Mr. Hinchey.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Fawell.
       H. Con. Res. 281: Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Con. Res. 286: Ms. Carson, Mr. Rothman, and Ms. Pelosi.
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                      THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1998 (56)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.56.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, June 10, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.56.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9577. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Phospholipid: Lyso-PE 
     (lysophosphatidylethanolamine); Time-Limited Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300672; FRL-5795-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     June 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9578. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act 
     Reclassification; Anchorage, Alaska Nonattainment Area; 
     Carbon Monoxide [AK 19-1707; FRL-6108-6] received June 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9579. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Removal of the 
     Prohibition on the Use of Point of Use Devices for Compliance 
     with National Primary Drinking Water Regulations [FRL-6109-7] 
     received June 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9580. A letter from the Secretary of Defense and Secretary 
     of State, transmitting the report of discussions with 
     regional allies and likely coalition partners to enhance 
     their preparedness to condust military operations under 
     threat or attack by chemical and biological weapons, pursuant 
     to Senate Executive Resolution 75, Section 2, Condition (11), 
     agreed on April 24, 1997; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       9581. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 [Docket No. 971208297-8054-
     02; I.D. 052998A] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9582. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; 
     Bycatch Rate Standards for the Second Half of 1998 [Docket 
     No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 052098B] received June 8, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9583. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--South Atlantic Swordfish Fishery; Fishery Reopening 
     [I.D. 042398A] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9584. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Import 
     Restrictions [Docket No. 970702161-7197-02; I.D. 041097C] 
     received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       9585. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; 
     Groundfish Fisheries by Vessels using Hook-and-Line Gear in 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 
     052698A] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9586. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Atlantic Shark Fisheries; Quota Adjustment [I.D. 
     051998A] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9587. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Transfer of Marine Equipment to Ship Operators and Shipyards 
     Removal of Obsolete Regulations [Docket No. R-- 175] (RIN: 
     2133--AB34 (Final)) received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9588. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Norfolk Harbor, 
     Elizabeth River, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia [CGD 05-98-
     037] received June 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9589. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; San Pedro Bay, CA [COTP Los Angeles-Long Beach, 
     CA; 98-004] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 8, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       9590. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Marion, OH [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AGL-20] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9591. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; St. Joseph, MO; 
     Extension of Comment Period and Correction [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-6] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9592. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Realignment of Jet Route J-66; TN [Airspsace Docket No. 97-
     ASO-28] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9593. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace; Minot AFB, ND; and Class E 
     Airspace; Minot, ND [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-61] received 
     June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9594. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France (Formerly 
     Aerospatiale, Society Nationale Industrielle, Sud Aviation) 
     Model SA-365N, SA-365N1, AS-36N25, and SA-366G1 Helicopters 
     [Docket No. 96-SW-22-AD; Amendment 39-10564; AD 98-12-08] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9595. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA Groupe Aerospatiale Model 
     TBM 700 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-76-AD; Amendment 39-
     10559; AD 98-12-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 8, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9596. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-6, 
     PC-6/A, PC-6/B, and PC-6/C Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-
     CE-09-AD; Amendment 39-10558; AD 98-12-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9597. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Alexander Schleicher 
     Segelflugzeugbau Models ASW-19 and ASK 21 Sailplanes [Docket 
     No. 97-CE-102-AD; Amendment 39-10560; AD 98-12-03] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9598. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Model 
     DG-500M Gliders [Docket No. 98-CE-09-AD; Amendment 39-10561; 
     AD 98-12-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 8, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       9599. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Jetstream Model 
     3101 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-15-AD; Amendment 39-10567; 
     AD 98-12-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 8, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       9600. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Madison, SD [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-17] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9601. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Rush City, MN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-18] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       9602. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Fergus Falls, MN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-6] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9603. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Colorado Springs, CO [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ANM-06] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9604. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29241; Amdt. No. 1871] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9605. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29242; Amdt. No. 1872] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9606. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Rugby, ND [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AGL-13] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9607. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Traverse City, MI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-16] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9608. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Wooster, OH [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-19] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9609. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Stemme GmbH & Co. KG Models S10 and 
     S10-V Sailplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-129-AD; Amendment 39-
     10562; AD 98-12-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 8, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.56.3  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries. 

para.56.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a concurrent resolution of the 
House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 131. Concurrent resolution acknowledging 1998 
     as the International Year of the Ocean and expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the ocean.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 1900) ``An Act to establish a commission to 
examine issues pertaining to the disposition of Holocaust-era assets in 
the United States before, during, and after World War II, and to make 
recommendations to the President on further action, and for other 
purposes.''
  The message also announced that the Senate passed bills of the 
following titles, in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1364. An Act to eliminate unnecessary and wasteful 
     Federal reports.
       S. 2069. An Act to permit the mineral leasing of Indian 
     land located within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in 
     any case in which there is consent from a majority interest 
     in the parcel of land under consideration for lease.

para.56.5  message from the president--sanctions regarding the republic 
          of yugoslavia and the republic of serbia

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In response to the ongoing use of excessive military force in Kosovo 
by the police and armed forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
(Serbia and Montenegro) and the Republic of Serbia, which has 
exacerbated ethnic conflict and human suffering and threatens to 
destabilize other countries in the region, the United States, acting in 
concert with the European Union, has decided to impose certain economic 
sanctions. Consistent with decisions taken at the meetings of the 
Contact Group of countries, consisting of the United States, the United 
Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and Russia, in Birmingham, England, on 
May 16, 1998, and in Rome on April 29, 1998, the United States will 
impose a freeze on the assets of the Governments of the Federal Republic 
of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Republic of Serbia, and the 
Republic of Montenegro, and a ban on new investment in the Republic of 
Serbia. It is our intent to exempt the Government of Montenegro from 
these sanctions wherever possible.
  The Contact Group originally agreed in Rome on April 29 to impose 
these sanctions in response to the increasingly dangerous situation in 
Kosovo and Belgrade's failure to meet crucial requirements concerning 
the adoption of a framework for dialogue with the Kosovar Albanian 
leadership and a stabilization package, as set out in earlier Contact 
Group meetings in London on March 9, 1998, and in Bonn on March 25, 
1998. The G8 Foreign Ministers reaffirmed the need to impose sanctions 
at their meeting in London on May 8-9, 1998. The Russian Federation did 
not associate itself with these sanction measures.
  At the May 16 meeting in Birmingham, England, the Contact Group 
welcomed the establishment of a dialogue between Belgrade and the 
Kosovar Albanian leadership. With the start of this dialogue, those 
Contact Group countries that had previously agreed to implement economic 
measures against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
Montenegro) and the Republic of Serbia agreed that the proposed measure 
to stop new investment in the Republic of Serbia would not be put into 
effect and that they would review at their next meeting the 
implementation of the freeze on funds. However, the use of 
indiscriminate force by the police and armed forces of the Federal 
Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and the Republic of 
Serbia has undermined the basis for dialogue.
  The Contact Group has concluded that the current situation in Kosovo 
is untenable and the risk of an escalating conflict requires immediate 
action. It has also found that, if unresolved, the conflict threatens to 
spill over to other parts of the region. The United States attaches high 
priority to supporting the security interests of the neighboring states 
and to ensuring security of borders. It is also of particular importance 
that developments in Kosovo should not disrupt progress in implementing 
the Dayton peace agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This threat to the 
peace of the region constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to 
the national security and foreign policy of the United States.
  On June 9, 1998, by the authority vested in me as President by the 
Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 
the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 
of title 3 of the United States Code, I declared a national emergency to 
respond to the unacceptable actions and policies of the Belgrade 
authorities and issued an Executive order to implement the measures 
called for by the Contact Group. That order freezes the assets of the 
Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
Montenegro), the Republic of Serbia, and the Republic of Montenegro that 
are under U.S. jurisdiction and, in concert with the other Contact Group 
countries, restricts access of those governments to the international 
financial system. That order also prohibits new investment by United 
States persons, or their facilitation of other persons' new investment, 
in the Republic of Serbia. It is our intent to exempt the Government of 
the Republic of Montenegro, by means of licenses, from the prohibitions 
contained in the order wherever possible. That government has been 
included in the order to ensure effective implementation of sanctions 
against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), of 
which the Republic of Montenegro is a constituent part.

  The order carries out these measures by:
  --blocking all property, and interests in property, of the 
    Governments of

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    the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the 
    Republic of Serbia, and the Republic of Montenegro, including the 
    prohibition of financial transactions with, including trade 
    financing for, those governments; and
  --prohibiting new investment by United States persons, or their 
    facilitation of other persons' new investment, in the territory of 
    the Republic of Serbia.
  The order provides that the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, is authorized to take such 
actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, as may be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of the order. Thus, in the event of 
improvements in the actions and policies of Belgrade with respect to 
the situation in Kosovo, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, would have the ability, through the 
issuance of general or specific licenses, to authorize any or all 
transactions otherwise prohibited by the order. Also, in implementing 
the sanctions, we intend to license transactions necessary to conduct 
the official business of the United States Government and the United 
Nations. We further intend to issue licenses to allow humanitarian, 
diplomatic, and journalistic activities to continue.
  The declaration of a national emergency made under Executive Order 
12808, and expanded in Executive Orders 12810 and 12831, remains in 
effect and is not affected by the June 9, 1998, order.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
       The White House, June 10, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-273).

para.56.6  disabled american veterans recognition

  On motion of Mr. KIM, by unanimous consent, the following concurrent 
resolution (S. Con. Res. 102) was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR DISABLED AMERICAN 
                   VETERANS EVENT.

       Disabled American Veterans shall be permitted to sponsor a 
     public event on the West Front Lawn of the Capitol on June 16 
     and 17, 1998, or on such other dates as the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration of the Senate may jointly designate, in order 
     to announce the donation of 147 vans to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs by Disabled American Veterans.

     SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

       (a)  In General.--The event authorized by section 1 shall 
     be free of admission charge to the public and arranged not to 
     interfere with the needs of Congress, under conditions to be 
     prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol 
     Police Board.
       (b) Expenses and Liabilities.--Disabled American Veterans 
     shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and 
     liabilities incident to all activities associated with the 
     event.

     SEC. 3. EVENT PREPARATIONS.

       (a) Structures and Equipment.--Subject to the approval of 
     the Architect of the Capitol, Disabled American Veterans may 
     erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound 
     amplification devices, and other related structures and 
     equipment as may be required for the event authorized by 
     section 1.
       (b) Additional Arrangements.--The Architect of the Capitol 
     and the Capitol Police Board are authorized to make any such 
     additional arrangements as may be required to carry out the 
     event, including arrangements to limit access to First Street 
     Northwest and First Street Southwest as required for the 
     event.

     SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

       The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of 
     the restrictions contained in section 4 of the Act of July 
     31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), concerning sales, 
     displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as well 
     as other restrictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds, with 
     respect to the event authorized by section 1.

     SEC. 5. PHOTOGRAPHS.

       The event authorized by section 1 may be conducted only 
     after the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police 
     Board enter into an agreement with Disabled American Veterans 
     and the manufacturer of the vans referred to in section 1 
     that prohibits Disabled American Veterans and such 
     manufacturer from using any photograph taken at the event for 
     a commercial purpose. The agreement shall provide for 
     financial penalties to be imposed if any photograph is used 
     in violation of this section.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.56.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3494

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 465):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3494) to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to violent sex crimes against children, and for 
     other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of 
     the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the 
     bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
     purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     the Judiciary now printed in the bill. The committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 
     as read. All points of order against the committee amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 
     order except those printed in the report of the Committee on 
     Rules accompanying this resolution. Each amendment may be 
     offered only in the order printed in the report, may be 
     offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 
     in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
     and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
     not be subject to a demand for division of the question in 
     the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of 
     order against the amendments printed in the report are 
     waived. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill of amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.56.8  h.j. res. 119--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 5 of rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on the passage of 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 119) proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States to limit campaign spending.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had not voted in the affirmative.
  Ms. PRYCE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

29

It was decided in the

Nays

345

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

51

para.56.9                    [Roll No. 226]

                                YEAS--29

     Barrett (WI)
     Bereuter
     DeFazio
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Engel
     Ford
     Gillmor
     Green
     Harman
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     LaFalce
     Leach
     Lipinski
     Luther
     McHugh
     Minge

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     Moran (VA)
     Obey
     Porter
     Poshard
     Sandlin
     Smith, Adam
     Stupak
     Vento

                                NAYS--345

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--51

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Coyne
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kucinich
     Levin
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Pallone
     Pomeroy
     Rothman
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Berman
     Boyd
     Cramer
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Schumer
  So less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, said joint resolution was not passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was not 
was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.56.10  sales incentive compensation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to House Resolution 461 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2888) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to 
exempt from the minimum wage recordkeeping and overtime compensation 
requirements certain specialized employees.
  Mr. WICKER, Acting Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair.

para.56.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. OWENS of New York:

       Page 6, line 9, strike the period, quotation marks, and the 
     period following and insert a semicolon and insert after line 
     9 the following:

     except that an employer may not require an employee who is 
     exempt from overtime payment under this paragraph to work any 
     hours in excess of 40 in any workweek or 8 in any day unless 
     the employee gives the employee's consent, voluntarily and 
     not as a condition of employment, to perform such work.''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

181

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

246

para.56.12                   [Roll No. 227]

                                AYES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--246

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht

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     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Berman
     Boyd
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. WICKER, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 461, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Sales Incentive Compensation 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. EXEMPTION.

       Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
     U.S.C. 213(a)) is amended by striking the period at the end 
     of paragraph (17) and inserting a semicolon and by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(18) any employee employed in a sales position if--
       ``(A) the employee has specialized or technical knowledge 
     related to products or services being sold;
       ``(B) the employee's--
       ``(i) sales are predominantly to persons or entities to 
     whom the employee's position has made previous sales; or
       ``(ii) the position does not involve initiating sales 
     contacts;
       ``(C) the employee has a detailed understanding of the 
     needs of those to whom the employee is selling;
       ``(D) the employee exercises discretion in offering a 
     variety of products and services;
       ``(E) the employee receives--
       ``(i) base compensation, determined without regard to the 
     number of hours worked by the employee, of not less than an 
     amount equal to one and one-half times the minimum wage in 
     effect under section 6(a)(1) multiplied by 2,080; and
       ``(ii) in addition to the employee's base compensation, 
     compensation based upon each sale attributable to the 
     employee;
       ``(F) the employee's aggregate compensation based upon 
     sales attributable to the employee is not less than 40 
     percent of one and one-half times the minimum wage multiplied 
     by 2,080;
       ``(G) the employee receives a rate of compensation based 
     upon each sale attributable to the employee which is beyond 
     sales required to reach the compensation required by 
     subparagraph (F) which rate is not less than the rate on 
     which the compensation required by subparagraph (F) is 
     determined; and
       ``(H) the rate of annual compensation or base compensation 
     for any employee who did not work for an employer for an 
     entire calendar year is prorated to reflect annual 
     compensation which would have been earned if the employee had 
     been compensated at the same rate for the entire calendar 
     year.''.

     SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION.

       The amendment made by section 2 may not be construed to 
     apply to individuals who are employed as route sales drivers.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OWENS of New York demanded a recorded vote on passage of said 
bill, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded 
vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

261

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

165

para.56.13                   [Roll No. 228]

                                AYES--261

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--165

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell

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     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Berman
     Boyd
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.56.14  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. FAWELL, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to make technical corrections and conforming and other 
changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House in 
amending the bill.

para.56.15  child protection and sexual predator punishment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to House Resolution 465 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3494) to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
violent sex crimes against children, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. McHUGH as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.56.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SHERMAN:

       At the end of the bill, add the following new title:

       TITLE V--PUBLIC ACCESS TO FBI DATABASE ON SEXUAL OFFENDERS

     SEC. 501. ESTABLISHMENT OF TELEPHONE ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC TO 
                   FBI DATABASE ON SEXUAL OFFENDERS.

       Subtitle A of title XVII of the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 170103. TELEPHONE ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC TO FBI 
                   DATABASE.

       ``(a) Establishment.--(1) The Attorney General shall 
     establish, publicize, and operate a national telephone 
     service by which a person (as defined in subsection (f)(2)) 
     may request the information described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) The information described in this paragraph is 
     whether an individual (as defined in subsection (f)(3)), 
     other than a victim of an offense that requires registration 
     under this subtitle, is listed in the database established 
     under section 170102.
       ``(b) Prerequisite for Access to Information.--The Attorney 
     General shall not disclose the information described in 
     subsection (a)(2) unless the person seeking such information 
     provides his or her full name, the full name of the 
     individual, and one or more of the following:
       ``(1) The address of the individual's residence.
       ``(2) The individual's Social Security number.
       ``(3) The individual's driver's license number or the 
     number the identification card issued by State or local 
     authorities in lieu of a driver's license.
       ``(4) The individual's date of birth.
       ``(5) Such other information as the Attorney General 
     determines to be appropriate for purposes of identification 
     of the individual.
       ``(c) Notice to Caller.--Prior to disclosing information 
     described in subsection (a)(2), and without charging a fee 
     for the same, the Attorney General shall provide the 
     following general information in the form of a recorded 
     message:
       ``(1) The requirements described in subsection (b).
       ``(2) The fee for the use of the telephone service.
       ``(3) A warning that information received pursuant to such 
     request may not be misused, as described in subsection (e), 
     and notice of the penalties for such misuse of the 
     information.
       ``(4) A warning that the service is not be available to 
     persons under 18 years of age.
       ``(5) Such other information as the Attorney General 
     determines to be appropriate.
       ``(d) Fees for Use of Service.--
       ``(1) Fee for access to information in database.--The 
     Attorney General shall charge a fee for each use of the 
     service for information described in subsection (a) from the 
     service.
       ``(2) Limitation on number of requests.--A person may not 
     make more than two requests for such information per use of 
     the service.
       ``(3) Use of fees to defray expenses of service.--To the 
     extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, moneys 
     received under paragraph (1) shall be used to pay for the 
     expenses of the operation of the service.
       ``(e) Penalties for Misuse of Information.--
       ``(1) Prohibitions.--Whoever, having obtained information 
     described in subsection (a)(2) from the service, knowingly 
     uses such information--
       ``(A) for any purpose other than to protect a minor at 
     risk; or
       ``(B) with respect to insurance, housing, or any other use 
     that the Attorney General may determine--
       ``(i) is unnecessary for the protection of a minor at risk 
     or;
       ``(ii) which creates a disproportionate prejudicial effect,

     shall be punished as provided in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Civil penalty.--Each person who violates the 
     provisions of paragraph (1) shall be subject to a civil 
     penalty imposed by the Attorney General of not more than 
     $1,000 for each violation.
       ``(f) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Minor at risk.--The term `minor at risk' means a 
     minor, as that term is defined in section 2256(1) of title 
     18, United States Code, who is or may be in danger of 
     becoming a victim of an offense, for which registration is 
     required under this subtitle, by an individual about whom the 
     information described in subsection (a)(2) is sought.
       ``(2) Person.--The term `person' means a person who 
     requests the information described in subsection (a)(2).

It was decided in the

Yeas

247

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

175

para.56.17                   [Roll No. 229]

                                AYES--247

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--175

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle

[[Page 995]]


     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hobson
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Owens
     Oxley
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     White
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Becerra
     Berman
     Farr
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Inglis
     Lewis (GA)
     Moakley
     Parker
     Paxon
     Shays
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CHAMBLISS, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 465, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Child Protection and Sexual 
     Predator Punishment Act of 1998''.
    TITLE I--PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL PREDATORS AND COMPUTER 
                              PORNOGRAPHY

     SEC. 101. CONTACTING MINORS FOR SEXUAL PURPOSES.

       Section 2422 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of 
     interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special 
     maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States--
       ``(1) knowingly contacts an individual who has not attained 
     the age of 18 years; or
       ``(2) knowingly contacts an individual, who has been 
     represented to the person making the contact as not having 
     attained the age of 18 years,
     for the purposes of engaging in any sexual activity, with a 
     person who has not attained the age of 18 years, for which 
     any person may be criminally prosecuted, or attempts to do 
     so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more 
     than 5 years, or both. It is a defense to a prosecution for 
     an offense under this section that the sexual activity is 
     prosecutable only because of the age of the individual 
     contacted, the individual contacted had attained the age of 
     12 years, and the defendant was not more than 4 years older 
     than the individual contacted.''.

     SEC. 102. TRANSFER OF OBSCENE MATERIAL TO MINORS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 71 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1470. Transfer of obscene material to minors

       ``Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of 
     interstate or foreign commerce--
       ``(1) knowingly transfers obscene matter to an individual 
     who has not attained the age of 18 years, or attempts to do 
     so; or
       ``(2) knowingly transfers obscene matter to an individual 
     who has been represented to the transferor as not having 
     attained the age of 18 years,
     shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 
     years, or both.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 71 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1470. Transfer of obscene material to minors.''.

     SEC. 103. INCREASED PRISON SENTENCES FOR ENTICEMENT OF 
                   MINORS.

       Section 2422 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end ``If the 
     individual had not attained the age of 18 years at the time 
     of the offense, the maximum imprisonment for an offense under 
     this subsection is 10 years.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``10'' and inserting 
     ``15''.

     SEC. 104. ADDITIONAL JURISDICTIONAL BASE FOR 
                   PROSECUTION OF PRODUCTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

       (a) Use of a Child.--Subsection (a) of section 2251 of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``if 
     such visual depiction was produced with materials that had 
     been mailed, shipped, or transported in interstate or foreign 
     commerce by any means, including a computer,'' before ``or if 
     ''.
       (b) Allowing Use of a Child.--Subsection (b) of section 
     2251 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     ``, if such visual depiction was produced with materials that 
     had been mailed, shipped, or transported in interstate or 
     foreign commerce by any means, including a computer,'' before 
     ``or if ''.

     SEC. 105. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING 
                   TO MATERIAL INVOLVING THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION 
                   OF MINORS OR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND TECHNICAL 
                   CORRECTION.

       (a) Increased Penalties in Section 2252.--Section 2252(b) 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``or 
     chapter 109A'' and inserting ``, chapter 109A, or chapter 
     117''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``the offense consisted 
     of the possession of 50 or more items of the sort described 
     in subsection (a)(4) or'' after ``if ''.
       (b) Increased Penalties in Section 2251(d).--Section 
     2251(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``or chapter 109A'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``, chapter 109A, or chapter 117''.
       (c) Increased Penalties in Section 2252A.--Section 
     2252A(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``the offense consisted of the possession of 50 or 
     more images of the sort described in subsection (a)(4) or'' 
     after ``if ''.
       (d) Modification of Possession Offense.--Section 2252(a) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended so that paragraph 
     (4) reads as follows:
       ``(4) either--
       ``(A) in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction 
     of the United States, or on any land or building owned by, 
     leased to, or otherwise used by or under the control of the 
     Federal Government, or in the Indian country (as defined in 
     section 1151 of this title), knowingly possesses a book, 
     magazine, periodical, computer disk, film, video tape, or any 
     other matter that contains a visual depiction of sexually 
     explicit conduct and the production of which involves the use 
     of a minor engaging in that conduct; or
       ``(B) knowingly possesses a book, magazine, periodical, 
     computer disk, film, video tape, or any other matter that--
       ``(i) has been mailed, or has been shipped or transported 
     by any means, including computer, in interstate or foreign 
     commerce, or which was produced using materials which were 
     mailed or so shipped or transported; and
       ``(ii) contains a visual depiction of sexually explicit 
     conduct and the production of which involves the use of a 
     minor engaging in that conduct;''.
       (e) Child Pornography Possession Offense.--Section 
     2252A(a)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in 
     each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``3 or more 
     images of '' and inserting ``an image of ''.

     SEC. 106. CRIMINAL FORFEITURE FOR SOLICITATION OF MINORS AND 
                   INTERSTATE PROSTITUTION.

       Section 2253(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``, or who is convicted of an offense under 
     section 2421, 2422, 2423, 2252A, or 2260 of this title,'' 
     after ``2252 of this chapter'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 107. PRETRIAL DETENTION OF CHILD SEX 
                   OFFENDERS.

       Subparagraph (C) of section 3156(a)(4) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) any felony under chapter 109A, 110, or 117; and''.

     SEC. 108. INCREASED PRISON SENTENCES.

       Subsection (b) of section 2422 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``If in 
     the course of committing the offense under this subsection, 
     the defendant used a computer to transmit a communication to 
     the minor, the minimum term of imprisonment for the offense 
     under this subsection is 3 years.''.

     SEC. 109. REPEAT OFFENDERS IN TRANSPORTATION 
                   OFFENSE.

       (a) Generally.--Chapter 117 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 2425. Repeat offenders

       ``(a) The maximum term of imprisonment for a violation of 
     this chapter after a prior sex offense conviction shall be 
     twice the term otherwise provided by this chapter.
       ``(b) As used in this section, the term `prior sex offense 
     conviction' means a conviction for an offense--
       ``(1) under this chapter or chapter 109A or 110; or
       ``(2) under State law for an offense consisting of conduct 
     that would have been an offense under a chapter referred to 
     in paragraph (1) if the conduct had occurred within the 
     special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United 
     States or in any Territory or Possession of the United 
     States.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 117 of

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     title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``2425. Repeat offenders.''.

     SEC. 110. DEFINITION AND ADDITION OF ATTEMPT 
                   OFFENSE.

       (a) Definition.--
       (1) In General.--Chapter 117 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 2426. Definition for chapter

       ``For the purposes of this chapter, sexual activity for 
     which any person can be charged with a criminal offense 
     includes the production of child pornography, as defined in 
     section 2256(8).''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2426. Definition for chapter.''.
       (b) Attempt Offense.--Section 2422(a) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``or attempts to do 
     so,'' after ``criminal offense,''.

     SEC. 111. USE OF INTERSTATE FACILITIES TO TRANSMIT 
                   IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT A MINOR FOR 
                   CRIMINAL SEXUAL PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 110 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 2260A. Use of interstate facilities to transmit 
       information about a minor

       ``Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of 
     interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special 
     maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, 
     knowingly transmits, prints, publishes, or reproduces, or 
     causes to be transmitted, printed, published, or reproduced, 
     the name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address, 
     or other identifying information of an individual who has not 
     attained the age of 18 years for the purposes of 
     facilitating, encouraging, offering, or soliciting any person 
     to engage in any sexual activity for which any person may be 
     criminally prosecuted, or attempts to do so, shall be fined 
     under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 
     both.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2260A. Use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a 
              minor.''.

     SEC. 112. STUDY OF PERSISTENT SEXUAL OFFENDERS.

       The National Institute of Justice, either directly or 
     through grant, shall carry out a study of persistent sexual 
     predators. Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, such Institute shall report to 
     Congress and the President the results of such study. Such 
     report shall include--
       (1) a synthesis of current research in psychology, 
     sociology, law, criminal justice, and other fields regarding 
     persistent sexual offenders, including--
       (A) common characteristics of such offenders;
       (B) recidivism rates for such offenders;
       (C) treatment techniques and their effectiveness;
       (D) responses of offenders to treatment and deterrence; and
       (E) the possibility of early intervention to prevent people 
     from becoming sexual predators; and
       (2) an agenda for future research in this area.

     SEC. 113. REPORTING OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY BY 
                   ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS.

       (a) In General.--Whoever, while engaged in providing an 
     electronic communication service or a remote computing 
     service to the public, through a facility or means of 
     interstate or foreign commerce, obtains knowledge of facts or 
     circumstances from which a violation of section 2251, 2251A, 
     2252, or 2252A of title 18, United States Code, involving 
     child pornography (as defined in section 2256 of such title), 
     is apparent shall, as soon as reasonably possible, make a 
     report of such facts or circumstances to an agency or 
     agencies designated by the Attorney General. The Attorney 
     General shall make a designation of the agency or agencies 
     described in the preceding sentence not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this subsection. A person 
     who fails to make a report required under this section shall 
     be fined not more than $100,000. A term used in this section 
     has the same meaning given that term when used in section 
     226(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13031(a)).
       (b) Exception to Prohibition on Disclosure.--Section 
     2702(b)(6) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(6) to a law enforcement agency--
       ``(A) if such contents--
       ``(i) were inadvertently obtained by the service provider; 
     and
       ``(ii) appear to pertain to the commission of a crime; or
       ``(B) if required by section 113 of the Child Protection 
     and Sexual Predator Punishment Act of 1998.''.
       (c) Civil Liability.--No provider or user of an electronic 
     communication service or a remote computing service to the 
     public shall be held liable on account of any action taken in 
     good faith to comply with this section.
       (d) Limitation of Information or Material Required in 
     Report.--A report under this section may include information 
     or material developed by an electronic communication service 
     or remote computing service, but the Federal Government may 
     not require an electronic communication service or remote 
     computing service to include such information or material in 
     that report.
                  TITLE II--PUNISHING SEXUAL PREDATORS

     SEC. 201. SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT IN SECTION 2423 CASES.

       (a) In General.--Pursuant to its authority under section 
     994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States 
     Sentencing Commission shall review and amend the sentencing 
     guidelines to provide a sentencing enhancement for any 
     offense listed in section 2423 of title 18, United States 
     Code.
       (b) Instruction to Commission.--The Sentencing Commission 
     shall ensure that the sentences, guidelines, and policy 
     statements for offenders convicted of offenses described in 
     subsection (a) are appropriately severe and reasonably 
     consistent with other relevant directives and with other 
     guidelines.

     SEC. 202. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS OR 
                   ASSUMED MINORS FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND 
                   RELATED CRIMES.

       Section 2423 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2423. Transportation of minors and assumed 
       minors

       ``(a) Transportation With Intent To Engage in Criminal 
     Sexual Activity.--A person who knowingly--
       ``(1) transports an individual who has not 
     attained the age of 18 years; or
       ``(2) transports an individual who has been represented to 
     the person doing that transportation as not having attained 
     the age of 18 years,
     in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or 
     Possession of the United States, with intent that the 
     individual engage in prostitution, or in any sexual activity 
     for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, 
     shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
     15 years, or both.
       ``(b) Travel With Intent To Engage in Sexual Act With a 
     Juvenile.--A person who travels in interstate commerce, or 
     conspires to do so, or a United States citizen or an alien 
     admitted for permanent residence in the United States who 
     travels in foreign commerce, or conspires to do so, for the 
     purpose of engaging in any sexual activity, with another 
     person who has not attained the age of 18 years or who has 
     been represented to the traveler or conspirator as not having 
     attained the age of 18 years, for which any person can be 
     charged with a criminal offense, shall be fined under this 
     title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.''.

     SEC. 203. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR ABUSIVE SEXUAL CONTACT.

       Section 2244 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Offenses Involving Young Children.--If the sexual 
     contact that violates this section is with an individual who 
     has not attained the age of 12 years, the maximum term of 
     imprisonment that may be imposed for the offense shall be 
     twice that otherwise provided in this section.''.

     SEC. 204. PUNISHMENT FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS.

       Section 2241 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Punishment for Repeat Offenders.--(1) Whoever has 
     twice previously been convicted of a serious State or Federal 
     sex crime and who--
       ``(A) violates this section; or
       ``(B) in a circumstance described in paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection, engages in conduct that would have violated this 
     section if the conduct had occurred in the special maritime 
     and territorial jurisdiction of the United States,
     shall be imprisoned for life.
       ``(2) The circumstance referred to in paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection is that--
       ``(A) the person engaging in such conduct traveled in 
     interstate or foreign commerce or used the mail or any 
     facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce in 
     furtherance of the offense; or
       ``(B) such conduct occurs in or affects interstate or 
     foreign commerce and would have violated this section if the 
     conduct had occurred in the special maritime and territorial 
     jurisdiction of the 
     United States.
       ``(f) Serious State or Federal Sex Crime.--For the purposes 
     of subsections (e) and (f), the term serious State or Federal 
     sex crime means a State or Federal 
     offense for conduct which--
       ``(1) is an offense under this section or section 2242 of 
     this title; or
       ``(2) would have been an offense under either of such 
     sections if the offense had occurred in the special maritime 
     or territorial jurisdiction of the United States.''.

     SEC. 205. REPEAT OFFENDERS IN SEXUAL ABUSE CASES.

       Section 2247 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2247. Repeat offenders

       ``(a) The maximum term of imprisonment for a violation of 
     this chapter after a prior sex offense conviction shall be 
     twice the term otherwise provided by this chapter.
       ``(b) As used in this section, the term `prior sex offense 
     conviction' has the meaning given that term in section 
     2425.''.

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     SEC. 206. CIVIL REMEDY FOR PERSONAL INJURIES 
                   RESULTING FROM CERTAIN SEX CRIMES AGAINST 
                   CHILDREN.

       Section 2255(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``2251 or 2252'' and inserting ``2241(c), 2243, 
     2251, 2252, 2421, 2422, or 2423''.

     SEC. 207. ELIMINATION OF REDUNDANCY AND AMBIGUITIES.

       (a) Redundancy.--Section 2243(a) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``crosses a State line with 
     intent to engage in a sexual act with a person who has not 
     attained the age of 12 years, or''.
       (b) Making Consistent Language on Age Differential.--
     Section 2241(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``younger than that person'' and inserting 
     ``younger than the person so engaging''.
       (c) Definition of State.--Section 2246 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
     a semicolon; and
       (2) by adding a new paragraph as follows:
       ``(6) the term `State' means a State of the United States, 
     the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, possession, 
     or territory of the United States.''.

     SEC. 208. DEATH OR LIFE IN PRISON FOR CERTAIN 
                   OFFENSES WHOSE VICTIMS ARE CHILDREN.

       Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Death or Imprisonment for Crimes Against Children.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is 
     convicted of a Federal offense that is a serious violent 
     felony (as defined in subsection (c)) or a violation of 
     section 2251 shall, unless the sentence of death is imposed, 
     be sentenced to imprisonment for life, if the victim of the 
     offense is under 14 years of age, the victim dies as a result 
     of the offense, and the defendant, in the course of the 
     offense, engages in conduct described in section 
     3591(a)(2).''.
 TITLE III--FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS OF SEX CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND 
                             SERIAL KILLERS

     SEC. 301. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 203 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 3064. Administrative subpoenas

       ``(a) Authorization of Use.--In an investigation of an 
     alleged violation of section 2241(c), 2243, 2421, 2422, or 
     2423 of this title where a victim is an individual who has 
     not attained the age of 18 years, the Attorney General may 
     subpoena witnesses, compel the production of any records 
     (including books, papers, documents, electronic data, and 
     other tangible things which constitute or contain evidence) 
     which the Attorney General finds relevant or material to the 
     investigation. The attendance of witnesses and the production 
     of records may be required from any place in any State or in 
     any territory or other place subject to the jurisdiction of 
     the United States at any designated place of hearing, except 
     that a witness shall not be required to appear at any hearing 
     more than 500 miles distant from the place where the witness 
     was served with a subpoena. Witnesses summoned under this 
     section shall be paid the same fees and commissions that are 
     paid witnesses in the courts of the United States.
       ``(b) Service.--A subpoena issued under this section may be 
     served by any person designated in the subpoena to serve it. 
     Service upon a natural person may be made by personal 
     delivery of the subpoena to that person or by certified mail 
     with return receipt requested. Service may be made upon a 
     domestic or foreign corporation or upon a partnership or 
     other unincorporated association which is subject to suit 
     under a common name, by delivering the subpoena to an 
     officer, to a managing or general agent, or any other agent 
     authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of 
     process. The affidavit of the person serving the subpoena 
     entered on a true copy thereof by the person serving it shall 
     be proof of service.
       ``(c) Enforcement.--In the case of contumacy by or the 
     refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person under this 
     section, the Attorney General may invoke the aid of any court 
     of the United States within the jurisdiction of which the 
     investigation is carried on, or of which the person is an 
     inhabitant or in which the person carries on business or may 
     be found, to compel compliance with the subpoena. The court 
     may issue an order requiring the subpoenaed person to appear 
     before the Attorney General to produce records, if so 
     ordered, or to give testimony regarding the matter under 
     investigation. Any failure to obey the order of the court may 
     be punished by the court as contempt thereof. All process in 
     any such case may be served in any judicial district in which 
     such person may be found.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``3064. Administrative subpoenas.''.

     SEC. 302. KIDNAPPING.

       (a) 24-Hour Rule.--Section 1201(b) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``However, the fact that the presumption under this section 
     has not yet taken effect does not preclude a Federal 
     investigation of a possible violation of this section before 
     the twenty-four hour period has ended.''.
       (b) Jurisdictional Elements.--Section 1201(a) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (4); and
       (2) by adding after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) the mail or any facility or means of interstate or 
     foreign commerce is used in furtherance of the offense; or
       ``(7) the offense affects interstate or foreign commerce, 
     or would do so if the offense were consummated;''.
       (c) Clarification of Element of Offense.--Section 1201(a) 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, 
     regardless of whether such person was alive when transported 
     across a State boundary provided the person was alive when 
     the transportation began'' before the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 303. AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE SERIAL KILLINGS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 33 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 537 the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 540B. Investigation of serial killings

       ``(a) The Attorney General and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation may investigate serial killings in violation of 
     the laws of a State or political subdivision, when such 
     investigation is requested by the head of a law enforcement 
     agency with investigative or prosecutive jurisdiction over 
     the offense.
       ``(b) For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `serial killings' means a series of 3 or 
     more killings, at least one of which was committed within the 
     United States, having common characteristics such as to 
     suggest the reasonable possibility that the crimes were 
     committed by the same actor or actors;
       ``(2) the term `killing' means conduct that would 
     constitute an offense under section 1111 of title 18, United 
     States Code, if Federal jurisdiction existed; and
       ``(3) the term `State' means a State of the United States, 
     the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or 
     possession of the United States.''.
       (b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 33 of 
     title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at end the 
     following new item:

``540B. Investigation of serial killings.''.

     SEC. 304. MORGAN P. HARDIMAN CHILD ABDUCTION 
                   AND SERIAL MURDER INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES 
                   CENTER.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
     establish a Child Abduction and Serial Murder Investigative 
     Resources Center to be known as the ``Morgan P. Hardiman 
     Child Abduction and Serial Murder Investigative Resources 
     Center'' (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
     ``CASMIRC'').
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish a 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation Child Abduction and Serial 
     Murder Investigative Resources Center managed by the FBI's 
     Critical Incident Response Group's National Center for the 
     Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) and multidisciplinary 
     resource teams in FBI field offices to provide investigative 
     support through the coordination and provision of Federal law 
     enforcement resources, training, and application of other 
     multidisciplinary expertise, to assist Federal, State, and 
     local authorities in matters involving child abductions, 
     mysterious disappearance of children, child homicide, and 
     serial murder across the country. The CASMIRC shall be co-
     located with the NCAVC.
       (c) Duties of the CASMIRC.--The CASMIRC shall perform such 
     duties as the Attorney General deems appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of the CASMIRC, including but not limited to--
       (1) identifying, developing, researching, acquiring, and 
     refining multidisciplinary information and specialities to 
     provide for the most current expertise available to advance 
     investigative knowledge and practices used in child 
     abduction, mysterious disappearance of children, child 
     homicide, and serial murder investigations;
       (2) providing advice and coordinating the application of 
     current and emerging technical, forensic, and other Federal 
     assistance to Federal, State, and local authorities in child 
     abduction, mysterious disappearances of children, child 
     homicide, and serial murder investigations;
       (3) providing investigative support, research findings, and 
     violent crime analysis to Federal, State, and local 
     authorities in child abduction, mysterious disappearances of 
     children, child homicide, and serial murder investigations;
       (4) providing, if requested by a Federal, State, or local 
     law enforcement agency, on site consultation and advice in 
     child abduction, mysterious disappearances of children, child 
     homicide and serial murder investigations;
       (5) coordinating the application of resources of pertinent 
     Federal law enforcement agencies, and other Federal entities 
     including, but not limited to, the United States Customs 
     Service, the Secret Service, the Postal Inspection Service, 
     and the United States Marshals Service, as appropriate, and 
     with the concurrence of the agency head to support Federal, 
     State, and local law enforcement involved in child abduction, 
     mysterious disappearance of a child, child homicide, and 
     serial murder investigations;
       (6) conducting ongoing research related to child 
     abductions, mysterious disappearances

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     of children, child homicides, and serial murder, including 
     identification and investigative application of current and 
     emerging technologies, identification of investigative 
     searching technologies and methods for physically locating 
     abducted children, investigative use of offender behavioral 
     assessment and analysis concepts, gathering statistics and 
     information necessary for case identification, trend 
     analysis, and case linkages to advance the investigative 
     effectiveness of outstanding abducted children cases, develop 
     investigative systems to identify and track serious serial 
     offenders that repeatedly victimize children for comparison 
     to unsolved cases, and other investigative research pertinent 
     to child abduction, mysterious disappearance of a child, 
     child homicide, and serial murder covered in this section;
       (7) working under the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 
     NCAVC in coordination with the National Center For Missing 
     and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the Office of Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to provide 
     appropriate training to Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement in matters regarding child abductions, mysterious 
     disappearances of children, child homicides; and
       (8) establishing a centralized repository based upon case 
     data reflecting child abductions, mysterious disappearances 
     of children, child homicides and serial murder submitted by 
     State and local agencies, and an automated system for the 
     efficient collection, retrieval, analysis, and reporting of 
     information regarding CASMIRC investigative resources, 
     research, and requests for and provision of investigative 
     support services.
       (d) Appointment of Personnel to the CASMIRC.--
       (1) Selection of members of the casmirc and participating 
     state and local law enforcement personnel.--The Director of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall appoint the members 
     of the CASMIRC. The CASMIRC shall be staffed with FBI 
     personnel and other necessary personnel selected for their 
     expertise that would enable them to assist in the research, 
     data collection, and analysis, and provision of investigative 
     support in child abduction, mysterious disappearance of 
     children, child homicide and serial murder investigations. 
     The Director may, with concurrence of the appropriate State 
     or local agency, also appoint State and local law enforcement 
     personnel to work with the CASMIRC.
       (2) Status.--Each member of the CASMIRC (and each 
     individual from any State or local law enforcement agency 
     appointed to work with the CASMIRC) shall remain as an 
     employee of that member's or individual's respective agency 
     for all purposes (including the purpose of performance 
     review), and service with the CASMIRC shall be without 
     interruption or loss of civil service privilege or status and 
     shall be on a nonreimbursable basis, except where appropriate 
     to reimburse State and local law enforcement for overtime 
     costs for an individual appointed to work with the resource 
     team. Additionally, reimbursement of travel and per diem 
     expenses will occur for State and local law enforcement 
     participation in resident fellowship programs at the NCAVC 
     when offered.
       (3) Training.--CASMIRC personnel, under the guidance of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Center for the 
     Analysis of Violent Crime and in consultation with the NCMEC, 
     shall develop a specialized course of instruction devoted to 
     training members of the CASMIRC consistent with the purpose 
     of this section. The CASMIRC shall also work with the NCMEC 
     and OJJDP to develop a course of instruction for State and 
     local law enforcement personnel to facilitate the 
     dissemination of the most current multidisciplinary expertise 
     in the investigation of child abductions, mysterious 
     disappearances of children, child homicides, and serial 
     murder of children.
       (e) Report to Congress.--One year after the establishment 
     of the CASMIRC, the Attorney General shall provide a report 
     to Congress that describes the goals and activities of the 
     CASMIRC. The report shall also contain information regarding 
     the number and qualifications of the members appointed to the 
     CASMIRC, provision for equipment, administrative support, and 
     office space for the CASMIRC, and projected resource needs 
     for the CASMIRC.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriation.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may 
     be necessary for fiscal year 1999 and each of the two 
     succeeding fiscal years.
       (g) Conforming Repeal.--Subtitle C of title XVII of the 
     Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 
     U.S.C. 5776a et seq.) is repealed.
      TITLE IV--RESTRICTED ACCESS TO INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SERVICE

     SEC. 401. PRISONER ACCESS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency, 
     officer, or employee of the United States shall implement, or 
     provide any financial assistance to, any Federal program or 
     Federal activity in which a Federal prisoner is allowed 
     access to any interactive computer service without the 
     supervision of an official of the Federal Government.

     SEC. 402. RECOMMENDED PROHIBITION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) a Minnesota State prisoner, serving 23 years for 
     molesting teenage girls, worked for a nonprofit work and 
     education program inside the prison, through which the 
     prisoner had unsupervised access to the Internet;
       (2) the prisoner, through his unsupervised access to the 
     Internet, trafficked in child pornography over the Internet;
       (3) Federal law enforcement authorities caught the prisoner 
     with a computer disk containing 280 pictures of juveniles 
     engaged in sexually explicit conduct;
       (4) a jury found the prisoner guilty of conspiring to trade 
     in child pornography and possessing child pornography;
       (5) the United States District Court for the District of 
     Minnesota sentenced the prisoner to 87 months in Federal 
     prison, to be served upon the completion of his 23-year State 
     prison term; and
       (6) there has been an explosion in the use of the Internet 
     in the United States, further placing our Nation's children 
     at risk of harm and exploitation at the hands of predators on 
     the Internet and increasing the ease of trafficking in child 
     pornography.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--Congress strongly urges State 
     Governors, State legislators, and State prison administrators 
     to prohibit unsupervised access to the Internet by State 
     prisoners.

     SEC. 403. SURVEY.

       (a) Survey.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall conduct a 
     survey of the States to determine to what extent each State 
     allows prisoners access to any interactive computer service 
     and whether such access is supervised by a prison official.
       (b) Report.--The Attorney General shall submit a report to 
     Congress of the findings of the survey conducted pursuant to 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``State'' means each of the 50 States and the District of 
     Columbia.
          TITLE V--SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

     SEC. 501. GRANTS TO STATES TO OFFSET COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH 
                   THE JACOB WETTERLING CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN 
                   AND SEXUALLY VIOLENT OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT.

       (a) In General.--Section 170101 of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071) is 
     amended by--
       (1) redesignating the second subsection (g) as subsection 
     (h); and
       (2) adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Grants to States to Comply with the Wetterling Act.--
       ``(1) Program authorized.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice 
     Assistance shall award a grant to each eligible State to 
     offset costs directly associated with complying with the 
     Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent 
     Offender Registration Act. Such grant program shall be known 
     as the ``Sex Offender Management Assistance Program (SOMA)''.
       ``(ii) Uses of funds.--Grants awarded under this subsection 
     shall be--
       ``(I) distributed directly to the State for distribution to 
     State and local entities; and
       ``(II) used for training, salaries, equipment, materials, 
     and other costs directly associated with complying with the 
     Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent 
     Offender Registration Act.
       ``(2) Eligibility.--
       ``(i) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection, the chief executive of a State shall, on an 
     annual basis, submit an application to the Director of the 
     Bureau of Justice Assistance (in such form and containing 
     such information as the Director may reasonably require) 
     assuring that--
       ``(I) the State complies with (or made a good faith effort 
     to comply with) the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children 
     and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act; and
       ``(II) where applicable, the State has penalties comparable 
     to or greater than Federal penalties for crimes listed in 
     such Act.
     The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance may waive 
     the requirement of subclause (II) if a State demonstrates an 
     overriding need for assistance under this subsection.
       ``(ii) Regulations.--
       ``(I) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Director shall promulgate 
     regulations to implement this subsection (including the 
     information that must be included and the requirements that 
     the States must meet) in submitting the applications required 
     under this subsection. In allocating funds under this 
     subsection, the Director may consider the annual number of 
     sex offenders registered in each eligible State's monitoring 
     and notification programs.
       ``(II) Certain training programs.--Prior to implementing 
     this subsection, the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
     Assistance shall study the feasibility of incorporating into 
     the SOMA program the activities of any technical assistance 
     or training program established as a result of section 40152 
     of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-322). In a case in which incorporating such 
     activities into the SOMA program will eliminate duplication 
     of efforts or administrative costs, the Director shall take 
     administrative actions, as allowable, and make 
     recommendations to Congress to incorporate such activities 
     into the SOMA program prior to implementing the SOMA 
     program.''.
       (b) Study.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice 
     Assistance shall conduct a study to assess the efficacy of 
     the SOMA program and

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     submit recommendations to Congress not later than March 1, 
     2000.
       (c) Authorization for Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out subsection (i) of section 
     170101 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 
     of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211), $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1999 and 2000.
  TITLE VI--FACILITATING FINGERPRINT CHECKS TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM 
                 SEXUAL PREDATORS AND VIOLENT CRIMINALS

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Volunteers for Children 
     Act''.

     SEC. 602. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL FINGERPRINT BACKGROUND CHECKS.

       (a) State Agency.--Section 3(a) of the National Child 
     Protection Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119a(a)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) In the absence of State procedures referred to in 
     paragraph (1), youth-serving volunteer organizations and 
     institutions may contact an authorized agency of the State to 
     request national criminal fingerprint background checks. 
     Entities requesting background checks under this paragraph 
     shall follow the guidelines in subsection (b) and procedures, 
     if any, for requesting national criminal fingerprint 
     background checks established by the State in which they are 
     located.
       (b) Federal Law.--Section 3(b)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5119a(b)(5)) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, except that this paragraph does not 
     apply to any request by youth-serving volunteer organizations 
     and institutions for national criminal fingerprint background 
     checks pursuant to subsection (a)(3)''.
       (c) Authorization.--Section 4(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5119b(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``1994, 1995, 1996, and 
     1997'' and inserting ``1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002''.
                     TITLE VII--MODEL NOTIFICATION

     SEC. 701. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) States are now required to release certain relevant 
     information to protect the public from sexually violent 
     offenders.
       (2) Many States have not established guidelines regarding 
     the notification and release of a sexually violent offender.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that each State should enact legislation based on the model 
     notification process described in sections 502 through 514.

     SEC. 702. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY BOARD FOR RISK 
                   ASSESSMENT.

       (a) Establishment.--The State shall establish an Advisory 
     Board for Risk Assessment (referred to in this title as the 
     ``Board'') which consists of not less than five members 
     appointed by the Chief Executive Officer of the State.
       (b) Duties.--The Board shall comply with the requirements 
     and guidelines established for a State board under section 
     170101 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 
     of 1994 and the provisions of this title.
       (c) Membership.--Each member shall, by experience or 
     training, have a personal interest or professional expertise 
     in law enforcement, crime prevention, victim advocacy, 
     criminology, psychology, parole, public education, or 
     community relations.
       (d) Term.--The term of office of each member of such Board 
     shall be determined by the Chief Executive Officer of the 
     State in guidelines issued pursuant to this section.
       (e) Vacancy.--Any member chosen to fill a vacancy occurring 
     other than by expiration of a term shall be appointed for the 
     remainder of the unexpired term.
       (f) Chairperson.--The Chief Executive Officer of the State 
     shall designate one of the members of the Board as 
     chairperson to serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the 
     Officer or until the member's term of office expires and a 
     successor is designated in accordance with law, whichever 
     occurs first.
       (g) Termination.--Any member of the Board may be removed by 
     the Chief Executive Officer for cause after an opportunity to 
     be heard.
       (h) Quorum.--Except as otherwise provided by law, a 
     majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the 
     transaction of all business of the Board.

     SEC. 703. GUIDELINES FOR TIER DETERMINATION.

       (a) In General.--The Chief Executive Officer of the State 
     or a designee shall develop guidelines and procedures for use 
     by the Board to assess the risk of a repeat offense by such 
     sex offender and the threat posed to the public safety. Such 
     guidelines shall be based upon the following:
       (1) Criminal history factors indicative of high risk of 
     repeat offense, including--
       (A) whether the sex offender has a mental abnormality;
       (B) whether the sex offender's conduct was found to be 
     characterized by repetitive and compulsive behavior, 
     associated with drugs or alcohol;
       (C) whether the sex offender served the maximum term;
       (D) whether the sex offender committed the felony sex 
     offense against a child; and
       (E) the age of the sex offender at the time of the 
     commission of the first sex offense.
       (2) Other factors to be considered in determining risk, 
     including--
       (A) the relationship between such sex offender and the 
     victims;
       (B) whether the offense involved the use of a weapon, 
     violence, or infliction of serious bodily injury;
       (C) the number, date, and nature of prior offenses;
       (D) conditions of release that minimize risk of another 
     offense, including whether the sex offender is under 
     supervision, receiving counseling, therapy or treatment, or 
     residing in a home situation that provides guidance and 
     supervision;
       (E) physical conditions that minimize risk of another 
     offense, including advanced age or debilitating illness;
       (F) whether psychological or psychiatric profiles indicate 
     a risk of recidivism;
       (G) the sex offender's response to treatment;
       (H) recent behavior, including behavior while confined;
       (I) recent threats or gestures against persons or 
     expression of intent to commit additional offenses; and
       (J) review of any victim impact statement.
       (b) Information Transfer.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, any State or local correctional facility, hospital, or 
     institution shall forward relevant information pertaining to 
     a sex offender to be discharged, paroled, or released to the 
     Board for review prior to the release or discharge for 
     consideration by the Board in its recommendations. 
     Information shall include the commitment file, medical file, 
     and treatment file pertaining to such person.
       (2) Confidentiality.--All confidential records provided 
     under paragraph (1) shall remain confidential, unless 
     otherwise ordered by a court, by the lawful custodians of the 
     records, or by another person duly authorized to release such 
     information.

     SEC. 704. BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS.

       The Board shall use the guidelines established pursuant to 
     section 503(a) to recommend to an appropriate court of the 
     State one of the following 3 levels of notification:
       (1) Tier i.--If the risk of a repeat offense is low, a tier 
     1 designation shall be given to such sex offender. In such 
     case the designated law enforcement agency having 
     jurisdiction and the law enforcement agency having had 
     jurisdiction at the time of his conviction shall be notified 
     in accordance with section 170101(b)(4) of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
       (2) Tier ii.--If the risk of a repeat offense is moderate, 
     a tier 2 designation shall be given to such sex offender. In 
     such case the designated law enforcement agency having 
     jurisdiction and the law enforcement agency having had 
     jurisdiction at the time of conviction shall be notified and 
     may notify any victim of the proposed release of such 
     offender and any agency, organization, or group, serving 
     individuals who have similar characteristics to the previous 
     victim or victims of such offender. The notification may 
     include the approximate address (by ZIP Code), background 
     information relating to the crime, type of victim targeted, 
     conviction, including release of a photograph of the 
     offender, and any special conditions imposed on the offender.
       (3) Tier iii.--If the risk of a repeat offense is high and 
     there exists a threat to the public safety, a tier 3 
     designation shall be given to such offender. In such case, 
     the appropriate law enforcement agencies shall be notified of 
     such an offender's release and may use the notification 
     procedures described in paragraph (2), except that a precise 
     address may be released and any relevant information 
     necessary to protect the public concerning a specific person 
     required to register under section 170101 of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 shall be 
     released.

     SEC. 705. JUDICIAL DETERMINATION.

       (a) Notification Level.--
       (1) In general.--An appropriate court of the State also 
     shall make a determination with respect to the level of 
     notification, after receiving a tier recommendation from the 
     Board. In making the determination, the court shall review 
     any statement by a victim or victims and any materials 
     submitted by the sex offender. The court shall also allow the 
     sex offender to appear and be heard, and inform the sex 
     offender of the right to have counsel appointed if necessary.
       (2) Appeal.--A sex offender may appeal a determination made 
     by the court made under paragraph (1) in accordance with 
     State law.
       (3) Notification and registration.--The filing of the 
     appeal shall not stay the designated law enforcement agency's 
     notification actions unless the court orders otherwise. Such 
     petition, if granted, shall not relieve the petitioner of the 
     duty to register pursuant to section 170101 of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 upon conviction 
     of an offense requiring registration in the future.
       (b) Reversal.--Upon the reversal of a conviction of a 
     sexual offense, the court shall order the expungement of any 
     records required to be kept pursuant to this title.

     SEC. 706. PENALTY FOR MISUSE OF REGISTRATION INFORMATION.

       (a) Fine.--Any person who uses information disclosed 
     pursuant to this title in violation of the law shall be fined 
     under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not 
     more than 5 years, or both.
       (b) Civil Action.--The State attorney general, a district 
     attorney, or any person aggrieved by information disclosed in 
     violation of the law is authorized to bring a civil action in 
     the appropriate court requesting preventive relief, including 
     an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, 
     restraining order, or other order against the person or group 
     of persons responsible for such action.

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       (c) Additional Remedies.--The foregoing remedies shall be 
     independent of any other remedies or procedures that may be 
     available to an aggrieved party under other provisions of 
     law.

     SEC. 707. JUVENILE OFFENDERS.

       (a) In General.--A juvenile residing in a State who has 
     been adjudicated delinquent for any sex offense or attempted 
     sex offense, or who has been convicted of any sex offense or 
     attempted sex offense, or who has been acquitted by reason of 
     insanity for any sex offense or attempted sex offense shall 
     be required to comply with the registration requirements 
     established pursuant to section 170101 of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
       (b) Youth Facility.--Any person who is discharged or 
     paroled from a facility in another State that is equivalent 
     to a Department of the Youth Authority to the custody of such 
     a facility because of the commission or attempted commission 
     of specified sex offenses, is required to register pursuant 
     to section 170101 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994.

     SEC. 708. OFFICIAL IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.

       (a) Immunity.--No official, employee, or agency, whether 
     public or private, shall be subject to any civil or criminal 
     liability for damages for any discretionary decision to 
     release relevant and necessary information pursuant to this 
     section, unless it is shown that such official, employee, or 
     agency acted with gross negligence or in bad faith.
       (b) Information Release.--The immunity provided under this 
     section applies to the release of relevant information to 
     other employees or officials or to the general public.
       (c) Failure To Release Information.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be deemed to impose any civil or criminal 
     liability upon or to give rise to a cause of action against 
     any official, employee, or agency, whether public or private, 
     for failing to release information as authorized in this 
     title unless it is shown that such official, employee, or 
     agency acted with gross negligence or in bad faith.

     SEC. 709. IDENTITY OF THE VICTIM.

       Any information identifying the victim by name, birth date, 
     address, or relation to the registrant shall be excluded from 
     public access or dissemination.

     SEC. 710. GENERAL STATE REQUIREMENTS.

       The Chief Executive Officer of a State or designee shall 
     establish reasonable notification requirements under this 
     title, including notification to an offender of any 
     procedures for which the offender is required or is permitted 
     to participate, including the hearing process, appeal rights, 
     and submission of information to the Board.

     SEC. 711. ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION.

       (a) In General.--The Chief Executive Officer of a State 
     shall appoint a voluntary advisory council to design a policy 
     to assist communities in which a sex offender resides to plan 
     and prepare for such a resident.
       (b) Composition.--Each such advisory council shall include 
     representation from--
       (1) law enforcement;
       (2) law enforcement organizations;
       (3) local corrections agencies;
       (4) victims groups; and
       (5) other interested members of the public.
       (c) Duties.--In developing a policy pursuant to subsection 
     (a), an advisory council should make recommendations that 
     include--
       (1) the method of distributing community notification 
     information;
       (2) methods of educating community residents at public 
     meetings on how they can use such information to enhance 
     their safety and the safety of their family;
       (3) procedures for ensuring that community members are 
     educated regarding the right of the sex offender not to be 
     subjected to harassment or criminal acts; and
       (4) other matters the council considers necessary to ensure 
     the effective and fair administration of the community 
     notification law.

     SEC. 712. EXPUNGEMENT OF OUTDATED INFORMATION.

       In accordance with section 170101 of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the department 
     required to coordinate the sex offender registration program 
     shall compile and update information regarding the offenders. 
     Any offender whose duty to register has expired or who has 
     been relieved of the duty to register shall be removed from 
     any public database.

     SEC. 713. EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

       Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent law 
     enforcement officers from notifying members of the public of 
     individuals that pose a danger under circumstances that are 
     not described in section 170101 of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 or under this title.

     SEC. 714. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) The term ``criminal offense against a victim who is a 
     minor'' means any criminal offense that consists of--
       (A) kidnapping of a minor, except by a parent;
       (B) false imprisonment of a minor, except by a parent;
       (C) criminal sexual conduct toward a minor;
       (D) solicitation of a minor to engage in sexual conduct;
       (E) use of a minor in a sexual performance;
       (F) solicitation of a minor to practice prostitution;
       (G) any conduct that by its nature is a sexual offense 
     against a minor; and
       (H) an attempt to commit an offense described in any of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (H) if the State--
       (i) makes such an attempt a criminal offense; or
       (ii) chooses to include such an offense in those which are 
     criminal offenses against a victim who is a minor for 
     purposes of this section.
     For purposes of this paragraph, conduct which is criminal 
     only because of the age of the victim shall not be considered 
     a criminal offense if the perpetrator is 18 years of age or 
     younger.
       (2) The term ``sexually violent offense'' means any 
     criminal offense that consists of aggravated sexual abuse or 
     sexual abuse (as described in sections 2241 and 2242 of title 
     18, United States Code, or as described in the State criminal 
     code) or an offense that has as its elements engaging in 
     physical contact with another person with intent to commit 
     aggravated sexual abuse or sexual abuse (as described in such 
     sections of title 18, United States Code, or as described in 
     the State criminal code).
       (3) The term ``mental abnormality'' means a congenital or 
     acquired condition of a person that affects the emotional or 
     volitional capacity of the person in a manner that 
     predisposes that person to the commission of criminal sexual 
     acts to a degree that makes the person a menace to the health 
     and safety of other persons.
       (4) The term ``predatory'' means an act directed at a 
     stranger, or a person with whom a relationship has been 
     established or promoted for the primary purpose of 
     victimization.
     Any offense committed in another State, which if committed in 
     the State at issue would be one of the above enumerated 
     offenses, is considered a sexual offense for the purposes of 
     this title.
       (5) The term ``juvenile'' has the meaning given such term 
     under State law.
  TITLE VIII--CHILD HOSTAGE-TAKING TO EVADE ARREST OR OBSTRUCT JUSTICE

     SEC. 801. CHILD HOSTAGE-TAKING TO EVADE ARREST OR OBSTRUCT 
                   JUSTICE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1205. Child hostage-taking to evade arrest or obstruct 
       justice

       ``(a) In General.--Whoever uses force or threatens to use 
     force against any officer or agency of the Federal 
     Government, and seizes or detains, or continues to detain, a 
     child in order to--
       ``(1) obstruct, resist, or oppose any officer of the United 
     States, or other person duly authorized, in serving, or 
     attempting to serve or execute, any legal or judicial writ, 
     process, or warrant of any court of the United States; or
       ``(2) compel any department or agency of the Federal 
     Government to do or to abstain from doing any act,
     or attempts to do so, shall be punished in accordance with 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Sentencing.--Any person who violates subsection (a)--
       ``(1) shall be imprisoned not less than 10 years and not 
     more than 25 years;
       ``(2) if injury results to the child as a result of the 
     violation, shall be imprisoned not less than 20 years and not 
     more than 35 years; and
       ``(3) if death results to the child as a result of the 
     violation, shall be subject to the penalty of death or be 
     imprisoned for life.
       ``(c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `child' means an individual who has not attained the age of 
     18 years.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     55 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``1205. Child hostage-taking to evade arrest or obstruct justice.''.
 TITLE IX--CONTINUING THE COMMITMENT OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT
 Subtitle A--Law Enforcement and Prosecution Grants To Combat Violence 
                             Against Women

     SEC. 901. PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM AND GRANTS.

       (a) General Program Purpose.--The purpose of this subtitle 
     is to assist States, Indian tribal governments, and units of 
     local government to develop and strengthen effective law 
     enforcement and prosecution strategies to combat violent 
     crimes against women.
       (b) Purposes for Which Grants May Be Used.--Grants under 
     this subtitle shall provide personnel, training, technical 
     assistance, data collection and other equipment for the more 
     widespread apprehension, prosecution, and adjudication of 
     persons committing violent crimes against women, and 
     specifically, for the purposes of--
       (1) training law enforcement officers and prosecutors to 
     more effectively identify and respond to violent crimes 
     against women, including the crimes of sexual assault and 
     domestic violence;
       (2) developing, training, or expanding units of law 
     enforcement officers and prosecutors specifically targeting 
     violent crimes against women, including the crimes of sexual 
     assault and domestic violence;
       (3) developing and implementing more effective police and 
     prosecution policies, protocols, orders, and services 
     specifically devoted to preventing, identifying, and 
     responding to violent crimes against women, including the 
     crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence;

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       (4) developing, installing, or expanding data collection 
     and communication systems, including computerized systems, 
     linking police, prosecutors, and courts or for the purpose of 
     identifying and tracking arrests, protection orders, 
     violations of protection orders, prosecutions, and 
     convictions for violent crimes against women, including the 
     crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence;
       (5) developing, enlarging, or strengthening programs 
     addressing stalking;
       (6) developing, enlarging, or strengthening programs 
     addressing the needs and circumstances of Indian tribes in 
     dealing with violent crimes against women, including the 
     crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence; and
       (7) developing, enlarging, or strengthening State court 
     programs, including training for State, local, and tribal 
     judges and court personnel, addressing violent crimes against 
     women, including sexual assault, domestic violence, and 
     stalking.

     SEC. 902. STATE GRANTS.

       (a) General Grants.--The Attorney General may make grants 
     to States, for use by States, units of local government, and 
     Indian tribal governments for the purposes described in 
     section 501(b).
       (b) Amounts.--Of the amounts appropriated for the purposes 
     of this subtitle--
       (1) 4 percent shall be available for grants to Indian 
     tribal governments;
       (2) $500,000 shall be available for grants to applicants in 
     each State; and
       (3) the remaining funds shall be available for grants to 
     applicants in each State in an amount that bears the same 
     ratio to the amount of remaining funds as the population of 
     the State bears to the population of all of the States that 
     results from a distribution among the States on the basis of 
     each State's population in relation to the population of all 
     States (not including populations of Indian tribes).
       (c) Qualification.--Upon satisfying the terms of subsection 
     (d), any State shall be qualified for funds provided under 
     this subtitle upon certification that--
       (1) the funds shall be used for any of the purposes 
     described in section 501(b);
       (2) grantees and subgrantees shall develop a plan for 
     implementation and shall consult and coordinate with 
     nonprofit, nongovernmental victim services programs, 
     including sexual assault and domestic violence victim 
     services programs;
       (3) up to 30 percent shall be allocated to law enforcement, 
     up to 30 percent to prosecution grants, and at least 10 
     percent to State court systems; and
       (4) any Federal funds received under this subtitle shall be 
     used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds that 
     would otherwise be available for activities funded under this 
     subtitle.
       (d) Application Requirements.--Each application shall 
     include the certifications of qualification required by 
     subsection (c). An application shall include--
       (1) documentation from the prosecution and law enforcement 
     programs to be assisted, demonstrating--
       (A) need for the grant funds;
       (B) intended use of the grant funds;
       (C) expected results from the use of grant funds; and
       (D) demographic characteristics of the populations to be 
     served, including age, marital status, disability, race, 
     ethnicity, and language background;
       (2) proof of compliance with the requirements for the 
     payment of forensic medical exams provided in section 505; 
     and
       (3) proof of compliance with the requirements for paying 
     filing and service fees for domestic violence cases provided 
     in section 506.
       (e) Disbursement.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the receipt 
     of an application under this subtitle, the Attorney General 
     shall--
       (A) disburse the appropriate sums provided for under this 
     subtitle; or
       (B) inform the applicant why the application does not 
     conform to the requirements of this section.
       (2) Regulations.--In disbursing monies under this subtitle, 
     the Attorney General shall issue regulations to ensure that 
     States will--
       (A) give priority to areas of varying geographic size with 
     the greatest showing of need based on the availability of 
     existing domestic violence and sexual assault programs in the 
     population and geographic area to be served in relation to 
     the availability of such programs in other such populations 
     and geographic areas;
       (B) determine the amount of subgrants based on the 
     population and geographic area to be served;
       (C) equitably distribute monies on a geographic basis 
     including nonurban and rural areas of various geographic 
     sizes;
       (D) recognize and address the needs of underserved 
     populations; and
       (E)(i) if, at the end of the 9th month of any fiscal year 
     for which funds are appropriated under section 507, the 
     amounts made available are unspent or unobligated, such 
     unspent or unobligated funds shall be reallotted to the 
     current fiscal year recipients in the victim services area 
     pursuant to section 502(c)(3)) proportionate to their 
     original allotment for the current fiscal year; and
       (ii) for the first 2 fiscal years following the effective 
     date of this Act, the Attorney General may waive the 
     qualification requirements of section 502(c), at the request 
     of the State and with the support of law enforcement and 
     prosecution grantees currently funded under this section, if 
     the reallocation of funds among law enforcement, prosecution, 
     victims' services, and State court systems mandated by this 
     subtitle adversely impacts victims of sexual assault, 
     domestic violence, and stalking, due to the reduction of 
     funds to programs and services funded under this section in 
     the prior fiscal year.
       (f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of a grant made under 
     this subtitle may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of 
     the projects described in the application submitted.
       (g) Indian Tribes.--Funds appropriated by the Congress for 
     the activities of any agency of an Indian tribal government 
     or of the Bureau of Indian Affairs performing law enforcement 
     functions on any Indian lands may be used to provide the non-
     Federal share of the cost of programs or projects funded 
     under this subtitle.
       (h) Grantee Reporting.--
       (1) In general.--Upon completion of the grant period under 
     this subtitle, a State or Indian tribal grantee shall file a 
     performance report with the Attorney General explaining the 
     activities carried out, which report shall include an 
     assessment of the effectiveness of those activities in 
     achieving the purposes of this subtitle.
       (2) Certification by grantee and subgrantees.--A section of 
     the performance report shall be completed by each grantee and 
     subgrantee that performed the direct services contemplated in 
     the application, certifying performance of direct services 
     under the grant.
       (3) Suspension of funding.--The Attorney General shall 
     suspend funding for an approved application if--
       (A) an applicant fails to submit an annual performance 
     report;
       (B) funds are expended for purposes other than those 
     described in this subtitle; or
       (C) a report under paragraph (1) or accompanying 
     assessments demonstrate to the Attorney General that the 
     program is ineffective or financially unsound.
       (D) for failure to provide documentation, including 
     memoranda of understanding, contract, or other document of 
     any collaborative efforts with other agencies or 
     organizations.

     SEC. 903. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle--
       (1) the term ``domestic violence'' includes felony or 
     misdemeanor crimes of violence committed by a current or 
     former spouse of the victim, by a person with whom the victim 
     shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabitating 
     with or has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse, by a 
     person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the 
     domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction 
     receiving grant monies, or by any other adult person against 
     a victim who is protected from that person's acts under the 
     domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction 
     receiving grant monies;
       (2) the term ``Indian country'' has the meaning stated in 
     section 1151 of title 18, United States Code;
       (3) the term ``Indian tribe'' means a tribe, band, pueblo, 
     nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, 
     including any Alaska Native village or regional or village 
     corporation (as defined in, or established pursuant to, the 
     Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
     seq.)), that is recognized as eligible for the special 
     programs and services provided by the United States to 
     Indians because of their status as Indians;
       (4) the term ``law enforcement'' means a public agency 
     charged with policing functions, including any of its 
     component bureaus (such as governmental victim services 
     programs);
       (5) the term ``prosecution'' means any public agency 
     charged with direct responsibility for prosecuting criminal 
     offenders, including such agency's component bureaus (such as 
     governmental victim services programs);
       (6) the term ``sexual assault'' means any conduct 
     proscribed by chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, 
     whether or not the conduct occurs in the special maritime and 
     territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal 
     prison and includes both assaults committed by offenders who 
     are strangers to the victim and assaults committed by 
     offenders who are known or related by blood or marriage to 
     the victim; and
       (7) the term ``underserved populations'' includes 
     populations underserved because of geographic location (such 
     as rural isolation), underserved racial or ethnic 
     populations, and populations underserved because of special 
     needs, such as language barriers or physical disabilities.

     SEC. 904. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

       (a) Nonmonetary Assistance.--In addition to the assistance 
     provided under this subtitle, the Attorney General may 
     request any Federal agency to use its authorities and the 
     resources granted to it under Federal law (including 
     personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, and managerial, 
     technical, and advisory services) in support of State, 
     tribal, and local assistance efforts.
       (b) Reporting.--Not later than 180 days after the end of 
     each fiscal year for which grants are made under this 
     subtitle, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that 
     includes, for each State and for each grantee Indian tribe--
       (1) the number of grants made and funds distributed under 
     this subtitle;

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       (2) a summary of the purposes for which those grants were 
     provided and an evaluation of their progress;
       (3) a statistical summary of persons served, detailing the 
     nature of victimization, and providing data on age, sex, 
     relationship of victim to offender, geographic distribution, 
     race, ethnicity, language, and disability; and
       (4) an evaluation of the effectiveness of programs funded 
     under this subtitle.
       (c) Regulations or Guidelines.--Not later than 120 days 
     after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Attorney 
     General shall publish proposed regulations or guidelines 
     implementing this subtitle. Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment, the Attorney General shall publish final 
     regulations or guidelines implementing this subtitle.

     SEC. 905. RAPE EXAM PAYMENTS.

       (a) Restriction of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--A State, Indian tribal government, or unit 
     of local government, shall not be entitled to funds under 
     this subtitle unless the State, Indian tribal government, 
     unit of local government, or another governmental entity 
     incurs the full out-of-pocket cost of forensic medical exams 
     described in subsection (b) for victims of sexual assault.
       (2) Redistribution.--Funds withheld from a State or unit of 
     local government under paragraph (1) shall be distributed to 
     other States or units of local government pro rata. Funds 
     withheld from an Indian tribal government under paragraph (1) 
     shall be distributed to other Indian tribal governments pro 
     rata.
       (b) Medical Costs.--A State, Indian tribal government, or 
     unit of local government shall be deemed to incur the full 
     out-of-pocket cost of forensic medical exams for victims of 
     sexual assault if any government entity--
       (1) provides such exams to victims free of charge to the 
     victim;
       (2) arranges for victims to obtain such exams free of 
     charge to the victims; or
       (3) reimburses victims for the cost of such exams if--
       (A) the reimbursement covers the full cost of such exams, 
     without any deductible requirement or limit on the amount of 
     a reimbursement;
       (B) the reimbursing governmental entity permits victims to 
     apply for reimbursement for not less than one year from the 
     date of the exam;
       (C) the reimbursing governmental entity provides 
     reimbursement not later than 90 days after written 
     notification of the victim's expense; and
       (D) the State, Indian tribal government, unit of local 
     government, or reimbursing governmental entity provides 
     information at the time of the exam to all victims, including 
     victims with limited or no English proficiency, regarding how 
     to obtain reimbursement.

     SEC. 906. FILING COSTS FOR CRIMINAL CHARGES.

       (a) In General.--A State, Indian tribal government, or unit 
     of local government, shall not be entitled to funds under 
     this subtitle unless the State, Indian tribal government, or 
     unit of local government--
       (1) certifies that its laws, policies, and practices do not 
     require, in connection with the prosecution of any 
     misdemeanor or felony domestic violence offense, that the 
     abused bear the costs associated with the filing of criminal 
     charges against the domestic violence offender, or the costs 
     associated with the issuance or service of a warrant, 
     protection order, or witness subpoena; or
       (2) gives the Attorney General assurances that its laws, 
     policies and practices will be in compliance with the 
     requirements of paragraph (1) within the later of--
       (A) the period ending on the date on which the next session 
     of the State legislature ends; or
       (B) two years.
       (b) Redistribution.--Funds withheld from a State, unit of 
     local government, or Indian tribal government under 
     subsection (a) shall be distributed to other States, units of 
     local government, and Indian tribal government, respectively, 
     pro rata.

     SEC. 907. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     subtitle $185,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001, 2002, 
     and 2003.
            Subtitle B--Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies

     SEC. 911. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this subtitle is to encourage 
     States, Indian tribal governments, and units of local 
     government to treat domestic violence as a serious violation 
     of criminal law.
       (b) Grant Authority.--The Attorney General may make grants 
     to eligible States, Indian tribal governments, or units of 
     local government for the following purposes:
       (1) To implement mandatory arrest or proarrest programs and 
     policies in police departments, including mandatory arrest 
     programs and policies for protection order violations.
       (2) To develop policies and training in police departments 
     to improve tracking of cases involving domestic violence.
       (3) To centralize and coordinate police enforcement, 
     prosecution, or judicial responsibility for domestic violence 
     cases in groups or units of police officers, prosecutors, or 
     judges.
       (4) To coordinate computer tracking systems to ensure 
     communication between police, prosecutors, and both criminal 
     and family courts.
       (5) To educate judges in criminal and other courts about 
     domestic violence and to improve judicial handling of such 
     cases.
       (c) Eligibility.--Eligible grantees are States, Indian 
     tribal governments, or units of local government that--
       (1) certify that their laws or official policies--
       (A) encourage or mandate arrests of domestic violence 
     offenders based on probable cause that an offense has been 
     committed; and
       (B) encourage or mandate arrest of domestic violence 
     offenders who violate the terms of a valid and outstanding 
     protection order;
       (2) demonstrate that their laws, policies, or practices and 
     their training programs discourage dual arrests of offender 
     and victim;
       (3) certify that their laws, policies, or practices 
     prohibit issuance of mutual restraining orders of protection 
     except in cases where both spouses file a claim and the court 
     makes detailed findings of fact indicating that both spouses 
     acted primarily as aggressors and that neither spouse acted 
     primarily in self-defense; and
       (4) certify that their laws, policies, or practices do not 
     require, in connection with the prosecution of any 
     misdemeanor or felony domestic violence offense, that the 
     abused bear the costs associated with the filing of criminal 
     charges or the service of such charges on an abuser, or that 
     the abused bear the costs associated with the issuance or 
     service of a warrant, protection order, or witness subpoena.

     SEC. 912. APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Application.--An eligible grantee shall submit an 
     application to the Attorney General that--
       (1) contains a certification by the chief executive officer 
     of the State, Indian tribal government, or local government 
     entity that the conditions of section 511(c) are met or will 
     be met within the later of--
       (A) the period ending on the date on which the next session 
     of the State or Indian tribal legislature ends; or
       (B) two years of the date of enactment of this Act;
       (2) describes plans to further the purposes stated in 
     section 511(a);
       (3) identifies the agency or office or groups of agencies 
     or offices responsible for carrying out the program; and
       (4) includes documentation from nonprofit, private sexual 
     assault and domestic violence programs demonstrating their 
     participation in developing the application, and identifying 
     such programs in which such groups will be consulted for 
     development and implementation.
       (b) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subtitle, the 
     Attorney General shall give priority to applicants that--
       (1) do not currently provide for centralized handling of 
     cases involving domestic violence by police, prosecutors, and 
     courts; and
       (2) demonstrate a commitment to strong enforcement of laws, 
     and prosecution of cases, involving domestic violence.

     SEC. 913. REPORTS.

       Each grantee receiving funds under this subtitle shall 
     submit a report to the Attorney General evaluating the 
     effectiveness of projects developed with funds provided under 
     this subtitle and containing such additional information as 
     the Attorney General may prescribe.

     SEC. 914. REGULATIONS OR GUIDELINES.

       Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Attorney General shall publish proposed regulations 
     or guidelines implementing this subtitle. Not later than 180 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
     General shall publish final regulations or guidelines 
     implementing this subtitle.

     SEC. 915. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle--
       (1) the term ``domestic violence'' includes acts or threats 
     of violence, not including acts of self-defense, committed by 
     a current or former spouse of the victim, by a person with 
     whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is 
     cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim, by a 
     person who is or has been in a continuing social relationship 
     of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim, by a person 
     similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the 
     domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction, or by 
     any other person against a victim who is protected from that 
     person's acts under the domestic or family violence laws of 
     the jurisdiction; and
       (2) the term ``protection order'' includes any injunction 
     issued for the purpose of preventing violent or threatening 
     acts of domestic violence, including temporary and final 
     orders issued by civil or criminal courts (other than support 
     or child custody orders or provisions) whether obtained by 
     filing an independent action or as a pendente lite order in 
     another proceeding.

     SEC. 916. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     subtitle--
       (1) $63,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       (2) $67,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       (3) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       (4) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       (5) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
         TITLE X--LIMITING THE EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN

     SEC. 1001. DEFENSE TO CRIMINAL CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE OR 
                   PARENTAL ABDUCTION CHARGE.

       Section 1073 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``Whoever moves'' and inserting ``(a) Whoever 
     moves'' and by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(b) For any charge of parental abduction, of custodial 
     interference, or of felony criminal contempt of court related 
     to an underlying child custody or visitation determination, 
     that would otherwise provide a basis for prosecution under 
     this section, it shall be a defense to such prosecution that 
     the individual against whom this section is invoked--
       ``(1) acted pursuant to the provisions of a court order 
     valid when and where issued--
       ``(A) which granted the defendant legal custody or 
     visitation rights;
       ``(B) which was obtained in compliance with section 1738A 
     of title 28;
       ``(C) which is not inconsistent with such section or with 
     the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act as 
     promulgated by the Uniform Law Commissioners; and
       ``(D) which was in effect at the time the defendant left 
     the State;
       ``(2) was fleeing an incident or pattern of domestic 
     violence or sexual assault of the child, which had been 
     previously reported to law enforcement authorities; or
       ``(3) would otherwise have a defense under the terms of the 
     International Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 
     1204).
       ``(c) The Attorney General shall issue guidance to assist 
     the United States Attorneys and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation in determining when to decline to initiate or 
     to terminate an investigation or prosecution under subsection 
     (b) due to the potential availability of any defense.''.

     SEC. 1002. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT GIVEN TO CHILD CUSTODY 
                   DETERMINATIONS.

       (a) Section Intent.--Section 1738A(a) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``This section is intended to preempt any inconsistent State 
     law and to apply to every proceeding in the United States or 
     its territories that is not governed by inconsistent aspects 
     of any treaty to which the United States Government is a 
     signatory or has ratified that involves custody and 
     visitation concerning a minor child. Any provisions of a 
     protection order regarding the custody and visitation of a 
     minor child, whether consensual or not, otherwise consistent 
     with section 2265 of title 18 and with this section shall be 
     given full faith and credit by the courts of any State where 
     the party who sought the order seeks enforcement.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 1738A(b) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) `domestic violence' includes acts or threats of 
     violence, not including acts of self defense, committed by a 
     current or former spouse of the victim, by a person with whom 
     the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is 
     cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim, by a 
     person who is or has been in a continuing social relationship 
     of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim, by a person 
     similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the 
     domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction, or by 
     any other person against a victim who is protected from that 
     person's acts under the domestic or family violence laws of 
     the jurisdiction;
       ``(5) `sexual assault' means any conduct proscribed by 
     chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, whether or not 
     the conduct occurs in the special maritime and territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison and 
     includes both assaults committed by offenders who are 
     strangers to the victim and assaults committed by offenders 
     who are known to the victim or related by blood or marriage 
     to the victim;'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as 
     paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively;
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (9) and by 
     striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(10) `predominant aggressor' means the individual who has 
     been determined to be the principal perpetrator of violence, 
     by factors including--
       ``(A) history of domestic violence;
       ``(B) relative severity of the injuries inflicted on each 
     person;
       ``(C) the likelihood of future injury to each person;
       ``(D) whether one of the persons acted in self-defense; and
       ``(E) the degree to which one of the persons has acted with 
     more deliberate intent to control, isolate, intimidate, 
     emotionally demean, or cause severe pain or injury, or fear 
     of harm to the other or a third person''; and
       (5) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (11).
       (c) Condition for Custody Determination.--Section 
     1738A(c)(2)(C) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``the child, or a 
     sibling or parent of the child,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, including acts of domestic violence by 
     the other parent'' after ``abuse''.
       (d) Jurisdiction.--Section 1738A(d) of such title is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, except that after 2 years have passed while a 
     child is living in another State after relocation due to 
     domestic violence or sexual assault of the child, the court 
     of the original State shall decline jurisdiction provided 
     that the courts of the new State would have personal 
     jurisdiction over the other parent under that State's law''.
       (e) Child Custody Determinations.--Section 1738A of such 
     title is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) A court may decline to exercise jurisdiction on 
     behalf of a parent who has engaged in domestic violence as a 
     predominant aggressor, if a court of another State has 
     emergency jurisdiction under subsection (c)(2)(C)(ii). A 
     court may decline to exercise jurisdiction on behalf of a 
     parent who has wrongfully taken the child from a State 
     without justification, or engaged in similar unjustifiable 
     conduct, unless no other State would have jurisdiction under 
     any provision of subsection (c).
                  TITLE XI--SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION
   Subtitle A--Standards, Practice, and Training for Sexual Assault 
                              Examinations

     SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Standards, Practice, 
     and Training for Sexual Assault Examinations Act''.

     SEC. 1102. STANDARDS, PRACTICE, AND TRAINING FOR SEXUAL 
                   ASSAULT EXAMINATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall--
       (1) evaluate existing standards of training and practice 
     for licensed health care professionals performing sexual 
     assault forensic examinations and develop a national 
     recommended standard for training;
       (2) recommend sexual assault examination training for all 
     health care students to improve the recognition of injuries 
     suggestive of rape and sexual assault and baseline knowledge 
     of appropriate evidence collection; and
       (3) review existing national, State, and local protocols on 
     sexual assault for forensic examinations, and based on this 
     review, develop a recommended national protocol, and 
     establish a mechanism for its nationwide dissemination.
       (b) Consultation.--The Attorney General shall consult with 
     national, State, and local experts in the area of rape and 
     sexual assault, including but not limited to, rape crisis 
     centers, State sexual assault and domestic violence 
     coalitions and programs, criminal justice, forensic nursing, 
     forensic science, emergency room medicine, law, social 
     services, sex crimes in underserved communities as defined in 
     42 U.S.C. 3796gg-2(7).
       (c) Report.--The Attorney General shall ensure that no 
     later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, a 
     report of the directives in subsection (a) is submitted to 
     Congress.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $200,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999.
  Subtitle B--Prevention of Custodial Sexual Assault by Correctional 
                                 Staff

     SEC. 1111. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Prevention of Custodial 
     Sexual Assault by Correctional Staff Act''.

     SEC. 1112. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) According to an extensive 1996 report by the Women's 
     Rights Project of Human Rights Watch, sexual abuse of women 
     prisoners by correctional officers is a serious problem in 
     our Nation's prisons, jails, and correctional facilities.
       (2) Custodial sexual assault of women by correctional 
     officers includes documented incidents of vaginal, oral, and 
     anal rape.
       (3) Because correctional officers wield near absolute power 
     over female prisoners, officers may abuse that power to 
     sexually assault and abuse female prisoners, as well as 
     engage in constant groping, harassment, and other abuse.

     SEC. 1113. ESTABLISHMENT OF PREVENTION PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Guidelines.--
       (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall establish 
     guidelines for States and disseminate such information to the 
     States regarding the prevention of custodial sexual 
     misconduct by correctional staff.
       (2) Requirements.--Such guidelines shall include 
     requirements that--
       (A) prohibit a State department of corrections from hiring 
     correctional staff who have been convicted on criminal 
     charges, or found liable in civil suits, for custodial sexual 
     misconduct; and
       (B) each State department of corrections maintain 
     databases, including the names and identifying information of 
     individuals who have been convicted on criminal charges or 
     found liable in civil suits for custodial sexual misconduct 
     and to check these databases prior to hiring any correctional 
     staff.
       (3) National database.--This information shall also be 
     submitted to the Department of Justice where it will be 
     maintained and updated on a national database.
       (b) Release of Information.--The information collected 
     under subsection (a)(2) shall be treated as private data 
     except that--
       (1) such information may be disclosed to law enforcement 
     agencies for law enforcement purposes;
       (2) such information may be disclosed to government 
     agencies conducting confidential background checks; and
       (3) the designated State law enforcement agency and any 
     local law enforcement agency authorized by the State agency 
     may release relevant information that is necessary to protect 
     prisoners concerning a specific person whose name is included 
     in the database, except that the identity of a victim of an 
     offense that requires information to be maintained under this 
     section shall not be released.
       (c) Immunity for Good Faith Conduct.--Law enforcement 
     agencies, employees of law enforcement agencies, and State 
     officials

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     shall be immune from criminal or civil liability for good 
     faith conduct in releasing information under this section.
       (d) Ineligibility for Funds.--
       (1) In general.--A State that fails to implement the 
     program as described under this section shall not receive 10 
     percent of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to the 
     State under subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13701).
       (2) Reallocation.--Any funds that are not allocated for 
     failure to comply with this section shall be reallocated to 
     States that comply with this section.
       (3) Compliance date.--Each State shall have not more than 3 
     years from the date of enactment of this Act in which to 
     implement this section, except that the Attorney General may 
     grant an additional 2 years to a State that is making good 
     faith efforts to implement this section.

     SEC. 1114. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle--
       (1) the term ``correctional staff'' means any employee, 
     contractual employee, volunteer, or agent of a correctional 
     department who is working in any contact position with any 
     prisoners under the jurisdiction of that department; and
       (2) the term ``custodial sexual misconduct'' means any 
     physical contact, directly or through the clothing, with the 
     sexual or intimate parts of a person for the purpose of 
     sexual gratification of either party, when the--
       (A) parties involved are a person in custody of a 
     correctional department and a member of the correctional 
     staff; or
       (B) contact occurs under circumstances of coercion, duress, 
     or threat of force by a member of the correctional staff.
         TITLE XII--FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR PROTECTION ORDERS

     SEC. 1201. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR PROTECTION 
                   ORDERS.

       (a) Section 2265 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Formula Grant Reduction for Noncompliance.--
       ``(1) Reduction.--The Attorney General shall reduce by 10 
     percent (for redistribution to other participating States 
     that comply with subsections (a) and (b)) the amount a State 
     would receive under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 if such 
     State fails to comply with the requirements of subsections 
     (a), (b), and (c).
       ``(2) Effective date.--The Attorney General may begin to 
     reduce funds described in paragraph (1) on the first day of 
     each fiscal year succeeding the first fiscal year beginning 
     after the date of the enactment of this subsection.
       ``(e) Registration.--Nothing in this section shall require 
     prior filing or registration of a protection order in the 
     enforcing State in order to secure enforcement pursuant to 
     subsection (a). Nothing in this section shall permit a State 
     to notify the party against whom the order has been made that 
     a protection order has been registered and/or filed in that 
     State.''
       ``(f) Notice.--Nothing in this section shall require 
     notification of the party against whom the order was made in 
     order to secure enforcement by a law enforcement officer 
     pursuant to subsection (a).''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 2266 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``issued pursuant to State divorce and 
     child custody codes'' after ``custody orders''; and
       (2) by adding ``Custody and visitation provisions in 
     protection orders are subject to the mandates of this 
     chapter.'' after ``seeking protection.''.
       (b) Compliance--Full Faith and Credit.--Within 180 days, 
     the Attorney General shall issue regulations to determine 
     whether a State is in compliance with 18 U.S.C. 2265(a), (b), 
     and (c), taking into account the following factors:
       (1) The State's documented good faith efforts to ensure 
     compliance by judicial, law enforcement, and other State 
     officials, including the extent and nature of any training 
     programs, outreach, and other activities.
       (2) The degree to which any case of noncompliance by a 
     State official represents an isolated incident, rather than a 
     pattern of nonenforcement.
       (3) Any barriers to compliance presented by outdated 
     technology, recordkeeping problems, or similar issues, and 
     the State's documented good faith efforts to removing those 
     barriers.

     SEC. 1202. GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Attorney General may provide grants to 
     assist States, Indian tribal governments, and units of local 
     government to develop and strengthen effective law 
     enforcement and recordkeeping strategies to assist States, 
     Indian tribal governments, and units of local government to 
     enforce protective orders issued by other States, Indian 
     tribal governments, or units of local government.
       (b) Uses of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Grants under this section shall provide 
     training and enhanced technology compatible with existing law 
     enforcement systems including the National Crime Information 
     Center to enforce protection orders.
       (2) Uses of funds.--Funds received under this section may 
     be used to train law enforcement, prosecutors, court 
     personnel, and others responsible for the enforcement of 
     protection orders, and to develop, install, or expand data 
     collection and communication systems, including computerized 
     systems, linking police, prosecutors, and courts for the 
     purpose of identifying and tracking protection orders and 
     violations of protection orders and training.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to carry out this section, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
TITLE XIII--FEDERAL WITNESS PROTECTION FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

     SEC. 1301. WITNESS PROTECTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 3521(a)(1) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``or of a victim of an 
     offense set forth in chapter 110A of this title directed at 
     victims of domestic violence,'' after ``other serious 
     offense,''.
       (b) Other Actions.--Section 3521(b)(1) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``or a victim of 
     domestic violence,'' after ``potential witness,''.
       (c) Guidelines.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Attorney General shall 
     establish guidelines for determining eligibility for the 
     Federal witness protection program of persons who are 
     eligible for that program under the amendment made by 
     subsection (a).
   TITLE XIV--CIVILIAN JURISDICTION FOR CRIMES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND 
                           DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

     SEC. 1401. CRIMINAL OFFENSES COMMITTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED 
                   STATES BY PERSONS ACCOMPANYING THE ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       (a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after chapter 211 the following new chapter:

``CHAPTER 212--DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT OFFENSES COMMITTED 
                       OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

``Sec.
``3261. Domestic violence and sexual assault offenses committed by 
              persons formerly serving with, or presently employed by 
              or accompanying, the Armed Forces outside the United 
              States.
``3262. Definitions for chapter.

     ``Sec. 3261. Domestic violence and sexual assault offenses 
       committed by persons formerly serving with, or presently 
       employed by or accompanying, the Armed Forces outside the 
       United States

       ``(a) In General.--Whoever, while serving with, employed 
     by, or accompanying the Armed Forces outside of the United 
     States, engages in conduct that would constitute a 
     misdemeanor or felony domestic violence or sexual assault 
     offense, if the conduct had been engaged in within the 
     special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United 
     States, shall be subject to prosecution in the Federal 
     District Court of the jurisdiction of origin.
       ``(b) Concurrent Jurisdiction.--Nothing contained in this 
     chapter deprives courts-martial, military commissions, 
     provost courts, or other military tribunals of concurrent 
     jurisdiction with respect to offenders or offenses that by 
     statute or by the law of war may be tried by courts-martial, 
     military commissions, provost courts, or other military 
     tribunals.
       ``(c) Action by Foreign Government.--No prosecution may be 
     commenced under this section if a foreign government, in 
     accordance with jurisdiction recognized by the United States, 
     has prosecuted or is prosecuting such person for the conduct 
     constituting such offense, except upon the approval of the 
     Attorney General of the United States or the Deputy Attorney 
     General of the United States (or a person acting in either 
     such capacity), which function of approval shall not be 
     delegated.

     ``Sec. 3262. Definitions for chapter

       ``As used in this chapter--
       ``(1) the term `Armed Forces' has the same meaning as in 
     section 101(a)(4) of title 10;
       ``(2) a person is `employed by the Armed Forces outside of 
     the United States' if the person--
       ``(A) is employed as a civilian employee of the Department 
     of Defense, as a Department of Defense contractor, or as an 
     employee of a Department of Defense contractor;
       ``(B) is present or residing outside of the United States 
     in connection with such employment; and
       ``(C) is not a national of the host nation; and
       ``(3) a person is `accompanying the Armed Forces outside of 
     the United States' if the person--
       ``(A) is a dependent of a member of the Armed Forces;
       ``(B) is a dependent of a civilian employee of the 
     Department of Defense;
       ``(C) is residing with the member or civilian employee 
     outside of the United States; and
       ``(D) is not a national of the host nation.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters at the 
     beginning of part II of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 211 
     the following:

``212. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Offenses Committed Outside 
    the United States.......................................3261''.....

     TITLE XV--PREVENTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN TRADITIONALLY 
                        UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

     SEC. 1501. ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) In general.--The terms ``elder abuse, neglect, and 
     exploitation'', ``domestic vio

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     lence'', and ``older individual'' have the meanings given the 
     terms in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3002).
       (2) Sexual assault.--The term ``sexual assault'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 2003 of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-2).
       (b) Curricula.--The Attorney General shall develop 
     curricula and offer, or provide for the offering of, training 
     programs to assist law enforcement officers and prosecutors 
     in recognizing, addressing, investigating, and prosecuting 
     instances of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, 
     including domestic violence, and sexual assault, against 
     older individuals.
       (c) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subtitle.
   TITLE XVI--VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN TRAINING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS

     SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Violence Against Women 
     Training for Health Professions Act''.

     SEC. 1602. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT 
                   FORENSIC EVIDENCE.

       (a) In general.--In the case of a health professions, the 
     Attorney General shall award grants and contracts, giving 
     preference to any such entity (if otherwise a qualified 
     applicant for the award involved) that has in effect the 
     requirement that, as a condition of receiving a degree or 
     certificate (as applicable) from the entity, each student 
     have had significant training developed in consultation and 
     collaboration with national, State, and local domestic 
     violence and sexual assault coalitions and programs in 
     carrying out the following functions as a provider of health 
     care:
       (1) Identifying victims of domestic violence and sexual 
     assault, and maintaining complete medical records that 
     include documentation of the examination, treatment given, 
     and referrals made, and recording the location and nature of 
     the victim's injuries.
       (2) Examining and treating such victims, within the scope 
     of the health professional's discipline, training, and 
     practice.
       (b) Relevant health professions entities.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), a health professions entity specified in this 
     paragraph is any entity that is a school of medicine, a 
     school of osteopathic medicine, a graduate program in mental 
     health practice, a school of nursing, a program for the 
     training of physician assistants, or a program for the 
     training of allied health professionals.
       (c) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Training 
     for Health Professions Act, the Attorney General shall submit 
     to the House of Representatives, and the Senate, a report 
     specifying the health professions entities that are receiving 
     grants or contracts under this section; the number of hours 
     of training required by the entities for purposes of such 
     paragraph; the extent of clinical experience so required; and 
     the types of courses through which the training is being 
     provided, including the extent of involvement of nonprofit 
     nongovernmental domestic violence and sexual assault victims 
     services programs in the training.
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) the term ``domestic violence'' includes acts or threats 
     of violence, not including acts of self defense, committed by 
     a current or former spouse of the victim, by a person with 
     whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is 
     cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim, by a 
     person who is or has been in a continuing social relationship 
     of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim, by a person 
     similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the 
     domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction, or by 
     any other person against a victim who is protected from that 
     person's acts under the domestic or family violence laws of 
     the jurisdiction; and
       (2) the term ``sexual assault'' means any conduct 
     proscribed by chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, 
     whether or not the conduct occurs in the special maritime and 
     territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal 
     prison and includes both assaults committed by offenders who 
     are strangers to the victim and assaults committed by 
     offenders who are known to the victim or related by blood or 
     marriage to the victim.
   TITLE XVII--VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN INTERVENTION, PREVENTION, AND 
                           EDUCATION RESEARCH
     Subtitle A--Violence Against Women Prevention, Detection and 
                         Investigation Research

     SEC. 1701. FINDINGS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) According to a Panel on Research on Violence Against 
     Women convened by the National Research Council in response 
     to the mandates by the Violence Against Women Act of 1994--
       (A) significant gaps exist in understanding the extent and 
     causes of violence against women and the impact and the 
     effectiveness of education, prevention, and interventions;
       (B) funding for research on violence against women is 
     spread across numerous Federal agencies with no mechanism 
     through which to coordinate these efforts or to link with 
     other federally sponsored research initiatives; and
       (C) research on violence against women would benefit from 
     an infrastructure that supports interdisciplinary efforts and 
     aids in integrating these efforts into practice and policy.
       (2) Despite the increased funding to prevent and respond to 
     violence against women in underserved populations, few 
     studies have examined incidence and prevalence data from the 
     perspective of racial, ethnic, language, age, disability, and 
     other underserved populations. Moreover, little is known 
     about the types of prevention, detection, and investigation 
     strategies that are most effective in underserved 
     populations.
       (3) Most studies currently focus on aspects of domestic 
     violence related to physical abuse. Few studies explore the 
     harm caused by emotional and psychological abuse and the 
     appropriate prevention, detection, and investigation 
     strategies for victims experiencing this form of abuse.
       (4) Violence exposure as a risk factor for disease must be 
     examined for a range of diseases and diagnoses to better 
     understand the correlation between violence and disease 
     including intervening variables.
       (5) Violence against women occurs within the context of a 
     sociocultural environment that should be studied to assist in 
     a greater understanding of those factors that promote and 
     maintain violence against women and to provide a framework 
     for developing and assessing education, prevention, and 
     intervention strategies.

     SEC. 1702. TASK FORCE.

       (a) Purposes.--The Attorney General shall establish a task 
     force to coordinate research on violence against women. The 
     task force shall comprise representation from all Federal 
     agencies that fund such research.
       (b) Uses of Funds.--Funds appropriated under this section 
     shall be used to--
       (1) develop a coordinated strategy to strengthen research 
     focussed on education, prevention, and intervention 
     strategies on violence against women;
       (2) track and report on all Federal research and 
     expenditures on violence against women;
       (3) identify gaps in research and develop criteria for all 
     Federal agencies for evaluating research proposals, taking 
     into account the context within which women live their lives, 
     including the broad social and cultural context as well as 
     individual factors; and
       (4) set priorities for research efforts that explore 
     factors such as race, social, and economic class, geographic 
     location, age, language, sexual orientation, disability, and 
     other factors that result in violent crimes against women.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriation.--There shall be 
     appropriated $500,000 for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, 
     and 2001 to fulfill the purposes of this section.

     SEC. 1703. PREVENTION, DETECTION, AND INVESITIGATION RESEARCH 
                   GRANTS.

       (a) Purposes.--The Department of Justice shall make grants 
     to entities, including domestic violence and sexual assault 
     organizations, research organizations, and academic 
     institutions, to support research to further the 
     understanding of the causes of violent behavior against women 
     and to evaluate prevention, detection, and investigation 
     programs.
       (b) Use of Funds.--The research conducted under this 
     section shall include, but not be limited to the following 
     areas and others that may be identified by the Task Force 
     established under section 1702 of this title--
       (1) longitudinal research to study the developmental 
     trajectory of violent behavior against women and the way such 
     violence differs from other violent behaviors;
       (2) examination of risk factors for sexual and intimate 
     partner violence for victims and perpetrators, such as 
     poverty, childhood victimization and other traumas;
       (3) examination of short- and long-term efforts of programs 
     designed to prevent sexual and intimate partner violence;
       (4) outcome evaluations of interventions targeted at 
     children and teenagers;
       (5) examination of and documentation of the processes and 
     informal strategies women experience in attempting to manage 
     and end the violence in their lives; and
       (6) development and testing of effective methods of 
     screening and providing services at all points of entry to 
     the health care system, including mental health, emergency 
     medicine, and primary care.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, and 2001 to carry out this section.

     SEC. 1704. ADDRESSING GAPS IN RESEARCH.

       (a) Purposes.--The Department of Justice shall make grants 
     to domestic violence and sexual assault organizations, 
     research organizations and academic institutions for the 
     purpose of expanding knowledge about violence against women, 
     with a particular emphasis on exploring such issues as they 
     affect underserved communities.
       (b) Uses of Funds.--Funds appropriated under this section 
     shall be used to examine, but not be limited to, the 
     following areas--
       (1) development of national- and community-level survey 
     studies to measure the incidence and prevalence of violence 
     against women in underserved populations and the definitions 
     women use to describe their experience of violence;
       (2) qualitative and quantitative research to understand how 
     factors such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, 
     language, disability, and sexual orientation that result in 
     violent crimes against women;
       (3) study of the availability and accessibility of State 
     and local legal remedies to

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     victims of intimate partner violence within the context of a 
     same sex intimate relationship;
       (4) the use of nonjudicial alternative dispute resolution 
     (such as mediation, negotiation, conciliation, and 
     restorative justice models) in cases where domestic violence 
     is a factor, comparing nonjudicial alternative dispute 
     resolution and traditional judicial methods based upon the 
     quality of representation of the victim, training of 
     mediators or other facilitators, satisfaction of the parties, 
     and outcome of the proceedings, as well as other factors that 
     may be identified; and
       (5) other such research as may be determined by the Task 
     Force established under section 1702 in consultation with 
     domestic violence and sexual assault advocates, coalitions, 
     national experts, and researchers.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $4,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, and 2001 to carry out this section.

     SEC. 1705. STUDY.

       The United States Sentencing Commission shall study the 
     following and report to the Congress--
       (1) sentences given to persons incarcerated in Federal and 
     State prison for assault or homicide crimes in which the 
     relationship to the victim was a spouse, former spouse, or 
     intimate partner;
       (2) the effect of illicit drugs and alcohol on domestic 
     violence and the sentences imposed for offenses involving 
     such illicit drugs and alcohol where domestic violence 
     occurred;
       (3) the extent to which acts of domestic violence committed 
     against the defendant, including coercion, may play a role in 
     the commission of an offense;
       (4) analysis delineated by race, gender, type of offense, 
     and any other categories that would be useful for 
     understanding the problem; and
       (5) recommendations with respect to the offenses described 
     in this section particularly any basis for a downward 
     adjustment in any applicable guidelines determination.

     SEC. 1706. STATUS REPORT ON LAWS REGARDING RAPE AND SEXUAL 
                   ASSAULT OFFENSES.

       (a) Study.--The Attorney General, in consultation with 
     national, State, and local domestic violence and sexual 
     assault coalitions and programs, including, nationally 
     recognized experts on sexual assault, such as from the 
     judiciary, the legal profession, psychological associations, 
     and sex offender treatment providers, shall conduct a 
     national study to examine the status of the law with respect 
     to rape and sexual assault offenses and the effectiveness of 
     the implementation of laws in addressing such crimes and 
     protecting their victims. The Attorney General may utilize 
     the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of 
     Justice, and the Office for Victims of Crime in carrying out 
     this section.
       (b) Report.--Based on the study required under subsection 
     (a), the Attorney General shall prepare a report, including 
     an analysis of the uniformity of the rape and sexual assault 
     laws including sex offenses committed against children and 
     sex offenses involving penetration of any kind among the 
     States and their effectiveness in prosecuting crimes of rape 
     and sexual assault offenses as follows:
       (1) Definitions of rape and sexual assault, including any 
     marital rape exception and any other exception or downgrading 
     of offense.
       (2) Element of consent and coercive conduct, including 
     deceit.
       (3) Element of physical resistance and affirmative 
     nonconsent as a precondition for conviction.
       (4) Element of force, including penetration requirement as 
     aggravating factor and use of coercion.
       (5) Evidentiary matters--
       (A) inferences--timeliness of complaint under the Model 
     Penal Code;
       (B) post traumatic stress disorder (including rape trauma 
     syndrome) relevancy of scope and admissibility;
       (C) rape shield laws--in camera evidentiary determinations;
       (D) prior bad acts; and
       (E) corroboration requirement and cautionary jury 
     instructions.
       (6) Existence of special rules for rape and sexual assault 
     offenses.
       (7) Use of experts.
       (8) Sentencing--
       (A) plea bargains;
       (B) presentence reports;
       (C) recidivism and remorse;
       (D) adolescents;
       (E) psychological injuries;
       (F) gravity of crime and trauma to victim; and
       (G) race.
       (9) Any personal or professional relationship between the 
     perpetrator and the victim.
       (10) Any recommendations of the Attorney General for 
     reforms to foster uniformity among the States in addressing 
     rape and sexual assault offenses in order to protect victims 
     more effectively while safeguarding due process.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``rape and sexual assault offenses'' includes carnal 
     knowledge of a child, abduction with intent to defile, 
     indecent liberties, beastiality, forcible sodomy, sexual 
     penetration with an animate or inanimate object, forced 
     sexual intercourse (labia majora penetration or anus 
     penetration), cunnilingus, fellatio, anallingus, anal 
     intercourse, sexual battery, aggravated sexual battery, and 
     sexual abuse, accomplished by use of force, threats, or 
     intimidation.
       (d) Report.--The Attorney General shall ensure that no 
     later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the study required under subsection (a) is completed and a 
     report describing the findings made is submitted to Congress.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriation.--It is authorized that 
     $200,000 be appropriated to carry out the study required by 
     this section.

     SEC. 1707. RESEARCH CENTERS.

       The Attorney General shall establish 3 research centers to 
     support the development of research and training program to 
     focus on violence against women, to provide mechanisms for 
     collaboration between researchers and practitioners, and to 
     provide technical assistance for integrating research into 
     service provision. Each Center shall be organized around a 
     research area such as epidemiology and measurement of 
     violence against women, causes and risk factors, and 
     prevention and intervention evaluation research. At least one 
     of the centers shall be established at an entity other than 
     an academic institution. There are authorized to be 
     appropriated $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, and 2001 to carry out this section.
     TITLE XVIII--PUBLIC ACCESS TO FBI DATABASE ON SEXUAL OFFENDERS

     SEC. 1801. ESTABLISHMENT OF TELEPHONE ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC 
                   TO FBI DATABASE ON SEXUAL OFFENDERS.

       Subtitle A of title XVII of the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 170103. TELEPHONE ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC TO FBI 
                   DATABASE.

       ``(a) Establishment.--(1) The Attorney General shall 
     establish, publicize, and operate a national telephone 
     service by which a person (as defined in subsection (f)(2)) 
     may request the information described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) The information described in this paragraph is 
     whether an individual (as defined in subsection (f)(3)), 
     other than a victim of an offense that requires registration 
     under this subtitle, is listed in the database established 
     under section 170102.
       ``(b) Prerequisite for Access to Information.--The Attorney 
     General shall not disclose the information described in 
     subsection (a)(2) unless the person seeking such information 
     provides his or her full name, the full name of the 
     individual, and one or more of the following:
       ``(1) The address of the individual's residence.
       ``(2) The individual's Social Security number.
       ``(3) The individual's driver's license number or the 
     number the identification card issued by State or local 
     authorities in lieu of a driver's license.
       ``(4) The individual's date of birth.
       ``(5) Such other information as the Attorney General 
     determines to be appropriate for purposes of identification 
     of the individual.
       ``(c) Notice to Caller.--Prior to disclosing information 
     described in subsection (a)(2), and without charging a fee 
     for the same, the Attorney General shall provide the 
     following general information in the form of a recorded 
     message:
       ``(1) The requirements described in sub-
     section (b).
       ``(2) The fee for the use of the telephone 
     service.
       ``(3) A warning that information received pursuant to such 
     request may not be misused, as described in subsection (e), 
     and notice of the penalties for such misuse of the 
     information.
       ``(4) A warning that the service is not be available to 
     persons under 18 years of age.
       ``(5) Such other information as the Attorney General 
     determines to be appropriate.
       ``(d) Fees for Use of Service.--
       ``(1) Fee for access to information in database.--The 
     Attorney General shall charge a fee for each use of the 
     service for information described in subsection (a) from the 
     service.
       ``(2) Limitation on number of requests.--A person may not 
     make more than two requests for such information per use of 
     the service.
       ``(3) Use of fees to defray expenses of service.--To the 
     extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, moneys 
     received under paragraph (1) shall be used to pay for the 
     expenses of the operation of the service.
       ``(e) Penalties for Misuse of Information.--
       ``(1) Prohibitions.--Whoever, having obtained information 
     described in subsection (a)(2) from the service, knowingly 
     uses such information--
       ``(A) for any purpose other than to protect a minor at 
     risk; or
       ``(B) with respect to insurance, housing, or any other use 
     that the Attorney General may determine--
       ``(i) is unnecessary for the protection of a minor at risk 
     or;
       ``(ii) which creates a disproportionate prejudicial effect,
     shall be punished as provided in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Civil penalty.--Each person who violates the 
     provisions of paragraph (1) shall be subject to a civil 
     penalty imposed by the Attorney General of not more than 
     $1,000 for each violation.
       ``(f) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Minor at risk.--The term `minor at risk' means a 
     minor, as that term is defined in section 2256(1) of title 
     18, United States Code, who is or may be in danger of becom

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     ing a victim of an offense, for which registration is 
     required under this subtitle, by an individual about whom the 
     information described in subsection (a)(2) is sought.
       ``(2) Person.--The term `person' means a person who 
     requests the information described in subsection (a)(2).
       ``(3) Individual.--The term `individual' means an 
     individual who is required to register under this 
     subtitle.''.
      TITLE XIX--LIMITING AVAILABILITY OF PORNOGRAPHY ON COMPUTERS

     SEC. 1901. LIMITING AVAILABILITY OF PORNOGRAPHY ON COMPUTERS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation and the Attorney General shall begin a study of 
     computer-based technologies and other approaches to the 
     problem of the availability of pornographic material to 
     children on the Internet, in order to develop possible 
     amendments to Federal criminal law and other law enforcement 
     techniques to respond to this problem.
       (b) Contents of Study.--The study shall address the 
     following:
       (1) The capabilities of present-day computer-based control 
     technologies for controlling electronic transmission of 
     pornographic images.
       (2) Research needed to develop computer-based control 
     technologies to the point of practical utility for 
     controlling the electronic transmission of pornographic 
     images.
       (3) Any inherent limitations of computer-based control 
     technologies for controlling electronic transmission of 
     pornographic images.
       (4) Operational policies or management techniques needed to 
     ensure the effectiveness of these control technologies for 
     controlling electronic transmission of pornographic images.
       (5) Policy and criminal law and law enforcement options for 
     promoting the deployment of such control technologies and the 
     costs and benefits of such options.
       (6) The possible constitutional limitations or constraints 
     with respect to any of the matters described in paragraphs 
     (1) through (5).
       (c) Final Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation shall make a final report of the results of the 
     study to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
     Senate. The final report of the study shall set forth the 
     findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Council and 
     shall be submitted to relevant Government agencies and 
     congressional committees.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on the 
Judiciary with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:



       Add at the end the following:

       TITLE V--LIMITING AVAILABILITY OF PORNOGRAPHY ON COMPUTERS

     SEC. 501. LIMITING AVAILABILITY OF PORNOGRAPHY ON COMPUTERS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation and the Attorney General shall begin a study of 
     computer-based technologies and other approaches to the 
     problem of the availability of pornographic material to 
     children on the Internet in order to develop possible 
     amendments to Federal criminal law and other law enforcement 
     techniques to respond to this problem.
       (b) Contents of Study.--The study shall address the 
     following:
       (1) The capabilities of present-day computer-based control 
     technologies for controlling electronic transmission of 
     pornographic images.
       (2) Research needed to develop computer-based control 
     technologies to the point of practical utility for 
     controlling the electronic transmission of pornographic 
     images.
       (3) Any inherent limitations of computer-based control 
     technologies for controlling electronic transmission of 
     pornographic images.
       (4) Operational policies or management techniques needed to 
     ensure the effectiveness of these control technologies for 
     controlling electronic transmission of pornographic images.
       (5) Policy and criminal law and law enforcement options for 
     promoting the deployment of such control technologies and the 
     costs and benefits of such options.
       (6) The possible constitutional limitations or constraints 
     with respect to any of the matters described in paragraphs 
     (1) through (5).
       (c) Final Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation shall make a final report of the results of the 
     study to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
     Senate. The final report of the study shall set forth the 
     findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Council and 
     shall be submitted to relevant Government agencies and 
     congressional committees.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was agreed to.
  Mr. McCOLLUM, by direction of the Committee on the Judiciary and 
pursuant to the foregoing order of the House reported the bill back to 
the House with said amendment.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. McCOLLUM demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

416

It was decided in the

Nays

0

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para.56.18                   [Roll No. 230]

                                YEAS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney

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     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Becerra
     Berman
     Farr
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Lewis (GA)
     Meeks (NY)
     Moakley
     Parker
     Paxon
     Shays
     Smith, Adam
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.56.19  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. GEKAS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, cross references, and 
punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, technical, 
conforming, and other changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions 
of the House in amending the bill.

para.56.20  condemning the brutal killing of james m. byrd, jr.

  Mrs. WATERS, by unanimous consent, moved that the Committee on the 
Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of the following 
resolution (H. Res. 466):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

       The House of Representatives finds as follows:
       (1) Mr. James Byrd, Jr., a 49-year-old disabled African 
     American male from Jasper County, East Texas, was last seen 
     walking home from a niece's bridal shower on June 6, 1998, 
     and allegedly was offered a ride by 3 young white men, who 
     then proceeded to physically and mercilessly beat Mr. Byrd in 
     Jasper, Texas, then chained him to the back of a pickup truck 
     and dragged him until the torso of his body was torn to 
     pieces.
       (2) Mr. James Byrd, Jr.'s body was found Sunday, June 7, 
     1998, on a bumpy, winding country road about 10 miles from 
     his Jasper home, at the end of a trail of blood along a 2-
     mile stretch of road with his head, neck, and right arm 
     severed.
       (3) Mr. Byrd was so brutally disfigured that his head and 
     torso were completely severed, with his head, neck, and right 
     arm found about a mile away, and only finger prints could be 
     used to identify him.
       (4) Mr. Lawrence Russell Brewer, 31, of Sulphur Springs, 
     Texas and Mr. Shawn Allen Berry, 23, and Mr. John William 
     King, 23, of Jasper, Texas, all of whom have past criminal 
     records and have served time in prison or were on probation, 
     have been charged with murder and are being held without 
     bail.
       (5) The police released an affidavit of probable cause in 
     which Mr. Berry said they had been out drinking and picked up 
     Mr. Byrd as he walked down Martin Luther King Drive in Jasper 
     early Sunday.
       (6) Mr. Berry said that he stopped at a convenience store, 
     but Mr. King was angry that he was giving a ride to a black 
     man, so he took over at the steering wheel and drove to a 
     remote area 7 miles outside of town, where they killed Mr. 
     Byrd.
       (7) The 3 men were known to be members of various hate 
     groups, including the Ku Klux Klan and the Aryan Brotherhood.
       (8) This was not a random act of violence, but a senseless, 
     hate-filled crime.
       (9) The Federal Bureau of Investigation also is 
     investigating to see if the 3 could be charged with violating 
     Mr. Byrd's Federal civil rights.
       (10) One of the suspects allegedly said that they wanted to 
     ``start the Turner Diaries early,'' referring to a novel 
     about race war that is popular reading among some hate groups 
     and white supremacists.
       (11) This incident is reminiscent of the brutal slayings 
     that occurred at the turn of the century and in the 1920s and 
     1930s, with brutal hangings which brought the National 
     Association for the Advancement of Colored People into 
     existence and contributed to its growth in its early days.
       (12) This and similar incidents threaten the peaceful 
     coexistence, security, and foundation of all communities.

     SEC. 2. CONDEMNING THE KILLING OF JAMES BYRD, JR.

       The House of Representatives--
       (1) condemns the actions which occurred in Jasper, Texas as 
     unacceptable and outrageous, to be condemned by all people of 
     all races, creeds, and religions;
       (2) pledges to do everything in its power, including 
     holding public hearings, to probe the underlying causes of 
     this brutal killing and to make sure that the United States 
     does not return to the days when such hatred, brutality, 
     violence, hangings, and murder were deemed acceptable;
       (3) calls on the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
     Department of Justice, the White House, and all other Federal 
     law enforcement agencies to conduct an immediate, full, and 
     fair investigation into all of the facts of the case to 
     aggressively respond to this tragedy with indictments, and 
     urges the prosecution proceed aggressively with a fair but 
     speedy trial;
       (4) calls upon each Member of Congress and every citizen of 
     the United States, in his or her own way, through his or her 
     church, synagogue, mosque, workplace, or social organization, 
     to join in denouncing and getting others to denounce this 
     outrageous murder of another human being; and
       (5) pledges to join in efforts to bring an end to racism 
     and an end to the fear and hatred which underlie it, and to 
     encourage all Americans to dedicate themselves to ending 
     racism and violence in the United States.that the resolution 
     be considered immediately in the House; that debate on the 
     resolution continue not to exceed 20 minutes, equally divided 
     and controlled by the gentlewoman from Kentucky, Mrs. NORTHUP 
     and the gentlewoman from California, Ms. WATERS; and that the 
     previous question be considered as ordered on the resolution 
     to final adoption without intervening motion or demand for 
     division of the question.
  Ms. WATERS, by unanimous consent, was authorized to add by the end of 
the business day the following Members as original cosponsors to the 
resolution (H. Res. 466) condemning the brutal killing of James M. 
Byrd, Jr.:
  Ms. Waters, Mrs. Northup, Messrs. Conyers, Clay, Stokes, Rangel, 
Dixon, Owens, Townes, Lewis of Georgia, Payne, Mrs. Norton, Mr. 
Jefferson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, Messrs. 
Clyburn, Hastings of Florida, Hilliard, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
Texas, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Messrs. Rush, Scott, Watt of 
North Carolina, Wynn, Thompson, Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jackson, 
Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Carson, Ms, Christian-Green, 
Messrs, Davis of Illinois, Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
Ms. Lee, Messrs. Turner, Lampson, Conzalez, Frost, Stenholm, Hall of 
Texas, Ortiz, Edwards, Green, Bentsen, Doggett, Rodriguez, Hinojosa, 
Reyes, Sandlin, Mrs. Tauscher, Messrs. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
Traficant, McNulty, Wamp, Shays, Menendez, Mrs. Chenoweth, Messrs. 
Sisisky, Engel, Ms. Furse, Messrs. Miller of California, Olver, Ms. 
Harmon, Mrs. Bono, Messrs. King of New York, Bachus, and Poshard.
  Mrs. NORTHUP, by unanimous consent, was authorized to add the 
following Members as original cosponsors to the resolution (H. Res. 
466) condemning the brutal killing of James M. Byrd, Jr.:

  Messrs. Gingrich, Armey, Hastert, Boehner, Linder, Watts of Oklahoma, 
Gephardt, Bonior and Fazio of California, Ms. Dunn, Ms. Pryce of Ohio 
and Mrs. Kennelly. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  During debate,
  By unanimous consent, debate on the resolution was extended an 
additional ten minutes, equally divided and controlled by Messdmes. 
NORTHUP and WATERS.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent and pursuant to the foregoing order of the 
House, the previous question was ordered on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.

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  Ms. WATERS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken 
by electronic device.

Yeas

397

When there appeared

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Nays

0

para.56.21                   [Roll No. 231]

                                YEAS--397

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Baker
     Barr
     Barton
     Becerra
     Berman
     Callahan
     Cooksey
     Everett
     Farr
     Gejdenson
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Houghton
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Parker
     Paxon
     Riggs
     Roukema
     Schumer
     Shaw
     Shays
     Smith, Adam
     Waxman
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.56.22  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, June 15, 1998 at 12 o'clock noon.

para.56.23  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 1998, for ``morning-hour debate.''

para.56.24  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, June 
17, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.56.25  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1364. An Act to eliminate unnecessary and wasteful 
     Federal reports; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

para.56.26  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 423. An Act to extend the legislative authority for the 
     Board of Regents of Gunston Hall to establish a memorial to 
     honor George Mason.

para.56.27  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, a 
bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 2709. An Act to impose certain sanctions on foreign 
     persons who transfer items contributing to Iran's efforts to 
     acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles, and to 
     implement the obligations of the United States under the 
     Chemical Weapons Convention.

para.56.28  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. SHAYS, for 
after 12:30 p.m. today.
  And then,

para.56.29  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PEASE, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to at 6 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 12 
o'clock noon on Monday, June 15, 1998.

para.56.30  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Snowbarger, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 4035. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and title 10, United States Code, with respect 
     to the administration to members of the Armed Forces of 
     certain drugs without the informed consent of the members; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Snowbarger, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Metcalf, Mr.

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             McHugh, Mr. Allen, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Pappas, Mr. Souder, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 4036. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish certain presumptions of service connection for 
     veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself and Mr. Roemer):
       H.R. 4037. A bill to require the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration to recognize that electronic forms of 
     providing Material Safety Data Sheets provide the same level 
     of access to information as paper copies and to improve the 
     presentation of safety and emergency information on such Data 
     Sheets; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 4038. A bill to establish the National Commission on 
     Reforming and Simplifying the Federal Tax Code; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Sessions, 
             and Mr. Hutchinson):
       H.R. 4039. A bill to amend part S of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit the use 
     of certain amounts for assistance to jail-based substance 
     treatment programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 4040. A bill to designate the building in Eau Claire, 
     South Carolina, which houses the operations of the United 
     States Postal Service as the ``Mamie G. Floyd Post Office''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 4041. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 557 East Bay Street in Charleston, South 
     Carolina, as the ``Marybelle H. Howe Post Office''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 4042. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 78 Sycamore Street in Charleston, South 
     Carolina, as the ``Richard E. Fields Post Office''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 4043. A bill to designate the building in Eastover, 
     South Carolina, which houses the operations of the United 
     States Postal Service as the ``Layford R. Johnson Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 4044. A bill to designate the building in Orangeburg, 
     South Carolina, which houses the operations of the United 
     States Postal Service as the ``J.I. Washington, III, Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. COOK (for himself and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 4045. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     personal effects of participants in, and certain other 
     individuals associated with, the 1999 International Special 
     Olympics, the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer, the 2001 
     International Special Olympics, the 2002 Salt Lake City 
     Winter Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Paralympic Games; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Canady 
             of Florida, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Foley, Mr. Wexler, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Furse, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Green, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 4046. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of 
     nursing facilities as a result of a voluntary withdrawal from 
     participation in the medicaid program; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH:
       H.R. 4047. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the Florida 
     Keys Aqueduct Authority and other appropriate agencies for 
     the purpose of improving water quality throughout the marine 
     ecosystem of the Florida Keys; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 4048. A bill to convey the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir 
     to the El Dorado Irrigation District, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. 
             Talent):
       H.R. 4049. A bill to amend titles 5 and 28, United States 
     Code, to provide for a limitation on sanctions imposed by 
     agencies and courts in certain circumstances; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. 
             Ney):
       H.R. 4050. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 85 Marconi Boulevard in 
     Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Joseph P. Kinneary United States 
     Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. MCKINNEY:
       H.R. 4051. A bill to provide a mechanism for the final 
     resolution of certain complaints of discrimination arising 
     out of the administration of programs of the Department of 
     Agriculture; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Boyd, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Mica, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Foley, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 4052. A bill to establish designations for United 
     States Postal Service buildings located in Coconut Grove, Opa 
     Locka, Carol City, and Miami, Florida; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Rangel):
       H.R. 4053. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the individual income tax by repealing the 
     adjusted gross income limitations on itemized deductions and 
     the personal exemption deduction, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4054. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to provide the District of Columbia with autonomy 
     over its budgets; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4055. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed 
     District laws; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. Armey, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Archer, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Combest, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Cook, Mr. Horn, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Baker, Mr. Linder, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Ehrlich, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Talent, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. McCollum, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Istook, Mr. Ryun, 
             Mr. Nussle, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Herger, Mr. Redmond, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Hill, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 4056. A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for 
     fiscal year 1999 or any subsequent fiscal year for the 
     deployment of any United States ground combat forces in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after June 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on National Security, 
     and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LAHOOD:
       H. Con. Res. 290. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to the fair and equitable 
     implementation of the amendments made by the Food Quality 
     Protection Act of 1996; to the Committee on Agriculture, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Towns, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bishop, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr.

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             Clyburn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Watt of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Fattah, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. Cummings, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Ms. Lee, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Turner, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Edwards, 
             Mr. Green, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Gingrich, 
             Mr. Armey, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Boehner, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Linder, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Traficant, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Sisisky, 
             Mr. Engel, Ms. Furse, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Bono, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Poshard):
       H. Res. 466. A resolution condemning the brutal killing of 
     Mr. James Byrd, Jr.; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 
     discharged; considered and adopted.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H. Res. 467. A resolution providing for the consideration 
     of the bill (H.R. 3526) to reform the financing of Federal 
     elections; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H. Res. 468. A resolution providing for further 
     consideration of the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of 
     campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Smith of Oregon, Mr. Archer, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Frost, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Stenholm, and Mr. Turner):
       H. Res. 469. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding assistance to Mexico to combat 
     wildfires, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para.56.31  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Scarborough and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 65: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 165: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 303: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 464: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 611: Ms. Lee and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. 
     Holden.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     McGovern, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Bishop, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1401: Mrs. Bono and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 1404: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Frost, Mr. Borski, Mr. Obey, 
     and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Portman, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Costello, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and 
     Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Thomas and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 1737: Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. John, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Borski, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2321: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 2372: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 2455: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Rahall, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Thompson, and Mr. John.
       H.R. 2525: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2547: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Lewis of California, 
     and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Underwood, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2752: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Torres and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 2800: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2884: Mr. Istook, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2995: Mr. Weller and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Frost and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 3099: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 3125: Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 3127: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky and Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 3140: Mr. Young of Alaska and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 3162: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 3207: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Manton, Mr. Torres, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 3229: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 3230: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 3240: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 3281: Mr. Towns, Mr. Costello, Mr. Olver, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3283: Mr. Ackerman and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 3288: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Martinez, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Edwards, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 3398: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. 
     Radanovich.
       H.R. 3484: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 3506: Mr. Tierney, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Bryant, 
     Mr. Borski, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Klink, 
     Mr. Lampson, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 3561: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 3570: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Shays, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 3584: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Sandlin, 
     Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ganske, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Watkins, and 
     Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3632: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Rahall, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3639: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 3654: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 3672: Mr. Stark and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 3743: Ms. DeLauro and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 3745: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 3747: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 3795: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 3814: Mr. Green, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Manton, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 3821: Mr. Crane, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 3830: Mr. Pappas and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 3833: Mr. Yates and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3855: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 3862: Mr. Menendez and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3870: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. Kelly, 
     and Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H.R. 3875: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. 
     Bilbray.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Stump, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. 
     Hastert.
       H.R. 3885: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 3907: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 3911: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 3927: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 3930: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, and 
     Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 3937: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 3942: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Martinez, and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 3975: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, and 
     Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 4018: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Mr. Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 122: Mr. Berman, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. McGovern, 
     Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sherman, 
     Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Wexler.
       H. Con. Res. 254: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. 
     Hutchinson.
       H. Con. Res. 258: Mr. Lampson.
       H. Con. Res. 288: Mr. Snowbarger, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Riley, 
     Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. 
     Calvert.
       H. Res. 144: Mr. Portman and Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H. Res. 312: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Calvert.
       H. Res. 353: Mr. Leach and Mr. Porter.
       H. Res. 456: Mr. Largent, Mr. Souder, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Mica.

para.56.32  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2497: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 3629: Mr. Tiahrt.



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                       MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1998 (57)

para.57.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT 
of Nebraska, who laid before the House the following communication:


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                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 15, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Bill Barrett to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.57.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, June 
11, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.57.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9610. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes 
     Grown in California; Final Free and Reserve Percentages for 
     1997-98 Crop Natural (Sun-Dried) Seedless and Zante Currant 
     Raisins [FV98-989-1 FIR] received June 10, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9611. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Marketing Order Regulating the 
     Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision 
     of the Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 
     (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 1997-98 Marketing Year [Docket 
     No. FV98-985-2 FIR] received June 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9612. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Onions 
     Grown in South Texas; Removal of Sunday Packing and Loading 
     Prohibitions [Docket No. FV98-959-2 FIR] received June 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9613. A letter from the Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Agreements for the Development of 
     Foreign Markets for Agricultural Commodities [7 CFR Part 
     1485] received June 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9614. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dimethomorph; Extension 
     of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300671; FRL-5795-
     4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9615. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propamocarb 
     Hydrochloride; Extension of Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions [OPP-300670; FRL-5795-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     June 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9616. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Quizalofop-p ethyl 
     ester; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300663; FRL-5793-5] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received June 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9617. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Extension 
     of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300668; FRL 5794-
     8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9618. A letter from the Chairman, Farm Credit System 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's annual 
     report for calendar year 1997, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 2277a--
     13; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9619. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Use 
     of Auctions, Spot Bids, or Retail Sales of Surplus Contractor 
     Inventory by the Contractor [DFARS Case 98-D004] received 
     June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       9620. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Conduct on the Pentagon Reservation 
     [32 CFR Part 234] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       9621. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report detailing the reduction in acquisition positions by 
     the Department of Defense; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       9622. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the report on 
     Sub-Saharan Africa and the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States, pursuant to Public Law 105-121; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       9623. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received June 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       9624. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Fiscal Year 1997 Biennial Report 
     to Congress on the Status of Children in Head Start Programs, 
     pursuant to Head Start Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       9625. A letter from the Office of Policy, Planning and 
     Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Gasoline Volatility 
     Requirements for the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area [SIPTRAX NO. PA110-4068a; FRL-6162-4] 
     received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9626. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, South Coast Air Quality 
     Management District [CA181-0069; FRL-6110-2] received June 
     10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9627. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Combusters; Revised Standards; Final Rule--Part 1: RCRA 
     Comparable Fuel Exclusion; Permit Modifications for Hazardous 
     Waste Combustion Units; Notification of Intent to Comply; 
     Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention Criteria for 
     Compliance Extensions [EPA F-98-RCSF-FFFFF; FRL-6110-3] (RIN: 
     2050-AE01) received June 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9628. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Amended Economic Impact 
     Analysis of Final Rule Requiring Use of Labeling on Natural 
     Rubber Containing Devices [Docket No. 96N-0119] received June 
     11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9629. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Medical Devices; 
     Classification/Reclassification of Immunohistochemistry 
     Reagents and Kits [Docket No. 94P-0341] (RIN: 0910-ZA10) 
     received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9630. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--License Term for Medical Use 
     Licenses (RIN: 3150-AF77) received June 10, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9631. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the first annual report on the 
     estimated cost of the premarket notification program (PMN) 
     for food contact substances, pursuant to Public Law 105-115; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9632. A letter from the Director, Congressional Relations, 
     U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 
     15 U.S.C. 2076(j); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9633. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Israel for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-43), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9634. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the semiannual report 
     of the Agency's Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     1997, through March 31, 1998, and the semiannual report on 
     audit management and resolution, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9635. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the 1997 
     annual report in compliance with the Inspector General Act 
     Amendments of 1988, pursuant to Public Law 100-504, section 
     104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9636. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the semiannual report 
     on activities of the Inspector General for the period October 
     1, 1997, through March 31, 1998, and the semiannual 
     management report on the status of audit followup for the 
     same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9637. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the operating, statistical, and financial 
     information about the Government's helium program for Fiscal 
     Year 1997, pursuant to Public Law 104-273, section 7 (110 
     Stat. 3319); to the Committee on Resources.
       9638. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the second Annual Report on the Police Corps, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-322; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9639. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Adjustment

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     of Status of Refugees and Asylees: Processing Under Direct 
     Mail Program [INS No. 1829-96] (RIN: 1115-AD73) received June 
     9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       9640. A letter from the Executive Director, United States 
     Olympic Committee, transmitting the 1997 Annual Report of the 
     United States Olympic Committee (USOC), pursuant to Public 
     Law 95-606; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9641. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Government Securities: Call for Large Position Reports--
     received June 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.57.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate passed a bill of the following title, in which 
concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1693. An Act to provide for improved management and 
     increased accountability for certain National Park Service 
     programs, and for other purposes.

para.57.5  submission of conference report--h.r. 2646

  Mr. ARMEY submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-577) on the 
bill (H.R. 2646) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
tax-free expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for 
elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual 
amount of contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para.57.6  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1693. An Act to provide for improved management and 
     increased accountability for certain National Park Service 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.

  And then,

para.57.7  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ROHRABACHER, pursuant to the special order agreed to 
on June 11, 1998, at 12 o'clock and 10 minutes p.m. the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 1998.

para.57.8  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, report of committees was delivered to the 
Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ARCHER. Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2646. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual 
     retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school 
     expenses (Rept. No. 105-577). Ordered to be printed.

para.57.9  public bills and resolutions 

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII,

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced A resolution (H. Res. 470) 
     to express the sense of the House of Representatives 
     regarding actions to stop the poaching of valuable marine 
     resources and use of illegal high seas driftnets in the 
     Bering Sea; which was referred to the Committee on Resources. 


para.57.10  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 165: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
     Schumer.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Borski, and 
     Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2020: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Clyburn, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.R. 2077: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 3668: Mr. Pickering.
       H. Con. Res. 268: Mr. Pallone.



.
                       TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1998 (58)

para.58.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 o'clock p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 16, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable George P. Radanovich to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.58.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 75. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that States should work more aggressively to 
     attack the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat 
     offenders and criminals serving abbreviated sentences.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill and a 
concurrent resolution of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 1853. An Act to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Applied Technology Education Act.
       H. Con. Res. 284. Concurrent resolution revising the 
     congressional budget for the United States Government for 
     fiscal year 1998, establishing the congressional budget for 
     the United States Government for fiscal year 1999, and 
     setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
     2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 629) ``An Act to grant the consent of the Congress to 
the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact,'' disagreed to 
by the House and agree to the conference asked by the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Thurmond, 
Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Leahy to be the conferees on the part of the Senate, 
with instructions.
  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 1853) ``An Act to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
and Applied Technology Education Act,'' and requests a conference with 
the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and 
appoints Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Coats, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Frist, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
Enzi, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Collins, Mr. Warner, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
Wellstone, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Reed to be the conferees on the part of 
the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the resolution (H. Con. Res. 284) ``A concurrent resolution revising 
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 1998, establishing the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 1999 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003,'' and requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mr. Domenici, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Nickles, Mr. 
Gramm, Mr. Bond, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Gregg, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Abraham, Mr. 
Frist, Mr. Grams, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Hollings, Mr. 
Conrad, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Feingold, 
Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Durbin to be the conferees on the part of the 
Senate.

para.58.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para.58.4  recess--1:16 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.58.5  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, called the House to order.

para.58.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, June 15, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.58.7  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9642. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Addition To Quarantined Areas 
     [Docket No. 97-056-13] received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

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       9643. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Popcorn Crop Insurance Regulations, 
     and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Popcorn Crop Insurance 
     Provisions (RIN: 0563-AB48) received June 15, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9644. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Tobacco Inspection; Growers' 
     Referendum Results [Docket No. TB-97-16] received June 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9645. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting on 
     behalf of the Secretary of State, the Annual Report on the 
     Panama Canal Treaty for Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 3871; to the Committee on National Security.
       9646. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Antiterrorism Training [DFARS Case 96-D016] received June 9, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       9647. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Contract Distribution to Defense Finance and Accounting 
     Service Offices [DFARS Case 97-D039] received June 8, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       9648. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Contractor Use of Nonimmigrant Aliens-Guam [DFARS Case 97-
     D318] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       9649. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Private Organizations on DoD 
     Installations [DoD Instruction 1000.15] (RIN: 0790-AG53) 
     received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       9650. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Secretary of Defense, transmitting the report on 
     sexual harassment complaints filed pursuant to Section 
     591(a), along with the results and timelinesss of 
     investigations concerning those complaints; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       9651. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the annual report on the operations of the 
     Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) for fiscal year 1997, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5302(c)(2); to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       9652. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, 
     International and Commercial Programs, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting describing the activities of the Defense 
     Production Act (DPA) Title III fund for Fiscal Year 1997; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       9653. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Office 
     of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department 
     of Education, transmitting notice of the Final Funding 
     Priorities for Fiscal Years 1998-1999 for three 
     Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers and four 
     Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers, pursuant to 20 
     U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       9654. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Years 1998-1999 for Certain Centers-- received 
     June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       9655. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Safety Of Nuclear Explosive 
     Operations [DOE O 452.2A] received May 18, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9656. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Departmental Materials 
     Transportation And Packaging Management [DOE O 460.2-1] 
     received June 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9657. A letter from the CFO & Plan Administrator, First 
     South Production Credit Association, transmitting the annual 
     report of the Production Credit Association Retirement Plan 
     for the year ending December 31, 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9658. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Voluntary 
     Early Retirement Authority (RIN: 3206-AI25) received June 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9659. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report on Air Cargo Security, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104--264; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9660. A letter from the Chair, Medicare Payment Advisory 
     Commission, transmitting the report entitled ``Context for a 
     Changing Medicare Program''; jointly to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para.58.8  private calendar

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, directed the Private Calendar to 
be called.
  When,

para.58.9  bills passed

  The bills of the following titles were severally considered, read 
twice, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, were severally 
read a third time by title, and passed:
  H.R. 375. A bill for relief of Margarito Domantay.
  Amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by the Committee on 
the Judiciary:

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

     SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF CLAIM AGAINST THE UNITED STATES FOR 
                   ERRONEOUS COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY.

       The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any funds 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Petty Officer 
     Margarito Domantay, United States Navy (retired), of Tampa, 
     Florida, the sum of $6,386.30, such amount representing the 
     amount of retired pay (with interest) that Petty Officer 
     Domantay would have received for the period beginning on June 
     8, 1979, and ending on March 12, 1985, had that retired pay 
     been properly computed based upon pay grade E-5 second class 
     (rather than pay grade of E-4, third class, with which such 
     retired pay was computed due to administrative error).

     SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AGENT AND ATTORNEY FEES.

       It shall be unlawful for an amount exceeding 10 percent of 
     the amount paid pursuant to section 1 to be paid to, or 
     received by, any agent or attorney for any service rendered 
     in connection with the claim described in such section. Any 
     person who violates this section shall be guilty of an 
     infraction, and shall be subject to a fine in the amount 
     provided in title 18, United States Code.

  H.R. 1949. A bill for relief of Nuratu Olarewaju Abeke Kadiri.
  Amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by the Committee on 
the Judiciary:

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

     SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR NURATU OLAREWAJU 
                   ABEKE KADIRI.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Nuratu 
     Olarewaju Abeke Kadiri shall be eligible for issuance of an 
     immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing 
     an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under 
     section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful 
     permanent resident.
       (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Nuratu Olarewaju Abeke Kadiri 
     enters the United States before the filing deadline specified 
     in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have entered 
     and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be 
     eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--
     Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application 
     for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for 
     adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting 
     of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Nuratu 
     Olarewaju Abeke Kadiri, the Secretary of State shall instruct 
     the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next 
     following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas 
     that are made available to natives of the country of the 
     alien's birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of 
     immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the 
     country of the alien's birth under section 202(e) of such 
     Act.
       (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for 
     Certain Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and 
     sisters of Nuratu Olarewaju Abeke Kadiri shall not, by virtue 
     of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or 
     status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bills, severally.
  Motions severally made to reconsider the votes whereby each bill on 
the Private Calendar was disposed of today were, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.58.10  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:


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                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 15, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on June 15, 1998 at 
     4:01 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he transmits to the Congress a report required by 
     Condition (4)(A) of the resolution of advice and consent to 
     ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.58.11  chemical weapons convention cost-sharing

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of The United States:
  Attached is a report to the Congress on cost-sharing arrangements, as 
required by Condition (4)(A) of the resolution of advice and consent to 
ratification of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, 
Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
Destruction, adopted by the Senate of the United States on April 24, 
1997.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 15, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations.

para.58.12  congressional medal to nelson r. mandela

  Mr. CASTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3156) to 
present a congressional gold medal to Nelson Rolihlala Mandela.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. CASTLE and Ms. 
WATERS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.58.13  fastener quality in aircraft

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
3824) amending the Fastener Quality Act to exempt from its coverage 
certain fasteners approved by the Federal Aviation Administration for 
use in aircraft; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER and 
Mr. BARCIA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.58.14  telemarketing fraud prevention

  Mr. GOODLATTE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1847) to improve the criminal 
law relating to fraud against consumers:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Telemarketing Fraud 
     Prevention Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. CRIMINAL FORFEITURE OF FRAUD PROCEEDS.

       Section 982 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by redesignating the second paragraph designated as 
     paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) The Court, in sentencing a defendant convicted of an 
     offense under section 1028, 1029, 1341, 1342, 1343, or 1344, 
     or of a conspiracy to commit such an offense, if the offense 
     involves telemarketing (as that term is defined in section 
     2325), shall order that the defendant forfeit to the United 
     States any real or personal property--
       ``(A) used or intended to be used to commit, to facilitate, 
     or to promote the commission of such offense; and
       ``(B) constituting, derived from, or traceable to the gross 
     proceeds that the defendant obtained directly or indirectly 
     as a result of the offense.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``(a)(1) or 
     (a)(6)'' and inserting ``(a)(1), (a)(6), or (a)(8)''.

     SEC. 3. PENALTY FOR TELEMARKETING FRAUD.

       Section 2326 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``may'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``shall''.

     SEC. 4. ADDITION OF CONSPIRACY OFFENSES TO SECTION 2326 
                   ENHANCEMENT.

       Section 2326 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``, or a conspiracy to commit such an offense,'' 
     after ``or 1344''.

     SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF MANDATORY RESTITUTION.

       Section 2327 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``for any offense under 
     this chapter'' and inserting ``to all victims of any offense 
     for which an enhanced penalty is provided under section 
     2326''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Victim Defined.--In this section, the term `victim' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 3663A(a)(2).''.

     SEC. 6. AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES.

       (a) Definition of Telemarketing.--In this section, the term 
     ``telemarketing'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     2326 of title 18, United States Code.
       (b) Directive to Sentencing Commission.--Pursuant to its 
     authority under section 994(p) of title 28, United States 
     Code, and in accordance with this section, the United States 
     Sentencing Commission shall--
       (1) promulgate Federal sentencing guidelines or amend 
     existing sentencing guidelines (and policy statements, if 
     appropriate) to provide for substantially increased penalties 
     for persons convicted of offenses described in section 2326 
     of title 18, United States Code, as amended by this Act, in 
     connection with the conduct of telemarketing;
       (2) submit to Congress an explanation of each action taken 
     under paragraph (1) and any additional policy recommendations 
     for combating the offenses described in that paragraph.
       (c) Requirements.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Commission shall--
       (1) ensure that the guidelines and policy statements 
     promulgated or amended pursuant to subsection (b)(1) and any 
     recommendations submitted thereunder reflect the serious 
     nature of the offenses;
       (2) provide an additional appropriate sentencing 
     enhancement if offense involved sophisticated means, 
     including but not limited to sophisticated concealment 
     efforts, such as perpetrating the offense from outside the 
     United States;
       (3) provide an additional appropriate sentencing 
     enhancement for cases in which a large number of vulnerable 
     victims, including but not limited to victims described in 
     section 2326(2) of title 18, United States Code, are affected 
     by a fraudulent scheme or schemes;
       (4) ensure that guidelines and policy statements 
     promulgated or amended pursuant to subsection (b)(1) are 
     reasonably consistent with other relevant statutory 
     directives to the Commission and with other guidelines;
       (5) account for any aggravating or mitigating circumstances 
     that might justify upward or downward departures;
       (6) ensure that the guidelines adequately meet the purposes 
     of sentencing as set forth in section 3553(a)(2) of title 18, 
     United States Code; and
       (7) take any other action the Commission considers 
     necessary to carry out this section.
       (d) Emergency Authority.--The Commission shall promulgate 
     the guidelines or amendments provided for under this 
     subsection as soon as practicable, and in any event not later 
     than 120 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act of 1997, in accordance 
     with the procedures set forth in section 21(a) of the 
     Sentencing Reform Act of 1987, as though the authority under 
     that authority had not expired, except that the Commission 
     shall submit to Congress the emergency guidelines or 
     amendments promulgated under this section, and shall set an 
     effective date for those guidelines or amendments not earlier 
     than 30 days after their submission to Congress.

     SEC. 7. FALSE ADVERTISING OR MISUSE OF NAME TO INDICATE 
                   UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE.

       Section 709 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the thirteenth undesignated paragraph the 
     following:
       ``Whoever, except with the written permission of the 
     Director of the United States Marshals Service, knowingly 
     uses the words `United States Marshals Service', `U.S. 
     Marshals Service', `United States Marshal', `U.S. Marshal', 
     `U.S.M.S.', or any colorable imitation of any such words, or 
     the likeness of a United States Marshals Service badge, logo, 
     or insignia on any item of apparel, in connection with any 
     advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, software, or other 
     publication, or any play, motion picture, broadcast, 
     telecast, or other production, in a manner

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     that is reasonably calculated to convey the impression that 
     the wearer of the item of apparel is acting pursuant to the 
     legal authority of the United States Marshals Service, or to 
     convey the impression that such advertisement, circular, 
     book, pamphlet, software, or other publication, or such play, 
     motion picture, broadcast, telecast, or other production, is 
     approved, endorsed, or authorized by the United States 
     Marshals Service;''.

     SEC. 8. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN RECORDS FOR INVESTIGATIONS OF 
                   TELEMARKETING FRAUD.

       Section 2703(c)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``or'' at the end of clause (ii);
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of clause (iii) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) submits a formal written request relevant to a law 
     enforcement investigation concerning telemarketing fraud for 
     the name, address, and place of business of a subscriber or 
     customer of such provider, which subscriber or customer is 
     engaged in telemarketing (as such term is in section 2325 of 
     this title).''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. GOODLATTE and Mr. 
DELAHUNT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GOODLATTE demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.58.15  advisory council on california indian policy extension

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 3069) to extend the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy 
to allow the Advisory Council to advise Congress on the implementaiton 
of the proposals and recommendations of the Advisory Council.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.58.16  rogue river national forest

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon, moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 3796) to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the 
administrative site for the Rogue River National Forest and use the 
proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and support 
buildings for the Rogue River National Forest and the Bureau of Land 
Management.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. SMITH of Oregon and 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.58.17  national drought policy

  Mr. BOEHLERT moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3035) 
to establish an advisory commission to provide advice and 
recommendations on the creation of an integrated, coordinated Federal 
policy designed to prepare for and respond to serious drought 
emergencies; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. BOEHLERT and Mr. 
BORSKI, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.58.18  individuals with disabilities education

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 399); as amended: 

       Whereas Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 334 F. Supp. 1247 (E. Dist. Pa. 
     1971), and Mills v. Board of Education of the District of 
     Columbia, 348 F. Supp. 866 (Dist. D. C. 1972), found that 
     children with disabilities are guaranteed an equal 
     opportunity to an education under the 14th amendment to the 
     Constitution;
       Whereas the Congress responded to these court decisions by 
     passing the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 
     1975 (enacted as Public Law 94-142), now known as the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 
     et seq.), to ensure a free, appropriate public education for 
     children with disabilities;
       Whereas the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
     provides that the Federal, State, and local governments are 
     to share in the expense of educating children with 
     disabilities and authorizes the Federal Government to pay up 
     to 40 percent of the national average per pupil expenditure 
     for children with disabilities;
       Whereas the Federal Government has provided only 7, 9, and 
     11 percent of the maximum State grant allocation for 
     educating children with disabilities under the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act in the last 3 years, 
     respectively;
       Whereas the national average cost of educating a special 
     education student ($12,002) is more than twice the national 
     average per pupil cost ($5,955);
       Whereas research indicates that children who are 
     effectively taught, including effective instruction aimed at 
     acquiring literacy skills, and who receive positive early 
     interventions demonstrate academic progress, and are 
     significantly less likely to be referred to special 
     education;
       Whereas, if the appropriation for part B of the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) 
     exceeds $4,100,000,000 for a fiscal year, a local educational 
     agency may reduce its local spending on special education for 
     such fiscal year by an amount equal to 20 percent of the 
     amount that exceeds the prior year's appropriation so long as 
     the local educational agency is not failing to comply with 
     the requirements of part B of such Act, as determined by the 
     State educational agency;
       Whereas the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act has 
     been successful in achieving significant increases in the 
     number of children with disabilities who receive a free, 
     appropriate public education; and
       Whereas the current level of Federal funding to States and 
     localities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act is contrary to the goal of ensuring that children with 
     disabilities receive a quality education: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges the 
     Congress and the President, working within the constraints of 
     the balanced budget agreement, to give programs under the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 
     et seq.) higher priority among Federal education programs by 
     working to fund the maximum State grant allocation for 
     educating children with disabilities under such Act.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. GOODLING and Mr. 
MARTINEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.

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  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``A 
resolution urging the Congress and the President to work to fully fund 
the Federal Government's responsibility under the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to and the title was amended 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.58.19  america's schools high-quality, proven programs and 
          practices

  Mr. RIGGS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 401); as amended: 

       Whereas high student achievement and academic advancement 
     are vitally important to our Nation's schools and the future 
     success of America's workforce;
       Whereas some pupils proceed through school without having 
     mastered the knowledge and skills required of them, and 
     graduate from high school ill-equipped to handle college-
     level work or obtain an entry-level job;
       Whereas ``social promotion'', the practice of moving pupils 
     from one grade to the next regardless of whether they have 
     the knowledge and skills necessary for the next level, is one 
     reason for a pupil's inadequate academic achievement levels;
       Whereas research has shown that retention, the customary 
     alternative policy to social promotion, is also an inadequate 
     response to the problem in that pupils are usually presented 
     with the same instructional practices and materials that were 
     ineffective the first time around;
       Whereas to help underachieving students learn, it is 
     essential that policies and programs address the underlying 
     causes of failure and rectify the problems through various 
     proven instruction practices;
       Whereas high-quality teacher training and education, and 
     other proven practices will provide our teachers with the 
     tools necessary to educate our Nation's children and work 
     toward high academic achievement by students;
       Whereas social promotion policies already have been 
     abolished in Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida, New Mexico, North 
     Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, and in Chicago, 
     Illinois, Portsmouth, Virginia, Long Beach, California, and 
     Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and
       Whereas the abolishment of social promotion policies have 
     been proposed in California, Michigan, Wisconsin, Delaware, 
     Texas, Oklahoma, New York, Washington, D.C., and in Boston, 
     Massachusetts, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Now, 
     therefore, be it Resolved,

     That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
       (1) ending social promotion should be addressed in America 
     through a coordinated effort by government officials, 
     teachers, and parents committed to high academic achievement 
     of students;
       (2) State Education Agencies and local educational agencies 
     that receive Federal funds should make every effort to 
     address and end social promotion;
       (3) the problems associated with social promotion can be 
     resolved effectively through a commitment to provide high-
     quality training and education for our teachers, and the use 
     of other proven practices; and
       (4) States should adopt high, rigorous standards and 
     standards-based assessments aimed at requiring academic 
     accountability with the specific aim of ending social 
     promotion and raising student achievement.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. RIGGS and Mr. 
MARTINEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. RIGGS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.58.20  h.r. 1847--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1847) to 
improve the criminal law relating to fraud against consumers.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

411

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affirmative

Nays

1

para.58.21                   [Roll No. 232]

                                YEAS--411

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--21

       
     Ballenger
     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Cubin
     Eshoo
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)

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     Hilliard
     Inglis
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     McNulty
     Rush
     Schumer
     Smith, Linda
     Tiahrt
     Woolsey
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.58.22  h. res. 401--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 401) expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives that social promotion in America's 
schools should be ended and can be ended through the use of high-
quality, proven programs and practices; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

405

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.58.23                   [Roll No. 233]

                                YEAS--405

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Rivers
       

                             NOT VOTING--27

       
     Ballenger
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Clayton
     Cubin
     DeGette
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Inglis
     Kennedy (MA)
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     McNulty
     Rush
     Schumer
     Smith, Linda
     Souder
     Tiahrt
     Waters
     Woolsey
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.58.24  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight tonight to file a 
privileged report (Rept. No. 105-578) on the bill (H.R. 4059) making 
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base 
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.58.25  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight tonight to file a 
privileged report (Rept. No. 105-581) on the bill (H.R. 4060) making 
appropriations for Energy and Water Development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.58.26  waiving points of order against h.r. 2646

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-579) the resolution (H. Res. 471) waiving points 
of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2646) 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free 
expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for 
elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual 
amount of contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.58.27  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3097

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-580) the resolution (H. Res. 472) providing for 
the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3097) to terminate the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.58.28  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Rules 
was granted permission until midnight tonight to file a report (Rept. 
No. 105-582) on the resolution (H. Res. 463) to establish the Select 
Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Com

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mercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China.

para.58.29  bills and joint resolution approved

  The President notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills and a joint resolution of the 
House of the following titles:

           On February 11, 1998:
       H.R. 1271, An Act to authorize the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's research, engineering, and development 
     programs for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3042, An Act to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship 
     and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American 
     Public Policy Act of 1992 to establish the United States 
     Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution to conduct 
     environmental conflict resolution and training, and for other 
     purposes.
           On March 20, 1998:
       H.R. 595, An Act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 475 Mulberry Street in 
     Macon, Georgia, as the ``William Augustus Bootle Federal 
     building and United States Courthouse''.
       H.R. 3116, An Act to address the Year 2000 computer 
     problems with regard to financial institutions, to extend 
     examination parity to the Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision and the National Credit Union Administration, and 
     for other purposes:
           On April 24, 1998:
       H.R. 1116, An Act to provide for the conveyance of the 
     reversionary interest of the United States in certain lands 
     to the Clint Independent School District and the Fabens 
     Independent School District.
       H.R. 2843, An Act to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to reevaluate the equipment 
     in medical kits carried on, and to make a decision regarding 
     automatic external defibrillators to be carried on, aircraft 
     operated by air carriers, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3226, An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain lands and improvements in the State of 
     Virginia, and for other purposes.
           On May 1, 1998:
       H.R. 3579, An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     and for other purposes.
           On May 11, 1998:
       H.J. Res. 102, Joint Resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 
     founding to the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the 
     bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States 
     and Israel.
       H.R. 3301, An Act to amend chapter 51 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to allow the Secretary of the Treasury greater 
     discretion with regard to the placement of the required 
     inscriptions on quarter dollars issued under the 50 States 
     Commemorative Coin Program.
           On June 1, 1998:
       H.R. 2472, An Act to extend certain programs under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
           On June 9, 1998:
       H.R. 2400, An Act to authorize funds for Federal-aid 
     highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and 
     for other purposes.

para.58.30  senate bills approved

  The President notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills of the Senate of the following 
titles:

           On February 6, 1998:
       S. 1575, An Act to rename the Washington National Airport 
     located in the District of Columbia and Virginia as the 
     ``Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport''.
           On February 11, 1998:
       S. 1349, An Act to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel PRINCE NOVA, and for other purposes.
           On February 13, 1998:
       S. 1564, An Act to provide redress for inadequate 
     restitution of assets seized by the United States Government 
     during World War II which belonged to victims of the 
     Holocaust, and for other purposes.
           On March 6, 1998:
       S. 927, An Act to reauthorize the Sea Grant Program.
           On March 9, 1998:
       S. 916, An Act to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at 750 Highway 28 East in Taylorsville, 
     Mississippi, as the ``Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building''.
       S. 985, An Act to designate the post office located at 194 
     Ward Street in Paterson, New Jersey, as the ``Larry Doby Post 
     Office''.
           On March 20, 1998:
       S. 347, An Act to designate the Federal building located at 
     61 Forsyth Street SW., in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``Sam Nunn 
     Atlanta Federal Center''.
           On April 6, 1998:
       S. 758, An Act to make certain technical corrections to the 
     Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.
           On April 13, 1998:
       S. 750, An Act to consolidate certain mineral interests in 
     the National Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota, 
     through the exchange of Federal and private mineral interests 
     to enhance land management capabilities and environmental and 
     wildlife protection, and for other purposes.
           On April 21, 1998:
       S. 419, An Act to provide surveillance, research, and 
     services aimed at prevention of birth defects, and for other 
     purposes.
           On April 24, 1998:
       S. 493, An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, with 
     respect to scanning receivers and similar devices.
           On April 27, 1998:
       S. 1178, An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to modify and extend the visa waiver pilot program, and 
     to provide for the collection of data with respect to the 
     number of nonimmigrants who remain in the United States after 
     the expiration of the period of stay authorized by the 
     Attorney General.

para.58.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. LEWIS of California, for today and until 7 p.m. on June 17;
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today through June 23; and
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.58.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, at 8 o'clock and 11 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.58.33  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. PACKARD: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 4059. A bill 
     making appropriations for military construction, family 
     housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-578). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 471. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2646) to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures 
     from education individual retirement accounts for elementary 
     and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual 
     amount of contributions to such accounts, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-579). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 472. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 3097) to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (Rept. No. 105-580). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. McDADE: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 4060. A bill 
     making appropriations for energy and water development for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-581). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 463. 
     Resolution to establish the Select Committee on U.S. National 
     Security and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's 
     Republic of China; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-582). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para.58.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 4057. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
             Lipinski):
       H.R. 4058. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     extend the aviation insurance program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PACKARD:
       H.R. 4059. A bill making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. MCDADE:
       H.R. 4060. A bill making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 4061. A bill for the relief of the survivors of the 14 
     members of the Armed Forces and the one United States 
     civilian Federal employee who were killed on April 14, 1994, 
     when United States fighter aircraft mistakenly shot down 2 
     helicopters in Iraq; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 4062. A bill to provide for the study of derivatives 
     regulation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, and Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of

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     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 4063. A bill to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
     to provide for research and development of assistive 
     technology and universally designed technology, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 
     Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. REDMOND (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Towns, Mr. Condit, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 4064. A bill to provide for a Native American 
     Veterans' Memorial; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Paxon, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Christensen, and Mr. Neumann):
       H.R. 4065. A bill to suspend collections for the connection 
     of schools and libraries to the Internet, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4066. A bill to prohibit States from imposing a family 
     cap under the program of temporary assistance to needy 
     families; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 4067. A bill to establish the Commission for the 
     Future of Public Broadcasting and authorize appropriations 
     for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4068. A bill to make certain technical corrections in 
     laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SABO (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Ramstad, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
       H.J. Res. 122. A joint resolution proclaiming Leif Ericson 
     to be an honorary citizen of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Minge):
       H. Res. 473. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     H.R. 3580; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H. Res. 474. A resolution expressing the, Boy Scouts of 
     America freedom of association; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para.58.35  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       335. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of New Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution 11 urging 
     Congress and the President to terminate the services of 
     Lordship Industries, Inc. of Hauppage, New York as the 
     nation's primary manufacturer of United States Military 
     Medals; to the Committee on National Security.
       336. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Oklahoma, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 1069 memorializing Congress to direct the 
     United States Consumer Product Safety Commission to adopt an 
     industry standard for bunk beds; and directing distribution; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       337. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution 98-
     1039 memorializing that BLM lands continue to be managed to 
     allow for multiple uses in accordance with existing resource 
     management plans until such time as plan amendments have been 
     lawfully adopted; to the Committee on Resources.
       338. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution 98-
     1031 memorializing that the General Assembly endorses the 
     modified Animas-La Plata Project proposed by the two Colorado 
     Ute Tribesand their non-Indian neighbors; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       339. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the 
     Commonwealth of The Mariana Islands, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 11-40 Urgently and respectfully requesting 
     President Bill Clinton and the Legislative leadership of the 
     U.S. Congress to waive and/ or eliminate the matching fund 
     requirements being provided or granted under the Covenant to 
     help foster and expedite infrastructure development in the 
     CNMI; to the Committee on Resources.
       340. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 16 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to support 
     and adopt legislation to provide for the sharing of revenues 
     generated through mineral exploration on the federal Outer 
     Continental Shelf with coastal states and territories 
     pursuant to a formula recommended by the Outer Continental 
     Shelf Policy Committee; to the Committee on Resources.
       341. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 35 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to support 
     and adopt legislation to provide for the sharing with coastal 
     states of revenues generated through mineral exploration on 
     the federal Outer Continental Shelf and territories pursuant 
     to a formula recommended by the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Policy Committee; to the Committee on Resources.
       342. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution 98-
     1036 memorializing the United States Congress to enact and 
     the President to sign the Aircraft Repair Station Safety Act 
     of 1997; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       343. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 42 
     urging the federal government, who is generating over three 
     billion dollars annually from royalties and lease sales in 
     the Gulf of Mexico, to help fund the necessary infrastructure 
     improvements to access the riches of the Gulf of Mexico; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       344. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution 27 memorializing the 
     opposition of any reduction in the budget of the United 
     States Department of Veterans Affairs which may negatively 
     affect the quality of veterans' health care in this State; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       345. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution 98-
     1020 urging the Congress of the United States to enact 
     legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Code by December 
     31, 2000, and to replace it with a new system of federal 
     taxation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       346. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Ohio, relative to House Resolution No. 397 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact 
     legislation that sunsets Title 26 of the United States Code, 
     otherwise known as the Internal Revenue Code, and to develop 
     and enact a new tax code for the American people by December 
     31, 2001; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       347. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Tennessee, relative to Senate Resolution No. 705 urging the 
     Congress of the United States not to take action to mandate 
     competition in the retail or wholesale of electricity without 
     special and careful consideration of the interests of the 
     people of the Tennessee Valley; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       348. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Tennessee, relative to Senate Resolution No. 148 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to address this important issue 
     by not adopting the proposed amendments to the Stark II 
     regulations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       349. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 41 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to support 
     reauthorization of and funding for the Violence Against Women 
     Act of 1998; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Education and the Workforce.
       350. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Wisconsin, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 11 urging 
     President Clinton and the U.S. Congress to uphold the federal 
     government's commitment to accept and take title to civilian 
     spent nuclear fuel on January 31, 1998, through enactment of 
     appropriate funding resolutions and legislation that 
     authorize and fund the development of a federal centralized, 
     temporary storage facility for spent nuclear fuel that will 
     accept spent nuclear fuel between January 31, 1998 and the 
     beginning of commercial operation of the permanent federal 
     nuclear waste repository; jointly to the Committees on 
     Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Resources. 

para.58.36  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 146: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 225: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 616: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 766: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Hill.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Engel, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baker, Mr. Meeks 
     of New York, and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Markey, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Edwards, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Shays, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Bilbray, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Torres, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. 
     Markey.
       H.R. 2224: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2351: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2477: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 2524: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 2538: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Stump, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2661: Mr. Pease, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Costello, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
     Waxman, and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 2868: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 2869: Mr. McIntosh.

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       H.R. 2873: Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 2937: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 3003: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Salmon and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 3152: Mr. Petri and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 3156: Mr. Leach and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 3166: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 3259: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 3304: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 3499: Mr. Stokes, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Stump, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Spratt, 
     Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 3526: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 3553: Mr. Waxman and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Pallone, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 3601: Mr. Kleczka and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 3632: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 3633: Mr. Solomon and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 3641: Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 3654: Mr. Hastert and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 3682: Mr. Cook, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 3704: Mr. Farr of California and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 3778: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 3783: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 3833: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Markey, Mr. Clay, and 
     Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3853: Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Hastert, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Barton of Texas, Ms. Granger, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Pappas, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3861: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3862: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 3875: Mr. Berman and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 3888: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky.
       H.R. 3938: Mr. Paul and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. John, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Camp, 
     Mr. Green, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
     Gillmor.
       H.R. 3972: Mrs. Fowler and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 4006: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
     Istook, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Hill, 
     Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Talent, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. 
     Ballenger.
       H.R. 4007: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Meehan, and Mr. Stark.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Upton, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Wise.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Towns, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
     of Texas, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Weller, 
     and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H. Con. Res. 237: Ms. Slaughter and Mrs. Myrick.
       H. Con. Res. 290: Mr. Goode and Mr. Boswell.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Thune.
       H. Res. 312: Ms. Lofgren and Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington.
       H. Res. 313: Mr. Shays.
       H. Res. 401: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.

para.58.37  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 3396: Mr. Quinn.



.
                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1998 (59)

para.59.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OXLEY, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 17, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Michael G. Oxley to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.59.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OXLEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, June 16, 1998.
  Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OXLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GIBBONS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OXLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.59.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9661. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Deparmtent of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--EIA; 
     Handling Reactors at Livestock Markets [Docket No. 97-099-2] 
     received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       9662. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquistion and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a schedule 
     for implementing, over the next 3 years, best commercial 
     inventory practices for the acquisition and distribution of 
     certain supplies and equipment consistent with military 
     requirements; to the Committee on National Security.
       9663. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report entitled ``Response to Recommendations Concerning 
     Improvements to Department of Defense Joint Manpower 
     Process,'' pursuant to Public Law 104--201, section 509; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       9664. A letter from the Deputy Director for Policy and 
     Programs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Community Development Financial 
     Institutions Fund--received May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       9665. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Small Entity Compliance Guidance and 
     Civil Penalty Reduction and Waiver Pursuant to the Small 
     Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996; 
     Statement of Policy--May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9666. A letter from the AMD-PERM, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Provide for 
     the Use of the 220-222 MHz Band by the Private Land Mobile 
     Radio Service [PR Docket No. 89-552] Implementation of 
     Sections 3(n) and 332 of the Communications Act [GN Docket 
     No. 93-252] Regulatory Treatment of Mobile Services 
     Implementation of Section 309(j) of the Communications Act--
     Competitive Bidding [PP Docket No. 93-253] received June 11, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9667. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Municipal 
     Securities Dealers [Docket No. 98-08] (RIN: 1557-AB62) 
     received May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9668. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Blocked Persons, Specially 
     Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, 
     Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers, and Blocked 
     Vessels: Addition of Sudanese Government Designations, 
     Removal of Two Individuals, and Unblocking of a Vessel [31 
     CFR Chapter V] received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9669. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Review Of The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; 
     Regulatory Removals and Substantive Amendments [FHWA Docket 
     No. FHWA-97-2328; MC-97-3] (RIN: 2125-AD72) received June 11, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9670. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Savannah River, Savannah, GA [COTP Savannah 98-010] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9671. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Severn River, 
     College Creek, and Weems Creek, Annapolis, Maryland [CGD 05-
     98-039] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9672. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Anchorage Regulation; San Francisco Bay, California [CGD11-
     97-002] (RIN: 2115-AA98) received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9673. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation: Newport-Bermuda Regatta, 
     Narragansett Bay, Newport, RI [CGD01-98-045] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9674. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Patapsco River, 
     Baltimore [CGD 05-98-040] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received June 11, 
     1998, pursuant to 5

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     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9675. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, United 
     States Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Recordkeeping Requirments [T.D. 98-56] (RIN: 1515-AB77) 
     received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9676. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, United 
     States Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Automated Clearinghouse Credit [T.D. 98-51] (RIN: 1515-
     AC26) received May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9677. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, United 
     States Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Prior Disclosure [T.D. 98-49] (RIN: 1515-AB98) received 
     May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       9678. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the required 
     determination to waive certain restrictions on the 
     maintenance of a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) 
     Office and on PLO-origin funds through November 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to Public Law 105--118; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       9679. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     and Medicaid Programs; Surety Bond Requirements for Home 
     Health Agencies [HCFA-1152-1-F] (RIN: 0938-AI86) received May 
     29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para.59.4  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2646

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 471):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2646) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual 
     retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school 
     expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of 
     contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes. All 
     points of order against the conference report and against its 
     consideration are waived. The conference report shall be 
     considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. MYRICK, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OXLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mrs. MYRICK objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OXLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.59.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3097

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 472):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
     3097) to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The 
     bill shall be considered as read for amendment. The amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute printed in the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be 
     considered as adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final 
     passage without intervening motion except: (1) two hours of 
     debate on the bill, as amended, equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to recommit 
     with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, moved the previous question on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OXLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

229

When there appeared

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Nays

194

para.59.6                    [Roll No. 234]

                                YEAS--229

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)

[[Page 1023]]


     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Johnson, Sam
     Lewis (CA)
     McNulty
     Ney
     Peterson (PA)
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OXLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to 
said resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so 
a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

232

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

188

para.59.7                    [Roll No. 235]

                                AYES--232

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--188

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Abercrombie
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilleary
     Johnson, Sam
     Lewis (CA)
     Matsui
     McDade
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Ney
     Peterson (PA)
     Waters
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.59.8  h. res. 471--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OXLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 471) waiving points of order against the conference 
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2646) to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual 
retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses, to 
increase the maximum annual amount of contributions to such accounts, 
and for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OXLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to 
said resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so 
a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

228

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

191

para.59.9                    [Roll No. 236]

                                AYES--228

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus

[[Page 1024]]


     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Armey
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Johnson, Sam
     Lewis (CA)
     McNulty
     Ney
     Ortiz
     Peterson (PA)
     Vento
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.59.10  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, June 16, 1998.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para.59.11  tax code termination

  Mr. BUNNING, pursuant to House Resolution 472, called up the bill 
(H.R. 3097) to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
  Pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 472, the following 
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 105-580, 
was considered as adopted:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Code Termination Act''.

     SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.

       (a) In General.--No tax shall be imposed by the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986--
       (1) for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2002, 
     and
       (2) in the case of any tax not imposed on the basis of a 
     taxable year, on any taxable event or for any period after 
     December 31, 2002.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to taxes 
     imposed by--
       (1) chapter 2 of such Code (relating to tax on self-
     employment income),
       (2) chapter 21 of such Code (relating to Federal Insurance 
     Contributions Act), and
       (3) chapter 22 of such Code (relating to Railroad 
     Retirement Tax Act).

     SEC. 3. NEW FEDERAL TAX SYSTEM.

       (a) Structure.--The Congress hereby declares that any new 
     Federal tax system should be a simple and fair system that--
       (1) applies a low rate to all Americans,
       (2) provides tax relief for working Americans,
       (3) protects the rights of taxpayers and reduces tax 
     collection abuses,
       (4) eliminates the bias against savings and investment,
       (5) promotes economic growth and job creation, and
       (6) does not penalize marriage or families.
       (b) Timing of Implementation.--In order to ensure an easy 
     transition and effective implementation, the Congress hereby 
     declares that any new Federal tax system should be approved 
     by Congress in its final form no later than July 4, 2002.

  When said bill, as amended, was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 472, the previous 
question was ordered on the bill, as amended.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. RANGEL moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on with 
instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with the 
following amendment:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. COMPREHENSIVE REFORM OF TAX CODE.

       (a) Deadline.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     comprehensive reform of the Tax Code should be enacted not 
     later than April 15, 2001.
       (b) Principles.--Any comprehensive reform of the Tax Code 
     shall be consistent with the following principles:
       (1) Such reform shall be fiscally responsible and not 
     endanger the Balanced Budget Agreement.
       (2) Such reform shall be fair to all income classes.
       (3) Such reform shall emphasize simplicity, thereby 
     resulting in a Tax Code that is less complicated.
       (4) Such reform shall promote economic growth by 
     encouraging savings and investment.
       (5) Such reform shall ensure adequate funding for the 
     Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds, both for current 
     beneficiaries and future beneficiaries.
       (c) Implementation.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Committee on Ways and Means of 
     the House of Representatives should commence hearings on 
     proposals for comprehensive tax reform. Such hearings should, 
     at a minimum, involve an examination of the impact of current 
     and prospective tax restructuring plans on--
       (1) availability of employer-provided health care,
       (2) employer pension plans,
       (3) home ownership,
       (4) charitable organizations,
       (5) State and local governments, and
       (6) farmers and other small businesses.

  After debate,

para.59.12  call of the house

  On motion of Mr. BUNNING, a call of the House was ordered.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--

para.59.13                   [Roll No. 237]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--413

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons

[[Page 1025]]


     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that 413 
Members had been recorded, a quorum.
  Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. RANGEL demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

203

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

223

para.59.14                   [Roll No. 238]

                                YEAS--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Cooksey
     Dreier
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Lewis (CA)
     McNulty
     Wise
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. RANGEL demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.


[[Page 1026]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

219

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

209

para.59.15                   [Roll No. 239]

                                AYES--219

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--209

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Cooksey
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Lewis (CA)
     McIntosh
     McNulty
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.59.16  providing for the consideration of h. res. 463

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-583) the resolution (H. Res. 476) providing for consideration of 
the resolution (H. Res. 463) to establish the Select Committee on U.S. 
National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.59.17  recess--4:03 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 3 minutes p.m., subject to 
the call of the Chair.

para.59.18  after recess--4:38 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, called the House to order.

para.59.19  bipartisan campaign integrity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, pursuant to House Resolution 442 and 
rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and 
for other purposes.
  Mr. PEASE, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.59.20  call in committee

  Mr. PEASE, Acting Chairman, announced that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, finding itself without a quorum, directed 
the Members to record their presence by electronic device, and the 
following-named Members responded--

para.59.21                   [Roll No. 240]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--392

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo

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     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
  Thereupon, Mr. SUNUNU, Acting Chairman, announced that 392 Members had 
been recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.
  After some further time,

para.59.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. WHITE:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Commission on 
     Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF COMMISSION.

       There is established a commission to be known as the 
     ``Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform'' 
     (referred to in this Act as the ``Commission''). The purposes 
     of the Commission are to study the laws relating to the 
     financing of political activity and to report and recommend 
     legislation to reform those laws.

     SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 
     members appointed within 15 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act by the President from among individuals 
     who are not incumbent Members of Congress and who are 
     specially qualified to serve on the Commission by reason of 
     education, training, or experience.
       (b) Appointment.--
       (1) In general.--Members shall be appointed as follows:
       (A) 3 members (one of whom shall be a political 
     independent) shall be appointed from among a list of nominees 
     submitted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
       (B) 3 members (one of whom shall be a political 
     independent) shall be appointed from among a list of nominees 
     submitted by the majority leader of the Senate.
       (C) 3 members (one of whom shall be a political 
     independent) shall be appointed from among a list of nominees 
     submitted by the minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (D) 3 members (one of whom shall be a political 
     independent) shall be appointed from among a list of nominees 
     submitted by the minority leader of the Senate.
       (2) Failure to submit list of nominees.--If an official 
     described in any of the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) fails 
     to submit a list of nominees to the President during the 15-
     day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act--
       (A) such subparagraph shall no longer apply; and
       (B) the President shall appoint 3 members (one of whom 
     shall be a political independent) who meet the requirements 
     described in subsection (a) and such other criteria as the 
     President may apply.
       (3) Political independent defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``political independent'' means an individual who at no 
     time after January 1992--
       (A) has held elective office as a member of the Democratic 
     or Republican party;
       (B) has received any wages or salary from the Democratic or 
     Republican party or from a Democratic or Republican party 
     office-holder or candidate; or
       (C) has provided substantial volunteer services or made any 
     substantial contribution to the Democratic or Republican 
     party or to a Democratic or Republican party office-holder or 
     candidate.
       (c) Chairman.--At the time of the appointment, the 
     President shall designate one member of the Commission as 
     Chairman of the Commission.
       (d) Terms.--The members of the Commission shall serve for 
     the life of the Commission.
       (e) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
     in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (f) Political Affiliation.--Not more than 4 members of the 
     Commission may be of the same political party.

     SEC. 4. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of 
     carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times 
     and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the 
     Commission considers appropriate. In carrying out the 
     preceding sentence, the Commission shall ensure that a 
     substantial number of its meetings are open meetings, with 
     significant opportunities for testimony from members of the 
     general public.
       (b) Quorum.--Seven members of the Commission shall 
     constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. 
     The approval of at least 9 members of the Commission is 
     required when approving all or a portion of the recommended 
     legislation. Any member of the Commission may, if authorized 
     by the Commission, take any action which the Commission is 
     authorized to take under this section.

     SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       (a) Pay and Travel Expenses of Members.--(1) Each member of 
     the Commission shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily 
     equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level 
     IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
     United States Code, for each day (including travel time) 
     during which the member is engaged in the actual performance 
     of duties vested in the Commission.
       (2) Members of the Commission shall receive travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
     accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Staff Director.--The Commission shall, without regard 
     to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, appoint a 
     staff director, who shall be paid at the rate of basic pay 
     payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5315 of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Staff of Commission; Services.--
       (1) In general.--With the approval of the Commission, the 
     staff director of the Commission may appoint and fix the pay 
     of additional personnel. The Director may make such 
     appointments without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
     service, and any personnel so appointed may be paid without 
     regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
     chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and 
     General Schedule pay rates, except that an individual so 
     appointed may not receive pay in excess of the maximum annual 
     rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-15 of the General 
     Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Experts and consultants.--The Commission may procure by 
     contract the temporary or intermittent services of experts or 
     consultants pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 6. REPORT AND RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION.

       (a) Report.--Not later than the expiration of the 180-day 
     period which begins on the date on which the second session 
     of the One Hundred Fifth Congress adjourns sine die, the 
     Commission shall submit to the President, the Speaker and 
     minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the 
     majority and minority leaders of the Senate a report of the 
     activities of the Commission.
       (b) Recommendations; Draft of Legislation.--The report 
     under subsection (a) shall include any recommendations for 
     changes in the laws (including regulations) governing the 
     financing of political activity, including any changes in the 
     rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives, to which 
     9 or more members of the Commission may agree, together with 
     drafts of--
       (1) any legislation (including technical and conforming 
     provisions) recommended by the Commission to implement such 
     recommendations; and
       (2) any proposed amendment to the Constitution recommended 
     by the Commission as necessary to implement such 
     recommendations, except that if the Commission includes such 
     a proposed amendment in its report, it shall also include 
     recommendations (and drafts) for legislation which may be 
     implemented prior to the adoption of such proposed amendment.
       (c) Goals of Recommendations and Legislation.--In making 
     recommendations and preparing drafts of legislation under 
     this section, the Commission shall consider the following to 
     be its primary goals:
       (1) Encouraging fair and open Federal elections which 
     provide voters with meaningful information about candidates 
     and issues.

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       (2) Eliminating the disproportionate influence of special 
     interest financing of Federal elections.
       (3) Creating a more equitable electoral system for 
     challengers and incumbents.

     SEC. 7. EXPEDITED CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION.

       (a) In General.--If any legislation is introduced the 
     substance of which implements a recommendation of the 
     Commission submitted under section 6(b) (including a joint 
     resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution), 
     subject to subsection (b), the provisions of section 2908 
     (other than subsection (a)) of the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 shall apply to the consideration of 
     the legislation in the same manner as such provisions apply 
     to a joint resolution described in section 2908(a) of such 
     Act.
       (b) Special Rules.--For purposes of applying subsection (a) 
     with respect to such provisions, the following rules shall 
     apply:
       (1) Any reference to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     House of Representatives shall be deemed a reference to the 
     Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives 
     and any reference to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate shall be deemed a reference to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration of the Senate.
       (2) Any reference to the date on which the President 
     transmits a report shall be deemed a reference to the date on 
     which the recommendation involved is submitted under section 
     6(b).
       (3) Notwithstanding subsection (d)(2) of section 2908 of 
     such Act--
       (A) debate on the legislation in the House of 
     Representatives, and on all debatable motions and appeals in 
     connection with the legislation, shall be limited to not more 
     than 10 hours, divided equally between those favoring and 
     those opposing the legislation;
       (B) debate on the legislation in the Senate, and on all 
     debatable motions and appeals in connection with the 
     legislation, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, 
     divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the 
     legislation; and
       (C) debate in the Senate on any single debatable motion and 
     appeal in connection with the legislation shall be limited to 
     not more than 1 hour, divided equally between the mover and 
     the manager of the bill (except that in the event the manager 
     of the bill is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the 
     time in opposition thereto shall be controlled by the 
     minority leader or his designee), and the majority and 
     minority leader may each allot additional time from time 
     under such leader's control to any Senator during the 
     consideration of any debatable motion or appeal.

     SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

       The Commission shall cease to exist 90 days after the date 
     of the submission of its report under section 6.

     SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission 
     such sums as are necessary to carry out its duties under this 
     Act.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to establish the 
     Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform to 
     recommend reforms in the laws relating to the financing of 
     political activity.''.

Yeas

156

It was decided in the

Nays

201

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negative

Answered present

68

para.59.23                   [Roll No. 241]

                                AYES--156

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Bryant
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jones
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Porter
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--68

     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clement
     Cramer
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fox
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Leach
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     McCarthy (NY)
     McHale
     Minge
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rivers
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Torres
     Turner
     Wamp
     Wexler
     Woolsey

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Cooksey
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Hastings (FL)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kasich
     McNulty
     Schumer
     Sherman
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SUNUNU, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.59.24  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 1847. An Act to improve the criminal law relating to 
     fraud against consumers.

para.59.25  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 1900. An Act to establish a commission to examine issues 
     pertaining to the disposition of Holocaust-era assets in the 
     United States before, during, and after World War II, and to 
     make recommendations to the President on further action, and 
     for other purposes.

para.59.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. HASTINGS of 
Florida, for June 16 through balance of the week.
  And then,

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para.59.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PALLONE, at 9 o'clock and 38 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.59.28  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, report of committee was delivered to the 
Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 476. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. 
     Res. 463) to establish the Select Committee on U.S. National 
     Security and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's 
     Republic of China (Rept. No. 105-583), which was referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para.59.29  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Upton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Knollenberg, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Kilpatrick, and 
             Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 4069. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that certain bonds issued by local 
     governments in connection with delinquent real property taxes 
     may be treated as tax exempt; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 4070. A bill to restore veterans tobacco-related 
     benefits as in effect before the enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Wise, Ms. Furse, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Minge, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo):
       H.R. 4071. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to make grants to establish 33 additional rural enterprise 
     communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 4072. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and 
     related expenses in lieu of the Hope and Lifetime Learning 
     credits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Porter, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Manton, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Markey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. 
             Harman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Moakley, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 4073. A bill to protect children from firearms 
     violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Commerce, and Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. NEUMANN (for himself and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 4074. A bill to hold Federal agencies accountable for 
     the tax dollars spent by such agencies in accordance with the 
     provisions in the Government Management Reform Act of 1994, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Minge):
       H.R. 4075. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities 
     for private accreditation under the Medicare Program in the 
     same manner as for other providers of services; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 4076. A bill to provide for the establishment and 
     maintenance of personal Social Security investment accounts 
     under the Social Security system; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. 
             Talent):
       H.J. Res. 123. A joint resolution to disapprove the rule 
     submitted by the Health Care Financing Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, on June 1, 1998, 
     relating to surety bond requirements for home health agencies 
     under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself and Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 475. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     achieving the goal of the 1997 Microcredit Summit to provide 
     access to microcredit to 100,000,000 of the world's poorest 
     families; to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 

para.59.30  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       351. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Oklahoma, relative to House 
     Bill No. 2828 relating to public health and safety; enacting 
     the Whitney Starks Act; to the Committee on Commerce. 

para.59.31  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 371: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 630: Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 900: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Fossella, Mr. Foley, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. John.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Frost, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Davis of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1762: Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. John and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 2090: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2124: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2305: Mr. Wolf and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Towns and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Scarborough, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Fazio 
     of California, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
     Lampson, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2804: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Thompson, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Berman, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Camp, 
     Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Green, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Jefferson, and 
     Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 3007: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3143: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 3205: Mr. Combest and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 3240: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Hastert and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 3259: Mr. Nadler, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 3267: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
     Ehrlich, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 3304: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 3331: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. John, Mr. Clement, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Kim, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Luther, and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 3435: Mr. Goode, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H.R. 3445: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 3470: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 3503: Mr. Shays and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 3551: Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Manton, Ms. 
     Stabenow, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 3566: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 3608: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Frost, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3629: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 3645: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3650: Mr. Evans, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     and Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 3666: Ms. Carson and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 3745: Mr. Buyer and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 3766: Mr. Condit, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 3795: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 3807: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 3813: Mr. Wynn, Ms. Carson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Miller 
     of California, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Filner, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Poshard, 
     Mr. Dingell, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 3855: Mr. Shays, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Olver.

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       H.R. 3861: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 3862: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 3865: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Ford, Mr. Blunt, 
     Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, 
     Mr. Horn, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Klug, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
     Lazio of New York, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Baker, 
     Mr. Ney, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Redmond, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Sununu, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 3876: Mr. Frost, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Tierney, 
     Mr. Poshard, Ms. Lee, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 3880: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 3980: Mr. Cooksey and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 3981: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goode, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 4007: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 4018: Mr. Weygand, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Mr. Vento, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     LaFalce, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 4033: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 4046: Mr. McCollum and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 4065: Mr. Sanford, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Largent, Mr. Shadegg, 
     Mr. Sessions, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Hunter, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
     Radanovich, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.J. Res. 113: Mr. Ford.
       H. Con. Res. 154: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mr. Shays.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Waxman and Mr. Conyers.
       H. Con. Res. 287: Mr. Underwood, Ms. Furse, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Ramstad,  and Mr. McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 288: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H. Con. Res. 290: Mr. Evans, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Hostettler, and Mr. Ewing.
       H. Res. 363: Mr. Boucher.
       H. Res. 387: Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Res. 467: Mr. Bilbray.
       H. Res. 468: Mr. Bilbray.

para.59.32  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 1891: Mr. Holden.



.
                      THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1998 (60)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.60.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, June 17, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.60.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9680. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report entitled ``Department of 
     Defense Panel to Study Military Justice in the National Guard 
     Not in Federal Service,'' pursuant to Public Law 104--201, 
     110 Stat. 2534; to the Committee on National Security.
       9681. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Conduct of Employees (RIN: 1990-
     AA19) received June 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9682. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Information Security Program [DOE O 
     471.2A] received June 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9683. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     Section 402(b)(1)(A) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 
     [CC Docket No. 96-187] received June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9684. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to 
     achieve improvements in outreach and provision of health care 
     to children; to the Committee on Commerce.
       9685. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Emissions Standards For Imported Nonroad Engines [T.D. 98-50] 
     (RIN: 1515-AC28) received May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9686. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Blocked Persons, Specially 
     Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, and 
     Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers: Additional 
     Designations [31 CFR Chapter V] received May 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9687. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Strategy 
     and Threat Reduction, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     joint Department of Defense and Department of Energy report 
     to Congress on the Project Plan for the Russian Reactor Care 
     Conversion Program, pursuant to Pub.L. 105--29; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9688. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List 
     Additions--received June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9689. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the Act 
     which established the Weir Farm National Historic Site, in 
     the State of Connecticut, by modifying the boundary and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       9690. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, National 
     Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary [Docket No. 
     971014243-7243-01] received June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9691. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, National 
     Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Temporary Rule Prohibiting Anchoring by Vessels 50 
     Meters or Greater in Length on Tortugas Bank within the 
     Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary [Docket No. 971014245-
     7245-01] received June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9692. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Taking of 
     Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; 
     Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Plan Regulations 
     [Docket No. 970129015-7220-05; I.D. 010397A] (RIN: 0648-AI84) 
     received June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       9693. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish of the 
     Gulf of Alaska; Seasonal Apportionments of Pollock [Docket 
     No. 980331079-8144-09; I.D. 031198D] (RIN: 0648-AK71) 
     received June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       9694. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General 
     Category [I.D. 100297A] received June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9695. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 [Docket No. 971208297-8054-
     02; I.D. 060598A] received June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9696. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Halibut Donation 
     Program [Docket No. 980212037-8142-02; I.D. 012798A] (RIN: 
     0648-AJ87) received June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9697. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation: Fireworks displays within the First 
     Coast Guard District [CGD01-98-065] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9698. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Peekskill Summerfest 98 Fireworks, Peekskill 
     Bay, Hudson River, New York [CGD01-98-050] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9699. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revisions to Digital Flight Data Recorder Rules [Docket No. 
     28109; Amendment No. 11-44] (RIN: 2120-AF76) received June 
     11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9700. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. Model TPE331 
     Series Turboprop Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-47-AD; Amendment 
     39-10565; AD 98-12-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 11, 
     1998,

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     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9701. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company Model AE 
     3007A Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-14-AD; Amendment 
     39-10568; AD 98-12-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 11, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9702. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS 332C, L, 
     L1, and L2 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-07-AD; Amendment 39-
     10571; 98-12-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9703. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320-111, -211, and -
     231 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-184-AD; Amendment 39-
     10573; AD 98-12-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9704. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 
     Model 407 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-10-AD; Amendment 39-
     10576; AD 98-12-22] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9705. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AERMACCHI S.p.A. S.205 Series and 
     Models S.208 and S.208A Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-146-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10570; AD 98-12-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9706. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CASA Model C-212 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-97-AD; Amendment 39-10582; AD 98-12-28] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9707. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes 
     Equipped With General Electric Model CF6-80A3 Series Engines 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-182-AD; Amendment 39-10578; AD 98-12-24] 
     received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9708. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 1000, 2000, 
     3000, and 4000 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-45-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10580; AD 98-12-26] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9709. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace BAe Model ATP 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-53-AD; Amendment 39-10581; AD 98-
     12-27] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9710. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace BAe Model ATP 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-312-AD; Amendment 39-10579; AD 
     98-12-25] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 11, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       9711. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     National Standards For Traffic Control Devices; Revision Of 
     The Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices; Pedestrian, 
     Bicycle, And School Warning Signs [FHWA Docket 96-9; FHWA-97-
     2281] (RIN: 2125-AD89) received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9712. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model Viscount 
     744, 745, 745D, and 810 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-
     321-AD; Amendment 39-10444; AD 98-12-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9713. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS 332C, L, 
     L1, and L2 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-07-AD; Amendment 39-
     10571; AD 98-12-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9714. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Lucas Air Equipment Electric Hoists 
     [Docket No. 98-SW-04-AD; Amendment 39-10583; AD 98-12-29] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9715. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Avions Mudry et Cie Model CAP 10B 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-126-AD; Amendment 39-10566; AD 
     98-12-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 11, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       9716. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche 
     Model Piaggio P-180 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-141-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10569; AD 98-12-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9717. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of the Atlantic High Offshore Airspace Area; 
     correction [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-16] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9718. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establish Class E Airspace; Atkinson, NE [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ACE-8] received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9719. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation and Establishment of Class D; and Revocation, 
     Establishment and Modification of Class E Airspace Area; 
     Olathe, Johnson County Industrial Airport, KS; Correction 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-5] received June 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9720. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Leeville, LA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-27] received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9721. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Sabine Pass, TX [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-28] received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9722. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Intracoastal City, LA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-24] received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9723. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Venice, LA [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ASW-25] received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9724. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Grand Chenier, LA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-26] received June 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9725. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Grand Isle, LA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-29] received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9726. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Le Mars, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-7] received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9727. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Aurora, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-13] received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9728. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SE3130, 
     SA3180, SE313B, SA318B, and SA318C Helicopters [Docket No. 
     98-SW-03-AD; Amendment 39-10574; AD 98-12-20] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9729. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, NIST, 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology, transmitting 
     the Institute's final rule--GRANT FUNDS--Materials Science 
     and Engineering Laboratory--Availability of Funds [Docket No. 
     970520119-7284-02] (RIN: 0693-ZA15) received June 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.

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       9730. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Federal Employment Tax Deposits----De Minimis Rule [TD 8771] 
     (RIN: 1545-AW29) received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9731. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Action on Decision in Paul A. Bilzerian v. United States, 86 
     F.3d 1067 (11th Cir. 1996), rev'd 887 F. Supp. 1509 (M.D. 
     Fla. 1995), remanded sub nom. Steffen v. United States, 952 
     F. Supp. 779 (M.D. Fla. 1997) received June 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       9732. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     improve the operation of the United States Mint as a 
     Performance-Based Organization (PBO) in the Department of 
     Treasury, and for other purposes; jointly to the Committees 
     on Banking and Financial Services and Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9733. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize a pilot program to increase the micro-purchase 
     threshold in Government Procurements from $2,500 to $10,000; 
     jointly to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight 
     and Small Business.
       9734. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     establish an appropriate system for overtime pay for Federal 
     firefighters, and for other purposes; jointly to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and Oversight and Education 
     and the Workforce.
       9735. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Incentive Programs-Fraud and Abuse [HCFA-6144-FC] 
     (RIN: 0938-AH86) received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce. 

para.60.3  education savings for public and private schools

  Mr. GOODLING, pursuant to House Resolution 471, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 105-577):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2646), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
     tax-free expenditures from education individual retirement 
     accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses, to 
     increase the maximum annual amount of contributions to such 
     accounts, and for other purposes, having met, after full and 
     free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Education Savings and School 
     Excellence Act of 1998''.

                 TITLE I--TAX INCENTIVES FOR EDUCATION

     SEC. 100. AMENDMENT TO 1986 CODE.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

                Subtitle A--Tax Incentives For Education

     SEC. 101. MODIFICATIONS TO EDUCATION INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT 
                   ACCOUNTS.

       (a) Tax-Free Expenditures for Elementary and Secondary 
     School Expenses.--
       (1) In general.--Section 530(b)(2) (defining qualified 
     higher education expenses) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Qualified education expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified education expenses' 
     means--
       ``(i) qualified higher education expenses (as defined in 
     section 529(e)(3)), and
       ``(ii) qualified elementary and secondary education 
     expenses (as defined in paragraph (4)).

     Such expenses shall be reduced as provided in section 
     25A(g)(2).
       ``(B) Qualified state tuition programs.--Such term shall 
     include amounts paid or incurred to purchase tuition credits 
     or certificates, or to make contributions to an account, 
     under a qualified State tuition program (as defined in 
     section 529(b)) for the benefit of the beneficiary of the 
     account.''.
       (2) Qualified elementary and secondary education 
     expenses.--Section 530(b) (relating to definitions and 
     special rules) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) Qualified elementary and secondary education 
     expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified elementary and 
     secondary education expenses' means--
       ``(i) expenses for tuition, fees, academic tutoring, 
     special needs services, books, supplies, computer equipment 
     (including related software and services), and other 
     equipment which are incurred in connection with the 
     enrollment or attendance of the designated beneficiary of the 
     trust as an elementary or secondary school student at a 
     public, private, or religious school, or
       ``(ii) expenses for room and board, uniforms, 
     transportation, and supplementary items and services 
     (including extended day programs) which are required or 
     provided by a public, private, or religious school in 
     connection with such enrollment or attendance.
       ``(B) Special rule for homeschooling.--Such term shall 
     include expenses described in subparagraph (A)(i) in 
     connection with education provided by homeschooling if the 
     requirements of any applicable State or local law are met 
     with respect to such education.
       ``(C) School.--The term `school' means any school which 
     provides elementary education or secondary education 
     (kindergarten through grade 12), as determined under State 
     law.''.
       (3) Special rules for applying exclusion to elementary and 
     secondary expenses.--Section 530(d)(2) (relating to 
     distributions for qualified higher education expenses), as 
     amended by subsection (e), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Special rules for elementary and secondary 
     expenses.--
       ``(i) In general.--The aggregate amount of qualified 
     elementary and secondary education expenses taken into 
     account for purposes of this paragraph with respect to any 
     education individual retirement account for all taxable years 
     shall not exceed the sum of the aggregate contributions to 
     such account for taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1998, and before January 1, 2003, and earnings on such 
     contributions.
       ``(ii) Special operating rules.--For purposes of clause 
     (i)--

       ``(I) the trustee of an education individual retirement 
     account shall keep separate accounts with respect to 
     contributions and earnings described in clause (i), and
       ``(II) if there are distributions in excess of qualified 
     elementary and secondary education expenses for any taxable 
     year, such excess distributions shall be allocated first to 
     contributions and earnings not described in clause (i).''.

       (4) Conforming amendments.--Subsections (b)(1) and (d)(2) 
     of section 530 are each amended by striking ``higher'' each 
     place it appears in the text and heading thereof.
       (b) Maximum Annual Contributions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 530(b)(1)(A)(iii) (defining 
     education individual retirement account) is amended by 
     striking ``$500'' and inserting ``the contribution limit for 
     such taxable year''.
       (2) Contribution limit.--Section 530(b) (relating to 
     definitions and special rules), as amended by subsection 
     (a)(2), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Contribution limit.--The term `contribution limit' 
     means $500 ($2,000 in the case of any taxable year beginning 
     after December 31, 1998, and ending before January 1, 
     2003).''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 4973(e)(1)(A) is amended 
     by striking ``$500'' and inserting ``the contribution limit 
     (as defined in section 530(b)(5)) for such taxable year''.
       (c) Waiver of Age Limitations for Children With Special 
     Needs.--Section 530(b)(1) (defining education individual 
     retirement account) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following flush sentence:

     ``The age limitations in the preceding sentence shall not 
     apply to any designated beneficiary with special needs (as 
     determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary).''.
       (d) Corporations Permitted To Contribute to Accounts.--
     Section 530(c)(1) (relating to reduction in permitted 
     contributions based on adjusted gross income) is amended by 
     striking ``The maximum amount which a contributor'' and 
     inserting ``In the case of a contributor who is an 
     individual, the maximum amount the contributor''.
       (e) Technical Corrections.--
       (1) Section 530(b)(1) is amended by inserting ``an 
     individual who is'' before ``the designated beneficiary'' in 
     the material preceding subparagraph (A).
       (2)(A) Section 530(b)(1)(E) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(E) Except as provided in subsection (d)(7), any balance 
     to the credit of the designated beneficiary on the date on 
     which the beneficiary attains age 30 shall be distributed 
     within 30 days after such date to the beneficiary or, if the 
     beneficiary dies before attaining age 30, shall be 
     distributed within 30 days after the date of death of such 
     beneficiary.''.
       (B) Section 530(d)(7) is amended by inserting at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``In applying the preceding 
     sentence, members of the family of the designated beneficiary 
     shall be treated in the same manner as the spouse under such 
     paragraph (8).''.
       (C) Section 530(d) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Deemed distribution on required distribution date.--
     In any case in which a distribution is required under 
     subsection (b)(1)(E), any balance to the credit of a 
     designated beneficiary as of the close of the 30-day period 
     referred to in such subsection for making such distribution 
     shall be deemed distributed at the close of such period.''.
       (3)(A) Section 530(d)(1) is amended by striking ``section 
     72(b)'' and inserting ``section 72''.
       (B) Section 72(e) is amended by inserting after paragraph 
     (8) the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Extension of paragraph (2)(b) to qualified state 
     tuition programs and edu

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     cational individual retirement accounts.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this subsection, paragraph (2)(B) shall 
     apply to amounts received under a qualified State tuition 
     program (as defined in section 529(b)) or under an education 
     individual retirement account (as defined in section 530(b)). 
     The rule of paragraph (8)(B) shall apply for purposes of this 
     paragraph.''.
       (4) Section 135(d)(2) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Coordination with other higher education benefits.--
     The amount of the qualified higher education expenses 
     otherwise taken into account under subsection (a) with 
     respect to the education of an individual shall be reduced 
     (before the application of subsection (b)) by--
       ``(A) the amount of such expenses which are taken into 
     account in determining the credit allowable to the taxpayer 
     or any other person under section 25A with respect to such 
     expenses, and
       ``(B) the amount of such expenses which are taken into 
     account in determining the exclusion under section 
     530(d)(2).''.
       (5) Section 530(d)(2) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Disallowance of excluded amounts as credit or 
     deduction.--No deduction or credit shall be allowed to the 
     taxpayer under any other section of this chapter for any 
     qualified education expenses to the extent taken into account 
     in determining the amount of the exclusion under this 
     paragraph.''.
       (6) Section 530(d)(4)(B) is amended by striking ``or'' at 
     the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of 
     clause (iii) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end 
     the following new clause:
       ``(iv) an amount which is includible in gross income solely 
     because the taxpayer elected under paragraph (2)(C) to waive 
     the application of paragraph (2) for the taxable year.''.
       (7) So much of section 530(d)(4)(C) as precedes clause (ii) 
     thereof is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) Contributions returned before due date of return.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the distribution of any 
     contribution made during a taxable year on behalf of the 
     designated beneficiary if--
       ``(i) such distribution is made on or before the day 
     prescribed by law (including extensions of time) for filing 
     the beneficiary's return of tax for the taxable year or, if 
     the beneficiary is not required to file such a return, the 
     15th day of the 4th month of the taxable year following the 
     taxable year, and''.
       (8) Section 135(c)(2)(C) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and education individual retirement 
     accounts'' in the heading after ``program'', and
       (B) by striking ``section 529(c)(3)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``section 72''.
       (9) Section 4973(e)(1) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of education individual 
     retirement accounts maintained for the benefit of any 1 
     beneficiary, the term `excess contributions' means the sum 
     of--
       ``(A) the amount by which the amount contributed for the 
     taxable year to such accounts exceeds $500 (or, if less, the 
     sum of the maximum amounts permitted to be contributed under 
     section 530(c) by the contributors to such accounts for such 
     year),
       ``(B) if any amount is contributed during such year to a 
     qualified State tuition program for the benefit of such 
     beneficiary, any amount contributed to such accounts for such 
     taxable year, and
       ``(C) the amount determined under this subsection for the 
     preceding taxable year, reduced by the sum of--
       ``(i) the distributions out of the accounts for the taxable 
     year which are included in gross income, and
       ``(ii) the excess (if any) of the maximum amount which may 
     be contributed to the accounts for the taxable year over the 
     amount contributed to the accounts for the taxable year.''.
       (10)(A) Paragraph (5) of section 530(d) is amended by 
     striking the first sentence and inserting the following new 
     sentence: ``Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any amount paid 
     or distributed from an education individual retirement 
     account to the extent that the amount received is paid, not 
     later than the 60th day after the date of such payment or 
     distribution, into another education individual retirement 
     account for the benefit of the same beneficiary or a member 
     of the family (within the meaning of section 529(e)(2) of 
     such beneficiary who has not attained age 30 as of such 
     date.''
       (B) Paragraph (6) of section 530(d) is amended by inserting 
     before the period ``and has not attained age 30 as of the 
     date of such change''.
       (f) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1998.
       (2) Technical corrections.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (e) shall take effect as if included in the 
     amendments made by section 213 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 
     1997.

     SEC. 102. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF EDUCATION 
                   DISTRIBUTIONS FROM QUALIFIED STATE TUITION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 529(c)(3)(B) (relating to 
     distributions) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Distributions for qualified higher education 
     expenses.--
       ``(i) In general.--No amount shall be includible in gross 
     income under subparagraph (A) if the qualified higher 
     education expenses of the designated beneficiary during the 
     taxable year are not less than the aggregate distributions 
     during the taxable year.
       ``(ii) Distributions in excess of expenses.--If such 
     aggregate distributions exceed such expenses during the 
     taxable year, the amount otherwise includible in gross income 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be reduced by the amount which 
     bears the same ratio to the amount so includible (without 
     regard to this subparagraph) as such expenses bear to such 
     aggregate distributions.
       ``(iii) Election to waive exclusion.--A taxpayer may elect 
     to waive the application of this subparagraph for any taxable 
     year.
       ``(iv) In-kind distributions.--Any benefit furnished to a 
     designated beneficiary under a qualified State tuition 
     program shall be treated as a distribution to the beneficiary 
     for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(v) Disallowance of excluded amounts as credit or 
     deduction.--No deduction or credit shall be allowed to the 
     taxpayer under any other section of this chapter for any 
     qualified higher education expenses to the extent taken into 
     account in determining the amount of the exclusion under this 
     paragraph.''.
       (b) Definition of Qualified Higher Education Expenses.--
     Section 529e)(3)(A) (defining qualified higher education 
     expenses) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified higher education 
     expenses' means expenses for tuition, fees, academic 
     tutoring, special needs services, books, supplies, computer 
     equipment (including related software and services), and 
     other equipment which are incurred in connection with the 
     enrollment or attendance of the designated beneficiary at an 
     eligible educational institution.''.
       (c) Coordination With Education Credits.--Section 25A(e)(2) 
     (relating to coordination with exclusions) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``a qualified State tuition program or'' 
     before ``an education individual retirement account'', and
       (2) by striking ``section 530(d)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``section 529(c)(3)(B) or 530(d)(2)''.
       (d) Eligible Educational Institutions Permitted to Maintain 
     Qualified Tuition Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 529(b)(1) (defining qualified 
     State tuition program) is amended by inserting ``or, in the 
     case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005, by 1 
     or more eligible educational institutions'' after 
     ``maintained by a State or agency or instrumentality 
     thereof''.
       (2) Private qualified tuition programs limited to benefit 
     plans.--Section 529(b)(1) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following flush sentence:
     ``Clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall only apply to a 
     program established and maintained by a State or agency or 
     instrumentality thereof.''.
       (3) Limitation on contributions to private qualified 
     tuition programs.--Section 529(b) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Limitation on contributions to private qualified 
     tuition programs.--In the case of a program not established 
     and maintained by a State or agency or instrumentality 
     thereof, such program shall not be treated as a qualified 
     tuition program unless it limits the annual contribution to 
     the program on behalf of a designated beneficiary to an 
     amount equal to the lesser of--
       ``(A) $5,000, or
       ``(B) the excess of--
       ``(i) $50,000, over
       ``(ii) the aggregate amount contributed to such program on 
     behalf of such beneficiary for all prior taxable years.''.
       (4) Tax on excess contributions.--
       (A) In general.--Section 4973(a) (relating to tax imposed) 
     is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3), by 
     inserting ``or'' at the end of paragraph (4), and by 
     inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) a private qualified tuition program (as defined in 
     subsection (g)),''.
       (B) Excess contributions defined.--Section 4973 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Excess Contributions to Private Qualified Tuition 
     Program.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of private qualified tuition 
     programs, the term `excess contributions' means, with respect 
     to any 1 beneficiary--
       ``(A) the amount by which the amounts contributed for the 
     taxable year to such programs exceed the lesser of--
       ``(i) $5,000, or
       ``(ii) the excess of--

       ``(I) $50,000, over
       ``(II) the aggregate amount contributed to all private 
     qualified tuition programs on behalf of such beneficiary for 
     all prior taxable years, and

       ``(B) the amount determined under this subsection for the 
     preceding taxable year, reduced by the sum of--
       ``(i) the distributions out of such programs for the 
     taxable year which are included in gross income, and
       ``(ii) the excess (if any) of the maximum amount which may 
     be contributed to such programs for the taxable year over the 
     amount contributed to such programs for the taxable year.
       ``(2) Special rule if contributions made to a state tuition 
     program or an education individual retirement account.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (1), with respect

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     to any 1 beneficiary, the amount contributed to a private 
     qualified tuition program for any taxable year shall be 
     treated as excess contributions if any amount is contributed 
     during such year for the benefit of such beneficiary to--
       ``(A) a qualified tuition program (as defined in section 
     529) that is established and maintained by a State or any 
     agency or instrumentality thereof, or
       ``(B) an education individual retirement account (as 
     defined in section 530).
       ``(3) Special rules.--The contributions described in 
     subsection (e)(2) shall not be taken into account.
       ``(4) Private qualified tuition program.--The term `private 
     qualified tuition program' means a qualified tuition program 
     (as defined in section 529) not established and maintained by 
     a State or any agency or instrumentality thereof.''.
       (5) Technical amendments.--
       (A) The text of each of the sections 72(e)(9), 529, 
     530(b)(2)(B), and 4973(e)(1)(B) is amended by striking 
     ``qualified State tuition program'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``qualified tuition program''.
       (B)(i) The section heading of section 529 is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 529. QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS.''.

       (ii) The item relating to section 529 in the table of 
     sections for part VIII of subchapter F of chapter 1 is 
     amended by striking ``State''.
       (e) Technical Corrections.--
       (1) Section 135(c)(3) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Eligible educational institution.--The term `eligible 
     educational institution' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 529(e)(5).''.
       (2) Section 529(c)(3)(A) is amended by striking ``section 
     72(b)'' and inserting ``section 72''.
       (3) Section 529(e)(2) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Member of family.--The term `member of the family' 
     means, with respect to any designated beneficiary--
       ``(A) the spouse of such beneficiary,
       ``(B) an individual who bears a relationship to such 
     beneficiary which is described in paragraphs (1) through (8) 
     of section 152(a), and
       ``(C) the spouse of any individual described in 
     subparagraph (B).''.
       (f) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), the amendments made by this section shall apply to 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 1998.
       (2) Eligible educational institutions permitted to maintain 
     qualified tuition programs.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (d) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 2005.
       (3) Technical corrections.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (e) shall take effect as if included in the 
     amendments made by section 211 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 
     1997.

     SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION FOR EMPLOYER-PROVIDED 
                   EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

       Section 127(d) (relating to termination of exclusion for 
     educational assistance programs) is amended by striking ``May 
     31, 2000'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''.

     SEC. 104. ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN ARBITRAGE REBATE EXCEPTION 
                   FOR GOVERNMENTAL BONDS USED TO FINANCE 
                   EDUCATION FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 148(f)(4)(D)(vii) (relating to 
     increase in exception for bonds financing public school 
     capital expenditures) is amended by striking ``$5,000,000'' 
     the second place it appears and inserting ``$10,000,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to obligations issued after December 31, 1998.

     SEC. 105. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS RECEIVED UNDER THE 
                   NATIONAL HEALTH CORPS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND 
                   THE F. EDWARD HEBERT ARMED FORCES HEALTH 
                   PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 117(c) (relating to the exclusion 
     from gross income amounts received as a qualified 
     scholarship) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Subsections (a)'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     subsections (a)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     amount received by an individual under--
       ``(A) the National Health Corps Scholarship Program under 
     section 338A(g)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act, or
       ``(B) the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and 
     Financial Assistance program under subchapter I of chapter 
     105 of title 10, United States Code.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning 
     after December 31, 1993.

                          Subtitle B--Revenue

     SEC. 111. OVERRULING OF SCHMIDT BAKING COMPANY CASE.

       (a) In General.--Section 404(a) (relating to general rule) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Determinations relating to deferred compensation.--
     For purposes of determining under this section--
       ``(A) whether compensation of an employee is deferred 
     compensation, and
       ``(B) when deferred compensation is paid,
     no amount shall be treated as received by the employee, or 
     paid, until it is actually received by the employee.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2001.
       (2) Phase-in of increase.--In the case of the first taxable 
     year of the taxpayer ending after December 31, 2001, only 60 
     percent of the amount of the increase in tax resulting from 
     the amendment made by subsection (a) shall be taken into 
     account for purposes of sections 6654 and 6655 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to failure to pay 
     estimated income tax).
       (3) Change in method of accounting.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by this section to change its method of 
     accounting for its first taxable year ending after December 
     31, 2001--
       (A) such change shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer,
       (B) such change shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary of the Treasury, and
       (C) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken 
     into account by the taxpayer under section 481 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account in 
     such first taxable year.

Subtitle C--Identification of Limited Tax Benefits Subject To Line Item 
                                  Veto

     SEC. 121. IDENTIFICATION OF LIMITED TAX BENEFITS SUBJECT TO 
                   LINE ITEM VETO.

       Section 1021(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 shall only apply to section 
     104(a) (relating to additional increase in arbitrage rebate 
     exception for governmental bonds used to finance education 
     facilities).

          TITLE II--MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE RESULTS IN TEACHING

     SEC. 201. STATE INCENTIVES FOR TEACHER TESTING AND MERIT PAY.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Measures to Encourage Results in Teaching Act of 1998''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) All students deserve to be taught by well-educated, 
     competent, and qualified teachers.
       (2) More than ever before, education has and will continue 
     to become the ticket not only to economic success but to 
     basic survival. Students will not succeed in meeting the 
     demands of a knowledge-based, 21st century society and 
     economy if the students do not encounter more challenging 
     work in school. For future generations to have the 
     opportunities to achieve success the future generations will 
     need to have an education and a teacher workforce second to 
     none.
       (3) No other intervention can make the difference that a 
     knowledgeable, skillful teacher can make in the learning 
     process. At the same time, nothing can fully compensate for 
     weak teaching that, despite good intentions, can result from 
     a teacher's lack of opportunity to acquire the knowledge and 
     skill needed to help students master the curriculum.
       (4) The Federal Government established the Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower Professional Development Program in 1985 to ensure 
     that teachers and other educational staff have access to 
     sustained and high-quality professional development. This 
     ongoing development must include the ability to demonstrate 
     and judge the performance of teachers and other instructional 
     staff.
       (5) States should evaluate their teachers on the basis of 
     demonstrated ability, including tests of subject matter 
     knowledge, teaching knowledge, and teaching skill. States 
     should develop a test for their teachers and other 
     instructional staff with respect to the subjects taught by 
     the teachers and staff, and should administer the test every 
     3 to 5 years.
       (6) Evaluating and rewarding teachers with a compensation 
     system that supports teachers who become increasingly expert 
     in a subject area, are proficient in meeting the needs of 
     students and schools, and demonstrate high levels of 
     performance measured against professional teaching standards, 
     will encourage teachers to continue to learn needed skills 
     and broaden teachers' expertise, thereby enhancing education 
     for all students.
       (c) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are as follows:
       (1) To provide incentives for States to establish and 
     administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs 
     for elementary school and secondary school teachers.
       (2) To encourage States to establish merit pay programs 
     that have a significant impact on teacher salary scales.
       (3) To encourage programs that recognize and reward the 
     best teachers, and encourage those teachers that need to do 
     better.
       (d) State Incentives for Teacher Testing and Merit Pay.--
       (1) Amendments.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating part D as part F;
       (B) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402 as sections 
     2601 and 2602, respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after part C the following:

      ``PART D--STATE INCENTIVES FOR TEACHER TESTING AND MERIT PAY

     ``SEC. 2401. STATE INCENTIVES FOR TEACHER TESTING AND MERIT 
                   PAY.

       ``(a) State Awards.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title, from funds described in subsection (b) that are 
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     able for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make an award to 
     each State that--
       ``(1) administers a test to each elementary school and 
     secondary school teacher in the State, with respect to the 
     subjects taught by the teacher, every 3 to 5 years; and
       ``(2) has an elementary school and secondary school teacher 
     compensation system that is based on merit.
       ``(b) Available Funding.--The amount of funds referred to 
     in subsection (a) that are available to carry out this 
     section for a fiscal year is 50 percent of the amount of 
     funds appropriated to carry out this title that are in excess 
     of the amount so appropriated for fiscal year 1999, except 
     that no funds shall be available to carry out this section 
     for any fiscal year for which--
       ``(1) the amount appropriated to carry out this title 
     exceeds $600,000,000; or
       ``(2) each of the several States is eligible to receive an 
     award under this section.
       ``(c) Award Amount.--A State shall receive an award under 
     this section in an amount that bears the same relation to the 
     total amount available for awards under this section for a 
     fiscal year as the number of States that are eligible to 
     receive such an award for the fiscal year bears to the total 
     number of all States so eligible for the fiscal year.
       ``(d) Use of Funds.--Funds provided under this section may 
     be used by States to carry out the activities described in 
     section 2207.
       ``(e) Definition of State.--For the purpose of this 
     section, the term `State' means each of the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia.''.
       (2) Effective Date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on October 2, 1999.
       (e) Teacher Testing and Merit Pay.--
       (1) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a State may use Federal education funds--
       (A) to carry out a test of each elementary school or 
     secondary school teacher in the State with respect to the 
     subjects taught by the teacher; or
       (B) to establish a merit pay program for the teachers.
       (2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms 
     ``elementary school'' and ``secondary school'' have the 
     meanings given the terms in section 14101 of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).

                TITLE III--EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

     SEC. 301. EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.

       Subsection (b) of section 6301 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7351) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) education reform projects that provide same gender 
     schools and classrooms, as long as comparable educational 
     opportunities are offered for students of both sexes.''.

                      TITLE IV--SENSE OF CONGRESS

     SEC. 401. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The people of the United States know that effective 
     teaching takes place when the people of the United States 
     begin (A) helping children master basic academics, (B) 
     engaging and involving parents, (C) creating safe and orderly 
     classrooms, and (D) getting dollars to the classroom.
       (2) Our Nation's children deserve an educational system 
     which will provide opportunities to excel.
       (3) States and localities must spend a significant amount 
     of Federal education tax dollars applying for and 
     administering Federal education dollars.
       (4) Several States have reported that although the States 
     receive less than 10 percent of their education funding from 
     the Federal Government, more than 50 percent of their 
     paperwork is associated with those Federal dollars.
       (5) While it is unknown exactly what percentage of Federal 
     education dollars reaches the classroom, a recent audit of 
     New York City public schools found that only 43 percent of 
     their local education budget reaches the classroom; further, 
     it is thought that only 85 percent of funds administered by 
     the Department of Education for elementary and secondary 
     education reach the school district level; and even if 65 
     percent of Federal education funds reach the classroom, it 
     still means that billions of dollars are not directly spent 
     on children in the classroom.
       (6) American students are not performing up to their full 
     academic potential, despite the more than 760 Federal 
     education programs, which span 39 Federal agencies at the 
     price of nearly $100,000,000,000 annually.
       (7) According to the Digest of Education Statistics, in 
     1993 only $141,598,786,000 out of $265,285,370,000 spent on 
     elementary and secondary education was spent on instruction.
       (8) According to the National Center for Education 
     Statistics, in 1994 only 52 percent of staff employed in 
     public elementary and secondary school systems were teachers.
       (9) Too much of our Federal education funding is spent on 
     bureaucracy, and too little is spent on our Nation's youth.
       (10) Getting 95 percent of Department of Education 
     elementary and secondary education funds to the classroom 
     could provide approximately $2,094 in additional funding per 
     classroom across the United States.
       (11) More education funding should be put in the hands of 
     someone in a child's classroom who knows the child's name.
       (12) President Clinton has stated: ``We cannot ask the 
     American people to spend more on education until we do a 
     better job with the money we've got now.''.
       (13) President Clinton and Vice President Gore agree that 
     the reinventing of public education will not begin in 
     Washington but in communities across the United States and 
     that the people of the United States must ask fundamental 
     questions about how our Nation's public school systems' 
     dollars are spent.
       (14) President Clinton and Vice President Gore agree that 
     in an age of tight budgets, our Nation should be spending 
     public funds on teachers and children, not on unnecessary 
     overhead and bloated bureaucracy.

     SEC. 402. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Department of 
     Education, States, and local educational agencies should work 
     together to ensure that not less than 95 percent of all funds 
     appropriated for the purpose of carrying out elementary and 
     secondary education programs administered by the Department 
     of Education is spent for our Nation's children in their 
     classrooms.

                      TITLE V--READING EXCELLENCE

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Reading Excellence Act''.

                       Subtitle A--Reading Grants

     SEC. 511. AMENDMENT TO ESEA FOR READING GRANTS.

       Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended further by inserting 
     after part D (as inserted by section 201(d)(1)(C) of this 
     Act) the following:

                        ``PART E--READING GRANTS

     ``SEC. 2501. PURPOSE.

       ``The purposes of this part are as follows:
       ``(1) To teach every child to read in their early childhood 
     years--
       ``(A) as soon as they are ready to read; or
       ``(B) as soon as possible once they enter school, but not 
     later than 3d grade.
       ``(2) To improve the reading skills of students, and the 
     in-service instructional practices for teachers who teach 
     reading, through the use of findings from reliable, 
     replicable research on reading, including phonics.
       ``(3) To expand the number of high-quality family literacy 
     programs.
       ``(4) To reduce the number of children who are 
     inappropriately referred to special education due to reading 
     difficulties.

     ``SEC. 2502. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this part:
       ``(1) Eligible professional development provider.--The term 
     `eligible professional development provider' means a provider 
     of professional development in reading instruction to 
     teachers that is based on reliable, replicable research on 
     reading.
       ``(2) Eligible research institution.--The term `eligible 
     research institution' means an institution of higher 
     education at which reliable, replicable research on reading 
     has been conducted.
       ``(3) Family literacy services.--The term `family literacy 
     services' means services provided to participants on a 
     voluntary basis that are of sufficient intensity in terms of 
     hours, and of sufficient duration, to make sustainable 
     changes in a family (such as eliminating or reducing welfare 
     dependency) and that integrate all of the following 
     activities:
       ``(A) Interactive literacy activities between parents and 
     their children.
       ``(B) Equipping parents to partner with their children in 
     learning.
       ``(C) Parent literacy training, including training that 
     contributes to economic self-sufficiency.
       ``(D) Appropriate instruction for children of parents 
     receiving parent literacy services.
       ``(4) Reading.--The term `reading' means the process of 
     comprehending the meaning of written text by depending on--
       ``(A) the ability to use phonics skills, that is, knowledge 
     of letters and sounds, to decode printed words quickly and 
     effortlessly, both silently and aloud;
       ``(B) the ability to use previously learned strategies for 
     reading comprehension; and
       ``(C) the ability to think critically about the meaning, 
     message, and aesthetic value of the text.
       ``(5) Reading readiness.--The term `reading readiness' 
     means activities that--
       ``(A) provide experience and opportunity for language 
     development;
       ``(B) create appreciation of the written word;
       ``(C) develop an awareness of printed language, the 
     alphabet, and phonemic awareness; and
       ``(D) develop an understanding that spoken and written 
     language is made up of phonemes, syllables, and words.
       ``(6) Reliable, replicable research.--The term `reliable, 
     replicable research' means objective, valid, scientific 
     studies that--
       ``(A) include rigorously defined samples of subjects that 
     are sufficiently large and representative to support the 
     general conclusions drawn;
       ``(B) rely on measurements that meet established standards 
     of reliability and validity;
       ``(C) test competing theories, where multiple theories 
     exist;
       ``(D) are subjected to peer review before their results are 
     published; and
       ``(E) discover effective strategies for improving reading 
     skills.

     ``SEC. 2503. GRANTS TO READING AND LITERACY PARTNERSHIPS.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary may make grants on 
     a competitive basis to

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     reading and literacy partnerships for the purpose of 
     permitting such partnerships to make subgrants under sections 
     2504 and 2505.
       ``(b) Reading and Literacy Partnerships.--
       ``(1) Composition.--
       ``(A) Required participants.--In order to receive a grant 
     under this section, a State shall establish a reading and 
     literacy partnership consisting of at least the following 
     participants:
       ``(i) The Governor of the State.
       ``(ii) The chief State school officer.
       ``(iii) The chairman and the ranking member of each 
     committee of the State legislature that is responsible for 
     education policy.
       ``(iv) A representative, selected jointly by the Governor 
     and the chief State school officer, of at least 1 local 
     educational agency that has at least 1 school that is 
     identified for school improvement under section 1116(c) in 
     the geographic area served by the agency.
       ``(v) A representative, selected jointly by the Governor 
     and the chief State school officer, of a community-based 
     organization working with children to improve their reading 
     skills, particularly a community-based organization using 
     volunteers.
       ``(B) Optional participants.--A reading and literacy 
     partnership may include additional participants, who shall be 
     selected jointly by the Governor and the chief State school 
     officer, which may include--
       ``(i) State directors of appropriate Federal or State 
     programs with a strong reading component;
       ``(ii) a parent of a public or private school student or a 
     parent who educates their child or children in their home;
       ``(iii) a teacher who teaches reading; or
       ``(iv) a representative of (I) an institution of higher 
     education operating a program of teacher preparation in the 
     State; (II) a local educational agency; (III) an eligible 
     research institution; (IV) a private nonprofit or for-profit 
     eligible professional development provider providing 
     instruction based on reliable, replicable research on 
     reading; (V) a family literacy service provider; (VI) an 
     adult education provider; (VII) a volunteer organization that 
     is involved in reading programs; or (VIII) a school or a 
     public library that offers reading or literacy programs for 
     children or families.
       ``(2) Agreement.--The contractual agreement that 
     establishes a reading and literacy partnership--
       ``(A) shall specify--
       ``(i) the nature and extent of the association among the 
     participants referred to in paragraph (1); and
       ``(ii) the roles and duties of each such participant; and
       ``(B) shall remain in effect during the entire grant period 
     proposed in the partnership's grant application under 
     subsection (e).
       ``(3) Functions.--Each reading and literacy partnership for 
     a State shall prepare and submit an application under 
     subsection (e) and, if the partnership receives a grant under 
     this section--
       ``(A) shall solicit applications for, and award, subgrants 
     under sections 2504 and 2505;
       ``(B) shall oversee the performance of the subgrants and 
     submit performance reports in accordance with subsection (h);
       ``(C) if sufficient grant funds are available under this 
     part--
       ``(i) work to enhance the capacity of agencies in the State 
     to disseminate reliable, replicable research on reading to 
     schools, classrooms, and providers of early education and 
     child care;
       ``(ii) facilitate the provision of technical assistance to 
     subgrantees under sections 2504 and 2505 by providing the 
     subgrantees information about technical assistance providers; 
     and
       ``(iii) build on, and promote coordination among, literacy 
     programs in the State, in order to increase their 
     effectiveness and to avoid duplication of their efforts; and
       ``(D) shall ensure that each local educational agency to 
     which the partnership makes a subgrant under section 2504 
     makes available, upon request and in an understandable and 
     uniform format, to any parent of a student attending any 
     school selected under section 2504(a)(2) in the geographic 
     area served by the agency, information regarding the 
     qualifications of the student's classroom teacher to provide 
     instruction in reading.
       ``(4) Fiscal agent.--The State educational agency shall act 
     as the fiscal agent for the reading and literacy partnership 
     for the purposes of receipt of funds from the Secretary, 
     disbursement of funds to subgrantees under sections 2504 and 
     2505, and accounting for such funds.
       ``(c) Preexisting Partnership.--If, before the date of the 
     enactment of the Reading Excellence Act, a State established 
     a consortium, partnership, or any other similar body, that 
     includes the Governor and the chief State school officer and 
     has, as a central part of its mission, the promotion of 
     literacy for children in their early childhood years through 
     the 3d grade, but that does not satisfy the requirements of 
     subsection (b)(1), the State may elect to treat that 
     consortium, partnership, or body as the reading and literacy 
     partnership for the State notwithstanding such subsection, 
     and the consortium, partnership, or body shall be considered 
     a reading and literacy partnership for purposes of the other 
     provisions of this part.
       ``(d) Multi-State Partnership Arrangements.--A reading and 
     literacy partnership that satisfies the requirements of 
     subsection (b) may join with other such partnerships in other 
     States to develop a single application that satisfies the 
     requirements of subsection (e) and identifies which State 
     educational agency, from among the States joining, shall act 
     as the fiscal agent for the multi-State arrangement. For 
     purposes of the other provisions of this part, any such 
     multi-State arrangement shall be considered to be a reading 
     and literacy partnership.
       ``(e) Applications.--A reading and literacy partnership 
     that desires to receive a grant under this section shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
     manner, and including such information as the Secretary may 
     require. The application--
       ``(1) shall describe how the partnership will ensure that 
     95 percent of the grant funds are used to make subgrants 
     under sections 2504 and 2505;
       ``(2) shall be integrated, to the maximum extent possible, 
     with State plans and programs under this Act, the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), 
     and, to the extent appropriate, the Adult Education Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1201 et seq.);
       ``(3) shall describe how the partnership will ensure that 
     professional development funds available at the State and 
     local levels are used effectively to improve instructional 
     practices for reading and are based on reliable, replicable 
     research on reading;
       ``(4) shall describe--
       ``(A) the contractual agreement that establishes the 
     partnership, including at least the elements of the agreement 
     referred to in subsection (b)(2);
       ``(B) how the partnership will assess, on a regular basis, 
     the extent to which the activities undertaken by the 
     partnership and the partnership's subgrantees under this part 
     have been effective in achieving the purposes of this part;
       ``(C) what evaluation instruments the partnership will use 
     to determine the success of local educational agencies to 
     whom subgrants under sections 2504 and 2505 are made in 
     achieving the purposes of this part;
       ``(D) how subgrants made by the partnership under such 
     sections will meet the requirements of this part, including 
     how the partnership will ensure that subgrantees will use 
     practices based on reliable, replicable research on reading; 
     and
       ``(E) how the partnership will, to the extent practicable, 
     make grants to subgrantees in both rural and urban areas;
       ``(5) shall include an assurance that each local 
     educational agency to whom the partnership makes a subgrant 
     under section 2504--
       ``(A) will carry out family literacy programs based on the 
     Even Start family literacy model authorized under part B of 
     title I to enable parents to be their child's first and most 
     important teacher, and will make payments for the receipt of 
     technical assistance for the development of such programs;
       ``(B) will carry out programs to assist those kindergarten 
     students who are not ready for the transition to 1st grade, 
     particularly students experiencing difficulty with reading 
     skills;
       ``(C) will use supervised individuals (including tutors), 
     who have been appropriately trained using reliable, 
     replicable research on reading, to provide additional 
     support, before school, after school, on weekends, during 
     non-instructional periods of the school day, or during the 
     summer, for students in grades 1 through 3 who are 
     experiencing difficulty reading; and
       ``(D) will carry out professional development for the 
     classroom teacher and other appropriate teaching staff on the 
     teaching of reading based on reliable, replicable research on 
     reading; and
       ``(6) shall describe how the partnership--
       ``(A) will ensure that a portion of the grant funds that 
     the partnership receives in each fiscal year will be used to 
     make subgrants under section 2505; and
       ``(B) will make local educational agencies described in 
     section 2505(a)(1) aware of the availability of such 
     subgrants.
       ``(f) Peer Review Panel.--
       ``(1) Composition of peer review panel.--
       ``(A) In general.--The National Institute for Literacy, in 
     consultation with the National Research Council of the 
     National Academy of Sciences, the National Institute of Child 
     Health and Human Development, and the Secretary, shall 
     convene a panel to evaluate applications under this section. 
     At a minimum the panel shall include representatives of the 
     National Institute for Literacy, the National Research 
     Council of the National Academy of Sciences, the National 
     Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Experts.--The panel shall include experts who are 
     competent, by virtue of their training, expertise, or 
     experience, to evaluate applications under this section, and 
     experts who provide professional development to teachers of 
     reading to children and adults, based on reliable, replicable 
     research on reading.
       ``(C) Limitation.--Not more than \1/3\ of the panel may be 
     composed of individuals who are employees of the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(2) Payment of fees and expenses of certain members.--The 
     Secretary shall use funds reserved under section 2510(b)(2) 
     to pay the expenses and fees of panel members who are not 
     employees of the Federal Government.
       ``(3) Duties of panel.--
       ``(A) Model application forms.--The peer review panel shall 
     develop a model application form for reading and literacy 
     partnerships desiring to apply for a grant under this 
     section. The peer review panel shall submit the model 
     application form to the Secretary for final approval.

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       ``(B) Selection of applications.--
       ``(i) Recommendations of panel.--

       ``(I) In general.--The Secretary shall receive grant 
     applications from reading and literacy partnerships under 
     this section and shall provide the applications to the peer 
     review panel for evaluation. With respect to each 
     application, the peer review panel shall initially recommend 
     the application for funding or for disapproval.
       ``(II) Priority.--In recommending applications to the 
     Secretary, the panel shall give priority to applications from 
     States that have modified, are modifying, or provide an 
     assurance that not later than 1 year after receiving a grant 
     under this section the State will modify, State teacher 
     certification in the area of reading to reflect reliable, 
     replicable research, except that nothing in this part shall 
     be construed to establish a national system of teacher 
     certification.
       ``(III) Ranking of applications.--With respect to each 
     application recommended for funding, the panel shall assign 
     the application a rank, relative to other recommended 
     applications, based on the priority described in subclause 
     (II), the extent to which the application furthers the 
     purposes of this part, and the overall quality of the 
     application.
       ``(IV) Recommendation of amount.--With respect to each 
     application recommended for funding, the panel shall make a 
     recommendation to the Secretary with respect to the amount of 
     the grant that should be made.

       ``(ii) Secretarial selection.--

       ``(I) In general.--Subject to clause (iii), the Secretary 
     shall determine, based on the peer review panel's 
     recommendations, which applications from reading and literacy 
     partnerships shall receive funding and the amounts of such 
     grants. In determining grant amounts, the Secretary shall 
     take into account the total amount of funds available for all 
     grants under this section and the types of activities 
     proposed to be carried out by the partnership.
       ``(II) Effect of ranking by panel.--In making grants under 
     this section, the Secretary shall select applications 
     according to the ranking of the applications by the peer 
     review panel, except in cases where the Secretary determines, 
     for good cause, that a variation from that order is 
     appropriate.

       ``(iii) Minimum grant amounts.--Each reading and literacy 
     partnership selected to receive a grant under this section 
     shall receive an amount for each fiscal year that is not less 
     than $100,000.
       ``(g) Limitation on Administrative Expenses.--A reading and 
     literacy partnership that receives a grant under this section 
     may use not more than 3 percent of the grant funds for 
     administrative costs.
       ``(h) Reporting.--
       ``(1) In general.--A reading and literacy partnership that 
     receives a grant under this section shall submit performance 
     reports to the Secretary pursuant to a schedule to be 
     determined by the Secretary, but not more frequently than 
     annually. Such reports shall include--
       ``(A) the results of use of the evaluation instruments 
     referred to in subsection (e)(4)(C);
       ``(B) the process used to select subgrantees;
       ``(C) a description of the subgrantees receiving funds 
     under this part; and
       ``(D) with respect to subgrants under section 2504, the 
     model or models of reading instruction, based on reliable, 
     replicable research on reading, selected by subgrantees.
       ``(2) Provision to peer review panel.--The Secretary shall 
     provide the reports submitted under paragraph (1) to the peer 
     review panel convened under subsection (f). The panel shall 
     use such reports in recommending applications for funding 
     under this section.

     ``SEC. 2504. LOCAL READING IMPROVEMENT SUBGRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Subgrants.--A reading and literacy partnership that 
     receives a grant under section 2503 shall make subgrants, on 
     a competitive basis, to local educational agencies that have 
     at least 1 school that is identified for school improvement 
     under section 1116(c) in the geographic area served by the 
     agency.
       ``(2) Role of local educational agencies.--A local 
     educational agency that receives a subgrant under this 
     section shall use the subgrant in a manner consistent with 
     this section to advance reform of reading instruction in any 
     school selected by the agency that--
       ``(A) is identified for school improvement under section 
     1116(c) at the time the agency receives the subgrant; and
       ``(B) has a contractual association with 1 or more 
     community-based organizations that have established a record 
     of effectiveness with respect to reading readiness, reading 
     instruction for children in kindergarten through 3d grade, 
     and early childhood literacy.
       ``(b) Grant Period.--A subgrant under this section shall be 
     for a period of 3 years and may not be revoked or terminated 
     on the ground that a school ceases, during the grant period, 
     to be identified for school improvement under section 
     1116(c).
       ``(c) Applications.--A local educational agency that 
     desires to receive a subgrant under this section shall submit 
     an application to the reading and literacy partnership at 
     such time, in such manner, and including such information as 
     the partnership may require. The application--
       ``(1) shall describe how the local educational agency will 
     work with schools selected by the agency under subsection 
     (a)(2) to select 1 or more models of reading instruction, 
     developed using reliable, replicable research on reading, as 
     a model for implementing and improving reading instruction by 
     all teachers and for all children in each of the schools 
     selected by the agency under such subsection and, where 
     appropriate, their parents;
       ``(2) shall select 1 or more models described in paragraph 
     (1), for the purpose described in such paragraph, and shall 
     describe each such selected model;
       ``(3) shall demonstrate that a person responsible for the 
     development of each such model, or a person with experience 
     or expertise about such model and its implementation, has 
     agreed to work with the applicant in connection with such 
     implementation and improvement efforts;
       ``(4) shall describe--
       ``(A) how the applicant will ensure that funds available 
     under this part, and funds available for reading for grades 
     kindergarten through grade 6 from other appropriate sources, 
     are effectively coordinated and, where appropriate, 
     integrated, with funds under this Act in order to improve 
     existing activities in the areas of reading instruction, 
     professional development, program improvement, parental 
     involvement, technical assistance, and other activities that 
     can help meet the purposes of this part; and
       ``(B) the amount of funds available for reading for grades 
     kindergarten through grade 6 from appropriate sources other 
     than this part, including title I (except that such 
     description shall not be required to include funds made 
     available under part B of title I unless the applicant has 
     established a contractual association in accordance with 
     subsection (d)(2) with an eligible entity under such part B), 
     the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     1400 et seq.), and any other law providing Federal financial 
     assistance for professional development for teachers of such 
     grades who teach reading, which will be used to help achieve 
     the purposes of this part;
       ``(5) shall describe the amount and nature of funds from 
     any other public or private sources, including funds received 
     under this Act and the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), that will be combined 
     with funds received under the subgrant;
       ``(6) shall include an assurance that the applicant--
       ``(A) will carry out family literacy programs based on the 
     Even Start family literacy model authorized under part B of 
     title I to enable parents to be their child's first and most 
     important teacher, will make payments for the receipt of 
     technical assistance for the development of such programs;
       ``(B) will carry out programs to assist those kindergarten 
     students who are not ready for the transition to 1st grade, 
     particularly students experiencing difficulty with reading 
     skills;
       ``(C) will use supervised individuals (including tutors), 
     who have been appropriately trained using reliable, 
     replicable research on reading, to provide additional 
     support, before school, after school, on weekends, during 
     non-instructional periods of the school day, or during the 
     summer, for students in grades 1 through 3 who are 
     experiencing difficulty reading; and
       ``(D) will carry out professional development for the 
     classroom teacher and other teaching staff on the teaching of 
     reading based on reliable, replicable research on reading;
       ``(7) shall describe how the local educational agency 
     provides instruction in reading to children who have not been 
     determined to be a child with a disability (as defined in 
     section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 1401)), pursuant to section 614(b)(5) of such 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(a)(5)), because of a lack of instruction 
     in reading; and
       ``(8) shall indicate the amount of the subgrant funds (if 
     any) that the applicant will use to carry out the duties 
     described in section 2505(b)(2).
       ``(d) Priority.--In approving applications under this 
     section, a reading and literacy partnership shall give 
     priority to an application submitted by an applicant who 
     demonstrates that the applicant has established--
       ``(1) a contractual association with 1 or more Head Start 
     programs under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.) 
     under which--
       ``(A) the Head Start program agrees to select the same 
     model or models of reading instruction, as a model for 
     implementing and improving the reading readiness of children 
     participating in the program, as was selected by the 
     applicant; and
       ``(B) the applicant agrees--
       ``(i) to share with the Head Start program an appropriate 
     amount of the applicant's information resources with respect 
     to the model, such as curricula materials; and
       ``(ii) to train personnel from the Head Start program;
       ``(2) a contractual association with 1 or more State- or 
     federally-funded preschool programs, or family literacy 
     programs, under which--
       ``(A) the program agrees to select the same model or models 
     of reading instruction, as a model for implementing and 
     improving reading instruction in the program's activities, as 
     was selected by the applicant; and
       ``(B) the applicant agrees to train personnel from the 
     program who work with children and parents in schools 
     selected under subsection (a)(2); or
       ``(3) a contractual association with 1 or more public 
     libraries providing reading or literacy services to preschool 
     children, or

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     preschool children and their families, under which--
       ``(A) the library agrees to select the same model or models 
     of reading instruction, as a model for implementing and 
     improving reading instruction in the library's reading or 
     literacy programs, as was selected by the applicant; and
       ``(B) the applicant agrees to train personnel, including 
     volunteers, from such programs who work with preschool 
     children, or preschool children and their families, in 
     schools selected under subsection (a)(2).
       ``(e) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), an applicant 
     who receives a subgrant under this section may use the 
     subgrant funds to carry out activities that are authorized by 
     this part and described in the subgrant application, 
     including the following:
       ``(A) Making reasonable payments for technical and other 
     assistance to a person responsible for the development of a 
     model of reading instruction, or a person with experience or 
     expertise about such model and its implementation, who has 
     agreed to work with the recipient in connection with the 
     implementation of the model.
       ``(B) Carrying out a contractual agreement described in 
     subsection (d).
       ``(C) Professional development (including training of 
     volunteers), purchase of curricular and other supporting 
     materials, and technical assistance.
       ``(D) Providing, on a voluntary basis, training to parents 
     of children enrolled in a school selected under subsection 
     (a)(2) on how to help their children with school work, 
     particularly in the development of reading skills. Such 
     training may be provided directly by the subgrant recipient, 
     or through a grant or contract with another person. Such 
     training shall be consistent with reading reforms taking 
     place in the school setting.
       ``(E) Carrying out family literacy programs based on the 
     Even Start family literacy model authorized under part B of 
     title I to enable parents to be their child's first and most 
     important teacher, and making payments for the receipt of 
     technical assistance for the development of such programs.
       ``(F) Providing instruction for parents of children 
     enrolled in a school selected under subsection (a)(2), and 
     others who volunteer to be reading tutors for such children, 
     in the instructional practices based on reliable, replicable 
     research on reading used by the applicant.
       ``(G) Programs to assist those kindergarten students 
     enrolled in a school selected under subsection (a)(2) who are 
     not ready for the transition to 1st grade, particularly 
     students experiencing difficulty with reading skills.
       ``(H) Providing, for students who are enrolled in grades 1 
     through 3 in a school selected under subsection (a)(2) and 
     are experiencing difficulty reading, additional support 
     before school, after school, on weekends, during non-
     instructional periods of the school day, or during the 
     summer, using supervised individuals (including tutors) who 
     have been appropriately trained using reliable, replicable 
     research on reading.
       ``(I) Carrying out the duties described in section 
     2505(b)(2) for children enrolled in a school selected under 
     subsection (a)(2).
       ``(J) Providing reading assistance to children who have not 
     been determined to be a child with a disability (as defined 
     in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 1401)), pursuant to section 614(b)(5) of such 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(b)(5)), because of a lack of instruction 
     in reading.
       ``(2) Limitation on administrative expenses.--A recipient 
     of a subgrant under this section may use not more than 3 
     percent of the subgrant funds for administrative costs.
       ``(f) Training Nonrecipients.--A recipient of a subgrant 
     under this section may train, on a fee-for-service basis, 
     personnel who are from schools, or local educational 
     agencies, that are not receiving such a subgrant in the 
     instructional practices based on reliable, replicable 
     research on reading used by the recipient. Such a non-
     recipient school may use funds received under title I, and 
     other appropriate Federal funds used for reading instruction, 
     to pay for such training, to the extent consistent with the 
     law under which such funds were received.

     ``SEC. 2505. TUTORIAL ASSISTANCE SUBGRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Subgrants.--A reading and literacy partnership that 
     receives a grant under section 2503 shall make subgrants on a 
     competitive basis to--
       ``(A) local educational agencies that have at least 1 
     school in the geographic area served by the agency that--
       ``(i) is located in an area designated as an empowerment 
     zone under part I of subchapter U of chapter 1 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       ``(ii) is located in an area designated as an enterprise 
     community under part I of subchapter U of chapter 1 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       ``(B) in the case of local educational agencies that do not 
     have any such empowerment zone or enterprise community in the 
     State in which the agency is located, local educational 
     agencies that have at least 1 school that is identified for 
     school improvement under section 1116(c) in the geographic 
     area served by the agency.
       ``(2) Applications.--A local educational agency that 
     desires to receive a subgrant under this section shall submit 
     an application to the reading and literacy partnership at 
     such time, in such manner, and including such information as 
     the partnership may require. The application shall include an 
     assurance that the agency will use the subgrant funds to 
     carry out the duties described in subsection (b) for children 
     enrolled in 1 or more schools selected by the agency and 
     described in paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency that receives 
     a subgrant under this section shall carry out, using the 
     funds provided under the subgrant, each of the duties 
     described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Duties.--The duties described in this paragraph are 
     the provision of tutorial assistance in reading to children 
     who have difficulty reading, using instructional practices 
     based on the principles of reliable, replicable research, 
     through the following:
       ``(A) The promulgation of a set of objective criteria, 
     pertaining to the ability of a tutorial assistance provider 
     successfully to provide tutorial assistance in reading, that 
     will be used to determine in a uniform manner, at the 
     beginning of each school year, the eligibility of tutorial 
     assistance providers, subject to the succeeding subparagraphs 
     of this paragraph, to be included on the list described in 
     subparagraph (B) (and thereby be eligible to enter into a 
     contract pursuant to subparagraph (F)).
       ``(B) The promulgation, maintenance, and approval of a list 
     of tutorial assistance providers eligible to enter into a 
     contract pursuant to subparagraph (F) who--
       ``(i) have established a record of effectiveness with 
     respect to reading readiness, reading instruction for 
     children in kindergarten through 3d grade, and early 
     childhood literacy;
       ``(ii) are located in a geographic area convenient to the 
     school or schools attended by the children who will be 
     receiving tutorial assistance from the providers; and
       ``(iii) are capable of providing tutoring in reading to 
     children who have difficulty reading, using instructional 
     practices based on the principles of reliable, replicable 
     research and consistent with the instructional methods used 
     by the school the child attends.
       ``(C) The development of procedures (i) for the receipt of 
     applications for tutorial assistance, from parents who are 
     seeking such assistance for their child or children, that 
     select a tutorial assistance provider from the list described 
     in subparagraph (B) with whom the child or children will 
     enroll, for tutoring in reading; and (ii) for considering 
     children for tutorial assistance who are identified under 
     subparagraph (D) and for whom no application has been 
     submitted, provided that such procedures are in accordance 
     with this paragraph and give such parents the right to select 
     a tutorial assistance provider from the list referred to in 
     subparagraph (B), and shall permit a local educational agency 
     to recommend a tutorial assistance provider from the list 
     under subparagraph (B) in a case where a parent asks for 
     assistance in the making of such selection.
       ``(D) The development of a selection process for providing 
     tutorial assistance in accordance with this paragraph that 
     limits the provision of assistance to children identified, by 
     the school the child attends, as having difficulty reading, 
     including difficulty mastering essential phonic, decoding, or 
     vocabulary skills. In the case of a child included in the 
     selection process for whom no application has been submitted 
     by a parent of the child, the child's eligibility for receipt 
     of tutorial assistance shall be determined under the same 
     procedures, timeframe, and criteria for consideration as is 
     used to determine the eligibility of a child whose parent has 
     submitted such an application. Such local educational agency 
     shall apply the provisions of subparagraphs (F) and (G) to a 
     tutorial assistance provider selected for a child whose 
     parent has not submitted an application pursuant to 
     subparagraph (C)(i) in the same manner as the provisions are 
     applied to a provider selected in an application submitted 
     pursuant to subparagraph (C)(i).
       ``(E) The development of procedures for selecting children 
     to receive tutorial assistance, to be used in cases where 
     insufficient funds are available to provide assistance with 
     respect to all children identified by a school under 
     subparagraph (D) that--
       ``(i) gives priority to children who are determined, 
     through State or local reading assessments, to be most in 
     need of tutorial assistance; and
       ``(ii) gives priority, in cases where children are 
     determined, through State or local reading assessments, to be 
     equally in need of tutorial assistance, based on a random 
     selection principle.
       ``(F) The development of a methodology by which payments 
     are made directly to tutorial assistance providers who are 
     identified and selected pursuant to subparagraphs (C), (D), 
     and (E). Such methodology shall include the making of a 
     contract, consistent with State and local law, between the 
     tutorial assistance provider and the local educational agency 
     carrying out this paragraph. Such contract--
       ``(i) shall contain specific goals and timetables with 
     respect to the performance of the tutorial assistance 
     provider;
       ``(ii) shall require the tutorial assistance provider to 
     report to the parent and the local educational agency on the 
     provider's performance in meeting such goals and timetables; 
     and
       ``(iii) shall contain provisions with respect to the making 
     of payments to the tutorial assistance provider by the local 
     educational agency.
       ``(G) The development of procedures under which the local 
     educational agency carrying out this paragraph--

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       ``(i) will ensure oversight of the quality and 
     effectiveness of the tutorial assistance provided by each 
     tutorial assistance provider that is selected for funding;
       ``(ii) will remove from the list under subparagraph (B) 
     ineffective and unsuccessful providers (as determined by the 
     local educational agency based upon the performance of the 
     provider with respect to the goals and timetables contained 
     in the contract between the agency and the provider under 
     subparagraph (F));
       ``(iii) will provide to each parent of a child identified 
     under subparagraph (D) who requests such information for the 
     purpose of selecting a tutorial assistance provider for the 
     child, in a comprehensible format, information with respect 
     to the quality and effectiveness of the tutorial assistance 
     referred to in clause (i); and
       ``(iv) will ensure that each school identifying a child 
     under subparagraph (D) will provide upon request, to a parent 
     of the child, assistance in selecting, from among the 
     tutorial assistance providers who are included on the list 
     described in subparagraph (B), the provider who is best able 
     to meet the needs of the child.
       ``(c) Definition.--For the purpose of this section the term 
     `parent' includes a legal guardian.

     ``SEC. 2506. PROGRAM EVALUATION.

       ``(a) In General.--From funds reserved under section 
     2510(b)(1), the Secretary shall conduct a national assessment 
     of the programs under this part. In developing the criteria 
     for the assessment, the Secretary shall receive 
     recommendations from the peer review panel convened under 
     section 2503(f).
       ``(b) Submission to Peer Review Panel.--The Secretary shall 
     submit the findings from the assessment under subsection (a) 
     to the peer review panel convened under section 2503(f).

     ``SEC. 2507. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION.

       ``(a) In General.--From funds reserved under section 
     2510(b)(2), the National Institute for Literacy shall 
     disseminate information on reliable, replicable research on 
     reading and information on subgrantee projects under section 
     2504 or 2505 that have proven effective. At a minimum, the 
     institute shall disseminate such information to all 
     recipients of Federal financial assistance under titles I and 
     VII, the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.), the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 
     et seq.), and the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et 
     seq.).
       ``(b) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the 
     National Institute for Literacy--
       ``(1) shall use, to the extent practicable, information 
     networks developed and maintained through other public and 
     private persons, including the Secretary, the National Center 
     for Family Literacy, and the Readline Program;
       ``(2) shall work in conjunction with any panel convened by 
     the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 
     and the Secretary, and any panel convened by the Office of 
     Educational Research and Improvement to assess the current 
     status of research-based knowledge on reading development, 
     including the effectiveness of various approaches to teaching 
     children to read, with respect to determining the criteria by 
     which the National Institute for Literacy judges reliable, 
     replicable research and the design of strategies to 
     disseminate such information; and
       ``(3) shall assist any reading and literacy partnership 
     selected to receive a grant under section 2503, and that 
     requests such assistance--
       ``(A) in determining whether applications for subgrants 
     submitted to the partnership meet the requirements of this 
     part relating to reliable, replicable research on reading; 
     and
       ``(B) in the development of subgrant application forms.

     ``SEC. 2508. STATE EVALUATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each reading and literacy partnership 
     that receives a grant under this part shall reserve not more 
     than 2 percent of such grant funds for the purpose of 
     evaluating the success of the partnership's subgrantees in 
     meeting the purposes of this part. At a minimum, the 
     evaluation shall measure the extent to which students who are 
     the intended beneficiaries of the subgrants made by the 
     partnership have improved their reading.
       ``(b) Contract.--A reading and literacy partnership shall 
     carry out the evaluation under this section by entering into 
     a contract with an eligible research institution under which 
     the institution will perform the evaluation.
       ``(c) Submission.--A reading and literacy partnership shall 
     submit the findings from the evaluation under this section to 
     the Secretary and the peer review panel convened under 
     section 2503(f). The Secretary and the peer review panel 
     shall submit a summary of the findings from the evaluations 
     under this subsection to the appropriate committees of the 
     Congress, including the Education and the Workforce Committee 
     of the House of Representatives.

     ``SEC. 2509. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE 
                   SCHOOLS.

       ``Each reading and literacy partnership that receives funds 
     under this part shall provide for, or ensure that subgrantees 
     provide for, the participation of children in private schools 
     in the activities and services assisted under this part in 
     the same manner as the children participate in activities and 
     services pursuant to sections 2503, 2504, 2505, and 2506.

     ``SEC. 2510. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RESERVATIONS 
                   FROM APPROPRIATIONS; APPLICABILITY; SUNSET.

       ``(a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this part $210,000,000 for fiscal 
     years 1999, 2000, and 2001.
       ``(b) Reservations.--From the amount appropriated under 
     subsection (a) for each fiscal year, the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall reserve 1.5 percent to carry out section 
     2506(a);
       ``(2) shall reserve $5,075,000 to carry out sections 
     2503(f)(2) and 2507, of which $5,000,000 shall be reserved 
     for section 2507; and
       ``(3) shall reserve $10,000,000 to carry out section 
     1202(c).
       ``(c) Applicability.--Part E shall not apply to this part.
       ``(d) Sunset.--Notwithstanding section 422(a) of the 
     General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1226a(a)), this 
     part is repealed, effective September 30, 2001, and is not 
     subject to extension under such section.''.
     Subtitle B--Amendments to Even Start Family Literacy Programs

     SEC. 521. RESERVATION FOR GRANTS.

       Section 1202(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6362(c)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Reservation for Grants.--
       ``(1) Grants authorized.--From funds reserved under section 
     2510(b)(3), the Secretary shall award grants, on a 
     competitive basis, to States to enable such States to plan 
     and implement, statewide family literacy initiatives to 
     coordinate and integrate existing Federal, State, and local 
     literacy resources consistent with the purposes of this part. 
     Such coordination and integration shall include coordination 
     and integration of funds available under the Adult Education 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), Head Start (42 U.S.C. 9801 et 
     seq.), this part, part A of this title, and part A of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act.
       ``(2) Consortia.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--To receive a grant under this 
     subsection, a State shall establish a consortium of State-
     level programs under the following laws:
       ``(i) This title.
       ``(ii) The Head Start Act.
       ``(iii) The Adult Education Act.
       ``(iv) All other State-funded preschool programs and 
     programs providing literacy services to adults.
       ``(B) Plan.--To receive a grant under this subsection, the 
     consortium established by a State shall create a plan to use 
     a portion of the State's resources, derived from the programs 
     referred to in subparagraph (A), to strengthen and expand 
     family literacy services in such State.
       ``(C) Coordination with title ii.--The consortium shall 
     coordinate its activities with the activities of the reading 
     and literacy partnership for the State established under 
     section 2503, if the State receives a grant under such 
     section.
       ``(3) Reading instruction.--Statewide family literacy 
     initiatives implemented under this subsection shall base 
     reading instruction on reliable, replicable research on 
     reading (as such terms are defined in section 2502).
       ``(4) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall provide, 
     directly or through a grant or contract with an organization 
     with experience in the development and operation of 
     successful family literacy services, technical assistance to 
     States receiving a grant under this subsection.
       ``(5) Matching requirement.--The Secretary shall not make a 
     grant to a State under this subsection unless the State 
     agrees that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the 
     eligible consortium in carrying out the activities for which 
     the grant was awarded, the State will make available non-
     Federal contributions in an amount equal to not less than the 
     Federal funds provided under the grant.''.

     SEC. 522. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 1202(e) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6362(e)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) the term `family literacy services' means services 
     provided to participants on a voluntary basis that are of 
     sufficient intensity in terms of hours, and of sufficient 
     duration, to make sustainable changes in a family (such as 
     eliminating or reducing welfare dependency) and that 
     integrate all of the following activities:
       ``(A) Interactive literacy activities between parents and 
     their children.
       ``(B) Equipping parents to partner with their children in 
     learning.
       ``(C) Parent literacy training, including training that 
     contributes to economic self-sufficiency.
       ``(D) Appropriate instruction for children of parents 
     receiving parent literacy services.''.

     SEC. 523. EVALUATION.

       Section 1209 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6369) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) to provide States and eligible entities receiving a 
     subgrant under this part, directly or through a grant or 
     contract with an organization with experience in the 
     development

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     and operation of successful family literacy services, 
     technical assistance to ensure local evaluations undertaken 
     under section 1205(10) provide accurate information on the 
     effectiveness of programs assisted under this part.''.

     SEC. 524. INDICATORS OF PROGRAM QUALITY.

       (a) In General.--The Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 1210 as section 1212; and
       (2) by inserting after section 1209 the following:

     ``SEC. 1210. INDICATORS OF PROGRAM QUALITY.

       ``Each State receiving funds under this part shall develop, 
     based on the best available research and evaluation data, 
     indicators of program quality for programs assisted under 
     this part. Such indicators shall be used to monitor, 
     evaluate, and improve such programs within the State. Such 
     indicators shall include the following:
       ``(1) With respect to eligible participants in a program 
     who are adults--
       ``(A) achievement in the areas of reading, writing, English 
     language acquisition, problem solving, and numeracy;
       ``(B) receipt of a secondary school diploma or its 
     recognized equivalent;
       ``(C) entry into a postsecondary school, a job retraining 
     program, or employment or career advancement, including the 
     military; and
       ``(D) such other indicators as the State may develop.
       ``(2) With respect to eligible participants in a program 
     who are children--
       ``(A) improvement in ability to read on grade level or 
     reading readiness;
       ``(B) school attendance;
       ``(C) grade retention and promotion; and
       ``(D) such other indicators as the State may develop.''.
       (b) State Level Activities.--Section 1203(a) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6363(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) carrying out section 1210.''.
       (c) Award of Subgrants.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 
     1208(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 6368) are amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Continuing eligibility.--In awarding subgrant funds 
     to continue a program under this part for the second, third, 
     or fourth year, the State educational agency shall evaluate 
     the program based on the indicators of program quality 
     developed by the State under section 1210. Such evaluation 
     shall take place after the conclusion of the startup period, 
     if any.
       ``(4) Insufficient progress.--The State educational agency 
     may refuse to award subgrant funds if such agency finds that 
     the eligible entity has not sufficiently improved the 
     performance of the program, as evaluated based on the 
     indicators of program quality developed by the State under 
     section 1210, after--
       ``(A) providing technical assistance to the eligible 
     entity; and
       ``(B) affording the eligible entity notice and an 
     opportunity for a hearing.''.

     SEC. 525. RESEARCH.

       The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended further by inserting after 
     section 1210 (as inserted by section 524(a)(2) of this Act) 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 1211. RESEARCH.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out, through 
     grant or contract, research into the components of successful 
     family literacy services. The purpose of the research shall 
     be--
       ``(1) to improve the quality of existing programs assisted 
     under this part or other family literacy programs carried out 
     under this Act or the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et 
     seq.); and
       ``(2) to develop models for new programs to be carried out 
     under this Act or the Adult Education Act.
       ``(b) Dissemination.--The National Institute for Literacy 
     shall disseminate, pursuant to section 2507, the results of 
     the research described in subsection (a) to States and 
     recipients of subgrants under this part.''.
                   TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 601. MULTILINGUALISM STUDY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) even though all residents of the United States should 
     be proficient in English, without regard to their country of 
     birth, it is also of vital importance to the competitiveness 
     of the United States that those residents be encouraged to 
     learn other languages; and
       (2) education is the primary responsibility of State and 
     local governments and communities, and these entities are 
     responsible for developing policies in this subject area.
       (b) Resident of the United States Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``resident of the United States'' means an 
     individual who resides in the United States, other than an 
     alien who is not lawfully present in the United States.
       (c) Study.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States (referred to in this section as the ``Comptroller 
     General'') shall conduct a study of multilingualism in the 
     United States in accordance with this section.
       (2) Requirements.--
       (A) In general.--The study conducted under this section 
     shall ascertain--
       (i) the percentage of residents in the United States who 
     are proficient in English and at least 1 other language;
       (ii) the predominant language other than English in which 
     residents referred to in clause (i) are proficient;
       (iii) the percentage of the residents described in clause 
     (i) who were born in a foreign country;
       (iv) the percentage of the residents described in clause 
     (i) who were born in the United States;
       (v) the percentage of the residents described in clause 
     (iv) who are second-generation residents of the United 
     States; and
       (vi) the percentage of the residents described in clause 
     (iv) who are third-generation residents of the United States.
       (B) Age-specific categories.--The study under this section 
     shall, with respect to the residents described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i), determine the number of those residents 
     in each of the following categories:
       (i) Residents who have not attained the age of 12.
       (ii) Residents who have attained the age of 12, but have 
     not attained the age of 18.
       (iii) Residents who have attained the age of 18, but have 
     not attained the age of 50.
       (iv) Residents who have attained the age of 50.
       (C) Federal programs.--In conducting the study under this 
     section, the Comptroller General shall establish a list of 
     each Federal program that encourages multilingualism with 
     respect to any category of residents described in 
     subparagraph (B).
       (D) Comparisons.--In conducting the study under this 
     section, the Comptroller General shall compare the 
     multilingual population described in subparagraph (A) with 
     the multilingual populations of foreign countries--
       (i) in the Western hemisphere; and
       (ii) in Asia.
       (d) Report.--Upon completion of the study under this 
     section, the Comptroller General shall prepare, and submit to 
     Congress, a report that contains the results of the study 
     conducted under this section, and such findings and 
     recommendations as the Comptroller General determines to be 
     appropriate.

     SEC. 602. SAFER SCHOOLS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Safer 
     Schools Act of 1998''.
       (b) Amendment.--Section 14601 of the Gun-Free Schools Act 
     of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 8921) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) For the purposes of this section, a weapon that has 
     been determined to have been brought to a school by a student 
     shall be admissible as evidence in any internal school 
     disciplinary proceeding (related to an expulsion under this 
     section).''.

     SEC. 603. STUDENT IMPROVEMENT INCENTIVE AWARDS.

       Section 6201 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7331) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) student improvement incentive awards described in 
     subsection (c).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Student Improvement Incentive Awards.--
       ``(1) Awards.--A State educational agency may use funds 
     made available for State use under this title to make awards 
     to public schools in the State that are determined to be 
     outstanding schools pursuant to a statewide assessment 
     described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Statewide assessment.--The statewide assessment 
     referred to in paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall--
       ``(i) determine the educational progress of students 
     attending public schools within the State; and
       ``(ii) allow for an objective analysis of the assessment on 
     a school-by-school basis; and
       ``(B) may involve exit exams.''.

       And the Senate agree to the same.
     William Archer,
     Bill Goodling,
     Dick Armey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     William V. Roth,
     Connie Mack,
     Dan Coats,
     Slade Gorton,
     Paul Coverdell,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. RANGEL moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 2646 to the 
committee of conference with instructions for the managers on the part 
of the House to agree to provisions relating to tax-favored financing 
for public school construction consistent, to the maximum extent 
possible within the scope of the conference, with the approach taken in 
H.R. 3320, the Public School Modernization Act of 1998.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.

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  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. RANGEL demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

196

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negative

Nays

225

para.60.4                    [Roll No. 242]

                                YEAS--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--225

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Cooksey
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hastings (FL)
     Leach
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Radanovich
     Torres
     Weldon (FL)
     Wise
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. RANGEL demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

225

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

197

para.60.5                    [Roll No. 243]

                                YEAS--225

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer

[[Page 1042]]


     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Baldacci
     Cooksey
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hastings (FL)
     Leach
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Sessions
     Torres
     Weldon (FL)
     Wise
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.60.6  providing for the consideration of h. res. 463

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 476):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 
     to consider in the House the resolution (H. Res. 463) to 
     establish the Select Committee on U.S. National Security and 
     Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of 
     China. The resolution shall be considered as read for 
     amendment. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on Rules now printed in the 
     resolution shall be considered as adopted. The resolution, as 
     amended, shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Rules. The previous question shall be considered 
     as ordered on the resolution, as amended, to final adoption 
     without intervening motion.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. SOLOMON moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

226

When there appeared

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Nays

197

para.60.7                    [Roll No. 244]

                                YEAS--226

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Cooksey
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hastings (FL)
     Martinez
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Thune
     Torres
     Weldon (FL)
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.60.8  select committee on people's republic of china

  Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to House Resolution 476, called up the following 
resolution (H. Res. 463):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT.

       There is hereby created the Select Committee on U.S. 
     National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns With the 
     People's Republic of China, (hereafter in this Act referred 
     to as the ``Select Committee''). The Select Committee may sit 
     and act during the

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     present Congress at such times and places within the United 
     States, including any Commonwealth or possession thereof, or 
     in any other country, whether the House is in session, has 
     recessed, or has adjourned, as it shall deem appropriate for 
     the completion of its work.

     SEC. 2. JURISDICTION.

       (a) In General.--The Select Committee shall conduct a full 
     and complete inquiry regarding the following matters and 
     report such findings and recommendations, including those 
     concerning the amendment of existing law or the enactment of 
     new law, to the House as it considers appropriate:
       (1) The transfer of technology, information, advice, goods, 
     or services that may have contributed to the enhancement of 
     the accuracy, reliability, or capability of nuclear-armed 
     intercontinental ballistic missiles or other weapons of the 
     People's Republic of China, or that may have contributed to 
     the enhancement of the domestic or foreign intelligence 
     capabilities of the People's Republic of China.
       (2) The transfer of technology, information, advice, goods, 
     or services that may have contributed to the manufacture of 
     weapons of mass destruction, missiles, or other weapons or 
     armaments by the People's Republic of China.
       (3) The effect of any transfer or enhancement referred to 
     in paragraphs (1) or (2) on regional security and the 
     national security of the United States, its friends, and its 
     allies.
       (4) The conduct of the executive branch of the United 
     States Government with respect to the transfers or 
     enhancements referred to in paragraphs (1) or (2), and the 
     effect of that conduct on the national security of the United 
     States, its friends, and its allies.
       (5) The conduct of defense contractors, weapons 
     manufacturers, satellite manufacturers, and other private or 
     government-owned commercial firms with respect to the 
     transfers or enhancements referred to in paragraphs (1) or 
     (2).
       (6) The enforcement of United States law, including 
     statutes, regulations, or executive orders, with respect to 
     the transfers or enhancements referred to in paragraphs (1) 
     or (2).
       (7) Any effort by the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China or any other person or entity to influence any of 
     the foregoing matters through political contributions, 
     bribery, influence-peddling, or otherwise.
       (8) Decision-making within the executive branch of the 
     United States Government with respect to any of the foregoing 
     matters.
       (9) Any effort to conceal or withhold information or 
     documents relevant to any of the foregoing matters or to 
     otherwise obstruct justice, or to obstruct the work of the 
     Select Committee or any other committee of the Congress in 
     connection with those matters.
       (10) All matters relating directly or indirectly to any of 
     the foregoing matters.
       (b) Permitting Reports To Be Made to House in Secret 
     Session.--Any report to the House pursuant to this section 
     may, in the Select Committee's discretion, be made under the 
     provisions of rule XXIX of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 3. COMPOSITION; VACANCIES.

       (a) Composition.--The Select Committee shall be composed of 
     8 Members of the House to be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, one of whom he shall designate as 
     Chairman. Service on the Select Committee shall not count 
     against the limitations on committee service in clause 
     6(b)(2) of rule X.
       (b) Vacancies.--Any vacancy occurring in the membership of 
     the Select Committee shall be filled in the same manner in 
     which the original appointment was made.

     SEC. 4. RULES APPLICABLE TO SELECT COMMITTEE.

       (a) Quorum.--One-third of the members of the Select 
     Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of 
     business other than the reporting of a matter, which shall 
     require a majority of the committee to be actually present, 
     except that the Select Committee may designate a lesser 
     number, but not less than two, as a quorum for the purpose of 
     holding hearings to take testimony and receive evidence.
       (b) Applicability of House Rules.--The Rules of the House 
     of Representatives applicable to standing committees shall 
     govern the Select Committee where not inconsistent with this 
     resolution.
       (c) Rules of Select Committee.--The Select Committee shall 
     adopt additional written rules, which shall be public, to 
     govern its procedures, which shall not be inconsistent with 
     this resolution or the Rules of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 5. CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

       No employee of the Select Committee or any person engaged 
     by contract or otherwise to perform services for or at the 
     request of such committee shall be given access to any 
     classified information by such committee unless such employee 
     or person has--
       (1) agreed in writing and under oath to be bound by the 
     rules of the House (including the jurisdiction of the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and of the Select 
     Committee as to the security of such information during and 
     after the period of his employment or contractual agreement 
     with the Select Committee); and
       (2) received an appropriate security clearance as 
     determined by the Select Committee in consultation with the 
     Director of Central Intelligence.
     The type of security clearance to be required in the case of 
     any such employee or person shall, within the determination 
     of the Select Committee in consultation with the Director of 
     Central Intelligence, be commensurate with the sensitivity of 
     the classified information to which such employee or person 
     will be given access by such committee.

     SEC. 6. LIMITS ON DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.

       The Select Committee shall formulate and carry out such 
     rules and procedures as it deems necessary to prevent the 
     disclosure, without the consent of the person or persons 
     concerned, of information in the possession of such committee 
     which unduly infringes upon the privacy or which violates the 
     constitutional rights of such person or persons. Nothing 
     herein shall be construed to prevent such committee from 
     publicly disclosing any such information in any case in which 
     such committee determines that national interest in the 
     disclosure of such information clearly outweighs any 
     infringement on the privacy of any person or persons.

     SEC. 7. PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING INFORMATION.

       (a) The Select Committee may, subject to the provisions of 
     this section, disclose publicly any information in the 
     possession of such committee after a determination by such 
     committee that the public interest would be served by such 
     disclosure. Whenever committee action is required to disclose 
     any information under this section, the committee shall meet 
     to vote on the matter within five days after any member of 
     the committee requests such a vote. No member of the Select 
     Committee shall disclose any information, the disclosure of 
     which requires a committee vote, prior to a vote by the 
     committee on the question of the disclosure of such 
     information or after such vote except in accordance with this 
     section. In any case in which the Select Committee votes to 
     disclose publicly any information, which has been classified 
     under established security procedures, which has been 
     submitted to it by the executive branch, and which the 
     executive branch requests be kept secret, the Select 
     Committee shall submit such classified information to the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
       (b)(1) As set forth in clause 7(b) of rule XLVIII, in any 
     case in which the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     votes to disclose publicly any information submitted pursuant 
     to subsection (a), which has been classified under 
     established security procedures, which has been submitted to 
     the Select Committee by the executive branch, and which the 
     executive branch has requested be kept secret, the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence shall notify the President 
     of such vote.
       (2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence may 
     disclose publicly such information after the expiration of a 
     five-day period following the day on which notice of such 
     vote is transmitted to the President, unless, prior to the 
     expiration of such five-day period, the President, personally 
     in writing, notifies the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence that he objects to the disclosure of such 
     information, provides his reasons therefor, and certifies 
     that the threat to the national interest of the United States 
     posed by such disclosure is of such gravity that it outweighs 
     any public interest in the disclosure.
       (3) If the President, personally, in writing, notifies the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of his objections 
     to the disclosure of such information as provided in 
     paragraph (2), the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     may, by majority vote, refer the question of this disclosure 
     of such information with a recommendation thereon to the 
     House for consideration. The Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence shall not publicly disclose such information 
     without leave of the House.
       (4) Whenever the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     votes to refer the question of disclosure of any information 
     to the House under paragraph (3), the chairman of the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence shall, not later 
     than the first day on which the House is in session following 
     the day on which the vote occurs, report the matter to the 
     House for its consideration.
       (5) If within four calendar days on which the House is in 
     session, after such recommendation is reported, no motion has 
     been made by the chairman of the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence to consider, in closed session, the matter 
     reported under paragraph (4), then such a motion will be 
     deemed privileged and may be made by any Member. The motion 
     under this paragraph shall not be subject to debate or 
     amendment. When made, it shall be decided without intervening 
     motion, except one motion to adjourn.
       (6) If the House adopts a motion to resolve into closed 
     session, the Speaker shall then be authorized to declare a 
     recess subject to the call of the Chair. At the expiration of 
     such recess, the pending question, in closed session, shall 
     be, ``Shall the House approve the recommendation of the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence?''
       (7) After not more than two hours of debate on the motion, 
     such debate to be equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, or their designees, the previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered and the House, 
     without intervening motion except one motion to adjourn, 
     shall immediately vote on the question, in open session but 
     without divulging the information with respect to which the 
     vote is being taken. If the recommendation of the Permanent 
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     telligence is not agreed to, the question shall be deemed 
     recommitted to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     for further recommendation.
       (c)(1) No information in the possession of the Select 
     Committee relating to the lawful intelligence or 
     intelligence-related activities of any department or agency 
     of the United States which has been classified under 
     established security procedures and which the Select 
     Committee, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, or 
     the House pursuant to this section, has determined should not 
     be disclosed shall be made available to any person by a 
     Member, officer, or employee of the House except as provided 
     in paragraph (2).
       (2) The Select Committee shall, under such regulations as 
     the committee shall prescribe, make any information described 
     in paragraph (1) available to any other committee or any 
     other Member of the House and permit any other Member of the 
     House to attend any hearing of the committee which is closed 
     to the public. Whenever the Select Committee makes such 
     information available (other than to the Speaker), the 
     committee shall keep a written record showing, in the case of 
     any particular information, which committee or which Members 
     of the House received such information. No Member of the 
     House who, and no committee which, receives any information 
     under this paragraph, shall disclose such information except 
     in a closed session of the House.
       (d) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall 
     investigate any unauthorized disclosure of intelligence or 
     intelligence-related information by a Member, officer, or 
     employee of the House in violation of subsection (c) and 
     report to the House concerning any allegation which it finds 
     to be substantiated.
       (e) Upon the request of any person who is subject to any 
     such investigation, the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct shall release to such individual at the conclusion of 
     its investigation a summary of its investigation, together 
     with its findings. If, at the conclusion of its 
     investigation, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
     determines that there has been a significant breach of 
     confidentiality or unauthorized disclosure by a Member, 
     officer, or employee of the House, it shall report its 
     findings to the House and recommend appropriate action such 
     as censure, removal from committee membership, or expulsion 
     from the House, in the case of a Member, or removal from 
     office or employment or punishment for contempt, in the case 
     of an officer or employee.

     SEC. 8. TRANSFER OF INFORMATION TO SELECT COMMITTEE.

       Any committee of the House of Representatives having 
     custody of records, data, charts, and files concerning 
     subjects within the jurisdiction of the Select Committee 
     shall furnish the originals or copies of such materials to 
     the Select Committee. In the case of the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, such materials shall be made 
     available pursuant to clause 7(c)(2) of rule XLVIII.

     SEC. 9. INFORMATION GATHERING.

       (a) In General.--The Select Committee is authorized to 
     require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and 
     testimony of such witnesses, the furnishing of such 
     information by interrogatory, and the production of such 
     books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, documents, 
     calendars, recordings, electronic communications, data 
     compilations from which information can be obtained, tangible 
     objects, and other things and information of any kind as it 
     deems necessary, including all intelligence materials however 
     classified, White House materials, and materials pertaining 
     to unvouchered expenditures or concerning communications 
     interceptions or surveillance.
       (b) Subpoenas, Depositions and Interrogatories.--Unless 
     otherwise determined by the Select Committee, the Chairman, 
     upon consultation with the ranking minority member, or the 
     Select Committee may--
       (1) authorize and issue subpoenas;
       (2) order the taking of depositions, interrogatories, or 
     affidavits under oath or otherwise; and
       (3) designate a member or staff of the Select Committee to 
     conduct any deposition.
       (c) International Authorities.--Unless otherwise determined 
     by the Select Committee, the Chairman of the Select 
     Committee, upon consultation with the ranking minority member 
     of the Select Committee, or the Select Committee may--
       (1) order the taking of depositions and other testimony, 
     under oath or otherwise, anywhere outside the United States; 
     and
       (2) make application for issuance of letters rogatory, and 
     request through appropriate channels, other means of 
     international assistance, as appropriate.
       (d) Handling of Information.--Information obtained under 
     the authority of this section shall be--
       (1) considered as taken by the Select Committee in the 
     District of Columbia, as well as the location actually taken; 
     and
       (2) considered to be taken in executive session.

     SEC. 10. TAX RETURNS.

       Pursuant to sections 6103(f)(3) and 6104(a)(2) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for the purpose of 
     investigating the subjects set forth in this resolution and 
     since information necessary for this investigation cannot 
     reasonably be obtained from any other source, the Select 
     Committee shall be specially authorized to inspect and 
     receive for the tax years 1991 through 1998 any tax return, 
     return information, or other tax-related material, held by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, related to individuals and 
     entities named by the Select Committee as possible 
     participants, beneficiaries, or intermediaries in the 
     transactions under investigation. As specified by section 
     6103(f)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, such 
     materials and information shall be furnished in closed 
     executive session.

     SEC. 11. ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE.

       The Select Committee shall provide other committees and 
     Members of the House with access to information and 
     proceedings, consistent with clause 7(c)(2) of rule XLVIII, 
     except that the Select Committee may direct that particular 
     matters or classes of matter shall not be made available to 
     any person by its members, staff, or others, or may impose 
     any other restriction. The Select Committee may require its 
     staff to enter nondisclosure agreements, and its chairman, in 
     consultation with the ranking minority member, may require 
     others, such as counsel for witnesses, to do so. The 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct may investigate 
     any unauthorized disclosure of such classified information by 
     a Member, officer, or employee of the House or other covered 
     person upon request of the Select Committee. If, at the 
     conclusion of its investigation, the Committee on Standards 
     of Official Conduct determines that there has been a 
     significant unauthorized disclosure, it shall report its 
     findings to the House and recommend appropriate sanctions for 
     the Member, officer, employee, or other covered person 
     consistent with clause 7(e) of rule XLVIII and any committee 
     restriction, including nondisclosure agreements. The Select 
     Committee shall, as appropriate, provide access to 
     information and proceedings to the Speaker and the minority 
     leader and their appropriately cleared and designated staff.

     SEC. 12. COOPERATION OF OTHER ENTITIES.

       (a) Cooperation of Other Committees.--The Select Committee 
     may submit to any standing committee specific matters within 
     its jurisdiction and may request that such committees pursue 
     such matters further.
       (b) Cooperation of Other Federal Entities.--The Chairman of 
     the Select Committee, upon consultation with the ranking 
     minority member, or the Select Committee may request 
     investigations, reports, and other assistance from any agency 
     of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the 
     Federal Government.

     SEC. 13. ACCESS AND RESPONSE TO JUDICIAL PROCESS.

       In addition to any applications to court in response to 
     judicial process that may be made in behalf of the House by 
     its counsel, the Select Committee shall be authorized to 
     respond to any judicial or other process, or to make any 
     applications to court, upon consultation with the Speaker 
     consistent with rule L.

     SEC. 14. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.

       (a) Personnel.--The Chairman, upon consultation with the 
     ranking minority member, may employ and fix the compensation 
     of such clerks, experts, consultants, technicians, attorneys, 
     investigators, clerical and stenographic assistants, and 
     other appropriate staff as the Chairman considers necessary 
     to carry out the purposes of this resolution. Detailees from 
     the executive branch or staff of the House or a joint 
     committee, upon the request of the Chairman of the Select 
     Committee, upon consultation with the ranking minority 
     member, shall be deemed staff of the Select Committee to the 
     extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
     resolution.
       (b) Payment of Expenses.--(1) The Select Committee may 
     reimburse the members of its staff for travel, subsistence, 
     and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the 
     performance of the duties vested in the Select Committee.
       (2) Not more than $2,500,000 are authorized for expenses of 
     the Select Committee for investigations and studies, 
     including for the procurement of the services of individual 
     consultants or organizations thereof, and for training of 
     staff, to be paid out of the applicable accounts of the House 
     of Representatives upon vouchers signed by the Chairman and 
     approved in the manner directed by the Committee on House 
     Oversight.

     SEC. 15. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS TO SELECT COMMITTEE.

       The Select Committee shall be deemed a committee of the 
     House for all purposes of the rules of the House of 
     Representatives and shall be deemed a committee for all 
     purposes of law, including, but not limited to, section 
     202(f) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
     U.S.C. 72a(f)), sections 102 and 104 of the Revised Statutes 
     (2 U.S.C. 192 and 194), sections 1001, 1505, 1621, 6002, and 
     6005 of title 18, United States Code, section 
     502(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (22 
     U.S.C. 1754(b)(1)(B)(ii)), and section 734 of title 31, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 16. DISPOSITION OF RECORDS.

       At the conclusion of the existence of the Select Committee, 
     all records of the Select Committee shall be transferred to 
     other committees, or stored by the Clerk of the House, as 
     directed by the Select Committee, consistent with applicable 
     rules and law concerning classified information.

  Pending consideration of said resolution.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 476, the following amendment in the 
nature of a substitute offered by the Com

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mittee on Rules and printed in said resolution was considered as adoped:

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT.

       There is hereby created the Select Committee on U.S. 
     National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns With the 
     People's Republic of China, (hereafter in this resolution 
     referred to as the ``Select Committee''). The Select 
     Committee may sit and act during the present Congress at such 
     times and places within the United States, including any 
     Commonwealth or possession thereof, or in any other country, 
     whether the House is in session, has recessed, or has 
     adjourned, as it shall deem appropriate for the completion of 
     its work.

     SEC. 2. JURISDICTION.

       (a) In General.--The Select Committee shall conduct a full 
     and complete inquiry regarding the following matters and 
     report such findings and recommendations, including those 
     concerning the amendment of existing law or the enactment of 
     new law, to the House as it considers appropriate:
       (1) The transfer of technology, information, advice, goods, 
     or services that may have contributed to the enhancement of 
     the accuracy, reliability, or capability of nuclear-armed 
     intercontinental ballistic missiles or other weapons of the 
     People's Republic of China, or that may have contributed to 
     the enhancement of the intelligence capabilities of the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (2) The transfer of technology, information, advice, goods, 
     or services that may have contributed to the manufacture of 
     weapons of mass destruction, missiles, or other weapons or 
     armaments by the People's Republic of China.
       (3) The effect of any transfer or enhancement referred to 
     in paragraphs (1) or (2) on regional security and the 
     national security of the United States.
       (4) The conduct of the executive branch of the United 
     States Government with respect to the transfers or 
     enhancements referred to in paragraphs (1) or (2), and the 
     effect of that conduct on regional security and the national 
     security of the United States.
       (5) The conduct of defense contractors, weapons 
     manufacturers, satellite manufacturers, and other private or 
     government-owned commercial firms with respect to the 
     transfers or enhancements referred to in paragraphs (1) or 
     (2).
       (6) The enforcement of United States law, including 
     statutes, regulations, or executive orders, with respect to 
     the transfers or enhancements referred to in paragraphs (1) 
     or (2).
       (7) Any effort by the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China or any other person or entity to influence any of 
     the foregoing matters through political contributions, 
     commercial arrangements, or bribery, influence-peddling, or 
     other illegal activities.
       (8) Decision-making within the executive branch of the 
     United States Government with respect to any of the foregoing 
     matters.
       (9) Any effort to conceal or withhold information or 
     documents relevant to any of the foregoing matters or to 
     obstruct justice, or to obstruct the work of the Select 
     Committee or any other committee of the House of 
     Representatives in connection with those matters.
       (10) All matters relating directly or indirectly to any of 
     the foregoing matters.
       (b) Permitting Reports To Be Made to House in Secret 
     Session.--Any report to the House pursuant to this section 
     may, in the Select Committee's discretion, be made under the 
     provisions of rule XXIX of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 3. COMPOSITION; VACANCIES.

       (a) Composition.--The Select Committee shall be composed of 
     9 or fewer Members of the House to be appointed by the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom he shall 
     designate as Chairman. Service on the Select Committee shall 
     not count against the limitations on committee service in 
     clause 6(b)(2) of rule X.
       (b) Vacancies.--Any vacancy occurring in the membership of 
     the Select Committee shall be filled in the same manner in 
     which the original appointment was made.

     SEC. 4. RULES APPLICABLE TO SELECT COMMITTEE.

       (a) Quorum.--One-third of the members of the Select 
     Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of 
     business other than the reporting of a matter, which shall 
     require a majority of the committee to be actually present, 
     except that the Select Committee may designate a lesser 
     number, but not less than 2, as a quorum for the purpose of 
     holding hearings to take testimony and receive evidence.
       (b) Applicability of House Rules.--The Rules of the House 
     of Representatives applicable to standing committees shall 
     govern the Select Committee where not inconsistent with this 
     resolution.
       (c) Rules of Select Committee.--The Select Committee shall 
     adopt additional written rules, which shall be public, to 
     govern its procedures, which shall not be inconsistent with 
     this resolution or the Rules of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 5. CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

       No employee of the Select Committee or any person engaged 
     by contract or otherwise to perform services for or at the 
     request of such committee shall be given access to any 
     classified information by such committee unless such employee 
     or person has--
       (1) agreed in writing and under oath to be bound by the 
     rules of the House (including the jurisdiction of the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and of the Select 
     Committee as to the security of such information during and 
     after the period of his employment or contractual agreement 
     with the Select Committee); and
       (2) received an appropriate security clearance as 
     determined by the Select Committee in consultation with the 
     Director of Central Intelligence.

     The type of security clearance to be required in the case of 
     any such employee or person shall, within the determination 
     of the Select Committee in consultation with the Director of 
     Central Intelligence, be commensurate with the sensitivity of 
     the classified information to which such employee or person 
     will be given access by such committee.

     SEC. 6. LIMITS ON DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.

       The Select Committee shall formulate and carry out such 
     rules and procedures as it deems necessary to prevent the 
     disclosure, without the consent of the person or persons 
     concerned, of information in the possession of such committee 
     which unduly infringes upon the privacy or which violates the 
     constitutional rights of such person or persons. Nothing 
     herein shall be construed to prevent such committee from 
     publicly disclosing any such information in any case in which 
     such committee determines that national interest in the 
     disclosure of such information clearly outweighs any 
     infringement on the privacy of any person or persons.

     SEC. 7. PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING INFORMATION.

       (a) The Select Committee may, subject to the provisions of 
     this section, disclose publicly any information in the 
     possession of such committee after a determination by such 
     committee that the public interest would be served by such 
     disclosure. Whenever committee action is required to disclose 
     any information under this section, the committee shall meet 
     to vote on the matter within five days after any member of 
     the committee requests such a vote. No member of the Select 
     Committee shall disclose any information, the disclosure of 
     which requires a committee vote, prior to a vote by the 
     committee on the question of the disclosure of such 
     information or after such vote except in accordance with this 
     section. In any case in which the Select Committee votes to 
     disclose publicly any information, which has been classified 
     under established security procedures, which has been 
     submitted to it by the executive branch, and which the 
     executive branch requests be kept secret, the Select 
     Committee shall submit such classified information to the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
       (b)(1) As set forth in clause 7(b) of rule XLVIII, in any 
     case in which the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     votes to disclose publicly any information submitted pursuant 
     to subsection (a), which has been classified under 
     established security procedures, which has been submitted to 
     the Select Committee by the executive branch, and which the 
     executive branch has requested be kept secret, the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence shall notify the President 
     of such vote.
       (2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence may 
     disclose publicly such information after the expiration of a 
     five-day period following the day on which notice of such 
     vote is transmitted to the President, unless, prior to the 
     expiration of such five-day period, the President, personally 
     in writing, notifies the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence that he objects to the disclosure of such 
     information, provides his reasons therefor, and certifies 
     that the threat to the national interest of the United States 
     posed by such disclosure is of such gravity that it outweighs 
     any public interest in the disclosure.
       (3) If the President, personally, in writing, notifies the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of his objections 
     to the disclosure of such information as provided in 
     paragraph (2), the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     may, by majority vote, refer the question of this disclosure 
     of such information with a recommendation thereon to the 
     House for consideration. The Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence shall not publicly disclose such information 
     without leave of the House.
       (4) Whenever the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     votes to refer the question of disclosure of any information 
     to the House under paragraph (3), the chairman of the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence shall, not later 
     than the first day on which the House is in session following 
     the day on which the vote occurs, report the matter to the 
     House for its consideration.
       (5) If within four calendar days on which the House is in 
     session, after such recommendation is reported, no motion has 
     been made by the chairman of the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence to consider, in closed session, the matter 
     reported under paragraph (4), then such a motion will be 
     deemed privileged and may be made by any Member. The motion 
     under this paragraph shall not be subject to debate or 
     amendment. When made, it shall be decided without intervening 
     motion, except one motion to adjourn.
       (6) If the House adopts a motion to resolve into closed 
     session, the Speaker shall then be authorized to declare a 
     recess subject to the call of the Chair. At the expiration of 
     such recess, the pending question, in closed session, shall 
     be, ``Shall the House approve the recommendation of the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence?''

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       (7) After not more than two hours of debate on the motion, 
     such debate to be equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, or their designees, the previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered and the House, 
     without intervening motion except one motion to adjourn, 
     shall immediately vote on the question, in open session but 
     without divulging the information with respect to which the 
     vote is being taken. If the recommendation of the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence is not agreed to, the 
     question shall be deemed recommitted to the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence for further recommendation.
       (c)(1) No information in the possession of the Select 
     Committee relating to the lawful intelligence or 
     intelligence-related activities of any department or agency 
     of the United States which has been classified under 
     established security procedures and which the Select 
     Committee, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, or 
     the House pursuant to this section, has determined should not 
     be disclosed shall be made available to any person by a 
     Member, officer, or employee of the House except as provided 
     in paragraph (2).
       (2) The Select Committee shall, under such regulations as 
     the committee shall prescribe, make any information described 
     in paragraph (1) available to any other committee or any 
     other Member of the House and permit any other Member of the 
     House to attend any hearing of the committee which is closed 
     to the public. Whenever the Select Committee makes such 
     information available (other than to the Speaker), the 
     committee shall keep a written record showing, in the case of 
     any particular information, which committee or which Members 
     of the House received such information. No Member of the 
     House who, and no committee which, receives any information 
     under this paragraph, shall disclose such information except 
     in a closed session of the House.
       (d) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall 
     investigate any unauthorized disclosure of intelligence or 
     intelligence-related information by a Member, officer, or 
     employee of the House in violation of subsection (c) and 
     report to the House concerning any allegation which it finds 
     to be substantiated.
       (e) Upon the request of any person who is subject to any 
     such investigation, the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct shall release to such individual at the conclusion of 
     its investigation a summary of its investigation, together 
     with its findings. If, at the conclusion of its 
     investigation, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
     determines that there has been a significant breach of 
     confidentiality or unauthorized disclosure by a Member, 
     officer, or employee of the House, it shall report its 
     findings to the House and recommend appropriate action such 
     as censure, removal from committee membership, or expulsion 
     from the House, in the case of a Member, or removal from 
     office or employment or punishment for contempt, in the case 
     of an officer or employee.

     SEC. 8. TRANSFER OF INFORMATION TO SELECT COMMITTEE.

       Any committee of the House of Representatives having 
     custody of records, data, charts, and files concerning 
     subjects within the jurisdiction of the Select Committee 
     shall furnish the originals or copies of such materials to 
     the Select Committee. In the case of the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, such materials shall be made 
     available pursuant to clause 7(c)(2) of rule XLVIII.

     SEC. 9. INFORMATION GATHERING.

       (a) In General.--The Select Committee is authorized to 
     require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and 
     testimony of such witnesses, the furnishing of such 
     information by interrogatory, and the production of such 
     books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, documents, 
     calendars, recordings, electronic communications, data 
     compilations from which information can be obtained, tangible 
     objects, and other things and information of any kind as it 
     deems necessary, including all intelligence materials however 
     classified, White House materials, and materials pertaining 
     to unvouchered expenditures or concerning communications 
     interceptions or surveillance.
       (b) Subpoenas, Depositions and Interrogatories.--Unless 
     otherwise determined by the Select Committee, the Chairman, 
     upon consultation with the ranking minority member, or the 
     Select Committee may--
       (1) authorize and issue subpoenas;
       (2) order the taking of depositions, interrogatories, or 
     affidavits under oath or otherwise; and
       (3) designate a member or staff of the Select Committee to 
     conduct any deposition.
       (c) International Authorities.--Unless otherwise determined 
     by the Select Committee, the Chairman of the Select 
     Committee, upon consultation with the ranking minority member 
     of the Select Committee, or the Select Committee may--
       (1) authorize the taking of depositions and other 
     testimony, under oath or otherwise, anywhere outside the 
     United States; and
       (2) make application for issuance of letters rogatory, and 
     request through appropriate channels, other means of 
     international assistance, as appropriate.
       (d) Handling of Information.--Information obtained under 
     the authority of this section shall be--
       (1) considered as taken by the Select Committee in the 
     District of Columbia, as well as the location actually taken; 
     and
       (2) considered to be taken in executive session.

     SEC. 10. TAX RETURNS.

       Pursuant to sections 6103(f)(3) and 6104(a)(2) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for the purpose of 
     investigating the subjects set forth in this resolution and 
     since information necessary for this investigation cannot 
     reasonably be obtained from any other source, the Select 
     Committee shall be specially authorized to inspect and 
     receive for the tax years 1988 through 1998 any tax return, 
     return information, or other tax-related material, held by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, related to individuals and 
     entities named by the Select Committee as possible 
     participants, beneficiaries, or intermediaries in the 
     transactions under investigation. As specified by section 
     6103(f)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, such 
     materials and information shall be furnished in closed 
     executive session.

     SEC. 11. ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE.

       The Select Committee shall provide other committees and 
     Members of the House with access to information and 
     proceedings, consistent with clause 7(c)(2) of rule XLVIII, 
     except that the Select Committee may direct that particular 
     matters or classes of matter shall not be made available to 
     any person by its members, staff, or others, or may impose 
     any other restriction. The Select Committee may require its 
     staff to enter nondisclosure agreements, and its chairman, in 
     consultation with the ranking minority member, may require 
     others, such as counsel for witnesses, to do so. The 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct may investigate 
     any unauthorized disclosure of such classified information by 
     a Member, officer, or employee of the House or other covered 
     person upon request of the Select Committee. If, at the 
     conclusion of its investigation, the Committee on Standards 
     of Official Conduct determines that there has been a 
     significant unauthorized disclosure, it shall report its 
     findings to the House and recommend appropriate sanctions for 
     the Member, officer, employee, or other covered person 
     consistent with clause 7(e) of rule XLVIII and any committee 
     restriction, including nondisclosure agreements. The Select 
     Committee shall, as appropriate, provide access to 
     information and proceedings to the Speaker and the minority 
     leader and an appropriately cleared and designated member of 
     each staff.

     SEC. 12. COOPERATION OF OTHER ENTITIES.

       (a) Cooperation of Other Committees.--The Select Committee 
     may submit to any standing committee specific matters within 
     its jurisdiction and may request that such committees pursue 
     such matters further.
       (b) Cooperation of Other Federal Entities.--The Chairman of 
     the Select Committee, upon consultation with the ranking 
     minority member, or the Select Committee may request 
     investigations, reports, and other assistance from any agency 
     of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the 
     Federal Government.

     SEC. 13. ACCESS AND RESPONSE TO JUDICIAL PROCESS.

       In addition to any applications to court in response to 
     judicial process that may be made in behalf of the House by 
     its counsel, the Select Committee shall be authorized to 
     respond to any judicial or other process, or to make any 
     applications to court, upon consultation with the Speaker 
     consistent with rule L.

     SEC. 14. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.

       (a) Personnel.--The Chairman, upon consultation with the 
     ranking minority member, may employ and fix the compensation 
     of such clerks, experts, consultants, technicians, attorneys, 
     investigators, clerical and stenographic assistants, and 
     other appropriate staff as the Chairman considers necessary 
     to carry out the purposes of this resolution. Detailees from 
     the executive branch or staff of the House or a joint 
     committee, upon the request of the Chairman of the Select 
     Committee, upon consultation with the ranking minority 
     member, shall be deemed staff of the Select Committee to the 
     extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
     resolution.
       (b) Payment of Expenses.--(1) The Select Committee may 
     reimburse the members of its staff for travel, subsistence, 
     and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the 
     performance of the duties vested in the Select Committee.
       (2) Not more than $2,500,000 are authorized for expenses of 
     the Select Committee for investigations and studies, 
     including for the procurement of the services of individual 
     consultants or organizations thereof, and for training of 
     staff, to be paid out of the applicable accounts of the House 
     of Representatives upon vouchers signed by the Chairman and 
     approved in the manner directed by the Committee on House 
     Oversight.

     SEC. 15. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS TO SELECT COMMITTEE.

       The Select Committee shall be deemed a committee of the 
     House for all purposes of the rules of the House of 
     Representatives and shall be deemed a committee for all 
     purposes of law, including, but not limited to, section 
     202(f) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
     U.S.C. 72a(f)), sections 102 and 104 of the Revised Statutes 
     (2 U.S.C. 192 and 194), sections 1001, 1505, 1621, 6002, and 
     6005 of title 18, United States Code, section 
     502(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (22 
     U.S.C. 1754(b)(1)(B)(ii)), and section 734 of title 31, 
     United States Code.

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     SEC. 16. DISPOSITION OF RECORDS.

       At the conclusion of the existence of the Select Committee, 
     all records of the Select Committee shall be transferred to 
     other committees, or stored by the Clerk of the House, as 
     directed by the Select Committee, consistent with applicable 
     rules and law concerning classified information.

  When said resolution, as amended, was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 476, the previous question was ordered on 
the resolution, as amended, to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FOLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

409

When there appeared

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Nays

10

para.60.9                    [Roll No. 245]

                                YEAS--409

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--10

     Conyers
     Furse
     Kanjorski
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Clayton
     Clement
     Cooksey
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Houghton
     Martinez
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Torres
     Towns
     Weldon (FL)
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.60.10  providing for the further consideration of h.r. 2183

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 458):

       Resolved, That during further consideration of the bill 
     (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for 
     Federal office, and for other purposes, in the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union pursuant to House 
     Resolution 442, all points of order against each amendment 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution are waived if the amendment is offered by a 
     Member designated in the report. An amendment so offered 
     shall be considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. LINDER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

221

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

194

para.60.11                   [Roll No. 246]

                                YEAS--221

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney

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     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Archer
     Armey
     Becerra
     Clayton
     Cooksey
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McNulty
     Parker
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Torres
     Towns
     Weldon (FL)
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

221

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

189

para.60.12                   [Roll No. 247]

                                AYES--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Clayton
     Cooksey
     Danner
     Dunn
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Jenkins
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Martinez
     McNulty
     Mink
     Parker
     Portman
     Regula
     Schumer
     Sununu
     Torres
     Towns
     Weldon (FL)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.60.13  bipartisan campaign integrity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 442 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
to reform the financing of campaigns for elec

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tions for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  Mr. CALVERT, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, assumed the 
Chair.
  When Mr. DICKEY, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.60.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4059

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-585) the resolution (H. Res. 477) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (4059) making appropriations for military 
construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.60.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4060

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-586) the resolution (H. Res. 478) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4060) making appropriations for Energy 
and Water Development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.60.16  permission to file report

  On motion of Mrs. NORTHUP, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight, Friday, June 19, 
1998, to file a privileged report on the bill making appropriations for 
the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.60.17  bipartisan campaign integrity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, pursuant to 
House Resolution 442 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into 
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for 
elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  Mr. DICKEY, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DICKEY, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.60.18  mexico-u.s. interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 22 United States Code 
276h, appointed to the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, in 
addition to Mr. Kolbe of Arizona, Chairman, and Mr. Gilman of New York, 
Vice Chairman, appointed on April 27, 1998, the following Members on the 
part of the House: Messrs. Dreier, Barton, Ballenger, Manzullo, Bilbray, 
Sanford, Hamilton, Filner, Delahunt and Reyes.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.60.19  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, 
bills of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 1847. An Act to improve the criminal law relating to 
     fraud against consumers.
       H.R. 3811. An Act to establish felony violations for the 
     failure to pay legal child support obligations, and for other 
     purposes.

para.60.20  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. CLAYTON, for today after 3 p.m.;
  To Mr. GREEN, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. GUTKNECHT, for today after 1:30 p.m. and balance of the week;
  To Mr. REYES, for today after 5 p.m. and balance of the week;
  To Mr. SUNUNU, for today after 4 p.m. and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. WELDON of Florida, for today, June 19 and June 20.
  And then,

para.60.21  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GANSKE, at 11 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.60.22  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 3853. A bill 
     to promote drug-free workplace programs; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-584). Referred to the Committee on the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 477. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4059) making appropriations for military construction, family 
     housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-585). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     478. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4060) making appropriations for energy and water development 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-586). Referred to the House Calendar. 


para.60.23  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 4077. A bill to provide for establishment of a 
     memorial to sportsmen; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Goode, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and 
             Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 4078. A bill to increase funding for the Women's 
     Business Center Program; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 4079. A bill to authorize the construction of 
     temperature control devices at Folsom Dam in California; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Manton, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Furse, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Klink, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Green, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 4080. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of food from foreign 
     countries; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       H.R. 4081. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric 
     project in the State of Arkansas; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 4082. A bill to allow depository institutions to offer 
     interest-bearing transaction accounts and negotiable order of 
     withdrawal accounts to all businesses, to repeal the 
     prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits, to 
     require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
     to pay interest on certain reserves, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. 
             Hamilton):
       H.R. 4083. A bill to make available to the Ukrainian Museum 
     and Archives the USIA television program ``Window on 
     America''; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, and Ms. Furse):
       H.R. 4084. A bill to require the establishment of a 
     Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-
     of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits 
     under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act provided 
     after 1999; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, and Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Istook):
       H.R. 4085. A bill to require congressional approval of 
     proposed rules designated by the Congress to be significant; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.

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           By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD:
       H.R. 4086. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     increase the authorized funding level for women's business 
     centers; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4087. A bill to amend the Indian Employment, Training 
     and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to provide for 
     the transfer of services and personnel from the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs to the Office of Self-Governance, to emphasize 
     the need for job creation on Indian reservations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 4088. A bill to amend the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act to make permanent the demonstration program 
     that allows for direct billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and 
     other third-party payors, and to expand the eligibility under 
     such program to other tribes and tribal organizations; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Furse, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Owens, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H. Res. 479. A resolution recognizing the security 
     interests of the United States in furthering complete nuclear 
     disarmament; to the Committee on International Relations. 

para.60.24  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       352. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 172 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to increase 
     funding to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to 
     handle the backlog of individual cases; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       353. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of The Mariana Islands, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 11-22 requesting the United States 
     Congressional Committee who has jurisdiction of the Office of 
     Insular Affairs to investigate allegations made against the 
     CNMI government and its people; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       354. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 161 
     memorializing the United States Congress to enact legislation 
     reauthorizing the federal highway program by May 1, 1998; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       355. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 169 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to refrain from imposing 
     any special taxes on sport utility vehicles; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means. 

para.60.25  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

           Mr. GUTIERREZ introduced A bill (H.R. 4089) for the 
             relief of Keysi Castillo Henriquez and Leydina 
             Henriquez Aleman; which was referred to the Committee 
             on the Judiciary. 

para.60.26  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 74: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     Markey, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Gephardt, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Obey, 
     Mr. Spratt, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 371: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 915: Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
     Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Yates, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
     Berman.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1126: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 1173: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Kildee and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1241: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1800: Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 1813: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1915: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Linder, and Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland.
       H.R. 2374: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2504: Mr. Snyder and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2519: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2599: Ms. Woolsey and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2602: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Furse, Mr. Leach, 
     Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 2721: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 2800: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Evans, 
     and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 2817: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Bass, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. 
     Knollenberg.
       H.R. 2820: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2837: Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 2852: Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 2942: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2968: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 3008: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 3053: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 3081: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Clay, Ms. Lee, Mr. Andrews, and 
     Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 3189: Mr. Hill and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 3240: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3251: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Hefner, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 3259: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 3299: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3331: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 3334: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 3341: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 3342: Mr. Boehlert and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 3398: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 3506: Mr. Levin, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
     Gordon.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 3541: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 3560: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 3568: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Clement, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kind, 
     Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Johnson of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3632: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 3654: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 3682: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Mollohan, 
     Mr. Graham, and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 3710: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Blagojevich, 
     Mr. Bishop, Mr. Latham, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hefner, 
     Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio, Mr. Regula, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 3767: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 3789: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 3795: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 3821: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Spence, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Klug, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Cannon, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Houghton, and Mrs. 
     Northup.
       H.R. 3897: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 3898: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 3900: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 3919: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 3937: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 3942: Mr. Green, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. Bono, 
     Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 3993: Mr. Bryant and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 4005: Mr. Lazio of New York and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 4016: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 4022: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. Chenoweth, and 
     Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 4049: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 4071: Ms. Waters and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.J. Res. 122: Mr. Frost and Mr. Houghton.
       H.J. Res. 123: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Goode, Mr. Redmond, Mr. 
     Ney, and Mr. Boswell.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Everett, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Kelly, 
     and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Ms. DeLauro.
       H. Con. Res. 258: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Meehan.
       H. Con. Res. 271: Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Res. 172: Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Res. 212: Mr. King of New York and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H. Res. 425: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H. Res. 452: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Rogers, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Burton of Indiana.



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                       FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1998 (61)

para.61.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
LaTOURETTE, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 19, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.61.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of

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the proceedings of Thursday, June 18, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.61.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9736. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, for 
     Legislative Affairs and Public Liaison, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the annual Report to Congress for 1996 
     and 1997 on The Operation of the Enterprise for the Americas 
     Facility; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9737. A letter from the the Acting Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals of budget authority as of June 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. Doc. No. 105--274); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       9738. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the Mid-Session Review of 
     the 1998--2003 budget, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1106(a); to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
       9739. A letter from the Clerk, United States Court of 
     Appeals, transmitting two opinions of the United States Court 
     of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       9740. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report authorizing the 
     transfer of up to $100M in defense articles and services to 
     the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 
     104--107, section 540(c) (110 Stat. 736); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9741. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the listing of all 
     outstanding Letters of Offer to sell any major defense 
     equipment for $1 million or more; the listing of all Letters 
     of Offer that were accepted, as of March 31, 1998, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       9742. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     1997, through March 31, 1998, and the semiannual Management 
     Report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       9743. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the 6-month report in compliance with the 
     Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to Public 
     Law 100--504, section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9744. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Compliance Simplification and Enforcement Reform Under 
     Sections 213 and 223 of the Small Business Regulatory 
     Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9745. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Relations, Smithsonian Institution, transmitting a copy of 
     the ``Annual Proceedings of the One-Hundred Sixth Continental 
     Congress'' of the National Society of the Daughters of the 
     American Revolution, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 18b; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       9746. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Track Safety Standards; Miscellaneous Proposed Revisions 
     [Docket No. RST-90-1, Notice No. 8] (RIN: 2130-AA75) received 
     June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9747. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Waiver For Canadian Electric Utility Motor Carriers From 
     Alcohol And Controlled Substances Testing [FHWA Docket No. 
     FHWA-97-3202] received June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9748. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Skull Creek, Hilton Head Island SC [COTP 
     Savannah 98-034] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9749. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Great Catskills Triathlon, Hudson River, 
     Kingston, New York [CGD01-98-040] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9750. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: EZ Challenge Speed Boat Race, Ohio 
     River, Beech Bottom, West Virginia [CGD08-98-037] (RIN: 2115-
     AE46) received June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9751. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal 
     Waterway, FL [CGDO7-98-029] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received June 
     18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9752. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Merger of the Uniform States Waterway Marking System with the 
     United States Aids to Navigation [USCG 97-3112] [CGD 97-018] 
     (RIN: 2115-AF45) received June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9753. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal 
     Waterway, FL [CGD07-98-025] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received June 
     18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9754. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Passaic River, NJ [CGD01-
     97-020] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received June 18, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9755. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA 330F, G, 
     and J Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-07-AD; Amendment 39-
     10572; AD 98-12-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9756. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Time of Designation for Restricted Areas; CA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-13] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9757. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 
     35, A35, B35, and 35R Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-55-AD] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9758. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model H.P. 137 
     Jetstream Mk.1, Jetstream Model 3101, Jetstream Model 3201, 
     and Jetstream 200 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-110-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10577; AD 98-12-23] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9759. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Realignment of Colored Federal Airway; AK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AAL-3] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9760. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Alteration of Restricted Areas; New Jersey and New York 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-3] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 
     18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9761. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Homer, AK [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-AAL-2] received June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9762. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-64-AD; Amendment 39-10589; 
     AD 98-13-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9763. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-194-AD; Amendment 39-10586; AD 98-12-33] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9764. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 
     300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
     NM-98-AD; Amendment 39-10588; AD 98-12-35] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9765. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-85-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10587; AD 98-12-34] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9766. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-12 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-08-AD; Amendment 39-10596; AD 98-
     13-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       9767. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Alexander Schleicher 
     Segelflugzeugbau Model AS-K13 Sailplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-
     04-AD; Amendment 39-10593; AD 98-13-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9768. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH 
     Models DG-100 and DG-400 Gliders [Docket No. 97-CE-133-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10592; AD 98-13-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9769. A letter from the U.S. Trade Representative, Office 
     of the President, transmitting a report on recent 
     developments regarding implementation of section 301 of the 
     Trade Act of 1974, covering the period June 1996 through 
     January 1998 and reflects the effectiveness of this trade 
     remedy in eliminating or reducing foreign unfair trade 
     practices, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2419; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       9770. A letter from the Executive Director, Civil Air 
     Patrol, transmitting the 1997 Civil Air Patrol Report to 
     Congress, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 207; jointly to the 
     Committees on National Security and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9771. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Civil Rights), 
     Office for Civil Rights, transmitting the Fiscal Year 1997 
     Annual Report to Congress, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 3413(b)(1); 
     jointly to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and 
     the Judiciary.
       9772. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Report to Congress on Iran-Related Multilateral Sanction 
     Regime Efforts,'' pursuant to Public Law 104--172; jointly to 
     the Committees on International Relations, Banking and 
     Financial Services, and Ways and Means. 

para.61.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 1316. An Act to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United 
     States Code, with respect to the order of precedence to be 
     applied in the payment of life insurance benefits.

  The message also announced that the Senate passed bills of the 
following titles, in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1104. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make corrections in maps relating to the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System.
       S. 1279. An Act to amend the Indian Employment, Training 
     and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to provide for 
     the transfer of services and personnel from the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs to the Office of Self-Governance, to emphasize 
     the need for job creation on Indian reservations, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276h-276k of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints the following Senators as members of the Senate 
Delegation to the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group meeting 
during the Second Session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress, to be held 
in Morelia, Mexico, June 19-21, 1998--
  The Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts); and
  The Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions).

para.61.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4059

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 477):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4059) making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After 
     general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
     under the five-minute rule. Points of order against 
     provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 
     6 of rule XXI are waived. During consideration of the bill 
     for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
     on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.
       Sec. 2. Pending the adoption by the Congress of a 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1999, the 
     following allocations contemplated by section 302(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall be considered as made 
     to the Committee on Appropriations:
       (1) New discretionary budget authority: $531,961,000,000.
       (2) Discretionary outlays: $562,277,000,000.
       (3) New mandatory budget authority: $298,105,000,000.
       (4) Mandatory outlays: $290,858,000,000.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the resolution were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.61.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4060

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 478):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4060) making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. Points of order against 
     consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 7 
     of rule XXI are waived. General debate shall be confined to 
     the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to 
     comply with clause 2, 5(b), or 6 of rule XXI are waived. 
     During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.61.7  h. res. 477--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 477) providing

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for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4059) making appropriations for 
military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

231

When there appeared

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Nays

178

para.61.8                    [Roll No. 248]

                                YEAS--231

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--178

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Barr
     Blunt
     Cooksey
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Jefferson
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Oxley
     Parker
     Reyes
     Rothman
     Schumer
     Shaw
     Sununu
     Torres
     Weldon (FL)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.61.9  bipartisan campaign integrity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
442 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal 
office, and for other purposes.
  Mr. COLLINS, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair.

para.61.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. THOMAS to the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. SHAYS:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. THOMAS:

       Amend section 601 to read as follows (and conform the table 
     of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 601. NONSEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS.

       If any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this 
     Act, or the application thereof to any person or 
     circumstance, is held invalid, the remaining provisions of 
     this Act or any amendment made by this Act shall be treated 
     as invalid.
       In the heading for title VI, strike SEVERABILITY and insert 
     NONSEVERABILITY (and conform the table of contents 
     accordingly.)

  Amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. SHAYS:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Bipartisan 
     Campaign Reform Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

            TITLE I--REDUCTION OF SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE

Sec. 101. Soft money of political parties.
Sec. 102. Increased contribution limits for State committees of 
              political parties and aggregate contribution limit for 
              individuals.
Sec. 103. Reporting requirements.

           TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AND COORDINATED EXPENDITURES

Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Civil penalty.
Sec. 203. Reporting requirements for certain independent expenditures.
Sec. 204. Independent versus coordinated expenditures by party.
Sec. 205. Coordination with candidates.

                         TITLE III--DISCLOSURE

Sec. 301. Filing of reports using computers and facsimile machines.
Sec. 302. Prohibition of deposit of contributions with incomplete 
              contributor information.
Sec. 303. Audits.
Sec. 304. Reporting requirements for contributions of $50 or more.
Sec. 305. Use of candidates' names.
Sec. 306. Prohibition of false representation to solicit contributions.
Sec. 307. Soft money of persons other than political parties.
Sec. 308. Campaign advertising.

                    TITLE IV--PERSONAL WEALTH OPTION

Sec. 401. Voluntary personal funds expenditure limit.
Sec. 402. Political party committee coordinated expenditures.

                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 501. Codification of Beck decision.
Sec. 502. Use of contributed amounts for certain purposes.
Sec. 503. Limit on congressional use of the franking privilege.

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Sec. 504. Prohibition of fundraising on Federal property.
Sec. 505. Penalties for knowing and willful violations.
Sec. 506. Strengthening foreign money ban.
Sec. 507. Prohibition of contributions by minors.
Sec. 508. Expedited procedures.
Sec. 509. Initiation of enforcement proceeding.

 TITLE VI--SEVERABILITY; CONSTITUTIONALITY; EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS

Sec. 601. Severability.
Sec. 602. Review of constitutional issues.
Sec. 603. Effective date.
Sec. 604. Regulations.
            TITLE I--REDUCTION OF SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE

     SEC. 101. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 323. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

       ``(a) National Committees.--
       ``(1) In general.--A national committee of a political 
     party (including a national congressional campaign committee 
     of a political party) and any officers or agents of such 
     party committees, shall not solicit, receive, or direct to 
     another person a contribution, donation, or transfer of 
     funds, or spend any funds, that are not subject to the 
     limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this 
     Act.
       ``(2) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to an 
     entity that is directly or indirectly established, financed, 
     maintained, or controlled by a national committee of a 
     political party (including a national congressional campaign 
     committee of a political party), or an entity acting on 
     behalf of a national committee, and an officer or agent 
     acting on behalf of any such committee or entity.
       ``(b) State, District, and Local Committees.--
       ``(1) In general.--An amount that is expended or disbursed 
     by a State, district, or local committee of a political party 
     (including an entity that is directly or indirectly 
     established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a State, 
     district, or local committee of a political party and an 
     officer or agent acting on behalf of such committee or 
     entity) for Federal election activity shall be made from 
     funds subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting 
     requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) Federal election activity.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `Federal election activity' 
     means--
       ``(i) voter registration activity during the period that 
     begins on the date that is 120 days before the date a 
     regularly scheduled Federal election is held and ends on the 
     date of the election;
       ``(ii) voter identification, get-out-the-vote activity, or 
     generic campaign activity conducted in connection with an 
     election in which a candidate for Federal office appears on 
     the ballot (regardless of whether a candidate for State or 
     local office also appears on the ballot); and
       ``(iii) a communication that refers to a clearly identified 
     candidate for Federal office (regardless of whether a 
     candidate for State or local office is also mentioned or 
     identified) and is made for the purpose of influencing a 
     Federal election (regardless of whether the communication is 
     express advocacy).
       ``(B) Excluded activity.--The term `Federal election 
     activity' does not include an amount expended or disbursed by 
     a State, district, or local committee of a political party 
     for--
       ``(i) campaign activity conducted solely on behalf of a 
     clearly identified candidate for State or local office, 
     provided the campaign activity is not a Federal election 
     activity described in subparagraph (A);
       ``(ii) a contribution to a candidate for State or local 
     office, provided the contribution is not designated or used 
     to pay for a Federal election activity described in 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(iii) the costs of a State, district, or local political 
     convention;
       ``(iv) the costs of grassroots campaign materials, 
     including buttons, bumper stickers, and yard signs, that name 
     or depict only a candidate for State or local office;
       ``(v) the non-Federal share of a State, district, or local 
     party committee's administrative and overhead expenses (but 
     not including the compensation in any month of an individual 
     who spends more than 20 percent of the individual's time on 
     Federal election activity) as determined by a regulation 
     promulgated by the Commission to determine the non-Federal 
     share of a State, district, or local party committee's 
     administrative and overhead expenses; and
       ``(vi) the cost of constructing or purchasing an office 
     facility or equipment for a State, district or local 
     committee.
       ``(c) Fundraising Costs.--An amount spent by a national, 
     State, district, or local committee of a political party, by 
     an entity that is established, financed, maintained, or 
     controlled by a national, State, district, or local committee 
     of a political party, or by an agent or officer of any such 
     committee or entity, to raise funds that are used, in whole 
     or in part, to pay the costs of a Federal election activity 
     shall be made from funds subject to the limitations, 
     prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
       ``(d) Tax-exempt Organizations.--A national, State, 
     district, or local committee of a political party (including 
     a national congressional campaign committee of a political 
     party, an entity that is directly or indirectly established, 
     financed, maintained, or controlled by any such national, 
     State, district, or local committee or its agent, an agent 
     acting on behalf of any such party committee, and an officer 
     or agent acting on behalf of any such party committee or 
     entity), shall not solicit any funds for, or make or direct 
     any donations to, an organization that is described in 
     section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code (or 
     has submitted an application to the Commissioner of the 
     Internal Revenue Service for determination of tax-exemption 
     under such section).
       ``(e) Candidates.--
       ``(1) In general.--A candidate, individual holding Federal 
     office, or agent of a candidate or individual holding Federal 
     office shall not solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or spend 
     funds for a Federal election activity on behalf of such 
     candidate, individual, agent or any other person, unless the 
     funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and 
     reporting requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) State law.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to the 
     solicitation or receipt of funds by an individual who is a 
     candidate for a State or local office if the solicitation or 
     receipt of funds is permitted under State law for any 
     activity other than a Federal election activity.
       ``(3) Fundraising events.--Paragraph (1) does not apply in 
     the case of a candidate who attends, speaks, or is a featured 
     guest at a fundraising event sponsored by a State, district, 
     or local committee of a political party.''.

     SEC. 102. INCREASED CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR STATE COMMITTEES 
                   OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTION 
                   LIMIT FOR INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Contribution Limit for State Committees of Political 
     Parties.--Section 315(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by inserting ``(other than a committee described in 
     subparagraph (D))'' after ``committee''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) to a political committee established and maintained 
     by a State committee of a political party in any calendar 
     year that, in the aggregate, exceed $10,000''.
       (b) Aggregate Contribution Limit for Individual.--Section 
     315(a)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``$25,000'' and 
     inserting ``$30,000''.

     SEC. 103. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Reporting Requirements.--Section 304 of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) (as amended by 
     section 203) is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following:
       ``(e) Political Committees.--
       ``(1) National and congressional political committees.--The 
     national committee of a political party, any national 
     congressional campaign committee of a political party, and 
     any subordinate committee of either, shall report all 
     receipts and disbursements during the reporting period.
       ``(2) Other political committees to which section 323 
     applies.--A political committee (not described in paragraph 
     (1)) to which section 323(b)(1) applies shall report all 
     receipts and disbursements made for activities described in 
     paragraphs (2)(A) and (3)(B)(v) of section 323(b).
       ``(3) Itemization.--If a political committee has receipts 
     or disbursements to which this subsection applies from any 
     person aggregating in excess of $200 for any calendar year, 
     the political committee shall separately itemize its 
     reporting for such person in the same manner as required in 
     paragraphs (3)(A), (5), and (6) of subsection (b).
       ``(4) Reporting periods.--Reports required to be filed 
     under this subsection shall be filed for the same time 
     periods required for political committees under subsection 
     (a).''.
       (b) Building Fund Exception to the Definition of 
     Contribution.--Section 301(8)(B) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking clause (viii); and
       (2) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv) as clauses 
     (viii) through (xiii), respectively.
           TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AND COORDINATED EXPENDITURES

     SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Definition of Independent Expenditure.--Section 301 of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended 
     by striking paragraph (17) and inserting the following:
       ``(17) Independent expenditure.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `independent expenditure' means 
     an expenditure by a person--
       ``(i) for a communication that is express advocacy; and
       ``(ii) that is not provided in coordination with a 
     candidate or a candidate's agent or a person who is 
     coordinating with a candidate or a candidate's agent.''.
       (b) Definition of Express Advocacy.--Section 301 of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(20) Express Advocacy.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `express advocacy' means a 
     communication that advocates the election or defeat of a 
     candidate by--
       ``(i) containing a phrase such as `vote for', `re-elect', 
     `support', `cast your ballot for', `(name of candidate) for 
     Congress', `(name of candidate) in 1997', `vote against', 
     `defeat', `reject', or a campaign slogan or words that in 
     context can have no reasonable meaning other than to advocate 
     the election or defeat of 1 or more clearly identified 
     candidates;
       ``(ii) referring to 1 or more clearly identified candidates 
     in a paid advertisement that is transmitted through radio or 
     television within 60 calendar days preceding the date of an 
     election of the candidate and that appears in the State in 
     which the election is occurring, except that with respect to 
     a candidate for the office of Vice President or President, 
     the time period is within 60 calendar days preceding the date 
     of a general election; or
       ``(iii) expressing unmistakable and unambiguous support for 
     or opposition to 1 or more clearly identified candidates when 
     taken as a whole and with limited reference to external 
     events, such as proximity to an election.
       ``(B) Voting record and voting guide exception.--The term 
     `express advocacy' does not include a printed communication 
     that--
       ``(i) presents information in an educational manner solely 
     about the voting record or position on a campaign issue of 2 
     or more candidates;
       ``(ii) that is not made in coordination with a candidate, 
     political party, or agent of the candidate or party; or a 
     candidate's agent or a person who is coordinating with a 
     candidate or a candidate's agent;
       ``(iii) does not contain a phrase such as `vote for', `re-
     elect', `support', `cast your ballot for', `(name of 
     candidate) for Congress', `(name of candidate) in 1997', 
     `vote against', `defeat', or `reject', or a campaign slogan 
     or words that in context can have no reasonable meaning other 
     than to urge the election or defeat of 1 or more clearly 
     identified candidates.''.
       (c) Definition of Expenditure.--Section 301(9)(A) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(9)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) a payment for a communication that is express 
     advocacy; and
       ``(iv) a payment made by a person for a communication 
     that--
       ``(I) refers to a clearly identified candidate;
       ``(II) is provided in coordination with the candidate, the 
     candidate's agent, or the political party of the candidate; 
     and
       ``(III) is for the purpose of influencing a Federal 
     election (regardless of whether the communication is express 
     advocacy).''.

     SEC. 202. CIVIL PENALTY.

       Section 309 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 437g) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)(A)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
     inserting ``clauses (ii) and (iii)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) If the Commission determines by an affirmative vote 
     of 4 of its members that there is probable cause to believe 
     that a person has made a knowing and willful violation of 
     section 304(c), the Commission shall not enter into a 
     conciliation agreement under this paragraph and may institute 
     a civil action for relief under paragraph (6)(A).''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting ``(except an action 
     instituted in connection with a knowing and willful violation 
     of section 304(c))'' after ``subparagraph (A)''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Any person'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (D), any 
     person''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) In the case of a knowing and willful violation of 
     section 304(c) that involves the reporting of an independent 
     expenditure, the violation shall not be subject to this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 203. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INDEPENDENT 
                   EXPENDITURES.

       Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 434) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the undesignated 
     matter after subparagraph (C);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) of subsection (c) as 
     subsection (f); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c)(2) (as amended by 
     paragraph (1)) the following:
       ``(d) Time for Reporting Certain Expenditures.--
       ``(1) Expenditures aggregating $1,000.--
       ``(A) Initial report.--A person (including a political 
     committee) that makes or contracts to make independent 
     expenditures aggregating $1,000 or more after the 20th day, 
     but more than 24 hours, before the date of an election shall 
     file a report describing the expenditures within 24 hours 
     after that amount of independent expenditures has been made.
       ``(B) Additional reports.--After a person files a report 
     under subparagraph (A), the person shall file an additional 
     report within 24 hours after each time the person makes or 
     contracts to make independent expenditures aggregating an 
     additional $1,000 with respect to the same election as that 
     to which the initial report relates.
       ``(2) Expenditures aggregating $10,000.--
       ``(A) Initial report.--A person (including a political 
     committee) that makes or contracts to make independent 
     expenditures aggregating $10,000 or more at any time up to 
     and including the 20th day before the date of an election 
     shall file a report describing the expenditures within 48 
     hours after that amount of independent expenditures has been 
     made.
       ``(B) Additional reports.--After a person files a report 
     under subparagraph (A), the person shall file an additional 
     report within 48 hours after each time the person makes or 
     contracts to make independent expenditures aggregating an 
     additional $10,000 with respect to the same election as that 
     to which the initial report relates.
       ``(3) Place of filing; contents.--A report under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) shall be filed with the Commission; and
       ``(B) shall contain the information required by subsection 
     (b)(6)(B)(iii), including the name of each candidate whom an 
     expenditure is intended to support or oppose.''.

     SEC. 204. INDEPENDENT VERSUS COORDINATED EXPENDITURES BY 
                   PARTY.

       Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act (2 
     U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and (3)'' and inserting 
     ``, (3), and (4)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Independent versus coordinated expenditures by 
     party.--
       ``(A) In general.--On or after the date on which a 
     political party nominates a candidate, a committee of the 
     political party shall not make both expenditures under this 
     subsection and independent expenditures (as defined in 
     section 301(17)) with respect to the candidate during the 
     election cycle.
       ``(B) Certification.--Before making a coordinated 
     expenditure under this subsection with respect to a 
     candidate, a committee of a political party shall file with 
     the Commission a certification, signed by the treasurer of 
     the committee, that the committee has not and shall not make 
     any independent expenditure with respect to the candidate 
     during the same election cycle.
       ``(C) Application.--For the purposes of this paragraph, all 
     political committees established and maintained by a national 
     political party (including all congressional campaign 
     committees) and all political committees established and 
     maintained by a State political party (including any 
     subordinate committee of a State committee) shall be 
     considered to be a single political committee.
       ``(D) Transfers.--A committee of a political party that 
     submits a certification under subparagraph (B) with respect 
     to a candidate shall not, during an election cycle, transfer 
     any funds to, assign authority to make coordinated 
     expenditures under this subsection to, or receive a transfer 
     of funds from, a committee of the political party that has 
     made or intends to make an independent expenditure with 
     respect to the candidate.''.

     SEC. 205. COORDINATION WITH CANDIDATES.

       (a) Definition of Coordination With Candidates.--
       (1) Section 301(8).--Section 301(8) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) anything of value provided by a person in 
     coordination with a candidate for the purpose of influencing 
     a Federal election, regardless of whether the value being 
     provided is a communication that is express advocacy, in 
     which such candidate seeks nomination or election to Federal 
     office.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) The term `provided in coordination with a candidate' 
     includes--
       ``(i) a payment made by a person in cooperation, 
     consultation, or concert with, at the request or suggestion 
     of, or pursuant to any general or particular understanding 
     with a candidate, the candidate's authorized committee, or an 
     agent acting on behalf of a candidate or authorized 
     committee;
       ``(ii) a payment made by a person for the production, 
     dissemination, distribution, or republication, in whole or in 
     part, of any broadcast or any written, graphic, or other form 
     of campaign material prepared by a candidate, a candidate's 
     authorized committee, or an agent of a candidate or 
     authorized committee (not including a communication described 
     in paragraph (9)(B)(i) or a communication that expressly 
     advocates the candidate's defeat);
       ``(iii) a payment made by a person based on information 
     about a candidate's plans, projects, or needs provided to the 
     person making the payment by the candidate or the candidate's 
     agent who provides the information with the intent that the 
     payment be made;
       ``(iv) a payment made by a person if, in the same election 
     cycle in which the payment is made, the person making the 
     payment is serving or has served as a member, employee, 
     fundraiser, or agent of the candidate's authorized committee 
     in an executive or policymaking position;
       ``(v) a payment made by a person if the person making the 
     payment has served in any formal policy making or advisory 
     position with the candidate's campaign or has participated in 
     formal strategic or formal policymaking discussions with the 
     candidate's campaign relating to the candidate's pursuit of 
     nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, in 
     the same election cycle as the election cycle in which the 
     payment is made;
       ``(vi) a payment made by a person if, in the same election 
     cycle, the person making the

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     payment retains the professional services of any person that 
     has provided or is providing campaign-related services in the 
     same election cycle to a candidate in connection with the 
     candidate's pursuit of nomination for election, or election, 
     to Federal office, including services relating to the 
     candidate's decision to seek Federal office, and the person 
     retained is retained to work on activities relating to that 
     candidate's campaign;
       ``(vii) a payment made by a person who has engaged in a 
     coordinated activity with a candidate described in clauses 
     (i) through (vi) for a communication that clearly refers to 
     the candidate and is for the purpose of influencing an 
     election (regardless of whether the communication is express 
     advocacy);
       ``(viii) direct participation by a person in fundraising 
     activities with the candidate or in the solicitation or 
     receipt of contributions on behalf of the candidate;
       ``(ix) communication by a person with the candidate or an 
     agent of the candidate, occurring after the declaration of 
     candidacy (including a pollster, media consultant, vendor, 
     advisor, or staff member), acting on behalf of the candidate, 
     about advertising message, allocation of resources, 
     fundraising, or other campaign matters related to the 
     candidate's campaign, including campaign operations, 
     staffing, tactics, or strategy; or
       ``(x) the provision of in-kind professional services or 
     polling data to the candidate or candidate's agent.
       ``(D) For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term 
     `professional services' includes services in support of a 
     candidate's pursuit of nomination for election, or election, 
     to Federal office such as polling, media advice, direct mail, 
     fundraising, or campaign research.
       ``(E) For purposes of subparagraph (C), all political 
     committees established and maintained by a national political 
     party (including all congressional campaign committees) and 
     all political committees established and maintained by a 
     State political party (including any subordinate committee of 
     a State committee) shall be considered to be a single 
     political committee.''.
       (2) Section 315(a)(7).--Section 315(a)(7) (2 U.S.C. 
     441a(a)(7)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) a thing of value provided in coordination with a 
     candidate, as described in section 301(8)(A)(iii), shall be 
     considered to be a contribution to the candidate, and in the 
     case of a limitation on expenditures, shall be treated as an 
     expenditure by the candidate.
       (b) Meaning of Contribution or Expenditure for the Purposes 
     of Section 316.--Section 316(b)(2) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``shall include'' and inserting ``includes a 
     contribution or expenditure, as those terms are defined in 
     section 301, and also includes''.
                         TITLE III--DISCLOSURE

     SEC. 301. FILING OF REPORTS USING COMPUTERS AND FACSIMILE 
                   MACHINES.

       Section 302(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (11) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(11)(A) The Commission shall promulgate a regulation 
     under which a person required to file a designation, 
     statement, or report under this Act--
       ``(i) is required to maintain and file a designation, 
     statement, or report for any calendar year in electronic form 
     accessible by computers if the person has, or has reason to 
     expect to have, aggregate contributions or expenditures in 
     excess of a threshold amount determined by the Commission; 
     and
       ``(ii) may maintain and file a designation, statement, or 
     report in electronic form or an alternative form, including 
     the use of a facsimile machine, if not required to do so 
     under the regulation promulgated under clause (i).
       ``(B) The Commission shall make a designation, statement, 
     report, or notification that is filed electronically with the 
     Commission accessible to the public on the Internet not later 
     than 24 hours after the designation, statement, report, or 
     notification is received by the Commission.
       ``(C) In promulgating a regulation under this paragraph, 
     the Commission shall provide methods (other than requiring a 
     signature on the document being filed) for verifying 
     designations, statements, and reports covered by the 
     regulation. Any document verified under any of the methods 
     shall be treated for all purposes (including penalties for 
     perjury) in the same manner as a document verified by 
     signature.''.

     SEC. 302. PROHIBITION OF DEPOSIT OF CONTRIBUTIONS WITH 
                   INCOMPLETE CONTRIBUTOR INFORMATION.

       Section 302 of Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 432) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Deposit of Contributions.--The treasurer of a 
     candidate's authorized committee shall not deposit, except in 
     an escrow account, or otherwise negotiate a contribution from 
     a person who makes an aggregate amount of contributions in 
     excess of $200 during a calendar year unless the treasurer 
     verifies that the information required by this section with 
     respect to the contributor is complete.''.

     SEC. 303. AUDITS.

       (a) Random Audits.--Section 311(b) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``The 
     Commission''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Random audits.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
     Commission may conduct random audits and investigations to 
     ensure voluntary compliance with this Act. The selection of 
     any candidate for a random audit or investigation shall be 
     based on criteria adopted by a vote of at least 4 members of 
     the Commission.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Commission shall not conduct an 
     audit or investigation of a candidate's authorized committee 
     under subparagraph (A) until the candidate is no longer a 
     candidate for the office sought by the candidate in an 
     election cycle.
       ``(C) Applicability.--This paragraph does not apply to an 
     authorized committee of a candidate for President or Vice 
     President subject to audit under section 9007 or 9038 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (b) Extension of Period During Which Campaign Audits May Be 
     Begun.--Section 311(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended by striking ``6 months'' 
     and inserting ``12 months''.

     SEC. 304. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF $50 OR 
                   MORE.

       Section 304(b)(3)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     at 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(3)(A) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$200'' and inserting ``$50''; and
       (2) by striking the semicolon and inserting ``, except that 
     in the case of a person who makes contributions aggregating 
     at least $50 but not more than $200 during the calendar year, 
     the identification need include only the name and address of 
     the person;''.

     SEC. 305. USE OF CANDIDATES' NAMES.

       Section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 432(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4)(A) The name of each authorized committee shall 
     include the name of the candidate who authorized the 
     committee under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) A political committee that is not an authorized 
     committee shall not--
       ``(i) include the name of any candidate in its name; or
       ``(ii) except in the case of a national, State, or local 
     party committee, use the name of any candidate in any 
     activity on behalf of the committee in such a context as to 
     suggest that the committee is an authorized committee of the 
     candidate or that the use of the candidate's name has been 
     authorized by the candidate.''.

     SEC. 306. PROHIBITION OF FALSE REPRESENTATION TO SOLICIT 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       Section 322 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441h) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``Sec. 322.'' the following: ``(a) 
     In General.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Solicitation of Contributions.--No person shall 
     solicit contributions by falsely representing himself or 
     herself as a candidate or as a representative of a candidate, 
     a political committee, or a political party.''.

     SEC. 307. SOFT MONEY OF PERSONS OTHER THAN POLITICAL PARTIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 304 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) (as amended by section 
     103(c) and section 203) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Disbursements of Persons Other Than Political 
     Parties.--
       ``(1) In general.--A person, other than a political 
     committee or a person described in section 501(d) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that makes an aggregate amount 
     of disbursements in excess of $50,000 during a calendar year 
     for activities described in paragraph (2) shall file a 
     statement with the Commission--
       ``(A) on a monthly basis as described in subsection 
     (a)(4)(B); or
       ``(B) in the case of disbursements that are made within 20 
     days of an election, within 24 hours after the disbursements 
     are made.
       ``(2) Activity.--The activity described in this paragraph 
     is--
       ``(A) Federal election activity;
       ``(B) an activity described in section 316(b)(2)(A) that 
     expresses support for or opposition to a candidate for 
     Federal office or a political party; and
       ``(C) an activity described in subparagraph (C) of section 
     316(b)(2).
       ``(3) Applicability.--This subsection does not apply to--
       ``(A) a candidate or a candidate's authorized committees; 
     or
       ``(B) an independent expenditure.
       ``(4) Contents.--A statement under this section shall 
     contain such information about the disbursements made during 
     the reporting period as the Commission shall prescribe, 
     including--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount of disbursements made;
       ``(B) the name and address of the person or entity to whom 
     a disbursement is made in an aggregate amount in excess of 
     $200;
       ``(C) the date made, amount, and purpose of the 
     disbursement; and
       ``(D) if applicable, whether the disbursement was in 
     support of, or in opposition to, a candidate or a political 
     party, and the name of the candidate or the political 
     party.''.
       (b) Definition of Generic Campaign Activity.--Section 301 
     of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et 
     seq.) (as amended by section 201(b)) is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(21) Generic campaign activity.--The term `generic 
     campaign activity' means an activity that promotes a 
     political party and does not promote a candidate or non-
     Federal candidate.''.

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     SEC. 308. CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING.

       Section 318 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441d) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting ``Whenever a 
     political committee makes a disbursement for the purpose of 
     financing any communication through any broadcasting station, 
     newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mailing, 
     or any other type of general public political advertising, or 
     whenever'';
       (ii) by striking ``an expenditure'' and inserting ``a 
     disbursement''; and
       (iii) by striking ``direct''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and permanent street 
     address'' after ``name''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Any printed communication described in subsection (a) 
     shall--
       ``(1) be of sufficient type size to be clearly readable by 
     the recipient of the communication;
       ``(2) be contained in a printed box set apart from the 
     other contents of the communication; and
       ``(3) be printed with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement.
       ``(d)(1) Any communication described in paragraphs (1) or 
     (2) of subsection (a) which is transmitted through radio or 
     television shall include, in addition to the requirements of 
     that paragraph, an audio statement by the candidate that 
     identifies the candidate and states that the candidate has 
     approved the communication.
       ``(2) If a communication described in paragraph (1) is 
     transmitted through television, the communication shall 
     include, in addition to the audio statement under paragraph 
     (1), a written statement that--
       ``(A) appears at the end of the communication in a clearly 
     readable manner with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement, for a 
     period of at least 4 seconds; and
       ``(B) is accompanied by a clearly identifiable photographic 
     or similar image of the candidate.
       ``(e) Any communication described in paragraph (3) of 
     subsection (a) which is transmitted through radio or 
     television shall include, in addition to the requirements of 
     that paragraph, in a clearly spoken manner, the following 
     statement: `________________ is responsible for the content 
     of this advertisement.' (with the blank to be filled in with 
     the name of the political committee or other person paying 
     for the communication and the name of any connected 
     organization of the payor). If transmitted through 
     television, the statement shall also appear in a clearly 
     readable manner with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement, for a 
     period of at least 4 seconds.''.
                    TITLE IV--PERSONAL WEALTH OPTION

     SEC. 401. VOLUNTARY PERSONAL FUNDS EXPENDITURE LIMIT.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) (as amended by section 101) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 324. VOLUNTARY PERSONAL FUNDS EXPENDITURE LIMIT.

       ``(a) Eligible Congressional Candidate.--
       ``(1) Primary election.--
       ``(A) Declaration.--A candidate for election for Senator or 
     Representative in or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
     Congress is an eligible primary election Congressional 
     candidate if the candidate files with the Commission a 
     declaration that the candidate and the candidate's authorized 
     committees will not make expenditures in excess of the 
     personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(B) Time to file.--The declaration under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be filed not later than the date on which the candidate 
     files with the appropriate State officer as a candidate for 
     the primary election.
       ``(2) General election.--
       ``(A) Declaration.--A candidate for election for Senator or 
     Representative in or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
     Congress is an eligible general election Congressional 
     candidate if the candidate files with the Commission--
       ``(i) a declaration under penalty of perjury, with 
     supporting documentation as required by the Commission, that 
     the candidate and the candidate's authorized committees did 
     not exceed the personal funds expenditure limit in connection 
     with the primary election; and
       ``(ii) a declaration that the candidate and the candidate's 
     authorized committees will not make expenditures in excess of 
     the personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(B) Time to file.--The declaration under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be filed not later than 7 days after the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date on which the candidate qualifies for the 
     general election ballot under State law; or
       ``(ii) if under State law, a primary or run-off election to 
     qualify for the general election ballot occurs after 
     September 1, the date on which the candidate wins the primary 
     or runoff election.
       ``(b) Personal Funds Expenditure Limit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The aggregate amount of expenditures 
     that may be made in connection with an election by an 
     eligible Congressional candidate or the candidate's 
     authorized committees from the sources described in paragraph 
     (2) shall not exceed $50,000.
       ``(2) Sources.--A source is described in this paragraph if 
     the source is--
       ``(A) personal funds of the candidate and members of the 
     candidate's immediate family; or
       ``(B) proceeds of indebtedness incurred by the candidate or 
     a member of the candidate's immediate family.
       ``(c) Certification by the Commission.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall determine whether a 
     candidate has met the requirements of this section and, based 
     on the determination, issue a certification stating whether 
     the candidate is an eligible Congressional candidate.
       ``(2) Time for certification.--Not later than 7 business 
     days after a candidate files a declaration under paragraph 
     (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the Commission shall certify 
     whether the candidate is an eligible Congressional candidate.
       ``(3) Revocation.--The Commission shall revoke a 
     certification under paragraph (1), based on information 
     submitted in such form and manner as the Commission may 
     require or on information that comes to the Commission by 
     other means, if the Commission determines that a candidate 
     violates the personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(4) Determinations by Commission.--A determination made 
     by the Commission under this subsection shall be final, 
     except to the extent that the determination is subject to 
     examination and audit by the Commission and to judicial 
     review.
       ``(d) Penalty.--If the Commission revokes the certification 
     of an eligible Congressional candidate--
       ``(1) the Commission shall notify the candidate of the 
     revocation; and
       ``(2) the candidate and a candidate's authorized committees 
     shall pay to the Commission an amount equal to the amount of 
     expenditures made by a national committee of a political 
     party or a State committee of a political party in connection 
     with the general election campaign of the candidate under 
     section 315(d).''.

     SEC. 402. POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEE COORDINATED EXPENDITURES.

       Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) (as amended by section 204) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) This subsection does not apply to expenditures made 
     in connection with the general election campaign of a 
     candidate for Senator or Representative in or Delegate or 
     Resident Commissioner to the Congress who is not an eligible 
     Congressional candidate (as defined in section 324(a)).''.
                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 501. CODIFICATION OF BECK DECISION.

       Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 
     158) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Nonunion Member Payments to Labor Organization.--
       ``(1) In general.--It shall be an unfair labor practice for 
     any labor organization which receives a payment from an 
     employee pursuant to an agreement that requires employees who 
     are not members of the organization to make payments to such 
     organization in lieu of organization dues or fees not to 
     establish and implement the objection procedure described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Objection procedure.--The objection procedure 
     required under paragraph (1) shall meet the following 
     requirements:
       ``(A) The labor organization shall annually provide to 
     employees who are covered by such agreement but are not 
     members of the organization--
       ``(i) reasonable personal notice of the objection 
     procedure, the employees eligible to invoke the procedure, 
     and the time, place, and manner for filing an objection; and
       ``(ii) reasonable opportunity to file an objection to 
     paying for organization expenditures supporting political 
     activities unrelated to collective bargaining, including but 
     not limited to the opportunity to file such objection by 
     mail.
       ``(B) If an employee who is not a member of the labor 
     organization files an objection under the procedure in 
     subparagraph (A), such organization shall--
       ``(i) reduce the payments in lieu of organization dues or 
     fees by such employee by an amount which reasonably reflects 
     the ratio that the organization's expenditures supporting 
     political activities unrelated to collective bargaining bears 
     to such organization's total expenditures;
       ``(ii) provide such employee with a reasonable explanation 
     of the organization's calculation of such reduction, 
     including calculating the amount of organization expenditures 
     supporting political activities unrelated to collective 
     bargaining.
       ``(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
     `expenditures supporting political activities unrelated to 
     collective bargaining' means expenditures in connection with 
     a Federal, State, or local election or in connection with 
     efforts to influence legislation unrelated to collective 
     bargaining.''.

     SEC. 502. USE OF CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by striking section 313 and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 313. USE OF CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Permitted Uses.--A contribution accepted by a 
     candidate, and any other amount received by an individual as 
     support for activities of the individual as a holder of 
     Federal office, may be used by the candidate or individual--
       ``(1) for expenditures in connection with the campaign for 
     Federal office of the candidate or individual;

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       ``(2) for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in 
     connection with duties of the individual as a holder of 
     Federal office;
       ``(3) for contributions to an organization described in 
     section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       ``(4) for transfers to a national, State, or local 
     committee of a political party.
       ``(b) Prohibited Use.--
       ``(1) In general.--A contribution or amount described in 
     subsection (a) shall not be converted by any person to 
     personal use.
       ``(2) Conversion.--For the purposes of paragraph (1), a 
     contribution or amount shall be considered to be converted to 
     personal use if the contribution or amount is used to fulfill 
     any commitment, obligation, or expense of a person that would 
     exist irrespective of the candidate's election campaign or 
     individual's duties as a holder of Federal officeholder, 
     including--
       ``(A) a home mortgage, rent, or utility payment;
       ``(B) a clothing purchase;
       ``(C) a noncampaign-related automobile expense;
       ``(D) a country club membership;
       ``(E) a vacation or other noncampaign-related trip;
       ``(F) a household food item;
       ``(G) a tuition payment;
       ``(H) admission to a sporting event, concert, theater, or 
     other form of entertainment not associated with an election 
     campaign; and
       ``(I) dues, fees, and other payments to a health club or 
     recreational facility.''.

     SEC. 503. LIMIT ON CONGRESSIONAL USE OF THE FRANKING 
                   PRIVILEGE.

       Section 3210(a)(6) of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) A Member of Congress shall not mail any mass mailing 
     as franked mail during the 180-day period which ends on the 
     date of the general election for the office held by the 
     Member or during the 90-day period which ends on the date of 
     any primary election for that office, unless the Member has 
     made a public announcement that the Member will not be a 
     candidate for reelection during that year or for election to 
     any other Federal office.''.

     SEC. 504. PROHIBITION OF FUNDRAISING ON FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       Section 607 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Prohibition.--
       ``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for any person to 
     solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of 
     value for a political committee or a candidate for Federal, 
     State or local office from a person who is located in a room 
     or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by 
     an officer or employee of the United States. An individual 
     who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government, 
     including the President, Vice President, and Members of 
     Congress, shall not solicit a donation of money or other 
     thing of value for a political committee or candidate for 
     Federal, State or local office, while in any room or building 
     occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or 
     employee of the United States, from any person.
       ``(2) Penalty.--A person who violates this section shall be 
     fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned more than 3 years, or 
     both.''; and
       (2) by inserting in subsection (b) after ``Congress'' ``or 
     Executive Office of the President''.

     SEC. 505. PENALTIES FOR KNOWING AND WILLFUL VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Increased Penalties.--Section 309(a) of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraphs (5)(A), (6)(A), and (6)(B), by striking 
     ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''; and
       (2) in paragraphs (5)(B) and (6)(C), by striking ``$10,000 
     or an amount equal to 200 percent'' and inserting ``$20,000 
     or an amount equal to 300 percent''.
       (b) Equitable Remedies.--Section 309(a)(5)(A) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)) 
     is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
     ``, and may include equitable remedies or penalties, 
     including disgorgement of funds to the Treasury or community 
     service requirements (including requirements to participate 
     in public education programs).''.
       (c) Automatic Penalty for Late Filing.--Section 309(a) of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) Penalty for late filing.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Monetary penalties.--The Commission shall establish a 
     schedule of mandatory monetary penalties that shall be 
     imposed by the Commission for failure to meet a time 
     requirement for filing under section 304.
       ``(ii) Required filing.--In addition to imposing a penalty, 
     the Commission may require a report that has not been filed 
     within the time requirements of section 304 to be filed by a 
     specific date.
       ``(iii) Procedure.--A penalty or filing requirement imposed 
     under this paragraph shall not be subject to paragraph (1), 
     (2), (3), (4), (5), or (12).
       ``(B) Filing an exception.--
       ``(i) Time to file.--A political committee shall have 30 
     days after the imposition of a penalty or filing requirement 
     by the Commission under this paragraph in which to file an 
     exception with the Commission.
       ``(ii) Time for Commission to rule.--Within 30 days after 
     receiving an exception, the Commission shall make a 
     determination that is a final agency action subject to 
     exclusive review by the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit under section 706 of title 
     5, United States Code, upon petition filed in that court by 
     the political committee or treasurer that is the subject of 
     the agency action, if the petition is filed within 30 days 
     after the date of the Commission action for which review is 
     sought.'';
       (2) in paragraph (5)(D)--
       (A) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``In any case in which a penalty or filing requirement 
     imposed on a political committee or treasurer under paragraph 
     (13) has not been satisfied, the Commission may institute a 
     civil action for enforcement under paragraph (6)(A).''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end of the last 
     sentence the following: ``or has failed to pay a penalty or 
     meet a filing requirement imposed under paragraph (13)''; and
       (3) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``paragraph (4)(A)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (4)(A) or (13)''.

     SEC. 506. STRENGTHENING FOREIGN MONEY BAN.

       Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441e) is amended--
       (1) by striking the heading and inserting the following: 
     ``contributions and donations by foreign nationals''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for--
       ``(1) a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make--
       ``(A) a donation of money or other thing of value, or to 
     promise expressly or impliedly to make a donation, in 
     connection with a Federal, State, or local election to a 
     political committee or a candidate for Federal office, or
       ``(B) a contribution or donation to a committee of a 
     political party; or
       ``(2) a person to solicit, accept, or receive a 
     contribution or donation described in paragraph (1)(A) from a 
     foreign national.''.

     SEC. 507. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY MINORS.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) (as amended by sections 101 and 401) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 325. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY MINORS.

       An individual who is 17 years old or younger shall not make 
     a contribution to a candidate or a contribution or donation 
     to a committee of a political party.''.

     SEC. 508. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.

       (a) In General.--Section 309(a) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) (as amended by 
     section 505(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(14)(A) If the complaint in a proceeding was filed within 
     60 days preceding the date of a general election, the 
     Commission may take action described in this subparagraph.
       ``(B) If the Commission determines, on the basis of facts 
     alleged in the complaint and other facts available to the 
     Commission, that there is clear and convincing evidence that 
     a violation of this Act has occurred, is occurring, or is 
     about to occur, the Commission may order expedited 
     proceedings, shortening the time periods for proceedings 
     under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as necessary to allow 
     the matter to be resolved in sufficient time before the 
     election to avoid harm or prejudice to the interests of the 
     parties.
       ``(C) If the Commission determines, on the basis of facts 
     alleged in the complaint and other facts available to the 
     Commission, that the complaint is clearly without merit, the 
     Commission may--
       ``(i) order expedited proceedings, shortening the time 
     periods for proceedings under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and 
     (4) as necessary to allow the matter to be resolved in 
     sufficient time before the election to avoid harm or 
     prejudice to the interests of the parties; or
       ``(ii) if the Commission determines that there is 
     insufficient time to conduct proceedings before the election, 
     summarily dismiss the complaint.''.
       (b) Referral to Attorney General.--Section 309(a)(5) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)) 
     is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) The Commission may at any time, by an affirmative 
     vote of at least 4 of its members, refer a possible violation 
     of this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, to the Attorney General of the United States, 
     without regard to any limitation set forth in this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 509. INITIATION OF ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDING.

       Section 309(a)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``reason to 
     believe that'' and inserting ``reason to investigate 
     whether''.
 TITLE VI--SEVERABILITY; CONSTITUTIONALITY; EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS

     SEC. 601. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, 
     or the application of a provision or amendment to any person 
     or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the 
     remainder of this Act and amendments made by this Act, and 
     the application of the provisions and amendment to any person 
     or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding.

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     SEC. 602. REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES.

       An appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court of the 
     United States from any final judgment, decree, or order 
     issued by any court ruling on the constitutionality of any 
     provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act.

     SEC. 603. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act take effect January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 604. REGULATIONS.

       The Federal Election Commission shall prescribe any 
     regulations required to carry out this Act and the amendments 
     made by this Act not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

155

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negative

Nays

254

para.61.11                   [Roll No. 249]

                                AYES--155

     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Frost
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Granger
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--254

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Barr
     Blunt
     Cooksey
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Kasich
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Morella
     Parker
     Reyes
     Rothman
     Schumer
     Shaw
     Skaggs
     Sununu
     Torres
     Weldon (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.61.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. MALONEY of New 
York to the foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted 
by Mr. SHAYS:
  Amendment submitted by Mrs. MALONEY of New York:

      Title   --Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform

     SEC.    01. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF COMMISSION.

       There is established a commission to be known as the 
     ``Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform'' 
     (referred to in this title as the ``Commission''). The 
     purposes of the Commission are to study the laws relating to 
     the financing of political activity and to report and 
     recommend legislation to reform those laws.

     SEC. 402. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 
     members appointed within 15 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act by the President from among individuals 
     who are not incumbent Members of Congress and who are 
     specially qualified to serve on the Commission by reason of 
     education, training, or experience.
       (b) Appointment.--
       (1) In general.--Members shall be appointed as follows:
       (A) 3 members (one of whom shall be a political 
     independent) shall be appointed from among a list of nominees 
     submitted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
       (B) 3 members (one of whom shall be a political 
     independent) shall be appointed from among a list of nominees 
     submitted by the majority leader of the Senate.
       (C) 3 members (one of whom shall be a political 
     independent) shall be appointed from among a list of nominees 
     submitted by the minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (D) 3 members (one of whom shall be a political 
     independent) shall be appointed from among a list of nominees 
     submitted by the minority leader of the Senate.
       (2) Failure to submit list of nominees.--If an official 
     described in any of the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) fails 
     to submit a list of nominees to the President during the 15-
     day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act--
       (A) such subparagraph shall no longer apply; and
       (B) the President shall appoint 3 members (one of whom 
     shall be a political independent) who meet the requirements 
     described in subsection (a) and such other criteria as the 
     President may apply.
       (3) Political independent defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``political independent'' means an individual who at no 
     time after January 1992--
       (A) has held elective office as a member of the Democratic 
     or Republican party;
       (B) has received any wages or salary from the Democratic or 
     Republican party or from a Democratic or Republican party 
     office-holder or candidate; or
       (C) has provided substantial volunteer services or made any 
     substantial contribution to the Democratic or Republican 
     party or to a Democratic or Republican party office-holder or 
     candidate.
       (c) Chairman.--At the time of the appointment, the 
     President shall designate one member of the Commission as 
     Chairman of the Commission
       (d) Terms.--The members of the Commission shall serve for 
     the life of the Commission.
       (e) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
     in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (f) Political Affiliation.--Not more than 4 members of the 
     Commission may be of the same political party.

     SEC. 403. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of 
     carrying out this title, hold hearings, sit and act at times 
     and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the 
     Commission considers appropriate. In car

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     rying out the preceding sentence, the Commission shall ensure 
     that a substantial number of its meetings are open meetings, 
     with significant opportunities for testimony from members of 
     the general public.
       (b) Quorum.--Seven members of the Commission shall 
     constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. 
     The approval of at least 9 members of the Commission is 
     required when approving all or a portion of the recommended 
     legislation. Any member of the Commission may, if authorized 
     by the Commission, take any action which the Commission is 
     authorized to take under this section.

     SEC. 404. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       (a) Pay and Travel Expenses of Members.--(1) Each member of 
     the Commission shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily 
     equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level 
     IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
     United States Code, for each day (including travel time) 
     during which the member is engaged in the actual performance 
     of duties vested in the Commission.
       (2) Members of the Commission shall receive travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
     accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Staff Director.--The Commission shall, without regard 
     to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, appoint a 
     staff director, who shall be paid at the rate of basic pay 
     payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5315 of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Staff of Commission; Services.--
       (1) In General.--When the approval of the Commission, the 
     staff director of the Commission may appoint and fix the pay 
     of additional personnel. The Director may make such 
     appointments without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
     service, and any personnel so appointed may be paid without 
     regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
     chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and 
     General Schedule pay rates, except that an individual so 
     appointed may not receive pay in excess of the maximum annual 
     rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-15 of the General 
     Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Experts and consultants.--The Commission may procure by 
     contract the temporary or intermittent services of experts or 
     consultants pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 405. REPORT AND RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION.

       (a) Report.--Not later than the expiration of the 180-day 
     period which begins on the date on which the second session 
     of the One Hundred Fifth Congress adjourns sine die, the 
     Commission shall submit to the President, the Speaker and 
     minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the 
     majority and minority leader of the Senate a report of the 
     activities of the Commission.
       (b) Recommendations; Draft of Legislation.--The report 
     under subsection (a) shall include any recommendations for 
     changes in the laws (including regulations) governing the 
     financing of political activity (taking into account the 
     provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act), 
     including any changes in the rules of the Senate or the House 
     of Representatives, to which 9 or more members of the 
     Commission may agree, together with drafts of--
       (1) any legislation (including technical and conforming 
     provisions) recommended by the Commission to implement such 
     recommendations; and
       (2) any proposed amendment to the Constitution recommended 
     by the Commission as necessary to implement such 
     recommendations, except that if the Commission includes such 
     a proposed amendment in its report, it shall also include 
     recommendations (and drafts) for legislation which may be 
     implemented prior to the adoption of such proposed amendment.
       (c) Goals of Recommendations and Legislation.--In making 
     recommendations and preparing drafts of legislation under 
     this section, the Commission shall consider the following to 
     be its primary goals;
       (1) Encouraging fair and open Federal elections which 
     provide voters with meaningful information about candidates 
     and issues.
       (2) Eliminating the disproportionate influence of special 
     interest financing of Federal elections.
       (3) Creating a more equitable electoral system for 
     challengers and incumbents.

     SEC. 406. EXPEDITED CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF 
                   LEGISLATION.

       (a) In General.--If any legislation is introduced the 
     substance of which implements a recommendation of the 
     Commission submitted under section 05(b) (including a joint 
     resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution), 
     subject to subsection (b), the provisions of section 2908 
     (other than subsection (a)) of the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 shall apply to the consideration of 
     the legislation in the same manner as such provisions apply 
     to a joint resolution described in section 2908(a) of such 
     Act.
       (b) Special Rules.--For purposes of applying subsection (a) 
     with respect to such provisions, the following rules shall 
     apply:
       (1) Any reference to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     House of Representatives shall be deemed a reference to the 
     Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives 
     and any reference to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate shall be deemed a reference to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration of the Senate.
       (2) Any reference to the date on which the President 
     transmits a report shall be deemed a reference to the date on 
     which the recommendation involved is submitted under section 
     05(b).
       (3) Notwithstanding subsection (d)(2) of section 2908 of 
     such Act--
       (A) debate on the legislation in the House of 
     Representatives, and on all debatable motions and appeals in 
     connection with the legislation, shall be limited to not more 
     than 10 hours, divided equally between those favoring and 
     those opposing the legislation;
       (B) debate on the legislation in the Senate, and on all 
     debatable motions and appeals in connection with the 
     legislation, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, 
     divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the 
     legislation; and
       (C) debate in the Senate on any single debatable motion and 
     appeal in connection with the legislation shall be limited to 
     not more than 1 hour, divided equally between the mover and 
     the manager of the bill (except that in the event the manager 
     of the bill is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the 
     time in opposition thereto shall be controlled by the 
     minority leader or his designee), and the majority and 
     minority leader may each allot additional time from time 
     under such leader's control to any Senator during the 
     consideration of any debatable motion or appeal.

     SEC. 407. TERMINATION.

       The Commission shall cease to exist 90 days after the date 
     of the submission of its report under section 05.

     SEC. 408. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission 
     such sums as are necessary to carry out its duties under this 
     title.

Yeas

325

It was decided in the

Nays

78

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.61.13                   [Roll No. 250]

                                AYES--325

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs

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     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--78

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Bateman
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Collins
     Combest
     Crane
     Cubin
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Everett
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Gekas
     Granger
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Johnson (CT)
     King (NY)
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Neumann
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Oxley
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Skeen
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Stump
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Watt (NC)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     English
       

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Barr
     Blunt
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Klug
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McDade
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Morella
     Parker
     Pomeroy
     Reyes
     Rothman
     Sununu
     Torres
     Weldon (FL)
     Wise
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.

para.61.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GILLMOR to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. 
SHAYS:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. GILLMOR:

       Add at the end of title V the following new section (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 510. PROTECTING EQUAL PARTICIPATION OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS 
                   IN CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by sections 101, 401, and 
     507, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:


 ``protecting equal participation of eligible voters in campaigns and 
                               elections

       ``Sec. 326. (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act may be 
     construed to prohibit any individual eligible to vote in an 
     election for Federal office from making contributions or 
     expenditures in support of a candidate for such an election 
     (including voluntary contributions or expenditures made 
     through a separate segregated fund established by the 
     individual's employer or labor organization) or otherwise 
     participating in any campaign for such an election in the 
     same manner and to the same extent as any other individual 
     eligible to vote in an election for such office.
       ``(b) No Effect on Geographic Restrictions on 
     Contributions.--Subsection (a) may not be construed to affect 
     any restriction under this title regarding the portion of 
     contributions accepted by a candidate from persons residing 
     in a particular geographic area.''.

Yeas

395

It was decided in the

Nays

0

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

3

para.61.15                   [Roll No. 251]

                                AYES--395

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Leach

                             NOT VOTING--35

     Baker
     Barr
     Blunt
     Callahan
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Everett
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Holden
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McDade
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Morella
     Ortiz
     Parker
     Reyes
     Rothman
     Salmon
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Sununu
     Torres
     Weldon (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. COLLINS, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.61.16  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, June 22, 1998 at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

[[Page 1062]]

para.61.17  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, June 
24, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.61.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. MARTINEZ, for today; and
  To Mr. McDADE, for today.
  And then,

para.61.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SAXON, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 2 o'clock and 41 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, June 22, 1998 for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.61.20  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and references to the proper calendar, as 
follows:

       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3849. A bill to 
     amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a national 
     policy against Federal and State regulation of Internet 
     access and online services, and to exercise congressional 
     jurisdiction over interstate and foreign commerce by 
     establishing a moratorium on the imposition of exactions that 
     would interfere with the free flow of commerce conducted over 
     the Internet, and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. 
     No. 105-570, Pt. 2). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 3892. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a program to help children 
     and youth learn English, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-587). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SKEEN. Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 4101. A bill 
     making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
     Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-588). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.61.21  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1965. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce extended for a period ending not later than August 
     7. 1998.
       H.R. 2281. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce extended for a period ending not later than June 26. 
     1998.
       H.R. 3849. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce extended for a period ending not later than June 26. 
     1998.

para.61.22  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Hyde, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coble, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Graham, Mr. Wexler, and 
             Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 4090. A bill to provide for a national medal for 
     public safety officers who act with extraordinary valor above 
     and beyond the call of duty; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SKEEN:
       H.R. 4091. A bill to dissolve the Minerals Management 
     Service of the Department of the Interior; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Boswell, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ford, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 4092. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to increase the amount of payment under the 
     Medicare program for pap smear laboratory tests; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Lampson, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Cummings):
       H.R. 4093. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     require group health plans and health insurance coverage to 
     establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination 
     by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Meehan):
       H.R. 4094. A bill to provide for comprehensive brownfields 
     assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Hamilton, Mr. Berman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clement, Mr. Vento, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Olver, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Ms. Waters, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
             and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 4095. A bill to provide that the President shall 
     attempt to establish an international arms sales code of 
     conduct with all Wassenaar Arrangement countries; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coble, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Hansen, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Largent, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
             Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thomas, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 4096. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for Congressional review of rules establishing or 
     increasing taxes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4097. A bill to provide transitional community 
     employment for unemployed persons, and other individuals in 
     poverty, who live in certain identified communities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 4098. A bill to authorize the Commandant of the Coast 
     Guard to convey the real property comprising Coast Guard 
     Light Station Two Harbors, located in Lake County, Minnesota, 
     to the Lake County Historical Society; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 4099. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 
     2001, 2002, and 2003, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 4100. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to the employment of Federal prisoners, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SKEEN:
       H.R. 4101. A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Ms. Furse, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Pappas):
       H. Con. Res. 291. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     to raise public awareness of diabetes and to promote public 
     support for diabetes research; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida):

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       H. Con. Res. 292. Concurrent resolution calling for an end 
     to the recent conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DeLAY:
       H. Res. 480. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives concerning the assertion of protective 
     function privilege; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, and Mr. Ryun):
       H. Res. 481. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that professional sports leagues and the 
     International Olympic Committee should help reinforce the 
     unacceptability and harmfulness of illegal drug use by 
     establishing clear guidelines and penalties, and that 
     athletes using illegal drugs who do not identify the person 
     who provided the illegal drugs and successfully complete a 
     drug treatment program should be suspended from play for a 
     minimum of one year without pay; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on International 
     Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 

para.61.23  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Borski, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Diaz-
     Balart, and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Engel, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. 
     Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1146: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Shays, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. King of New York, 
     and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Doyle, 
     and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 1401: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 2023: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 2110: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2273: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Dooley of 
     California.
       H.R. 2613: Mr. Ehlers and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 2721: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Weller and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 2826: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 3053: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 3101:  Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 3248:  Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3290:  Mr. Foley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 3342: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 3506:  Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Wise, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Davis of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 3572: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 3584: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3605:  Mr. Jefferson and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 3637: Mr. Engel, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Vento, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 3660: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3672: Mr. Manton and Mr.  Kleczka.
       H.R. 3720: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 3764: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Bereuter, and Mr. Lampson. 
       H.R. 3810: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Pappas, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. 
     LoBiondo.
       H.R. 3865: Mr. Hobson, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Dickey, 
     Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Mica, 
     Mr. Oxley, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 3870: Mr. Redmond, Mr. Hayworth, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
     Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. LaHood and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 3888: Mr. Bishop and Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 3892: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 3911: Mr. Stark and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 3925: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3980: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3995: Ms. Lee, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Frost, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 4005: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 4018: Mr. Minge, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Tierney, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 4032: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 4065: Mr. Cannon and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 4066: Mr. Payne, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 4075: Mr. Goode.
       H.J. Res. 123: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Hill, 
     Mr. Sessions, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Shimkus.
       H. Con. Res. 27: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania and Mr. Kleczka.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Ford.
       H. Con. Res. 224: Mr. Shays.
       H. Con. Res. 254: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Mr. Snyder.
       H. Con. Res. 268: Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Con. Res. 288: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mica, 
     and Mr. Aderholt.
       H. Con. Res. 290: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and 
     Mr. Klug.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H. Res. 171: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H. Res. 218: Mr. Owens, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. DeLauro, 
     Mr. Cook, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Mr. Lampson.



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                       MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1998 (62)

para.62.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 o'clock p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. PETRI, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 22, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Thomas E. Petri to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.62.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate passed a bill and a concurrent resolution of 
the following titles, in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1379. An Act to amend section 552 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and the National Security Act of 1947 to require 
     disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act regarding 
     certain persons, disclose Nazi war criminal records without 
     impairing any investigation or prosecution conducted by the 
     Department of Justice or certain intelligence matters, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. Con. Res. 104. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 
     50th anniversary of the integration of the Armed Forces.

para.62.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to the order of the House 
of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para.62.4  recess--12:51 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.62.5  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, called the House to order.

para.62.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, June 19, 1998.
  Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. GIBBONS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.62.7  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9773. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting a notice of the Final Funding 
     Priorities for Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       9774. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Years 1998-1999 for Certain Centers and Projects--
     received June 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       9775. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards [Docket No. NHTSA 98-
     3949] (RIN: 2127-AG58) received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9776. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--License Applications for Certain 
     Items Containing Byproduct Material (RIN: 3150-AF76) received 
     June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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       9777. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 15-
     98 which is regarding Amendment 2 to the Agreement between 
     the U.S. and Israel for the Arrow Deployability Program 
     (ADP), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9778. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report of 
     Political contributions by nominees as chiefs of mission, 
     ambassadors at large, or ministers, and their families, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9779. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9780. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-369, ``Police 
     Officers, Fire Fighters, and Teachers Retirement Benefit 
     Replacement Plan Act of 1998,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9781. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-370, 
     ``International Fuel Tax Agreement Amendment Act of 1998,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9782. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-368, ``Public 
     Employee Relations Board Amendment Act of 1998,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9783. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-359, 
     ``Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act of 1998,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9784. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-362, 
     ``Eastern Market Open Air Retailing Second Temporary Act of 
     1998,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9785. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-361, 
     ``Moratorium on the Issuance of New Retailer's Licenses Class 
     B and Closing of a Public Alley in Square 5259, S.O. 92-45, 
     Applicant Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 1998,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9786. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-360, 
     ``Designation of Excepted Service Positions Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1998,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9787. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-358, 
     ``Library and Public Housing Drug Free Zone Amendment Act of 
     1998,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9788. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-373, ``Health 
     Insurance Portability and Accountability Federal Law 
     Conformity, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Regulatory Reform, and 
     Consumer Law Temporary Amendment Act of 1998,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9789. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List; 
     Additions and Deletions--received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       9790. A letter from the Acting Chair, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Subsistence 
     Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C 
     and Subpart D--1998-1999 Subsistence Taking of Fish and 
     Wildlife Regulations (RIN: 1018-AE12) received June 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9791. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Whiting Closure 
     for the Mothership Sector [Docket No. 971229312-7312-01; I.D. 
     052898A] received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9792. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model 182S 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-59-AD; Amendment 39-10598; AD 98-
     13-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9793. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Changes in accounting periods and in methods of accounting 
     [Revenue Procedure 98-39] received June 16, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9794. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Certain Transfers of Stock or Securities by U.S. Persons to 
     Foreign Corporations and Related Reporting Requirements [TD 
     8770] (RIN: 1545-AP81; RIN: 1545-AI32) received June 18, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para.62.8  justice department authorization

  Mr. HYDE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3303) to 
authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal years 
1999, 2000, 2001; to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999 and 
2000 to carry out certain programs administered by the Department of 
Justice; to amend title 28 of the United States Code with respect to the 
use of funds available to the Department of Justice, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, recognized Mr. HYDE and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.62.9  money laundering through mexican financial institutions

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 288):

       Whereas, Mexico is an important ally of the United States 
     and these countries' economies, cultures, and security 
     interests are permanently intertwined;
       Whereas illegal drugs continue to destroy our cities and 
     kill our children, the illegal international narcotics trade 
     poses a direct and pernicious threat to the vital national 
     interests of the United States, and combating this threat is 
     one of our Nation's highest priorities;
       Whereas Mexico is one of the major source countries for 
     narcotic drugs and other controlled substances entering the 
     United States;
       Whereas criminal organizations engage in money laundering 
     to reap the financial benefits of the illegal narcotics trade 
     and combating money laundering is a necessary and integral 
     part of a national strategy to combat the narcotics trade;
       Whereas Mexico is currently unable to limit meaningfully 
     the laundering of drug proceeds in its financial 
     institutions, as noted in the Department of State's 1997 
     International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, which 
     indicates that Mexico ``continues to be the money laundering 
     haven of choice for the transportation of US cash drug 
     proceeds'';
       Whereas, despite the commitment of President Zedillo to 
     combat drug trafficking and money laundering, the Government 
     of Mexico ``acknowledges that narcotics-related corruption is 
     pervasive and entrenched within the criminal justice system 
     and that it has spread beyond that sector'', as demonstrated 
     by the February 1997 arrest of the chief of Mexico's National 
     Counternarcotics Institute on charges of accepting bribes 
     from, and complicity with, the drug cartels, shortly after 
     receiving confidential briefings from United States law 
     enforcement agencies;
       Whereas progressively more violent, organized, and 
     widespread illegal drug operations constitute a threat not 
     only to the health and well-being of the Mexican people but 
     also to the integrity of the Mexican Government and its law 
     enforcement agencies;
       Whereas the vast majority of people and public servants in 
     Mexico support ridding their country of this dark and 
     sinister threat;
       Whereas the United States Customs Service, in conjunction 
     with other United States law enforcement agencies, recently 
     concluded ``Operation Casablanca'', the largest undercover 
     money laundering investigation in the history of the United 
     States, in which over 100 persons were arrested and 3 Mexican 
     financial institutions were indicted;
       Whereas Operation Casablanca is in the interest of the 
     people of the United States, as it strikes a direct blow 
     against the laundering of the proceeds of illegal drug sales 
     in Mexican financial institutions and is necessary for an 
     effective effort against money laundering in the United 
     States;
       Whereas United States law enforcement agents participating 
     in Operation Casablanca placed themselves in peril of severe

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     injury or death in order to combat the illegal narcotics 
     trade;
       Whereas recently the Government of Mexico has reportedly 
     announced a desire to investigate and possibly prosecute 
     United States law enforcement officials involved in Operation 
     Casablanca on the ground that United States law enforcement 
     agents allegedly operated on Mexican soil without prior 
     notification of the Government of Mexico;
       Whereas the Government of Mexico had been notified of the 
     broad concept but not details of a money laundering 
     investigation; whereas notification of details could have 
     jeopardized the safety of United States law enforcement 
     officials; and
       Whereas notification to foreign governments of the 
     specifics of undercover money laundering investigations 
     conducted by the United States could, under certain 
     circumstances, render ineffective such investigations, which 
     would be contrary to the interests of the United States: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) undercover law enforcement investigations, including 
     under appropriate circumstances sting operations, are 
     necessary to counter increasingly sophisticated money 
     laundering schemes that involve financial institutions in 
     this country and other countries, including Mexico; and
       (2) the United States should not agree to extradite to 
     Mexico United States law enforcement agents involved in 
     Operation Casablanca for actions taken within the scope of 
     Operation Casablanca.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McCOLLUM demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.62.10  rejection of postal rate increase

  Mr. LaTOURETTE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 452):

       Whereas the United States Postal Service has realized a 
     cumulative net income of approximately $5,800,000,000 during 
     the past three and one-half fiscal years;
       Whereas the national rate of inflation has declined 
     substantially during that time;
       Whereas the postal customers and taxpayers of the United 
     States deserve to share in the recent financial gains of the 
     Postal Service;
       Whereas any increase in postage rates affects every 
     citizen, resident, and business in the United States, and is 
     especially harmful to individuals living on low or fixed 
     incomes;
       Whereas the Postal Rate Commission issued a recommended 
     decision on May 11, 1998, that proposes, among other things, 
     increases in certain postage rates;
       Whereas it has been estimated that the proposed rate 
     increase for first-class mail would increase the annual 
     revenue of the Postal Service by approximately 
     $1,000,000,000; and
       Whereas the Board of Governors of the Postal Service is 
     expected to meet in June 1998 to act upon the recommended 
     decision: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the Board of Governors of the United 
     States Postal Service should reject the recommended decision 
     issued by the Postal Rate Commission on May 11, 1998, to the 
     extent that it provides for any increase in postage rates.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, recognized Mr. LaTOURETTE and 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. LATHAM demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.62.11  martin luther king, jr. memorial

  Mrs. SMITH of Washington moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H. J. Res. 113) approving the location of a Martin Luther King, Jr. 
Memorial in the Nation's Capitol.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, recognized Mrs. SMITH of 
Washington and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said joint resolution was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.62.12  cape cod national seashore land exchange

  Mrs. SMITH of Washington moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 2411) to provide for a land exchange involving the Cape Cod 
National Seashore and to extend the authority for the Cape Code National 
Seashore Advisory Commission, as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, recognized Mrs. SMITH of 
Washington and Mr. DELAHUNT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.62.13  recess--3:35 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 35 minutes p.m., 
subject to the call of the Chair.

para.62.14  after recess--4:20 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, called the House to order.

para.62.15  select committee on national security and military/
          commercial concerns with the prc

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(a) 
of House Resolution 463, 105th Congress, appointed to the Select 
Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns 
with the People's Republic of China, the following Members: Messrs. Cox, 
Chairman, Goss, Bereuter, Hansen, Weldon of Pennsylvania, Dicks, Spratt, 
Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Scott.

para.62.16  military construction appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to House Resolution 
477 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 4059) making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. PEASE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. PEASE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 477, reported 
the bill back to the House.

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  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BERUETER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the bill were postponed.

para.62.17  dod appropriations

  Mr. LIVINGSTON submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 105-591) on 
the bill (H.R. 4103) making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.62.18  treasury, postal service appropriations

  Mr. LIVINGSTON submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 105-592) on 
the bill (H.R. 4104) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, 
the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.62.19  energy and water appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, pursuant to House Resolution 
478 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 4060) making appropriations for energy and water development 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska as Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole; and after some time spent therein,

para.62.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. FOLEY:

       Page 15, line 23, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

147

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

261

para.62.21                   [Roll No. 252]

                                AYES--147

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clay
     Coble
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cox
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Farr
     Foley
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Sununu
     Talent
     Thune
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--261

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ryun
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Becerra
     Cannon
     Carson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Livingston
     Maloney (NY)
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Nadler
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pascrell
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Rush
     Schumer
     Torres
     Towns
     Weldon (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 
478, reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by 
the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Page 28, insert after line 2 the following:

     WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT LAND WITHDRAWAL ACT

       Sec. 308. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any 
     prior appropriations Act may be used to provide economic 
     assistance or miscellaneous payments under section 15 of the 
     Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act (Public Law 
     102-579, 106 Stat. 4777) until the Waste Isolation Pilot 
     Plant commences disposal operations.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.


[[Page 1067]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

405

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

4

para.62.22                   [Roll No. 253]

                                YEAS--405

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--4

     Ensign
     Gibbons
     Paul
     Sensenbrenner

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Becerra
     Cannon
     Carson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Maloney (NY)
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Nadler
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pascrell
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Rush
     Schumer
     Torres
     Towns
     Weldon (FL)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.62.23  h.r. 4059--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 5 of rule 
I, announced the unfinished business to be the question on the passage 
of the bill (H.R. 4059) making appropriations for military construction, 
family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

396

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

10

para.62.24                   [Roll No. 254]

                                YEAS--396

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer

[[Page 1068]]


     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--10

     Conyers
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Lofgren
     McKinney
     Paul
     Royce
     Sensenbrenner
     Stark
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Becerra
     Cannon
     Carson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hobson
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Nadler
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pascrell
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Rush
     Schumer
     Torres
     Towns
     Weldon (FL)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.62.25  h. con. res. 288--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 288) 
expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should 
support the efforts of Federal law enforcement agents engaged in 
investigation and prosecution of money laundering associated with 
Mexican financial institutions.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

404

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

3

para.62.26                   [Roll No. 255]

                                YEAS--404

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--3

     Kolbe
     Paul
     Sanford

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Becerra
     Cannon
     Carson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Herger
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Nadler
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pascrell
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Rush
     Schumer
     Torres
     Towns
     Weldon (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.62.27  h. res. 452--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 452) expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives that the Board of Governors of the 
United States Postal Service should reject the recommended decision 
issued by the Postal Rate Commission on May 11, 1998, to the extent that 
it provides for any increase in postage rates.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

393

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

12

para.62.28                   [Roll No. 256]

                                YEAS--393

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps

[[Page 1069]]


     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--12

     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Campbell
     Ehlers
     Hoyer
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     McHale
     Sanford
     Smith, Adam
     Thomas

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Becerra
     Cannon
     Carson
     Cox
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Kasich
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Nadler
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pascrell
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Rush
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Torres
     Towns
     Weldon (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.62.29  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the question on agreeing 
to the Chair's approval of the Journal of Friday, June 19, 1998.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para.62.30  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4101

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105- 593) the resolution (H. Res. 482) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4101) making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.62.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. CARSON, for today; and
  To Mr. OWENS, for today.
  And then,

para.62.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BONIOR, at 10 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.62.33  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. House Joint 
     Resolution 113. Resolution approving the location of a Martin 
     Luther King, Jr. Memorial in the Nation's Capital (Rept. No. 
     105-589). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on the 
     Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999 (Rept. 
     No. 105-590). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Florida: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 
     4103. A bill making appropriations for the Department of 
     Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-591). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. KOLBE: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 4104. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United 
     States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
     and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     592). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 482. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4101) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-593). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para.62.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 4102. A bill to establish an early childhood education 
     services referral hotline; to amend the Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize additional 
     appropriations and to authorize activities to improve the 
     quality of child care services; to amend the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to provide credit for employer expenses in 
     providing certain dependent care services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 4103. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 4104. A bill making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes.
           By Mr. COX of California:
       H.R. 4105. A bill to establish a national policy against 
     State and local interference with interstate commerce on the 
     Internet, to exercise congressional jurisdiction over 
     interstate commerce by establishing a moratorium on the 
     imposition of exactions that would interfere with the free 
     flow of com

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     merce via the Internet, to establish a national policy 
     against federal and state regulation of Internet access and 
     online services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, 
     Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE:
       H.R. 4106. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow businesses a deduction for meals provided 
     employees on premise, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 4107. A bill to establish the United States 
     Immigration Court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GANSKE:
       H. Con. Res. 293. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress on the importance of enacting patient 
     protection legislation; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Thompson, 
             Mr. Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Ms. Lee):
       H. Con. Res. 294. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     50th Anniversary of the integration of the Armed Forces, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on National Security. 

para.62.35  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

       Ms. LEE introduced a bill (H.R. 4108) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel SARAH B; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para.62.36  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 306: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. 
     Pappas.
       H.R. 687: Mr. Poshard and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Levin and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1061: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Minge and Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 1202: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and 
     Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1712: Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 1858: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2124: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 2198: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 2281: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Moran 
     of Kansas, Mr. Stark, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Bilbray, and 
     Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 3179: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 3240: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3293: Mr. Lantos and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Minge, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. 
     Lampson.
       H.R. 3400: Ms. Jackson-Lee and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 3594: Mr. Paul and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 3604: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 3605: Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 3634: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Boyd, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Souder, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Baesler, 
     Mr. Walsh, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     Combest, Mr. John, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
     Smith of Texas, Mr. Manzulo, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Farr and California.
       H.R. 3684: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 3722: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 3736: Mr. Thornberry and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 3783: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 3795: Mrs. Lowey and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 3875: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Blumenauer, 
     and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 3923: Mr. Baesler and Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 3940: Mr. Filner, Mr. Torres, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 3941: Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Mr. Bliley, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. 
     Portman.
       H.R. 3975: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 3980: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 3985: Ms. Carson, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 3990: Mr. Kanjorski and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 4070: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 4078: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. jackson, 
     and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.J. Res. 123: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Foley.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Saxton.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. LaHood and Mr. Walsh.
       H. Con. Res. 274: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Frost, 
     and Mrs. Morella.
       H. Con. Res. 278: Mr. Fossella, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
     Christensen, and Mr. Hilleary.
       H. Con. Res. 287: Ms. Kilpatrick.

para.62.37  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 2908: Mr. WATT of North Carolina.



.
                       TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1998 (63)

  The House was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by the SPEAKER, when, 
pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, Members 
were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.63.1  recess--9:50 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 10 o'clock a.m.

para.63.2  after recess--10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, called the House to order.

para.63.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, June 22, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.63.4  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9795. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Community Development Work Study Program; 
     Repayment Requirements [Docket No. FR-4324-F-01] (RIN: 2528-
     AA08) received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       9796. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Compensation and Conflicts-of-Interest Rules for Federal Home 
     Loan Bank Employees [No. 98-24] (RIN: 3069-AA76) received 
     June 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       9797. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling; Statement of Identity, Nutrition 
     Labeling and Ingredient Labeling of Dietary Supplements; 
     Compliance Policy Guide, Revocation [Docket Nos. 95N-0245 and 
     94P-0110] (RIN: 0910-AA59) received June 15, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9798. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Revocation of Lather Brushes Regulation; Correction 
     [Docket No. 97N-0418] received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9799. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a supplemental report, consistent with 
     the War Powers Resolution, on U.S. contributions in support 
     of peacekeeping efforts in the former Yugoslavia; (H. Doc. 
     No. 105-275); to the Committee on International Relations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       9800. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Exports of Humanitarian goods and 
     services to Cuba [Docket No. 980520134-8134-01] (RIN: 0694-
     AB49) received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9801. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the report on compliance with the Treaty 
     on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9802. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Nonimmigrant Classes; NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4, 
     NATO-5, NATO-6, NATO-7; Control Of Employment Of Aliens [INS 
     No. 1328-98] (RIN: 1115-AB52) received June 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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       9803. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Effect of Parole of Cuban and Haitian Nationals on 
     Resettlement Assistance Eligibility [INS No. 1751-96] (RIN: 
     1115-AE29) received June 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.63.5  drug-free workplace

  Mr. SOUDER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3853) to 
promote drug-free workplace programs; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. SOUDER and Ms. 
VELAZQUEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SOUDER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.63.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4101

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 482):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4101) making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. Points of order against 
     consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 
     2(l)(6) of rule XI or clause 7 of rule XXI are waived. 
     General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 
     exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The 
     amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted 
     in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. Points of 
     order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure 
     to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. During 
     consideration of the bill for further amendment, the Chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
     and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.63.7  h.r. 3853--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 3853) to promote drug-free workplace programs; 
as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

402

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affirmative

Nays

9

para.63.8                    [Roll No. 257]

                                YEAS--402

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--9

     Clay
     Conyers
     Fattah
     Frank (MA)
     Nadler
     Paul
     Scott
     Waters
     Watt (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Cannon
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Lewis (CA)
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Rothman

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     Sanders
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.63.9  agriculture appropriations for fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 482 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4101) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. LaHOOD as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.63.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. NEUMANN:

       Add after the final section the following new section:
       Sec. --. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to make available or 
     administer, or to pay the salaries of personnel of the 
     Department of Agriculture who make available or administer, a 
     nonrecourse loan to a producer of quota peanuts during fiscal 
     year 1999 under section 155 of the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7271) at a national average loan 
     rate in excess of $550 per ton for quota peanuts. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

181

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

244

para.63.11                   [Roll No. 258]

                                AYES--181

     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Collins
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Stark
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     White
     Wolf
     Yates

                                NOES--244

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manton
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Cannon
     Clyburn
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Payne
     Schaefer, Dan
     Thompson
     Torres
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.63.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BASS:

       Insert before the short title the following new section:
       Sec. (a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Not more than 
     $18,800,000 of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     used for the Wildlife Services Program under the heading 
     ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.''
       (b) Corresponding Reduction in Funds.--The amount otherwise 
     provided by this Act for salaries and expenses under the 
     heading ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service'' is 
     hereby reduced by $10,000,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

229

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

193

para.63.13                   [Roll No. 259]

                                AYES--229

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale

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     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Northup
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--193

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Foley
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Martinez
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogers
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Cannon
     Clyburn
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Payne
     Schaefer, Dan
     Slaughter
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Torres
     Watkins
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.63.14  internet tax freedom

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4105) to 
establish a national policy against State and local interference with 
interstate commerce on the Internet, to exercise congressional 
jurisdiction over interstate commerce by establishing a moratorium on 
the imposition of exactions that would interfere with the free flow of 
commerce via the Internet, to establish a national policy against 
Federal and state regulation of Internet access and online services, and 
for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. 
CONYERS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.63.15  legislative branch appropriations

  Mr. KINGSTON submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 105-595) on the 
bill (H.R. 4112) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.63.16  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4103

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-596) the resolution (H. Res. 484) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4103) making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.63.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4104

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-597) the resolution (H. Res. 485) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4104) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, 
the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.63.18  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 1316. An Act to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United 
     States Code, with respect to the order of precedence to be 
     applied in the payment of life insurance benefits.

para.63.19  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. THOMPSON, 
for today from 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
  And then,

para.63.20  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. PELOSI, at 8 o'clock and 38 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.63.21  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2538. A 
     bill to establish a Presidential commission to determine the 
     validity of certain land claims arising out of the Treaty of 
     Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the descendants of 
     persons who were Mexican citizens at the time of the Treaty; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-594). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. WALSH: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 4112. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-595). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 484. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4103) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-596). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 485. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4104) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
     United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the 
     President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 105-597). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.63.22  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolu

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tions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Borski):
       H.R. 4109. A bill to authorize the Gateway Visitor Center 
     at Independence National Historical Park, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, and 
             Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 4110. A bill to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in 
     rates of compensation paid to veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities, to make various improvements in education, 
     housing, and cemetery programs of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Herger, 
             and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 4111. A bill to provide for outlet modifications to 
     Folsom Dam, a study for reconstruction of the Northfork 
     American River Cofferdam, and the transfer to the State of 
     California all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     Auburn Dam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WALSH:
       H.R. 4112. A bill making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for 
     other purposes.
           By Mr. BALDACCI:
       H.R. 4113. A bill to assist the efforts of farmers and 
     cooperatives seeking to engage in value-added processing of 
     agricultural goods; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island):
       H.R. 4114. A bill to prohibit internet and mail-order sales 
     of ammunition without a license to deal in firearms, and 
     require licensed firearms dealers to record all sales of 
     1,000 rounds of ammunition to a single person; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 4115. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a special period during which a former member of 
     the armed forces may convert a Servicemembers' Group Life 
     Insurance policy to a Veterans' Group Life Insurance policy, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 4116. A bill to provide for the waiver of fees in the 
     case of certain visas, to modify the schedule for 
     implementation of certain border crossing restrictions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MANTON:
       H.R. 4117. A bill to require that an environmental impact 
     statement be prepared evaluating the impact of slot 
     exemptions for operation of new air service at LaGuardia 
     Airport; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 4118. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act and part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish 
     standards for the health quality improvement of children in 
     managed care plans and other health plans; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. PASTOR:
       H.R. 4119. A bill to provide for the restoration of certain 
     Federal land of religious and cultural significance to the 
     Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 4120. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to provide for an annual limit on the amount of certain 
     fees which may be collected by the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Clement, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Carson, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Linda Smith 
             of Washington, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Delahunt):
       H.R. 4121. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment at the National Heart, Lung, 
     and Blood Institute of a program regarding lifesaving 
     interventions for individuals who experience cardiac arrest, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Farr of California, and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 4122. A bill to prohibit the United States government 
     from entering into certain agreements or arrangements related 
     to public lands without the express prior approval of 
     Congress; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Green, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Schumer, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Yates, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clement, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hefner, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Lampson, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stark, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. LaFalce, 
             and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H. Res. 483. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding strengthening the Social 
     Security system to meet the challenges of the next century; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GANSKE (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Berry, and 
             Mr. Forbes):
       H. Res. 486. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3605) to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed 
     care plans and other health coverage; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN (for herself, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Snyder, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
             Dixon):
       H. Res. 487. A resolution relating to the emancipation of 
     African slaves in the Danish West Indies, now the United 
     States Virgin Islands; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H. Res. 488. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require a two-thirds vote on any bill 
     or joint resolution that, pursuant to fast-track procedures, 
     would implement any trade agreement; to the Committee on 
     Rules. 

para.63.23  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 145: Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. 
     Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Obey.
       H.R. 410: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 532: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Bentsen and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 716: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Bilirakis and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 900: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 993: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1126: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McHale, and Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 1378: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 1382: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Gilchrest and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1624: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 2094: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 2721: Mr. Boehner and Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 2800: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 2837: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2869: Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 2873: Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 2987: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Condit, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. 
     Pitts.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Shays, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Scott, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Vento, and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 3127: Mr. Condit, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia.
       H.R. 3215: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Wicker, and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 3259: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. LaFalce, 
     and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 3320: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. 
     Payne.
       H.R. 3470: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 3506: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Stupak, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 3531: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 3553: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Lee, and Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Shuster and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3629: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Green, Mr. Camp, 
     and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 3651: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 3659: Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington,

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     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 3697: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
     Kucinich, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 3707: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Petri, and Mr. 
     Redmond.
       H.R. 3736: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 3815: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Filner, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 3821: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Combest, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Pitts, 
     Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 3831: Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Carson, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3833: Mr. Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McHale, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 3835: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
     Mr. Olver, Mr. Latham, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Boyd, 
     Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Goode, Mr. Filner, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Snyder, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 3874: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 3897: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 3900: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 3932: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 3937: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3956: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 4007: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Berman, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Rodriguez, 
     and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. Cook and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 4032: Mr. Jones and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 4034: Mr. Towns, Ms. Norton, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4046: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 4049: Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 4071: Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma.
       H.R. 4074: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 4077: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 4096: Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Latham, and Mrs. 
     Myrick.
       H.J. Res. 66: Mr. Edwards.
       H. Con. Res. 228: Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H. Con. Res. 246: Mr. Kucinich.
       H. Res. 26: Mr. Towns.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Fawell.
       H. Res. 467: Mr. Baldacci. 

para.63.24  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 3605: Mr. Brady of Texas.



.
                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1998 (64)

para.64.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 24, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Roy Blunt to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.64.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, June 23, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.64.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9804. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Minimum Financial Requirements for 
     Futures Commission Merchants [17 CFR Part 1] received June 
     19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9805. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Final Rulemaking Permitting Futures-
     Style Margining of Commodity Options [17 CFR Parts 1 and 33] 
     received June 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       9806. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Apricots Grown in Designated 
     Counties in Washington; Revision in Container Regulations 
     [Docket No. FV98-922-1 IFR] received June 19, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9807. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Onions Grown in Certain 
     Designated Counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-958-1 FR] received 
     June 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9808. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fludioxonil; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300676; FRL-5797-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9809. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hydrogen Peroxide; 
     Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance; Correction 
     [OPP-300655A; FRL-5797-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 18, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9810. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Peroxyacetic Acid; 
     Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance; Correction 
     [OPP-300654A; FRL-5797-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 18, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9811. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Recodification of 
     Certain Tolerance Regulations [OPP-300627; FRL-5777-7] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received June 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9812. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Benzoic 
     Acid, 3,5-dimethyl-1-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-(4-ethylbenzoyl) 
     hydrazide [OPP-300675; FRL 5796-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9813. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Recodification of 
     Certain Tolerance Regulations [OPP-300638; FRL-5783-6] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9814. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Buprofezin; Extension 
     of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300667; FRL-5794-
     7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9815. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Reporting Requirements 
     For Risk/Benefit Information; Amendment and Correction [OPP-
     60010J; FRL-5792-2] (RIN: 2070-AB50) received June 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9816. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Assessment and Apportionment of 
     Administrative Expenses; Technical Change (RIN: 3052-AB83) 
     received June 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       9817. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Fiji, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       9818. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to the People's Republic of China, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       9819. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fuels and Fuel 
     Additives; Amendments to the Enforcement Exemptions for 
     California Gasoline Refiners [FRL-6114-4] received June 18, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9820. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans Georgia: Approval of 
     Revisions for a Transportation Control Measure [GA--035-2 -
     9815a; FRL 6115-1] received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9821. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Approval Under 
     Section 112(1); State of Iowa [IA 048-1048a; FRL-6113-1] 
     received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9822. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Washington; 
     Correcting Amendments [Docket # WA61-7136, WA64-7139; FRL-
     6110-7] received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9823. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmit

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     ting the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of 
     State Implementation Plans; California State Implementation 
     Plan Revision; San Diego County Air Pollution Control 
     District; San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 
     District [CA 198-0077] [FRL--6112-5] received June 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9824. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial Process 
     Cooling Towers [AD-FRL-6112-7] received June 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9825. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Open 
     Access Same-Time Information System and Standards of Conduct 
     [Docket No. RM95-9-003] received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9826. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Labeling of Drugs for Use in Milk-Producing Animals 
     [Docket No. 96N-0007] received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9827. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Agency, 
     transmitting notification concerning the Department of the 
     Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to 
     Singapore for defense articles and services (Transmittal No. 
     98-44), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9828. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Israel for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-49), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9829. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report of 
     political contributions by nominees as chiefs of mission, 
     ambassadors at large, or ministers, and their families, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9830. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report of 
     political contributions by nominees as chiefs of mission, 
     ambassadors at large, or ministers, and their families, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9831. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report of 
     political contributions by nominees as chiefs of mission, 
     ambassadors at large, or ministers, and their families, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9832. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the eighteenth Semiannual Reports to Congress prepared by the 
     Department of Energy (DOE) and the DOE Office of Inspector 
     General, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9833. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in 
     Statistical Area 630 [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 
     061198A] received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9834. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Final Rule for the Loligo 
     Squid/Butterfish, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Illex Squid 
     Fisheries; Moratorium Vessel Permit Eligibility [Docket No. 
     980529141-8141-01; I.D. 052198A] (RIN: 0648-AL34) received 
     June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9835. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Missouri Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan [SPATS 
     No. MO-034-FOR] received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9836. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Mississippi Regulatory Program [SPATS No. MS-014-FOR] 
     received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       9837. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation And Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Virginia Regulatory Program [VA-112-FOR] received June 
     22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       9838. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Authorizing Suspension of Employment Authorization 
     Requirements in Emergent Circumstances for Certain F-1 
     Students [INS No. 1914-98](RIN: 1115-AF15) received June 12, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       9839. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Employment Authorization for Certain F-1 Nonimmigrant 
     Students Whose Means of Financial Support Comes From 
     Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, or the 
     Philippines [INS No. 1911-98] received June 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9840. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Model 
     [Docket No. 98-CE-13-AD; Amendment 39-10594; AD 98-13-06] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9841. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche 
     Model Piaggio P-180 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-21-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10595; AD 98-13-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9842. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model H.P. 137 
     Mk1, Jetstream Series 200, and Jetstream Model 3101 Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 95-CE-53-AD; Amendment 39-10591; AD 98-13-03] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9843. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737, 747, 757, 767, 
     and 777 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-156-AD; Amendment 
     39-10600; AD 98-13-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 22, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9844. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. 
     Model YS-11 and YS-11A Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-71-
     AD; Amendment 39-10601; AD 98-13-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9845. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron 
     Lycoming) Model T5313B, T5317A, and T53 (Military) Turboshaft 
     Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-38-AD; Amendment 39-10610; AD 97-
     21-07 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 22, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       9846. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Mystere-Falcon 200, 
     Fan Jet Falcon, and Mystere-Falcon 20 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-25-AD; Amendment 39-10603; AD 98-13-15] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9847. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-2, -2A, -
     2B, -3, -3B, and -3C Series TurboFan Engines [Docket No. 97-
     ANE-46-AD; Amendment 39-10585; AD 98-12-32] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9848. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Daytona Beach, FL [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASO-6] received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9849. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D Airspace; MacDill AFB, FL [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASO-4] received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9850. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class D and Removal of Class E Airspace; 
     Atlanta, GA [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-2] received June 22, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9851. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 98-33] received 
     June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       9852. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Credit [Revenue Ruling 98-31] received June 
     22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       9853. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Services's final rule--
     Treatment of Hybrid Arrangements under Subpart F [Notice 98-
     35] received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9854. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Federal Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance; 
     Determining Disability and Blindness; Exten

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     sion of Expiration Dates for Several Body System Listings 
     [Regulations No. 4] (RIN: 0960-AE83) received June 16, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means. 

para.64.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 4060. An Act making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 4060) ``An Act making appropriations for energy and 
water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for 
other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Domenici, 
Mr. Cochran, Mr. Gorton, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Burns, Mr. 
Craig, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Reid, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Hollings, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Kohl, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Inouye, to be the conferees on the part of the 
Senate.

para.64.5  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 24, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on June 23, 1998 at 
     9:05 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he returns without his approval H.R. 2709, the ``Iran 
     Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act of 1998.''
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle.

para.64.6  veto of h.r. 2709

  The Clerk then read the veto message from the President, as follows:

To the House of Representatives:
  I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 2709, the ``Iran 
Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act of 1998.''
  H.R. 2709 would require sanctions to be imposed on foreign individuals 
and companies if there is ``credible information indicating that'' they 
transferred certain items or provided certain types of assistance that 
contributed to Iran's missile program, or attempted more than once to 
transfer such items or provide such assistance. These sanctions would 
last at least 2 years and would prohibit sales of defense articles and 
services; exports of certain dual-use items; and United States 
Government assistance.
  My Administration unequivocally supports the critical objectives of 
fighting terrorism and taking steps to halt the transfer of missile 
technology to nations whose foreign policy practices and 
nonproliferation policies violate international norms. This legislation, 
however, is indiscriminate, inflexible, and prejudicial to these 
efforts, and would in fact undermine the national security objectives of 
the United States. Taken together, the flaws in H.R. 2709 risk a 
proliferation of indiscriminate sanctioning worldwide.
  Such indiscriminate sanctioning would undermine the credibility of 
U.S. nonproliferation policy without furthering U.S. nonproliferation 
objectives. Indeed, the sweeping application of sanctions likely would 
cause serious friction with many governments, diminishing vital 
international cooperation across the range of policy areas--military, 
political, and economic--on which U.S. security and global leadership 
depend.
  Specifically, H.R. 2709 would require the imposition of sanctions 
based on an unworkably low standard of evidence: ``credible information 
indicating that'' certain transfers or attempted transfers had occurred. 
Such a low standard of evidence could result in the erroneous 
imposition of sanctions on individuals and business entities 
worldwide--even in certain instances when they did not know the true 
end user of the items. The bill would also hinder U.S. efforts to 
enlist the support of other countries to halt the objectionable 
activities by imposing an unreasonable standard for waiving the bill's 
sanctions. In addition, the sanctions proposed by the legislation are 
disproportionate. A minor violation (e.g., the transfer of a few grams 
of aluminum powder) would carry the same penalty as a transfer of major 
proliferation significance. This, too, undermines U.S. credibility and 
increases foreign opposition to U.S. policy.

  H.R. 2709 does not specifically refer to Russia, but it will affect 
that country. The legislation does not allow flexibility sufficient to 
reflect the progress made by the Russian government in formulating 
policies and processes whose goal is to sever links between Russian 
entities and Iran's ballistic missile program. At the urging of the 
United States, President Yeltsin, the Prime Minister, Russian security 
services Chief Kovalev, and Russian Defense Minister Sergeyev have all 
made clear that proliferation of missiles and weapons of mass 
destruction is a serious threat to Russia's security. They have called 
for strict control of sensitive technologies and stressed the strict 
penalties that will be imposed for violations of Russian law. On 
January 22 of this year, the Russian government issued a ``catch all'' 
executive order providing authority to stop all transfers of dual-use 
goods and services for missiles and weapons of mass destruction 
programs, and on May 15 published detailed regulations to implement 
that order. They have recently developed and circulated a list of end 
users of concern in Iran, Libya, North Korea, and Pakistan. In the 
course of regular and active discussion of this issue with the Russian 
government, the United States has raised problem cases involving 
cooperation between Russian entities and the Iranian missile program. 
We have seen progress in this area, and a number of these cases are no 
longer active concerns.

  Precisely because Russia needs to take effective enforcement steps to 
control the flow of technology, the United States needs to be able to 
work cooperatively with the Russian government to assure further 
progress. H.R. 2709 would undercut the cooperation we have worked to 
achieve with the Russian government without helping us solve the 
problem of technology transfer. The legislation's unilateral nature 
could also hurt our increasing cooperation with Russian government 
agencies in other vital areas such as law enforcement, counter-
narcotics, and combating transnational crime. Furthermore, Russia would 
interpret this law as an infringement of its sovereignty, affecting our 
ability to work with Russia on broader U.S. policy goals and on 
regional and global issues.
  Finally, Title I of H.R. 2709 is not needed. Existing law, such as 
the missile technology control provisions of the Arms Export Control 
Act, provides a sufficient basis for imposing sanctions to prevent 
missile proliferation to Iran and elsewhere.
  I also note that it is disappointing that the Congress attached Title 
II, the ``Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1997,'' to 
this problematic and counterproductive bill. Because Chemical Weapons 
Convention (CWC) implementation legislation has not been enacted, the 
United States has not yet fully carried out its obligations under the 
CWC. The CWC implementing legislation has strong bipartisan support, 
and should be passed by the Congress as a free-standing bill without 
further delay. I note, however, that sections 213(e)(2)(B)(iii), 
213(e)(3)(B)(v), and 213(f) of Title II could interfere with certain of 
my exclusive constitutional powers, and I urge the Congress to correct 
these constitutional deficiencies.
  For the reasons stated, I am compelled to return H.R. 2709 without my 
approval.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 23, 1998.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, by unanimous consent, ordered 
that the veto message, together with the accompanying bill, be printed 
(H. Doc. 105-276) and spread upon the pages of the Journal of the 
House.
  On motion of Mr. BLUNT, by unanimous consent, the veto message and 
accompanying bill were referred to the Committee on International 
Relations.

para.64.7  utah schools and lands exchange

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union

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was discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3830) to 
provide for the exchange of certain lands within the State of Utah.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.64.8  fort berthold indian reservation

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2069) to permit the mineral leasing of Indian land located within 
the Fort Berthold Indian reservation in any case in which there is 
consent from a majority interest in the parcel of land under 
consideration for lease; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.64.9  agriculture appropriations for fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to House Resolution 
482 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 4101) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.64.10  submission of conference report--h.r. 2676

  Mr. ARCHER submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-599) on the 
bill (H.R. 2676) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, and for other 
purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record 
under the rule.

para.64.11  agriculture appropriations for fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, pursuant to House Resolution 482 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4101) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair,

para.64.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. COBURN:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 739. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Food and Drug Administration for the testing, 
     development, or approval (including approval of production, 
     manufacturing, or distribution) of any drug for the chemical 
     inducement of abortion.

It was decided in the

Yeas

223

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

202

para.64.13                   [Roll No. 260]

                                AYES--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Cannon
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hamilton
     Markey
     Slaughter
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.64.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MILLER of Florida:

       Add after the final section the following new section:


[[Page 1079]]


       Sec. ____. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to make available or administer, or to pay the 
     salaries of personnel of the Department of Agriculture who 
     make available or administer, a loan to a processor of 
     sugarcane or sugar beets during fiscal year 1999 under 
     section 156 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 
     U.S.C. 7272) at a loan rate in excess of 17 cents per pound 
     for raw cane sugar and 21.9 cents per pound for refined beet 
     sugar.

Yeas

167

It was decided in the

Nays

258

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.64.15                   [Roll No. 261]

                                AYES--167

     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--258

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Sisisky
       

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Cannon
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Gonzalez
     Hamilton
     Markey
     Slaughter
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.64.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ROYCE:

       Add before the short title the following new section:

       Sec. ____. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to carry out section 203 of 
     the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) or to pay 
     the salaries and expenses of personnel who carry out a market 
     access program under such section.

It was decided in the

Yeas

118

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

307

para.64.17                   [Roll No. 262]

                                AYES--118

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Castle
     Chabot
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gejdenson
     Gillmor
     Goss
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Olver
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Stark
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Tierney
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)

                                NOES--307

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson

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     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Cannon
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Gonzalez
     Hamilton
     Markey
     Slaughter
     Torres
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BLUNT, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 482, 
reported the bill, as amended pursuant to said resolution, back to the 
House with further sundry amendments adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 482, the following amendments, printed in 
House Report 105-593, were considered as adopted.

     On page 5, line 14, strike ''$23,505,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,000,000'' and on line 15 strike ``$155,689,000'' and 
     insert ``$137,184,000'';
     On page 22, line 23, strike ``$29,042,000'' and insert 
     ``$27,542,000'';
     And on page 68, strike all after line 18, through line 4, on 
     page 69;
     And on page 69, after line 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 739. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of personnel who carry out a conservation farm 
     option program authorized by section 335 of Public Law 104-
     127.
       Sec. 740. Waiver of Statute of Limitations. (a) In 
     General.--If an eligible complaint was filed with the 
     Department of Agriculture before July 1, 1997, any civil 
     action to obtain relief under the Equal Credit Opportunity 
     Act with respect to the discrimination alleged in that 
     complaint, if commenced not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, shall not be barred by any 
     provision of that Act providing a statute of limitations.
       (b) Administrative Proceedings.--The complainant may, in 
     lieu of filing a civil action, seek a determination on the 
     merits of the complaint by the Department of Agriculture. The 
     Department of Agriculture shall--
       (1) provide the complainant an opportunity for a hearing on 
     the record before making that determination; and
       (2) award the complainant such relief as would be afforded 
     under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act with respect to the 
     complaint.
       (c) Limitation on Settlement.--A proposed administrative 
     award or settlement, exceeding $25,000 (other than debt 
     relief), of an eligible complaint--
       (1) shall not take effect until 90 days after notice of 
     that award or settlement is given to the Attorney General (or 
     the Attorney General's designee); and
       (2) shall not take effect in any event if, during that 90-
     day period, the Attorney General (or the Attorney General's 
     designee) objects to the award or settlement.
       (d) Jurisdiction.--The United States Court of Federal 
     Claims and the United States District Court shall have 
     exclusive original jurisdiction over--
       (1) any cause of action arising out of a complaint with 
     respect to which this section waives the statute of 
     limitations; and
       (2) over any civil action for judicial review of a 
     determination in an administrative proceeding in the 
     Department of Agriculture under this section.
       (e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``eligible complaint'' means a non-employment-related 
     complaint, made under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act during 
     the period beginning on January 1, 1983 and ending December 
     31, 1996, of discrimination in the administration of any of 
     the following programs of the Department of Agriculture:
       (1) The commodity programs.
       (2) The following programs funded from the Agricultural 
     Credit Insurance Program Account: farm ownership loans, farm 
     operating loans, emergency loans.
       (3) Disaster assistance programs.
       (f) Application of Section.--This section shall apply in 
     fiscal year 1999 and thereafter.

  Mr. SKEEN demanded a separate vote on amendment numbered 2 (the Bass 
amendment, as modified).
  The following remaining amendments, reported from the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union were then agreed to:

       At the end of the title relating to ``GENERAL PROVISIONS'', 
     insert the following new section:
       Sec.   . Section 538(f) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
     U.S.C. 1490p-2(f)) is amended by adding after and below 
     paragraph (5) the following:
     ``The Secretary may not deny a guarantee under this section 
     on the basis that the interest on the loan, or on an 
     obligation supporting the loan, for which the guarantee is 
     sought is exempt from inclusion in gross income for purposes 
     of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.

       Insert before the short title the following new section:
       Sec. (a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Not more than 
     $18,800,000 of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     used for the Wildlife Services Program under the heading 
     ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.''
       (b) Corresponding Reduction in Funds.--The amount otherwise 
     provided by this Act for salaries and expenses under the 
     heading ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service'' is 
     hereby reduced by $10,000,000.

       Strike out section 736.

       Add after the final section the following new section:
       Sec. ____. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     revised by reducing the amount made available for the 
     Department of Agriculture for special grants for agricultural 
     research under the heading ``research and education 
     activities-Cooperative State Research, Education, and 
     Extension Service'' and providing an additional amount for 
     the Department of Agriculture (consisting of $49,273,000 for 
     section 401 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
     Education Act of 1998 notwithstanding section 730), both in 
     the amount of $49,273,000.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 739. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Food and Drug Administration for the testing, 
     development, or approval (including approval of production, 
     manufacturing, or distribution) of any drug for the chemical 
     inducement of abortion.
       Add after the final section the following new section:
       Sec. --. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to make available or 
     administer, or to pay the salaries of personnel of the 
     Department of Agriculture who make available or administer, a 
     nonrecourse loan to a producer of quota peanuts during fiscal 
     year 1999 under section 155 of the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7271) at a national average loan 
     rate in excess of $550 per ton for quota peanuts. 

       Insert before the short title the following new section:
       Sec. ____. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     revised by adding an amount for programs included in Section 
     402 of PL 104-127 $10,000,000.

       Insert before the short title the following new section.
       Sec.    (a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Not more than 
     $18,800,000 of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     used for the Wildlife Services Program operation under the 
     heading ``ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE''.
       (b) Corresponding Reduction in Funds.--The amount otherwise 
     provided by this Act for salaries and expenses under the 
     heading ``ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE'' is 
     hereby reduced by $10,000,000.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment (the Bass amendment, 
as modified) on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       Insert before the short title the following new section.
       Sec.    (a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Not more than 
     $18,800,000 of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     used for the Wildlife Services Program operation under the 
     heading ``ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE''.
       (b) Corresponding Reduction in Funds.--The amount otherwise 
     provided by this Act for salaries and expenses under the 
     heading ``ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE'' is 
     hereby reduced by $10,000,000.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. DeFAZIO demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said amendment,

[[Page 1081]]

which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

192

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

232

para.64.18                   [Roll No. 263]

                                AYES--192

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Houghton
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--232

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Cannon
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Gonzalez
     Hamilton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Markey
     McDade
     Slaughter
  So the amendment, as modified, was not agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

373

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

48

para.64.19                   [Roll No. 264]

                                YEAS--373

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry

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     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--48

     Andrews
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Berry
     Campbell
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Collins
     Crane
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Ensign
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Hall (TX)
     Hefley
     Johnson (WI)
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Paul
     Petri
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Tierney

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Cannon
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Emerson
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Hamilton
     Markey
     McDade
     Miller (CA)
     Northup
     Slaughter
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.64.20  further message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the Committee of 
Conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2646) ``An Act to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education 
individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school 
expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of contributions to such 
accounts, and for other purposes.''.

para.64.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4103

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 484):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4103) making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the 
     bill for failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI, 
     clause 7 of rule XXI, or section 306 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. The amendments printed in the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be 
     considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of 
     the Whole. Points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
     amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI 
     are waived. During consideration of the bill for further 
     amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. The Chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. Consideration of section 8106 for 
     amendment under the five-minute rule shall not exceed one 
     hour. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as 
     amended, to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
     on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

221

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

201

para.64.22                   [Roll No. 265]

                                YEAS--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo

[[Page 1083]]


     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Baesler
     Cannon
     Dingell
     Fawell
     Gonzalez
     Hamilton
     Hutchinson
     Markey
     McDade
     Slaughter
     Solomon
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.64.23  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4112

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-601) the resolution (H. Res. 489) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4112) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.64.24  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2676

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-602) the resolution (H. Res. 490) waiving points of order against 
the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2676) to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and reform the Internal 
Revenue Service, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.64.25  providing for the consideration of a concurrent resolution--
          adjournment of the two houses

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-603) the resolution (H. Res. 491) providing for the consideration of 
the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 297) providing for adjournment 
of the House and Senate for the Independence Day district work period.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.64.26  dod appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, pursuant to House Resolution 484 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4103) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. CAMP as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CAMP, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 484, reported 
the bill, as amended pursuant to said resolution, back to the House with 
further sundry amendments adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 484, the following amendments, printed in 
House Report 105-596, were considered as adopted.

     On pages 106 and 107 of the bill:
     Strike all the text beginning on page 106, line 1, through 
     page 107, the end of line 23 (Section 8105 in its entirety), 
     and replace in lieu thereof the following:
       Sec. 8105. Of the amounts made available in title II of 
     this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $20,000,000 is available only for emergency and 
     extraordinary expenses associated with the accident involving 
     a United States Marine Corps A-6 aircraft on February 3, 
     1998, near Cavalese, Italy: Provided, That these funds shall 
     remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds made 
     available by this section shall be available only for 
     payments to persons, communities, or other entities in Italy 
     only for reimbursement for damages resulting from the 
     expenses associated with the accident involving a United 
     States Marine Corps A-6 aircraft on February 3, 1998, near 
     Cavalese, Italy: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, funds made available under this 
     section may be used to rebuild or replace the funicular 
     system in Cavalese destroyed on February 3, 1998 by that 
     aircraft: Provided further, That any amount paid to any 
     individual or entity from the amount appropriated under this 
     section shall be credited against any amount subsequently 
     determined to be payable to that individual or entity under 
     chapter 163 of title 10, United States Code, section 127 of 
     that title, or any other authority provided by law for 
     administrative settlement of claims against the United States 
     with respect to damages arising from the accident described 
     in this section: Provided further, That payment of an amount 
     under this section shall not be considered to constitute a 
     statement of legal liability on the part of the United States 
     or otherwise to prejudge any judicial proceeding or 
     investigation arising from the accident described in this 
     section.
       On pages 108, 109, and 110 of the bill: Strike all the text 
     beginning on page 108, line 6, through the end of line 3, 
     page 110.
       On page 110 of the bill: On page 110, line 4, redesignate 
     Section 9001 as Section 8107.
       On page 114 of the bill: On page 114, line 4, redesignate 
     Section 9002 as Section 8108.
       At the end of title VIII (page ,after line ), insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. .During the current fiscal year and hereafter, no 
     funds appropriated or other wise available to the Department 
     of Defense may be used to award a contract to, extend a 
     contract with, or approve the award of a subcontract to any 
     person who within the preceding 15 years has been convicted 
     under section 704 of title 18, United States Code, of the 
     unlawful manufacture or sale of the Congressional Medal of 
     Honor.

  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       At the end of the bill (preceding the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ____. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used for the transportation into 
     the United States of polychlorinated biphenyls manufactured 
     outside the United States and owned by the Department of 
     Defense except as provided for in section 6(e) of the Toxic 
     Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2605(e)).

       At the end of title VIII (page ____, after line ____), 
     insert the following new section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to enter into or renew a 
     contract wit any company owned, or partially owned, by the 
     People's Republic of China or the People's Liberation Army of 
     the People's Republic of China.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, announced that 
pursuant to clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the 
call was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

358

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

61

para.64.27                   [Roll No. 266]

                                YEAS--358

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam

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     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--61

     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gutierrez
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lofgren
     Luther
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Morella
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Petri
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Royce
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Stark
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Baesler
     Crane
     Dingell
     Frelinghuysen
     Gonzalez
     Hamilton
     Kaptur
     LaFalce
     Lipinski
     Manton
     Markey
     McDade
     Wolf
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.64.28  coordinating council on juvenile justice and delinquency 
          prevention

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 206 of the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616) 
as amended by section 2(d) of Public Law 102-586, appointed to the 
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 
from private life, on the part of the House, the following individuals: 
Mr. William Robert Byars, Jr., of South Carolina, to a one-year term; 
and Ms. Adele L. Grubbs of Georgia, to a three-year term.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.64.29  national skills standards board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 503(b)(3) of 
Public Law 103-227, reappointed to the National Skills Standards Board, 
from private life, on the part of the House, the following individuals: 
Messrs. James D. Burge of Washington, D.C., and Kenneth R. Edwards of 
Rockville, Maryland, for four-year terms.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.64.30  committee resignation--minority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House the 
following communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 24, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Gingrich: I am writing to resign my position 
     on the House Science Committee in exchange for a position on 
     the House National Security Committee. Thank you for your 
     assistance with this matter and please contact me if you have 
     any questions.
           Sincerely,
                                                Ellen O. Tauscher,
                                              Member of Congress. 

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.64.31  committee resignation--minority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House the 
following communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 24, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, U.S. Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby resign as a member of the 
     Committee on Small Business.
       With kind regards, I am
           Sincerely yours,
                                                  Virgil H. Goode.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.64.32  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 492):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Virgil 
     Goode of Virginia.
       To the Committee on National Security, Ellen Tauscher of 
     California, Robert Brady of Pennsylvania.
       To the Committee on Small Business, Robert Brady of 
     Pennsylvania.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.64.33  order of business--extension of remarks

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That all Members be permitted to extend their remarks and to 
include extraneous material in that section of the Record entitled 
``Extension of Remarks'' on Thursday, June 25, 1998.

para.64.34  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. DINGELL, for today and June 25;
  To Mr. DOYLE, for today until 5 p.m.;
  To Ms. SLAUGHTER, for today before 6:30 p.m.; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 7 p.m.
  And then,

para.64.35  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. Bob SCHAFFER of Colorado, at 10 o'clock and 41 
minutes p.m., the House adjourned.

para.64.36  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3830. A 
     bill to provide for the exchange of certain lands within the 
     State of Utah (Rept. No. 105-598). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2676. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-599). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on the 
     Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Rept. No. 105-600). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     489. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4112) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-601). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 490. 
     Resolution waiving points of

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     order against the conference report to accompany the bill 
     (H.R. 2676) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 105-602). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 491. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of a concurrent 
     resolution providing for adjournment of the House and Senate 
     for the Independence Day district work period (Rept. No. 105-
     603). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.64.37  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 4123. A bill to provide for pension reform, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 4124. A bill to promote online commerce and 
     communications, to protect consumers and service providers 
     from the misuse of computer facilities by others sending 
     unsolicited commercial electronic mail over such facilities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Istook, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Everett, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Shays, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Goss, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hill, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Riley, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Stump, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Camp, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Forbes, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Mica, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mr. Norwood, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Redmond, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Latham, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Coble, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Snowbarger, 
             Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Regula, and Mr. Riggs):
       H.R. 4125. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce individual capital gains tax rates; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington:
       H.R. 4126. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify certain provisions relating to the treatment 
     of forestry activities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Davis 
             of Florida, and Mr. Olver):
       H.R. 4127. A bill to give gifted and talented students the 
     opportunity to develop their capabilities; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 4128. A bill to amend the Soil Conservation and 
     Domestic Allotment Act to ensure that States and local 
     governments can quickly and safely remove flood debris so as 
     to reduce the risk and severity of subsequent flooding; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself and Mr. 
             Dicks):
       H.R. 4129. A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over certain parcels of land in the State of Washington from 
     the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Energy and 
     to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels 
     of land in the State of Washington from the Secretary of 
     Energy to the Secretary of the Interior; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HEFNER (for himself, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. 
             Gibbons):
       H.R. 4130. A bill to amend the Generalized System of 
     Preferences program to include unwrought titanium among the 
     list of articles that may not be designated as eligible 
     articles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 4131. A bill to provide grants to local educational 
     agencies that agree to begin school for secondary students 
     after 9 in the morning; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Weller, 
             and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 4132. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow physicians and dentists to use the cash basis 
     of accounting for income tax purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 4133. A bill to amend the Impact Aid program to 
     provide for computation of payments to local educational 
     agencies under that program based on eligible federally 
     connected children living in military housing constructed 
     pursuant to limited partnerships with private developers; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. THURMAN:
       H.R. 4134. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit year 2000 computer conversion costs to be 
     expensed by small businesses under section 179 and to provide 
     a $20,000 increase in the limitation under section 179 for 
     such costs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 4135. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     establish a program for the collection of information 
     relating to the use of children and individuals with mental 
     disabilities as subjects in biomedical and behavioral 
     research; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Goode, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Baesler, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Bachus, and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 4136. A bill to establish provisions regarding a 
     proposed rulemaking under the Clean Air Act with respect to 
     the transport, in the eastern portion of the United States, 
     of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen and to amend the 
     Clean Air Act to provide a 2-year period prior to the 
     statutory reclassification of areas that fail to attain the 
     national ambient air quality standard for ozone; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4137. A bill to restore the second amendment rights of 
     all Americans; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H. Con. Res. 295. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the 65th anniversary of the Ukrainian 
     Famine of 1932-1933 should serve as a reminder of the 
     brutality of the government of the former Soviet Union's 
     repressive policies toward the Ukrainian people; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H. Con. Res. 296. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that secondary schools should consider 
     starting school after 9:00 a.m.; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 492. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H. Res. 493. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Secretary of Agriculture should 
     provide timely assistance to Texas farmers and livestock 
     producers who are experiencing worsening drought conditions; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mrs. Bono, Mr. Clay, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Frost, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Stump, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       H. Res. 494. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States has enjoyed the 
     loyalty of the United States citizens of Guam, and that the 
     United States recognizes the centennial anniversary of the 
     Spanish-American War as an opportune time for Congress to 
     reaffirm its commitment to increase self-government 
     consistent with self-determination for the people of Guam; to 
     the Committee on Resources. 

para.64.38  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 774: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 866: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Shuster, and Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 1166: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1376: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Meeks of New York.

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       H.R. 1382: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Holden, and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1656: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1828: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1831: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. McDermott and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 2250: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 2365: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2524: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2544: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Barcia of Michigan, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Gordon and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2623: Mr. Parker, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
     Pickering.
       H.R. 2661: Mr. Goode, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2970: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 2971: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 2995: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Green, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 3125: Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 3152: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 3262: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 3511: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Chambliss, 
     Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Paul, and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Boswell, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Ford, and Mr. 
     Solomon.
       H.R. 3555: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 3605: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 3632: Mr. Ewing and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Towns, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Porter, Mr. Jefferson, 
     Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 3637: Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Thurman, and Ms. Brown of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 3795: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3807: Mrs. Cubin and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 3812: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 3814: Mr. McNulty, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
     Hastert, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Berman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Weller, 
     and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 3828: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. 
     Bono, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 3888: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 3890: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Markey, Mr. Towns, Mr. Engel, 
     Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 3945: Mr. Pappas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. 
     Souder.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 4022: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 4056: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 4070: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 4078: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 4086: Ms. Norton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Green, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 4093: Ms. Kilpatrick and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 4110: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Everett, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 4120: Mr. Forbes.
       H.J. Res. 123: Mr. Buyer, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Condit, Ms. 
     Granger, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin, and Mr. Clement.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Mr. Markey, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, 
     Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Hefley.
       H. Con. Res. 249: Mr. Spratt.
       H. Con. Res. 274: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Watts 
     of Oklahoma.
       H. Con. Res. 290: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Skelton, 
     Mr. Thune, Mr. Combest, Mr.  Canady of Florida, and Mr. 
     Foley.
       H. Con. Res. 292: Mr. Chabot.
       H. Res. 333: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H. Res. 381: Mr. Salmon and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H. Res. 460: Mr. Burotn of Indiana, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hall of 
     Ohio, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Vento, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
     Frost, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Res. 479: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mr. Miller of 
     California.



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                      THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1998 (65)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.65.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednessday, June 24, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.65.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9855. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment to Regulation Concerning 
     Conduct of Members and Employees and Former Members and 
     Employees of the Commission; Receipt and Disposition of 
     Foreign Gifts and Decorations [17 CFR Part 1) received June 
     19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9856. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Changes in Fees for Federal Meat 
     Grading and Certification Services [No. LS-96-006] (RIN: 
     0581-AB44) received June 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9857. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Irish Potatoes Grown in 
     Southeastern States; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV98-953-1 IFR] received June 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9858. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Grain 
     Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Tolerances for Moisture Meters (RIN: 0580-AA60) received June 
     23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9859. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Grain 
     Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Official Testing Service for Corn Oil, Protein, and Starch 
     (RIN: 0580-AA62) received June 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9860. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     notification of error on the communication submitted June 5, 
     1998 entitled ``Phospholipid: Lyso-PE 
     (lysophosphatidylethanolamin ); Time-Limited Pesticide 
     Tolerance''; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9861. A letter from the the Acting Comptroller General, the 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting an updated 
     compilation of historical information and statistics 
     regarding rescissions proposed by the executive branch and 
     rescissions enacted by the Congress through October 1, 1997; 
     (H. Doc. No. 105--279); to the Committee on Appropriations 
     and ordered to be printed.
       9862. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement; Streamlined Research and Development Contracting 
     [DFARS Case 97-D002] received June 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       9863. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
     Administration; Requirements Applicable to Protection and 
     Advocacy of Individuals with Mental Illness; Final Rule (RIN: 
     0905-AD99) received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9864. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Approval of VOC RACT Determinations for 
     Individual Sources [PA-4071a; FRL-6104-4] received June 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9865. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality State Implementation Plans, 
     Louisiana; Correction [LA45-1-7383, FRL-6116-8] received June 
     23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9866. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans For Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants: Oregon [OR-2-0001; FRL--6115-5] received June 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9867. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Conditions of Participation; 
     Identification of Potential Organ, Tissue, and Eye Donors and 
     Transplant Hospitals' Provision of Transplant-Related Data 
     [HCFA-3005-F] (RIN: 0938-AI95) received June 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9868. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the status of efforts to 
     obtain Iraq's compliance with the resolutions adopted by the 
     U.N. Security Council, pursuant to Public Law 102-1, section 
     3 (105 Stat. 4); (H. Doc. No. 105-277); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       9869. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Germany 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-81-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       9870. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     a reward has been paid, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2708(h); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9871. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Of

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     fice's final rule--Federal Employees Retirement System--Open 
     Enrollment Act Implementation (RIN: 3206-AG96) received June 
     23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9872. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Retention 
     Allowances (RIN: 3206-AI31) received June 23, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9873. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies 
     Fishery; Commercial Cod Harvest [Docket No. 980318066-8066-
     01; I.D. 061198B] received June 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9874. A letter from the Director, Executive Office for 
     Immigration Review, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Executive Office for Immigration 
     Reviews; Motion to Reopen: Suspension of Deportation and 
     Cancellation of Removal [EOIR No. 121P; AG Order No. 2162-98] 
     received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9875. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under The 
     Immigration And Nationality Act, As Amended--Place Of 
     Application [Public Notice 2800] received June 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9876. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--NASA FAR 
     Supplement; Miscellaneous Changes [48 CFR Parts 1804, 1806, 
     1807, 1809, 1822, 1833, 1842, 1852, 1871, and 1872] received 
     June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       9877. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--NOAA Climate and Global Change Program, Program 
     Announcement [Docket No. 980413092-8092-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA39) 
     received June 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Science.
       9878. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Surety Bond Guarantees; Pilot Preferred Surety 
     Bond Guarantee Program [13 CFR Part 115] received June 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
       9879. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Business Loan Program [13 CFR Part 120] received 
     June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
       9880. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice---
     Continuation of Representation Following Death of a Claimant 
     or Apellant (RIN: 2900-A187) received June 17,1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       9881. A letter from the the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, the Department of State, transmitting 
     Presidential Determination 98-28, stating that the further 
     extension of the waiver authority granted by section 402 of 
     the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, will substantially promote 
     the objectives of section 402 of the Act, and has further 
     determined that continuation of the waiver applicable to the 
     Republic of Belarus will substantially promote the objectives 
     of section 402 of the Act; (H. Doc. No. 105-278); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. 

para.65.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 2202. An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend the bone marrow donor program, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 2864. An Act to require the Secretary of Labor to 
     establish a program under which employers may consult with 
     State officials respecting compliance with occupational 
     safety and health requirements.
       H.R. 2877. An Act to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970.
       H.R. 3035. An Act to establish an advisory commission to 
     provide advice and recommendations on the creation of an 
     integrated, coordinated Federal policy designed to prepare 
     for and respond to serious drought emergencies.

para.65.4  providing for the consideration of h. con. res. 297

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 491):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order, any rule of the House to the contrary 
     notwithstanding, to consider a concurrent resolution 
     providing for adjournment of the House and Senate for the 
     Independence Day district work period.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mrs. SLAUGHTER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the resolution were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.65.5  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2676

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 490):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2676) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, and 
     for other purposes. All points of order against the 
     conference report and against its consideration are waived. 
     The conference report shall be considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.65.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4104

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 485):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4104) making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for 
     failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI or clause 7 
     of rule XXI are waived. General debate shall be confined to 
     the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     The amendments printed in part 1 of the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be 
     considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of 
     the Whole. Points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
     amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI 
     are waived except as follows: page 104, line 14, through page 
     106, line 12. The amendments printed in part 2 of the report 
     of the Committee on Rules may be offered only by a Member 
     designated in the report and only at the appropriate point in 
     the reading of the bill, shall be considered as read, shall 
     be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
     shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 
     to a demand for division of the question in the House or in 
     the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the 
     amendments printed in the report are waived. During 
     consideration of the bill for further amendment, the Chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
     and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion ex

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     cept one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mrs. SLAUGHTER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the resolution were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.65.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4112

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 489):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4112) making appropriations for the 
     Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. Points of order against 
     consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 
     2(l)(6) of rule XI, clause 3 or 7 of rule XXI, or section 401 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General 
     debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 
     After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
     amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered 
     as read. Points of order against provisions in the bill for 
     failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived 
     except as follows: page 10, line 1 through line 10. No 
     amendment shall be in order except those printed in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution. Each amendment maybe considered only in the order 
     printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
     designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 
     be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and 
     shall not be subject to amendment. All points of order 
     against amendments printed in the report are waived. The 
     chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone 
     until a time during further consideration in the Committee of 
     the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and 
     (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic 
     voting on any postponed question that follows another 
     electronic vote without intervening business, provided that 
     the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any 
     series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Ms. PRYCE moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the resolution were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.65.8  h. res. 491--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 491) providing for consideration of a concurrent 
resolution providing for adjournment of the House and Senate for the 
Independence Day district work period.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

225

When there appeared

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Nays

188

para.65.9                    [Roll No. 267]

                                YEAS--225

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez

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     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Cooksey
     Crapo
     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Hamilton
     Hinojosa
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Lampson
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McDade
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Reyes
     Thomas
     Turner
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.65.10  adjournment of the two houses

  Mr. GOSS, pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 491, called 
up the following privileged concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 297):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Thursday, June 25, 1998, it stand adjourned until 
     12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 1998, or until noon on the 
     second day after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant 
     to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs 
     first; and that when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the 
     close of business on Friday, June 26, 1998, Saturday, June 
     27, 1998, or Sunday, June 28, 1998, pursuant to a motion made 
     by the Majority Leader, or his designee, in accordance with 
     this concurrent resolution, it stand recessed or adjourned 
     until noon on Monday, July 6, 1998, or such time on that day 
     as may be specified by the Majority Leader or his designee in 
     the motion to recess or adjourn, or until noon on the second 
     day after members are notified to reassemble pursuant to 
     section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs 
     first.
       Sec. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate, 
     respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.

  When said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by uanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.65.11  h. res. 485--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 485) providing for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4104) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and 
certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

125

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

291

para.65.12                   [Roll No. 268]

                                AYES--125

     Ackerman
     Archer
     Armey
     Baldacci
     Barton
     Bass
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Crapo
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McKinney
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Morella
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sanchez
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Shaw
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Solomon
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wicker
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--291

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bonior
     Brady (TX)
     Cooksey
     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Hamilton
     Hinojosa
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Lampson
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McDade
     Moakley
     Reyes
     Turner
  So the resolution was not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was not agreed 
to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.65.13  h. res. 489--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the question on agreeing 
to the resolution (H. Res. 489) providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4112) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.

[[Page 1090]]

  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

222

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

194

para.65.14                   [Roll No. 269]

                                YEAS--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Brady (TX)
     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Hamilton
     Hinojosa
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Kaptur
     Klug
     Lampson
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McDade
     Moakley
     Reyes
     Smith, Linda
     Turner
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

228

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

188

para.65.15                   [Roll No. 270]

                                AYES--228

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre

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     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Brady (TX)
     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Hamilton
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Klug
     Lampson
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McDade
     Moakley
     Reyes
     Turner
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.65.16  legislative branch appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 489 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4112) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HANSEN as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HANSEN, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 489, reported 
the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       In the item relating to ``HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS'' under 
     the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL--Capitol Buildings and 
     Grounds'', strike the period at the end and insert the 
     following: ``: Provided, That of the total amount provided 
     under this heading, not less than $100,000 shall be used 
     exclusively for waste recycling programs.''.

       In Title III--General Provisions--after the last section 
     insert the following new section:
       Sec. 310. The Architect of the Capitol--
       (1) shall develop and implement a cost-effective energy 
     conservation strategy for all facilities currently 
     administered by Congress to achieve a net reduction of 20 
     percent in energy consumption on the congressional campus 
     compared to fiscal year 1991 consumption levels on a Btu-per-
     gross-square-foot basis not later than 7 years after the 
     adoption of this resolution;
       (2) shall submit to Congress no later than 10 months after 
     the adoption of this resolution a comprehensive energy 
     conservation and management plan which includes life cycle 
     costs methods to determine the cost-effectiveness of proposed 
     energy efficiency projects;
       (3) shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations in the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a request for the 
     amount of appropriations necessary to carry out this 
     resolution;
       (4) shall present to Congress annually a report on 
     congressional energy management and conservation programs 
     which details energy expenditures for each facility, energy 
     management and conservation projects, and future priorities 
     to ensure compliance with the requirements of this 
     resolution.
       (5) shall perform energy surveys of all congressional 
     buildings and update such surveys as needed;
       (6) shall use such surveys to determine the cost and 
     payback period of energy and water conservation measures 
     likely to achieve the required energy consumption levels;
       (7) shall install energy and water conservation measures 
     that will achieve the requirements through previously 
     determined life cycle cost methods and procedures;
       (8) may contract with nongovernmental entities and employ 
     private sector capital to finance energy conservation 
     projects and achieve energy consumption target;
       (9) may develop innovative contracting methods that will 
     attract private sector funding for the installation of 
     energy-efficient and renewable energy technology to meet the 
     requirements of this resolution;
       (10) may participate in the Department of Energy's 
     Financing Renewable Energy and Efficiency (FREE Savings) 
     contracts program for Federal Government facilities; and
       (11) shall produce information packages and ``how-to'' 
     guides for each Member and employing authority of the 
     Congress that detail simple, cost-effective methods to save 
     energy and taxpayer dollars.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on with 
instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with an 
amendment to reduce $8,311,590 from the appropriation for ``Committee 
Employees Standing Committees, Special and Select".
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

192

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

222

para.65.17                   [Roll No. 271]

                                YEAS--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode

[[Page 1092]]


     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Brady (TX)
     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hamilton
     Hinojosa
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Klug
     Lampson
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McDade
     Moakley
     Pallone
     Reyes
     Scarborough
     Turner
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

235

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

179

para.65.18                   [Roll No. 272]

                                YEAS--235

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goodlatte
     Green
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Brady (TX)
     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hamilton
     Hinojosa
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Klug
     Lampson
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McDade
     McIntosh
     Moakley
     Reyes
     Turner
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.65.19  communication from the clerk--certificate of election

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 25, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker,
     House of Representatives, Washington DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     copy of a certificate of unofficial vote totals received from 
     The Honorable Stephanie Gonzales, Secretary of State, State 
     of New Mexico, which indicates that, according to the 
     unofficial vote totals received by the nominees whose names 
     appeared on the 1998 Special Election Ballot of June 23, the 
     Honorable Heather Wilson was elected Representative in 
     Congress for the First Congressional District, State of New 
     Mexico.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.65.20  order of business--swearing in of member-elect

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding the fact that the certificate of 
election of Ms. Heather Wilson, 1st District of the State of New Mexico, 
has not been received by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Ms. 
Wilson be permitted to take the oath of office as prescribed by law, 
there being no contest and no question with regard to his election.
  Ms. WILSON then presented herself at the bar of the House and took the 
oath of office prescribed by law.

para.65.21  internal revenue restructure and reform

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 490, called 
up the following conference report (Rept. No. 105-599):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2676) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of

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     1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, 
     and for other purposes, having met, after full and free 
     conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE; WAIVER OF 
                   ESTIMATED TAX PENALTIES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Internal 
     Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
     section or other provision, the reference shall be considered 
     to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Waiver of Estimated Tax Penalties.--No addition to tax 
     shall be made under section 6654 or 6655 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to any underpayment of an 
     installment required to be paid on or before the 30th day 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act to the extent 
     such underpayment was created or increased by any provision 
     of this Act.
       (d) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code; waiver of estimated tax 
              penalties; table of contents.

  TITLE I--REORGANIZATION OF STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE INTERNAL 
                            REVENUE SERVICE

       Subtitle A--Reorganization of the Internal Revenue Service

Sec. 1001. Reorganization of the internal revenue service.
Sec. 1002. IRS mission to focus on taxpayers' needs.

     Subtitle B--Executive Branch Governance and Senior Management

Sec. 1101. Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board.
Sec. 1102. Commissioner of Internal Revenue; other officials.
Sec. 1103. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
Sec. 1104. Other personnel.
Sec. 1105. Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer 
              audits and other investigations.

                  Subtitle C--Personnel Flexibilities

Sec. 1201. Improvements in personnel flexibilities.
Sec. 1202. Voluntary separation incentive payments.
Sec. 1203. Termination of employment for misconduct.
Sec. 1204. Basis for evaluation of Internal Revenue Service employees.
Sec. 1205. Employee training program.

                      TITLE II--ELECTRONIC FILING

Sec. 2001. Electronic filing of tax and information returns.
Sec. 2002. Due date for certain information returns.
Sec. 2003. Paperless electronic filing.
Sec. 2004. Return-free tax system.
Sec. 2005. Access to account information.

               TITLE III--TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND RIGHTS

Sec. 3000. Short title.

                      Subtitle A--Burden of Proof

Sec. 3001. Burden of proof.

                  Subtitle B--Proceedings by Taxpayers

Sec. 3101. Expansion of authority to award costs and certain fees.
Sec. 3102. Civil damages for collection actions.
Sec. 3103. Increase in size of cases permitted on small case calendar.
Sec. 3104. Actions for refund with respect to certain estates which 
              have elected the installment method of payment.
Sec. 3105. Administrative appeal of adverse IRS determination of tax-
              exempt status of bond issue.
Sec. 3106. Civil action for release of erroneous lien.

  Subtitle C--Relief for Innocent Spouses and for Taxpayers Unable To 
           Manage Their Financial Affairs Due to Disabilities

Sec. 3201. Relief from joint and several liability on joint return.
Sec. 3202. Suspension of statute of limitations on filing refund claims 
              during periods of disability.

       Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Interest and Penalties

Sec. 3301. Elimination of interest rate differential on overlapping 
              periods of interest on tax overpayments and 
              underpayments.
Sec. 3302. Increase in overpayment rate payable to taxpayers other than 
              corporations.
Sec. 3303. Mitigation of penalty on individual's failure to pay for 
              months during period of installment agreement.
Sec. 3304. Mitigation of failure to deposit penalty.
Sec. 3305. Suspension of interest and certain penalties where Secretary 
              fails to contact individual taxpayer.
Sec. 3306. Procedural requirements for imposition of penalties and 
              additions to tax.
Sec. 3307. Personal delivery of notice of penalty under section 6672.
Sec. 3308. Notice of interest charges.
Sec. 3309. Abatement of interest on underpayments by taxpayers in 
              Presidentially declared disaster areas.

 Subtitle E--Protections for Taxpayers Subject to Audit or Collection 
                               Activities

                          Part I--Due Process

Sec. 3401. Due process in IRS collection actions.

                    Part II--Examination Activities

Sec. 3411. Confidentiality privileges relating to taxpayer 
              communications.
Sec. 3412. Limitation on financial status audit techniques.
Sec. 3413. Software trade secrets protection.
Sec. 3414. Threat of audit prohibited to coerce tip reporting 
              alternative commitment agreements.
Sec. 3415. Taxpayers allowed motion to quash all third-party summonses.
Sec. 3416. Service of summonses to third-party recordkeepers permitted 
              by mail.
Sec. 3417. Notice of IRS contact of third parties.

                    Part III--Collection Activities


                       SUBPART A--APPROVAL PROCESS

Sec. 3421. Approval process for liens, levies, and seizures.


                       SUBPART B--LIENS AND LEVIES

Sec. 3431. Modifications to certain levy exemption amounts.
Sec. 3432. Release of levy upon agreement that amount is uncollectible.
Sec. 3433. Levy prohibited during pendency of refund proceedings.
Sec. 3434. Approval required for jeopardy and termination assessments 
              and jeopardy levies.
Sec. 3435. Increase in amount of certain property on which lien not 
              valid.
Sec. 3436. Waiver of early withdrawal tax for IRS levies on employer-
              sponsored retirement plans or IRAs.


                           SUBPART C--SEIZURES

Sec. 3441. Prohibition of sales of seized property at less than minimum 
              bid.
Sec. 3442. Accounting of sales of seized property.
Sec. 3443. Uniform asset disposal mechanism.
Sec. 3444. Codification of IRS administrative procedures for seizure of 
              taxpayer's property.
Sec. 3445. Procedures for seizure of residences and businesses.

 Part IV--Provisions Relating to Examination and Collection Activities

Sec. 3461. Procedures relating to extensions of statute of limitations 
              by agreement.
Sec. 3462. Offers-in-compromise.
Sec. 3463. Notice of deficiency to specify deadlines for filing Tax 
              Court petition.
Sec. 3464. Refund or credit of overpayments before final determination.
Sec. 3465. IRS procedures relating to appeals of examinations and 
              collections.
Sec. 3466. Application of certain fair debt collection procedures.
Sec. 3467. Guaranteed availability of installment agreements.
Sec. 3468. Prohibition on requests to taxpayers to give up rights to 
              bring actions.

                  Subtitle F--Disclosures to Taxpayers

Sec. 3501. Explanation of joint and several liability.
Sec. 3502. Explanation of taxpayers' rights in interviews with the 
              Internal Revenue Service.
Sec. 3503. Disclosure of criteria for examination selection.
Sec. 3504. Explanations of appeals and collection process.
Sec. 3505. Explanation of reason for refund disallowance.
Sec. 3506. Statements regarding installment agreements.
Sec. 3507. Notification of change in tax matters partner.
Sec. 3508. Disclosure to taxpayers.
Sec. 3509. Disclosure of Chief Counsel advice.

                Subtitle G--Low Income Taxpayer Clinics

Sec. 3601. Low income taxpayer clinics.

                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

Sec. 3701. Cataloging complaints.
Sec. 3702. Archive of records of Internal Revenue Service.
Sec. 3703. Payment of taxes.
Sec. 3704. Clarification of authority of Secretary relating to the 
              making of elections.
Sec. 3705. IRS employee contacts.
Sec. 3706. Use of pseudonyms by IRS employees.
Sec. 3707. Illegal tax protester designation.
Sec. 3708. Provision of confidential information to Congress by 
              whistleblowers.
Sec. 3709. Listing of local IRS telephone numbers and addresses.
Sec. 3710. Identification of return preparers.
Sec. 3711. Offset of past-due, legally enforceable State income tax 
              obligations against overpayments.
Sec. 3712. Reporting requirements in connection with education tax 
              credit.

                          Subtitle I--Studies

Sec. 3801. Administration of penalties and interest.
Sec. 3802. Confidentiality of tax return information.
Sec. 3803. Study of noncompliance with internal revenue laws by 
              taxpayers.
Sec. 3804. Study of payments made for detection of underpayments and 
              fraud.

TITLE IV--CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

                         Subtitle A--Oversight

Sec. 4001. Expansion of duties of the Joint Committee on Taxation.
Sec. 4002. Coordinated oversight reports.

                    Subtitle B--Century Date Change

Sec. 4011. Century date change.

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                     Subtitle C--Tax Law Complexity

Sec. 4021. Role of the Internal Revenue Service.
Sec. 4022. Tax law complexity analysis.

                     TITLE V--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 5001. Lower capital gains rates to apply to property held more 
              than 1 year.
Sec. 5002. Clarification of exclusion of meals for certain employees.
Sec. 5003. Clarification of designation of normal trade relations.

                    TITLE VI--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

Sec. 6001. Short title; coordination with other titles.
Sec. 6002. Definitions.
Sec. 6003. Amendments related to title I of 1997 Act.
Sec. 6004. Amendments related to title II of 1997 Act.
Sec. 6005. Amendments related to title III of 1997 Act.
Sec. 6006. Amendment related to title IV of 1997 Act.
Sec. 6007. Amendments related to title V of 1997 Act.
Sec. 6008. Amendments related to title VII of 1997 Act.
Sec. 6009. Amendments related to title IX of 1997 Act.
Sec. 6010. Amendments related to title X of 1997 Act.
Sec. 6011. Amendments related to title XI of 1997 Act.
Sec. 6012. Amendments related to title XII of 1997 Act.
Sec. 6013. Amendments related to title XIII of 1997 Act.
Sec. 6014. Amendments related to title XIV of 1997 Act.
Sec. 6015. Amendments related to title XV of 1997 Act.
Sec. 6016. Amendments related to title XVI of 1997 Act.
Sec. 6017. Amendment related to Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
              Century.
Sec. 6018. Amendments related to Small Business Job Protection Act of 
              1996.
Sec. 6019. Amendments related to Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2.
Sec. 6020. Amendment related to Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
              1993.
Sec. 6021. Amendment related to Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990.
Sec. 6022. Amendment related to Tax Reform Act of 1986.
Sec. 6023. Miscellaneous clerical and deadwood changes.
Sec. 6024. Effective date.

                     TITLE VII--REVENUE PROVISIONS

Sec. 7001. Clarification of deduction for deferred compensation.
Sec. 7002. Termination of exception for certain real estate investment 
              trusts from the treatment of stapled entities.
Sec. 7003. Certain customer receivables ineligible for mark-to-market 
              treatment.
Sec. 7004. Modification of AGI limit for conversions to Roth IRAs.

TITLE VIII--IDENTIFICATION OF LIMITED TAX BENEFITS SUBJECT TO LINE ITEM 
                                  VETO

Sec. 8001. Identification of limited tax benefits subject to line item 
              veto.

 TITLE IX--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 
                              21ST CENTURY

Sec. 9001. Short title.
Sec. 9002. Authorization and program subtitle.
Sec. 9003. Restorations to general provisions subtitle.
Sec. 9004. Restorations to program streamlining and flexibility 
              subtitle.
Sec. 9005. Restorations to safety subtitle.
Sec. 9006. Elimination of duplicate provisions.
Sec. 9007. Highway finance.
Sec. 9008. High priority projects technical corrections.
Sec. 9009. Federal Transit Administration programs.
Sec. 9010. Motor carrier safety technical correction.
Sec. 9011. Restorations to research title.
Sec. 9012. Automobile safety and information.
Sec. 9013. Technical corrections regarding subtitle A of title VIII.
Sec. 9014. Corrections to veterans subtitle.
Sec. 9015. Technical corrections regarding title IX.
Sec. 9016. Effective date.
  TITLE I--REORGANIZATION OF STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE INTERNAL 
                            REVENUE SERVICE
       Subtitle A--Reorganization of the Internal Revenue Service

     SEC. 1001. REORGANIZATION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--The Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall 
     develop and implement a plan to reorganize the Internal 
     Revenue Service. The plan shall--
       (1) supersede any organization or reorganization of the 
     Internal Revenue Service based on any statute or 
     reorganization plan applicable on the effective date of this 
     section;
       (2) eliminate or substantially modify the existing 
     organization of the Internal Revenue Service which is based 
     on a national, regional, and district structure;
       (3) establish organizational units serving particular 
     groups of taxpayers with similar needs; and
       (4) ensure an independent appeals function within the 
     Internal Revenue Service, including the prohibition in the 
     plan of ex parte communications between appeals officers and 
     other Internal Revenue Service employees to the extent that 
     such communications appear to compromise the independence of 
     the appeals officers.
       (b) Savings Provisions.--
       (1) Preservation of specific tax rights and remedies.--
     Nothing in the plan developed and implemented under 
     subsection (a) shall be considered to impair any right or 
     remedy, including trial by jury, to recover any internal 
     revenue tax alleged to have been erroneously or illegally 
     assessed or collected, or any penalty claimed to have been 
     collected without authority, or any sum alleged to have been 
     excessive or in any manner wrongfully collected under the 
     internal revenue laws. For the purpose of any action to 
     recover any such tax, penalty, or sum, all statutes, rules, 
     and regulations referring to the collector of internal 
     revenue, the principal officer for the internal revenue 
     district, or the Secretary, shall be deemed to refer to the 
     officer whose act or acts referred to in the preceding 
     sentence gave rise to such action. The venue of any such 
     action shall be the same as under existing law.
       (2) Continuing effect of legal documents.--All orders, 
     determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, 
     grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, 
     privileges, and other administrative actions--
       (A) which have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
     become effective by the President, any Federal agency or 
     official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in 
     the performance of any function transferred or affected by 
     the reorganization of the Internal Revenue Service or any 
     other administrative unit of the Department of the Treasury 
     under this section, and
       (B) which are in effect at the time this section takes 
     effect, or were final before the effective date of this 
     section and are to become effective on or after the effective 
     date of this section,

     shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
     modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
     accordance with law by the President, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, or other 
     authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
     operation of law.
       (3) Proceedings not affected.--The provisions of this 
     section shall not affect any proceedings, including notices 
     of proposed rulemaking, or any application for any license, 
     permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending before 
     the Department of the Treasury (or any administrative unit of 
     the Department, including the Internal Revenue Service) at 
     the time this section takes effect, with respect to functions 
     transferred or affected by the reorganization under this 
     section but such proceedings and applications shall continue. 
     Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be 
     taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such 
     orders, as if this section had not been enacted, and orders 
     issued in any such proceedings shall continue in effect until 
     modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly 
     authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or 
     by operation of law. Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
     deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any 
     such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to 
     the same extent that such proceeding could have been 
     discontinued or modified if this section had not been 
     enacted.
       (4) Suits not affected.--The provisions of this section 
     shall not affect suits commenced before the effective date of 
     this section, and in all such suits, proceedings shall be 
     had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner 
     and with the same effect as if this section had not been 
     enacted.
       (5) Nonabatement of actions.--No suit, action, or other 
     proceeding commenced by or against the Department of the 
     Treasury (or any administrative unit of the Department, 
     including the Internal Revenue Service), or by or against any 
     individual in the official capacity of such individual as an 
     officer of the Department of the Treasury, shall abate by 
     reason of the enactment of this section.
       (6) Administrative actions relating to promulgation of 
     regulations.--Any administrative action relating to the 
     preparation or promulgation of a regulation by the Department 
     of the Treasury (or any administrative unit of the 
     Department, including the Internal Revenue Service) relating 
     to a function transferred or affected by the reorganization 
     under this section may be continued by the Department of the 
     Treasury through any appropriate administrative unit of the 
     Department, including the Internal Revenue Service with the 
     same effect as if this section had not been enacted.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1002. IRS MISSION TO FOCUS ON TAXPAYERS' NEEDS.

       The Internal Revenue Service shall review and restate its 
     mission to place a greater emphasis on serving the public and 
     meeting taxpayers' needs.
     Subtitle B--Executive Branch Governance and Senior Management

     SEC. 1101. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OVERSIGHT BOARD.

       (a) In General.--Section 7802 (relating to the Commissioner 
     of Internal Revenue) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 7802. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OVERSIGHT BOARD.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Department of the Treasury the Internal Revenue Service 
     Oversight Board (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as 
     the `Oversight Board').
       ``(b) Membership.--
       ``(1) Composition.--The Oversight Board shall be composed 
     of 9 members, as follows:

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       ``(A) 6 members shall be individuals who are not otherwise 
     Federal officers or employees and who are appointed by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       ``(B) 1 member shall be the Secretary of the Treasury or, 
     if the Secretary so designates, the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Treasury.
       ``(C) 1 member shall be the Commissioner of Internal 
     Revenue.
       ``(D) 1 member shall be an individual who is a full-time 
     Federal employee or a representative of employees and who is 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate.
       ``(2) Qualifications and terms.--
       ``(A) Qualifications.--Members of the Oversight Board 
     described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be appointed without 
     regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of 
     their professional experience and expertise in 1 or more of 
     the following areas:
       ``(i) Management of large service organizations.
       ``(ii) Customer service.
       ``(iii) Federal tax laws, including tax administration and 
     compliance.
       ``(iv) Information technology.
       ``(v) Organization development.
       ``(vi) The needs and concerns of taxpayers.
       ``(vii) The needs and concerns of small businesses.

     In the aggregate, the members of the Oversight Board 
     described in paragraph (1)(A) should collectively bring to 
     bear expertise in all of the areas described in the preceding 
     sentence.
       ``(B) Terms.--Each member who is described in subparagraph 
     (A) or (D) of paragraph (1) shall be appointed for a term of 
     5 years, except that of the members first appointed under 
     paragraph (1)(A)--
       ``(i) 2 members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years,
       ``(ii) 2 members shall be appointed for a term of 4 years, 
     and
       ``(iii) 2 members shall be appointed for a term of 5 years.
       ``(C) Reappointment.--An individual who is described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (D) of paragraph (1) may be appointed to 
     no more than two 5-year terms on the Oversight Board.
       ``(D) Vacancy.--Any vacancy on the Oversight Board shall be 
     filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Any 
     member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the 
     expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was 
     appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of that term.
       ``(3) Ethical considerations.--
       ``(A) Financial disclosure.--During the entire period that 
     an individual appointed under subparagraph (A) or (D) of 
     paragraph (1) is a member of the Oversight Board, such 
     individual shall be treated as serving as an officer or 
     employee referred to in section 101(f) of the Ethics in 
     Government Act of 1978 for purposes of title I of such Act, 
     except that section 101(d) of such Act shall apply without 
     regard to the number of days of service in the position.
       ``(B) Restrictions on post-employment.--For purposes of 
     section 207(c) of title 18, United States Code, an individual 
     appointed under subparagraph (A) or (D) of paragraph (1) 
     shall be treated as an employee referred to in section 
     207(c)(2)(A)(i) of such title during the entire period the 
     individual is a member of the Board, except that subsections 
     (c)(2)(B) and (f) of section 207 of such title shall not 
     apply.
       ``(C) Members who are special government employees.--If an 
     individual appointed under subparagraph (A) or (D) of 
     paragraph (1) is a special Government employee, the following 
     additional rules apply for purposes of chapter 11 of title 
     18, United States Code:
       ``(i) Restriction on representation.--In addition to any 
     restriction under section 205(c) of title 18, United States 
     Code, except as provided in subsections (d) through (i) of 
     section 205 of such title, such individual (except in the 
     proper discharge of official duties) shall not, with or 
     without compensation, represent anyone to or before any 
     officer or employee of--

       ``(I) the Oversight Board or the Internal Revenue Service 
     on any matter,
       ``(II) the Department of the Treasury on any matter 
     involving the internal revenue laws or involving the 
     management or operations of the Internal Revenue Service, or
       ``(III) the Department of Justice with respect to 
     litigation involving a matter described in subclause (I) or 
     (II).

       ``(ii) Compensation for services provided by another.--For 
     purposes of section 203 of such title--

       ``(I) such individual shall not be subject to the 
     restrictions of subsection (a)(1) thereof for sharing in 
     compensation earned by another for representations on matters 
     covered by such section, and
       ``(II) a person shall not be subject to the restrictions of 
     subsection (a)(2) thereof for sharing such compensation with 
     such individual.

       ``(D) Waiver.--The President may, only at the time the 
     President nominates the member of the Oversight Board 
     described in paragraph (1)(D), waive for the term of the 
     member any appropriate provision of chapter 11 of title 18, 
     United States Code, to the extent such waiver is necessary to 
     allow such member to participate in the decisions of the 
     Board while continuing to serve as a full-time Federal 
     employee or a representative of employees. Any such waiver 
     shall not be effective unless a written intent of waiver to 
     exempt such member (and actual waiver language) is submitted 
     to the Senate with the nomination of such member.
       ``(4) Quorum.--5 members of the Oversight Board shall 
     constitute a quorum. A majority of members present and voting 
     shall be required for the Oversight Board to take action.
       ``(5) Removal.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any member of the Oversight Board 
     appointed under subparagraph (A) or (D) of paragraph (1) may 
     be removed at the will of the President.
       ``(B) Secretary and commissioner.--An individual described 
     in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) shall be removed 
     upon termination of service in the office described in such 
     subparagraph.
       ``(6) Claims.--
       ``(A) In general.--Members of the Oversight Board who are 
     described in subparagraph (A) or (D) of paragraph (1) shall 
     have no personal liability under Federal law with respect to 
     any claim arising out of or resulting from an act or omission 
     by such member within the scope of service as a member.
       ``(B) Effect on other law.--This paragraph shall not be 
     construed--
       ``(i) to affect any other immunities and protections that 
     may be available to such member under applicable law with 
     respect to such transactions,
       ``(ii) to affect any other right or remedy against the 
     United States under applicable law, or
       ``(iii) to limit or alter in any way the immunities that 
     are available under applicable law for Federal officers and 
     employees.
       ``(c) General Responsibilities.--
       ``(1) Oversight.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Oversight Board shall oversee the 
     Internal Revenue Service in its administration, management, 
     conduct, direction, and supervision of the execution and 
     application of the internal revenue laws or related statutes 
     and tax conventions to which the United States is a party.
       ``(B) Mission of irs.--As part of its oversight functions 
     described in subparagraph (A), the Oversight Board shall 
     ensure that the organization and operation of the Internal 
     Revenue Service allows it to carry out its mission.
       ``(C) Confidentiality.--The Oversight Board shall ensure 
     that appropriate confidentiality is maintained in the 
     exercise of its duties.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--The Oversight Board shall have no 
     responsibilities or authority with respect to--
       ``(A) the development and formulation of Federal tax policy 
     relating to existing or proposed internal revenue laws, 
     related statutes, and tax conventions,
       ``(B) specific law enforcement activities of the Internal 
     Revenue Service, including specific compliance activities 
     such as examinations, collection activities, and criminal 
     investigations,
       ``(C) specific procurement activities of the Internal 
     Revenue Service, or
       ``(D) except as provided in subsection (d)(3), specific 
     personnel actions.
       ``(d) Specific Responsibilities.--The Oversight Board shall 
     have the following specific responsibilities:
       ``(1) Strategic plans.--To review and approve strategic 
     plans of the Internal Revenue Service, including the 
     establishment of--
       ``(A) mission and objectives, and standards of performance 
     relative to either, and
       ``(B) annual and long-range strategic plans.
       ``(2) Operational plans.--To review the operational 
     functions of the Internal Revenue Service, including--
       ``(A) plans for modernization of the tax system,
       ``(B) plans for outsourcing or managed competition, and
       ``(C) plans for training and education.
       ``(3) Management.--To--
       ``(A) recommend to the President candidates for appointment 
     as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and recommend to the 
     President the removal of the Commissioner,
       ``(B) review the Commissioner's selection, evaluation, and 
     compensation of Internal Revenue Service senior executives 
     who have program management responsibility over significant 
     functions of the Internal Revenue Service, and
       ``(C) review and approve the Commissioner's plans for any 
     major reorganization of the Internal Revenue Service.
       ``(4) Budget.--To--
       ``(A) review and approve the budget request of the Internal 
     Revenue Service prepared by the Commissioner,
       ``(B) submit such budget request to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, and
       ``(C) ensure that the budget request supports the annual 
     and long-range strategic plans.
       ``(5) Taxpayer protection.--To ensure the proper treatment 
     of taxpayers by the employees of the Internal Revenue 
     Service.

     The Secretary shall submit the budget request referred to in 
     paragraph (4)(B) for any fiscal year to the President who 
     shall submit such request, without revision, to Congress 
     together with the President's annual budget request for the 
     Internal Revenue Service for such fiscal year.
       ``(e) Board Personnel Matters.--
       ``(1) Compensation of members.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each member of the Oversight Board who--
       ``(i) is described in subsection (b)(1)(A), or
       ``(ii) is described in subsection (b)(1)(D) and is not 
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     shall be compensated at a rate of $30,000 per year. All other 
     members shall serve without compensation for such service.
       ``(B) Chairperson.--In lieu of the amount specified in 
     subparagraph (A), the Chairperson of the Oversight Board 
     shall be compensated at a rate of $50,000 per year.
       ``(2) Travel expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The members of the Oversight Board shall 
     be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, to attend meetings of the Oversight Board and, with the 
     advance approval of the Chairperson of the Oversight Board, 
     while otherwise away from their homes or regular places of 
     business for purposes of duties as a member of the Oversight 
     Board.
       ``(B) Report.--The Oversight Board shall include in its 
     annual report under subsection (f)(3)(A) information with 
     respect to the travel expenses allowed for members of the 
     Oversight Board under this paragraph.
       ``(3) Staff.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Chairperson of the Oversight Board 
     may appoint and terminate any personnel that may be necessary 
     to enable the Board to perform its duties.
       ``(B) Detail of government employees.--Upon request of the 
     Chairperson of the Oversight Board, a Federal agency shall 
     detail a Federal Government employee to the Oversight Board 
     without reimbursement. Such detail shall be without 
     interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.
       ``(4) Procurement of temporary and intermittent services.--
     The Chairperson of the Oversight Board may procure temporary 
     and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(f) Administrative Matters.--
       ``(1) Chair.--
       ``(A) Term.--The members of the Oversight Board shall elect 
     for a 2-year term a chairperson from among the members 
     appointed under subsection (b)(1)(A).
       ``(B) Powers.--Except as otherwise provided by a majority 
     vote of the Oversight Board, the powers of the Chairperson 
     shall include--
       ``(i) establishing committees,
       ``(ii) setting meeting places and times,
       ``(iii) establishing meeting agendas, and
       ``(iv) developing rules for the conduct of business.
       ``(2) Meetings.--The Oversight Board shall meet at least 
     quarterly and at such other times as the Chairperson 
     determines appropriate.
       ``(3) Reports.--
       ``(A) Annual.--The Oversight Board shall each year report 
     with respect to the conduct of its responsibilities under 
     this title to the President, the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Government Reform and Oversight, and Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committees on Finance, 
     Governmental Affairs, and Appropriations of the Senate.
       ``(B) Additional report.--Upon a determination by the 
     Oversight Board under subsection (c)(1)(B) that the 
     organization and operation of the Internal Revenue Service 
     are not allowing it to carry out its mission, the Oversight 
     Board shall report such determination to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate.''.
       (b) Restriction on Disclosure of Return Information to 
     Oversight Board Members.--Section 6103(h) (relating to 
     disclosure to certain Federal officers and employees for 
     purposes of tax administration, etc.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Internal revenue service oversight board.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and 
     except as provided in subparagraph (B), no return or return 
     information may be disclosed to any member of the Oversight 
     Board described in subparagraph (A) or (D) of section 
     7802(b)(1) or to any employee or detailee of such Board by 
     reason of their service with the Board. Any request for 
     information not permitted to be disclosed under the preceding 
     sentence, and any contact relating to a specific taxpayer, 
     made by any such individual to an officer or employee of the 
     Internal Revenue Service shall be reported by such officer or 
     employee to the Secretary, the Treasury Inspector General for 
     Tax Administration, and the Joint Committee on Taxation.
       ``(B) Exception for reports to the board.--If--
       ``(i) the Commissioner or the Treasury Inspector General 
     for Tax Administration prepares any report or other matter 
     for the Oversight Board in order to assist the Board in 
     carrying out its duties, and
       ``(ii) the Commissioner or such Inspector General 
     determines it is necessary to include any return or return 
     information in such report or other matter to enable the 
     Board to carry out such duties,

     such return or return information (other than information 
     regarding taxpayer identity) may be disclosed to members, 
     employees, or detailees of the Board solely for the purpose 
     of carrying out such duties.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 4946(c) (relating to definitions and special 
     rules for chapter 42) is amended by striking ``or'' at the 
     end of paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end of 
     paragraph (6) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight 
     Board.''.
       (2) The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 80 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 7802 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 7802. Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board.''.

       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Initial nominations to internal revenue service 
     oversight board.--The President shall submit the initial 
     nominations under section 7802 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, as added by this section, to the Senate not later 
     than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Effect on actions prior to appointment of oversight 
     board.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     invalidate the actions and authority of the Internal Revenue 
     Service prior to the appointment of the members of the 
     Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board.

     SEC. 1102. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE; OTHER OFFICIALS.

       (a) In General.--Section 7803 (relating to other personnel) 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 7803. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE; OTHER 
                   OFFICIALS.

       ``(a) Commissioner of Internal Revenue.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--
       ``(A) In general.--There shall be in the Department of the 
     Treasury a Commissioner of Internal Revenue who shall be 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, to a 5-year term. Such appointment 
     shall be made from individuals who, among other 
     qualifications, have a demonstrated ability in management.
       ``(B) Vacancy.--Any individual appointed to fill a vacancy 
     in the position of Commissioner occurring before the 
     expiration of the term for which such individual's 
     predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the 
     remainder of that term.
       ``(C) Removal.--The Commissioner may be removed at the will 
     of the President.
       ``(D) Reappointment.--The Commissioner may be appointed to 
     more than one 5-year term.
       ``(2) Duties.--The Commissioner shall have such duties and 
     powers as the Secretary may prescribe, including the power 
     to--
       ``(A) administer, manage, conduct, direct, and supervise 
     the execution and application of the internal revenue laws or 
     related statutes and tax conventions to which the United 
     States is a party, and
       ``(B) recommend to the President a candidate for 
     appointment as Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service 
     when a vacancy occurs, and recommend to the President the 
     removal of such Chief Counsel.

     If the Secretary determines not to delegate a power specified 
     in subparagraph (A) or (B), such determination may not take 
     effect until 30 days after the Secretary notifies the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committees on Finance, Governmental Affairs, and 
     Appropriations of the Senate.
       ``(3) Consultation with board.--The Commissioner shall 
     consult with the Oversight Board on all matters set forth in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) (other than paragraph (3)(A)) of 
     section 7802(d).
       ``(b) Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--There shall be in the Department of the 
     Treasury a Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service who 
     shall be appointed by the President, by and with the consent 
     of the Senate.
       ``(2) Duties.--The Chief Counsel shall be the chief law 
     officer for the Internal Revenue Service and shall perform 
     such duties as may be prescribed by the Secretary, including 
     the duty--
       ``(A) to be legal advisor to the Commissioner and the 
     Commissioner's officers and employees,
       ``(B) to furnish legal opinions for the preparation and 
     review of rulings and memoranda of technical advice,
       ``(C) to prepare, review, and assist in the preparation of 
     proposed legislation, treaties, regulations, and Executive 
     orders relating to laws which affect the Internal Revenue 
     Service,
       ``(D) to represent the Commissioner in cases before the Tax 
     Court, and
       ``(E) to determine which civil actions should be litigated 
     under the laws relating to the Internal Revenue Service and 
     prepare recommendations for the Department of Justice 
     regarding the commencement of such actions.

     If the Secretary determines not to delegate a power specified 
     in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E), such 
     determination may not take effect until 30 days after the 
     Secretary notifies the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committees on Finance, 
     Governmental Affairs, and Appropriations of the Senate.
       ``(3) Persons to whom chief counsel reports.--The Chief 
     Counsel shall report directly to the Commissioner of Internal 
     Revenue, except that--
       ``(A) the Chief Counsel shall report to both the 
     Commissioner and the General Counsel for the Department of 
     the Treasury with respect to--
       ``(i) legal advice or interpretation of the tax law not 
     relating solely to tax policy, and
       ``(ii) tax litigation, and

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       ``(B) the Chief Counsel shall report to the General Counsel 
     with respect to legal advice or interpretation of the tax law 
     relating solely to tax policy.

     If there is any disagreement between the Commissioner and the 
     General Counsel with respect to any matter jointly referred 
     to them under subparagraph (A), such matter shall be 
     submitted to the Secretary or Deputy Secretary for 
     resolution.
       ``(4) Chief counsel personnel.--All personnel in the Office 
     of Chief Counsel shall report to the Chief Counsel.
       ``(c) Office of the Taxpayer Advocate.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--
       ``(A) In general.--There is established in the Internal 
     Revenue Service an office to be known as the `Office of the 
     Taxpayer Advocate'.
       ``(B) National taxpayer advocate.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Office of the Taxpayer Advocate 
     shall be under the supervision and direction of an official 
     to be known as the `National Taxpayer Advocate'. The National 
     Taxpayer Advocate shall report directly to the Commissioner 
     of Internal Revenue and shall be entitled to compensation at 
     the same rate as the highest rate of basic pay established 
     for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 
     5, United States Code, or, if the Secretary of the Treasury 
     so determines, at a rate fixed under section 9503 of such 
     title.
       ``(ii) Appointment.--The National Taxpayer Advocate shall 
     be appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury after 
     consultation with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and 
     the Oversight Board and without regard to the provisions of 
     title 5, United States Code, relating to appointments in the 
     competitive service or the Senior Executive Service.
       ``(iii) Qualifications.--An individual appointed under 
     clause (ii) shall have--

       ``(I) a background in customer service as well as tax law, 
     and
       ``(II) experience in representing individual taxpayers.

       ``(iv) Restriction on employment.--An individual may be 
     appointed as the National Taxpayer Advocate only if such 
     individual was not an officer or employee of the Internal 
     Revenue Service during the 2-year period ending with such 
     appointment and such individual agrees not to accept any 
     employment with the Internal Revenue Service for at least 5 
     years after ceasing to be the National Taxpayer Advocate. 
     Service as an officer or employee of the Office of the 
     Taxpayer Advocate shall not be taken into account in applying 
     this clause.
       ``(2) Functions of office.--
       ``(A) In general.--It shall be the function of the Office 
     of the Taxpayer Advocate to--
       ``(i) assist taxpayers in resolving problems with the 
     Internal Revenue Service,
       ``(ii) identify areas in which taxpayers have problems in 
     dealings with the Internal Revenue Service,
       ``(iii) to the extent possible, propose changes in the 
     administrative practices of the Internal Revenue Service to 
     mitigate problems identified under clause (ii), and
       ``(iv) identify potential legislative changes which may be 
     appropriate to mitigate such problems.
       ``(B) Annual reports.--
       ``(i) Objectives.--Not later than June 30 of each calendar 
     year, the National Taxpayer Advocate shall report to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate on the objectives 
     of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate for the fiscal year 
     beginning in such calendar year. Any such report shall 
     contain full and substantive analysis, in addition to 
     statistical information.
       ``(ii) Activities.--Not later than December 31 of each 
     calendar year, the National Taxpayer Advocate shall report to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate on 
     the activities of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate during 
     the fiscal year ending during such calendar year. Any such 
     report shall contain full and substantive analysis, in 
     addition to statistical information, and shall--

       ``(I) identify the initiatives the Office of the Taxpayer 
     Advocate has taken on improving taxpayer services and 
     Internal Revenue Service responsiveness,
       ``(II) contain recommendations received from individuals 
     with the authority to issue Taxpayer Assistance Orders under 
     section 7811,
       ``(III) contain a summary of at least 20 of the most 
     serious problems encountered by taxpayers, including a 
     description of the nature of such problems,
       ``(IV) contain an inventory of the items described in 
     subclauses (I), (II), and (III) for which action has been 
     taken and the result of such action,
       ``(V) contain an inventory of the items described in 
     subclauses (I), (II), and (III) for which action remains to 
     be completed and the period during which each item has 
     remained on such inventory,
       ``(VI) contain an inventory of the items described in 
     subclauses (I), (II), and (III) for which no action has been 
     taken, the period during which each item has remained on such 
     inventory, the reasons for the inaction, and identify any 
     Internal Revenue Service official who is responsible for such 
     inaction,
       ``(VII) identify any Taxpayer Assistance Order which was 
     not honored by the Internal Revenue Service in a timely 
     manner, as specified under section 7811(b),
       ``(VIII) contain recommendations for such administrative 
     and legislative action as may be appropriate to resolve 
     problems encountered by taxpayers,
       ``(IX) identify areas of the tax law that impose 
     significant compliance burdens on taxpayers or the Internal 
     Revenue Service, including specific recommendations for 
     remedying these problems,
       ``(X) identify the 10 most litigated issues for each 
     category of taxpayers, including recommendations for 
     mitigating such disputes, and
       ``(XI) include such other information as the National 
     Taxpayer Advocate may deem advisable.

       ``(iii) Report to be submitted directly.--Each report 
     required under this subparagraph shall be provided directly 
     to the committees described in clause (i) without any prior 
     review or comment from the Commissioner, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, the Oversight Board, any other officer or employee 
     of the Department of the Treasury, or the Office of 
     Management and Budget.
       ``(iv) Coordination with report of treasury inspector 
     general for tax administration.--To the extent that 
     information required to be reported under clause (ii) is also 
     required to be reported under paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     subsection (d) by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration, the National Taxpayer Advocate shall not 
     contain such information in the report submitted under such 
     clause.
       ``(C) Other responsibilities.--The National Taxpayer 
     Advocate shall--
       ``(i) monitor the coverage and geographic allocation of 
     local offices of taxpayer advocates,
       ``(ii) develop guidance to be distributed to all Internal 
     Revenue Service officers and employees outlining the criteria 
     for referral of taxpayer inquiries to local offices of 
     taxpayer advocates,
       ``(iii) ensure that the local telephone number for each 
     local office of the taxpayer advocate is published and 
     available to taxpayers served by the office, and
       ``(iv) in conjunction with the Commissioner, develop career 
     paths for local taxpayer advocates choosing to make a career 
     in the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate.
       ``(D) Personnel actions.--
       ``(i) In general.--The National Taxpayer Advocate shall 
     have the responsibility and authority to--

       ``(I) appoint local taxpayer advocates and make available 
     at least 1 such advocate for each State, and
       ``(II) evaluate and take personnel actions (including 
     dismissal) with respect to any employee of any local office 
     of a taxpayer advocate described in subclause (I).

       ``(ii) Consultation.--The National Taxpayer Advocate may 
     consult with the appropriate supervisory personnel of the 
     Internal Revenue Service in carrying out the National 
     Taxpayer Advocate's responsibilities under this subparagraph.
       ``(3) Responsibilities of commissioner.--The Commissioner 
     shall establish procedures requiring a formal response to all 
     recommendations submitted to the Commissioner by the National 
     Taxpayer Advocate within 3 months after submission to the 
     Commissioner.
       ``(4) Operation of local offices.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each local taxpayer advocate--
       ``(i) shall report to the National Taxpayer Advocate or 
     delegate thereof,
       ``(ii) may consult with the appropriate supervisory 
     personnel of the Internal Revenue Service regarding the daily 
     operation of the local office of the taxpayer advocate,
       ``(iii) shall, at the initial meeting with any taxpayer 
     seeking the assistance of a local office of the taxpayer 
     advocate, notify such taxpayer that the taxpayer advocate 
     offices operate independently of any other Internal Revenue 
     Service office and report directly to Congress through the 
     National Taxpayer Advocate, and
       ``(iv) may, at the taxpayer advocate's discretion, not 
     disclose to the Internal Revenue Service contact with, or 
     information provided by, such taxpayer.
       ``(B) Maintenance of independent communications.--Each 
     local office of the taxpayer advocate shall maintain a 
     separate phone, facsimile, and other electronic communication 
     access, and a separate post office address.
       ``(d) Additional Duties of the Treasury Inspector General 
     for Tax Administration.--
       ``(1) Annual reporting.--The Treasury Inspector General for 
     Tax Administration shall include in one of the semiannual 
     reports under section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978--
       ``(A) an evaluation of the compliance of the Internal 
     Revenue Service with--
       ``(i) restrictions under section 1204 of the Internal 
     Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 on the 
     use of enforcement statistics to evaluate Internal Revenue 
     Service employees,
       ``(ii) restrictions under section 7521 on directly 
     contacting taxpayers who have indicated that they prefer 
     their representatives be contacted,
       ``(iii) required procedures under section 6320 upon the 
     filing of a notice of a lien,
       ``(iv) required procedures under subchapter D of chapter 64 
     for seizure of property for collection of taxes, including 
     required procedures under section 6330 regarding levies, and
       ``(v) restrictions under section 3707 of the Internal 
     Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 on 
     designation of taxpayers,
       ``(B) a review and a certification of whether or not the 
     Secretary is complying with the requirements of section 
     6103(e)(8) to dis

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     close information to an individual filing a joint return on 
     collection activity involving the other individual filing the 
     return,
       ``(C) information regarding extensions of the statute of 
     limitations for assessment and collection of tax under 
     section 6501 and the provision of notice to taxpayers 
     regarding requests for such extension,
       ``(D) an evaluation of the adequacy and security of the 
     technology of the Internal Revenue Service,
       ``(E) any termination or mitigation under section 1203 of 
     the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 
     1998,
       ``(F) information regarding improper denial of requests for 
     information from the Internal Revenue Service identified 
     under paragraph (3)(A), and
       ``(G) information regarding any administrative or civil 
     actions with respect to violations of the fair debt 
     collection provisions of section 6304, including--
       ``(i) a summary of such actions initiated since the date of 
     the last report, and
       ``(ii) a summary of any judgments or awards granted as a 
     result of such actions.
       ``(2) Semiannual reports.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration shall include in each semiannual report under 
     section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978--
       ``(i) the number of taxpayer complaints during the 
     reporting period;
       ``(ii) the number of employee misconduct and taxpayer abuse 
     allegations received by the Internal Revenue Service or the 
     Inspector General during the period from taxpayers, Internal 
     Revenue Service employees, and other sources;
       ``(iii) a summary of the status of such complaints and 
     allegations; and
       ``(iv) a summary of the disposition of such complaints and 
     allegations, including the outcome of any Department of 
     Justice action and any monies paid as a settlement of such 
     complaints and allegations.
       ``(B) Clauses (iii) and (iv) of subparagraph (A) shall only 
     apply to complaints and allegations of serious employee 
     misconduct.
       ``(3) Other responsibilities.--The Treasury Inspector 
     General for Tax Administration shall--
       ``(A) conduct periodic audits of a statistically valid 
     sample of the total number of determinations made by the 
     Internal Revenue Service to deny written requests to disclose 
     information to taxpayers on the basis of section 6103 of this 
     title or section 552(b)(7) of title 5, United States Code, 
     and
       ``(B) establish and maintain a toll-free telephone number 
     for taxpayers to use to confidentially register complaints of 
     misconduct by Internal Revenue Service employees and 
     incorporate the telephone number in the statement required by 
     section 6227 of the Omnibus Taxpayer Bill of Rights (Internal 
     Revenue Service Publication No. 1).''.
       (b) Notice of Right To Contact Office Included in Notice of 
     Deficiency.--Section 6212(a) (relating to notice of 
     deficiency) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``Such notice shall include a notice to the 
     taxpayer of the taxpayer's right to contact a local office of 
     the taxpayer advocate and the location and phone number of 
     the appropriate office.''.
       (c) Expansion of Authority To Issue Taxpayer Assistance 
     Orders.--Section 7811(a) (relating to taxpayer assistance 
     orders) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Authority To Issue.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon application filed by a taxpayer 
     with the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate (in such form, 
     manner, and at such time as the Secretary shall by 
     regulations prescribe), the National Taxpayer Advocate may 
     issue a Taxpayer Assistance Order if--
       ``(A) the National Taxpayer Advocate determines the 
     taxpayer is suffering or about to suffer a significant 
     hardship as a result of the manner in which the internal 
     revenue laws are being administered by the Secretary, or
       ``(B) the taxpayer meets such other requirements as are set 
     forth in regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Determination of hardship.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), a significant hardship shall include--
       ``(A) an immediate threat of adverse action,
       ``(B) a delay of more than 30 days in resolving taxpayer 
     account problems,
       ``(C) the incurring by the taxpayer of significant costs 
     (including fees for professional representation) if relief is 
     not granted, or
       ``(D) irreparable injury to, or a long-term adverse impact 
     on, the taxpayer if relief is not granted.
       ``(3) Standard where administrative guidance not 
     followed.--In cases where any Internal Revenue Service 
     employee is not following applicable published administrative 
     guidance (including the Internal Revenue Manual), the 
     National Taxpayer Advocate shall construe the factors taken 
     into account in determining whether to issue a taxpayer 
     assistance order in the manner most favorable to the 
     taxpayer.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments Relating to National Taxpayer 
     Advocate.--
       (1) The following provisions are each amended by striking 
     ``Taxpayer Advocate'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``National Taxpayer Advocate'':
       (A) Section 6323(j)(1)(D) (relating to withdrawal of notice 
     in certain circumstances).
       (B) Section 6343(d)(2)(D) (relating to return of property 
     in certain cases).
       (C) Section 7811(b)(2)(D) (relating to terms of a Taxpayer 
     Assistance Order).
       (D) Section 7811(c) (relating to authority to modify or 
     rescind).
       (E) Section 7811(d)(2) (relating to suspension of running 
     of period of limitation).
       (F) Section 7811(e) (relating to independent action of 
     Taxpayer Advocate).
       (G) Section 7811(f) (relating to Taxpayer Advocate).
       (2) Section 7811(d)(1) (relating to suspension of running 
     of period of limitation) is amended by striking ``Taxpayer 
     Advocate's'' and inserting ``National Taxpayer Advocate's''.
       (3) The headings of subsections (e) and (f) of section 7811 
     are each amended by striking ``Taxpayer Advocate'' and 
     inserting ``National Taxpayer Advocate''.
       (e) Additional Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 80 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 7803 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 7803. Commissioner of Internal Revenue; other officials.''.
       (2) Section 5109 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection (c) 
     as subsection (b).
       (3) Section 7611(f)(1) (relating to restrictions on church 
     tax inquiries and examinations) is amended by striking 
     ``Assistant Commissioner for Employee Plans and Exempt 
     Organizations of the Internal Revenue Service'' and inserting 
     ``Secretary''.
       (f) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Chief counsel.--Section 7803(b)(3) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section, shall take 
     effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) National taxpayer advocate.--Notwithstanding section 
     7803(c)(1)(B)(iv) of such Code, as added by this section, in 
     appointing the first National Taxpayer Advocate after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury--
       (A) shall not appoint any individual who was an officer or 
     employee of the Internal Revenue Service at any time during 
     the 2-year period ending on the date of appointment, and
       (B) need not consult with the Internal Revenue Service 
     Oversight Board if the Oversight Board has not been 
     appointed.
       (4) Current officers.--
       (A) In the case of an individual serving as Commissioner of 
     Internal Revenue on the date of the enactment of this Act who 
     was appointed to such position before such date, the 5-year 
     term required by section 7803(a)(1) of such Code, as added by 
     this section, shall begin as of the date of such appointment.
       (B) Clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of section 7803(c)(1)(B) 
     of such Code, as added by this section, shall not apply to 
     the individual serving as Taxpayer Advocate on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1103. TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Establishment of 2 Inspectors General in the Department 
     of the Treasury.--Section 2 of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking the matter 
     following paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
     ``there is established--
       ``(A) in each of such establishments an office of Inspector 
     General, subject to subparagraph (B); and
       ``(B) in the establishment of the Department of the 
     Treasury--
       ``(i) an Office of Inspector General of the Department of 
     the Treasury; and
       ``(ii) an Office of Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration.''.
       (b) Amendments to Section 8D of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978.--
       (1) Limitation on authority of inspector general.--Section 
     8D(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Secretary of the Treasury may not exercise any 
     power under paragraph (1) or (2) with respect to the Treasury 
     Inspector General for Tax Administration.''.
       (2) Duties of inspector general of the department of the 
     treasury; relationship to the treasury inspector general for 
     tax administration.--Section 8D(b) of such Act is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) The Inspector General of the Department of the 
     Treasury shall exercise all duties and responsibilities of an 
     Inspector General for the Department of the Treasury other 
     than the duties and responsibilities exercised by the 
     Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
       ``(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish 
     procedures under which the Inspector General of the 
     Department of the Treasury and the Treasury Inspector General 
     for Tax Administration will--
       ``(A) determine how audits and investigations are allocated 
     in cases of overlapping jurisdiction, and
       ``(B) provide for coordination, cooperation, and efficiency 
     in the conduct of such audits and investigations.''.
       (3) Access to returns and return information.--Section 
     8D(e) of such Act is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Inspector General'' and 
     inserting ``Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking all beginning with 
     ``(2)'' through subparagraph (B);
       (C)(i) by redesignating subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) 
     as paragraph (2) of such subsection; and

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       (ii) in such redesignated paragraph (2), by striking 
     ``Inspector General'' and inserting ``Treasury Inspector 
     General for Tax Administration''; and
       (D)(i) by redesignating subparagraph (D) of such paragraph 
     as paragraph (3) of such subsection; and
       (ii) in such redesignated paragraph (3), by striking 
     ``Inspector General'' and inserting ``Treasury Inspector 
     General for Tax Administration''.
       (4) Effect on certain final decisions of the secretary.--
     Section 8D(f) of such Act is amended by striking ``Inspector 
     General'' and inserting ``Inspector General of the Department 
     of the Treasury or the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration''.
       (5) Repeal of limitation on reports to the attorney 
     general.--Section 8D of such Act is amended by striking 
     subsection (g).
       (6) Transmission of reports.--Section 8D(h) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``(h)'' and inserting ``(g)(1)'';
       (B) by striking ``and the Committees on Government 
     Operations and Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting ``and the Committees on 
     Government Reform and Oversight and Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Any report made by the Treasury Inspector General for 
     Tax Administration that is required to be transmitted by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to the appropriate committees or 
     subcommittees of Congress under section 5(d) shall also be 
     transmitted, within the 7-day period specified under such 
     subsection, to the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board 
     and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.''.
       (7) Treasury inspector general for tax administration.--
     Section 8D of the Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsections:
       ``(h) The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 
     shall exercise all duties and responsibilities of an 
     Inspector General of an establishment with respect to the 
     Department of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Treasury 
     on all matters relating to the Internal Revenue Service. The 
     Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration shall have 
     sole authority under this Act to conduct an audit or 
     investigation of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board 
     and the Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service.
       ``(i) In addition to the requirements of the first sentence 
     of section 3(a), the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration should have demonstrated ability to lead a 
     large and complex organization.
       ``(j) An individual appointed to the position of Treasury 
     Inspector General for Tax Administration, the Assistant 
     Inspector General for Auditing of the Office of the Treasury 
     Inspector General for Tax Administration under section 
     3(d)(1), the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations 
     of the Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration under section 3(d)(2), or any position of 
     Deputy Inspector General of the Office of the Treasury 
     Inspector General for Tax Administration may not be an 
     employee of the Internal Revenue Service--
       ``(1) during the 2-year period preceding the date of 
     appointment to such position; or
       ``(2) during the 5-year period following the date such 
     individual ends service in such position.
       ``(k)(1) In addition to the duties and responsibilities 
     exercised by an inspector general of an establishment, the 
     Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration--
       ``(A) shall have the duty to enforce criminal provisions 
     under section 7608(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
       ``(B) in addition to the functions authorized under section 
     7608(b)(2) of such Code, may carry firearms;
       ``(C) shall be responsible for protecting the Internal 
     Revenue Service against external attempts to corrupt or 
     threaten employees of the Internal Revenue Service, but shall 
     not be responsible for the conducting of background checks 
     and the providing of physical security; and
       ``(D) may designate any employee in the Office of the 
     Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to enforce 
     such laws and perform such functions referred to under 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).
       ``(2)(A) In performing a law enforcement function under 
     paragraph (1), the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration shall report any reasonable grounds to believe 
     there has been a violation of Federal criminal law to the 
     Attorney General at an appropriate time as determined by the 
     Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, 
     notwithstanding section 4(d).
       ``(B) In the administration of section 5(d) and subsection 
     (g)(2) of this section, the Secretary of the Treasury may 
     transmit the required report with respect to the Treasury 
     Inspector General for Tax Administration at an appropriate 
     time as determined by the Secretary, if the problem, abuse, 
     or deficiency relates to--
       ``(i) the performance of a law enforcement function under 
     paragraph (1); and
       ``(ii) sensitive information concerning matters under 
     subsection (a)(1)(A) through (F).
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     affect the authority of any other person to carry out or 
     enforce any provision specified in paragraph (1).
       ``(l)(1) The Commissioner of Internal Revenue or the 
     Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board may request, in 
     writing, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration to conduct an audit or investigation relating 
     to the Internal Revenue Service. If the Treasury Inspector 
     General for Tax Administration determines not to conduct such 
     audit or investigation, the Inspector General shall timely 
     provide a written explanation for such determination to the 
     person making the request.
       ``(2)(A) Any final report of an audit conducted by the 
     Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration shall be 
     timely submitted by the Inspector General to the Commissioner 
     of Internal Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service 
     Oversight Board.
       ``(B) The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 
     shall periodically submit to the Commissioner and Board a 
     list of investigations for which a final report has been 
     completed by the Inspector General and shall provide a copy 
     of any such report upon request of the Commissioner or Board.
       ``(C) This paragraph applies regardless of whether the 
     applicable audit or investigation is requested under 
     paragraph (1).''.
       (c) Transfer of Functions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 9(a)(1) of the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended in subparagraph (L)--
       (A) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(L)'';
       (B) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii) of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration, effective 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and 
     Reform Act of 1998, the Office of Chief Inspector of the 
     Internal Revenue Service;''.
       (2) Termination of office of chief inspector.--Effective 
     upon the transfer of functions under the amendment made by 
     paragraph (1), the Office of Chief Inspector of the Internal 
     Revenue Service is terminated.
       (3) Retention of certain internal audit personnel.--In 
     making the transfer under the amendment made by paragraph 
     (1), the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall designate and 
     retain an appropriate number (not in excess of 300) of 
     internal audit full-time equivalent employee positions 
     necessary for management relating to the Internal Revenue 
     Service.
       (4) Additional personnel transfers.--Effective 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall transfer 21 full-time equivalent positions 
     from the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of 
     the Treasury to the Office of the Treasury Inspector General 
     for Tax Administration.
       (d) Audits and Reports of Agency Financial Statements.--
     Subject to section 3521(g) of title 31, United States Code--
       (1) the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury 
     shall, subject to paragraph (2)--
       (A) audit each financial statement in accordance with 
     section 3521(e) of such title; and
       (B) prepare and submit each report required under section 
     3521(f) of such title; and
       (2) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 
     shall--
       (A) audit that portion of each financial statement referred 
     to under paragraph (1)(A) that relates to custodial and 
     administrative accounts of the Internal Revenue Service; and
       (B) prepare that portion of each report referred to under 
     paragraph (1)(B) that relates to custodial and administrative 
     accounts of the Internal Revenue Service.
       (e) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Transfer of functions.--Section 8D(b) of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking 
     ``and the internal audits and internal investigations 
     performed by the Office of Assistant Commissioner 
     (Inspection) of the Internal Revenue Service''.
       (2) Amendments relating to references to the inspector 
     general of the department of the treasury.--
       (A) Limitation on authority.--Section 8D(a) of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (i) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``of the Department of the Treasury'' after ``Inspector 
     General'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``of the Department of 
     the Treasury'' after ``prohibit the Inspector General''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) in the first sentence, by inserting ``of the Department 
     of the Treasury'' after ``notify the Inspector General''; and
       (II) in the second sentence, by inserting ``of the 
     Department of the Treasury'' after ``notice, the Inspector 
     General''.

       (B) Duties.--Section 8D(b) of such Act is amended in the 
     second sentence by inserting ``of the Department of the 
     Treasury'' after ``Inspector General''.
       (C) Audits and investigations.--Section 8D (c) and (d) of 
     such Act are amended by inserting ``of the Department of the 
     Treasury'' after ``Inspector General'' each place it appears.
       (3) References.--The second section 8G of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 (relating to rule of construction of 
     special provisions) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Sec. 8G'' and inserting ``Sec. 8H'';
       (B) by striking ``or 8E'' and inserting ``8E or 8F''; and
       (C) by striking ``section 8F(a)'' and inserting ``section 
     8G(a)''.
       (4) Amendment to internal revenue code of 1986.--Section 
     7608(b)(1) is amended by striking ``or of the Internal 
     Security Division''.

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     SEC. 1104. OTHER PERSONNEL.

       (a) In General.--Section 7804 (relating to the effect of 
     reorganization plans) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 7804. OTHER PERSONNEL.

       ``(a) Appointment and Supervision.--Unless otherwise 
     prescribed by the Secretary, the Commissioner of Internal 
     Revenue is authorized to employ such number of persons as the 
     Commissioner deems proper for the administration and 
     enforcement of the internal revenue laws, and the 
     Commissioner shall issue all necessary directions, 
     instructions, orders, and rules applicable to such persons.
       ``(b) Posts of Duty of Employees in Field Service or 
     Traveling.--Unless otherwise prescribed by the Secretary--
       ``(1) Designation of post of duty.--The Commissioner shall 
     determine and designate the posts of duty of all such persons 
     engaged in field work or traveling on official business 
     outside of the District of Columbia.
       ``(2) Detail of personnel from field service.--The 
     Commissioner may order any such person engaged in field work 
     to duty in the District of Columbia, for such periods as the 
     Commissioner may prescribe, and to any designated post of 
     duty outside the District of Columbia upon the completion of 
     such duty.
       ``(c) Delinquent Internal Revenue Officers and Employees.--
     If any officer or employee of the Treasury Department acting 
     in connection with the internal revenue laws fails to account 
     for and pay over any amount of money or property collected or 
     received by him in connection with the internal revenue laws, 
     the Secretary shall issue notice and demand to such officer 
     or employee for payment of the amount which he failed to 
     account for and pay over, and, upon failure to pay the amount 
     demanded within the time specified in such notice, the amount 
     so demanded shall be deemed imposed upon such officer or 
     employee and assessed upon the date of such notice and 
     demand, and the provisions of chapter 64 and all other 
     provisions of law relating to the collection of assessed 
     taxes shall be applicable in respect of such amount.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (b) of section 6344 is amended by striking 
     ``section 7803(d)'' and inserting ``section 7804(c)''.
       (2) The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 80 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 7804 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 7804. Other personnel.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1105. PROHIBITION ON EXECUTIVE BRANCH INFLUENCE OVER 
                   TAXPAYER AUDITS AND OTHER INVESTIGATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter A of chapter 75 
     (relating to crimes, other offenses, and forfeitures) is 
     amended by adding after section 7216 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7217. PROHIBITION ON EXECUTIVE BRANCH INFLUENCE OVER 
                   TAXPAYER AUDITS AND OTHER INVESTIGATIONS.

       ``(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for any applicable 
     person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or 
     employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or 
     terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular 
     taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.
       ``(b) Reporting Requirement.--Any officer or employee of 
     the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited 
     by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to 
     the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
       ``(c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     written request made--
       ``(1) to an applicable person by or on behalf of the 
     taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the 
     Internal Revenue Service,
       ``(2) by an applicable person for disclosure of return or 
     return information under section 6103 if such request is made 
     in accordance with the requirements of such section, or
       ``(3) by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of 
     the implementation of a change in tax policy.
       ``(d) Penalty.--Any person who willfully violates 
     subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall 
     be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not 
     exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, 
     or both, together with the costs of prosecution.
       ``(e) Applicable Person.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `applicable person' means--
       ``(1) the President, the Vice President, any employee of 
     the executive office of the President, and any employee of 
     the executive office of the Vice President, and
       ``(2) any individual (other than the Attorney General of 
     the United States) serving in a position specified in section 
     5312 of title 5, United States Code.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I 
     of subchapter A of chapter 75 is amended by adding after the 
     item relating to section 7216 the following new item:

``Sec. 7217. Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer 
              audits and other investigations.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to requests made after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
                  Subtitle C--Personnel Flexibilities

     SEC. 1201. IMPROVEMENTS IN PERSONNEL FLEXIBILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Part III of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subpart:

                       ``Subpart I--Miscellaneous

``CHAPTER 95--PERSONNEL FLEXIBILITIES RELATING TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
                                SERVICE

``Sec.
``9501. Internal Revenue Service personnel flexibilities.
``9502. Pay authority for critical positions.
``9503. Streamlined critical pay authority.
``9504. Recruitment, retention, relocation incentives, and relocation 
              expenses.
``9505. Performance awards for senior executives.
``9506. Limited appointments to career reserved Senior Executive 
              Service positions.
``9507. Streamlined demonstration project authority.
``9508. General workforce performance management system.
``9509. General workforce classification and pay.
``9510. General workforce staffing.

     ``Sec. 9501. Internal Revenue Service personnel flexibilities

       ``(a) Any flexibilities provided by sections 9502 through 
     9510 of this chapter shall be exercised in a manner 
     consistent with--
       ``(1) chapter 23 (relating to merit system principles and 
     prohibited personnel practices);
       ``(2) provisions relating to preference eligibles;
       ``(3) except as otherwise specifically provided, section 
     5307 (relating to the aggregate limitation on pay);
       ``(4) except as otherwise specifically provided, chapter 71 
     (relating to labor-management relations); and
       ``(5) subject to subsections (b) and (c) of section 1104, 
     as though such authorities were delegated to the Secretary of 
     the Treasury under section 1104(a)(2).
       ``(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the 
     Office of Personnel Management with any information that 
     Office requires in carrying out its responsibilities under 
     this section.
       ``(c) Employees within a unit to which a labor organization 
     is accorded exclusive recognition under chapter 71 shall not 
     be subject to any flexibility provided by sections 9507 
     through 9510 of this chapter unless the exclusive 
     representative and the Internal Revenue Service have entered 
     into a written agreement which specifically provides for the 
     exercise of that flexibility. Such written agreement may be 
     imposed by the Federal Services Impasses Panel under section 
     7119.

     ``Sec. 9502. Pay authority for critical positions

       ``(a) When the Secretary of the Treasury seeks a grant of 
     authority under section 5377 for critical pay for 1 or more 
     positions at the Internal Revenue Service, the Office of 
     Management and Budget may fix the rate of basic pay, 
     notwithstanding sections 5377(d)(2) and 5307, at any rate up 
     to the salary set in accordance with section 104 of title 3.
       ``(b) Notwithstanding section 5307, no allowance, 
     differential, bonus, award, or similar cash payment may be 
     paid to any employee receiving critical pay at a rate fixed 
     under subsection (a), in any calendar year if, or to the 
     extent that, the employee's total annual compensation will 
     exceed the maximum amount of total annual compensation 
     payable at the salary set in accordance with section 104 of 
     title 3.

     ``Sec. 9503. Streamlined critical pay authority

       ``(a) Notwithstanding section 9502, and without regard to 
     the provisions of this title governing appointments in the 
     competitive service or the Senior Executive Service and 
     chapters 51 and 53 (relating to classification and pay 
     rates), the Secretary of the Treasury may, for a period of 10 
     years after the date of enactment of this section, establish, 
     fix the compensation of, and appoint individuals to, 
     designated critical administrative, technical, and 
     professional positions needed to carry out the functions of 
     the Internal Revenue Service, if--
       ``(1) the positions--
       ``(A) require expertise of an extremely high level in an 
     administrative, technical, or professional field; and
       ``(B) are critical to the Internal Revenue Service's 
     successful accomplishment of an important mission;
       ``(2) exercise of the authority is necessary to recruit or 
     retain an individual exceptionally well qualified for the 
     position;
       ``(3) the number of such positions does not exceed 40 at 
     any one time;
       ``(4) designation of such positions are approved by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury;
       ``(5) the terms of such appointments are limited to no more 
     than 4 years;
       ``(6) appointees to such positions were not Internal 
     Revenue Service employees prior to June 1, 1998;
       ``(7) total annual compensation for any appointee to such 
     positions does not exceed the highest total annual 
     compensation payable at the rate determined under section 104 
     of title 3; and
       ``(8) all such positions are excluded from the collective 
     bargaining unit.
       ``(b) Individuals appointed under this section shall not be 
     considered to be employees for purposes of subchapter II of 
     chapter 75.

     ``Sec. 9504. Recruitment, retention, relocation incentives, 
       and relocation expenses

       ``(a) For a period of 10 years after the date of enactment 
     of this section and subject to approval by the Office of 
     Personnel Management, the Secretary of the Treasury may 
     provide for variations from sections 5753 and

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     5754 governing payment of recruitment, relocation, and 
     retention incentives.
       ``(b) For a period of 10 years after the date of enactment 
     of this section, the Secretary of the Treasury may pay from 
     appropriations made to the Internal Revenue Service allowable 
     relocation expenses under section 5724a for employees 
     transferred or reemployed and allowable travel and 
     transportation expenses under section 5723 for new 
     appointees, for any new appointee appointed to a position for 
     which pay is fixed under section 9502 or 9503 after June 1, 
     1998.

     ``Sec. 9505. Performance awards for senior executives

       ``(a) For a period of 10 years after the date of enactment 
     of this section, Internal Revenue Service senior executives 
     who have program management responsibility over significant 
     functions of the Internal Revenue Service may be paid a 
     performance bonus without regard to the limitation in section 
     5384(b)(2) if the Secretary of the Treasury finds such award 
     warranted based on the executive's performance.
       ``(b) In evaluating an executive's performance for purposes 
     of an award under this section, the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall take into account the executive's contributions toward 
     the successful accomplishment of goals and objectives 
     established under the Government Performance and Results Act 
     of 1993, division E of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (Public 
     Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 679), Revenue Procedure 64-22 (as in 
     effect on July 30, 1997), taxpayer service surveys, and other 
     performance metrics or plans established in consultation with 
     the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board.
       ``(c) Any award in excess of 20 percent of an executive's 
     rate of basic pay shall be approved by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury.
       ``(d) Notwithstanding section 5384(b)(3), the Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall determine the aggregate amount of 
     performance awards available to be paid during any fiscal 
     year under this section and section 5384 to career senior 
     executives in the Internal Revenue Service. Such amount may 
     not exceed an amount equal to 5 percent of the aggregate 
     amount of basic pay paid to career senior executives in the 
     Internal Revenue Service during the preceding fiscal year. 
     The Internal Revenue Service shall not be included in the 
     determination under section 5384(b)(3) of the aggregate 
     amount of performance awards payable to career senior 
     executives in the Department of the Treasury other than the 
     Internal Revenue Service.
       ``(e) Notwithstanding section 5307, a performance bonus 
     award may not be paid to an executive in a calendar year if, 
     or to the extent that, the executive's total annual 
     compensation will exceed the maximum amount of total annual 
     compensation payable at the rate determined under section 104 
     of title 3.

     ``Sec. 9506. Limited appointments to career reserved Senior 
       Executive Service positions

       ``(a) In the application of section 3132, a `career 
     reserved position' in the Internal Revenue Service means a 
     position designated under section 3132(b) which may be filled 
     only by--
       ``(1) a career appointee, or
       ``(2) a limited emergency appointee or a limited term 
     appointee--
       ``(A) who, immediately upon entering the career reserved 
     position, was serving under a career or career-conditional 
     appointment outside the Senior Executive Service; or
       ``(B) whose limited emergency or limited term appointment 
     is approved in advance by the Office of Personnel Management.
       ``(b)(1) The number of positions described under subsection 
     (a) which are filled by an appointee as described under 
     paragraph (2) of such subsection may not exceed 10 percent of 
     the total number of Senior Executive Service positions in the 
     Internal Revenue Service.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding section 3132--
       ``(A) the term of an appointee described under subsection 
     (a)(2) may be for any period not to exceed 3 years; and
       ``(B) such an appointee may serve--
       ``(i) 2 such terms; or
       ``(ii) 2 such terms in addition to any unexpired term 
     applicable at the time of appointment.

     ``Sec. 9507. Streamlined demonstration project authority

       ``(a) The exercise of any of the flexibilities under 
     sections 9502 through 9510 shall not affect the authority of 
     the Secretary of the Treasury to implement for the Internal 
     Revenue Service a demonstration project subject to chapter 
     47, as provided in subsection (b).
       ``(b) In applying section 4703 to a demonstration project 
     described in section 4701(a)(4) which involves the Internal 
     Revenue Service--
       ``(1) section 4703(b)(1) shall be deemed to read as 
     follows:
       `` `(1) develop a plan for such project which describes its 
     purpose, the employees to be covered, the project itself, its 
     anticipated outcomes, and the method of evaluating the 
     project;';
       ``(2) section 4703(b)(3) shall not apply;
       ``(3) the 180-day notification period in section 4703(b)(4) 
     shall be deemed to be a notification period of 30 days;
       ``(4) section 4703(b)(6) shall be deemed to read as 
     follows:
       `` `(6) provides each House of Congress with the final 
     version of the plan.';
       ``(5) section 4703(c)(1) shall be deemed to read as 
     follows:
       `` `(1) subchapter V of chapter 63 or subpart G of part III 
     of this title;';
       ``(6) the requirements of paragraphs (1)(A) and (2) of 
     section 4703(d) shall not apply; and
       ``(7) notwithstanding section 4703(d)(1)(B), based on an 
     evaluation as provided in section 4703(h), the Office of 
     Personnel Management and the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     except as otherwise provided by this subsection, may waive 
     the termination date of a demonstration project under section 
     4703(d).
       ``(c) At least 90 days before waiving the termination date 
     under subsection (b)(7), the Office of Personnel Management 
     shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of its 
     intention to waive the termination date and shall inform in 
     writing both Houses of Congress of its intention.

     ``Sec. 9508. General workforce performance management system

       ``(a) In lieu of a performance appraisal system established 
     under section 4302, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, 
     within 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, 
     establish for the Internal Revenue Service a performance 
     management system that--
       ``(1) maintains individual accountability by--
       ``(A) establishing 1 or more retention standards for each 
     employee related to the work of the employee and expressed in 
     terms of individual performance, and communicating such 
     retention standards to employees;
       ``(B) making periodic determinations of whether each 
     employee meets or does not meet the employee's established 
     retention standards; and
       ``(C) taking actions, in accordance with applicable laws 
     and regulations, with respect to any employee whose 
     performance does not meet established retention standards, 
     including denying any increases in basic pay, promotions, and 
     credit for performance under section 3502, and taking 1 or 
     more of the following actions:
       ``(i) Reassignment.
       ``(ii) An action under chapter 43 or chapter 75 of this 
     title.
       ``(iii) Any other appropriate action to resolve the 
     performance problem; and
       ``(2) except as provided under section 1204 of the Internal 
     Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, 
     strengthens the system's effectiveness by--
       ``(A) establishing goals or objectives for individual, 
     group, or organizational performance (or any combination 
     thereof), consistent with the Internal Revenue Service's 
     performance planning procedures, including those established 
     under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, 
     division E of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-
     106; 110 Stat. 679), Revenue Procedure 64-22 (as in effect on 
     July 30, 1997), and taxpayer service surveys, and 
     communicating such goals or objectives to employees;
       ``(B) using such goals and objectives to make performance 
     distinctions among employees or groups of employees; and
       ``(C) using performance assessments as a basis for granting 
     employee awards, adjusting an employee's rate of basic pay, 
     and other appropriate personnel actions, in accordance with 
     applicable laws and regulations.
       ``(b)(1) For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the term 
     `performance assessment' means a determination of whether or 
     not retention standards established under subsection 
     (a)(1)(A) are met, and any additional performance 
     determination made on the basis of performance goals and 
     objectives established under subsection (a)(2)(A).
       ``(2) For purposes of this title, the term `unacceptable 
     performance' with respect to an employee of the Internal 
     Revenue Service covered by a performance management system 
     established under this section means performance of the 
     employee which fails to meet a retention standard established 
     under this section.
       ``(c)(1) The Secretary of the Treasury may establish an 
     awards program designed to provide incentives for and 
     recognition of organizational, group, and individual 
     achievements by providing for granting awards to employees 
     who, as individuals or members of a group, contribute to 
     meeting the performance goals and objectives established 
     under this chapter by such means as a superior individual or 
     group accomplishment, a documented productivity gain, or 
     sustained superior performance.
       ``(2) A cash award under subchapter I of chapter 45 may be 
     granted to an employee of the Internal Revenue Service 
     without the need for any approval under section 4502(b).
       ``(d)(1) In applying sections 4303(b)(1)(A) and 7513(b)(1) 
     to employees of the Internal Revenue Service, `30 days' may 
     be deemed to be `15 days'.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 
     5335(c), an employee of the Internal Revenue Service shall 
     not have a right to appeal the denial of a periodic step 
     increase under section 5335 to the Merit Systems Protection 
     Board.

     ``Sec. 9509. General workforce classification and pay

       ``(a) For purposes of this section, the term `broad-banded 
     system' means a system for grouping positions for pay, job 
     evaluation, and other purposes that is different from the 
     system established under chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
     chapter 53 as a result of combining grades and related ranges 
     of rates of pay in 1 or more occupational series.
       ``(b)(1)(A) The Secretary of the Treasury may, subject to 
     criteria to be prescribed by the Office of Personnel 
     Management, establish 1 or more broad-banded systems covering 
     all or any portion of the Internal Revenue Service workforce.
       ``(B) With the approval of the Office of Personnel 
     Management, a broad-banded system

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     established under this section may either include or consist 
     of positions that otherwise would be subject to subchapter IV 
     of chapter 53 or section 5376.
       ``(2) The Office of Personnel Management may require the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to submit information relating to 
     broad-banded systems at the Internal Revenue Service.
       ``(3) Except as otherwise provided under this section, 
     employees under a broad-banded system shall continue to be 
     subject to the laws and regulations covering employees under 
     the pay system that otherwise would apply to such employees.
       ``(4) The criteria to be prescribed by the Office of 
     Personnel Management shall, at a minimum--
       ``(A) ensure that the structure of any broad-banded system 
     maintains the principle of equal pay for substantially equal 
     work;
       ``(B) establish the minimum and maximum number of grades 
     that may be combined into pay bands;
       ``(C) establish requirements for setting minimum and 
     maximum rates of pay in a pay band;
       ``(D) establish requirements for adjusting the pay of an 
     employee within a pay band;
       ``(E) establish requirements for setting the pay of a 
     supervisory employee whose position is in a pay band or who 
     supervises employees whose positions are in pay bands; and
       ``(F) establish requirements and methodologies for setting 
     the pay of an employee upon conversion to a broad-banded 
     system, initial appointment, change of position or type of 
     appointment (including promotion, demotion, transfer, 
     reassignment, reinstatement, placement in another pay band, 
     or movement to a different geographic location), and movement 
     between a broad-banded system and another pay system.
       ``(c) With the approval of the Office of Personnel 
     Management and in accordance with a plan for implementation 
     submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary 
     may, with respect to Internal Revenue Service employees who 
     are covered by a broad-banded system established under this 
     section, provide for variations from the provisions of 
     subchapter VI of chapter 53.

     ``Sec. 9510. General workforce staffing

       ``(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided by this section, an 
     employee of the Internal Revenue Service may be selected for 
     a permanent appointment in the competitive service in the 
     Internal Revenue Service through internal competitive 
     promotion procedures if--
       ``(A) the employee has completed, in the competitive 
     service, 2 years of current continuous service under a term 
     appointment or any combination of term appointments;
       ``(B) such term appointment or appointments were made under 
     competitive procedures prescribed for permanent appointments;
       ``(C) the employee's performance under such term 
     appointment or appointments met established retention 
     standards, or, if not covered by a performance management 
     system established under section 9508, was rated at the fully 
     successful level or higher (or equivalent thereof); and
       ``(D) the vacancy announcement for the term appointment 
     from which the conversion is made stated that there was a 
     potential for subsequent conversion to a permanent 
     appointment.
       ``(2) An appointment under this section may be made only to 
     a position in the same line of work as a position to which 
     the employee received a term appointment under competitive 
     procedures.
       ``(b)(1) Notwithstanding subchapter I of chapter 33, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury may establish category rating 
     systems for evaluating applicants for Internal Revenue 
     Service positions in the competitive service under which 
     qualified candidates are divided into 2 or more quality 
     categories on the basis of relative degrees of merit, rather 
     than assigned individual numerical ratings.
       ``(2) Each applicant who meets the minimum qualification 
     requirements for the position to be filled shall be assigned 
     to an appropriate category based on an evaluation of the 
     applicant's knowledge, skills, and abilities relative to 
     those needed for successful performance in the position to be 
     filled.
       ``(3) Within each quality category established under 
     paragraph (1), preference eligibles shall be listed ahead of 
     individuals who are not preference eligibles. For other than 
     scientific and professional positions at or higher than GS-9 
     (or equivalent), preference eligibles who have a compensable 
     service-connected disability of 10 percent or more, and who 
     meet the minimum qualification standards, shall be listed in 
     the highest quality category.
       ``(4) An appointing authority may select any applicant from 
     the highest quality category or, if fewer than 3 candidates 
     have been assigned to the highest quality category, from a 
     merged category consisting of the highest and second highest 
     quality categories.
       ``(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), the appointing 
     authority may not pass over a preference eligible in the same 
     or higher category from which selection is made unless the 
     requirements of section 3317(b) or 3318(b), as applicable, 
     are satisfied.
       ``(c) The Secretary of the Treasury may detail employees 
     among the offices of the Internal Revenue Service without 
     regard to the 120-day limitation in section 3341(b).
       ``(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury may establish a probationary period 
     under section 3321 of up to 3 years for Internal Revenue 
     Service positions if the Secretary of the Treasury determines 
     that the nature of the work is such that a shorter period is 
     insufficient to demonstrate complete proficiency in the 
     position.
       ``(e) Nothing in this section exempts the Secretary of the 
     Treasury from--
       ``(1) any employment priority established under direction 
     of the President for the placement of surplus or displaced 
     employees; or
       ``(2) any obligation under a court order or decree relating 
     to the employment practices of the Internal Revenue Service 
     or the Department of the Treasury.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new items:

                       ``Subpart I--Miscellaneous

``95. Personnel flexibilities relating to the Internal Reven9501''.ice.

     SEC. 1202. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``employee'' 
     means an employee (as defined by section 2105 of title 5, 
     United States Code) who is employed by the Internal Revenue 
     Service serving under an appointment without time limitation, 
     and has been currently employed for a continuous period of at 
     least 3 years, but does not include--
       (1) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 
     83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another 
     retirement system;
       (2) an employee having a disability on the basis of which 
     such employee is or would be eligible for disability 
     retirement under the applicable retirement system referred to 
     in paragraph (1);
       (3) an employee who is in receipt of a specific notice of 
     involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable 
     performance;
       (4) an employee who, upon completing an additional period 
     of service as referred to in section 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the 
     Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 (5 U.S.C. 5597 
     note), would qualify for a voluntary separation incentive 
     payment under section 3 of such Act;
       (5) an employee who has previously received any voluntary 
     separation incentive payment by the Federal Government under 
     this section or any other authority and has not repaid such 
     payment;
       (6) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights 
     who is on transfer to another organization; or
       (7) any employee who, during the 24-month period preceding 
     the date of separation, has received a recruitment or 
     relocation bonus under section 5753 of title 5, United States 
     Code, or who, within the 12-month period preceding the date 
     of separation, received a retention allowance under section 
     5754 of title 5, United States Code.
       (b) Authority To Provide Voluntary Separation Incentive 
     Payments.--
       (1) In general.--The Commissioner of Internal Revenue may 
     pay voluntary separation incentive payments under this 
     section to any employee to the extent necessary to carry out 
     the plan to reorganize the Internal Revenue Service under 
     section 1001.
       (2) Amount and treatment of payments.--A voluntary 
     separation incentive payment--
       (A) shall be paid in a lump sum after the employee's 
     separation;
       (B) shall be paid from appropriations or funds available 
     for the payment of the basic pay of the employees;
       (C) shall be equal to the lesser of--
       (i) an amount equal to the amount the employee would be 
     entitled to receive under section 5595(c) of title 5, United 
     States Code; or
       (ii) an amount determined by an agency head not to exceed 
     $25,000;
       (D) may not be made except in the case of any qualifying 
     employee who voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or 
     resignation) before January 1, 2003;
       (E) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be 
     included in the computation, of any other type of Government 
     benefit; and
       (F) shall not be taken into account in determining the 
     amount of any severance pay to which the employee may be 
     entitled under section 5595 of title 5, United States Code, 
     based on any other separation.
       (c) Additional Internal Revenue Service Contributions to 
     the Retirement Fund.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to any other payments which it 
     is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 of 
     title 5, United States Code, the Internal Revenue Service 
     shall remit to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit 
     in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the 
     Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal 
     to 15 percent of the final basic pay of each employee who is 
     covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of 
     title 5, United States Code, to whom a voluntary separation 
     incentive has been paid under this section.
       (2) Definition.--In paragraph (1), the term ``final basic 
     pay'', with respect to an employee, means the total amount of 
     basic pay which would be payable for a year of service by 
     such employee, computed using the employee's final rate of 
     basic pay, and, if last serving on other than a full-time 
     basis, with appropriate adjustment therefor.
       (d) Effect of Subsequent Employment With the Government.--
     An individual who has received a voluntary separation 
     incentive payment under this section and accepts any 
     employment for compensation with the Government of the United 
     States, or who works for any agency of the United States 
     Government through a personal services con

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     tract, within 5 years after the date of the separation on 
     which the payment is based shall be required to pay, prior to 
     the individual's first day of employment, the entire amount 
     of the incentive payment to the Internal Revenue Service.
       (e) Effect on Internal Revenue Service Employment Levels.--
       (1) Intended effect.--Voluntary separations under this 
     section are not intended to necessarily reduce the total 
     number of full-time equivalent positions in the Internal 
     Revenue Service.
       (2) Use of voluntary separations.--The Internal Revenue 
     Service may redeploy or use the full-time equivalent 
     positions vacated by voluntary separations under this section 
     to make other positions available to more critical locations 
     or more critical occupations.

     SEC. 1203. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR MISCONDUCT.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall terminate the 
     employment of any employee of the Internal Revenue Service if 
     there is a final administrative or judicial determination 
     that such employee committed any act or omission described 
     under subsection (b) in the performance of the employee's 
     official duties. Such termination shall be a removal for 
     cause on charges of misconduct.
       (b) Acts or Omissions.--The acts or omissions referred to 
     under subsection (a) are--
       (1) willful failure to obtain the required approval 
     signatures on documents authorizing the seizure of a 
     taxpayer's home, personal belongings, or business assets;
       (2) providing a false statement under oath with respect to 
     a material matter involving a taxpayer or taxpayer 
     representative;
       (3) with respect to a taxpayer, taxpayer representative, or 
     other employee of the Internal Revenue Service, the violation 
     of--
       (A) any right under the Constitution of the United States; 
     or
       (B) any civil right established under--
       (i) title VI or VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
       (ii) title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972;
       (iii) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967;
       (iv) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975;
       (v) section 501 or 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; 
     or
       (vi) title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
     1990;
       (4) falsifying or destroying documents to conceal mistakes 
     made by any employee with respect to a matter involving a 
     taxpayer or taxpayer representative;
       (5) assault or battery on a taxpayer, taxpayer 
     representative, or other employee of the Internal Revenue 
     Service, but only if there is a criminal conviction, or a 
     final judgment by a court in a civil case, with respect to 
     the assault or battery;
       (6) violations of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     Department of Treasury regulations, or policies of the 
     Internal Revenue Service (including the Internal Revenue 
     Manual) for the purpose of retaliating against, or harassing, 
     a taxpayer, taxpayer representative, or other employee of the 
     Internal Revenue Service;
       (7) willful misuse of the provisions of section 6103 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the purpose of concealing 
     information from a congressional inquiry,
       (8) willful failure to file any return of tax required 
     under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on or before the date 
     prescribed therefor (including any extensions), unless such 
     failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful 
     neglect,
       (9) willful understatement of Federal tax liability, unless 
     such understatement is due to reasonable cause and not to 
     willful neglect, and
       (10) threatening to audit a taxpayer for the purpose of 
     extracting personal gain or benefit.
       (c) Determination of Commissioner.--
       (1) In general.--The Commissioner of Internal Revenue may 
     take a personnel action other than termination for an act or 
     omission under subsection (a).
       (2) Discretion.--The exercise of authority under paragraph 
     (1) shall be at the sole discretion of the Commissioner of 
     Internal Revenue and may not be delegated to any other 
     officer. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in his sole 
     discretion, may establish a procedure which will be used to 
     determine whether an individual should be referred to the 
     Commissioner of Internal Revenue for a determination by the 
     Commissioner under paragraph (1).
       (3) No appeal.--Any determination of the Commissioner of 
     Internal Revenue under this subsection may not be appealed in 
     any administrative or judicial proceeding.
       (d) Definition.--For purposes of the provisions described 
     in clauses (i), (ii), and (iv) of subsection (b)(3)(B), 
     references to a program or activity receiving Federal 
     financial assistance or an education program or activity 
     receiving Federal financial assistance shall include any 
     program or activity conducted by the Internal Revenue Service 
     for a taxpayer.

     SEC. 1204. BASIS FOR EVALUATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--The Internal Revenue Service shall not use 
     records of tax enforcement results--
       (1) to evaluate employees; or
       (2) to impose or suggest production quotas or goals with 
     respect to such employees.
       (b) Taxpayer Service.--The Internal Revenue Service shall 
     use the fair and equitable treatment of taxpayers by 
     employees as one of the standards for evaluating employee 
     performance.
       (c) Certification.--Each appropriate supervisor shall 
     certify quarterly by letter to the Commissioner of Internal 
     Revenue whether or not tax enforcement results are being used 
     in a manner prohibited by subsection (a).
       (d) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 6231 of 
     the Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 (Public 
     Law 100-647; 102 Stat. 3734) is repealed.
       (e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to 
     evaluations conducted on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1205. EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Internal 
     Revenue shall implement an employee training program and 
     shall submit an employee training plan to the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (b) Contents.--The plan submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) detail a comprehensive employee training program to 
     ensure adequate customer service training;
       (2) detail a schedule for training and the fiscal years 
     during which the training will occur;
       (3) detail the funding of the program and relevant 
     information to demonstrate the priority and commitment of 
     resources to the plan;
       (4) review the organizational design of customer service;
       (5) provide for the implementation of a performance 
     development system; and
       (6) provide for at least 16 hours of conflict management 
     training during fiscal year 1999 for employees conducting 
     collection activities.
                      TITLE II--ELECTRONIC FILING

     SEC. 2001. ELECTRONIC FILING OF TAX AND INFORMATION RETURNS.

       (a) In General.--It is the policy of Congress that--
       (1) paperless filing should be the preferred and most 
     convenient means of filing Federal tax and information 
     returns,
       (2) it should be the goal of the Internal Revenue Service 
     to have at least 80 percent of all such returns filed 
     electronically by the year 2007, and
       (3) the Internal Revenue Service should cooperate with and 
     encourage the private sector by encouraging competition to 
     increase electronic filing of such returns.
       (b) Strategic Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury or 
     the Secretary's delegate (hereafter in this section referred 
     to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a plan to eliminate 
     barriers, provide incentives, and use competitive market 
     forces to increase electronic filing gradually over the next 
     10 years while maintaining processing times for paper returns 
     at 40 days. To the extent practicable, such plan shall 
     provide that all returns prepared electronically for taxable 
     years beginning after 2001 shall be filed electronically.
       (2) Electronic commerce advisory group.--To ensure that the 
     Secretary receives input from the private sector in the 
     development and implementation of the plan required by 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall convene an electronic 
     commerce advisory group to include representatives from the 
     small business community and from the tax practitioner, 
     preparer, and computerized tax processor communities and 
     other representatives from the electronic filing industry.
       (c) Promotion of Electronic Filing and Incentives.--Section 
     6011 is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
     (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Promotion of Electronic Filing.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to promote 
     the benefits of and encourage the use of electronic tax 
     administration programs, as they become available, through 
     the use of mass communications and other means.
       ``(2) Incentives.--The Secretary may implement procedures 
     to provide for the payment of appropriate incentives for 
     electronically filed returns.''.
       (d) Annual Reports.--Not later than June 30 of each 
     calendar year after 1998, the Chairperson of the Internal 
     Revenue Service Oversight Board, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, and the Chairperson of the electronic commerce 
     advisory group established under subsection (b)(2) shall 
     report to the Committees on Ways and Means, Appropriations, 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and Small Business of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committees on Finance, 
     Appropriations, Governmental Affairs, and Small Business of 
     the Senate on--
       (1) the progress of the Internal Revenue Service in meeting 
     the goal of receiving electronically 80 percent of tax and 
     information returns by 2007;
       (2) the status of the plan required by subsection (b);
       (3) the legislative changes necessary to assist the 
     Internal Revenue Service in meeting such goal; and
       (4) the effects on small businesses and the self-employed 
     of electronically filing tax and information returns.

     SEC. 2002. DUE DATE FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION RETURNS.

       (a) Information Returns Filed Electronically.--Section 6071 
     (relating to time

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     for filing returns and other documents) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and by 
     inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Electronically Filed Information Returns.--Returns 
     made under subparts B and C of part III of this subchapter 
     which are filed electronically shall be filed on or before 
     March 31 of the year following the calendar year to which 
     such returns relate.''.
       (b) Study Relating to Time For Providing Notice to 
     Recipients.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     conduct a study evaluating the effect of extending the 
     deadline for providing statements to persons with respect to 
     whom information is required to be furnished under subparts B 
     and C of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (other than section 6051 of 
     such Code) from January 31 to February 15 of the year in 
     which the return to which the statement relates is required 
     to be filed.
       (2) Report.--Not later than June 30, 1999, the Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall submit a report on the study under 
     paragraph (1) to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to returns required to be filed after December 
     31, 1999.

     SEC. 2003. PAPERLESS ELECTRONIC FILING.

       (a) In General.--Section 6061 (relating to signing of 
     returns and other documents) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Except as otherwise provided by'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) General Rule.--Except as otherwise provided by 
     subsection (b) and'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Electronic Signatures.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop procedures 
     for the acceptance of signatures in digital or other 
     electronic form. Until such time as such procedures are in 
     place, the Secretary may--
       ``(A) waive the requirement of a signature for, or
       ``(B) provide for alternative methods of signing or 
     subscribing,
     a particular type or class of return, declaration, statement, 
     or other document required or permitted to be made or written 
     under internal revenue laws and regulations.
       ``(2) Treatment of alternative methods.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, any return, declaration, 
     statement, or other document filed and verified, signed, or 
     subscribed under any method adopted under paragraph (1)(B) 
     shall be treated for all purposes (both civil and criminal, 
     including penalties for perjury) in the same manner as though 
     signed or subscribed.
       ``(3) Published guidance.--The Secretary shall publish 
     guidance as appropriate to define and implement any waiver of 
     the signature requirements or any method adopted under 
     paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Acknowledgment of Electronic Filing.--Section 7502(c) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Registered and Certified Mailing; Electronic 
     Filing.--
       ``(1) Registered mail.--For purposes of this section, if 
     any return, claim, statement, or other document, or payment, 
     is sent by United States registered mail--
       ``(A) such registration shall be prima facie evidence that 
     the return, claim, statement, or other document was delivered 
     to the agency, officer, or office to which addressed, and
       ``(B) the date of registration shall be deemed the postmark 
     date.
       ``(2) Certified mail; electronic filing.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to provide by regulations the extent to which the 
     provisions of paragraph (1) with respect to prima facie 
     evidence of delivery and the postmark date shall apply to 
     certified mail and electronic filing.''.
       (c) Establishment of Procedures for Other Information.--In 
     the case of taxable periods beginning after December 31, 
     1999, the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's 
     delegate shall, to the extent practicable, establish 
     procedures to accept, in electronic form, any other 
     information, statements, elections, or schedules, from 
     taxpayers filing returns electronically, so that such 
     taxpayers will not be required to file any paper.
       (d) Internet Availability.--In the case of taxable periods 
     beginning after December 31, 1998, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall establish 
     procedures for all tax forms, instructions, and publications 
     created in the most recent 5-year period to be made available 
     electronically on the Internet in a searchable database at 
     approximately the same time such records are available to the 
     public in paper form. In addition, in the case of taxable 
     periods beginning after December 31, 1998, the Secretary of 
     the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall, to the extent 
     practicable, establish procedures for other taxpayer guidance 
     to be made available electronically on the Internet in a 
     searchable database at approximately the same time such 
     guidance is available to the public in paper form.
       (e) Procedures for Authorizing Disclosure Electronically.--
     The Secretary shall establish procedures for any taxpayer to 
     authorize, on an electronically filed return, the Secretary 
     to disclose information under section 6103(c) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to the preparer of the return.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2004. RETURN-FREE TAX SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the 
     Secretary's delegate shall develop procedures for the 
     implementation of a return-free tax system under which 
     appropriate individuals would be permitted to comply with the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 without making the return 
     required under section 6012 of such Code for taxable years 
     beginning after 2007.
       (b) Report.--Not later than June 30 of each calendar year 
     after 1999, the Secretary shall report to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate on--
       (1) what additional resources the Internal Revenue Service 
     would need to implement such a system,
       (2) the changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that 
     could enhance the use of such a system,
       (3) the procedures developed pursuant to subsection (a), 
     and
       (4) the number and classes of taxpayers that would be 
     permitted to use the procedures developed pursuant to 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 2005. ACCESS TO ACCOUNT INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2006, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall 
     develop procedures under which a taxpayer filing returns 
     electronically (and their designees under section 6103(c) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) would be able to review 
     the taxpayer's account electronically, but only if all 
     necessary safeguards to ensure the privacy of such account 
     information are in place.
       (b) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2003, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall report on the progress the 
     Secretary is making on the development of procedures under 
     subsection (a) to the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate.
               TITLE III--TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND RIGHTS

     SEC. 3000. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Bill of Rights 
     3''.
                      Subtitle A--Burden of Proof

     SEC. 3001. BURDEN OF PROOF.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 76 (relating to judicial 
     proceedings) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subchapter:

                    ``Subchapter E--Burden of Proof

``Sec. 7491. Burden of proof.

     ``SEC. 7491. BURDEN OF PROOF.

       ``(a) Burden Shifts Where Taxpayer Produces Credible 
     Evidence.--
       ``(1) General rule.--If, in any court proceeding, a 
     taxpayer introduces credible evidence with respect to any 
     factual issue relevant to ascertaining the liability of the 
     taxpayer for any tax imposed by subtitle A or B, the 
     Secretary shall have the burden of proof with respect to such 
     issue.
       ``(2) Limitations.--Paragraph (1) shall apply with respect 
     to an issue only if--
       ``(A) the taxpayer has complied with the requirements under 
     this title to substantiate any item,
       ``(B) the taxpayer has maintained all records required 
     under this title and has cooperated with reasonable requests 
     by the Secretary for witnesses, information, documents, 
     meetings, and interviews, and
       ``(C) in the case of a partnership, corporation, or trust, 
     the taxpayer is described in section 7430(c)(4)(A)(ii).
       ``(3) Coordination.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     issue if any other provision of this title provides for a 
     specific burden of proof with respect to such issue.
       ``(b) Use of Statistical Information on Unrelated 
     Taxpayers.--In the case of an individual taxpayer, the 
     Secretary shall have the burden of proof in any court 
     proceeding with respect to any item of income which was 
     reconstructed by the Secretary solely through the use of 
     statistical information on unrelated taxpayers.
       ``(c) Penalties.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title, the Secretary shall have the burden of production 
     in any court proceeding with respect to the liability of any 
     individual for any penalty, addition to tax, or additional 
     amount imposed by this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of subchapters for 
     chapter 76 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Subchapter E. Burden of proof.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to court proceedings arising in connection with 
     examinations commencing after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Taxable periods or events after date of enactment.--In 
     any case in which there is no examination, such amendments 
     shall apply to court proceedings arising in connection with 
     taxable periods or events beginning or occurring after such 
     date of enactment.
                  Subtitle B--Proceedings by Taxpayers

     SEC. 3101. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO AWARD COSTS AND CERTAIN 
                   FEES.

       (a) Increase in Attorney's Fees.--
       (1) Increase in hourly amount.--Clause (iii) of section 
     7430(c)(1)(B) (relating to reasonable litigation costs) is 
     amended by striking ``$110'' and inserting ``$125''.
       (2) Award of higher attorney's fees based on complexity of 
     issues.--Clause (iii) of section 7430(c)(1)(B) (relating to 
     the award of costs and certain fees) is amended by inserting 
     ``the difficulty of the issues presented in the case, or the 
     local availability of tax expertise,'' before ``justifies a 
     higher rate''.

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       (b) Award of Administrative Costs Incurred After 30-Day 
     Letter.--Paragraph (2) of section 7430(c) is amended by 
     striking the last sentence and inserting the following new 
     flush sentence:

     ``Such term shall only include costs incurred on or after 
     whichever of the following is the earliest: (i) the date of 
     the receipt by the taxpayer of the notice of the decision of 
     the Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals, (ii) the date 
     of the notice of deficiency, or (iii) the date on which the 
     1st letter of proposed deficiency which allows the taxpayer 
     an opportunity for administrative review in the Internal 
     Revenue Service Office of Appeals is sent.''.
       (c) Award of Fees for Certain Additional Services.--
     Paragraph (3) of section 7430(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Attorneys fees.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     fees for the services of an individual (whether or not an 
     attorney) who is authorized to practice before the Tax Court 
     or before the Internal Revenue Service shall be treated as 
     fees for the services of an attorney.
       ``(B) Pro bono services.--The court may award reasonable 
     attorneys fees under subsection (a) in excess of the 
     attorneys fees paid or incurred if such fees are less than 
     the reasonable attorneys fees because an individual is 
     representing the prevailing party for no fee or for a fee 
     which (taking into account all the facts and circumstances) 
     is no more than a nominal fee. This subparagraph shall apply 
     only if such award is paid to such individual or such 
     individual's employer.''.
       (d) Determination of Whether Position of United States Is 
     Substantially Justified.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     7430(c)(4) is amended by redesignating clause (iii) as clause 
     (iv) and by inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iii) Effect of losing on substantially similar issues.--
     In determining for purposes of clause (i) whether the 
     position of the United States was substantially justified, 
     the court shall take into account whether the United States 
     has lost in courts of appeal for other circuits on 
     substantially similar issues.''.
       (e) Taxpayer Treated as Prevailing if Judgment Is Less Than 
     Taxpayer's Offer.--
       (1) In general.--Section 7430(c)(4) (defining prevailing 
     party) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) Special rules where judgment less than taxpayer's 
     offer.--
       ``(i) In general.--A party to a court proceeding meeting 
     the requirements of subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be treated as 
     the prevailing party if the liability of the taxpayer 
     pursuant to the judgment in the proceeding (determined 
     without regard to interest) is equal to or less than the 
     liability of the taxpayer which would have been so determined 
     if the United States had accepted a qualified offer of the 
     party under subsection (g).
       ``(ii) Exceptions.--This subparagraph shall not apply to--

       ``(I) any judgment issued pursuant to a settlement, or
       ``(II) any proceeding in which the amount of tax liability 
     is not in issue, including any declaratory judgment 
     proceeding, any proceeding to enforce or quash any summons 
     issued pursuant to this title, and any action to restrain 
     disclosure under section 6110(f).

       ``(iii) Special rules.--If this subparagraph applies to any 
     court proceeding--

       ``(I) the determination under clause (i) shall be made by 
     reference to the last qualified offer made with respect to 
     the tax liability at issue in the proceeding, and
       ``(II) reasonable administrative and litigation costs shall 
     only include costs incurred on and after the date of such 
     offer.

       ``(iv) Coordination.--This subparagraph shall not apply to 
     a party which is a prevailing party under any other provision 
     of this paragraph.''.
       (2) Qualified offer.--Section 7430 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Qualified Offer.--For purposes of subsection (c)(4)--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified offer' means a 
     written offer which--
       ``(A) is made by the taxpayer to the United States during 
     the qualified offer period,
       ``(B) specifies the offered amount of the taxpayer's 
     liability (determined without regard to interest),
       ``(C) is designated at the time it is made as a qualified 
     offer for purposes of this section, and
       ``(D) remains open during the period beginning on the date 
     it is made and ending on the earliest of the date the offer 
     is rejected, the date the trial begins, or the 90th day after 
     the date the offer is made.
       ``(2) Qualified offer period.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified offer period' means the 
     period--
       ``(A) beginning on the date on which the 1st letter of 
     proposed deficiency which allows the taxpayer an opportunity 
     for administrative review in the Internal Revenue Service 
     Office of Appeals is sent, and
       ``(B) ending on the date which is 30 days before the date 
     the case is first set for trial.''.
       (f) Award of Attorneys Fees in Unauthorized Inspection and 
     Disclosure Cases.--Section 7431(c) (relating to damages) is 
     amended by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) 
     and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) in the case of a plaintiff which is described in 
     section 7430(c)(4)(A)(ii), reasonable attorneys fees, except 
     that if the defendant is the United States, reasonable 
     attorneys fees may be awarded only if the plaintiff is the 
     prevailing party (as determined under section 7430(c)(4)).''.
       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to costs incurred (and, in the case of the 
     amendment made by subsection (c), services performed) more 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3102. CIVIL DAMAGES FOR COLLECTION ACTIONS.

       (a) Extension to Negligence Actions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 7433 (relating to civil damages 
     for certain unauthorized collection actions) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, or by reason of 
     negligence,'' after ``recklessly or intentionally'', and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``($100,000, in the case of negligence)'' after 
     ``$1,000,000'', and
       (ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or negligent'' after 
     ``reckless or intentional''.
       (2) Requirement that administrative remedies be 
     exhausted.--Paragraph (1) of section 7433(d) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(1) Requirement that administrative remedies be 
     exhausted.--A judgment for damages shall not be awarded under 
     subsection (b) unless the court determines that the plaintiff 
     has exhausted the administrative remedies available to such 
     plaintiff within the Internal Revenue Service.''.
       (b) Damages Allowed in Civil Actions by Persons Other Than 
     Taxpayers.--Section 7426 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by adding after 
     subsection (g) the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Recovery of Damages Permitted in Certain Cases.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), if, in 
     any action brought under this section, there is a finding 
     that any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service 
     recklessly or intentionally, or by reason of negligence, 
     disregarded any provision of this title the defendant shall 
     be liable to the plaintiff in an amount equal to the lesser 
     of $1,000,000 ($100,000 in the case of negligence) or the sum 
     of--
       ``(A) actual, direct economic damages sustained by the 
     plaintiff as a proximate result of the reckless or 
     intentional or negligent disregard of any provision of this 
     title by the officer or employee (reduced by any amount of 
     such damages awarded under subsection (b)), and
       ``(B) the costs of the action.
       ``(2) Requirement that administrative remedies be 
     exhausted; mitigation; period.--The rules of section 7433(d) 
     shall apply for purposes of this subsection.
       ``(3) Payment authority.--Claims pursuant to this section 
     shall be payable out of funds appropriated under section 1304 
     of title 31, United States Code.''.
       (c) Civil Damages for IRS Violations of Bankruptcy 
     Procedures.--
       (1) In general.--Section 7433 (relating to civil damages 
     for certain unauthorized collection actions) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Actions for Violations of Certain Bankruptcy 
     Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--If, in connection with any collection of 
     Federal tax with respect to a taxpayer, any officer or 
     employee of the Internal Revenue Service willfully violates 
     any provision of section 362 (relating to automatic stay) or 
     524 (relating to effect of discharge) of title 11, United 
     States Code (or any successor provision), or any regulation 
     promulgated under such provision, such taxpayer may petition 
     the bankruptcy court to recover damages against the United 
     States.
       ``(2) Remedy to be exclusive.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     notwithstanding section 105 of such title 11, such petition 
     shall be the exclusive remedy for recovering damages 
     resulting from such actions.
       ``(B) Certain other actions permitted.--Subparagraph (A) 
     shall not apply to an action under section 362(h) of such 
     title 11 for a violation of a stay provided by section 362 of 
     such title; except that--
       ``(i) administrative and litigation costs in connection 
     with such an action may only be awarded under section 7430, 
     and
       ``(ii) administrative costs may be awarded only if incurred 
     on or after the date that the bankruptcy petition is 
     filed.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (b) of section 7433 
     is amended by inserting ``or petition filed under subsection 
     (e)'' after ``subsection (a)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to actions of officers or employees of the 
     Internal Revenue Service after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 3103. INCREASE IN SIZE OF CASES PERMITTED ON SMALL CASE 
                   CALENDAR.

       (a) In General.--Section 7463 (relating to disputes 
     involving $10,000 or less) is amended by striking ``$10,000'' 
     each place it appears (including the section heading) and 
     inserting ``$50,000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Sections 7436(c)(1) and 7443A(b)(3) are each amended by 
     striking ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$50,000''.
       (2) The table of sections for part II of subchapter C of 
     chapter 76 is amended by striking ``$10,000'' in the item 
     relating to section 7463 and inserting ``$50,000''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to proceedings commenced after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

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     SEC. 3104. ACTIONS FOR REFUND WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN ESTATES 
                   WHICH HAVE ELECTED THE INSTALLMENT METHOD OF 
                   PAYMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 7422 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (j) as subsection (k) and by inserting after 
     subsection (i) the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Special Rule for Actions With Respect to Estates for 
     Which an Election Under Section 6166 Is Made.--
       ``(1) In general.--The district courts of the United States 
     and the United States Court of Federal Claims shall not fail 
     to have jurisdiction over any action brought by the 
     representative of an estate to which this subsection applies 
     to determine the correct amount of the estate tax liability 
     of such estate (or for any refund with respect thereto) 
     solely because the full amount of such liability has not been 
     paid by reason of an election under section 6166 with respect 
     to such estate.
       ``(2) Estates to which subsection applies.--This subsection 
     shall apply to any estate if, as of the date the action is 
     filed--
       ``(A) no portion of the installments payable under section 
     6166 have been accelerated,
       ``(B) all such installments the due date for which is on or 
     before the date the action is filed have been paid,
       ``(C) there is no case pending in the Tax Court with 
     respect to the tax imposed by section 2001 on the estate and, 
     if a notice of deficiency under section 6212 with respect to 
     such tax has been issued, the time for filing a petition with 
     the Tax Court with respect to such notice has expired, and
       ``(D) no proceeding for declaratory judgment under section 
     7479 is pending.
       ``(3) Prohibition on collection of disallowed liability.--
     If the court redetermines under paragraph (1) the estate tax 
     liability of an estate, no part of such liability which is 
     disallowed by a decision of such court which has become final 
     may be collected by the Secretary, and amounts paid in excess 
     of the installments determined by the court as currently due 
     and payable shall be refunded.''.
       (b) Extension of Time To File Refund Suit.--Section 7479 
     (relating to declaratory judgments relating to eligibility of 
     estate with respect to installment payments under section 
     6166) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Extension of Time To File Refund Suit.--The 2-year 
     period in section 6532(a)(1) for filing suit for refund after 
     disallowance of a claim shall be suspended during the 90-day 
     period after the mailing of the notice referred to in 
     subsection (b)(3) and, if a pleading has been filed with the 
     Tax Court under this section, until the decision of the Tax 
     Court has become final.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any claim for refund filed after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3105. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL OF ADVERSE IRS DETERMINATION 
                   OF TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF BOND ISSUE.

       The Internal Revenue Service shall amend its administrative 
     procedures to provide that if, upon examination, the Internal 
     Revenue Service proposes to an issuer that interest on 
     previously issued obligations of such issuer is not 
     excludable from gross income under section 103(a) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the issuer of such obligations 
     shall have an administrative appeal of right to a senior 
     officer of the Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals.

     SEC. 3106. CIVIL ACTION FOR RELEASE OF ERRONEOUS LIEN.

       (a) Right of Substitution of Value.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 6325 (relating to release of lien or discharge of 
     property) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Right of substitution of value.--
       ``(A) In general.--At the request of the owner of any 
     property subject to any lien imposed by this chapter, the 
     Secretary shall issue a certificate of discharge of such 
     property if such owner--
       ``(i) deposits with the Secretary an amount of money equal 
     to the value of the interest of the United States (as 
     determined by the Secretary) in the property, or
       ``(ii) furnishes a bond acceptable to the Secretary in a 
     like amount.
       ``(B) Refund of deposit with interest and release of 
     bond.--The Secretary shall refund the amount so deposited 
     (and shall pay interest at the overpayment rate under section 
     6621), and shall release such bond, to the extent that the 
     Secretary determines that--
       ``(i) the unsatisfied liability giving rise to the lien can 
     be satisfied from a source other than such property, or
       ``(ii) the value of the interest of the United States in 
     the property is less than the Secretary's prior determination 
     of such value.
       ``(C) Use of deposit, etc., if action to contest lien not 
     filed.--If no action is filed under section 7426(a)(4) within 
     the period prescribed therefor, the Secretary shall, within 
     60 days after the expiration of such period--
       ``(i) apply the amount deposited, or collect on such bond, 
     to the extent necessary to satisfy the unsatisfied liability 
     secured by the lien, and
       ``(ii) refund (with interest as described in subparagraph 
     (B)) any portion of the amount deposited which is not used to 
     satisfy such liability.
       ``(D) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the 
     owner of the property is the person whose unsatisfied 
     liability gave rise to the lien.''.
       (b) Civil Action To Release Erroneous Lien.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 7426 (relating 
     to civil actions by persons other than taxpayers) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Substitution of value.--If a certificate of discharge 
     is issued to any person under section 6325(b)(4) with respect 
     to any property, such person may, within 120 days after the 
     day on which such certificate is issued, bring a civil action 
     against the United States in a district court of the United 
     States for a determination of whether the value of the 
     interest of the United States (if any) in such property is 
     less than the value determined by the Secretary. No other 
     action may be brought by such person for such a 
     determination.''.
       (2) Form of relief.--
       (A) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 7426 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Substitution of value.--If the court determines that 
     the Secretary's determination of the value of the interest of 
     the United States in the property for purposes of section 
     6325(b)(4) exceeds the actual value of such interest, the 
     court shall grant a judgment ordering a refund of the amount 
     deposited, and a release of the bond, to the extent that the 
     aggregate of the amounts thereof exceeds such value 
     determined by the court.''.
       (B) Interest allowed on refund of deposit.--Subsection (g) 
     of section 7426 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
     (2) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) in the case of a judgment pursuant to subsection 
     (b)(5) which orders a refund of any amount, from the date the 
     Secretary received such amount to the date of payment of such 
     judgment.''.
       (3) Suspension of running of statute of limitation.--
     Subsection (f) of section 6503 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Wrongful Seizure of or Lien on Property of Third 
     Party.--
       ``(1) Wrongful seizure.--The running of the period under 
     section 6502 shall be suspended for a period equal to the 
     period from the date property (including money) of a third 
     party is wrongfully seized or received by the Secretary to 
     the date the Secretary returns property pursuant to section 
     6343(b) or the date on which a judgment secured pursuant to 
     section 7426 with respect to such property becomes final, and 
     for 30 days thereafter. The running of such period shall be 
     suspended under this paragraph only with respect to the 
     amount of such assessment equal to the amount of money or the 
     value of specific property returned.
       ``(2) Wrongful lien.--In the case of any assessment for 
     which a lien was made on any property, the running of the 
     period under section 6502 shall be suspended for a period 
     equal to the period beginning on the date any person becomes 
     entitled to a certificate under section 6325(b)(4) with 
     respect to such property and ending on the date which is 30 
     days after the earlier of--
       ``(A) the earliest date on which the Secretary no longer 
     holds any amount as a deposit or bond provided under section 
     6325(b)(4) by reason of such deposit or bond being used to 
     satisfy the unpaid tax or being refunded or released, or
       ``(B) the date that the judgment secured under section 
     7426(b)(5) becomes final.
     The running of such period shall be suspended under this 
     paragraph only with respect to the amount of such assessment 
     equal to the value of the interest of the United States in 
     the property plus interest, penalties, additions to the tax, 
     and additional amounts attributable thereto.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
  Subtitle C--Relief for Innocent Spouses and for Taxpayers Unable To 
           Manage Their Financial Affairs Due to Disabilities

     SEC. 3201. RELIEF FROM JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY ON JOINT 
                   RETURN.

       (a) In General.--Subpart B of part II of subchapter A of 
     chapter 61 is amended by inserting after section 6014 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 6015. RELIEF FROM JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY ON JOINT 
                   RETURN.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 6013(d)(3)--
       ``(1) an individual who has made a joint return may elect 
     to seek relief under the procedures prescribed under 
     subsection (b), and
       ``(2) if such individual is eligible to elect the 
     application of subsection (c), such individual may, in 
     addition to any election under paragraph (1), elect to limit 
     such individual's liability for any deficiency with respect 
     to such joint return in the manner prescribed under 
     subsection (c).

     Any determination under this section shall be made without 
     regard to community property laws.
       ``(b) Procedures For Relief From Liability Applicable to 
     All Joint Filers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Under procedures prescribed by the 
     Secretary, if--
       ``(A) a joint return has been made for a taxable year,
       ``(B) on such return there is an understatement of tax 
     attributable to erroneous items of 1 individual filing the 
     joint return,
       ``(C) the other individual filing the joint return 
     establishes that in signing the return he or she did not 
     know, and had no reason to know, that there was such 
     understatement,
       ``(D) taking into account all the facts and circumstances, 
     it is inequitable to hold the

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     other individual liable for the deficiency in tax for such 
     taxable year attributable to such understatement, and
       ``(E) the other individual elects (in such form as the 
     Secretary may prescribe) the benefits of this subsection not 
     later than the date which is 2 years after the date the 
     Secretary has begun collection activities with respect to the 
     individual making the election,

     then the other individual shall be relieved of liability for 
     tax (including interest, penalties, and other amounts) for 
     such taxable year to the extent such liability is 
     attributable to such understatement.
       ``(2) Apportionment of relief.--If an individual who, but 
     for paragraph (1)(C), would be relieved of liability under 
     paragraph (1), establishes that in signing the return such 
     individual did not know, and had no reason to know, the 
     extent of such understatement, then such individual shall be 
     relieved of liability for tax (including interest, penalties, 
     and other amounts) for such taxable year to the extent that 
     such liability is attributable to the portion of such 
     understatement of which such individual did not know and had 
     no reason to know.
       ``(3) Understatement.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `understatement' has the meaning given to such term by 
     section 6662(d)(2)(A).
       ``(c) Procedures To Limit Liability for Taxpayers No Longer 
     Married or Taxpayers Legally Separated or Not Living 
     Together.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in this subsection, 
     if an individual who has made a joint return for any taxable 
     year elects the application of this subsection, the 
     individual's liability for any deficiency which is assessed 
     with respect to the return shall not exceed the portion of 
     such deficiency properly allocable to the individual under 
     subsection (d).
       ``(2) Burden of proof.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) or (C) of paragraph (3), each individual who elects 
     the application of this subsection shall have the burden of 
     proof with respect to establishing the portion of any 
     deficiency allocable to such individual.
       ``(3) Election.--
       ``(A) Individuals eligible to make election.--
       ``(i) In general.--An individual shall only be eligible to 
     elect the application of this subsection if--

       ``(I) at the time such election is filed, such individual 
     is no longer married to, or is legally separated from, the 
     individual with whom such individual filed the joint return 
     to which the election relates, or
       ``(II) such individual was not a member of the same 
     household as the individual with whom such joint return was 
     filed at any time during the 12-month period ending on the 
     date such election is filed.

       ``(ii) Certain taxpayers ineligible to elect.--If the 
     Secretary demonstrates that assets were transferred between 
     individuals filing a joint return as part of a fraudulent 
     scheme by such individuals, an election under this subsection 
     by either individual shall be invalid (and section 6013(d)(3) 
     shall apply to the joint return).
       ``(B) Time for election.--An election under this subsection 
     for any taxable year shall be made not later than 2 years 
     after the date on which the Secretary has begun collection 
     activities with respect to the individual making the 
     election.
       ``(C) Election not valid with respect to certain 
     deficiencies.--If the Secretary demonstrates that an 
     individual making an election under this subsection had 
     actual knowledge, at the time such individual signed the 
     return, of any item giving rise to a deficiency (or portion 
     thereof) which is not allocable to such individual under 
     subsection (d), such election shall not apply to such 
     deficiency (or portion). This subparagraph shall not apply 
     where the individual with actual knowledge establishes that 
     such individual signed the return under duress.
       ``(4) Liability increased by reason of transfers of 
     property to avoid tax.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this subsection, the portion of the deficiency for which the 
     individual electing the application of this subsection is 
     liable (without regard to this paragraph) shall be increased 
     by the value of any disqualified asset transferred to the 
     individual.
       ``(B) Disqualified asset.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `disqualified asset' means any 
     property or right to property transferred to an individual 
     making the election under this subsection with respect to a 
     joint return by the other individual filing such joint return 
     if the principal purpose of the transfer was the avoidance of 
     tax or payment of tax.
       ``(ii) Presumption.--

       ``(I) In general.--For purposes of clause (i), except as 
     provided in subclause (II), any transfer which is made after 
     the date which is 1 year before the date on which the 1st 
     letter of proposed deficiency which allows the taxpayer an 
     opportunity for administrative review in the Internal Revenue 
     Service Office of Appeals is sent shall be presumed to have 
     as its principal purpose the avoidance of tax or payment of 
     tax.
       ``(II) Exceptions.--Subclause (I) shall not apply to any 
     transfer pursuant to a decree of divorce or separate 
     maintenance or a written instrument incident to such a decree 
     or to any transfer which an individual establishes did not 
     have as its principal purpose the avoidance of tax or payment 
     of tax.

       ``(d) Allocation of Deficiency.--For purposes of subsection 
     (c)--
       ``(1) In general.--The portion of any deficiency on a joint 
     return allocated to an individual shall be the amount which 
     bears the same ratio to such deficiency as the net amount of 
     items taken into account in computing the deficiency and 
     allocable to the individual under paragraph (3) bears to the 
     net amount of all items taken into account in computing the 
     deficiency.
       ``(2) Separate treatment of certain items.--If a deficiency 
     (or portion thereof) is attributable to--
       ``(A) the disallowance of a credit, or
       ``(B) any tax (other than tax imposed by section 1 or 55) 
     required to be included with the joint return,

     and such item is allocated to 1 individual under paragraph 
     (3), such deficiency (or portion) shall be allocated to such 
     individual. Any such item shall not be taken into account 
     under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Allocation of items giving rise to the deficiency.--
     For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (4) and 
     (5), any item giving rise to a deficiency on a joint return 
     shall be allocated to individuals filing the return in the 
     same manner as it would have been allocated if the 
     individuals had filed separate returns for the taxable year.
       ``(B) Exception where other spouse benefits.--Under rules 
     prescribed by the Secretary, an item otherwise allocable to 
     an individual under subparagraph (A) shall be allocated to 
     the other individual filing the joint return to the extent 
     the item gave rise to a tax benefit on the joint return to 
     the other individual.
       ``(C) Exception for fraud.--The Secretary may provide for 
     an allocation of any item in a manner not prescribed by 
     subparagraph (A) if the Secretary establishes that such 
     allocation is appropriate due to fraud of 1 or both 
     individuals.
       ``(4) Limitations on separate returns disregarded.--If an 
     item of deduction or credit is disallowed in its entirety 
     solely because a separate return is filed, such disallowance 
     shall be disregarded and the item shall be computed as if a 
     joint return had been filed and then allocated between the 
     spouses appropriately. A similar rule shall apply for 
     purposes of section 86.
       ``(5) Child's liability.--If the liability of a child of a 
     taxpayer is included on a joint return, such liability shall 
     be disregarded in computing the separate liability of either 
     spouse and such liability shall be allocated appropriately 
     between the spouses.
       ``(e) Petition for Review by Tax Court.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual who elects 
     to have subsection (b) or (c) apply--
       ``(A) In general.--The individual may petition the Tax 
     Court (and the Tax Court shall have jurisdiction) to 
     determine the appropriate relief available to the individual 
     under this section if such petition is filed during the 90-
     day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary mails 
     by certified or registered mail a notice to such individual 
     of the Secretary's determination of relief available to the 
     individual. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, an 
     individual may file such petition at any time after the date 
     which is 6 months after the date such election is filed with 
     the Secretary and before the close of such 90-day period.
       ``(B) Restrictions applicable to collection of 
     assessment.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in section 
     6851 or 6861, no levy or proceeding in court shall be made, 
     begun, or prosecuted against the individual making an 
     election under subsection (b) or (c) for collection of any 
     assessment to which such election relates until the 
     expiration of the 90-day period described in subparagraph 
     (A), or, if a petition has been filed with the Tax Court, 
     until the decision of the Tax Court has become final. Rules 
     similar to the rules of section 7485 shall apply with respect 
     to the collection of such assessment.
       ``(ii) Authority to enjoin collection actions.--
     Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7421(a), the 
     beginning of such levy or proceeding during the time the 
     prohibition under clause (i) is in force may be enjoined by a 
     proceeding in the proper court, including the Tax Court. The 
     Tax Court shall have no jurisdiction under this subparagraph 
     to enjoin any action or proceeding unless a timely petition 
     has been filed under subparagraph (A) and then only in 
     respect of the amount of the assessment to which the election 
     under subsection (b) or (c) relates.
       ``(2) Suspension of running of period of limitations.--The 
     running of the period of limitations in section 6502 on the 
     collection of the assessment to which the petition under 
     paragraph (1)(A) relates shall be suspended for the period 
     during which the Secretary is prohibited by paragraph (1)(B) 
     from collecting by levy or a proceeding in court and for 60 
     days thereafter.
       ``(3) Applicable rules.--
       ``(A) Allowance of credit or refund.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), notwithstanding any other law or rule of 
     law (other than section 6512(b), 7121, or 7122), credit or 
     refund shall be allowed or made to the extent attributable to 
     the application of this section.
       ``(B) Res judicata.--In the case of any election under 
     subsection (b) or (c), if a decision of the Tax Court in any 
     prior proceeding for the same taxable year has become final, 
     such decision shall be conclusive except with respect to the 
     qualification of the individual

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     for relief which was not an issue in such proceeding. The 
     exception contained in the preceding sentence shall not apply 
     if the Tax Court determines that the individual participated 
     meaningfully in such prior proceeding.
       ``(C) Limitation on tax court jurisdiction.--If a suit for 
     refund is begun by either individual filing the joint return 
     pursuant to section 6532--
       ``(i) the Tax Court shall lose jurisdiction of the 
     individual's action under this section to whatever extent 
     jurisdiction is acquired by the district court or the United 
     States Court of Federal Claims over the taxable years that 
     are the subject of the suit for refund, and
       ``(ii) the court acquiring jurisdiction shall have 
     jurisdiction over the petition filed under this subsection.
       ``(4) Notice to other spouse.--The Tax Court shall 
     establish rules which provide the individual filing a joint 
     return but not making the election under subsection (b) or 
     (c) with adequate notice and an opportunity to become a party 
     to a proceeding under either such subsection.
       ``(f) Equitable Relief.--Under procedures prescribed by the 
     Secretary, if--
       ``(1) taking into account all the facts and circumstances, 
     it is inequitable to hold the individual liable for any 
     unpaid tax or any deficiency (or any portion of either), and
       ``(2) relief is not available to such individual under 
     subsection (b) or (c),
     the Secretary may relieve such individual of such liability.
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of 
     this section, including--
       ``(1) regulations providing methods for allocation of items 
     other than the methods under subsection (d)(3), and
       ``(2) regulations providing the opportunity for an 
     individual to have notice of, and an opportunity to 
     participate in, any administrative proceeding with respect to 
     an election made under subsection (b) or (c) by the other 
     individual filing the joint return.''.
       (b) Equitable Relief for Individuals Not Filing Joint 
     Return.--Section 66(c) (relating to spouse relieved of 
     liability in certain other cases) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``Under procedures prescribed 
     by the Secretary, if, taking into account all the facts and 
     circumstances, it is inequitable to hold the individual 
     liable for any unpaid tax or any deficiency (or any portion 
     of either) attributable to any item for which relief is not 
     available under the preceding sentence, the Secretary may 
     relieve such individual of such liability.''.
       (c) Separate Form for Applying for Spousal Relief.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall develop a separate 
     form with instructions for use by taxpayers in applying for 
     relief under section 6015(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, as added by this section.
       (d) Separate Notice to Each Filer.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall, wherever practicable, send any notice 
     relating to a joint return under section 6013 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 separately to each individual filing the 
     joint return.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 6013 is amended by striking subsection (e).
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 6230(c)(5) is amended by 
     striking ``section 6013(e)'' and inserting ``section 6015''.
       (3) Section 7421(a) is amended by inserting ``6015(d),'' 
     after ``sections''.
       (f) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     B of part II of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 6014 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 6015. Relief from joint and several liability on joint 
              return.''.

       (g) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to any liability 
     for tax arising after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and any liability for tax arising on or before such date but 
     remaining unpaid as of such date.
       (2) 2-year period.--The 2-year period under subsection 
     (b)(1)(E) or (c)(3)(B) of section 6015 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 shall not expire before the date which 
     is 2 years after the date of the first collection activity 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3202. SUSPENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON FILING 
                   REFUND CLAIMS DURING PERIODS OF DISABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 6511 (relating to limitations on 
     credit or refund) is amended by redesignating subsection (h) 
     as subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Running of Periods of Limitation Suspended While 
     Taxpayer Is Unable To Manage Financial Affairs Due to 
     Disability.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual, the 
     running of the periods specified in subsections (a), (b), and 
     (c) shall be suspended during any period of such individual's 
     life that such individual is financially disabled.
       ``(2) Financially disabled.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), an 
     individual is financially disabled if such individual is 
     unable to manage his financial affairs by reason of a 
     medically determinable physical or mental impairment of the 
     individual which can be expected to result in death or which 
     has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period 
     of not less than 12 months. An individual shall not be 
     considered to have such an impairment unless proof of the 
     existence thereof is furnished in such form and manner as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(B) Exception where individual has guardian, etc.--An 
     individual shall not be treated as financially disabled 
     during any period that such individual's spouse or any other 
     person is authorized to act on behalf of such individual in 
     financial matters.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to periods of disability before, on, or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act but shall not apply to any 
     claim for credit or refund which (without regard to such 
     amendment) is barred by the operation of any law or rule of 
     law (including res judicata) as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Interest and Penalties

     SEC. 3301. ELIMINATION OF INTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIAL ON 
                   OVERLAPPING PERIODS OF INTEREST ON TAX 
                   OVERPAYMENTS AND UNDERPAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6621 (relating to determination of 
     rate of interest) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) Elimination of Interest on Overlapping Periods of Tax 
     Overpayments and Underpayments.--To the extent that, for any 
     period, interest is payable under subchapter A and allowable 
     under subchapter B on equivalent underpayments and 
     overpayments by the same taxpayer of tax imposed by this 
     title, the net rate of interest under this section on such 
     amounts shall be zero for such period.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (f) of section 6601 
     (relating to satisfaction by credits) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``The preceding sentence 
     shall not apply to the extent that section 6621(d) 
     applies.''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
     the amendments made by this section shall apply to interest 
     for periods beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (2) Special rule.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to interest for periods beginning before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act if the taxpayer--
       (A) reasonably identifies and establishes periods of such 
     tax overpayments and underpayments for which the zero rate 
     applies, and
       (B) not later than December 31, 1999, requests the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to apply section 6621(d) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by subsection (a), to 
     such periods.

     SEC. 3302. INCREASE IN OVERPAYMENT RATE PAYABLE TO TAXPAYERS 
                   OTHER THAN CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6621(a)(1) 
     (defining overpayment rate) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) 3 percentage points (2 percentage points in the case 
     of a corporation).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to interest for the second and succeeding 
     calendar quarters beginning after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 3303. MITIGATION OF PENALTY ON INDIVIDUAL'S FAILURE TO 
                   PAY FOR MONTHS DURING PERIOD OF INSTALLMENT 
                   AGREEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 6651 (relating to failure to file 
     tax return or to pay tax) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Limitation on Penalty on Individual's Failure To Pay 
     for Months During Period of Installment Agreement.--In the 
     case of an individual who files a return of tax on or before 
     the due date for the return (including extensions), 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) shall each be 
     applied by substituting `0.25' for `0.5' each place it 
     appears for purposes of determining the addition to tax for 
     any month during which an installment agreement under section 
     6159 is in effect for the payment of such tax.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply for purposes of determining additions to the tax 
     for months beginning after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 3304. MITIGATION OF FAILURE TO DEPOSIT PENALTY.

       (a) Taxpayer May Designate Periods to Which Deposits 
     Apply.--Section 6656 (relating to underpayment of deposits) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Designation of Periods to Which Deposits Apply.--
       ``(1) In general.--A person may, with respect to any 
     deposit of tax to be reported on such person's return for a 
     specified tax period, designate the period or periods within 
     such specified tax period to which the deposit is to be 
     applied for purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Time for making designation.--A person may make a 
     designation under paragraph (1) only during the 90-day period 
     beginning on the date of a notice that a penalty under 
     subsection (a) has been imposed for the specified tax period 
     to which the deposit relates.''.
       (b) Expansion of Exemption for First-Time Deposits.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 6656(c) (relating 
     to exemption for first-time depositors of employment taxes) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) such failure--
       ``(A) occurs during the 1st quarter that such person was 
     required to deposit any employment tax, or

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       ``(B) if such person is required to change the frequency of 
     deposits of any employment tax, relates to the first deposit 
     to which such change applies, and''.
       (c) Periods Apply to Current Liabilities Unless Designated 
     Otherwise.--Paragraph (1) of section 6656(e) (as added by 
     subsection (a) of this section) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Designation of Periods to Which Deposits Apply.--
       ``(1) In general.--A deposit made under this section shall 
     be applied to the most recent period or periods within the 
     specified tax period to which the deposit relates, unless the 
     person making such deposit designates a different period or 
     periods to which such deposit is to be applied.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to deposits required to be made after the 180th day 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Application to current liabilities.--The amendment made 
     by subsection (c) shall apply to deposits required to be made 
     after December 31, 2001.

     SEC. 3305. SUSPENSION OF INTEREST AND CERTAIN PENALTIES WHERE 
                   SECRETARY FAILS TO CONTACT INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER.

       (a) In General.--Section 6404 (relating to abatements) is 
     amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and 
     by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Suspension of Interest and Certain Penalties Where 
     Secretary Fails To Contact Taxpayer.--
       ``(1) Suspension.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an individual who files a 
     return of tax imposed by subtitle A for a taxable year on or 
     before the due date for the return (including extensions), if 
     the Secretary does not provide a notice to the taxpayer 
     specifically stating the taxpayer's liability and the basis 
     for the liability before the close of the 1-year period (18-
     month period in the case of taxable years beginning before 
     January 1, 2004) beginning on the later of--
       ``(i) the date on which the return is filed, or
       ``(ii) the due date of the return without regard to 
     extensions,

     the Secretary shall suspend the imposition of any interest, 
     penalty, addition to tax, or additional amount with respect 
     to any failure relating to the return which is computed by 
     reference to the period of time the failure continues to 
     exist and which is properly allocable to the suspension 
     period.
       ``(B) Separate application.--This paragraph shall be 
     applied separately with respect to each item or adjustment.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
       ``(A) any penalty imposed by section 6651,
       ``(B) any interest, penalty, addition to tax, or additional 
     amount in a case involving fraud,
       ``(C) any interest, penalty, addition to tax, or additional 
     amount with respect to any tax liability shown on the return, 
     or
       ``(D) any criminal penalty.
       ``(3) Suspension period.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `suspension period' means the period--
       ``(A) beginning on the day after the close of the 1-year 
     period (18-month period in the case of taxable years 
     beginning before January 1, 2004) under paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) ending on the date which is 21 days after the date on 
     which notice described in paragraph (1)(A) is provided by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3306. PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPOSITION OF 
                   PENALTIES AND ADDITIONS TO TAX.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 68 (relating to additions to the 
     tax, additional amounts, and assessable penalties) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subchapter:

                ``Subchapter C--Procedural Requirements

``Sec. 6751. Procedural requirements.

     ``SEC. 6751. PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Computation of Penalty Included in Notice.--The 
     Secretary shall include with each notice of penalty under 
     this title information with respect to the name of the 
     penalty, the section of this title under which the penalty is 
     imposed, and a computation of the penalty.
       ``(b) Approval of Assessment.--
       ``(1) In general.--No penalty under this title shall be 
     assessed unless the initial determination of such assessment 
     is personally approved (in writing) by the immediate 
     supervisor of the individual making such determination or 
     such higher level official as the Secretary may designate.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
       ``(A) any addition to tax under section 6651, 6654, or 
     6655, or
       ``(B) any other penalty automatically calculated through 
     electronic means.
       ``(c) Penalties.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `penalty' includes any addition to tax or any additional 
     amount.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of subchapters for 
     chapter 68 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Subchapter C. Procedural requirements.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to notices issued, and penalties assessed, after 
     December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 3307. PERSONAL DELIVERY OF NOTICE OF PENALTY UNDER 
                   SECTION 6672.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 6672(b) (relating 
     to failure to collect and pay over tax, or attempt to evade 
     or defeat tax) is amended by inserting ``or in person'' after 
     ``section 6212(b)''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 6672(b) is amended by 
     inserting ``(or, in the case of such a notice delivered in 
     person, such delivery)'' after ``paragraph (1)''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 6672(b) is amended by 
     inserting ``or delivered in person'' after ``mailed'' each 
     place it appears.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3308. NOTICE OF INTEREST CHARGES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 67 (relating to interest) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:

                  ``Subchapter D--Notice requirements

``Sec. 6631. Notice requirements.

     ``SEC. 6631. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.

       ``The Secretary shall include with each notice to an 
     individual taxpayer which includes an amount of interest 
     required to be paid by such taxpayer under this title 
     information with respect to the section of this title under 
     which the interest is imposed and a computation of the 
     interest.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of subchapters for 
     chapter 67 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Subchapter D. Notice requirements.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to notices issued after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 3309. ABATEMENT OF INTEREST ON UNDERPAYMENTS BY 
                   TAXPAYERS IN PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTER 
                   AREAS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6404 (relating to abatements), as 
     amended by section 3305, is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by inserting after 
     subsection (g) the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Abatement of Interest on Underpayments by Taxpayers 
     in Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary extends for any period 
     the time for filing income tax returns under section 6081 and 
     the time for paying income tax with respect to such returns 
     under section 6161 for any taxpayer located in a 
     Presidentially declared disaster area, the Secretary shall 
     abate for such period the assessment of any interest 
     prescribed under section 6601 on such income tax.
       ``(2) Presidentially declared disaster area.--For purposes 
     of paragraph (1), the term `Presidentially declared disaster 
     area' means, with respect to any taxpayer, any area which the 
     President has determined warrants assistance by the Federal 
     Government under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to disasters declared after December 31, 1997, 
     with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.
       (c) Emergency Designation.--
       (1) For the purposes of section 252(e) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, Congress designates 
     the provisions of this section as an emergency requirement.
       (2) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) of this 
     section shall only take effect upon the transmittal by the 
     President to the Congress of a message designating the 
     provisions of subsections (a) and (b) as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 252(e) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act.
 Subtitle E--Protections for Taxpayers Subject to Audit or Collection 
                               Activities

                          PART I--DUE PROCESS

     SEC. 3401. DUE PROCESS IN IRS COLLECTION ACTIONS.

       (a) Notice and Opportunity for Hearing Upon Filing of 
     Notice of Lien.--Subchapter C of chapter 64 (relating to lien 
     for taxes) is amended by inserting before the table of 
     sections the following:

``Part I.  Due process for liens.
``Part II.  Liens.

                    ``PART I--DUE PROCESS FOR LIENS

``Sec. 6320. Notice and opportunity for hearing upon filing of notice 
              of lien.

     ``SEC. 6320. NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING UPON FILING 
                   OF NOTICE OF LIEN.

       ``(a) Requirement of Notice.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall notify in writing 
     the person described in section 6321 of the filing of a 
     notice of lien under section 6323.
       ``(2) Time and method for notice.--The notice required 
     under paragraph (1) shall be--
       ``(A) given in person,
       ``(B) left at the dwelling or usual place of business of 
     such person, or
       ``(C) sent by certified or registered mail to such person's 
     last known address,
     not more than 5 business days after the day of the filing of 
     the notice of lien.
       ``(3) Information included with notice.--The notice 
     required under paragraph (1) shall include in simple and 
     nontechnical terms--
       ``(A) the amount of unpaid tax,
       ``(B) the right of the person to request a hearing during 
     the 30-day period beginning

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     on the day after the 5-day period described in paragraph (2),
       ``(C) the administrative appeals available to the taxpayer 
     with respect to such lien and the procedures relating to such 
     appeals, and
       ``(D) the provisions of this title and procedures relating 
     to the release of liens on property.
       ``(b) Right to Fair Hearing.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the person requests a hearing under 
     subsection (a)(3)(B), such hearing shall be held by the 
     Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals.
       ``(2) One hearing per period.--A person shall be entitled 
     to only one hearing under this section with respect to the 
     taxable period to which the unpaid tax specified in 
     subsection (a)(3)(A) relates.
       ``(3) Impartial officer.--The hearing under this subsection 
     shall be conducted by an officer or employee who has had no 
     prior involvement with respect to the unpaid tax specified in 
     subsection (a)(3)(A) before the first hearing under this 
     section or section 6330. A taxpayer may waive the requirement 
     of this paragraph.
       ``(4) Coordination with section 6330.--To the extent 
     practicable, a hearing under this section shall be held in 
     conjunction with a hearing under section 6330.
       ``(c) Conduct of Hearing; Review; Suspensions.--For 
     purposes of this section, subsections (c), (d) (other than 
     paragraph (2)(B) thereof), and (e) of section 6330 shall 
     apply.

                          ``PART II--LIENS''.

       (b) Notice and Opportunity for Hearing Before Levy.--
     Subchapter D of chapter 64 (relating to seizure of property 
     for collection of taxes) is amended by inserting before the 
     table of sections the following:

``Part I.  Due process for collections.
``Part II.  Levy.

                 ``PART I--DUE PROCESS FOR COLLECTIONS

``Sec. 6330. Notice and opportunity for hearing before levy.

     ``SEC. 6330. NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING BEFORE LEVY.

       ``(a) Requirement of Notice Before Levy.--
       ``(1) In general.--No levy may be made on any property or 
     right to property of any person unless the Secretary has 
     notified such person in writing of their right to a hearing 
     under this section before such levy is made. Such notice 
     shall be required only once for the taxable period to which 
     the unpaid tax specified in paragraph (3)(A) relates.
       ``(2) Time and method for notice.--The notice required 
     under paragraph (1) shall be--
       ``(A) given in person,
       ``(B) left at the dwelling or usual place of business of 
     such person, or
       ``(C) sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt 
     requested, to such person's last known address,
     not less than 30 days before the day of the first levy with 
     respect to the amount of the unpaid tax for the taxable 
     period.
       ``(3) Information included with notice.--The notice 
     required under paragraph (1) shall include in simple and 
     nontechnical terms--
       ``(A) the amount of unpaid tax,
       ``(B) the right of the person to request a hearing during 
     the 30-day period under paragraph (2), and
       ``(C) the proposed action by the Secretary and the rights 
     of the person with respect to such action, including a brief 
     statement which sets forth--
       ``(i) the provisions of this title relating to levy and 
     sale of property,
       ``(ii) the procedures applicable to the levy and sale of 
     property under this title,
       ``(iii) the administrative appeals available to the 
     taxpayer with respect to such levy and sale and the 
     procedures relating to such appeals,
       ``(iv) the alternatives available to taxpayers which could 
     prevent levy on property (including installment agreements 
     under section 6159), and
       ``(v) the provisions of this title and procedures relating 
     to redemption of property and release of liens on property.
       ``(b) Right to Fair Hearing.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the person requests a hearing under 
     subsection (a)(3)(B), such hearing shall be held by the 
     Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals.
       ``(2) One hearing per period.--A person shall be entitled 
     to only one hearing under this section with respect to the 
     taxable period to which the unpaid tax specified in 
     subsection (a)(3)(A) relates.
       ``(3) Impartial officer.--The hearing under this subsection 
     shall be conducted by an officer or employee who has had no 
     prior involvement with respect to the unpaid tax specified in 
     subsection (a)(3)(A) before the first hearing under this 
     section or section 6320. A taxpayer may waive the requirement 
     of this paragraph.
       ``(c) Matters Considered at Hearing.--In the case of any 
     hearing conducted under this section--
       ``(1) Requirement of investigation.--The appeals officer 
     shall at the hearing obtain verification from the Secretary 
     that the requirements of any applicable law or administrative 
     procedure have been met.
       ``(2) Issues at hearing.--
       ``(A) In general.--The person may raise at the hearing any 
     relevant issue relating to the unpaid tax or the proposed 
     levy, including--
       ``(i) appropriate spousal defenses,
       ``(ii) challenges to the appropriateness of collection 
     actions, and
       ``(iii) offers of collection alternatives, which may 
     include the posting of a bond, the substitution of other 
     assets, an installment agreement, or an offer-in-compromise.
       ``(B) Underlying liability.--The person may also raise at 
     the hearing challenges to the existence or amount of the 
     underlying tax liability for any tax period if the person did 
     not receive any statutory notice of deficiency for such tax 
     liability or did not otherwise have an opportunity to dispute 
     such tax liability.
       ``(3) Basis for the determination.--The determination by an 
     appeals officer under this subsection shall take into 
     consideration--
       ``(A) the verification presented under paragraph (1),
       ``(B) the issues raised under paragraph (2), and
       ``(C) whether any proposed collection action balances the 
     need for the efficient collection of taxes with the 
     legitimate concern of the person that any collection action 
     be no more intrusive than necessary.
       ``(4) Certain issues precluded.--An issue may not be raised 
     at the hearing if--
       ``(A) the issue was raised and considered at a previous 
     hearing under section 6320 or in any other previous 
     administrative or judicial proceeding, and
       ``(B) the person seeking to raise the issue participated 
     meaningfully in such hearing or proceeding.
     This paragraph shall not apply to any issue with respect to 
     which subsection (d)(2)(B) applies.
       ``(d) Proceeding After Hearing.--
       ``(1) Judicial review of determination.--The person may, 
     within 30 days of a determination under this section, appeal 
     such determination--
       ``(A) to the Tax Court (and the Tax Court shall have 
     jurisdiction to hear such matter), or
       ``(B) if the Tax Court does not have jurisdiction of the 
     underlying tax liability, to a district court of the United 
     States.
     If a court determines that the appeal was to an incorrect 
     court, a person shall have 30 days after the court 
     determination to file such appeal with the correct court.
       ``(2) Jurisdiction retained at irs office of appeals.--The 
     Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals shall retain 
     jurisdiction with respect to any determination made under 
     this section, including subsequent hearings requested by the 
     person who requested the original hearing on issues 
     regarding--
       ``(A) collection actions taken or proposed with respect to 
     such determination, and
       ``(B) after the person has exhausted all administrative 
     remedies, a change in circumstances with respect to such 
     person which affects such determination.
       ``(e) Suspension of Collections and Statute of 
     Limitations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if 
     a hearing is requested under subsection (a)(3)(B), the levy 
     actions which are the subject of the requested hearing and 
     the running of any period of limitations under section 6502 
     (relating to collection after assessment), section 6531 
     (relating to criminal prosecutions), or section 6532 
     (relating to other suits) shall be suspended for the period 
     during which such hearing, and appeals therein, are pending. 
     In no event shall any such period expire before the 90th day 
     after the day on which there is a final determination in such 
     hearing.
       ``(2) Levy upon appeal.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a 
     levy action while an appeal is pending if the underlying tax 
     liability is not at issue in the appeal and the court 
     determines that the Secretary has shown good cause not to 
     suspend the levy.
       ``(f) Jeopardy and State Refund Collection.--If--
       ``(1) the Secretary has made a finding under the last 
     sentence of section 6331(a) that the collection of tax is in 
     jeopardy, or
       ``(2) the Secretary has served a levy on a State to collect 
     a Federal tax liability from a State tax refund,
     this section shall not apply, except that the taxpayer shall 
     be given the opportunity for the hearing described in this 
     section within a reasonable period of time after the levy.

                           ``PART II--LEVY''.

       (c) Review by Special Trial Judges Allowed.--
       (1) In general.--Section 7443(b) (relating to proceedings 
     which may be assigned to special trial judges) is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3), by 
     redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5), and by 
     inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) any proceeding under section 6320 or 6330, and''.
       (2) Authority to make decisions.--Section 7443(c) (relating 
     to authority to make court decisions) is amended by striking 
     ``or (3)'' and inserting ``(3), or (4)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to collection actions initiated after the date 
     which is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

                    PART II--EXAMINATION ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 3411. CONFIDENTIALITY PRIVILEGES RELATING TO TAXPAYER 
                   COMMUNICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 77 (relating to miscellaneous 
     provisions) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7525. CONFIDENTIALITY PRIVILEGES RELATING TO TAXPAYER 
                   COMMUNICATIONS.

       ``(a) Uniform Application to Taxpayer Communications With 
     Federally Authorized Practitioners.--
       ``(1) General rule.--With respect to tax advice, the same 
     common law protections of

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     confidentiality which apply to a communication between a 
     taxpayer and an attorney shall also apply to a communication 
     between a taxpayer and any federally authorized tax 
     practitioner to the extent the communication would be 
     considered a privileged communication if it were between a 
     taxpayer and an attorney.
       ``(2) Limitations.--Paragraph (1) may only be asserted in--
       ``(A) any noncriminal tax matter before the Internal 
     Revenue Service, and
       ``(B) any noncriminal tax proceeding in Federal court 
     brought by or against the United States.
       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Federally authorized tax practitioner.--The term 
     `federally authorized tax practitioner' means any individual 
     who is authorized under Federal law to practice before the 
     Internal Revenue Service if such practice is subject to 
     Federal regulation under section 330 of title 31, United 
     States Code.
       ``(B) Tax advice.--The term `tax advice' means advice given 
     by an individual with respect to a matter which is within the 
     scope of the individual's authority to practice described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(b) Section Not To Apply to Communications Regarding 
     Corporate Tax Shelters.--The privilege under subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to any written communication between a 
     federally authorized tax practitioner and a director, 
     shareholder, officer, or employee, agent, or representative 
     of a corporation in connection with the promotion of the 
     direct or indirect participation of such corporation in any 
     tax shelter (as defined in section 6662(d)(2)(C)(iii)).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     chapter 77 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 7525. Confidentiality privileges relating to taxpayer 
              communications.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to communications made on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3412. LIMITATION ON FINANCIAL STATUS AUDIT TECHNIQUES.

       Section 7602 (relating to examination of books and 
     witnesses) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Limitation on Examination on Unreported Income.--The 
     Secretary shall not use financial status or economic reality 
     examination techniques to determine the existence of 
     unreported income of any taxpayer unless the Secretary has a 
     reasonable indication that there is a likelihood of such 
     unreported income.''.

     SEC. 3413. SOFTWARE TRADE SECRETS PROTECTION.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 78 (relating to 
     examination and inspection) is amended by redesignating 
     section 7612 as section 7613 and by inserting after 7611 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 7612. SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR SUMMONSES FOR COMPUTER 
                   SOFTWARE.

       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of this title--
       ``(1) except as provided in subsection (b), no summons may 
     be issued under this title, and the Secretary may not begin 
     any action under section 7604 to enforce any summons to 
     produce or analyze any tax-related computer software source 
     code, and
       ``(2) any software and related materials which are provided 
     to the Secretary under this title shall be subject to the 
     safeguards under subsection (c).
       ``(b) Circumstances Under Which Computer Software Source 
     Code May Be Provided.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any 
     portion, item, or component of tax-related computer software 
     source code if--
       ``(A) the Secretary is unable to otherwise reasonably 
     ascertain the correctness of any item on a return from--
       ``(i) the taxpayer's books, papers, records, or other data, 
     or
       ``(ii) the computer software executable code (and any 
     modifications thereof) to which such source code relates and 
     any associated data which, when executed, produces the output 
     to ascertain the correctness of the item,
       ``(B) the Secretary identifies with reasonable specificity 
     the portion, item, or component of such source code needed to 
     verify the correctness of such item on the return, and
       ``(C) the Secretary determines that the need for the 
     portion, item, or component of such source code with respect 
     to such item outweighs the risks of unauthorized disclosure 
     of trade secrets.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to--
       ``(A) any inquiry into any offense connected with the 
     administration or enforcement of the internal revenue laws,
       ``(B) any tax-related computer software source code 
     acquired or developed by the taxpayer or a related person 
     primarily for internal use by the taxpayer or such person 
     rather than for commercial distribution,
       ``(C) any communications between the owner of the tax-
     related computer software source code and the taxpayer or 
     related persons, or
       ``(D) any tax-related computer software source code which 
     is required to be provided or made available pursuant to any 
     other provision of this title.
       ``(3) Cooperation required.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall be treated as meeting the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such paragraph if--
       ``(A) the Secretary determines that it is not feasible to 
     determine the correctness of an item without access to the 
     computer software executable code and associated data 
     described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii),
       ``(B) the Secretary makes a formal request to the taxpayer 
     for such code and data and to the owner of the computer 
     software source code for such executable code, and
       ``(C) such code and data is not provided within 180 days of 
     such request.
       ``(4) Right to contest summons.--In any proceeding brought 
     under section 7604 to enforce a summons issued under the 
     authority of this subsection, the court shall, at the request 
     of any party, hold a hearing to determine whether the 
     applicable requirements of this subsection have been met.
       ``(c) Safeguards To Ensure Protection of Trade Secrets and 
     Other Confidential Information.--
       ``(1) Entry of protective order.--In any court proceeding 
     to enforce a summons for any portion of software, the court 
     may receive evidence and issue any order necessary to prevent 
     the disclosure of trade secrets or other confidential 
     information with respect to such software, including 
     requiring that any information be placed under seal to be 
     opened only as directed by the court.
       ``(2) Protection of software.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, and in addition to any protections 
     ordered pursuant to paragraph (1), in the case of software 
     that comes into the possession or control of the Secretary in 
     the course of any examination with respect to any taxpayer--
       ``(A) the software may be used only in connection with the 
     examination of such taxpayer's return, any appeal by the 
     taxpayer to the Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals, 
     any judicial proceeding (and any appeals therefrom), and any 
     inquiry into any offense connected with the administration or 
     enforcement of the internal revenue laws,
       ``(B) the Secretary shall provide, in advance, to the 
     taxpayer and the owner of the software a written list of the 
     names of all individuals who will analyze or otherwise have 
     access to the software,
       ``(C) the software shall be maintained in a secure area or 
     place, and, in the case of computer software source code, 
     shall not be removed from the owner's place of business 
     unless the owner permits, or a court orders, such removal,
       ``(D) the software may not be copied except as necessary to 
     perform such analysis, and the Secretary shall number all 
     copies made and certify in writing that no other copies have 
     been (or will be) made,
       ``(E) at the end of the period during which the software 
     may be used under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) the software and all copies thereof shall be returned 
     to the person from whom they were obtained and any copies 
     thereof made under subparagraph (D) on the hard drive of a 
     machine or other mass storage device shall be permanently 
     deleted, and
       ``(ii) the Secretary shall obtain from any person who 
     analyzes or otherwise had access to such software a written 
     certification under penalty of perjury that all copies and 
     related materials have been returned and that no copies were 
     made of them,
       ``(F) the software may not be decompiled or disassembled,
       ``(G) the Secretary shall provide to the taxpayer and the 
     owner of any interest in such software, as the case may be, a 
     written agreement, between the Secretary and any person who 
     is not an officer or employee of the United States and who 
     will analyze or otherwise have access to such software, which 
     provides that such person agrees not to--
       ``(i) disclose such software to any person other than 
     persons to whom such information could be disclosed for tax 
     administration purposes under section 6103, or
       ``(ii) participate for 2 years in the development of 
     software which is intended for a similar purpose as the 
     software examined, and
       ``(H) the software shall be treated as return information 
     for purposes of section 6103.
     For purposes of subparagraph (C), the owner shall make 
     available any necessary equipment or materials for analysis 
     of computer software source code required to be conducted on 
     the owner's premises. The owner of any interest in the 
     software shall be considered a party to any agreement 
     described in subparagraph (G).
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Software.--The term `software' includes computer 
     software source code and computer software executable code.
       ``(2) Computer software source code.--The term `computer 
     software source code' means--
       ``(A) the code written by a programmer using a programming 
     language which is comprehensible to appropriately trained 
     persons and is not capable of directly being used to give 
     instructions to a computer,
       ``(B) related programmers' notes, design documents, 
     memoranda, and similar documentation, and
       ``(C) related customer communications.
       ``(3) Computer software executable code.--The term 
     `computer software executable code' means--
       ``(A) any object code, machine code, or other code readable 
     by a computer when loaded into its memory and used directly 
     by such computer to execute instructions, and
       ``(B) any related user manuals.

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       ``(4) Owner.--The term `owner' shall, with respect to any 
     software, include the developer of the software.
       ``(5) Related person.--A person shall be treated as related 
     to another person if such persons are related persons under 
     section 267 or 707(b).
       ``(6) Tax-related computer software source code.--The term 
     `tax-related computer software source code' means the 
     computer source code for any computer software program 
     intended for accounting, tax return preparation or 
     compliance, or tax planning.''.
       (b) Unauthorized Disclosure of Software.--Section 7213 
     (relating to unauthorized disclosure of information) is 
     amended by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and 
     by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Disclosure of Software.--Any person who willfully 
     divulges or makes known software (as defined in section 
     7612(d)(1)) to any person in violation of section 7612 shall 
     be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be 
     fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than 5 
     years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.''.
       (c) Application of Special Procedures for Third-Party 
     Summonses.--Paragraph (2) of section 7603(b), as amended by 
     section 3416(a), is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (H), by striking a period at the end of 
     subparagraph (I) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(J) any owner or developer of a computer software source 
     code (as defined in section 7612(d)(2)).
     Subparagraph (J) shall apply only with respect to a summons 
     requiring the production of the source code referred to in 
     subparagraph (J) or the program and data described in section 
     7612(b)(1)(A)(ii) to which such source code relates.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter A of chapter 78 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 7612 and by inserting the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 7612. Special procedures for summonses for computer software.
``Sec. 7613. Cross references.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to summonses issued, and software acquired, after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Software protection.--In the case of any software 
     acquired on or before such date of enactment, the 
     requirements of section 7612(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (as added by such amendments) shall apply after 
     the 90th day after such date. The preceding sentence shall 
     not apply to the requirement under section 7612(c)(2)(G)(ii) 
     of such Code (as so added).

     SEC. 3414. THREAT OF AUDIT PROHIBITED TO COERCE TIP REPORTING 
                   ALTERNATIVE COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS.

       The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate 
     shall instruct employees of the Internal Revenue Service that 
     they may not threaten to audit any taxpayer in an attempt to 
     coerce the taxpayer into entering into a Tip Reporting 
     Alternative Commitment Agreement.

     SEC. 3415. TAXPAYERS ALLOWED MOTION TO QUASH ALL THIRD-PARTY 
                   SUMMONSES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 7609(a) (relating 
     to summonses to which section applies) is amended by striking 
     so much of such paragraph as precedes ``notice of the 
     summons'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--If any summons to which this section 
     applies requires the giving of testimony on or relating to, 
     the production of any portion of records made or kept on or 
     relating to, or the production of any computer software 
     source code (as defined in 7612(d)(2)) with respect to, any 
     person (other than the person summoned) who is identified in 
     the summons, then''.
       (b) Coordination With Other Authority.--Section 7609 
     (relating to special procedures for third-party summonses) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Use of Summons Not Required.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to limit the Secretary's ability to obtain 
     information, other than by summons, through formal or 
     informal procedures authorized by sections 7601 and 7602.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 7609 is amended by striking 
     paragraphs (3) and (4), by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
     paragraph (3), and by striking in paragraph (3) (as so 
     redesignated) ``subsection (c)(2)(B)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (c)(2)(D)''.
       (2) Subsection (c) of section 7609 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Summons to Which Section Applies.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     this section shall apply to any summons issued under 
     paragraph (2) of section 7602(a) or under section 6420(e)(2), 
     6421(g)(2), 6427(j)(2), or 7612.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--This section shall not apply to any 
     summons--
       ``(A) served on the person with respect to whose liability 
     the summons is issued, or any officer or employee of such 
     person,
       ``(B) issued to determine whether or not records of the 
     business transactions or affairs of an identified person have 
     been made or kept,
       ``(C) issued solely to determine the identity of any person 
     having a numbered account (or similar arrangement) with a 
     bank or other institution described in section 7603(b)(2)(A),
       ``(D) issued in aid of the collection of--
       ``(i) an assessment made or judgment rendered against the 
     person with respect to whose liability the summons is issued, 
     or
       ``(ii) the liability at law or in equity of any transferee 
     or fiduciary of any person referred to in clause (i),
       ``(E)(i) issued by a criminal investigator of the Internal 
     Revenue Service in connection with the investigation of an 
     offense connected with the administration or enforcement of 
     the internal revenue laws, and
       ``(ii) served on any person who is not a third-party 
     recordkeeper (as defined in section 7603(b)), or
       ``(F) described in subsection (f) or (g).
       ``(3) Records.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `records' includes books, papers, and other data.''.
       (3) Paragraph (2) of section 7609(e) is amended by striking 
     ``third-party recordkeeper's'' and all that follows through 
     ``subsection (f)'' and inserting ``summoned party's response 
     to the summons''.
       (4) Subsection (f) of section 7609 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``described in subsection (c)'' and 
     inserting ``described in subsection (c)(1)'', and
       (B) by inserting ``or testimony'' after ``records'' in 
     paragraph (3).
       (5) Subsection (g) of section 7609 is amended by striking 
     ``In the case of any summons described in subsection (c), the 
     provisions of subsections (a)(1) and (b) shall not apply if'' 
     and inserting ``A summons is described in this subsection 
     if''.
       (6)(A) Subsection (i) of section 7609 is amended by 
     striking ``Third-Party Recordkeeper and'' in the subsection 
     heading.
       (B) Paragraph (1) of section 7609(i) is amended by striking 
     ``described in subsection (c), the third-party recordkeeper'' 
     and inserting ``to which this section applies for the 
     production of records, the summoned party''.
       (C) Paragraph (2) of section 7609(i) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``recordkeeper'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``summoned party'', and
       (ii) by striking ``the third-party recordkeeper'' and 
     inserting ``the summoned party''.
       (D) Paragraph (3) of section 7609(i) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Protection for summoned party who discloses.--Any 
     summoned party, or agent or employee thereof, making a 
     disclosure of records or testimony pursuant to this section 
     in good faith reliance on the certificate of the Secretary or 
     an order of a court requiring production of records or the 
     giving of such testimony shall not be liable to any customer 
     or other person for such disclosure.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to summonses served after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3416. SERVICE OF SUMMONSES TO THIRD-PARTY RECORDKEEPERS 
                   PERMITTED BY MAIL.

       (a) In General.--Section 7603 (relating to service of 
     summons) is amended by striking ``A summons issued'' and 
     inserting ``(a) In General.--A summons issued'' and by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Service by Mail to Third-Party Recordkeepers.--
       ``(1) In general.--A summons referred to in subsection (a) 
     for the production of books, papers, records, or other data 
     by a third-party recordkeeper may also be served by certified 
     or registered mail to the last known address of such 
     recordkeeper.
       ``(2) Third-party recordkeeper.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term `third-party recordkeeper' means--
       ``(A) any mutual savings bank, cooperative bank, domestic 
     building and loan association, or other savings institution 
     chartered and supervised as a savings and loan or similar 
     association under Federal or State law, any bank (as defined 
     in section 581), or any credit union (within the meaning of 
     section 501(c)(14)(A));
       ``(B) any consumer reporting agency (as defined under 
     section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1681a(f)));
       ``(C) any person extending credit through the use of credit 
     cards or similar devices;
       ``(D) any broker (as defined in section 3(a)(4) of the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(4)));
       ``(E) any attorney;
       ``(F) any accountant;
       ``(G) any barter exchange (as defined in section 
     6045(c)(3));
       ``(H) any regulated investment company (as defined in 
     section 851) and any agent of such regulated investment 
     company when acting as an agent thereof, and
       ``(I) any enrolled agent.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to summonses served after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3417. NOTICE OF IRS CONTACT OF THIRD PARTIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 7602 (relating to examination of 
     books and witnesses), as amended by section 3412, is amended 
     by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) 
     and (e), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (b) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Notice of Contact of Third Parties.--
       ``(1) General notice.--An officer or employee of the 
     Internal Revenue Service may

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     not contact any person other than the taxpayer with respect 
     to the determination or collection of the tax liability of 
     such taxpayer without providing reasonable notice in advance 
     to the taxpayer that contacts with persons other than the 
     taxpayer may be made.
       ``(2) Notice of specific contacts.--The Secretary shall 
     periodically provide to a taxpayer a record of persons 
     contacted during such period by the Secretary with respect to 
     the determination or collection of the tax liability of such 
     taxpayer. Such record shall also be provided upon request of 
     the taxpayer.
       ``(3) Exceptions.--This subsection shall not apply--
       ``(A) to any contact which the taxpayer has authorized,
       ``(B) if the Secretary determines for good cause shown that 
     such notice would jeopardize collection of any tax or such 
     notice may involve reprisal against any person, or
       ``(C) with respect to any pending criminal 
     investigation.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to contacts made after the 180th day after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

                    PART III--COLLECTION ACTIVITIES

                      Subpart A--Approval Process

     SEC. 3421. APPROVAL PROCESS FOR LIENS, LEVIES, AND SEIZURES.

       (a) In General.--The Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall 
     develop and implement procedures under which--
       (1) a determination by an employee to file a notice of lien 
     or levy with respect to, or to levy or seize, any property or 
     right to property would, where appropriate, be required to be 
     reviewed by a supervisor of the employee before the action 
     was taken, and
       (2) appropriate disciplinary action would be taken against 
     the employee or supervisor where the procedures under 
     paragraph (1) were not followed.
       (b) Review Process.--The review process under subsection 
     (a)(1) may include a certification that the employee has--
       (1) reviewed the taxpayer's information,
       (2) verified that a balance is due, and
       (3) affirmed that the action proposed to be taken is 
     appropriate given the taxpayer's circumstances, considering 
     the amount due and the value of the property or right to 
     property.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this 
     section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Automated collection system actions.--In the case of 
     any action under an automated collection system, this section 
     shall apply to actions initiated after December 31, 2000.

                      Subpart B--Liens and Levies

     SEC. 3431. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN LEVY EXEMPTION AMOUNTS.

       (a) Fuel, Etc.--Section 6334(a)(2) (relating to fuel, 
     provisions, furniture, and personal effects) is amended by 
     striking ``$2,500'' and inserting ``$6,250''.
       (b) Books, Etc.--Section 6334(a)(3) (relating to books and 
     tools of a trade, business, or profession) is amended by 
     striking ``$1,250'' and inserting ``$3,125''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 6334(g)(1) (relating to 
     inflation adjustment) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``1999'', and
       (2) by striking ``1996'' in subparagraph (B) and inserting 
     ``1998''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect with respect to levies issued after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3432. RELEASE OF LEVY UPON AGREEMENT THAT AMOUNT IS 
                   UNCOLLECTIBLE.

       (a) In General.--Section 6343 (relating to authority to 
     release levy and return property) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Release of Levy Upon Agreement That Amount is not 
     Collectible.--In the case of a levy on the salary or wages 
     payable to or received by the taxpayer, upon agreement with 
     the taxpayer that the tax is not collectible, the Secretary 
     shall release such levy as soon as practicable.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to levies imposed after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 3433. LEVY PROHIBITED DURING PENDENCY OF REFUND 
                   PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6331 (relating to levy and 
     distraint) is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as 
     subsection (j) and by inserting after subsection (h) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(i) No Levy During Pendency of Proceedings for Refund of 
     Divisible Tax.--
       ``(1) In general.--No levy may be made under subsection (a) 
     on the property or rights to property of any person with 
     respect to any unpaid divisible tax during the pendency of 
     any proceeding brought by such person in a proper Federal 
     trial court for the recovery of any portion of such divisible 
     tax which was paid by such person if--
       ``(A) the decision in such proceeding would be res judicata 
     with respect to such unpaid tax, or
       ``(B) such person would be collaterally estopped from 
     contesting such unpaid tax by reason of such proceeding.
       ``(2) Divisible tax.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     term `divisible tax' means--
       ``(A) any tax imposed by subtitle C, and
       ``(B) the penalty imposed by section 6672 with respect to 
     any such tax.
       ``(3) Exceptions.--
       ``(A) Certain unpaid taxes.--This subsection shall not 
     apply with respect to any unpaid tax if--
       ``(i) the taxpayer files a written notice with the 
     Secretary which waives the restriction imposed by this 
     subsection on levy with respect to such tax, or
       ``(ii) the Secretary finds that the collection of such tax 
     is in jeopardy.
       ``(B) Certain levies.--This subsection shall not apply to--
       ``(i) any levy to carry out an offset under section 6402, 
     and
       ``(ii) any levy which was first made before the date that 
     the applicable proceeding under this subsection commenced.
       ``(4) Limitation on collection activity; authority to 
     enjoin collection.--
       ``(A) Limitation on collection.--No proceeding in court for 
     the collection of any unpaid tax to which paragraph (1) 
     applies shall be begun by the Secretary during the pendency 
     of a proceeding under such paragraph. This subparagraph shall 
     not apply to--
       ``(i) any counterclaim in a proceeding under such 
     paragraph, or
       ``(ii) any proceeding relating to a proceeding under such 
     paragraph.
       ``(B) Authority to enjoin.--Notwithstanding section 
     7421(a), a levy or collection proceeding prohibited by this 
     subsection may be enjoined (during the period such 
     prohibition is in force) by the court in which the proceeding 
     under paragraph (1) is brought.
       ``(5) Suspension of statute of limitations on collection.--
     The period of limitations under section 6502 shall be 
     suspended for the period during which the Secretary is 
     prohibited under this subsection from making a levy.
       ``(6) Pendency of proceeding.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, a proceeding is pending beginning on the date 
     such proceeding commences and ending on the date that a final 
     order or judgment from which an appeal may be taken is 
     entered in such proceeding.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to unpaid tax attributable to taxable periods 
     beginning after December 31, 1998.

     SEC. 3434. APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR JEOPARDY AND TERMINATION 
                   ASSESSMENTS AND JEOPARDY LEVIES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 7429(a) (relating 
     to review of jeopardy levy or assessment procedures) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Administrative review.--
       ``(A) Prior approval required.--No assessment may be made 
     under section 6851(a), 6852(a), 6861(a), or 6862, and no levy 
     may be made under section 6331(a) less than 30 days after 
     notice and demand for payment is made, unless the Chief 
     Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (or such Counsel's 
     delegate) personally approves (in writing) such assessment or 
     levy.
       ``(B) Information to taxpayer.--Within 5 days after the day 
     on which such an assessment or levy is made, the Secretary 
     shall provide the taxpayer with a written statement of the 
     information upon which the Secretary relied in making such 
     assessment or levy.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxes assessed and levies made after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3435. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY ON WHICH 
                   LIEN NOT VALID.

       (a) Certain Property.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 6323 (relating 
     to validity and priority against certain persons) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``$250'' in paragraph (4) (relating to 
     personal property purchased in casual sale) and inserting 
     ``$1,000'', and
       (B) by striking ``$1,000'' in paragraph (7) (relating to 
     residential property subject to a mechanic's lien for certain 
     repairs and improvements) and inserting ``$5,000''.
       (2) Inflation adjustment.--Subsection (i) of section 6323 
     (relating to special rules) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Cost-of-living adjustment.--In the case of notices of 
     liens imposed by section 6321 which are filed in any calendar 
     year after 1998, each of the dollar amounts under paragraph 
     (4) or (7) of subsection (b) shall be increased by an amount 
     equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year, determined by 
     substituting `calendar year 1996' for `calendar year 1992' in 
     subparagraph (B) thereof.
     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $10, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $10.''.
       (b) Expansion of Treatment of Passbook Loans.--Paragraph 
     (10) of section 6323(b) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Passbook loans'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``Deposit-secured loans'',
       (2) by striking ``, evidenced by a passbook,'', and
       (3) by striking all that follows ``secured by such 
     account'' and inserting a period.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3436. WAIVER OF EARLY WITHDRAWAL TAX FOR IRS LEVIES ON 
                   EMPLOYER-SPONSORED RETIREMENT PLANS OR IRAS.

       (a) In General.--Section 72(t)(2)(A) (relating to 
     subsection not to apply to certain distributions) is amended 
     by striking ``or'' at

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     the end of clauses (iv) and (v), by striking the period at 
     the end of clause (vi) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding 
     at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vii) made on account of a levy under section 6331 on the 
     qualified retirement plan.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions after December 31, 1999.

                          Subpart C--Seizures

     SEC. 3441. PROHIBITION OF SALES OF SEIZED PROPERTY AT LESS 
                   THAN MINIMUM BID.

       (a) In General.--Section 6335(e)(1)(A)(i) (relating to 
     determinations relating to minimum price) is amended by 
     striking ``a minimum price for which such property shall be 
     sold'' and inserting ``a minimum price below which such 
     property shall not be sold''.
       (b) Reference to Penalty for Violation.--Section 6335(e) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Cross reference.--

  ``For provision providing for civil damages for violation of 
paragraph (1)(A)(i), see section 7433.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to sales made after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 3442. ACCOUNTING OF SALES OF SEIZED PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Section 6340 (relating to records of sale) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``real'', and
       (B) by inserting ``or certificate of sale of personal 
     property'' after ``deed'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Accounting to Taxpayer.--The taxpayer with respect to 
     whose liability the sale was conducted or who redeemed the 
     property shall be furnished--
       ``(1) the record under subsection (a) (other than the names 
     of the purchasers),
       ``(2) the amount from such sale applied to the taxpayer's 
     liability, and
       ``(3) the remaining balance of such liability.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to seizures occurring after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3443. UNIFORM ASSET DISPOSAL MECHANISM.

       Not later than the date which is 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury or 
     the Secretary's delegate shall implement a uniform asset 
     disposal mechanism for sales under section 6335 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The mechanism should be 
     designed to remove any participation in such sales by revenue 
     officers of the Internal Revenue Service and should consider 
     the use of outsourcing.

     SEC. 3444. CODIFICATION OF IRS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR 
                   SEIZURE OF TAXPAYER'S PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Section 6331 (relating to levy and 
     distraint), as amended by section 3433, is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k) and by 
     inserting after subsection (i) the following new subsection:
       ``(j) No Levy Before Investigation of Status of Property.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of applying the provisions 
     of this subchapter, no levy may be made on any property or 
     right to property which is to be sold under section 6335 
     until a thorough investigation of the status of such property 
     has been completed.
       ``(2) Elements in investigation.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), an investigation of the status of any property shall 
     include--
       ``(A) a verification of the taxpayer's liability,
       ``(B) the completion of an analysis under subsection (f),
       ``(C) the determination that the equity in such property is 
     sufficient to yield net proceeds from the sale of such 
     property to apply to such liability, and
       ``(D) a thorough consideration of alternative collection 
     methods.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3445. PROCEDURES FOR SEIZURE OF RESIDENCES AND 
                   BUSINESSES.

       (a) In General.--Section 6334(a)(13) (relating to property 
     exempt from levy) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(13) Residences exempt in small deficiency cases and 
     principal residences and certain business assets exempt in 
     absence of certain approval or jeopardy.--
       ``(A) Residences in small deficiency cases.--If the amount 
     of the levy does not exceed $5,000--
       ``(i) any real property used as a residence by the 
     taxpayer, or
       ``(ii) any real property of the taxpayer (other than real 
     property which is rented) used by any other individual as a 
     residence.
       ``(B) Principal residences and certain business assets.--
     Except to the extent provided in subsection (e)--
       ``(i) the principal residence of the taxpayer (within the 
     meaning of section 121), and
       ``(ii) tangible personal property or real property (other 
     than real property which is rented) used in the trade or 
     business of an individual taxpayer.''.
       (b) Levy Allowed in Certain Circumstances.--Section 6334(e) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Levy Allowed on Principal Residences and Certain 
     Business Assets in Certain Circumstances.--
       ``(1) Principal residences.--
       ``(A) Approval required.--A principal residence shall not 
     be exempt from levy if a judge or magistrate of a district 
     court of the United States approves (in writing) the levy of 
     such residence.
       ``(B) Jurisdiction.--The district courts of the United 
     States shall have exclusive jurisdiction to approve a levy 
     under subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Certain business assets.--Property (other than a 
     principal residence) described in subsection (a)(13)(B) shall 
     not be exempt from levy if--
       ``(A) a district director or assistant district director of 
     the Internal Revenue Service personally approves (in writing) 
     the levy of such property, or
       ``(B) the Secretary finds that the collection of tax is in 
     jeopardy.
     An official may not approve a levy under subparagraph (A) 
     unless the official determines that the taxpayer's other 
     assets subject to collection are insufficient to pay the 
     amount due, together with expenses of the proceedings.''.
       (c) State Fish and Wildlife Permits.--
       (1) In general.--With respect to permits issued by a State 
     and required under State law for the harvest of fish or 
     wildlife in the trade or business of an individual taxpayer, 
     the term ``other assets'' as used in section 6334(e)(2) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall include future income 
     which may be derived by such taxpayer from the commercial 
     sale of fish or wildlife under such permit.
       (2) Construction.--Paragraph (1) shall not be construed to 
     invalidate or in any way prejudice any assertion that the 
     privilege embodied in permits described in paragraph (1) is 
     not property or a right to property under the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

 PART IV--PROVISIONS RELATING TO EXAMINATION AND COLLECTION ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 3461. PROCEDURES RELATING TO EXTENSIONS OF STATUTE OF 
                   LIMITATIONS BY AGREEMENT.

       (a) Authority To Extend 10-Year Collection Period After 
     Assessment.--Section 6502(a) (relating to length of period 
     after collection) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting:
       ``(2) if--
       ``(A) there is an installment agreement between the 
     taxpayer and the Secretary, prior to the date which is 90 
     days after the expiration of any period for collection agreed 
     upon in writing by the Secretary and the taxpayer at the time 
     the installment agreement was entered into, or
       ``(B) there is a release of levy under section 6343 after 
     such 10-year period, prior to the expiration of any period 
     for collection agreed upon in writing by the Secretary and 
     the taxpayer before such release.'', and
       (2) by striking the first sentence in the matter following 
     paragraph (2).
       (b) Notice to Taxpayer of Right To Refuse or Limit 
     Extension.--Paragraph (4) of section 6501(c) (relating to the 
     period for limitations on assessment and collection) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Where'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--Where'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Notice to taxpayer of right to refuse or limit 
     extension.--The Secretary shall notify the taxpayer of the 
     taxpayer's right to refuse to extend the period of 
     limitations, or to limit such extension to particular issues 
     or to a particular period of time, on each occasion when the 
     taxpayer is requested to provide such consent.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to requests to extend the period of limitations made 
     after December 31, 1999.
       (2) Prior request.--If, in any request to extend the period 
     of limitations made on or before December 31, 1999, a 
     taxpayer agreed to extend such period beyond the 10-year 
     period referred to in section 6502(a) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, such extension shall expire on the latest of--
       (A) the last day of such 10-year period,
       (B) December 31, 2002, or
       (C) in the case of an extension in connection with an 
     installment agreement, the 90th day after the end of the 
     period of such extension.

     SEC. 3462. OFFERS-IN-COMPROMISE.

       (a) Standards for Evaluation of Offers-in-Compromise.--
     Section 7122 (relating to offers-in-compromise) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Standards for Evaluation of Offers.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall prescribe guidelines 
     for officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service to 
     determine whether an offer-in-compromise is adequate and 
     should be accepted to resolve a dispute.
       ``(2) Allowances for basic living expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--In prescribing guidelines under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall develop and publish 
     schedules of national and local allowances designed to 
     provide that taxpayers entering into a compromise have an 
     adequate means to provide for basic living expenses.
       ``(B) Use of schedules.--The guidelines shall provide that 
     officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service shall 
     determine, on the basis of the facts and circumstances of 
     each taxpayer, whether the

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     use of the schedules published under subparagraph (A) is 
     appropriate and shall not use the schedules to the extent 
     such use would result in the taxpayer not having adequate 
     means to provide for basic living expenses.
       ``(3) Special rules relating to treatment of offers.--The 
     guidelines under paragraph (1) shall provide that--
       ``(A) an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue 
     Service shall not reject an offer-in-compromise from a low-
     income taxpayer solely on the basis of the amount of the 
     offer, and
       ``(B) in the case of an offer-in-compromise which relates 
     only to issues of liability of the taxpayer--
       ``(i) such offer shall not be rejected solely because the 
     Secretary is unable to locate the taxpayer's return or return 
     information for verification of such liability, and
       ``(ii) the taxpayer shall not be required to provide a 
     financial statement.''.
       (b) Levy Prohibited While Offer-in-Compromise Pending or 
     Installment Agreement Pending or in Effect.--Section 6331 
     (relating to levy and distraint), as amended by sections 3433 
     and 3444, is amended by redesignating subsection (k) as 
     subsection (l) and by inserting after subsection (j) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) No Levy While Certain Offers Pending or Installment 
     Agreement Pending or in Effect.--
       ``(1) Offer-in-compromise pending.--No levy may be made 
     under subsection (a) on the property or rights to property of 
     any person with respect to any unpaid tax--
       ``(A) during the period that an offer-in-compromise by such 
     person under section 7122 of such unpaid tax is pending with 
     the Secretary, and
       ``(B) if such offer is rejected by the Secretary, during 
     the 30 days thereafter (and, if an appeal of such rejection 
     is filed within such 30 days, during the period that such 
     appeal is pending).

     For purposes of subparagraph (A), an offer is pending 
     beginning on the date the Secretary accepts such offer for 
     processing.
       ``(2) Installment agreements.--No levy may be made under 
     subsection (a) on the property or rights to property of any 
     person with respect to any unpaid tax--
       ``(A) during the period that an offer by such person for an 
     installment agreement under section 6159 for payment of such 
     unpaid tax is pending with the Secretary,
       ``(B) if such offer is rejected by the Secretary, during 
     the 30 days thereafter (and, if an appeal of such rejection 
     is filed within such 30 days, during the period that such 
     appeal is pending),
       ``(C) during the period that such an installment agreement 
     for payment of such unpaid tax is in effect, and
       ``(D) if such agreement is terminated by the Secretary, 
     during the 30 days thereafter (and, if an appeal of such 
     termination is filed within such 30 days, during the period 
     that such appeal is pending).
       ``(3) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules 
     of paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (i) shall apply 
     for purposes of this subsection.''.
       (c) Review of Rejections of Offers-in-Compromise and 
     Installment Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Section 7122 (relating to compromises), as 
     amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Administrative Review.--The Secretary shall establish 
     procedures--
       ``(1) for an independent administrative review of any 
     rejection of a proposed offer-in-compromise or installment 
     agreement made by a taxpayer under this section or section 
     6159 before such rejection is communicated to the taxpayer, 
     and
       ``(2) which allow a taxpayer to appeal any rejection of 
     such offer or agreement to the Internal Revenue Service 
     Office of Appeals.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 6159 (relating to 
     installment agreements) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) Cross Reference.--

  ``For rights to administrative review and appeal, see section 
7122(d).''.
       (d) Preparation of Statement Relating to Offers-in-
     Compromise.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall prepare a 
     statement which sets forth in simple, nontechnical terms the 
     rights of a taxpayer and the obligations of the Internal 
     Revenue Service relating to offers-in-compromise. Such 
     statement shall--
       (1) advise taxpayers who have entered into a compromise of 
     the advantages of promptly notifying the Internal Revenue 
     Service of any change of address or marital status,
       (2) provide notice to taxpayers that in the case of a 
     compromise terminated due to the actions of 1 spouse or 
     former spouse, the Internal Revenue Service will, upon 
     application, reinstate such compromise with the spouse or 
     former spouse who remains in compliance with such compromise, 
     and
       (3) provide notice to the taxpayer that the taxpayer may 
     appeal the rejection of an offer-in-compromise to the 
     Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals.
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to proposed offers-in-compromise and installment 
     agreements submitted after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (2) Suspension of collection by levy.--The amendment made 
     by subsection (b) shall apply to offers-in-compromise pending 
     on or made after December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 3463. NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY TO SPECIFY DEADLINES FOR 
                   FILING TAX COURT PETITION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the 
     Secretary's delegate shall include on each notice of 
     deficiency under section 6212 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 the date determined by such Secretary (or delegate) as 
     the last day on which the taxpayer may file a petition with 
     the Tax Court.
       (b) Later Filing Deadlines Specified on Notice of 
     Deficiency To Be Binding.--Subsection (a) of section 6213 
     (relating to restrictions applicable to deficiencies; 
     petition to Tax Court) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``Any petition filed with the Tax 
     Court on or before the last date specified for filing such 
     petition by the Secretary in the notice of deficiency shall 
     be treated as timely filed.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) and the amendment made 
     by subsection (b) shall apply to notices mailed after 
     December 31, 1998.

     SEC. 3464. REFUND OR CREDIT OF OVERPAYMENTS BEFORE FINAL 
                   DETERMINATION.

       (a) Tax Court Proceedings.--Subsection (a) of section 6213 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``, including the Tax Court.'' and 
     inserting ``, including the Tax Court, and a refund may be 
     ordered by such court of any amount collected within the 
     period during which the Secretary is prohibited from 
     collecting by levy or through a proceeding in court under the 
     provisions of this subsection.'', and
       (2) by striking ``to enjoin any action or proceeding'' and 
     inserting ``to enjoin any action or proceeding or order any 
     refund''.
       (b) Other Proceedings.--Subsection (a) of section 6512 is 
     amended by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) 
     and inserting ``, and'', and by inserting after paragraph (4) 
     the following new paragraphs:
       ``(5) As to any amount collected within the period during 
     which the Secretary is prohibited from making the assessment 
     or from collecting by levy or through a proceeding in court 
     under the provisions of section 6213(a), and
       ``(6) As to overpayments the Secretary is authorized to 
     refund or credit pending appeal as provided in subsection 
     (b).''.
       (c) Refund or Credit Pending Appeal.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 6512(b) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``If a notice of appeal in respect of the 
     decision of the Tax Court is filed under section 7483, the 
     Secretary is authorized to refund or credit the overpayment 
     determined by the Tax Court to the extent the overpayment is 
     not contested on appeal.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3465. IRS PROCEDURES RELATING TO APPEALS OF EXAMINATIONS 
                   AND COLLECTIONS.

       (a) Dispute Resolution Procedures.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 74 (relating to closing agreements 
     and compromises) is amended by redesignating section 7123 as 
     section 7124 and by inserting after section 7122 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 7123. APPEALS DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.

       ``(a) Early Referral to Appeals Procedures.--The Secretary 
     shall prescribe procedures by which any taxpayer may request 
     early referral of 1 or more unresolved issues from the 
     examination or collection division to the Internal Revenue 
     Service Office of Appeals.
       ``(b) Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures.--
       ``(1) Mediation.--The Secretary shall prescribe procedures 
     under which a taxpayer or the Internal Revenue Service Office 
     of Appeals may request non-binding mediation on any issue 
     unresolved at the conclusion of--
       ``(A) appeals procedures, or
       ``(B) unsuccessful attempts to enter into a closing 
     agreement under section 7121 or a compromise under section 
     7122.
       ``(2) Arbitration.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot 
     program under which a taxpayer and the Internal Revenue 
     Service Office of Appeals may jointly request binding 
     arbitration on any issue unresolved at the conclusion of--
       ``(A) appeals procedures, or
       ``(B) unsuccessful attempts to enter into a closing 
     agreement under section 7121 or a compromise under section 
     7122.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 74 is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 7123 and inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 7123. Appeals dispute resolution procedures.
``Sec. 7124. Cross references.''.
       (b) Appeals Officers in Each State.--The Commissioner of 
     Internal Revenue shall ensure that an appeals officer is 
     regularly available within each State.
       (c) Appeals Videoconferencing Alternative for Rural 
     Areas.--The Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall consider 
     the use of the videoconferencing of appeals conferences 
     between appeals officers and taxpayers seeking appeals in 
     rural or remote areas.

     SEC. 3466. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN FAIR DEBT COLLECTION 
                   PROCEDURES.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 64 (relating to 
     collection) is amended by inserting after section 6303 the 
     following new section:

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     ``SEC. 6304. FAIR TAX COLLECTION PRACTICES.

       ``(a) Communication With the Taxpayer.--Without the prior 
     consent of the taxpayer given directly to the Secretary or 
     the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction, 
     the Secretary may not communicate with a taxpayer in 
     connection with the collection of any unpaid tax--
       ``(1) at any unusual time or place or a time or place known 
     or which should be known to be inconvenient to the taxpayer;
       ``(2) if the Secretary knows the taxpayer is represented by 
     any person authorized to practice before the Internal Revenue 
     Service with respect to such unpaid tax and has knowledge of, 
     or can readily ascertain, such person's name and address, 
     unless such person fails to respond within a reasonable 
     period of time to a communication from the Secretary or 
     unless such person consents to direct communication with the 
     taxpayer; or
       ``(3) at the taxpayer's place of employment if the 
     Secretary knows or has reason to know that the taxpayer's 
     employer prohibits the taxpayer from receiving such 
     communication.

     In the absence of knowledge of circumstances to the contrary, 
     the Secretary shall assume that the convenient time for 
     communicating with a taxpayer is after 8 a.m. and before 9 
     p.m., local time at the taxpayer's location.
       ``(b) Prohibition of Harassment and Abuse.--The Secretary 
     may not engage in any conduct the natural consequence of 
     which is to harass, oppress, or abuse any person in 
     connection with the collection of any unpaid tax. Without 
     limiting the general application of the foregoing, the 
     following conduct is a violation of this subsection:
       ``(1) The use or threat of use of violence or other 
     criminal means to harm the physical person, reputation, or 
     property of any person.
       ``(2) The use of obscene or profane language or language 
     the natural consequence of which is to abuse the hearer or 
     reader.
       ``(3) Causing a telephone to ring or engaging any person in 
     telephone conversation repeatedly or continuously with intent 
     to annoy, abuse, or harass any person at the called number.
       ``(4) Except as provided under rules similar to the rules 
     in section 804 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 
     U.S.C. 1692b), the placement of telephone calls without 
     meaningful disclosure of the caller's identity.
       ``(c) Civil Action for Violations of Section.--

  ``For civil action for violations of this section, see section 
7433.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter A of chapter 64 is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 6303 the following new item:

``Sec. 6304. Fair tax collection practices.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3467. GUARANTEED AVAILABILITY OF INSTALLMENT AGREEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6159 (relating to agreements for 
     payment of tax liability in installments) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by 
     inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Secretary Required To Enter Into Installment 
     Agreements in Certain Cases.--In the case of a liability for 
     tax of an individual under subtitle A, the Secretary shall 
     enter into an agreement to accept the payment of such tax in 
     installments if, as of the date the individual offers to 
     enter into the agreement--
       ``(1) the aggregate amount of such liability (determined 
     without regard to interest, penalties, additions to the tax, 
     and additional amounts) does not exceed $10,000,
       ``(2) the taxpayer (and, if such liability relates to a 
     joint return, the taxpayer's spouse) has not, during any of 
     the preceding 5 taxable years--
       ``(A) failed to file any return of tax imposed by subtitle 
     A,
       ``(B) failed to pay any tax required to be shown on any 
     such return, or
       ``(C) entered into an installment agreement under this 
     section for payment of any tax imposed by subtitle A,
       ``(3) the Secretary determines that the taxpayer is 
     financially unable to pay such liability in full when due 
     (and the taxpayer submits such information as the Secretary 
     may require to make such determination),
       ``(4) the agreement requires full payment of such liability 
     within 3 years, and
       ``(5) the taxpayer agrees to comply with the provisions of 
     this title for the period such agreement is in effect.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3468. PROHIBITION ON REQUESTS TO TAXPAYERS TO GIVE UP 
                   RIGHTS TO BRING ACTIONS.

       (a) Prohibition.--No officer or employee of the United 
     States may request a taxpayer to waive the taxpayer's right 
     to bring a civil action against the United States or any 
     officer or employee of the United States for any action taken 
     in connection with the internal revenue laws.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case 
     where--
       (1) a taxpayer waives the right described in subsection (a) 
     knowingly and voluntarily, or
       (2) the request by the officer or employee is made in 
     person and the taxpayer's attorney or other federally 
     authorized tax practitioner (within the meaning of section 
     7525(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) is 
     present, or the request is made in writing to the taxpayer's 
     attorney or other representative.
                  Subtitle F--Disclosures to Taxpayers

     SEC. 3501. EXPLANATION OF JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the 
     Secretary's delegate shall, as soon as practicable, but not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, establish procedures to clearly alert married taxpayers 
     of their joint and several liabilities on all appropriate 
     publications and instructions.
       (b) Right To Limit Liability.--The procedures under 
     subsection (a) shall include requirements that notice of an 
     individual's right to relief under section 6015 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be included in the 
     statement required by section 6227 of the Omnibus Taxpayer 
     Bill of Rights (Internal Revenue Service Publication No. 1) 
     and in any collection-related notices.

     SEC. 3502. EXPLANATION OF TAXPAYERS' RIGHTS IN INTERVIEWS 
                   WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

       The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate 
     shall, as soon as practicable, but not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, revise the 
     statement required by section 6227 of the Omnibus Taxpayer 
     Bill of Rights (Internal Revenue Service Publication No. 1) 
     to more clearly inform taxpayers of their rights--
       (1) to be represented at interviews with the Internal 
     Revenue Service by any person authorized to practice before 
     the Internal Revenue Service, and
       (2) to suspend an interview pursuant to section 7521(b)(2) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 3503. DISCLOSURE OF CRITERIA FOR EXAMINATION SELECTION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the 
     Secretary's delegate shall, as soon as practicable, but not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, incorporate into the statement required by section 6227 
     of the Omnibus Taxpayer Bill of Rights (Internal Revenue 
     Service Publication No. 1) a statement which sets forth in 
     simple and nontechnical terms the criteria and procedures for 
     selecting taxpayers for examination. Such statement shall not 
     include any information the disclosure of which would be 
     detrimental to law enforcement, but shall specify the general 
     procedures used by the Internal Revenue Service, including 
     whether taxpayers are selected for examination on the basis 
     of information available in the media or on the basis of 
     information provided to the Internal Revenue Service by 
     informants.
       (b) Transmission to Committees of Congress.--The Secretary 
     shall transmit drafts of the statement required under 
     subsection (a) (or proposed revisions to any such statement) 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate on 
     the same day.

     SEC. 3504. EXPLANATIONS OF APPEALS AND COLLECTION PROCESS.

       The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate 
     shall, as soon as practicable, but not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, include with any 
     1st letter of proposed deficiency which allows the taxpayer 
     an opportunity for administrative review in the Internal 
     Revenue Service Office of Appeals an explanation of the 
     entire process from examination through collection with 
     respect to such proposed deficiency, including the assistance 
     available to the taxpayer from the National Taxpayer Advocate 
     at various points in the process.

     SEC. 3505. EXPLANATION OF REASON FOR REFUND DISALLOWANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 6402 (relating to authority to 
     make credits or refunds) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(j) Explanation of Reason for Refund Disallowance.--In 
     the case of a disallowance of a claim for refund, the 
     Secretary shall provide the taxpayer with an explanation for 
     such disallowance.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to disallowances after the 180th day after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3506. STATEMENTS REGARDING INSTALLMENT AGREEMENTS.

       The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate 
     shall, beginning not later than July 1, 2000, provide each 
     taxpayer who has an installment agreement in effect under 
     section 6159 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 an annual 
     statement setting forth the initial balance at the beginning 
     of the year, the payments made during the year, and the 
     remaining balance as of the end of the year.

     SEC. 3507. NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN TAX MATTERS PARTNER.

       (a) In General.--Section 6231(a)(7) (defining tax matters 
     partner) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``The Secretary shall, within 30 days of selecting 
     a tax matters partner under the preceding sentence, notify 
     all partners required to receive notice under section 6223(a) 
     of the name and address of the person selected.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to selections of tax matters partners made by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

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     SEC. 3508. DISCLOSURE TO TAXPAYERS.

       The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate 
     shall ensure that any instructions booklet accompanying an 
     individual Federal income tax return form (including forms 
     1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, and any similar or successor forms) 
     shall include, in clear language, in conspicuous print, and 
     in a conspicuous place, a concise description of the 
     conditions under which return information may be disclosed to 
     any party outside the Internal Revenue Service, including 
     disclosure to any State or agency, body, or commission (or 
     legal representative) thereof.

     SEC. 3509. DISCLOSURE OF CHIEF COUNSEL ADVICE.

       (a) In General.--Section 6110(b)(1) (defining written 
     determination) is amended by striking ``or technical advice 
     memorandum'' and inserting ``technical advice memorandum, or 
     Chief Counsel advice''.
       (b) Chief Counsel Advice.--Section 6110 (relating to public 
     inspection of written determinations) is amended by 
     redesignating subsections (i), (j), (k), and (l) as 
     subsections (j), (k), (l), and (m), respectively, and by 
     inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Special Rules for Disclosure of Chief Counsel 
     Advice.--
       ``(1) Chief counsel advice defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `Chief Counsel advice' means written advice or instruction, 
     under whatever name or designation, prepared by any national 
     office component of the Office of Chief Counsel which--
       ``(i) is issued to field or service center employees of the 
     Service or regional or district employees of the Office of 
     Chief Counsel, and
       ``(ii) conveys--

       ``(I) any legal interpretation of a revenue provision,
       ``(II) any Internal Revenue Service or Office of Chief 
     Counsel position or policy concerning a revenue provision, or
       ``(III) any legal interpretation of State law, foreign law, 
     or other Federal law relating to the assessment or collection 
     of any liability under a revenue provision.

       ``(B) Revenue provision defined.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `revenue provision' means any 
     existing or former internal revenue law, regulation, revenue 
     ruling, revenue procedure, other published or unpublished 
     guidance, or tax treaty, either in general or as applied to 
     specific taxpayers or groups of specific taxpayers.
       ``(2) Additional documents treated as chief counsel 
     advice.--The Secretary may by regulation provide that this 
     section shall apply to any advice or instruction prepared and 
     issued by the Office of Chief Counsel which is not described 
     in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Deletions for chief counsel advice.--In the case of 
     Chief Counsel advice open to public inspection pursuant to 
     this section--
       ``(A) paragraphs (2) through (7) of subsection (c) shall 
     not apply, but
       ``(B) the Secretary may make deletions of material in 
     accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of section 552 of 
     title 5, United States Code, except that in applying 
     subsection (b)(3) of such section, no statutory provision of 
     this title shall be taken into account.
       ``(4) Notice of intention to disclose.--
       ``(A) Nontaxpayer-specific chief counsel advice.--In the 
     case of Chief Counsel advice which is written without 
     reference to a specific taxpayer or group of specific 
     taxpayers--
       ``(i) subsection (f)(1) shall not apply, and
       ``(ii) the Secretary shall, within 60 days after the 
     issuance of the Chief Counsel advice, complete any deletions 
     described in subsection (c)(1) or paragraph (3) and make the 
     Chief Counsel advice, as so edited, open for public 
     inspection.
       ``(B) Taxpayer-specific chief counsel advice.--In the case 
     of Chief Counsel advice which is written with respect to a 
     specific taxpayer or group of specific taxpayers, the 
     Secretary shall, within 60 days after the issuance of the 
     Chief Counsel advice, mail the notice required by subsection 
     (f)(1) to each such taxpayer. The notice shall include a copy 
     of the Chief Counsel advice on which is indicated the 
     information that the Secretary proposes to delete pursuant to 
     subsection (c)(1). The Secretary may also delete from the 
     copy of the text of the Chief Counsel advice any of the 
     information described in paragraph (3), and shall delete the 
     names, addresses, and other identifying details of taxpayers 
     other than the person to whom the advice pertains, except 
     that the Secretary shall not delete from the copy of the 
     Chief Counsel advice that is furnished to the taxpayer any 
     information of which that taxpayer was the source.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 6110(f)(1) is amended by striking ``The 
     Secretary'' and inserting ``Except as otherwise provided by 
     subsection (i), the Secretary''.
       (2) Paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) of section 6110(j)(1), as 
     redesignated by this section, are amended by striking 
     ``subsection (g)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``subsection (g) or (i)(4)(B)''.
       (3) Section 6110(k)(1)(B), as so redesignated, is amended 
     by striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (c)(1) or (i)(3)''.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply 
     to any Chief Counsel advice issued more than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Transition rules.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any Chief Counsel advice issued after December 
     31, 1985, and before the 91st day after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act by the offices of the associate chief 
     counsel for domestic, employee benefits and exempt 
     organizations, and international, except that any such Chief 
     Counsel advice shall be treated as made available on a timely 
     basis if such advice is made available for public inspection 
     not later than the following dates:
       (A) One year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     in the case of all litigation guideline memoranda, service 
     center advice, tax litigation bulletins, criminal tax 
     bulletins, and general litigation bulletins.
       (B) Eighteen months after such date of enactment, in the 
     case of field service advice and technical assistance to the 
     field issued on or after January 1, 1994.
       (C) Three years after such date of enactment, in the case 
     of field service advice and technical assistance to the field 
     issued on or after January 1, 1992, and before January 1, 
     1994.
       (D) Six years after such date of enactment, in the case of 
     any other Chief Counsel advice issued after December 31, 
     1985.
       (3) Documents treated as chief counsel advice.--If the 
     Secretary of the Treasury by regulation provides pursuant to 
     section 6110(i)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
     added by this section, that any additional advice or 
     instruction issued by the Office of Chief Counsel shall be 
     treated as Chief Counsel advice, such additional advice or 
     instruction shall be made available for public inspection 
     pursuant to section 6110 of such Code, as amended by this 
     section, only in accordance with the effective date set forth 
     in such regulation.
       (4) Chief counsel advice to be available electronically.--
     The Internal Revenue Service shall make any Chief Counsel 
     advice issued more than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and made available for public 
     inspection pursuant to section 6110 of such Code, as amended 
     by this section, also available by computer 
     telecommunications within 1 year after issuance.
                Subtitle G--Low Income Taxpayer Clinics

     SEC. 3601. LOW INCOME TAXPAYER CLINICS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 77 (relating to miscellaneous 
     provisions), as amended by section 3411, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 7526. LOW INCOME TAXPAYER CLINICS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may, subject to the 
     availability of appropriated funds, make grants to provide 
     matching funds for the development, expansion, or 
     continuation of qualified low income taxpayer clinics.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified low income taxpayer clinic.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified low income taxpayer 
     clinic' means a clinic that--
       ``(i) does not charge more than a nominal fee for its 
     services (except for reimbursement of actual costs incurred), 
     and
       ``(ii)(I) represents low income taxpayers in controversies 
     with the Internal Revenue Service, or
       ``(II) operates programs to inform individuals for whom 
     English is a second language about their rights and 
     responsibilities under this title.
       ``(B) Representation of low income taxpayers.--A clinic 
     meets the requirements of subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) if--
       ``(i) at least 90 percent of the taxpayers represented by 
     the clinic have incomes which do not exceed 250 percent of 
     the poverty level, as determined in accordance with criteria 
     established by the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, and
       ``(ii) the amount in controversy for any taxable year 
     generally does not exceed the amount specified in section 
     7463.
       ``(2) Clinic.--The term `clinic' includes--
       ``(A) a clinical program at an accredited law, business, or 
     accounting school in which students represent low income 
     taxpayers in controversies arising under this title, and
       ``(B) an organization described in section 501(c) and 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a) which satisfies the 
     requirements of paragraph (1) through representation of 
     taxpayers or referral of taxpayers to qualified 
     representatives.
       ``(3) Qualified representative.--The term `qualified 
     representative' means any individual (whether or not an 
     attorney) who is authorized to practice before the Internal 
     Revenue Service or the applicable court.
       ``(c) Special Rules and Limitations.--
       ``(1) Aggregate limitation.--Unless otherwise provided by 
     specific appropriation, the Secretary shall not allocate more 
     than $6,000,000 per year (exclusive of costs of administering 
     the program) to grants under this section.
       ``(2) Limitation on annual grants to a clinic.--The 
     aggregate amount of grants which may be made under this 
     section to a clinic for a year shall not exceed $100,000.
       ``(3) Multi-year grants.--Upon application of a qualified 
     low income taxpayer clinic, the Secretary is authorized to 
     award a multi-year grant not to exceed 3 years.
       ``(4) Criteria for awards.--In determining whether to make 
     a grant under this section, the Secretary shall consider--
       ``(A) the numbers of taxpayers who will be served by the 
     clinic, including the number of taxpayers in the geographical 
     area for whom English is a second language,
       ``(B) the existence of other low income taxpayer clinics 
     serving the same population,
       ``(C) the quality of the program offered by the low income 
     taxpayer clinic, including

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     the qualifications of its administrators and qualified 
     representatives, and its record, if any, in providing service 
     to low income taxpayers, and
       ``(D) alternative funding sources available to the clinic, 
     including amounts received from other grants and 
     contributions, and the endowment and resources of the 
     institution sponsoring the clinic.
       ``(5) Requirement of matching funds.--A low income taxpayer 
     clinic must provide matching funds on a dollar for dollar 
     basis for all grants provided under this section. Matching 
     funds may include--
       ``(A) the salary (including fringe benefits) of individuals 
     performing services for the clinic, and
       ``(B) the cost of equipment used in the clinic.
     Indirect expenses, including general overhead of the 
     institution sponsoring the clinic, shall not be counted as 
     matching funds.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     77, as amended by section 3411, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new item:

``Sec. 7526. Low income taxpayer clinics.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

     SEC. 3701. CATALOGING COMPLAINTS.

       In collecting data for the report required under section 
     1211 of Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 (Public Law 104-168), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall, 
     not later than January 1, 2000, maintain records of taxpayer 
     complaints of misconduct by Internal Revenue Service 
     employees on an individual employee basis.

     SEC. 3702. ARCHIVE OF RECORDS OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (l) of section 6103 (relating 
     to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return 
     information) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(17) Disclosure to national archives and records 
     administration.--The Secretary shall, upon written request 
     from the Archivist of the United States, disclose or 
     authorize the disclosure of returns and return information to 
     officers and employees of the National Archives and Records 
     Administration for purposes of, and only to the extent 
     necessary in, the appraisal of records for destruction or 
     retention. No such officer or employee shall, except to the 
     extent authorized by subsections (f), (i)(7), or (p), 
     disclose any return or return information disclosed under the 
     preceding sentence to any person other than to the Secretary, 
     or to another officer or employee of the National Archives 
     and Records Administration whose official duties require such 
     disclosure for purposes of such appraisal.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 6103(p) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``or (16)'' and 
     inserting ``(16), or (17)'',
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or (14)'' and inserting 
     ``, (14), or (17)'' in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
     and
       (3) in paragraph (4)(F)(ii), by striking ``or (15)'' and 
     inserting ``, (15), or (17)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to requests made by the Archivist of the United 
     States after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3703. PAYMENT OF TAXES.

       The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate 
     shall establish such rules, regulations, and procedures as 
     are necessary to allow payment of taxes by check or money 
     order made payable to the United States Treasury.

     SEC. 3704. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY RELATING 
                   TO THE MAKING OF ELECTIONS.

       Subsection (d) of section 7805 is amended by striking ``by 
     regulations or forms''.

     SEC. 3705. IRS EMPLOYEE CONTACTS.

       (a) Notice.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the 
     Secretary's delegate shall provide that--
       (1) any manually generated correspondence received by a 
     taxpayer from the Internal Revenue Service shall include in a 
     prominent manner the name, telephone number, and unique 
     identifying number of an Internal Revenue Service employee 
     the taxpayer may contact with respect to the correspondence,
       (2) any other correspondence or notice received by a 
     taxpayer from the Internal Revenue Service shall include in a 
     prominent manner a telephone number that the taxpayer may 
     contact, and
       (3) an Internal Revenue Service employee shall give a 
     taxpayer during a telephone or personal contact the 
     employee's name and unique identifying number.
       (b) Single Contact.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the 
     Secretary's delegate shall develop a procedure under which, 
     to the extent practicable and if advantageous to the 
     taxpayer, one Internal Revenue Service employee shall be 
     assigned to handle a taxpayer's matter until it is resolved.
       (c) Telephone Helpline in Spanish.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall provide, in 
     appropriate circumstances, that taxpayer questions on 
     telephone helplines of the Internal Revenue Service are 
     answered in Spanish.
       (d) Other Telephone Helpline Options.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall provide, in 
     appropriate circumstances, on telephone helplines of the 
     Internal Revenue Service an option for any taxpayer to talk 
     to an Internal Revenue Service employee during normal 
     business hours. The person shall direct phone questions of 
     the taxpayer to other Internal Revenue Service personnel who 
     can provide assistance to the taxpayer.
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, this section shall take effect 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Subsection (c).--Subsection (c) shall take effect on 
     January 1, 2000.
       (3) Subsection (d).--Subsection (d) shall take effect on 
     January 1, 2000.
       (4) Unique identifying number.--Any requirement under this 
     section to provide a unique identifying number shall take 
     effect 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3706. USE OF PSEUDONYMS BY IRS EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Any employee of the Internal Revenue 
     Service may use a pseudonym only if--
       (1) adequate justification for the use of a pseudonym is 
     provided by the employee, including protection of personal 
     safety, and
       (2) such use is approved by the employee's supervisor 
     before the pseudonym is used.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply to requests 
     made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3707. ILLEGAL TAX PROTESTER DESIGNATION.

       (a) Prohibition.--The officers and employees of the 
     Internal Revenue Service--
       (1) shall not designate taxpayers as illegal tax protesters 
     (or any similar designation), and
       (2) in the case of any such designation made on or before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act--
       (A) shall remove such designation from the individual 
     master file, and
       (B) shall disregard any such designation not located in the 
     individual master file.
       (b) Designation of Nonfilers Allowed.--An officer or 
     employee of the Internal Revenue Service may designate any 
     appropriate taxpayer as a nonfiler, but shall remove such 
     designation once the taxpayer has filed income tax returns 
     for 2 consecutive taxable years and paid all taxes shown on 
     such returns.
       (c) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, except 
     that the removal of any designation under subsection 
     (a)(2)(A) shall not be required to begin before January 1, 
     1999.

     SEC. 3708. PROVISION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION TO CONGRESS 
                   BY WHISTLEBLOWERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6103(f) (relating to disclosure to 
     committees of Congress) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Disclosure by whistleblower.--Any person who 
     otherwise has or had access to any return or return 
     information under this section may disclose such return or 
     return information to a committee referred to in paragraph 
     (1) or any individual authorized to receive or inspect 
     information under paragraph (4)(A) if such person believes 
     such return or return information may relate to possible 
     misconduct, maladministration, or taxpayer abuse.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3709. LISTING OF LOCAL IRS TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND 
                   ADDRESSES.

       The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate 
     shall, as soon as practicable, provide that the local 
     telephone numbers and addresses of Internal Revenue Service 
     offices located in any particular area be listed in a 
     telephone book for that area.

     SEC. 3710. IDENTIFICATION OF RETURN PREPARERS.

       (a) In General.--The last sentence of section 6109(a) 
     (relating to identifying numbers) is amended by striking 
     ``For purposes of this subsection'' and inserting ``For 
     purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3711. OFFSET OF PAST-DUE, LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE STATE 
                   INCOME TAX OBLIGATIONS AGAINST OVERPAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6402 (relating to authority to 
     make credits or refunds), as amended by section 3505, is 
     amended by redesignating subsections (e) through (j) as 
     subsections (f) through (k), respectively, and by inserting 
     after subsection (d) the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Collection of Past-Due, Legally Enforceable State 
     Income Tax Obligations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon receiving notice from any State 
     that a named person owes a past-due, legally enforceable 
     State income tax obligation to such State, the Secretary 
     shall, under such conditions as may be prescribed by the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) reduce the amount of any overpayment payable to such 
     person by the amount of such State income tax obligation;
       ``(B) pay the amount by which such overpayment is reduced 
     under subparagraph (A) to such State and notify such State of 
     such person's name, taxpayer identification number, address, 
     and the amount collected; and
       ``(C) notify the person making such overpayment that the 
     overpayment has been reduced by an amount necessary to 
     satisfy a past-due, legally enforceable State income tax 
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     If an offset is made pursuant to a joint return, the notice 
     under subparagraph (B) shall include the names, taxpayer 
     identification numbers, and addresses of each person filing 
     such return.
       ``(2) Offset permitted only against residents of state 
     seeking offset.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to an overpayment 
     by any person for a taxable year only if the address shown on 
     the Federal return for such taxable year of the overpayment 
     is an address within the State seeking the offset.
       ``(3) Priorities for offset.--Any overpayment by a person 
     shall be reduced pursuant to this subsection--
       ``(A) after such overpayment is reduced pursuant to--
       ``(i) subsection (a) with respect to any liability for any 
     internal revenue tax on the part of the person who made the 
     overpayment,
       ``(ii) subsection (c) with respect to past-due support, and
       ``(iii) subsection (d) with respect to any past-due, 
     legally enforceable debt owed to a Federal agency, and
       ``(B) before such overpayment is credited to the future 
     liability for any Federal internal revenue tax of such person 
     pursuant to subsection (b).

     If the Secretary receives notice from 1 or more agencies of 
     the State of more than 1 debt subject to paragraph (1) that 
     is owed by such person to such an agency, any overpayment by 
     such person shall be applied against such debts in the order 
     in which such debts accrued.
       ``(4) Notice; consideration of evidence.--No State may take 
     action under this subsection until such State--
       ``(A) notifies by certified mail with return receipt the 
     person owing the past-due State income tax liability that the 
     State proposes to take action pursuant to this section,
       ``(B) gives such person at least 60 days to present 
     evidence that all or part of such liability is not past-due 
     or not legally enforceable,
       ``(C) considers any evidence presented by such person and 
     determines that an amount of such debt is past-due and 
     legally enforceable, and
       ``(D) satisfies such other conditions as the Secretary may 
     prescribe to ensure that the determination made under 
     subparagraph (C) is valid and that the State has made 
     reasonable efforts to obtain payment of such State income tax 
     obligation.
       ``(5) Past-due, legally enforceable state income tax 
     obligation.--For purposes of this subsection, the term `past-
     due, legally enforceable State income tax obligation' means a 
     debt--
       ``(A)(i) which resulted from--
       ``(I) a judgment rendered by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction which has determined an amount of State income 
     tax to be due, or
       ``(II) a determination after an administrative hearing 
     which has determined an amount of State income tax to be due, 
     and
       ``(ii) which is no longer subject to judicial review, or
       ``(B) which resulted from a State income tax which has been 
     assessed but not collected, the time for redetermination of 
     which has expired, and which has not been delinquent for more 
     than 10 years.

     For purposes of this paragraph, the term `State income tax' 
     includes any local income tax administered by the chief tax 
     administration agency of the State.
       ``(6) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
     prescribing the time and manner in which States must submit 
     notices of past-due, legally enforceable State income tax 
     obligations and the necessary information that must be 
     contained in or accompany such notices. The regulations shall 
     specify the types of State income taxes and the minimum 
     amount of debt to which the reduction procedure established 
     by paragraph (1) may be applied. The regulations may require 
     States to pay a fee to reimburse the Secretary for the cost 
     of applying such procedure. Any fee paid to the Secretary 
     pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be used to reimburse 
     appropriations which bore all or part of the cost of applying 
     such procedure.
       ``(7) Erroneous payment to state.--Any State receiving 
     notice from the Secretary that an erroneous payment has been 
     made to such State under paragraph (1) shall pay promptly to 
     the Secretary, in accordance with such regulations as the 
     Secretary may prescribe, an amount equal to the amount of 
     such erroneous payment (without regard to whether any other 
     amounts payable to such State under such paragraph have been 
     paid to such State).''.
       (b) Disclosure of Certain Information to States Requesting 
     Refund Offsets for Past-Due, Legally Enforceable State Income 
     Tax Obligations.--
       (1) Paragraph (10) of section 6103(l) is amended by 
     striking ``(c) or (d)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``(c), (d), or (e)''.
       (2) The paragraph heading for such paragraph (10) is 
     amended by striking ``section 6402(c) or 6402(d)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c), (d), or (e) of section 6402''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 6402 is amended by striking 
     ``(c) and (d)'' and inserting ``(c), (d), and (e)''.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6402(d) is amended by striking 
     ``and before such overpayment'' and inserting ``and before 
     such overpayment is reduced pursuant to subsection (e) and 
     before such overpayment''.
       (3) Subsection (f) of section 6402, as redesignated by 
     subsection (a), is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(c) or (d)'' and inserting ``(c), (d), or 
     (e)'', and
       (B) by striking ``Federal agency'' and inserting ``Federal 
     agency or State''.
       (4) Subsection (h) of section 6402, as redesignated by 
     subsection (a), is amended by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c) or (e)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     (other than subsection (d)) shall apply to refunds payable 
     under section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 after 
     December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 3712. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH 
                   EDUCATION TAX CREDIT.

       (a) Amounts to be Reported.--Subparagraph (C) of section 
     6050S(b)(2) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses 
     (iii) and (iv), respectively, and by inserting after clause 
     (i) the following new clause:
       ``(ii) the amount of any grant received by such individual 
     for payment of costs of attendance and processed by the 
     person making such return during such calendar year,'',
       (2) in clause (iii) (as so redesignated), by inserting ``by 
     the person making such return'' after ``year'', and
       (3) in clause (iv) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
     ``and'' at the end.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 6050S(d) is amended by 
     striking ``aggregate''.
       (2) Subsection (e) of section 6050S is amended by inserting 
     ``(without regard to subsection (g)(2) thereof)'' after 
     ``section 25A''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to returns required to be filed with respect to 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 1998.
                          Subtitle I--Studies

     SEC. 3801. ADMINISTRATION OF PENALTIES AND INTEREST.

       The Joint Committee on Taxation and the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall each conduct a separate study--
       (1) reviewing the administration and implementation by the 
     Internal Revenue Service of the interest and penalty 
     provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including 
     the penalty reform provisions of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1989), and
       (2) making any legislative and administrative 
     recommendations the Committee or the Secretary deems 
     appropriate to simplify penalty or interest administration 
     and reduce taxpayer burden.

     Such studies shall be submitted to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3802. CONFIDENTIALITY OF TAX RETURN INFORMATION.

       The Joint Committee on Taxation and the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall each conduct a separate study of the scope and 
     use of provisions regarding taxpayer confidentiality, and 
     shall report the findings of such study, together with such 
     recommendations as the Committee or the Secretary deems 
     appropriate, to the Congress not later than 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act. Such study shall 
     examine--
       (1) the present protections for taxpayer privacy,
       (2) any need for third parties to use tax return 
     information,
       (3) whether greater levels of voluntary compliance may be 
     achieved by allowing the public to know who is legally 
     required to file tax returns, but does not file tax returns,
       (4) the interrelationship of the taxpayer confidentiality 
     provisions in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with such 
     provisions in other Federal law, including section 552a of 
     title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Freedom 
     of Information Act''),
       (5) the impact on taxpayer privacy of the sharing of income 
     tax return information for purposes of enforcement of State 
     and local tax laws other than income tax laws, and including 
     the impact on the taxpayer privacy intended to be protected 
     at the Federal, State, and local levels under Public Law 105-
     35, the Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act of 1997, and
       (6) whether the public interest would be served by greater 
     disclosure of information relating to tax exempt 
     organizations described in section 501 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 3803. STUDY OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS 
                   BY TAXPAYERS.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commissioner 
     of Internal Revenue shall conduct jointly a study, in 
     consultation with the Joint Committee on Taxation, of the 
     noncompliance with internal revenue laws by taxpayers 
     (including willful noncompliance and noncompliance due to tax 
     law complexity or other factors) and report the findings of 
     such study to Congress.

     SEC. 3804. STUDY OF PAYMENTS MADE FOR DETECTION OF 
                   UNDERPAYMENTS AND FRAUD.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall conduct a study 
     and report to Congress on the use of section 7623 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 including--
       (1) an analysis of the present use of such section and the 
     results of such use, and

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       (2) any legislative or administrative recommendations 
     regarding the provisions of such section and its application.
TITLE IV--CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
                         Subtitle A--Oversight

     SEC. 4001. EXPANSION OF DUTIES OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON 
                   TAXATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 8021 (relating to the powers of 
     the Joint Committee on Taxation) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsections:
       ``(e) Investigations.--The Joint Committee shall review all 
     requests (other than requests by the chairman or ranking 
     member of a Committee or Subcommittee) for investigations of 
     the Internal Revenue Service by the General Accounting 
     Office, and approve such requests when appropriate, with a 
     view towards eliminating overlapping investigations, ensuring 
     that the General Accounting Office has the capacity to handle 
     the investigation, and ensuring that investigations focus on 
     areas of primary importance to tax administration.
       ``(f) Relating to Joint Reviews.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Chief of Staff, and the staff of the 
     Joint Committee, shall provide such assistance as is required 
     for joint reviews described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Joint reviews.--Before June 1 of each calendar year 
     after 1998 and before 2004, there shall be a joint review of 
     the strategic plans and budget for the Internal Revenue 
     Service and such other matters as the Chairman of the Joint 
     Committee deems appropriate. Such joint review shall be held 
     at the call of the Chairman of the Joint Committee and shall 
     include two members of the majority and one member of the 
     minority from each of the Committees on Finance, 
     Appropriations, and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, Appropriations, and 
     Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives.''.
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Subsection (e) of section 8021 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, as added by subsection (a) of this section, 
     shall apply to requests made after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Subsection (f) of such section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4002. COORDINATED OVERSIGHT REPORTS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 8022 (relating to 
     the duties of the Joint Committee on Taxation) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(3) Reports.--
       ``(A) To report, from time to time, to the Committee on 
     Finance and the Committee on Ways and Means, and, in its 
     discretion, to the Senate or House of Representatives, or 
     both, the results of its investigations, together with such 
     recommendations as it may deem advisable.
       ``(B) Subject to amounts specifically appropriated to carry 
     out this subparagraph, to report, at least once each 
     Congress, to the Committee on Finance and the Committee on 
     Ways and Means on the overall state of the Federal tax 
     system, together with recommendations with respect to 
     possible simplification proposals and other matters relating 
     to the administration of the Federal tax system as it may 
     deem advisable.
       ``(C) To report, for each calendar year after 1998 and 
     before 2004, to the Committees on Finance, Appropriations, 
     and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means, Appropriations, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight of the House of Representatives, with respect to--
       ``(i) strategic and business plans for the Internal Revenue 
     Service;
       ``(ii) progress of the Internal Revenue Service in meeting 
     its objectives;
       ``(iii) the budget for the Internal Revenue Service and 
     whether it supports its objectives;
       ``(iv) progress of the Internal Revenue Service in 
     improving taxpayer service and compliance;
       ``(v) progress of the Internal Revenue Service on 
     technology modernization; and
       ``(vi) the annual filing season.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                    Subtitle B--Century Date Change

     SEC. 4011. CENTURY DATE CHANGE.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Internal Revenue Service should place a high 
     priority on resolving the century date change computing 
     problems, and
       (2) the Internal Revenue Service efforts to resolve the 
     century date change computing problems should be funded fully 
     to provide for certain resolution of such problems.
                     Subtitle C--Tax Law Complexity

     SEC. 4021. ROLE OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Internal Revenue 
     Service should provide Congress with an independent view of 
     tax administration, and that during the legislative process, 
     the tax writing committees of Congress should hear from 
     front-line technical experts at the Internal Revenue Service 
     with respect to the administrability of pending amendments to 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 4022. TAX LAW COMPLEXITY ANALYSIS.

       (a) Commissioner Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall 
     conduct each year after 1998 an analysis of the sources of 
     complexity in administration of the Federal tax laws. Such 
     analysis may include an analysis of--
       (A) questions frequently asked by taxpayers with respect to 
     return filing,
       (B) common errors made by taxpayers in filling out their 
     returns,
       (C) areas of law which frequently result in disagreements 
     between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service,
       (D) major areas of law in which there is no (or incomplete) 
     published guidance or in which the law is uncertain,
       (E) areas in which revenue officers make frequent errors 
     interpreting or applying the law,
       (F) the impact of recent legislation on complexity, and
       (G) forms supplied by the Internal Revenue Service, 
     including the time it takes for taxpayers to complete and 
     review forms, the number of taxpayers who use each form, and 
     how recent legislation has affected the time it takes to 
     complete and review forms.
       (2) Report.--The Commissioner shall not later than March 1 
     of each year report the results of the analysis conducted 
     under paragraph (1) for the preceding year to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate. The report shall include 
     any recommendations--
       (A) for reducing the complexity of the administration of 
     Federal tax laws, and
       (B) for repeal or modification of any provision the 
     Commissioner believes adds undue and unnecessary complexity 
     to the administration of the Federal tax laws.
       (b) Analysis to Accompany Certain Legislation.--
       (1) In general.--The Joint Committee on Taxation, in 
     consultation with the Internal Revenue Service and the 
     Department of the Treasury, shall include a tax complexity 
     analysis in each report for legislation, or provide such 
     analysis to members of the committee reporting the 
     legislation as soon as practicable after the report is filed, 
     if--
       (A) such legislation is reported by the Committee on 
     Finance in the Senate, the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives, or any committee of conference, and
       (B) such legislation includes a provision which would 
     directly or indirectly amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and which has widespread applicability to individuals or 
     small businesses.
       (2) Tax complexity analysis.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term ``tax complexity analysis'' means, with 
     respect to any legislation, a report on the complexity and 
     administrative difficulties of each provision described in 
     paragraph (1)(B) which--
       (A) includes--
       (i) an estimate of the number of taxpayers affected by the 
     provision, and
       (ii) if applicable, the income level of taxpayers affected 
     by the provision, and
       (B) should include (if determinable)--
       (i) the extent to which tax forms supplied by the Internal 
     Revenue Service would require revision and whether any new 
     forms would be required,
       (ii) the extent to which taxpayers would be required to 
     keep additional records,
       (iii) the estimated cost to taxpayers to comply with the 
     provision,
       (iv) the extent to which enactment of the provision would 
     require the Internal Revenue Service to develop or modify 
     regulatory guidance,
       (v) the extent to which the provision may result in 
     disagreements between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue 
     Service, and
       (vi) any expected impact on the Internal Revenue Service 
     from the provision (including the impact on internal 
     training, revision of the Internal Revenue Manual, 
     reprogramming of computers, and the extent to which the 
     Internal Revenue Service would be required to divert or 
     redirect resources in response to the provision).
       (3) Legislation subject to point of order in house of 
     representatives.--
       (A) Legislation reported by committee on ways and means.--
     Clause 2(l) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(8) The report of the Committee on Ways and Means on any 
     bill or joint resolution containing any provision amending 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall include a Tax 
     Complexity Analysis prepared by the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation in accordance with section 4022(b) of the Internal 
     Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 unless 
     the Committee on Ways an d Means causes to have such Analysis 
     printed in the Congressional Record prior to the 
     consideration of the bill or joint resolution.''.
       (B) Conference reports.--Rule XXVIII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new clause:
       ``7. It shall not be in order to consider the report of a 
     committee of conference which contains any provision amending 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 unless--
       ``(a) the accompanying joint explanatory statement contains 
     a Tax Complexity Analysis prepared by the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation in accordance with section 4022(b) of the Internal 
     Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, or
       ``(b) such Analysis is printed in the Congressional Record 
     prior to the consideration of the report.''.
       (C) Rules of house of representatives.--This paragraph is 
     enacted by the House of Representatives--
       (i) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
     Representatives, and as such it is deemed a part of the Rules 
     of the House, and it supersedes other rules only to the 
     extent that it is inconsistent therewith; and

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       (ii) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     the House to change its rules at any time, in the same manner 
     and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of 
     the House.
       (4) Effective date.--This subsection shall apply to 
     legislation considered on and after January 1, 1999.
                     TITLE V--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 5001. LOWER CAPITAL GAINS RATES TO APPLY TO PROPERTY 
                   HELD MORE THAN 1 YEAR.

       (a) General Rule.--
       (1) Paragraph (5) of section 1(h) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(5) 28-percent rate gain.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `28-percent rate gain' means the excess 
     (if any) of--
       ``(A) the sum of--
       ``(i) collectibles gain, and
       ``(ii) section 1202 gain, over
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) collectibles loss,
       ``(ii) the net short-term capital loss, and
       ``(iii) the amount of long-term capital loss carried under 
     section 1212(b)(1)(B) to the taxable year.''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 1(h)(6) is amended by 
     striking ``18 months'' and inserting ``1 year''.
       (3) Clauses (i) and (ii) of section 1(h)(7)(A) are amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(i) the amount of long-term capital gain (not otherwise 
     treated as ordinary income) which would be treated as 
     ordinary income if section 1250(b)(1) included all 
     depreciation and the applicable percentage under section 
     1250(a) were 100 percent, over
       ``(ii) the excess (if any) of--

       ``(I) the amount described in paragraph (5)(B), over
       ``(II) the amount described in paragraph (5)(A).''.

       (4) So much of paragraph (13) of section 1(h) as precedes 
     subparagraph (C) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(13) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Determination of 28-percent rate gain.--In applying 
     paragraph (5)--
       ``(i) the amount determined under subparagraph (A) of 
     paragraph (5) shall include long-term capital gain (not 
     otherwise described in such subparagraph)--

       ``(I) which is properly taken into account for the portion 
     of the taxable year before May 7, 1997, or
       ``(II) from property held not more than 18 months which is 
     properly taken into account for the portion of the taxable 
     year after July 28, 1997, and before January 1, 1998,

       ``(ii) the amount determined under subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (5) shall include long-term capital loss (not 
     otherwise described in such subparagraph)--

       ``(I) which is properly taken into account for the portion 
     of the taxable year before May 7, 1997, or
       ``(II) from property held not more than 18 months which is 
     properly taken into account for the portion of the taxable 
     year after July 28, 1997, and before January 1, 1998, and

       ``(iii) subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) (as in effect 
     immediately before the enactment of this clause) shall apply 
     to amounts properly taken into account before January 1, 
     1998.
       ``(B) Determination of unrecaptured section 1250 gain.--The 
     amount determined under paragraph (7)(A) shall not include 
     gain--
       ``(i) which is properly taken into account for the portion 
     of the taxable year before May 7, 1997, or
       ``(ii) from property held not more than 18 months which is 
     properly taken into account for the portion of the taxable 
     year after July 28, 1997, and before January 1, 1998.''.
       (5) Paragraphs (11) and (12) of section 1223, and section 
     1235(a), are each amended by striking ``18 months'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``1 year''.
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years 
     ending after December 31, 1997.
       (2) Subsection (a)(5).--The amendments made by subsection 
     (a)(5) shall take effect on January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 5002. CLARIFICATION OF EXCLUSION OF MEALS FOR CERTAIN 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 119 (relating to 
     meals or lodging furnished for the convenience of the 
     employer) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Meals furnished to employees on business premises 
     where meals of most employees are otherwise excludable.--All 
     meals furnished on the business premises of an employer to 
     such employer's employees shall be treated as furnished for 
     the convenience of the employer if, without regard to this 
     paragraph, more than half of the employees to whom such meals 
     are furnished on such premises are furnished such meals for 
     the convenience of the employer.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning before, on, or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5003. CLARIFICATION OF DESIGNATION OF NORMAL TRADE 
                   RELATIONS.

       (a) Findings and Policy.--
       (1) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (A) Since the 18th century, the principle of 
     nondiscrimination among countries with which the United 
     States has trade relations, commonly referred to as ``most-
     favored-nation'' treatment, has been a cornerstone of United 
     States trade policy.
       (B) Although the principle remains firmly in place as a 
     fundamental concept in United States trade relations, the 
     term ``most-favored-nation'' is a misnomer which has led to 
     public misunderstanding.
       (C) It is neither the purpose nor the effect of the most-
     favored-nation principle to treat any country as ``most 
     favored''. To the contrary, the principle reflects the 
     intention to confer on a country the same trade benefits that 
     are conferred on any other country, that is, the intention 
     not to discriminate among trading partners.
       (D) The term ``normal trade relations'' is a more accurate 
     description of the principle of nondiscrimination as it 
     applies to the tariffs applicable generally to imports from 
     United States trading partners, that is, the general rates of 
     duty set forth in column 1 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States.
       (2) Policy.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (A) the language used in United States laws, treaties, 
     agreements, executive orders, directives, and regulations 
     should more clearly and accurately reflect the underlying 
     principles of United States trade policy; and
       (B) accordingly, the term ``normal trade relations'' 
     should, where appropriate, be substituted for the term 
     ``most-favored-nation''.
       (b) Change in Terminology.--
       (1) Trade expansion act of 1962.--The heading for section 
     251 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1881) is 
     amended to read as follows: ``NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS''.
       (2) Trade act of 1974.--(A) Section 402 of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2432) is amended by striking ``(most-favored-
     nation treatment)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``(normal trade relations)''.
       (B) Section 601(9) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2481(9)) is amended by striking ``most-favored-nation 
     treatment'' and inserting ``trade treatment based on normal 
     trade relations (known under international law as most-
     favored-nation treatment)''.
       (3) CFTA.--Section 302(a)(3)(C) of the United States Canada 
     Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 
     2112 note) is amended by striking ``the most-favored-nation 
     rate of duty'' each place it appears and inserting ``the 
     general subcolumn of the column 1 rate of duty set forth in 
     the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States''.
       (4) NAFTA.--Section 202(n) of the North American Free Trade 
     Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3332(n)) is amended 
     by striking ``most-favored-nation''.
       (5) Uruguay round agreements act.--Section 135(a)(2) of the 
     Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3555(a)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``most-favored-nation'' and inserting 
     ``normal trade relations''.
       (6) SEED act.--Section 2(c)(11) of the Support for East 
     European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401(c)(11)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(commonly referred to as `most favored 
     nation status')'', and
       (B) by striking ``Most favored nation trade status'' in the 
     heading and inserting ``Normal trade relations''.
       (7) United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992.--Section 
     103(4) of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (22 
     U.S.C. 5713(4)) is amended by striking ``(commonly referred 
     to as `most-favored-nation status')''.
       (c) Savings Provisions.--Nothing in this section shall 
     affect the meaning of any provision of law, Executive order, 
     Presidential proclamation, rule, regulation, delegation of 
     authority, other document, or treaty or other international 
     agreement of the United States relating to the principle of 
     ``most-favored-nation'' (or ``most favored nation'') 
     treatment. Any Executive order, Presidential proclamation, 
     rule, regulation, delegation of authority, other document, or 
     treaty or other international agreement of the United States 
     that has been issued, made, granted, or allowed to become 
     effective and that is in effect on the effective date of this 
     Act, or was to become effective on or after the effective 
     date of this Act, shall continue in effect according to its 
     terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or 
     revoked in accordance with law.
                    TITLE VI--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

     SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE; COORDINATION WITH OTHER TITLES.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Tax 
     Technical Corrections Act of 1998''.
       (b) Coordination With Other Titles.--For purposes of 
     applying the amendments made by any title of this Act other 
     than this title, the provisions of this title shall be 
     treated as having been enacted immediately before the 
     provisions of such other titles.

     SEC. 6002. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title--
       (1) 1986 code.--The term ``1986 Code'' means the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (2) 1997 act.--The term ``1997 Act'' means the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997.

     SEC. 6003. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE I OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 101(a) of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Subsection (d) of section 24 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4),
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (3), and
       (C) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following new paragraphs:
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxpayer with 3 or more 
     qualifying children for any taxable year, the aggregate 
     credits allowed under subpart C shall be increased by the 
     lesser of--

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       ``(A) the credit which would be allowed under this section 
     without regard to this subsection and the limitation under 
     section 26(a), or
       ``(B) the amount by which the aggregate amount of credits 
     allowed by this subpart (without regard to this subsection) 
     would increase if the limitation imposed by section 26(a) 
     were increased by the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the taxpayer's social security taxes for the taxable 
     year, over
       ``(ii) the credit allowed under section 32 (determined 
     without regard to subsection (n)) for the taxable year.

     The amount of the credit allowed under this subsection shall 
     not be treated as a credit allowed under this subpart and 
     shall reduce the amount of credit otherwise allowable under 
     subsection (a) without regard to section 26(a).
       ``(2) Reduction of credit to taxpayer subject to 
     alternative minimum tax.--The credit determined under this 
     subsection for the taxable year shall be reduced by the 
     excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the amount of tax imposed by section 55 (relating to 
     alternative minimum tax) with respect to such taxpayer for 
     such taxable year, over
       ``(B) the amount of the reduction under section 32(h) with 
     respect to such taxpayer for such taxable year.''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 24(d) of the 1986 Code (as 
     redesignated by paragraph (1)) is amended by striking 
     ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 101(b) of 1997 Act.--
       (1) The subsection (m) of section 32 of the 1986 Code added 
     by section 101(b) of the 1997 Act is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(n) Supplemental Child Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxpayer with respect 
     to whom a credit is allowed under section 24(a) for the 
     taxable year, the credit otherwise allowable under this 
     section shall be increased by the lesser of--
       ``(A) the excess of--
       ``(i) the credits allowed under subpart A (determined after 
     the application of section 26 and without regard to this 
     subsection), over
       ``(ii) the credits which would be allowed under subpart A 
     after the application of section 26, determined without 
     regard to section 24 and this subsection, or
       ``(B) the excess of--
       ``(i) the sum of the credits allowed under this part 
     (determined without regard to sections 31, 33, and 34 and 
     this subsection), over
       ``(ii) the sum of the regular tax and the social security 
     taxes (as defined in section 24(d)).

     The credit determined under this subsection shall be allowed 
     without regard to any other provision of this section, 
     including subsection (d).
       ``(2) Coordination with other credits.--The amount of the 
     credit under this subsection shall reduce the amount of the 
     credits otherwise allowable under subpart A for the taxable 
     year (determined after the application of section 26), but 
     the amount of the credit under this subsection (and such 
     reduction) shall not be taken into account in determining the 
     amount of any other credit allowable under this part.''.

     SEC. 6004. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE II OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 201 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) The item relating to section 25A in the table of 
     sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 
     1 of the 1986 Code is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 25A. Hope and Lifetime Learning credits.''.

       (2) Subsection (a) of section 6050S of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--Any person--
       ``(1) which is an eligible educational institution--
       ``(A) which receives payments for qualified tuition and 
     related expenses with respect to any individual for any 
     calendar year, or
       ``(B) which makes reimbursements or refunds (or similar 
     amounts) to any individual of qualified tuition and related 
     expenses,
       ``(2) which is engaged in a trade or business of making 
     payments to any individual under an insurance arrangement as 
     reimbursements or refunds (or similar amounts) of qualified 
     tuition and related expenses, or
       ``(3) except as provided in regulations, which is engaged 
     in a trade or business and, in the course of which, receives 
     from any individual interest aggregating $600 or more for any 
     calendar year on 1 or more qualified education loans,

     shall make the return described in subsection (b) with 
     respect to the individual at such time as the Secretary may 
     by regulations prescribe.''.
       (3) Subparagraph (A) of section 201(c)(2) of the 1997 Act 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) (relating to 
     definitions) is amended by redesignating clauses (x) through 
     (xv) as clauses (xi) through (xvi), respectively, and by 
     inserting after clause (ix) the following new clause:
       `` `(x) section 6050S (relating to returns relating to 
     payments for qualified tuition and related expenses),' ''.
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 202 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 221(e) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting ``by the taxpayer solely'' after 
     ``incurred'' the first place it appears.
       (2) Subsection (d) of section 221 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Such 60 months shall be determined in the manner prescribed 
     by the Secretary in the case of multiple loans which are 
     refinanced by, or serviced as, a single loan and in the case 
     of loans incurred before the date of the enactment of this 
     section.''.
       (c) Amendments Related to Section 211 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 135(c) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Eligible educational institution.--The term `eligible 
     educational institution' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 529(e)(5).''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 529(c)(3) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking ``section 72(b)'' and inserting 
     ``section 72''.
       (3) Paragraph (2) of section 529(e) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Member of family.--The term `member of the family' 
     means, with respect to any designated beneficiary--
       ``(A) the spouse of such beneficiary,
       ``(B) an individual who bears a relationship to such 
     beneficiary which is described in paragraphs (1) through (8) 
     of section 152(a), and
       ``(C) the spouse of any individual described in 
     subparagraph (B).''.
       (d) Amendments Related to Section 213 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 530(b)(1) of the 1986 Code (defining education 
     individual retirement account) is amended by inserting ``an 
     individual who is'' before ``the designated beneficiary'' in 
     the material preceding subparagraph (A).
       (2)(A) Section 530(b)(1)(E) of the 1986 Code (defining 
     education individual retirement account) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(E) Except as provided in subsection (d)(7), any balance 
     to the credit of the designated beneficiary on the date on 
     which the beneficiary attains age 30 shall be distributed 
     within 30 days after such date to the beneficiary or, if the 
     beneficiary dies before attaining age 30, shall be 
     distributed within 30 days after the date of death of such 
     beneficiary.''.
       (B) Paragraph (7) of section 530(d) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``In applying the preceding sentence, members of the family 
     (as so defined) of the designated beneficiary shall be 
     treated in the same manner as the spouse under such paragraph 
     (8).''.
       (C) Subsection (d) of section 530 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Deemed distribution on required distribution date.--
     In any case in which a distribution is required under 
     subsection (b)(1)(E), any balance to the credit of a 
     designated beneficiary as of the close of the 30-day period 
     referred to in such subsection for making such distribution 
     shall be deemed distributed at the close of such period.''.
       (3)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 530(d) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``section 72(b)'' and inserting ``section 
     72''.
       (B) Subsection (e) of section 72 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(9) Extension of paragraph (2)(b) to qualified state 
     tuition programs and educational individual retirement 
     accounts.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subsection, paragraph (2)(B) shall apply to amounts received 
     under a qualified State tuition program (as defined in 
     section 529(b)) or under an education individual retirement 
     account (as defined in section 530(b)). The rule of paragraph 
     (8)(B) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.''.
       (4) Paragraph (2) of section 135(d) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Coordination with other higher education benefits.--
     The amount of the qualified higher education expenses 
     otherwise taken into account under subsection (a) with 
     respect to the education of an individual shall be reduced 
     (before the application of subsection (b)) by--
       ``(A) the amount of such expenses which are taken into 
     account in determining the credit allowable to the taxpayer 
     or any other person under section 25A with respect to such 
     expenses, and
       ``(B) the amount of such expenses which are taken into 
     account in determining the exclusion under section 
     530(d)(2).''.
       (5) Section 530(d)(2) of the 1986 Code (relating to 
     distributions for qualified higher education expenses) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Disallowance of excluded amounts as credit or 
     deduction.--No deduction or credit shall be allowed to the 
     taxpayer under any other section of this chapter for any 
     qualified education expenses to the extent taken into account 
     in determining the amount of the exclusion under this 
     paragraph.''.
       (6) Section 530(d)(4)(B) of the 1986 Code (relating to 
     exceptions) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of clause 
     (iii) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the 
     following new clause:
       ``(iv) an amount which is includible in gross income solely 
     because the taxpayer elected under paragraph (2)(C) to waive 
     the application of paragraph (2) for the taxable year.''.
       (7) So much of section 530(d)(4)(C) of the 1986 Code as 
     precedes clause (ii) thereof is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) Contributions returned before due date of return.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the distribution of any 
     contribution made during a taxable year on behalf of the 
     designated beneficiary if--

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       ``(i) such distribution is made on or before the day 
     prescribed by law (including extensions of time) for filing 
     the beneficiary's return of tax for the taxable year or, if 
     the beneficiary is not required to file such a return, the 
     15th day of the 4th month of the taxable year following the 
     taxable year, and''.
       (8)(A) Paragraph (5) of section 530(d) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the 
     following new sentence: ``Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     any amount paid or distributed from an education individual 
     retirement account to the extent that the amount received is 
     paid, not later than the 60th day after the date of such 
     payment or distribution, into another education individual 
     retirement account for the benefit of the same beneficiary or 
     a member of the family (within the meaning of section 
     529(e)(2)) of such beneficiary who has not attained age 30 as 
     of such date.''.
       (B) Paragraph (6) of section 530(d) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting before the period ``and has not attained 
     age 30 as of the date of such change''.
       (9) Subparagraph (C) of section 135(c)(2) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and education individual retirement 
     accounts'' in the heading after ``program'', and
       (B) by striking ``section 529(c)(3)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``section 72''.
       (10)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 4973(e) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of education individual 
     retirement accounts maintained for the benefit of any 1 
     beneficiary, the term `excess contributions' means the sum 
     of--
       ``(A) the amount by which the amount contributed for the 
     taxable year to such accounts exceeds $500 (or, if less, the 
     sum of the maximum amounts permitted to be contributed under 
     section 530(c) by the contributors to such accounts for such 
     year),
       ``(B) if any amount is contributed (other than a 
     contribution described in section 530(b)(2)(B)) during such 
     year to a qualified State tuition program for the benefit of 
     such beneficiary, any amount contributed to such accounts for 
     such taxable year, and
       ``(C) the amount determined under this subsection for the 
     preceding taxable year, reduced by the sum of--
       ``(i) the distributions out of the accounts for the taxable 
     year (other than rollover distributions), and
       ``(ii) the excess (if any) of the maximum amount which may 
     be contributed to the accounts for the taxable year over the 
     amount contributed to the accounts for the taxable year.''.
       (B) Paragraph (2) of section 4973(e) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (B) and by redesignating 
     subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
       (e) Amendments Related to Section 224 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Clauses (vi) and (vii) of section 170(e)(6)(B) of the 
     1986 Code are each amended by striking ``entity's'' and 
     inserting ``donee's''.
       (2) Clause (iv) of section 170(e)(6)(B) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``organization or entity'' and inserting 
     ``donee''.
       (3) Subclause (I) of section 170(e)(6)(C)(ii) of the 1986 
     Code is amended by striking ``an entity'' and inserting ``a 
     donee''.
       (4) Section 170(e)(6)(F) of the 1986 Code (relating to 
     termination) is amended by striking ``1999'' and inserting 
     ``2000''.
       (f) Amendments Related to Section 225 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) The last sentence of section 108(f)(2) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``The term `student loan' includes any loan made by an 
     educational organization described in section 
     170(b)(1)(A)(ii) or by an organization exempt from tax under 
     section 501(a) to refinance a loan to an individual to assist 
     the individual in attending any such educational organization 
     but only if the refinancing loan is pursuant to a program of 
     the refinancing organization which is designed as described 
     in subparagraph (D)(ii).''.
       (2) Section 108(f)(3) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     striking ``(or by an organization described in paragraph 
     (2)(E) from funds provided by an organization described in 
     paragraph (2)(D))''.
       (g) Amendments Related to Section 226 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 226(a) of the 1997 Act is amended by striking 
     ``section 1397E'' and inserting ``section 1397D''.
       (2) Section 1397E(d)(4)(B) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     striking ``local education agency as defined'' and inserting 
     ``local educational agency as defined''.
       (3) Section 1397E is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Credit Treated as Allowed Under Part IV of Subchapter 
     A.--For purposes of subtitle F, the credit allowed by this 
     section shall be treated as a credit allowable under part IV 
     of subchapter A of this chapter.''.
       (4) Subsection (g) of section 1397E of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting ``(determined without regard to 
     subsection (c))'' after ``section''.
       (5) Subparagraph (D) of section 42(j)(4) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking ``subpart A, B, D, or G of this part'' 
     and inserting ``this chapter''.
       (6) Paragraph (4) of section 49(b) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``subpart A, B, D, or G'' and inserting 
     ``this chapter''.
       (7) Subparagraph (C) of section 50(a)(5) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking ``subpart A, B, D, or G'' and 
     inserting ``this chapter''.

     SEC. 6005. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE III OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 301 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 219(g) of the 1986 Code is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or the individual's spouse'' after 
     ``individual'' in paragraph (1), and
       (B) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting:
       ``(7) Special rule for spouses who are not active 
     participants.--If this subsection applies to an individual 
     for any taxable year solely because their spouse is an active 
     participant, then, in applying this subsection to the 
     individual (but not their spouse)--
       ``(A) the applicable dollar amount under paragraph 
     (3)(B)(i) shall be $150,000, and
       ``(B) the amount applicable under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) 
     shall be $10,000.''.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 301(a) of the 1997 Act is 
     amended by inserting ``after `$10,000' '' before the period.
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 302 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 408A(c)(3)(A) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     striking ``shall be reduced'' and inserting ``shall not 
     exceed an amount equal to the amount determined under 
     paragraph (2)(A) for such taxable year, reduced''.
       (2) Section 408A(c)(3) of the 1986 Code (relating to limits 
     based on modified adjusted gross income) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or a married individual filing a 
     separate return'' after ``joint return'' in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii),
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by inserting ``, for the taxable year of the 
     distribution to which such contribution relates'' after 
     ``if'', and
       (ii) by striking ``for such taxable year'' in clause (i), 
     and
       (C) by striking ``and the deduction under section 219 shall 
     be taken into account'' in subparagraph (C)(i).
       (3)(A) Section 408A(d)(2) of the 1986 Code (defining 
     qualified distribution) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (B) and inserting the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Distributions within nonexclusion period.--A payment 
     or distribution from a Roth IRA shall not be treated as a 
     qualified distribution under subparagraph (A) if such payment 
     or distribution is made within the 5-taxable year period 
     beginning with the 1st taxable year for which the individual 
     made a contribution to a Roth IRA (or such individual's 
     spouse made a contribution to a Roth IRA) established for 
     such individual.''.
       (B) Section 408A(d)(2) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Distributions of excess contributions and earnings.--
     The term `qualified distribution' shall not include any 
     distribution of any contribution described in section 
     408(d)(4) and any net income allocable to the 
     contribution.''.
       (4) Section 408A(d)(3) of the 1986 Code (relating to 
     rollovers from IRAs other than Roth IRAs) is amended--
       (A) by striking clause (iii) of subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting:
       ``(iii) unless the taxpayer elects not to have this clause 
     apply for any taxable year, any amount required to be 
     included in gross income for such taxable year by reason of 
     this paragraph for any distribution before January 1, 1999, 
     shall be so included ratably over the 4-taxable year period 
     beginning with such taxable year.

     Any election under clause (iii) for any distributions during 
     a taxable year may not be changed after the due date for such 
     taxable year.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Special rules for contributions to which 4-year 
     averaging applies.--In the case of a qualified rollover 
     contribution to a Roth IRA of a distribution to which 
     subparagraph (A)(iii) applied, the following rules shall 
     apply:
       ``(i) Acceleration of inclusion.--

       ``(I) In general.--The amount required to be included in 
     gross income for each of the first 3 taxable years in the 4-
     year period under subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be increased by 
     the aggregate distributions from Roth IRAs for such taxable 
     year which are allocable under paragraph (4) to the portion 
     of such qualified rollover contribution required to be 
     included in gross income under subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(II) Limitation on aggregate amount included.--The amount 
     required to be included in gross income for any taxable year 
     under subparagraph (A)(iii) shall not exceed the aggregate 
     amount required to be included in gross income under 
     subparagraph (A)(iii) for all taxable years in the 4-year 
     period (without regard to subclause (I)) reduced by amounts 
     included for all preceding taxable years.

       ``(ii) Death of distributee.--

       ``(I) In general.--If the individual required to include 
     amounts in gross income under such subparagraph dies before 
     all of such amounts are included, all remaining amounts shall 
     be included in gross income for the taxable year which 
     includes the date of death.
       ``(II) Special rule for surviving spouse.--If the spouse of 
     the individual described in subclause (I) acquires the 
     individual's entire interest in any Roth IRA to which such 
     qualified rollover contribution is properly allocable, the 
     spouse may elect to treat the remaining amounts described in 
     subclause (I) as includible in the spouse's gross income in 
     the taxable years of the spouse ending with or within the 
     taxable years of such individual in which such

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     amounts would otherwise have been includible. Any such 
     election may not be made or changed after the due date for 
     the spouse's taxable year which includes the date of death.

       ``(G) Special rule for applying section 72.--
       ``(i) In general.--If--

       ``(I) any portion of a distribution from a Roth IRA is 
     properly allocable to a qualified rollover contribution 
     described in this paragraph, and
       ``(II) such distribution is made within the 5-taxable year 
     period beginning with the taxable year in which such 
     contribution was made,

     then section 72(t) shall be applied as if such portion were 
     includible in gross income.
       ``(ii) Limitation.--Clause (i) shall apply only to the 
     extent of the amount of the qualified rollover contribution 
     includible in gross income under subparagraph (A)(i).''.
       (5)(A) Section 408A(d)(4) of the 1986 Code is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(4) Aggregation and ordering rules.--
       ``(A) Aggregation rules.--Section 408(d)(2) shall be 
     applied separately with respect to Roth IRAs and other 
     individual retirement plans.
       ``(B) Ordering rules.--For purposes of applying this 
     section and section 72 to any distribution from a Roth IRA, 
     such distribution shall be treated as made--
       ``(i) from contributions to the extent that the amount of 
     such distribution, when added to all previous distributions 
     from the Roth IRA, does not exceed the aggregate 
     contributions to the Roth IRA, and
       ``(ii) from such contributions in the following order:

       ``(I) Contributions other than qualified rollover 
     contributions to which paragraph (3) applies.
       ``(II) Qualified rollover contributions to which paragraph 
     (3) applies on a first-in, first-out basis.

     Any distribution allocated to a qualified rollover 
     contribution under clause (ii)(II) shall be allocated first 
     to the portion of such contribution required to be included 
     in gross income.''.
       (B) Section 408A(d)(1) of the 1986 Code is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(1) Exclusion.--Any qualified distribution from a Roth 
     IRA shall not be includible in gross income.''.
       (6)(A) Section 408A(d) of the 1986 Code (relating to 
     distribution rules) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Taxpayer may make adjustments before due date.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided by the Secretary, if, 
     on or before the due date for any taxable year, a taxpayer 
     transfers in a trustee-to-trustee transfer any contribution 
     to an individual retirement plan made during such taxable 
     year from such plan to any other individual retirement plan, 
     then, for purposes of this chapter, such contribution shall 
     be treated as having been made to the transferee plan (and 
     not the transferor plan).
       ``(B) Special rules.--
       ``(i) Transfer of earnings.--Subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply to the transfer of any contribution unless such 
     transfer is accompanied by any net income allocable to such 
     contribution.
       ``(ii) No deduction.--Subparagraph (A) shall apply to the 
     transfer of any contribution only to the extent no deduction 
     was allowed with respect to the contribution to the 
     transferor plan.''.
       (B) Section 408A(d)(3) of the 1986 Code, as amended by this 
     subsection, is amended by striking subparagraph (D) and by 
     redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) as 
     subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively.
       (7) Section 408A(d) of the 1986 Code, as amended by 
     paragraph (6), is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(7) Due date.--For purposes of this subsection, the due 
     date for any taxable year is the date prescribed by law 
     (including extensions of time) for filing the taxpayer's 
     return for such taxable year.''.
       (8)(A) Section 4973(f) of the 1986 Code is amended--
       (i) by striking ``such accounts'' in paragraph (1)(A) and 
     inserting ``Roth IRAs'', and
       (ii) by striking ``to the accounts'' in paragraph (2)(B) 
     and inserting ``by the individual to all individual 
     retirement plans''.
       (B) Section 4973(b) of the 1986 Code is amended--
       (i) by inserting ``a contribution to a Roth IRA or'' after 
     ``other than'' in paragraph (1)(A), and
       (ii) by inserting ``(including the amount contributed to a 
     Roth IRA)'' after ``annuities'' in paragraph (2)(C).
       (C) Section 302(b) of the 1997 Act is amended by striking 
     ``Section 4973(b)'' and inserting ``Section 4973''.
       (9) Section 408A of the 1986 Code is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Individual Retirement Plan.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) a simplified employee pension or a simple retirement 
     account may not be designated as a Roth IRA, and
       ``(2) contributions to any such pension or account shall 
     not be taken into account for purposes of subsection 
     (c)(2)(B).''.
       (c) Amendments Related to Section 303 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 72(t)(8)(E) of the 1986 Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``120 days'' and inserting ``120th day'', 
     and
       (B) by striking ``60 days'' and inserting ``60th day''.
       (2)(A) Section 402(c)(4) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking 
     the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, 
     and'', by inserting at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) any hardship distribution described in section 
     401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV).''.
       (B) Section 403(b)(8)(B) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     inserting ``(including paragraph (4)(C) thereof)'' after 
     ``section 402(c)''.
       (C) The amendments made by this paragraph shall apply to 
     distributions after December 31, 1998.
       (d) Amendments Related to Section 311 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Subsection (h) of section 1 of the 1986 Code (relating 
     to maximum capital gains rate) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Maximum Capital Gains Rate.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a taxpayer has a net capital gain for 
     any taxable year, the tax imposed by this section for such 
     taxable year shall not exceed the sum of--
       ``(A) a tax computed at the rates and in the same manner as 
     if this subsection had not been enacted on the greater of--
       ``(i) taxable income reduced by the net capital gain, or
       ``(ii) the lesser of--

       ``(I) the amount of taxable income taxed at a rate below 28 
     percent, or
       ``(II) taxable income reduced by the adjusted net capital 
     gain,

       ``(B) 10 percent of so much of the adjusted net capital 
     gain (or, if less, taxable income) as does not exceed the 
     excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the amount of taxable income which would (without 
     regard to this paragraph) be taxed at a rate below 28 
     percent, over
       ``(ii) the taxable income reduced by the adjusted net 
     capital gain,
       ``(C) 20 percent of the adjusted net capital gain (or, if 
     less, taxable income) in excess of the amount on which a tax 
     is determined under subparagraph (B),
       ``(D) 25 percent of the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the unrecaptured section 1250 gain (or, if less, the 
     net capital gain), over
       ``(ii) the excess (if any) of--

       ``(I) the sum of the amount on which tax is determined 
     under subparagraph (A) plus the net capital gain, over
       ``(II) taxable income, and

       ``(E) 28 percent of the amount of taxable income in excess 
     of the sum of the amounts on which tax is determined under 
     the preceding subparagraphs of this paragraph.
       ``(2) Reduced capital gain rates for qualified 5-year 
     gain.--
       ``(A) Reduction in 10-percent rate.--In the case of any 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 2000, the rate 
     under paragraph (1)(B) shall be 8 percent with respect to so 
     much of the amount to which the 10-percent rate would 
     otherwise apply as does not exceed qualified 5-year gain, and 
     10 percent with respect to the remainder of such amount.
       ``(B) Reduction in 20-percent rate.--The rate under 
     paragraph (1)(C) shall be 18 percent with respect to so much 
     of the amount to which the 20-percent rate would otherwise 
     apply as does not exceed the lesser of--
       ``(i) the excess of qualified 5-year gain over the amount 
     of such gain taken into account under subparagraph (A) of 
     this paragraph, or
       ``(ii) the amount of qualified 5-year gain (determined by 
     taking into account only property the holding period for 
     which begins after December 31, 2000),

     and 20 percent with respect to the remainder of such amount. 
     For purposes of determining under the preceding sentence 
     whether the holding period of property begins after December 
     31, 2000, the holding period of property acquired pursuant to 
     the exercise of an option (or other right or obligation to 
     acquire property) shall include the period such option (or 
     other right or obligation) was held.
       ``(3) Net capital gain taken into account as investment 
     income.--For purposes of this subsection, the net capital 
     gain for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not below 
     zero) by the amount which the taxpayer takes into account as 
     investment income under section 163(d)(4)(B)(iii).
       ``(4) Adjusted net capital gain.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `adjusted net capital gain' means net 
     capital gain reduced (but not below zero) by the sum of--
       ``(A) unrecaptured section 1250 gain, and
       ``(B) 28-percent rate gain.
       ``(5) 28-percent rate gain.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `28-percent rate gain' means 
     the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the sum of--

       ``(I) the aggregate long-term capital gain from property 
     held for more than 1 year but not more than 18 months,
       ``(II) collectibles gain, and
       ``(III) section 1202 gain, over

       ``(ii) the sum of--

       ``(I) the aggregate long-term capital loss (not described 
     in subclause (IV)) from property referred to in clause 
     (i)(I),
       ``(II) collectibles loss,
       ``(III) the net short-term capital loss, and
       ``(IV) the amount of long-term capital loss carried under 
     section 1212(b)(1)(B) to the taxable year.

       ``(B) Special rules.--
       ``(i) Short sale gains and holding periods.--Rules similar 
     to the rules of section 1233(b) shall apply where the 
     substantially identical property has been held more than 1

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     year but not more than 18 months; except that, for purposes 
     of such rules--

       ``(I) section 1233(b)(1) shall be applied by substituting 
     `18 months' for `1 year' each place it appears, and
       ``(II) the holding period of such property shall be treated 
     as being 1 year on the day before the earlier of the date of 
     the closing of the short sale or the date such property is 
     disposed of.

       ``(ii) Long-term losses.--Section 1233(d) shall be applied 
     separately by substituting `18 months' for `1 year' each 
     place it appears.
       ``(iii) Options.--A rule similar to the rule of section 
     1092(f) shall apply where the stock was held for more than 18 
     months.
       ``(iv) Section 1256 contracts.--Amounts treated as long-
     term capital gain or loss under section 1256(a)(3) shall be 
     treated as attributable to property held for more than 18 
     months.
       ``(6) Collectibles gain and loss.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The terms `collectibles gain' and 
     `collectibles loss' mean gain or loss (respectively) from the 
     sale or exchange of a collectible (as defined in section 
     408(m) without regard to paragraph (3) thereof) which is a 
     capital asset held for more than 18 months but only to the 
     extent such gain is taken into account in computing gross 
     income and such loss is taken into account in computing 
     taxable income.
       ``(B) Partnerships, etc.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     any gain from the sale of an interest in a partnership, S 
     corporation, or trust which is attributable to unrealized 
     appreciation in the value of collectibles shall be treated as 
     gain from the sale or exchange of a collectible. Rules 
     similar to the rules of section 751 shall apply for purposes 
     of the preceding sentence.
       ``(7) Unrecaptured section 1250 gain.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `unrecaptured section 1250 
     gain' means the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the amount of long-term capital gain (not otherwise 
     treated as ordinary income) which would be treated as 
     ordinary income if--

       ``(I) section 1250(b)(1) included all depreciation and the 
     applicable percentage under section 1250(a) were 100 percent, 
     and
       ``(II) only gain from property held for more than 18 months 
     were taken into account, over

       ``(ii) the excess (if any) of--

       ``(I) the amount described in paragraph (5)(A)(ii), over
       ``(II) the amount described in paragraph (5)(A)(i).

       ``(B) Limitation with respect to section 1231 property.--
     The amount described in subparagraph (A)(i) from sales, 
     exchanges, and conversions described in section 1231(a)(3)(A) 
     for any taxable year shall not exceed the net section 1231 
     gain (as defined in section 1231(c)(3)) for such year.
       ``(8) Section 1202 gain.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `section 1202 gain' means an amount equal to the 
     gain excluded from gross income under section 1202(a).
       ``(9) Qualified 5-year gain.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified 5-year gain' means the 
     aggregate long-term capital gain from property held for more 
     than 5 years. The determination under the preceding sentence 
     shall be made without regard to collectibles gain, gain 
     described in paragraph (7)(A)(i), and section 1202 gain.
       ``(10) Coordination with recapture of net ordinary losses 
     under section 1231.--If any amount is treated as ordinary 
     income under section 1231(c), such amount shall be allocated 
     among the separate categories of net section 1231 gain (as 
     defined in section 1231(c)(3)) in such manner as the 
     Secretary may by forms or regulations prescribe.
       ``(11) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such 
     regulations as are appropriate (including regulations 
     requiring reporting) to apply this subsection in the case of 
     sales and exchanges by pass-thru entities and of interests in 
     such entities.
       ``(12) Pass-thru entity defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `pass-thru entity' means--
       ``(A) a regulated investment company,
       ``(B) a real estate investment trust,
       ``(C) an S corporation,
       ``(D) a partnership,
       ``(E) an estate or trust,
       ``(F) a common trust fund,
       ``(G) a foreign investment company which is described in 
     section 1246(b)(1) and for which an election is in effect 
     under section 1247, and
       ``(H) a qualified electing fund (as defined in section 
     1295).
       ``(13) Special rules for periods during 1997.--
       ``(A) Determination of 28-percent rate gain.--In applying 
     paragraph (5)--
       ``(i) the amount determined under subclause (I) of 
     paragraph (5)(A)(i) shall include long-term capital gain (not 
     otherwise described in paragraph (5)(A)(i)) which is properly 
     taken into account for the portion of the taxable year before 
     May 7, 1997,
       ``(ii) the amounts determined under subclause (I) of 
     paragraph (5)(A)(ii) shall include long-term capital loss 
     (not otherwise described in paragraph (5)(A)(ii)) which is 
     properly taken into account for the portion of the taxable 
     year before May 7, 1997, and
       ``(iii) clauses (i)(I) and (ii)(I) of paragraph (5)(A) 
     shall be applied by not taking into account any gain and loss 
     on property held for more than 1 year but not more than 18 
     months which is properly taken into account for the portion 
     of the taxable year after May 6, 1997, and before July 29, 
     1997.
       ``(B) Other special rules.--
       ``(i) Determination of unrecaptured section 1250 gain not 
     to include pre-may 7, 1997 gain.--The amount determined under 
     paragraph (7)(A)(i) shall not include gain properly taken 
     into account for the portion of the taxable year before May 
     7, 1997.
       ``(ii) Other transitional rules for 18-month holding 
     period.--Paragraphs (6)(A) and (7)(A)(i)(II) shall be applied 
     by substituting `1 year' for `18 months' with respect to gain 
     properly taken into account for the portion of the taxable 
     year after May 6, 1997, and before July 29, 1997.
       ``(C) Special rules for pass-thru entities.--In applying 
     this paragraph with respect to any pass-thru entity, the 
     determination of when gains and loss are properly taken into 
     account shall be made at the entity level.''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 55(b) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Maximum rate of tax on net capital gain of 
     noncorporate taxpayers.--The amount determined under the 
     first sentence of paragraph (1)(A)(i) shall not exceed the 
     sum of--
       ``(A) the amount determined under such first sentence 
     computed at the rates and in the same manner as if this 
     paragraph had not been enacted on the taxable excess reduced 
     by the lesser of--
       ``(i) the net capital gain, or
       ``(ii) the sum of--

       ``(I) the adjusted net capital gain, plus
       ``(II) the unrecaptured section 1250 gain, plus

       ``(B) 10 percent of so much of the adjusted net capital 
     gain (or, if less, taxable excess) as does not exceed the 
     amount on which a tax is determined under section 1(h)(1)(B), 
     plus
       ``(C) 20 percent of the adjusted net capital gain (or, if 
     less, taxable excess) in excess of the amount on which tax is 
     determined under subparagraph (B), plus
       ``(D) 25 percent of the amount of taxable excess in excess 
     of the sum of the amounts on which tax is determined under 
     the preceding subparagraphs of this paragraph.

     In the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000, rules similar to the rules of section 1(h)(2) shall 
     apply for purposes of subparagraphs (B) and (C). Terms used 
     in this paragraph which are also used in section 1(h) shall 
     have the respective meanings given such terms by section 1(h) 
     but computed with the adjustments under this part.''.
       (3) Section 57(a)(7) of the 1986 Code is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``In the case of stock 
     the holding period of which begins after December 31, 2000 
     (determined with the application of the last sentence of 
     section 1(h)(2)(B)), the preceding sentence shall be applied 
     by substituting `28 percent' for `42 percent'.''.
       (4) Paragraphs (11) and (12) of section 1223, and section 
     1235(a), of the 1986 Code are each amended by striking ``1 
     year'' each place it appears and inserting ``18 months''.
       (e) Amendments Related to Section 312 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 121(b) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Special rules for joint returns.--In the case of a 
     husband and wife who make a joint return for the taxable year 
     of the sale or exchange of the property--
       ``(A) $500,000 Limitation for certain joint returns.--
     Paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting `$500,000' for 
     `$250,000' if--
       ``(i) either spouse meets the ownership requirements of 
     subsection (a) with respect to such property,
       ``(ii) both spouses meet the use requirements of subsection 
     (a) with respect to such property, and
       ``(iii) neither spouse is ineligible for the benefits of 
     subsection (a) with respect to such property by reason of 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(B) Other joint returns.--If such spouses do not meet the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A), the limitation under 
     paragraph (1) shall be the sum of the limitations under 
     paragraph (1) to which each spouse would be entitled if such 
     spouses had not been married. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, each spouse shall be treated as owning the property 
     during the period that either spouse owned the property.''.
       (2) Section 121(c)(1) of the 1986 Code is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a sale or exchange to 
     which this subsection applies, the ownership and use 
     requirements of subsection (a), and subsection (b)(3), shall 
     not apply; but the dollar limitation under paragraph (1) or 
     (2) of subsection (b), whichever is applicable, shall be 
     equal to--
       ``(A) the amount which bears the same ratio to such 
     limitation (determined without regard to this paragraph) as
       ``(B)(i) the shorter of--
       ``(I) the aggregate periods, during the 5-year period 
     ending on the date of such sale or exchange, such property 
     has been owned and used by the taxpayer as the taxpayer's 
     principal residence, or
       ``(II) the period after the date of the most recent prior 
     sale or exchange by the taxpayer to which subsection (a) 
     applied and before the date of such sale or exchange, bears 
     to
       ``(ii) 2 years.''.
       (3) Section 312(d)(2) of the 1997 Act (relating to sales 
     before date of the enactment) is amended by inserting ``on 
     or'' before ``before'' each place it appears in the text and 
     heading.
       (f) Amendments Related to Section 313 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 1045 of such Code is 
     amended--

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       (A) by striking ``an individual'' and inserting ``a 
     taxpayer other than a corporation'', and
       (B) by striking ``such individual'' and inserting ``such 
     taxpayer''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 1045 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules 
     of subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), and (k) of section 
     1202 shall apply.''.

     SEC. 6006. AMENDMENT RELATED TO TITLE IV OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 401 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 55(e) of the 1986 Code is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) $7,500,000 gross receipts test.--The tentative 
     minimum tax of a corporation shall be zero for any taxable 
     year if the corporation's average annual gross receipts for 
     all 3-taxable-year periods ending before such taxable year 
     does not exceed $7,500,000. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, only taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1993, shall be taken into account.
       ``(B) $5,000,000 gross receipts test for first 3-year 
     period.--Subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting 
     `$5,000,000' for `$7,500,000' for the first 3-taxable-year 
     period (or portion thereof) of the corporation which is taken 
     into account under subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) First taxable year corporation in existence.--If such 
     taxable year is the first taxable year that such corporation 
     is in existence, the tentative minimum tax of such 
     corporation for such year shall be zero.
       ``(D) Special rules.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     rules of paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 448(c) shall 
     apply.''.
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 402 of 1997 Act.--
     Subsection (c) of section 168 of the 1986 Code is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2), and
       (2) by striking the portion of such subsection preceding 
     the table in paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Applicable Recovery Period.--For purposes of this 
     section, the applicable recovery period shall be determined 
     in accordance with the following table:''.

     SEC. 6007. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE V OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 501 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Subsection (c) of section 2631 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Inflation Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any calendar year after 
     1998, the $1,000,000 amount contained in subsection (a) shall 
     be increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) $1,000,000, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1997' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.

     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     next lowest multiple of $10,000.
       ``(2) Allocation of increase.--Any increase under paragraph 
     (1) for any calendar year shall apply only to generation-
     skipping transfers made during or after such calendar year; 
     except that no such increase for calendar years after the 
     calendar year in which the transferor dies shall apply to 
     transfers by such transferor.''.
       (2) Subsection (f) of section 501 of the 1997 Act is 
     amended by inserting ``(other than the amendment made by 
     subsection (d))'' after ``this section''.
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 502 of 1997 Act.--
       (1)(A) Section 2033A of the 1986 Code is hereby moved to 
     the end of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 11 of the 1986 
     Code and redesignated as section 2057.
       (B) So much of such section 2057 (as so redesignated) as 
     precedes subsection (b) thereof is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 2057. FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS INTERESTS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--
       ``(1) Allowance of deduction.--For purposes of the tax 
     imposed by section 2001, in the case of an estate of a 
     decedent to which this section applies, the value of the 
     taxable estate shall be determined by deducting from the 
     value of the gross estate the adjusted value of the qualified 
     family-owned business interests of the decedent which are 
     described in subsection (b)(2).
       ``(2) Maximum deduction.--The deduction allowed by this 
     section shall not exceed $675,000.
       ``(3) Coordination with unified credit.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     if this section applies to an estate, the applicable 
     exclusion amount under section 2010 shall be $625,000.
       ``(B) Increase in unified credit if deduction is less than 
     $675,000.--If the deduction allowed by this section is less 
     than $675,000, the amount of the applicable exclusion amount 
     under section 2010 shall be increased (but not above the 
     amount which would apply to the estate without regard to this 
     section) by the excess of $675,000 over the amount of the 
     deduction allowed.''.
       (C) Subparagraph (A) of section 2057(b)(2) of the 1986 Code 
     (as so redesignated) is amended by striking ``(without regard 
     to this section)''.
       (D) Subsection (c) of section 2057 of the 1986 Code (as so 
     redesignated) is amended by striking ``(determined without 
     regard to this section)''.
       (E) The table of sections for part III of subchapter A of 
     chapter 11 of the 1986 Code is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 2033A.
       (F) The table of sections for part IV of such subchapter is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 2057. Family-owned business interests.''.
       (2) Section 2057(b)(3) of the 1986 Code (as so 
     redesignated) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Includible gifts of interests.--The amount of the 
     gifts of qualified family-owned business interests determined 
     under this paragraph is the sum of--
       ``(A) the amount of such gifts from the decedent to members 
     of the decedent's family taken into account under section 
     2001(b)(1)(B), plus
       ``(B) the amount of such gifts otherwise excluded under 
     section 2503(b),

     to the extent such interests are continuously held by members 
     of such family (other than the decedent's spouse) between the 
     date of the gift and the date of the decedent's death.''.
       (3)(A) Section 2057(e)(2)(C) of the 1986 Code (as so 
     redesignated) is amended by striking ``(as defined in section 
     543(a))'' and inserting ``(as defined in section 543(a) 
     without regard to paragraph (2)(B) thereof) if such trade or 
     business were a corporation''.
       (B) Clause (ii) of section 2057(e)(2)(D) of the 1986 Code 
     (as so redesignated) is amended by striking ``income of which 
     is described in section 543(a) or'' and inserting ``personal 
     holding company income (as defined in subparagraph (C)) or 
     income described''.
       (C) Paragraph (2) of section 2057(e) of the 1986 Code (as 
     so redesignated) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new flush sentence:

     ``In the case of a lease of property on a net cash basis by 
     the decedent to a member of the decedent's family, income 
     from such lease shall not be treated as personal holding 
     company income for purposes of subparagraph (C), and such 
     property shall not be treated as an asset described in 
     subparagraph (D)(ii), if such income and property would not 
     be so treated if the lessor had engaged directly in the 
     activities engaged in by the lessee with respect to such 
     property.''.
       (4) Paragraph (2) of section 2057(f) of the 1986 Code (as 
     so redesignated) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(as determined under rules similar to the 
     rules of section 2032A(c)(2)(B))'', and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Adjusted tax difference.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) In general.--The adjusted tax difference attributable 
     to a qualified family-owned business interest is the amount 
     which bears the same ratio to the adjusted tax difference 
     with respect to the estate (determined under clause (ii)) as 
     the value of such interest bears to the value of all 
     qualified family-owned business interests described in 
     subsection (b)(2).
       ``(ii) Adjusted tax difference with respect to the 
     estate.--For purposes of clause (i), the term `adjusted tax 
     difference with respect to the estate' means the excess of 
     what would have been the estate tax liability but for the 
     election under this section over the estate tax liability. 
     For purposes of this clause, the term `estate tax liability' 
     means the tax imposed by section 2001 reduced by the credits 
     allowable against such tax.''.
       (5)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 2057(e) of the 1986 Code 
     (as so redesignated) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new flush sentence:

     ``For purposes of the preceding sentence, a decedent shall be 
     treated as engaged in a trade or business if any member of 
     the decedent's family is engaged in such trade or 
     business.''.
       (B) Subsection (f) of section 2057 of the 1986 Code (as so 
     redesignated) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Use in trade or business by family members.--A 
     qualified heir shall not be treated as disposing of an 
     interest described in subsection (e)(1)(A) by reason of 
     ceasing to be engaged in a trade or business so long as the 
     property to which such interest relates is used in a trade or 
     business by any member of such individual's family.''.
       (6) Paragraph (1) of section 2057(g) of the 1986 Code (as 
     so redesignated) is amended by striking ``or (M)''.
       (7) Paragraph (3) of section 2057(i) of the 1986 Code (as 
     so redesignated) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs 
     (L), (M), and (N) as subparagraphs (N), (O), and (P), 
     respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (K) the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(L) Section 2032A(g) (relating to application to 
     interests in partnerships, corporations, and trusts).
       ``(M) Subsections (h) and (i) of section 2032A.''.
       (c) Amendments Related to Section 503 of the 1997 Act.--
       (1) Clause (iii) of section 6166(b)(7)(A) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iii) for purposes of applying section 6601(j), the 2-
     percent portion (as defined in such section) shall be treated 
     as being zero.''.
       (2) Clause (iii) of section 6166(b)(8)(A) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iii) 2-percent interest rate not to apply.--For purposes 
     of applying section 6601(j), the 2-percent portion (as 
     defined in such section) shall be treated as being zero.''.
       (d) Amendment Related to Section 505 of the 1997 Act.--
     Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7479(a) of the 1986 Code 
     are each amended by striking ``an estate,'' and inserting 
     ``an estate (or with respect to any property included 
     therein),''.

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       (e) Amendments Related to Section 506 of the 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 506(e) of the 1997 Act is 
     amended by striking ``and (c)'' and inserting ``, (c), and 
     (d)''.
       (2)(A) Paragraph (9) of section 6501(c) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking the last sentence.
       (B) Subsection (f) of section 2001 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Valuation of Gifts.--
       ``(1) In general--If the time has expired under section 
     6501 within which a tax may be assessed under chapter 12 (or 
     under corresponding provisions of prior laws) on--
       ``(A) the transfer of property by gift made during a 
     preceding calendar period (as defined in section 2502(b)), or
       ``(B) an increase in taxable gifts required under section 
     2701(d),

     the value thereof shall, for purposes of computing the tax 
     under this chapter, be the value as finally determined for 
     purposes of chapter 12.
       ``(2) Final determination.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     a value shall be treated as finally determined for purposes 
     of chapter 12 if--
       ``(A) the value is shown on a return under such chapter and 
     such value is not contested by the Secretary before the 
     expiration of the time referred to in paragraph (1) with 
     respect to such return,
       ``(B) in a case not described in subparagraph (A), the 
     value is specified by the Secretary and such value is not 
     timely contested by the taxpayer, or
       ``(C) the value is determined by a court or pursuant to a 
     settlement agreement with the Secretary.''.
       (B) Subsection (c) of section 2504 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Valuation of Gifts.--If the time has expired under 
     section 6501 within which a tax may be assessed under this 
     chapter 12 (or under corresponding provisions of prior laws) 
     on--
       ``(1) the transfer of property by gift made during a 
     preceding calendar period (as defined in section 2502(b)), or
       ``(2) an increase in taxable gifts required under section 
     2701(d),
     the value thereof shall, for purposes of computing the tax 
     under this chapter, be the value as finally determined 
     (within the meaning of section 2001(f)(2)) for purposes of 
     this chapter.''.
       (f) Amendments Related to Section 507 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 1(g) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (C) and by redesignating 
     subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).
       (2) Section 641 of the 1986 Code is amended by striking 
     subsection (c) and by redesignating subsection (d) as 
     subsection (c).
       (3) Paragraph (4) of section 1361(e) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``section 641(d)'' and inserting 
     ``section 641(c)''.
       (4) Subparagraph (A) of section 6103(e)(1) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking clause (ii) and by redesignating 
     clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), 
     respectively.
       (g) Amendments Related to Section 508 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Subsection (c) of section 2031 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10) and 
     by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Treatment of easements granted after death.--In any 
     case in which the qualified conservation easement is granted 
     after the date of the decedent's death and on or before the 
     due date (including extensions) for filing the return of tax 
     imposed by section 2001, the deduction under section 2055(f) 
     with respect to such easement shall be allowed to the estate 
     but only if no charitable deduction is allowed under chapter 
     1 to any person with respect to the grant of such 
     easement.''.
       (2) The first sentence of paragraph (6) of section 2031(c) 
     of the 1986 Code is amended by striking all that follows 
     ``shall be made'' and inserting ``on or before the due date 
     (including extensions) for filing the return of tax imposed 
     by section 2001 and shall be made on such return.''.

     SEC. 6008. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE VII OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 1400 of 1986 Code.--
     Section 1400(b)(2)(B) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     inserting ``as determined on the basis of the 1990 census'' 
     after ``percent''.
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 1400A of 1986 Code.--
     Subsection (a) of section 1400A of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by inserting before the period ``and section 
     1394(b)(3)(B)(iii) shall be applied without regard to the 
     employee residency requirement''.
       (c) Amendments Related to Section 1400B of 1986 Code.--
       (1) Section 1400B(b) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Treatment of dc zone termination.--The termination of 
     the designation of the DC Zone shall be disregarded for 
     purposes of determining whether any property is a DC Zone 
     asset.''.
       (2) Paragraph (6) of section 1400B(b) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``(4)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``(4)(A)(i) 
     or (ii)''.
       (3) Section 1400B(c) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     striking ``entity which is an''.
       (4) Section 1400B(d)(2) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     inserting ``as determined on the basis of the 1990 census'' 
     after ``percent''.
       (d) Amendments Related to Section 1400C of 1986 Code.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 1400C(b) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting ``and subsection (d)'' after ``this 
     subsection''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 1400C(c) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--The term `first-time homebuyer' means 
     any individual if such individual (and if married, such 
     individual's spouse) had no present ownership interest in a 
     principal residence in the District of Columbia during the 1-
     year period ending on the date of the purchase of the 
     principal residence to which this section applies.''.
       (3) Subparagraph (B) of section 1400C(e)(2) of the 1986 
     Code is amended by inserting before the period ``on the date 
     the taxpayer first occupies such residence''.
       (4) Paragraph (3) of section 1400C(e) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking all that follows ``principal residence'' 
     and inserting ``on the date such residence is purchased.''.
       (5) Subsection (i) of section 1400C of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) Application of Section.--This section shall apply to 
     property purchased after August 4, 1997, and before January 
     1, 2001.''.
       (6) Subsection (c) of section 23 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting ``and section 1400C'' after ``other than 
     this section''.
       (7) Subparagraph (C) of section 25(e)(1) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking ``section 23'' and inserting 
     ``sections 23 and 1400C''.

     SEC. 6009. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE IX OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 908 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (6) of section 5041(b) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by inserting ``which is a still wine'' after ``hard cider''.
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 964 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (C) of section 7704(g)(3) of 
     the 1986 Code is amended by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``and shall be paid by the partnership. Section 
     6655 shall be applied to such partnership with respect to 
     such tax in the same manner as if the partnership were a 
     corporation, such tax were imposed by section 11, and 
     references in such section to taxable income were references 
     to the gross income referred to in subparagraph (A).''.
       (2) Effective date.--The second sentence of section 
     7704(g)(3)(C) of the 1986 Code (as added by paragraph (1)) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Amendment Related to Section 971 of 1997 Act.--Clause 
     (ii) of section 280F(a)(1)(C) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B)''.
       (d) Amendment Related to Section 976 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     6103(d)(5) of the 1986 Code is amended by striking ``section 
     967 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.'' and inserting 
     ``section 976 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. Subsections 
     (a)(2) and (p)(4) and sections 7213 and 7213A shall not apply 
     with respect to disclosures or inspections made pursuant to 
     this paragraph.''.
       (e) Amendment Related to Section 977 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 977(e) of the 1997 Act is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(2) Non-amtrak state.--The term `non-Amtrak State' means 
     any State which is not receiving intercity passenger rail 
     service from the Corporation as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.''.

     SEC. 6010. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE X OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 1001 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 1259(b) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``debt'' each place it appears in clauses 
     (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A) and inserting 
     ``position'',
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) 
     and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) any hedge with respect to a position described in 
     subparagraph (A), and''.
       (2) Section 1259(d)(1) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     inserting ``(including cash)'' after ``property''.
       (3) Subparagraph (D) of section 475(f)(1) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Subsection (d)(3) shall not apply under the preceding 
     sentence for purposes of applying sections 1402 and 7704.''.
       (4) Subparagraph (C) of section 1001(d)(3) of the 1997 Act 
     is amended by striking ``within the 30-day period beginning 
     on'' and inserting ``before the close of the 30th day 
     after''.
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 1011 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 1059(g) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by striking ``and in the case of stock held by pass-thru 
     entities'' and inserting ``, in the case of stock held by 
     pass-thru entities, and in the case of consolidated groups''.
       (c) Amendments Related to Section 1012 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 1012(d) of the 1997 Act is 
     amended by striking ``1997, pursuant'' and inserting ``1997; 
     except that the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
     to such distributions only if pursuant''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 355(e)(3) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``shall not be treated as described in'' 
     and inserting ``shall not be taken into account in 
     applying'', and
       (B) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iv) The acquisition of stock in the distributing 
     corporation or any controlled corporation to the extent that 
     the percentage of stock owned directly or indirectly in such 
     corporation by each person owning stock in such corporation 
     immediately before the acquisition does not decrease.''.
       (3)(A) Subsection (c) of section 351 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Special Rules Where Distribution to Shareholders.--

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       ``(1) In general.--In determining control for purposes of 
     this section, the fact that any corporate transferor 
     distributes part or all of the stock in the corporation which 
     it receives in the exchange to its shareholders shall not be 
     taken into account.
       ``(2) Special rule for section 355.--If the requirements of 
     section 355 (or so much of section 356 as relates to section 
     355) are met with respect to a distribution described in 
     paragraph (1), then, solely for purposes of determining the 
     tax treatment of the transfers of property to the controlled 
     corporation by the distributing corporation, the fact that 
     the shareholders of the distributing corporation dispose of 
     part or all of the distributed stock shall not be taken into 
     account in determining control for purposes of this 
     section.''.
       (B) Clause (ii) of section 368(a)(2)(H) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(ii) in the case of a transaction with respect to which 
     the requirements of section 355 (or so much of section 356 as 
     relates to section 355) are met, the fact that the 
     shareholders of the distributing corporation dispose of part 
     or all of the distributed stock shall not be taken into 
     account.''.
       (d) Amendments Related to Section 1013 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (5) of section 304(b) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (B) and by redesignating 
     subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 304 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Avoidance of multiple inclusions, etc.--In the case 
     of any acquisition to which subsection (a) applies in which 
     the acquiring corporation or the issuing corporation is a 
     foreign corporation, the Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as are appropriate in order to eliminate a 
     multiple inclusion of any item in income by reason of this 
     subpart and to provide appropriate basis adjustments 
     (including modifications to the application of sections 959 
     and 961).''.
       (e) Amendments Related to Section 1014 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 351(g) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A) and 
     by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) if (and only if) the transferor receives stock other 
     than nonqualified preferred stock--
       ``(i) subsection (b) shall apply to such transferor, and
       ``(ii) such nonqualified preferred stock shall be treated 
     as other property for purposes of applying subsection (b).''.
       (2) Clause (ii) of section 354(a)(2)(C) of 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subclause:

       ``(III) Extension of statute of limitations.--The statutory 
     period for the assessment of any deficiency attributable to a 
     corporation failing to be a family-owned corporation shall 
     not expire before the expiration of 3 years after the date 
     the Secretary is notified by the corporation (in such manner 
     as the Secretary may prescribe) of such failure, and such 
     deficiency may be assessed before the expiration of such 3-
     year period notwithstanding the provisions of any other law 
     or rule of law which would otherwise prevent such 
     assessment.''.

       (f) Amendment Related to Section 1024 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     6331(h)(1) of the 1986 Code is amended by striking ``The 
     effect of a levy'' and inserting ``If the Secretary approves 
     a levy under this subsection, the effect of such levy''.
       (g) Amendments Related to Section 1031 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Subsection (l) of section 4041 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``subsection (e) or (f)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (f) or (g)''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 9502 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by moving the sentence added at the end of paragraph 
     (1) to the end of such subsection.
       (3) Subsection (c) of section 6421 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``(2)(A)'' and inserting ``(2)'', and
       (B) by adding at the end the following sentence: 
     ``Subsection (a) shall not apply to gasoline to which this 
     subsection applies.''.
       (h) Amendments Related to Section 1032 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 1032(a) of the 1997 Act is amended by striking 
     ``Subsection (a) of section 4083'' and inserting ``Paragraph 
     (1) of section 4083(a)''.
       (2) Section 1032(e)(12)(A) of the 1997 Act shall be applied 
     as if ``gasoline, diesel fuel,'' were the material proposed 
     to be stricken.
       (3) Paragraph (1) of section 4082(d) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Aviation-grade kerosene.--Subsection (a)(2) shall not 
     apply to aviation-grade kerosene (as determined under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary) which the Secretary 
     determines is destined for use as a fuel in an aircraft.''.
       (4) Paragraph (3) of section 4082(d) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``a removal, entry, or sale of kerosene 
     to'' and inserting ``kerosene received by''.
       (5) Paragraph (1) of section 4101(e) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``dyed diesel fuel and kerosene'' and 
     inserting ``such fuel in a dyed form''.
       (i) Amendment Related to Section 1034 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (3) of section 4251(d) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by striking ``other similar arrangement'' and inserting ``any 
     other similar arrangement''.
       (j) Amendments Related to Section 1041 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 512(b)(13) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by inserting ``or accrues'' after ``receives''.
       (2) Subclause (I) of section 512(b)(13)(B)(i) of the 1986 
     Code is amended by striking ``(as defined in section 
     513A(a)(5)(A))''.
       (3) Paragraph (2) of section 1041(b) of the 1997 Act is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Binding contracts.--The amendments made by this 
     section shall not apply to any amount received or accrued 
     during the first 2 taxable years beginning on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act if such amount is received 
     or accrued pursuant to a written binding contract in effect 
     on June 8, 1997, and at all times thereafter before such 
     amount is received or accrued. The preceding sentence shall 
     not apply to any amount which would (but for the exercise of 
     an option to accelerate payment of such amount) be received 
     or accrued after such 2 taxable years.''.
       (k) Amendments Related to Section 1053 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 853 of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by 
     inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Treatment of Taxes Not Allowed as a Credit Under 
     Section 901(k).--This section shall not apply to any tax with 
     respect to which the regulated investment company is not 
     allowed a credit under section 901 by reason of section 
     901(k).''.
       (2) Subsection (c) of section 853 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking the last sentence.
       (3) Subparagraph (A) of section 901(k)(4) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking ``securities business'' and inserting 
     ``business as a securities dealer''.
       (l) Amendment Related to Section 1055 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     6611(g)(1) of the 1986 Code is amended by striking ``(e), and 
     (h)'' and inserting ``and (e)''.
       (m) Amendment Related to Section 1061 of 1997 Act.--
     Subsection (c) of section 751 of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     striking ``731'' each place it appears and inserting ``731, 
     732,''.
       (n) Amendment Related to Section 1083 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     1083(a)(2) of the 1997 Act is amended--
       (1) by striking ``21'' and inserting ``20'', and
       (2) by striking ``22'' and inserting ``21''.
       (o) Amendments Related to Section 1084 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 264(a) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (d)''.
       (2) Paragraph (4) of section 264(a) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (e)''.
       (3)(A) Paragraph (4) of section 264(f) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Master contracts.--If coverage for each insured under 
     a master contract is treated as a separate contract for 
     purposes of sections 817(h), 7702, and 7702A, coverage for 
     each such insured shall be treated as a separate contract for 
     purposes of subparagraph (A). For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, the term `master contract' shall not include any 
     group life insurance contract (as defined in section 
     848(e)(2)).''.
       (B) The second sentence of section 1084(d) of the 1997 Act 
     is amended by striking ``but'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``except that, in the case of a master contract 
     (within the meaning of section 264(f)(4)(E) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986), the addition of covered lives shall be 
     treated as a new contract only with respect to such 
     additional covered lives.''.
       (4)(A) Clause (iv) of section 264(f)(5)(A) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking the second sentence.
       (B) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (xv), by 
     striking the period at the end of clause (xvi) and inserting 
     ``, or'', and by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(xvii) section 264(f)(5)(A)(iv) (relating to reporting 
     with respect to certain life insurance and annuity 
     contracts).''.
       (C) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (Y), by 
     striking the period at the end of subparagraph (Z) and 
     inserting ``or'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(AA) section 264(f)(5)(A)(iv) (relating to reporting with 
     respect to certain life insurance and annuity contracts).''.
       (5) Subparagraph (A) of section 264(f)(8) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking ``subsection (d)(5)(B)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (e)(5)(B)''.
       (p) Amendments Related to Section 1085 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (5) of section 32(c) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting before the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (A) ``and increased by the amounts described in 
     subparagraph (C)'',
       (B) by adding ``or'' at the end of clause (iii) of 
     subparagraph (B), and
       (C) by striking all that follows subclause (II) of 
     subparagraph (B)(iv) and inserting the following:

       ``(III) other trades or businesses.

     For purposes of clause (iv), there shall not be taken into 
     account items which are attributable to a trade or business 
     which consists of the performance of services by the taxpayer 
     as an employee.
       ``(C) Certain amounts included.--An amount is described in 
     this subparagraph if it is--

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       ``(i) interest received or accrued during the taxable year 
     which is exempt from tax imposed by this chapter, or
       ``(ii) amounts received as a pension or annuity, and any 
     distributions or payments received from an individual 
     retirement plan, by the taxpayer during the taxable year to 
     the extent not included in gross income.

     Clause (ii) shall not include any amount which is not 
     includible in gross income by reason of a trustee-to-trustee 
     transfer or a rollover distribution.''.
       (2) Clause (v) of section 32(c)(2)(B) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting ``shall be taken into account'' before 
     ``, but only''.
       (3) The text of paragraph (3) of section 1085(a) of the 
     1997 Act is amended to read as follows: ``Paragraph (2) of 
     section 6213(g) (relating to the definition of mathematical 
     or clerical errors) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end 
     of subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (J) and inserting ``, and'', and by inserting 
     after subparagraph (J) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(K) an omission of information required by section 
     32(k)(2) (relating to taxpayers making improper prior claims 
     of earned income credit).''.
       (q) Amendment Related to Section 1088 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     1088(b)(2)(C) of the 1997 Act is amended by inserting ``more 
     than 1 year'' before ``after''.
       (r) Amendment Related to Section 1089 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(C) of section 664(d) of the 1986 
     Code are each amended by adding ``, and'' at the end.

     SEC. 6011. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE XI OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 1103 of 1997 Act.--The 
     paragraph (3) of section 59(a) added by section 1103 of the 
     1997 Act is redesignated as paragraph (4).
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 1121 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Subsection (e) of section 1297 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Treatment of holders of options.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to stock treated as owned by a person by reason of 
     section 1298(a)(4) (relating to the treatment of a person 
     that has an option to acquire stock as owning such stock) 
     unless such person establishes that such stock is owned 
     (within the meaning of section 958(a)) by a United States 
     shareholder (as defined in section 951(b)) who is not exempt 
     from tax under this chapter.''.
       (2) Section 1298(a)(2)(B) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Section 
     1297(e) shall not apply in determining whether a corporation 
     is a passive foreign investment company for purposes of this 
     subparagraph.''.
       (c) Amendments Related to Section 1122 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 672(f)(3)(B) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 1296'' and inserting ``section 1297''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 1291(d) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     the case of stock which is marked to market under section 475 
     or any other provision of this chapter, this section shall 
     not apply, except that rules similar to the rules of section 
     1296(j) shall apply.''.
       (3) Subsection (d) of section 1296 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     the case of a regulated investment company which elected to 
     mark to market the stock held by such company as of the last 
     day of the taxable year preceding such company's first 
     taxable year for which such company elects the application of 
     this section, the amount referred to in paragraph (1) shall 
     include amounts included in gross income under such mark to 
     market with respect to such stock for prior taxable years.''.
       (d) Amendment Related to Section 1123 of 1997 Act.--The 
     subsection (e) of section 1297 of the 1986 Code added by 
     section 1123 of the 1997 Act is redesignated as subsection 
     (f).
       (e) Amendments Related to Section 1131 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 991 of the 1986 Code is amended by striking 
     ``except for the tax imposed by chapter 5''.
       (2) Section 6013 of the 1986 Code is amended by striking 
     ``chapters 1 and 5'' each place it appears in paragraphs 
     (1)(A) and (5) of subsection (g) and in subsection (h)(1) and 
     inserting ``chapter 1'' .
       (f) Amendment Related to Section 1142 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 6038(a) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``by regulations''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 6038(a) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``such information'' and all that follows 
     through the period and inserting ``the Secretary has 
     prescribed the furnishing of such information on or before 
     the first day of such annual accounting period.''.
       (3) Paragraph (4) of section 6038(e) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``corporation'' and inserting ``foreign 
     business entity'' each place it appears.
       (g) Amendment Related to Section 1144 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1144(c) of the 1997 Act are 
     each amended by striking ``6038B(b)'' and inserting 
     ``6038B(c) (as redesignated by subsection (b))''.

     SEC. 6012. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE XII OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 1204 of 1997 Act.--The 
     last sentence of section 162(a) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by striking ``investigate'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``investigate or prosecute, or provide support 
     services for the investigation or prosecution of, a Federal 
     crime.''.
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 1205 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 6311(e)(1) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 6103(k)(8)'' and inserting ``section 
     6103(k)(9)''.
       (2) Paragraph (8) of section 6103(k) of the 1986 Code (as 
     added by section 1205(c)(1) of the 1997 Act) is redesignated 
     as paragraph (9).
       (3) The subsection (g) of section 7431 of the 1986 Code 
     added by section 1205 of the 1997 Act is redesignated as 
     subsection (h) and is amended by striking ``(8)'' in the 
     heading and inserting ``(9)''.
       (4) Section 1205(c)(3) of the 1997 Act shall be applied as 
     if it read as follows:
       ``(3) Section 6103(p)(3)(A), as amended by section 
     1026(b)(1)(A) of the 1997 Act, is amended by striking ``or 
     (8)'' and inserting ``(8), or (9)''.
       (5) Section 1213(b) of the 1997 Act is amended by striking 
     ``section 6724(d)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``section 
     6724(d)(1)''.
       (c) Amendment Related to Section 1221 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 774(d) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by inserting before the period ``or 857(b)(3)(D)''.
       (d) Amendment Related to Section 1223 of 1997 Act.--
     Subsection (c) of section 6724 of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     inserting before the period ``(more than 100 information 
     returns in the case of a partnership having more than 100 
     partners)''.
       (e) Amendment Related to Section 1226 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     1226 of the 1997 Act is amended by striking ``ending on or'' 
     and inserting ``beginning''.
       (f) Amendment Related to Section 1231 of 1997 Act.--
     Subsection (c) of section 6211 of the 1986 Code is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Subchapter C'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``Subchapters C and D'', and
       (2) by striking ``subchapter C'' in the text and inserting 
     ``subchapters C and D''.
       (g) Amendment Related to Section 1256 of 1997 Act.--
     Subparagraph (A) of section 857(d)(3) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``earliest accumulated earnings and 
     profits (other than earnings and profits to which subsection 
     (a)(2)(A) applies)'' and inserting ``earliest earnings and 
     profits accumulated in any taxable year to which the 
     provisions of this part did not apply''.
       (h) Amendment Related to Section 1285 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     7430(b) of the 1986 Code is amended by redesignating 
     paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

     SEC. 6013. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE XIII OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 1305 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 646 of the 1986 Code is redesignated as section 
     645.
       (2) The item relating to section 646 in the table of 
     sections for subpart A of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 
     of the 1986 Code is amended by striking ``Sec. 646'' and 
     inserting ``Sec. 645''.
       (3) Paragraph (1) of section 2652(b) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``section 646'' and inserting ``section 
     645''.
       (4)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 2652(b) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking the second sentence.
       (B) Subsection (b) of section 2654 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``For purposes of this subsection, a trust shall be treated 
     as part of an estate during any period that the trust is so 
     treated under section 645.''.
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 1309 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Subsection (b) of section 685 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new flush 
     sentence:

     ``A trust shall not fail to be treated as meeting the 
     requirement of paragraph (6) by reason of the death of an 
     individual but only during the 60-day period beginning on the 
     date of such death.''.
       (2) Subsection (f) of section 685 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end ``and of 
     trusts terminated during the year''.

     SEC. 6014. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE XIV OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 1421 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 5054(a) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``, or imported into the United States and 
     transferred to a brewery free of tax under section 5418,'' 
     after ``produced in the United States'' in the text, and
       (B) by inserting ``; certain imported beer'' after 
     ``produced in the united states'' in the heading.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 5054(a) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting ``and not transferred to a brewery free 
     of tax under section 5418'' after ``United States''.
       (3) Section 5056 of the 1986 Code is amended by striking 
     ``produced in the United States'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``removed for consumption or sale''.
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 1422 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 5043(a) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting ``which are not transferred to a bonded 
     wine cellar free of tax under section 5364'' after ``foreign 
     wines''.
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 5044 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``produced in the United States'' and 
     inserting ``removed from a bonded wine cellar''.
       (3) Section 5364 of the 1986 Code is amended by striking 
     ``Wine imported or brought into'' and inserting ``Natural 
     wine (as defined in section 5381) imported or brought into''.

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       (c) Amendment Related to Section 1434 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 4052(f) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``such section''.
       (d) Amendment Related to Section 1436 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 4091(a) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by inserting ``or on which tax has been credited or 
     refunded'' after ``such paragraph''.
       (e) Amendment Related to Section 1453 of 1997 Act.--
     Subparagraph (D) of section 7430(c)(4) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``subparagraph (A)(iii)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (A)(ii)''.

     SEC. 6015. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE XV OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 1501 of 1997 Act.--The 
     paragraph (8) of section 408(p) of the 1986 Code added by 
     section 1501(b) of the 1997 Act is redesignated as paragraph 
     (9).
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 1505 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     1505(d)(2) of the 1997 Act is amended by striking ``(b)(12)'' 
     and inserting ``(b)(12)(A)(i)''.
       (c) Amendments Related to Section 1529 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 1529(a) of the 1997 Act is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) General Rule.--Amounts to which this section applies 
     which are received by an individual (or the survivors of the 
     individual) as a result of hypertension or heart disease of 
     the individual shall be excludable from gross income under 
     section 104(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (2) Section 1529(b)(1)(B) of the 1997 Act is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) under--
       ``(i) a State law (as amended on May 19, 1992) which 
     irrebuttably presumed that heart disease and hypertension are 
     work-related illnesses but only for employees hired before 
     July 1, 1992, or
       ``(ii) any other statute, ordinance, labor agreement, or 
     similar provision as a disability pension payment or in the 
     nature of a disability pension payment attributable to 
     employment as a police officer or fireman, but only if the 
     individual is referred to in the State law described in 
     clause (i); and''.
       (d) Amendment Related to Section 1530 of 1997 Act.--
     Subparagraph (C) of section 404(a)(9) of the 1986 Code (as 
     added by section 1530 of the 1997 Act) is redesignated as 
     subparagraph (D) and is amended by striking ``A qualified'' 
     and inserting ``Qualified gratuitous transfers.--A 
     qualified''.
       (e) Amendment Related to Section 1531 of 1997 Act.--
     Subsection (f) of section 9811 of the 1986 Code (as added by 
     section 1531 of the 1997 Act) is redesignated as subsection 
     (e).

     SEC. 6016. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE XVI OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 1601(d) of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Amendments related to section 1601(d)(1)--
       (A) Section 408(p)(2)(D)(i) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     striking ``or (B)'' in the last sentence.
       (B) Section 408(p) of the 1986 Code is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Special rules for acquisitions, dispositions, and 
     similar transactions.--
       ``(A) In general.--An employer which fails to meet any 
     applicable requirement by reason of an acquisition, 
     disposition, or similar transaction shall not be treated as 
     failing to meet such requirement during the transition period 
     if--
       ``(i) the employer satisfies requirements similar to the 
     requirements of section 410(b)(6)(C)(i)(II), and
       ``(ii) the qualified salary reduction arrangement 
     maintained by the employer would satisfy the requirements of 
     this subsection after the transaction if the employer which 
     maintained the arrangement before the transaction had 
     remained a separate employer.
       ``(B) Applicable requirement.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `applicable requirement' means--
       ``(i) the requirement under paragraph (2)(A)(i) that an 
     employer be an eligible employer,
       ``(ii) the requirement under paragraph (2)(D) that an 
     arrangement be the only plan of an employer, and
       ``(iii) the participation requirements under paragraph (4).
       ``(C) Transition period.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `transition period' means the period beginning on 
     the date of any transaction described in subparagraph (A) and 
     ending on the last day of the second calendar year following 
     the calendar year in which such transaction occurs.''.
       (C) Section 408(p)(2) of the 1986 Code is amended--
       (i) by striking ``the preceding sentence shall apply only 
     in accordance with rules similar to the rules of section 
     410(b)(6)(C)(i)'' in the last sentence of subparagraph 
     (C)(i)(II) and inserting ``the preceding sentence shall not 
     apply'', and
       (ii) by striking clause (iii) of subparagraph (D).
       (2) Amendment to section 1601(d)(4).--Section 1601(d)(4)(A) 
     of the 1997 Act is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Section 403(b)(11)'' and inserting 
     ``Paragraphs (7)(A)(ii) and (11) of section 403(b)'', and
       (B) by striking ``403(b)(1)'' in clause (ii) and inserting 
     ``403(b)(10)''.
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 1601(f)(4) of 1997 Act.--
     Subsection (d) of section 6427 of the 1986 Code is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Helicopters'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``Other Aircraft Uses'', and
       (2) by inserting ``or a fixed-wing aircraft'' after 
     ``helicopter''.

     SEC. 6017. AMENDMENT RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR 
                   THE 21ST CENTURY.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6427(i)(2) of 
     the 1986 Code is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Time for filing claim.--No claim filed under this 
     paragraph shall be allowed unless filed during the 1st 
     quarter following the last quarter included in the claim.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 9009 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century.

     SEC. 6018. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SMALL BUSINESS JOB 
                   PROTECTION ACT OF 1996.

       (a) Amendment Relating to Section 1116.--Subparagraph (C) 
     of section 1116(b)(2) of the Small Business Job Protection 
     Act of 1996 is amended by striking ``chapter 68'' and 
     inserting ``chapter 61''.
       (b) Amendment Relating to Section 1421.--Section 408(d)(7) 
     of the 1986 Code is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or 402(k)'' after ``section 402(h)'' in 
     subparagraph (B) thereof, and
       (2) by inserting ``or simple retirement accounts'' after 
     ``pensions'' in the heading thereof.
       (c) Amendment Relating to Section 1431.--Subparagraph (E) 
     of section 1431(c)(1) of the Small Business Job Protection 
     Act of 1996 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(E) Section 414(q)(5), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (A), is amended by striking `under paragraph (4) or the 
     number of officers taken into account under paragraph (5)' 
     ''.
       (d) Amendment Relating to Section 1604.--Paragraph (3) of 
     section 1604(b) of such Act is amended--
       (1) by striking ``such Code'' and inserting ``the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986'', and
       (2) by striking ``such date of enactment'' and inserting 
     ``the date of the enactment of this Act''.
       (e) Amendment Relating to Section 1609.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 1609(h) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``paragraph (3)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)(A)''.
       (f) Amendments Relating to Section  1807.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 23(b)(2) of the 1986 Code 
     (relating to income limitation on credit for adoption 
     expenses) is amended by inserting ``(determined without 
     regard to subsection (c))'' after ``for any taxable year''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 1807(c) of the Small Business 
     Job Protection Act of 1996 is amended by striking ``Clause 
     (i)'' and inserting ``Clause (ii)''.
       (g) Amendment Relating to Section 1903.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 1903 of such Act shall be applied as if ``or'' in the 
     material proposed to be stricken were capitalized.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the 
     Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 to which they 
     relate.

     SEC. 6019. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS 2.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 6104 of the 1986 
     Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``In the case of an organization described in 
     section 501(d), this subsection shall not apply to copies 
     referred to in section 6031(b) with respect to such 
     organization.''.
       (b) Public Inspection.--Subparagraph (C) of section 
     6104(e)(1) of the 1986 Code is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``In the case of an organization 
     described in section 501(d), subparagraph (A) shall not 
     require the disclosure of the copies referred to in section 
     6031(b) with respect to such organization.''.
       (c) Disclosure to Authorized Representatives of the 
     Taxpayer.--Paragraph (6) of section 6103(e) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking ``or (5)'' and inserting ``(5), (8), 
     or (9)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6020. AMENDMENT RELATED TO OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION 
                   ACT OF 1993.

       (a) In General.--Section 196(c) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6), by striking 
     the period at the end of paragraph (7), and insert ``, and'', 
     and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) the employer social security credit determined under 
     section 45B(a).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 13443 of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993.

     SEC. 6021. AMENDMENT RELATED TO REVENUE RECONCILIATION ACT OF 
                   1990.

       (a) Identification Requirement for Individuals Eligible for 
     Earned Income Credit.--Subparagraph (F) of section 32(c)(1) 
     of the 1986 Code is amended by striking ``The term `eligible 
     individual' does not include any individual who does not 
     include on the return of tax for the taxable year--'' and 
     inserting ``No credit shall be allowed under this section to 
     an eligible individual who does not include on the return of 
     tax for the taxable year--''.
       (b) Identification Requirement for Qualifying Children 
     Under Earned Income Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Clause (i) of section 32(c)(3)(D) of the 
     1986 Code is amended to read as follows:

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       ``(i) In general.--A qualifying child shall not be taken 
     into account under subsection (b) unless the taxpayer 
     includes the name, age, and TIN of the qualifying child on 
     the return of tax for the taxable year.''.
       (2) Individuals who do not include tin, etc., of any 
     qualifying child.--Paragraph (1) of section 32(c) of the 1986 
     Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(G) Individuals who do not include tin, etc., of any 
     qualifying child.--No credit shall be allowed under this 
     section to any eligible individual who has 1 or more 
     qualifying children if no qualifying child of such individual 
     is taken into account under subsection (b) by reason of 
     paragraph (3)(D).''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     32(c)(3) is amended by inserting ``and'' at the end of clause 
     (ii), by striking ``, and'' at the end of clause (iii) and 
     inserting a period, and by striking clause (iv).
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Eligible individuals.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a) shall take effect as if included in the amendments made 
     by section 451 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
       (2) Qualifying children.--The amendments made by subsection 
     (b) shall take effect as if included in the amendments made 
     by section 11111 of Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990.

     SEC. 6022. AMENDMENT RELATED TO TAX REFORM ACT OF 1986.

       (a) In General.--Section 6401(b)(1) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``and D'' and inserting ``D, and G''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 701(b) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

     SEC. 6023. MISCELLANEOUS CLERICAL AND DEADWOOD CHANGES.

       (1) The heading for subparagraph (B) of section 45A(b)(1) 
     of the 1986 Code is amended by striking ``targeted jobs 
     credit'' and inserting ``work opportunity credit''.
       (2) The subsection heading for section 59(b) of the 1986 
     Code is amended by striking ``Section 936 Credit'' and 
     inserting ``Credits Under Section 30A or 936''.
       (3) Subsection (n) of section 72 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting ``(as in effect on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of the Small Business Job Protection 
     Act of 1996)'' after ``section 101(b)(2)(D)''.
       (4) Subparagraph (A) of section 72(t)(3) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking ``(A)(v),'' and inserting ``(A)(v)''.
       (5) Clause (ii) of section 142(f)(3)(A) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``1997, ('' and inserting ``1997 (''.
       (6) The last sentence of paragraph (3) of section 501(n) of 
     the 1986 Code is amended by striking ``subparagraph (C)(ii)'' 
     and inserting ``subparagraph (E)(ii)''.
       (7) Subsection (o) of section 501 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``section 1853(e)'' and inserting 
     ``section 1855(d)''.
       (8) The heading for subclause (II) of section 
     512(b)(17)(B)(ii) of the 1986 Code is amended by striking 
     ``Rule'' and inserting ``rule''.
       (9) Clause (ii) of section 543(d)(5)(A) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``section 563(c)'' and inserting 
     ``section 563(d)''.
       (10) Subparagraph (B) of section 871(f)(2) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking ``(19 U.S.C. 2462)'' and inserting 
     ``19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.)''.
       (11) Paragraph (2) of section 1017(a) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``(b)(2)(D)'' and inserting 
     ``(b)(2)(E)''.
       (12) Subparagraph (D) of section 1250(d)(4) of the 1986 
     Code is amended by striking ``the last sentence of section 
     1033(b)'' and inserting ``section 1033(b)(2)''.
       (13) Paragraph (5) of section 3121(a) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph 
     (F) and inserting a comma,
       (B) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (G), and
       (C) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (I) 
     and inserting a semicolon.
       (14) Paragraph (19) of section 3401(a) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting ``for'' before ``any benefit provided 
     to''.
       (15) Paragraph (21) of section 3401(a) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting ``for'' before ``any payment made''.
       (16) Sections 4092(b) and 6427(q)(2) of the 1986 Code are 
     each amended by striking ``section 4041(c)(4)'' and inserting 
     ``section 4041(c)(2)''.
       (17) Sections 4221(c) and 4222(d) of the 1986 Code are each 
     amended by striking ``4053(a)(6)'' and inserting ``4053(6)''.
       (18)(A) The heading of section 4973 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 4973. TAX ON EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN TAX-
                   FAVORED ACCOUNTS AND ANNUITIES.''.

       (B) The item relating to section 4973 in the table of 
     sections for chapter 43 of the 1986 Code is amended to read 
     as follows:

``Sec. 4973. Tax on excess contributions to certain tax-favored 
              accounts and annuities.''.
       (19) Section 4975 of the 1986 Code is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)(3) by striking ``exempt for the tax'' 
     and inserting ``exempt from the tax'', and
       (B) in subsection (i) by striking ``Secretary of Treasury'' 
     and inserting ``Secretary of the Treasury''.
       (20) Paragraph (1) of section 6039(a) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting ``to any person'' after ``transfers''.
       (21) Subparagraph (A) of section 6050R(b)(2) of the 1986 
     Code is amended by striking the semicolon at the end thereof 
     and inserting a comma.
       (22) Subparagraph (A) of section 6103(h)(4) of the 1986 
     Code is amended by inserting ``if'' before ``the taxpayer is 
     a party to''.
       (23) Paragraph (5) of section 6416(b) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``section 4216(e)(1)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``section 4216(d)(1)''.
       (24)(A) Section 6421 of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (i) and 
     (j), respectively.
       (B) Subsection (b) of section 34 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``section 6421(j)'' and inserting 
     ``section 6421(i)''.
       (C) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 6421 of the 1986 
     Code are each amended by striking ``subsection (j)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (i)''.
       (25) Paragraph (3) of section 6427(f) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``, (e),''.
       (26)(A) Section 6427 of the 1986 Code, as amended by 
     paragraph (16), is amended by redesignating subsections (n), 
     (p), (q), and (r) as subsections (m), (n), (o), and (p), 
     respectively.
       (B) Paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of section 6427(i) of the 
     1986 Code are each amended by striking ``(q)'' and inserting 
     ``(o)''.
       (27) Subsection (m) of section 6501 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``election under'' and all that follows 
     through ``(or any'' and inserting ``election under section 
     30(d)(4), 40(f), 43, 45B, 45C(d)(4), or 51(j) (or any''.
       (28) The paragraph heading of paragraph (2) of section 
     7702B(e) of the 1986 Code is amended by inserting ``section'' 
     after ``Application of''.
       (29) Paragraph (3) of section 7434(b) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``attorneys fees'' and inserting 
     ``attorneys' fees''.
       (30) Subparagraph (B) of section 7872(f)(2) of the 1986 
     Code is amended by striking ``foregone'' and inserting 
     ``forgone''.
       (31) Subsection (e) of section 9502 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Certain Taxes on Alcohol Mixtures To Remain in 
     General Fund.--For purposes of this section, the amounts 
     which would (but for this subsection) be required to be 
     appropriated under subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of 
     subsection (b)(1) shall be reduced by--
       ``(1) 0.6 cent per gallon in the case of taxes imposed on 
     any mixture at least 10 percent of which is alcohol (as 
     defined in section 4081(c)(3)) if any portion of such alcohol 
     is ethanol, and
       ``(2) 0.67 cent per gallon in the case of fuel used in 
     producing a mixture described in paragraph (1).''.
       (32) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6024. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this title, the amendments 
     made by this title shall take effect as if included in the 
     provisions of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to which they 
     relate.
                     TITLE VII--REVENUE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 7001. CLARIFICATION OF DEDUCTION FOR DEFERRED 
                   COMPENSATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 404(a) (relating to deduction for 
     contributions of an employer to an employee's trust or 
     annuity plan and compensation under a deferred-payment plan) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Determinations relating to deferred compensation.--
     For purposes of determining under this section--
       ``(A) whether compensation of an employee is deferred 
     compensation, and
       ``(B) when deferred compensation is paid,
     no amount shall be treated as received by the employee, or 
     paid, until it is actually received by the employee.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Change in method of accounting.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by the amendment made by subsection (a) to 
     change its method of accounting for its first taxable year 
     ending after the date of the enactment of this Act--
       (A) such change shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer,
       (B) such change shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary of the Treasury, and
       (C) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken 
     into account by the taxpayer under section 481 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account 
     ratably over the 3-taxable year period beginning with such 
     first taxable year.

     SEC. 7002. TERMINATION OF EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN REAL ESTATE 
                   INVESTMENT TRUSTS FROM THE TREATMENT OF STAPLED 
                   ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 
     136(c) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 (relating to stapled 
     stock; stapled entities), the REIT gross income provisions 
     shall be applied by treating the activities and gross income 
     of members of the stapled REIT group properly allocable to 
     any nonqualified real property interest held by the exempt 
     REIT or any stapled entity which is a member of such group 
     (or treated under subsection (c) as held by such REIT or 
     stapled entity) as the activities and gross income of the 
     exempt REIT in the same manner as if the exempt REIT and such 
     group were 1 entity.
       (b) Nonqualified Real Property Interest.--For purposes of 
     this section--

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       (1) In general.--The term ``nonqualified real property 
     interest'' means, with respect to any exempt REIT, any 
     interest in real property acquired after March 26, 1998, by 
     the exempt REIT or any stapled entity.
       (2) Exception for binding contracts, etc.--Such term shall 
     not include any interest in real property acquired after 
     March 26, 1998, by the exempt REIT or any stapled entity if--
       (A) the acquisition is pursuant to a written agreement 
     (including a put option, buy-sell agreement, and an agreement 
     relating to a third party default) which was binding on such 
     date and at all times thereafter on such REIT or stapled 
     entity, or
       (B) the acquisition is described on or before such date in 
     a public announcement or in a filing with the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission.
       (3) Improvements and leases.--
       (A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, the term ``nonqualified real property interest'' 
     shall not include--
       (i) any improvement to land owned or leased by the exempt 
     REIT or any member of the stapled REIT group, and
       (ii) any repair to, or improvement of, any improvement 
     owned or leased by the exempt REIT or any member of the 
     stapled REIT group,

     if such ownership or leasehold interest is a qualified real 
     property interest.
       (B) Leases.--The term ''nonqualified real property 
     interest' shall not include--
       (i) any lease of a qualified real property interest if such 
     lease is not otherwise such an interest, or
       (ii) any renewal of a lease which is a qualified real 
     property interest,

     but only if the rent on any lease referred to in clause (i) 
     or any renewal referred to in clause (ii) does not exceed an 
     arm's length rate.
       (C) Termination where change in use.--
       (i) In general.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any 
     improvement placed in service after December 31, 1999, which 
     is part of a change in the use of the property to which such 
     improvement relates unless the cost of such improvement does 
     not exceed 200 percent of--

       (I) the cost of such property, or
       (II) if such property is substituted basis property (as 
     defined in section 7701(a)(42) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986), the fair market value of the property at the time 
     of acquisition.

       (ii) Binding contracts.--For purposes of clause (i), an 
     improvement shall be treated as placed in service before 
     January 1, 2000, if such improvement is placed in service 
     before January 1, 2004, pursuant to a binding contract in 
     effect on December 31, 1999, and at all times thereafter.
       (4) Exception for permitted transfers, etc.--The term 
     ``nonqualified real property interest'' shall not include any 
     interest in real property acquired solely as a result of a 
     direct or indirect contribution, distribution, or other 
     transfer of such interest from the exempt REIT or any member 
     of the stapled REIT group to such REIT or any such member, 
     but only to the extent the aggregate of the interests of the 
     exempt REIT and all stapled entities in such interest in real 
     property (determined in accordance with subsection (c)(1)) is 
     not increased by reason of the transfer.
       (5) Treatment of entities which are not stapled, etc. on 
     march 26, 1998.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     section, all interests in real property held by an exempt 
     REIT or any stapled entity with respect to such REIT (or 
     treated under subsection (c) as held by such REIT or stapled 
     entity) shall be treated as nonqualified real property 
     interests unless--
       (A) such stapled entity was a stapled entity with respect 
     to such REIT as of March 26, 1998, and at all times 
     thereafter, and
       (B) as of March 26, 1998, and at all times thereafter, such 
     REIT was a real estate investment trust.
       (6) Qualified real property interest.--The term ``qualified 
     real property interest'' means any interest in real property 
     other than a nonqualified real property interest.
       (c) Treatment of Property Held by 10-Percent 
     Subsidiaries.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) In general.--Any exempt REIT and any stapled entity 
     shall be treated as holding their proportionate shares of 
     each interest in real property held by any 10-percent 
     subsidiary entity of the exempt REIT or stapled entity, as 
     the case may be.
       (2) Property held by 10-percent subsidiaries treated as 
     nonqualified.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     any interest in real property held by a 10-percent subsidiary 
     entity of an exempt REIT or stapled entity shall be treated 
     as a nonqualified real property interest.
       (B) Exception for interests in real property held on march 
     26, 1998, etc.--In the case of an entity which was a 10-
     percent subsidiary entity of an exempt REIT or stapled entity 
     on March 26, 1998, and at all times thereafter, an interest 
     in real property held by such subsidiary entity shall be 
     treated as a qualified real property interest if such 
     interest would be so treated if held or acquired directly by 
     the exempt REIT or the stapled entity.
       (3) Reduction in qualified real property interests if 
     increase in ownership of subsidiary.--If, after March 26, 
     1998, an exempt REIT or stapled entity increases its 
     ownership interest in a subsidiary entity to which paragraph 
     (2)(B) applies above its ownership interest in such 
     subsidiary entity as of such date, the additional portion of 
     each interest in real property which is treated as held by 
     the exempt REIT or stapled entity by reason of such increased 
     ownership shall be treated as a nonqualified real property 
     interest.
       (4) Special rules for determining ownership.--For purposes 
     of this subsection--
       (A) percentage ownership of an entity shall be determined 
     in accordance with subsection (e)(4),
       (B) interests in the entity which are acquired by an exempt 
     REIT or a member of the stapled REIT group in any acquisition 
     described in an agreement, announcement, or filing described 
     in subsection (b)(2) shall be treated as acquired on March 
     26, 1998, and
       (C) except as provided in guidance prescribed by the 
     Secretary, any change in proportionate ownership which is 
     attributable solely to fluctuations in the relative fair 
     market values of different classes of stock shall not be 
     taken into account.
       (5) Treatment of 60-percent partnerships.--
       (A) In general.--If, as of March 26, 1998--
       (i) an exempt REIT or stapled entity held directly or 
     indirectly at least 60 percent of the capital or profits 
     interest in a partnership, and
       (ii) 90 percent or more of the capital interests and 90 
     percent or more of the profits interests in such partnership 
     (other than interests held directly or indirectly by the 
     exempt REIT or stapled entity) are, or will be, redeemable or 
     exchangeable for consideration the amount of which is 
     determined by reference to the value of shares of stock in 
     the exempt REIT or stapled entity (or both),

     paragraph (3) shall not apply to such partnership, and such 
     REIT or entity shall be treated for all purposes of this 
     section as holding all of the capital and profits interests 
     in such partnership.
       (B) Limitation to 1 partnership.--If, as of January 1, 
     1999, more than 1 partnership owned by any exempt REIT or 
     stapled entity meets the requirements of subparagraph (A), 
     only the largest such partnership on such date (determined by 
     aggregate asset bases) shall be treated as meeting such 
     requirements.
       (C) Mirror entity.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), an 
     interest in a partnership formed after March 26, 1998, shall 
     be treated as held by an exempt REIT or stapled entity on 
     March 26, 1998, if such partnership is formed to mirror the 
     stapling of an exempt REIT and a stapled entity in connection 
     with an acquisition agreed to or announced on or before March 
     26, 1998.
       (d) Treatment of Property Secured by Mortgage Held by 
     Exempt REIT or Member of Stapled REIT Group.--
       (1) In general.--In the case of any nonqualified obligation 
     held by an exempt REIT or any member of the stapled REIT 
     group, the REIT gross income provisions shall be applied by 
     treating the exempt REIT as having impermissible tenant 
     service income equal to--
       (A) the interest income from such obligation which is 
     properly allocable to the property described in paragraph 
     (2), and
       (B) the income of any member of the stapled REIT group from 
     services described in paragraph (2) with respect to such 
     property.

     If the income referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) is of a 
     10-percent subsidiary entity, only the portion of such income 
     which is properly allocable to the exempt REIT's or the 
     stapled entity's interest in the subsidiary entity shall be 
     taken into account.
       (2) Nonqualified obligation.--Except as otherwise provided 
     in this subsection, the term ``nonqualified obligation'' 
     means any obligation secured by a mortgage on an interest in 
     real property if the income of any member of the stapled REIT 
     group for services furnished with respect to such property 
     would be impermissible tenant service income were such 
     property held by the exempt REIT and such services furnished 
     by the exempt REIT.
       (3) Exception for certain market rate obligations.--Such 
     term shall not include any obligation--
       (A) payments under which would be treated as interest if 
     received by a REIT, and
       (B) the rate of interest on which does not exceed an arm's 
     length rate.
       (4) Exception for existing obligations.--Such term shall 
     not include any obligation--
       (A) which is secured on March 26, 1998, by an interest in 
     real property, and
       (B) which is held on such date by the exempt REIT or any 
     entity which is a member of the stapled REIT group on such 
     date and at all times thereafter,

     but only so long as such obligation is secured by such 
     interest, and the interest payable on such obligation is not 
     changed to a rate which exceeds an arm's length rate unless 
     such change is pursuant to the terms of the obligation in 
     effect on March 26, 1998. The preceding sentence shall not 
     cease to apply by reason of the refinancing of the obligation 
     if (immediately after the refinancing) the principal amount 
     of the obligation resulting from the refinancing does not 
     exceed the principal amount of the refinanced obligation 
     (immediately before the refinancing) and the interest payable 
     on such refinanced obligation does not exceed an arm's length 
     rate.
       (5) Treatment of entities which are not stapled, etc. on 
     march 26, 1998.--A rule similar to the rule of subsection 
     (b)(5) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.

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       (6) Increase in amount of nonqualified obligations if 
     increase in ownership of subsidiary.--A rule similar to the 
     rule of subsection (c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this 
     subsection.
       (7) Coordination with subsection (a).--This subsection 
     shall not apply to the portion of any interest in real 
     property that the exempt REIT or stapled entity holds or is 
     treated as holding under this section without regard to this 
     subsection.
       (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) REIT gross income provisions.--The term ``REIT gross 
     income provisions'' means--
       (A) paragraphs (2), (3), and (6) of section 856(c) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and
       (B) section 857(b)(5) of such Code.
       (2) Exempt reit.--The term ``exempt REIT'' means a real 
     estate investment trust to which section 269B of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 does not apply by reason of paragraph 
     (3) of section 136(c) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984.
       (3) Stapled reit group.--The term ``stapled REIT group'' 
     means, with respect to an exempt REIT, the group consisting 
     of--
       (A) all entities which are stapled entities with respect to 
     the exempt REIT, and
       (B) all entities which are 10-percent subsidiary entities 
     of the exempt REIT or any such stapled entity.
       (4) 10-percent subsidiary entity.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``10-percent subsidiary entity'' 
     means, with respect to any exempt REIT or stapled entity, any 
     entity in which the exempt REIT or stapled entity (as the 
     case may be) directly or indirectly holds at least a 10-
     percent interest.
       (B) Exception for certain c corporation subsidiaries of 
     reits.--A corporation which would, but for this subparagraph, 
     be treated as a 10-percent subsidiary of an exempt REIT shall 
     not be so treated if such corporation is taxable under 
     section 11 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (C) 10-percent interest.--The term ``10-percent interest'' 
     means--
       (i) in the case of an interest in a corporation, ownership 
     of 10 percent (by vote or value) of the stock in such 
     corporation,
       (ii) in the case of an interest in a partnership, ownership 
     of 10 percent of the capital or profits interest in the 
     partnership, and
       (iii) in any other case, ownership of 10 percent of the 
     beneficial interests in the entity.
       (5) Other definitions.--Terms used in this section which 
     are used in section 269B or section 856 of such Code shall 
     have the respective meanings given such terms by such 
     section.
       (f) Guidance.--The Secretary may prescribe such guidance as 
     may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of 
     this section, including guidance to prevent the avoidance of 
     such purposes and to prevent the double counting of income.
       (g) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to taxable 
     years ending after March 26, 1998.

     SEC. 7003. CERTAIN CUSTOMER RECEIVABLES INELIGIBLE FOR MARK-
                   TO-MARKET TREATMENT.

       (a) Certain Receivables Not Eligible for Mark to Market.--
     Section 475(c) (relating to definitions) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Special rules for certain receivables.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (2)(C) shall not include any 
     nonfinancial customer paper.
       ``(B) Nonfinancial customer paper.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `nonfinancial customer paper' 
     means any receivable which--
       ``(i) is a note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of 
     indebtedness,
       ``(ii) arises out of the sale of nonfinancial goods or 
     services by a person the principal activity of which is the 
     selling or providing of nonfinancial goods or services, and
       ``(iii) is held by such person (or a person who bears a 
     relationship to such person described in section 267(b) or 
     707(b)) at all times since issue.''
       (b) Regulations.--Section 475(g) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1), by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ``, and'', and by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) to prevent the use by taxpayers of subsection (c)(4) 
     to avoid the application of this section to a receivable that 
     is inventory in the hands of the taxpayer (or a person who 
     bears a relationship to the taxpayer described in sections 
     267(b) of 707(b)).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Change in method of accounting.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by the amendments made by this section to 
     change its method of accounting for its first taxable year 
     ending after the date of the enactment of this Act--
       (A) such change shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer,
       (B) such change shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary of the Treasury, and
       (C) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken 
     into account by the taxpayer under section 481 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account 
     ratably over the 4-taxable year period beginning with such 
     first taxable year.

     SEC. 7004. MODIFICATION OF AGI LIMIT FOR CONVERSIONS TO ROTH 
                   IRAS.

       (a) In General.--Section 408A(c)(3)(C)(i) (relating to 
     limits based on modified adjusted gross income) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(i) adjusted gross income shall be determined in the same 
     manner as under section 219(g)(3), except that--

       ``(I) any amount included in gross income under subsection 
     (d)(3) shall not be taken into account, and
       ``(II) any amount included in gross income by reason of a 
     required distribution under a provision described in 
     paragraph (5) shall not be taken into account for purposes of 
     subparagraph (B)(i).''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2004.
TITLE VIII--IDENTIFICATION OF LIMITED TAX BENEFITS SUBJECT TO LINE ITEM 
                                  VETO

     SEC. 8001. IDENTIFICATION OF LIMITED TAX BENEFITS SUBJECT TO 
                   LINE ITEM VETO.

       Section 1021(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 shall only apply to--
       (1) section 3105 (relating to administrative appeal of 
     adverse IRS determination of tax-exempt status of bond 
     issue), and
       (2) section 3445(c) (relating to State fish and wildlife 
     permits).
 TITLE IX--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 
                              21ST CENTURY

     SEC. 9001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``TEA 21 Restoration Act''.

     SEC. 9002. AUTHORIZATION AND PROGRAM SUBTITLE.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1101(a) of 
     the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (13)--
       (A) by striking ``$1,025,695,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,029,583,500'';
       (B) by striking ``$1,398,675,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,403,977,500'';
       (C) by striking ``$1,678,410,000'' the first place it 
     appears and inserting ``$1,684,773,000'';
       (D) by striking ``$1,678,410,000'' the second place it 
     appears and inserting ``$1,684,773,000'';
       (E) by striking ``$1,771,655,000'' the first place it 
     appears and inserting ``$1,778,371,500''; and
       (F) by striking ``$1,771,655,000'' the second place it 
     appears and inserting ``$1,778,371,500''; and
       (2) in paragraph (14)--
       (A) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``1999''; and
       (B) by inserting before ``$5,000,000'' the following: 
     ``$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998''.
       (b) Obligation Limitations.--
       (1) General limitation.--Section 1102(a) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``$25,431,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$25,511,000,000'';
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``$26,155,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$26,245,000,000'';
       (C) in paragraph (4) by striking ``$26,651,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$26,761,000,000'';
       (D) in paragraph (5) by striking ``$27,235,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$27,355,000,000''; and
       (E) in paragraph (6) by striking ``$27,681,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$27,811,000,000''.
       (2) Transportation research programs.--Section 1102(e) of 
     such Act is amended--
       (A) by striking ``3'' and inserting ``5'';
       (B) by striking ``VI'' and inserting ``V''; and
       (C) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``; except that obligation authority made 
     available for such programs under such limitations shall 
     remain available for a period of 3 fiscal years''.
       (3) Redistribution of certain authorized funds.--Section 
     1102(f) of such Act is amended by striking ``(other than the 
     program under section 160 of title 23, United States Code)''.
       (c) Apportionments.--Section 1103 of such Act is amended--
       (1) in subsection (l) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Section 150 of such title, and the item relating to 
     such section in the analysis for chapter 1 of such title, are 
     repealed.'';
       (2) in subsection (n) by inserting ``of title 23, United 
     States Code'' after ``206''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) Technical Adjustments.--Section 104 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (a)(1) (as amended by subsection (a) of 
     this section) by striking `under section 103';
       ``(2) in subsection (b) (as amended by subsection (b) of 
     this section)--
       ``(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking `1999 through 2003' 
     and inserting `1998 through 2002'; and
       ``(B) in paragraph (4)(B)(i) by striking `on lanes on 
     Interstate System' and all that follows through `in each 
     State' and inserting `on Interstate System routes open to 
     traffic in each State'; and
       ``(3) in subsection (e)(2) (as added by subsection (d)(6) 
     of this section) by striking `104, 144, or 157' and inserting 
     `104, 105, or 144'.''.
       (d) Minimum Guarantee.--Section 1104 of such Act is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Technical Adjustments.--Section 105 of title 23, 
     United States Code (as amended

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     by subsection (a) of this section), is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following: 
     `The minimum amount allocated to a State under this section 
     for a fiscal year shall be $1,000,000.';
       ``(2) in subsection (c)(1) by striking `50 percent of';
       ``(3) in subsection (c)(1)(A) by inserting `(other than 
     metropolitan planning, minimum guarantee, high priority 
     projects, Appalachian development highway system, and 
     recreational trails programs)' after `subsection (a)';
       ``(4) in subsection (c)(1)(B) by striking `all States' and 
     inserting `each State';
       ``(5) in subsection (c)(2)--
       ``(A) by striking `apportion' and inserting `administer'; 
     and
       ``(B) by striking `apportioned' and inserting 
     `administered'; and
       ``(6) in subsection (f)--
       ``(A) by inserting `percentage' before `return' each place 
     it appears;
       ``(B) in paragraph (2) by striking `for the preceding 
     fiscal year was equal to or less than' and inserting `in the 
     table in subsection (b) was equal to'; and
       ``(C) in paragraph (3)--
       ``(i) by inserting `proportionately' before `adjust';
       ``(ii) by striking `set forth'; and
       ``(iii) by striking `do not exceed' and inserting `is equal 
     to'.''.
       (e) Revenue Aligned Budget Authority.--Section 1105 of such 
     Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Technical Corrections.--Section 110 of such title (as 
     amended by subsection (a)) is amended--
       ``(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
     following:
       `(a) In General.--
       `(1) Allocation.--On October 15 of fiscal year 2000 and 
     each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall allocate for 
     such fiscal year an amount of funds equal to the amount 
     determined pursuant to section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(cc) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C 901(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)(cc)) if the amount determined 
     pursuant to such section for such fiscal year is greater than 
     zero.
       `(2) Reduction.--If the amount determined pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(cc) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C 
     901(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)(cc)) for fiscal year 2000 or any fiscal 
     year thereafter is less than zero, the Secretary on October 1 
     of the succeeding fiscal year shall reduce proportionately 
     the amount of sums authorized to be appropriated from the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to 
     carry out each of the Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
     construction programs (other than emergency relief) by an 
     aggregate amount equal to the amount determined pursuant to 
     such section.';
       ``(2) in subsections (b)(2) and (b)(4) by striking 
     `subsection (a)' and inserting `subsection (a)(1)'; and
       ``(3) in subsection (c) by striking `Maintenance program, 
     the' and inserting `and'.''.
       (f) Interstate Maintenance Program.--Section 1107 of such 
     Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Technical Amendments.--Section 119 of such title (as 
     amended by subsection (a)) is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (b)--
       ``(A) by striking `104(b)(5)(B)' and inserting `104(b)(4)'; 
     and
       ``(B) by striking `104(b)(5)(A)' each place it appears and 
     inserting `104(b)(5)(A) (as in effect on the date before the 
     date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century)'; and
       ``(2) in subsection (c) by striking `104(b)(5)(B)' each 
     place it appears and inserting `104(b)(4)'.''.
       (g) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement 
     Program.--Section 1110(d)(2) of such Act is amended--
       (1) by striking ``149(c)'' and inserting ``149(e)''; and
       (2) by striking ``that reduce'' and inserting ``reduce''.
       (h) Highway Use Tax Evasion Projects.--Section 1114 of such 
     Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Technical Adjustments.--Section 143 of title 23, 
     United States Code (as amended by subsection (a) of this 
     section), is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (c)(1) by striking `April 1' and 
     inserting `August 1';
       ``(2) in subsection (c)(3) by inserting `priority' after 
     `Funding'; and
       ``(3) in subsection (c)(3) by inserting `and prior to 
     funding any other activity under this section,' after 
     `2003,'.''.
       (i) Federal Lands Highways Program.--Section 1115 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Conforming Amendments.--
       ``(1) Federal share.--Subsections (j) and (k) of section 
     120 of title 23, United States Code (as added by subsection 
     (a) of this section), are redesignated as subsections (k) and 
     (l), respectively.
       ``(2) Reservation of funds.--Section 202(d)(4)(B) of such 
     title (as added by subsection (b)(4) of this section) is 
     amended by striking `to, apply sodium acetate/formate de-icer 
     to,' and inserting `, sodium acetate/formate, or other 
     environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing 
     and de-icing compositions'.
       ``(3) Elimination of duplicative provision.--Section 144(g) 
     of such title is amended by striking paragraph (4).''.
       (j) Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Correction.--Section 
     1116 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Technical Correction.--Sections 404(5) and 
     407(c)(2)(C)(iii) of such Act (as amended by subsections 
     (a)(2) and (b)(2), respectively) are amended by striking `the 
     record of decision' each place it appears and inserting `a 
     record of decision'.''.
       (k) Technical Correction.--Section 1117 of such Act is 
     amended in subsections (a) and (b) by striking ``section 
     102'' each place it appears and inserting ``section 
     1101(a)(6)''.

     SEC. 9003. RESTORATIONS TO GENERAL PROVISIONS SUBTITLE.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle B of title I of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1224. NATIONAL HISTORIC COVERED BRIDGE PRESERVATION.

       ``(a) Historic Covered Bridge Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `historic covered bridge' means a covered bridge 
     that is listed or eligible for listing on the National 
     Register of Historic Places.
       ``(b) Historic Covered Bridge Preservation.--Subject to the 
     availability of appropriations under subsection (d), the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(1) collect and disseminate information concerning 
     historic covered bridges;
       ``(2) foster educational programs relating to the history 
     and construction techniques of historic covered bridges;
       ``(3) conduct research on the history of historic covered 
     bridges; and
       ``(4) conduct research, and study techniques, on protecting 
     historic covered bridges from rot, fire, natural disasters, 
     or weight-related damage.
       ``(c) Direct Federal Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Secretary shall make a grant to a State 
     that submits an application to the Secretary that 
     demonstrates a need for assistance in carrying out 1 or more 
     historic covered bridge projects described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Types of project.--A grant under paragraph (1) may be 
     made for a project--
       ``(A) to rehabilitate or repair a historic covered bridge; 
     and
       ``(B) to preserve a historic covered bridge, including 
     through--
       ``(i) installation of a fire protection system, including a 
     fireproofing or fire detection system and sprinklers;
       ``(ii) installation of a system to prevent vandalism and 
     arson; or
       ``(iii) relocation of a bridge to a preservation site.
       ``(3) Authenticity.--A grant under paragraph (1) may be 
     made for a project only if--
       ``(A) to the maximum extent practicable, the project--
       ``(i) is carried out in the most historically appropriate 
     manner; and
       ``(ii) preserves the existing structure of the historic 
     covered bridge; and
       ``(B) the project provides for the replacement of wooden 
     components with wooden components, unless the use of wood is 
     impracticable for safety reasons.
       ``(4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out with a grant under this subsection shall 
     be 80 percent.
       ``(d) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003. Such funds shall remain available until 
     expended.

     ``SEC. 1225. SUBSTITUTE PROJECT.

       ``(a) Approval of Project.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, upon the request of the Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia, the Secretary may approve substitute 
     highway and transit projects under section 103(e)(4) of title 
     23, United States Code (as in effect on the day before the 
     date of enactment of this Act), in lieu of construction of 
     the Barney Circle Freeway project in the District of 
     Columbia, as identified in the 1991 Interstate Cost Estimate.
       ``(b) Eligibility for Federal Assistance.--Upon approval of 
     any substitute project or projects under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) the cost of construction of the Barney Circle Freeway 
     Modification project shall not be eligible for funds 
     authorized under section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway 
     Act of 1956; and
       ``(2) substitute projects approved pursuant to this section 
     shall be funded from interstate construction funds 
     apportioned or allocated to the District of Columbia that are 
     not expended and not subject to lapse on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       ``(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share payable on account 
     of a project or activity approved under this section shall be 
     85 percent of the cost thereof; except that the exception set 
     forth in section 120(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, 
     shall apply.
       ``(d) Limitation on Eligibility.--Any substitute project 
     approved pursuant to subsection (a) (for which the Secretary 
     finds that sufficient Federal funds are available) must be 
     under contract for construction, or construction must have 
     commenced, before the last day of the 4-year period beginning 
     on the date of enactment of this Act. If the substitute 
     project is not under contract for construction, or 
     construction has not commenced, by such last day, the 
     Secretary shall withdraw approval of the substitute project.

     ``SEC. 1226. FISCAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND OTHER AMENDMENTS.

       ``(a) Advanced Construction.--Section 115 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (b)--

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       ``(A) by moving the text of paragraph (1) (including 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B)) 2 ems to the left;
       ``(B) by striking `Projects' and all that follows through 
     `When a State' and inserting `Projects.--When a State';
       ``(C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
       ``(D) by striking `(A) prior' and inserting `(1) prior'; 
     and
       ``(E) by striking `(B) the project' and inserting `(2) the 
     project';
       ``(2) by striking subsection (c); and
       ``(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       ``(b) Availability of Funds.--Section 118 of such title is 
     amended--
       ``(1) in the subsection heading of subsection (b) by 
     striking `; Discretionary Projects'; and
       ``(2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
     following:
       `(e) Effect of Release of Funds.--Any Federal-aid highway 
     funds released by the final payment on a project, or by the 
     modification of the project agreement, shall be credited to 
     the same program funding category previously apportioned to 
     the State and shall be immediately available for 
     expenditure.'.''.
       ``(c) Advances to States.--Section 124 of such title is 
     amended--
       ``(1) by striking `(a)' the first place it appears; and
       ``(2) by striking subsection (b).
       ``(d) Diversion.--Section 126 of such title, and the item 
     relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 1 of 
     such title, are repealed.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents contained 
     in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1222 the following:

``Sec. 1223. Transportation assistance for Olympic cities.
``Sec. 1224. National historic covered bridge preservation.
``Sec. 1225. Substitute project.
``Sec. 1226. Fiscal, administrative, and other amendments.''.
       (c) Metropolitan Planning Technical Adjustment.--Section 
     1203 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(o) Technical Adjustment.--Section 134(h)(5)(A) of title 
     23, United States Code (as amended by subsection (h) of this 
     section), is amended by striking `for implementation'.''.
       (d) Amendments to Prior Surface Transportation Laws.--
     Section 1211 of such Act is amended--
       (1) in subsection (i)(3)(E) by striking ``subparagraph 
     (D)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C)'';
       (2) in subsection (i) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Technical amendments.--Section 1105(e)(5)(B)(i) of 
     such Act (as amended by paragraph (3) of this subsection) is 
     amended--
       ``(A) by striking `subsection (c)(18)(B)(i)' and inserting 
     `subsection (c)(18)(D)(i)';
       ``(B) by striking `subsection (c)(18)(B)(ii)' and inserting 
     `subsection (c)(18)(D)(ii)'; and
       ``(C) by adding at the end the following: `The portion of 
     the route referred to in subsection (c)(36) is designated as 
     Interstate Route I-86.'.'';
       (3) by striking subsection (j);
       (4) in subsection (k)--
       (A) by striking ``along'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``from''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Texas state highway 99.--Texas State Highway 99 (also 
     known as `Grand Parkway') shall be considered as 1 option in 
     the I-69 route studies performed by the Texas Department of 
     Transportation for the designation of I-69 Bypass in Houston, 
     Texas.''; and
       (5) by redesignating subsections (g) through (i) and (k) 
     through (n) as subsections (f) through (h) and (i) through 
     (l), respectively.
       (e) Miscellaneous.--Section 1212 of such Act is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of subsection (q)(1) by striking 
     ``advance curriculum'' and inserting ``advanced curriculum'';
       (2) in subsection (r)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out paragraph 
     (1) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and $2,500,000 for fiscal 
     year 2000.'';
       (3) in subsection (s)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out paragraph (1) 
     $23,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.'';
       (4) in subsection (u)--
       (A) by inserting ``the Secretary shall approve, and'' 
     before ``the Commonwealth'';
       (B) by inserting a comma after ``with''; and
       (C) by inserting ``(as redefined by this Act)'' after 
     ``80''; and
       (5) by redesignating subsections (k) through (z) as 
     subsections (e) through (t), respectively.
       (f) Puerto Rico Highway Program.--Section 1214(r) of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Treatment of funds.--Amounts made available to carry 
     out this subsection for a fiscal year shall be administered 
     as follows:
       ``(A) For purposes of this subsection, such amounts shall 
     be treated as being apportioned to Puerto Rico under sections 
     104(b), 144, and 206 of title 23, United States Code, for 
     each program funded under such sections in an amount 
     determined by multiplying--
       ``(i) the aggregate of such amounts for the fiscal year; by
       ``(ii) the ratio that--

       ``(I) the amount of funds apportioned to Puerto Rico for 
     each such program for fiscal year 1997; bears to
       ``(II) the total amount of funds apportioned to Puerto Rico 
     for all such programs for fiscal year 1997.

       ``(B) The amounts treated as being apportioned to Puerto 
     Rico under each section referred to in subparagraph (A) shall 
     be deemed to be required to be apportioned to Puerto Rico 
     under such section for purposes of the imposition of any 
     penalty provisions in titles 23 and 49, United States Code.
       ``(C) Subject to subparagraph (B), nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed as affecting any allocation 
     under section 105 of title 23, United States Code, and any 
     apportionment under sections 104 and 144 of such title.''.
       (g) Designated Transportation Enhancement Activities.--
     Section 1215 of such Act--
       (1) is amended in each of subsections (d), (e), (f), and 
     (g)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out paragraph 
     (1) the amounts specified in such paragraph for the fiscal 
     years specified in such paragraph.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1) by inserting ``on Route 50'' after 
     ``measures''.
       (h) Eligibility.--Section 1217 of such Act is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d) by striking ``104(b)(4)'' and 
     inserting ``104(b)(5)(A)'';
       (2) in subsection (i) by striking ``120(l)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``120(j)(1)''; and
       (3) in subsection (j) by adding at the end the following: 
     ``$3,000,000 of the amounts made available for item 164 of 
     the table contained in section 1602 shall be made available 
     on October 1, 1998, to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission 
     to carry out this subsection.''.
       (i) Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology 
     Deployment Program.--Section 1218 of such Act is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Technical Amendments.--Section 322 of title 23, 
     United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this 
     section), is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (a)(3) by striking `or under 50 miles 
     per hour';
       ``(2) in subsection (d)--
       ``(A) in paragraph (1) by striking `or low-speed'; and
       ``(B) in paragraph (2)--
       ``(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking `(h)(1)(A)' and 
     inserting `(h)(1)'; and
       ``(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking `(h)(4)' and 
     inserting `(h)(3)';
       ``(3) in subsection (h)(1)(B)(i) by inserting `(other than 
     subsection (i))' after `this section'; and
       ``(4) by adding at the end the following:
       `(i) Low-Speed Project.--
       `(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, of the funds made available by subsection 
     (h)(1)(A) to carry out this section, $5,000,000 shall be made 
     available to the Secretary to make grants for the research 
     and development of low-speed superconductivity magnetic 
     levitation technology for public transportation purposes in 
     urban areas to demonstrate energy efficiency, congestion 
     mitigation, and safety benefits.
       `(2) Noncontract authority authorization of 
     appropriations.--
       `(A) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this subsection such sums as are 
     necessary for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       `(B) Availability.--Notwithstanding section 118(a), funds 
     made available under subparagraph (A)--
       `(i) shall not be available in advance of an annual 
     appropriation; and
       `(ii) shall remain available until expended.'.''.
       (j) Transportation Assistance for Olympic Cities.--Section 
     1223(f) of such Act is amended by inserting before the period 
     at the end the following: ``or Special Olympics 
     International''.

     SEC. 9004. RESTORATIONS TO PROGRAM STREAMLINING AND 
                   FLEXIBILITY SUBTITLE.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle C of title I of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1311. DISCRETIONARY GRANT SELECTION CRITERIA AND 
                   PROCESS.

       ``(a) Establishment of Criteria.--The Secretary shall 
     establish criteria for all discretionary programs funded from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account). 
     To the extent practicable, such criteria shall conform to the 
     Executive Order No. 12893 (relating to infrastructure 
     investment).
       ``(b) Selection Process.--
       ``(1) Limitation on acceptance of applications.--Before 
     accepting applications for grants under any discretionary 
     program for which funds are authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other

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     than the Mass Transit Account) by this Act (including the 
     amendments made by this Act), the Secretary shall publish the 
     criteria established under subsection (a). Such publication 
     shall identify all statutory criteria and any criteria 
     established by regulation that will apply to the program.
       ``(2) Explanation.--Not less often than quarterly, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives a list of the projects selected under 
     discretionary programs funded from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) and an explanation of 
     how the projects were selected based on the criteria 
     established under subsection (a).
       ``(c) Minimum Covered Programs.--At a minimum, the criteria 
     established under subsection (a) and the selection process 
     established by subsection (b) shall apply to the following 
     programs:
       ``(1) The intelligent transportation system deployment 
     program under title V.
       ``(2) The national corridor planning and development 
     program.
       ``(3) The coordinated border infrastructure and safety 
     program.
       ``(4) The construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
     facilities.
       ``(5) The national scenic byways program.
       ``(6) The Interstate discretionary program.
       ``(7) The discretionary bridge program.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents contained 
     in section 1(b) of such Act is amended--
       (1) by striking the following:

``Sec. 1309. Major investment study integration.''.
       and inserting the following:

``Sec. 1308. Major investment study integration.'';
       and
       (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 1310 
     the following:

``Sec. 1311. Discretionary grant selection criteria and process.''.
       (c) Review Process.--Section 1309 of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting after ``highway 
     construction'' the following: ``and mass transit'';
       (2) in subsection (d) by inserting after ``Code,'' the 
     following: ``or chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
     Code,''; and
       (3) in subsection (e)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``or recipient'' after ``a State'';
       (B) by inserting after ``provide funds'' the following: 
     ``for a highway project''; and
       (C) by inserting after ``Code,'' the following: ``or for a 
     mass transit project made available under chapter 53 of title 
     49, United States Code,''.

     SEC. 9005. RESTORATIONS TO SAFETY SUBTITLE.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle D of title I of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1405. OPEN CONTAINER LAWS.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 153 the 
     following:

     `Sec. 154. Open container requirements

       `(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       `(1) Alcoholic beverage.--The term ``alcoholic beverage'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 158(c).
       `(2) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' means a 
     vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured 
     primarily for use on public highways, but does not include a 
     vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails.
       `(3) Open alcoholic beverage container.--The term ``open 
     alcoholic beverage container'' means any bottle, can, or 
     other receptacle--
       `(A) that contains any amount of alcoholic beverage; and
       `(B)(i) that is open or has a broken seal; or
       `(ii) the contents of which are partially removed.
       `(4) Passenger area.--The term ``passenger area'' shall 
     have the meaning given the term by the Secretary by 
     regulation.
       `(b) Open Container Laws.--
       `(1) In general.--For the purposes of this section, each 
     State shall have in effect a law that prohibits the 
     possession of any open alcoholic beverage container, or the 
     consumption of any alcoholic beverage, in the passenger area 
     of any motor vehicle (including possession or consumption by 
     the driver of the vehicle) located on a public highway, or 
     the right-of-way of a public highway, in the State.
       `(2) Motor vehicles designed to transport many 
     passengers.--For the purposes of this section, if a State has 
     in effect a law that makes unlawful the possession of any 
     open alcoholic beverage container by the driver (but not by a 
     passenger)--
       `(A) in the passenger area of a motor vehicle designed, 
     maintained, or used primarily for the transportation of 
     persons for compensation, or
       `(B) in the living quarters of a house coach or house 
     trailer,

     the State shall be deemed to have in effect a law described 
     in this subsection with respect to such a motor vehicle for 
     each fiscal year during which the law is in effect.
       `(c) Transfer of Funds.--
       `(1) Fiscal years 2001 and 2002.--On October 1, 2000, and 
     October 1, 2001, if a State has not enacted or is not 
     enforcing an open container law described in subsection (b), 
     the Secretary shall transfer an amount equal to 1\1/2\ 
     percent of the funds apportioned to the State on that date 
     under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) 
     to the apportionment of the State under section 402--
       `(A) to be used for alcohol-impaired driving 
     countermeasures; or
       `(B) to be directed to State and local law enforcement 
     agencies for enforcement of laws prohibiting driving while 
     intoxicated or driving under the influence and other related 
     laws (including regulations), including the purchase of 
     equipment, the training of officers, and the use of 
     additional personnel for specific alcohol-impaired driving 
     countermeasures, dedicated to enforcement of the laws 
     (including regulations).
       `(2) Fiscal year 2003 and fiscal years thereafter.--On 
     October 1, 2002, and each October 1 thereafter, if a State 
     has not enacted or is not enforcing an open container law 
     described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall transfer an 
     amount equal to 3 percent of the funds apportioned to the 
     State on that date under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) 
     of section 104(b) to the apportionment of the State under 
     section 402 to be used or directed as described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1).
       `(3) Use for hazard elimination program.--A State may elect 
     to use all or a portion of the funds transferred under 
     paragraph (1) or (2) for activities eligible under section 
     152.
       `(4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out with funds transferred under paragraph 
     (1) or (2), or used under paragraph (3), shall be 100 
     percent.
       `(5) Derivation of amount to be transferred.--The amount to 
     be transferred under paragraph (1) or (2) may be derived from 
     1 or more of the following:
       `(A) The apportionment of the State under section 
     104(b)(1).
       `(B) The apportionment of the State under section 
     104(b)(3).
       `(C) The apportionment of the State under section 
     104(b)(4).
       `(6) Transfer of obligation authority.--
       `(A) In general.--If the Secretary transfers under this 
     subsection any funds to the apportionment of a State under 
     section 402 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer 
     an amount, determined under subparagraph (B), of obligation 
     authority distributed for the fiscal year to the State for 
     Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs 
     for carrying out projects under section 402.
       `(B) Amount.--The amount of obligation authority referred 
     to in subparagraph (A) shall be determined by multiplying--
       `(i) the amount of funds transferred under subparagraph (A) 
     to the apportionment of the State under section 402 for the 
     fiscal year; by
       `(ii) the ratio that--

       `(I) the amount of obligation authority distributed for the 
     fiscal year to the State for Federal-aid highways and highway 
     safety construction programs; bears to
       `(II) the total of the sums apportioned to the State for 
     Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs 
     (excluding sums not subject to any obligation limitation) for 
     the fiscal year.

       `(7) Limitation on applicability of obligation 
     limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     limitation on the total of obligations for highway safety 
     programs under section 402 shall apply to funds transferred 
     under this subsection to the apportionment of a State under 
     such section.'.
       ``(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 153 the following:

`154. Open container requirements.'.

     ``SEC. 1406. MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS FOR 
                   DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED OR DRIVING UNDER THE 
                   INFLUENCE.

       ``(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     `Sec. 164. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving 
       while intoxicated or driving under the influence

       `(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       `(1) Alcohol concentration.--The term ``alcohol 
     concentration'' means grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of 
     blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
       `(2) Driving while intoxicated; driving under the 
     influence.--The terms ``driving while intoxicated'' and 
     ``driving under the influence'' mean driving or being in 
     actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having an 
     alcohol concentration above the permitted limit as 
     established by each State.
       `(3) License suspension.--The term ``license suspension'' 
     means the suspension of all driving privileges.
       `(4) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' means a 
     vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured 
     primarily for use on public highways, but does not include a 
     vehicle operated solely on a rail line or a commercial 
     vehicle.
       `(5) Repeat intoxicated driver law.--The term ``repeat 
     intoxicated driver law'' means a State law that provides, as 
     a minimum penalty, that an individual convicted of a second 
     or subsequent offense for driving while intoxicated or 
     driving under the influence after a previous conviction for 
     that offense shall--
       `(A) receive a driver's license suspension for not less 
     than 1 year;
       `(B) be subject to the impoundment or immobilization of 
     each of the individual's

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     motor vehicles or the installation of an ignition interlock 
     system on each of the motor vehicles;
       `(C) receive an assessment of the individual's degree of 
     abuse of alcohol and treatment as appropriate; and
       `(D) receive--
       `(i) in the case of the second offense--

       `(I) an assignment of not less than 30 days of community 
     service; or
       `(II) not less than 5 days of 
     imprisonment; and

       `(ii) in the case of the third or subsequent offense--

       `(I) an assignment of not less than 60 days of community 
     service; or
       `(II) not less than 10 days of 
     imprisonment.

       `(b) Transfer of Funds.--
       `(1) Fiscal years 2001 and 2002.--On October 1, 2000, and 
     October 1, 2001, if a State has not enacted or is not 
     enforcing a repeat intoxicated driver law, the Secretary 
     shall transfer an amount equal to 1\1/2\ percent of the funds 
     apportioned to the State on that date under each of 
     paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) to the 
     apportionment of the State under section 402--
       `(A) to be used for alcohol-impaired driving 
     countermeasures; or
       `(B) to be directed to State and local law enforcement 
     agencies for enforcement of laws prohibiting driving while 
     intoxicated or driving under the influence and other related 
     laws (including regulations), including the purchase of 
     equipment, the training of officers, and the use of 
     additional personnel for specific alcohol-impaired driving 
     countermeasures, dedicated to enforcement of the laws 
     (including regulations).
       `(2) Fiscal year 2003 and fiscal years thereafter.--On 
     October 1, 2002, and each October 1 thereafter, if a State 
     has not enacted or is not enforcing a repeat intoxicated 
     driver law, the Secretary shall transfer an amount equal to 3 
     percent of the funds apportioned to the State on that date 
     under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) 
     to the apportionment of the State under section 402 to be 
     used or directed as described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     paragraph (1).
       `(3) Use for hazard elimination program.--A State may elect 
     to use all or a portion of the funds transferred under 
     paragraph (1) or (2) for activities eligible under section 
     152.
       `(4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out with funds transferred under paragraph 
     (1) or (2), or used under paragraph (3), shall be 100 
     percent.
       `(5) Derivation of amount to be transferred.--The amount to 
     be transferred under paragraph (1) or (2) may be derived from 
     1 or more of the following:
       `(A) The apportionment of the State under section 
     104(b)(1).
       `(B) The apportionment of the State under section 
     104(b)(3).
       `(C) The apportionment of the State under section 
     104(b)(4).
       `(6) Transfer of obligation authority.--
       `(A) In general.--If the Secretary transfers under this 
     subsection any funds to the apportionment of a State under 
     section 402 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer 
     an amount, determined under subparagraph (B), of obligation 
     authority distributed for the fiscal year to the State for 
     Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs 
     for carrying out projects under section 402.
       `(B) Amount.--The amount of obligation authority referred 
     to in subparagraph (A) shall be determined by multiplying--
       `(i) the amount of funds transferred under subparagraph (A) 
     to the apportionment of the State under section 402 for the 
     fiscal year; by
       `(ii) the ratio that--

       `(I) the amount of obligation authority distributed for the 
     fiscal year to the State for Federal-aid highways and highway 
     safety construction programs; bears to
       `(II) the total of the sums apportioned to the State for 
     Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs 
     (excluding sums not subject to any obligation limitation) for 
     the fiscal year.

       `(7) Limitation on applicability of obligation 
     limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     limitation on the total of obligations for highway safety 
     programs under section 402 shall apply to funds transferred 
     under this subsection to the apportionment of a State under 
     such section.'.
       ``(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

`164. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while 
              intoxicated or driving under the influence.'.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents contained 
     in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1403 the following:

``Sec. 1404. Safety incentives to prevent operation of motor vehicles 
              by intoxicated persons.
``Sec. 1405. Open container laws.
``Sec. 1406. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while 
              intoxicated or driving under the influence.''.
       (c) Roadside Safety Technologies.--Section 1402(a)(2) of 
     such Act is amended by striking ``directive'' and inserting 
     ``redirective''.

     SEC. 9006. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE PROVISIONS.

       (a) San Mateo County, California.--Section 1113 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d).
       (b) Value Pricing Pilot Program.--Section 1216(a) of such 
     Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Conforming amendments.--
       ``(A) Section 1012(b)(6) of such Act (as amended by 
     paragraph (5) of this subsection) is amended by striking 
     `146(c)' and inserting `102(a)'.
       ``(B) Section 1012(b)(8) of such Act (as added by paragraph 
     (7) of this subsection) is amended--
       ``(i) in subparagraph (C) by striking `under this 
     subsection' and inserting `to carry out this subsection';
       ``(ii) in subparagraph (D)--

       ``(I) by striking `under this paragraph' and inserting `to 
     carry out this subsection'; and
       ``(II) by striking `by this paragraph' and inserting `to 
     carry out this subsection';

       ``(iii) by striking subparagraph (A); and
       ``(iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively.''.
       (c) National Defense Highways Outside the United States.--
     Section 1214(e) of such Act is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Minnesota Transportation History Network.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award a grant to the 
     Minnesota Historical Society for the establishment of the 
     Minnesota Transportation History Network to include major 
     exhibits, interpretive programs at national historic landmark 
     sites, and outreach programs with county and local historical 
     organizations.
       ``(2) Coordination.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall coordinate with officials of the Minnesota 
     Historical Society.
       ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003 to carry out this subsection.
       ``(4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code; except that such funds shall 
     remain available until expended.''.
       (d) Entrance Paving at Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge.--
     Section 1214(i) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``$750,000'' each place it appears and inserting ``$75,000''.

     SEC. 9007. HIGHWAY FINANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1503 of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(c) Technical Amendments.--Section 188 of title 23, 
     United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this 
     section), is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking `1998' and inserting 
     `1999'; and
       ``(2) in subsection (c)--
       ``(A) by striking `1998' and inserting `1999'; and
       ``(B) by striking the table and inserting the following:

                                                         Maximum amount
`Fiscal year:                                              of credit:  
  1999..................................................$1,600,000,000 
  2000..................................................$1,800,000,000 
  2001..................................................$2,200,000,000 
  2002..................................................$2,400,000,000 
  2003.............................................$2,600,000,000.'.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents contained 
     in section 1(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century is amended--
       (1) in the item relating to section 1119 by striking ``and 
     safety''; and
       (2) by striking the items relating to subtitle E of title I 
     and inserting the following:

                         ``Subtitle E--Finance

   ``Chapter 1--Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation

``Sec. 1501. Short title.
``Sec. 1502. Findings.
``Sec. 1503. Establishment of program.
``Sec. 1504. Duties of the Secretary.

          ``Chapter 2--State Infrastructure Bank Pilot Program

``Sec. 1511. State infrastructure bank pilot program.''.

     SEC. 9008. HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       The table contained in section 1602 of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended--
       (1) in item 1 by striking ``1.275'' and inserting ``1.7'';
       (2) in item 82 by striking ``30.675'' and inserting 
     ``32.4'';
       (3) in item 107 by striking ``1.125'' and inserting 
     ``1.44'';
       (4) in item 121 by striking ``10.5'' and inserting ``5.0'';
       (5) in item 140 by inserting ``-VFHS Center'' after 
     ``Park'';
       (6) in item 151 by striking ``5.666'' and inserting 
     ``8.666'';
       (7) in item 164--
       (A) by inserting ``, and $3,000,000 for the period of 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 shall be made available to carry 
     out section 1217(j)'' after ``Pennsylvania''; and
       (B) by striking ``25'' and inserting ``24.78'';
       (8) by striking item 166 and inserting the following:
       

``166 Michigan                    Improve Tenth Street, Port    1.8'';
    .                              Huron....................
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       (9) by striking item 242 and inserting the following:

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``242 Minnesota                   Construct Third Street        1.0'';
    .                              North, CSAH 81, Waite
                                   Park and St. Cloud.......
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       (10) by striking item 250 and inserting the following:
       

``250 Indiana                     Reconstruct Old Merridan     1.35'';
    .                              Corridor from
                                   Pennsylvania Avenue to
                                   Gilford Road.............
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       (11) in item 255 by striking ``2.25'' and inserting 
     ``3.0'';
       (12) in item 263 by striking ``Upgrade Highway 99 between 
     State Highway 70 and Lincoln Road, Sutter County'' and 
     inserting ``Upgrade Highway 99, Sutter County'';
       (13) in item 288 by striking ``3.75'' and inserting 
     ``5.0'';
       (14) in item 290 by striking ``3.5'' and inserting ``3.0'';
       (15) in item 345 by striking ``8'' and inserting ``19.4'';
       (16) in item 418 by striking ``2'' and inserting ``2.5'';
       (17) in item 421 by striking ``11'' and inserting ``6'';
       (18) in item 508 by striking ``1.8'' and inserting ``2.4'';
       (19) by striking item 525 and inserting the following:
       

``525 Alaska                      Construct Bradfield Canal       1'';
    .                              Road.....................
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       (20) in item 540 by striking ``1.5'' and inserting ``2.0'';
       (21) in item 576 by striking ``0.52275'' and inserting 
     ``0.69275'';
       (22) in item 588 by striking ``2.5'' and inserting ``3.0'';
       (23) in item 591 by striking ``10'' and inserting ``5'';
       (24) in item 635 by striking ``1.875'' and inserting 
     ``2.15'';
       (25) in item 669 by striking ``3'' and inserting ``3.5'';
       (26) in item 702 by striking ``10.5'' and inserting ``10'';
       (27) in item 746 by inserting ``, and for the purchase of 
     the Block House in Scott County, Virginia'' after ``Forest'';
       (28) in item 755 by striking ``1.125'' and inserting 
     ``1.5'';
       (29) in item 769 by striking ``Construct new I-95 
     interchange with Highway 99W, Tehama County'' and inserting 
     ``Construct new I-5 interchange with Highway 99W, Tehama 
     County'';
       (30) in item 770 by striking ``1.35'' and inserting 
     ``1.0'';
       (31) in item 789 by striking ``2.0625'' and inserting 
     ``1.0'';
       (32) in item 803 by striking ``Tomahark'' and inserting 
     ``Tomahawk'';
       (33) in item 836 by striking ``Construct'' and all that 
     follows through ``for'' and inserting ``To the National Park 
     Service for construction of the'';
       (34) in item 854 by striking ``0.75'' and inserting ``1'';
       (35) in item 863 by striking ``9'' and inserting ``4.75'';
       (36) in item 887 by striking ``0.75'' and inserting 
     ``3.21'';
       (37) in item 891 by striking ``19.5'' and inserting 
     ``25.0'';
       (38) in item 902 by striking ``10.5'' and inserting 
     ``14.0'';
       (39) by striking item 1065 and inserting the following:
       

``1065. Texas                       Construct a 4-lane divided    5'';
                                     highway on Artcraft Road
                                     from I-10 to Route 375 in
                                     El Paso..................
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       (40) in item 1192 by striking ``24.97725'' and inserting 
     ``24.55725'';
       (41) in item 1200 by striking ``Upgrade (all weather) on 
     U.S. 2, U.S. 41, and M 35'' and inserting ``Upgrade (all 
     weather) on Delta County's reroute of U.S. 2, U.S. 41, and M 
     35'';
       (42) in item 1245 by striking ``3'' and inserting ``3.5'';
       (43) in item 1271 by striking ``Spur'' and all that follows 
     through ``U.S. 59'' and inserting ``rail-grade separations 
     (Rosenberg Bypass) at U.S. 59(S)'';
       (44) in item 1278 by striking ``28.18'' and inserting 
     ``22.0'';
       (45) in item 1288 by inserting ``30'' after ``U.S.'';
       (46) in item 1338 by striking ``5.5'' and inserting 
     ``3.5'';
       (47) in item 1383 by striking ``0.525'' and inserting 
     ``0.35'';
       (48) in item 1395 by striking ``Construct'' and all that 
     follows through ``Road'' and inserting ``Upgrade Route 219 
     between Meyersdale and Somerset'';
       (49) in item 1468 by striking ``Reconstruct'' and all that 
     follows through ``U.S. 23'' and inserting ``Conduct 
     engineering and design and improve I-94 in Calhoun and 
     Jackson Counties'';
       (50) in item 1474--
       (A) by striking ``in Euclid'' and inserting ``and London 
     Road in Cleveland''; and
       (B) by striking ``3.75'' and inserting ``8.0'';
       (51) in item 1535 by striking ``Stanford'' and inserting 
     ``Stamford'';
       (52) in item 1538 by striking ``and Winchester'' and 
     inserting ``, Winchester, and Torrington'';
       (53) by striking item 1546 and inserting the following:
       

``1546. Michigan                  Construct Bridge-to-Bay     0.450'';
                                   bike path, St. Clair
                                   County..................
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       (54) by striking item 1549 and inserting the following:
       

``1549. New York                  Center for Advanced           0.6'';
                                   Simulation and
                                   Technology, at Dowling
                                   College.................
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       (55) in item 1663 by striking ``26.5'' and inserting 
     ``27.5'';
       (56) in item 1703 by striking ``I-80'' and inserting ``I-
     180'';
       (57) in item 1726 by striking ``I-179'' and inserting ``I-
     79'';
       (58) by striking item 1770 and inserting the following:
       

``1770. Virginia                  Operate and conduct         6.025'';
                                   research on the `Smart
                                   Road' in Blacksburg.....
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       (59) in item 1810 by striking ``Construct Rio Rancho 
     Highway'' and inserting ``Northwest Albuquerque/Rio Rancho 
     high priority roads'';
       (60) in item 1815 by striking ``High'' and all that follows 
     through ``projects'' and inserting ``Highway and bridge 
     projects that Delaware provides for by law'';
       (61) in item 1844 by striking ``Prepare'' and inserting 
     ``Repair'';
       (62) by striking item 1850 and inserting the following:
       

``1850. Missouri                  Resurface and maintain          5'';
                                   roads located in
                                   Missouri State parks....
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       (63) in item 661 by striking ``SR 800'' and inserting ``SR 
     78'';
       (64) in item 1704 by inserting ``, Pittsburgh,'' after 
     ``Road'';
       (65) in item 1710 by inserting ``, Bethlehem'' after 
     ``site''; and
       (66) in item 1626 by striking ``1'' and inserting ``2''.

     SEC. 9009. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 3003 of the Federal Transit Act 
     of 1998 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Section 
     5302''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5302 (as amended by 
     subsection (a) of this section) is amended in subsection 
     (a)(1)(G)(i) by striking `daycare and' and inserting `daycare 
     or'.''.
       (b) Metropolitan Planning.--Section 3004 of the Federal 
     Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) by striking `general local government representing' 
     and inserting `general purpose local government that together 
     represent'; and'';
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (4) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) by striking `general local government representing' 
     and inserting `general purpose local government that together 
     represent'; and'';
       (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(3) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking `(3)' and inserting 
     `(5)'; and'';
       (2) in subsection (d) by striking the closing quotation 
     marks and the final period at the end and inserting the 
     following:
       `(5) Coordination.--If a project is located within the 
     boundaries of more than 1 metropolitan planning organization, 
     the metropolitan planning organizations shall coordinate 
     plans regarding the project.
       `(6) Lake tahoe region.--
       `(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term ``Lake Tahoe 
     region'' has the meaning given the term ``region'' in 
     subdivision (a) of article II of the Tahoe Regional Planning 
     Compact, as set forth in the first section of Public Law 96-
     551 (94 Stat. 3234).
       `(B) Transportation planning process.--The Secretary 
     shall--
       `(i) establish with the Federal land management agencies 
     that have jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe region a 
     transportation planning process for the region; and
       `(ii) coordinate the transportation planning process with 
     the planning process required of State and local governments 
     under this chapter and sections 134 and 135 of title 23.
       `(C) Interstate compact.--
       `(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii) and 
     notwithstanding subsection (b), to carry out the 
     transportation planning process required by this section, the 
     consent of Congress is granted to the States of California 
     and Nevada to designate a metropolitan planning organization 
     for the Lake Tahoe region, by agreement between the Governors 
     of the States of California and Nevada and units of general 
     purpose local government that together represent at least 75 
     percent of the affected population (including the central 
     city or cities (as defined by the Bureau of the Census)), or 
     in accordance with procedures established by applicable State 
     or local law.
       `(ii) Involvement of federal land management agencies.--

       `(I) Representation.--The policy board of a metropolitan 
     planning organization designated under clause (i) shall 
     include a representative of each Federal land management 
     agency that has jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe 
     region.
       `(II) Funding.--In addition to funds made available to the 
     metropolitan planning organization under other provisions of 
     this chap

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     ter and under title 23, not more than 1 percent of the funds 
     allocated under section 202 of title 23 may be used to carry 
     out the transportation planning process for the Lake Tahoe 
     region under this subparagraph.

       `(D) Activities.--Highway projects included in 
     transportation plans developed under this paragraph--
       `(i) shall be selected for funding in a manner that 
     facilitates the participation of the Federal land management 
     agencies that have jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe 
     region; and
       `(ii) may, in accordance with chapter 2 of title 23, be 
     funded using funds allocated under section 202 of title 
     23.'.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Technical Adjustments.--Section 5303(f) is amended--
       ``(1) in paragraph (1) (as amended by subsection (e)(1) of 
     this subsection)--
       ``(A) in subparagraph (C) by striking `and' at the end;
       ``(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting `; and';
       ``(C) by adding at the end the following:
       `(E) the financial plan may include, for illustrative 
     purposes, additional projects that would be included in the 
     adopted long-range plan if reasonable additional resources 
     beyond those identified in the financial plan were available, 
     except that, for the purpose of developing the long-range 
     plan, the metropolitan planning organization and the State 
     shall cooperatively develop estimates of funds that will be 
     available to support plan implementation.'; and
       ``(2) by adding at the end the following:
       `(6) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(E), a State or metropolitan 
     planning organization shall not be required to select any 
     project from the illustrative list of additional projects 
     included in the financial plan under paragraph (1)(B).'.''.
       (c) Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program.--
     Section 3005 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by inserting ``metropolitan'' 
     before ``transportation''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Technical Adjustments.--Section 5304 is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (a) (as amended by subsection (a) of 
     this section)--
       ``(A) by striking `In cooperation with' and inserting the 
     following:
       `(1) In general.--In cooperation with'; and
       ``(B) by adding at the end the following:
       `(2) Funding estimate.--For the purpose of developing the 
     transportation improvement program, the metropolitan planning 
     organization, public transit agency, and the State shall 
     cooperatively develop estimates of funds that are reasonably 
     expected to be available to support program implementation.';
       ``(2) in subsection (b)(2)--
       ``(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking `and' at the end; and
       ``(B) in subparagraph (C) (as added by subsection (b) of 
     this section) by striking `strategies which may include' and 
     inserting the following: `strategies; and
       `(D) may include'; and
       ``(3) in subsection (c) by striking paragraph (4) (as 
     amended by subsection (c) of this section) and inserting the 
     following:
       `(4) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
       `(A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b)(2)(D), a 
     State or metropolitan planning organization shall not be 
     required to select any project from the illustrative list of 
     additional projects included in the financial plan under 
     subsection (b)(2)(D).
       `(B) Action by secretary.--Action by the Secretary shall be 
     required for a State or metropolitan planning organization to 
     select any project from the illustrative list of additional 
     projects included in the plan under subsection (b)(2) for 
     inclusion in an approved transportation improvement 
     plan.'.''.
       (d) Transportation Management Areas.--Section 3006(d) of 
     the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Project Selection.--Section 5305(d)(1) is amended to 
     read as follows: `(1)(A) All federally funded projects 
     carried out within the boundaries of a transportation 
     management area under title 23 (excluding projects carried 
     out on the National Highway System and projects carried out 
     under the bridge and interstate maintenance program) or under 
     this chapter shall be selected from the approved 
     transportation improvement program by the metropolitan 
     planning organization designated for the area in consultation 
     with the State and any affected public transit operator.
       `(B) Projects carried out within the boundaries of a 
     transportation management area on the National Highway System 
     and projects carried out within such boundaries under the 
     bridge program or the interstate maintenance program shall be 
     selected from the approved transportation improvement program 
     by the State in cooperation with the metropolitan planning 
     organization designated for the area.'.''.
       (e) Urbanized Area Formula Grants.--Section 3007 of the 
     Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(h) Technical Adjustments.--
       ``(1) General authority.--Section 5307(b) (as amended by 
     subsection (c)(1)(B) of this section) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following: `The Secretary may make grants under 
     this section from funds made available for fiscal year 1998 
     to finance the operating costs of equipment and facilities 
     for use in mass transportation in an urbanized area with a 
     population of at least 200,000.'.
       ``(2) Report.--Section 5307(k)(3) (as amended by subsection 
     (f) of this section) is amended by inserting `preceding' 
     before `fiscal year'.''.
       (f) Clean Fuels Formula Grant Program.--Section 3008 of the 
     Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(c) Technical Adjustments.--Section 5308(e)(2) (as added 
     by subsection (a) of this section) is amended by striking 
     `$50,000,000' and inserting `35 percent'.''.
       (g) Capital Investment Grants and Loans.--Section 3009 of 
     the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(k) Technical Adjustments.--
       ``(1) Criteria.--Section 5309(e) (as amended by subsection 
     (e) of this section) is amended--
       ``(A) in paragraph (3)(C) by striking `urban' and inserting 
     `suburban';
       ``(B) in the second sentence of paragraph (6) by striking 
     `or not' and all that follows through `, based' and inserting 
     `or ``not recommended'', based'; and
       ``(C) in the last sentence of paragraph (6) by inserting 
     `of the' before `criteria established'.
       ``(2) Letters of intent and full funding grant 
     agreements.--Section 5309(g) (as amended by subsection (f) of 
     this section) is amended in paragraph (4) by striking 
     `5338(a)' and all that follows through `2003' and inserting 
     `5338(b) of this title for new fixed guideway systems and 
     extensions to existing fixed guideway systems and the amount 
     appropriated under section 5338(h)(5) or an amount equivalent 
     to the last 2 fiscal years of funding authorized under 
     section 5338(b) for new fixed guideway systems and extensions 
     to existing fixed guideway systems'.
       ``(3) Allocating amounts.--Section 5309(m) (as amended by 
     subsection (g) of this section) is amended--
       ``(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting `(b)' after `5338';
       ``(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       `(2) New fixed guideway grants.--
       `(A) Limitation on amounts available for activities other 
     than final design and construction.--Not more than 8 percent 
     of the amounts made available in each fiscal year by 
     paragraph (1)(B) shall be available for activities other than 
     final design and construction.
       `(B) Funding for ferry boat systems.--
       `(i) Amounts under (1)(b).--Of the amounts made available 
     under paragraph (1)(B), $10,400,000 shall be available in 
     each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 for capital projects 
     in Alaska or Hawaii, for new fixed guideway systems and 
     extensions to existing fixed guideway systems that are ferry 
     boats or ferry terminal facilities, or that are approaches to 
     ferry terminal facilities.
       `(ii) Amounts under 5338(h)(5).--Of the amounts 
     appropriated under section 5338(h)(5), $3,600,000 shall be 
     available in each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 for 
     capital projects in Alaska or Hawaii, for new fixed guideway 
     systems and extensions to existing fixed guideway systems 
     that are ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities, or that 
     are approaches to ferry terminal facilities.';
       ``(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3)(C);
       ``(D) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following:
       `(D) Other than urbanized areas.--Of amounts made available 
     by paragraph (1)(C), not less than 5.5 percent shall be 
     available in each fiscal year for other than urbanized 
     areas.';
       ``(E) by striking paragraph (5); and
       ``(F) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       `(4) Eligibility for assistance for multiple projects.--A 
     person applying for or receiving assistance for a project 
     described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) 
     may receive assistance for a project described in any other 
     of such subparagraphs.'.''.
       (h) References to Full Funding Grant Agreements.--Section 
     3009(h)(3) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A)(ii);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) in section 5328(a)(4) by striking `section 5309(m)(2) 
     of this title' and inserting `5309(o)(1)'; and
       ``(D) in section 5309(n)(2) by striking `in a way' and 
     inserting `in a manner'.''.
       (i) Dollar Value of Mobility Improvements.--Section 
     3010(b)(2) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by 
     striking ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Comptroller General''.
       (j) Intelligent Transportation System Applications.--
     Section 3012 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by 
     moving paragraph (3) of subsection (a) to the end of 
     subsection (b) and by redesignating such paragraph (3) as 
     paragraph (4).
       (k) Advanced Technology Pilot Project.--Section 3015 of the 
     Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2) by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Financial assistance made available under this 
     subsection and projects assisted with the assistance shall be 
     subject to section 5333(a) of title 49, United States 
     Code.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Training and Curriculum Development.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any funds made available by section 
     5338(e)(2)(C)(iii) of title 49, United States Code, shall be 
     available in

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     equal amounts for transportation research, training, and 
     curriculum development at institutions identified in 
     subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section 5505(j)(3) of such 
     title.
       ``(2) Special rule.--If the institutions identified in 
     paragraph (1) are selected pursuant to 5505(i)(3)(B) of such 
     title in fiscal year 2002 or 2003, the funds made available 
     to carry out this subsection shall be available to those 
     institutions to carry out the activities required pursuant to 
     section 5505(i)(3)(B) of such title for that fiscal year.''.
       (l) National Transit Institute.--Section 3017(a) of the 
     Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--Section 5315 is amended--
       ``(1) in the section heading by striking `mass 
     transportation and inserting `transit';
       ``(2) in subsection (a)--
       ``(A) by striking `mass transportation' in the first 
     sentence and inserting `transit';
       ``(B) in paragraph (5) by inserting `and architectural 
     design' before the semicolon at the end;
       ``(C) in paragraph (7) by striking `carrying out' and 
     inserting `delivering';
       ``(D) in paragraph (11) by inserting `, construction 
     management, insurance, and risk management' before the 
     semicolon at the end;
       ``(E) in paragraph (13) by striking `and' at the end;
       ``(F) in paragraph (14) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       ``(G) by adding at the end the following:
       `(15) innovative finance; and
       `(16) workplace safety.'.''.
       (m) Pilot Program.--Section 3021(a) of the Federal Transit 
     Act of 1998 is amended by inserting ``single-State'' before 
     ``pilot program''.
       (n) Architectural, Engineering, and Design Contracts.--
     Section 3022 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5325(b) (as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section) is 
     amended--
       ``(1) by inserting `or requirement' after `A contract'; and
       ``(2) by inserting before the last sentence the following: 
     `When awarding such contracts, recipients of assistance under 
     this chapter shall maximize efficiencies of administration by 
     accepting nondisputed audits conducted by other governmental 
     agencies, as provided in subparagraphs (C) through (F) of 
     section 112(b)(2) of title 23.'.''.
       (o) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3027 of the Federal 
     Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c) by striking ``600,000'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``900,000''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5336 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     striking `block grants' and inserting `formula grants'.''.
       (p) Apportionment for Fixed Guideway Modernization.--
     Section 3028 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5337(a) (as amended 
     by subsection (a) of this section) is amended--
       ``(1) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking `(e)' and inserting 
     `(e)(1)';
       ``(2) in paragraph (3)(D)--
       ``(A) by striking `(ii)'; and
       ``(B) by striking `(e)' and inserting `(e)(1)';
       ``(3) in paragraph (4) by striking `(e)' and inserting 
     `(e)(1)';
       ``(4) in paragraph (5)(A) by striking `(e)' and inserting 
     `(e)(2)';
       ``(5) in paragraph (5)(B) by striking `(e)' and inserting 
     `(e)(2)';
       ``(6) in paragraph (6) by striking `(e)' each place it 
     appears and inserting `(e)(2)'; and
       ``(7) in paragraph (7) by striking `(e)' each place it 
     appears and inserting `(e)(2)'.''.
       (q) Authorizations.--Section 3029 of the Federal Transit 
     Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Technical Adjustments.--Section 5338 (as amended by 
     subsection (a) of this section) is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i) by striking `$43,200,000' 
     and inserting `$42,200,000';
       ``(2) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) by striking `$46,400,000' 
     and inserting `$48,400,000';
       ``(3) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(iii) by striking 
     `$51,200,000' and inserting `$50,200,000';
       ``(4) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(iv) by striking `$52,800,000' 
     and inserting `$53,800,000';
       ``(5) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(v) by striking `$57,600,000' 
     and inserting `$58,600,000';
       ``(6) in subsection (d)(2)(C)(iii) by inserting before the 
     semicolon `, including not more than $1,000,000 shall be 
     available to carry out section 5315(a)(16)';
       ``(7) in subsection (e)--
       ``(A) by striking `5317(b)' each place it appears and 
     inserting `5505';
       ``(B) in paragraph (1) by striking `There are' and 
     inserting `Subject to paragraph (2)(C), there are';
       ``(C) in paragraph (2)--
       ``(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking `There shall' and 
     inserting `Subject to subparagraph (C), there shall';
       ``(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking `In addition' and 
     inserting `Subject to subparagraph (C), in addition'; and
       ``(iii) by adding at the end the following:
       `(C) Funding of centers.--
       `(i) Of the amounts made available under subparagraph (A) 
     and paragraph (1) for each fiscal year--

       `(I) $2,000,000 shall be available for the center 
     identified in section 5505(j)(4)(A); and
       `(II) $2,000,000 shall be available for the center 
     identified in section 5505(j)(4)(F).

       `(ii) For each of fiscal years 1998 through 2001, of the 
     amounts made available under this paragraph and paragraph 
     (1)--

       `(I) $400,000 shall be available from amounts made 
     available under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and under 
     paragraph (1) for each of the centers identified in 
     subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section 5505(j)(3); and
       `(II) $350,000 shall be available from amounts made 
     available under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph and under 
     paragraph (1) for each of the centers identified in 
     subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section 5505(j)(3).

       `(iii) Any amounts made available under this paragraph or 
     paragraph (1) for any fiscal year that remain after 
     distribution under clauses (i) and (ii), shall be available 
     for the purposes identified in section 3015(d) of the Federal 
     Transit Act of 1998.'; and
       ``(D) by adding at the end the following:
       `(3) Special rule.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to limit the transportation research conducted by 
     the centers funded by this section.';
       ``(8) in subsection (g)(2) by striking `(c)(2)(B),' and all 
     that follows through `(f)(2)(B),' and inserting `(c)(1), 
     (c)(2)(B), (d)(1), (d)(2)(B), (e)(1), (e)(2)(B), (f)(1), 
     (f)(2)(B),';
       ``(9) in subsection (h) by inserting `under the 
     Transportation Discretionary Spending Guarantee for the Mass 
     Transit Category' after `through (f)'; and
       ``(10) in subsection (h)(5) by striking subparagraphs (A) 
     through (E) and inserting the following:
       `(A) for fiscal year 1999 $400,000,000;
       `(B) for fiscal year 2000 $410,000,000;
       `(C) for fiscal year 2001 $420,000,000;
       `(D) for fiscal year 2002 $430,000,000; and
       `(E) for fiscal year 2003 $430,000,000;'.''.
       (r) Projects for Fixed Guideway Systems.--Section 3030 of 
     the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (8) by inserting 
     ``North-'' before ``South'';
       (B) in paragraph (42) by striking ``Maryland'' and 
     inserting ``Baltimore'';
       (C) in paragraph (103) by striking ``busway'' and inserting 
     ``Boulevard transitway'';
       (D) in paragraph (106) by inserting ``CTA'' before 
     ``Douglas'';
       (E) by striking paragraph (108) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(108) Greater Albuquerque Mass Transit Project.''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(109) Hartford City Light Rail Connection to Central 
     Business District.
       ``(110) Providence-Boston Commuter Rail.
       ``(111) New York-St. George's Ferry Intermodal Terminal.
       ``(112) New York-Midtown West Ferry Terminal.
       ``(113) Pinellas County-Mobility Initiative Project.
       ``(114) Atlanta-MARTA Extension (S. De Kalb-Lindbergh).'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Sioux City-Light Rail.'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (40) and inserting the following:
       ``(40) Santa Fe-El Dorado Rail Link.'';
       (C) by striking paragraph (44) and inserting the following:
       ``(44) Albuquerque-High Capacity Corridor.'';
       (D) by striking paragraph (53) and inserting the following:
       ``(53) San Jacinto-Branch Line (Riverside County).''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(69) Chicago-Northwest Rail Transit Corridor.
       ``(70) Vermont-Burlington-Essex Commuter Rail.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i) by inserting ``(even 
     if the project is not listed in subsection (a) or (b))'' 
     before the colon;
       (ii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) San Diego Mission Valley and Mid-Coast Corridor, 
     $325,000,000.'';
       (iii) by striking clause (v) and inserting the following:
       ``(v) Hartford City Light Rail Connection to Central 
     Business District, $33,000,000.'';
       (iv) by striking clause (xxiii) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(xxiii) Kansas City-I-35 Commuter Rail, $30,000,000.'';
       (v) in clause (xxxii) by striking ``Whitehall Ferry 
     Terminal'' and inserting ``Staten Island Ferry-Whitehall 
     Intermodal Terminal'';
       (vi) by striking clause (xxxv) and inserting the following:
       ``(xxxv) New York-Midtown West Ferry Terminal, 
     $16,300,000.'';
       (vii) in clause (xxxix) by striking ``Allegheny County'' 
     and inserting ``Pittsburgh'';
       (viii) by striking clause (xvi) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(xvi) Northeast Indianapolis Corridor, $10,000,000.'';
       (ix) by striking clause (xxix) and inserting the following:
       ``(xxix) Greater Albuquerque Mass Transit Project, 
     $90,000,000.'';
       (x) by striking clause (xliii) and inserting the following:
       ``(xliii) Providence-Boston Commuter Rail, $10,000,000.''; 
     and
       (xi) by striking clause (li) and inserting the following:

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       ``(li) Dallas-Ft. Worth RAILTRAN (Phase-II), 
     $12,000,000.'';
       (B) by striking the heading for subsection (c)(2) and 
     inserting ``Additional amounts''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3) by inserting after the first sentence 
     the following: ``The project shall also be exempted from all 
     requirements relating to criteria for grants and loans for 
     fixed guideway systems under section 5309(e) of such title 
     and from regulations required under that section.''.
       (s) New Jersey Urban Core Project.--Section 3030(e) of the 
     Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(4) Technical adjustment.--Section 3031(d) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (as 
     amended by paragraph (3)(B) of this subsection) is amended--
       ``(A) by striking `of the West Shore Line' and inserting 
     `or the West Shore Line'; and
       ``(B) by striking `directly connected to' and all that 
     follows through `Newark International Airport' the first 
     place it appears.''.
       (t) Baltimore-Washington Transportation Improvements.--
     Section 3030 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Technical Adjustment.--Section 3035(nn) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 2134) (as amended by subsection (g)(1)(C) of this 
     section) is amended by inserting after `expenditure of' the 
     following: `section 5309 funds to the aggregate expenditure 
     of'.''.
       (u) Bus Projects.--Section 3031 of the Federal Transit Act 
     of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in the table contained in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking item 64;
       (B) in item 69 by striking ``Rensslear'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Rensselaer'';
       (C) in item 103 by striking ``facilities and''; and
       (D) by striking item 150;
       (2) by striking the heading for subsection (b) and 
     inserting ``Additional Amounts'';
       (3) in subsection (b) by inserting after ``2000'' the first 
     place it appears ``with funds made available under section 
     5338(h)(6) of such title''; and
       (4) in item 2 of the table contained in subsection (b) by 
     striking ``Rensslear'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Rensselaer''.
       (v) Contracting Out Study.--Section 3032 of the Federal 
     Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``3'' and inserting 
     ``6'';
       (2) in subsection (d) by striking ``the Mass Transit 
     Account of the Highway Trust Fund'' and inserting ``funds 
     made available under section 5338(f)(2) of title 49, United 
     States Code,'';
       (3) in subsection (d) by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``1999''; and
       (4) in subsection (e) by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (d)''.
       (w) Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants.--Section 3037 of 
     the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(4)(A)--
       (A) by inserting ``designated recipients under section 
     5307(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code,'' after ``from 
     among''; and
       (B) by inserting a comma after ``and agencies'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(4)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``at least'' and inserting ``less than'';
       (B) by inserting ``designated recipients under section 
     5307(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code,'' after ``from 
     among''; and
       (C) by inserting ``and agencies,'' after ``authorities'';
       (3) in subsection (f)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``(including bicycling)''; and
       (B) by inserting ``(including bicycling)'' after 
     ``additional services'';
       (4) in subsection (h)(2)(B) by striking 
     ``403(a)(5)(C)(ii)'' and inserting ``403(a)(5)(C)(vi)'';
       (5) in the heading for subsection (l)(1)(C) by striking 
     ``from the general fund'';
       (6) in subsection (l)(1)(C) by inserting ``under the 
     Transportation Discretionary Spending Guarantee for the Mass 
     Transit Category'' after ``(B)''; and
       (7) in subsection (l)(3)(B) by striking ``at least'' and 
     inserting ``less than''.
       (x) Rural Transportation Accessibility Incentive Program.--
     Section 3038 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) by inserting before the 
     semicolon ``or connecting 1 or more rural communities with an 
     urban area not in close proximity'';
       (2) in subsection (g)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``over-the-road buses used substantially 
     or exclusively in'' after ``operators of''; and
       (B) by inserting at the end the following:
     ``Such sums shall remain available until expended.''; and
       (3) in subsection (g)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``each of''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``Such sums shall 
     remain available until expended.''.
       (y) Study of Transit Needs in National Parks and Related 
     Public Lands.--Section 3039(b) of the Federal Transit Act of 
     1998 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``in order to carry'' and 
     inserting ``assist in carrying''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `Federal land management agencies' means the National 
     Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     and the Bureau of Land Management.''.
       (z) Obligation Ceiling.--Section 3040 of the Federal 
     Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) $5,797,000,000 in fiscal year 2000;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4) by striking ``$6,746,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$6,747,000,000''.

     SEC. 9010. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

       Section 4011 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Technical Amendments.--Section 31314 (as amended by 
     subsection (g) of this section) is amended--
       ``(1) in subsections (a) and (b) by striking `(3), and (5)' 
     each place it appears and inserting `(3), and (4)'; and
       ``(2) by striking subsection (d).''.

     SEC. 9011. RESTORATIONS TO RESEARCH TITLE.

       (a) University Transportation Research Funding.--Section 
     5001(a)(7) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$31,150,000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``$25,650,000'';
       (2) by striking ``$32,750,000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``$27,250,000''; and
       (3) by striking ``$32,000,000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``$26,500,000''.
       (b) Obligation Ceiling.--Section 5002 of such Act is 
     amended by striking ``$403,150,000'' and all that follows 
     through ``$468,000,000'' and inserting ``$397,650,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998, $403,650,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
     $422,450,000 for fiscal year 2000, $437,250,000 for fiscal 
     year 2001, $447,500,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $462,500,000''.
       (c) Use of Funds for ITS.--Section 5210 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Use of Innovative Financing.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may use up to 25 percent 
     of the funds made available to carry out this subtitle to 
     make available loans, lines of credit, and loan guarantees 
     for projects that are eligible for assistance under this 
     subtitle and that have significant intelligent transportation 
     system elements.
       ``(2) Consistency with other law.--Credit assistance 
     described in paragraph (1) shall be made available in a 
     manner consistent with the Transportation Infrastructure 
     Finance and Innovation Act of 1998.''.
       (d) University Transportation Research.--Section 5110 of 
     such Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Technical Adjustments.--Section 5505 of title 49, 
     United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this 
     section), is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (g)(2) by striking `section 5506,' and 
     inserting `section 508 of title 23, United States Code,';
       ``(2) in subsection (i)--
       ``(A) by inserting `Subject to section 5338(e):' after `(i) 
     Number and Amount of Grants.--'; and
       ``(B) by striking `institutions' each place it appears and 
     inserting `institutions or groups of institutions'; and
       ``(3) in subsection (j)(4)(B) by striking `on behalf of' 
     and all that follows before the period and inserting `on 
     behalf of a consortium which may also include West Virginia 
     University Institute of Technology, the College of West 
     Virginia, and Bluefield State College'.''.
       (e) Technical Corrections.--Section 5115 of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Director of the Bureau of Transportation 
     Statistics'';
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``Bureau'' and inserting 
     ``Bureau of Transportation Statistics,''; and
       (3) in subsection (c) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (a)''.
       (f) Corrections to Certain Oklahoma Projects.--Section 5116 
     of such Act is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ``$1,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and 
     $500,000 for fiscal year 2001'' and inserting ``$1,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1999, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and $500,000 for fiscal year 
     2002''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)(2) by striking ``$1,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $1,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2001, and $500,000 for fiscal year 2002'' and 
     inserting ``$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $1,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000, and $500,000 for fiscal year 2001''.
       (g) Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure Reference.--
     Section 5117(b)(3)(B)(ii) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``local departments of transportation'' and inserting ``the 
     Department of Transportation''.
       (h) Fundamental Properties of Asphalts and Modified 
     Asphalts.--Section 5117(b)(5)(B) of such Act is amended--
       (1) by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``1998''; and
       (2) by striking ``$3,000,000 per fiscal year'' and 
     inserting ``$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $3,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003''.

     SEC. 9012. AUTOMOBILE SAFETY AND INFORMATION.

       (a) Reference.--Section 7104 of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 30105(a) of title 49, 
     United States Code (as amended by subsection (a) of this 
     section), is amended by inserting after `Secretary' the

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     following: `for the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration'.''.
       (b) Clean Vessel Act Funding.--Section 7403 of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Section 
     4(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Technical Amendment.--Section 4(b)(3)(B) of the 1950 
     Act (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) is amended 
     by striking `6404(d)' and inserting `7404(d)'.''.
       (c) Boating Infrastructure.--Section 7404(b) of such Act is 
     amended by striking ``6402'' and inserting ``7402''.

     SEC. 9013. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS REGARDING SUBTITLE A OF 
                   TITLE VIII.

       (a) Amendment to Offsetting Adjustment for Discretionary 
     Spending Limit.--Section 8101(b) of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``$25,173,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$25,144,000,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``$26,045,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$26,009,000,000''.
       (b) Amendments for Highway Category.--Section 8101 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Technical Amendments.--Section 250(c)(4)(C) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as 
     amended by subsection (c) of this Act) is amended--
       ``(1) by striking `Century and' and inserting `Century or';
       ``(2) by striking `as amended by this section,' and 
     inserting `as amended by the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century,'; and
       ``(3) by adding at the end the following new flush 
     sentence:
     `Such term also refers to the Washington Metropolitan Transit 
     Authority account (69-1128-0-1-401) only for fiscal year 1999 
     only for appropriations provided pursuant to authorizations 
     contained in section 14 of Public Law 96-184 and Public Law 
     101-551.'.''.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 8102 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``or 
     from section 1102 of this Act''.

     SEC. 9014. CORRECTIONS TO VETERANS SUBTITLE.

       (a) Tobacco-Related Illnesses in Veterans.--Section 8202 of 
     the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended 
     to read as follows (and the amendments made by that section 
     as originally enacted shall be treated for all purposes as 
     not having been made):

     ``SEC. 8202. TREATMENT OF TOBACCO-RELATED ILLNESSES OF 
                   VETERANS.

       ``(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 11 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1102 the 
     following new section:

     `Sec. 1103. Special provisions relating to claims based upon 
       effects of tobacco products

       `(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     veteran's disability or death shall not be considered to have 
     resulted from personal injury suffered or disease contracted 
     in the line of duty in the active military, naval, or air 
     service for purposes of this title on the basis that it 
     resulted from injury or disease attributable to the use of 
     tobacco products by the veteran during the veteran's service.
       `(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed as 
     precluding the establishment of service connection for 
     disability or death from a disease or injury which is 
     otherwise shown to have been incurred or aggravated in active 
     military, naval, or air service or which became manifest to 
     the requisite degree of disability during any applicable 
     presumptive period specified in section 1112 or 1116 of this 
     title.'.
       ``(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
     chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 1102 the following new item:

`1103. Special provisions relating to claims based upon effects of 
              tobacco 
              products.'.
       ``(b) Effective Date.--Section 1103 of title 38, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
     respect to claims received by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs after the date of the enactment of this Act.''.
       (b) GI Bill Educational Assistance for Survivors and 
     Dependents of Veterans.--Subtitle B of title VIII of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 8210. TWENTY PERCENT INCREASE IN RATES OF SURVIVORS 
                   AND DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance.--
     Section 3532 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       ``(A) by striking out `$404' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     `$485';
       ``(B) by striking out `$304' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     `$365'; and
       ``(C) by striking out `$202' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     `$242';
       ``(2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out `$404' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof `$485';
       ``(3) in subsection (b), by striking out `$404' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof `$485'; and
       ``(4) in subsection (c)(2)--
       ``(A) by striking out `$327' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     `$392';
       ``(B) by striking out `$245' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     `$294'; and
       ``(C) by striking out `$163' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     `$196'.
       ``(b) Correspondence Course.--Section 3534(b) of such title 
     is amended by striking out `$404' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof `$485'.
       ``(c) Special Restorative Training.--Section 3542(a) of 
     such title is amended--
       ``(1) by striking out `$404' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     `$485';
       ``(2) by striking out `$127' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof `$152'; and
       ``(3) by striking out `$13.46' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof `$16.16'.
       ``(d) Apprenticeship Training.--Section 3687(b)(2) of such 
     title is amended--
       ``(1) by striking out `$294' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     `$353';
       ``(2) by striking out `$220' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     `$264';
       ``(3) by striking out `$146' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     `$175'; and
       ``(4) by striking out `$73' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     `$88'.
       ``(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and shall apply with 
     respect to educational assistance allowances paid for months 
     after September 1998.''.

     SEC. 9015. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS REGARDING TITLE IX.

       (a) Highway Trust Fund.--Subsection (f) of section 9002 of 
     the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) The last sentence of section 9503(c)(1), as amended 
     by subsection (d), is amended by striking `the date of 
     enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century' and inserting `the date of the enactment of the TEA 
     21 Restoration Act'.
       ``(5) Paragraph (3) of section 9503(e), as amended by 
     subsection (d), is amended by striking `the date of enactment 
     of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century' and 
     inserting `the date of the enactment of the TEA 21 
     Restoration Act'.''.
       (b) Boat Safety Account and Sport Fish Restoration 
     Account.--Section 9005 of the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Clerical Amendments.--
       ``(1) Subparagraph (A) of section 9504(b)(2), as amended by 
     subsection (b)(1), is amended by striking `the date of the 
     enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century' and inserting `the date of the enactment of the TEA 
     21 Restoration Act'.
       ``(2) Subparagraph (B) of section 9504(b)(2), as added by 
     subsection (b)(3), is amended by striking `such Act' and 
     inserting `the TEA 21 Restoration Act'.
       ``(3) Subparagraph (C) of section 9504(b)(2), as amended by 
     subsection (b)(2) and redesignated by subsection (b)(3), is 
     amended by striking `the date of the enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century' and inserting 
     `the date of the enactment of the TEA 21 Restoration Act'.
       ``(4) Subsection (c) of section 9504, as amended by 
     subsection (c)(2), is amended by striking `the date of 
     enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century' and inserting `the date of the enactment of the TEA 
     21 Restoration Act'.''.

     SEC. 9016. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect simultaneously with the enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. For purposes 
     of all Federal laws, the amendments made by this title shall 
     be treated as being included in the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century at the time of the enactment of such 
     Act, and the provisions of such Act (including the amendments 
     made by such Act) (as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of this Act) that are amended by this title shall 
     be treated as not being enacted.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Bill Archer,
     Nancy L. Johnson,
     Rob Portman,
     Charles B. Rangel,
     William J. Coyne,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Bill Roth,
     John H. Chafee,
     Chuck Grassley,
     Orrin Hatch,
     Frank H. Murkowski,
     Don Nickles,
     Phil Gramm,
     Daniel P. Moynihan,
     Max Baucus,
     Bob Graham,
     John Breaux,
     Bob Kerrey,
     From the Committee on Governmental Affairs:
     Fred Thompson,
     Sam Brownback,
     Thad Cochran,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.
  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. McDERMOTT moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 2676 to 
the committee of conference with instructions for the managers on the 
part of the House to disagree to section 5001 (relating to lower 
capital gains rates to apply to property held more than 1 year) in the 
conference substitute recommended by the committee of conference.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.

[[Page 1143]]

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. McDERMOTT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken 
by electronic device.

Yeas

116

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

292

para.65.22                   [Roll No. 273]

                                YEAS--116

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Luther
     Manton
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wise
     Yates

                                NAYS--292

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Berman
     Brady (TX)
     Clay
     Cox
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Gonzalez
     Hamilton
     Hinojosa
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Klug
     Lampson
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McDade
     Meehan
     Moakley
     Neal
     Packard
     Reyes
     Serrano
     Souder
     Turner
     Velazquez
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ARCHER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said conference 
report, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

402

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

8

para.65.23                   [Roll No. 274]

                                AYES--402

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne

[[Page 1144]]


     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--8

     Fazio
     Frank (MA)
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     Sabo
     Smith, Linda
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Berman
     Brady (TX)
     Clay
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Fattah
     Gonzalez
     Hamilton
     Hinojosa
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Klug
     Lampson
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McDade
     Meehan
     Moakley
     Neal
     Packard
     Reyes
     Serrano
     Souder
     Turner
     Velazquez
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.65.24  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, the Committee 
on Appropriations was granted permission until midnight, Wednesday, July 
8, 1998, to file a privileged report on the bill making appropriations 
for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.65.25  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, the Committee 
on appropriations was granted permission until midnight, Wednesday, July 
8, 1998, to file a privileged report on the bill making appropriations 
for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
corporations and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.65.26  child support performance and incentive

  On motion of Mr. SHAW, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 3130) to 
provide for an alternative penalty procedure for States that fail to 
meet Federal child support data processing requirments, to reform 
Federal incentive payments for effective child support performance, and 
to provide for a more flexible penalty procedure for States that violate 
interjurisdictional adoption requirements; together with the following 
amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Performance 
     and Incentive Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

          TITLE I--CHILD SUPPORT DATA PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 101. Alternative penalty procedure.
Sec. 102. Authority to waive single statewide automated data processing 
              and information retrieval system requirement.

                TITLE II--CHILD SUPPORT INCENTIVE SYSTEM

Sec. 201. Incentive payments to States.

                     TITLE III--ADOPTION PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. More flexible penalty procedure to be applied for failing to 
              permit interjurisdictional adoption.

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 401. Elimination of barriers to the effective establishment and 
              enforcement of medical child support.
Sec. 402. Safeguard of new employee information.
Sec. 403. Conforming amendments regarding the collection and use of 
              social security numbers for purposes of child support 
              enforcement.
Sec. 404. Elimination of definition regarding high-volume automated 
              administrative enforcement of child support.
Sec. 405. General accounting office reports.
Sec. 406. Technical corrections.
          TITLE I--CHILD SUPPORT DATA PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS

     SEC. 101. ALTERNATIVE PENALTY PROCEDURE.

       (a) In General.--Section 455(a) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 655(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(4)(A)(i) If--
       ``(I) the Secretary determines that a State plan under 
     section 454 would (in the absence of this paragraph) be 
     disapproved for the failure of the State to comply with 
     section 454(24)(A), and that the State has made and is 
     continuing to make a good faith effort to so comply; and
       ``(II) the State has submitted to the Secretary a 
     corrective compliance plan that describes how, by when, and 
     at what cost the State will achieve such compliance, which 
     has been approved by the Secretary,
     then the Secretary shall not disapprove the State plan under 
     section 454, and the Secretary shall reduce the amount 
     otherwise payable to the State under paragraph (1)(A) of this 
     subsection for the fiscal year by the penalty amount.
       ``(ii) The Secretary may only impose a single reduction of 
     the amount otherwise payable to the State under paragraph 
     (1)(A) of this subsection for a fiscal year for the failure 
     of the State to comply during such fiscal year with section 
     454(24)(A) or with any other provision of this part that 
     imposes a requirement with respect to the establishment or 
     operation of an automated data processing and information 
     retrieval system.
       ``(B) In this paragraph:
       ``(i) The term `penalty amount' means, with respect to a 
     failure of a State to comply with section 454(24)--
       ``(I) 4 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 1st 
     fiscal year in which such a failure by the State occurs;
       ``(II) 8 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 
     2nd such fiscal year;
       ``(III) 16 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 
     3rd such fiscal year; or
       ``(IV) 30 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 
     4th or any subsequent such fiscal year.
       ``(ii) The term `penalty base' means, with respect to a 
     failure of a State to comply with section 454(24) during a 
     fiscal year, the amount otherwise payable to the State under 
     paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection for the preceding fiscal 
     year.
       ``(C)(i) The Secretary shall waive a penalty under this 
     paragraph for any failure of a State to comply with section 
     454(24)(A) during a fiscal year if--
       ``(I) at any time during the fiscal year, the State has 
     submitted to the Secretary a request that the Secretary 
     certify the State as having met the requirements of such 
     section;
       ``(II) the Secretary subsequently provides the 
     certification (regardless of whether the certification is 
     provided in that fiscal year) as a result of a timely review 
     conducted pursuant to the request; and
       ``(III) the State has not failed such a review.
       ``(ii) With respect to only the 1st or 2nd fiscal years in 
     which a reduction is imposed under this paragraph for the 
     failure of a State to comply with section 454(24)(A), if the 
     State achieves compliance with section 454(24)(A) during the 
     2nd fiscal year, in the case of a reduction imposed for 1 
     fiscal year, or during the 3rd fiscal year, in the case of a 
     reduction imposed for 2 consecutive fiscal years, the 
     Secretary shall increase the amount otherwise payable to the 
     State under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection for such 2nd 
     or 3rd fiscal year, as the case may be, by an amount equal to 
     20 percent of the reduction imposed for the immediately 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(iii) The Secretary shall reduce the amount of any 
     reduction that, in the absence of this clause, would be 
     required to be made under this paragraph by reason of the 
     failure of a State to achieve compliance with section 
     454(24)(B) during the fiscal year, by an amount equal to 20 
     percent of the amount of the otherwise required reduction, 
     for each State performance measure described in section 
     458A(b)(4) with respect to which the applicable percentage 
     under section 458A(b)(6) for the fiscal year is 100 percent, 
     if the Secretary has made the determination described in 
     section 458A(b)(5)(B) with respect to the State for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(D) The preceding provisions of this paragraph (except 
     for subparagraph (C)(i)) shall apply, separately and 
     independently, to a failure to comply with section 454(24)(B) 
     in the same manner in which the preceding provisions apply to 
     a failure to comply with section 454(24)(A).''.
       (b) Inapplicability of Penalty Under TANF Program.--Section 
     409(a)(8)(A)(i)(III) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     609(a)(8)(A)(i)(III)) is

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     amended by inserting ``(other than section 454(24))'' before 
     the semicolon.

     SEC. 102. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE SINGLE STATEWIDE AUTOMATED DATA 
                   PROCESSING AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM 
                   REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 452(d)(3) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 652(d)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) The Secretary may waive any requirement of paragraph 
     (1) or any condition specified under section 454(16), and 
     shall waive the single statewide system requirement under 
     sections 454(16) and 454A, with respect to a State if--
       ``(A) the State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that the State has or can develop an alternative 
     system or systems that enable the State--
       ``(i) for purposes of section 409(a)(8), to achieve the 
     paternity establishment percentages (as defined in section 
     452(g)(2)) and other performance measures that may be 
     established by the Secretary;
       ``(ii) to submit data under section 454(15)(B) that is 
     complete and reliable;
       ``(iii) to substantially comply with the requirements of 
     this part; and
       ``(iv) in the case of a request to waive the single 
     statewide system requirement, to--
       ``(I) meet all functional requirements of sections 454(16) 
     and 454A;
       ``(II) ensure that calculation of distributions meets the 
     requirements of section 457 and accounts for distributions to 
     children in different families or in different States or sub-
     State jurisdictions, and for distributions to other States;
       ``(III) ensure that there is only 1 point of contact in the 
     State which provides seamless case processing for all 
     interstate case processing and coordinated, automated 
     intrastate case management;
       ``(IV) ensure that standardized data elements, forms, and 
     definitions are used throughout the State;
       ``(V) complete the alternative system in no more time than 
     it would take to complete a single statewide system that 
     meets such requirement; and
       ``(VI) process child support cases as quickly, efficiently, 
     and effectively as such cases would be processed through a 
     single statewide system that meets such requirement;
       ``(B)(i) the waiver meets the criteria of paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3) of section 1115(c); or
       ``(ii) the State provides assurances to the Secretary that 
     steps will be taken to otherwise improve the State's child 
     support enforcement program; and
       ``(C) in the case of a request to waive the single 
     statewide system requirement, the State has submitted to the 
     Secretary separate estimates of the total cost of a single 
     statewide system that meets such requirement, and of any such 
     alternative system or systems, which shall include estimates 
     of the cost of developing and completing the system and of 
     operating and maintaining the system for 5 years, and the 
     Secretary has agreed with the estimates.''.
       (b) Payments to States.--Section 455(a)(1) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 655(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph 
     (C) and inserting ``, and''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) equal to 66 percent of the sums expended by the State 
     during the quarter for an alternative statewide system for 
     which a waiver has been granted under section 452(d)(3), but 
     only to the extent that the total of the sums so expended by 
     the State on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     subparagraph does not exceed the least total cost estimate 
     submitted by the State pursuant to section 452(d)(3)(C) in 
     the request for the waiver;''.
                TITLE II--CHILD SUPPORT INCENTIVE SYSTEM

     SEC. 201. INCENTIVE PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       (a) In General.--Part D of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 651-669) is amended by inserting after section 
     458 the following:

     ``SEC. 458A. INCENTIVE PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--In addition to any other payment under 
     this part, the Secretary shall, subject to subsection (f), 
     make an incentive payment to each State for each fiscal year 
     in an amount determined under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount of Incentive Payment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The incentive payment for a State for a 
     fiscal year is equal to the incentive payment pool for the 
     fiscal year, multiplied by the State incentive payment share 
     for the fiscal year.
       ``(2) Incentive payment pool.--
       ``(A) In general.--In paragraph (1), the term `incentive 
     payment pool' means--
       ``(i) $422,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(ii) $429,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(iii) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
       ``(iv) $461,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
       ``(v) $454,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       ``(vi) $446,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       ``(vii) $458,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       ``(viii) $471,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       ``(ix) $483,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       ``(x) for any succeeding fiscal year, the amount of the 
     incentive payment pool for the fiscal year that precedes such 
     succeeding fiscal year, multiplied by the percentage (if any) 
     by which the CPI for such preceding fiscal year exceeds the 
     CPI for the 2nd preceding fiscal year.
       ``(B) CPI.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the CPI for a 
     fiscal year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for 
     the 12-month period ending on September 30 of the fiscal 
     year. As used in the preceding sentence, the term `Consumer 
     Price Index' means the last Consumer Price Index for all-
     urban consumers published by the Department of Labor.
       ``(3) State incentive payment share.--In paragraph (1), the 
     term `State incentive payment share' means, with respect to a 
     fiscal year--
       ``(A) the incentive base amount for the State for the 
     fiscal year; divided by
       ``(B) the sum of the incentive base amounts for all of the 
     States for the fiscal year.
       ``(4) Incentive base amount.--In paragraph (3), the term 
     `incentive base amount' means, with respect to a State and a 
     fiscal year, the sum of the applicable percentages 
     (determined in accordance with paragraph (6)) multiplied by 
     the corresponding maximum incentive base amounts for the 
     State for the fiscal year, with respect to each of the 
     following measures of State performance for the fiscal year:
       ``(A) The paternity establishment performance level.
       ``(B) The support order performance level.
       ``(C) The current payment performance level.
       ``(D) The arrearage payment performance level.
       ``(E) The cost-effectiveness performance level.
       ``(5) Maximum incentive base amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (4), the 
     maximum incentive base amount for a State for a fiscal year 
     is--
       ``(i) with respect to the performance measures described in 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (4), the State 
     collections base for the fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) with respect to the performance measures described 
     in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (4), 75 percent of 
     the State collections base for the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Data required to be complete and reliable.--
     Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the maximum incentive base 
     amount for a State for a fiscal year with respect to a 
     performance measure described in paragraph (4) is zero, 
     unless the Secretary determines, on the basis of an audit 
     performed under section 452(a)(4)(C)(i), that the data which 
     the State submitted pursuant to section 454(15)(B) for the 
     fiscal year and which is used to determine the performance 
     level involved is complete and reliable.
       ``(C) State collections base.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the State collections base for a fiscal year is equal to 
     the sum of--
       ``(i) 2 times the sum of--

       ``(I) the total amount of support collected during the 
     fiscal year under the State plan approved under this part in 
     cases in which the support obligation involved is required to 
     be assigned to the State pursuant to part A or E of this 
     title or title XIX; and
       ``(II) the total amount of support collected during the 
     fiscal year under the State plan approved under this part in 
     cases in which the support obligation involved was so 
     assigned but, at the time of collection, is not required to 
     be so assigned; and

       ``(ii) the total amount of support collected during the 
     fiscal year under the State plan approved under this part in 
     all other cases.
       ``(6) Determination of applicable percentages based on 
     performance levels.--
       ``(A) Paternity establishment.--
       ``(i) Determination of paternity establishment performance 
     level.--The paternity establishment performance level for a 
     State for a fiscal year is, at the option of the State, the 
     IV-D paternity establishment percentage determined under 
     section 452(g)(2)(A) or the statewide paternity establishment 
     percentage determined under section 452(g)(2)(B).
       ``(ii) Determination of applicable percentage.--The 
     applicable percentage with respect to a State's paternity 
     establishment performance level is as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ``If the paternity establishment performance level is:         The
-----------------------------------------------------------  applicable
                                                But less     percentage
                  At least:                       than:          is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
80%.........................................  ............       100
79%.........................................          80%        98
78%.........................................          79%        96
77%.........................................          78%        94
76%.........................................          77%        92
75%.........................................          76%        90
74%.........................................          75%        88
73%.........................................          74%        86
72%.........................................          73%        84
71%.........................................          72%        82
70%.........................................          71%        80
69%.........................................          70%        79
68%.........................................          69%        78
67%.........................................          68%        77
66%.........................................          67%        76
65%.........................................          66%        75
64%.........................................          65%        74
63%.........................................          64%        73
62%.........................................          63%        72
61%.........................................          62%        71
60%.........................................          61%        70
59%.........................................          60%        69
58%.........................................          59%        68
57%.........................................          58%        67
56%.........................................          57%        66
55%.........................................          56%        65
54%.........................................          55%        64
53%.........................................          54%        63
52%.........................................          53%        62
51%.........................................          52%        61
50%.........................................          51%        60
0%..........................................          50%        0.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the paternity 
     establishment performance level of a State for a fiscal year 
     is less than 50 percent but exceeds by at least 10 percentage 
     points the paternity establishment performance level of the 
     State for the immediately preceding fiscal year, then the 
     applicable percentage with respect to the State's

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     paternity establishment performance level is 50 percent.
       ``(B) Establishment of child support orders.--
       ``(i) Determination of support order performance level.--
     The support order performance level for a State for a fiscal 
     year is the percentage of the total number of cases under the 
     State plan approved under this part in which there is a 
     support order during the fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Determination of applicable percentage.--The 
     applicable percentage with respect to a State's support order 
     performance level is as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ``If the paternity establishment performance level is:         The
-----------------------------------------------------------  applicable
                                                But less     percentage
                  At least:                       than:          is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
80%.........................................  ............       100
79%.........................................          80%        98
78%.........................................          79%        96
77%.........................................          78%        94
76%.........................................          77%        92
75%.........................................          76%        90
74%.........................................          75%        88
73%.........................................          74%        86
72%.........................................          73%        84
71%.........................................          72%        82
70%.........................................          71%        80
69%.........................................          70%        79
68%.........................................          69%        78
67%.........................................          68%        77
66%.........................................          67%        76
65%.........................................          66%        75
64%.........................................          65%        74
63%.........................................          64%        73
62%.........................................          63%        72
61%.........................................          62%        71
60%.........................................          61%        70
59%.........................................          60%        69
58%.........................................          59%        68
57%.........................................          58%        67
56%.........................................          57%        66
55%.........................................          56%        65
54%.........................................          55%        64
53%.........................................          54%        63
52%.........................................          53%        62
51%.........................................          52%        61
50%.........................................          51%        60
0%..........................................          50%        0.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the support order 
     performance level of a State for a fiscal year is less than 
     50 percent but exceeds by at least 5 percentage points the 
     support order performance level of the State for the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year, then the applicable 
     percentage with respect to the State's support order 
     performance level is 50 percent.
       ``(C) Collections on current child support due.--
       ``(i) Determination of current payment performance level.--
     The current payment performance level for a State for a 
     fiscal year is equal to the total amount of current support 
     collected during the fiscal year under the State plan 
     approved under this part divided by the total amount of 
     current support owed during the fiscal year in all cases 
     under the State plan, expressed as a percentage.
       ``(ii) Determination of applicable percentage.--The 
     applicable percentage with respect to a State's current 
     payment performance level is as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ``If the paternity establishment performance level is:         The
-----------------------------------------------------------  applicable
                                                But less     percentage
                  At least:                       than:          is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
80%.........................................  ............       100
79%.........................................          80%        98
78%.........................................          79%        96
77%.........................................          78%        94
76%.........................................          77%        92
75%.........................................          76%        90
74%.........................................          75%        88
73%.........................................          74%        86
72%.........................................          73%        84
71%.........................................          72%        82
70%.........................................          71%        80
69%.........................................          70%        79
68%.........................................          69%        78
67%.........................................          68%        77
66%.........................................          67%        76
65%.........................................          66%        75
64%.........................................          65%        74
63%.........................................          64%        73
62%.........................................          63%        72
61%.........................................          62%        71
60%.........................................          61%        70
59%.........................................          60%        69
58%.........................................          59%        68
57%.........................................          58%        67
56%.........................................          57%        66
55%.........................................          56%        65
54%.........................................          55%        64
53%.........................................          54%        63
52%.........................................          53%        62
51%.........................................          52%        61
50%.........................................          51%        60
49%.........................................          50%        59
48%.........................................          49%        58
47%.........................................          48%        57
46%.........................................          47%        56
45%.........................................          46%        55
44%.........................................          45%        54
43%.........................................          44%        53
42%.........................................          43%        52
41%.........................................          42%        51
40%.........................................          41%        50
0%..........................................          40%        0.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the current 
     payment performance level of a State for a fiscal year is 
     less than 40 percent but exceeds by at least 5 percentage 
     points the current payment performance level of the State for 
     the immediately preceding fiscal year, then the applicable 
     percentage with respect to the State's current payment 
     performance level is 50 percent.
       ``(D) Collections on child support arrearages.--
       ``(i) Determination of arrearage payment performance 
     level.--The arrearage payment performance level for a State 
     for a fiscal year is equal to the total number of cases under 
     the State plan approved under this part in which payments of 
     past-due child support were received during the fiscal year 
     and part or all of the payments were distributed to the 
     family to whom the past-due child support was owed (or, if 
     all past-due child support owed to the family was, at the 
     time of receipt, subject to an assignment to the State, part 
     or all of the payments were retained by the State) divided by 
     the total number of cases under the State plan in which there 
     is past-due child support, expressed as a percentage.
       ``(ii) Determination of applicable percentage.--The 
     applicable percentage with respect to a State's arrearage 
     payment performance level is as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ``If the paternity establishment performance level is:         The
-----------------------------------------------------------  applicable
                                                But less     percentage
                  At least:                       than:          is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
80%.........................................  ............       100
79%.........................................          80%        98
78%.........................................          79%        96
77%.........................................          78%        94
76%.........................................          77%        92
75%.........................................          76%        90
74%.........................................          75%        88
73%.........................................          74%        86
72%.........................................          73%        84
71%.........................................          72%        82
70%.........................................          71%        80
69%.........................................          70%        79
68%.........................................          69%        78
67%.........................................          68%        77
66%.........................................          67%        76
65%.........................................          66%        75
64%.........................................          65%        74
63%.........................................          64%        73
62%.........................................          63%        72
61%.........................................          62%        71
60%.........................................          61%        70
59%.........................................          60%        69
58%.........................................          59%        68
57%.........................................          58%        67
56%.........................................          57%        66
55%.........................................          56%        65
54%.........................................          55%        64
53%.........................................          54%        63
52%.........................................          53%        62
51%.........................................          52%        61
50%.........................................          51%        60
49%.........................................          50%        59
48%.........................................          49%        58
47%.........................................          48%        57
46%.........................................          47%        56
45%.........................................          46%        55
44%.........................................          45%        54
43%.........................................          44%        53
42%.........................................          43%        52
41%.........................................          42%        51
40%.........................................          41%        50
0%..........................................          40%        0.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the arrearage 
     payment performance level of a State for a fiscal year is 
     less than 40 percent but exceeds by at least 5 percentage 
     points the arrearage payment performance level of the State 
     for the immediately preceding fiscal year, then the 
     applicable percentage with respect to the State's arrearage 
     payment performance level is 50 percent.
       ``(E) Cost-effectiveness.--
       ``(i) Determination of cost-effectiveness performance 
     level.--The cost-effectiveness performance level for a State 
     for a fiscal year is equal to the total amount collected 
     during the fiscal year under the State plan approved under 
     this part divided by the total amount expended during the 
     fiscal year under the State plan, expressed as a ratio.
       ``(ii) Determination of applicable percentage.--The 
     applicable percentage with respect to a State's cost-
     effectiveness performance level is as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ``If the paternity establishment performance level is:         The
-----------------------------------------------------------  applicable
                                                But less     percentage
                  At least:                       than:          is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5.00........................................  ............       100
4.50........................................         4.99        90
4.00........................................         4.50        80
3.50........................................         4.00        70
3.00........................................         3.50        60
2.50........................................         3.00        50
2.00........................................         2.50        40
0.00........................................         2.00        0.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       ``(c) Treatment of Interstate Collections.--In computing 
     incentive payments under this section, support which is 
     collected by a State at the request of another State shall be 
     treated as having been collected in full by both States, and 
     any amounts expended by a State in carrying out a special 
     project assisted under section 455(e) shall be excluded.
       ``(d) Administrative Provisions.--The amounts of the 
     incentive payments to be made to the States under this 
     section for a fiscal year shall be estimated by the Secretary 
     at or before the beginning of the fiscal year on the basis of 
     the best information available. The Secretary shall make the 
     payments for the fiscal year, on a quarterly basis (with each 
     quarterly payment being made no later than the beginning of 
     the quarter involved), in the amounts so estimated, reduced 
     or increased to the extent of any overpayments or 
     underpayments which the Secretary determines were made under 
     this section to the States involved for prior periods and 
     with respect to which adjustment has not already been made 
     under this subsection. Upon the making of any estimate by the 
     Secretary under the preceding sentence, any appropriations 
     available for payments under this section are deemed 
     obligated.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary governing the calculation of 
     incentive payments under this section, including directions 
     for excluding from the calculations certain closed cases and 
     cases over which the States do not have jurisdiction.
       ``(f) Reinvestment.--A State to which a payment is made 
     under this section shall expend the full amount of the 
     payment to supplement, and not supplant, other funds used by 
     the State--
       ``(1) to carry out the State plan approved under this part; 
     or
       ``(2) for any activity (including cost-effective contracts 
     with local agencies) approved

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     by the Secretary, whether or not the expenditures for the 
     activity are eligible for reimbursement under this part, 
     which may contribute to improving the effectiveness or 
     efficiency of the State program operated under this part.''.
       (b) Transition Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law--
       (1) for fiscal year 2000, the Secretary shall reduce by \1/
     3\ the amount otherwise payable to a State under section 458 
     of the Social Security Act, and shall reduce by \2/3\ the 
     amount otherwise payable to a State under section 458A of 
     such Act; and
       (2) for fiscal year 2001, the Secretary shall reduce by \2/
     3\ the amount otherwise payable to a State under section 458 
     of the Social Security Act, and shall reduce by \1/3\ the 
     amount otherwise payable to a State under section 458A of 
     such Act.
       (c) Regulations.--Within 9 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall prescribe regulations governing the 
     implementation of section 458A of the Social Security Act 
     when such section takes effect and the implementation of 
     subsection (b) of this section.
       (d) Studies.--
       (1) General review of new incentive payment system.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall conduct a study of the implementation of the incentive 
     payment system established by section 458A of the Social 
     Security Act, in order to identify the problems and successes 
     of the system.
       (B) Reports to the congress.--
       (i) Report on variations in state performance attributable 
     to demographic variables.--Not later than October 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report that 
     identifies any demographic or economic variables that account 
     for differences in the performance levels achieved by the 
     States with respect to the performance measures used in the 
     system, and contains the recommendations of the Secretary for 
     such adjustments to the system as may be necessary to ensure 
     that the relative performance of States is measured from a 
     baseline that takes account of any such variables.
       (ii) Interim report.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Congress an interim report that 
     contains the findings of the study required by subparagraph 
     (A).
       (iii) Final report.--Not later than October 1, 2003, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Congress a final report that 
     contains the final findings of the study required by 
     subparagraph (A). The report shall include any 
     recommendations for changes in the system that the Secretary 
     determines would improve the operation of the child support 
     enforcement program.
       (2) Development of medical support incentive.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, in consultation with State directors of programs 
     operated under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     and representatives of children potentially eligible for 
     medical support, shall develop a performance measure based on 
     the effectiveness of States in establishing and enforcing 
     medical support obligations, and shall make recommendations 
     for the incorporation of the measure, in a revenue neutral 
     manner, into the incentive payment system established by 
     section 458A of the Social Security Act.
       (B) Report.--Not later than October 1, 1999, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Congress a report that describes the 
     performance measure and contains the recommendations required 
     by subparagraph (A).
       (e) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) In general.--Section 341 of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 
     658 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (a) and redesignating 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (a), (b), and 
     (c), respectively; and
       (B) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Conforming amendments to present system.--The 
     amendments made by subsection (a) of this section shall 
     become effective with respect to a State as of the date the 
     amendments made by section 103(a) (without regard to section 
     116(a)(2)) first apply to the State.''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
     ``(b)''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
     341 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996.
       (f) Elimination of Predecessor Incentive Payment System.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 458 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 658) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 458A of the Social Security Act, as added by 
     section 201(a) of this Act, is redesignated as section 458.
       (B) Section 455(a)(4)(C)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     655(a)(4)(C)(iii)), as added by section 101(a) of this Act, 
     is amended--
       (i) by striking ``458A(b)(4)'' and inserting ``458(b)(4)'';
       (ii) by striking ``458A(b)(6)'' and inserting 
     ``458(b)(6)''; and
       (iii) by striking ``458A(b)(5)(B)'' and inserting 
     ``458(b)(5)(B)''.
       (C) Subsection (d)(1) of this section is amended by 
     striking ``458A'' and inserting ``458''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2001.
       (g) General Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided 
     in this section, the amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect on October 1, 1999.
                     TITLE III--ADOPTION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. MORE FLEXIBLE PENALTY PROCEDURE TO BE APPLIED FOR 
                   FAILING TO PERMIT INTERJURISDICTIONAL ADOPTION.

       (a) Conversion of Funding Ban Into State Plan 
     Requirement.--Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (21);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (22) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(23) provides that the State shall not--
       ``(A) deny or delay the placement of a child for adoption 
     when an approved family is available outside of the 
     jurisdiction with responsibility for handling the case of the 
     child; or
       ``(B) fail to grant an opportunity for a fair hearing, as 
     described in paragraph (12), to an individual whose 
     allegation of a violation of subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph is denied by the State or not acted upon by the 
     State with reasonable promptness.''.
       (b) Penalty for Noncompliance.--Section 474(d) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 674(d)) is amended in each of paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) by striking ``section 471(a)(18)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (18) or (23) of section 471(a)''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 474 of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 674) is amended by striking subsection (e).
       (d) Retroactivity.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
     202 of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Public Law 
     105-89; 111 Stat. 2125).
                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 401. ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS TO THE EFFECTIVE 
                   ESTABLISHMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF MEDICAL CHILD 
                   SUPPORT.

       (a) Promulgation of National Standardized Medical Support 
     Notice.--Section 452(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     652(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12)(A) develop jointly with the Secretary of Labor--
       ``(i) a National Standardized Medical Support Notice that 
     satisfies the requirements of section 609(a)(3) of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1169(a)(3)) and the requirements of this part and shall be 
     used by States to enforce medical support orders; and
       ``(ii) appropriate procedures for the transmission of such 
     Notice to employers by State agencies administering the 
     program established under this part;
       ``(B) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this paragraph, establish with the Secretary of Labor, a 
     medical support working group, not to exceed 20 individuals, 
     that shall--
       ``(i) identify the impediments to the effective enforcement 
     of medical support by State agencies administering the 
     program established under this part; and
       ``(ii) be composed of representatives of--
       ``(I) the Department of Labor;
       ``(II) the Department of Health and Human Services;
       ``(III) State directors of programs under this part;
       ``(IV) State directors of the medicaid program under title 
     XIX;
       ``(V) employers, including owners of small businesses;
       ``(VI) plan administrators and plan sponsors of group 
     health plans (as defined in section 607(1) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1167(1));
       ``(VII) children potentially eligible for medical support, 
     such as child advocacy organizations; and
       ``(VIII) State public welfare programs;
       ``(C) require the working group established in accordance 
     with subparagraph (B) to, not later than 18 months after the 
     date of enactment of this paragraph, submit to the Secretary 
     and Congress a report containing recommendations for 
     appropriate measures to address the impediments to the 
     effective enforcement of medical support by State agencies 
     administering the program established under this part 
     identified by the working group, including--
       ``(i) appropriate measures that establish the priority of 
     withholding of child support obligations, medical support 
     obligations, arrearages in such obligations, and, in the case 
     of a medical support obligation, the employee's portion of 
     any health care coverage premium, by the State agency 
     administering the program established under this part in 
     light of the restrictions on garnishment provided under title 
     III of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1671-
     1677);
       ``(ii) appropriate procedures for coordinating the 
     provision, enforcement, and transition of health care 
     coverage under the State programs established under this 
     part, title XIX, and title XXI;
       ``(iii) appropriate measures to improve the enforcement of 
     alternate types of medical support that are aside from health 
     coverage offered through the noncustodial parent's health 
     plan and unrelated to the noncusto

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     dial parent's employer, including measures that establish a 
     noncustodial parent's responsibility to share the cost of a 
     copayment, deductible, or a payment for services not covered 
     under a child's existing health coverage; and
       ``(iv) appropriate measures for eliminating any other 
     impediments to the effective enforcement of medical support 
     orders that the working group deems necessary; and
       ``(D) issue, under the authority of the Secretary--
       ``(i) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
     of this paragraph, a proposed regulation that specifies that 
     the National Standardized Medical Support Notice shall be 
     used by State agencies administering the program under this 
     part to enforce medical support orders, and that includes 
     such procedures for transmission of the Notice to employers 
     that the Secretary determines are appropriate; and
       ``(ii) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this paragraph, a final regulation that specifies that the 
     National Standardized Medical Support Notice shall be used by 
     State agencies administering the program under this part to 
     enforce medical support orders and the procedures for the 
     transmission of that Notice to employers.''.
       (b) Required Use of Notice by States.--
       (1) State procedures.--Section 466(a)(19) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 466(a)(19)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(19) Health care coverage.--Procedures under which--
       ``(A) all child support orders enforced pursuant to this 
     part include a provision for the health care coverage of the 
     child that, not later than October 1, 2000, is enforced, 
     where appropriate, through the use of the National 
     Standardized Medical Support Notice promulgated pursuant to 
     section 452(a)(12);
       ``(B) in any case in which a noncustodial parent is 
     required to provide such health care coverage and the 
     employer of such noncustodial parent is known to the State 
     agency, the State agency shall use the National Standardized 
     Medical Support Notice to transfer notice of the provision 
     for the health care coverage of the child to the employer in 
     conjunction, where appropriate, with an income withholding 
     notice within 2 days of the date that information regarding a 
     newly hired employee is entered in the State Directory of New 
     Hires pursuant to section 453A(e), and to any subsequent 
     employer if the parent changes employment or obtains 
     additional employment and the subsequent employer of such 
     noncustodial parent is known to the State agency;
       ``(C) not later than 7 business days after the date the 
     National Standardized Medical Support Notice is issued, the 
     Notice shall operate to enroll the child in the noncustodial 
     parent's employer's health plan, and to authorize the 
     collection of any employee contributions required for such 
     enrollment, unless the noncustodial parent contests 
     enforcement of the health care coverage provision of the 
     child support order pursuant to the Notice to the State 
     agency based on mistake of fact; and
       ``(D) the employer shall, within 21 days after the date the 
     Notice is issued, notify the State agency administering the 
     program under this part whether such health care coverage is 
     available and, if so, whether the child has been enrolled in 
     such coverage and the effective date of the enrollment, and 
     provide to the custodial parent any necessary documentation 
     to provide the child with coverage.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 452(f) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652(f)) is amended in the first 
     sentence--
       (A) by striking ``petition for the inclusion of'' and 
     inserting ``include''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and enforce medical support'' before 
     ``whenever''.
       (c) National Standardized Medical Support Notice Deemed a 
     Qualified Medical Child Support Order.--
       (1) Amendment to erisa.--Section 609(a)(5) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)(5)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) National standardized medical support notice deemed 
     to be a qualified medical child support order.--If a group 
     health plan administrator receives a completed National 
     Standardized Medical Support Notice promulgated pursuant to 
     section 452(a)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     652(a)(13)), and the notice meets the requirements of 
     paragraphs (3) and (4), the notice shall, not later than 7 
     business days after the date the National Standardized 
     Medical Support Notice is issued, be deemed to be a qualified 
     medical child support order and the plan administrator shall 
     comply with the notice.''.
       (2) Rule of construction.--The amendment made by paragraph 
     (1) shall not be construed as requiring an employer to 
     provide or expand any health benefits coverage provided by 
     the employer that the employer is not, as of the date of 
     enactment of this section, required to provide, or to modify 
     or change the eligibility rules applicable to a group health 
     plan (as defined in section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1167(1))).
       (d) Report and Recommendations Regarding the Enforcement of 
     Qualified Medical Support Orders Under ERISA.--Not later than 
     1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, shall submit to the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, 
     and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, 
     a report containing recommendations for appropriate 
     legislation to improve the effectiveness of, and enforcement 
     of, qualified medical child support orders under the 
     provisions of section 609 of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169).

     SEC. 402. SAFEGUARD OF NEW EMPLOYEE INFORMATION.

       (a) Penalty for Unauthorized Access, Disclosure, or Use of 
     Information.--Section 453(l) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 653(l)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Information'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Information''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Penalty for misuse of information in the national 
     directory of new hires.--The Secretary shall require the 
     imposition of an administrative penalty (up to and including 
     dismissal from employment), and a fine of $1,000, for each 
     act of unauthorized access to, disclosure of, or use of, 
     information in the National Directory of New Hires 
     established under subsection (i) by any officer or employee 
     of the United States who knowingly and willfully violates 
     this paragraph.''.
       (b) Limits on Retention of Data in the National Directory 
     of New Hires.--Section 453(i)(2) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 653(i)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Data entry and deletion requirements.--Information 
     shall be--
       ``(A) entered into the data base maintained by the National 
     Directory of New Hires within 2 business days of receipt 
     pursuant to section 453A(g)(2);
       ``(B) in the case of an individual for whom an information 
     comparison under subsection (j) does not reveal a match, 
     deleted from such data base 12 months after the date of 
     entry; and
       ``(C) in the case of an individual for whom an information 
     comparison under subsection (j) does reveal a match, deleted 
     from such data base 24 months after the date of entry.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect on January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 403. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REGARDING THE COLLECTION AND 
                   USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS FOR PURPOSES OF 
                   CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Conforming Amendments.--Section 205(c)(2)(C) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``may require'' and 
     inserting ``shall require'';
       (2) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by inserting after the 1st sentence the following: ``In 
     the administration of any law involving the issuance of a 
     marriage certificate or license, each State shall require 
     each individual named in the certificate or license to 
     furnish to the State (or political subdivision thereof), or 
     any State agency having administrative responsibility for the 
     law involved, the social security number of the 
     individual.''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or marriage certificate'' after ``Such 
     numbers shall not be recorded on the birth certificate'';
       (3) in clause (vi), by striking ``may'' and inserting 
     ``shall''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(x) An agency of a State (or a political subdivision 
     thereof) charged with the administration of any law 
     concerning the issuance or renewal of a professional license, 
     driver's license, occupational license, or recreational 
     license shall require each applicant for issuance or renewal 
     of the license to provide the applicant's social security 
     number to the agency for the purpose of administering such 
     laws, and for the purpose of responding to requests for 
     information from an agency operating pursuant to part D of 
     title IV. If a State allows the use of a number other than 
     the social security number to be used on the face of the 
     document while the social security number is kept on file at 
     the agency, the State shall so advise any applicants.
       ``(xi) All divorce decrees, support orders, and paternity 
     determinations issued, and all paternity acknowledgments 
     made, in each State shall include the social security number 
     of each individual subject to the decree, order, 
     determination, or acknowledgment in the records relating to 
     the matter, for the purpose of responding to requests for 
     information from an agency operating pursuant to part D of 
     title IV.''.
       (b) Retroactivity.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
     317 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 
     Stat.2220).

     SEC. 404. ELIMINATION OF DEFINITION REGARDING HIGH-VOLUME 
                   AUTOMATED ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD 
                   SUPPORT.

       (a) Technical Amendment.--Section 466(a)(14) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(14)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(14) High-volume, automated administrative enforcement in 
     interstate cases.--Procedures under which--
       ``(A) the State shall use high-volume automated 
     administrative enforcement, to the same extent as used for 
     intrastate cases, in response to a request made by another 
     State to enforce support orders, and shall promptly report 
     the results of such enforcement procedure to the requesting 
     State;
       ``(B) the State may, by electronic or other means, transmit 
     to another State a request for assistance in enforcing 
     support orders

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     through high-volume, automated administrative enforcement, 
     which request--
       ``(i) shall include such information as will enable the 
     State to which the request is transmitted to compare the 
     information about the cases to the information in the data 
     bases of the State; and
       ``(ii) shall constitute a certification by the requesting 
     State--

       ``(I) of the amount of support under an order the payment 
     of which is in arrears; and
       ``(II) that the requesting State has complied with all 
     procedural due process requirements applicable to each case;

       ``(C) if the State provides assistance to another State 
     pursuant to this paragraph with respect to a case, neither 
     State shall consider the case to be transferred to the 
     caseload of such other State; and
       ``(D) the State shall maintain records of--
       ``(i) the number of such requests for assistance received 
     by the State;
       ``(ii) the number of cases for which the State collected 
     support in response to such a request; and
       ``(iii) the amount of such collected support.''.
       (b) Retroactivity.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
     5550 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 
     111 Stat. 633).

     SEC. 405. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REPORTS.

       (a) Report On Feasibility of Instant Check System.--Not 
     later than December 31, 1998, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall report to the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives on the feasibility and cost of creating and 
     maintaining a nationwide instant child support order check 
     system under which an employer would be able to determine 
     whether a newly hired employee is required to provide support 
     under a child support order.
       (b) Report On Implementation and Use of Child Support 
     Databases.--Not later than December 31, 1998, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall report to the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
     the House of Representatives on the implementation of the 
     Federal Parent Locater Service (including the Federal Case 
     Registry of Child Support Orders and the National Directory 
     of New Hires) established under section 453 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653) and the State Directory of New 
     Hires established under section 453A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     653a). The report shall include a detailed discussion of the 
     purposes for which, and the manner in which, the information 
     maintained in such databases has been used, and an 
     examination as to whether such databases are subject to 
     adequate safeguards to protect the privacy of the individuals 
     with respect to whom information is reported and maintained.

     SEC. 406. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Section 413(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     613(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities'' and inserting ``Education and the 
     Workforce''.
       (b) Section 422(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     622(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``under under'' and 
     inserting ``under''.
       (c) Section 432(a)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     632(a)(8)) is amended by adding ``; and'' at the end.
       (d) Section 453(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     653(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``parentage,'' and inserting ``parentage 
     or'';
       (2) by striking ``or making or enforcing child custody or 
     visitation orders,''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (A), by decreasing the indentation of 
     clause (iv) by 2 ems.
       (e)(1) Section 5557(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     (42 U.S.C. 608 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The amendment made by section 5536(1)(A) shall 
     not take effect with respect to a State until October 1, 
     2000, or such earlier date as the State may select.''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of section 5557 of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 
     637).
       (f) Section 473A(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 673b(c)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``November 30, 1997'' and inserting ``April 
     30, 1998''; and
       (2) by striking ``March 1, 1998'' and inserting ``July 1, 
     1998''.
       (g) Section 474(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     674(a)) is amended by striking ``(subject to the limitations 
     imposed by subsection (b))''.
       (h) Section 232 of the Social Security Act Amendments of 
     1994 (42 U.S.C. 1314a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(3)(D), by striking ``Energy and''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ``(b)(3)(C)'' and 
     inserting ``(b)(3)''.

  Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to provide for an alternative 
    penalty procedure for States that fail to meet Federal child 
    support data processing requirements, to reform Federal incentive 
    payments for effective child support performance, to provide for a 
    more flexible penalty procedure for States that violate 
    interjurisdictional adoption requirements, and for other 
    purposes.''.

  On motion of Mr. SHAW, said Senate amendments were agreed to with the 
following amendments:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Performance 
     and Incentive Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

          TITLE I--CHILD SUPPORT DATA PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 101. Alternative penalty procedure.
Sec. 102. Authority to waive single statewide automated data processing 
              and information retrieval system requirement.

                TITLE II--CHILD SUPPORT INCENTIVE SYSTEM

Sec. 201. Incentive payments to States.

                     TITLE III--ADOPTION PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. More flexible penalty procedure to be applied for failing to 
              permit interjurisdictional adoption.

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 401. Elimination of barriers to the effective establishment and 
              enforcement of medical child support.
Sec. 402. Safeguard of new employee information.
Sec. 403. Limitations on use of TANF funds for matching under certain 
              Federal transportation program.
Sec. 404. Clarification of meaning of high-volume automated 
              administrative enforcement of child support in interstate 
              cases.
Sec. 405. General Accounting Office reports.
Sec. 406. Data matching by multistate financial institutions.
Sec. 407. Elimination of unnecessary data reporting.
Sec. 408. Clarification of eligibility under welfare-to-work programs.
Sec. 409. Study of feasibility of implementing immigration provisions 
              of H.R. 3130, as passed by the House of Representatives 
              on March 5, 1998.
Sec. 410. Technical corrections.
          TITLE I--CHILD SUPPORT DATA PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS

     SEC. 101. ALTERNATIVE PENALTY PROCEDURE.

       (a) In General.--Section 455(a) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 655(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(4)(A)(i) If--
       ``(I) the Secretary determines that a State plan under 
     section 454 would (in the absence of this paragraph) be 
     disapproved for the failure of the State to comply with a 
     particular subparagraph of section 454(24), and that the 
     State has made and is continuing to make a good faith effort 
     to so comply; and
       ``(II) the State has submitted to the Secretary a 
     corrective compliance plan that describes how, by when, and 
     at what cost the State will achieve such compliance, which 
     has been approved by the Secretary,
     then the Secretary shall not disapprove the State plan under 
     section 454, and the Secretary shall reduce the amount 
     otherwise payable to the State under paragraph (1)(A) of this 
     subsection for the fiscal year by the penalty amount.
       ``(ii) All failures of a State during a fiscal year to 
     comply with any of the requirements referred to in the same 
     subparagraph of section 454(24) shall be considered a single 
     failure of the State to comply with that subparagraph during 
     the fiscal year for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(B) In this paragraph:
       ``(i) The term `penalty amount' means, with respect to a 
     failure of a State to comply with a subparagraph of section 
     454(24)--
       ``(I) 4 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 1st 
     fiscal year in which such a failure by the State occurs 
     (regardless of whether a penalty is imposed under this 
     paragraph with respect to the failure);
       ``(II) 8 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 
     2nd such fiscal year;
       ``(III) 16 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 
     3rd such fiscal year;
       ``(IV) 25 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 
     4th such fiscal year; or
       ``(V) 30 percent of the penalty base, in the case of the 
     5th or any subsequent such fiscal year.
       ``(ii) The term `penalty base' means, with respect to a 
     failure of a State to comply with a subparagraph of section 
     454(24) during a fiscal year, the amount otherwise payable to 
     the State under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection for the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(C)(i) The Secretary shall waive a penalty under this 
     paragraph for any failure of a State to comply with section 
     454(24)(A) during fiscal year 1998 if--
       ``(I) on or before August 1, 1998, the State has submitted 
     to the Secretary a request that the Secretary certify the 
     State as having met the requirements of such section;
       ``(II) the Secretary subsequently provides the 
     certification as a result of a timely review conducted 
     pursuant to the request; and
       ``(III) the State has not failed such a review.
       ``(ii) If a State with respect to which a reduction is made 
     under this paragraph for a fiscal year with respect to a 
     failure to comply with a subparagraph of section 454(24) 
     achieves compliance with such subparagraph by the beginning 
     of the succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall increase 
     the amount otherwise payable to the State under paragraph 
     (1)(A) of this subsection for

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     the succeeding fiscal year by an amount equal to 90 percent 
     of the reduction for the fiscal year.
       ``(D) The Secretary may not impose a penalty under this 
     paragraph against a State with respect to a failure to comply 
     with section 454(24)(B) for a fiscal year if the Secretary is 
     required to impose a penalty under this paragraph against the 
     State with respect to a failure to comply with section 
     454(24)(A) for the fiscal year.''.
       (b) Inapplicability of Penalty Under TANF Program.--Section 
     409(a)(8)(A)(i)(III) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     609(a)(8)(A)(i)(III)) is amended by inserting ``(other than 
     section 454(24))'' before the semicolon.

     SEC. 102. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE SINGLE STATEWIDE AUTOMATED DATA 
                   PROCESSING AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM 
                   REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 452(d)(3) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 652(d)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) The Secretary may waive any requirement of paragraph 
     (1) or any condition specified under section 454(16), and 
     shall waive the single statewide system requirement under 
     sections 454(16) and 454A, with respect to a State if--
       ``(A) the State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that the State has or can develop an alternative 
     system or systems that enable the State--
       ``(i) for purposes of section 409(a)(8), to achieve the 
     paternity establishment percentages (as defined in section 
     452(g)(2)) and other performance measures that may be 
     established by the Secretary;
       ``(ii) to submit data under section 454(15)(B) that is 
     complete and reliable;
       ``(iii) to substantially comply with the requirements of 
     this part; and
       ``(iv) in the case of a request to waive the single 
     statewide system requirement, to--
       ``(I) meet all functional requirements of sections 454(16) 
     and 454A;
       ``(II) ensure that calculation of distributions meets the 
     requirements of section 457 and accounts for distributions to 
     children in different families or in different States or sub-
     State jurisdictions, and for distributions to other States;
       ``(III) ensure that there is only 1 point of contact in the 
     State which provides seamless case processing for all 
     interstate case processing and coordinated, automated 
     intrastate case management;
       ``(IV) ensure that standardized data elements, forms, and 
     definitions are used throughout the State;
       ``(V) complete the alternative system in no more time than 
     it would take to complete a single statewide system that 
     meets such requirement; and
       ``(VI) process child support cases as quickly, efficiently, 
     and effectively as such cases would be processed through a 
     single statewide system that meets such requirement;
       ``(B)(i) the waiver meets the criteria of paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3) of section 1115(c); or
       ``(ii) the State provides assurances to the Secretary that 
     steps will be taken to otherwise improve the State's child 
     support enforcement program; and
       ``(C) in the case of a request to waive the single 
     statewide system requirement, the State has submitted to the 
     Secretary separate estimates of the total cost of a single 
     statewide system that meets such requirement, and of any such 
     alternative system or systems, which shall include estimates 
     of the cost of developing and completing the system and of 
     operating and maintaining the system for 5 years, and the 
     Secretary has agreed with the estimates.''.
       (b) Payments to States.--Section 455(a)(1) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 655(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph 
     (C) and inserting ``, and''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) equal to 66 percent of the sums expended by the State 
     during the quarter for an alternative statewide system for 
     which a waiver has been granted under section 452(d)(3), but 
     only to the extent that the total of the sums so expended by 
     the State on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     subparagraph does not exceed the least total cost estimate 
     submitted by the State pursuant to section 452(d)(3)(C) in 
     the request for the waiver;''.
                TITLE II--CHILD SUPPORT INCENTIVE SYSTEM

     SEC. 201. INCENTIVE PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       (a) In General.--Part D of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 651-669) is amended by inserting after section 
     458 the following:

     ``SEC. 458A. INCENTIVE PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--In addition to any other payment under 
     this part, the Secretary shall, subject to subsection (f), 
     make an incentive payment to each State for each fiscal year 
     in an amount determined under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount of Incentive Payment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The incentive payment for a State for a 
     fiscal year is equal to the incentive payment pool for the 
     fiscal year, multiplied by the State incentive payment share 
     for the fiscal year.
       ``(2) Incentive payment pool.--
       ``(A) In general.--In paragraph (1), the term `incentive 
     payment pool' means--
       ``(i) $422,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(ii) $429,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(iii) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
       ``(iv) $461,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
       ``(v) $454,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       ``(vi) $446,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       ``(vii) $458,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       ``(viii) $471,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       ``(ix) $483,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       ``(x) for any succeeding fiscal year, the amount of the 
     incentive payment pool for the fiscal year that precedes such 
     succeeding fiscal year, multiplied by the percentage (if any) 
     by which the CPI for such preceding fiscal year exceeds the 
     CPI for the 2nd preceding fiscal year.
       ``(B) CPI.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the CPI for a 
     fiscal year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for 
     the 12-month period ending on September 30 of the fiscal 
     year. As used in the preceding sentence, the term `Consumer 
     Price Index' means the last Consumer Price Index for all-
     urban consumers published by the Department of Labor.
       ``(3) State incentive payment share.--In paragraph (1), the 
     term `State incentive payment share' means, with respect to a 
     fiscal year--
       ``(A) the incentive base amount for the State for the 
     fiscal year; divided by
       ``(B) the sum of the incentive base amounts for all of the 
     States for the fiscal year.
       ``(4) Incentive base amount.--In paragraph (3), the term 
     `incentive base amount' means, with respect to a State and a 
     fiscal year, the sum of the applicable percentages 
     (determined in accordance with paragraph (6)) multiplied by 
     the corresponding maximum incentive base amounts for the 
     State for the fiscal year, with respect to each of the 
     following measures of State performance for the fiscal year:
       ``(A) The paternity establishment performance level.
       ``(B) The support order performance level.
       ``(C) The current payment performance level.
       ``(D) The arrearage payment performance level.
       ``(E) The cost-effectiveness performance level.
       ``(5) Maximum incentive base amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (4), the 
     maximum incentive base amount for a State for a fiscal year 
     is--
       ``(i) with respect to the performance measures described in 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (4), the State 
     collections base for the fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) with respect to the performance measures described 
     in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (4), 75 percent of 
     the State collections base for the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Data required to be complete and reliable.--
     Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the maximum incentive base 
     amount for a State for a fiscal year with respect to a 
     performance measure described in paragraph (4) is zero, 
     unless the Secretary determines, on the basis of an audit 
     performed under section 452(a)(4)(C)(i), that the data which 
     the State submitted pursuant to section 454(15)(B) for the 
     fiscal year and which is used to determine the performance 
     level involved is complete and reliable.
       ``(C) State collections base.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the State collections base for a fiscal year is equal to 
     the sum of--
       ``(i) 2 times the sum of--

       ``(I) the total amount of support collected during the 
     fiscal year under the State plan approved under this part in 
     cases in which the support obligation involved is required to 
     be assigned to the State pursuant to part A or E of this 
     title or title XIX; and
       ``(II) the total amount of support collected during the 
     fiscal year under the State plan approved under this part in 
     cases in which the support obligation involved was so 
     assigned but, at the time of collection, is not required to 
     be so assigned; and

       ``(ii) the total amount of support collected during the 
     fiscal year under the State plan approved under this part in 
     all other cases.
       ``(6) Determination of applicable percentages based on 
     performance levels.--
       ``(A) Paternity establishment.--
       ``(i) Determination of paternity establishment performance 
     level.--The paternity establishment performance level for a 
     State for a fiscal year is, at the option of the State, the 
     IV-D paternity establishment percentage determined under 
     section 452(g)(2)(A) or the statewide paternity establishment 
     percentage determined under section 452(g)(2)(B).
       ``(ii) Determination of applicable percentage.--The 
     applicable percentage with respect to a State's paternity 
     establishment performance level is as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ``If the paternity establishment performance level is:         The
-----------------------------------------------------------  applicable
                                                But less     percentage
                  At least:                       than:          is:
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80%.........................................  ............          100
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0%..........................................          50%            0.
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     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the paternity 
     establishment performance level of a State for a fiscal year 
     is less than 50 percent but exceeds by at least 10 percentage 
     points the paternity establishment performance level of the 
     State for the immediately preceding fiscal year, then the 
     applicable percentage with respect to the State's paternity 
     establishment performance level is 50 percent.
       ``(B) Establishment of child support orders.--
       ``(i) Determination of support order performance level.--
     The support order performance level for a State for a fiscal 
     year is the percentage of the total number of cases under the 
     State plan approved under this part in which there is a 
     support order during the fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Determination of applicable percentage.--The 
     applicable percentage with respect to a State's support order 
     performance level is as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
       ``If the support order performance level is:              The
-----------------------------------------------------------  applicable
                                                But less     percentage
                  At least:                       than:          is:
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80%.........................................  ............          100
79%.........................................          80%            98
78%.........................................          79%            96
77%.........................................          78%            94
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0%..........................................          50%            0.
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     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the support order 
     performance level of a State for a fiscal year is less than 
     50 percent but exceeds by at least 5 percentage points the 
     support order performance level of the State for the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year, then the applicable 
     percentage with respect to the State's support order 
     performance level is 50 percent.
       ``(C) Collections on current child support due.--
       ``(i) Determination of current payment performance level.--
     The current payment performance level for a State for a 
     fiscal year is equal to the total amount of current support 
     collected during the fiscal year under the State plan 
     approved under this part divided by the total amount of 
     current support owed during the fiscal year in all cases 
     under the State plan, expressed as a percentage.
       ``(ii) Determination of applicable percentage.--The 
     applicable percentage with respect to a State's current 
     payment performance level is as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
      ``If the current payment performance level is:             The
-----------------------------------------------------------  applicable
                                                But less     percentage
                  At least:                       than:          is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
80%.........................................  ............          100
79%.........................................          80%            98
78%.........................................          79%            96
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     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the current 
     payment performance level of a State for a fiscal year is 
     less than 40 percent but exceeds by at least 5 percentage 
     points the current payment performance level of the State for 
     the immediately preceding fiscal year, then the applicable 
     percentage with respect to the State's current payment 
     performance level is 50 percent.
       ``(D) Collections on child support arrearages.--
       ``(i) Determination of arrearage payment performance 
     level.--The arrearage payment performance level for a State 
     for a fiscal year is equal to the total number of cases under 
     the State plan approved under this part in which payments of 
     past-due child support were received during the fiscal year 
     and part or all of the payments were distributed to the 
     family to whom the past-due child support was owed (or, if 
     all past-due child support owed to the family was, at the 
     time of receipt, subject to an assignment to the State, part 
     or all of the payments were retained by the State) divided by 
     the total number of cases under the State plan in which there 
     is past-due child support, expressed as a percentage.
       ``(ii) Determination of applicable percentage.--The 
     applicable percentage with respect to a State's arrearage 
     payment performance level is as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
     ``If the arrearage payment performance level is:            The
-----------------------------------------------------------  applicable
                                                But less     percentage
                  At least:                       than:          is:
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80%.........................................  ............          100
79%.........................................          80%            98
78%.........................................          79%            96
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     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the arrearage 
     payment performance level of a State for a fiscal year is 
     less than 40 percent but exceeds by at least 5 percentage 
     points the arrearage payment performance level of the State 
     for the immediately preceding fiscal year, then the 
     applicable percentage with respect to the State's arrearage 
     payment performance level is 50 percent.
       ``(E) Cost-effectiveness.--
       ``(i) Determination of cost-effectiveness performance 
     level.--The cost-effectiveness performance level for a State 
     for a fiscal year is equal to the total amount collected 
     during the fiscal year under the State plan approved under 
     this part divided by the total amount expended during the 
     fiscal year under the State plan, expressed as a ratio.
       ``(ii) Determination of applicable percentage.--The 
     applicable percentage with respect to a State's cost-
     effectiveness performance level is as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
     ``If the cost-effectiveness performance level is:           The
-----------------------------------------------------------  applicable
                                                But less     percentage
                  At least:                       than:          is:
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5.00........................................  ............          100
4.50........................................         4.99            90
4.00........................................         4.50            80
3.50........................................         4.00            70
3.00........................................         3.50            60
2.50........................................         3.00            50
2.00........................................         2.50            40
0.00........................................         2.00            0.
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       ``(c) Treatment of Interstate Collections.--In computing 
     incentive payments under this section, support which is 
     collected by a State at the request of another State shall be 
     treated as having been collected in full by both States, and 
     any amounts expended by a State in carrying out a special 
     project assisted under section 455(e) shall be excluded.
       ``(d) Administrative Provisions.--The amounts of the 
     incentive payments to be made to the States under this 
     section for a fiscal year shall be estimated by the Secretary 
     at or before the beginning of the fiscal year on the basis of 
     the best information available. The Secretary shall make the 
     payments for the fiscal year, on a quarterly basis (with each 
     quarterly payment being made no later than the beginning of 
     the quarter involved), in the amounts so estimated, reduced 
     or increased to the extent of any overpayments or 
     underpayments which the Secretary determines were made under 
     this section to the States involved for prior periods and 
     with respect to which adjustment has not already been made 
     under this subsection. Upon the making of any estimate by the 
     Secretary under the preceding sentence, any appropriations 
     available for payments under this section are deemed 
     obligated.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be nec

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     essary governing the calculation of incentive payments under 
     this section, including directions for excluding from the 
     calculations certain closed cases and cases over which the 
     States do not have jurisdiction.
       ``(f) Reinvestment.--A State to which a payment is made 
     under this section shall expend the full amount of the 
     payment to supplement, and not supplant, other funds used by 
     the State--
       ``(1) to carry out the State plan approved under this part; 
     or
       ``(2) for any activity (including cost-effective contracts 
     with local agencies) approved by the Secretary, whether or 
     not the expenditures for the activity are eligible for 
     reimbursement under this part, which may contribute to 
     improving the effectiveness or efficiency of the State 
     program operated under this part.''.
       (b) Transition Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law--
       (1) for fiscal year 2000, the Secretary shall reduce by \1/
     3\ the amount otherwise payable to a State under section 458 
     of the Social Security Act, and shall reduce by \2/3\ the 
     amount otherwise payable to a State under section 458A of 
     such Act; and
       (2) for fiscal year 2001, the Secretary shall reduce by \2/
     3\ the amount otherwise payable to a State under section 458 
     of the Social Security Act, and shall reduce by \1/3\ the 
     amount otherwise payable to a State under section 458A of 
     such Act.
       (c) Regulations.--Within 9 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall prescribe regulations governing the 
     implementation of section 458A of the Social Security Act 
     when such section takes effect and the implementation of 
     subsection (b) of this section.
       (d) Studies.--
       (1) General review of new incentive payment system.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall conduct a study of the implementation of the incentive 
     payment system established by section 458A of the Social 
     Security Act, in order to identify the problems and successes 
     of the system.
       (B) Reports to the congress.--
       (i) Report on variations in state performance attributable 
     to demographic variables.--Not later than October 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report that 
     identifies any demographic or economic variables that account 
     for differences in the performance levels achieved by the 
     States with respect to the performance measures used in the 
     system, and contains the recommendations of the Secretary for 
     such adjustments to the system as may be necessary to ensure 
     that the relative performance of States is measured from a 
     baseline that takes account of any such variables.
       (ii) Interim report.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Congress an interim report that 
     contains the findings of the study required by subparagraph 
     (A).
       (iii) Final report.--Not later than October 1, 2003, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Congress a final report that 
     contains the final findings of the study required by 
     subparagraph (A). The report shall include any 
     recommendations for changes in the system that the Secretary 
     determines would improve the operation of the child support 
     enforcement program.
       (2) Development of medical support incentive.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, in consultation with State directors of programs 
     operated under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     and representatives of children potentially eligible for 
     medical support, shall develop a performance measure based on 
     the effectiveness of States in establishing and enforcing 
     medical support obligations, and shall make recommendations 
     for the incorporation of the measure, in a revenue neutral 
     manner, into the incentive payment system established by 
     section 458A of the Social Security Act.
       (B) Report.--Not later than October 1, 1999, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Congress a report that describes the 
     performance measure and contains the recommendations required 
     by subparagraph (A).
       (e) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) In general.--Section 341 of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 
     658 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (a) and redesignating 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (a), (b), and 
     (c), respectively; and
       (B) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Conforming amendments to present system.--The 
     amendments made by subsection (a) of this section shall 
     become effective with respect to a State as of the date the 
     amendments made by section 103(a) (without regard to section 
     116(a)(2)) first apply to the State.''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
     ``(b)''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
     341 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996.
       (f) Elimination of Predecessor Incentive Payment System.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 458 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 658) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 458A of the Social Security Act, as added by 
     section 201(a) of this Act, is redesignated as section 458.
       (B) Section 455(a)(4)(C)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     655(a)(4)(C)(iii)), as added by section 101(a) of this Act, 
     is amended--
       (i) by striking ``458A(b)(4)'' and inserting ``458(b)(4)'';
       (ii) by striking ``458A(b)(6)'' and inserting 
     ``458(b)(6)''; and
       (iii) by striking ``458A(b)(5)(B)'' and inserting 
     ``458(b)(5)(B)''.
       (C) Subsection (d)(1) of this section is amended by 
     striking ``458A'' and inserting ``458''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2001.
       (g) General Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided 
     in this section, the amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect on October 1, 1999.
                     TITLE III--ADOPTION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. MORE FLEXIBLE PENALTY PROCEDURE TO BE APPLIED FOR 
                   FAILING TO PERMIT INTERJURISDICTIONAL ADOPTION.

       (a) Conversion of Funding Ban Into State Plan 
     Requirement.--Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (21);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (22) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(23) provides that the State shall not--
       ``(A) deny or delay the placement of a child for adoption 
     when an approved family is available outside of the 
     jurisdiction with responsibility for handling the case of the 
     child; or
       ``(B) fail to grant an opportunity for a fair hearing, as 
     described in paragraph (12), to an individual whose 
     allegation of a violation of subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph is denied by the State or not acted upon by the 
     State with reasonable promptness.''.
       (b) Penalty for Noncompliance.--Section 474(d) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 674(d)) is amended in each of paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) by striking ``section 471(a)(18)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (18) or (23) of section 471(a)''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 474 of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 674) is amended by striking subsection (e).
       (d) Retroactivity.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
     202 of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Public Law 
     105-89; 111 Stat. 2125).
                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 401. ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS TO THE EFFECTIVE 
                   ESTABLISHMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF MEDICAL CHILD 
                   SUPPORT.

       (a) Study on Effectiveness of Enforcement of Medical 
     Support by State Agencies.--
       (1) Medical child support working group.--Within 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor shall 
     jointly establish a Medical Child Support Working Group. The 
     purpose of the Working Group shall be to identify the 
     impediments to the effective enforcement of medical support 
     by State agencies administering the programs operated 
     pursuant to part D of title IV of the Social Security Act.
       (2) Membership.--The Working Group shall consist of not 
     more than 30 members and shall be composed of representatives 
     of--
       (A) the Department of Labor;
       (B) the Department of Health and Human Services;
       (C) State directors of programs under part D of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act;
       (D) State directors of the medicaid program under title XIX 
     of the Social Security Act;
       (E) employers, including owners of small businesses and 
     their trade or industry representatives and certified human 
     resource and payroll professionals;
       (F) plan administrators and plan sponsors of group health 
     plans (as defined in section 607(1) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1167(1));
       (G) children potentially eligible for medical support, such 
     as child advocacy organizations;
       (H) State medical child support programs; and
       (I) organizations representing State child support 
     programs.
       (3) Compensation.--The members shall serve without 
     compensation.
       (4) Administrative support.--The Department of Health and 
     Human Services and the Department of Labor shall jointly 
     provide appropriate administrative support to the Working 
     Group, including technical assistance. The Working Group may 
     use the services and facilities of either such Department, 
     with or without reimbursement, as jointly determined by such 
     Departments.
       (5) Report.--
       (A) Report by working group to the secretaries.--Not later 
     than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Working Group shall submit to the Secretary of Labor and 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services a report 
     containing recommendations for appropriate measures to 
     address the impediments to the effective enforcement of 
     medical support by State agencies administering the programs 
     operated pursuant to part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act identified by the Working Group, including--
       (i) recommendations based on assessments of the form and 
     content of the National Med

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     ical Support Notice, as issued under interim regulations,
       (ii) appropriate measures that establish the priority of 
     withholding of child support obligations, medical support 
     obligations, arrearages in such obligations, and, in the case 
     of a medical support obligation, the employee's portion of 
     any health care coverage premium, by such State agencies in 
     light of the restrictions on garnishment provided under title 
     III of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1671-
     1677);
       (iii) appropriate procedures for coordinating the 
     provision, enforcement, and transition of health care 
     coverage under the State programs operated pursuant to part D 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act and titles XIX and XXI 
     of such Act;
       (iv) appropriate measures to improve the availability of 
     alternate types of medical support that are aside from health 
     coverage offered through the noncustodial parent's health 
     plan and unrelated to the noncustodial parent's employer, 
     including measures that establish a noncustodial parent's 
     responsibility to share the cost of premiums, copayments, 
     deductibles, or payments for services not covered under a 
     child's existing health coverage;
       (v) recommendations on whether reasonable cost should 
     remain a consideration under section 452(f) of the Social 
     Security Act; and
       (vi) appropriate measures for eliminating any other 
     impediments to the effective enforcement of medical support 
     orders that the Working Group deems necessary.
       (B) Report by secretaries to the congress.--Not later than 
     2 months after receipt of the report pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A), the Secretaries shall jointly submit a report to each 
     House of the Congress regarding the recommendations contained 
     in the report under subparagraph (A).
       (6) Termination.--The Working Group shall terminate 30 days 
     after the date of the issuance of its report under paragraph 
     (5).
       (b) Promulgation of National Medical Support Notice.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly develop and 
     promulgate by regulation a National Medical Support Notice, 
     to be issued by States as a means of enforcing the health 
     care coverage provisions in a child support order.
       (2) Requirements.--The National Medical Support Notice 
     shall--
       (A) conform with the requirements which apply to medical 
     child support orders under section 609(a)(3) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)(3)) 
     in connection with group health plans (subject to section 
     609(a)(4) of such Act), irrespective of whether the group 
     health plan is covered under section 4 of such Act,
       (B) conform with the requirements of part D of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act, and
       (C) include a separate and easily severable employer 
     withholding notice, informing the employer of--
       (i) applicable provisions of State law requiring the 
     employer to withhold any employee contributions due under any 
     group health plan in connection with coverage required to be 
     provided under such order,
       (ii) the duration of the withholding requirement,
       (iii) the applicability of limitations on any such 
     withholding under title III of the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act,
       (iv) the applicability of any prioritization required under 
     State law between amounts to be withheld for purposes of cash 
     support and amounts to be withheld for purposes of medical 
     support, in cases where available funds are insufficient for 
     full withholding for both purposes, and
       (v) the name and telephone number of the appropriate unit 
     or division to contact at the State agency regarding the 
     National Medical Support Notice.
       (3) Procedures.--The regulations promulgated pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall include appropriate procedures for the 
     transmission of the National Medical Support Notice to 
     employers by State agencies administering the programs 
     operated pursuant to part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act.
       (4) Interim regulations.--Not later than 10 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall 
     issue interim regulations providing for the National Medical 
     Support Notice.
       (5) Final regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     issuance of the interim regulations under paragraph (4), the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of 
     Labor shall jointly issue final regulations providing for the 
     National Medical Support Notice.
       (c) Required Use by States of National Medical Support 
     Notices.--
       (1) State procedures.--Section 466(a)(19) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(19)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(19) Health care coverage.--Procedures under which--
       ``(A) effective as provided in section 401(c)(3) of the 
     Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998, all 
     child support orders enforced pursuant to this part which 
     include a provision for the health care coverage of the child 
     are enforced, where appropriate, through the use of the 
     National Medical Support Notice promulgated pursuant to 
     section 401(b) of the Child Support Performance and Incentive 
     Act of 1998 (and referred to in section 609(a)(5)(C) of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 in connection 
     with group health plans covered under title I of such Act, in 
     section 401(e)(3)(C) of the Child Support Performance and 
     Incentive Act of 1998 in connection with State or local group 
     health plans, and in section 401(f)(5)(C) of such Act in 
     connection with church group health plans);
       ``(B) unless alternative coverage is allowed for in any 
     order of the court (or other entity issuing the child support 
     order), in any case in which a noncustodial parent is 
     required under the child support order to provide such health 
     care coverage and the employer of such noncustodial parent is 
     known to the State agency--
       ``(i) the State agency uses the National Medical Support 
     Notice to transfer notice of the provision for the health 
     care coverage of the child to the employer;
       ``(ii) within 20 business days after the date of the 
     National Medical Support Notice, the employer is required to 
     transfer the Notice, excluding the severable employer 
     withholding notice described in section 401(b)(2)(C) of the 
     Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998, to the 
     appropriate plan providing any such health care coverage for 
     which the child is eligible;
       ``(iii) in any case in which the noncustodial parent is a 
     newly hired employee entered in the State Directory of New 
     Hires pursuant to section 453A(e), the State agency provides, 
     where appropriate, the National Medical Support Notice, 
     together with an income withholding notice issued pursuant to 
     section 466(b), within 2 days after the date of the entry of 
     such employee in such Directory; and
       ``(iv) in any case in which the employment of the 
     noncustodial parent with any employer who has received a 
     National Medical Support Notice is terminated, such employer 
     is required to notify the State agency of such termination; 
     and
       ``(C) any liability of the noncustodial parent to such plan 
     for employee contributions which are required under such plan 
     for enrollment of the child is effectively subject to 
     appropriate enforcement, unless the noncustodial parent 
     contests such enforcement based on a mistake of fact''.''
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 452(f) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 652(f)) is amended in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``petition for the inclusion of'' and 
     inserting ``include''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and enforce medical support'' before 
     ``whenever''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall be effective with respect to periods beginning on or 
     after the later of--
       (A) October 1, 2001, or
       (B) the effective date of laws enacted by the legislature 
     of such State implementing such amendments,
     but in no event later than the first day of the first 
     calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first 
     regular session of the State legislature that begins after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, in the case of a State that has a two-
     year legislative session, each year of such session shall be 
     deemed to be a separate regular session of the State 
     legislature.
       (d) National Medical Support Notice Deemed under ERISA a 
     Qualified Medical Child Support Order.--Section 609(a)(5) of 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
     U.S.C. 1169(a)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(C) National medical support notice deemed to be a 
     qualified medical child support order.--
       ``(i) In general.--If the plan administrator of a group 
     health plan which is maintained by the employer of a 
     noncustodial parent of a child or to which such an employer 
     contributes receives an appropriately completed National 
     Medical Support Notice promulgated pursuant to section 401(b) 
     of the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998 in 
     the case of such child, and the Notice meets the requirements 
     of paragraphs (3) and (4), the Notice shall be deemed to be a 
     qualified medical child support order in the case of such 
     child.
       ``(ii) Enrollment of child in plan.--In any case in which 
     an appropriately completed National Medical Support Notice is 
     issued in the case of a child of a participant under a group 
     health plan who is a noncustodial parent of the child, and 
     the Notice is deemed under clause (i) to be a qualified 
     medical child support order, the plan administrator, within 
     40 business days after the date of the Notice, shall--

       ``(I) notify the State agency issuing the Notice with 
     respect to such child whether coverage of the child is 
     available under the terms of the plan and, if so, whether 
     such child is covered under the plan and either the effective 
     date of the coverage or, if necessary, any steps to be taken 
     by the custodial parent (or by the official of a State or 
     political subdivision thereof substituted for the name of 
     such child pursuant to paragraph (3)(A)) to effectuate the 
     coverage, and
       ``(II) provide to the custodial parent (or such substituted 
     official) a description of the coverage available and any 
     forms or documents necessary to effectuate such coverage.

       ``(iii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subparagraph 
     shall be construed as requiring a group health plan, upon 
     receipt of a National Medical Support Notice, to provide 
     benefits under the plan (or eligibility for such benefits) in 
     addition to benefits (or eligibility for benefits) provided 
     under the terms of the plan as of immediately before receipt 
     of such Notice.''.
       (e) National Medical Support Notices for State or Local 
     Governmental Group Health Plans.--

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       (1) In general.--Each State or local governmental group 
     health plan shall provide benefits in accordance with the 
     applicable requirements of any National Medical Support 
     Notice.
       (2) Enrollment of child in plan.--In any case in which an 
     appropriately completed National Medical Support Notice is 
     issued in the case of a child of a participant under a State 
     or local governmental group health plan who is a noncustodial 
     parent of the child, the plan administrator, within 40 
     business days after the date of the Notice, shall--
       (A) notify the State agency issuing the Notice with respect 
     to such child whether coverage of the child is available 
     under the terms of the plan and, if so, whether such child is 
     covered under the plan and either the effective date of the 
     coverage or any steps necessary to be taken by the custodial 
     parent (or by any official of a State or political 
     subdivision thereof substituted in the Notice for the name of 
     such child in accordance with procedures appliable under 
     subsection (b)(2) of this section) to effectuate the 
     coverage, and
       (B) provide to the custodial parent (or such substituted 
     official) a description of the coverage available and any 
     forms or documents necessary to effectuate such coverage.
       (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     be construed as requiring a State or local governmental group 
     health plan, upon receipt of a National Medical Support 
     Notice, to provide benefits under the plan (or eligibility 
     for such benefits) in addition to benefits (or eligibility 
     for benefits) provided under the terms of the plan as of 
     immediately before receipt of such Notice.
       (4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) State or local governmental group health plan.--The 
     term ``State or local governmental group health plan'' means 
     a group health plan which is established or maintained for 
     its employees by the government of any State, any political 
     subdivision of a State, or any agency or instrumentality of 
     either of the foregoing.
       (B) Alternate recipient.--The term ``alternate recipient'' 
     means any child of a participant who is recognized under a 
     National Medical Support Notice as having a right to 
     enrollment under a State or local governmental group health 
     plan with respect to such participant.
       (C) Group health plan.--The term ``group health plan'' has 
     the meaning provided in section 607(1) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
       (D) State.--The term ``State'' includes the District of 
     Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
       (E) Other terms.--The terms ``participant'' and 
     ``administrator'' shall have the meanings provided such 
     terms, respectively, by paragraphs (7) and (16) of section 3 
     of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
       (5) Effective date.--The provisions of this subsection 
     shall take effect on the date of the issuance of interim 
     regulations pursuant to subsection (b)(4) of this section.
       (f) Qualified Medical Child Support Orders and National 
     Medical Support Notices for Church Plans.--
       (1) In general.--Each church group health plan shall 
     provide benefits in accordance with the applicable 
     requirements of any qualified medical child support order. A 
     qualified medical child support order with respect to any 
     participant or beneficiary shall be deemed to apply to each 
     such group health plan which has received such order, from 
     which the participant or beneficiary is eligible to receive 
     benefits, and with respect to which the requirements of 
     paragraph (4) are met.
       (2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) Church group health plan.--The term ``church group 
     health plan'' means a group health plan which is a church 
     plan.
       (B) Qualified medical child support order.--The term 
     ``qualified medical child support order'' means a medical 
     child support order--
       (i) which creates or recognizes the existence of an 
     alternate recipient's right to, or assigns to an alternate 
     recipient the right to, receive benefits for which a 
     participant or beneficiary is eligible under a church group 
     health plan, and
       (ii) with respect to which the requirements of paragraphs 
     (3) and (4) are met.
       (C) Medical child support order.--The term ``medical child 
     support order'' means any judgment, decree, or order 
     (including approval of a settlement agreement) which--
       (i) provides for child support with respect to a child of a 
     participant under a church group health plan or provides for 
     health benefit coverage to such a child, is made pursuant to 
     a State domestic relations law (including a community 
     property law), and relates to benefits under such plan, or
       (ii) is made pursuant to a law relating to medical child 
     support described in section 1908 of the Social Security Act 
     (as added by section 13822 of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993) with respect to a church group 
     health plan,
     if such judgment, decree, or order (I) is issued by a court 
     of competent jurisdiction or (II) is issued through an 
     administrative process established under State law and has 
     the force and effect of law under applicable State law. For 
     purposes of this paragraph, an administrative notice which is 
     issued pursuant to an administrative process referred to in 
     subclause (II) of the preceding sentence and which has the 
     effect of an order described in clause (i) or (ii) of the 
     preceding sentence shall be treated as such an order.
       (D) Alternate recipient.--The term ``alternate recipient'' 
     means any child of a participant who is recognized under a 
     medical child support order as having a right to enrollment 
     under a church group health plan with respect to such 
     participant.
       (E) Group health plan.--The term ``group health plan'' has 
     the meaning provided in section 607(1) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
       (F) State.--The term ``State'' includes the District of 
     Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
       (G) Other terms.--The terms ``participant'', 
     ``beneficiary'', ``administrator'', and ``church plan'' shall 
     have the meanings provided such terms, respectively, by 
     paragraphs (7), (8), (16), and (33) of section 3 of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
       (3) Information to be included in qualified order.--A 
     medical child support order meets the requirements of this 
     paragraph only if such order clearly specifies--
       (A) the name and the last known mailing address (if any) of 
     the participant and the name and mailing address of each 
     alternate recipient covered by the order, except that, to the 
     extent provided in the order, the name and mailing address of 
     an official of a State or a political subdivision thereof may 
     be substituted for the mailing address of any such alternate 
     recipient,
       (B) a reasonable description of the type of coverage to be 
     provided to each such alternate recipient, or the manner in 
     which such type of coverage is to be determined, and
       (C) the period to which such order applies.
       (4) Restriction on new types or forms of benefits.--A 
     medical child support order meets the requirements of this 
     paragraph only if such order does not require a church group 
     health plan to provide any type or form of benefit, or any 
     option, not otherwise provided under the plan, except to the 
     extent necessary to meet the requirements of a law relating 
     to medical child support described in section 1908 of the 
     Social Security Act (as added by section 13822 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993).
       (5) Procedural requirements.--
       (A) Timely notifications and determinations.--In the case 
     of any medical child support order received by a church group 
     health plan--
       (i) the plan administrator shall promptly notify the 
     participant and each alternate recipient of the receipt of 
     such order and the plan's procedures for determining whether 
     medical child support orders are qualified medical child 
     support orders, and
       (ii) within a reasonable period after receipt of such 
     order, the plan administrator shall determine whether such 
     order is a qualified medical child support order and notify 
     the participant and each alternate recipient of such 
     determination.
       (B) Establishment of procedures for determining qualified 
     status of orders.--Each church group health plan shall 
     establish reasonable procedures to determine whether medical 
     child support orders are qualified medical child support 
     orders and to administer the provision of benefits under such 
     qualified orders. Such procedures--
       (i) shall be in writing,
       (ii) shall provide for the notification of each person 
     specified in a medical child support order as eligible to 
     receive benefits under the plan (at the address included in 
     the medical child support order) of such procedures promptly 
     upon receipt by the plan of the medical child support order, 
     and
       (iii) shall permit an alternate recipient to designate a 
     representative for receipt of copies of notices that are sent 
     to the alternate recipient with respect to a medical child 
     support order.
       (C) National medical support notice deemed to be a 
     qualified medical child support order.--
       (i) In general.--If the plan administrator of any church 
     group health plan which is maintained by the employer of a 
     noncustodial parent of a child or to which such an employer 
     contributes receives an appropriately completed National 
     Medical Support Notice promulgated pursuant to subsection (b) 
     of this section in the case of such child, and the Notice 
     meets the requirements of paragraphs (3) and (4) of this 
     subsection, the Notice shall be deemed to be a qualified 
     medical child support order in the case of such child.
       (ii) Enrollment of child in plan.--In any case in which an 
     appropriately completed National Medical Support Notice is 
     issued in the case of a child of a participant under a church 
     group health plan who is a noncustodial parent of the child, 
     and the Notice is deemed under clause (i) to be a qualified 
     medical child support order, the plan administrator, within 
     40 business days after the date of the Notice, shall--

       (I) notify the State agency issuing the Notice with respect 
     to such child whether coverage of the child is available 
     under the terms of the plan and, if so, whether such child is 
     covered under the plan and either the effective date of the 
     coverage or any steps necessary to be taken by the custodial 
     parent (or by the official of a State or political 
     subdivision thereof substituted for the name of such child 
     pursuant to paragraph (3)(A)) to effectuate the coverage, and
       (II) provide to the custodial parent (or such substituted 
     official) a description of the coverage available and any 
     forms or documents necessary to effectuate such coverage.

       (iii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subparagraph 
     shall be construed as re

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     quiring a church group health plan, upon receipt of a 
     National Medical Support Notice, to provide benefits under 
     the plan (or eligibility for such benefits) in addition to 
     benefits (or eligibility for benefits) provided under the 
     terms of the plan as of immediately before receipt of such 
     Notice.
       (6) Direct provision of benefits provided to alternate 
     recipients.--Any payment for benefits made by a church group 
     health plan pursuant to a medical child support order in 
     reimbursement for expenses paid by an alternate recipient or 
     an alternate recipient's custodial parent or legal guardian 
     shall be made to the alternate recipient or the alternate 
     recipient's custodial parent or legal guardian.
       (7) Payment to state official treated as satisfaction of 
     plan's obligation to make payment to alternate recipient.--
     Payment of benefits by a church group health plan to an 
     official of a State or a political subdivision thereof whose 
     name and address have been substituted for the address of an 
     alternate recipient in a medical child support order, 
     pursuant to paragraph (3)(A), shall be treated, for purposes 
     of this subsection and part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act, as payment of benefits to the alternate 
     recipient.
       (8) Effective date.--The provisions of this subsection 
     shall take effect on the date of the issuance of interim 
     regulations pursuant to subsection (b)(4) of this section.
       (g) Report and Recommendations Regarding the Enforcement of 
     Qualified Medical Child Support Orders.--Not later than 8 
     months after the issuance of the report to the Congress 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(5), the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly 
     submit to each House of the Congress a report containing 
     recommendations for appropriate legislation to improve the 
     effectiveness of, and enforcement of, qualified medical child 
     support orders under the provisions of subsection (f) of this 
     section and section 609(a) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)).
       (h) Technical Corrections.--
       (1) Amendment relating to public law 104-266.--
       (A) In general.--Subsection (f) of section 101 of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1021(f)) is repealed.
       (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to repeal the Medicare and Medicaid 
     Coverage Data Bank'', approved October 2, 1996 (Public Law 
     104-226; 110 Stat. 3033).
       (2) Amendments relating to public law 103-66.--
       (A) In general.--(i) Section 4301(c)(4)(A) of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66; 107 
     Stat. 377) is amended by striking ``subsection (b)(7)(D)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (b)(7)''.
       (ii) Section 514(b)(7) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144(b)(7)) is amended by 
     striking ``enforced by'' and inserting ``they apply to''.
       (iii) Section 609(a)(2)(B)(ii) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1169(a)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``enforces'' and 
     inserting ``is made pursuant to''.
       (B) Child defined.--Section 609(a)(2) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)(2)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Child.--The term `child' includes any child adopted 
     by, or placed for adoption with, a participant of a group 
     health plan.''.
       (C) Effective date.--The amendments made by subparagraph 
     (A) shall be effective as if included in the enactment of 
     section 4301(c)(4)(A) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1993.
       (3) Amendment related to public law 105-33.--
       (A) In general.--Section 609(a)(9) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)(9)) 
     is amended by striking ``the name and address'' and inserting 
     ``the address''.
       (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) 
     shall be effective as if included in the enactment of section 
     5611(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

     SEC. 402. SAFEGUARD OF NEW EMPLOYEE INFORMATION.

       (a) Penalty for Unauthorized Access, Disclosure, or Use of 
     Information.--Section 453(l) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 653(l)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Information'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Information''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Penalty for misuse of information in the national 
     directory of new hires.--The Secretary shall require the 
     imposition of an administrative penalty (up to and including 
     dismissal from employment), and a fine of $1,000, for each 
     act of unauthorized access to, disclosure of, or use of, 
     information in the National Directory of New Hires 
     established under subsection (i) by any officer or employee 
     of the United States who knowingly and willfully violates 
     this paragraph.''.
       (b) Limits on Retention of Data in the National Directory 
     of New Hires.--Section 453(i)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     653(i)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Data entry and deletion requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--Information provided pursuant to section 
     453A(g)(2) shall be entered into the data base maintained by 
     the National Directory of New Hires within 2 business days 
     after receipt, and shall be deleted from the data base 24 
     months after the date of entry.
       ``(B) 12-month limit on access to wage and unemployment 
     compensation information.--The Secretary shall not have 
     access for child support enforcement purposes to information 
     in the National Directory of New Hires that is provided 
     pursuant to section 453A(g)(2)(B), if 12 months has elapsed 
     since the date the information is so provided and there has 
     not been a match resulting from the use of such information 
     in any information comparison under this subsection.
       ``(C) Retention of data for research purposes.--
     Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary may 
     retain such samples of data entered in the National Directory 
     of New Hires as the Secretary may find necessary to assist in 
     carrying out subsection (j)(5).''.
       (c) Notice of Purposes for Which Wage and Salary Data are 
     to be Used.--Within 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     notify the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate of 
     the specific purposes for which the new hire and the wage and 
     unemployment compensation information in the National 
     Directory of New Hires is to be used. At least 30 days before 
     such information is to be used for a purpose not specified in 
     the notice provided pursuant to the preceding sentence, the 
     Secretary shall notify the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate of such purpose.
       (d) Report by the Secretary.--Within 3 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall submit to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate a report on the accuracy of the data 
     maintained by the National Directory of New Hires pursuant to 
     section 453(i) of the Social Security Act, and the 
     effectiveness of the procedures designed to provide for the 
     security of such data.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2000.

     SEC. 403. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF TANF FUNDS FOR MATCHING UNDER 
                   CERTAIN FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Limitations on Use of Grant for Matching Under 
     Certain Federal Transportation Program.--
       ``(1) Use limitations.--A State to which a grant is made 
     under section 403 may not use any part of the grant to match 
     funds made available under section 3037 of the Transportation 
     Equity for the 21st Century Act of 1998, unless--
       ``(A) the grant is used for new or expanded transportation 
     services (and not for construction) that benefit individuals 
     described in subparagraph (C), and not to subsidize current 
     operating costs;
       ``(B) the grant is used to supplement and not supplant 
     other State expenditures on transportation;
       ``(C) the preponderance of the benefits derived from such 
     use of the grant accrues to individuals who are--
       ``(i) recipients of assistance under the State program 
     funded under this part;
       ``(ii) former recipients of such assistance;
       ``(iii) noncustodial parents who are described in item (aa) 
     or (bb) of section 403(a)(5)(C)(ii)(II); and
       ``(iii) low income individuals who are at risk of 
     qualifying for such assistance; and
       ``(D) the services provided through such use of the grant 
     promote the ability of such recipients to engage in work 
     activities (as defined in section 407(d)).
       ``(2) Amount limitation.--From a grant made to a State 
     under section 403(a), the amount that a State uses to match 
     funds described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not 
     exceed the amount (if any) by which 30 percent of the total 
     amount of the grant exceeds the amount (if any) of the grant 
     that is used by the State to carry out any State program 
     described in subsection (d)(1) of this section.
       ``(3) Rule of interpretation.--The provision by a State of 
     a transportation benefit under a program conducted under 
     section 3037 of the Transportation Equity for the 21st 
     Century Act of 1998, to an individual who is not otherwise a 
     recipient of assistance under the State program funded under 
     this part, using funds from a grant made under section 403(a) 
     of this Act, shall not be considered to be the provision of 
     assistance to the individual under the State program funded 
     under this part.''.
       (b) Report to the Congress.--Not later than 2 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services, shall submit to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means and on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committees on Finance and on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that--
       (1) describes the manner in which funds made available 
     under section 3037 of the Transportation Equity for the 21st 
     Century Act of 1998 have been used;
       (2) describes whether such uses of such funds has improved 
     transportation services for low income individuals; and

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       (3) contains such other relevant information as may be 
     appropriate.

     SEC. 404. CLARIFICATION OF MEANING OF HIGH-VOLUME AUTOMATED 
                   ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT IN 
                   INTERSTATE CASES.

       (a) In General.--Section 466(a)(14)(B) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(14)(B)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(B) High-volume automated administrative enforcement.--In 
     this part, the term `high-volume automated administrative 
     enforcement', in interstate cases, means, on request of 
     another State, the identification by a State, through 
     automated data matches with financial institutions and other 
     entities where assets may be found, of assets owned by 
     persons who owe child support in other States, and the 
     seizure of such assets by the State, through levy or other 
     appropriate processes.''.
       (b) Retroactivity.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
     5550 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 
     111 Stat. 633).

     SEC. 405. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REPORTS.

       (a) Report On Feasibility of Instant Check System.--Not 
     later than December 31, 1998, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall report to the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives on the feasibility and cost of creating and 
     maintaining a nationwide instant child support order check 
     system under which an employer would be able to determine 
     whether a newly hired employee is required to provide support 
     under a child support order.
       (b) Report On Implementation and Use of Child Support 
     Databases.--Not later than December 31, 1998, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall report to the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
     the House of Representatives on the implementation of the 
     Federal Parent Locater Service (including the Federal Case 
     Registry of Child Support Orders and the National Directory 
     of New Hires) established under section 453 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653) and the State Directory of New 
     Hires established under section 453A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     653a). The report shall include a detailed discussion of the 
     purposes for which, and the manner in which, the information 
     maintained in such databases has been used, and an 
     examination as to whether such databases are subject to 
     adequate safeguards to protect the privacy of the individuals 
     with respect to whom information is reported and maintained.

     SEC. 406. DATA MATCHING BY MULTISTATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Use of Federal Parent Locator Service.--Section 
     466(a)(17)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)(17)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting ``and the Federal 
     Parent Locator Service in the case of financial institutions 
     doing business in 2 or more States,'' before ``a data match 
     system''.
       (b) Facilitation of Agreements.--Section 452 of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 652) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(l) The Secretary, through the Federal Parent Locator 
     Service, may aid State agencies providing services under 
     State programs operated pursuant to this part and financial 
     institutions doing business in 2 or more States in reaching 
     agreements regarding the receipt from such institutions, and 
     the transfer to the State agencies, of information that may 
     be provided pursuant to section 466(a)(17)(A)(i), except that 
     any State that, as of the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, is conducting data matches pursuant to section 
     466(a)(17)(A)(i) shall have until January 1, 2000, to allow 
     the Secretary to obtain such information from such 
     institutions that are operating in the State. For purposes of 
     section 1113(d) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 
     1978, a disclosure pursuant to this subsection shall be 
     considered a disclosure pursuant to a Federal statute.''.
       (c) Protection Against Liability.--Section 469A(a) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 669a(a)) is amended by inserting ``, or for 
     disclosing any such record to the Federal Parent Locator 
     Service pursuant to section 466(a)(17)(A)'' before the 
     period.

     SEC. 407. ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY DATA REPORTING.

       (a) In General.--Section 469 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 669) is amended--
       (1) by striking all that precedes subsection (c) and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 469. COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF CHILD SUPPORT 
                   ENFORCEMENT DATA.

       ``(a) In General.--With respect to each type of service 
     described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall collect and 
     maintain up-to-date statistics, by State, and on a fiscal 
     year basis, on--
       ``(1) the number of cases in the caseload of the State 
     agency administering the plan approved under this part in 
     which the service is needed; and
       ``(2) the number of such cases in which the service has 
     actually been provided.
       ``(b) Types of Services.--The statistics required by 
     subsection (a) shall be separately stated with respect to 
     paternity establishment services and child support obligation 
     establishment services.
       ``(c) Types of Service Recipients.--The statistics required 
     by subsection (a) shall be separately stated with respect 
     to--
       ``(1) recipients of assistance under a State program funded 
     under part A or of payments or services under a State plan 
     approved under part E; and
       ``(2) individuals who are not such recipients.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
     ``(d) Rule of Interpretation.--''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 452(a)(10) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)) is amended--
       (1) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (H); and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (I) and redesignating 
     subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (I).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to information maintained with respect to fiscal 
     year 1995 or any succeeding fiscal year.

     SEC. 408. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER WELFARE-TO-WORK 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Section 403(a)(5)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(ii)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subclause (I) by striking ``of 
     minors whose custodial parent is such a recipient'';
       (2) in subclause (I), by inserting ``or the noncustodial 
     parent'' after ``recipient''; and
       (3) in subclause (II), by striking ``The individual--'' and 
     inserting ``The recipient or the minor children of the 
     noncustodial parent--''.

     SEC. 409. STUDY OF FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING IMMIGRATION 
                   PROVISIONS OF H.R. 3130, AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE 
                   OF REPRESENTATIVES ON MARCH 5, 1998.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
     consultation with the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of the 
     provisions of title V of H.R. 3130, as passed by the House of 
     Representatives on March 5, 1998, were such provisions to 
     become law, especially whether it would be feasible for the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service to implement 
     effectively the requirements of such provisions.
       (b) Report to the Congress.--Within 6 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of health and 
     Human Services shall submit to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committees on Finance and on the Judiciary of the 
     Senate a report on the results of the study required by 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 410. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Section 413(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     613(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities'' and inserting ``Education and the 
     Workforce''.
       (b) Section 422(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     622(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``under under'' and 
     inserting ``under''.
       (c) Section 432(a)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     632(a)(8)) is amended by adding ``; and'' at the end.
       (d) Section 453(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     653(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``parentage,'' and inserting ``parentage 
     or'';
       (2) by striking ``or making or enforcing child custody or 
     visitation orders,''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (A), by decreasing the indentation of 
     clause (iv) by 2 ems.
       (e)(1) Section 5557(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     (42 U.S.C. 608 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The amendment made by section 5536(1)(A) shall 
     not take effect with respect to a State until October 1, 
     2000, or such earlier date as the State may select.''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of section 5557 of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 
     637).
       (f) Section 473A(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 673b(c)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``November 30, 1997'' and inserting ``April 
     30, 1998''; and
       (2) by striking ``March 1, 1998'' and inserting ``July 1, 
     1998''.
       (g) Section 474(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     674(a)) is amended by striking ``(subject to the limitations 
     imposed by subsection (b))''.
       (h) Section 232 of the Social Security Act Amendments of 
     1994 (42 U.S.C. 1314a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(3)(D), by striking ``Energy and''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ``(b)(3)(C)'' and 
     inserting ``(b)(3)''.

  The Clerk read the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the 
title, as follows:

       House amendment to Senate amendment to the title:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment to the title of the bill, insert the following:
     ``An Act to provide for an alternative penalty procedure for 
     States that fail to meet Federal child support data 
     processing requirements, to reform Federal incentive payments 
     for effective child support performance, to provide for a 
     more flexible penalty procedure for States that violate 
     interjurisdictional adoption requirements, and for other 
     purposes.''.

  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said Senate amendments to the 
text was agreed to with an amendment and the amendment to the title was 
agreed to with an amendment was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.

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para.65.27  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.65.28  berlin airlift 50th anniversary

  On motion of Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 230):

       Whereas the date, 26 June 1998, marks the 50th anniversary 
     of the commencement of the Allied effort to supply the people 
     of Berlin, Germany, with food, fuel, and supplies in the face 
     of the illegal Soviet blockade that divided the city;
       Whereas this 15 month Allied effort became known throughout 
     the free world as the ``Berlin Airlift'' and ultimately cost 
     the lives of 78 Allied airmen, of whom 31 were United States 
     fliers;
       Whereas this heroic humanitarian undertaking was 
     universally regarded as an unambiguous statement of Western 
     resolve to thwart further Soviet expansion;
       Whereas the Berlin Airlift was an unqualified success, both 
     as an instrument of diplomacy and as a life saving rescue of 
     the 1,000,000 inhabitants of West Berlin, with 2,326,205 tons 
     of supplies delivered by 277,728 flights over a 462-day 
     period;
       Whereas historians and citizens the world over view the 
     success of this courageous action as pivotal to the ultimate 
     defeat of international tyranny, symbolized today by the fall 
     of the Berlin Wall; and
       Whereas this inspiring act of resolve must be preserved in 
     the memory of future generations in a positive and dramatic 
     manner: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the 
     50th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift should include the 
     presentation of a suitable gift of representational art from 
     the citizens of the United States of America to the citizens 
     of the Federal Republic of Germany, commemorating the fall of 
     the ``Berlin Wall'' and the reunification of this great city 
     and, to this end, civic and corporate leaders across the 
     Nation are entrusted to fulfill this intent using private 
     subscription and volunteer effort with the encouragement and 
     support of the United States Congress.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  Mr. HEFLEY submitted the following amendment to the text which was 
agreed to:

       In the text after the resolving clause strike ``50th 
     anniversary'' and insert ``celebration''.
  The concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  Mr. HEFLEY submitted the following amendment to the preamble, which 
was agreed to:

       In the preamble amend the first clause to read as follows:
       Whereas the Allied effort to supply the people of Berlin, 
     Germany, with food, fuel, and supplies in the face of the 
     illegal Soviet blockade that divided the city was one of the 
     greatest military and humanitarian efforts in the history of 
     the world;
       In the 4th clause of the preamble, strike ``1,000,000'' and 
     insert ``2,000,000''.

  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said concurrent resolution, 
as amended, was agreed to and the preamble was amended was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.65.29  volunteers for private non-profit food banks

  On motion of Mr. BALLENGER, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Education and the Work Force was discharged from further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 3152) to provide that certain volunteers at private 
non-profit food banks are not employees for purposes of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. BALLENGER submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute which was agreed to:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Amy Somers Volunteers at 
     Food Banks Act''.

     SEC. 2. FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938.

       Section 3(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
     U.S.C. 203(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) The term `employee' does not include individuals who 
     volunteer their services solely for humanitarian purposes to 
     private non-profit food banks and who receive from the food 
     banks groceries.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.65.30  recognition of u.s. virgin islands african slaves 
          emancipation

  On motion of Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the following 
resolution (H. Res. 495):

       Whereas, prior to July 3, 1848, many Africans were held as 
     slaves on the islands of the Danish West Indies, now the 
     United States Virgin Islands;
       Whereas, on July 3, under the leadership of Moses ``General 
     Budhoe'' Gottlieb, the African slaves on the Island of St. 
     Croix responded to the signal of the blowing of conch shells 
     by leaving their plantations to converge on Fort Frederick in 
     the town of Frederiksted;
       Whereas in Frederiksted the African slaves demanded their 
     freedom and threatened to destroy the island by fire unless 
     it was granted by 4 o'clock that afternoon;
       Whereas, confronted by reports of arson and insurrection, 
     the Danish governor, Peter von Scholten, met the African 
     slaves in Frederiksted and declared that ``all unfree in the 
     Danish West Indies are from today free'';
       Whereas the heroes of this rebellion paid a high price, 
     General Budhoe being sent into exile, and Governor von 
     Scholten being convicted in Denmark of dereliction of duty 
     and of exceeding his authority;
       Whereas the American people declared their independence 
     from the British on July 4, 1776; and
       Whereas the courage of these heroes serves to connect 
     Virgin Islanders and all Americans to their past and to 
     reinforce their unwavering commitment to preserve, protect, 
     and defend freedom: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges--
       (1) the American people to recognize the historical 
     significance of the emancipation of African slaves in what is 
     now the United States Virgin Islands; and
       (2) Virgin Islanders and all Americans to maintain their 
     unwavering commitment to preserve, protect, and defend human 
     rights and freedom.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.65.31  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 25, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Contance A. Morella to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through July 14, 1998.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para.65.32  message from the president--national science board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by 42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(1), I am pleased to submit to the 
Congress a report of the National Science Board entitled Science and 
Engineering Indicators--1998. This report represents the thirteenth in a 
series examining key aspects of the status of American science and 
engineering in a global environment.
  Investments in science and engineering research and education have 
enjoyed bipartisan support. They are critical to America's ability to 
maintain world leadership and fulfill our potential as a Nation as we 
begin the transition into the 21st century.
  This report provides a broad base of quantitative information about 
U.S. science, engineering, and technology in an international context. I 
commend Science and Engineering Indicators--1998 to the attention of the 
Congress and those in the scientific and technology communities. It will 
assist us in better understanding the new developments and trends in 
what is rapidly becoming a global knowledge-based economy.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 25, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Science.

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para.65.33  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mrs. MYRICK, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Tuesday, July 14, 1998, the Speaker and the Minority Leader be 
authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments to 
commissions, boards and committees duly authorized by law or by the 
House.

para.65.34  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mrs. MYRICK, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, July 
15, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.65.35  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 297. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of both Houses.

para.65.36  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 2069. To permit the mineral leasing of Indian land 
     located within the Fort Berthold Indian reservation in any 
     case in which there is consent from a majority interest in 
     the parcel of land under consideration for lease.

para.65.37  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HUTCHINSON, for today;
  To Mr. BRADY, for today;
  To Mr. HULSHOF, for today after 11:30 a.m.;
  To Mr. McDADE, for June 24 after 6 p.m. and today;
  To Mr. REYES, for today;
  To Mr. LAMPSON, for today; and
  To Mr. TURNER, for today.
  And then,

para.65.38  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SCARBOROUGH, pursuant to the provisions of House 
Concurrent Resolution 297, at 7 o'clock and 33 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 1998.

para.65.39  oath of office, members, resident commissioner, and 
          delegates

  The oath of office required by the sixth article of the Constitution 
of the United States, and as provided by section 2 of the act of May 13, 
1884 (23 Stat. 22), to be administered to Members, Resident 
Commissioner, and Delegates of the House of Representatives, the text of 
which is carried in 5 U.S.C. 3331:
      ``I, A B, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and 
    defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, 
    foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to 
    the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental 
    reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and 
    faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to 
    enter. So help me God.''
has been subscribed to in person and filed in duplicate with the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives by the following Members of the 105th 
Congress, pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. 25:
  Honorable Heather Wilson, First, New Mexico.

para.65.40  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 1756. A bill to amend chapter 53 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to require the development and implementation by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury of a national money laundering 
     and related financial crimes strategy to combat money 
     laundering and related financial crimes, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-608 Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2795. A 
     bill to extend certain contracts between the Bureau of 
     Reclamation and irrigation water contractors in Wyoming and 
     Nebraska that receive water from Glendo Reservoir; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-604). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3682. A bill 
     to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking 
     minors across State lines to avoid laws requiring the 
     involvement of parents in abortion decisions; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-605). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. THOMAS: Committee on House Oversight. H.R. 3748. A bill 
     to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
     authorize appropriations for the Federal Election Committee 
     for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-606). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. House 
     Resolution 392. Resolution relating to the importance of 
     Japanese-American relations and the urgent need for Japan to 
     more effectively address its economic and financial problems 
     and open its markets by eliminating informal barriers to 
     trade and investment, thereby making a more effective 
     contribution to leading the Asian region out of its current 
     financial crisis, insuring against a global recession, and 
     reinforcing regional stability and security; with amendments 
     (Rept. No. 105-607 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para.65.41  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       House Resolution 392. Referral to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means extended for a period ending not later than July 17, 
     1998.
       H.R. 1756. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than July 31, 1998.
       H.R. 2281. Referral to the Committees on Commerce and Ways 
     and Means extended for a period ending not later than July 
     21, 1998.

para.65.42  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committees on Ways and Means and 
Rules discharged from further consideration. H.R. 3849 referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker: the Committee on Banking and Financial Services discharged from 
further consideration. House Resolution 392 referred to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.65.43  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 4138. A bill to encourage the identification and 
     return of stolen artwork; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Pickett, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sisisky, and 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 4139. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received under 
     State programs providing compensation for birth-related 
     injuries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Calvert, Mr. McCollum, and 
             Mr. Riggs):
       H.R. 4140. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the special taxes on wholesale and retail 
     dealers in liquor and beer, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia):
       H.R. 4141. A bill to amend the Act authorizing the 
     establishment of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation 
     Area to modify the boundaries of the Area, and to provide for 
     the protection of lands, waters, and natural, cultural, and 
     scenic resources within the national recreation area, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 4142. A bill to provide that the wage of certain 
     Department of Defense employees is determined by a recent 
     wage survey; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 4143. A bill to revise the boundaries of the Golden 
     Gate National Recreation Area, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KINGSTON:
       H.R. 4144. A bill to ensure the protection of natural, 
     cultural, and historical resources in Cumberland Island 
     National Seashore and Cumberland Island Wilderness in the 
     State of Georgia; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. JACKSON:
       H.R. 4145. A bill to establish a program under the 
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     Development to eliminate redlining in the insurance business; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Wise):
       H.R. 4146. A bill to encourage States to require a holding 
     period for any student expelled for bringing a gun to school; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Fattah, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Thurman, and 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee):
       H.R. 4147. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the maximum annual contribution to education 
     individual retirement accounts to $5,000 for higher education 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 4148. A bill to amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to 
     limit the applicability of the Act to apples; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Herger, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina):
       H.R. 4149. A bill to reduce overhead and other costs 
     associated with the management of the National Forest System, 
     to improve the fiscal accountability of the Forest Service 
     through an improved financial accounting system, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Minge, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Etheridge):
       H.R. 4150. A bill to appropriate funds necessary for United 
     States participation in a quota increase and the New 
     Arrangements to Borrow of the International Monetary Fund, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Clement, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Souder, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Engel, Mr. Vento, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Largent):
       H.R. 4151. A bill to amend chapter 47 of title 18, United 
     States Code, relating to identity fraud, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Clay, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Yates, 
             Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Manton, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Borski):
       H.R. 4152. A bill to provide retirement security for all 
     Americans; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Ms. Brown of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 4153. A bill to provide for equitable retirement for 
     military reserve technicians who are covered under the 
     Federal Employment Retirement System or the Civil Service 
     Retirement System; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pickering, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Souder, and Mr. 
             Graham):
       H.R. 4154. A bill to declare rights to religious liberty; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Camp, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 4155. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the authority of State Medicaid fraud control 
     units to investigate and prosecute fraud in connection with 
     Federal health care programs and abuse of residents of board 
     and care facilities; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       H.R. 4156. A bill to limit the disposal of former naval 
     vessels and Maritime Administration vessels for purpose of 
     scrapping abroad and to require the Secretary of the Navy to 
     carry out a ship scrapping pilot program; to the Committee on 
     National Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. 
             Norwood):
       H.R. 4157. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the 
     application of certain provisions regarding the inclusion of 
     entire metropolitan statistical areas within nonattainment 
     areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 4158. A bill to authorize the private ownership and 
     use of certain secondary structures and surplus lands 
     administered as part of any national historical park that are 
     not consistent with the purposes for which the park was 
     established, if adequate protection of natural, aesthetic, 
     recreational, cultural, and historical values is assured by 
     appropriate terms, convenants, conditions, or reservations; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Regula, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Pitts, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Souder, Mr. Snowbarger, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Gutknecht, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio):
       H.R. 4159. A bill to amend section 1926 of the Public 
     Health Service Act to waive sanctions against a State that 
     provides for drivers'-license-related sanctions for minors 
     who purchase or possess tobacco products for personal 
     consumption; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BONILLA (for himself and Mr. Dicks):
       H.R. 4160. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a special enrollment period for 
     certain military retirees and their dependents to enroll 
     under part B of such title, without penalty for late 
     enrollment, in order to participate in the TRICARE Senior 
     Prime demonstration sites pursuant to the Balanced Budget Act 
     of 1997; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 4161. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for an additional place of holding court for the 
     Western Division of the Central Judicial District of 
     California; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH:
       H.R. 4162. A bill to improve public understanding of, and 
     access to, the information and reasoning supporting 
     significant Federal agency rulemaking proposals by specifying 
     a consistent and informative format for Federal Register 
     notices of such rulemaking actions; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 4163. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to install a plaque commemorating the Dred Scott decision at 
     the entrance to the Old Court House in the Jefferson National 
     Expansion Memorial; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4164. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     with respect to the enforcement of child custody and 
     visitation orders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 4165. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exemption from the gas guzzler tax for 
     automobiles that are lengthened by certain small 
     manufacturers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mrs. Chenoweth):
       H.R. 4166. A bill to amend the Idaho Admission Act 
     regarding the sale or lease of school land; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Danner, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Barr of Georgia):
       H.R. 4167. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a refundable credit to military retirees for 
     premiums paid for coverage under Medicare part B; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 4168. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide the same level of health care for certain Filipino 
     World War II veterans residing in the Philippines that 
     veterans residing in the United States receive; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 4169. A bill to improve educational facilities, reduce 
     class size, provide parents with additional educational 
     choices for their children, and for certain other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT (for himself and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 4170. A bill to amend title IV of the Public Health 
     Service Act to establish a National Center for Bioengineering 
     Research; to the Committee on Commerce.

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           By Mr. HALL of Ohio:
       H.R. 4171. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to conduct a study and transmit a report to Congress on 
     improving the safety of persons present at roadside emergency 
     scenes and to encourage States to enact and enforce laws 
     based upon that report; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Shaw, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Camp, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Portman, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Combest, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Hilleary, and Ms. Danner):
       H.R. 4172. A bill to require the Commissioner of Social 
     Security to provide prisoner information obtained from the 
     States to Federal and federally assisted benefit programs as 
     a means of preventing the erroneous provision of benefits to 
     prisoners; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Herger, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 4173. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify certain rules relating to the taxation of 
     United States business operating abroad, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KASICH:
       H.R. 4174. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited 
     consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget 
     authority; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 4175. A bill to promote youth entrepreneurship 
     education and training; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 4176. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to protect consumers against 'spamming', 'slamming', and 
     'cramming', and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Gilman, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 4177. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     further extend health care coverage under the Medicare 
     program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 4178. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that periods of leave required to be 
     permitted by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 shall 
     be treated as hours of service for purposes of the pension 
     participation and vesting rules; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 4179. A bill to authorize qualified organizations to 
     provide technical assistance and capacity building services 
     to microenterprise development organizations and programs and 
     to disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community 
     Development Financial Institutions Fund, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Delahunt):
       H.R. 4180. A bill to reduce fishing capacity in United 
     States fisheries; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Salmon, 
             Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Pallone, Mr. McNulty, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Pappas, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Calvert, and 
             Mr. Snowbarger):
       H.R. 4181. A bill to require the expenditure of funds for 
     the construction of United States chancery facilities in 
     Berlin and Jerusalem in such a manner as to ensure comparable 
     rates of construction and occupation of the 2 facilities; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Thompson):
       H.R. 4182. A bill to establish the Little Rock Central High 
     School National Historic Site in the State of Arkansas, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. 
             Towns):
       H.R. 4183. A bill to protect the Nation's electricity 
     ratepayers by amending the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
     Act of 1978 to ensure that rates charged by qualifying small 
     power producers and qualifying cogenerators do not exceed the 
     incremental cost to the purchasing utility of alternative 
     electric energy at the time of delivery, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H.R. 4184. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives to elementary and secondary 
     teachers for acquisition of computer hardware and software; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             McGovern, and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 4185. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives to elementary and secondary 
     teachers for technology-related training for purposes of 
     integrating educational technologies into the courses taught 
     in our Nation's classrooms; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 4186. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide flexibility in contracting for claims 
     processing under the Medicare program; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 4187. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require disclosure of certain information 
     about benefit management for prescription drugs by 
     Medicare+Choice organizations; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Hayworth, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 4188. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a portion of funds received from national tobacco 
     legislation to be made available for health care for 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Waters, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. 
             Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Engel, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Furse, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Gephardt):
       H.R. 4189. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish authorities of the departmental Office of Minority 
     Health with respect to tobacco products, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 4190. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain drug substance used as an HIV antiviral drug; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 4191. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain drug substances used as an HIV antiviral drug; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 4192. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the tax treatment of Settlement Trusts 
     established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.J. Res. 124. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line 
     item veto; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H.J. Res. 125. A joint resolution finding the Government of 
     Iraq in material and unacceptable breach of its international 
     obligations; to the Committee on International Relations.

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           By Mr. GOSS:
       H. Con. Res. 297. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses; considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN (for herself, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Conyers):
       H. Res. 495. A resolution relating to the recognition of 
     the connection between the emancipation of African slaves in 
     the Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands, 
     to the American Declaration of Independence from the British 
     Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TIAHRT:
       H. Res. 496. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require a three-fifths vote to increase 
     the minimum wage; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H. Res. 497. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require a two-thirds vote on any bill 
     or joint resolution that either authorizes the President to 
     enter into a trade agreement that is implemented pursuant to 
     fast-track procedures or that implements a trade agreement 
     pusuant to such procedures; to the Committee on Rules. 

para.65.44  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       L035. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Colorado, relative to Senate Joint Memorial 98-001 
     memorializing Congress to adopt legislation amending 4 U.S.C. 
     sec. 114 to include severance payments and termination 
     payments within the retirement income of a nonresident 
     individual upon which states may not impose income tax; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.65.45  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows

       H.R. 80: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 121: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 145: Ms. Waters, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Davis of Florida, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 350: Mr. Yates, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Snowbarger, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Davis 
     of Virginia.
       H.R. 352: Mr. Luther and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Luther and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 502: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 547: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 593: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 603: Mr. Royce and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 718: Mr. Pappas and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 915: Ms. Lee, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, and Mr. 
     Waxman.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Upton and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 993: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1126: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 1173: Ms. Norton, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. 
     Kanjorski.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 1340: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Lampson and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1410: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1438: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1475: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1571: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1577: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1666: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1699: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Doyle, 
     Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1756: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H.R. 1821: Ms. Furse, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1828: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1864: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1975: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Olver.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 2001: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 2026: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. Green.
       H.R. 2070: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2174: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2276: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2332: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2379: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2490: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Ford, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 2526: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 2592: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 2699: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2713: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 2727: Mr. Traficant and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mr. Engel, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Condit, 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2748: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Farr of California and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 2755: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2817: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Hinojosa, and Ms. 
     Harman.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. 
     Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 2820: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2849: Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2867: Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 2956: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 2963: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 3053: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3063: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 3137: Mr. Ford and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 3236: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 3243: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 3251: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Brown of 
     California.
       H.R. 3267: Mr. Klug, Mr. Quinn, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Radanovich, 
     Mr. Buyer, Mr. Spence, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 3281: Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frost, 
     Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 3290: Mr. Horn, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. 
     Gilchrest.
       H.R. 3318: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 3341: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3342: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3435: Mr. Boswell and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3499: Mr. Fattah and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 3501: Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 3506: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Weller, 
     Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Harman, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Luther, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
     Mr. Olver, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Torres, Ms. Woolsey, 
     Mr. Yates, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Talent, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McHale, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
     Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3524: Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Berman, 
     and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3551: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Carson, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H.R. 3570: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 3572: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     Duncan, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 3615: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3651: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 3652: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Manton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Towns, 
     and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 3667: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 3674: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 3682: Mr. Berry, Mr. Costello, and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 3704: Mr. Callahan and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 3779: Ms. Harman, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Allen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3780: Mr. Weller and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3783: Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Danner, Mr. Callahan, and 
     Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 3788: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 3821: Mr. Collins, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Ney, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Pappas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     Coyne, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Condit, 
     Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     Sessions, and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 3865: Mr. Yates, Mr. Costello, and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 3868: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Mr. Torres, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, Ms. Harman, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Allen, 
     Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 3869: Mr. Petri, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Bateman, Ms. Danner, 
     Mr. Kim, Mr. Cummings, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Mascara, Ms. 
     Granger, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
     Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Berry, Mr. Torres, Mr. Gilchrest, 
     Mr. Bass, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Thune, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Ehlers, 
     Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3875: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3905: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 3917: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 3918: Ms. Furse, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 3946: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hill, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
     Aderholt, Mr. Talent, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. 
     Collins.

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       H.R. 3980: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Everett, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hayworth, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 3981: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Furse, and Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 3994: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 3995: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 4009: Mr. Frost, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Evans, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 4016: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 4018: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Lantos, 
     and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 4028: Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frost, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 4030: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
     Eshoo, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Rahall and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 4065: Mr. Herger, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 4070: Mr. Olver, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Costello, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
     Boucher.
       H.R. 4075: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 4092: Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 4096: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 4110: Mr. Romero-Barcelo and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 4117: Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 4118: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 4121: Mr. Foley, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. 
     Meehan.
       H.R. 4134: Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.J. Res. 123: Mr. Sununu, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Hilleary.
       H. Con. Res. 27: Mr. Sandlin.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Hilleary and Mr. Roemer.
       H. Con. Res. 154: Mr. Campbell.
       H. Con. Res. 181: Mr. Mollohan.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
     Hill, Mr. Turner, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Paul, Mr. Foley, and Mr. 
     Jefferson.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Hobson.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Canady of Florida and Mr. Pastor.
       H. Con. Res. 264: Mr. Combest and Mr. Manzullo.
       H. Con. Res. 274: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Hobson.
       H. Con. Res. 278: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Snowbarger, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Mr. Calvert, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
     Cannon.
       H. Con. Res. 283: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Menendez, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Borski, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Pappas, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts.
       H. Con. Res. 292: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H. Res. 381: Mrs. Roukema.
       H. Res. 406: Mr. Farr of California.
       H. Res. 469: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. 
     Calvert.
       H. Res. 475: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mrs. Morella, 
     Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Olver, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Res. 483: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Hastings of Florida.



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                       TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1998 (66)

para.66.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 o'clock p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, who laid before the House the 
following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 14, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Nancy L. Johnson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.66.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House of the 
following titles:

       H.R. 6. An Act to extend the authorization of programs 
     under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3694. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1999 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the United States Government, the Community 
     Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
     Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4059. An Act making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 6) ``An Act to extend the authorization of programs 
under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes,'' 
requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Jeffords,  Mr. Coats, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
Frist, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Collins, Mr. Warner, 
Mr. McConnell, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
Bingaman, Mr. Wellstone, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Reed, to be the conferees 
on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 3694) ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 1999 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for 
other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Shelby, 
Mr. Chafee, Mr. Lugar, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Allard, Mr. Coats, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Bryan, Mr. 
Graham, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Robb, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Levin; 
and from the Committee on Armed Services, Mr. Thurmond, to be the 
conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 4059) ``An Act making appropriations for military 
construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
for other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Burns, 
Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Craig, Mr. Stevens, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Reid, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Byrd, to be the conferees on the part of the 
Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate passed bills and 
concurrent resolutions of the following titles, in which concurrence of 
the House is requested:

       S. 439. An Act to provide for Alaska State jurisdiction 
     over small hydroelectric projects, to address voluntary 
     licensing of hydroelectric projects on fresh waters in the 
     State of Hawaii, to provide an exemption for portion of a 
     hydroelectric project located in the State of New Mexico, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 538. An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain facilities of the Minidoka project to the 
     Burley Irrigation District, and for other purposes.
       S. 799. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     transfer to the personal representative of the estate of Fred 
     Steffens of Big Horn County, Wyoming, certain land comprising 
     the Steffens family property.
       S. 814. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     transfer to John R. and Margaret J. Lowe of Big Horn County, 
     Wyoming, certain land so as to correct an error in the patent 
     issued to their predecessors in interest.
       S. 846. An Act to amend the Federal Power Act to remove the 
     jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to 
     license projects on fresh waters in the State of Hawaii.
       S. 1158. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act, regarding the Huna Totem Corporation public 
     interest land exchange, and for other purposes.
       S. 1159. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act, regarding the Kake Tribal Corporation public 
     interest land exchange.
       S. 1609. An Act to amend the High-Performance Computing Act 
     of 1991 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999 and 
     2000 for the Next Generation Internet program, to require the 
     Advisory Committee on High-Performance Computing and 
     Communications, Information Technology, and the Next 
     Generation Internet to monitor and give advice concerning the 
     development and implementation of the Next Generation 
     Internet program and report to the President and the Congress 
     on its activities, and for other purposes.
       S. 1976. An Act to increase public awareness of the plight 
     of victims of crime with developmental disabilities, to 
     collect data to measure the magnitude of the problem, and to 
     develop strategies to address the safety and justice needs of 
     victims of crime with developmental disabilities.
       S. 2022. An Act to provide for the improvement of 
     interstatecriminal justice identification, information, 
     communications, and forensics.
       S. 2073. An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
       S. 2275. An Act to make technical corrections to the 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
     1998.
       S. 2282. An Act to amend the Arms Export Control Act, and 
     for other purposes.

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       S. 2294. An Act to facilitate the exchange of criminal 
     history records for noncriminal justice purposes, to provide 
     for the decentralized storage of criminal history records, to 
     amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to facilitate 
     the fingerprint checks authorized by that Act, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. Con. Res. 30. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the rules of multilateral economic 
     institutions, including the International Monetary Fund and 
     the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
     should be amended to allow membership for the Republic of 
     China on Taiwan and other qualified economies.
       S. Con. Res. 81. Concurrent resolution honoring the Berlin 
     Airlift and commending the Berlin Sculpture Fund.
       S. Con. Res. 106. Concurrent resolution to commend the 
     Library of Congress for 200 years of outstanding service to 
     Congress and the Nation, and to encourage activities to 
     commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of the Library of 
     Congress.
       S. Con. Res. 107. Concurrent resolution affirming United 
     States commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act.

  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of Public 
Law 105-186, the Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, appoints the 
following Senators to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust 
Assets in the United States--the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer); 
and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd).
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of Public 
Law 105-186, the Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, appoints the 
following Senators to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust 
Assets in the United States--the Senator from New York (Mr. D'Amato); 
and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter).

para.66.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, pursuant to the 
order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for 
``morning-hour debate''.

para.66.4  recess--1:10 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. JOHNSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 2 p.m.

para.66.5  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, called the House to order.

para.66.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, June 25, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.66.7  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9882. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the annual report on foreign investment in U.S. 
     agricultural land through December 31, 1996, pursuant to 7 
     U.S.C. 3504; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9883. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Development, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Electric Engineering, Architectural Services and 
     Design Policies and Procedures (RIN: 0572-AA48) received June 
     25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9884. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting requests for FY 1999 budget amendments 
     totaling $3.8 million for initiatives that will reduce crime, 
     enhance public safety, and restore confidence in the criminal 
     justice system in the District of Columbia, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1106(b); (H. Doc. No. 105--281); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       9885. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Direct Award of 8(a) Contracts [DFARS Case 98-D011] received 
     June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       9886. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the disposal of excess and surplus materials, 
     pursuant to Public Law 105--85; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       9887. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the semiannual report of the Inspector General and classified 
     annex for the period ending March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       9888. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report entitled ``Military Capabilities of the People's 
     Republic of China,'' pursuant to Public Law 105--85, section 
     1226; to the Committee on National Security.
       9889. A letter from the Deputy Director for Policy and 
     Programs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Notice Inviting Applications to the 
     Presidential Awards for Excellence in Microenterprise 
     Development [No. 981-0158] received June 17, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       9890. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Priorities and Allocations 
     System [Docket No. 970827205-8126-02] (RIN: 0694-AA02) 
     received June 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       9891. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation entitled ``Thrift Litigation 
     Funding Act of 1998''; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       9892. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the FY 1999 
     revised Annual Performance Plan for the Export-Import Bank, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635g(a); to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       9893. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7688] 
     received June 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       9894. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting the annual report to Congress outlining observed 
     trends in the cost and availability of retail banking 
     services; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       9895. A letter from the Director, Office of Thrift 
     Subervision, transmitting the 1997 Annual Report to Congress 
     on the Preservation of Minority Savings Institutions; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       9896. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Years 1998-1999 for Rehabilitation Research and 
     Training Centers--received June 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       9897. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Years 1998-1999 for a Rehabilitation Research and 
     Training Center, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       9898. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report entitled ``A Study of 
     Benefits for Head Start Employees''; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       9899. A letter from the Clerk, United States Court of 
     Appeals for the District of Columbia, transmitting an opinion 
     of the United States Court of Appeals, No. 96-7030--Carole 
     Kolstad v. American Dental Association; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       9900. A letter from the Director, Minority Business 
     Development Agency, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revision of the Cost-Share 
     Requirement and Applicability of the Ten Bonus Points to All 
     Future Solicitations to Operate Minority Business Development 
     Centers (MBDC) [Docket No. 980608150-8150-01] (RIN: 0640-
     ZA03) received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9901. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Performance-Based Contracting [FAR 
     Subpart 37.6] Performance-Based Contracting [DEAR Section 
     970.1001] Performance-Based Incentives [Acquisition Letter 
     97-08] Cost Reduction Incentives [Acquisition Letter 97-09] 
     received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9902. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Personnel Security Activities [DOE O 
     472.1B] received June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9903. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Packaging and Transportation Safety 
     [DOE O 460.1A] received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9904. A letter from the Acting Deputy General Counsel for 
     Energy Policy, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Contracting with the Small Business 
     Administration [FAR 19.8] Notification of Competition Limited 
     to Eligible 8(a) Concerns [FAR 52.219-18] Section 8(a) Direct 
     Award [FAR 52.219-70XX] received June 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9905. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Advisory Committee Management 
     Program--received June 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9906. A letter from the Director, Office Of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmit

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     ting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers Under the 
     Paperwork Reduction Act [FRL-6111-4] received June 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9907. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Indiana [IN85-1a; FRL-
     6115-7] received June 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9908. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Organobromine 
     Production Wastes; Identification and Listing of Hazardous 
     Waste; Land Disposal Restrictions: Listing of CERCLA 
     Hazardous Substances, Reportable Quantities; Final Rule 
     [FRL--6115-4] (RIN: 2050-AD79) received June 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9909. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Ohio [OH103-2; FRL-
     6116-9] received June 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9910. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Disposal of 
     Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) [OPPTS-66009C; FRL-5726-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AC01) received June 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9911. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Beverages: Bottled Water; Correction [Docket No. 98N-
     0294] received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9912. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Revision of Fee Schedules; 100% Fee Recovery, FY 1998 (RIN: 
     3150-AF 83) received June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9913. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to authorize the activities 
     and necessary appropriations to establish digital 
     broadcasting capability for public television and radio 
     stations; to the Committee on Commerce.
       9914. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting an annual report on Performance 
     Improvement 1998: Evaluation Activities of the U.S. 
     Department of Health and Human Services; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9915. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Medicaid and Children's Health Improvement 
     Amendments of 1998''; to the Committee on Commerce.
       9916. A letter from the Secretary, Securities And Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Definitions of ``Small Business'' or ``Small Organization'' 
     Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment 
     Advisers Act of 1940, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
     and the Securities Act of 1933 [Release Nos. 33-7548, 34-
     40122, IC-23272, and IA-1727; File No.S7-4-97] (RIN: 3235-
     AG62; 3235-AH01) received June 25,1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9917. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Presidential 
     Determination No. 94-50: directed the provision of defense 
     articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, 
     defense services of the Department of Defense, and military 
     education and training to the countries participating in the 
     multinational coalition to restore democracy to Haiti, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9918. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Spain (Transmittal No. 
     12-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9919. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Turkey (Transmittal No. 
     13-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9920. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Japan for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-41), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9921. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Japan for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-46), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9922. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Spain for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-48), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9923. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to the Government of 
     the State of Kuwait (Transmittal No. RSAT-2-98), pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       9924. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold under a contract to 
     Germany, NATO, Sweden, Switzerland (Transmittal No. DTC-84-
     98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9925. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Turkey (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-72-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9926. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Germany 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-73-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       9927. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Spain (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-80-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9928. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Japan (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-75-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9929. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 98-24: Authorized the use of 
     the Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to meet 
     the urgent and unexpected needs of refugees, victims of 
     conflict, and other persons at risk in Africa and Southeast 
     Asia, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9930. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     proliferation of missiles and essential components of 
     nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2751 nt.; to the Committee on International Relations.
       9931. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the annual report 
     on authorized U.S. commercial exports, military assistance 
     and foreign military sales and military imports for fiscal 
     year 1997, pursuant to Public Law 104--106, section 1324(c) 
     (110 Stat. 481); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9932. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on arms control treaty 
     compliance by the successor states to the Soviet Union and 
     other nations that are parties to arms control agreements 
     with the United States, as well as by the United States 
     itself, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2592; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9933. A letter from the Director, Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting the Agency's classified 
     Executive Summary and Annexes to the U.S. Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency's (ACDA) 1997 Annual Report, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2590; to the Committee on International Relations.
       9934. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Passport Procedures--Amendment to Restriction of 
     Passports Regulation [Public Notice 2712] received June 25, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9935. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the report on the Treaty on Conventional 
     Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty Designated Permanent 
     Storage Sites; to the Committee on International Relations.
       9936. A letter from the Mayor, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-357, ``Fiscal 
     Year 1999 Budget Request Act'' received June 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9937. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Commission Records and Information 
     [17 CFR Part 145] received June 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       9938. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Block Grant Programs: Implementation of OMB 
     Circular A-133 (RIN: 0991-AA92) received June 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9939. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the determination that will 
     allow the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to place a 
     contract with the National Academy

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     of Public Administration; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9940. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Circular 97-05; Introduction [48 CFR Chapter 1] 
     received June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9941. A letter from the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives, transmitting the annual compilation of 
     personal financial disclosure statements and amendments 
     thereto filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 703(d)(1) and Rule XLIV, clause 1, of 
     the House Rules; (H. Doc. No. 105--280); to the Committee on 
     House Oversight and ordered to be printed.
       9942. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule-- Dean John A. Knauss Marine 
     Policy Fellowship National Sea Grant College Federal Fellows 
     Program, [Docket No. 980427106-8106-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA42) 
     received June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       9943. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast 
     Salmon Fisheries; Closures and Reopenings From the U.S.--
     Canada Border To Cape Falcon, Oregon [Docket No. 980429110-
     8110-01 I.D. 060298B] received June 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9944. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Coastal Services Center 
     Coastal Change Analysis Program [Docket No. 980429111-8111-
     01] (RIN: 0648-ZA43) received June 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9945. A letter from the Executive Director, The Presidio 
     Trust, transmitting the Trust's final rule--Interim 
     Management of the Presidio (RIN: 3212-AA00) received June 25, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9946. A letter from the Director, Executive Office for 
     Immigration Review, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Adjustment of Status to That of 
     Person Admitted for Permanent Residence [EOIR No. 119I; A.G. 
     ORDER No. 2117-97] (RIN: 1125-AA20) received June 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9947. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Twentieth Annual 
     Report to Congress pursuant to section 7A of the Clayton Act, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 18a(j); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9948. A letter from the Clerk, United States Court of 
     Appeals for the District of Columbia, transmitting an opinion 
     of the United States Court of Appeals, No. 96-5343--Auction 
     Company of America v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     as Manager of the FSLIC Resolution Trust Fund; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       9949. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's 1997 annual report on the 
     recommendations received from the National Transportation 
     Board regarding transportation safety, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
     app. 1906(b); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9950. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Miscellaneous 
     Revisions to the NASA FAR Supplement [48 CFR Parts 1807, 
     1816, 1817, 1827, 1832, 1837, 1842, 1845, and 1852] received 
     June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       9951. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Disaster Loan Program [13 CFR Part 123] received 
     June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
       9952. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Rules of NCUA Board Procedure; Promulgation of 
     NCUA Rules and Regulations; Public Observation of NCUA Board 
     Meetings [12 CFR Part 791] received June 16, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       9953. A letter from the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives, transmitting the annual compilation of 
     personal financial disclosure statements and amendments 
     thereto filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 703(d)(1) and Rule XLIV, clause 1, of 
     the House Rules; (H. Doc. No. 105--280); to the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct and ordered to be printed.
       9954. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Criteria for Approving Flight 
     Courses for Educational Assistance Programs (RIN: 2900-AI76) 
     received June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9955. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Veterans' Education: Effective Date 
     for Awards of Educational Assistance to Veterans Who Were 
     Voluntarily Discharged (RIN: 2900-AI88) received June 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       9956. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Policy and 
     Planning, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Annual Report of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Fiscal 
     Year 1997, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 214, 221(c), and 664; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9957. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     38, United States Code, to authorize a cost-of-living 
     adjustment in the rates of disability compensation for 
     veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency 
     and indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans, to 
     authorize payment of these benefits at full rates for certain 
     Filipinos who reside in the United States, to establish a 
     reserve to fully fund ``H'' policy holders under the National 
     Service Life Insurance program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9958. A letter from the Executive Assistant, Legislative 
     Affairs, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 
     transmitting a copy of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
     Firearms (ATF) Fiscal Year 1997 Annual Report; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       9959. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize an increase in certain user fees to recover costs 
     incurred for the modernization of automated commercial 
     operations by the United States Customs Service; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       9960. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Effect of Imported Articles on the 
     National Security [Docket No. 980508121-8121-01] (RIN: 0694-
     AB58) received June 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9961. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Rev. Proc. 
     98-38] received June 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9962. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--EIC 
     Eligibility Requirements (RIN: 1545-AV62) received June 25, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       9963. A letter from the Director, Central Intelligence 
     Agency and Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central 
     Intelligence Agency, transmitting a unclassified report to 
     Congress on the Intelligence Activities of the People's 
     Republic of China; to the Committee on Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select).
       9964. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the semi-annual report regarding programs for the protection, 
     control, and accountability of fissile materials in the 
     countries of the former Soviet Union, pursuant to Public Law 
     104--106, section 3131(b) (110 Stat. 617); jointly to the 
     Committees on National Security and International Relations.
       9965. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the results of the Demonstration 
     Program for Direct Billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and other 
     Third-Party Payors, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 1671; jointly to 
     the Committees on Commerce and Resources.
       9966. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting Recommendations for health, safety, 
     and equipment standards for boxers, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 
     6311; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Education and 
     the Workforce.
       9967. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's annual report titled 
     ``Importing Noncomplying Motor Vehicles'' for calendar year 
     1997; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Ways and 
     Means.
       9968. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of the 
     Presidential Determination No. 98-31 providing a 
     supplementary contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy 
     Development Organization; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       9969. A letter from the The Board, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a report on the actuarial status of the 
     railroad retirement system, including any recommendations for 
     financing changes for a 25-year period, 1998-2022; jointly to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Ways 
     and Means.
       9970. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Effective Dates 
     of Provider Agreements and Supplier Approvals [HSQ-139-F] 
     (RIN: 0938-AC88) received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       9971. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Medicare and Medicaid; Resident Assessment in 
     Long Term Care Facilities [HCFA-2180-F] (RIN: 0938-AE61) 
     received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       9972. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health And Human

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     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     MedicareChoice Program; Collection of User Fees From 
     MedicareChoice Plans and Risk-Sharing Contractors [HCFA-1911-
     IFC] (RIN: 0938-AI35) received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Commerce.
       9973. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the 1998 annual report on the financial status 
     of the railroad unemployment insurance system, pursuant to 45 
     U.S.C. 369; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.66.8  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 26, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following messages 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Friday, June 26, 1998 at 
     1:00 p.m.:
       That the Senate Agreed to House amendment S. 731.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.R. 651.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.R. 652.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.R. 848.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.R. 960.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.R. 1184.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.R. 1217.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.R. 1635.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.J. Res. 113.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.66.9  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 29, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following messages 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Monday, June 29, 1998 at 
     3:03 p.m.
       That the Senate Agreed to House amendments to Senate 
     amendments H.R. 3130.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.66.10  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 10, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Friday, July 10, 1998 at 
     11:30 a.m.
       That the Senate Agreed to conference report H.R. 2676.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                           Clerk. 

para.66.11  enrolled bills, and joint resolution, signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that pursuant to 
clause 4, rule I, the Speaker pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, signed the 
following enrolled bills and joint resolution, on the following dates:

           On Tuesday, June 30, 1998:

       H.R. 651. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project 
     located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.

       H.R. 652. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project 
     located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.

       H.R. 848. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of the AuSable 
     Hydroelectric Project in New York, and for other purposes.

       H.R. 960. An Act to validate certain conveyances in the 
     City of Tulare, Tulare County, California, and for other 
     purposes.

       H.R. 1184. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of the Bear Creek 
     hydroelectric project in the State of Washington, and for 
     other purposes.

       H.R. 1217. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project 
     located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.

       H.R. 2202. An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend the bone marrow donor program, and for 
     other purposes.

       H.R. 2864. An Act to require the Secretary of Labor to 
     establish a program under which employers may consult with 
     State officials respecting compliance with occupational 
     safety and health requirements.

       H.R. 2877. An Act to amend the Occupational Health Act of 
     1970.

       H.R. 3130. An Act to provide for an alternative penalty 
     procedure for States that fail to meet Federal child support 
     data processing requirements, to reform Federal incentives 
     payments for child support performance, to provide for a more 
     flexible penalty procedure for states that violate 
     interjurisdictional adoption requirements, and for other 
     purposes.

       S. 831. An Act to extend the legislative authority for 
     construction of the National Peace Garden Memorial, and for 
     other purposes.

           On Tuesday, July 7, 1998:

       H.R. 1635. An Act to establish within the United States 
     National Park Service the National Underground Railroad 
     Network to Freedom program, and for other purposes.

       H.R. 3035. An Act to establish an advisory commission to 
     provide advice and recommendations on the creation of an 
     integrated, coordinated Federal policy designed to prepare 
     for and respond to serious drought emergencies.

       H.J. Res. 113. An Act approving the location of a Martin 
     Luther King, Jr., Memorial in the Nation's Capitol.

para.66.12  order of business--recess

  On motion of Mr. PITTS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That at any time, after convening at 9 o'clock a.m., on 
Wednesday, July 15, 1998, the Speaker may declare a recess, subject to 
the call of the Chair, for the purpose of receiving in joint meeting his 
excellency Emil Constantinescu, President of Romania.

para.66.13  national science foundation authorization

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1273) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the National Science 
Foundation, and for other purposes:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Science Foundation 
     Authorization Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation established under section 2 
     of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 
     1861).
       (2) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the National 
     Science Foundation established under section 2 of the 
     National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861).
       (3) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the National Science 
     Board established under section 2 of the National Science 
     Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861).
       (4) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the 
     several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other 
     territory or possession of the United States.
       (5) National research facility.--The term ``national 
     research facility'' means a research facility funded by the 
     Foundation which is available, subject to appropriate 
     policies allocating access, for use by all scientists and 
     engineers affiliated with research institutions located in 
     the United States.
           TITLE I--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZATION

     SEC. 101. FINDINGS; CORE STRATEGIES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The United States depends upon its scientific and 
     technological capabilities to preserve the military and 
     economic security of the United States.
       (2) America's leadership in the global marketplace is 
     dependent upon a strong commitment to education, basic 
     research, and development.
       (3) A nation that is not technologically literate cannot 
     compete in the emerging global economy.
       (4) A coordinated commitment to mathematics and science 
     instruction at all levels of education is a necessary 
     component of successful efforts to produce technologically 
     literate citizens.
       (5) Professional development is a necessary component of 
     efforts to produce system wide improvements in mathematics, 
     engineering, and science education in secondary, elementary, 
     and postsecondary settings.
       (6)(A) The mission of the National Science Foundation is to 
     provide Federal support for basic scientific and engineering 
     research, and to be a primary contributor to mathematics, 
     science, and engineering education at academic institutions 
     in the United States.
       (B) In accordance with such mission, the long-term goals of 
     the National Science Foundation include providing leadership 
     to--

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       (i) enable the United States to maintain a position of 
     world leadership in all aspects of science, mathematics, 
     engineering, and technology;
       (ii) promote the discovery, integration, dissemination, and 
     application of new knowledge in service to society; and
       (iii) achieve excellence in United States science, 
     mathematics, engineering, and technology education at all 
     levels.
       (b) Core Strategies.--In carrying out activities designed 
     to achieve the goals described in subsection (a), the 
     Foundation shall use the following core strategies:
       (1) Develop intellectual capital, both people and ideas, 
     with particular emphasis on groups and regions that 
     traditionally have not participated fully in science, 
     mathematics, and engineering.
       (2) Strengthen the scientific infrastructure by investing 
     in facilities planning and modernization, instrument 
     acquisition, instrument design and development, and shared-
     use research platforms.
       (3) Integrate research and education through activities 
     that emphasize and strengthen the natural connections between 
     learning and inquiry.
       (4) Promote partnerships with industry, elementary and 
     secondary schools, community colleges, colleges and 
     universities, other agencies, State and local governments, 
     and other institutions involved in science, mathematics, and 
     engineering to enhance the delivery of math and science 
     education and improve the technological literacy of the 
     citizens of the United States.

     SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Fiscal Year 1998.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Foundation $3,505,630,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       (2) Specific allocations.--Of the amount authorized under 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A) $2,576,200,000 shall be made available to carry out 
     Research and Related Activities, of which--
       (i) $370,820,000 shall be made available for Biological 
     Sciences;
       (ii) $289,170,000 shall be made available for Computer and 
     Information Science and Engineering;
       (iii) $360,470,000 shall be made available for Engineering;
       (iv) $455,110,000 shall be made available for Geosciences;
       (v) $715,710,000 shall be made available for Mathematical 
     and Physical Sciences;
       (vi) $130,660,000 shall be made available for Social, 
     Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, of which up to $1,000,000 
     may be made available for the United States-Mexico Foundation 
     for Science;
       (vii) $165,930,000 shall be made available for United 
     States Polar Research Programs;
       (viii) $62,600,000 shall be made available for United 
     States Antarctic Logistical Support Activities;
       (ix) $2,730,000 shall be made available for the Critical 
     Technologies Institute; and
       (x) $23,000,000 shall be made available for the Next 
     Generation Internet program;
       (B) $632,500,000 shall be made available to carry out 
     Education and Human Resources Activities;
       (C) $155,130,000 shall be made available for Major Research 
     Equipment;
       (D) $136,950,000 shall be made available for Salaries and 
     Expenses; and
       (E) $4,850,000 shall be made available for the Office of 
     Inspector General.
       (b) Fiscal Year 1999.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Foundation $3,773,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Specific allocations.--Of the amount authorized under 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A) $2,846,800,000 shall be made available to carry out 
     Research and Related Activities, of which--
       (i) $417,820,000 shall be made available for Biological 
     Sciences;
       (ii) $331,140,000 shall be made available for Computer and 
     Information Science and Engineering, including $25,000,000 
     for the Next Generation Internet program;
       (iii) $400,550,000 shall be made available for Engineering;
       (iv) $507,310,000 shall be made available for Geosciences;
       (v) $792,030,000 shall be made available for Mathematical 
     and Physical Sciences;
       (vi) $150,260,000 shall be made available for Social, 
     Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, of which up to $2,000,000 
     may be made available for the United States-Mexico Foundation 
     for Science;
       (vii) $182,360,000 shall be made available for United 
     States Polar Research Programs;
       (viii) $62,600,000 shall be made available for United 
     States Antarctic Logistical Support Activities;
       (ix) $2,730,000 shall be made available for the Critical 
     Technologies Institute; and
       (B) $683,000,000 shall be made available to carry out 
     Education and Human Resources Activities;
       (C) $94,000,000 shall be made available for Major Research 
     Equipment;
       (D) $144,000,000 shall be made available for Salaries and 
     Expenses; and
       (E) $5,200,000 shall be made available for the Office of 
     Inspector General.
       (c) Fiscal Year 2000.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Foundation $3,886,190,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       (2) Specific allocations.--Of the amount authorized under 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A) $2,935,024,000 shall be made available to carry out 
     Research and Related Activities, of which up to--
       (i) $2,000,000 may be made available for the U.S.-Mexico 
     Foundation for Science;
       (ii) $25,000,000 may be made available for the Next 
     Generation Internet program;
       (B) $703,490,000 shall be made available to carry out 
     Education and Human Resources Activities;
       (C) $94,000,000 shall be made available for Major Research 
     Equipment;
       (D) $148,320,000 shall be made available for Salaries and 
     Expenses; and
       (E) $5,356,000 shall be made available for the Office of 
     Inspector General.

     SEC. 103. PROPORTIONAL REDUCTION OF RESEARCH AND RELATED 
                   ACTIVITIES AMOUNTS.

       If the amount appropriated pursuant to section 102(a)(2)(A) 
     or (b)(2)(A) is less than the amount authorized under that 
     paragraph, the amount available for each scientific 
     directorate under that paragraph shall be reduced by the same 
     proportion.

     SEC. 104. CONSULTATION AND REPRESENTATION EXPENSES.

       From appropriations made under authorizations provided in 
     this Act, not more than $10,000 may be used in each fiscal 
     year for official consultation, representation, or other 
     extraordinary expenses. The Director shall have the 
     discretion to determine the expenses (as described in this 
     section) for which the funds described in this section shall 
     be used. Such a determination by the Director shall be final 
     and binding on the accounting officers of the Federal 
     Government.

     SEC. 105. UNITED STATES MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAM 
                   LIMITATION.

       No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be used 
     for the United States Man and the Biosphere Program, or 
     related projects.
                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. NATIONAL RESEARCH FACILITIES.

       (a) Facilities Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than December 1, of each year, 
     the Director shall, as part of the annual budget request, 
     prepare and submit to Congress a plan for the proposed 
     construction of, and repair and upgrades to, national 
     research facilities.
       (2) Contents of the plan.--The plan shall include--
       (A) estimates of the costs for the construction, repairs, 
     and upgrades described in paragraph (1);
       (B) estimates of the costs for the operation and 
     maintenance of existing and proposed new facilities; and
       (C) in the case of proposed new construction and for major 
     upgrades to existing facilities, funding profiles, by fiscal 
     year, and milestones for major phases of the construction.
       (3) Special rule.--The plan shall include cost estimates in 
     the categories of construction, repair, and upgrades--
       (A) for the year in which the plan is submitted to 
     Congress; and
       (B) for not fewer than the succeeding 4 years.
       (b) Status of Facilities Under Construction.--The plan 
     required under subsection (a) shall include a status report 
     for each uncompleted construction project included in current 
     and previous plans. The status report shall include data on 
     cumulative construction costs by project compared with 
     estimated costs, and shall compare the current and original 
     schedules for achievement of milestones for the major phases 
     of the construction.

     SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS.

       (a) National Science Foundation Act of 1950 Amendments.--
     The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 
     et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 4(g) (42 U.S.C. 1863(g))--
       (A) by striking ``the appropriate rate provided for 
     individuals in grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under 
     section 5332'' and inserting ``the maximum rate payable under 
     section 5376''; and
       (B) by redesignating the second subsection (k) as 
     subsection (l);
       (2) in section 5(e) (42 U.S.C. 1864(e)) by striking 
     paragraph (2), and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Any delegation of authority or imposition of 
     conditions under paragraph (1) shall be promptly published in 
     the Federal Register and reported to the Committee on Labor 
     and Human Resources, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation, of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives.'';
       (3) in section 14(c) (42 U.S.C. 1873(c))--
       (A) by striking ``shall receive'' and inserting ``shall be 
     entitled to receive'';
       (B) by striking ``the rate specified for the daily rate for 
     GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332'' and 
     inserting ``the maximum rate payable under section 5376''; 
     and
       (C) by adding at the end the following: ``For the purposes 
     of determining the payment of compensation under this 
     subsection, the time spent in travel by any member of the 
     Board or any member of a special commission shall be deemed 
     as time engaged in the business of the Foundation. Members of 
     the Board and members of special commissions may waive 
     compensation and reimbursement for traveling expenses.''; and
       (4) in section 15(a) (42 U.S.C. 1874(a)), by striking 
     ``Atomic Energy Commission'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     Energy''.
       (b) National Science Foundation Authorization Act, 1976 
     Amendments.--Section 6(a) of the National Science Foundation 
     Authorization Act, 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1881a(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``social,'' the first place it appears.
       (c) National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 
     Amendments.--Section 117(a) of the National Science 
     Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1881b(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1)(B)(v) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(v) from schools established outside the several States 
     and the District of Columbia by any agency of the Federal 
     Government for dependents of the employees of such agency.''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking ``Science and 
     Engineering Education'' and inserting ``Education and Human 
     Resources''.

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       (d) Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act 
     Amendments.--The Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1885 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 34 (42 U.S.C. 1885b)--
       (A) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:

 ``participation in science and engineering of minorities and persons 
                          with disabilities'';

     and
       (B) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) The Foundation is authorized to undertake or support 
     programs and activities to encourage the participation of 
     persons with disabilities in the science and engineering 
     professions.''; and
       (2) in section 36 (42 U.S.C. 1885c)--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``minorities,'' and all 
     that follows through ``in scientific'' and inserting 
     ``minorities, and persons with disabilities in scientific'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``with the concurrence of the National 
     Science Board''; and
       (ii) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``In addition, the Chairman of the National 
     Science Board may designate a member of the Board as a member 
     of the Committee.'';
       (C) by striking subsections (c) and (d);
       (D) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) The Committee shall be responsible for reviewing and 
     evaluating all Foundation matters relating to opportunities 
     for the participation in, and the advancement of, women, 
     minorities, and persons with disabilities in education, 
     training, and science and engineering research programs.'';
       (E) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively; and
       (F) in subsection (d), as so redesignated by subparagraph 
     (E), by striking ``additional''.
       (e) Technical Amendment.--The second subsection (g) of 
     section 3 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 203. INDIRECT COSTS.

       (a) Matching Funds.--Matching funds required pursuant to 
     section 204(a)(2)(C) of the Academic Research Facilities 
     Modernization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862c(a)(2)(C)) shall 
     not be considered facilities costs for purposes of 
     determining indirect cost rates under Office of Management 
     and Budget Circular A-21.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy, in consultation with other Federal 
     agencies the Director deems appropriate, shall prepare a 
     report--
       (A) analyzing the Federal indirect cost reimbursement rates 
     (as the term is defined in Office of Management and Budget 
     Circular A-21) paid to universities in comparison with 
     Federal indirect cost reimbursement rates paid to other 
     entities, such as industry, government laboratories, research 
     hospitals, and nonprofit institutions;
       (B)(i) analyzing the distribution of the Federal indirect 
     cost reimbursement rates by category (such as administration, 
     facilities, utilities, and libraries), and by the type of 
     entity; and
       (ii) determining what factors, including the type of 
     research, influence the distribution;
       (C) analyzing the impact, if any, that changes in Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-21 have had on--
       (i) the Federal indirect cost reimbursement rates, the rate 
     of change of the Federal indirect cost reimbursement rates, 
     the distribution by category of the Federal indirect cost 
     reimbursement rates, and the distribution by type of entity 
     of the Federal indirect cost reimbursement rates; and
       (ii) the Federal indirect cost reimbursement (as calculated 
     in accordance with Office of Management and Budget Circular 
     A-21), the rate of change of the Federal indirect cost 
     reimbursement, the distribution by category of the Federal 
     indirect cost reimbursement, and the distribution by type of 
     entity of the Federal indirect cost reimbursement;
       (D) analyzing the impact, if any, of Federal and State law 
     on the Federal indirect cost reimbursement rates;
       (E)(i) analyzing options to reduce or control the rate of 
     growth of the Federal indirect cost reimbursement rates, 
     including options such as benchmarking of facilities and 
     equipment cost, elimination of cost studies, mandated 
     percentage reductions in the Federal indirect cost 
     reimbursement; and
       (ii) assessing the benefits and burdens of the options to 
     the Federal Government, research institutions, and 
     researchers; and
       (F) analyzing options for creating a database--
       (i) for tracking the Federal indirect cost reimbursement 
     rates and the Federal indirect cost reimbursement; and
       (ii) for analyzing the impact that changes in policies with 
     respect to Federal indirect cost reimbursement will have on 
     the Federal Government, researchers, and research 
     institutions.
       (2) Report to congress.--The report prepared under 
     paragraph (1) shall be submitted to Congress not later than 1 
     year after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 204. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

       Persons temporarily employed by or at the Foundation shall 
     be subject to the same financial disclosure requirements and 
     related sanctions under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
     (5 U.S.C. App.) as are permanent employees of the Foundation 
     in equivalent positions.

     SEC. 205. NOTICE.

       (a) Notice of Reprogramming.--If any funds appropriated 
     pursuant to the amendments made by this Act are subject to a 
     reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives, notice of that action shall concurrently 
     be provided to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Science 
     of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Notice of Reorganization.--Not later than 15 days 
     before any major reorganization of any program, project, or 
     activity of the National Science Foundation, the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation shall provide notice to the 
     Committees on Science and Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committees on Commerce, Science and 
     Transportation, Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, and 
     Appropriations of the Senate.

     SEC. 206. ENHANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Educationally useful federal equipment.--The term 
     ``educationally useful Federal equipment'' means computers 
     and related peripheral tools and research equipment that is 
     appropriate for use in schools.
       (2) School.--The term ``school'' means a public or private 
     educational institution that serves any of the grades of 
     kindergarten through grade 12.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--
       (1) In general.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
     Director should, to the greatest extent practicable and in a 
     manner consistent with applicable Federal law (including 
     Executive Order No. 12999), donate educationally useful 
     Federal equipment to schools in order to enhance the science 
     and mathematics programs of those schools.
       (2) Reports.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director 
     shall prepare and submit to the President a report that meets 
     the requirements of this paragraph. The President shall 
     submit that report to Congress at the same time as the 
     President submits a budget request to Congress under section 
     1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.
       (B) Contents of report.--The report prepared by the 
     Director under this paragraph shall describe any donations of 
     educationally useful Federal equipment to schools made during 
     the period covered by the report.

      SEC. 207. REPORT ON RESERVIST EDUCATION ISSUES.

       (a) Convening Appropriate Representatives.--The Director of 
     the National Science Foundation, with the assistance of the 
     Office of Science and Technology Policy, shall convene 
     appropriate officials of the Federal Government and 
     appropriate representatives of the postsecondary education 
     community and of members of reserve components of the Armed 
     Forces for the purpose of discussing and seeking a consensus 
     on the appropriate resolution to problems relating to the 
     academic standing and financial responsibilities of 
     postsecondary students called or ordered to active duty in 
     the Armed Forces.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
     National Science Foundation shall transmit to the Congress a 
     report summarizing the results of the convening individuals 
     under subsection (a), including any consensus recommendations 
     resulting therefrom as well as any significant opinions 
     expressed by each participant that are not incorporated in 
     such a consensus recommendation.

     SEC. 208. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INSTITUTE.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 822 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (42 U.S.C. 6686) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Critical Technologies Institute'' in the 
     section heading and in subsection (a), and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Science and Technology Policy Institute'';
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``As determined by the 
     chairman of the committee referred to in subsection (c), 
     the'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The'';
       (3) by striking subsection (c), and redesignating 
     subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (c), (d), 
     (e), and (f), respectively;
       (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated by paragraph (3) 
     of this subsection--
       (A) by inserting ``science and'' after ``developments and 
     trends in'' in paragraph (1);
       (B) by striking ``with particular emphasis on'' in 
     paragraph (1) and inserting ``including'';
       (C) by inserting ``and developing and maintaining relevant 
     informational and analytical tools'' before the period at the 
     end of paragraph (1);
       (D) by striking ``to determine'' and all that follows 
     through ``technology policies'' in paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``with particular attention to the scope and 
     content of the Federal science and technology research and 
     development portfolio as it affects interagency and national 
     issues'';
       (E) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) Initiation of studies and analysis of alternatives 
     available for ensuring the long-term strength of the United 
     States in the development and application of science and 
     technology, including appropriate roles for the Federal 
     Government, State governments, private industry, and 
     institutions of higher education in the development and 
     application of science and technology.'';
       (F) by inserting ``science and'' after ``Executive branch 
     on'' in paragraph (4)(A); and
       (G) by amending paragraph (4)(B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) to the interagency committees and panels of the 
     Federal Government concerned with science and technology.'';
       (5) by striking ``subsection (d)'' in subsection (d), as 
     redesignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection, and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (c)'';

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       (6) by striking ``Committee'' in each place it appears in 
     subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this 
     subsection, and inserting ``Institute'';
       (7) by striking ``subsection (d)'' in subsection (f), as 
     redesignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection, and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (c)''; and
       (8) by striking ``Chairman of Committee'' each place it 
     appears in subsection (f), as designated by paragraph (3) of 
     this subsection, and inserting ``Director of Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy''.
       (b) Conforming Usage.--All references in Federal law or 
     regulations to the Critical Technologies Institute shall be 
     considered to be references to the Science and Technology 
     Policy Institute.

     SEC. 209. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM.

       With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of 
     Congress that the Foundation should--
       (1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit date-
     related problems in its computer systems to ensure that those 
     systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and 
     beyond;
       (2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to the 
     operations of the Foundation posed by the problems referred 
     to in paragraph (1), and plan and budget for achieving Year 
     2000 compliance for all of its mission-critical systems; and
       (3) develop contingency plans for those systems that the 
     Foundation is unable to correct in time.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER 
and Ms. Eddie Bernice JOHNSON of Texas, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment of the Senate was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.66.14  message from the president

  Messages in writing from the President of the United States were 
communicated to the House by Mr. Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.66.15  technology transfer commercialization

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2544) to improve the ability of Federal agencies to license federally 
owned inventions; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER 
and Mr. BARCIA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.66.16  homeowners protection

  Mr. LEACH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 318) to require automatic cancellation and notice of cancellation 
rights with respect to private mortgage insurance which is required as a 
condition for entering into a residential mortgage transaction, to 
abolish the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. LEACH and Mr. 
LaFALCE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.66.17  child custody and visitation enforcement

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4164) to 
amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the enforcement of 
child custody and visitation orders.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
FRANK of Massachusetts, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.66.18  hiram h. ward federal building

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2379) to 
designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 
251 North Main Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the ``Hiram 
H. Ward Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.66.19  j.j. ``jake'' pickle federal building

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3223) to 
designate the Federal building located at 300 East 8th Street in Austin, 
Texas, as the ``J.J. `Jake' Pickle Federal Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.66.20  dick cheney federal building

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3453) to 
designate the Federal Building and Post Office located at 100 East B 
Street, Casper, Wyoming, as the ``Dick Cheney Federal Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.

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  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.66.21  arms export control amendment

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2282) to amend the Arms Export Control Act, and for other purposes; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.

para.66.22  message from the president--comprehensive energy strategy

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit the Comprehensive National Energy Strategy 
(Strategy) to the Congress. This report required by section 801 of the 
Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91; 42 U.S.C. 
7321(b)), highlights our national energy policy. It contains specific 
objectives and plans for meeting five essential, common sense goals 
enumerated in the accompanying message from Secretary Pena.
  Energy is a global commodity of strategic importance. It is also a key 
contributor to our economic performance, and its production and use 
affect the environment in many ways. Thus, affordable, adequate, and 
environmentally benign supplies of energy are critical to our Nation's 
economic, environmental, and national security.
  The Strategy reflects the emergence and interconnection of three 
preeminent challenges in the late 1990s: how to maintain energy security 
in increasingly globalized energy markets; how to harness competition in 
energy markets both here and abroad; and how to respond to local and 
global environmental concerns, including the threat of climate change. 
The need for research and development underlies the Strategy, which 
incorporates recommendations of my Committee of Advisors on Science and 
Technology (PCAST) for improvements in energy technologies that will 
enable the United States to address our energy-related challenges. 
Advances in energy technology can strengthen our economy, reduce our 
vulnerability to oil shocks, lower the cost of energy to consumers, and 
cut emissions of air pollutants as well as greenhouse gases.
  This Strategy was developed over several months in an open process. 
Three public hearings were held earlier this year in California, Texas, 
and Washington, D.C., and more than 300 public comments were received. 
This Strategy is not a static document; its specifics can be modified to 
reflect evolving conditions, while the framework provides policy 
guidance into the 21st century. My Administration looks forward to 
working with the Congress to implement the Strategy and to achieve its 
goals in the most effective manner possible.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 14, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

para.66.23  message from the president--federal advisory committees

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, laid before the 
House a message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  As provided by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended 
(Public Law 92-463; 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 6(c)), I am submitting the Twenty-
sixth Annual Report on Federal Advisory Committees, covering fiscal year 
1997.
  Consistent with my commitment to create a more responsive government, 
the executive branch continues to implement my policy of maintaining the 
number of advisory committees within the ceiling of 534 required by 
Executive Order 12838 of February 10, 1993. As a result, the number of 
discretionary advisory committees (established under general 
congressional authorizations) was held to 467, or 42 percent fewer than 
those 801 committees in existence at the beginning of my Administration.
  Through the advisory committee planning process required by Executive 
Order 12838, the total number of advisory committees specifically 
mandated by statute has declined. The 391 such groups supported at the 
end of fiscal year 1997 represents a 4 percent decrease over the 407 in 
existence at the end of fiscal year 1996. Compared to the 439 advisory 
committees mandated by statute at the beginning of my Administration, 
the net total for fiscal year 1997 reflects an 11 percent decrease since 
1993.
  Furthermore, my Administration will assure that the total estimated 
costs to fund these groups in fiscal year 1998, or $43.8 million, are 
dedicated to support the highest priority public involvement efforts. We 
will continue to work with the Congress to assure that all advisory 
committees that are required by statute are regularly reviewed through 
the congressional reauthorization process and that any such new 
committees proposed through legislation are closely linked to national 
interests.
  Combined savings achieved through actions taken by the executive 
branch to eliminate unneeded advisory committees during fiscal year 1997 
were $2.7 million, including $545,000 saved through the termination of 
five advisory committees established under Presidential authority.
  During fiscal year 1997, my Administration successfully worked with 
the Congress to clarify further the applicability of FACA to committees 
sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National 
Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). This initiative resulted in the 
enactment of the Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 1997 
(Public Law 105-153), which I signed into law on December 17, 1997. The 
Act provides for new and important means for the public and other 
interested stakeholders to participate in activities undertaken by 
committees established by the Academies in support of executive branch 
decisionmaking processes.
  As FACA enters its second quarter-century during fiscal year 1998, it 
is appropriate for both the Congress and my Administration to continue 
examining opportunities for strengthening the Act's role in encouraging 
and promoting public participation. Accordingly, I am asking the 
Administrator of General Services to prepare a legislative proposal for 
my consideration that addresses an overall policy framework for 
leveraging the public's role in Federal decisionmaking through a wide 
variety of mechanisms, including advisory committees.
  By jointly pursuing this goal, we can fortify what has been a uniquely 
American approach toward collaboration. As so aptly noted by Alexis de 
Tocqueville in Democracy in America (1835), ``In democratic countries 
knowledge of how to combine is the mother of all other forms of 
knowledge; on its progress depends that of all the others.'' This 
observation strongly resonates at this moment in our history as we seek 
to combine policy opportunities with advances in collaboration made 
possible by new technologies, and an increased desire of the Nation's 
citizens to make meaningful contributions to their individual 
communities and their country.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 14, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight.

para.66.24  bipartisan campaign integrity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to House 
Resolution 458 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further 
con

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sideration of the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections 
for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  Mr. SHIMKUS, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SHIMKUS, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.66.25  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 14, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable George R. Nethercutt, Jr. 
     to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and 
     joint resolutions on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para.66.26  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4104

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-622) the resolution (H. Res. 498) providing for 
the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4104) making appropriations for the 
Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.66.27  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3682

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-623) the resolution (H. Res. 499) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3682) to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid laws 
requiring involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.66.28  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3267

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-624) the resolution (H. Res. 500) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3267) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a 
feasibility study and construct a project to reclaim the Salton Sea.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.66.29  bipartisan campaign integrity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, pursuant to House Resolution 442 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, 
and for other purposes.
  Mr. SHIMKUS, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.66.30  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. 
DOOLITTLE to the amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by 
Mr. SHAYS:
  Amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. DOOLITTLE:

       Strike section 301(20)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971, as added by section 201(b) of the substitute, 
     and insert the following:
       ``(B) Nonapplication to publications on voting records.--
     The term `express advocacy' shall not apply with respect to 
     any communication which provides information or commentary on 
     the voting record of, or positions on issues taken by, any 
     individual holding Federal office or any candidate for 
     election for Federal office, unless the communication 
     contains explicit words expressly urging a vote for or 
     against any identified candidate or political party.''.

  Amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. SHAYS:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Bipartisan 
     Campaign Reform Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

            TITLE I--REDUCTION OF SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE

Sec. 101. Soft money of political parties.
Sec. 102. Increased contribution limits for State committees of 
              political parties and aggregate contribution limit for 
              individuals.
Sec. 103. Reporting requirements.

           TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AND COORDINATED EXPENDITURES

Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Civil penalty.
Sec. 203. Reporting requirements for certain independent expenditures.
Sec. 204. Independent versus coordinated expenditures by party.
Sec. 205. Coordination with candidates.

                         TITLE III--DISCLOSURE

Sec. 301. Filing of reports using computers and facsimile machines.
Sec. 302. Prohibition of deposit of contributions with incomplete 
              contributor information.
Sec. 303. Audits.
Sec. 304. Reporting requirements for contributions of $50 or more.
Sec. 305. Use of candidates' names.
Sec. 306. Prohibition of false representation to solicit contributions.
Sec. 307. Soft money of persons other than political parties.
Sec. 308. Campaign advertising.

                    TITLE IV--PERSONAL WEALTH OPTION

Sec. 401. Voluntary personal funds expenditure limit.
Sec. 402. Political party committee coordinated expenditures.

                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 501. Codification of Beck decision.
Sec. 502. Use of contributed amounts for certain purposes.
Sec. 503. Limit on congressional use of the franking privilege.
Sec. 504. Prohibition of fundraising on Federal property.
Sec. 505. Penalties for knowing and willful violations.
Sec. 506. Strengthening foreign money ban.
Sec. 507. Prohibition of contributions by minors.
Sec. 508. Expedited procedures.
Sec. 509. Initiation of enforcement proceeding.

 TITLE VI--SEVERABILITY; CONSTITUTIONALITY; EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS

Sec. 601. Severability.
Sec. 602. Review of constitutional issues.
Sec. 603. Effective date.
Sec. 604. Regulations.
            TITLE I--REDUCTION OF SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE

     SEC. 101. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 323. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

       ``(a) National Committees.--
       ``(1) In general.--A national committee of a political 
     party (including a national congressional campaign committee 
     of a political party) and any officers or agents of such 
     party committees, shall not solicit, receive, or direct to 
     another person a contribution, donation, or transfer of 
     funds, or spend any funds, that are not subject to the 
     limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this 
     Act.
       ``(2) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to an 
     entity that is directly or indirectly established, financed, 
     maintained, or controlled by a national committee of a 
     political party (including a national congressional campaign 
     committee of a political party), or an entity acting on 
     behalf of a national committee, and an officer or agent 
     acting on behalf of any such committee or entity.
       ``(b) State, District, and Local Committees.--
       ``(1) In general.--An amount that is expended or disbursed 
     by a State, district, or local committee of a political party 
     (including an entity that is directly or indirectly 
     established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a State, 
     district, or local committee of a political party and an 
     officer or agent acting on behalf of such committee or 
     entity) for Federal election activity shall be made from 
     funds subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting 
     requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) Federal election activity.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `Federal election activity' 
     means--
       ``(i) voter registration activity during the period that 
     begins on the date that is 120 days before the date a 
     regularly scheduled Federal election is held and ends on the 
     date of the election;
       ``(ii) voter identification, get-out-the-vote activity, or 
     generic campaign activity conducted in connection with an 
     election in which a candidate for Federal office appears on 
     the ballot (regardless of whether a candidate for State or 
     local office also appears on the ballot); and
       ``(iii) a communication that refers to a clearly identified 
     candidate for Federal of

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     fice (regardless of whether a candidate for State or local 
     office is also mentioned or identified) and is made for the 
     purpose of influencing a Federal election (regardless of 
     whether the communication is express advocacy).
       ``(B) Excluded activity.--The term `Federal election 
     activity' does not include an amount expended or disbursed by 
     a State, district, or local committee of a political party 
     for--
       ``(i) campaign activity conducted solely on behalf of a 
     clearly identified candidate for State or local office, 
     provided the campaign activity is not a Federal election 
     activity described in subparagraph (A);
       ``(ii) a contribution to a candidate for State or local 
     office, provided the contribution is not designated or used 
     to pay for a Federal election activity described in 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(iii) the costs of a State, district, or local political 
     convention;
       ``(iv) the costs of grassroots campaign materials, 
     including buttons, bumper stickers, and yard signs, that name 
     or depict only a candidate for State or local office;
       ``(v) the non-Federal share of a State, district, or local 
     party committee's administrative and overhead expenses (but 
     not including the compensation in any month of an individual 
     who spends more than 20 percent of the individual's time on 
     Federal election activity) as determined by a regulation 
     promulgated by the Commission to determine the non-Federal 
     share of a State, district, or local party committee's 
     administrative and overhead expenses; and
       ``(vi) the cost of constructing or purchasing an office 
     facility or equipment for a State, district or local 
     committee.
       ``(c) Fundraising Costs.--An amount spent by a national, 
     State, district, or local committee of a political party, by 
     an entity that is established, financed, maintained, or 
     controlled by a national, State, district, or local committee 
     of a political party, or by an agent or officer of any such 
     committee or entity, to raise funds that are used, in whole 
     or in part, to pay the costs of a Federal election activity 
     shall be made from funds subject to the limitations, 
     prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
       ``(d) Tax-exempt Organizations.--A national, State, 
     district, or local committee of a political party (including 
     a national congressional campaign committee of a political 
     party, an entity that is directly or indirectly established, 
     financed, maintained, or controlled by any such national, 
     State, district, or local committee or its agent, an agent 
     acting on behalf of any such party committee, and an officer 
     or agent acting on behalf of any such party committee or 
     entity), shall not solicit any funds for, or make or direct 
     any donations to, an organization that is described in 
     section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code (or 
     has submitted an application to the Commissioner of the 
     Internal Revenue Service for determination of tax-exemption 
     under such section).
       ``(e) Candidates.--
       ``(1) In general.--A candidate, individual holding Federal 
     office, or agent of a candidate or individual holding Federal 
     office shall not solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or spend 
     funds for a Federal election activity on behalf of such 
     candidate, individual, agent or any other person, unless the 
     funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and 
     reporting requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) State law.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to the 
     solicitation or receipt of funds by an individual who is a 
     candidate for a State or local office if the solicitation or 
     receipt of funds is permitted under State law for any 
     activity other than a Federal election activity.
       ``(3) Fundraising events.--Paragraph (1) does not apply in 
     the case of a candidate who attends, speaks, or is a featured 
     guest at a fundraising event sponsored by a State, district, 
     or local committee of a political party.''.

     SEC. 102. INCREASED CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR STATE COMMITTEES 
                   OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTION 
                   LIMIT FOR INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Contribution Limit for State Committees of Political 
     Parties.--Section 315(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by inserting ``(other than a committee described in 
     subparagraph (D))'' after ``committee''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) to a political committee established and maintained 
     by a State committee of a political party in any calendar 
     year that, in the aggregate, exceed $10,000''.
       (b) Aggregate Contribution Limit for Individual.--Section 
     315(a)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``$25,000'' and 
     inserting ``$30,000''.

     SEC. 103. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Reporting Requirements.--Section 304 of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) (as amended by 
     section 203) is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following:
       ``(e) Political Committees.--
       ``(1) National and congressional political committees.--The 
     national committee of a political party, any national 
     congressional campaign committee of a political party, and 
     any subordinate committee of either, shall report all 
     receipts and disbursements during the reporting period.
       ``(2) Other political committees to which section 323 
     applies.--A political committee (not described in paragraph 
     (1)) to which section 323(b)(1) applies shall report all 
     receipts and disbursements made for activities described in 
     paragraphs (2)(A) and (3)(B)(v) of section 323(b).
       ``(3) Itemization.--If a political committee has receipts 
     or disbursements to which this subsection applies from any 
     person aggregating in excess of $200 for any calendar year, 
     the political committee shall separately itemize its 
     reporting for such person in the same manner as required in 
     paragraphs (3)(A), (5), and (6) of subsection (b).
       ``(4) Reporting periods.--Reports required to be filed 
     under this subsection shall be filed for the same time 
     periods required for political committees under subsection 
     (a).''.
       (b) Building Fund Exception to the Definition of 
     Contribution.--Section 301(8)(B) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking clause (viii); and
       (2) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv) as clauses 
     (viii) through (xiii), respectively.
           TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AND COORDINATED EXPENDITURES

     SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Definition of Independent Expenditure.--Section 301 of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended 
     by striking paragraph (17) and inserting the following:
       ``(17) Independent expenditure.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `independent expenditure' means 
     an expenditure by a person--
       ``(i) for a communication that is express advocacy; and
       ``(ii) that is not provided in coordination with a 
     candidate or a candidate's agent or a person who is 
     coordinating with a candidate or a candidate's agent.''.
       (b) Definition of Express Advocacy.--Section 301 of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(20) Express Advocacy.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `express advocacy' means a 
     communication that advocates the election or defeat of a 
     candidate by--
       ``(i) containing a phrase such as `vote for', `re-elect', 
     `support', `cast your ballot for', `(name of candidate) for 
     Congress', `(name of candidate) in 1997', `vote against', 
     `defeat', `reject', or a campaign slogan or words that in 
     context can have no reasonable meaning other than to advocate 
     the election or defeat of 1 or more clearly identified 
     candidates;
       ``(ii) referring to 1 or more clearly identified candidates 
     in a paid advertisement that is transmitted through radio or 
     television within 60 calendar days preceding the date of an 
     election of the candidate and that appears in the State in 
     which the election is occurring, except that with respect to 
     a candidate for the office of Vice President or President, 
     the time period is within 60 calendar days preceding the date 
     of a general election; or
       ``(iii) expressing unmistakable and unambiguous support for 
     or opposition to 1 or more clearly identified candidates when 
     taken as a whole and with limited reference to external 
     events, such as proximity to an election.
       ``(B) Voting record and voting guide exception.--The term 
     `express advocacy' does not include a printed communication 
     that--
       ``(i) presents information in an educational manner solely 
     about the voting record or position on a campaign issue of 2 
     or more candidates;
       ``(ii) that is not made in coordination with a candidate, 
     political party, or agent of the candidate or party; or a 
     candidate's agent or a person who is coordinating with a 
     candidate or a candidate's agent;
       ``(iii) does not contain a phrase such as `vote for', `re-
     elect', `support', `cast your ballot for', `(name of 
     candidate) for Congress', `(name of candidate) in 1997', 
     `vote against', `defeat', or `reject', or a campaign slogan 
     or words that in context can have no reasonable meaning other 
     than to urge the election or defeat of 1 or more clearly 
     identified candidates.''.
       (c) Definition of Expenditure.--Section 301(9)(A) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(9)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) a payment for a communication that is express 
     advocacy; and
       ``(iv) a payment made by a person for a communication 
     that--
       ``(I) refers to a clearly identified candidate;
       ``(II) is provided in coordination with the candidate, the 
     candidate's agent, or the political party of the candidate; 
     and
       ``(III) is for the purpose of influencing a Federal 
     election (regardless of whether the communication is express 
     advocacy).''.

     SEC. 202. CIVIL PENALTY.

       Section 309 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 437g) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)(A)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
     inserting ``clauses (ii) and (iii)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) If the Commission determines by an affirmative vote 
     of 4 of its members that there is probable cause to believe 
     that a per

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     son has made a knowing and willful violation of section 
     304(c), the Commission shall not enter into a conciliation 
     agreement under this paragraph and may institute a civil 
     action for relief under paragraph (6)(A).''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting ``(except an action 
     instituted in connection with a knowing and willful violation 
     of section 304(c))'' after ``subparagraph (A)''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Any person'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (D), any 
     person''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) In the case of a knowing and willful violation of 
     section 304(c) that involves the reporting of an independent 
     expenditure, the violation shall not be subject to this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 203. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INDEPENDENT 
                   EXPENDITURES.

       Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 434) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the undesignated 
     matter after subparagraph (C);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) of subsection (c) as 
     subsection (f); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c)(2) (as amended by 
     paragraph (1)) the following:
       ``(d) Time for Reporting Certain Expenditures.--
       ``(1) Expenditures aggregating $1,000.--
       ``(A) Initial report.--A person (including a political 
     committee) that makes or contracts to make independent 
     expenditures aggregating $1,000 or more after the 20th day, 
     but more than 24 hours, before the date of an election shall 
     file a report describing the expenditures within 24 hours 
     after that amount of independent expenditures has been made.
       ``(B) Additional reports.--After a person files a report 
     under subparagraph (A), the person shall file an additional 
     report within 24 hours after each time the person makes or 
     contracts to make independent expenditures aggregating an 
     additional $1,000 with respect to the same election as that 
     to which the initial report relates.
       ``(2) Expenditures aggregating $10,000.--
       ``(A) Initial report.--A person (including a political 
     committee) that makes or contracts to make independent 
     expenditures aggregating $10,000 or more at any time up to 
     and including the 20th day before the date of an election 
     shall file a report describing the expenditures within 48 
     hours after that amount of independent expenditures has been 
     made.
       ``(B) Additional reports.--After a person files a report 
     under subparagraph (A), the person shall file an additional 
     report within 48 hours after each time the person makes or 
     contracts to make independent expenditures aggregating an 
     additional $10,000 with respect to the same election as that 
     to which the initial report relates.
       ``(3) Place of filing; contents.--A report under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) shall be filed with the Commission; and
       ``(B) shall contain the information required by subsection 
     (b)(6)(B)(iii), including the name of each candidate whom an 
     expenditure is intended to support or oppose.''.

     SEC. 204. INDEPENDENT VERSUS COORDINATED EXPENDITURES BY 
                   PARTY.

       Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act (2 
     U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and (3)'' and inserting 
     ``, (3), and (4)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Independent versus coordinated expenditures by 
     party.--
       ``(A) In general.--On or after the date on which a 
     political party nominates a candidate, a committee of the 
     political party shall not make both expenditures under this 
     subsection and independent expenditures (as defined in 
     section 301(17)) with respect to the candidate during the 
     election cycle.
       ``(B) Certification.--Before making a coordinated 
     expenditure under this subsection with respect to a 
     candidate, a committee of a political party shall file with 
     the Commission a certification, signed by the treasurer of 
     the committee, that the committee has not and shall not make 
     any independent expenditure with respect to the candidate 
     during the same election cycle.
       ``(C) Application.--For the purposes of this paragraph, all 
     political committees established and maintained by a national 
     political party (including all congressional campaign 
     committees) and all political committees established and 
     maintained by a State political party (including any 
     subordinate committee of a State committee) shall be 
     considered to be a single political committee.
       ``(D) Transfers.--A committee of a political party that 
     submits a certification under subparagraph (B) with respect 
     to a candidate shall not, during an election cycle, transfer 
     any funds to, assign authority to make coordinated 
     expenditures under this subsection to, or receive a transfer 
     of funds from, a committee of the political party that has 
     made or intends to make an independent expenditure with 
     respect to the candidate.''.

     SEC. 205. COORDINATION WITH CANDIDATES.

       (a) Definition of Coordination With Candidates.--
       (1) Section 301(8).--Section 301(8) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) anything of value provided by a person in 
     coordination with a candidate for the purpose of influencing 
     a Federal election, regardless of whether the value being 
     provided is a communication that is express advocacy, in 
     which such candidate seeks nomination or election to Federal 
     office.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) The term `provided in coordination with a candidate' 
     includes--
       ``(i) a payment made by a person in cooperation, 
     consultation, or concert with, at the request or suggestion 
     of, or pursuant to any general or particular understanding 
     with a candidate, the candidate's authorized committee, or an 
     agent acting on behalf of a candidate or authorized 
     committee;
       ``(ii) a payment made by a person for the production, 
     dissemination, distribution, or republication, in whole or in 
     part, of any broadcast or any written, graphic, or other form 
     of campaign material prepared by a candidate, a candidate's 
     authorized committee, or an agent of a candidate or 
     authorized committee (not including a communication described 
     in paragraph (9)(B)(i) or a communication that expressly 
     advocates the candidate's defeat);
       ``(iii) a payment made by a person based on information 
     about a candidate's plans, projects, or needs provided to the 
     person making the payment by the candidate or the candidate's 
     agent who provides the information with the intent that the 
     payment be made;
       ``(iv) a payment made by a person if, in the same election 
     cycle in which the payment is made, the person making the 
     payment is serving or has served as a member, employee, 
     fundraiser, or agent of the candidate's authorized committee 
     in an executive or policymaking position;
       ``(v) a payment made by a person if the person making the 
     payment has served in any formal policy making or advisory 
     position with the candidate's campaign or has participated in 
     formal strategic or formal policymaking discussions with the 
     candidate's campaign relating to the candidate's pursuit of 
     nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, in 
     the same election cycle as the election cycle in which the 
     payment is made;
       ``(vi) a payment made by a person if, in the same election 
     cycle, the person making the payment retains the professional 
     services of any person that has provided or is providing 
     campaign-related services in the same election cycle to a 
     candidate in connection with the candidate's pursuit of 
     nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, 
     including services relating to the candidate's decision to 
     seek Federal office, and the person retained is retained to 
     work on activities relating to that candidate's campaign;
       ``(vii) a payment made by a person who has engaged in a 
     coordinated activity with a candidate described in clauses 
     (i) through (vi) for a communication that clearly refers to 
     the candidate and is for the purpose of influencing an 
     election (regardless of whether the communication is express 
     advocacy);
       ``(viii) direct participation by a person in fundraising 
     activities with the candidate or in the solicitation or 
     receipt of contributions on behalf of the candidate;
       ``(ix) communication by a person with the candidate or an 
     agent of the candidate, occurring after the declaration of 
     candidacy (including a pollster, media consultant, vendor, 
     advisor, or staff member), acting on behalf of the candidate, 
     about advertising message, allocation of resources, 
     fundraising, or other campaign matters related to the 
     candidate's campaign, including campaign operations, 
     staffing, tactics, or strategy; or
       ``(x) the provision of in-kind professional services or 
     polling data to the candidate or candidate's agent.
       ``(D) For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term 
     `professional services' includes services in support of a 
     candidate's pursuit of nomination for election, or election, 
     to Federal office such as polling, media advice, direct mail, 
     fundraising, or campaign research.
       ``(E) For purposes of subparagraph (C), all political 
     committees established and maintained by a national political 
     party (including all congressional campaign committees) and 
     all political committees established and maintained by a 
     State political party (including any subordinate committee of 
     a State committee) shall be considered to be a single 
     political committee.''.
       (2) Section 315(a)(7).--Section 315(a)(7) (2 U.S.C. 
     441a(a)(7)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) a thing of value provided in coordination with a 
     candidate, as described in section 301(8)(A)(iii), shall be 
     considered to be a contribution to the candidate, and in the 
     case of a limitation on expenditures, shall be treated as an 
     expenditure by the candidate.
       (b) Meaning of Contribution or Expenditure for the Purposes 
     of Section 316.--Section 316(b)(2) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``shall include'' and inserting ``includes a 
     contribution or expenditure, as those terms are defined in 
     section 301, and also includes''.
                         TITLE III--DISCLOSURE

     SEC. 301. FILING OF REPORTS USING COMPUTERS AND FACSIMILE 
                   MACHINES.

       Section 302(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (11) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(11)(A) The Commission shall promulgate a regulation 
     under which a person required to file a designation, 
     statement, or report under this Act--
       ``(i) is required to maintain and file a designation, 
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     endar year in electronic form accessible by computers if the 
     person has, or has reason to expect to have, aggregate 
     contributions or expenditures in excess of a threshold amount 
     determined by the Commission; and
       ``(ii) may maintain and file a designation, statement, or 
     report in electronic form or an alternative form, including 
     the use of a facsimile machine, if not required to do so 
     under the regulation promulgated under clause (i).
       ``(B) The Commission shall make a designation, statement, 
     report, or notification that is filed electronically with the 
     Commission accessible to the public on the Internet not later 
     than 24 hours after the designation, statement, report, or 
     notification is received by the Commission.
       ``(C) In promulgating a regulation under this paragraph, 
     the Commission shall provide methods (other than requiring a 
     signature on the document being filed) for verifying 
     designations, statements, and reports covered by the 
     regulation. Any document verified under any of the methods 
     shall be treated for all purposes (including penalties for 
     perjury) in the same manner as a document verified by 
     signature.''.

     SEC. 302. PROHIBITION OF DEPOSIT OF CONTRIBUTIONS WITH 
                   INCOMPLETE CONTRIBUTOR INFORMATION.

       Section 302 of Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 432) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Deposit of Contributions.--The treasurer of a 
     candidate's authorized committee shall not deposit, except in 
     an escrow account, or otherwise negotiate a contribution from 
     a person who makes an aggregate amount of contributions in 
     excess of $200 during a calendar year unless the treasurer 
     verifies that the information required by this section with 
     respect to the contributor is complete.''.

     SEC. 303. AUDITS.

       (a) Random Audits.--Section 311(b) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``The 
     Commission''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Random audits.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
     Commission may conduct random audits and investigations to 
     ensure voluntary compliance with this Act. The selection of 
     any candidate for a random audit or investigation shall be 
     based on criteria adopted by a vote of at least 4 members of 
     the Commission.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Commission shall not conduct an 
     audit or investigation of a candidate's authorized committee 
     under subparagraph (A) until the candidate is no longer a 
     candidate for the office sought by the candidate in an 
     election cycle.
       ``(C) Applicability.--This paragraph does not apply to an 
     authorized committee of a candidate for President or Vice 
     President subject to audit under section 9007 or 9038 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (b) Extension of Period During Which Campaign Audits May Be 
     Begun.--Section 311(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended by striking ``6 months'' 
     and inserting ``12 months''.

     SEC. 304. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF $50 OR 
                   MORE.

       Section 304(b)(3)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     at 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(3)(A) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$200'' and inserting ``$50''; and
       (2) by striking the semicolon and inserting ``, except that 
     in the case of a person who makes contributions aggregating 
     at least $50 but not more than $200 during the calendar year, 
     the identification need include only the name and address of 
     the person;''.

     SEC. 305. USE OF CANDIDATES' NAMES.

       Section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 432(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4)(A) The name of each authorized committee shall 
     include the name of the candidate who authorized the 
     committee under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) A political committee that is not an authorized 
     committee shall not--
       ``(i) include the name of any candidate in its name; or
       ``(ii) except in the case of a national, State, or local 
     party committee, use the name of any candidate in any 
     activity on behalf of the committee in such a context as to 
     suggest that the committee is an authorized committee of the 
     candidate or that the use of the candidate's name has been 
     authorized by the candidate.''.

     SEC. 306. PROHIBITION OF FALSE REPRESENTATION TO SOLICIT 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       Section 322 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441h) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``Sec. 322.'' the following: ``(a) 
     In General.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Solicitation of Contributions.--No person shall 
     solicit contributions by falsely representing himself or 
     herself as a candidate or as a representative of a candidate, 
     a political committee, or a political party.''.

     SEC. 307. SOFT MONEY OF PERSONS OTHER THAN POLITICAL PARTIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 304 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) (as amended by section 
     103(c) and section 203) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Disbursements of Persons Other Than Political 
     Parties.--
       ``(1) In general.--A person, other than a political 
     committee or a person described in section 501(d) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that makes an aggregate amount 
     of disbursements in excess of $50,000 during a calendar year 
     for activities described in paragraph (2) shall file a 
     statement with the Commission--
       ``(A) on a monthly basis as described in subsection 
     (a)(4)(B); or
       ``(B) in the case of disbursements that are made within 20 
     days of an election, within 24 hours after the disbursements 
     are made.
       ``(2) Activity.--The activity described in this paragraph 
     is--
       ``(A) Federal election activity;
       ``(B) an activity described in section 316(b)(2)(A) that 
     expresses support for or opposition to a candidate for 
     Federal office or a political party; and
       ``(C) an activity described in subparagraph (C) of section 
     316(b)(2).
       ``(3) Applicability.--This subsection does not apply to--
       ``(A) a candidate or a candidate's authorized committees; 
     or
       ``(B) an independent expenditure.
       ``(4) Contents.--A statement under this section shall 
     contain such information about the disbursements made during 
     the reporting period as the Commission shall prescribe, 
     including--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount of disbursements made;
       ``(B) the name and address of the person or entity to whom 
     a disbursement is made in an aggregate amount in excess of 
     $200;
       ``(C) the date made, amount, and purpose of the 
     disbursement; and
       ``(D) if applicable, whether the disbursement was in 
     support of, or in opposition to, a candidate or a political 
     party, and the name of the candidate or the political 
     party.''.
       (b) Definition of Generic Campaign Activity.--Section 301 
     of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et 
     seq.) (as amended by section 201(b)) is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(21) Generic campaign activity.--The term `generic 
     campaign activity' means an activity that promotes a 
     political party and does not promote a candidate or non-
     Federal candidate.''.

     SEC. 308. CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING.

       Section 318 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441d) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting ``Whenever a 
     political committee makes a disbursement for the purpose of 
     financing any communication through any broadcasting station, 
     newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mailing, 
     or any other type of general public political advertising, or 
     whenever'';
       (ii) by striking ``an expenditure'' and inserting ``a 
     disbursement''; and
       (iii) by striking ``direct''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and permanent street 
     address'' after ``name''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Any printed communication described in subsection (a) 
     shall--
       ``(1) be of sufficient type size to be clearly readable by 
     the recipient of the communication;
       ``(2) be contained in a printed box set apart from the 
     other contents of the communication; and
       ``(3) be printed with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement.
       ``(d)(1) Any communication described in paragraphs (1) or 
     (2) of subsection (a) which is transmitted through radio or 
     television shall include, in addition to the requirements of 
     that paragraph, an audio statement by the candidate that 
     identifies the candidate and states that the candidate has 
     approved the communication.
       ``(2) If a communication described in paragraph (1) is 
     transmitted through television, the communication shall 
     include, in addition to the audio statement under paragraph 
     (1), a written statement that--
       ``(A) appears at the end of the communication in a clearly 
     readable manner with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement, for a 
     period of at least 4 seconds; and
       ``(B) is accompanied by a clearly identifiable photographic 
     or similar image of the candidate.
       ``(e) Any communication described in paragraph (3) of 
     subsection (a) which is transmitted through radio or 
     television shall include, in addition to the requirements of 
     that paragraph, in a clearly spoken manner, the following 
     statement: `________________ is responsible for the content 
     of this advertisement.' (with the blank to be filled in with 
     the name of the political committee or other person paying 
     for the communication and the name of any connected 
     organization of the payor). If transmitted through 
     television, the statement shall also appear in a clearly 
     readable manner with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement, for a 
     period of at least 4 seconds.''.
                    TITLE IV--PERSONAL WEALTH OPTION

     SEC. 401. VOLUNTARY PERSONAL FUNDS EXPENDITURE LIMIT.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) (as amended by section 101) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 324. VOLUNTARY PERSONAL FUNDS EXPENDITURE LIMIT.

       ``(a) Eligible Congressional Candidate.--
       ``(1) Primary election.--
       ``(A) Declaration.--A candidate for election for Senator or 
     Representative in or Del

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     egate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress is an eligible 
     primary election Congressional candidate if the candidate 
     files with the Commission a declaration that the candidate 
     and the candidate's authorized committees will not make 
     expenditures in excess of the personal funds expenditure 
     limit.
       ``(B) Time to file.--The declaration under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be filed not later than the date on which the candidate 
     files with the appropriate State officer as a candidate for 
     the primary election.
       ``(2) General election.--
       ``(A) Declaration.--A candidate for election for Senator or 
     Representative in or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
     Congress is an eligible general election Congressional 
     candidate if the candidate files with the Commission--
       ``(i) a declaration under penalty of perjury, with 
     supporting documentation as required by the Commission, that 
     the candidate and the candidate's authorized committees did 
     not exceed the personal funds expenditure limit in connection 
     with the primary election; and
       ``(ii) a declaration that the candidate and the candidate's 
     authorized committees will not make expenditures in excess of 
     the personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(B) Time to file.--The declaration under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be filed not later than 7 days after the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date on which the candidate qualifies for the 
     general election ballot under State law; or
       ``(ii) if under State law, a primary or run-off election to 
     qualify for the general election ballot occurs after 
     September 1, the date on which the candidate wins the primary 
     or runoff election.
       ``(b) Personal Funds Expenditure Limit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The aggregate amount of expenditures 
     that may be made in connection with an election by an 
     eligible Congressional candidate or the candidate's 
     authorized committees from the sources described in paragraph 
     (2) shall not exceed $50,000.
       ``(2) Sources.--A source is described in this paragraph if 
     the source is--
       ``(A) personal funds of the candidate and members of the 
     candidate's immediate family; or
       ``(B) proceeds of indebtedness incurred by the candidate or 
     a member of the candidate's immediate family.
       ``(c) Certification by the Commission.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall determine whether a 
     candidate has met the requirements of this section and, based 
     on the determination, issue a certification stating whether 
     the candidate is an eligible Congressional candidate.
       ``(2) Time for certification.--Not later than 7 business 
     days after a candidate files a declaration under paragraph 
     (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the Commission shall certify 
     whether the candidate is an eligible Congressional candidate.
       ``(3) Revocation.--The Commission shall revoke a 
     certification under paragraph (1), based on information 
     submitted in such form and manner as the Commission may 
     require or on information that comes to the Commission by 
     other means, if the Commission determines that a candidate 
     violates the personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(4) Determinations by Commission.--A determination made 
     by the Commission under this subsection shall be final, 
     except to the extent that the determination is subject to 
     examination and audit by the Commission and to judicial 
     review.
       ``(d) Penalty.--If the Commission revokes the certification 
     of an eligible Congressional candidate--
       ``(1) the Commission shall notify the candidate of the 
     revocation; and
       ``(2) the candidate and a candidate's authorized committees 
     shall pay to the Commission an amount equal to the amount of 
     expenditures made by a national committee of a political 
     party or a State committee of a political party in connection 
     with the general election campaign of the candidate under 
     section 315(d).''.

     SEC. 402. POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEE COORDINATED EXPENDITURES.

       Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) (as amended by section 204) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) This subsection does not apply to expenditures made 
     in connection with the general election campaign of a 
     candidate for Senator or Representative in or Delegate or 
     Resident Commissioner to the Congress who is not an eligible 
     Congressional candidate (as defined in section 324(a)).''.
                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 501. CODIFICATION OF BECK DECISION.

       Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 
     158) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Nonunion Member Payments to Labor Organization.--
       ``(1) In general.--It shall be an unfair labor practice for 
     any labor organization which receives a payment from an 
     employee pursuant to an agreement that requires employees who 
     are not members of the organization to make payments to such 
     organization in lieu of organization dues or fees not to 
     establish and implement the objection procedure described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Objection procedure.--The objection procedure 
     required under paragraph (1) shall meet the following 
     requirements:
       ``(A) The labor organization shall annually provide to 
     employees who are covered by such agreement but are not 
     members of the organization--
       ``(i) reasonable personal notice of the objection 
     procedure, the employees eligible to invoke the procedure, 
     and the time, place, and manner for filing an objection; and
       ``(ii) reasonable opportunity to file an objection to 
     paying for organization expenditures supporting political 
     activities unrelated to collective bargaining, including but 
     not limited to the opportunity to file such objection by 
     mail.
       ``(B) If an employee who is not a member of the labor 
     organization files an objection under the procedure in 
     subparagraph (A), such organization shall--
       ``(i) reduce the payments in lieu of organization dues or 
     fees by such employee by an amount which reasonably reflects 
     the ratio that the organization's expenditures supporting 
     political activities unrelated to collective bargaining bears 
     to such organization's total expenditures;
       ``(ii) provide such employee with a reasonable explanation 
     of the organization's calculation of such reduction, 
     including calculating the amount of organization expenditures 
     supporting political activities unrelated to collective 
     bargaining.
       ``(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
     `expenditures supporting political activities unrelated to 
     collective bargaining' means expenditures in connection with 
     a Federal, State, or local election or in connection with 
     efforts to influence legislation unrelated to collective 
     bargaining.''.

     SEC. 502. USE OF CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by striking section 313 and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 313. USE OF CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Permitted Uses.--A contribution accepted by a 
     candidate, and any other amount received by an individual as 
     support for activities of the individual as a holder of 
     Federal office, may be used by the candidate or individual--
       ``(1) for expenditures in connection with the campaign for 
     Federal office of the candidate or individual;
       ``(2) for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in 
     connection with duties of the individual as a holder of 
     Federal office;
       ``(3) for contributions to an organization described in 
     section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       ``(4) for transfers to a national, State, or local 
     committee of a political party.
       ``(b) Prohibited Use.--
       ``(1) In general.--A contribution or amount described in 
     subsection (a) shall not be converted by any person to 
     personal use.
       ``(2) Conversion.--For the purposes of paragraph (1), a 
     contribution or amount shall be considered to be converted to 
     personal use if the contribution or amount is used to fulfill 
     any commitment, obligation, or expense of a person that would 
     exist irrespective of the candidate's election campaign or 
     individual's duties as a holder of Federal officeholder, 
     including--
       ``(A) a home mortgage, rent, or utility payment;
       ``(B) a clothing purchase;
       ``(C) a noncampaign-related automobile expense;
       ``(D) a country club membership;
       ``(E) a vacation or other noncampaign-related trip;
       ``(F) a household food item;
       ``(G) a tuition payment;
       ``(H) admission to a sporting event, concert, theater, or 
     other form of entertainment not associated with an election 
     campaign; and
       ``(I) dues, fees, and other payments to a health club or 
     recreational facility.''.

     SEC. 503. LIMIT ON CONGRESSIONAL USE OF THE FRANKING 
                   PRIVILEGE.

       Section 3210(a)(6) of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) A Member of Congress shall not mail any mass mailing 
     as franked mail during the 180-day period which ends on the 
     date of the general election for the office held by the 
     Member or during the 90-day period which ends on the date of 
     any primary election for that office, unless the Member has 
     made a public announcement that the Member will not be a 
     candidate for reelection during that year or for election to 
     any other Federal office.''.

     SEC. 504. PROHIBITION OF FUNDRAISING ON FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       Section 607 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Prohibition.--
       ``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for any person to 
     solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of 
     value for a political committee or a candidate for Federal, 
     State or local office from a person who is located in a room 
     or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by 
     an officer or employee of the United States. An individual 
     who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government, 
     including the President, Vice President, and Members of 
     Congress, shall not solicit a donation of money or other 
     thing of value for a political committee or candidate for 
     Federal, State or local office, while in any room or building 
     occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or 
     employee of the United States, from any person.
       ``(2) Penalty.--A person who violates this section shall be 
     fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned more than 3 years, or 
     both.''; and

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       (2) by inserting in subsection (b) after ``Congress'' ``or 
     Executive Office of the President''.

     SEC. 505. PENALTIES FOR KNOWING AND WILLFUL VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Increased Penalties.--Section 309(a) of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraphs (5)(A), (6)(A), and (6)(B), by striking 
     ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''; and
       (2) in paragraphs (5)(B) and (6)(C), by striking ``$10,000 
     or an amount equal to 200 percent'' and inserting ``$20,000 
     or an amount equal to 300 percent''.
       (b) Equitable Remedies.--Section 309(a)(5)(A) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)) 
     is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
     ``, and may include equitable remedies or penalties, 
     including disgorgement of funds to the Treasury or community 
     service requirements (including requirements to participate 
     in public education programs).''.
       (c) Automatic Penalty for Late Filing.--Section 309(a) of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) Penalty for late filing.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Monetary penalties.--The Commission shall establish a 
     schedule of mandatory monetary penalties that shall be 
     imposed by the Commission for failure to meet a time 
     requirement for filing under section 304.
       ``(ii) Required filing.--In addition to imposing a penalty, 
     the Commission may require a report that has not been filed 
     within the time requirements of section 304 to be filed by a 
     specific date.
       ``(iii) Procedure.--A penalty or filing requirement imposed 
     under this paragraph shall not be subject to paragraph (1), 
     (2), (3), (4), (5), or (12).
       ``(B) Filing an exception.--
       ``(i) Time to file.--A political committee shall have 30 
     days after the imposition of a penalty or filing requirement 
     by the Commission under this paragraph in which to file an 
     exception with the Commission.
       ``(ii) Time for Commission to rule.--Within 30 days after 
     receiving an exception, the Commission shall make a 
     determination that is a final agency action subject to 
     exclusive review by the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit under section 706 of title 
     5, United States Code, upon petition filed in that court by 
     the political committee or treasurer that is the subject of 
     the agency action, if the petition is filed within 30 days 
     after the date of the Commission action for which review is 
     sought.'';
       (2) in paragraph (5)(D)--
       (A) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``In any case in which a penalty or filing requirement 
     imposed on a political committee or treasurer under paragraph 
     (13) has not been satisfied, the Commission may institute a 
     civil action for enforcement under paragraph (6)(A).''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end of the last 
     sentence the following: ``or has failed to pay a penalty or 
     meet a filing requirement imposed under paragraph (13)''; and
       (3) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``paragraph (4)(A)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (4)(A) or (13)''.

     SEC. 506. STRENGTHENING FOREIGN MONEY BAN.

       Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441e) is amended--
       (1) by striking the heading and inserting the following: 
     ``contributions and donations by foreign nationals''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for--
       ``(1) a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make--
       ``(A) a donation of money or other thing of value, or to 
     promise expressly or impliedly to make a donation, in 
     connection with a Federal, State, or local election to a 
     political committee or a candidate for Federal office, or
       ``(B) a contribution or donation to a committee of a 
     political party; or
       ``(2) a person to solicit, accept, or receive a 
     contribution or donation described in paragraph (1)(A) from a 
     foreign national.''.

     SEC. 507. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY MINORS.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) (as amended by sections 101 and 401) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 325. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY MINORS.

       An individual who is 17 years old or younger shall not make 
     a contribution to a candidate or a contribution or donation 
     to a committee of a political party.''.

     SEC. 508. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.

       (a) In General.--Section 309(a) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) (as amended by 
     section 505(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(14)(A) If the complaint in a proceeding was filed within 
     60 days preceding the date of a general election, the 
     Commission may take action described in this subparagraph.
       ``(B) If the Commission determines, on the basis of facts 
     alleged in the complaint and other facts available to the 
     Commission, that there is clear and convincing evidence that 
     a violation of this Act has occurred, is occurring, or is 
     about to occur, the Commission may order expedited 
     proceedings, shortening the time periods for proceedings 
     under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as necessary to allow 
     the matter to be resolved in sufficient time before the 
     election to avoid harm or prejudice to the interests of the 
     parties.
       ``(C) If the Commission determines, on the basis of facts 
     alleged in the complaint and other facts available to the 
     Commission, that the complaint is clearly without merit, the 
     Commission may--
       ``(i) order expedited proceedings, shortening the time 
     periods for proceedings under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and 
     (4) as necessary to allow the matter to be resolved in 
     sufficient time before the election to avoid harm or 
     prejudice to the interests of the parties; or
       ``(ii) if the Commission determines that there is 
     insufficient time to conduct proceedings before the election, 
     summarily dismiss the complaint.''.
       (b) Referral to Attorney General.--Section 309(a)(5) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)) 
     is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) The Commission may at any time, by an affirmative 
     vote of at least 4 of its members, refer a possible violation 
     of this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, to the Attorney General of the United States, 
     without regard to any limitation set forth in this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 509. INITIATION OF ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDING.

       Section 309(a)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``reason to 
     believe that'' and inserting ``reason to investigate 
     whether''.
 TITLE VI--SEVERABILITY; CONSTITUTIONALITY; EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS

     SEC. 601. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, 
     or the application of a provision or amendment to any person 
     or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the 
     remainder of this Act and amendments made by this Act, and 
     the application of the provisions and amendment to any person 
     or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding.

     SEC. 602. REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES.

       An appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court of the 
     United States from any final judgment, decree, or order 
     issued by any court ruling on the constitutionality of any 
     provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act.

     SEC. 603. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act take effect January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 604. REGULATIONS.

       The Federal Election Commission shall prescribe any 
     regulations required to carry out this Act and the amendments 
     made by this Act not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

201

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

219

para.66.31                   [Roll No. 275]

                                AYES--201

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller

[[Page 1177]]


     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--219

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Baesler
     Deal
     Engel
     Fowler
     Gonzalez
     Hilleary
     John
     McDade
     McNulty
     Olver
     Payne
     Rush
     Stark
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment, as modified, to the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.66.32  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. FOSSELLA to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. 
SHAYS:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. FOSSELLA:

       Add at the end of title V the following new section (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 510. PROHIBITING NON-CITIZEN INDIVIDUALS FROM MAKING 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH FEDERAL 
                   ELECTIONS.

       (a) Prohibition Applicable to All Individuals Who Are Not 
     Citizens or Nationals of the United States.--Section 
     319(b)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441e(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``and who is not 
     lawfully admitted'' and all that follows and inserting the 
     following: ``or a national of the United States (as defined 
     in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to contributions or expenditures 
     made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

282

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

126

para.66.33                   [Roll No. 276]

                                AYES--282

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--126

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Porter
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Talent
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Baesler
     Burton
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Fattah
     Fowler
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hilleary
     John
     Martinez
     McDade
     McNulty
     Olver
     Payne
     Rush
     Schaefer, Dan
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Stark
     Wexler
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PICKERING, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GIBBONS, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

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para.66.34  enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PICKERING, announced that pursuant to 
clause 4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled bill today:

       S. 2282. To amend the Arms Export Control Act, and for 
     other purposes.

para.66.35  senate bills and and concurrent resolutions referred

  Bills and concurrent resolutions of the Senate of the following titles 
were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as 
follows:

       S. 439. An Act to provide for Alaska State jurisdiction 
     over small hydroelectric projects, to address voluntary 
     licensing of hydroelectric projects on fresh waters in the 
     State of Hawaii, to provide an exemption for portion of a 
     hydroelectric project located in the State of New Mexico, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
       S. 799. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     transfer to the personal representative of the estate of Fred 
     Steffens of Big Horn County, Wyoming, certain land comprising 
     the Steffens family property; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 814. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     transfer to John R. and Margaret J. Lowe of Big Horn County, 
     Wyoming, certain land so as to correct an error in the patent 
     issued to their predecessors in interest; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       S. 846. An Act to amend the Federal Power Act to remove the 
     jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to 
     license projects on fresh waters in the State of Hawaii; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       S. 1976. An Act to increase public awareness of the plight 
     of victims of crime with developmental disabilities, to 
     collect data to measure the magnitude of the problem, and to 
     develop strategies to address the safety and justice needs of 
     victims of crime with developmental disabilities; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 2022. An Act to provide for the improvement of 
     interstate criminal justice identification, information, 
     communications, and forensics; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       S. 2294. An Act to facilitate the exchange of criminal 
     history records for noncriminal justice purposes, to provide 
     for the decentralized storage of criminal history records, to 
     amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to facilitate 
     the fingerprint checks authorized by that Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. Con. Res. 30. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the rules of multilateral economic 
     institutions, including the International Monetary Fund and 
     the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
     should be amended to allow membership for the Republic of 
     China on Taiwan and other qualified economies; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       S. Con. Res. 107. Concurrent resolution affirming United 
     States commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

para.66.36  bills and joint resolution presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight reported that that 
committee did on the following dates present to the President, for his 
approval, bills and a joint resolution of the House of the following 
titles:

           On July 7, 1998:
       H.R. 960. An Act to validate certain conveyances in the 
     City of Tulare, Tulare County, California, and for other 
     purposes.
           On July 8, 1998:
       H.R. 652. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project 
     located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 651. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric plant 
     located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 113. Joint resolution approving the location of a 
     Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in the Nation's Capitol.
       H.R. 3130. An Act to provide for an alternative penalty 
     procedure for States that fail to meet Federal child support 
     data processing requirements to reform Federal incentive 
     payments for effective child support performance, to provide 
     for a more flexible penalty procedure for States that violate 
     interjurisdictional adoption requirements, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3035. An Act to establish an advisory commission to 
     provide advice and recommendations on the creation of an 
     integrated, coordinated Federal policy designed to prepare 
     for and respond to serious drought emergencies.
       H.R. 2877. An Act to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970.
       H.R. 2864. An Act to require the Secretary of Labor to 
     establish a program under which employers may consult with 
     State officials respecting compliance with occupational 
     safety and health requirements.
       H.R. 2202. An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend the bone marrow donor program, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 1217. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project 
     located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1184. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of the Bear Creek 
     Hydroelectric Project in the State of Washington, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 848. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of the AuSable 
     Hydroelectric Project in New York, and for other purposes.
           On July 14, 1998:
       H.R. 1316. An Act to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United 
     States Code, with respect to the order of precedence to be 
     applied in the payment of life insurance benefits.
       H.R. 2646. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual 
     retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school 
     expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of 
     contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1635. An Act to establish within the United States 
     National Park Service the National Underground Railroad 
     Network to Freedom Program, and for other purposes.

para.66.37  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. FOWLER, for today;
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today through 2 p.m. tomorrow; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 7 p.m.
  And then,

para.66.38  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. NORTHUP, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 11 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 9 
o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 1998.

para.66.39  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

            [The following action occurred on July 8, 1998]

       Mr. REGULA: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 4193. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-609). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. LEWIS of California: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 
     4194. A bill making appropriations for the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for 
     sundry, independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     610). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 4005. A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code 
     to improve methods for preventing financial crimes, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-611 Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.

                       [Submitted July 14, 1998]

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 872. A bill to 
     establish rules governing product liability actions against 
     raw materials and bulk component suppliers to medical device 
     manufacturers, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-549 Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1728. A 
     bill to provide for the development of a plan and a 
     management review of the National Park System and to reform 
     the process by which areas are considered for addition to the 
     National Park System, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-612). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3460. A 
     bill to approve a governing international fishery agreement 
     between the United States and the Republic of Latvia, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-613). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2379. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building and United States courthouse located at 251 North 
     Main Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the ``Hiram 
     H. Ward Federal Building and United States Courthouse'' 
     (Rept. No. 105-614). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2787. A bill to designate the United 
     States courthouse located in New Haven, Connecticut, as the 
     ``Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse''; with amendments 
     (Rept. No. 105-615). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 3223. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building located at 300 East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, as 
     the ``J.J. `Jake' Pickle Federal Building'' (Rept. No. 105-
     616). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 3696. A bill to

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     designate the Federal Courthouse located at 316 North 26th 
     Street in Billings, Montana, as the ``James F. Battin Federal 
     Courthouse''; with amendment (Rept. No. 105-617). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 3982. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building located at 310 New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North 
     Carolina, as the ``Terry Sanford Federal Building''; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-618). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. S. 1800. An act to designate the Federal 
     building and United States courthouse located at 85 Marconi 
     Boulevard in Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Joseph P. Kinneary 
     United States Courthouse'' (Rept. No. 105-619). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 2544. A bill 
     to improve the ability of Federal agencies to license 
     federally owned inventions; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     620, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 498. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4104) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
     United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the 
     President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 105-622). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 499. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3682) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
     taking minors across State lines to avoid laws requiring the 
     involvement of parents in abortion decisions (Rept. No. 105-
     623). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 500. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3267) to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
     the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study and 
     construct a project to reclaim the Salton Sea (Rept. No. 105-
     624). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 3249. A bill to provide for the rectification of certain 
     retirement coverage errors affecting Federal employees, and 
     for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-625 Pt. 
     1). Ordered to be printed.

para.66.40  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

            [The following action occurred on July 8, 1998]

       H.R. 4005. Referral to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Ways and Means extended for a period ending not later than 
     July 31, 1998.

                       [Submitted July 14, 1998]

       H.R. 2544. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than July 14, 1998.
       H.R. 3249. Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     extended for a period ending not later than July 15, 1998.

para.66.41  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

            [The following action occurred on July 8, 1998]

       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 4005. A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code 
     to improve methods for preventing financial crimes, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment; referred to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary for a period ending not later than July 31, 
     1998, for consideration of such provisions of the bill and 
     amendment recommended by the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services as fall within the jurisdiction of that 
     committee pursuant to clause 1(c), rule X.

                       [Submitted July 14, 1998]

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3267. A 
     bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
     the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study and 
     construct a project to reclaim the Salton Sea; with an 
     amendment; referred to the Committee on Transportation for a 
     period ending not later than July 14, 1998, for consideration 
     of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(q), 
     rule X (Rept. No. 105-621, Pt. 1).

para.66.42  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on the Judiciary 
discharged from further consideration. H.R. 2544 referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure discharged from further consideration. H.R. 3267 referred 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.66.43  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Combest, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Holden, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. John, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Boswell, 
             Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Thune, Mr. Minge, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, and Mr. Hamilton):
       H.R. 4195. A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 4196. A bill to restore the division of governmental 
     responsibilities between the national government and the 
     States that was intended by the Framers of the Constitution, 
     by requiring all Federal departments and agencies to comply 
     with former Executive Order 12612; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 4197. A bill to repeal section 656 of the Illegal 
     Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, 
     to prohibit Federal agencies from construing Federal law as 
     authorizing the establishment of a national identification 
     card, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4198. A bill to require a parent who is delinquent in 
     child support to include his unpaid obligation in gross 
     income, and to allow custodial parents a bad debt deduction 
     for unpaid child support payments; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4199. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to mint and issue coins in commemoration of Laurie 
     Beechman and her battle against ovarian cancer; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4200. A bill to authorize additional appropriations 
     for the National Cancer Institute to provide to the public 
     information and education on ovarian cancer; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 4201. A bill to provide that the provisions of 
     subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, 
     United States Code, that apply with respect to law 
     enforcement officers be made applicable with respect to 
     Assistant United States Attorneys; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       H.R. 4202. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to establish certain standards with respect to 
     health plans; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Costello, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frost, and 
             Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 4203. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination 
     of the activities of the National Institutes of Health with 
     respect to research on autism; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LATHAM:
       H.R. 4204. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide civil liability for illegal manufacturers and 
     distributors of controlled substances for the harm caused by 
     the use of those controlled substances; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. MCKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 4205. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 520 West Ponce De Leon Avenue in Decatur, 
     Georgia, as the ``Margie Pitts Hames Post Office''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. MCNULTY (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Norton, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Jackson, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. McHugh, and 
             Ms. Stabenow):
       H.R. 4206. A bill to establish the Kate Mullany National 
     Historic Site in the State of New York, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 4207. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to convey the Mukilteo Light Station to the City of Mukilteo, 
     Washington; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4208. A bill to provide for full voting representation 
     in the Congress for the Dis

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     trict of Columbia; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 4209. A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Banking and 
     Financial Services, and the Budget, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. REDMOND:
       H.R. 4210. A bill to address the simultaneous decline of 
     forest health of National Forest System lands in the state of 
     New Mexico and rural community economies and to prevent and 
     protect such lands from catastrophic fires, consistent with 
     the requirements of existing public land management and 
     environmental laws; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RILEY (for himself and Mr. Hilliard):
       H.R. 4211. A bill to establish the Tuskegee Airmen National 
     Historic Site, in association with the Tuskegee University, 
     in the State of Alabama, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCOTT (for himself, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. 
             Pickett):
       H.R. 4212. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to give top performing enterprise communities priority 
     for designation as the empowerment zones authorized by the 
     Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       H.R. 4213. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to provide for an annual limit on the amount of certain 
     fees which may be collected by the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Frost, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 4214. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to prohibit the use of ``cold-call'' 
     marketing of MedicareChoice plans; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 4215. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     submit to Congress a plan to ensure that all amounts accrued 
     on the books of the United States Enrichment Corporation for 
     the disposition of depleted uranium hexafluoride will be used 
     to treat and recycle depleted uranium hexafluoride; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 

para.66.44  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       357. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Colorado, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 
     98-31 urging Congress to pass the Medicaid Community 
     Attendant Services Act of 1997; to the Committee on Commerce.
       358. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 85 
     memorializing the Secretary of the United States Department 
     of Health and Human Services is respectfully requested to 
     reconsider these proposed regulations and to continue to 
     allow for the regional sharing of organs based upon a well-
     regulated and uniform list of potential recipients; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       359. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Colorado, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 98-023 
     urging the President of the United States not to sign the 
     Kyoto Protocol, we strongly urge the United States Senate not 
     to ratify the treaty; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       360. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 134 
     memorializing the President of the United States not to sign 
     the Kyoto Protocol; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       361. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 218 urging 
     the Congress of the United States to consider and pass S. 
     1284, H.R. 3188 or H.R. 2313, each of which would prohibit 
     future memorials in the area desired by the Air Force; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       362. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution 
     No. 113 memorializing Congress to enact legislation 
     prohibiting sports agents from influencing college athletes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       363. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 183 urging 
     the President of the United States and Congress to provide 
     the Commission with funding in an amount equal to what is 
     owed for the Federal Government's share of the Commission's 
     operating budgets for Fiscal Years 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       364. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution 216 urging the 
     President of the United States and Congress to provide the 
     Commission with funding in an amount equal to what is owed 
     for the Federal Government's share of the Commission's 
     operating budgets for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       365. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Oklahoma, relative to House Resolution No. 1066 
     memorializing the United States Congress to take action to 
     ensure the freedom of religion in public places as guaranteed 
     by the United States Constitution; and directing 
     distribution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       366. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 61 
     memorializing the Commissioner of the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, the President, and the Congress of 
     the United States to ensure that available resources are 
     directed, and any additional funds as needed are 
     appropriated, in order to eliminate, within 10 months, the 
     current backlog in naturalization applications; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       367. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 30 
     memorializing the United States Congress to take such actions 
     as are necessary to amend the Highway Beautification Act of 
     1965 to revise provisions relating to the lighting 
     requirements of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and 
     devices in areas adjacent to the Interstate System and the 
     Federal-Aid primary system; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       368. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 30 
     memorializing the United States Congress to take such actions 
     as are necessary to amend the Highway Beautification Act of 
     1965 to revise provisions relating to the lighting 
     requirements of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and 
     devices in areas adjacent to the Interstate System and the 
     Federal-Aid primary system; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       369. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Colorado, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 98-005 
     memorializing the President and the Congress to enact 
     Legislation To Rename the Washington National Airport As The 
     ``Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       370. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 482 memorializing the President and Congress 
     of the United States to revise the requirement that 
     applicants for hunting and fishing licenses provide their 
     Social Security numbers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       371. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 352 memorializing the Congress of the United 
     States to create job and housing opportunities by supporting 
     legislation to increase the private activity bond cap and 
     low-income housing tax credit allocation; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       372. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Alaska, 
     relative to Senate Resolution 1 memorializing its gratititude 
     to the members of the Swiss government and banking officials 
     who have cooperated thus far in allowing investigations to be 
     carried out because, without their assistance, these 
     investigations would not be possible and none of the assets 
     in question would be recoverable by their rightful owners or 
     their heirs; jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Banking and Financial Services.
       373. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Tennessee, relative to House Joint Resolution 
     No. 525 memorializing each member of the U.S. Congress from 
     Tennessee to utilize the full measure of his or her influence 
     to effect the enactment of the Medicare Venipuncture Fairness 
     Act; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce. 

para.66.45  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

       Mr. HUNTER introduced A bill (H.R. 4216) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for a barge; which was referred to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.66.46  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 40: Mr. Meeks of New York and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 306: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 532: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 536: Ms. Lee, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 538: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 594: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Engel.

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       H.R. 611: Mr. Salmon, Mr. Boehlert, and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Pappas and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 866: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 970: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Minge, 
     and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Scott, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Lampson, 
     Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Collins, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Petri, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1132: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1166: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
     Engel.
       H.R. 1319: Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 1382: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1438: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1453: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1608: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1712: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1788: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Ford and Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 2224: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 2454: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2457: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2504: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Mollohan and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 2524: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2545: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2547: Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 2549: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2667: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2681: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2693: Mr. Cummings, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Mascara, 
     and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 2695: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2704: Mr. Cummings and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
     Mr. Tanner, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Sanford, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Moran 
     of Virginia, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Allen, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Goss, Mr. Parker, 
     Mr. Obey, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Bateman, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2748: Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2760: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 2769: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2868: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 2900: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2912: Ms. Carson and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Rhode Island, and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 2942: Mr. Bonilla and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2953: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Baldacci and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2982: Mr. Frost, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and 
     Mr. Engle.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Horn, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     McHale, Mr. Bateman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pease, 
     and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 3043: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 3048: Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Rahall, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 3086: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 3131: Mr. Holshof and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 3134: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 3140: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 3161: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 3166: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 3181: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 3215: Mr. Price of North Carolina and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 3240: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 3249: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 3259: Mr. Torres, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Carson, and Mr. 
     Blumenauer.
       H.R. 3262: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 3300: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3435: Ms. McKinney and Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 3503: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 3514: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Costello, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Quinn, 
     and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hilleary, and 
     Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 3531: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 3553: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 3561: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 3563: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Riley, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Payne, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 3570: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island.
       H.R. 3583: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 3624: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 3636: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Lee, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Capps, 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 3637: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3648: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 3651: Ms. Carson and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 3659: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 3684: Mr. Oxley and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 3698: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3724: Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 3731: Mr. Hobson, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Parker, Mr. Taylor 
     of Mississippi, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
     Foley, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Manton, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 3767: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 3790: Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boucher, 
     Mr. Campbdll, Mr. Cook, Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Ehlers, 
     Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, 
     Ms. Granger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
     Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Horn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. LaTourette, 
     Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McInnis, 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Mica, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
     Redmond, Mr. Regula, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sabo, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Adam 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Traficant, 
     Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 3802: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3810: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 3815: Mr. Rangel, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 3820: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3821: Mr. Camp, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Bishop, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Lewis 
     of Kentucky, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 3837: Mr. McGovern, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island.
       H.R. 3844: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 3855: Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Jackson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. 
     Lantos.
       H.R. 3862: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 3877: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
     Markey.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Packard, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Franks of 
     New Jersey, Mr. Pease, Mr. Riley, Mr. Klink, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Coble, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 3898: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 3904: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Livingston, and 
     Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 3912: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Stearns, 
     Mr. Ensign, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cunningham, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 3948: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Pease, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ensign, 
     Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 3956: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 3980: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Slaughter, 
     Mr. Cook, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Redmond, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Thompson, 
     Mr. LaHood, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Olver, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and 
     Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 3988: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3991: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Christensen, and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 4006: Mr. Cannon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Kim, 
     Mr. Crane, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. Canady of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 4007: Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
     Lee, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Engel, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 4009: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. 
     Underwood.
       H.R. 4018: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Stump, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 4035: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. 
     Danner, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Meeks 
     of New York, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Ses

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     sions, Mr. Redmond, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Abercrombie, 
     and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 4036: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. 
     Danner, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Blumenauer, 
     Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio.
       H.R. 4039: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 4049: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 4062: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 4070: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 4071: Mr. Redmond, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 4073: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Blagojevich, 
     Mr. Andrews, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Brown 
     of California, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Filner, and 
     Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 4092: Mr. Lantos and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 4096: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 4121: Mrs. Bono, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
     Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 4125: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. cox of California, and 
     Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 4134: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H.R. 4136: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 4157: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 4164: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 4188: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hall of 
     Ohio, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.J. Res. 47: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.J. Res. 66: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.J. Res. 123: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Knollenberg, 
     Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Bonilla, Ms. 
     Carson, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Aderholt, 
     Mr. Istook, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.J. Res. 125: Mr. Cox of California.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. Saxton and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Torres, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hutchinson, 
     and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. 
     Wise.
       H. Con. Res. 239: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo.
       H. Con. Res. 254: Mr. Duncan.
       H. Con. Res. 258: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
     Mr. McDermott, Ms. Norton, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Underwood.
       H. Con. Res. 287: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H. Con. Res. 290: Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Hunter, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Blunt, 
     Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Cramer.
       H. Con. Res. 292: Mr. Berman.
       H. Res. 313: Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H. Res. 460: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Allen, 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Danner, Mr. Packard, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Stupak.
       H. Res. 475: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Ms. Furse, Mr. Spence, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Goss, 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mr. Green, and Ms. Jackson-
     Lee.
       H. Res. 494: Mr. Reyes, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Doolittle, and Mr. Rush.

para.66.47  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       66. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Town Council of 
     Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, relative to the Town of Bourne 
     determines that the U.S. Government has damaged the Town of 
     Bourne because of: (a) the contamination of the Campbell 
     School: (b) its unconscionable failure to pay the Town in 
     excess of $10,000,000.00 in reimbursement for the education 
     of the children of the military personnel stationed at the 
     Mass Military Reservation in Bourne who's education was paid 
     by the Town of Bourne; and (c) by the contamination of the 
     water serving our school on the Mass military Reservation; 
     which was referred to the Committee on National Security. 



.
                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1998 (67)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.67.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, July 14, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.67.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       9974. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Peanuts Marketed in the United 
     States; Relaxation of Handling Regulations [Docket Nos. FV97-
     997-1 FIR and FV97-998-1 FIR] received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9975. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Revision of User Fees for 1998 
     Crop Cotton Classification Services to Growers [CN-98-004] 
     received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       9976. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Animal 
     Welfare; Primary Enclosures for Dogs and Cats [Docket No. 98-
     044-1] received July 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9977. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report involving 
     U.S. exports to Venezuela, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       9978. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Turkey, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       9979. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Children 
     and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Head Start Program 
     (RIN: 0970-AB52) received July 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       9980. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Food Additives Permitted for 
     Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Acesulfame 
     Potassium [Docket No. 90F-0220] received July 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9981. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Food Additives Permitted for 
     Direct Addition to Foods for Human Consumption; Acesulfame 
     Potassium [Docket No. 93F-0286] received July 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9982. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the status of efforts to 
     obtain Iraq's compliance with the resolutions adopted by the 
     U.N. Security Council, pursuant to Public Law 102--1, section 
     3 (105 Stat. 4); (H. Doc. No. 105--282); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       9983. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to Libya that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12543 of January 7, 1986, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--284); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       9984. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting certification for the 
     Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. France, the 
     Netherlands and the United Kingdom for Research, Development, 
     Test, Evaluation, Productions and Life Cycle Support 
     Activities for Technologies and Systems for Environmentally 
     Sound Ships and Naval Installations Program, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9985. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Israel and the 
     United Kingdom (Transmittal No. DTC-76-98), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9986. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     a reward has been paid pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2708(b); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9987. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report of 
     political contributions by nominees as chiefs of mission, 
     ambassadors at large, or ministers, and their families, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9988. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to and 
     Deletions from the Procurement List--received July 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9989. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List; 
     Additions--received July 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9990. A letter from the Assistant Chief Financial Officer, 
     Export-Import Bank, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act from January 1, 1997 to 
     September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

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       9991. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Alabama Regulatory 
     Program [SPATS No. AL-065-FOR] received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9992. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Outer Continental Shelf Beaufort 
     Sea Notice of Leasing Systems, Sale 170--received July 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9993. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Transportation and Utility 
     Systems In and Across, and Access Into, Conservation System 
     Units in Alaska (RIN: 1093-AA07) received July 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9994. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Trawl Rockfish Fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands [Docket No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D. 062498A] received 
     July 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9995. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in 
     Statistical Area 610 [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 
     061898A] received June 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9996. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific 
     Bottomfish Fishery; Fishing Moratorium [Docket No. 980319068-
     8155-02; I.D. 021998A] (RIN: 0648-AK59) received July 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9997. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an updated report concerning the 
     emigration laws and policies of Mongolia, pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2432(b); (H. Doc. No. 105--283); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       9998. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Kerosene Tax; Aviation Fuel Tax; Tax on Heavy Trucks and 
     Trailers [T.D. 8774] (RIN: 1545-AW15) received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       9999. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Magnetic Media Filing Requirements for Information Returns 
     [TD 8772] (RIN: 1545-AU08) received June 29, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10000. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Medicare Program; Establishment of the MedicareChoice 
     Program [HCFA-1030-IFC] (RIN: 0938-AI29) received June 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para.67.3  enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced that pursuant to clause 4, rule I, he signed the 
following enrolled bill on Thursday, June 25, 1998:

       H.R. 2646. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual 
     retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school 
     expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of 
     contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes.

para.67.4  recess--9:07 a.m.

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the special order of the House agreed to on 
July 14, 1998, declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 7 minutes 
a.m., subject to the call of the Chair.

para.67.5  after recess--11:17 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, called the House to order.

para.67.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 3156. An Act to present a congressional gold medal to 
     Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with an 
amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of 
the House of the following title:

       H.R. 2870. An Act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to facilitate protection of tropical forests through 
     debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
     forests.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 2282) ``An act to amend the Arms Export 
Control Act, and for other purposes.''

para.67.7  proceedings during recess

  On motion of Mr. GIBBONS, by unanimous consent, the proceedings had 
during the recess were ordered to be printed in the Record.

para.67.8  tropical forests conservation

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2870) to 
amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to facilitate protection of 
tropical forests through debt reduction with developing countries with 
tropical forests, together with the following amendment of the Senate 
thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. DEBT REDUCTION FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH 
                   TROPICAL FORESTS.

       The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

``PART V--DEBT REDUCTION FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH TROPICAL FORESTS

     ``SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This part may be cited as the `Tropical Forest 
     Conservation Act of 1998'.

     ``SEC. 802. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       ``(1) It is the established policy of the United States to 
     support and seek protection of tropical forests around the 
     world.
       ``(2) Tropical forests provide a wide range of benefits to 
     humankind by--
       ``(A) harboring a major share of the Earth's biological and 
     terrestrial resources, which are the basis for developing 
     pharmaceutical products and revitalizing agricultural crops;
       ``(B) playing a critical role as carbon sinks in reducing 
     greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, thus moderating potential 
     global climate change; and
       ``(C) regulating hydrological cycles on which far-flung 
     agricultural and coastal resources depend.
       ``(3) International negotiations and assistance programs to 
     conserve forest resources have proliferated over the past 
     decade, but the rapid rate of tropical deforestation 
     continues unabated.
       ``(4) Developing countries with urgent needs for investment 
     and capital for development have allocated a significant 
     amount of their forests to logging concessions.
       ``(5) Poverty and economic pressures on the populations of 
     developing countries have, over time, resulted in clearing of 
     vast areas of forest for conversion to agriculture, which is 
     often unsustainable in the poor soils underlying tropical 
     forests.
       ``(6) Debt reduction can reduce economic pressures on 
     developing countries and result in increased protection for 
     tropical forests.
       ``(7) Finding economic benefits to local communities from 
     sustainable uses of tropical forests is critical to the 
     protection of tropical forests.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this part are--
       ``(1) to recognize the values received by United States 
     citizens from protection of tropical forests;
       ``(2) to facilitate greater protection of tropical forests 
     (and to give priority to protecting tropical forests with the 
     highest levels of biodiversity and under the most severe 
     threat) by providing for the alleviation of debt in countries 
     where tropical forests are located, thus allowing the use of 
     additional resources to protect these critical resources and 
     reduce economic pressures that have led to deforestation;
       ``(3) to ensure that resources freed from debt in such 
     countries are targeted to protection of tropical forests and 
     their associated values; and
       ``(4) to rechannel existing resources to facilitate the 
     protection of tropical forests.

     ``SEC. 803. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this part:
       ``(1) Administering body.--The term `administering body' 
     means the entity provided for in section 809(c).
       ``(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate.
       ``(3) Beneficiary country.--The term `beneficiary country' 
     means an eligible country with respect to which the authority 
     of section 806(a)(1), section 807(a)(1), or paragraph (1) or 
     (2) of section 808(a) is exercised.
       ``(4) Board.--The term `Board' means the board referred to 
     in section 811.
       ``(5) Developing country with a tropical forest.--The term 
     `developing country with a tropical forest' means--
       ``(A)(i) a country that has a per capita income of $725 or 
     less in 1994 United States dollars (commonly referred to as 
     `low-income country'), as determined and adjusted on an 
     annual basis by the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development in its World Development Report; or
       ``(ii) a country that has a per capita income of more than 
     $725 but less than $8,956 in 1994 United States dollars 
     (commonly referred to as

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     `middle-income country'), as determined and adjusted on an 
     annual basis by the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development in its World Development Report; and
       ``(B) a country that contains at least one tropical forest 
     that is globally outstanding in terms of its biological 
     diversity or represents one of the larger intact blocks of 
     tropical forests left, on a regional, continental, or global 
     scale.
       ``(6) Eligible country.--The term `eligible country' means 
     a country designated by the President in accordance with 
     section 805.
       ``(7) Tropical forest agreement.--The term `Tropical Forest 
     Agreement' or `Agreement' means a Tropical Forest Agreement 
     provided for in section 809.
       ``(8) Tropical forest facility.--The term `Tropical Forest 
     Facility' or `Facility' means the Tropical Forest Facility 
     established in the Department of the Treasury by section 804.
       ``(9) Tropical forest fund.--The term `Tropical Forest 
     Fund' or `Fund' means a Tropical Forest Fund provided for in 
     section 810.

     ``SEC. 804. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FACILITY.

       ``There is established in the Department of the Treasury an 
     entity to be known as the `Tropical Forest Facility' for the 
     purpose of providing for the administration of debt reduction 
     in accordance with this part.

     ``SEC. 805. ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.

       ``(a) In General.--To be eligible for benefits from the 
     Facility under this part, a country shall be a developing 
     country with a tropical forest--
       ``(1) whose government meets the requirements applicable to 
     Latin American or Caribbean countries under paragraphs (1) 
     through (5) and (7) of section 703(a) of this Act; and
       ``(2) that has put in place major investment reforms, as 
     evidenced by the conclusion of a bilateral investment treaty 
     with the United States, implementation of an investment 
     sector loan with the Inter-American Development Bank, World 
     Bank-supported investment reforms, or other measures, as 
     appropriate.
       ``(b) Eligibility Determinations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Consistent with subsection (a), the 
     President shall determine whether a country is eligible to 
     receive benefits under this part.
       ``(2) Congressional notification.--The President shall 
     notify the appropriate congressional committees of his 
     intention to designate a country as an eligible country at 
     least 15 days in advance of any formal determination.

     ``SEC. 806. REDUCTION OF DEBT OWED TO THE UNITED STATES AS A 
                   RESULT OF CONCESSIONAL LOANS UNDER THE FOREIGN 
                   ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.

       ``(a) Authority To Reduce Debt.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The President may reduce the amount owed 
     to the United States (or any agency of the United States) 
     that is outstanding as of January 1, 1998, as a result of 
     concessional loans made to an eligible country by the United 
     States under part I of this Act, chapter 4 of part II of this 
     Act, or predecessor foreign economic assistance legislation.
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--For the cost (as 
     defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 
     1990) for the reduction of any debt pursuant to this section, 
     there are authorized to be appropriated to the President--
       ``(A) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(B) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
       ``(C) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       ``(3) Certain prohibitions inapplicable.--
       ``(A) In general.--A reduction of debt pursuant to this 
     section shall not be considered assistance for purposes of 
     any provision of law limiting assistance to a country.
       ``(B) Additional requirement.--The authority of this 
     section may be exercised notwithstanding section 620(r) of 
     this Act or section 321 of the International Development and 
     Food Assistance Act of 1975.
       ``(b) Implementation of Debt Reduction.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any debt reduction pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be accomplished at the direction of the 
     Facility by the exchange of a new obligation for obligations 
     of the type referred to in subsection (a) outstanding as of 
     the date specified in subsection (a)(1).
       ``(2) Exchange of obligations.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Facility shall notify the agency 
     primarily responsible for administering part I of this Act of 
     an agreement entered into under paragraph (1) with an 
     eligible country to exchange a new obligation for outstanding 
     obligations.
       ``(B) Additional requirement.--At the direction of the 
     Facility, the old obligations that are the subject of the 
     agreement shall be canceled and a new debt obligation for the 
     country shall be established relating to the agreement, and 
     the agency primarily responsible for administering part I of 
     this Act shall make an adjustment in its accounts to reflect 
     the debt reduction.
       ``(c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The following 
     additional terms and conditions shall apply to the reduction 
     of debt under subsection (a)(1) in the same manner as such 
     terms and conditions apply to the reduction of debt under 
     section 704(a)(1) of this Act:
       ``(1) The provisions relating to repayment of principal 
     under section 705 of this Act.
       ``(2) The provisions relating to interest on new 
     obligations under section 706 of this Act.

     ``SEC. 807. REDUCTION OF DEBT OWED TO THE UNITED STATES AS A 
                   RESULT OF CREDITS EXTENDED UNDER TITLE I OF THE 
                   AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE 
                   ACT OF 1954.

       ``(a) Authority To Reduce Debt.--
       ``(1) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the President may reduce the amount owed to the United 
     States (or any agency of the United States) that is 
     outstanding as of January 1, 1998, as a result of any credits 
     extended under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development 
     and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to a 
     country eligible for benefits from the Facility.
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the cost (as defined in section 
     502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990) for the 
     reduction of any debt pursuant to this section, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the President--
       ``(i) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(ii) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
       ``(iii) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The authority provided by this section 
     shall be available only to the extent that appropriations for 
     the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit 
     Reform Act of 1990) of the modification of any debt pursuant 
     to this section are made in advance.
       ``(b) Implementation of Debt Reduction.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any debt reduction pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be accomplished at the direction of the 
     Facility by the exchange of a new obligation for obligations 
     of the type referred to in subsection (a) outstanding as of 
     the date specified in subsection (a)(1).
       ``(2) Exchange of obligations.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Facility shall notify the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation of an agreement entered into under 
     paragraph (1) with an eligible country to exchange a new 
     obligation for outstanding obligations.
       ``(B) Additional requirement.--At the direction of the 
     Facility, the old obligations that are the subject of the 
     agreement shall be canceled and a new debt obligation shall 
     be established for the country relating to the agreement, and 
     the Commodity Credit Corporation shall make an adjustment in 
     its accounts to reflect the debt reduction.
       ``(c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The following 
     additional terms and conditions shall apply to the reduction 
     of debt under subsection (a)(1) in the same manner as such 
     terms and conditions apply to the reduction of debt under 
     section 604(a)(1) of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
     Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1738c):
       ``(1) The provisions relating to repayment of principal 
     under section 605 of such Act.
       ``(2) The provisions relating to interest on new 
     obligations under section 606 of such Act.

     ``SEC. 808. AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN DEBT-FOR-NATURE SWAPS AND 
                   DEBT BUYBACKS.

       ``(a) Loans and Credits Eligible for Sale, Reduction, or 
     Cancellation.--
       ``(1) Debt-for-nature swaps.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the President may, in accordance with this section, sell 
     to any eligible purchaser described in subparagraph (B) any 
     concessional loans described in section 806(a)(1) or any 
     credits described in section 807(a)(1), or on receipt of 
     payment from an eligible purchaser described in subparagraph 
     (B), reduce or cancel such loans (or credits) or portion 
     thereof, only for the purpose of facilitating a debt-for-
     nature swap to support eligible activities described in 
     section 809(d).
       ``(B) Eligible purchaser described.--A loan or credit may 
     be sold, reduced, or canceled under subparagraph (A) only to 
     a purchaser who presents plans satisfactory to the President 
     for using the loan or credit for the purpose of engaging in 
     debt-for-nature swaps to support eligible activities 
     described in section 809(d).
       ``(C) Consultation requirement.--Before the sale under 
     subparagraph (A) to any eligible purchaser described in 
     subparagraph (B), or any reduction or cancellation under such 
     subparagraph (A), of any loan or credit made to an eligible 
     country, the President shall consult with the country 
     concerning the amount of loans or credits to be sold, 
     reduced, or canceled and their uses for debt-for-nature swaps 
     to support eligible activities described in section 809(d).
       ``(D) Authorization of appropriations.--For the cost (as 
     defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 
     1990) for the reduction of any debt pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A), amounts authorized to appropriated under sections 
     806(a)(2) and 807(a)(2) shall be made available for such 
     reduction of debt pursuant to subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Debt buybacks.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the President may, in accordance with this section, 
     sell to any eligible country any concessional loans described 
     in section 806(a)(1) or any credits described in section 
     807(a)(1), or on receipt of payment from an eligible country, 
     reduce or cancel such loans (or credits) or portion thereof, 
     only for the purpose of facilitating a debt buyback by an 
     eligible country of its own qualified debt, only if the 
     eligible country uses an additional amount of the local 
     currency of the eligible country, equal to not less than the 
     lessor of 40 percent of the price paid for such debt by such 
     eligible country, or the difference between the price paid 
     for such debt and the face value of such debt, to support 
     eligible activities described in section 809(d).
       ``(3) Limitation.--The authority provided by paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) shall be available only to the extent that 
     appropriations for the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of 
     the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990) of the modification of 
     any debt pursuant to such paragraphs are made in advance.
       ``(4) Terms and conditions.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the President shall, in accordance with 
     this section, establish the terms and conditions under which 
     loans and credits may be sold, reduced, or canceled pursuant 
     to this section.
       ``(5) Administration.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Facility shall notify the 
     administrator of the agency primarily responsible for 
     administering part I of this Act or the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation, as the case may be, of eligible purchasers 
     described in paragraph (1)(B) that the President has 
     determined to be eligible under paragraph (1), and shall di

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     rect such agency or Corporation, as the case may be, to carry 
     out the sale, reduction, or cancellation of a loan pursuant 
     to such paragraph.
       ``(B) Additional requirement.--Such agency or Corporation, 
     as the case may be, shall make an adjustment in its accounts 
     to reflect the sale, reduction, or cancellation.
       ``(b) Deposit of Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale, 
     reduction, or cancellation of any loan sold, reduced, or 
     canceled pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the 
     United States Government account or accounts established for 
     the repayment of such loan.

     ``SEC. 809. TROPICAL FOREST AGREEMENT.

       ``(a) Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State is authorized, in 
     consultation with other appropriate officials of the Federal 
     Government, to enter into a Tropical Forest Agreement with 
     any eligible country concerning the operation and use of the 
     Fund for that country.
       ``(2) Consultation.--In the negotiation of such an 
     Agreement, the Secretary shall consult with the Board in 
     accordance with section 811.
       ``(b) Contents of Agreement.--The requirements contained in 
     section 708(b) of this Act (relating to contents of an 
     agreement) shall apply to an Agreement in the same manner as 
     such requirements apply to an Americas Framework Agreement.
       ``(c) Administering Body.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts disbursed from the Fund in each 
     beneficiary country shall be administered by a body 
     constituted under the laws of that country.
       ``(2) Composition.--
       ``(A) In general.--The administering body shall consist 
     of--
       ``(i) one or more individuals appointed by the United 
     States Government;
       ``(ii) one or more individuals appointed by the government 
     of the beneficiary country; and
       ``(iii) individuals who represent a broad range of--

       ``(I) environmental nongovernmental organizations of, or 
     active in, the beneficiary country;
       ``(II) local community development nongovernmental 
     organizations of the beneficiary country; and
       ``(III) scientific, academic, or forestry organizations of 
     the beneficiary country.

       ``(B) Additional requirement.--A majority of the members of 
     the administering body shall be individuals described in 
     subparagraph (A)(iii).
       ``(3) Responsibilities.--The requirements contained in 
     section 708(c)(3) of this Act (relating to responsibilities 
     of the administering body) shall apply to an administering 
     body described in paragraph (1) in the same manner as such 
     requirements apply to an administering body described in 
     section 708(c)(1) of this Act.
       ``(d) Eligible Activities.--Amounts deposited in a Fund 
     shall be used only to provide grants to conserve, maintain, 
     and restore the tropical forests in the beneficiary country, 
     through one or more of the following activities:
       ``(1) Establishment, restoration, protection, and 
     maintenance of parks, protected areas, and reserves.
       ``(2) Development and implementation of scientifically 
     sound systems of natural resource management, including land 
     and ecosystem management practices.
       ``(3) Training programs to increase the scientific, 
     technical, and managerial capacities of individuals and 
     organizations involved in conservation efforts.
       ``(4) Restoration, protection, or sustainable use of 
     diverse animal and plant species.
       ``(5) Research and identification of medicinal uses of 
     tropical forest plant life to treat human diseases and 
     illnesses and health related concerns.
       ``(6) Development and support of the livelihoods of 
     individuals living in or near a tropical forest in a manner 
     consistent with protecting such tropical forest.
       ``(e) Grant Recipients.--
       ``(1) In general.--Grants made from a Fund shall be made 
     to--
       ``(A) nongovernmental environmental, forestry, 
     conservation, and indigenous peoples organizations of, or 
     active in, the beneficiary country;
       ``(B) other appropriate local or regional entities of, or 
     active in, the beneficiary country; or
       ``(C) in exceptional circumstances, the government of the 
     beneficiary country.
       ``(2) Priority.--In providing grants under paragraph (1), 
     priority shall be given to projects that are run by 
     nongovernmental organizations and other private entities and 
     that involve local communities in their planning and 
     execution.
       ``(f) Review of Larger Grants.--Any grant of more than 
     $100,000 from a Fund shall be subject to veto by the 
     Government of the United States or the government of the 
     beneficiary country.
       ``(g) Eligibility Criteria.--In the event that a country 
     ceases to meet the eligibility requirements set forth in 
     section 805(a), as determined by the President pursuant to 
     section 805(b), then grants from the Fund for that country 
     may only be made to nongovernmental organizations until such 
     time as the President determines that such country meets the 
     eligibility requirements set forth in section 805(a).

     ``SEC. 810. TROPICAL FOREST FUND.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Each beneficiary country that enters 
     into a Tropical Forest Agreement under section 809 shall be 
     required to establish a Tropical Forest Fund to receive 
     payments of interest on new obligations undertaken by the 
     beneficiary country under this part.
       ``(b) Requirements Relating to Operation of Fund.--The 
     following terms and conditions shall apply to the Fund in the 
     same manner as such terms as conditions apply to an 
     Enterprise for the Americas Fund under section 707 of this 
     Act:
       ``(1) The provision relating to deposits under subsection 
     (b) of such section.
       ``(2) The provision relating to investments under 
     subsection (c) of such section.
       ``(3) The provision relating to disbursements under 
     subsection (d) of such section.

     ``SEC. 811. BOARD.

       ``(a) Enterprise for the Americas Board.--The Enterprise 
     for the Americas Board established under section 610(a) of 
     the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 
     (7 U.S.C. 1738i(a)) shall, in addition to carrying out the 
     responsibilities of the Board under section 610(c) of such 
     Act, carry out the duties described in subsection (c) of this 
     section for the purposes of this part.
       ``(b) Additional Membership.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Enterprise for the Americas Board 
     shall be composed of an additional four members appointed by 
     the President as follows:
       ``(A) Two representatives from the United States 
     Government, including a representative of the International 
     Forestry Division of the United States Forest Service.
       ``(B) Two representatives from private nongovernmental 
     environmental, scientific, forestry, or academic 
     organizations with experience and expertise in preservation, 
     maintenance, sustainable uses, and restoration of tropical 
     forests.
       ``(2) Chairperson.--Notwithstanding section 610(b)(2) of 
     the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 
     (7 U.S.C. 1738i(b)(2)), the Enterprise for the Americas Board 
     shall be headed by a chairperson who shall be appointed by 
     the President from among the representatives appointed under 
     section 610(b)(1)(A) of such Act or paragraph (1)(A) of this 
     subsection.
       ``(c) Duties.--The duties described in this subsection are 
     as follows:
       ``(1) Advise the Secretary of State on the negotiations of 
     Tropical Forest Agreements.
       ``(2) Ensure, in consultation with--
       ``(A) the government of the beneficiary country,
       ``(B) nongovernmental organizations of the beneficiary 
     country,
       ``(C) nongovernmental organizations of the region (if 
     appropriate),
       ``(D) environmental, scientific, forestry, and academic 
     leaders of the beneficiary country, and
       ``(E) environmental, scientific, forestry, and academic 
     leaders of the region (as appropriate),

     that a suitable administering body is identified for each 
     Fund.
       ``(3) Review the programs, operations, and fiscal audits of 
     each administering body.

     ``SEC. 812. CONSULTATIONS WITH THE CONGRESS.

       ``The President shall consult with the appropriate 
     congressional committees on a periodic basis to review the 
     operation of the Facility under this part and the eligibility 
     of countries for benefits from the Facility under this part.

     ``SEC. 813. ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than December 31 of each year, 
     the President shall prepare and transmit to the Congress an 
     annual report concerning the operation of the Facility for 
     the prior fiscal year. Such report shall include--
       ``(1) a description of the activities undertaken by the 
     Facility during the previous fiscal year;
       ``(2) a description of any Agreement entered into under 
     this part;
       ``(3) a report on any Funds that have been established 
     under this part and on the operations of such Funds; and
       ``(4) a description of any grants that have been provided 
     by administering bodies pursuant to Agreements under this 
     part.
       ``(b) Supplemental Views in Annual Report.--Not later than 
     December 15 of each year, each member of the Board shall be 
     entitled to receive a copy of the report required under 
     subsection (a). Each member of the Board may prepare and 
     submit supplemental views to the President on the 
     implementation of this part by December 31 for inclusion in 
     the annual report when it is transmitted to Congress pursuant 
     to this section.''.

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, said amendment of the Senate was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said amendment of the Senate 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.67.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3682

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 499):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
     3682) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
     taking minors across State lines to avoid laws requiring the 
     involvement of parents in abortion decisions. The bill shall 
     be considered as read for amendment. The amendment 
     recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
     the bill shall be considered as adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 
     amended, to final passage without intervening motion except: 
     (1) two hours of debate on the bill, as amended, equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on the Judiciary; and (2) one motion 
     to recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mrs. MYRICK moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.

[[Page 1186]]

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

252

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

174

para.67.10                   [Roll No. 277]

                                YEAS--252

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--174

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Clyburn
     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Payne
     Rogan
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

247

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

173

para.67.11                   [Roll No. 278]

                                AYES--247

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--173

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle

[[Page 1187]]


     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Aderholt
     Capps
     Clyburn
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Hefner
     McDade
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Moakley
     Payne
     Rogan
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.67.12  child custody protection

  On motion of Mr. CANADY, pursuant to House Resolution 499, the House 
considered the bill (H.R. 3682) to amend title 18, United States Code, 
to prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid laws requiring the 
involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 499, the following amendment, recommended 
by the Committee on the Judiciary, was considered as adopted:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Child Custody Protection 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS TO AVOID CERTAIN LAWS 
                   RELATING TO ABORTION.

       (a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after chapter 117 the following:

``CHAPTER 117A--TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS TO AVOID CERTAIN LAWS RELATING 
                              TO ABORTION

``Sec.
``2401. Transportation of minors to avoid certain laws relating to 
              abortion.

     ``Sec. 2401. Transportation of minors to avoid certain laws 
       relating to abortion

       ``(a) Offense.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     whoever knowingly transports an individual who has not 
     attained the age of 18 years across a State line, with the 
     intent such individual obtain an abortion, if in fact the 
     requirements of a law, requiring parental involvement in a 
     minor's abortion decision, in the State where the individual 
     resides, are not met before the individual obtains the 
     abortion, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
     more than one year, or both.
       ``(b) Exception.--The prohibition of subsection (a) does 
     not apply if the abortion was necessary to save the life of 
     the minor because her life was endangered by a physical 
     disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a 
     life endangering physical condition caused by or arising from 
     the pregnancy itself.
       ``(c) Civil Action.--Any parent or guardian who suffers 
     legal harm from a violation of subsection (a) may obtain 
     appropriate relief in a civil action.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
       ``(1) a law requiring parental involvement in a minor's 
     abortion decision is a law--
       ``(A) requiring, before an abortion is performed on a 
     minor, either--
       ``(i) the notification to, or consent of, a parent or 
     guardian of that minor; or
       ``(ii) proceedings in a State court; and
       ``(B) that does not provide as an alternative to the 
     requirements described in subparagraph (A) notification to or 
     consent of any person or entity who is not described in that 
     subparagraph;
       ``(2) the term `minor' means an individual who is not older 
     than the maximum age requiring parental notification or 
     consent, or proceedings in a State court, under the law 
     requiring parental involvement in a minor's abortion 
     decision; and
       ``(3) the term `State' includes the District of Columbia 
     and any commonwealth, possession, or other territory of the 
     United States.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part I 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to chapter 117 the following new 
     item:

``117A. Transportation of minors to avoid certain laws relating to 
  abortion....................................................2401.''. 

  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. SCOTT moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendment:



       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Child Custody Protection 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS TO AVOID CERTAIN LAWS 
                   RELATING TO ABORTION.

       (a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after chapter 117 the following:

``CHAPTER 117A--TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS TO AVOID CERTAIN LAWS RELATING 
                              TO ABORTION

``Sec.
``2401. Transportation of minors to avoid certain laws relating to 
              abortion.

     ``Sec. 2401. Transportation of minors to avoid certain laws 
       relating to abortion

       ``(a) Offense.--Whoever uses force or the threat of force 
     to transport an individual who has not attained 18 years of 
     age across a State line, with the intent that such individual 
     obtain an abortion, and thereby knowingly abridges a State 
     law requiring parental involvement in a minor's abortion 
     decision, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
     more than 5 years, or both.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
       ``(1) a law requiring parental involvement in a minor's 
     abortion decision is a law--
       ``(A) requiring, before an abortion is performed on a 
     minor, either--
       ``(i) the notification to, or consent of, a parent of that 
     minor; or
       ``(ii) proceedings in a State court; and
       ``(B) that does not provide as an alternative to the 
     requirements described in subparagraph (A) notification to or 
     consent of any person or entity who is not described in that 
     subparagraph;
       ``(2) an abridgement of the State law requiring parental 
     involvement occurs if an abortion is performed on the minor, 
     in a State other than the State where the minor resides, 
     without the parental consent or notification, or the judicial 
     authorization that would have been required by that law had 
     the abortion been performed in the State where the minor 
     resides;
       ``(3) the term `parent' means--
       ``(A) a parent or guardian;
       ``(B) a legal custodian; or
       ``(C) a person standing in loco parentis who has care and 
     control of the minor, and with whom the minor regularly 
     resides who is designated by the law requiring parental 
     involvement in the minor's abortion decision as a person to 
     whom notification, or from whom consent, is required;
       ``(4) the term `minor' means an individual who is not older 
     than the maximum age requiring parental notification or 
     consent, or proceedings in a State court, under the law 
     requiring parental involvement in a minor's abortion 
     decision; and
       ``(5) the term `State' includes the District of Columbia 
     and any commonwealth, possession, or other territory of the 
     United States.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part I 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to chapter 117 the following new 
     item:
``117A. Transportation of minors to avoid certain laws relating to 
    abortion...........................................................

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SCOTT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.


[[Page 1188]]



Yeas

158

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

269

para.67.13                   [Roll No. 279]

                                YEAS--158

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--269

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Hill
     McNulty
     Payne
     Roybal-Allard
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CANADY demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

276

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

150

para.67.14                   [Roll No. 280]

                                AYES--276

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--150

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.

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     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Hill
     McNulty
     Petri
     Porter
     Roybal-Allard
     Tauzin
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.67.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3267

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 500):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 
     to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3267) to direct the 
     Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
     Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study and construct a 
     project to reclaim the Salton Sea. The bill shall be 
     considered as read for amendment. In lieu of the amendment 
     recommended by the Committee on Resources now printed in the 
     bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in 
     the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution shall be considered as adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 
     amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final 
     passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
     debate on the bill, as amended, equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Resources; (2) a further amendment printed in 
     the Congressional Record pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII, 
     if offered by Representative Miller of California or his 
     designee, which may be considered notwithstanding the 
     adoption of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules, shall be 
     considered as read, and shall be separately debatable for one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent; and (3) one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.67.16  sonny bono memorial salton sea reclamation

  On motion of Mr. DOOLITTLE, pursuant to House Resolution 500, the 
House considered the bill (H.R. 3267) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a 
feasibility study and construct a project to reclaim the Salton Sea.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 500, the following amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, printed in House Report 105-246, was considered 
as adopted:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Sonny Bono 
     Memorial Salton Sea Reclamation Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.

                TITLE I--SALTON SEA RECLAMATION PROJECT

Sec. 101. Salton Sea Reclamation Project authorization.
Sec. 102. Concurrent wildlife resources studies.
Sec. 103. Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge renamed as Sonny Bono 
              Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge.
Sec. 104. Relationship to other laws and agreements governing the 
              Colorado River.

TITLE II--EMERGENCY ACTION TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN THE ALAMO RIVER 
                             AND NEW RIVER

Sec. 201. Alamo River and New River irrigation drainage water.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Salton Sea, located in Imperial and Riverside 
     Counties, California, is an economic and environmental 
     resource of national importance.
       (2) The Salton Sea is critical as--
       (A) a reservoir for irrigation, municipal, and stormwater 
     drainage; and
       (B) a component of the Pacific flyway.
       (3) Reclaiming the Salton Sea will provide national and 
     international benefits.
       (4) The Federal, State, and local governments have a shared 
     responsibility to assist in the reclamation of the Salton 
     Sea.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) The term ``Committees'' means the Committee on 
     Resources and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
       (2) The term ``Project'' means the Salton Sea reclamation 
     project authorized by section 101.
       (3) The term ``Salton Sea Authority'' means the Joint 
     Powers Authority by that name established under the laws of 
     the State of California by a Joint Power Agreement signed on 
     June 2, 1993.
       (4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation.
                TITLE I--SALTON SEA RECLAMATION PROJECT

     SEC. 101. SALTON SEA RECLAMATION PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in accordance with this 
     section, shall undertake a project to reclaim the Salton Sea, 
     California.
       (b) Project Requirements.--The Project shall--
       (1) reduce and stabilize the overall salinity of the Salton 
     Sea;
       (2) stabilize the surface elevation of the Salton Sea;
       (3) reclaim, in the long term, healthy fish and wildlife 
     resources and their habitats;
       (4) enhance the potential for recreational uses and 
     economic development of the Salton Sea; and
       (5) ensure the continued use of the Salton Sea as a 
     reservoir for irrigation drainage.
       (c) Feasibility Study.--
       (1) In general.--(A) The Secretary shall promptly initiate 
     a study of the feasibility of various options for meeting the 
     requirements set forth in subsection (b). The purpose of the 
     study shall be to select 1 or more practicable and cost-
     effective options and to develop a reclamation plan for the 
     Salton Sea that implements the selected options.
       (B)(i) The Secretary shall carry out the feasibility study 
     in accordance with a memorandum of understanding entered into 
     by the Secretary, the Salton Sea Authority, and the Governor 
     of California.
       (ii) The memorandum of understanding shall, at a minimum, 
     establish criteria for evaluation and selection of options 
     under subparagraph (A), including criteria for determining 
     the magnitude and practicability of costs of construction, 
     operation, and maintenance of each option evaluated.
       (2) Options to be considered.--Options considered in the 
     feasibility study--
       (A) shall consist of--
       (i) use of impoundments to segregate a portion of the 
     waters of the Salton Sea in 1 or more evaporation ponds 
     located in the Salton Sea basin;
       (ii) pumping water out of the Salton Sea;
       (iii) augmented flows of water into the Salton Sea;
       (iv) a combination of the options referred to in clauses 
     (i), (ii), and (iii); and
       (v) any other economically feasible remediation option the 
     Secretary considers appropriate;
       (B) shall be limited to proven technologies; and
       (C) shall not include any option that--
       (i) develops or promotes an ongoing reliance on Colorado 
     River water; or
       (ii) is inconsistent with section 104 (b) or (c).
       (3) Project design calculations.--In making Project design 
     calculations, the Secretary shall apply assumptions regarding 
     water inflows into the Salton Sea Basin that--
       (A) encourage water conservation;
       (B) account for transfers of water out of the Salton Sea 
     Basin;
       (C) are based on the maximum likely reduction in inflows 
     into the Salton Sea Basin; and
       (D) include the assumption that inflows into the Salton Sea 
     Basin could be reduced to 800,000 acre-feet or less per year.
       (4) Consideration of costs.--In evaluating the feasibility 
     of options, the Secretary shall consider the ability of 
     Federal, tribal, State and local government sources and 
     private sources to fund capital construction costs and annual 
     operation, maintenance, energy, and replacement costs. In 
     that consideration, the Secretary may apply a cost sharing 
     formula to annual operation, maintenance, energy, and 
     replacement costs that is

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     different than the formula that applies to construction costs 
     under subsection (e).
       (5) Interim report.--Not later than 270 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Congress an interim report on the study. The interim report 
     shall include--
       (A) a summary of the options considered in the study for 
     the reclamation of the Salton Sea; and
       (B) any preliminary findings regarding preferred options 
     for reclamation of the Salton Sea.
       (6) Report and plan.--Not later than 18 months after funds 
     have been made available to carry out the feasibility study 
     under this subsection, the Secretary shall--
       (A) submit to the Committees a report on the findings and 
     recommendations of the feasibility study, including--
       (i) the reclamation plan for the Salton Sea pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), including a cost sharing formula for operation 
     and maintenance; and
       (ii) complete specifications of the construction activities 
     to be carried out under subsection (e), that are sufficient 
     to use for soliciting bids for those activities, including 
     professional engineering and design specifications and 
     drawings and professional engineer cost estimates; and
       (B) complete all environmental compliance and permitting 
     activities required for those construction activities.
       (d) Congressional Review of Report and Reclamation Plan.--
       (1) Review by committees.--After receipt of the report of 
     the Secretary under subsection (c)(6), each of the Committees 
     shall--
       (A) adopt a resolution approving the reclamation plan 
     included in the report; or
       (B) adopt a resolution disapproving the reclamation plan 
     and stating the reasons for that disapproval.
       (2) Reclamation plan deemed approved.--If any of the 
     Committees fails to adopt a resolution under paragraph (1)(A) 
     or (B) within 60 legislative days (excluding days on which 
     Congress is adjourned sine die or either House is not in 
     session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a 
     day certain) after the date of submission of the report by 
     the Secretary under subsection (c)(6), that Committee is 
     deemed to have approved the reclamation plan included in the 
     report.
       (e) Construction.--
       (1) Initiation.--Subject to paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection and the availability of appropriations, the 
     Secretary shall initiate construction of the Project.
       (2) Cost sharing.--The Federal share of the costs of 
     construction of the Project shall not exceed 50 percent of 
     the total cost of that construction.
       (3) Cost sharing agreement.--The Secretary may not initiate 
     construction of the Project unless the Secretary, the 
     Governor of California, and the Salton Sea Authority enter 
     into an agreement that--
       (A) adopts the cost sharing formula for annual operation, 
     maintenance, energy, and replacement costs that is included 
     in the reclamation plan approved by the Committees under 
     subsection (d); and
       (B) implements the cost sharing requirement under paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection for construction costs.
       (4) Limitation on expenditure of federal funds.--No Federal 
     funds may be expended for any construction activity under the 
     Project unless there are available to the Secretary from non-
     Federal sources amounts sufficient to pay the non-Federal 
     share of the cost of the activity.
       (f) Relationship to Other Law.--
       (1) Reclamation laws.--Activities authorized by this Act or 
     any other law to implement the Project shall not be subject 
     to the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388; 43 U.S.C. 391 et 
     seq.), and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. 
     Amounts expended for those activities shall be considered 
     nonreimbursable for purposes of those laws. Activities 
     carried out to implement the Project and the results of those 
     activities shall not be considered to be a supplemental or 
     additional benefit for purposes of the Reclamation Reform Act 
     of 1982 (96 Stat. 1263; 43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq.).
       (2) Preservation of rights and obligations with respect to 
     the colorado river.--This Act shall not be considered to 
     supersede or otherwise affect any treaty, law, or agreement 
     governing use of water from the Colorado River. All 
     activities to implement the Project under this Act must be 
     carried out in a manner consistent with rights and 
     obligations of persons under those treaties, laws, and 
     agreements.
       (3) Judicial review.--Any complaint or challenge of any 
     decision, action, or authorization taken pursuant to this Act 
     shall be filed in a United States district court within 60 
     days after the date of the decision, action, or the 
     authorization. Such court shall have jurisdiction to resolve 
     any complaint or challenge in accordance with chapter 7 of 
     title 5, United States Code, except that the court shall 
     expedite its review as necessary to ensure that remedial 
     actions at the Salton Sea are not unduly or inappropriately 
     delayed. If a temporary restraining order or preliminary 
     injunction is entered into by a court, the court shall 
     proceed to a final judgment in the matter within 90 days 
     thereafter.
       (4) Limitation on liability.--(A) In regard to any actions, 
     programs, or projects implemented by the Secretary under the 
     authority of this Act, the Imperial Irrigation District and 
     Coachella Valley Water District shall not be liable for any 
     damages arising from--
       (i) enlargement of the Salton Sea and the encroachment of 
     water onto adjacent lands;
       (ii) reduction of the elevation of the Salton Sea, 
     including exposure of lakebed sediments to the environment; 
     or
       (iii) any other occurrence which might result in a claim of 
     damage by any owner of property adjacent to the Salton Sea or 
     any other person.
       (B) No person, including the Imperial Irrigation District, 
     California, the Coachella Valley Water District, California, 
     the Salton Sea Authority, the Metropolitan Water District of 
     Southern California, and the San Diego County Water 
     Authority, but not including the Government of the United 
     States, shall be liable for damages arising from any effects 
     to the Salton Sea or its bordering area resulting from--
       (i) cooperation with the Secretary in regard to any 
     actions, programs, or projects implemented pursuant to this 
     Act;
       (ii) any action to comply with an order of the Secretary 
     under this Act, a State or Federal court, or a State or 
     Federal administrative or regulatory agency interpreting this 
     Act; or
       (iii) any other action that reduces the volume of water 
     that flows directly or indirectly into the Salton Sea.
       (C) This title shall not be construed to exempt any person, 
     including the Imperial Irrigation District, California, the 
     Coachella Valley Water District, California, the Salton Sea 
     Authority, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern 
     California, and the San Diego County Water Authority, from--
       (i) any requirements established under the California 
     Environmental Quality Act or the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
       (ii) any obligations otherwise imposed by law.
       (D) The limitation on liability of the United States 
     contained in section 3 of the Act entitled ``An Act for the 
     control of floods on the Mississippi River and its 
     tributaries, and for other purposes'', approved May 15, 1928 
     (chapter 569; 33 U.S.C. 702c), shall not apply to surplus 
     flood flows that are diverted to the Salton Sea pursuant to 
     this Act.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out the Project the following:
       (A) For the feasibility study under subsection (c), 
     including preparation and any revision of the reclamation 
     plan under subsections (c) and (d), and completion of 
     environmental compliance and permitting required for 
     construction of the Project, $22,500,000.
       (B) For construction of the Project in accordance with a 
     reclamation plan approved by the Committees, $350,000,000.
       (2) Allocation of appropriations.--Amounts authorized under 
     paragraph (1)(B) may be appropriated to the Administrator of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the 
     Interior in amounts that ensure that neither the 
     Administrator nor the Secretary is appropriated substantially 
     all of the Project construction costs.
       (3) Appropriations to the administrator of the 
     environmental protection agency.--Amounts appropriated under 
     paragraph (1)(B) to the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall be directly available to the 
     Secretary.
       (4) Appropriations to the secretary of the interior.--
     Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1)(B) to the Secretary 
     may be--
       (A) derived from the land and water conservation fund;
       (B) appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation; or
       (C) any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B);

     as specified in appropriations Acts.

     SEC. 102. CONCURRENT WILDLIFE RESOURCES STUDIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
     conduct, concurrently with the feasibility study under 
     section 101(c), of studies of hydrology, wildlife pathology, 
     and toxicology relating to wildlife resources of the Salton 
     Sea by Federal and non-Federal entities.
       (b) Selection of Topics and Management of Studies.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a committee 
     to be known as the ``Salton Sea Research Management 
     Committee''. The committee shall select the topics of studies 
     under this section and manage those studies.
       (2) Membership.--The committee shall consist of the 
     following 5 members:
       (A) The Secretary.
       (B) The Governor of California.
       (C) The Executive Director of the Salton Sea Authority.
       (D) The Chairman of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla 
     Tribal Government.
       (E) The Director of the California Water Resources Center.
       (c) Coordination.--The Secretary shall require that studies 
     under this section are coordinated through the Science 
     Subcommittee which reports to the Salton Sea Research 
     Management Committee. In addition to the membership provided 
     for by the Science Subcommittee's charter, representatives 
     shall be invited from the University of California, 
     Riverside; the University of Redlands; San Diego State 
     University; the Imperial Valley College; and Los Alamos 
     National Laboratory.
       (d) Peer Review.--The Secretary shall require that studies 
     under this section are subjected to peer review.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For wildlife 
     resources studies under this section there are authorized to 
     be appropriated

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     to the Secretary from the land and water conservation fund 
     $5,000,000.

     SEC. 103. SALTON SEA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE RENAMED AS 
                   SONNY BONO SALTON SEA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

       (a) Refuge Renamed.--The Salton Sea National Wildlife 
     Refuge, located in Imperial County, California, is hereby 
     renamed and shall be known as the ``Sonny Bono Salton Sea 
     National Wildlife Refuge''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in any statute, rule, 
     regulation, executive order, publication, map, or paper or 
     other document of the United States to the Salton Sea 
     National Wildlife Refuge is deemed to refer to the Sonny Bono 
     Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge.

     SEC. 104. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS AND AGREEMENTS GOVERNING 
                   THE COLORADO RIVER.

       (a) Preservation of Rights and Obligations With Respect to 
     the Colorado River.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
     to alter, amend, repeal, modify, interpret, or to be in 
     conflict with the provisions of the Colorado River Compact 
     (45 Stat. 1057), the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact (63 
     Stat. 31), the Water Treaty of 1944 with Mexico (Treaty 
     Series 944, 59 Stat. 1219 and Minute 242 thereunder), the 
     Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 (94 Stat. 
     1063), the Flood Control Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 887), the 
     decree entered by the United States Supreme Court in Arizona 
     v. California, et al. (376 U.S. 340) (1964) and decrees 
     supplemental thereto, the Boulder Canyon Project Act (45 
     Stat. 1057), the Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act (45 
     Stat. 774), the Colorado River Storage Project Act (70 Stat. 
     105), the Colorado River Basin Project Act (82 Stat. 885), 
     including the Criteria for Coordinated Long Range Operation 
     of Colorado River Reservoirs and the Annual Operating Plans 
     developed thereunder, the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights 
     Settlement Act (102 Stat. 4000), any contract entered into 
     pursuant to section 5 of the Boulder Canyon Project Act, or 
     any other entitlement to the use of the Colorado River 
     existing pursuant to or recognized by Federal law. 
     Furthermore, nothing contained in this Act shall be construed 
     as indicating an intent on the part of the Congress to change 
     the existing relationship of Federal law to the laws of the 
     States or political subdivisions of a State with regard to 
     the diversion and use of Colorado River water, or to relieve 
     any person of any obligation imposed by any law of any State, 
     tribe, or political subdivision of a State. No provision of 
     this Act shall be construed to invalidate any provision of 
     State, tribal, or local law unless there is a direct conflict 
     between such provision and the law of the State, or political 
     subdivision of the State or tribe, so that the two cannot be 
     reconciled or consistently stand together.
       (b) Limitation on Colorado River Water.--Nothing in this 
     Act shall be construed to enlarge an existing entitlement or 
     to create a new entitlement to Colorado River water for 
     California or any user therein.
       (c) Flood Flows.--In no event shall Colorado River water be 
     diverted for Salton Sea restoration except as provided in 
     this subsection. Diversion into the All-American Canal for 
     delivery directly to the Salton Sea of flood flows in the 
     Colorado River that are required by the Water Control Manual 
     for Flood Control, Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, Colorado River, 
     Nevada-Arizona, adopted February 8, 1984, and which would 
     pass to Mexico in excess of the amount required to be 
     delivered pursuant to the Mexican Water Treaty and Minute 242 
     thereunder may be made available to carry out the purposes of 
     this Act. The volume of water diverted pursuant to this 
     subsection shall be limited to the excess capacity of the 
     All-American Canal to carry such flood flows after, and as, 
     it has been used to meet existing obligations. The diversion 
     of water from time to time under this subsection shall not 
     give rise to any ongoing right to the recurrent use of such 
     waters or the All American Canal or facilities.
TITLE II--EMERGENCY ACTION TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN THE ALAMO RIVER 
                             AND NEW RIVER

     SEC. 201. ALAMO RIVER AND NEW RIVER IRRIGATION DRAINAGE 
                   WATER.

       (a) River Enhancement.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized and directed 
     to promptly conduct research and construct river reclamation 
     and wetlands projects to improve water quality in the Alamo 
     River and New River, Imperial County, California, by treating 
     water in those rivers and irrigation drainage water that 
     flows into those rivers.
       (2) Acquisitions.--The Secretary may acquire equipment, 
     real property, and interests in real property (including site 
     access) as needed to implement actions under this section if 
     the State of California, a political subdivision of the 
     State, or Desert Wildlife Unlimited has entered into an 
     agreement with the Secretary under which the State, 
     subdivision, or Desert Wildlife Unlimited, respectively, 
     will, effective 1 year after the date that systems for which 
     the acquisitions are made are operational and functional--
       (A) accept all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     equipment, property, or interests; and
       (B) assume responsibility for operation and maintenance of 
     the equipment, property, or interests.
       (3) Transfer of title.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date a system developed under this section is operational and 
     functional, the Secretary shall transfer all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to all equipment, 
     property, and interests acquired for the system in accordance 
     with the applicable agreement under paragraph (2).
       (4) Monitoring and other actions.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a long-term monitoring program to maximize the 
     effectiveness of any wetlands developed under this title and 
     may implement other actions to improve the efficacy of 
     actions implemented pursuant to this section.
       (b) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall implement subsection 
     (a) in cooperation with the Desert Wildlife Unlimited, the 
     Imperial Irrigation District, California, and other 
     interested persons.
       (c) Clean Water Act.--No permit shall be required under 
     section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1342) for a wetlands filtration or constructed 
     wetlands project authorized by subsection (a)(1) of this 
     section.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For river reclamation 
     and other irrigation drainage water treatment actions under 
     this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary from the land and water conservation fund 
     $3,000,000.

  Pursuant to House Resolution 500, the following further amendment in 
the nature of a substitute was submitted by Mr. MILLER of California:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Sonny Bono Memorial Salton 
     Sea Restoration Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Salton Sea, located in Imperial and Riverside 
     Counties, California, is an economic and environmental 
     resource of national importance.
       (2) The Salton Sea is a critical component of the Pacific 
     flyway. However, the concentration of pollutants in the 
     Salton Sea has contributed to recent die-offs of migratory 
     waterfowl.
       (3) The Salton Sea is critical as a reservoir for 
     irrigation, municipal, and stormwater drainage.
       (4) The Salton Sea provides benefits to surrounding 
     communities and nearby irrigation and municipal water users.
       (5) Restoring the Salton Sea will provide national and 
     international benefits.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) The term ``Study'' means the Salton Sea study 
     authorized by section 4.
       (2) The term ``Salton Sea Authority'' means the Joint 
     Powers Authority by that name established under the laws of 
     the State of California by a Joint Power Agreement signed on 
     June 2, 1993.
       (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation.

     SEC. 4. SALTON SEA RESTORATION STUDY AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in accordance with this 
     section, shall undertake a study of the feasibility of 
     various alternatives for restoring the Salton Sea, 
     California. The purpose of the Study shall be to select 1 or 
     more practicable and cost-effective options for decreasing 
     salinity and otherwise improving water quality and to develop 
     a restoration plan that would implement the selected options. 
     The Study shall be coordinated with preparation of an 
     environmental impact statement pursuant to the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 evaluating alternatives for 
     restoration of the Salton Sea. The Study shall be conducted 
     in accordance with the memorandum of understanding under 
     subsection (g).
       (b) Study Goals.--The Study shall explore alternatives to 
     achieve the following objectives:
       (1) Reducing and stabilizing the overall salinity, and 
     otherwise improving the water quality of the Salton Sea.
       (2) Stabilizing the surface elevation of the Salton Sea.
       (3) Reclaiming, in the long term, healthy fish and wildlife 
     resources and their habitats.
       (4) Enhancing the potential for recreational uses and 
     economic development of the Salton Sea.
       (5) Ensuring the continued use of the Salton Sea as a 
     reservoir for irrigation drainage.
       (c) Options To Be Considered.--
       (1) In general.--Options considered in the Study shall 
     include each of the following and any appropriate combination 
     thereof:
       (A) Use of impoundments to segregate a portion of the 
     waters of the Salton Sea in 1 or more evaporation ponds 
     located in the Salton Sea basin.
       (B) Pumping water out of the Salton Sea.
       (C) Augmented flows of water into the Salton Sea.
       (D) Improving the quality of wastewater discharges from 
     Mexico and from other water users in the Salton Sea basin.
       (E) Water transfers or exchanges in the Colorado River 
     basin.
       (F) Any other feasible restoration options.
       (2) Limitation to proven technologies.--Options considered 
     in the Study shall be limited to proven technologies.
       (d) Factors To Be Considered.--
       (1) Science subcommittee findings and reports.--In 
     evaluating the feasibility of options considered in the 
     Study, the Secretary shall carefully consider all available 
     findings and reports of the Science Subcommittee established 
     pursuant to section 5(c)(2) and in

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     corporate such findings into the project design alternatives, 
     to the extent feasible.
       (2) Other factors to be considered.--The Secretary shall 
     also consider--
       (A) the ability of Federal, tribal, State, and local 
     government sources and private sources to fund capital 
     construction costs and annual operation, maintenance, energy, 
     and replacement costs;
       (B) how and where to dispose permanently of water pumped 
     out of the Salton Sea;
       (C) the availability of necessary minimum inflows to the 
     Salton Sea from current sources, including irrigation 
     drainage water; and
       (D) the potential impact of Salton Sea restoration efforts 
     on the rights of other water users in the Colorado River 
     Basin and on California's Colorado River water entitlement 
     pursuant to the Colorado River Compact and other laws 
     governing water use in the Colorado River Basin.
       (e) Interim Report.--
       (1) Submission.--Not later than 9 months after the 
     Secretary first receives appropriations for programs and 
     actions authorized by this title, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the Congress an interim progress report on restoration of 
     the Salton Sea. The report shall--
       (A) identify alternatives being considered for restoration 
     of the Salton Sea;
       (B) describe the status of environmental compliance 
     activities;
       (C) describe the status of cost-sharing negotiations with 
     State of California and local agencies;
       (D) describe the status of negotiations with the Government 
     of Mexico, if required; and
       (E) report on the progress of New River and Alamo River 
     research and demonstration authorized by this Act.
       (2) Congressional action.--Upon receipt of the interim 
     report from the Secretary, the appropriate committees of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate shall promptly 
     schedule and conduct oversight hearings to review 
     implementation of the Salton Sea restoration plan included in 
     the report under subsection (f), and to identify additional 
     authorizations that may be required to effectuate plans and 
     studies relating to the restoration of the Salton Sea.
       (f) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after 
     commencement of the Study, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Congress a report on the findings and recommendations of the 
     Study. The report shall include the following:
       (1) A summary of options considered for restoring the 
     Salton Sea.
       (2) A recommendation of a preferred option for restoring 
     the Salton Sea.
       (3) A plan to implement the preferred option selected under 
     paragraph (2).
       (4) A recommendation for cost-sharing to implement the plan 
     developed under paragraph (3). The cost-sharing 
     recommendation may apply a different cost-sharing formula to 
     capital construction costs than is applied to annual 
     operation, maintenance, energy, and replacement costs.
       (5) A draft of recommended legislation to authorize 
     construction of the preferred option selected under paragraph 
     (2).
       (g) Memorandum of Understanding.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the Study in 
     accordance with a memorandum of understanding entered into by 
     the Secretary, the Salton Sea Authority, and the Governor of 
     California.
       (2) Option evaluation criteria.--The memorandum of 
     understanding shall, at a minimum, establish criteria for 
     evaluation and selection of options under subsection (a), 
     including criteria for determining the magnitude and 
     practicability of costs of construction, operation, and 
     maintenance of each option evaluated.
       (h) Relationship to Other Laws.--
       (1) Reclamation laws.--Activities authorized by this 
     section shall not be subject to the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 
     Stat. 388; 43 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) and other laws amendatory 
     thereof or supplemental thereto. Amounts expended for those 
     activities shall be considered nonreimbursable and 
     nonreturnable for purposes of those laws.
       (2) Law of the colorado river.--This section shall not be 
     considered to supersede or otherwise affect any treaty, law, 
     or agreement governing use of water from the Colorado River. 
     All activities to carry out the Study under this section must 
     be carried out in a manner consistent with rights and 
     obligation of persons under those treaties, laws, and 
     agreements.
       (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary $30,000,000 to carry out 
     the activities authorized in this section.

     SEC. 5. CONCURRENT WILDLIFE RESOURCES STUDIES.

       (a) In General.--Concurrently with the Study under section 
     4, the Secretary shall provide for the conduct of studies of 
     hydrology, wildlife pathology, and toxicology relating to 
     wildlife resources of the Salton Sea by Federal and non-
     Federal entities.
       (b) Selection of Topics and Management of Studies.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a committee 
     to be known as the Salton Sea Research Management Committee. 
     The Committee shall select the topics of studies under this 
     section and manage those studies.
       (2) Membership.--The Committee shall consist of 5 members 
     appointed as follows:
       (A) 1 by the Secretary.
       (B) 1 by the Governor of California.
       (C) 1 by the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Tribal 
     Government.
       (D) 1 by the Salton Sea Authority.
       (E) 1 by the Director of the California Water Resources 
     Center.
       (c) Coordination.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall require that studies 
     conducted under this section are conducted in coordination 
     with appropriate international bodies, Federal agencies, and 
     California State agencies, including, but not limited to, the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission, the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United States 
     Environmental Protection Agency, the California Department of 
     Water Resources, the California Department of Fish and Game, 
     the California Resources Agency, the California Environmental 
     Protection Agency, the California Regional Water Quality 
     Board, and California State Parks.
       (2) Science subcommittee.--The Secretary shall require that 
     studies conducted under this section are coordinated through 
     a Science Subcommittee that reports to the Salton Sea 
     Research Management Committee. In addition to the membership 
     provided for by the Science Subcommittee's charter, 
     representatives shall be invited from the University of 
     California, Riverside, the University of Redlands, San Diego 
     State University, the Imperial Valley College, and Los Alamos 
     National Laboratory.
       (d) Peer Review.--The Secretary shall require that studies 
     under this section are subjected to peer review.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For wildlife 
     resources studies under this section there are authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000.

     SEC. 6. SALTON SEA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE RENAMED AS SONNY 
                   BONO SALTON SEA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

       (a) Refuge Renamed.--The Salton Sea National Wildlife 
     Refuge, located in Imperial County, California, is hereby 
     renamed and shall be known as the Sonny Bono Salton Sea 
     National Wildlife Refuge.
       (b) References.--Any reference in any statute, rule, 
     regulation, Executive order, publication, map, or paper or 
     other document of the United States to the Salton Sea 
     National Wildlife Refuge is deemed to refer to the Sonny Bono 
     Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge.

     SEC. 7. ALAMO RIVER AND NEW RIVER.

       (a) Research and Demonstration Projects.--The Secretary 
     shall promptly conduct research and construct wetlands 
     filtration or construct wetlands demonstration projects to 
     improve water quality in the Alamo River and New River, 
     Imperial County, California. The Secretary may acquire 
     equipment, real property, and interests in real property 
     (including site access) as needed to implement actions 
     authorized by this section.
       (b) Monitoring and Other Actions.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a long-term monitoring program to maximize the 
     effectiveness of any demonstration project authorized by this 
     section.
       (c) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall implement subsections 
     (a) and (b) in cooperation with the Desert Wildlife 
     Unlimited, the Imperial Irrigation District, the State of 
     California, and other interested persons.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For research and 
     demonstration projects authorized in this section, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $3,000,000.

     SEC. 8. EMERGENCY ACTION.

       If, during the conduct of the studies authorized by this 
     Act, the Secretary determines that environmental conditions 
     at the Salton Sea warrant immediate and emergency action, the 
     Secretary shall immediately submit a report to Congress 
     documenting such conditions and making recommendations for 
     their correction.

  After debate,
  Mr. BOEHLERT, by unanimous consent, submitted the following further 
amendment to the bill, as amended, which was agreed to:

       Amend the proposed section 101(g)(4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) Appropriations to the secretary of the interior.--
     Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1)(B) to the Secretary 
     may be appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation as specified 
     in appropriations Acts.''.
       Page 16, beginning on line 5, strike ``from the land and 
     water conservation fund''
       Page 21, beginning on line 9, strike ``from the land and 
     water conservation fund''

  After further debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment in the nature of a substitute?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MILLER of California objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

202

When there appeared

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Nays

218

para.67.17                   [Roll No. 281]

                                YEAS--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer

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     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
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     Carson
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     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
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     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
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     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
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     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
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     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
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     Kennelly
     Kildee
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     Kleczka
     Klink
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     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
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     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
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     Murtha
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     Neal
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     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Hill
     Linder
     McNulty
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rogers
     Roybal-Allard
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sununu
     Weygand
     Yates
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  Pursuant to said resolution, the previous question was ordered on the 
bill, as amended.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mrs. BONO demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

221

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

200

para.67.18                   [Roll No. 282]

                                YEAS--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens

[[Page 1194]]


     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Becerra
     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Hill
     Linder
     McNulty
     Miller (FL)
     Oxley
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Roybal-Allard
     Schumer
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.67.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4104

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 498):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4104) making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for 
     failure to comply with section 306 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. Points of order against section 628 for 
     failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 
     During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. GOSS moved the previous question on the resolution to its adoption 
or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

231

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

185

para.67.20                   [Roll No. 283]

                                YEAS--231

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Allen
     Clement
     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Hill
     Kennelly
     Kind (WI)
     McDade
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Moran (VA)
     Roybal-Allard
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Sununu
     Yates
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HOYER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.

[[Page 1195]]

  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

218

It was decided in the

Nays

201

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.67.21                   [Roll No. 284]

                                AYES--218

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--201

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kolbe
       

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Clement
     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Hill
     Kennelly
     McDade
     McNulty
     Roybal-Allard
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Whitfield
     Yates
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.67.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4194

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-628) the resolution (H. Res. 501) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 4194) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.67.23  treasury, postal service appropriations-fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 498 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4104) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and 
certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. DREIER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DREIER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.67.24  steve schiff auditorium

  On motion of Mr. REDMOND, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
National Security was discharged from further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3731) to designate the auditorium located within the Sandia 
Technology Transfer Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the ``Steve 
Schiff Auditorium''.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Ms. WILSON demanded the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.67.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HILL, for today after 4 p.m. and balance of the week;
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Ms. SLAUGHTER, for after 7:30 p.m. today.
  And then,

para.67.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, at 11 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.67.27  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 3980. A 
     bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
     authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat 
     illnesses of Persian Gulf War veterans, to provide authority 
     to treat illnesses of veterans which may be attributable to 
     future combat service, and to revise the process for

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     determining priorities for research relative to the health 
     consequences of service in the Persian Gulf War, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-626). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 4110. A 
     bill to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of 
     compensation paid to veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities, to make various improvements in education, 
     housing, and cemetery programs of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-627). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 501. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4194) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
     independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and 
     offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-628). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.67.28  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 3249. Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     extended for a period ending not later than July 17, 1998.

para.67.29  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Barr of Georgia):
       H.R. 4217. A bill to repeal section 656 of the Illegal 
     Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, 
     and to prohibit Federal agencies from accepting the same 
     identification document for identification-related purposes; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4218. A bill to provide rental assistance under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 in a 
     manner that preserves residential property values, protects 
     residents, and enhances tenant and neighborhood safety; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hinchey, 
             and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 4219. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to make certain changes related to payments for 
     graduate medical education under the Medicare Program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Edwards, and Ms. Rivers):
       H.R. 4220. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     repeal the recently enacted provisions of law that limit the 
     authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide 
     compensation and treatment for smoking-related illnesses 
     suffered by veterans of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. 
             Chabot):
       H.R. 4221. A bill to amend Rule 30 of the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure to restore the stenographic preference for 
     recording depositions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Ackerman):
       H.R. 4222. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and titles 
     XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require that 
     group and individual health insurance coverage and group 
     health plans and managed care plans under the Medicare and 
     Medicaid Programs provide coverage for hospital lengths of 
     stay as determined by the attending health care provider in 
     consultation with the patient; referred to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H.R. 4223. A bill to assist in the development and 
     implementation of projects to provide for the control of 
     drainage, storm, flood and other waters as part of water-
     related integrated resource management, environmental 
     infrastructure, and resource protection and development 
     projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed, California; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H.R. 4224. A bill to ensure safety in public schools by 
     increasing police presence; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 4225. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish liability 
     for individuals practicing medicine without a license in 
     connection with a group health plan; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 4226. A bill to establish a matching grant program to 
     help State and local jurisdictions purchase bullet resistant 
     equipment for use by law enforcement departments; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 4227. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 concerning 
     liability for the sale of certain facilities for residential 
     use; referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 4228. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide an election for MedicareChoice 
     organizations to exclude payment for the provision of 
     abortion services under the Medicare Program; referred to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. 
             Hoyer):
       H.R. 4229. A bill to authorize a Federal grant program to 
     local governments to better enable them to protect public 
     safety against fire and fire-related hazards; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 4230. A bill to provide for a land exchange involving 
     the El Portal Administrative Site of the Department of the 
     Interior in the State of California; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself and Mr. Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 4231. A bill to require employers to notify local 
     emergency officials, under the appropriate circumstances, of 
     workplace emergencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Christensen, and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 4232. A bill to provide that Executive Order 13083, 
     relating to the constitutional division of governmental 
     responsibilities between the Federal Government and the 
     States and the application of federalism principles to 
     Federal agency actions, shall have no force or effect; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 4233. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require the reporting of information to the chief law 
     enforcement officer of the buyer's residence and a minimum 
     72-hour waiting period before the purchase of a handgun; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Baesler):
       H.R. 4234. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     submit to Congress a plan to ensure that all amounts accrued 
     on the books of the United States Enrichment Corporation for 
     the disposition of depleted uranium hexafluoride will be used 
     to treat and recycle depleted uranium hexafluoride; referred 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
            By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Res. 502. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives congratulating the people of Colombia for 
     completing free and democratic elections on June 21, 1998, 
     congratulating the President-elect on his victory, and 
     calling on the new government and all other parties to the 
     current conflict in Colombia to renew their efforts to end 
     the guerrilla and paramilitary violence which continues to 
     pose a serious threat to democracy as well as economic and 
     social stability in Colombia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para.67.30  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       374. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 72 memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
     Take Certain Actions Regarding The Implementation Of The Food 
     Quality Protection Act Of 1996; jointly to the Committees on 
     Agriculture and Commerce. 

para.67.31  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 27: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 40: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 372: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 814: Ms. Lee and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 857: Mrs. Bono and Mr. Aderholt.

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       H.R. 1009: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Lewis of California, 
     Mr. Poshard, Mr. Edwards, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Klink, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Goodlatte, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1376: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1407: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 2313: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Ms. Danner, and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 2483: Mr. McInnis, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 2504: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2523: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 2699: Mr. Ford, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 2800: Mr. Ney and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2848: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2891: Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 2914: Ms. Lee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Bishop, Ms. McCarthy 
     of Missouri, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. Shays and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Green, Mr. Horn, Mr. Ney, 
     and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 3126: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 3166: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 3205: Ms. Carson, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 3259: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 3262: Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 3279: Mr. Towns and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 3342: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 3410: Mr. McInnis and Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 3506: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Goode, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. 
     Walsh.
       H.R. 3583: Mr. Ehlers and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 3605: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, 
     and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
     Shuster, Mr. Mica, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 3622: Mr. Towns and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 3702: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3704: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 3731: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Bereuter, 
     Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. 
     Stump.
       H.R. 3782: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. 
     Olver.
       H.R. 3783: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Franks 
     of New Jersey.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Barton of Texas and Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3821: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 3831: Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Mr. Gordon, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
     Engel.
       H.R. 3862: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 3864: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Lewis 
     of Kentucky, and Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 3875: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 3888: Mr. Ney, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 3939: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, 
     Mr. Shuster, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Coyne, Mr. McHale, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Goodling, 
     Mr. Mascara, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. McDade, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Petri, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Paul, and Mr. 
     Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 3980: Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3999: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, 
     Mr. Shuster, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Coyne, Mr. McHale, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Goodling, 
     Mr. Mascara, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. McDade, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 4000: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, 
     Mr. Shuster, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Coyne, Mr. McHale, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Goodling, 
     Mr. Mascara, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. McDade, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 4001: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, 
     Mr. Shuster, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Coyne, Mr. McHale, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Goodling, 
     Mr. Mascara, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. McDade, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 4002: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, 
     Mr. Shuster, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Coyne, Mr. McHale, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Goodling, 
     Mr. Mascara, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. McDade, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 4003: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, 
     Mr. Shuster, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Coyne, Mr. McHale, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Goodling, 
     Mr. Mascara, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. McDade, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 4018: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Payne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Rodriguez, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 4019: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 4025: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 4027: Mr. Murtha, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 4028: Mr. Yates and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 4037: Mr. Talent, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Calvert, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4086: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Kildee, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 4109: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 4110: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
     Sandlin.
       H.R. 4121: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 4125: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. 
     Cunningham.
       H.R. 4131: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 4138: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Yates, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Wexler, Mr. Engel, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.R. 4149: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 4152: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Oberstar, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 4167: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 4184: Mr. Lampson and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 4185: Mr. Lampson and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 4196: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Chambliss, 
     Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Stump, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Paul, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 4197: Mr. Collins, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Largent, and 
     Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 4214: Mr. Levin, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.J. Res. 72: Mr. Shays.
       H.J. Res. 124: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mrs. Bono and Mr. Hefley.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Fossella.
       H. Con. Res. 236: Mr. Scarborough.
       H. Con. Res. 239: Mr. Rush and Mrs. Morella.
       H. Con. Res. 296: Mr. Weygand and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H. Res. 37: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Obey, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H. Res. 460: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rothman, and Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York.

para.67.32  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 219: Ms. Kilpatrick.



.
                      THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1998 (68)

para.68.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER 
of Florida, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 16, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dan Miller to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.68.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, July 
15, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.68.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10001. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Tart Cherries Grown in the 
     States of Michigan, et al.; Establishment of Rules and 
     Regulations for Grower Diversion

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     and a Compensation Rate for the Cherry Industry 
     Administrative Board Public Member and Alternate Public 
     Member [Docket No. FV97-930-2 FR] received July 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10002. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Removal of U.S. Grade Standards 
     and Other Selected Regulations [Docket Number FV-95-303] 
     received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       10003. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of 
     Pacific Air Forces is initiating a multi-function cost 
     comparison of the Supply and Transportation functions at 
     Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       10004. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of 
     the United States Air Force Personnel Center is initiating a 
     single-function cost comparison of the Master Personnel 
     Records function at the Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph 
     Air Force Base (AFB), San Antonio, Texas, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       10005. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Mexico, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       10006. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a report to Congress on 
     direct spending or receipts legislation, pursuant to Public 
     Law 105--178; to the Committee on the Budget.
       10007. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a report to Congress on 
     direct spending or receipts legislation, pursuant to Public 
     Law 105--180; to the Committee on the Budget.
       10008. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Systems-Change Projects to Expand 
     Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Mental or 
     Physical Disabilities, or Both, Who Receive Public Support 
     (RIN: 1820-ZA11) received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       10009. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule--Systems-
     Change Projects to Expand Employment Opportunities for 
     Individuals With Mental or Physical Disabilities, or Both, 
     Who Receive Public Support (RIN: 1820-ZA11) received July 7, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       10010. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Drug Products Containing Quinine for the 
     Treatment and/or Prevention of Malaria for Over-the-Counter 
     Human Use [Docket No. 94N-0355] received June 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10011. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Food Labeling: Health Claims; Chromium and the Risk in Adults 
     of Hyperglycemia and the Effects of Glucose Intolerance 
     [Docket No. 98N-0424) received June 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10012. A letter from the AMD--Performace Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.207(b) of the Commission's Rules Regarding Minimum 
     Distance Separations To Mexican Broadcast Stations-- received 
     June 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10013. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Antioxidant Vitamin A and 
     Beta-Carotene and the Risk in Adults of Atherosclerosis, 
     Coronary Heart Disease, and Certain Cancers [Docket No. 98N-
     0428] received June 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10014. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administraion's final rule--
     Food Labeling: Health Claims; Antioxidant Vitamins C and E 
     and the Risk in Adults of Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart 
     Disease, Certain Cancers, and Cataracts [Docket No. 98N-0426] 
     received June 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10015. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Zinc and the Body's 
     Ability to Fight Infection and Heal Wounds in Adults [Docket 
     No. 98N-0421] received June 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10016. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Garlic, Reduction of 
     Serum Cholesterol, and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in 
     Adults [Docket No. 98N-0422] received June 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10017. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Omega 3 Fatty Acids and 
     the Risk in Adults of Cardiovascular Disease [Docket No. 98N-
     0419] received June 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10018. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Calcium Consumption by 
     Adolescents and Adults, Bone Density and The Risk of 
     Fractures [Docket No. 98N-0423] received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10019. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 97F-0440] received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10020. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; B-Complex Vitamins, 
     Lowered Homocysteine Levels, and the Risk in Adults of 
     Cardiovascular Disease [Docket No. 98N-0427] received June 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10021. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Vitamin K and Promotion 
     of Proper Blood Clotting and Improvement in Bone Health in 
     Adults [Docket No. 98N-0420] received June 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10022. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Year 2000 Readiness Reports to be made by certain 
     transfer agents [Release No. 34-40163; File No. S7-8-98] 
     (RIN: 3235-AH42) received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10023. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Reports to be Made by Certain Brokers and Dealers 
     [Release No. 34-40162; File No. S7-7-98] (RIN: 3235-AH36) 
     received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10024. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold under a contract to Israel 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-77-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       10025. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold under a contract to the 
     Government of Japan (Transmittal No. DTC-83-98), pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10026. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10027. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy 
     of Presidential Determination No. 98-25, reporting that 
     Pakistan, a non-nuclear-weapon state, detonated a nuclear 
     explosive device on May 28, 1998, pursuant to AECA section 
     102(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       10028. A letter from the Inspector General, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting Activities of the 
     Inspector General, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10029. A letter from the Interim Auditor, District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Results of investigations of the 
     District of Columbia Auditor, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     47--117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10030. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released in May 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10031. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting Management reports of Government 
     Corporations, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       10032. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Of

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     fice's final rule--Employment In The Senior Executive Service 
     Promotion And Internal Placement (RIN: 3206-AH92) received 
     June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10033. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--West Virginia Regulatory Program [WV-078-FOR] received 
     July 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       10034. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
     and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Changes 
     to Continued Prosecution Application Practice [Docket No. 
     98108007-8131-02] (RIN: 0651-AA97) received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       10035. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting a report to Congress entitled, 
     ``Child Pilot Safety Manipulation of Flight Controls,'' 
     pursuant to Public Law 104--264, section 602; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10036. A letter from the National Director of Appeals, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Salvage Value On Vessels Placed In Service Prior To 
     January 1, 1981--received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10037. A letter from the National Director, Tax Forms and 
     Publications Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule-- General Rules for Filing and 
     Specifications for the Private Printing of Substitute Forms 
     W-2 and W-3 [Rev. Proc. 98-33] received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means. 

para.68.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate passed a bill of the following title, in which 
concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1283. An Act to award congressional gold medals to Jean 
     Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, 
     Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed 
     Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and Jefferson Thomas, 
     commonly referred collectively as the ``Little Rock Nine'' on 
     the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the integration of 
     the Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments of 
the House to the bill (S. 318) ``An Act to require automatic 
cancellation and notice of cancellation rights with respect to private 
mortgage insurance which is required as a condition for entering into a 
residential mortgage transaction, to abolish the Thrift Depositor 
Protection Oversight Board, and for other purposes'' with amendments.

para.68.5  public works projects

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                       Committee on Transportation


                                           and Infrastructure,

                                     Washington, DC, July 2, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Newt: Enclosed please find copies of resolutions 
     approved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure on June 25, 1998, in accordance with 40 U.S.C. 
     Sec. 606.
       With warm regards, I remain
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bud Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.

  The communication, together with the accompanying papers, was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations.

para.68.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4194

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 501):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4194) making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
     commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order 
     against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with 
     section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are 
     waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
     shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The 
     amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted 
     in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. Points of 
     order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure 
     to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived except as 
     follows: page 88, line 16, through page 91, line 3. Where 
     points of order are waived against part of a paragraph, 
     points of order against a provision in another part of such 
     paragraph may be made only against such provision and not 
     against the entire paragraph. The amendment printed in the 
     Congressional Record and numbered 12 pursuant to clause 6 of 
     rule XXIII may be offered only by Representative Leach of 
     Iowa or his designee, shall be considered as read, shall be 
     debatable for 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
     the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
     amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
     of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
     Whole. All points of order against that amendment are waived. 
     During consideration of the bill for further amendment, the 
     Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
     and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  Mr. LINDER submitted the following amendment:

       Page 2, line 15, strike ``The amendment'' and all that 
     follows through ``line 3.'' on line 21 and insert the 
     following: ``The amendment printed in the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, as modified 
     by striking `$5,000,000,000' in the proposed section 425(g) 
     and inserting `$5,000,000', shall be considered as adopted in 
     the House and in the Committee of the Whole. Points of order 
     against provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure to 
     comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived except as 
     follows: page 88, line 16, through page 89, line 22.''

  After debate,
  Mr. LINDER moved the previous question on the amendment and the 
resolution to their adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question on the amendment and 
the resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, announced that the yeas had it.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, announced that the yeas had it.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

227

When there appeared

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Nays

195

para.68.7                    [Roll No. 285]
  


                                YEAS--227

  

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay

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     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  


                                NAYS--195

  

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
  


                             NOT VOTING--12

  

     Blunt
     Crapo
     Gonzalez
     Hill
     Kennelly
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Norwood
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Slaughter
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.68.8  treasury, postal service appropriations for fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, pursuant to House Resolution 498 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4104) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, 
the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  Mr. DREIER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.68.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SCHUMER:

       Page 2, line 20, insert ``(reduced by $2,000,000)'' after 
     ``$122,889,000''.
       Page 2, line 23, insert ``(reduced by $2,000,000)'' after 
     ``$2,000,000''.
       Page 11, line 7, insert ``(increased by $2,000,000)'' after 
     ``$530,624,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

122

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

301

para.68.10                   [Roll No. 286]

                                AYES--122

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--301

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick

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     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Hill
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     McDade
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Pickering
     Roybal-Allard
     Slaughter
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.68.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. MALONEY of New 
York:

       Page 39, line 13, insert after ``$33,700,000'' the 
     following: ``(increased by $2,800,000 to be used for 
     enforcement activities)''.
       Page 40, line 25, insert after ``$482,100,000'' the 
     following: ``(reduced by $2,800,000)''.
       Page 41, line 22, insert after ``$5,626,928,000'' the 
     following: ``(reduced by $2,800,000)''.
       Page 46, line 21, insert after ``$2,583,261,000'' the 
     following: ``(reduced by $2,800,000)''.
       Page 48, line 23, insert after ``$5,626,928,000'' the 
     following: ``(reduced by $2,800,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

214

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

210

para.68.12                   [Roll No. 287]

                                AYES--214

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--210

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Barton
     Gonzalez
     Hill
     Jenkins
     Kennelly
     McDade
     McNulty
     Roybal-Allard
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.68.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. DeLAURO:

       Strike section 514 (relating to prohibition of FEHB plan 
     coverage for abortions).

It was decided in the

Yeas

183

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

239

para.68.14                   [Roll No. 288]

                                AYES--183

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas

[[Page 1202]]


     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--239

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Clayton
     Filner
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Hill
     John
     Kennelly
     Lewis (GA)
     McNulty
     Ortiz
     Parker
     Roybal-Allard
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.68.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HEFNER:

       On page 89, beginning on line 12, strike Section 628 in its 
     entirety.

It was decided in the

Yeas

79

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

342

para.68.16                   [Roll No. 289]

                                AYES--79

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Boehlert
     Burton
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Engel
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Livingston
     Manton
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (CA)
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Owens
     Packard
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sabo
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thomas
     Towns
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--342

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Clayton
     Filner
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Hill
     John
     Kennelly
     Lewis (GA)
     McNulty
     Myrick
     Ortiz
     Parker
     Roybal-Allard
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.68.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. LOWEY:

       Page 109, after line 24, add the following:
       sec. 648. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes 
     a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except 
     where the contract also includes a provision for 
     contraceptive coverage.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with 
     any of the following religious plans:
       (1) SelectCare.
       (2) PersonalCaresHMO.
       (3) Care Choices.
       (4) OSF Health Plans, Inc.
       (5) Yellowstone Community Health Plan.

It was decided in the

Yeas

224

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

198

para.68.18                   [Roll No. 290]

                                AYES--224

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman

[[Page 1203]]


     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--198

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Clayton
     Filner
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Hill
     John
     Kennelly
     Lewis (GA)
     McNulty
     Ortiz
     Parker
     Roybal-Allard
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.68.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SANDERS:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 648. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to make any loan or credit in excess of $250,000,000 
     to a foreign entity or government of a foreign country 
     through the exchange stabilization fund under section 5302 of 
     title 31, United States Code.

It was decided in the

Yeas

195

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

226

para.68.20                   [Roll No. 291]

                                AYES--195

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blunt
     Bono
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Lee
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Owens
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--226

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Archer
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond

[[Page 1204]]


     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Vento
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Clayton
     Filner
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Hill
     John
     Kennelly
     Lewis (GA)
     McNulty
     Ortiz
     Parker
     Roybal-Allard
     Waters
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.68.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New 
Jersey:

       Add at the end of the bill:
       Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, no funds in this 
     Act may be used to require any contract to include a term for 
     coverage of abortifacients.

It was decided in the

Yeas

198

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

222

para.68.22                   [Roll No. 292]

                                AYES--198

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--222

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Clayton
     Filner
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Hill
     John
     Kennelly
     Lewis (GA)
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Ortiz
     Parker
     Roybal-Allard
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, resumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DREIER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 498, reported 
the bill back to the House with sundry amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 39, line 13, insert after ``$33,700,000'' the 
     following: ``(increased by $2,800,000 to be used for 
     enforcement activities)''.
       Page 40, line 25, insert after ``$482,100,000'' the 
     following: ``(reduced by $2,800,000)''.
       Page 41, line 22, insert after ``$5,626,928,000'' the 
     following: ``(reduced by $2,800,000)''.
       Page 46, line 21, insert after ``$2,583,261,000'' the 
     following: ``(reduced by $2,800,000)''.
       Page 48, line 23, insert after ``$5,626,928,000'' the 
     following: ``(reduced by $2,800,000)''.

       Page 58, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by 
     $2,000,000)''.

       On Page 109, after line 24, insert the following:
       Sec. 648. None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
     other Act may be used to fund United States Postal Service 
     participation in the Universal Postal Union.

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. LIMITATION.

       No funds appropriated for the United States Postal Service 
     under this Act may be expended by the Postal Service to 
     initiate new nonpostal commercial activities or pack and send 
     services.

       Page 109, after line 24, add the following:
       sec. 648. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes 
     a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except 
     where the contract also includes a provision for 
     contraceptive coverage.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with 
     any of the following religious plans:
       (1) SelectCare.
       (2) PersonalCaresHMO.
       (3) Care Choices.
       (4) OSF Health Plans, Inc.
       (5) Yellowstone Community Health Plan.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

218

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

203

para.68.23                   [Roll No. 293]

                                YEAS--218

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins

[[Page 1205]]


     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Clayton
     Filner
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Hill
     John
     Kennelly
     Lewis (GA)
     McDade
     McNulty
     Ortiz
     Parker
     Roybal-Allard
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.68.24  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, cross references, and 
punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, technical, 
conforming, and other changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions 
of the House in amending the bill.

para.68.25  h.r. 3731--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5 of rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on the passage of 
the bill (H.R. 3731) to designate the auditorium located within the 
Sandia Technology Transfer Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the 
``Steve Schiff Auditorium''.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

409

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.68.26                   [Roll No. 294]

                                YEAS--409

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions

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     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Bateman
     Berman
     Clayton
     Dooley
     Filner
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hill
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Kennelly
     Klink
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McDade
     McNulty
     Ortiz
     Parker
     Regula
     Roybal-Allard
     Salmon
     Shuster
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.68.27  submission of conference report--h.r. 629

  Mr. BLILEY submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-630) on the 
bill (H.R. 629) to grant the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-
Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact; together with a statement 
thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.68.28  homeowners protection

  On motion of Mr. LEACH, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 318) to require automatic cancellation and notice of cancellation 
rights with respect to private mortgage insurance which is required as a 
condition for entering into a residential mortgage transaction, to 
abolish the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board, and for other 
purposes; together with the following amendments of the Senate to the 
amendments of the House thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Page 5, after line 4, of the House engrossed amendment, 
     insert:

     SEC. 12. AMENDMENT TO HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.

       Section 481(a)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1088(a)(4)) is amended by--
       (1) inserting the subparagraph designation ``(A)'' 
     immediately after the paragraph designation ``(4)'';
       (2) redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) 
     and (ii), respectively; and
       (3) adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A)(i) shall not apply to a nonprofit 
     institution whose primary function is to provide health care 
     educational services (or an affiliate of such an institution 
     that has the power, by contract or ownership interest, to 
     direct or cause the direction of the institution's management 
     or policies) that files for bankruptcy under chapter 11 of 
     title 11 of the United States Code between July 1, and 
     December 31, 1998.''.
       Page 28, line 1, of the Senate engrossed bill, strike out 
     ``SEC. 12'' and insert ``SEC. 13''.
       Page 28, line 2, of the Senate engrossed bill, strike out 
     ``13'' and insert ``14''.
       Page 28, line 4, of the Senate engrossed bill, strike out 
     ``SEC. 13'' and insert ``SEC. 14''. 

  On motion of Mr. LEACH, said Senate amendments to the House amendments 
were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendments to the 
House amendments were agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.68.29  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1283. An Act to award congressional gold medals to Jean 
     Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, 
     Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed 
     Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and Jefferson Thomas, 
     commonly referred collectively as the ``Little Rock Nine'' on 
     the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the integration of 
     the Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

para.68.30  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 1273. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the National Science Foundation, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 2870. An Act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to facilitate protection of tropical forests through 
     debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
     forests.
       H.R. 3156. An Act to present a congressional gold medal to 
     Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.

para.68.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. CLAYTON, for today after 4 p.m.;
  To Mr. FORD, for today after 5:30 p.m. and balance of the week;
  To Mr. ORTIZ, for today after 5 p.m. and balance of the week; and
  To Ms. SLAUGHTER, for today before 5 p.m.
  And then,

para.68.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PALLONE, at 11 o'clock and 26 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.68.33  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3633. A bill 
     to amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to 
     place limitations on controlled substances brought into the 
     United States from Mexico (Rept. No. 105-629, Pt. 1). Ordered 
     to be printed.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 629. A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to the 
     Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact (Rept. No. 
     105-630). Ordered to be printed.

para.68.34  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 3633. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than July 16, 1998.

para.68.35  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bill and report were delivered to the Clerk 
for printing, and bill referred as follows:

       Mr. SMITH of Oregon: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 3654. A 
     bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to require 
     the President to report to Congress on any selective embargo 
     on agricultural commodities, to provide a termination date 
     for the embargo, to provide greater assurances for contract 
     sanctity, and for other purposes; with an amendment; referred 
     to the Committee on International Relations for a period 
     ending not later than August 7, 1998, for a period ending not 
     later than August 7, 1998 for consideration of such 
     provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(i), rule 
     X (Rept. No. 105-631, Pt. 1).

para.68.36  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Commerce discharged 
from further consideration. H.R. 3633 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.68.37  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. JOHN (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 4235. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct 
     research, monitoring, education, and management activities 
     for the prevention, reduction, and control of harmful algal 
     blooms, including blooms of Pfiesteria piscicida and other 
     aquatic toxins, hypoxia, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. McIntosh):
       H.R. 4236. A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to 
     limit the restriction on carriage of certain noncontainerized 
     agricultural and bulk cargoes in coastwise trade by foreign-
     built freight vessels; to the Com

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     mittee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 4237. A bill to amend the District of Columbia 
     Convention Center and Sports Arena Authorization Act of 1995 
     to revise the revenues and activities covered under such Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Shays, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut):
       H.R. 4238. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish 
     requirements in the case of pension plans covering less than 
     100 participants relating to entities that hold plan assets 
     and annual asset statements regarding such assets; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McCollum, 
             and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 4239. A bill to revise the banking and bankruptcy 
     insolvency laws with respect to the termination and netting 
     of financial contracts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition 
     to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Cox of California):
       H.R. 4240. A bill to provide that an action, including one 
     to recover damages, resulting from a computer date failure 
     shall be deemed to be based solely in contract when certain 
     conditions have been met, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 4241. A bill to amend the Head Start Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Scott, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 4242. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to require that discharges from combined storm 
     and sanitary sewers conform to the Combined Sewer Overflow 
     Control Policy of the Environmental Protection Agency, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 4243. A bill to reduce waste, fraud, and error in 
     Government programs by making improvements with respect to 
     Federal management and debt collection practices, Federal 
     payment systems, and Federal benefit programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 4244. A bill to amend the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) to provide for 
     measurement of the performance of the Federal procurement 
     system, to enhance the training of the acquisition workforce, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bryant, 
             and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 4245. A bill to amend section 1964 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to provide protection for nonviolent advocacy; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Thompson, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. LaHood, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Moran 
             of Kansas, Mr. John, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Thune, and 
             Mr. Jenkins):
       H.R. 4246. A bill to improve the provision of agricultural 
     credit to farmers and ranchers under the Consolidated Farm 
     and Rural Development Act; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself and Mr. Poshard):
       H.R. 4247. A bill to allow a credit against income tax for 
     contributions used for the construction and renovation of 
     public schools in certain high school districts; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Dingell, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4248. A bill to authorize the use of receipts from the 
     sale of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps to 
     promote additional stamp purchases; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Chambliss):
       H.R. 4249. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to make optional the requirement that a State seek 
     adjustment or recovery from an individual's estate of any 
     medical assistance correctly paid on behalf of the individual 
     under the State plan under such title; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Archer, 
             Mr. Bliley, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Fawell, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Goss, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Talent, Ms. Granger, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Fowler, 
             Mr. Spence, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Herger, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Upton, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Mica, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Latham, Mr. Fox 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Ney, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Regula):
       H.R. 4250. A bill to provide new patient protections under 
     group health plans; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Riley, and 
             Mr. Gallegly):
       H.R. 4251. A bill to provide for the assessment of civil 
     penalties for aliens who illegally enter the United States 
     and for persons smuggling aliens within the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 4252. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to revise the interim payment system for home 
     health care furnished to Medicare beneficiaries; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 4253. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to establish a maximum amount limitation on the exchange 
     rates used in international wire transfers originating in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Kasich):
       H.R. 4254. A bill to amend the Community Services Block 
     Grant to provide for the establishment of demonstration 
     projects designed to determine the social, civic, 
     psychological, and economic effects of providing to 
     individuals and families with limited means an incentive to 
     accumulate assets and to determine the extent to which an 
     asset-based policy may be used to enable individuals and 
     families with limited means to increase their economic self-
     sufficiency; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Wamp, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 4255. A bill to assist States in providing individuals 
     a credit against State income taxes or a comparable benefit 
     for contributions to charitable organizations working to 
     prevent or reduce poverty and to protect and encourage 
     donations to charitable organizations; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Sanford):
       H.R. 4256. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for individual security accounts funded by 
     employee and

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     employer Social Security payroll deductions, to extend the 
     solvency of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Goodling, 
             Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4257. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to permit certain youth to perform certain work with 
     wood products; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bob Schaffer, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. McHale, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Cunningham, and Mrs. Fowler):
       H.R. 4258. A bill to penalize States that release 
     individuals convicted of murder, rape, or a dangerous sexual 
     offense involving a child under the age of 14; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SNOWBARGER:
       H.R. 4259. A bill to allow Haskell Indian Nations 
     University and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 
     each to conduct a demonstration project to test the 
     feasibility and desirability of new personnel management 
     policies and procedures, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SNOWBARGER:
       H.R. 4260. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     limit the number of years a Member of Congress may 
     participate in the Civil Service Retirement System or the 
     Federal Employees' Retirement System, to deny Federal 
     retirement benefits to any Member convicted of a felony, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4261. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 709 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A. 
     Saunders Federal Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Goss, Mr. Shaw, 
             Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 298. Concurrent resolution expressing deepest 
     condolences to the State and people of Florida for the losses 
     suffered as a result of the wild land fires occurring in June 
     and July 1998, expressing support to the State and people of 
     Florida as they overcome the effects of the fires, and 
     commending the heroic efforts of firefighters from across the 
     Nation in battling the fires; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Ensign, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, and Mr. 
             LaTourette):
       H. Con. Res. 299. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that executive departments and agencies 
     must maintain the division of governmental responsibilities 
     between the national government and the States that was 
     intended by the framers of the Constitution, and must ensure 
     that the principles of federalism established by the framers 
     guide the executive departments and agencies in the 
     formulation and implementation of policies; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Con. Res. 300. Concurrent resolution affirming United 
     States commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Solomon, and 
             Mr. Hastert):
       H. Res. 503. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to provide for mandatory drug testing of 
     Members, officers, and employees of the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on Rules. 

para.68.38  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. YOUNG of Florida introduced a bill (H.R. 4262) to 
     authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
     certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
     employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Orca; which 
     was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para.68.39  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 20: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 145: Ms. Lee and Mr. Gephardt.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Pallone and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 162: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 465: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 884: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Paxon and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Cannon and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Forbes, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1234: Ms. Lee and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Pitts, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1813: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 1850: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Cook, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2504: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 2541: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 2547: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Markey, 
     Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 2609: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 2701: Mr. Frost and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Collins, Mr. Clay, Mr. Weller, 
     Mrs. Bono, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 2802: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 2946: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 3053: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 3066: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3067: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Berman and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 3240: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 3248: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 3318: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 3341: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Peterson, of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. McCarthy, of New York, Mr. Moran 
     of Kansas, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. McInnis, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Petri, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Sawyer, and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 3400: Ms. Lee and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 3496: Mr. Conyers, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
     Carson, Mr. Frost, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Clay, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
     Stokes, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Waters, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 3615: Mr. Martinez, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 3622: Mr. Frost, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 3629: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Miller of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 3637: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 3726: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 3731: Mr. Blagojevich and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 3795: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Towns, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Torres, Mr. Leach, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 3807: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 3843: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Condit, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Towns, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Christian-
     Green, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     Lantos, Ms. Harman, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 3885: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 3925: Mr. Sanders, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Olver, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 3933: Mr. Bateman and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 3942: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Towns, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
     Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 3946: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Torres, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Combest, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Hefley.

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       H.R. 3981: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Castle, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Doyle, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Souder, Mr. Wolf, and 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 3990: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 3991: Mr. Nussle and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 4032: Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 4062: Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 4071: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 4075: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 4092: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 4118: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 4121: Mr. Green.
       H.R. 4152: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 4154: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 4160: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. 
     Goode.
       H.R. 4188: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 4196: Mr. Pombo and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 4217: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 4219: Mr. Kleczka and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 4220: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 4228: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 4232: Mr. Royce, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Callahan.
       H.J. Res. 123: Mr. Frost, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. 
     Goodling.
       H. Con. Res. 27: Ms. Lee, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H. Con. Res. 154: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Sanders.
       H. Con. Res. 239: Mr. Lantos.
       H. Con. Res. 249: Mr. Hinchey.
       H. Con. Res. 274: Mr. Shays, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Kildee, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Schumer.
       H. Res. 212: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Gutierrez.



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                       FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1998 (69)

para.69.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 17, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable E. Clay Shaw, Jr., to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.69.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, July 16, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.69.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10038. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of 
     Columbia, Virginia, Maryland; 1990 Base Year Emission 
     Inventory for the Metropolitan Washington, DC Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area [DC038-2009a, MD058-3026a, VA083-5035a; 
     FRL-6120-6] received July 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10039. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Revised 
     Format for Materials Being Incorporated by Reference for New 
     Mexico and Albuquerque [NM35-1-7366; FRL-6118-4] received 
     July 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10040. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of 
     Columbia; 15 Percent Plan for the Metropolitan Washington, 
     D.C. Ozone Nonattainment Area [SIPTRAX No. DC-25-2010a; FRL-
     6120-3] received July 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10041. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO 
     049-109a; FRL-6118-3] received July 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10042. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Maintenance Plan Revisions; Ohio [OH115-2; 
     FRL-6120-7] received July 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10043. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sodium Chlorate; 
     Extension of Exemption from Requirement of a Tolerance for 
     Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300673; FRL-5795-8] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received July 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10044. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Indiana [IN84-1a; FRL-
     6114-8] received June 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10045. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     report on military expenditures for countries receiving U.S. 
     assistance, pursuant to section 511(b) of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1993; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10046. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29248; Amdt. No. 1873] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10047. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29249; Amdt. No. 1874] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10048. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of VOR Federal Airway V-405; NY [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-AEA-30] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10049. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of VOR Federal Airway V-605; and Withdrawal of 
     Proposal to Establish VOR Federal Airway V-603; SC [Airspace 
     Docket No. 95-ASO-22] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 29, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10050. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Kotzebue, AK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AAL-5] received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10051. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-120 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-
     NM-304-AD; Amendment 39-10620; AD 98-13-29] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10052. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 
     Model G-159 (G-I) Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-302-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10621; AD 98-13-30] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10053. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica, 
     S.A. (EMBRAER), Model EMB-145 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     98-NM-181-AD; Amendment 39-10625; AD 98-13-34] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10054. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -
     400, and -500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-178-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10611; AD 98-11-52] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10055. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA [COTP San 
     Francisco Bay; 98-011] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 29, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10056. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA [COTP San 
     Francisco Bay; 98-010] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 29, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10057. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Qualifications for Tankermen and for Persons in Charge of 
     Transfers of Dangerous Liquids and Liquefied Gases [CGD 79-
     116] (RIN: 2115-AA03) received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10058. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Burlington Independence Day Fireworks, 
     Burlington Bay, Vermont [CGD01-98-058] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received June 29, 1998, pur

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     suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10059. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Independence Day Celebration Fireworks, Wards 
     Island, East River, New York [CGD01-98-070] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10060. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: City of Yonkers Fireworks, New York, Hudson 
     River [CGD01-98-044] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10061. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Cellular One Offshore Cup; San 
     Juan Bay and North of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico [CGD07-98-
     037] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10062. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Independence Day Celebration 
     Cumberland River miles 190-191, Nashville, TN [CGD08-98-025] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE46) received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10063. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Anchorage Area: Groton, CT [CGD01-97-014] (RIN: 2115-
     AA98) received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10064. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Deerfield Beach Super Boat Race, 
     Deerfield Beach, Florida [CGD07-98-024] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.69.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate passed bills and a concurrent resolution of 
the following titles, in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 2143. An Act to amend chapter 45 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to authorize the Administrative Assistant to the 
     Chief Justice to accept voluntary services, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 2316. An Act to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     submit to Congress a plan to ensure that all amounts accrued 
     on the books of the United States Enrichment Corporation for 
     the disposition of depleted uranium hexafluoride will be used 
     to treat and recycle depleted uranium hexafluoride.
       S. Con. Res. 88. Concurrent resolution calling on Japan to 
     have an open, competitive market for consumer photographic 
     film and paper and other sectors facing market access 
     barriers in Japan.

para.69.5  va-hud appropriations fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, pursuant to House Resolution 501 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4194) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. COMBEST as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.69.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc by Mr. STOKES:

       Page 18, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $97,000,000)''.
       Page 20, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $97,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

201

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negative

Nays

215

para.69.7                    [Roll No. 295]

                                AYES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--215

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Barton
     Doolittle
     Filner
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hill
     John
     Kennelly
     Lewis (GA)
     McNulty
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Parker
     Roybal-Allard
     Snyder
     Tanner
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.

para.69.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. LAZIO:

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                       DIVISION A--APPROPRIATIONS
       Page 91, line 4, strike ``This Act'' and insert ``Titles I, 
     II, III, and IV of this Act''.
       At the end of the bill (after the short title), insert the 
     following:

           DIVISION B--HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY

     SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the 
     ``Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     division is as follows:

           DIVISION B--HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY

Sec. 1001. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 1002. Permanent applicability.
Sec. 1003. Declaration of policy to renew American neighborhoods.

                      TITLE XI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1101. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 1102. Definitions.
Sec. 1103. Organization of public housing agencies.
Sec. 1104. Determination of adjusted income and median income.
Sec. 1105. Community work and family self-sufficiency requirements.
Sec. 1106. Local housing management plans.
Sec. 1107. Review of plans.
Sec. 1108. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 1109. Pet ownership.
Sec. 1110. Administrative grievance procedure.
Sec. 1111. Headquarters reserve fund.
Sec. 1112. Labor standards.
Sec. 1113. Nondiscrimination.
Sec. 1114. Prohibition on use of funds.
Sec. 1115. Inapplicability to Indian housing.
Sec. 1116. Regulations.

                       TITLE XII--PUBLIC HOUSING

                        Subtitle A--Block Grants

Sec. 1201. Block grant contracts.
Sec. 1202. Grant authority, amount, and eligibility.
Sec. 1203. Eligible and required activities.
Sec. 1204. Determination of grant allocation.
Sec. 1205. Sanctions for improper use of amounts.

           Subtitle B--Admissions and Occupancy Requirements

Sec. 1221. Low-income housing requirement.
Sec. 1222. Family eligibility.
Sec. 1223. Preferences for occupancy.
Sec. 1224. Admission procedures.
Sec. 1225. Family choice of rental payment.
Sec. 1226. Lease requirements.
Sec. 1227. Designated housing for elderly and disabled families.

                         Subtitle C--Management

Sec. 1231. Management procedures.
Sec. 1232. Housing quality requirements.
Sec. 1233. Employment of residents.
Sec. 1234. Resident councils and resident management corporations.
Sec. 1235. Management by resident management corporation.
Sec. 1236. Transfer of management of certain housing to independent 
              manager at request of residents.
Sec. 1237. Resident opportunity program.

                       Subtitle D--Homeownership

Sec. 1251. Resident homeownership programs.

Subtitle E--Disposition, Demolition, and Revitalization of Developments

Sec. 1261. Requirements for demolition and disposition of developments.
Sec. 1262. Demolition, site revitalization, replacement housing, and 
              choice-based assistance grants for developments.
Sec. 1263. Voluntary voucher system for public housing.

                Subtitle F--Mixed-Finance Public Housing

Sec. 1271. Authority.
Sec. 1272. Mixed-finance housing developments.
Sec. 1273. Mixed-finance housing plan.
Sec. 1274. Rent levels for housing financed with low-income housing tax 
              credit.
Sec. 1275. Carry-over of assistance for replaced housing.

                     Subtitle G--General Provisions

Sec. 1281. Payment of non-Federal share.
Sec. 1282. Authorization of appropriations for block grants.
Sec. 1283. Funding for operation safe home.
Sec. 1284. Funding for relocation of victims of domestic violence.

 TITLE XIII--CHOICE-BASED RENTAL HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE 
                        FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

                         Subtitle A--Allocation

Sec. 1301. Authority to provide housing assistance amounts.
Sec. 1302. Contracts with PHA's.
Sec. 1303. Eligibility of PHA's for assistance amounts.
Sec. 1304. Allocation of amounts.
Sec. 1305. Administrative fees.
Sec. 1306. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 1307. Conversion of section 8 assistance.
Sec. 1308. Recapture and reuse of annual contract project reserves 
              under choice-based housing assistance and section 8 
              tenant-based assistance programs.

   Subtitle B--Choice-Based Housing Assistance for Eligible Families

Sec. 1321. Eligible families and preferences for assistance.
Sec. 1322. Resident contribution.
Sec. 1323. Rental indicators.
Sec. 1324. Lease terms.
Sec. 1325. Termination of tenancy.
Sec. 1326. Eligible owners.
Sec. 1327. Selection of dwelling units.
Sec. 1328. Eligible dwelling units.
Sec. 1329. Homeownership option.
Sec. 1330. Assistance for rental of manufactured homes.

    Subtitle C--Payment of Housing Assistance on Behalf of Assisted 
                                Families

Sec. 1351. Housing assistance payments contracts.
Sec. 1352. Amount of monthly assistance payment.
Sec. 1353. Payment standards.
Sec. 1354. Reasonable rents.
Sec. 1355. Prohibition of assistance for vacant rental units.

            Subtitle D--General and Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 1371. Definitions.
Sec. 1372. Rental assistance fraud recoveries.
Sec. 1373. Study regarding geographic concentration of assisted 
              families.
Sec. 1374. Study regarding rental assistance.

               TITLE XIV--HOME RULE FLEXIBLE GRANT OPTION

Sec. 1401. Purpose.
Sec. 1402. Flexible grant program.
Sec. 1403. Covered housing assistance.
Sec. 1404. Program requirements.
Sec. 1405. Applicability of certain provisions.
Sec. 1406. Application.
Sec. 1407. Training.
Sec. 1408. Accountability.
Sec. 1409. Definitions.

   TITLE XV--ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES

Subtitle A--Study of Alternative Methods for Evaluating Public Housing 
                                Agencies

Sec. 1501. In general.
Sec. 1502. Purposes.
Sec. 1503. Evaluation of various performance evaluation systems.
Sec. 1504. Consultation.
Sec. 1505. Contract to conduct study.
Sec. 1506. Report.
Sec. 1507. Funding.
Sec. 1508. Effective date.

         Subtitle B--Housing Evaluation and Accreditation Board

Sec. 1521. Establishment.
Sec. 1522. Membership.
Sec. 1523. Functions.
Sec. 1524. Powers.
Sec. 1525. Fees.
Sec. 1526. GAO audit.

    Subtitle C--Interim Applicability of Public Housing Management 
                           Assessment Program

Sec. 1531. Interim applicability.
Sec. 1532. Management assessment indicators.
Sec. 1533. Designation of PHA's.
Sec. 1534. On-site inspection of troubled PHA's.
Sec. 1535. Administration.

   Subtitle D--Accountability and Oversight Standards and Procedures

Sec. 1541. Audits.
Sec. 1542. Performance agreements for authorities at risk of becoming 
              troubled.
Sec. 1543. Performance agreements and CDBG sanctions for troubled 
              PHA's.
Sec. 1544. Option to demand conveyance of title to or possession of 
              public housing.
Sec. 1545. Removal of ineffective PHA's.
Sec. 1546. Mandatory takeover of chronically troubled PHA's.
Sec. 1547. Treatment of troubled PHA's.
Sec. 1548. Maintenance of records.
Sec. 1549. Annual reports regarding troubled PHA's.
Sec. 1550. Applicability to resident management corporations.
Sec. 1551. Advisory council for Housing Authority of New Orleans.

               TITLE XVI--REPEALS AND RELATED AMENDMENTS

      Subtitle A--Repeals, Effective Date, and Savings Provisions

Sec. 1601. Effective date and repeal of United States Housing Act of 
              1937.
Sec. 1602. Other repeals.

  Subtitle B--Other Provisions Relating to Public Housing and Rental 
                          Assistance Programs

Sec. 1621. Allocation of elderly housing amounts.
Sec. 1622. Pet ownership.
Sec. 1623. Review of drug elimination program contracts.
Sec. 1624. Amendments to Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination 
              Act of 1990.

  Subtitle C--Limitations Relating to Occupancy in Federally Assisted 
                                Housing

Sec. 1641. Screening of applicants.
Sec. 1642. Termination of tenancy and assistance for illegal drug users 
              and alcohol abusers.
Sec. 1643. Lease requirements.
Sec. 1644. Availability of criminal records for tenant screening and 
              eviction.
Sec. 1645. Definitions.

      TITLE XVII--AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 1701. Rural housing assistance.
Sec. 1702. Treatment of occupancy standards.
Sec. 1703. Implementation of plan.
Sec. 1704. Income eligibility for HOME and CDBG programs.
Sec. 1705. Prohibition of use of CDBG grants for employment relocation 
              activities.

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Sec. 1706. Regional cooperation under CDBG economic development 
              initiative.
Sec. 1707. Use of American products.
Sec. 1708. Consultation with affected areas in settlement of 
              litigation.
Sec. 1709. Treatment of PHA repayment agreement.
Sec. 1710. Use of assisted housing by aliens.
Sec. 1711. Protection of senior homeowners under reverse mortgage 
              program.
Sec. 1712. Conversion of section 8 tenant-based assistance to project-
              based assistance in the Borough of Tamaqua.
Sec. 1713. Housing counseling.
Sec. 1714. Transfer of surplus real property for providing housing for 
              low- and moderate-income families.
Sec. 1715. Effective date.

     SEC. 1002. PERMANENT APPLICABILITY.

       Upon effectiveness pursuant to section 1601(a), the 
     provisions of this division and the amendments made by this 
     division shall apply thereafter, except to the extent 
     otherwise specifically provided in this division or the 
     amendments made by this division.

     SEC. 1003. DECLARATION OF POLICY TO RENEW AMERICAN 
                   NEIGHBORHOODS.

       The Congress hereby declares that--
       (1) the Federal Government has a responsibility to promote 
     the general welfare of the Nation--
       (A) by using Federal resources to aid families and 
     individuals seeking affordable homes that are safe, clean, 
     and healthy and, in particular, assisting responsible, 
     deserving citizens who cannot provide fully for themselves 
     because of temporary circumstances or factors beyond their 
     control;
       (B) by working to ensure a thriving national economy and a 
     strong private housing market; and
       (C) by developing effective partnerships among the Federal 
     Government, State and local governments, and private entities 
     that allow government to accept responsibility for fostering 
     the development of a healthy marketplace and allow families 
     to prosper without government involvement in their day-to-day 
     activities;
       (2) the Federal Government cannot through its direct action 
     alone provide for the housing of every American citizen, or 
     even a majority of its citizens, but it is the responsibility 
     of the Government to promote and protect the independent and 
     collective actions of private citizens to develop housing and 
     strengthen their own neighborhoods;
       (3) the Federal Government should act where there is a 
     serious need that private citizens or groups cannot or are 
     not addressing responsibly;
       (4) housing is a fundamental and necessary component of 
     bringing true opportunity to people and communities in need, 
     but providing physical structures to house low-income 
     families will not by itself pull generations up from poverty;
       (5) it is a goal of our Nation that all citizens have 
     decent and affordable housing; and
       (6) our Nation should promote the goal of providing decent 
     and affordable housing for all citizens through the efforts 
     and encouragement of Federal, State, and local governments, 
     and by the independent and collective actions of private 
     citizens, organizations, and the private sector.

                      TITLE XI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1101. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this division is to promote safe, clean, and 
     healthy housing that is affordable to low-income families, 
     and thereby contribute to the supply of affordable housing, 
     by--
       (1) deregulating and decontrolling public housing agencies, 
     thereby enabling them to perform as property and asset 
     managers;
       (2) providing for more flexible use of Federal assistance 
     to public housing agencies, allowing the authorities to 
     leverage and combine assistance amounts with amounts obtained 
     from other sources;
       (3) facilitating mixed income communities;
       (4) increasing accountability and rewarding effective 
     management of public housing agencies;
       (5) creating incentives and economic opportunities for 
     residents of dwelling units assisted by public housing 
     agencies to work, become self-sufficient, and transition out 
     of public housing and federally assisted dwelling units;
       (6) recreating the existing rental assistance voucher 
     program so that the use of vouchers and relationships between 
     landlords and tenants under the program operate in a manner 
     that more closely resembles the private housing market; and
       (7) remedying troubled public housing agencies and 
     replacing or revitalizing severely distressed public housing 
     developments.

     SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this division, the following definitions 
     shall apply:
       (1) Acquisition cost.--When used in reference to public 
     housing, the term ``acquisition cost'' means the amount 
     prudently expended by a public housing agency in acquiring 
     property for a public housing development.
       (2) Development.--The terms ``public housing development'' 
     and ``development'' (when used in reference to public 
     housing) mean--
       (A) public housing; and
       (B) the improvement of any such housing.
       (3) Disabled family.--The term ``disabled family'' means a 
     family whose head (or his or her spouse), or whose sole 
     member, is a person with disabilities. Such term includes 2 
     or more persons with disabilities living together, and 1 or 
     more such persons living with 1 or more persons determined 
     under the regulations of the Secretary to be essential to 
     their care or well-being.
       (4) Drug-related criminal activity.--The term ``drug-
     related criminal activity'' means the illegal manufacture, 
     sale, distribution, use, or possession with intent to 
     manufacture, sell, distribute, or use, of a controlled 
     substance (as such term is defined in section 102 of the 
     Controlled Substances Act).
       (5) Effective date.--The term ``effective date'', when used 
     in reference to this division, means the effective date 
     determined under section 1601(a).
       (6) Elderly families and near elderly families.--The terms 
     ``elderly family'' and ``near-elderly family'' mean a family 
     whose head (or his or her spouse), or whose sole member, is 
     an elderly person or a near-elderly person, respectively. 
     Such terms include 2 or more elderly persons or near-elderly 
     persons living together, and 1 or more such persons living 
     with 1 or more persons determined under the regulations of 
     the Secretary to be essential to their care or well-being.
       (7) Elderly person.--The term ``elderly person'' means a 
     person who is at least 62 years of age.
       (8) Eligible public housing agency.--The term ``eligible 
     public housing agency'' means, with respect to a fiscal year, 
     a public housing agency that is eligible under section 
     1202(d) for a grant under this title.
       (9) Family.--The term ``family'' includes a family with or 
     without children, an elderly family, a near-elderly family, a 
     disabled family, and a single person.
       (10) Group home and independent living facility.--The terms 
     ``group home'' and ``independent living facility'' have the 
     meanings given such terms in section 811(k) of the Cranston-
     Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
       (11) Income.--The term ``income'' means, with respect to a 
     family, income from all sources of each member of the 
     household, as determined in accordance with criteria 
     prescribed by the applicable public housing agency and the 
     Secretary, except that the following amounts shall be 
     excluded:
       (A) Any amounts not actually received by the family.
       (B) Any amounts that would be eligible for exclusion under 
     section 1613(a)(7) of the Social Security Act.
       (12) Local housing management plan.--The term ``local 
     housing management plan'' means, with respect to any fiscal 
     year, the plan under section 1106 of a public housing agency 
     for such fiscal year.
       (13) Low-income family.--The term ``low-income family'' 
     means a family whose income does not exceed 80 percent of the 
     median income for the area, as determined by the Secretary 
     with adjustments for smaller and larger families, except that 
     the Secretary may, for purposes of this paragraph, establish 
     income ceilings higher or lower than 80 percent of the median 
     for the area on the basis of the public housing agency's 
     findings that such variations are necessary because of 
     unusually high or low family incomes.
       (14) Low-income housing.--The term ``low-income housing'' 
     means dwellings that comply with the requirements--
       (A) under title XII for assistance under such title for the 
     dwellings; or
       (B) under title XIII for rental assistance payments under 
     such title for the dwellings.
       (15) Near-elderly person.--The term ``near-elderly person'' 
     means a person who is at least 55 years of age.
       (16) Operation.--When used in reference to public housing, 
     the term ``operation'' means any or all undertakings 
     appropriate for management, operation, services, maintenance, 
     security (including the cost of security personnel), or 
     financing in connection with a public housing development, 
     including the financing of resident programs and services.
       (17) Person with disabilities.--The term ``person with 
     disabilities'' means a person who--
       (A) has a disability as defined in section 223 of the 
     Social Security Act,
       (B) is determined, pursuant to regulations issued by the 
     Secretary, to have a physical, mental, or emotional 
     impairment which (i) is expected to be of long-continued and 
     indefinite duration, (ii) substantially impedes his or her 
     ability to live independently, and (iii) is of such a nature 
     that such ability could be improved by more suitable housing 
     conditions, or
       (C) has a developmental disability as defined in section 
     102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 
     Rights Act.
     Such term shall not exclude persons who have the disease of 
     acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or any conditions arising 
     from the etiologic agent for acquired immunodeficiency 
     syndrome. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     individual shall be considered a person with disabilities, 
     for purposes of eligibility for public housing under title 
     XII of this Act, solely on the basis of any drug or alcohol 
     dependence. The Secretary shall consult with other 
     appropriate Federal agencies to implement the preceding 
     sentence.
       (18) Production.--When used in reference to public housing, 
     the term ``production'' means any or all undertakings 
     necessary for planning, land acquisition, financing, 
     demolition, construction, or equipment, in connection with 
     the construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of a 
     property for use as a public housing development, including 
     activity in connection with a public housing development that 
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     struction, remodeling, or repair of existing buildings.
       (19) Production cost.--When used in reference to public 
     housing, the term ``production cost'' means the costs 
     incurred by a public housing agency for production of public 
     housing and the necessary financing for production (including 
     the payment of carrying charges and acquisition costs).
       (20) Public housing.--The term ``public housing'' means 
     housing, and all necessary appurtenances thereto, that--
       (A) is low-income housing, low-income dwelling units in 
     mixed-finance housing (as provided in subtitle F of title 
     XII), or low-income dwelling units in mixed income housing 
     (as provided in section 1221(c)(2)); and
       (B)(i) is subject to an annual block grant contract under 
     title XII; or
       (ii) was subject to an annual block grant contract under 
     title XII (or an annual contributions contract under the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937) which is not in effect, 
     but for which occupancy is limited in accordance with the 
     requirements under section 1222(a).
       (21) Public housing agency.--The term ``public housing 
     agency'' is defined in section 1103.
       (22) Resident council.--The term ``resident council'' means 
     an organization or association that meets the requirements of 
     section 1234(a).
       (23) Resident management corporation.--The term ``resident 
     management corporation'' means a corporation that meets the 
     requirements of section 1234(b)(2).
       (24) Resident program.--The term ``resident programs and 
     services'' means programs and services for families residing 
     in public housing developments. Such term may include (A) the 
     development and maintenance of resident organizations which 
     participate in the management of public housing developments, 
     (B) the training of residents to manage and operate the 
     public housing development and the utilization of their 
     services in management and operation of the development, (C) 
     counseling on household management, housekeeping, budgeting, 
     money management, homeownership issues, child care, and 
     similar matters, (D) advice regarding resources for job 
     training and placement, education, welfare, health, and other 
     community services, (E) services that are directly related to 
     meeting resident needs and providing a wholesome living 
     environment; and (F) referral to appropriate agencies in the 
     community when necessary for the provision of such services. 
     To the maximum extent available and appropriate, existing 
     public and private agencies in the community shall be used 
     for the provision of such services.
       (25) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development.
       (26) State.--The term ``State'' means the States of the 
     United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and any 
     other territory or possession of the United States and Indian 
     tribes.
       (27) Very low-income family.--The term ``very low-income 
     family'' means a low-income family whose income does not 
     exceed 50 percent of the median family income for the area, 
     as determined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller 
     and larger families, except that the Secretary may, for 
     purposes of this paragraph, establish income ceilings higher 
     or lower than 50 percent of the median for the area on the 
     basis of the public housing agency's findings that such 
     variations are necessary because of unusually high or low 
     family incomes.

     SEC. 1103. ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES.

       (a) Requirements.--For purposes of this division, the terms 
     ``public housing agency'' and ``agency'' mean any entity 
     that--
       (1) is--
       (A) a public housing agency that was authorized under the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 to engage in or assist in 
     the development or operation of low-income housing;
       (B) authorized under this division to engage in or assist 
     in the development or operation of low-income housing by any 
     State, county, municipality, or other governmental body or 
     public entity;
       (C) an entity authorized by State law to administer choice-
     based housing assistance under title XIII; or
       (D) an entity selected by the Secretary, pursuant to 
     subtitle D of title XV, to manage housing; and
       (2) complies with the requirements under subsection (b).
     The term does not include any entity that is an Indian 
     housing authority for purposes of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (as in effect before the effectiveness of the 
     Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
     of 1996) or a tribally designated housing entity, as such 
     term is defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996.
       (b) Governance.--
       (1) Board of directors.--Each public housing agency shall 
     have a board of directors or other form of governance as 
     prescribed in State or local law. No person may be barred 
     from serving on such board or body because of such person's 
     residency in a public housing development or status as an 
     assisted family under title XIII.
       (2) Resident membership.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in 
     localities in which a public housing agency is governed by a 
     board of directors or other similar body, the board or body 
     shall include not less than 1 member who is an elected public 
     housing resident member (as such term is defined in paragraph 
     (5)).
       (B) Exceptions.--The requirement in subparagraph (A) with 
     respect to elected public housing resident members shall not 
     apply to--
       (i) any State or local governing body that serves as a 
     public housing agency for purposes of this division and whose 
     responsibilities include substantial activities other than 
     acting as the public housing agency, except that such 
     requirement shall apply to any advisory committee or 
     organization that is established by such governing body and 
     whose responsibilities relate only to the governing body's 
     functions as a public housing agency for purposes of this 
     division;
       (ii) any public housing agency that owns or operates less 
     than 250 public housing dwelling units (including any agency 
     that does not own or operate public housing); or
       (iii) any public housing agency in a State that requires 
     the members of the board of directors or other similar body 
     of a public housing agency to be salaried and to serve on a 
     full-time basis.
       (3) Full participation.--No public housing agency may limit 
     or restrict the capacity or offices in which a member of such 
     board or body may serve on such board or body solely because 
     of the member's status as a resident member.
       (4) Conflicts of interest.--The Secretary shall establish 
     guidelines to prevent conflicts of interest on the part of 
     members of the board or directors or governing body of a 
     public housing agency.
       (5) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (A) Elected public housing resident member.--The term 
     ``elected public housing resident member'' means, with 
     respect to the public housing agency involved, an individual 
     who is a resident member of the board of directors (or other 
     similar governing body of the agency) by reason of election 
     to such position pursuant to an election--
       (i) in which eligibility for candidacy in such election is 
     limited to individuals who--

       (I) maintain their principal residence in a dwelling unit 
     of public housing administered or assisted by the agency; and
       (II) have not been convicted of a felony;

       (ii) in which only residents of dwelling units of public 
     housing administered by the agency may vote; and
       (iii) that is conducted in accordance with standards and 
     procedures for such election, which shall be established by 
     the Secretary.
       (B) Resident member.--The term ``resident member'' means a 
     member of the board of directors or other similar governing 
     body of a public housing agency who is a resident of a public 
     housing dwelling unit owned, administered, or assisted by the 
     agency or is a member of an assisted family (as such term is 
     defined in section 1371) assisted by the agency.
       (c) Establishment of Policies.--Any rules, regulations, 
     policies, standards, and procedures necessary to implement 
     policies required under section 1106 to be included in the 
     local housing management plan for a public housing agency 
     shall be approved by the board of directors or similar 
     governing body of the agency and shall be publicly available 
     for review upon request.

     SEC. 1104. DETERMINATION OF ADJUSTED INCOME AND MEDIAN 
                   INCOME.

       (a) Adjusted Income.--For purposes of this division, the 
     term ``adjusted income'' means, with respect to a family, the 
     difference between the income of the members of the family 
     residing in a dwelling unit or the persons on a lease and the 
     amount of any income exclusions for the family under 
     subsections (b) and (c), as determined by the public housing 
     agency.
       (b) Mandatory Exclusions From Income.--In determining 
     adjusted income, a public housing agency shall exclude from 
     the annual income of a family the following amounts:
       (1) Elderly and disabled families.--$400 for any elderly or 
     disabled family.
       (2) Medical expenses.--The amount by which 3 percent of the 
     annual family income is exceeded by the sum of--
       (A) unreimbursed medical expenses of any elderly family;
       (B) unreimbursed medical expenses of any nonelderly family, 
     except that this subparagraph shall apply only to the extent 
     approved in appropriation Acts; and
       (C) unreimbursed reasonable attendant care and auxiliary 
     apparatus expenses for each handicapped member of the family, 
     to the extent necessary to enable any member of such family 
     (including such handicapped member) to be employed.
       (3) Child care expenses.--Any reasonable child care 
     expenses necessary to enable a member of the family to be 
     employed or to further his or her education.
       (4) Minors, students, and persons with disabilities.--$480 
     for each member of the family residing in the household 
     (other than the head of the household or his or her spouse) 
     who is less than 18 years of age or is attending school or 
     vocational training on a full-time basis, or who is 18 years 
     of age or older and is a person with disabilities.
       (5) Child support payments.--Any payment made by a member 
     of the family for the support and maintenance of any child 
     who does not reside in the household, except that the amount 
     excluded under this paragraph may not exceed $480 for each 
     child for whom such payment is made.

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       (6) Earned income of minors.--The amount of any earned 
     income of a member of the family who is not--
       (A) 18 years of age or older; and
       (B) the head of the household (or the spouse of the head of 
     the household).
       (c) Permissive Exclusions From Income.--In determining 
     adjusted income, a public housing agency may, in the 
     discretion of the agency, establish exclusions from the 
     annual income of a family. Such exclusions may include the 
     following amounts:
       (1) Excessive travel expenses.--Excessive travel expenses 
     in an amount not to exceed $25 per family per week, for 
     employment- or education-related travel.
       (2) Earned income.--An amount of any earned income of the 
     family, established at the discretion of the public housing 
     agency, which may be based on--
       (A) all earned income of the family,
       (B) the amount earned by particular members of the family;
       (C) the amount earned by families having certain 
     characteristics; or
       (D) the amount earned by families or members during certain 
     periods or from certain sources.
       (3) Others.--Such other amounts for other purposes, as the 
     public housing agency may establish.
       (d) Median Income.--In determining median incomes (of 
     persons, families, or households) for an area or establishing 
     any ceilings or limits based on income under this division, 
     the Secretary shall determine or establish area median 
     incomes and income ceilings and limits for Westchester and 
     Rockland Counties, in the State of New York, as if each such 
     county were an area not contained within the metropolitan 
     statistical area in which it is located. In determining such 
     area median incomes or establishing such income ceilings or 
     limits for the portion of such metropolitan statistical area 
     that does not include Westchester or Rockland Counties, the 
     Secretary shall determine or establish area median incomes 
     and income ceilings and limits as if such portion included 
     Westchester and Rockland Counties.
       (e) Availability of Income Matching Information.--
       (1) Disclosure to pha.--A public housing agency shall 
     require any family described in paragraph (2) who receives 
     information regarding income, earnings, wages, or 
     unemployment compensation from the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development pursuant to income verification procedures 
     of the Department to disclose such information, upon receipt 
     of the information, to the public housing agency that owns or 
     operates the public housing dwelling unit in which such 
     family resides or that provides the housing assistance on 
     behalf of such family, as applicable.
       (2) Applicability to families receiving public housing or 
     choice-based housing assistance.--A family described in this 
     paragraph is a family that resides in a dwelling unit--
       (A) that is a public housing dwelling unit; or
       (B) for which housing assistance is provided under title 
     XIII (or under the program for tenant-based assistance under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in 
     effect before the effective date of the repeal under section 
     1601(b) of this Act)).
       (3) Protection of applicants and participants.--Section 904 
     of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act 
     of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 3544) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) only in the case of an applicant or participant that 
     is a member of a family described in section 1104(e)(2) of 
     the Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997, sign 
     an agreement under which the applicant or participant agrees 
     to provide to the appropriate public housing agency the 
     information required under such section 1104(e)(1) of the 
     Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997 for the 
     sole purpose of the public housing agency verifying income 
     information pertinent to the applicant's or participant's 
     eligibility or level of benefits, and comply with such 
     agreement.''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in paragraph (2)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (I)--

       (I) by inserting before ``or'' the first place it appears 
     the following: ``, pursuant to section 1104(e)(1) of the 
     Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997 from the 
     applicant or participant,''; and
       (II) by inserting ``or 104(e)(1)'' after ``such section 
     303(i)''; and

       (ii) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, section 
     1104(e)(1) of the Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act 
     of 1997,'' after ``Social Security Act''; and
       (II) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or agreement, as 
     applicable,'' after ``consent'';
       (III) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``section 
     1104(e)(1) of the Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act 
     of 1997,'' after ``Social Security Act,''; and

       (IV) in subparagraph (B), by inserting `` such section 
     1104(e)(1),'' after ``such section 303(i),'' each place it 
     appears.

     SEC. 1105. COMMUNITY WORK AND FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Community Work Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), each 
     public housing agency shall require, as a condition of 
     occupancy of a public housing dwelling unit by a family and 
     of providing housing assistance under title XIII on behalf of 
     a family, that each adult member of the family shall 
     contribute not less than 8 hours of work per month (not 
     including political activities) within the community in which 
     the family resides, which may include work performed on 
     locations not owned by the public housing agency.
       (2) Employment status and liability.--The requirement under 
     paragraph (1) may not be construed to establish any 
     employment relationship between the public housing agency and 
     the member of the family subject to the work requirement 
     under such paragraph or to create any responsibility, duty, 
     or liability on the part of the public housing agency for 
     actions arising out of the work done by the member of the 
     family to comply with the requirement, except to the extent 
     that the member of the family is fulfilling the requirement 
     by working directly for such public housing agency.
       (3) Exemptions.--A public housing agency shall provide for 
     the exemption, from the applicability of the requirement 
     under paragraph (1), of each individual who is--
       (A) an elderly person;
       (B) a person with disabilities;
       (C) working, attending school or vocational training, or 
     otherwise complying with work requirements applicable under 
     other public assistance programs (as determined by the 
     agencies or organizations responsible for administering such 
     programs); or
       (D) otherwise physically impaired to the extent that they 
     are unable to comply with the requirement, as certified by a 
     doctor.
       (b) Requirement Regarding Target Date for Transition Out of 
     Assisted Housing.--
       (1) In general.--Each public housing agency shall require, 
     as a condition of occupancy of a public housing dwelling unit 
     by a family and of providing housing assistance under title 
     XIII on behalf of a family, that the family and the agency 
     enter into an agreement (included, pursuant to subsection 
     (d)(2)(C), as a term of an agreement under subsection (d)) 
     establishing a target date by which the family intends to 
     graduate from, terminate tenancy in, or no longer receive 
     public housing or housing assistance under title XIII.
       (2) Rights of occupancy.--This subsection may not be 
     construed (nor may any provision of subsection (d) or (e)) to 
     create a right on the part of any public housing agency to 
     evict or terminate assistance for a family solely on the 
     basis of any failure of the family to comply with the target 
     date established pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (3) Factors.--In establishing a target date pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) for a family that receives benefits for welfare 
     or public assistance from a State or other public agency 
     under a program that limits the duration during which such 
     benefits may be received, the public housing agency and the 
     family may take into consideration such time limit. This 
     section may not be construed to require any public housing 
     agency to adopt any such time limit on the duration of 
     welfare or public assistance benefits as the target date 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) for a resident.
       (4) Exemptions.--A public housing agency shall provide for 
     the exemption, from the applicability of the requirements 
     under paragraph (1), of each individual who is--
       (A) an elderly person;
       (B) a person with disabilities;
       (C) working, attending school or vocational training, or 
     otherwise complying with work requirements applicable under 
     other public assistance programs (as determined by the 
     agencies or organizations responsible for administering such 
     programs); or
       (D) otherwise physically impaired to the extent that they 
     are unable to comply with the requirement, as certified by a 
     doctor.
       (c) Treatment of Income Changes Resulting From Welfare 
     Program Requirements.--
       (1) Covered family.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term ``covered family'' means a family that (A) receives 
     benefits for welfare or public assistance from a State or 
     other public agency under a program for which the Federal, 
     State, or local law relating to the program requires, as a 
     condition of eligibility for assistance under the program, 
     participation of a member of the family in an economic self-
     sufficiency program, and (B) resides in a public housing 
     dwelling unit or is provided housing assistance under title 
     XIII.
       (2) Decreases in income for failure to comply.--
     Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1225 and 1322 
     (relating to family rental contributions), if the welfare or 
     public assistance benefits of a covered family are reduced 
     under a Federal, State, or local law regarding such an 
     assistance program because of any failure of any member of 
     the family to comply with the conditions under the assistance 
     program requiring participation in an economic self-
     sufficiency program, the amount required to be paid by the 
     family as a monthly contribution toward rent may not be 
     decreased, during the period of the reduction, as a result of 
     any decrease in the income of the family (to the extent that 
     the decrease in income is a result of the benefits 
     reduction).
       (3) Effect of fraud.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     sections 1225 and 1322 (relating to family rental 
     contributions), if the welfare or public assistance benefits 
     of a covered family are reduced because of an act of fraud by 
     a member of the family under the law or program, the amount 
     required to be paid by the covered family as a monthly 
     contribution toward rent may not be decreased,

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     during the period of the reduction, as a result of any 
     decrease in the income of the family (to the extent that the 
     decrease in income is a result of the benefits reduction).
       (4) Notice.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply to any 
     covered family before the public housing agency providing 
     assistance under this division on behalf of the family 
     obtains written notification from the relevant welfare or 
     public assistance agency specifying that the family's 
     benefits have been reduced because of noncompliance with 
     economic self-sufficiency program requirements or fraud and 
     the level of such reduction.
       (5) Occupancy rights.--This subsection may not be construed 
     to authorize any public housing agency to establish any time 
     limit on tenancy in a public housing dwelling unit or on 
     receipt of housing assistance under title XIII.
       (6) Review.--Any covered family residing in public housing 
     that is affected by the operation of this subsection shall 
     have the right to review the determination under this 
     subsection through the administrative grievance procedure 
     established pursuant to section 1110 for the public housing 
     agency.
       (7) Cooperation agreements for economic self-sufficiency 
     activities.--
       (A) Requirement.--A public housing agency providing public 
     housing dwelling units or housing assistance under title XIII 
     for covered families shall make its best efforts to enter 
     into such cooperation agreements, with State, local, and 
     other agencies providing assistance to covered families under 
     welfare or public assistance programs, as may be necessary, 
     to provide for such agencies to transfer information to 
     facilitate administration of subsection (a) and paragraphs 
     (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection, and other information 
     regarding rents, income, and assistance that may assist a 
     public housing agency or welfare or public assistance agency 
     in carrying out its functions.
       (B) Contents.--A public housing agency shall seek to 
     include in a cooperation agreement under this paragraph 
     requirements and provisions designed to target assistance 
     under welfare and public assistance programs to families 
     residing in public housing developments and receiving choice-
     based assistance under title XIII, which may include 
     providing for self-sufficiency services within such housing, 
     providing for services designed to meet the unique 
     employment-related needs of residents of such housing and 
     recipients of such assistance, providing for placement of 
     workfare positions on-site in such housing, and such other 
     elements as may be appropriate.
       (C) Confidentiality.--This paragraph may not be construed 
     to authorize any release of information that is prohibited 
     by, or in contravention of, any other provision of Federal, 
     State, or local law.
       (d) Community Work and Family Self-Sufficiency 
     Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--A public housing agency shall enter into a 
     community work and family self-sufficiency agreement under 
     this subsection with each adult member and head of household 
     of each family who is to reside in a dwelling unit in public 
     housing of the agency and each family on behalf of whom the 
     agency will provide housing assistance under title XIII. 
     Under the agreement the family shall agree that, as a 
     condition of occupancy of the public housing dwelling unit or 
     of receiving such housing assistance, the family will comply 
     with the terms of the agreement.
       (2) Terms.--An agreement under this subsection shall 
     include the following:
       (A) Terms designed to encourage and facilitate the economic 
     self-sufficiency of the assisted family entering into the 
     agreement and the graduation of the family from assisted 
     housing to unassisted housing.
       (B) Notice of the requirements under subsection (a) 
     (relating to community work) and the conditions imposed by, 
     and exemptions from, such requirement.
       (C) The target date agreed upon by the family pursuant to 
     subsection (b) for graduation from, termination of tenancy 
     in, or termination of receipt of public housing or housing 
     assistance under title XIII.
       (D) Terms providing for any resources, services, and 
     assistance relating to self-sufficiency that will be made 
     available to the family, including any assistance to be made 
     available pursuant to subsection (c)(7)(B) under a 
     cooperation agreement entered into under subsection (c)(7).
       (E) Notice of the provisions of paragraphs (2) through (7) 
     of subsection (c) (relating to effect of changes in income on 
     rent and assisted families rights under such circumstances).
       (e) Lease Provisions.--A public housing agency shall 
     incorporate into leases under section 1226, and into any 
     agreements for the provision of choice-based assistance under 
     title XIII on behalf of a family--
       (1) a provision requiring compliance with the requirement 
     under subsection (a); and
       (2) provisions incorporating the conditions under 
     subsection (c).
       (f) Treatment of Income.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, in determining the income or 
     tenancy of a family who resides in public housing or receives 
     housing assistance under title XIII, a public housing agency 
     shall consider any decrease in the income of a family that 
     results from the reduction of any welfare or public 
     assistance benefits received by the family under any Federal, 
     State, or local law regarding a program for such assistance 
     if the family (or a member thereof, as applicable) has 
     complied with the conditions for receiving such assistance 
     and is unable to obtain employment notwithstanding such 
     compliance.
       (g) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``economic self-sufficiency program'' means any program 
     designed to encourage, assist, train, or facilitate the 
     economic independence of participants and their families or 
     to provide work for participants, including programs for job 
     training, employment counseling, work placement, basic skills 
     training, education, workfare, financial or household 
     management, apprenticeship, or other activities as the 
     Secretary may provide.

     SEC. 1106. LOCAL HOUSING MANAGEMENT PLANS.

       (a) 5-Year Plan.--The Secretary shall provide for each 
     public housing agency to submit to the Secretary, once every 
     5 years, a plan under this subsection for the agency covering 
     a period consisting of 5 fiscal years. Each such plan shall 
     contain, with respect to the 5-year period covered by the 
     plan, the following information:
       (1) Statement of mission.--A statement of the mission of 
     the agency for serving the needs of low-income families in 
     the jurisdiction of the agency during such period.
       (2) Goals and objectives.--A statement of the goals and 
     objectives of the agency that will enable the agency to serve 
     the needs identified pursuant to paragraph (1) during such 
     period.
       (3) Capital improvement overview.--If the agency will 
     provide capital improvements for public housing developments 
     during such period, an overview of such improvements, the 
     rationale for such improvements, and an analysis of how such 
     improvements will enable the agency to meet its goals, 
     objectives, and mission.
     The first 5-year plan under this subsection for a public 
     housing agency shall be submitted for the 5-year period 
     beginning with the first fiscal year for which the agency 
     receives assistance under this division.
       (b) Annual Plan.--The Secretary shall provide for each 
     public housing agency to submit to the Secretary a local 
     housing management plan under this section for each fiscal 
     year that contains the information required under subsection 
     (d). For each fiscal year after the initial submission of a 
     plan under this section by a public housing agency, the 
     agency may comply with requirements for submission of a plan 
     under this subsection by submitting an update of the plan for 
     the fiscal year.
       (c) Procedures.--The Secretary shall establish requirements 
     and procedures for submission and review of plans, including 
     requirements for timing and form of submission, and for the 
     contents of such plans. Such procedures shall provide that a 
     public housing agency--
       (1) shall, in conjunction with the relevant State or unit 
     of general local government, establish procedures to ensure 
     that the plan under this section is consistent with the 
     applicable comprehensive housing affordability strategy (or 
     any consolidated plan incorporating such strategy) for the 
     jurisdiction in which the public housing agency is located, 
     in accordance with title I of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act; and
       (2) may, at the option of the agency, submit a plan under 
     this section together with, or as part of, the comprehensive 
     housing affordability strategy (or any consolidated plan 
     incorporating such strategy) for the relevant jurisdiction, 
     and for concomitant review of such plans submitted together.
       (d) Contents.--An annual local housing management plan 
     under this section for a public housing agency shall contain 
     the following information relating to the upcoming fiscal 
     year for which the assistance under this division is to be 
     made available:
       (1) Needs.--A statement of the housing needs of low-income 
     and very low-income families residing in the community served 
     by the agency, and of other low-income families on the 
     waiting list of the agency (including the housing needs of 
     elderly families and disabled families), and the means by 
     which the agency intends, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     to address such needs.
       (2) Financial resources.--A statement of financial 
     resources available for the agency the planned uses of such 
     resources that includes--
       (A) a description of the financial resources available to 
     the agency;
       (B) the uses to which such resources will be committed, 
     including all proposed eligible and required activities under 
     section 1203 and housing assistance to be provided under 
     title XIII;
       (C) an estimate of the costs of operation and the market 
     rental value of each public housing development; and
       (D) a specific description, based on population and 
     demographic data, of the unmet affordable housing needs of 
     families in the community served by the agency having incomes 
     not exceeding 30 percent of the area median income and a 
     statement of how the agency will expend grant amounts 
     received under this division to meet the housing needs of 
     such families.
       (3) Population served.--A statement of the policies of the 
     agency governing eligibility, admissions, and occupancy of 
     families with respect to public housing dwelling units and 
     housing assistance under title XIII, including--
       (A) the requirements for eligibility for such units and 
     assistance and the method and procedures by which eligibility 
     and income will be determined and verified;

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       (B) the requirements for selection and admissions of 
     eligible families for such units and assistance, including 
     any preferences and procedures established by the agency and 
     any outreach efforts;
       (C) the procedures for assignment of families admitted to 
     dwelling units owned, leased, managed, operated, or assisted 
     by the agency;
       (D) any standards and requirements for occupancy of public 
     housing dwelling units and units assisted under title XIII, 
     including resident screening policies, standard lease 
     provisions, conditions for continued occupancy, termination 
     of tenancy, eviction, and conditions for termination of 
     housing assistance;
       (E) the procedures for maintaining waiting lists for 
     admissions to public housing developments of the agency, 
     which may include a system of site-based waiting lists under 
     section 1224(c);
       (F) the criteria for providing and denying housing 
     assistance under title XIII to families moving into the 
     jurisdiction of the agency;
       (G) the procedures for coordination with entities providing 
     assistance to homeless families in the jurisdiction of the 
     agency; and
       (H) the fair housing policy of the agency.
       (4) Rent determination.--A statement of the policies of the 
     agency governing rents charged for public housing dwelling 
     units and rental contributions of assisted families under 
     title XIII and the system used by the agency to ensure that 
     such rents comply with the requirements of this division.
       (5) Operation and management.--A statement of the rules, 
     standards, and policies of the public housing agency 
     governing maintenance and management of housing owned and 
     operated by the agency, and management of the public housing 
     agency and programs of the agency, including--
       (A) a description of the manner in which the agency is 
     organized (including any consortia or joint ventures) and 
     staffed to perform the duties and functions of the public 
     housing agency and to administer the operating fund 
     distributions of the agency;
       (B) policies relating to the rental of dwelling units, 
     including policies designed to reduce vacancies;
       (C) housing quality standards in effect pursuant to 
     sections 1232 and 1328 and any certifications required under 
     such sections;
       (D) emergency and disaster plans for public housing;
       (E) priorities and improvements for management of public 
     housing, including initiatives to control costs; and
       (F) policies of the agency requiring the loss or 
     termination of housing assistance and tenancy under sections 
     1641 and 1642 (relating to occupancy standards for federally 
     assisted housing).
       (6) Grievance procedure.--A statement of the grievance 
     procedures of the agency under section 1110.
       (7) Capital improvements.--With respect to public housing 
     developments owned or operated by the agency, a plan 
     describing the capital improvements necessary to ensure long-
     term physical and social viability of the developments.
       (8) Demolition and disposition.--With respect to public 
     housing developments owned or operated by the agency--
       (A) a description of any such housing to be demolished or 
     disposed of under subtitle E of title XII; and
       (B) a timetable for such demolition or disposition.
       (9) Designation of housing for elderly and disabled 
     families.--With respect to public housing developments owned 
     or operated by the agency, a description of any developments 
     (or portions thereof) that the agency has designated or will 
     designate for occupancy by elderly and disabled families in 
     accordance with section 1227 and any information required 
     under section 1227(d) for such designated developments.
       (10) Conversion of public housing.--With respect to public 
     housing owned or operated by the agency, a description of any 
     building or buildings that the agency is required, under 
     section 1203(b), to convert to housing assistance under title 
     XIII or that the agency voluntarily converts, an analysis of 
     such buildings required under such section for conversion, 
     and a statement of the amount of grant amounts under title 
     XII to be used for rental assistance or other housing 
     assistance.
       (11) Homeownership activities.--A description of--
       (A) any homeownership programs of the agency under subtitle 
     D of title XII or section 1329 for the agency;
       (B) the requirements and assistance available under the 
     programs described pursuant to subparagraph (A); and
       (C) the annual goals of the agency for additional 
     availability of homeownership units.
       (12) Economic self-sufficiency and coordination with 
     welfare and other appropriate agencies.--A description of--
       (A) policies relating to services and amenities provided or 
     offered to assisted families, including the provision of 
     service coordinators and services designed for certain 
     populations (such as the elderly and disabled);
       (B) how the agency will coordinate with State, local, and 
     other agencies providing assistance to families participating 
     in welfare or public assistance programs;
       (C) how the agency will implement and administer section 
     1105; and
       (D) any policies, programs, plans, and activities of the 
     agency for the enhancement of the economic and social self-
     sufficiency of residents assisted by the programs of the 
     agency, including rent structures to encourage self-
     sufficiency.
       (13) Safety and crime prevention.--A plan established by 
     the public housing agency, which shall be subject to the 
     following requirements:
       (A) Safety measures.--The plan shall provide, on a 
     development-by-development basis, for measures to ensure the 
     safety of public housing residents.
       (B) Establishment.--The plan shall be established, with 
     respect to each development, in consultation with the police 
     officer or officers in command for the precinct in which the 
     development is located.
       (C) Content.--The plan shall describe the need for measures 
     to ensure the safety of public housing residents and for 
     crime prevention measures, describe any such activities 
     conducted, or to be conducted, by the agency, and provide for 
     coordination between the public housing agency and the 
     appropriate police precincts for carrying out such measures 
     and activities.
       (D) Secretarial action.--If the Secretary determines, at 
     any time, that the security needs of a development are not 
     being adequately addressed by the plan, or that the local 
     police precinct is not complying with the plan, the Secretary 
     may mediate between the public housing agency and the local 
     precinct to resolve any issues of conflict. If after such 
     mediation has occurred and the Secretary determines that the 
     security needs of the development are not adequately 
     addressed, the Secretary may require the public housing 
     agency to submit an amended plan.
       (14) Annual audit.--The results of the most recent fiscal 
     year audit of the agency required under section 1541(b).
       (15) Troubled agencies.--Such other additional information 
     as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate for each 
     public housing agency that is designated--
       (A) under section 1533(c) as at risk of becoming troubled; 
     or
       (B) under section 1533(a) as troubled.
       (16) Asset management.--A statement of how the agency will 
     carry out its asset management functions with respect to the 
     public housing inventory of the agency, including how the 
     agency will plan for the long-term operating, capital 
     investment, rehabilitation, modernization, disposition, and 
     other needs for such inventory.
       (e) Citizen Participation.--
       (1) Publication of notice.--Not later than 45 days before 
     the date of a hearing conducted under paragraph (2) by the 
     governing body of a public housing agency, the agency shall--
       (A) publish a notice informing the public that the proposed 
     local housing management plan or amendment is available for 
     inspection at the principal office of the public housing 
     agency during normal business hours and make the plan or 
     amendment so available for inspection during such period; and
       (B) publish a notice informing the public that a public 
     hearing will be conducted to discuss the local housing 
     management plan and to invite public comment regarding that 
     plan.
       (2) Public hearing.--Before submitting a plan under this 
     section or a significant amendment under section 1107(f) to a 
     plan, a public housing agency shall, at a location that is 
     convenient to residents, conduct a public hearing, as 
     provided in the notice published under paragraph (1), 
     regarding the public housing plan or the amendment of the 
     agency.
       (3) Consideration of comments.--A public housing agency 
     shall consider any comments or views made available pursuant 
     to paragraphs (1) and (2) in preparing a final plan or 
     amendment for submission to the Secretary. A summary of such 
     comments or views shall be attached to the plan, amendment, 
     or report submitted.
       (4) Adoption of plan.--After conducting the public hearing 
     under paragraph (2) and considering public comments in 
     accordance with paragraph (3), the public housing agency 
     shall make any appropriate changes to the local housing 
     management plan or amendment and shall--
       (A) adopt the local housing management plan;
       (B) submit the plan to any local elected official or 
     officials responsible for appointing the members of the board 
     of directors (or other similar governing body) of the public 
     housing agency for review and approval under subsection (f);
       (C) submit the plan to the Secretary in accordance with 
     this section; and
       (D) make the submitted plan or amendment publicly 
     available.
       (f) Local Review.--The public housing agency shall submit a 
     plan under this subsection to any local elected official or 
     officials responsible for appointing the members of the board 
     of directors (or other similar governing body) of the public 
     housing agency for review and approval for a 45-day period 
     beginning on the date that the plan is submitted to such 
     local official or officials (which period may run 
     concurrently with any period under subsection (e) for public 
     comment). If the local official or officials responsible 
     under this subsection do not act within 45 days of submission 
     of the plan, the plan shall be considered approved. If the 
     local official or officials responsible under this subsection 
     reject the public housing agency's plan, they shall return 
     the plan with their recommended changes to the agency within 
     5 days of their disapproval. The agency shall resubmit an 
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     to the local official or officials within 30 days of 
     receiving the objections, If the local official or officials 
     again reject the plan, the resubmitted plan, together with 
     the local official's objections, shall be submitted to the 
     Secretary for approval.
       (g) Plans for Small PHA's and PHA's Administering Only 
     Rental Assistance.--The Secretary shall establish 
     requirements for submission of plans under this section and 
     the information to be included in such plans applicable to 
     public housing agencies that own or operate less than 250 
     public housing dwelling units and shall establish 
     requirements for such submission and information applicable 
     to agencies that only administer housing assistance under 
     title XIII (and do not own or operate public housing). Such 
     requirements shall waive any requirements under this section 
     that the Secretary determines are burdensome or unnecessary 
     for such agencies.

     SEC. 1107. REVIEW OF PLANS.

       (a) Review and Notice.--
       (1) Review.--The Secretary shall conduct a limited review 
     of each local housing management plan submitted to the 
     Secretary to ensure that the plan is complete and complies 
     with the requirements of section 1106. The Secretary shall 
     have the discretion to review a plan to the extent that the 
     Secretary considers review is necessary.
       (2) Notice.--The Secretary shall notify each public housing 
     agency submitting a plan whether the plan complies with such 
     requirements not later than 75 days after receiving the plan. 
     If the Secretary does not notify the public housing agency, 
     as required under this subsection and subsection (b), the 
     Secretary shall be considered, for purposes of this division, 
     to have made a determination that the plan complies with the 
     requirements under section 1106 and the agency shall be 
     considered to have been notified of compliance upon the 
     expiration of such 75-day period. The preceding sentence 
     shall not preclude judicial review regarding such compliance 
     pursuant to chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, or an 
     action regarding such compliance under section 1979 of the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1983).
       (b) Notice of Reasons for Determination of Noncompliance.--
     If the Secretary determines that a plan, as submitted, does 
     not comply with the requirements under section 1106, the 
     Secretary shall specify in the notice under subsection (a) 
     the reasons for the noncompliance and any modifications 
     necessary for the plan to meet the requirements under section 
     1106.
       (c) Standards for Determination of Noncompliance.--The 
     Secretary may determine that a plan does not comply with the 
     requirements under section 1106 only if--
       (1) the plan is incomplete in significant matters required 
     under such section;
       (2) there is evidence available to the Secretary that 
     challenges, in a substantial manner, any information provided 
     in the plan;
       (3) the Secretary determines that the plan does not comply 
     with Federal law or violates the purposes of this division 
     because it fails to provide housing that will be viable on a 
     long-term basis at a reasonable cost;
       (4) the plan plainly fails to adequately identify the needs 
     of low-income families for housing assistance in the 
     jurisdiction of the agency;
       (5) the plan plainly fails to adequately identify the 
     capital improvement needs for public housing developments in 
     the jurisdiction of the agency;
       (6) the activities identified in the plan are plainly 
     inappropriate to address the needs identified in the plan; or
       (7) the plan is inconsistent with the requirements of this 
     division.
     The Secretary shall determine that a plan does not comply 
     with the requirements under section 1106 if the plan does not 
     include the information required under section 1106(d)(2)(D).
       (d) Treatment of Existing Plans.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, a public housing agency shall be 
     considered to have submitted a plan under this section if the 
     agency has submitted to the Secretary a comprehensive plan 
     under section 14(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (as in effect immediately before the effective date of the 
     repeal under section 1601(b) of this Act) or under the 
     comprehensive improvement assistance program under such 
     section 14, and the Secretary has approved such plan, before 
     January 1, 1997. The Secretary shall provide specific 
     procedures and requirements for such authorities to amend 
     such plans by submitting only such additional information as 
     is necessary to comply with the requirements of section 1106.
       (e) Actions To Change Plan.--A public housing agency that 
     has submitted a plan under section 1106 may change actions or 
     policies described in the plan before submission and review 
     of the plan of the agency for the next fiscal year only if--
       (1) in the case of costly or nonroutine changes, the agency 
     submits to the Secretary an amendment to the plan under 
     subsection (f) which is reviewed in accordance with such 
     subsection; or
       (2) in the case of inexpensive or routine changes, the 
     agency describes such changes in such local housing 
     management plan for the next fiscal year.
       (f) Amendments to Plan.--
       (1) In general.--During the annual or 5-year period covered 
     by the plan for a public housing agency, the agency may 
     submit to the Secretary any amendments to the plan.
       (2) Review.--The Secretary shall conduct a limited review 
     of each proposed amendment submitted under this subsection to 
     determine whether the plan, as amended by the amendment, 
     complies with the requirements of section 1106 and notify 
     each public housing agency submitting the amendment whether 
     the plan, as amended, complies with such requirements not 
     later than 30 days after receiving the amendment. If the 
     Secretary determines that a plan, as amended, does not comply 
     with the requirements under section 1106, such notice shall 
     indicate the reasons for the noncompliance and any 
     modifications necessary for the plan to meet the requirements 
     under section 1106. If the Secretary does not notify the 
     public housing agency as required under this paragraph, the 
     plan, as amended, shall be considered, for purposes of this 
     section, to comply with the requirements under section 1106.
       (3) Standards for determination of noncompliance.--The 
     Secretary may determine that a plan, as amended by a proposed 
     amendment, does not comply with the requirements under 
     section 1106 only if--
       (A) the plan, as amended, would be subject to a 
     determination of noncompliance in accordance with the 
     provisions of subsection (c);
       (B) the Secretary determines that--
       (i) the proposed amendment is plainly inconsistent with the 
     activities specified in the plan; or
       (ii) there is evidence that challenges, in a substantial 
     manner, any information contained in the amendment; or
       (C) the Secretary determines that the plan, as amended, 
     violates the purposes of this division because it fails to 
     provide housing that will be viable on a long-term basis at a 
     reasonable cost.
       (4) Amendments to extend time of performance.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the 
     Secretary may not determine that any amendment to the plan of 
     a public housing agency that extends the time for performance 
     of activities assisted with amounts provided under this title 
     fails to comply with the requirements under section 1106 if 
     the Secretary has not provided the amount of assistance set 
     forth in the plan or has not provided the assistance in a 
     timely manner.

     SEC. 1108. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Performance and Evaluation Report.--Each public housing 
     agency shall annually submit to the Secretary, on a date 
     determined by the Secretary, a performance and evaluation 
     report concerning the use of funds made available under this 
     division. The report of the public housing agency shall 
     include an assessment by the agency of the relationship of 
     such use of funds made available under this division, as well 
     as the use of other funds, to the needs identified in the 
     local housing management plan and to the purposes of this 
     division. The public housing agency shall certify that the 
     report was available for review and comment by affected 
     tenants prior to its submission to the Secretary.
       (b) Review of PHA's.--The Secretary shall, at least on an 
     annual basis, make such reviews as may be necessary or 
     appropriate to determine whether each public housing agency 
     receiving assistance under this section--
       (1) has carried out its activities under this division in a 
     timely manner and in accordance with its local housing 
     management plan; and
       (2) has a continuing capacity to carry out its local 
     housing management plan in a timely manner.
       (c) Records.--Each public housing agency shall collect, 
     maintain, and submit to the Secretary such data and other 
     program records as the Secretary may require, in such form 
     and in accordance with such schedule as the Secretary may 
     establish.

     SEC. 1109. PET OWNERSHIP.

       Pet ownership in housing assisted under this division that 
     is federally assisted rental housing (as such term is defined 
     in section 227 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 
     1983) shall be governed by the provisions of section 227 of 
     such Act.

     SEC. 1110. ADMINISTRATIVE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.

       (a) Requirements.--Each public housing agency receiving 
     assistance under this division shall establish and implement 
     an administrative grievance procedure under which residents 
     of public housing will--
       (1) be advised of the specific grounds of any proposed 
     adverse public housing agency action;
       (2) have an opportunity for a hearing before an impartial 
     party (including appropriate employees of the public housing 
     agency) upon timely request within a reasonable period of 
     time;
       (3) have an opportunity to examine any documents or records 
     or regulations related to the proposed action;
       (4) be entitled to be represented by another person of 
     their choice at any hearing;
       (5) be entitled to ask questions of witnesses and have 
     others make statements on their behalf; and
       (6) be entitled to receive a written decision by the public 
     housing agency on the proposed action.
       (b) Exclusion From Administrative Procedure of Grievances 
     Concerning Evictions From Public Housing Involving Health, 
     Safety, or Peaceful Enjoyment.--A public housing agency may 
     exclude from its procedure established under subsection (a) 
     any grievance, in any jurisdiction which requires that prior 
     to eviction, a tenant be given a hearing in court, which the 
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     retary determines provides the basic elements of due process 
     (which the Secretary shall establish by rule under section 
     553 of title 5, United States Code), concerning an eviction 
     from or termination of tenancy in public housing that 
     involves any activity that threatens the health, safety, or 
     right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises of other tenants 
     or employees of the public housing agency or any drug-related 
     criminal activity on or off such premises. In the case of any 
     eviction from or termination of tenancy in public housing not 
     described in the preceding sentence, each of the following 
     provisions shall apply:
       (1) Such eviction or termination shall be subject to an 
     administrative grievance procedure if the tenant so evicted 
     or terminated requests a hearing under such procedure not 
     later than five days after service of notice of such eviction 
     or termination.
       (2) The public housing agency shall take final action 
     regarding a grievance under paragraph (1) not later than 
     thirty days after such notice is served.
       (3) If the public housing agency fails to provide a hearing 
     under the grievance procedure pursuant to a request under 
     paragraph (1) and take final action regarding the grievance 
     before the expiration of the 30-day period under paragraph 
     (2), the notice of eviction or termination shall be 
     considered void and shall not be given any force or effect.
       (4) If a public housing authority takes final action on a 
     grievance for any eviction or termination, the tenant and any 
     member of the tenant's household shall not have any right in 
     connection with any subsequent eviction or termination notice 
     to request or be afforded any administrative grievance 
     hearing during the 1-year period beginning upon the date of 
     the final action.
       (c) Inapplicability to Choice-Based Rental Housing 
     Assistance.--This section may not be construed to require any 
     public housing agency to establish or implement an 
     administrative grievance procedure with respect to assisted 
     families under title XIII.

     SEC. 1111. HEADQUARTERS RESERVE FUND.

       (a) Annual Reservation of Amounts.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Secretary may retain not more 
     than 2 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out title 
     XII for any fiscal year for use in accordance with this 
     section.
       (b) Use of Amounts.--Any amounts that are retained under 
     subsection (a) or appropriated for use under this section 
     shall be available for subsequent allocation to specific 
     areas and communities, and may only be used for the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development and--
       (1) for unforeseen housing needs resulting from natural and 
     other disasters;
       (2) for housing needs resulting from emergencies, as 
     determined by the Secretary, other than such disasters;
       (3) for housing needs related to a settlement of 
     litigation, including settlement of fair housing litigation; 
     and
       (4) for needs related to the Secretary's actions under this 
     division regarding troubled and at-risk public housing 
     agencies.
     Housing needs under this subsection may be met through the 
     provision of assistance in accordance with title XII or title 
     XIII, or both.

     SEC. 1112. LABOR STANDARDS.

       (a) In General.--Any contract for grants, sale, or lease 
     pursuant to this division relating to public housing shall 
     contain the following provisions:
       (1) Operation.--A provision requiring that not less than 
     the wages prevailing in the locality, as determined or 
     adopted (subsequent to a determination under applicable State 
     or local law) by the Secretary, shall be paid to all 
     contractors and persons employed in the operation of the low-
     income housing development involved.
       (2) Production.--A provision that not less than the wages 
     prevailing in the locality, as predetermined by the Secretary 
     of Labor pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a--
     276a-5), shall be paid to all laborers and mechanics employed 
     in the production of the development involved.
     The Secretary shall require certification as to compliance 
     with the provisions of this section before making any payment 
     under such contract.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) and the provisions relating 
     to wages (pursuant to subsection (a)) in any contract for 
     grants, sale, or lease pursuant to this division relating to 
     public housing, shall not apply to any individual who--
       (1) performs services for which the individual volunteered;
       (2)(A) does not receive compensation for such services; or
       (B) is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee 
     for such services; and
       (3) is not otherwise employed at any time in the 
     construction work.

     SEC. 1113. NONDISCRIMINATION.

       (a) In General.--No person in the United States shall on 
     the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex 
     be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, 
     or be subjected to discrimination under any program or 
     activity funded in whole or in part with amounts made 
     available under this division. Any prohibition against 
     discrimination on the basis of age under the Age 
     Discrimination Act of 1975 or with respect to an otherwise 
     qualified handicapped individual as provided in section 504 
     of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall also apply to any 
     such program or activity.
       (b) Civil Rights Compliance.--Each public housing agency 
     that receives grant amounts under this division shall use 
     such amounts and carry out its local housing management plan 
     approved under section 1107 in conformity with title VI of 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing Act, section 
     504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination 
     Act of 1975, and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, 
     and shall affirmatively further fair housing.

     SEC. 1114. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.

       None of the funds made available to the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development to carry out this division, 
     which are obligated to State or local governments, public 
     housing agencies, housing finance agencies, or other public 
     or quasi-public housing agencies, shall be used to indemnify 
     contractors or subcontractors of the government or agency 
     against costs associated with judgments of infringement of 
     intellectual property rights.

     SEC. 1115. INAPPLICABILITY TO INDIAN HOUSING.

       Except as specifically provided by law, the provisions of 
     this title, and titles XII, XIII, XIV, and XV shall not apply 
     to public housing developed or operated pursuant to a 
     contract between the Secretary and an Indian housing 
     authority under the United States Housing Act of 1937 or to 
     housing assisted under the Native American Housing Assistance 
     and Self-Determination Act of 1996.

     SEC. 1116. REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may issue any regulations 
     necessary to carry out this division. This subsection shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Any failure by the Secretary to 
     issue any regulations authorized under subsection (a) shall 
     not affect the effectiveness of any provision of this 
     division or any amendment made by this division.

                       TITLE XII--PUBLIC HOUSING

                        Subtitle A--Block Grants

     SEC. 1201. BLOCK GRANT CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into contracts 
     with public housing agencies under which--
       (1) the Secretary agrees to make a block grant under this 
     title, in the amount provided under section 1202(c), for 
     assistance for low-income housing to the public housing 
     agency for each fiscal year covered by the contract; and
       (2) the agency agrees--
       (A) to provide safe, clean, and healthy housing that is 
     affordable to low-income families and services for families 
     in such housing;
       (B) to operate, or provide for the operation, of such 
     housing in a financially sound manner;
       (C) to use the block grant amounts in accordance with this 
     title and the local housing management plan for the agency 
     that complies with the requirements of section 1106;
       (D) to involve residents of housing assisted with block 
     grant amounts in functions and decisions relating to 
     management and the quality of life in such housing;
       (E) that the management of the public housing of the agency 
     shall be subject to actions authorized under subtitle D of 
     title XV;
       (F) that the Secretary may take actions under section 1205 
     with respect to improper use of grant amounts provided under 
     the contract; and
       (G) to otherwise comply with the requirements under this 
     title.
       (b) Small Public Housing Agency Capital Grant Option.--For 
     any fiscal year, upon the request of the Governor of the 
     State, the Secretary shall make available directly to the 
     State, from the amounts otherwise included in the block 
     grants for all public housing agencies in such State which 
     own or operate less than 100 dwelling units, \1/2\ of that 
     portion of such amounts that is derived from the capital 
     improvement allocations for such agencies pursuant to section 
     1203(c)(1) or 1203(d)(2), as applicable. The Governor of the 
     State will have the responsibility to distribute all of such 
     funds, in amounts determined by the Governor, only to meet 
     the exceptional capital improvement requirements for the 
     various public housing agencies in the State which operate 
     less than 100 dwelling units: Provided, however, that for 
     States where Federal funds provided to the State are subject 
     to appropriation action by the State legislature, the capital 
     funds made available to the Governor under this subsection 
     shall be subject to such appropriation by the State 
     legislature.
       (c) Modification.--Contracts and agreements between the 
     Secretary and a public housing agency may not be amended in a 
     manner which would--
       (1) impair the rights of--
       (A) leaseholders for units assisted pursuant to a contract 
     or agreement; or
       (B) the holders of any outstanding obligations of the 
     public housing agency involved for which annual contributions 
     have been pledged; or
       (2) provide for payment of block grant amounts under this 
     title in an amount exceeding the allocation for the agency 
     determined under section 1204.
     Any rule of law contrary to this subsection shall be deemed 
     inapplicable.

     SEC. 1202. GRANT AUTHORITY, AMOUNT, AND ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary shall make block grants under 
     this title to eligible public housing agencies in accordance 
     with block grant contracts under section 1201.
       (b) Performance Funds.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish 2 funds for 
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     gible public housing agencies under this title, as follows:
       (A) Capital fund.--A capital fund to provide capital and 
     management improvements to public housing developments.
       (B) Operating fund.--An operating fund for public housing 
     operations.
       (2) Flexibility of funding.--
       (A) In general.--A public housing agency may use up to 20 
     percent of the amounts from a grant under this title that are 
     allocated and provided from the capital fund for activities 
     that are eligible under section 1203(a)(2) to be funded with 
     amounts from the operating fund.
       (B) Full flexibility for small pha's.--In the case of a 
     public housing agency that owns or operates less than 250 
     public housing dwelling units and is (in the determination of 
     the Secretary) operating and maintaining its public housing 
     in a safe, clean, and healthy condition, the agency may use 
     amounts from a grant under this title for any eligible 
     activities under section 1203(a), regardless of the fund from 
     which the amounts were allocated and provided.
       (c) Amount of Grants.--The amount of the grant under this 
     title for a public housing agency for a fiscal year shall be 
     the amount of the allocation for the agency determined under 
     section 1204, except as otherwise provided in this title and 
     title XV.
       (d) Eligibility.--A public housing agency shall be an 
     eligible public housing agency with respect to a fiscal year 
     for purposes of this title only if--
       (1) the Secretary has entered into a block grant contract 
     with the agency;
       (2) the agency has submitted a local housing management 
     plan to the Secretary for such fiscal year;
       (3) the plan has been determined to comply with the 
     requirements under section 1106 and the Secretary has not 
     notified the agency that the plan fails to comply with such 
     requirements;
       (4) the agency is exempt from local taxes, as provided 
     under subsection (e), or receives a contribution, as provided 
     under such subsection;
       (5) no member of the board of directors or other governing 
     body of the agency, or the executive director, has been 
     convicted of a felony;
       (6) the agency has entered into an agreement providing for 
     local cooperation in accordance with subsection (f); and
       (7) the agency has not been disqualified for a grant 
     pursuant to section 1205(a) or title XV.
       (e) Payments in Lieu of State and Local Taxation of Public 
     Housing Developments.--
       (1) Exemption from taxation.--A public housing agency may 
     receive a block grant under this title only if--
       (A)(i) the developments of the agency (exclusive of any 
     portions not assisted with amounts provided under this title) 
     are exempt from all real and personal property taxes levied 
     or imposed by the State, city, county, or other political 
     subdivision; and
       (ii) the public housing agency makes payments in lieu of 
     taxes to such taxing authority equal to 10 percent of the 
     sum, for units charged in the developments of the agency, of 
     the difference between the gross rent and the utility cost, 
     or such lesser amount as is--
       (I) prescribed by State law;
       (II) agreed to by the local governing body in its agreement 
     under subsection (f) for local cooperation with the public 
     housing agency or under a waiver by the local governing body; 
     or
       (III) due to failure of a local public body or bodies other 
     than the public housing agency to perform any obligation 
     under such agreement; or
       (B) the agency complies with the requirements under 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to public housing developments 
     (including public housing units in mixed-income 
     developments), but the agency agrees that the units other 
     than public housing units in any mixed-income developments 
     (as such term is defined in section 1221(c)(2)) shall be 
     subject to any otherwise applicable real property taxes 
     imposed by the State, city, county or other political 
     subdivision.
       (2) Effect of failure to exempt from taxation.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a public housing agency that 
     does not comply with the requirements under such paragraph 
     may receive a block grant under this title, but only if the 
     State, city, county, or other political subdivision in which 
     the development is situated contributes, in the form of cash 
     or tax remission, the amount by which the taxes paid with 
     respect to the development exceed 10 percent of the gross 
     rent and utility cost charged in the development.
       (f) Local Cooperation.--In recognition that there should be 
     local determination of the need for low-income housing to 
     meet needs not being adequately met by private enterprise, 
     the Secretary may not make any grant under this title to a 
     public housing agency unless the governing body of the 
     locality involved has entered into an agreement with the 
     agency providing for the local cooperation required by the 
     Secretary pursuant to this title. The Secretary shall require 
     that each such agreement for local cooperation shall provide 
     that, notwithstanding any order, judgment, or decree of any 
     court (including any settlement order), before making any 
     amounts provided under a grant under this title available for 
     use for the production of any housing or other property not 
     previously used as public housing, the public housing agency 
     shall--
       (1) notify the chief executive officer (or other 
     appropriate official) of the unit of general local government 
     in which the public housing for which such amounts are to be 
     so used is located (or to be located) of such use; and
       (2) pursuant to the request of such unit of general local 
     government, provide such information as may reasonably be 
     requested by such unit of general local government regarding 
     the public housing to be so assisted (except to the extent 
     otherwise prohibited by law) and consult with representatives 
     of such local government regarding the public housing.
       (g) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
     Secretary may make a grant under this title for a public 
     housing agency that is not an eligible public housing agency 
     but only for the period necessary to secure, in accordance 
     with this title, an alternative public housing agency for the 
     public housing of the ineligible agency.
       (h) Recapture of Capital Assistance Amounts.--The Secretary 
     may recapture, from any grant amounts made available to a 
     public housing agency from the capital fund, any portion of 
     such amounts that are not used or obligated by the public 
     housing agency for use for eligible activities under section 
     1203(a)(1) (or dedicated for use pursuant to section 
     1202(b)(2)(A)) before the expiration of the 24-month period 
     beginning upon the award of such grant to the agency.

     SEC. 1203. ELIGIBLE AND REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Eligible Activities.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b) and in section 1202(b)(2), grant amounts allocated and 
     provided from the capital fund and grant amounts allocated 
     and provided from the operating fund may be used for the 
     following activities:
       (1) Capital fund activities.--Grant amounts from the 
     capital fund may be used for--
       (A) the production and modernization of public housing 
     developments, including the redesign, reconstruction, and 
     reconfiguration of public housing sites and buildings and the 
     production of mixed-income developments;
       (B) vacancy reduction;
       (C) addressing deferred maintenance needs and the 
     replacement of dwelling equipment;
       (D) planned code compliance;
       (E) management improvements;
       (F) demolition and replacement under section 1261;
       (G) tenant relocation;
       (H) capital expenditures to facilitate programs to improve 
     the economic empowerment and self-sufficiency of public 
     housing tenants; and
       (I) capital expenditures to improve the security and safety 
     of residents.
       (2) Operating fund activities.--Grant amounts from the 
     operating fund may be used for--
       (A) procedures and systems to maintain and ensure the 
     efficient management and operation of public housing units;
       (B) activities to ensure a program of routine preventative 
     maintenance;
       (C) anti-crime and anti-drug activities, including the 
     costs of providing adequate security for public housing 
     tenants;
       (D) activities related to the provision of services, 
     including service coordinators for elderly persons or persons 
     with disabilities and including child care services for 
     public housing residents;
       (E) activities to provide for management and participation 
     in the management of public housing by public housing 
     tenants;
       (F) the costs associated with the operation and management 
     of mixed-income developments;
       (G) the costs of insurance;
       (H) the energy costs associated with public housing units, 
     with an emphasis on energy conservation;
       (I) the costs of administering a public housing community 
     work program under section 1105, including the costs of any 
     related insurance needs; and
       (J) activities in connection with a homeownership program 
     for public housing residents under subtitle D, including 
     providing financing or assistance for purchasing housing, or 
     the provision of financial assistance to resident management 
     corporations or resident councils to obtain training, 
     technical assistance, and educational assistance to promote 
     homeownership opportunities.
       (b) Required Conversion of Assistance for Public Housing to 
     Rental Housing Assistance.--
       (1) Requirement.--A public housing agency that receives 
     grant amounts under this title shall provide assistance in 
     the form of rental housing assistance under title XIII, or 
     appropriate site revitalization or other appropriate capital 
     improvements approved by the Secretary, in lieu of assisting 
     the operation and modernization of any building or buildings 
     of public housing, if the agency provides sufficient evidence 
     to the Secretary that the building or buildings--
       (A) are on the same or contiguous sites;
       (B) consist of more than 300 dwelling units;
       (C) have a vacancy rate of at least 10 percent for dwelling 
     units not in funded, on-schedule modernization programs;
       (D) are identified as distressed housing for which the 
     public housing agency cannot assure the long-term viability 
     as public housing through reasonable revitalization, density 
     reduction, or achievement of a broader range of household 
     income; and
       (E) have an estimated cost of continued operation and 
     modernization as public housing that exceeds the cost of 
     providing choice-based rental assistance under title XIII for 
     all families in occupancy, based on appro

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     priate indicators of cost (such as the percentage of the 
     total development cost required for modernization).
     Public housing agencies shall identify properties that meet 
     the definition of subparagraphs (A) through (E) and shall 
     consult with the appropriate public housing residents and the 
     appropriate unit of general local government in identifying 
     such properties.
       (2) Use of other amounts.--In addition to grant amounts 
     under this title attributable (pursuant to the formulas under 
     section 1204) to the building or buildings identified under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary may use amounts provided in 
     appropriation Acts for choice-based housing assistance under 
     title XIII for families residing in such building or 
     buildings or for appropriate site revitalization or other 
     appropriate capital improvements approved by the Secretary.
       (3) Enforcement.--The Secretary shall take appropriate 
     action to ensure conversion of any building or buildings 
     identified under paragraph (1) and any other appropriate 
     action under this subsection, if the public housing agency 
     fails to take appropriate action under this subsection.
       (4) Failure of pha's to comply with conversion 
     requirement.--If the Secretary determines that--
       (A) a public housing agency has failed under paragraph (1) 
     to identify a building or buildings in a timely manner,
       (B) a public housing agency has failed to identify one or 
     more buildings which the Secretary determines should have 
     been identified under paragraph (1), or
       (C) one or more of the buildings identified by the public 
     housing agency pursuant to paragraph (1) should not, in the 
     determination of the Secretary, have been identified under 
     that paragraph,
     the Secretary may identify a building or buildings for 
     conversion and take other appropriate action pursuant to this 
     subsection.
       (5) Cessation of unnecessary spending.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, if, in the determination of the 
     Secretary, a building or buildings meets or is likely to meet 
     the criteria set forth in paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
     direct the public housing agency to cease additional spending 
     in connection with such building or buildings, except to the 
     extent that additional spending is necessary to ensure safe, 
     clean, and healthy housing until the Secretary determines or 
     approves an appropriate course of action with respect to such 
     building or buildings under this subsection.
       (6) Use of budget authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, if a building or buildings are identified 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may authorize or 
     direct the transfer, to the choice-based or tenant-based 
     assistance program of such agency or to appropriate site 
     revitalization or other capital improvements approved by the 
     Secretary, of--
       (A) in the case of an agency receiving assistance under the 
     comprehensive improvement assistance program, any amounts 
     obligated by the Secretary for the modernization of such 
     building or buildings pursuant to section 14 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect immediately before 
     the effective date of the repeal under section 1601(b));
       (B) in the case of an agency receiving public housing 
     modernization assistance by formula pursuant to such section 
     14, any amounts provided to the agency which are attributable 
     pursuant to the formula for allocating such assistance to 
     such building or buildings;
       (C) in the case of an agency receiving assistance for the 
     major reconstruction of obsolete projects, any amounts 
     obligated by the Secretary for the major reconstruction of 
     such building or buildings pursuant to section 5(j)(2) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect immediately 
     before the effective date of the repeal under section 
     1601(b); and
       (D) in the case of an agency receiving assistance pursuant 
     to the formulas under section 1204, any amounts provided to 
     the agency which are attributable pursuant to the formulas 
     for allocating such assistance to such building or buildings.
       (7) Relocation requirements.--Any public housing agency 
     carrying out conversion of public housing under this 
     subsection shall--
       (A) notify the families residing in the public housing 
     development subject to the conversion, in accordance with any 
     guidelines issued by the Secretary governing such 
     notifications, that--
       (i) the development will be removed from the inventory of 
     the public housing agency; and
       (ii) the families displaced by such action will receive 
     choice-based housing assistance or occupancy in a unit 
     operated or assisted by the public housing agency;
       (B) ensure that each family that is a resident of the 
     development is relocated to other safe, clean, and healthy 
     affordable housing, which is, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, housing of the family's choice, including 
     choice-based assistance under title XIII (provided that with 
     respect to choice-based assistance, the preceding requirement 
     shall be fulfilled only upon the relocation of such family 
     into such housing);
       (C) provide any necessary counseling for families displaced 
     by such action to facilitate relocation; and
       (D) provide any reasonable relocation expenses for families 
     displaced by such action.
       (8) Transition.--Any amounts made available to a public 
     housing agency to carry out section 202 of the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (enacted as 
     section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and 
     Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 
     1321-279)) may be used, to the extent or in such amounts as 
     are or have been provided in advance in appropriation Acts, 
     to carry out this section. The Secretary shall provide for 
     public housing agencies to conform and continue actions taken 
     under such section 202 in accordance with the requirements 
     under this section.
       (c) Extension of Deadlines.--The Secretary may, for a 
     public housing agency, extend any deadline established 
     pursuant to this section or a local housing management plan 
     for up to an additional 5 years if the Secretary makes a 
     determination that the deadline is impracticable.
       (d) Compliance With Plan.--The local housing management 
     plan submitted by a public housing agency (including any 
     amendments to the plan), unless determined under section 1107 
     not to comply with the requirements under section 1106, shall 
     be binding upon the Secretary and the public housing agency 
     and the agency shall use any grant amounts provided under 
     this title for eligible activities under subsection (a) in 
     accordance with the plan. This subsection may not be 
     construed to preclude changes or amendments to the plan, as 
     authorized under section 1107 or any actions authorized by 
     this division to be taken without regard to a local housing 
     management plan.
       (e) Eligible Activities for Increased Income.--Any public 
     housing agency that derives increased nonrental or rental 
     income, as referred to in subsection (c)(2)(B) or (d)(1)(D) 
     of section 1204 or pursuant to provision of mixed-income 
     developments under section 1221(c)(2), may use such amounts 
     for any eligible activity under paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     subsection (a) of this section or for providing choice-based 
     housing assistance under title XIII.

     SEC. 1204. DETERMINATION OF GRANT ALLOCATION.

       (a) In General.--For each fiscal year, after reserving 
     amounts under section 1111 from the aggregate amount made 
     available for the fiscal year for carrying out this title, 
     the Secretary shall allocate any remaining amounts among 
     eligible public housing agencies in accordance with this 
     section, so that the sum of all of the allocations for all 
     eligible authorities is equal to such remaining amount.
       (b) Allocation Amount.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     amount of the allocation for each eligible public housing 
     agency, which shall be--
       (1) for any fiscal year beginning after the enactment of a 
     law containing the formulas described in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) of subsection (c), the sum of the amounts determined for 
     the agency under each such formula; or
       (2) for any fiscal year beginning before the expiration of 
     such period, the sum of--
       (A) the operating allocation determined under subsection 
     (d)(1) for the agency; and
       (B) the capital improvement allocation determined under 
     subsection (d)(2) for the agency.
       (c) Permanent Allocation Formulas for Capital and Operating 
     Funds.--
       (1) Establishment of capital fund formula.--The formula 
     under this paragraph shall provide for allocating assistance 
     under the capital fund for a fiscal year. The formula may 
     take into account such factors as--
       (A) the number of public housing dwelling units owned or 
     operated by the public housing agency, the characteristics 
     and locations of the developments, and the characteristics of 
     the families served and to be served (including the incomes 
     of the families);
       (B) the need of the public housing agency to carry out 
     rehabilitation and modernization activities, and 
     reconstruction, production, and demolition activities related 
     to public housing dwelling units owned or operated by the 
     public housing agency, including backlog and projected future 
     needs of the agency;
       (C) the cost of constructing and rehabilitating property in 
     the area; and
       (D) the need of the public housing agency to carry out 
     activities that provide a safe and secure environment in 
     public housing units owned or operated by the public housing 
     agency.
       (2) Establishment of operating fund formula.--
       (A) In general.--The formula under this paragraph shall 
     provide for allocating assistance under the operating fund 
     for a fiscal year. The formula may take into account such 
     factors as--
       (i) standards for the costs of operating and reasonable 
     projections of income, taking into account the 
     characteristics and locations of the public housing 
     developments and characteristics of the families served and 
     to be served (including the incomes of the families), or the 
     costs of providing comparable services as determined in 
     accordance with criteria or a formula representing the 
     operations of a prototype well-managed public housing 
     development;
       (ii) the number of public housing dwelling units owned or 
     operated by the public housing agency;
       (iii) the need of the public housing agency to carry out 
     anti-crime and anti-drug activities, including providing 
     adequate security for public housing residents; and
       (iv) any record by the public housing agency of exemplary 
     performance in the operation of public housing.

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       (B) Incentive to increase income.--The formula shall 
     provide an incentive to encourage public housing agencies to 
     increase nonrental income and to increase rental income 
     attributable to their units by encouraging occupancy by 
     families whose incomes have increase while in occupancy and 
     newly admitted families. Any such incentive shall provide 
     that the agency shall derive the full benefit of any increase 
     in nonrental or rental income, and such increase shall not 
     result in a decrease in amounts provided to the agency under 
     this title. In addition, an agency shall be permitted to 
     retain, from each fiscal year, the full benefit of such an 
     increase in nonrental or rental income, except to the extent 
     that such benefit exceeds (i) 100 percent of the total amount 
     of the operating allocation for which the agency is eligible 
     under this section, and (ii) the maximum balance permitted 
     for the agency's operating reserve under this section and any 
     regulations issued under this section.
       (C) Treatment of utility rates.--The formula shall not take 
     into account the amount of any cost reductions for a public 
     housing agency due to the difference between projected and 
     actual utility rates attributable to actions that are taken 
     by the agency which lead to such reductions, as determined by 
     the Secretary. In the case of any public housing agency that 
     receives financing from any person or entity other than the 
     Secretary or enters into a performance contract to undertake 
     energy conservation improvements in a public housing 
     development, under which the payment does not exceed the cost 
     of the energy saved as a result of the improvements during a 
     reasonable negotiated contract period, the formula shall not 
     take into account the amount of any cost reductions for the 
     agency due to the differences between projected and actual 
     utility consumption attributable to actions that are taken by 
     the agency which lead to such reductions, as determined by 
     the Secretary. Notwithstanding the preceding 2 sentences, 
     after the expiration of the 10-year period beginning upon the 
     savings initially taking effect, the Secretary may reduce the 
     amount allocated to the agency under the formula by up to 50 
     percent of such differences.
       (3) Consideration of performance, costs, and other 
     factors.--The formulas under paragraphs (1) and (2) should 
     each reward performance and may each consider appropriate 
     factors that reflect the different characteristics and sizes 
     of public housing agencies, the relative needs, revenues, 
     costs, and capital improvements of agencies, and the relative 
     costs to agencies of operating a well-managed agency that 
     meets the performance targets for the agency established in 
     the local housing management plan for the agency.
       (4) Development under negotiated rulemaking procedure.--The 
     formulas under this subsection shall be developed according 
     to procedures for issuance of regulations under the 
     negotiated rulemaking procedure under subchapter III of 
     chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, except that the 
     formulas shall not be contained in a regulation.
       (5) Report.--Not later than the expiration of the 12-month 
     period beginning upon the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress containing 
     the proposed formulas established pursuant to paragraph (4) 
     that meets the requirements of this subsection.
       (d) Interim Allocation Requirements.--
       (1) Operating allocation.--
       (A) Applicability to appropriated amounts.--Of any amounts 
     available for allocation under this subsection for a fiscal 
     year, an amount shall be used only to provide amounts for 
     operating allocations under this paragraph for eligible 
     public housing agencies that bears the same ratio to such 
     total amount available for allocation that the amount 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1997 for operating subsidies 
     under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     bears to the sum of such operating subsidy amounts plus the 
     amounts appropriated for such fiscal year for modernization 
     under section 14 of such Act.
       (B) Determination.--The operating allocation under this 
     paragraph for a public housing agency for a fiscal year shall 
     be an amount determined by applying, to the amount to be 
     allocated under this paragraph, the formula used for 
     determining the distribution of operating subsidies for 
     fiscal year 1997 to public housing agencies (as modified 
     under subparagraphs (C) and (D)) under section 9 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect immediately 
     before the effective date of the repeal under section 
     1601(b).
       (C) Treatment of chronically vacant units.--The Secretary 
     shall revise the formula referred to in subparagraph (B) so 
     that the formula does not provide any amounts, other than 
     utility costs and other necessary costs (such as costs 
     necessary for the protection of persons and property), 
     attributable to any dwelling unit of a public housing agency 
     that has been vacant continuously for 6 or more months. A 
     unit shall not be considered vacant for purposes of this 
     paragraph if the unit is unoccupied because of rehabilitation 
     or renovation that is on schedule.
       (D) Treatment of increases in income.--The Secretary shall 
     revise the formula referred to in subparagraph (B) to provide 
     an incentive to encourage public housing agencies to increase 
     nonrental income and to increase rental income attributable 
     to their units by encouraging occupancy by families whose 
     incomes have increased while in occupancy and newly admitted 
     families. Any such incentive shall provide that the agency 
     shall derive the full benefit of any increase in nonrental or 
     rental income, and such increase shall not result in a 
     decrease in amounts provided to the agency under this title. 
     In addition, an agency shall be permitted to retain, from 
     each fiscal year, the full benefit of such an increase in 
     nonrental or rental income, except that such benefit may not 
     be retained if--
       (i) the agency's operating allocation equals 100 percent of 
     the amount for which it is eligible under section 9 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect immediately 
     before the effective date of the repeal under section 1601(b) 
     of this Act; and
       (ii) the agency's operating reserve balance is equal to the 
     maximum amount permitted under section 9 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as in effect immediately before the 
     effective date of the repeal under section 1601(b) of this 
     Act.
       (2) Capital improvement allocation.--
       (A) Applicability to appropriated amounts.--Of any amounts 
     available for allocation under this subsection for a fiscal 
     year, an amount shall be used only to provide amounts for 
     capital improvement allocations under this paragraph for 
     eligible public housing agencies that bears the same ratio to 
     such total amount available for allocation that the amount 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1997 for modernization under 
     section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 bears to 
     the sum of such modernization amounts plus the amounts 
     appropriated for such fiscal year for operating subsidies 
     under section 9 of such Act.
       (B) Determination.--The capital improvement allocation 
     under this paragraph for an eligible public housing agency 
     for a fiscal year shall be determined by applying, to the 
     amount to be allocated under this paragraph, the formula used 
     for determining the distribution of modernization assistance 
     for fiscal year 1997 to public housing agencies under section 
     14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect 
     immediately before the effective date of the repeal under 
     section 1601(b), except that the Secretary shall establish a 
     method for taking into consideration allocation of amounts 
     under the comprehensive improvement assistance program.
       (e) Eligibility of Units Acquired From Proceeds of Sales 
     Under Demolition or Disposition Plan.--If a public housing 
     agency uses proceeds from the sale of units under a 
     homeownership program in accordance with section 1251 to 
     acquire additional units to be sold to low-income families, 
     the additional units shall be counted as public housing for 
     purposes of determining the amount of the allocation to the 
     agency under this section until sale by the agency, but in 
     any case no longer than 5 years.

     SEC. 1205. SANCTIONS FOR IMPROPER USE OF AMOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--In addition to any other actions 
     authorized under this title, if the Secretary finds pursuant 
     to an audit under section 1541 that a public housing agency 
     receiving grant amounts under this title has failed to comply 
     substantially with any provision of this title, the Secretary 
     may--
       (1) terminate payments under this title to the agency;
       (2) withhold from the agency amounts from the total 
     allocation for the agency pursuant to section 1204;
       (3) reduce the amount of future grant payments under this 
     title to the agency by an amount equal to the amount of such 
     payments that were not expended in accordance with this 
     title;
       (4) limit the availability of grant amounts provided to the 
     agency under this title to programs, projects, or activities 
     not affected by such failure to comply;
       (5) withhold from the agency amounts allocated for the 
     agency under title XIII; or
       (6) order other corrective action with respect to the 
     agency.
       (b) Termination of Compliance Action.--If the Secretary 
     takes action under subsection (a) with respect to a public 
     housing agency, the Secretary shall--
       (1) in the case of action under subsection (a)(1), resume 
     payments of grant amounts under this title to the agency in 
     the full amount of the total allocation under section 1204 
     for the agency at the time that the Secretary first 
     determines that the agency will comply with the provisions of 
     this title;
       (2) in the case of action under paragraph (2), (5), or (6) 
     of subsection (a), make withheld amounts available as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to ensure that the agency 
     complies with the provisions of this title; or
       (3) in the case of action under subsection (a)(4), release 
     such restrictions at the time that the Secretary first 
     determines that the agency will comply with the provisions of 
     this title.

           Subtitle B--Admissions and Occupancy Requirements

     SEC. 1221. LOW-INCOME HOUSING REQUIREMENT.

       (a) Production Assistance.--Any public housing produced 
     using amounts provided under a grant under this title or 
     under the United States Housing Act of 1937 shall be operated 
     as public housing for the 40-year period beginning upon such 
     production.
       (b) Operating Assistance.--No portion of any public housing 
     development operated with amounts from a grant under this 
     title or operating assistance provided under the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 may be disposed of before the 
     expiration of the 10-year period beginning upon the 
     conclusion of the fiscal year for which the grant or such 
     assistance was provided, except as provided in this Act.

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       (c) Capital Improvements Assistance.--Amounts may be used 
     for eligible activities under section 1203(a)(1) only for the 
     following housing developments:
       (1) Low-income developments.--Amounts may be used for a 
     low-income housing development that--
       (A) is owned by public housing agencies;
       (B) is operated as low-income rental housing and produced 
     or operated with assistance provided under a grant under this 
     title; and
       (C) is consistent with the purposes of this title.
     Any development, or portion thereof, referred to in this 
     paragraph for which activities under section 1203(a)(1) are 
     conducted using amounts from a grant under this title shall 
     be maintained and used as public housing for the 20-year 
     period beginning upon the receipt of such grant. Any public 
     housing development, or portion thereof, that received the 
     benefit of a grant pursuant to section 14 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 shall be maintained and used as 
     public housing for the 20-year period beginning upon receipt 
     of such amounts.
       (2) Mixed income developments.--Amounts may be used for 
     eligible activities under section 1203(a)(1) for mixed-income 
     developments, which shall be a housing development that--
       (A) contains dwelling units that are available for 
     occupancy by families other than low-income families;
       (B) contains a number of dwelling units--
       (i) which units are made available (by master contract or 
     individual lease) for occupancy only by low- and very low-
     income families identified by the public housing agency;
       (ii) which number is not less than a reasonable number of 
     units, including related amenities, taking into account the 
     amount of the assistance provided by the agency compared to 
     the total investment (including costs of operation) in the 
     development;
       (iii) which units are subject to the statutory and 
     regulatory requirements of the public housing program, except 
     that the Secretary may grant appropriate waivers to such 
     statutory and regulatory requirements if reductions in 
     funding or other changes to the program make continued 
     application of such requirements impracticable;
       (iv) which units are specially designated as dwelling units 
     under this subparagraph, except the equivalent units in the 
     development may be substituted for designated units during 
     the period the units are subject to the requirements of the 
     public housing program; and
       (v) which units shall be eligible for assistance under this 
     title; and
       (C) is owned by the public housing agency, an affiliate 
     controlled by it, or another appropriate entity.
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, to 
     facilitate the establishment of socioeconomically mixed 
     communities, a public housing agency that uses grant amounts 
     under this title for a mixed income development under this 
     paragraph may, to the extent that income from such a 
     development reduces the amount of grant amounts used for 
     operating or other costs relating to public housing, use such 
     resulting savings to rent privately developed dwelling units 
     in the neighborhood of the mixed income development. Such 
     units shall be made available for occupancy only by low-
     income families eligible for residency in public housing.

     SEC. 1222. FAMILY ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) In General.--Dwelling units in public housing may be 
     rented only to families who are low-income families at the 
     time of their initial occupancy of such units.
       (b) Income Mix Within Developments.--A public housing 
     agency may establish and utilize income-mix criteria for the 
     selection of residents for dwelling units in public housing 
     developments that limit admission to a development by 
     selecting applicants having incomes appropriate so that the 
     mix of incomes of families occupying the development at any 
     time is proportional to the income mix in the eligible 
     population of the jurisdiction of the agency at such time, as 
     adjusted to take into consideration the severity of housing 
     need. Any criteria established under this subsection shall be 
     subject to the provisions of subsection (c).
       (c) Income Mix.--
       (1) PHA income mix.--Of the public housing dwelling units 
     of a public housing agency made available for occupancy by 
     eligible families, not less than 35 percent shall be occupied 
     by families whose incomes at the time of occupancy do not 
     exceed 30 percent of the area median income, as determined by 
     the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and larger 
     families, except that the Secretary, may for purposes of this 
     subsection, establish income ceilings higher or lower than 30 
     percent of the median for the area on the basis of the 
     Secretary's findings that such variations are necessary 
     because of unusually high or low family incomes. This 
     paragraph may not be construed to create any authority on the 
     part of any public housing agency to evict any family 
     residing in public housing solely because of the income of 
     the family or because of any noncompliance or overcompliance 
     with the requirement of this paragraph.
       (2) Prohibition of concentration of low-income families.--A 
     public housing agency may not, in complying with the 
     requirements under paragraph (1), concentrate very low-income 
     families (or other families with relatively low incomes) in 
     public housing dwelling units in certain public housing 
     developments or certain buildings within developments. The 
     Secretary may review the income and occupancy characteristics 
     of the public housing developments, and the buildings of such 
     developments, of public housing agencies to ensure compliance 
     with the provisions of this paragraph.
       (3) Fungibility with choice-based assistance.--If, during a 
     fiscal year, a public housing agency provides choice-based 
     housing assistance under title XIII for a number of low-
     income families, who are initially assisted by the agency in 
     such year and have incomes described in section 1321(b) 
     (relating to income targeting), which exceeds the number of 
     families that is required for the agency to comply with the 
     percentage requirement under such section 1321(b) for such 
     fiscal year, notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection, the number of public housing dwelling units that 
     the agency must otherwise make available in accordance with 
     such paragraph to comply with the percentage requirement 
     under such paragraph shall be reduced by such excess number 
     of families for such fiscal year.
       (d) Waiver of Eligibility Requirements for Occupancy by 
     Police Officers.--
       (1) Authority and waiver.--To the extent necessary to 
     provide occupancy in public housing dwelling units to police 
     officers and other law enforcement or security personnel (who 
     are not otherwise eligible for residence in public housing) 
     and to increase security for other public housing residents 
     in developments where crime has been a problem, a public 
     housing agency may, with respect to such units and subject to 
     paragraph (2)--
       (A) waive--
       (i) the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and 
     section 1225(a); and
       (ii) the applicability of--

       (I) any preferences for occupancy established under section 
     1223;
       (II) the minimum rental amount established pursuant to 
     section 1225(c) and any maximum monthly rental amount 
     established pursuant to section 1225(b);
       (III) any criteria relating to income mix within 
     developments established under subsection (b);
       (IV) the income mix requirements under subsection (c); and
       (V) any other occupancy limitations or requirements; and

       (B) establish special rent requirements and other terms and 
     conditions of occupancy.
       (2) Conditions of waiver.--A public housing agency may take 
     the actions authorized in paragraph (1) only if agency 
     determines that such actions will increase security in the 
     public housing developments involved and will not result in a 
     significant reduction of units available for residence by 
     low-income families.

     SEC. 1223. PREFERENCES FOR OCCUPANCY.

       (a) Authority To Establish.--Each public housing agency may 
     establish a system for making dwelling units in public 
     housing available for occupancy that provides preference for 
     such occupancy to families having certain characteristics.
       (b) Content.--Each system of preferences established 
     pursuant to this section shall be based upon local housing 
     needs and priorities, as determined by the public housing 
     agency using generally accepted data sources, including any 
     information obtained pursuant to an opportunity for public 
     comment as provided under section 1106(e) and under the 
     requirements applicable to the comprehensive housing 
     affordability strategy for the relevant jurisdiction.
       (c) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that, to the greatest extent practicable, public housing 
     agencies involved in the selection of tenants under the 
     provisions of this title should adopt preferences for 
     individuals who are victims of domestic violence.

     SEC. 1224. ADMISSION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Admission Requirements.--A public housing agency shall 
     ensure that each family residing in a public housing 
     development owned or administered by the agency is admitted 
     in accordance with the procedures established under this 
     title by the agency and the income limits under section 1222.
       (b) Notification of Application Decisions.--A public 
     housing agency shall establish procedures designed to provide 
     for notification to an applicant for admission to public 
     housing of the determination with respect to such 
     application, the basis for the determination, and, if the 
     applicant is determined to be eligible for admission, the 
     projected date of occupancy (to the extent such date can 
     reasonably be determined). If an agency denies an applicant 
     admission to public housing, the agency shall notify the 
     applicant that the applicant may request an informal hearing 
     on the denial within a reasonable time of such notification.
       (c) Site-Based Waiting Lists.--A public housing agency may 
     establish procedures for maintaining waiting lists for 
     admissions to public housing developments of the agency, 
     which may include (notwithstanding any other law, regulation, 
     handbook, or notice to the contrary) a system of site-based 
     waiting lists whereby applicants may apply directly at or 
     otherwise designate the development or developments in which 
     they seek to reside. All such procedures shall comply with 
     all provisions of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
     the Fair Housing Act, and other applicable civil rights laws.
       (d) Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence.--A 
     public housing agency shall be subject to the restrictions 
     regarding release of information relating to the identity and 
     new residence of any family in public housing that was a 
     victim of domestic violence that are applicable to shelters 
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     ant to the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act. The 
     agency shall work with the United States Postal Service to 
     establish procedures consistent with the confidentiality 
     provisions in the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
       (e) Transfers.--A public housing agency may apply, to each 
     public housing resident seeking to transfer from one 
     development to another development owned or operated by the 
     agency, the screening procedures applicable at such time to 
     new applicants for public housing.

     SEC. 1225. FAMILY CHOICE OF RENTAL PAYMENT.

       (a) Rental Contribution by Resident.--A family residing in 
     a public housing dwelling shall pay as monthly rent for the 
     unit the amount determined under paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     subsection (b), subject to the requirement under subsection 
     (c). Each public housing agency shall provide for each family 
     residing in a public housing dwelling unit owned or 
     administered by the agency to elect annually whether the rent 
     paid by such family shall be determined under paragraph (1) 
     or (2) of subsection (b).
       (b) Allowable Rent Structures.--
       (1) Flat rents.--Each public housing agency shall 
     establish, for each dwelling unit in public housing owned or 
     administered by the agency, a flat rental amount for the 
     dwelling unit, which shall--
       (A) be based on the rental value of the unit, as determined 
     by the public housing agency; and
       (B) be designed in accordance with subsection (e) so that 
     the rent structures do not create a disincentive for 
     continued residency in public housing by families who are 
     attempting to become economically self-sufficient through 
     employment or who have attained a level of self-sufficiency 
     through their own efforts.
     The rental amount for a dwelling unit shall be considered to 
     comply with the requirements of this paragraph if such amount 
     does not exceed the actual monthly costs to the public 
     housing agency attributable to providing and operating the 
     dwelling unit. The preceding sentence may not be construed to 
     require establishment of rental amounts equal to or based on 
     operating costs or to prevent public housing agencies from 
     developing flat rents required under this paragraph in any 
     other manner that may comply with this paragraph.
       (2) Income-based rents.--The monthly rental amount 
     determined under this paragraph for a family shall be an 
     amount, determined by the public housing agency, that does 
     not exceed the greatest of the following amounts (rounded to 
     the nearest dollar):
       (A) 30 percent of the monthly adjusted income of the 
     family.
       (B) 10 percent of the monthly income of the family.
       (C) If the family is receiving payments for welfare 
     assistance from a public agency and a part of such payments, 
     adjusted in accordance with the actual housing costs of the 
     family, is specifically designated by such agency to meet the 
     housing costs of the family, the portion of such payments 
     that is so designated.
     Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to require a 
     public housing agency to charge a monthly rent in the maximum 
     amount permitted under this paragraph.
       (c) Minimum Rental Amount.--Notwithstanding the method for 
     rent determination elected by a family pursuant to subsection 
     (a), each public housing agency shall require that the 
     monthly rent for each dwelling unit in public housing owned 
     or administered by the agency shall not be less than a 
     minimum amount (which amount shall include any amount allowed 
     for utilities), which shall be an amount determined by the 
     agency that is not less than $25 nor more than $50.
       (d) Hardship Provisions.--
       (1) Minimum rental.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (c), a public 
     housing agency shall grant an exemption from application of 
     the minimum monthly rental under such subsection to any 
     family unable to pay such amount because of financial 
     hardship, which shall include situations in which (i) the 
     family has lost eligibility for or is awaiting an eligibility 
     determination for a Federal, State, or local assistance 
     program, including a family that includes a member who is an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act who would be entitled to 
     public benefits but for title IV of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996; (ii) the family would be evicted as a result of the 
     imposition of the minimum rent requirement under subsection 
     (c); (iii) the income of the family has decreased because of 
     changed circumstance, including loss of employment; and (iv) 
     a death in the family has occurred; and other situations as 
     may be determined by the agency.
       (B) Waiting period.--If a resident requests a hardship 
     exemption under this paragraph and the public housing agency 
     reasonably determines the hardship to be of a temporary 
     nature, an exemption shall not be granted during the 90-day 
     period beginning upon the making of a request for the 
     exemption. A resident may not be evicted during such 90-day 
     period for nonpayment of rent. In such a case, if the 
     resident thereafter demonstrates that the financial hardship 
     is of a long-term basis, the agency shall retroactively 
     exempt the resident from the applicability of the minimum 
     rent requirement for such 90-day period.
       (2) Switching rent determination methods.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a), in the case of a family that has elected to 
     pay rent in the amount determined under subsection (b)(1), a 
     public housing agency shall provide for the family to pay 
     rent in the amount determined under subsection (b)(2) during 
     the period for which such election was made if the family is 
     unable to pay the amount determined under subsection (b)(1) 
     because of financial hardship, including--
       (A) situations in which the income of the family has 
     decreased because of changed circumstances, loss of reduction 
     of employment, death in the family, and reduction in or loss 
     of income or other assistance;
       (B) an increase, because of changed circumstances, in the 
     family's expenses for--
       (i) medical costs;
       (ii) child care;
       (iii) transportation;
       (iv) education; or
       (v) similar items; and
       (C) such other situations as may be determined by the 
     agency.
       (e) Encouragement of Self-Sufficiency.--The rental policy 
     developed by each public housing agency shall encourage and 
     reward employment and economic self-sufficiency.
       (f) Income Reviews.--Each public housing agency shall 
     review the income of each family occupying a dwelling unit in 
     public housing owned or administered by the agency not less 
     than annually, except that, in the case of families that are 
     paying rent in the amount determined under subsection (b)(1), 
     the agency shall review the income of such family not less 
     than once every 3 years.
       (g) Disallowance of Earned Income From Rent 
     Determinations.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the rent payable under this section by a family whose 
     income increases as a result of employment of a member of the 
     family who was previously unemployed for 1 or more years 
     (including a family whose income increases as a result of the 
     participation of a family member in any family self-
     sufficiency or other job training program) may not be 
     increased as a result of the increased income due to such 
     employment during the 18-month period beginning on the date 
     on which the employment is commenced.
       (2) Phase-in of rent increases.--After the expiration of 
     the 18-month period referred to in paragraph (1), rent 
     increases due to the continued employment of the family 
     member described in paragraph (1) shall be phased in over a 
     subsequent 3-year period.
       (3) Transition.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), any resident of public housing 
     participating in the program under the authority contained in 
     the undesignated paragraph at the end of section 3(c)(3) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before 
     the effective date of the repeal under section 1601(b) of 
     this Act) shall be governed by such authority after such 
     date.
       (h) Phase-In of Rent Contribution Increases After Effective 
     Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), for 
     any family residing in a dwelling unit in public housing upon 
     the effective date of this division, if the monthly 
     contribution for rental of an assisted dwelling unit to be 
     paid by the family upon initial applicability of this title 
     is greater than the amount paid by the family under the 
     provisions of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     immediately before such applicability, any such resulting 
     increase in rent contribution shall be--
       (A) phased in equally over a period of not less than 3 
     years, if such increase is 30 percent or more of such 
     contribution before initial applicability; and
       (B) limited to not more than 10 percent per year if such 
     increase is more than 10 percent but less than 30 percent of 
     such contribution before initial applicability.
       (2) Exception.--The minimum rental amount under subsection 
     (c) shall apply to each family described in paragraph (1) of 
     this subsection, notwithstanding such paragraph.

     SEC. 1226. LEASE REQUIREMENTS.

       In renting dwelling units in a public housing development, 
     each public housing agency shall utilize leases that--
       (1) do not contain unreasonable terms and conditions;
       (2) obligate the public housing agency to maintain the 
     development in compliance with the housing quality 
     requirements under section 1232;
       (3) require the public housing agency to give adequate 
     written notice of termination of the lease, which shall not 
     be less than--
       (A) the period provided under the applicable law of the 
     jurisdiction or 14 days, whichever is less, in the case of 
     nonpayment of rent;
       (B) a reasonable period of time, but not to exceed 14 days, 
     when the health or safety of other residents or public 
     housing agency employees is threatened; and
       (C) the period of time provided under the applicable law of 
     the jurisdiction, in any other case;
       (4) contain the provisions required under sections 1642 and 
     1643 (relating to limitations on occupancy in federally 
     assisted housing); and
       (5) specify that, with respect to any notice of eviction or 
     termination, notwithstanding any State law, a public housing 
     resident shall be informed of the opportunity, prior to any 
     hearing or trial, to examine any relevant documents, records 
     or regulations directly related to the eviction or 
     termination.

     SEC. 1227. DESIGNATED HOUSING FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED 
                   FAMILIES.

       (a) Authority To Provide Designated Housing.--

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       (1) In general.--Subject only to provisions of this section 
     and notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public 
     housing agency for which the information required under 
     subsection (d) is in effect may provide public housing 
     developments (or portions of developments) designated for 
     occupancy by (A) only elderly families, (B) only disabled 
     families, or (C) elderly and disabled families.
       (2) Priority for occupancy.--In determining priority for 
     admission to public housing developments (or portions of 
     developments) that are designated for occupancy as provided 
     in paragraph (1), the public housing agency may make units in 
     such developments (or portions) available only to the types 
     of families for whom the development is designated.
       (3) Eligibility of near-elderly families.--If a public 
     housing agency determines that there are insufficient numbers 
     of elderly families to fill all the units in a development 
     (or portion of a development) designated under paragraph (1) 
     for occupancy by only elderly families, the agency may 
     provide that near-elderly families may occupy dwelling units 
     in the development (or portion).
       (b) Standards Regarding Evictions.--Except as provided in 
     subtitle C of title XVI, any tenant who is lawfully residing 
     in a dwelling unit in a public housing development may not be 
     evicted or otherwise required to vacate such unit because of 
     the designation of the development (or portion of a 
     development) pursuant to this section or because of any 
     action taken by the Secretary or any public housing agency 
     pursuant to this section.
       (c) Relocation Assistance.--A public housing agency that 
     designates any existing development or building, or portion 
     thereof, for occupancy as provided under subsection (a)(1) 
     shall provide, to each person and family who agrees to be 
     relocated in connection with such designation--
       (1) notice of the designation and an explanation of 
     available relocation benefits, as soon as is practicable for 
     the agency and the person or family;
       (2) access to comparable housing (including appropriate 
     services and design features), which may include choice-based 
     rental housing assistance under title XIII, at a rental rate 
     paid by the tenant that is comparable to that applicable to 
     the unit from which the person or family has vacated; and
       (3) payment of actual, reasonable moving expenses.
       (d) Required Inclusions in Local Housing Management Plan.--
     A public housing agency may designate a development (or 
     portion of a development) for occupancy under subsection 
     (a)(1) only if the agency, as part of the agency's local 
     housing management plan--
       (1) establishes that the designation of the development is 
     necessary--
       (A) to achieve the housing goals for the jurisdiction under 
     the comprehensive housing affordability strategy under 
     section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act; or
       (B) to meet the housing needs of the low-income population 
     of the jurisdiction; and
       (2) includes a description of--
       (A) the development (or portion of a development) to be 
     designated;
       (B) the types of tenants for which the development is to be 
     designated;
       (C) any supportive services to be provided to tenants of 
     the designated development (or portion);
       (D) how the design and related facilities (as such term is 
     defined in section 202(d)(8) of the Housing Act of 1959) of 
     the development accommodate the special environmental needs 
     of the intended occupants; and
       (E) any plans to secure additional resources or housing 
     assistance to provide assistance to families that may have 
     been housed if occupancy in the development were not 
     restricted pursuant to this section.
     For purposes of this subsection, the term ``supportive 
     services'' means services designed to meet the special needs 
     of residents. Notwithstanding section 1107, the Secretary may 
     approve a local housing management plan without approving the 
     portion of the plan covering designation of a development 
     pursuant to this section.
       (e) Effectiveness.--
       (1) Initial 5-year effectiveness.--The information required 
     under subsection (d) shall be in effect for purposes of this 
     section during the 5-year period that begins upon 
     notification under section 1107(a) of the public housing 
     agency that the information complies with the requirements 
     under section 1106 and this section.
       (2) Renewal.--Upon the expiration of the 5-year period 
     under paragraph (1) or any 2-year period under this 
     paragraph, an agency may extend the effectiveness of the 
     designation and information for an additional 2-year period 
     (that begins upon such expiration) by submitting to the 
     Secretary any information needed to update the information. 
     The Secretary may not limit the number of times a public 
     housing agency extends the effectiveness of a designation and 
     information under this paragraph.
       (3) Treatment of existing plans.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, a public housing agency shall be 
     considered to have submitted the information required under 
     this section if the agency has submitted to the Secretary an 
     application and allocation plan under section 7 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before the effective 
     date of the repeal under section 1601(b) of this Act) that 
     has not been approved or disapproved before such effective 
     date.
       (4) Transition provision.--Any application and allocation 
     plan approved under section 7 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (as in effect before the effective date of the 
     repeal under section 1601(b) of this Act) before such 
     effective date shall be considered to be the information 
     required to be submitted under this section and that is in 
     effect for purposes of this section for the 5-year period 
     beginning upon such approval.
       (f) Inapplicability of Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
     Real Property Acquisitions Policy Act of 1970.--No resident 
     of a public housing development shall be considered to be 
     displaced for purposes of the Uniform Relocation Assistance 
     and Real Property Acquisitions Policy Act of 1970 because of 
     the designation of any existing development or building, or 
     portion thereof, for occupancy as provided under subsection 
     (a) of this section.
       (g) Use of Amounts.--Any amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     section 10(b) of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension 
     Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-120) may also be used, to the 
     extent or in such amounts as are or have been provided in 
     advance in appropriation Acts, for choice-based rental 
     housing assistance under title XIII for public housing 
     agencies to implement this section.

                         Subtitle C--Management

     SEC. 1231. MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES.

       (a) Sound Management.--A public housing agency that 
     receives grant amounts under this title shall establish and 
     comply with procedures and practices sufficient to ensure 
     that the public housing developments owned or administered by 
     the agency are operated in a sound manner.
       (b) Accounting System for Rental Collections and Costs.--
       (1) Establishment.--Each public housing agency that 
     receives grant amounts under this title shall establish and 
     maintain a system of accounting for rental collections and 
     costs (including administrative, utility, maintenance, 
     repair, and other operating costs) for each project and 
     operating cost center (as determined by the Secretary).
       (2) Access to records.--Each public housing agency shall 
     make available to the general public the information required 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) regarding collections and costs.
       (3) Exemption.--The Secretary may permit authorities owning 
     or operating fewer than 500 dwelling units to comply with the 
     requirements of this subsection by accounting on an agency-
     wide basis.
       (c) Management by Other Entities.--Except as otherwise 
     provided under this division, a public housing agency may 
     contract with any other entity to perform any of the 
     management functions for public housing owned or operated by 
     the public housing agency.

     SEC. 1232. HOUSING QUALITY REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Each public housing agency that receives 
     grant amounts under this division shall maintain its public 
     housing in a condition that complies--
       (1) in the case of public housing located in a jurisdiction 
     which has in effect laws, regulations, standards, or codes 
     regarding habitability of residential dwellings, with such 
     applicable laws, regulations, standards, or codes; or
       (2) in the case of public housing located in a jurisdiction 
     which does not have in effect laws, regulations, standards, 
     or codes described in paragraph (1), with the housing quality 
     standards established under subsection (b).
       (b) Federal Housing Quality Standards.--The Secretary shall 
     establish housing quality standards under this subsection 
     that ensure that public housing dwelling units are safe, 
     clean, and healthy. Such standards shall include requirements 
     relating to habitability, including maintenance, health and 
     sanitation factors, condition, and construction of dwellings, 
     and shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be consistent 
     with the standards established under section 1328(c). The 
     Secretary shall differentiate between major and minor 
     violations of such standards.
       (c) Determinations.--Each public housing agency providing 
     housing assistance shall identify, in the local housing 
     management plan of the agency, whether the agency is 
     utilizing the standard under paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Annual Inspections.--Each public housing agency that 
     owns or operates public housing shall make an annual 
     inspection of each public housing development to determine 
     whether units in the development are maintained in accordance 
     with the requirements under subsection (a). The agency shall 
     retain the results of such inspections and, upon the request 
     of the Secretary, the Inspector General for the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, or any auditor conducting an 
     audit under section 1541, shall make such results available.

     SEC. 1233. EMPLOYMENT OF RESIDENTS.

       Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 
     (12 U.S.C. 1701u) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``public and Indian housing agencies'' and 
     inserting ``public housing agencies and recipients of grants 
     under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
     Determination Act of 1996''; and
       (ii) by striking ``development assistance'' and all that 
     follows through the end and inserting ``assistance provided 
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     bility Act of 1997 and used for the housing production, 
     operation, or capital needs.''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``managed by the 
     public or Indian housing agency'' and inserting ``assisted by 
     the public housing agency or the recipient of a grant under 
     the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
     Act of 1996'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``public and Indian housing agencies'' and 
     inserting ``public housing agencies and recipients of grants 
     under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
     Determination Act of 1996''; and
       (ii) by striking ``development assistance'' and all that 
     follows through ``section 14 of that Act'' and inserting 
     ``assistance provided under title XII of the Housing 
     Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997 and used for the 
     housing production, operation, or capital needs''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``operated by the 
     public or Indian housing agency'' and inserting ``assisted by 
     the public housing agency or the recipient of a grant under 
     the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
     Act of 1996'';
       (3) in subsections (c)(1)(A) and (d)(1)(A), by striking 
     ``make their best efforts,'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``to the maximum extent that is possible and'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ``to give'' and 
     inserting ``give''; and
       (5) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking ``to award'' and 
     inserting ``award''.

     SEC. 1234. RESIDENT COUNCILS AND RESIDENT MANAGEMENT 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) Resident Councils.--The residents of a public housing 
     development may establish a resident council for the 
     development for purposes of consideration of issues relating 
     to residents, representation of resident interests, and 
     coordination and consultation with a public housing agency. A 
     resident council shall be an organization or association 
     that--
       (1) is nonprofit in character;
       (2) is representative of the residents of the eligible 
     housing;
       (3) adopts written procedures providing for the election of 
     officers on a regular basis; and
       (4) has a democratically elected governing board, which is 
     elected by the residents of the eligible housing on a regular 
     basis.
       (b) Resident Management Corporations.--
       (1) Establishment.--The residents of a public housing 
     development may establish a resident management corporation 
     for the purpose of assuming the responsibility for the 
     management of the development under section 1235 or 
     purchasing a development.
       (2) Requirements.--A resident management corporation shall 
     be a corporation that--
       (A) is nonprofit in character;
       (B) is organized under the laws of the State in which the 
     development is located;
       (C) has as its sole voting members the residents of the 
     development; and
       (D) is established by the resident council for the 
     development or, if there is not a resident council, by a 
     majority of the households of the development.

     SEC. 1235. MANAGEMENT BY RESIDENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION.

       (a) Authority.--A public housing agency may enter into a 
     contract under this section with a resident management 
     corporation to provide for the management of public housing 
     developments by the corporation.
       (b) Contract.--A contract under this section for management 
     of public housing developments by a resident management 
     corporation shall establish the respective management rights 
     and responsibilities of the corporation and the public 
     housing agency. The contract shall be consistent with the 
     requirements of this division applicable to public housing 
     development and may include specific terms governing 
     management personnel and compensation, access to public 
     housing records, submission of and adherence to budgets, rent 
     collection procedures, resident income verification, resident 
     eligibility determinations, resident eviction, the 
     acquisition of supplies and materials and such other matters 
     as may be appropriate. The contract shall be treated as a 
     contracting out of services.
       (c) Bonding and Insurance.--Before assuming any management 
     responsibility for a public housing development, the resident 
     management corporation shall provide fidelity bonding and 
     insurance, or equivalent protection. Such bonding and 
     insurance, or its equivalent, shall be adequate to protect 
     the Secretary and the public housing agency against loss, 
     theft, embezzlement, or fraudulent acts on the part of the 
     resident management corporation or its employees.
       (d) Block Grant Assistance and Income.--A contract under 
     this section shall provide for--
       (1) the public housing agency to provide a portion of the 
     block grant assistance under this title to the resident 
     management corporation for purposes of operating the public 
     housing development covered by the contract and performing 
     such other eligible activities with respect to the 
     development as may be provided under the contract;
       (2) the amount of income expected to be derived from the 
     development itself (from sources such as rents and charges);
       (3) the amount of income to be provided to the development 
     from the other sources of income of the public housing agency 
     (such as interest income, administrative fees, and rents); 
     and
       (4) any income generated by a resident management 
     corporation of a public housing development that exceeds the 
     income estimated under the contract shall be used for 
     eligible activities under section 1203(a).
       (e) Calculation of Total Income.--
       (1) Maintenance of support.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     amount of assistance provided by a public housing agency to a 
     public housing development managed by a resident management 
     corporation may not be reduced during the 3-year period 
     beginning on the date on which the resident management 
     corporation is first established for the development.
       (2) Reductions and increases in support.--If the total 
     income of a public housing agency is reduced or increased, 
     the income provided by the public housing agency to a public 
     housing development managed by a resident management 
     corporation shall be reduced or increased in proportion to 
     the reduction or increase in the total income of the agency, 
     except that any reduction in block grant amounts under this 
     title to the agency that occurs as a result of fraud, waste, 
     or mismanagement by the agency shall not affect the amount 
     provided to the resident management corporation.

     SEC. 1236. TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN HOUSING TO 
                   INDEPENDENT MANAGER AT REQUEST OF RESIDENTS.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary may transfer the 
     responsibility and authority for management of specified 
     housing (as such term is defined in subsection (h)) from a 
     public housing agency to an eligible management entity, in 
     accordance with the requirements of this section, if--
       (1) such housing is owned or operated by a public housing 
     agency that is designated as a troubled agency under section 
     1533(a); and
       (2) the Secretary determines that--
       (A) such housing has deferred maintenance, physical 
     deterioration, or obsolescence of major systems and other 
     deficiencies in the physical plant of the project;
       (B) such housing is occupied predominantly by families with 
     children who are in a severe state of distress, characterized 
     by such factors as high rates of unemployment, teenage 
     pregnancy, single-parent households, long-term dependency on 
     public assistance and minimal educational achievement;
       (C) such housing is located in an area such that the 
     housing is subject to recurrent vandalism and criminal 
     activity (including drug-related criminal activity); and
       (D) the residents can demonstrate that the elements of 
     distress for such housing specified in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (C) can be remedied by an entity that has a 
     demonstrated capacity to manage, with reasonable expenses for 
     modernization.
     Such a transfer may be made only as provided in this section, 
     pursuant to the approval by the Secretary of a request for 
     the transfer made by a majority vote of the residents for the 
     specified housing, after consultation with the public housing 
     agency for the specified housing.
       (b) Block Grant Assistance.--Pursuant to a contract under 
     subsection (c), the Secretary shall require the public 
     housing agency for specified housing to provide to the 
     manager for the housing, from any block grant amounts under 
     this title for the agency, fair and reasonable amounts for 
     operating costs for the housing. The amount made available 
     under this subsection to a manager shall be determined by the 
     Secretary based on the share for the specified housing of the 
     total block grant amounts for the public housing agency 
     transferring the housing, taking into consideration the 
     operating and capital improvement needs of the specified 
     housing, the operating and capital improvement needs of the 
     remaining public housing units managed by the public housing 
     agency, and the local housing management plan of such agency.
       (c) Contract Between Secretary and Manager.--
       (1) Requirements.--Pursuant to the approval of a request 
     under this section for transfer of the management of 
     specified housing, the Secretary shall enter into a contract 
     with the eligible management entity.
       (2) Terms.-- A contract under this subsection shall contain 
     provisions establishing the rights and responsibilities of 
     the manager with respect to the specified housing and the 
     Secretary and shall be consistent with the requirements of 
     this division applicable to public housing developments.
       (d) Compliance With Local Housing Management Plan.--A 
     manager of specified housing under this section shall comply 
     with the approved local housing management plan applicable to 
     the housing and shall submit such information to the public 
     housing agency from which management was transferred as may 
     be necessary for such agency to prepare and update its local 
     housing management plan.
       (e) Demolition and Disposition by Manager.--A manager under 
     this section may demolish or dispose of specified housing 
     only if, and in the manner, provided for in the local housing 
     management plan for the agency transferring management of the 
     housing.
       (f) Limitation on PHA Liability.--A public housing agency 
     that is not a manager for specified housing shall not be 
     liable for any act or failure to act by a manager or resident 
     council for the specified housing.
       (g) Treatment of Manager.--To the extent not inconsistent 
     with this section and to the extent the Secretary determines 
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     sion, a manager of specified housing under this section shall 
     be considered to be a public housing agency for purposes of 
     this title.
       (h) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Eligible management entity.--The term ``eligible 
     management entity'' means, with respect to any public housing 
     development, any of the following entities:
       (A) Nonprofit organization.--A public or private nonprofit 
     organization, which shall--
       (i) include a resident management corporation or resident 
     management organization and, as determined by the Secretary, 
     a public or private nonprofit organization sponsored by the 
     public housing agency that owns the development; and
       (ii) not include the public housing agency that owns the 
     development.
       (B) For-profit entity.--A for-profit entity that has 
     demonstrated experience in providing low-income housing.
       (C) State or local government.--A State or local 
     government, including an agency or instrumentality thereof.
       (D) Public housing agency.--A public housing agency (other 
     than the public housing agency that owns the development).
     The term does not include a resident council.
       (2) Manager.--The term ``manager'' means any eligible 
     management entity that has entered into a contract under this 
     section with the Secretary for the management of specified 
     housing.
       (3) Nonprofit.--The term ``nonprofit'' means, with respect 
     to an organization, association, corporation, or other 
     entity, that no part of the net earnings of the entity inures 
     to the benefit of any member, founder, contributor, or 
     individual.
       (4) Private nonprofit organization.--The term ``private 
     nonprofit organization'' means any private organization 
     (including a State or locally chartered organization) that--
       (A) is incorporated under State or local law;
       (B) is nonprofit in character;
       (C) complies with standards of financial accountability 
     acceptable to the Secretary; and
       (D) has among its purposes significant activities related 
     to the provision of decent housing that is affordable to low-
     income families.
       (5) Public housing agency.--The term ``public housing 
     agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 1103(a).
       (6) Public nonprofit organization.--The term ``public 
     nonprofit organization'' means any public entity that is 
     nonprofit in character.
       (7) Specified housing.--The term ``specified housing'' 
     means a public housing development or developments, or a 
     portion of a development or developments, for which the 
     transfer of management is requested under this section. The 
     term includes one or more contiguous buildings and an area of 
     contiguous row houses, but in the case of a single building, 
     the building shall be sufficiently separable from the 
     remainder of the development of which it is part to make 
     transfer of the management of the building feasible for 
     purposes of this section.

     SEC. 1237. RESIDENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage 
     increased resident management of public housing developments, 
     as a means of improving existing living conditions in public 
     housing developments, by providing increased flexibility for 
     public housing developments that are managed by residents 
     by--
       (1) permitting the retention, and use for certain purposes, 
     of any revenues exceeding operating and project costs; and
       (2) providing funding, from amounts otherwise available, 
     for technical assistance to promote formation and development 
     of resident management entities.
     For purposes of this section, the term ``public housing 
     development'' includes one or more contiguous buildings or an 
     area of contiguous row houses the elected resident councils 
     of which approve the establishment of a resident management 
     corporation and otherwise meet the requirements of this 
     section.
       (b) Program Requirements.--
       (1) Resident council.--As a condition of entering into a 
     resident opportunity program, the elected resident council of 
     a public housing development shall approve the establishment 
     of a resident management corporation that complies with the 
     requirements of section 1234(b)(2). When such approval is 
     made by the elected resident council of a building or row 
     house area, the resident opportunity program shall not 
     interfere with the rights of other families residing in the 
     development or harm the efficient operation of the 
     development. The resident management corporation and the 
     resident council may be the same organization, if the 
     organization complies with the requirements applicable to 
     both the corporation and council.
       (2) Public housing management specialist.--The resident 
     council of a public housing development, in cooperation with 
     the public housing agency, shall select a qualified public 
     housing management specialist to assist in determining the 
     feasibility of, and to help establish, a resident management 
     corporation and to provide training and other duties agreed 
     to in the daily operations of the development.
       (3) Management responsibilities.--A resident management 
     corporation that qualifies under this section, and that 
     supplies insurance and bonding or equivalent protection 
     sufficient to the Secretary and the public housing agency, 
     shall enter into a contract with the agency establishing the 
     respective management rights and responsibilities of the 
     corporation and the agency. The contract shall be treated as 
     a contracting out of services and shall be subject to the 
     requirements under section 1235 for such contracts.
       (4) Annual audit.--The books and records of a resident 
     management corporation operating a public housing development 
     shall be audited annually by a certified public accountant. A 
     written report of each such audit shall be forwarded to the 
     public housing agency and the Secretary.
       (c) Comprehensive Improvement Assistance.--Public housing 
     developments managed by resident management corporations may 
     be provided with modernization assistance from grant amounts 
     under this title for purposes of renovating such 
     developments. If such renovation activities (including the 
     planning and architectural design of the rehabilitation) are 
     administered by a resident management corporation, the public 
     housing agency involved may not retain, for any 
     administrative or other reason, any portion of the assistance 
     provided pursuant to this subsection unless otherwise 
     provided by contract.
       (d) Waiver of Federal Requirements.--
       (1) Waiver of regulatory requirements.--Upon the request of 
     any resident management corporation and public housing 
     agency, and after notice and an opportunity to comment is 
     afforded to the affected residents, the Secretary may waive 
     (for both the resident management corporation and the public 
     housing agency) any requirement established by the Secretary 
     (and not specified in any statute) that the Secretary 
     determines to unnecessarily increase the costs or restrict 
     the income of a public housing development.
       (2) Waiver to permit employment.--Upon the request of any 
     resident management corporation, the Secretary may, subject 
     to applicable collective bargaining agreements, permit 
     residents of such development to volunteer a portion of their 
     labor.
       (3) Exceptions.--The Secretary may not waive under this 
     subsection any requirement with respect to income eligibility 
     for purposes of section 1222, family rental payments under 
     section 1225, tenant or applicant protections, employee 
     organizing rights, or rights of employees under collective 
     bargaining agreements.
       (e) Operating Assistance and Development Income.--
       (1) Calculation of operating subsidy.--The grant amounts 
     received under this title by a public housing agency used for 
     operating fund activities under section 1203(a)(2) that are 
     allocated to a public housing development managed by a 
     resident management corporation shall not be less than per 
     unit monthly amount of such assistance used by the public 
     housing agency in the previous year, as determined on an 
     individual development basis.
       (2) Contract requirements.--Any contract for management of 
     a public housing development entered into by a public housing 
     agency and a resident management corporation shall specify 
     the amount of income expected to be derived from the 
     development itself (from sources such as rents and charges) 
     and the amount of income funds to be provided to the 
     development from the other sources of income of the agency 
     (such as assistance for operating activities under section 
     1203(a)(2), interest income, administrative fees, and rents).
       (f) Resident Management Technical Assistance and 
     Training.--
       (1) Financial assistance.--To the extent budget authority 
     is available under this title, the Secretary shall provide 
     financial assistance to resident management corporations or 
     resident councils that obtain, by contract or otherwise, 
     technical assistance for the development of resident 
     management entities, including the formation of such 
     entities, the development of the management capability of 
     newly formed or existing entities, the identification of the 
     social support needs of residents of public housing 
     developments, and the securing of such support. In addition, 
     the Secretary may provide financial assistance to resident 
     management corporations or resident councils for activities 
     sponsored by resident organizations for economic uplift, such 
     as job training, economic development, security, and other 
     self-sufficiency activities beyond those related to the 
     management of public housing. The Secretary may require 
     resident councils or resident management corporations to 
     utilize public housing agencies or other qualified 
     organizations as contract administrators with respect to 
     financial assistance provided under this paragraph.
       (2) Limitation on assistance.--The financial assistance 
     provided under this subsection with respect to any public 
     housing development may not exceed $100,000.
       (3) Prohibition.--A resident management corporation or 
     resident council may not, before the award to the corporation 
     or council of a grant amount under this subsection, enter 
     into any contract or other agreement with any entity to 
     provide such entity with amounts from the grant for providing 
     technical assistance or carrying out other activities 
     eligible for assistance with amounts under this subsection. 
     Any such agreement entered into in violation of this 
     paragraph shall be void and unenforceable.
       (4) Funding.--Of any amounts made available under section 
     1282(1) for use under the capital fund, the Secretary may use 
     to carry out this subsection $15,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998.

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       (5) Limitation regarding assistance under hope grant 
     program.--The Secretary may not provide financial assistance 
     under this subsection to any resident management corporation 
     or resident council with respect to which assistance for the 
     development or formation of such entity is provided under 
     title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in 
     effect before the effective date of the repeal under section 
     1601(b) of this Act).
       (6) Technical assistance and clearinghouse.--The Secretary 
     may use up to 10 percent of the amount made available 
     pursuant to paragraph (4)--
       (A) to provide technical assistance, directly or by grant 
     or contract, and
       (B) to receive, collect, process, assemble, and disseminate 
     information,
     in connection with activities under this subsection.
       (g) Assessment and Report by Secretary.--Not later than 3 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) conduct an evaluation and assessment of resident 
     management, and particularly of the effect of resident 
     management on living conditions in public housing; and
       (2) submit to the Congress a report setting forth the 
     findings of the Secretary as a result of the evaluation and 
     assessment and including any recommendations the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.
       (h) Applicability.--Any management contract between a 
     public housing agency and a resident management corporation 
     that is entered into after the date of the enactment of the 
     Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 
     1988 shall be subject to this section and any regulations 
     issued to carry out this section.

                       Subtitle D--Homeownership

     SEC. 1251. RESIDENT HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--A public housing agency may carry out a 
     homeownership program in accordance with this section and the 
     local housing management plan of the agency to make public 
     housing dwelling units, public housing developments, and 
     other housing projects available for purchase by low-income 
     families. An agency may transfer a unit only pursuant to a 
     homeownership program approved by the Secretary. 
     Notwithstanding section 1107, the Secretary may approve a 
     local housing management plan without approving the portion 
     of the plan regarding a homeownership program pursuant to 
     this section. In the case of the portion of a plan regarding 
     the homeownership program that is submitted separately 
     pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall 
     approve or disapprove such portion not later than 60 days 
     after the submission of such portion.
       (b) Participating Units.--A program under this section may 
     cover any existing public housing dwelling units or projects, 
     and may include other dwelling units and housing owned, 
     operated, or assisted, or otherwise acquired for use under 
     such program, by the public housing agency.
       (c) Eligible Purchasers.--
       (1) Low-income requirement.--Only low-income families 
     assisted by a public housing agency, other low-income 
     families, and entities formed to facilitate such sales by 
     purchasing units for resale to low-income families shall be 
     eligible to purchase housing under a homeownership program 
     under this section.
       (2) Other requirements.--A public housing agency may 
     establish other requirements or limitations for families to 
     purchase housing under a homeownership program under this 
     section, including requirements or limitations regarding 
     employment or participation in employment counseling or 
     training activities, criminal activity, participation in 
     homeownership counseling programs, evidence of regular 
     income, and other requirements. In the case of purchase by an 
     entity for resale to low-income families, the entity shall 
     sell the units to low-income families within 5 years from the 
     date of its acquisition of the units. The entity shall use 
     any net proceeds from the resale and from managing the units, 
     as determined in accordance with guidelines of the Secretary, 
     for housing purposes, such as funding resident organizations 
     and reserves for capital replacements.
       (d) Financing and Assistance.--A homeownership program 
     under this section may provide financing for acquisition of 
     housing by families purchasing under the program or by the 
     public housing agency for sale under this program in any 
     manner considered appropriate by the agency (including sale 
     to a resident management corporation).
       (e) Downpayment Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Each family purchasing housing under a 
     homeownership program under this section shall be required to 
     provide from its own resources a downpayment in connection 
     with any loan for acquisition of the housing, in an amount 
     determined by the public housing agency. Except as provided 
     in paragraph (2), the agency shall permit the family to use 
     grant amounts, gifts from relatives, contributions from 
     private sources, and similar amounts as downpayment amounts 
     in such purchase,
       (2) Direct family contribution.--In purchasing housing 
     pursuant to this section, each family shall contribute an 
     amount of the downpayment, from resources of the family other 
     than grants, gifts, contributions, or other similar amounts 
     referred to in paragraph (1), that is not less than 1 percent 
     of the purchase price.
       (f) Ownership Interests.--A homeownership program under 
     this section may provide for sale to the purchasing family of 
     any ownership interest that the public housing agency 
     considers appropriate under the program, including ownership 
     in fee simple, a condominium interest, an interest in a 
     limited dividend cooperative, a shared appreciation interest 
     with a public housing agency providing financing.
       (g) Resale.--
       (1) Authority and limitation.--A homeownership program 
     under this section shall permit the resale of a dwelling unit 
     purchased under the program by an eligible family, but shall 
     provide such limitations on resale as the agency considers 
     appropriate (whether the family purchases directly from the 
     agency or from another entity) for the agency to recapture--
       (A) from any economic gain derived from any such resale 
     occurring during the 5-year period beginning upon purchase of 
     the dwelling unit by the eligible family, a portion of the 
     amount of any financial assistance provided under the program 
     by the agency to the eligible family; and
       (B) after the expiration of such 5-year period, only such 
     amounts as are equivalent to the assistance provided under 
     this section by the agency to the purchaser.
       (2) Considerations.--The limitations referred to in 
     paragraph (1) may provide for consideration of the aggregate 
     amount of assistance provided under the program to the 
     family, the contribution to equity provided by the purchasing 
     eligible family, the period of time elapsed between purchase 
     under the homeownership program and resale, the reason for 
     resale, any improvements to the property made by the eligible 
     family, any appreciation in the value of the property, and 
     any other factors that the agency considers appropriate.
       (h) Sale of Certain Scattered-Site Housing.--A public 
     housing agency that the Secretary has determined to be a 
     high-performing agency may use the proceeds from the 
     disposition of scattered-site public housing under a 
     homeownership program under this section to purchase 
     replacement scattered-site dwelling units, to the extent such 
     use is provided for in the local housing management plan for 
     the agency approved under section 1107. Any such replacement 
     dwelling units shall be considered public housing for 
     purposes of this division.
       (i) Inapplicability of Disposition Requirements.--The 
     provisions of section 1261 shall not apply to disposition of 
     public housing dwelling units under a homeownership program 
     under this section, except that any dwelling units sold under 
     such a program shall be treated as public housing dwelling 
     units for purposes of subsections (e) and (f) of section 
     1261.

Subtitle E--Disposition, Demolition, and Revitalization of Developments

     SEC. 1261. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEMOLITION AND DISPOSITION OF 
                   DEVELOPMENTS.

       (a) Authority and Flexibility.--A public housing agency may 
     demolish, dispose of, or demolish and dispose of nonviable or 
     nonmarketable public housing developments of the agency in 
     accordance with this section.
       (b) Local Housing Management Plan Requirement.--A public 
     housing agency may take any action to demolish or dispose of 
     a public housing development (or a portion of a development) 
     only if such demolition or disposition complies with the 
     provisions of this section and is in accordance with the 
     local housing management plan for the agency. Notwithstanding 
     section 1107, the Secretary may approve a local housing 
     management plan without approving the portion of the plan 
     covering demolition or disposition pursuant to this section.
       (c) Purpose of Demolition or Disposition.--A public housing 
     agency may demolish or dispose of a public housing 
     development (or portion of a development) only if the agency 
     provides sufficient evidence to the Secretary that--
       (1) the development (or portion thereof) is severely 
     distressed or obsolete;
       (2) the development (or portion thereof) is in a location 
     making it unsuitable for housing purposes;
       (3) the development (or portion thereof) has design or 
     construction deficiencies that make cost-effective 
     rehabilitation infeasible;
       (4) assuming that reasonable rehabilitation and management 
     intervention for the development has been completed and paid 
     for, the anticipated revenue that would be derived from 
     charging market-based rents for units in the development (or 
     portion thereof) would not cover the anticipated operating 
     costs and replacement reserves of the development (or 
     portion) at full occupancy and the development (or portion) 
     would constitute a substantial burden on the resources of the 
     public housing agency;
       (5) retention of the development (or portion thereof) is 
     not in the best interests of the residents of the public 
     housing agency because--
       (A) developmental changes in the area surrounding the 
     development adversely affect the health or safety of the 
     residents or the feasible operation of the development by the 
     public housing agency;
       (B) demolition or disposition will allow the acquisition, 
     development, or rehabilitation of other properties which will 
     be more efficiently or effectively operated as low-income 
     housing; or
       (C) other factors exist that the agency determines are 
     consistent with the best interests of the residents and the 
     agency and not inconsistent with other provisions of this 
     division;
       (6) in the case only of demolition or disposition of a 
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     demolition or disposition will help to ensure the remaining 
     useful life of the remainder of the development; or
       (7) in the case only of property other than dwelling 
     units--
       (A) the property is excess to the needs of a development; 
     or
       (B) the demolition or disposition is incidental to, or does 
     not interfere with, continued operation of a development.
     The evidence required under this subsection shall include, as 
     a condition of demolishing or disposing of a public housing 
     development (or portion of a development) estimated to have a 
     value of $100,000 or more, a statement of the market value of 
     the development (or portion), which has been determined by a 
     party not having any interest in the housing or the public 
     housing agency and pursuant to not less than 2 professional, 
     independent appraisals of the development (or portion).
       (d) Consultation.--A public housing agency may demolish or 
     dispose of a public housing development (or portion of a 
     development) only if the agency notifies and confers 
     regarding the demolition or disposition with--
       (1) the residents of the development (or portion); and
       (2) appropriate local government officials.
       (e) Counseling.--A public housing agency may demolish or 
     dispose of a public housing development (or a portion of a 
     development) only if the agency provides any necessary 
     counseling for families displaced by such action to 
     facilitate relocation.
       (f) Use of Proceeds.--Any net proceeds from the disposition 
     of a public housing development (or portion of a development) 
     shall be used for--
       (1) housing assistance for low-income families that is 
     consistent with the low-income housing needs of the 
     community, through acquisition, development, or 
     rehabilitation of, or homeownership programs for, other low-
     income housing or the provision of choice-based assistance 
     under title XIII for such families;
       (2) supportive services relating to job training or child 
     care for residents of a development or developments; or
       (3) leveraging amounts for securing commercial enterprises, 
     on-site in public housing developments of the public housing 
     agency, appropriate to serve the needs of the residents.
       (g) Relocation.--A public housing agency that demolishes or 
     disposes of a public housing development (or portion of a 
     development thereof) shall ensure that--
       (1) each family that is a resident of the development (or 
     portion) that is demolished or disposed of is relocated to 
     other safe, clean, healthy, and affordable housing, which is, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, housing of the family's 
     choice, including choice-based assistance under title XIII 
     (provided that with respect to choice-based assistance, the 
     preceding requirement shall be fulfilled only upon the 
     relocation of the such family into such housing);
       (2) the public housing agency does not take any action to 
     dispose of any unit until any resident to be displaced is 
     relocated in accordance with paragraph (1); and
       (3) each resident family to be displaced is paid relocation 
     expenses, and the rent to be paid initially by the resident 
     following relocation does not exceed the amount permitted 
     under section 1225(a).
       (h) Right of First Refusal for Resident Organizations and 
     Resident Management Corporations.--
       (1) In general.--A public housing agency may not dispose of 
     a public housing development (or portion of a development) 
     unless the agency has, before such disposition, offered to 
     sell the property, as provided in this subsection, to each 
     resident organization and resident management corporation 
     operating at the development for continued use as low-income 
     housing, and no such organization or corporation purchases 
     the property pursuant to such offer. A resident organization 
     may act, for purposes of this subsection, through an entity 
     formed to facilitate homeownership under subtitle D.
       (2) Timing.--Disposition of a development (or portion 
     thereof) under this section may not take place--
       (A) before the expiration of the period during which any 
     such organization or corporation may notify the agency of 
     interest in purchasing the property, which shall be the 30-
     day period beginning on the date that the agency first 
     provides notice of the proposed disposition of the property 
     to such resident organizations and resident management 
     corporations;
       (B) if an organization or corporation submits notice of 
     interest in accordance with subparagraph (A), before the 
     expiration of the period during which such organization or 
     corporation may obtain a commitment for financing to purchase 
     the property, which shall be the 60-day period beginning upon 
     the submission to the agency of the notice of interest; or
       (C) if, during the period under subparagraph (B), an 
     organization or corporation obtains such financing commitment 
     and makes a bona fide offer to the agency to purchase the 
     property for a price equal to or exceeding the applicable 
     offer price under paragraph (3).
     The agency shall sell the property pursuant to any purchase 
     offer described in subparagraph (C).
       (3) Terms of offer.--An offer by a public housing agency to 
     sell a property in accordance with this subsection shall 
     involve a purchase price that reflects the market value of 
     the property, the reason for the sale, the impact of the sale 
     on the surrounding community, and any other factors that the 
     agency considers appropriate.
       (i) Information for Local Housing Management Plan.--A 
     public housing agency may demolish or dispose of a public 
     housing development (or portion thereof) only if it includes 
     in the applicable local housing management plan information 
     sufficient to describe--
       (1) the housing to be demolished or disposed of;
       (2) the purpose of the demolition or disposition under 
     subsection (c) and why the demolition or disposition complies 
     with the requirements under subsection (c), and includes 
     evidence of the market value of the development (or portion) 
     required under subsection (c);
       (3) how the consultations required under subsection (d) 
     will be made;
       (4) how the net proceeds of the disposition will be used in 
     accordance with subsection (f);
       (5) how the agency will relocate residents, if necessary, 
     as required under subsection (g); and
       (6) that the agency has offered the property for 
     acquisition by resident organizations and resident management 
     corporations in accordance with subsection (h).
       (j) Site and Neighborhood Standards Exemption.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public housing 
     agency may provide for development of public housing dwelling 
     units on the same site or in the same neighborhood as any 
     dwelling units demolished, pursuant to a plan under this 
     section, but only if such development provides for 
     significantly fewer dwelling units.
       (k) Treatment of Replacement Units.--
       (1) Provision of other housing assistance.--In connection 
     with any demolition or disposition of public housing under 
     this section, a public housing agency may provide for other 
     housing assistance for low-income families that is consistent 
     with the low-income housing needs of the community, 
     including--
       (A) the provision of choice-based assistance under title 
     XIII; and
       (B) the development, acquisition, or lease by the agency of 
     dwelling units, which dwelling units shall--
       (i) be eligible to receive assistance with grant amounts 
     provided under this title; and
       (ii) be made available for occupancy, operated, and managed 
     in the manner required for public housing, and subject to the 
     other requirements applicable to public housing dwelling 
     units.
       (2) Treatment of individuals.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, an individual between the ages of 18 and 21, 
     inclusive, shall, at the discretion of the individual, be 
     considered a family.
       (l) Use of New Dwelling Units.--A public housing agency 
     demolishing or disposing of a public housing development (or 
     portion thereof) under this section shall seek, where 
     practical, to ensure that, if housing units are provided on 
     any property that was previously used for the public housing 
     demolished or disposed of, not less than 25 percent of such 
     dwelling units shall be dwelling units reserved for occupancy 
     during the remaining useful life of the housing by low-income 
     families.
       (m) Permissible Relocation Without Plan.--If a public 
     housing agency determines that because of an emergency 
     situation public housing dwelling units are severely 
     uninhabitable, the public housing agency may relocate 
     residents of such dwelling units before the submission of a 
     local housing management plan providing for demolition or 
     disposition of such units.
       (n) Consolidation of Occupancy Within or Among Buildings.--
     Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent a public 
     housing agency from consolidating occupancy within or among 
     buildings of a public housing development, or among 
     developments, or with other housing for the purpose of 
     improving living conditions of, or providing more efficient 
     services to, residents.
       (o) De Minimis Exception to Demolition Requirements.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in any 
     5-year period a public housing agency may demolish not more 
     than the lesser of 5 dwelling units or 5 percent of the total 
     dwelling units owned and operated by the public housing 
     agency, without providing for such demolition in a local 
     housing management plan, but only if the space occupied by 
     the demolished unit is used for meeting the service or other 
     needs of public housing residents or the demolished unit was 
     beyond repair.

     SEC. 1262. DEMOLITION, SITE REVITALIZATION, REPLACEMENT 
                   HOUSING, AND CHOICE-BASED ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR 
                   DEVELOPMENTS.

       (a) Purposes.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
     assistance to public housing agencies for the purposes of--
       (1) reducing the density and improving the living 
     environment for public housing residents of severely 
     distressed public housing developments through the demolition 
     of obsolete public housing developments (or portions 
     thereof);
       (2) revitalizing sites (including remaining public housing 
     dwelling units) on which such public housing developments are 
     located and contributing to the improvement of the 
     surrounding neighborhood;
       (3) providing housing that will avoid or decrease the 
     concentration of very low-income families; and
       (4) providing choice-based assistance in accordance with 
     title XIII for the purpose of providing replacement housing 
     and assisting residents to be displaced by the demolition.

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       (b) Grant Authority.--The Secretary may make grants 
     available to public housing agencies as provided in this 
     section.
       (c) Contribution Requirement.--The Secretary may not make 
     any grant under this section to any applicant unless the 
     applicant certifies to the Secretary that the applicant will 
     supplement the amount of assistance provided under this 
     section with an amount of funds from sources other than this 
     section equal to not less than 5 percent of the amount 
     provided under this section, including amounts from other 
     Federal sources, any State or local government sources, any 
     private contributions, and the value of any in-kind services 
     or administrative costs provided.
       (d) Eligible Activities.--Grants under this section may be 
     used for activities to carry out revitalization programs for 
     severely distressed public housing, including--
       (1) architectural and engineering work, including the 
     redesign, reconstruction, or redevelopment of a severely 
     distressed public housing development, including the site on 
     which the development is located;
       (2) the demolition, sale, or lease of the site, in whole or 
     in part;
       (3) covering the administrative costs of the applicant, 
     which may not exceed such portion of the assistance provided 
     under this section as the Secretary may prescribe;
       (4) payment of reasonable legal fees;
       (5) providing reasonable moving expenses for residents 
     displaced as a result of the revitalization of the 
     development;
       (6) economic development activities that promote the 
     economic self-sufficiency of residents under the 
     revitalization program;
       (7) necessary management improvements;
       (8) leveraging other resources, including additional 
     housing resources, retail supportive services, jobs, and 
     other economic development uses on or near the development 
     that will benefit future residents of the site;
       (9) replacement housing and housing assistance under title 
     XIII;
       (10) transitional security activities; and
       (11) necessary supportive services, except that not more 
     than 10 percent of the amount of any grant may be used for 
     activities under this paragraph.
       (e) Application and Selection.--
       (1) Application.--An application for a grant under this 
     section shall contain such information and shall be submitted 
     at such time and in accordance with such procedures, as the 
     Secretary shall prescribe.
       (2) Selection criteria.--The Secretary shall establish 
     selection criteria for the award of grants under this 
     section, which shall include--
       (A) the relationship of the grant to the local housing 
     management plan for the public housing agency and how the 
     grant will result in a revitalized site that will enhance the 
     neighborhood in which the development is located;
       (B) the capability and record of the applicant public 
     housing agency, or any alternative management agency for the 
     agency, for managing large-scale redevelopment or 
     modernization projects, meeting construction timetables, and 
     obligating amounts in a timely manner;
       (C) the extent to which the public housing agency could 
     undertake such activities without a grant under this section;
       (D) the extent of involvement of residents, State and local 
     governments, private service providers, financing entities, 
     and developers, in the development of a revitalization 
     program for the development; and
       (E) the amount of funds and other resources to be leveraged 
     by the grant.
     The Secretary shall give preference in selection to any 
     public housing agency that has been awarded a planning grant 
     under section 24(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (as in effect before the effective date of the repeal under 
     section 1601(b) of this Act).
       (f) Cost Limits.--Subject to the provisions of this 
     section, the Secretary--
       (1) shall establish cost limits on eligible activities 
     under this section sufficient to provide for effective 
     revitalization programs; and
       (2) may establish other cost limits on eligible activities 
     under this section.
       (g) Demolition and Replacement.--Any severely distressed 
     public housing demolished or disposed of pursuant to a 
     revitalization plan and any public housing produced in lieu 
     of such severely distressed housing, shall be subject to the 
     provisions of section 1261.
       (h) Administration by Other Entities.--The Secretary may 
     require a grantee under this section to make arrangements 
     satisfactory to the Secretary for use of an entity other than 
     the public housing agency to carry out activities assisted 
     under the revitalization plan, if the Secretary determines 
     that such action will help to effectuate the purposes of this 
     section.
       (i) Withdrawal of Funding.--If a grantee under this section 
     does not proceed expeditiously, in the determination of the 
     Secretary, the Secretary shall withdraw any grant amounts 
     under this section that have not been obligated by the public 
     housing agency. The Secretary shall redistribute any 
     withdrawn amounts to one or more public housing agencies 
     eligible for assistance under this section or to one or more 
     other entities capable of proceeding expeditiously in the 
     same locality in carrying out the revitalization plan of the 
     original grantee.
       (j) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Applicant.--The term ``applicant'' means--
       (A) any public housing agency that is not designated as 
     troubled pursuant to section 1533(a);
       (B) any public housing agency or private housing management 
     agent selected, or receiver appointed pursuant, to section 
     1545; and
       (C) any public housing agency that is designated as 
     troubled pursuant to section 1533(a) that--
       (i) is so designated principally for reasons that will not 
     affect the capacity of the agency to carry out a 
     revitalization program;
       (ii) is making substantial progress toward eliminating the 
     deficiencies of the agency; or
       (iii) is otherwise determined by the Secretary to be 
     capable of carrying out a revitalization program.
       (2) Private nonprofit corporation.--The term ``private 
     nonprofit organization'' means any private nonprofit 
     organization (including a State or locally chartered 
     nonprofit organization) that--
       (A) is incorporated under State or local law;
       (B) has no part of its net earnings inuring to the benefit 
     of any member, founder, contributor, or individual;
       (C) complies with standards of financial accountability 
     acceptable to the Secretary; and
       (D) has among its purposes significant activities related 
     to the provision of decent housing that is affordable to very 
     low-income families.
       (3) Severely distressed public housing.--The term 
     ``severely distressed public housing'' means a public housing 
     development (or building in a development) that--
       (A) requires major redesign, reconstruction or 
     redevelopment, or partial or total demolition, to correct 
     serious deficiencies in the original design (including 
     inappropriately high population density), deferred 
     maintenance, physical deterioration or obsolescence of major 
     systems and other deficiencies in the physical plant of the 
     development;
       (B) is a significant contributing factor to the physical 
     decline of and disinvestment by public and private entities 
     in the surrounding neighborhood;
       (C)(i) is occupied predominantly by families who are very 
     low-income families with children, are unemployed, and 
     dependent on various forms of public assistance; and
       (ii) has high rates of vandalism and criminal activity 
     (including drug-related criminal activity) in comparison to 
     other housing in the area;
       (D) cannot be revitalized through assistance under other 
     programs, such as the public housing block grant program 
     under this title, or the programs under sections 9 and 14 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before 
     the effective date of the repeal under section 1601(b) of 
     this Act), because of cost constraints and inadequacy of 
     available amounts; and
       (E) in the case of individual buildings, is, in the 
     Secretary's determination, sufficiently separable from the 
     remainder of the development of which the building is part to 
     make use of the building feasible for purposes of this 
     section.
       (4) Supportive services.--The term ``supportive services'' 
     includes all activities that will promote upward mobility, 
     self-sufficiency, and improved quality of life for the 
     residents of the public housing development involved, 
     including literacy training, job training, day care, and 
     economic development activities.
       (k) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     Congress an annual report setting forth--
       (1) the number, type, and cost of public housing units 
     revitalized pursuant to this section;
       (2) the status of developments identified as severely 
     distressed public housing;
       (3) the amount and type of financial assistance provided 
     under and in conjunction with this section; and
       (4) the recommendations of the Secretary for statutory and 
     regulatory improvements to the program established by this 
     section.
       (l) Funding.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for grants under this section $500,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000.
       (2) Technical assistance.--Of the amount appropriated 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) for any fiscal year, the Secretary 
     may use not more than 0.50 percent for technical assistance. 
     Such assistance may be provided directly or indirectly by 
     grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, and shall 
     include training, and the cost of necessary travel for 
     participants in such training, by or to officials of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, of public 
     housing agencies, and of residents.
       (m) Sunset.--No assistance may be provided under this 
     section after September 30, 2000.
       (n) Treatment of Previous Selections.--A public housing 
     agency that has been selected to receive amounts under the 
     notice of funding availability for fiscal year 1996 amounts 
     for the HOPE VI program (provided under the heading ''public 
     housing demolition, site revitalization, and replacement 
     housing grants'' in title II of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1437l note) 
     (enacted as section 101(e) of Omnibus Consolidated 
     Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-
     134; 110 Stat. 1321-269)) may apply to the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development for a waiver of the total 
     development cost rehabilitation

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     requirement otherwise applicable under such program, and the 
     Secretary may waive such requirement, but only (1) to the 
     extent that a designated site for use of such amounts does 
     not have dwelling units that are considered to be obsolete 
     under Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations 
     in effect upon the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) 
     if the Secretary determines that the public housing agency 
     will continue to comply with the purposes of the program 
     notwithstanding such waiver.

     SEC. 1263. VOLUNTARY VOUCHER SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--A public housing agency may convert any 
     public housing development (or portion thereof) owned and 
     operated by the agency to a system of choice-based rental 
     housing assistance under title XIII, in accordance with this 
     section.
       (b) Assessment and Plan Requirement.--In converting under 
     this section to a choice-based rental housing assistance 
     system, the public housing agency shall develop a conversion 
     assessment and plan under this subsection, in consultation 
     with the appropriate public officials and with significant 
     participation by the residents of the development (or portion 
     thereof), which assessment and plan shall--
       (1) be consistent with and part of the local housing 
     management plan for the agency;
       (2) describe the conversion and future use or disposition 
     of the public housing development, including an impact 
     analysis on the affected community;
       (3) include a cost analysis that demonstrates whether or 
     not the cost (both on a net present value basis and in terms 
     of new budget authority requirements) of providing choice-
     based rental housing assistance under title XIII for the same 
     families in substantially similar dwellings over the same 
     period of time is less expensive than continuing public 
     housing assistance in the public housing development proposed 
     for conversion for the remaining useful life of the 
     development;
       (4) identify the actions, if any, that the public housing 
     agency will take with regard to converting any public housing 
     development or developments (or portions thereof) of the 
     agency to a system of choice-based rental housing assistance 
     under title XIII;
       (5) require the public housing agency to--
       (A) notify the families residing in the public housing 
     development subject to the conversion, in accordance with any 
     guidelines issued by the Secretary governing such 
     notifications, that--
       (i) the development will be removed from the inventory of 
     the public housing agency; and
       (ii) the families displaced by such action will receive 
     choice-based housing assistance;
       (B) provide any necessary counseling for families displaced 
     by such action to facilitate relocation; and
       (C) provide any reasonable relocation expenses for families 
     displaced by such action; and
       (6) ensure that each family that is a resident of the 
     development is relocated to other safe, clean, and healthy 
     affordable housing, which is, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, housing of the family's choice, including 
     choice-based assistance under title XIII (provided that with 
     respect to choice-based assistance, the preceding requirement 
     shall be fulfilled only upon the relocation of such family 
     into such housing).
       (c) Streamlined Assessment and Plan.--At the discretion of 
     the Secretary or at the request of a public housing agency, 
     the Secretary may waive any or all of the requirements of 
     subsection (b) or otherwise require a streamlined assessment 
     with respect to any public housing development or class of 
     public housing developments.
       (d) Implementation of Conversion Plan.--
       (1) In general.--A public housing agency may implement a 
     conversion plan only if the conversion assessment under this 
     section demonstrates that the conversion--
       (A) will not be more expensive than continuing to operate 
     the public housing development (or portion thereof) as public 
     housing; and
       (B) will principally benefit the residents of the public 
     housing development (or portion thereof) to be converted, the 
     public housing agency, and the community.
       (2) Disapproval.--The Secretary shall disapprove a 
     conversion plan only if the plan is plainly inconsistent with 
     the conversion assessment under subsection (b) or there is 
     reliable information and data available to the Secretary that 
     contradicts that conversion assessment.
       (e) Other Requirements.--To the extent approved by the 
     Secretary, the funds used by the public housing agency to 
     provide choice-based rental housing assistance under title 
     XIII shall be added to the housing assistance payment 
     contract administered by the public housing agency or any 
     entity administering the contract on behalf of the public 
     housing agency.
       (f) Savings Provision.--This section does not affect any 
     contract or other agreement entered into under section 22 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as such section 
     existed before the effective date of the repeal under section 
     1601(b) of this Act).

                Subtitle F--Mixed-Finance Public Housing

     SEC. 1271. AUTHORITY.

       Notwithstanding sections 1203 and 1262, the Secretary may, 
     upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, authorize a public housing agency to provide for 
     the use of grant amounts allocated and provided from the 
     capital fund or from a grant under section 1262, to produce 
     mixed- finance housing developments, or replace or revitalize 
     existing public housing dwelling units with mixed-finance 
     housing developments, but only if the agency submits to the 
     Secretary a plan for such housing that is approved pursuant 
     to section 1273 by the Secretary.

     SEC. 1272. MIXED-FINANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.

       (a) In General.--For purposes of this subtitle, the term 
     ``mixed-finance housing'' means low-income housing or mixed-
     income housing (as described in section 1221(c)(2)) for which 
     the financing for production or revitalization is provided, 
     in part, from entities other than the public housing agency.
       (b) Production.--A mixed-finance housing development shall 
     be produced or revitalized, and owned--
       (1) by a public housing agency or by an entity affiliated 
     with a public housing agency;
       (2) by a partnership, a limited liability company, or other 
     entity in which the public housing agency (or an entity 
     affiliated with a public housing agency) is a general 
     partner, is a managing member, or otherwise participates in 
     the activities of the entity;
       (3) by any entity that grants to the public housing agency 
     the option to purchase the public housing project during the 
     20-year period beginning on the date of initial occupancy of 
     the public housing project in accordance with section 
     42(l)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       (4) in accordance with such other terms and conditions as 
     the Secretary may prescribe by regulation.
     This subsection may not be construed to require production or 
     revitalization, and ownership, by the same entity.

     SEC. 1273. MIXED-FINANCE HOUSING PLAN.

       The Secretary may approve a plan for production or 
     revitalization of mixed-finance housing under this subtitle 
     only if the Secretary determines that--
       (1) the public housing agency has the ability, or has 
     provided for an entity under section 1272(b) that has the 
     ability, to use the amounts provided for use under the plan 
     for such housing, effectively, either directly or through 
     contract management;
       (2) the plan provides permanent financing commitments from 
     a sufficient number of sources other than the public housing 
     agency, which may include banks and other conventional 
     lenders, States, units of general local government, State 
     housing finance agencies, secondary market entities, and 
     other financial institutions;
       (3) the plan provides for use of amounts provided under 
     section 1271 by the public housing agency for financing the 
     mixed-income housing in the form of grants, loans, advances, 
     or other debt or equity investments, including collateral or 
     credit enhancement of bonds issued by the agency or any State 
     or local governmental agency for production or revitalization 
     of the development; and
       (4) the plan complies with any other criteria that the 
     Secretary may establish.

     SEC. 1274. RENT LEVELS FOR HOUSING FINANCED WITH LOW-INCOME 
                   HOUSING TAX CREDIT.

       With respect to any dwelling unit in a mixed-finance 
     housing development that is a low-income dwelling unit for 
     which amounts from a block grant under this title are used 
     and that is assisted pursuant to the low-income housing tax 
     credit under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     the rents charged to the residents of the unit shall be 
     determined in accordance with this title, but shall not in 
     any case exceed the amounts allowable under such section 42.

     SEC. 1275. CARRY-OVER OF ASSISTANCE FOR REPLACED HOUSING.

       In the case of a mixed-finance housing development that is 
     replacement housing for public housing demolished or disposed 
     of, or is the result of the revitalization of existing public 
     housing, the share of assistance received from the capital 
     fund and the operating fund by the public housing agency that 
     owned or operated the housing demolished, disposed of, or 
     revitalized shall not be reduced because of such demolition, 
     disposition, or revitalization after the commencement of such 
     demolition, disposition, or revitalization, unless--
       (1) upon the expiration of the 18-month period beginning 
     upon the approval of the plan under section 1273 for the 
     mixed-finance housing development, the agency does not have 
     binding commitments for production or revitalization, or a 
     construction contract, for such development;
       (2) upon the expiration of the 4-year period beginning upon 
     the approval of the plan, the mixed-finance housing 
     development is not substantially ready for occupancy and is 
     placed under the block grant contract for the agency under 
     section 1201; or
       (3) the number of dwelling units in the mixed-finance 
     housing development that are made available for occupancy 
     only by low-income families is substantially less than the 
     number of such dwelling units in the public housing 
     demolished, disposed of, or revitalized.
     The Secretary may extend the period under paragraph (1) or 
     (2) for a public housing agency if the Secretary determines 
     that circumstances beyond the control of the agency caused 
     the agency to fail to meet the deadline under such paragraph.

                     Subtitle G--General Provisions

     SEC. 1281. PAYMENT OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.

       Rental or use-value of buildings or facilities paid for, in 
     whole or in part, from production, modernization, or 
     operation costs

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     financed under this title may be used as the non-Federal 
     share required in connection with activities undertaken under 
     Federal grant-in-aid programs which provide social, 
     educational, employment, and other services to the residents 
     in a project assisted under this title.

     SEC. 1282. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BLOCK GRANTS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under 
     this title, the following amounts:
       (1) Capital fund.--For the allocations from the capital 
     fund for grants, $2,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
       (2) Operating fund.--For the allocations from the operating 
     fund for grants, $2,900,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

     SEC. 1283. FUNDING FOR OPERATION SAFE HOME.

       Of any amounts made available for fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999 for carrying out the Community Partnerships Against 
     Crime Act of 1997 (as so designated pursuant to section 
     1624(a) of this Act), not more than $20,000,000 shall be 
     available in each such fiscal year, for use under the 
     Operation Safe Home program administered by the Office of the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, for law enforcement efforts to combat violent 
     crime on or near the premises of public and federally 
     assisted housing.

     SEC. 1284. FUNDING FOR RELOCATION OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC 
                   VIOLENCE.

       Of any amounts made available for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 
     2000, 2001, and 2002 for choice-based housing assistance 
     under title XIII of this Act, not more than $700,000 shall be 
     available in each such fiscal year for relocating residents 
     of public housing (including providing assistance for costs 
     of relocation and housing assistance under title XIII of this 
     Act) who are residing in public housing, who have been 
     subject to domestic violence, and for whom provision of 
     assistance is likely to reduce or eliminate the threat of 
     subsequent violence to the members of the family. The 
     Secretary shall establish procedures for eligibility and 
     administration of assistance under this section.

 TITLE XIII--CHOICE-BASED RENTAL HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE 
                        FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

                         Subtitle A--Allocation

     SEC. 1301. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE HOUSING ASSISTANCE AMOUNTS.

       To the extent that amounts to carry out this title are made 
     available, the Secretary may enter into contracts with public 
     housing agencies for each fiscal year to provide housing 
     assistance under this title.

     SEC. 1302. CONTRACTS WITH PHA'S.

       (a) Condition of Assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
     amounts under this title to a public housing agency for a 
     fiscal year only if the Secretary has entered into a contract 
     under this section with the public housing agency, under 
     which the Secretary shall provide such agency with amounts 
     (in the amount of the allocation for the agency determined 
     pursuant to section 1304) for housing assistance under this 
     title for low-income families.
       (b) Use for Housing Assistance.--A contract under this 
     section shall require a public housing agency to use amounts 
     provided under this title to provide housing assistance in 
     any manner authorized under this title.
       (c) Annual Obligation of Authority.--A contract under this 
     title shall provide amounts for housing assistance for 1 
     fiscal year covered by the contract.
       (d) Enforcement of Housing Quality Requirements.--Each 
     contract under this section shall require the public housing 
     agency administering assistance provided under the contract--
       (1) to ensure compliance, under each housing assistance 
     payments contract entered into pursuant to the contract under 
     this section, with the provisions of the housing assistance 
     payments contract included pursuant to section 1351(c)(4); 
     and
       (2) to establish procedures for assisted families to notify 
     the agency of any noncompliance with such provisions.

     SEC. 1303. ELIGIBILITY OF PHA'S FOR ASSISTANCE AMOUNTS.

       The Secretary may provide amounts available for housing 
     assistance under this title pursuant to the formula 
     established under section 1304(a) to a public housing agency 
     only if--
       (1) the agency has submitted a local housing management 
     plan to the Secretary for such fiscal year and applied to the 
     Secretary for such assistance;
       (2) the plan has been determined to comply with the 
     requirements under section 1106 and the Secretary has not 
     notified the agency that the plan fails to comply with such 
     requirements;
       (3) no member of the board of directors or other governing 
     body of the agency, or the executive director, has been 
     convicted of a felony; and
       (4) the agency has not been disqualified for assistance 
     pursuant to title XV.

     SEC. 1304. ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS.

       (a) Formula Allocation.--
       (1) In general.--When amounts for assistance under this 
     title are first made available for reservation, after 
     reserving amounts in accordance with subsections (b)(3) and 
     (c), the Secretary shall allocate such amounts, only among 
     public housing agencies meeting the requirements under this 
     title to receive such assistance, on the basis of a formula 
     that is established in accordance with paragraph (2) and 
     based upon appropriate criteria to reflect the needs of 
     different States, areas, and communities, using the most 
     recent data available from the Bureau of the Census of the 
     Department of Commerce and the comprehensive housing 
     affordability strategy under section 105 of the Cranston-
     Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (or any consolidated 
     plan incorporating such strategy) for the applicable 
     jurisdiction. The Secretary may establish a minimum 
     allocation amount, in which case only the public housing 
     agencies that, pursuant to the formula, are provided an 
     amount equal to or greater than the minimum allocation 
     amount, shall receive an allocation.
       (2) Regulations.--The formula under this subsection shall 
     be established by regulation issued by the Secretary. 
     Notwithstanding sections 563(a) and 565(a) of title 5, United 
     States Code, any proposed regulation containing such formula 
     shall be issued pursuant to a negotiated rulemaking procedure 
     under subchapter III of chapter 5 of such title and the 
     Secretary shall establish a negotiated rulemaking committee 
     for development of any such proposed regulations.
       (b) Allocation Considerations.--
       (1) Limitation on reallocation for another state.--Any 
     amounts allocated for a State or areas or communities within 
     a State that are not likely to be used within the fiscal year 
     for which the amounts are provided shall not be reallocated 
     for use in another State, unless the Secretary determines 
     that other areas or communities within the same State (that 
     are eligible for amounts under this title) cannot use the 
     amounts within the same fiscal year.
       (2) Effect of receipt of tenant-based assistance for 
     disabled families.--The Secretary may not consider the 
     receipt by a public housing agency of assistance under 
     section 811(b)(1) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act, or the amount received, in approving 
     amounts under this title for the agency or in determining the 
     amount of such assistance to be provided to the agency.
       (3) Exemption from formula allocation.--The formula 
     allocation requirements of subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any assistance under this title that is approved in 
     appropriation Acts for uses that the Secretary determines are 
     incapable of geographic allocation, including amendments of 
     existing housing assistance payments contracts, renewal of 
     such contracts, assistance to families that would otherwise 
     lose assistance due to the decision of the project owner to 
     prepay the project mortgage or not to renew the housing 
     assistance payments contract, assistance to prevent 
     displacement from public or assisted housing or to provide 
     replacement housing in connection with the demolition or 
     disposition of public housing, assistance for relocation from 
     public housing, assistance in connection with protection of 
     crime witnesses, assistance for conversion from leased 
     housing contracts under section 23 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before the enactment of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1974), and 
     assistance in support of the property disposition and 
     portfolio management functions of the Secretary.
       (c) Recapture of Amounts.--
       (1) Authority.--In each fiscal year, from any budget 
     authority made available for assistance under this title or 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in 
     effect before the effective date of the repeal under section 
     1601(b) of this Act) that is obligated to a public housing 
     agency but remains unobligated by the agency upon the 
     expiration of the 8-month period beginning upon the initial 
     availability of such amounts for obligation by the agency, 
     the Secretary may deobligate an amount, as determined by the 
     Secretary, not exceeding 50 percent of such unobligated 
     amount.
       (2) Use.--The Secretary may reallocate and transfer any 
     amounts deobligated under paragraph (1) only to public 
     housing agencies in areas that the Secretary determines have 
     received less funding than other areas, based on the relative 
     needs of all areas.

     SEC. 1305. ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.

       (a) Fee for Ongoing Costs of Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish fees for the 
     costs of administering the choice-based housing assistance 
     program under this title.
       (2) Fiscal year 1998.--
       (A) Calculation.--For fiscal year 1998, the fee for each 
     month for which a dwelling unit is covered by a contract for 
     assistance under this title shall be--
       (i) in the case of a public housing agency that, on an 
     annual basis, is administering a program for not more than 
     600 dwelling units, 7.65 percent of the base amount; and
       (ii) in the case of an agency that, on an annual basis, is 
     administering a program for more than 600 dwelling units--

       (I) for the first 600 units, 7.65 percent of the base 
     amount; and
       (II) for any additional dwelling units under the program, 
     7.0 percent of the base amount.

       (B) Base amount.--For purposes of this paragraph, the base 
     amount shall be the higher of--
       (i) the fair market rental established under section 8(c) 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect 
     immediately before the effective date of the repeal under 
     section 1601(b) of this Act) for fiscal year 1993 for a 2-
     bedroom existing rental dwelling unit in the market area of 
     the agency, and
       (ii) the amount that is the lesser of (I) such fair market 
     rental for fiscal year 1994 or (II)

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     103.5 percent of the amount determined under clause (i),
     adjusted based on changes in wage data or other objectively 
     measurable data that reflect the costs of administering the 
     program, as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary may 
     require that the base amount be not less than a minimum 
     amount and not more than a maximum amount.
       (3) Subsequent fiscal years.--For subsequent fiscal years, 
     the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register, 
     for each geographic area, establishing the amount of the fee 
     that would apply for public housing agencies administering 
     the program, based on changes in wage data or other 
     objectively measurable data that reflect the costs of 
     administering the program, as determined by the Secretary.
       (4) Increase.--The Secretary may increase the fee if 
     necessary to reflect the higher costs of administering small 
     programs and programs operating over large geographic areas.
       (b) Fee for Preliminary Expenses.--The Secretary shall also 
     establish reasonable fees (as determined by the Secretary) 
     for--
       (1) the costs of preliminary expenses, in the amount of 
     $500, for a public housing agency, but only in the first year 
     that the agency administers a choice-based housing assistance 
     program under this title, and only if, immediately before the 
     effective date of this division, the agency was not 
     administering a tenant-based rental assistance program under 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect 
     immediately before such effective date), in connection with 
     its initial increment of assistance received;
       (2) the costs incurred in assisting families who experience 
     difficulty (as determined by the Secretary) in obtaining 
     appropriate housing under the programs; and
       (3) extraordinary costs approved by the Secretary.
       (c) Transfer of Fees in Cases of Concurrent Geographical 
     Jurisdiction.--In each fiscal year, if any public housing 
     agency provides tenant-based rental assistance under section 
     8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or housing 
     assistance under this title on behalf of a family who uses 
     such assistance for a dwelling unit that is located within 
     the jurisdiction of such agency but is also within the 
     jurisdiction of another public housing agency, the Secretary 
     shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that the 
     public housing agency that provides the services for a family 
     receives all or part of the administrative fee under this 
     section (as appropriate).

     SEC. 1306. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated for 
     providing public housing agencies with housing assistance 
     under this title, such sums as may be necessary for each of 
     fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 to provide 
     amounts for incremental assistance under this title, for 
     renewal of expiring contracts under section 1302 of this Act 
     and renewal under this title of expiring contracts for 
     tenant-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before the effective 
     date of the repeal under section 1601(b) of this Act), and 
     for replacement needs for public housing under title XII.
       (b) Assistance for Disabled Families.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated, for choice-based housing assistance under 
     this title to be used in accordance with paragraph (2), 
     $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.
       (2) Use.--The Secretary shall provide amounts made 
     available under paragraph (1) to public housing agencies only 
     for use to provide housing assistance under this title for 
     nonelderly disabled families (including such families 
     relocating pursuant to designation of a public housing 
     development under section 1227 or the establishment of 
     occupancy restrictions in accordance with section 658 of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 and other 
     nonelderly disabled families who have applied to the agency 
     for housing assistance under this title).
       (3) Allocation of amounts.--The Secretary shall allocate 
     and provide amounts made available under paragraph (1) to 
     public housing agencies as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate based on the relative levels of need among the 
     authorities for assistance for families described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (c) Assistance for Witness Relocation.--Of the amounts made 
     available for choice-based housing assistance under this 
     title for each fiscal year, the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Inspector General, shall make available such sums as 
     may be necessary for such housing assistance for the 
     relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat 
     crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to requests 
     from law enforcement and prosecutive agencies.

     SEC. 1307. CONVERSION OF SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Any amounts made available to a public 
     housing agency under a contract for annual contributions for 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (as in effect before the effective date of the repeal 
     under section 1601(b) of this Act) that have not been 
     obligated for such assistance by such agency before such 
     effective date shall be used to provide assistance under this 
     title, except to the extent the Secretary determines such use 
     is inconsistent with existing commitments.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     amounts made available under a contract for housing 
     constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to 
     section 8(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
     in effect before October 1, 1983.

     SEC. 1308. RECAPTURE AND REUSE OF ANNUAL CONTRACT PROJECT 
                   RESERVES UNDER CHOICE-BASED HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
                   AND SECTION 8 TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       To the extent that the Secretary determines that the amount 
     in the reserve account for annual contributions contracts 
     (for housing assistance under this title or tenant-based 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937) that is under contract with a public housing agency 
     for such assistance is in excess of the amounts needed by the 
     agency, the Secretary shall recapture such excess amount. The 
     Secretary may hold recaptured amounts in reserve until needed 
     to enter into, amend, or renew contracts under this title or 
     to amend or renew contracts under section 8 of such Act for 
     tenant-based assistance with any agency.

   Subtitle B--Choice-Based Housing Assistance for Eligible Families

     SEC. 1321. ELIGIBLE FAMILIES AND PREFERENCES FOR ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Low-Income Requirement.--Housing assistance under this 
     title may be provided only on behalf of a family that--
       (1) at the time that such assistance is initially provided 
     on behalf of the family, is determined by the public housing 
     agency to be a low-income family; or
       (2) qualifies to receive such assistance under any other 
     provision of Federal law.
       (b) Income Targeting.--Of the families initially assisted 
     under this title by a public housing agency in any year, not 
     less than 40 percent shall be families whose incomes do not 
     exceed 30 percent of the area median income, as determined by 
     the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and larger 
     families. The Secretary may establish income ceiling higher 
     or lower than 30 percent of the area median income on the 
     basis of the Secretary's findings that such variations are 
     necessary because of unusually high or low family incomes.
       (c) Reviews of Family Incomes.--
       (1) In general.--Reviews of family incomes for purposes of 
     this title shall be subject to the provisions of section 904 
     of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act 
     of 1988 and shall be conducted upon the initial provision of 
     housing assistance for the family and thereafter not less 
     than annually.
       (2) Procedures.--Each public housing agency administering 
     housing assistance under this title shall establish 
     procedures that are appropriate and necessary to ensure that 
     income data provided to the agency and owners by families 
     applying for or receiving housing assistance from the agency 
     is complete and accurate.
       (d) Preferences for Assistance.--
       (1) Authority to establish.--Any public housing agency that 
     receives amounts under this title may establish a system for 
     making housing assistance available on behalf of eligible 
     families that provides preference for such assistance to 
     eligible families having certain characteristics.
       (2) Content.--Each system of preferences established 
     pursuant to this subsection shall be based upon local housing 
     needs and priorities, as determined by the public housing 
     agency using generally accepted data sources, including any 
     information obtained pursuant to an opportunity for public 
     comment as provided under section 1106(e) and under the 
     requirements applicable to the comprehensive housing 
     affordability strategy for the relevant jurisdiction.
       (3) Sense of the congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that, to the greatest extent practicable, public housing 
     agencies involved in the selection of tenants under the 
     provisions of this title should adopt preferences for 
     individuals who are victims of domestic violence.
       (e) Portability of Housing Assistance.--
       (1) National portability.--An eligible family that is 
     selected to receive or is receiving assistance under this 
     title may rent any eligible dwelling unit in any area where a 
     program is being administered under this title. 
     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a public housing 
     agency may require that any family not living within the 
     jurisdiction of the public housing agency at the time the 
     family applies for assistance from the agency shall, during 
     the 12-month period beginning on the date of initial receipt 
     of housing assistance made available on behalf of the family 
     from such agency, lease and occupy an eligible dwelling unit 
     located within the jurisdiction served by the agency. The 
     agency for the jurisdiction into which the family moves shall 
     have the responsibility for administering assistance for the 
     family.
       (2) Source of funding for a family that moves.--For a 
     family that has moved into the jurisdiction of a public 
     housing agency and that, at the time of the move, has been 
     selected to receive, or is receiving, assistance provided by 
     another agency, the agency for the jurisdiction into which 
     the family has moved may, in its discretion, cover the cost 
     of assisting the family under its contract with the Secretary 
     or through reimbursement from the other agency under that 
     agency's contract.
       (3) Authority to deny assistance to certain families who 
     move.--A family may not receive housing assistance as 
     provided under this subsection if the family has moved from

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     a dwelling unit in violation of the lease for the dwelling 
     unit.
       (4) Funding allocations.--In providing assistance amounts 
     under this title for public housing agencies for any fiscal 
     year, the Secretary may give consideration to any reduction 
     or increase in the number of resident families under the 
     program of an agency in the preceding fiscal year as a result 
     of this subsection.
       (f) Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence.--A 
     public housing agency shall be subject to the restrictions 
     regarding release of information relating to the identity and 
     new residence of any family receiving housing assistance who 
     was a victim of domestic violence that are applicable to 
     shelters pursuant to the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act. The agency shall work with the United States 
     Postal Service to establish procedures consistent with the 
     confidentiality provisions in the Violence Against Women Act 
     of 1994.

     SEC. 1322. RESIDENT CONTRIBUTION.

       (a) Amount.--
       (1) Monthly rent contribution.--An assisted family shall 
     contribute on a monthly basis for the rental of an assisted 
     dwelling unit an amount that the public housing agency 
     determines is appropriate with respect to the family and the 
     unit, but which--
       (A) shall not be less than the minimum monthly rental 
     contribution determined under subsection (b); and
       (B) shall not exceed the greatest of--
       (i) 30 percent of the monthly adjusted income of the 
     family;
       (ii) 10 percent of the monthly income of the family; and
       (iii) if the family is receiving payments for welfare 
     assistance from a public agency and a part of such payments, 
     adjusted in accordance with the actual housing costs of the 
     family, is specifically designated by such agency to meet the 
     housing costs of the family, the portion of such payments 
     that is so designated.
       (2) Excess rental amount.--In any case in which the monthly 
     rent charged for a dwelling unit pursuant to the housing 
     assistance payments contract exceeds the applicable payment 
     standard (established under section 1353) for the dwelling 
     unit, the assisted family residing in the unit shall 
     contribute (in addition to the amount of the monthly rent 
     contribution otherwise determined under paragraph (1) for 
     such family) such entire excess rental amount.
       (b) Minimum Monthly Rental Contribution.--
       (1) In general.--The public housing agency shall determine 
     the amount of the minimum monthly rental contribution of an 
     assisted family (which rent shall include any amount allowed 
     for utilities), which--
       (A) shall be based upon factors including the adjusted 
     income of the family and any other factors that the agency 
     considers appropriate;
       (B) shall be not less than $25, nor more than $50; and
       (C) may be increased annually by the agency, except that no 
     such annual increase may exceed 10 percent of the amount of 
     the minimum monthly contribution in effect for the preceding 
     year.
       (2) Hardship provisions.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a public 
     housing agency shall grant an exemption in whole or in part 
     from payment of the minimum monthly rental contribution 
     established under this paragraph to any assisted family 
     unable to pay such amount because of financial hardship, 
     which shall include situations in which (i) the family has 
     lost eligibility for or is awaiting an eligibility 
     determination for a Federal, State, or local assistance 
     program, including a family that includes a member who is an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act who would be entitled to 
     public benefits but for title IV of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996; (ii) the family would be evicted as a result of 
     imposition of the minimum rent; (iii) the income of the 
     family has decreased because of changed circumstance, 
     including loss of employment; and (iv) a death in the family 
     has occurred; and other situations as may be determined by 
     the agency.
       (B) Waiting period.--If an assisted family requests a 
     hardship exemption under this paragraph and the public 
     housing agency reasonably determines the hardship to be of a 
     temporary nature, an exemption shall not be granted during 
     the 90-day period beginning upon the making of a request for 
     the exemption. An assisted family may not be evicted during 
     such 90-day period for nonpayment of rent. In such a case, if 
     the assisted family thereafter demonstrates that the 
     financial hardship is of a long-term basis, the agency shall 
     retroactively exempt the family from the applicability of the 
     minimum rent requirement for such 90-day period.
       (c) Treatment of Changes in Rental Contribution.--
       (1) Notification of changes.--A public housing agency shall 
     promptly notify the owner of an assisted dwelling unit of any 
     change in the resident contribution by the assisted family 
     residing in the unit that takes effect immediately or at a 
     later date.
       (2) Collection of retroactive changes.--In the case of any 
     change in the rental contribution of an assisted family that 
     affects rental payments previously made, the public housing 
     agency shall collect any additional amounts required to be 
     paid by the family under such change directly from the family 
     and shall refund any excess rental contribution paid by the 
     family directly to the family.
       (d) Phase-In of Rent Contribution Increases.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), for 
     any family that is receiving tenant-based rental assistance 
     under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 upon 
     the initial applicability of the provisions of this title to 
     such family, if the monthly contribution for rental of an 
     assisted dwelling unit to be paid by the family upon such 
     initial applicability is greater than the amount paid by the 
     family under the provisions of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 immediately before such applicability, any such 
     resulting increase in rent contribution shall be--
       (A) phased in equally over a period of not less than 3 
     years, if such increase is 30 percent or more of such 
     contribution before initial applicability; and
       (B) limited to not more than 10 percent per year if such 
     increase is more than 10 percent but less than 30 percent of 
     such contribution before initial applicability.
       (2) Exception.--The minimum rent contribution requirement 
     under subsection (b)(1) shall apply to each family described 
     in paragraph (1) of this subsection, notwithstanding such 
     paragraph.

     SEC. 1323. RENTAL INDICATORS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and issue 
     rental indicators under this section periodically, but not 
     less than annually, for existing rental dwelling units that 
     are eligible dwelling units. The Secretary shall establish 
     and issue the rental indicators by housing market area (as 
     the Secretary shall establish) for various sizes and types of 
     dwelling units.
       (b) Amount.--For a market area, the rental indicator 
     established under subsection (a) for a dwelling unit of a 
     particular size and type in the market area shall be a dollar 
     amount that reflects the rental amount for a standard quality 
     rental unit of such size and type in the market area that is 
     an eligible dwelling unit.
       (c) Effective Date.--The Secretary shall cause the proposed 
     rental indicators established under subsection (a) for each 
     market area to be published in the Federal Register with 
     reasonable time for public comment, and such rental 
     indicators shall become effective upon the date of 
     publication in final form in the Federal Register.
       (d) Annual Adjustment.--Each rental indicator in effect 
     under this section shall be adjusted to be effective on 
     October 1 of each year to reflect changes, based on the most 
     recent available data trended so that the indicators will be 
     current for the year to which they apply, in rents for 
     existing rental dwelling units of various sizes and types in 
     the market area suitable for occupancy by families assisted 
     under this title.

     SEC. 1324. LEASE TERMS.

       Rental assistance may be provided for an eligible dwelling 
     unit only if the assisted family and the owner of the 
     dwelling unit enter into a lease for the unit that--
       (1) provides for a single lease term of 12 months and 
     continued tenancy after such term under a periodic tenancy on 
     a month-to-month basis;
       (2) contains terms and conditions specifying that 
     termination of tenancy during the term of a lease shall be 
     subject to the provisions set forth in sections 1642 and 
     1643; and
       (3) is set forth in the standard form, which is used in the 
     local housing market area by the owner and applies generally 
     to any other tenants in the property who are not assisted 
     families, together with any addendum necessary to include the 
     many terms required under this section.
     A lease may include any addenda appropriate to set forth the 
     provisions under this title.

     SEC. 1325. TERMINATION OF TENANCY.

       Each housing assistance payments contract shall provide 
     that the owner shall conduct the termination of tenancy of 
     any tenant of an assisted dwelling unit under the contract in 
     accordance with applicable State or local laws, including 
     providing any notice of termination required under such laws.

     SEC. 1326. ELIGIBLE OWNERS.

       (a) Ownership Entity.--Rental assistance under this title 
     may be provided for any eligible dwelling unit for which the 
     owner is any public agency, private person or entity 
     (including a cooperative), nonprofit organization, agency of 
     the Federal Government, or public housing agency.
       (b) Ineligible Owners.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a public 
     housing agency--
       (A) may not enter into a housing assistance payments 
     contract (or renew an existing contract) covering a dwelling 
     unit that is owned by an owner who is debarred, suspended, or 
     subject to limited denial of participation under part 24 of 
     title 24, Code of Federal Regulations;
       (B) may prohibit, or authorize the termination or 
     suspension of, payment of housing assistance under a housing 
     assistance payments contract in effect at the time such 
     debarment, suspension, or limited denial of participation 
     takes effect.
     If the public housing agency takes action under subparagraph 
     (B), the agency shall take such actions as may be necessary 
     to protect assisted families who are affected by the action, 
     which may include the provision of additional assistance 
     under this title to such families.
       (2) Prohibition of sale or rental to related parties.--The 
     Secretary shall establish guidelines to prevent housing 
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     payments for a dwelling unit that is owned by any spouse, 
     child, or other party who allows an owner described in 
     paragraph (1) to maintain control of the unit.

     SEC. 1327. SELECTION OF DWELLING UNITS.

       (a) Family Choice.--The determination of the dwelling unit 
     in which an assisted family resides and for which housing 
     assistance is provided under this title shall be made solely 
     by the assisted family, subject to the provisions of this 
     title and any applicable law.
       (b) Deed Restrictions.--Housing assistance may not be used 
     in any manner that abrogates any local deed restriction that 
     applies to any housing consisting of 1 to 4 dwelling units. 
     Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the 
     provisions or applicability of the Fair Housing Act.

     SEC. 1328. ELIGIBLE DWELLING UNITS.

       (a) In General.--A dwelling unit shall be an eligible 
     dwelling unit for purposes of this title only if the public 
     housing agency to provide housing assistance for the dwelling 
     unit determines that the dwelling unit--
       (1) is an existing dwelling unit that is not located within 
     a nursing home or the grounds of any penal, reformatory, 
     medical, mental, or similar public or private institution; 
     and
       (2) complies--
       (A) in the case of a dwelling unit located in a 
     jurisdiction which has in effect laws, regulations, 
     standards, or codes regarding habitability of residential 
     dwellings, with such applicable laws, regulations, standards, 
     or codes; or
       (B) in the case of a dwelling unit located in a 
     jurisdiction which does not have in effect laws, regulations, 
     standards, or codes described in subparagraph (A), with the 
     housing quality standards established under subsection (c).
     Each public housing agency providing housing assistance shall 
     identify, in the local housing management plan for the 
     agency, whether the agency is utilizing the standard under 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2).
       (b) Determinations.--
       (1) In general.--A public housing agency shall make the 
     determinations required under subsection (a) pursuant to an 
     inspection of the dwelling unit conducted before any 
     assistance payment is made for the unit.
       (2) Expeditious inspection.--Inspections of dwelling units 
     under this subsection shall be made before the expiration of 
     the 15-day period beginning upon a request by the resident or 
     landlord to the public housing agency. The performance of the 
     agency in meeting the 15-day inspection deadline shall be 
     taken into account in assessing the performance of the 
     agency.
       (c) Federal Housing Quality Standards.--The Secretary shall 
     establish housing quality standards under this subsection 
     that ensure that assisted dwelling units are safe, clean, and 
     healthy. Such standards shall include requirements relating 
     to habitability, including maintenance, health and sanitation 
     factors, condition, and construction of dwellings, and shall, 
     to the greatest extent practicable, be consistent with the 
     standards established under section 1232(b). The Secretary 
     shall differentiate between major and minor violations of 
     such standards.
       (d) Annual Inspections.--Each public housing agency 
     providing housing assistance shall make an annual inspection 
     of each assisted dwelling unit during the term of the housing 
     assistance payments contracts for the unit to determine 
     whether the unit is maintained in accordance with the 
     requirements under subsection (a)(2). The agency shall retain 
     the records of the inspection for a reasonable time and shall 
     make the records available upon request to the Secretary, the 
     Inspector General for the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, and any auditor conducting an audit under 
     section 1541.
       (e) Inspection Guidelines.--The Secretary shall establish 
     procedural guidelines and performance standards to facilitate 
     inspections of dwelling units and conform such inspections 
     with practices utilized in the private housing market. Such 
     guidelines and standards shall take into consideration 
     variations in local laws and practices of public housing 
     agencies and shall provide flexibility to authorities 
     appropriate to facilitate efficient provision of assistance 
     under this title.
       (f) Rule of Construction.--This section may not be 
     construed to prevent the provision of housing assistance in 
     connection with supportive services for elderly or disabled 
     families.

     SEC. 1329. HOMEOWNERSHIP OPTION.

       (a) In General.--A public housing agency providing housing 
     assistance under this title may provide homeownership 
     assistance to assist eligible families to purchase a dwelling 
     unit (including purchase under lease-purchase homeownership 
     plans).
       (b) Requirements.--A public housing agency providing 
     homeownership assistance under this section shall, as a 
     condition of an eligible family receiving such assistance, 
     require the family to--
       (1) demonstrate that the family has sufficient income from 
     employment or other sources (other than public assistance), 
     as determined in accordance with requirements established by 
     the agency; and
       (2) meet any other initial or continuing requirements 
     established by the public housing agency.
       (c) Downpayment Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--A public housing agency may establish 
     minimum downpayment requirements, if appropriate, in 
     connection with loans made for the purchase of dwelling units 
     for which homeownership assistance is provided under this 
     section. If the agency establishes a minimum downpayment 
     requirement, the agency shall permit the family to use grant 
     amounts, gifts from relatives, contributions from private 
     sources, and similar amounts as downpayment amounts in such 
     purchase, subject to the requirements of paragraph (2).
       (2) Direct family contribution.--In purchasing housing 
     pursuant to this section subject to a downpayment 
     requirement, each family shall contribute an amount of the 
     downpayment, from resources of the family other than grants, 
     gifts, contributions, or other similar amounts referred to in 
     paragraph (1), that is not less than 1 percent of the 
     purchase price.
       (d) Ineligibility Under Other Programs.--A family may not 
     receive homeownership assistance pursuant to this section 
     during any period when assistance is being provided for the 
     family under other Federal homeownership assistance programs, 
     as determined by the Secretary, including assistance under 
     the HOME Investment Partnerships Act, the Homeownership and 
     Opportunity Through HOPE Act, title II of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1987, and section 502 of the 
     Housing Act of 1949.

     SEC. 1330. ASSISTANCE FOR RENTAL OF MANUFACTURED HOMES.

       (a) Authority.--Nothing in this title may be construed to 
     prevent a public housing agency from providing housing 
     assistance under this title on behalf of a low-income family 
     for the rental of--
       (1) a manufactured home that is the principal residence of 
     the family and the real property on which the home is 
     located; or
       (2) the real property on which is located a manufactured 
     home, which is owned by the family and is the principal 
     residence of the family.
       (b) Assistance for Certain Families Owning Manufactured 
     Homes.--
       (1) Authority.--Notwithstanding section 1351 or any other 
     provision of this title, a public housing agency that 
     receives amounts under a contract under section 1302 may 
     enter into a housing assistance payment contract to make 
     assistance payments under this title to a family that owns a 
     manufactured home, but only as provided in paragraph (2).
       (2) Limitations.--In the case only of a low-income family 
     that owns a manufactured home, rents the real property on 
     which it is located, and to whom housing assistance under 
     this title has been made available for the rental of such 
     property, the public housing agency making such assistance 
     available shall enter into a contract to make housing 
     assistance payments under this title directly to the family 
     (rather than to the owner of such real property) if--
       (A) the owner of the real property refuses to enter into a 
     contract to receive housing assistance payments pursuant to 
     section 1351(a);
       (B) the family was residing in such manufactured home on 
     such real property at the time such housing assistance was 
     initially made available on behalf of the family;
       (C) the family provides such assurances to the agency, as 
     the Secretary may require, to ensure that amounts from the 
     housing assistance payments are used for rental of the real 
     property; and
       (D) the rental of the real property otherwise complies with 
     the requirements for assistance under this title.
     A contract pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to 
     the provisions of section 1351 and any other provisions 
     applicable to housing assistance payments contracts under 
     this title, except that the Secretary may provide such 
     exceptions as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     facilitate the provision of assistance under this subsection.

    Subtitle C--Payment of Housing Assistance on Behalf of Assisted 
                                Families

     SEC. 1351. HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--Each public housing agency that receives 
     amounts under a contract under section 1302 may enter into 
     housing assistance payments contracts with owners of existing 
     dwelling units to make housing assistance payments to such 
     owners in accordance with this title.
       (b) PHA Acting As Owner.--A public housing agency may enter 
     into a housing assistance payments contract to make housing 
     assistance payments under this title to itself (or any agency 
     or instrumentality thereof) as the owner of dwelling units 
     (other than public housing), and the agency shall be subject 
     to the same requirements that are applicable to other owners, 
     except that the determinations under sections 1328(a) and 
     1354(b) shall be made by a competent party not affiliated 
     with the agency, and the agency shall be responsible for any 
     expenses of such determinations.
       (c) Provisions.--Each housing assistance payments contract 
     shall--
       (1) have a term of not more than 12 months;
       (2) require that the assisted dwelling unit may be rented 
     only pursuant to a lease that complies with the requirements 
     of section 1324;
       (3) comply with the requirements of sections 1325, 1642, 
     and 1643 (relating to termination of tenancy);
       (4) require the owner to maintain the dwelling unit in 
     accordance with the applicable standards under section 
     1328(a)(2); and
       (5) provide that the screening and selection of eligible 
     families for assisted dwelling units shall be the function of 
     the owner.

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     SEC. 1352. AMOUNT OF MONTHLY ASSISTANCE PAYMENT.

       (a) Units Having Gross Rent Exceeding Payment Standard.--In 
     the case of a dwelling unit bearing a gross rent that exceeds 
     the payment standard established under section 1353 for a 
     dwelling unit of the applicable size and located in the 
     market area in which such assisted dwelling unit is located, 
     the amount of the monthly assistance payment shall be the 
     amount by which such payment standard exceeds the amount of 
     the resident contribution determined in accordance with 
     section 1322(a)(1).
       (b) Shopping Incentive for Units Having Gross Rent Not 
     Exceeding Payment Standard.--In the case of an assisted 
     family renting an eligible dwelling unit bearing a gross rent 
     that does not exceed the payment standard established under 
     section 1353 for a dwelling unit of the applicable size and 
     located in the market area in which such assisted dwelling 
     unit is located, the following requirements shall apply:
       (1) Amount of monthly assistance payment.--The amount of 
     the monthly assistance payment for housing assistance under 
     this title on behalf of the assisted family shall be the 
     amount by which the gross rent for the dwelling unit exceeds 
     the amount of the resident contribution.
       (2) Escrow of shopping incentive savings.--An amount equal 
     to 50 percent of the difference between payment standard and 
     the gross rent for the dwelling unit shall be placed in an 
     interest bearing escrow account on behalf of such family on a 
     monthly basis by the public housing agency. Amounts in the 
     escrow account shall be made available to the assisted family 
     on an annual basis.
       (3) Deficit reduction.--The public housing agency making 
     housing assistance payments on behalf of such assisted family 
     in a fiscal year shall reserve from amounts made available to 
     the agency for assistance payments for such fiscal year an 
     amount equal to the amount described in paragraph (2). At the 
     end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall recapture any 
     such amounts reserved by public housing agencies and such 
     amounts shall be covered into the General Fund of the 
     Treasury of the United States.
     For purposes of this section, in the case of a family 
     receiving homeownership assistance under section 1329, the 
     term ``gross rent'' shall mean the homeownership costs to the 
     family as determined in accordance with guidelines of the 
     Secretary.

     SEC. 1353. PAYMENT STANDARDS.

       (a) Establishment.--Each public housing agency providing 
     housing assistance under this title shall establish payment 
     standards under this section for various areas, and sizes and 
     types of dwelling units, for use in determining the amount of 
     monthly housing assistance payment to be provided on behalf 
     of assisted families.
       (b) Use of Rental Indicators.--The payment standard for 
     each size and type of housing for each market area shall be 
     an amount that is not less than 80 percent, and not greater 
     than 120 percent, of the rental indicator established under 
     section 1323 for such size and type for such area.
       (c) Review.--If the Secretary determines, at any time, that 
     a significant percentage of the assisted families who are 
     assisted by a public housing agency and are occupying 
     dwelling units of a particular size are paying more than 30 
     percent of their adjusted incomes for rent, the Secretary 
     shall review the payment standard established by the agency 
     for such size dwellings. If, pursuant to the review, the 
     Secretary determines that such payment standard is not 
     appropriate to serve the needs of the low-income population 
     of the jurisdiction served by the agency (taking into 
     consideration rental costs in the area), as identified in the 
     approved community improvement plan of the agency, the 
     Secretary may require the public housing agency to modify the 
     payment standard.

     SEC. 1354. REASONABLE RENTS.

       (a) Establishment.--The rent charged for a dwelling unit 
     for which rental assistance is provided under this title 
     shall be established pursuant to negotiation and agreement 
     between the assisted family and the owner of the dwelling 
     unit.
       (b) Reasonableness.--
       (1) Determination.--A public housing agency providing 
     rental assistance under this title for a dwelling unit shall, 
     before commencing assistance payments for a unit (with 
     respect to initial contract rents and any rent revisions), 
     determine whether the rent charged for the unit exceeds the 
     rents charged for comparable units in the applicable private 
     unassisted market.
       (2) Unreasonable rents.--If the agency determines that the 
     rent charged for a dwelling unit exceeds such comparable 
     rents, the agency shall--
       (A) inform the assisted family renting the unit that such 
     rent exceeds the rents for comparable unassisted units in the 
     market; and
       (B) refuse to provide housing assistance payments for such 
     unit.

     SEC. 1355. PROHIBITION OF ASSISTANCE FOR VACANT RENTAL UNITS.

       If an assisted family vacates a dwelling unit for which 
     rental assistance is provided under a housing assistance 
     payments contract before the expiration of the term of the 
     lease for the unit, rental assistance pursuant to such 
     contract may not be provided for the unit after the month 
     during which the unit was vacated.

            Subtitle D--General and Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 1371. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) Assisted dwelling unit.--The term ``assisted dwelling 
     unit'' means a dwelling unit in which an assisted family 
     resides and for which housing assistance payments are made 
     under this title.
       (2) Assisted family.--The term ``assisted family'' means an 
     eligible family on whose behalf housing assistance payments 
     are made under this title or who has been selected and 
     approved for housing assistance.
       (3) Choice-based.--The term ``choice-based'' means, with 
     respect to housing assistance, that the assistance is not 
     attached to a dwelling unit but can be used for any eligible 
     dwelling unit selected by the eligible family.
       (4) Eligible dwelling unit.--The term ``eligible dwelling 
     unit'' means a dwelling unit that complies with the 
     requirements under section 1328 for consideration as an 
     eligible dwelling unit.
       (5) Eligible family.--The term ``eligible family'' means a 
     family that meets the requirements under section 1321(a) for 
     assistance under this title.
       (6) Homeownership assistance.--The term ``homeownership 
     assistance'' means housing assistance provided under section 
     1329 for the ownership of a dwelling unit.
       (7) Housing assistance.--The term ``housing assistance'' 
     means choice-based assistance provided under this title on 
     behalf of low-income families for the rental or ownership of 
     an eligible dwelling unit.
       (8) Housing assistance payments contract.--The term 
     ``housing assistance payments contract'' means a contract 
     under section 1351 between a public housing agency (or the 
     Secretary) and an owner to make housing assistance payments 
     under this title to the owner on behalf of an assisted 
     family.
       (9) Public housing agency.--The terms ``public housing 
     agency'' and ``agency'' have the meaning given such terms in 
     section 1103, except that the terms include--
       (A) a consortia of public housing agencies that the 
     Secretary determines has the capacity and capability to 
     administer a program for housing assistance under this title 
     in an efficient manner;
       (B) any other entity that, upon the effective date of this 
     division, was administering any program for tenant-based 
     rental assistance under section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before the effective date 
     of the repeal under section 1601(b) of this Act), pursuant to 
     a contract with the Secretary or a public housing agency; and
       (C) with respect to any area in which no public housing 
     agency has been organized or where the Secretary determines 
     that a public housing agency is unwilling or unable to 
     implement this title, or is not performing effectively--
       (i) the Secretary or another entity that by contract agrees 
     to receive assistance amounts under this title and enter into 
     housing assistance payments contracts with owners and perform 
     the other functions of public housing agency under this 
     title; or
       (ii) notwithstanding any provision of State or local law, a 
     public housing agency for another area that contracts with 
     the Secretary to administer a program for housing assistance 
     under this title, without regard to any otherwise applicable 
     limitations on its area of operation.
       (10) Owner.--The term ``owner'' means the person or entity 
     having the legal right to lease or sublease dwelling units. 
     Such term includes any principals, general partners, primary 
     shareholders, and other similar participants in any entity 
     owning a multifamily housing project, as well as the entity 
     itself.
       (11) Rent.--The terms ``rent'' and ``rental'' include, with 
     respect to members of a cooperative, the charges under the 
     occupancy agreements between such members and the 
     cooperative.
       (12) Rental assistance.--The term ``rental assistance'' 
     means housing assistance provided under this title for the 
     rental of a dwelling unit.

     SEC. 1372. RENTAL ASSISTANCE FRAUD RECOVERIES.

       (a) Authority To Retain Recovered Amounts.--The Secretary 
     shall permit public housing agencies administering housing 
     assistance under this title to retain, out of amounts 
     obtained by the authorities from tenants that are due as a 
     result of fraud and abuse, an amount (determined in 
     accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary) equal to 
     the greater of--
       (1) 50 percent of the amount actually collected; or
       (2) the actual, reasonable, and necessary expenses related 
     to the collection, including costs of investigation, legal 
     fees, and collection agency fees.
       (b) Use.--Amounts retained by an agency shall be made 
     available for use in support of the affected program or 
     project, in accordance with regulations issued by the 
     Secretary. If the Secretary is the principal party initiating 
     or sustaining an action to recover amounts from families or 
     owners, the provisions of this section shall not apply.
       (c) Recovery.--Amounts may be recovered under this 
     section--
       (1) by an agency through a lawsuit (including settlement of 
     the lawsuit) brought by the agency or through court-ordered 
     restitution pursuant to a criminal proceeding resulting from 
     an agency's investigation where the agency seeks prosecution 
     of a family or where an agency seeks prosecution of an owner;
       (2) through administrative repayment agreements with a 
     family or owner entered

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     into as a result of an administrative grievance procedure 
     conducted by an impartial decisionmaker in accordance with 
     section 1110; or
       (3) through an agreement between the parties.

     SEC. 1373. STUDY REGARDING GEOGRAPHIC CONCENTRATION OF 
                   ASSISTED FAMILIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     geographic areas in the State of Illinois served by the 
     Housing Authority of Cook County and the Chicago Housing 
     Authority and submit to the Congress a report and a specific 
     proposal, which addresses and resolves the issues of--
       (1) the adverse impact on local communities due to 
     geographic concentration of assisted households under the 
     tenant-based housing programs under section 8 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect upon the enactment 
     of this Act) and under this title; and
       (2) facilitating the deconcentration of such assisted 
     households by providing broader housing choices to such 
     households.
     The study shall be completed, and the report shall be 
     submitted, not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Concentration.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``concentration'' means, with respect to any area within a 
     census tract, that--
       (1) 15 percent or more of the households residing within 
     such area have incomes which do not exceed the poverty level; 
     or
       (2) 15 percent or more of the total affordable housing 
     stock located within such area is assisted housing.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1374. STUDY REGARDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

       The Secretary shall conduct a nationwide study of the 
     choice-based housing assistance program under this title and 
     the tenant-based rental assistance program under section 8 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect pursuant 
     to sections 1601(c) and 1602(b)). The study shall, for 
     various localities--
       (1) determine who are the providers of the housing in which 
     families assisted under such programs reside;
       (2) describe and analyze the physical and demographic 
     characteristics of the housing in which such assistance is 
     used, including, for housing in which at least one such 
     assisted family resides, the total number of units in the 
     housing and the number of units in the housing for which such 
     assistance is provided;
       (3) determine the total number of units for which such 
     assistance is provided;
       (4) describe the durations that families remain on waiting 
     lists before being provided such housing assistance; and
       (5) assess the extent and quality of participation of 
     housing owners in such assistance programs in relation to the 
     local housing market, including comparing--
       (A) the quality of the housing assisted to the housing 
     generally available in the same market; and
       (B) the extent to which housing is available to be occupied 
     using such assistance to the extent to which housing is 
     generally available in the same market.
     The Secretary shall submit a report describing the results of 
     the study to the Congress not later than the expiration of 
     the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

               TITLE XIV--HOME RULE FLEXIBLE GRANT OPTION

     SEC. 1401. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to give local governments and 
     municipalities the flexibility to design creative approaches 
     for providing and administering Federal housing assistance 
     based on the particular needs of the communities that--
       (1) give incentives to low-income families with children 
     where the head of household is working, seeking work, or 
     preparing for work by participating in job training, 
     educational programs, or programs that assist people to 
     obtain employment and become economically self-sufficient;
       (2) reduce cost and achieve greater cost-effectiveness in 
     Federal housing assistance expenditures;
       (3) increase housing choices for low-income families; and
       (4) reduce excessive geographic concentration of assisted 
     families.

     SEC. 1402. FLEXIBLE GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority and Use.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
     program under which a jurisdiction may, upon the application 
     of the jurisdiction and the review and approval of the 
     Secretary, receive, combine, and enter into performance-based 
     contracts for the use of amounts of covered housing 
     assistance in a period consisting of not less than 1 nor more 
     than 5 fiscal years in the manner determined appropriate by 
     the participating jurisdiction--
       (1) to provide housing assistance and services for low-
     income families in a manner that facilitates the transition 
     of such families to work;
       (2) to reduce homelessness;
       (3) to increase homeownership among low-income families; 
     and
       (4) for other housing purposes for low-income families 
     determined by the participating jurisdiction.
       (b) Inapplicability of Categorical Program Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and 
     section 1405, the provisions of this division regarding use 
     of amounts made available under each of the programs included 
     as covered housing assistance and the program requirements 
     applicable to each such program shall not apply to amounts 
     received by a jurisdiction pursuant to this title.
       (2) Applicability of certain laws.--This title may not be 
     construed to exempt assistance under this division from, or 
     make inapplicable any provision of this division or of any 
     other law that requires that assistance under this division 
     be provided in compliance with--
       (A) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
     2000d et seq.);
       (B) the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.);
       (C) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 701 et seq.);
       (D) title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 
     373 et seq.);
       (E) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et 
     seq.);
       (F) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; or
       (G) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and other 
     provisions of law that further protection of the environment 
     (as specified in regulations that shall be issued by the 
     Secretary).
       (c) Effect on Program Allocations for Covered Housing 
     Assistance.--The amount of assistance received pursuant to 
     this title by a participating jurisdiction shall not be 
     decreased, because of participation in the program under this 
     title, from the sum of the amounts that otherwise would be 
     made available for or within the participating jurisdiction 
     under the programs included as covered housing assistance.

     SEC. 1403. COVERED HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

       For purposes of this title, the term ``covered housing 
     assistance'' means--
       (1) operating assistance provided under section 9 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before the 
     effective date of the repeal under section 1601(b) of this 
     Act);
       (2) modernization assistance provided under section 14 of 
     such Act;
       (3) assistance provided under section 8 of such Act for the 
     certificate and voucher programs;
       (4) assistance for public housing provided under title XII 
     of this Act; and
       (5) choice-based rental assistance provided under title 
     XIII of this Act.
     Such term does not include any amounts obligated for 
     assistance under existing contracts for project-based 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 or section 1601(f) of this Act.

     SEC. 1404. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Eligible Families.--Each family on behalf of whom 
     assistance is provided for rental or homeownership of a 
     dwelling unit using amounts made available pursuant to this 
     title shall be a low-income family. Each dwelling unit 
     assisted using amounts made available pursuant to this title 
     shall be available for occupancy only by families that are 
     low-income families at the time of their initial occupancy of 
     the unit.
       (b) Compliance With Assistance Plan.--A participating 
     jurisdiction shall provide assistance using amounts received 
     pursuant to this title in the manner set forth in the plan of 
     the jurisdiction approved by the Secretary under section 
     1406(a)(2).
       (c) Rent Policy.--A participating jurisdiction shall ensure 
     that the rental contributions charged to families assisted 
     with amounts received pursuant to this title--
       (1) do not exceed the amount that would be chargeable under 
     title XII to such families were such families residing in 
     public housing assisted under such title; or
       (2) are established, pursuant to approval by the Secretary 
     of a proposed rent structure included in the application 
     under section 1406, at levels that are reasonable and 
     designed to eliminate any disincentives for members of the 
     family to obtain employment and attain economic self-
     sufficiency.
       (d) Housing Quality Standards.--
       (1) Compliance.--A participating jurisdiction shall ensure 
     that housing assisted with amounts received pursuant to this 
     title is maintained in a condition that complies--
       (A) in the case of housing located in a jurisdiction which 
     has in effect laws, regulations, standards, or codes 
     regarding habitability of residential dwellings, with such 
     applicable laws, regulations, standards, or codes; or
       (B) in the case of housing located in a jurisdiction which 
     does not have in effect laws, regulations, standards, or 
     codes described in paragraph (1), with the housing quality 
     standards established under paragraph (2).
       (2) Federal housing quality standards.--The Secretary shall 
     establish housing quality standards under this paragraph that 
     ensure that dwelling units assisted under this title are 
     safe, clean, and healthy. Such standards shall include 
     requirements relating to habitability, including maintenance, 
     health and sanitation factors, condition, and construction of 
     dwellings, and shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be 
     consistent with the standards established under sections 
     1232(b) and 1328(c). The Secretary shall differentiate 
     between major and minor violations of such standards.
       (e) Number of Families Assisted.--A participating 
     jurisdiction shall ensure that, in providing assistance with 
     amounts received pursuant to this title in each fiscal year, 
     not less than substantially the same total number of eligible 
     low-income families are assisted as would have been assisted 
     had the amounts of covered housing assistance not been 
     combined for use under this title.

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       (f) Consistency With Welfare Program.--A participating 
     jurisdiction shall ensure that assistance provided with 
     amounts received pursuant to this title is provided in a 
     manner that is consistent with the welfare, public 
     assistance, or other economic self-sufficiency programs 
     operating in the jurisdiction by facilitating the transition 
     of assisted families to work, which may include requiring 
     compliance with the requirements under such welfare, public 
     assistance, or self-sufficiency programs as a condition of 
     receiving housing assistance with amounts provided under this 
     title.
       (g) Treatment of Currently Assisted Families.--
       (1) Continuation of assistance.--A participating 
     jurisdiction shall ensure that each family that was receiving 
     housing assistance or residing in an assisted dwelling unit 
     pursuant to any of the programs included as covered housing 
     assistance immediately before the jurisdiction initially 
     provides assistance pursuant to this title shall be offered 
     assistance or an assisted dwelling unit under the program of 
     the jurisdiction under this title.
       (2) Phase-in of rent contribution increases.--For any 
     family that was receiving housing assistance pursuant to any 
     of the programs included as covered housing assistance 
     immediately before the jurisdiction initially provides 
     assistance pursuant to this title, if the monthly 
     contribution for rental of a dwelling unit assisted under 
     this title to be paid by the family upon initial 
     applicability of this title is greater than the amount paid 
     by the family immediately before such applicability, any such 
     resulting increase in rent contribution shall be--
       (A) phased in equally over a period of not less than 3 
     years, if such increase is 30 percent or more of such 
     contribution before initial applicability; and
       (B) limited to not more than 10 percent per year if such 
     increase is more than 10 percent but less than 30 percent of 
     such contribution before initial applicability.
       (h) Amount of Assistance.--In providing housing assistance 
     using amounts received pursuant to this title, the amount of 
     assistance provided by a participating jurisdiction on behalf 
     of each assisted low-income family shall be sufficient so 
     that if the family used such assistance to rent a dwelling 
     unit having a rent equal to the 40th percentile of rents for 
     standard quality rental units of the same size and type in 
     the same market area, the contribution toward rental paid by 
     the family would be affordable (as such term is defined by 
     the jurisdiction) to the family.
       (i) Portability.--A participating jurisdiction shall ensure 
     that financial assistance for housing provided with amounts 
     received pursuant to this title may be used by a family 
     moving from an assisted dwelling unit located within the 
     jurisdiction to obtain a dwelling unit located outside of the 
     jurisdiction.
       (j) Preferences.--In providing housing assistance using 
     amounts received pursuant to this title, a participating 
     jurisdiction may establish a system for making housing 
     assistance available that provides preference for assistance 
     to families having certain characteristics. A system of 
     preferences established pursuant to this subsection shall be 
     based on local housing needs and priorities, as determined by 
     the jurisdiction using generally accepted data sources.
       (k) Community Work Requirement.--
       (1) Applicability of requirements for pha's.--Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), participating jurisdictions, 
     families assisted with amounts received pursuant to this 
     title, and dwelling units assisted with amounts received 
     pursuant to this title, shall be subject to the provisions of 
     section 1105 to the same extent that such provisions apply 
     with respect to public housing agencies, families residing in 
     public housing dwelling units and families assisted under 
     title XIII, and public housing dwelling units and dwelling 
     units assisted under title XIII.
       (2) Local community service alternative.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to a participating jurisdiction that, 
     pursuant to approval by the Secretary of a proposal included 
     in the application under section 1406, is carrying out a 
     local program that is designed to foster community service by 
     families assisted with amounts received pursuant to this 
     title.
       (l) Income Targeting.--In providing housing assistance 
     using amounts received pursuant to this title in any fiscal 
     year, a participating jurisdiction shall ensure that the 
     number of families having incomes that do not exceed 30 
     percent of the area median income that are initially assisted 
     under this title during such fiscal year is not less than 
     substantially the same number of families having such incomes 
     that would be initially assisted in such jurisdiction during 
     such fiscal year under titles XII and XIII pursuant to 
     sections 1222(c) and 1321(b)).

     SEC. 1405. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.

       (a) Public Housing Demolition and Disposition 
     Requirements.--section 1261 shall continue to apply to public 
     housing notwithstanding any use of the housing under this 
     title.
       (b) Labor Standards.--section 1112 shall apply to housing 
     assisted with amounts provided pursuant to this title, other 
     than housing assisted solely due to occupancy by families 
     receiving tenant-based assistance.

     SEC. 1406. APPLICATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide for 
     jurisdictions to submit applications to receive and use 
     covered housing assistance amounts as authorized in this 
     title for periods of not less than 1 and not more than 5 
     fiscal years. An application--
       (1) shall be submitted only after the jurisdiction provides 
     for citizen participation through a public hearing and, if 
     appropriate, other means;
       (2) shall include a plan developed by the jurisdiction for 
     the provision of housing assistance with amounts received 
     pursuant to this title that takes into consideration comments 
     from the public hearing and any other public comments on the 
     proposed program, and comments from current and prospective 
     residents who would be affected, and that includes criteria 
     for meeting each of the requirements under section 1404 and 
     this title;
       (3) shall describe how the plan for use of amounts will 
     assist in meeting the goals set forth in section 1401;
       (4) shall propose standards for measuring performance in 
     using assistance provided pursuant to this title based on the 
     performance standards under subsection (b)(2);
       (5) shall propose the length of the period for which the 
     jurisdiction is applying for assistance under this title;
       (6) may include a request assistance for training and 
     technical assistance to assist with design of the program and 
     to participate in a detailed evaluation;
       (7) shall--
       (A) in the case of the application of any jurisdiction 
     within whose boundaries are areas subject to any other unit 
     of general local government, include the signed consent of 
     the appropriate executive official of such unit to the 
     application; and
       (B) in the case of the application of a consortia of units 
     of general local government (as provided under section 
     1409(1)(B)), include the signed consent of the appropriate 
     executive officials of each unit included in the consortia;
       (8) shall include information sufficient, in the 
     determination of the Secretary--
       (A) to demonstrate that the jurisdiction has or will have 
     management and administrative capacity sufficient to carry 
     out the plan under paragraph (2);
       (B) to demonstrate that carrying out the plan will not 
     result in excessive duplication of administrative efforts and 
     costs, particularly with respect to activities performed by 
     public housing agencies operating within the boundaries of 
     the jurisdiction;
       (C) to describe the function and activities to be carried 
     out by such public housing agencies affected by the plan; and
       (D) to demonstrate that the amounts received by the 
     jurisdiction will be maintained separate from other funds 
     available to the jurisdiction and will be used only to carry 
     out the plan; and
       (9) shall include information describing how the 
     jurisdiction will make decisions regarding asset management 
     of housing for low-income families under programs for covered 
     housing assistance or assisted with grant amounts under this 
     title.
     A plan required under paragraph (2) to be included in the 
     application may be contained in a memorandum of agreement or 
     other document executed by a jurisdiction and public housing 
     agency, if such document is submitted together with the 
     application.
       (b) Review, Approval, and Performance Standards.--
       (1) Review.--The Secretary shall review applications for 
     assistance pursuant to this title and shall approve or 
     disapprove such applications within 60 days after their 
     submission. The Secretary shall provide affected public 
     housing agencies an opportunity to review an application 
     submitted under this subsection and to provide written 
     comments on the application, which shall be a period of not 
     less than 30 days ending before the Secretary approves or 
     disapproves the application. If the Secretary determines that 
     the application complies with the requirements of this title, 
     the Secretary shall offer to enter into an agreement with 
     jurisdiction providing for assistance pursuant to this title 
     and incorporating a requirement that the jurisdiction achieve 
     a particular level of performance in each of the areas for 
     which performance standards are established under paragraph 
     (2). If the Secretary determines that an application does not 
     comply with the requirements of this title, the Secretary 
     shall notify the jurisdiction submitting the application of 
     the reasons for such disapproval and actions that may be 
     taken to make the application approvable. Upon approving or 
     disapproving an application under this paragraph, the 
     Secretary shall make such determination publicly available in 
     writing together with a written statement of the reasons for 
     such determination.
       (2) Performance standards.--The Secretary shall establish 
     standards for measuring performance of jurisdictions in the 
     following areas:
       (A) Success in moving dependent low-income families to 
     economic self-sufficiency.
       (B) Success in reducing the numbers of long-term homeless 
     families.
       (C) Decrease in the per-family cost of providing 
     assistance.
       (D) Reduction of excessive geographic concentration of 
     assisted families.
       (E) Any other performance goals that the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       (3) Approval.--If the Secretary and a jurisdiction that the 
     Secretary determines has submitted an application meeting the 
     requirements of this title enter into an agreement referred 
     to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall approve the 
     application and provide covered housing assistance for the 
     jurisdiction in the manner authorized under this title. The 
     Secretary may not approve any application for assistance 
     pursuant to this title unless the Secretary and jurisdiction 
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     into an agreement referred to in paragraph (1). The Secretary 
     shall establish requirements for the approval of applications 
     under this section submitted by public housing agencies 
     designated under section 1533(a) as troubled, which may 
     include additional or different criteria determined by the 
     Secretary to be more appropriate for such agencies.
       (c) Status of PHA's.--Nothing in this section or title may 
     be construed to require any change in the legal status of any 
     public housing agency or in any legal relationship between a 
     jurisdiction and a public housing agency as a condition of 
     participation in the program under this title.

     SEC. 1407. TRAINING.

       The Secretary, in consultation with representatives of 
     public and assisted housing interests, shall provide training 
     and technical assistance relating to providing assistance 
     under this title and conduct detailed evaluations of up to 30 
     jurisdictions for the purpose of identifying replicable 
     program models that are successful at carrying out the 
     purposes of this title.

     SEC. 1408. ACCOUNTABILITY.

       (a) Performance Goals.--The Secretary shall monitor the 
     performance of participating jurisdictions in providing 
     assistance pursuant to this title based on the performance 
     standards contained in the agreements entered into pursuant 
     to section 1406(b)(1).
       (b) Keeping Records.--Each participating jurisdiction shall 
     keep such records as the Secretary may prescribe as 
     reasonably necessary to disclose the amounts and the 
     disposition of amounts provided pursuant to this title, to 
     ensure compliance with the requirements of this title and to 
     measure performance against the performance goals under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Reports.--Each participating jurisdiction agency shall 
     submit to the Secretary a report, or series of reports, in a 
     form and at a time specified by the Secretary. The reports 
     shall--
       (1) document the use of funds made available under this 
     title;
       (2) provide such information as the Secretary may request 
     to assist the Secretary in assessing the program under this 
     title; and
       (3) describe and analyze the effect of assisted activities 
     in addressing the purposes of this title.
       (d) Access to Documents by Secretary.--The Secretary shall 
     have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any 
     books, documents, papers, and records that are pertinent to 
     assistance in connection with, and the requirements of, this 
     title.
       (e) Access to Documents by Comptroller General.--The 
     Comptroller General of the United States, or any of the duly 
     authorized representatives of the Comptroller General, shall 
     have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any 
     books, documents, papers, and records that are pertinent to 
     assistance in connection with, and the requirements of, this 
     title.

     SEC. 1409. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title, the following definitions shall 
     apply:
       (1) Jurisdiction.--The term ``jurisdiction'' means--
       (A) a unit of general local government (as such term is 
     defined in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act) that has boundaries, for purposes of 
     carrying out this title, that--
       (i) wholly contain the area within which a public housing 
     agency is authorized to operate; and
       (ii) do not contain any areas contained within the 
     boundaries of any other participating jurisdiction; and
       (B) a consortia of such units of general local government, 
     organized for purposes of this title.
       (2) Participating jurisdiction.--The term ``participating 
     jurisdiction'' means, with respect to a period for which such 
     approval is made, a jurisdiction that has been approved under 
     section 1406(b)(3) to receive assistance pursuant to this 
     title for such fiscal year.

   TITLE XV--ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES

Subtitle A--Study of Alternative Methods for Evaluating Public Housing 
                                Agencies

     SEC. 1501. IN GENERAL.

       The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     provide under section 1505 for a study to be conducted to 
     determine the effectiveness of various alternative methods of 
     evaluating the performance of public housing agencies and 
     other providers of federally assisted housing.

     SEC. 1502. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of the study under this subtitle shall be--
       (1) to identify and examine various methods of evaluating 
     and improving the performance of public housing agencies in 
     administering public housing and tenant-based rental 
     assistance programs and of other providers of federally 
     assisted housing, which are alternatives to oversight by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
       (2) to identify specific monitoring and oversight 
     activities currently conducted by the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development that are insufficient or ineffective in 
     accurately and efficiently assessing the performance of 
     public housing agencies and other providers of federally 
     assisted housing, and to evaluate whether such activities 
     should be eliminated, modified, or transferred to other 
     entities (including government and private entities) to 
     increase accuracy and effectiveness and improve monitoring.

     SEC. 1503. EVALUATION OF VARIOUS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION 
                   SYSTEMS.

       To carry out the purpose under section 1502(1), the study 
     under this subtitle shall identify, and analyze and assess 
     the costs and benefits of, the following methods of 
     regulating and evaluating the performance of public housing 
     agencies and other providers of federally assisted housing:
       (1) Current system.--The system pursuant to the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect upon the enactment 
     of this Act), including the methods and requirements under 
     such system for reporting, auditing, reviewing, sanctioning, 
     and monitoring of such agencies and housing providers and the 
     public housing management assessment program pursuant to 
     subtitle C of this title (and section 6(j) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect upon the enactment 
     of this Act)).
       (2) Accreditation models.--Various models that are based 
     upon accreditation of such agencies and housing providers, 
     subject to the following requirements:
       (A) The study shall identify and analyze various models 
     used in other industries and professions for accreditation 
     and determine the extent of their applicability to the 
     programs for public housing and federally assisted housing.
       (B) If any accreditation models are determined to be 
     applicable to the public and federally assisted housing 
     programs, the study shall identify appropriate goals, 
     objectives, and procedures for an accreditation program for 
     such agencies housing providers.
       (C) The study shall evaluate the effectiveness of 
     establishing an independent accreditation and evaluation 
     entity to assist, supplement, or replace the role of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development in assessing and 
     monitoring the performance of such agencies and housing 
     providers.
       (D) The study shall identify the necessary and appropriate 
     roles and responsibilities of various entities that would be 
     involved in an accreditation program, including the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Inspector 
     General of the Department, an accreditation entity, 
     independent auditors and examiners, local entities, and 
     public housing agencies.
       (E) The study shall determine the costs involved in 
     developing and maintaining such an independent accreditation 
     program.
       (F) The study shall analyze the need for technical 
     assistance to assist public housing agencies in improving 
     performance and identify the most effective methods to 
     provide such assistance.
       (3) Performance based models.--Various performance-based 
     models, including systems that establish performance goals or 
     targets, assess the compliance with such goals or targets, 
     and provide for incentives or sanctions based on performance 
     relative to such goals or targets.
       (4) Local review and monitoring models.--Various models 
     providing for local, resident, and community review and 
     monitoring of such agencies and housing providers, including 
     systems for review and monitoring by local and State 
     governmental bodies and agencies.
       (5) Private models.--Various models using private 
     contractors for review and monitoring of such agencies and 
     housing providers.
       (6) Other models.--Various models of any other systems that 
     may be more effective and efficient in regulating and 
     evaluating such agencies and housing providers.

     SEC. 1504. CONSULTATION.

       The entity that, pursuant to section 1505, carries out the 
     study under this subtitle shall, in carrying out the study, 
     consult with individuals and organization experienced in 
     managing public housing, private real estate managers, 
     representatives from State and local governments, residents 
     of public housing, families and individuals receiving choice- 
     or tenant-based assistance, the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development, the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, and the Comptroller General of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 1505. CONTRACT TO CONDUCT STUDY.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary 
     shall enter into a contract with a public or nonprofit 
     private entity to conduct the study under this subtitle, 
     using amounts made available pursuant to section 1507.
       (b) National Academy of Public Administration.--The 
     Secretary shall request the National Academy of Public 
     Administration to enter into the contract under subsection 
     (a) to conduct the study under this subtitle. If such Academy 
     declines to conduct the study, the Secretary shall carry out 
     such subsection through other public or nonprofit private 
     entities.

     SEC. 1506. REPORT.

       (a) Interim Report.--The Secretary shall ensure that not 
     later than the expiration of the 6-month period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the entity conducting 
     the study under this subtitle submits to the Congress an 
     interim report describing the actions taken to carry out the 
     study, the actions to be taken to complete the study, and any 
     findings and recommendations available at the time.
       (b) Final Report.--The Secretary shall ensure that--
       (1) not later than the expiration of the 12-month period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the study 
     required under this subtitle is completed and a report 
     describing the findings and recommendations as a result of 
     the study is submitted to the Congress; and

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       (2) before submitting the report under this subsection to 
     the Congress, the report is submitted to the Secretary and 
     national organizations for public housing agencies at such 
     time to provide the Secretary and such agencies an 
     opportunity to review the report and provide written comments 
     on the report, which shall be included together with the 
     report upon submission to the Congress under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 1507. FUNDING.

       Of any amounts made available under title V of the Housing 
     and Urban Development Act of 1970 for policy development and 
     research for fiscal year 1998, $500,000 shall be available to 
     carry out this subtitle.

     SEC. 1508. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

         Subtitle B--Housing Evaluation and Accreditation Board

     SEC. 1521. ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) In General.--There is established an independent agency 
     in the executive branch of the Government to be known as the 
     Housing Foundation and Accreditation Board (in this title 
     referred to as the ``Board'').
       (b) Requirement for Congressional Review of Study.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, 
     sections 1523, 1524, and 1525 shall not take effect and the 
     Board shall not have any authority to take any action under 
     such sections (or otherwise) unless there is enacted a law 
     specifically providing for the repeal of this subsection. 
     This subsection may not be construed to prevent the 
     appointment of the Board under section 1522.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1522. MEMBERSHIP.

       (a) In General.--The Board shall be composed of 12 members 
     appointed by the President not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the final report regarding the study required under 
     subtitle A is submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 
     1506(b), as follows:
       (1) 4 members shall be appointed from among 10 individuals 
     recommended by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development.
       (2) 4 members shall be appointed from among 10 individuals 
     recommended by the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate.
       (3) 4 members appointed from among 10 individuals 
     recommended by the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the House 
     of Representatives.
       (b) Qualifications.--
       (1) Required representation.--The Board shall at all times 
     have the following members:
       (A) 2 members who are residents of public housing or 
     dwelling units assisted under title XIII of this Act or the 
     provisions of section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (as in effect before the effective date of the repeal 
     under section 1601(b) of this Act).
       (B) At least 2, but not more than 4 members who are 
     executive directors of public housing agencies.
       (C) 1 member who is a member of the Institute of Real 
     Estate Managers.
       (D) 1 member who is the owner of a multifamily housing 
     project assisted under a program administered by the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
       (2) Required experience.--The Board shall at all times have 
     as members individuals with the following experience:
       (A) At least 1 individual who has extensive experience in 
     the residential real estate finance business.
       (B) At least 1 individual who has extensive experience in 
     operating a nonprofit organization that provides affordable 
     housing.
       (C) At least 1 individual who has extensive experience in 
     construction of multifamily housing.
       (D) At least 1 individual who has extensive experience in 
     the management of a community development corporation.
       (E) At least 1 individual who has extensive experience in 
     auditing participants in government programs.
     A single member of the board with the appropriate experience 
     may satisfy the requirements of more than 1 subparagraph of 
     this paragraph. A single member of the board with the 
     appropriate qualifications and experience may satisfy the 
     requirements of a subparagraph of paragraph (1) and a 
     subparagraph of this paragraph.
       (c) Political Affiliation.--Not more than 6 members of the 
     Board may be of the same political party.
       (d) Terms.--
       (1) In general.--Each member of the Board shall be 
     appointed for a term of 4 years, except as provided in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3).
       (2) Terms of initial appointees.--As designated by the 
     President at the time of appointment, of the members first 
     appointed--
       (A) 3 shall be appointed for terms of 1 year;
       (B) 3 shall be appointed for terms of 2 years;
       (C) 3 shall be appointed for terms of 3 years; and
       (D) 3 shall be appointed for terms of 4 years.
       (3) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
     occurring before the expiration of the term for which the 
     member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only 
     for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the 
     expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken 
     office. A vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the manner 
     in which the original appointment was made.
       (e) Chairperson.--The Board shall elect a chairperson from 
     among members of the Board.
       (f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall 
     constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
       (g) Voting.--Each member of the Board shall be entitled to 
     1 vote, which shall be equal to the vote of every other 
     member of the Board.
       (h) Prohibition on Additional Pay.--Members of the Board 
     shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for 
     travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in 
     the performance of their duties as members of the Board.

     SEC. 1523. FUNCTIONS.

       The purpose of this subtitle is to establish the Board as a 
     nonpolitical entity to carry out, not later than the 
     expiration of the 12-month period beginning upon the 
     appointment under section 1522 of all of the initial members 
     of the Board (or such other date as may be provided by law), 
     the following functions:
       (1) Establishment of performance benchmarks.--The Board 
     shall establish standards and guidelines for use by the Board 
     in measuring the performance and efficiency of public housing 
     agencies and other owners and providers of federally assisted 
     housing in carrying out operational and financial functions. 
     The standards and guidelines shall be designed to replace the 
     public housing management assessment program under section 
     6(j) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect 
     before the enactment of this Act) and improve the evaluation 
     of the performance of housing providers relative to such 
     program. In establishing such standards and guidelines, the 
     Board shall consult with the Secretary, the Inspector General 
     of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and such 
     other persons and entities as the Board considers 
     appropriate.
       (2) Establishment of accreditation procedure and 
     accreditation.--The Board shall--
       (A) establish a procedure for the Board to accredit public 
     housing agencies to receive block grants under title XII for 
     the operation, maintenance, and production of public housing 
     and amounts for housing assistance under title XIII, based on 
     the performance of agencies, as measured by the performance 
     benchmarks established under paragraph (1) and any audits and 
     reviews of agencies; and
       (B) commence the review and accreditation of public housing 
     agencies under the procedures established under subparagraph 
     (A).
     In carrying out the functions under this section, the Board 
     shall take into consideration the findings and 
     recommendations contained in the report issued under section 
     1506(b).

     SEC. 1524. POWERS.

       (a) Hearings.--The Board may, for the purpose of carrying 
     out this subtitle, hold such hearings and sit and act at such 
     times and places as the Board determines appropriate.
       (b) Rules and Regulations.--The Board may adopt such rules 
     and regulations as may be necessary to establish its 
     procedures and to govern the manner of its operations, 
     organization, and personnel.
       (c) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
       (1) Information.--The Board may secure directly from any 
     department or agency of the Federal Government such 
     information as the Board may require for carrying out its 
     functions, including public housing agency plans submitted to 
     the Secretary by public housing agencies under title XI. Upon 
     request of the Board, any such department or agency shall 
     furnish such information.
       (2) General services administration.--The Administrator of 
     General Services shall provide to the Board, on a 
     reimbursable basis, such administrative support services as 
     the Board may request.
       (3) Department of housing and urban development.--Upon the 
     request of the chairperson of the Board, the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development shall, to the extent possible 
     and subject to the discretion of the Secretary, detail any of 
     the personnel of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, on a nonreimbursable basis, to assist the Board 
     in carrying out its functions under this subtitle.
       (4) HUD inspector general.--The Inspector General of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development shall serve the 
     Board as a principal adviser with respect to all aspects of 
     audits of public housing agencies. The Inspector General may 
     advise the Board with respect to other activities and 
     functions of the Board.
       (d) Mails.--The Board may use the United States mails in 
     the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     Federal agencies.
       (e) Contracting.--The Board may, to such extent and in such 
     amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, enter into 
     contracts with private firms, institutions, and individuals 
     for the purpose of conducting evaluations of public housing 
     agencies, audits of public housing agencies, and research and 
     surveys necessary to enable the Board to discharge its 
     functions under this subtitle.
       (f) Staff.--
       (1) Executive director.--The Board shall appoint an 
     executive director of the Board, who shall be compensated at 
     a rate fixed by the Board, but which shall not exceed the 
     rate established for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Other personnel.--In addition to the executive 
     director, the Board may appoint

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     and fix the compensation of such personnel as the Board 
     considers necessary, in accordance with the provisions of 
     title 5, United States Code, governing appointments to the 
     competitive service, and the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, relating to 
     classification and General Schedule pay rates.
       (g) Access to Documents.--The Board shall have access for 
     the purposes of carrying out its functions under this 
     subtitle to any books, documents, papers, and records of a 
     public housing agency to which the Secretary has access under 
     this division.

     SEC. 1525. FEES.

       (a) Accreditation Fees.--The Board may establish and charge 
     reasonable fees for the accreditation of public housing 
     agencies as the Board considers necessary to cover the costs 
     of the operations of the Board relating to its functions 
     under section 1523.
       (b) Fund.--Any fees collected under this section shall be 
     deposited in an operations fund for the Board, which is 
     hereby established in the Treasury of the United States. 
     Amounts in such fund shall be available, to the extent 
     provided in appropriation Acts, for the expenses of the Board 
     in carrying out its functions under this subtitle.

     SEC. 1526. GAO AUDIT.

       The activities and transactions of the Board shall be 
     subject to audit by the Comptroller General of the United 
     States under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed 
     by the Comptroller General. The representatives of the 
     General Accounting Office shall have access for the purpose 
     of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and 
     records of the Board that are necessary to facilitate an 
     audit.

    Subtitle C--Interim Applicability of Public Housing Management 
                           Assessment Program

     SEC. 1531. INTERIM APPLICABILITY.

       This subtitle shall be effective only during the period 
     that begins on the effective date of this division and ends 
     upon the date of the effectiveness of the standards and 
     procedures required under section 1523.

     SEC. 1532. MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT INDICATORS.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall develop and publish 
     in the Federal Register indicators to assess the management 
     performance of public housing agencies and other entities 
     managing public housing (including resident management 
     corporations, independent managers pursuant to section 1236, 
     and management entities pursuant to subtitle D). The 
     indicators shall be established by rule under section 553 of 
     title 5, United States Code. Such indicators shall enable the 
     Secretary to evaluate the performance of public housing 
     agencies and such other managers of public housing in all 
     major areas of management operations.
       (b) Content.--The management assessment indicators shall 
     include the following indicators:
       (1) The number and percentage of vacancies within an 
     agency's or manager's inventory, including the progress that 
     an agency or manager has made within the previous 3 years to 
     reduce such vacancies.
       (2) The amount and percentage of funds obligated to the 
     public housing agency or manager from the capital fund or 
     under section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as 
     in effect before the effective date of the repeal under 
     section 1601(b) of this Act), which remain unexpended after 3 
     years.
       (3) The percentage of rents uncollected.
       (4) The energy consumption (with appropriate adjustments to 
     reflect different regions and unit sizes).
       (5) The average period of time that an agency or manager 
     requires to repair and turn-around vacant dwelling units.
       (6) The proportion of maintenance work orders outstanding, 
     including any progress that an agency or manager has made 
     during the preceding 3 years to reduce the period of time 
     required to complete maintenance work orders.
       (7) The percentage of dwelling units that an agency or 
     manager fails to inspect to ascertain maintenance or 
     modernization needs within such period of time as the 
     Secretary deems appropriate (with appropriate adjustments, if 
     any, for large and small agencies or managers).
       (8) The extent to which the rent policies of any public 
     housing agency establishing rental amounts in accordance with 
     section 1225(b) comply with the requirement under section 
     1225(c).
       (9) Whether the agency is providing acceptable basic 
     housing conditions, as determined by the Secretary.
       (10) Whether the agency has conducted and regularly updated 
     an assessment to identify any pest control problems in the 
     public housing owned or operated by the agency and the extent 
     to which the agency is effective in carrying out a strategy 
     to eradicate or control such problems, which assessment and 
     strategy shall be included in the local housing management 
     plan for the agency under section 1106.
       (11) Any other factors as the Secretary deems appropriate.
       (c) Considerations in Evaluation.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) administer the system of evaluating public housing 
     agencies and managers flexibly to ensure that agencies and 
     managers are not penalized as result of circumstances beyond 
     their control;
       (2) reflect in the weights assigned to the various 
     management assessment indicators the differences in the 
     difficulty of managing individual developments that result 
     from their physical condition and their neighborhood 
     environment; and
       (3) determine a public housing agency's or manager's status 
     as ``troubled with respect to modernization'' under section 
     1533(b) based upon factors solely related to its ability to 
     carry out modernization activities.

     SEC. 1533. DESIGNATION OF PHA'S.

       (a) Troubled PHA's.--The Secretary shall, under the 
     rulemaking procedures under section 553 of title 5, United 
     States Code, establish procedures for designating troubled 
     public housing agencies and managers, which procedures shall 
     include identification of serious and substantial failure to 
     perform as measured by (1) the performance indicators 
     specified under section 1532 and such other factors as the 
     Secretary may deem to be appropriate; or (2) such other 
     evaluation system as is determined by the Secretary to assess 
     the condition of the public housing agency or other entity 
     managing public housing, which system may be in addition to 
     or in lieu of the performance indicators established under 
     section 1532. Such procedures shall provide that an agency 
     that does not provide acceptable basic housing conditions 
     shall be designated a troubled public housing agency.
       (b) Agencies Troubled With Respect to Capital Activities.--
     The Secretary shall designate, by rule under section 553 of 
     title 5, United States Code, agencies and managers that are 
     troubled with respect to capital activities.
       (c) Agencies at Risk of Becoming Troubled.--The Secretary 
     shall designate, by rule under section 553 of title 5, United 
     States Code, agencies and managers that are at risk of 
     becoming troubled.
       (d) Exemplary Agencies.--The Secretary may also, in 
     consultation with national organizations representing public 
     housing agencies and managers and public officials (as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate), identify and commend 
     public housing agencies and managers that meet the 
     performance standards established under section 1532 in an 
     exemplary manner.
       (e) Appeal of Designation.--The Secretary shall establish 
     procedures for public housing agencies and managers to appeal 
     designation as a troubled agency or manager (including 
     designation as a troubled agency or manager for purposes of 
     capital activities), to petition for removal of such 
     designation, and to appeal any refusal to remove such 
     designation.

     SEC. 1534. ON-SITE INSPECTION OF TROUBLED PHA'S.

       (a) In General.--Upon designating a public housing agency 
     or manager as troubled pursuant to section 1533 and 
     determining that an assessment under this section will not 
     duplicate any other review previously conducted or required 
     to be conducted of the agency or manager, the Secretary shall 
     provide for an on-site, independent assessment of the 
     management of the agency or manager.
       (b) Content.--To the extent the Secretary deems appropriate 
     (taking into consideration an agency's or manager's 
     performance under the indicators specified under section 
     1532, the assessment team shall also consider issues relating 
     to the agency's or manager's resident population and physical 
     inventory, including the extent to which--
       (1) the public housing agency plan for the agency or 
     manager adequately and appropriately addresses the 
     rehabilitation needs of the public housing inventory;
       (2) residents of the agency or manager are involved in and 
     informed of significant management decisions; and
       (3) any developments in the agency's or manager's inventory 
     are severely distressed (as such term is defined under 
     section 1262.
       (c) Independent Assessment Team.--An independent assessment 
     under this section shall be carried out by a team of 
     knowledgeable individuals selected by the Secretary (referred 
     to in this title as the ``assessment team'') with expertise 
     in public housing and real estate management. In conducting 
     an assessment, the assessment team shall consult with the 
     residents and with public and private entities in the 
     jurisdiction in which the public housing is located. The 
     assessment team shall provide to the Secretary and the public 
     housing agency or manager a written report, which shall 
     contain, at a minimum, recommendations for such management 
     improvements as are necessary to eliminate or substantially 
     remedy existing deficiencies.

     SEC. 1535. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) PHA's.--The Secretary shall carry out this subtitle 
     with respect to public housing agencies substantially in the 
     same manner as the public housing management assessment 
     system under section 6(j) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (as in effect immediately before the effective date of 
     the repeal under section 1601(b) of this Act) was required to 
     be carried out with respect to public housing agencies. The 
     Secretary may comply with the requirements under this 
     subtitle by using any regulations issued to carry out such 
     system and issuing any additional regulations necessary to 
     make such system comply with the requirements under this 
     subtitle.
       (b) Other Managers.--The Secretary shall establish specific 
     standards and procedures for carrying out this subtitle with 
     respect to managers of public housing that are not public 
     housing agencies. Such standards and procedures shall take in 
     consideration special circumstances relating to entities 
     hired, directed, or appointed to manage public housing.

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   Subtitle D--Accountability and Oversight Standards and Procedures

     SEC. 1541. AUDITS.

       (a) By Secretary and Comptroller General.--Each block grant 
     contract under section 1201 and each contract for housing 
     assistance amounts under section 1302 shall provide that the 
     Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, and the Comptroller General of the 
     United States, or any of their duly authorized 
     representatives, shall, for the purpose of audit and 
     examination, have access to any books, documents, papers, and 
     records of the public housing agency (or other entity) 
     entering into such contract that are pertinent to this 
     division and to its operations with respect to financial 
     assistance under this division.
       (b) By PHA.--
       (1) Requirement.--Each public housing agency that owns or 
     operates 250 or more public housing dwelling units and 
     receives assistance under this division shall have an audit 
     made in accordance with chapter 75 of title 31, United States 
     Code. The Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, and the Comptroller General 
     of the United States shall have access to all books, 
     documents, papers, or other records that are pertinent to the 
     activities carried out under this division in order to make 
     audit examinations, excerpts, and transcripts.
       (2) Withholding of amounts.--The Secretary may, in the sole 
     discretion of the Secretary, arrange for, and pay the costs 
     of, an audit required under paragraph (1). In such 
     circumstances, the Secretary may withhold, from assistance 
     otherwise payable to the agency under this division, amounts 
     sufficient to pay for the reasonable costs of conducting an 
     acceptable audit, including, when appropriate, the reasonable 
     costs of accounting services necessary to place the agency's 
     books and records in auditable condition.

     SEC. 1542. PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS FOR AUTHORITIES AT RISK OF 
                   BECOMING TROUBLED.

       (a) In General.--Upon designation of a public housing 
     agency as at risk of becoming troubled under section 1533(c), 
     the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the 
     agency providing for improvement of the elements of the 
     agency that have been identified. An agreement under this 
     section shall contain such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary determines are appropriate for addressing the 
     elements identified, which may include an on-site, 
     independent assessment of the management of the agency.
       (b) Powers of Secretary.--If the Secretary determines that 
     such action is necessary to prevent the public housing agency 
     from becoming a troubled agency, the Secretary may--
       (1) solicit competitive proposals from other public housing 
     agencies and private housing management agents (which may be 
     selected by existing tenants through administrative 
     procedures established by the Secretary), for any case in 
     which such agents may be needed for managing all, or part, of 
     the housing or functions administered by the agency; or
       (2) solicit competitive proposals from other public housing 
     agencies and private entities with experience in construction 
     management, for any case in which such authorities or firms 
     may be needed to oversee implementation of assistance made 
     available for capital improvement for public housing of the 
     agency.

     SEC. 1543. PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS AND CDBG SANCTIONS FOR 
                   TROUBLED PHA'S.

       (a) In General.--Upon designation of a public housing 
     agency as a troubled agency under section 1533(a) and after 
     reviewing the report submitted pursuant to section 1534(c) 
     and consulting with the assessment team for the agency under 
     section 1534, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an 
     agreement with the agency providing for improving the 
     management performance of the agency.
       (b) Contents.--An agreement under this section between the 
     Secretary and a public housing agency shall set forth--
       (1) targets for improving performance, as measured by the 
     guidelines and standards established under section 1532 and 
     other requirements within a specified period of time, which 
     shall include targets to be met upon the expiration of the 
     12-month period beginning upon entering into the agreement;
       (2) strategies for meeting such targets;
       (3) sanctions for failure to implement such strategies; and
       (4) to the extent the Secretary deems appropriate, a plan 
     for enhancing resident involvement in the management of the 
     public housing agency.
       (c) Local Assistance in Implementation.--The Secretary and 
     the public housing agency shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, seek the assistance of local public and private 
     entities in carrying out an agreement under this section.
       (d) Default Under Performance Agreement.--Upon the 
     expiration of the 12-month period beginning upon entering 
     into an agreement under this section with a public housing 
     agency, the Secretary shall review the performance of the 
     agency in relation to the performance targets and strategies 
     under the agreement. If the Secretary determines that the 
     agency has failed to comply with the performance targets 
     established for such period, the Secretary shall take the 
     action authorized under subsection (b)(2) or (b)(5) of 
     section 1545.
       (e) CDBG Sanction Against Local Government Contributing to 
     Troubled Status of PHA.--If the Secretary determines that the 
     actions or inaction of any unit of general local government 
     within which any portion of the jurisdiction of a public 
     housing agency is located has substantially contributed to 
     the conditions resulting in the agency being designated under 
     section 1533(a) as a troubled agency, the Secretary may 
     redirect or withhold, from such unit of general local 
     government any amounts allocated for such unit under section 
     106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.

     SEC. 1544. OPTION TO DEMAND CONVEYANCE OF TITLE TO OR 
                   POSSESSION OF PUBLIC HOUSING.

       (a) Authority for Conveyance.--A contract under section 
     1201 for block grants under title XII (including contracts 
     which amend or supersede contracts previously made (including 
     contracts for contributions)) may provide that upon the 
     occurrence of a substantial default with respect to the 
     covenants or conditions to which the public housing agency is 
     subject (as such substantial default shall be defined in such 
     contract), the public housing agency shall be obligated, at 
     the option of the Secretary, to--
       (1) convey title in any case where, in the determination of 
     the Secretary (which determination shall be final and 
     conclusive), such conveyance of title is necessary to achieve 
     the purposes of this division; or
       (2) deliver to the Secretary possession of the development, 
     as then constituted, to which such contract relates.
       (b) Obligation to Reconvey.--Any block grant contract under 
     title XII containing the provisions authorized in subsection 
     (a) shall also provide that the Secretary shall be obligated 
     to reconvey or redeliver possession of the development, as 
     constituted at the time of reconveyance or redelivery, to 
     such public housing agency or to its successor (if such 
     public housing agency or a successor exists) upon such terms 
     as shall be prescribed in such contract, and as soon as 
     practicable after--
       (1) the Secretary is satisfied that all defaults with 
     respect to the development have been cured, and that the 
     development will, in order to fulfill the purposes of this 
     division, thereafter be operated in accordance with the terms 
     of such contract; or
       (2) the termination of the obligation to make annual block 
     grants to the agency, unless there are any obligations or 
     covenants of the agency to the Secretary which are then in 
     default.
     Any prior conveyances and reconveyances or deliveries and 
     redeliveries of possession shall not exhaust the right to 
     require a conveyance or delivery of possession of the 
     development to the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) upon 
     the subsequent occurrence of a substantial default.
       (c) Continued Grants for Repayment of Bonds and Notes Under 
     1937 Act.--If--
       (1) a contract for block grants under title XII for an 
     agency includes provisions that expressly state that the 
     provisions are included pursuant to this subsection, and
       (2) the portion of the block grant payable for debt service 
     requirements pursuant to the contract has been pledged by the 
     public housing agency as security for the payment of the 
     principal and interest on any of its obligations, then--
       (A) the Secretary shall (notwithstanding any other 
     provisions of this division), continue to make the block 
     grant payments for the agency so long as any of such 
     obligations remain outstanding; and
       (B) the Secretary may covenant in such a contract that in 
     any event such block grant amounts shall in each year be at 
     least equal to an amount which, together with such income or 
     other funds as are actually available from the development 
     for the purpose at the time such block grant payments are 
     made, will suffice for the payment of all installments of 
     principal and interest on the obligations for which the 
     amounts provided for in the contract shall have been pledged 
     as security that fall due within the next succeeding 12 
     months.
     In no case shall such block grant amounts be in excess of the 
     maximum sum specified in the contract involved, nor for 
     longer than the remainder of the maximum period fixed by the 
     contract.

     SEC. 1545. REMOVAL OF INEFFECTIVE PHA'S.

       (a) Conditions of Removal.--The actions specified in 
     subsection (b) may be taken only upon--
       (1) the occurrence of events or conditions that constitute 
     a substantial default by a public housing agency with respect 
     to (A) the covenants or conditions to which the public 
     housing agency is subject, or (B) an agreement entered into 
     under section 1543; or
       (2) submission to the Secretary of a petition by the 
     residents of the public housing owned or operated by a public 
     housing agency that is designated as troubled pursuant to 
     section 1533(a).
       (b) Removal Actions.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law or of any block grant contract under title XII or any 
     grant agreement under title XIII, in accordance with 
     subsection (a), the Secretary may--
       (1) solicit competitive proposals from other public housing 
     agencies and private housing management agents (which, in the 
     discretion of the Secretary, may be selected by existing 
     public housing residents through administrative procedures 
     established by the Secretary) and, if appropriate, provide 
     for such agents to manage all, or part, of the housing 
     administered by the public housing agency or all or part of 
     the other functions of the agency;
       (2) take possession of the public housing agency, including 
     any developments or functions of the agency under any section 
     of this division;

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       (3) solicit competitive proposals from other public housing 
     agencies and private entities with experience in construction 
     management and, if appropriate, provide for such authorities 
     or firms to oversee implementation of assistance made 
     available for capital improvements for public housing;
       (4) require the agency to make other arrangements 
     acceptable to the Secretary and in the best interests of the 
     public housing residents and assisted families under title 
     XIII for managing all, or part of, the public housing 
     administered by the agency or the functions of the agency; or
       (5) petition for the appointment of a receiver for the 
     public housing agency to any district court of the United 
     States or to any court of the State in which any portion of 
     the jurisdiction of the public housing agency is located, 
     that is authorized to appoint a receiver for the purposes and 
     having the powers prescribed in this section.
       (c) Emergency Assistance.--The Secretary may make available 
     to receivers and other entities selected or appointed 
     pursuant to this section such assistance as is fair and 
     reasonable to remedy the substantial deterioration of living 
     conditions in individual public housing developments or other 
     related emergencies that endanger the health, safety and 
     welfare of public housing residents or assisted families 
     under title XIII.
       (d) Powers of Secretary.--If the Secretary takes possession 
     of an agency, or any developments or functions of an agency, 
     pursuant to subsection (b)(2), the Secretary--
       (1) may abrogate contracts that substantially impede 
     correction of the substantial default or improvement of the 
     classification, but only after efforts to renegotiate such 
     contracts have failed and the Secretary has made a written 
     determination regarding such abrogation, which shall be 
     available to the public upon request, identify such 
     contracts, and explain the determination that such contracts 
     may be abrogated;
       (2) may demolish and dispose of assets of the agency in 
     accordance with section 1261;
       (3) where determined appropriate by the Secretary, may 
     require the establishment of one or more new public housing 
     agencies;
       (4) may consolidate the agency into other well-managed 
     public housing agencies with the consent of such well-managed 
     authorities;
       (5) shall not be subject to any State or local laws 
     relating to civil service requirements, employee rights, 
     procurement, or financial or administrative controls that, in 
     the determination of the Secretary, substantially impede 
     correction of the substantial default or improvement of the 
     classification, but only if the Secretary has made a written 
     determination regarding such inapplicability, which shall be 
     available to the public upon request, identify such 
     inapplicable laws, and explain the determination that such 
     laws impede such correction; and
       (6) shall have such additional authority as a district 
     court of the United States has the authority to confer under 
     like circumstances upon a receiver to achieve the purposes of 
     the receivership.
     The Secretary may appoint, on a competitive or noncompetitive 
     basis, an individual or entity as an administrative receiver 
     to assume the Secretary's responsibility under this paragraph 
     for the administration of a public housing agency. The 
     Secretary may delegate to the administrative receiver any or 
     all of the powers of the Secretary under this subsection. 
     Regardless of any delegation under this subsection, an 
     administrative receiver may not require the establishment of 
     one or more new public housing agencies pursuant to paragraph 
     (3) unless the Secretary first approves such establishment. 
     For purposes of this subsection, the term ``public housing 
     agency'' includes any developments or functions of a public 
     housing agency under any section of this title.
       (e) Receivership.--
       (1) Required appointment.--In any proceeding under 
     subsection (b)(5), upon a determination that a substantial 
     default has occurred, and without regard to the availability 
     of alternative remedies, the court shall appoint a receiver 
     to conduct the affairs of the public housing agency in a 
     manner consistent with this division and in accordance with 
     such further terms and conditions as the court may provide. 
     The receiver appointed may be another public housing agency, 
     a private management corporation, the Secretary, or any other 
     appropriate entity. The court shall have power to grant 
     appropriate temporary or preliminary relief pending final 
     disposition of the petition by the Secretary.
       (2) Powers of receiver.--If a receiver is appointed for a 
     public housing agency pursuant to subsection (b)(5), in 
     addition to the powers accorded by the court appointing the 
     receiver, the receiver--
       (A) may abrogate contracts that substantially impede 
     correction of the substantial default or improvement of the 
     classification, but only after bona fide efforts to 
     renegotiate such contracts have failed and the receiver has 
     made a written determination regarding such abrogation, which 
     shall be available to the public upon request, identify such 
     contracts, and explain the determination that such contracts 
     may be abrogated;
       (B) may demolish and dispose of assets of the agency in 
     accordance with section 1261;
       (C) where determined appropriate by the Secretary, may 
     require the establishment of one or more new public housing 
     agencies, to the extent permitted by State and local law; and
       (D) except as provided in subparagraph (C), shall not be 
     subject to any State or local laws relating to civil service 
     requirements, employee rights, procurement, or financial or 
     administrative controls that, in the determination of the 
     receiver, substantially impede correction of the substantial 
     default or improvement of the classification, but only if the 
     receiver has made a written determination regarding such 
     inapplicability, which shall be available to the public upon 
     request, identify such inapplicable laws, and explain the 
     determination that such laws impede such correction.
     For purposes of this paragraph, the term ``public housing 
     agency'' includes any developments or functions of a public 
     housing agency under any section of this title.
       (3) Termination.--The appointment of a receiver pursuant to 
     this subsection may be terminated, upon the petition of any 
     party, when the court determines that all defaults have been 
     cured or the public housing agency will be able to make the 
     same amount of progress in correcting the management of the 
     housing as the receiver.
       (f) Liability.--If the Secretary takes possession of an 
     agency pursuant to subsection (b)(2) or a receiver is 
     appointed pursuant to subsection (b)(5) for a public housing 
     agency, the Secretary or the receiver shall be deemed to be 
     acting in the capacity of the public housing agency (and not 
     in the official capacity as Secretary or other official) and 
     any liability incurred shall be a liability of the public 
     housing agency.
       (g) Effectiveness.--The provisions of this section shall 
     apply with respect to actions taken before, on, or after the 
     effective date of this division and shall apply to any 
     receivers appointed for a public housing agency before the 
     effective date of this division.

     SEC. 1546. MANDATORY TAKEOVER OF CHRONICALLY TROUBLED PHA'S.

       (a) Removal of Agency.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this division, not later than the expiration of the 180-
     day period beginning on the effective date of this division, 
     the Secretary shall take one of the following actions with 
     respect to each chronically troubled public housing agency:
       (1) Contracting for management.--Solicit competitive 
     proposals for the management of the agency pursuant to 
     section 1545(b)(1) and replace the management of the agency 
     pursuant to selection of such a proposal.
       (2) Takeover.--Take possession of the agency pursuant to 
     section 1545(b)(2).
       (3) Petition for receiver.--Petition for the appointment of 
     a receiver for the agency pursuant to section 1545(b)(5).
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``chronically troubled public housing agency'' means a public 
     housing agency that, as of the effective date of this 
     division, is designated under section 6(j)(2) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect immediately before 
     the effective date of the repeal under section 1601(b) of 
     this Act) as a troubled public housing agency and has been so 
     designated continuously for the 3-year period ending upon the 
     effective date of this division; except that such term does 
     not include any agency that owns or operates less than 1250 
     public housing dwelling units and that the Secretary 
     determines can, with a reasonable amount of effort, make such 
     improvements or remedies as may be necessary to remove its 
     designation as troubled within 12 months.

     SEC. 1547. TREATMENT OF TROUBLED PHA'S.

       (a) Effect of Troubled Status on CHAS.--The comprehensive 
     housing affordability strategy (or any consolidated plan 
     incorporating such strategy) for the State or unit of general 
     local government in which any troubled public housing agency 
     is located shall not be considered to comply with the 
     requirements under section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act unless such plan includes a 
     description of the manner in which the State or unit will 
     assist such troubled agency in improving its operations to 
     remove such designation.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``troubled public housing agency'' means a public housing 
     agency that--
       (1) upon the effective date of this division, is designated 
     under section 6(j)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (as in effect immediately before the effective date of 
     the repeal under section 1601(b) of this Act) as a troubled 
     public housing agency; and
       (2) is not a chronically troubled public housing agency, as 
     such term is defined in section 1546(b) of this Act.

     SEC. 1548. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.

       Each public housing agency shall keep such records as may 
     be reasonably necessary to disclose the amount and the 
     disposition by the agency of the proceeds of assistance 
     received pursuant to this division and to ensure compliance 
     with the requirements of this division.

     SEC. 1549. ANNUAL REPORTS REGARDING TROUBLED PHA'S.

       The Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress 
     annually, as a part of the report of the Secretary under 
     section 8 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
     Act, that--
       (1) identifies the public housing agencies that are 
     designated under section 1533 as troubled or at-risk of 
     becoming troubled and the reasons for such designation; and
       (2) describes any actions that have been taken in 
     accordance with sections 1542, 1543, 1544, and 1545.

     SEC. 1550. APPLICABILITY TO RESIDENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONS.

       The Secretary shall apply the provisions of this subtitle 
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     porations in the same manner as applied to public housing 
     agencies.

     SEC. 1551. ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW 
                   ORLEANS.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary and the Housing Authority 
     of New Orleans (in this section referred to as the ``Housing 
     Authority'') shall, pursuant to the cooperative endeavor 
     agreement in effect between the Secretary and the Housing 
     Authority, establish an advisory council for the Housing 
     Authority of New Orleans (in this section referred to as the 
     ``advisory council'') that complies with the requirements of 
     this section.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The advisory council shall be appointed by 
     the Secretary, not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and shall be composed of the following 
     members:
       (A) The Inspector General of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development (or the Inspector General's designee).
       (B) Not more than 7 other members, who shall be selected 
     for appointment based on their experience in successfully 
     reforming troubled public housing agencies or in providing 
     affordable housing in coordination with State and local 
     governments, the private sector, affordable housing 
     residents, or local nonprofit organizations.
       (2) Prohibition on additional pay.--Members of the advisory 
     council shall serve without compensation, but shall be 
     reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary 
     expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as 
     members of the Board using amounts from the Headquarters 
     Reserve fund pursuant to section 1111(b)(4).
       (c) Functions.--The advisory council shall--
       (1) establish standards and guidelines for assessing the 
     performance of the Housing Authority in carrying out 
     operational, asset management, and financial functions for 
     purposes of the reports and finding under subsections (d) and 
     (e), respectively;
       (2) provide advice, expertise, and recommendations to the 
     Housing Authority regarding the management, operation, 
     repair, redevelopment, revitalization, demolition, and 
     disposition of public housing developments of the Housing 
     Authority;
       (3) report to the Congress under subsection (d) regarding 
     any progress of the Housing Authority in improving the 
     performance of its functions; and
       (4) make a final finding to the Congress under subsection 
     (e) regarding the future of the Housing Authority.
       (d) Quarterly Reports.--The advisory council shall report 
     to the Congress and the Secretary not less than every 3 
     months regarding the performance of the Housing Authority and 
     any progress of the authority in improving its performance 
     and carrying out its functions.
       (e) Final Finding.--Upon the expiration of the 18-month 
     period that begins upon the appointment under subsection 
     (b)(1) of all members of the advisory council, the council 
     shall make and submit to the Congress and the Secretary a 
     finding of whether the Housing Authority has substantially 
     improved its performance, the performance of its functions, 
     and the overall condition of the Authority such that the 
     Authority should be allowed to continue to operate as the 
     manager of the public housing of the Authority. In making the 
     finding under this subsection, the advisory council shall 
     consider whether the Housing Authority has made sufficient 
     progress in the demolition and revitalization of the Desire 
     Homes development, the revitalization of the St. Thomas Homes 
     development, the appropriate allocation of operating subsidy 
     amounts, and the appropriate expending of modernization 
     amounts.
       (f) Receivership.--If the advisory council finds under 
     subsection (e) that the Housing Authority has not 
     substantially improved its performance such that the 
     Authority should be allowed to continue to operate as the 
     manager of the public housing of the Authority, the Secretary 
     shall (notwithstanding section 1545(a)) petition under 
     section 1545(b) for the appointment of a receiver for the 
     Housing Authority, which receivership shall be subject to the 
     provisions of section 1545.
       (g) Exemption.--The provisions of section 1546 shall not 
     apply to the Housing Authority.

               TITLE XVI--REPEALS AND RELATED AMENDMENTS

      Subtitle A--Repeals, Effective Date, and Savings Provisions

     SEC. 1601. EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEAL OF UNITED STATES HOUSING 
                   ACT OF 1937.

       (a) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--This division and the amendments made by 
     this division shall take effect on October 1, 1999, except as 
     otherwise provided in this section.
       (2) Specific effective dates.--Any provision of this 
     division that specifically provides for the effective date of 
     such provision shall take effect in accordance with the terms 
     of the provision.
       (b) Repeal of United States Housing Act of 1937.--Effective 
     upon the effective date under subsection (a)(1), the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is 
     repealed, subject to the conditions under subsection (c).
       (c) Savings Provisions.--
       (1) Obligations under 1937 act.--Any obligation of the 
     Secretary made under authority of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 shall continue to be governed by the provisions 
     of such Act, except that--
       (A) notwithstanding the repeal of such Act, the Secretary 
     may make a new obligation under such Act upon finding that 
     such obligation is required--
       (i) to protect the financial interests of the United States 
     or the Department of Housing and Urban Development; or
       (ii) for the amendment, extension, or renewal of existing 
     obligations; and
       (B) notwithstanding the repeal of such Act, the Secretary 
     may, in accordance with subsection (d), issue regulations and 
     other guidance and directives as if such Act were in effect 
     if the Secretary finds that such action is necessary to 
     facilitate the administration of obligations under such Act.
       (2) Transition of funding.--Amounts appropriated under the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 shall, upon repeal of such 
     Act, remain available for obligation under such Act in 
     accordance with the terms under which amounts were made 
     available.
       (3) Cross references.--The provisions of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 shall remain in effect for purposes of 
     the validity of any reference to a provision of such Act in 
     any statute (other than such Act) until such reference is 
     modified by law or repealed.
       (d) Publication and Effective Date of Savings Provisions.--
       (1) Submission to congress.--The Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate a copy of any proposed 
     regulation, guidance, or directive under subsection 
     (c)(1)(B).
       (2) Opportunity to review.--Such a regulation, guidance, or 
     directive may not be published for comment or for final 
     effectiveness before or during the 15-calendar day period 
     beginning on the day after the date on which such regulation, 
     guidance, or directive was submitted to the Congress.
       (3) Effective date.--No regulation, guideline, or directive 
     may become effective until after the expiration of the 30-
     calendar day period beginning on the day after the day on 
     which such rule or regulation is published as final.
       (4) Waiver.--The provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) may 
     be waived upon the written request of the Secretary, if 
     agreed to by the Chairmen and Ranking Minority Members of 
     both Committees.
       (e) Modifications.--Notwithstanding any provision of this 
     division or any annual contributions contract or other 
     agreement entered into by the Secretary and a public housing 
     agency pursuant to the provisions of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before the effective date 
     of the repeal under section 1601(b) of this Act), the 
     Secretary and the agency may by mutual consent amend, 
     supersede, or modify any such agreement as appropriate to 
     provide for assistance under this division, except that the 
     Secretary and the agency may not consent to any such 
     amendment, supersession, or modification that substantially 
     alters any outstanding obligations requiring continued 
     maintenance of the low-income character of any public housing 
     development and any such amendment, supersession, or 
     modification shall not be given effect.
       (f) Section 8 Project-Based Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--The provisions of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) shall remain in 
     effect after the effectiveness of the repeal under subsection 
     (b) with respect to all section 8 project-based assistance, 
     pursuant to existing and future contracts, except as 
     otherwise provided by this section.
       (2) Tenant selection preferences.--An owner of housing 
     assisted with section 8 project-based assistance shall give 
     preference, in the selection of tenants for units of such 
     projects that become available, according to any system of 
     local preferences established pursuant to section 1223 by the 
     public housing agency having jurisdiction for the area in 
     which such projects are located.
       (3) 1-year notification.--Paragraphs (9) and (10) of 
     section 8(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f(c)) shall not be applicable to section 8 
     project-based assistance.
       (4) Lease terms.--Leases for dwelling units assisted with 
     section 8 project-based assistance shall comply with the 
     provisions of paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 1324 of this 
     Act and shall not be subject to the provisions of 8(d)(1)(B) 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
       (5) Termination of tenancy.--Any termination of tenancy of 
     a resident of a dwelling unit assisted with section 8 
     project-based assistance shall comply with the provisions of 
     section 1324(2) and section 1325 of this Act and shall not be 
     subject to the provisions of section 8(d)(1)(B) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937.
       (6) Treatment of common areas.--The Secretary may not 
     provide any assistance amounts pursuant to an existing 
     contract for section 8 project-based assistance for a housing 
     project and may not enter into a new or renewal contract for 
     such assistance for a project unless the owner of the project 
     provides consent, to such local law enforcement agencies as 
     the Secretary determines appropriate, for law enforcement 
     officers of such agencies to enter common areas of the 
     project at any time and without advance notice upon a 
     determination of probable cause by such officers that 
     criminal activity is taking place in such areas.
       (7) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``section 8 project-based assistance'' means assistance under 
     any of the following programs:

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       (A) The new construction or substantial rehabilitation 
     program under section 8(b)(2) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (as in effect before October 1, 1983).
       (B) The property disposition program under section 8(b) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before 
     the effective date of the repeal under section 1601(b) of 
     this Act).
       (C) The loan management set-aside program under subsections 
     (b) and (v) of section 8 of such Act.
       (D) The project-based certificate program under section 
     8(d)(2) of such Act.
       (E) The moderate rehabilitation program under section 
     8(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in 
     effect before October 1, 1991).
       (F) The low-income housing preservation program under Low-
     Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 
     1990 or the provisions of the Emergency Low Income Housing 
     Preservation Act of 1987 (as in effect before November 28, 
     1990).
       (G) Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as 
     in effect before the effective date of the repeal under 
     section 1601(b) of this Act), following conversion from 
     assistance under section 101 of the Housing and Urban 
     Development Act of 1965 or section 236(f)(2) of the National 
     Housing Act.
       (g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1602. OTHER REPEALS.

       (a) In General.--The following provisions of law are hereby 
     repealed:
       (1) Assisted housing allocation.--Section 213 of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
     1439).
       (2) Public housing rent waivers for police.--Section 519 of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1437a-1).
       (3) Treatment of certificate and voucher holders.--
     Subsection (c) of section 183 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note).
       (4) Excessive rent burden data.--Subsection (b) of section 
     550 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437f note).
       (5) Moving to opportunity for fair housing.--Section 152 of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f note).
       (6) Report regarding fair housing objectives.--Section 153 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f note).
       (7) Special projects for elderly or handicapped families.--
     Section 209 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 1438).
       (8) Access to pha books.--Section 816 of the Housing Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C. 1435).
       (9) Miscellaneous provisions.--Subsections (b)(1) and (d) 
     of section 326 of the Housing and Community Development 
     Amendments of 1981 (Public Law 97-35, 95 Stat. 406; 42 U.S.C. 
     1437f note).
       (10) Payment for development managers.--Section 329A of the 
     Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1981 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437j-1).
       (11) Procurement of insurance by pha's.--In the item 
     relating to ``administrative provisions'' under the heading 
     ``Management and Administration'' in title II of the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1991, the penultimate undesignated paragraph of such item 
     (Public Law 101-507; 104 Stat. 1369).
       (12) Public housing childhood development.--Section 222 of 
     the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (12 U.S.C. 
     1701z-6 note).
       (13) Indian housing childhood development.--Section 518 of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1701z-6 note).
       (14) Public housing comprehensive transition 
     demonstration.--Section 126 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note).
       (15) Public housing one-stop perinatal services 
     demonstration.--Section 521 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 1437t note).
       (16) Public housing mincs demonstration.--Section 522 of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f note).
       (17) Public housing energy efficiency demonstration.--
     Section 523 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g note).
       (18) Omaha homeownership demonstration.--Section 132 of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 
     102-550; 106 Stat. 3712).
       (19) Public and assisted housing youth sports programs.--
     Section 520 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 11903a).
       (20) Frost-leland provisions.--Section 415 of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development--Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 (Public Law 100-202; 101 
     Stat. 1329-213); except that, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, beginning on the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the public housing projects described in section 415 of 
     such appropriations Act (as such section existed immediately 
     before the date of enactment of this Act) shall be eligible 
     for demolition--
       (A) under section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (as such section existed upon the enactment of this 
     Act); and
       (B) under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937.
       (21) Multifamily financing.--The penultimate sentence of 
     section 302(b)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1717(b)(2)) and the penultimate sentence of section 305(a)(2) 
     of the Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 
     1454(a)(2)).
       (22) Conflicts of interest.--Subsection (c) of section 326 
     of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1981 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437f note).
       (23) Conversion of public housing.--Section 202 of the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1996 (42 U.S.C. 1437l note) (enacted as section 101(e) of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-279)).
       (b) Savings Provision.--Except to the extent otherwise 
     provided in this division--
       (1) the repeals made by subsection (a) shall not affect any 
     legally binding obligations entered into before the effective 
     date of this division; and
       (2) any funds or activities subject to a provision of law 
     repealed by subsection (a) shall continue to be governed by 
     the provision as in effect immediately before such repeal.

  Subtitle B--Other Provisions Relating to Public Housing and Rental 
                          Assistance Programs

     SEC. 1621. ALLOCATION OF ELDERLY HOUSING AMOUNTS.

       Section 202(l) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
     1701q(l)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Consideration in allocating assistance.--Assistance 
     under this section shall be allocated in a manner that 
     ensures that the awards of the assistance are made for 
     projects of sufficient size to accommodate facilities for 
     supportive services appropriate to the needs of frail elderly 
     residents.''.

     SEC. 1622. PET OWNERSHIP.

       Section 227 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 
     1983 (12 U.S.C. 1701r-1) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 227. PET OWNERSHIP IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED RENTAL 
                   HOUSING.

       ``(a) Right of Ownership.--A resident of a dwelling unit in 
     federally assisted rental housing may own common household 
     pets or have common household pets present in the dwelling 
     unit of such resident, subject to the reasonable requirements 
     of the owner of the federally assisted rental housing and 
     providing that the resident maintains the animals responsibly 
     and in compliance with applicable local and State public 
     health, animal control, and anticruelty laws. Such reasonable 
     requirements may include requiring payment of a nominal fee 
     and pet deposit by residents owning or having pets present, 
     to cover the operating costs to the project relating to the 
     presence of pets and to establish an escrow account for 
     additional such costs not otherwise covered, respectively. 
     Notwithstanding section 1225(d) of the Housing Opportunity 
     and Responsibility Act of 1997, a public housing agency may 
     not grant any exemption under such section from payment, in 
     whole or in part, of any fee or deposit required pursuant to 
     the preceding sentence.
       ``(b) Prohibition Against Discrimination.--No owner of 
     federally assisted rental housing may restrict or 
     discriminate against any person in connection with admission 
     to, or continued occupancy of, such housing by reason of the 
     ownership of common household pets by, or the presence of 
     such pets in the dwelling unit of, such person.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) Federally assisted rental housing.--The term 
     `federally assisted rental housing' means any multifamily 
     rental housing project that is--
       ``(A) public housing (as such term is defined in section 
     1103 of the Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 
     1997);
       ``(B) assisted with project-based assistance pursuant to 
     section 1601(f) of the Housing Opportunity and Responsibility 
     Act of 1997 or under section 8 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (as in effect before the effective date of the 
     repeal under section 1601(b) of the Housing Opportunity and 
     Responsibility Act of 1997);
       ``(C) assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
     (as amended by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act);
       ``(D) assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
     (as in effect before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act);
       ``(E) assisted under title V of the Housing Act of 1949; or
       ``(F) insured, assisted, or held by the Secretary or a 
     State or State agency under section 236 of the National 
     Housing Act.
       ``(2) Owner.--The term `owner' means, with respect to 
     federally assisted rental housing, the entity or private 
     person, including a cooperative or public housing agency, 
     that has the legal right to lease or sublease dwelling units 
     in such housing (including a manager of such housing having 
     such right).
       ``(d) Regulations.--This section shall take effect upon the 
     date of the effectiveness of regulations issued by the 
     Secretary to carry out this section. Such regulations shall 
     be issued not later than the expiration of the 1-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of the Housing 
     Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997 and after notice 
     and opportunity for public comment in accordance with the 
     procedure under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
     applicable to substantive rules (notwithstanding subsections 
     (a)(2), (b)(B), and (d)(3) of such section).''.

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     SEC. 1623. REVIEW OF DRUG ELIMINATION PROGRAM CONTRACTS.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall investigate all security contracts awarded 
     by grantees under the Public and Assisted Housing Drug 
     Elimination Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et seq.) that are 
     public housing agencies that own or operate more than 4,500 
     public housing dwelling units--
       (1) to determine whether the contractors under such 
     contracts have complied with all laws and regulations 
     regarding prohibition of discrimination in hiring practices;
       (2) to determine whether such contracts were awarded in 
     accordance with the applicable laws and regulations regarding 
     the award of such contracts;
       (3) to determine how many such contracts were awarded under 
     emergency contracting procedures;
       (4) to evaluate the effectiveness of the contracts; and
       (5) to provide a full accounting of all expenses under the 
     contracts.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the 
     investigation required under subsection (a) and submit a 
     report to the Congress regarding the findings under the 
     investigation. With respect to each such contract, the report 
     shall (1) state whether the contract was made and is 
     operating, or was not made or is not operating, in full 
     compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and (2) for 
     each contract that the Secretary determines is in such 
     compliance issue a personal certification of such compliance 
     by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
       (c) Actions.--For each contract that is described in the 
     report under subsection (b) as not made or not operating in 
     full compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall promptly 
     take any actions available under law or regulation that are 
     necessary--
       (1) to bring such contract into compliance; or
       (2) to terminate the contract.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1624. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING DRUG 
                   ELIMINATION ACT OF 1990.

       (a) Short Title, Purposes, and Authority to Make Grants.--
     Chapter 2 of subtitle C of title V of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act 
     of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et seq.) is amended by striking the 
     chapter heading and all that follows through section 5123 and 
     inserting the following:

           ``CHAPTER 2--COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST CRIME

     ``SEC. 5121. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This chapter may be cited as the `Community Partnerships 
     Against Crime Act of 1997'.

     ``SEC. 5122. PURPOSES.

       ``The purposes of this chapter are to--
       ``(1) improve the quality of life for the vast majority of 
     law-abiding public housing residents by reducing the levels 
     of fear, violence, and crime in their communities;
       ``(2) broaden the scope of the Public and Assisted Housing 
     Drug Elimination Act of 1990 to apply to all types of crime, 
     and not simply crime that is drug-related; and
       ``(3) reduce crime and disorder in and around public 
     housing through the expansion of community-oriented policing 
     activities and problem solving.

     ``SEC. 5123. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

       ``The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may make 
     grants in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for 
     use in eliminating crime in and around public housing and 
     other federally assisted low-income housing projects to (1) 
     public housing agencies, and (2) private, for-profit and 
     nonprofit owners of federally assisted low-income housing.''.
       (b) Eligible Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Section 5124(a) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act 
     of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11903(a)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``and around'' after ``used in'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the semicolon the 
     following: ``, including fencing, lighting, locking, and 
     surveillance systems'';
       (C) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) to investigate crime; and'';
       (D) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) by striking ``in and around public or other federally 
     assisted low-income housing projects''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon; and
       (E) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following 
     new paragraphs:
       ``(7) providing funding to nonprofit public housing 
     resident management corporations and resident councils to 
     develop security and crime prevention programs involving site 
     residents;
       ``(8) the employment or utilization of one or more 
     individuals, including law enforcement officers, made 
     available by contract or other cooperative arrangement with 
     State or local law enforcement agencies, to engage in 
     community- and problem-oriented policing involving 
     interaction with members of the community in proactive crime 
     control and prevention activities;
       ``(9) programs and activities for or involving youth, 
     including training, education, recreation and sports, career 
     planning, and entrepreneurship and employment activities and 
     after school and cultural programs; and
       ``(10) service programs for residents that address the 
     contributing factors of crime, including programs for job 
     training, education, drug and alcohol treatment, and other 
     appropriate social services.''.
       (2) Other pha-owned housing.--Section 5124(b) of the Anti-
     Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11903(b)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``drug-related crime in'' and inserting 
     ``crime in and around''; and
       (ii) by striking ``paragraphs (1) through (7)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (1) through (10)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``drug-related'' and 
     inserting ``criminal''.
       (c) Grant Procedures.--Section 5125 of the Anti-Drug Abuse 
     Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11904) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 5125. GRANT PROCEDURES.

       ``(a) PHA's With 250 or More Units.--
       ``(1) Grants.--In each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     make a grant under this chapter from any amounts available 
     under section 5131(b)(1) for the fiscal year to each of the 
     following public housing agencies:
       ``(A) New applicants.--Each public housing agency that owns 
     or operates 250 or more public housing dwelling units and 
     has--
       ``(i) submitted an application to the Secretary for a grant 
     for such fiscal year, which includes a 5-year crime 
     deterrence and reduction plan under paragraph (2); and
       ``(ii) had such application and plan approved by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Renewals.--Each public housing agency that owns or 
     operates 250 or more public housing dwelling units and for 
     which--
       ``(i) a grant was made under this chapter for the preceding 
     Federal fiscal year;
       ``(ii) the term of the 5-year crime deterrence and 
     reduction plan applicable to such grant includes the fiscal 
     year for which the grant under this subsection is to be made; 
     and
       ``(iii) the Secretary has determined, pursuant to a 
     performance review under paragraph (4), that during the 
     preceding fiscal year the agency has substantially fulfilled 
     the requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
     (4).
     Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary may 
     make a grant under this chapter to a public housing agency 
     that owns or operates 250 or more public housing dwelling 
     units only if the agency includes in the application for the 
     grant information that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of 
     the Secretary, that the agency has a need for the grant 
     amounts based on generally recognized crime statistics 
     showing that (I) the crime rate for the public housing 
     developments of the agency (or the immediate neighborhoods in 
     which such developments are located) is higher than the crime 
     rate for the jurisdiction in which the agency operates, (II) 
     the crime rate for the developments (or such neighborhoods) 
     is increasing over a period of sufficient duration to 
     indicate a general trend, or (III) the operation of the 
     program under this chapter substantially contributes to the 
     reduction of crime.
       ``(2) 5-year crime deterrence and reduction plan.--Each 
     application for a grant under this subsection shall contain a 
     5-year crime deterrence and reduction plan. The plan shall be 
     developed with the participation of residents and appropriate 
     law enforcement officials. The plan shall describe, for the 
     public housing agency submitting the plan--
       ``(A) the nature of the crime problem in public housing 
     owned or operated by the public housing agency;
       ``(B) the building or buildings of the public housing 
     agency affected by the crime problem;
       ``(C) the impact of the crime problem on residents of such 
     building or buildings; and
       ``(D) the actions to be taken during the term of the plan 
     to reduce and deter such crime, which shall include actions 
     involving residents, law enforcement, and service providers.
     The term of a plan shall be the period consisting of 5 
     consecutive fiscal years, which begins with the first fiscal 
     year for which funding under this chapter is provided to 
     carry out the plan.
       ``(3) Amount.--In any fiscal year, the amount of the grant 
     for a public housing agency receiving a grant pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be the amount that bears the same ratio 
     to the total amount made available under section 5131(b)(1) 
     as the total number of public dwelling units owned or 
     operated by such agency bears to the total number of dwelling 
     units owned or operated by all public housing agencies that 
     own or operate 250 or more public housing dwelling units that 
     are approved for such fiscal year.
       ``(4) Performance review.--For each fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall conduct a performance review of the 
     activities carried out by each public housing agency 
     receiving a grant pursuant to this subsection to determine 
     whether the agency--
       ``(A) has carried out such activities in a timely manner 
     and in accordance with its 5-year crime deterrence and 
     reduction plan; and
       ``(B) has a continuing capacity to carry out such plan in a 
     timely manner.
       ``(5) Submission of applications.--The Secretary shall 
     establish such deadlines and requirements for submission of 
     applications under this subsection.
       ``(6) Review and determination.--The Secretary shall review 
     each application sub

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     mitted under this subsection upon submission and shall 
     approve the application unless the application and the 5-year 
     crime deterrence and reduction plan are inconsistent with the 
     purposes of this chapter or any requirements established by 
     the Secretary or the information in the application or plan 
     is not substantially complete. Upon approving or determining 
     not to approve an application and plan submitted under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall notify the public housing 
     agency submitting the application and plan of such approval 
     or disapproval.
       ``(7) Disapproval of applications.--If the Secretary 
     notifies an agency that the application and plan of the 
     agency is not approved, not later than the expiration of the 
     15-day period beginning upon such notice of disapproval, the 
     Secretary shall also notify the agency, in writing, of the 
     reasons for the disapproval, the actions that the agency 
     could take to comply with the criteria for approval, and the 
     deadlines for such actions.
       ``(8) Failure to approve or disapprove.--If the Secretary 
     fails to notify an agency of approval or disapproval of an 
     application and plan submitted under this subsection before 
     the expiration of the 60-day period beginning upon the 
     submission of the plan or fails to provide notice under 
     paragraph (7) within the 15-day period under such paragraph 
     to an agency whose application has been disapproved, the 
     application and plan shall be considered to have been 
     approved for purposes of this section.
       ``(b) PHA's With Fewer Than 250 Units and Owners of 
     Federally Assisted Low-Income Housing.--
       ``(1) Applications and plans.--To be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this chapter, a public housing agency that owns 
     or operates fewer than 250 public housing dwelling units or 
     an owner of federally assisted low-income housing shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
     manner, and accompanied by such additional information as the 
     Secretary may require. The application shall include a plan 
     for addressing the problem of crime in and around the housing 
     for which the application is submitted, describing in detail 
     activities to be conducted during the fiscal year for which 
     the grant is requested.
       ``(2) Grants for pha's with fewer than 250 units.--In each 
     fiscal year the Secretary may, to the extent amounts are 
     available under section 5131(b)(2), make grants under this 
     chapter to public housing agencies that own or operate fewer 
     than 250 public housing dwelling units and have submitted 
     applications under paragraph (1) that the Secretary has 
     approved pursuant to the criteria under paragraph (4).
       ``(3) Grants for federally assisted low-income housing.--In 
     each fiscal year the Secretary may, to the extent amounts are 
     available under section 5131(b)(3), make grants under this 
     chapter to owners of federally assisted low-income housing 
     that have submitted applications under paragraph (1) that the 
     Secretary has approved pursuant to the criteria under 
     paragraphs (4) and (5).
       ``(4) Criteria for approval of applications.--The Secretary 
     shall determine whether to approve each application under 
     this subsection on the basis of--
       ``(A) the extent of the crime problem in and around the 
     housing for which the application is made;
       ``(B) the quality of the plan to address the crime problem 
     in the housing for which the application is made;
       ``(C) the capability of the applicant to carry out the 
     plan; and
       ``(D) the extent to which the tenants of the housing, the 
     local government, local community-based nonprofit 
     organizations, local tenant organizations representing 
     residents of neighboring projects that are owned or assisted 
     by the Secretary, and the local community support and 
     participate in the design and implementation of the 
     activities proposed to be funded under the application.
     In each fiscal year, the Secretary may give preference to 
     applications under this subsection for housing made by 
     applicants who received a grant for such housing for the 
     preceding fiscal year under this subsection or under the 
     provisions of this chapter as in effect immediately before 
     the date of the enactment of the Housing Opportunity and 
     Responsibility Act of 1997.
       ``(5) Additional criteria for federally assisted low-income 
     housing.--In addition to the selection criteria under 
     paragraph (4), the Secretary may establish other criteria for 
     evaluating applications submitted by owners of federally 
     assisted low-income housing, except that such additional 
     criteria shall be designed only to reflect--
       ``(A) relevant differences between the financial resources 
     and other characteristics of public housing agencies and 
     owners of federally assisted low-income housing; or
       ``(B) relevant differences between the problem of crime in 
     public housing administered by such authorities and the 
     problem of crime in federally assisted low-income housing.''.
       (d) Definitions.--Section 5126 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act 
     of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11905) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2);
       (2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``section'' before 
     ``221(d)(4)'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) (as so amended) 
     as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Public housing agency.--The term `public housing 
     agency' has the meaning given the term in section 1103 of the 
     Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997.''.
       (e) Implementation.--Section 5127 of the Anti-Drug Abuse 
     Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11906) is amended by striking 
     ``Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act'' and 
     inserting ``Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 
     1997''.
       (f) Reports.--Section 5128 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 
     1988 (42 U.S.C. 11907) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``drug-related crime in'' and inserting 
     ``crime in and around''; and
       (2) by striking ``described in section 5125(a)'' and 
     inserting ``for the grantee submitted under subsection (a) or 
     (b) of section 5125, as applicable''.
       (g) Funding and Program Sunset.--Chapter 2 of subtitle C of 
     title V of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 is amended by 
     striking section 5130 (42 U.S.C. 11909) and inserting the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 5130. FUNDING.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter 
     $290,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 
     and 2002.
       ``(b) Allocation.--Of any amounts available, or that the 
     Secretary is authorized to use, to carry out this chapter in 
     any fiscal year--
       ``(1) 85 percent shall be available only for assistance 
     pursuant to section 5125(a) to public housing agencies that 
     own or operate 250 or more public housing dwelling units;
       ``(2) 10 percent shall be available only for assistance 
     pursuant to section 5125(b)(2) to public housing agencies 
     that own or operate fewer than 250 public housing dwelling 
     units; and
       ``(3) 5 percent shall be available only for assistance to 
     federally assisted low-income housing pursuant to section 
     5125(b)(3).
       ``(c) Retention of Proceeds of Asset Forfeitures by 
     Inspector General.--Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 
     United States Code, or any other provision of law affecting 
     the crediting of collections, the proceeds of forfeiture 
     proceedings and funds transferred to the Office of Inspector 
     General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     as a participating agency, from the Department of Justice 
     Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury 
     Forfeiture Fund, as an equitable share from the forfeiture of 
     property in investigations in which the Office of Inspector 
     General participates, shall be deposited to the credit of the 
     Office of Inspector General for Operation Safe Home 
     activities authorized under the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, as amended, to remain available until expended.''.
       (h) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents in 
     section 5001 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Public Law 
     100-690; 102 Stat. 4295) is amended--
       (1) by striking the item relating to the heading for 
     chapter 2 of subtitle C of title V and inserting the 
     following:

          ``Chapter 2--Community Partnerships Against Crime'';

       (2) by striking the item relating to section 5122 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 5122. Purposes.'';
       (3) by striking the item relating to section 5125 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 5125. Grant procedures.'';
     and
       (4) by striking the item relating to section 5130 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 5130. Funding.''.
       (i) Treatment of NOFA.--The cap limiting assistance under 
     the Notice of Funding Availability issued by the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development in the Federal Register of 
     April 8, 1996, shall not apply to a public housing agency 
     within an area designated as a high intensity drug 
     trafficking area under section 1005(c) of the Anti-Drug Abuse 
     Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1504(c)).
       (j) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

  Subtitle C--Limitations Relating to Occupancy in Federally Assisted 
                                Housing

     SEC. 1641. SCREENING OF APPLICANTS.

       (a) Ineligibility Because of Eviction.--Any household or 
     member of a household evicted from federally assisted housing 
     (as such term is defined in section 1645) shall not be 
     eligible for federally assisted housing--
       (1) in the case of eviction by reason of drug-related 
     criminal activity, for a period of not less than 3 years that 
     begins on the date of such eviction, unless the evicted 
     member of the household successfully completes a 
     rehabilitation program; and
       (2) in the case of an eviction for other serious violations 
     of the terms or conditions of the lease, for a reasonable 
     period of time, as determined by the public housing agency or 
     owner of the federally assisted housing, as applicable.
     The requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) may be waived if 
     the circumstances leading to eviction no longer exist.
       (b) Ineligibility of Illegal Drug Users and Alcohol 
     Users.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a public housing agency or an owner of federally 
     assisted housing, or both, as determined by the Secretary, 
     shall establish standards that prohibit admission to the 
     program or admission to federally assisted housing for any 
     household with a member--
       (A) who the public housing agency or owner determines is 
     engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance; or
       (B) with respect to whom the public housing agency or owner 
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     reasonable cause to believe that such household member's 
     illegal use (or pattern of illegal use) of a controlled 
     substance, or abuse (or pattern of abuse) of alcohol, would 
     interfere with the health, safety, or right to peaceful 
     enjoyment of the premises by other residents.
       (2) Consideration of rehabilitation.--In determining 
     whether, pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), to deny admission to 
     the program or to federally assisted housing to any household 
     based on a pattern of illegal use of a controlled substance 
     or a pattern of abuse of alcohol by a household member, a 
     public housing agency or an owner may consider whether such 
     household member--
       (A) has successfully completed an accredited drug or 
     alcohol rehabilitation program (as applicable) and is no 
     longer engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance 
     or abuse of alcohol (as applicable);
       (B) has otherwise been rehabilitated successfully and is no 
     longer engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance 
     or abuse of alcohol (as applicable); or
       (C) is participating in an accredited drug or alcohol 
     rehabilitation program (as applicable) and is no longer 
     engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance or 
     abuse of alcohol (as applicable).
       (c) Ineligibility of Sexually Violent Predators For 
     Admission to Public Housing.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a public housing agency shall prohibit admission to 
     public housing for any household that includes any individual 
     who is a sexually violent predator.
       (2) Sexually violent predator.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term ``sexually violent predator'' means an 
     individual who--
       (A) is a sexually violent predator (as such term is defined 
     in section 170101(a)(3) of such Act); and
       (B) is subject to a registration requirement under section 
     170101(a)(1)(B) or 170102(c) of the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071(a)(1)(B), 
     14072(c)), as provided under section 170101(b)(6)(B) or 
     170102(d)(2), respectively, of such Act.
       (d) Authority To Deny Admission to Criminal Offenders.--
     Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and (c) and in 
     addition to any other authority to screen applicants, in 
     selecting among applicants for admission to the program or to 
     federally assisted housing, if the public housing agency or 
     owner of such housing (as applicable) determines that an 
     applicant or any member of the applicant's household is or 
     was, during a reasonable time preceding the date when the 
     applicant household would otherwise be selected for 
     admission, engaged in any criminal activity (including drug-
     related criminal activity), the public housing agency or 
     owner may--
       (1) deny such applicant admission to the program or to 
     federally assisted housing;
       (2) consider the applicant (for purposes of any waiting 
     list) as not having applied for the program or such housing; 
     and
       (3) after the expiration of the reasonable period beginning 
     upon such activity, require the applicant, as a condition of 
     admission to the program or to federally assisted housing, to 
     submit to the public housing agency or owner evidence 
     sufficient (as the Secretary shall by regulation provide) to 
     ensure that the individual or individuals in the applicant's 
     household who engaged in criminal activity for which denial 
     was made under paragraph (1) have not engaged in any criminal 
     activity during such reasonable period.
       (e) Authority To Require Access to Criminal Records.--A 
     public housing agency and an owner of federally assisted 
     housing may require, as a condition of providing admission to 
     the program or admission to or occupancy in federally 
     assisted housing, that each adult member of the household 
     provide a signed, written authorization for the public 
     housing agency to obtain the records described in section 
     1644(a) regarding such member of the household from the 
     National Crime Information Center, police departments, other 
     law enforcement agencies, and State registration agencies 
     referred to in such section. In the case of an owner of 
     federally assisted housing that is not a public housing 
     agency, the owner shall request the public housing agency 
     having jurisdiction over the area within which the housing is 
     located to obtain the records pursuant to section 1644.
       (f) Admission Based on Disability.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, for purposes of determining eligibility for admission to 
     federally assisted housing, a person shall not be considered 
     to have a disability or a handicap solely because of the 
     prior or current illegal use of a controlled substance (as 
     defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act) or 
     solely by reason of the prior or current use of alcohol.
       (2) Continued occupancy.--This subsection may not be 
     construed to prohibit the continued occupancy of any person 
     who is a resident in assisted housing on the effective date 
     of this division.

     SEC. 1642. TERMINATION OF TENANCY AND ASSISTANCE FOR ILLEGAL 
                   DRUG USERS AND ALCOHOL ABUSERS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public 
     housing agency or an owner of federally assisted housing (as 
     applicable), shall establish standards or lease provisions 
     for continued assistance or occupancy in federally assisted 
     housing that allow the agency or owner (as applicable) to 
     terminate the tenancy or assistance for any household with a 
     member--
       (1) who the public housing agency or owner determines is 
     engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance; or
       (2) whose illegal use of a controlled substance, or whose 
     abuse of alcohol, is determined by the public housing agency 
     or owner to interfere with the health, safety, or right to 
     peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents.

     SEC. 1643. LEASE REQUIREMENTS.

       In addition to any other applicable lease requirements, 
     each lease for a dwelling unit in federally assisted housing 
     shall provide that--
       (1) the owner may not terminate the tenancy except for 
     violation of the terms or conditions of the lease, violation 
     of applicable Federal, State, or local law, or for other good 
     cause; and
       (2) grounds for termination of tenancy shall include any 
     criminal or other activity, engaged in by the tenant, any 
     member of the tenant's household, any guest, or any other 
     person under the control of the household, that--
       (A) threatens the health or safety of, or right to peaceful 
     enjoyment of the premises by, other tenant or employees of 
     the owner or other manager of the housing;
       (B) threatens the health or safety of, or right to peaceful 
     enjoyment of their premises by, persons residing in the 
     immediate vicinity of the premises; or
       (C) with respect only to activity engaged in by the tenant 
     or any member of the tenant's household, is criminal activity 
     on or off the premises.

     SEC. 1644. AVAILABILITY OF CRIMINAL RECORDS FOR TENANT 
                   SCREENING AND EVICTION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Criminal conviction information.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law other than paragraphs (3) and (4), 
     upon the request of a public housing agency, the National 
     Crime Information Center, a police department, and any other 
     law enforcement agency shall provide to the public housing 
     agency information regarding the criminal conviction records 
     of an adult applicant for, or tenants of, federally assisted 
     housing for purposes of applicant screening, lease 
     enforcement, and eviction, but only if the public housing 
     agency requests such information and presents to such Center, 
     department, or agency a written authorization, signed by such 
     applicant, for the release of such information to the public 
     housing agency or other owner of the federally assisted 
     housing.
       (2) Information regarding crimes against children and 
     sexually violent predators.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law other than paragraphs (3) and (4), upon the 
     request of a public housing agency, the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, a State law enforcement agency designated as a 
     registration agency under a State registration program under 
     subtitle A of title XVII of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071), and any local law 
     enforcement agency authorized by the State agency shall 
     provide to a public housing agency the information collected 
     under the national database established pursuant to section 
     170102 of such Act or such State registration program, as 
     applicable, regarding an adult applicant for, or tenant of, 
     federally assisted housing for purposes of applicant 
     screening, lease enforcement, and eviction, but only if the 
     public housing agency requests such information and presents 
     to such State registration agency or other local law 
     enforcement agency a written authorization, signed by such 
     applicant, for the release of such information to the public 
     housing agency or other owner of the federally assisted 
     housing.
       (3) Delayed effective date for owners other than pha's.--
     The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) authorizing 
     obtaining information for owners of federally assisted 
     housing other than public housing agencies shall not take 
     effect before--
       (A) the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this Act; and
       (B) the Secretary and the Attorney General of the United 
     States have determined that access to such information is 
     feasible for such owners and have provided for the terms of 
     release of such information to owners.
       (4) Exception.--The information provided under paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3) shall include information regarding any 
     criminal conviction of a juvenile only to the extent that the 
     release of such information is authorized under the law of 
     the applicable State, tribe, or locality.
       (b) Confidentiality.--A public housing agency or owner 
     receiving information under this section may use such 
     information only for the purposes provided in this section 
     and such information may not be disclosed to any person who 
     is not an officer, employee, or authorized representative of 
     the agency or owner and who has a job-related need to have 
     access to the information in connection with admission of 
     applicants, eviction of tenants, or termination of 
     assistance. For judicial eviction proceedings, disclosures 
     may be made to the extent necessary. The Secretary shall, by 
     regulation, establish procedures necessary to ensure that 
     information provided under this section to a public housing 
     agency or owner is used, and confidentiality of such 
     information is maintained, as required under this section.
       (c) Opportunity to Dispute.--Before an adverse action is 
     taken with regard to assistance for federally assisted 
     housing on the basis of a criminal record (including on the 
     basis that an individual is a sexually violent predator, 
     pursuant to section 1641(c)), the

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     public housing agency or owner shall provide the tenant or 
     applicant with a copy of the criminal record and an 
     opportunity to dispute the accuracy and relevance of that 
     record.
       (d) Fee.--A public housing agency may be charged a 
     reasonable fee for information provided under subsection (a). 
     A public housing agency may require an owner of federally 
     assisted housing (that is not a public housing agency) to pay 
     such fee for any information that the agency acquires for the 
     owner pursuant to section 1641(e) and subsection (a) of this 
     section.
       (e) Records Management.--Each public housing agency and 
     owner of federally assisted housing that receives criminal 
     record information pursuant to this section shall establish 
     and implement a system of records management that ensures 
     that any criminal record received by the agency or owner is--
       (1) maintained confidentially;
       (2) not misused or improperly disseminated; and
       (3) destroyed in a timely fashion, once the purpose for 
     which the record was requested has been accomplished.
       (f) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly and willfully 
     requests or obtains any information concerning an applicant 
     for, or tenant of, federally assisted housing pursuant to the 
     authority under this section under false pretenses, or any 
     person who knowingly and willfully discloses any such 
     information in any manner to any individual not entitled 
     under any law to receive it, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor 
     and fined not more than $5,000. The term ``person'' as used 
     in this subsection shall include an officer, employee, or 
     authorized representative of any public housing agency or 
     owner.
       (g) Civil Action.--Any applicant for, or tenant of, 
     federally assisted housing affected by (1) a negligent or 
     knowing disclosure of information referred to in this section 
     about such person by an officer, employee, or authorized 
     representative of any public housing agency or owner of 
     federally assisted housing, which disclosure is not 
     authorized by this section, or (2) any other negligent or 
     knowing action that is inconsistent with this section, may 
     bring a civil action for damages and such other relief as may 
     be appropriate against any public housing agency or owner 
     responsible for such unauthorized action. The district court 
     of the United States in the district in which the affected 
     applicant or tenant resides, in which such unauthorized 
     action occurred, or in which the officer, employee, or 
     representative alleged to be responsible for any such 
     unauthorized action resides, shall have jurisdiction in such 
     matters. Appropriate relief that may be ordered by such 
     district courts shall include reasonable attorney's fees and 
     other litigation costs.
       (h) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``adult'' means a person who is 18 years of age or older, or 
     who has been convicted of a crime as an adult under any 
     Federal, State, or tribal law.

     SEC. 1645. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions 
     shall apply:
       (1) Federally assisted housing.--The term ``federally 
     assisted housing'' means a dwelling unit--
       (A) in public housing (as such term is defined in section 
     1102);
       (B) assisted with choice-based housing assistance under 
     title XIII;
       (C) in housing that is provided project-based assistance 
     under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as 
     in effect before the effective date of the repeal under 
     section 1601(b) of this Act) or pursuant to section 1601(f) 
     of this Act, including new construction and substantial 
     rehabilitation projects;
       (D) in housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959 (as amended by section 801 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act);
       (E) in housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the 
     enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act;
       (F) in housing that is assisted under section 811 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;
       (G) in housing financed by a loan or mortgage insured under 
     section 221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act that bears 
     interest at a rate determined under the proviso of section 
     221(d)(5) of such Act;
       (H) in housing insured, assisted, or held by the Secretary 
     or a State or State agency under section 236 of the National 
     Housing Act;
       (I) in housing assisted under section 515 of the Housing 
     Act of 1949.
       (2) Owner.--The term ``owner'' means, with respect to 
     federally assisted housing, the entity or private person 
     (including a cooperative or public housing agency) that has 
     the legal right to lease or sublease dwelling units in such 
     housing.

      TITLE XVII--AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1701. RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

       The last sentence of section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 
     (42 U.S.C. 1490) is amended by inserting before the period 
     the following: ``, and the city of Altus, Oklahoma, shall be 
     considered a rural area for purposes of this title until the 
     receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2000''.

     SEC. 1702. TREATMENT OF OCCUPANCY STANDARDS.

       The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall not 
     directly or indirectly establish a national occupancy 
     standard.

     SEC. 1703. IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.

       (a) Implementation.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement the 
     Ida Barbour Revitalization Plan of the City of Portsmouth, 
     Virginia, in a manner consistent with existing limitations 
     under law.
       (2) Waivers.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall consider and make any waivers to existing regulations 
     and other requirements consistent with the plan described in 
     paragraph (1) to enable timely implementation of such plan, 
     except that generally applicable regulations and other 
     requirements governing the award of funding under programs 
     for which assistance is applied for in connection with such 
     plan shall apply.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter through the 
     year 2000, the city described in subsection (a)(1) shall 
     submit a report to the Secretary on progress in implementing 
     the plan described in that subsection.
       (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under this subsection 
     shall include--
       (A) quantifiable measures revealing the increase in 
     homeowners, employment, tax base, voucher allocation, 
     leverage ratio of funds, impact on and compliance with the 
     consolidated plan of the city;
       (B) identification of regulatory and statutory obstacles 
     that--
       (i) have caused or are causing unnecessary delays in the 
     successful implementation of the consolidated plan; or
       (ii) are contributing to unnecessary costs associated with 
     the revitalization; and
       (C) any other information that the Secretary considers to 
     be appropriate.

     SEC. 1704. INCOME ELIGIBILITY FOR HOME AND CDBG PROGRAMS.

       (a) Home Investment Partnerships.--The Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act is amended as follows:
       (1) Definitions.--In section 104(10) (42 U.S.C. 
     12704(10))--
       (A) by striking ``income ceilings higher or lower'' and 
     inserting ``an income ceiling higher'';
       (B) by striking ``variations are'' and inserting 
     ``variation is''; and
       (C) by striking ``high or''.
       (2) Income targeting.--In section 214(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     12744(1)(A))--
       (A) by striking ``income ceilings higher or lower'' and 
     inserting ``an income ceiling higher'';
       (B) by striking ``variations are'' and inserting 
     ``variation is''; and
       (C) by striking ``high or''.
       (3) Rent limits.--In section 215(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     12745(a)(1)(A))--
       (A) by striking ``income ceilings higher or lower'' and 
     inserting ``an income ceiling higher'';
       (B) by striking ``variations are'' and inserting 
     ``variation is''; and
       (C) by striking ``high or''.
       (b) CDBG.--Section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(20)) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) The Secretary may--
       ``(i) with respect to any reference in subparagraph (A) to 
     50 percent of the median income of the area involved, 
     establish percentages of median income for any area that are 
     higher or lower than 50 percent if the Secretary finds such 
     variations to be necessary because of unusually high or low 
     family incomes in such area; and
       ``(ii) with respect to any reference in subparagraph (A) to 
     80 percent of the median income of the area involved, 
     establish a percentage of median income for any area that is 
     higher than 80 percent if the Secretary finds such variation 
     to be necessary because of unusually low family incomes in 
     such area.''.

     SEC. 1705. PROHIBITION OF USE OF CDBG GRANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT 
                   RELOCATION ACTIVITIES.

       Section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Prohibition of Use of Assistance for Employment 
     Relocation Activities.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, no amount from a grant under section 106 made in 
     fiscal year 1997 or any succeeding fiscal year may be used 
     for any activity (including any infrastructure improvement) 
     that is intended, or is likely, to facilitate the relocation 
     or expansion of any industrial or commercial plant, facility, 
     or operation, from one area to another area, if the 
     relocation or expansion will result in a loss of employment 
     in the area from which the relocation or expansion occurs.''.

     SEC. 1706. REGIONAL COOPERATION UNDER CDBG ECONOMIC 
                   DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.

       Section 108(q)(4) (42 U.S.C. 5308(q)(4)) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon in subparagraph 
     (C);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) when applicable as determined by the Secretary, the 
     extent of regional cooperation demonstrated by the proposed 
     plan; and''.

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     SEC. 1707. USE OF AMERICAN PRODUCTS.

       (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--It 
     is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds 
     made available in this division should be American made.
       (b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance 
     to, or entering into any contract with, any entity using 
     funds made available in this division, the head of each 
     Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall 
     provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made 
     in subsection (a) by the Congress.

     SEC. 1708. CONSULTATION WITH AFFECTED AREAS IN SETTLEMENT OF 
                   LITIGATION.

       In negotiating any settlement of, or consent decree for, 
     any litigation regarding public housing or rental assistance 
     (under title XIII of this Act or the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937, as in effect before the effective date of the 
     repeal under section 1601(b) of this Act) that involves the 
     Secretary and any public housing agency or any unit of 
     general local government, the Secretary shall consult with 
     any units of general local government and public housing 
     agencies having jurisdictions that are adjacent to the 
     jurisdiction of the public housing agency involved.

     SEC. 1709. TREATMENT OF PHA REPAYMENT AGREEMENT.

       (a) Limitation on Secretary.--During the 2-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, if the 
     Housing Authority of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, is 
     otherwise in compliance with the Repayment Lien Agreement and 
     Repayment Plan approved by the Secretary on February 12, 
     1997, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     not take any action that has the effect of reducing the 
     inventory of senior citizen housing owned by such housing 
     authority that does not receive assistance from the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.
       (b) Alternative Repayment Options.--During the period 
     referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary shall assist the 
     housing authority referred to in such subsection to identify 
     alternative repayment options to the plan referred to in such 
     subsection and to execute an amended repayment plan that will 
     not adversely affect the housing referred to in such 
     subsection.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--This section may not be 
     construed to alter--
       (1) any lien held by the Secretary pursuant to the 
     agreement referred to in subsection (a); or
       (2) the obligation of the housing authority referred to in 
     subsection (a) to close all remaining items contained in the 
     Inspector General audits numbered 89 SF 1004 (issued January 
     20, 1989), 93 SF 1801 (issued October 30, 1993), and 96 SF 
     1002 (issued February 23, 1996).

     SEC. 1710. USE OF ASSISTED HOUSING BY ALIENS.

       Section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development'' and inserting ``applicable 
     Secretary'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by moving clauses (ii) and 
     (iii) 2 ems to the left;
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development'' and inserting ``applicable Secretary''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the Secretary'' and inserting ``the 
     applicable Secretary'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter following subparagraph 
     (B)--
       (i) by inserting ``applicable'' before ``Secretary''; and
       (ii) by moving such matter (as so amended by clause (i)) 2 
     ems to the right;
       (C) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), by inserting ``applicable'' 
     before ``Secretary'';
       (D) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``the applicable Secretary''; and
       (E) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``applicable'' before 
     ``Secretary'';
       (4) in subsection (h) (as added by section 576 of the 
     Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
     of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104-208))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Except in the case of an election under 
     paragraph (2)(A), no'' and inserting ``No'';
       (ii) by striking ``this section'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (d)''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``applicable'' before ``Secretary''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) may, notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection, elect not to affirmatively establish and verify 
     eligibility before providing financial assistance''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``in complying with 
     this section'' and inserting ``in carrying out subsection 
     (d)''; and
       (5) by redesignating subsection (h) (as amended by 
     paragraph (4)) as subsection (i).

     SEC. 1711. PROTECTION OF SENIOR HOMEOWNERS UNDER REVERSE 
                   MORTGAGE PROGRAM.

       (a) Disclosure Requirements; Prohibition of Funding of 
     Unnecessary or Excessive Costs.--Section 255(d) of the 
     National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-20(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) has received full disclosure of all costs to the 
     mortgagor for obtaining the mortgage, including any costs of 
     estate planning, financial advice, or other related services; 
     and'';
       (2) in paragraph (9)(F), by striking ``and'';
       (3) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) have been made with such restrictions as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate to ensure that the 
     mortgagor does not fund any unnecessary or excessive costs 
     for obtaining the mortgage, including any costs of estate 
     planning, financial advice, or other related services; such 
     restrictions shall include a requirement that the mortgagee 
     ask the mortgagor about any fees that the mortgagor has 
     incurred in connection with obtaining the mortgage and a 
     requirement that the mortgagee be responsible for ensuring 
     that the disclosures required by subsection (d)(2)(C) are 
     made.''.
       (b) Implementation.--
       (1) Notice.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall, by interim notice, implement the amendments made by 
     subsection (a) in an expeditious manner, as determined by the 
     Secretary. Such notice shall not be effective after the date 
     of the effectiveness of the final regulations issued under 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection.
       (2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall, not later than the 
     expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, issue final regulations to implement 
     the amendments made by subsection (a). Such regulations shall 
     be issued only after notice and opportunity for public 
     comment pursuant to the provisions of section 553 of title 5, 
     United States Code (notwithstanding subsections (a)(2) and 
     (b)(B) of such section).

     SEC. 1712. CONVERSION OF SECTION 8 TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE TO 
                   PROJECT-BASED ASSISTANCE IN THE BOROUGH OF 
                   TAMAQUA.

       For the Tamaqua Highrise project in the Borough of Tamaqua, 
     Pennsylvania, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     may require the public housing agency to convert the tenant-
     based assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 to project-based rental assistance under section 
     8(d)(2) of such Act, notwithstanding the requirement for 
     rehabilitation or the percentage limitations under section 
     8(d)(2). The tenant-based assistance covered by the preceding 
     sentance shall be the assistance for families who are 
     residing in the project on the date of enactment of this Act 
     and who initially received their assistance in connection 
     with the conversion of the section 23 leased housing contract 
     for the project to tenant-based assistance under section 8 of 
     such Act. The Secretary may not take action under this 
     section before the expiration of the 30-day period beginning 
     upon the submission of a report to the Congress regarding the 
     proposed action under this section.

     SEC. 1713. HOUSING COUNSELING.

       (a) Extension of Emergency Homeownership Counseling.--
     Section 106(c)(9) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
     1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x(c)(9)) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1994'' and inserting ``September 30, 1999''.
       (b) Extension of Prepurchase and Foreclosure Prevention 
     Counseling Demonstration.--Section 106(d)(13) of the Housing 
     and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x(d)(12)) is 
     amended by striking ``fiscal year 1994'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal year 1999''.
       (c) Notification of Delinquency on Veterans Home Loans.--
       Subparagraph (C) of section 106(c)(5) of the Housing and 
     Urban Development Act of 1968 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) Notification.--Notification under subparagraph (A) 
     shall not be required with respect to any loan for which the 
     eligible homeowner pays the amount overdue before the 
     expiration of the 45-day period under subparagraph 
     (B)(ii).''.

     SEC. 1714. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY FOR PROVIDING 
                   HOUSING FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (including the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949), the property known as 252 Seventh Avenue in New 
     York County, New York is authorized to be conveyed in its 
     existing condition under a public benefit discount to a non-
     profit organization that has among its purposes providing 
     housing for low-income individuals or families provided, that 
     such property is determined by the Administrator of General 
     Services to be surplus to the needs of the Government and 
     provided it is determined by the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development that such property will be used by such 
     non-profit organization to provide housing for low- and 
     moderate-income families or individuals.
       (b)(1) Public Benefit Discount.--The amount of the public 
     benefit discount available under this section shall be 75 
     percent of the estimated fair market value of the property, 
     except that the Secretary may discount by a greater 
     percentage if the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator, determines that a higher percentage is 
     justified due to any benefit which will accrue to the United 
     States from the use of such property for the public purpose 
     of providing low- and moderate-income housing.
       (2) Reverter.--The Administrator shall require that the 
     property be used for at least 30

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     years for the public purpose for which it was originally 
     conveyed, or such longer period of time as the Administrator 
     feels necessary, to protect the Federal interest and to 
     promote the public purpose. If this condition is not met, the 
     property shall revert to the United States.
       (3) Determination of Fair Market Value.--The Administrator 
     shall determine estimated fair market value in accordance 
     with Federal appraisal standards and procedures.
       (4) Deposit of Proceeds.--The Administrator of General 
     Services shall deposit any proceeds received under this 
     subsection in the special account established pursuant to 
     section 204(h)(2) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949.
       (5) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Administrator may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Administrator 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States and to accomplish a public purpose.

     SEC. 1715. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       Page 90, line 18 strike ``, and $70,000,000 is appropriated 
     to the National Science Foundation, `Research and related 
     activities'.'' and insert ``.''
       Page 61, line 13, strike the colon and all that follows 
     through ``expenses'' on line 20.

It was decided in the

Yeas

230

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affirmative

Nays

181

para.69.9                    [Roll No. 296]

                                AYES--230

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Barton
     Callahan
     Doolittle
     Dunn
     Filner
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hill
     Jefferson
     John
     Kennelly
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     McNulty
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Parker
     Roybal-Allard
     Snyder
     Tanner
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message receive message 
from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.

para.69.10  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.69.11  order of business--consideration of h.j. res. 121

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order at anytime on Wednesday, July 22, 
1998, to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 121) 
disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-
nation treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China; 
that the joint resolution be considered as read for amendment; that all 
points of order against the joint resolution and against its 
consideration be waived; that the joint resolution be debatable for 4 
hours equally divided and controlled by the Chairman of the Committee on 
Ways and Means (in opposition to the joint resolution) and a Member in 
support of the joint resolution; that pursuant to sections 152 and 153 
of the Trade Act of 1974, the previous question be considered as ordered 
on the joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion; and 
that provisions of sections 152 and 153 of the Trade Act of 1974 shall 
not otherwise apply to any joint resolution disapproving the extension 
of most-favored-nation treatment to the People's Republic of China for 
the remainder of the second session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.

para.69.12  va, hud appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 501 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4194) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  Mr. HULSHOF, Acting Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed 
the chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HULSHOF, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

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para.69.13  order of business--consideration of h.r. 2183

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2183) to 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing 
of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes, 
pursuant to House Resolution 442 and House Resolution 458, no other 
amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute by 
Representative Shays and Representative Meehan shall be in order, except 
the amendments that have been placed at the desk; each amendment may be 
considered only in the order listed, may be offered only by the Member 
designated or his designee, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified, equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union.

para.69.14  carl d. perkins vocational and applied technology education

  On motion of Mr. KNOLLENBERG, by unanimous consent and pursuant to 
clause 1 of rule XX, the bill (H.R. 1853) to amend the Carl D. Perkins 
Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act; together with the 
amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. KNOLLENBERG, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.69.15  message from the president--emigration laws and policies of 
          albania

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am submitting an updated report to the Congress concerning the 
emigration laws and policies of Albania. The report indicates continued 
Albanian compliance with U.S. and international standards in the area of 
emigration. In fact, Albania has imposed no emigration restrictions, 
including exit visa requirements, on its population since 1991.
  On December 5, 1997, I determined and reported to the Congress that 
Albania is not in violation of the freedom of emigration criteria of 
sections 402 and 409 of the Trade Act of 1974. That action allowed for 
the continuation of most-favored-nation (MFN) status for Albania and 
certain other activities without the requirement of an annual waiver. 
This semiannual report is submitted as required by law pursuant to the 
determination of December 5, 1997.
                                                     William J. Clinton.
  The White House, July 16, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 105-285).

para.69.16  message from the president--national emergency regarding 
          serbia, montenegro and federal republic of yugoslavia

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  On May 30, 1992, by Executive Order 12808, President Bush declared a 
national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to 
the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States 
constituted by the actions and policies of the Governments of Serbia and 
Montenegro, blocking all property and interests in property of those 
Governments. President Bush took additional measures to prohibit trade 
and other transactions with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia 
and Montenegro) (the ``FRY (S&M)''), by Executive Orders 12810 and 
12831, issued on June 5, 1992, and January 15, 1993, respectively.
  On April 25, 1993, I issued Executive Order 12846, blocking the 
property and interests in property of all commercial, industrial, or 
public utility undertakings or entities organized or located in the FRY 
(S&M), and prohibiting trade-related transactions by United States 
persons involving those areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
controlled by the Bosnian Serb forces and the United Nations Protected 
Areas in the Republic of Croatia. On October 25, 1994, because of the 
actions and policies of the Bosnian Serbs, I expanded the scope of the 
national emergency by issuance of Executive Order 12934 to block the 
property of the Bosnian Serb forces and the authorities in the territory 
that they controlled within the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as 
well as the property of any entity organized or located in, or 
controlled by any person in, or resident in, those areas.
  On November 22, 1995, the United Nations Security Council passed 
Resolution 1022 (``Resolution 1022''), immediately and indefinitely 
suspending economic sanctions against the FRY (S&M). Sanctions were 
subsequently lifted by the United Nations Security Council pursuant to 
Resolution 1074 on October 1, 1996. Resolution 1022, however, continues 
to provide for the release of funds and assets previously blocked 
pursuant to sanctions against the FRY (S&M), provided that such funds 
and assets that are subject to claims and encumbrances, or that are the 
property of persons deemed insolvent, remain blocked until ``released in 
accordance with applicable law.'' This provision was implemented in the 
United States on December 27, 1995, by Presidential Determination No. 
96-7. The determination, in conformity with Resolution 1022, directed 
the Secretary of the Treasury, inter alia, to suspend the application of 
sanctions imposed on the FRY (S&M) pursuant to the above-referenced 
Executive Orders and to continue to block property previously blocked 
until provision is made to address claims or encumbrances, including the 
claims of the other successor states of the former Yugoslavia. This 
sanctions relief was an essential factor motivating Serbia and 
Montenegro's acceptance of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in 
Bosnia and Herzegovina initialed by the parties in Dayton on November 
21, 1995 (the ``Peace Agreement'') and signed in Paris on December 14, 
1995. The sanctions imposed on the FRY (S&M) and on the United Nations 
Protected Areas in the Republic of Croatia were accordingly suspended 
prospectively, effective January 16, 1996. Sanctions imposed on the 
Bosnian Serb forces and authorities and on the territory that they 
controlled within the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina were 
subsequently suspended prospectively, effective May 10, 1996, in 
conformity with Resolution 1022. On October 1, 1996, the United Nations 
passed Resolution 1074, terminating U.N. sanctions against the FRY (S&M) 
and the Bosnian Serbs in light of the elections that took place in 
Bosnia and Herzegovina on September 14, 1996. Resolution 1074, however, 
reaffirms the provisions of Resolution 1022 with respect to the release 
of blocked assets, as set forth above.
  The present report is submitted pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c) and 
1703(c) and covers the period from November 30, 1997, through May 29, 
1998. It discusses Administration actions and expenses directly related 
to the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by the declaration 
of a national emergency in Executive Order 12808 as expanded with 
respect to the Bosnian Serbs in Executive Order 12934, and against the 
FRY (S&M) contained in Executive Orders 12810, 12831, and 12846.

  1. The declaration of the national emergency on May 30, 1992, was 
made pursuant to the authority vested in the President by the 
Constitution and laws of the United States, including the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3 of 
the United States Code. The emergency declaration was reported to the 
Congress on May 30, 1992, pursuant to section 204(b) of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703(b)) and the 
expansion of that national emergency under the same authorities was 
reported to the Congress on October 25, 1994. The additional sanctions 
set forth in related Executive orders were imposed pursuant to the 
authority vested in the President by the Constitution and laws of the 
United States, including the statutes

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cited above, section 1114 of the Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. App. 
1514), and section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act (22 U.S.C. 
287c).
  2. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), acting under 
authority delegated by the Secretary of the Treasury, implemented the 
sanctions imposed under the foregoing statutes in the Federal Republic 
of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and Bosnian Serb-Controlled Areas 
of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanctions Regulations, 31 
C.F.R. Part 585 (the ``Regulations'').
  To implement Presidential Determination No. 96-7, the Regulations 
were amended to authorize prospectively all transactions with respect 
to the FRY (S&M) otherwise prohibited (61 FR 1282, January 19, 1996). 
Property and interests in property of the FRY (S&M) previously blocked 
within the jurisdiction of the United States remain blocked, in 
conformity with the Peace Agreement and Resolution 1022, until 
provision is made to address claims or encumbrances, including the 
claims of the other successor states of the former Yugoslavia.
  On May 10, 1996, OFAC amended the Regulations to authorize 
prospectively all transactions with respect to the Bosnian Serbs 
otherwise prohibited, except with respect to property previously 
blocked (61 FR 24696, May 16, 1996). On December 4, 1996, OFAC amended 
Appendices A and B to 31 chapter V, containing the names of entities 
and individuals in alphabetical order and by location that are subject 
to the various economic sanctions programs administered by OFAC, to 
remove the entries for individuals and entities that were determined to 
be acting for or on behalf of the Government of the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). These assets were blocked on the 
basis of these persons' activities in support of the FRY (S&M)--
activities no longer prohibited--not because the Government of the FRY 
(S&M) or entities located in or controlled from the FRY (S&M) had any 
interest in those assets (61 FR 64289, December 4, 1996).
  On April 18, 1997, the Regulations were amended by adding a new 
Section 585.528, authorizing all transactions after 30 days with 
respect to the following vessels that remained blocked pursuant to the 
Regulations, effective at 10:00 a.m. local time in the location of the 
vessel on May 19, 1997: the M/V MOSLAVINA, M/V ZETA, M/V LOVCEN, M/V 
DURMITOR and M/V BAR a/k/a M/V INVIKEN) (62 FR 19672, April 23, 1997). 
During the 30-day period, United States persons were authorized to 
negotiate settlements of their outstanding claims with respect to the 
vessels with the vessels' owners or agents and were generally licensed 
to seek and obtain judicial warrants of maritime arrest. If claims 
remained unresolved 10 days prior to the vessels' unblocking (May 8, 
1997), service of the warrants could be effected at that time through 
the United States Marshal's Office in the district where the vessel was 
located to ensure that U.S. creditors of a vessel had the opportunity 
to assert their claims. Appendix C to 31 CFR, chapter V, containing the 
names of vessels blocked pursuant to the various economic sanctions 
programs administered by OFAC (61 FR 32936, June 26, 1996), was also 
amended to remove these vessels from the list effective May 19, 1997. 
There have been no amendments to the Regulations since my report of 
December 3, 1997.

  3. Over the past 2 years, the Departments of State and the Treasury 
have worked closely with European Union member states and other U.N. 
member nations to implement the provisions of Resolution 1022. In the 
United States, retention of blocking authority pursuant to the 
extension of a national emergency provides a framework for 
administration of an orderly claims settlement. This accords with past 
policy and practice with respect to the suspension of sanctions 
regimes.
  4. During this reporting period, OFAC issued two specific licenses 
regarding transactions pertaining to the FRY (S&M) or property in which 
it has an interest. Specific licenses were issued (1) to authorize U.S. 
creditors to exchange a portion of blocked unallocated FRY (S&M) debt 
obligations for the share of such obligations assumed by the obligors 
in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; and (2) to authorize certain 
financial transactions with respect to blocked funds located at a 
foreign branch of a U.S. bank.
  During the past 6 months, OFAC has continued to oversee the 
maintenance of blocked FRY (S&M) accounts and records with respect to: 
(1) liquidated tangible assets and personalty of the 15 blocked U.S. 
subsidiaries of entities organized in the FRY (S&M); (2) the blocked 
personalty, files, and records of the two Serbian banking institutions 
in New York previously placed in secure storage; (3) remaining blocked 
FRY (S&M) tangible property, including real estate; and (4) the 5 
Yugoslav-owned vessels recently unblocked in the United States.
  On September 29, 1997, the United States filed Statements of Interest 
in cases being litigated in the Southern District of New York: 
Beogradska Banka A.D. Belgrade v. Interenergo, Inc., 97 Civ. 2065 
(JGK); and Jugobanka A.D. Belgrade v. U.C.F. International Trading, 
Inc. et al., 97 Civ. 3912, 3913 and 6748 (LAK). These cases involve 
actions by blocked New York Serbian bank agencies and their parent 
offices in Belgrade, Serbia, to collect on defaulted loans made prior 
to the imposition of economic sanctions and dispensed, in one case, to 
the U.S. subsidiary of a Bosnian firm and, in the other cases, to 
various foreign subsidiaries of a Slovenian firm. Because these loan 
receivables are a form of property that was blocked prior to December 
27, 1995, any funds collected as a consequence of these actions would 
remain blocked and subject to United States jurisdiction. Defendants 
asserted that the loans had been made from the currency reserves of the 
central bank of the former Yugoslavia to which all successor states had 
contributed, and that the loan funds represent assets of the former 
Yugoslavia and are therefore subject to claims by all five successor 
states. The Department of State, in consultation with the Department of 
the Treasury, concluded that the collection of blocked receivables 
through the actions by the bank and the placement of those collected 
funds into a blocked account did not prejudice the claims of successor 
states nor compromise outstanding claims on the part of any creditor of 
the bank, since any monies collected would remain in a blocked status 
and available to satisfy obligations to United States and foreign 
creditors and other claimants--including possible distribution to 
successor states under a settlement arising from the negotiations on 
the division of assets and liabilities of the former Yugoslavia. On 
March 31, 1998, however, the Court dismissed the claims as 
nonjustifiable. Another case, D.C. Precision, Inc. v. United States, et 
al., 97 Civ. 9123 CRLC, was filed in the Southern District of New York 
on December 10, 1997, alleging that the Government had improperly 
blocked Precision's funds held at one of the closed Serbia banking 
agencies in New York.

  5. Despite the prospective authorization of transactions with the FRY 
(S&M), OFAC has continued to work closely with the U.S. Customs Service 
and other cooperating agencies to investigate alleged violations that 
occurred while sanctions were in force. On February 13, 1997, a Federal 
grand jury in the Southern District of Florida, Miami, returned a 13-
count indictment against one U.S. citizen and two nationals of the FRY 
(S&M). The indictment charges that the subjects participated and 
conspired to purchase three Cessna propeller aircraft, a Cessna jet 
aircraft, and various aircraft parts in the United States and to export 
them to the FRY (S&M) in violation of U.S. sanctions and the 
Regulations. Timely interdiction action prevented the aircraft from 
being exported from the United States.
  Since my last report, OFAC has collected one civil monetary penalty 
totaling nearly $153,000 for violations of the sanctions. These 
violations involved prohibited payments to the Government of the FRY 
(S&M) by a U.S. company.
  6. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from November 30, 1997, through May 29, 1998, that are directly 
attributable to the declaration of a national emergency with respect to 
the FRY (S&M) and the Bosnian Serb forces and authorities are estimated 
at approximately $360,000, most of which represents wage and salary 
costs for Federal personnel. Personnel costs were largely centered in 
the Department of the Treasury (particularly in OFAC

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and its Chief Counsel's Office, and the U.S. Customs Service), the 
Department of State, the National Security Council, and the Department 
of Commerce.
  7. In the last 2 years, substantial progress has been achieved to 
bring about a settlement of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia 
acceptable to the parties. Resolution 1074 terminates sanctions in view 
of the first free and fair elections to occur in the Republic of Bosnia 
and Herzegovina, as provided for in the Peace Agreement. In reaffirming 
Resolution 1022, however, Resolution 1074 contemplates the continued 
blocking of assets potentially subject to conflicting claims and 
encumbrances until provision is made to address them under applicable 
law, including claims of the other successor states of the former 
Yugoslavia. The resolution of the crisis and conflict in the former 
Yugoslavia that has resulted from the actions and policies of the 
Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
Montenegro), and of the Bosnian Serb forces and the authorities in the 
territory that they controlled, will not be complete until such time as 
the Peace Agreement is implemented and the terms of Resolution 1022 
have been met. Therefore, I have continued for another year the 
national emergency declared on May 30, 1992, as expanded in scope on 
October 25, 1994, and will continue to enforce the measures adopted 
pursuant thereto.
  I shall continue to exercise the powers at my disposal with respect 
to the measures against the Government of the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), and the Bosnian Serb forces, civil 
authorities, and entities, as long as these measures are appropriate, 
and will continue to report periodically to the Congress on significant 
developments pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 16, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-286).

para.69.17  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. HULSHOF, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, July 20, 1998 at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debates''.

para.69.18  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. HULSHOF, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, July 
22, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.69.19  appointment of conferees--h.r. 1853

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, appointed 
the following Members as managers on the part of the House to the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R 1853) to amend the Carl D. 
Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act:
  Messrs. Goodling, McKeon, Riggs, Peterson of Pennsylvania, Sam Johnson 
of Texas, Clay, Martinez, and Kildee.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.69.20  senate concurrent resolution referred

  A concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following titles was 
taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. Con. Res. 88. Concurrent resolution calling on Japan to 
     have an open, competitive market for consumer photographic 
     film and paper and other sectors facing market access 
     barriers in Japan; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.69.21  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, 
bills of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 3156. An Act to present a congressional medal to 
     Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
       H.R. 2870. An Act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to facilitate protection of tropical forests through 
     debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
     forests.
       H.R. 1273. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the National Science Foundation, and 
     for other purposes.

para.69.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. HARMAN, for today; and
  To Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD, for today.
  And then,

para.69.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 3 o'clock and 37 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 1998.

para.69.24  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, report of committee was delivered to the 
Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 4058. A bill to amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to extend the aviation insurance program, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-632). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.69.25  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 3249. Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     extended for a period ending not later than July 20, 1998.

para.69.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Hayworth, 
             and Mr. McInnis):
       H.R. 4263. A bill to authorize an interpretive center and 
     related visitor facilities within the Four Corners Monument 
     Tribal Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ROGERS:
       H.R. 4264. A bill to establish the Bureau of Enforcement 
     and Border Affairs within the Department of Justice; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Thune, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Bryant, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Everett, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Latham, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Watkins, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. White, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Stump, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Paul, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. McIntosh):
       H.R. 4265. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to provide for the advance payment, in full, 
     of the fiscal year 1999 payments otherwise required under 
     production flexibility contracts; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 4266. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to provide for 
     improved public health and food safety through enhanced 
     enforcement; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 4267. A bill to modify the requirements for paying 
     Federal timber sale receipts; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 4268. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     regulate overflights of National Parks, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall with

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     in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 4269. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to reduce fees on securities transactions; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Mr. White):
       H.R. 4270. A bill to require that, as part of the 2000 
     decennial census of population, certain questions be asked 
     concerning the availability of a personal computer in the 
     home and access to the Internet; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4271. A bill to amend the Community Services Block 
     Grant Act to reauthorize and make improvements to that Act; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and 
             Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 4272. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to provide an alternative single payment for 
     production flexibility contracts; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
             Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Cox 
             of California, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Dunn 
             of Washington, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. 
             Jefferson):
       H. Con. Res. 301. Concurrent resolution affirming the 
     United States commitment to Taiwan; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para.69.27  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. Stupak introduced a bill (H.R. 4273) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel Viking; which was referred 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.69.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 7: Mr. Norwood and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 68: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 322: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1289: Ms. Carson and Ms. Millender-McDonald of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1322: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1628: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
     Sandlin.
       H.R. 2031: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Torres, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2139: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2478: Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
     LoBiondo, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 2721: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 2817: Mr. Sununu, Ms. Carson, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Hilleary, and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2850: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 2884: Mr. Boswell and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2951: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 3032: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. 
     Scarborough.
       H.R. 3205: Mr. Hinojosa and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 3236: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Leach, 
     Mr. Graham, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
     Blunt, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 3240: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 3269: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3290: Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 3382: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Pitts and Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 3541: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 3568: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Miller of California, Mr. Holden, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 3783: Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Riley, and Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 3855: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Green, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3870: Mr. Bauchus, Mr. Ballenger, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Pease, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Bryant, and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 3991: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 4007: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 4034: Ms. Brown of Florida and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 4061: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 4065: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 4093: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 4134: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 4155: Mr. Shays and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 4175: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 4220: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 4232: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 4235: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Livingston.
       H.J. Res. 71: Mrs. Bono.
       H. Con. Res. 141: Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Manzullo.
       H. Con. Res. 208: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
     Fossella, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Royce, Mr. Baesler, 
     Mr. Walsh, Mr. Foley, Mr. Combest, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Kennelly 
     of Connecticut, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Coburn, Mr. Goodling, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
     Pomeroy, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Duncan, 
     Mr. Engel, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Lee, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Roemer, 
     and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H. Con. Res. 239: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H. Con. Res. 283: Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Allen, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
     Mr. Pascrell, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. 
     Meehan.
       H. Con. Res. 292: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H. Con. Res. 295: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Horn, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H. Con. Res. 299: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Mr. Crane.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Yates, Mr. John, Mr. Clement, 
     Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Turner.
       H. Res. 313: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H. Res. 460: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Boswell, and Mrs. Capps.
       H. Res. 483: Mr. Torres, Mr. Scott, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. 
     Coyne.

para.69.29  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       67. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Citizens of the 
     several States, relative to a petition from citizens of the 
     several States entitled, ``No U.S. Money for U.N. Pensions''; 
     which was referred to the Committee on International 
     Relations. 



.
                       MONDAY, JULY 20, 1998 (70)

para.70.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 o'clock p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. STEARNS, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 20, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Cliff Stearns to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.70.2  recess--12:55 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2 p.m.

para.70.3  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, called the House to order.

para.70.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, July 17, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.70.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10065. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Tuberculosis in Cattle, Bison, and Captive 
     Cervids; Indemnity for Suspects [Docket No. 98-033-1] 
     received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.

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       10066. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Validated Brucellosis --Free States; Oklahoma 
     [Docket No. 98-061-1] received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10067. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Turkmenistan, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       10068. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Mexico, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       10069. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Eligibility for Membership and Advances [No. 98-15] (RIN: 
     3069-AA69) received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       10070. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Final 
     Listing of Model Year 1999 High-Theft Vehicle Lines [Docket 
     No. NHTSA-98-3752] (RIN: 2127-AH06) received July 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10071. A letter from the Associate Managing Director for 
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 [MD Docket No. 98-36] received July 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10072. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators; 
     Correction [Docket No. 93N-0445] received July 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10073. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10074. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Transportation of Hazardous Materials; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. RSPA-97-2905 (HM-166Y)] (RIN: 2137-
     AC41) received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10075. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29260; Amdt. No. 1875] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received June 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10076. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29262; Amdt. No. 1877] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10077. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29261; Amdt. No. 1876] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10078. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-121-AD; Amendment 39-
     10642; AD 98-14-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10079. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Daytona Beach, FL; Correction 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-6] received July 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10080. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Head of the Ohio, Allegheny River 
     mile 0.0-3.3 (RIN: 2115-AE46) received July 6, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       10081. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Technical Amendments; Organizational Changes; Miscellaneous 
     Editorial Changes and Conforming Amendments [USCG-1998-3799] 
     received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10082. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; City of Pittsburgh Independence 
     Eve Celebration Allegheny River mile 0.0-0.5, Monongehela 
     River mile 0.0-0.2 and Ohio River mile 0.0-0.9 [CGD08-98-035] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE46) received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10083. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Oakmont Yacht Club Regatta 
     Allegheny River mile 12.0-13.0 [CGD08-98-031] (RIN: 2115-
     AE46) received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10084. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lake Pontchartrain, LA 
     [CGD08-98-036] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received July 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10085. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     SPECIAL LOCAL REGULATIONS; Around Alone Sailboat Race, 
     Charleston, SC [CGD07-98-008] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received July 
     6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10086. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Steubenville Regatta, Ohio River 
     mile 65.0-67.0 [CGD08-98-032] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received July 
     6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10087. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta 
     Allegheny River mile 0.0-0.5, Monongehela River mile 0.0-0.2 
     and Ohio River mile 0.0-0.9 [GCD08-98-033] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10088. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Great Lakes Pilotage; Reorganization of Regulations [USCG-
     1998-3976] Recieved July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10089. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS-350B, 
     BA, B1, B2, and D, and Model AS-355E, F, F1, F2, and N 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-25-AD; Amendment 39-10635; AD 
     98-14-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10090. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model 172R 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-96-AD; Amendment 39-10641; AD 98-
     14-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10091. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 Series 
     Turboprop Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-33-AD; Amendment 39-
     10636; AD 98-14-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10092. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspcace; Philadelphia, PA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AEA-02] received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10093. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Farmville, VA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AEA-07] received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10094. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Marion, OH Correction 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-20] received July 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10095. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace BAe Model ATP 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-113-AD; Amendment 39-10640; AD 
     98-14-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10096. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. KT 76A Air 
     Traffic Control (ATC) Transponders [Docket No. 97-CE-30-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10637; AD 98-14-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10097. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-100, -200, 
     and -300 Series Airplanes [Docket No.

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     97-NM-336-AD; Amendment 39-10638; AD 98-14-04] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10098. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-103-AD; Amendment 39-10639; AD 
     98-14-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10099. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rules 
     and regulations [Revenue Procedure 98-42] received June 29, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       10100. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and 
     Disabled; Charging Administration Fees for Making State 
     Supplementary Payments [Regulations No. 16] (RIN: 0960-AE84) 
     received July 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10101. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and 
     Disabled; Valuation of the In-Kind Support and Maintenance 
     With Cost-of-Living Adjustment (RIN: 0960-AD82) received July 
     2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means. 

para.70.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 1439. An Act to facilitate the sale of certain land in 
     Tahoe National Forest in the State of California to Placer 
     County, California.
       H.R. 1460. An Act to allow for election of the Delegate 
     from Guam by other than separate ballot, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1779. An Act to make a minor adjustment in the 
     exterior boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the 
     Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small 
     parcel of land containing improvements.
       H.R. 2165. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of FERC Project 
     Number 3862 in the State of Iowa, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2217. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of FERC Project 
     Number 9248 in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2841. An Act to extend the time required for the 
     construction of a hydroelectric project.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House 
of the following titles:

       H.R. 434. An Act to provide for the conveyance of small 
     parcels of land in the Carson National Forest and the Santa 
     Fe National Forest, New Mexico, to the village of El Rito and 
     the town of Jemez Springs, New Mexico.
       H.R. 765. An Act to ensure maintenance of a herd of wild 
     horses in Cape Lookout National Seashore.
       H.R. 3616. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1999 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
     personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
     Forces, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4101. An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 3616) ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the 
Armed Forces, and for other purposes,'' requests a conference with the 
House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints 
Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Warner, Mr. McCain, Mr. Coats, Mr. Smith of New 
Hampshire, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Santorum, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Byrd, Mr. 
Robb, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Cleland, to be the conferees on the part of 
the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 4101) ``An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Cochran, Mr. Specter, 
Mr. Bond, Mr. Gorton, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Burns, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
Bumpers, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Byrd, to 
be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate passed bills and a 
concurrent resolution of the following titles, in which concurrence of 
the House is requested:

       S. 638. An Act to provide for the expeditious completion of 
     the acquisition of private mineral interests within the Mount 
     St. Helens National Volcanic Monument mandated by the 1982 
     Act that established the Monument, and for other purposes.
       S. 1069. An Act entitled the ``National Discovery Trails 
     Act of 1997''.
       S. 1132. An Act to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier 
     National Monument to include the lands within the headwaters 
     of the Upper Alamo Watershed which drain into the Monument 
     and which are not currently within the jurisdiction of a 
     Federal land management agency, to authorize purchase or 
     donation of those lands, and for other purposes.
       S. 1403. An Act to amend the National Historic Preservation 
     Act for purposes of establishing a national historic 
     lighthouse preservation program.
       S. 1418. An Act to promote the research, identification, 
     assessment, exploration, and development of methane hydrate 
     resources, and for other purposes.
       S. 1510. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior and 
     the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands to the 
     county of Rio Arriba, New Mexico.
       S. 1683. An Act to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over part of the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area from 
     the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture 
     for inclusion in the Wenatchee National Forest.
       S. 1695. An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
     Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Sit in the State of 
     Colorado as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1807. An Act to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over certain parcels of public domain land in Lake Country, 
     Oregon, to facilitate management of the land, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 2057. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
     for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
     Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for 
     such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 2058. An Act to authorize appropriates for fiscal year 
     1999 for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 2059. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1999 for military construction, and for other purposes.
       S. 2060. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense to 
     prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the 
     Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
       S. Con. Res. 105. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the culpability of Slobodan 
     Milosevie for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
     genocide in the former Yugoslavia, and for other purposes.

para.70.7  child nutrition and wic reauthorization

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3874) 
to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to make improvements to the 
special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children 
and to extend the authority of that program through fiscal year 2003; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. GOODLING and Mr. 
MARTINEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GOODLING demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.70.8  affordable housing and homeownership

  Mr. LEACH moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 208):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the priorities of our Nation should include providing 
     access to affordable housing that is safe, clean, and healthy 
     and expanding homeownership opportunities; and

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       (2) these goals should be pursued through policies that--
       (A) promote the ability of the private sector to produce 
     affordable housing without excessive government regulation;
       (B) encourage tax incentives, such as the mortgage interest 
     deduction, at all levels of government; and
       (C) facilitate the availability of capital for 
     homeownership and housing production, including by continuing 
     the essential roles carried out by the Federal National 
     Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
     Corporation, and the Federal Home Loan Banks.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. LEACH and Mr. 
FRANK of Massachusetts, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas 
and nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members 
present, so the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.70.9  war risk insurance reauthorization

  Mr. DUNCAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4058) to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the aviation insurance 
program, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. DUNCAN and Mr. 
BORSKI, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.70.10  land fires in florida

  Mrs. FOWLER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 298):

       Whereas during June and July 1998, wild land fires 
     destroyed approximately 500,000 acres of land in northeast 
     and central Florida, having an aggregate value of more than 
     $276,000,000;
       Whereas the fires have affected 67 counties in the State of 
     Florida;
       Whereas the President of the United States issued a major 
     disaster declaration for the State of Florida;
       Whereas the fires have damaged at least 367 homes and 33 
     businesses;
       Whereas the fires have caused business closures and have 
     aggravated drought conditions, which will have a long-term 
     impact on the economy of the region;
       Whereas the fires have caused injuries to at least 95 
     people, the majority of whom are firefighters;
       Whereas approximately 7,000 firefighters from 46 States 
     have braved extreme conditions to assist firefighters in 
     Florida in fighting the fires;
       Whereas many agencies of or established by the Federal 
     Government, including the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency, the Forest Service, the Department of Defense, the 
     Department of Transportation, AmeriCorps, the Small Business 
     Administration, the General Services Administration, the 
     National Guard, the American National Red Cross, and the 
     Civil Air Patrol, have contributed vital support functions in 
     response to the fires; and
       Whereas many State and local government agencies have also 
     contributed vital support functions in response to the fires: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) expresses deepest condolences to the State and people 
     of Florida for the losses suffered as a result of the wild 
     land fires occurring in June and July 1998;
       (2) expresses support to the State and people of Florida as 
     they overcome the effects of the fires;
       (3) commends the heroic efforts of firefighters from across 
     the Nation in battling the fires; and
       (4) commends the many agencies of or established by the 
     Federal Government and the many State and local government 
     agencies that have contributed vital support functions in 
     response to the fires.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mrs. FOWLER and Mr. 
BORSKI, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.70.11  japanese-american relations

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 392); as amended: 

       Whereas the maintenance and improvement of a very positive 
     international relationship between the United States and 
     Japan is vital to the two countries and to the entire global 
     economic and trading system;
       Whereas the United States-Japan Security Alliance and close 
     economic cooperation have underpinned the security, 
     stability, and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region, thereby 
     allowing that region to enjoy unmatched economic growth and 
     development for nearly three decades;
       Whereas the current financial crisis in Asia threatens the 
     foundation of Asia's unmatched peace and prosperity, the 
     stability of the global economic system, and related vital 
     American security and economic interests;
       Whereas, although the Government of Japan's 
     $128,000,000,000 economic stimulus and tax reduction package 
     of April 24, 1998, includes numerous provisions designed to 
     promote consumer spending and industrial growth, it is by no 
     means clear that these measures will restore economic growth 
     or will be targeted at the most productive sectors of the 
     economy;
       Whereas Japan's generous contributions to second line 
     credits for the three International Monetary Fund program 
     countries, South Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia, totaling 
     $19,000,000,000, and its substantial structural adjustment 
     loans and export credits to Indonesia, have helped contain 
     the financial crisis, but are an inadequate alternative to a 
     strong Japanese economy;
       Whereas Japan accounts for three-fourths of the total East 
     Asian Gross Domestic Product and therefore has the potential 
     to help pull the region out of the financial crisis by 
     serving as its ``engine of growth'', just as the United 
     States, by being an ``engine of growth'' and having open 
     markets, earlier assisted Mexico emerge from a substantial 
     financial crisis;
       Whereas a further weakening of the yen could trigger a 
     round of competitive devaluations among Japan's Asian 
     neighbors;
       Whereas deteriorating economic conditions and ongoing 
     financial market turbulence in Asia make it increasingly 
     important that Japan play a leadership role in helping to 
     restore confidence in the economic future of the region;
       Whereas that regional leadership role coincides with 
     Japan's stated goal of promoting strong domestic demand-led 
     growth and avoiding a significant increase in its external 
     trade surplus;
       Whereas Japan's continued economic stagnation depresses the 
     level of its imports from the United States and other 
     countries in the Asia-Pacific region, thereby forcing its 
     neighbors in the region to rely more heavily on their exports 
     to the United States for growth;
       Whereas weakened economic fundamentals in Japan and an 
     accommodative monetary policy, coupled with a robust United 
     States economy, have weakened the value of the Japanese yen 
     against the United States dollar and therefore stimulated a 
     rapid expansion of exports and a fast-growing merchandise 
     trade surplus with the United States, which increased from 
     $48,000,000,000 in 1996 to $55,000,000,000 in 1997;
       Whereas the bursting of Japan's investment bubble in 1991 
     has been accompanied by protracted asset-price and balance 
     sheet adjustments by Japanese financial institutions, leading 
     to a scarcity of credit and weak growth;
       Whereas policies favoring low interest rates had 
     encouraged, until recently, excessive private sector lending 
     to overly indebted enterprises in Indonesia, Korea, and 
     Thailand, and thereby contributed to the private debt crisis 
     in the region;
       Whereas past efforts to stimulate recovery through deficit 
     spending targeted at the construction sector have proved 
     inadequate and failed to accomplish their desired objectives;
       Whereas inadequate deregulation initiatives have failed to 
     restore vitality to the Japanese economy, while truly 
     significant deregulation could add as much as a percentage 
     point or more to Japanese economic growth; and
       Whereas the continued failure of the Government of Japan to 
     properly recognize and remedy the aforementioned policies 
     will

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     both prolong the Asian financial crisis and contribute to the 
     inevitable rise in the American trade deficit with Japan, 
     thereby potentially undermining American domestic support for 
     close economic, political, and security cooperation and 
     coordination between the United States and Japan at a 
     critical point in history: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that Japan should urgently undertake the 
     following steps to enhance alliance cooperation and raise 
     Japan to the position of regional partnership that it should 
     enjoy by virtue of its economic size, technological 
     achievements and its democratic political system:
       (1) Undertake a broader and faster deregulation of its 
     economy, in order to improve long-term growth prospects and 
     promote opportunities for foreign firms, improve transparency 
     and disclosure, reward innovation and competition, and reduce 
     systemic risk.
       (2) Further open its distribution system to eliminate 
     exclusionary and discriminatory business practices that are 
     not only limiting imports but stifling economic growth and 
     competition in Japan.
       (3) Fully honor and implement its bilateral trade 
     agreements with the United States as well as its multilateral 
     trade commitments.
       (4) Take other aggressive steps to reduce numerous barriers 
     to imports and foreign investment and seek to lower its 
     current account surplus to 2 percent or less of gross 
     domestic product.
       (5) Move promptly to dispose of nonperforming bank loans by 
     disposing of nonperforming real estate and other loans and by 
     allowing the market to determine the real value of these 
     assets and loans.
       (6) Take immediate steps to address systemic problems in 
     the banking system, close insolvent banks, and recapitalize 
     weaker banks with banks that have strong fundamentals and 
     good management.
       (7) Address its fiscal problems in a manner that does not 
     jeopardize economic recovery, with an emphasis on significant 
     and meaningful tax cuts and a comprehensive stimulus package 
     that restores economic confidence and avoids the traditional 
     sectorally-oriented approach of the past.
       (8) Adopt all appropriate policies to strengthen the 
     Japanese yen.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BEREUTER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.70.12  united states commitment to taiwan

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 301):

       Whereas at no time since the establishment of the People's 
     Republic of China on October 1, 1949, has Taiwan been under 
     the control of the People's Republic of China;
       Whereas the United States began its long, peaceful, 
     friendly relationship with Taiwan in 1949;
       Whereas since the enactment of the Taiwan Relations Act in 
     1979, the policy of the United States has been based on the 
     expectation that the further relationship between the 
     People's Republic of China and Taiwan would be determined by 
     peaceful means;
       Whereas in March 1996, the People's Republic of China held 
     provocative military maneuvers including missile launch 
     exercises in the Taiwan Strait, in an attempt to intimidate 
     the people of Taiwan during their historic, free, and 
     democratic Presidential election;
       Whereas officials of the People's Republic of China refuse 
     to renounce the use of force against democratic Taiwan;
       Whereas Taiwan has achieved significant political and 
     economic strength as one of the world's premier democracies 
     and as the 19th largest economy in the world;
       Whereas Taiwan is the 7th largest trading partner of the 
     United States;
       Whereas no agreements exist between the People's Republic 
     of China and Taiwan that determine the future status of 
     Taiwan; and
       Whereas the House of Representatives passed a resolution by 
     a vote of 411-0 in June 1998 urging the President to seek, 
     during his recent summit meeting in Beijing, a public 
     renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of 
     force, or threat of use of force, against democratic Taiwan: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) affirms its longstanding commitment to Taiwan and the 
     people of Taiwan in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act 
     (Public Law 96-8);
       (2) affirms its expectation, consistent with the Taiwan 
     Relations Act, that the future status of Taiwan will be 
     determined by peaceful means, and that the people of both 
     sides of the Taiwan Strait should determine their own future, 
     and considers any effort to determine or influence the future 
     status of Taiwan by other than peaceful means a threat to the 
     peace and security of the Western Pacific region and of grave 
     concern to the United States;
       (3) affirms its commitment, consistent with the Taiwan 
     Relations Act, to make available to Taiwan such defense 
     articles and defense services, including appropriate 
     ballistic missile defenses, in such quantities as may be 
     necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-
     defense capability;
       (4) affirms its commitment, consistent with the Taiwan 
     Relations Act, that only the President and Congress shall 
     determine the nature and quantity of defense articles and 
     services for Taiwan based solely upon their judgment of the 
     defensive needs of Taiwan;
       (5) urges the President, once again, to seek a public 
     renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of 
     force, or threat of use of force, against the free people of 
     Taiwan; and
       (6) affirms its strong support, in accordance with the 
     spirit of the Taiwan Relations Act, of appropriate membership 
     for Taiwan in international financial institutions and other 
     international organizations.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SNOWBARGER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.70.13  border smog reduction

  Mr. BILBRAY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 8) to 
amend the Clean Air Act to deny entry into the United States of certain 
foreign motor vehicles that do not comply with State laws governing 
motor vehicles emissions, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. BILBRAY and Mr. 
BROWN of Ohio, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.70.14  federal retirement coverage corrections

  Mr. MICA moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3249) to 
provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage errors 
affecting Federal employees; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, recognized Mr. MICA and Mr. 
CUMMINGS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.70.15  h.r. 3874--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to

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be the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3874) to 
amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to make improvements to the 
special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children 
and to extend the authority of that program through fiscal year 2003; as 
amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

383

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.70.16                   [Roll No. 297]

                                YEAS--383

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--50

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Barrett (WI)
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Boucher
     Coble
     Cook
     Danner
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Ford
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Horn
     Jefferson
     John
     Kilpatrick
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     McDade
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Paxon
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Walsh
     Whitfield
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1996 
to provide children with increased access to food and nutrition 
assistance, to simplify program operations and improve program 
management, to extend certain authorities contained in those Acts 
through fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.70.17  h. con. res. 208--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 208) 
expressing the sense of the Congress regarding access to affordable 
housing and expansion of homeownership opportunities.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

390

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.70.18                   [Roll No. 298]

                                YEAS--390

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin

[[Page 1260]]


     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--44

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Barrett (WI)
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Coble
     Danner
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Ford
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     John
     Kilpatrick
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     McDade
     Millender-McDonald
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Paxon
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Towns
     Walsh
     Whitfield
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.70.19  h. res. 392--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 392) relating to the 
importance of Japanese-American relations and the urgent need for Japan 
to more effectively address its economic and financial problems and open 
its markets by eliminating informal barriers to trade and investment, 
thereby making a more effective contribution to leading the Asian region 
out of its current financial crisis, insuring against a global 
recession, and reinforcing regional stability and security; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

391

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para.70.20                   [Roll No. 299]

                                YEAS--391

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Hefley
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--41

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Barrett (WI)
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Boucher
     Coble
     Danner
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Ford
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     John
     Kilpatrick
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     McDade
     Millender-McDonald
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Paxon
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Towns
     Traficant
     Walsh 
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.70.21  h. con. res. 301--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I,

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announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 301) 
affirming the United States commitment to Taiwan.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

390

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.70.22                   [Roll No. 300]

                                YEAS--390

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
      

                             NOT VOTING--43

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Barrett (WI)
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Boucher
     Coble
     Danner
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Ford
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     John
     Kilpatrick
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     McDade
     Millender-McDonald
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Paxon
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Spence
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Towns
     Traficant
     Walsh
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.70.23  labor, hhs, and education appropriations

  Mr. PORTER submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 105-635) on the 
bill (H.R. 4274) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.70.24  united states enrichment corporation-uranium hexafluoride

  On motion of Mr. WHITFIELD, by unanimous consent, the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2316) to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to 
Congress a plan to ensure that all amounts accrued on the books of the 
United States Enrichment Corporation for the disposition of depleted 
uranium hexafluoride will be used to treat and recycle depleted uranium 
hexafluoride; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.70.25  order of business--consideration of amendments to h.r. 2183

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2183) to 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing 
of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes, 
the amendment numbered 34 by Mr. Smith of Michigan, depicted in the 
original unanimous consent agreed to on July 14, 1998, be modified by 
the form at the desk.

para.70.26  commerce, justice, state, and the judiciary appropriations

  Mr. DeLAY submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 105-636) on the 
bill (H.R. 4276) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.70.27  bipartisan campaign integrity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HULSHOF, pursuant to House Resolution 442 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, 
and for other purposes.
  Mr. MILLER of Florida, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after 
some time spent therein,

para.70.28  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the

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Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WICKER to the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. SHAYS:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. WICKER:

       Add at the end the following new title:

  TITLE--PROHIBITING USE OF WHITE HOUSE MEANS AND ACCOMMODATIONS FOR 
                         POLITICAL FUNDRAISING

     SEC. 01. PROHIBITING USE OF WHITE HOUSE MEALS AND 
                   ACCOMMODATIONS FOR POLITICAL FUNDRAISING

       (1)  In General.--Chapter 29 of title 18 United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 612. Prohibiting use of meals and accommodations at 
       White House for political fundraising.

       ``(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to provide or 
     offer to provide any means of accommodations at the White 
     House in exchange for any money or other thing of value, or 
     as a reward for the provision of any money or other thing of 
     value, in support of any political party or the campaign for 
     electoral office of any candidate.
       ``(b) Any person who violates this section shall be fined 
     under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or 
     both.
       ``(c) For purposes of this section, any official residence 
     or retreat of the President (including private residential 
     areas and the grounds of such a residence or retreat) shall 
     be treated as part of the White House.''.
       (b)  Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     29 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``612. Prohibiting use of meals and accommodations at White House or 
              political fundraising.''.

  Amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. SHAYS:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Bipartisan 
     Campaign Reform Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

            TITLE I--REDUCTION OF SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE

Sec. 101. Soft money of political parties.
Sec. 102. Increased contribution limits for State committees of 
              political parties and aggregate contribution limit for 
              individuals.
Sec. 103. Reporting requirements.

           TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AND COORDINATED EXPENDITURES

Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Civil penalty.
Sec. 203. Reporting requirements for certain independent expenditures.
Sec. 204. Independent versus coordinated expenditures by party.
Sec. 205. Coordination with candidates.

                         TITLE III--DISCLOSURE

Sec. 301. Filing of reports using computers and facsimile machines.
Sec. 302. Prohibition of deposit of contributions with incomplete 
              contributor information.
Sec. 303. Audits.
Sec. 304. Reporting requirements for contributions of $50 or more.
Sec. 305. Use of candidates' names.
Sec. 306. Prohibition of false representation to solicit contributions.
Sec. 307. Soft money of persons other than political parties.
Sec. 308. Campaign advertising.

                    TITLE IV--PERSONAL WEALTH OPTION

Sec. 401. Voluntary personal funds expenditure limit.
Sec. 402. Political party committee coordinated expenditures.

                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 501. Codification of Beck decision.
Sec. 502. Use of contributed amounts for certain purposes.
Sec. 503. Limit on congressional use of the franking privilege.
Sec. 504. Prohibition of fundraising on Federal property.
Sec. 505. Penalties for knowing and willful violations.
Sec. 506. Strengthening foreign money ban.
Sec. 507. Prohibition of contributions by minors.
Sec. 508. Expedited procedures.
Sec. 509. Initiation of enforcement proceeding.

 TITLE VI--SEVERABILITY; CONSTITUTIONALITY; EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS

Sec. 601. Severability.
Sec. 602. Review of constitutional issues.
Sec. 603. Effective date.
Sec. 604. Regulations.
            TITLE I--REDUCTION OF SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE

     SEC. 101. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 323. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

       ``(a) National Committees.--
       ``(1) In general.--A national committee of a political 
     party (including a national congressional campaign committee 
     of a political party) and any officers or agents of such 
     party committees, shall not solicit, receive, or direct to 
     another person a contribution, donation, or transfer of 
     funds, or spend any funds, that are not subject to the 
     limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this 
     Act.
       ``(2) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to an 
     entity that is directly or indirectly established, financed, 
     maintained, or controlled by a national committee of a 
     political party (including a national congressional campaign 
     committee of a political party), or an entity acting on 
     behalf of a national committee, and an officer or agent 
     acting on behalf of any such committee or entity.
       ``(b) State, District, and Local Committees.--
       ``(1) In general.--An amount that is expended or disbursed 
     by a State, district, or local committee of a political party 
     (including an entity that is directly or indirectly 
     established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a State, 
     district, or local committee of a political party and an 
     officer or agent acting on behalf of such committee or 
     entity) for Federal election activity shall be made from 
     funds subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting 
     requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) Federal election activity.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `Federal election activity' 
     means--
       ``(i) voter registration activity during the period that 
     begins on the date that is 120 days before the date a 
     regularly scheduled Federal election is held and ends on the 
     date of the election;
       ``(ii) voter identification, get-out-the-vote activity, or 
     generic campaign activity conducted in connection with an 
     election in which a candidate for Federal office appears on 
     the ballot (regardless of whether a candidate for State or 
     local office also appears on the ballot); and
       ``(iii) a communication that refers to a clearly identified 
     candidate for Federal office (regardless of whether a 
     candidate for State or local office is also mentioned or 
     identified) and is made for the purpose of influencing a 
     Federal election (regardless of whether the communication is 
     express advocacy).
       ``(B) Excluded activity.--The term `Federal election 
     activity' does not include an amount expended or disbursed by 
     a State, district, or local committee of a political party 
     for--
       ``(i) campaign activity conducted solely on behalf of a 
     clearly identified candidate for State or local office, 
     provided the campaign activity is not a Federal election 
     activity described in subparagraph (A);
       ``(ii) a contribution to a candidate for State or local 
     office, provided the contribution is not designated or used 
     to pay for a Federal election activity described in 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(iii) the costs of a State, district, or local political 
     convention;
       ``(iv) the costs of grassroots campaign materials, 
     including buttons, bumper stickers, and yard signs, that name 
     or depict only a candidate for State or local office;
       ``(v) the non-Federal share of a State, district, or local 
     party committee's administrative and overhead expenses (but 
     not including the compensation in any month of an individual 
     who spends more than 20 percent of the individual's time on 
     Federal election activity) as determined by a regulation 
     promulgated by the Commission to determine the non-Federal 
     share of a State, district, or local party committee's 
     administrative and overhead expenses; and
       ``(vi) the cost of constructing or purchasing an office 
     facility or equipment for a State, district or local 
     committee.
       ``(c) Fundraising Costs.--An amount spent by a national, 
     State, district, or local committee of a political party, by 
     an entity that is established, financed, maintained, or 
     controlled by a national, State, district, or local committee 
     of a political party, or by an agent or officer of any such 
     committee or entity, to raise funds that are used, in whole 
     or in part, to pay the costs of a Federal election activity 
     shall be made from funds subject to the limitations, 
     prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
       ``(d) Tax-exempt Organizations.--A national, State, 
     district, or local committee of a political party (including 
     a national congressional campaign committee of a political 
     party, an entity that is directly or indirectly established, 
     financed, maintained, or controlled by any such national, 
     State, district, or local committee or its agent, an agent 
     acting on behalf of any such party committee, and an officer 
     or agent acting on behalf of any such party committee or 
     entity), shall not solicit any funds for, or make or direct 
     any donations to, an organization that is described in 
     section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code (or 
     has submitted an application to the Commissioner of the 
     Internal Revenue Service for determination of tax-exemption 
     under such section).
       ``(e) Candidates.--
       ``(1) In general.--A candidate, individual holding Federal 
     office, or agent of a candidate or individual holding Federal 
     office shall not solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or spend 
     funds for a Federal election activity on behalf of such 
     candidate, individual, agent or any other person, unless the 
     funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and 
     reporting requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) State law.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to the 
     solicitation or receipt of funds by an individual who is a 
     candidate for a State or local office if the solicitation or 
     receipt of funds is permitted under State law

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     for any activity other than a Federal election activity.
       ``(3) Fundraising events.--Paragraph (1) does not apply in 
     the case of a candidate who attends, speaks, or is a featured 
     guest at a fundraising event sponsored by a State, district, 
     or local committee of a political party.''.

     SEC. 102. INCREASED CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR STATE COMMITTEES 
                   OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTION 
                   LIMIT FOR INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Contribution Limit for State Committees of Political 
     Parties.--Section 315(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by inserting ``(other than a committee described in 
     subparagraph (D))'' after ``committee''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) to a political committee established and maintained 
     by a State committee of a political party in any calendar 
     year that, in the aggregate, exceed $10,000''.
       (b) Aggregate Contribution Limit for Individual.--Section 
     315(a)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``$25,000'' and 
     inserting ``$30,000''.

     SEC. 103. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Reporting Requirements.--Section 304 of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) (as amended by 
     section 203) is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following:
       ``(e) Political Committees.--
       ``(1) National and congressional political committees.--The 
     national committee of a political party, any national 
     congressional campaign committee of a political party, and 
     any subordinate committee of either, shall report all 
     receipts and disbursements during the reporting period.
       ``(2) Other political committees to which section 323 
     applies.--A political committee (not described in paragraph 
     (1)) to which section 323(b)(1) applies shall report all 
     receipts and disbursements made for activities described in 
     paragraphs (2)(A) and (3)(B)(v) of section 323(b).
       ``(3) Itemization.--If a political committee has receipts 
     or disbursements to which this subsection applies from any 
     person aggregating in excess of $200 for any calendar year, 
     the political committee shall separately itemize its 
     reporting for such person in the same manner as required in 
     paragraphs (3)(A), (5), and (6) of subsection (b).
       ``(4) Reporting periods.--Reports required to be filed 
     under this subsection shall be filed for the same time 
     periods required for political committees under subsection 
     (a).''.
       (b) Building Fund Exception to the Definition of 
     Contribution.--Section 301(8)(B) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking clause (viii); and
       (2) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv) as clauses 
     (viii) through (xiii), respectively.
           TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AND COORDINATED EXPENDITURES

     SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Definition of Independent Expenditure.--Section 301 of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended 
     by striking paragraph (17) and inserting the following:
       ``(17) Independent expenditure.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `independent expenditure' means 
     an expenditure by a person--
       ``(i) for a communication that is express advocacy; and
       ``(ii) that is not provided in coordination with a 
     candidate or a candidate's agent or a person who is 
     coordinating with a candidate or a candidate's agent.''.
       (b) Definition of Express Advocacy.--Section 301 of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(20) Express Advocacy.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `express advocacy' means a 
     communication that advocates the election or defeat of a 
     candidate by--
       ``(i) containing a phrase such as `vote for', `re-elect', 
     `support', `cast your ballot for', `(name of candidate) for 
     Congress', `(name of candidate) in 1997', `vote against', 
     `defeat', `reject', or a campaign slogan or words that in 
     context can have no reasonable meaning other than to advocate 
     the election or defeat of 1 or more clearly identified 
     candidates;
       ``(ii) referring to 1 or more clearly identified candidates 
     in a paid advertisement that is transmitted through radio or 
     television within 60 calendar days preceding the date of an 
     election of the candidate and that appears in the State in 
     which the election is occurring, except that with respect to 
     a candidate for the office of Vice President or President, 
     the time period is within 60 calendar days preceding the date 
     of a general election; or
       ``(iii) expressing unmistakable and unambiguous support for 
     or opposition to 1 or more clearly identified candidates when 
     taken as a whole and with limited reference to external 
     events, such as proximity to an election.
       ``(B) Voting record and voting guide exception.--The term 
     `express advocacy' does not include a printed communication 
     that--
       ``(i) presents information in an educational manner solely 
     about the voting record or position on a campaign issue of 2 
     or more candidates;
       ``(ii) that is not made in coordination with a candidate, 
     political party, or agent of the candidate or party; or a 
     candidate's agent or a person who is coordinating with a 
     candidate or a candidate's agent;
       ``(iii) does not contain a phrase such as `vote for', `re-
     elect', `support', `cast your ballot for', `(name of 
     candidate) for Congress', `(name of candidate) in 1997', 
     `vote against', `defeat', or `reject', or a campaign slogan 
     or words that in context can have no reasonable meaning other 
     than to urge the election or defeat of 1 or more clearly 
     identified candidates.''.
       (c) Definition of Expenditure.--Section 301(9)(A) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(9)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) a payment for a communication that is express 
     advocacy; and
       ``(iv) a payment made by a person for a communication 
     that--
       ``(I) refers to a clearly identified candidate;
       ``(II) is provided in coordination with the candidate, the 
     candidate's agent, or the political party of the candidate; 
     and
       ``(III) is for the purpose of influencing a Federal 
     election (regardless of whether the communication is express 
     advocacy).''.

     SEC. 202. CIVIL PENALTY.

       Section 309 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 437g) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)(A)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
     inserting ``clauses (ii) and (iii)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) If the Commission determines by an affirmative vote 
     of 4 of its members that there is probable cause to believe 
     that a person has made a knowing and willful violation of 
     section 304(c), the Commission shall not enter into a 
     conciliation agreement under this paragraph and may institute 
     a civil action for relief under paragraph (6)(A).''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting ``(except an action 
     instituted in connection with a knowing and willful violation 
     of section 304(c))'' after ``subparagraph (A)''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Any person'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (D), any 
     person''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) In the case of a knowing and willful violation of 
     section 304(c) that involves the reporting of an independent 
     expenditure, the violation shall not be subject to this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 203. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INDEPENDENT 
                   EXPENDITURES.

       Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 434) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the undesignated 
     matter after subparagraph (C);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) of subsection (c) as 
     subsection (f); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c)(2) (as amended by 
     paragraph (1)) the following:
       ``(d) Time for Reporting Certain Expenditures.--
       ``(1) Expenditures aggregating $1,000.--
       ``(A) Initial report.--A person (including a political 
     committee) that makes or contracts to make independent 
     expenditures aggregating $1,000 or more after the 20th day, 
     but more than 24 hours, before the date of an election shall 
     file a report describing the expenditures within 24 hours 
     after that amount of independent expenditures has been made.
       ``(B) Additional reports.--After a person files a report 
     under subparagraph (A), the person shall file an additional 
     report within 24 hours after each time the person makes or 
     contracts to make independent expenditures aggregating an 
     additional $1,000 with respect to the same election as that 
     to which the initial report relates.
       ``(2) Expenditures aggregating $10,000.--
       ``(A) Initial report.--A person (including a political 
     committee) that makes or contracts to make independent 
     expenditures aggregating $10,000 or more at any time up to 
     and including the 20th day before the date of an election 
     shall file a report describing the expenditures within 48 
     hours after that amount of independent expenditures has been 
     made.
       ``(B) Additional reports.--After a person files a report 
     under subparagraph (A), the person shall file an additional 
     report within 48 hours after each time the person makes or 
     contracts to make independent expenditures aggregating an 
     additional $10,000 with respect to the same election as that 
     to which the initial report relates.
       ``(3) Place of filing; contents.--A report under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) shall be filed with the Commission; and
       ``(B) shall contain the information required by subsection 
     (b)(6)(B)(iii), including the name of each candidate whom an 
     expenditure is intended to support or oppose.''.

     SEC. 204. INDEPENDENT VERSUS COORDINATED EXPENDITURES BY 
                   PARTY.

       Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act (2 
     U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and (3)'' and inserting 
     ``, (3), and (4)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Independent versus coordinated expenditures by 
     party.--
       ``(A) In general.--On or after the date on which a 
     political party nominates a candidate, a committee of the 
     political party shall not make both expenditures under this 
     subsection and independent expenditures (as

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     defined in section 301(17)) with respect to the candidate 
     during the election cycle.
       ``(B) Certification.--Before making a coordinated 
     expenditure under this subsection with respect to a 
     candidate, a committee of a political party shall file with 
     the Commission a certification, signed by the treasurer of 
     the committee, that the committee has not and shall not make 
     any independent expenditure with respect to the candidate 
     during the same election cycle.
       ``(C) Application.--For the purposes of this paragraph, all 
     political committees established and maintained by a national 
     political party (including all congressional campaign 
     committees) and all political committees established and 
     maintained by a State political party (including any 
     subordinate committee of a State committee) shall be 
     considered to be a single political committee.
       ``(D) Transfers.--A committee of a political party that 
     submits a certification under subparagraph (B) with respect 
     to a candidate shall not, during an election cycle, transfer 
     any funds to, assign authority to make coordinated 
     expenditures under this subsection to, or receive a transfer 
     of funds from, a committee of the political party that has 
     made or intends to make an independent expenditure with 
     respect to the candidate.''.

     SEC. 205. COORDINATION WITH CANDIDATES.

       (a) Definition of Coordination With Candidates.--
       (1) Section 301(8).--Section 301(8) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) anything of value provided by a person in 
     coordination with a candidate for the purpose of influencing 
     a Federal election, regardless of whether the value being 
     provided is a communication that is express advocacy, in 
     which such candidate seeks nomination or election to Federal 
     office.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) The term `provided in coordination with a candidate' 
     includes--
       ``(i) a payment made by a person in cooperation, 
     consultation, or concert with, at the request or suggestion 
     of, or pursuant to any general or particular understanding 
     with a candidate, the candidate's authorized committee, or an 
     agent acting on behalf of a candidate or authorized 
     committee;
       ``(ii) a payment made by a person for the production, 
     dissemination, distribution, or republication, in whole or in 
     part, of any broadcast or any written, graphic, or other form 
     of campaign material prepared by a candidate, a candidate's 
     authorized committee, or an agent of a candidate or 
     authorized committee (not including a communication described 
     in paragraph (9)(B)(i) or a communication that expressly 
     advocates the candidate's defeat);
       ``(iii) a payment made by a person based on information 
     about a candidate's plans, projects, or needs provided to the 
     person making the payment by the candidate or the candidate's 
     agent who provides the information with the intent that the 
     payment be made;
       ``(iv) a payment made by a person if, in the same election 
     cycle in which the payment is made, the person making the 
     payment is serving or has served as a member, employee, 
     fundraiser, or agent of the candidate's authorized committee 
     in an executive or policymaking position;
       ``(v) a payment made by a person if the person making the 
     payment has served in any formal policy making or advisory 
     position with the candidate's campaign or has participated in 
     formal strategic or formal policymaking discussions with the 
     candidate's campaign relating to the candidate's pursuit of 
     nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, in 
     the same election cycle as the election cycle in which the 
     payment is made;
       ``(vi) a payment made by a person if, in the same election 
     cycle, the person making the payment retains the professional 
     services of any person that has provided or is providing 
     campaign-related services in the same election cycle to a 
     candidate in connection with the candidate's pursuit of 
     nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, 
     including services relating to the candidate's decision to 
     seek Federal office, and the person retained is retained to 
     work on activities relating to that candidate's campaign;
       ``(vii) a payment made by a person who has engaged in a 
     coordinated activity with a candidate described in clauses 
     (i) through (vi) for a communication that clearly refers to 
     the candidate and is for the purpose of influencing an 
     election (regardless of whether the communication is express 
     advocacy);
       ``(viii) direct participation by a person in fundraising 
     activities with the candidate or in the solicitation or 
     receipt of contributions on behalf of the candidate;
       ``(ix) communication by a person with the candidate or an 
     agent of the candidate, occurring after the declaration of 
     candidacy (including a pollster, media consultant, vendor, 
     advisor, or staff member), acting on behalf of the candidate, 
     about advertising message, allocation of resources, 
     fundraising, or other campaign matters related to the 
     candidate's campaign, including campaign operations, 
     staffing, tactics, or strategy; or
       ``(x) the provision of in-kind professional services or 
     polling data to the candidate or candidate's agent.
       ``(D) For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term 
     `professional services' includes services in support of a 
     candidate's pursuit of nomination for election, or election, 
     to Federal office such as polling, media advice, direct mail, 
     fundraising, or campaign research.
       ``(E) For purposes of subparagraph (C), all political 
     committees established and maintained by a national political 
     party (including all congressional campaign committees) and 
     all political committees established and maintained by a 
     State political party (including any subordinate committee of 
     a State committee) shall be considered to be a single 
     political committee.''.
       (2) Section 315(a)(7).--Section 315(a)(7) (2 U.S.C. 
     441a(a)(7)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) a thing of value provided in coordination with a 
     candidate, as described in section 301(8)(A)(iii), shall be 
     considered to be a contribution to the candidate, and in the 
     case of a limitation on expenditures, shall be treated as an 
     expenditure by the candidate.
       (b) Meaning of Contribution or Expenditure for the Purposes 
     of Section 316.--Section 316(b)(2) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``shall include'' and inserting ``includes a 
     contribution or expenditure, as those terms are defined in 
     section 301, and also includes''.
                         TITLE III--DISCLOSURE

     SEC. 301. FILING OF REPORTS USING COMPUTERS AND FACSIMILE 
                   MACHINES.

       Section 302(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (11) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(11)(A) The Commission shall promulgate a regulation 
     under which a person required to file a designation, 
     statement, or report under this Act--
       ``(i) is required to maintain and file a designation, 
     statement, or report for any calendar year in electronic form 
     accessible by computers if the person has, or has reason to 
     expect to have, aggregate contributions or expenditures in 
     excess of a threshold amount determined by the Commission; 
     and
       ``(ii) may maintain and file a designation, statement, or 
     report in electronic form or an alternative form, including 
     the use of a facsimile machine, if not required to do so 
     under the regulation promulgated under clause (i).
       ``(B) The Commission shall make a designation, statement, 
     report, or notification that is filed electronically with the 
     Commission accessible to the public on the Internet not later 
     than 24 hours after the designation, statement, report, or 
     notification is received by the Commission.
       ``(C) In promulgating a regulation under this paragraph, 
     the Commission shall provide methods (other than requiring a 
     signature on the document being filed) for verifying 
     designations, statements, and reports covered by the 
     regulation. Any document verified under any of the methods 
     shall be treated for all purposes (including penalties for 
     perjury) in the same manner as a document verified by 
     signature.''.

     SEC. 302. PROHIBITION OF DEPOSIT OF CONTRIBUTIONS WITH 
                   INCOMPLETE CONTRIBUTOR INFORMATION.

       Section 302 of Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 432) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Deposit of Contributions.--The treasurer of a 
     candidate's authorized committee shall not deposit, except in 
     an escrow account, or otherwise negotiate a contribution from 
     a person who makes an aggregate amount of contributions in 
     excess of $200 during a calendar year unless the treasurer 
     verifies that the information required by this section with 
     respect to the contributor is complete.''.

     SEC. 303. AUDITS.

       (a) Random Audits.--Section 311(b) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``The 
     Commission''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Random audits.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
     Commission may conduct random audits and investigations to 
     ensure voluntary compliance with this Act. The selection of 
     any candidate for a random audit or investigation shall be 
     based on criteria adopted by a vote of at least 4 members of 
     the Commission.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Commission shall not conduct an 
     audit or investigation of a candidate's authorized committee 
     under subparagraph (A) until the candidate is no longer a 
     candidate for the office sought by the candidate in an 
     election cycle.
       ``(C) Applicability.--This paragraph does not apply to an 
     authorized committee of a candidate for President or Vice 
     President subject to audit under section 9007 or 9038 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (b) Extension of Period During Which Campaign Audits May Be 
     Begun.--Section 311(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended by striking ``6 months'' 
     and inserting ``12 months''.

     SEC. 304. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF $50 OR 
                   MORE.

       Section 304(b)(3)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     at 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(3)(A) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$200'' and inserting ``$50''; and
       (2) by striking the semicolon and inserting ``, except that 
     in the case of a person who makes contributions aggregating 
     at least $50 but not more than $200 during the calendar year, 
     the identification need include only the name and address of 
     the person;''.

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     SEC. 305. USE OF CANDIDATES' NAMES.

       Section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 432(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4)(A) The name of each authorized committee shall 
     include the name of the candidate who authorized the 
     committee under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) A political committee that is not an authorized 
     committee shall not--
       ``(i) include the name of any candidate in its name; or
       ``(ii) except in the case of a national, State, or local 
     party committee, use the name of any candidate in any 
     activity on behalf of the committee in such a context as to 
     suggest that the committee is an authorized committee of the 
     candidate or that the use of the candidate's name has been 
     authorized by the candidate.''.

     SEC. 306. PROHIBITION OF FALSE REPRESENTATION TO SOLICIT 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       Section 322 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441h) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``Sec. 322.'' the following: ``(a) 
     In General.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Solicitation of Contributions.--No person shall 
     solicit contributions by falsely representing himself or 
     herself as a candidate or as a representative of a candidate, 
     a political committee, or a political party.''.

     SEC. 307. SOFT MONEY OF PERSONS OTHER THAN POLITICAL PARTIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 304 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) (as amended by section 
     103(c) and section 203) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Disbursements of Persons Other Than Political 
     Parties.--
       ``(1) In general.--A person, other than a political 
     committee or a person described in section 501(d) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that makes an aggregate amount 
     of disbursements in excess of $50,000 during a calendar year 
     for activities described in paragraph (2) shall file a 
     statement with the Commission--
       ``(A) on a monthly basis as described in subsection 
     (a)(4)(B); or
       ``(B) in the case of disbursements that are made within 20 
     days of an election, within 24 hours after the disbursements 
     are made.
       ``(2) Activity.--The activity described in this paragraph 
     is--
       ``(A) Federal election activity;
       ``(B) an activity described in section 316(b)(2)(A) that 
     expresses support for or opposition to a candidate for 
     Federal office or a political party; and
       ``(C) an activity described in subparagraph (C) of section 
     316(b)(2).
       ``(3) Applicability.--This subsection does not apply to--
       ``(A) a candidate or a candidate's authorized committees; 
     or
       ``(B) an independent expenditure.
       ``(4) Contents.--A statement under this section shall 
     contain such information about the disbursements made during 
     the reporting period as the Commission shall prescribe, 
     including--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount of disbursements made;
       ``(B) the name and address of the person or entity to whom 
     a disbursement is made in an aggregate amount in excess of 
     $200;
       ``(C) the date made, amount, and purpose of the 
     disbursement; and
       ``(D) if applicable, whether the disbursement was in 
     support of, or in opposition to, a candidate or a political 
     party, and the name of the candidate or the political 
     party.''.
       (b) Definition of Generic Campaign Activity.--Section 301 
     of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et 
     seq.) (as amended by section 201(b)) is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(21) Generic campaign activity.--The term `generic 
     campaign activity' means an activity that promotes a 
     political party and does not promote a candidate or non-
     Federal candidate.''.

     SEC. 308. CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING.

       Section 318 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441d) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting ``Whenever a 
     political committee makes a disbursement for the purpose of 
     financing any communication through any broadcasting station, 
     newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mailing, 
     or any other type of general public political advertising, or 
     whenever'';
       (ii) by striking ``an expenditure'' and inserting ``a 
     disbursement''; and
       (iii) by striking ``direct''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and permanent street 
     address'' after ``name''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Any printed communication described in subsection (a) 
     shall--
       ``(1) be of sufficient type size to be clearly readable by 
     the recipient of the communication;
       ``(2) be contained in a printed box set apart from the 
     other contents of the communication; and
       ``(3) be printed with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement.
       ``(d)(1) Any communication described in paragraphs (1) or 
     (2) of subsection (a) which is transmitted through radio or 
     television shall include, in addition to the requirements of 
     that paragraph, an audio statement by the candidate that 
     identifies the candidate and states that the candidate has 
     approved the communication.
       ``(2) If a communication described in paragraph (1) is 
     transmitted through television, the communication shall 
     include, in addition to the audio statement under paragraph 
     (1), a written statement that--
       ``(A) appears at the end of the communication in a clearly 
     readable manner with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement, for a 
     period of at least 4 seconds; and
       ``(B) is accompanied by a clearly identifiable photographic 
     or similar image of the candidate.
       ``(e) Any communication described in paragraph (3) of 
     subsection (a) which is transmitted through radio or 
     television shall include, in addition to the requirements of 
     that paragraph, in a clearly spoken manner, the following 
     statement: `________________ is responsible for the content 
     of this advertisement.' (with the blank to be filled in with 
     the name of the political committee or other person paying 
     for the communication and the name of any connected 
     organization of the payor). If transmitted through 
     television, the statement shall also appear in a clearly 
     readable manner with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement, for a 
     period of at least 4 seconds.''.
                    TITLE IV--PERSONAL WEALTH OPTION

     SEC. 401. VOLUNTARY PERSONAL FUNDS EXPENDITURE LIMIT.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) (as amended by section 101) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 324. VOLUNTARY PERSONAL FUNDS EXPENDITURE LIMIT.

       ``(a) Eligible Congressional Candidate.--
       ``(1) Primary election.--
       ``(A) Declaration.--A candidate for election for Senator or 
     Representative in or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
     Congress is an eligible primary election Congressional 
     candidate if the candidate files with the Commission a 
     declaration that the candidate and the candidate's authorized 
     committees will not make expenditures in excess of the 
     personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(B) Time to file.--The declaration under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be filed not later than the date on which the candidate 
     files with the appropriate State officer as a candidate for 
     the primary election.
       ``(2) General election.--
       ``(A) Declaration.--A candidate for election for Senator or 
     Representative in or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
     Congress is an eligible general election Congressional 
     candidate if the candidate files with the Commission--
       ``(i) a declaration under penalty of perjury, with 
     supporting documentation as required by the Commission, that 
     the candidate and the candidate's authorized committees did 
     not exceed the personal funds expenditure limit in connection 
     with the primary election; and
       ``(ii) a declaration that the candidate and the candidate's 
     authorized committees will not make expenditures in excess of 
     the personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(B) Time to file.--The declaration under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be filed not later than 7 days after the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date on which the candidate qualifies for the 
     general election ballot under State law; or
       ``(ii) if under State law, a primary or run-off election to 
     qualify for the general election ballot occurs after 
     September 1, the date on which the candidate wins the primary 
     or runoff election.
       ``(b) Personal Funds Expenditure Limit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The aggregate amount of expenditures 
     that may be made in connection with an election by an 
     eligible Congressional candidate or the candidate's 
     authorized committees from the sources described in paragraph 
     (2) shall not exceed $50,000.
       ``(2) Sources.--A source is described in this paragraph if 
     the source is--
       ``(A) personal funds of the candidate and members of the 
     candidate's immediate family; or
       ``(B) proceeds of indebtedness incurred by the candidate or 
     a member of the candidate's immediate family.
       ``(c) Certification by the Commission.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall determine whether a 
     candidate has met the requirements of this section and, based 
     on the determination, issue a certification stating whether 
     the candidate is an eligible Congressional candidate.
       ``(2) Time for certification.--Not later than 7 business 
     days after a candidate files a declaration under paragraph 
     (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the Commission shall certify 
     whether the candidate is an eligible Congressional candidate.
       ``(3) Revocation.--The Commission shall revoke a 
     certification under paragraph (1), based on information 
     submitted in such form and manner as the Commission may 
     require or on information that comes to the Commission by 
     other means, if the Commission determines that a candidate 
     violates the personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(4) Determinations by Commission.--A determination made 
     by the Commission under this subsection shall be final, 
     except to the extent that the determination is subject to 
     examination and audit by the Commission and to judicial 
     review.
       ``(d) Penalty.--If the Commission revokes the certification 
     of an eligible Congressional candidate--
       ``(1) the Commission shall notify the candidate of the 
     revocation; and

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       ``(2) the candidate and a candidate's authorized committees 
     shall pay to the Commission an amount equal to the amount of 
     expenditures made by a national committee of a political 
     party or a State committee of a political party in connection 
     with the general election campaign of the candidate under 
     section 315(d).''.

     SEC. 402. POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEE COORDINATED EXPENDITURES.

       Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) (as amended by section 204) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) This subsection does not apply to expenditures made 
     in connection with the general election campaign of a 
     candidate for Senator or Representative in or Delegate or 
     Resident Commissioner to the Congress who is not an eligible 
     Congressional candidate (as defined in section 324(a)).''.
                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 501. CODIFICATION OF BECK DECISION.

       Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 
     158) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Nonunion Member Payments to Labor Organization.--
       ``(1) In general.--It shall be an unfair labor practice for 
     any labor organization which receives a payment from an 
     employee pursuant to an agreement that requires employees who 
     are not members of the organization to make payments to such 
     organization in lieu of organization dues or fees not to 
     establish and implement the objection procedure described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Objection procedure.--The objection procedure 
     required under paragraph (1) shall meet the following 
     requirements:
       ``(A) The labor organization shall annually provide to 
     employees who are covered by such agreement but are not 
     members of the organization--
       ``(i) reasonable personal notice of the objection 
     procedure, the employees eligible to invoke the procedure, 
     and the time, place, and manner for filing an objection; and
       ``(ii) reasonable opportunity to file an objection to 
     paying for organization expenditures supporting political 
     activities unrelated to collective bargaining, including but 
     not limited to the opportunity to file such objection by 
     mail.
       ``(B) If an employee who is not a member of the labor 
     organization files an objection under the procedure in 
     subparagraph (A), such organization shall--
       ``(i) reduce the payments in lieu of organization dues or 
     fees by such employee by an amount which reasonably reflects 
     the ratio that the organization's expenditures supporting 
     political activities unrelated to collective bargaining bears 
     to such organization's total expenditures;
       ``(ii) provide such employee with a reasonable explanation 
     of the organization's calculation of such reduction, 
     including calculating the amount of organization expenditures 
     supporting political activities unrelated to collective 
     bargaining.
       ``(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
     `expenditures supporting political activities unrelated to 
     collective bargaining' means expenditures in connection with 
     a Federal, State, or local election or in connection with 
     efforts to influence legislation unrelated to collective 
     bargaining.''.

     SEC. 502. USE OF CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by striking section 313 and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 313. USE OF CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Permitted Uses.--A contribution accepted by a 
     candidate, and any other amount received by an individual as 
     support for activities of the individual as a holder of 
     Federal office, may be used by the candidate or individual--
       ``(1) for expenditures in connection with the campaign for 
     Federal office of the candidate or individual;
       ``(2) for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in 
     connection with duties of the individual as a holder of 
     Federal office;
       ``(3) for contributions to an organization described in 
     section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       ``(4) for transfers to a national, State, or local 
     committee of a political party.
       ``(b) Prohibited Use.--
       ``(1) In general.--A contribution or amount described in 
     subsection (a) shall not be converted by any person to 
     personal use.
       ``(2) Conversion.--For the purposes of paragraph (1), a 
     contribution or amount shall be considered to be converted to 
     personal use if the contribution or amount is used to fulfill 
     any commitment, obligation, or expense of a person that would 
     exist irrespective of the candidate's election campaign or 
     individual's duties as a holder of Federal officeholder, 
     including--
       ``(A) a home mortgage, rent, or utility payment;
       ``(B) a clothing purchase;
       ``(C) a noncampaign-related automobile expense;
       ``(D) a country club membership;
       ``(E) a vacation or other noncampaign-related trip;
       ``(F) a household food item;
       ``(G) a tuition payment;
       ``(H) admission to a sporting event, concert, theater, or 
     other form of entertainment not associated with an election 
     campaign; and
       ``(I) dues, fees, and other payments to a health club or 
     recreational facility.''.

     SEC. 503. LIMIT ON CONGRESSIONAL USE OF THE FRANKING 
                   PRIVILEGE.

       Section 3210(a)(6) of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) A Member of Congress shall not mail any mass mailing 
     as franked mail during the 180-day period which ends on the 
     date of the general election for the office held by the 
     Member or during the 90-day period which ends on the date of 
     any primary election for that office, unless the Member has 
     made a public announcement that the Member will not be a 
     candidate for reelection during that year or for election to 
     any other Federal office.''.

     SEC. 504. PROHIBITION OF FUNDRAISING ON FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       Section 607 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Prohibition.--
       ``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for any person to 
     solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of 
     value for a political committee or a candidate for Federal, 
     State or local office from a person who is located in a room 
     or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by 
     an officer or employee of the United States. An individual 
     who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government, 
     including the President, Vice President, and Members of 
     Congress, shall not solicit a donation of money or other 
     thing of value for a political committee or candidate for 
     Federal, State or local office, while in any room or building 
     occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or 
     employee of the United States, from any person.
       ``(2) Penalty.--A person who violates this section shall be 
     fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned more than 3 years, or 
     both.''; and
       (2) by inserting in subsection (b) after ``Congress'' ``or 
     Executive Office of the President''.

     SEC. 505. PENALTIES FOR KNOWING AND WILLFUL VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Increased Penalties.--Section 309(a) of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraphs (5)(A), (6)(A), and (6)(B), by striking 
     ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''; and
       (2) in paragraphs (5)(B) and (6)(C), by striking ``$10,000 
     or an amount equal to 200 percent'' and inserting ``$20,000 
     or an amount equal to 300 percent''.
       (b) Equitable Remedies.--Section 309(a)(5)(A) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)) 
     is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
     ``, and may include equitable remedies or penalties, 
     including disgorgement of funds to the Treasury or community 
     service requirements (including requirements to participate 
     in public education programs).''.
       (c) Automatic Penalty for Late Filing.--Section 309(a) of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) Penalty for late filing.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Monetary penalties.--The Commission shall establish a 
     schedule of mandatory monetary penalties that shall be 
     imposed by the Commission for failure to meet a time 
     requirement for filing under section 304.
       ``(ii) Required filing.--In addition to imposing a penalty, 
     the Commission may require a report that has not been filed 
     within the time requirements of section 304 to be filed by a 
     specific date.
       ``(iii) Procedure.--A penalty or filing requirement imposed 
     under this paragraph shall not be subject to paragraph (1), 
     (2), (3), (4), (5), or (12).
       ``(B) Filing an exception.--
       ``(i) Time to file.--A political committee shall have 30 
     days after the imposition of a penalty or filing requirement 
     by the Commission under this paragraph in which to file an 
     exception with the Commission.
       ``(ii) Time for Commission to rule.--Within 30 days after 
     receiving an exception, the Commission shall make a 
     determination that is a final agency action subject to 
     exclusive review by the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit under section 706 of title 
     5, United States Code, upon petition filed in that court by 
     the political committee or treasurer that is the subject of 
     the agency action, if the petition is filed within 30 days 
     after the date of the Commission action for which review is 
     sought.'';
       (2) in paragraph (5)(D)--
       (A) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``In any case in which a penalty or filing requirement 
     imposed on a political committee or treasurer under paragraph 
     (13) has not been satisfied, the Commission may institute a 
     civil action for enforcement under paragraph (6)(A).''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end of the last 
     sentence the following: ``or has failed to pay a penalty or 
     meet a filing requirement imposed under paragraph (13)''; and
       (3) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``paragraph (4)(A)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (4)(A) or (13)''.

     SEC. 506. STRENGTHENING FOREIGN MONEY BAN.

       Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441e) is amended--
       (1) by striking the heading and inserting the following: 
     ``contributions and donations by foreign nationals''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

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       ``(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for--
       ``(1) a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make--
       ``(A) a donation of money or other thing of value, or to 
     promise expressly or impliedly to make a donation, in 
     connection with a Federal, State, or local election to a 
     political committee or a candidate for Federal office, or
       ``(B) a contribution or donation to a committee of a 
     political party; or
       ``(2) a person to solicit, accept, or receive a 
     contribution or donation described in paragraph (1)(A) from a 
     foreign national.''.

     SEC. 507. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY MINORS.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) (as amended by sections 101 and 401) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 325. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY MINORS.

       An individual who is 17 years old or younger shall not make 
     a contribution to a candidate or a contribution or donation 
     to a committee of a political party.''.

     SEC. 508. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.

       (a) In General.--Section 309(a) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) (as amended by 
     section 505(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(14)(A) If the complaint in a proceeding was filed within 
     60 days preceding the date of a general election, the 
     Commission may take action described in this subparagraph.
       ``(B) If the Commission determines, on the basis of facts 
     alleged in the complaint and other facts available to the 
     Commission, that there is clear and convincing evidence that 
     a violation of this Act has occurred, is occurring, or is 
     about to occur, the Commission may order expedited 
     proceedings, shortening the time periods for proceedings 
     under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as necessary to allow 
     the matter to be resolved in sufficient time before the 
     election to avoid harm or prejudice to the interests of the 
     parties.
       ``(C) If the Commission determines, on the basis of facts 
     alleged in the complaint and other facts available to the 
     Commission, that the complaint is clearly without merit, the 
     Commission may--
       ``(i) order expedited proceedings, shortening the time 
     periods for proceedings under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and 
     (4) as necessary to allow the matter to be resolved in 
     sufficient time before the election to avoid harm or 
     prejudice to the interests of the parties; or
       ``(ii) if the Commission determines that there is 
     insufficient time to conduct proceedings before the election, 
     summarily dismiss the complaint.''.
       (b) Referral to Attorney General.--Section 309(a)(5) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)) 
     is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) The Commission may at any time, by an affirmative 
     vote of at least 4 of its members, refer a possible violation 
     of this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, to the Attorney General of the United States, 
     without regard to any limitation set forth in this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 509. INITIATION OF ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDING.

       Section 309(a)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``reason to 
     believe that'' and inserting ``reason to investigate 
     whether''.
 TITLE VI--SEVERABILITY; CONSTITUTIONALITY; EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS

     SEC. 601. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, 
     or the application of a provision or amendment to any person 
     or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the 
     remainder of this Act and amendments made by this Act, and 
     the application of the provisions and amendment to any person 
     or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding.

     SEC. 602. REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES.

       An appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court of the 
     United States from any final judgment, decree, or order 
     issued by any court ruling on the constitutionality of any 
     provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act.

     SEC. 603. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act take effect January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 604. REGULATIONS.

       The Federal Election Commission shall prescribe any 
     regulations required to carry out this Act and the amendments 
     made by this Act not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

391

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affirmative

Nays

4

para.70.29                   [Roll No. 301]

                                AYES--391

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--4

     Hastings (FL)
     Kanjorski
     Murtha
     Wexler

                             NOT VOTING--39

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Coble
     Danner
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Ford
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kleczka
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     McDade
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Pickering
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Roybal-Allard
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Yates
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.

para.70.30  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. STEARNS to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. 
SHAYS:


[[Page 1268]]


       Amend section 506 to read as follows (and conform the table 
     of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 506. BAN ON CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS BY NONCITIZENS.

       Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441e) is amended to read as follows:


              ``contributions and donations by noncitizens

       ``Sec. 319. (a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for--
       ``(1) a noncitizen, directly or indirectly, to make--
       ``(A) a donation of money or other thing of value, or to 
     promise expressly or impliedly to make a donation, in 
     connection with a Federal, State, or local election to a 
     political committee or a candidate for Federal office, or
       ``(B) a contribution or donation to a committee of a 
     political party; or
       ``(2) a person to solicit, accept, or receive a 
     contribution or donation described in paragraph (1) from a 
     noncitizen.
       ``(b) Treatment of Nationals of the United States.--For 
     purposes of subsection (a), a `noncitizen' of the United 
     States does not include a national of the United States (as 
     defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act).''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

267

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affirmative

Nays

131

para.70.31                   [Roll No. 302]

                                AYES--267

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--131

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinojosa
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Manton
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Porter
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Talent
     Thornberry
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Coble
     Danner
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Ford
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     John
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     McDade
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Pickering
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Roybal-Allard
     Saxton
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Yates
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.

para.70.32  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. 
PICKERING to the foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. SHAYS:

       In section 319(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971, as proposed to be inserted by the amendment--
       (1) strike ``was aware of a high probability'' and insert 
     ``should have known''; and
       (2) strike the period at the end and insert the following: 
     ``, except that the trier of fact may not find that the 
     defendant should have known that the contribution originated 
     from a foreign national solely because of the name of the 
     contributor.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

344

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

56

para.70.33                   [Roll No. 303]

                                AYES--344

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella

[[Page 1269]]


     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--56

     Becerra
     Blunt
     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Carson
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Davis (VA)
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Engel
     Ensign
     Farr
     Fazio
     Frank (MA)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kucinich
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Lofgren
     McDermott
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Paul
     Payne
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Waters
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Wilson
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Coble
     Danner
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Ford
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     John
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     McDade
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Roybal-Allard
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Yates
  So the amendment, as modified, to the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute was agreed to.

para.70.34  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DeLAY to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. 
SHAYS:

       Add at the end the following new title:

   TITLE ______--SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDRAISING ON FEDERAL 
                                PROPERTY

     SEC. ______01. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING APPLICABILITY OF 
                   CONTROLLING LEGAL AUTHORITY TO FUNDRAISING ON 
                   FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) On March 2, 1997, the Washington Post reported that 
     Vice President Gore ``played the central role in soliciting 
     millions of dollars in campaign money for the Democratic 
     Party during the 1996 election'' and that he was known as the 
     administration's ``solicitor-in-chief''.
       (2) The next day, Vice President Gore held a nationally 
     televised press conference in which he admitted making 
     numerous calls from the White House in which he solicited 
     campaign contributions.
       (3) The Vice President said that there was ``no controlling 
     legal authority'' regarding the use of government telephones 
     and properties for the use of campaign fundraising.
       (4) Documents that the White House released reveal that 
     Vice President Gore made 86 fundraising calls from his White 
     House office, and these new records reveal that Vice 
     President Gore made 20 of these calls at taxpayer expense.
       (5) Section 641 of title 18, United States Code, 
     (prohibiting the conversion of government property to 
     personal use) clearly prohibits the use of government 
     property to raise campaign funds.
       (6) On its face, the conduct to which Vice President Gore 
     admitted appears to be a clear violation of section 607 of 
     title 18, United States Code, which makes it unlawful for 
     ``any person to solicit . . . any (campaign) contribution . . 
     . in any room or building occupied in the discharge of 
     official (government) duties''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Federal law clearly demonstrates that ``controlling legal 
     authority'' prohibits the use of Federal property to raise 
     campaign funds.

It was decided in the

Yeas

360

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

36

para.70.35                   [Roll No. 304]

                                AYES--360

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--36

     Allen
     Becerra
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Clay
     Conyers
     Engel
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Furse
     Hastings (FL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kanjorski
     Kucinich
     Lee
     McDermott
     Meek (FL)
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Obey
     Payne
     Rahall
     Sabo
     Scott
     Smith, Adam
     Stark
     Tanner
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler

[[Page 1270]]



                             NOT VOTING--38

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Coble
     Danner
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Ford
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     John
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDade
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Roybal-Allard
     Scarborough
     Skelton
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Yates
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.

para.70.36  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. McINNIS to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. 
SHAYS:

       Add at the end the following new title:

  TITLE ______--PROHIBITING SOLICITATION TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO CERTAIN 
                          GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

     SEC. ______01. PROHIBITION AGAINST ACCEPTANCE OR SOLICITATION 
                   TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENT 
                   PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 226. Acceptance or solicitation to obtain access to 
       certain government property

       ``Whoever solicits or receives anything of value in 
     consideration of providing a person with access to Air Force 
     One, Marine One, Air Force Two, Marine Two, the White House, 
     or the Vice President's residence; shall be fined under this 
     title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     11 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``236. Acceptance or soliciting to obtain access to certain government 
              property.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

391

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

7

para.70.37                   [Roll No. 305]

                                AYES--391

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--7

     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Farr
     Kucinich
     Pelosi
     Waters
     Wexler

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Coble
     Danner
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Ford
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     John
     Kennelly
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDade
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Roybal-Allard
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Yates
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.

para.70.38  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. PAXON to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. 
SHAYS:

       Add at the end the following new title:

                     TITLE ______--UNION DISCLOSURE

     SEC. ______--01. UNION DISCLOSURE.

       (a) In General.--Section 201(b) of the Labor Management 
     Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) an itemization of amounts spend by the labor 
     organization for--
       ``(A) contract negotiation and administration:
       ``(B) organizing activities;
       ``(C) strike activities;
       ``(D) political activities;
       ``(E) lobbying and promotional activities; and
       ``(F) market recovery and job targeting programs; and
       ``(8) all transactions involving a single source or payee 
     for each of the activities described in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (F) of paragraph (7) in which the aggregate cost 
     exceeds $10,000.''.
       (b) Computer Network Access.--Section 201(c) of the Labor 
     Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 
     431(c)) is amended by inserting ``including availability of 
     such reports via a public Internet site or another publicly 
     accessible computer network'' after ``its members.''.
       (c) Reporting by Secretary.--Section 205(a) of the Labor 
     Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 
     435(a)) is amended by inserting after ``and the Secretary'' 
     the following: ``shall make the reports and documents filed 
     pursuant to section 201(b) available via a public Internet 
     site or another public accessible computer network. The 
     Secretary''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

150

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

248

para.70.39                   [Roll No. 306]

                                AYES--150

     Archer
     Armey
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)

[[Page 1271]]


     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--248

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Coble
     Danner
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Ford
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     John
     Kennelly
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDade
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Roybal-Allard
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Yates
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.

para.70.40  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HEFLEY to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. 
SHAYS:

       Add at the end the following new title:

   TITLE--PROHIBITING USE OF AIR FORCE ONE FOR POLITICAL FUNDRAISING

     SEC. 01. PROHIBITING USE OF AIR FORCE ONE FOR POLITICAL 
                   FUNDRAISING.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


      ``prohibiting use of air force one for political fundraising

       ``Sec. 323. (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any 
     persons to provide or offer to provide transportation on Air 
     Force One in exchange for any money or other thing of value 
     in support of any political party or the campaign for 
     electoral office of any candidate, without regard to whether 
     or not the money or thing of value involved is otherwise 
     treated as a contribution under this title.
       ``(b) Air Force One Defined.--In subsection (a), the term 
     `Air Force One' means the airplane operated by the Air Force 
     which has been specially configured to carry out the mission 
     of transporting the President.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

222

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

177

para.70.41                   [Roll No. 307]

                                AYES--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--177

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Latham
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)

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     Manton
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Thornberry
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--35

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Coble
     Danner
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Ford
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     John
     Kennelly
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDade
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Roybal-Allard
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Yates
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.

para.70.42  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. NORTHUP to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. 
SHAYS:

             TITLE--PROHIBITING USE OF WALKING AROUND MONEY

     SEC. __01. PROHIBITING CAMPAIGNS FROM PROVIDING CURRENCY TO 
                   INDIVIDUALS FOR PURPOSES OF ENCOURAGING TURNOUT 
                   ON DATE OF ELECTION.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


     ``prohibiting use of currency to promote election day turnout

       ``Sec. 323. It shall be unlawful for any political 
     committee to provide currency to any person for purposes of 
     carrying out activities on the date of an election to 
     encourage or assist individuals to appear at the polling 
     place for election.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

284

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

114

para.70.43                   [Roll No. 308]

                                AYES--284

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--114

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Manton
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mink
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stark
     Tanner
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Coble
     Coburn
     Danner
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Ford
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     John
     Kennelly
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDade
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Riggs
     Roybal-Allard
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Towns
     Traficant
     Yates
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BARR, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.70.44  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4193

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-637) the resolution (H. Res. 504) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4193) making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.70.45  bipartisan campaign integrity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 442 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, 
and for other purposes.
  Mr. BARR, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BARR, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.70.46  order of business--consideration of amendments to h.r. 2183

  On motion of Mrs. SMITH, by unanimous consent,

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  Ordered, That during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2183) to 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing 
of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes, 
the 40 through 45 amendments depicted in the previous unanimous consent 
agreed to on July 14, 1998, be modified by the form at the desk; that 
the amendment be considered out of order immediately following the 
Calvert amendment; and that debate on the amendment be limited to ten 
minutes, equally divided between a proponent and opponent thereto.

para.70.47  bipartisan campaign integrity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, pursuant to House Resolution 442 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, 
and for other purposes.
  Mr. BARR, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BARR, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.70.48  senate bills and concurrent resolution referred

  Bills of the Senate of the following titles were taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 638. An act to provide for the expeditions completion of 
     the acquisition of private mineral interests within the Mount 
     St. Helens National Volcanic Monument mandated by the 1982 
     Act that established the Monument, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       S. 1069. An act entitled the ``National Discovery Trails 
     Act of 1997; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 1132. An act to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier 
     National Monument to include the lands within the headwaters 
     of the Upper Alamo Watershed which drain into the Monument 
     and which are not currently within the jurisdiction of a 
     Federal land management agency, to authorize purchase or 
     donation of those lands, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       S. 1403. An act to amend the National Historic Preservation 
     Act for purposes of establishing a national historic 
     lighthouse preservation program; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       S. 1418. An act to promote the research, identification, 
     assessment, exploration, and development of methane hydrate 
     resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, and in addition, to the Committee on Resources, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       S. 1510. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior and 
     the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands to the 
     county of Rio Arriba, New Mexico; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       S. 1695. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
     Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in the State of 
     Colorado as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 1807. An act to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over certain parcels of public domain land in Lake County, 
     Oregon, to facilitate management of the land, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. Con. Res. 105. Concurrent Resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the culpability of Slobodan 
     Milosevic for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
     genocide in the former Yugoslavia, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.

para.70.49  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. RIGGS, for Friday, July 17 and today;
  To Mr. THOMPSON, for today;
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today and until 12 noon on Tuesday, July 28;
  To Mr. JEFFERSON, for today;
  To Mr. McNULTY, for July 21 and July 22;
  To Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD, for today;
  To Mr. ORTIZ, for July 20 and until noon on Tuesday, July 21;
  To Mr. FORD, for today;
  To Mr. BILIRAKIS, for today; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 7:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.70.50  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. CALVERT, at 11 o'clock and 41 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.70.51  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and references to the proper calendar, as 
follows:

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 3249. A bill 
     to provide for the rectification of certain retirement 
     coverage errors affecting Federal employees, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-625 Pt. 2). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 3874. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
     make improvements to the special supplemental nutrition 
     program for women, infants, and children and to extend the 
     authority of that program through fiscal year 2003; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 105-633). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 8. A bill to amend 
     the Clean Air Act to deny entry into the United States of 
     certain foreign motor vehicles that do not comply with State 
     laws governing motor vehicles emissions, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-634). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. PORTER: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 4274. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
     and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-635). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ROGERS: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 4276. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-636). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 504. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 4193) making appropriations for the Department of 
     the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     637). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. House Joint 
     Resolution 121. Resolution disapproving the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) 
     to the products of the People's Republic of China; adversely 
     (Rept. No. 105-638). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 4057. A bill to amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-639). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para.70.52  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 4274. A bill making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kim, and 
             Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 4275. A bill to reauthorize and make reforms to 
     programs authorized by the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 and the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROGERS:
       H.R. 4276. A bill making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 4277. A bill to ensure and foster continued patient 
     safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply 
     to negotiations by groups of health care professionals and 
     certain other associations that are engaged in negotiations 
     with health maintenance organizations and other health 
     insurance issuers in the same manner as such laws apply to 
     collective bargaining by labor organizations under the 
     National Labor Relations Act; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. 
             Hilliard):
       H.R. 4278. A bill to require the provision of health care 
     benefits under Federal contracts and subcontracts; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and

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     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SHERMAN:
       H.R. 4279. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the application of the alternative minimum tax 
     to the transfer of stock pursuant to an incentive stock 
     option; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MCHALE (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Roemer, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Ford, 
             Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Ms. Furse, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Poshard, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Carson, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Holden, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, and Mr. Etheridge):
       H. Con. Res. 302. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of children and families in the United States and 
     expressing support for the goals of National KidsDay and 
     National Family Month; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Martinez):
       H. Con. Res. 303. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the President should declare 
     Kneeling Nun Mountain in Grant County, New Mexico, to be a 
     national monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Berman, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H. Res. 505. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the importance of 
     diplomatic relations with the Pacific Island nations; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H. Res. 506. A resolution providing amounts for further 
     expenses of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in 
     the second session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight. 

para.70.53  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 45: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 71: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 296: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 677: Mr. Pappas and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 687: Mr. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 1321: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 1338: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1404: Mr. Jackson and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Lee and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Allen, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. Upton, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 2409: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2869: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Foley and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2944: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Slaughter, and 
     Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2968: Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Baker, and Mr. 
     Stump.
       H.R. 2982: Mrs. Morella and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 3022: Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 3234: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Gutknecht and Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 3251: Mr. Berman, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.R. 3262: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3281: Mr. Matsui, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Aderholt, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 3710: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
     Condit, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lampson, 
     Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Wexler, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Olver, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
     Mr. McInnis, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Traficant, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 3779: Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Bass, Mr. Delahunt, 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Towns, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
     Fazio of California, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Costello, 
     and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 3782: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3790: Mr. Allen, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boyd, 
     Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clement, 
     Mr. Cramer, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Doyle, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodling, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lazio of New 
     York, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
     Skaggs, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Walsh, 
     Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. White, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 3815: Mr. Sherman, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Goss, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Klug, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 3821: Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Wilson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 3862: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hyde, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 3905: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 3985: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 4006: Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Brady 
     of Texas, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Ms. Roybal-
     Allard.
       H.R. 4035: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 4036: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Carson, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 4071: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 4084: Mr. Manton, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Faleomavega, Mr. 
     Olver, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 4095: Ms. Lee, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 4121: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 4125: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 4147: Mr. McGovern, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. 
     Hostettler.
       H.R. 4151: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4155: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 4188: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 4196: Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Sununu, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 4197: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and 
     Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 4206: Mr. Bonior, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Kleczka, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Evans, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Danner, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Doyle, and 
     Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 4217: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4220: Mr. Rodriguez and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 4224: Mr. Rahall and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 4232: Mr. Calvert and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4236: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 4248: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 4250: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hyde, 
     Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Graham, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
     McCollum, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Riggs, 
     and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 4257: Mr. Regula.
       H.J. Res 40: Mr. Doolittle.
       H. Con. Res. 224: Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Saxton.
       H. Con. Res. 246: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. 
     Lee, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Cummings, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mrs. Wilson.
       H. Con. Res. 278: Mr. Cook and Mr. Riley.
       H. Con. Res. 290: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Poshard.
       H. Con. Res. 292: Mr. Sherman.
       H. Res. 98: Mrs. Bono.
       H. Res. 421: Mr. Sherman.
       H. Res. 459: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Sherman.



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                       TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1998 (71)

para.71.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9:00 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. DEAL, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 21, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Nathan Deal to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.71.2  recess--9:50 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DEAL, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 10 a.m.

para.71.3  after recess--10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.71.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of

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the proceedings of Monday, July 20, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.71.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10102. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area 
     Classifications; Louisiana [Docket No. 98-068-1] received 
     June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10103. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bifenthrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300677; FRL-5797-7] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10104. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Gliocladium Catenulatum 
     Strain J1446; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance 
     [OPP-300665; FRL-5794-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 6, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10105. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Myclobutanil; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300678; FRL-5798-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10106. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's rule--Organization; Loan Policies and 
     Operations; Disclosure to Shareholders; Disclosure to 
     Investors in Systemwide and Consolidated Bank Debt 
     Obligations of the Farm Credit System; Other Financing 
     Institutions (RIN: 3052-AB67) received July 2, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10107. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and 
     Chief Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--
     Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest 
     Assumptions for Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received 
     July 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       10108. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Final Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard 
     [Docket No. NHTSA-97-3125; Notice 02] (RIN: 2127-AH04) 
     received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10109. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; Montana; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions from 
     Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [MT-001-004a; FRL-
     6122-2] received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10110. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Designation of Area for 
     Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of California; 
     Redesignation of the San Francisco Bay Area to Nonattainment 
     for Ozone [CA-008-BU, FRL-6120-4] received July 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10111. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Underground Storage 
     Tank Program: Approved State Program for Nevada [FRL--6118-1] 
     received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10112. A letter from the Secretary of the Commission, 
     Federal Trade Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Rule Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy 
     Consumption and Water Use of Certain Home Appliances and 
     Other Products Required Under the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (``Appliance Labeling Rule'') [16 CFR Part 
     305] received July 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10113. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-380, 
     ``Assault on an Inspector or Investigator and Revitalization 
     Corporation Amendment Act of 1998'' received July 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10114. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-382, 
     ``Official Dinosaur Act of 1998,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       10115. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Washington Sport Fishery 
     [Docket No. 980225048-8059-02; I.D. 062398A] received July 6, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10116. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Technical Amendment to Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness 
     Docket; Safety Glazing Standards; Correction [FRA Docket No. 
     PTEP-1, Notice No. 4] (RIN: 2130-AA96) received June 29, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10117. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Model A109C and 
     A109K2 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-65-AD; Amendment 39-
     10619; AD 98-13-28] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10118. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH Model 
     EC 135 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-18-AD; Amendment 39-
     10632; AD 98-09-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10119. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS 332C, L, 
     and L1 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-39-AD; Amendment 39-
     10630; AD 98-13-39] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10120. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS332C, L, 
     and L1 and Model SA330F, G, and J Helicopters [Docket No. 98-
     SW-11-AD; Amendment 39-10633; AD 98-06-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10121. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA 330F, G, 
     and J Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-06-AD; Amendment 39-
     10631; AD 98-13-40] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10122. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Youngstown Elser Metro 
     Airport, OH [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-24] received June 29, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10123. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Griffith, IN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-22] received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10124. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Fort Atkinson, WI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-23] received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10125. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Roxboro, NC [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASO-5] received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10126. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directive; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-115-AD; Amendment 39-10629; 
     AD 98-13-38] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10127. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF340A, SAAB 340B, 
     and SAAB 2000 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-212-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10627; AD 98-13-36] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10128. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9 and 
     DC-9-80 Series Airplanes, Model MD-88 Airplanes, and C-9 
     (Military) Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-203-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10626; AD 98-13-35] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10129. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-145-AD; Amendment 39-10622; AD 
     98-13-31] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 29, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

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       10130. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-329-AD; Amendment 39-10623; AD 
     98-13-32] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 29, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       10131. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A300-600, and 
     A310 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-257-AD; Amendment 39-
     10624; AD 98-13-33] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10132. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Limited, Aero Division-
     Bristol, S.N.E.C.M.A. Olympus 593 Series Turbojet Engines 
     [Docket No. 98-ANE-15-AD; Amendment 39-10612; AD 98-13-21] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10133. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300-600 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 95-NM-78-AD; Amendment 39-10614; AD 98-
     13-23] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10134. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 
     (Regional Jet Series 100) Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-83-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10615; AD 98-13-24] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10135. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-89-AD; Amendment 39-10618; AD 98-
     13-27] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10136. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAC 1-11 
     200 and 400 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-51-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10617; AD 98-13-26] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10137. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 1000, 2000, 
     3000, and 4000 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-16-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10616; AD 98-13-25] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10138. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Limited, Aero Division-
     Bristol, S.N.E.C.M.A., Olympus 593 Series Turbojet Engines 
     [Docket No. 98-ANE-12-AD; Amendment 39-10609; AD 98-13-20] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10139. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Model 
     1900D Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-86-AD; Amendment 39-10599; 
     AD 98-13-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10140. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319 and A321-100 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-75-AD; Amendment 39-10606; 
     AD 98-13-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10141. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 
     300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
     NM-102-AD; Amendment 39-10607; AD 98-13-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10142. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica, 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-145 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
     NM-65-AD; Amendment 39-10604; AD 98-13-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10143. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AERMACCHI S.p.A. Models F.260, 
     F.260B, F.260C, and F.260D Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-143-
     AD; Amendment 39-10597; AD 98-13-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10144. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-250-AD; Amendment 39-10602; AD 98-13-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10145. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-81-AD; Amendment 39-10628; 
     AD 98-13-37] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10146. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Independence Day Celebration Fireworks, Wards 
     Island, East River, New York [CGD01-98-070] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10147. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Election Not to Apply Look-Back Method in De Minimis Cases 
     [TD 8775] (RIN: 1545-AV79) received July 9, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.71.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4193

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 504):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4193) making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order 
     against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with 
     section 306 or 401 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are 
     waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
     shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The 
     amendments printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee 
     on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as 
     adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
     Points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 
     for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are 
     waived except as follows: page 88, line 10, through page 89, 
     line 6. If an unprotected provision is stricken on a point of 
     order, the Committee of the Whole shall immediately consider 
     the amendment printed in part 2 of the report of the 
     Committee on Rules if offered by Representative Johnson of 
     Connecticut or her designee. That amendment shall be 
     considered as read, be debatable for 30 minutes equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
     shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 
     to a demand for division of the question in the House or in 
     the Committee of the Whole. The amendment printed in part 3 
     of the report of the Committee on Rules may be offered only 
     by Representative Young of Alaska or his designee, may be 
     offered only at the appropriate point in the reading of the 
     bill, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 30 
     minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
     an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not 
     be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 
     House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 
     against the amendments printed in the report are waived. 
     During consideration of the bill for further amendment, the 
     Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. During 
     consideration of the bill, points of order against amendments 
     for failure to comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI are 
     waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as 
     amended, to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
     on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.

[[Page 1277]]

para.71.7  motion to adjourn

  Mr. YATES moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. YATES objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

7

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

382

para.71.8                    [Roll No. 309]

                                 YEAS--7

     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Filner
     Gephardt
     McDermott
     Miller (CA)
     Nadler

                                NAYS--382

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--45

     Armey
     Baker
     Bilirakis
     Burton
     Cardin
     Crapo
     Danner
     DeLay
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dunn
     Engel
     Evans
     Ewing
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hill
     John
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Markey
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McNulty
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Porter
     Poshard
     Roukema
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Stenholm
     Turner
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.
  After further debate,
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington moved the previous question on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. YATES objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

223

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

196

para.71.9                    [Roll No. 310]

                                YEAS--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards

[[Page 1278]]


     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Baker
     Bilirakis
     Canady
     Dixon
     Ford
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Hinojosa
     John
     Kennelly
     McDade
     McNulty
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Peterson (PA)
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

224

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

191

para.71.10                   [Roll No. 311]

                                AYES--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Baker
     Bilirakis
     Dixon
     Ford
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     John
     Kennelly
     Livingston
     McDade
     McNulty
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Rodriguez
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.71.11  interior appropriations for fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, pursuant to House Resolution 504 and 
rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4193) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, by unanimous consent, designated Mr. 
LaTourette as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, assumed the Chair.

para.71.12  enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, announced that pursuant to 
clause 4, Rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled bill:

       S. 318. A bill to require automatic cancellation and notice 
     of cancellation rights with respect to private mortgage 
     insurance which is required as a condition for entering into 
     a residential mortgage transaction, to abolish the Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board, and for other purposes.
  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.71.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. JOHNSON of 
Connecticut:

       Page 88, after line 9, insert the following:

[[Page 1279]]

                    National Endowment for the Arts


                       grants and administration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
     on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 
     $81,240,000 shall be available to the National Endowment for 
     the Arts for the support of projects and productions in the 
     arts through assistance to organizations and individuals 
     pursuant to section 5(c) of the Act, and for administering 
     the functions of the Act, to remain available until expended.


                            matching grants

       To carry out the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the 
     National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 
     1965, as amended, $16,760,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to the National Endowment for the Arts: Provided. 
     That this appropriation shall be available for obligation 
     only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of 
     gifts, bequests, and devises of money, and other property 
     accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the Endowment 
     under the provisions of section 10(a)(2), subsections 
     11(a)(2)(A) and 11(a)(3)(A) during the current and preceding 
     fiscal years for which equal amounts have not previously been 
     appropriated.

It was decided in the

Yeas

253

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

173

para.71.14                   [Roll No. 312]

                                AYES--253

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--173

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Dixon
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     John
     McDade
     McNulty
     Norwood
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PAPPAS, assumed the Chair.

para.71.15  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.71.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SKAGGS:

       Page 2, line 13, insert ``(decreased by $1,000,000)'' after 
     ``$596,425,000''.
       Page 3, line 6, insert ``(decreased by $1,000,000)'' after 
     ``$596,425,000''.
       Page 69, line 15, insert ``(decreased by $500,000)'' after 
     ``$320,558,000''.
       Page 70, line 17, insert ``(decreased by $3,000,000)'' 
     after ``$630,250,000''.
       Page 70, line 22, insert ``(increased by $20,000,000)'' 
     after ``$150,000,000''.
       Page 71, line 4, insert ``(increased by $16,000,000)'' 
     after ``$120,000,000''.
       Page 71, line 5, insert ``(increased by $4,000,000)'' after 
     ``$30,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

212

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

213

para.71.17                   [Roll No. 313]

                                AYES--212

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman

[[Page 1280]]


     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thune
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--213

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Dixon
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     John
     McNulty
     Solomon
     Stokes
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.71.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SANDERS:

       In the item relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR--
     Bureau of Land Management--payments in lieu of taxes'', after 
     the first dollar amount, insert the following: ``(increased 
     by $20,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY--fossil 
     energy research and development'', after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $50,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

241

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

185

para.71.19                   [Roll No. 314]

                                AYES--241

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--185

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McKeon
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Ney
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Dixon
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     John
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.71.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. McGOVERN:

       Page 19, line 7, insert after the dollar amount the 
     following: ``(increased by $30,000,000)''.
       Page 70, line 17, insert after the dollar amount ``(reduced 
     by $30,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

203

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negative

Nays

221

para.71.21                   [Roll No. 315]

                                AYES--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson

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     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fawell
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Goode
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pitts
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Dixon
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     John
     Kanjorski
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Radanovich
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, assumed the Chair.

para.71.22  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.
  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, assumed the 
Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.71.23  message from the president--veto of h.r. 2646

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, laid before the 
House a message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the House of Representatives:
  I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 2646, the ``Education 
Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998.''
  As I have said before, we must prepare our children for the 21st 
century by providing them with the best education in the world. To help 
meet this goal, I have sent the Congress a comprehensive agenda for 
strengthening our public schools, which enroll almost 90 percent of our 
students. My plan calls for raising standards, strengthening 
accountability, and promoting charter schools and other forms of public 
school choice. It calls for reducing class size in the early grades, so 
our students get a solid foundation in the basic skills, modernizing our 
schools for the 21st century, and linking them with the Internet. And we 
must strengthen teaching and provide students who need additional help 
with tutoring, mentoring, and after-school programs. We must take these 
steps now.
  By sending me this bill, the Congress has instead chosen to weaken 
public education and shortchange our children. The modifications to the 
Education IRAs that the bill would authorize are bad education policy 
and bad tax policy. The bill would divert limited Federal resources away 
from public schools by spending more than $3 billion on tax benefits 
that would do virtually nothing for average families and would 
disproportionately benefit the most affluent families. More than 70 
percent of the benefits would flow to families in the top 20 percent of 
income distribution, and families struggling to make ends meet would 
never see a penny of the benefits. Moreover, the bill would not create a 
meaningful incentive for families to increase their savings for 
educational purposes; it would instead reward families, particularly 
those with substantial incomes, for what they already do.
  The way to improve education for all our children is to increase 
standards, accountability, and choice within the public schools. Just as 
we have an obligation to repair our Nation's roads and bridges and 
invest in the infrastructure of our transportation system, we also have 
an obligation to invest in the infrastructure needs of our public 
schools. I urge the Congress to meet that obligation and to send me 
instead the legislation I have proposed to reduce class size; improve 
the quality of teaching; modernize our schools; end social promotions; 
raise academic standards; and hold school districts, schools, and staff 
accountable for results.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 21, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the veto message and the bill were referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-
287).

para.71.24  securities litigation uniform standards

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1689) to 
amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
to limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law, and 
for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, recognized Mr. 
BLILEY and Mr. STUPAK, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.

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  Mr. STUPAK demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.71.25  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to terrorism

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, laid before the 
House a message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on the developments concerning the 
national emergency with respect to terrorists who threaten to disrupt 
the Middle East peace process that was declared in Executive Order 12947 
of January 23, 1995. This report is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) 
of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) 
of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 
1703(c).
  1. On January 23, 1995, I signed Executive Order 12947, ``Prohibiting 
Transactions with Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East 
Peace Process'' (the ``Order'') (60 Fed. Reg. 5079, January 25, 1995). 
The Order blocks all property subject to U.S. jurisdiction in which 
there is any interest of 12 terrorist organizations that threaten the 
Middle East peace process as identified in an Annex to the Order. The 
Order also blocks the property and interests in property subject to U.S. 
jurisdiction of persons designated by the Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney 
General, who are found (1) to have committed, or to pose a significant 
risk of committing, acts of violence that have the purpose or effect of 
disrupting the Middle East peace process, or (2) to assist in, sponsor, 
or provide financial, material, or technological support for, or 
services in support of, such acts of violence. In addition, the Order 
blocks all property and interests in property subject to U.S. 
jurisdiction in which there is any interest of persons determined by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Secretary of State 
and the Attorney General, to be owned or controlled by, or to act for or 
on behalf of, any other person designated pursuant to the Order 
(collectively ``Specially Designated Terrorists'' or ``SDTs'').
  The Order further prohibits any transaction or dealing by a United 
States person or within the United States in property or interests in 
property of SDTs, including the making or receiving of any contribution 
of funds, goods, or services to or for the benefit of such persons. This 
prohibition includes donations that are intended to relieve human 
suffering.
  Designations of persons blocked pursuant to the Order are effective 
upon the date of determination by the Secretary of State or her 
delegate, or the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) 
acting under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Treasury. 
Public notice of blocking is effective upon the date of filing with the 
Federal Register, or upon prior actual notice.
  Because terrorist activities continue to threaten the Middle East 
peace process and vital interests of the United States in the Middle 
East, on January 21, 1998, I continued for another year the national 
emergency declared on January 23, 1995, and the measures that took 
effect on January 24, 1995, to deal with that emergency. This action was 
taken in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1622(d)).
  2. On January 25, 1995, the Department of the Treasury issued a notice 
listing persons blocked pursuant to Executive Order 12947 who have been 
designated by the President as terrorist organizations threatening the 
Middle East peace process or who have been found to be owned or 
controlled by, or to be acting for or on behalf of, these terrorist 
organizations (60 Fed. Reg. 5084, January 25, 1995). The notice 
identified 31 entities that act for or on behalf of the 12 Middle East 
terrorist organizations listed in the Annex to Executive Order 12947, as 
well as 18 individuals who are leaders or representatives of these 
groups. In addition, the notice provided 9 name variations or pseudonyms 
used by the 18 individuals identified. The list identifies blocked 
persons who have been found to have committed, or to pose a 
significant risk of committing, acts of violence that have the purpose 
or effect of disrupting the Middle East peace process or to have 
assisted in, sponsored, or provided financial, material or 
technological support for, or services in support of, such acts of 
violence, or are owned or controlled by, or act for or on behalf of 
other blocked persons. The Department of the Treasury issued three 
additional notices adding the names of three individuals, as well as 
their pseudonyms, to the list of SDTs (60 Fed. Reg. 41152, August 11, 
1995; 60 Fed. Reg. 44932, August 29, 1995; and 60 Fed. Reg. 58435, 
November 27, 1995).

  3. On February 2, 1996, OFAC issued the Terrorism Sanctions 
Regulations (the ``TSRs'' or the ``Regulations'') (61 Fed. Reg. 3805, 
February 2, 1996). The TSRs implement the President's declaration of a 
national emergency and imposition of sanctions against certain persons 
whose acts of violence have the purpose or effect of disrupting the 
Middle East peace process. There have been no amendments to the TSRs, 
31 C.F.R. Part 595, administered by the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control of the Department of the Treasury, since my report of January 
28, 1998.
  4. Since January 25, 1995, OFAC has issued six licenses pursuant to 
the Regulations. These licenses authorize payment of legal expenses and 
the disbursement of funds for normal expenditures for the maintenance 
of family members, the employment and payment of salary and educational 
expenses, payment for secure storage of tangible assets, and payment of 
certain administrative transactions, to or for individuals designated 
pursuant to Executive Order 12947.
  5. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from January 23 through July 22, 1998, that are directly 
attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by the 
declaration of the national emergency with respect to organizations 
that disrupt the Middle East Peace process, are estimated at 
approximately $165,000. These data do not reflect certain costs of 
operations by the intelligence and law enforcement communities.
  6. Executive Order 12947 provides this Administration with a tool for 
combating fundraising in this country on behalf of organizations that 
use terror to undermine the Middle East peace process. The Order makes 
it harder for such groups to finance these criminal activities by 
cutting off their access to sources of support in the United States and 
to U.S. financial facilities. It is also intended to reach charitable 
contributions to designated organizations and individuals to preclude 
diversion of such donations to terrorist activities.
  Executive Order 12947 demonstrates the determination of the United 
States to confront and combat those who would seek to destroy the 
Middle East peace process, and our commitment to the global fight 
against terrorism. I shall continue to exercise the powers at my 
disposal to apply economic sanctions against extremists seeking to 
destroy the hopes of peaceful coexistence between Arabs and Israelis as 
long as these measures are appropriate, and will continue to report 
periodically to the Congress on significant developments pursuant to 50 
U.S.C. 1703(c).
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 21, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-288).

para.71.26  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 1439. An Act to facilitate the sale of certain land in 
     Tahoe National Forest in the State of Colorado to Placer 
     County, California.
       H.R. 1460. An Act to allow for the election of the Delegate 
     from Guam by other than separate ballot, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1779. An Act to make a minor adjustment in the 
     exterior boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the 
     Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small 
     parcel of land containing improvements.
       H.R. 2165. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of FERC Project 
     Number 3862 in the State of Iowa, and for other purposes.

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       H.R. 2217. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of FERC Project 
     Number 9248 in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2841. An Act to extend the time required for the 
     construction of a hydroelectric project.
       H.R. 2676. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, 
     and for other purposes.

para.71.27  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 2316. An Act to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     submit to Congress a plan to ensure that all amounts accrued 
     on the books of the United States Enrichment Corporation for 
     the disposition of depleted uranium hexafluoride will be used 
     to treat and recycle depleted uranium hexafluoride.

para.71.28  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. FORD of Tennessee, for today; and
  To Mr. BILIRAKIS, for today until 2:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.71.29  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. JACKSON-LEE, at 9 o'clock and 23 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.71.30  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1689. A bill to 
     amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange 
     Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities class actions 
     under State law, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-640). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para.71.31  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 2281. Referral to the Committees on Commerce and Ways 
     and Means extended for a period ending not later than July 
     22, 1998.

para.71.32  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
             Lee, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 4280. A bill to provide for greater access to child 
     care services for Federal employees; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Hill):
       H.R. 4281. A bill to repeal sections 1173(b) and 1177(a)(1) 
     of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Costello, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Danner, Mr. Thompson, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Pappas):
       H.R. 4282. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to police badges; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Scott, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Towns, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Norton, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. McHale, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Porter, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Stark, Mr. Oxley, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska):
       H.R. 4283. A bill to support sustainable and broad-based 
     agricultural and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 4284. A bill to authorize the Government of India to 
     establish a memorial to honor Mahatma Gandhi in the District 
     of Columbia; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Camp, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Ensign):
       H.R. 4285. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for S corporation reform, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4286. A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to 
     establish a parent-child privilege; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 4287. A bill to make technical corrections and minor 
     adjustments to the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-
     Escalante National Monument in the State of Utah; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. EWING:
       H.R. 4288. A bill to establish the negotiating objectives 
     of the United States with respect to the WTO Agreement on 
     Agriculture, to establish criteria for the accession of state 
     trading regimes to the WTO, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 4289. A bill to provide for the purchase by the 
     Secretary of the Interior of the Wilcox ranch in Eastern Utah 
     for management as wildlife habitat; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. 
             Blagojevich):
       H.R. 4290. A bill to assist State and local governments in 
     conducting community gun buy back programs; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Norton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Berman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
             Lofgren, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4291. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to eliminate, for alien battered spouses and children, 
     certain restrictions rendering them ineligible to apply for 
     adjustment of status, suspension of deportation, and 
     cancellation of removal, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Pappas, 
             Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
             Snowbarger, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Horn, 
             and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 4292. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     allow attachment of certain property of foreign states in 
     execution of judgements for acts of terrorism; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McGovern, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Lewis of California, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Engel, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lazio of New 
             York, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 4293. A bill to establish a cultural and training 
     program for disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland 
     and the Republic of Ireland; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on International 
     Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WHITE:
       H.R. 4294. A bill to amend the Elwha River Ecosystem and 
     Fisheries Restoration Act to provide further for the 
     acquisition and removal of the Elwha dam and acquisition of 
     Glines Canyon dam and the restoration of the Elwha River 
     ecosystem and native anadromous fisheries, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Engel, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             King of New York, and Mr. McGovern):
       H. Con. Res. 304. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the culpability of Slobodan 
     Milosevic for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
     genocide in the former Yugoslavia, and for other

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     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, and Mr. Parker):
       H. Res. 507. A resolution providing special investigative 
     authority for the Committee on Education and the Workforce; 
     to the Committee on Rules. 

para.71.33  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin introduced A bill (H.R. 4295) for 
     the relief of Juan Antonio Manrique; which was referred to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.71.34  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 457: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Watt of North Carolina and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Doyle, Ms. Lee, and Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 923: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Goodling, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Pease, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Filner and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1321: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1401: Ms. Christian-Green and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Coburn and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2070: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Wise and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2588: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2714: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 2715: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 2720: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 2840: Mr. Manzullo and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2896: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 2912: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 2949: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 2955: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
     Riggs, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bishop, and 
     Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 2995: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 3048: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Yates, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Stokes, Ms. Waters, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. 
     Kildee.
       H.R. 3125: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     McCollum, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Danner, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 3127: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 3159: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 3205: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3230: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 3279: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3284: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 3464: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3500: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
     Thomas, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. 
     McCrery.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Hilliard and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3571: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3577: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3598: Mr. Edwards, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 3602: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 3608 Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. 
     Oberstar.
       H.R. 3641: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 3659: Mr. Condit, Mr. Cannon, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gordon, 
     and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 3785: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 3803: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 3814: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cook, 
     Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Filner, Mr. Martinez, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
     Shimkus, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 3862: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 3865: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
     Aderholt, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 3895: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3925: Ms. Christian-Green and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 4010: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 4016: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 4070: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 4151: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 4181: Mr. Poshard and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 4204: Mr. Hastert and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 4213: Mr. Hobson and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 4217: Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 4219: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 4220: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4232: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hastert, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 4235: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. 
     Miller of California.
       H.R. 4240: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Hilliard, and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 4250: Mr. Cooksey and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 4251: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 4258: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Nussle, Mrs. 
     Myrick, and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Berman, Mr. Evans, and 
     Mrs. Lowey.
       H. Con. Res. 27: Mr. Lampson.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. 
     Strickland.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mrs. Bono.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Mr. Boyd, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Sanchez, and 
     Mr. Pallone.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Whitfield.
       H. Con. Res. 224: Mr. Sherman.
       H. Con. Res. 273: Mr. Paul.
       H. Con. Res. 286: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Bonior.
       H. Con. Res. 299: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Ryun.
       H. Con. Res. 302: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Cramer.
       H. Res. 362: Mr. Sherman.
       H. Res. 415: Mr. Berman, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Sherman.
       H. Res. 460: Mr. Green, Mr. Fossella, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Reyes, Mr. Cook, Mr. Holden, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Whitfield, and Ms. 
     Rivers.
       H. Res. 479: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Nadler.

para.71.35  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       68. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Gregory D. Watson 
     of Austin, Texas, relative to protesting the cost-of-living 
     adjustment increase in the compensation of Members of 
     Congress which took effect in January 1998; which was 
     referred to the Committee on House Oversight. 

para.71.36  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 1891: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.



.
                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1998 (72)

para.72.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 22, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jack Quinn to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.72.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of July 21, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.72.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10148. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Tobacco (Quota Plan) Crop Insurance 
     Regulations; and Common Crop Insurance (RIN: 0563-AB47) 
     received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       10149. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Gypsy Moth Generally Infested Areas [Docket No. 
     98-072-1] received July 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10150. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Limes 
     and Avocados Grown in Florida; Relaxation of Container 
     Dimension, Weight, and Marking Requirements [Docket No. FV98-
     911-2 IFR] received July 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10151. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Imported Fire Ant Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 
     97-101-2] received July 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10152. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Capsaicin; Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     July 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10153. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebuconazole; Extension 
     of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300679; FRL-6015-
     9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10154. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Admin

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     istration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--
     Organization; Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and 
     Operations, and Funding Operations; Disclosure to 
     Shareholders; Title V Conservators and Receivers; Capital 
     Provisions (RIN: 3052-AB58) received July 16, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10155. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Central Liquidity Facility [12 CFR Part 725] received 
     July 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       10156. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Disclosure for Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loans 
     [No. 98-70] (RIN: 1550-AB12) received July 15, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       10157. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 
     Program [34 CFR Part 685] received July 16, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       10158. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Office of Labor-Management Standards, Technical 
     Amendments of Rules Relating to Labor-Management Standards 
     and Standards of Conduct for Federal Sector Labor 
     Organizations (RIN: 1215-AB22) received July 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       10159. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--William D. Ford 
     Federal Direct Loan Program [34 CFR Part 685] received July 
     16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       10160. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial Process 
     Cooling Towers [AD-FRL-6112-7] received July 16, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10161. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     Section 304 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and 
     Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices [CS Docket No. 
     97-80] received July 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10162. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--1998 Biennial 
     Regulatory Review----Streamlining of Radio Technical Rules in 
     Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules [MM Docket No. 98-
     93] received July 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10163. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Food 
     Labeling: Warning and Notice Statement; Labeling of Juice 
     Products [Docket No. 97N-0524] (RIN: 0910-AA43) received July 
     14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10164. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Exemption To Allow Investment Advisors To Charge Fees Based 
     Upon a Share of Capital Gains Upon or Capital Appreciation of 
     a Client's Account [Release No. IA-1731, File No. S7-29-97] 
     (RIN: 3235-AH25) received July 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10165. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Agency, 
     transmitting certification of a proposed license for the 
     export of defense articles or defense services sold under a 
     contract to Saudi Arabia (Transmittal No. DTC-98-50), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       10166. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold under a contract to Japan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-59-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       10167. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold under a contract to Japan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-92-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       10168. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold under a contract to Greece 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-82-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       10169. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold under a contract to Germany 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-74-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       10170. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Cuban Assets Control Regulations; 
     Iranian Transactions Regulations; Reporting and Procedures 
     Regulations: Corrections [31 CFR Parts 501, 515 and 560] 
     received July 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       10171. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--General 
     Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 10 Day 
     Payment Clause For Certain Federal Supply Service Contracts 
     And Authorized Price Lists Under Federal Supply Service 
     Schedule Contracts [APD 2800.12A, CHGE 80] (RIN: 3090-AG47) 
     received July 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10172. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 
     1996 (RIN: 0960-AE68) received July 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       10173. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, 
     Tennessee Valley Authority, transmitting a copy of the annual 
     report in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act 
     during the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10174. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Update of Documents Incorporated 
     by Reference (RIN: 1010-AC46) received July 2, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10175. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Eastern Aleutian District of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 971208298-8055-
     02; I.D. 070798E] received July 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10176. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Security Zone; Coast Waters Adjacent to Florida [CGD07-98-
     006] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received July 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10177. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Cross River Swim Paducah 
     Summerfest, Ohio River mile 934.5 to 936.0, Paducah, Kentucky 
     [CGD08 98-040] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received July 16, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10178. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; New Jersey 
     Offshore Grand Prix [CGD 05-98-006] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     July 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10179. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Beverly Homecoming Fireworks Display, Beverly 
     [CGD01-98-082] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 16, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10180. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Parade of Lights Fireworks Display, Boston 
     Harbor, Boston, MA [CGD01-98-083] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     July 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10181. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety/Security Zone; San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, 
     Carquinez Strait, and Suisun Bay, CA [CGD11-98-005] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received July 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10182. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-145 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
     NM-41-AD; Amendment 39-10651; AD 98-15-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received July 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10183. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-197-AD; Amendment 39-10655; AD 98-15-
     04](RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10184. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAe 146-
     200A Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-87-AD; Amendment 39-
     10656; AD 98-15-05] (RIN:

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     2120-AA64) received July 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10185. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29265; Amdt. 
     No. 410] received July 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10186. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, First-out Inventories [Revenue Ruling 98-35] received 
     July 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10187. A letter from the Principal Deputy, Under Secretary 
     for Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the report to Congress for Department of Defense 
     purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 1997, pursuant 
     to Public Law 104--201, section 827 (110 Stat. 2611); jointly 
     to the Committees on National Security and Appropriations. 

para.72.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 4112. An Act making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 4112) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
for other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Bennett, 
Mr. Stevens, Mr. Craig, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Dorgan, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. 
Byrd, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

para.72.5  disapproving mfn status for china

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to the order of the House of July 17, called up 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 121) disapproving the extension of non-
discriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products 
of the People's Republic of China.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,

para.72.6  call of the house

  On motion of Ms. PELOSI, a call of the House was ordered.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--

para.72.7                    [Roll No. 316]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--408

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that 408 
Members had been recorded, a quorum.
  Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.
  After further debate,
  Pursuant to the order of the House of July 17, the previous question 
was considered as ordered.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON damanded a recorded vote on passage of said joint 
resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

166

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

264

para.72.8                    [Roll No. 317]

                                AYES--166

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bishop
     Blunt
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McIntyre

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     McKinney
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sisisky
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--264

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clement
     Coble
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Ford
     Gonzalez
     McNulty
     Serrano
     Young (FL)
  So the joint resolution was not passed.

para.72.9  h.r. 1689--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 1689) to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities 
class actions under State law, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

340

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

83

para.72.10                   [Roll No. 318]

                                YEAS--340

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--83

     Abercrombie
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Markey
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Rahall
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Lowey
       

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                             NOT VOTING--11

     Cubin
     Fawell
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Hall (TX)
     Herger
     Hooley
     McNulty
     Serrano
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  On motion of Mr. BLILEY, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1260) to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities class actions 
under State law, and for other purposes; was taken from the Speaker's 
table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. BLILEY submitted the following amendment, which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 1689, as passed by the House.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 1689, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.72.11  higher education act amendments

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 6) to 
extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 
1965, and for other purposes; together with the amendment of the Senate 
thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. GOODLING, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, 
appointed the following Members as managers on the part of the House at 
said conference:

  For consideration of the House bill (except section 464), and the 
Senate amendment (except sections 484 and 799C), and modifications 
committed to conference: Messrs. Goodling, McKeon, Petri, Graham, 
Souder, Peterson of Pennsylvania, Clay, Kildee, Martinez, and Andrews.
  For consideration of section 464 of the House bill, and sections 484 
and 799C of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Messrs. Goodling, Talent, Shaw, Camp, Clay and Levin. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.72.12  defense authorization

  On motion of Mr. SPENCE, by direction of the Committee on National 
Security and pursuant to clause 1 of rule XX, the bill (H.R. 3616) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes; together with the amendments 
of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. SPENCE, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendments of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.72.13  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 3616

  Mr. SKELTON moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the Senate 
amendments to the bill (H.R. 3616) be instructed to insist upon the 
authorization levels provided in title II of the House bill for Theater 
Missile Defense programs and for space-based lasers.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SKELTON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, announced 
that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.72.14  interior appropriations for fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 504 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4193) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes.
  Mr. PETRI, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, assumed the Chair.

para.72.15  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries. 

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.72.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. PARKER:

       Page 81, line 8, strike ``Provided further'' and all that 
     follows through ``funding agreements:'' on line 21.

It was decided in the

Yeas

135

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

289

para.72.17                   [Roll No. 319]

                                AYES--135

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Camp
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Engel
     English
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fossella
     Furse
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     LoBiondo
     Manton
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Shays
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker

                                NOES--289

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge

[[Page 1289]]


     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hunter
     Markey
     Moakley
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Serrano
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.72.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MILLER of 
California:

       Page 68, beginning at line 13, strike ``for indirect'' and 
     all that follows through line 16 and insert the following: 
     ``may not be used for indirect support activities (as defined 
     in the Forest Service Handbook).''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

236

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

182

para.72.19                   [Roll No. 320]

                                AYES--236

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--182

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Clay
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hunter
     John
     Kelly
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Moakley
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Serrano
     Smith, Linda
     Stearns
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.72.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4276

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-641) the resolution (H. Res. 508) providing for 
the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4276) making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.72.21  order of business--postponement of votes

  On motion of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order for the House to postpone further 
proceedings on the question of agreeing to the motion to instruct 
conferees on the bill (H.R. 3616) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 1999 for military

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activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes until Thursday, 
July 23, 1998.

para.72.22  appointment of conferees--h.r. 3616

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, and 
notwithstanding the postponement of the proceedings on the motion to 
instruct, announced the appointment of the following Members as managers 
on the part of the House to the conference with the Senate on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to 
the bill (H.R. 3616) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other 
purposes:

  Messrs. Spence, Stump, Hunter, Kasich, Bateman, Hansen, Weldon of 
Pennsylvania, Hefley, Saxton, Buyer, Mrs. Fowler, Messrs. McHugh, Watts 
of Oklahoma, Thornberry, Chambliss, Jones, Pappas, Riley, Skelton, 
Sisisky, Spratt, Ortiz, Pickett, Evans, Taylor, Abercrombie, Meehan, Ms. 
Harman, Messrs. McHale, Kennedy of Rhode Island, Allen, Snyder, and 
Maloney of Connecticut.
  From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for consideration 
of matters within the jurisdiction of that committee under clause 2 of 
rule XLVIII:
  Messrs. Goss, Lewis of California, and Dicks.
  From the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for 
consideration of section 1064 of the Senate amendment:
  Messrs. Leach, Castle, and LaFalce.
  From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of sections 601, 
3136, 3151, 3154, 3201, 3401, 3403, 3404, 3405, 3406, and 3407 of the 
House bill, and sections 321, 601, 1062, 3133, 3140, 3142, 3144, 3201, 
and title XXXVIII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
to conference:
  Messrs. Bliley, Dan Schaefer of Colorado, and Dingell.
  Provided that Mr. Oxley is appointed in lieu of Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
Colorado for consideration of section 321 of the Senate amendment.
  Provided that Mr. Bilirakis is appointed in lieu of Mr. Dan Schaefer 
of Colorado for consideration of section 601 of the House bill, and 
section 601 of the Senate amendment.
  Provided that Mr. Tauzin is appointed in lieu of Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
Colorado for consideration of section 1062 and Title XXXVIII of the 
Senate amendment.
  From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for consideration 
of sections 361, 364, 551, and 3151 of the House bill, and sections 522, 
643, and 1055 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference:
  Messrs. Petri, Riggs, and Roemer.
  From the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for 
consideration of sections 368, 729, 1025, 1042, and 1101-1106 of the 
House bill, and sections 346, 623, 707, 805, 806, 813, 814, 815, 816, 
1101-1105, 3142, 3144, 3145, 3162-3172 and 3510 of the Senate amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference:

  Messrs. Burton of Indiana, Mica, and Waxman.
  Provided that Mr. Horn is appointed in lieu of Mr. Mica for 
consideration of section 368 of the House bill and sections 346, 623, 
707, 805, 806, 813, 814, 815, and 816 of the Senate amendment.
  From the Committee on International Relations, for consideration of 
sections 233, 1021, 1043, 1044, 1201, 1204, 1205, 1210, 1211, 1213, 
1216, and Title XIII of the House bill, and sections 326, 332, 1013, 
1041, 1042, 1074, 1084, 3506, 3601, 3602, and 3901-3904 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Gilman, Bereuter, and Hamilton.
  From the Committee on International Relations, for consideration of 
sections 1207, 1208, 1209, and 1212 of the House bill, and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Gilman, Bereuter, Smith of New Jersey, Burton of Indiana, 
Rohrbacher, Hamilton, Gejdenson, and Lantos.
  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of sections 
1045 and 2812 of the House bill and section 1077 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Hyde, Bryant, and Conyers.
  From the Committee on Resources, for consideration of sections 601, 
2812, and 3404-3407 of the House bill, and section 601, 2828, and Title 
XXIX of the Senate amendment and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Young of Arkansas, Tauzin, and Miller of California.
  From the Committee on Science, for consideration of sections 3135 and 
3140 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference:
  Messrs. Sensenbrenner, Calvert, and Brown of California.
  From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
consideration of sections 552, 601, 1411, and 1413 of the House bill, 
and sections 323, 601, 604, and 1080 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Shuster, Boehlert, and Clement.
  From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs for consideration of sections 
556 and 1046 of the House bill, and sections 618, 619, 644, and 1082 of 
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Smith of New Jersey, Bilirakis, and Rodriguez.
  From the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration of Titles 
XXXVII and XXXVIII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
to conference:
  Messrs. Crane, Thomas of California, and Matsui.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.72.23  message from the president--emergency budget requirement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to section 3309(c) of the Internal Revenue Service 
Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, I hereby designate the provisions 
of subsection (a) and (b) of section 3309 of such Act as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 22, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means.

para.72.24  interior appropriations for fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 504 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4193) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes.
  Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.72.25  order of business--further consideration of h.r. 4193

  On motion of Mr. REGULA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4193) 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes, no further amendment shall be in order in the Committee of the 
Whole.

para.72.26  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following date present to the President, for his 
approval, bills of the House of the following titles:

           On July 21, 1998:
       H.R. 2676. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1439. An Act to facilitate the sale of certain land in 
     Tahoe National Forest in the State of California to Placer 
     County, California.

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       H.R. 1460. An Act to allow for election of the Delegate 
     from Guam by other than separate ballot, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1779. An Act to make a minor adjustment in the 
     exterior boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the 
     Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small 
     parcel of land containing improvements.
       H.R. 2165. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of FERC Project 
     Number 3862 in the State of Iowa, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2217. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of FERC Project 
     Number 9248 in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2841. An Act to extend the time required for the 
     construction of a hydroelectric project.

para.72.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YOUNG of Florida, from noon on July 21 through July 24;
  To Mr. SERRANO, for today and June 23;
  To Mr. FORD of Tennessee, for today; and
  To Mr. GREEN of Texas, for today after 4:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.72.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BARR, at 11 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.72.29  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2281. A bill to 
     amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the World 
     Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and 
     Performances and Phonograms Treaty; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-551 Pt. 2). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 508. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4276) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-641). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.72.30  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Ways and Means 
discharged from further consideration. H.R. 2281 referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.72.31  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Horn, and 
             Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 4296. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for the appointment of the Comptroller General and 
     the Deputy Comptroller General by a commission of Members of 
     Congress; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. MCINTOSH:
       H.R. 4297. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, popularly know as the Congressional Review Act, 
     to treat as major rules certain rules promulgated by the 
     Internal Revenue Service that result in increases in Federal 
     revenues; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Riley, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Oxley, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 4298. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that distributions from qualified State 
     tuition programs which are used to pay educational expenses 
     shall not be includible in gross income and to include as 
     such expenses the cost of room and board; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 4299. A bill to provide that the provisions of 
     subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, 
     United States Code, that apply with respect to law 
     enforcement officers be made applicable with respect to 
     Assistant United States Attorneys; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Goss, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Rogers, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Mica, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr 
             of Georgia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Leach, Mr. Shuster, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Kasich, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. 
             Gilchrest):
       H.R. 4300. A bill to support enhanced drug interdiction 
     efforts in the major transit countries and support a 
     comprehensive supply eradication and crop substitution 
     program in source countries; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, the Judiciary, National Security, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 4301. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the treatment of bonds issued to acquire 
     renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Ehlers):
       H.R. 4302. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish a program to provide assistance in the 
     conservation of neotropical migratory birds; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Skeen, and 
             Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 4303. A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the 
     Declaration of Taking Act to require that all condemnations 
     of property by the Government proceed under that Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 4304. A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary 
     of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program 
     under section 91 of title 13, United States Code; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 4305. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require telephone carriers to completely and accurately 
     itemize charges and taxes collected with telephone bills; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 4306. A bill to eliminate the spending cap adjustments 
     for International Monetary Fund funding increases; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4307. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 and the Head Start Act to promote high-
     quality family literacy programs and train parents 
     effectively to teach their children, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Minge, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 4308. A bill to fully implement the Convention Against 
     Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or 
     Punishment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Minge, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Engel, Mr. Porter, and Mr. 
             Sherman):
       H.R. 4309. A bill to provide a comprehensive program of 
     support for victims of torture; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 4310. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to permit a corporation or labor organization to 
     expend or donate funds for staging public debates between 
     presidential candidates only if the organization staging the 
     debate invites each candidate who is eligible for matching 
     payments from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and 
     qualified for the ballot in a number of States such that the 
     candidate is eligible to receive the minimum number of 
     electoral votes necessary for election; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 4311. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     establish protections for recipients of Federal payments made 
     by electronic funds transfer, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 4312. A bill to repeal sections 1173(b) and 1177(a)(1) 
     of the Social Security Act, to prohibit Federal agencies from 
     constructing

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     Federal law as authorizing the establishment of a national 
     medical identification card, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Green, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Berman, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Andrews, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Goode, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Towns, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
             Scarborough):
       H.J. Res. 126. A joint resolution relating to Taiwan's 
     participation in the World Health Organization; to the 
     Committee on International Relations. 

para.72.32  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 339: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 535: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 536: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Lantos and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1050: Mr. Engel and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1126: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Boswell, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Obey.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1234: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1321: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Parker and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 1814: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 2120: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2451: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 2721: Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 2800: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2804: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 2960: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 3010: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3166: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 3396: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Gibbons, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 3524: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Minge, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 3613: Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 3622: Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, and Mr. 
     Cummings.
       H.R. 3634: Mr. Cook, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Wise, Ms. Carson, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
     Kolbe, Mr. Spence, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Manton, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 3684: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 3779: Mr. Schumer and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Lazio of New York, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 3812: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 3821: Mr. Cardin, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Bateman, Mr. LoBiondo, 
     Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
     Mr. Horn, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 3855: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 3877: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. McInnis, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Condit, and Mr. 
     Jenkins.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, 
     Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. LaHood, Mr. White, Mr. Everett, Mr. Salmon, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Boehner, 
     and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 3954: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 4034: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 4062: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 4119: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 4125: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 4126: Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H.R. 4151: Mr. Nethercutt and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 4152: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 4155: Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 4157: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 4189: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
     McKinney, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 4213: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 4214: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 4220: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 4224: Mr. LaFalce and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 4232: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
     Hayworth.
       H.R. 4235: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 4242: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 4259: Mrs. Wilson and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 4280: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 4281: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 4293: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Mr. Thompson.
       H. Con. Res. 24: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H. Con. Res. 277: Mr. Sherman.
       H. Con. Res. 287: Ms. Christian-Green and Mr. Lampson.
       H. Con. Res. 299: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Kim, and 
     Mr. Chambliss.
       H. Con. Res. 303: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Towns, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Salmon, 
     and Mr. Jackson.
       H. Res. 460: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Clement, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Johnson of 
     Wisconsin.
       H. Res. 475: Mr. Vento, Mr. Rush, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H. Res. 503: Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Portman, and Mr. 
     Latham. 

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                      THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1998 (73)

para.73.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. 
EMERSON, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 23, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jo Ann Emerson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.73.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, July 22, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.73.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10188. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pseudomonas Fluorescens 
     Strain PRA-25; Temporary Exemption From the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [OPP-300681; FRL-6016-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     July 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10189. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Myclobutanil; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300682; FRL-6016-
     8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10190. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fipronil; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300612; FRL-5768-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     July 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10191. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Delegation of National 
     Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source 
     Categories; State of Arizona; Arizona Department of 
     Environmental Quality [FRL-6123-4] received July 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10192. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to allow the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation to use unobligated funds for the Export 
     Enhancement Program for certain purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10193. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of 
     F.E. Warren Air Force Base (AFB), Wyoming has conducted a 
     cost comparison to reduce the cost of operating base supply 
     functions, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       10194. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Issue and Cancellation of Federal Reserve 
     Bank Capital Stock [Regulation I; Docket No. R-0966] received 
     July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       10195. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Re

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     serve System, transmitting the Board's final rule--Membership 
     of State Banking Institutions in the Federal Reserve System; 
     Miscellaneous Interpretations [Regulation H; Docket No. R-
     0964] received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       10196. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Security Procedures [Regulation P; Docket 
     No. R-0965] received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       10197. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize the provision of grants in homeownership zones; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       10198. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a report to Congress on 
     direct spending or receipts legislation within seven days of 
     enactment; to the Committee on the Budget.
       10199. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
     OSHA, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Standards Improvement (Miscellaneous Changes) For 
     General Industry and Construction Standards; Paperwork 
     Collection for Coke Oven Emissions and Inorganic Arsenic [29 
     CFR Parts 1910 and 1926] received July 29, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       10200. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule-- Occupational 
     Exposure to Asbestos (RIN: 1218-AB25) received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       10201. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of 
     Coatings [Docket No. 90F-0142] received July 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10202. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Indirect Food Additives; Adjuvants, Production 
     Aids, and Sanitizers [Docket No. 97F-0305] received July 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10203. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Maintenance Plan Revisions; Ohio [OH 114-1A; 
     FRL-6123-1] received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10204. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous 
     Waste; Recycled Used Oil Management Standards [FRL-6123-3] 
     received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10205. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO 
     050-1050; FRL-6124-7] received July 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10206. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions [FRL-6119-
     9] received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       10207. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Department's final rule--Trade 
     Regulation Rule Relating To Power Output Claims For 
     Amplifiers Utilized In Home Entertainment Products [16 CFR 
     Part 432] received July 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10208. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Rules 
     and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products 
     Identification Act [16 CFR Part 303] received July 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10209. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Interpretation of Section 206(3) of the Investment Advisers 
     Act of 1940 [Release No. IA-1732] received July 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10210. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Agency, 
     transmitting notification concerning the Department of the 
     Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to 
     Spain for defense articles and services (Transmittal No. 98-
     51), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       10211. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold under a contract to Japan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-87-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       10212. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold under a contract to Japan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-58-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       10213. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification that effective July 5, 1998, the danger pay 
     allowance for the Great Lakes Region of Africa has been 
     eliminated, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       10214. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification that effective July 5, 1998, the danger pay 
     allowance for Kinshasa has been eliminated, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10215. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies 
     of the original report of political contributions by nominees 
     as chiefs of mission, ambassadors at large, or ministers, and 
     their families, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10216. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Certification of 
     the Water and Sewer Authority's Fiscal Year 1998 Revenue 
     Estimate,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47--117(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10217. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List; 
     Addition--received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10218. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, 
     Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting the 
     GAO's monthly listing of new investigations, audits, and 
     evaluations; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10219. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Policy, 
     Management and Budget and Chief Financial Officer, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting the report on Accountability 
     for 1997; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10220. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Annual Management 
     Report of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corportation's 1997 
     CFOA Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       10221. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Revisions 
     to the Freedom of Information Act Regulations [No. 98-26] 
     (RIN: 3069-AA71) received July 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10222. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Office of Management and Budget Chief 
     Financial Officers, transmitting the annual report on its 
     1998 Federal Financial Management Status Report and 
     governmentwide 5-year financial management plan, pursuant to 
     Public Law 101--576, section 301(a) (104 Stat. 2849); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10223. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     make the Federal personnel system less encumbered by 
     unnecessary restrictions and paperwork, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10224. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     Inspector General for the period October 1, 1997 through 
     March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10225. A letter from the Secretary, Smithsonian 
     Institution, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     Smithsonian Institution for the period October 1, 1997 
     through March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10226. A letter from the Librarian of Congress, 
     transmitting the report of the activities of the Library of 
     Congress, including the Copyright Office, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1997, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 139; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
       10227. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       10228. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Division, 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the 
     Bureau's final rule--Implementation of Public Law 104-208, 
     Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (96R-034P) 
     [T.D. ATF-401; Ref: Notice No. 862] (RIN: 1512-AB64) received 
     July 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       10229. A letter from the General Counsel, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's final rule--
     Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, Civil Monetary Penalties 
     [45 CFR Part 672] received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       10230. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D Airspace; San Antonio, Kelly AFB,

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     TX [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-35] received July 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10231. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Theodore, AL [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-39] received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10232. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Cameron, LA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-37] received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10233. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Pascagoula, MS [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-38] received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10234. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Refugio, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-34] received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10235. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-93-AD; Amendment 39-10644; 
     AD 98-14-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 7, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       10236. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-
     600 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-132-AD; Amendment 39-
     10646; AD 98-14-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10237. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-123-AD; Amendment 39-10645; AD 
     98-14-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10238. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D Airspace, San Diego, North Island NAS, CA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-14] received July 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10239. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class E Airspace; Spofford, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-21] received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10240. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Turbopropeller-Powered McDonnell 
     Douglas Model DC-3 and DC-3C Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-
     NM-72-AD; Amendment 39-10647; AD 98-14-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10241. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 
     300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 Series Airplanes, and Model F27 
     Mark 050 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-139-AD; amendment 
     39-10648; AD 98-14-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 7, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10242. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-400, 757, 767, and 
     777 Series Airplanes Equipped with AlliedSignal RIA-35B 
     Instrument Landing System Receivers [Docket No. 98-NM-155-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10643; AD 98-14-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10243. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Morgan City, LA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-36] received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10244. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Johnson City, TX [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-33] received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10245. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-145-AD; Amendment 39-10650; AD 98-14-17] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10246. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Model 767 Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-95-AD; Amendment 39-10448; AD 98-07-26] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10247. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Dragon Boat 
     Races, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland [CGD 05-98-047] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE46) received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10248. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Virgina is for 
     Lovers Cup Unlimited Hydroplane Races, Willoughby Bay, 
     Norfolk, Virginia [CGD 05-98-045] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10249. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Parker International Waterski 
     Marathon [CGD11-98-001] received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10250. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Baptiste Collette Bayou Channel, 
     Mile 11.5, Left Descending Bank, Lower Mississippi River, 
     Above Head of Passes [COTP New Orleans, LA 98-009] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10251. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation: Swim Buzzards Bay Day, New Bedford, 
     MA [CGD01-96-015] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received July 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10252. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Norfolk Harbor, 
     Elizabeth River, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia [CGD 05-98-
     046] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10253. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Beaufort Channel, Beufort, 
     North Carolina [CGD05-97-080] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received July 
     7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10254. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulated Navigation Area; Ohio River, Mile 461.0-462.0, 
     Cincinnati, OH [CGD08-98-038] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received July 
     7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10255. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation; Winter Harbor Lobster Boat Race, 
     Winter Harbor, ME [CGD01-96-008] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10256. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Metric Equivalents [Docket PS-153; Amdt. 191-14; 192-85; 193-
     16; 194-3; 195-63.] (RIN: 2137-AC98) received July 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10257. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Pipeline Safety: Incorporation by Reference of Industry 
     Standard on Leak Detection [Docket No. RSPA-97-2362; Amdt. 
     195-62] (RIN: 2137--AD06) received July 14, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10258. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; World Series of Power Boat Racing 
     on Mission Bay (formerly known as Thunderboat Regatta) 
     [CGD11-98-009] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received July 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10259. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulated Navigation Area: Copper Canyon, Lake Havasu, 
     Colorado River [CGD11-97-010] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received July 
     14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10260. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-31-AD; Amendment 39-10649; AD 98-14-16] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10261. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-
     Royce Limited, Aero Division-Bristol, S.N.E.C.M.A, Olympus 
     593 Series Turbojet Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-13-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10653; AD 98-15-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10262. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-04; Amendmetn 39-10652; 
     AD 97-25-10 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10263. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company GE90 
     Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-17-AD; Amendment 
     39-10654; AD 98-15-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 14, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10264. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program [13 CFR 
     Parts 121, 125, and 126] received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       10265. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Veterans Education: Suspension and 
     Discontinuance of Payments (RIN: 2900-AF85) received July 2, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       10266. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Schedule for Rating Disabilities: 
     Cold injuries (RIN: 2900-AI46) received July 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       10267. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Administrative Review Process; Identification and 
     Referral of Cases for Quality Review Under the Appeals 
     Council's Authority to Review Cases on Its Own Motion (RIN: 
     0960-AE53) received July 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10268. A letter from the Executive Director, Assassination 
     Records Review Board, transmitting official notification that 
     it will cease its operations as of September 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 44 U.S.C.; jointly to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Rules, House Oversight, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight. 

para.73.4  veto of h.r. 1122

  Mr. CANADY moved that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged 
from further consideration of the veto message from the President on the 
bill (H.R. 1122) to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-
birth abortions.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CANADY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

295

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

131

para.73.5                    [Roll No. 321]

                                YEAS--295

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--131

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Condit
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Markey
     Serrano
     Smith (TX)
     Young (FL)
  So the motion to discharge the Committee on the Judiciary from further 
consideration of the veto message and the bill was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.73.6  motion to instruct conferees on h.r. 3616--unfinished 
          business--

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to the order of the 
House of July 22, 1998, announced the unfinished business to be the 
request for a recorded vote by Mr. SKELTON on the motion to instruct the 
managers on the part of the House at the conference with the Senate on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill (H.R. 3616) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes, to insist upon the 
authorization levels provided in title II of the House bill for Theater 
Missile Defense programs for space-based lasers.

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  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

424

It was decided in the

Nays

0

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.73.7                    [Roll No. 322]

                                YEAS--424

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     McKinney
       

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Abercrombie
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Leach
     Markey
     Murtha
     Serrano
     Young (FL)
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.73.8  providing for a closed conference--h.r. 3616

  Mr. SPENCE moved, pursuant to clause 6(a) of rule XXVIII, that the 
conference committee meetings between the House and the Senate on the 
bill (H.R. 3616) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes; be 
closed to the public at such times as classified national security 
information is under consideration; Provided, however, That any sitting 
Member of Congress shall have a right to attend any closed or open 
meeting.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that a roll call was 
required under clause 6, rule XXVIII, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

412

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

5

para.73.9                    [Roll No. 323]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge

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     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                 NAYS--5

     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Furse
     Stark
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Blunt
     Buyer
     Cooksey
     Fawell
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hansen
     Hunter
     Lazio
     Markey
     Murtha
     Pelosi
     Sanford
     Serrano
     Stump
     Young (FL)
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.73.10  unfinished business--veto of h.r. 1122

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced the unfinished 
business to be the further consideration of the veto message from the 
President on the bill (H.R. 1122) to amend title 18, United States Code, 
to ban partial-birth abortions.
  The question being on the passage of the bill, the objections of the 
President to the contrary notwithstanding.
  After debate,

para.73.11  call of the house

  On motion of Mr. CANADY, a call of the House was ordered.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--

para.73.12                   [Roll No. 324]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that 400 
Members had been recorded, a quorum.
  Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.
  After further debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the bill.
  The question being put,
  Will the House, upon reconsideration, agree to pass the bill, the 
objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding?

It was decided in the

Yeas

296

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

132

para.73.13                   [Roll No. 325]

                                YEAS--296

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra

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     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--132

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brady (PA)
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Serrano
     Young (FL)
  The SPEAKER announced that 296 Members had voted in the affirmative 
and 132 Members had voted in the negative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the bill was passed, the objections of the President to the contrary 
notwithstanding.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.73.14  military construction appropriations

  On motion of Mr. PACKARD, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 4059) 
making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and 
base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; together 
with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's 
table.
  When on motion of Mr. PACKARD, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Packard, Porter, Hobson, Wicker, 
Kingston, Parker, Tiahrt, Wamp, Livingston, Hefner, Olver, Edwards, 
Cramer, Dicks, and Obey as managers on the part of the House at said 
conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.73.15  interior appropriations for fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 504 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4193) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes.
  Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.73.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DeFAZIO:

       Page 107, beginning at line 19, strike section 338 (and 
     redesignate the subsequent sections accordingly).

It was decided in the

Yeas

81

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

341

para.73.17                   [Roll No. 326]

                                AYES--81

     Abercrombie
     Barcia
     Bass
     Blagojevich
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Camp
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Conyers
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Emerson
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Filner
     Furse
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Klug
     Kucinich
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Nadler
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Pitts
     Rahall
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Slaughter
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Thune
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Wexler
     White
     Wise

                                NOES--341

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther

[[Page 1299]]


     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Brady (PA)
     Davis (VA)
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Serrano
     Solomon
     Towns
     Watt (NC)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.73.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. McDERMOTT:

       Page 118, beginning at line 8, strike section 333 (and 
     redesignate the subsequent sections accordingly.)

It was decided in the

Yeas

202

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

221

para.73.19                   [Roll No. 327]

                                AYES--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Brady (PA)
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Kaptur
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Norwood
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Weller
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.73.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HINCHEY:

       Page 106, beginning at line 16, strike section 327 (and 
     redesignate the subsequent sections accordingly.)

It was decided in the

Yeas

176

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

249

para.73.21                   [Roll No. 328]

                                AYES--176

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Torres

[[Page 1300]]


     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--249

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Blagojevich
     Brady (PA)
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Rothman
     Serrano
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.73.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MILLER of 
California:

       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 construct any road in the Tongass National Forest. 
      

Yeas

186

It was decided in the

Nays

237

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.73.23                   [Roll No. 329]

                                AYES--186

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--237

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Franks (NJ)
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Brady (PA)
     Doolittle
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McIntosh
     Parker
     Serrano
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.73.24  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. PAPPAS:

       Insert after the final section the following:
       Sec.   . The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     revised by increasing the amount for ``land acquisition and 
     state assistance'' under the heading ``National Park 
     Service'' (to provide funds for the State assistance program) 
     and reducing the amount for ``grants and administration'' 
     under the heading ``National Endowment for the Arts'', by 
     $50,000,000.


[[Page 1301]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

139

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

285

para.73.25                   [Roll No. 330]

                                AYES--139

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fossella
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Latham
     Linder
     Livingston
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--285

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Brady (PA)
     Conyers
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Parker
     Serrano
     Taylor (NC)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 504, 
reported the bill back, as amended pursuant to that rule, with sundry 
amendments adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 88, after line 9, insert the following:

                    National Endowment for the Arts


                       grants and administration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
     on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 
     $81,240,000 shall be available to the National Endowment for 
     the Arts for the support of projects and productions in the 
     arts through assistance to organizations and individuals 
     pursuant to section 5(c) of the Act, and for administering 
     the functions of the Act, to remain available until expended.


                            matching grants

       To carry out the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the 
     National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 
     1965, as amended, $16,760,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to the National Endowment for the Arts: Provided. 
     That this appropriation shall be available for obligation 
     only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of 
     gifts, bequests, and devises of money, and other property 
     accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the Endowment 
     under the provisions of section 10(a)(2), subsections 
     11(a)(2)(A) and 11(a)(3)(A) during the current and preceding 
     fiscal years for which equal amounts have not previously been 
     appropriated.

       Page 16, after line 17, insert the following, and renumber 
     all lines accordingly:


                         technical corrections

       (a) Unit SC-03.--(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall, 
     before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, make such corrections to the map 
     described in paragraph (2) as are necessary to ensure that 
     depictions of areas on that map are consistent with the 
     depictions of areas appearing on the map entitled 
     ``Amendments to the Coastal Barrier Resources System'', dated 
     May 15, 1997, and on file with the Committee on Resources of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (2) The map described in this paragraph is the map that--
       (A) is included in a set of maps entitled ``Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System'' and dated October 24, 1990; and
       (B) relates to unit SC-03 of the Coastal Barrier Resources 
     System.
       (b) Unit FL-35P.--(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall, 
     before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, make such corrections to the map 
     described in paragraph (2) as are necessary to ensure that 
     depictions of areas on the map are consistent with the 
     depictions of areas appearing on the map entitled 
     ``Amendments to the Coastal Barrier Resources System'', dated 
     October 22, 1997, and on file with the Committee on Resources 
     of the House of Representatives.
       (2) The map described in this paragraph is the map that--
       (A) is included in a set of maps entitled ``Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System'', dated October 24, 1990; and
       (B) relates to unit FL-35P of the Coastal Barrier Resources 
     System.
       (c) Unit FL-35.--The Secretary of the Interior shall, 
     before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, revise the map depicting unit FL-
     35 of the Coastal Barrier Resources System to exclude Pumpkin 
     Key from the System.

       Page 17, line 22, after the first dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''
       Page 37, line 10, after the first dollar amount insert 
     ``(decreased by $2,000,000)''.

       In the item relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR--
     Bureau of Land Management--payments in lieu of taxes'', after 
     the first dollar amount, insert the following: ``(increased 
     by $20,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY--fossil 
     energy research and development'', after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $50,000,000)''.

       Page 69, line 15, strike ``$320,558,000'' and insert 
     ``$365,550,000''.
       Page 70, line 17, strike ``$630,250,000'' and insert 
     ``$675,250,000''.
       Page 70, line 19, strike ``the excess'' and all that 
     follows through ``4502)'' on line 21 and insert 
     ``$64,000,000, which shall be transferred to this account 
     from amounts held in escrow under section 3002(d) of Public 
     Law 95-509 (15 U.S.C. 4501(d))''.
       Page 70, line 22, strike ``$150,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$161,000,000''.
       Page 70, line 24, strike ``and shall not'' and all that 
     follows through ``4502)'' on page 71, line 1.
       Page 71, line 4, strike ``$120,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$129,000,000''.
       Page 71, line 5, strike ``$30,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$32,000,000''.

[[Page 1302]]

       Page 123, after line 14, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 339. Section 3003 of the Petroleum Overcharge 
     Distribution and Restitution Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. 4502) is 
     amended by adding after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section are 
     repealed, and any rights that may have arisen are 
     extinguished, on the date of the enactment of the Department 
     of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1999. After that date, the amount available for direct 
     restitution to current and future refined petroleum product 
     claimants under this Act is reduced by the amounts specified 
     in title II of that Act as being derived from amounts held in 
     escrow under section 3002(d). The Secretary shall assure that 
     the amount remaining in escrow to satisfy refined petroleum 
     product claims for direct restitution is allocated equitably 
     among the claimants.''.

       Page 123, after line 14, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 338. Section 123(a)(2)(C) of the Department of the 
     Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (111 
     Stat. 1566), is amended by striking ``self-regulated tribes 
     such as''.

       Page 68, beginning at line 13, strike ``for indirect'' and 
     all that follows through line 16 and insert the following: 
     ``may not be used for indirect support activities (as defined 
     in the Forest Service Handbook).''.

       Page 123, after line 14, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 338. (a) Moratorium on Federal Management.--None of 
     the funds made available to the Department of the Interior or 
     the Department of Agriculture by this or any other Act 
     hereafter enacted may be used prior to October 1, 2000, to 
     issue or implement final regulations, rules, or policies 
     pursuant to title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act to assert jurisdiction, management, or 
     control over the navigable waters transferred to the State of 
     Alaska pursuant to the Submerged Lands Act of 1953 or the 
     Alaska Statehood Act of 1959.
       (b) Effective Date of 1997 ANILCA Amendments.--Section 
     316(d) of Public Law 105-83 is amended by striking ``December 
     1, 1998'' and inserting ``October 1, 2000''.
       (c) Repeal.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall be repealed on 
     December 1, 1998, unless on or before that date an amendment 
     to the constitution of the State of Alaska has been adopted 
     which the Secretary of the Interior has determined would 
     enable Alaska statutes to be enacted which provide the 
     priority required in section 804 of the Alaska National 
     Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3114) in the 
     taking on public lands of fish and wildlife.

       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 establish a national wildlife refuge in the Kankakee 
     River watershed in the northwestern Indian and northeastern 
     Illinois.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendment:

       At the end of the bill add the following new section:
       Sec.   . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds made available in this Act (and especially no 
     funds for the National Endowment for the Arts) shall be made 
     available unless Sidney R. Yates stands for election to the 
     106th Congress from the 9th District of Illinois.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the motion to recommit was withdrawn.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

245

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

181

para.73.26                   [Roll No. 331]

                                YEAS--245

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--181

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Serrano
     Young (FL)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.73.27  va-hud appropriations for fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 501 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4194) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and

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offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. COMBEST, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.73.28  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. OBEY:

       On page 59, before the period on line 12, insert:
       : Provided further, That any limitation on funds for the 
     Environmental Protection Agency or the Council on 
     Environmental Quality in this Act shall not apply to 
     conducting educational outreach or informational seminars.

It was decided in the

Yeas

226

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

198

para.73.29                   [Roll No. 332]

                                AYES--226

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--198

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Brady (PA)
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Hyde
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Serrano
     Velazquez
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.73.30  call in committee

  Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, announced that the Committee, having had under 
consideration said bill, finding itself without a quorum, directed the 
Members to record their presence by electronic device, and the 
following-named Members responded--

para.73.31                   [Roll No. 333]
     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon

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     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
  Thereupon, Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, announced that 352 Members had been 
recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.
  After some further time,

para.73.32  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WAXMAN:

       Page 59, after line 12, insert:
       Any limitation on funds in this Act for the Environmental 
     Protection Agency or the Council on Environmental Quality 
     shall not apply to:
       (1) regulatory determinations for mercury emissions from 
     utilities;
       (2) utilizing dredging as a remediation tool;
       (3) implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act;
       (4) implementation of the Regional Haze Program; or
       (5) cleanup requirements for facilities licensed by the 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission;

     where such activities are authorized by law.

It was decided in the

Yeas

176

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

243

para.73.33                   [Roll No. 334]

                                AYES--176

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Green
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--243

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Brady (PA)
     Conyers
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Moakley
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Whitfield
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,



           FRIDAY, JULY 24 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 23), 1998

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.73.34  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4250

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-643) the resolution (H. Res. 509) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4250) to provide new patient protections 
under group health plans.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.73.35  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. King:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 14, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Eastern District of New York.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Peter T. King,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.73.36  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mrs. McCarthy of New York:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 15, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Eastern District of New York.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Carolyn McCarthy,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.73.37  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Ackerman:


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                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 16, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Eastern District of New York.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Gary L. Ackerman,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.73.38  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 4 p.m.;
  To Mr. FORD of Tennessee, for today;
  To Mr. MARKEY, for today and July 24; and
  To Mr. BRADY, for today after 1:15 p.m.
  And then,

para.73.39  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, at 1 o'clock and 16 minutes a.m., Friday, July 
24 (legislative day of Thursday, July 23), 1998, the House adjourned.

para.73.40  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on the 
     Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Rept. No. 105-642). Referred to the Committee on the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

            [Filed July 24 (legislative day, July 23), 1998]

       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 509. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4250) to provide new patient protections under group health 
     plans. (Rept. No. 105-643). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.73.41  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN:
       H.R. 4313. A bill to amend the Revised Organic Act of the 
     Virgin Islands to provide that the number of members on the 
     legislature of the Virgin Islands and the number of such 
     members constituting a quorum shall be determined by the laws 
     of the Virgin Islands; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Kennelly 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Levin, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cardin, and 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 4314. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose an excise tax on persons who acquire 
     structured settlement payments in factoring transactions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 4315. A bill to provide for a coordinated effort to 
     combat methamphetamine abuse, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4316. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and 
     renovation of public schools; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4317. A bill to provide for a pilot program for the 
     use of optical memory cards under the Medicare and Medicaid 
     Programs; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 4318. A bill to repeal Executive Order 11478; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 4319. A bill to properly balance the wind and water 
     erosion criteria and the wildlife suitability criteria to be 
     used in the 16th sighnup of land in the conservation reserve 
     program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 4320. A bill to adjust the boundaries of the Wasatch-
     Cache National Forest and Mount Naomi Wilderness in the State 
     of Utah to correct a faulty land survey and to provide for 
     the conveyance of the land that was subject to the faulty 
     survey; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 4321. A bill to protect consumers and financial 
     institutions by preventing personal financial information 
     from being obtained from financial institutions under false 
     pretenses; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Kind of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Talent, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Luther, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Sabo):
       H.R. 4322. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 concerning management of the upper Mississippi 
     River system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO (for himself, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Towns, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Payne, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Waters, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 4323. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to give States the option of providing medical 
     assistance to certain legal immigrant children and to 
     increase allotments to territories under the State Children's 
     Health Insurance Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Goss, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky):
       H.R. 4324. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to reduce telephone rates, provide advanced 
     telecommunications services to schools, libraries, and 
     certain health care facilities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4325. A bill to advance the self-determined 
     management, use, and control of allotted and fractionated 
     trust lands by Indian people; to promote the consolidation of 
     fractionated land interests into viable economic units by the 
     removal of regulatory barriers; and to create and enhance the 
     necessary programs and processes for this purpose; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Ms. Norton):
       H. Con. Res. 305. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol grounds for the American Luge Association 
     Races; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BONILLA:
       H. Con. Res. 306. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Government of Costa Rica should 
     take steps to protect the lives of property owners in Costa 
     Rica, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H. Con. Res. 307. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the nuclear weapons stockpile; to 
     the Committee on National Security. 

para.73.42  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       375. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Maine, relative to H.P. 1568 
     requesting the President of the United States and the United 
     States Congress to remove the financial assistance necessary 
     to grow the tobacco crop; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       376. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 60 
     memorializing Congress to develop a national energy policy to 
     address the needs of federal, state, and local executive and 
     legislative branch agencies and officials for data and 
     information necessary for them to cope with and plan for the 
     declining production of oil and gas in older fields and in 
     the shallow waters surrounding the United States and the 
     increasing pressures of foreign competition on production and 
     oil and gas refining; to the Committee on Commerce.
       377. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 123 memorializing the United States Congress 
     and United States Postal Service to take such actions as are 
     necessary to have other options in lieu of relocation 
     considered for the downtown post office in Arcadia, 
     Louisiana; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       378. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Maine, relative

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     to H.P. 1660 memorializing the important civil rights 
     protections extended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 
     1988 must be preserved; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       379. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Resolution No. 37 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to strongly support the 
     House Joint Resolution 78, the Religious Freedom Amendment to 
     the Constitution, and to submit the same to the states for 
     ratification; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       380. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 20 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to adopt 
     Senate Joint Resolution 40 and give the flag of our nation 
     lawful protection from willful destruction and desecration; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       381. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 101 urging the governor of Louisiana and the 
     governors and legislatures of other states to also 
     communicate to the United States Congress that the business 
     meal is a legitimate expense which must be restored to one 
     hundred percent deductibility; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       382. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 13 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact H.R. 
     334, the ``Fair Indian Gaming Act,'' into law; jointly to the 
     Committees on Resources and the Judiciary. 

para.73.43  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 619: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Gilman and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. McCollum and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Riley, Mr. Bass, and 
     Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1202: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1231: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1321: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1571: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1748: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 1975: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Ms. 
     Granger.
       H.R. 2348: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2349: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2524: Ms. Christian-Green and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 2661: Mr. Hobson and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2695: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2701: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 2721: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma and Mr. Doolitte.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Porter, and Mr. 
     Deutsch.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Evans and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 3259: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 3410: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 3503: Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Ms. 
     Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3553: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
     Nadler, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Evans, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Mr. Costello, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Green, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Rhode Island, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Meeks of 
     New York, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 3622: Mr. Reyes, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 3690: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 3702: Mr. Sadlin.
       H.R. 3795: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 3844: Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 3888: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 3900: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 3915: Mr. Sabo and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. 
     Spence.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 4027: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4028: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Poshard, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 4040: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 4041: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 4042: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 4043: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 4073: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Luther, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Ms. Furse, Mr. McHale, Mr. Gutierrez, and 
     Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 4086: Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McGovern, and 
     Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 4127: Mrs. Morella and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 4131: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 4136: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 4151: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 4196: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 4197: Mr. Hill and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 4228: Mr. Christensen and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 4235: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 4248: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Luther, and Mr. 
     Calvert.
       H.R. 4258: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 4283: Mr. Yates, Mr. Portman, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
     McGovern, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Bonior, and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 4285: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 4293: Mr. McNulty and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 4301: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 4309: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Owens.
       H.J. Res. 123: Mr. Roemer.
       H. Con. Res. 249: Mr. Owens.
       H. Con. Res. 299: Mr. Kingston, Mr. Spence, Mr. Duncan, and 
     Mr. Traficant.
       H. Res. 321: Mr. Owens.

para.73.44  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 716: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 3905: Mr. Rahall.




.
                       FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1998 (74)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.74.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, July 23, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.74.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10269. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyripoxyfen (2-[1-
     methyl-2- (4-phenoxyp enoxy)ethoxy ]pyridine; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300666; FRL-5794-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10270. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available 
     appropriations of $100,000,000 in budget authority for the 
     Department of Health and Human Services' Low Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Program, pursuant to Public Law 105--78; 
     (H. Doc. No. 105--289); to the Committee on Appropriations 
     and ordered to be printed.
       10271. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Research, Development and Acquisition), Department of Army, 
     transmitting notification of munitions disposal, pursuant to 
     50 U.S.C. 1512(4); to the Committee on National Security.
       10272. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Health 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a report on the 
     Sharing Agreement Authorized Under Section 743 of the FY98 
     Defense Authorization Act Between The Secretary of the Air 
     Force and Gerald Champion Memorial Hospital, pursuant to 
     Public Law 105--85; to the Committee on National Security.
       10273. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Security And Control Of Nuclear 
     Explosives And Nuclear Weapons--received July 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       10274. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting an account for 
     contributions to defray costs of U.S.operations in Southwest 
     Asia; to the Committee on National Security.
       10275. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report to Congress entitled ``Medical Tracking System for 
     Members Deployed Overseas,'' pursuant to Pun. L. 105--85; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       10276. A letter from the Acting Director of Communications 
     and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting the Department's final rule--Waiver 
     of Rights and Claims Under the Age Discrimination Act (ADEA) 
     [29 CFR Part 1625] received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       10277. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     report entitled ``Minimum Wage and Overtime Hours Report''; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       10278. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled, ``Summary of Expenditures 
     of Rebates from the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Surcharge 
     Escrow Account for Calendar Year 1997,'' pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 2120e(d)(2)(E)(ii)(II); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10279. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Worker Protection Management For DOE 
     Federal And Contractor Employees--received July 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10280. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Prior

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     ities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites [FRL-6130-
     9] received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       10281. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Walla Walla and Pullman, Washington, and Hermiston, Oregon) 
     [MM Docket No. 97-246; RM-9205; RM-9250] received July 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10282. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Shenandoah, Virginia) [MM Docket No. 98-30; RM-9228] 
     received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10283. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Canton, Normal and Heyworth, Illinois) [MM Docket No. 96-
     225; RM-8894; RM-9004] received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10284. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Federal-State Joint 
     Board on Universal Service [CC Docket No. 96-45] received 
     July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10285. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of the 
     Commission's Rules Concerning Maritime Communications [PR 
     Docket No. 92-257; RM-7956; RM-8031; RM-8352] received July 
     23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10286. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Point Arena, California) [MM Docket No. 97-236; RM-9186] 
     received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10287. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Horseshoe Beach and Otter Creek, Florida) [MM Docket No. 97-
     239; RM-9195; RM-9237] received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10288. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations, (Salmon, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 98-51; RM-9241] 
     received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10289. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Gurdon, Arkansas) [MM Docket No. 98-40] received July 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10290. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amended 
     Enforcement Policy Concerning Clear and Conspicuous 
     Disclosure in Foreign Language Advertising and Sales 
     Materials--received June 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10291. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the fifteenth annual report to 
     Congress of the Orphan Products Board (OPB), pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 236(e); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10292. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Exemption for Investment Advisers Operating in Multiple 
     States; Revisions to Rules Implementing Amendment s to the 
     Investment Advisers Act of 1940; Investment Advisers with 
     Principal Offices and Places of Business in Colorado or Iowa 
     [Release No. IA-1733, File No. S7-28-97] (RIN: 3235-AH22) 
     received July 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10293. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     second half FY 1997 semi-annual report on Program Activities 
     to Facilitate Weapons Destruction and Nonproliferation in the 
     Former Soviet Union, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 5956; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10294. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-386, ``Sex 
     Offender Registration Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received July 21, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10295. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-383, ``School 
     Transit Subsidy Act of 1978 Amendment Act of 1998'' received 
     July 21, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10296. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-385, 
     ``Abatement of Controlled Dangerous Substance Nuisances 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' received July 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10297. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-393, ``Quick 
     Payment Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' received July 21, 
     1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10298. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-405 
     ``Windshield Wipers and Headlamp Regulation Amendment Act of 
     1998'' received July 21, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10299. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-404 ``Closing 
     of a Public Alley in Square 185, S.O. 97-106, Act of 1998'' 
     received July 21, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10300. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-384, ``Bishop 
     Aimilianos Laloussis Park Designation Act of 1998'' received 
     July 21, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10301. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-407, 
     ``Closing of 8th, L, and M Streets, N.W., and the Closing of 
     Public Alleys in Squares 400, 401, 402, 426, 425, and 424, 
     S.O. 96-90, Act of 1998'' received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       10302. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-402 
     ``Washington Convention Center Authority Financing Amendment 
     Act of 1998'' received July 21, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       10303. A letter from the Director, Personnel and Family 
     Readiness Division, Department of the Navy, transmitting the 
     annual report of the Retirement Plan for Civilian Employees 
     of the United States Marine Corps Morale, Welfare and 
     Recreation Support Activity, and Miscellaneous 
     Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10304. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Administration of grants and 
     agreements with institutions of higher education, hospitals, 
     and other non-profit organizations; and Uniform 
     administrative requirements for grants and cooperative 
     agreements to State and local governments [34 CFR Parts 74 
     and 80] received July 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10305. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a copy of the report, 
     ``Agency Compliance with Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 
     Reform Act of 1995,'' pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 1538; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10306. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting a report entitled ``Federal 
     Supervisors and Strategic Human Resources Management''; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10307. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the Indian Lands Open Dump 
     Cleanup Act of 1997; to the Committee on Resources.
       10308. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Organization, General Procedures, Rules of Practice for 
     Adjudicative Proceedings [16 CFR Parts 0, 1, and 3] received 
     July 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       10309. A letter from the Attorney, National Council on 
     Radiation Protection and Measurements, transmitting the 1997 
     annual report of independent auditors who have audited the 
     records of the National Council on Radiation Protection and 
     Measurements, pursuant to Public Law 88--376, section 14(b) 
     (78 Stat. 323); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       10310. A letter from the Executive Director, National 
     Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, transmitting the Museum's 
     1997 audited financial statement and a copy of Form 990 which 
     was filed with the Internal Revenue Service, pursuant to 36 
     U.S.C. 4111; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       10311. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the 
     Public Debt, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulations Governing Book-Entry Treasury Bonds, Notes, and 
     Bills; Determination Regarding State Statutes; Georgia, 
     Florida and Connecticut [Department of the Treasury Circular, 
     Public Debt Series, No. 2-86] received July 2, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10312. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Child Support Enforcement 
     Program Quarterly Wage and Unemployment Compensations Claims 
     Reporting to the National Directory of New Hires (RIN: 0970-
     AB67) received June 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10313. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to provide for a more 
     competitive electric power industry, and for other purposes; 
     jointly to the Committees on Commerce and the Judiciary.
       10314. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Medicare Program; Medicare Coverage of and Payment for 
     Bone Mass Measurements [HCFA-3004-IFC] (RIN: 0938-AI89) 
     received June 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Ways and Means.
       10315. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting a quarterly update 
     report on development assistance program allocations updated 
     as of March 31, 1998, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2413(a); jointly 
     to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations. 

para.74.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill and a 
concurrent resolution of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 39. An Act to reauthorize the African Elephant 
     Conservation Act.
       H. Con. Res. 298. concurrent resolution expressing deepest 
     condolences to the State and people of Florida for the losses 
     suffered as a result of the wild land fires occurring in June 
     and July 1998, expressing support to the State and people of 
     Florida as they overcome the effects of the fires, and 
     commending the heroic efforts of firefighters from across the 
     Nation in battling the fires.

para.74.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4250

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 509):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
     4250) to provide new patient protections under group health 
     plans. The bill shall be considered as read for amendment. 
     The amendments printed in the report of the Committee on 
     Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as 
     adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
     on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto 
     to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one 
     hour of debate on the bill, as amended, equally divided and 
     controlled by Representative Hastert of Illinois and a Member 
     opposed to the bill; (2) the further amendment printed in the 
     Congressional Record and numbered 2 pursuant to clause 6 of 
     rule XXIII, which shall be in order without intervention of 
     any point of order or demand for division of the question, 
     shall be considered as read, and shall be separately 
     debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     proponent and an opponent; and (3) one motion to recommit 
     with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

279

When there appeared

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Nays

143

para.74.5                    [Roll No. 335]

                                YEAS--279

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf

                                NAYS--143

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Chenoweth
     Doolittle
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Herger
     Jefferson
     Markey
     Torres
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.74.6  patient protection

  Mr. HASTERT, pursuant to House Resolution 509, called up the bill 
(H.R. 4250) to provide new patient protections under group health plans.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 509, the following amendments printed in 
House report 105-643, were considered as adopted:

       Page 2, after line 5, in the heading relating to subtitle A 
     of title I, strike the period at the end.
       Page 5, line 12, strike ``sections'' and insert 
     ``section''.

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       Page 6, line 5, insert ``or restriction'' after 
     ``prohibition''.
       Page 7, line 15, insert ``and without regard to otherwise 
     applicable network limitations'' after preauthorization''.
       Page 26, insert after line 24 the following:
     ``(ix) Information Relating to External Reviews.--The number 
     of external reviews under section 503(b)(4) that have been 
     completed during the prior plan year and the number of such 
     reviews in which the recommendation reported under section 
     503(b)(C))(iii) includes a recommendation for modification or 
     reversal of an internal review decision under the plan.
       Page 28, line 9, insert ``(and an employee who, under the 
     terms of the plan, is eligible for coverage but not 
     enrolled)'' after ``participant''.
       Page 61, line 14, strike ``$250'' and insert ``$500''.
       Page 61, line 14, insert ``(or up to $1,000 a day in the 
     case of a bad faith failure)'' after ``a day''.
       Page 61, line 17, strike ``$100,000'' and insert 
     ``$250,000''.
       Page 63, strike line 23 and insert the following:
       amended by striking ``, or (6)'' and inserting``, (6), or 
     (7)''.
       Page 136, line 14, strike ``Act'' and insert ``subtitle''.
       Page 142, line 5, insert ``or restriction'' after 
     ``prohibition''.
       Page 143, line 16, insert ``and without regard to otherwise 
     applicable network limitations'' after ``preauthorization''.
       Page 165, insert after line 2 the following:
     ``(ix) Information Relating to External Reviews.--The number 
     of external reviews under section 503(b)(4) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 that have been 
     completed during the prior plan year and the number of such 
     reviews in which the recommendation reported under section 
     503(b)(4)(C)(iii) of such Act includes a recommendation for 
     modification or reversal of an internal review decision under 
     the plan.
       Page 166, line 11, insert ``(and an employee who, under the 
     terms of the plan, is eligible for coverage but not 
     enrolled)'' after ``participant''.
       Page 167, strike line 14 and all that follows through line 
     13 on page 168 (and make necessary conforming changes to the 
     table of contents.).
       Page 168, line 14, strike ``2103'' and insert ``2102'' (and 
     make necessary conforming changes to the table of contents).
       Page 169, line 10, insert ``(a) In General.--'' before 
     ``The''.
       Page 194, after line 17, insert the following:
     (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 2000. The Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services shall first issue akk regulations 
     necessary to carry out such amendment before such date.
       Page 2-5, line 3, insert ``or restriction'' after 
     ``prohibition''.
       Page 206, line 10 , insert ``and without regard to 
     otherwise applicable network limitations'' after 
     ''preauthorization''.
       Page 222, insert after line 21 the following:
     ``(ix) Information Relating to External Reviews.--The number 
     of external reviews under section 503(b)(4) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 that have been 
     completed during the prior plan year and the number of such 
     reviews in which the recommendation reported under section 
     503(b)(4)(C)(iii) of such Act includes a recommendation for 
     modification or reversal of an internal review decision under 
     the plan.
       Page 224, line 3, insert ``(and an employee who, under the 
     terms of the plan, is eligible for coverage but not 
     enrolled)'' after ``participant''.
       Page 225, strike line 8 and all that follows through line 9 
     on page 226 (and make necessary conforming changes to the 
     table of contents).
       Page 226, line 10, strike ``3103'' and insert ``3102'' (and 
     make necessary conforming changes to the table of contents).
       Page 233, insert after line 3 the following (and make 
     necessary conforming to the table of contents):

     SEC. 3203. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       It is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
     patients are best served when they are empowered to make 
     informed choices about their own health care. The same is 
     true regarding an individual's choice of health insurance. A 
     system that gives people the power to choose the coverage 
     that best meets their needs, combined with insurance market 
     reforms, offers great promise of increased choices and 
     greater access to health insurance for Americans.
                      Subtitle D--Revenue Offsets

     SEC. 3301. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF SPECIFIED LIABILITY 
                   LOSS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 172(f)(1) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified 
     liability loss) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B)(i) Any amount allowable as a deduction under this 
     chapter (other than section 468(a)(1) or 468A(a)) which is in 
     satisfaction of a liability under a Federal or State law 
     requiring--
       ``(I) the reclamation of land;
       ``(II) the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant (or any 
     unit thereof);
       ``(III) the dismantlement of a drilling platform;
       ``(IV) the remediation of environmental contamination; or
       ``(V) a payment under any workers compensation act (within 
     the meaning of section 461(h)(2)(C)(i)).
       ``(ii) A liability shall be taken into account under this 
     subparagraph only if--
       ``(I) the act (or failure to act) giving rise to such 
     liability occurs at least 3 years before the beginning of the 
     taxable year; and
       ``(II) the taxpayer used an accrual method of accounting 
     throughout the period or periods during which such act (or 
     failure to act) occurred.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to net operating losses arising in taxable years 
     ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3302. PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A LIABILITY TREATED IN SAME 
                   MANNER AS ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY.

       (a) Repeal of Property Subject to a Liability Test.--
       (1) Section 357.--Section 357(a) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (relating to assumption of liability) is amended 
     by striking ``, or acquires from the taxpayer property 
     subject to a liability'' in paragraph (2).
       (2) Section 358.--Section 358(d)(1) of such Code (relating 
     to assumption of liability) is amended by striking ``or 
     acquired from the taxpayer property subject to a liability''.
       (3) Section 368.--
       (A) Section 368(a)(1)(C) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``, or the fact that property acquired is subject to 
     a liability,''.
       (B) The last sentence of section 368(a)(2)(B) of such Code 
     is amended by striking ``, and the amount of any liability to 
     which any property acquired from the acquiring corporation is 
     subject,''.
       (b) Clarification of Assumption of Liability.--
       (1) In general.--Section 357 of such Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(d) Determination of Amount of Liability Assumed.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, section 
     358(d), section 362(d), section 368(a)(1)(C), and section 
     368(a)(2)(B), except as provided in regulations--
       ``(A) a recourse liability (or portion thereof) shall be 
     treated as having been assumed if, as determined on the basis 
     of all facts and circumstances, the transferee has agreed to, 
     and is expected to, satisfy such liability (or portion), 
     whether or not the transferor has been relieved of such 
     liability; and
       ``(B) a nonrecourse liability shall be treated as having 
     been assumed by the transferee of any asset subject to such 
     liability.
       ``(2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this subsection and section 362(d). The Secretary may also 
     prescribe regulations which provide that the manner in which 
     a liability is treated as assumed under this subsection is 
     applied, where appropriate, elsewhere in this title.''.
       (2) Limitation on basis increase attributable to assumption 
     of liability.--Section 362 of such Code is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Limitation on Basis Increase Attributable to 
     Assumption of Liability.--
       ``(1) In general.--In no event shall the basis of any 
     property be increased under subsection (a) or (b) above fair 
     market value (determined without regard to section 7701(g)) 
     by reason of any gain recognized to the transferor as a 
     result of the assumption of a liability.
       ``(2) Treatment of gain not subject to tax.--Except as 
     provided in regulations, if--
       ``(A) gain is recognized to the transferor as a result of 
     an assumption of a nonrecourse liability by a transferee 
     which is also secured by assets not transferred to such 
     transferee; and
       ``(B) no person is subject to tax under this title on such 
     gain,
     then, for purposes of determining basis under subsections (a) 
     and (b), the amount of gain recognized by the transferor as a 
     result of the assumption of the liability shall be determined 
     as if the liability assumed by the transferee equaled such 
     transferee's ratable portion of such liability determined on 
     the basis of the relative fair market values (determined 
     without regard to section 7701(g)) of all of the assets 
     subject to such liability.''.
       (c) Application to Provisions Other Than Subchapter C.--
       (1) Section 584.--Section 584(h)(3) of such Code is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``, and the fact that any property 
     transferred by the common trust fund is subject to a 
     liability,'' in subparagraph (A); and
       (B) by striking clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting:
       ``(ii) Assumed liabilities.--For purposes of clause (i), 
     the term `assumed liabilities' means any liability of the 
     common trust fund assumed by any regulated investment company 
     in connection with the transfer referred to in paragraph 
     (1)(A).
       ``(C) Assumption.--For purposes of this paragraph, in 
     determining the amount of any liability assumed, the rules of 
     section 357(d) shall apply.''.
       (2) Section 1031.--The last sentence of section 1031(d) of 
     such Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``assumed a liability of the taxpayer or 
     acquired from the taxpayer property subject to a liability'' 
     and inserting ``assumed (as determined under section 357(d)) 
     a liability of the taxpayer''; and
       (B) by striking ``or acquisition (in the amount of the 
     liability)''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 351(h)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``, or acquires property subject to a liability,''.

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       (2) Section 357 of such Code is amended by striking ``or 
     acquisition'' each place it appears in subsection (a) or (b).
       (3) Section 357(b)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``or acquired''.
       (4) Section 357(c)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``, plus the amount of the liabilities to which the property 
     is subject,''.
       (5) Section 357(c)(3) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``or to which the property transferred is subject''.
       (6) Section 358(d)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``or acquisition (in the amount of the liability)''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transfers after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 3303. LIMITATION ON REQUIRED ACCRUAL OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED 
                   FOR PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN PERSONAL SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (5) of section 448(d) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rule for 
     services) is amended by inserting ``in fields referred to in 
     paragraph (2)(A)'' after ``services by such person''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1998.
       (c) Coordination With Section 481.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by this section to change its method of 
     accounting for any taxable year--
       (1) such change shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer;
       (2) such change shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary of the Treasury; and
       (3) the period for taking into account the adjustments 
     under section 481 by reason of such change shall be 3 years.

     SEC. 3304. RETURNS RELATING TO CANCELLATIONS OF INDEBTEDNESS 
                   BY ORGANIZATIONS LENDING MONEY.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 6050P(c) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to definitions and 
     special rules) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (C) and inserting ``; and'', and by inserting 
     after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) any organization a significant trade or business of 
     which is the lending of money.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to discharges of indebtedness after December 31, 
     1998.

     SEC. 3305. CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF MATHEMATICAL ERROR 
                   ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES.

       (a) TIN Deemed Incorrect if Information on Return Differs 
     With Agency Records.--Section 6213(g)(2) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (defining mathematical or clerical 
     error) is amended by adding at the end the following flush 
     sentence:
     ``A taxpayer shall be treated as having omitted a correct TIN 
     for purposes of the preceding sentence if information 
     provided by the taxpayer on the return with respect to the 
     individual whose TIN was provided differs from the 
     information the Secretary obtains from the person issuing the 
     TIN.''.
       (b) Expansion of Mathematical Error Procedures to Cases 
     Where TIN Establishes Individual Not Eligible for Tax 
     Credit.--Section 6213(g)(2) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (J), by striking 
     the period at the end of the subparagraph (K) and inserting 
     ``; and'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(L) the inclusion on a return of a TIN required to be 
     included on the return under section 21, 24, or 32 if--
       ``(i) such TIN is of an individual whose age affects the 
     amount of the credit under such section; and
       ``(ii) the computation of the credit on the return reflects 
     the treatment of such individual as being of an age different 
     from the individual's age based on such TIN.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3306. INCLUSION OF ROTAVIRUS GASTROENTERITIS AS A 
                   TAXABLE VACCINE.

       (a) In General.--Section 4132(1) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (defining taxable vaccine) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(K) Any vaccine against rotavirus gastroenteritis.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) Sales.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
     to sales after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Deliveries.--For purposes of paragraph (1), in the case 
     of sales on or before the date of the enactment of this Act 
     for which delivery is made after such date, the delivery date 
     shall be considered the sale date.
       Page 249, insert after line 22 the following (and make 
     necessary conforming changes to the tabel of contents):

     SEC. 4014. REPORTING ON FRAUD AND ABUSE ENFORCEMENT 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       The General Accounting Office shall--
       (1) monitor--
       (A) the compliance of the Department of Justice and all 
     United States Attorneys-with the guideline entitled 
     ``Guidance on the Use of the False Claims Act in Civil Health 
     Care Matters'' issued by the Department on June 3, 1998, 
     including any revisions to that guideline; and
       (B) the compliance of the Office of the Inspector General 
     of the Department of Health and Human Services with the 
     protocols and guidelines entitled ``National Project 
     Protocols--Best Practice Guidelines'' issued by the Inspector 
     General on June 3, 1998, including any revisions to such 
     protocols and guidelines; and
       (2) submit a report on such compliance to the Committee on 
     Commerce, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee 
     on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Finance of 
     the Senate not later than February 1, 1999, and every year 
     thereafter for a period of 4 years ending February 1, 2002.
       Page 259, line 9, insert ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 1185.''.
       Page 259, after line 16, insert the following:
       ``(c) Limitation on Sale or Barter--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (b), no health care provider or health plan may, 
     as part of conducting health care operations, sell or barter 
     protected health information.
       Page 280, line 12, strike ``thereof))'' and ``thereof)''.
       Page 287, beginning on line 4, strike ``the Federal 
     Employees Health Care Freedomm of Choice Act,'' and insert 
     ``the Patient Protection Act of 1998,''.
       Page 287, beginning on line 9, strike ``the Federal 
     Employees Health Care Freedom of Choice Acr,'' and insert 
     ``the Patient Protection Act of 1998.''.
       Page 289, strike lines 16 through 24 and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 6002. EFFECTIVE DATE.

     (a) In General.--The amendments made by this title shall 
     apply--
     (1) in the case of employees, with respect to contract years 
     beginning on or after January 1, 2000; and
     (2) in the case of annuitants, with respect to contract years 
     beginning on or after January 1, 2001.
       (b) Availability of Coverage.--The Office of Personnel 
     Management shall take appropriate measures to ensure that 
     coverage under a high deductible health plan under chapter 89 
     of title 5, United States Code (as amended by this title) 
     shall be available--
     (1) in the case of employees, as of the beginning of the 
     first contract year referred to in subsection (a)(1); and
       (2) in the case of annuitants, as of the beginning of the 
     first contract year referred to in subsection (a)(2).
       (c)Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms 
     ``employee'' and ``annuitant'' have the meanings given them 
     by section 8901 of title 5, United States Code.
       Page 278, after line 24, insert the following (and amend 
     the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 5005. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR STANDARDS GOVERNING UNIQUE 
                   HEALTH IDENTIFIERS FOR INDIVIDUALS.

     Section 1174 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-3) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
     ``(c) Unique Health Identifiers.--Notwithstanding subsections 
     (a) and (b), the Secretary may not promulgate or adopt a 
     final standard under section 1173(b) providing for a unique 
     health identifier for an individual (except in an 
     individual's capacity as an employer or a health care 
     provider), until legislation is enacted specifically 
     approving the standard or containing provisions consistent 
     with the standard.''.
       Strike title VI (page 279, line 1 through page 289, line 
     24) and conform the table of contents accordingly.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 509, the following further amendment in 
the nature of a substitute was submitted by Mr. DINGELL:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Patients' 
     Bill of Rights Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                TITLE I--HEALTH INSURANCE BILL OF RIGHTS

                       Subtitle A--Access to Care

Sec. 101. Access to emergency care.
Sec. 102. Offering of choice of coverage options under group health 
              plans.
Sec. 103. Choice of providers.
Sec. 104. Access to specialty care.
Sec. 105. Continuity of care.
Sec. 106. Coverage for individuals participating in approved clinical 
              trials.
Sec. 107. Access to needed prescription drugs.
Sec. 108. Adequacy of provider network.
Sec. 109. Nondiscrimination in delivery of services.

                     Subtitle B--Quality Assurance

Sec. 111. Internal quality assurance program.
Sec. 112. Collection of standardized data.
Sec. 113. Process for selection of providers.
Sec. 114. Drug utilization program.
Sec. 115. Standards for utilization review activities.
Sec. 116. Health Care Quality Advisory Board.

                    Subtitle C--Patient Information

Sec. 121. Patient information.
Sec. 122. Protection of patient confidentiality.
Sec. 123. Health insurance ombudsmen.

              Subtitle D--Grievance and Appeals Procedures

Sec. 131. Establishment of grievance process.

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Sec. 132. Internal appeals of adverse determinations.
Sec. 133. External appeals of adverse determinations.

         Subtitle E--Protecting the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Sec. 141. Prohibition of interference with certain medical 
              communications.
Sec. 142. Prohibition against transfer of indemnification or improper 
              incentive arrangements.
Sec. 143. Additional rules regarding participation of health care 
              professionals.
Sec. 144. Protection for patient advocacy.

              Subtitle F--Promoting Good Medical Practice

Sec. 151. Promoting good medical practice.
Sec. 152. Standards relating to benefits for certain breast cancer 
              treatment.
Sec. 153. Standards relating to benefits for reconstructive breast 
              surgery.

                        Subtitle G--Definitions

Sec. 191. Definitions.
Sec. 192. Preemption; State flexibility; construction.
Sec. 193. Regulations.

 TITLE II--APPLICATION OF PATIENT PROTECTION STANDARDS TO GROUP HEALTH 
  PLANS AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT

Sec. 201. Application to group health plans and group health insurance 
              coverage.
Sec. 202. Application to individual health insurance coverage.

TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 
                                  1974

Sec. 301. Application of patient protection standards to group health 
              plans and group health insurance coverage under the 
              Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Sec. 302. ERISA preemption not to apply to certain actions involving 
              health insurance policyholders.

TITLE IV--APPLICATION TO GROUP HEALTH PLANS UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
                              CODE OF 1986

Sec. 401. Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

        TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATES; COORDINATION IN IMPLEMENTATION

Sec. 501. Effective dates.
Sec. 502. Coordination in implementation.

                      TITLE VI--REVENUE PROVISIONS

Sec. 601. Estate tax technical correction.
Sec. 602. Treatment of certain deductible liquidating distributions of 
              regulated investment companies and real estate investment 
              trusts.

                TITLE I--HEALTH INSURANCE BILL OF RIGHTS

                       Subtitle A--Access to Care

     SEC. 101. ACCESS TO EMERGENCY CARE.

       (a) Coverage of Emergency Services.--
       (1) In general.--If a group health plan, or health 
     insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer, 
     provides any benefits with respect to emergency services (as 
     defined in paragraph (2)(B)), the plan or issuer shall cover 
     emergency services furnished under the plan or coverage--
       (A) without the need for any prior authorization 
     determination;
       (B) whether or not the health care provider furnishing such 
     services is a participating provider with respect to such 
     services;
       (C) in a manner so that, if such services are provided to a 
     participant, beneficiary, or enrollee by a nonparticipating 
     health care provider--
       (i) the participant, beneficiary, or enrollee is not liable 
     for amounts that exceed the amounts of liability that would 
     be incurred if the services were provided by a participating 
     health care provider, and
       (ii) the plan or issuer pays an amount that is not less 
     than the amount paid to a participating health care provider 
     for the same services; and
       (D) without regard to any other term or condition of such 
     coverage (other than exclusion or coordination of benefits, 
     or an affiliation or waiting period, permitted under section 
     2701 of the Public Health Service Act, section 701 of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or section 
     9801 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and other than 
     applicable cost-sharing).
       (2) Definitions.--In this section:
       (A) Emergency medical condition based on prudent layperson 
     standard.--The term ``emergency medical condition'' means a 
     medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of 
     sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that a 
     prudent layperson, who possesses an average knowledge of 
     health and medicine, could reasonably expect the absence of 
     immediate medical attention to result in a condition 
     described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of section 
     1867(e)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act.
       (B) Emergency services.--The term ``emergency services'' 
     means--
       (i) a medical screening examination (as required under 
     section 1867 of the Social Security Act) that is within the 
     capability of the emergency department of a hospital, 
     including ancillary services routinely available to the 
     emergency department to evaluate an emergency medical 
     condition (as defined in subparagraph (A)), and
       (ii) within the capabilities of the staff and facilities 
     available at the hospital, such further medical examination 
     and treatment as are required under section 1867 of such Act 
     to stabilize the patient.
       (b) Reimbursement for Maintenance Care and Post-
     Stabilization Care.--In the case of services (other than 
     emergency services) for which benefits are available under a 
     group health plan, or under health insurance coverage offered 
     by a health insurance issuer, the plan or issuer shall 
     provide for reimbursement with respect to such services 
     provided to a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee other 
     than through a participating health care provider in a manner 
     consistent with subsection (a)(1)(C) if the services are 
     maintenance care or post-stabilization care covered under the 
     guidelines established under section 1852(d)(2) of the Social 
     Security Act (relating to promoting efficient and timely 
     coordination of appropriate maintenance and post-
     stabilization care of an enrollee after an enrollee has been 
     determined to be stable), or, in the absence of guidelines 
     under such section, such guidelines as the Secretary shall 
     establish to carry out this subsection.

     SEC. 102. OFFERING OF CHOICE OF COVERAGE OPTIONS UNDER GROUP 
                   HEALTH PLANS.

       (a) Requirement.--
       (1) Offering of point-of-service coverage option.--Except 
     as provided in paragraph (2), if a group health plan (or 
     health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance 
     issuer in connection with a group health plan) provides 
     benefits only through participating health care providers, 
     the plan or issuer shall offer the participant the option to 
     purchase point-of-service coverage (as defined in subsection 
     (b)) for all such benefits for which coverage is otherwise so 
     limited. Such option shall be made available to the 
     participant at the time of enrollment under the plan or 
     coverage and at such other times as the plan or issuer offers 
     the participant a choice of coverage options.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect 
     to a participant in a group health plan if the plan offers 
     the participant--
       (A) a choice of health insurance coverage through more than 
     one health insurance issuer; or
       (B) two or more coverage options that differ significantly 
     with respect to the use of participating health care 
     providers or the networks of such providers that are used.
       (b) Point-of-Service Coverage Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``point-of-service coverage'' means, with respect to 
     benefits covered under a group health plan or health 
     insurance issuer, coverage of such benefits when provided by 
     a nonparticipating health care provider. Such coverage need 
     not include coverage of providers that the plan or issuer 
     excludes because of fraud, quality, or similar reasons.
       (c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed--
       (1) as requiring coverage for benefits for a particular 
     type of health care provider;
       (2) as requiring an employer to pay any costs as a result 
     of this section or to make equal contributions with respect 
     to different health coverage options; or
       (3) as preventing a group health plan or health insurance 
     issuer from imposing higher premiums or cost-sharing on a 
     participant for the exercise of a point-of-service coverage 
     option.
       (d) No Requirement for Guaranteed Availability.--If a 
     health insurance issuer offers health insurance coverage that 
     includes point-of-service coverage with respect to an 
     employer solely in order to meet the requirement of 
     subsection (a), nothing in section 2711(a)(1)(A) of the 
     Public Health Service Act shall be construed as requiring the 
     offering of such coverage with respect to another employer.

     SEC. 103. CHOICE OF PROVIDERS.

       (a) Primary Care.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer that offers health insurance coverage, shall 
     permit each participant, beneficiary, and enrollee to receive 
     primary care from any participating primary care provider who 
     is available to accept such individual.
       (b) Specialists.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a group health 
     plan and a health insurance issuer that offers health 
     insurance coverage shall permit each participant, 
     beneficiary, or enrollee to receive medically necessary or 
     appropriate specialty care, pursuant to appropriate referral 
     procedures, from any qualified participating health care 
     provider who is available to accept such individual for such 
     care.
       (2) Limitation.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to specialty 
     care if the plan or issuer clearly informs participants, 
     beneficiaries, and enrollees of the limitations on choice of 
     participating providers with respect to such care.

     SEC. 104. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE.

       (a) Obstetrical and Gynecological Care.--
       (1) In general.--If a group health plan, or a health 
     insurance issuer in connection with the provision of health 
     insurance coverage, requires or provides for a participant, 
     beneficiary, or enrollee to designate a participating primary 
     care provider--
       (A) the plan or issuer shall permit such an individual who 
     is a female to designate a participating physician who 
     specializes in obstetrics and gynecology as the individual's 
     primary care provider; and

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       (B) if such an individual has not designated such a 
     provider as a primary care provider, the plan or issuer--
       (i) may not require authorization or a referral by the 
     individual's primary care provider or otherwise for coverage 
     of routine gynecological care (such as preventive women's 
     health examinations) and pregnancy-related services provided 
     by a participating health care professional who specializes 
     in obstetrics and gynecology to the extent such care is 
     otherwise covered, and
       (ii) may treat the ordering of other gynecological care by 
     such a participating physician as the authorization of the 
     primary care provider with respect to such care under the 
     plan or coverage.
       (2) Construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) shall 
     waive any requirements of coverage relating to medical 
     necessity or appropriateness with respect to coverage of 
     gynecological care so ordered.
       (b) Specialty Care.--
       (1) Specialty care for covered services.--
       (A) In general.--If--
       (i) an individual is a participant or beneficiary under a 
     group health plan or an enrollee who is covered under health 
     insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer,
       (ii) the individual has a condition or disease of 
     sufficient seriousness and complexity to require treatment by 
     a specialist, and
       (iii) benefits for such treatment are provided under the 
     plan or coverage,
     the plan or issuer shall make or provide for a referral to a 
     specialist who is available and accessible to provide the 
     treatment for such condition or disease.
       (B) Specialist defined.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term ``specialist'' means, with respect to a condition, a 
     health care practitioner, facility, or center (such as a 
     center of excellence) that has adequate expertise through 
     appropriate training and experience (including, in the case 
     of a child, appropriate pediatric expertise) to provide high 
     quality care in treating the condition.
       (C) Care under referral.--A group health plan or health 
     insurance issuer may require that the care provided to an 
     individual pursuant to such referral under subparagraph (A) 
     be--
       (i) pursuant to a treatment plan, only if the treatment 
     plan is developed by the specialist and approved by the plan 
     or issuer, in consultation with the designated primary care 
     provider or specialist and the individual (or the 
     individual's designee), and
       (ii) in accordance with applicable quality assurance and 
     utilization review standards of the plan or issuer.

     Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as preventing 
     such a treatment plan for an individual from requiring a 
     specialist to provide the primary care provider with regular 
     updates on the specialty care provided, as well as all 
     necessary medical information.
       (D) Referrals to participating providers.--A group health 
     plan or health insurance issuer is not required under 
     subparagraph (A) to provide for a referral to a specialist 
     that is not a participating provider, unless the plan or 
     issuer does not have an appropriate specialist that is 
     available and accessible to treat the individual's condition 
     and that is a participating provider with respect to such 
     treatment.
       (E) Treatment of nonparticipating providers.--If a plan or 
     issuer refers an individual to a nonparticipating specialist 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A), services provided pursuant to 
     the approved treatment plan (if any) shall be provided at no 
     additional cost to the individual beyond what the individual 
     would otherwise pay for services received by such a 
     specialist that is a participating provider.
       (2) Specialists as primary care providers.--
       (A) In general.--A group health plan, or a health insurance 
     issuer, in connection with the provision of health insurance 
     coverage, shall have a procedure by which an individual who 
     is a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee and who has an 
     ongoing special condition (as defined in subparagraph (C)) 
     may receive a referral to a specialist for such condition who 
     shall be responsible for and capable of providing and 
     coordinating the individual's primary and specialty care. If 
     such an individual's care would most appropriately be 
     coordinated by such a specialist, such plan or issuer shall 
     refer the individual to such specialist.
       (B) Treatment as primary care provider.--Such specialist 
     shall be permitted to treat the individual without a referral 
     from the individual's primary care provider and may authorize 
     such referrals, procedures, tests, and other medical services 
     as the individual's primary care provider would otherwise be 
     permitted to provide or authorize, subject to the terms of 
     the treatment plan (referred to in paragraph (1)(C)(i)).
       (C) Ongoing special condition defined.--In this paragraph, 
     the term ``special condition'' means a condition or disease 
     that--
       (i) is life-threatening, degenerative, or disabling, and
       (ii) requires specialized medical care over a prolonged 
     period of time.
       (D) Terms of referral.--The provisions of subparagraphs (C) 
     through (E) of paragraph (1) apply with respect to referrals 
     under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph in the same manner 
     as they apply to referrals under paragraph (1)(A).
       (3) Standing referrals.--
       (A) In general.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer in connection with the provision of health 
     insurance coverage, shall have a procedure by which an 
     individual who is a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee and 
     who has a condition that requires ongoing care from a 
     specialist may receive a standing referral to such specialist 
     for treatment of such condition. If the plan or issuer, or if 
     the primary care provider in consultation with the medical 
     director of the plan or issuer and the specialist (if any), 
     determines that such a standing referral is appropriate, the 
     plan or issuer shall make such a referral to such a 
     specialist.
       (B) Terms of referral.--The provisions of subparagraphs (C) 
     through (E) of paragraph (1) apply with respect to referrals 
     under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph in the same manner 
     as they apply to referrals under paragraph (1)(A).

     SEC. 105. CONTINUITY OF CARE.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Termination of provider.--If a contract between a group 
     health plan, or a health insurance issuer in connection with 
     the provision of health insurance coverage, and a health care 
     provider is terminated (as defined in paragraph (3)), or 
     benefits or coverage provided by a health care provider are 
     terminated because of a change in the terms of provider 
     participation in a group health plan, and an individual who 
     is a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee in the plan or 
     coverage is undergoing a course of treatment from the 
     provider at the time of such termination, the plan or issuer 
     shall--
       (A) notify the individual on a timely basis of such 
     termination, and
       (B) subject to subsection (c), permit the individual to 
     continue or be covered with respect to the course of 
     treatment with the provider during a transitional period 
     (provided under subsection (b)).
       (2) Treatment of termination of contract with health 
     insurance issuer.--If a contract for the provision of health 
     insurance coverage between a group health plan and a health 
     insurance issuer is terminated and, as a result of such 
     termination, coverage of services of a health care provider 
     is terminated with respect to an individual, the provisions 
     of paragraph (1) (and the succeeding provisions of this 
     section) shall apply under the plan in the same manner as if 
     there had been a contract between the plan and the provider 
     that had been terminated, but only with respect to benefits 
     that are covered under the plan after the contract 
     termination.
       (3) Termination.--In this section, the term ``terminated'' 
     includes, with respect to a contract, the expiration or 
     nonrenewal of the contract, but does not include a 
     termination of the contract by the plan or issuer for failure 
     to meet applicable quality standards or for fraud.
       (b) Transitional Period.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) 
     through (4), the transitional period under this subsection 
     shall extend for at least 90 days from the date of the notice 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(A) of the provider's 
     termination.
       (2) Institutional care.--The transitional period under this 
     subsection for institutional or inpatient care from a 
     provider shall extend until the discharge or termination of 
     the period of institutionalization and also shall include 
     institutional care provided within a reasonable time of the 
     date of termination of the provider status if the care was 
     scheduled before the date of the announcement of the 
     termination of the provider status under subsection (a)(1)(A) 
     or if the individual on such date was on an established 
     waiting list or otherwise scheduled to have such care.
       (3) Pregnancy.--If--
       (A) a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee has entered the 
     second trimester of pregnancy at the time of a provider's 
     termination of participation, and
       (B) the provider was treating the pregnancy before date of 
     the termination,

     the transitional period under this subsection with respect to 
     provider's treatment of the pregnancy shall extend through 
     the provision of post-partum care directly related to the 
     delivery.
       (4) Terminal illness.--If--
       (A) a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee was determined 
     to be terminally ill (as determined under section 
     1861(dd)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act) at the time of a 
     provider's termination of participation, and
       (B) the provider was treating the terminal illness before 
     the date of termination,

     the transitional period under this subsection shall extend 
     for the remainder of the individual's life for care directly 
     related to the treatment of the terminal illness.
       (c) Permissible Terms and Conditions.--A group health plan 
     or health insurance issuer may condition coverage of 
     continued treatment by a provider under subsection (a)(1)(B) 
     upon the provider agreeing to the following terms and 
     conditions:
       (1) The provider agrees to accept reimbursement from the 
     plan or issuer and individual involved (with respect to cost-
     sharing) at the rates applicable prior to the start of the 
     transitional period as payment in full (or, in the case 
     described in subsection (a)(2), at the rates applicable under 
     the replacement plan or issuer after the date of the 
     termination of the contract with the health insurance issuer) 
     and not to impose cost-sharing with respect to the individual 
     in an amount that would exceed the cost-sharing that could 
     have been imposed if the contract referred to in subsection 
     (a)(1) had not been terminated.
       (2) The provider agrees to adhere to the quality assurance 
     standards of the plan or

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     issuer responsible for payment under paragraph (1) and to 
     provide to such plan or issuer necessary medical information 
     related to the care provided.
       (3) The provider agrees otherwise to adhere to such plan's 
     or issuer's policies and procedures, including procedures 
     regarding referrals and obtaining prior authorization and 
     providing services pursuant to a treatment plan (if any) 
     approved by the plan or issuer.
       (d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to require the coverage of benefits which would not 
     have been covered if the provider involved remained a 
     participating provider.

     SEC. 106. COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN APPROVED 
                   CLINICAL TRIALS.

       (a) Coverage.--
       (1) In general.--If a group health plan, or health 
     insurance issuer that is providing health insurance coverage, 
     provides coverage to a qualified individual (as defined in 
     subsection (b)), the plan or issuer--
       (A) may not deny the individual participation in the 
     clinical trial referred to in subsection (b)(2);
       (B) subject to subsection (c), may not deny (or limit or 
     impose additional conditions on) the coverage of routine 
     patient costs for items and services furnished in connection 
     with participation in the trial; and
       (C) may not discriminate against the individual on the 
     basis of the enrollee's participation in such trial.
       (2) Exclusion of certain costs.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1)(B), routine patient costs do not include the cost of the 
     tests or measurements conducted primarily for the purpose of 
     the clinical trial involved.
       (3) Use of in-network providers.--If one or more 
     participating providers is participating in a clinical trial, 
     nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed as preventing a 
     plan or issuer from requiring that a qualified individual 
     participate in the trial through such a participating 
     provider if the provider will accept the individual as a 
     participant in the trial.
       (b) Qualified Individual Defined.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a), the term ``qualified individual'' means an 
     individual who is a participant or beneficiary in a group 
     health plan, or who is an enrollee under health insurance 
     coverage, and who meets the following conditions:
       (1)(A) The individual has a life-threatening or serious 
     illness for which no standard treatment is effective.
       (B) The individual is eligible to participate in an 
     approved clinical trial according to the trial protocol with 
     respect to treatment of such illness.
       (C) The individual's participation in the trial offers 
     meaningful potential for significant clinical benefit for the 
     individual.
       (2) Either--
       (A) the referring physician is a participating health care 
     professional and has concluded that the individual's 
     participation in such trial would be appropriate based upon 
     the individual meeting the conditions described in paragraph 
     (1); or
       (B) the participant, beneficiary, or enrollee provides 
     medical and scientific information establishing that the 
     individual's participation in such trial would be appropriate 
     based upon the individual meeting the conditions described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (c) Payment.--
       (1) In general.--Under this section a group health plan or 
     health insurance issuer shall provide for payment for routine 
     patient costs described in subsection (a)(2) but is not 
     required to pay for costs of items and services that are 
     reasonably expected (as determined by the Secretary) to be 
     paid for by the sponsors of an approved clinical trial.
       (2) Payment rate.--In the case of covered items and 
     services provided by--
       (A) a participating provider, the payment rate shall be at 
     the agreed upon rate, or
       (B) a nonparticipating provider, the payment rate shall be 
     at the rate the plan or issuer would normally pay for 
     comparable services under subparagraph (A).
       (d) Approved Clinical Trial Defined.--
       (1) In general.--In this section, the term ``approved 
     clinical trial'' means a clinical research study or clinical 
     investigation approved and funded (which may include funding 
     through in-kind contributions) by one or more of the 
     following:
       (A) The National Institutes of Health.
       (B) A cooperative group or center of the National 
     Institutes of Health.
       (C) Either of the following if the conditions described in 
     paragraph (2) are met:
       (i) The Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (ii) The Department of Defense.
       (2) Conditions for departments.--The conditions described 
     in this paragraph, for a study or investigation conducted by 
     a Department, are that the study or investigation has been 
     reviewed and approved through a system of peer review that 
     the Secretary determines--
       (A) to be comparable to the system of peer review of 
     studies and investigations used by the National Institutes of 
     Health, and
       (B) assures unbiased review of the highest scientific 
     standards by qualified individuals who have no interest in 
     the outcome of the review.
       (e) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit a plan's or issuer's coverage with respect 
     to clinical trials.

     SEC. 107. ACCESS TO NEEDED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

       (a) In General.--If a group health plan, or health 
     insurance issuer that offers health insurance coverage, 
     provides benefits with respect to prescription drugs but the 
     coverage limits such benefits to drugs included in a 
     formulary, the plan or issuer shall--
       (1) ensure participation of participating physicians and 
     pharmacists in the development of the formulary;
       (2) disclose to providers and, disclose upon request under 
     section 121(c)(6) to participants, beneficiaries, and 
     enrollees, the nature of the formulary restrictions; and
       (3) consistent with the standards for a utilization review 
     program under section 115, provide for exceptions from the 
     formulary limitation when a non-formulary alternative is 
     medically indicated.
       (b) Coverage of Approved Drugs and Medical Devices.--
       (1) In general.--A group health plan (or health insurance 
     coverage offered in connection with such a plan) that 
     provides any coverage of prescription drugs or medical 
     devices shall not deny coverage of such a drug or device on 
     the basis that the use is investigational, if the use--
       (A) in the case of a prescription drug--
       (i) is included in the labeling authorized by the 
     application in effect for the drug pursuant to subsection (b) 
     or (j) of section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act, without regard to any postmarketing requirements that 
     may apply under such Act; or
       (ii) is included in the labeling authorized by the 
     application in effect for the drug under section 351 of the 
     Public Health Service Act, without regard to any 
     postmarketing requirements that may apply pursuant to such 
     section; or
       (B) in the case of a medical device, is included in the 
     labeling authorized by a regulation under subsection (d) or 
     (3) of section 513 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act, an order under subsection (f) of such section, or an 
     application approved under section 515 of such Act, without 
     regard to any postmarketing requirements that may apply under 
     such Act.
       (2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as requiring a group health plan (or health 
     insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to 
     provide any coverage of prescription drugs or medical 
     devices.

     SEC. 108. ADEQUACY OF PROVIDER NETWORK.

       (a) In General.--Each group health plan, and each health 
     insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage, that 
     provides benefits, in whole or in part, through participating 
     health care providers shall have (in relation to the 
     coverage) a sufficient number, distribution, and variety of 
     qualified participating health care providers to ensure that 
     all covered health care services, including specialty 
     services, will be available and accessible in a timely manner 
     to all participants, beneficiaries, and enrollees under the 
     plan or coverage.
       (b) Treatment of Certain Providers.--The qualified health 
     care providers under subsection (a) may include Federally 
     qualified health centers, rural health clinics, migrant 
     health centers, and other essential community providers 
     located in the service area of the plan or issuer and shall 
     include such providers if necessary to meet the standards 
     established to carry out such subsection.

     SEC. 109. NONDISCRIMINATION IN DELIVERY OF SERVICES.

       (a) Application to Delivery of Services.--Subject to 
     subsection (b), a group health plan, and health insurance 
     issuer in relation to health insurance coverage, may not 
     discriminate against a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee 
     in the delivery of health care services consistent with the 
     benefits covered under the plan or coverage or as required by 
     law based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, 
     religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual 
     orientation, genetic information, or source of payment.
       (b) Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be 
     construed as relating to the eligibility to be covered, or 
     the offering (or guaranteeing the offer) of coverage, under a 
     plan or health insurance coverage, the application of any 
     pre-existing condition exclusion consistent with applicable 
     law, or premiums charged under such plan or coverage.

                     Subtitle B--Quality Assurance

     SEC. 111. INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Requirement.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer that offers health insurance coverage, shall 
     establish and maintain an ongoing, internal quality assurance 
     and continuous quality improvement program that meets the 
     requirements of subsection (b).
       (b) Program Requirements.--The requirements of this 
     subsection for a quality improvement program of a plan or 
     issuer are as follows:
       (1) Administration.--The plan or issuer has a separate 
     identifiable unit with responsibility for administration of 
     the program.
       (2) Written plan.--The plan or issuer has a written plan 
     for the program that is updated annually and that specifies 
     at least the following:
       (A) The activities to be conducted.
       (B) The organizational structure.
       (C) The duties of the medical director.
       (D) Criteria and procedures for the assessment of quality.
       (3) Systematic review.--The program provides for systematic 
     review of the type of health services provided, consistency 
     of services provided with good medical practice, and patient 
     outcomes.
       (4) Quality criteria.--The program--

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       (A) uses criteria that are based on performance and patient 
     outcomes where feasible and appropriate;
       (B) includes criteria that are directed specifically at 
     meeting the needs of at-risk populations and covered 
     individuals with chronic conditions or severe illnesses, 
     including gender-specific criteria and pediatric-specific 
     criteria where available and appropriate;
       (C) includes methods for informing covered individuals of 
     the benefit of preventive care and what specific benefits 
     with respect to preventive care are covered under the plan or 
     coverage; and
       (D) makes available to the public a description of the 
     criteria used under subparagraph (A).
       (5) System for reporting.--The program has procedures for 
     reporting of possible quality concerns by providers and 
     enrollees and for remedial actions to correct quality 
     problems, including written procedures for responding to 
     concerns and taking appropriate corrective action.
       (6) Data analysis.--The program provides, using data that 
     include the data collected under section 112, for an analysis 
     of the plan's or issuer's performance on quality measures.
       (7) Drug utilization review.--The program provides for a 
     drug utilization review program in accordance with section 
     114.
       (c) Deeming.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     requirements of--
       (1) subsection (b) (other than paragraph (5)) are deemed to 
     be met with respect to a health insurance issuer that is a 
     qualified health maintenance organization (as defined in 
     section 1310(c) of the Public Health Service Act); or
       (2) subsection (b) are deemed to be met with respect to a 
     health insurance issuer that is accredited by a national 
     accreditation organization that the Secretary certifies as 
     applying, as a condition of certification, standards at least 
     as stringent as those required for a quality improvement 
     program under subsection (b).
       (d) Variation Permitted.--The Secretary may provide for 
     variations in the application of the requirements of this 
     section to group health plans and health insurance issuers 
     based upon differences in the delivery system among such 
     plans and issuers as the Secretary deems appropriate.

     SEC. 112. COLLECTION OF STANDARDIZED DATA.

       (a) In General.--A group health plan and a health insurance 
     issuer that offers health insurance coverage shall collect 
     uniform quality data that include a minimum uniform data set 
     described in subsection (b).
       (b) Minimum Uniform Data Set.--The Secretary shall specify 
     (and may from time to time update) the data required to be 
     included in the minimum uniform data set under subsection (a) 
     and the standard format for such data. Such data shall 
     include at least--
       (1) aggregate utilization data;
       (2) data on the demographic characteristics of 
     participants, beneficiaries, and enrollees;
       (3) data on disease-specific and age-specific mortality 
     rates and (to the extent feasible) morbidity rates of such 
     individuals;
       (4) data on satisfaction of such individuals, including 
     data on voluntary disenrollment and grievances; and
       (5) data on quality indicators and health outcomes, 
     including, to the extent feasible and appropriate, data on 
     pediatric cases and on a gender-specific basis.
       (c) Availability.--A summary of the data collected under 
     subsection (a) shall be disclosed under section 121(b)(9). 
     The Secretary shall be provided access to all the data so 
     collected.
       (d) Variation Permitted.--The Secretary may provide for 
     variations in the application of the requirements of this 
     section to group health plans and health insurance issuers 
     based upon differences in the delivery system among such 
     plans and issuers as the Secretary deems appropriate.

     SEC. 113. PROCESS FOR SELECTION OF PROVIDERS.

       (a) In General.--A group health plan and a health insurance 
     issuer that offers health insurance coverage shall, if it 
     provides benefits through participating health care 
     professionals, have a written process for the selection of 
     participating health care professionals, including minimum 
     professional requirements.
       (b) Verification of Background.--Such process shall include 
     verification of a health care provider's license and a 
     history of suspension or revocation.
       (c) Restriction.--Such process shall not use a high-risk 
     patient base or location of a provider in an area with 
     residents with poorer health status as a basis for excluding 
     providers from participation.
       (d) Nondiscrimination Based on Licensure.--
       (1) In general.--Such process shall not discriminate with 
     respect to participation or indemnification as to any 
     provider who is acting within the scope of the provider's 
     license or certification under applicable State law, solely 
     on the basis of such license or certification.
       (2) Construction.--Paragraph (1) shall not be construed--
       (A) as requiring the coverage under a plan or coverage of 
     particular benefits or services or to prohibit a plan or 
     issuer from including providers only to the extent necessary 
     to meet the needs of the plan's or issuer's participants, 
     beneficiaries, or enrollees or from establishing any measure 
     designed to maintain quality and control costs consistent 
     with the responsibilities of the plan or issuer; or
       (B) to override any State licensure or scope-of-practice 
     law.
       (e) General Nondiscrimination.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), such process 
     shall not discriminate with respect to selection of a health 
     care professional to be a participating health care provider, 
     or with respect to the terms and conditions of such 
     participation, based on the professional's race, color, 
     religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or 
     disability (consistent with the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act of 1990).
       (2) Rules.--The appropriate Secretary may establish such 
     definitions, rules, and exceptions as may be appropriate to 
     carry out paragraph (1), taking into account comparable 
     definitions, rules, and exceptions in effect under 
     employment-based nondiscrimination laws and regulations that 
     relate to each of the particular bases for discrimination 
     described in such paragraph.

     SEC. 114. DRUG UTILIZATION PROGRAM.

       A group health plan, and a health insurance issuer that 
     provides health insurance coverage, that includes benefits 
     for prescription drugs shall establish and maintain, as part 
     of its internal quality assurance and continuous quality 
     improvement program under section 111, a drug utilization 
     program which--
       (1) encourages appropriate use of prescription drugs by 
     participants, beneficiaries, and enrollees and providers, and
       (2) takes appropriate action to reduce the incidence of 
     improper drug use and adverse drug reactions and 
     interactions.

     SEC. 115. STANDARDS FOR UTILIZATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Compliance With Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer that provides health insurance coverage, 
     shall conduct utilization review activities in connection 
     with the provision of benefits under such plan or coverage 
     only in accordance with a utilization review program that 
     meets the requirements of this section.
       (2) Use of outside agents.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed as preventing a group health plan or health 
     insurance issuer from arranging through a contract or 
     otherwise for persons or entities to conduct utilization 
     review activities on behalf of the plan or issuer, so long as 
     such activities are conducted in accordance with a 
     utilization review program that meets the requirements of 
     this section.
       (3) Utilization review defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the terms ``utilization review'' and ``utilization 
     review activities'' mean procedures used to monitor or 
     evaluate the clinical necessity, appropriateness, efficacy, 
     or efficiency of health care services, procedures or 
     settings, and includes prospective review, concurrent review, 
     second opinions, case management, discharge planning, or 
     retrospective review.
       (b) Written Policies and Criteria.--
       (1) Written policies.--A utilization review program shall 
     be conducted consistent with written policies and procedures 
     that govern all aspects of the program.
       (2) Use of written criteria.--
       (A) In general.--Such a program shall utilize written 
     clinical review criteria developed pursuant to the program 
     with the input of appropriate physicians. Such criteria shall 
     include written clinical review criteria described in section 
     111(b)(4)(B).
       (B) Continuing use of standards in retrospective review.--
     If a health care service has been specifically pre-authorized 
     or approved for an enrollee under such a program, the program 
     shall not, pursuant to retrospective review, revise or modify 
     the specific standards, criteria, or procedures used for the 
     utilization review for procedures, treatment, and services 
     delivered to the enrollee during the same course of 
     treatment.
       (c) Conduct of Program Activities.--
       (1) Administration by health care professionals.--A 
     utilization review program shall be administered by qualified 
     health care professionals who shall oversee review decisions. 
     In this subsection, the term ``health care professional'' 
     means a physician or other health care practitioner licensed, 
     accredited, or certified to perform specified health services 
     consistent with State law.
       (2) Use of qualified, independent personnel.--
       (A) In general.--A utilization review program shall provide 
     for the conduct of utilization review activities only through 
     personnel who are qualified and, to the extent required, who 
     have received appropriate training in the conduct of such 
     activities under the program.
       (B) Peer review of sample of adverse clinical 
     determinations.--Such a program shall provide that clinical 
     peers (as defined in section 191(c)(2)) shall evaluate the 
     clinical appropriateness of at least a sample of adverse 
     clinical determinations.
       (C) Prohibition of contingent compensation arrangements.--
     Such a program shall not, with respect to utilization review 
     activities, permit or provide compensation or anything of 
     value to its employees, agents, or contractors in a manner 
     that--
       (i) provides incentives, direct or indirect, for such 
     persons to make inappropriate review decisions, or
       (ii) is based, directly or indirectly, on the quantity or 
     type of adverse determinations rendered.
       (D) Prohibition of conflicts.--Such a program shall not 
     permit a health care professional who provides health care 
     services to an individual to perform utilization review

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     activities in connection with the health care services being 
     provided to the individual.
       (3) Accessibility of review.--Such a program shall provide 
     that appropriate personnel performing utilization review 
     activities under the program are reasonably accessible by 
     toll-free telephone during normal business hours to discuss 
     patient care and allow response to telephone requests, and 
     that appropriate provision is made to receive and respond 
     promptly to calls received during other hours.
       (4) Limits on frequency.--Such a program shall not provide 
     for the performance of utilization review activities with 
     respect to a class of services furnished to an individual 
     more frequently than is reasonably required to assess whether 
     the services under review are medically necessary or 
     appropriate.
       (5) Limitation on information requests.--Under such a 
     program, information shall be required to be provided by 
     health care providers only to the extent it is necessary to 
     perform the utilization review activity involved.
       (6) Review of preliminary utilization review decision.--
     Under such program a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee or 
     any provider acting on behalf of such an individual with the 
     individual's consent, who is dissatisfied with a preliminary 
     utilization review decision has the opportunity to discuss 
     the decision with, and have such decision reviewed by, the 
     medical director of the plan or issuer involved (or the 
     director's designee) who has the authority to reverse the 
     decision.
       (d) Deadline for Determinations.--
       (1) Prior authorization services.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), in the case of a utilization review activity 
     involving the prior authorization of health care items and 
     services for an individual, the utilization review program 
     shall make a determination concerning such authorization, and 
     provide notice of the determination to the individual or the 
     individual's designee and the individual's health care 
     provider by telephone and in printed form, as soon as 
     possible in accordance with the medical exigencies of the 
     cases, and in no event later than 3 business days after the 
     date of receipt of information that is reasonably necessary 
     to make such determination.
       (2) Continued care.--In the case of a utilization review 
     activity involving authorization for continued or extended 
     health care services for an individual, or additional 
     services for an individual undergoing a course of continued 
     treatment prescribed by a health care provider, the 
     utilization review program shall make a determination 
     concerning such authorization, and provide notice of the 
     determination to the individual or the individual's designee 
     and the individual's health care provider by telephone and in 
     printed form, as soon as possible in accordance with the 
     medical exigencies of the cases, and in no event later than 1 
     business day after the date of receipt of information that is 
     reasonably necessary to make such determination. Such notice 
     shall include, with respect to continued or extended health 
     care services, the number of extended services approved, the 
     new total of approved services, the date of onset of 
     services, and the next review date, if any.
       (3) Previously provided services.--In the case of a 
     utilization review activity involving retrospective review of 
     health care services previously provided for an individual, 
     the utilization review program shall make a determination 
     concerning such services, and provide notice of the 
     determination to the individual or the individual's designee 
     and the individual's health care provider by telephone and in 
     printed form, within 30 days of the date of receipt of 
     information that is reasonably necessary to make such 
     determination.
       (4) Reference to special rules for emergency services, 
     maintenance care, and post-stabilization care.--For waiver of 
     prior authorization requirements in certain cases involving 
     emergency services and maintenance care and post-
     stabilization care, see subsections (a)(1) and (b) of section 
     101, respectively.
       (e) Notice of Adverse Determinations.--
       (1) In general.--Notice of an adverse determination under a 
     utilization review program shall be provided in printed form 
     and shall include--
       (A) the reasons for the determination (including the 
     clinical rationale);
       (B) instructions on how to initiate an appeal under section 
     132; and
       (C) notice of the availability, upon request of the 
     individual (or the individual's designee) of the clinical 
     review criteria relied upon to make such determination.
       (2) Specification of any additional information.--Such a 
     notice shall also specify what (if any) additional necessary 
     information must be provided to, or obtained by, the person 
     making the determination in order to make a decision on such 
     an appeal.

     SEC. 116. HEALTH CARE QUALITY ADVISORY BOARD.

       (a) Establishment.--The President shall establish an 
     advisory board to provide information to Congress and the 
     administration on issues relating to quality monitoring and 
     improvement in the health care provided under group health 
     plans and health insurance coverage.
       (b) Number and Appointment.--The advisory board shall be 
     composed of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (or 
     the Secretary's designee), the Secretary of Labor (or the 
     Secretary's designee), and 20 additional members appointed by 
     the President, in consultation with the Majority and Minority 
     Leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives. The 
     members so appointed shall include individuals with expertise 
     in--
       (1) consumer needs;
       (2) education and training of health professionals;
       (3) health care services;
       (4) health plan management;
       (5) health care accreditation, quality assurance, 
     improvement, measurement, and oversight;
       (6) medical practice, including practicing physicians;
       (7) prevention and public health; and
       (8) public and private group purchasing for small and large 
     employers or groups.
       (c) Duties.--The advisory board shall--
       (1) identify, update, and disseminate measures of health 
     care quality for group health plans and health insurance 
     issuers, including network and non-network plans;
       (2) advise the Secretary on the development and maintenance 
     of the minimum data set in section 112(b); and
       (3) advise the Secretary on standardized formats for 
     information on group health plans and health insurance 
     coverage.
     The measures identified under paragraph (1) may be used on a 
     voluntary basis by such plans and issuers. In carrying out 
     paragraph (1), the advisory board shall consult and cooperate 
     with national health care standard setting bodies which 
     define quality indicators, the Agency for Health Care Policy 
     and Research, the Institute of Medicine, and other public and 
     private entities that have expertise in health care quality.
       (d) Report.--The advisory board shall provide an annual 
     report to Congress and the President on the quality of the 
     health care in the United States and national and regional 
     trends in health care quality. Such report shall include a 
     description of determinants of health care quality and 
     measurements of practice and quality variability within the 
     United States.
       (e) Secretarial Consultation.--In serving on the advisory 
     board, the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Labor 
     (or their designees) shall consult with the Secretaries 
     responsible for other Federal health insurance and health 
     care programs.
       (f) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the board shall be filled in 
     such manner as the original appointment. Members of the board 
     shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for 
     travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by 
     them in the performance of their duties. Administrative 
     support, scientific support, and technical assistance for the 
     advisory board shall be provided by the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services.
       (g) Continuation.--Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating to the 
     termination of advisory committees) shall not apply to the 
     advisory board.

                    Subtitle C--Patient Information

     SEC. 121. PATIENT INFORMATION.

       (a) Disclosure Requirement.--
       (1) Group health plans.--A group health plan shall--
       (A) provide to participants and beneficiaries at the time 
     of initial coverage under the plan (or the effective date of 
     this section, in the case of individuals who are participants 
     or beneficiaries as of such date), and at least annually 
     thereafter, the information described in subsection (b) in 
     printed form;
       (B) provide to participants and beneficiaries, within a 
     reasonable period (as specified by the appropriate Secretary) 
     before or after the date of significant changes in the 
     information described in subsection (b), information in 
     printed form on such significant changes; and
       (C) upon request, make available to participants and 
     beneficiaries, the applicable authority, and prospective 
     participants and beneficiaries, the information described in 
     subsection (b) or (c) in printed form.
       (2) Health insurance issuers.--A health insurance issuer in 
     connection with the provision of health insurance coverage 
     shall--
       (A) provide to individuals enrolled under such coverage at 
     the time of enrollment, and at least annually thereafter, the 
     information described in subsection (b) in printed form;
       (B) provide to enrollees, within a reasonable period (as 
     specified by the appropriate Secretary) before or after the 
     date of significant changes in the information described in 
     subsection (b), information in printed form on such 
     significant changes; and
       (C) upon request, make available to the applicable 
     authority, to individuals who are prospective enrollees, and 
     to the public the information described in subsection (b) or 
     (c) in printed form.
       (b) Information Provided.--The information described in 
     this subsection with respect to a group health plan or health 
     insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer 
     includes the following:
       (1) Service area.--The service area of the plan or issuer.
       (2) Benefits.--Benefits offered under the plan or coverage, 
     including--
       (A) covered benefits, including benefit limits and coverage 
     exclusions;
       (B) cost sharing, such as deductibles, coinsurance, and 
     copayment amounts, including any liability for balance 
     billing, any maximum limitations on out of pocket expenses, 
     and the maximum out of pocket costs for services that are 
     provided by non participating providers or that are furnished 
     without meeting the applicable utilization review 
     requirements;
       (C) the extent to which benefits may be obtained from 
     nonparticipating providers;

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       (D) the extent to which a participant, beneficiary, or 
     enrollee may select from among participating providers and 
     the types of providers participating in the plan or issuer 
     network;
       (E) process for determining experimental coverage; and
       (F) use of a prescription drug formulary.
       (3) Access.--A description of the following:
       (A) The number, mix, and distribution of providers under 
     the plan or coverage.
       (B) Out-of-network coverage (if any) provided by the plan 
     or coverage.
       (C) Any point-of-service option (including any supplemental 
     premium or cost-sharing for such option).
       (D) The procedures for participants, beneficiaries, and 
     enrollees to select, access, and change participating primary 
     and specialty providers.
       (E) The rights and procedures for obtaining referrals 
     (including standing referrals) to participating and 
     nonparticipating providers.
       (F) The name, address, and telephone number of 
     participating health care providers and an indication of 
     whether each such provider is available to accept new 
     patients.
       (G) Any limitations imposed on the selection of qualifying 
     participating health care providers, including any 
     limitations imposed under section 103(b)(2).
       (H) How the plan or issuer addresses the needs of 
     participants, beneficiaries, and enrollees and others who do 
     not speak English or who have other special communications 
     needs in accessing providers under the plan or coverage, 
     including the provision of information described in this 
     subsection and subsection (c) to such individuals and 
     including the provision of information in a language other 
     than English if 5 percent of the number of participants, 
     beneficiaries, and enrollees communicate in that language 
     instead of English.
       (4) Out-of-area coverage.--Out-of-area coverage provided by 
     the plan or issuer.
       (5) Emergency coverage.--Coverage of emergency services, 
     including--
       (A) the appropriate use of emergency services, including 
     use of the 911 telephone system or its local equivalent in 
     emergency situations and an explanation of what constitutes 
     an emergency situation;
       (B) the process and procedures of the plan or issuer for 
     obtaining emergency services; and
       (C) the locations of (i) emergency departments, and (ii) 
     other settings, in which plan physicians and hospitals 
     provide emergency services and post-stabilization care.
       (6) Percentage of premiums used for benefits (loss-
     ratios).--In the case of health insurance coverage only (and 
     not with respect to group health plans that do not provide 
     coverage through health insurance coverage), a description of 
     the overall loss-ratio for the coverage (as defined in 
     accordance with rules established or recognized by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services).
       (7) Prior authorization rules.--Rules regarding prior 
     authorization or other review requirements that could result 
     in noncoverage or nonpayment.
       (8) Grievance and appeals procedures.--All appeal or 
     grievance rights and procedures under the plan or coverage, 
     including the method for filing grievances and the time 
     frames and circumstances for acting on grievances and 
     appeals, who is the applicable authority with respect to the 
     plan or issuer, and the availability of assistance through an 
     ombudsman to individuals in relation to group health plans 
     and health insurance coverage.
       (9) Quality assurance.--A summary description of the data 
     on quality collected under section 112(a), including a 
     summary description of the data on satisfaction of 
     participants, beneficiaries, and enrollees (including data on 
     individual voluntary disenrollment and grievances and 
     appeals) described in section 112(b)(4).
       (10) Summary of provider financial incentives.--A summary 
     description of the information on the types of financial 
     payment incentives (described in section 1852(j)(4) of the 
     Social Security Act) provided by the plan or issuer under the 
     coverage.
       (11) Information on issuer.--Notice of appropriate mailing 
     addresses and telephone numbers to be used by participants, 
     beneficiaries, and enrollees in seeking information or 
     authorization for treatment.
       (12) Availability of information on request.--Notice that 
     the information described in subsection (c) is available upon 
     request.
       (c) Information Made Available Upon Request.--The 
     information described in this subsection is the following:
       (1) Utilization review activities.--A description of 
     procedures used and requirements (including circumstances, 
     time frames, and appeal rights) under any utilization review 
     program under section 115, including under any drug formulary 
     program under section 107.
       (2) Grievance and appeals information.--Information on the 
     number of grievances and appeals and on the disposition in 
     the aggregate of such matters.
       (3) Method of physician compensation.--An overall summary 
     description as to the method of compensation of participating 
     physicians, including information on the types of financial 
     payment incentives (described in section 1852(j)(4) of the 
     Social Security Act) provided by the plan or issuer under the 
     coverage.
       (4) Specific information on credentials of participating 
     providers.--In the case of each participating provider, a 
     description of the credentials of the provider.
       (5) Confidentiality policies and procedures.--A description 
     of the policies and procedures established to carry out 
     section 122.
       (6) Formulary restrictions.--A description of the nature of 
     any drug formula restrictions.
       (7) Participating provider list.--A list of current 
     participating health care providers.
       (d) Form of Disclosure.--
       (1) Uniformity.--Information required to be disclosed under 
     this section shall be provided in accordance with uniform, 
     national reporting standards specified by the Secretary, 
     after consultation with applicable State authorities, so that 
     prospective enrollees may compare the attributes of different 
     issuers and coverage offered within an area.
       (2) Information into handbook.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed as preventing a group health plan or 
     health insurance issuer from making the information under 
     subsections (b) and (c) available to participants, 
     beneficiaries, and enrollees through an enrollee handbook or 
     similar publication.
       (3) Updating participating provider information.--The 
     information on participating health care providers described 
     in subsection (b)(3)(C) shall be updated within such 
     reasonable period as determined appropriate by the Secretary. 
     Nothing in this section shall prevent an issuer from changing 
     or updating other information made available under this 
     section.
       (e) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as requiring public disclosure of individual 
     contracts or financial arrangements between a group health 
     plan or health insurance issuer and any provider.

     SEC. 122. PROTECTION OF PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY.

       Insofar as a group health plan, or a health insurance 
     issuer that offers health insurance coverage, maintains 
     medical records or other health information regarding 
     participants, beneficiaries, and enrollees, the plan or 
     issuer shall establish procedures--
       (1) to safeguard the privacy of any individually 
     identifiable enrollee information;
       (2) to maintain such records and information in a manner 
     that is accurate and timely, and
       (3) to assure timely access of such individuals to such 
     records and information.

     SEC. 123. HEALTH INSURANCE OMBUDSMEN.

       (a) In General.--Each State that obtains a grant under 
     subsection (c) shall provide for creation and operation of a 
     Health Insurance Ombudsman through a contract with a not-for-
     profit organization that operates independent of group health 
     plans and health insurance issuers. Such Ombudsman shall be 
     responsible for at least the following:
       (1) To assist consumers in the State in choosing among 
     health insurance coverage or among coverage options offered 
     within group health plans.
       (2) To provide counseling and assistance to enrollees 
     dissatisfied with their treatment by health insurance issuers 
     and group health plans in regard to such coverage or plans 
     and with respect to grievances and appeals regarding 
     determinations under such coverage or plans.
       (b) Federal Role.--In the case of any State that does not 
     provide for such an Ombudsman under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall provide for the creation and operation of a 
     Health Insurance Ombudsman through a contract with a not-for-
     profit organization that operates independent of group health 
     plans and health insurance issuers and that is responsible 
     for carrying out with respect to that State the functions 
     otherwise provided under subsection (a) by a Health Insurance 
     Ombudsman.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services such amounts as may be necessary to provide for 
     grants to States for contracts for Health Insurance Ombudsmen 
     under subsection (a) or contracts for such Ombudsmen under 
     subsection (b).
       (d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prevent the use of other forms of enrollee 
     assistance.

              Subtitle D--Grievance and Appeals Procedures

     SEC. 131. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRIEVANCE PROCESS.

       (a) Establishment of Grievance System.--
       (1) In general.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer in connection with the provision of health 
     insurance coverage, shall establish and maintain a system to 
     provide for the presentation and resolution of oral and 
     written grievances brought by individuals who are 
     participants, beneficiaries, or enrollees, or health care 
     providers or other individuals acting on behalf of an 
     individual and with the individual's consent, regarding any 
     aspect of the plan's or issuer's services.
       (2) Scope.--The system shall include grievances regarding 
     access to and availability of services, quality of care, 
     choice and accessibility of providers, network adequacy, and 
     compliance with the requirements of this title.
       (b) Grievance System.--Such system shall include the 
     following components with respect to individuals who are 
     participants, beneficiaries, or enrollees:
       (1) Written notification to all such individuals and 
     providers of the telephone numbers and business addresses of 
     the plan or issuer personnel responsible for resolution of 
     grievances and appeals.
       (2) A system to record and document, over a period of at 
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     grievances and appeals made and their status.
       (3) A process providing for timely processing and 
     resolution of grievances.
       (4) Procedures for follow-up action, including the methods 
     to inform the person making the grievance of the resolution 
     of the grievance.
       (5) Notification to the continuous quality improvement 
     program under section 111(a) of all grievances and appeals 
     relating to quality of care.

     SEC. 132. INTERNAL APPEALS OF ADVERSE DETERMINATIONS.

       (a) Right of Appeal.--
       (1) In general.--A participant or beneficiary in a group 
     health plan, and an enrollee in health insurance coverage 
     offered by a health insurance issuer, and any provider or 
     other person acting on behalf of such an individual with the 
     individual's consent, may appeal any appealable decision (as 
     defined in paragraph (2)) under the procedures described in 
     this section and (to the extent applicable) section 133. Such 
     individuals and providers shall be provided with a written 
     explanation of the appeal process and the determination upon 
     the conclusion of the appeals process and as provided in 
     section 121(b)(8).
       (2) Appealable decision defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``appealable decision'' means any of the following:
       (A) Denial, reduction, or termination of, or failure to 
     provide or make payment (in whole or in part) for, a benefit, 
     including a failure to cover an item or service for which 
     benefits are otherwise provided because it is determined to 
     be experimental or investigational or not medically necessary 
     or appropriate.
       (B) Failure to provide coverage of emergency services or 
     reimbursement of maintenance care or post-stabilization care 
     under section 101.
       (C) Failure to provide a choice of provider under section 
     103.
       (D) Failure to provide qualified health care providers 
     under section 103.
       (E) Failure to provide access to specialty and other care 
     under section 104.
       (F) Failure to provide continuation of care under section 
     105.
       (G) Failure to provide coverage of routine patient costs in 
     connection with an approval clinical trial under section 106.
       (H) Failure to provide access to needed drugs under section 
     107(a)(3) or 107(b).
       (I) Discrimination in delivery of services in violation of 
     section 109.
       (J) An adverse determination under a utilization review 
     program under section 115.
       (K) The imposition of a limitation that is prohibited under 
     section 151.
       (b) Internal Appeal Process.--
       (1) In general.--Each group health plan and health 
     insurance issuer shall establish and maintain an internal 
     appeal process under which any participant, beneficiary, 
     enrollee, or provider acting on behalf of such an individual 
     with the individual's consent, who is dissatisfied with any 
     appealable decision has the opportunity to appeal the 
     decision through an internal appeal process. The appeal may 
     be communicated orally.
       (2) Conduct of review.--
       (A) In general.--The process shall include a review of the 
     decision by a physician or other health care professional (or 
     professionals) who has been selected by the plan or issuer 
     and who has not been involved in the appealable decision at 
     issue in the appeal.
       (B) Availability and participation of clinical peers.--The 
     individuals conducting such review shall include one or more 
     clinical peers (as defined in section 191(c)(2)) who have not 
     been involved in the appealable decision at issue in the 
     appeal.
       (3) Deadline.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), the plan or 
     issuer shall conclude each appeal as soon as possible after 
     the time of the receipt of the appeal in accordance with 
     medical exigencies of the case involved, but in no event 
     later than--
       (i) 72 hours after the time of receipt of an expedited 
     appeal, and
       (ii) except as provided in subparagraph (B), 30 business 
     days after such time (or, if the participant, beneficiary, or 
     enrollee supplies additional information that was not 
     available to the plan or issuer at the time of the receipt of 
     the appeal, after the date of supplying such additional 
     information) in the case of all other appeals.
       (B) Extension.--In the case of an appeal that does not 
     relate to a decision regarding an expedited appeal and that 
     does not involve medical exigencies, if a group health plan 
     or health insurance issuer is unable to conclude the appeal 
     within the time period provided under subparagraph (A)(ii) 
     due to circumstances beyond the control of the plan or 
     issuer, the deadline shall be extended for up to an 
     additional 10 business days if the plan or issuer provides, 
     on or before 10 days before the deadline otherwise 
     applicable, written notice to the participant, beneficiary, 
     or enrollee and the provider involved of the extension and 
     the reasons for the extension.
       (4) Notice.--If a plan or issuer denies an appeal, the plan 
     or issuer shall provide the participant, beneficiary, or 
     enrollee and provider involved with notice in printed form of 
     the denial and the reasons therefore, together with a notice 
     in printed form of rights to any further appeal.
       (c) Expedited Review Process.--
       (1) In general.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer, shall establish procedures in writing for 
     the expedited consideration of appeals under subsection (b) 
     in situations in which the application of the normal 
     timeframe for making a determination could seriously 
     jeopardize the life or health of the participant, 
     beneficiary, or enrollee or such an individual's ability to 
     regain maximum function.
       (2) Process.--Under such procedures--
       (A) the request for expedited appeal may be submitted 
     orally or in writing by an individual or provider who is 
     otherwise entitled to request the appeal;
       (B) all necessary information, including the plan's or 
     issuer's decision, shall be transmitted between the plan or 
     issuer and the requester by telephone, facsimile, or other 
     similarly expeditious available method; and
       (C) the plan or issuer shall expedite the appeal if the 
     request for an expedited appeal is submitted under 
     subparagraph (A) by a physician and the request indicates 
     that the situation described in paragraph (1) exists.
       (d) Direct Use of Further Appeals.--In the event that the 
     plan or issuer fails to comply with any of the deadlines for 
     completion of appeals under this section or in the event that 
     the plan or issuer for any reason expressly waives its rights 
     to an internal review of an appeal under subsection (b), the 
     participant, beneficiary, or enrollee involved and the 
     provider involved shall be relieved of any obligation to 
     complete the appeal involved and may, at such an individual's 
     or provider's option, proceed directly to seek further appeal 
     through any applicable external appeals process.

     SEC. 133. EXTERNAL APPEALS OF ADVERSE DETERMINATIONS.

       (a) Right to External Appeal.--
       (1) In general.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage, 
     shall provide for an external appeals process that meets the 
     requirements of this section in the case of an externally 
     appealable decision described in paragraph (2). The 
     appropriate Secretary shall establish standards to carry out 
     such requirements.
       (2) Externally appealable decision defined.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term ``externally appealable decision'' 
     means an appealable decision (as defined in section 
     132(a)(2)) if--
       (A) the amount involved exceeds a significant threshold; or
       (B) the patient's life or health is jeopardized as a 
     consequence of the decision.
     Such term does not include a denial of coverage for services 
     that are specifically listed in plan or coverage documents as 
     excluded from coverage.
       (3) Exhaustion of internal appeals process.--A plan or 
     issuer may condition the use of an external appeal process in 
     the case of an externally appealable decision upon completion 
     of the internal review process provided under section 132, 
     but only if the decision is made in a timely basis consistent 
     with the deadlines provided under this subtitle.
       (b) General Elements of External Appeals Process.--
       (1) Contract with qualified external appeal entity.--
       (A) Contract requirement.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     external appeal process under this section of a plan or 
     issuer shall be conducted under a contract between the plan 
     or issuer and one or more qualified external appeal entities 
     (as defined in subsection (c)).
       (B) Restrictions on qualified external appeal entity.--
       (i) By state for health insurance issuers.--With respect to 
     health insurance issuers in a State, the State may provide 
     for external review activities to be conducted by a qualified 
     external appeal entity that is designated by the State or 
     that is selected by the State in such a manner as to assure 
     an unbiased determination.
       (ii) By federal government for group health plans.--With 
     respect to group health plans, the appropriate Secretary may 
     exercise the same authority as a State may exercise with 
     respect to health insurance issuers under clause (i). Such 
     authority may include requiring the use of the qualified 
     external appeal entity designated or selected under such 
     clause.
       (iii) Limitation on plan or issuer selection.--If an 
     applicable authority permits more than one entity to qualify 
     as a qualified external appeal entity with respect to a group 
     health plan or health insurance issuer and the plan or issuer 
     may select among such qualified entities, the applicable 
     authority--

       (I) shall assure that the selection process will not create 
     any incentives for external appeal entities to make a 
     decision in a biased manner, and
       (II) shall implement procedures for auditing a sample of 
     decisions by such entities to assure that no such decisions 
     are made in a biased manner.

       (C) Other terms and conditions.--The terms and conditions 
     of a contract under this paragraph shall be consistent with 
     the standards the appropriate Secretary shall establish to 
     assure there is no real or apparent conflict of interest in 
     the conduct of external appeal activities. Such contract 
     shall provide that the direct costs of the process (not 
     including costs of representation of a participant, 
     beneficiary, or enrollee) shall be paid by the plan or 
     issuer, and not by the participant, beneficiary, or enrollee.
       (2) Elements of process.--An external appeal process shall 
     be conducted consistent with standards established by the 
     appropriate Secretary that include at least the following:

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       (A) Fair process; de novo determination.--The process shall 
     provide for a fair, de novo determination.
       (B) Determination concerning externally appealable 
     decisions.--A qualified external appeal entity shall 
     determine whether a decision is an externally appealable 
     decision and related decisions, including--
       (i) whether such a decision involves an expedited appeal;
       (ii) the appropriate deadlines for internal review process 
     required due to medical exigencies in a case; and
       (iii) whether such a process has been completed.
       (C) Opportunity to submit evidence, have representation, 
     and make oral presentation.--Each party to an externally 
     appealable decision--
       (i) may submit and review evidence related to the issues in 
     dispute,
       (ii) may use the assistance or representation of one or 
     more individuals (any of whom may be an attorney), and
       (iii) may make an oral presentation.
       (D) Provision of information.--The plan or issuer involved 
     shall provide timely access to all its records relating to 
     the matter of the externally appealable decision and to all 
     provisions of the plan or health insurance coverage 
     (including any coverage manual) relating to the matter.
       (E) Timely decisions.--A determination by the external 
     appeal entity on the decision shall--
       (i) be made orally or in writing and, if it is made orally, 
     shall be supplied to the parties in writing as soon as 
     possible;
       (ii) be binding on the plan or issuer;
       (iii) be made in accordance with the medical exigencies of 
     the case involved, but in no event later than 60 days (or 72 
     hours in the case of an expedited appeal) from the date of 
     completion of the filing of notice of external appeal of the 
     decision;
       (iv) state, in layperson's language, the basis for the 
     determination, including, if relevant, any basis in the terms 
     or conditions of the plan or coverage; and
       (v) inform the participant, beneficiary, or enrollee of the 
     individual's rights to seek further review by the courts (or 
     other process) of the external appeal determination.
       (c) Qualifications of External Appeal Entities.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``qualified external appeal entity'' means, in relation to a 
     plan or issuer, an entity (which may be a governmental 
     entity) that is certified under paragraph (2) as meeting the 
     following requirements:
       (A) There is no real or apparent conflict of interest that 
     would impede the entity conducting external appeal activities 
     independent of the plan or issuer.
       (B) The entity conducts external appeal activities through 
     clinical peers.
       (C) The entity has sufficient medical, legal, and other 
     expertise and sufficient staffing to conduct external appeal 
     activities for the plan or issuer on a timely basis 
     consistent with subsection (b)(3)(E).
       (D) The entity meets such other requirements as the 
     appropriate Secretary may impose.
       (2) Certification of external appeal entities.--
       (A) In general.--In order to be treated as a qualified 
     external appeal entity with respect to--
       (i) a group health plan, the entity must be certified (and, 
     in accordance with subparagraph (B), periodically 
     recertified) as meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) by 
     the Secretary of Labor (or under a process recognized or 
     approved by the Secretary of Labor); or
       (ii) a health insurance issuer operating in a State, the 
     entity must be certified (and, in accordance with 
     subparagraph (B), periodically recertified) as meeting such 
     requirements by the applicable State authority (or, if the 
     States has not established an adequate certification and 
     recertification process, by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, or under a process recognized or approved by such 
     Secretary).
       (B) Recertification process.--The appropriate Secretary 
     shall develop standards for the recertification of external 
     appeal entities. Such standards shall include a specification 
     of--
       (i) the information required to be submitted as a condition 
     of recertification on the entity's performance of external 
     appeal activities, which information shall include the number 
     of cases reviewed, a summary of the disposition of those 
     cases, the length of time in making determinations on those 
     cases, and such information as may be necessary to assure the 
     independence of the entity from the plans or issuers for 
     which external appeal activities are being conducted; and
       (ii) the periodicity which recertification will be 
     required.
       (d) Continuing Legal Rights of Enrollees.--Nothing in this 
     title shall be construed as removing any legal rights of 
     participants, beneficiaries, enrollees, and others under 
     State or Federal law, including the right to file judicial 
     actions to enforce rights.

         Subtitle E--Protecting the Doctor-Patient Relationship

     SEC. 141. PROHIBITION OF INTERFERENCE WITH CERTAIN MEDICAL 
                   COMMUNICATIONS.

       (a) Prohibition.--
       (1) General rule.--The provisions of any contract or 
     agreement, or the operation of any contract or agreement, 
     between a group health plan or health insurance issuer in 
     relation to health insurance coverage (including any 
     partnership, association, or other organization that enters 
     into or administers such a contract or agreement) and a 
     health care provider (or group of health care providers) 
     shall not prohibit or restrict the provider from engaging in 
     medical communications with the provider's patient.
       (2) Nullification.--Any contract provision or agreement 
     described in paragraph (1) shall be null and void.
       (b) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed--
       (1) to prohibit the enforcement, as part of a contract or 
     agreement to which a health care provider is a party, of any 
     mutually agreed upon terms and conditions, including terms 
     and conditions requiring a health care provider to 
     participate in, and cooperate with, all programs, policies, 
     and procedures developed or operated by a group health plan 
     or health insurance issuer to assure, review, or improve the 
     quality and effective utilization of health care services (if 
     such utilization is according to guidelines or protocols that 
     are based on clinical or scientific evidence and the 
     professional judgment of the provider) but only if the 
     guidelines or protocols under such utilization do not 
     prohibit or restrict medical communications between providers 
     and their patients; or
       (2) to permit a health care provider to misrepresent the 
     scope of benefits covered under the group health plan or 
     health insurance coverage or to otherwise require a group 
     health plan health insurance issuer to reimburse providers 
     for benefits not covered under the plan or coverage.
       (c) Medical Communication Defined.--In this section:
       (1) In general.--The term ``medical communication'' means 
     any communication made by a health care provider with a 
     patient of the health care provider (or the guardian or legal 
     representative of such patient) with respect to--
       (A) the patient's health status, medical care, or treatment 
     options;
       (B) any utilization review requirements that may affect 
     treatment options for the patient; or
       (C) any financial incentives that may affect the treatment 
     of the patient.
       (2) Misrepresentation.--The term ``medical communication'' 
     does not include a communication by a health care provider 
     with a patient of the health care provider (or the guardian 
     or legal representative of such patient) if the communication 
     involves a knowing or willful misrepresentation by such 
     provider.

     SEC. 142. PROHIBITION AGAINST TRANSFER OF INDEMNIFICATION OR 
                   IMPROPER INCENTIVE ARRANGEMENTS.

       (a) Prohibition of Transfer of Indemnification.--
       (1) In general.--No contract or agreement between a group 
     health plan or health insurance issuer (or any agent acting 
     on behalf of such a plan or issuer) and a health care 
     provider shall contain any provision purporting to transfer 
     to the health care provider by indemnification or otherwise 
     any liability relating to activities, actions, or omissions 
     of the plan, issuer, or agent (as opposed to the provider).
       (2) Nullification.--Any contract or agreement provision 
     described in paragraph (1) shall be null and void.
       (b) Prohibition of Improper Physician Incentive Plans.--
       (1) In general.--A group health plan and a health insurance 
     issuer offering health insurance coverage may not operate any 
     physician incentive plan (as defined in subparagraph (B) of 
     section 1876(i)(8) of the Social Security Act) unless the 
     requirements described in subparagraph (A) of such section 
     are met with respect to such a plan.
       (2) Application.--For purposes of carrying out paragraph 
     (1), any reference in section 1876(i)(8) of the Social 
     Security Act to the Secretary, an eligible organization, or 
     an individual enrolled with the organization shall be treated 
     as a reference to the applicable authority, a group health 
     plan or health insurance issuer, respectively, and a 
     participant, beneficiary, or enrollee with the plan or 
     organization, respectively.

     SEC. 143. ADDITIONAL RULES REGARDING PARTICIPATION OF HEALTH 
                   CARE PROFESSIONALS.

       (a) Procedures.--Insofar as a group health plan, or health 
     insurance issuer that offers health insurance coverage, 
     provides benefits through participating health care 
     professionals, the plan or issuer shall establish reasonable 
     procedures relating to the participation (under an agreement 
     between a professional and the plan or issuer) of such 
     professionals under the plan or coverage. Such procedures 
     shall include--
       (1) providing notice of the rules regarding participation;
       (2) providing written notice of participation decisions 
     that are adverse to professionals; and
       (3) providing a process within the plan or issuer for 
     appealing such adverse decisions, including the presentation 
     of information and views of the professional regarding such 
     decision.
       (b) Consultation in Medical Policies.--A group health plan, 
     and health insurance issuer that offers health insurance 
     coverage, shall consult with participating physicians (if 
     any) regarding the plan's or issuer's medical policy, 
     quality, and medical management procedures.

     SEC. 144. PROTECTION FOR PATIENT ADVOCACY.

       (a) Protection for Use of Utilization Review and Grievance 
     Process.--A group

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     health plan, and a health insurance issuer with respect to 
     the provision of health insurance coverage, may not retaliate 
     against a participant, beneficiary, enrollee, or health care 
     provider based on the participant's, beneficiary's, 
     enrollee's or provider's use of, or participation in, a 
     utilization review process or a grievance process of the plan 
     or issuer (including an internal or external review or appeal 
     process) under this title.
       (b) Protection for Quality Advocacy by Health Care 
     Professionals.--
       (1) In general.--A group health plan or health insurance 
     issuer may not retaliate or discriminate against a protected 
     health care professional because the professional in good 
     faith--
       (A) discloses information relating to the care, services, 
     or conditions affecting one or more participants, 
     beneficiaries, or enrollees of the plan or issuer to an 
     appropriate public regulatory agency, an appropriate private 
     accreditation body, or appropriate management personnel of 
     the plan or issuer; or
       (B) initiates, cooperates, or otherwise participates in an 
     investigation or proceeding by such an agency with respect to 
     such care, services, or conditions.

     If an institutional health care provider is a participating 
     provider with such a plan or issuer or otherwise receives 
     payments for benefits provided by such a plan or issuer, the 
     provisions of the previous sentence shall apply to the 
     provider in relation to care, services, or conditions 
     affecting one or more patients within an institutional health 
     care provider in the same manner as they apply to the plan or 
     issuer in relation to care, services, or conditions provided 
     to one or more participants, beneficiaries, or enrollees; and 
     for purposes of applying this sentence, any reference to a 
     plan or issuer is deemed a reference to the institutional 
     health care provider.
       (2) Good faith action.--For purposes of paragraph (1), a 
     protected health care professional is considered to be acting 
     in good faith with respect to disclosure of information or 
     participation if, with respect to the information disclosed 
     as part of the action--
       (A) the disclosure is made on the basis of personal 
     knowledge and is consistent with that degree of learning and 
     skill ordinarily possessed by health care professionals with 
     the same licensure or certification and the same experience;
       (B) the professional reasonably believes the information to 
     be true;
       (C) the information evidences either a violation of a law, 
     rule, or regulation, of an applicable accreditation standard, 
     or of a generally recognized professional or clinical 
     standard or that a patient is in imminent hazard of loss of 
     life or serious injury; and
       (D) subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (3), 
     the professional has followed reasonable internal procedures 
     of the plan, issuer, or institutional health care provider 
     established or the purpose of addressing quality concerns 
     before making the disclosure.
       (3) Exception and special rule.--
       (A) General exception.--Paragraph (1) does not protect 
     disclosures that would violate Federal or State law or 
     diminish or impair the rights of any person to the continued 
     protection of confidentiality of communications provided by 
     such law.
       (B) Notice of internal procedures.--Subparagraph (D) of 
     paragraph (2) shall not apply unless the internal procedures 
     involved are reasonably expected to be known to the health 
     care professional involved. For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, a health care professional is reasonably 
     expected to know of internal procedures if those procedures 
     have been made available to the professional through 
     distribution or posting.
       (C) Internal procedure exception.--Subparagraph (D) of 
     paragraph (2) also shall not apply if--
       (i) the disclosure relates to an imminent hazard of loss of 
     life or serious injury to a patient;
       (ii) the disclosure is made to an appropriate private 
     accreditation body pursuant to disclosure procedures 
     established by the body; or
       (iii) the disclosure is in response to an inquiry made in 
     an investigation or proceeding of an appropriate public 
     regulatory agency and the information disclosed is limited to 
     the scope of the investigation or proceeding.
       (4) Additional considerations.--It shall not be a violation 
     of paragraph (1) to take an adverse action against a 
     protected health care professional if the plan, issuer, or 
     provider taking the adverse action involved demonstrates that 
     it would have taken the same adverse action even in the 
     absence of the activities protected under such paragraph.
       (5) Notice.--A group health plan, health insurance issuer, 
     and institutional health care provider shall post a notice, 
     to be provided or approved by the Secretary of Labor, setting 
     forth excerpts from, or summaries of, the pertinent 
     provisions of this subsection and information pertaining to 
     enforcement of such provisions.
       (6) Constructions.--
       (A) Determinations of coverage.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed to prohibit a plan or issuer from making a 
     determination not to pay for a particular medical treatment 
     or service or the services of a type of health care 
     professional.
       (B) Enforcement of peer review protocols and internal 
     procedures.--Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     prohibit a plan, issuer, or provider from establishing and 
     enforcing reasonable peer review or utilization review 
     protocols or determining whether a protected health care 
     professional has complied with those protocols or from 
     establishing and enforcing internal procedures for the 
     purpose of addressing quality concerns.
       (C) Relation to other rights.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed to abridge rights of participants, 
     beneficiaries, enrollees, and protected health care 
     professionals under other applicable Federal or State laws.
       (7) Protected health care professional defined.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the term ``protected health care 
     professional'' means an individual who is a licensed or 
     certified health care professional and who--
       (A) with respect to a group health plan or health insurance 
     issuer, is an employee of the plan or issuer or has a 
     contract with the plan or issuer for provision of services 
     for which benefits are available under the plan or issuer; or
       (B) with respect to an institutional health care provider, 
     is an employee of the provider or has a contract or other 
     arrangement with the provider respecting the provision of 
     health care services.

              Subtitle F--Promoting Good Medical Practice

     SEC. 151. PROMOTING GOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE.

       (a) Prohibiting Arbitrary Limitations or Conditions for the 
     Provision of Services.--
       (1) In general.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer in connection with the provision of health 
     insurance coverage, may not arbitrarily interfere with or 
     alter the decision of the treating physician regarding the 
     manner or setting in which particular services are delivered 
     if the services are medically necessary or appropriate for 
     treatment or diagnosis to the extent that such treatment or 
     diagnosis is otherwise a covered benefit.
       (2) Construction.--Paragraph (1) shall not be construed as 
     prohibiting a plan or issuer from limiting the delivery of 
     services to one or more health care providers within a 
     network of such providers.
       (3) Manner or setting defined.--In paragraph (1), the term 
     ``manner or setting'' means the location of treatment, such 
     as whether treatment is provided on an inpatient or 
     outpatient basis, and the duration of treatment, such as the 
     number of days in a hospital, Such term does not include the 
     coverage of a particular service or treatment.
       (b) No Change in Coverage.--Subsection (a) shall not be 
     construed as requiring coverage of particular services the 
     coverage of which is otherwise not covered under the terms of 
     the plan or coverage or from conducting utilization review 
     activities consistent with this subsection.
       (c) Medical Necessity or Appropriateness Defined.--In 
     subsection (a), the term ``medically necessary or 
     appropriate'' means, with respect to a service or benefit, a 
     service or benefit which is consistent with generally 
     accepted principles of professional medical practice.

     SEC. 152. STANDARDS RELATING TO BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN BREAST 
                   CANCER TREATMENT.

       (a) Requirements for Minimum Hospital Stay Following 
     Mastectomy or Lymph Node Dissection.--
       (1) In general.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage, 
     may not--
       (A) except as provided in paragraph (2)--
       (i) restrict benefits for any hospital length of stay in 
     connection with a mastectomy for the treatment of breast 
     cancer to less than 48 hours, or
       (ii) restrict benefits for any hospital length of stay in 
     connection with a lymph node dissection for the treatment of 
     breast cancer to less than 24 hours, or
       (B) require that a provider obtain authorization from the 
     plan or the issuer for prescribing any length of stay 
     required under subparagraph (A) (without regard to paragraph 
     (2)).
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply in 
     connection with any group health plan or health insurance 
     issuer in any case in which the decision to discharge the 
     woman involved prior to the expiration of the minimum length 
     of stay otherwise required under paragraph (1)(A) is made by 
     the attending provider in consultation with the woman or in a 
     case involving a partial mastectomy without lymph node 
     dissection.
       (b) Prohibitions.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage in 
     connection with a group health plan, may not--
       (1) deny to a woman eligibility, or continued eligibility, 
     to enroll or to renew coverage under the terms of the plan, 
     solely for the purpose of avoiding the requirements of this 
     section;
       (2) provide monetary payments or rebates to women to 
     encourage such women to accept less than the minimum 
     protections available under this section;
       (3) penalize or otherwise reduce or limit the reimbursement 
     of an attending provider because such provider provided care 
     to an individual participant or beneficiary in accordance 
     with this section;
       (4) provide incentives (monetary or otherwise) to an 
     attending provider to induce such provider to provide care to 
     an individual participant or beneficiary in a manner 
     inconsistent with this section; or
       (5) subject to subsection (c)(3), restrict benefits for any 
     portion of a period within a hospital length of stay required 
     under subsection (a) in a manner which is less favorable than 
     the benefits provided for any preceding portion of such stay.

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       (c) Rules of Construction.--
       (1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a 
     woman who is a participant or beneficiary--
       (A) to undergo a mastectomy or lymph node dissection in a 
     hospital; or
       (B) to stay in the hospital for a fixed period of time 
     following a mastectomy or lymph node dissection.
       (2) This section shall not apply with respect to any group 
     health plan, or any group health insurance coverage offered 
     by a health insurance issuer, which does not provide benefits 
     for hospital lengths of stay in connection with a mastectomy 
     or lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer.
       (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
     preventing a group health plan or issuer from imposing 
     deductibles, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing in relation 
     to benefits for hospital lengths of stay in connection with a 
     mastectomy or lymph node dissection for the treatment of 
     breast cancer under the plan (or under health insurance 
     coverage offered in connection with a group health plan), 
     except that such coinsurance or other cost-sharing for any 
     portion of a period within a hospital length of stay required 
     under subsection (a) may not be greater than such coinsurance 
     or cost-sharing for any preceding portion of such stay.
       (d) Level and Type of Reimbursements.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to prevent a group health plan or 
     a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance 
     coverage from negotiating the level and type of reimbursement 
     with a provider for care provided in accordance with this 
     section.
       (e) Exception for Health Insurance Coverage in Certain 
     States.--
       (1) In general.--The requirements of this section shall not 
     apply with respect to health insurance coverage if there is a 
     State law (as defined in section 2723(d)(1) of the Public 
     Health Service Act) for a State that regulates such coverage 
     that is described in any of the following subparagraphs:
       (A) Such State law requires such coverage to provide for at 
     least a 48-hour hospital length of stay following a 
     mastectomy performed for treatment of breast cancer and at 
     least a 24-hour hospital length of stay following a lymph 
     node dissection for treatment of breast cancer.
       (B) Such State law requires, in connection with such 
     coverage for surgical treatment of breast cancer, that the 
     hospital length of stay for such care is left to the decision 
     of (or required to be made by) the attending provider in 
     consultation with the woman involved.
       (2) Construction.--Section 2723(a)(1) of the Public Health 
     Service Act and section 731(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 shall not be construed as 
     superseding a State law described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 153. STANDARDS RELATING TO BENEFITS FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE 
                   BREAST SURGERY.

       (a) Requirements for Reconstructive Breast Surgery.--
       (1) In general.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage, 
     that provides coverage for breast surgery in connection with 
     a mastectomy shall provide coverage for reconstructive breast 
     surgery resulting from the mastectomy. Such coverage shall 
     include coverage for all stages of reconstructive breast 
     surgery performed on a nondiseased breast to establish 
     symmetry with the diseased when reconstruction on the 
     diseased breast is performed and coverage of prostheses and 
     complications of mastectomy including lymphedema.
       (2) Reconstructive breast surgery defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``reconstructive breast surgery'' means 
     surgery performed as a result of a mastectomy to reestablish 
     symmetry between two breasts, and includes augmentation 
     mammoplasty, reduction mammoplasty, and mastopexy.
       (3) Mastectomy defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``mastectomy'' means the surgical removal of all or part of a 
     breast.
       (b) Prohibitions.--
       (1) Denial of coverage based on cosmetic surgery.--A group 
     health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering group 
     health insurance coverage in connection with a group health 
     plan, may not deny coverage described in subsection (a)(1) on 
     the basis that the coverage is for cosmetic surgery.
       (2) Application of similar prohibitions.--Paragraphs (2) 
     through (5) of section 152 shall apply under this section in 
     the same manner as they apply with respect to section 152.
       (c) Rules of Construction.--
       (1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a 
     woman who is a participant or beneficiary to undergo 
     reconstructive breast surgery.
       (2) This section shall not apply with respect to any group 
     health plan, or any group health insurance coverage offered 
     by a health insurance issuer, which does not provide benefits 
     for mastectomies.
       (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
     preventing a group health plan or issuer from imposing 
     deductibles, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing in relation 
     to benefits for reconstructive breast surgery under the plan 
     (or under health insurance coverage offered in connection 
     with a group health plan), except that such coinsurance or 
     other cost-sharing for any portion may not be greater than 
     such coinsurance or cost-sharing that is otherwise applicable 
     with respect to benefits for mastectomies.
       (e) Level and Type of Reimbursements.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to prevent a group health plan or 
     a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance 
     coverage from negotiating the level and type of reimbursement 
     with a provider for care provided in accordance with this 
     section.
       (f) Exception for Health Insurance Coverage in Certain 
     States.--
       (1) In general.--The requirements of this section shall not 
     apply with respect to health insurance coverage if there is a 
     State law (as defined in section 2723(d)(1) of the Public 
     Health Service Act) for a State that regulates such coverage 
     and that requires coverage of at least the coverage of 
     reconstructive breast surgery otherwise required under this 
     section.
       (2) Construction.--Section 2723(a)(1) of the Public Health 
     Service Act and section 731(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 shall not be construed as 
     superseding a State law described in paragraph (1).

                        Subtitle G--Definitions

     SEC. 191. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Incorporation of General Definitions.--The provisions 
     of section 2971 of the Public Health Service Act shall apply 
     for purposes of this title in the same manner as they apply 
     for purposes of title XXVII of such Act.
       (b) Secretary.--Except as otherwise provided, the term 
     ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury and the term ``appropriate 
     Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     in relation to carrying out this title under sections 2706 
     and 2751 of the Public Health Service Act, the Secretary of 
     Labor in relation to carrying out this title under section 
     713 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
     and the Secretary of the Treasury in relation to carrying out 
     this title under chapter 100 and section 4980D of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Additional Definitions.--For purposes of this title:
       (1) Applicable authority.--The term ``applicable 
     authority'' means--
       (A) in the case of a group health plan, the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor; and
       (B) in the case of a health insurance issuer with respect 
     to a specific provision of this title, the applicable State 
     authority (as defined in section 2791(d) of the Public Health 
     Service Act), or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     if such Secretary is enforcing such provision under section 
     2722(a)(2) or 2761(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act.
       (2) Clinical peer.--The term ``clinical peer'' means, with 
     respect to a review or appeal, a physician (allopathic or 
     osteopathic) or other health care professional who holds a 
     non-restricted license in a State and who is appropriately 
     credentialed in the same or similar specialty as typically 
     manages the medical condition, procedure, or treatment under 
     review or appeal and includes a pediatric specialist where 
     appropriate; except that only a physician may be a clinical 
     peer with respect to the review or appeal of treatment 
     rendered by a physician.
       (3) Health care provider.--The term ``health care 
     provider'' includes a physician or other health care 
     professional, as well as an institutional provider of health 
     care services.
       (4) Nonparticipating.--The term ``nonparticipating'' means, 
     with respect to a health care provider that provides health 
     care items and services to a participant, beneficiary, or 
     enrollee under group health plan or health insurance 
     coverage, a health care provider that is not a participating 
     health care provider with respect to such items and services.
       (5) Participating.--The term ``participating'' mean, with 
     respect to a health care provider that provides health care 
     items and services to a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee 
     under group health plan or health insurance coverage offered 
     by a health insurance issuer, a health care provider that 
     furnishes such items and services under a contract or other 
     arrangement with the plan or issuer.

     SEC. 192. PREEMPTION; STATE FLEXIBILITY; CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Continued Applicability of State Law With Respect to 
     Health Insurance Issuers.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this title shall 
     not be construed to supersede any provision of State law 
     which establishes, implements, or continues in effect any 
     standard or requirement solely relating to health insurance 
     issuers in connection with group health insurance coverage 
     except to the extent that such standard or requirement 
     prevents the application of a requirement of this title.
       (2) Continued preemption with respect to group health 
     plans.--Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect or 
     modify the provisions of section 514 of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to group 
     health plans.
       (b) Rules of Construction.--Except as provided in sections 
     152 and 153, nothing in this title shall be construed as 
     requiring a group health plan or health insurance coverage to 
     provide specific benefits under the terms of such plan or 
     coverage.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) State law.--The term ``State law'' includes all laws, 
     decisions, rules, regulations,

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     or other State action having the effect of law, of any State. 
     A law of the United States applicable only to the District of 
     Columbia shall be treated as a State law rather than a law of 
     the United States.
       (2) State.--The term ``State'' includes a State, the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, any political subdivisions of a 
     State or such Islands, or any agency or instrumentality of 
     either.

     SEC. 193. REGULATIONS.

       The Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Labor, and 
     the Treasury shall issue such regulations as may be necessary 
     or appropriate to carry out this title. Such regulations 
     shall be issued consistent with section 104 of Health 
     Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Such 
     Secretaries may promulgate any interim final rules as the 
     Secretaries determine are appropriate to carry out this 
     title.

 TITLE II--APPLICATION OF PATIENT PROTECTION STANDARDS TO GROUP HEALTH 
  PLANS AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT

     SEC. 201. APPLICATION TO GROUP HEALTH PLANS AND GROUP HEALTH 
                   INSURANCE COVERAGE.

       (a) In General.--Subpart 2 of part A of title XXVII of the 
     Public Health Service Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 2706. PATIENT PROTECTION STANDARDS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each group health plan shall comply with 
     patient protection requirements under title I of the 
     Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1998, and each health 
     insurance issuer shall comply with patient protection 
     requirements under such title with respect to group health 
     insurance coverage it offers, and such requirements shall be 
     deemed to be incorporated into this subsection.
       ``(b) Notice.--A group health plan shall comply with the 
     notice requirement under section 711(d) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the 
     requirements referred to in subsection (a) and a health 
     insurance issuer shall comply with such notice requirement as 
     if such section applied to such issuer and such issuer were a 
     group health plan.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2721(b)(2)(A) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-21(b)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting 
     ``(other than section 2706)'' after ``requirements of such 
     subparts''.

     SEC. 202. APPLICATION TO INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE 
                   COVERAGE.

       Part B of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act is 
     amended by inserting after section 2751 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 2752. PATIENT PROTECTION STANDARDS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each health insurance issuer shall 
     comply with patient protection requirements under title I of 
     the Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1998 with respect to 
     individual health insurance coverage it offers, and such 
     requirements shall be deemed to be incorporated into this 
     subsection.
       ``(b) Notice.--A health insurance issuer under this part 
     shall comply with the notice requirement under section 711(d) 
     of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with 
     respect to the requirements of such title as if such section 
     applied to such issuer and such issuer were a group health 
     plan.''.

TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 
                                  1974

     SEC. 301. APPLICATION OF PATIENT PROTECTION STANDARDS TO 
                   GROUP HEALTH PLANS AND GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE 
                   COVERAGE UNDER THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME 
                   SECURITY ACT OF 1974.

       (a) In General.--Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title 
     I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 713. PATIENT PROTECTION STANDARDS.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), a group 
     health plan (and a health insurance issuer offering group 
     health insurance coverage in connection with such a plan) 
     shall comply with the requirements of title I of the 
     Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1998 (as in effect as of the 
     date of the enactment of such Act), and such requirements 
     shall be deemed to be incorporated into this subsection.
       ``(b) Plan Satisfaction of Certain Requirements.--
       ``(1) Satisfaction of certain requirements through 
     insurance.--For purposes of subsection (a), insofar as a 
     group health plan provides benefits in the form of health 
     insurance coverage through a health insurance issuer, the 
     plan shall be treated as meeting the following requirements 
     of title I of the Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1998 with 
     respect to such benefits and not be considered as failing to 
     meet such requirements because of a failure of the issuer to 
     meet such requirements so long as the plan sponsor or its 
     representatives did not cause such failure by the issuer:
       ``(A) Section 101 (relating to access to emergency care).
       ``(B) Section 102(a)(1) (relating to offering option to 
     purchase point-of-service coverage), but only insofar as the 
     plan is meeting such requirement through an agreement with 
     the issuer to offer the option to purchase point-of-service 
     coverage under such section.
       ``(C) Section 103 (relating to choice of providers).
       ``(D) Section 104 (relating to access to specialty care).
       ``(E) Section 105(a)(1) (relating to continuity in case of 
     termination of provider contract) and section 105(a)(2) 
     (relating to continuity in case of termination of issuer 
     contract), but only insofar as a replacement issuer assumes 
     the obligation for continuity of care.
       ``(F) Section 106 (relating to coverage for individuals 
     participating in approved clinical trials.)
       ``(G) Section 107 (relating to access to needed 
     prescription drugs).
       ``(H) Section 108 (relating to adequacy of provider 
     network).
       ``(I) Subtitle B (relating to quality assurance).
       ``(J) Section 143 (relating to additional rules regarding 
     participation of health care professionals).
       ``(K) Section 152 (relating to standards relating to 
     benefits for certain breast cancer treatment).
       ``(L) Section 153 (relating to standards relating to 
     benefits for reconstructive breast surgery).
       ``(2) Information.--With respect to information required to 
     be provided or made available under section 121, in the case 
     of a group health plan that provides benefits in the form of 
     health insurance coverage through a health insurance issuer, 
     the Secretary shall determine the circumstances under which 
     the plan is not required to provide or make available the 
     information (and is not liable for the issuer's failure to 
     provide or make available the information), if the issuer is 
     obligated to provide and make available (or provides and 
     makes available) such information.
       ``(3) Grievance and internal appeals.--With respect to the 
     grievance system and internal appeals process required to be 
     established under sections 131 and 132, in the case of a 
     group health plan that provides benefits in the form of 
     health insurance coverage through a health insurance issuer, 
     the Secretary shall determine the circumstances under which 
     the plan is not required to provide for such system and 
     process (and is not liable for the issuer's failure to 
     provide for such system and process), if the issuer is 
     obligated to provide for (and provides for) such system and 
     process.
       ``(4) External appeals.--Pursuant to rules of the 
     Secretary, insofar as a group health plan enters into a 
     contract with a qualified external appeal entity for the 
     conduct of external appeal activities in accordance with 
     section 133, the plan shall be treated as meeting the 
     requirement of such section and is not liable for the 
     entity's failure to meet any requirements under such section.
       ``(5) Application to prohibitions.--Pursuant to rules of 
     the Secretary, if a health insurance issuer offers health 
     insurance coverage in connection with a group health plan and 
     takes an action in violation of any of the following 
     sections, the group health plan shall not be liable for such 
     violation unless the plan caused such violation:
       ``(A) Section 109 (relating to nondiscrimination in 
     delivery of services).
       ``(B) Section 141 (relating to prohibition of interference 
     with certain medical communications).
       ``(C) Section 142 (relating to prohibition against transfer 
     of indemnification or improper incentive arrangements).
       ``(D) Section 144 (relating to prohibition on retaliation).
       ``(E) Section 151 (relating to promoting good medical 
     practice).
       ``(6) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to affect or modify the responsibilities of the 
     fiduciaries of a group health plan under part 4 of subtitle 
     B.
       ``(7) Application to certain prohibitions against 
     retaliation.--With respect to compliance with the 
     requirements of section 144(b)(1) of the Patients' Bill of 
     Rights Act of 1998, for purposes of this subtitle the term 
     `group health plan' is deemed to include a reference to an 
     institutional health care provider.
       ``(c) Enforcement of Certain Requirements.--
       ``(1) Complaints.--Any protected health care professional 
     who believes that the professional has been retaliated or 
     discriminated against in violation of section 144(b)(1) of 
     the Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1998 may file with the 
     Secretary a complaint within 180 days of the date of the 
     alleged retaliation or discrimination.
       ``(2) Investigation.--The Secretary shall investigate such 
     complaints and shall determine if a violation of such section 
     has occurred and, if so, shall issue an order to ensure that 
     the protected health care professional does not suffer any 
     loss of position, pay, or benefits in relation to the plan, 
     issuer, or provider involved, as a result of the violation 
     found by the Secretary.
       ``(d) Conforming Regulations.--The Secretary may issue 
     regulations to coordinate the requirements on group health 
     plans under this section with the requirements imposed under 
     the other provisions of this title.''.
       (b) Satisfaction of ERISA Claims Procedure Requirement.--
     Section 503 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1133) is amended by 
     inserting ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 503.'' and by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) In the case of a group health plan (as defined in 
     section 733) compliance with the requirements of subtitle D 
     (and section 115) of title I of the Patients' Bill of Rights 
     Act of 1998 in the case of a claims denial shall be deemed 
     compliance with subsection (a) with respect to such claims 
     denial.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 732(a) of such Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 1185(a)) is

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     amended by striking ``section 711'' and inserting ``sections 
     711 and 713''.
       (2) The table of contents in section 1 of such Act is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 712 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 713. Patient protection standards.''.
       (3) Section 502(b)(3) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1132(b)(3)) is 
     amended by inserting ``(other than section 144(b))'' after 
     ``part 7''.

     SEC. 302. ERISA PREEMPTION NOT TO APPLY TO CERTAIN ACTIONS 
                   INVOLVING HEALTH INSURANCE POLICYHOLDERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 514 of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following subsection:
       ``(e) Preemption Not To Apply to Certain Actions Arising 
     Out of Provision of Health Benefits.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in this subsection, 
     nothing in this title shall be construed to invalidate, 
     impair, or supersede any cause of action brought by a plan 
     participant or beneficiary (or the estate of a plan 
     participant or beneficiary) under State law to recover 
     damages resulting from personal injury or for wrongful death 
     against any person--
       ``(A) in connection with the provision of insurance, 
     administrative services, or medical services by such person 
     to or for a group health plan (as defined in section 733), or
       ``(B) that arises out of the arrangement by such person for 
     the provision of such insurance, administrative services, or 
     medical services by other persons.

     For purposes of this subsection, the term `personal injury' 
     means a physical injury and includes an injury arising out of 
     the treatment (or failure to treat) a mental illness or 
     disease.
       ``(2) Exception for employers and other plan sponsors.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), paragraph 
     (1) does not authorize--
       ``(i) any cause of action against an employer or other plan 
     sponsor maintaining the group health plan (or against an 
     employee of such an employer or sponsor acting within the 
     scope of employment), or
       ``(ii) a right of recovery or indemnity by a person against 
     an employer or other plan sponsor (or such an employee) for 
     damages assessed against the person pursuant to a cause of 
     action under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Special rule.--Subparagraph (A) shall not preclude 
     any cause of action described in paragraph (1) against an 
     employer or other plan sponsor (or against an employee of 
     such an employer or sponsor acting within the scope of 
     employment) if--
       ``(i) such action is based on the employer's or other plan 
     sponsor's (or employee's) exercise of discretionary authority 
     to make a decision on a claim for benefits covered under the 
     plan or health insurance coverage in the case at issue; and
       ``(ii) the exercise by such employer or other plan sponsor 
     (or employee) of such authority resulted in personal injury 
     or wrongful death.
       ``(3) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as permitting a cause of action under State law for 
     the failure to provide an item or service which is not 
     covered under the group health plan involved.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to acts and omissions occurring on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act from which a cause of 
     action arises.

TITLE IV--APPLICATION TO GROUP HEALTH PLANS UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
                             CODE OF 1986.

     SEC. 401. AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.

       Subchapter B of chapter 100 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (as amended by section 1531(a) of the Taxpayer Relief 
     Act of 1997) is amended--
       (1) in the table of sections, by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 9812 the following new item:

``Sec. 9813. Standard relating to patient freedom of choice.''; and

       (2) by inserting after section 9812 the following:

     ``SEC. 9813. STANDARD RELATING TO PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS.

       ``A group health plan shall comply with the requirements of 
     title I of the Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1998 (as in 
     effect as of the date of the enactment of such Act), and such 
     requirements shall be deemed to be incorporated into this 
     section.''.

        TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATES; COORDINATION IN IMPLEMENTATION

     SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) Group Health Coverage.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments 
     made by sections 201(a), 301, and 401 (and title I insofar as 
     it relates to such sections) shall apply with respect to 
     group health plans, and health insurance coverage offered in 
     connection with group health plans, for plan years beginning 
     on or after October 1, 1999 (in this section referred to as 
     the ``general effective date'').
       (2) Treatment of collective bargaining agreements.--In the 
     case of a group health plan maintained pursuant to 1 or more 
     collective bargaining agreements between employee 
     representatives and 1 or more employers ratified before the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the amendments made by 
     sections 201(a), 301, and 401 (and title I insofar as it 
     relates to such sections) shall not apply to plan years 
     beginning before the later of--
       (A) the date on which the last collective bargaining 
     agreements relating to the plan terminates (determined 
     without regard to any extension thereof agreed to after the 
     date of enactment of this Act), or
       (B) the general effective date.

     For purposes of subparagraph (A), any plan amendment made 
     pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement relating to the 
     plan which amends the plan solely to conform to any 
     requirement added by this Act shall not be treated as a 
     termination of such collective bargaining agreement.
       (b) Individual Health Insurance Coverage.--The amendments 
     made by section 202 shall apply with respect to individual 
     health insurance coverage offered, sold, issued, renewed, in 
     effect, or operated in the individual market on or after the 
     general effective date.

     SEC. 502. COORDINATION IN IMPLEMENTATION.

       Section 104(1) of Health Insurance Portability and 
     Accountability Act of 1996 is amended by striking ``this 
     subtitle (and the amendments made by this subtitle and 
     section 401)'' and inserting ``the provisions of part 7 of 
     subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the provisions of parts A and C of 
     title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, chapter 100 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title I of the 
     Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1998''.

                      TITLE VI--REVENUE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 601. ESTATE TAX TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 2001(c) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     ``$10,000,000'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``$10,000,000. The amount of the increase under the preceding 
     sentence shall not exceed the sum of the applicable credit 
     amount under section 2010(c) (determined without regard to 
     section 2057(a)(3)) and $359,200.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 501 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.

     SEC. 602. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DEDUCTIBLE LIQUIDATING 
                   DISTRIBUTIONS OF REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
                   AND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 332 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to complete liquidations of subsidiaries) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Deductible Liquidating Distributions of Regulated 
     Investment Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts.--If a 
     corporation receives a distribution from a regulated 
     investment company or a real estate investment trust which is 
     considered under subsection (b) as being in complete 
     liquidation of such company or trust, then, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this chapter, such corporation shall 
     recognize and treat as a dividend from such company or trust 
     an amount equal to the deduction for dividends paid allowable 
     to such company or trust by reason of such distribution.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The material preceding paragraph (1) of section 332(b) 
     of such Code is amended by striking ``subsection (a)'' and 
     inserting ``this section''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 334(b) of such Code is amended 
     by striking ``section 332(a)'' and inserting ``section 332''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions after May 21, 1998.

  When said amendment was considered.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment in the nature of a substitute?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. DINGELL demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said amendment in 
the nature of a substitute, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a 
quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

212

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negative

Nays

217

para.74.7                    [Roll No. 336]

                                YEAS--212

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost

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     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Hinojosa
     Markey
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 509, the previous question was ordered on 
the bill, as amended.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. BERRY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and 
Means and the Committee on Education and the Workforce with instructions 
to report the bill back to the House forthwith with the following 
amendments:



       Page 38, beginning on line 9, strike ``does not meet the 
     plan's requirements for medical appropriateness or 
     necessity'' and insert ``is not medically necessary and 
     appropriate''.
       Page 39, beginning on line 16, strike ``does not meet the 
     plan's requirements for medical appropriateness or 
     necessity'' and insert ``is not medically necessary and 
     appropriate''.
       Page 48, beginning on line 17, strike ``does not meet the 
     plan's requirements for medical appropriateness or 
     necessity'' and insert ``is not medically necessary and 
     appropriate''.
       Page 53, beginning on line 17, strike ``meets, under the 
     facts and circumstances at the time of the determination, the 
     plan's requirement for medical appropriateness or necessity'' 
     and insert ``is, under the facts and circumstances at the 
     time of the determination, medically necessary and 
     appropriate''.
       Page 60, line 17, strike all that follows the first period.
       Page 60, after line 17, insert the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(V) Medical necessity and appropriateness.--The term 
     `medically necessary and appropriate' means, with respect to 
     an item or service, an item or service determined by the 
     treating physician (who furnishes items and services under a 
     contract or other arrangement with the group health plan or 
     with a health insurance issuer providing health insurance 
     coverage in connection with such a plan), after consultation 
     with a participant or beneficiary, to be required, according 
     to generally accepted principles of good medical practice, 
     for the diagnosis or direct care and treatment of an illness 
     or injury of the participant or beneficiary.''.
       Page 227, strike line 1 and all that follows through page 
     233, line 3, and insert the following (and conform the table 
     of contents accordingly):

   Subtitle C--Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed 
                              Individuals

     SEC. 3201. DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF SELF-
                   EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) In General.--The table contained in subparagraph (B) of 
     section 162(l)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended to read as follows:

      In the case of taxable                                           
        years beginning in                               The applicable
        calendar year:                                   percentage is:
        1999, 2000, and 2001................................60 percent 
        2002................................................70 percent 
        2003 or thereafter...............................100 percent.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1998.

  Pending consideration of said motion,

para.74.8  point of order

  Mr. THOMAS made a point of order against the motion to recommit with 
instructions, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, contained among the numerous provisions in the motion 
to recommit is striking the medical savings accounts. Notwithstanding 
the gentleman's representation that this will save billions of dollars a 
year, the Congressional Budget Office says that simply is not so. In 
fact, it will save less than $1 billion a year. That is the point on 
which the point of order turns, because the gentleman's addition of the 
acceleration of the self-employed deduction in fact scores more than $1 
billion and therefore is subject to a 303 Congressional Budget Act point 
of order. It in fact increases the budget before the final budget is 
adopted in a given fiscal year. It applies clearly in this particular 
instance. A point of order, therefore, lies against the gentleman and I 
would urge the Chair to sustain the 303(a) Congressional Budget Act 
point of order.''. 

  Mr. CARDIN was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:

  ``If I understand the gentleman from California's point is that the 
striking of the medical savings account provision would not save as much 
money as accelerating the self-employed insurance deduction by 4 years.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I would like to include in the Record a document that 
has been received from the Joint Committee on Taxation that shows that 
striking the medical savings account provision will save $4.1 billion, 
the self-employed health insurance deduction would cost $3.4 billion, 
for a net revenue savings to the treasury of $687 million.''. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, sustained the point of order, and 
said:

  ``The amendment proposed in the motion to recommit would strike one 
of the revenue provisions from the bill. The amendment also would 
insert an alternate revenue change. In this latter respect, the 
amendment ``provides an increase or decrease in revenues'' within the 
meaning of section 303 of the Budget Act.
  ``Because this revenue change would occur during fiscal year 1999, a 
year for

[[Page 1324]]

which a budget resolution has yet to be finalized, the amendment 
violates section 303(a)(2) of the Act.''. 

  Mr. CARDIN appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?
  Mr. ARMEY moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the 
Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ACKERMAN demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

222

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

204

para.74.9                    [Roll No. 337]

                                AYES--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Ford
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Johnson (CT)
     Linder
     Markey
     Weldon (PA)
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Mr. BERRY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendments:



       Page 38, beginning on line 9, strike ``does not meet the 
     plan's requirements for medical appropriateness or 
     necessity'' and insert ``is not medically necessary and 
     appropriate''.
       Page 39, beginning on line 16, strike ``does not meet the 
     plan's requirements for medical appropriateness or 
     necessity'' and insert ``is not medically necessary and 
     appropriate''.
       Page 48, beginning on line 17, strike ``does not meet the 
     plan's requirements for medical appropriateness or 
     necessity'' and insert ``is not medically necessary and 
     appropriate''.
       Page 53, beginning on line 17, strike ``meets, under the 
     facts and circumstances at the time of the determination, the 
     plan's requirement for medical appropriateness or necessity'' 
     and insert ``is, under the facts and circumstances at the 
     time of the determination, medically necessary and 
     appropriate''.
       Page 60, line 17, strike all that follows the first period.
       Page 60, after line 17, insert the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(V) Medical necessity and appropriateness.--The term 
     `medically necessary and appropriate' means, with respect to 
     an item or service, an item or service determined by the 
     treating physician (who furnishes items and services under a 
     contract or other arrangement with the group health plan or 
     with a health insurance issuer providing health insurance 
     coverage in connection with such a plan), after consultation 
     with a participant or beneficiary, to be required, according 
     to generally accepted principles of good medical practice, 
     for the diagnosis or direct care and treatment of an illness 
     or injury of the participant or beneficiary.''.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BERRY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

205

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

221

para.74.10                   [Roll No. 338]

                                YEAS--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden

[[Page 1325]]


     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Ford
     Gonzalez
     John
     Klug
     Linder
     Markey
     Meehan
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DINGELL demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

216

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

210

para.74.11                   [Roll No. 339]

                                YEAS--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--210

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     eek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Ford
     Gonzalez
     John
     Klug
     Linder
     Markey
     Rodriguez
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the bill was passed

[[Page 1326]]

  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.74.12  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the managers on the 
part of the House were granted permission until midnight tonight to file 
a conference report (Rept. No. 105-647) on the bill (H.R. 4059) making 
appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and base 
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
1999, and for other purposes.

para.74.13  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight tonight to file a 
privileged report on a bill making appropriations for the Department of 
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.74.14  subpoena

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from Mr. 
Forbes:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 23, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Marietta, GA,
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Eastern District of New York.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                Michael P. Forbes,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.74.15  additional cosponsors--h.r. 1542

  Mrs. BONO, by unanimous consent, was authorized to be considered as 
the first sponsor of the bill (H.R. 1542) to provide certain immunities 
from civil liability for trade and professional associations; for 
purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprints pursuant to clause 
4 of rule XXII.

para.74.16  additional cosponsors--h.r. 2882

  Mrs. BONO, by unanimous consent, was authorized to be considered as 
the first sponsor of the bill (H.R. 2882) to amend chapter 1 of title 9 
of the United States Code to permit each party to certain contracts to 
accept or reject arbitrations as a means of settling disputes under the 
contracts; for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprints 
pursuant to clause 4 of rule XXII.

para.74.17  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, July 27 at 10:30 a.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.74.18  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, July 
29, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be dispensed 
with.

para.74.19  national bipartisan commission on the future of medicare

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 4021(c) of 
Public Law 105-33, appointed to the National Bipartisan Commission on 
the Future of Medicare, Mrs. Coleen Conway-Welch of Tennessee, from 
private life, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.74.20  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, for today; and
  To Mr. FORD, for today.
  And then,

para.74.21  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SERRANO, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 4 o'clock and 38 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 27, 1998.

para.74.22  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk of printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. S. 1304. An 
     act for the relief of Belinda McGregor (Rept. No. 105-646).
       Mr. PACKARD: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 4059. A bill making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-647). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. WOLF: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 4328. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 
     and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-648). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 3254. A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act to clarify the requirements relating to 
     reducing or withholding payments to States under that Act; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-649). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.74.23  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 4326. A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over certain Federal lands located within or adjacent to the 
     Rogue River National Forest and to clarify the authority of 
     the Bureau of Land Management to sell and exchange other 
     Federal lands in Oregon; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Gingrich, 
             Mr. Armey, Mr. Spence, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Bono):
       H.R. 4327. A bill to direct the President to commence an 
     emergency program to build and field as quickly as possible a 
     theater missile defense system capable of defending against 
     the type of ballistic missile that was flight tested by Iran 
     on July 21, 1998; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H.R. 4328. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4329. A bill to require the design of the obverse side 
     of the $1 coin to depict the Statue of Liberty; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 4330. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow capital gains treatment and an exception from 
     the uniform capitalization rules for timber which is more 
     than 4 years old when harvested; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 4331. A bill to provide for the establishment of an 
     interpretive center and museum at Fort Peck Dam, Montana, and 
     to provide further protection for significant fossil remains 
     in the vicinity of Fort Peck Dam; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Collins, Mr. Weller, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mr. Watkins, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mrs. Northup, and Ms. Granger):
       H.R. 4332. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 4.3-cent motor fuel excise taxes on 
     railroads and inland waterway transportation which remain in 
     the general fund of the Treasury; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 4333. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and 
     individual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
     provide coverage of annual mammograms and annual prostate 
     cancer screening tests following the model established under 
     the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4334. A bill to prohibit the construction of new 
     facilities and structures within the boundaries of the George 
     Washington Memorial Parkway along the Potomac River in 
     Virginia between the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the 
     Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon, and Mr. Crapo):

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       H.R. 4335. A bill to transfer to the Secretary of the 
     Interior the functions of the Secretary of Commerce and the 
     National Marine Fisheries Service under the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H. Con. Res. 308. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to the failure of Attorney 
     General Janet Reno to seek application for an independent 
     counsel to investigate a number of matters relating to the 
     financing of campaigns in the 1996 Federal election, 
     including the conduct of President Clinton and Vice President 
     Gore; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lantos, and 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 309. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     forced abduction of Ugandan children and their use as 
     soldiers; to the Committee on International Relations. 

para.74.24  reports of committees on private bills and resolutions

  Under Clause 2 of rule XIII reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk of printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 379. A 
     bill for the relief of Larry Errol Pieterse (Rept. No. 105-
     644. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House.
       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2744. 
     A bill for the relief of Chong Ho Kwak, (Rept. No. 105-645). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House.

para.74.25  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 59: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 303: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Crane, and Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 1283: Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1289: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1382: Ms. Kaptur and Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 1773: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Kaptur and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2456: Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 2602: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2635: Ms. Velazquez and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Sherman and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 2951: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 3068: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 3081: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3215: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Ensign and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 3254: Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Royce, and Mr. 
     Thomas.
       H.R. 3290: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 3320: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bishop, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. 
     Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Sherman and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3445: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Gordon and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 3629: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 3681: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 3734: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 3780: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Calvert, 
     and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 3783: Mr. Buyer, Ms. Furse, Mr. Foley, and Mr. 
     Christensen.
       H.R. 3876: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Evans, 
     Ms. McKinney, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 3918: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 3992: Mr. Weller, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Goode, 
     Mr. Sessions, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 3995: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Vento, and Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 4009: Mr. Boswell, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Furse, 
     Mrs. Capps, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 4025: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 4028: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Filner, and Ms. 
     Kaptur.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Rush, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 4071: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 4078: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 4095: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Menendez, and 
     Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 4121: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Greenwood, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 4134: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 4167: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 4188: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 4204: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 4206: Mr. Dingell, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Markey, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pallone, 
     Mr. Payne, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 4209: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 4211: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4213: Mr. Foley and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 4224: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Baesler, and Mr. 
     Bonior.
       H.R. 4233: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Furse, 
     Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 4250: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 4258: Mr. Cannon and Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 4265: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Hill, Ms. Granger, 
     and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 4275: Mr. Rogers, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ney, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. DeLauro, 
     Mr. Wise, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     Boswell, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Borski, Mr. Holden, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr. Walsh, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Aderholt, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 4281: Mr. Goode.
       H. Con. Res. 122: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Engel, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Waxman, and 
     Mr. Yates.
       H. Con. Res. 148: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H. Con. Res. 184: Mr. McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 185: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Markey, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
     Olver, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. 
     Lampson.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Petri.
       H. Con. Res. 239: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H. Con. Res. 299: Mr. Stump, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Hastings 
     of Washington.
       H. Con. Res. 303: Mr. Hinchey.
       H. Con. Res. 304: Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Miller of 
     California, and Mr. Bonior.

para.74.26  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       69. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Peter Strzelczyk, 
     M.D., citizen of Katowise, Poland, relative to a demand for 
     damages for the estate of his wife, Ewa Strzelczyk, resulting 
     from the Cavalese, Italy tragedy; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       70. Also, a petition of Peter Strzelczyk, M.D., citizen of 
     Katowise, Poland, relative to a demand for damages for the 
     estate of his son, Filip Strzelczyk, resulting from the 
     Cavalese, Italy tragedy; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 



.
                       MONDAY, JULY 27, 1998 (75)

para.75.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:30 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. COBLE, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 27, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Howard Coble to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.75.2  recess--10:31 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 12 o'clock noon in lieu of morning 
hour debates.

para.75.3  after recess--12 noon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, called the House to order.

para.75.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, July 24, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.75.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10316. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a plan on the advisability and feasibility of permitting 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentalities (NAFIs) to enter into 
     public-private partnerships to benefit Morale, Welfare and 
     Recreation (MWR) programs, pursuant to Public Law 105-85; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       10317. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Oversight Board, transmitting the annual report of 
     the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board on the 
     Resolution Funding Corporation for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-73, section 511(a) (103 Stat. 
     404); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       10318. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide financial assistance to States for family-centered 
     and family-directed statewide systems of support for families 
     of children with disabilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       10319. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Securities Credit Transactions; List of 
     Marginable OTC Stocks; List of Foreign Margin Stocks 
     [Regulations T and X] re

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     ceived July 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10320. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-398, 
     ``Whistleblower Reinforcement Act of 1998'' received July 21, 
     1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10321. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Irish Potatoes Grown in 
     Colorado; Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-948-1 
     IFR] received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10322. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Fresh Bartlett Pears Grown in 
     Oregon and Washington; Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV98-931-1 IFR] received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10323. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations Under 
     the Federal Lands Program; State-Federal Cooperative 
     Agreements; Montana [30 CFR Part 926] received July 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10324. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period 
     Requirements [16 CFR Part 802] received June 25, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       10325. A letter from the General Counsel, National Tropical 
     Botanical Garden, transmitting the annual audit report of the 
     National Tropical Botanical Garden, Calendar Year 1997, 
     pursuant to Public Law 88-449, section 10(b) (78 Stat. 498); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       10326. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to extend the 
     United States Department of Agriculture Personnel Management 
     Demonstration Project; jointly to the Committees on 
     Government Reform and Oversight and Agriculture.
       10327. A letter from the Administrators of Federal Aviation 
     Administration and National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting a joint report to Congress on 
     the progress being made under the Subsonic Noise Reduction 
     Technology Program, Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
     app. 1353 nt.; jointly to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure and Science.
       10328. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation to provide for implementation 
     by the United States of the Hague Convention on Protection of 
     Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry 
     Adoption, and for other purposes; jointly to the Committees 
     on International Relations, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, 
     and Government Reform and Oversight. 

para.75.6  use of capitol rotunda for slain capitol police officers

  On motion of Mr. DeLAY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Oversight was discharged from further consideration of the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 310):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZING USE OF ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL FOR 
                   MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DETECTIVE JOHN MICHAEL 
                   GIBSON AND PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JACOB JOSEPH 
                   CHESTNUT.

       The rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to be used for a 
     memorial service and proceedings related thereto for 
     Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob 
     Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police on 
     Tuesday, July 28, 1998, under the direction of the United 
     States Capitol Police Board.

     SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF PLAQUE IN CAPITOL IN MEMORY OF DETECTIVE 
                   GIBSON AND PRIVATE FIRST CLASS CHESTNUT.

       The Architect of the Capitol shall place a plaque in honor 
     of the memory of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private 
     First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States 
     Capitol Police at an appropriate site in the United States 
     Capitol, with the approval of the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

     SEC. 3. PAYMENT OF FUNERAL EXPENSES FOR JOHN GIBSON AND JACOB 
                   JOSEPH CHESTNUT.

       (a) In General.--The Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives is authorized and directed to make such 
     arrangements as may be necessary for funeral services for 
     Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob 
     Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police, 
     including payments for travel expenses of immediate family 
     members, and for the attendance of Members of the House of 
     Representatives at such services, including payments for 
     expenses incurred by Members in attending such services.
       (b) Source and Manner of Making Payments.--Any payment made 
     under subsection (a) shall be made from the applicable 
     accounts of the House of Representatives, using vouchers 
     approved in a manner directed by the Committee on House 
     Oversight.

     SEC. 4. PAYMENT OF SURVIVOR'S GRATUITY TO WIDOWS OF JOHN 
                   GIBSON AND JACOB JOSEPH CHESTNUT.

       (a) In General.--In accordance with the first sentence of 
     the last undesignated paragraph under the center heading 
     ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' in the first section of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1955 (2 U.S.C. 125), 
     the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives is authorized and directed to pay, from the 
     applicable accounts of the House of Representatives--
       (1) a gratuity to the widow of Detective John Michael 
     Gibson of the United States Capitol Police in the amount of 
     $51,866.00; and
       (2) a gratuity to the widow of Private First Class Jacob 
     Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police in the 
     amount of $47,280.00.
       (b) Treatment as Gift.--Each gratuity paid under subsection 
     (a) shall be held to have been a gift.

     SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITOL 
                   POLICE MEMORIAL FUND.

       It is the sense of Congress that there should be 
     established under law a United States Capitol Police Memorial 
     Fund for the surviving spouse and children of members of the 
     United States Capitol Police who are slain in the line of 
     duty.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.75.7  recess--12:25 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m. until 
approximately 5 o'clock p.m.

para.75.8  after recess--5:02 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ARMEY, called the House to order.

para.75.9  honoring detective gibson and officer chestnut of the u.s. 
          capitol police

  On motion of Mr. GINGRICH, by unanimous consent, the House considered 
the following concurrent resolution (H.Con. Res. 311):

       Whereas the Capitol is the people's house, and, as such, it 
     has always been and will remain open to the public;
       Whereas millions of people visit the Capitol each year to 
     observe and study the workings of the democratic process;
       Whereas the Capitol is the most recognizable symbol of 
     liberty and democracy throughout the world and those who 
     guard the Capitol guard our freedom;
       Whereas Private First Class Jacob ``J.J.'' Chestnut and 
     Detective John Michael Gibson sacrificed their lives to 
     protect the lives of hundreds of tourists, staff, and Members 
     of Congress;
       Whereas if not for the quick and courageous action of those 
     officers, many innocent people would likely have been injured 
     or killed;
       Whereas through their selfless acts, Detective Gibson and 
     Private First Class Chestnut underscored the courage, honor, 
     and dedication shown daily by every member of the United 
     States Capitol Police and every law enforcement officer;
       Whereas Private First Class Chestnut, a Vietnam veteran who 
     spent 20 years in the Air Force, was an 18-year veteran of 
     the Capitol Police, and was married to Wen Ling and had five 
     children, Joseph, Janece, Janet, Karen and William;
       Whereas Detective Gibson, assigned as Rep. Tom DeLay's 
     bodyguard for the last three years, was an 18-year veteran of 
     the Capitol Police, and was married to Evelyn and had three 
     children, Kristen, John and Daniel;
       Whereas Private First Class Chestnut and Detective Gibson 
     were the first United States Capitol Police officers ever 
     killed in the line of duty;
       Whereas Private First Class Chestnut and Detective Gibson, 
     and all those who helped apprehend the gunman, assist the 
     injured, and evacuate the building, are true heroes of 
     democracy, and every American owes them a deep debt of 
     gratitude: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That--
       (1) Congress hereby honors the memory of Detective John 
     Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut 
     of the United States Capitol Police for the selfless acts of 
     heroism they displayed on July 24, 1998, in sacrificing their 
     lives in the line of duty so that others might live; and
       (2) when the House of Representatives adjourns on this date 
     and when the Senate adjourns or recesses on this date, they 
     shall do so out of respect to the memory of Detective John 
     Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut.

  Pending consideration of said concurrent resolution,

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  By unanimous consent, the time for debate was extended and equally 
divided between the Mr. GINGRICH and the Minority Leader or their 
designees not to exceed two and one half hours.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
concurrent resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ARMEY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

392

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affirmative

Nays

0

para.75.10                   [Roll No. 340]

                                YEAS--392

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
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     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--43

     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Bonilla
     Cannon
     Conyers
     Cox
     DeFazio
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDade
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Riggs
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Shuster
     Stark
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Walsh
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So, the concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.75.11  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 310. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a memorial service for 
     Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob 
     Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate passed a concurrent 
resolution of the following title, in which concurrence of the House is 
requested:

       S. Con. Res. 112. Concurrent resolution to authorize the 
     printing of the eulogies of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives for Detective John Michael Gibson and Private 
     First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut.

para.75.12  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 27, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on July 27, 1998 at 
     4:13 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he reports of one proposed rescission of budget 
     resources.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.75.13  impoundment control

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974, I herewith report one proposed rescission of budgetary 
resources, totaling $5.2 million.
  The proposed rescission affects programs of the Department of the 
Interior.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 24, 1998.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-
290).

para.75.14  printing of eulogies for slain capitol officers

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the following 
concurrent resolution of the Senate was taken from the Speaker's table 
(S. Con. Res. 112):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the eulogies for Detective John Michael 
     Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the 
     United States Capitol Police, as expressed in the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate together with the text of the 
     memorial services, shall be printed as a tribute to Detective 
     Gibson and Officer Chestnut, with illustrations and suitable 
     binding. The document shall be prepared under the direction 
     of the Joint Committee on Printing. These shall be

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     printed 300 casebound copies; 50 to be delivered to each of 
     the families of Detective Gibson and Officer Chestnut, and 
     200 for the use of the United States Capitol Police.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, the previous question was ordered on the 
concurrent resolution to its adoption or rejection and, under the 
operation thereof, the concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.75.15  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 1998.

para.75.16  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 39. An Act to reauthorize the African Elephant 
     Conservation Act. 

para.75.17  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. ACKERMAN, for today;
  To Mr. BECERRA, for today;
  To Mr. KOLBE, for today;
  To Mr. POMEROY, for today;
  To Mr. THOMPSON, for today;
  To Mr. YATES, for today;
  To Mr. YOUNG of Florida, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. STARK, for today.
  Accordingly,

para.75.18  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to the provisions of the foregoing 
House Concurrent Resolution 311, at 8 o'clock and 33 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned out of respect for and memory of the late Detective John 
Gibson and Officer Jacob Chestnut until 10 o'clock a.m., Tuesday, July 
28, 1998.

para.75.19  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 4336. A bill to establish an initiative for food and 
     other assistance for individuals in Indonesia and Southeast 
     Asia who are affected by the Asian financial crisis; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 4337. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide financial assistance to the State of 
     Maryland for a pilot program to develop measures to eradicate 
     or control nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       H.R. 4338. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     building located at 402 North Walnut Street and Prospect 
     Avenue in Harrison, Arkansas, as the ``Judge J. Smith Henley 
     Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Wise, Mr. Cook, and Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 4339. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to impose a moratorium on the implementation of 
     the per beneficiary limits under the interim payment system 
     for home health agencies, and to modify the standards for 
     calculating the per visit cost limits and the rates for 
     prospective payment systems under the Medicare home health 
     benefit to achieve fair reimbursement payment rates, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
             and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Con. Res. 310. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a memorial service for 
     Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob 
     Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Con. Res. 311. Concurrent resolution honoring the memory 
     of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class 
     Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police for 
     their selfless acts of heroism at the United States Capitol 
     on July 24, 1998; considered and agreed to. 

para.75.20  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       383. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 
     26 memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact 
     the Aircraft Repair Station Safety Act of 1997; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       384. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Hampshire, relative to Senate Resolution 2 memorializing the 
     federal government to take all necessary and appropriate 
     action to ensure that Japan establishes and maintains an open 
     and competitive market for U.S. exports; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       385. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 51 
     memorializing the President and the Congress of the United 
     States to establish a program to offset or withhold federal 
     tax refunds to satisfy legally enforceable, past due state 
     income tax obligations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       386. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Michigan, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 60 memorializing the Congress of the United 
     States to enact legislation to create a moratorium on new 
     national, state, and local taxes on the Internet; jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means and the Judiciary. 

para.75.21  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 164: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Sawyer, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Edwards.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Camp, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
     Ehrlich, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 790: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Leach, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 2020: Mr. Spence, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Martinez, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Bryant, 
     Mr. Bonilla, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 2409: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Payne, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Conyers, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Ortiz and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 2995: Mr. Lewis of California and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 3559: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
     Hamilton, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Rush and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 3821: Mr. Hastert, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Hefley, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Linder, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Pease, 
     Mr. Scott, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Roemer, Mr. McCrery, 
     Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Walsh and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 3835: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
     Cooksey, Mr. Allen, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
     Rothman, Mrs. Cubin, Ms. Carson, Ms. Furse, Mr. Pascrell, 
     Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 3855: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Quinn, 
     Mr. Dingell, Mr. Strickland, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 3965: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3975: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. McKeon, and 
     Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 4034: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 4035: Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney 
     of New York, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Baesler, 
     Mr. Goode, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Cook, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Bob Schaffer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Johnson of 
     Wisconsin, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Linda 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Capps, and 
     Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 4036: Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney 
     of New York, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Baesler, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sherman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. Cook, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Bryant, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gibbons, 
     Mr. Holden, Mrs. Linda Smith of

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     Washington, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 4062: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 4071: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 4092: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 4096: Mr. Fawell and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 4196: Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 4213: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 4220: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4224: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 4228: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 4283: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
     of Texas, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 4293: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 4298: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.J. Res. 123: Mr. Riley and Mr. Metcalf.
       H. Con. Res. 213: Mr. Watkins.
       H. Con. Res. 302: Mr. Kucinich and Ms. Stabenow.
       H. Res. 460: Mr. Underwood, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. 
     Cummings.



.
                       TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1998 (76)

para.76.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:00 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. BURR, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 28, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Richard Burr to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.76.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, July 27, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.76.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10329. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Importation of Tomatoes from France, Morocco and Western 
     Sahara, Chile, and Spain [Docket No. 97-016-2] (RIN: 0579-
     AA88) received July 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10330. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition 
     and Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Secretary's certification that the survivability and 
     lethality testing of the Navy's CH-60 Fleet Combat Support 
     Helicopter otherwise required by section 2366 would be 
     unreasonably expensive and impractical, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2366(c)(1); to the Committee on National Security.
       10331. A letter from the Director, Operation Test And 
     Evaluation, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Secretary's certification that the survivability and 
     lethality testing of the DDG 51 Flight IIA otherwise required 
     by section 2366 would be unreasonably expensive and 
     impractical, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2366(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       10332. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting a report on the Air Force's study of 
     the reengineering of the 38th Engineering and Installation 
     Wing (38 EIW) for implementation in late FY 99 or FY00; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       10333. A letter from the Acting Principal Deputy Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Logistics), Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``Logistics Augmentation 
     Program''; to the Committee on National Security.
       10334. A letter from the Acting Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the 1997 Annual Report of the 
     Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 14; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       10335. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Housing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing 
     Program [7 CFR Part 3565] received July 22, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       10336. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the certification that supplementary resources 
     are needed to forestall or cope with an impairment of the 
     international monetary system and that the International 
     Monetary Fund has fully explored other means of funding; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       10337. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Indiana [IN75; FRL-6129-
     7] received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       10338. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants: South Carolina [SC-34-1-9816a: FRL-6129-9] 
     received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10339. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; Minnesota; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions from 
     Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [MN51-01-7276a; FRL-
     6128-8] received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10340. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Extension of Operating 
     Permits Program Interim Approval Expiration Dates [FRL-6128-
     9] (RIN: 2060-AF70) received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10341. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration of Petition Criteria and 
     Incorporation of Montreal Protocol Decisions [FRL-6129-2] 
     (RIN: 2060-AG48) received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10342. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans Kentucky: Adoption of 
     General Conformity Regulations [KY-90-1-9735a: FRL-6130-3] 
     received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10343. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of 
     Kentucky [KY-100-1-9814a; FRL-6126-1] received July 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10344. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of 
     Kentucky [KY-93-9821a; FRL-6125-8] received July 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10345. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans and Redesignation 
     of the South Coast Air Basin in California to Attainment for 
     Nitrogen Dioxide [CA--189--0078 (a);#FRL-6127-1] received 
     July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10346. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers 
     Under the Paperwork Reduction Act: Technical Correction 
     [FRL--6125-1] received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10347. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Promulgation of Federal 
     Implementation Plan for Arizona--Phoenix PM-10 Moderate Area; 
     Disapproval of State Implementation Plan for Arizona--Phoenix 
     PM-10 Moderate Area [FRL-6129-4] (RIN: 2060-ZA02) received 
     July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10348. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Michigan: Withdrawal of 
     Direct Final Rule [MI67-01-7275; FRL-6128-6] received July 
     23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10349. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Pauls Valley, Ratliff City, and Sulphur, Oklahoma, Abilene, 
     Bowie, Highland Village, Mount Pleasant, and Overton, Texas 
     [MM Docket No. 97-84; RM-9021; RM-9095] received July 22, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10350. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Amendment of Rules 
     Governing Procedures to Be Followed When Formal Complaints 
     are Filed Against Common Carriers [CC Docket No. 96-238] 
     received July 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10351. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Adjustment of the Maximum 
     Retrospective Deferred Premium (RIN: 3150-AG01) received July 
     21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10352. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     a report on the effect of the U.S./Russian Highly Enriched 
     Uranium Agreement on domestic uranium mining,

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     conversion, and enrichment industries through April 1998; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10353. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Taiwan [DTC 1-98] received July 20, 1998, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       10354. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with the United Kingdom [DTC 17-98] received July 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       10355. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the 26th and 27th Annual Reports on the 
     operation during water years 1996 and 1997 for the reservoirs 
     along the Colorado River, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1544; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       10356. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Texas Closure [I.D. 070298E] 
     received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       10357. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report on plans to establish a program to support the Iraqi 
     democratic opposition; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       10358. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on Medicare coverage of lung 
     volume reduction surgery (LVRS); jointly to the Committees on 
     Commerce, Ways and Means, and Appropriations. 

para.76.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate passed a bill of the following title, in which 
concurrence of the House is requested.

       S. 2206. An Act to amend the Head Start Act, the Low-Income 
     Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and make improvements 
     to those Acts, to establish demonstration projects that 
     provide an opportunity for persons with limited means to 
     accumulate assets, and for other purposes.

para.76.5  recess--10:17 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until approximately 11:30 a.m.

para.76.6  after recess--11:30 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, called the House to order.

para.76.7  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

para.76.8  call of the house

  On motion of Mr. CALVERT, a call of the House was ordered.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--

para.76.9                    [Roll No. 341]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, announced that 378 
Members had been recorded, a quorum.

para.76.10  recess--11:56 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 56 minutes a.m., until 
approximately 1 o'clock p.m.

para.76.11  after recess--1 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, called the House to order.

para.76.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4328

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-651) the resolution (H. Res. 510) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4328) making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.76.13  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 629

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-652) the resolution (H. Res. 511) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 629) to grant 
the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
Disposal Compact.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.76.14  motion to adjourn

  Mr. GUTKNECHT moved that the House adjourn in honor of the memory of 
the late Detective John Michael Gibson and Officer Jacob Joseph 
Chestnut.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GUTKNECHT demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-

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fifth of the Members present, so the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

392

It was decided in the

Nays

0

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.76.15                   [Roll No. 342]

                                YEAS--392

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Burton
       

                             NOT VOTING--41

     Archer
     Buyer
     Cannon
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Dicks
     Evans
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinojosa
     Klink
     Linder
     Manton
     Martinez
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Towns
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the motion to adjourn was agreed to.
  Accordingly,
  At 2 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the House adjourned.

para.76.16  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3891. A bill to 
     amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to prohibit the unauthorized 
     destruction, modification, or alteration of product 
     identification codes, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-650). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 510. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4328) making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-651). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     511. Resolution waiving points of order against the 
     conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 629) to grant 
     the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact (Rept. No. 105-652). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para.76.17  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. LoBIONDO:
       H.R. 4340. A bill to require certain notices in any mailing 
     using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or 
     service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BOB SCHAFFER:
       H.R. 4341. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
     designating the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in 
     the State of Colorado as a unit of the National Park System, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H. Con. Res. 312. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the right of the Albanian 
     People of Kosova to self-determination and independence from 
     the repressive, authoritarian, and barbaric Serbian regime of 
     Slobodan Milosevic, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations. 

para.76.18  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1134: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1362: Ms. Wilson.
       H.R. 1401: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 2031: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 2613: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3411: Ms. Wilson, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Hilliard.
       H.R. 3500: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3506: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Armey, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, and Ms. Wilson.
       H.R. 3652: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 3821: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Green, and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 3905: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 3988: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. 
     Kaptur.
       H.R. 4028: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.R. 4046: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 4149: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 4196: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 4213: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 4220: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 4257: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 4281: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 4283: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hilliard, 
     and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 4285: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 239: Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Con. Res. 254: Mr. Doolittle and Mrs. Roukema.
       H. Res. 218: Mr. Spratt.

.
                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1998 (77)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.77.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, July 28, 1998.

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  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.77.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10359. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service 
     Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Subordination of Direct Loan 
     Security to Secure a Guaranteed Line of Credit; Correction 
     (RIN: 0560-AE92) received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10360. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 
     [DFARS Case 97-D012] received July 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       10361. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Resolution and Receivership 
     Rules (RIN: 3064-AB92) received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       10362. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Oral Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Bacitracin Methylene 
     Disalicylate Soluble [21 CFR Part 520] received July 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10363. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Colorado; 
     1993 Periodic Carbon Monoxide Emission Inventories For 
     Colorado [CO-001-0024a; FRL-6124-4] received July 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10364. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Rule 
     Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption And Water 
     Use Of Certain Home Appliances And Other Products Required 
     Under The Energy Policy And Conservation Act (``Appliance 
     Labeling Rule'') received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10365. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 97F-0405] received July 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10366. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Secondary Direct Food Addititves Permitted in Food for 
     Human Consumption [Docket No. 94F-0040] received July 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10367. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Licenses for Industrial Radiography 
     and Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic 
     Operations; Clarifying Amendments and Corrections (RIN: 3150-
     AE07) received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10368. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List; 
     Additions--received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10369. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Public Availability of Information; Electronic FOIA Amendment 
     [Docket No. OST-96-1430; Amdt. 1] (RIN: 2105-AC69) received 
     July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10370. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Management Measures for Nontrawl 
     Sablefish [Docket No. 980406085-8164-01; I.D. 031198C] (RIN: 
     0648-AJ27) received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10371. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Indiana Regulatory Program [SPATS No. IN-130-FOR; State 
     Program Amendment No. 95-8] received July 21, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10372. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Division Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Posting of Signs 
     and Written Notification to Purchasers of Handguns [T.D. ATF-
     402; Ref: Notice No. 855] (RIN: 1512-AB68) received July 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       10373. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-209-AD; Amendment 39-
     10665; AD 98-15-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10374. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29280; Amdt. No. 1878] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10375. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29281; Amdt. No. 1879] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10376. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-133-AD; Amendment 39-10662; AD 
     98-15-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 21, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       10377. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Porterville, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AWP-2] received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10378. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Ukiah, CA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AWP-11] received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10379. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D and Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Yuma MCAS-Yuma International Airport, AZ; Correction 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-14] received July 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10380. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29282; Amdt. No. 1880] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10381. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 
     340B Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-117-AD; Amendment 39-
     10661; AD 98-15-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10382. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-149-AD; Amendment 39-
     10663; AD 98-15-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10383. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Mystere-Falcon 50 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-230-AD; Amendment 39-
     10658; AD 98-15-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10384. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAe 146 and 
     Model Avro 146-RJ Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-02-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10659; AD 98-15-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10385. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320-111 and -211 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-160-AD; Amendment 39-
     10660; AD 98-15-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10386. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 and Model A321 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 94-NM-94-AD; Amendment 39-10657; 
     AD 98-15-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10387. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company 90, 100, 
     200, and 300 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-92-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10664; AD 98-15-

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     13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10388. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Amendments to the 
     Effluent Limitations Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards, and 
     New Source Performance Standards for the Organic Pesticide 
     Chemicals Manufacturing Industry----Pesticide Chemicals Point 
     Source Category [FRL-6126-6] received July 23, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10389. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Adminstration's 
     final rule--Small Business Investment Companies [13 CFR Part 
     107] received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       10390. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Payment for Non-VA Physician 
     Services Associated with Either Outpatient or Inpatient Care 
     Provided at Non-VA Facilities (RIN: 2900-AH66) received July 
     23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       10391. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Sale and 
     Issue of Marketable Book-Entry Treasury Bills, Notes, and 
     Bonds [31 CFR Part 356] received July 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10392. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rules 
     and Regulations [Revenue Ruling 98-37] received July 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       10393. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Treatment Of Loans With Below-Market Interest Rates [Revenue 
     Ruling 98-34] received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.77.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 1151.--An Act to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     clarify existing law with regard to the field of membership 
     of Federal credit unions, to preserve the integrity and 
     purpose of Federal credit unions, to enhance supervisory 
     oversight of insured credit unions, and for other purposes. 

para.77.4  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 629

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 511):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 629) to grant the consent of the Congress to the 
     Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact. All 
     points of order against the conference report and against its 
     consideration are waived.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

313

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affirmative

Nays

108

para.77.5                    [Roll No. 343]

                                YEAS--313

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--108

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Clayton
     Cubin
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Gonzalez
     Hinojosa
     Hunter
     Kaptur
     McDade
     Moakley
     Price (NC)
     Towns
     Young (FL)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.77.6  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries. 

para.77.7  texas low-level radioactive wastedisposal compact

  Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado, pursuant to House Resolution 511,

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called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 105-630):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     629), to grant the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-
     Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact, having met, after 
     full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do 
     recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Texas Low-Level Radioactive 
     Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act''.

     SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDING.

       The Congress finds that the compact set forth in section 5 
     is in furtherance of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 2021b et seq.).

     SEC. 3. CONDITIONS OF CONSENT TO COMPACT.

       The consent of the Congress to the compact set forth in 
     section 5--
       (1) shall become effective on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act;
       (2) is granted subject to the provisions of the Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 2021b et seq.); and
       (3) is granted only for so long as the regional commission 
     established in the compact complies with all of the 
     provisions of such Act.

     SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.

       The Congress may alter, amend, or repeal this Act with 
     respect to the compact set forth in section 5 after the 
     expiration of the 10-year period following the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and at such intervals thereafter as 
     may be provided in such compact.

     SEC. 5. TEXAS LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMPACT.

       (a) Consent of Congress.--In accordance with section 
     4(a)(2) of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2021d(a)(2)), the consent of Congress is given to the 
     States of Texas, Maine, and Vermont to enter into the compact 
     set forth in subsection (b).
       (b) Text of Compact.--The compact reads substantially as 
     follows:


          ``TEXAS LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL COMPACT

                    ``ARTICLE I. POLICY AND PURPOSE

       ``Sec. 1.01. The party states recognize a responsibility 
     for each state to seek to manage low-level radioactive waste 
     generated within its boundaries, pursuant to the Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Policy Act, as amended by the Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 
     2021b-2021j). They also recognize that the United States 
     Congress, by enacting the Act, has authorized and encouraged 
     states to enter into compacts for the efficient management 
     and disposal of low-level radioactive waste. It is the policy 
     of the party states to cooperate in the protection of the 
     health, safety, and welfare of their citizens and the 
     environment and to provide for and encourage the economical 
     management and disposal of low-level radioactive waste. It is 
     the purpose of this compact to provide the framework for such 
     a cooperative effort; to promote the health, safety, and 
     welfare of the citizens and the environment of the party 
     states; to limit the number of facilities needed to 
     effectively, efficiently, and economically manage low-level 
     radioactive waste and to encourage the reduction of the 
     generation thereof; and to distribute the costs, benefits, 
     and obligations among the party states; all in accordance 
     with the terms of this compact.


                       ``ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS

       ``Sec. 2.01. As used in this compact, unless the context 
     clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:
       ``(1) `Act' means the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy 
     Act, as amended by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy 
     Amendments Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 2021b-2021j).
       ``(2) `Commission' means the Texas Low-Level Radioactive 
     Waste Disposal Compact Commission established in Article III 
     of this compact.
       ``(3) `Compact facility' or `facility' means any site, 
     location, structure, or property located in and provided by 
     the host state for the purpose of management or disposal of 
     low-level radioactive waste for which the party states are 
     responsible.
       ``(4) `Disposal' means the permanent isolation of low-level 
     radioactive waste pursuant to requirements established by the 
     United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the United 
     States Environmental Protection Agency under applicable laws, 
     or by the host state.means to produce low-level radioactive 
     waste.
       ``(6) `Generator' means a person who produces or processes 
     low-level radioactive waste in the course of its activities, 
     excluding persons who arrange for the collection, 
     transportation, management, treatment, storage, or disposal 
     of waste generated outside the party states, unless approved 
     by the commission.
       ``(7) `Host county' means a county in the host state in 
     which a disposal facility is located or is being developed.
       ``(8) `Host state' means a party state in which a compact 
     facility is located or is being developed. The State of Texas 
     is the host state under this compact.
       ``(9) `Institutional control period' means that period of 
     time following closure of the facility and transfer of the 
     facility license from the operator to the custodial agency in 
     compliance with the appropriate regulations for long-term 
     observation and maintenance.
       ``(10) `Low-level radioactive waste' has the same meaning 
     as that term is defined in Section 2(9) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     2021b(9)), or in the host state statute so long as the waste 
     is not incompatible with management and disposal at the 
     compact facility.
       ``(11) `Management' means collection, consolidation, 
     storage, packaging, or treatment.
       ``(12) `Operator' means a person who operates a disposal 
     facility.
       ``(13) `Party state' means any state that has become a 
     party in accordance with Article VII of this compact. Texas, 
     Maine, and Vermont are initial party states under this 
     compact.
       ``(14) `Person' means an individual, corporation, 
     partnership or other legal entity, whether public or private.
       ``(15) `Transporter' means a person who transports low-
     level radioactive waste.


                     ``ARTICLE III. THE COMMISSION

       ``Sec. 3.01. There is hereby established the Texas Low-
     Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission. The 
     commission shall consist of one voting member from each party 
     state except that the host state shall be entitled to six 
     voting members. Commission members shall be appointed by the 
     party state governors, as provided by the laws of each party 
     state. Each party state may provide alternates for each 
     appointed member.
       ``Sec. 3.02. A quorum of the commission consists of a 
     majority of the members. Except as otherwise provided in this 
     compact, an official act of the commission must receive the 
     affirmative vote of a majority of its members.
       ``Sec. 3.03. The commission is a legal entity separate and 
     distinct from the party states and has governmental immunity 
     to the same extent as an entity created under the authority 
     of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution. 
     Members of the commission shall not be personally liable for 
     actions taken in their official capacity. The liabilities of 
     the commission shall not be deemed liabilities of the party 
     states.
       ``Sec. 3.04. The commission shall:
       ``(1) Compensate its members according to the host state's 
     law.
       ``(2) Conduct its business, hold meetings, and maintain 
     public records pursuant to laws of the host state, except 
     that notice of public meetings shall be given in the non-host 
     party states in accordance with their respective statutes.
       ``(3) Be located in the capital city of the host state.
       ``(4) Meet at least once a year and upon the call of the 
     chair, or any member. The governor of the host state shall 
     appoint a chair and vice-chair.
       ``(5) Keep an accurate account of all receipts and 
     disbursements. An annual audit of the books of the commission 
     shall be conducted by an independent certified public 
     accountant, and the audit report shall be made a part of the 
     annual report of the commission.
       ``(6) Approve a budget each year and establish a fiscal 
     year that conforms to the fiscal year of the host state.
       ``(7) Prepare, adopt, and implement contingency plans for 
     the disposal and management of low-level radioactive waste in 
     the event that the compact facility should be closed. Any 
     plan which requires the host state to store or otherwise 
     manage the low-level radioactive waste from all the party 
     states must be approved by at least four host state members 
     of the commission. The commission, in a contingency plan or 
     otherwise, may not require a non-host party state to store 
     low-level radioactive waste generated outside of the state.
       ``(8) Submit communications to the governors and to the 
     presiding officers of the legislatures of the party states 
     regarding the activities of the commission, including an 
     annual report to be submitted on or before January 31 of each 
     year.
       ``(9) Assemble and make available to the party states, and 
     to the public, information concerning low-level radioactive 
     waste management needs, technologies, and problems.
       ``(10) Keep a current inventory of all generators within 
     the party states, based upon information provided by the 
     party states.
       ``(11) By no later than 180 days after all members of the 
     commission are appointed under Section 3.01 of this article, 
     establish by rule the total volume of low-level radioactive 
     waste that the host state will dispose of in the compact 
     facility in the years 1995-2045, including decommissioning 
     waste. The shipments of low-level radioactive waste from all 
     non-host party states shall not exceed 20 percent of the 
     volume estimated to be disposed of by the host state during 
     the 50-year period. When averaged over such 50-year period, 
     the total of all shipments from non-host party states shall 
     not exceed 20,000 cubic feet a year. The commission shall 
     coordinate the volumes, timing, and frequency of shipments 
     from generators in the non-host party states in order to 
     assure that over the life of this agreement shipments from 
     the non-host party states do not exceed 20 percent of the 
     volume projected by the commission under this paragraph.
       ``Sec. 3.05. The commission may:
       ``(1) Employ staff necessary to carry out its duties and 
     functions. The commission is authorized to use to the extent 
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     the services of existing employees of the party states. 
     Compensation shall be as determined by the commission.
       ``(2) Accept any grants, equipment, supplies, materials, or 
     services, conditional or otherwise, from the federal or state 
     government. The nature, amount and condition, if any, of any 
     donation, grant or other resources accepted pursuant to this 
     paragraph and the identity of the donor or grantor shall be 
     detailed in the annual report of the commission.
       ``(3) Enter into contracts to carry out its duties and 
     authority, subject to projected resources. No contract made 
     by the commission shall bind a party state.
       ``(4) Adopt, by a majority vote, bylaws and rules necessary 
     to carry out the terms of this compact. Any rules promulgated 
     by the commission shall be adopted in accordance with the 
     Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act (Article 
     6252-13a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
       ``(5) Sue and be sued and, when authorized by a majority 
     vote of the members, seek to intervene in administrative or 
     judicial proceedings related to this compact.
       ``(6) Enter into an agreement with any person, state, 
     regional body, or group of states for the importation of low-
     level radioactive waste into the compact for management or 
     disposal, provided that the agreement receives a majority 
     vote of the commission. The commission may adopt such 
     conditions and restrictions in the agreement as it deems 
     advisable.
       ``(7) Upon petition, allow an individual generator, a group 
     of generators, or the host state of the compact, to export 
     low-level waste to a low-level radioactive waste disposal 
     facility located outside the party states. The commission may 
     approve the petition only by a majority vote of its members. 
     The permission to export low-level radioactive waste shall be 
     effective for that period of time and for the specified 
     amount of low-level radioactive waste, and subject to any 
     other term or condition, as is determined by the commission.
       ``(8) Monitor the exportation outside of the party states 
     of material, which otherwise meets the criteria of low-level 
     radioactive waste, where the sole purpose of the exportation 
     is to manage or process the material for recycling or waste 
     reduction and return it to the party states for disposal in 
     the compact facility.
       ``Sec. 3.06. Jurisdiction and venue of any action 
     contesting any action of the commission shall be in the 
     United States District Court in the district where the 
     commission maintains its office.


``ARTICLE IV. RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND OBLIGATIONS OF PARTY STATES

       ``Sec. 4.01. The host state shall develop and have full 
     administrative control over the development, management and 
     operation of a facility for the disposal of low-level 
     radioactive waste generated within the party states. The host 
     state shall be entitled to unlimited use of the facility over 
     its operating life. Use of the facility by the non-host party 
     states for disposal of low-level radioactive waste, including 
     such waste resulting from decommissioning of any nuclear 
     electric generation facilities located in the party states, 
     is limited to the volume requirements of Section 3.04(11) of 
     Article III.
       ``Sec. 4.02. Low-level radioactive waste generated within 
     the party states shall be disposed of only at the compact 
     facility, except as provided in Section 3.05(7) of Article 
     III.
       ``Sec. 4.03. The initial states of this compact cannot be 
     members of another low-level radioactive waste compact 
     entered into pursuant to the Act.
       ``Sec. 4.04. The host state shall do the following:
       ``(1) Cause a facility to be developed in a timely manner 
     and operated and maintained through the institutional control 
     period.
       ``(2) Ensure, consistent with any applicable federal and 
     host state laws, the protection and preservation of the 
     environment and the public health and safety in the siting, 
     design, development, licensing, regulation, operation, 
     closure, decommissioning, and long-term care of the disposal 
     facilities within the host state.
       ``(3) Close the facility when reasonably necessary to 
     protect the public health and safety of its citizens or to 
     protect its natural resources from harm. However, the host 
     state shall notify the commission of the closure within three 
     days of its action and shall, within 30 working days of its 
     action, provide a written explanation to the commission of 
     the closure, and implement any adopted contingency plan.
       ``(4) Establish reasonable fees for disposal at the 
     facility of low-level radioactive waste generated in the 
     party states based on disposal fee criteria set out in 
     Sections 402.272 and 402.273, Texas Health and Safety Code. 
     The same fees shall be charged for the disposal of low-level 
     radioactive waste that was generated in the host state and in 
     the non-host party states. Fees shall also be sufficient to 
     reasonably support the activities of the Commission.
       ``(5) Submit an annual report to the commission on the 
     status of the facility, including projections of the 
     facility's anticipated future capacity, and on the related 
     funds.
       ``(6) Notify the Commission immediately upon the occurrence 
     of any event which could cause a possible temporary or 
     permanent closure of the facility and identify all reasonable 
     options for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste at 
     alternate compact facilities or, by arrangement and 
     Commission vote, at noncompact facilities.
       ``(7) Promptly notify the other party states of any legal 
     action involving the facility.
       ``(8) Identify and regulate, in accordance with federal and 
     host state law, the means and routes of transportation of 
     low-level radioactive waste in the host state.
       ``Sec. 4.05. Each party state shall do the following:
       ``(1) Develop and enforce procedures requiring low-level 
     radioactive waste shipments originating within its borders 
     and destined for the facility to conform to packaging, 
     processing, and waste form specifications of the host state.
       ``(2) Maintain a registry of all generators within the 
     state that may have low-level radioactive waste to be 
     disposed of at a facility, including, but not limited to, the 
     amount of low-level radioactive waste and the class of low-
     level radioactive waste generated by each generator.
       ``(3) Develop and enforce procedures requiring generators 
     within its borders to minimize the volume of low-level 
     radioactive waste requiring disposal. Nothing in this compact 
     shall prohibit the storage, treatment, or management of waste 
     by a generator.
       ``(4) Provide the commission with any data and information 
     necessary for the implementation of the commission's 
     responsibilities, including taking those actions necessary to 
     obtain this data or information.
       ``(5) Pay for community assistance projects designated by 
     the host county in an amount for each non-host party state 
     equal to 10 percent of the payment provided for in Article V 
     for each such state. One-half of the payment shall be due and 
     payable to the host county on the first day of the month 
     following ratification of this compact agreement by Congress 
     and one-half of the payment shall be due and payable on the 
     first day of the month following the approval of a facility 
     operating license by the host state's regulatory body.
       ``(6) Provide financial support for the commission's 
     activities prior to the date of facility operation and 
     subsequent to the date of congressional ratification of this 
     compact under Section 7.07 of Article VII. Each party state 
     will be responsible for annual payments equalling its pro-
     rata share of the commission's expenses, incurred for 
     administrative, legal, and other purposes of the commission.
       ``(7) If agreed by all parties to a dispute, submit the 
     dispute to arbitration or other alternate dispute resolution 
     process. If arbitration is agreed upon, the governor of each 
     party state shall appoint an arbitrator. If the number of 
     party states is an even number, the arbitrators so chosen 
     shall appoint an additional arbitrator. The determination of 
     a majority of the arbitrators shall be binding on the party 
     states. Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in 
     accordance with the provisions of 9 U.S.C. Sections 1 to 16. 
     If all parties to a dispute do not agree to arbitration or 
     alternate dispute resolution process, the United States 
     District Court in the district where the commission maintains 
     its office shall have original jurisdiction over any action 
     between or among parties to this compact.
       ``(8) Provide on a regular basis to the commission and host 
     state--
       ``(A) an accounting of waste shipped and proposed to be 
     shipped to the compact facility, by volume and curies;
       ``(B) proposed transportation methods and routes; and
       ``(C) proposed shipment schedules.
       ``(9) Seek to join in any legal action by or against the 
     host state to prevent nonparty states or generators from 
     disposing of low-level radioactive waste at the facility.
       ``Sec. 4.06. Each party state shall act in good faith and 
     may rely on the good faith performance of the other party 
     states regarding requirements of this compact.


                 ``ARTICLE V. PARTY STATE CONTRIBUTIONS

       ``Sec. 5.01. Each party state, except the host state, shall 
     contribute a total of $25 million to the host state. Payments 
     shall be deposited in the host state treasury to the credit 
     of the low-level waste fund in the following manner except as 
     otherwise provided. Not later than the 60th day after the 
     date of congressional ratification of this compact, each non-
     host party state shall pay to the host state $12.5 million. 
     Not later than the 60th day after the date of the opening of 
     the compact facility, each non-host party state shall pay to 
     the host state an additional $12.5 million.
       ``Sec. 5.02. As an alternative, the host state and the non-
     host states may provide for payments in the same total amount 
     as stated above to be made to meet the principal and interest 
     expense associated with the bond indebtedness or other form 
     of indebtedness issued by the appropriate agency of the host 
     state for purposes associated with the development, 
     operation, and post-closure monitoring of the compact 
     facility. In the event the member states proceed in this 
     manner, the payment schedule shall be determined in 
     accordance with the schedule of debt repayment. This schedule 
     shall replace the payment schedule described in Section 5.01 
     of this article.


              ``ARTICLE VI. PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES

       ``Sec. 6.01. No person shall dispose of low-level 
     radioactive waste generated within the party states unless 
     the disposal is at the compact facility, except as otherwise 
     provided in Section 3.05(7) of Article III.
       ``Sec. 6.02. No person shall manage or dispose of any low-
     level radioactive waste within the party states unless the 
     low-level radioactive waste was generated within the

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     party states, except as provided in Section 3.05(6) of 
     Article III. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit 
     the storage or management of low-level radioactive waste by a 
     generator, nor its disposal pursuant to 10 C.F.R. Part 
     20.302.
       ``Sec. 6.03. Violations of this article may result in 
     prohibiting the violator from disposing of low-level 
     radioactive waste in the compact facility, or in the 
     imposition of penalty surcharges on shipments to the 
     facility, as determined by the commission.


 ``ARTICLE VII. ELIGIBILITY, ENTRY INTO EFFECT; CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT; 
                         WITHDRAWAL; EXCLUSION

       ``Sec. 7.01. The states of Texas, Maine, and Vermont are 
     party states to this compact. Any other state may be made 
     eligible for party status by a majority vote of the 
     commission and ratification by the legislature of the host 
     state, subject to fulfillment of the rights of the initial 
     non-host party states under Section 3.04(11) of Article III 
     and Section 4.01 of Article IV, and upon compliance with 
     those terms and conditions for eligibility that the host 
     state may establish. The host state may establish all terms 
     and conditions for the entry of any state, other than the 
     states named in this section, as a member of this compact; 
     provided, however, the specific provisions of this compact, 
     except for those pertaining to the composition of the 
     commission and those pertaining to Section 7.09 of this 
     article, may not be changed except upon ratification by the 
     legislatures of the party states.
       ``Sec. 7.02. Upon compliance with the other provisions of 
     this compact, a state made eligible under Section 7.01 of 
     this article may become a party state by legislative 
     enactment of this compact or by executive order of the 
     governor of the state adopting this compact. A state becoming 
     a party state by executive order shall cease to be a party 
     state upon adjournment of the first general session of its 
     legislature convened after the executive order is issued, 
     unless before the adjournment, the legislature enacts this 
     compact.
       ``Sec. 7.03. Any party state may withdraw from this compact 
     by repealing enactment of this compact subject to the 
     provisions herein. In the event the host state allows an 
     additional state or additional states to join the compact, 
     the host state's legislature, without the consent of the non-
     host party states, shall have the right to modify the 
     composition of the commission so that the host state shall 
     have a voting majority on the commission, provided, however, 
     that any modification maintains the right of each initial 
     party state to retain one voting member on the commission.
       ``Sec. 7.04. If the host state withdraws from the compact, 
     the withdrawal shall not become effective until five years 
     after enactment of the repealing legislation and the non-host 
     party states may continue to use the facility during that 
     time. The financial obligation of the non-host party states 
     under Article V shall cease immediately upon enactment of the 
     repealing legislation. If the host state withdraws from the 
     compact or abandons plans to operate a facility prior to the 
     date of any non-host party state payment under Sections 
     4.05(5) and (6) of Article IV or Article V, the non-host 
     party states are relieved of any obligations to make the 
     contributions. This section sets out the exclusive remedies 
     for the non-host party states if the host state withdraws 
     from the compact or is unable to develop and operate a 
     compact facility.
       ``Sec. 7.05. A party state, other than the host state, may 
     withdraw from the compact by repealing the enactment of this 
     compact, but this withdrawal shall not become effective until 
     two years after the effective date of the repealing 
     legislation. During this two-year period the party state will 
     continue to have access to the facility. The withdrawing 
     party shall remain liable for any payments under Sections 
     4.05(5) and (6) of Article IV that were due during the two-
     year period, and shall not be entitled to any refund of 
     payments previously made.
       ``Sec. 7.06. Any party state that substantially fails to 
     comply with the terms of the compact or to fulfill its 
     obligations hereunder may have its membership in the compact 
     revoked by a seven-eighths vote of the commission following 
     notice that a hearing will be scheduled not less than six 
     months from the date of the notice. In all other respects, 
     revocation proceedings undertaken by the commission will be 
     subject to the Administrative Procedure and Texas Register 
     Act (Article 6252-13a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), except 
     that a party state may appeal the commission's revocation 
     decision to the United States District Court in accordance 
     with Section 3.06 of Article III. Revocation shall take 
     effect one year from the date such party state receives 
     written notice from the commission of a final action. Written 
     notice of revocation shall be transmitted immediately 
     following the vote of the commission, by the chair, to the 
     governor of the affected party state, all other governors of 
     party states, and to the United States Congress.
       ``Sec. 7.07. This compact shall take effect following its 
     enactment under the laws of the host state and any other 
     party state and thereafter upon the consent of the United 
     States Congress and shall remain in effect until otherwise 
     provided by federal law. If Texas and either Maine or Vermont 
     ratify this compact, the compact shall be in full force and 
     effect as to Texas and the other ratifying state, and this 
     compact shall be interpreted as follows:
       ``(1) Texas and the other ratifying state are the initial 
     party states.
       ``(2) The commission shall consist of two voting members 
     from the other ratifying state and six from Texas.
       ``(3) Each party state is responsible for its pro-rata 
     share of the commission's expenses.
       ``Sec. 7.08. This compact is subject to review by the 
     United States Congress and the withdrawal of the consent of 
     Congress every five years after its effective date, pursuant 
     to federal law.
       ``Sec. 7.09. The host state legislature, with the approval 
     of the governor, shall have the right and authority, without 
     the consent of the non-host party states, to modify the 
     provisions contained in Section 3.04(11) of Article III to 
     comply with Section 402.219(c)(1), Texas Health & Safety 
     Code, as long as the modification does not impair the rights 
     of the initial non-host party states.


             ``ARTICLE VIII. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

       ``Sec. 8.01. The provisions of this compact shall be 
     broadly construed to carry out the purposes of the compact, 
     but the sovereign powers of a party shall not be infringed 
     upon unnecessarily.
       ``Sec. 8.02. This compact does not affect any judicial 
     proceeding pending on the effective date of this compact.
       ``Sec. 8.03. No party state acquires any liability, by 
     joining this compact, resulting from the siting, operation, 
     maintenance, long-term care or any other activity relating to 
     the compact facility. No non-host party state shall be liable 
     for any harm or damage from the siting, operation, 
     maintenance, or long-term care relating to the compact 
     facility. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 
     compact, nothing in this compact shall be construed to alter 
     the incidence of liability of any kind for any act or failure 
     to act. Generators, transporters, owners and operators of the 
     facility shall be liable for their acts, omissions, conduct 
     or relationships in accordance with applicable law. By 
     entering into this compact and securing the ratification by 
     Congress of its terms, no party state acquires a potential 
     liability under section 5(d)(2)(C) of the Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 
     2021e(d)(2)(C)) that did not exist prior to entering into 
     this compact.
       ``Sec. 8.04. If a party state withdraws from the compact 
     pursuant to Section 7.03 of Article VII or has its membership 
     in this compact revoked pursuant to section 7.06 of Article 
     VII, the withdrawal or revocation shall not affect any 
     liability already incurred by or chargeable to the affected 
     state under Section 8.03 of this article.
       ``Sec. 8.05. The provisions of this compact shall be 
     severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision 
     of this compact is declared by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction to be contrary to the constitution of any 
     participating state or of the United States or the 
     applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or 
     circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder 
     of this compact and the applicability thereof to any 
     government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be 
     affected thereby to the extent the remainder can in all 
     fairness be given effect. If any provision of this compact 
     shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state 
     participating therein, the compact shall remain in full force 
     and effect as to the state affected as to all severable 
     matters.
       ``Sec. 8.06. Nothing in this compact diminishes or 
     otherwise impairs the jurisdiction, authority, or discretion 
     of either of the following:
       ``(1) The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
     pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. Sec. 2011 et seq.).
       ``(2) An agreement state under section 274 of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 2021).
       ``Sec. 8.07. Nothing in this compact confers any new 
     authority on the states or commission to do any of the 
     following:
       ``(1) Regulate the packaging or transportation of low-level 
     radioactive waste in a manner inconsistent with the 
     regulations of the United States Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission or the United States Department of Transportation.
       ``(2) Regulate health, safety, or environmental hazards 
     from source, by-product, or special nuclear material.
       ``(3) Inspect the activities of licensees of the agreement 
     states or of the United States Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission.''.

       And the Senate agree to the same.
     For consideration of the House bill and Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Tom Bliley,
     Dan Schaefer,
     Joe Barton,
     John D. Dingell,
     Ralph M. Hall,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Strom Thurmond,
     Orrin Hatch,
     Patrick Leahy,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  Pending consideration of the conference report,
  On demand of Mr. BONILLA, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXVIII,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Messrs. Dan 
SCHAEFER of Colorado, HALL of Texas, and BONILLA.
  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,

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  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. REYES objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

305

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

117

para.77.8                    [Roll No. 344]

                                YEAS--305

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--117

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Capps
     Castle
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Clayton
     Etheridge
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Hinojosa
     Jenkins
     McHale
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Price (NC)
     Talent
     Young (FL)
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.77.9  order of business--consideration of h.j. res. 120

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order at any time on the legislative day of 
Thursday, July 30, to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. 
Res. 120) disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained 
in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam; that 
the joint resolution be considered as read for amendment; that all 
points of order against the joint resolution and against its 
consideration be waived; that the joint resolution be debatable for one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman of the Committee on 
Ways and Means (in opposition to the joint resolution) and 
Representative Lofgren of California or her designee (in support of the 
joint resolution); that, pursuant to sections 152 and 153 of the Trade 
Act of 1974, the previous question be considered as ordered on the joint 
resolution to final passage without intervening motion; and that the 
provisions of sections 152 and 153 of the Trade Act of 1974 shall not 
otherwise apply to any joint resolution disapproving the extension of 
the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 
1974 with respect to Vietnam for the remainder of the second session of 
the One Hundred Fifth Congress.

para.77.10  va-hud appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, pursuant to House Resolution 501 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4194) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  Mr. COMBEST, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.77.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ROEMER:

       Page 72, line 15, strike ``$5,309,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$3,709,000,000''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

109

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

323

para.77.12                   [Roll No. 345]

                                AYES--109

     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Carson
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Evans
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Inglis
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McHugh
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley

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     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Shays
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tierney
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--323

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Gonzalez
     Young (FL)
       
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.77.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HINCHEY:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 425. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement or 
     administer the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation system.

It was decided in the

Yeas

146

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

285

para.77.14                   [Roll No. 346]

                                AYES--146

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Castle
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastert
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Payne
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Porter
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tierney
     Towns
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Wise
     Yates

                                NOES--285

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kim
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Vento
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

[[Page 1341]]



                              NOT VOTING--3

     Gonzalez
     Velazquez
     Young (FL)
  

  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.77.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HILLEARY:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec.   . The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     revised by reducing the amount made available for 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT--Community 
     Planning and Development--housing opportunities for persons 
     with aids, and increasing the amount made available for 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS--Departmental 
     Administration--grants for construction of state extended 
     care facilities,'' by $21,000,000. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

231

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

200

para.77.16                   [Roll No. 347]

                                AYES--231

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Gonzalez
     Velazquez
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The Committee rose informally to receive messages from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.

para.77.17  messages from the president

       Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United 
     States were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman 
     Williams, one of his secretaries.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.77.18  call in committee

  Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, announced that the Committee, having had under 
consideration said bill, finding itself without a quorum, directed the 
Members to record their presence by electronic device, and the 
following-named Members responded--

para.77.19                   [Roll No. 348]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo

[[Page 1342]]


     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
  Thereupon, Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, announced that 414 Members had been 
recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.

para.77.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. RIGGS:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     used to implement section 12B.2(b) of the Administrative Code 
     of San Francisco, California.

It was decided in the

Yeas

214

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

212

para.77.21                   [Roll No. 349]

                                AYES--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--212

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Burton
     Gonzalez
     LaTourette
     McDade
     Moakley
     Porter
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 501, reported 
the bill, as amended pursuant to that rule, back to the House with 
further sundry amendments adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 501, the following amendments in House 
Report 105-651 were considered as adopted:

       Page 54, strike the sentence beginning in line 25.
       Page 69, line 8, strike ``three-year pilot project'' and 
     insert ``pilot project, to be completed within 15 months from 
     the date of enactment of this Act.''.
       Page 69, strike the sentence beginning in line 10 and 
     insert ``The United States Fire Administration shall transmit 
     the results of its pilot project to the Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission and to the Committee on Science of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate.''.
       Page 91, add after line 6 the following:
     Sec. 424. (a) The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall 
     contract with the National Institute on Environmental Health 
     Sciences (NIEHS) to conduct a thorough study of the toxicity 
     of all the flame retardant chemicals identified by the 
     Commission as likely candidates for addition to residential 
     upholstered furniture for the purpose of meeting regulations 
     proposed by the Commission for flame-resistance of 
     residential upholstered furniture.Where NIEHS has existing 
     adequate information regarding the chemicals identified by 
     the Commission, such information can be transmitted to the 
     Commission in lieu of an additional study on those chemicals.
       (b) The Commission shall establish a Chronic Hazard 
     Advisory Panel, according to the provisions of section 28 of 
     the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2077), convened 
     for the purpose of advising the Commission on the potential 
     health effects and hazards,

[[Page 1343]]

     including carcinogenicity, neurotoxicity, mutagenicity, and 
     other chronic and acute effects on consumers exposed to 
     fabrics intended to be used in residential upholstered 
     furniture which would be chemically treated to meet the 
     Commission's proposed flame-resistant standards. In lieu of 
     the requirements of section 31(b)(2)(B) of such Act (15 
     U.S.C. 2080(b)(2)(B)), the Panal may meet for up to one year.
       (c) The Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel convened by the 
     Commission under subsection (b) for purposes of advising the 
     Commission concerning the chronic hazards of flame-retardant 
     chemicals in residential upholstered furniture shall complete 
     its work and furnish its report to the Commission not later 
     than one year after the date of the establishment of the 
     Panal, except that if the Panal finds that it is unable to 
     complete its work adequately within the one year after its 
     establishment, it shall--
       (1) advise the Commission that it will be unable to 
     complete its work within one year;
       (2) furnish the Commission with an interim report at the 
     expiration of such year discussing its findings to date; and
       (3) provide the Commission with an estimated date on which 
     it will complete its work and submit a final report to the 
     Commission
       (d) The Commission shall furnish the interim report, and 
     the estimated date on which the Panel will complete its final 
     report, to the House Committee on Commerce, the Senate 
     Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the House 
     Committee on Appropriations and Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations. The Commission shall furnish the final report 
     to the House Committee on Commerce, the Senate Committee on 
     Commerce, Science and Transportation, the House Committee on 
     Appropriations and Senate Committee on Appropriations.
       (e) No additional funds shall be expended by the Commission 
     on developing flammability standards for residential 
     upholstered furniture until 3 months after the Commission has 
     furnished either the interim report or the final report of 
     the Panel to the House Committee on Commerce, the Senate 
     Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the House 
     Committee on Appropriations and Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       (f) The Commission, before promulgating any final rule 
     setting flammability standards for residential upholstered 
     furniture shall report to the House Committee on Commerce, 
     the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, 
     the House Committee on Appropriations and Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations on the report of the Panel, and the 
     anticipated costs of the flammability standards regulation, 
     including costs resulting from--
       (1) public exposure to flame-retardant chemicals in 
     residential upholstered furniture;
       (2) exposure of workers to flame-retardant chemicals in the 
     manufacture, distribution and sale of textiles and 
     residential upholstered furniture;
       (3) the generating, tracking, and disposing of flame-
     retardant chemicals and hazardous wastes generated from the 
     handling of flame-retardant chemicals used on textiles and 
     residential upholstered furniture; and
       (4) limited availability in particular geographic regions 
     of competing flame-resistant chemicals approved for use for 
     residential upholstered furniture.
       (g) In addition to amounts appropriated elsewhere in this 
     Act, there is appropriated to the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission $5,000,000,000 to carry out this section.

  Mr. COBURN demanded a separate vote on the amendment on page 91, line 
3 (the Coburn amendment).
  The following remaining amendments, reported from the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union were then agreed to:

       At the end of the bill, insert the following new section:
       Sec.  . The amount otherwise provided by this Act for the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs--Veterans Health 
     Administration, Medical care, equipment and land and 
     structures object classifications, is hereby reduced by 
     $69,000,000.

       At the end of the bill add the following new section:
       None of the funds made available under this Act may be used 
     to develop and enforce the standard for the flammability of 
     children's sleepware sizes 0 through 6X (contained in 
     regulations published at 16 CFR part 1615) and sizes 7 
     through 14 (contained in regulations published at 16 CFR part 
     1616) as the standard was amended effective January 1, 1997. 
       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     preceding the short title) the following new sections:
       Sec.   . The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     revised by reducing the amount made available under the 
     heading ``DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT--
     Federal Housing Administration--fha--mutual mortgage 
     insurance program account'' for non-overhead administrative 
     expenses necessary to carry out the Mutual Mortgage Insurance 
     guarantee and direct loan program, and increasing the amount 
     made available for ``DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS--Veterans 
     Health Administration--medical care'', by $199,999,999.
       Sec.   . The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     revised by reducing the amount made available under the 
     heading ``DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT--
     Federal Housing Administration--FHA--General and special risk 
     program account'' for non-overhead administrative expenses 
     necessary to carry out the guaranteed and direct loan 
     programs, and increasing the amount made available for 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS--Veterans Health 
     Administration--medical care'', by $103,999,999.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 425. None of the funds made available in this Act 
     (including amounts made available for salaries and expenses) 
     may be used by the Director of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency to take any action--
       (1) to permit Kaiser Permanente to transfer any of the 
     funds made available to the Kaiser Permanente hospital in 
     Panorama City, California, under the Seismic Hazard 
     Mitigation Program for Hospitals (including funds made 
     available before October 1, 1998) to any other facility; or
       (2) to permit Kaiser Permanente to use any of the funds 
     described in paragraph (1) to relocate the hospital to a site 
     that is located more than 3 miles from the current site of 
     the hospital.

     If, before October 1, 1998, the Director takes an action 
     described in paragraph (1) or (2), the Director shall rescind 
     the action. 

       At the end of Title IV, insert the following:
       Sec.   . None of the funds made in this Act may be used for 
     researching methods to reduce methane emissions from cows, 
     sheep or any other ruminant livestock.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceeding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec.--. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     used to carry out Executive Order 13083.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec.   . The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     revised by reducing the amount made available for 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT--Community 
     Planning and Development--housing opportunities for persons 
     with aids, and increasing the amount made available for 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS--Departmental 
     Administration--grants for construction of state extended 
     care facilities,'' by $21,000,000. 

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     used to implement section 12B.2(b) of the Administrative Code 
     of San Francisco, California.

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Coburn amendment on which a separate vote 
had been demanded?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. COBURN demanded a recorded vote on said amendment, which demand 
was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

351

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

73

para.77.22                   [Roll No. 350]

                                AYES--351

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger

[[Page 1344]]


     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--73

     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Cummings
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gilchrest
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lazio
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDade
     McDermott
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (CA)
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Scott
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Boehner
     Burton
     Clay
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Meehan
     Moakley
     Obey
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendments:

       On page 55, line 7, strike the sentence beginning on line 
     7; and strike section 425
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

164

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

261

para.77.23                   [Roll No. 351]

                                AYES--164

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--261

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Moakley
     Neal
     Shuster
     Torres
     Yates
     Young (FL)

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  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

259

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affirmative

Nays

164

para.77.24                   [Roll No. 352]

                                YEAS--259

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--164

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Chambliss
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Harman
     McDade
     Moakley
     Neal
     Weldon (PA)
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.77.25  order of business--consideration of conference report on 
          h.r. 4059

  On motion of Mr. PACKARD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order at any time to consider a conference 
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4059) making appropriations for 
military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes; that all points of order against the 
conference report and against its consideration be waived, and that the 
conference report be considered as read when called up.

para.77.26  gold medal for gerald r. and betty ford

  On motion of Mr. CASTLE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services was discharged from further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 3506) to award a congressional gold medal to Gerald R. 
and Betty Ford.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.77.27  military construction appropriations for fy 1999

  Mr. PACKARD, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, called up 
the following conference report (Rept. No. 105-647):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     4059) ``making appropriations for military construction, 
     family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
     Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1999, and for other purposes'', having met, after full 
     and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do 
     recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:
     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure functions administered by the Department of Defense, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes, namely:

                      Military Construction, Army

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, military 
     installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 
     currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Army 
     Corps of Engineers and other personal services necessary for 
     the purposes of this appropriation, and for construction and 
     operation of facilities in support of the functions of the 
     Commander in Chief, $868,726,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2003: Provided, That of this amount, not to 
     exceed $64,269,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
     design, architect and engineer services, and host nation 
     support, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of 
     Defense determines that additional obligations are necessary 
     for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of his 
     determination and the reasons therefor.

                      Military Construction, Navy

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, 
     facilities, and real property for the Navy as currently 
     authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval 
     Facilities Engineering Command and other personal services 
     necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, 
     $604,593,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003: 
     Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed

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     $60,846,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
     architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless 
     the Secretary of Defense determines that additional 
     obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 
     his determination and the reasons therefor.

                    Military Construction, Air Force

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, military 
     installations, facilities, and real property for the Air 
     Force as currently authorized by law, $615,809,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That of this 
     amount, not to exceed $38,092,000 shall be available for 
     study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, as 
     authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines 
     that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes 
     and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
     of Congress of his determination and the reasons therefor.

                  Military Construction, Defense-wide


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, installations, 
     facilities, and real property for activities and agencies of 
     the Department of Defense (other than the military 
     departments), as currently authorized by law, $553,114,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That 
     such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by 
     the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such 
     appropriations of the Department of Defense available for 
     military construction or family housing as he may designate, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, 
     and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to 
     which transferred: Provided further, That of the amount 
     appropriated, not to exceed $26,005,000 shall be available 
     for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, 
     as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
     purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress of his determination and the reasons 
     therefor.

 Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund


                         (rescission of funds)

         Of the funds appropriated for ``Department of Defense 
     Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund'' under 
     Public Law 104-196, $5,000,000 is hereby rescinded.

               Military Construction, Army National Guard

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Army National Guard, and contributions 
     therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
     States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
     $142,403,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003.

               Military Construction, Air National Guard

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 
     therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
     States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
     $169,801,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003.

                  Military Construction, Army Reserve

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 
     1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
     Construction Authorization Acts, $102,119,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2003.

                  Military Construction, Naval Reserve

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the reserve components of the Navy and 
     Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 
     Acts, $31,621,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2003.

                Military Construction, Air Force Reserve

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 
     chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
     Construction Authorization Acts, $34,371,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2003.

                   North Atlantic Treaty Organization

                      Security Investment Program

       For the United States share of the cost of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for 
     the acquisition and construction of military facilities and 
     installations (including international military headquarters) 
     and for related expenses for the collective defense of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized in Military 
     Construction Authorization Acts and section 2806 of title 10, 
     United States Code, $154,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                          Family Housing, Army

       For expenses of family housing for the Army for 
     construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
     expansion, extension and alteration and for operation and 
     maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor 
     construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 
     premiums, as authorized by law, as follows: for Construction, 
     $135,290,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003; 
     for Operation and Maintenance, and for debt payment, 
     $1,094,697,000; in all $1,229,987,000.

                 Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps

       For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine 
     Corps for construction, including acquisition, replacement, 
     addition, expansion, extension and alteration and for 
     operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
     minor construction, principal and interest charges, and 
     insurance premiums, as authorized by law, as follows: for 
     Construction, $295,590,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2003; for Operation and Maintenance, and for 
     debt payment, $912,293,000; in all $1,207,883,000.

                       Family Housing, Air Force

       For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
     construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
     expansion, extension and alteration and for operation and 
     maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor 
     construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 
     premiums, as authorized by law, as follows: for Construction, 
     $280,965,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003; 
     for Operation and Maintenance, and for debt payment, 
     $783,204,000; in all $1,064,169,000.

                      Family Housing, Defense-wide

       For expenses of family housing for the activities and 
     agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 
     military departments) for construction, including 
     acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension and 
     alteration, and for operation and maintenance, leasing, and 
     minor construction, as authorized by law, as follows: for 
     Construction, $345,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2003; for Operation and Maintenance, $36,899,000; in all 
     $37,244,000.

         Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund

       For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement 
     Fund, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, as the 
     sole source of funds for planning, administrative, and 
     oversight costs incurred by the Housing Revitalization 
     Support Office relating to military family housing 
     initiatives undertaken pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2883, pertaining 
     to alternative means of acquiring and improving military 
     family housing and supporting facilities.

             Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part III

       For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure 
     Account 1990 established by section 2906(a)(1) of the 
     Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1991 (Public Law 
     101-510), $427,164,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That not more than $271,800,000 of the funds 
     appropriated herein shall be available solely for 
     environmental restoration, unless the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
     purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress of his determination and the reasons 
     therefor.

             Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part IV

       For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure 
     Account 1990 established by section 2906(a)(1) of the 
     Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1991 (Public Law 
     101-510), $1,203,738,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That not more than $426,036,000 of the funds 
     appropriated herein shall be available solely for 
     environmental restoration, unless the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
     purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress of his determination and the reasons 
     therefor.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 101. None of the funds appropriated in Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts shall be expended for 
     payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for 
     construction, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be 
     performed within the United States, except Alaska, without 
     the specific approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense 
     setting forth the reasons therefor.
       Sec. 102. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for construction shall be available for hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles.
       Sec. 103. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for construction may be used for advances to the Federal 
     Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for the 
     construction of access roads as authorized by section 210 of 
     title 23, United States Code, when projects authorized 
     therein are certified as important to the national defense by 
     the Secretary of Defense.
       Sec. 104. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     used to begin construction of new bases inside the 
     continental United States for which specific appropriations 
     have not been made.
       Sec. 105. No part of the funds provided in Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts shall be used for purchase 
     of land or land easements in excess of 100 percent of the 
     value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers or the 
     Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where there 
     is a determination of value by a Federal court; or (2) 
     purchases negotiated by the Attorney General or his designee; 
     or (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) 
     as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in 
     the public interest.

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       Sec. 106. None of the funds appropriated in Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts shall be used to: (1) 
     acquire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or (3) 
     install utilities for any family housing, except housing for 
     which funds have been made available in annual Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts.
       Sec. 107. None of the funds appropriated in Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts for minor construction may 
     be used to transfer or relocate any activity from one base or 
     installation to another, without prior notification to the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 108. No part of the funds appropriated in Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts may be used for the 
     procurement of steel for any construction project or activity 
     for which American steel producers, fabricators, and 
     manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for 
     such steel procurement.
       Sec. 109. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense for military construction or family housing during 
     the current fiscal year may be used to pay real property 
     taxes in any foreign nation.
       Sec. 110. None of the funds appropriated in Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts may be used to initiate a 
     new installation overseas without prior notification to the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 111. None of the funds appropriated in Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts may be obligated for 
     architect and engineer contracts estimated by the Government 
     to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished in Japan, 
     in any NATO member country, or in countries bordering the 
     Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to United 
     States firms or United States firms in joint venture with 
     host nation firms.
       Sec. 112. None of the funds appropriated in Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts for military construction in 
     the United States territories and possessions in the Pacific 
     and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian 
     Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated by the 
     Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: 
     Provided, That this section shall not be applicable to 
     contract awards for which the lowest responsive and 
     responsible bid of a United States contractor exceeds the 
     lowest responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor 
     by greater than 20 percent: Provided further, That this 
     section shall not apply to contract awards for military 
     construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest 
     responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese 
     contractor.
       Sec. 113. The Secretary of Defense is to inform the 
     appropriate committees of Congress, including the Committees 
     on Appropriations, of the plans and scope of any proposed 
     military exercise involving United States personnel thirty 
     days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for 
     construction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated 
     to exceed $100,000.
       Sec. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the appropriations in 
     Military Construction Appropriations Acts which are limited 
     for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be 
     obligated during the last two months of the fiscal year.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for construction in prior years shall be available for 
     construction authorized for each such military department by 
     the authorizations enacted into law during the current 
     session of Congress.
       Sec. 116. For military construction or family housing 
     projects that are being completed with funds otherwise 
     expired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 
     be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, 
     inspection, overhead, engineering and design on those 
     projects and on subsequent claims, if any.
       Sec. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     funds appropriated to a military department or defense agency 
     for the construction of military projects may be obligated 
     for a military construction project or contract, or for any 
     portion of such a project or contract, at any time before the 
     end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal year for which 
     funds for such project were appropriated if the funds 
     obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from funds 
     available for military construction projects and (2) do not 
     exceed the amount appropriated for such project, plus any 
     amount by which the cost of such project is increased 
     pursuant to law.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 118. During the five-year period after appropriations 
     available to the Department of Defense for military 
     construction and family housing operation and maintenance and 
     construction have expired for obligation, upon a 
     determination that such appropriations will not be necessary 
     for the liquidation of obligations or for making authorized 
     adjustments to such appropriations for obligations incurred 
     during the period of availability of such appropriations, 
     unobligated balances of such appropriations may be 
     transferred into the appropriation ``Foreign Currency 
     Fluctuations, Construction, Defense'' to be merged with and 
     to be available for the same time period and for the same 
     purposes as the appropriation to which transferred.
       Sec. 119. The Secretary of Defense is to provide the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives with an annual report by February 15, 
     containing details of the specific actions proposed to be 
     taken by the Department of Defense during the current fiscal 
     year to encourage other member nations of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization, Japan, Korea, and United States allies 
     bordering the Arabian Gulf to assume a greater share of the 
     common defense burden of such nations and the United States.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 120. During the current fiscal year, in addition to 
     any other transfer authority available to the Department of 
     Defense, proceeds deposited to the Department of Defense Base 
     Closure Account established by section 207(a)(1) of the 
     Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526) pursuant to section 
     207(a)(2)(C) of such Act, may be transferred to the account 
     established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Department of 
     Defense Authorization Act, 1991, to be merged with, and to be 
     available for the same purposes and the same time period as 
     that account.
       Sec. 121. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be 
     expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in 
     expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 
     2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, 
     popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
       Sec. 122. (a) In the case of any equipment or products that 
     may be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance 
     provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that 
     entities receiving such assistance should, in expending the 
     assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and 
     products.
        (b) In providing financial assistance under this Act, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall provide to each recipient of 
     the assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a) by the Congress.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 123. Subject to thirty days prior notification to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, such additional amounts as may 
     be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred 
     to the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund 
     from amounts appropriated for construction in ``Family 
     Housing'' accounts, to be merged with and to be available for 
     the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts 
     appropriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That 
     appropriations made available to the Fund shall be available 
     to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 
     guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to 
     the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169, title 10, 
     United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of 
     acquiring and improving military family housing and 
     supporting facilities.
       Sec. 124. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     by this Act may be obligated for Partnership for Peace 
     Programs or to provide support for non-NATO countries.
       Sec. 125. Payments received by the Secretary of the Navy 
     pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of section 2842 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-484) are 
     appropriated and shall be available for the purpose 
     authorized in subsection (d) of that section.
       Sec. 126. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing any 
     solicitation for a contract with the private sector for 
     military family housing, the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees the notice described in subsection (b).
       (b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a notice 
     of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage or rental 
     payments) proposed to be made by the Secretary to the private 
     party under the contract involved in the event of--
         (A) the closure or realignment of the installation for 
     which housing is provided under the contract;
         (B) a reduction in force of units stationed at such 
     installation; or
         (C) the extended deployment overseas of units stationed 
     at such installation.
       (2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify the 
     nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent and 
     likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal 
     Government with respect to the guarantee.
       (c) In this section, the term ``congressional defense 
     committees'' means the following:
         (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Military 
     Construction Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
         (2) The Committee on National Security and the Military 
     Construction Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 127. During the current fiscal year, in addition to 
     any other transfer authority available to the Department of 
     Defense, amounts may be transferred from the account 
     established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Department of 
     Defense Authorization Act, 1991, to the fund established by 
     section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan 
     Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses 
     associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program. Any 
     amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for 
     the same purposes and for the same time period as the fund to 
     which transferred.
       Sec. 128. It is the sense of the Congress that the 
     Secretary of the Army should name the ``All American 
     Parkway'' at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as the ``W.G. `Bill' 
     Hefner All American Parkway''.

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       This Act may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.
         And the Senate agree to the same.

     Ron Packard,
     John Edward Porter,
     David L. Hobson,
     Roger F. Wicker,
     Jack Kingston,
     Mike Parker,
     Todd Tiahrt,
     Zach Wamp,
     Bob Livingston,
     W.G. (Bill) Hefner,
     John W. Olver,
     Chet Edwards,
     Bud Cramer,
     Norman Dicks,
     David Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

417

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.77.28                   [Roll No. 353]

                                YEAS--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Duncan
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Linder
     McCollum
     Moakley
     Neal
     Norwood
     Rangel
     Rogers
     Torres
     Towns
     Whitfield
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.77.29  energy and water appropriations for fy 1999

  On motion of Mr. McDADE, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 4060) 
making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; together with 
the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. McDADE, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.77.30  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 4060

  Mr. VENTO moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 4060, be 
instructed to disagree with the provision in title IV of the Senate 
amendment providing funding for the Denali Commission, and the provision 
in title VI of the Senate amendment, the authorization for such 
Commission.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.

  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.77.31  call of the house

  On motion of Mr. McDADE, a call of the House was ordered.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--

para.77.32                   [Roll No. 354]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--403

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski

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     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that 403 
Members had been recorded, a quorum.
  Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.

para.77.33  appointment of conferees--h.r. 4060

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, announced 
the appointment the following Members as managers on the part of the 
House to the conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R 4060) making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes:

  Messrs. McDade, Rogers, Knollenberg, Frelinghuysen, Parker, Callahan, 
Dickey, Livingston, Fazio of California, Visclosky, Edwards, Pastor and 
Obey. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.77.34  providing special investigative authority for education and 
          workforce committee

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-658) the resolution (H. Res. 507) providing special 
investigative authority for the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.77.35  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4328

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 510):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4328) making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order 
     against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with 
     clause 7 of rule XXI or section 401(a) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. The amendments printed in the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be 
     considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of 
     the Whole. Points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
     amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI 
     are waived except as follows: beginning with ``, of which'', 
     on page 11, line 19, through ``Fund'' on line 20; page 16, 
     lines 20 through 24; beginning with ``: Provided'' on page 
     18, line 2, through ``motor carriers'' on line 5; and page 
     54, lines 4 through 8. Where points of order are waived 
     against part of a paragraph, points of order against a 
     provision in another part of such paragraph may be made only 
     against such provision and not against the entire paragraph. 
     During consideration of the bill for further amendment, the 
     Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the 
     House with such further amendments as may have been adopted. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.77.36  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to Iraq

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) 
provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, 
prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President 
publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice 
stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniver

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sary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the enclosed 
notice, stating that the Iraqi emergency is to continue in effect beyond 
August 2, 1998, to the Federal Register for publication.
  The crisis between the United States and Iraq that led to the 
declaration on August 2, 1990, of a national emergency has not been 
resolved. The Government of Iraq continues to engage in activities 
inimical to stability in the Middle East and hostile to United States 
interests in the region. Such Iraqi actions pose a continuing unusual 
and extraordinary threat to the national security and vital foreign 
policy interests of the United States. For these reasons, I have 
determined that it is necessary to maintain in force the broad 
authorities necessary to apply economic pressure on the Government of 
Iraq.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 28, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-291).

para.77.37  message from the president--corporation of public 
          broadcasting annual report

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, as amended (47 
U.S.C. 396(i)), I transmit herewith the Annual Report of the Corporation 
for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for Fiscal Year 1997 and the Inventory of 
the Federal Funds Distributed to Public Telecommunications Entities by 
Federal Departments and Agencies: Fiscal Year 1997.
  Thirty years following the establishment of the Corporation for Public 
Broadcasting, the Congress can take great pride in its creation. During 
these 30 years, the American public has been educated, inspired, and 
enriched by the programs and services made possible by this investment.
  The need for and the accomplishments of this national network of 
knowledge have never been more apparent, and as the attached 1997 annual 
CPB report indicates, by ``Going Digital,'' public broadcasting will 
have an ever greater capacity for fulfilling its mission.
                                                     William J. Clinton.
  The White House, July 29, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

para.77.38  message from the president--national emergency regarding 
          weapons of mass destruction

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  On November 14, 1994, in light of the danger of the proliferation of 
nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons (weapons of mass destruction) 
and of the means of delivering such weapons, using my authority under 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.), I declared a national emergency and issued Executive Order 12938. 
Because the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction continues to 
pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, 
foreign policy, and economy of the United States, I have renewed the 
national emergency declared in Executive Order 12938 annually, most 
recently on November 14, 1997. Pursuant to section 204(b) of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703(b)), I 
hereby report to the Congress that I have exercised my statutory 
authority to issue an Executive order to amend Executive Order 12938 in 
order to more effectively respond to the worldwide threat of weapons of 
mass destruction proliferation activities.
  The amendment of section 4 of Executive Order 12938 strengthens the 
original Executive order in several significant ways.
  First, the amendment broadens the type of proliferation activity that 
is subject to potential penalties. Executive Order 12938 covers 
contributions to the efforts of any foreign country, project, or entity 
to use, acquire, design, produce, or stockpile chemical or biological 
weapons (CBW). This amendment adds potential penalties for contributions 
to foreign programs for nuclear weapons and missiles capable of 
delivering weapons of mass destruction. For example, the new amendment 
authorizes the imposition of measures against foreign entities that 
materially assist Iran's missile program.
  Second, the amendment lowers the requirements for imposing penalties. 
Executive Order 12938 required a finding that a foreign person 
``knowingly and materially'' contributed to a foreign CBW program. The 
amendment removes the ``knowing'' requirement as a basis for 
determining potential penalties. Therefore, the Secretary of State need 
only determine that the foreign person made a ``material'' contribution 
to a weapons of mass destruction or missile program to apply the 
specified sanctions. At the same time, the Secretary of State will have 
discretion regarding the scope of sanctions so that a truly unwitting 
party will not be unfairly punished.

  Third, the amendment expands the original Executive order to include 
``attempts'' to contribute to foreign proliferation activities, as well 
as actual contributions. This will allow imposition of penalties even 
in cases where foreign persons make an unsuccessful effort to 
contribute to weapons of mass destruction and missile programs or where 
authorities block a transaction before it is consummated.
  Fourth, the amendment expressly expands the range of potential 
penalties to include the prohibition of United States Government 
assistance to the foreign person, as well as United States Government 
procurement and imports into the United States, which were specified by 
the original Executive order. Moreover, section 4(b) broadens the scope 
of the United States Government procurement limitations to include a 
bar on the procurement of technology, as well as goods or services from 
any foreign person described in section 4(a). Section 4(d) broadens the 
scope of import limitations to include a bar on imports of any 
technology or services produced or provided by any foreign person 
described in section 4(a).
  Finally, this amendment gives the United States Government greater 
flexibility and discretion in deciding how and to what extent to impose 
penalties against foreign persons that assist proliferation programs. 
This provision authorizes the Secretary of State, who will act in 
consultation with the heads of other interested agencies, to determine 
the extent to which these measures should be imposed against entities 
contributing to foreign weapons of mass destruction or missile 
programs. The Secretary of State will act to further the national 
security and foreign policy interests of the United States, including 
principally our nonproliferation objectives. Prior to imposing measures 
pursuant to this provision, the Secretary of State will take into 
account the likely effectiveness of such measures in furthering the 
interests of the United States and the costs and benefits of such 
measures. This approach provides the necessary flexibility to tailor 
our responses to specific situations.
  I have authorized these actions in view of the danger posed to the 
national security and foreign policy of the United States by the 
continuing proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means 
of delivery. I am enclosing a copy of the Executive order that I have 
issued exercising these authorities.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 28, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-293).

para.77.39  anniversary of racial integration of armed forces

  On motion of Mr. BUYER, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
National Security was discharged from further consideration of the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 294):

       Whereas on July 26, 1948, President Truman issued Executive 
     Order 9981 ordering the integration of the Armed Forces;
       Whereas the President stated in the executive order that it 
     was ``essential that there be maintained in the armed 
     services of the United States the highest standards of 
     democracy, with equality of treatment and op

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     portunity for all those who serve in our country's defense'';
       Whereas in the executive order the President declared that 
     ``there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for 
     all persons in the armed services without regard to race, 
     color, religion or national origin'';
       Whereas, soon after the President issued the executive 
     order, United States forces in Korea were integrated, leading 
     the way to a fully integrated army;
       Whereas the Armed Forces have used the implementation and 
     enforcement of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as additional 
     tools to eliminate discrimination among their military and 
     civilian personnel;
       Whereas in 1998 minorities serve in senior leadership 
     positions throughout the Armed Forces, as officers, as senior 
     non-commissioned officers, and as civilian leaders;
       Whereas the Armed Forces have demonstrated a continuing 
     commitment to ensuring the equality of treatment and 
     opportunity for all military and civilian personnel of the 
     Armed Forces; and
       Whereas the efforts of the Armed Forces to ensure the 
     equality of treatment and opportunity for their personnel 
     have contributed significantly to the advancement of equality 
     of treatment and opportunity for all Americans: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) commends the Armed Forces for their efforts, 
     leadership, and success in providing equality of treatment 
     and opportunity for their military and civilian personnel 
     without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin; 
     and
       (2) recognizes the Department of Defense's celebration of 
     the 50th Anniversary of the integration of the Armed Forces.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and read twice.
  Mr. BUYER submitted the following amendment to the text which was 
agreed to:

       Page 2, line 2, strike ``That the Congress'' and all that 
     follows and insert the following:

     That the Congress commends the Armed Forces for their 
     efforts, leadership, and success in providing equality of 
     treatment and opportunity for their military and civilian 
     personnel without regard to race, color, religion, or 
     national origin.

  Mr. BUYER submitted the following amendment to the preamble, which was 
agreed to:

       Page, 1, in the second clause of the preamble insert ``50 
     years ago'' after ``The President stated''.

  The concurrent resolution, as amended, was ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: 
``Concurrent resolution commending the Armed Forces for their efforts, 
leadership, and success in providing equality of treatment and 
opportunity for their military and civilian personnel without regard to 
race, color, religion, or national origin.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said concurrent resolution, 
as amended, was passed and the preamble and the title were amended was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.77.40  submission of conference report--h.r. 1385

  Mr. Bob SHAFFER of Colorado submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 
105-659) on the bill (H.R. 1385) to consolidate, coordinate, and improve 
rehabilitation programs in the United States, and for other purposes; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para.77.41  message from the president--d.c. budget request for fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 202(c) of the District of Columbia 
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, I am 
transmitting the District of Columbia's Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Request 
Act.
  This proposed Fiscal Year 1999 Budget represents the major 
programmatic objectives of the Mayor, the Council of the District of 
Columbia, and the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
Management Assistance Authority. It also meets the financial stability 
and management improvement objectives of the National Capital 
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997. For Fiscal 
Year 1999, the District estimates revenues of $5.230 billion and total 
expenditures of $5.189 billion resulting in a $41 million budget 
surplus.
  My transmittal of the District of Columbia's budget, as required by 
law, does not represent an endorsement of its contents.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 28, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 105-294).

para.77.42  message from the president--dayton accords

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to section 7 of Public Law 105-174, I am providing this 
report to inform the Congress of ongoing efforts to meet the goals set 
forth therein.
  With my certification to the Congress of March 3, 1998, I outlined ten 
conditions--or benchmarks--under which Dayton implementation can 
continue without the support of a major NATO-led military force. Section 
7 of Public Law 105-174 urges that we seek concurrence among NATO allies 
on: (1) the benchmarks set forth with the March 3 certification; (2) 
estimated target dates for achieving those benchmarks; and (3) a process 
for NATO to review progress toward achieving those benchmarks. NATO has 
agreed to move ahead in all these areas.
  First, NATO agreed to benchmarks parallel to ours on May 28 as part of 
its approval of the Stabilization Force (SFOR) military plan (OPLAN 
10407). Furthermore, the OPLAN requires SFOR to develop detailed 
criteria for each of these benchmarks, to be approved by the North 
Atlantic Council, which will provide a more specific basis to evaluate 
progress. SFOR will develop the benchmark criteria in coordination with 
appropriate international civilian agencies.
  Second, with regard to timelines, the United States proposed that NATO 
military authorities provide an estimate of the time likely to be 
required for implementation of the military and civilian aspects of the 
Dayton Agreement based on the benchmark criteria. Allies agreed to this 
approach on June 10. As SACEUR General Wes Clark testified before the 
Senate Armed Services Committee June 4, the development and approval of 
the criteria and estimated target dates should take 2 to 3 months.
  Third, with regard to a review process, NATO will continue the 6-month 
review process that began with the deployment of the Implementation 
Force (IFOR) in December 1995, incorporating the benchmarks and detailed 
criteria. The reviews will include an assessment of the security 
situation, an assessment of compliance by the parties with the Dayton 
Agreement, an assessment of progress against the benchmark criteria 
being developed by SFOR, recommendations on any changes in the level of 
support to civilian agencies, and recommendations on any other changes 
to the mission and tasks of the force.
  While not required under Public Law 105-174, we have sought to further 
utilize this framework of benchmarks and criteria for Dayton 
implementation among civilian implementation agencies. The Steering 
Board of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) adopted the same 
framework in its Luxembourg declaration of June 9, 1998. The 
declaration, which serves as the civilian implementation agenda for the 
next 6 months, now includes language that corresponds to the benchmarks 
in the March 3 certification to the Congress and in the SFOR OPLAN. In 
addition, the PIC Steering Board called on the High Representative to 
submit a report on the progress made in meeting these goals by mid-
September, which will be considered in the NATO 6-month review process.
  The benchmark framework, now approved by military and civilian 
implementers, is clearly a better approach than setting a fixed, 
arbitrary end date to the mission. This process will produce a clear 
picture of where intensive efforts will be required to achieve our goal: 
a self-sustaining peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina for which a 
major international military force will no longer be necessary. 
Experience demonstrates that arbitrary deadlines can prove impossible to 
meet and tend to encourage those who would wait us out or undermine our 
credibility. Realistic target dates, combined

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with concerted use of incentives, leverage and pressure with all the 
parties, should maintain the sense of urgency necessary to move steadily 
toward an enduring peace. While the benchmark process will be useful as 
a tool both to promote and review the pace of Dayton implementation, the 
estimated target dates established will be notional, and their 
attainment dependent upon a complex set of interdependent factors.
  We will provide a supplemental report once NATO has agreed upon 
detailed criteria and estimated target dates. The continuing 6-month 
reviews of the status of implementation will provide a useful 
opportunity to continue to consult with Congress. These reviews, and any 
updates to the estimated timelines for implementation, will be provided 
in subsequent reports submitted pursuant to Public Law 105-174. I look 
forward to continuing to work with the Congress in pursuing U.S. foreign 
policy goals in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 28, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-292).

para.77.43  department of transportation appropriations for fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 510 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4328) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. GILLMOR as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,



          THURSDAY, JULY 30 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 29), 1998

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GILLMOR, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 510, reported 
the bill, as amended by that rule, back to the House with further sundry 
amendments adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 510, the following amendments in House 
Report 105-651 were considered as adopted:

       Page 57, strike sections 345 and 346.
       At the end of title III (preceding the short title; page--, 
     after line--), add the following:

     SEC.-. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY TO JACKSONVILLE 
                   UNIVERSITY IN JACKSON-VILLE, FLORIDA.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--
     (1) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation may convey 
     to Jacksonville University, located in Jackson, Florida, 
     without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to the property comprising the Long 
     Branch Rear Range Light, Jacksonville, Florida.4(2) 
     Identification of Property.--The Secretary may identify, 
     describe, and determine the property to be conveyed under 
     this section.
     (b) Terms and Conditions.--Any conveyance of any property 
     under this section shall be made--
     (1) subject to such terms and conditions as the Commandant 
     may consider appropriate; and
     (2) subject to the condition that all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the property conveyed shall immediately 
     revert to the United States if the property, or any part 
     thereof, ceases to be used by Jacksonville University.

  The following further amendments, reported from the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       On page 11, line 19 of the bill, after ``5,532,558,000,'', 
     insert the following: ``of which $1,972,500,000 shall be 
     derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund''.

       On page 26, strike lines 1 through 2. 

       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 title I under 
     the heading ``OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY--AMTRAK REFORM 
     COUNCIL'' may be used for payments to outside consultants.

       At the end of title III, insert the following:
       None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
     for improvements to the Miller Highway in New York City, 
     except for funds resulting from obligations pursuant to 
     sections 1601 and 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century (P.L. 105-178).

       Page 53, line 15, strike ``is hereby authorized to'' and 
     insert ``shall''.
       Page 53, line 18, strike the colon and all that follows 
     through ``time as'' on line 20 and insert ``if''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

391

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

25

para.77.44                   [Roll No. 355]

                                YEAS--391

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman

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     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--25

     Burr
     Campbell
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Crane
     Graham
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hoekstra
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kucinich
     Moran (KS)
     Paul
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Wexler

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Becerra
     Cox
     Dingell
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Johnson, Sam
     LaTourette
     McDade
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.77.45  product liability

  On motion of Mr. GEKAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 872) to establish rules governing 
product liability actions against raw materials and bulk component 
suppliers to medical device manufacturers, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The following amendment, recommended by the Committee on the 
Judiciary, was then agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

       This Act may be cited as the ``Biomaterials Access 
     Assurance Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) each year millions of citizens of the United States 
     depend on the availability of lifesaving or life-enhancing 
     medical devices, many of which are permanently implantable 
     within the human body;
       (2) a continued supply of raw materials and component parts 
     is necessary for the invention, development, improvement, and 
     maintenance of the supply of the devices;
       (3) most of the medical devices are made with raw materials 
     and component parts that--
       (A) move in interstate commerce;
       (B) are not designed or manufactured specifically for use 
     in medical devices; and
       (C) come in contact with internal human tissue;
       (4) the raw materials and component parts also are used in 
     a variety of nonmedical products;
       (5) because small quantities of the raw materials and 
     component parts are used for medical devices, sales of raw 
     materials and component parts for medical devices constitute 
     an extremely small portion of the overall market for the raw 
     materials and component parts;
       (6) under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
     U.S.C. 301 et seq.) manufacturers of medical devices are 
     required to demonstrate that the medical devices are safe and 
     effective, including demonstrating that the products are 
     properly designed and have adequate warnings or instructions;
       (7) notwithstanding the fact that raw materials and 
     component parts suppliers do not design, produce, or test a 
     final medical device, the suppliers have been the subject of 
     actions alleging inadequate--
       (A) design and testing of medical devices manufactured with 
     materials or parts supplied by the suppliers; or
       (B) warnings related to the use of such medical devices;
       (8) even though suppliers of raw materials and component 
     parts have very rarely been held liable in such actions, such 
     suppliers have ceased supplying certain raw materials and 
     component parts for use in medical devices for a number of 
     reasons, including concerns about the costs of such 
     litigation;
       (9) unless alternate sources of supply can be found, the 
     unavailability of raw materials and component parts for 
     medical devices will lead to unavailability of lifesaving and 
     life-enhancing medical devices;
       (10) because other suppliers of the raw materials and 
     component parts in foreign nations are refusing to sell raw 
     materials or component parts for use in manufacturing certain 
     medical devices in the United States, the prospects for 
     development of new sources of supply for the full range of 
     threatened raw materials and component parts for medical 
     devices are remote;
       (11) it is unlikely that the small market for such raw 
     materials and component parts in the United States could 
     support the large investment needed to develop new suppliers 
     of such raw materials and component parts;
       (12) attempts to develop such new suppliers would raise the 
     cost of medical devices;
       (13) courts that have considered the duties of the 
     suppliers of the raw materials and component parts have 
     generally found that the suppliers do not have a duty--
       (A) to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the use of a raw 
     material or component part in a medical device; or
       (B) to warn consumers concerning the safety and 
     effectiveness of a medical device;
       (14) because medical devices and the raw materials and 
     component parts used in their manufacture move in interstate 
     commerce, a shortage of such raw materials and component 
     parts affects interstate commerce;
       (15) in order to safeguard the availability of a wide 
     variety of lifesaving and life-enhancing medical devices, 
     immediate action is needed--
       (A) to clarify the permissible bases of liability for 
     suppliers of raw materials and component parts for medical 
     devices; and
       (B) to provide expeditious procedures to dispose of 
     unwarranted suits against the suppliers in such manner as to 
     minimize litigation costs;
       (16) the several States and their courts are the primary 
     architects and regulators of our tort system; Congress, 
     however, must, in certain circumstances involving the 
     national interest, address tort issues, and a threatened 
     shortage of raw materials and component parts for life-saving 
     medical devices is one such circumstance; and
       (17) the protections set forth in this Act are needed to 
     assure the continued supply of materials for life-saving 
     medical devices, although such protections do not protect 
     negligent suppliers.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

        As used in this Act:
       (1) Biomaterials supplier.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``biomaterials supplier'' means 
     an entity that directly or indirectly supplies a component 
     part or raw material for use in the manufacture of an implant
       (B) Persons included.--Such term includes any person who--
       (i) has submitted master files to the Secretary for 
     purposes of premarket approval of a medical device; or
       (ii) licenses a biomaterials supplier to produce component 
     parts or raw materials.
       (2) Claimant.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``claimant'' means any person who 
     brings a civil action, or on whose behalf a civil action is 
     brought, arising from harm allegedly caused directly or 
     indirectly by an implant, including a person other than the 
     individual into whose body, or in contact with whose blood or 
     tissue, the implant is placed, who claims to have suffered 
     harm as a result of the implant.
       (B) Action brought on behalf of an estate.--With respect to 
     an action brought on behalf of or through the estate of a 
     deceased individual into whose body, or in contact with whose 
     blood or tissue the implant was placed, such term includes 
     the decedent that is the subject of the action.
       (C) Action brought on behalf of a minor or incompetent.--
     With respect to an action brought on behalf of or through a 
     minor or incompetent, such term includes the parent or 
     guardian of the minor or incompetent.
       (D) Exclusions.--Such term does not include--
       (i) a provider of professional health care services in any 
     case in which--

       (I) the sale or use of an implant is incidental to such 
     services; and
       (II) the essence of the professional health care services 
     provided is the furnishing of judgment, skill, or services;

       (ii) a person acting in the capacity of a manufacturer, 
     seller, or biomaterials supplier; or
       (iii) a person alleging harm caused by either the silicone 
     gel or the silicone envelope utilized in a breast implant 
     containing silicone gel, except that--

       (I) neither the exclusion provided by this clause nor any 
     other provision of this Act may be construed as a finding 
     that silicone gel (or any other form of silicone) may or may 
     not cause harm; and
       (II) the existence of the exclusion under this clause may 
     not--

       (aa) be disclosed to a jury in any civil action or other 
     proceeding, and
       (bb) except as necessary to establish the applicability of 
     this Act, otherwise be presented in any civil action or other 
     proceeding.
       (3) Component part.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``component part'' means a 
     manufactured piece of an implant.
       (B) Certain components.--Such term includes a manufactured 
     piece of an implant that--
       (i) has significant non-implant applications; and
       (ii) alone, has no implant value or purpose, but when 
     combined with other component parts and materials, 
     constitutes an implant.
       (4) Harm.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``harm'' means--
       (i) any injury to or damage suffered by an individual;
       (ii) any illness, disease, or death of that individual 
     resulting from that injury or damage; and
       (iii) any loss to that individual or any other individual 
     resulting from that injury or damage.
       (B) Exclusion.--The term does not include any commercial 
     loss or loss of or damage to an implant.
       (5) Implant.--The term ``implant'' means--
       (A) a medical device that is intended by the manufacturer 
     of the device--

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       (i) to be placed into a surgically or naturally formed or 
     existing cavity of the body for a period of at least 30 days; 
     or
       (ii) to remain in contact with bodily fluids or internal 
     human tissue through a surgically produced opening for a 
     period of less than 30 days; and
       (B) suture materials used in implant procedures.
       (6) Manufacturer.--The term ``manufacturer'' means any 
     person who, with respect to an implant--
       (A) is engaged in the manufacture, preparation, 
     propagation, compounding, or processing (as defined in 
     section 510(a)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 360(a)(1)) of the implant; and
       (B) is required--
       (i) to register with the Secretary pursuant to section 510 
     of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360) 
     and the regulations issued under such section; and
       (ii) to include the implant on a list of devices filed with 
     the Secretary pursuant to section 510(j) of such Act (21 
     U.S.C. 360(j)) and the regulations issued under such section.
       (7) Medical device.--The term ``medical device'' means a 
     device, as defined in section 201(h) of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(h)), and includes any 
     device component of any combination product as that term is 
     used in section 503(g) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 353(g)).
       (8) Raw material.--The term ``raw material'' means a 
     substance or product that--
       (A) has a generic use; and
       (B) may be used in an application other than an implant.
       (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.
       (10) Seller.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``seller'' means a person who, in 
     the course of a business conducted for that purpose, sells, 
     distributes, leases, packages, labels, or otherwise places an 
     implant in the stream of commerce.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term does not include--
       (i) a seller or lessor of real property;
       (ii) a provider of professional health care services in any 
     case in which--

       (I) the sale or use of the implant is incidental to such 
     services; and
       (II) the essence of the professional health care services 
     provided is the furnishing of judgment, skill, or services; 
     or

       (iii) any person who acts in only a financial capacity with 
     respect to the sale of an implant.

     SEC. 4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS; APPLICABILITY; PREEMPTION.

       (a) General Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--In any civil action covered by this Act, a 
     biomaterials supplier may--
       (A) raise any exclusion from liability set forth in section 
     5; and
       (B) make a motion for dismissal or for summary judgment as 
     set forth in section 6.
       (2) Procedures.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a Federal or State court in which an action covered by 
     this Act is pending shall, in connection with a motion under 
     section 6 or 7, use the procedures set forth in this Act.
       (b) Applicability.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this 
     Act applies to any civil action brought by a claimant, 
     whether in a Federal or State court, on the basis of any 
     legal theory, for harm allegedly caused, directly or 
     indirectly, by an implant.
       (2) Exclusion.--A civil action brought by a purchaser of a 
     medical device, purchased for use in providing professional 
     health care services, for loss or damage to an implant or for 
     commercial loss to the purchaser--
       (A) shall not be considered an action that is subject to 
     this Act; and
       (B) shall be governed by applicable commercial or contract 
     law.
       (c) Scope of Preemption.--
       (1) In general.--This Act supersedes any State law 
     regarding recovery for harm caused by an implant and any rule 
     of procedure applicable to a civil action to recover damages 
     for such harm only to the extent that this Act establishes a 
     rule of law applicable to the recovery of such damages.
       (2) Applicability of other laws.--Any issue that arises 
     under this Act and that is not governed by a rule of law 
     applicable to the recovery of damages described in paragraph 
     (1) shall be governed by applicable Federal or State law.
       (d) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be 
     construed--
       (1) to affect any defense available to a defendant under 
     any other provisions of Federal or State law in an action 
     alleging harm caused by an implant; or
       (2) to create a cause of action or Federal court 
     jurisdiction pursuant to section 1331 or 1337 of title 28, 
     United States Code, that otherwise would not exist under 
     applicable Federal or State law.

     SEC. 5. LIABILITY OF BIOMATERIALS SUPPLIERS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in section 7, a 
     biomaterials supplier shall not be liable for harm to a 
     claimant caused by an implant unless such supplier is 
     liable--
       (1) as a manufacturer of the implant, as provided in 
     subsection (b);
       (2) as a seller of the implant, as provided in subsection 
     (c); or
       (3) for furnishing raw materials or component parts for the 
     implant that failed to meet applicable contractual 
     requirements or specifications, as provided in subsection 
     (d).
       (b) Liability as Manufacturer.--
       (1) In general.--A biomaterials supplier may, to the extent 
     required and permitted by any other applicable law, be liable 
     for harm to a claimant caused by an implant if the 
     biomaterials supplier is the manufacturer of the implant.
       (2) Grounds for liability.--The biomaterials supplier may 
     be considered the manufacturer of the implant that allegedly 
     caused harm to a claimant only if the biomaterials supplier--
       (A)(i) registered or was required to register with the 
     Secretary pursuant to section 510 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
     and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360) and the regulations issued 
     under such section; and
       (ii) included or was required to include the implant on a 
     list of devices filed with the Secretary pursuant to section 
     510(j) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 360(j)) and the regulations 
     issued under such section;
       (B) is the subject of a declaration issued by the Secretary 
     pursuant to paragraph (3) that states that the supplier, with 
     respect to the implant that allegedly caused harm to the 
     claimant, was required to--
       (i) register with the Secretary under section 510 of such 
     Act (21 U.S.C. 360), and the regulations issued under such 
     section, but failed to do so; or
       (ii) include the implant on a list of devices filed with 
     the Secretary pursuant to section 510(j) of such Act (21 
     U.S.C. 360(j)) and the regulations issued under such section, 
     but failed to do so; or
       (C) is related by common ownership or control to a person 
     meeting all the requirements described in subparagraph (A) or 
     (B), if the court deciding a motion to dismiss in accordance 
     with section 6(c)(3)(B)(i) finds, on the basis of affidavits 
     submitted in accordance with section 6, that it is necessary 
     to impose liability on the biomaterials supplier as a 
     manufacturer because the related manufacturer meeting the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A) or (B) lacks sufficient 
     financial resources to satisfy any judgment that the court 
     feels it is likely to enter should the claimant prevail.
       (3) Administrative procedures.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may issue a declaration 
     described in paragraph (2)(B) on the motion of the Secretary 
     or on petition by any person, after providing--
       (i) notice to the affected persons; and
       (ii) an opportunity for an informal hearing.
       (B) Docketing and final decision.--Immediately upon receipt 
     of a petition filed pursuant to this paragraph, the Secretary 
     shall docket the petition. Not later than 120 days after the 
     petition is filed, the Secretary shall issue a final decision 
     on the petition.
       (C) Applicability of statute of limitations.--Any 
     applicable statute of limitations shall toll during the 
     period from the time a claimant files a petition with the 
     Secretary under this paragraph until such time as either (i) 
     the Secretary issues a final decision on the petition, or 
     (ii) the petition is withdrawn.
       (D) Stay Pending Petition for Declaration.--If a claimant 
     has filed a petition for a declaration with respect to a 
     defendant, and the Secretary has not issued a final decision 
     on the petition, the court shall stay all proceedings with 
     respect to that defendant until such time as the Secretary 
     has issued a final decision on the petition.
       (c) Liability as Seller.--A biomaterials supplier may, to 
     the extent required and permitted by any other applicable 
     law, be liable as a seller for harm to a claimant caused by 
     an implant only if--
       (1) the biomaterials supplier--
       (A) held title to the implant and then acted as a seller of 
     the implant after its initial sale by the manufacturer; or
       (B) acted under contract as a seller to arrange for the 
     transfer of the implant directly to the claimant after the 
     initial sale by the manufacturer of the implant; or
       (2) the biomaterials supplier is related by common 
     ownership or control to a person meeting all the requirements 
     described in paragraph (1), if a court deciding a motion to 
     dismiss in accordance with section 6(c)(3)(B)(ii) finds, on 
     the basis of affidavits submitted in accordance with section 
     6, that it is necessary to impose liability on the 
     biomaterials supplier as a seller because the related seller 
     meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) lacks sufficient 
     financial resources to satisfy any judgment that the court 
     feels it is likely to enter should the claimant prevail.
       (d) Liability for Failure to Meet Applicable Contractual 
     Requirements or Specifications.--A biomaterials supplier may, 
     to the extent required and permitted by any other applicable 
     law, be liable for harm to a claimant caused by an implant if 
     the claimant in an action shows, by a preponderance of the 
     evidence, that--
       (1) the biomaterials supplier supplied raw materials or 
     component parts for use in the implant that either--
       (A) did not constitute the product described in the 
     contract between the biomaterials supplier and the person who 
     contracted for the supplying of the product; or
       (B) failed to meet any specifications that were--
       (i) accepted, pursuant to applicable law, by the 
     biomaterials supplier;
       (ii) published by the biomaterials supplier;
       (iii) provided by the biomaterials supplier to the person 
     who contracted for such product;
       (iv) contained in a master file that was submitted by the 
     biomaterials supplier to the Secretary and that is currently 
     maintained by the biomaterials supplier for purposes of 
     premarket approval of medical devices; or

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       (v) included in the submissions for purposes of premarket 
     approval or review by the Secretary under section 510, 513, 
     515, or 520 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
     U.S.C. 360, 360c, 360e, or 360j), and received clearance from 
     the Secretary if such specifications were accepted, pursuant 
     to applicable law, by the biomaterials supplier; and
       (2) such failure to meet applicable contractual 
     requirements or specifications was an actual and proximate 
     cause of the harm to the claimant.

     SEC. 6. PROCEDURES FOR DISMISSAL OF CIVIL ACTIONS AGAINST 
                   BIOMATERIALS SUPPLIERS.

       (a) Motion to Dismiss.--A defendant may, at any time during 
     which a motion to dismiss may be filed under applicable law, 
     move to dismiss an action against it on the grounds that the 
     defendant is a biomaterials supplier and one or more of the 
     following:
       (1) The defendant is not liable as a manufacturer, as 
     provided in section 5(b).
       (2) The defendant is not liable as a seller, as provided in 
     section 5(c).
       (3) The defendant is not liable for furnishing raw 
     materials or component parts for the implant that failed to 
     meet applicable contractual requirements or specifications, 
     as provided in section 5(d).
       (4) The claimant did not name the manufacturer as a party 
     to the action, as provided in subsection (b).
       (b) Manufacturer of Implant Shall be Named a Party.--In any 
     civil action covered by this Act, the claimant shall be 
     required to name the manufacturer of the implant as a party 
     to the action, unless--
       (1) the manufacturer is subject to service of process 
     solely in a jurisdiction in which the biomaterials supplier 
     is not domiciled or subject to a service of process; or
       (2) a claim against the manufacturer is barred by 
     applicable law or rule of practice.
       (c) Proceeding on Motion to Dismiss.--The following rules 
     shall apply to any proceeding on a motion to dismiss filed by 
     a defendant under this section:
       (1) Effect of motion to dismiss on discovery.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if 
     a defendant files a motion to dismiss under subsection (a), 
     no discovery shall be permitted in connection with the action 
     that is the subject of the motion, other than discovery 
     necessary to determine a motion to dismiss for lack of 
     jurisdiction, until such time as the court rules on the 
     motion to dismiss.
       (B) Discovery.--If a defendant files a motion to dismiss 
     under subsection (a)(3) on the grounds that it did not 
     furnish raw materials or component parts for the implant that 
     failed to meet applicable contractual requirements or 
     specifications, the court may permit discovery limited to 
     issues that are directly relevant to--
       (i) the pending motion to dismiss; or
       (ii) the jurisdiction of the court.
       (2) Affidavits.--
       (A) Defendant.--A defendant may submit affidavits 
     supporting the grounds for dismissal contained in its motion 
     to dismiss under subsection (a). If the motion is made under 
     subsection (a)(1), the defendant may submit an affidavit 
     demonstrating that the defendant has not included the implant 
     on a list, if any, filed with the Secretary pursuant to 
     section 510(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 360(j)).
       (B) Claimant.--In response to a motion to dismiss, the 
     claimant may submit affidavits demonstrating that--
       (i) the Secretary has, with respect to the defendant and 
     the implant that allegedly caused harm to the claimant, 
     issued a declaration pursuant to section 5(b)(2)(B); or
       (ii) the defendant is a seller of the implant who is liable 
     under section 5(c).
       (3) Basis of ruling on motion to dismiss.--The court shall 
     rule on a motion to dismiss filed under subsection (a) solely 
     on the basis of the pleadings and affidavits of the parties 
     made pursuant to this subsection. The court shall grant a 
     motion to dismiss filed under subsection (a)--
       (A) unless the claimant submits a valid affidavit that 
     demonstrates that the defendant is not a biomaterials 
     supplier;
       (B) unless the court determines, to the extent raised in 
     the pleadings and affidavits, that one or more of the 
     following apply:
       (i) the defendant may be liable as a manufacturer, as 
     provided in section 5(b);
       (ii) the defendant may be liable as a seller, as provided 
     in section 5(c); or
       (iii) the defendant may be liable for furnishing raw 
     materials or component parts for the implant that failed to 
     meet applicable contractual requirements or specifications, 
     as provided in section 5(d); or
       (C) if the claimant did not name the manufacturer as a 
     party to the action, as provided in subsection (b).
       (4) Treatment of motion as motion for summary judgment.--
     The court may treat a motion to dismiss as a motion for 
     summary judgment subject to subsection (d) in order to 
     determine whether the pleadings and affidavits, in connection 
     with such action, raise genuine issues of material fact 
     concerning whether the defendant furnished raw materials or 
     component parts of the implant that failed to meet applicable 
     contractual requirements or specifications as provided in 
     section 5(d).
       (d) Summary Judgment.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Basis for entry of judgment.--If a motion to dismiss of 
     a biomaterials supplier is to be treated as a motion for 
     summary judgment under subsection (c)(4) or if a biomaterials 
     supplier moves for summary judgment, the biomaterials 
     supplier shall be entitled to entry of judgment without trial 
     if the court finds there is no genuine issue of material fact 
     for each applicable element set forth in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) of section 5(d).
       (B) Issues of material fact.--With respect to a finding 
     made under subparagraph (A), the court shall consider a 
     genuine issue of material fact to exist only if the evidence 
     submitted by the claimant would be sufficient to allow a 
     reasonable jury to reach a verdict for the claimant if the 
     jury found the evidence to be credible.
       (2) Discovery made prior to a ruling on a motion for 
     summary judgment.--If, under applicable rules, the court 
     permits discovery prior to a ruling on a motion for summary 
     judgment governed by section 5(d), such discovery shall be 
     limited solely to establishing whether a genuine issue of 
     material fact exists as to the applicable elements set forth 
     in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 5(d).
       (3) Discovery with respect to a biomaterials supplier.--A 
     biomaterials supplier shall be subject to discovery in 
     connection with a motion seeking dismissal or summary 
     judgment on the basis of the inapplicability of section 5(d) 
     or the failure to establish the applicable elements of 
     section 5(d) solely to the extent permitted by the applicable 
     Federal or State rules for discovery against nonparties.
       (e) Dismissal With Prejudice.--An order granting a motion 
     to dismiss or for summary judgment pursuant to this section 
     shall be entered with prejudice, except insofar as the moving 
     defendant may be rejoined to the action as provided in 
     section 7.
       (f) Manufacturer Conduct of Litigation.--The manufacturer 
     of an implant that is the subject of an action covered under 
     this Act shall be permitted to conduct litigation on any 
     motion for summary judgment or dismissal filed by a 
     biomaterials supplier who is a defendant under this section 
     on behalf of such supplier if the manufacturer and any other 
     defendant in such action enter into a valid and applicable 
     contractual agreement under which the manufacturer agrees to 
     bear the cost of such litigation or to conduct such 
     litigation.

     SEC. 7. SUBSEQUENT IMPLEADER OF DISMISSED BIOMATERIALS 
                   SUPPLIER.

       (a) Impleading of Dismissed Defendant.--A court, upon 
     motion by a manufacturer or a claimant within 90 days after 
     entry of a final judgment in an action by the claimant 
     against a manufacturer, and notwithstanding any otherwise 
     applicable statute of limitations, may implead a biomaterials 
     supplier who has been dismissed from the action pursuant to 
     this Act if--
       (1) the manufacturer has made an assertion, either in a 
     motion or other pleading filed with the court or in an 
     opening or closing statement at trial, or as part of a claim 
     for contribution or indemnification, and the court finds 
     based on the court's independent review of the evidence 
     contained in the record of the action, that under applicable 
     law--
       (A) the negligence or intentionally tortious conduct of the 
     dismissed supplier was an actual and proximate cause of the 
     harm to the claimant; and
       (B) the manufacturer's liability for damages should be 
     reduced in whole or in part because of such negligence or 
     intentionally tortious conduct; or
       (2) the claimant has moved to implead the supplier and the 
     court finds, based on the court's independent review of the 
     evidence contained in the record of the action, that under 
     applicable law--
       (A) the negligence or intentionally tortious conduct of the 
     dismissed supplier was an actual and proximate cause of the 
     harm to the claimant; and
       (B) the claimant is unlikely to be able to recover the full 
     amount of its damages from the remaining defendants.
       (b) Standard of Liability.--Notwithstanding any preliminary 
     finding under subsection (a), a biomaterials supplier who has 
     been impleaded into an action covered by this Act, as 
     provided for in this section--
       (1) may, prior to entry of judgment on the claim against 
     it, supplement the record of the proceeding that was 
     developed prior to the grant of the motion for impleader 
     under subsection (a), and
       (2) may be found liable to a manufacturer or a claimant 
     only to the extent required and permitted by any applicable 
     State or Federal law other than this Act.
       (c) Discovery.--Nothing in this section shall give a 
     claimant or any other party the right to obtain discovery 
     from a biomaterials supplier at any time prior to grant of a 
     motion for impleader beyond that allowed under section 6.

     SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act shall apply to all civil actions covered under 
     this Act that are commenced on or after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, including any such action with respect to which 
     the harm asserted in the action or the conduct that caused 
     the harm occurred before the date of enactment of this Act.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

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para.77.46  terry sanford federal building

  On motion of Mr. KIM, by unanimous consent, the House called up the 
bill (H.R. 3982) to designate the Federal building located at 310 New 
Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the ``Terry Sanford Federal 
Building''.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The following amendment, recommended by the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, was then agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

       The Federal building located at 310 New Bern Avenue in 
     Raleigh, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Terry Sanford Federal Building''.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in 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 ``Terry Sanford Federal Building''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.77.47  capitol grounds use by u.s. luge association

  On motion of Mr. KIM, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was discharged from further 
consideration of the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 305):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF AMERICAN LUGE RACES ON CAPITOL 
                   GROUNDS.

       The American Luge Association (in this resolution referred 
     to as the ``Association'') shall be permitted to sponsor a 
     public event, luge races, on the Capitol grounds on August 8 
     and 9, 1998, or on such other date as the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the 
     Senate may jointly designate.

     SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.

       The event to be carried out under this resolution shall be 
     free of admission charge to the public and arranged not to 
     interfere with the needs of Congress, under conditions to be 
     prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol 
     Police Board; except that the Association shall assume full 
     responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to 
     all activities associated with the event.

     SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

       For the purposes of this resolution, the Association is 
     authorized to erect upon the Capitol grounds, subject to the 
     approval of the Architect of the Capitol, such stage, sound 
     amplification devices, and other related structures and 
     equipment as may be required for the event to be carried out 
     under this resolution.

     SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

       The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board 
     are authorized to make any such additional arrangements that 
     may be required to carry out the event under this resolution.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  Mr. KIM submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES LUGE ASSOCIATION 
                   CLINIC ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.

       The United States Luge Association (in this resolution 
     referred to as the ``sponsor'') shall be permitted to sponsor 
     a clinic (in this resolution referred to as the ``event'') on 
     the Capitol grounds on August 8 and 9, 1998, or on such other 
     dates as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate may 
     jointly designate.

     SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

       (a) In General.--The event authorized by section 1 shall be 
     free of admission charge to the public and arranged not to 
     interfere with the needs of Congress, under conditions to be 
     prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol 
     Police Board.
       (b) Expenses and Liabilities.--The sponsor shall assume 
     full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident 
     to all activities associated with the event.

     SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Structures and Equipment.--Subject to the approval of 
     the Architect of the Capitol, the sponsor may erect upon the 
     Capitol Grounds such stage, sound amplification devices, and 
     other related structures and equipment as may be required for 
     the event authorized by section 1.
       (b) Additional Arrangements.--The Architect of the Capitol 
     and the Capitol Police Board are authorized to make any such 
     additional arrangements as may be required to carry out the 
     event, including arrangements to limit access to a portion of 
     Constitution Avenue as required for the event.

     SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

       The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of 
     the restrictions contained in section 4 of the Act of July 
     31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), concerning sales, 
     displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as well 
     as other restrictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds, with 
     respect to the event authorized by section 1.

     SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS ON REPRESENTATIONS.

       (a) In General.--No person may represent, either directly 
     or indirectly, that this resolution or any activity carried 
     out under this resolution in any way constitutes approval or 
     endorsement by the Federal Government of any person or any 
     product or service.
       (b) Enforcement.--The Architect of the Capitol and the 
     Capitol Police Board shall enter into an agreement with the 
     sponsor, and such other persons participating in the event 
     authorized by section 1 as the Architect of the Capitol and 
     the Capitol Police Board considers appropriate, under which 
     such persons shall agree to comply with the requirements of 
     subsection (a). The agreement shall specifically prohibit the 
     use of any photograph taken at the event for a commercial 
     purpose and shall provide for the imposition of financial 
     penalties if any violations of the agreement occur.

  The concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: 
``Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for a 
clinic to be conducted by the United States Luge Association.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said concurrent resolution, 
as amended, was agreed to and the title was amended was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.77.48  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. BURR, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Thursday, July 30, 1998 at 1 o'clock p.m.

para.77.49  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. BURR, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Thursday, July 30, 1998, it 
adjourn to meet at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, July 31, 1998.

para.77.50  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, a 
bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 39. An Act to reauthorize the African Elephant 
     Conservation Act.

para.77.51  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. RIGGS, for July 30 and July 31; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 7 p.m.
  And then,

para.77.52  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BURR, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 1 o'clock and 3 minutes a.m., Thursday, July 30 (legislative day 
of Wednesday, July 29), 1998, the House adjourned until 1 o'clock p.m. 
on Thursday, July 30, 1998.

para.77.53  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. House Joint 
     Resolution 120. Resolution disapproving the extension of the 
     waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act 
     of 1974 with respect to Vietnam; adversely (Rept. No. 105-
     653). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 3482. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building located at 11000 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, 
     California, as the ``Abraham Lincoln Federal Building'' 
     (Rept. No. 105-654). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 3598. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building located at 700 East San Antonio Street in El Paso, 
     Texas, as the ``Richard C. White Federal Building'' (Rept. 
     No. 105-655). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. S. 2032. A act to designate the Federal 
     building in Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A. Saunders 
     Federal Building''; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-656). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3736. 
     A bill to amend the Immi

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     gration and Nationality Act to make changes relating to H-1B 
     nonimmigrants; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-657). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 507. 
     Resolution providing special investigative authority for the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-658). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1385. A bill to consolidate, coordinate, and improve 
     employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation 
     programs in the United States, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 105-659). Ordered to be printed.

para.77.54  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 4342. A bill to make miscellaneous and technical 
     changes to various trade laws, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MOAKLEY:
       H.R. 4343. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 regarding the application of points of order to 
     unreported measures in the House of Representatives; to the 
     Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Buyer, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clay, Mr. Costello, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Engel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Green, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hamilton, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Jackson, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kind of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Kingston, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Paul, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Regula, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Whitfield, and 
             Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 4344. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to extend the authorizations of appropriations for that Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Peterson 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cannon, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. 
             Rogers):
       H.R. 4345. A bill to authorize the continued use on 
     national forest and other public lands of the alternative 
     arrangements that were approved by the Council on 
     Environmental Quality for windstorm-damaged national forests 
     and grasslands in Texas; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky:
       H.R. 4346. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide exemptions from taxation with respect to 
     public safety officers killed in the line of duty; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4347. A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol 
     to establish a Capitol Visitor Center under the East Plaza of 
     the United States Capitol, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 4348. A bill to amend section 5137 of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States to allow national banks to 
     continue to hold passive investments in certain subsurface 
     rights acquired in the course of the banking business and 
     carried on the books of the bank for a nominal amount; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Paul, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 4349. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for an exception from penalty tax and 
     exclusion from income for certain amounts withdrawn from 
     certain retirement plans for qualified long-term care 
     insurance and a credit for taxpayers with certain persons 
     requiring custodial care in their households; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. 
             Largent):
       H.R. 4350. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit Internet gambling, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 4351. A bill to amend the Act that established the 
     Keweenaw National Historical Park to require the Secretary of 
     the Interior to consider nominees of various local interests 
     in appointing members of the Keweenaw National Historical 
     Parks Advisory Commission; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 4352. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to improve competition in the multichannel video programming 
     distribution market, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H. Res. 512. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should focus 
     appropriate attention on the issue of neighborhood crime 
     prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime 
     by delivering speeches, convening meetings, and directing his 
     Administration to make reducing crime an important priority; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.77.55  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 26: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 74: Mr. Filner and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 164: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Davis 
     of Virginia, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Bonior, 
     Mr. Holden, Mr. Goode, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Miller of 
     California.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Talent, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. 
     Hulshof.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1202: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1231: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1321: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 1383: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1542: Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Kildee, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Snowbarger, Mr. John, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Nussle, Ms. Dunn 
     of Washington, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2408: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 2468: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2497: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 2660: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2670: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Goode, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2721: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2828: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Stokes, Ms. Waters, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Manton, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Watts 
     of Oklahoma, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Regula, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2882: Mrs. Bono and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 2900: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 2931: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2953: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2968: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
     Miller of California, and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 3050: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 3070: Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Blumenauer and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 3177: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 3207: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Portman and Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 3231: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Buyer and Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 3261: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 3262: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri and Mr. Ford.

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       H.R. 3284: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 3304: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 3320: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 3341: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 3501: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 3550: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 3688: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Combest, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Barton 
     of Texas, and Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 3741: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 3747: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 3773: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 3795: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 3814: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 3821: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Markey, Mr. Ford, Ms. Harman, 
     Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 3831: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 3865: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 3879: Ms. Danner, Mr. Combest, and Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 3916: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
     Mr. Strickland, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 3925: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3932: Ms. Furse and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 3981: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Davis  of Virginia, and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 4006: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Pease, Mr. Sununu, 
     and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 4007: Mr. Hansen and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 4037: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Nethercutt, and 
     Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 4061: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4067: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 4070: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 4071: Mr. Baker and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 4135: Mr. Schumer, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
     Norton, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 4145: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New 
     York, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Furse, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Owens, Mr. Filner, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Ms. Norton, and 
     Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 4152: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Norton, and Ms. 
     Kilpatrick. 
       H.R. 4183: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 4184: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 4185: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 4196: Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 4197: Mr. Stump, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. 
     Metcalf.
       H.R. 4204: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 4206: Mr. Manton, Mr. Engel, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Waxman, 
     Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Vento,
       H.R. 4211: Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Rush, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 4213: Mr. Towns, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 4217: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 4220: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Riley, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 4224: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 4233: Mr. Waxman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
     Ackerman, and Mr. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 4248: Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 4252: Mr. Pallone and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 4258: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 4281: Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 4293: Ms. Valazquez and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 4296: Mr. Yates, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mrs. 
     Myrick.
       H.R. 4300: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, and Ms. 
     Waters.
       H.R. 4301: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 4308: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 4309: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 4312: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 4314: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 4321: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 4324: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 4330: Mr. Aderholt and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 4339: Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Goode, Mr. Lucas 
     of Oklahoma, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Riley, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Borski, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Hilliard, 
     Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Clement.
       H. Con. Res. 264: Mr. Martinez.
       H. Con. Res. 286: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Clay.
       H. Con. Res. 287: Mr. LaFalce.
       H. Con. Res. 292: Mr. Jackson.
       H. Con. Res. 299: Mrs. Bono, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
     Mr. Royce, and Mr. Foley.
       H. Con. Res. 309: Ms. Norton, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Ms. 
     McKinney.
       H. Con. Res. 312: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H. Res. 313: Mrs. Capps, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Ms. 
     DeGette.
       H. Res. 483: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Dixon.
       H. Res. 503: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Fowler, and 
     Mr. Largent.

para.77.56  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1515: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2801: Mr. Stabenow.
       H.R. 3000: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 3262: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H. Res. 375: Mr. Fazio of California.
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                      THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1998 (78)

para.78.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. 
EMERSON, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 30, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jo Ann Emerson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.78.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, July 29, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.78.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10394. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting notification that it is estimated 
     that the limitation on the Government National Mortgage 
     Association's (``Ginnie Mae's'') authority to make 
     commitments for a fiscal year will be reached before the end 
     of that fiscal year, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1721 nt.; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       10395. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Authority to Approve Federal Home Loan Bank Bylaws [No. 98-
     32] (RIN: 3069-AA70) received July 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       10396. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous 
     Waste; Petroleum Refining Process Wastes; Land Disposal 
     Restrictions for Newly Identified Wastes; And CERCLA 
     Hazardous Substance Designation and Reportable Quantities 
     [SWH-FRL 6122-7] (RIN: 2050-AD88) received July 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10397. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Identification of 
     Additional Ozone Areas Attaining the 1-Hour Standard and to 
     Which the 1-Hour Standard is No Longer Applicable [FRL--6126-
     8] received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       10398. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Revision of Part 2 
     of the Commission's Rules Relating to the Marketing and 
     Authorization of Radio Frequency Devices [ET Docket No. 94-45 
     RM-8125] received July 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10399. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Fowler, Indiana) [MM Docket No. 98-38 RM-9223] received July 
     23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10400. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Israel [DTC 78-98] received July 29, 1998, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10401. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Belgium [RSAT 3-98] received July 17, 1998, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10402. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies 
     of the original report of political contributions by nominees 
     as chiefs of mission, ambassadors at large, or ministers, and 
     their families, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10403. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies 
     of the original report of political contributions by nominees 
     as chiefs of mission, ambassadors at large, or ministers, and 
     their families, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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       10404. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies 
     of the original report of political contributions by nominees 
     as chiefs of mission, ambassadors at large, or ministers, and 
     their families, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10405. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Helium Contracts [WO-130-1820-
     00-24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AD24) received July 23, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10406. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Restrictions on Frequency of Limited 
     Entry Permit Transfers; Sorting Catch by Species; Retention 
     of Fish Tickets [Docket No. 971208294-8154-02; I.D. 103097B] 
     (RIN: 0648-AJ20) received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10407. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Compensation for Collecting Resource 
     Information [Docket No. 980501115-8160-02; I.D. 032498A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AK86) received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10408. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit Changes [Docket No. 971229312-
     7312-01; I.D. 062698A] received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10409. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
     and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision 
     of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 1999 [Docket No. 980713170-
     8170-01] (RIN: 0651-AA96) received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       10410. A letter from the Secretary, Naval Sea Cadet Corps, 
     transmitting the Annual Audit Report of the Naval Sea Cadet 
     Corps for the fiscal year ending 31 December 1997, pursuant 
     to 36 U.S.C. 1101(39) and 1103; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       10411. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Amendments to the 
     Effluent Limitations Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards, and 
     New Source Performance Standards for the Organic Pesticide 
     Chemicals Manufacturing Industry--Pesticide Chemicals Point 
     Source Category [FRL-6126-6], pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10412. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revisions to 
     Part 1813 of the NASA FAR Supplement [48 CFR Parts 1801, 
     1812, 1813] received July 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       10413. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Provision of Drugs and Medicines to 
     Certain Veterans in State Homes (RIN: 2900-AJ34) received 
     July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       10414. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Revenue Ruling 98-36] 
     received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10415. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Reduction in Certain Deductions of Mutual Life Insurance 
     Companies [Revenue Ruling 98-38] received July 24, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       10416. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting the report providing an itemized 
     accounting of all non-appropriated funds obligated or 
     expended by the Authority for the quarter, pursuant to Public 
     Law 105--100; jointly to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight and Appropriations. 

para.78.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 3152. An Act to provide that certain volunteers at 
     private nonprofit food banks are not employees for purposes 
     of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

  The message also announced that the Senate passed a concurrent 
resolution of the following title, in which concurrence of the House is 
requested:

       S. Con. Res. 97. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress concerning the human rights and humanitarian 
     situation facing the women and girls of Afghanistan.

  The message also announced that the Senate disagrees to the amendment 
of the House to the bill (S. 1260) ``An Act to amend the Securities Act 
of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of 
securities class actions under State law, and for other purposes,'' 
requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Shelby, Mr. 
Sarbanes, and Mr. Dodd, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

para.78.5  special investigative authority for the committee on 
          education and the workforce

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 507):

       Resolved, 

     SECTION 1. APPLICATION.

       This resolution shall apply to the investigation by the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce into the 
     administration of labor laws by Government agencies, 
     including the Departments of Labor and Justice, concerning 
     the International Brotherhood of the Teamsters, and other 
     related matters.

     SEC. 2. HANDLING OF INFORMATION.

       Information obtained under the authority of this resolution 
     shall be--
       (1) considered as taken in the District of Columbia as well 
     as at the location actually taken; and
       (2) considered as taken in executive session by the 
     subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.

     SEC. 3. DISPOSITION AND INTERROGATORIES.

       The Chairman of the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, after consultation with the ranking minority 
     member of the committee, may--
       (1) order the taking of depositions or interrogatories 
     anywhere within the United States, under oath and pursuant to 
     notice or subpoena; and
       (2) designate a member or staff of the committee to conduct 
     any such proceeding.

  When said resolution was considered.
  The amendment recommended by the Committee on Rules was read as 
follows:

       Page 2, line 16, strike ``, staff, or contractor'' and 
     insert ``or staff''.

  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
amendment and the resolution to their adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the resolution were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.78.6  extension of waiver authority with respect to vietnam

  On motion of Mr. CRANE and pursuant to the special order of the House 
of July 29, 1998, the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
Union was discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 120) disapproving the extension of the waiver authority 
contained in section 402(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to 
Vietnam.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said special order.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ROHRABACHER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,

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  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

163

When there appeared

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Nays

260

para.78.7                    [Roll No. 356]

                                YEAS--163

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodling
     Graham
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wolf

                                NAYS--260

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Burr
     Gonzalez
     Istook
     Linder
     McDade
     Neal
     Rahall
     Riggs
     Smith, Linda
     Towns
     Young (FL)
  So the joint resolution was not passed.

para.78.8  h. res. 507--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 507) providing special investigative authority for 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said 
resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

222

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affirmative

Nays

200

para.78.9                    [Roll No. 357]

                                AYES--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo

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     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Burr
     Cox
     Gonzalez
     Istook
     Linder
     McDade
     Neal
     Rahall
     Riggs
     Torres
     Towns
     Waters
     Young (FL)
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.78.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4276

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 508):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4276) making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. Points of order against 
     consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 
     2(l)(6) of rule XI, clause 7 of rule XXI, or section 401(a) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General 
     debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 
     After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
     amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order against 
     provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 
     6 of rule XXI are waived. The amendments printed in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution 
     may be offered only by a Member designated in the report and 
     only at the appropriate point in the reading of the bill, 
     shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 
     specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
     proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 
     and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
     question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 
     points of order against the amendments printed in the report 
     are waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment, 
     the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord 
     priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member 
     offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the 
     portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such further amendments as may 
     have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered 
     as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final 
     passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.78.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3736

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-660) the resolution (H. Res. 513) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 3736) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
make changes relating to H-1B nonimmigrants.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.78.12  bipartisan campaign integrity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to House Resolution 442 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, 
and for other purposes.
  Mr. SHIMKUS, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.78.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GOODLATTE to the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. SHAYS:
  Amendment by Mr. GOODLATTE:

       Add at the end the following new title:

                 TITLE ____--VOTER REGISTRATION REFORM

     SEC. ____01. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR STATES TO PROVIDE FOR 
                   VOTER REGISTRATION BY MAIL.

       (a) In General.--Section 4(a) of the National Voter 
     Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-2) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (b) Conforming Amendments Relating to Uniform Mail Voter 
     Registration Form.--(1) The National Voter Registration Act 
     of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg et seq.) is amended by striking 
     section 9.
       (2) Section 7(a)(6)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-
     5(a)(6)(A)) is amended by striking ``assistance--'' and all 
     that follows and inserting the following: ``assistance a 
     voter registration application form which meets the 
     requirements described in section 5(c)(2) (other than 
     subparagraph (A)), unless the applicant, in writing, declines 
     to register to vote;''.
       (c) Other Conforming Amendments.--(1) The National Voter 
     Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg et seq.) is 
     amended by striking section 6.
       (2) Section 8(a)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6(a)(5)) 
     is amended by striking ``5, 6, and 7'' and inserting ``5 and 
     7''.

     SEC. ____02. REQUIRING APPLICANTS REGISTERING TO VOTE TO 
                   PROVIDE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

       (a) Social Security Number.--
       (1) In general.--Section 5(c)(2) of the National Voter 
     Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-3(c)(2)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) shall require the applicant to provide the 
     applicant's Social Security number.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 5(c)(2)(A) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-3(c)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting after 
     ``subparagraph (C)'' the following: ``, or the information 
     described in subparagraph (F)''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect January 1, 1999, and shall apply with 
     respect to applicants registering to vote in elections for 
     Federal office on or after such date.
       (b) Actual Proof of Citizenship.--
       (1) Registration with application for driver's license.--
     Section 5(c) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 
     (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-3(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The voter registration portion of an application for 
     a State motor vehicle driver's license shall not be 
     considered to be completed unless the applicant provides to 
     the appropriate State motor vehicle authority proof that the 
     applicant is a citizen of the United States.''.
       (2) Registration with voter registration agencies.--Section 
     7(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-5(a)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) A voter registration application received by a voter 
     registration agency shall

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     not be considered to be completed unless the applicant 
     provides to the agency proof that the applicant is a citizen 
     of the United States.''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 8(a)(5)(A) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking the 
     semicolon and inserting the following: ``, including the 
     requirement that the applicant provide proof of 
     citizenship;''.
       (4) No effect on absent uniformed services and overseas 
     voters.--Nothing in the National Voter Registration Act of 
     1993 (as amended by this subsection) may be construed to 
     require any absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter 
     under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act 
     to provide any evidence of citizenship in order to register 
     to vote (other than any evidence which may otherwise be 
     required under such Act).

     SEC. ____03. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN REGISTRANTS FROM OFFICIAL 
                   LIST OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 8(d) of the National Voter 
     Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6(d)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) At the option of the State, a State may remove the 
     name of a registrant from the official list of eligible 
     voters in elections for Federal office on the ground that the 
     registrant has changed residence if--
       ``(i) the registrant has not voted or appeared to vote 
     (and, if necessary, correct the registrar's record of the 
     registrant's address) in an election during the period 
     beginning on the day after the date of the second previous 
     general election for Federal office held prior to the date 
     the confirmation notice described in subparagraph (B) is sent 
     and ending on the date of such notice;
       ``(ii) the registrant has not voted or appeared to vote 
     (and, if necessary, correct the registrar's record of the 
     registrant's address) in any of the first two general 
     elections for Federal office held after the confirmation 
     notice described in subparagraph (B) is sent; and
       ``(iii) during the period beginning on the date the 
     confirmation notice described in subparagraph (B) is sent and 
     ending on the date of the second general election for Federal 
     office held after the date such notice is sent, the 
     registrant has failed to notify the State in response to the 
     notice that the registrant did not change his or her 
     residence, or changed residence but remained in the 
     registrar's jurisdiction.
       ``(B) A confirmation notice described in this subparagraph 
     is a postage prepaid and pre-addressed return card, sent by 
     forwardable mail, on which a registrant may state his or her 
     current address, together with information concerning how the 
     registrant can continue to be eligible to vote if the 
     registrant has changed residence to a place outside the 
     registrar's jurisdiction and a statement that the registrant 
     may be removed from the official list of eligible voters if 
     the registrant does not respond to the notice (during the 
     period described in subparagraph (A)(iii)) by stating that 
     the registrant did not change his or her residence, or 
     changed residence but remained in the registrar's 
     jurisdiction.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8(i)(2) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1973gg-6(d)) is amended by inserting ``or subsection 
     (d)(3)'' after ``subsection (d)(2)''.

     SEC. ____04. PERMITTING STATE TO REQUIRE VOTERS TO PRODUCE 
                   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PRIOR TO VOTING.

       (a) Photographic Identification.--Section 8 of the National 
     Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) Permitting States To Require Voters To Produce Photo 
     Identification.--A State may require an individual to produce 
     a valid photographic identification before receiving a ballot 
     (other than an absentee ballot) for voting in an election for 
     Federal office.''.
       (b) Signature.--Section 8 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6), 
     as amended by subsection (a), is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(k) Permitting States To Require Voters To Provide 
     Signature.--A State may require an individual to provide the 
     individual's signature (in the presence of an election 
     official at the polling place) before receiving a ballot for 
     voting in an election for Federal office, other than an 
     individual who is unable to provide a signature because of 
     illiteracy or disability.''.

     SEC. ____05. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT THAT STATES PERMIT 
                   REGISTRANTS CHANGING RESIDENCE TO VOTE AT 
                   POLLING PLACE FOR FORMER ADDRESS.

       Section 8(e)(2) of the National Voter Registration Act of 
     1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6(e)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(2)(A)'' and inserting ``(2)''; and
       (2) by striking ``election, at the option of the 
     registrant--'' and all that follows and inserting the 
     following: ``election shall be permitted to correct the 
     voting records for purposes of voting in future elections at 
     the appropriate polling place for the current address and, if 
     permitted by State law, shall be permitted to vote in the 
     present election, upon confirmation by the registrant of the 
     new address by such means as are required by law.''.

     SEC. ____06. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this title shall apply with respect 
     to elections for Federal office occurring after December 
     1999. 

  Amendment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. SHAYS:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Bipartisan 
     Campaign Reform Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

            TITLE I--REDUCTION OF SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE

Sec. 101. Soft money of political parties.
Sec. 102. Increased contribution limits for State committees of 
              political parties and aggregate contribution limit for 
              individuals.
Sec. 103. Reporting requirements.

           TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AND COORDINATED EXPENDITURES

Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Civil penalty.
Sec. 203. Reporting requirements for certain independent expenditures.
Sec. 204. Independent versus coordinated expenditures by party.
Sec. 205. Coordination with candidates.

                         TITLE III--DISCLOSURE

Sec. 301. Filing of reports using computers and facsimile machines.
Sec. 302. Prohibition of deposit of contributions with incomplete 
              contributor information.
Sec. 303. Audits.
Sec. 304. Reporting requirements for contributions of $50 or more.
Sec. 305. Use of candidates' names.
Sec. 306. Prohibition of false representation to solicit contributions.
Sec. 307. Soft money of persons other than political parties.
Sec. 308. Campaign advertising.

                    TITLE IV--PERSONAL WEALTH OPTION

Sec. 401. Voluntary personal funds expenditure limit.
Sec. 402. Political party committee coordinated expenditures.

                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 501. Codification of Beck decision.
Sec. 502. Use of contributed amounts for certain purposes.
Sec. 503. Limit on congressional use of the franking privilege.
Sec. 504. Prohibition of fundraising on Federal property.
Sec. 505. Penalties for knowing and willful violations.
Sec. 506. Strengthening foreign money ban.
Sec. 507. Prohibition of contributions by minors.
Sec. 508. Expedited procedures.
Sec. 509. Initiation of enforcement proceeding.

 TITLE VI--SEVERABILITY; CONSTITUTIONALITY; EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS

Sec. 601. Severability.
Sec. 602. Review of constitutional issues.
Sec. 603. Effective date.
Sec. 604. Regulations.
            TITLE I--REDUCTION OF SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE

     SEC. 101. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 323. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

       ``(a) National Committees.--
       ``(1) In general.--A national committee of a political 
     party (including a national congressional campaign committee 
     of a political party) and any officers or agents of such 
     party committees, shall not solicit, receive, or direct to 
     another person a contribution, donation, or transfer of 
     funds, or spend any funds, that are not subject to the 
     limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this 
     Act.
       ``(2) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to an 
     entity that is directly or indirectly established, financed, 
     maintained, or controlled by a national committee of a 
     political party (including a national congressional campaign 
     committee of a political party), or an entity acting on 
     behalf of a national committee, and an officer or agent 
     acting on behalf of any such committee or entity.
       ``(b) State, District, and Local Committees.--
       ``(1) In general.--An amount that is expended or disbursed 
     by a State, district, or local committee of a political party 
     (including an entity that is directly or indirectly 
     established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a State, 
     district, or local committee of a political party and an 
     officer or agent acting on behalf of such committee or 
     entity) for Federal election activity shall be made from 
     funds subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting 
     requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) Federal election activity.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `Federal election activity' 
     means--
       ``(i) voter registration activity during the period that 
     begins on the date that is 120 days before the date a 
     regularly scheduled Federal election is held and ends on the 
     date of the election;

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       ``(ii) voter identification, get-out-the-vote activity, or 
     generic campaign activity conducted in connection with an 
     election in which a candidate for Federal office appears on 
     the ballot (regardless of whether a candidate for State or 
     local office also appears on the ballot); and
       ``(iii) a communication that refers to a clearly identified 
     candidate for Federal office (regardless of whether a 
     candidate for State or local office is also mentioned or 
     identified) and is made for the purpose of influencing a 
     Federal election (regardless of whether the communication is 
     express advocacy).
       ``(B) Excluded activity.--The term `Federal election 
     activity' does not include an amount expended or disbursed by 
     a State, district, or local committee of a political party 
     for--
       ``(i) campaign activity conducted solely on behalf of a 
     clearly identified candidate for State or local office, 
     provided the campaign activity is not a Federal election 
     activity described in subparagraph (A);
       ``(ii) a contribution to a candidate for State or local 
     office, provided the contribution is not designated or used 
     to pay for a Federal election activity described in 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(iii) the costs of a State, district, or local political 
     convention;
       ``(iv) the costs of grassroots campaign materials, 
     including buttons, bumper stickers, and yard signs, that name 
     or depict only a candidate for State or local office;
       ``(v) the non-Federal share of a State, district, or local 
     party committee's administrative and overhead expenses (but 
     not including the compensation in any month of an individual 
     who spends more than 20 percent of the individual's time on 
     Federal election activity) as determined by a regulation 
     promulgated by the Commission to determine the non-Federal 
     share of a State, district, or local party committee's 
     administrative and overhead expenses; and
       ``(vi) the cost of constructing or purchasing an office 
     facility or equipment for a State, district or local 
     committee.
       ``(c) Fundraising Costs.--An amount spent by a national, 
     State, district, or local committee of a political party, by 
     an entity that is established, financed, maintained, or 
     controlled by a national, State, district, or local committee 
     of a political party, or by an agent or officer of any such 
     committee or entity, to raise funds that are used, in whole 
     or in part, to pay the costs of a Federal election activity 
     shall be made from funds subject to the limitations, 
     prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
       ``(d) Tax-exempt Organizations.--A national, State, 
     district, or local committee of a political party (including 
     a national congressional campaign committee of a political 
     party, an entity that is directly or indirectly established, 
     financed, maintained, or controlled by any such national, 
     State, district, or local committee or its agent, an agent 
     acting on behalf of any such party committee, and an officer 
     or agent acting on behalf of any such party committee or 
     entity), shall not solicit any funds for, or make or direct 
     any donations to, an organization that is described in 
     section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code (or 
     has submitted an application to the Commissioner of the 
     Internal Revenue Service for determination of tax-exemption 
     under such section).
       ``(e) Candidates.--
       ``(1) In general.--A candidate, individual holding Federal 
     office, or agent of a candidate or individual holding Federal 
     office shall not solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or spend 
     funds for a Federal election activity on behalf of such 
     candidate, individual, agent or any other person, unless the 
     funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and 
     reporting requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) State law.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to the 
     solicitation or receipt of funds by an individual who is a 
     candidate for a State or local office if the solicitation or 
     receipt of funds is permitted under State law for any 
     activity other than a Federal election activity.
       ``(3) Fundraising events.--Paragraph (1) does not apply in 
     the case of a candidate who attends, speaks, or is a featured 
     guest at a fundraising event sponsored by a State, district, 
     or local committee of a political party.''.

     SEC. 102. INCREASED CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR STATE COMMITTEES 
                   OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTION 
                   LIMIT FOR INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Contribution Limit for State Committees of Political 
     Parties.--Section 315(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by inserting ``(other than a committee described in 
     subparagraph (D))'' after ``committee''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) to a political committee established and maintained 
     by a State committee of a political party in any calendar 
     year that, in the aggregate, exceed $10,000''.
       (b) Aggregate Contribution Limit for Individual.--Section 
     315(a)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``$25,000'' and 
     inserting ``$30,000''.

     SEC. 103. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Reporting Requirements.--Section 304 of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) (as amended by 
     section 203) is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following:
       ``(e) Political Committees.--
       ``(1) National and congressional political committees.--The 
     national committee of a political party, any national 
     congressional campaign committee of a political party, and 
     any subordinate committee of either, shall report all 
     receipts and disbursements during the reporting period.
       ``(2) Other political committees to which section 323 
     applies.--A political committee (not described in paragraph 
     (1)) to which section 323(b)(1) applies shall report all 
     receipts and disbursements made for activities described in 
     paragraphs (2)(A) and (3)(B)(v) of section 323(b).
       ``(3) Itemization.--If a political committee has receipts 
     or disbursements to which this subsection applies from any 
     person aggregating in excess of $200 for any calendar year, 
     the political committee shall separately itemize its 
     reporting for such person in the same manner as required in 
     paragraphs (3)(A), (5), and (6) of subsection (b).
       ``(4) Reporting periods.--Reports required to be filed 
     under this subsection shall be filed for the same time 
     periods required for political committees under subsection 
     (a).''.
       (b) Building Fund Exception to the Definition of 
     Contribution.--Section 301(8)(B) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking clause (viii); and
       (2) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv) as clauses 
     (viii) through (xiii), respectively.
           TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AND COORDINATED EXPENDITURES

     SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Definition of Independent Expenditure.--Section 301 of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended 
     by striking paragraph (17) and inserting the following:
       ``(17) Independent expenditure.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `independent expenditure' means 
     an expenditure by a person--
       ``(i) for a communication that is express advocacy; and
       ``(ii) that is not provided in coordination with a 
     candidate or a candidate's agent or a person who is 
     coordinating with a candidate or a candidate's agent.''.
       (b) Definition of Express Advocacy.--Section 301 of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(20) Express Advocacy.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `express advocacy' means a 
     communication that advocates the election or defeat of a 
     candidate by--
       ``(i) containing a phrase such as `vote for', `re-elect', 
     `support', `cast your ballot for', `(name of candidate) for 
     Congress', `(name of candidate) in 1997', `vote against', 
     `defeat', `reject', or a campaign slogan or words that in 
     context can have no reasonable meaning other than to advocate 
     the election or defeat of 1 or more clearly identified 
     candidates;
       ``(ii) referring to 1 or more clearly identified candidates 
     in a paid advertisement that is transmitted through radio or 
     television within 60 calendar days preceding the date of an 
     election of the candidate and that appears in the State in 
     which the election is occurring, except that with respect to 
     a candidate for the office of Vice President or President, 
     the time period is within 60 calendar days preceding the date 
     of a general election; or
       ``(iii) expressing unmistakable and unambiguous support for 
     or opposition to 1 or more clearly identified candidates when 
     taken as a whole and with limited reference to external 
     events, such as proximity to an election.
       ``(B) Voting record and voting guide exception.--The term 
     `express advocacy' does not include a printed communication 
     that--
       ``(i) presents information in an educational manner solely 
     about the voting record or position on a campaign issue of 2 
     or more candidates;
       ``(ii) that is not made in coordination with a candidate, 
     political party, or agent of the candidate or party; or a 
     candidate's agent or a person who is coordinating with a 
     candidate or a candidate's agent;
       ``(iii) does not contain a phrase such as `vote for', `re-
     elect', `support', `cast your ballot for', `(name of 
     candidate) for Congress', `(name of candidate) in 1997', 
     `vote against', `defeat', or `reject', or a campaign slogan 
     or words that in context can have no reasonable meaning other 
     than to urge the election or defeat of 1 or more clearly 
     identified candidates.''.
       (c) Definition of Expenditure.--Section 301(9)(A) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(9)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) a payment for a communication that is express 
     advocacy; and
       ``(iv) a payment made by a person for a communication 
     that--
       ``(I) refers to a clearly identified candidate;
       ``(II) is provided in coordination with the candidate, the 
     candidate's agent, or the political party of the candidate; 
     and
       ``(III) is for the purpose of influencing a Federal 
     election (regardless of whether the communication is express 
     advocacy).''.

     SEC. 202. CIVIL PENALTY.

       Section 309 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 437g) is amended--

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       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)(A)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
     inserting ``clauses (ii) and (iii)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) If the Commission determines by an affirmative vote 
     of 4 of its members that there is probable cause to believe 
     that a person has made a knowing and willful violation of 
     section 304(c), the Commission shall not enter into a 
     conciliation agreement under this paragraph and may institute 
     a civil action for relief under paragraph (6)(A).''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting ``(except an action 
     instituted in connection with a knowing and willful violation 
     of section 304(c))'' after ``subparagraph (A)''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Any person'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (D), any 
     person''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) In the case of a knowing and willful violation of 
     section 304(c) that involves the reporting of an independent 
     expenditure, the violation shall not be subject to this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 203. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INDEPENDENT 
                   EXPENDITURES.

       Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 434) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the undesignated 
     matter after subparagraph (C);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) of subsection (c) as 
     subsection (f); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c)(2) (as amended by 
     paragraph (1)) the following:
       ``(d) Time for Reporting Certain Expenditures.--
       ``(1) Expenditures aggregating $1,000.--
       ``(A) Initial report.--A person (including a political 
     committee) that makes or contracts to make independent 
     expenditures aggregating $1,000 or more after the 20th day, 
     but more than 24 hours, before the date of an election shall 
     file a report describing the expenditures within 24 hours 
     after that amount of independent expenditures has been made.
       ``(B) Additional reports.--After a person files a report 
     under subparagraph (A), the person shall file an additional 
     report within 24 hours after each time the person makes or 
     contracts to make independent expenditures aggregating an 
     additional $1,000 with respect to the same election as that 
     to which the initial report relates.
       ``(2) Expenditures aggregating $10,000.--
       ``(A) Initial report.--A person (including a political 
     committee) that makes or contracts to make independent 
     expenditures aggregating $10,000 or more at any time up to 
     and including the 20th day before the date of an election 
     shall file a report describing the expenditures within 48 
     hours after that amount of independent expenditures has been 
     made.
       ``(B) Additional reports.--After a person files a report 
     under subparagraph (A), the person shall file an additional 
     report within 48 hours after each time the person makes or 
     contracts to make independent expenditures aggregating an 
     additional $10,000 with respect to the same election as that 
     to which the initial report relates.
       ``(3) Place of filing; contents.--A report under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) shall be filed with the Commission; and
       ``(B) shall contain the information required by subsection 
     (b)(6)(B)(iii), including the name of each candidate whom an 
     expenditure is intended to support or oppose.''.

     SEC. 204. INDEPENDENT VERSUS COORDINATED EXPENDITURES BY 
                   PARTY.

       Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act (2 
     U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and (3)'' and inserting 
     ``, (3), and (4)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Independent versus coordinated expenditures by 
     party.--
       ``(A) In general.--On or after the date on which a 
     political party nominates a candidate, a committee of the 
     political party shall not make both expenditures under this 
     subsection and independent expenditures (as defined in 
     section 301(17)) with respect to the candidate during the 
     election cycle.
       ``(B) Certification.--Before making a coordinated 
     expenditure under this subsection with respect to a 
     candidate, a committee of a political party shall file with 
     the Commission a certification, signed by the treasurer of 
     the committee, that the committee has not and shall not make 
     any independent expenditure with respect to the candidate 
     during the same election cycle.
       ``(C) Application.--For the purposes of this paragraph, all 
     political committees established and maintained by a national 
     political party (including all congressional campaign 
     committees) and all political committees established and 
     maintained by a State political party (including any 
     subordinate committee of a State committee) shall be 
     considered to be a single political committee.
       ``(D) Transfers.--A committee of a political party that 
     submits a certification under subparagraph (B) with respect 
     to a candidate shall not, during an election cycle, transfer 
     any funds to, assign authority to make coordinated 
     expenditures under this subsection to, or receive a transfer 
     of funds from, a committee of the political party that has 
     made or intends to make an independent expenditure with 
     respect to the candidate.''.

     SEC. 205. COORDINATION WITH CANDIDATES.

       (a) Definition of Coordination With Candidates.--
       (1) Section 301(8).--Section 301(8) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) anything of value provided by a person in 
     coordination with a candidate for the purpose of influencing 
     a Federal election, regardless of whether the value being 
     provided is a communication that is express advocacy, in 
     which such candidate seeks nomination or election to Federal 
     office.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) The term `provided in coordination with a candidate' 
     includes--
       ``(i) a payment made by a person in cooperation, 
     consultation, or concert with, at the request or suggestion 
     of, or pursuant to any general or particular understanding 
     with a candidate, the candidate's authorized committee, or an 
     agent acting on behalf of a candidate or authorized 
     committee;
       ``(ii) a payment made by a person for the production, 
     dissemination, distribution, or republication, in whole or in 
     part, of any broadcast or any written, graphic, or other form 
     of campaign material prepared by a candidate, a candidate's 
     authorized committee, or an agent of a candidate or 
     authorized committee (not including a communication described 
     in paragraph (9)(B)(i) or a communication that expressly 
     advocates the candidate's defeat);
       ``(iii) a payment made by a person based on information 
     about a candidate's plans, projects, or needs provided to the 
     person making the payment by the candidate or the candidate's 
     agent who provides the information with the intent that the 
     payment be made;
       ``(iv) a payment made by a person if, in the same election 
     cycle in which the payment is made, the person making the 
     payment is serving or has served as a member, employee, 
     fundraiser, or agent of the candidate's authorized committee 
     in an executive or policymaking position;
       ``(v) a payment made by a person if the person making the 
     payment has served in any formal policy making or advisory 
     position with the candidate's campaign or has participated in 
     formal strategic or formal policymaking discussions with the 
     candidate's campaign relating to the candidate's pursuit of 
     nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, in 
     the same election cycle as the election cycle in which the 
     payment is made;
       ``(vi) a payment made by a person if, in the same election 
     cycle, the person making the payment retains the professional 
     services of any person that has provided or is providing 
     campaign-related services in the same election cycle to a 
     candidate in connection with the candidate's pursuit of 
     nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, 
     including services relating to the candidate's decision to 
     seek Federal office, and the person retained is retained to 
     work on activities relating to that candidate's campaign;
       ``(vii) a payment made by a person who has engaged in a 
     coordinated activity with a candidate described in clauses 
     (i) through (vi) for a communication that clearly refers to 
     the candidate and is for the purpose of influencing an 
     election (regardless of whether the communication is express 
     advocacy);
       ``(viii) direct participation by a person in fundraising 
     activities with the candidate or in the solicitation or 
     receipt of contributions on behalf of the candidate;
       ``(ix) communication by a person with the candidate or an 
     agent of the candidate, occurring after the declaration of 
     candidacy (including a pollster, media consultant, vendor, 
     advisor, or staff member), acting on behalf of the candidate, 
     about advertising message, allocation of resources, 
     fundraising, or other campaign matters related to the 
     candidate's campaign, including campaign operations, 
     staffing, tactics, or strategy; or
       ``(x) the provision of in-kind professional services or 
     polling data to the candidate or candidate's agent.
       ``(D) For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term 
     `professional services' includes services in support of a 
     candidate's pursuit of nomination for election, or election, 
     to Federal office such as polling, media advice, direct mail, 
     fundraising, or campaign research.
       ``(E) For purposes of subparagraph (C), all political 
     committees established and maintained by a national political 
     party (including all congressional campaign committees) and 
     all political committees established and maintained by a 
     State political party (including any subordinate committee of 
     a State committee) shall be considered to be a single 
     political committee.''.
       (2) Section 315(a)(7).--Section 315(a)(7) (2 U.S.C. 
     441a(a)(7)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) a thing of value provided in coordination with a 
     candidate, as described in section 301(8)(A)(iii), shall be 
     considered to be a contribution to the candidate, and in the 
     case of a limitation on expenditures, shall be treated as an 
     expenditure by the candidate.
       (b) Meaning of Contribution or Expenditure for the Purposes 
     of Section 316.--Section 316(b)(2) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``shall include'' and inserting ``includes a 
     contribution or expenditure, as those terms are defined in 
     section 301, and also includes''.
                         TITLE III--DISCLOSURE

     SEC. 301. FILING OF REPORTS USING COMPUTERS AND FACSIMILE 
                   MACHINES.

       Section 302(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is amended

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     by striking paragraph (11) and inserting the following:
       ``(11)(A) The Commission shall promulgate a regulation 
     under which a person required to file a designation, 
     statement, or report under this Act--
       ``(i) is required to maintain and file a designation, 
     statement, or report for any calendar year in electronic form 
     accessible by computers if the person has, or has reason to 
     expect to have, aggregate contributions or expenditures in 
     excess of a threshold amount determined by the Commission; 
     and
       ``(ii) may maintain and file a designation, statement, or 
     report in electronic form or an alternative form, including 
     the use of a facsimile machine, if not required to do so 
     under the regulation promulgated under clause (i).
       ``(B) The Commission shall make a designation, statement, 
     report, or notification that is filed electronically with the 
     Commission accessible to the public on the Internet not later 
     than 24 hours after the designation, statement, report, or 
     notification is received by the Commission.
       ``(C) In promulgating a regulation under this paragraph, 
     the Commission shall provide methods (other than requiring a 
     signature on the document being filed) for verifying 
     designations, statements, and reports covered by the 
     regulation. Any document verified under any of the methods 
     shall be treated for all purposes (including penalties for 
     perjury) in the same manner as a document verified by 
     signature.''.

     SEC. 302. PROHIBITION OF DEPOSIT OF CONTRIBUTIONS WITH 
                   INCOMPLETE CONTRIBUTOR INFORMATION.

       Section 302 of Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 432) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Deposit of Contributions.--The treasurer of a 
     candidate's authorized committee shall not deposit, except in 
     an escrow account, or otherwise negotiate a contribution from 
     a person who makes an aggregate amount of contributions in 
     excess of $200 during a calendar year unless the treasurer 
     verifies that the information required by this section with 
     respect to the contributor is complete.''.

     SEC. 303. AUDITS.

       (a) Random Audits.--Section 311(b) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``The 
     Commission''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Random audits.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
     Commission may conduct random audits and investigations to 
     ensure voluntary compliance with this Act. The selection of 
     any candidate for a random audit or investigation shall be 
     based on criteria adopted by a vote of at least 4 members of 
     the Commission.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Commission shall not conduct an 
     audit or investigation of a candidate's authorized committee 
     under subparagraph (A) until the candidate is no longer a 
     candidate for the office sought by the candidate in an 
     election cycle.
       ``(C) Applicability.--This paragraph does not apply to an 
     authorized committee of a candidate for President or Vice 
     President subject to audit under section 9007 or 9038 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (b) Extension of Period During Which Campaign Audits May Be 
     Begun.--Section 311(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended by striking ``6 months'' 
     and inserting ``12 months''.

     SEC. 304. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF $50 OR 
                   MORE.

       Section 304(b)(3)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     at 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(3)(A) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$200'' and inserting ``$50''; and
       (2) by striking the semicolon and inserting ``, except that 
     in the case of a person who makes contributions aggregating 
     at least $50 but not more than $200 during the calendar year, 
     the identification need include only the name and address of 
     the person;''.

     SEC. 305. USE OF CANDIDATES' NAMES.

       Section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 432(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4)(A) The name of each authorized committee shall 
     include the name of the candidate who authorized the 
     committee under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) A political committee that is not an authorized 
     committee shall not--
       ``(i) include the name of any candidate in its name; or
       ``(ii) except in the case of a national, State, or local 
     party committee, use the name of any candidate in any 
     activity on behalf of the committee in such a context as to 
     suggest that the committee is an authorized committee of the 
     candidate or that the use of the candidate's name has been 
     authorized by the candidate.''.

     SEC. 306. PROHIBITION OF FALSE REPRESENTATION TO SOLICIT 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       Section 322 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441h) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``Sec. 322.'' the following: ``(a) 
     In General.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Solicitation of Contributions.--No person shall 
     solicit contributions by falsely representing himself or 
     herself as a candidate or as a representative of a candidate, 
     a political committee, or a political party.''.

     SEC. 307. SOFT MONEY OF PERSONS OTHER THAN POLITICAL PARTIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 304 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) (as amended by section 
     103(c) and section 203) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Disbursements of Persons Other Than Political 
     Parties.--
       ``(1) In general.--A person, other than a political 
     committee or a person described in section 501(d) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that makes an aggregate amount 
     of disbursements in excess of $50,000 during a calendar year 
     for activities described in paragraph (2) shall file a 
     statement with the Commission--
       ``(A) on a monthly basis as described in subsection 
     (a)(4)(B); or
       ``(B) in the case of disbursements that are made within 20 
     days of an election, within 24 hours after the disbursements 
     are made.
       ``(2) Activity.--The activity described in this paragraph 
     is--
       ``(A) Federal election activity;
       ``(B) an activity described in section 316(b)(2)(A) that 
     expresses support for or opposition to a candidate for 
     Federal office or a political party; and
       ``(C) an activity described in subparagraph (C) of section 
     316(b)(2).
       ``(3) Applicability.--This subsection does not apply to--
       ``(A) a candidate or a candidate's authorized committees; 
     or
       ``(B) an independent expenditure.
       ``(4) Contents.--A statement under this section shall 
     contain such information about the disbursements made during 
     the reporting period as the Commission shall prescribe, 
     including--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount of disbursements made;
       ``(B) the name and address of the person or entity to whom 
     a disbursement is made in an aggregate amount in excess of 
     $200;
       ``(C) the date made, amount, and purpose of the 
     disbursement; and
       ``(D) if applicable, whether the disbursement was in 
     support of, or in opposition to, a candidate or a political 
     party, and the name of the candidate or the political 
     party.''.
       (b) Definition of Generic Campaign Activity.--Section 301 
     of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et 
     seq.) (as amended by section 201(b)) is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(21) Generic campaign activity.--The term `generic 
     campaign activity' means an activity that promotes a 
     political party and does not promote a candidate or non-
     Federal candidate.''.

     SEC. 308. CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING.

       Section 318 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441d) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting ``Whenever a 
     political committee makes a disbursement for the purpose of 
     financing any communication through any broadcasting station, 
     newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mailing, 
     or any other type of general public political advertising, or 
     whenever'';
       (ii) by striking ``an expenditure'' and inserting ``a 
     disbursement''; and
       (iii) by striking ``direct''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and permanent street 
     address'' after ``name''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Any printed communication described in subsection (a) 
     shall--
       ``(1) be of sufficient type size to be clearly readable by 
     the recipient of the communication;
       ``(2) be contained in a printed box set apart from the 
     other contents of the communication; and
       ``(3) be printed with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement.
       ``(d)(1) Any communication described in paragraphs (1) or 
     (2) of subsection (a) which is transmitted through radio or 
     television shall include, in addition to the requirements of 
     that paragraph, an audio statement by the candidate that 
     identifies the candidate and states that the candidate has 
     approved the communication.
       ``(2) If a communication described in paragraph (1) is 
     transmitted through television, the communication shall 
     include, in addition to the audio statement under paragraph 
     (1), a written statement that--
       ``(A) appears at the end of the communication in a clearly 
     readable manner with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement, for a 
     period of at least 4 seconds; and
       ``(B) is accompanied by a clearly identifiable photographic 
     or similar image of the candidate.
       ``(e) Any communication described in paragraph (3) of 
     subsection (a) which is transmitted through radio or 
     television shall include, in addition to the requirements of 
     that paragraph, in a clearly spoken manner, the following 
     statement: `________________ is responsible for the content 
     of this advertisement.' (with the blank to be filled in with 
     the name of the political committee or other person paying 
     for the communication and the name of any connected 
     organization of the payor). If transmitted through 
     television, the statement shall also appear in a clearly 
     readable manner with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement, for a 
     period of at least 4 seconds.''.
                    TITLE IV--PERSONAL WEALTH OPTION

     SEC. 401. VOLUNTARY PERSONAL FUNDS EXPENDITURE LIMIT.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) (as amended

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     by section 101) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 324. VOLUNTARY PERSONAL FUNDS EXPENDITURE LIMIT.

       ``(a) Eligible Congressional Candidate.--
       ``(1) Primary election.--
       ``(A) Declaration.--A candidate for election for Senator or 
     Representative in or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
     Congress is an eligible primary election Congressional 
     candidate if the candidate files with the Commission a 
     declaration that the candidate and the candidate's authorized 
     committees will not make expenditures in excess of the 
     personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(B) Time to file.--The declaration under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be filed not later than the date on which the candidate 
     files with the appropriate State officer as a candidate for 
     the primary election.
       ``(2) General election.--
       ``(A) Declaration.--A candidate for election for Senator or 
     Representative in or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
     Congress is an eligible general election Congressional 
     candidate if the candidate files with the Commission--
       ``(i) a declaration under penalty of perjury, with 
     supporting documentation as required by the Commission, that 
     the candidate and the candidate's authorized committees did 
     not exceed the personal funds expenditure limit in connection 
     with the primary election; and
       ``(ii) a declaration that the candidate and the candidate's 
     authorized committees will not make expenditures in excess of 
     the personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(B) Time to file.--The declaration under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be filed not later than 7 days after the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date on which the candidate qualifies for the 
     general election ballot under State law; or
       ``(ii) if under State law, a primary or run-off election to 
     qualify for the general election ballot occurs after 
     September 1, the date on which the candidate wins the primary 
     or runoff election.
       ``(b) Personal Funds Expenditure Limit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The aggregate amount of expenditures 
     that may be made in connection with an election by an 
     eligible Congressional candidate or the candidate's 
     authorized committees from the sources described in paragraph 
     (2) shall not exceed $50,000.
       ``(2) Sources.--A source is described in this paragraph if 
     the source is--
       ``(A) personal funds of the candidate and members of the 
     candidate's immediate family; or
       ``(B) proceeds of indebtedness incurred by the candidate or 
     a member of the candidate's immediate family.
       ``(c) Certification by the Commission.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall determine whether a 
     candidate has met the requirements of this section and, based 
     on the determination, issue a certification stating whether 
     the candidate is an eligible Congressional candidate.
       ``(2) Time for certification.--Not later than 7 business 
     days after a candidate files a declaration under paragraph 
     (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the Commission shall certify 
     whether the candidate is an eligible Congressional candidate.
       ``(3) Revocation.--The Commission shall revoke a 
     certification under paragraph (1), based on information 
     submitted in such form and manner as the Commission may 
     require or on information that comes to the Commission by 
     other means, if the Commission determines that a candidate 
     violates the personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(4) Determinations by Commission.--A determination made 
     by the Commission under this subsection shall be final, 
     except to the extent that the determination is subject to 
     examination and audit by the Commission and to judicial 
     review.
       ``(d) Penalty.--If the Commission revokes the certification 
     of an eligible Congressional candidate--
       ``(1) the Commission shall notify the candidate of the 
     revocation; and
       ``(2) the candidate and a candidate's authorized committees 
     shall pay to the Commission an amount equal to the amount of 
     expenditures made by a national committee of a political 
     party or a State committee of a political party in connection 
     with the general election campaign of the candidate under 
     section 315(d).''.

     SEC. 402. POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEE COORDINATED EXPENDITURES.

       Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) (as amended by section 204) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) This subsection does not apply to expenditures made 
     in connection with the general election campaign of a 
     candidate for Senator or Representative in or Delegate or 
     Resident Commissioner to the Congress who is not an eligible 
     Congressional candidate (as defined in section 324(a)).''.
                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 501. CODIFICATION OF BECK DECISION.

       Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 
     158) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Nonunion Member Payments to Labor Organization.--
       ``(1) In general.--It shall be an unfair labor practice for 
     any labor organization which receives a payment from an 
     employee pursuant to an agreement that requires employees who 
     are not members of the organization to make payments to such 
     organization in lieu of organization dues or fees not to 
     establish and implement the objection procedure described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Objection procedure.--The objection procedure 
     required under paragraph (1) shall meet the following 
     requirements:
       ``(A) The labor organization shall annually provide to 
     employees who are covered by such agreement but are not 
     members of the organization--
       ``(i) reasonable personal notice of the objection 
     procedure, the employees eligible to invoke the procedure, 
     and the time, place, and manner for filing an objection; and
       ``(ii) reasonable opportunity to file an objection to 
     paying for organization expenditures supporting political 
     activities unrelated to collective bargaining, including but 
     not limited to the opportunity to file such objection by 
     mail.
       ``(B) If an employee who is not a member of the labor 
     organization files an objection under the procedure in 
     subparagraph (A), such organization shall--
       ``(i) reduce the payments in lieu of organization dues or 
     fees by such employee by an amount which reasonably reflects 
     the ratio that the organization's expenditures supporting 
     political activities unrelated to collective bargaining bears 
     to such organization's total expenditures;
       ``(ii) provide such employee with a reasonable explanation 
     of the organization's calculation of such reduction, 
     including calculating the amount of organization expenditures 
     supporting political activities unrelated to collective 
     bargaining.
       ``(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
     `expenditures supporting political activities unrelated to 
     collective bargaining' means expenditures in connection with 
     a Federal, State, or local election or in connection with 
     efforts to influence legislation unrelated to collective 
     bargaining.''.

     SEC. 502. USE OF CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by striking section 313 and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 313. USE OF CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Permitted Uses.--A contribution accepted by a 
     candidate, and any other amount received by an individual as 
     support for activities of the individual as a holder of 
     Federal office, may be used by the candidate or individual--
       ``(1) for expenditures in connection with the campaign for 
     Federal office of the candidate or individual;
       ``(2) for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in 
     connection with duties of the individual as a holder of 
     Federal office;
       ``(3) for contributions to an organization described in 
     section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       ``(4) for transfers to a national, State, or local 
     committee of a political party.
       ``(b) Prohibited Use.--
       ``(1) In general.--A contribution or amount described in 
     subsection (a) shall not be converted by any person to 
     personal use.
       ``(2) Conversion.--For the purposes of paragraph (1), a 
     contribution or amount shall be considered to be converted to 
     personal use if the contribution or amount is used to fulfill 
     any commitment, obligation, or expense of a person that would 
     exist irrespective of the candidate's election campaign or 
     individual's duties as a holder of Federal officeholder, 
     including--
       ``(A) a home mortgage, rent, or utility payment;
       ``(B) a clothing purchase;
       ``(C) a noncampaign-related automobile expense;
       ``(D) a country club membership;
       ``(E) a vacation or other noncampaign-related trip;
       ``(F) a household food item;
       ``(G) a tuition payment;
       ``(H) admission to a sporting event, concert, theater, or 
     other form of entertainment not associated with an election 
     campaign; and
       ``(I) dues, fees, and other payments to a health club or 
     recreational facility.''.

     SEC. 503. LIMIT ON CONGRESSIONAL USE OF THE FRANKING 
                   PRIVILEGE.

       Section 3210(a)(6) of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) A Member of Congress shall not mail any mass mailing 
     as franked mail during the 180-day period which ends on the 
     date of the general election for the office held by the 
     Member or during the 90-day period which ends on the date of 
     any primary election for that office, unless the Member has 
     made a public announcement that the Member will not be a 
     candidate for reelection during that year or for election to 
     any other Federal office.''.

     SEC. 504. PROHIBITION OF FUNDRAISING ON FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       Section 607 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Prohibition.--
       ``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for any person to 
     solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of 
     value for a political committee or a candidate for Federal, 
     State or local office from a person who is located in a room 
     or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by 
     an officer or employee of the United States. An individual 
     who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government, 
     including the President, Vice President, and Members of 
     Congress, shall

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     not solicit a donation of money or other thing of value for a 
     political committee or candidate for Federal, State or local 
     office, while in any room or building occupied in the 
     discharge of official duties by an officer or employee of the 
     United States, from any person.
       ``(2) Penalty.--A person who violates this section shall be 
     fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned more than 3 years, or 
     both.''; and
       (2) by inserting in subsection (b) after ``Congress'' ``or 
     Executive Office of the President''.

     SEC. 505. PENALTIES FOR KNOWING AND WILLFUL VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Increased Penalties.--Section 309(a) of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraphs (5)(A), (6)(A), and (6)(B), by striking 
     ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''; and
       (2) in paragraphs (5)(B) and (6)(C), by striking ``$10,000 
     or an amount equal to 200 percent'' and inserting ``$20,000 
     or an amount equal to 300 percent''.
       (b) Equitable Remedies.--Section 309(a)(5)(A) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)) 
     is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
     ``, and may include equitable remedies or penalties, 
     including disgorgement of funds to the Treasury or community 
     service requirements (including requirements to participate 
     in public education programs).''.
       (c) Automatic Penalty for Late Filing.--Section 309(a) of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) Penalty for late filing.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Monetary penalties.--The Commission shall establish a 
     schedule of mandatory monetary penalties that shall be 
     imposed by the Commission for failure to meet a time 
     requirement for filing under section 304.
       ``(ii) Required filing.--In addition to imposing a penalty, 
     the Commission may require a report that has not been filed 
     within the time requirements of section 304 to be filed by a 
     specific date.
       ``(iii) Procedure.--A penalty or filing requirement imposed 
     under this paragraph shall not be subject to paragraph (1), 
     (2), (3), (4), (5), or (12).
       ``(B) Filing an exception.--
       ``(i) Time to file.--A political committee shall have 30 
     days after the imposition of a penalty or filing requirement 
     by the Commission under this paragraph in which to file an 
     exception with the Commission.
       ``(ii) Time for Commission to rule.--Within 30 days after 
     receiving an exception, the Commission shall make a 
     determination that is a final agency action subject to 
     exclusive review by the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit under section 706 of title 
     5, United States Code, upon petition filed in that court by 
     the political committee or treasurer that is the subject of 
     the agency action, if the petition is filed within 30 days 
     after the date of the Commission action for which review is 
     sought.'';
       (2) in paragraph (5)(D)--
       (A) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``In any case in which a penalty or filing requirement 
     imposed on a political committee or treasurer under paragraph 
     (13) has not been satisfied, the Commission may institute a 
     civil action for enforcement under paragraph (6)(A).''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end of the last 
     sentence the following: ``or has failed to pay a penalty or 
     meet a filing requirement imposed under paragraph (13)''; and
       (3) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``paragraph (4)(A)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (4)(A) or (13)''.

     SEC. 506. STRENGTHENING FOREIGN MONEY BAN.

       Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441e) is amended--
       (1) by striking the heading and inserting the following: 
     ``contributions and donations by foreign nationals''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for--
       ``(1) a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make--
       ``(A) a donation of money or other thing of value, or to 
     promise expressly or impliedly to make a donation, in 
     connection with a Federal, State, or local election to a 
     political committee or a candidate for Federal office, or
       ``(B) a contribution or donation to a committee of a 
     political party; or
       ``(2) a person to solicit, accept, or receive a 
     contribution or donation described in paragraph (1)(A) from a 
     foreign national.''.

     SEC. 507. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY MINORS.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) (as amended by sections 101 and 401) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 325. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY MINORS.

       An individual who is 17 years old or younger shall not make 
     a contribution to a candidate or a contribution or donation 
     to a committee of a political party.''.

     SEC. 508. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.

       (a) In General.--Section 309(a) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) (as amended by 
     section 505(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(14)(A) If the complaint in a proceeding was filed within 
     60 days preceding the date of a general election, the 
     Commission may take action described in this subparagraph.
       ``(B) If the Commission determines, on the basis of facts 
     alleged in the complaint and other facts available to the 
     Commission, that there is clear and convincing evidence that 
     a violation of this Act has occurred, is occurring, or is 
     about to occur, the Commission may order expedited 
     proceedings, shortening the time periods for proceedings 
     under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as necessary to allow 
     the matter to be resolved in sufficient time before the 
     election to avoid harm or prejudice to the interests of the 
     parties.
       ``(C) If the Commission determines, on the basis of facts 
     alleged in the complaint and other facts available to the 
     Commission, that the complaint is clearly without merit, the 
     Commission may--
       ``(i) order expedited proceedings, shortening the time 
     periods for proceedings under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and 
     (4) as necessary to allow the matter to be resolved in 
     sufficient time before the election to avoid harm or 
     prejudice to the interests of the parties; or
       ``(ii) if the Commission determines that there is 
     insufficient time to conduct proceedings before the election, 
     summarily dismiss the complaint.''.
       (b) Referral to Attorney General.--Section 309(a)(5) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)) 
     is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) The Commission may at any time, by an affirmative 
     vote of at least 4 of its members, refer a possible violation 
     of this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, to the Attorney General of the United States, 
     without regard to any limitation set forth in this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 509. INITIATION OF ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDING.

       Section 309(a)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``reason to 
     believe that'' and inserting ``reason to investigate 
     whether''.
 TITLE VI--SEVERABILITY; CONSTITUTIONALITY; EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS

     SEC. 601. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, 
     or the application of a provision or amendment to any person 
     or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the 
     remainder of this Act and amendments made by this Act, and 
     the application of the provisions and amendment to any person 
     or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding.

     SEC. 602. REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES.

       An appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court of the 
     United States from any final judgment, decree, or order 
     issued by any court ruling on the constitutionality of any 
     provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act.

     SEC. 603. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act take effect January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 604. REGULATIONS.

       The Federal Election Commission shall prescribe any 
     regulations required to carry out this Act and the amendments 
     made by this Act not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

165

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

260

para.78.14                   [Roll No. 358]

                                AYES--165

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry

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     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--260

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Gonzalez
     Istook
     Linder
     McDade
     Moakley
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Towns
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.

para.78.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WICKER to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. SHAYS:

       Add at the end the following new title:

         TITLE   --PHOTO IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR VOTERS

     SEC.  01. PERMITTING STATE TO REQUIRE VOTERS TO PRODUCE 
                   PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION.

       Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 
     (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i) Permitting States to Require Voters to Produce Photo 
     Identification.--A State may require an individual to produce 
     a valid photographic identification before receiving a ballot 
     for voting in an election for Federal office.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

192

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

231

para.78.16                   [Roll No. 359]

                                AYES--192

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--231

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Gonzalez
     Istook
     Kennedy (MA)
     McDade
     Moakley
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Scarborough
     Towns
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.

[[Page 1369]]

para.78.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CALVERT to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. SHAYS:

          TITLE ____--RESTRICTIONS ON NONRESIDENT FUNDRAISING

     SEC. ____01. LIMITING AMOUNT OF CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS NOT RESIDING IN 
                   DISTRICT OR STATE INVOLVED.

       (a) In General.--Section 315 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i)(1) A candidate for the office of Senator or the 
     office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to, the Congress may not accept contributions 
     with respect to an election from persons other than local 
     individual residents totaling in excess of the aggregate 
     amount of contributions accepted from local individual 
     residents (as determined on the basis of the information 
     reported under section 304(d)).
       ``(2) In determining the amount of contributions accepted 
     by a candidate for purposes of this subsection, the amounts 
     of any contributions made by a political committee of a 
     political party shall be allocated as follows:
       ``(A) 50 percent of such amounts shall be deemed to be a 
     contributions from local individual residents.
       ``(B) 50 percent of such amounts shall be deemed to be 
     contributions from persons other than local individual 
     residents.
       ``(3) As used in this subsection, the term `local 
     individual resident' means--
       ``(A) with respect to an election for the office of 
     Senator, an individual who resides in the State involved; and
       ``(B) with respect to an election for the office of 
     Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, 
     the Congress, an individual who resides in the congressional 
     district involved.''.
       (b) Reporting Requirements.--Section 304 of such Act (2 
     U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Each principal campaign committee of a candidate for 
     the Senate or the House of Representatives shall include the 
     following information in the first report filed under 
     subsection (a)(2) which covers the period which begins 19 
     days before an election and ends 20 days after the election:
       ``(1) The total contributions received by the committee 
     with respect to the election involved from local individual 
     residents (as defined in section 315(i)(3)), as of the last 
     day of the period covered by the report.
       ``(2) The total contributions received by the committee 
     with respect to the election involved from all persons, as of 
     the last day of the period covered by the report.''.
       (c) Penalty for Violation of Limits.--Section 309(d) of 
     such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(d)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(4)(A) Any candidate who knowingly and willfully accepts 
     contributions in excess of any limitation provided under 
     section 315(i) shall be fined an amount equal to the greater 
     of 200 percent of the amount accepted in excess of the 
     applicable limitation or (if applicable) the amount provided 
     in paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(B) Interest shall be assessed against any portion of a 
     fine imposed under subparagraph (A) which remains unpaid 
     after the expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the 
     date the fine is imposed.''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

147

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

278

para.78.18                   [Roll No. 360]

                                AYES--147

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Jones
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--278

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Buyer
     Fox
     Gonzalez
     Istook
     McDade
     Moakley
     Riggs
     Towns
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.

para.78.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. SMITH of 
Washington to the foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute by 
Mr. SHAYS:

       In Section 301(20) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971, as added by section 201(a) of the substitute, strike 
     subparagraph (b) and add the following:
       ``(B) Voting Record and Voting Guide Exception--The term 
     ``express advocacy'' does not include a communication which 
     is in printed form or posted on the Internet that--
       ``(1) presents information solely about the voting record 
     or position on a campaign issue of 1 or more candidates, 
     provided however, that the sponsor of the voting record or 
     voting guide may state its agreement or disagreement with the 
     record or position of the candidate and further provided that 
     the voting record or voting guide when taken as a whole does 
     not express unmistakable and unambiguous support for or 
     opposition to 1 or more clearly identified candidates,
       (ii) is not made in coordination with a candidate, 
     political party, or agent of the candidate or party, or a 
     candidate's agent or a person who is coordinating with a 
     candidate or a candidate's agent; provided that nothing 
     herein shall prevent the sponsor of the vot

[[Page 1370]]

     ing guide from directing questions in writing to candidates 
     about their position on issues for purposes of preparing a 
     voter guide, and the candidate from responding in writing to 
     such questions, and
       ``(iii) does not contain a phrase such as `vote for,' `re-
     elect,' `support,' `cast your ballot for,' `(name of 
     candidate) for Congress,' `(name of candidate) in 1997.' 
     `vote against,' `defeat,' or `reject,' or a campaign slogan 
     or words that in context can have no reasonable meaning other 
     than to urge the election or defeat of 1 or more clearly 
     identified candidates.''
       In Section 301(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971, as added by section 205(a)(1)(B) of the substitute, 
     strike paragraph (D) and insert:
       ``(D) For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term 
     `professional services' means polling, media advice, 
     fundraising, campaign research or direct mail (except for 
     mailhouse services solely for the distribution of voter 
     guides as defined in section 431(20)(B)) services in support 
     of a candidate's pursuit of nomination for election, or 
     election, to Federal office.''
       In Section 301(8)(C)(v) of the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971, as added by section 205(a)(1)(B) of the 
     substitute, add at the end thereof,
       ``, provided however that such discussions shall not 
     include a lobbying contact under the Lobbying Disclosure Act 
     of 1995 in the case of a candidate holding Federal office or 
     consisting of similar lobbying activity in the case of a 
     candidate holding State or elective office.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

343

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

84

para.78.20                   [Roll No. 361]

                                AYES--343

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--84

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bono
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Camp
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Cox
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Ehrlich
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Goodling
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Lewis (CA)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McInnis
     Meek (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rogers
     Royce
     Ryun
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Waters
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Woolsey

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Gonzalez
     Istook
     McDade
     Moakley
     Riggs
     Towns
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.

para.78.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ROHRABACHER to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. SHAYS:

       Add at the end of title V the following new section (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 510. PARTIAL REMOVAL OF LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
                   CANDIDATES WHOSE OPPONENTS USE LARGE AMOUNTS OF 
                   PERSONAL FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 315 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i)(1) If a candidate for Federal office makes 
     contributions or expenditures from the personal funds of the 
     candidate totaling more than $1,000 with respect to an 
     election, the candidate shall so notify the Commission and 
     each other candidate in the election. The notification shall 
     be made in writing within 48 hours after the contribution or 
     expenditure involved is made.
       ``(2) In any case described in paragraph (1), any person 
     who is otherwise permitted under this Act to make 
     contributions to such other candidate may make contributions 
     in excess of any otherwise applicable limitation on such 
     contributions, to the extent that the total of such excess 
     contributions accepted by such other candidate does not 
     exceed the total of contributions or expenditures from 
     personal funds referred to in paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to elections occurring after January 
     1999.

It was decided in the

Yeas

155

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negative

Nays

272

para.78.22                   [Roll No. 362]

                                AYES--155

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fossella
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Packard
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon

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     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--272

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Gonzalez
     Istook
     McDade
     Moakley
     Riggs
     Towns
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.

para.78.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. PAUL to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. SHAYS:

                    TITLE ____--BALLOT ACCESS RIGHTS

     SEC. ____01. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Voting participation in the United States is lower than 
     in any other advanced industrialized democracy.
       (2) The rights of eligible citizens to seek election to 
     office, vote for candidates of their choice and associate for 
     the purpose of taking part in elections, including the right 
     to create and develop new political parties, are fundamental 
     in a democracy. The rights of citizens to participate in the 
     election process, provided in and derived from the first and 
     fourteenth amendments to the Constitution, have consistently 
     been promoted and protected by the Federal Government. These 
     rights include the right to cast an effective vote and the 
     right to associate for the advancement of political beliefs, 
     which includes the ``constitutional right . . . to create and 
     develop new political parties.'' Norman v. Reed, 502 U.S. 
     279, 112 S.Ct. 699 (1992). It is the duty of the Federal 
     Government to see that these rights are not impaired in 
     elections for Federal office.
       (3) Certain restrictions on access to the ballot impair the 
     ability of citizens to exercise these rights and have a 
     direct and damaging effect on citizens' participation in the 
     electoral process.
       (4) Many States unduly restrict access to the ballot by 
     nonmajor party candidates and nonmajor political parties by 
     means of such devices as excessive petition signature 
     requirements, insufficient petitioning periods, 
     unconstitutionally early petition filing deadlines, petition 
     signature distribution criteria, and limitations on 
     eligibility to circulate and sign petitions.
       (5) Many States require political parties to poll an unduly 
     high number of votes or to register an unduly high number of 
     voters as a precondition for remaining on the ballot.
       (6) In 1983, the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional an 
     Ohio law requiring a nonmajor party candidate for President 
     to qualify for the general election ballot earlier than major 
     party candidates. This Supreme Court decision, Anderson v. 
     Celebrezze, 460 U.S. 780 (1983) has been followed by many 
     lower courts in challenges by nonmajor parties and candidates 
     to early petition filing deadlines. See, e.g., Stoddard v. 
     Quinn, 593 F. Supp. 300 (D.Me. 1984); Cripps v. Seneca County 
     Board of Elections, 629 F. Supp. 1335 (N.D.Oh. 1985); 
     Libertarian Party of Nevada v. Swackhamer, 638 F. Supp. 565 
     (D. Nev. 1986); Cromer v. State of South Carolina, 917 F.2d 
     819 (4th Cir. 1990); New Alliance Party of Alabama v. Hand, 
     933 F. 2d 1568 (11th Cir. 1991).
       (7) In 1996, 34 States required nonmajor party candidates 
     for President to qualify for the ballot before the second 
     major party national convention (Arizona, California, 
     Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, 
     Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, 
     Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, 
     New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 
     Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, 
     Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and 
     Wyoming). Twenty-six of these States required nonmajor party 
     candidates to qualify before the first major party national 
     convention (Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut 
     Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, 
     Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New 
     Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, 
     Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, 
     Washington, and West Virginia).
       (8) Under present law, in 1996, nonmajor party candidates 
     for President were required to obtain at least 701,089 
     petition signatures to be listed on the ballots of all 50 
     States and the District of Columbia--28 times more signatures 
     than the 25,500 required of Democratic Party candidates and 
     13 times more signatures than the 54,250 required of 
     Republican Party candidates. To be listed on the ballot in 
     all 50 States and the District of Columbia with a party 
     label, nonmajor party candidates for President were required 
     to obtain approximately 651,475 petition signatures and 
     89,186 registrants. Thirty-two of the 41 States that hold 
     Presidential primaries required no signatures of major party 
     candidates for President (Arkansas, California, Colorado, 
     Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, 
     Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, 
     Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, 
     North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, 
     South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, 
     Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin). Only three States 
     required no signatures of nonmajor party candidates for 
     President (Arkansas, Colorado, and Louisiana; Colorado and 
     Louisiana, however, required a $500 filing fee).
       (9) Under present law, the number of petition signatures 
     required by the States to list a major party candidate for 
     Senate on the ballot in 1996 ranged from zero to 15,000. The 
     number of petition signatures required to list a nonmajor 
     party candidate for Senate ranged from zero to 196,788. 
     Thirty-one States required no signatures of major party 
     candidates for Senate (Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, 
     Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, 
     Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, 
     Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New 
     Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, 
     South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, 
     Wyoming). Only one State required no signatures of nonmajor 
     party candidates for Senate, provided they were willing to be 
     listed on the ballot without a party label (Louisiana, 
     although a $600 filing fee was required, and to run with a 
     party label, a candidate was required to register 111,121 
     voters into his or her party).
       (10) Under present law, the number of petition signatures 
     required by the States to list a major party candidate for 
     Congress on the ballot in 1996 ranged from zero to 2,000. The 
     number of petition signatures required to list a nonmajor 
     party candidate for Congress ranged from zero to 13,653. 
     Thirty-one States required no signatures of major party 
     candidates for Congress (Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, 
     Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, 
     Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, 
     Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North 
     Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, 
     Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wy

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     oming). Only one State required no signatures of nonmajor 
     party candidates for Congress, provided they are willing to 
     be listed on the ballot without a party label (Louisiana, 
     although a $600 filing fee was required).
       (11) Under present law, in 1996, eight States required 
     additional signatures to list a nonmajor party candidate for 
     President on the ballot with a party label (Alabama, Arizona, 
     Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee). 
     Thirteen States required additional signatures to list a 
     nonmajor party candidate for Senate or Congress on the ballot 
     with a party label (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, 
     Idaho, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Nebraska, 
     Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee). Two of these States (Ohio and 
     Tennessee) required 5,000 signatures and 25 signatures, 
     respectively, to list a nonmajor party candidate for 
     President or Senate on the ballot in 1996, but required 
     33,463 signatures and 37,179 signatures, respectively, to 
     list the candidate on the ballot with her or his party label. 
     One State (California) required a nonmajor party to have 
     89,006 registrants in order to have its candidate for 
     President listed on the ballot with a party label.
       (12) Under present law, in 1996 one State (California) 
     required nonmajor party candidates for President or Senate to 
     obtain 147,238 signatures in 105 days, but required major 
     party candidates for Senate to obtain only 65 signatures in 
     105 days, and required no signatures of major party 
     candidates for President. Another State (Texas) required 
     nonmajor party candidates for President or Senate to obtain 
     43,963 signatures in 75 days, and required no signatures of 
     major party candidates for President or Senate.
       (13) Under present law, in 1996, seven States required 
     nonmajor party candidates for President or Senate to collect 
     a certain number or percentage of their petition signatures 
     in each congressional district or in a specified number of 
     congressional districts (Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New 
     Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Virginia). Only three of 
     these States impose a like requirement on major party 
     candidates for President or Senate (Michigan, New York, 
     Virginia).
       (14) Under present law, in 1996, 20 States restricted the 
     circulation of petitions for nonmajor party candidates to 
     residents of those States (California, Colorado, Connecticut, 
     District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, 
     Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, 
     Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, 
     Wisconsin). Two States restricted the circulation of 
     petitions for nonmajor party candidates to the county or 
     congressional district where the circulator lives (Kansas and 
     Virginia).
       (15) Under present law, in 1996, three States prohibited 
     people who voted in a primary election from signing petitions 
     for nonmajor party candidates (Nebraska, New York, Texas, 
     West Virginia). Twelve States restricted the signing of 
     petitions to people who indicate intent to support or vote 
     for the candidate or party (California, Delaware, Hawaii, 
     Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North 
     Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Utah). Five of these 12 States 
     required no petitions of major party candidates (Delaware, 
     Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah), and only one of the 
     six remaining States restricted the signing of petitions for 
     major party candidates to people who indicate intent to 
     support or vote for the candidate or party (New Jersey).
       (16) In two States (Louisiana and Maryland), no nonmajor 
     party candidate for Senate has qualified for the ballot since 
     those States' ballot access laws have been in effect.
       (17) In two States (Georgia and Louisiana), no nonmajor 
     party candidate for the United States House of 
     Representatives has qualified for the ballot since those 
     States' ballot access laws have been in effect.
       (18) Restrictions on the ability of citizens to exercise 
     the rights identified in this subsection have 
     disproportionately impaired participation in the electoral 
     process by various groups, including racial minorities.
       (19) The establishment of fair and uniform national 
     standards for access to the ballot in elections for Federal 
     office would remove barriers to the participation of citizens 
     in the electoral process and thereby facilitate such 
     participation and maximize the rights identified in this 
     subsection.
       (20) The Congress has authority, under the provisions of 
     the Constitution of the United States in sections 4 and 8 of 
     article I, section 1 of article II, article VI, the 
     thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments, and other 
     provisions of the Constitution of the United States, to 
     protect and promote the exercise of the rights identified in 
     this subsection.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to establish fair and uniform standards regulating 
     access to the ballot by eligible citizens who desire to seek 
     election to Federal office and political parties, bodies, and 
     groups which desire to take part in elections for Federal 
     office; and
       (2) to maximize the participation of eligible citizens in 
     elections for Federal office.

     SEC. ____02. BALLOT ACCESS RIGHTS.

       (a) In General.--An individual shall have the right to be 
     placed as a candidate on, and to have such individual's 
     political party, body, or group affiliation in connection 
     with such candidacy placed on, a ballot or similar voting 
     materials to be used in a Federal election, if--
       (1) such individual presents a petition stating in 
     substance that its signers desire such individual's name and 
     political party, body or group affiliation, if any, to be 
     placed on the ballot or other similar voting materials to be 
     used in the Federal election with respect to which such 
     rights are to be exercised;
       (2) with respect to a Federal election for the office of 
     President, Vice President, or Senator, such petition has a 
     number of signatures of persons qualified to vote for such 
     office equal to one-tenth of one percent of the number of 
     persons who voted in the most recent previous Federal 
     election for such office in the State, or 1,000 signatures, 
     whichever is greater;
       (3) with respect to a Federal election for the office of 
     Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, 
     the Congress, such petition has a number of signatures of 
     persons qualified to vote for such office equal to one-half 
     of one percent of the number of persons who voted in the most 
     recent previous Federal election for such office, or, if 
     there was no previous Federal election for such office, 1,000 
     signatures;
       (4) with respect to a Federal election the date of which 
     was fixed 345 or more days in advance, such petition was 
     circulated during a period beginning on the 345th day and 
     ending on the 75th day before the date of the election; and
       (5) with respect to a Federal election the date of which 
     was fixed less than 345 days in advance, such petition was 
     circulated during a period established by the State holding 
     the election, or, if no such period was established, during a 
     period beginning on the day after the date the election was 
     scheduled and ending on the tenth day before the date of the 
     election, provided, however, that the number of signatures 
     required under paragraph (2) or (3) shall be reduced by \1/
     270\ for each day less than 270 in such period.
       (b) Special Rule.--An individual shall have the right to be 
     placed as a candidate on, and to have such individual's 
     political party, body, or group affiliation in connection 
     with such candidacy placed on, a ballot or similar voting 
     materials to be used in a Federal election, without having to 
     satisfy any requirement relating to a petition under 
     subsection (a), if that or another individual, as a candidate 
     of that political party, body, or group, received one percent 
     of the votes cast in the most recent general Federal election 
     for President or Senator in the State.
       (c) Savings Provision.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall not 
     apply with respect to any State that provides by law for 
     greater ballot access rights than the ballot access rights 
     provided for under such subsections.

     SEC. ____03. RULEMAKING.

       The Attorney General shall make rules to carry out this 
     title.

     SEC. ____04. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title--
       (1) the term ``Federal election'' means a general or 
     special election for the office of--
       (A) President or Vice President;
       (B) Senator; or
       (C) Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
     to, the Congress;
       (2) the term ``State'' means a State of the United States, 
     the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     and any other territory or possession of the United States;
       (3) the term ``individual'' means an individual who has the 
     qualifications required by law of a person who holds the 
     office for which such individual seeks to be a candidate;
       (4) the term ``petition'' includes a petition which 
     conforms to section ____02(a)(1) and upon which signers' 
     addresses and/or printed names are required to be placed;
       (5) the term ``signer'' means a person whose signature 
     appears on a petition and who can be identified as a person 
     qualified to vote for an individual for whom the petition is 
     circulated, and includes a person who requests another to 
     sign a petition on his or her behalf at the time when, and at 
     the place where, the request is made;
       (6) the term ``signature'' includes the incomplete name of 
     a signer, the name of a signer containing abbreviations such 
     as first or middle initial, and the name of a signer preceded 
     or followed by titles such as ``Mr.'', ``Ms.'', ``Dr.'', 
     ``Jr.'', or ``III''; and
       (7) the term ``address'' means the address which a signer 
     uses for purposes of registration and voting.

It was decided in the

Yeas

62

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negative

Nays

363

para.78.24                   [Roll No. 363]

                                AYES--62

     Abercrombie
     Armey
     Bartlett
     Bilirakis
     Boswell
     Campbell
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Filner
     Foley
     Fox
     Goodling
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Leach
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Royce
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sessions
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Smith, Linda
     Sununu
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Young (AK)

[[Page 1373]]



                                NOES--363

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bateman
     Gonzalez
     Herger
     Istook
     McDade
     Moakley
     Riggs
     Towns
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.

para.78.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. PAUL to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. SHAYS:

       TITLE   --DEBATE REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

     SEC. --01. REQUIREMENT THAT CANDIDATES WHO RECEIVE CAMPAIGN 
                   FINANCING FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 
                   CAMPAIGN FUND AGREE NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN 
                   MULTICANDIDATE FORUMS THAT EXCLUDE CANDIDATES 
                   WITH BROAD-BASED PUBLIC SUPPORT.

       (a) In General.--In addition to the requirements under 
     subtitle H of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. In order to 
     be eligible to receive payments from the Presidential 
     Election Campaign Fund, a candidate shall agree in writing 
     not to appear in any multicandidate forum with respect to the 
     election involved unless the following individuals are 
     invited to participate in the multicandidate forum:
       (1) Each other eligible candidate under such subtitle.
       (2) Each individual who is qualified in at least 40 States 
     for the ballot for the office involved.
       (b) Enforcement.--If the Federal Election Commission 
     determines that a candidate--
       (1) has received payments from the Presidential Election 
     Campaign Fund; and
       (2) has violated the agreement referred to in subsection 
     (a); the candidate shall pay to the Treasury an amount equal 
     to the amount of the payments so made.
       (c) Definition.--As used in this title, the term 
     ``multicandidate forum,'' means a meeting--
       (1) consisting of a moderated reciprocal discussionnn of 
     issues among candidates for the same office; and
       (2) to which any other person has access in person or 
     through an electronic medium.

It was decided in the

Yeas

88

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

337

para.78.26                   [Roll No. 364]

                                AYES--88

     Abercrombie
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bilirakis
     Camp
     Campbell
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Filner
     Foley
     Gibbons
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kasich
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Rivers
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Sununu
     Taylor (NC)
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--337

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty

[[Page 1374]]


     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Gonzalez
     Istook
     McDade
     Moakley
     Riggs
     Towns
     Wexler
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.

para.78.27  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DeLAY to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. SHAYS:

       Add at the end of section 301(20) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971, as added by section 201(b) of the 
     substitute, the following:
       (C) Exception for legislative alerts: The term ``express 
     advocacy'' does not include any communication which--
       (i) deals solely with an issue or legislation which is or 
     may be the subject of a vote in the Senate or House of 
     Representatives; and
       (ii) encourages an individual to contact an elected 
     representative in Congress in order to exercise the right 
     protected under the first amendment of the Constitution to 
     inform the representative of the individual's views on such 
     issue or legislation.

It was decided in the

Yeas

185

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

241

para.78.28                   [Roll No. 365]

                                AYES--185

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--241

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Gonzalez
     Istook
     McDade
     Moakley
     Riggs
     Towns
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.

para.78.29  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. PETERSON of 
Pennsylvania to the foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute by 
Mr. SHAYS:

       Add at the end the following new title:

           TITLE ____--VOTER ELIGIBILITY CONFIRMATION PROGRAM

     SEC. ____01. VOTER ELIGIBILITY PILOT CONFIRMATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Attorney General, in consultation with 
     the Commissioner of Social Security, shall establish a pilot 
     program to test a confirmation system through which they--
       (1) respond to inquiries, made by State and local officials 
     (including voting registrars) with responsibility for 
     determining an individual's qualification to vote in a 
     Federal, State, or local election, to verify the citizenship 
     of an individual who has submitted a voter registration 
     application, and
       (2) maintain such records of the inquiries made and 
     verifications provided as may be necessary for pilot program 
     evaluation.
     In order to make an inquiry through the pilot program with 
     respect to an individual, an election official shall provide 
     the name, date of birth, and social security account number 
     of the individual.
       (b) Initial Response.--The pilot program shall provide for 
     a confirmation or a tentative nonconfirmation of an 
     individual's citizenship by the Commissioner of Social 
     Security as soon as practicable after an initial inquiry to 
     the Commissioner.
       (c) Secondary Verification Process in Case of Tentative 
     Nonconfirmation.--In cases of tentative nonconfirmation, the 
     Attorney General shall specify, in consultation with the 
     Commissioner of Social Security and the Commissioner of the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service, an available 
     secondary verification process to confirm the validity of 
     information provided and to provide a final confirmation or 
     nonconfirmation as soon as practicable after the date of the 
     tentative nonconfirmation.

[[Page 1375]]

       (d) Design and Operation of Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--The pilot program shall be designed and 
     operated--
       (A) to apply in, at a minimum, the States of California, 
     New York, Texas, Florida, and Illinois;
       (B) to be used on a voluntary basis, as a supplementary 
     information source, by State and local election officials for 
     the purpose of assessing, through citizenship verification, 
     the eligibility of an individual to vote in Federal, State, 
     or local elections;
       (C) to respond to an inquiry concerning citizenship only in 
     a case where determining whether an individual is a citizen 
     is--
       (i) necessary for determining whether the individual is 
     eligible to vote in an election for Federal, State, or local 
     office; and
       (ii) part of a program or activity to protect the integrity 
     of the electoral process that is uniform, nondiscriminatory, 
     and in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 1973 et seq.);
       (D) to maximize its reliability and ease of use, consistent 
     with insulating and protecting the privacy and security of 
     the underlying information;
       (E) to permit inquiries to be made to the pilot program 
     through a toll-free telephone line or other toll-free 
     electronic media;
       (F) subject to subparagraph (I), to respond to all 
     inquiries made by authorized persons and to register all 
     times when the pilot program is not responding to inquiries 
     because of a malfunction;
       (G) with appropriate administrative, technical, and 
     physical safeguards to prevent unauthorized disclosure of 
     personal information, including violations of the 
     requirements of section 205(c)(2)(C)(viii) of the Social 
     Security Act;
       (H) to have reasonable safeguards against the pilot 
     program's resulting in unlawful discriminatory practices 
     based on national origin or citizenship status, including the 
     selective or unauthorized use of the pilot program.
       (2) Use of employment eligibility confirmation system.--To 
     the extent practicable, in establishing the confirmation 
     system under this section, the Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security, shall 
     use the employment eligibility confirmation system 
     established under section 404 of the Illegal Immigration 
     Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 
     104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-664).
       (e) Responsibilities of the Commissioner of Social 
     Security.--As part of the pilot program, the Commissioner of 
     Social Security shall establish a reliable, secure method 
     which compares the name, date of birth, and social security 
     account number provided in an inquiry against such 
     information maintained by the Commissioner, in order to 
     confirm (or not confirm) the correspondence of the name, date 
     of birth, and number provided and whether the individual is 
     shown as a citizen of the United States on the records 
     maintained by the Commissioner (including whether such 
     records show that the individual was born in the United 
     States). The Commissioner shall not disclose or release 
     social security information (other than such confirmation or 
     nonconfirmation).
       (f) Responsibilities of the Commissioner of the Immigration 
     and Naturalization Service.--As part of the pilot program, 
     the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service shall establish a reliable, secure method which 
     compares the name and date of birth which are provided in an 
     inquiry against information maintained by the Commissioner in 
     order to confirm (or not confirm) the validity of the 
     information provided, the correspondence of the name and date 
     of birth, and whether the individual is a citizen of the 
     United States.
       (g) Updating Information.--The Commissioner of Social 
     Security and the Commissioner of the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service shall update their information in a 
     manner that promotes the maximum accuracy and shall provide a 
     process for the prompt correction of erroneous information, 
     including instances in which it is brought to their attention 
     in the secondary verification process described in subsection 
     (c) or in any action by an individual to use the process 
     provided under this subsection upon receipt of notification 
     from an election official under subsection (i).
       (h) Limitation on Use of the Pilot Program and Any Related 
     Systems.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, nothing in this section shall be construed to permit or 
     allow any department, bureau, or other agency of the United 
     States Government to utilize any information, data base, or 
     other records assembled under this section for any other 
     purpose other than as provided for under this section.
       (2) No national identification card.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to authorize, directly or 
     indirectly, the issuance or use of national identification 
     cards or the establishment of a national identification card.
       (3) No new data bases.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to authorize, directly or indirectly, the Attorney 
     General and the Commissioner of Social Security to create any 
     joint computer data base that is not in existence on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (i) Actions by Election Officials Unable to Confirm 
     Citizenship.--
       (1) In general.--If an election official receives a notice 
     of final nonconfirmation under subsection (c) with respect to 
     an individual, the official--
       (A) shall notify the individual in writing; and
       (B) shall inform the individual in writing of the 
     individual's right to use--
       (i) the process provided under subsection (g) for the 
     prompt correction of erroneous information in the pilot 
     program; or
       (ii) any other process for establishing eligibility to vote 
     provided under State or Federal law.
       (2) Registration applicants.--In the case of an individual 
     who is an applicant for voter registration, and who receives 
     a notice from an official under paragraph (1), the official 
     may (subject to, and in a manner consistent with, State law) 
     reject the application (subject to the right to reapply), but 
     only if the following conditions have been satisfied:
       (A) The 30-day period beginning on the date the notice was 
     mailed or otherwise provided to the individual has elapsed.
       (B) During such 30-day period, the official did not receive 
     adequate confirmation of the citizenship of the individual 
     from--
       (i) a source other than the pilot program established under 
     this section; or
       (ii) such pilot program, pursuant to a new inquiry to the 
     pilot program made by the official upon receipt of 
     information (from the individual or through any other 
     reliable source) that erroneous or incomplete material 
     information previously in the pilot program has been updated, 
     supplemented, or corrected.
       (3) Ineligible voter removal programs.--In the case of an 
     individual who is registered to vote, and who receives a 
     notice from an official under paragraph (1) in connection 
     with a program to remove the names of ineligible voters from 
     an official list of eligible voters, the official may 
     (subject to, and in a manner consistent with, State law) 
     remove the name of the individual from the list (subject to 
     the right to submit another voter registration application), 
     but only if the following conditions have been satisfied:
       (A) The 30-day period beginning on the date the notice was 
     mailed or otherwise provided to the individual has elapsed.
       (B) During such 30-day period, the official did not receive 
     adequate confirmation of the citizenship of the individual 
     from a source described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph 
     (2)(B).
       (j) Authority to Use Social Security Account Numbers.--Any 
     State (or political subdivision thereof) may, for the purpose 
     of making inquiries under the pilot program in the 
     administration of any voter registration law within its 
     jurisdiction, use the social security account numbers issued 
     by the Commissioner of Social Security, and may, for such 
     purpose, require any individual who is or appears to be 
     affected by a voter registration law of such State (or 
     political subdivision thereof) to furnish to such State (or 
     political subdivision thereof) or any agency thereof having 
     administrative responsibility for such law, the social 
     security account number (or numbers, if the individual has 
     more than one such number) issued to the individual by the 
     Commissioner.
       (k) Termination and Report.--The pilot program shall 
     terminate September 30, 2001. The Attorney General and the 
     Commissioner of Social Security shall each submit to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Ways and 
     Means of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary and the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
     reports on the pilot program not later than December 31, 
     2001. Such reports shall--
       (1) assess the degree of fraudulent attesting of United 
     States citizenship in jurisdictions covered by the pilot 
     program;
       (2) assess the appropriate staffing and funding levels 
     which would be required for full, permanent, and nationwide 
     implementation of the pilot program, including the estimated 
     total cost for national implementation per individual record;
       (3) include an assessment by the Commissioner of Social 
     Security of the advisability and ramifications of disclosure 
     of social security account numbers to the extent provided for 
     under the pilot program and upon full, permanent, and 
     nationwide implementation of the pilot program;
       (4) assess the degree to which the records maintained by 
     the Commissioner of Social Security and the Commissioner of 
     the Immigration and Naturalization Service are able to be 
     used to reliably determine the citizenship of individuals who 
     have submitted voter registration applications;
       (5) assess the effectiveness of the pilot program's 
     safeguards against unlawful discriminatory practices;
       (6) include recommendations on whether or not the pilot 
     program should be continued or modified; and
       (7) include such other information as the Attorney General 
     or the Commissioner of Social Security may determine to be 
     relevant.

     SEC. ____02. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department 
     of Justice, for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1998, such 
     sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
     title. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

165

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negative

Nays

260

para.78.30                   [Roll No. 366]

                                AYES--165

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett

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     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--260

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Fox
     Gonzalez
     Istook
     McDade
     Moakley
     Riggs
     Towns
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BLUNT, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.78.31  district of columbia convention center and sports arena

  On motion of Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, by unanimous consent, the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and the Committee on Rules 
were discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4237) to 
amend the District of Columbia Convention Center and Sports Arena 
Authorization Act of 1995 to revise the revenues and activities covered 
under such Act, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.78.32  further message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House of the 
following titles:

       H.R. 4194. An act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4328. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 4194) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations and 
offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon and appoints Mr. Bond, Mr. Burns, Mr. 
Stevens, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Craig, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Leahy, 
Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Byrd, to be the conferees on the 
part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 4328) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes,'' requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mr. Shelby, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Specter, Mr. Bond, 
Mr. Gorton, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
Byrd, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kohl, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Inouye, to 
be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate passed a concurrent 
resolution of the following title in which concurrence of the House is 
requested:

       S. Con. Res. 114. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives.

para.78.33  bipartisan campaign integrity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to House Resolution 442 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, 
and for other purposes.
  Mr. BLUNT, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,



            FRIDAY, JULY 31 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 30),1998

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GEKAS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BLUNT, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had

[[Page 1377]]

under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.78.34  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GEKAS, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Boehner:

                                    Washington, DC, July 28, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you pursuant to L. 
     Deschler, 3 Deschler's Precedents of the United States House 
     of Representatives ch 11, Sec. 14.8 (1963), that I have been 
     served with an administrative subpoena issued by the Federal 
     Election Commission.
           Sincerely,
                                                  John A. Boehner.

para.78.35  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GEKAS, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Barry Jackson, Chief of Staff for the 
Honorable John A. Boehner:

                                    Washington, DC, July 28, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you pursuant to L. 
     Deschler, 3 Deschler's Precedents of the United States House 
     of Representatives ch. 11 Sec. 14.8 (1963), that I have been 
     served with an administrative subpoena issued by the Federal 
     Election Commission.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Barry Jackson.

para.78.36  senate concurrent resolution referred

  A Concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following title was taken 
from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. Con. Res. 97. Concurrent resolution. Expressing the 
     sense of Congress concerning the human rights and 
     humanitarian situation facing the women and girls of 
     Afghanistan; to the Committee on International Relations. 

para.78.37  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BURR, for until 6 p.m. today; and
  To Mr. ISTOOK, for today, July 31 and August 3.
  And then,

para.78.38  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. METCALF, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
July 29, 1998, at 12 o'clock and 29 minutes a.m., the House adjourned 
until 1 o'clock p.m. on Friday, July 31, 1998.

para.78.39  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 513. 
     Resolution Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3736) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make 
     changes relating to H-1B nonimmigrants (Rept. No. 105-660). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2921. A bill to 
     amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal 
     Communications Commission to conduct an inquiry into the 
     impediments to the development of competition in the market 
     for multichannel video programming distribution; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-661, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para.78.40  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 2921. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than September 11, 
     1998.

para.78.41  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Oxley):
       H.R. 4353. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 to improve 
     the competitiveness of American business and promote foreign 
     commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
             and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 4354. A bill to establish the United States Capitol 
     Police Memorial Fund on behalf of the families of Detective 
     John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph 
     Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Barcia 
             of Michigan, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Leach, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Gordon, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Luther, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. 
             Capps, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Lampson):
       H.R. 4355. A bill to encourage the disclosure and exchange 
     of information about computer processing problems and related 
     matters in connection with the transition to the Year 2000; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4356. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to assure that the full amount 
     deposited in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund is spent for 
     the purposes for which the Fund was established; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4357. A bill to establish the Fort Presque Isle 
     National Historic Site in Erie, Pennsylvania; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 4358. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to provide for equitable duty treatment 
     for certain wool used in making suits; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Castle, and 
             Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 4359. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to 
     broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
     as collateral for Federal reserve notes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself and Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 4360. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a pilot 
     program under which milk producers and cooperatives will be 
     permitted to enter into forward price contracts with milk 
     handlers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 4361. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that an organization shall be exempt from 
     income tax if it is created by a State to provide property 
     and casualty insurance coverage for property for which such 
     coverage is otherwise unavailable; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 4362. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct Stand Down events and to establish a pilot 
     program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in 
     each State; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WATT of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Berman):
       H.R. 4363. A bill to provide for the restructuring of the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, and Mrs. Kelly):
       H. Con. Res. 313. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to self-determination for 
     the people of Kosova, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations. 

para.78.42  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 23: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey, and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 164: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 986: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 1050: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cook, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1321: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Allen, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 1712: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Allen, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Luther.

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       H.R. 2224: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2275: Ms. Norton and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 2504: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 2701: Mr. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 2733: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Markey, Mr. Nussle, 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Thornberry, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 2849: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mr. Adam Smith 
     of Washington, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Jackson and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 3001: Mr. Engel, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Deal 
     of Georgia, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 3031: Mr. Markey, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     McNulty, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Ford, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ackerman, 
     Ms. Danner, Mr. Berman, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 3077: Mr. Frost, Mr. Goode, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. 
     Rahall.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 3251: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 3320: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 3622: Ms. Lee, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 3629: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 3632: Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 3684: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 3688: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 3774: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 3790: Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cummings, 
     Mr. Cunningham, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
     Edwards, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Filner, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
     Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinojosa, 
     Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lampson, 
     Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Luther, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McKeon, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, 
     Mr. Matsui, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Obey, Mr. Packard, 
     Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Petri, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, 
     Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Skeen, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Stark, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Tauzin, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, Mr. Talent, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
     Oxley, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Peterson 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Armey, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Miller of Florida, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Goss, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
     Tiahrt, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
     Mr. Camp, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
     Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
     Portman, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
     Dickey, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Buyer, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Leach, Mr. Smith of 
     Oregon, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hoekstra, 
     Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kim, Mr. Thune, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mrs. 
     Kelly, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Collins and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 3815: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 3831: Mr. Sherman and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Paxon and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 3956: Mr. Hoyer and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3976: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 3995: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Coyne and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 4037: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4053: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 4121: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mrs. Kelly, 
     and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 4132: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 4175: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Payne,  and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 4188: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4196: Mr. Weldon of Florida and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 4197: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 4209: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 4220: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 4224: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 4232: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Rogan, and Mr. Weldon 
     of Florida.
       H.R. 4235: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 4246: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 4283: Mr. Lampson and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 4298: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 4302: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 4308: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 4309: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 4339: Mr. Frost and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 4344: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Forbes.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Lampson.
       H. Con. Res. 251: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H. Con. Res. 295: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Hamilton, Mr. Frost, Mr. Engel, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H. Con. Res. 304: Mr. Gilman.
       H. Res. 171: Mr. Rangel.
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                       FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1998 (79)

para.79.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
GUTKNECHT, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 31, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Gil Gutknecht to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.79.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, July 30, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.79.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10417. A letter from the Chairman, Appraisal Subcommittee, 
     Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, 
     transmitting the 1997 Annual Report of the Appraisal 
     Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions 
     Examination Council, pursuant to Public Law 101--73, section 
     1103(a)(4) (103 Stat. 512); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       10418. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Years 1998--1999 for Rehabilitation Research 
     Projects and Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       10419. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Years 1998-1999 for Certain Centers and Projects--
     received July 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       10420. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision; Bay Area Air Quality Management 
     District [CA 179-0061; FRL--6131-4] received July 28, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10421. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision; Mendocino County Air Quality 
     Management District [CA 071-0069; FRL-6129-5] received July 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10422. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Primary and 
     Secondary Drinking Water Regulations: Analytical Methods for 
     Regulated Drinking Water Contaminants [WH-FRL-6132-2] (RIN: 
     2040-AC77) received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10423. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; Colorado; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions from 
     Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [CO-001-0026a; FRL-
     6131-7] received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10424. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Part 
     90 of the Commission's Rules to Adopt Regulations for 
     Automatic Vehicle Monitoring Systems [PR Docket No. 93-61] 
     received July 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10425. A letter from the Interim Auditor, District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year 1997 Annual Report on Advisory Neighborhood 
     Commissions,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47--117(d); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10426. A letter from the President, James Madison Memorial 
     Fellowship Foundation, transmitting the 1995 annual report of 
     the Foundation, pursuant to Public Law 99--591, section 
     814(b) (100 Stat. 3341--81); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       10427. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the

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     agency's eleventh annual report on drug and alcohol abuse 
     prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs and 
     services for Federal civilian employees covering fiscal year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7363; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       10428. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Secretary's Management Report on Management 
     Decisions and Final Actions on Office of Inspector General 
     Audit Recommendations for the period ending September 30, 
     1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       10429. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Gloucester Harbor Fireworks Display, Gloucester 
     [CGD01-98-080] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 28, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10430. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Kelso Bayou, La [CGD08-94-
     028] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10431. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Maule Aerospace Technology Corp. M-
     4, M-5, M-6, M-7, MX-7, and MXT-7 Series Airplanes and Models 
     MT-7-235 and M-8-235 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-01-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10669; AD 98-15-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10432. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9, DC-9-
     80, and C-9 (Military) Series Airplanes, and Model MD-88 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-105-AD; Amendment 39-10666; AD 
     98-15-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 28, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       10433. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 
     412 Helicopters and Agusta S.p.A Model AB 412 Helicopters; 
     Correction [Docket No. 97-SW-58-AD; Amendment 39-10421; AD 
     98-07-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 28, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       10434. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Fees for Air Traffic Services for Certain Flights Through 
     U.S.--Controlled Airspace [Docket No. 28860; Amendment No. 
     187-7] (RIN: 2120-AG17) received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10435. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Helicopter 
     Systems Model 369A, 369D, 369E, 369F, 369FF, 369H, 369HE, 
     369HM, 369HS, 500N, 600N, and OH-6A Helicopters [Docket No. 
     98-SW-22-AD; Amendment 39-10675; AD 98-15-26] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10436. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-82-AD; Amendment 39-10672; AD 98-
     15-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10437. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-120 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
     NM-33-AD; Amendment 39-10673; AD 98-15-22] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10438. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Stemme GmbH & Co. KG Model S10-V 
     Sailplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-128-AD; Amendment 39-10674; AD 
     98-15-24] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 28, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       10439. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Beaver Dam, WI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-29] received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10440. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; New Lisbon, WI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-28] received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10441. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Richland Center, WI 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-30] received July 28, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10442. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Waupun, WI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-27] received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10443. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Jet Route J-502; VOR Federal Airway V-444; 
     and Colored Federal Airways Amber 2 and Amber 15; AK 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-8] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10444. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Ainsworth, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-16] received July 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10445. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Knoxville, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-12] received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10446. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Remove Class E Airspace and Establish Class E Airspace; 
     Springfield, MO [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-20] received July 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10447. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Kimball, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-10] received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10448. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Scottsbluff, NE [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-18] received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10449. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Gordon, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-9] received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10450. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Cambridge, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-11] received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10451. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Marshall, MN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-33] received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10452. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Faribault, MN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-26] received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10453. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Prairie Du Chien, WI 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-32] received July 28, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10454. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Wilmington Clington Field, 
     OH [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-31] received July 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10455. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue 
     Procedure 98--41] received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10456. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Effective Date of Nondiscrimination Regulations for Church 
     Plans [Notice 98-39] received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10457. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Conversion to the Euro [TD 8776] (RIN: 1545-AW34) received 
     July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.79.4  adjournment of the two houses

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, laid before the House

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the following privileged concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 114):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That, in consonance with section 132(a) of the 
     Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, when the Senate 
     recesses or adjourns at the close of business on Friday, July 
     31, 1998, Saturday, August 1, 1998, or Sunday, August 2, 
     1998, pursuant to a motion made by the Majority Leader or his 
     designee in accordance with this concurrent resolution, it 
     stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, August 31 
     or Tuesday, September 1, 1998, or until such time on that day 
     as may be specified by the Majority Leader or his designee in 
     the motion to recess or adjourn, or until noon on the second 
     day after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to 
     section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs 
     first; and that when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Friday, August 7, 1998, it stand adjourned until noon 
     on Wednesday, September 9, 1998, or until noon on the second 
     day after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to 
     section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs 
     first.
       Sec. 2. The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker 
     of the House, acting jointly after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate and Minority Leader of the 
     House, shall notify the Members of the Senate and the House, 
     respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.79.5  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 872. An Act to establish rules governing product 
     liability actions against raw materials and bulk component 
     suppliers to medical device manufacturers, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1085. An Act to revise, codify, and enact without 
     substantive change certain general and permanent laws, 
     related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, 
     and organizations, as title 36, United States Code, 
     ``Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and 
     Organizations.''
       H.R. 3731. An Act to designate the auditorium located 
     within the Sandia Technology Transfer Center in Albuquerque, 
     New Mexico, as the ``Steve Schiff Auditorium.''

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House 
of the following titles:

       H.R. 1702. An Act to encourage the development of a 
     commercial space industry in the United States, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2920. An Act to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to modify the 
     requirements for implementation of an entry-exit control 
     system.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of 
the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1385) ``An Act to 
consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, training, literacy, 
and vocational rehabilitation programs in the United States, and for 
other purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills and a 
concurrent resolution of the following titles, in which concurrence of 
the House is requested:

       S. 53. An Act to require the general application of the 
     antitrust laws to major league baseball, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 314. An Act to provide a process for identifying the 
     functions of the Federal Government that are not inherently 
     governmental functions, and for other purposes.
       S. 512. An Act to amend chapter 47 of title 18, United 
     States Code, relating to identity fraud, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1134. An Act granting the consent and approval of 
     Congress to an interstate forest fire protection compact.
       S. 1700. An Act to designate the headquarters building of 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 
     Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``Robert C. Weaver 
     Federal Building.''
       S. 2112. An Act to make the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Act of 1970 applicable to the United States Postal Service in 
     the same manner as any other employer.
       S. 2344. An Act to amend the Agricultural Market Transition 
     Act to provide for the advance payment, in full, of the 
     fiscal year 1999 payments otherwise required under production 
     flexibility contracts.
       S. Con. Res. 115. Concurrent resolution to authorize the 
     printing of copies of the publication entitled ``The United 
     States Capitol'' as a Senate document.

para.79.6  public works projects

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                       Committee on Transportation


                                           and Infrastructure,

                                    Washington, DC, July 27, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed please find copies of 
     resolutions approved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure on July 23, 1998, in accordance with 40 U.S.C. 
     Sec. 606.
       With warm regards, I remain
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bud Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.

    Site and Design--United States Courthouse, Little Rock, Arkansas

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to Section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized for 
     acquisition of a site and the design for the construction of 
     a 108,266 gross square foot addition, including 27 inside and 
     38 outside parking spaces, to the existing United States post 
     office-courthouse building, located at 600 Capitol Street, 
     Little Rock, Arkansas, at a site cost of $821,000 and design 
     cost of $2,615,000, for a combined cost of $3,436,000, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this 
     resolution.
       Provided, That any design shall, to the maximum extent 
     possible, incorporate shared or collegial space, consistent 
     with efficient court operations that will minimize the size 
     and cost of the building to be constructed.
       Provided further, That any design shall incorporate changes 
     to the 1994 and 1997 U.S. Courts Design Guide, including the 
     implementation of a policy on shared facilities for senior 
     judges.
                                                      Bud Shuster,
     Chairman.
                                  ____


         Site--United States Courthouse, San Diego, California

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to Section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized for the 
     acquisition of a site for the construction of a United States 
     courthouse, to be located adjacent to the existing federal 
     building-United States courthouse at 880 Front Street, San 
     Diego, California, at a cost of $15,400,000, a prospectus for 
     which is attached to, and included in, this resolution.
                                                      Bud Shuster,
     Chairman.
                                  ____


         Amendment--United States Courthouse, Denver, Colorado

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to Section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized for the 
     acquisition of a site at an additional cost of $3,000,000, 
     additional design at a cost of $551,000, management and 
     inspection at a cost of $4,098,000, and an estimated 
     construction cost of $75,185,000, for the construction of a 
     345,775 gross square foot United States courthouse building, 
     including 125 inside parking spaces and connecting tunnel, to 
     be located adjacent to the existing federal building--United 
     States courthouse at 1929 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado, at 
     a total combined cost of $82,834,000, a prospectus for which 
     is attached to, and included in, this resolution. This 
     resolution amends the Committee resolutions dated September 
     27, 1996, which authorized appropriations in the amount of 
     $5,131,000 for the acquisition of a 2.5 acre site; July 23, 
     1997, which authorized appropriations in the amount of 
     $4,671,000 for design.
       Provided, That the construction of this project does not 
     exceed construction benchmarks as established by the General 
     Services Administration, and that the total construction 
     costs of this project reflect Time Out and Review savings as 
     estimated by the General Services Administration.
       Provided further, That prior to the conclusion of any land 
     acquisition, the Administrator shall offer, as whole or 
     partial payment, real property held in the General Services 
     Administration's inventory in exchange for the proposed site. 
     The Administrator shall report to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, within 30 days of the 
     results of this offer, and the potential cost savings of any 
     exchange.
                                                      Bud Shuster,
     Chairman.
                                  ____


       Amendment--United States Courthouse, Greenville, Tennessee

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to Section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized for 
     additional design at a cost of $129,000, management and 
     inspection at a cost of $2,250,000, and an estimated 
     construction cost of $25,850,000 for the construction of a 
     154,800 gross square foot United States courthouse, including 
     12 inside parking spaces, in Greenville, Tennessee, for a 
     combined total cost of $28,229,000, a prospectus for which is 
     attached to, and included in, this resolution. This res

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     olution amends Committee resolution dated March 23, 1994, 
     which authorized appropriations in the amount of $3,123,000 
     for site acquisition and design.
       Provided, That the construction of this project does not 
     exceed construction benchmarks as established by the General 
     Services Administration, and that the total construction 
     costs of this project reflect Time Out and Review savings as 
     estimated by the General Services Administration.
                                                      Bud Shuster,
     Chairman.
                                  ____


     Amendment--United States Courthouse, Cape Girardeau, Missouri

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to Section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized for 
     additional design at a cost of $496,000 for the construction 
     of a 147,859 gross square foot United States courthouse, 
     including 22 inside and 120 outside parking spaces, in Cape 
     Girardeau, Missouri, a modified report of building project 
     survey for which is attached to, and included in, this 
     resolution. This resolution amends Committee resolution dated 
     May 13, 1993, which authorized appropriations in the amount 
     of $5,600,000 for site acquisition and design.
       Provided, That any design shall, to the maximum extent 
     possible, incorporate shared or collegial space, consistent 
     with efficient court operations that will minimize the size 
     and cost of the building to be constructed.
       Provided further, That any design shall incorporate changes 
     to the 1994 and 1997 U.S. Courts Design Guide, including the 
     implementation of a policy on shared facilities for senior 
     judges.
                                                      Bud Shuster,
     Chairman.
                                  ____


        Amendment--United States Courthouse, Brooklyn, New York

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to Section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized for 
     additional design at a cost of $158,000, management and 
     inspection at a cost of $5,038,000, and an estimated 
     construction cost of $147,000,000 for the renovation of a 
     574,790 gross square foot General Post Office facility for 
     use as a United States courthouse, including 20 inside 
     parking spaces, in conjunction with the existing federal 
     building-United States courthouse at Cadman Plaza, Brooklyn, 
     New York, for a combined total cost of $152,626,000, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this 
     resolution. This resolution amends Committee resolution dated 
     September 27, 1996, which authorized appropriations in the 
     amount of $187,179,000 for management and inspection, and 
     reconstruction (Phase II) of the United States courthouse at 
     Cadman Plaza.
       Provided, That the construction of this project does not 
     exceed construction benchmarks as established by the General 
     Services Administration, and that the total construction 
     costs of this project reflect Time Out and Review savings as 
     estimated by the General Services Administration.
                                                      Bud Shuster,
     Chairman.
                                  ____


          Site--United States Courthouse, San Jose, California

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to Section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized for 
     acquisition of a site for the construction of a United States 
     courthouse to be located in San Jose, California, at a cost 
     of $10,800,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and 
     included in, this resolution.
                                                      Bud Shuster,
     Chairman.
                                  ____


          United States Courthouse, Springfield, Massachusetts

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to Section 11(b) of the Public Buildings Act of 
     1959, (40 U.S.C. Sec. 610), the Administrator of General 
     Services shall investigate the feasibility and need to 
     construct or acquire a facility to house the United States 
     District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the District of 
     Massachusetts, in Springfield, Massachusetts. The analysis 
     shall include a full and complete evaluation including, but 
     not limited to: (i) the identification and cost of potential 
     sites and (ii) 30 year present value evaluations of all 
     options; including lease, purchase, and Federal construction, 
     and the purchase options of lease with an option to purchase 
     or purchase contract. The Administrator shall submit a report 
     directly to Congress, without further review or approval by 
     any other office of the Executive branch, within 30 calendar 
     days.
                                                      Bud Shuster,
     Chairman.
                                  ____


         United States Courthouse, Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to Section 11(b) of the Public Buildings Act of 
     1959, (40 U.S.C. Sec. 610), the Administrator of General 
     Services shall investigate the feasibility and need to 
     construct or acquire a facility to house the United States 
     District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, in 
     Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi. The analysis shall include a 
     full and complete evaluation including, but not limited to: 
     (i) the identification and cost of potential sites and (ii) 
     30 years present value evaluations of all options; including 
     lease, purchase, and Federal construction, and the purchase 
     options of lease with an option to purchase or purchase 
     contract. The Administrator shall submit a report directly to 
     Congress, without further review or approval by any other 
     office of the Executive branch, within 30 calendar days.
                                                      Bud Shuster,
     Chairman.
                                  ____


           Amendment--United States Courthouse, Laredo, Texas

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to Section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized for 
     additional sites cost in the amount of $500,000, management 
     and inspection at a cost of $2,233,000, and an estimated 
     construction cost of $25,372,000 for the construction of a 
     155,124 gross square foot federal building-United States 
     courthouse building, including fifty inside parking spaces, 
     in Laredo, Texas, for a combined total cost of $28,105,000, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this 
     resolution. This resolution amends Committee resolution dated 
     February 5, 1992, which authorized appropriations in the 
     amount of $20,390,000 for site acquisition and construction; 
     Committee resolution dated May 13, 1993, which authorized 
     appropriations in the amount of $3,793,000 for site 
     acquisition and design; and Committee resolution dated May 
     17, 1994, which authorized appropriations in the amount of 
     $24,341,000 for management and inspection costs, and the 
     estimated cost of construction.
       Provided, That the construction of this project does not 
     exceed construction benchmarks as established by the General 
     Services Administration, and that the total construction 
     costs of this project reflect Time Out and Review savings as 
     estimated by the General Services Administration.
                                                      Bud Shuster,
     Chairman.
                                  ____


           United States Courthouse, Wheeling, West Virginia

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to Section 11(b) of the Public Buildings Act of 
     1959, (40 U.S.C. Sec. 610), the Administrator of General 
     Services shall investigate the feasibility and need to 
     construct or acquire a facility to house the United States 
     District Court and court related agencies for the Northern 
     District of West Virginia, in Wheeling, West Virginia. The 
     analysis shall include a full and complete evaluation 
     including, but not limited to: (i) the identification and 
     cost of potential sites and (ii) 30 year present value 
     evaluations of all options; including lease, purchase, and 
     Federal construction, and the purchase options of lease with 
     an option to purchase or purchase contract. The Administrator 
     shall submit a report directly to Congress, without further 
     review or approval by any other office of the Executive 
     branch, within 30 calendar days.
                                                      Bud Shuster,
     Chairman.
                                  ____


                United States Courthouse, Eugene, Oregon

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to Section 11(b) of the Public Buildings Act of 
     1959, (40 U.S.C. Sec. 610), the Administrator of General 
     Services shall investigate the feasibility and need to 
     construct or acquire a facility to house the United States 
     District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the District of 
     Oregon, in Eugene, Oregon. The analysis shall include a full 
     and complete evaluation including, but not limited to: (i) 
     the identification and cost of potential sites and (ii) 30 
     year present value evaluations of all options; including 
     lease, purchase, and Federal construction, and the purchase 
     options of lease with an option to purchase or purchase 
     contract. The Administrator shall submit a report directly to 
     Congress, without further review or approval by any other 
     office of the Executive branch, within 30 calendar days.
                                                      Bud Shuster,
     Chairman.
                                  ____


                    Federal Building, American Samoa

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to Section 11(b) of the Public Buildings Act of 
     1959, (40 U.S.C. Sec. 610), the Administrator of General 
     Services shall investigate the feasibility and need to 
     construct or acquire a facility to house the Federal 
     Government offices in American Samoa. The analysis shall 
     include a full and complete evaluation including, but not 
     limited to: (i) the identification and cost of potential 
     sites and (ii) 30 year present value evaluations of all 
     options; including lease, purchase, and Federal construction, 
     and the purchase options of lease with an option to purchase 
     or purchase contract. The Administrator shall submit a report 
     directly to Congress, without further review or approval by 
     any other office of the Executive branch, within 120 calendar 
     days.
                                                      Bud Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.

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                                  ____
Design--United States Mission to the United Nations, New York, New York

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to Section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized for the 
     design and review of the demolition and reconstruction of the 
     federal building located at 799 United Nations Plaza, New 
     York, New York, which houses the United States Mission to the 
     United Nation, at a cost of $3,163,000, a prospectus for 
     which is attached to, and included in, this resolution.
       Provided, That prior to community any funds for the design 
     of this facility, the Administrator shall submit, within 30 
     days, a feasibility plan to house additional senior United 
     States embassy officials engaged in the United Nations 
     mission, to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and obtain its approval.
       Provided further, That this plan shall, in consultation 
     with the Department of State, result in the reduction of 
     federal expenditures for the housing of United States embassy 
     officials engaged in the United Nations mission, in New York 
     City.
                                                      Bud Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.

  The communication, together with the accompanying papers, was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations.

para.79.7  bipartisan campaign integrity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to House Resolution 
442 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal 
office, and for other purposes.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. SHIMKUS, assumed the Chair; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.79.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BARR to the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. SHAYS:
  Amendment by Mr. BARR:

       Add at the end the following new title:

            TITLE   --PROHIBITING BILINGUAL VOTING MATERIALS

     SEC.   01. PROHIBITING USE OF BILINGUAL VOTING MATERIALS.

       (a) Prohibition.--
       (1) In general.--No State may provide voting materials in 
     any language other than English.
       (2) Voting materials defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``voting materials'' means registration or voting notices, 
     forms, instructions, assistance, or other materials or 
     information relating to the electoral process, including 
     ballots.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The Voting Rights Act of 1965 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking section 203 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa-la);
       (2) in section 204 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa-2), by striking ``, or 
     203''; and
       (3) in section 205 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa-3), by striking ``, 
     202, or 203'' and inserting ``or 202''.

  Amendment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. SHAYS:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Bipartisan 
     Campaign Reform Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

            TITLE I--REDUCTION OF SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE

Sec. 101. Soft money of political parties.
Sec. 102. Increased contribution limits for State committees of 
              political parties and aggregate contribution limit for 
              individuals.
Sec. 103. Reporting requirements.

           TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AND COORDINATED EXPENDITURES

Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Civil penalty.
Sec. 203. Reporting requirements for certain independent expenditures.
Sec. 204. Independent versus coordinated expenditures by party.
Sec. 205. Coordination with candidates.

                         TITLE III--DISCLOSURE

Sec. 301. Filing of reports using computers and facsimile machines.
Sec. 302. Prohibition of deposit of contributions with incomplete 
              contributor information.
Sec. 303. Audits.
Sec. 304. Reporting requirements for contributions of $50 or more.
Sec. 305. Use of candidates' names.
Sec. 306. Prohibition of false representation to solicit contributions.
Sec. 307. Soft money of persons other than political parties.
Sec. 308. Campaign advertising.

                    TITLE IV--PERSONAL WEALTH OPTION

Sec. 401. Voluntary personal funds expenditure limit.
Sec. 402. Political party committee coordinated expenditures.

                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 501. Codification of Beck decision.
Sec. 502. Use of contributed amounts for certain purposes.
Sec. 503. Limit on congressional use of the franking privilege.
Sec. 504. Prohibition of fundraising on Federal property.
Sec. 505. Penalties for knowing and willful violations.
Sec. 506. Strengthening foreign money ban.
Sec. 507. Prohibition of contributions by minors.
Sec. 508. Expedited procedures.
Sec. 509. Initiation of enforcement proceeding.

 TITLE VI--SEVERABILITY; CONSTITUTIONALITY; EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS

Sec. 601. Severability.
Sec. 602. Review of constitutional issues.
Sec. 603. Effective date.
Sec. 604. Regulations.
            TITLE I--REDUCTION OF SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE

     SEC. 101. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 323. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

       ``(a) National Committees.--
       ``(1) In general.--A national committee of a political 
     party (including a national congressional campaign committee 
     of a political party) and any officers or agents of such 
     party committees, shall not solicit, receive, or direct to 
     another person a contribution, donation, or transfer of 
     funds, or spend any funds, that are not subject to the 
     limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this 
     Act.
       ``(2) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to an 
     entity that is directly or indirectly established, financed, 
     maintained, or controlled by a national committee of a 
     political party (including a national congressional campaign 
     committee of a political party), or an entity acting on 
     behalf of a national committee, and an officer or agent 
     acting on behalf of any such committee or entity.
       ``(b) State, District, and Local Committees.--
       ``(1) In general.--An amount that is expended or disbursed 
     by a State, district, or local committee of a political party 
     (including an entity that is directly or indirectly 
     established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a State, 
     district, or local committee of a political party and an 
     officer or agent acting on behalf of such committee or 
     entity) for Federal election activity shall be made from 
     funds subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting 
     requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) Federal election activity.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `Federal election activity' 
     means--
       ``(i) voter registration activity during the period that 
     begins on the date that is 120 days before the date a 
     regularly scheduled Federal election is held and ends on the 
     date of the election;
       ``(ii) voter identification, get-out-the-vote activity, or 
     generic campaign activity conducted in connection with an 
     election in which a candidate for Federal office appears on 
     the ballot (regardless of whether a candidate for State or 
     local office also appears on the ballot); and
       ``(iii) a communication that refers to a clearly identified 
     candidate for Federal office (regardless of whether a 
     candidate for State or local office is also mentioned or 
     identified) and is made for the purpose of influencing a 
     Federal election (regardless of whether the communication is 
     express advocacy).
       ``(B) Excluded activity.--The term `Federal election 
     activity' does not include an amount expended or disbursed by 
     a State, district, or local committee of a political party 
     for--
       ``(i) campaign activity conducted solely on behalf of a 
     clearly identified candidate for State or local office, 
     provided the campaign activity is not a Federal election 
     activity described in subparagraph (A);
       ``(ii) a contribution to a candidate for State or local 
     office, provided the contribution is not designated or used 
     to pay for a Federal election activity described in 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(iii) the costs of a State, district, or local political 
     convention;
       ``(iv) the costs of grassroots campaign materials, 
     including buttons, bumper stickers, and yard signs, that name 
     or depict only a candidate for State or local office;
       ``(v) the non-Federal share of a State, district, or local 
     party committee's administrative and overhead expenses (but 
     not including the compensation in any month of an individual 
     who spends more than 20 percent of the individual's time on 
     Federal election activity) as determined by a regulation 
     promulgated by the Commission to determine the non-Federal 
     share of a State, district, or local party committee's 
     administrative and overhead expenses; and
       ``(vi) the cost of constructing or purchasing an office 
     facility or equipment for a State, district or local 
     committee.
       ``(c) Fundraising Costs.--An amount spent by a national, 
     State, district, or local committee of a political party, by 
     an entity that is established, financed, maintained, or con

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     trolled by a national, State, district, or local committee of 
     a political party, or by an agent or officer of any such 
     committee or entity, to raise funds that are used, in whole 
     or in part, to pay the costs of a Federal election activity 
     shall be made from funds subject to the limitations, 
     prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
       ``(d) Tax-exempt Organizations.--A national, State, 
     district, or local committee of a political party (including 
     a national congressional campaign committee of a political 
     party, an entity that is directly or indirectly established, 
     financed, maintained, or controlled by any such national, 
     State, district, or local committee or its agent, an agent 
     acting on behalf of any such party committee, and an officer 
     or agent acting on behalf of any such party committee or 
     entity), shall not solicit any funds for, or make or direct 
     any donations to, an organization that is described in 
     section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code (or 
     has submitted an application to the Commissioner of the 
     Internal Revenue Service for determination of tax-exemption 
     under such section).
       ``(e) Candidates.--
       ``(1) In general.--A candidate, individual holding Federal 
     office, or agent of a candidate or individual holding Federal 
     office shall not solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or spend 
     funds for a Federal election activity on behalf of such 
     candidate, individual, agent or any other person, unless the 
     funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and 
     reporting requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) State law.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to the 
     solicitation or receipt of funds by an individual who is a 
     candidate for a State or local office if the solicitation or 
     receipt of funds is permitted under State law for any 
     activity other than a Federal election activity.
       ``(3) Fundraising events.--Paragraph (1) does not apply in 
     the case of a candidate who attends, speaks, or is a featured 
     guest at a fundraising event sponsored by a State, district, 
     or local committee of a political party.''.

     SEC. 102. INCREASED CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR STATE COMMITTEES 
                   OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTION 
                   LIMIT FOR INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Contribution Limit for State Committees of Political 
     Parties.--Section 315(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by inserting ``(other than a committee described in 
     subparagraph (D))'' after ``committee''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) to a political committee established and maintained 
     by a State committee of a political party in any calendar 
     year that, in the aggregate, exceed $10,000''.
       (b) Aggregate Contribution Limit for Individual.--Section 
     315(a)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``$25,000'' and 
     inserting ``$30,000''.

     SEC. 103. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Reporting Requirements.--Section 304 of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) (as amended by 
     section 203) is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following:
       ``(e) Political Committees.--
       ``(1) National and congressional political committees.--The 
     national committee of a political party, any national 
     congressional campaign committee of a political party, and 
     any subordinate committee of either, shall report all 
     receipts and disbursements during the reporting period.
       ``(2) Other political committees to which section 323 
     applies.--A political committee (not described in paragraph 
     (1)) to which section 323(b)(1) applies shall report all 
     receipts and disbursements made for activities described in 
     paragraphs (2)(A) and (3)(B)(v) of section 323(b).
       ``(3) Itemization.--If a political committee has receipts 
     or disbursements to which this subsection applies from any 
     person aggregating in excess of $200 for any calendar year, 
     the political committee shall separately itemize its 
     reporting for such person in the same manner as required in 
     paragraphs (3)(A), (5), and (6) of subsection (b).
       ``(4) Reporting periods.--Reports required to be filed 
     under this subsection shall be filed for the same time 
     periods required for political committees under subsection 
     (a).''.
       (b) Building Fund Exception to the Definition of 
     Contribution.--Section 301(8)(B) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking clause (viii); and
       (2) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv) as clauses 
     (viii) through (xiii), respectively.
           TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AND COORDINATED EXPENDITURES

     SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Definition of Independent Expenditure.--Section 301 of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended 
     by striking paragraph (17) and inserting the following:
       ``(17) Independent expenditure.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `independent expenditure' means 
     an expenditure by a person--
       ``(i) for a communication that is express advocacy; and
       ``(ii) that is not provided in coordination with a 
     candidate or a candidate's agent or a person who is 
     coordinating with a candidate or a candidate's agent.''.
       (b) Definition of Express Advocacy.--Section 301 of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(20) Express Advocacy.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `express advocacy' means a 
     communication that advocates the election or defeat of a 
     candidate by--
       ``(i) containing a phrase such as `vote for', `re-elect', 
     `support', `cast your ballot for', `(name of candidate) for 
     Congress', `(name of candidate) in 1997', `vote against', 
     `defeat', `reject', or a campaign slogan or words that in 
     context can have no reasonable meaning other than to advocate 
     the election or defeat of 1 or more clearly identified 
     candidates;
       ``(ii) referring to 1 or more clearly identified candidates 
     in a paid advertisement that is transmitted through radio or 
     television within 60 calendar days preceding the date of an 
     election of the candidate and that appears in the State in 
     which the election is occurring, except that with respect to 
     a candidate for the office of Vice President or President, 
     the time period is within 60 calendar days preceding the date 
     of a general election; or
       ``(iii) expressing unmistakable and unambiguous support for 
     or opposition to 1 or more clearly identified candidates when 
     taken as a whole and with limited reference to external 
     events, such as proximity to an election.
       ``(B) Voting record and voting guide exception.--The term 
     `express advocacy' does not include a printed communication 
     that--
       ``(i) presents information in an educational manner solely 
     about the voting record or position on a campaign issue of 2 
     or more candidates;
       ``(ii) that is not made in coordination with a candidate, 
     political party, or agent of the candidate or party; or a 
     candidate's agent or a person who is coordinating with a 
     candidate or a candidate's agent;
       ``(iii) does not contain a phrase such as `vote for', `re-
     elect', `support', `cast your ballot for', `(name of 
     candidate) for Congress', `(name of candidate) in 1997', 
     `vote against', `defeat', or `reject', or a campaign slogan 
     or words that in context can have no reasonable meaning other 
     than to urge the election or defeat of 1 or more clearly 
     identified candidates.''.
       (c) Definition of Expenditure.--Section 301(9)(A) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(9)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) a payment for a communication that is express 
     advocacy; and
       ``(iv) a payment made by a person for a communication 
     that--
       ``(I) refers to a clearly identified candidate;
       ``(II) is provided in coordination with the candidate, the 
     candidate's agent, or the political party of the candidate; 
     and
       ``(III) is for the purpose of influencing a Federal 
     election (regardless of whether the communication is express 
     advocacy).''.

     SEC. 202. CIVIL PENALTY.

       Section 309 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 437g) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)(A)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
     inserting ``clauses (ii) and (iii)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) If the Commission determines by an affirmative vote 
     of 4 of its members that there is probable cause to believe 
     that a person has made a knowing and willful violation of 
     section 304(c), the Commission shall not enter into a 
     conciliation agreement under this paragraph and may institute 
     a civil action for relief under paragraph (6)(A).''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting ``(except an action 
     instituted in connection with a knowing and willful violation 
     of section 304(c))'' after ``subparagraph (A)''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Any person'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (D), any 
     person''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) In the case of a knowing and willful violation of 
     section 304(c) that involves the reporting of an independent 
     expenditure, the violation shall not be subject to this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 203. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INDEPENDENT 
                   EXPENDITURES.

       Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 434) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the undesignated 
     matter after subparagraph (C);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) of subsection (c) as 
     subsection (f); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c)(2) (as amended by 
     paragraph (1)) the following:
       ``(d) Time for Reporting Certain Expenditures.--
       ``(1) Expenditures aggregating $1,000.--
       ``(A) Initial report.--A person (including a political 
     committee) that makes or contracts to make independent 
     expenditures aggregating $1,000 or more after the 20th day, 
     but more than 24 hours, before the date of an election shall 
     file a report describing the expenditures within 24 hours 
     after that amount of independent expenditures has been made.
       ``(B) Additional reports.--After a person files a report 
     under subparagraph (A), the person shall file an additional 
     report within 24 hours after each time the person makes or

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     contracts to make independent expenditures aggregating an 
     additional $1,000 with respect to the same election as that 
     to which the initial report relates.
       ``(2) Expenditures aggregating $10,000.--
       ``(A) Initial report.--A person (including a political 
     committee) that makes or contracts to make independent 
     expenditures aggregating $10,000 or more at any time up to 
     and including the 20th day before the date of an election 
     shall file a report describing the expenditures within 48 
     hours after that amount of independent expenditures has been 
     made.
       ``(B) Additional reports.--After a person files a report 
     under subparagraph (A), the person shall file an additional 
     report within 48 hours after each time the person makes or 
     contracts to make independent expenditures aggregating an 
     additional $10,000 with respect to the same election as that 
     to which the initial report relates.
       ``(3) Place of filing; contents.--A report under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) shall be filed with the Commission; and
       ``(B) shall contain the information required by subsection 
     (b)(6)(B)(iii), including the name of each candidate whom an 
     expenditure is intended to support or oppose.''.

     SEC. 204. INDEPENDENT VERSUS COORDINATED EXPENDITURES BY 
                   PARTY.

       Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act (2 
     U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and (3)'' and inserting 
     ``, (3), and (4)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Independent versus coordinated expenditures by 
     party.--
       ``(A) In general.--On or after the date on which a 
     political party nominates a candidate, a committee of the 
     political party shall not make both expenditures under this 
     subsection and independent expenditures (as defined in 
     section 301(17)) with respect to the candidate during the 
     election cycle.
       ``(B) Certification.--Before making a coordinated 
     expenditure under this subsection with respect to a 
     candidate, a committee of a political party shall file with 
     the Commission a certification, signed by the treasurer of 
     the committee, that the committee has not and shall not make 
     any independent expenditure with respect to the candidate 
     during the same election cycle.
       ``(C) Application.--For the purposes of this paragraph, all 
     political committees established and maintained by a national 
     political party (including all congressional campaign 
     committees) and all political committees established and 
     maintained by a State political party (including any 
     subordinate committee of a State committee) shall be 
     considered to be a single political committee.
       ``(D) Transfers.--A committee of a political party that 
     submits a certification under subparagraph (B) with respect 
     to a candidate shall not, during an election cycle, transfer 
     any funds to, assign authority to make coordinated 
     expenditures under this subsection to, or receive a transfer 
     of funds from, a committee of the political party that has 
     made or intends to make an independent expenditure with 
     respect to the candidate.''.

     SEC. 205. COORDINATION WITH CANDIDATES.

       (a) Definition of Coordination With Candidates.--
       (1) Section 301(8).--Section 301(8) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) anything of value provided by a person in 
     coordination with a candidate for the purpose of influencing 
     a Federal election, regardless of whether the value being 
     provided is a communication that is express advocacy, in 
     which such candidate seeks nomination or election to Federal 
     office.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) The term `provided in coordination with a candidate' 
     includes--
       ``(i) a payment made by a person in cooperation, 
     consultation, or concert with, at the request or suggestion 
     of, or pursuant to any general or particular understanding 
     with a candidate, the candidate's authorized committee, or an 
     agent acting on behalf of a candidate or authorized 
     committee;
       ``(ii) a payment made by a person for the production, 
     dissemination, distribution, or republication, in whole or in 
     part, of any broadcast or any written, graphic, or other form 
     of campaign material prepared by a candidate, a candidate's 
     authorized committee, or an agent of a candidate or 
     authorized committee (not including a communication described 
     in paragraph (9)(B)(i) or a communication that expressly 
     advocates the candidate's defeat);
       ``(iii) a payment made by a person based on information 
     about a candidate's plans, projects, or needs provided to the 
     person making the payment by the candidate or the candidate's 
     agent who provides the information with the intent that the 
     payment be made;
       ``(iv) a payment made by a person if, in the same election 
     cycle in which the payment is made, the person making the 
     payment is serving or has served as a member, employee, 
     fundraiser, or agent of the candidate's authorized committee 
     in an executive or policymaking position;
       ``(v) a payment made by a person if the person making the 
     payment has served in any formal policy making or advisory 
     position with the candidate's campaign or has participated in 
     formal strategic or formal policymaking discussions with the 
     candidate's campaign relating to the candidate's pursuit of 
     nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, in 
     the same election cycle as the election cycle in which the 
     payment is made;
       ``(vi) a payment made by a person if, in the same election 
     cycle, the person making the payment retains the professional 
     services of any person that has provided or is providing 
     campaign-related services in the same election cycle to a 
     candidate in connection with the candidate's pursuit of 
     nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, 
     including services relating to the candidate's decision to 
     seek Federal office, and the person retained is retained to 
     work on activities relating to that candidate's campaign;
       ``(vii) a payment made by a person who has engaged in a 
     coordinated activity with a candidate described in clauses 
     (i) through (vi) for a communication that clearly refers to 
     the candidate and is for the purpose of influencing an 
     election (regardless of whether the communication is express 
     advocacy);
       ``(viii) direct participation by a person in fundraising 
     activities with the candidate or in the solicitation or 
     receipt of contributions on behalf of the candidate;
       ``(ix) communication by a person with the candidate or an 
     agent of the candidate, occurring after the declaration of 
     candidacy (including a pollster, media consultant, vendor, 
     advisor, or staff member), acting on behalf of the candidate, 
     about advertising message, allocation of resources, 
     fundraising, or other campaign matters related to the 
     candidate's campaign, including campaign operations, 
     staffing, tactics, or strategy; or
       ``(x) the provision of in-kind professional services or 
     polling data to the candidate or candidate's agent.
       ``(D) For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term 
     `professional services' includes services in support of a 
     candidate's pursuit of nomination for election, or election, 
     to Federal office such as polling, media advice, direct mail, 
     fundraising, or campaign research.
       ``(E) For purposes of subparagraph (C), all political 
     committees established and maintained by a national political 
     party (including all congressional campaign committees) and 
     all political committees established and maintained by a 
     State political party (including any subordinate committee of 
     a State committee) shall be considered to be a single 
     political committee.''.
       (2) Section 315(a)(7).--Section 315(a)(7) (2 U.S.C. 
     441a(a)(7)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) a thing of value provided in coordination with a 
     candidate, as described in section 301(8)(A)(iii), shall be 
     considered to be a contribution to the candidate, and in the 
     case of a limitation on expenditures, shall be treated as an 
     expenditure by the candidate.
       (b) Meaning of Contribution or Expenditure for the Purposes 
     of Section 316.--Section 316(b)(2) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``shall include'' and inserting ``includes a 
     contribution or expenditure, as those terms are defined in 
     section 301, and also includes''.
                         TITLE III--DISCLOSURE

     SEC. 301. FILING OF REPORTS USING COMPUTERS AND FACSIMILE 
                   MACHINES.

       Section 302(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (11) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(11)(A) The Commission shall promulgate a regulation 
     under which a person required to file a designation, 
     statement, or report under this Act--
       ``(i) is required to maintain and file a designation, 
     statement, or report for any calendar year in electronic form 
     accessible by computers if the person has, or has reason to 
     expect to have, aggregate contributions or expenditures in 
     excess of a threshold amount determined by the Commission; 
     and
       ``(ii) may maintain and file a designation, statement, or 
     report in electronic form or an alternative form, including 
     the use of a facsimile machine, if not required to do so 
     under the regulation promulgated under clause (i).
       ``(B) The Commission shall make a designation, statement, 
     report, or notification that is filed electronically with the 
     Commission accessible to the public on the Internet not later 
     than 24 hours after the designation, statement, report, or 
     notification is received by the Commission.
       ``(C) In promulgating a regulation under this paragraph, 
     the Commission shall provide methods (other than requiring a 
     signature on the document being filed) for verifying 
     designations, statements, and reports covered by the 
     regulation. Any document verified under any of the methods 
     shall be treated for all purposes (including penalties for 
     perjury) in the same manner as a document verified by 
     signature.''.

     SEC. 302. PROHIBITION OF DEPOSIT OF CONTRIBUTIONS WITH 
                   INCOMPLETE CONTRIBUTOR INFORMATION.

       Section 302 of Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 432) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Deposit of Contributions.--The treasurer of a 
     candidate's authorized committee shall not deposit, except in 
     an escrow account, or otherwise negotiate a contribution from 
     a person who makes an aggregate amount of contributions in 
     excess of $200 during a calendar year unless the treasurer 
     verifies that the information required by this section with 
     respect to the contributor is complete.''.

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     SEC. 303. AUDITS.

       (a) Random Audits.--Section 311(b) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``The 
     Commission''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Random audits.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
     Commission may conduct random audits and investigations to 
     ensure voluntary compliance with this Act. The selection of 
     any candidate for a random audit or investigation shall be 
     based on criteria adopted by a vote of at least 4 members of 
     the Commission.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Commission shall not conduct an 
     audit or investigation of a candidate's authorized committee 
     under subparagraph (A) until the candidate is no longer a 
     candidate for the office sought by the candidate in an 
     election cycle.
       ``(C) Applicability.--This paragraph does not apply to an 
     authorized committee of a candidate for President or Vice 
     President subject to audit under section 9007 or 9038 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (b) Extension of Period During Which Campaign Audits May Be 
     Begun.--Section 311(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended by striking ``6 months'' 
     and inserting ``12 months''.

     SEC. 304. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF $50 OR 
                   MORE.

       Section 304(b)(3)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     at 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(3)(A) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$200'' and inserting ``$50''; and
       (2) by striking the semicolon and inserting ``, except that 
     in the case of a person who makes contributions aggregating 
     at least $50 but not more than $200 during the calendar year, 
     the identification need include only the name and address of 
     the person;''.

     SEC. 305. USE OF CANDIDATES' NAMES.

       Section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 432(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4)(A) The name of each authorized committee shall 
     include the name of the candidate who authorized the 
     committee under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) A political committee that is not an authorized 
     committee shall not--
       ``(i) include the name of any candidate in its name; or
       ``(ii) except in the case of a national, State, or local 
     party committee, use the name of any candidate in any 
     activity on behalf of the committee in such a context as to 
     suggest that the committee is an authorized committee of the 
     candidate or that the use of the candidate's name has been 
     authorized by the candidate.''.

     SEC. 306. PROHIBITION OF FALSE REPRESENTATION TO SOLICIT 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       Section 322 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441h) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``Sec. 322.'' the following: ``(a) 
     In General.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Solicitation of Contributions.--No person shall 
     solicit contributions by falsely representing himself or 
     herself as a candidate or as a representative of a candidate, 
     a political committee, or a political party.''.

     SEC. 307. SOFT MONEY OF PERSONS OTHER THAN POLITICAL PARTIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 304 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) (as amended by section 
     103(c) and section 203) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Disbursements of Persons Other Than Political 
     Parties.--
       ``(1) In general.--A person, other than a political 
     committee or a person described in section 501(d) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that makes an aggregate amount 
     of disbursements in excess of $50,000 during a calendar year 
     for activities described in paragraph (2) shall file a 
     statement with the Commission--
       ``(A) on a monthly basis as described in subsection 
     (a)(4)(B); or
       ``(B) in the case of disbursements that are made within 20 
     days of an election, within 24 hours after the disbursements 
     are made.
       ``(2) Activity.--The activity described in this paragraph 
     is--
       ``(A) Federal election activity;
       ``(B) an activity described in section 316(b)(2)(A) that 
     expresses support for or opposition to a candidate for 
     Federal office or a political party; and
       ``(C) an activity described in subparagraph (C) of section 
     316(b)(2).
       ``(3) Applicability.--This subsection does not apply to--
       ``(A) a candidate or a candidate's authorized committees; 
     or
       ``(B) an independent expenditure.
       ``(4) Contents.--A statement under this section shall 
     contain such information about the disbursements made during 
     the reporting period as the Commission shall prescribe, 
     including--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount of disbursements made;
       ``(B) the name and address of the person or entity to whom 
     a disbursement is made in an aggregate amount in excess of 
     $200;
       ``(C) the date made, amount, and purpose of the 
     disbursement; and
       ``(D) if applicable, whether the disbursement was in 
     support of, or in opposition to, a candidate or a political 
     party, and the name of the candidate or the political 
     party.''.
       (b) Definition of Generic Campaign Activity.--Section 301 
     of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et 
     seq.) (as amended by section 201(b)) is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(21) Generic campaign activity.--The term `generic 
     campaign activity' means an activity that promotes a 
     political party and does not promote a candidate or non-
     Federal candidate.''.

     SEC. 308. CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING.

       Section 318 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441d) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting ``Whenever a 
     political committee makes a disbursement for the purpose of 
     financing any communication through any broadcasting station, 
     newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mailing, 
     or any other type of general public political advertising, or 
     whenever'';
       (ii) by striking ``an expenditure'' and inserting ``a 
     disbursement''; and
       (iii) by striking ``direct''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and permanent street 
     address'' after ``name''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Any printed communication described in subsection (a) 
     shall--
       ``(1) be of sufficient type size to be clearly readable by 
     the recipient of the communication;
       ``(2) be contained in a printed box set apart from the 
     other contents of the communication; and
       ``(3) be printed with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement.
       ``(d)(1) Any communication described in paragraphs (1) or 
     (2) of subsection (a) which is transmitted through radio or 
     television shall include, in addition to the requirements of 
     that paragraph, an audio statement by the candidate that 
     identifies the candidate and states that the candidate has 
     approved the communication.
       ``(2) If a communication described in paragraph (1) is 
     transmitted through television, the communication shall 
     include, in addition to the audio statement under paragraph 
     (1), a written statement that--
       ``(A) appears at the end of the communication in a clearly 
     readable manner with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement, for a 
     period of at least 4 seconds; and
       ``(B) is accompanied by a clearly identifiable photographic 
     or similar image of the candidate.
       ``(e) Any communication described in paragraph (3) of 
     subsection (a) which is transmitted through radio or 
     television shall include, in addition to the requirements of 
     that paragraph, in a clearly spoken manner, the following 
     statement: `________________ is responsible for the content 
     of this advertisement.' (with the blank to be filled in with 
     the name of the political committee or other person paying 
     for the communication and the name of any connected 
     organization of the payor). If transmitted through 
     television, the statement shall also appear in a clearly 
     readable manner with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement, for a 
     period of at least 4 seconds.''.
                    TITLE IV--PERSONAL WEALTH OPTION

     SEC. 401. VOLUNTARY PERSONAL FUNDS EXPENDITURE LIMIT.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) (as amended by section 101) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 324. VOLUNTARY PERSONAL FUNDS EXPENDITURE LIMIT.

       ``(a) Eligible Congressional Candidate.--
       ``(1) Primary election.--
       ``(A) Declaration.--A candidate for election for Senator or 
     Representative in or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
     Congress is an eligible primary election Congressional 
     candidate if the candidate files with the Commission a 
     declaration that the candidate and the candidate's authorized 
     committees will not make expenditures in excess of the 
     personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(B) Time to file.--The declaration under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be filed not later than the date on which the candidate 
     files with the appropriate State officer as a candidate for 
     the primary election.
       ``(2) General election.--
       ``(A) Declaration.--A candidate for election for Senator or 
     Representative in or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
     Congress is an eligible general election Congressional 
     candidate if the candidate files with the Commission--
       ``(i) a declaration under penalty of perjury, with 
     supporting documentation as required by the Commission, that 
     the candidate and the candidate's authorized committees did 
     not exceed the personal funds expenditure limit in connection 
     with the primary election; and
       ``(ii) a declaration that the candidate and the candidate's 
     authorized committees will not make expenditures in excess of 
     the personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(B) Time to file.--The declaration under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be filed not later than 7 days after the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date on which the candidate qualifies for the 
     general election ballot under State law; or
       ``(ii) if under State law, a primary or run-off election to 
     qualify for the general election ballot occurs after 
     September 1, the date on which the candidate wins the primary 
     or runoff election.
       ``(b) Personal Funds Expenditure Limit.--

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       ``(1) In general.--The aggregate amount of expenditures 
     that may be made in connection with an election by an 
     eligible Congressional candidate or the candidate's 
     authorized committees from the sources described in paragraph 
     (2) shall not exceed $50,000.
       ``(2) Sources.--A source is described in this paragraph if 
     the source is--
       ``(A) personal funds of the candidate and members of the 
     candidate's immediate family; or
       ``(B) proceeds of indebtedness incurred by the candidate or 
     a member of the candidate's immediate family.
       ``(c) Certification by the Commission.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall determine whether a 
     candidate has met the requirements of this section and, based 
     on the determination, issue a certification stating whether 
     the candidate is an eligible Congressional candidate.
       ``(2) Time for certification.--Not later than 7 business 
     days after a candidate files a declaration under paragraph 
     (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the Commission shall certify 
     whether the candidate is an eligible Congressional candidate.
       ``(3) Revocation.--The Commission shall revoke a 
     certification under paragraph (1), based on information 
     submitted in such form and manner as the Commission may 
     require or on information that comes to the Commission by 
     other means, if the Commission determines that a candidate 
     violates the personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(4) Determinations by Commission.--A determination made 
     by the Commission under this subsection shall be final, 
     except to the extent that the determination is subject to 
     examination and audit by the Commission and to judicial 
     review.
       ``(d) Penalty.--If the Commission revokes the certification 
     of an eligible Congressional candidate--
       ``(1) the Commission shall notify the candidate of the 
     revocation; and
       ``(2) the candidate and a candidate's authorized committees 
     shall pay to the Commission an amount equal to the amount of 
     expenditures made by a national committee of a political 
     party or a State committee of a political party in connection 
     with the general election campaign of the candidate under 
     section 315(d).''.

     SEC. 402. POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEE COORDINATED EXPENDITURES.

       Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) (as amended by section 204) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) This subsection does not apply to expenditures made 
     in connection with the general election campaign of a 
     candidate for Senator or Representative in or Delegate or 
     Resident Commissioner to the Congress who is not an eligible 
     Congressional candidate (as defined in section 324(a)).''.
                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 501. CODIFICATION OF BECK DECISION.

       Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 
     158) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Nonunion Member Payments to Labor Organization.--
       ``(1) In general.--It shall be an unfair labor practice for 
     any labor organization which receives a payment from an 
     employee pursuant to an agreement that requires employees who 
     are not members of the organization to make payments to such 
     organization in lieu of organization dues or fees not to 
     establish and implement the objection procedure described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Objection procedure.--The objection procedure 
     required under paragraph (1) shall meet the following 
     requirements:
       ``(A) The labor organization shall annually provide to 
     employees who are covered by such agreement but are not 
     members of the organization--
       ``(i) reasonable personal notice of the objection 
     procedure, the employees eligible to invoke the procedure, 
     and the time, place, and manner for filing an objection; and
       ``(ii) reasonable opportunity to file an objection to 
     paying for organization expenditures supporting political 
     activities unrelated to collective bargaining, including but 
     not limited to the opportunity to file such objection by 
     mail.
       ``(B) If an employee who is not a member of the labor 
     organization files an objection under the procedure in 
     subparagraph (A), such organization shall--
       ``(i) reduce the payments in lieu of organization dues or 
     fees by such employee by an amount which reasonably reflects 
     the ratio that the organization's expenditures supporting 
     political activities unrelated to collective bargaining bears 
     to such organization's total expenditures;
       ``(ii) provide such employee with a reasonable explanation 
     of the organization's calculation of such reduction, 
     including calculating the amount of organization expenditures 
     supporting political activities unrelated to collective 
     bargaining.
       ``(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
     `expenditures supporting political activities unrelated to 
     collective bargaining' means expenditures in connection with 
     a Federal, State, or local election or in connection with 
     efforts to influence legislation unrelated to collective 
     bargaining.''.

     SEC. 502. USE OF CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by striking section 313 and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 313. USE OF CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Permitted Uses.--A contribution accepted by a 
     candidate, and any other amount received by an individual as 
     support for activities of the individual as a holder of 
     Federal office, may be used by the candidate or individual--
       ``(1) for expenditures in connection with the campaign for 
     Federal office of the candidate or individual;
       ``(2) for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in 
     connection with duties of the individual as a holder of 
     Federal office;
       ``(3) for contributions to an organization described in 
     section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       ``(4) for transfers to a national, State, or local 
     committee of a political party.
       ``(b) Prohibited Use.--
       ``(1) In general.--A contribution or amount described in 
     subsection (a) shall not be converted by any person to 
     personal use.
       ``(2) Conversion.--For the purposes of paragraph (1), a 
     contribution or amount shall be considered to be converted to 
     personal use if the contribution or amount is used to fulfill 
     any commitment, obligation, or expense of a person that would 
     exist irrespective of the candidate's election campaign or 
     individual's duties as a holder of Federal officeholder, 
     including--
       ``(A) a home mortgage, rent, or utility payment;
       ``(B) a clothing purchase;
       ``(C) a noncampaign-related automobile expense;
       ``(D) a country club membership;
       ``(E) a vacation or other noncampaign-related trip;
       ``(F) a household food item;
       ``(G) a tuition payment;
       ``(H) admission to a sporting event, concert, theater, or 
     other form of entertainment not associated with an election 
     campaign; and
       ``(I) dues, fees, and other payments to a health club or 
     recreational facility.''.

     SEC. 503. LIMIT ON CONGRESSIONAL USE OF THE FRANKING 
                   PRIVILEGE.

       Section 3210(a)(6) of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) A Member of Congress shall not mail any mass mailing 
     as franked mail during the 180-day period which ends on the 
     date of the general election for the office held by the 
     Member or during the 90-day period which ends on the date of 
     any primary election for that office, unless the Member has 
     made a public announcement that the Member will not be a 
     candidate for reelection during that year or for election to 
     any other Federal office.''.

     SEC. 504. PROHIBITION OF FUNDRAISING ON FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       Section 607 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Prohibition.--
       ``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for any person to 
     solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of 
     value for a political committee or a candidate for Federal, 
     State or local office from a person who is located in a room 
     or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by 
     an officer or employee of the United States. An individual 
     who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government, 
     including the President, Vice President, and Members of 
     Congress, shall not solicit a donation of money or other 
     thing of value for a political committee or candidate for 
     Federal, State or local office, while in any room or building 
     occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or 
     employee of the United States, from any person.
       ``(2) Penalty.--A person who violates this section shall be 
     fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned more than 3 years, or 
     both.''; and
       (2) by inserting in subsection (b) after ``Congress'' ``or 
     Executive Office of the President''.

     SEC. 505. PENALTIES FOR KNOWING AND WILLFUL VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Increased Penalties.--Section 309(a) of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraphs (5)(A), (6)(A), and (6)(B), by striking 
     ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''; and
       (2) in paragraphs (5)(B) and (6)(C), by striking ``$10,000 
     or an amount equal to 200 percent'' and inserting ``$20,000 
     or an amount equal to 300 percent''.
       (b) Equitable Remedies.--Section 309(a)(5)(A) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)) 
     is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
     ``, and may include equitable remedies or penalties, 
     including disgorgement of funds to the Treasury or community 
     service requirements (including requirements to participate 
     in public education programs).''.
       (c) Automatic Penalty for Late Filing.--Section 309(a) of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) Penalty for late filing.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Monetary penalties.--The Commission shall establish a 
     schedule of mandatory monetary penalties that shall be 
     imposed by the Commission for failure to meet a time 
     requirement for filing under section 304.
       ``(ii) Required filing.--In addition to imposing a penalty, 
     the Commission may require a report that has not been filed 
     within the time requirements of section 304 to be filed by a 
     specific date.
       ``(iii) Procedure.--A penalty or filing requirement imposed 
     under this paragraph

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     shall not be subject to paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or 
     (12).
       ``(B) Filing an exception.--
       ``(i) Time to file.--A political committee shall have 30 
     days after the imposition of a penalty or filing requirement 
     by the Commission under this paragraph in which to file an 
     exception with the Commission.
       ``(ii) Time for Commission to rule.--Within 30 days after 
     receiving an exception, the Commission shall make a 
     determination that is a final agency action subject to 
     exclusive review by the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit under section 706 of title 
     5, United States Code, upon petition filed in that court by 
     the political committee or treasurer that is the subject of 
     the agency action, if the petition is filed within 30 days 
     after the date of the Commission action for which review is 
     sought.'';
       (2) in paragraph (5)(D)--
       (A) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``In any case in which a penalty or filing requirement 
     imposed on a political committee or treasurer under paragraph 
     (13) has not been satisfied, the Commission may institute a 
     civil action for enforcement under paragraph (6)(A).''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end of the last 
     sentence the following: ``or has failed to pay a penalty or 
     meet a filing requirement imposed under paragraph (13)''; and
       (3) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``paragraph (4)(A)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (4)(A) or (13)''.

     SEC. 506. STRENGTHENING FOREIGN MONEY BAN.

       Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441e) is amended--
       (1) by striking the heading and inserting the following: 
     ``contributions and donations by foreign nationals''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for--
       ``(1) a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make--
       ``(A) a donation of money or other thing of value, or to 
     promise expressly or impliedly to make a donation, in 
     connection with a Federal, State, or local election to a 
     political committee or a candidate for Federal office, or
       ``(B) a contribution or donation to a committee of a 
     political party; or
       ``(2) a person to solicit, accept, or receive a 
     contribution or donation described in paragraph (1)(A) from a 
     foreign national.''.

     SEC. 507. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY MINORS.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) (as amended by sections 101 and 401) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 325. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY MINORS.

       An individual who is 17 years old or younger shall not make 
     a contribution to a candidate or a contribution or donation 
     to a committee of a political party.''.

     SEC. 508. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.

       (a) In General.--Section 309(a) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) (as amended by 
     section 505(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(14)(A) If the complaint in a proceeding was filed within 
     60 days preceding the date of a general election, the 
     Commission may take action described in this subparagraph.
       ``(B) If the Commission determines, on the basis of facts 
     alleged in the complaint and other facts available to the 
     Commission, that there is clear and convincing evidence that 
     a violation of this Act has occurred, is occurring, or is 
     about to occur, the Commission may order expedited 
     proceedings, shortening the time periods for proceedings 
     under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as necessary to allow 
     the matter to be resolved in sufficient time before the 
     election to avoid harm or prejudice to the interests of the 
     parties.
       ``(C) If the Commission determines, on the basis of facts 
     alleged in the complaint and other facts available to the 
     Commission, that the complaint is clearly without merit, the 
     Commission may--
       ``(i) order expedited proceedings, shortening the time 
     periods for proceedings under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and 
     (4) as necessary to allow the matter to be resolved in 
     sufficient time before the election to avoid harm or 
     prejudice to the interests of the parties; or
       ``(ii) if the Commission determines that there is 
     insufficient time to conduct proceedings before the election, 
     summarily dismiss the complaint.''.
       (b) Referral to Attorney General.--Section 309(a)(5) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)) 
     is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) The Commission may at any time, by an affirmative 
     vote of at least 4 of its members, refer a possible violation 
     of this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, to the Attorney General of the United States, 
     without regard to any limitation set forth in this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 509. INITIATION OF ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDING.

       Section 309(a)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``reason to 
     believe that'' and inserting ``reason to investigate 
     whether''.
 TITLE VI--SEVERABILITY; CONSTITUTIONALITY; EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS

     SEC. 601. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, 
     or the application of a provision or amendment to any person 
     or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the 
     remainder of this Act and amendments made by this Act, and 
     the application of the provisions and amendment to any person 
     or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding.

     SEC. 602. REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES.

       An appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court of the 
     United States from any final judgment, decree, or order 
     issued by any court ruling on the constitutionality of any 
     provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act.

     SEC. 603. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act take effect January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 604. REGULATIONS.

       The Federal Election Commission shall prescribe any 
     regulations required to carry out this Act and the amendments 
     made by this Act not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

142

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

261

para.79.9                    [Roll No. 367]

                                AYES--142

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bono
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Taylor (NC)
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--261

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy

[[Page 1388]]


     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--31

     Barton
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Cardin
     Christensen
     Conyers
     Cox
     DeLay
     Engel
     Ensign
     Everett
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Istook
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     McCrery
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Parker
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Salmon
     Velazquez
     Waxman
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.

para.79.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. McINTOSH to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of substitute by Mr. SHAYS:

       In section 301(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971, as amended by section 205(a)(1)(B) of the substitute, 
     add at the end the following:
       (F) For purposes of subparagraph (C), no communication with 
     a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives 
     (including the staff of a Senator or Member) regarding any 
     pending legislative matter, including any survey, 
     questionnaire, or written communication soliciting or 
     providing information regarding the position of any Senator 
     or Member on such matter, may be construed to establish 
     coordination with a candidate. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

195

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

218

para.79.11                   [Roll No. 368]

                                AYES--195

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--218

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Cardin
     Christensen
     DeLay
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Istook
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     McCrery
     Moakley
     Ney
     Parker
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Salmon
     Velazquez
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.

para.79.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HORN to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of substitute by Mr. SHAYS:

       Add at the end the following new title:

                    TITLE --. REDUCED POSTAGE RATES

     SEC. --01. REDUCED POSTAGE RATES PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN 
                   COMMITTEES OF CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES

       (a) In General.--Section 3626(e)(2)(A) of title 39, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``and the National 
     Republican Congressional Committee'' and inserting ``the 
     National Republican Congressional Committee, and the 
     principal campaign committee of a candidate for election for 
     the office of Senator or Representative in or Delegate or 
     Resident Commissioner to the Congress''.
       (b) Limiting Reduced Rate to Two Pieces of Mail Per 
     Registered Voter.--Section 3626(e)(1) of such title is 
     amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following. ``, except that in the case of committee which is 
     a principal campaign committee such rates shall apply only 
     with respect to the election cycle involved and only to a 
     number of pieces equal to the product of 2 times the number 
     (as determined by the Postmaster General) of addresses (other 
     than business possible delivery stops) in the congressional 
     district involved (or in the case of a committee of a 
     candidate for election for the office of Senator, in the 
     State involved).''.
       (c) Principal Campaign Committee Defined.--Section 
     3626(e)(2) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) the term `principal campaign committee' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 301(5) of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

117

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

294

para.79.13                   [Roll No. 369]

                                AYES--117

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr

[[Page 1389]]


     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Foley
     Fossella
     Gekas
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scott
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Thomas
     Traficant
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--294

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Canady
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Cardin
     Christensen
     DeLay
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Istook
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     McCrery
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Ney
     Parker
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Salmon
     Sessions
     Velazquez
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.

para.79.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SHAW to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of substitute by Mr. SHAYS:

       Add at the end of title V the following new section (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 510. REQUIRING MAJORITY OF AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS 
                   ACCEPTED BY HOUSE CANDIDATES TO COME FROM IN-
                   STATE RESIDENTS.

       Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(i)(1) With respect to each reporting period for an 
     election, the total of contributions accepted by a candidate 
     for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to, the Congress from in-State individual 
     residents shall be at least 50 percent of the total of 
     contributions accepted from all sources.
       ``(2) As used in this subsection, the term `in-State 
     individual resident' means an individual who resides in the 
     State in which the congressional district involved is 
     located.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

160

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

253

para.79.15                   [Roll No. 370]

                                AYES--160

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--253

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott

[[Page 1390]]


     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Christensen
     DeLay
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Istook
     John
     McCrery
     Moakley
     Ney
     Parker
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Salmon
     Smith (OR)
     Spratt
     Velazquez
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.

para.79.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment, as modified, submitted by Ms. 
KAPTUR to the foregoing amendment in the nature of substitute by Mr. 
SHAYS:

       Add at the end of title V the following new section (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 510. ESTABLISHMENT OF A CLEARINGHOUSE OF INFORMATION ON 
                   POLITICAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE FEDERAL 
                   ELECTION COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There shall be established within the 
     Federal Election Commission a clearinghouse of public 
     information regarding the political activities of foreign 
     principals and agents of foreign principals. The information 
     comprising this clearinghouse shall include only the 
     following:
       (1) All registrations and reports filed pursuant to the 
     Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) 
     during the preceding 5-year period.
       (2) All registrations and reports filed pursuant to the 
     Foreign Agents Registration Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et 
     seq.), during the preceding 5-year period.
       (3) The listings of public hearings, hearing witnesses, and 
     witness affiliations printed in the Congressional Record 
     during the preceding 5-year period.
       (4) Public information disclosed pursuant to the rules of 
     the Senate or the House of Representatives regarding 
     honoraria, the receipt of gifts, travel, and earned and 
     unearned income.
       (5) All reports filed pursuant to title I of the Ethics in 
     Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) during the preceding 
     5-year period.
       (6) All public information filed with the Federal Election 
     Commission pursuant to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) during the preceding 5-year 
     period.
       (b) Disclosure of Other Information Prohibited.--The 
     disclosure by the clearinghouse, or any officer or employee 
     thereof, of any information other than that set forth in 
     subsection (a) is prohibited, except as otherwise provided by 
     law.
       (c) Director of Clearinghouse.--
       (1) Duties.--The clearinghouse shall have a Director, who 
     shall administer and manage the responsibilities and all 
     activities of the clearinghouse. In carrying out such duties, 
     the Director shall--
       (A) develop a filing, coding, and cross-indexing system to 
     carry out the purposes of this section (which shall include 
     an index of all persons identified in the reports, 
     registrations, and other information comprising the 
     clearinghouse);
       (B) notwithstanding any other provision of law, make copies 
     of registrations, reports, and other information comprising 
     the clearinghouse available for public inspection and 
     copying, beginning not later than 30 days after the 
     information is first available to the public, and permit 
     copying of any such registration, report, or other 
     information by hand or by copying machine or, at the request 
     of any person, furnish a copy of any such registration, 
     report, or other information upon payment of the cost of 
     making and furnishing such copy, except that no information 
     contained in such registration or report and no such other 
     information shall be sold or used by any person for the 
     purpose of soliciting contributions or for any profit-making 
     purpose; and
       (C) not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act and at any time thereafter, to prescribe, in 
     consultation with the Comptroller General, such rules, 
     regulations, and forms, in conformity with the provisions of 
     chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, as are necessary to 
     carry out the provisions of this section in the most 
     effective and efficient manner.
       (2) Appointment.--The Director shall be appointed by the 
     Federal Election Commission.
       (3) Term of service.--The Director shall serve a single 
     term of a period of time determined by the Commission, but 
     not to exceed 5 years.
       (d) Penalties for Disclosure of Information.--Any person 
     who discloses information in violation of subsection (b), and 
     any person who sells or uses information for the purpose of 
     soliciting contributions or for any profit-making purpose in 
     violation of subsection (c)(1)(B), shall be imprisoned for a 
     period of not more than 1 year, or fined in the amount 
     provided in title 18, United States Code, or both.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to conduct 
     the activities of the clearinghouse.
       (f) Foreign Principal.--Foreign principal shall have the 
     same meaning given the term ``foreign national'' in this 
     section (2 U.S.C. 441e), as the term was defined on July 31, 
     1998.

It was decided in the

Yeas

341

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

74

para.79.17                   [Roll No. 371]

                                AYES--341

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bunning
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant

[[Page 1391]]


     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--74

     Aderholt
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bilirakis
     Bonilla
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Chambliss
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goss
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kelly
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Ryun
     Sanford
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Smith (OR)
     Solomon
     Stenholm
     Sununu
     Tiahrt
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Wilson

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Christensen
     DeLay
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Istook
     John
     McCrery
     Moakley
     Ney
     Parker
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Salmon
     Velazquez
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment, as modified, to the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute was agreed to.

para.79.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. STEARNS to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of substitute by Mr. SHAYS:

       Add at the end of title V the following new section (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 510. PERMITTING PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS SERVING IN 
                   ARMED FORCES TO MAKE CONTRIBUTION.

       Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441e) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an 
     individual who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
     (as defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act) and who is a member of the Armed Forces 
     (including a reserve component of the Armed Forces) shall not 
     be subject to the prohibition under this section.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

385

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

29

para.79.19                   [Roll No. 372]

                                AYES--385

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--29

     Barr
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Bonilla
     Bryant
     Coble
     Coburn
     Dunn
     Fawell
     Frank (MA)
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hyde
     Jones
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     McCollum
     Moran (KS)
     Packard
     Pease
     Pitts
     Sensenbrenner
     Smith, Adam
     Sununu
     Tiahrt

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Christensen
     DeLay
     Forbes
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Istook
     John
     McCrery
     Moakley
     Ney
     Parker
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Salmon
     Velazquez
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.

para.79.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. STEARNS to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. SHAYS:

       Add at the end of title V the following new section (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 510. ENFORCEMENT OF SPENDING LIMIT ON PRESIDENTIAL AND 
                   VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WHO RECEIVE PUBLIC 
                   FINANCING.

       (a) In General.--Section 9003 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9003) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Illegal Solicitation of Soft Money.--No candidate for 
     election to the office of President or Vice President may 
     receive amounts from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund 
     under this chapter or chapter 96 unless the candidate 
     certifies that the candidate shall not solicit any funds for 
     the purposes of influencing such election, including any 
     funds used for an independent expenditure under the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971, unless the funds are subject 
     to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements 
     of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to elections occurring on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

368

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

44

para.79.21                   [Roll No. 373]

                                AYES--368

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert

[[Page 1392]]


     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--44

     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Burr
     Carson
     Clyburn
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fossella
     Gephardt
     Hyde
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     McInnis
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Owens
     Packard
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Sabo
     Solomon
     Sununu
     Thornberry
     Towns
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Ballenger
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Christensen
     DeLay
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Istook
     John
     McCrery
     Moakley
     Ney
     Parker
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Salmon
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Weldon (FL)
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.

para.79.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WHITFIELD to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. SHAYS:

       Add at the end of title I the following new section (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 104. INCREASE IN CONTRIBUTION LIMIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
                   CANDIDATES BY PERSONS OTHER THAN PACS.

       Section 315(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
     ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$3,000''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

102

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

315

para.79.23                   [Roll No. 374]

                                AYES--102

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Barr
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gibbons
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hostettler
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Ryun
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stump
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--315

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky

[[Page 1393]]


     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Ballenger
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Christensen
     DeLay
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Istook
     John
     Moakley
     Parker
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Velazquez
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.

para.79.24  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WHITFIELD to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. SHAYS:

       Amend section 301(20)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971, as added by section 201(b) of the substitute, to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--The term `express advocacy' means a 
     communication that advocates the election or defeat of a 
     candidate by containing a phrase such as `vote for', 
     `reelect', `support', `cast your ballot for', `(name of 
     candidate) for Congress', `(name of candidate) in 1997', 
     `vote against', `defeat', `reject'.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

173

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

228

para.79.25                   [Roll No. 375]

                                AYES--173

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--238

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Ballenger
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Christensen
     Costello
     DeLay
     Forbes
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Istook
     John
     Kasich
     McDade
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Parker
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Solomon
     Velazquez
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.

para.79.26  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ENGLISH to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. SHAYS:

       Add at the end of title V the following new section (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 510. PROHIBITING BUNDLING OF CONTRIBUTIONS.

       Section 315(a)(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(8)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(8) No person may make a contribution through an 
     intermediary or conduit, except that a person may facilitate 
     a contribution by providing--
       ``(A) advice to another person as to how the other person 
     may make a contribution; and
       ``(B) addressed mailing material or similar items to 
     another person for use by the other person in making a 
     contribution.''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

134

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

276

para.79.27                   [Roll No. 376]

                                AYES--134

     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Diaz-Balart
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Pappas
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Rogers
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

[[Page 1394]]



                                NOES--276

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
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                             NOT VOTING--24

     Ballenger
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  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GUTKNECHT, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para.79.28  u.s. capitol police memorial fund

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the Committees on House 
Oversight and Ways and Means were discharged from further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 4354) to establish the United States Capitol Police 
Memorial Fund on behalf of the families of Detective John Michael Gibson 
and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States 
Capitol Police.
  When said bill was considered, read twice.
  Mr. THOMAS submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:

       Add at the end of section 4 the following: ``Under such 
     regulations, and using amounts in the Fund, a financial 
     adviser or trustee, as appropriate, for the families of 
     Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob 
     Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police shall be 
     appointed to advise the families respecting disbursement to 
     them of amounts in the Fund.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.79.29  employment training and literacy enhancement

  Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, called up the following conference 
report (Rept. No. 105-659):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1385), to consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, 
     training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs in 
     the United States, and for other purposes, having met, after 
     full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do 
     recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                 TITLE I--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS

              Subtitle A--Workforce Investment Definitions

Sec. 101. Definitions.

      Subtitle B--Statewide and Local Workforce Investment Systems

Sec. 106. Purpose.

                      Chapter 1--State Provisions

Sec. 111. State workforce investment boards.
Sec. 112. State plan.

                      Chapter 2--Local Provisions

Sec. 116. Local workforce investment areas.
Sec. 117. Local workforce investment boards.
Sec. 118. Local plan.

          Chapter 3--Workforce Investment Activities Providers

Sec. 121. Establishment of one-stop delivery systems.
Sec. 122. Identification of eligible providers of training services.
Sec. 123. Identification of eligible providers of youth activities.

                      Chapter 4--Youth Activities

Sec. 126. General authorization.
Sec. 127. State allotments.
Sec. 128. Within State allocations.
Sec. 129. Use of funds for youth activities.

    Chapter 5--Adult And Dislocated Worker Employment and Training 
                               Activities

Sec. 131. General authorization.
Sec. 132. State allotments.
Sec. 133. Within State allocations.
Sec. 134. Use of funds for employment and training activities.

                     Chapter 6--General Provisions

Sec. 136. Performance accountability system.
Sec. 137. Authorization of appropriations.

                         Subtitle C--Job Corps

Sec. 141. Purposes.
Sec. 142. Definitions.
Sec. 143. Establishment.
Sec. 144. Individuals eligible for the job corps.
Sec. 145. Recruitment, screening, selection, and assignment of 
              enrollees.
Sec. 146. Enrollment.
Sec. 147. Job corps centers.
Sec. 148. Program activities.
Sec. 149. Counseling and job placement.
Sec. 150. Support.
Sec. 151. Operating plan.
Sec. 152. Standards of conduct.
Sec. 153. Community participation.
Sec. 154. Industry councils.
Sec. 155. Advisory committees.
Sec. 156. Experimental, research, and demonstration projects.
Sec. 157. Application of provisions of Federal law.
Sec. 158. Special provisions.
Sec. 159. Management information.
Sec. 160. General provisions.
Sec. 161. Authorization of appropriations.

                     Subtitle D--National Programs

Sec. 166. Native american programs.
Sec. 167. Migrant and seasonal farmworker programs.
Sec. 168. Veterans' workforce investment programs.
Sec. 169. Youth opportunity grants.
Sec. 170. Technical assistance.
Sec. 171. Demonstration, pilot, multiservice, research, and multistate 
              projects.
Sec. 172. Evaluations.
Sec. 173. National emergency grants.
Sec. 174. Authorization of appropriations.

                       Subtitle E--Administration

Sec. 181. Requirements and restrictions.
Sec. 182. Prompt allocation of funds.
Sec. 183. Monitoring.
Sec. 184. Fiscal controls; sanctions.
Sec. 185. Reports; recordkeeping; investigations.
Sec. 186. Administrative adjudication.
Sec. 187. Judicial review.
Sec. 188. Nondiscrimination.
Sec. 189. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 190. Reference.
Sec. 191. State legislative authority.
Sec. 192. Workforce flexibility plans.

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Sec. 193. Use of certain real property.
Sec. 194. Continuation of State activities and policies.
Sec. 195. General program requirements.

             Subtitle F--Repeals and Conforming Amendments

Sec. 199. Repeals.
Sec. 199A. Conforming amendments.

                 TITLE II--ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Purpose.
Sec. 203. Definitions.
Sec. 204. Home schools.
Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations.

           Subtitle A--Adult Education and Literacy Programs

                     Chapter 1--Federal Provisions

Sec. 211. Reservation; grants to eligible agencies; allotments.
Sec. 212. Performance accountability system.

                      Chapter 2--State Provisions

Sec. 221. State administration.
Sec. 222. State distribution of funds; matching requirement.
Sec. 223. State leadership activities.
Sec. 224. State plan.
Sec. 225. Programs for corrections education and other 
              institutionalized individuals.

                      Chapter 3--Local Provisions

Sec. 231. Grants and contracts for eligible providers.
Sec. 232. Local application.
Sec. 233. Local administrative cost limits.

                     Chapter 4--General Provisions

Sec. 241. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 242. National institute for literacy.
Sec. 243. National leadership activities.

                          Subtitle B--Repeals

Sec. 251. Repeals.

           TITLE III--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT-RELATED ACTIVITIES

                     Subtitle A--Wagner-Peyser Act

Sec. 301. Definitions.
Sec. 302. Functions.
Sec. 303. Designation of State agencies.
Sec. 304. Appropriations.
Sec. 305. Disposition of allotted funds.
Sec. 306. State plans.
Sec. 307. Repeal of Federal advisory council.
Sec. 308. Regulations.
Sec. 309. Employment statistics.
Sec. 310. Technical amendments.
Sec. 311. Effective date.

                Subtitle B--Linkages With Other Programs

Sec. 321. Trade act of 1974.
Sec. 322. Veterans' employment programs.
Sec. 323. Older americans act of 1965.

         Subtitle C--Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission

Sec. 331. Short title.
Sec. 332. Findings.
Sec. 333. Definitions.
Sec. 334. Establishment of twenty-first century workforce commission.
Sec. 335. Duties of the commission.
Sec. 336. Powers of the commission.
Sec. 337. Commission personnel matters.
Sec. 338. Termination of the commission.
Sec. 339. Authorization of appropriations.

 Subtitle D--Application of Civil Rights and Labor-Management Laws to 
                      the Smithsonian Institution

Sec. 341. Application of civil rights and labor-management laws to the 
              Smithsonian Institution.

            TITLE IV--REHABILITATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1998

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Title.
Sec. 403. General provisions.
Sec. 404. Vocational rehabilitation services.
Sec. 405. Research and training.
Sec. 406. Professional development and special projects and 
              demonstrations.
Sec. 407. National Council on Disability.
Sec. 408. Rights and advocacy.
Sec. 409. Employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 410. Independent living services and centers for independent 
              living.
Sec. 411. Repeal.
Sec. 412. Helen Keller National Center Act.
Sec. 413. President's Committee on Employment of People With 
              Disabilities.
Sec. 414. Conforming amendments.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. State unified plan.
Sec. 502. Definitions for indicators of performance.
Sec. 503. Incentive grants.
Sec. 504. Privacy.
Sec. 505. Buy-american requirements.
Sec. 506. Transition provisions.
Sec. 507. Effective date.
                 TITLE I--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS
              Subtitle A--Workforce Investment Definitions

     SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Adult.--Except in sections 127 and 132, the term 
     ``adult'' means an individual who is age 18 or older.
       (2) Adult education; adult education and literacy 
     activities.--The terms ``adult education'' and ``adult 
     education and literacy activities'' have the meanings given 
     the terms in section 203.
       (3) Area vocational education school.--The term ``area 
     vocational education school'' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 521 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
     Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2471).
       (4) Basic skills deficient.--The term ``basic skills 
     deficient'' means, with respect to an individual, that the 
     individual has English reading, writing, or computing skills 
     at or below the 8th grade level on a generally accepted 
     standardized test or a comparable score on a criterion-
     referenced test.
       (5) Case management.--The term ``case management'' means 
     the provision of a client-centered approach in the delivery 
     of services, designed--
       (A) to prepare and coordinate comprehensive employment 
     plans, such as service strategies, for participants to ensure 
     access to necessary workforce investment activities and 
     supportive services, using, where feasible, computer-based 
     technologies; and
       (B) to provide job and career counseling during program 
     participation and after job placement.
       (6) Chief elected official.--The term ``chief elected 
     official'' means--
       (A) the chief elected executive officer of a unit of 
     general local government in a local area; and
       (B) in a case in which a local area includes more than 1 
     unit of general local government, the individuals designated 
     under the agreement described in section 117(c)(1)(B).
       (7) Community-based organization.--The term ``community-
     based organization'' means a private nonprofit organization 
     that is representative of a community or a significant 
     segment of a community and that has demonstrated expertise 
     and effectiveness in the field of workforce investment.
       (8) Customized training.--The term ``customized training'' 
     means training--
       (A) that is designed to meet the special requirements of an 
     employer (including a group of employers);
       (B) that is conducted with a commitment by the employer to 
     employ an individual on successful completion of the 
     training; and
       (C) for which the employer pays for not less than 50 
     percent of the cost of the training.
       (9) Dislocated worker.--The term ``dislocated worker'' 
     means an individual who--
       (A)(i) has been terminated or laid off, or who has received 
     a notice of termination or layoff, from employment;
       (ii)(I) is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement to 
     unemployment compensation; or
       (II) has been employed for a duration sufficient to 
     demonstrate, to the appropriate entity at a one-stop center 
     referred to in section 134(c), attachment to the workforce, 
     but is not eligible for unemployment compensation due to 
     insufficient earnings or having performed services for an 
     employer that were not covered under a State unemployment 
     compensation law; and
       (iii) is unlikely to return to a previous industry or 
     occupation;
       (B)(i) has been terminated or laid off, or has received a 
     notice of termination or layoff, from employment as a result 
     of any permanent closure of, or any substantial layoff at, a 
     plant, facility, or enterprise;
       (ii) is employed at a facility at which the employer has 
     made a general announcement that such facility will close 
     within 180 days; or
       (iii) for purposes of eligibility to receive services other 
     than training services described in section 134(d)(4), 
     intensive services described in section 134(d)(3), or 
     supportive services, is employed at a facility at which the 
     employer has made a general announcement that such facility 
     will close;
       (C) was self-employed (including employment as a farmer, a 
     rancher, or a fisherman) but is unemployed as a result of 
     general economic conditions in the community in which the 
     individual resides or because of natural disasters; or
       (D) is a displaced homemaker.
       (10) Displaced homemaker.--The term ``displaced homemaker'' 
     means an individual who has been providing unpaid services to 
     family members in the home and who--
       (A) has been dependent on the income of another family 
     member but is no longer supported by that income; and
       (B) is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing 
     difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment.
       (11) Economic development agencies.--The term ``economic 
     development agencies'' includes local planning and zoning 
     commissions or boards, community development agencies, and 
     other local agencies and institutions responsible for 
     regulating, promoting, or assisting in local economic 
     development.
       (12) Eligible provider.--The term ``eligible provider'', 
     used with respect to--
       (A) training services, means a provider who is identified 
     in accordance with section 122(e)(3);
       (B) intensive services, means a provider who is identified 
     or awarded a contract as described in section 134(d)(3)(B);
       (C) youth activities, means a provider who is awarded a 
     grant or contract in accordance with section 123; or
       (D) other workforce investment activities, means a public 
     or private entity selected to be responsible for such 
     activities, such as a one-stop operator designated or 
     certified under section 121(d).
       (13)  Eligible youth.--Except as provided in subtitles C 
     and D, the term ``eligible youth'' means an individual who--
       (A) is not less than age 14 and not more than age 21;
       (B) is a low-income individual; and
       (C) is an individual who is 1 or more of the following:
       (i) Deficient in basic literacy skills.
       (ii) A school dropout.
       (iii) Homeless, a runaway, or a foster child.

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       (iv) Pregnant or a parent.
       (v) An offender.
       (vi) An individual who requires additional assistance to 
     complete an educational program, or to secure and hold 
     employment.
       (14) Employment and training activity.--The term 
     ``employment and training activity'' means an activity 
     described in section 134 that is carried out for an adult or 
     dislocated worker.
       (15) Family.--The term ``family'' means two or more persons 
     related by blood, marriage, or decree of court, who are 
     living in a single residence, and are included in one or more 
     of the following categories:
       (A) A husband, wife, and dependent children.
       (B) A parent or guardian and dependent children.
       (C) A husband and wife.
       (16) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the chief 
     executive of a State.
       (17) Individual with a disability.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``individual with a disability'' 
     means an individual with any disability (as defined in 
     section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12102)).
       (B) Individuals with disabilities.--The term ``individuals 
     with disabilities'' means more than 1 individual with a 
     disability.
       (18) Labor market area.--The term ``labor market area'' 
     means an economically integrated geographic area within which 
     individuals can reside and find employment within a 
     reasonable distance or can readily change employment without 
     changing their place of residence. Such an area shall be 
     identified in accordance with criteria used by the Bureau of 
     Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor in defining such 
     areas or similar criteria established by a Governor.
       (19) Literacy.--The term ``literacy'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 203.
       (20) Local area.--The term ``local area'' means a local 
     workforce investment area designated under section 116.
       (21) Local board.--The term ``local board'' means a local 
     workforce investment board established under section 117.
       (22) Local performance measure.--The term ``local 
     performance measure'' means a performance measure established 
     under section 136(c).
       (23) Local educational agency.--The term ``local 
     educational agency'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
       (24) Lower living standard income level.--The term ``lower 
     living standard income level'' means that income level 
     (adjusted for regional, metropolitan, urban, and rural 
     differences and family size) determined annually by the 
     Secretary based on the most recent lower living family budget 
     issued by the Secretary.
       (25) Low-income individual.--The term ``low-income 
     individual'' means an individual who--
       (A) receives, or is a member of a family that receives, 
     cash payments under a Federal, State, or local income-based 
     public assistance program;
       (B) received an income, or is a member of a family that 
     received a total family income, for the 6-month period prior 
     to application for the program involved (exclusive of 
     unemployment compensation, child support payments, payments 
     described in subparagraph (A), and old-age and survivors 
     insurance benefits received under section 202 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402)) that, in relation to family 
     size, does not exceed the higher of--
       (i) the poverty line, for an equivalent period; or
       (ii) 70 percent of the lower living standard income level, 
     for an equivalent period;
       (C) is a member of a household that receives (or has been 
     determined within the 6-month period prior to application for 
     the program involved to be eligible to receive) food stamps 
     pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
     seq.);
       (D) qualifies as a homeless individual, as defined in 
     subsections (a) and (c) of section 103 of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302);
       (E) is a foster child on behalf of whom State or local 
     government payments are made; or
       (F) in cases permitted by regulations promulgated by the 
     Secretary of Labor, is an individual with a disability whose 
     own income meets the requirements of a program described in 
     subparagraph (A) or of subparagraph (B), but who is a member 
     of a family whose income does not meet such requirements.
       (26) Nontraditional employment.--The term ``nontraditional 
     employment'' refers to occupations or fields of work for 
     which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25 
     percent of the individuals employed in each such occupation 
     or field of work.
       (27) Offender.--The term ``offender'' means any adult or 
     juvenile--
       (A) who is or has been subject to any stage of the criminal 
     justice process, for whom services under this Act may be 
     beneficial; or
       (B) who requires assistance in overcoming artificial 
     barriers to employment resulting from a record of arrest or 
     conviction.
       (28) Older individual.--The term ``older individual'' means 
     an individual age 55 or older.
       (29) One-stop operator.--The term ``one-stop operator'' 
     means 1 or more entities designated or certified under 
     section 121(d).
       (30) One-stop partner.--The term ``one-stop partner'' 
     means--
       (A) an entity described in section 121(b)(1); and
       (B) an entity described in section 121(b)(2) that is 
     participating, with the approval of the local board and chief 
     elected official, in the operation of a one-stop delivery 
     system.
       (31) On-the-job training.--The term ``on-the-job training'' 
     means training by an employer that is provided to a paid 
     participant while engaged in productive work in a job that--
       (A) provides knowledge or skills essential to the full and 
     adequate performance of the job;
       (B) provides reimbursement to the employer of up to 50 
     percent of the wage rate of the participant, for the 
     extraordinary costs of providing the training and additional 
     supervision related to the training; and
       (C) is limited in duration as appropriate to the occupation 
     for which the participant is being trained, taking into 
     account the content of the training, the prior work 
     experience of the participant, and the service strategy of 
     the participant, as appropriate.
       (32) Outlying area.--The term ``outlying area'' means the 
     United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of 
     the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and 
     the Republic of Palau.
       (33) Out-of-school youth.--The term ``out-of-school youth'' 
     means--
       (A) an eligible youth who is a school dropout; or
       (B) an eligible youth who has received a secondary school 
     diploma or its equivalent but is basic skills deficient, 
     unemployed, or underemployed.
       (34) Participant.--The term ``participant'' means an 
     individual who has been determined to be eligible to 
     participate in and who is receiving services (except followup 
     services authorized under this title) under a program 
     authorized by this title. Participation shall be deemed to 
     commence on the first day, following determination of 
     eligibility, on which the individual began receiving 
     subsidized employment, training, or other services provided 
     under this title.
       (35) Postsecondary educational institution.--The term 
     ``postsecondary educational institution'' means an 
     institution of higher education, as defined in section 481 of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088).
       (36) Poverty line.--The term ``poverty line'' means the 
     poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
     Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 
     673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
     9902(2))) applicable to a family of the size involved.
       (37) Public assistance.--The term ``public assistance'' 
     means Federal, State, or local government cash payments for 
     which eligibility is determined by a needs or income test.
       (38) Rapid response activity.--The term ``rapid response 
     activity'' means an activity provided by a State, or by an 
     entity designated by a State, with funds provided by the 
     State under section 134(a)(1)(A), in the case of a permanent 
     closure or mass layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, 
     or a natural or other disaster, that results in mass job 
     dislocation, in order to assist dislocated workers in 
     obtaining reemployment as soon as possible, with services 
     including--
       (A) the establishment of onsite contact with employers and 
     employee representatives--
       (i) immediately after the State is notified of a current or 
     projected permanent closure or mass layoff; or
       (ii) in the case of a disaster, immediately after the State 
     is made aware of mass job dislocation as a result of such 
     disaster;
       (B) the provision of information and access to available 
     employment and training activities;
       (C) assistance in establishing a labor-management 
     committee, voluntarily agreed to by labor and management, 
     with the ability to devise and implement a strategy for 
     assessing the employment and training needs of dislocated 
     workers and obtaining services to meet such needs;
       (D) the provision of emergency assistance adapted to the 
     particular closure, layoff, or disaster; and
       (E) the provision of assistance to the local community in 
     developing a coordinated response and in obtaining access to 
     State economic development assistance.
       (39) School dropout.--The term ``school dropout'' means an 
     individual who is no longer attending any school and who has 
     not received a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
     equivalent.
       (40) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 14101 of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
       (41) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Labor, and the term means such Secretary for purposes of 
     section 503.
       (42) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
     States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
       (43) State adjusted level of performance.--The term ``State 
     adjusted level of performance'' means a level described in 
     clause (iii) or (v) of section 136(b)(3)(A).
       (44) State board.--The term ``State board'' means a State 
     workforce investment board established under section 111.
       (45) State performance measure.--The term ``State 
     performance measure'' means a performance measure established 
     under section 136(b).

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       (46) Supportive services.--The term ``supportive services'' 
     means services such as transportation, child care, dependent 
     care, housing, and needs-related payments, that are necessary 
     to enable an individual to participate in activities 
     authorized under this title, consistent with the provisions 
     of this title.
       (47) Unemployed individual.--The term ``unemployed 
     individual'' means an individual who is without a job and who 
     wants and is available for work. The determination of whether 
     an individual is without a job shall be made in accordance 
     with the criteria used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of 
     the Department of Labor in defining individuals as 
     unemployed.
       (48) Unit of general local government.--The term ``unit of 
     general local government'' means any general purpose 
     political subdivision of a State that has the power to levy 
     taxes and spend funds, as well as general corporate and 
     police powers.
       (49) Veteran; related definition.--
       (A) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' means an individual who 
     served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who 
     was discharged or released from such service under conditions 
     other than dishonorable.
       (B) Recently separated veteran.--The term ``recently 
     separated veteran'' means any veteran who applies for 
     participation under this title within 48 months after the 
     discharge or release from active military, naval, or air 
     service.
       (50) Vocational education.--The term ``vocational 
     education'' has the meaning given the term in section 521 of 
     the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2471).
       (51) Workforce investment activity.--The term ``workforce 
     investment activity'' means an employment and training 
     activity, and a youth activity.
       (52) Youth activity.--The term ``youth activity'' means an 
     activity described in section 129 that is carried out for 
     eligible youth (or as described in section 129(c)(5)).
       (53) Youth council.--The term ``youth council'' means a 
     council established under section 117(h).
      Subtitle B--Statewide and Local Workforce Investment Systems

     SEC. 106. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this subtitle is to provide workforce 
     investment activities, through statewide and local workforce 
     investment systems, that increase the employment, retention, 
     and earnings of participants, and increase occupational skill 
     attainment by participants, and, as a result, improve the 
     quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and 
     enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation.

                      CHAPTER 1--STATE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 111. STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS.

       (a) In General.--The Governor of a State shall establish a 
     State workforce investment board to assist in the development 
     of the State plan described in section 112 and to carry out 
     the other functions described in subsection (d).
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The State Board shall include--
       (A) the Governor;
       (B) 2 members of each chamber of the State legislature, 
     appointed by the appropriate presiding officers of each such 
     chamber; and
       (C) representatives appointed by the Governor, who are--
       (i) representatives of business in the State, who--

       (I) are owners of businesses, chief executives or operating 
     officers of businesses, and other business executives or 
     employers with optimum policymaking or hiring authority, 
     including members of local boards described in section 
     117(b)(2)(A)(i);
       (II) represent businesses with employment opportunities 
     that reflect the employment opportunities of the State; and
       (III) are appointed from among individuals nominated by 
     State business organizations and business trade associations;

       (ii) chief elected officials (representing both cities and 
     counties, where appropriate);
       (iii) representatives of labor organizations, who have been 
     nominated by State labor federations;
       (iv) representatives of individuals and organizations that 
     have experience with respect to youth activities;
       (v) representatives of individuals and organizations that 
     have experience and expertise in the delivery of workforce 
     investment activities, including chief executive officers of 
     community colleges and community-based organizations within 
     the State;
       (vi)(I) the lead State agency officials with responsibility 
     for the programs and activities that are described in section 
     121(b) and carried out by one-stop partners; and
       (II) in any case in which no lead State agency official has 
     responsibility for such a program, service, or activity, a 
     representative in the State with expertise relating to such 
     program, service, or activity; and
       (vii) such other representatives and State agency officials 
     as the Governor may designate, such as the State agency 
     officials responsible for economic development and juvenile 
     justice programs in the State.
       (2) Authority and regional representation of board 
     members.--Members of the board that represent organizations, 
     agencies, or other entities shall be individuals with optimum 
     policymaking authority within the organizations, agencies, or 
     entities. The members of the board shall represent diverse 
     regions of the State, including urban, rural, and suburban 
     areas.
       (3) Majority.--A majority of the members of the State Board 
     shall be representatives described in paragraph (1)(C)(i).
       (c) Chairman.--The Governor shall select a chairperson for 
     the State Board from among the representatives described in 
     subsection (b)(1)(C)(i).
       (d) Functions.--The State Board shall assist the Governor 
     in--
       (1) development of the State plan;
       (2) development and continuous improvement of a statewide 
     system of activities that are funded under this subtitle or 
     carried out through a one-stop delivery system described in 
     section 134(c) that receives funds under this subtitle 
     (referred to in this title as a ``statewide workforce 
     investment system''), including--
       (A) development of linkages in order to assure coordination 
     and nonduplication among the programs and activities 
     described in section 121(b); and
       (B) review of local plans;
       (3) commenting at least once annually on the measures taken 
     pursuant to section 113(b)(14) of the Carl D. Perkins 
     Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C 
     2323(b)(14));
       (4) designation of local areas as required in section 116;
       (5) development of allocation formulas for the distribution 
     of funds for adult employment and training activities and 
     youth activities to local areas as permitted under sections 
     128(b)(3)(B) and 133(b)(3)(B);
       (6) development and continuous improvement of comprehensive 
     State performance measures, including State adjusted levels 
     of performance, to assess the effectiveness of the workforce 
     investment activities in the State as required under section 
     136(b);
       (7) preparation of the annual report to the Secretary 
     described in section 136(d);
       (8) development of the statewide employment statistics 
     system described in section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act; 
     and
       (9) development of an application for an incentive grant 
     under section 503.
       (e) Alternative Entity.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of complying with subsections 
     (a), (b), and (c), a State may use any State entity 
     (including a State council, State workforce development 
     board, combination of regional workforce development boards, 
     or similar entity) that--
       (A) was in existence on December 31, 1997;
       (B)(i) was established pursuant to section 122 or title VII 
     of the Job Training Partnership Act, as in effect on December 
     31, 1997; or
       (ii) is substantially similar to the State board described 
     in subsections (a), (b), and (c); and
       (C) includes representatives of business in the State and 
     representatives of labor organizations in the State.
       (2) References.--References in this Act to a State board 
     shall be considered to include such an entity.
       (f) Conflict of Interest.--A member of a State board may 
     not--
       (1) vote on a matter under consideration by the State 
     board--
       (A) regarding the provision of services by such member (or 
     by an entity that such member represents); or
       (B) that would provide direct financial benefit to such 
     member or the immediate family of such member; or
       (2) engage in any other activity determined by the Governor 
     to constitute a conflict of interest as specified in the 
     State plan.
       (g) Sunshine Provision.--The State board shall make 
     available to the public, on a regular basis through open 
     meetings, information regarding the activities of the State 
     board, including information regarding the State plan prior 
     to submission of the plan, information regarding membership, 
     and, on request, minutes of formal meetings of the State 
     board.

     SEC. 112. STATE PLAN.

       (a) In General.--For a State to be eligible to receive an 
     allotment under section 127 or 132, or to receive financial 
     assistance under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et 
     seq.), the Governor of the State shall submit to the 
     Secretary for consideration by the Secretary, a single State 
     plan (referred to in this title as the ``State plan'') that 
     outlines a 5-year strategy for the statewide workforce 
     investment system of the State and that meets the 
     requirements of section 111 and this section.
       (b) Contents.--The State plan shall include--
       (1) a description of the State board, including a 
     description of the manner in which such board collaborated in 
     the development of the State plan and a description of how 
     the board will continue to collaborate in carrying out the 
     functions described in section 111(d);
       (2) a description of State-imposed requirements for the 
     statewide workforce investment system;
       (3) a description of the State performance accountability 
     system developed for the workforce investment activities to 
     be carried out through the statewide workforce investment 
     system, that includes information identifying State 
     performance measures as described in section 
     136(b)(3)(A)(ii);
       (4) information describing--
       (A) the needs of the State with regard to current and 
     projected employment opportunities, by occupation;
       (B) the job skills necessary to obtain such employment 
     opportunities;
       (C) the skills and economic development needs of the State; 
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       (D) the type and availability of workforce investment 
     activities in the State;
       (5) an identification of local areas designated in the 
     State, including a description of the process used for the 
     designation of such areas;
       (6) an identification of criteria to be used by chief 
     elected officials for the appointment of members of local 
     boards based on the requirements of section 117;
       (7) the detailed plans required under section 8 of the 
     Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g);
       (8)(A) a description of the procedures that will be taken 
     by the State to assure coordination of and avoid duplication 
     among--
       (i) workforce investment activities authorized under this 
     title;
       (ii) other activities authorized under this title;
       (iii) programs authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
     U.S.C. 49 et seq.), title II of this Act, title I of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), 
     and section 6(d)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2015(d)(4)), activities authorized under title V of the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.), and 
     postsecondary vocational education activities authorized 
     under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);
       (iv) work programs authorized under section 6(o) of the 
     Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o));
       (v) activities authorized under chapter 2 of title II of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.);
       (vi) activities authorized under chapter 41 of title 38, 
     United States Code;
       (vii) employment and training activities carried out under 
     the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et 
     seq.);
       (viii) activities authorized under the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.);
       (ix) employment and training activities carried out by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
       (x) programs authorized under State unemployment 
     compensation laws (in accordance with applicable Federal 
     law); and
       (B) a description of the common data collection and 
     reporting processes used for the programs and activities 
     described in subparagraph (A);
       (9) a description of the process used by the State, 
     consistent with section 111(g), to provide an opportunity for 
     public comment, including comment by representatives of 
     businesses and representatives of labor organizations, and 
     input into development of the plan, prior to submission of 
     the plan;
       (10) information identifying how the State will use funds 
     the State receives under this subtitle to leverage other 
     Federal, State, local, and private resources, in order to 
     maximize the effectiveness of such resources, and to expand 
     the participation of business, employees, and individuals in 
     the statewide workforce investment system;
       (11) assurances that the State will provide, in accordance 
     with section 184 for fiscal control and fund accounting 
     procedures that may be necessary to ensure the proper 
     disbursement of, and accounting for, funds paid to the State 
     through the allotments made under sections 127 and 132;
       (12)(A) a description of the methods and factors the State 
     will use in distributing funds to local areas for youth 
     activities and adult employment and training activities under 
     sections 128(b)(3)(B) and 133(b)(3)(B), including--
       (i) a description of how the individuals and entities 
     represented on the State board were involved in determining 
     such methods and factors of distribution; and
       (ii) a description of how the State consulted with chief 
     elected officials in local areas throughout the State in 
     determining such distribution;
       (B) assurances that the funds will be distributed equitably 
     throughout the State, and that no local areas will suffer 
     significant shifts in funding from year to year; and
       (C) a description of the formula prescribed by the Governor 
     pursuant to section 133(b)(2)(B) for the allocation of funds 
     to local areas for dislocated worker employment and training 
     activities;
       (13) information specifying the actions that constitute a 
     conflict of interest prohibited in the State for purposes of 
     sections 111(f) and 117(g);
       (14) with respect to the one-stop delivery systems 
     described in section 134(c) (referred to individually in this 
     title as a ``one-stop delivery system''), a description of 
     the strategy of the State for assisting local areas in 
     development and implementation of fully operational one-stop 
     delivery systems in the State;
       (15) a description of the appeals process referred to in 
     section 116(a)(5);
       (16) a description of the competitive process to be used by 
     the State to award grants and contracts in the State for 
     activities carried out under this title;
       (17) with respect to the employment and training activities 
     authorized in section 134--
       (A) a description of--
       (i) the employment and training activities that will be 
     carried out with the funds received by the State through the 
     allotment made under section 132;
       (ii) how the State will provide rapid response activities 
     to dislocated workers from funds reserved under section 
     133(a)(2) for such purposes, including the designation of an 
     identifiable State rapid response dislocated worker unit to 
     carry out statewide rapid response activities;
       (iii) the procedures the local boards in the State will use 
     to identify eligible providers of training services described 
     in section 134(d)(4) (other than on-the-job training or 
     customized training), as required under section 122; and
       (iv) how the State will serve the employment and training 
     needs of dislocated workers (including displaced homemakers), 
     low-income individuals (including recipients of public 
     assistance), individuals training for nontraditional 
     employment, and other individuals with multiple barriers to 
     employment (including older individuals and individuals with 
     disabilities); and
       (B) an assurance that veterans will be afforded the 
     employment and training activities by the State, to the 
     extent practicable; and
       (18) with respect to youth activities authorized in section 
     129, information--
       (A) describing the State strategy for providing 
     comprehensive services to eligible youth, particularly those 
     eligible youth who are recognized as having significant 
     barriers to employment;
       (B) identifying the criteria to be used by local boards in 
     awarding grants for youth activities, including criteria that 
     the Governor and local boards will use to identify effective 
     and ineffective youth activities and providers of such 
     activities;
       (C) describing how the State will coordinate the youth 
     activities carried out in the State under section 129 with 
     the services provided by Job Corps centers in the State 
     (where such centers exist); and
       (D) describing how the State will coordinate youth 
     activities described in subparagraph (C) with activities 
     carried out through the youth opportunity grants under 
     section 169.
       (c) Plan Submission and Approval.--A State plan submitted 
     to the Secretary under this section by a Governor shall be 
     considered to be approved by the Secretary at the end of the 
     90-day period beginning on the day the Secretary receives the 
     plan, unless the Secretary makes a written determination, 
     during the 90-day period, that--
       (1) the plan is inconsistent with the provisions of this 
     title; and
       (2) in the case of the portion of the plan described in 
     section 8(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g(a)), the 
     portion does not satisfy the criteria for approval provided 
     in section 8(d) of such Act.
       (d) Modifications to Plan.--A State may submit 
     modifications to a State plan in accordance with the 
     requirements of this section and section 111 as necessary 
     during the 5-year period covered by the plan.

                      CHAPTER 2--LOCAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 116. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS.

       (a) Designation of Areas.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Process.--Except as provided in subsection (b), and 
     consistent with paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), in order for a 
     State to receive an allotment under section 127 or 132, the 
     Governor of the State shall designate local workforce 
     investment areas within the State--
       (i) through consultation with the State board; and
       (ii) after consultation with chief elected officials and 
     after consideration of comments received through the public 
     comment process as described in section 112(b)(9).
       (B) Considerations.--In making the designation of local 
     areas, the Governor shall take into consideration the 
     following:
       (i) Geographic areas served by local educational agencies 
     and intermediate educational agencies.
       (ii) Geographic areas served by postsecondary educational 
     institutions and area vocational education schools.
       (iii) The extent to which such local areas are consistent 
     with labor market areas.
       (iv) The distance that individuals will need to travel to 
     receive services provided in such local areas.
       (v) The resources of such local areas that are available to 
     effectively administer the activities carried out under this 
     subtitle.
       (2) Automatic designation.--The Governor shall approve any 
     request for designation as a local area--
       (A) from any unit of general local government with a 
     population of 500,000 or more;
       (B) of the area served by a rural concentrated employment 
     program grant recipient of demonstrated effectiveness that 
     served as a service delivery area or substate area under the 
     Job Training Partnership Act, if the grant recipient has 
     submitted the request; and
       (C) of an area that served as a service delivery area under 
     section 101(a)(4)(A)(ii) of the Job Training Partnership Act 
     (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
     Act) in a State that has a population of not more than 
     1,100,000 and a population density greater than 900 persons 
     per square mile.
       (3) Temporary and subsequent designation.--
       (A) Criteria.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(A), the 
     Governor shall approve any request, made not later than the 
     date of submission of the initial State plan under this 
     subtitle, for temporary designation as a local area from any 
     unit of general local government (including a combination of 
     such units) with a population of 200,000 or more that was a 
     service delivery area under the Job Training Partnership Act 
     on the day before the date of enactment of this Act if the 
     Governor determines that the area--

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       (i) performed successfully, in each of the last 2 years 
     prior to the request for which data are available, in the 
     delivery of services to participants under part A of title II 
     and title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (as in 
     effect on such day); and
       (ii) has sustained the fiscal integrity of the funds used 
     by the area to carry out activities under such part and 
     title.
       (B) Duration and subsequent designation.--A temporary 
     designation under this paragraph shall be for a period of not 
     more than 2 years, after which the designation shall be 
     extended until the end of the period covered by the State 
     plan if the Governor determines that, during the temporary 
     designation period, the area substantially met (as defined by 
     the State board) the local performance measures for the local 
     area and sustained the fiscal integrity of the funds used by 
     the area to carry out activities under this subtitle.
       (C) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall provide the 
     States with technical assistance in making the determinations 
     required by this paragraph. The Secretary shall not issue 
     regulations governing determinations to be made under this 
     paragraph.
       (D) Performed successfully.--In this paragraph, the term 
     ``performed successfully'' means that the area involved met 
     or exceeded the performance standards for activities 
     administered in the area that--
       (i) are established by the Secretary for each year and 
     modified by the adjustment methodology of the State (used to 
     account for differences in economic conditions, participant 
     characteristics, and combination of services provided from 
     the combination assumed for purposes of the established 
     standards of the Secretary); and
       (ii)(I) if the area was designated as both a service 
     delivery area and a substate area under the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of this Act)--

       (aa) relate to job retention and earnings, with respect to 
     activities carried out under part A of title II of such Act 
     (as in effect on such day); or
       (bb) relate to entry into employment, with respect to 
     activities carried out under title III of such Act (as in 
     effect on such day);

       (II) if the area was designated only as a service delivery 
     area under such Act (as in effect on such day), relate to the 
     standards described in subclause (I)(aa); or
       (III) if the area was only designated as a substate area 
     under such Act (as in effect on such day), relate to the 
     standards described in subclause (I)(bb) .
       (E) Sustained the fiscal integrity.--In this paragraph, the 
     term ``sustained the fiscal integrity'', used with respect to 
     funds used by a service delivery area or local area, means 
     that the Secretary has not made a final determination during 
     any of the last 3 years for which data are available, prior 
     to the date of the designation request involved, that either 
     the grant recipient or the administrative entity of the area 
     misexpended the funds due to willful disregard of the 
     requirements of the Act involved, gross negligence, or 
     failure to observe accepted standards of administration.
       (4) Designation on recommendation of state board.--The 
     Governor may approve a request from any unit of general local 
     government (including a combination of such units) for 
     designation (including temporary designation) as a local area 
     if the State board determines, taking into account the 
     factors described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph 
     (1)(B), and recommends to the Governor, that such area should 
     be so designated.
       (5) Appeals.--A unit of general local government (including 
     a combination of such units) or grant recipient that requests 
     but is not granted designation of an area as a local area 
     under paragraph (2) or (3) may submit an appeal to the State 
     board under an appeal process established in the State plan. 
     If the appeal does not result in such a designation, the 
     Secretary, after receiving a request for review from the unit 
     or grant recipient and on determining that the unit or grant 
     recipient was not accorded procedural rights under the appeal 
     process established in the State plan or that the area meets 
     the requirements of paragraph (2) or (3), as appropriate, may 
     require that the area be designated as a local area under 
     such paragraph.
       (b) Small States.--The Governor of any State that was a 
     single State service delivery area under the Job Training 
     Partnership Act as of July 1, 1998, may designate the State 
     as a single State local area for the purposes of this title. 
     In the case of such a designation, the Governor shall 
     identify the State as a local area under section 112(b)(5).
       (c) Regional Planning and Cooperation.--
       (1) Planning.--As part of the process for developing the 
     State plan, a State may require regional planning by local 
     boards for a designated region in the State. The State may 
     require the local boards for a designated region to 
     participate in a regional planning process that results in 
     the establishment of regional performance measures for 
     workforce investment activities authorized under this 
     subtitle. The State may award regional incentive grants to 
     the designated regions that meet or exceed the regional 
     performance measures.
       (2) Information sharing.--The State may require the local 
     boards for a designated region to share, in feasible cases, 
     employment statistics, information about employment 
     opportunities and trends, and other types of information that 
     would assist in improving the performance of all local areas 
     in the designated region on local performance measures.
       (3) Coordination of services.--The State may require the 
     local boards for a designated region to coordinate the 
     provision of workforce investment activities authorized under 
     this subtitle, including the provision of transportation and 
     other supportive services, so that services provided through 
     the activities may be provided across the boundaries of local 
     areas within the designated region.
       (4) Interstate regions.--Two or more States that contain an 
     interstate region that is a labor market area, economic 
     development region, or other appropriate contiguous subarea 
     of the States may designate the area as a designated region 
     for purposes of this subsection, and jointly exercise the 
     State functions described in paragraphs (1) through (3).
       (5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Designated region.--The term ``designated region'' 
     means a combination of local areas that are partly or 
     completely in a single labor market area, economic 
     development region, or other appropriate contiguous subarea 
     of a State, that is designated by the State, except as 
     provided in paragraph (4).
       (B) Local board for a designated region.--The term ``local 
     board for a designated region'' means a local board for a 
     local area in a designated region.

     SEC. 117. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS.

       (a) Establishment.--There shall be established in each 
     local area of a State, and certified by the Governor of the 
     State, a local workforce investment board, to set policy for 
     the portion of the statewide workforce investment system 
     within the local area (referred to in this title as a ``local 
     workforce investment system'').
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) State criteria.--The Governor of the State, in 
     partnership with the State board, shall establish criteria 
     for use by chief elected officials in the local areas for 
     appointment of members of the local boards in such local 
     areas in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (2).
       (2) Composition.--Such criteria shall require, at a 
     minimum, that the membership of each local board--
       (A) shall include--
       (i) representatives of business in the local area, who--

       (I) are owners of businesses, chief executives or operating 
     officers of businesses, and other business executives or 
     employers with optimum policymaking or hiring authority;
       (II) represent businesses with employment opportunities 
     that reflect the employment opportunities of the local area; 
     and
       (III) are appointed from among individuals nominated by 
     local business organizations and business trade associations;

       (ii) representatives of local educational entities, 
     including representatives of local educational agencies, 
     local school boards, entities providing adult education and 
     literacy activities, and postsecondary educational 
     institutions (including representatives of community 
     colleges, where such entities exist), selected from among 
     individuals nominated by regional or local educational 
     agencies, institutions, or organizations representing such 
     local educational entities;
       (iii) representatives of labor organizations (for a local 
     area in which employees are represented by labor 
     organizations), nominated by local labor federations, or (for 
     a local area in which no employees are represented by such 
     organizations), other representatives of employees;
       (iv) representatives of community-based organizations 
     (including organizations representing individuals with 
     disabilities and veterans, for a local area in which such 
     organizations are present);
       (v) representatives of economic development agencies, 
     including private sector economic development entities; and
       (vi) representatives of each of the one-stop partners; and
       (B) may include such other individuals or representatives 
     of entities as the chief elected official in the local area 
     may determine to be appropriate.
       (3) Authority of board members.--Members of the board that 
     represent organizations, agencies, or other entities shall be 
     individuals with optimum policymaking authority within the 
     organizations, agencies, or entities.
       (4) Majority.--A majority of the members of the local board 
     shall be representatives described in paragraph (2)(A)(i).
       (5) Chairperson.--The local board shall elect a chairperson 
     for the local board from among the representatives described 
     in paragraph (2)(A)(i).
       (c) Appointment and Certification of Board.--
       (1) Appointment of board members and assignment of 
     responsibilities.--
       (A) In general.--The chief elected official in a local area 
     is authorized to appoint the members of the local board for 
     such area, in accordance with the State criteria established 
     under subsection (b).
       (B) Multiple units of local government in area.--
       (i) In general.--In a case in which a local area includes 
     more than 1 unit of general local government, the chief 
     elected officials of such units may execute an agreement that 
     specifies the respective roles of the individual chief 
     elected officials--

       (I) in the appointment of the members of the local board 
     from the individuals nominated or recommended to be such 
     members in accordance with the criteria established under 
     subsection (b); and

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       (II) in carrying out any other responsibilities assigned to 
     such officials under this subtitle.

       (ii) Lack of agreement.--If, after a reasonable effort, the 
     chief elected officials are unable to reach agreement as 
     provided under clause (i), the Governor may appoint the 
     members of the local board from individuals so nominated or 
     recommended.
       (C) Concentrated employment programs.--In the case of a 
     local area designated in accordance with section 
     116(a)(2)(B), the governing body of the concentrated 
     employment program involved shall act in consultation with 
     the chief elected official in the local area to appoint 
     members of the local board, in accordance with the State 
     criteria established under subsection (b), and to carry out 
     any other responsibility relating to workforce investment 
     activities assigned to such official under this Act.
       (2) Certification.--
       (A) In general.--The Governor shall, once every 2 years, 
     certify 1 local board for each local area in the State.
       (B) Criteria.--Such certification shall be based on 
     criteria established under subsection (b) and, for a second 
     or subsequent certification, the extent to which the local 
     board has ensured that workforce investment activities 
     carried out in the local area have enabled the local area to 
     meet the local performance measures.
       (C) Failure to achieve certification.--Failure of a local 
     board to achieve certification shall result in reappointment 
     and certification of another local board for the local area 
     pursuant to the process described in paragraph (1) and this 
     paragraph.
       (3) Decertification.--
       (A) Fraud, abuse, failure to carry out functions.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Governor may decertify a 
     local board, at any time after providing notice and an 
     opportunity for comment, for--
       (i) fraud or abuse; or
       (ii) failure to carry out the functions specified for the 
     local board in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of 
     subsection (d).
       (B) Nonperformance.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the 
     Governor may decertify a local board if a local area fails to 
     meet the local performance measures for such local area for 2 
     consecutive program years (in accordance with section 
     136(h)).
       (C) Plan.--If the Governor decertifies a local board for a 
     local area under subparagraph (A) or (B), the Governor may 
     require that a new local board be appointed and certified for 
     the local area pursuant to a reorganization plan developed by 
     the Governor, in consultation with the chief elected official 
     in the local area, and in accordance with the criteria 
     established under subsection (b).
       (4) Single state area.--Notwithstanding subsection (b) and 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), if a State described in section 
     116(b) indicates in the State plan that the State will be 
     treated as a local area for purposes of the application of 
     this title, the Governor may designate the State board to 
     carry out any of the functions described in subsection (d).
       (d) Functions of Local Board.--The functions of the local 
     board shall include the following:
       (1) Local plan.--Consistent with section 118, each local 
     board, in partnership with the chief elected official for the 
     local area involved, shall develop and submit a local plan to 
     the Governor.
       (2) Selection of operators and providers.--
       (A) Selection of one-stop operators.--Consistent with 
     section 121(d), the local board, with the agreement of the 
     chief elected official--
       (i) shall designate or certify one-stop operators as 
     described in section 121(d)(2)(A); and
       (ii) may terminate for cause the eligibility of such 
     operators.
       (B) Selection of youth providers.--Consistent with section 
     123, the local board shall identify eligible providers of 
     youth activities in the local area by awarding grants or 
     contracts on a competitive basis, based on the 
     recommendations of the youth council.
       (C) Identification of eligible providers of training 
     services.--Consistent with section 122, the local board shall 
     identify eligible providers of training services described in 
     section 134(d)(4) in the local area.
       (D) Identification of eligible providers of intensive 
     services.--If the one-stop operator does not provide 
     intensive services in a local area, the local board shall 
     identify eligible providers of intensive services described 
     in section 134(d)(3) in the local area by awarding contracts.
       (3) Budget and administration.--
       (A) Budget.--The local board shall develop a budget for the 
     purpose of carrying out the duties of the local board under 
     this section, subject to the approval of the chief elected 
     official.
       (B) Administration.--
       (i) Grant recipient.--

       (I) In general.--The chief elected official in a local area 
     shall serve as the local grant recipient for, and shall be 
     liable for any misuse of, the grant funds allocated to the 
     local area under sections 128 and 133, unless the chief 
     elected official reaches an agreement with the Governor for 
     the Governor to act as the local grant recipient and bear 
     such liability.
       (II) Designation.--In order to assist in the administration 
     of the grant funds, the chief elected official or the 
     Governor, where the Governor serves as the local grant 
     recipient for a local area, may designate an entity to serve 
     as a local grant subrecipient for such funds or as a local 
     fiscal agent. Such designation shall not relieve the chief 
     elected official or the Governor of the liability for any 
     misuse of grant funds as described in subclause (I).
       (III) Disbursal.--The local grant recipient or an entity 
     designated under subclause (II) shall disburse such funds for 
     workforce investment activities at the direction of the local 
     board, pursuant to the requirements of this title, if the 
     direction does not violate a provision of this Act. The local 
     grant recipient or entity designated under subclause (II) 
     shall disburse the funds immediately on receiving such 
     direction from the local board.

       (ii) Staff.--The local board may employ staff.
       (iii) Grants and donations.--The local board may solicit 
     and accept grants and donations from sources other than 
     Federal funds made available under this Act.
       (4) Program oversight.--The local board, in partnership 
     with the chief elected official, shall conduct oversight with 
     respect to local programs of youth activities authorized 
     under section 129, local employment and training activities 
     authorized under section 134, and the one-stop delivery 
     system in the local area.
       (5) Negotiation of local performance measures.--The local 
     board, the chief elected official, and the Governor shall 
     negotiate and reach agreement on local performance measures 
     as described in section 136(c).
       (6) Employment statistics system.--The local board shall 
     assist the Governor in developing the statewide employment 
     statistics system described in section 15(e) of the Wagner-
     Peyser Act.
       (7) Employer linkages.--The local board shall coordinate 
     the workforce investment activities authorized under this 
     subtitle and carried out in the local area with economic 
     development strategies and develop other employer linkages 
     with such activities.
       (8) Connecting, brokering, and coaching.--The local board 
     shall promote the participation of private sector employers 
     in the statewide workforce investment system and ensure the 
     effective provision, through the system, of connecting, 
     brokering, and coaching activities, through intermediaries 
     such as the one-stop operator in the local area or through 
     other organizations, to assist such employers in meeting 
     hiring needs.
       (e) Sunshine Provision.--The local board shall make 
     available to the public, on a regular basis through open 
     meetings, information regarding the activities of the local 
     board, including information regarding the local plan prior 
     to submission of the plan, and regarding membership, the 
     designation and certification of one-stop operators, and the 
     award of grants or contracts to eligible providers of youth 
     activities, and on request, minutes of formal meetings of the 
     local board.
       (f) Limitations.--
       (1) Training services.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no 
     local board may provide training services described in 
     section 134(d)(4).
       (B) Waivers of training prohibition.--The Governor of the 
     State in which a local board is located may, pursuant to a 
     request from the local board, grant a written waiver of the 
     prohibition set forth in subparagraph (A) (relating to the 
     provision of training services) for a program of training 
     services, if the local board--
       (i) submits to the Governor a proposed request for the 
     waiver that includes--

       (I) satisfactory evidence that there is an insufficient 
     number of eligible providers of such a program of training 
     services to meet local demand in the local area;
       (II) information demonstrating that the board meets the 
     requirements for an eligible provider of training services 
     under section 122; and
       (III) information demonstrating that the program of 
     training services prepares participants for an occupation 
     that is in demand in the local area;

       (ii) makes the proposed request available to eligible 
     providers of training services and other interested members 
     of the public for a public comment period of not less than 30 
     days; and
       (iii) includes, in the final request for the waiver, the 
     evidence and information described in clause (i) and the 
     comments received pursuant to clause (ii).
       (C) Duration.--A waiver granted to a local board under 
     subparagraph (B) shall apply for a period of not to exceed 1 
     year. The waiver may be renewed for additional periods of not 
     to exceed 1 year, pursuant to requests from the local board, 
     if the board meets the requirements of subparagraph (B) in 
     making the requests.
       (D) Revocation.--The Governor may revoke a waiver granted 
     under this paragraph during the appropriate period described 
     in subparagraph (C) if the State determines that the local 
     board involved has engaged in a pattern of inappropriate 
     referrals to training services operated by the local board.
       (2) Core services; intensive services; designation or 
     certification as one-stop operators.--A local board may 
     provide core services described in section 134(d)(2) or 
     intensive services described in section 134(d)(3) through a 
     one-stop delivery system described in section 134(c) or be 
     designated or certified as a one-stop operator only with the 
     agreement of the chief elected official and the Governor.
       (3) Limitation on authority.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to provide a local board with the authority to 
     mandate curricula for schools.

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       (g) Conflict of Interest.--A member of a local board may 
     not--
       (1) vote on a matter under consideration by the local 
     board--
       (A) regarding the provision of services by such member (or 
     by an entity that such member represents); or
       (B) that would provide direct financial benefit to such 
     member or the immediate family of such member; or
       (2) engage in any other activity determined by the Governor 
     to constitute a conflict of interest as specified in the 
     State plan.
       (h) Youth Council.--
       (1) Establishment.--There shall be established, as a 
     subgroup within each local board, a youth council appointed 
     by the local board, in cooperation with the chief elected 
     official for the local area.
       (2) Membership.--The membership of each youth council--
       (A) shall include--
       (i) members of the local board described in subparagraph 
     (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(2) with special interest or 
     expertise in youth policy;
       (ii) representatives of youth service agencies, including 
     juvenile justice and local law enforcement agencies;
       (iii) representatives of local public housing authorities;
       (iv) parents of eligible youth seeking assistance under 
     this subtitle;
       (v) individuals, including former participants, and 
     representatives of organizations, that have experience 
     relating to youth activities; and
       (vi) representatives of the Job Corps, as appropriate; and
       (B) may include such other individuals as the chairperson 
     of the local board, in cooperation with the chief elected 
     official, determines to be appropriate.
       (3) Relationship to local board.--Members of the youth 
     council who are not members of the local board described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(2) shall be 
     voting members of the youth council and nonvoting members of 
     the board.
       (4) Duties.--The duties of the youth council include--
       (A) developing the portions of the local plan relating to 
     eligible youth, as determined by the chairperson of the local 
     board;
       (B) subject to the approval of the local board and 
     consistent with section 123--
       (i) recommending eligible providers of youth activities, to 
     be awarded grants or contracts on a competitive basis by the 
     local board to carry out the youth activities; and
       (ii) conducting oversight with respect to the eligible 
     providers of youth activities, in the local area;
       (C) coordinating youth activities authorized under section 
     129 in the local area; and
       (D) other duties determined to be appropriate by the 
     chairperson of the local board.
       (i) Alternative Entity.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of complying with subsections 
     (a), (b), and (c), and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
     (h), a State may use any local entity (including a local 
     council, regional workforce development board, or similar 
     entity) that--
       (A) is established to serve the local area (or the service 
     delivery area that most closely corresponds to the local 
     area);
       (B) is in existence on December 31, 1997;
       (C)(i) is established pursuant to section 102 of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act, as in effect on December 31, 1997; 
     or
       (ii) is substantially similar to the local board described 
     in subsections (a), (b), and (c), and paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     of subsection (h);
       (D) includes--
       (i) representatives of business in the local area; and
       (ii)(I) representatives of labor organizations (for a local 
     area in which employees are represented by labor 
     organizations), nominated by local labor federations; or
       (II) (for a local area in which no employees are 
     represented by such organizations), other representatives of 
     employees in the local area.
       (2) References.--References in this Act to a local board or 
     a youth council shall be considered to include such an entity 
     or a subgroup of such an entity, respectively.

     SEC. 118. LOCAL PLAN.

       (a) In General.--Each local board shall develop and submit 
     to the Governor a comprehensive 5-year local plan (referred 
     to in this title as the ``local plan''), in partnership with 
     the appropriate chief elected official. The plan shall be 
     consistent with the State plan.
       (b) Contents.--The local plan shall include--
       (1) an identification of--
       (A) the workforce investment needs of businesses, 
     jobseekers, and workers in the local area;
       (B) the current and projected employment opportunities in 
     the local area; and
       (C) the job skills necessary to obtain such employment 
     opportunities;
       (2) a description of the one-stop delivery system to be 
     established or designated in the local area, including--
       (A) a description of how the local board will ensure the 
     continuous improvement of eligible providers of services 
     through the system and ensure that such providers meet the 
     employment needs of local employers and participants; and
       (B) a copy of each memorandum of understanding described in 
     section 121(c) (between the local board and each of the one-
     stop partners) concerning the operation of the one-stop 
     delivery system in the local area;
       (3) a description of the local levels of performance 
     negotiated with the Governor and chief elected official 
     pursuant to section 136(c), to be used to measure the 
     performance of the local area and to be used by the local 
     board for measuring the performance of the local fiscal agent 
     (where appropriate), eligible providers, and the one-stop 
     delivery system, in the local area;
       (4) a description and assessment of the type and 
     availability of adult and dislocated worker employment and 
     training activities in the local area;
       (5) a description of how the local board will coordinate 
     workforce investment activities carried out in the local area 
     with statewide rapid response activities, as appropriate;
       (6) a description and assessment of the type and 
     availability of youth activities in the local area, including 
     an identification of successful providers of such activities;
       (7) a description of the process used by the local board, 
     consistent with subsection (c), to provide an opportunity for 
     public comment, including comment by representatives of 
     businesses and comment by representatives of labor 
     organizations, and input into the development of the local 
     plan, prior to submission of the plan;
       (8) an identification of the entity responsible for the 
     disbursal of grant funds described in section 
     117(d)(3)(B)(i)(III), as determined by the chief elected 
     official or the Governor under section 117(d)(3)(B)(i);
       (9) a description of the competitive process to be used to 
     award the grants and contracts in the local area for 
     activities carried out under this subtitle; and
       (10) such other information as the Governor may require.
       (c) Process.--Prior to the date on which the local board 
     submits a local plan under this section, the local board 
     shall--
       (1) make available copies of a proposed local plan to the 
     public through such means as public hearings and local news 
     media;
       (2) allow members of the local board and members of the 
     public, including representatives of business and 
     representatives of labor organizations, to submit comments on 
     the proposed local plan to the local board, not later than 
     the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which 
     the proposed local plan is made available; and
       (3) include with the local plan submitted to the Governor 
     under this section any such comments that represent 
     disagreement with the plan.
       (d) Plan Submission and Approval.--A local plan submitted 
     to the Governor under this section shall be considered to be 
     approved by the Governor at the end of the 90-day period 
     beginning on the day the Governor receives the plan, unless 
     the Governor makes a written determination during the 90-day 
     period that--
       (1) deficiencies in activities carried out under this 
     subtitle have been identified, through audits conducted under 
     section 184 or otherwise, and the local area has not made 
     acceptable progress in implementing corrective measures to 
     address the deficiencies; or
       (2) the plan does not comply with this title.

          CHAPTER 3--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES PROVIDERS

     SEC. 121. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--Consistent with the State plan, the local 
     board for a local area, with the agreement of the chief 
     elected official for the local area, shall--
       (1) develop and enter into the memorandum of understanding 
     described in subsection (c) with one-stop partners;
       (2) designate or certify one-stop operators under 
     subsection (d); and
       (3) conduct oversight with respect to the one-stop delivery 
     system in the local area.
       (b) One-Stop Partners.--
       (1) Required partners.--
       (A) In general.--Each entity that carries out a program or 
     activities described in subparagraph (B) shall--
       (i) make available to participants, through a one-stop 
     delivery system, the services described in section 134(d)(2) 
     that are applicable to such program or activities; and
       (ii) participate in the operation of such system consistent 
     with the terms of the memorandum described in subsection (c), 
     and with the requirements of the Federal law in which the 
     program or activities are authorized.
       (B) Programs and activities.--The programs and activities 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) consist of--
       (i) programs authorized under this title;
       (ii) programs authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
     U.S.C. 49 et seq.);
       (iii) adult education and literacy activities authorized 
     under title II;
       (iv) programs authorized under title I of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.);
       (v) programs authorized under section 403(a)(5) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)) (as added by 
     section 5001 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997);
       (vi) activities authorized under title V of the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.);
       (vii) postsecondary vocational education activities 
     authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
     Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);
       (viii) activities authorized under chapter 2 of title II of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.);
       (ix) activities authorized under chapter 41 of title 38, 
     United States Code;

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       (x) employment and training activities carried out under 
     the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et 
     seq.);
       (xi) employment and training activities carried out by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
       (xii) programs authorized under State unemployment 
     compensation laws (in accordance with applicable Federal 
     law).
       (2) Additional partners.--
       (A) In general.--In addition to the entities described in 
     paragraph (1), other entities that carry out a human resource 
     program described in subparagraph (B) may--
       (i) make available to participants, through the one-stop 
     delivery system, the services described in section 134(d)(2) 
     that are applicable to such program; and
       (ii) participate in the operation of such system consistent 
     with the terms of the memorandum described in subsection (c), 
     and with the requirements of the Federal law in which the 
     program is authorized;

     if the local board and chief elected official involved 
     approve such participation.
       (B) Programs.--The programs referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     may include--
       (i) programs authorized under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
       (ii) programs authorized under section 6(d)(4) of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4));
       (iii) work programs authorized under section 6(o) of the 
     Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o));
       (iv) programs authorized under the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.); and
       (v) other appropriate Federal, State, or local programs, 
     including programs in the private sector.
       (c) Memorandum of Understanding.--
       (1) Development.--The local board, with the agreement of 
     the chief elected official, shall develop and enter into a 
     memorandum of understanding (between the local board and the 
     one-stop partners), consistent with paragraph (2), concerning 
     the operation of the one-stop delivery system in the local 
     area.
       (2) Contents.--Each memorandum of understanding shall 
     contain--
       (A) provisions describing--
       (i) the services to be provided through the one-stop 
     delivery system;
       (ii) how the costs of such services and the operating costs 
     of the system will be funded;
       (iii) methods for referral of individuals between the one-
     stop operator and the one-stop partners, for the appropriate 
     services and activities; and
       (iv) the duration of the memorandum and the procedures for 
     amending the memorandum during the term of the memorandum; 
     and
       (B) such other provisions, consistent with the requirements 
     of this title, as the parties to the agreement determine to 
     be appropriate.
       (d) One-Stop Operators.--
       (1) Designation and certification.--Consistent with 
     paragraphs (2) and (3), the local board, with the agreement 
     of the chief elected official, is authorized to designate or 
     certify one-stop operators and to terminate for cause the 
     eligibility of such operators.
       (2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive funds made 
     available under this subtitle to operate a one-stop center 
     referred to in section 134(c), an entity (which may be a 
     consortium of entities)--
       (A) shall be designated or certified as a one-stop 
     operator--
       (i) through a competitive process; or
       (ii) in accordance with an agreement reached between the 
     local board and a consortium of entities that, at a minimum, 
     includes 3 or more of the one-stop partners described in 
     subsection (b)(1); and
       (B) may be a public or private entity, or consortium of 
     entities, of demonstrated effectiveness, located in the local 
     area, which may include--
       (i) a postsecondary educational institution;
       (ii) an employment service agency established under the 
     Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), on behalf of the 
     local office of the agency;
       (iii) a private, nonprofit organization (including a 
     community-based organization);
       (iv) a private for-profit entity;
       (v) a government agency; and
       (vi) another interested organization or entity, which may 
     include a local chamber of commerce or other business 
     organization.
       (3) Exception.--Elementary schools and secondary schools 
     shall not be eligible for designation or certification as 
     one-stop operators, except that nontraditional public 
     secondary schools and area vocational education schools shall 
     be eligible for such designation or certification.
       (e) Established One-Stop Delivery System.--If a one-stop 
     delivery system has been established in a local area prior to 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the local board, the chief 
     elected official, and the Governor involved may agree to 
     certify an entity carrying out activities through the system 
     as a one-stop operator for purposes of subsection (d), 
     consistent with the requirements of subsection (b), of the 
     memorandum of understanding, and of section 134(c).

     SEC. 122. IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF TRAINING 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Eligibility Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (h), to 
     be identified as an eligible provider of training services 
     described in section 134(d)(4) (referred to in this section 
     as ``training services'') in a local area and to be eligible 
     to receive funds made available under section 133(b) for the 
     provision of training services, a provider of such services 
     shall meet the requirements of this section.
       (2) Providers.--Subject to the provisions of this section, 
     to be eligible to receive the funds, the provider shall be--
       (A) a postsecondary educational institution that--
       (i) is eligible to receive Federal funds under title IV of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); 
     and
       (ii) provides a program that leads to an associate degree, 
     baccalaureate degree, or certificate;
       (B) an entity that carries out programs under the Act of 
     August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ``National 
     Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 
     et seq.); or
       (C) another public or private provider of a program of 
     training services.
       (b) Initial Eligibility Determination.--
       (1) Postsecondary educational institutions and entities 
     carrying out apprenticeship programs.--To be initially 
     eligible to receive funds as described in subsection (a) to 
     carry out a program described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     subsection (a)(2), a provider described in subparagraph (A) 
     or (B), respectively, of subsection (a)(2) shall submit an 
     application, to the local board for the local area in which 
     the provider desires to provide training services, at such 
     time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
     local board may require.
       (2) Other eligible providers.--
       (A) Procedure.--Each Governor of a State shall establish a 
     procedure for use by local boards in the State in determining 
     the initial eligibility of a provider described in subsection 
     (a)(2)(C) to receive funds as described in subsection (a) for 
     a program of training services, including the initial 
     eligibility of--
       (i) a postsecondary educational institution to receive such 
     funds for a program not described in subsection (a)(2)(A); 
     and
       (ii) a provider described in subsection (a)(2)(B) to 
     receive such funds for a program not described in subsection 
     (a)(2)(B).
       (B) Recommendations.--In developing such procedure, the 
     Governor shall solicit and take into consideration the 
     recommendations of local boards and providers of training 
     services within the State.
       (C) Opportunity to submit comments.--The Governor shall 
     provide an opportunity, during the development of the 
     procedure, for interested members of the public, including 
     representatives of business and labor organizations, to 
     submit comments on such procedure.
       (D) Requirements.--In establishing the procedure, the 
     Governor shall require that, to be initially eligible to 
     receive funds as described in subsection (a) for a program, a 
     provider described in subsection (a)(2)(C)--
       (i) shall submit an application, to the local board for the 
     local area in which the provider desires to provide training 
     services, at such time and in such manner as may be required, 
     and containing a description of the program;
       (ii) if the provider provides training services through a 
     program on the date of application, shall include in the 
     application an appropriate portion of the performance 
     information and program cost information described in 
     subsection (d) for the program, as specified in the 
     procedure, and shall meet appropriate levels of performance 
     for the program, as specified in the procedure; and
       (iii) if the provider does not provide training services on 
     such date, shall meet appropriate requirements, as specified 
     in the procedure.
       (c) Subsequent Eligibility Determination.--
       (1) Procedure.--Each Governor of a State shall establish a 
     procedure for use by local boards in the State in determining 
     the eligibility of a provider described in subsection (a)(2) 
     to continue to receive funds as described in subsection (a) 
     for a program after an initial period of eligibility under 
     subsection (b) (referred to in this section as ``subsequent 
     eligibility'').
       (2) Recommendations.--In developing such procedure, the 
     Governor shall solicit and take into consideration the 
     recommendations of local boards and providers of training 
     services within the State.
       (3) Opportunity to submit comments.--The Governor shall 
     provide an opportunity, during the development of the 
     procedure, for interested members of the public, including 
     representatives of business and labor organizations, to 
     submit comments on such procedure.
       (4) Considerations.--In developing such procedure, the 
     Governor shall ensure that the procedure requires the local 
     boards to take into consideration, in making the 
     determinations of subsequent eligibility--
       (A) the specific economic, geographic, and demographic 
     factors in the local areas in which providers seeking 
     eligibility are located; and
       (B) the characteristics of the populations served by 
     providers seeking eligibility, including the demonstrated 
     difficulties in serving such populations, where applicable.
       (5) Requirements.--In establishing the procedure, the 
     Governor shall require that, to be eligible to continue to 
     receive funds as described in subsection (a) for a program 
     after the initial period of eligibility, a provider described 
     in subsection (a)(2) shall--
       (A) submit the performance information and program cost 
     information described in subsection (d)(1) for the program 
     and any additional information required to be submitted in 
     accordance with subsection (d)(2)

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     for the program annually to the appropriate local board at 
     such time and in such manner as may be required; and
       (B) annually meet the performance levels described in 
     paragraph (6) for the program, as demonstrated utilizing 
     quarterly records described in section 136, in a manner 
     consistent with section 136.
       (6) Levels of performance.--
       (A) In general.--At a minimum, the procedure described in 
     paragraph (1) shall require the provider to meet minimum 
     acceptable levels of performance based on the performance 
     information referred to in paragraph (5)(A).
       (B) Higher levels of performance eligibility.--The local 
     board may require higher levels of performance than the 
     levels referred to in subparagraph (A) for subsequent 
     eligibility to receive funds as described in subsection (a).
       (d) Performance and Cost Information.--
       (1) Required information.--For a provider of training 
     services to be determined to be subsequently eligible under 
     subsection (c) to receive funds as described in subsection 
     (a), such provider shall, under subsection (c), submit--
       (A) verifiable program-specific performance information 
     consisting of--
       (i) program information, including--

       (I) the program completion rates for all individuals 
     participating in the applicable program conducted by the 
     provider;
       (II) the percentage of all individuals participating in the 
     applicable program who obtain unsubsidized employment, which 
     may also include information specifying the percentage of the 
     individuals who obtain unsubsidized employment in an 
     occupation related to the program conducted; and
       (III) the wages at placement in employment of all 
     individuals participating in the applicable program; and

       (ii) training services information for all participants who 
     received assistance under section 134 to participate in the 
     applicable program, including--

       (I) the percentage of participants who have completed the 
     applicable program and who are placed in unsubsidized 
     employment;
       (II) the retention rates in unsubsidized employment of 
     participants who have completed the applicable program, 6 
     months after the first day of the employment;
       (III) the wages received by participants who have completed 
     the applicable program, 6 months after the first day of the 
     employment involved; and
       (IV) where appropriate, the rates of licensure or 
     certification, attainment of academic degrees or equivalents, 
     or attainment of other measures of skills, of the graduates 
     of the applicable program; and

       (B) information on program costs (such as tuition and fees) 
     for participants in the applicable program.
       (2) Additional information.--Subject to paragraph (3), in 
     addition to the performance information described in 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A) the Governor may require that a provider submit, under 
     subsection (c), such other verifiable program-specific 
     performance information as the Governor determines to be 
     appropriate to obtain such subsequent eligibility, which may 
     include information relating to--
       (i) retention rates in employment and the subsequent wages 
     of all individuals who complete the applicable program;
       (ii) where appropriate, the rates of licensure or 
     certification of all individuals who complete the program; 
     and
       (iii) the percentage of individuals who complete the 
     program who attain industry-recognized occupational skills in 
     the subject, occupation, or industry for which training is 
     provided through the program, where applicable; and
       (B) the Governor, or the local board, may require a 
     provider to submit, under subsection (c), other verifiable 
     program-specific performance information to obtain such 
     subsequent eligibility.
       (3) Conditions.--
       (A) In general.--If the Governor or a local board requests 
     additional information under paragraph (2) that imposes 
     extraordinary costs on providers, or if providers experience 
     extraordinary costs in the collection of information required 
     under paragraph (1)(A)(ii)), the Governor or the local board 
     shall provide access to cost-effective methods for the 
     collection of the information involved, or the Governor shall 
     provide additional resources to assist providers in the 
     collection of such information from funds made available as 
     described in sections 128(a) and 133(a)(1), as appropriate.
       (B) Higher education eligibility requirements.--The local 
     board and the designated State agency described in subsection 
     (i) may accept program-specific performance information 
     consistent with the requirements for eligibility under title 
     IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et 
     seq.) from a provider for purposes of enabling the provider 
     to fulfill the applicable requirements of this subsection, if 
     such information is substantially similar to the information 
     otherwise required under this subsection.
       (e) Local Identification.--
       (1) In general.--The local board shall place on a list 
     providers submitting an application under subsection (b)(1) 
     and providers determined to be initially eligible under 
     subsection (b)(2), and retain on the list providers 
     determined to be subsequently eligible under subsection (c), 
     to receive funds as described in subsection (a) for the 
     provision of training services in the local area served by 
     the local board. The list of providers shall be accompanied 
     by any performance information and program cost information 
     submitted under subsection (b) or (c) by the provider.
       (2) Submission to state agency.--On placing or retaining a 
     provider on the list, the local board shall submit, to the 
     designated State agency described in subsection (i), the list 
     and the performance information and program cost information 
     referred to in paragraph (1). If the agency determines, 
     within 30 days after the date of the submission, that the 
     provider does not meet the performance levels described in 
     subsection (c)(6) for the program (where applicable), the 
     agency may remove the provider from the list for the program. 
     The agency may not remove from the list an agency submitting 
     an application under subsection (b)(1).
       (3) Identification of eligible providers.--A provider who 
     is placed or retained on the list under paragraph (1), and is 
     not removed by the designated State agency under paragraph 
     (2), for a program, shall be considered to be identified as 
     an eligible provider of training services for the program.
       (4) Availability.--
       (A) State list.--The designated State agency shall compile 
     a single list of the providers identified under paragraph (3) 
     from all local areas in the State and disseminate such list, 
     and the performance information and program cost information 
     described in paragraph (1), to the one-stop delivery systems 
     within the State. Such list and information shall be made 
     widely available to participants in employment and training 
     activities authorized under section 134 and others through 
     the one-stop delivery system.
       (B) Selection from state list.--Individuals eligible to 
     receive training services under section 134(d)(4) shall have 
     the opportunity to select any of the eligible providers, from 
     any of the local areas in the State, that are included on the 
     list described in subparagraph (A) to provide the services, 
     consistent with the requirements of section 134.
       (5) Acceptance of individual training accounts by other 
     states.--States may enter into agreements, on a reciprocal 
     basis, to permit eligible providers of training services in a 
     State to accept individual training accounts provided in 
     another State.
       (f) Enforcement.--
       (1) Accuracy of information.--If the designated State 
     agency, after consultation with the local board involved, 
     determines that an eligible provider or individual supplying 
     information on behalf of the provider intentionally supplies 
     inaccurate information under this section, the agency shall 
     terminate the eligibility of the provider to receive funds 
     described in subsection (a) for any program for a period of 
     time, but not less than 2 years.
       (2) Noncompliance.--If the designated State agency, or the 
     local board working with the State agency, determines that an 
     eligible provider described in subsection (a) substantially 
     violates any requirement under this Act, the agency, or the 
     local board working with the State agency, may terminate the 
     eligibility of such provider to receive funds described in 
     subsection (a) for the program involved or take such other 
     action as the agency or local board determines to be 
     appropriate.
       (3) Repayment.--A provider whose eligibility is terminated 
     under paragraph (1) or (2) for a program shall be liable for 
     repayment of all funds described in subsection (a) received 
     for the program during any period of noncompliance described 
     in such paragraph.
       (4) Construction.--This subsection and subsection (g) shall 
     be construed to provide remedies and penalties that 
     supplement, but do not supplant, other civil and criminal 
     remedies and penalties.
       (g) Appeal.--The Governor shall establish procedures for 
     providers of training services to appeal a denial of 
     eligibility by the local board or the designated State agency 
     under subsection (b), (c), or (e), a termination of 
     eligibility or other action by the board or agency under 
     subsection (f), or a denial of eligibility by a one-stop 
     operator under subsection (h). Such procedures shall provide 
     an opportunity for a hearing and prescribe appropriate time 
     limits to ensure prompt resolution of the appeal.
       (h) On-the-Job Training or Customized Training Exception.--
       (1) In general.--Providers of on-the-job training or 
     customized training shall not be subject to the requirements 
     of subsections (a) through (e).
       (2) Collection and dissemination of information.--A one-
     stop operator in a local area shall collect such performance 
     information from on-the-job training and customized training 
     providers as the Governor may require, determine whether the 
     providers meet such performance criteria as the Governor may 
     require, and disseminate information identifying providers 
     that meet the criteria as eligible providers, and the 
     performance information, through the one-stop delivery 
     system. Providers determined to meet the criteria shall be 
     considered to be identified as eligible providers of training 
     services.
       (i) Administration.--The Governor shall designate a State 
     agency to make the determinations described in subsection 
     (e)(2), take the enforcement actions described in subsection 
     (f), and carry out other duties described in this section.

     SEC. 123. IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF YOUTH 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       From funds allocated under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of 
     section 128(b) to a local area, the local board for such area 
     shall identify eligible providers of youth activities by 
     awarding grants or contracts on a competitive basis, based on 
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     the youth council and on the criteria contained in the State 
     plan, to the providers to carry out the activities, and shall 
     conduct oversight with respect to the providers, in the local 
     area.

                      CHAPTER 4--YOUTH ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 126. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION.

       The Secretary shall make an allotment under section 
     127(b)(1)(C) to each State that meets the requirements of 
     section 112 and a grant to each outlying area that complies 
     with the requirements of this title, to assist the State or 
     outlying area, and to enable the State or outlying area to 
     assist local areas, for the purpose of providing workforce 
     investment activities for eligible youth in the State or 
     outlying area and in the local areas.

     SEC. 127. STATE ALLOTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) for each fiscal year in which the amount appropriated 
     under section 137(a) exceeds $1,000,000,000, reserve a 
     portion determined under subsection (b)(1)(A) of the amount 
     appropriated under section 137(a) for use under sections 167 
     (relating to migrant and seasonal farmworker programs) and 
     169 (relating to youth opportunity grants); and
       (2) use the remainder of the amount appropriated under 
     section 137(a) for a fiscal year to make allotments and 
     grants in accordance with subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
     subsection (b)(1) and make funds available for use under 
     section 166 (relating to Native American programs).
       (b) Allotment Among States.--
       (1) Youth activities.--
       (A) Youth opportunity grants.--
       (i) In general.--For each fiscal year in which the amount 
     appropriated under section 137(a) exceeds $1,000,000,000, the 
     Secretary shall reserve a portion of the amount to provide 
     youth opportunity grants and other activities under section 
     169 (relating to youth opportunity grants) and provide youth 
     activities under section 167 (relating to migrant and 
     seasonal farmworker programs).
       (ii) Portion.--The portion referred to in clause (i) shall 
     equal, for a fiscal year--

       (I) except as provided in subclause (II), the difference 
     obtained by subtracting $1,000,000,000 from the amount 
     appropriated under section 137(a) for the fiscal year; or
       (II) for any fiscal year in which the amount is 
     $1,250,000,000 or greater, $250,000,000.

       (iii) Youth activities for farmworkers.--From the portion 
     described in clause (i) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall make available 4 percent of such portion to provide 
     youth activities under section 167.
       (iv) Role model academy project.--From the portion 
     described in clause (i) for fiscal year 1999, the Secretary 
     shall make available such sums as the Secretary determines to 
     be appropriate to carry out section 169(g).
       (B) Outlying areas.--
       (i) In general.--From the amount made available under 
     subsection (a)(2) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     reserve not more than \1/4\ of 1 percent of the amount 
     appropriated under section 137(a) for the fiscal year--

       (I) to provide assistance to the outlying areas to carry 
     out youth activities and statewide workforce investment 
     activities; and
       (II) for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, to 
     carry out the competition described in clause (ii), except 
     that the funds reserved to carry out such clause for any such 
     fiscal year shall not exceed the amount reserved for the 
     Freely Associated States for fiscal year 1997, from amounts 
     reserved under sections 252(a) and 262(a)(1) of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act (as in effect on the day before the 
     date of enactment of this Act).

       (ii) Limitation for freely associated states.--

       (I) Competitive grants.--The Secretary shall use funds 
     described in clause (i)(II) to award grants to Guam, American 
     Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
     the Freely Associated States to carry out youth activities 
     and statewide workforce investment activities.
       (II) Award basis.--The Secretary shall award grants 
     pursuant to subclause (I) on a competitive basis and pursuant 
     to the recommendations of experts in the field of employment 
     and training, working through the Pacific Region Educational 
     Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii.
       (III) Assistance requirements.--Any Freely Associated State 
     that desires to receive assistance under this subparagraph 
     shall submit an application to the Secretary and shall 
     include in the application for assistance--

       (aa) information demonstrating that the Freely Associated 
     State will meet all conditions that apply to States under 
     this title;
       (bb) an assurance that, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this title, the Freely Associated State will use such 
     assistance only for the direct provision of services; and
       (cc) such other information and assurances as the Secretary 
     may require.

       (IV) Termination of eligibility.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Freely Associated States shall not 
     receive any assistance under this subparagraph for any 
     program year that begins after September 30, 2001.
       (V) Administrative costs.--The Secretary may provide not 
     more than 5 percent of the funds made available for grants 
     under subclause (I) to pay the administrative costs of the 
     Pacific Region Educational Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii, 
     regarding activities assisted under this clause.

       (iii) Additional requirement.--The provisions of Public Law 
     95-134, permitting the consolidation of grants by the 
     outlying areas, shall not apply to assistance provided to 
     those areas, including the Freely Associated States, under 
     this subparagraph.
       (C) States.--
       (i) In general.--After determining the amounts to be 
     reserved under subparagraph (A) (if any) and subparagraph 
     (B), the Secretary shall--

       (I) from the amount referred to in subsection (a)(2) for a 
     fiscal year, make available not more than 1.5 percent to 
     provide youth activities under section 166 (relating to 
     Native Americans); and
       (II) allot the remainder of the amount referred to in 
     subsection (a)(2) for a fiscal year to the States pursuant to 
     clause (ii) for youth activities and statewide workforce 
     investment activities.

       (ii) Formula.--Subject to clauses (iii) and (iv), of the 
     remainder--

       (I) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative number of unemployed individuals in areas of 
     substantial unemployment in each State, compared to the total 
     number of unemployed individuals in areas of substantial 
     unemployment in all States;
       (II) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative excess number of unemployed individuals in each 
     State, compared to the total excess number of unemployed 
     individuals in all States; and
       (III) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative number of disadvantaged youth in each State, 
     compared to the total number of disadvantaged youth in all 
     States, except as described in clause (iii).

       (iii) Calculation.--In determining an allotment under 
     clause (ii)(III) for any State in which there is a local area 
     designated under section 116(a)(2)(B) (relating to the area 
     served by a rural concentrated employment program grant 
     recipient), the allotment shall be based on the higher of--

       (I) the number of individuals who are age 16 through 21 in 
     families with an income below the low-income level in such 
     area; or
       (II) the number of disadvantaged youth in such area.

       (iv) Minimum and maximum percentages and minimum 
     allotments.--In making allotments under this subparagraph, 
     the Secretary shall ensure the following:

       (I) Minimum percentage and allotment.--Subject to subclause 
     (IV), the Secretary shall ensure that no State shall receive 
     an allotment for a fiscal year that is less than the greater 
     of--

       (aa) an amount based on 90 percent of the allotment 
     percentage of the State for the preceding fiscal year; or
       (bb) 100 percent of the total of the allotments of the 
     State under sections 252 and 262 of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of this Act) for fiscal year 1998.

       (II) Small state minimum allotment.--Subject to subclauses 
     (I), (III), and (IV), the Secretary shall ensure that no 
     State shall receive an allotment under this subparagraph that 
     is less than the total of--

       (aa) \3/10\ of 1 percent of $1,000,000,000 of the remainder 
     described in clause (i)(II) for the fiscal year; and
       (bb) if the remainder described in clause (i)(II) for the 
     fiscal year exceeds $1,000,000,000, \2/5\ of 1 percent of the 
     excess.

       (III) Maximum percentage.--Subject to subclause (I), the 
     Secretary shall ensure that no State shall receive an 
     allotment percentage for a fiscal year that is more than 130 
     percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       (IV) Minimum funding.--In any fiscal year in which the 
     remainder described in clause (i)(II) does not exceed 
     $1,000,000,000, the minimum allotments under subclauses (I) 
     and (II) shall be calculated by the methodology for 
     calculating the corresponding allotments under parts B and C 
     of title II of the Job Training Partnership Act, as in effect 
     on July 1, 1998.

       (2) Definitions.--For the purpose of the formula specified 
     in paragraph (1)(C):
       (A) Allotment percentage.--The term ``allotment 
     percentage'', used with respect to fiscal year 2000 or a 
     subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of the remainder 
     described in paragraph (1)(C)(i)(II) that is received through 
     an allotment made under paragraph (1)(C) for the fiscal year. 
     The term, used with respect to fiscal year 1998 or 1999, 
     means the percentage of the amounts allotted to States under 
     sections 252(b) and 262(a) of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
     this Act) that is received under such sections by the State 
     involved for fiscal year 1998 or 1999.
       (B) Area of substantial unemployment.--The term ``area of 
     substantial unemployment'' means any area that is of 
     sufficient size and scope to sustain a program of workforce 
     investment activities carried out under this subtitle and 
     that has an average rate of unemployment of at least 6.5 
     percent for the most recent 12 months, as determined by the 
     Secretary. For purposes of this subparagraph, determinations 
     of areas of substantial unemployment shall be made once each 
     fiscal year.
       (C) Disadvantaged youth.--Subject to paragraph (3), the 
     term ``disadvantaged youth'' means an individual who is age 
     16 through 21 who received an income, or is a member of a 
     family that received a total family income, that, in relation 
     to family size, does not exceed the higher of--
       (i) the poverty line; or
       (ii) 70 percent of the lower living standard income level.
       (D) Excess number.--The term ``excess number'' means, used 
     with respect to the excess number of unemployed individuals 
     within a State, the higher of--

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       (i) the number that represents the number of unemployed 
     individuals in excess of 4.5 percent of the civilian labor 
     force in the State; or
       (ii) the number that represents the number of unemployed 
     individuals in excess of 4.5 percent of the civilian labor 
     force in areas of substantial unemployment in such State.
       (E) Low-income level.--The term ``low-income level'' means 
     $7,000 with respect to income in 1969, and for any later year 
     means that amount that bears the same relationship to $7,000 
     as the Consumer Price Index for that year bears to the 
     Consumer Price Index for 1969, rounded to the nearest $1,000.
       (3) Special rule.--For the purpose of the formula specified 
     in paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall, as appropriate and 
     to the extent practicable, exclude college students and 
     members of the Armed Forces from the determination of the 
     number of disadvantaged youth.
       (4) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``Freely 
     Associated State'' means the Republic of the Marshall 
     Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic 
     of Palau.
       (c) Reallotment.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, in accordance with 
     this subsection, reallot to eligible States amounts that are 
     allotted under this section for youth activities and 
     statewide workforce investment activities and that are 
     available for reallotment.
       (2) Amount.--The amount available for reallotment for a 
     program year is equal to the amount by which the unobligated 
     balance of the State allotment under this section for such 
     activities, at the end of the program year prior to the 
     program year for which the determination under this paragraph 
     is made, exceeds 20 percent of such allotment for the prior 
     program year.
       (3) Reallotment.--In making reallotments to eligible States 
     of amounts available pursuant to paragraph (2) for a program 
     year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible State an 
     amount based on the relative amount allotted to such State 
     under this section for such activities for the prior program 
     year, as compared to the total amount allotted to all 
     eligible States under this section for such activities for 
     such prior program year.
       (4) Eligibility.--For purposes of this subsection, an 
     eligible State means a State that has obligated at least 80 
     percent of the State allotment under this section for such 
     activities for the program year prior to the program year for 
     which the determination under paragraph (2) is made.
       (5) Procedures.--The Governor of each State shall prescribe 
     uniform procedures for the obligation of funds by local areas 
     within the State in order to avoid the requirement that funds 
     be made available for reallotment under this subsection. The 
     Governor shall further prescribe equitable procedures for 
     making funds available from the State and local areas in the 
     event that a State is required to make funds available for 
     reallotment under this subsection.

     SEC. 128. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) Reservations for State Activities.--
       (1) In general.--The Governor of a State shall reserve not 
     more than 15 percent of each of the amounts allotted to the 
     State under section 127(b)(1)(C) and paragraphs (1)(B) and 
     (2)(B) of section 132(b) for a fiscal year for statewide 
     workforce investment activities.
       (2) Use of funds.--Regardless of whether the reserved 
     amounts were allotted under section 127(b)(1)(C), or under 
     paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) of section 132(b), the Governor 
     may use the reserved amounts to carry out statewide youth 
     activities described in section 129(b) or statewide 
     employment and training activities, for adults or for 
     dislocated workers, described in paragraph (2)(B) or (3) of 
     section 134(a).
       (b) Within State Allocation.--
       (1) Methods.--The Governor, acting in accordance with the 
     State plan, and after consulting with chief elected officials 
     in the local areas, shall allocate the funds that are 
     allotted to the State for youth activities and statewide 
     workforce investment activities under section 127(b)(1)(C) 
     and are not reserved under subsection (a), in accordance with 
     paragraph (2) or (3).
       (2) Formula allocation.--
       (A) Youth activities.--
       (i) Allocation.--In allocating the funds described in 
     paragraph (1) to local areas, a State may allocate--

       (I) 33\1/3\ percent of the funds on the basis described in 
     section 127(b)(1)(C)(ii)(I);
       (II) 33\1/3\ percent of the funds on the basis described in 
     section 127(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II); and
       (III) 33\1/3\ percent of the funds on the basis described 
     in clauses (ii)(III) and (iii) of section 127(b)(1)(C).

       (ii) Minimum percentage.--Effective at the end of the 
     second full fiscal year after the date on which a local area 
     is designated under section 116, the local area shall not 
     receive an allocation percentage for a fiscal year that is 
     less than 90 percent of the average allocation percentage of 
     the local area for the 2 preceding fiscal years. Amounts 
     necessary for increasing such allocations to local areas to 
     comply with the preceding sentence shall be obtained by 
     ratably reducing the allocations to be made to other local 
     areas under this subparagraph.
       (iii) Definition.--The term ``allocation percentage'', used 
     with respect to fiscal year 2000 or a subsequent fiscal year, 
     means a percentage of the funds referred to in clause (i), 
     received through an allocation made under this subparagraph, 
     for the fiscal year.
       (B) Application.--For purposes of carrying out subparagraph 
     (A)--
       (i) references in section 127(b) to a State shall be deemed 
     to be references to a local area;
       (ii) references in section 127(b) to all States shall be 
     deemed to be references to all local areas in the State 
     involved; and
       (iii) except as described in clause (i), references in 
     section 127(b)(1) to the term ``excess number'' shall be 
     considered to be references to the term as defined in section 
     127(b)(2).
       (3) Youth discretionary allocation.--In lieu of making the 
     allocation described in paragraph (2)(A), in allocating the 
     funds described in paragraph (1) to local areas, a State may 
     distribute--
       (A) a portion equal to not less than 70 percent of the 
     funds in accordance with paragraph (2)(A); and
       (B) the remaining portion of the funds on the basis of a 
     formula that--
       (i) incorporates additional factors (other than the factors 
     described in paragraph (2)(A)) relating to--

       (I) excess youth poverty in urban, rural, and suburban 
     local areas; and
       (II) excess unemployment above the State average in urban, 
     rural, and suburban local areas; and

       (ii) was developed by the State board and approved by the 
     Secretary as part of the State plan.
       (4) Limitation.--
       (A) In general.--Of the amount allocated to a local area 
     under this subsection and section 133(b) for a fiscal year, 
     not more than 10 percent of the amount may be used by the 
     local board for the administrative cost of carrying out local 
     workforce investment activities described in subsection (d) 
     or (e) of section 134 or in section 129(c).
       (B) Use of funds.--Funds made available for administrative 
     costs under subparagraph (A) may be used for the 
     administrative cost of any of the local workforce investment 
     activities described in subsection (d) or (e) of section 134 
     or in section 129(c), regardless of whether the funds were 
     allocated under this subsection or section 133(b).
       (C) Regulations.--The Secretary, after consulting with the 
     Governors, shall develop and issue regulations that define 
     the term ``administrative cost'' for purposes of this title. 
     Such definition shall be consistent with generally accepted 
     accounting principles.
       (c) Reallocation Among Local Areas.--
       (1) In general.--The Governor may, in accordance with this 
     subsection, reallocate to eligible local areas within the 
     State amounts that are allocated under paragraph (2)(A) or 
     (3) of subsection (b) for youth activities and that are 
     available for reallocation.
       (2) Amount.--The amount available for reallocation for a 
     program year is equal to the amount by which the unobligated 
     balance of the local area allocation under paragraph (2)(A) 
     or (3) of subsection (b) for such activities, at the end of 
     the program year prior to the program year for which the 
     determination under this paragraph is made exceeds 20 percent 
     of such allocation for the prior program year.
       (3) Reallocation.--In making reallocations to eligible 
     local areas of amounts available pursuant to paragraph (2) 
     for a program year, the Governor shall allocate to each 
     eligible local area within the State an amount based on the 
     relative amount allocated to such local area under subsection 
     (b)(3) for such activities for the prior program year, as 
     compared to the total amount allocated to all eligible local 
     areas in the State under subsection (b)(3) for such 
     activities for such prior program year. For purposes of this 
     paragraph, local areas that received allocations under 
     subsection (b)(2)(A) for the prior program year shall be 
     treated as if the local areas received allocations under 
     subsection (b)(3) for such year.
       (4) Eligibility.--For purposes of this subsection, an 
     eligible local area means a local area that has obligated at 
     least 80 percent of the local area allocation under paragraph 
     (2)(A) or (3) of subsection (b) for such activities, for the 
     program year prior to the program year for which the 
     determination under paragraph (2) is made.

     SEC. 129. USE OF FUNDS FOR YOUTH ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       (1) to provide, to eligible youth seeking assistance in 
     achieving academic and employment success, effective and 
     comprehensive activities, which shall include a variety of 
     options for improving educational and skill competencies and 
     provide effective connections to employers;
       (2) to ensure on-going mentoring opportunities for eligible 
     youth with adults committed to providing such opportunities;
       (3) to provide opportunities for training to eligible 
     youth;
       (4) to provide continued supportive services for eligible 
     youth;
       (5) to provide incentives for recognition and achievement 
     to eligible youth; and
       (6) to provide opportunities for eligible youth in 
     activities related to leadership, development, 
     decisionmaking, citizenship, and community service.
       (b) Statewide Youth Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Funds reserved by a Governor for a State 
     as described in sections 128(a) and 133(a)(1)--
       (A) shall be used to carry out the statewide youth 
     activities described in paragraph (2); and
       (B) may be used to carry out any of the statewide youth 
     activities described in paragraph (3),


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     regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the State 
     under section 127(b)(1) or under paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     section 132(b).
       (2) Required statewide youth activities.--A State shall use 
     funds reserved as described in sections 128(a) and 133(a)(1) 
     (regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the State 
     under section 127(b)(1) or paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
     132(b)) to carry out statewide youth activities, which shall 
     include--
       (A) disseminating a list of eligible providers of youth 
     activities described in section 123;
       (B) carrying out activities described in clauses (ii) 
     through (vi) of section 134(a)(2)(B), except that references 
     in such clauses to activities authorized under section 134 
     shall be considered to be references to activities authorized 
     under this section; and
       (C) providing additional assistance to local areas that 
     have high concentrations of eligible youth to carry out the 
     activities described in subsection (c).
       (3) Allowable statewide youth activities.--A State may use 
     funds reserved as described in sections 128(a) and 133(a)(1) 
     (regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the State 
     under section 127(b)(1) or paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
     132(b)) to carry out additional statewide youth activities, 
     which may include--
       (A) carrying out activities described in clauses (i), (ii), 
     (iii), (iv)(II), and (vi)(II) of section 134(a)(3)(A), except 
     that references in such clauses to activities authorized 
     under section 134 shall be considered to be references to 
     activities authorized under this section; and
       (B) carrying out, on a statewide basis, activities 
     described in subsection (c).
       (4) Prohibition.--No funds described in this subsection or 
     section 134(a) shall be used to develop or implement 
     education curricula for school systems in the State.
       (c) Local Elements and Requirements.--
       (1) Program design.--Funds allocated to a local area for 
     eligible youth under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, 
     of section 128(b) shall be used to carry out, for eligible 
     youth, programs that--
       (A) provide an objective assessment of the academic levels, 
     skill levels, and service needs of each participant, which 
     assessment shall include a review of basic skills, 
     occupational skills, prior work experience, employability, 
     interests, aptitudes (including interests and aptitudes for 
     nontraditional jobs), supportive service needs, and 
     developmental needs of such participant, except that a new 
     assessment of a participant is not required if the provider 
     carrying out such a program determines it is appropriate to 
     use a recent assessment of the participant conducted pursuant 
     to another education or training program;
       (B) develop service strategies for each participant that 
     shall identify an employment goal (including, in appropriate 
     circumstances, nontraditional employment), appropriate 
     achievement objectives, and appropriate services for the 
     participant taking into account the assessment conducted 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A), except that a new service 
     strategy for a participant is not required if the provider 
     carrying out such a program determines it is appropriate to 
     use a recent service strategy developed for the participant 
     under another education or training program; and
       (C) provide--
       (i) preparation for postsecondary educational 
     opportunities, in appropriate cases;
       (ii) strong linkages between academic and occupational 
     learning;
       (iii) preparation for unsubsidized employment 
     opportunities, in appropriate cases; and
       (iv) effective connections to intermediaries with strong 
     links to--

       (I) the job market; and
       (II) local and regional employers.

       (2) Program elements.--The programs described in paragraph 
     (1) shall provide elements consisting of--
       (A) tutoring, study skills training, and instruction, 
     leading to completion of secondary school, including dropout 
     prevention strategies;
       (B) alternative secondary school services, as appropriate;
       (C) summer employment opportunities that are directly 
     linked to academic and occupational learning;
       (D) as appropriate, paid and unpaid work experiences, 
     including internships and job shadowing;
       (E) occupational skill training, as appropriate;
       (F) leadership development opportunities, which may include 
     community service and peer-centered activities encouraging 
     responsibility and other positive social behaviors during 
     non-school hours, as appropriate;
       (G) supportive services;
       (H) adult mentoring for the period of participation and a 
     subsequent period, for a total of not less than 12 months;
       (I) followup services for not less than 12 months after the 
     completion of participation, as appropriate; and
       (J) comprehensive guidance and counseling, which may 
     include drug and alcohol abuse counseling and referral, as 
     appropriate.
       (3) Additional requirements.--
       (A) Information and referrals.--Each local board shall 
     ensure that each participant or applicant who meets the 
     minimum income criteria to be considered an eligible youth 
     shall be provided--
       (i) information on the full array of applicable or 
     appropriate services that are available through the local 
     board or other eligible providers or one-stop partners, 
     including those receiving funds under this subtitle; and
       (ii) referral to appropriate training and educational 
     programs that have the capacity to serve the participant or 
     applicant either on a sequential or concurrent basis.
       (B) Applicants not meeting enrollment requirements.--Each 
     eligible provider of a program of youth activities shall 
     ensure that an eligible applicant who does not meet the 
     enrollment requirements of the particular program or who 
     cannot be served shall be referred for further assessment, as 
     necessary, and referred to appropriate programs in accordance 
     with subparagraph (A) to meet the basic skills and training 
     needs of the applicant.
       (C) Involvement in design and implementation.--The local 
     board shall ensure that parents, participants, and other 
     members of the community with experience relating to programs 
     for youth are involved in the design and implementation of 
     the programs described in paragraph (1).
       (4) Priority.--
       (A) In general.--At a minimum, 30 percent of the funds 
     described in paragraph (1) shall be used to provide youth 
     activities to out-of-school youth.
       (B) Exception.--A State that receives a minimum allotment 
     under section 127(b)(1) in accordance with section 
     127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(II) or under section 132(b)(1) in accordance 
     with section 132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(II) may reduce the percentage 
     described in subparagraph (A) for a local area in the State, 
     if--
       (i) after an analysis of the eligible youth population in 
     the local area, the State determines that the local area will 
     be unable to meet the percentage described in subparagraph 
     (A) due to a low number of out-of-school youth; and
       (ii)(I) the State submits to the Secretary, for the local 
     area, a request including a proposed reduced percentage for 
     purposes of subparagraph (A), and the summary of the eligible 
     youth population analysis; and
       (II) the request is approved by the Secretary.
       (5) Exceptions.--Not more than 5 percent of participants 
     assisted under this section in each local area may be 
     individuals who do not meet the minimum income criteria to be 
     considered eligible youth, if such individuals are within 1 
     or more of the following categories:
       (A) Individuals who are school dropouts.
       (B) Individuals who are basic skills deficient.
       (C) Individuals with educational attainment that is 1 or 
     more grade levels below the grade level appropriate to the 
     age of the individuals.
       (D) Individuals who are pregnant or parenting.
       (E) Individuals with disabilities, including learning 
     disabilities.
       (F) Individuals who are homeless or runaway youth.
       (G) Individuals who are offenders.
       (H) Other eligible youth who face serious barriers to 
     employment as identified by the local board.
       (6) Prohibitions.--
       (A) Prohibition against federal control of education.--No 
     provision of this Act shall be construed to authorize any 
     department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States 
     to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the 
     curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or 
     personnel of any educational institution, school, or school 
     system, or over the selection of library resources, 
     textbooks, or other printed or published instructional 
     materials by any educational institution, school, or school 
     system.
       (B) Nonduplication.--All of the funds made available under 
     this Act shall be used in accordance with the requirements of 
     this Act. None of the funds made available under this Act may 
     be used to provide funding under the School-to-Work 
     Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.) or to 
     carry out, through programs funded under this Act, activities 
     that were funded under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act 
     of 1994, unless the programs funded under this Act serve only 
     those participants eligible to participate in the programs 
     under this Act.
       (C) Noninterference and nonreplacement of regular academic 
     requirements.--No funds described in paragraph (1) shall be 
     used to provide an activity for eligible youth who are not 
     school dropouts if participation in the activity would 
     interfere with or replace the regular academic requirements 
     of the youth.
       (7) Linkages.--In coordinating the programs authorized 
     under this section, youth councils shall establish linkages 
     with educational agencies responsible for services to 
     participants as appropriate.
       (8) Volunteers.--The local board shall make opportunities 
     available for individuals who have successfully participated 
     in programs carried out under this section to volunteer 
     assistance to participants in the form of mentoring, 
     tutoring, and other activities.

    CHAPTER 5--ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
                               ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 131. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION.

       The Secretary shall make allotments under paragraphs (1)(B) 
     and (2)(B) of section 132(b) to each State that meets the 
     requirements of section 112 and a grant to each outlying area 
     that complies with the requirements of this title, to assist 
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     outlying area to assist local areas, for the purpose of 
     providing workforce investment activities for adults, and 
     dislocated workers, in the State or outlying area and in the 
     local areas.

     SEC. 132. STATE ALLOTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) make allotments and grants from the total amount 
     appropriated under section 137(b) for a fiscal year in 
     accordance with subsection (b)(1); and
       (2)(A) reserve 20 percent of the amount appropriated under 
     section 137(c) for a fiscal year for use under subsection 
     (b)(2)(A), and under sections 170(b) (relating to dislocated 
     worker technical assistance), 171(d) (relating to dislocated 
     worker projects), and 173 (relating to national emergency 
     grants); and
       (B) make allotments from 80 percent of the amount 
     appropriated under section 137(c) for a fiscal year in 
     accordance with subsection (b)(2)(B).
       (b) Allotment Among States.--
       (1) Adult employment and training activities.--
       (A) Reservation for outlying areas.--
       (i) In general.--From the amount made available under 
     subsection (a)(1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     reserve not more than \1/4\ of 1 percent to provide 
     assistance to the outlying areas.
       (ii) Applicability of additional requirements.--From the 
     amount reserved under clause (i), the Secretary shall provide 
     assistance to the outlying areas for adult employment and 
     training activities and statewide workforce investment 
     activities in accordance with the requirements of section 
     127(b)(1)(B), except that the reference in section 
     127(b)(1)(B)(i)(II) to sections 252(d) and 262(a)(1) of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to section 202(a)(1) of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of this Act).
       (B) States.--
       (i) In general.--After determining the amount to be 
     reserved under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall allot 
     the remainder of the amount referred to in subsection (a)(1) 
     for a fiscal year to the States pursuant to clause (ii) for 
     adult employment and training activities and statewide 
     workforce investment activities.
       (ii) Formula.--Subject to clauses (iii) and (iv), of the 
     remainder--

       (I) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative number of unemployed individuals in areas of 
     substantial unemployment in each State, compared to the total 
     number of unemployed individuals in areas of substantial 
     unemployment in all States;
       (II) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative excess number of unemployed individuals in each 
     State, compared to the total excess number of unemployed 
     individuals in all States; and
       (III) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative number of disadvantaged adults in each State, 
     compared to the total number of disadvantaged adults in all 
     States, except as described in clause (iii).

       (iii) Calculation.--In determining an allotment under 
     clause (ii)(III) for any State in which there is a local area 
     designated under section 116(a)(2)(B), the allotment shall be 
     based on the higher of--

       (I) the number of adults in families with an income below 
     the low-income level in such area; or
       (II) the number of disadvantaged adults in such area.

       (iv) Minimum and maximum percentages and minimum 
     allotments.--In making allotments under this subparagraph, 
     the Secretary shall ensure the following:

       (I) Minimum percentage and allotment.--Subject to subclause 
     (IV), the Secretary shall ensure that no State shall receive 
     an allotment for a fiscal year that is less than the greater 
     of--

       (aa) an amount based on 90 percent of the allotment 
     percentage of the State for the preceding fiscal year; or
       (bb) 100 percent of the allotment of the State under 
     section 202 of the Job Training Partnership Act (as in effect 
     on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) for 
     fiscal year 1998.

       (II) Small state minimum allotment.--Subject to subclauses 
     (I), (III), and (IV), the Secretary shall ensure that no 
     State shall receive an allotment under this subparagraph that 
     is less than the total of--

       (aa) \3/10\ of 1 percent of $960,000,000 of the remainder 
     described in clause (i) for the fiscal year; and
       (bb) if the remainder described in clause (i) for the 
     fiscal year exceeds $960,000,000, \2/5\ of 1 percent of the 
     excess.

       (III) Maximum percentage.--Subject to subclause (I), the 
     Secretary shall ensure that no State shall receive an 
     allotment percentage for a fiscal year that is more than 130 
     percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       (IV) Minimum funding.--In any fiscal year in which the 
     remainder described in clause (i) does not exceed 
     $960,000,000, the minimum allotments under subclauses (I) and 
     (II) shall be calculated by the methodology for calculating 
     the corresponding allotments under part A of title II of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act, as in effect on July 1, 1998.

       (v) Definitions.--For the purpose of the formula specified 
     in this subparagraph:

       (I) Adult.--The term ``adult'' means an individual who is 
     not less than age 22 and not more than age 72.
       (II) Allotment percentage.--The term ``allotment 
     percentage'', used with respect to fiscal year 2000 or a 
     subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of the remainder 
     described in clause (i) that is received through an allotment 
     made under this subparagraph for the fiscal year. The term, 
     used with respect to fiscal year 1998 or 1999, means the 
     percentage of the amounts allotted to States under section 
     202(a) of the Job Training Partnership Act (as in effect on 
     the day before the date of enactment of this Act) that is 
     received under such section by the State involved for fiscal 
     year 1998 or 1999.
       (III) Area of substantial unemployment.--The term ``area of 
     substantial unemployment'' means any area that is of 
     sufficient size and scope to sustain a program of workforce 
     investment activities carried out under this subtitle and 
     that has an average rate of unemployment of at least 6.5 
     percent for the most recent 12 months, as determined by the 
     Secretary. For purposes of this subclause, determinations of 
     areas of substantial unemployment shall be made once each 
     fiscal year.
       (IV) Disadvantaged adult.--Subject to subclause (V), the 
     term ``disadvantaged adult'' means an adult who received an 
     income, or is a member of a family that received a total 
     family income, that, in relation to family size, does not 
     exceed the higher of--

       (aa) the poverty line; or
       (bb) 70 percent of the lower living standard income level.

       (V) Disadvantaged adult special rule.--The Secretary shall, 
     as appropriate and to the extent practicable, exclude college 
     students and members of the Armed Forces from the 
     determination of the number of disadvantaged adults.
       (VI) Excess number.--The term ``excess number'' means, used 
     with respect to the excess number of unemployed individuals 
     within a State, the higher of--

       (aa) the number that represents the number of unemployed 
     individuals in excess of 4.5 percent of the civilian labor 
     force in the State; or
       (bb) the number that represents the number of unemployed 
     individuals in excess of 4.5 percent of the civilian labor 
     force in areas of substantial unemployment in such State.
       (2) Dislocated worker employment and training.--
       (A) Reservation for outlying areas.--
       (i) In general.--From the amount made available under 
     subsection (a)(2)(A) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     reserve not more than \1/4\ of 1 percent of the amount 
     appropriated under section 137(c) for the fiscal year to 
     provide assistance to the outlying areas.
       (ii) Applicability of additional requirements.--From the 
     amount reserved under clause (i), the Secretary shall provide 
     assistance to the outlying areas for dislocated worker 
     employment and training activities and statewide workforce 
     investment activities in accordance with the requirements of 
     section 127(b)(1)(B), except that the reference in section 
     127(b)(1)(B)(i)(II) to sections 252(a) and 262(a)(1) of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to section 302(e) of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
     this Act).
       (B) States.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall allot the amount 
     referred to in subsection (a)(2)(B) for a fiscal year to the 
     States pursuant to clause (ii) for dislocated worker 
     employment and training activities and statewide workforce 
     investment activities.
       (ii) Formula.--Of the amount--

       (I) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative number of unemployed individuals in each State, 
     compared to the total number of unemployed individuals in all 
     States;
       (II) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative excess number of unemployed individuals in each 
     State, compared to the total excess number of unemployed 
     individuals in all States; and
       (III) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative number of individuals in each State who have been 
     unemployed for 15 weeks or more, compared to the total number 
     of individuals in all States who have been unemployed for 15 
     weeks or more.

       (iii) Definition.--In this subparagraph, the term ``excess 
     number'' means, used with respect to the excess number of 
     unemployed individuals within a State, the number that 
     represents the number of unemployed individuals in excess of 
     4.5 percent of the civilian labor force in the State.
       (3) Definitions.--For the purpose of the formulas specified 
     in this subsection:
       (A) Freely associated states.--The term ``Freely Associated 
     States'' means the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 
     Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
       (B) Low-income level.--The term ``low-income level'' means 
     $7,000 with respect to income in 1969, and for any later year 
     means that amount that bears the same relationship to $7,000 
     as the Consumer Price Index for that year bears to the 
     Consumer Price Index for 1969, rounded to the nearest $1,000.
       (c) Reallotment.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, in accordance with 
     this subsection, reallot to eligible States amounts that are 
     allotted under this section for employment and training 
     activities and statewide workforce investment activities and 
     that are available for reallotment.
       (2) Amount.--The amount available for reallotment for a 
     program year is equal to the amount by which the unobligated 
     balance of the State allotments under this section for such 
     activities, at the end of the program year prior to the 
     program year for which the

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     determination under this paragraph is made, exceeds 20 
     percent of such allotments for the prior program year.
       (3) Reallotment.--In making reallotments to eligible States 
     of amounts available pursuant to paragraph (2) for a program 
     year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible State an 
     amount based on the relative amount allotted to such State 
     under this section for such activities for the prior program 
     year, as compared to the total amount allotted to all 
     eligible States under this section for such activities for 
     such prior program year.
       (4) Eligibility.--For purposes of this subsection, an 
     eligible State means a State that has obligated at least 80 
     percent of the State allotment under this section for such 
     activities for the program year prior to the program year for 
     which the determination under paragraph (2) is made.
       (5) Procedures.--The Governor of each State shall prescribe 
     uniform procedures for the obligation of funds by local areas 
     within the State in order to avoid the requirement that funds 
     be made available for reallotment under this subsection. The 
     Governor shall further prescribe equitable procedures for 
     making funds available from the State and local areas in the 
     event that a State is required to make funds available for 
     reallotment under this subsection.

     SEC. 133. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) Reservations for State Activities.--
       (1) Statewide workforce investment activities.--The 
     Governor of a State shall make the reservation required under 
     section 128(a).
       (2) Statewide rapid response activities.--The Governor of 
     the State shall reserve not more than 25 percent of the total 
     amount allotted to the State under section 132(b)(2)(B) for a 
     fiscal year for statewide rapid response activities described 
     in section 134(a)(2)(A).
       (b) Within State Allocation.--
       (1) Methods.--The Governor, acting in accordance with the 
     State plan, and after consulting with chief elected officials 
     in the local areas, shall allocate--
       (A) the funds that are allotted to the State for adult 
     employment and training activities and statewide workforce 
     investment activities under section 132(b)(1)(B) and are not 
     reserved under subsection (a)(1), in accordance with 
     paragraph (2) or (3); and
       (B) the funds that are allotted to the State for dislocated 
     worker employment and training activities under section 
     132(b)(2)(B) and are not reserved under paragraph (1) or (2) 
     of subsection (a), in accordance with paragraph (2).
       (2) Formula allocations.--
       (A) Adult employment and training activities.--
       (i) Allocation.--In allocating the funds described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) to local areas, a State may allocate--

       (I) 33\1/3\ percent of the funds on the basis described in 
     section 132(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I);
       (II) 33\1/3\ percent of the funds on the basis described in 
     section 132(b)(1)(B)(ii)(II); and
       (III) 33\1/3\ percent of the funds on the basis described 
     in clauses (ii)(III) and (iii) of section 132(b)(1)(B).

       (ii) Minimum percentage.--Effective at the end of the 
     second full fiscal year after the date on which a local area 
     is designated under section 116, the local area shall not 
     receive an allocation percentage for a fiscal year that is 
     less than 90 percent of the average allocation percentage of 
     the local area for the 2 preceding fiscal years. Amounts 
     necessary for increasing such allocations to local areas to 
     comply with the preceding sentence shall be obtained by 
     ratably reducing the allocations to be made to other local 
     areas under this subparagraph.
       (iii) Definition.--The term ``allocation percentage'', used 
     with respect to fiscal year 2000 or a subsequent fiscal year, 
     means a percentage of the funds referred to in clause (i), 
     received through an allocation made under this subparagraph, 
     for the fiscal year.
       (B) Dislocated worker employment and training activities.--
       (i) Formula.--In allocating the funds described in 
     paragraph (1)(B) to local areas, a State shall allocate the 
     funds based on an allocation formula prescribed by the 
     Governor of the State. Such formula may be amended by the 
     Governor not more than once for each program year. Such 
     formula shall utilize the most appropriate information 
     available to the Governor to distribute amounts to address 
     the State's worker readjustment assistance needs.
       (ii) Information.--The information described in clause (i) 
     shall include insured unemployment data, unemployment 
     concentrations, plant closing and mass layoff data, declining 
     industries data, farmer-rancher economic hardship data, and 
     long-term unemployment data.
       (C) Application.--For purposes of carrying out subparagraph 
     (A)--
       (i) references in section 132(b) to a State shall be deemed 
     to be references to a local area;
       (ii) references in section 132(b) to all States shall be 
     deemed to be references to all local areas in the State 
     involved; and
       (iii) except as described in clause (i), references in 
     section 132(b)(1) to the term ``excess number'' shall be 
     considered to be references to the term as defined in section 
     132(b)(1).
       (3) Adult employment and training discretionary 
     allocations.--In lieu of making the allocation described in 
     paragraph (2)(A), in allocating the funds described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) to local areas, a State may distribute--
       (A) a portion equal to not less than 70 percent of the 
     funds in accordance with paragraph (2)(A); and
       (B) the remaining portion of the funds on the basis of a 
     formula that--
       (i) incorporates additional factors (other than the factors 
     described in paragraph (2)(A)) relating to--

       (I) excess poverty in urban, rural, and suburban local 
     areas; and
       (II) excess unemployment above the State average in urban, 
     rural, and suburban local areas; and

       (ii) was developed by the State board and approved by the 
     Secretary as part of the State plan.
       (4) Transfer authority.--A local board may transfer, if 
     such a transfer is approved by the Governor, not more than 20 
     percent of the funds allocated to the local area under 
     paragraph (2)(A) or (3), and 20 percent of the funds 
     allocated to the local area under paragraph (2)(B), for a 
     fiscal year between--
       (A) adult employment and training activities; and
       (B) dislocated worker employment and training activities.
       (5) Allocation.--
       (A) In general.--The Governor of the State shall allocate 
     the funds described in paragraph (1) to local areas under 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) for the purpose of providing a single 
     system of employment and training activities for adults and 
     dislocated workers in accordance with subsections (d) and (e) 
     of section 134.
       (B) Additional requirements.--
       (i) Adults.--Funds allocated under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) 
     shall be used by a local area to contribute proportionately 
     to the costs of the one-stop delivery system described in 
     section 134(c) in the local area, and to pay for employment 
     and training activities provided to adults in the local area, 
     consistent with section 134.
       (ii) Dislocated workers.--Funds allocated under paragraph 
     (2)(B) shall be used by a local area to contribute 
     proportionately to the costs of the one-stop delivery system 
     described in section 134(c) in the local area, and to pay for 
     employment and training activities provided to dislocated 
     workers in the local area, consistent with section 134.
       (c) Reallocation Among Local Areas.--
       (1) In general.--The Governor may, in accordance with this 
     subsection, reallocate to eligible local areas within the 
     State amounts that are allocated under paragraph (2)(A) or 
     (3) of subsection (b) for adult employment and training 
     activities and that are available for reallocation.
       (2) Amount.--The amount available for reallocation for a 
     program year is equal to the amount by which the unobligated 
     balance of the local area allocation under paragraph (2)(A) 
     or (3) of subsection (b) for such activities, at the end of 
     the program year prior to the program year for which the 
     determination under this paragraph is made exceeds 20 percent 
     of such allocation for the prior program year.
       (3) Reallocation.--In making reallocations to eligible 
     local areas of amounts available pursuant to paragraph (2) 
     for a program year, the Governor shall allocate to each 
     eligible local area within the State an amount based on the 
     relative amount allocated to such local area under subsection 
     (b)(3) for such activities for the prior program year, as 
     compared to the total amount allocated to all eligible local 
     areas in the State under subsection (b)(3) for such 
     activities for such prior program year. For purposes of this 
     paragraph, local areas that received allocations under 
     subsection (b)(2)(A) for the prior program year shall be 
     treated as if the local areas received allocations under 
     subsection (b)(3) for such year.
       (4) Eligibility.--For purposes of this subsection, an 
     eligible local area means a local area that has obligated at 
     least 80 percent of the local area allocation under paragraph 
     (2)(A) or (3) of subsection (b) for such activities, for the 
     program year prior to the program year for which the 
     determination under paragraph (2) is made.

     SEC. 134. USE OF FUNDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Statewide Employment and Training Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Funds reserved by a Governor for a State--
       (A) as described in section 133(a)(2) shall be used to 
     carry out the statewide rapid response activities described 
     in paragraph (2)(A); and
       (B) as described in sections 128(a) and 133(a)(1)--
       (i) shall be used to carry out the statewide employment and 
     training activities described in paragraph (2)(B); and
       (ii) may be used to carry out any of the statewide 
     employment and training activities described in paragraph 
     (3),

     regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the State 
     under section 127(b)(1) or under paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     section 132(b).
       (2) Required statewide employment and training 
     activities.--
       (A) Statewide rapid response activities.--A State shall use 
     funds reserved as described in section 133(a)(2) to carry out 
     statewide rapid response activities, which shall include--
       (i) provision of rapid response activities, carried out in 
     local areas by the State or by an entity designated by the 
     State, working in conjunction with the local boards and the 
     chief elected officials in the local areas; and
       (ii) provision of additional assistance to local areas that 
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     layoffs or plant closings, or other events that precipitate 
     substantial increases in the number of unemployed 
     individuals, carried out in local areas by the State or by an 
     entity designated by the State, working in conjunction with 
     the local boards and the chief elected officials in the local 
     areas.
       (B) Other required statewide employment and training 
     activities.--A State shall use funds reserved as described in 
     sections 128(a) and 133(a)(1) (regardless of whether the 
     funds were allotted to the State under section 127(b)(1) or 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of section 132(b)) to carry out other 
     statewide employment and training activities, which shall 
     include--
       (i) disseminating the State list of eligible providers of 
     training services, including eligible providers of 
     nontraditional training services, information identifying 
     eligible providers of on-the-job training and customized 
     training, and performance information and program cost 
     information, as described in subsections (e) and (h) of 
     section 122;
       (ii) conducting evaluations, under section 136(e), of 
     activities authorized in this section, in coordination with 
     the activities carried out under section 172;
       (iii) providing incentive grants to local areas for 
     regional cooperation among local boards (including local 
     boards for a designated region as described in section 
     116(c)), for local coordination of activities carried out 
     under this Act, and for exemplary performance by local areas 
     on the local performance measures;
       (iv) providing technical assistance to local areas that 
     fail to meet local performance measures;
       (v) assisting in the establishment and operation of one-
     stop delivery systems described in subsection (c); and
       (vi) operating a fiscal and management accountability 
     information system under section 136(f).
       (3) Allowable statewide employment and training 
     activities.--
       (A) In general.--A State may use funds reserved as 
     described in sections 128(a) and 133(a)(1) (regardless of 
     whether the funds were allotted to the State under section 
     127(b)(1) or paragraph (1) or (2) of section 132(b)) to carry 
     out additional statewide employment and training activities, 
     which may include--
       (i) subject to subparagraph (B), administration by the 
     State of the activities authorized under this section;
       (ii) provision of capacity building and technical 
     assistance to local areas, one-stop operators, one-stop 
     partners, and eligible providers, including the development 
     and training of staff and the development of exemplary 
     program activities;
       (iii) conduct of research and demonstrations;
       (iv)(I) implementation of innovative incumbent worker 
     training programs, which may include the establishment and 
     implementation of an employer loan program to assist in 
     skills upgrading; and
       (II) the establishment and implementation of programs 
     targeted to empowerment zones and enterprise communities;
       (v) support for the identification of eligible providers of 
     training services as required under section 122;
       (vi)(I) implementation of innovative programs for displaced 
     homemakers, which for purposes of this subclause may include 
     an individual who is receiving public assistance and is 
     within 2 years of exhausting lifetime eligibility under part 
     A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.); and
       (II) implementation of programs to increase the number of 
     individuals training for and placed in nontraditional 
     employment; and
       (vii) carrying out other activities authorized in this 
     section that the State determines to be necessary to assist 
     local areas in carrying out activities described in 
     subsection (d) or (e) through the statewide workforce 
     investment system.
       (B) Limitation.--
       (i) In general.--Of the funds allotted to a State under 
     sections 127(b) and 132(b) and reserved as described in 
     sections 128(a) and 133(a)(1) for a fiscal year--

       (I) not more than 5 percent of the amount allotted under 
     section 127(b)(1);
       (II) not more than 5 percent of the amount allotted under 
     section 132(b)(1); and
       (III) not more than 5 percent of the amount allotted under 
     section 132(b)(2),

     may be used by the State for the administration of youth 
     activities carried out under section 129 and employment and 
     training activities carried out under this section.
       (ii) Use of funds.--Funds made available for administrative 
     costs under clause (i) may be used for the administrative 
     cost of any of the statewide youth activities or statewide 
     employment and training activities, regardless of whether the 
     funds were allotted to the State under section 127(b)(1) or 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of section 132(b).
       (b) Local Employment and Training Activities.--Funds 
     allocated to a local area for adults under paragraph (2)(A) 
     or (3), as appropriate, of section 133(b), and funds 
     allocated to a local area for dislocated workers under 
     section 133(b)(2)(B)--
       (1) shall be used to carry out employment and training 
     activities described in subsection (d) for adults or 
     dislocated workers, respectively; and
       (2) may be used to carry out employment and training 
     activities described in subsection (e) for adults or 
     dislocated workers, respectively.
       (c) Establishment of One-Stop Delivery System.--
       (1) In general.--There shall be established in a State that 
     receives an allotment under section 132(b) a one-stop 
     delivery system, which--
       (A) shall provide the core services described in subsection 
     (d)(2);
       (B) shall provide access to intensive services and training 
     services as described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection 
     (d), including serving as the point of access to individual 
     training accounts for training services to participants in 
     accordance with subsection (d)(4)(G);
       (C) shall provide access to the activities carried out 
     under subsection (e), if any;
       (D) shall provide access to programs and activities carried 
     out by one-stop partners and described in section 121(b); and
       (E) shall provide access to the information described in 
     section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act and all job search, 
     placement, recruitment, and other labor exchange services 
     authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et 
     seq.).
       (2) One-stop delivery.--At a minimum, the one-stop delivery 
     system--
       (A) shall make each of the programs, services, and 
     activities described in paragraph (1) accessible at not less 
     than 1 physical center in each local area of the State; and
       (B) may also make programs, services, and activities 
     described in paragraph (1) available--
       (i) through a network of affiliated sites that can provide 
     1 or more of the programs, services, and activities to 
     individuals; and
       (ii) through a network of eligible one-stop partners--

       (I) in which each partner provides 1 or more of the 
     programs, services, and activities to such individuals and is 
     accessible at an affiliated site that consists of a physical 
     location or an electronically or technologically linked 
     access point; and
       (II) that assures individuals that information on the 
     availability of the core services will be available 
     regardless of where the individuals initially enter the 
     statewide workforce investment system, including information 
     made available through an access point described in subclause 
     (I).

       (3) Specialized centers.--The centers and sites described 
     in paragraph (2) may have a specialization in addressing 
     special needs, such as the needs of dislocated workers.
       (d) Required Local Employment and Training Activities.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Allocated funds.--Funds allocated to a local area for 
     adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of 
     section 133(b), and funds allocated to the local area for 
     dislocated workers under section 133(b)(2)(B), shall be 
     used--
       (i) to establish a one-stop delivery system described in 
     subsection (c);
       (ii) to provide the core services described in paragraph 
     (2) to adults and dislocated workers, respectively, through 
     the one-stop delivery system in accordance with such 
     paragraph;
       (iii) to provide the intensive services described in 
     paragraph (3) to adults and dislocated workers, respectively, 
     described in such paragraph; and
       (iv) to provide training services described in paragraph 
     (4) to adults and dislocated workers, respectively, described 
     in such paragraph.
       (B) Other funds.--A portion of the funds made available 
     under Federal law authorizing the programs and activities 
     described in section 121(b)(1)(B), including the Wagner-
     Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), shall be used as described 
     in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), to the extent 
     not inconsistent with the Federal law involved.
       (2) Core services.--Funds described in paragraph (1)(A) 
     shall be used to provide core services, which shall be 
     available to individuals who are adults or dislocated workers 
     through the one-stop delivery system and shall, at a minimum, 
     include--
       (A) determinations of whether the individuals are eligible 
     to receive assistance under this subtitle;
       (B) outreach, intake (which may include worker profiling), 
     and orientation to the information and other services 
     available through the one-stop delivery system;
       (C) initial assessment of skill levels, aptitudes, 
     abilities, and supportive service needs;
       (D) job search and placement assistance, and where 
     appropriate, career counseling;
       (E) provision of employment statistics information, 
     including the provision of accurate information relating to 
     local, regional, and national labor market areas, including--
       (i) job vacancy listings in such labor market areas;
       (ii) information on job skills necessary to obtain the jobs 
     described in clause (i); and
       (iii) information relating to local occupations in demand 
     and the earnings and skill requirements for such occupations; 
     and
       (F) provision of performance information and program cost 
     information on eligible providers of training services as 
     described in section 122, provided by program, and eligible 
     providers of youth activities described in section 123, 
     providers of adult education described in title II, providers 
     of postsecondary vocational education activities and 
     vocational education activities available to school dropouts 
     under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and providers of 
     vocational rehabilitation program activities described in 
     title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et 
     seq.);
       (G) provision of information regarding how the local area 
     is performing on the local performance measures and any 
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     formance information with respect to the one-stop delivery 
     system in the local area;
       (H) provision of accurate information relating to the 
     availability of supportive services, including child care and 
     transportation, available in the local area, and referral to 
     such services, as appropriate;
       (I) provision of information regarding filing claims for 
     unemployment compensation;
       (J) assistance in establishing eligibility for--
       (i) welfare-to-work activities authorized under section 
     403(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (as added by section 
     5001 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997) available in the 
     local area; and
       (ii) programs of financial aid assistance for training and 
     education programs that are not funded under this Act and are 
     available in the local area; and
       (K) followup services, including counseling regarding the 
     workplace, for participants in workforce investment 
     activities authorized under this subtitle who are placed in 
     unsubsidized employment, for not less than 12 months after 
     the first day of the employment, as appropriate.
       (3) Intensive services.--
       (A) In general.--Funds allocated to a local area for adults 
     under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 
     133(b), and funds allocated to the local area for dislocated 
     workers under section 133(b)(2)(B), shall be used to provide 
     intensive services to adults and dislocated workers, 
     respectively--
       (i)(I) who are unemployed and are unable to obtain 
     employment through core services provided under paragraph 
     (2); and
       (II) who have been determined by a one-stop operator to be 
     in need of more intensive services in order to obtain 
     employment; or
       (ii) who are employed, but who are determined by a one-stop 
     operator to be in need of such intensive services in order to 
     obtain or retain employment that allows for self-sufficiency.
       (B) Delivery of services.--Such intensive services shall be 
     provided through the one-stop delivery system--
       (i) directly through one-stop operators identified pursuant 
     to section 121(d); or
       (ii) through contracts with service providers, which may 
     include contracts with public, private for-profit, and 
     private nonprofit service providers, approved by the local 
     board.
       (C) Types of services.--Such intensive services may include 
     the following:
       (i) Comprehensive and specialized assessments of the skill 
     levels and service needs of adults and dislocated workers, 
     which may include--

       (I) diagnostic testing and use of other assessment tools; 
     and
       (II) in-depth interviewing and evaluation to identify 
     employment barriers and appropriate employment goals.

       (ii) Development of an individual employment plan, to 
     identify the employment goals, appropriate achievement 
     objectives, and appropriate combination of services for the 
     participant to achieve the employment goals.
       (iii) Group counseling.
       (iv) Individual counseling and career planning.
       (v) Case management for participants seeking training 
     services under paragraph (4).
       (vi) Short-term prevocational services, including 
     development of learning skills, communication skills, 
     interviewing skills, punctuality, personal maintenance 
     skills, and professional conduct, to prepare individuals for 
     unsubsidized employment or training.
       (4) Training services.--
       (A) In general.--Funds allocated to a local area for adults 
     under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 
     133(b), and funds allocated to a local area for dislocated 
     workers under section 133(b)(2)(B) shall be used to provide 
     training services to adults and dislocated workers, 
     respectively--
       (i) who have met the eligibility requirements for intensive 
     services under paragraph (3)(A) and who are unable to obtain 
     or retain employment through such services;
       (ii) who after an interview, evaluation, or assessment, and 
     case management, have been determined by a one-stop operator 
     or one-stop partner, as appropriate, to be in need of 
     training services and to have the skills and qualifications 
     to successfully participate in the selected program of 
     training services;
       (iii) who select programs of training services that are 
     directly linked to the employment opportunities in the local 
     area involved or in another area in which the adults or 
     dislocated workers receiving such services are willing to 
     relocate;
       (iv) who meet the requirements of subparagraph (B); and
       (v) who are determined to be eligible in accordance with 
     the priority system, if any, in effect under subparagraph 
     (E).
       (B) Qualification.--
       (i) Requirement.--Except as provided in clause (ii), 
     provision of such training services shall be limited to 
     individuals who--

       (I) are unable to obtain other grant assistance for such 
     services, including Federal Pell Grants established under 
     title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 
     et seq.); or
       (II) require assistance beyond the assistance made 
     available under other grant assistance programs, including 
     Federal Pell Grants.

       (ii) Reimbursements.--Training services may be provided 
     under this paragraph to an individual who otherwise meets the 
     requirements of this paragraph while an application for a 
     Federal Pell Grant is pending, except that if such individual 
     is subsequently awarded a Federal Pell Grant, appropriate 
     reimbursement shall be made to the local area from such 
     Federal Pell Grant.
       (C) Provider qualification.--Training services shall be 
     provided through providers identified in accordance with 
     section 122.
       (D) Training services.--Training services may include--
       (i) occupational skills training, including training for 
     nontraditional employment;
       (ii) on-the-job training;
       (iii) programs that combine workplace training with related 
     instruction, which may include cooperative education 
     programs;
       (iv) training programs operated by the private sector;
       (v) skill upgrading and retraining;
       (vi) entrepreneurial training;
       (vii) job readiness training;
       (viii) adult education and literacy activities provided in 
     combination with services described in any of clauses (i) 
     through (vii); and
       (ix) customized training conducted with a commitment by an 
     employer or group of employers to employ an individual upon 
     successful completion of the training.
       (E) Priority.--In the event that funds allocated to a local 
     area for adult employment and training activities under 
     paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of section 133(b) are limited, 
     priority shall be given to recipients of public assistance 
     and other low-income individuals for intensive services and 
     training services. The appropriate local board and the 
     Governor shall direct the one-stop operators in the local 
     area with regard to making determinations related to such 
     priority.
       (F) Consumer choice requirements.--
       (i) In general.--Training services provided under this 
     paragraph shall be provided in a manner that maximizes 
     consumer choice in the selection of an eligible provider of 
     such services.
       (ii) Eligible providers.--Each local board, through one-
     stop centers referred to in subsection (c), shall make 
     available--

       (I) the State list of eligible providers of training 
     services required under section 122(e), with a description of 
     the programs through which the providers may offer the 
     training services, and the information identifying eligible 
     providers of on-the-job training and customized training 
     required under section 122(h); and
       (II) the performance information and performance cost 
     information relating to eligible providers of training 
     services described in subsections (e) and (h) of section 122.

       (G) Use of individual training accounts.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), 
     training services provided under this paragraph shall be 
     provided through the use of individual training accounts in 
     accordance with this paragraph, and shall be provided to 
     eligible individuals through the one-stop delivery system.
       (ii) Exceptions.--Training services authorized under this 
     paragraph may be provided pursuant to a contract for services 
     in lieu of an individual training account if the requirements 
     of subparagraph (F) are met and if--

       (I) such services are on-the-job training provided by an 
     employer or customized training;
       (II) the local board determines there are an insufficient 
     number of eligible providers of training services in the 
     local area involved (such as in a rural area) to accomplish 
     the purposes of a system of individual training accounts; or
       (III) the local board determines that there is a training 
     services program of demonstrated effectiveness offered in the 
     local area by a community-based organization or another 
     private organization to serve special participant populations 
     that face multiple barriers to employment.

       (iii) Linkage to occupations in demand.--Training services 
     provided under this paragraph shall be directly linked to 
     occupations that are in demand in the local area, or in 
     another area to which an adult or dislocated worker receiving 
     such services is willing to relocate, except that a local 
     board may approve training services for occupations 
     determined by the local board to be in sectors of the economy 
     that have a high potential for sustained demand or growth in 
     the local area.
       (iv) Definition.--In this subparagraph, the term ``special 
     participant population that faces multiple barriers to 
     employment'' means a population of low-income individuals 
     that is included in 1 or more of the following categories:

       (I) Individuals with substantial language or cultural 
     barriers.
       (II) Offenders.
       (III) Homeless individuals.
       (IV) Other hard-to-serve populations as defined by the 
     Governor involved.

       (e) Permissible Local Employment and Training Activities.--
       (1) Discretionary one-stop delivery activities.--Funds 
     allocated to a local area for adults under paragraph (2)(A) 
     or (3), as appropriate, of section 133(b), and funds 
     allocated to the local area for dislocated workers under 
     section 133(b)(2)(B), may be used to provide, through one-
     stop delivery described in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) customized screening and referral of qualified 
     participants in training services described in subsection 
     (d)(4) to employment; and
       (B) customized employment-related services to employers on 
     a fee-for-service basis.
       (2) Supportive services.--Funds allocated to a local area 
     for adults under paragraph

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     (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 133(b), and funds 
     allocated to the local area for dislocated workers under 
     section 133(b)(2)(B), may be used to provide supportive 
     services to adults and dislocated workers, respectively--
       (A) who are participating in programs with activities 
     authorized in any of paragraphs (2), (3), or (4) of 
     subsection (d); and
       (B) who are unable to obtain such supportive services 
     through other programs providing such services.
       (3) Needs-related payments.--
       (A) In general.--Funds allocated to a local area for adults 
     under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 
     133(b), and funds allocated to the local area for dislocated 
     workers under section 133(b)(2)(B), may be used to provide 
     needs-related payments to adults and dislocated workers, 
     respectively, who are unemployed and do not qualify for (or 
     have ceased to qualify for) unemployment compensation for the 
     purpose of enabling such individuals to participate in 
     programs of training services under subsection (d)(4).
       (B) Additional eligibility requirements.--In addition to 
     the requirements contained in subparagraph (A), a dislocated 
     worker who has ceased to qualify for unemployment 
     compensation may be eligible to receive needs-related 
     payments under this paragraph only if such worker was 
     enrolled in the training services--
       (i) by the end of the 13th week after the most recent 
     layoff that resulted in a determination of the worker's 
     eligibility for employment and training activities for 
     dislocated workers under this subtitle; or
       (ii) if later, by the end of the 8th week after the worker 
     is informed that a short-term layoff will exceed 6 months.
       (C) Level of payments.--The level of a needs-related 
     payment made to a dislocated worker under this paragraph 
     shall not exceed the greater of--
       (i) the applicable level of unemployment compensation; or
       (ii) if such worker did not qualify for unemployment 
     compensation, an amount equal to the poverty line, for an 
     equivalent period, which amount shall be adjusted to reflect 
     changes in total family income.

                     CHAPTER 6--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 136. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish a 
     comprehensive performance accountability system, comprised of 
     the activities described in this section, to assess the 
     effectiveness of States and local areas in achieving 
     continuous improvement of workforce investment activities 
     funded under this subtitle, in order to optimize the return 
     on investment of Federal funds in statewide and local 
     workforce investment activities.
       (b) State Performance Measures.--
       (1) In general.--For each State, the State performance 
     measures shall consist of--
       (A)(i) the core indicators of performance described in 
     paragraph (2)(A) and the customer satisfaction indicator of 
     performance described in paragraph (2)(B); and
       (ii) additional indicators of performance (if any) 
     identified by the State under paragraph (2)(C); and
       (B) a State adjusted level of performance for each 
     indicator described in subparagraph (A).
       (2) Indicators of performance.--
       (A) Core indicators of performance.--
       (i) In general.--The core indicators of performance for 
     employment and training activities authorized under section 
     134 (except for self-service and informational activities) 
     and (for participants who are eligible youth age 19 through 
     21) for youth activities authorized under section 129 shall 
     consist of--

       (I) entry into unsubsidized employment;
       (II) retention in unsubsidized employment 6 months after 
     entry into the employment;
       (III) earnings received in unsubsidized employment 6 months 
     after entry into the employment; and
       (IV) attainment of a recognized credential relating to 
     achievement of educational skills, which may include 
     attainment of a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
     equivalent, or occupational skills, by participants who enter 
     unsubsidized employment, or by participants who are eligible 
     youth age 19 through 21 who enter postsecondary education, 
     advanced training, or unsubsidized employment.

       (ii) Core indicators for eligible youth.--The core 
     indicators of performance (for participants who are eligible 
     youth age 14 through 18) for youth activities authorized 
     under section 129, shall include--

       (I) attainment of basic skills and, as appropriate, work 
     readiness or occupational skills;
       (II) attainment of secondary school diplomas and their 
     recognized equivalents; and
       (III) placement and retention in postsecondary education or 
     advanced training, or placement and retention in military 
     service, employment, or qualified apprenticeships.

       (B) Customer satisfaction indicators.--The customer 
     satisfaction indicator of performance shall consist of 
     customer satisfaction of employers and participants with 
     services received from the workforce investment activities 
     authorized under this subtitle. Customer satisfaction may be 
     measured through surveys conducted after the conclusion of 
     participation in the workforce investment activities.
       (C) Additional indicators.--A State may identify in the 
     State plan additional indicators for workforce investment 
     activities authorized under this subtitle.
       (3) Levels of performance.--
       (A) State adjusted levels of performance for core 
     indicators and customer satisfaction indicator.--
       (i) In general.--For each State submitting a State plan, 
     there shall be established, in accordance with this 
     subparagraph, levels of performance for each of the core 
     indicators of performance described in paragraph (2)(A) and 
     the customer satisfaction indicator described in paragraph 
     (2)(B) for workforce investment activities authorized under 
     this subtitle. The levels of performance established under 
     this subparagraph shall, at a minimum--

       (I) be expressed in an objective, quantifiable, and 
     measurable form; and
       (II) show the progress of the State toward continuously 
     improving in performance.

       (ii) Identification in state plan.--Each State shall 
     identify, in the State plan submitted under section 112, 
     expected levels of performance for each of the core 
     indicators of performance and the customer satisfaction 
     indicator of performance, for the first 3 program years 
     covered by the State plan.
       (iii) Agreement on state adjusted levels of performance for 
     first 3 years.--In order to ensure an optimal return on the 
     investment of Federal funds in workforce investment 
     activities authorized under this subtitle, the Secretary and 
     each Governor shall reach agreement on levels of performance 
     for each of the core indicators of performance and the 
     customer satisfaction indicator of performance, for the first 
     3 program years covered by the State plan, taking into 
     account the levels identified in the State plan under clause 
     (ii) and the factors described in clause (iv). The levels 
     agreed to under this clause shall be considered to be the 
     State adjusted levels of performance for the State for such 
     years and shall be incorporated into the State plan prior to 
     the approval of such plan.
       (iv) Factors.--The agreement described in clause (iii) or 
     (v) shall take into account--

       (I) the extent to which the levels involved will assist the 
     State in attaining a high level of customer satisfaction;
       (II) how the levels involved compare with the State 
     adjusted levels of performance established for other States, 
     taking into account factors including differences in economic 
     conditions, the characteristics of participants when the 
     participants entered the program, and the services to be 
     provided; and
       (III) the extent to which such levels involved promote 
     continuous improvement in performance on the performance 
     measures by such State and ensure optimal return on the 
     investment of Federal funds.

       (v) Agreement on state adjusted levels of performance for 
     4th and 5th years.--Prior to the fourth program year covered 
     by the State plan, the Secretary and each Governor shall 
     reach agreement on levels of performance for each of the core 
     indicators of performance and the customer satisfaction 
     indicator of performance, for the fourth and fifth program 
     years covered by the State plan, taking into account the 
     factors described in clause (iv). The levels agreed to under 
     this clause shall be considered to be the State adjusted 
     levels of performance for the State for such years and shall 
     be incorporated into the State plan.
       (vi) Revisions.--If unanticipated circumstances arise in a 
     State resulting in a significant change in the factors 
     described in clause (iv)(II), the Governor may request that 
     the State adjusted levels of performance agreed to under 
     clause (iii) or (v) be revised. The Secretary, after 
     collaboration with the representatives described in 
     subsection (i), shall issue objective criteria and methods 
     for making such revisions.
       (B) Levels of performance for additional indicators.--The 
     State may identify, in the State plan, State levels of 
     performance for each of the additional indicators described 
     in paragraph (2)(C). Such levels shall be considered to be 
     State adjusted levels of performance for purposes of this 
     title.
       (c) Local Performance Measures.--
       (1) In general.--For each local area in a State, the local 
     performance measures shall consist of--
       (A)(i) the core indicators of performance described in 
     subsection (b)(2)(A), and the customer satisfaction indicator 
     of performance described in subsection (b)(2)(B), for 
     activities described in such subsections, other than 
     statewide workforce investment activities; and
       (ii) additional indicators of performance (if any) 
     identified by the State under subsection (b)(2)(C) for 
     activities described in such subsection, other than statewide 
     workforce investment activities; and
       (B) a local level of performance for each indicator 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       (2) Local level of performance.--The local board, the chief 
     elected official, and the Governor shall negotiate and reach 
     agreement on the local levels of performance based on the 
     State adjusted levels of performance established under 
     subsection (b).
       (3) Determinations.--In determining such local levels of 
     performance, the local board, the chief elected official, and 
     the Governor shall take into account the specific economic, 
     demographic, and other characteristics of the populations to 
     be served in the local area.
       (d) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Each State that receives an allotment 
     under section 127 or 132 shall annually prepare and submit to 
     the Secretary a report on the progress of the State in 
     achieving State performance measures, including information 
     on the levels of performance achieved by the State with 
     respect to the core indicators of performance and the

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     customer satisfaction indicator. The annual report also shall 
     include information regarding the progress of local areas in 
     the State in achieving local performance measures, including 
     information on the levels of performance achieved by the 
     areas with respect to the core indicators of performance and 
     the customer satisfaction indicator. The report also shall 
     include information on the status of State evaluations of 
     workforce investment activities described in subsection (e).
       (2) Additional information.--In preparing such report, the 
     State shall include, at a minimum, information on 
     participants in workforce investment activities authorized 
     under this subtitle relating to--
       (A) entry by participants who have completed training 
     services provided under section 134(d)(4) into unsubsidized 
     employment related to the training received;
       (B) wages at entry into employment for participants in 
     workforce investment activities who entered unsubsidized 
     employment, including the rate of wage replacement for such 
     participants who are dislocated workers;
       (C) cost of workforce investment activities relative to the 
     effect of the activities on the performance of participants;
       (D) retention and earnings received in unsubsidized 
     employment 12 months after entry into the employment;
       (E) performance with respect to the indicators of 
     performance specified in subsection (b)(2)(A) of participants 
     in workforce investment activities who received the training 
     services compared with the performance of participants in 
     workforce investment activities who received only services 
     other than the training services (excluding participants who 
     received only self-service and informational activities); and
       (F) performance with respect to the indicators of 
     performance specified in subsection (b)(2)(A) of recipients 
     of public assistance, out-of-school youth, veterans, 
     individuals with disabilities, displaced homemakers, and 
     older individuals.
       (3) Information dissemination.--The Secretary--
       (A) shall make the information contained in such reports 
     available to the general public through publication and other 
     appropriate methods;
       (B) shall disseminate State-by-State comparisons of the 
     information; and
       (C) shall provide the appropriate congressional committees 
     with copies of such reports.
       (e) Evaluation of State Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Using funds made available under this 
     subtitle, the State, in coordination with local boards in the 
     State, shall conduct ongoing evaluation studies of workforce 
     investment activities carried out in the State under this 
     subtitle in order to promote, establish, implement, and 
     utilize methods for continuously improving the activities in 
     order to achieve high-level performance within, and high-
     level outcomes from, the statewide workforce investment 
     system. To the maximum extent practicable, the State shall 
     coordinate the evaluations with the evaluations provided for 
     by the Secretary under section 172.
       (2) Design.--The evaluation studies conducted under this 
     subsection shall be designed in conjunction with the State 
     board and local boards and shall include analysis of customer 
     feedback and outcome and process measures in the statewide 
     workforce investment system. The studies may include use of 
     control groups.
       (3) Results.--The State shall periodically prepare and 
     submit to the State board, and local boards in the State, 
     reports containing the results of evaluation studies 
     conducted under this subsection, to promote the efficiency 
     and effectiveness of the statewide workforce investment 
     system in improving employability for jobseekers and 
     competitiveness for employers.
       (f) Fiscal and Management Accountability Information 
     Systems.--
       (1) In general.--Using funds made available under this 
     subtitle, the Governor, in coordination with local boards and 
     chief elected officials in the State, shall establish and 
     operate a fiscal and management accountability information 
     system based on guidelines established by the Secretary after 
     consultation with the Governors, local elected officials, and 
     one-stop partners. Such guidelines shall promote efficient 
     collection and use of fiscal and management information for 
     reporting and monitoring the use of funds made available 
     under this subtitle and for preparing the annual report 
     described in subsection (d).
       (2) Wage records.--In measuring the progress of the State 
     on State and local performance measures, a State shall 
     utilize quarterly wage records, consistent with State law. 
     The Secretary shall make arrangements, consistent with State 
     law, to ensure that the wage records of any State are 
     available to any other State to the extent that such wage 
     records are required by the State in carrying out the State 
     plan of the State or completing the annual report described 
     in subsection (d).
       (3) Confidentiality.--In carrying out the requirements of 
     this Act, the State shall comply with section 444 of the 
     General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (as added 
     by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974).
       (g) Sanctions for State Failure To Meet State Performance 
     Measures.--
       (1) States.--
       (A) Technical assistance.--If a State fails to meet State 
     adjusted levels of performance relating to indicators 
     described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(2) for 
     a program for any program year, the Secretary shall, upon 
     request, provide technical assistance in accordance with 
     section 170, including assistance in the development of a 
     performance improvement plan.
       (B) Reduction in amount of grant.--If such failure 
     continues for a second consecutive year, or if a State fails 
     to submit a report under subsection (d) for any program year, 
     the Secretary may reduce by not more than 5 percent, the 
     amount of the grant that would (in the absence of this 
     paragraph) be payable to the State under such program for the 
     immediately succeeding program year. Such penalty shall be 
     based on the degree of failure to meet State adjusted levels 
     of performance.
       (2) Funds resulting from reduced allotments.--The Secretary 
     shall use an amount retained, as a result of a reduction in 
     an allotment to a State made under paragraph (1)(B), to 
     provide incentive grants under section 503.
       (h) Sanctions for Local Area Failure To Meet Local 
     Performance Measures.--
       (1) Technical assistance.--If a local area fails to meet 
     levels of performance relating to indicators described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(2) for a program 
     for any program year, the Governor, or upon request by the 
     Governor, the Secretary, shall provide technical assistance, 
     which may include assistance in the development of a 
     performance improvement plan, or the development of a 
     modified local plan.
       (2) Corrective actions.--
       (A) In general.--If such failure continues for a second 
     consecutive year, the Governor shall take corrective actions, 
     which may include development of a reorganization plan 
     through which the Governor may--
       (i) require the appointment and certification of a new 
     local board (consistent with the criteria established under 
     section 117(b));
       (ii) prohibit the use of eligible providers and one-stop 
     partners identified as achieving a poor level of performance; 
     or
       (iii) take such other actions as the Governor determines 
     are appropriate.
       (B) Appeal by local area.--
       (i) Appeal to governor.--A local area that is subject to a 
     reorganization plan under subparagraph (A) may, not later 
     than 30 days after receiving notice of the reorganization 
     plan, appeal to the Governor to rescind or revise such plan. 
     In such case, the Governor shall make a final decision not 
     later then 30 days after the receipt of the appeal.
       (ii) Subsequent action.--The local area may, not later than 
     30 days after receiving a decision from the Governor pursuant 
     to clause (i), appeal such decision to the Secretary. In such 
     case, the Secretary shall make a final decision not later 
     than 30 days after the receipt of the appeal.
       (C) Effective date.--The decision made by the Governor 
     under clause (i) of subparagraph (B) shall become effective 
     at the time the Governor issues the decision pursuant to such 
     clause. Such decision shall remain effective unless the 
     Secretary rescinds or revises such plan pursuant to clause 
     (ii) of subparagraph (B).
       (i) Other Measures and Terminology.--
       (1) Responsibilities.--In order to ensure nationwide 
     comparability of performance data, the Secretary, after 
     collaboration with representatives of appropriate Federal 
     agencies, and representatives of States and political 
     subdivisions, business and industry, employees, eligible 
     providers of employment and training activities, educators, 
     and participants, with expertise regarding workforce 
     investment policies and workforce investment activities, 
     shall issue--
       (A) definitions for information required to be reported 
     under subsection (d)(2);
       (B) terms for a menu of additional indicators of 
     performance described in subsection (b)(2)(C) to assist 
     States in assessing their progress toward State workforce 
     investment goals; and
       (C) objective criteria and methods described in subsection 
     (b)(3)(A)(vi) for making revisions to levels of performance.
       (2) Definitions for core indicators.--The Secretary and the 
     representatives described in paragraph (1) shall participate 
     in the activities described in section 502 concerning the 
     issuance of definitions for indicators of performance 
     described in subsection (b)(2)(A).
       (3) Assistance.--The Secretary shall make the services of 
     staff available to the representatives to assist the 
     representatives in participating in the collaboration 
     described in paragraph (1) and in the activities described in 
     section 502.

     SEC. 137. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Youth Activities.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out the activities described in section 
     127(a), such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003.
       (b) Adult Employment and Training Activities.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities 
     described in section 132(a)(1), such sums as may be necessary 
     for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (c) Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities.--
     There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
     activities described in section 132(a)(2), such sums as may 
     be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
                         Subtitle C--Job Corps

     SEC. 141. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this subtitle are--
       (1) to maintain a national Job Corps program, carried out 
     in partnership with States and communities, to assist 
     eligible youth

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     who need and can benefit from an intensive program, operated 
     in a group setting in residential and nonresidential centers, 
     to become more responsible, employable, and productive 
     citizens;
       (2) to set forth standards and procedures for selecting 
     individuals as enrollees in the Job Corps;
       (3) to authorize the establishment of Job Corps centers in 
     which enrollees will participate in intensive programs of 
     activities described in this subtitle; and
       (4) to prescribe various other powers, duties, and 
     responsibilities incident to the operation and continuing 
     development of the Job Corps.

     SEC. 142. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Applicable local board.--The term ``applicable local 
     board'' means a local board--
       (A) that provides information for a Job Corps center on 
     local employment opportunities and the job skills needed to 
     obtain the opportunities; and
       (B) that serves communities in which the graduates of the 
     Job Corps center seek employment.
       (2) Applicable one-stop center.--The term ``applicable one-
     stop center'' means a one-stop customer service center that 
     provides services, such as referral, intake, recruitment, and 
     placement, to a Job Corps center.
       (3) Enrollee.--The term ``enrollee'' means an individual 
     who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and 
     enrolled in the Job Corps program, and remains with the 
     program, but has not yet become a graduate.
       (4) Former enrollee.--The term ``former enrollee'' means an 
     individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected 
     for, and enrolled in the Job Corps program, but left the 
     program before completing the requirements of a vocational 
     training program, or receiving a secondary school diploma or 
     recognized equivalent, as a result of participation in the 
     Job Corps program.
       (5) Graduate.--The term ``graduate'' means an individual 
     who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and 
     enrolled in the Job Corps program and has completed the 
     requirements of a vocational training program, or received a 
     secondary school diploma or recognized equivalent, as a 
     result of participation in the Job Corps program.
       (6) Job corps.--The term ``Job Corps'' means the Job Corps 
     described in section 143.
       (7) Job corps center.--The term ``Job Corps center'' means 
     a center described in section 147.
       (8) Operator.--The term ``operator'' means an entity 
     selected under this subtitle to operate a Job Corps center.
       (9) Region.--The term ``region'' means an area served by a 
     regional office of the Employment and Training 
     Administration.
       (10) Service provider.--The term ``service provider'' means 
     an entity selected under this subtitle to provide services 
     described in this subtitle to a Job Corps center.

     SEC. 143. ESTABLISHMENT.

       There shall be within the Department of Labor a ``Job 
     Corps''.

     SEC. 144. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB CORPS.

       To be eligible to become an enrollee, an individual shall 
     be--
       (1) not less than age 16 and not more than age 21 on the 
     date of enrollment, except that--
       (A) not more than 20 percent of the individuals enrolled in 
     the Job Corps may be not less than age 22 and not more than 
     age 24 on the date of enrollment; and
       (B) either such maximum age limitation may be waived by the 
     Secretary, in accordance with regulations of the Secretary, 
     in the case of an individual with a disability;
       (2) a low-income individual; and
       (3) an individual who is 1 or more of the following:
       (A) Basic skills deficient.
       (B) A school dropout.
       (C) Homeless, a runaway, or a foster child.
       (D) A parent.
       (E) An individual who requires additional education, 
     vocational training, or intensive counseling and related 
     assistance, in order to participate successfully in regular 
     schoolwork or to secure and hold employment.

     SEC. 145. RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, SELECTION, AND ASSIGNMENT 
                   OF ENROLLEES.

       (a) Standards and Procedures.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall prescribe specific 
     standards and procedures for the recruitment, screening, and 
     selection of eligible applicants for the Job Corps, after 
     considering recommendations from the Governors, local boards, 
     and other interested parties.
       (2) Methods.--In prescribing standards and procedures under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary, at a minimum, shall--
       (A) prescribe procedures for informing enrollees that drug 
     tests will be administered to the enrollees and the results 
     received within 45 days after the enrollees enroll in the Job 
     Corps;
       (B) establish standards for recruitment of Job Corps 
     applicants;
       (C) establish standards and procedures for--
       (i) determining, for each applicant, whether the 
     educational and vocational needs of the applicant can best be 
     met through the Job Corps program or an alternative program 
     in the community in which the applicant resides; and
       (ii) obtaining from each applicant pertinent data relating 
     to background, needs, and interests for determining 
     eligibility and potential assignment;
       (D) where appropriate, take measures to improve the 
     professional capability of the individuals conducting 
     screening of the applicants; and
       (E) assure that an appropriate number of enrollees are from 
     rural areas.
       (3) Implementation.--To the extent practicable, the 
     standards and procedures shall be implemented through 
     arrangements with--
       (A) applicable one-stop centers;
       (B) community action agencies, business organizations, and 
     labor organizations; and
       (C) agencies and individuals that have contact with youth 
     over substantial periods of time and are able to offer 
     reliable information about the needs and problems of youth.
       (4) Consultation.--The standards and procedures shall 
     provide for necessary consultation with individuals and 
     organizations, including court, probation, parole, law 
     enforcement, education, welfare, and medical authorities and 
     advisers.
       (5) Reimbursement.--The Secretary is authorized to enter 
     into contracts with and make payments to individuals and 
     organizations for the cost of conducting recruitment, 
     screening, and selection of eligible applicants for the Job 
     Corps, as provided for in this section. The Secretary shall 
     make no payment to any individual or organization solely as 
     compensation for referring the names of applicants for the 
     Job Corps.
       (b) Special Limitations on Selection.--
       (1) In general.--No individual shall be selected as an 
     enrollee unless the individual or organization implementing 
     the standards and procedures described in subsection (a) 
     determines that--
       (A) there is a reasonable expectation that the individual 
     considered for selection can participate successfully in 
     group situations and activities, and is not likely to engage 
     in behavior that would prevent other enrollees from receiving 
     the benefit of the Job Corps program or be incompatible with 
     the maintenance of sound discipline and satisfactory 
     relationships between the Job Corps center to which the 
     individual might be assigned and communities surrounding the 
     Job Corps center;
       (B) the individual manifests a basic understanding of both 
     the rules to which the individual will be subject and of the 
     consequences of failure to observe the rules; and
       (C) the individual has passed a background check conducted 
     in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary.
       (2) Individuals on probation, parole, or supervised 
     release.--An individual on probation, parole, or supervised 
     release may be selected as an enrollee only if release from 
     the supervision of the probation or parole official involved 
     is satisfactory to the official and the Secretary and does 
     not violate applicable laws (including regulations). No 
     individual shall be denied a position in the Job Corps solely 
     on the basis of individual contact with the criminal justice 
     system.
       (c) Assignment Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Every 2 years, the Secretary shall develop 
     and implement an assignment plan for assigning enrollees to 
     Job Corps centers. In developing the plan, the Secretary 
     shall, based on the analysis described in paragraph (2), 
     establish targets, applicable to each Job Corps center, for--
       (A) the maximum attainable percentage of enrollees at the 
     Job Corps center that reside in the State in which the center 
     is located; and
       (B) the maximum attainable percentage of enrollees at the 
     Job Corps center that reside in the region in which the 
     center is located, and in surrounding regions.
       (2) Analysis.--In order to develop the plan described in 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, every 2 years, analyze, 
     for the Job Corps center--
       (A) the size of the population of individuals eligible to 
     participate in Job Corps in the State and region in which the 
     Job Corps center is located, and in surrounding regions;
       (B) the relative demand for participation in the Job Corps 
     in the State and region, and in surrounding regions; and
       (C) the capacity and utilization of the Job Corps center, 
     including services provided through the center.
       (d) Assignment of Individual Enrollees.--
       (1) In general.--After an individual has been selected for 
     the Job Corps in accordance with the standards and procedures 
     of the Secretary under subsection (a), the enrollee shall be 
     assigned to the Job Corps center that is closest to the home 
     of the enrollee, except that the Secretary may waive this 
     requirement if--
       (A) the enrollee chooses a vocational training program, or 
     requires an English literacy program, that is not available 
     at such center;
       (B) the enrollee would be unduly delayed in participating 
     in the Job Corps program because the closest center is 
     operating at full capacity; or
       (C) the parent or guardian of the enrollee requests 
     assignment of the enrollee to another Job Corps center due to 
     circumstances in the community of the enrollee that would 
     impair prospects for successful participation in the Job 
     Corps program.
       (2) Enrollees who are younger than 18.--An enrollee who is 
     younger than 18 shall not be assigned to a Job Corps center 
     other than the center closest to the home of the enrollee 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) if the parent or guardian of the 
     enrollee objects to the assignment.

     SEC. 146. ENROLLMENT.

       (a) Relationship Between Enrollment and Military 
     Obligations.--Enrollment in

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     the Job Corps shall not relieve any individual of obligations 
     under the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451 
     et seq.).
       (b) Period of Enrollment.--No individual may be enrolled in 
     the Job Corps for more than 2 years, except--
       (1) in a case in which completion of an advanced career 
     training program under section 148(c) would require an 
     individual to participate in the Job Corps for not more than 
     1 additional year; or
       (2) as the Secretary may authorize in a special case.

     SEC. 147. JOB CORPS CENTERS.

       (a) Operators and Service Providers.--
       (1) Eligible entities.--
       (A) Operators.--The Secretary shall enter into an agreement 
     with a Federal, State, or local agency, an area vocational 
     education school or residential vocational school, or a 
     private organization, for the operation of each Job Corps 
     center.
       (B) Providers.--The Secretary may enter into an agreement 
     with a local entity to provide activities described in this 
     subtitle to the Job Corps center.
       (2) Selection process.--
       (A) Competitive basis.--Except as provided in subsections 
     (c) and (d) of section 303 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253), the 
     Secretary shall select on a competitive basis an entity to 
     operate a Job Corps center and entities to provide activities 
     described in this subtitle to the Job Corps center. In 
     developing a solicitation for an operator or service 
     provider, the Secretary shall consult with the Governor of 
     the State in which the center is located, the industry 
     council for the Job Corps center (if established), and the 
     applicable local board regarding the contents of such 
     solicitation, including elements that will promote the 
     consistency of the activities carried out through the center 
     with the objectives set forth in the State plan or in a local 
     plan.
       (B) Recommendations and considerations.--
       (i) Operators.--In selecting an entity to operate a Job 
     Corps center, the Secretary shall consider--

       (I) the ability of the entity to coordinate the activities 
     carried out through the Job Corps center with activities 
     carried out under the appropriate State plan and local plans;
       (II) the degree to which the vocational training that the 
     entity proposes for the center reflects local employment 
     opportunities in the local areas in which enrollees at the 
     center intend to seek employment;
       (III) the degree to which the entity is familiar with the 
     surrounding communities, applicable one-stop centers, and the 
     State and region in which the center is located; and
       (IV) the past performance of the entity, if any, relating 
     to operating or providing activities described in this 
     subtitle to a Job Corps center.

       (ii) Providers.--In selecting a service provider for a Job 
     Corps center, the Secretary shall consider the factors 
     described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of clause (i), as 
     appropriate.
       (b) Character and Activities.--Job Corps centers may be 
     residential or nonresidential in character, and shall be 
     designed and operated so as to provide enrollees, in a well-
     supervised setting, with access to activities described in 
     this subtitle. In any year, no more than 20 percent of the 
     individuals enrolled in the Job Corps may be nonresidential 
     participants in the Job Corps.
       (c) Civilian Conservation Centers.--
       (1) In general.--The Job Corps centers may include Civilian 
     Conservation Centers operated under agreements with the 
     Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, 
     located primarily in rural areas, which shall provide, in 
     addition to other vocational training and assistance, 
     programs of work experience to conserve, develop, or manage 
     public natural resources or public recreational areas or to 
     develop community projects in the public interest.
       (2) Selection process.--The Secretary may select an entity 
     to operate a Civilian Conservation Center on a competitive 
     basis, as provided in subsection (a), if the center fails to 
     meet such national performance standards as the Secretary 
     shall establish.
       (d) Indian Tribes.--
       (1) General authority.--The Secretary may enter into 
     agreements with Indian tribes to operate Job Corps centers 
     for Indians.
       (2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``Indian'' 
     and ``Indian tribe'', have the meanings given such terms in 
     subsections (d) and (e), respectively, of section 4 of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 450b).

     SEC. 148. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Activities Provided by Job Corps Centers.--
       (1) In general.--Each Job Corps center shall provide 
     enrollees with an intensive, well organized, and fully 
     supervised program of education, vocational training, work 
     experience, recreational activities, physical rehabilitation 
     and development, and counseling. Each Job Corps center shall 
     provide enrollees assigned to the center with access to core 
     services described in section 134(d)(2) and the intensive 
     services described in section 134(d)(3).
       (2) Relationship to opportunities.--
       (A) In general.--The activities provided under this 
     subsection shall provide work-based learning throughout the 
     enrollment of the enrollees and assist the enrollees in 
     obtaining meaningful unsubsidized employment, participating 
     in secondary education or postsecondary education programs, 
     enrolling in other suitable vocational training programs, or 
     satisfying Armed Forces requirements, on completion of their 
     enrollment.
       (B) Link to employment opportunities.--The vocational 
     training provided shall be linked to the employment 
     opportunities in the local area in which the enrollee intends 
     to seek employment after graduation.
       (b) Education and Vocational Training.--The Secretary may 
     arrange for education and vocational training of enrollees 
     through local public or private educational agencies, 
     vocational educational institutions, or technical institutes, 
     whenever such entities provide education and training 
     substantially equivalent in cost and quality to that which 
     the Secretary could provide through other means.
       (c) Advanced Career Training Programs.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may arrange for programs of 
     advanced career training for selected enrollees in which the 
     enrollees may continue to participate for a period of not to 
     exceed 1 year in addition to the period of participation to 
     which the enrollees would otherwise be limited. The advanced 
     career training may be provided through the eligible 
     providers of training services identified under section 122.
       (2) Benefits.--
       (A) In general.--During the period of participation in an 
     advanced career training program, an enrollee shall be 
     eligible for full Job Corps benefits, or a monthly stipend 
     equal to the average value of the residential support, food, 
     allowances, and other benefits provided to enrollees assigned 
     to residential Job Corps centers.
       (B) Calculation.--The total amount for which an enrollee 
     shall be eligible under subparagraph (A) shall be reduced by 
     the amount of any scholarship or other educational grant 
     assistance received by such enrollee for advanced career 
     training.
       (3) Demonstration.--Each year, any operator seeking to 
     enroll additional enrollees in an advanced career training 
     program shall demonstrate that participants in such program 
     have achieved a satisfactory rate of completion and placement 
     in training-related jobs before the operator may carry out 
     such additional enrollment.
       (d) Continued Services.--The Secretary shall also provide 
     continued services to graduates, including providing 
     counseling regarding the workplace for 12 months after the 
     date of graduation of the graduates. In selecting a provider 
     for such services, the Secretary shall give priority to one-
     stop partners.
       (e) Child Care.--The Secretary shall, to the extent 
     practicable, provide child care at or near Job Corps centers, 
     for individuals who require child care for their children in 
     order to participate in the Job Corps.

     SEC. 149. COUNSELING AND JOB PLACEMENT.

       (a) Counseling and Testing.--The Secretary shall arrange 
     for counseling and testing for each enrollee at regular 
     intervals to measure progress in the education and vocational 
     training programs carried out through the Job Corps.
       (b) Placement.--The Secretary shall arrange for counseling 
     and testing for enrollees prior to their scheduled 
     graduations to determine their capabilities and, based on 
     their capabilities, shall make every effort to arrange to 
     place the enrollees in jobs in the vocations for which the 
     enrollees are trained or to assist the enrollees in obtaining 
     further activities described in this subtitle. In arranging 
     for the placement of graduates in jobs, the Secretary shall 
     utilize the one-stop delivery system to the fullest extent 
     possible.
       (c) Status and Progress.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     status and progress of enrollees scheduled for graduation and 
     make every effort to assure that their needs for further 
     activities described in this subtitle are met.
       (d) Services to Former Enrollees.--The Secretary may 
     provide such services as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate under this subtitle to former enrollees.

     SEC. 150. SUPPORT.

       (a) Personal Allowances.--The Secretary may provide 
     enrollees assigned to Job Corps centers with such personal 
     allowances as the Secretary may determine to be necessary or 
     appropriate to meet the needs of the enrollees.
       (b) Readjustment Allowances.--
       (1) Graduates.--The Secretary shall arrange for a 
     readjustment allowance to be paid to graduates. The Secretary 
     shall arrange for the allowance to be paid at the one-stop 
     center nearest to the home of the graduate who is returning 
     home, or at the one-stop center nearest to the location where 
     the graduate has indicated an intent to seek employment. If 
     the Secretary uses any organization, in lieu of a one-stop 
     center, to provide placement services under this Act, the 
     Secretary shall arrange for that organization to pay the 
     readjustment allowance.
       (2) Former enrollees.--The Secretary may provide for a 
     readjustment allowance to be paid to former enrollees. The 
     provision of the readjustment allowance shall be subject to 
     the same requirements as are applicable to the provision of 
     the readjustment allowance paid to graduates under paragraph 
     (1).

     SEC. 151. OPERATING PLAN.

       (a) In General.--The provisions of the contract between the 
     Secretary and an entity selected to operate a Job Corps 
     center shall,

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     at a minimum, serve as an operating plan for the Job Corps 
     center.
       (b) Additional Information.--The Secretary may require the 
     operator, in order to remain eligible to operate the Job 
     Corps center, to submit such additional information as the 
     Secretary may require, which shall be considered part of the 
     operating plan.
       (c) Availability.--The Secretary shall make the operating 
     plan described in subsections (a) and (b), excluding any 
     proprietary information, available to the public.

     SEC. 152. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.

       (a) Provision and Enforcement.--The Secretary shall 
     provide, and directors of Job Corps centers shall stringently 
     enforce, standards of conduct within the centers. Such 
     standards of conduct shall include provisions forbidding the 
     actions described in subsection (b)(2)(A).
       (b) Disciplinary Measures.--
       (1) In general.--To promote the proper moral and 
     disciplinary conditions in the Job Corps, the directors of 
     Job Corps centers shall take appropriate disciplinary 
     measures against enrollees. If such a director determines 
     that an enrollee has committed a violation of the standards 
     of conduct, the director shall dismiss the enrollee from the 
     Job Corps if the director determines that the retention of 
     the enrollee in the Job Corps will jeopardize the enforcement 
     of such standards or diminish the opportunities of other 
     enrollees.
       (2) Zero tolerance policy and drug testing.--
       (A) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall adopt guidelines 
     establishing a zero tolerance policy for an act of violence, 
     for use, sale, or possession of a controlled substance, for 
     abuse of alcohol, or for other illegal or disruptive 
     activity.
       (B) Drug testing.--The Secretary shall require drug testing 
     of all enrollees for controlled substances in accordance with 
     procedures prescribed by the Secretary under section 145(a).
       (C) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
       (i) Controlled substance.--The term ``controlled 
     substance'' has the meaning given the term in section 102 of 
     the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
       (ii) Zero tolerance policy.--The term ``zero tolerance 
     policy'' means a policy under which an enrollee shall be 
     automatically dismissed from the Job Corps after a 
     determination by the director that the enrollee has carried 
     out an action described in subparagraph (A).
       (c) Appeal.--A disciplinary measure taken by a director 
     under this section shall be subject to expeditious appeal in 
     accordance with procedures established by the Secretary.

     SEC. 153. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.

       (a) Business and Community Liaison.--Each Job Corps center 
     shall have a Business and Community Liaison (referred to in 
     this Act as a ``Liaison''), designated by the director of the 
     center.
       (b) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the Liaison 
     shall include--
       (1) establishing and developing relationships and networks 
     with--
       (A) local and distant employers; and
       (B) applicable one-stop centers and applicable local 
     boards,

     for the purpose of providing job opportunities for Job Corps 
     graduates; and
       (2) establishing and developing relationships with members 
     of the community in which the Job Corps center is located, 
     informing members of the community about the projects of the 
     Job Corps center and changes in the rules, procedures, or 
     activities of the center that may affect the community, and 
     planning events of mutual interest to the community and the 
     Job Corps center.
       (c) New Centers.--The Liaison for a Job Corps center that 
     is not yet operating shall establish and develop the 
     relationships and networks described in subsection (b) at 
     least 3 months prior to the date on which the center accepts 
     the first enrollee at the center.

     SEC. 154. INDUSTRY COUNCILS.

       (a) In General.--Each Job Corps center shall have an 
     industry council, appointed by the director of the center 
     after consultation with the Liaison, in accordance with 
     procedures established by the Secretary.
       (b) Industry Council Composition.--
       (1) In general.--An industry council shall be comprised 
     of--
       (A) a majority of members who shall be local and distant 
     owners of business concerns, chief executives or chief 
     operating officers of nongovernmental employers, or other 
     private sector employers, who--
       (i) have substantial management, hiring, or policy 
     responsibility; and
       (ii) represent businesses with employment opportunities 
     that reflect the employment opportunities of the applicable 
     local area;
       (B) representatives of labor organizations (where present) 
     and representatives of employees; and
       (C) enrollees and graduates of the Job Corps.
       (2) Local board.--The industry council may include members 
     of the applicable local boards who meet the requirements 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (c) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the industry 
     council shall be--
       (1) to work closely with all applicable local boards in 
     order to determine, and recommend to the Secretary, 
     appropriate vocational training for the center;
       (2) to review all the relevant labor market information 
     to--
       (A) determine the employment opportunities in the local 
     areas in which the enrollees intend to seek employment after 
     graduation;
       (B) determine the skills and education that are necessary 
     to obtain the employment opportunities; and
       (C) recommend to the Secretary the type of vocational 
     training that should be implemented at the center to enable 
     the enrollees to obtain the employment opportunities; and
       (3) to meet at least once every 6 months to reevaluate the 
     labor market information, and other relevant information, to 
     determine, and recommend to the Secretary, any necessary 
     changes in the vocational training provided at the center.
       (d) New Centers.--The industry council for a Job Corps 
     center that is not yet operating shall carry out the 
     responsibilities described in subsection (c) at least 3 
     months prior to the date on which the center accepts the 
     first enrollee at the center.

     SEC. 155. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

       The Secretary may establish and use advisory committees in 
     connection with the operation of the Job Corps program, and 
     the operation of Job Corps centers, whenever the Secretary 
     determines that the availability of outside advice and 
     counsel on a regular basis would be of substantial benefit in 
     identifying and overcoming problems, in planning program or 
     center development, or in strengthening relationships between 
     the Job Corps and agencies, institutions, or groups engaged 
     in related activities.

     SEC. 156. EXPERIMENTAL, RESEARCH, AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

       The Secretary may carry out experimental, research, or 
     demonstration projects relating to carrying out the Job Corps 
     program and may waive any provisions of this subtitle that 
     the Secretary finds would prevent the Secretary from carrying 
     out the projects.

     SEC. 157. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL LAW.

       (a) Enrollees Not Considered To Be Federal Employees.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection and in section 8143(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, enrollees shall not be considered to be Federal 
     employees and shall not be subject to the provisions of law 
     relating to Federal employment, including such provisions 
     regarding hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, 
     unemployment compensation, and Federal employee benefits.
       (2) Provisions relating to taxes and social security 
     benefits.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
     seq.), enrollees shall be deemed to be employees of the 
     United States and any service performed by an individual as 
     an enrollee shall be deemed to be performed in the employ of 
     the United States.
       (3) Provisions relating to compensation to federal 
     employees for work injuries.--For purposes of subchapter I of 
     chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code (relating to 
     compensation to Federal employees for work injuries), 
     enrollees shall be deemed to be civil employees of the 
     Government of the United States within the meaning of the 
     term ``employee'' as defined in section 8101 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and the provisions of such subchapter 
     shall apply as specified in section 8143(a) of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (4) Federal tort claims provisions.--For purposes of the 
     Federal tort claims provisions in title 28, United States 
     Code, enrollees shall be considered to be employees of the 
     Government.
       (b) Adjustments and Settlements.--Whenever the Secretary 
     finds a claim for damages to a person or property resulting 
     from the operation of the Job Corps to be a proper charge 
     against the United States, and the claim is not cognizable 
     under section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, the 
     Secretary may adjust and settle the claim in an amount not 
     exceeding $1,500.
       (c) Personnel of the Uniformed Services.--Personnel of the 
     uniformed services who are detailed or assigned to duty in 
     the performance of agreements made by the Secretary for the 
     support of the Job Corps shall not be counted in computing 
     strength under any law limiting the strength of such services 
     or in computing the percentage authorized by law for any 
     grade in such services.

     SEC. 158. SPECIAL PROVISIONS.

       (a) Enrollment.--The Secretary shall ensure that women and 
     men have an equal opportunity to participate in the Job Corps 
     program, consistent with section 145.
       (b) Studies, Evaluations, Proposals, and Data.--The 
     Secretary shall assure that all studies, evaluations, 
     proposals, and data produced or developed with Federal funds 
     in the course of carrying out the Job Corps program shall 
     become the property of the United States.
       (c) Transfer of Property.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding title II of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     481 et seq.) and any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     and the Secretary of Education shall receive priority by the 
     Secretary of Defense for the direct transfer, on a 
     nonreimbursable basis, of the property described in paragraph 
     (2) for use in carrying out programs under this Act or under 
     any other Act.
       (2) Property.--The property described in this paragraph is 
     real and personal property under the control of the 
     Department of Defense that is not used by such Department, 
     including property that the Secretary of Defense determines 
     is in excess of current and projected requirements of such 
     Department.

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       (d) Gross Receipts.--Transactions conducted by a private 
     for-profit or nonprofit entity that is an operator or service 
     provider for a Job Corps center shall not be considered to be 
     generating gross receipts. Such an operator or service 
     provider shall not be liable, directly or indirectly, to any 
     State or subdivision of a State (nor to any person acting on 
     behalf of such a State or subdivision) for any gross receipts 
     taxes, business privilege taxes measured by gross receipts, 
     or any similar taxes imposed on, or measured by, gross 
     receipts in connection with any payments made to or by such 
     entity for operating or providing services to a Job Corps 
     center. Such an operator or service provider shall not be 
     liable to any State or subdivision of a State to collect or 
     pay any sales, excise, use, or similar tax imposed on the 
     sale to or use by such operator or service provider of any 
     property, service, or other item in connection with the 
     operation of or provision of services to a Job Corps center.
       (e) Management Fee.--The Secretary shall provide each 
     operator and (in an appropriate case, as determined by the 
     Secretary) service provider with an equitable and negotiated 
     management fee of not less than 1 percent of the amount of 
     the funding provided under the appropriate agreement 
     specified in section 147.
       (f) Donations.--The Secretary may accept on behalf of the 
     Job Corps or individual Job Corps centers charitable 
     donations of cash or other assistance, including equipment 
     and materials, if such donations are available for 
     appropriate use for the purposes set forth in this subtitle.
       (g) Sale of Property.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, if the Administrator of General Services sells a Job 
     Corps center facility, the Administrator shall transfer the 
     proceeds from the sale to the Secretary, who shall use the 
     proceeds to carry out the Job Corps program.

     SEC. 159. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION.

       (a) Financial Management Information System.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish procedures 
     to ensure that each operator, and each service provider, 
     maintains a financial management information system that will 
     provide--
       (A) accurate, complete, and current disclosures of the 
     costs of Job Corps operations; and
       (B) sufficient data for the effective evaluation of 
     activities carried out through the Job Corps program.
       (2) Accounts.--Each operator and service provider shall 
     maintain funds received under this subtitle in accounts in a 
     manner that ensures timely and accurate reporting as required 
     by the Secretary.
       (3) Fiscal responsibility.--Operators shall remain fiscally 
     responsible and control costs, regardless of whether the 
     funds made available for Job Corps centers are incrementally 
     increased or decreased between fiscal years.
       (b) Audit.--
       (1) Access.--The Secretary, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Labor, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, and any of their duly authorized representatives, 
     shall have access to any books, documents, papers, and 
     records of the operators and service providers described in 
     subsection (a) that are pertinent to the Job Corps program, 
     for purposes of conducting surveys, audits, and evaluations 
     of the operators and service providers.
       (2) Surveys, audits, and evaluations.--The Secretary shall 
     survey, audit, or evaluate, or arrange for the survey, audit, 
     or evaluation of, the operators and service providers, using 
     Federal auditors or independent public accountants. The 
     Secretary shall conduct such surveys, audits, or evaluations 
     not less often than once every 3 years.
       (c) Information on Indicators of Performance.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall, with continuity 
     and consistency from year to year, establish indicators of 
     performance, and expected levels of performance for Job Corps 
     centers and the Job Corps program, relating to--
       (A) the number of graduates and the rate of such 
     graduation, analyzed by type of vocational training received 
     through the Job Corps program and by whether the vocational 
     training was provided by a local or national service 
     provider;
       (B) the number of graduates who entered unsubsidized 
     employment related to the vocational training received 
     through the Job Corps program and the number who entered 
     unsubsidized employment not related to the vocational 
     training received, analyzed by whether the vocational 
     training was provided by a local or national service provider 
     and by whether the placement in the employment was conducted 
     by a local or national service provider;
       (C) the average wage received by graduates who entered 
     unsubsidized employment related to the vocational training 
     received through the Job Corps program and the average wage 
     received by graduates who entered unsubsidized employment 
     unrelated to the vocational training received;
       (D) the average wage received by graduates placed in 
     unsubsidized employment after completion of the Job Corps 
     program--
       (i) on the first day of the employment;
       (ii) 6 months after the first day of the employment; and
       (iii) 12 months after the first day of the employment,

     analyzed by type of vocational training received through the 
     Job Corps program;
       (E) the number of graduates who entered unsubsidized 
     employment and were retained in the unsubsidized employment--
       (i) 6 months after the first day of the employment; and
       (ii) 12 months after the first day of the employment;
       (F) the number of graduates who entered unsubsidized 
     employment--
       (i) for 32 hours per week or more;
       (ii) for not less than 20 but less than 32 hours per week; 
     and
       (iii) for less than 20 hours per week;
       (G) the number of graduates who entered postsecondary 
     education or advanced training programs, including 
     apprenticeship programs, as appropriate; and
       (H) the number of graduates who attained job readiness and 
     employment skills.
       (2) Performance of recruiters.--The Secretary shall also 
     establish performance measures, and expected performance 
     levels on the performance measures, for local and national 
     recruitment service providers serving the Job Corps program. 
     The performance measures shall relate to the number of 
     enrollees retained in the Job Corps program for 30 days and 
     for 60 days after initial placement in the program.
       (3) Report.--The Secretary shall collect, and annually 
     submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress 
     containing, information on the performance of each Job Corps 
     center, and the Job Corps program, on the core performance 
     measures, as compared to the expected performance level for 
     each performance measure. The report shall also contain 
     information on the performance of the service providers 
     described in paragraph (2) on the performance measures 
     established under such paragraph, as compared to the expected 
     performance levels for the performance measures.
       (d) Additional Information.--The Secretary shall also 
     collect, and submit in the report described in subsection 
     (c), information on the performance of each Job Corps center, 
     and the Job Corps program, regarding--
       (1) the number of enrollees served;
       (2) the average level of learning gains for graduates and 
     former enrollees;
       (3) the number of former enrollees and graduates who 
     entered the Armed Forces;
       (4) the number of former enrollees who entered 
     postsecondary education;
       (5) the number of former enrollees who entered unsubsidized 
     employment related to the vocational training received 
     through the Job Corps program and the number who entered 
     unsubsidized employment not related to the vocational 
     training received;
       (6) the number of former enrollees and graduates who 
     obtained a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
     equivalent;
       (7) the number and percentage of dropouts from the Job 
     Corps program including the number dismissed under the zero 
     tolerance policy described in section 152(b); and
       (8) any additional information required by the Secretary.
       (e) Methods.--The Secretary may collect the information 
     described in subsections (c) and (d) using methods described 
     in section 136(f)(2) consistent with State law.
       (f) Performance Assessments and Improvements.--
       (1) Assessments.--The Secretary shall conduct an annual 
     assessment of the performance of each Job Corps center. Based 
     on the assessment, the Secretary shall take measures to 
     continuously improve the performance of the Job Corps 
     program.
       (2) Performance improvement plans.--With respect to a Job 
     Corps center that fails to meet the expected levels of 
     performance relating to the core performance measures 
     specified in subsection (c), the Secretary shall develop and 
     implement a performance improvement plan. Such a plan shall 
     require action including--
       (A) providing technical assistance to the center;
       (B) changing the vocational training offered at the center;
       (C) changing the management staff of the center;
       (D) replacing the operator of the center;
       (E) reducing the capacity of the center;
       (F) relocating the center; or
       (G) closing the center.
       (3) Additional performance improvement plans.--In addition 
     to the performance improvement plans required under paragraph 
     (2), the Secretary may develop and implement additional 
     performance improvement plans. Such a plan shall require 
     improvements, including the actions described in paragraph 
     (2), for a Job Corps center that fails to meet criteria 
     established by the Secretary other than the expected levels 
     of performance described in paragraph (2).
       (g) Closure of Job Corps Center.--Prior to the closure of 
     any Job Corps center, the Secretary shall ensure--
       (1) that the proposed decision to close the center is 
     announced in advance to the general public through 
     publication in the Federal Register or other appropriate 
     means;
       (2) the establishment of a reasonable comment period, not 
     to exceed 30 days, for interested individuals to submit 
     written comments to the Secretary; and
       (3) that the Member of Congress who represents the district 
     in which such center is located is notified within a 
     reasonable period of time in advance of any final decision to 
     close the center.

     SEC. 160. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       The Secretary is authorized to--
       (1) disseminate, with regard to the provisions of section 
     3204 of title 39, United States Code, data and information in 
     such forms as

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     the Secretary shall determine to be appropriate, to public 
     agencies, private organizations, and the general public;
       (2) subject to section 157(b), collect or compromise all 
     obligations to or held by the Secretary and exercise all 
     legal or equitable rights accruing to the Secretary in 
     connection with the payment of obligations until such time as 
     such obligations may be referred to the Attorney General for 
     suit or collection; and
       (3) expend funds made available for purposes of this 
     subtitle--
       (A) for printing and binding, in accordance with applicable 
     law (including regulation); and
       (B) without regard to any other law (including regulation), 
     for rent of buildings and space in buildings and for repair, 
     alteration, and improvement of buildings and space in 
     buildings rented by the Secretary, except that the Secretary 
     shall not expend funds under the authority of this 
     subparagraph--
       (i) except when necessary to obtain an item, service, or 
     facility, that is required in the proper administration of 
     this subtitle, and that otherwise could not be obtained, or 
     could not be obtained in the quantity or quality needed, or 
     at the time, in the form, or under the conditions in which 
     the item, service, or facility is needed; and
       (ii) prior to having given written notification to the 
     Administrator of General Services (if the expenditure would 
     affect an activity that otherwise would be under the 
     jurisdiction of the General Services Administration) of the 
     intention of the Secretary to make the expenditure, and the 
     reasons and justifications for the expenditure.

     SEC. 161. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     subtitle such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003.
                     Subtitle D--National Programs

     SEC. 166. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS.

       (a) Purpose.--
       (1) In general.--The purpose of this section is to support 
     employment and training activities for Indian, Alaska Native, 
     and Native Hawaiian individuals in order--
       (A) to develop more fully the academic, occupational, and 
     literacy skills of such individuals;
       (B) to make such individuals more competitive in the 
     workforce; and
       (C) to promote the economic and social development of 
     Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities in 
     accordance with the goals and values of such communities.
       (2)  Indian policy.--All programs assisted under this 
     section shall be administered in a manner consistent with the 
     principles of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) and the government-to-
     government relationship between the Federal Government and 
     Indian tribal governments.
       (b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) Alaska native.--The term ``Alaska Native'' means a 
     Native as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b)).
       (2) Indian, indian tribe, and tribal organization.--The 
     terms ``Indian'', ``Indian tribe'', and ``tribal 
     organization'' have the meanings given such terms in 
     subsections (d), (e), and (l), respectively, of section 4 of 
     the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 450b).
       (3) Native hawaiian and native hawaiian organization.--The 
     terms ``Native Hawaiian'' and ``Native Hawaiian 
     organization'' have the meanings given such terms in 
     paragraphs (1) and (3), respectively, of section 9212 of the 
     Native Hawaiian Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7912).
       (c) Program Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, on a competitive 
     basis, make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative 
     agreements with, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska 
     Native entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving 
     Indians, or Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the 
     authorized activities described in subsection (d).
       (2) Exception.--The competition for grants, contracts, or 
     cooperative agreements conducted under paragraph (1) shall be 
     conducted every 2 years, except that if a recipient of such a 
     grant, contract, or agreement has performed satisfactorily, 
     the Secretary may waive the requirements for such competition 
     on receipt from the recipient of a satisfactory 2-year 
     program plan for the succeeding 2-year period of the grant, 
     contract, or agreement.
       (d) Authorized Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Funds made available under subsection (c) 
     shall be used to carry out the activities described in 
     paragraph (2) that--
       (A) are consistent with this section; and
       (B) are necessary to meet the needs of Indians or Native 
     Hawaiians preparing to enter, reenter, or retain unsubsidized 
     employment.
       (2) Workforce investment activities and supplemental 
     services.--
       (A) In general.--Funds made available under subsection (c) 
     shall be used for--
       (i) comprehensive workforce investment activities for 
     Indians or Native Hawaiians; or
       (ii) supplemental services for Indian or Native Hawaiian 
     youth on or near Indian reservations and in Oklahoma, Alaska, 
     or Hawaii.
       (B) Special rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, individuals who were eligible to participate in 
     programs under section 401 of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1671) (as such section was in effect on the 
     day before the date of enactment of this Act) shall be 
     eligible to participate in an activity assisted under this 
     section.
       (e) Program Plan.--In order to receive a grant or enter 
     into a contract or cooperative agreement under this section 
     an entity described in subsection (c) shall submit to the 
     Secretary a program plan that describes a 2-year strategy for 
     meeting the needs of Indian, Alaska Native, or Native 
     Hawaiian individuals, as appropriate, in the area served by 
     such entity. Such plan shall--
       (1) be consistent with the purpose of this section;
       (2) identify the population to be served;
       (3) identify the education and employment needs of the 
     population to be served and the manner in which the 
     activities to be provided will strengthen the ability of the 
     individuals served to obtain or retain unsubsidized 
     employment;
       (4) describe the activities to be provided and the manner 
     in which such activities are to be integrated with other 
     appropriate activities; and
       (5) describe, after the entity submitting the plan consults 
     with the Secretary, the performance measures to be used to 
     assess the performance of entities in carrying out the 
     activities assisted under this section.
       (f) Consolidation of Funds.--Each entity receiving 
     assistance under subsection (c) may consolidate such 
     assistance with assistance received from related programs in 
     accordance with the provisions of the Indian Employment, 
     Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 
     U.S.C. 3401 et seq.).
       (g) Nonduplicative and Nonexclusive Services.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed--
       (1) to limit the eligibility of any entity described in 
     subsection (c) to participate in any activity offered by a 
     State or local entity under this Act; or
       (2) to preclude or discourage any agreement, between any 
     entity described in subsection (c) and any State or local 
     entity, to facilitate the provision of services by such 
     entity or to the population served by such entity.
       (h) Administrative Provisions.--
       (1) Organizational unit established.--The Secretary shall 
     designate a single organizational unit within the Department 
     of Labor that shall have primary responsibility for the 
     administration of the activities authorized under this 
     section.
       (2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
     entities described in subsection (c) in--
       (A) establishing regulations to carry out this section, 
     including performance measures for entities receiving 
     assistance under such subsection, taking into account the 
     economic circumstances of such entities; and
       (B) developing a funding distribution plan that takes into 
     consideration previous levels of funding (prior to the date 
     of enactment of this Act) to such entities.
       (3) Waivers.--
       (A) In general.--With respect to an entity described in 
     subsection (c), the Secretary, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, may, pursuant to a request submitted by 
     such entity that meets the requirements established under 
     paragraph (2), waive any of the statutory or regulatory 
     requirements of this title that are inconsistent with the 
     specific needs of the entities described in such subsection, 
     except that the Secretary may not waive requirements relating 
     to wage and labor standards, worker rights, participation and 
     protection of workers and participants, grievance procedures, 
     and judicial review.
       (B) Request and approval.--An entity described in 
     subsection (c) that requests a waiver under subparagraph (A) 
     shall submit a plan to the Secretary to improve the program 
     of workforce investment activities carried out by the entity, 
     which plan shall meet the requirements established by the 
     Secretary and shall be generally consistent with the 
     requirements of section 189(i)(4)(B).
       (4) Advisory council.--
       (A) In general.--Using funds made available to carry out 
     this section, the Secretary shall establish a Native American 
     Employment and Training Council to facilitate the 
     consultation described in paragraph (2).
       (B) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of 
     individuals, appointed by the Secretary, who are 
     representatives of the entities described in subsection (c).
       (C) Duties.--The Council shall advise the Secretary on all 
     aspects of the operation and administration of the programs 
     assisted under this section, including the selection of the 
     individual appointed as the head of the unit established 
     under paragraph (1).
       (D) Personnel matters.--
       (i) Compensation of members.--Members of the Council shall 
     serve without compensation.
       (ii) Travel expenses.--The members of the Council shall be 
     allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the Council.
       (iii) Administrative support.--The Secretary shall provide 
     the Council with such administrative support as may be 
     necessary to perform the functions of the Council.
       (E) Chairperson.--The Council shall select a chairperson 
     from among its members.
       (F) Meetings.--The Council shall meet not less than twice 
     each year.

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       (G) Application.--Section 14 of the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Council.
       (5) Technical assistance.--The Secretary, acting through 
     the unit established under paragraph (1), is authorized to 
     provide technical assistance to entities described in 
     subsection (c) that receive assistance under subsection (c) 
     to enable such entities to improve the activities authorized 
     under this section that are provided by such entities.
       (6) Agreement for certain federally-recognized indian 
     tribes to transfer funds to the program.--A federally-
     recognized Indian tribe that administers funds provided under 
     this section and funds provided by more than 1 State under 
     other sections of this title may enter into an agreement with 
     the Secretary and the Governors of the affected States to 
     transfer the funds provided by the States to the program 
     administered by the tribe under this section.
       (i) Compliance With Single Audit Requirements; Related 
     Requirement.--Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements 
     entered into under this section shall be subject to the 
     requirements of chapter 75 of subtitle V of title 31, United 
     States Code (enacted by the Single Audit Act of 1984) and 
     charging of costs under this section shall be subject to 
     appropriate circulars issued by the Office of Management and 
     Budget.
       (j) Assistance to American Samoans in Hawaii.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary is authorized to provide assistance to 
     American Samoans who reside in Hawaii for the co-location of 
     federally-funded and State-funded workforce investment 
     activities.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal year 1999 such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this subsection.

     SEC. 167. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Every 2 years, the Secretary shall, on a 
     competitive basis, make grants to, or enter into contracts 
     with, eligible entities to carry out the activities described 
     in subsection (d).
       (b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     or enter into a contract under this section, an entity shall 
     have an understanding of the problems of eligible migrant and 
     seasonal farmworkers (including dependents), a familiarity 
     with the area to be served, and the ability to demonstrate a 
     capacity to administer effectively a diversified program of 
     workforce investment activities (including youth activities) 
     and related assistance for eligible migrant and seasonal 
     farmworkers.
       (c) Program Plan.--
       (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant or enter 
     into a contract under this section, an entity described in 
     subsection (b) shall submit to the Secretary a plan that 
     describes a 2-year strategy for meeting the needs of eligible 
     migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the area to be served by 
     such entity.
       (2) Contents.--Such plan shall--
       (A) identify the education and employment needs of the 
     population to be served and the manner in which the services 
     to be provided will strengthen the ability of the eligible 
     migrant and seasonal farmworkers and dependents to obtain or 
     retain unsubsidized employment or stabilize their 
     unsubsidized employment;
       (B) describe the related assistance and supportive services 
     to be provided and the manner in which such assistance and 
     services are to be integrated and coordinated with other 
     appropriate services; and
       (C) describe the indicators of performance to be used to 
     assess the performance of such entity in carrying out the 
     activities assisted under this section.
       (3) Administration.--Grants and contracts awarded under 
     this section shall be centrally administered by the 
     Department of Labor and competitively awarded by the 
     Secretary using procedures consistent with standard Federal 
     Government competitive procurement policies.
       (4) Competition.--
       (A) In general.--The competition for grants made and 
     contracts entered into under this section shall be conducted 
     every 2 years.
       (B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if a 
     recipient of such a grant or contract has performed 
     satisfactorily under the terms of the grant agreement or 
     contract, the Secretary may waive the requirement for such 
     competition for such recipient upon receipt from the 
     recipient of a satisfactory 2-year plan described in 
     paragraph (1) for the succeeding 2-year grant or contract 
     period. The Secretary may exercise the waiver authority of 
     the preceding sentence not more than once during any 4-year 
     period with respect any single recipient.
       (d) Authorized Activities.--Funds made available under this 
     section shall be used to carry out workforce investment 
     activities (including youth activities) and provide related 
     assistance for eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers, 
     which may include employment, training, educational 
     assistance, literacy assistance, an English language program, 
     worker safety training, housing, supportive services, dropout 
     prevention activities, follow-up services for those 
     individuals placed in employment, self-employment and related 
     business enterprise development education as needed by 
     eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers and identified 
     pursuant to the plan required by subsection (c), and 
     technical assistance relating to capacity enhancement in such 
     areas as management information technology.
       (e) Consultation With Governors and Local Boards.--In 
     making grants and entering into contracts under this section, 
     the Secretary shall consult with the Governors and local 
     boards of the States in which the eligible entities will 
     carry out the activities described in subsection (d).
       (f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall consult with eligible 
     migrant and seasonal farmworkers groups and States in 
     establishing regulations to carry out this section, including 
     performance measures for eligible entities that take into 
     account the economic circumstances and demographics of 
     eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
       (g) Compliance With Single Audit Requirements; Related 
     Requirement.--Grants and contracts entered into under this 
     section shall be subject to the requirements of chapter 75 of 
     subtitle V of title 31, United States Code (enacted by the 
     Single Audit Act of 1984) and charging of costs under this 
     section shall be subject to appropriate circulars issued by 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Disadvantaged.--The term ``disadvantaged'', used with 
     respect to a farmworker, means a farmworker whose income, for 
     12 consecutive months out of the 24 months prior to 
     application for the program involved, does not exceed the 
     higher of--
       (A) the poverty line (as defined in section 334(a)(2)(B)) 
     for an equivalent period; or
       (B) 70 percent of the lower living standard income level, 
     for an equivalent period.
       (2) Eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers.--The term 
     ``eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers'' means 
     individuals who are eligible migrant farmworkers or are 
     eligible seasonal farmworkers.
       (3) Eligible migrant farmworker.--The term ``eligible 
     migrant farmworker'' means--
       (A) an eligible seasonal farmworker described in paragraph 
     (4)(A) whose agricultural labor requires travel to a job site 
     such that the farmworker is unable to return to a permanent 
     place of residence within the same day; and
       (B) a dependent of the farmworker described in subparagraph 
     (A).
       (4) Eligible seasonal farmworker.--The term ``eligible 
     seasonal farmworker'' means--
       (A) a disadvantaged person who, for 12 consecutive months 
     out of the 24 months prior to application for the program 
     involved, has been primarily employed in agricultural labor 
     that is characterized by chronic unemployment or 
     underemployment; and
       (B) a dependent of the person described in subparagraph 
     (A).

     SEC. 168. VETERANS' WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct, directly or 
     through grants or contracts, programs to meet the needs for 
     workforce investment activities of veterans with service-
     connected disabilities, veterans who have significant 
     barriers to employment, veterans who served on active duty in 
     the armed forces during a war or in a campaign or expedition 
     for which a campaign badge has been authorized, and recently 
     separated veterans.
       (2) Conduct of programs.--Programs supported under this 
     section may be conducted through grants and contracts with 
     public agencies and private nonprofit organizations, 
     including recipients of Federal assistance under other 
     provisions of this title, that the Secretary determines have 
     an understanding of the unemployment problems of veterans 
     described in paragraph (1), familiarity with the area to be 
     served, and the capability to administer effectively a 
     program of workforce investment activities for such veterans.
       (3) Required activities.--Programs supported under this 
     section shall include--
       (A) activities to enhance services provided to veterans by 
     other providers of workforce investment activities funded by 
     Federal, State, or local government;
       (B) activities to provide workforce investment activities 
     to such veterans that are not adequately provided by other 
     public providers of workforce investment activities; and
       (C) outreach and public information activities to develop 
     and promote maximum job and job training opportunities for 
     such veterans and to inform such veterans about employment, 
     job training, on-the-job training and educational 
     opportunities under this title, under title 38, United States 
     Code, and under other provisions of law, which activities 
     shall be coordinated with activities provided through the 
     one-stop centers described in section 134(c).
       (b) Administration of Programs.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer programs 
     supported under this section through the Assistant Secretary 
     for Veterans' Employment and Training.
       (2) Additional responsibilities.--In carrying out 
     responsibilities under this section, the Assistant Secretary 
     for Veterans' Employment and Training shall--
       (A) be responsible for the awarding of grants and contracts 
     and the distribution of funds under this section and for the 
     establishment of appropriate fiscal controls, accountability, 
     and program performance measures for recipients of grants and 
     contracts under this section; and
       (B) consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and take 
     steps to ensure that pro

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     grams supported under this section are coordinated, to the 
     maximum extent feasible, with related programs and activities 
     conducted under title 38, United States Code, including 
     programs and activities conducted under subchapter II of 
     chapter 77 of such title, chapters 30, 31, 32, and 34 of such 
     title, and sections 1712A, 1720A, 3687, and 4103A of such 
     title.

     SEC. 169. YOUTH OPPORTUNITY GRANTS.

       (a) Grants.--
       (1) In general.--Using funds made available under section 
     127(b)(1)(A), the Secretary shall make grants to eligible 
     local boards and eligible entities described in subsection 
     (d) to provide activities described in subsection (b) for 
     youth to increase the long-term employment of youth who live 
     in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and high 
     poverty areas and who seek assistance.
       (2) Definition.--In this section, the term ``youth'' means 
     an individual who is not less than age 14 and not more than 
     age 21.
       (3) Grant period.--The Secretary may make a grant under 
     this section for a 1-year period, and may renew the grant for 
     each of the 4 succeeding years.
       (4) Grant awards.--In making grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that grants are distributed equitably 
     among local boards and entities serving urban areas and local 
     boards and entities serving rural areas, taking into 
     consideration the poverty rate in such urban and rural areas, 
     as described in subsection (c)(3)(B).
       (b) Use of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--A local board or entity that receives a 
     grant under this section shall use the funds made available 
     through the grant to provide activities that meet the 
     requirements of section 129, except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), as well as youth development activities such as 
     activities relating to leadership development, citizenship, 
     and community service, and recreation activities.
       (2) Intensive placement and followup services.--In 
     providing activities under this section, a local board or 
     entity shall provide--
       (A) intensive placement services; and
       (B) followup services for not less than 24 months after the 
     completion of participation in the other activities described 
     in this subsection, as appropriate.
       (c) Eligible Local Boards.--To be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this section, a local board shall serve a 
     community that--
       (1) has been designated as an empowerment zone or 
     enterprise community under section 1391 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986;
       (2)(A) is a State without a zone or community described in 
     paragraph (1); and
       (B) has been designated as a high poverty area by the 
     Governor of the State; or
       (3) is 1 of 2 areas in a State that--
       (A) have been designated by the Governor as areas for which 
     a local board may apply for a grant under this section; and
       (B) meet the poverty rate criteria set forth in subsections 
     (a)(4), (b), and (d) of section 1392 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986.
       (d) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, an entity (other than a local board) 
     shall--
       (1) be a recipient of financial assistance under section 
     166; and
       (2) serve a community that--
       (A) meets the poverty rate criteria set forth in 
     subsections (a)(4), (b), and (d) of section 1392 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
       (B) is located on an Indian reservation or serves Oklahoma 
     Indians or Alaska Native villages or Native groups (as such 
     terms are defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)).
       (e) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, a local board or entity shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may require, 
     including--
       (1) a description of the activities that the local board or 
     entity will provide under this section to youth in the 
     community described in subsection (c);
       (2) a description of the performance measures negotiated 
     under subsection (f), and the manner in which the local 
     boards or entities will carry out the activities to meet the 
     performance measures;
       (3) a description of the manner in which the activities 
     will be linked to activities described in section 129; and
       (4) a description of the community support, including 
     financial support through leveraging additional public and 
     private resources, for the activities.
       (f) Performance Measures.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall negotiate and reach 
     agreement with the local board or entity on performance 
     measures for the indicators of performance referred to in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 136(b)(2) that will be 
     used to evaluate the performance of the local board or entity 
     in carrying out the activities described in subsection (b). 
     Each local performance measure shall consist of such a 
     indicator of performance, and a performance level referred to 
     in paragraph (2).
       (2) Performance levels.--The Secretary shall negotiate and 
     reach agreement with the local board or entity regarding the 
     levels of performance expected to be achieved by the local 
     board or entity on the indicators of performance.
       (g) Role Model Academy Project.--
       (1) In general.--Using the funds made available pursuant to 
     section 127(b)(1)(A)(iv) for fiscal year 1999, the Secretary 
     shall provide assistance to an entity to carry out a project 
     establishing a role model academy for out-of-school youth.
       (2) Residential center.--The entity shall use the 
     assistance to establish an academy that consists of a 
     residential center located on the site of a military 
     installation closed or realigned pursuant to a law providing 
     for closures and realignments of such installations.
       (3) Services.--The academy established pursuant to this 
     subsection shall provide services that--
       (A) utilize a military style model that emphasizes 
     leadership skills and discipline, or another model of 
     demonstrated effectiveness; and
       (B) include vocational training, secondary school course 
     work leading to a secondary school diploma or recognized 
     equivalent, and the use of mentors who serve as role models 
     and who provide academic training and career counseling to 
     the youth.

     SEC. 170. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) General Technical Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide, coordinate, 
     and support the development of, appropriate training, 
     technical assistance, staff development, and other 
     activities, including assistance in replicating programs of 
     demonstrated effectiveness, to States and localities, and, in 
     particular, to assist States in making transitions from 
     carrying out activities under the provisions of law repealed 
     under section 199 to carrying out activities under this 
     title.
       (2) Form of assistance.--In carrying out paragraph (1) on 
     behalf of a State, or recipient of financial assistance under 
     any of sections 166 through 169, the Secretary, after 
     consultation with the State or grant recipient, may award 
     grants and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements.
       (3) Limitation.--Grants or contracts awarded under 
     paragraph (1) to entities other than States or local units of 
     government that are for amounts in excess of $100,000 shall 
     only be awarded on a competitive basis.
       (b) Dislocated Worker Technical Assistance.--
       (1) Authority.--Of the amounts available pursuant to 
     section 132(a)(2), the Secretary shall reserve not more than 
     5 percent of such amounts to provide technical assistance to 
     States that do not meet the State performance measures 
     described in section 136 with respect to employment and 
     training activities for dislocated workers. Using such 
     reserved funds, the Secretary may provide such assistance to 
     other States, local areas, and other entities involved in 
     providing assistance to dislocated workers, to promote the 
     continuous improvement of assistance provided to dislocated 
     workers, under this title.
       (2) Training.--Amounts reserved under this subsection may 
     be used to provide for the training of staff, including 
     specialists, who provide rapid response services. Such 
     training shall include instruction in proven methods of 
     promoting, establishing, and assisting labor-management 
     committees. Such projects shall be administered through the 
     dislocated worker office described in section 174(b).

     SEC. 171. DEMONSTRATION, PILOT, MULTISERVICE, RESEARCH, AND 
                   MULTISTATE PROJECTS.

       (a) Strategic Plan.--
       (1) In general.--After consultation with States, 
     localities, and other interested parties, the Secretary 
     shall, every 2 years, publish in the Federal Register, a plan 
     that describes the demonstration and pilot (including 
     dislocated worker demonstration and pilot), multiservice, 
     research, and multistate project priorities of the Department 
     of Labor concerning employment and training for the 5-year 
     period following the submission of the plan. Copies of the 
     plan shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress.
       (2) Factors.--The plan published under paragraph (1) shall 
     contain strategies to address national employment and 
     training problems and take into account factors such as--
       (A) the availability of existing research (as of the date 
     of the publication);
       (B) the need to ensure results that have interstate 
     validity;
       (C) the benefits of economies of scale and the efficiency 
     of proposed projects; and
       (D) the likelihood that the results of the projects will be 
     useful to policymakers and stakeholders in addressing 
     employment and training problems.
       (b) Demonstration and Pilot Projects.--
       (1) In general.--Under a plan published under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall, through grants or contracts, carry 
     out demonstration and pilot projects for the purpose of 
     developing and implementing techniques and approaches, and 
     demonstrating the effectiveness of specialized methods, in 
     addressing employment and training needs. Such projects shall 
     include the provision of direct services to individuals to 
     enhance employment opportunities and an evaluation component 
     and may include--
       (A) the establishment of advanced manufacturing technology 
     skill centers developed through local partnerships of 
     industry, labor, education, community-based organizations, 
     and economic development organizations to meet unmet, high-
     tech skill needs of local communities;
       (B) projects that provide training to upgrade the skills of 
     employed workers who reside and are employed in enterprise 
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       (C) programs conducted jointly with the Department of 
     Defense to develop training programs utilizing computer-based 
     and other innovative learning technologies;
       (D) projects that promote the use of distance learning, 
     enabling students to take courses through the use of media 
     technology such as videos, teleconferencing computers, and 
     the Internet;
       (E) projects that assist in providing comprehensive 
     services to increase the employment rates of out-of-school 
     youth residing in targeted high poverty areas within 
     empowerment zones and enterprise communities;
       (F) the establishment of partnerships with national 
     organizations with special expertise in developing, 
     organizing, and administering employment and training 
     services, for individuals with disabilities, at the national, 
     State, and local levels;
       (G) projects to assist public housing authorities that 
     provide, to public housing residents, job training programs 
     that demonstrate success in upgrading the job skills and 
     promoting employment of the residents; and
       (H) projects that assist local areas to develop and 
     implement local self-sufficiency standards to evaluate the 
     degree to which participants in programs under this title are 
     achieving self-sufficiency.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A) Competitive awards.--Grants or contracts awarded for 
     carrying out demonstration and pilot projects under this 
     subsection shall be awarded only on a competitive basis, 
     except that a noncompetitive award may be made in the case of 
     a project that is funded jointly with other public or private 
     sector entities that provide a portion of the funding for the 
     project.
       (B) Eligible entities.--Grants or contracts may be awarded 
     under this subsection only to--
       (i) entities with recognized expertise in--

       (I) conducting national demonstration projects;
       (II) utilizing state-of-the-art demonstration methods; or
       (III) conducting evaluations of workforce investment 
     projects; or

       (ii) State and local entities with expertise in operating 
     or overseeing workforce investment programs.
       (C) Time limits.--The Secretary shall establish appropriate 
     time limits for carrying out demonstration and pilot projects 
     under this subsection.
       (c) Multiservice Projects, Research Projects, and 
     Multistate Projects.--
       (1) Multiservice projects.--Under a plan published under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall, through grants or 
     contracts, carry out multiservice projects--
       (A) that will test an array of approaches to the provision 
     of employment and training services to a variety of targeted 
     populations;
       (B) in which the entity carrying out the project, in 
     conjunction with employers, organized labor, and other groups 
     such as the disability community, will design, develop, and 
     test various training approaches in order to determine 
     effective practices; and
       (C) that will assist in the development and replication of 
     effective service delivery strategies for targeted 
     populations for the national employment and training system 
     as a whole.
       (2) Research projects.--
       (A) In general.--Under a plan published under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall, through grants or contracts, carry 
     out research projects that will contribute to the solution of 
     employment and training problems in the United States.
       (B) Formula improvement study and report.--
       (i) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a 2-year study 
     concerning improvements in the formulas described in section 
     132(b)(1)(B) and paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) of section 133(b) 
     (regarding distributing funds under subtitle B to States and 
     local areas for adult employment and training activities). In 
     conducting the study, the Secretary shall examine means of 
     improving the formulas by--

       (I) developing formulas based on statistically reliable 
     data;
       (II) developing formulas that are consistent with the goals 
     and objectives of this title; and
       (III) developing formulas based on organizational and 
     financial stability of State boards and local boards.

       (ii) Report.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit to 
     Congress a report containing the results of the study, 
     including recommendations for improved formulas.
       (3) Multistate projects.--
       (A) In general.--
       (i) Authority.--Under a plan published under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary may, through grants or contracts, carry 
     out multistate projects that require demonstrated expertise 
     that is available at the national level to effectively 
     disseminate best practices and models for implementing 
     employment and training services, address the specialized 
     employment and training needs of particular service 
     populations, or address industry-wide skill shortages.
       (ii) Design of grants.--Grants or contracts awarded under 
     this subsection shall be designed to obtain information 
     relating to the provision of services under different 
     economic conditions or to various demographic groups in order 
     to provide guidance at the national and State levels about 
     how best to administer specific employment and training 
     services.
       (4) Limitations.--
       (A) Competitive awards.--Grants or contracts awarded for 
     carrying out projects under this subsection in amounts that 
     exceed $100,000 shall be awarded only on a competitive basis, 
     except that a noncompetitive award may be made in the case of 
     a project that is funded jointly with other public or private 
     sector entities that provide a substantial portion of 
     assistance under the grant or contract for the project.
       (B) Time limits.--A grant or contract shall not be awarded 
     under this subsection to the same organization for more than 
     3 consecutive years unless such grant or contract is 
     competitively reevaluated within such period.
       (C) Peer review.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall utilize a peer review 
     process--

       (I) to review and evaluate all applications for grants in 
     amounts that exceed $500,000 that are submitted under this 
     section; and
       (II) to review and designate exemplary and promising 
     programs under this section.

       (ii) Availability of funds.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     use funds provided under this section to carry out peer 
     review activities under this subparagraph.
       (D) Priority.--In awarding grants or contracts under this 
     subsection, priority shall be provided to entities with 
     nationally recognized expertise in the methods, techniques, 
     and knowledge of workforce investment activities and shall 
     include appropriate time limits, established by the 
     Secretary, for the duration of such projects.
       (d) Dislocated Worker Projects.--Of the amount made 
     available pursuant to section 132(a)(2)(A) for any program 
     year, the Secretary shall use not more than 10 percent of 
     such amount to carry out demonstration and pilot projects, 
     multiservice projects, and multistate projects, relating to 
     the employment and training needs of dislocated workers. Of 
     the requirements of this section, such projects shall be 
     subject only to the provisions relating to review and 
     evaluation of applications under subsection (c)(4)(C). Such 
     projects may include demonstration and pilot projects 
     relating to promoting self-employment, promoting job 
     creation, averting dislocations, assisting dislocated 
     farmers, assisting dislocated fishermen, and promoting public 
     works. Such projects shall be administered through the 
     dislocated worker office described in section 173(b).

     SEC. 172. EVALUATIONS.

       (a) Programs and Activities Carried Out Under This Title.--
     For the purpose of improving the management and effectiveness 
     of programs and activities carried out under this title, the 
     Secretary shall provide for the continuing evaluation of the 
     programs and activities, including those programs and 
     activities carried out under section 171. Such evaluations 
     shall address--
       (1) the general effectiveness of such programs and 
     activities in relation to their cost, including the extent to 
     which the programs and activities--
       (A) improve the employment competencies of participants in 
     comparison to comparably-situated individuals who did not 
     participate in such programs and activities; and
       (B) to the extent feasible, increase the level of total 
     employment over the level that would have existed in the 
     absence of such programs and activities;
       (2) the effectiveness of the performance measures relating 
     to such programs and activities;
       (3) the effectiveness of the structure and mechanisms for 
     delivery of services through such programs and activities;
       (4) the impact of the programs and activities on the 
     community and participants involved;
       (5) the impact of such programs and activities on related 
     programs and activities;
       (6) the extent to which such programs and activities meet 
     the needs of various demographic groups; and
       (7) such other factors as may be appropriate.
       (b) Other Programs and Activities.--The Secretary may 
     conduct evaluations of other federally funded employment-
     related programs and activities under other provisions of 
     law.
       (c) Techniques.--Evaluations conducted under this section 
     shall utilize appropriate methodology and research designs, 
     including the use of control groups chosen by scientific 
     random assignment methodologies. The Secretary shall conduct 
     as least 1 multisite control group evaluation under this 
     section by the end of fiscal year 2005.
       (d) Reports.--The entity carrying out an evaluation 
     described in subsection (a) or (b) shall prepare and submit 
     to the Secretary a draft report and a final report containing 
     the results of the evaluation.
       (e) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     completion of such a draft report, the Secretary shall 
     transmit the draft report to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate. Not 
     later than 60 days after the completion of such a final 
     report, the Secretary shall transmit the final report to such 
     committees of the Congress.
       (f) Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure the 
     coordination of evaluations carried out by States pursuant to 
     section 136(e) with the evaluations carried out under this 
     section.

     SEC. 173. NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
     national emergency grants in a timely manner--
       (1) to an entity described in subsection (c) to provide 
     employment and training assistance to workers affected by 
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     dislocations, such as plant closures, mass layoffs, or 
     closures and realignments of military installations;
       (2) to provide assistance to the Governor of any State 
     within the boundaries of which is an area that has suffered 
     an emergency or a major disaster as defined in paragraphs (1) 
     and (2), respectively, of section 102 of The Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5122 (1) and (2)) (referred to in this section as the 
     ``disaster area'') to provide disaster relief employment in 
     the area; and
       (3) to provide additional assistance to a State or local 
     board for eligible dislocated workers in a case in which the 
     State or local board has expended the funds provided under 
     this section to carry out activities described in paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) and can demonstrate the need for additional funds 
     to provide appropriate services for such workers, in 
     accordance with requirements prescribed by the Secretary.
       (b) Administration.--The Secretary shall designate a 
     dislocated worker office to coordinate the functions of the 
     Secretary under this title relating to employment and 
     training activities for dislocated workers, including 
     activities carried out under the national emergency grants.
       (c) Employment and Training Assistance Requirements.--
       (1) Grant recipient eligibility.--
       (A) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     subsection (a)(1), an entity shall submit an application to 
     the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
     such information as the Secretary may require.
       (B) Eligible entity.--In this paragraph, the term 
     ``entity'' means a State, a local board, an entity described 
     in section 166(c), entities determined to be eligible by the 
     Governor of the State involved, and other entities that 
     demonstrate to the Secretary the capability to effectively 
     respond to the circumstances relating to particular 
     dislocations.
       (2) Participant eligibility.--
       (A) In general.--In order to be eligible to receive 
     employment and training assistance under a national emergency 
     grant awarded pursuant to subsection (a)(1), an individual 
     shall be--
       (i) a dislocated worker;
       (ii) a civilian employee of the Department of Defense or 
     the Department of Energy employed at a military installation 
     that is being closed, or that will undergo realignment, 
     within the next 24 months after the date of the determination 
     of eligibility;
       (iii) an individual who is employed in a nonmanagerial 
     position with a Department of Defense contractor, who is 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense to be at-risk of 
     termination from employment as a result of reductions in 
     defense expenditures, and whose employer is converting 
     operations from defense to nondefense applications in order 
     to prevent worker layoffs; or
       (iv) a member of the Armed Forces who--

       (I) was on active duty or full-time National Guard duty;
       (II)(aa) is involuntarily separated (as defined in section 
     1141 of title 10, United States Code) from active duty or 
     full-time National Guard duty; or
       (bb) is separated from active duty or full-time National 
     Guard duty pursuant to a special separation benefits program 
     under section 1174a of title 10, United States Code, or the 
     voluntary separation incentive program under section 1175 of 
     that title;
       (III) is not entitled to retired or retained pay incident 
     to the separation described in subclause (II); and
       (IV) applies for such employment and training assistance 
     before the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of 
     that separation.

       (B) Retraining assistance.--The individuals described in 
     subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be eligible for retraining 
     assistance to upgrade skills by obtaining marketable skills 
     needed to support the conversion described in subparagraph 
     (A)(iii).
       (C) Additional requirements.--The Secretary shall establish 
     and publish additional requirements related to eligibility 
     for employment and training assistance under the national 
     emergency grants to ensure effective use of the funds 
     available for this purpose.
       (D) Definitions.--In this paragraph, the terms `military 
     institution' and `realignment' have the meanings given the 
     terms in section 2910 of the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 
     note).
       (d) Disaster Relief Employment Assistance Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Funds made available under subsection 
     (a)(2)--
       (A) shall be used to provide disaster relief employment on 
     projects that provide food, clothing, shelter, and other 
     humanitarian assistance for disaster victims, and projects 
     regarding demolition, cleaning, repair, renovation, and 
     reconstruction of damaged and destroyed structures, 
     facilities, and lands located within the disaster area;
       (B) may be expended through public and private agencies and 
     organizations engaged in such projects; and
       (C) may be expended to provide employment and training 
     activities.
       (2) Eligibility.--An individual shall be eligible to be 
     offered disaster relief employment under subsection (a)(2) if 
     such individual is a dislocated worker, is a long-term 
     unemployed individual, or is temporarily or permanently laid 
     off as a consequence of the disaster.
       (3) Limitations on disaster relief employment.--No 
     individual shall be employed under subsection (a)(2) for more 
     than 6 months for work related to recovery from a single 
     natural disaster.

     SEC. 174. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Native American Programs; Migrant and Seasonal 
     Farmworker Programs; Veterans' Workforce Investment 
     Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 166 
     through 168 such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (2) Reservations.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to 
     the authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) for a 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall--
       (A) reserve not less than $55,000,000 for carrying out 
     section 166;
       (B) reserve not less than $70,000,000 for carrying out 
     section 167; and
       (C) reserve not less than $7,300,000 for carrying out 
     section 168.
       (b) Technical Assistance; Demonstration and Pilot Projects; 
     Evaluations; Incentive Grants.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 170 
     through 172 and section 503 such sums as may be necessary for 
     each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (2) Reservations.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to 
     the authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) for a 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall--
       (A)(i) for fiscal year 1999, reserve up to 40 percent for 
     carrying out section 170 (other than subsection (b) of such 
     section);
       (ii) for fiscal year 2000, reserve up to 25 percent for 
     carrying out section 170 (other than subsection (b) of such 
     section); and
       (iii) for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2003, 
     reserve up to 20 percent for carrying out section 170 (other 
     than subsection (b) of such section);
       (B)(i) for fiscal year 1999, reserve not less than 50 
     percent for carrying out section 171; and
       (ii) for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2003, 
     reserve not less than 45 percent for carrying out section 
     171;
       (C)(i) for fiscal year 1999, reserve not less than 10 
     percent for carrying out section 172; and
       (ii) for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2003, 
     reserve not less than 10 percent for carrying out section 
     172; and
       (D)(i) for fiscal year 1999, reserve no funds for carrying 
     out section 503;
       (ii) for fiscal year 2000, reserve up to 20 percent for 
     carrying out section 503; and
       (iii) for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2003, 
     reserve up to 25 percent for carrying out section 503.
                       Subtitle E--Administration

     SEC. 181. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS.

       (a) Benefits.--
       (1) Wages.--
       (A) In general.--Individuals in on-the-job training or 
     individuals employed in activities under this title shall be 
     compensated at the same rates, including periodic increases, 
     as trainees or employees who are similarly situated in 
     similar occupations by the same employer and who have similar 
     training, experience, and skills, and such rates shall be in 
     accordance with applicable law, but in no event less than the 
     higher of the rate specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or the 
     applicable State or local minimum wage law.
       (B) Rule of construction.--The reference in subparagraph 
     (A) to section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1))--
       (i) shall be deemed to be a reference to section 6(a)(3) of 
     that Act for individuals in American Samoa; and
       (ii) shall not be applicable for individuals in other 
     territorial jurisdictions in which section 6 of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 does not apply.
       (2) Treatment of allowances, earnings, and payments.--
     Allowances, earnings and payments to individuals 
     participating in programs under this title shall not be 
     considered as income for the purposes of determining 
     eligibility for and the amount of income transfer and in-kind 
     aid furnished under any Federal or federally assisted program 
     based on need, other than as provided under the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).
       (b) Labor Standards.--
       (1) Limitations on activities that impact wages of 
     employees.--No funds provided under this title shall be used 
     to pay the wages of incumbent employees during their 
     participation in economic development activities provided 
     through a statewide workforce investment system.
       (2) Displacement.--
       (A) Prohibition.--A participant in a program or activity 
     authorized under this title (referred to in this section as a 
     ``specified activity'') shall not displace (including a 
     partial displacement, such as a reduction in the hours of 
     nonovertime work, wages, or employment benefits) any 
     currently employed employee (as of the date of the 
     participation).
       (B) Prohibition on impairment of contracts.--A specified 
     activity shall not impair an existing contract for services 
     or collective bargaining agreement, and no such activity that 
     would be inconsistent with the terms of a collective 
     bargaining agreement shall be undertaken without the written 
     concurrence of the labor organization and employer concerned.

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       (3) Other prohibitions.--A participant in a specified 
     activity shall not be employed in a job if--
       (A) any other individual is on layoff from the same or any 
     substantially equivalent job;
       (B) the employer has terminated the employment of any 
     regular employee or otherwise reduced the workforce of the 
     employer with the intention of filling the vacancy so created 
     with the participant; or
       (C) the job is created in a promotional line that will 
     infringe in any way upon the promotional opportunities of 
     currently employed individuals (as of the date of the 
     participation).
       (4) Health and safety.--Health and safety standards 
     established under Federal and State law otherwise applicable 
     to working conditions of employees shall be equally 
     applicable to working conditions of participants engaged in 
     specified activities. To the extent that a State workers' 
     compensation law applies, workers' compensation shall be 
     provided to participants on the same basis as the 
     compensation is provided to other individuals in the State in 
     similar employment.
       (5) Employment conditions.--Individuals in on-the-job 
     training or individuals employed in programs and activities 
     under this title, shall be provided benefits and working 
     conditions at the same level and to the same extent as other 
     trainees or employees working a similar length of time and 
     doing the same type of work.
       (6) Opportunity to submit comments.--Interested members of 
     the public, including representatives of businesses and of 
     labor organizations, shall be provided an opportunity to 
     submit comments to the Secretary with respect to programs and 
     activities proposed to be funded under subtitle B.
       (7) No impact on union organizing.--Each recipient of funds 
     under this title shall provide to the Secretary assurances 
     that none of such funds will be used to assist, promote, or 
     deter union organizing.
       (c) Grievance Procedure.--
       (1) In general.--Each State and local area receiving an 
     allotment under this title shall establish and maintain a 
     procedure for grievances or complaints alleging violations of 
     the requirements of this title from participants and other 
     interested or affected parties. Such procedure shall include 
     an opportunity for a hearing and be completed within 60 days 
     after the filing of the grievance or complaint.
       (2) Investigation.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall investigate an 
     allegation of a violation described in paragraph (1) if--
       (i) a decision relating to such violation has not been 
     reached within 60 days after the date of the filing of the 
     grievance or complaint and either party appeals to the 
     Secretary; or
       (ii) a decision relating to such violation has been reached 
     within such 60 days and the party to which such decision is 
     adverse appeals such decision to the Secretary.
       (B) Additional requirement.--The Secretary shall make a 
     final determination relating to an appeal made under 
     subparagraph (A) no later than 120 days after receiving such 
     appeal.
       (3) Remedies.--Remedies that may be imposed under this 
     section for a violation of any requirement of this title 
     shall be limited--
       (A) to suspension or termination of payments under this 
     title;
       (B) to prohibition of placement of a participant with an 
     employer that has violated any requirement under this title;
       (C) where applicable, to reinstatement of an employee, 
     payment of lost wages and benefits, and reestablishment of 
     other relevant terms, conditions, and privileges of 
     employment; and
       (D) where appropriate, to other equitable relief.
       (4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (3) shall 
     be construed to prohibit a grievant or complainant from 
     pursuing a remedy authorized under another Federal, State, or 
     local law for a violation of this title.
       (d) Relocation.--
       (1) Prohibition on use of funds to encourage or induce 
     relocation.--No funds provided under this title shall be 
     used, or proposed for use, to encourage or induce the 
     relocation of a business or part of a business if such 
     relocation would result in a loss of employment for any 
     employee of such business at the original location and such 
     original location is within the United States.
       (2) Prohibition on use of funds for customized or skill 
     training and related activities after relocation.--No funds 
     provided under this title for an employment and training 
     activity shall be used for customized or skill training, on-
     the-job training, or company-specific assessments of job 
     applicants or employees, for any business or part of a 
     business that has relocated, until the date that is 120 days 
     after the date on which such business commences operations at 
     the new location, if the relocation of such business or part 
     of a business results in a loss of employment for any 
     employee of such business at the original location and such 
     original location is within the United States.
       (3) Repayment.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     violation of paragraph (1) or (2) has occurred, the Secretary 
     shall require the State that has violated such paragraph to 
     repay to the United States an amount equal to the amount 
     expended in violation of such paragraph.
       (e) Limitation on Use of Funds.--No funds available under 
     this title shall be used for employment generating 
     activities, economic development activities, investment in 
     revolving loan funds, capitalization of businesses, 
     investment in contract bidding resource centers, and similar 
     activities that are not directly related to training for 
     eligible individuals under this title. No funds available 
     under subtitle B shall be used for foreign travel.
       (f) Testing and Sanctioning for Use of Controlled 
     Substances.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a State shall not be prohibited by the Federal 
     Government from--
       (A) testing participants in programs under subtitle B for 
     the use of controlled substances; and
       (B) sanctioning such participants who test positive for the 
     use of such controlled substances.
       (2) Additional requirements.--
       (A) Period of sanction.--In sanctioning participants in 
     programs under subtitle B who test positive for the use of 
     controlled substances--
       (i) with respect to the first occurrence for which a 
     participant tests positive, a State may exclude the 
     participant from the program for a period not to exceed 6 
     months; and
       (ii) with respect to the second occurrence and each 
     subsequent occurrence for which a participant tests positive, 
     a State may exclude the participant from the program for a 
     period not to exceed not to exceed 2 years.
       (B) Appeal.--The testing of participants and the imposition 
     of sanctions under this subsection shall be subject to 
     expeditious appeal in accordance with due process procedures 
     established by the State.
       (C) Privacy.-- A State shall establish procedures for 
     testing participants for the use of controlled substances 
     that ensure a maximum degree of privacy for the participants.
       (4) Funding requirement.--In testing and sanctioning of 
     participants for the use of controlled substances in 
     accordance with this subsection, the only Federal funds that 
     a State may use are the amounts made available for the 
     administration of statewide workforce investment activities 
     under section 134(a)(3)(B).

     SEC. 182. PROMPT ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

       (a) Allotments Based on Latest Available Data.--All 
     allotments to States and grants to outlying areas under this 
     title shall be based on the latest available data and 
     estimates satisfactory to the Secretary. All data relating to 
     disadvantaged adults and disadvantaged youth shall be based 
     on the most recent satisfactory data from the Bureau of the 
     Census.
       (b) Publication in Federal Register Relating to Formula 
     Funds.--Whenever the Secretary allots funds required to be 
     allotted under this title, the Secretary shall publish in a 
     timely fashion in the Federal Register the proposed amount to 
     be distributed to each recipient of the funds.
       (c) Requirement for Funds Distributed by Formula.--All 
     funds required to be allotted under section 127 or 132 shall 
     be allotted within 45 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Act appropriating the funds, except that, if such funds are 
     appropriated in advance as authorized by section 189(g), such 
     funds shall be allotted or allocated not later than the March 
     31 preceding the program year for which such funds are to be 
     available for obligation.
       (d) Publication in Federal Register Relating to 
     Discretionary Funds.--Whenever the Secretary utilizes a 
     formula to allot or allocate funds made available for 
     distribution at the Secretary's discretion under this title, 
     the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days prior to such 
     allotment or allocation, publish such formula in the Federal 
     Register for comments along with the rationale for the 
     formula and the proposed amounts to be distributed to each 
     State and local area. After consideration of any comments 
     received, the Secretary shall publish final allotments and 
     allocations in the Federal Register.
       (e) Availability of Funds.--Funds shall be made available 
     under sections 128 and 133 for a local area not later than 30 
     days after the date the funds are made available to the 
     Governor involved, under section 127 or 132 (as the case may 
     be), or 7 days after the date the local plan for the area is 
     approved, whichever is later.

     SEC. 183. MONITORING.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to monitor all 
     recipients of financial assistance under this title to 
     determine whether the recipients are complying with the 
     provisions of this title, including the regulations issued 
     under this title.
       (b) Investigations.--The Secretary may investigate any 
     matter the Secretary determines to be necessary to determine 
     the compliance of the recipients with this title, including 
     the regulations issued under this title. The investigations 
     authorized by this subsection may include examining records 
     (including making certified copies of the records), 
     questioning employees, and entering any premises or onto any 
     site in which any part of a program or activity of such a 
     recipient is conducted or in which any of the records of the 
     recipient are kept.
       (c) Additional Requirement.--For the purpose of any 
     investigation or hearing conducted under this title by the 
     Secretary, the provisions of section 9 of the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 49) (relating to the attendance of 
     witnesses and the production of documents) apply to the 
     Secretary, in

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     the same manner and to the same extent as the provisions 
     apply to the Federal Trade Commission.

     SEC. 184. FISCAL CONTROLS; SANCTIONS.

       (a) Establishment of Fiscal Controls by States.--
       (1) In general.--Each State shall establish such fiscal 
     control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to 
     assure the proper disbursal of, and accounting for, Federal 
     funds allocated to local areas under subtitle B. Such 
     procedures shall ensure that all financial transactions 
     carried out under subtitle B are conducted and records 
     maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
     principles applicable in each State.
       (2) Cost principles.--
       (A) In general.--Each State (including the Governor of the 
     State), local area (including the chief elected official for 
     the area), and provider receiving funds under this title 
     shall comply with the applicable uniform cost principles 
     included in the appropriate circulars of the Office of 
     Management and Budget for the type of entity receiving the 
     funds.
       (B) Exception.--The funds made available to a State for 
     administration of statewide workforce investment activities 
     in accordance with section 134(a)(3)(B) shall be allocable to 
     the overall administration of workforce investment 
     activities, but need not be specifically allocable to--
       (i) the administration of adult employment and training 
     activities;
       (ii) the administration of dislocated worker employment and 
     training activities; or
       (iii) the administration of youth activities.
       (3) Uniform administrative requirements.--
       (A) In general.--Each State (including the Governor of the 
     State), local area (including the chief elected official for 
     the area), and provider receiving funds under this title 
     shall comply with the appropriate uniform administrative 
     requirements for grants and agreements applicable for the 
     type of entity receiving the funds, as promulgated in 
     circulars or rules of the Office of Management and Budget.
       (B) Additional requirement.--Procurement transactions under 
     this title between local boards and units of State or local 
     governments shall be conducted only on a cost-reimbursable 
     basis.
       (4) Monitoring.--Each Governor of a State shall conduct on 
     an annual basis onsite monitoring of each local area within 
     the State to ensure compliance with the uniform 
     administrative requirements referred to in paragraph (3).
       (5) Action by governor.--If the Governor determines that a 
     local area is not in compliance with the uniform 
     administrative requirements referred to in paragraph (3), the 
     Governor shall--
       (A) require corrective action to secure prompt compliance; 
     and
       (B) impose the sanctions provided under subsection (b) in 
     the event of failure to take the required corrective action.
       (6) Certification.--The Governor shall, every 2 years, 
     certify to the Secretary that--
       (A) the State has implemented the uniform administrative 
     requirements referred to in paragraph (3);
       (B) the State has monitored local areas to ensure 
     compliance with the uniform administrative requirements as 
     required under paragraph (4); and
       (C) the State has taken appropriate action to secure 
     compliance pursuant to paragraph (5).
       (7) Action by the secretary.--If the Secretary determines 
     that the Governor has not fulfilled the requirements of this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall--
       (A) require corrective action to secure prompt compliance; 
     and
       (B) impose the sanctions provided under subsection (e) in 
     the event of failure of the Governor to take the required 
     appropriate action to secure compliance.
       (b) Substantial Violation.--
       (1) Action by governor.--If, as a result of financial and 
     compliance audits or otherwise, the Governor determines that 
     there is a substantial violation of a specific provision of 
     this title, and corrective action has not been taken, the 
     Governor shall--
       (A) issue a notice of intent to revoke approval of all or 
     part of the local plan affected; or
       (B) impose a reorganization plan, which may include--
       (i) decertifying the local board involved;
       (ii) prohibiting the use of eligible providers;
       (iii) selecting an alternative entity to administer the 
     program for the local area involved;
       (iv) merging the local area into 1 or more other local 
     areas; or
       (v) making other such changes as the Secretary or Governor 
     determines necessary to secure compliance.
       (2) Appeal.--
       (A) In general.--The actions taken by the Governor pursuant 
     to subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) may be appealed 
     to the Secretary and shall not become effective until--
       (i) the time for appeal has expired; or
       (ii) the Secretary has issued a decision.
       (B) Additional requirement.--The Secretary shall make a 
     final decision under subparagraph (A) not later than 45 days 
     after the receipt of the appeal.
       (3) Action by the secretary.--If the Governor fails to 
     promptly take the actions required under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall take such actions.
       (c) Repayment of Certain Amounts to the United States.--
       (1) In general.--Every recipient of funds under this title 
     shall repay to the United States amounts found not to have 
     been expended in accordance with this title.
       (2) Offset of repayment.--If the Secretary determines that 
     a State has expended funds made available under this title in 
     a manner contrary to the requirements of this title, the 
     Secretary may offset repayment of such expenditures against 
     any other amount to which the State is or may be entitled, 
     except as provided under subsection (d)(1).
       (3) Repayment from deduction by state.--If the Secretary 
     requires a State to repay funds as a result of a 
     determination that a local area of the State has expended 
     funds contrary to the requirements of this title, the 
     Governor of the State may use an amount deducted under 
     paragraph (4) to repay the funds, except as provided under 
     subsection (e)(1).
       (4) Deduction by state.--The Governor may deduct an amount 
     equal to the misexpenditure described in paragraph (3) from 
     subsequent program year allocations to the local area from 
     funds reserved for the administrative costs of the local 
     programs involved, as appropriate.
       (5) Limitations.--A deduction made by a State as described 
     in paragraph (4) shall not be made until such time as the 
     Governor has taken appropriate corrective action to ensure 
     full compliance within such local area with regard to 
     appropriate expenditures of funds under this title.
       (d) Repayment of Amounts.--
       (1) In general.--Each recipient of funds under this title 
     shall be liable to repay the amounts described in subsection 
     (c)(1), from funds other than funds received under this 
     title, upon a determination by the Secretary that the 
     misexpenditure of funds was due to willful disregard of the 
     requirements of this title, gross negligence, failure to 
     observe accepted standards of administration, or a pattern of 
     misexpenditure as described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
     subsection (c). No such determination shall be made under 
     this subsection or subsection (c) until notice and 
     opportunity for a fair hearing has been given to the 
     recipient.
       (2) Factors in imposing sanctions.--In determining whether 
     to impose any sanction authorized by this section against a 
     recipient for violations by a subgrantee or contractor of 
     such recipient under this title (including the regulations 
     issued under this title), the Secretary shall first determine 
     whether such recipient has adequately demonstrated that the 
     recipient has--
       (A) established and adhered to an appropriate system for 
     the award and monitoring of grants and contracts with 
     subgrantees and contractors that contains acceptable 
     standards for ensuring accountability;
       (B) entered into a written grant agreement or contract with 
     such subgrantee or contractor that established clear goals 
     and obligations in unambiguous terms;
       (C) acted with due diligence to monitor the implementation 
     of the grant agreement or contract, including the carrying 
     out of the appropriate monitoring activities (including 
     audits) at reasonable intervals; and
       (D) taken prompt and appropriate corrective action upon 
     becoming aware of any evidence of a violation of this title, 
     including regulations issued under this title, by such 
     subgrantee or contractor.
       (3) Waiver.--If the Secretary determines that the recipient 
     has demonstrated substantial compliance with the requirements 
     of paragraph (2), the Secretary may waive the imposition of 
     sanctions authorized by this section upon such recipient. The 
     Secretary is authorized to impose any sanction consistent 
     with the provisions of this title and any applicable Federal 
     or State law directly against any subgrantee or contractor 
     for violation of this title, including regulations issued 
     under this title.
       (e) Immediate Termination or Suspension of Assistance in 
     Emergency Situations.--In emergency situations, if the 
     Secretary determines it is necessary to protect the integrity 
     of the funds or ensure the proper operation of the program or 
     activity involved, the Secretary may immediately terminate or 
     suspend financial assistance, in whole or in part, to the 
     recipient if the recipient is given prompt notice and the 
     opportunity for a subsequent hearing within 30 days after 
     such termination or suspension. The Secretary shall not 
     delegate any of the functions or authority specified in this 
     subsection, other than to an officer whose appointment is 
     required to be made by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate.
       (f) Discrimination Against Participants.--If the Secretary 
     determines that any recipient under this title has discharged 
     or in any other manner discriminated against a participant or 
     against any individual in connection with the administration 
     of the program involved, or against any individual because 
     such individual has filed any complaint or instituted or 
     caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to 
     this title, or has testified or is about to testify in any 
     such proceeding or investigation under or related to this 
     title, or otherwise unlawfully denied to any individual a 
     benefit to which that individual is entitled under the 
     provisions of this title or the Secretary's regulations, the 
     Secretary shall, within thirty days, take such action or 
     order such corrective measures, as necessary, with respect to 
     the recipient or the aggrieved individual, or both.
       (g) Remedies.--The remedies described in this section shall 
     not be construed to be the exclusive remedies available for 
     violations described in this section.

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     SEC. 185. REPORTS; RECORDKEEPING; INVESTIGATIONS.

       (a) Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Recipients of funds under this title shall 
     keep records that are sufficient to permit the preparation of 
     reports required by this title and to permit the tracing of 
     funds to a level of expenditure adequate to ensure that the 
     funds have not been spent unlawfully.
       (2) Submission to the secretary.--Every such recipient 
     shall maintain such records and submit such reports, in such 
     form and containing such information, as the Secretary may 
     require regarding the performance of programs and activities 
     carried out under this title. Such records and reports shall 
     be submitted to the Secretary but shall not be required to be 
     submitted more than once each quarter unless specifically 
     requested by Congress or a committee of Congress, in which 
     case an estimate may be provided.
       (3) Maintenance of standardized records.--In order to allow 
     for the preparation of the reports required under subsection 
     (c), such recipients shall maintain standardized records for 
     all individual participants and provide to the Secretary a 
     sufficient number of such records to provide for an adequate 
     analysis of the records.
       (4) Availability to the public.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     records maintained by such recipients pursuant to this 
     subsection shall be made available to the public upon 
     request.
       (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to--
       (i) information, the disclosure of which would constitute a 
     clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; and
       (ii) trade secrets, or commercial or financial information, 
     that is obtained from a person and privileged or 
     confidential.
       (C) Fees to recover costs.--Such recipients may charge fees 
     sufficient to recover costs applicable to the processing of 
     requests for records under subparagraph (A).
       (b) Investigations of Use of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Secretary.--In order to evaluate compliance with the 
     provisions of this title, the Secretary shall conduct, in 
     several States, in each fiscal year, investigations of the 
     use of funds received by recipients under this title.
       (B) Comptroller general of the united states.--In order to 
     ensure compliance with the provisions of this title, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States may conduct 
     investigations of the use of funds received under this title 
     by any recipient.
       (2) Prohibition.--In conducting any investigation under 
     this title, the Secretary or the Comptroller General of the 
     United States may not request the compilation of any 
     information that the recipient is not otherwise required to 
     compile and that is not readily available to such recipient.
       (3) Audits.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out any audit under this title 
     (other than any initial audit survey or any audit 
     investigating possible criminal or fraudulent conduct), 
     either directly or through grant or contract, the Secretary, 
     the Inspector General of the Department of Labor, or the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall furnish to the 
     State, recipient, or other entity to be audited, advance 
     notification of the overall objectives and purposes of the 
     audit, and any extensive recordkeeping or data requirements 
     to be met, not later than 14 days (or as soon as 
     practicable), prior to the commencement of the audit.
       (B) Notification requirement.--If the scope, objectives, or 
     purposes of the audit change substantially during the course 
     of the audit, the entity being audited shall be notified of 
     the change as soon as practicable.
       (C) Additional requirement.--The reports on the results of 
     such audits shall cite the law, regulation, policy, or other 
     criteria applicable to any finding contained in the reports.
       (D) Rule of construction.--Nothing contained in this title 
     shall be construed so as to be inconsistent with the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) or government 
     auditing standards issued by the Comptroller General of the 
     United States.
       (c) Accessibility of Reports.--Each State, each local 
     board, and each recipient (other than a subrecipient, 
     subgrantee, or contractor of a recipient) receiving funds 
     under this title--
       (1) shall make readily accessible such reports concerning 
     its operations and expenditures as shall be prescribed by the 
     Secretary;
       (2) shall prescribe and maintain comparable management 
     information systems, in accordance with guidelines that shall 
     be prescribed by the Secretary, designed to facilitate the 
     uniform compilation, cross tabulation, and analysis of 
     programmatic, participant, and financial data, on statewide, 
     local area, and other appropriate bases, necessary for 
     reporting, monitoring, and evaluating purposes, including 
     data necessary to comply with section 188; and
       (3) shall monitor the performance of providers in complying 
     with the terms of grants, contracts, or other agreements made 
     pursuant to this title.
       (d) Information To Be Included in Reports.--
       (1) In general.--The reports required in subsection (c) 
     shall include information regarding programs and activities 
     carried out under this title pertaining to--
       (A) the relevant demographic characteristics (including 
     race, ethnicity, sex, and age) and other related information 
     regarding participants;
       (B) the programs and activities in which participants are 
     enrolled, and the length of time that participants are 
     engaged in such programs and activities;
       (C) outcomes of the programs and activities for 
     participants, including the occupations of participants, and 
     placement for participants in nontraditional employment;
       (D) specified costs of the programs and activities; and
       (E) information necessary to prepare reports to comply with 
     section 188.
       (2) Additional requirement.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that all elements of the information required for the reports 
     described in paragraph (1) are defined and reported 
     uniformly.
       (e) Quarterly Financial Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Each local board in the State shall submit 
     quarterly financial reports to the Governor with respect to 
     programs and activities carried out under this title. Such 
     reports shall include information identifying all program and 
     activity costs by cost category in accordance with generally 
     accepted accounting principles and by year of the 
     appropriation involved.
       (2) Additional requirement.--Each State shall submit to the 
     Secretary, on a quarterly basis, a summary of the reports 
     submitted to the Governor pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (f) Maintenance of Additional Records.--Each State and 
     local board shall maintain records with respect to programs 
     and activities carried out under this title that identify--
       (1) any income or profits earned, including such income or 
     profits earned by subrecipients; and
       (2) any costs incurred (such as stand-in costs) that are 
     otherwise allowable except for funding limitations.
       (g) Cost Categories.--In requiring entities to maintain 
     records of costs by category under this title, the Secretary 
     shall require only that the costs be categorized as 
     administrative or programmatic costs.

     SEC. 186. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION.

       (a) In General.--Whenever any applicant for financial 
     assistance under this title is dissatisfied because the 
     Secretary has made a determination not to award financial 
     assistance in whole or in part to such applicant, the 
     applicant may request a hearing before an administrative law 
     judge of the Department of Labor. A similar hearing may also 
     be requested by any recipient for whom a corrective action 
     has been required or a sanction has been imposed by the 
     Secretary under section 184.
       (b) Appeal.--The decision of the administrative law judge 
     shall constitute final action by the Secretary unless, within 
     20 days after receipt of the decision of the administrative 
     law judge, a party dissatisfied with the decision or any part 
     of the decision has filed exceptions with the Secretary 
     specifically identifying the procedure, fact, law, or policy 
     to which exception is taken. Any exception not specifically 
     urged shall be deemed to have been waived. After the 20-day 
     period the decision of the administrative law judge shall 
     become the final decision of the Secretary unless the 
     Secretary, within 30 days after such filing, has notified the 
     parties that the case involved has been accepted for review.
       (c) Time Limit.--Any case accepted for review by the 
     Secretary under subsection (b) shall be decided within 180 
     days after such acceptance. If the case is not decided within 
     the 180-day period, the decision of the administrative law 
     judge shall become the final decision of the Secretary at the 
     end of the 180-day period.
       (d) Additional Requirement.--The provisions of section 187 
     shall apply to any final action of the Secretary under this 
     section.

     SEC. 187. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) Review.--
       (1) Petition.--With respect to any final order by the 
     Secretary under section 186 by which the Secretary awards, 
     declines to award, or only conditionally awards, financial 
     assistance under his title, or any final order of the 
     Secretary under section 186 with respect to a corrective 
     action or sanction imposed under section 184, any party to a 
     proceeding which resulted in such final order may obtain 
     review of such final order in the United States Court of 
     Appeals having jurisdiction over the applicant or recipient 
     of funds involved, by filing a review petition within 30 days 
     after the date of issuance of such final order.
       (2) Action on petition.--The clerk of the court shall 
     transmit a copy of the review petition to the Secretary who 
     shall file the record on which the final order was entered as 
     provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. The 
     filing of a review petition shall not stay the order of the 
     Secretary, unless the court orders a stay. Petitions filed 
     under this subsection shall be heard expeditiously, if 
     possible within 10 days after the date of filing of a reply 
     to the petition.
       (3) Standard and scope of review.--No objection to the 
     order of the Secretary shall be considered by the court 
     unless the objection was specifically urged, in a timely 
     manner, before the Secretary. The review shall be limited to 
     questions of law and the findings of fact of the Secretary 
     shall be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence.
       (b) Judgment.--The court shall have jurisdiction to make 
     and enter a decree affirming, modifying, or setting aside the 
     order of the Secretary in whole or in part. The judgment of 
     the court regarding the order shall be final, subject to 
     certiorari review by the

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     Supreme Court as provided in section 1254(1) of title 28, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 188. NONDISCRIMINATION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Federal financial assistance.--For the purpose of 
     applying the prohibitions against discrimination on the basis 
     of age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 
     6101 et seq.), on the basis of disability under section 504 
     of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), on the 
     basis of sex under title IX of the Education Amendments of 
     1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), or on the basis of race, 
     color, or national origin under title VI of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), programs and 
     activities funded or otherwise financially assisted in whole 
     or in part under this Act are considered to be programs and 
     activities receiving Federal financial assistance.
       (2) Prohibition of discrimination regarding participation, 
     benefits, and employment.--No individual shall be excluded 
     from participation in, denied the benefits of, subjected to 
     discrimination under, or denied employment in the 
     administration of or in connection with, any such program or 
     activity because of race, color, religion, sex (except as 
     otherwise permitted under title IX of the Education 
     Amendments of 1972), national origin, age, disability, or 
     political affiliation or belief.
       (3) Prohibition on assistance for facilities for sectarian 
     instruction or religious worship.--Participants shall not be 
     employed under this title to carry out the construction, 
     operation, or maintenance of any part of any facility that is 
     used or to be used for sectarian instruction or as a place 
     for religious worship (except with respect to the maintenance 
     of a facility that is not primarily or inherently devoted to 
     sectarian instruction or religious worship, in a case in 
     which the organization operating the facility is part of a 
     program or activity providing services to participants).
       (4) Prohibition on discrimination on basis of participant 
     status.--No person may discriminate against an individual who 
     is a participant in a program or activity that receives funds 
     under this title, with respect to the terms and conditions 
     affecting, or rights provided to, the individual, solely 
     because of the status of the individual as a participant.
       (5) Prohibition on discrimination against certain 
     noncitizens.--Participation in programs and activities or 
     receiving funds under this title shall be available to 
     citizens and nationals of the United States, lawfully 
     admitted permanent resident aliens, refugees, asylees, and 
     parolees, and other immigrants authorized by the Attorney 
     General to work in the United States.
       (b) Action of Secretary.--Whenever the Secretary finds that 
     a State or other recipient of funds under this title has 
     failed to comply with a provision of law referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1), or with paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5) of 
     subsection (a), including an applicable regulation prescribed 
     to carry out such provision or paragraph, the Secretary shall 
     notify such State or recipient and shall request that the 
     State or recipient comply. If within a reasonable period of 
     time, not to exceed 60 days, the State or recipient fails or 
     refuses to comply, the Secretary may--
       (1) refer the matter to the Attorney General with a 
     recommendation that an appropriate civil action be 
     instituted; or
       (2) take such other action as may be provided by law.
       (c) Action of Attorney General.--When a matter is referred 
     to the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (b)(1), or 
     whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that a 
     State or other recipient of funds under this title is engaged 
     in a pattern or practice of discrimination in violation of a 
     provision of law referred to in subsection (a)(1) or in 
     violation of paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection 
     (a), the Attorney General may bring a civil action in any 
     appropriate district court of the United States for such 
     relief as may be appropriate, including injunctive relief.
       (d) Job Corps.--For the purposes of this section, Job Corps 
     members shall be considered as the ultimate beneficiaries of 
     Federal financial assistance.
       (e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
     necessary to implement this section not later than one year 
     after the date of the enactment of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998. Such regulations shall adopt standards for 
     determining discrimination and procedures for enforcement 
     that are consistent with the Acts referred to in a subsection 
     (a)(1), as well as procedures to ensure that complaints filed 
     under this section and such Acts are processed in a manner 
     that avoids duplication of effort.

     SEC. 189. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may, in accordance with 
     chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, prescribe rules and 
     regulations to carry out this title only to the extent 
     necessary to administer and ensure compliance with the 
     requirements of this title. Such rules and regulations may 
     include provisions making adjustments authorized by section 
     204 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968. All 
     such rules and regulations shall be published in the Federal 
     Register at least 30 days prior to their effective dates. 
     Copies of each such rule or regulation shall be transmitted 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress on the date of such 
     publication and shall contain, with respect to each material 
     provision of such rule or regulation, a citation to the 
     particular substantive section of law that is the basis for 
     the provision.
       (b) Acquisition of Certain Property and Services.--The 
     Secretary is authorized, in carrying out this title, to 
     accept, purchase, or lease in the name of the Department of 
     Labor, and employ or dispose of in furtherance of the 
     purposes of this title, any money or property, real, 
     personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, received by gift, 
     devise, bequest, or otherwise, and to accept voluntary and 
     uncompensated services notwithstanding the provisions of 
     section 1342 of title 31, United States Code.
       (c) Authority To Enter Into Certain Agreements and To Make 
     Certain Expenditures.--The Secretary may make such grants, 
     enter into such contracts or agreements, establish such 
     procedures, and make such payments, in installments and in 
     advance or by way of reimbursement, or otherwise allocate or 
     expend such funds under this title, as may be necessary to 
     carry out this title, including making expenditures for 
     construction, repairs, and capital improvements, and 
     including making necessary adjustments in payments on account 
     of over-payments or underpayments.
       (d) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit 
     to Congress an annual report regarding the programs and 
     activities carried out under this title. The Secretary shall 
     include in such report--
       (1) a summary of the achievements, failures, and problems 
     of the programs and activities in meeting the objectives of 
     this title;
       (2) a summary of major findings from research, evaluations, 
     pilot projects, and experiments conducted under this title in 
     the fiscal year prior to the submission of the report;
       (3) recommendations for modifications in the programs and 
     activities based on analysis of such findings; and
       (4) such other recommendations for legislative or 
     administrative action as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.
       (e) Utilization of Services and Facilities.--The Secretary 
     is authorized, in carrying out this title, under the same 
     procedures as are applicable under subsection (c) or to the 
     extent permitted by law other than this title, to accept and 
     use the services and facilities of departments, agencies, and 
     establishments of the United States. The Secretary is also 
     authorized, in carrying out this title, to accept and use the 
     services and facilities of the agencies of any State or 
     political subdivision of a State, with the consent of the 
     State or political subdivision.
       (f) Obligational Authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, the Secretary shall have no 
     authority to enter into contracts, grant agreements, or other 
     financial assistance agreements under this title except to 
     such extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
     appropriations Acts.
       (g) Program Year.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Program year.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     appropriations for any fiscal year for programs and 
     activities carried out under this title shall be available 
     for obligation only on the basis of a program year. The 
     program year shall begin on July 1 in the fiscal year for 
     which the appropriation is made.
       (B) Youth activities.--The Secretary may make available for 
     obligation, beginning April 1 of any fiscal year, funds 
     appropriated for such fiscal year to carry out youth 
     activities under subtitle B.
       (2) Availability.--Funds obligated for any program year for 
     a program or activity carried out under this title may be 
     expended by each State receiving such funds during that 
     program year and the 2 succeeding program years. Funds 
     obligated for any program year for a program or activity 
     carried out under section 171 or 172 shall remain available 
     until expended. Funds received by local areas from States 
     under this title during a program year may be expended during 
     that program year and the succeeding program year. No amount 
     of the funds described in this paragraph shall be deobligated 
     on account of a rate of expenditure that is consistent with a 
     State plan, an operating plan described in section 151, or a 
     plan, grant agreement, contract, application, or other 
     agreement described in subtitle D, as appropriate.
       (h) Enforcement of Military Selective Service Act.--The 
     Secretary shall ensure that each individual participating in 
     any program or activity established under this title, or 
     receiving any assistance or benefit under this title, has not 
     violated section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act (50 
     U.S.C. App. 453) by not presenting and submitting to 
     registration as required pursuant to such section. The 
     Director of the Selective Service System shall cooperate with 
     the Secretary to enable the Secretary to carry out this 
     subsection.
       (i) Waivers and Special Rules.--
       (1) Existing waivers.--With respect to a State that has 
     been granted a waiver under the provisions relating to 
     training and employment services of the Department of Labor 
     in title I of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-234), the 
     authority provided under such waiver shall continue in effect 
     and apply, and include a waiver of the related provisions of 
     subtitle B and this subtitle, for the duration of the initial 
     waiver.
       (2) Special rule regarding designated areas.--A State that 
     has enacted, not later than December 31, 1997, a State law 
     providing for the designation of service delivery

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     areas for the delivery of workforce investment activities, 
     may use such areas as local areas under this title, 
     notwithstanding section 116.
       (3) Special rule regarding sanctions.--A State that enacts, 
     not later than December 31, 1997, a State law providing for 
     the sanctioning of such service delivery areas for failure to 
     meet performance measures for workforce investment 
     activities, may use the State law to sanction local areas for 
     failure to meet State performance measures under this title.
       (4) General waivers of statutory or regulatory 
     requirements.--
       (A) General authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Secretary may waive for a State, or a local area 
     in a State, pursuant to a request submitted by the Governor 
     of the State (in consultation with appropriate local elected 
     officials) that meets the requirements of subparagraph (B)--
       (i) any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of 
     subtitle B or this subtitle (except for requirements relating 
     to wage and labor standards, including nondisplacement 
     protections, worker rights, participation and protection of 
     workers and participants, grievance procedures and judicial 
     review, nondiscrimination, allocation of funds to local 
     areas, eligibility of providers or participants, the 
     establishment and functions of local areas and local boards, 
     and procedures for review and approval of plans); and
       (ii) any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of 
     sections 8 through 10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g 
     through 49i) (excluding requirements relating to the 
     provision of services to unemployment insurance claimants and 
     veterans, and requirements relating to universal access to 
     basic labor exchange services without cost to jobseekers).
       (B) Requests.--A Governor requesting a waiver under 
     subparagraph (A) shall submit a plan to the Secretary to 
     improve the statewide workforce investment system that--
       (i) identifies the statutory or regulatory requirements 
     that are requested to be waived and the goals that the State 
     or local area in the State, as appropriate, intends to 
     achieve as a result of the waiver;
       (ii) describes the actions that the State or local area, as 
     appropriate, has undertaken to remove State or local 
     statutory or regulatory barriers;
       (iii) describes the goals of the waiver and the expected 
     programmatic outcomes if the request is granted;
       (iv) describes the individuals impacted by the waiver; and
       (v) describes the process used to monitor the progress in 
     implementing such a waiver, and the process by which notice 
     and an opportunity to comment on such request has been 
     provided to the local board.
       (C) Conditions.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the original submission of a request for a waiver under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide a waiver under 
     this paragraph if and only to the extent that--
       (i) the Secretary determines that the requirements 
     requested to be waived impede the ability of the State or 
     local area, as appropriate, to implement the plan described 
     in subparagraph (B); and
       (ii) the State has executed a memorandum of understanding 
     with the Secretary requiring such State to meet, or ensure 
     that the local area meets, agreed-upon outcomes and to 
     implement other appropriate measures to ensure 
     accountability.

     SEC. 190. REFERENCE.

       Effective on the date of the enactment of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998, all references in any other provision 
     of law (other than section 665 of title 18, United States 
     Code) to the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, or to 
     the Job Training Partnership Act, as the case may be, shall 
     be deemed to refer to Workforce Investment Act of 1998.''.

     SEC. 191. STATE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY.

       (a) Authority of State Legislature.--Nothing in this title 
     shall be interpreted to preclude the enactment of State 
     legislation providing for the implementation, consistent with 
     the provisions of this title, of the activities assisted 
     under this title. Any funds received by a State under this 
     title shall be subject to appropriation by the State 
     legislature, consistent with the terms and conditions 
     required under this title.
       (b) Interstate Compacts and Cooperative Agreements.--In the 
     event that compliance with provisions of this title would be 
     enhanced by compacts and cooperative agreements between 
     States, the consent of Congress is given to States to enter 
     into such compacts and agreements to facilitate such 
     compliance, subject to the approval of the Secretary.

     SEC. 192. WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY PLANS.

       (a) Plans.--A State may submit to the Secretary, and the 
     Secretary may approve, a workforce flexibility plan under 
     which the State is authorized to waive, in accordance with 
     the plan--
       (1) any of the statutory or regulatory requirements 
     applicable under this title to local areas, pursuant to 
     applications for such waivers from the local areas, except 
     for requirements relating to the basic purposes of this 
     title, wage and labor standards, grievance procedures and 
     judicial review, nondiscrimination, eligibility of 
     participants, allocation of funds to local areas, 
     establishment and functions of local areas and local boards, 
     review and approval of local plans, and worker rights, 
     participation, and protection;
       (2) any of the statutory or regulatory requirements 
     applicable under sections 8 through 10 of the Wagner-Peyser 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 49g through 49i) to the State, except for 
     requirements relating to the provision of services to 
     unemployment insurance claimants and veterans, and to 
     universal access to basic labor exchange services without 
     cost to jobseekers; and
       (3) any of the statutory or regulatory requirements 
     applicable under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3001 et seq.) to State agencies on aging with respect to 
     activities carried out using funds allotted under section 
     506(a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3056d(a)(3)), except for 
     requirements relating to the basic purposes of such Act, wage 
     and labor standards, eligibility of participants in the 
     activities, and standards for agreements.
       (b) Content of Plans.--A workforce flexibility plan 
     implemented by a State under subsection (a) shall include 
     descriptions of--
       (1)(A) the process by which local areas in the State may 
     submit and obtain approval by the State of applications for 
     waivers of requirements applicable under this title; and
       (B) the requirements described in subparagraph (A) that are 
     likely to be waived by the State under the plan;
       (2) the requirements applicable under sections 8 through 10 
     of the Wagner-Peyser Act that are proposed to be waived, if 
     any;
       (3) the requirements applicable under the Older Americans 
     Act of 1965 that are proposed to be waived, if any;
       (4) the outcomes to be achieved by the waivers described in 
     paragraphs (1) through (3); and
       (5) other measures to be taken to ensure appropriate 
     accountability for Federal funds in connection with the 
     waivers.
       (c) Periods.--The Secretary may approve a workforce 
     flexibility plan for a period of not more than 5 years.
       (d) Opportunity for Public Comments.--Prior to submitting a 
     workforce flexibility plan to the Secretary for approval, the 
     State shall provide to all interested parties and to the 
     general public adequate notice and a reasonable opportunity 
     for comment on the waiver requests proposed to be implemented 
     pursuant to such plan.

     SEC. 193. USE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Governor may authorize a public agency to make 
     available, for the use of a one-stop service delivery system 
     within the State which is carried out by a consortium of 
     entities that includes the public agency, real property in 
     which, as of the date of the enactment of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998, the Federal Government has acquired 
     equity through the use of funds provided under title III of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 501 et seq.), section 
     903(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(c)), or the Wagner-Peyser 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.).
       (b) Use of Funds.--Subsequent to the commencement of the 
     use of the property described in subsection (a) for the 
     functions of a one-stop service delivery system, funds 
     provided under the provisions of law described in subsection 
     (a) may only be used to acquire further equity in such 
     property, or to pay operating and maintenance expenses 
     relating to such property in proportion to the extent of the 
     use of such property attributable to the activities 
     authorized under such provisions of law.

     SEC. 194. CONTINUATION OF STATE ACTIVITIES AND POLICIES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title, the Secretary may not deny approval of a State 
     plan for a covered State, or an application of a covered 
     State for financial assistance, under this title or find a 
     covered State (including a State board or Governor), or a 
     local area (including a local board or chief elected 
     official) in a covered State, in violation of a provision of 
     this title, on the basis that--
       (1)(A) the State proposes to allocate or disburse, 
     allocates, or disburses, within the State, funds made 
     available to the State under section 127 or 132 in accordance 
     with the allocation formula for the type of activities 
     involved, or in accordance with a disbursal procedure or 
     process, used by the State under prior consistent State laws; 
     or
       (B) a local board in the State proposes to disburse, or 
     disburses, within the local area, funds made available to a 
     State under section 127 or 132 in accordance with a disbursal 
     procedure or process used by a private industry council under 
     prior consistent State law;
       (2) the State proposes to carry out or carries out a State 
     procedure through which local areas use, as fiscal agents for 
     funds made available to the State under section 127 or 132 
     and allocated within the State, fiscal agents selected in 
     accordance with a process established under prior consistent 
     State laws;
       (3) the State proposes to carry out or carries out a State 
     procedure through which the local board in the State (or the 
     local boards, the chief elected officials in the State, and 
     the Governor) designate or select the one-stop partners and 
     one-stop operators of the statewide system in the State under 
     prior consistent State laws, in lieu of making the 
     designation, or certification described in section 121 
     (regardless of the date the one-stop delivery systems 
     involved have been established);
       (4) the State proposes to carry out or carries out a State 
     procedure through which the persons responsible for selecting 
     eligible providers for purposes of subtitle B are permitted 
     to determine that a provider shall not be selected to provide 
     both intake services under section 134(d)(2) and training 
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     ices under section 134(d)(4), under prior consistent State 
     laws;
       (5) the State proposes to designate or designates a State 
     board, or proposes to assign or assigns functions and roles 
     of the State board (including determining the time periods 
     for development and submission of a State plan required under 
     section 112), for purposes of subtitle B in accordance with 
     prior consistent State laws; or
       (6) a local board in the State proposes to use or carry 
     out, uses, or carries out a local plan (including assigning 
     functions and roles of the local board) for purposes of 
     subtitle B in accordance with the authorities and 
     requirements applicable to local plans and private industry 
     councils under prior consistent State laws.
       (b) Definition.--In this section:
       (1) Covered state.--The term ``covered State'' means a 
     State that enacted State laws described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Prior consistent state laws.--The term ``prior 
     consistent State laws'' means State laws, not inconsistent 
     with the Job Training Partnership Act or any other applicable 
     Federal law, that took effect on September 1, 1993, September 
     1, 1995, and September 1, 1997.

     SEC. 195. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       Except as otherwise provided in this title, the following 
     conditions are applicable to all programs under this title:
       (1) Each program under this title shall provide employment 
     and training opportunities to those who can benefit from, and 
     who are most in need of, such opportunities. In addition, 
     efforts shall be made to develop programs which contribute to 
     occupational development, upward mobility, development of new 
     careers, and opportunities for nontraditional employment.
       (2) Funds provided under this title shall only be used for 
     activities that are in addition to those that would otherwise 
     be available in the local area in the absence of such funds.
       (3)(A) Any local area may enter into an agreement with 
     another local area (including a local area that is a city or 
     county within the same labor market) to pay or share the cost 
     of educating, training, or placing individuals participating 
     in programs assisted under this title, including the 
     provision of supportive services.
       (B) Such agreement shall be approved by each local board 
     providing guidance to the local area and shall be described 
     in the local plan under section 118.
       (4) On-the-job training contracts under this title shall 
     not be entered into with employers who have received payments 
     under previous contracts and have exhibited a pattern of 
     failing to provide on-the-job training participants with 
     continued long-term employment as regular employees with 
     wages and employment benefits (including health benefits) and 
     working conditions at the same level and to the same extent 
     as other employees working a similar length of time and doing 
     the same type of work.
       (5) No person or organization may charge an individual a 
     fee for the placement or referral of the individual in or to 
     a workforce investment activity under this title.
       (7) The Secretary shall not provide financial assistance 
     for any program under this title that involves political 
     activities.
       (8)(A) Income under any program administered by a public or 
     private nonprofit entity may be retained by such entity only 
     if such income is used to continue to carry out the program.
       (B) Income subject to the requirements of subparagraph (A) 
     shall include--
       (i) receipts from goods or services (including conferences) 
     provided as a result of activities funded under this title;
       (ii) funds provided to a service provider under this title 
     that are in excess of the costs associated with the services 
     provided; and
       (iii) interest income earned on funds received under this 
     title.
       (C) For purposes of this paragraph, each entity receiving 
     financial assistance under this title shall maintain records 
     sufficient to determine the amount of such income received 
     and the purposes for which such income is expended.
       (9)(A) The Secretary shall notify the Governor and the 
     appropriate local board and chief elected official of, and 
     consult with the Governor and such board and official 
     concerning, any activity to be funded by the Secretary under 
     this title within the corresponding State or local area.
       (B) The Governor shall notify the appropriate local board 
     and chief elected official of, and consult with such board 
     and official concerning, any activity to be funded by the 
     Governor under this title within the corresponding local 
     area.
       (10)(A) All education programs for youth supported with 
     funds provided under chapter 4 of subtitle B shall be 
     consistent with applicable State and local educational 
     standards.
       (B) Standards and procedures with respect to awarding 
     academic credit and certifying educational attainment in 
     programs conducted under such chapter shall be consistent 
     with the requirements of applicable State and local law, 
     including regulation.
       (11) No funds available under this title may be used for 
     public service employment except as specifically authorized 
     under this title.
       (12) The Federal requirements governing the title, use, and 
     disposition of real property, equipment, and supplies 
     purchased with funds provided under this title shall be the 
     Federal requirements generally applicable to Federal grants 
     to States and local governments.
       (13) Nothing in this title shall be construed to provide an 
     individual with an entitlement to a service under this title.
       (14) Services, facilities, or equipment funded under this 
     title may be used, as appropriate, on a fee-for-service 
     basis, by employers in a local area in order to provide 
     employment and training activities to incumbent workers--
       (A) when such services, facilities, or equipment are not in 
     use for the provision of services for eligible participants 
     under this title;
       (B) if such use for incumbent workers would not have an 
     adverse affect on the provision of services to eligible 
     participants under this title; and
       (C) if the income derived from such fees is used to carry 
     out the programs authorized under this title.
             Subtitle F--Repeals and Conforming Amendments

     SEC. 199. REPEALS.

       (a) General Immediate Repeals.--The following provisions 
     are repealed:
       (1) Section 204 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act 
     of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 1255a note).
       (2) Title II of Public Law 95-250 (92 Stat. 172).
       (3) The Displaced Homemakers Self-Sufficiency Assistance 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
       (4) Section 211 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act 
     of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App. 211).
       (5) Subtitle C of title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11441 et seq.), except 
     section 738 of such title (42 U.S.C. 11448).
       (6) Subchapter I of chapter 421 of title 49, United States 
     Code.
       (b) Subsequent Repeals.--The following provisions are 
     repealed:
       (1) Title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11421 et seq.), except subtitle B 
     and section 738 of such title (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq. and 
     11448).
       (2) The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et 
     seq.).
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Immediate repeals.--The repeals made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Subsequent repeals.--
       (A) Stewart b. mckinney homeless assistance act.--The 
     repeal made by subsection (b)(1) shall take effect on July 1, 
     1999.
       (B) Job training partnership act.--The repeal made by 
     subsection (b)(2) shall take effect on July 1, 2000.

     SEC. 199A. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Preparation.--After consultation with the appropriate 
     committees of Congress and the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, the Secretary shall prepare 
     recommended legislation containing technical and conforming 
     amendments to reflect the changes made by this subtitle.
       (b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     to Congress the recommended legislation referred to under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) References.--All references in any other provision of 
     law to a provision of the Comprehensive Employment and 
     Training Act, or of the Job Training Partnership Act, as the 
     case may be, shall be deemed to refer to the corresponding 
     provision of this title.
                 TITLE II--ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Adult Education and Family 
     Literacy Act''.

     SEC. 202. PURPOSE.

       It is the purpose of this title to create a partnership 
     among the Federal Government, States, and localities to 
     provide, on a voluntary basis, adult education and literacy 
     services, in order to--
       (1) assist adults to become literate and obtain the 
     knowledge and skills necessary for employment and self-
     sufficiency;
       (2) assist adults who are parents to obtain the educational 
     skills necessary to become full partners in the educational 
     development of their children; and
       (3) assist adults in the completion of a secondary school 
     education.

     SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Adult education.--The term ``adult education'' means 
     services or instruction below the postsecondary level for 
     individuals--
       (A) who have attained 16 years of age;
       (B) who are not enrolled or required to be enrolled in 
     secondary school under State law; and
       (C) who--
       (i) lack sufficient mastery of basic educational skills to 
     enable the individuals to function effectively in society;
       (ii) do not have a secondary school diploma or its 
     recognized equivalent, and have not achieved an equivalent 
     level of education; or
       (iii) are unable to speak, read, or write the English 
     language.
       (2) Adult education and literacy activities.--The term 
     ``adult education and literacy activities'' means activities 
     described in section 231(b).
       (3) Educational service agency.--The term ``educational 
     service agency'' means a regional public multiservice agency 
     authorized by State statute to develop and manage a service 
     or program, and to provide the service or program to a local 
     educational agency.
       (4) Eligible agency.--The term ``eligible agency'' means 
     the sole entity or agency in a State or an outlying area 
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     administering or supervising policy for adult education and 
     literacy in the State or outlying area, respectively, 
     consistent with the law of the State or outlying area, 
     respectively.
       (5) Eligible provider.--The term ``eligible provider'' 
     means--
       (A) a local educational agency;
       (B) a community-based organization of demonstrated 
     effectiveness;
       (C) a volunteer literacy organization of demonstrated 
     effectiveness;
       (D) an institution of higher education;
       (E) a public or private nonprofit agency;
       (F) a library;
       (G) a public housing authority;
       (H) a nonprofit institution that is not described in any of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (G) and has the ability to provide 
     literacy services to adults and families; and
       (I) a consortium of the agencies, organizations, 
     institutions, libraries, or authorities described in any of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (H).
       (6) English literacy program.--The term ``English literacy 
     program'' means a program of instruction designed to help 
     individuals of limited English proficiency achieve competence 
     in the English language.
       (7) Family literacy services.--The term ``family literacy 
     services'' means services that are of sufficient intensity in 
     terms of hours, and of sufficient duration, to make 
     sustainable changes in a family, and that integrate all of 
     the following activities:
       (A) Interactive literacy activities between parents and 
     their children.
       (B) Training for parents regarding how to be the primary 
     teacher for their children and full partners in the education 
     of their children.
       (C) Parent literacy training that leads to economic self-
     sufficiency.
       (D) An age-appropriate education to prepare children for 
     success in school and life experiences.
       (8) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the chief 
     executive officer of a State or outlying area.
       (9) Individual with a disability.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``individual with a disability'' 
     means an individual with any disability (as defined in 
     section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12102)).
       (B) Individuals with disabilities.--The term ``individuals 
     with disabilities'' means more than 1 individual with a 
     disability.
       (10) Individual of limited english proficiency.--The term 
     ``individual of limited English proficiency'' means an adult 
     or out-of-school youth who has limited ability in speaking, 
     reading, writing, or understanding the English language, 
     and--
       (A) whose native language is a language other than English; 
     or
       (B) who lives in a family or community environment where a 
     language other than English is the dominant language.
       (11) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 1201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1141).
       (12) Literacy.--The term ``literacy'' means an individual's 
     ability to read, write, and speak in English, compute, and 
     solve problems, at levels of proficiency necessary to 
     function on the job, in the family of the individual, and in 
     society.
       (13) Local educational agency.--The term ``local 
     educational agency'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
       (14) Outlying area.--The term ``outlying area'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 101.
       (15) Postsecondary educational institution.--The term 
     ``postsecondary educational institution'' means--
       (A) an institution of higher education that provides not 
     less than a 2-year program of instruction that is acceptable 
     for credit toward a bachelor's degree;
       (B) a tribally controlled community college; or
       (C) a nonprofit educational institution offering 
     certificate or apprenticeship programs at the postsecondary 
     level.
       (16) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
       (17) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
     States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
       (18) Workplace literacy services.--The term ``workplace 
     literacy services'' means literacy services that are offered 
     for the purpose of improving the productivity of the 
     workforce through the improvement of literacy skills.

     SEC. 204. HOME SCHOOLS.

       Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to affect home 
     schools, or to compel a parent engaged in home schooling to 
     participate in an English literacy program, family literacy 
     services, or adult education.

     SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     subtitle such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003.
           Subtitle A--Adult Education and Literacy Programs

                     CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 211. RESERVATION OF FUNDS; GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE AGENCIES; 
                   ALLOTMENTS.

       (a) Reservation of Funds.--From the sum appropriated under 
     section 205 for a fiscal year, the Secretary--
       (1) shall reserve 1.5 percent to carry out section 242, 
     except that the amount so reserved shall not exceed 
     $8,000,000;
       (2) shall reserve 1.5 percent to carry out section 243, 
     except that the amount so reserved shall not exceed 
     $8,000,000; and
       (3) shall make available, to the Secretary of Labor, 1.72 
     percent for incentive grants under section 503.
       (b) Grants to Eligible Agencies.--
       (1) In general.--From the sum appropriated under section 
     205 and not reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall award a grant to each eligible agency 
     having a State plan approved under section 224 in an amount 
     equal to the sum of the initial allotment under subsection 
     (c)(1) and the additional allotment under subsection (c)(2) 
     for the eligible agency for the fiscal year, subject to 
     subsections (f) and (g), to enable the eligible agency to 
     carry out the activities assisted under this subtitle.
       (2) Purpose of grants.--The Secretary may award a grant 
     under paragraph (1) only if the eligible entity involved 
     agrees to expend the grant for adult education and literacy 
     activities in accordance with the provisions of this 
     subtitle.
       (c) Allotments.--
       (1) Initial allotments.--From the sum appropriated under 
     section 205 and not reserved under subsection (a) for a 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible 
     agency having a State plan approved under section 224(f)--
       (A) $100,000, in the case of an eligible agency serving an 
     outlying area.
       (B) $250,000, in the case of any other eligible agency.
       (2) Additional allotments.--From the sum appropriated under 
     section 205, not reserved under subsection (a), and not 
     allotted under paragraph (1), for a fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall allot to each eligible agency that receives 
     an initial allotment under paragraph (1) an additional amount 
     that bears the same relationship to such sum as the number of 
     qualifying adults in the State or outlying area served by the 
     eligible agency bears to the number of such adults in all 
     States and outlying areas.
       (d) Qualifying Adult.--For the purpose of subsection 
     (c)(2), the term ``qualifying adult'' means an adult who--
       (1) is at least 16 years of age, but less than 61 years of 
     age;
       (2) is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance under 
     the law of the State or outlying area;
       (3) does not have a secondary school diploma or its 
     recognized equivalent; and
       (4) is not enrolled in secondary school.
       (e) Special Rule.--
       (1) In general.--From amounts made available under 
     subsection (c) for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 
     Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, 
     the Secretary shall award grants to Guam, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of 
     the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or 
     the Republic of Palau to carry out activities described in 
     this subtitle in accordance with the provisions of this 
     subtitle that the Secretary determines are not inconsistent 
     with this subsection.
       (2) Award basis.--The Secretary shall award grants pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) on a competitive basis and pursuant to 
     recommendations from the Pacific Region Educational 
     Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii.
       (3) Termination of eligibility.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 
     Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau 
     shall not receive any funds under this subtitle for any 
     fiscal year that begins after September 30, 2001.
       (4) Administrative costs.--The Secretary may provide not 
     more than 5 percent of the funds made available for grants 
     under this subsection to pay the administrative costs of the 
     Pacific Region Educational Laboratory regarding activities 
     assisted under this subsection.
       (f) Hold-Harmless.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (c)--
       (A) for fiscal year 1999, no eligible agency shall receive 
     an allotment under this subtitle that is less than 90 percent 
     of the payments made to the State or outlying area of the 
     eligible agency for fiscal year 1998 for programs for which 
     funds were authorized to be appropriated under section 313 of 
     the Adult Education Act (as such Act was in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998); and
       (B) for fiscal year 2000 and each succeeding fiscal year, 
     no eligible agency shall receive an allotment under this 
     subtitle that is less than 90 percent of the allotment the 
     eligible agency received for the preceding fiscal year under 
     this subtitle.
       (2) Ratable reduction.--If for any fiscal year the amount 
     available for allotment under this subtitle is insufficient 
     to satisfy the provisions of paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall ratably reduce the payments to all eligible agencies, 
     as necessary.
       (g) Reallotment.--The portion of any eligible agency's 
     allotment under this subtitle for a fiscal year that the 
     Secretary determines will not be required for the period such 
     allotment is available for carrying out activities under this 
     subtitle, shall be available for reallotment from time to 
     time, on such dates during such period as the Secretary shall 
     fix, to other eligible agencies in

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     proportion to the original allotments to such agencies under 
     this subtitle for such year.

     SEC. 212. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish a 
     comprehensive performance accountability system, comprised of 
     the activities described in this section, to assess the 
     effectiveness of eligible agencies in achieving continuous 
     improvement of adult education and literacy activities funded 
     under this subtitle, in order to optimize the return on 
     investment of Federal funds in adult education and literacy 
     activities.
       (b) Eligible Agency Performance Measures.--
       (1) In general.--For each eligible agency, the eligible 
     agency performance measures shall consist of--
       (A)(i) the core indicators of performance described in 
     paragraph (2)(A); and
       (ii) additional indicators of performance (if any) 
     identified by the eligible agency under paragraph (2)(B); and
       (B) an eligible agency adjusted level of performance for 
     each indicator described in subparagraph (A).
       (2) Indicators of performance.--
       (A) Core indicators of performance.--The core indicators of 
     performance shall include the following:
       (i) Demonstrated improvements in literacy skill levels in 
     reading, writing and speaking the English language, numeracy, 
     problem-solving, English language acquisition, and other 
     literacy skills.
       (ii) Placement in, retention in, or completion of, 
     postsecondary education, training, unsubsidized employment or 
     career advancement.
       (iii) Receipt of a secondary school diploma or its 
     recognized equivalent.
       (B) Additional indicators.--An eligible agency may identify 
     in the State plan additional indicators for adult education 
     and literacy activities authorized under this subtitle.
       (3) Levels of performance.--
       (A) Eligible agency adjusted levels of performance for core 
     indicators.--
       (i) In general.--For each eligible agency submitting a 
     State plan, there shall be established, in accordance with 
     this subparagraph, levels of performance for each of the core 
     indicators of performance described in paragraph (2)(A) for 
     adult education and literacy activities authorized under this 
     subtitle. The levels of performance established under this 
     subparagraph shall, at a minimum--

       (I) be expressed in an objective, quantifiable, and 
     measurable form; and
       (II) show the progress of the eligible agency toward 
     continuously improving in performance.

       (ii) Identification in state plan.--Each eligible agency 
     shall identify, in the State plan submitted under section 
     224, expected levels of performance for each of the core 
     indicators of performance for the first 3 program years 
     covered by the State plan.
       (iii) Agreement on eligible agency adjusted levels of 
     performance for first 3 years.--In order to ensure an optimal 
     return on the investment of Federal funds in adult education 
     and literacy activities authorized under this subtitle, the 
     Secretary and each eligible agency shall reach agreement on 
     levels of performance for each of the core indicators of 
     performance, for the first 3 program years covered by the 
     State plan, taking into account the levels identified in the 
     State plan under clause (ii) and the factors described in 
     clause (iv). The levels agreed to under this clause shall be 
     considered to be the eligible agency adjusted levels of 
     performance for the eligible agency for such years and shall 
     be incorporated into the State plan prior to the approval of 
     such plan.
       (iv) Factors.--The agreement described in clause (iii) or 
     (v) shall take into account--

       (I) how the levels involved compare with the eligible 
     agency adjusted levels of performance established for other 
     eligible agencies, taking into account factors including the 
     characteristics of participants when the participants entered 
     the program, and the services or instruction to be provided; 
     and
       (II) the extent to which such levels involved promote 
     continuous improvement in performance on the performance 
     measures by such eligible agency and ensure optimal return on 
     the investment of Federal funds.

       (v) Agreement on eligible agency adjusted levels of 
     performance for 4th and 5th years.--Prior to the fourth 
     program year covered by the State plan, the Secretary and 
     each eligible agency shall reach agreement on levels of 
     performance for each of the core indicators of performance 
     for the fourth and fifth program years covered by the State 
     plan, taking into account the factors described in clause 
     (iv). The levels agreed to under this clause shall be 
     considered to be the eligible agency adjusted levels of 
     performance for the eligible agency for such years and shall 
     be incorporated into the State plan.
       (vi) Revisions.--If unanticipated circumstances arise in a 
     State resulting in a significant change in the factors 
     described in clause (iv)(II), the eligible agency may request 
     that the eligible agency adjusted levels of performance 
     agreed to under clause (iii) or (v) be revised. The 
     Secretary, after collaboration with the representatives 
     described in section 136(j), shall issue objective criteria 
     and methods for making such revisions.
       (B) Levels of performance for additional indicators.--The 
     eligible agency may identify, in the State plan, eligible 
     agency levels of performance for each of the additional 
     indicators described in paragraph (2)(B). Such levels shall 
     be considered to be eligible agency adjusted levels of 
     performance for purposes of this subtitle.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Each eligible agency that receives a grant 
     under section 211(b) shall annually prepare and submit to the 
     Secretary a report on the progress of the eligible agency in 
     achieving eligible agency performance measures, including 
     information on the levels of performance achieved by the 
     eligible agency with respect to the core indicators of 
     performance.
       (2) Information dissemination.--The Secretary--
       (A) shall make the information contained in such reports 
     available to the general public through publication and other 
     appropriate methods;
       (B) shall disseminate State-by-State comparisons of the 
     information; and
       (C) shall provide the appropriate committees of Congress 
     with copies of such reports.

                      CHAPTER 2--STATE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 221. STATE ADMINISTRATION.

       Each eligible agency shall be responsible for the State or 
     outlying area administration of activities under this 
     subtitle, including--
       (1) the development, submission, and implementation of the 
     State plan;
       (2) consultation with other appropriate agencies, groups, 
     and individuals that are involved in, or interested in, the 
     development and implementation of activities assisted under 
     this subtitle; and
       (3) coordination and nonduplication with other Federal and 
     State education, training, corrections, public housing, and 
     social service programs.

     SEC. 222. STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS; MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

       (a) State Distribution of Funds.--Each eligible agency 
     receiving a grant under this subtitle for a fiscal year--
       (1) shall use not less than 82.5 percent of the grant funds 
     to award grants and contracts under section 231 and to carry 
     out section 225, of which not more than 10 percent of the 
     82.5 percent shall be available to carry out section 225;
       (2) shall use not more than 12.5 percent of the grant funds 
     to carry out State leadership activities under section 223; 
     and
       (3) shall use not more than 5 percent of the grant funds, 
     or $65,000, whichever is greater, for the administrative 
     expenses of the eligible agency.
       (b) Matching Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--In order to receive a grant from the 
     Secretary under section 211(b) each eligible agency shall 
     provide, for the costs to be incurred by the eligible agency 
     in carrying out the adult education and literacy activities 
     for which the grant is awarded, a non-Federal contribution in 
     an amount equal to--
       (A) in the case of an eligible agency serving an outlying 
     area, 12 percent of the total amount of funds expended for 
     adult education and literacy activities in the outlying area, 
     except that the Secretary may decrease the amount of funds 
     required under this subparagraph for an eligible agency; and
       (B) in the case of an eligible agency serving a State, 25 
     percent of the total amount of funds expended for adult 
     education and literacy activities in the State.
       (2) Non-Federal contribution.--An eligible agency's non-
     Federal contribution required under paragraph (1) may be 
     provided in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, and shall 
     include only non-Federal funds that are used for adult 
     education and literacy activities in a manner that is 
     consistent with the purpose of this subtitle.

     SEC. 223. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Each eligible agency shall use funds made 
     available under section 222(a)(2) for 1 or more of the 
     following adult education and literacy activities:
       (1) The establishment or operation of professional 
     development programs to improve the quality of instruction 
     provided pursuant to local activities required under section 
     231(b), including instruction incorporating phonemic 
     awareness, systematic phonics, fluency, and reading 
     comprehension, and instruction provided by volunteers or by 
     personnel of a State or outlying area.
       (2) The provision of technical assistance to eligible 
     providers of adult education and literacy activities.
       (3) The provision of technology assistance, including staff 
     training, to eligible providers of adult education and 
     literacy activities to enable the eligible providers to 
     improve the quality of such activities.
       (4) The support of State or regional networks of literacy 
     resource centers.
       (5) The monitoring and evaluation of the quality of, and 
     the improvement in, adult education and literacy activities.
       (6) Incentives for--
       (A) program coordination and integration; and
       (B) performance awards.
       (7) Developing and disseminating curricula, including 
     curricula incorporating phonemic awareness, systematic 
     phonics, fluency, and reading comprehension.
       (8) Other activities of statewide significance that promote 
     the purpose of this title.
       (9) Coordination with existing support services, such as 
     transportation, child care, and other assistance designed to 
     increase rates of enrollment in, and successful completion 
     of, adult education and literacy activities, to adults 
     enrolled in such activities.
       (10) Integration of literacy instruction and occupational 
     skill training, and promoting linkages with employers.
       (11) Linkages with postsecondary educational institutions.

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       (b) Collaboration.--In carrying out this section, eligible 
     agencies shall collaborate where possible, and avoid 
     duplicating efforts, in order to maximize the impact of the 
     activities described in subsection (a).
       (c) State-Imposed Requirements.--Whenever a State or 
     outlying area implements any rule or policy relating to the 
     administration or operation of a program authorized under 
     this subtitle that has the effect of imposing a requirement 
     that is not imposed under Federal law (including any rule or 
     policy based on a State or outlying area interpretation of a 
     Federal statute, regulation, or guideline), the State or 
     outlying area shall identify, to eligible providers, the rule 
     or policy as being State- or outlying area-imposed.

     SEC. 224. STATE PLAN.

       (a) 5-Year Plans.--
       (1) In general.--Each eligible agency desiring a grant 
     under this subtitle for any fiscal year shall submit to, or 
     have on file with, the Secretary a 5-year State plan.
       (2) Comprehensive plan or application.--The eligible agency 
     may submit the State plan as part of a comprehensive plan or 
     application for Federal education assistance.
       (b) Plan Contents.--In developing the State plan, and any 
     revisions to the State plan, the eligible agency shall 
     include in the State plan or revisions--
       (1) an objective assessment of the needs of individuals in 
     the State or outlying area for adult education and literacy 
     activities, including individuals most in need or hardest to 
     serve;
       (2) a description of the adult education and literacy 
     activities that will be carried out with any funds received 
     under this subtitle;
       (3) a description of how the eligible agency will evaluate 
     annually the effectiveness of the adult education and 
     literacy activities based on the performance measures 
     described in section 212;
       (4) a description of the performance measures described in 
     section 212 and how such performance measures will ensure the 
     improvement of adult education and literacy activities in the 
     State or outlying area;
       (5) an assurance that the eligible agency will award not 
     less than 1 grant under this subtitle to an eligible provider 
     who offers flexible schedules and necessary support services 
     (such as child care and transportation) to enable 
     individuals, including individuals with disabilities, or 
     individuals with other special needs, to participate in adult 
     education and literacy activities, which eligible provider 
     shall attempt to coordinate with support services that are 
     not provided under this subtitle prior to using funds for 
     adult education and literacy activities provided under this 
     subtitle for support services;
       (6) an assurance that the funds received under this 
     subtitle will not be expended for any purpose other than for 
     activities under this subtitle;
       (7) a description of how the eligible agency will fund 
     local activities in accordance with the considerations 
     described in section 231(e);
       (8) an assurance that the eligible agency will expend the 
     funds under this subtitle only in a manner consistent with 
     fiscal requirements in section 241;
       (9) a description of the process that will be used for 
     public participation and comment with respect to the State 
     plan;
       (10) a description of how the eligible agency will develop 
     program strategies for populations that include, at a 
     minimum--
       (A) low-income students;
       (B) individuals with disabilities;
       (C) single parents and displaced homemakers; and
       (D) individuals with multiple barriers to educational 
     enhancement, including individuals with limited English 
     proficiency;
       (11) a description of how the adult education and literacy 
     activities that will be carried out with any funds received 
     under this subtitle will be integrated with other adult 
     education, career development, and employment and training 
     activities in the State or outlying area served by the 
     eligible agency; and
       (12) a description of the steps the eligible agency will 
     take to ensure direct and equitable access, as required in 
     section 231(c)(1).
       (c) Plan Revisions.--When changes in conditions or other 
     factors require substantial revisions to an approved State 
     plan, the eligible agency shall submit the revisions to the 
     State plan to the Secretary.
       (d) Consultation.--The eligible agency shall--
       (1) submit the State plan, and any revisions to the State 
     plan, to the Governor of the State or outlying area for 
     review and comment; and
       (2) ensure that any comments by the Governor regarding the 
     State plan, and any revision to the State plan, are submitted 
     to the Secretary.
       (e) Peer Review.--The Secretary shall establish a peer 
     review process to make recommendations regarding the approval 
     of State plans.
       (f) Plan Approval.--A State plan submitted to the Secretary 
     shall be approved by the Secretary unless the Secretary makes 
     a written determination, within 90 days after receiving the 
     plan, that the plan is inconsistent with the specific 
     provisions of this subtitle.

     SEC. 225. PROGRAMS FOR CORRECTIONS EDUCATION AND OTHER 
                   INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Program Authorized.--From funds made available under 
     section 222(a)(1) for a fiscal year, each eligible agency 
     shall carry out corrections education or education for other 
     institutionalized individuals.
       (b) Uses of Funds.--The funds described in subsection (a) 
     shall be used for the cost of educational programs for 
     criminal offenders in correctional institutions and for other 
     institutionalized individuals, including academic programs 
     for--
       (1) basic education;
       (2) special education programs as determined by the 
     eligible agency;
       (3) English literacy programs; and
       (4) secondary school credit programs.
       (c) Priority.--Each eligible agency that is using 
     assistance provided under this section to carry out a program 
     for criminal offenders in a correctional institution shall 
     give priority to serving individuals who are likely to leave 
     the correctional institution with 5 years of participation in 
     the program.
       (d) Definition of Criminal Offender.--
       (1) Criminal offender.--The term ``criminal offender'' 
     means any individual who is charged with or convicted of any 
     criminal offense.
       (2) Correctional institution.--The term ``correctional 
     institution'' means any--
       (A) prison;
       (B) jail;
       (C) reformatory;
       (D) work farm;
       (E) detention center; or
       (F) halfway house, community-based rehabilitation center, 
     or any other similar institution designed for the confinement 
     or rehabilitation of criminal offenders.

                      CHAPTER 3--LOCAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 231. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.

       (a) Grants and Contracts.--From grant funds made available 
     under section 211(b), each eligible agency shall award 
     multiyear grants or contracts, on a competitive basis, to 
     eligible providers within the State or outlying area to 
     enable the eligible providers to develop, implement, and 
     improve adult education and literacy activities within the 
     State.
       (b) Required Local Activities.--The eligible agency shall 
     require that each eligible provider receiving a grant or 
     contract under subsection (a) use the grant or contract to 
     establish or operate 1 or more programs that provide services 
     or instruction in 1 or more of the following categories:
       (1) Adult education and literacy services, including 
     workplace literacy services.
       (2) Family literacy services.
       (3) English literacy programs.
       (c) Direct and Equitable Access; Same Process.--Each 
     eligible agency receiving funds under this subtitle shall 
     ensure that--
       (1) all eligible providers have direct and equitable access 
     to apply for grants or contracts under this section; and
       (2) the same grant or contract announcement process and 
     application process is used for all eligible providers in the 
     State or outlying area.
       (d) Special Rule.--Each eligible agency awarding a grant or 
     contract under this section shall not use any funds made 
     available under this subtitle for adult education and 
     literacy activities for the purpose of supporting or 
     providing programs, services, or activities for individuals 
     who are not individuals described in subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) of section 203(1), except that such agency may use such 
     funds for such purpose if such programs, services, or 
     activities are related to family literacy services. In 
     providing family literacy services under this subtitle, an 
     eligible provider shall attempt to coordinate with programs 
     and services that are not assisted under this subtitle prior 
     to using funds for adult education and literacy activities 
     under this subtitle for activities other than adult education 
     activities.
       (e) Considerations.--In awarding grants or contracts under 
     this section, the eligible agency shall consider--
       (1) the degree to which the eligible provider will 
     establish measurable goals for participant outcomes;
       (2) the past effectiveness of an eligible provider in 
     improving the literacy skills of adults and families, and, 
     after the 1-year period beginning with the adoption of an 
     eligible agency's performance measures under section 212, the 
     success of an eligible provider receiving funding under this 
     subtitle in meeting or exceeding such performance measures, 
     especially with respect to those adults with the lowest 
     levels of literacy;
       (3) the commitment of the eligible provider to serve 
     individuals in the community who are most in need of literacy 
     services, including individuals who are low-income or have 
     minimal literacy skills;
       (4) whether or not the program--
       (A) is of sufficient intensity and duration for 
     participants to achieve substantial learning gains; and
       (B) uses instructional practices, such as phonemic 
     awareness, systematic phonics, fluency, and reading 
     comprehension that research has proven to be effective in 
     teaching individuals to read;
       (5) whether the activities are built on a strong foundation 
     of research and effective educational practice;
       (6) whether the activities effectively employ advances in 
     technology, as appropriate, including the use of computers;
       (7) whether the activities provide learning in real life 
     contexts to ensure that an individual has the skills needed 
     to compete in the workplace and exercise the rights and 
     responsibilities of citizenship;

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       (8) whether the activities are staffed by well-trained 
     instructors, counselors, and administrators;
       (9) whether the activities coordinate with other available 
     resources in the community, such as by establishing strong 
     links with elementary schools and secondary schools, 
     postsecondary educational institutions, one-stop centers, job 
     training programs, and social service agencies;
       (10) whether the activities offer flexible schedules and 
     support services (such as child care and transportation) that 
     are necessary to enable individuals, including individuals 
     with disabilities or other special needs, to attend and 
     complete programs;
       (11) whether the activities maintain a high-quality 
     information management system that has the capacity to report 
     participant outcomes and to monitor program performance 
     against the eligible agency performance measures; and
       (12) whether the local communities have a demonstrated need 
     for additional English literacy programs.

     SEC. 232. LOCAL APPLICATION.

       Each eligible provider desiring a grant or contract under 
     this subtitle shall submit an application to the eligible 
     agency containing such information and assurances as the 
     eligible agency may require, including--
       (1) a description of how funds awarded under this subtitle 
     will be spent; and
       (2) a description of any cooperative arrangements the 
     eligible provider has with other agencies, institutions, or 
     organizations for the delivery of adult education and 
     literacy activities.

     SEC. 233. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITS.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), of the amount 
     that is made available under this subtitle to an eligible 
     provider--
       (1) not less than 95 percent shall be expended for carrying 
     out adult education and literacy activities; and
       (2) the remaining amount, not to exceed 5 percent, shall be 
     used for planning, administration, personnel development, and 
     interagency coordination.
       (b) Special Rule.--In cases where the cost limits described 
     in subsection (a) are too restrictive to allow for adequate 
     planning, administration, personnel development, and 
     interagency coordination, the eligible provider shall 
     negotiate with the eligible agency in order to determine an 
     adequate level of funds to be used for noninstructional 
     purposes.

                     CHAPTER 4--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 241. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       (a) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds made available for 
     adult education and literacy activities under this subtitle 
     shall supplement and not supplant other State or local public 
     funds expended for adult education and literacy activities.
       (b) Maintenance of Effort.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Determination.--An eligible agency may receive funds 
     under this subtitle for any fiscal year if the Secretary 
     finds that the fiscal effort per student or the aggregate 
     expenditures of such eligible agency for adult education and 
     literacy activities, in the second preceding fiscal year, was 
     not less than 90 percent of the fiscal effort per student or 
     the aggregate expenditures of such eligible agency for adult 
     education and literacy activities, in the third preceding 
     fiscal year.
       (B) Proportionate reduction.--Subject to paragraphs (2), 
     (3), and (4), for any fiscal year with respect to which the 
     Secretary determines under subparagraph (A) that the fiscal 
     effort or the aggregate expenditures of an eligible agency 
     for the preceding program year were less than such effort or 
     expenditures for the second preceding program year, the 
     Secretary--
       (i) shall determine the percentage decreases in such effort 
     or in such expenditures; and
       (ii) shall decrease the payment made under this subtitle 
     for such program year to the agency for adult education and 
     literacy activities by the lesser of such percentages.
       (2) Computation.--In computing the fiscal effort and 
     aggregate expenditures under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall exclude capital expenditures and special one-time 
     project costs.
       (3) Decrease in federal support.--If the amount made 
     available for adult education and literacy activities under 
     this subtitle for a fiscal year is less than the amount made 
     available for adult education and literacy activities under 
     this subtitle for the preceding fiscal year, then the fiscal 
     effort per student and the aggregate expenditures of an 
     eligible agency required in order to avoid a reduction under 
     paragraph (1)(B) shall be decreased by the same percentage as 
     the percentage decrease in the amount so made available.
       (4) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirements of 
     this subsection for 1 fiscal year only, if the Secretary 
     determines that a waiver would be equitable due to 
     exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a 
     natural disaster or an unforeseen and precipitous decline in 
     the financial resources of the State or outlying area of the 
     eligible agency. If the Secretary grants a waiver under the 
     preceding sentence for a fiscal year, the level of effort 
     required under paragraph (1) shall not be reduced in the 
     subsequent fiscal year because of the waiver.

     SEC. 242. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish a 
     National Institute for Literacy that--
       (1) provides national leadership regarding literacy;
       (2) coordinates literacy services and policy; and
       (3) serves as a national resource for adult education and 
     literacy programs by--
       (A) providing the best and most current information 
     available, including the work of the National Institute of 
     Child Health and Human Development in the area of phonemic 
     awareness, systematic phonics, fluency, and reading 
     comprehension, to all recipients of Federal assistance that 
     focuses on reading, including programs under titles I and VII 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 6301 et seq. and 7401 et seq.), the Head Start Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), and this Act; and
       (B) supporting the creation of new ways to offer services 
     of proven effectiveness.
       (b) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--There is established the National 
     Institute for Literacy (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Institute''). The Institute shall be administered under the 
     terms of an interagency agreement entered into by the 
     Secretary of Education with the Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Interagency Group''). The Interagency 
     Group may include in the Institute any research and 
     development center, institute, or clearinghouse established 
     within the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, 
     or the Department of Health and Human Services the purpose of 
     which is determined by the Interagency Group to be related to 
     the purpose of the Institute.
       (2) Offices.--The Institute shall have offices separate 
     from the offices of the Department of Education, the 
     Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human 
     Services.
       (3) Recommendations.--The Interagency Group shall consider 
     the recommendations of the National Institute for Literacy 
     Advisory Board (in this section referred to as the ``Board'') 
     established under subsection (e) in planning the goals of the 
     Institute and in the implementation of any programs to 
     achieve the goals. If the Board's recommendations are not 
     followed, the Interagency Group shall provide a written 
     explanation to the Board concerning actions the Interagency 
     Group takes that are inconsistent with the Board's 
     recommendations, including the reasons for not following the 
     Board's recommendations with respect to the actions. The 
     Board may also request a meeting of the Interagency Group to 
     discuss the Board's recommendations.
       (4) Daily operations.--The daily operations of the 
     Institute shall be administered by the Director of the 
     Institute.
       (c) Duties.--
       (1) In general.--In order to provide leadership for the 
     improvement and expansion of the system for delivery of 
     literacy services, the Institute is authorized--
       (A) to establish a national electronic data base of 
     information that disseminates information to the broadest 
     possible audience within the literacy and basic skills field, 
     and that includes--
       (i) effective practices in the provision of literacy and 
     basic skills instruction, including instruction in phonemic 
     awareness, systematic phonics, fluency, and reading 
     comprehension, and the integration of literacy and basic 
     skills instruction with occupational skills training;
       (ii) public and private literacy and basic skills programs, 
     and Federal, State, and local policies, affecting the 
     provision of literacy services at the national, State, and 
     local levels;
       (iii) opportunities for technical assistance, meetings, 
     conferences, and other opportunities that lead to the 
     improvement of literacy and basic skills services; and
       (iv) a communication network for literacy programs, 
     providers, social service agencies, and students;
       (B) to coordinate support for the provision of literacy and 
     basic skills services across Federal agencies and at the 
     State and local levels;
       (C) to coordinate the support of reliable and replicable 
     research and development on literacy and basic skills in 
     families and adults across Federal agencies, especially with 
     the Office of Educational Research and Improvement in the 
     Department of Education, and to carry out basic and applied 
     research and development on topics that are not being 
     investigated by other organizations or agencies, such as the 
     special literacy needs of individuals with learning 
     disabilities;
       (D) to collect and disseminate information on methods of 
     advancing literacy that show great promise, including 
     phonemic awareness, systematic phonics, fluency, and reading 
     comprehension based on the work of the National Institute of 
     Child Health and Human Development;
       (E) to provide policy and technical assistance to Federal, 
     State, and local entities for the improvement of policy and 
     programs relating to literacy;
       (F) to fund a network of State or regional adult literacy 
     resource centers to assist State and local public and private 
     nonprofit efforts to improve literacy by--
       (i) encouraging the coordination of literacy services;
       (ii) enhancing the capacity of State and local 
     organizations to provide literacy services; and
       (iii) serving as a link between the Institute and providers 
     of adult education and literacy activities for the purpose of 
     sharing information, data, research, expertise, and literacy 
     resources;

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       (G) to coordinate and share information with national 
     organizations and associations that are interested in 
     literacy and workforce investment activities;
       (H) to advise Congress and Federal departments and agencies 
     regarding the development of policy with respect to literacy 
     and basic skills; and
       (I) to undertake other activities that lead to the 
     improvement of the Nation's literacy delivery system and that 
     complement other such efforts being undertaken by public and 
     private agencies and organizations.
       (2) Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.--The 
     Institute may award grants to, or enter into contracts or 
     cooperative agreements with, individuals, public or private 
     institutions, agencies, organizations, or consortia of such 
     institutions, agencies, or organizations to carry out the 
     activities of the Institute.
       (d) Literacy Leadership.--
       (1) In general.--The Institute, in consultation with the 
     Board, may award fellowships, with such stipends and 
     allowances that the Director considers necessary, to 
     outstanding individuals pursuing careers in adult education 
     or literacy in the areas of instruction, management, 
     research, or innovation.
       (2) Fellowships.--Fellowships awarded under this subsection 
     shall be used, under the auspices of the Institute, to engage 
     in research, education, training, technical assistance, or 
     other activities to advance the field of adult education or 
     literacy, including the training of volunteer literacy 
     providers at the national, State, or local level.
       (3) Interns and volunteers.--The Institute, in consultation 
     with the Board, may award paid and unpaid internships to 
     individuals seeking to assist the Institute in carrying out 
     its mission. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United 
     States Code, the Institute may accept and use voluntary and 
     uncompensated services as the Institute determines necessary.
       (e) National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board.--
       (1) Establishment.--
       (A) In general.--There shall be a National Institute for 
     Literacy Advisory Board (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Board''), which shall consist of 10 individuals appointed 
     by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       (B) Composition.--The Board shall be comprised of 
     individuals who are not otherwise officers or employees of 
     the Federal Government and who are representative of entities 
     such as--
       (i) literacy organizations and providers of literacy 
     services, including nonprofit providers, providers of English 
     literacy programs and services, social service organizations, 
     and eligible providers receiving assistance under this 
     subtitle;
       (ii) businesses that have demonstrated interest in literacy 
     programs;
       (iii) literacy students, including literacy students with 
     disabilities;
       (iv) experts in the area of literacy research;
       (v) State and local governments;
       (vi) State Directors of adult education; and
       (vii) representatives of employees, including 
     representatives of labor organizations.
       (2) Duties.--The Board shall--
       (A) make recommendations concerning the appointment of the 
     Director and staff of the Institute;
       (B) provide independent advice on the operation of the 
     Institute; and
       (C) receive reports from the Interagency Group and the 
     Director.
       (3) Federal advisory committee act.--Except as otherwise 
     provided, the Board established by this subsection shall be 
     subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (4) Appointments.--
       (A) In general.--Each member of the Board shall be 
     appointed for a term of 3 years, except that the initial 
     terms for members may be 1, 2, or 3 years in order to 
     establish a rotation in which \1/3\ of the members are 
     selected each year. Any such member may be appointed for not 
     more than 2 consecutive terms.
       (B) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
     occurring before the expiration of the term for which the 
     member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only 
     for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the 
     expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken 
     office.
       (5) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall 
     constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings. 
     Any recommendation of the Board may be passed only by a 
     majority of the Board's members present.
       (6) Election of officers.--The Chairperson and Vice 
     Chairperson of the Board shall be elected by the members of 
     the Board. The term of office of the Chairperson and Vice 
     Chairperson shall be 2 years.
       (7) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairperson or a majority of the members of the Board.
       (f) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--
       (1) In general.--The Institute may accept, administer, and 
     use gifts or donations of services, money, or property, 
     whether real or personal, tangible or intangible.
       (2) Rules.--The Board shall establish written rules setting 
     forth the criteria to be used by the Institute in determining 
     whether the acceptance of contributions of services, money, 
     or property whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, 
     would reflect unfavorably upon the ability of the Institute 
     or any employee to carry out the responsibilities of the 
     Institute or employee, or official duties, in a fair and 
     objective manner, or would compromise the integrity or the 
     appearance of the integrity of the Institute's programs or 
     any official involved in those programs.
       (g) Mails.--The Board and the Institute may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as other departments and agencies of the United States.
       (h) Staff.--The Interagency Group, after considering 
     recommendations made by the Board, shall appoint and fix the 
     pay of a Director.
       (i) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The 
     Director and staff of the Institute may be appointed without 
     regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
     governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be 
     paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to 
     classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that an 
     individual so appointed may not receive pay in excess of the 
     annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule.
       (j) Experts and Consultants.--The Institute may procure 
     temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (k) Report.--The Institute shall submit a report biennially 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate. Each report submitted under this 
     subsection shall include--
       (1) a comprehensive and detailed description of the 
     Institute's operations, activities, financial condition, and 
     accomplishments in the field of literacy for the period 
     covered by the report;
       (2) a description of how plans for the operation of the 
     Institute for the succeeding 2 fiscal years will facilitate 
     achievement of the goals of the Institute and the goals of 
     the literacy programs within the Department of Education, the 
     Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human 
     Services; and
       (3) any additional minority, or dissenting views submitted 
     by members of the Board.
       (l) Funding.--Any amounts appropriated to the Secretary, 
     the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, or any other department that participates in the 
     Institute for purposes that the Institute is authorized to 
     perform under this section may be provided to the Institute 
     for such purposes.

     SEC. 243. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

       The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program of 
     national leadership activities to enhance the quality of 
     adult education and literacy programs nationwide. Such 
     activities may include the following:
       (1) Technical assistance, including--
       (A) assistance provided to eligible providers in developing 
     and using performance measures for the improvement of adult 
     education and literacy activities, including family literacy 
     services;
       (B) assistance related to professional development 
     activities, and assistance for the purposes of developing, 
     improving, identifying, and disseminating the most successful 
     methods and techniques for providing adult education and 
     literacy activities, including family literacy services, 
     based on scientific evidence where available; and
       (C) assistance in distance learning and promoting and 
     improving the use of technology in the classroom.
       (2) Funding national leadership activities that are not 
     described in paragraph (1), either directly or through 
     grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements awarded on a 
     competitive basis to or with postsecondary educational 
     institutions, public or private organizations or agencies, or 
     consortia of such institutions, organizations, or agencies, 
     such as--
       (A) developing, improving, and identifying the most 
     successful methods and techniques for addressing the 
     education needs of adults, including instructional practices 
     using phonemic awareness, systematic phonics, fluency, and 
     reading comprehension, based on the work of the National 
     Institute of Child Health and Human Development;
       (B) increasing the effectiveness of, and improving the 
     qualify of, adult education and literacy activities, 
     including family literacy services;
       (C) carrying out research, such as estimating the number of 
     adults functioning at the lowest levels of literacy 
     proficiency;
       (D)(i) carrying out demonstration programs;
       (ii) developing and replicating model and innovative 
     programs, such as the development of models for basic skill 
     certificates, identification of effective strategies for 
     working with adults with learning disabilities and with 
     individuals with limited English proficiency who are adults, 
     and workplace literacy programs; and
       (iii) disseminating best practices information, including 
     information regarding promising practices resulting from 
     federally funded demonstration programs;
       (E) providing for the conduct of an independent evaluation 
     and assessment of adult education and literacy activities 
     through studies and analyses conducted independently through 
     grants and contracts awarded on a competitive basis, which 
     evaluation and assessment shall include descriptions of--
       (i) the effect of performance measures and other measures 
     of accountability on the delivery of adult education and 
     literacy activities, including family literacy services;

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       (ii) the extent to which the adult education and literacy 
     activities, including family literacy services, increase the 
     literacy skills of adults (and of children, in the case of 
     family literacy services), lead the participants in such 
     activities to involvement in further education and training, 
     enhance the employment and earnings of such participants, 
     and, if applicable, lead to other positive outcomes, such as 
     reductions in recidivism in the case of prison-based adult 
     education and literacy activities;
       (iii) the extent to which the provision of support services 
     to adults enrolled in adult education and family literacy 
     programs increase the rate of enrollment in, and successful 
     completion of, such programs; and
       (iv) the extent to which eligible agencies have distributed 
     funds under section 231 to meet the needs of adults through 
     community-based organizations;
       (F) supporting efforts aimed at capacity building at the 
     State and local levels, such as technical assistance in 
     program planning, assessment, evaluation, and monitoring of 
     activities carried out under this subtitle;
       (G) collecting data, such as data regarding the improvement 
     of both local and State data systems, through technical 
     assistance and development of model performance data 
     collection systems; and
       (H) other activities designed to enhance the quality of 
     adult education and literacy activities nationwide.
                          Subtitle B--Repeals

     SEC. 251. REPEALS.

       (a) Repeals.--
       (1) Adult education act.--The Adult Education Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) is repealed.
       (2) National literacy act of 1991.--The National Literacy 
     Act of 1991 (20 U.S.C. 1201 note) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Refugee education assistance act.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 402 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 
     (8 U.S.C. 1522 note) is repealed.
       (2) Elementary and secondary education act of 1965.--
       (A) Section 1202 of esea.--Section 1202(c)(1) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6362(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``Adult Education Act'' 
     and inserting ``Adult Education and Family Literacy Act''.
       (B) Section 1205 of esea.--Section 1205(8)(B) of such Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 6365(8)(B)) is amended by striking ``Adult 
     Education Act'' and inserting ``Adult Education and Family 
     Literacy Act''.
       (C) Section 1206 of esea.--Section 1206(a)(1)(A) of such 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 6366(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``an 
     adult basic education program under the Adult Education Act'' 
     and inserting ``adult education and literacy activities under 
     the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act''.
       (D) Section 3113 of esea.--Section 3113(1) of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 6813(1)) is amended by striking ``section 312 of the 
     Adult Education Act'' and inserting ``section 203 of the 
     Adult Education and Family Literacy Act''.
       (E) Section 9161 of esea.--Section 9161(2) of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 7881(2)) is amended by striking ``section 312(2) of 
     the Adult Education Act'' and inserting ``section 203 of the 
     Adult Education and Family Literacy Act''.
       (3) Older americans act of 1965.--Section 203(b)(8) of the 
     Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3013(b)(8)) is amended 
     by striking ``Adult Education Act'' and inserting ``Adult 
     Education and Family Literacy Act''.
           TITLE III--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT-RELATED ACTIVITIES
                     Subtitle A--Wagner-Peyser Act

     SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 2 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49a) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``or officials''; and
       (B) by striking ``Job Training Partnership Act'' and 
     inserting ``Workforce Investment Act of 1998'';
       (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4);
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) the term `local workforce investment board' means a 
     local workforce investment board established under section 
     117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998;
       ``(3) the term `one-stop delivery system' means a one-stop 
     delivery system described in section 134(c) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998;''; and
       (5) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated in paragraph (3)), by 
     striking the semicolon and inserting ``; and''.

     SEC. 302. FUNCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
     U.S.C. 49b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``United States 
     Employment Service'' and inserting ``Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) assist in the coordination and development of a 
     nationwide system of public labor exchange services, provided 
     as part of the one-stop customer service systems of the 
     States;
       ``(2) assist in the development of continuous improvement 
     models for such nationwide system that ensure private sector 
     satisfaction with the system and meet the demands of 
     jobseekers relating to the system; and
       ``(3) ensure, for individuals otherwise eligible to receive 
     unemployment compensation, the provision of reemployment 
     services and other activities in which the individuals are 
     required to participate to receive the compensation.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 508(b)(1) of the 
     Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 
     603a(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the third sentence of section 3(a)'' and 
     inserting ``section 3(b)''; and
       (2) by striking ``49b(a)'' and inserting ``49b(b))''.

     SEC. 303. DESIGNATION OF STATE AGENCIES.

       Section 4 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49c) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``, through its legislature,'' and 
     inserting ``, pursuant to State statute,'';
       (2) by inserting after ``the provisions of this Act and'' 
     the following: ``, in accordance with such State statute, the 
     Governor shall''; and
       (3) by striking ``United States Employment Service'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary''.

     SEC. 304. APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 5(c) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49d(c)) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (3).

     SEC. 305. DISPOSITION OF ALLOTTED FUNDS.

       Section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49f) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``private industry 
     council'' and inserting ``local workforce investment board'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``any program under'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``any workforce investment 
     activity carried out under the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998.'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``United States Employment Service'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking ``Job Training Partnership Act'' and 
     inserting ``Workforce Investment Act of 1998''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) All job search, placement, recruitment, labor 
     employment statistics, and other labor exchange services 
     authorized under subsection (a) shall be provided, consistent 
     with the other requirements of this Act, as part of the one-
     stop delivery system established by the State.''.

     SEC. 306. STATE PLANS.

       Section 8 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Any State desiring to receive assistance under this 
     Act shall submit to the Secretary, as part of the State plan 
     submitted under section 112 of the Workforce Investment Act 
     of 1998, detailed plans for carrying out the provisions of 
     this Act within such State.'';
       (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
       (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b);
       (4) by inserting after subsection (b) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (3)) the following:
       ``(c) The part of the State plan described in subsection 
     (a) shall include the information described in paragraphs (8) 
     and (14) of section 112(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998.'';
       (5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); and
       (6) in subsection (d) (as redesignated in paragraph (5)), 
     by striking ``such plans'' and inserting ``such detailed 
     plans''.

     SEC. 307. REPEAL OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL.

       Section 11 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49j) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``11.'' and all that follows through ``(b) 
     In'' and inserting ``11. In''; and
       (2) by striking ``Director'' and inserting ``Secretary''.

     SEC. 308. REGULATIONS.

       Section 12 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49k) is 
     amended by striking ``The Director, with the approval of the 
     Secretary of Labor,'' and inserting ``The Secretary''.

     SEC. 309. EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS.

       The Wagner-Peyser Act is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 15 (29 U.S.C. 49 note) as 
     section 16; and
       (2) by inserting after section 14 (29 U.S.C. 49l-1) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 15. EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS.

       ``(a) System Content.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in accordance with the 
     provisions of this section, shall oversee the development, 
     maintenance, and continuous improvement of a nationwide 
     employment statistics system of employment statistics that 
     includes--
       ``(A) statistical data from cooperative statistical survey 
     and projection programs and data from administrative 
     reporting systems that, taken together, enumerate, estimate, 
     and project employment opportunities and conditions at 
     national, State, and local levels in a timely manner, 
     including statistics on--
       ``(i) employment and unemployment status of national, 
     State, and local populations, including self-employed, part-
     time, and seasonal workers;
       ``(ii) industrial distribution of occupations, as well as 
     current and projected employment opportunities, wages, 
     benefits (where data is available), and skill trends by 
     occupation and industry, with particular attention paid to 
     State and local conditions;
       ``(iii) the incidence of, industrial and geographical 
     location of, and number of workers displaced by, permanent 
     layoffs and plant closings; and
       ``(iv) employment and earnings information maintained in a 
     longitudinal manner to be used for research and program 
     evaluation;
       ``(B) information on State and local employment 
     opportunities, and other appro

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     priate statistical data related to labor market dynamics, 
     which--
       ``(i) shall be current and comprehensive;
       ``(ii) shall meet the needs identified through the 
     consultations described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     subsection (e)(2); and
       ``(iii) shall meet the needs for the information identified 
     in section 134(d);
       ``(C) technical standards (which the Secretary shall 
     publish annually) for data and information described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) that, at a minimum, meet the 
     criteria of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code;
       ``(D) procedures to ensure compatibility and additivity of 
     the data and information described in subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) from national, State, and local levels;
       ``(E) procedures to support standardization and aggregation 
     of data from administrative reporting systems described in 
     subparagraph (A) of employment-related programs;
       ``(F) analysis of data and information described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) for uses such as--
       ``(i) national, State, and local policymaking;
       ``(ii) implementation of Federal policies (including 
     allocation formulas);
       ``(iii) program planning and evaluation; and
       ``(iv) researching labor market dynamics;
       ``(G) wide dissemination of such data, information, and 
     analysis in a user-friendly manner and voluntary technical 
     standards for dissemination mechanisms; and
       ``(H) programs of--
       ``(i) training for effective data dissemination;
       ``(ii) research and demonstration; and
       ``(iii) programs and technical assistance.
       ``(2) Information to be confidential.--
       ``(A) In general.--No officer or employee of the Federal 
     Government or agent of the Federal Government may--
       ``(i) use any submission that is furnished for exclusively 
     statistical purposes under the provisions of this section for 
     any purpose other than the statistical purposes of this 
     section for which the submission is furnished;
       ``(ii) make any publication or media transmittal of the 
     data contained in the submission described in clause (i) that 
     permits information concerning individual subjects to be 
     reasonably inferred by either direct or indirect means; or
       ``(iii) permit anyone other than a sworn officer, employee, 
     or agent of any Federal department or agency, or a contractor 
     (including an employee of a contractor) of such department or 
     agency, to examine an individual submission described in 
     clause (i);

     without the consent of the individual, agency, or other 
     person who is the subject of the submission or provides that 
     submission.
       ``(B) Immunity from legal process.--Any submission 
     (including any data derived from the submission) that is 
     collected and retained by a Federal department or agency, or 
     an officer, employee, agent, or contractor of such a 
     department or agency, for exclusively statistical purposes 
     under this section shall be immune from the legal process and 
     shall not, without the consent of the individual, agency, or 
     other person who is the subject of the submission or provides 
     that submission, be admitted as evidence or used for any 
     purpose in any action, suit, or other judicial or 
     administrative proceeding.
       ``(C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to provide immunity from the legal process for 
     such submission (including any data derived from the 
     submission) if the submission is in the possession of any 
     person, agency, or entity other than the Federal Government 
     or an officer, employee, agent, or contractor of the Federal 
     Government, or if the submission is independently collected, 
     retained, or produced for purposes other than the purposes of 
     this Act.
       ``(b) System Responsibilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--The employment statistics system 
     described in subsection (a) shall be planned, administered, 
     overseen, and evaluated through a cooperative governance 
     structure involving the Federal Government and States.
       ``(2) Duties.--The Secretary, with respect to data 
     collection, analysis, and dissemination of labor employment 
     statistics for the system, shall carry out the following 
     duties:
       ``(A) Assign responsibilities within the Department of 
     Labor for elements of the employment statistics system 
     described in subsection (a) to ensure that all statistical 
     and administrative data collected is consistent with 
     appropriate Bureau of Labor Statistics standards and 
     definitions.
       ``(B) Actively seek the cooperation of other Federal 
     agencies to establish and maintain mechanisms for ensuring 
     complementarity and nonduplication in the development and 
     operation of statistical and administrative data collection 
     activities.
       ``(C) Eliminate gaps and duplication in statistical 
     undertakings, with the systemization of wage surveys as an 
     early priority.
       ``(D) In collaboration with the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
     and States, develop and maintain the elements of the 
     employment statistics system described in subsection (a), 
     including the development of consistent procedures and 
     definitions for use by the States in collecting the data and 
     information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     subsection (a)(1).
       ``(E) Establish procedures for the system to ensure that--
       ``(i) such data and information are timely;
       ``(ii) paperwork and reporting for the system are reduced 
     to a minimum; and
       ``(iii) States and localities are fully involved in the 
     development and continuous improvement of the system at all 
     levels, including ensuring the provision, to such States and 
     localities, of budget information necessary for carrying out 
     their responsibilities under subsection (e).
       ``(c) Annual Plan.--The Secretary, working through the 
     Bureau of Labor Statistics, and in cooperation with the 
     States, and with the assistance of other appropriate Federal 
     agencies, shall prepare an annual plan which shall be the 
     mechanism for achieving cooperative management of the 
     nationwide employment statistics system described in 
     subsection (a) and the statewide employment statistics 
     systems that comprise the nationwide system. The plan shall--
       ``(1) describe the steps the Secretary has taken in the 
     preceding year and will take in the following 5 years to 
     carry out the duties described in subsection (b)(2);
       ``(2) include a report on the results of an annual consumer 
     satisfaction review concerning the performance of the system, 
     including the performance of the system in addressing the 
     needs of Congress, States, localities, employers, jobseekers, 
     and other consumers;
       ``(3) evaluate the performance of the system and recommend 
     needed improvements, taking into consideration the results of 
     the consumer satisfaction review, with particular attention 
     to the improvements needed at the State and local levels;
       ``(4) justify the budget request for annual appropriations 
     by describing priorities for the fiscal year succeeding the 
     fiscal year in which the plan is developed and priorities for 
     the 5 subsequent fiscal years for the system;
       ``(5) describe current (as of the date of the submission of 
     the plan) spending and spending needs to carry out activities 
     under this section, including the costs to States and 
     localities of meeting the requirements of subsection (e)(2); 
     and
       ``(6) describe the involvement of States in the development 
     of the plan, through formal consultations conducted by the 
     Secretary in cooperation with representatives of the 
     Governors of every State, and with representatives of local 
     workforce investment boards, pursuant to a process 
     established by the Secretary in cooperation with the States.
       ``(d) Coordination With the States.--The Secretary, working 
     through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and in cooperation 
     with the States, shall--
       ``(1) develop the annual plan described in subsection (c) 
     and address other employment statistics issues by holding 
     formal consultations, at least once each quarter (beginning 
     with the calendar quarter in which the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998 is enacted) on the products and administration of 
     the nationwide employment statistics system; and
       ``(2) hold the consultations with representatives from each 
     of the 10 Federal regions of the Department of Labor, elected 
     (pursuant to a process established by the Secretary) by and 
     from the State employment statistics directors affiliated 
     with the State agencies that perform the duties described in 
     subsection (e)(2).
       ``(e) State Responsibilities.--
       ``(1) Designation of state agency.--In order to receive 
     Federal financial assistance under this section, the Governor 
     of a State shall--
       ``(A) designate a single State agency to be responsible for 
     the management of the portions of the employment statistics 
     system described in subsection (a) that comprise a statewide 
     employment statistics system and for the State's 
     participation in the development of the annual plan; and
       ``(B) establish a process for the oversight of such system.
       ``(2) Duties.--In order to receive Federal financial 
     assistance under this section, the State agency shall--
       ``(A) consult with State and local employers, participants, 
     and local workforce investment boards about the labor market 
     relevance of the data to be collected and disseminated 
     through the statewide employment statistics system;
       ``(B) consult with State educational agencies and local 
     educational agencies concerning the provision of employment 
     statistics in order to meet the needs of secondary school and 
     postsecondary school students who seek such information;
       ``(C) collect and disseminate for the system, on behalf of 
     the State and localities in the State, the information and 
     data described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 
     (a)(1);
       ``(D) maintain and continuously improve the statewide 
     employment statistics system in accordance with this section;
       ``(E) perform contract and grant responsibilities for data 
     collection, analysis, and dissemination for such system;
       ``(F) conduct such other data collection, analysis, and 
     dissemination activities as will ensure an effective 
     statewide employment statistics system;
       ``(G) actively seek the participation of other State and 
     local agencies in data collection, analysis, and 
     dissemination activities in order to ensure complementarity, 
     compatibility, and usefulness of data;
       ``(H) participate in the development of the annual plan 
     described in subsection (c); and
       ``(I) utilize the quarterly records described in section 
     136(f)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to assist 
     the State and other States in measuring State progress on 
     State performance measures.

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       ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed as limiting the ability of a State agency to 
     conduct additional data collection, analysis, and 
     dissemination activities with State funds or with Federal 
     funds from sources other than this section.
       ``(f) Nonduplication Requirement.--None of the functions 
     and activities carried out pursuant to this section shall 
     duplicate the functions and activities carried out under the 
     Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 
     through 2004.
       ``(h) Definition.--In this section, the term `local area' 
     means the smallest geographical area for which data can be 
     produced with statistical reliability.''.

     SEC. 310. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       Sections 3(b), 6(b)(1), and 7(d) of the Wagner-Peyser Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 49b(b), 49e(b)(1), and 49f(d)) are amended by 
     striking ``Secretary of Labor'' and inserting ``Secretary''.

     SEC. 311. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on 
     July 1, 1999.
                Subtitle B--Linkages With Other Programs

     SEC. 321. TRADE ACT OF 1974.

       Section 239 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) In order to promote the coordination of workforce 
     investment activities in each State with activities carried 
     out under this chapter, any agreement entered into under this 
     section shall provide that the State shall submit to the 
     Secretary, in such form as the Secretary may require, the 
     description and information described in paragraphs (8) and 
     (14) of section 112(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998.''.

     SEC. 322. VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS.

       Chapter 41 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 4110B. Coordination and nonduplication

       ``In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary shall require 
     that an appropriate administrative entity in each State enter 
     into an agreement with the Secretary regarding the 
     implementation of this Act that includes the description and 
     information described in paragraphs (8) and (14) of section 
     112(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.''.

     SEC. 323. OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965.

       Section 502(b)(1) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3056(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (O), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (P), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following subparagraph:
       ``(Q) will provide to the Secretary the description and 
     information described in paragraphs (8) and (14) of section 
     112(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.''.
         Subtitle C--Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission

     SEC. 331. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Twenty-First Century 
     Workforce Commission Act''.

     SEC. 332. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) information technology is one of the fastest growing 
     areas in the United States economy;
       (2) the United States is a world leader in the information 
     technology industry;
       (3) the continued growth and prosperity of the information 
     technology industry is important to the continued prosperity 
     of the United States economy;
       (4) highly skilled employees are essential for the success 
     of business entities in the information technology industry 
     and other business entities that use information technology;
       (5) employees in information technology jobs are highly 
     paid;
       (6) as of the date of enactment of this Act, these 
     employees are in high demand in all industries and all 
     regions of the United States; and
       (7) through a concerted effort by business entities, the 
     Federal Government, the governments of States and political 
     subdivisions of States, and educational institutions, more 
     individuals will gain the skills necessary to enter into a 
     technology-based job market, ensuring that the United States 
     remains the world leader in the information technology 
     industry.

     SEC. 333. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Business entity.--The term ``business entity'' means a 
     firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, 
     joint venture, or other form of enterprise.
       (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Twenty-
     First Century Workforce Commission established under section 
     334.
       (3) Information technology.--The term ``information 
     technology'' has the meaning given that term in section 5002 
     of the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 679).
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
     States of the United States and the District of Columbia.

     SEC. 334. ESTABLISHMENT OF TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WORKFORCE 
                   COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be 
     known as the Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) Composition.--
       (A) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of 15 
     voting members, of which--
       (i) 5 members shall be appointed by the President;
       (ii) 5 members shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate; and
       (iii) 5 members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (B) Governmental representatives.--Of the members appointed 
     under this subsection, 3 members shall be representatives of 
     the governments of States and political subdivisions of 
     States, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the President, 1 of 
     whom shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, 
     and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House 
     of Representatives.
       (C) Educators.--Of the members appointed under this 
     subsection, 3 shall be educators who are selected from among 
     elementary, secondary, vocational, and postsecondary 
     educators--
       (i) 1 of whom shall be appointed by the President;
       (ii) 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate; and
       (iii) 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (D) Business representatives.--
       (i) In general.--Of the members appointed under this 
     subsection, 8 shall be representatives of business entities 
     (at least 3 of which shall be individuals who are employed by 
     non-information technology business entities), 2 of whom 
     shall be appointed by the President, 3 of whom shall be 
     appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, and 3 of whom 
     shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (ii) Size.--Members appointed under this subsection in 
     accordance with clause (i) shall, to the extent practicable, 
     include individuals from business entities of a size that is 
     small or average.
       (E) Labor representative.--Of the members appointed under 
     this subsection, 1 shall be a representative of a labor 
     organization who has been nominated by a national labor 
     federation and who shall be appointed by the President.
       (F) Ex-officio members.--The Commission shall include 2 
     non-voting members, of which--
       (i) 1 member shall be an officer or employee of the 
     Department of Labor, who shall be appointed by the President; 
     and
       (ii) 1 member shall be an officer or employee of the 
     Department of Education, who shall be appointed by the 
     President.
       (2) Date.--The appointments of the members of the 
     Commission shall be made by the later of--
       (A) October 31, 1998; or
       (B) the date that is 45 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (c) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be 
     appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the 
     Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled 
     in the same manner as the original appointment.
       (d) Initial Meeting.--No later than 30 days after the date 
     on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, 
     the Commission shall hold its first meeting.
       (e) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairperson.
       (f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may 
     hold hearings.
       (g) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Commission shall 
     select by vote a chairperson and vice chairperson from among 
     its voting members.

     SEC. 335. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a thorough 
     study of all matters relating to the information technology 
     workforce in the United States.
       (2) Matters studied.--The matters studied by the Commission 
     shall include an examination of--
       (A) the skills necessary to enter the information 
     technology workforce;
       (B) ways to expand the number of skilled information 
     technology workers; and
       (C) the relative efficacy of programs in the United States 
     and foreign countries to train information technology 
     workers, with special emphasis on programs that provide for 
     secondary education or postsecondary education in a program 
     other than a 4-year baccalaureate program (including 
     associate degree programs and graduate degree programs).
       (3) Public hearings.--As part of the study conducted under 
     this subsection, the Commission shall hold public hearings in 
     each region of the United States concerning the issues 
     referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2).
       (4) Existing information.--To the extent practicable, in 
     carrying out the study under this subsection, the Commission 
     shall identify and use existing information related to the 
     issues referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
     (2).
       (5) Consultation with chief information officers council.--
     In carrying out the study under this subsection, the 
     Commission shall consult with the Chief Information Officers 
     Council established under Executive Order No. 13011.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the first 
     meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit a 
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     tain a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of 
     the Commission resulting from the study, together with its 
     recommendations for such legislation and administrative 
     actions as the Commission considers to be appropriate.
       (c) Facilitation of Exchange of Information.--In carrying 
     out the study under subsection (a), the Commission shall, to 
     the extent practicable, facilitate the exchange of 
     information concerning the issues that are the subject of the 
     study among--
       (1) officials of the Federal Government and the governments 
     of States and political subdivisions of States; and
       (2) educators from Federal, State, and local institutions 
     of higher education and secondary schools.

     SEC. 336. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit 
     and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 
     receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable 
     to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.
       (b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may 
     secure directly from any Federal department or agency such 
     information as the Commission considers necessary to carry 
     out the provisions of this subtitle. Upon request of the 
     Chairperson of the Commission, the head of such department or 
     agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
       (c) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       (d) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of 
     gifts or donations of services or property.

     SEC. 337. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

       (a) Compensation of Members.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), each member of the Commission who is not an 
     officer or employee of the Federal Government shall serve 
     without compensation. All members of the Commission who are 
     officers or employees of the United States shall serve 
     without compensation in addition to that received for their 
     services as officers or employees of the United States.
       (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall 
     be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the Commission.
       (c) Staff.--
       (1) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission may, 
     without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, 
     appoint and terminate an executive director and such other 
     additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
     Commission to perform its duties. The employment of an 
     executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the 
     Commission.
       (2) Compensation.--The Chairperson of the Commission may 
     fix the compensation of the executive director and other 
     personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
     relating to classification of positions and General Schedule 
     pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive 
     director and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable 
     for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
     such title.
       (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government 
     employee may be detailed to the Commission without 
     reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption 
     or loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--
     The Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code, at rates for individuals that do not 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5316 of such title.

     SEC. 338. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall terminate on the date that is 90 days 
     after the date on which the Commission submits its report 
     under section 335(b).

     SEC. 339. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999 to the 
     Commission to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.
       (b) Availability.--Any sums appropriated under the 
     authorization contained in this section shall remain 
     available, without fiscal year limitation, until expended.
 Subtitle D--Application of Civil Rights and Labor-Management Laws to 
                      the Smithsonian Institution

     SEC. 341. APPLICATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND LABOR-MANAGEMENT 
                   LAWS TO THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

       (a) Prohibition on Employment Discrimination on Basis of 
     Race, Color, Religion, Sex, and National Origin.--Section 
     717(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-
     16(a)) is amended by inserting ``in the Smithsonian 
     Institution,'' before ``and in the Government Printing 
     Office,''.
       (b) Prohibition on Employment Discrimination on Basis of 
     Age.--Section 15(a) of the Age Discrimination in Employment 
     Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 633a(a)) is amended by inserting ``in 
     the Smithsonian Institution,'' before ``and in the Government 
     Printing Office,''.
       (c) Prohibition on Employment Discrimination on Basis of 
     Disability.--Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
     (29 U.S.C. 791) is amended--
       (1) in the fourth sentence of subsection (a), in paragraph 
     (1), by inserting ``and the Smithsonian Institution'' after 
     ``Government'';
       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``and the Smithsonian Institution'' after 
     ``in the executive branch''; and
       (B) by striking ``such department, agency, or 
     instrumentality'' and inserting ``such department, agency, 
     instrumentality, or Institution''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), by inserting ``and the Smithsonian 
     Institution'' after ``instrumentality''.
       (d) Application.--The amendments made by subsections (a), 
     (b), and (c) shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
     this Act and shall apply to and may be raised in any 
     administrative or judicial claim or action brought before 
     such date of enactment but pending on such date, and any 
     administrative or judicial claim or action brought after such 
     date regardless of whether the claim or action arose prior to 
     such date, if the claim or action was brought within the 
     applicable statute of limitations.
       (e) Labor-Management Laws.--Section 7103(a)(3) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after ``Library of Congress,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``and the Smithsonian Institution'' after 
     ``Government Printing Office,''.
            TITLE IV--REHABILITATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1998

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Rehabilitation Act 
     Amendments of 1998''.

     SEC. 402. TITLE.

       The title of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by 
     striking ``to establish special responsibilities'' and all 
     that follows and inserting the following: ``to create linkage 
     between State vocational rehabilitation programs and 
     workforce investment activities carried out under title I of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, to establish special 
     responsibilities for the Secretary of Education for 
     coordination of all activities with respect to individuals 
     with disabilities within and across programs administered by 
     the Federal Government, and for other purposes.''.

     SEC. 403. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by striking the 
     matter preceding title I and inserting the following:

     ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       ``(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     `Rehabilitation Act of 1973'.
       ``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     Act is as follows:

``Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
``Sec. 2. Findings; purpose; policy.
``Sec. 3. Rehabilitation Services Administration.
``Sec. 4. Advance funding.
``Sec. 5. Joint funding.
``Sec. 7. Definitions.
``Sec. 8. Allotment percentage.
``Sec. 10. Nonduplication.
``Sec. 11. Application of other laws.
``Sec. 12. Administration of the Act.
``Sec. 13. Reports.
``Sec. 14. Evaluation.
``Sec. 15. Information clearinghouse.
``Sec. 16. Transfer of funds.
``Sec. 17. State administration.
``Sec. 18. Review of applications.
``Sec. 19. Carryover.
``Sec. 20. Client assistance information.
``Sec. 21. Traditionally underserved populations.

             ``TITLE I--VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES

                      ``Part A--General Provisions

``Sec. 100. Declaration of policy; authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 101. State plans.
``Sec. 102. Eligibility and individualized plan for employment.
``Sec. 103. Vocational rehabilitation services.
``Sec. 104. Non-Federal share for establishment of program.
``Sec. 105. State Rehabilitation Council.
``Sec. 106. Evaluation standards and performance indicators.
``Sec. 107. Monitoring and review.
``Sec. 108. Expenditure of certain amounts.
``Sec. 109. Training of employers with respect to Americans with 
              Disabilities Act of 1990.

           ``Part B--Basic Vocational Rehabilitation Services

``Sec. 110. State allotments.
``Sec. 111. Payments to States.
``Sec. 112. Client assistance program.

      ``Part C--American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services

``Sec. 121. Vocational rehabilitation services grants.

    ``Part D--Vocational Rehabilitation Services Client Information

``Sec. 131. Data sharing.

                   ``TITLE II--RESEARCH AND TRAINING

``Sec. 200. Declaration of purpose.
``Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 202. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation 
              Research.
``Sec. 203. Interagency Committee.
``Sec. 204. Research and other covered activities.
``Sec. 205. Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council.

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    ``TITLE III--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL PROJECTS AND 
                             DEMONSTRATIONS

``Sec. 301. Declaration of purpose and competitive basis of grants and 
              contracts.
``Sec. 302. Training.
``Sec. 303. Demonstration and training programs.
``Sec. 304. Migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
``Sec. 305. Recreational programs.
``Sec. 306. Measuring of project outcomes and performance.

               ``TITLE IV--NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

``Sec. 400. Establishment of National Council on Disability.
``Sec. 401. Duties of National Council.
``Sec. 402. Compensation of National Council members.
``Sec. 403. Staff of National Council.
``Sec. 404. Administrative powers of National Council.
``Sec. 405. Authorization of Appropriations.

                     ``TITLE V--RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY

``Sec. 501. Employment of individuals with disabilities.
``Sec. 502. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
``Sec. 503. Employment under Federal contracts.
``Sec. 504. Nondiscrimination under Federal grants and programs.
``Sec. 505. Remedies and attorneys' fees.
``Sec. 506. Secretarial responsibilities.
``Sec. 507. Interagency Disability Coordinating Council.
``Sec. 508. Electronic and information technology regulations.
``Sec. 509. Protection and advocacy of individual rights.

 ``TITLE VI--EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

``Sec. 601. Short title.

                    ``Part A--Projects With Industry

``Sec. 611. Projects with industry.
``Sec. 612. Authorization of appropriations.

 ``Part B--Supported Employment Services for Individuals With the Most 
                        Significant Disabilities

``Sec. 621. Purpose.
``Sec. 622. Allotments.
``Sec. 623. Availability of services.
``Sec. 624. Eligibility.
``Sec. 625. State plan.
``Sec. 626. Restriction.
``Sec. 627. Savings provision.
``Sec. 628. Authorization of appropriations.

 ``TITLE VII--INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT 
                                 LIVING

         ``Chapter 1--Individuals With Significant Disabilities

                      ``Part A--General Provisions

``Sec. 701. Purpose.
``Sec. 702. Definitions.
``Sec. 703. Eligibility for receipt of services.
``Sec. 704. State plan.
``Sec. 705. Statewide Independent Living Council.
``Sec. 706. Responsibilities of the Commissioner.

                 ``Part B--Independent Living Services

``Sec. 711. Allotments.
``Sec. 712. Payments to States from allotments.
``Sec. 713. Authorized uses of funds.
``Sec. 714. Authorization of appropriations.

                ``Part C--Centers for Independent Living

``Sec. 721. Program authorization.
``Sec. 722. Grants to centers for independent living in States in which 
              Federal funding exceeds State funding.
``Sec. 723. Grants to centers for independent living in States in which 
              State funding equals or exceeds Federal funding.
``Sec. 724. Centers operated by State agencies.
``Sec. 725. Standards and assurances for centers for independent 
              living.
``Sec. 726. Definitions.
``Sec. 727. Authorization of appropriations.

``Chapter 2--Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are 
                                 Blind

``Sec. 751. Definition.
``Sec. 752. Program of grants.
``Sec. 753. Authorization of appropriations.


                      ``findings; purpose; policy

       ``Sec. 2. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       ``(1) millions of Americans have one or more physical or 
     mental disabilities and the number of Americans with such 
     disabilities is increasing;
       ``(2) individuals with disabilities constitute one of the 
     most disadvantaged groups in society;
       ``(3) disability is a natural part of the human experience 
     and in no way diminishes the right of individuals to--
       ``(A) live independently;
       ``(B) enjoy self-determination;
       ``(C) make choices;
       ``(D) contribute to society;
       ``(E) pursue meaningful careers; and
       ``(F) enjoy full inclusion and integration in the economic, 
     political, social, cultural, and educational mainstream of 
     American society;
       ``(4) increased employment of individuals with disabilities 
     can be achieved through implementation of statewide workforce 
     investment systems under title I of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998 that provide meaningful and effective 
     participation for individuals with disabilities in workforce 
     investment activities and activities carried out under the 
     vocational rehabilitation program established under title I, 
     and through the provision of independent living services, 
     support services, and meaningful opportunities for employment 
     in integrated work settings through the provision of 
     reasonable accommodations;
       ``(5) individuals with disabilities continually encounter 
     various forms of discrimination in such critical areas as 
     employment, housing, public accommodations, education, 
     transportation, communication, recreation, 
     institutionalization, health services, voting, and public 
     services; and
       ``(6) the goals of the Nation properly include the goal of 
     providing individuals with disabilities with the tools 
     necessary to--
       ``(A) make informed choices and decisions; and
       ``(B) achieve equality of opportunity, full inclusion and 
     integration in society, employment, independent living, and 
     economic and social self-sufficiency, for such individuals.
       ``(b) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are--
       ``(1) to empower individuals with disabilities to maximize 
     employment, economic self-sufficiency, independence, and 
     inclusion and integration into society, through--
       ``(A) statewide workforce investment systems implemented in 
     accordance with title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 that include, as integral components, comprehensive and 
     coordinated state-of-the-art programs of vocational 
     rehabilitation;
       ``(B) independent living centers and services;
       ``(C) research;
       ``(D) training;
       ``(E) demonstration projects; and
       ``(F) the guarantee of equal opportunity; and
       ``(2) to ensure that the Federal Government plays a 
     leadership role in promoting the employment of individuals 
     with disabilities, especially individuals with significant 
     disabilities, and in assisting States and providers of 
     services in fulfilling the aspirations of such individuals 
     with disabilities for meaningful and gainful employment and 
     independent living.
       ``(c) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that 
     all programs, projects, and activities receiving assistance 
     under this Act shall be carried out in a manner consistent 
     with the principles of--
       ``(1) respect for individual dignity, personal 
     responsibility, self-determination, and pursuit of meaningful 
     careers, based on informed choice, of individuals with 
     disabilities;
       ``(2) respect for the privacy, rights, and equal access 
     (including the use of accessible formats), of the 
     individuals;
       ``(3) inclusion, integration, and full participation of the 
     individuals;
       ``(4) support for the involvement of an individual's 
     representative if an individual with a disability requests, 
     desires, or needs such support; and
       ``(5) support for individual and systemic advocacy and 
     community involvement.


                ``rehabilitation services administration

       ``Sec. 3. (a) There is established in the Office of the 
     Secretary a Rehabilitation Services Administration which 
     shall be headed by a Commissioner (hereinafter in this Act 
     referred to as the `Commissioner') appointed by the President 
     by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Except for 
     titles IV and V and as otherwise specifically provided in 
     this Act, such Administration shall be the principal agency, 
     and the Commissioner shall be the principal officer, of such 
     Department for carrying out this Act. The Commissioner shall 
     be an individual with substantial experience in 
     rehabilitation and in rehabilitation program management. In 
     the performance of the functions of the office, the 
     Commissioner shall be directly responsible to the Secretary 
     or to the Under Secretary or an appropriate Assistant 
     Secretary of such Department, as designated by the Secretary. 
     The functions of the Commissioner shall not be delegated to 
     any officer not directly responsible, both with respect to 
     program operation and administration, to the Commissioner. 
     Any reference in this Act to duties to be carried out by the 
     Commissioner shall be considered to be a reference to duties 
     to be carried out by the Secretary acting through the 
     Commissioner. In carrying out any of the functions of the 
     office under this Act, the Commissioner shall be guided by 
     general policies of the National Council on Disability 
     established under title IV of this Act.
       ``(b) The Secretary shall take whatever action is necessary 
     to ensure that funds appropriated pursuant to this Act are 
     expended only for the programs, personnel, and administration 
     of programs carried out under this Act.


                           ``advance funding

       ``Sec. 4. (a) For the purpose of affording adequate notice 
     of funding available under this Act, appropriations under 
     this Act are authorized to be included in the appropriation 
     Act for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which 
     they are available for obligation.
       ``(b) In order to effect a transition to the advance 
     funding method of timing appropriation action, the authority 
     provided by subsection (a) of this section shall apply 
     notwithstanding that its initial application will result in 
     the enactment in the same year (whether in the same 
     appropriation Act or otherwise) of two separate 
     appropriations, one for the then current fiscal year and one 
     for the succeeding fiscal year.


                            ``joint funding

       ``Sec. 5. Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the 
     President, and to the extent consistent with the other 
     provisions of this Act, where funds are provided for a single 
     project

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     by more than one Federal agency to an agency or organization 
     assisted under this Act, the Federal agency principally 
     involved may be designated to act for all in administering 
     the funds provided, and, in such cases, a single non-Federal 
     share requirement may be established according to the 
     proportion of funds advanced by each agency. When the 
     principal agency involved is the Rehabilitation Services 
     Administration, it may waive any grant or contract 
     requirement (as defined by such regulations) under or 
     pursuant to any law other than this Act, which requirement is 
     inconsistent with the similar requirements of the 
     administering agency under or pursuant to this Act.

     ``SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For the purposes of this Act:
       ``(1) The term `administrative costs' means expenditures 
     incurred in the performance of administrative functions under 
     the vocational rehabilitation program carried out under title 
     I, including expenses related to program planning, 
     development, monitoring, and evaluation, including expenses 
     for--
       ``(A) quality assurance;
       ``(B) budgeting, accounting, financial management, 
     information systems, and related data processing;
       ``(C) providing information about the program to the 
     public;
       ``(D) technical assistance and support services to other 
     State agencies, private nonprofit organizations, and 
     businesses and industries, except for technical assistance 
     and support services described in section 103(b)(5);
       ``(E) the State Rehabilitation Council and other advisory 
     committees;
       ``(F) professional organization membership dues for 
     designated State unit employees;
       ``(G) the removal of architectural barriers in State 
     vocational rehabilitation agency offices and State operated 
     rehabilitation facilities;
       ``(H) operating and maintaining designated State unit 
     facilities, equipment, and grounds;
       ``(I) supplies;
       ``(J) administration of the comprehensive system of 
     personnel development described in section 101(a)(7), 
     including personnel administration, administration of 
     affirmative action plans, and training and staff development;
       ``(K) administrative salaries, including clerical and other 
     support staff salaries, in support of these administrative 
     functions;
       ``(L) travel costs related to carrying out the program, 
     other than travel costs related to the provision of services;
       ``(M) costs incurred in conducting reviews of 
     rehabilitation counselor or coordinator determinations under 
     section 102(c); and
       ``(N) legal expenses required in the administration of the 
     program.
       ``(2) Assessment for determining eligibility and vocational 
     rehabilitation needs.--The term `assessment for determining 
     eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs' means, as 
     appropriate in each case--
       ``(A)(i) a review of existing data--
       ``(I) to determine whether an individual is eligible for 
     vocational rehabilitation services; and
       ``(II) to assign priority for an order of selection 
     described in section 101(a)(5)(A) in the States that use an 
     order of selection pursuant to section 101(a)(5)(A); and
       ``(ii) to the extent necessary, the provision of 
     appropriate assessment activities to obtain necessary 
     additional data to make such determination and assignment;
       ``(B) to the extent additional data is necessary to make a 
     determination of the employment outcomes, and the objectives, 
     nature, and scope of vocational rehabilitation services, to 
     be included in the individualized plan for employment of an 
     eligible individual, a comprehensive assessment to determine 
     the unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, 
     abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice, 
     including the need for supported employment, of the eligible 
     individual, which comprehensive assessment--
       ``(i) is limited to information that is necessary to 
     identify the rehabilitation needs of the individual and to 
     develop the individualized plan for employment of the 
     eligible individual;
       ``(ii) uses, as a primary source of such information, to 
     the maximum extent possible and appropriate and in accordance 
     with confidentiality requirements--

       ``(I) existing information obtained for the purposes of 
     determining the eligibility of the individual and assigning 
     priority for an order of selection described in section 
     101(a)(5)(A) for the individual; and
       ``(II) such information as can be provided by the 
     individual and, where appropriate, by the family of the 
     individual;

       ``(iii) may include, to the degree needed to make such a 
     determination, an assessment of the personality, interests, 
     interpersonal skills, intelligence and related functional 
     capacities, educational achievements, work experience, 
     vocational aptitudes, personal and social adjustments, and 
     employment opportunities of the individual, and the medical, 
     psychiatric, psychological, and other pertinent vocational, 
     educational, cultural, social, recreational, and 
     environmental factors, that affect the employment and 
     rehabilitation needs of the individual; and
       ``(iv) may include, to the degree needed, an appraisal of 
     the patterns of work behavior of the individual and services 
     needed for the individual to acquire occupational skills, and 
     to develop work attitudes, work habits, work tolerance, and 
     social and behavior patterns necessary for successful job 
     performance, including the utilization of work in real job 
     situations to assess and develop the capacities of the 
     individual to perform adequately in a work environment;
       ``(C) referral, for the provision of rehabilitation 
     technology services to the individual, to assess and develop 
     the capacities of the individual to perform in a work 
     environment; and
       ``(D) an exploration of the individual's abilities, 
     capabilities, and capacity to perform in work situations, 
     which shall be assessed periodically during trial work 
     experiences, including experiences in which the individual is 
     provided appropriate supports and training.
       ``(3) Assistive technology device.--The term `assistive 
     technology device' has the meaning given such term in section 
     3(2) of the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals 
     With Disabilities Act of 1988 (29 U.S.C. 2202(2)), except 
     that the reference in such section to the term `individuals 
     with disabilities' shall be deemed to mean more than one 
     individual with a disability as defined in paragraph (20)(A).
       ``(4) Assistive technology service.--The term `assistive 
     technology service' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 3(3) of the Technology-Related Assistance for 
     Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 (29 U.S.C. 
     2202(3)), except that the reference in such section--
       ``(A) to the term `individual with a disability' shall be 
     deemed to mean an individual with a disability, as defined in 
     paragraph (20)(A); and
       ``(B) to the term `individuals with disabilities' shall be 
     deemed to mean more than one such individual.
       ``(5) Community rehabilitation program.--The term 
     `community rehabilitation program' means a program that 
     provides directly or facilitates the provision of vocational 
     rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities, and 
     that provides, singly or in combination, for an individual 
     with a disability to enable the individual to maximize 
     opportunities for employment, including career advancement--
       ``(A) medical, psychiatric, psychological, social, and 
     vocational services that are provided under one management;
       ``(B) testing, fitting, or training in the use of 
     prosthetic and orthotic devices;
       ``(C) recreational therapy;
       ``(D) physical and occupational therapy;
       ``(E) speech, language, and hearing therapy;
       ``(F) psychiatric, psychological, and social services, 
     including positive behavior management;
       ``(G) assessment for determining eligibility and vocational 
     rehabilitation needs;
       ``(H) rehabilitation technology;
       ``(I) job development, placement, and retention services;
       ``(J) evaluation or control of specific disabilities;
       ``(K) orientation and mobility services for individuals who 
     are blind;
       ``(L) extended employment;
       ``(M) psychosocial rehabilitation services;
       ``(N) supported employment services and extended services;
       ``(O) services to family members when necessary to the 
     vocational rehabilitation of the individual;
       ``(P) personal assistance services; or
       ``(Q) services similar to the services described in one of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (P).
       ``(6) Construction; cost of construction.--
       ``(A) Construction.--The term `construction' means--
       ``(i) the construction of new buildings;
       ``(ii) the acquisition, expansion, remodeling, alteration, 
     and renovation of existing buildings; and
       ``(iii) initial equipment of buildings described in clauses 
     (i) and (ii).
       ``(B) Cost of construction.--The term ``cost of 
     construction'' includes architects' fees and the cost of 
     acquisition of land in connection with construction but does 
     not include the cost of offsite improvements.
       ``(7) Criminal act.--The term `criminal act' means any 
     crime, including an act, omission, or possession under the 
     laws of the United States or a State or unit of general local 
     government, which poses a substantial threat of personal 
     injury, notwithstanding that by reason of age, insanity, or 
     intoxication or otherwise the person engaging in the act, 
     omission, or possession was legally incapable of committing a 
     crime.
       ``(8) Designated state agency; designated state unit.--
       ``(A) Designated state agency.--The term `designated State 
     agency' means an agency designated under section 
     101(a)(2)(A).
       ``(B) Designated state unit.--The term `designated State 
     unit' means--
       ``(i) any State agency unit required under section 
     101(a)(2)(B)(ii); or
       ``(ii) in cases in which no such unit is so required, the 
     State agency described in section 101(a)(2)(B)(i).
       ``(9) Disability.--The term `disability' means--
       ``(A) except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), a 
     physical or mental impairment that constitutes or results in 
     a substantial impediment to employment; or
       ``(B) for purposes of sections 2, 14, and 15, and titles 
     II, IV, V, and VII, a physical or mental impairment that 
     substantially limits one or more major life activities.
       ``(10) Drug and illegal use of drugs.--
       ``(A) Drug.--The term `drug' means a controlled substance, 
     as defined in schedules I

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     through V of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
     U.S.C. 812).
       ``(B) Illegal use of drugs.--The term `illegal use of 
     drugs' means the use of drugs, the possession or distribution 
     of which is unlawful under the Controlled Substances Act. 
     Such term does not include the use of a drug taken under 
     supervision by a licensed health care professional, or other 
     uses authorized by the Controlled Substances Act or other 
     provisions of Federal law.
       ``(11) Employment outcome.--The term `employment outcome' 
     means, with respect to an individual--
       ``(A) entering or retaining full-time or, if appropriate, 
     part-time competitive employment in the integrated labor 
     market;
       ``(B) satisfying the vocational outcome of supported 
     employment; or
       ``(C) satisfying any other vocational outcome the Secretary 
     may determine to be appropriate (including satisfying the 
     vocational outcome of self-employment, telecommuting, or 
     business ownership),
     in a manner consistent with this Act.
       ``(12) Establishment of a community rehabilitation 
     program.--The term `establishment of a community 
     rehabilitation program' includes the acquisition, expansion, 
     remodeling, or alteration of existing buildings necessary to 
     adapt them to community rehabilitation program purposes or to 
     increase their effectiveness for such purposes (subject, 
     however, to such limitations as the Secretary may determine, 
     in accordance with regulations the Secretary shall prescribe, 
     in order to prevent impairment of the objectives of, or 
     duplication of, other Federal laws providing Federal 
     assistance in the construction of facilities for community 
     rehabilitation programs), and may include such additional 
     equipment and staffing as the Commissioner considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(13) Extended services.--The term `extended services' 
     means ongoing support services and other appropriate 
     services, needed to support and maintain an individual with a 
     most significant disability in supported employment, that--
       ``(A) are provided singly or in combination and are 
     organized and made available in such a way as to assist an 
     eligible individual in maintaining supported employment;
       ``(B) are based on a determination of the needs of an 
     eligible individual, as specified in an individualized plan 
     for employment; and
       ``(C) are provided by a State agency, a nonprofit private 
     organization, employer, or any other appropriate resource, 
     after an individual has made the transition from support 
     provided by the designated State unit.
       ``(14) Federal share.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the term 
     `Federal share' means 78.7 percent.
       ``(B) Exception.--The term ``Federal share'' means the 
     share specifically set forth in section 111(a)(3), except 
     that with respect to payments pursuant to part B of title I 
     to any State that are used to meet the costs of construction 
     of those rehabilitation facilities identified in section 
     103(b)(2) in such State, the Federal share shall be the 
     percentages determined in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 111(a)(3) applicable with respect to the State.
       ``(C) Relationship to expenditures by a political 
     subdivision.--For the purpose of determining the non-Federal 
     share with respect to a State, expenditures by a political 
     subdivision thereof or by a local agency shall be regarded as 
     expenditures by such State, subject to such limitations and 
     conditions as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe.
       ``(15) Governor.--The term `Governor' means a chief 
     executive officer of a State.
       ``(16) Impartial hearing officer.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `impartial hearing officer' 
     means an individual--
       ``(i) who is not an employee of a public agency (other than 
     an administrative law judge, hearing examiner, or employee of 
     an institution of higher education);
       ``(ii) who is not a member of the State Rehabilitation 
     Council described in section 105;
       ``(iii) who has not been involved previously in the 
     vocational rehabilitation of the applicant or client;
       ``(iv) who has knowledge of the delivery of vocational 
     rehabilitation services, the State plan under section 101, 
     and the Federal and State rules governing the provision of 
     such services and training with respect to the performance of 
     official duties; and
       ``(v) who has no personal or financial interest that would 
     be in conflict with the objectivity of the individual.
       ``(B) Construction.--An individual shall not be considered 
     to be an employee of a public agency for purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(i) solely because the individual is paid by 
     the agency to serve as a hearing officer.
       ``(17) Independent living core services.--The term 
     `independent living core services' means--
       ``(A) information and referral services;
       ``(B) independent living skills training;
       ``(C) peer counseling (including cross-disability peer 
     counseling); and
       ``(D) individual and systems advocacy.
       ``(18) Independent living services.--The term `independent 
     living services' includes--
       ``(A) independent living core services; and
       ``(B)(i) counseling services, including psychological, 
     psychotherapeutic, and related services;
       ``(ii) services related to securing housing or shelter, 
     including services related to community group living, and 
     supportive of the purposes of this Act and of the titles of 
     this Act, and adaptive housing services (including 
     appropriate accommodations to and modifications of any space 
     used to serve, or occupied by, individuals with 
     disabilities);
       ``(iii) rehabilitation technology;
       ``(iv) mobility training;
       ``(v) services and training for individuals with cognitive 
     and sensory disabilities, including life skills training, and 
     interpreter and reader services;
       ``(vi) personal assistance services, including attendant 
     care and the training of personnel providing such services;
       ``(vii) surveys, directories, and other activities to 
     identify appropriate housing, recreation opportunities, and 
     accessible transportation, and other support services;
       ``(viii) consumer information programs on rehabilitation 
     and independent living services available under this Act, 
     especially for minorities and other individuals with 
     disabilities who have traditionally been unserved or 
     underserved by programs under this Act;
       ``(ix) education and training necessary for living in a 
     community and participating in community activities;
       ``(x) supported living;
       ``(xi) transportation, including referral and assistance 
     for such transportation and training in the use of public 
     transportation vehicles and systems;
       ``(xii) physical rehabilitation;
       ``(xiii) therapeutic treatment;
       ``(xiv) provision of needed prostheses and other appliances 
     and devices;
       ``(xv) individual and group social and recreational 
     services;
       ``(xvi) training to develop skills specifically designed 
     for youths who are individuals with disabilities to promote 
     self-awareness and esteem, develop advocacy and self-
     empowerment skills, and explore career options;
       ``(xvii) services for children;
       ``(xviii) services under other Federal, State, or local 
     programs designed to provide resources, training, counseling, 
     or other assistance, of substantial benefit in enhancing the 
     independence, productivity, and quality of life of 
     individuals with disabilities;
       ``(xix) appropriate preventive services to decrease the 
     need of individuals assisted under this Act for similar 
     services in the future;
       ``(xx) community awareness programs to enhance the 
     understanding and integration into society of individuals 
     with disabilities; and
       ``(xxi) such other services as may be necessary and not 
     inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.
       ``(19) Indian; american indian; indian american; indian 
     tribe.--
       ``(A) In general.--The terms `Indian', `American Indian', 
     and `Indian American' mean an individual who is a member of 
     an Indian tribe.
       ``(B) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' means any 
     Federal or State Indian tribe, band, rancheria, pueblo, 
     colony, or community, including any Alaskan native village or 
     regional village corporation (as defined in or established 
     pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act).
       ``(20) Individual with a disability.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     subparagraph (B), the term `individual with a disability' 
     means any individual who--
       ``(i) has a physical or mental impairment which for such 
     individual constitutes or results in a substantial impediment 
     to employment; and
       ``(ii) can benefit in terms of an employment outcome from 
     vocational rehabilitation services provided pursuant to title 
     I, III, or VI.
       ``(B) Certain programs; limitations on major life 
     activities.--Subject to subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F), 
     the term `individual with a disability' means, for purposes 
     of sections 2, 14, and 15, and titles II, IV, V, and VII of 
     this Act, any person who--
       ``(i) has a physical or mental impairment which 
     substantially limits one or more of such person's major life 
     activities;
       ``(ii) has a record of such an impairment; or
       ``(iii) is regarded as having such an impairment.
       ``(C) Rights and advocacy provisions.--
       ``(i) In general; exclusion of individuals engaging in drug 
     use.--For purposes of title V, the term `individual with a 
     disability' does not include an individual who is currently 
     engaging in the illegal use of drugs, when a covered entity 
     acts on the basis of such use.
       ``(ii) Exception for individuals no longer engaging in drug 
     use.--Nothing in clause (i) shall be construed to exclude as 
     an individual with a disability an individual who--

       ``(I) has successfully completed a supervised drug 
     rehabilitation program and is no longer engaging in the 
     illegal use of drugs, or has otherwise been rehabilitated 
     successfully and is no longer engaging in such use;
       ``(II) is participating in a supervised rehabilitation 
     program and is no longer engaging in such use; or
       ``(III) is erroneously regarded as engaging in such use, 
     but is not engaging in such use;

     except that it shall not be a violation of this Act for a 
     covered entity to adopt or administer reasonable policies or 
     procedures, including but not limited to drug testing, 
     designed to ensure that an individual described in subclause 
     (I) or (II) is no longer engaging in the illegal use of 
     drugs.
       ``(iii) Exclusion for certain services.--Notwithstanding 
     clause (i), for purposes of programs and activities providing 
     health services and services provided under titles I, II, and 
     III, an individual shall not be excluded from the benefits of 
     such programs or activities on the basis of his or her 
     current

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     illegal use of drugs if he or she is otherwise entitled to 
     such services.
       ``(iv) Disciplinary action.--For purposes of programs and 
     activities providing educational services, local educational 
     agencies may take disciplinary action pertaining to the use 
     or possession of illegal drugs or alcohol against any student 
     who is an individual with a disability and who currently is 
     engaging in the illegal use of drugs or in the use of alcohol 
     to the same extent that such disciplinary action is taken 
     against students who are not individuals with disabilities. 
     Furthermore, the due process procedures at section 104.36 of 
     title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding 
     similar regulation or ruling) shall not apply to such 
     disciplinary actions.
       ``(v) Employment; exclusion of alcoholics.--For purposes of 
     sections 503 and 504 as such sections relate to employment, 
     the term `individual with a disability' does not include any 
     individual who is an alcoholic whose current use of alcohol 
     prevents such individual from performing the duties of the 
     job in question or whose employment, by reason of such 
     current alcohol abuse, would constitute a direct threat to 
     property or the safety of others.
       ``(D) Employment; exclusion of individuals with certain 
     diseases or infections.--For the purposes of sections 503 and 
     504, as such sections relate to employment, such term does 
     not include an individual who has a currently contagious 
     disease or infection and who, by reason of such disease or 
     infection, would constitute a direct threat to the health or 
     safety of other individuals or who, by reason of the 
     currently contagious disease or infection, is unable to 
     perform the duties of the job.
       ``(E) Rights provisions; exclusion of individuals on basis 
     of homosexuality or bisexuality.--For the purposes of 
     sections 501, 503, and 504--
       ``(i) for purposes of the application of subparagraph (B) 
     to such sections, the term `impairment' does not include 
     homosexuality or bisexuality; and
       ``(ii) therefore the term `individual with a disability' 
     does not include an individual on the basis of homosexuality 
     or bisexuality.
       ``(F) Rights provisions; exclusion of individuals on basis 
     of certain disorders.--For the purposes of sections 501, 503, 
     and 504, the term `individual with a disability' does not 
     include an individual on the basis of--
       ``(i) transvestism, transsexualism, pedophilia, 
     exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not 
     resulting from physical impairments, or other sexual behavior 
     disorders;
       ``(ii) compulsive gambling, kleptomania, or pyromania; or
       ``(iii) psychoactive substance use disorders resulting from 
     current illegal use of drugs.
       ``(G) Individuals with disabilities.--The term `individuals 
     with disabilities' means more than one individual with a 
     disability.
       ``(21) Individual with a significant disability.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B) 
     or (C), the term `individual with a significant disability' 
     means an individual with a disability--
       ``(i) who has a severe physical or mental impairment which 
     seriously limits one or more functional capacities (such as 
     mobility, communication, self-care, self-direction, 
     interpersonal skills, work tolerance, or work skills) in 
     terms of an employment outcome;
       ``(ii) whose vocational rehabilitation can be expected to 
     require multiple vocational rehabilitation services over an 
     extended period of time; and
       ``(iii) who has one or more physical or mental disabilities 
     resulting from amputation, arthritis, autism, blindness, burn 
     injury, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, deafness, 
     head injury, heart disease, hemiplegia, hemophilia, 
     respiratory or pulmonary dysfunction, mental retardation, 
     mental illness, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, 
     musculo-skeletal disorders, neurological disorders (including 
     stroke and epilepsy), paraplegia, quadriplegia, and other 
     spinal cord conditions, sickle cell anemia, specific learning 
     disability, end-stage renal disease, or another disability or 
     combination of disabilities determined on the basis of an 
     assessment for determining eligibility and vocational 
     rehabilitation needs described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     of paragraph (2) to cause comparable substantial functional 
     limitation.
       ``(B) Independent living services and centers for 
     independent living.--For purposes of title VII, the term 
     `individual with a significant disability' means an 
     individual with a severe physical or mental impairment whose 
     ability to function independently in the family or community 
     or whose ability to obtain, maintain, or advance in 
     employment is substantially limited and for whom the delivery 
     of independent living services will improve the ability to 
     function, continue functioning, or move towards functioning 
     independently in the family or community or to continue in 
     employment, respectively.
       ``(C) Research and training.--For purposes of title II, the 
     term `individual with a significant disability' includes an 
     individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       ``(D) Individuals with significant disabilities.--The term 
     `individuals with significant disabilities' means more than 
     one individual with a significant disability.
       ``(E) Individual with a most significant disability.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `individual with a most 
     significant disability', used with respect to an individual 
     in a State, means an individual with a significant disability 
     who meets criteria established by the State under section 
     101(a)(5)(C).
       ``(ii) Individuals with the most significant 
     disabilities.--The term `individuals with the most 
     significant disabilities' means more than one individual with 
     a most significant disability.
       ``(22) Individual's representative; applicant's 
     representative.--The terms `individual's representative' and 
     `applicant's representative' mean a parent, a family member, 
     a guardian, an advocate, or an authorized representative of 
     an individual or applicant, respectively.
       ``(23) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)).
       ``(24) Local agency.--The term `local agency' means an 
     agency of a unit of general local government or of an Indian 
     tribe (or combination of such units or tribes) which has an 
     agreement with the designated State agency to conduct a 
     vocational rehabilitation program under the supervision of 
     such State agency in accordance with the State plan approved 
     under section 101. Nothing in the preceding sentence of this 
     paragraph or in section 101 shall be construed to prevent the 
     local agency from arranging to utilize another local public 
     or nonprofit agency to provide vocational rehabilitation 
     services if such an arrangement is made part of the agreement 
     specified in this paragraph.
       ``(25) Local workforce investment board.--The term `local 
     workforce investment board' means a local workforce 
     investment board established under section 117 of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
       ``(26) Nonprofit.--The term `nonprofit', when used with 
     respect to a community rehabilitation program, means a 
     community rehabilitation program carried out by a corporation 
     or association, no part of the net earnings of which inures, 
     or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private 
     shareholder or individual and the income of which is exempt 
     from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986.
       ``(27) Ongoing support services.--The term `ongoing support 
     services' means services--
       ``(A) provided to individuals with the most significant 
     disabilities;
       ``(B) provided, at a minimum, twice monthly--
       ``(i) to make an assessment, regarding the employment 
     situation, at the worksite of each such individual in 
     supported employment, or, under special circumstances, 
     especially at the request of the client, off site; and
       ``(ii) based on the assessment, to provide for the 
     coordination or provision of specific intensive services, at 
     or away from the worksite, that are needed to maintain 
     employment stability; and
       ``(C) consisting of--
       ``(i) a particularized assessment supplementary to the 
     comprehensive assessment described in paragraph (2)(B);
       ``(ii) the provision of skilled job trainers who accompany 
     the individual for intensive job skill training at the 
     worksite;
       ``(iii) job development, job retention, and placement 
     services;
       ``(iv) social skills training;
       ``(v) regular observation or supervision of the individual;
       ``(vi) followup services such as regular contact with the 
     employers, the individuals, the individuals' representatives, 
     and other appropriate individuals, in order to reinforce and 
     stabilize the job placement;
       ``(vii) facilitation of natural supports at the worksite;
       ``(viii) any other service identified in section 103; or
       ``(ix) a service similar to another service described in 
     this subparagraph.
       ``(28) Personal assistance services.--The term `personal 
     assistance services' means a range of services, provided by 
     one or more persons, designed to assist an individual with a 
     disability to perform daily living activities on or off the 
     job that the individual would typically perform if the 
     individual did not have a disability. Such services shall be 
     designed to increase the individual's control in life and 
     ability to perform everyday activities on or off the job.
       ``(29) Public or nonprofit.--The term `public or 
     nonprofit', used with respect to an agency or organization, 
     includes an Indian tribe.
       ``(30) Rehabilitation technology.--The term `rehabilitation 
     technology' means the systematic application of technologies, 
     engineering methodologies, or scientific principles to meet 
     the needs of and address the barriers confronted by 
     individuals with disabilities in areas which include 
     education, rehabilitation, employment, transportation, 
     independent living, and recreation. The term includes 
     rehabilitation engineering, assistive technology devices, and 
     assistive technology services.
       ``(31) Secretary.--The term `Secretary', except when the 
     context otherwise requires, means the Secretary of Education.
       ``(32) State.--The term `State' includes, in addition to 
     each of the several States of the United States, the District 
     of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
     States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       ``(33) State workforce investment board.--The term `State 
     workforce investment board' means a State workforce 
     investment board established under section 111 of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998.

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       ``(34) Statewide workforce investment system.--The term 
     `statewide workforce investment system' means a system 
     described in section 111(d)(2) of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998.
       ``(35) Supported employment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `supported employment' means 
     competitive work in integrated work settings, or employment 
     in integrated work settings in which individuals are working 
     toward competitive work, consistent with the strengths, 
     resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, 
     interests, and informed choice of the individuals, for 
     individuals with the most significant disabilities--
       ``(i)(I) for whom competitive employment has not 
     traditionally occurred; or
       ``(II) for whom competitive employment has been interrupted 
     or intermittent as a result of a significant disability; and
       ``(ii) who, because of the nature and severity of their 
     disability, need intensive supported employment services for 
     the period, and any extension, described in paragraph (36)(C) 
     and extended services after the transition described in 
     paragraph (13)(C) in order to perform such work.
       ``(B) Certain transitional employment.--Such term includes 
     transitional employment for persons who are individuals with 
     the most significant disabilities due to mental illness.
       ``(36) Supported employment services.--The term `supported 
     employment services' means ongoing support services and other 
     appropriate services needed to support and maintain an 
     individual with a most significant disability in supported 
     employment, that--
       ``(A) are provided singly or in combination and are 
     organized and made available in such a way as to assist an 
     eligible individual to achieve competitive employment;
       ``(B) are based on a determination of the needs of an 
     eligible individual, as specified in an individualized plan 
     for employment; and
       ``(C) are provided by the designated State unit for a 
     period of time not to extend beyond 18 months, unless under 
     special circumstances the eligible individual and the 
     rehabilitation counselor or coordinator involved jointly 
     agree to extend the time in order to achieve the 
     rehabilitation objectives identified in the individualized 
     plan for employment.
       ``(37) Transition services.--The term `transition services' 
     means a coordinated set of activities for a student, designed 
     within an outcome-oriented process, that promotes movement 
     from school to post school activities, including 
     postsecondary education, vocational training, integrated 
     employment (including supported employment), continuing and 
     adult education, adult services, independent living, or 
     community participation. The coordinated set of activities 
     shall be based upon the individual student's needs, taking 
     into account the student's preferences and interests, and 
     shall include instruction, community experiences, the 
     development of employment and other post school adult living 
     objectives, and, when appropriate, acquisition of daily 
     living skills and functional vocational evaluation.
       ``(38) Vocational rehabilitation services.--The term 
     `vocational rehabilitation services' means those services 
     identified in section 103 which are provided to individuals 
     with disabilities under this Act.
       ``(39) Workforce investment activities.--The term 
     `workforce investment activities' means workforce investment 
     activities, as defined in section 101 of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998, that are carried out under that Act.


                         ``allotment percentage

       ``Sec. 8. (a)(1) For purposes of section 110, the allotment 
     percentage for any State shall be 100 per centum less that 
     percentage which bears the same ratio to 50 per centum as the 
     per capita income of such State bears to the per capita 
     income of the United States, except that--
       ``(A) the allotment percentage shall in no case be more 
     than 75 per centum or less than 33\1/3\ per centum; and
       ``(B) the allotment percentage for the District of 
     Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American 
     Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
     shall be 75 per centum.
       ``(2) The allotment percentages shall be promulgated by the 
     Secretary between October 1 and December 31 of each even-
     numbered year, on the basis of the average of the per capita 
     incomes of the States and of the United States for the three 
     most recent consecutive years for which satisfactory data are 
     available from the Department of Commerce. Such promulgation 
     shall be conclusive for each of the two fiscal years in the 
     period beginning on the October 1 next succeeding such 
     promulgation.
       ``(3) The term `United States' means (but only for purposes 
     of this subsection) the fifty States and the District of 
     Columbia.
       ``(b) The population of the several States and of the 
     United States shall be determined on the basis of the most 
     recent data available, to be furnished by the Department of 
     Commerce by October 1 of the year preceding the fiscal year 
     for which funds are appropriated pursuant to statutory 
     authorizations.


                            ``nonduplication

       ``Sec. 10. In determining the amount of any State's Federal 
     share of expenditures for planning, administration, and 
     services incurred by it under a State plan approved in 
     accordance with section 101, there shall be disregarded (1) 
     any portion of such expenditures which are financed by 
     Federal funds provided under any other provision of law, and 
     (2) the amount of any non-Federal funds required to be 
     expended as a condition of receipt of such Federal funds. No 
     payment may be made from funds provided under one provision 
     of this Act relating to any cost with respect to which any 
     payment is made under any other provision of this Act, except 
     that this section shall not be construed to limit or reduce 
     fees for services rendered by community rehabilitation 
     programs.


                      ``application of other laws

       ``Sec. 11. The provisions of the Act of December 5, 1974 
     (Public Law 93-510) and of title V of the Act of October 15, 
     1977 (Public Law 95-134) shall not apply to the 
     administration of the provisions of this Act or to the 
     administration of any program or activity under this Act.


                      ``administration of the act

       ``Sec. 12. (a) In carrying out the purposes of this Act, 
     the Commissioner may--
       ``(1) provide consultative services and technical 
     assistance to public or nonprofit private agencies and 
     organizations, including assistance to enable such agencies 
     and organizations to facilitate meaningful and effective 
     participation by individuals with disabilities in workforce 
     investment activities;
       ``(2) provide short-term training and technical 
     instruction, including training for the personnel of 
     community rehabilitation programs, centers for independent 
     living, and other providers of services (including job 
     coaches);
       ``(3) conduct special projects and demonstrations;
       ``(4) collect, prepare, publish, and disseminate special 
     educational or informational materials, including reports of 
     the projects for which funds are provided under this Act; and
       ``(5) provide monitoring and conduct evaluations.
       ``(b)(1) In carrying out the duties under this Act, the 
     Commissioner may utilize the services and facilities of any 
     agency of the Federal Government and of any other public or 
     nonprofit agency or organization, in accordance with 
     agreements between the Commissioner and the head thereof, and 
     may pay therefor, in advance or by way of reimbursement, as 
     may be provided in the agreement.
       ``(2) In carrying out the provisions of this Act, the 
     Commissioner shall appoint such task forces as may be 
     necessary to collect and disseminate information in order to 
     improve the ability of the Commissioner to carry out the 
     provisions of this Act.
       ``(c) The Commissioner may promulgate such regulations as 
     are considered appropriate to carry out the Commissioner's 
     duties under this Act.
       ``(d) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations regarding 
     the requirements for the implementation of an order of 
     selection for vocational rehabilitation services under 
     section 101(a)(5)(A) if such services cannot be provided to 
     all eligible individuals with disabilities who apply for such 
     services.
       ``(e) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
     of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, the Secretary 
     shall receive public comment and promulgate regulations to 
     implement the amendments made by the Rehabilitation Act 
     Amendments of 1998.
       ``(f) In promulgating regulations to carry out this Act, 
     the Secretary shall promulgate only regulations that are 
     necessary to administer and ensure compliance with the 
     specific requirements of this Act.
       ``(g) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     this section such sums as may be necessary.


                               ``reports

       ``Sec. 13. (a) Not later than one hundred and eighty days 
     after the close of each fiscal year, the Commissioner shall 
     prepare and submit to the President and to the Congress a 
     full and complete report on the activities carried out under 
     this Act, including the activities and staffing of the 
     information clearinghouse under section 15.
       ``(b) The Commissioner shall collect information to 
     determine whether the purposes of this Act are being met and 
     to assess the performance of programs carried out under this 
     Act. The Commissioner shall take whatever action is necessary 
     to assure that the identity of each individual for which 
     information is supplied under this section is kept 
     confidential, except as otherwise required by law (including 
     regulation).
       ``(c) In preparing the report, the Commissioner shall 
     annually collect and include in the report information based 
     on the information submitted by States in accordance with 
     section 101(a)(10), including information on administrative 
     costs as required by section 101(a)(10)(D). The Commissioner 
     shall, to the maximum extent appropriate, include in the 
     report all information that is required to be submitted in 
     the reports described in section 136(d) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 and that pertains to the employment of 
     individuals with disabilities.


                              ``evaluation

       ``Sec. 14. (a) For the purpose of improving program 
     management and effectiveness, the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Commissioner, shall evaluate all the programs 
     authorized by this Act, their general effectiveness in 
     relation to their cost, their impact on related programs, and 
     their structure and mechanisms for delivery of services, 
     using appropriate methodology and evaluative research 
     designs. The Secretary shall establish

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     and use standards for the evaluations required by this 
     subsection. Such an evaluation shall be conducted by a person 
     not immediately involved in the administration of the program 
     evaluated.
       ``(b) In carrying out evaluations under this section, the 
     Secretary shall obtain the opinions of program and project 
     participants about the strengths and weaknesses of the 
     programs and projects.
       ``(c) The Secretary shall take the necessary action to 
     assure that all studies, evaluations, proposals, and data 
     produced or developed with Federal funds under this Act shall 
     become the property of the United States.
       ``(d) Such information as the Secretary may determine to be 
     necessary for purposes of the evaluations conducted under 
     this section shall be made available upon request of the 
     Secretary, by the departments and agencies of the executive 
     branch.
       ``(e)(1) To assess the linkages between vocational 
     rehabilitation services and economic and noneconomic 
     outcomes, the Secretary shall continue to conduct a 
     longitudinal study of a national sample of applicants for the 
     services.
       ``(2) The study shall address factors related to attrition 
     and completion of the program through which the services are 
     provided and factors within and outside the program affecting 
     results. Appropriate comparisons shall be used to contrast 
     the experiences of similar persons who do not obtain the 
     services.
       ``(3) The study shall be planned to cover the period 
     beginning on the application of individuals with disabilities 
     for the services, through the eligibility determination and 
     provision of services for the individuals, and a further 
     period of not less than 2 years after the termination of 
     services.
       ``(f)(1) The Commissioner shall identify and disseminate 
     information on exemplary practices concerning vocational 
     rehabilitation.
       ``(2) To facilitate compliance with paragraph (1), the 
     Commissioner shall conduct studies and analyses that identify 
     exemplary practices concerning vocational rehabilitation, 
     including studies in areas relating to providing informed 
     choice in the rehabilitation process, promoting consumer 
     satisfaction, promoting job placement and retention, 
     providing supported employment, providing services to 
     particular disability populations, financing personal 
     assistance services, providing assistive technology devices 
     and assistive technology services, entering into cooperative 
     agreements, establishing standards and certification for 
     community rehabilitation programs, converting from 
     nonintegrated to integrated employment, and providing 
     caseload management.
       ``(g) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     this section such sums as may be necessary.


                      ``information clearinghouse

       ``Sec. 15. (a) The Secretary shall establish a central 
     clearinghouse for information and resource availability for 
     individuals with disabilities which shall provide information 
     and data regarding--
       ``(1) the location, provision, and availability of services 
     and programs for individuals with disabilities, including 
     such information and data provided by State workforce 
     investment boards regarding such services and programs 
     authorized under title I of such Act;
       ``(2) research and recent medical and scientific 
     developments bearing on disabilities (and their prevention, 
     amelioration, causes, and cures); and
       ``(3) the current numbers of individuals with disabilities 
     and their needs.
     The clearinghouse shall also provide any other relevant 
     information and data which the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(b) The Commissioner may assist the Secretary to develop 
     within the Department of Education a coordinated system of 
     information and data retrieval, which will have the capacity 
     and responsibility to provide information regarding the 
     information and data referred to in subsection (a) of this 
     section to the Congress, public and private agencies and 
     organizations, individuals with disabilities and their 
     families, professionals in fields serving such individuals, 
     and the general public.
       ``(c) The office established to carry out the provisions of 
     this section shall be known as the `Office of Information and 
     Resources for Individuals with Disabilities'.
       ``(d) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     this section such sums as may be necessary.


                          ``transfer of funds

       ``Sec. 16. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this 
     section, no funds appropriated under this Act for any program 
     or activity may be used for any purpose other than that for 
     which the funds were specifically authorized.
       ``(b) No more than 1 percent of funds appropriated for 
     discretionary grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements 
     authorized by this Act may be used for the purpose of 
     providing non-Federal panels of experts to review 
     applications for such grants, contracts, or cooperative 
     agreements.


                         ``state administration

       ``Sec. 17. The application of any State rule or policy 
     relating to the administration or operation of programs 
     funded by this Act (including any rule or policy based on 
     State interpretation of any Federal law, regulation, or 
     guideline) shall be identified as a State imposed 
     requirement.


                        ``review of applications

       ``Sec. 18. Applications for grants in excess of $100,000 in 
     the aggregate authorized to be funded under this Act, other 
     than grants primarily for the purpose of conducting 
     dissemination or conferences, shall be reviewed by panels of 
     experts which shall include a majority of non-Federal 
     members. Non-Federal members may be provided travel, per 
     diem, and consultant fees not to exceed the daily equivalent 
     of the rate of pay for level 4 of the Senior Executive 
     Service Schedule under section 5382 of title 5, United States 
     Code.

     ``SEC. 19. CARRYOVER.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     and notwithstanding any other provision of law--
       ``(1) any funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out 
     any grant program under part B of title I, section 509 
     (except as provided in section 509(b)), part B of title VI, 
     part B or C of chapter 1 of title VII, or chapter 2 of title 
     VII (except as provided in section 752(b)), including any 
     funds reallotted under any such grant program, that are not 
     obligated and expended by recipients prior to the beginning 
     of the succeeding fiscal year; or
       ``(2) any amounts of program income, including 
     reimbursement payments under the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 301 et seq.), received by recipients under any grant 
     program specified in paragraph (1) that are not obligated and 
     expended by recipients prior to the beginning of the fiscal 
     year succeeding the fiscal year in which such amounts were 
     received,
     shall remain available for obligation and expenditure by such 
     recipients during such succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(b) Non-Federal Share.--Such funds shall remain available 
     for obligation and expenditure by a recipient as provided in 
     subsection (a) only to the extent that the recipient complied 
     with any Federal share requirements applicable to the program 
     for the fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated.

     ``SEC. 20. CLIENT ASSISTANCE INFORMATION.

       ``All programs, including community rehabilitation 
     programs, and projects, that provide services to individuals 
     with disabilities under this Act shall advise such 
     individuals who are applicants for or recipients of the 
     services, or the applicants' representatives or individuals' 
     representatives, of the availability and purposes of the 
     client assistance program under section 112, including 
     information on means of seeking assistance under such 
     program.

     ``SEC. 21. TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.

       ``(a) Findings.--With respect to the programs authorized in 
     titles II through VII, the Congress finds as follows:
       ``(1) Racial profile.--The racial profile of America is 
     rapidly changing. While the rate of increase for white 
     Americans is 3.2 percent, the rate of increase for racial and 
     ethnic minorities is much higher: 38.6 percent for Latinos, 
     14.6 percent for African-Americans, and 40.1 percent for 
     Asian-Americans and other ethnic groups. By the year 2000, 
     the Nation will have 260,000,000 people, one of every three 
     of whom will be either African-American, Latino, or Asian-
     American.
       ``(2) Rate of disability.--Ethnic and racial minorities 
     tend to have disabling conditions at a disproportionately 
     high rate. The rate of work-related disability for American 
     Indians is about one and one-half times that of the general 
     population. African-Americans are also one and one-half times 
     more likely to be disabled than whites and twice as likely to 
     be significantly disabled.
       ``(3) Inequitable treatment.--Patterns of inequitable 
     treatment of minorities have been documented in all major 
     junctures of the vocational rehabilitation process. As 
     compared to white Americans, a larger percentage of African-
     American applicants to the vocational rehabilitation system 
     is denied acceptance. Of applicants accepted for service, a 
     larger percentage of African-American cases is closed without 
     being rehabilitated. Minorities are provided less training 
     than their white counterparts. Consistently, less money is 
     spent on minorities than on their white counterparts.
       ``(4) Recruitment.--Recruitment efforts within vocational 
     rehabilitation at the level of preservice training, 
     continuing education, and in-service training must focus on 
     bringing larger numbers of minorities into the profession in 
     order to provide appropriate practitioner knowledge, role 
     models, and sufficient manpower to address the clearly 
     changing demography of vocational rehabilitation.
       ``(b) Outreach to Minorities.--
       ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year, the Commissioner 
     and the Director of the National Institute on Disability and 
     Rehabilitation Research (referred to in this subsection as 
     the `Director') shall reserve 1 percent of the funds 
     appropriated for the fiscal year for programs authorized 
     under titles II, III, VI, and VII to carry out this 
     subsection. The Commissioner and the Director shall use the 
     reserved funds to carry out 1 or more of the activities 
     described in paragraph (2) through a grant, contract, or 
     cooperative agreement.
       ``(2) Activities.--The activities carried out by the 
     Commissioner and the Director shall include 1 or more of the 
     following:
       ``(A) Making awards to minority entities and Indian tribes 
     to carry out activities under the programs authorized under 
     titles II, III, VI, and VII.
       ``(B) Making awards to minority entities and Indian tribes 
     to conduct research, training, technical assistance, or a 
     related activ

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     ity, to improve services provided under this Act, especially 
     services provided to individuals from minority backgrounds.
       ``(C) Making awards to entities described in paragraph (3) 
     to provide outreach and technical assistance to minority 
     entities and Indian tribes to promote their participation in 
     activities funded under this Act, including assistance to 
     enhance their capacity to carry out such activities.
       ``(3) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive an award 
     under paragraph (2)(C), an entity shall be a State or a 
     public or private nonprofit agency or organization, such as 
     an institution of higher education or an Indian tribe.
       ``(4) Report.--In each fiscal year, the Commissioner and 
     the Director shall prepare and submit to Congress a report 
     that describes the activities funded under this subsection 
     for the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Historically black college or university.--The term 
     `historically Black college or university' means a part B 
     institution, as defined in section 322(2) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)).
       ``(B) Minority entity.--The term `minority entity' means an 
     entity that is a historically Black college or university, a 
     Hispanic-serving institution of higher education, an American 
     Indian tribal college or university, or another institution 
     of higher education whose minority student enrollment is at 
     least 50 percent.
       ``(c) Demonstration.--In awarding grants, or entering into 
     contracts or cooperative agreements under titles I, II, III, 
     VI, and VII, and section 509, the Commissioner and the 
     Director, in appropriate cases, shall require applicants to 
     demonstrate how the applicants will address, in whole or in 
     part, the needs of individuals with disabilities from 
     minority backgrounds.''.

     SEC. 404. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES.

       Title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et 
     seq.) is amended to read as follows:
             ``TITLE I--VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES

                      ``PART A--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 100. DECLARATION OF POLICY; AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Findings; Purpose; Policy.--
       ``(1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       ``(A) work--
       ``(i) is a valued activity, both for individuals and 
     society; and
       ``(ii) fulfills the need of an individual to be productive, 
     promotes independence, enhances self-esteem, and allows for 
     participation in the mainstream of life in the United States;
       ``(B) as a group, individuals with disabilities experience 
     staggering levels of unemployment and poverty;
       ``(C) individuals with disabilities, including individuals 
     with the most significant disabilities, have demonstrated 
     their ability to achieve gainful employment in integrated 
     settings if appropriate services and supports are provided;
       ``(D) reasons for significant numbers of individuals with 
     disabilities not working, or working at levels not 
     commensurate with their abilities and capabilities, include--
       ``(i) discrimination;
       ``(ii) lack of accessible and available transportation;
       ``(iii) fear of losing health coverage under the medicare 
     and medicaid programs carried out under titles XVIII and XIX 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. and 1396 
     et seq.) or fear of losing private health insurance; and
       ``(iv) lack of education, training, and supports to meet 
     job qualification standards necessary to secure, retain, 
     regain, or advance in employment;
       ``(E) enforcement of title V and of the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) holds the 
     promise of ending discrimination for individuals with 
     disabilities;
       ``(F) the provision of workforce investment activities and 
     vocational rehabilitation services can enable individuals 
     with disabilities, including individuals with the most 
     significant disabilities, to pursue meaningful careers by 
     securing gainful employment commensurate with their abilities 
     and capabilities; and
       ``(G) linkages between the vocational rehabilitation 
     programs established under this title and other components of 
     the statewide workforce investment systems are critical to 
     ensure effective and meaningful participation by individuals 
     with disabilities in workforce investment activities.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to assist 
     States in operating statewide comprehensive, coordinated, 
     effective, efficient, and accountable programs of vocational 
     rehabilitation, each of which is--
       ``(A) an integral part of a statewide workforce investment 
     system; and
       ``(B) designed to assess, plan, develop, and provide 
     vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with 
     disabilities, consistent with their strengths, resources, 
     priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and 
     informed choice, so that such individuals may prepare for and 
     engage in gainful employment.
       ``(3) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that 
     such a program shall be carried out in a manner consistent 
     with the following principles:
       ``(A) Individuals with disabilities, including individuals 
     with the most significant disabilities, are generally 
     presumed to be capable of engaging in gainful employment and 
     the provision of individualized vocational rehabilitation 
     services can improve their ability to become gainfully 
     employed.
       ``(B) Individuals with disabilities must be provided the 
     opportunities to obtain gainful employment in integrated 
     settings.
       ``(C) Individuals who are applicants for such programs or 
     eligible to participate in such programs must be active and 
     full partners in the vocational rehabilitation process, 
     making meaningful and informed choices--
       ``(i) during assessments for determining eligibility and 
     vocational rehabilitation needs; and
       ``(ii) in the selection of employment outcomes for the 
     individuals, services needed to achieve the outcomes, 
     entities providing such services, and the methods used to 
     secure such services.
       ``(D) Families and other natural supports can play 
     important roles in the success of a vocational rehabilitation 
     program, if the individual with a disability involved 
     requests, desires, or needs such supports.
       ``(E) Vocational rehabilitation counselors that are trained 
     and prepared in accordance with State policies and procedures 
     as described in section 101(a)(7)(B) (referred to 
     individually in this title as a `qualified vocational 
     rehabilitation counselor'), other qualified rehabilitation 
     personnel, and other qualified personnel facilitate the 
     accomplishment of the employment outcomes and objectives of 
     an individual.
       ``(F) Individuals with disabilities and the individuals' 
     representatives are full partners in a vocational 
     rehabilitation program and must be involved on a regular 
     basis and in a meaningful manner with respect to policy 
     development and implementation.
       ``(G) Accountability measures must facilitate the 
     accomplishment of the goals and objectives of the program, 
     including providing vocational rehabilitation services to, 
     among others, individuals with the most significant 
     disabilities.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--For the purpose of making grants to 
     States under part B to assist States in meeting the costs of 
     vocational rehabilitation services provided in accordance 
     with State plans under section 101, there are authorized to 
     be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003, except that the amount to be 
     appropriated for a fiscal year shall not be less than the 
     amount of the appropriation under this paragraph for the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year, increased by the 
     percentage change in the Consumer Price Index determined 
     under subsection (c) for the immediately preceding fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) Reference.--The reference in paragraph (1) to grants 
     to States under part B shall not be considered to refer to 
     grants under section 112.
       ``(c) Consumer Price Index.--
       ``(1) Percentage change.--No later than November 15 of each 
     fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 1979), the Secretary 
     of Labor shall publish in the Federal Register the percentage 
     change in the Consumer Price Index published for October of 
     the preceding fiscal year and October of the fiscal year in 
     which such publication is made.
       ``(2) Application.--
       ``(A) Increase.--If in any fiscal year the percentage 
     change published under paragraph (1) indicates an increase in 
     the Consumer Price Index, then the amount to be appropriated 
     under subsection (b)(1) for the subsequent fiscal year shall 
     be at least the amount appropriated under subsection (b)(1) 
     for the fiscal year in which the publication is made under 
     paragraph (1) increased by such percentage change.
       ``(B) No increase or decrease.--If in any fiscal year the 
     percentage change published under paragraph (1) does not 
     indicate an increase in the Consumer Price Index, then the 
     amount to be appropriated under subsection (b)(1) for the 
     subsequent fiscal year shall be at least the amount 
     appropriated under subsection (b)(1) for the fiscal year in 
     which the publication is made under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `Consumer Price Index' means the Consumer Price Index for All 
     Urban Consumers, published monthly by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics.
       ``(d) Extension.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Authorization or duration of program.--Unless the 
     Congress in the regular session which ends prior to the 
     beginning of the terminal fiscal year--
       ``(i) of the authorization of appropriations for the 
     program authorized by the State grant program under part B of 
     this title; or
       ``(ii) of the duration of the program authorized by the 
     State grant program under part B of this title;
     has passed legislation which would have the effect of 
     extending the authorization or duration (as the case may be) 
     of such program, such authorization or duration is 
     automatically extended for 1 additional year for the program 
     authorized by this title.
       ``(B) Calculation.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for the additional fiscal year described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall be an amount equal to the amount 
     appropriated for such program for fiscal year 2003, increased 
     by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index 
     determined under subsection (c) for the immediately preceding 
     fiscal year, if the percentage change indicates an increase.
       ``(2) Construction.--
       ``(A) Passage of legislation.--For the purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(A), Congress shall not be deemed to have passed 
     legislation unless such legislation becomes law.

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       ``(B) Acts or determinations of commissioner.--In any case 
     where the Commissioner is required under an applicable 
     statute to carry out certain acts or make certain 
     determinations which are necessary for the continuation of 
     the program authorized by this title, if such acts or 
     determinations are required during the terminal year of such 
     program, such acts and determinations shall be required 
     during any fiscal year in which the extension described in 
     that part of paragraph (1) that follows clause (ii) of 
     paragraph (1)(A) is in effect.

     ``SEC. 101. STATE PLANS.

       ``(a) Plan Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Submission.--To be eligible to participate in 
     programs under this title, a State shall submit to the 
     Commissioner a State plan for vocational rehabilitation 
     services that meets the requirements of this section, on the 
     same date that the State submits a State plan under section 
     112 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
       ``(B) Nonduplication.--The State shall not be required to 
     submit, in the State plan for vocational rehabilitation 
     services, policies, procedures, or descriptions required 
     under this title that have been previously submitted to the 
     Commissioner and that demonstrate that such State meets the 
     requirements of this title, including any policies, 
     procedures, or descriptions submitted under this title as in 
     effect on the day before the effective date of the 
     Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998.
       ``(C) Duration.--The State plan shall remain in effect 
     subject to the submission of such modifications as the State 
     determines to be necessary or as the Commissioner may require 
     based on a change in State policy, a change in Federal law 
     (including regulations), an interpretation of this Act by a 
     Federal court or the highest court of the State, or a finding 
     by the Commissioner of State noncompliance with the 
     requirements of this Act, until the State submits and 
     receives approval of a new State plan.
       ``(2) Designated state agency; designated state unit.--
       ``(A) Designated state agency.--The State plan shall 
     designate a State agency as the sole State agency to 
     administer the plan, or to supervise the administration of 
     the plan by a local agency, except that--
       ``(i) where, under State law, the State agency for 
     individuals who are blind or another agency that provides 
     assistance or services to adults who are blind is authorized 
     to provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals 
     who are blind, that agency may be designated as the sole 
     State agency to administer the part of the plan under which 
     vocational rehabilitation services are provided for 
     individuals who are blind (or to supervise the administration 
     of such part by a local agency) and a separate State agency 
     may be designated as the sole State agency to administer or 
     supervise the administration of the rest of the State plan;
       ``(ii) the Commissioner, on the request of a State, may 
     authorize the designated State agency to share funding and 
     administrative responsibility with another agency of the 
     State or with a local agency in order to permit the agencies 
     to carry out a joint program to provide services to 
     individuals with disabilities, and may waive compliance, with 
     respect to vocational rehabilitation services furnished under 
     the joint program, with the requirement of paragraph (4) that 
     the plan be in effect in all political subdivisions of the 
     State; and
       ``(iii) in the case of American Samoa, the appropriate 
     State agency shall be the Governor of American Samoa.
       ``(B) Designated state unit.--The State agency designated 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be--
       ``(i) a State agency primarily concerned with vocational 
     rehabilitation, or vocational and other rehabilitation, of 
     individuals with disabilities; or
       ``(ii) if not such an agency, the State agency (or each 
     State agency if 2 are so designated) shall include a 
     vocational rehabilitation bureau, division, or other 
     organizational unit that--

       ``(I) is primarily concerned with vocational 
     rehabilitation, or vocational and other rehabilitation, of 
     individuals with disabilities, and is responsible for the 
     vocational rehabilitation program of the designated State 
     agency;
       ``(II) has a full-time director;
       ``(III) has a staff employed on the rehabilitation work of 
     the organizational unit all or substantially all of whom are 
     employed full time on such work; and
       ``(IV) is located at an organizational level and has an 
     organizational status within the designated State agency 
     comparable to that of other major organizational units of the 
     designated State agency.

       ``(C) Responsibility for services for the blind.--If the 
     State has designated only 1 State agency pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A), the State may assign responsibility for the 
     part of the plan under which vocational rehabilitation 
     services are provided for individuals who are blind to an 
     organizational unit of the designated State agency and assign 
     responsibility for the rest of the plan to another 
     organizational unit of the designated State agency, with the 
     provisions of subparagraph (B) applying separately to each of 
     the designated State units.
       ``(3) Non-federal share.--The State plan shall provide for 
     financial participation by the State, or if the State so 
     elects, by the State and local agencies, to provide the 
     amount of the non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out 
     part B.
       ``(4) Statewideness.--The State plan shall provide that the 
     plan shall be in effect in all political subdivisions of the 
     State, except that--
       ``(A) in the case of any activity that, in the judgment of 
     the Commissioner, is likely to assist in promoting the 
     vocational rehabilitation of substantially larger numbers of 
     individuals with disabilities or groups of individuals with 
     disabilities, the Commissioner may waive compliance with the 
     requirement that the plan be in effect in all political 
     subdivisions of the State to the extent and for such period 
     as may be provided in accordance with regulations prescribed 
     by the Commissioner, but only if the non-Federal share of the 
     cost of the vocational rehabilitation services involved is 
     met from funds made available by a local agency (including 
     funds contributed to such agency by a private agency, 
     organization, or individual); and
       ``(B) in a case in which earmarked funds are used toward 
     the non-Federal share and such funds are earmarked for 
     particular geographic areas within the State, the earmarked 
     funds may be used in such areas if the State notifies the 
     Commissioner that the State cannot provide the full non-
     Federal share without such funds.
       ``(5) Order of selection for vocational rehabilitation 
     services.--In the event that vocational rehabilitation 
     services cannot be provided to all eligible individuals with 
     disabilities in the State who apply for the services, the 
     State plan shall--
       ``(A) show the order to be followed in selecting eligible 
     individuals to be provided vocational rehabilitation 
     services;
       ``(B) provide the justification for the order of selection;
       ``(C) include an assurance that, in accordance with 
     criteria established by the State for the order of selection, 
     individuals with the most significant disabilities will be 
     selected first for the provision of vocational rehabilitation 
     services; and
       ``(D) provide that eligible individuals, who do not meet 
     the order of selection criteria, shall have access to 
     services provided through the information and referral system 
     implemented under paragraph (20).
       ``(6) Methods for administration.--
       ``(A) In general.--The State plan shall provide for such 
     methods of administration as are found by the Commissioner to 
     be necessary for the proper and efficient administration of 
     the plan.
       ``(B) Employment of individuals with disabilities.--The 
     State plan shall provide that the designated State agency, 
     and entities carrying out community rehabilitation programs 
     in the State, who are in receipt of assistance under this 
     title shall take affirmative action to employ and advance in 
     employment qualified individuals with disabilities covered 
     under, and on the same terms and conditions as set forth in, 
     section 503.
       ``(C) Facilities.--The State plan shall provide that 
     facilities used in connection with the delivery of services 
     assisted under the State plan shall comply with the Act 
     entitled `An Act to insure that certain buildings financed 
     with Federal funds are so designed and constructed as to be 
     accessible to the physically handicapped', approved on August 
     12, 1968 (commonly known as the `Architectural Barriers Act 
     of 1968'), with section 504, and with the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990.
       ``(7) Comprehensive system of personnel development.--The 
     State plan shall--
       ``(A) include a description (consistent with the purposes 
     of this Act) of a comprehensive system of personnel 
     development, which shall include--
       ``(i) a description of the procedures and activities the 
     designated State agency will undertake to ensure an adequate 
     supply of qualified State rehabilitation professionals and 
     paraprofessionals for the designated State unit, including 
     the development and maintenance of a system for determining, 
     on an annual basis--

       ``(I) the number and type of personnel that are employed by 
     the designated State unit in the provision of vocational 
     rehabilitation services, including ratios of qualified 
     vocational rehabilitation counselors to clients; and
       ``(II) the number and type of personnel needed by the 
     State, and a projection of the numbers of such personnel that 
     will be needed in 5 years, based on projections of the number 
     of individuals to be served, the number of such personnel who 
     are expected to retire or leave the vocational rehabilitation 
     field, and other relevant factors;

       ``(ii) where appropriate, a description of the manner in 
     which activities will be undertaken under this section to 
     coordinate the system of personnel development with personnel 
     development activities under the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);
       ``(iii) a description of the development and maintenance of 
     a system of determining, on an annual basis, information on 
     the programs of institutions of higher education within the 
     State that are preparing rehabilitation professionals, 
     including--

       ``(I) the numbers of students enrolled in such programs; 
     and
       ``(II) the number of such students who graduated with 
     certification or licensure, or with credentials to qualify 
     for certification or licensure, as a rehabilitation 
     professional during the past year;

       ``(iv) a description of the development, updating, and 
     implementation of a plan that--

       ``(I) will address the current and projected vocational 
     rehabilitation services personnel training needs for the 
     designated State unit; and

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       ``(II) provides for the coordination and facilitation of 
     efforts between the designated State unit, institutions of 
     higher education, and professional associations to recruit, 
     prepare, and retain qualified personnel, including personnel 
     from minority backgrounds, and personnel who are individuals 
     with disabilities; and

       ``(v) a description of the procedures and activities the 
     designated State agency will undertake to ensure that all 
     personnel employed by the designated State unit are 
     appropriately and adequately trained and prepared, 
     including--

       ``(I) a system for the continuing education of 
     rehabilitation professionals and paraprofessionals within the 
     designated State unit, particularly with respect to 
     rehabilitation technology; and
       ``(II) procedures for acquiring and disseminating to 
     rehabilitation professionals and paraprofessionals within the 
     designated State unit significant knowledge from research and 
     other sources, including procedures for providing training 
     regarding the amendments to this Act made by the 
     Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998;

       ``(B) set forth policies and procedures relating to the 
     establishment and maintenance of standards to ensure that 
     personnel, including rehabilitation professionals and 
     paraprofessionals, needed within the designated State unit to 
     carry out this part are appropriately and adequately prepared 
     and trained, including--
       ``(i) the establishment and maintenance of standards that 
     are consistent with any national or State approved or 
     recognized certification, licensing, registration, or other 
     comparable requirements that apply to the area in which such 
     personnel are providing vocational rehabilitation services; 
     and
       ``(ii) to the extent that such standards are not based on 
     the highest requirements in the State applicable to a 
     specific profession or discipline, the steps the State is 
     taking to require the retraining or hiring of personnel 
     within the designated State unit that meet appropriate 
     professional requirements in the State; and
       ``(C) contain provisions relating to the establishment and 
     maintenance of minimum standards to ensure the availability 
     of personnel within the designated State unit, to the maximum 
     extent feasible, trained to communicate in the native 
     language or mode of communication of an applicant or eligible 
     individual.
       ``(8) Comparable services and benefits.--
       ``(A) Determination of availability.--
       ``(i) In general.--The State plan shall include an 
     assurance that, prior to providing any vocational 
     rehabilitation service to an eligible individual, except 
     those services specified in paragraph (5)(D) and in 
     paragraphs (1) through (4) and (14) of section 103(a), the 
     designated State unit will determine whether comparable 
     services and benefits are available under any other program 
     (other than a program carried out under this title) unless 
     such a determination would interrupt or delay--

       ``(I) the progress of the individual toward achieving the 
     employment outcome identified in the individualized plan for 
     employment of the individual in accordance with section 
     102(b);
       ``(II) an immediate job placement; or
       ``(III) the provision of such service to any individual at 
     extreme medical risk.

       ``(ii) Awards and scholarships.--For purposes of clause 
     (i), comparable benefits do not include awards and 
     scholarships based on merit.
       ``(B) Interagency agreement.--The State plan shall include 
     an assurance that the Governor of the State, in consultation 
     with the entity in the State responsible for the vocational 
     rehabilitation program and other appropriate agencies, will 
     ensure that an interagency agreement or other mechanism for 
     interagency coordination takes effect between any appropriate 
     public entity, including the State entity responsible for 
     administering the State medicaid program, a public 
     institution of higher education, and a component of the 
     statewide workforce investment system, and the designated 
     State unit, in order to ensure the provision of vocational 
     rehabilitation services described in subparagraph (A) (other 
     than those services specified in paragraph (5)(D), and in 
     paragraphs (1) through (4) and (14) of section 103(a)), that 
     are included in the individualized plan for employment of an 
     eligible individual, including the provision of such 
     vocational rehabilitation services during the pendency of any 
     dispute described in clause (iii). Such agreement or 
     mechanism shall include the following:
       ``(i) Agency financial responsibility.--An identification 
     of, or a description of a method for defining, the financial 
     responsibility of such public entity for providing such 
     services, and a provision stating the financial 
     responsibility of such public entity for providing such 
     services.
       ``(ii) Conditions, terms, and procedures of 
     reimbursement.--Information specifying the conditions, terms, 
     and procedures under which a designated State unit shall be 
     reimbursed by other public entities for providing such 
     services, based on the provisions of such agreement or 
     mechanism.
       ``(iii) Interagency disputes.--Information specifying 
     procedures for resolving interagency disputes under the 
     agreement or other mechanism (including procedures under 
     which the designated State unit may initiate proceedings to 
     secure reimbursement from other public entities or otherwise 
     implement the provisions of the agreement or mechanism).
       ``(iv) Coordination of services procedures.--Information 
     specifying policies and procedures for public entities to 
     determine and identify the interagency coordination 
     responsibilities of each public entity to promote the 
     coordination and timely delivery of vocational rehabilitation 
     services (except those services specified in paragraph (5)(D) 
     and in paragraphs (1) through (4) and (14) of section 
     103(a)).
       ``(C) Responsibilities of other public entities.--
       ``(i) Responsibilities under other law.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (B), if any public entity other than a 
     designated State unit is obligated under Federal or State 
     law, or assigned responsibility under State policy or under 
     this paragraph, to provide or pay for any services that are 
     also considered to be vocational rehabilitation services 
     (other than those specified in paragraph (5)(D) and in 
     paragraphs (1) through (4) and (14) of section 103(a)), such 
     public entity shall fulfill that obligation or 
     responsibility, either directly or by contract or other 
     arrangement.
       ``(ii) Reimbursement.--If a public entity other than the 
     designated State unit fails to provide or pay for the 
     services described in clause (i) for an eligible individual, 
     the designated State unit shall provide or pay for such 
     services to the individual. Such designated State unit may 
     claim reimbursement for the services from the public entity 
     that failed to provide or pay for such services. Such public 
     entity shall reimburse the designated State unit pursuant to 
     the terms of the interagency agreement or other mechanism 
     described in this paragraph according to the procedures 
     established in such agreement or mechanism pursuant to 
     subparagraph (B)(ii).
       ``(D) Methods.--The Governor of a State may meet the 
     requirements of subparagraph (B) through--
       ``(i) a State statute or regulation;
       ``(ii) a signed agreement between the respective officials 
     of the public entities that clearly identifies the 
     responsibilities of each public entity relating to the 
     provision of services; or
       ``(iii) another appropriate method, as determined by the 
     designated State unit.
       ``(9) Individualized plan for employment.--
       ``(A) Development and implementation.--The State plan shall 
     include an assurance that an individualized plan for 
     employment meeting the requirements of section 102(b) will be 
     developed and implemented in a timely manner for an 
     individual subsequent to the determination of the eligibility 
     of the individual for services under this title, except that 
     in a State operating under an order of selection described in 
     paragraph (5), the plan will be developed and implemented 
     only for individuals meeting the order of selection criteria 
     of the State.
       ``(B) Provision of services.--The State plan shall include 
     an assurance that such services will be provided in 
     accordance with the provisions of the individualized plan for 
     employment.
       ``(10) Reporting requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--The State plan shall include an 
     assurance that the designated State agency will submit 
     reports in the form and level of detail and at the time 
     required by the Commissioner regarding applicants for, and 
     eligible individuals receiving, services under this title.
       ``(B) Annual reporting.--In specifying the information to 
     be submitted in the reports, the Commissioner shall require 
     annual reporting on the eligible individuals receiving the 
     services, on those specific data elements described in 
     section 136(d)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
     that are determined by the Secretary to be relevant in 
     assessing the performance of designated State units in 
     carrying out the vocational rehabilitation program 
     established under this title.
       ``(C) Additional data.--In specifying the information 
     required to be submitted in the reports, the Commissioner 
     shall require additional data with regard to applicants and 
     eligible individuals related to--
       ``(i) the number of applicants and the number of 
     individuals determined to be eligible or ineligible for the 
     program carried out under this title, including--

       ``(I) the number of individuals determined to be ineligible 
     because they did not require vocational rehabilitation 
     services, as provided in section 102(a); and
       ``(II) the number of individuals determined, on the basis 
     of clear and convincing evidence, to be too severely disabled 
     to benefit in terms of an employment outcome from vocational 
     rehabilitation services;

       ``(ii) the number of individuals who received vocational 
     rehabilitation services through the program, including--

       ``(I) the number who received services under paragraph 
     (5)(D), but not assistance under an individualized plan for 
     employment;
       ``(II) of those recipients who are individuals with 
     significant disabilities, the number who received assistance 
     under an individualized plan for employment consistent with 
     section 102(b); and
       ``(III) of those recipients who are not individuals with 
     significant disabilities, the number who received assistance 
     under an individualized plan for employment consistent with 
     section 102(b);

       ``(iii) of those applicants and eligible recipients who are 
     individuals with significant disabilities--

       ``(I) the number who ended their participation in the 
     program carried out under this title and the number who 
     achieved employment outcomes after receiving vocational 
     rehabilitation services; and

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       ``(II) the number who ended their participation in the 
     program and who were employed 6 months and 12 months after 
     securing or regaining employment, or, in the case of 
     individuals whose employment outcome was to retain or advance 
     in employment, who were employed 6 months and 12 months after 
     achieving their employment outcome, including--

       ``(aa) the number who earned the minimum wage rate 
     specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or another wage level set by 
     the Commissioner, during such employment; and
       ``(bb) the number who received employment benefits from an 
     employer during such employment; and
       ``(iv) of those applicants and eligible recipients who are 
     not individuals with significant disabilities--

       ``(I) the number who ended their participation in the 
     program carried out under this title and the number who 
     achieved employment outcomes after receiving vocational 
     rehabilitation services; and
       ``(II) the number who ended their participation in the 
     program and who were employed 6 months and 12 months after 
     securing or regaining employment, or, in the case of 
     individuals whose employment outcome was to retain or advance 
     in employment, who were employed 6 months and 12 months after 
     achieving their employment outcome, including--

       ``(aa) the number who earned the minimum wage rate 
     specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or another wage level set by 
     the Commissioner, during such employment; and
       ``(bb) the number who received employment benefits from an 
     employer during such employment.
       ``(D) Costs and results.--The Commissioner shall also 
     require that the designated State agency include in the 
     reports information on--
       ``(i) the costs under this title of conducting 
     administration, providing assessment services, counseling and 
     guidance, and other direct services provided by designated 
     State agency staff, providing services purchased under 
     individualized plans for employment, supporting small 
     business enterprises, establishing, developing, and improving 
     community rehabilitation programs, providing other services 
     to groups, and facilitating use of other programs under this 
     Act and title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 by 
     eligible individuals; and
       ``(ii) the results of annual evaluation by the State of 
     program effectiveness under paragraph (15)(E).
       ``(E) Additional information.--The Commissioner shall 
     require that each designated State unit include in the 
     reports additional information related to the applicants and 
     eligible individuals, obtained either through a complete 
     count or sampling, including--
       ``(i) information on--

       ``(I) age, gender, race, ethnicity, education, category of 
     impairment, severity of disability, and whether the 
     individuals are students with disabilities;

       ``(II) dates of application, determination of eligibility 
     or ineligibility, initiation of the individualized plan for 
     employment, and termination of participation in the program;
       ``(III) earnings at the time of application for the program 
     and termination of participation in the program;
       ``(IV) work status and occupation;
       ``(V) types of services, including assistive technology 
     services and assistive technology devices, provided under the 
     program;
       ``(VI) types of public or private programs or agencies that 
     furnished services under the program; and
       ``(VII) the reasons for individuals terminating 
     participation in the program without achieving an employment 
     outcome; and

       ``(ii) information necessary to determine the success of 
     the State in meeting--

       ``(I) the State performance measures established under 
     section 136(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, to 
     the extent the measures are applicable to individuals with 
     disabilities; and
       ``(II) the standards and indicators established pursuant to 
     section 106.

       ``(F) Completeness and confidentiality.--The State plan 
     shall include an assurance that the information submitted in 
     the reports will include a complete count, except as provided 
     in subparagraph (E), of the applicants and eligible 
     individuals, in a manner permitting the greatest possible 
     cross-classification of data and that the identity of each 
     individual for which information is supplied under this 
     paragraph will be kept confidential.
       ``(11) Cooperation, collaboration, and coordination.--
       ``(A) Cooperative agreements with other components of 
     statewide workforce investment systems.--The State plan shall 
     provide that the designated State unit or designated State 
     agency shall enter into a cooperative agreement with other 
     entities that are components of the statewide workforce 
     investment system of the State, regarding the system, which 
     agreement may provide for--
       ``(i) provision of intercomponent staff training and 
     technical assistance with regard to--

       ``(I) the availability and benefits of, and information on 
     eligibility standards for, vocational rehabilitation 
     services; and
       ``(II) the promotion of equal, effective, and meaningful 
     participation by individuals with disabilities in workforce 
     investment activities in the State through the promotion of 
     program accessibility, the use of nondiscriminatory policies 
     and procedures, and the provision of reasonable 
     accommodations, auxiliary aids and services, and 
     rehabilitation technology, for individuals with disabilities;

       ``(ii) use of information and financial management systems 
     that link all components of the statewide workforce 
     investment system, that link the components to other 
     electronic networks, including nonvisual electronic networks, 
     and that relate to such subjects as employment statistics, 
     and information on job vacancies, career planning, and 
     workforce investment activities;
       ``(iii) use of customer service features such as common 
     intake and referral procedures, customer databases, resource 
     information, and human services hotlines;
       ``(iv) establishment of cooperative efforts with employers 
     to--

       ``(I) facilitate job placement; and
       ``(II) carry out any other activities that the designated 
     State unit and the employers determine to be appropriate;

       ``(v) identification of staff roles, responsibilities, and 
     available resources, and specification of the financial 
     responsibility of each component of the statewide workforce 
     investment system with regard to paying for necessary 
     services (consistent with State law and Federal 
     requirements); and
       ``(vi) specification of procedures for resolving disputes 
     among such components.
       ``(B) Replication of cooperative agreements.--The State 
     plan shall provide for the replication of such cooperative 
     agreements at the local level between individual offices of 
     the designated State unit and local entities carrying out 
     activities through the statewide workforce investment system.
       ``(C) Interagency cooperation with other agencies.--The 
     State plan shall include descriptions of interagency 
     cooperation with, and utilization of the services and 
     facilities of, Federal, State, and local agencies and 
     programs, including programs carried out by the Under 
     Secretary for Rural Development of the Department of 
     Agriculture and State use contracting programs, to the extent 
     that such agencies and programs are not carrying out 
     activities through the statewide workforce investment system.
       ``(D) Coordination with education officials.--The State 
     plan shall contain plans, policies, and procedures for 
     coordination between the designated State agency and 
     education officials responsible for the public education of 
     students with disabilities, that are designed to facilitate 
     the transition of the students with disabilities from the 
     receipt of educational services in school to the receipt of 
     vocational rehabilitation services under this title, 
     including information on a formal interagency agreement with 
     the State educational agency that, at a minimum, provides 
     for--
       ``(i) consultation and technical assistance to assist 
     educational agencies in planning for the transition of 
     students with disabilities from school to post-school 
     activities, including vocational rehabilitation services;
       ``(ii) transition planning by personnel of the designated 
     State agency and educational agency personnel for students 
     with disabilities that facilitates the development and 
     completion of their individualized education programs under 
     section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act (as added by section 101 of Public Law 105-17);
       ``(iii) the roles and responsibilities, including financial 
     responsibilities, of each agency, including provisions for 
     determining State lead agencies and qualified personnel 
     responsible for transition services; and
       ``(iv) procedures for outreach to and identification of 
     students with disabilities who need the transition services.
       ``(E) Coordination with statewide independent living 
     councils and independent living centers.--The State plan 
     shall include an assurance that the designated State unit, 
     the Statewide Independent Living Council established under 
     section 705, and the independent living centers described in 
     part C of title VII within the State have developed working 
     relationships and coordinate their activities.
       ``(F) Cooperative agreement with recipients of grants for 
     services to american indians.--In applicable cases, the State 
     plan shall include an assurance that the State has entered 
     into a formal cooperative agreement with each grant recipient 
     in the State that receives funds under part C. The agreement 
     shall describe strategies for collaboration and coordination 
     in providing vocational rehabilitation services to American 
     Indians who are individuals with disabilities, including--
       ``(i) strategies for interagency referral and information 
     sharing that will assist in eligibility determinations and 
     the development of individualized plans for employment;
       ``(ii) procedures for ensuring that American Indians who 
     are individuals with disabilities and are living near a 
     reservation or tribal service area are provided vocational 
     rehabilitation services; and
       ``(iii) provisions for sharing resources in cooperative 
     studies and assessments, joint training activities, and other 
     collaborative activities designed to improve the provision of 
     services to American Indians who are individuals with 
     disabilities.
       ``(12) Residency.--The State plan shall include an 
     assurance that the State will not impose a residence 
     requirement that excludes from services provided under the 
     plan any individual who is present in the State.
       ``(13) Services to american indians.--The State plan shall 
     include an assurance that, except as otherwise provided in 
     part C, the designated State agency will provide voca

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     tional rehabilitation services to American Indians who are 
     individuals with disabilities residing in the State to the 
     same extent as the designated State agency provides such 
     services to other significant populations of individuals with 
     disabilities residing in the State.
       ``(14) Annual review of individuals in extended employment 
     or other employment under special certificate provisions of 
     the fair labor standards act of 1938.--The State plan shall 
     provide for--
       ``(A) an annual review and reevaluation of the status of 
     each individual with a disability served under this title who 
     has achieved an employment outcome either in an extended 
     employment setting in a community rehabilitation program or 
     any other employment under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 214(c)) for 2 years after the 
     achievement of the outcome (and thereafter if requested by 
     the individual or, if appropriate, the individual's 
     representative), to determine the interests, priorities, and 
     needs of the individual with respect to competitive 
     employment or training for competitive employment;
       ``(B) input into the review and reevaluation, and a signed 
     acknowledgment that such review and reevaluation have been 
     conducted, by the individual with a disability, or, if 
     appropriate, the individual's representative; and
       ``(C) maximum efforts, including the identification and 
     provision of vocational rehabilitation services, reasonable 
     accommodations, and other necessary support services, to 
     assist the individuals described in subparagraph (A) in 
     engaging in competitive employment.
       ``(15) Annual state goals and reports of progress.--
       ``(A) Assessments and estimates.--The State plan shall--
       ``(i) include the results of a comprehensive, statewide 
     assessment, jointly conducted by the designated State unit 
     and the State Rehabilitation Council (if the State has such a 
     Council) every 3 years, describing the rehabilitation needs 
     of individuals with disabilities residing within the State, 
     particularly the vocational rehabilitation services needs 
     of--

       ``(I) individuals with the most significant disabilities, 
     including their need for supported employment services;
       ``(II) individuals with disabilities who are minorities and 
     individuals with disabilities who have been unserved or 
     underserved by the vocational rehabilitation program carried 
     out under this title; and
       ``(III) individuals with disabilities served through other 
     components of the statewide workforce investment system 
     (other than the vocational rehabilitation program), as 
     identified by such individuals and personnel assisting such 
     individuals through the components;

       ``(ii) include an assessment of the need to establish, 
     develop, or improve community rehabilitation programs within 
     the State; and
       ``(iii) provide that the State shall submit to the 
     Commissioner a report containing information regarding 
     updates to the assessments, for any year in which the State 
     updates the assessments.
       ``(B) Annual estimates.--The State plan shall include, and 
     shall provide that the State shall annually submit a report 
     to the Commissioner that includes, State estimates of--
       ``(i) the number of individuals in the State who are 
     eligible for services under this title;
       ``(ii) the number of such individuals who will receive 
     services provided with funds provided under part B and under 
     part B of title VI, including, if the designated State agency 
     uses an order of selection in accordance with paragraph (5), 
     estimates of the number of individuals to be served under 
     each priority category within the order; and
       ``(iii) the costs of the services described in clause (i), 
     including, if the designated State agency uses an order of 
     selection in accordance with paragraph (5), the service costs 
     for each priority category within the order.
       ``(C) Goals and priorities.--
       ``(i) In general.--The State plan shall identify the goals 
     and priorities of the State in carrying out the program. The 
     goals and priorities shall be jointly developed, agreed to, 
     and reviewed annually by the designated State unit and the 
     State Rehabilitation Council, if the State has such a 
     Council. Any revisions to the goals and priorities shall be 
     jointly agreed to by the designated State unit and the State 
     Rehabilitation Council, if the State has such a Council. The 
     State plan shall provide that the State shall submit to the 
     Commissioner a report containing information regarding 
     revisions in the goals and priorities, for any year in which 
     the State revises the goals and priorities.
       ``(ii) Basis.--The State goals and priorities shall be 
     based on an analysis of--

       ``(I) the comprehensive assessment described in 
     subparagraph (A), including any updates to the assessment;
       ``(II) the performance of the State on the standards and 
     indicators established under section 106; and
       ``(III) other available information on the operation and 
     the effectiveness of the vocational rehabilitation program 
     carried out in the State, including any reports received from 
     the State Rehabilitation Council, under section 105(c) and 
     the findings and recommendations from monitoring activities 
     conducted under section 107.

       ``(iii) Service and outcome goals for categories in order 
     of selection.--If the designated State agency uses an order 
     of selection in accordance with paragraph (5), the State 
     shall also identify in the State plan service and outcome 
     goals and the time within which these goals may be achieved 
     for individuals in each priority category within the order.
       ``(D) Strategies.--The State plan shall contain a 
     description of the strategies the State will use to address 
     the needs identified in the assessment conducted under 
     subparagraph (A) and achieve the goals and priorities 
     identified in subparagraph (C), including--
       ``(i) the methods to be used to expand and improve services 
     to individuals with disabilities, including how a broad range 
     of assistive technology services and assistive technology 
     devices will be provided to such individuals at each stage of 
     the rehabilitation process and how such services and devices 
     will be provided to such individuals on a statewide basis;
       ``(ii) outreach procedures to identify and serve 
     individuals with disabilities who are minorities and 
     individuals with disabilities who have been unserved or 
     underserved by the vocational rehabilitation program;
       ``(iii) where necessary, the plan of the State for 
     establishing, developing, or improving community 
     rehabilitation programs;
       ``(iv) strategies to improve the performance of the State 
     with respect to the evaluation standards and performance 
     indicators established pursuant to section 106; and
       ``(v) strategies for assisting entities carrying out other 
     components of the statewide workforce investment system 
     (other than the vocational rehabilitation program) in 
     assisting individuals with disabilities.
       ``(E) Evaluation and reports of progress.--The State plan 
     shall--
       ``(i) include the results of an evaluation of the 
     effectiveness of the vocational rehabilitation program, and a 
     joint report by the designated State unit and the State 
     Rehabilitation Council, if the State has such a Council, to 
     the Commissioner on the progress made in improving the 
     effectiveness from the previous year, which evaluation and 
     report shall include--

       ``(I) an evaluation of the extent to which the goals 
     identified in subparagraph (C) were achieved;
       ``(II) a description of strategies that contributed to 
     achieving the goals;
       ``(III) to the extent to which the goals were not achieved, 
     a description of the factors that impeded that achievement; 
     and
       ``(IV) an assessment of the performance of the State on the 
     standards and indicators established pursuant to section 106; 
     and

       ``(ii) provide that the designated State unit and the State 
     Rehabilitation Council, if the State has such a Council, 
     shall jointly submit to the Commissioner an annual report 
     that contains the information described in clause (i).
       ``(16) Public comment.--The State plan shall--
       ``(A) provide that the designated State agency, prior to 
     the adoption of any policies or procedures governing the 
     provision of vocational rehabilitation services under the 
     State plan (including making any amendment to such policies 
     and procedures), shall conduct public meetings throughout the 
     State, after providing adequate notice of the meetings, to 
     provide the public, including individuals with disabilities, 
     an opportunity to comment on the policies or procedures, and 
     actively consult with the Director of the client assistance 
     program carried out under section 112, and, as appropriate, 
     Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian 
     organizations on the policies or procedures; and
       ``(B) provide that the designated State agency (or each 
     designated State agency if 2 agencies are designated) and any 
     sole agency administering the plan in a political subdivision 
     of the State, shall take into account, in connection with 
     matters of general policy arising in the administration of 
     the plan, the views of--
       ``(i) individuals and groups of individuals who are 
     recipients of vocational rehabilitation services, or in 
     appropriate cases, the individuals' representatives;
       ``(ii) personnel working in programs that provide 
     vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with 
     disabilities;
       ``(iii) providers of vocational rehabilitation services to 
     individuals with disabilities;
       ``(iv) the director of the client assistance program; and
       ``(v) the State Rehabilitation Council, if the State has 
     such a Council.
       ``(17) Use of funds for construction of facilities.--The 
     State plan shall provide that if, under special 
     circumstances, the State plan includes provisions for the 
     construction of facilities for community rehabilitation 
     programs--
       ``(A) the Federal share of the cost of construction for the 
     facilities for a fiscal year will not exceed an amount equal 
     to 10 percent of the State's allotment under section 110 for 
     such year;
       ``(B) the provisions of section 306 (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act 
     Amendments of 1998) shall be applicable to such construction 
     and such provisions shall be deemed to apply to such 
     construction; and
       ``(C) there shall be compliance with regulations the 
     Commissioner shall prescribe designed to assure that no State 
     will reduce its efforts in providing other vocational 
     rehabilitation services (other than for the establishment of 
     facilities for community rehabilitation programs) because the 
     plan includes such provisions for construction.
       ``(18) Innovation and expansion activities.--The State plan 
     shall--

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       ``(A) include an assurance that the State will reserve and 
     use a portion of the funds allotted to the State under 
     section 110--
       ``(i) for the development and implementation of innovative 
     approaches to expand and improve the provision of vocational 
     rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities 
     under this title, particularly individuals with the most 
     significant disabilities, consistent with the findings of the 
     statewide assessment and goals and priorities of the State as 
     described in paragraph (15); and
       ``(ii) to support the funding of--

       ``(I) the State Rehabilitation Council, if the State has 
     such a Council, consistent with the plan prepared under 
     section 105(d)(1); and
       ``(II) the Statewide Independent Living Council, consistent 
     with the plan prepared under section 705(e)(1);

       ``(B) include a description of how the reserved funds will 
     be utilized; and
       ``(C) provide that the State shall submit to the 
     Commissioner an annual report containing a description of how 
     the reserved funds will be utilized.
       ``(19) Choice.--The State plan shall include an assurance 
     that applicants and eligible individuals or, as appropriate, 
     the applicants' representatives or individuals' 
     representatives, will be provided information and support 
     services to assist the applicants and individuals in 
     exercising informed choice throughout the rehabilitation 
     process, consistent with the provisions of section 102(d).
       ``(20) Information and referral services.--
       ``(A) In general.--The State plan shall include an 
     assurance that the designated State agency will implement an 
     information and referral system adequate to ensure that 
     individuals with disabilities will be provided accurate 
     vocational rehabilitation information and guidance, using 
     appropriate modes of communication, to assist such 
     individuals in preparing for, securing, retaining, or 
     regaining employment, and will be appropriately referred to 
     Federal and State programs (other than the vocational 
     rehabilitation program carried out under this title), 
     including other components of the statewide workforce 
     investment system in the State.
       ``(B) Referrals.--An appropriate referral made through the 
     system shall--
       ``(i) be to the Federal or State programs, including 
     programs carried out by other components of the statewide 
     workforce investment system in the State, best suited to 
     address the specific employment needs of an individual with a 
     disability; and
       ``(ii) include, for each of these programs, provision to 
     the individual of--

       ``(I) a notice of the referral by the designated State 
     agency to the agency carrying out the program;
       ``(II) information identifying a specific point of contact 
     within the agency carrying out the program; and
       ``(III) information and advice regarding the most suitable 
     services to assist the individual to prepare for, secure, 
     retain, or regain employment.

       ``(21) State independent consumer-controlled commission; 
     state rehabilitation council.--
       ``(A) Commission or council.--The State plan shall provide 
     that either--
       ``(i) the designated State agency is an independent 
     commission that--

       ``(I) is responsible under State law for operating, or 
     overseeing the operation of, the vocational rehabilitation 
     program in the State;
       ``(II) is consumer-controlled by persons who--

       ``(aa) are individuals with physical or mental impairments 
     that substantially limit major life activities; and
       ``(bb) represent individuals with a broad range of 
     disabilities, unless the designated State unit under the 
     direction of the commission is the State agency for 
     individuals who are blind;

       ``(III) includes family members, advocates, or other 
     representatives, of individuals with mental impairments; and
       ``(IV) undertakes the functions set forth in section 
     105(c)(4); or

       ``(ii) the State has established a State Rehabilitation 
     Council that meets the criteria set forth in section 105 and 
     the designated State unit--

       ``(I) in accordance with paragraph (15), jointly develops, 
     agrees to, and reviews annually State goals and priorities, 
     and jointly submits annual reports of progress with the 
     Council;
       ``(II) regularly consults with the Council regarding the 
     development, implementation, and revision of State policies 
     and procedures of general applicability pertaining to the 
     provision of vocational rehabilitation services;
       ``(III) includes in the State plan and in any revision to 
     the State plan, a summary of input provided by the Council, 
     including recommendations from the annual report of the 
     Council described in section 105(c)(5), the review and 
     analysis of consumer satisfaction described in section 
     105(c)(4), and other reports prepared by the Council, and the 
     response of the designated State unit to such input and 
     recommendations, including explanations for rejecting any 
     input or recommendation; and
       ``(IV) transmits to the Council--

       ``(aa) all plans, reports, and other information required 
     under this title to be submitted to the Secretary;
       ``(bb) all policies, and information on all practices and 
     procedures, of general applicability provided to or used by 
     rehabilitation personnel in carrying out this title; and
       ``(cc) copies of due process hearing decisions issued under 
     this title, which shall be transmitted in such a manner as to 
     ensure that the identity of the participants in the hearings 
     is kept confidential.
       ``(B) More than 1 designated state agency.--In the case of 
     a State that, under section 101(a)(2), designates a State 
     agency to administer the part of the State plan under which 
     vocational rehabilitation services are provided for 
     individuals who are blind (or to supervise the administration 
     of such part by a local agency) and designates a separate 
     State agency to administer the rest of the State plan, the 
     State shall either establish a State Rehabilitation Council 
     for each of the 2 agencies that does not meet the 
     requirements in subparagraph (A)(i), or establish 1 State 
     Rehabilitation Council for both agencies if neither agency 
     meets the requirements of subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(22) Supported employment state plan supplement.--The 
     State plan shall include an assurance that the State has an 
     acceptable plan for carrying out part B of title VI, 
     including the use of funds under that part to supplement 
     funds made available under part B of this title to pay for 
     the cost of services leading to supported employment.
       ``(23) Annual updates.--The plan shall include an assurance 
     that the State will submit to the Commissioner reports 
     containing annual updates of the information required under 
     paragraph (7) (relating to a comprehensive system of 
     personnel development) and any other updates of the 
     information required under this section that are requested by 
     the Commissioner, and annual reports as provided in 
     paragraphs (15) (relating to assessments, estimates, goals 
     and priorities, and reports of progress) and (18) (relating 
     to innovation and expansion), at such time and in such manner 
     as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate.
       ``(24) Certain contracts and cooperative agreements.--
       ``(A) Contracts with for-profit organizations.--The State 
     plan shall provide that the designated State agency has the 
     authority to enter into contracts with for-profit 
     organizations for the purpose of providing, as vocational 
     rehabilitation services, on-the-job training and related 
     programs for individuals with disabilities under part A of 
     title VI, upon a determination by such agency that such for-
     profit organizations are better qualified to provide such 
     rehabilitation services than nonprofit agencies and 
     organizations.
       ``(B) Cooperative agreements with private nonprofit 
     organizations.--The State plan shall describe the manner in 
     which cooperative agreements with private nonprofit 
     vocational rehabilitation service providers will be 
     established.
       ``(b) Approval; Disapproval of the State Plan.--
       ``(1) Approval.--The Commissioner shall approve any plan 
     that the Commissioner finds fulfills the conditions specified 
     in this section, and shall disapprove any plan that does not 
     fulfill such conditions.
       ``(2) Disapproval.--Prior to disapproval of the State plan, 
     the Commissioner shall notify the State of the intention to 
     disapprove the plan and shall afford the State reasonable 
     notice and opportunity for a hearing.

     ``SEC. 102. ELIGIBILITY AND INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN FOR 
                   EMPLOYMENT.

       ``(a) Eligibility.--
       ``(1) Criterion for eligibility.--An individual is eligible 
     for assistance under this title if the individual--
       ``(A) is an individual with a disability under section 
     7(20)(A); and
       ``(B) requires vocational rehabilitation services to 
     prepare for, secure, retain, or regain employment.
       ``(2) Presumption of benefit.--
       ``(A) Demonstration.--For purposes of this section, an 
     individual shall be presumed to be an individual that can 
     benefit in terms of an employment outcome from vocational 
     rehabilitation services under section 7(20)(A), unless the 
     designated State unit involved can demonstrate by clear and 
     convincing evidence that such individual is incapable of 
     benefiting in terms of an employment outcome from vocational 
     rehabilitation services due to the severity of the disability 
     of the individual.
       ``(B) Methods.--In making the demonstration required under 
     subparagraph (A), the designated State unit shall explore the 
     individual's abilities, capabilities, and capacity to perform 
     in work situations, through the use of trial work 
     experiences, as described in section 7(2)(D), with 
     appropriate supports provided through the designated State 
     unit, except under limited circumstances when an individual 
     can not take advantage of such experiences. Such experiences 
     shall be of sufficient variety and over a sufficient period 
     of time to determine the eligibility of the individual or to 
     determine the existence of clear and convincing evidence that 
     the individual is incapable of benefiting in terms of an 
     employment outcome from vocational rehabilitation services 
     due to the severity of the disability of the individual.
       ``(3) Presumption of eligibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, an 
     individual who has a disability or is blind as determined 
     pursuant to title II or title XVI of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. and 1381 et seq.) shall be--
       ``(i) considered to be an individual with a significant 
     disability under section 7(21)(A); and
       ``(ii) presumed to be eligible for vocational 
     rehabilitation services under this title (provided that the 
     individual intends to achieve an employment outcome 
     consistent with the unique strengths, resources, priorities, 
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     cerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed 
     choice of the individual) unless the designated State unit 
     involved can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence 
     that such individual is incapable of benefiting in terms of 
     an employment outcome from vocational rehabilitation services 
     due to the severity of the disability of the individual in 
     accordance with paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
     construed to create an entitlement to any vocational 
     rehabilitation service.
       ``(4) Use of existing information.--
       ``(A) In general.--To the maximum extent appropriate and 
     consistent with the requirements of this part, for purposes 
     of determining the eligibility of an individual for 
     vocational rehabilitation services under this title and 
     developing the individualized plan for employment described 
     in subsection (b) for the individual, the designated State 
     unit shall use information that is existing and current (as 
     of the date of the determination of eligibility or of the 
     development of the individualized plan for employment), 
     including information available from other programs and 
     providers, particularly information used by education 
     officials and the Social Security Administration, information 
     provided by the individual and the family of the individual, 
     and information obtained under the assessment for determining 
     eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs.
       ``(B) Determinations by officials of other agencies.--
     Determinations made by officials of other agencies, 
     particularly education officials described in section 
     101(a)(11)(D), regarding whether an individual satisfies 1 or 
     more factors relating to whether an individual is an 
     individual with a disability under section 7(20)(A) or an 
     individual with a significant disability under section 
     7(21)(A) shall be used, to the extent appropriate and 
     consistent with the requirements of this part, in assisting 
     the designated State unit in making such determinations.
       ``(C) Basis.--The determination of eligibility for 
     vocational rehabilitation services shall be based on--
       ``(i) the review of existing data described in section 
     7(2)(A)(i); and
       ``(ii) to the extent that such data is unavailable or 
     insufficient for determining eligibility, the provision of 
     assessment activities described in section 7(2)(A)(ii).
       ``(5) Determination of ineligibility.--If an individual who 
     applies for services under this title is determined, based on 
     the review of existing data and, to the extent necessary, the 
     assessment activities described in section 7(2)(A)(ii), not 
     to be eligible for the services, or if an eligible individual 
     receiving services under an individualized plan for 
     employment is determined to be no longer eligible for the 
     services--
       ``(A) the ineligibility determination involved shall be 
     made only after providing an opportunity for full 
     consultation with the individual or, as appropriate, the 
     individual's representative;
       ``(B) the individual or, as appropriate, the individual's 
     representative, shall be informed in writing (supplemented as 
     necessary by other appropriate modes of communication 
     consistent with the informed choice of the individual) of the 
     ineligibility determination, including--
       ``(i) the reasons for the determination; and
       ``(ii) a description of the means by which the individual 
     may express, and seek a remedy for, any dissatisfaction with 
     the determination, including the procedures for review by an 
     impartial hearing officer under subsection (c);
       ``(C) the individual shall be provided with a description 
     of services available from the client assistance program 
     under section 112 and information on how to contact that 
     program; and
       ``(D) any ineligibility determination that is based on a 
     finding that the individual is incapable of benefiting in 
     terms of an employment outcome shall be reviewed--
       ``(i) within 12 months; and
       ``(ii) thereafter, if such a review is requested by the 
     individual or, if appropriate, by the individual's 
     representative.
       ``(6) Timeframe for making an eligibility determination.--
     The designated State unit shall determine whether an 
     individual is eligible for vocational rehabilitation services 
     under this title within a reasonable period of time, not to 
     exceed 60 days, after the individual has submitted an 
     application for the services unless--
       ``(A) exceptional and unforeseen circumstances beyond the 
     control of the designated State unit preclude making an 
     eligibility determination within 60 days and the designated 
     State unit and the individual agree to a specific extension 
     of time; or
       ``(B) the designated State unit is exploring an 
     individual's abilities, capabilities, and capacity to perform 
     in work situations under paragraph (2)(B).
       ``(b) Development of an Individualized Plan for 
     Employment.--
       ``(1) Options for developing an individualized plan for 
     employment.--If an individual is determined to be eligible 
     for vocational rehabilitation services as described in 
     subsection (a), the designated State unit shall complete the 
     assessment for determining eligibility and vocational 
     rehabilitation needs, as appropriate, and shall provide the 
     eligible individual or the individual's representative, in 
     writing and in an appropriate mode of communication, with 
     information on the individual's options for developing an 
     individualized plan for employment, including--
       ``(A) information on the availability of assistance, to the 
     extent determined to be appropriate by the eligible 
     individual, from a qualified vocational rehabilitation 
     counselor in developing all or part of the individualized 
     plan for employment for the individual, and the availability 
     of technical assistance in developing all or part of the 
     individualized plan for employment for the individual;
       ``(B) a description of the full range of components that 
     shall be included in an individualized plan for employment;
       ``(C) as appropriate--
       ``(i) an explanation of agency guidelines and criteria 
     associated with financial commitments concerning an 
     individualized plan for employment;
       ``(ii) additional information the eligible individual 
     requests or the designated State unit determines to be 
     necessary; and
       ``(iii) information on the availability of assistance in 
     completing designated State agency forms required in 
     developing an individualized plan for employment; and
       ``(D)(i) a description of the rights and remedies available 
     to such an individual including, if appropriate, recourse to 
     the processes set forth in subsection (c); and
       ``(ii) a description of the availability of a client 
     assistance program established pursuant to section 112 and 
     information about how to contact the client assistance 
     program.
       ``(2) Mandatory procedures.--
       ``(A) Written document.--An individualized plan for 
     employment shall be a written document prepared on forms 
     provided by the designated State unit.
       ``(B) Informed choice.--An individualized plan for 
     employment shall be developed and implemented in a manner 
     that affords eligible individuals the opportunity to exercise 
     informed choice in selecting an employment outcome, the 
     specific vocational rehabilitation services to be provided 
     under the plan, the entity that will provide the vocational 
     rehabilitation services, and the methods used to procure the 
     services, consistent with subsection (d).
       ``(C) Signatories.--An individualized plan for employment 
     shall be--
       ``(i) agreed to, and signed by, such eligible individual 
     or, as appropriate, the individual's representative; and
       ``(ii) approved and signed by a qualified vocational 
     rehabilitation counselor employed by the designated State 
     unit.
       ``(D) Copy.--A copy of the individualized plan for 
     employment for an eligible individual shall be provided to 
     the individual or, as appropriate, to the individual's 
     representative, in writing and, if appropriate, in the native 
     language or mode of communication of the individual or, as 
     appropriate, of the individual's representative.
       ``(E) Review and amendment.--The individualized plan for 
     employment shall be--
       ``(i) reviewed at least annually by--

       ``(I) a qualified vocational rehabilitation counselor; and
       ``(II) the eligible individual or, as appropriate, the 
     individual's representative; and

       ``(ii) amended, as necessary, by the individual or, as 
     appropriate, the individual's representative, in 
     collaboration with a representative of the designated State 
     agency or a qualified vocational rehabilitation counselor (to 
     the extent determined to be appropriate by the individual), 
     if there are substantive changes in the employment outcome, 
     the vocational rehabilitation services to be provided, or the 
     service providers of the services (which amendments shall not 
     take effect until agreed to and signed by the eligible 
     individual or, as appropriate, the individual's 
     representative, and by a qualified vocational rehabilitation 
     counselor employed by the designated State unit).
       ``(3) Mandatory components of an individualized plan for 
     employment.--Regardless of the approach selected by an 
     eligible individual to develop an individualized plan for 
     employment, an individualized plan for employment shall, at a 
     minimum, contain mandatory components consisting of--
       ``(A) a description of the specific employment outcome that 
     is chosen by the eligible individual, consistent with the 
     unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, 
     capabilities, interests, and informed choice of the eligible 
     individual, and, to the maximum extent appropriate, results 
     in employment in an integrated setting;
       ``(B)(i) a description of the specific vocational 
     rehabilitation services that are--
       ``(I) needed to achieve the employment outcome, including, 
     as appropriate, the provision of assistive technology devices 
     and assistive technology services, and personal assistance 
     services, including training in the management of such 
     services; and
       ``(II) provided in the most integrated setting that is 
     appropriate for the service involved and is consistent with 
     the informed choice of the eligible individual; and
       ``(ii) timelines for the achievement of the employment 
     outcome and for the initiation of the services;
       ``(C) a description of the entity chosen by the eligible 
     individual or, as appropriate, the individual's 
     representative, that will provide the vocational 
     rehabilitation services, and the methods used to procure such 
     services;
       ``(D) a description of criteria to evaluate progress toward 
     achievement of the employment outcome;
       ``(E) the terms and conditions of the individualized plan 
     for employment, including, as appropriate, information 
     describing--
       ``(i) the responsibilities of the designated State unit;
       ``(ii) the responsibilities of the eligible individual, 
     including--

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       ``(I) the responsibilities the eligible individual will 
     assume in relation to the employment outcome of the 
     individual;
       ``(II) if applicable, the participation of the eligible 
     individual in paying for the costs of the plan; and
       ``(III) the responsibility of the eligible individual with 
     regard to applying for and securing comparable benefits as 
     described in section 101(a)(8); and

       ``(iii) the responsibilities of other entities as the 
     result of arrangements made pursuant to comparable services 
     or benefits requirements as described in section 101(a)(8);
       ``(F) for an eligible individual with the most significant 
     disabilities for whom an employment outcome in a supported 
     employment setting has been determined to be appropriate, 
     information identifying--
       ``(i) the extended services needed by the eligible 
     individual; and
       ``(ii) the source of extended services or, to the extent 
     that the source of the extended services cannot be identified 
     at the time of the development of the individualized plan for 
     employment, a description of the basis for concluding that 
     there is a reasonable expectation that such source will 
     become available; and
       ``(G) as determined to be necessary, a statement of 
     projected need for post-employment services.
       ``(c) Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State shall establish procedures 
     for mediation of, and procedures for review through an 
     impartial due process hearing of, determinations made by 
     personnel of the designated State unit that affect the 
     provision of vocational rehabilitation services to applicants 
     or eligible individuals.
       ``(2) Notification.--
       ``(A) Rights and assistance.--The procedures shall provide 
     that an applicant or an eligible individual or, as 
     appropriate, the applicant's representative or individual's 
     representative shall be notified of--
       ``(i) the right to obtain review of determinations 
     described in paragraph (1) in an impartial due process 
     hearing under paragraph (5);
       ``(ii) the right to pursue mediation with respect to the 
     determinations under paragraph (4); and
       ``(iii) the availability of assistance from the client 
     assistance program under section 112.
       ``(B) Timing.--Such notification shall be provided in 
     writing--
       ``(i) at the time an individual applies for vocational 
     rehabilitation services provided under this title;
       ``(ii) at the time the individualized plan for employment 
     for the individual is developed; and
       ``(iii) upon reduction, suspension, or cessation of 
     vocational rehabilitation services for the individual.
       ``(3) Evidence and representation.--The procedures required 
     under this subsection shall, at a minimum--
       ``(A) provide an opportunity for an applicant or an 
     eligible individual, or, as appropriate, the applicant's 
     representative or individual's representative, to submit at 
     the mediation session or hearing evidence and information to 
     support the position of the applicant or eligible individual; 
     and
       ``(B) include provisions to allow an applicant or an 
     eligible individual to be represented in the mediation 
     session or hearing by a person selected by the applicant or 
     eligible individual.
       ``(4) Mediation.--
       ``(A) Procedures.--Each State shall ensure that procedures 
     are established and implemented under this subsection to 
     allow parties described in paragraph (1) to disputes 
     involving any determination described in paragraph (1) to 
     resolve such disputes through a mediation process that, at a 
     minimum, shall be available whenever a hearing is requested 
     under this subsection.
       ``(B) Requirements.--Such procedures shall ensure that the 
     mediation process--
       ``(i) is voluntary on the part of the parties;
       ``(ii) is not used to deny or delay the right of an 
     individual to a hearing under this subsection, or to deny any 
     other right afforded under this title; and
       ``(iii) is conducted by a qualified and impartial mediator 
     who is trained in effective mediation techniques.
       ``(C) List of mediators.--The State shall maintain a list 
     of individuals who are qualified mediators and knowledgeable 
     in laws (including regulations) relating to the provision of 
     vocational rehabilitation services under this title, from 
     which the mediators described in subparagraph (B) shall be 
     selected.
       ``(D) Cost.--The State shall bear the cost of the mediation 
     process.
       ``(E) Scheduling.--Each session in the mediation process 
     shall be scheduled in a timely manner and shall be held in a 
     location that is convenient to the parties to the dispute.
       ``(F) Agreement.--An agreement reached by the parties to 
     the dispute in the mediation process shall be set forth in a 
     written mediation agreement.
       ``(G) Confidentiality.--Discussions that occur during the 
     mediation process shall be confidential and may not be used 
     as evidence in any subsequent due process hearing or civil 
     proceeding. The parties to the mediation process may be 
     required to sign a confidentiality pledge prior to the 
     commencement of such process.
       ``(H) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to preclude the parties to such a dispute from 
     informally resolving the dispute prior to proceedings under 
     this paragraph or paragraph (5), if the informal process used 
     is not used to deny or delay the right of the applicant or 
     eligible individual to a hearing under this subsection or to 
     deny any other right afforded under this title.
       ``(5) Hearings.--
       ``(A) Officer.--A due process hearing described in 
     paragraph (2) shall be conducted by an impartial hearing 
     officer who shall issue a decision based on the provisions of 
     the approved State plan, this Act (including regulations 
     implementing this Act), and State regulations and policies 
     that are consistent with the Federal requirements specified 
     in this title. The officer shall provide the decision in 
     writing to the applicant or eligible individual, or, as 
     appropriate, the applicant's representative or individual's 
     representative, and to the designated State unit.
       ``(B) List.--The designated State unit shall maintain a 
     list of qualified impartial hearing officers who are 
     knowledgeable in laws (including regulations) relating to the 
     provision of vocational rehabilitation services under this 
     title from which the officer described in subparagraph (A) 
     shall be selected. For the purposes of maintaining such list, 
     impartial hearing officers shall be identified jointly by--
       ``(i) the designated State unit; and
       ``(ii) members of the Council or commission, as 
     appropriate, described in section 101(a)(21).
       ``(C) Selection.--Such an impartial hearing officer shall 
     be selected to hear a particular case relating to a 
     determination--
       ``(i) on a random basis; or
       ``(ii) by agreement between--

       ``(I) the Director of the designated State unit and the 
     individual with a disability; or
       ``(II) in appropriate cases, the Director and the 
     individual's representative.

       ``(D) Procedures for seeking review.--A State may establish 
     procedures to enable a party involved in a hearing under this 
     paragraph to seek an impartial review of the decision of the 
     hearing officer under subparagraph (A) by--
       ``(i) the chief official of the designated State agency if 
     the State has established both a designated State agency and 
     a designated State unit under section 101(a)(2); or
       ``(ii) an official from the office of the Governor.
       ``(E) Review request.--If the State establishes impartial 
     review procedures under subparagraph (D), either party may 
     request the review of the decision of the hearing officer 
     within 20 days after the decision.
       ``(F) Reviewing official.--The reviewing official described 
     in subparagraph (D) shall--
       ``(i) in conducting the review, provide an opportunity for 
     the submission of additional evidence and information 
     relevant to a final decision concerning the matter under 
     review;
       ``(ii) not overturn or modify the decision of the hearing 
     officer, or part of the decision, that supports the position 
     of the applicant or eligible individual unless the reviewing 
     official concludes, based on clear and convincing evidence, 
     that the decision of the impartial hearing officer is clearly 
     erroneous on the basis of being contrary to the approved 
     State plan, this Act (including regulations implementing this 
     Act) or any State regulation or policy that is consistent 
     with the Federal requirements specified in this title; and
       ``(iii) make a final decision with respect to the matter in 
     a timely manner and provide such decision in writing to the 
     applicant or eligible individual, or, as appropriate, the 
     applicant's representative or individual's representative, 
     and to the designated State unit, including a full report of 
     the findings and the grounds for such decision.
       ``(G) Finality of hearing decision.--A decision made after 
     a hearing under subparagraph (A) shall be final, except that 
     a party may request an impartial review if the State has 
     established procedures for such review under subparagraph (D) 
     and a party involved in a hearing may bring a civil action 
     under subparagraph (J).
       ``(H) Finality of review.--A decision made under 
     subparagraph (F) shall be final unless such a party brings a 
     civil action under subparagraph (J).
       ``(I) Implementation.--If a party brings a civil action 
     under subparagraph (J) to challenge a final decision of a 
     hearing officer under subparagraph (A) or to challenge a 
     final decision of a State reviewing official under 
     subparagraph (F), the final decision involved shall be 
     implemented pending review by the court.
       ``(J) Civil action.--
       ``(i) In general.--Any party aggrieved by a final decision 
     described in subparagraph (I), may bring a civil action for 
     review of such decision. The action may be brought in any 
     State court of competent jurisdiction or in a district court 
     of the United States of competent jurisdiction without regard 
     to the amount in controversy.
       ``(ii) Procedure.--In any action brought under this 
     subparagraph, the court--

       ``(I) shall receive the records relating to the hearing 
     under subparagraph (A) and the records relating to the State 
     review under subparagraphs (D) through (F), if applicable;
       ``(II) shall hear additional evidence at the request of a 
     party to the action; and
       ``(III) basing the decision of the court on the 
     preponderance of the evidence, shall grant such relief as the 
     court determines to be appropriate.

       ``(6) Hearing board.--
       ``(A) In general.--A fair hearing board, established by a 
     State before January 1, 1985, and authorized under State law 
     to review determinations or decisions under this Act, is

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     authorized to carry out the responsibilities of the impartial 
     hearing officer under this subsection.
       ``(B) Application.--The provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), 
     and (3) that relate to due process hearings do not apply, and 
     paragraph (5) (other than subparagraph (J)) does not apply, 
     to any State to which subparagraph (A) applies.
       ``(7) Impact on provision of services.--Unless the 
     individual with a disability so requests, or, in an 
     appropriate case, the individual's representative, so 
     requests, pending a decision by a mediator, hearing officer, 
     or reviewing officer under this subsection, the designated 
     State unit shall not institute a suspension, reduction, or 
     termination of services being provided for the individual, 
     including evaluation and assessment services and plan 
     development, unless such services have been obtained through 
     misrepresentation, fraud, collusion, or criminal conduct on 
     the part of the individual, or the individual's 
     representative.
       ``(8) Information collection and report.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Director of the designated State 
     unit shall collect information described in subparagraph (B) 
     and prepare and submit to the Commissioner a report 
     containing such information. The Commissioner shall prepare a 
     summary of the information furnished under this paragraph and 
     include the summary in the annual report submitted under 
     section 13. The Commissioner shall also collect copies of the 
     final decisions of impartial hearing officers conducting 
     hearings under this subsection and State officials conducting 
     reviews under this subsection.
       ``(B) Information.--The information required to be 
     collected under this subsection includes--
       ``(i) a copy of the standards used by State reviewing 
     officials for reviewing decisions made by impartial hearing 
     officers under this subsection;
       ``(ii) information on the number of hearings and reviews 
     sought from the impartial hearing officers and the State 
     reviewing officials, including the type of complaints and the 
     issues involved;
       ``(iii) information on the number of hearing decisions made 
     under this subsection that were not reviewed by the State 
     reviewing officials; and
       ``(iv) information on the number of the hearing decisions 
     that were reviewed by the State reviewing officials, and, 
     based on such reviews, the number of hearing decisions that 
     were--

       ``(I) sustained in favor of an applicant or eligible 
     individual;
       ``(II) sustained in favor of the designated State unit;
       ``(III) reversed in whole or in part in favor of the 
     applicant or eligible individual; and
       ``(IV) reversed in whole or in part in favor of the 
     designated State unit.

       ``(C) Confidentiality.--The confidentiality of records of 
     applicants and eligible individuals maintained by the 
     designated State unit shall not preclude the access of the 
     Commissioner to those records for the purposes described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(d) Policies and Procedures.--Each designated State 
     agency, in consultation with the State Rehabilitation 
     Council, if the State has such a council, shall, consistent 
     with section 100(a)(3)(C), develop and implement written 
     policies and procedures that enable each individual who is an 
     applicant for or eligible to receive vocational 
     rehabilitation services under this title to exercise informed 
     choice throughout the vocational rehabilitation process 
     carried out under this title, including policies and 
     procedures that require the designated State agency--
       ``(1) to inform each such applicant and eligible individual 
     (including students with disabilities who are making the 
     transition from programs under the responsibility of an 
     educational agency to programs under the responsibility of 
     the designated State unit), through appropriate modes of 
     communication, about the availability of, and opportunities 
     to exercise, informed choice, including the availability of 
     support services for individuals with cognitive or other 
     disabilities who require assistance in exercising informed 
     choice, throughout the vocational rehabilitation process;
       ``(2) to assist applicants and eligible individuals in 
     exercising informed choice in decisions related to the 
     provision of assessment services under this title;
       ``(3) to develop and implement flexible procurement 
     policies and methods that facilitate the provision of 
     services, and that afford eligible individuals meaningful 
     choices among the methods used to procure services, under 
     this title;
       ``(4) to provide or assist eligible individuals in 
     acquiring information that enables those individuals to 
     exercise informed choice under this title in the selection 
     of--
       ``(A) the employment outcome;
       ``(B) the specific vocational rehabilitation services 
     needed to achieve the employment outcome;
       ``(C) the entity that will provide the services;
       ``(D) the employment setting and the settings in which the 
     services will be provided; and
       ``(E) the methods available for procuring the services; and
       ``(5) to ensure that the availability and scope of informed 
     choice provided under this section is consistent with the 
     obligations of the designated State agency under this title.

     ``SEC. 103. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES.

       ``(a) Vocational Rehabilitation Services for Individuals.--
     Vocational rehabilitation services provided under this title 
     are any services described in an individualized plan for 
     employment necessary to assist an individual with a 
     disability in preparing for, securing, retaining, or 
     regaining an employment outcome that is consistent with the 
     strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, 
     capabilities, interests, and informed choice of the 
     individual, including--
       ``(1) an assessment for determining eligibility and 
     vocational rehabilitation needs by qualified personnel, 
     including, if appropriate, an assessment by personnel skilled 
     in rehabilitation technology;
       ``(2) counseling and guidance, including information and 
     support services to assist an individual in exercising 
     informed choice consistent with the provisions of section 
     102(d);
       ``(3) referral and other services to secure needed services 
     from other agencies through agreements developed under 
     section 101(a)(11), if such services are not available under 
     this title;
       ``(4) job-related services, including job search and 
     placement assistance, job retention services, followup 
     services, and follow-along services;
       ``(5) vocational and other training services, including the 
     provision of personal and vocational adjustment services, 
     books, tools, and other training materials, except that no 
     training services provided at an institution of higher 
     education shall be paid for with funds under this title 
     unless maximum efforts have been made by the designated State 
     unit and the individual to secure grant assistance, in whole 
     or in part, from other sources to pay for such training;
       ``(6) to the extent that financial support is not readily 
     available from a source (such as through health insurance of 
     the individual or through comparable services and benefits 
     consistent with section 101(a)(8)(A)), other than the 
     designated State unit, diagnosis and treatment of physical 
     and mental impairments, including--
       ``(A) corrective surgery or therapeutic treatment necessary 
     to correct or substantially modify a physical or mental 
     condition that constitutes a substantial impediment to 
     employment, but is of such a nature that such correction or 
     modification may reasonably be expected to eliminate or 
     reduce such impediment to employment within a reasonable 
     length of time;
       ``(B) necessary hospitalization in connection with surgery 
     or treatment;
       ``(C) prosthetic and orthotic devices;
       ``(D) eyeglasses and visual services as prescribed by 
     qualified personnel who meet State licensure laws and who are 
     selected by the individual;
       ``(E) special services (including transplantation and 
     dialysis), artificial kidneys, and supplies necessary for the 
     treatment of individuals with end-stage renal disease; and
       ``(F) diagnosis and treatment for mental and emotional 
     disorders by qualified personnel who meet State licensure 
     laws;
       ``(7) maintenance for additional costs incurred while 
     participating in an assessment for determining eligibility 
     and vocational rehabilitation needs or while receiving 
     services under an individualized plan for employment;
       ``(8) transportation, including adequate training in the 
     use of public transportation vehicles and systems, that is 
     provided in connection with the provision of any other 
     service described in this section and needed by the 
     individual to achieve an employment outcome;
       ``(9) on-the-job or other related personal assistance 
     services provided while an individual is receiving other 
     services described in this section;
       ``(10) interpreter services provided by qualified personnel 
     for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, and reader 
     services for individuals who are determined to be blind, 
     after an examination by qualified personnel who meet State 
     licensure laws;
       ``(11) rehabilitation teaching services, and orientation 
     and mobility services, for individuals who are blind;
       ``(12) occupational licenses, tools, equipment, and initial 
     stocks and supplies;
       ``(13) technical assistance and other consultation services 
     to conduct market analyses, develop business plans, and 
     otherwise provide resources, to the extent such resources are 
     authorized to be provided through the statewide workforce 
     investment system, to eligible individuals who are pursuing 
     self-employment or telecommuting or establishing a small 
     business operation as an employment outcome;
       ``(14) rehabilitation technology, including 
     telecommunications, sensory, and other technological aids and 
     devices;
       ``(15) transition services for students with disabilities, 
     that facilitate the achievement of the employment outcome 
     identified in the individualized plan for employment;
       ``(16) supported employment services;
       ``(17) services to the family of an individual with a 
     disability necessary to assist the individual to achieve an 
     employment outcome; and
       ``(18) specific post-employment services necessary to 
     assist an individual with a disability to, retain, regain, or 
     advance in employment.
       ``(b) Vocational Rehabilitation Services for Groups of 
     Individuals.--Vocational rehabilitation services provided for 
     the benefit of groups of individuals with disabilities may 
     also include the following:
       ``(1) In the case of any type of small business operated by 
     individuals with significant

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     disabilities the operation of which can be improved by 
     management services and supervision provided by the 
     designated State agency, the provision of such services and 
     supervision, along or together with the acquisition by the 
     designated State agency of vending facilities or other 
     equipment and initial stocks and supplies.
       ``(2)(A) The establishment, development, or improvement of 
     community rehabilitation programs, including, under special 
     circumstances, the construction of a facility. Such programs 
     shall be used to provide services that promote integration 
     and competitive employment.
       ``(B) The provision of other services, that promise to 
     contribute substantially to the rehabilitation of a group of 
     individuals but that are not related directly to the 
     individualized plan for employment of any 1 individual with a 
     disability.
       ``(3) The use of telecommunications systems (including 
     telephone, television, satellite, radio, and other similar 
     systems) that have the potential for substantially improving 
     delivery methods of activities described in this section and 
     developing appropriate programming to meet the particular 
     needs of individuals with disabilities.
       ``(4)(A) Special services to provide nonvisual access to 
     information for individuals who are blind, including the use 
     of telecommunications, Braille, sound recordings, or other 
     appropriate media.
       ``(B) Captioned television, films, or video cassettes for 
     individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
       ``(C) Tactile materials for individuals who are deaf-blind.
       ``(D) Other special services that provide information 
     through tactile, vibratory, auditory, and visual media.
       ``(5) Technical assistance and support services to 
     businesses that are not subject to title I of the Americans 
     with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq.) and 
     that are seeking to employ individuals with disabilities.
       ``(6) Consultative and technical assistance services to 
     assist educational agencies in planning for the transition of 
     students with disabilities from school to post-school 
     activities, including employment.

     ``SEC. 104. NON-FEDERAL SHARE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM OR 
                   CONSTRUCTION.

       ``For the purpose of determining the amount of payments to 
     States for carrying out part B (or to an Indian tribe under 
     part C), the non-Federal share, subject to such limitations 
     and conditions as may be prescribed in regulations by the 
     Commissioner, shall include contributions of funds made by 
     any private agency, organization, or individual to a State or 
     local agency to assist in meeting the costs of establishment 
     of a community rehabilitation program or construction, under 
     special circumstances, of a facility for such a program, 
     which would be regarded as State or local funds except for 
     the condition, imposed by the contributor, limiting use of 
     such funds to establishment of such a program or construction 
     of such a facility.

     ``SEC. 105. STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in section 
     101(a)(21)(A)(i), to be eligible to receive financial 
     assistance under this title a State shall establish a State 
     Rehabilitation Council (referred to in this section as the 
     `Council') in accordance with this section.
       ``(2) Separate agency for individuals who are blind.--A 
     State that designates a State agency to administer the part 
     of the State plan under which vocational rehabilitation 
     services are provided for individuals who are blind under 
     section 101(a)(2)(A)(i) may establish a separate Council in 
     accordance with this section to perform the duties of such a 
     Council with respect to such State agency.
       ``(b) Composition and Appointment.--
       ``(1) Composition.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except in the case of a separate Council 
     established under subsection (a)(2), the Council shall be 
     composed of--
       ``(i) at least one representative of the Statewide 
     Independent Living Council established under section 705, 
     which representative may be the chairperson or other designee 
     of the Council;
       ``(ii) at least one representative of a parent training and 
     information center established pursuant to section 682(a) of 
     the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (as added by 
     section 101 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act Amendments of 1997; Public Law 105-17);
       ``(iii) at least one representative of the client 
     assistance program established under section 112;
       ``(iv) at least one qualified vocational rehabilitation 
     counselor, with knowledge of and experience with vocational 
     rehabilitation programs, who shall serve as an ex officio, 
     nonvoting member of the Council if the counselor is an 
     employee of the designated State agency;
       ``(v) at least one representative of community 
     rehabilitation program service providers;
       ``(vi) four representatives of business, industry, and 
     labor;
       ``(vii) representatives of disability advocacy groups 
     representing a cross section of--

       ``(I) individuals with physical, cognitive, sensory, and 
     mental disabilities; and
       ``(II) individuals' representatives of individuals with 
     disabilities who have difficulty in representing themselves 
     or are unable due to their disabilities to represent 
     themselves;

       ``(viii) current or former applicants for, or recipients 
     of, vocational rehabilitation services;
       ``(ix) in a State in which one or more projects are carried 
     out under section 121, at least one representative of the 
     directors of the projects;
       ``(x) at least one representative of the State educational 
     agency responsible for the public education of students with 
     disabilities who are eligible to receive services under this 
     title and part B of the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act; and
       ``(xi) at least one representative of the State workforce 
     investment board.
       ``(B) Separate council.--In the case of a separate Council 
     established under subsection (a)(2), the Council shall be 
     composed of--
       ``(i) at least one representative described in subparagraph 
     (A)(i);
       ``(ii) at least one representative described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii);
       ``(iii) at least one representative described in 
     subparagraph (A)(iii);
       ``(iv) at least one vocational rehabilitation counselor 
     described in subparagraph (A)(iv), who shall serve as 
     described in such subparagraph;
       ``(v) at least one representative described in subparagraph 
     (A)(v);
       ``(vi) four representatives described in subparagraph 
     (A)(vi);
       ``(vii) at least one representative of a disability 
     advocacy group representing individuals who are blind;
       ``(viii) at least one individual's representative, of an 
     individual who--

       ``(I) is an individual who is blind and has multiple 
     disabilities; and
       ``(II) has difficulty in representing himself or herself or 
     is unable due to disabilities to represent himself or 
     herself;

       ``(ix) applicants or recipients described in subparagraph 
     (A)(viii);
       ``(x) in a State described in subparagraph (A)(ix), at 
     least one representative described in such subparagraph;
       ``(xi) at least one representative described in 
     subparagraph (A)(x); and
       ``(xii) at least one representative described in 
     subparagraph (A)(xi).
       ``(C) Exception.--In the case of a separate Council 
     established under subsection (a)(2), any Council that is 
     required by State law, as in effect on the date of enactment 
     of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992, to have fewer 
     than 15 members shall be deemed to be in compliance with 
     subparagraph (B) if the Council--
       ``(i) meets the requirements of subparagraph (B), other 
     than the requirements of clauses (vi) and (ix) of such 
     subparagraph; and
       ``(ii) includes at least--

       ``(I) one representative described in subparagraph (B)(vi); 
     and
       ``(II) one applicant or recipient described in subparagraph 
     (B)(ix).

       ``(2) Ex officio member.--The Director of the designated 
     State unit shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member of the 
     Council.
       ``(3) Appointment.--Members of the Council shall be 
     appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall select members 
     after soliciting recommendations from representatives of 
     organizations representing a broad range of individuals with 
     disabilities and organizations interested in individuals with 
     disabilities. In selecting members, the Governor shall 
     consider, to the greatest extent practicable, the extent to 
     which minority populations are represented on the Council.
       ``(4) Qualifications.--
       ``(A) In general.--A majority of Council members shall be 
     persons who are--
       ``(i) individuals with disabilities described in section 
     7(20)(A); and
       ``(ii) not employed by the designated State unit.
       ``(B) Separate council.--In the case of a separate Council 
     established under subsection (a)(2), a majority of Council 
     members shall be persons who are--
       ``(i) blind; and
       ``(ii) not employed by the designated State unit.
       ``(5) Chairperson.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Council shall select a chairperson from among the 
     membership of the Council.
       ``(B) Designation by governor.--In States in which the 
     chief executive officer does not have veto power pursuant to 
     State law, the Governor shall designate a member of the 
     Council to serve as the chairperson of the Council or shall 
     require the Council to so designate such a member.
       ``(6) Terms of appointment.--
       ``(A) Length of term.--Each member of the Council shall 
     serve for a term of not more than 3 years, except that--
       ``(i) a member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior 
     to the expiration of the term for which a predecessor was 
     appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of such term; 
     and
       ``(ii) the terms of service of the members initially 
     appointed shall be (as specified by the Governor) for such 
     fewer number of years as will provide for the expiration of 
     terms on a staggered basis.
       ``(B) Number of terms.--No member of the Council, other 
     than a representative described in clause (iii) or (ix) of 
     paragraph (1)(A), or clause (iii) or (x) of paragraph (1)(B), 
     may serve more than two consecutive full terms.
       ``(7) Vacancies.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Council shall 
     be filled in the same manner as the original appoint

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     ment. The vacancy shall not affect the power of the remaining 
     members to execute the duties of the Council.
       ``(B) Delegation.--The Governor may delegate the authority 
     to fill such a vacancy to the remaining members of the 
     Council after making the original appointment.
       ``(c) Functions of Council.--The Council shall, after 
     consulting with the State workforce investment board--
       ``(1) review, analyze, and advise the designated State unit 
     regarding the performance of the responsibilities of the unit 
     under this title, particularly responsibilities relating to--
       ``(A) eligibility (including order of selection);
       ``(B) the extent, scope, and effectiveness of services 
     provided; and
       ``(C) functions performed by State agencies that affect or 
     that potentially affect the ability of individuals with 
     disabilities in achieving employment outcomes under this 
     title;
       ``(2) in partnership with the designated State unit--
       ``(A) develop, agree to, and review State goals and 
     priorities in accordance with section 101(a)(15)(C); and
       ``(B) evaluate the effectiveness of the vocational 
     rehabilitation program and submit reports of progress to the 
     Commissioner in accordance with section 101(a)(15)(E);
       ``(3) advise the designated State agency and the designated 
     State unit regarding activities authorized to be carried out 
     under this title, and assist in the preparation of the State 
     plan and amendments to the plan, applications, reports, needs 
     assessments, and evaluations required by this title;
       ``(4) to the extent feasible, conduct a review and analysis 
     of the effectiveness of, and consumer satisfaction with--
       ``(A) the functions performed by the designated State 
     agency;
       ``(B) vocational rehabilitation services provided by State 
     agencies and other public and private entities responsible 
     for providing vocational rehabilitation services to 
     individuals with disabilities under this Act; and
       ``(C) employment outcomes achieved by eligible individuals 
     receiving services under this title, including the 
     availability of health and other employment benefits in 
     connection with such employment outcomes;
       ``(5) prepare and submit an annual report to the Governor 
     and the Commissioner on the status of vocational 
     rehabilitation programs operated within the State, and make 
     the report available to the public;
       ``(6) to avoid duplication of efforts and enhance the 
     number of individuals served, coordinate activities with the 
     activities of other councils within the State, including the 
     Statewide Independent Living Council established under 
     section 705, the advisory panel established under section 
     612(a)(21) of the Individual with Disabilities Education Act 
     (as amended by section 101 of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997; Public Law 
     105-17), the State Developmental Disabilities Council 
     described in section 124 of the Developmental Disabilities 
     Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6024), the State 
     mental health planning council established under section 
     1914(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-
     4(a)), and the State workforce investment board;
       ``(7) provide for coordination and the establishment of 
     working relationships between the designated State agency and 
     the Statewide Independent Living Council and centers for 
     independent living within the State; and
       ``(8) perform such other functions, consistent with the 
     purpose of this title, as the State Rehabilitation Council 
     determines to be appropriate, that are comparable to the 
     other functions performed by the Council.
       ``(d) Resources.--
       ``(1) Plan.--The Council shall prepare, in conjunction with 
     the designated State unit, a plan for the provision of such 
     resources, including such staff and other personnel, as may 
     be necessary and sufficient to carry out the functions of the 
     Council under this section. The resource plan shall, to the 
     maximum extent possible, rely on the use of resources in 
     existence during the period of implementation of the plan.
       ``(2) Resolution of disagreements.--To the extent that 
     there is a disagreement between the Council and the 
     designated State unit in regard to the resources necessary to 
     carry out the functions of the Council as set forth in this 
     section, the disagreement shall be resolved by the Governor 
     consistent with paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Supervision and evaluation.--Each Council shall, 
     consistent with State law, supervise and evaluate such staff 
     and other personnel as may be necessary to carry out its 
     functions under this section.
       ``(4) Personnel conflict of interest.--While assisting the 
     Council in carrying out its duties, staff and other personnel 
     shall not be assigned duties by the designated State unit or 
     any other agency or office of the State, that would create a 
     conflict of interest.
       ``(e) Conflict of Interest.--No member of the Council shall 
     cast a vote on any matter that would provide direct financial 
     benefit to the member or otherwise give the appearance of a 
     conflict of interest under State law.
       ``(f) Meetings.--The Council shall convene at least 4 
     meetings a year in such places as it determines to be 
     necessary to conduct Council business and conduct such forums 
     or hearings as the Council considers appropriate. The 
     meetings, hearings, and forums shall be publicly announced. 
     The meetings shall be open and accessible to the general 
     public unless there is a valid reason for an executive 
     session.
       ``(g) Compensation and Expenses.--The Council may use funds 
     allocated to the Council by the designated State unit under 
     this title (except for funds appropriated to carry out the 
     client assistance program under section 112 and funds 
     reserved pursuant to section 110(c) to carry out part C) to 
     reimburse members of the Council for reasonable and necessary 
     expenses of attending Council meetings and performing Council 
     duties (including child care and personal assistance 
     services), and to pay compensation to a member of the 
     Council, if such member is not employed or must forfeit wages 
     from other employment, for each day the member is engaged in 
     performing the duties of the Council.
       ``(h) Hearings and Forums.--The Council is authorized to 
     hold such hearings and forums as the Council may determine to 
     be necessary to carry out the duties of the Council.

     ``SEC. 106. EVALUATION STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Establishment of standards and indicators.--The 
     Commissioner shall, not later than July 1, 1999, establish 
     and publish evaluation standards and performance indicators 
     for the vocational rehabilitation program carried out under 
     this title.
       ``(B) Review and revision.--Effective July 1, 1999, the 
     Commissioner shall review and, if necessary, revise the 
     evaluation standards and performance indicators every 3 
     years. Any revisions of the standards and indicators shall be 
     developed with input from State vocational rehabilitation 
     agencies, related professional and consumer organizations, 
     recipients of vocational rehabilitation services, and other 
     interested parties. Any revisions of the standards and 
     indicators shall be subject to the publication, review, and 
     comment provisions of paragraph (3).
       ``(C) Bases.--Effective July 1, 1999, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the standards and indicators shall be consistent 
     with the core indicators of performance established under 
     section 136(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
       ``(2) Measures.--The standards and indicators shall include 
     outcome and related measures of program performance that 
     facilitate the accomplishment of the purpose and policy of 
     this title.
       ``(3) Comment.--The standards and indicators shall be 
     developed with input from State vocational rehabilitation 
     agencies, related professional and consumer organizations, 
     recipients of vocational rehabilitation services, and other 
     interested parties. The Commissioner shall publish in the 
     Federal Register a notice of intent to regulate regarding the 
     development of proposed standards and indicators. Proposed 
     standards and indicators shall be published in the Federal 
     Register for review and comment. Final standards and 
     indicators shall be published in the Federal Register.
       ``(b) Compliance.--
       ``(1) State reports.--In accordance with regulations 
     established by the Secretary, each State shall report to the 
     Commissioner after the end of each fiscal year the extent to 
     which the State is in compliance with the standards and 
     indicators.
       ``(2) Program improvement.--
       ``(A) Plan.--If the Commissioner determines that the 
     performance of any State is below established standards, the 
     Commissioner shall provide technical assistance to the State, 
     and the State and the Commissioner shall jointly develop a 
     program improvement plan outlining the specific actions to be 
     taken by the State to improve program performance.
       ``(B) Review.--The Commissioner shall--
       ``(i) review the program improvement efforts of the State 
     on a biannual basis and, if necessary, request the State to 
     make further revisions to the plan to improve performance; 
     and
       ``(ii) continue to conduct such reviews and request such 
     revisions until the State sustains satisfactory performance 
     over a period of more than 1 year.
       ``(c) Withholding.--If the Commissioner determines that a 
     State whose performance falls below the established standards 
     has failed to enter into a program improvement plan, or is 
     not complying substantially with the terms and conditions of 
     such a program improvement plan, the Commissioner shall, 
     consistent with subsections (c) and (d) of section 107, 
     reduce or make no further payments to the State under this 
     program, until the State has entered into an approved program 
     improvement plan, or satisfies the Commissioner that the 
     State is complying substantially with the terms and 
     conditions of such a program improvement plan, as 
     appropriate.
       ``(d) Report to Congress.--Beginning in fiscal year 1999, 
     the Commissioner shall include in each annual report to the 
     Congress under section 13 an analysis of program performance, 
     including relative State performance, based on the standards 
     and indicators.

     ``SEC. 107. MONITORING AND REVIEW.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Duties.--In carrying out the duties of the 
     Commissioner under this title, the Commissioner shall--
       ``(A) provide for the annual review and periodic onsite 
     monitoring of programs under this title; and
       ``(B) determine whether, in the administration of the State 
     plan, a State is complying

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     substantially with the provisions of such plan and with 
     evaluation standards and performance indicators established 
     under section 106.
       ``(2) Procedures for reviews.--In conducting reviews under 
     this section the Commissioner shall consider, at a minimum--
       ``(A) State policies and procedures;
       ``(B) guidance materials;
       ``(C) decisions resulting from hearings conducted in 
     accordance with due process;
       ``(D) State goals established under section 101(a)(15) and 
     the extent to which the State has achieved such goals;
       ``(E) plans and reports prepared under section 106(b);
       ``(F) consumer satisfaction reviews and analyses described 
     in section 105(c)(4);
       ``(G) information provided by the State Rehabilitation 
     Council established under section 105, if the State has such 
     a Council, or by the commission described in section 
     101(a)(21)(A)(i), if the State has such a commission;
       ``(H) reports; and
       ``(I) budget and financial management data.
       ``(3) Procedures for monitoring.--In conducting monitoring 
     under this section the Commissioner shall conduct--
       ``(A) onsite visits, including onsite reviews of records to 
     verify that the State is following requirements regarding the 
     order of selection set forth in section 101(a)(5)(A);
       ``(B) public hearings and other strategies for collecting 
     information from the public;
       ``(C) meetings with the State Rehabilitation Council, if 
     the State has such a Council or with the commission described 
     in section 101(a)(21)(A)(i), if the State has such a 
     commission;
       ``(D) reviews of individual case files, including 
     individualized plans for employment and ineligibility 
     determinations; and
       ``(E) meetings with qualified vocational rehabilitation 
     counselors and other personnel.
       ``(4) Areas of inquiry.--In conducting the review and 
     monitoring, the Commissioner shall examine--
       ``(A) the eligibility process;
       ``(B) the provision of services, including, if applicable, 
     the order of selection;
       ``(C) such other areas as may be identified by the public 
     or through meetings with the State Rehabilitation Council, if 
     the State has such a Council or with the commission described 
     in section 101(a)(21)(A)(i), if the State has such a 
     commission; and
       ``(D) such other areas of inquiry as the Commissioner may 
     consider appropriate.
       ``(5) Reports.--If the Commissioner issues a report 
     detailing the findings of an annual review or onsite 
     monitoring conducted under this section, the report shall be 
     made available to the State Rehabilitation Council, if the 
     State has such a Council, for use in the development and 
     modification of the State plan described in section 101.
       ``(b) Technical Assistance.--The Commissioner shall--
       ``(1) provide technical assistance to programs under this 
     title regarding improving the quality of vocational 
     rehabilitation services provided; and
       ``(2) provide technical assistance and establish a 
     corrective action plan for a program under this title if the 
     Commissioner finds that the program fails to comply 
     substantially with the provisions of the State plan, or with 
     evaluation standards or performance indicators established 
     under section 106, in order to ensure that such failure is 
     corrected as soon as practicable.
       ``(c) Failure To Comply With Plan.--
       ``(1) Withholding payments.--Whenever the Commissioner, 
     after providing reasonable notice and an opportunity for a 
     hearing to the State agency administering or supervising the 
     administration of the State plan approved under section 101, 
     finds that--
       ``(A) the plan has been so changed that it no longer 
     complies with the requirements of section 101(a); or
       ``(B) in the administration of the plan there is a failure 
     to comply substantially with any provision of such plan or 
     with an evaluation standard or performance indicator 
     established under section 106,
     the Commissioner shall notify such State agency that no 
     further payments will be made to the State under this title 
     (or, in the discretion of the Commissioner, that such further 
     payments will be reduced, in accordance with regulations the 
     Commissioner shall prescribe, or that further payments will 
     not be made to the State only for the projects under the 
     parts of the State plan affected by such failure), until the 
     Commissioner is satisfied there is no longer any such 
     failure.
       ``(2) Period.--Until the Commissioner is so satisfied, the 
     Commissioner shall make no further payments to such State 
     under this title (or shall reduce payments or limit payments 
     to projects under those parts of the State plan in which 
     there is no such failure).
       ``(3) Disbursal of withheld funds.--The Commissioner may, 
     in accordance with regulations the Secretary shall prescribe, 
     disburse any funds withheld from a State under paragraph (1) 
     to any public or nonprofit private organization or agency 
     within such State or to any political subdivision of such 
     State submitting a plan meeting the requirements of section 
     101(a). The Commissioner may not make any payment under this 
     paragraph unless the entity to which such payment is made has 
     provided assurances to the Commissioner that such entity will 
     contribute, for purposes of carrying out such plan, the same 
     amount as the State would have been obligated to contribute 
     if the State received such payment.
       ``(d) Review.--
       ``(1) Petition.--Any State that is dissatisfied with a 
     final determination of the Commissioner under section 101(b) 
     or subsection (c) may file a petition for judicial review of 
     such determination in the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the circuit in which the State is located. Such a petition 
     may be filed only within the 30-day period beginning on the 
     date that notice of such final determination was received by 
     the State. The clerk of the court shall transmit a copy of 
     the petition to the Commissioner or to any officer designated 
     by the Commissioner for that purpose. In accordance with 
     section 2112 of title 28, United States Code, the 
     Commissioner shall file with the court a record of the 
     proceeding on which the Commissioner based the determination 
     being appealed by the State. Until a record is so filed, the 
     Commissioner may modify or set aside any determination made 
     under such proceedings.
       ``(2) Submissions and determinations.--If, in an action 
     under this subsection to review a final determination of the 
     Commissioner under section 101(b) or subsection (c), the 
     petitioner or the Commissioner applies to the court for leave 
     to have additional oral submissions or written presentations 
     made respecting such determination, the court may, for good 
     cause shown, order the Commissioner to provide within 30 days 
     an additional opportunity to make such submissions and 
     presentations. Within such period, the Commissioner may 
     revise any findings of fact, modify or set aside the 
     determination being reviewed, or make a new determination by 
     reason of the additional submissions and presentations, and 
     shall file such modified or new determination, and any 
     revised findings of fact, with the return of such submissions 
     and presentations. The court shall thereafter review such new 
     or modified determination.
       ``(3) Standards of review.--
       ``(A) In general.--Upon the filing of a petition under 
     paragraph (1) for judicial review of a determination, the 
     court shall have jurisdiction--
       ``(i) to grant appropriate relief as provided in chapter 7 
     of title 5, United States Code, except for interim relief 
     with respect to a determination under subsection (c); and
       ``(ii) except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), to 
     review such determination in accordance with chapter 7 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(B) Substantial evidence.--Section 706 of title 5, United 
     States Code, shall apply to the review of any determination 
     under this subsection, except that the standard for review 
     prescribed by paragraph (2)(E) of such section 706 shall not 
     apply and the court shall hold unlawful and set aside such 
     determination if the court finds that the determination is 
     not supported by substantial evidence in the record of the 
     proceeding submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), as 
     supplemented by any additional submissions and presentations 
     filed under paragraph (2).

     ``SEC. 108. EXPENDITURE OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS.

       ``(a) Expenditure.--Amounts described in subsection (b) may 
     not be expended by a State for any purpose other than 
     carrying out programs for which the State receives financial 
     assistance under this title, under part B of title VI, or 
     under title VII.
       ``(b) Amounts.--The amounts referred to in subsection (a) 
     are amounts provided to a State under the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) as reimbursement for the expenditure 
     of payments received by the State from allotments under 
     section 110 of this Act.

     ``SEC. 109. TRAINING OF EMPLOYERS WITH RESPECT TO AMERICANS 
                   WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990.

       ``A State may expend payments received under section 111--
       ``(1) to carry out a program to train employers with 
     respect to compliance with the requirements of title I of the 
     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et 
     seq.); and
       ``(2) to inform employers of the existence of the program 
     and the availability of the services of the program.

           ``Part B--Basic Vocational Rehabilitation Services


                           ``state allotments

       ``Sec. 110. (a)(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection 
     (c), for each fiscal year beginning before October 1, 1978, 
     each State shall be entitled to an allotment of an amount 
     bearing the same ratio to the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated under section 100(b)(1) for allotment under this 
     section as the product of--
       ``(A) the population of the State; and
       ``(B) the square of its allotment percentage,
     bears to the sum of the corresponding products for all the 
     States.
       ``(2)(A) For each fiscal year beginning on or after October 
     1, 1978, each State shall be entitled to an allotment in an 
     amount equal to the amount such State received under 
     paragraph (1) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, 
     and an additional amount determined pursuant to subparagraph 
     (B) of this paragraph.
       ``(B) For each fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 
     1978, each State shall be entitled to an allotment, from any 
     amount authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year 
     under section 100(b)(1) for allotment under this section in 
     excess of the amount appropriated under section 100(b)(1)(A) 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, in an amount 
     equal to the sum of--
       ``(i) an amount bearing the same ratio to 50 percent of 
     such excess amount as the product

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     of the population of the State and the square of its 
     allotment percentage bears to the sum of the corresponding 
     products for all the States; and
       ``(ii) an amount bearing the same ratio to 50 percent of 
     such excess amount as the product of the population of the 
     State and its allotment percentage bears to the sum of the 
     corresponding products for all the States.
       ``(3) The sum of the payment to any State (other than Guam, 
     American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands) under this subsection for any 
     fiscal year which is less than one-third of 1 percent of the 
     amount appropriated under section 100(b)(1), or $3,000,000, 
     whichever is greater, shall be increased to that amount, the 
     total of the increases thereby required being derived by 
     proportionately reducing the allotment to each of the 
     remaining such States under this subsection, but with such 
     adjustments as may be necessary to prevent the sum of the 
     allotments made under this subsection to any such remaining 
     State from being thereby reduced to less than that amount.
       ``(b)(1) Not later than forty-five days prior to the end of 
     the fiscal year, the Commissioner shall determine, after 
     reasonable opportunity for the submission to the Commissioner 
     of comments by the State agency administering or supervising 
     the program established under this title, that any payment of 
     an allotment to a State under section 111(a) for any fiscal 
     year will not be utilized by such State in carrying out the 
     purposes of this title.
       ``(2) As soon as practicable but not later than the end of 
     the fiscal year, the Commissioner shall make such amount 
     available for carrying out the purposes of this title to one 
     or more other States to the extent the Commissioner 
     determines such other State will be able to use such 
     additional amount during that fiscal year or the subsequent 
     fiscal year for carrying out such purposes. The Commissioner 
     shall make such amount available only if such other State 
     will be able to make sufficient payments from non-Federal 
     sources to pay for the non-Federal share of the cost of 
     vocational rehabilitation services under the State plan for 
     the fiscal year for which the amount was appropriated.
       ``(3) For the purposes of this part, any amount made 
     available to a State for any fiscal year pursuant to this 
     subsection shall be regarded as an increase of such State's 
     allotment (as determined under the preceding provisions of 
     this section) for such year.
       ``(c)(1) For fiscal year 1987 and for each subsequent 
     fiscal year, the Commissioner shall reserve from the amount 
     appropriated under section 100(b)(1) for allotment under this 
     section a sum, determined under paragraph (2), to carry out 
     the purposes of part C.
       ``(2) The sum referred to in paragraph (1) shall be, as 
     determined by the Secretary--
       ``(A) not less than three-quarters of 1 percent and not 
     more than 1.5 percent of the amount referred to in paragraph 
     (1), for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(B) not less than 1 percent and not more than 1.5 percent 
     of the amount referred to in paragraph (1), for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2003.


                          ``payments to states

       ``Sec. 111. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     from each State's allotment under this part for any fiscal 
     year, the Commissioner shall pay to a State an amount equal 
     to the Federal share of the cost of vocational rehabilitation 
     services under the plan for that State approved under section 
     101, including expenditures for the administration of the 
     State plan.
       ``(2)(A) The total of payments under paragraph (1) to a 
     State for a fiscal year may not exceed its allotment under 
     subsection (a) of section 110 for such year.
       ``(B) For fiscal year 1994 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the amount otherwise payable to a State for a fiscal year 
     under this section shall be reduced by the amount by which 
     expenditures from non-Federal sources under the State plan 
     under this title for the previous fiscal year are less than 
     the total of such expenditures for the second fiscal year 
     preceding the previous fiscal year.
       ``(C) The Commissioner may waive or modify any requirement 
     or limitation under subparagraph (B) or section 101(a)(17) if 
     the Commissioner determines that a waiver or modification is 
     an equitable response to exceptional or uncontrollable 
     circumstances affecting the State.
       ``(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amount 
     of a payment under this section with respect to any 
     construction project in any State shall be equal to the same 
     percentage of the cost of such project as the Federal share 
     that is applicable in the case of rehabilitation facilities 
     (as defined in section 645(g) of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 291o(a))), in such State.
       ``(B) If the Federal share with respect to rehabilitation 
     facilities in such State is determined pursuant to section 
     645(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 291o(b)(2)), the percentage 
     of the cost for purposes of this section shall be determined 
     in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner 
     designed to achieve as nearly as practicable results 
     comparable to the results obtained under such section.
       ``(b) The method of computing and paying amounts pursuant 
     to subsection (a) shall be as follows:
       ``(1) The Commissioner shall, prior to the beginning of 
     each calendar quarter or other period prescribed by the 
     Commissioner, estimate the amount to be paid to each State 
     under the provisions of such subsection for such period, such 
     estimate to be based on such records of the State and 
     information furnished by it, and such other investigation as 
     the Commissioner may find necessary.
       ``(2) The Commissioner shall pay, from the allotment 
     available therefor, the amount so estimated by the 
     Commissioner for such period, reduced or increased, as the 
     case may be, by any sum (not previously adjusted under this 
     paragraph) by which the Commissioner finds that the estimate 
     of the amount to be paid the State for any prior period under 
     such subsection was greater or less than the amount which 
     should have been paid to the State for such prior period 
     under such subsection. Such payment shall be made prior to 
     audit or settlement by the General Accounting Office, shall 
     be made through the disbursing facilities of the Treasury 
     Department, and shall be made in such installments as the 
     Commissioner may determine.


                      ``client assistance program

       ``Sec. 112. (a) From funds appropriated under subsection 
     (h), the Secretary shall, in accordance with this section, 
     make grants to States to establish and carry out client 
     assistance programs to provide assistance in informing and 
     advising all clients and client applicants of all available 
     benefits under this Act, and, upon request of such clients or 
     client applicants, to assist and advocate for such clients or 
     applicants in their relationships with projects, programs, 
     and services provided under this Act, including assistance 
     and advocacy in pursuing legal, administrative, or other 
     appropriate remedies to ensure the protection of the rights 
     of such individuals under this Act and to facilitate access 
     to the services funded under this Act through individual and 
     systemic advocacy. The client assistance program shall 
     provide information on the available services and benefits 
     under this Act and title I of the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq.) to individuals with 
     disabilities in the State, especially with regard to 
     individuals with disabilities who have traditionally been 
     unserved or underserved by vocational rehabilitation 
     programs. In providing assistance and advocacy under this 
     subsection with respect to services under this title, a 
     client assistance program may provide the assistance and 
     advocacy with respect to services that are directly related 
     to facilitating the employment of the individual.
       ``(b) No State may receive payments from its allotment 
     under this Act in any fiscal year unless the State has in 
     effect not later than October 1, 1984, a client assistance 
     program which--
       ``(1) has the authority to pursue legal, administrative, 
     and other appropriate remedies to ensure the protection of 
     rights of individuals with disabilities who are receiving 
     treatments, services, or rehabilitation under this Act within 
     the State; and
       ``(2) meets the requirements of designation under 
     subsection (c).
       ``(c)(1)(A) The Governor shall designate a public or 
     private agency to conduct the client assistance program under 
     this section. Except as provided in the last sentence of this 
     subparagraph, the Governor shall designate an agency which is 
     independent of any agency which provides treatment, services, 
     or rehabilitation to individuals under this Act. If there is 
     an agency in the State which has, or had, prior to the date 
     of enactment of the Rehabilitation Amendments of 1984, served 
     as a client assistance agency under this section and which 
     received Federal financial assistance under this Act, the 
     Governor may, in the initial designation, designate an agency 
     which provides treatment, services, or rehabilitation to 
     individuals with disabilities under this Act.
       ``(B)(i) The Governor may not redesignate the agency 
     designated under subparagraph (A) without good cause and 
     unless--
       ``(I) the Governor has given the agency 30 days notice of 
     the intention to make such redesignation, including 
     specification of the good cause for such redesignation and an 
     opportunity to respond to the assertion that good cause has 
     been shown;
       ``(II) individuals with disabilities or the individuals' 
     representatives have timely notice of the redesignation and 
     opportunity for public comment; and
       ``(III) the agency has the opportunity to appeal to the 
     Commissioner on the basis that the redesignation was not for 
     good cause.
       ``(ii) If, after the date of enactment of the 
     Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998--
       ``(I) a designated State agency undergoes any change in the 
     organizational structure of the agency that results in the 
     creation of 1 or more new State agencies or departments or 
     results in the merger of the designated State agency with 1 
     or more other State agencies or departments; and
       ``(II) an agency (including an office or other unit) within 
     the designated State agency was conducting a client 
     assistance program before the change under the last sentence 
     of subparagraph (A),
     the Governor shall redesignate the agency conducting the 
     program. In conducting the redesignation, the Governor shall 
     designate to conduct the program an agency that is 
     independent of any agency that provides treatment, services, 
     or rehabilitation to individuals with disabilities under this 
     Act.
       ``(2) In carrying out the provisions of this section, the 
     Governor shall consult with the director of the State 
     vocational rehabilitation agency, the head of the 
     developmental disability protection and advocacy agency, and 
     with representatives of professional and consumer 
     organizations serving individuals with disabilities in the 
     State.

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       ``(3) The agency designated under this subsection shall be 
     accountable for the proper use of funds made available to the 
     agency.
       ``(d) The agency designated under subsection (c) of this 
     section may not bring any class action in carrying out its 
     responsibilities under this section.
       ``(e)(1)(A) The Secretary shall allot the sums appropriated 
     for each fiscal year under this section among the States on 
     the basis of relative population of each State, except that 
     no State shall receive less than $50,000.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall allot $30,000 each to American 
     Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands.
       ``(C) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term `State' 
     does not include American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, 
     and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       ``(D)(i) In any fiscal year that the funds appropriated for 
     such fiscal year exceed $7,500,000, the minimum allotment 
     shall be $100,000 for States and $45,000 for territories.
       ``(ii) For any fiscal year in which the total amount 
     appropriated under subsection (h) exceeds the total amount 
     appropriated under such subsection for the preceding fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall increase each of the minimum 
     allotments under clause (i) by a percentage that shall not 
     exceed the percentage increase in the total amount 
     appropriated under such subsection between the preceding 
     fiscal year and the fiscal year involved.
       ``(2) The amount of an allotment to a State for a fiscal 
     year which the Secretary determines will not be required by 
     the State during the period for which it is available for the 
     purpose for which allotted shall be available for reallotment 
     by the Secretary at appropriate times to other States with 
     respect to which such a determination has not been made, in 
     proportion to the original allotments of such States for such 
     fiscal year, but with such proportionate amount for any of 
     such other States being reduced to the extent it exceeds the 
     sum the Secretary estimates such State needs and will be able 
     to use during such period, and the total of such reduction 
     shall be similarly reallotted among the States whose 
     proportionate amounts were not so reduced. Any such amount so 
     reallotted to a State for a fiscal year shall be deemed to be 
     a part of its allotment for such fiscal year.
       ``(3) Except as specifically prohibited by or as otherwise 
     provided in State law, the Secretary shall pay to the agency 
     designated under subsection (c) the amount specified in the 
     application approved under subsection (f).
       ``(f) No grant may be made under this section unless the 
     State submits an application to the Secretary at such time, 
     in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such 
     information as the Secretary deems necessary to meet the 
     requirements of this section.
       ``(g) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations applicable 
     to the client assistance program which shall include the 
     following requirements:
       ``(1) No employees of such programs shall, while so 
     employed, serve as staff or consultants of any rehabilitation 
     project, program, or facility receiving assistance under this 
     Act in the State.
       ``(2) Each program shall be afforded reasonable access to 
     policymaking and administrative personnel in the State and 
     local rehabilitation programs, projects, or facilities.
       ``(3)(A) Each program shall contain provisions designed to 
     assure that to the maximum extent possible alternative means 
     of dispute resolution are available for use at the discretion 
     of an applicant or client of the program prior to resorting 
     to litigation or formal adjudication to resolve a dispute 
     arising under this section.
       ``(B) In subparagraph (A), the term `alternative means of 
     dispute resolution' means any procedure, including good faith 
     negotiation, conciliation, facilitation, mediation, 
     factfinding, and arbitration, and any combination of 
     procedures, that is used in lieu of litigation in a court or 
     formal adjudication in an administrative forum, to resolve a 
     dispute arising under this section.
       ``(4) For purposes of any periodic audit, report, or 
     evaluation of the performance of a client assistance program 
     under this section, the Secretary shall not require such a 
     program to disclose the identity of, or any other personally 
     identifiable information related to, any individual 
     requesting assistance under such program.
       ``(h) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
     may be necessary for fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to carry 
     out the provisions of this section.

      ``Part C--American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services


              ``vocational rehabilitation services grants

       ``Sec. 121. (a) The Commissioner, in accordance with the 
     provisions of this part, may make grants to the governing 
     bodies of Indian tribes located on Federal and State 
     reservations (and consortia of such governing bodies) to pay 
     90 percent of the costs of vocational rehabilitation services 
     for American Indians who are individuals with disabilities 
     residing on or near such reservations. The non-Federal share 
     of such costs may be in cash or in kind, fairly valued, and 
     the Commissioner may waive such non-Federal share requirement 
     in order to carry out the purposes of this Act.
       ``(b)(1) No grant may be made under this part for any 
     fiscal year unless an application therefor has been submitted 
     to and approved by the Commissioner. The Commissioner may not 
     approve an application unless the application--
       ``(A) is made at such time, in such manner, and contains 
     such information as the Commissioner may require;
       ``(B) contains assurances that the rehabilitation services 
     provided under this part to American Indians who are 
     individuals with disabilities residing on or near a 
     reservation in a State shall be, to the maximum extent 
     feasible, comparable to rehabilitation services provided 
     under this title to other individuals with disabilities 
     residing in the State and that, where appropriate, may 
     include services traditionally used by Indian tribes; and
       ``(C) contains assurances that the application was 
     developed in consultation with the designated State unit of 
     the State.
       ``(2) The provisions of sections 5, 6, 7, and 102(a) of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act shall 
     be applicable to any application submitted under this part. 
     For purposes of this paragraph, any reference in any such 
     provision to the Secretary of Education or to the Secretary 
     of the Interior shall be considered to be a reference to the 
     Commissioner.
       ``(3) Any application approved under this part shall be 
     effective for not more than 60 months, except as determined 
     otherwise by the Commissioner pursuant to prescribed 
     regulations. The State shall continue to provide vocational 
     rehabilitation services under its State plan to American 
     Indians residing on or near a reservation whenever such State 
     includes any such American Indians in its State population 
     under section 110(a)(1).
       ``(4) In making grants under this part, the Secretary shall 
     give priority consideration to applications for the 
     continuation of programs which have been funded under this 
     part.
       ``(5) Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize 
     a separate service delivery system for Indian residents of a 
     State who reside in non-reservation areas.
       ``(c) The term `reservation' includes Indian reservations, 
     public domain Indian allotments, former Indian reservations 
     in Oklahoma, and land held by incorporated Native groups, 
     regional corporations, and village corporations under the 
     provisions of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

    ``Part D--Vocational Rehabilitation Services Client Information

     ``SEC. 131. DATA SHARING.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Memorandum of understanding.--The Secretary of 
     Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the 
     purposes of exchanging data of mutual importance--
       ``(A) that concern clients of designated State agencies; 
     and
       ``(B) that are data maintained either by--
       ``(i) the Rehabilitation Services Administration, as 
     required by section 13; or
       ``(ii) the Social Security Administration, from its Summary 
     Earnings and Records and Master Beneficiary Records.
       ``(2) Employment statistics.--The Secretary of Labor shall 
     provide the Commissioner with employment statistics specified 
     in section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, that facilitate 
     evaluation by the Commissioner of the program carried out 
     under part B, and allow the Commissioner to compare the 
     progress of individuals with disabilities who are assisted 
     under the program in securing, retaining, regaining, and 
     advancing in employment with the progress made by individuals 
     who are assisted under title I of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998.
       ``(b) Treatment of Information.--For purposes of the 
     exchange described in subsection (a)(1), the data described 
     in subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii) shall not be considered return 
     information (as defined in section 6103(b)(2) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986) and, as appropriate, the 
     confidentiality of all client information shall be maintained 
     by the Rehabilitation Services Administration and the Social 
     Security Administration.''.

     SEC. 405. RESEARCH AND TRAINING.

       Title II of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 760 
     et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

                   ``TITLE II--RESEARCH AND TRAINING


                        ``declaration of purpose

       ``Sec. 200. The purpose of this title is to--
       ``(1) provide for research, demonstration projects, 
     training, and related activities to maximize the full 
     inclusion and integration into society, employment, 
     independent living, family support, and economic and social 
     self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities of all 
     ages, with particular emphasis on improving the effectiveness 
     of services authorized under this Act;
       ``(2) provide for a comprehensive and coordinated approach 
     to the support and conduct of such research, demonstration 
     projects, training, and related activities and to ensure that 
     the approach is in accordance with the 5-year plan developed 
     under section 202(h);
       ``(3) promote the transfer of rehabilitation technology to 
     individuals with disabilities through research and 
     demonstration projects relating to--
       ``(A) the procurement process for the purchase of 
     rehabilitation technology;
       ``(B) the utilization of rehabilitation technology on a 
     national basis;
       ``(C) specific adaptations or customizations of products to 
     enable individuals with disabilities to live more 
     independently; and
       ``(D) the development or transfer of assistive technology;

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       ``(4) ensure the widespread distribution, in usable 
     formats, of practical scientific and technological 
     information--
       ``(A) generated by research, demonstration projects, 
     training, and related activities; and
       ``(B) regarding state-of-the-art practices, improvements in 
     the services authorized under this Act, rehabilitation 
     technology, and new knowledge regarding disabilities,
     to rehabilitation professionals, individuals with 
     disabilities, and other interested parties, including the 
     general public;
       ``(5) identify effective strategies that enhance the 
     opportunities of individuals with disabilities to engage in 
     employment, including employment involving telecommuting and 
     self-employment; and
       ``(6) increase opportunities for researchers who are 
     members of traditionally underserved populations, including 
     researchers who are members of minority groups and 
     researchers who are individuals with disabilities.


                   ``authorization of appropriations

       ``Sec. 201. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated--
       ``(1) for the purpose of providing for the expenses of the 
     National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research 
     under section 202, which shall include the expenses of the 
     Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council under section 205, 
     and shall not include the expenses of such Institute to carry 
     out section 204, such sums as may be necessary for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003; and
       ``(2) to carry out section 204, such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       ``(b) Funds appropriated under this title shall remain 
     available until expended.


     ``national institute on disability and rehabilitation research

       ``Sec. 202. (a)(1) There is established within the 
     Department of Education a National Institute on Disability 
     and Rehabilitation Research (hereinafter in this title 
     referred to as the `Institute'), which shall be headed by a 
     Director (hereinafter in this title referred to as the 
     `Director'), in order to--
       ``(A) promote, coordinate, and provide for--
       ``(i) research;
       ``(ii) demonstration projects and training; and
       ``(iii) related activities,
     with respect to individuals with disabilities;
       ``(B) more effectively carry out activities through the 
     programs under section 204 and activities under this section;
       ``(C) widely disseminate information from the activities 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
       ``(D) provide leadership in advancing the quality of life 
     of individuals with disabilities.
       ``(2) In the performance of the functions of the office, 
     the Director shall be directly responsible to the Secretary 
     or to the same Under Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the 
     Department of Education to whom the Commissioner is 
     responsible under section 3(a).
       ``(b) The Director, through the Institute, shall be 
     responsible for--
       ``(1) administering the programs described in section 204 
     and activities under this section;
       ``(2) widely disseminating findings, conclusions, and 
     recommendations, resulting from research, demonstration 
     projects, training, and related activities (referred to in 
     this title as `covered activities') funded by the Institute, 
     to--
       ``(A) other Federal, State, tribal, and local public 
     agencies;
       ``(B) private organizations engaged in research relating to 
     rehabilitation or providing rehabilitation services;
       ``(C) rehabilitation practitioners; and
       ``(D) individuals with disabilities and the individuals' 
     representatives;
       ``(3) coordinating, through the Interagency Committee 
     established by section 203 of this Act, all Federal programs 
     and policies relating to research in rehabilitation;
       ``(4) widely disseminating educational materials and 
     research results, concerning ways to maximize the full 
     inclusion and integration into society, employment, 
     independent living, family support, and economic and social 
     self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, to--
       ``(A) public and private entities, including--
       ``(i) elementary and secondary schools (as defined in 
     section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965; and
       ``(ii) institutions of higher education;
       ``(B) rehabilitation practitioners;
       ``(C) individuals with disabilities (especially such 
     individuals who are members of minority groups or of 
     populations that are unserved or underserved by programs 
     under this Act); and
       ``(D) the individuals' representatives for the individuals 
     described in subparagraph (C);
       ``(5)(A) conducting an education program to inform the 
     public about ways of providing for the rehabilitation of 
     individuals with disabilities, including information relating 
     to--
       ``(i) family care;
       ``(ii) self-care; and
       ``(iii) assistive technology devices and assistive 
     technology services; and
       ``(B) as part of the program, disseminating engineering 
     information about assistive technology devices;
       ``(6) conducting conferences, seminars, and workshops 
     (including in-service training programs and programs for 
     individuals with disabilities) concerning advances in 
     rehabilitation research and rehabilitation technology 
     (including advances concerning the selection and use of 
     assistive technology devices and assistive technology 
     services), pertinent to the full inclusion and integration 
     into society, employment, independent living, family support, 
     and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with 
     disabilities;
       ``(7) taking whatever action is necessary to keep the 
     Congress fully and currently informed with respect to the 
     implementation and conduct of programs and activities carried 
     out under this title, including dissemination activities;
       ``(8) producing, in conjunction with the Department of 
     Labor, the National Center for Health Statistics, the Bureau 
     of the Census, the Health Care Financing Administration, the 
     Social Security Administration, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
     the Indian Health Service, and other Federal departments and 
     agencies, as may be appropriate, statistical reports and 
     studies on the employment, self-employment, telecommuting, 
     health, income, and other demographic characteristics of 
     individuals with disabilities, including information on 
     individuals with disabilities who live in rural or inner-city 
     settings, with particular attention given to underserved 
     populations, and widely disseminating such reports and 
     studies to rehabilitation professionals, individuals with 
     disabilities, the individuals' representatives, and others to 
     assist in the planning, assessment, and evaluation of 
     vocational and other rehabilitation services for individuals 
     with disabilities;
       ``(9) conducting research on consumer satisfaction with 
     vocational rehabilitation services for the purpose of 
     identifying effective rehabilitation programs and policies 
     that promote the independence of individuals with 
     disabilities and achievement of long-term vocational goals;
       ``(10) conducting research to examine the relationship 
     between the provision of specific services and successful, 
     sustained employment outcomes, including employment outcomes 
     involving self-employment and telecommuting; and
       ``(11) coordinating activities with the Attorney General 
     regarding the provision of information, training, or 
     technical assistance regarding the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) to ensure 
     consistency with the plan for technical assistance required 
     under section 506 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12206).
       ``(c)(1) The Director, acting through the Institute or 1 or 
     more entities funded by the Institute, shall provide for the 
     development and dissemination of models to address consumer-
     driven information needs related to assistive technology 
     devices and assistive technology services.
       ``(2) The development and dissemination of models may 
     include--
       ``(A) convening groups of individuals with disabilities, 
     family members and advocates of such individuals, commercial 
     producers of assistive technology, and entities funded by the 
     Institute to develop, assess, and disseminate knowledge about 
     information needs related to assistive technology;
       ``(B) identifying the types of information regarding 
     assistive technology devices and assistive technology 
     services that individuals with disabilities find especially 
     useful;
       ``(C) evaluating current models, and developing new models, 
     for transmitting the information described in subparagraph 
     (B) to consumers and to commercial producers of assistive 
     technology; and
       ``(D) disseminating through 1 or more entities funded by 
     the Institute, the models described in subparagraph (C) and 
     findings regarding the information described in subparagraph 
     (B) to consumers and commercial producers of assistive 
     technology.
       ``(d)(1) The Director of the Institute shall be appointed 
     by the Secretary. The Director shall be an individual with 
     substantial experience in rehabilitation and in research 
     administration.
       ``(2) The Director, subject to the approval of the 
     President, may appoint, for terms not to exceed three years, 
     without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
     Code, governing appointment in the competitive service, and 
     may compensate, without regard to the provisions of chapter 
     51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to 
     classification and General Schedule pay rates, such technical 
     and professional employees of the Institute as the Director 
     determines to be necessary to accomplish the functions of the 
     Institute and also appoint and compensate without regard to 
     such provisions, in a number not to exceed one-fifth of the 
     number of full-time, regular technical and professional 
     employees of the Institute.
       ``(3) The Director may obtain the services of consultants, 
     without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
     Code, governing appointments in the competitive service.
       ``(e) The Director, pursuant to regulations which the 
     Secretary shall prescribe, may establish and maintain 
     fellowships with such stipends and allowances, including 
     travel and subsistence expenses provided for under title 5, 
     United States Code, as the Director considers necessary to 
     procure the assistance of highly qualified research fellows, 
     including individuals with disabilities, from the United 
     States and foreign countries.
       ``(f)(1) The Director shall provide for scientific peer 
     review of all applications for financial assistance for 
     research, training, and demonstration projects over which the 
     Director has authority. The scientific peer review shall be 
     conducted by individuals who are not Federal employees, who 
     are scientists or other experts in the rehabilitation field 
     (including the independent living field),

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     including knowledgeable individuals with disabilities, and 
     the individuals' representatives, and who are competent to 
     review applications for the financial assistance.
       ``(2) In providing for such scientific peer review, the 
     Secretary shall provide for training, as necessary and 
     appropriate, to facilitate the effective participation of 
     those individuals selected to participate in such review.
       ``(g) Not less than 90 percent of the funds appropriated 
     under this title for any fiscal year shall be expended by the 
     Director to carry out activities under this title through 
     grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. Up to 10 
     percent of the funds appropriated under this title for any 
     fiscal year may be expended directly for the purpose of 
     carrying out the functions of the Director under this 
     section.
       ``(h)(1) The Director shall--
       ``(A) by October 1, 1998 and every fifth October 1 
     thereafter, prepare and publish in the Federal Register for 
     public comment a draft of a 5-year plan that outlines 
     priorities for rehabilitation research, demonstration 
     projects, training, and related activities and explains the 
     basis for such priorities;
       ``(B) by June 1, 1999, and every fifth June 1 thereafter, 
     after considering public comments, submit the plan in final 
     form to the appropriate committees of Congress;
       ``(C) at appropriate intervals, prepare and submit 
     revisions in the plan to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress; and
       ``(D) annually prepare and submit progress reports on the 
     plan to the appropriate committees of Congress.
       ``(2) Such plan shall--
       ``(A) identify any covered activity that should be 
     conducted under this section and section 204 respecting the 
     full inclusion and integration into society of individuals 
     with disabilities, especially in the area of employment;
       ``(B) determine the funding priorities for covered 
     activities to be conducted under this section and section 
     204;
       ``(C) specify appropriate goals and timetables for covered 
     activities to be conducted under this section and section 
     204;
       ``(D) be developed by the Director--
       ``(i) after consultation with the Rehabilitation Research 
     Advisory Council established under section 205;
       ``(ii) in coordination with the Commissioner;
       ``(iii) after consultation with the National Council on 
     Disability established under title IV, the Secretary of 
     Education, officials responsible for the administration of 
     the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 6000 et seq.), and the Interagency Committee 
     on Disability Research established under section 203; and
       ``(iv) after full consideration of the input of individuals 
     with disabilities and the individuals' representatives, 
     organizations representing individuals with disabilities, 
     providers of services furnished under this Act, researchers 
     in the rehabilitation field, and any other persons or 
     entities the Director considers to be appropriate;
       ``(E) specify plans for widespread dissemination of the 
     results of covered activities, in accessible formats, to 
     rehabilitation practitioners, individuals with disabilities, 
     and the individuals' representatives; and
       ``(F) specify plans for widespread dissemination of the 
     results of covered activities that concern individuals with 
     disabilities who are members of minority groups or of 
     populations that are unserved or underserved by programs 
     carried out under this Act.
       ``(i) In order to promote cooperation among Federal 
     departments and agencies conducting research programs, the 
     Director shall consult with the administrators of such 
     programs, and with the Interagency Committee established by 
     section 203, regarding the design of research projects 
     conducted by such entities and the results and applications 
     of such research.
       ``(j)(1) The Director shall take appropriate actions to 
     provide for a comprehensive and coordinated research program 
     under this title. In providing such a program, the Director 
     may undertake joint activities with other Federal entities 
     engaged in research and with appropriate private entities. 
     Any Federal entity proposing to establish any research 
     project related to the purposes of this Act shall consult, 
     through the Interagency Committee established by section 203, 
     with the Director as Chairperson of such Committee and 
     provide the Director with sufficient prior opportunity to 
     comment on such project.
       ``(2) Any person responsible for administering any program 
     of the National Institutes of Health, the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, the National Science Foundation, the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Office of 
     Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, or of any 
     other Federal entity, shall, through the Interagency 
     Committee established by section 203, consult and cooperate 
     with the Director in carrying out such program if the program 
     is related to the purposes of this title.
       ``(3) The Director shall support, directly or by grant or 
     contract, a center associated with an institution of higher 
     education, for research and training concerning the delivery 
     of vocational rehabilitation services to rural areas.
       ``(k) The Director shall make grants to institutions of 
     higher education for the training of rehabilitation 
     researchers, including individuals with disabilities, with 
     particular attention to research areas that support the 
     implementation and objectives of this Act and that improve 
     the effectiveness of services authorized under this Act.


                        ``interagency committee

       ``Sec. 203. (a)(1) In order to promote coordination and 
     cooperation among Federal departments and agencies conducting 
     rehabilitation research programs, there is established within 
     the Federal Government an Interagency Committee on Disability 
     Research (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
     `Committee'), chaired by the Director and comprised of such 
     members as the President may designate, including the 
     following (or their designees): the Director, the 
     Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, 
     the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 
     Rehabilitative Services, the Secretary of Education, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Director of the National 
     Institutes of Health, the Director of the National Institute 
     of Mental Health, the Administrator of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Secretary of 
     Transportation, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for 
     Indian Affairs, the Director of the Indian Health Service, 
     and the Director of the National Science Foundation.
       ``(2) The Committee shall meet not less than four times 
     each year.
       ``(b) After receiving input from individuals with 
     disabilities and the individuals' representatives, the 
     Committee shall identify, assess, and seek to coordinate all 
     Federal programs, activities, and projects, and plans for 
     such programs, activities, and projects with respect to the 
     conduct of research related to rehabilitation of individuals 
     with disabilities.
       ``(c) The Committee shall annually submit to the President 
     and to the appropriate committees of the Congress a report 
     making such recommendations as the Committee deems 
     appropriate with respect to coordination of policy and 
     development of objectives and priorities for all Federal 
     programs relating to the conduct of research related to 
     rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.


                ``research and other covered activities

       ``Sec. 204. (a)(1) To the extent consistent with priorities 
     established in the 5-year plan described in section 202(h), 
     the Director may make grants to and contracts with States and 
     public or private agencies and organizations, including 
     institutions of higher education, Indian tribes, and tribal 
     organizations, to pay part of the cost of projects for the 
     purpose of planning and conducting research, demonstration 
     projects, training, and related activities, the purposes of 
     which are to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation 
     technology, that maximize the full inclusion and integration 
     into society, employment, independent living, family support, 
     and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with 
     disabilities, especially individuals with the most 
     significant disabilities, and improve the effectiveness of 
     services authorized under this Act.
       ``(2)(A) In carrying out this section, the Director shall 
     emphasize projects that support the implementation of titles 
     I, III, V, VI, and VII, including projects addressing the 
     needs described in the State plans submitted under section 
     101 or 704 by State agencies.
       ``(B) Such projects, as described in the State plans 
     submitted by State agencies, may include--
       ``(i) medical and other scientific, technical, 
     methodological, and other investigations into the nature of 
     disability, methods of analyzing it, and restorative 
     techniques, including basic research where related to 
     rehabilitation techniques or services;
       ``(ii) studies and analysis of industrial, vocational, 
     social, recreational, psychiatric, psychological, economic, 
     and other factors affecting rehabilitation of individuals 
     with disabilities;
       ``(iii) studies and analysis of special problems of 
     individuals who are homebound and individuals who are 
     institutionalized;
       ``(iv) studies, analyses, and demonstrations of 
     architectural and engineering design adapted to meet the 
     special needs of individuals with disabilities;
       ``(v) studies, analyses, and other activities related to 
     supported employment;
       ``(vi) related activities which hold promise of increasing 
     knowledge and improving methods in the rehabilitation of 
     individuals with disabilities and individuals with the most 
     significant disabilities, particularly individuals with 
     disabilities, and individuals with the most significant 
     disabilities, who are members of populations that are 
     unserved or underserved by programs under this Act; and
       ``(vii) studies, analyses, and other activities related to 
     job accommodations, including the use of rehabilitation 
     engineering and assistive technology.
       ``(b)(1) In addition to carrying out projects under 
     subsection (a), the Director may make grants under this 
     subsection (referred to in this subsection as `research 
     grants') to pay part or all of the cost of the research or 
     other specialized covered activities described in paragraphs 
     (2) through (18). A research grant made under any of 
     paragraphs (2) through (18) may only be used in a manner 
     consistent with priorities established in the 5-year plan 
     described in section 202(h).
       ``(2)(A) Research grants may be used for the establishment 
     and support of Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers, 
     for the purpose of providing an integrated program of 
     research, which Centers shall--
       ``(i) be operated in collaboration with institutions of 
     higher education or providers of rehabilitation services or 
     other appropriate services; and
       ``(ii) serve as centers of national excellence and national 
     or regional resources for pro

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     viders and individuals with disabilities and the individuals' 
     representatives.
       ``(B) The Centers shall conduct research and training 
     activities by--
       ``(i) conducting coordinated and advanced programs of 
     research in rehabilitation targeted toward the production of 
     new knowledge that will improve rehabilitation methodology 
     and service delivery systems, alleviate or stabilize 
     disabling conditions, and promote maximum social and economic 
     independence of individuals with disabilities, especially 
     promoting the ability of the individuals to prepare for, 
     secure, retain, regain, or advance in employment;
       ``(ii) providing training (including graduate, pre-service, 
     and in-service training) to assist individuals to more 
     effectively provide rehabilitation services;
       ``(iii) providing training (including graduate, pre-
     service, and in-service training) for rehabilitation research 
     personnel and other rehabilitation personnel; and
       ``(iv) serving as an informational and technical assistance 
     resource to providers, individuals with disabilities, and the 
     individuals' representatives, through conferences, workshops, 
     public education programs, in-service training programs, and 
     similar activities.
       ``(C) The research to be carried out at each such Center 
     may include--
       ``(i) basic or applied medical rehabilitation research;
       ``(ii) research regarding the psychological and social 
     aspects of rehabilitation, including disability policy;
       ``(iii) research related to vocational rehabilitation;
       ``(iv) continuation of research that promotes the 
     emotional, social, educational, and functional growth of 
     children who are individuals with disabilities;
       ``(v) continuation of research to develop and evaluate 
     interventions, policies, and services that support families 
     of those children and adults who are individuals with 
     disabilities; and
       ``(vi) continuation of research that will improve services 
     and policies that foster the productivity, independence, and 
     social integration of individuals with disabilities, and 
     enable individuals with disabilities, including individuals 
     with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities, 
     to live in their communities.
       ``(D) Training of students preparing to be rehabilitation 
     personnel shall be an important priority for such a Center.
       ``(E) The Director shall make grants under this paragraph 
     to establish and support both comprehensive centers dealing 
     with multiple disabilities and centers primarily focused on 
     particular disabilities.
       ``(F) Grants made under this paragraph may be used to 
     provide funds for services rendered by such a Center to 
     individuals with disabilities in connection with the research 
     and training activities.
       ``(G) Grants made under this paragraph may be used to 
     provide faculty support for teaching--
       ``(i) rehabilitation-related courses of study for credit; 
     and
       ``(ii) other courses offered by the Centers, either 
     directly or through another entity.
       ``(H) The research and training activities conducted by 
     such a Center shall be conducted in a manner that is 
     accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.
       ``(I) The Director shall encourage the Centers to develop 
     practical applications for the findings of the research of 
     the Centers.
       ``(J) In awarding grants under this paragraph, the Director 
     shall take into consideration the location of any proposed 
     Center and the appropriate geographic and regional allocation 
     of such Centers.
       ``(K) To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
     paragraph, each such institution or provider described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall--
       ``(i) be of sufficient size, scope, and quality to 
     effectively carry out the activities in an efficient manner 
     consistent with appropriate State and Federal law; and
       ``(ii) demonstrate the ability to carry out the training 
     activities either directly or through another entity that can 
     provide such training.
       ``(L) The Director shall make grants under this paragraph 
     for periods of 5 years, except that the Director may make a 
     grant for a period of less than 5 years if--
       ``(i) the grant is made to a new recipient; or
       ``(ii) the grant supports new or innovative research.
       ``(M) Grants made under this paragraph shall be made on a 
     competitive basis. To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this paragraph, a prospective grant recipient shall submit an 
     application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Director may require.
       ``(N) In conducting scientific peer review under section 
     202(f) of an application for the renewal of a grant made 
     under this paragraph, the peer review panel shall take into 
     account the past performance of the applicant in carrying out 
     the grant and input from individuals with disabilities and 
     the individuals' representatives.
       ``(O) An institution or provider that receives a grant 
     under this paragraph to establish such a Center may not 
     collect more than 15 percent of the amount of the grant 
     received by the Center in indirect cost charges.
       ``(3)(A) Research grants may be used for the establishment 
     and support of Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers, 
     operated by or in collaboration with institutions of higher 
     education or nonprofit organizations, to conduct research or 
     demonstration activities, and training activities, regarding 
     rehabilitation technology, including rehabilitation 
     engineering, assistive technology devices, and assistive 
     technology services, for the purposes of enhancing 
     opportunities for better meeting the needs of, and addressing 
     the barriers confronted by, individuals with disabilities in 
     all aspects of their lives.
       ``(B) In order to carry out the purposes set forth in 
     subparagraph (A), such a Center shall carry out the research 
     or demonstration activities by--
       ``(i) developing and disseminating innovative methods of 
     applying advanced technology, scientific achievement, and 
     psychological and social knowledge to--
       ``(I) solve rehabilitation problems and remove 
     environmental barriers through planning and conducting 
     research, including cooperative research with public or 
     private agencies and organizations, designed to produce new 
     scientific knowledge, and new or improved methods, equipment, 
     and devices; and
       ``(II) study new or emerging technologies, products, or 
     environments, and the effectiveness and benefits of such 
     technologies, products, or environments;
       ``(ii) demonstrating and disseminating--
       ``(I) innovative models for the delivery, to rural and 
     urban areas, of cost-effective rehabilitation technology 
     services that promote utilization of assistive technology 
     devices; and
       ``(II) other scientific research to assist in meeting the 
     employment and independent living needs of individuals with 
     significant disabilities; or
       ``(iii) conducting research or demonstration activities 
     that facilitate service delivery systems change by 
     demonstrating, evaluating, documenting, and disseminating--
       ``(I) consumer responsive and individual and family-
     centered innovative models for the delivery to both rural and 
     urban areas, of innovative cost-effective rehabilitation 
     technology services that promote utilization of 
     rehabilitation technology; and
       ``(II) other scientific research to assist in meeting the 
     employment and independent living needs of, and addressing 
     the barriers confronted by, individuals with disabilities, 
     including individuals with significant disabilities.
       ``(C) To the extent consistent with the nature and type of 
     research or demonstration activities described in 
     subparagraph (B), each Center established or supported 
     through a grant made available under this paragraph shall--
       ``(i) cooperate with programs established under the 
     Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With 
     Disabilities Act of 1988 (29 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) and other 
     regional and local programs to provide information to 
     individuals with disabilities and the individuals' 
     representatives to--
       ``(I) increase awareness and understanding of how 
     rehabilitation technology can address their needs; and
       ``(II) increase awareness and understanding of the range of 
     options, programs, services, and resources available, 
     including financing options for the technology and services 
     covered by the area of focus of the Center;
       ``(ii) provide training opportunities to individuals, 
     including individuals with disabilities, to become 
     researchers of rehabilitation technology and practitioners of 
     rehabilitation technology in conjunction with institutions of 
     higher education and nonprofit organizations; and
       ``(iii) respond, through research or demonstration 
     activities, to the needs of individuals with all types of 
     disabilities who may benefit from the application of 
     technology within the area of focus of the Center.
       ``(D)(i) In establishing Centers to conduct the research or 
     demonstration activities described in subparagraph (B)(iii), 
     the Director may establish one Center in each of the 
     following areas of focus:
       ``(I) Early childhood services, including early 
     intervention and family support.
       ``(II) Education at the elementary and secondary levels, 
     including transition from school to postschool activities.
       ``(III) Employment, including supported employment, and 
     reasonable accommodations and the reduction of environmental 
     barriers as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act 
     of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and title V.
       ``(IV) Independent living, including transition from 
     institutional to community living, maintenance of community 
     living on leaving the work force, self-help skills, and 
     activities of daily living.
       ``(ii) Each Center conducting the research or demonstration 
     activities described in subparagraph (B)(iii) shall have an 
     advisory committee, of which the majority of members are 
     individuals with disabilities who are users of rehabilitation 
     technology, and the individuals' representatives.
       ``(E) Grants made under this paragraph shall be made on a 
     competitive basis and shall be for a period of 5 years, 
     except that the Director may make a grant for a period of 
     less than 5 years if--
       ``(i) the grant is made to a new recipient; or
       ``(ii) the grant supports new or innovative research.
       ``(F) To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
     paragraph, a prospective grant recipient shall submit an 
     application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Director may require.
       ``(G) Each Center established or supported through a grant 
     made available under this paragraph shall--
       ``(i) cooperate with State agencies and other local, State, 
     regional, and national

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     programs and organizations developing or delivering 
     rehabilitation technology, including State programs funded 
     under the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With 
     Disabilities Act of 1988 (29 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.); and
       ``(ii) prepare and submit to the Director as part of an 
     application for continuation of a grant, or as a final 
     report, a report that documents the outcomes of the program 
     of the Center in terms of both short- and long-term impact on 
     the lives of individuals with disabilities, and such other 
     information as may be requested by the Director.
       ``(4)(A) Research grants may be used to conduct a program 
     for spinal cord injury research, including conducting such a 
     program by making grants to public or private agencies and 
     organizations to pay part or all of the costs of special 
     projects and demonstration projects for spinal cord injuries, 
     that will--
       ``(i) ensure widespread dissemination of research findings 
     among all Spinal Cord Injury Centers, to rehabilitation 
     practitioners, individuals with spinal cord injury, the 
     individuals' representatives, and organizations receiving 
     financial assistance under this paragraph;
       ``(ii) provide encouragement and support for initiatives 
     and new approaches by individual and institutional 
     investigators; and
       ``(iii) establish and maintain close working relationships 
     with other governmental and voluntary institutions and 
     organizations engaged in similar efforts in order to unify 
     and coordinate scientific efforts, encourage joint planning, 
     and promote the interchange of data and reports among spinal 
     cord injury investigations.
       ``(B) Any agency or organization carrying out a project or 
     demonstration project assisted by a grant under this 
     paragraph that provides services to individuals with spinal 
     cord injuries shall--
       ``(i) establish, on an appropriate regional basis, a 
     multidisciplinary system of providing vocational and other 
     rehabilitation services, specifically designed to meet the 
     special needs of individuals with spinal cord injuries, 
     including acute care as well as periodic inpatient or 
     outpatient followup and services;
       ``(ii) demonstrate and evaluate the benefits to individuals 
     with spinal cord injuries served in, and the degree of cost-
     effectiveness of, such a regional system;
       ``(iii) demonstrate and evaluate existing, new, and 
     improved methods and rehabilitation technology essential to 
     the care, management, and rehabilitation of individuals with 
     spinal cord injuries; and
       ``(iv) demonstrate and evaluate methods of community 
     outreach for individuals with spinal cord injuries and 
     community education in connection with the problems of such 
     individuals in areas such as housing, transportation, 
     recreation, employment, and community activities.
       ``(C) In awarding grants under this paragraph, the Director 
     shall take into account the location of any proposed Spinal 
     Cord Injury Center and the appropriate geographic and 
     regional allocation of such Centers.
       ``(5) Research grants may be used to conduct a program for 
     end-stage renal disease research, to include support of 
     projects and demonstrations for providing special services 
     (including transplantation and dialysis), artificial kidneys, 
     and supplies necessary for the rehabilitation of individuals 
     with such disease and which will--
       ``(A) ensure dissemination of research findings;
       ``(B) provide encouragement and support for initiatives and 
     new approaches by individuals and institutional 
     investigators; and
       ``(C) establish and maintain close working relationships 
     with other governmental and voluntary institutions and 
     organizations engaged in similar efforts,

     in order to unify and coordinate scientific efforts, 
     encourage joint planning, and promote the interchange of data 
     and reports among investigators in the field of end-stage 
     renal disease. No person shall be selected to participate in 
     such program who is eligible for services for such disease 
     under any other provision of law.
       ``(6) Research grants may be used to conduct a program for 
     international rehabilitation research, demonstration, and 
     training for the purpose of developing new knowledge and 
     methods in the rehabilitation of individuals with 
     disabilities in the United States, cooperating with and 
     assisting in developing and sharing information found useful 
     in other nations in the rehabilitation of individuals with 
     disabilities, and initiating a program to exchange experts 
     and technical assistance in the field of rehabilitation of 
     individuals with disabilities with other nations as a means 
     of increasing the levels of skill of rehabilitation 
     personnel.
       ``(7) Research grants may be used to conduct a research 
     program concerning the use of existing telecommunications 
     systems (including telephone, television, satellite, radio, 
     and other similar systems) which have the potential for 
     substantially improving service delivery methods, and the 
     development of appropriate programming to meet the particular 
     needs of individuals with disabilities.
       ``(8) Research grants may be used to conduct a program of 
     joint projects with the National Institutes of Health, the 
     National Institute of Mental Health, the Health Services 
     Administration, the Administration on Aging, the National 
     Science Foundation, the Veterans' Administration, the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, other Federal agencies, 
     and private industry in areas of joint interest involving 
     rehabilitation.
       ``(9) Research grants may be used to conduct a program of 
     research related to the rehabilitation of children, or older 
     individuals, who are individuals with disabilities, including 
     older American Indians who are individuals with disabilities. 
     Such research program may include projects designed to assist 
     the adjustment of, or maintain as residents in the community, 
     older workers who are individuals with disabilities on 
     leaving the work force.
       ``(10) Research grants may be used to conduct a research 
     program to develop and demonstrate innovative methods to 
     attract and retain professionals to serve in rural areas in 
     the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities, 
     including individuals with significant disabilities.
       ``(11) Research grants may be used to conduct a model 
     research and demonstration project designed to assess the 
     feasibility of establishing a center for producing and 
     distributing to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing 
     captioned video cassettes providing a broad range of 
     educational, cultural, scientific, and vocational 
     programming.
       ``(12) Research grants may be used to conduct a model 
     research and demonstration program to develop innovative 
     methods of providing services for preschool age children who 
     are individuals with disabilities, including--
       ``(A) early intervention, assessment, parent counseling, 
     infant stimulation, early identification, diagnosis, and 
     evaluation of children who are individuals with significant 
     disabilities up to the age of five, with a special emphasis 
     on children who are individuals with significant disabilities 
     up to the age of three;
       ``(B) such physical therapy, language development, 
     pediatric, nursing, psychological, and psychiatric services 
     as are necessary for such children; and
       ``(C) appropriate services for the parents of such 
     children, including psychological and psychiatric services, 
     parent counseling, and training.
       ``(13) Research grants may be used to conduct a model 
     research and training program under which model training 
     centers shall be established to develop and use more advanced 
     and effective methods of evaluating and addressing the 
     employment needs of individuals with disabilities, including 
     programs that--
       ``(A) provide training and continuing education for 
     personnel involved with the employment of individuals with 
     disabilities;
       ``(B) develop model procedures for testing and evaluating 
     the employment needs of individuals with disabilities;
       ``(C) develop model training programs to teach individuals 
     with disabilities skills which will lead to appropriate 
     employment;
       ``(D) develop new approaches for job placement of 
     individuals with disabilities, including new followup 
     procedures relating to such placement;
       ``(E) provide information services regarding education, 
     training, employment, and job placement for individuals with 
     disabilities; and
       ``(F) develop new approaches and provide information 
     regarding job accommodations, including the use of 
     rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology.
       ``(14) Research grants may be used to conduct a 
     rehabilitation research program under which financial 
     assistance is provided in order to--
       ``(A) test new concepts and innovative ideas;
       ``(B) demonstrate research results of high potential 
     benefits;
       ``(C) purchase prototype aids and devices for evaluation;
       ``(D) develop unique rehabilitation training curricula; and
       ``(E) be responsive to special initiatives of the Director.

     No single grant under this paragraph may exceed $50,000 in 
     any fiscal year and all payments made under this paragraph in 
     any fiscal year may not exceed 5 percent of the amount 
     available for this section to the National Institute on 
     Disability and Rehabilitation Research in any fiscal year. 
     Regulations and administrative procedures with respect to 
     financial assistance under this paragraph shall, to the 
     maximum extent possible, be expedited.
       ``(15) Research grants may be used to conduct studies of 
     the rehabilitation needs of American Indian populations and 
     of effective mechanisms for the delivery of rehabilitation 
     services to Indians residing on and off reservations.
       ``(16) Research grants may be used to conduct a 
     demonstration program under which one or more projects 
     national in scope shall be established to develop procedures 
     to provide incentives for the development, manufacturing, and 
     marketing of orphan technological devices, including 
     technology transfer concerning such devices, designed to 
     enable individuals with disabilities to achieve independence 
     and access to gainful employment.
       ``(17)(A) Research grants may be used to conduct a research 
     program related to quality assurance in the area of 
     rehabilitation technology.
       ``(B) Activities carried out under the research program may 
     include--
       ``(i) the development of methodologies to evaluate 
     rehabilitation technology products and services and the 
     dissemination of the methodologies to consumers and other 
     interested parties;

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       ``(ii) identification of models for service provider 
     training and evaluation and certification of the 
     effectiveness of the models;
       ``(iii) identification and dissemination of outcome 
     measurement models for the assessment of rehabilitation 
     technology products and services; and
       ``(iv) development and testing of research-based tools to 
     enhance consumer decisionmaking about rehabilitation 
     technology products and services.
       ``(18) Research grants may be used to provide for research 
     and demonstration projects and related activities that 
     explore the use and effectiveness of specific alternative or 
     complementary medical practices for individuals with 
     disabilities. Such projects and activities may include 
     projects and activities designed to--
       ``(A) determine the use of specific alternative or 
     complementary medical practices among individuals with 
     disabilities and the perceived effectiveness of the 
     practices;
       ``(B) determine the specific information sources, 
     decisionmaking methods, and methods of payment used by 
     individuals with disabilities who access alternative or 
     complementary medical services;
       ``(C) develop criteria to screen and assess the validity of 
     research studies of such practices for individuals with 
     disabilities; and
       ``(D) determine the effectiveness of specific alternative 
     or complementary medical practices that show promise for 
     promoting increased functioning, prevention of secondary 
     disabilities, or other positive outcomes for individuals with 
     certain types of disabilities, by conducting controlled 
     research studies.
       ``(c)(1) In carrying out evaluations of covered activities 
     under this section, the Director is authorized to make 
     arrangements for site visits to obtain information on the 
     accomplishments of the projects.
       ``(2) The Director shall not make a grant under this 
     section that exceeds $500,000 unless the peer review of the 
     grant application has included a site visit.


               ``rehabilitation research advisory council

       ``Sec. 205. (a) Establishment.--Subject to the availability 
     of appropriations, the Secretary shall establish in the 
     Department of Education a Rehabilitation Research Advisory 
     Council (referred to in this section as the `Council') 
     composed of 12 members appointed by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Duties.--The Council shall advise the Director with 
     respect to research priorities and the development and 
     revision of the 5-year plan required by section 202(h).
       ``(c) Qualifications.--Members of the Council shall be 
     generally representative of the community of rehabilitation 
     professionals, the community of rehabilitation researchers, 
     the community of individuals with disabilities, and the 
     individuals' representatives. At least one-half of the 
     members shall be individuals with disabilities or the 
     individuals' representatives.
       ``(d) Terms of Appointment.--
       ``(1) Length of term.--Each member of the Council shall 
     serve for a term of up to 3 years, determined by the 
     Secretary, except that--
       ``(A) a member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior 
     to the expiration of the term for which a predecessor was 
     appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of such term; 
     and
       ``(B) the terms of service of the members initially 
     appointed shall be (as specified by the Secretary) for such 
     fewer number of years as will provide for the expiration of 
     terms on a staggered basis.
       ``(2) Number of terms.--No member of the Council may serve 
     more than two consecutive full terms. Members may serve after 
     the expiration of their terms until their successors have 
     taken office.
       ``(e)  Vacancies.--Any vacancy occurring in the membership 
     of the Council shall be filled in the same manner as the 
     original appointment for the position being vacated. The 
     vacancy shall not affect the power of the remaining members 
     to execute the duties of the Council.
       ``(f) Payment and Expenses.--
       ``(1) Payment.--Each member of the Council who is not an 
     officer or full-time employee of the Federal Government shall 
     receive a payment of $150 for each day (including travel 
     time) during which the member is engaged in the performance 
     of duties for the Council. All members of the Council who are 
     officers or full-time employees of the United States shall 
     serve without compensation in addition to compensation 
     received for their services as officers or employees of the 
     United States.
       ``(2) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Council may 
     receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for employees serving intermittently in the 
     Government service, for each day the member is engaged in the 
     performance of duties away from the home or regular place of 
     business of the member.
       ``(g) Detail of Federal Employees.--On the request of the 
     Council, the Secretary may detail, with or without 
     reimbursement, any of the personnel of the Department of 
     Education to the Council to assist the Council in carrying 
     out its duties. Any detail shall not interrupt or otherwise 
     affect the civil service status or privileges of the Federal 
     employee.
       ``(h) Technical Assistance.--On the request of the Council, 
     the Secretary shall provide such technical assistance to the 
     Council as the Council determines to be necessary to carry 
     out its duties.
       ``(i) Termination.--Section 14 of the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply with respect to 
     the Council.''.

     SEC. 406. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL PROJECTS AND 
                   DEMONSTRATIONS.

       Title III of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 770 
     et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
    ``TITLE III--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL PROJECTS AND 
                             DEMONSTRATIONS

     ``SEC. 301. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND COMPETITIVE BASIS OF 
                   GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this title to 
     authorize grants and contracts to--
       ``(1)(A) provide academic training to ensure that skilled 
     personnel are available to provide rehabilitation services to 
     individuals with disabilities through vocational, medical, 
     social, and psychological rehabilitation programs (including 
     supported employment programs), through economic and business 
     development programs, through independent living services 
     programs, and through client assistance programs; and
       ``(B) provide training to maintain and upgrade basic skills 
     and knowledge of personnel (including personnel specifically 
     trained to deliver services to individuals with disabilities 
     whose employment outcome is self-employment or telecommuting) 
     employed to provide state-of-the-art service delivery and 
     rehabilitation technology services;
       ``(2) conduct special projects and demonstrations that 
     expand and improve the provision of rehabilitation and other 
     services (including those services provided through community 
     rehabilitation programs) authorized under this Act, or that 
     otherwise further the purposes of this Act, including related 
     research and evaluation;
       ``(3) provide vocational rehabilitation services to 
     individuals with disabilities who are migrant or seasonal 
     farmworkers;
       ``(4) initiate recreational programs to provide 
     recreational activities and related experiences for 
     individuals with disabilities to aid such individuals in 
     employment, mobility, socialization, independence, and 
     community integration; and
       ``(5) provide training and information to individuals with 
     disabilities and the individuals' representatives, and other 
     appropriate parties to develop the skills necessary for 
     individuals with disabilities to gain access to the 
     rehabilitation system and statewide workforce investment 
     systems and to become active decisionmakers in the 
     rehabilitation process.
       ``(b) Competitive Basis of Grants and Contracts.--The 
     Secretary shall ensure that all grants and contracts are 
     awarded under this title on a competitive basis.

     ``SEC. 302. TRAINING.

       ``(a) Grants and Contracts for Personnel Training.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Commissioner shall make grants to, 
     and enter into contracts with, States and public or nonprofit 
     agencies and organizations (including institutions of higher 
     education) to pay part of the cost of projects to provide 
     training, traineeships, and related activities, including the 
     provision of technical assistance, that are designed to 
     assist in increasing the numbers of, and upgrading the skills 
     of, qualified personnel (especially rehabilitation 
     counselors) who are trained in providing vocational, medical, 
     social, and psychological rehabilitation services, who are 
     trained to assist individuals with communication and related 
     disorders, who are trained to provide other services provided 
     under this Act, to individuals with disabilities, and who may 
     include--
       ``(A) personnel specifically trained in providing 
     employment assistance to individuals with disabilities 
     through job development and job placement services;
       ``(B) personnel specifically trained to identify, assess, 
     and meet the individual rehabilitation needs of individuals 
     with disabilities, including needs for rehabilitation 
     technology;
       ``(C) personnel specifically trained to deliver services to 
     individuals who may benefit from receiving independent living 
     services;
       ``(D) personnel specifically trained to deliver services in 
     the client assistance programs;
       ``(E) personnel specifically trained to deliver services, 
     through supported employment programs, to individuals with a 
     most significant disability; and
       ``(F) personnel specifically trained to deliver services to 
     individuals with disabilities pursuing self-employment, 
     business ownership, and telecommuting; and
       ``(G) personnel trained in performing other functions 
     necessary to the provision of vocational, medical, social, 
     and psychological rehabilitation services, and other services 
     provided under this Act.
       ``(2) Authority to provide scholarships.--Grants and 
     contracts under paragraph (1) may be expended for 
     scholarships and may include necessary stipends and 
     allowances.
       ``(3) Related federal statutes.--In carrying out this 
     subsection, the Commissioner may make grants to and enter 
     into contracts with States and public or nonprofit agencies 
     and organizations, including institutions of higher 
     education, to furnish training regarding provisions of 
     Federal statutes, including section 504, title I of the 
     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et 
     seq.), and the provisions of titles II and XVI of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. and 1381 et seq.), that 
     are related to work incentives for individuals with 
     disabilities.

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       ``(4) Training for statewide workforce systems personnel.--
     The Commissioner may make grants to and enter into contracts 
     under this subsection with States and public or nonprofit 
     agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher 
     education, to furnish training to personnel providing 
     services to individuals with disabilities under title I of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Under this paragraph, 
     personnel may be trained--
       ``(A) in evaluative skills to determine whether an 
     individual with a disability may be served by the State 
     vocational rehabilitation program or another component of a 
     statewide workforce investment system; or
       ``(B) to assist individuals with disabilities seeking 
     assistance through one-stop delivery systems described in 
     section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
       ``(5) Joint funding.--Training and other activities 
     provided under paragraph (4) for personnel may be jointly 
     funded with the Department of Labor, using funds made 
     available under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998.
       ``(b) Grants and Contracts for Academic Degrees and 
     Academic Certificate Granting Training Projects.--
       ``(1) Authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Commissioner may make grants to, and 
     enter into contracts with, States and public or nonprofit 
     agencies and organizations (including institutions of higher 
     education) to pay part of the costs of academic training 
     projects to provide training that leads to an academic degree 
     or academic certificate. In making such grants or entering 
     into such contracts, the Commissioner shall target funds to 
     areas determined under subsection (e) to have shortages of 
     qualified personnel.
       ``(B) Types of projects.--Academic training projects 
     described in this subsection may include--
       ``(i) projects to train personnel in the areas of assisting 
     and supporting individuals with disabilities pursuing self-
     employment, business ownership, and telecommuting, and of 
     vocational rehabilitation counseling, rehabilitation 
     technology, rehabilitation medicine, rehabilitation nursing, 
     rehabilitation social work, rehabilitation psychiatry, 
     rehabilitation psychology, rehabilitation dentistry, physical 
     therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and 
     audiology, physical education, therapeutic recreation, 
     community rehabilitation programs, or prosthetics and 
     orthotics;
       ``(ii) projects to train personnel to provide--

       ``(I) services to individuals with specific disabilities or 
     individuals with disabilities who have specific impediments 
     to rehabilitation, including individuals who are members of 
     populations that are unserved or underserved by programs 
     under this Act;
       ``(II) job development and job placement services to 
     individuals with disabilities;
       ``(III) supported employment services, including services 
     of employment specialists for individuals with disabilities;
       ``(IV) specialized services for individuals with 
     significant disabilities; or
       ``(V) recreation for individuals with disabilities;

       ``(iii) projects to train personnel in other fields 
     contributing to the rehabilitation of individuals with 
     disabilities; and
       ``(iv) projects to train personnel in the use, 
     applications, and benefits of rehabilitation technology.
       ``(2) Application.--No grant shall be awarded or contract 
     entered into under this subsection unless the applicant has 
     submitted to the Commissioner an application at such time, in 
     such form, in accordance with such procedures, and including 
     such information as the Secretary may require, including--
       ``(A) a description of how the designated State unit or 
     units will participate in the project to be funded under the 
     grant or contract, including, as appropriate, participation 
     on advisory committees, as practicum sites, in curriculum 
     development, and in other ways so as to build closer 
     relationships between the applicant and the designated State 
     unit and to encourage students to pursue careers in public 
     vocational rehabilitation programs;
       ``(B) the identification of potential employers that 
     provide employment that meets the requirements of paragraph 
     (5)(A)(i); and
       ``(C) an assurance that data on the employment of graduates 
     or trainees who participate in the project is accurate.
       ``(3) Limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     no grant or contract under this subsection may be used to 
     provide any one course of study to an individual for a period 
     of more than 4 years.
       ``(B) Exception.--If a grant or contract recipient under 
     this subsection determines that an individual has a 
     disability which seriously affects the completion of training 
     under this subsection, the grant or contract recipient may 
     extend the period referred to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(4) Authority to provide scholarships.--Grants and 
     contracts under paragraph (1) may be expanded to provide 
     services that include the provision of scholarships and 
     necessary stipends and allowances.
       ``(5) Agreements.--
       ``(A) Contents.--A recipient of a grant or contract under 
     this subsection shall provide assurances to the Commissioner 
     that each individual who receives a scholarship, for any 
     academic year beginning after June 1, 1992, utilizing funds 
     provided under such grant or contract shall enter into an 
     agreement with the recipient under which the individual 
     shall--
       ``(i) maintain employment--

       ``(I) in a nonprofit rehabilitation agency or related 
     agency or in a State rehabilitation agency or related agency, 
     including a professional corporation or professional practice 
     group through which the individual has a service arrangement 
     with the designated State agency;
       ``(II) on a full- or part-time basis; and
       ``(III) for a period of not less than the full-time 
     equivalent of 2 years for each year for which assistance 
     under this section was received by the individual,

     within a period, beginning after the recipient completes the 
     training for which the scholarship was awarded, of not more 
     than the sum of the number of years in the period described 
     in subclause (III) and 2 additional years; and
       ``(ii) repay all or part of any scholarship received, plus 
     interest, if the individual does not fulfill the requirements 
     of clause (i),
     except as the Commissioner by regulation may provide for 
     repayment exceptions and deferrals.
       ``(B) Enforcement.--The Commissioner shall be responsible 
     for the enforcement of each agreement entered into under 
     subparagraph (A) upon completion of the training involved 
     under such subparagraph.
       ``(c) Grants to Historically Black Colleges and 
     Universities.--The Commissioner, in carrying out this 
     section, shall make grants to historically Black colleges and 
     universities and other institutions of higher education whose 
     minority student enrollment is at least 50 percent of the 
     total enrollment of the institution.
       ``(d) Application.--A grant may not be awarded to a State 
     or other organization under this section unless the State or 
     organization has submitted an application to the Commissioner 
     at such time, in such form, in accordance with such 
     procedures, and containing such information as the 
     Commissioner may require. Any such application shall include 
     a detailed description of strategies that will be utilized to 
     recruit and train individuals so as to reflect the diverse 
     populations of the United States as part of the effort to 
     increase the number of individuals with disabilities, and 
     individuals who are from linguistically and culturally 
     diverse backgrounds, who are available to provide 
     rehabilitation services.
       ``(e) Evaluation and Collection of Data.--The Commissioner 
     shall evaluate the impact of the training programs conducted 
     under this section, and collect information on the training 
     needs of, and data on shortages of qualified personnel 
     necessary to provide services to individuals with 
     disabilities. The Commissioner shall prepare and submit to 
     Congress, by September 30 of each fiscal year, a report 
     setting forth and justifying in detail how the funds made 
     available for training under this section for the fiscal year 
     prior to such submission are allocated by professional 
     discipline and other program areas. The report shall also 
     contain findings on such personnel shortages, how funds 
     proposed for the succeeding fiscal year will be allocated 
     under the President's budget proposal, and how the findings 
     on personnel shortages justify the allocations.
       ``(f) Grants for the Training of Interpreters.--
       ``(1) Authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the purpose of training a sufficient 
     number of qualified interpreters to meet the communications 
     needs of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, and 
     individuals who are deaf-blind, the Commissioner, acting 
     through a Federal office responsible for deafness and 
     communicative disorders, may award grants to public or 
     private nonprofit agencies or organizations to pay part of 
     the costs--
       ``(i) for the establishment of interpreter training 
     programs; or
       ``(ii) to enable such agencies or organizations to provide 
     financial assistance for ongoing interpreter training 
     programs.
       ``(B) Geographic areas.--The Commissioner shall award 
     grants under this subsection for programs in geographic areas 
     throughout the United States that the Commissioner considers 
     appropriate to best carry out the objectives of this section.
       ``(C) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subsection, 
     the Commissioner shall give priority to public or private 
     nonprofit agencies or organizations with existing programs 
     that have a demonstrated capacity for providing interpreter 
     training services.
       ``(D) Funding.--The Commissioner may award grants under 
     this subsection through the use of--
       ``(i) amounts appropriated to carry out this section; or
       ``(ii) pursuant to an agreement with the Director of the 
     Office of the Special Education Program (established under 
     section 603 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act (as amended by section 101 of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (Public Law 
     105-17))), amounts appropriated under section 686 of the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
       ``(2) Application.--A grant may not be awarded to an agency 
     or organization under paragraph (1) unless the agency or 
     organization has submitted an application to the Commissioner 
     at such time, in such form, in accordance with such 
     procedures, and containing such information as the 
     Commissioner may require, including--
       ``(A) a description of the manner in which an interpreter 
     training program will be de

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     veloped and operated during the 5-year period following the 
     date on which a grant is received by the applicant under this 
     subsection;
       ``(B) a demonstration of the applicant's capacity or 
     potential for providing training for interpreters for 
     individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, and individuals 
     who are deaf-blind;
       ``(C) assurances that any interpreter trained or retrained 
     under a program funded under the grant will meet such minimum 
     standards of competency as the Commissioner may establish for 
     purposes of this subsection; and
       ``(D) such other information as the Commissioner may 
     require.
       ``(g) Technical Assistance and In-Service Training.--
       ``(1) Technical assistance.--The Commissioner is authorized 
     to provide technical assistance to State designated agencies 
     and community rehabilitation programs, directly or through 
     contracts with State designated agencies or nonprofit 
     organizations.
       ``(2) Compensation.--An expert or consultant appointed or 
     serving under contract pursuant to this section shall be 
     compensated at a rate, subject to approval of the 
     Commissioner, that shall not exceed the daily equivalent of 
     the rate of pay for level 4 of the Senior Executive Service 
     Schedule under section 5382 of title 5, United States Code. 
     Such an expert or consultant may be allowed travel and 
     transportation expenses in accordance with section 5703 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(3) In-service training of rehabilitation personnel.--
       ``(A) Projects.--Subject to subparagraph (B), at least 15 
     percent of the sums appropriated to carry out this section 
     shall be allocated to designated State agencies to be used, 
     directly or indirectly, for projects for in-service training 
     for rehabilitation personnel, consistent with the needs 
     identified through the comprehensive system for personnel 
     development required by section 101(a)(7), including projects 
     designed--
       ``(i) to address recruitment and retention of qualified 
     rehabilitation professionals;
       ``(ii) to provide for succession planning;
       ``(iii) to provide for leadership development and capacity 
     building; and
       ``(iv) for fiscal years 1999 and 2000, to provide training 
     regarding the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the 
     amendments to this Act made by the Rehabilitation Act 
     Amendments of 1998.
       ``(B) Limitation.--If the allocation to designated State 
     agencies required by subparagraph (A) would result in a lower 
     level of funding for projects being carried out on the date 
     of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 by 
     other recipients of funds under this section, the 
     Commissioner may allocate less than 15 percent of the sums 
     described in subparagraph (A) to designated State agencies 
     for such in-service training.
       ``(h) Provision of Information.--The Commissioner, subject 
     to the provisions of section 306, may require that recipients 
     of grants or contracts under this section provide 
     information, including data, with regard to the impact of 
     activities funded under this section.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003.

     ``SEC. 303. DEMONSTRATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Demonstration Projects To Increase Client Choice.--
       ``(1) Grants.--The Commissioner may make grants to States 
     and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations to pay all 
     or part of the costs of projects to demonstrate ways to 
     increase client choice in the rehabilitation process, 
     including the selection of providers of vocational 
     rehabilitation services.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a grant under 
     this subsection shall use the grant only--
       ``(A) for activities that are directly related to planning, 
     operating, and evaluating the demonstration projects; and
       ``(B) to supplement, and not supplant, funds made available 
     from Federal and non-Federal sources for such projects.
       ``(3) Application.--Any eligible entity that desires to 
     receive a grant under this subsection shall submit an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information and assurances as the Commissioner may require, 
     including--
       ``(A) a description of--
       ``(i) how the entity intends to promote increased client 
     choice in the rehabilitation process, including a 
     description, if appropriate, of how an applicant will 
     determine the cost of any service or product offered to an 
     eligible client;
       ``(ii) how the entity intends to ensure that any vocational 
     rehabilitation service or related service is provided by a 
     qualified provider who is accredited or meets such other 
     quality assurance and cost-control criteria as the State may 
     establish; and
       ``(iii) the outreach activities to be conducted by the 
     applicant to obtain eligible clients; and
       ``(B) assurances that a written plan will be established 
     with the full participation of the client, which plan shall, 
     at a minimum, include--
       ``(i) a statement of the vocational rehabilitation goals to 
     be achieved;
       ``(ii) a statement of the specific vocational 
     rehabilitation services to be provided, the projected dates 
     for their initiation, and the anticipated duration of each 
     such service; and
       ``(iii) objective criteria, an evaluation procedure, and a 
     schedule, for determining whether such goals are being 
     achieved.
       ``(4) Award of grants.--In selecting entities to receive 
     grants under paragraph (1), the Commissioner shall take into 
     consideration--
       ``(A) the diversity of strategies used to increase client 
     choice, including selection among qualified service 
     providers;
       ``(B) the geographic distribution of projects; and
       ``(C) the diversity of clients to be served.
       ``(5) Records.--Entities that receive grants under 
     paragraph (1) shall maintain such records as the Commissioner 
     may require and comply with any request from the Commissioner 
     for such records.
       ``(6) Direct services.--At least 80 percent of the funds 
     awarded for any project under this subsection shall be used 
     for direct services, as specifically chosen by eligible 
     clients.
       ``(7) Evaluation.--The Commissioner may conduct an 
     evaluation of the demonstration projects with respect to the 
     services provided, clients served, client outcomes obtained, 
     implementation issues addressed, the cost-effectiveness of 
     the project, and the effects of increased choice on clients 
     and service providers. The Commissioner may reserve funds for 
     the evaluation for a fiscal year from the amounts 
     appropriated to carry out projects under this section for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(8) Definitions.--For the purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) Direct services.--The term `direct services' means 
     vocational rehabilitation services, as described in section 
     103(a).
       ``(B) Eligible client.--The term `eligible client' means an 
     individual with a disability, as defined in section 7(20)(A), 
     who is not currently receiving services under an 
     individualized plan for employment established through a 
     designated State unit.
       ``(b) Special Demonstration Programs.--
       ``(1) Grants; contracts.--The Commissioner, subject to the 
     provisions of section 306, may provide grants to, or enter 
     into contracts with, eligible entities to pay all or part of 
     the cost of programs that expand and improve the provision of 
     rehabilitation and other services authorized under this Act 
     or that further the purposes of the Act, including related 
     research and evaluation activities.
       ``(2) Eligible entities; terms and conditions.--
       ``(A) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a 
     grant, or enter into a contract, under paragraph (1), an 
     entity shall be a State vocational rehabilitation agency, 
     community rehabilitation program, Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization, or other public or nonprofit agency or 
     organization, or as the Commissioner determines appropriate, 
     a for-profit organization. The Commissioner may limit 
     competitions to 1 or more types of organizations described in 
     this subparagraph.
       ``(B) Terms and conditions.--A grant or contract under 
     paragraph (1) shall contain such terms and conditions as the 
     Commissioner may require.
       ``(3) Application.--An eligible entity that desires to 
     receive a grant, or enter into a contract, under paragraph 
     (1) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
     time, in such form, and containing such information and 
     assurances as the Commissioner may require, including, if the 
     Commissioner determines appropriate, a description of how the 
     proposed project or demonstration program--
       ``(A) is based on current research findings, which may 
     include research conducted by the National Institute on 
     Disability and Rehabilitation Research, the National 
     Institutes of Health, and other public or private 
     organizations; and
       ``(B) is of national significance.
       ``(4) Types of projects.--The programs that may be funded 
     under this subsection may include--
       ``(A) special projects and demonstrations of service 
     delivery;
       ``(B) model demonstration projects;
       ``(C) technical assistance projects;
       ``(D) systems change projects;
       ``(E) special studies and evaluations; and
       ``(F) dissemination and utilization activities.
       ``(5) Priority for competitions.--
       ``(A) In general.--In announcing competitions for grants 
     and contracts under this subsection, the Commissioner shall 
     give priority consideration to--
       ``(i) special projects and demonstration programs of 
     service delivery for adults who are either low-functioning 
     and deaf or low-functioning and hard of hearing;
       ``(ii) supported employment, including community-based 
     supported employment programs to meet the needs of 
     individuals with the most significant disabilities or to 
     provide technical assistance to States and community 
     organizations to improve and expand the provision of 
     supported employment services; and
       ``(iii) model transitional planning services for youths 
     with disabilities.
       ``(B) Additional competitions.--In announcing competitions 
     for grants and contracts under this subsection, the 
     Commissioner may require that applicants address 1 or more of 
     the following:
       ``(i) Age ranges.
       ``(ii) Types of disabilities.
       ``(iii) Types of services.
       ``(iv) Models of service delivery.
       ``(v) Stage of the rehabilitation process.

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       ``(vi) The needs of underserved populations, unserved and 
     underserved areas, individuals with significant disabilities, 
     low-incidence disability population or individuals residing 
     in federally designated empowerment zones and enterprise 
     communities.
       ``(vii) Expansion of employment opportunities for 
     individuals with disabilities.
       ``(viii) Systems change projects to promote meaningful 
     access of individuals with disabilities to employment-related 
     services under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 and under other Federal laws.
       ``(ix) Innovative methods of promoting achievement of high-
     quality employment outcomes.
       ``(x) The demonstration of the effectiveness of early 
     intervention activities in improving employment outcomes.
       ``(xi) Alternative methods of providing affordable 
     transportation services to individuals with disabilities who 
     are employed, seeking employment, or receiving vocational 
     rehabilitation services from public or private organizations 
     and who reside in geographic areas in which public 
     transportation or paratransit service is not available.
       ``(6) Use of funds for continuation awards.--The 
     Commissioner may use funds made available to carry out this 
     section for continuation awards for projects that were funded 
     under sections 12 and 311 (as such sections were in effect on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of the 
     Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998).
       ``(c) Parent Information and Training Program.--
       ``(1) Grants.--The Commissioner is authorized to make 
     grants to private nonprofit organizations for the purpose of 
     establishing programs to provide training and information to 
     enable individuals with disabilities, and the parents, family 
     members, guardians, advocates, or other authorized 
     representatives of the individuals to participate more 
     effectively with professionals in meeting the vocational, 
     independent living, and rehabilitation needs of individuals 
     with disabilities. Such grants shall be designed to meet the 
     unique training and information needs of the individuals 
     described in the preceding sentence, who live in the area to 
     be served, particularly those who are members of populations 
     that have been unserved or underserved by programs under this 
     Act.
       ``(2) Use of grants.--An organization that receives a grant 
     to establish training and information programs under this 
     subsection shall use the grant to assist individuals with 
     disabilities, and the parents, family members, guardians, 
     advocates, or authorized representatives of the individuals--
       ``(A) to better understand vocational rehabilitation and 
     independent living programs and services;
       ``(B) to provide followup support for transition and 
     employment programs;
       ``(C) to communicate more effectively with transition and 
     rehabilitation personnel and other relevant professionals;
       ``(D) to provide support in the development of the 
     individualized plan for employment;
       ``(E) to provide support and expertise in obtaining 
     information about rehabilitation and independent living 
     programs, services, and resources that are appropriate; and
       ``(F) to understand the provisions of this Act, 
     particularly provisions relating to employment, supported 
     employment, and independent living.
       ``(3) Award of grants.--The Commissioner shall ensure that 
     grants under this subsection--
       ``(A) shall be distributed geographically to the greatest 
     extent possible throughout all States; and
       ``(B) shall be targeted to individuals with disabilities, 
     and the parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or 
     authorized representatives of the individuals, in both urban 
     and rural areas or on a State or regional basis.
       ``(4) Eligible organizations.--In order to receive a grant 
     under this subsection, an organization--
       ``(A) shall submit an application to the Commissioner at 
     such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
     the Commissioner may require, including information 
     demonstrating the capacity and expertise of the 
     organization--
       ``(i) to coordinate training and information activities 
     with Centers for Independent Living;
       ``(ii) to coordinate and work closely with parent training 
     and information centers established pursuant to section 
     682(a) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (as 
     added by section 101 of the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act Amendments of 1997; Public Law 105-17); and
       ``(iii) to effectively conduct the training and information 
     activities authorized under this subsection;
       ``(B)(i) shall be governed by a board of directors--
       ``(I) that includes professionals in the field of 
     vocational rehabilitation; and
       ``(II) on which a majority of the members are individuals 
     with disabilities or the parents, family members, guardians, 
     advocates, or authorized representatives of the individuals; 
     or
       ``(ii)(I) shall have a membership that represents the 
     interests of individuals with disabilities; and
       ``(II) shall establish a special governing committee that 
     meets the requirements specified in subclauses (I) and (II) 
     of clause (i) to operate a training and information program 
     under this subsection; and
       ``(C) shall serve individuals with a full range of 
     disabilities, and the parents, family members, guardians, 
     advocates, or authorized representatives of the individuals.
       ``(5) Consultation.--Each organization carrying out a 
     program receiving assistance under this subsection shall 
     consult with appropriate agencies that serve or assist 
     individuals with disabilities, and the parents, family 
     members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives 
     of the individuals, located in the jurisdiction served by the 
     program.
       ``(6) Coordination.--The Commissioner shall provide 
     coordination and technical assistance by grant or cooperative 
     agreement for establishing, developing, and coordinating the 
     training and information programs. To the extent practicable, 
     such assistance shall be provided by the parent training and 
     information centers established pursuant to section 682(a) of 
     the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (as added by 
     section 101 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act Amendments of 1997; Public Law 105-17).
       ``(7) Review.--
       ``(A) Quarterly review.--The board of directors or special 
     governing committee of an organization receiving a grant 
     under this subsection shall meet at least once in each 
     calendar quarter to review the training and information 
     program, and each such committee shall directly advise the 
     governing board regarding the views and recommendations of 
     the committee.
       ``(B) Review for grant renewal.--If a nonprofit private 
     organization requests the renewal of a grant under this 
     subsection, the board of directors or the special governing 
     committee shall prepare and submit to the Commissioner a 
     written review of the training and information program 
     conducted by the organization during the preceding fiscal 
     year.
       ``(d) Braille Training Programs.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Commissioner shall make grants 
     to, and enter into contracts with, States and public or 
     nonprofit agencies and organizations, including institutions 
     of higher education, to pay all or part of the cost of 
     training in the use of braille for personnel providing 
     vocational rehabilitation services or educational services to 
     youth and adults who are blind.
       ``(2) Projects.--Such grants shall be used for the 
     establishment or continuation of projects that may provide--
       ``(A) development of braille training materials;
       ``(B) in-service or pre-service training in the use of 
     braille, the importance of braille literacy, and methods of 
     teaching braille to youth and adults who are blind; and
       ``(C) activities to promote knowledge and use of braille 
     and nonvisual access technology for blind youth and adults 
     through a program of training, demonstration, and evaluation 
     conducted with leadership of experienced blind individuals, 
     including the use of comprehensive, state-of-the-art 
     technology.
       ``(3) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant, or 
     enter into a contract, under paragraph (1), an agency or 
     organization shall submit an application to the Commissioner 
     at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
     as the Commissioner may require.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003.

     ``SEC. 304. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKERS.

       ``(a) Grants.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Commissioner, subject to the 
     provisions of section 306, may make grants to eligible 
     entities to pay up to 90 percent of the cost of projects or 
     demonstration programs for the provision of vocational 
     rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities who 
     are migrant or seasonal farmworkers, as determined in 
     accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, 
     and to the family members who are residing with such 
     individuals (whether or not such family members are 
     individuals with disabilities).
       ``(2) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under paragraph (1), an entity shall be--
       ``(A) a State designated agency;
       ``(B) a nonprofit agency working in collaboration with a 
     State agency described in subparagraph (A); or
       ``(C) a local agency working in collaboration with a State 
     agency described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Maintenance and transportation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Amounts provided under a grant under 
     this section may be used to provide for the maintenance of 
     and transportation for individuals and family members 
     described in paragraph (1) as necessary for the 
     rehabilitation of such individuals.
       ``(B) Requirement.--Maintenance payments under this 
     paragraph shall be provided in a manner consistent with any 
     maintenance payments provided to other individuals with 
     disabilities in the State under this Act.
       ``(4) Assurance of cooperation.--To be eligible to receive 
     a grant under this section an entity shall provide assurances 
     (satisfactory to the Commissioner) that in the provision of 
     services under the grant there will be appropriate 
     cooperation between the grantee and other public or nonprofit 
     agencies and organizations having special skills and 
     experience in the provision of services to migrant or 
     seasonal farmworkers or their families.
       ``(5) Coordination with other programs.--The Commissioner 
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     tion in coordination with other programs serving migrant and 
     seasonal farmworkers, including programs under title I of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6301 et seq.), section 330 of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 254b), the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural 
     Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
     to carry out this section, for each of the fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003.

     ``SEC. 305. RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Grants.--
       ``(1) Authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Commissioner, subject to the 
     provisions of section 306, shall make grants to States, 
     public agencies, and nonprofit private organizations to pay 
     the Federal share of the cost of the establishment and 
     operation of recreation programs to provide individuals with 
     disabilities with recreational activities and related 
     experiences to aid in the employment, mobility, 
     socialization, independence, and community integration of 
     such individuals.
       ``(B) Recreation programs.--The recreation programs that 
     may be funded using assistance provided under a grant under 
     this section may include vocational skills development, 
     leisure education, leisure networking, leisure resource 
     development, physical education and sports, scouting and 
     camping, 4-H activities, construction of facilities for 
     aquatic rehabilitation therapy, music, dancing, handicrafts, 
     art, and homemaking. When possible and appropriate, such 
     programs and activities should be provided in settings with 
     peers who are not individuals with disabilities.
       ``(C) Design of program.--Programs and activities carried 
     out under this section shall be designed to demonstrate ways 
     in which such programs assist in maximizing the independence 
     and integration of individuals with disabilities.
       ``(2) Maximum term of grant.--A grant under this section 
     shall be made for a period of not more than 3 years.
       ``(3) Availability of nongrant resources.--
       ``(A) In general.--A grant may not be made to an applicant 
     under this section unless the applicant provides assurances 
     that, with respect to costs of the recreation program to be 
     carried out under the grant, the applicant, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, will make available non-Federal resources 
     (in cash or in-kind) to pay the non-Federal share of such 
     costs.
       ``(B) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs of the 
     recreation programs carried out under this section shall be--
       ``(i) with respect to the first year in which assistance is 
     provided under a grant under this section, 100 percent;
       ``(ii) with respect to the second year in which assistance 
     is provided under a grant under this section, 75 percent; and
       ``(iii) with respect to the third year in which assistance 
     is provided under a grant under this section, 50 percent.
       ``(4) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, a State, agency, or organization shall submit 
     an application to the Commissioner at such time, in such 
     manner, and containing such information as the Commissioner 
     may require, including a description of--
       ``(A) the manner in which the findings and results of the 
     project to be funded under the grant, particularly 
     information that facilitates the replication of the results 
     of such projects, will be made generally available; and
       ``(B) the manner in which the service program funded under 
     the grant will be continued after Federal assistance ends.
       ``(5) Level of services.--Recreation programs funded under 
     this section shall maintain, at a minimum, the same level of 
     services over a 3-year project period.
       ``(6) Reports by grantees.--
       ``(A) Requirement.--The Commissioner shall require that 
     each recipient of a grant under this section annually prepare 
     and submit to the Commissioner a report concerning the 
     results of the activities funded under the grant.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Commissioner may not make financial 
     assistance available to a grant recipient for a subsequent 
     year until the Commissioner has received and evaluated the 
     annual report of the recipient under subparagraph (A) for the 
     current year.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003.

     ``SEC. 306. MEASURING OF PROJECT OUTCOMES AND PERFORMANCE.

       ``The Commissioner may require that recipients of grants 
     under this title submit information, including data, as 
     determined by the Commissioner to be necessary to measure 
     project outcomes and performance, including any data needed 
     to comply with the Government Performance and Results Act.''.

     SEC. 407. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY.

       Title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 780 
     et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

               ``TITLE IV--NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY


           ``establishment of national council on disability

       ``Sec. 400. (a)(1)(A) There is established within the 
     Federal Government a National Council on Disability 
     (hereinafter in this title referred to as the `National 
     Council'), which shall be composed of fifteen members 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate.
       ``(B) The President shall select members of the National 
     Council after soliciting recommendations from representatives 
     of--
       ``(i) organizations representing a broad range of 
     individuals with disabilities; and
       ``(ii) organizations interested in individuals with 
     disabilities.
       ``(C) The members of the National Council shall be 
     individuals with disabilities, parents or guardians of 
     individuals with disabilities, or other individuals who have 
     substantial knowledge or experience relating to disability 
     policy or programs. The members of the National Council shall 
     be appointed so as to be representative of individuals with 
     disabilities, national organizations concerned with 
     individuals with disabilities, providers and administrators 
     of services to individuals with disabilities, individuals 
     engaged in conducting medical or scientific research relating 
     to individuals with disabilities, business concerns, and 
     labor organizations. A majority of the members of the 
     National Council shall be individuals with disabilities. The 
     members of the National Council shall be broadly 
     representative of minority and other individuals and groups.
       ``(2) The purpose of the National Council is to promote 
     policies, programs, practices, and procedures that--
       ``(A) guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with 
     disabilities, regardless of the nature or severity of the 
     disability; and
       ``(B) empower individuals with disabilities to achieve 
     economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion 
     and integration into all aspects of society.
       ``(b)(1) Each member of the National Council shall serve 
     for a term of 3 years, except that the terms of service of 
     the members initially appointed after the date of enactment 
     of the Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, and 
     Developmental Disabilities Amendments of 1978 shall be (as 
     specified by the President) for such fewer number of years as 
     will provide for the expiration of terms on a staggered 
     basis.
       ``(2)(A) No member of the National Council may serve more 
     than two consecutive full terms beginning on the date of 
     commencement of the first full term on the Council. Members 
     may serve after the expiration of their terms until their 
     successors have taken office.
       ``(B) As used in this paragraph, the term `full term' means 
     a term of 3 years.
       ``(3) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 
     before the expiration of the term for which such member's 
     predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the 
     remainder of such term.
       ``(c) The President shall designate the Chairperson from 
     among the members appointed to the National Council. The 
     National Council shall meet at the call of the Chairperson, 
     but not less often than four times each year.
       ``(d) Eight members of the National Council shall 
     constitute a quorum and any vacancy in the National Council 
     shall not affect its power to function.


                      ``duties of national council

       ``Sec. 401. (a) The National Council shall--
       ``(1) provide advice to the Director with respect to the 
     policies and conduct of the National Institute on Disability 
     and Rehabilitation Research, including ways to improve 
     research concerning individuals with disabilities and the 
     methods of collecting and disseminating findings of such 
     research;
       ``(2) provide advice to the Commissioner with respect to 
     the policies of and conduct of the Rehabilitation Services 
     Administration;
       ``(3) advise the President, the Congress, the Commissioner, 
     the appropriate Assistant Secretary of the Department of 
     Education, and the Director of the National Institute on 
     Disability and Rehabilitation Research on the development of 
     the programs to be carried out under this Act;
       ``(4) provide advice regarding priorities for the 
     activities of the Interagency Disability Coordinating Council 
     and review the recommendations of such Council for 
     legislative and administrative changes to ensure that such 
     recommendations are consistent with the purposes of the 
     Council to promote the full integration, independence, and 
     productivity of individuals with disabilities;
       ``(5) review and evaluate on a continuing basis--
       ``(A) policies, programs, practices, and procedures 
     concerning individuals with disabilities conducted or 
     assisted by Federal departments and agencies, including 
     programs established or assisted under this Act or under the 
     Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act; 
     and
       ``(B) all statutes and regulations pertaining to Federal 
     programs which assist such individuals with disabilities;

     in order to assess the effectiveness of such policies, 
     programs, practices, procedures, statutes, and regulations in 
     meeting the needs of individuals with disabilities;
       ``(6) assess the extent to which such policies, programs, 
     practices, and procedures facilitate or impede the promotion 
     of the policies set forth in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     section 400(a)(2);
       ``(7) gather information about the implementation, 
     effectiveness, and impact of the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);
       ``(8) make recommendations to the President, the Congress, 
     the Secretary, the Director of the National Institute on 
     Disability

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     and Rehabilitation Research, and other officials of Federal 
     agencies or other Federal entities, respecting ways to better 
     promote the policies set forth in section 400(a)(2);
       ``(9) provide to the Congress on a continuing basis advice, 
     recommendations, legislative proposals, and any additional 
     information that the National Council or the Congress deems 
     appropriate; and
       ``(10) review and evaluate on a continuing basis new and 
     emerging disability policy issues affecting individuals with 
     disabilities at the Federal, State, and local levels, and in 
     the private sector, including the need for and coordination 
     of adult services, access to personal assistance services, 
     school reform efforts and the impact of such efforts on 
     individuals with disabilities, access to health care, and 
     policies that operate as disincentives for the individuals to 
     seek and retain employment.
       ``(b)(1) Not later than October 31, 1998, and annually 
     thereafter, the National Council shall prepare and submit to 
     the President and the appropriate committees of the Congress 
     a report entitled `National Disability Policy: A Progress 
     Report'.
       ``(2) The report shall assess the status of the Nation in 
     achieving the policies set forth in section 400(a)(2), with 
     particular focus on the new and emerging issues impacting on 
     the lives of individuals with disabilities. The report shall 
     present, as appropriate, available data on health, housing, 
     employment, insurance, transportation, recreation, training, 
     prevention, early intervention, and education. The report 
     shall include recommendations for policy change.
       ``(3) In determining the issues to focus on and the 
     findings, conclusions, and recommendations to include in the 
     report, the National Council shall seek input from the 
     public, particularly individuals with disabilities, 
     representatives of organizations representing a broad range 
     of individuals with disabilities, and organizations and 
     agencies interested in individuals with disabilities.


               ``compensation of national council members

       ``Sec. 402. (a) Members of the National Council shall be 
     entitled to receive compensation at a rate equal to the rate 
     of pay for level 4 of the Senior Executive Service Schedule 
     under section 5382 of title 5, United States Code, including 
     travel time, for each day they are engaged in the performance 
     of their duties as members of the National Council.
       ``(b) Members of the National Council who are full-time 
     officers or employees of the United States shall receive no 
     additional pay on account of their service on the National 
     Council except for compensation for travel expenses as 
     provided under subsection (c) of this section.
       ``(c) While away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the National 
     Council, members of the National Council shall be allowed 
     travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
     in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the 
     Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of 
     title 5, United States Code.


                      ``staff of national council

       ``Sec. 403. (a)(1) The Chairperson of the National Council 
     may appoint and remove, without regard to the provisions of 
     title 5, United States Code, governing appointments, the 
     provisions of chapter 75 of such title (relating to adverse 
     actions), the provisions of chapter 77 of such title 
     (relating to appeals), or the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating to 
     classification and General Schedule pay rates), an Executive 
     Director to assist the National Council to carry out its 
     duties. The Executive Director shall be appointed from among 
     individuals who are experienced in the planning or operation 
     of programs for individuals with disabilities.
       ``(2) The Executive Director is authorized to hire 
     technical and professional employees to assist the National 
     Council to carry out its duties.
       ``(b)(1) The National Council may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by 
     section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code (but at rates 
     for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the 
     rate of pay for level 4 of the Senior Executive Service 
     Schedule under section 5382 of title 5, United States Code).
       ``(2) The National Council may--
       ``(A) accept voluntary and uncompensated services, 
     notwithstanding the provisions of section 1342 of title 31, 
     United States Code;
       ``(B) in the name of the Council, solicit, accept, employ, 
     and dispose of, in furtherance of this Act, any money or 
     property, real or personal, or mixed, tangible or 
     nontangible, received by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise; 
     and
       ``(C) enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with 
     Federal and State agencies, private firms, institutions, and 
     individuals for the conduct of research and surveys, 
     preparation of reports and other activities necessary to the 
     discharge of the Council's duties and responsibilities.
       ``(3) Not more than 10 per centum of the total amounts 
     available to the National Council in each fiscal year may be 
     used for official representation and reception.
       ``(c) The Administrator of General Services shall provide 
     to the National Council on a reimbursable basis such 
     administrative support services as the Council may request.
       ``(d)(1) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to invest such portion of the amounts made available 
     under subsection (a)(2)(B) as is not, in the Secretary's 
     judgment, required to meet current withdrawals. Such 
     investments may be made only in interest-bearing obligations 
     of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both 
     principal and interest by the United States.
       ``(2) The amounts described in paragraph (1), and the 
     interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, 
     the obligations described in paragraph (1) shall be available 
     to the National Council to carry out this title.


              ``administrative powers of national council

       ``Sec. 404. (a) The National Council may prescribe such 
     bylaws and rules as may be necessary to carry out its duties 
     under this title.
       ``(b) The National Council may hold such hearings, sit and 
     act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 
     receive such evidence as it deems advisable.
       ``(c) The National Council may appoint advisory committees 
     to assist the National Council in carrying out its duties. 
     The members thereof shall serve without compensation.
       ``(d) The National Council may use the United States mails 
     in the same manner and upon the same conditions as other 
     departments and agencies of the United States.
       ``(e) The National Council may use, with the consent of the 
     agencies represented on the Interagency Disability 
     Coordinating Council, and as authorized in title V, such 
     services, personnel, information, and facilities as may be 
     needed to carry out its duties under this title, with or 
     without reimbursement to such agencies.


                   ``authorization of appropriations

       ``Sec. 405. There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this title such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003.''.

     SEC. 408. RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY.

       (a) Conforming Amendments to Rights and Advocacy 
     Provisions.--
       (1) Employment.--Section 501 (29 U.S.C. 791) is amended--
       (A) in the third sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``President's Committees on Employment of the Handicapped'' 
     and inserting ``President's Committees on Employment of 
     People With Disabilities''; and
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``individualized written 
     rehabilitation program'' and inserting ``individualized plan 
     for employment''.
       (2) Access board.--Section 502 (29 U.S.C. 792) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), in the sentence following 
     subparagraph (B), by striking ``Chairperson'' and inserting 
     ``chairperson'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``guidelines'' and 
     inserting ``information'';
       (ii) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) establish and maintain--
       ``(A) minimum guidelines and requirements for the standards 
     issued pursuant to the Act commonly known as the 
     Architectural Barriers Act of 1968;
       ``(B) minimum guidelines and requirements for the standards 
     issued pursuant to titles II and III of the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990;
       ``(C) guidelines for accessibility of telecommunications 
     equipment and customer premises equipment under section 255 
     of the Telecommunications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 255); and
       ``(D) standards for accessible electronic and information 
     technology under section 508;'';
       (iii) in paragraph (9), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (iv) in paragraph (10), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (v) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) carry out the responsibilities specified for the 
     Access Board in section 508.'';
       (C) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``procedures under 
     this section'' and inserting ``procedures under this 
     subsection'';
       (D) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``Committee on 
     Education and Labor'' and inserting ``Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce'';
       (E) in subsection (h)(2)(A), by striking ``paragraphs (5) 
     and (7)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (4)''; and
       (F) in subsection (i), by striking ``fiscal years 1993 
     through 1997'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1999 through 
     2003''.
       (3) Federal grants and contracts.--Section 504(a) (29 
     U.S.C. 794(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
     ``section 7(8)'' and inserting ``section 7(20)''.
       (4) Secretarial responsibilities.--Section 506(a) (29 
     U.S.C. 794b(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``Any concurrence of the Access Board under 
     paragraph (2) shall reflect its consideration of cost studies 
     carried out by States.''; and
       (B) in the second sentence of subsection (c), by striking 
     ``provided under this paragraph'' and inserting ``provided 
     under this subsection''.
       (b) Electronic and Information Technology Regulations.--
     Section 508 (29 U.S.C. 794d) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 508. ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

       ``(a) Requirements for Federal Departments and Agencies.--
       ``(1) Accessibility.--
       ``(A) Development, procurement, maintenance, or use of 
     electronic and information technology.--When developing, 
     procuring, maintaining, or using electronic and

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     information technology, each Federal department or agency, 
     including the United States Postal Service, shall ensure, 
     unless an undue burden would be imposed on the department or 
     agency, that the electronic and information technology 
     allows, regardless of the type of medium of the technology--
       ``(i) individuals with disabilities who are Federal 
     employees to have access to and use of information and data 
     that is comparable to the access to and use of the 
     information and data by Federal employees who are not 
     individuals with disabilities; and
       ``(ii) individuals with disabilities who are members of the 
     public seeking information or services from a Federal 
     department or agency to have access to and use of information 
     and data that is comparable to the access to and use of the 
     information and data by such members of the public who are 
     not individuals with disabilities.
       ``(B) Alternative means efforts.--When development, 
     procurement, maintenance, or use of electronic and 
     information technology that meets the standards published by 
     the Access Board under paragraph (2) would impose an undue 
     burden, the Federal department or agency shall provide 
     individuals with disabilities covered by paragraph (1) with 
     the information and data involved by an alternative means of 
     access that allows the individual to use the information and 
     data.
       ``(2) Electronic and information technology standards.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, 
     the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 
     Board (referred to in this section as the `Access Board'), 
     after consultation with the Secretary of Education, the 
     Administrator of General Services, the Secretary of Commerce, 
     the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the head of any other Federal 
     department or agency that the Access Board determines to be 
     appropriate, including consultation on relevant research 
     findings, and after consultation with the electronic and 
     information technology industry and appropriate public or 
     nonprofit agencies or organizations, including organizations 
     representing individuals with disabilities, shall issue and 
     publish standards setting forth--
       ``(i) for purposes of this section, a definition of 
     electronic and information technology that is consistent with 
     the definition of information technology specified in section 
     5002(3) of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401(3)); 
     and
       ``(ii) the technical and functional performance criteria 
     necessary to implement the requirements set forth in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Review and amendment.--The Access Board shall 
     periodically review and, as appropriate, amend the standards 
     required under subparagraph (A) to reflect technological 
     advances or changes in electronic and information technology.
       ``(3) Incorporation of standards.--Not later than 6 months 
     after the Access Board publishes the standards required under 
     paragraph (2), the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council 
     shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation and each 
     Federal department or agency shall revise the Federal 
     procurement policies and directives under the control of the 
     department or agency to incorporate those standards. Not 
     later than 6 months after the Access Board revises any 
     standards required under paragraph (2), the Council shall 
     revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation and each 
     appropriate Federal department or agency shall revise the 
     procurement policies and directives, as necessary, to 
     incorporate the revisions.
       ``(4) Acquisition planning.--In the event that a Federal 
     department or agency determines that compliance with the 
     standards issued by the Access Board under paragraph (2) 
     relating to procurement imposes an undue burden, the 
     documentation by the department or agency supporting the 
     procurement shall explain why compliance creates an undue 
     burden.
       ``(5) Exemption for national security systems.--This 
     section shall not apply to national security systems, as that 
     term is defined in section 5142 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1452).
       ``(6) Construction.--
       ``(A) Equipment.--In a case in which the Federal Government 
     provides access to the public to information or data through 
     electronic and information technology, nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to require a Federal department or 
     agency--
       ``(i) to make equipment owned by the Federal Government 
     available for access and use by individuals with disabilities 
     covered by paragraph (1) at a location other than that where 
     the electronic and information technology is provided to the 
     public; or
       ``(ii) to purchase equipment for access and use by 
     individuals with disabilities covered by paragraph (1) at a 
     location other than that where the electronic and information 
     technology is provided to the public.
       ``(B) Software and peripheral devices.-- Except as required 
     to comply with standards issued by the Access Board under 
     paragraph (2), nothing in paragraph (1) requires the 
     installation of specific accessibility-related software or 
     the attachment of a specific accessibility-related peripheral 
     device at a workstation of a Federal employee who is not an 
     individual with a disability.
       ``(b) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator of General 
     Services and the Access Board shall provide technical 
     assistance to individuals and Federal departments and 
     agencies concerning the requirements of this section.
       ``(c) Agency Evaluations.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 
     1998, the head of each Federal department or agency shall 
     evaluate the extent to which the electronic and information 
     technology of the department or agency is accessible to and 
     usable by individuals with disabilities described in 
     subsection (a)(1), compared to the access to and use of the 
     technology by individuals described in such subsection who 
     are not individuals with disabilities, and submit a report 
     containing the evaluation to the Attorney General.
       ``(d) Reports.--
       ``(1) Interim report.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 
     1998, the Attorney General shall prepare and submit to the 
     President a report containing information on and 
     recommendations regarding the extent to which the electronic 
     and information technology of the Federal Government is 
     accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities 
     described in subsection (a)(1).
       ``(2) Biennial reports.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 
     1998, and every 2 years thereafter, the Attorney General 
     shall prepare and submit to the President and Congress a 
     report containing information on and recommendations 
     regarding the state of Federal department and agency 
     compliance with the requirements of this section, including 
     actions regarding individual complaints under subsection (f).
       ``(e) Cooperation.--Each head of a Federal department or 
     agency (including the Access Board, the Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, and the General Services 
     Administration) shall provide to the Attorney General such 
     information as the Attorney General determines is necessary 
     to conduct the evaluations under subsection (c) and prepare 
     the reports under subsection (d).
       ``(f) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) General.--
       ``(A) Complaints.--Effective 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, any 
     individual with a disability may file a complaint alleging 
     that a Federal department or agency fails to comply with 
     subsection (a)(1) in providing electronic and information 
     technology.
       ``(B) Application.--This subsection shall apply only to 
     electronic and information technology that is procured by a 
     Federal department or agency not less than 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 
     1998.
       ``(2) Administrative complaints.--Complaints filed under 
     paragraph (1) shall be filed with the Federal department or 
     agency alleged to be in noncompliance. The Federal department 
     or agency receiving the complaint shall apply the complaint 
     procedures established to implement section 504 for resolving 
     allegations of discrimination in a federally conducted 
     program or activity.
       ``(3) Civil actions.--The remedies, procedures, and rights 
     set forth in sections 505(a)(2) and 505(b) shall be the 
     remedies, procedures, and rights available to any individual 
     with a disability filing a complaint under paragraph (1).
       ``(g) Application to Other Federal Laws.--This section 
     shall not be construed to limit any right, remedy, or 
     procedure otherwise available under any provision of Federal 
     law (including sections 501 through 505) that provides 
     greater or equal protection for the rights of individuals 
     with disabilities than this section.''.
       (c) Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights.--Section 
     509 (29 U.S.C. 794e) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 509. PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.

       ``(a) Purpose and Construction.--
       ``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to support a 
     system in each State to protect the legal and human rights of 
     individuals with disabilities who--
       ``(A) need services that are beyond the scope of services 
     authorized to be provided by the client assistance program 
     under section 112; and
       ``(B)(i) are ineligible for protection and advocacy 
     programs under part C of the Developmental Disabilities 
     Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6041 et seq.) 
     because the individuals do not have a developmental 
     disability, as defined in section 102 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6002); and
       ``(ii) are ineligible for services under the Protection and 
     Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 
     10801 et seq.) because the individuals are not individuals 
     with mental illness, as defined in section 102 of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 10802).
       ``(2) Construction.--This section shall not be construed to 
     require the provision of protection and advocacy services 
     that can be provided under the Technology-Related Assistance 
     for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 2201 
     et seq.).
       ``(b) Appropriations Less Than $5,500,000.--For any fiscal 
     year in which the amount appropriated to carry out this 
     section is less than $5,500,000, the Commissioner may make 
     grants from such amount to eligible systems within States to 
     plan for, develop outreach strategies for, and carry out 
     protection and advocacy programs authorized under this 
     section for individuals with disabilities who meet the 
     requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 
     (a)(1).
       ``(c) Appropriations of $5,500,000 or More.--
       ``(1) Reservations.--

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       ``(A) Technical assistance.--For any fiscal year in which 
     the amount appropriated to carry out this section equals or 
     exceeds $5,500,000, the Commissioner shall set aside not less 
     than 1.8 percent and not more than 2.2 percent of the amount 
     to provide training and technical assistance to the systems 
     established under this section.
       ``(B) Grant for the eligible system serving the american 
     indian consortium.--For any fiscal year in which the amount 
     appropriated to carry out this section equals or exceeds 
     $10,500,000, the Commissioner shall reserve a portion, and 
     use the portion to make a grant for the eligible system 
     serving the American Indian consortium. The Commission shall 
     make the grant in an amount of not less than $50,000 for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(2) Allotments.--For any such fiscal year, after the 
     reservations required by paragraph (1) have been made, the 
     Commissioner shall make allotments from the remainder of such 
     amount in accordance with paragraph (3) to eligible systems 
     within States to enable such systems to carry out protection 
     and advocacy programs authorized under this section for 
     individuals referred to in subsection (b).
       ``(3) Systems within states.--
       ``(A) Population basis.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B), from such remainder for each such fiscal year, the 
     Commissioner shall make an allotment to the eligible system 
     within a State of an amount bearing the same ratio to such 
     remainder as the population of the State bears to the 
     population of all States.
       ``(B) Minimums.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations to carry out this section, and except as 
     provided in paragraph (4), the allotment to any system under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be not less than $100,000 or one-third 
     of one percent of the remainder for the fiscal year for which 
     the allotment is made, whichever is greater, and the 
     allotment to any system under this section for any fiscal 
     year that is less than $100,000 or one-third of one percent 
     of such remainder shall be increased to the greater of the 
     two amounts.
       ``(4) Systems within other jurisdictions.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the purposes of paragraph (3)(B), 
     Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall not be 
     considered to be States.
       ``(B) Allotment.--The eligible system within a jurisdiction 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall be allotted under 
     paragraph (3)(A) not less than $50,000 for the fiscal year 
     for which the allotment is made.
       ``(5) Adjustment for inflation.--For any fiscal year, 
     beginning in fiscal year 1999, in which the total amount 
     appropriated to carry out this section exceeds the total 
     amount appropriated to carry out this section for the 
     preceding fiscal year, the Commissioner shall increase each 
     of the minimum grants or allotments under paragraphs (1)(B), 
     (3)(B), and (4)(B) by a percentage that shall not exceed the 
     percentage increase in the total amount appropriated to carry 
     out this section between the preceding fiscal year and the 
     fiscal year involved.
       ``(d) Proportional Reduction.--To provide minimum 
     allotments to systems within States (as increased under 
     subsection (c)(5)) under subsection (c)(3)(B), or to provide 
     minimum allotments to systems within States (as increased 
     under subsection (c)(5)) under subsection (c)(4)(B), the 
     Commissioner shall proportionately reduce the allotments of 
     the remaining systems within States under subsection (c)(3), 
     with such adjustments as may be necessary to prevent the 
     allotment of any such remaining system within a State from 
     being reduced to less than the minimum allotment for a system 
     within a State (as increased under subsection (c)(5)) under 
     subsection (c)(3)(B), or the minimum allotment for a State 
     (as increased under subsection (c)(5)) under subsection 
     (c)(4)(B), as appropriate.
       ``(e) Reallotment.--Whenever the Commissioner determines 
     that any amount of an allotment to a system within a State 
     for any fiscal year described in subsection (c)(1) will not 
     be expended by such system in carrying out the provisions of 
     this section, the Commissioner shall make such amount 
     available for carrying out the provisions of this section to 
     one or more of the systems that the Commissioner determines 
     will be able to use additional amounts during such year for 
     carrying out such provisions. Any amount made available to a 
     system for any fiscal year pursuant to the preceding sentence 
     shall, for the purposes of this section, be regarded as an 
     increase in the allotment of the system (as determined under 
     the preceding provisions of this section) for such year.
       ``(f) Application.--In order to receive assistance under 
     this section, an eligible system shall submit an application 
     to the Commissioner, at such time, in such form and manner, 
     and containing such information and assurances as the 
     Commissioner determines necessary to meet the requirements of 
     this section, including assurances that the eligible system 
     will--
       ``(1) have in effect a system to protect and advocate the 
     rights of individuals with disabilities;
       ``(2) have the same general authorities, including access 
     to records and program income, as are set forth in part C of 
     the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 6041 et seq.);
       ``(3) have the authority to pursue legal, administrative, 
     and other appropriate remedies or approaches to ensure the 
     protection of, and advocacy for, the rights of such 
     individuals within the State or the American Indian 
     consortium who are individuals described in subsection 
     (a)(1);
       ``(4) provide information on and make referrals to programs 
     and services addressing the needs of individuals with 
     disabilities in the State or the American Indian consortium;
       ``(5) develop a statement of objectives and priorities on 
     an annual basis, and provide to the public, including 
     individuals with disabilities and, as appropriate, the 
     individuals' representatives, an opportunity to comment on 
     the objectives and priorities established by, and activities 
     of, the system including--
       ``(A) the objectives and priorities for the activities of 
     the system for each year and the rationale for the 
     establishment of such objectives and priorities; and
       ``(B) the coordination of programs provided through the 
     system under this section with the advocacy programs of the 
     client assistance program under section 112, the State long-
     term care ombudsman program established under the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), the 
     Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6000 et seq.), and the Protection and Advocacy for 
     Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 10801 et 
     seq.);
       ``(6) establish a grievance procedure for clients or 
     prospective clients of the system to ensure that individuals 
     with disabilities are afforded equal opportunity to access 
     the services of the system; and
       ``(7) provide assurances to the Commissioner that funds 
     made available under this section will be used to supplement 
     and not supplant the non-Federal funds that would otherwise 
     be made available for the purpose for which Federal funds are 
     provided.
       ``(g) Carryover and Direct Payment.--
       ``(1) Direct payment.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Commissioner shall pay directly to any system 
     that complies with the provisions of this section, the amount 
     of the allotment of the State or the grant for the eligible 
     system that serves the American Indian consortium involved 
     under this section, unless the State or American Indian 
     consortium provides otherwise.
       ``(2) Carryover.--Any amount paid to an eligible system 
     that serves a State or American Indian consortium for a 
     fiscal year that remains unobligated at the end of such year 
     shall remain available to such system that serves the State 
     or American Indian consortium for obligation during the next 
     fiscal year for the purposes for which such amount was paid.
       ``(h) Limitation on Disclosure Requirements.--For purposes 
     of any audit, report, or evaluation of the performance of the 
     program established under this section, the Commissioner 
     shall not require such a program to disclose the identity of, 
     or any other personally identifiable information related to, 
     any individual requesting assistance under such program.
       ``(i) Administrative Cost.--In any State in which an 
     eligible system is located within a State agency, a State may 
     use a portion of any allotment under subsection (c) for the 
     cost of the administration of the system required by this 
     section. Such portion may not exceed 5 percent of the 
     allotment.
       ``(j) Delegation.--The Commissioner may delegate the 
     administration of this program to the Commissioner of the 
     Administration on Developmental Disabilities within the 
     Department of Health and Human Services.
       ``(k) Report.--The Commissioner shall annually prepare and 
     submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate a report describing the types of 
     services and activities being undertaken by programs funded 
     under this section, the total number of individuals served 
     under this section, the types of disabilities represented by 
     such individuals, and the types of issues being addressed on 
     behalf of such individuals.
       ``(l) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003.
       ``(m) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Eligible system.--The term `eligible system' means a 
     protection and advocacy system that is established under part 
     C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 
     Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6041 et seq.) and that meets the 
     requirements of subsection (f).
       ``(2) American indian consortium.--The term `American 
     Indian consortium' means a consortium established as 
     described in section 142 of the Developmental Disabilities 
     Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6042).''.

     SEC. 409. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH 
                   DISABILITIES.

       Title VI of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 795 
     et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
 ``TITLE VI--EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

     ``SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This title may be cited as the `Employment Opportunities 
     for Individuals With Disabilities Act'.

                    ``Part A--Projects With Industry


                        ``projects with industry

       ``Sec. 611. (a)(1) The purpose of this part is to create 
     and expand job and career opportunities for individuals with 
     disabilities in the competitive labor market by engaging the 
     talent and leadership of private industry as partners in the 
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     identify competitive job and career opportunities and the 
     skills needed to perform such jobs, to create practical job 
     and career readiness and training programs, and to provide 
     job placements and career advancement.
       ``(2) The Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of Labor and with designated State units, may award grants to 
     individual employers, community rehabilitation program 
     providers, labor unions, trade associations, Indian tribes, 
     tribal organizations, designated State units, and other 
     entities to establish jointly financed Projects With Industry 
     to create and expand job and career opportunities for 
     individuals with disabilities, which projects shall--
       ``(A) provide for the establishment of business advisory 
     councils, that shall--
       ``(i) be comprised of--
       ``(I) representatives of private industry, business 
     concerns, and organized labor;
       ``(II) individuals with disabilities and representatives of 
     individuals with disabilities; and
       ``(III) a representative of the appropriate designated 
     State unit;
       ``(ii) identify job and career availability within the 
     community, consistent with the current and projected local 
     employment opportunities identified by the local workforce 
     investment board for the community under section 118(b)(1)(B) 
     of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998;
       ``(iii) identify the skills necessary to perform the jobs 
     and careers identified; and
       ``(iv) prescribe training programs designed to develop 
     appropriate job and career skills, or job placement programs 
     designed to identify and develop job placement and career 
     advancement opportunities, for individuals with disabilities 
     in fields related to the job and career availability 
     identified under clause (ii);
       ``(B) provide job development, job placement, and career 
     advancement services;
       ``(C) to the extent appropriate, provide for--
       ``(i) training in realistic work settings in order to 
     prepare individuals with disabilities for employment and 
     career advancement in the competitive market; and
       ``(ii) to the extent practicable, the modification of any 
     facilities or equipment of the employer involved that are 
     used primarily by individuals with disabilities, except that 
     a project shall not be required to provide for such 
     modification if the modification is required as a reasonable 
     accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
     1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and
       ``(D) provide individuals with disabilities with such 
     support services as may be required in order to maintain the 
     employment and career advancement for which the individuals 
     have received training under this part.
       ``(3)(A) An individual shall be eligible for services 
     described in paragraph (2) if the individual is determined to 
     be an individual described in section 102(a)(1), and if the 
     determination is made in a manner consistent with section 
     102(a).
       ``(B) Such a determination may be made by the recipient of 
     a grant under this part, to the extent the determination is 
     appropriate and available and consistent with the 
     requirements of section 102(a).
       ``(4) The Commissioner shall enter into an agreement with 
     the grant recipient regarding the establishment of the 
     project. Any agreement shall be jointly developed by the 
     Commissioner, the grant recipient, and, to the extent 
     practicable, the appropriate designated State unit and the 
     individuals with disabilities (or the individuals' 
     representatives) involved. Such agreements shall specify the 
     terms of training and employment under the project, provide 
     for the payment by the Commissioner of part of the costs of 
     the project (in accordance with subsection (c)), and contain 
     the items required under subsection (b) and such other 
     provisions as the parties to the agreement consider to be 
     appropriate.
       ``(5) Any agreement shall include a description of a plan 
     to annually conduct a review and evaluation of the operation 
     of the project in accordance with standards developed by the 
     Commissioner under subsection (d), and, in conducting the 
     review and evaluation, to collect data and information of the 
     type described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of section 
     101(a)(10), as determined to be appropriate by the 
     Commissioner.
       ``(6) The Commissioner may include, as part of agreements 
     with grant recipients, authority for such grant recipients to 
     provide technical assistance to--
       ``(A) assist employers in hiring individuals with 
     disabilities; or
       ``(B) improve or develop relationships between--
       ``(i) grant recipients or prospective grant recipients; and
       ``(ii) employers or organized labor; or
       ``(C) assist employers in understanding and meeting the 
     requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
     (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) as the Act relates to employment of 
     individuals with disabilities.
       ``(b) No payment shall be made by the Commissioner under 
     any agreement with a grant recipient entered into under 
     subsection (a) unless such agreement--
       ``(1) provides an assurance that individuals with 
     disabilities placed under such agreement shall receive at 
     least the applicable minimum wage;
       ``(2) provides an assurance that any individual with a 
     disability placed under this part shall be afforded terms and 
     benefits of employment equal to terms and benefits that are 
     afforded to the similarly situated nondisabled co-workers of 
     the individual, and that such individuals with disabilities 
     shall not be segregated from their co-workers; and
       ``(3) provides an assurance that an annual evaluation 
     report containing information specified under subsection 
     (a)(5) shall be submitted as determined to be appropriate by 
     the Commissioner.
       ``(c) Payments under this section with respect to any 
     project may not exceed 80 per centum of the costs of the 
     project.
       ``(d)(1) The Commissioner shall develop standards for the 
     evaluation described in subsection (a)(5) and shall review 
     and revise the evaluation standards as necessary, subject to 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) In revising the standards for evaluation to be used 
     by the grant recipients, the Commissioner shall obtain and 
     consider recommendations for such standards from State 
     vocational rehabilitation agencies, current and former grant 
     recipients, professional organizations representing business 
     and industry, organizations representing individuals with 
     disabilities, individuals served by grant recipients, 
     organizations representing community rehabilitation program 
     providers, and labor organizations.
       ``(e)(1)(A) A grant may be awarded under this section for a 
     period of up to 5 years and such grant may be renewed.
       ``(B) Grants under this section shall be awarded on a 
     competitive basis. To be eligible to receive such a grant, a 
     prospective grant recipient shall submit an application to 
     the Commissioner at such time, in such manner, and containing 
     such information as the Commissioner may require.
       ``(2) The Commissioner shall, to the extent practicable, 
     ensure an equitable distribution of payments made under this 
     section among the States. To the extent funds are available, 
     the Commissioner shall award grants under this section to new 
     projects that will serve individuals with disabilities in 
     States, portions of States, Indian tribes, or tribal 
     organizations, that are currently unserved or underserved by 
     projects.
       ``(f)(1) The Commissioner shall, as necessary, develop and 
     publish in the Federal Register, in final form, indicators of 
     what constitutes minimum compliance consistent with the 
     evaluation standards under subsection (d)(1).
       ``(2) Each grant recipient shall report to the Commissioner 
     at the end of each project year the extent to which the grant 
     recipient is in compliance with the evaluation standards.
       ``(3)(A) The Commissioner shall annually conduct onsite 
     compliance reviews of at least 15 percent of grant 
     recipients. The Commissioner shall select grant recipients 
     for review on a random basis.
       ``(B) The Commissioner shall use the indicators in 
     determining compliance with the evaluation standards.
       ``(C) The Commissioner shall ensure that at least one 
     member of a team conducting such a review shall be an 
     individual who--
       ``(i) is not an employee of the Federal Government; and
       ``(ii) has experience or expertise in conducting projects.
       ``(D) The Commissioner shall ensure that--
       ``(i) a representative of the appropriate designated State 
     unit shall participate in the review; and
       ``(ii) no person shall participate in the review of a grant 
     recipient if--
       ``(I) the grant recipient provides any direct financial 
     benefit to the reviewer; or
       ``(II) participation in the review would give the 
     appearance of a conflict of interest.
       ``(4) In making a determination concerning any subsequent 
     grant under this section, the Commissioner shall consider the 
     past performance of the applicant, if applicable. The 
     Commissioner shall use compliance indicators developed under 
     this subsection that are consistent with program evaluation 
     standards developed under subsection (d) to assess minimum 
     project performance for purposes of making continuation 
     awards in the third, fourth, and fifth years.
       ``(5) Each fiscal year the Commissioner shall include in 
     the annual report to Congress required by section 13 an 
     analysis of the extent to which grant recipients have 
     complied with the evaluation standards. The Commissioner may 
     identify individual grant recipients in the analysis. In 
     addition, the Commissioner shall report the results of onsite 
     compliance reviews, identifying individual grant recipients.
       ``(g) The Commissioner may provide, directly or by way of 
     grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, technical 
     assistance to--
       ``(1) entities conducting projects for the purpose of 
     assisting such entities in--
       ``(A) the improvement of or the development of 
     relationships with private industry or labor; or
       ``(B) the improvement of relationships with State 
     vocational rehabilitation agencies; and
       ``(2) entities planning the development of new projects.
       ``(h) As used in this section:
       ``(1) The term `agreement' means an agreement described in 
     subsection (a)(4).
       ``(2) The term `project' means a Project With Industry 
     established under subsection (a)(2).
       ``(3) The term `grant recipient' means a recipient of a 
     grant under subsection (a)(2).

                   ``authorization of appropriations

       ``Sec. 612. There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out the provisions of this part, such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.


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 ``Part B--Supported Employment Services for Individuals With the Most 
                        Significant Disabilities

     ``SEC. 621. PURPOSE.

       ``It is the purpose of this part to authorize allotments, 
     in addition to grants for vocational rehabilitation services 
     under title I, to assist States in developing collaborative 
     programs with appropriate entities to provide supported 
     employment services for individuals with the most significant 
     disabilities to enable such individuals to achieve the 
     employment outcome of supported employment.

     ``SEC. 622. ALLOTMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) States.--The Secretary shall allot the sums 
     appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out this part 
     among the States on the basis of relative population of each 
     State, except that--
       ``(A) no State shall receive less than $250,000, or one-
     third of one percent of the sums appropriated for the fiscal 
     year for which the allotment is made, whichever is greater; 
     and
       ``(B) if the sums appropriated to carry out this part for 
     the fiscal year exceed by $1,000,000 or more the sums 
     appropriated to carry out this part in fiscal year 1992, no 
     State shall receive less than $300,000, or one-third of one 
     percent of the sums appropriated for the fiscal year for 
     which the allotment is made, whichever is greater.
       ``(2) Certain territories.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the purposes of this subsection, 
     Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall not be 
     considered to be States.
       ``(B) Allotment.--Each jurisdiction described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall be allotted not less than one-eighth 
     of one percent of the amounts appropriated for the fiscal 
     year for which the allotment is made.
       ``(b) Reallotment.--Whenever the Commissioner determines 
     that any amount of an allotment to a State for any fiscal 
     year will not be expended by such State for carrying out the 
     provisions of this part, the Commissioner shall make such 
     amount available for carrying out the provisions of this part 
     to one or more of the States that the Commissioner determines 
     will be able to use additional amounts during such year for 
     carrying out such provisions. Any amount made available to a 
     State for any fiscal year pursuant to the preceding sentence 
     shall, for the purposes of this section, be regarded as an 
     increase in the allotment of the State (as determined under 
     the preceding provisions of this section) for such year.

     ``SEC. 623. AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES.

       ``Funds provided under this part may be used to provide 
     supported employment services to individuals who are eligible 
     under this part. Funds provided under this part, or title I, 
     may not be used to provide extended services to individuals 
     who are eligible under this part or title I.

     ``SEC. 624. ELIGIBILITY.

       ``An individual shall be eligible under this part to 
     receive supported employment services authorized under this 
     Act if--
       ``(1) the individual is eligible for vocational 
     rehabilitation services;
       ``(2) the individual is determined to be an individual with 
     a most significant disability; and
       ``(3) a comprehensive assessment of rehabilitation needs of 
     the individual described in section 7(2)(B), including an 
     evaluation of rehabilitation, career, and job needs, 
     identifies supported employment as the appropriate employment 
     outcome for the individual.

     ``SEC. 625. STATE PLAN.

       ``(a) State Plan Supplements.--To be eligible for an 
     allotment under this part, a State shall submit to the 
     Commissioner, as part of the State plan under section 101, a 
     State plan supplement for providing supported employment 
     services authorized under this Act to individuals who are 
     eligible under this Act to receive the services. Each State 
     shall make such annual revisions in the plan supplement as 
     may be necessary.
       ``(b) Contents.--Each such plan supplement shall--
       ``(1) designate each designated State agency as the agency 
     to administer the program assisted under this part;
       ``(2) summarize the results of the comprehensive, statewide 
     assessment conducted under section 101(a)(15)(A)(i), with 
     respect to the rehabilitation needs of individuals with 
     significant disabilities and the need for supported 
     employment services, including needs related to coordination;
       ``(3) describe the quality, scope, and extent of supported 
     employment services authorized under this Act to be provided 
     to individuals who are eligible under this Act to receive the 
     services and specify the goals and plans of the State with 
     respect to the distribution of funds received under section 
     622;
       ``(4) demonstrate evidence of the efforts of the designated 
     State agency to identify and make arrangements (including 
     entering into cooperative agreements) with other State 
     agencies and other appropriate entities to assist in the 
     provision of supported employment services;
       ``(5) demonstrate evidence of the efforts of the designated 
     State agency to identify and make arrangements (including 
     entering into cooperative agreements) with other public or 
     nonprofit agencies or organizations within the State, 
     employers, natural supports, and other entities with respect 
     to the provision of extended services;
       ``(6) provide assurances that--
       ``(A) funds made available under this part will only be 
     used to provide supported employment services authorized 
     under this Act to individuals who are eligible under this 
     part to receive the services;
       ``(B) the comprehensive assessments of individuals with 
     significant disabilities conducted under section 102(b)(1) 
     and funded under title I will include consideration of 
     supported employment as an appropriate employment outcome;
       ``(C) an individualized plan for employment, as required by 
     section 102, will be developed and updated using funds under 
     title I in order to--
       ``(i) specify the supported employment services to be 
     provided;
       ``(ii) specify the expected extended services needed; and
       ``(iii) identify the source of extended services, which may 
     include natural supports, or to the extent that it is not 
     possible to identify the source of extended services at the 
     time the individualized plan for employment is developed, a 
     statement describing the basis for concluding that there is a 
     reasonable expectation that such sources will become 
     available;
       ``(D) the State will use funds provided under this part 
     only to supplement, and not supplant, the funds provided 
     under title I, in providing supported employment services 
     specified in the individualized plan for employment;
       ``(E) services provided under an individualized plan for 
     employment will be coordinated with services provided under 
     other individualized plans established under other Federal or 
     State programs;
       ``(F) to the extent jobs skills training is provided, the 
     training will be provided on site; and
       ``(G) supported employment services will include placement 
     in an integrated setting for the maximum number of hours 
     possible based on the unique strengths, resources, 
     priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and 
     informed choice of individuals with the most significant 
     disabilities;
       ``(7) provide assurances that the State agencies designated 
     under paragraph (1) will expend not more than 5 percent of 
     the allotment of the State under this part for administrative 
     costs of carrying out this part; and
       ``(8) contain such other information and be submitted in 
     such manner as the Commissioner may require.

     ``SEC. 626. RESTRICTION.

       ``Each State agency designated under section 625(b)(1) 
     shall collect the information required by section 101(a)(10) 
     separately for eligible individuals receiving supported 
     employment services under this part and for eligible 
     individuals receiving supported employment services under 
     title I.

     ``SEC. 627. SAVINGS PROVISION.

       ``(a) Supported Employment Services.--Nothing in this Act 
     shall be construed to prohibit a State from providing 
     supported employment services in accordance with the State 
     plan submitted under section 101 by using funds made 
     available through a State allotment under section 110.
       ``(b) Postemployment Services.--Nothing in this part shall 
     be construed to prohibit a State from providing discrete 
     postemployment services in accordance with the State plan 
     submitted under section 101 by using funds made available 
     through a State allotment under section 110 to an individual 
     who is eligible under this part.

     ``SEC. 628. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     part such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003.''.

     SEC. 410. INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR 
                   INDEPENDENT LIVING.

       Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796 
     et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
 ``TITLE VII--INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT 
                                 LIVING

         ``CHAPTER 1--INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES

                      ``PART A--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 701. PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this chapter is to promote a philosophy of 
     independent living, including a philosophy of consumer 
     control, peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal 
     access, and individual and system advocacy, in order to 
     maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence, and 
     productivity of individuals with disabilities, and the 
     integration and full inclusion of individuals with 
     disabilities into the mainstream of American society, by--
       ``(1) providing financial assistance to States for 
     providing, expanding, and improving the provision of 
     independent living services;
       ``(2) providing financial assistance to develop and support 
     statewide networks of centers for independent living; and
       ``(3) providing financial assistance to States for 
     improving working relationships among State independent 
     living rehabilitation service programs, centers for 
     independent living, Statewide Independent Living Councils 
     established under section 705, State vocational 
     rehabilitation programs receiving assistance under title I, 
     State programs of supported employment services receiving 
     assistance under part B of title VI, client assistance 
     programs receiving assistance under section 112, programs 
     funded

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     under other titles of this Act, programs funded under other 
     Federal law, and programs funded through non-Federal sources.

     ``SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this chapter:
       ``(1) Center for independent living.--The term `center for 
     independent living' means a consumer-controlled, community-
     based, cross-disability, nonresidential private nonprofit 
     agency that--
       ``(A) is designed and operated within a local community by 
     individuals with disabilities; and
       ``(B) provides an array of independent living services.
       ``(2) Consumer control.--The term `consumer control' means, 
     with respect to a center for independent living, that the 
     center vests power and authority in individuals with 
     disabilities.

     ``SEC. 703. ELIGIBILITY FOR RECEIPT OF SERVICES.

       ``Services may be provided under this chapter to any 
     individual with a significant disability, as defined in 
     section 7(21)(B).

     ``SEC. 704. STATE PLAN.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--To be eligible to receive financial 
     assistance under this chapter, a State shall submit to the 
     Commissioner, and obtain approval of, a State plan containing 
     such provisions as the Commissioner may require, including, 
     at a minimum, the provisions required in this section.
       ``(2) Joint development.--The plan under paragraph (1) 
     shall be jointly developed and signed by--
       ``(A) the director of the designated State unit; and
       ``(B) the chairperson of the Statewide Independent Living 
     Council, acting on behalf of and at the direction of the 
     Council.
       ``(3) Periodic review and revision.--The plan shall provide 
     for the review and revision of the plan, not less than once 
     every 3 years, to ensure the existence of appropriate 
     planning, financial support and coordination, and other 
     assistance to appropriately address, on a statewide and 
     comprehensive basis, needs in the State for--
       ``(A) the provision of State independent living services;
       ``(B) the development and support of a statewide network of 
     centers for independent living; and
       ``(C) working relationships between--
       ``(i) programs providing independent living services and 
     independent living centers; and
       ``(ii) the vocational rehabilitation program established 
     under title I, and other programs providing services for 
     individuals with disabilities.
       ``(4) Date of submission.--The State shall submit the plan 
     to the Commissioner 90 days before the completion date of the 
     preceding plan. If a State fails to submit such a plan that 
     complies with the requirements of this section, the 
     Commissioner may withhold financial assistance under this 
     chapter until such time as the State submits such a plan.
       ``(b) Statewide Independent Living Council.--The plan shall 
     provide for the establishment of a Statewide Independent 
     Living Council in accordance with section 705.
       ``(c) Designation of State Unit.--The plan shall designate 
     the designated State unit of such State as the agency that, 
     on behalf of the State, shall--
       ``(1) receive, account for, and disburse funds received by 
     the State under this chapter based on the plan;
       ``(2) provide administrative support services for a program 
     under part B, and a program under part C in a case in which 
     the program is administered by the State under section 723;
       ``(3) keep such records and afford such access to such 
     records as the Commissioner finds to be necessary with 
     respect to the programs; and
       ``(4) submit such additional information or provide such 
     assurances as the Commissioner may require with respect to 
     the programs.
       ``(d) Objectives.--The plan shall--
       ``(1) specify the objectives to be achieved under the plan 
     and establish timelines for the achievement of the 
     objectives; and
       ``(2) explain how such objectives are consistent with and 
     further the purpose of this chapter.
       ``(e) Independent Living Services.--The plan shall provide 
     that the State will provide independent living services under 
     this chapter to individuals with significant disabilities, 
     and will provide the services to such an individual in 
     accordance with an independent living plan mutually agreed 
     upon by an appropriate staff member of the service provider 
     and the individual, unless the individual signs a waiver 
     stating that such a plan is unnecessary.
       ``(f) Scope and Arrangements.--The plan shall describe the 
     extent and scope of independent living services to be 
     provided under this chapter to meet such objectives. If the 
     State makes arrangements, by grant or contract, for providing 
     such services, such arrangements shall be described in the 
     plan.
       ``(g) Network.--The plan shall set forth a design for the 
     establishment of a statewide network of centers for 
     independent living that comply with the standards and 
     assurances set forth in section 725.
       ``(h) Centers.--In States in which State funding for 
     centers for independent living equals or exceeds the amount 
     of funds allotted to the State under part C, as provided in 
     section 723, the plan shall include policies, practices, and 
     procedures governing the awarding of grants to centers for 
     independent living and oversight of such centers consistent 
     with section 723.
       ``(i) Cooperation, Coordination, and Working Relationships 
     Among Various Entities.--The plan shall set forth the steps 
     that will be taken to maximize the cooperation, coordination, 
     and working relationships among--
       ``(1) the independent living rehabilitation service 
     program, the Statewide Independent Living Council, and 
     centers for independent living; and
       ``(2) the designated State unit, other State agencies 
     represented on such Council, other councils that address the 
     needs of specific disability populations and issues, and 
     other public and private entities determined to be 
     appropriate by the Council.
       ``(j) Coordination of Services.--The plan shall describe 
     how services funded under this chapter will be coordinated 
     with, and complement, other services, in order to avoid 
     unnecessary duplication with other Federal, State, and local 
     programs.
       ``(k) Coordination Between Federal and State Sources.--The 
     plan shall describe efforts to coordinate Federal and State 
     funding for centers for independent living and independent 
     living services.
       ``(l) Outreach.--With respect to services and centers 
     funded under this chapter, the plan shall set forth steps to 
     be taken regarding outreach to populations that are unserved 
     or underserved by programs under this title, including 
     minority groups and urban and rural populations.
       ``(m) Requirements.--The plan shall provide satisfactory 
     assurances that all recipients of financial assistance under 
     this chapter will--
       ``(1) notify all individuals seeking or receiving services 
     under this chapter about the availability of the client 
     assistance program under section 112, the purposes of the 
     services provided under such program, and how to contact such 
     program;
       ``(2) take affirmative action to employ and advance in 
     employment qualified individuals with disabilities on the 
     same terms and conditions required with respect to the 
     employment of such individuals under the provisions of 
     section 503;
       ``(3) adopt such fiscal control and fund accounting 
     procedures as may be necessary to ensure the proper 
     disbursement of and accounting for funds paid to the State 
     under this chapter;
       ``(4)(A) maintain records that fully disclose--
       ``(i) the amount and disposition by such recipient of the 
     proceeds of such financial assistance;
       ``(ii) the total cost of the project or undertaking in 
     connection with which such financial assistance is given or 
     used; and
       ``(iii) the amount of that portion of the cost of the 
     project or undertaking supplied by other sources;
       ``(B) maintain such other records as the Commissioner 
     determines to be appropriate to facilitate an effective 
     audit;
       ``(C) afford such access to records maintained under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) as the Commissioner determines to 
     be appropriate; and
       ``(D) submit such reports with respect to such records as 
     the Commissioner determines to be appropriate;
       ``(5) provide access to the Commissioner and the 
     Comptroller General or any of their duly authorized 
     representatives, for the purpose of conducting audits and 
     examinations, of any books, documents, papers, and records of 
     the recipients that are pertinent to the financial assistance 
     received under this chapter; and
       ``(6) provide for public hearings regarding the contents of 
     the plan during both the formulation and review of the plan.
       ``(n) Evaluation.--The plan shall establish a method for 
     the periodic evaluation of the effectiveness of the plan in 
     meeting the objectives established in subsection (d), 
     including evaluation of satisfaction by individuals with 
     disabilities.

     ``SEC. 705. STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL.

       ``(a) Establishment.--To be eligible to receive financial 
     assistance under this chapter, each State shall establish a 
     Statewide Independent Living Council (referred to in this 
     section as the `Council'). The Council shall not be 
     established as an entity within a State agency.
       ``(b) Composition and Appointment.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--Members of the Council shall be 
     appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall select members 
     after soliciting recommendations from representatives of 
     organizations representing a broad range of individuals with 
     disabilities and organizations interested in individuals with 
     disabilities.
       ``(2) Composition.--The Council shall include--
       ``(A) at least one director of a center for independent 
     living chosen by the directors of centers for independent 
     living within the State;
       ``(B) as ex officio, nonvoting members--
       ``(i) a representative from the designated State unit; and
       ``(ii) representatives from other State agencies that 
     provide services for individuals with disabilities; and
       ``(C) in a State in which 1 or more projects are carried 
     out under section 121, at least 1 representative of the 
     directors of the projects.
       ``(3) Additional members.--The Council may include--
       ``(A) other representatives from centers for independent 
     living;
       ``(B) parents and guardians of individuals with 
     disabilities;
       ``(C) advocates of and for individuals with disabilities;

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       ``(D) representatives from private businesses;
       ``(E) representatives from organizations that provide 
     services for individuals with disabilities; and
       ``(F) other appropriate individuals.
       ``(4) Qualifications.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Council shall be composed of 
     members--
       ``(i) who provide statewide representation;
       ``(ii) who represent a broad range of individuals with 
     disabilities from diverse backgrounds;
       ``(iii) who are knowledgeable about centers for independent 
     living and independent living services; and
       ``(iv) a majority of whom are persons who are--

       ``(I) individuals with disabilities described in section 
     7(20)(B); and
       ``(II) not employed by any State agency or center for 
     independent living.

       ``(B) Voting members.--A majority of the voting members of 
     the Council shall be--
       ``(i) individuals with disabilities described in section 
     7(20)(B); and
       ``(ii) not employed by any State agency or center for 
     independent living.
       ``(5) Chairperson.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Council shall select a chairperson from among the voting 
     membership of the Council.
       ``(B) Designation by governor.--In States in which the 
     Governor does not have veto power pursuant to State law, the 
     Governor shall designate a voting member of the Council to 
     serve as the chairperson of the Council or shall require the 
     Council to so designate such a voting member.
       ``(6) Terms of appointment.--
       ``(A) Length of term.--Each member of the Council shall 
     serve for a term of 3 years, except that--
       ``(i) a member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior 
     to the expiration of the term for which a predecessor was 
     appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of such term; 
     and
       ``(ii) the terms of service of the members initially 
     appointed shall be (as specified by the Governor) for such 
     fewer number of years as will provide for the expiration of 
     terms on a staggered basis.
       ``(B) Number of terms.--No member of the Council may serve 
     more than two consecutive full terms.
       ``(7) Vacancies.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Council shall 
     be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The 
     vacancy shall not affect the power of the remaining members 
     to execute the duties of the Council.
       ``(B) Delegation.--The Governor may delegate the authority 
     to fill such a vacancy to the remaining voting members of the 
     Council after making the original appointment.
       ``(c) Duties.--The Council shall--
       ``(1) jointly develop and sign (in conjunction with the 
     designated State unit) the State plan required in section 
     704;
       ``(2) monitor, review, and evaluate the implementation of 
     the State plan;
       ``(3) coordinate activities with the State Rehabilitation 
     Council established under section 105, if the State has such 
     a Council, or the commission described in section 
     101(a)(21)(A), if the State has such a commission, and 
     councils that address the needs of specific disability 
     populations and issues under other Federal law;
       ``(4) ensure that all regularly scheduled meetings of the 
     Statewide Independent Living Council are open to the public 
     and sufficient advance notice is provided; and
       ``(5) submit to the Commissioner such periodic reports as 
     the Commissioner may reasonably request, and keep such 
     records, and afford such access to such records, as the 
     Commissioner finds necessary to verify such reports.
       ``(d) Hearings and Forums.--The Council is authorized to 
     hold such hearings and forums as the Council may determine to 
     be necessary to carry out the duties of the Council.
       ``(e) Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Council shall prepare, in 
     conjunction with the designated State unit, a plan for the 
     provision of such resources, including such staff and 
     personnel, as may be necessary and sufficient to carry out 
     the functions of the Council under this section, with funds 
     made available under this chapter, and under section 110 
     (consistent with section 101(a)(18)), and from other public 
     and private sources. The resource plan shall, to the maximum 
     extent possible, rely on the use of resources in existence 
     during the period of implementation of the plan.
       ``(2) Supervision and evaluation.--Each Council shall, 
     consistent with State law, supervise and evaluate such staff 
     and other personnel as may be necessary to carry out the 
     functions of the Council under this section.
       ``(3) Conflict of interest.--While assisting the Council in 
     carrying out its duties, staff and other personnel shall not 
     be assigned duties by the designated State agency or any 
     other agency or office of the State, that would create a 
     conflict of interest.
       ``(f) Compensation and Expenses.--The Council may use such 
     resources to reimburse members of the Council for reasonable 
     and necessary expenses of attending Council meetings and 
     performing Council duties (including child care and personal 
     assistance services), and to pay compensation to a member of 
     the Council, if such member is not employed or must forfeit 
     wages from other employment, for each day the member is 
     engaged in performing Council duties.

     ``SEC. 706. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSIONER.

       ``(a) Approval of State Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commissioner shall approve any State 
     plan submitted under section 704 that the Commissioner 
     determines meets the requirements of section 704, and shall 
     disapprove any such plan that does not meet such 
     requirements, as soon as practicable after receiving the 
     plan. Prior to such disapproval, the Commissioner shall 
     notify the State of the intention to disapprove the plan, and 
     shall afford such State reasonable notice and opportunity for 
     a hearing.
       ``(2) Procedures.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of section 107 
     shall apply to any State plan submitted to the Commissioner 
     under section 704.
       ``(B) Application.--For purposes of the application 
     described in subparagraph (A), all references in such 
     provisions--
       ``(i) to the Secretary shall be deemed to be references to 
     the Commissioner; and
       ``(ii) to section 101 shall be deemed to be references to 
     section 704.
       ``(b) Indicators.--Not later than October 1, 1993, the 
     Commissioner shall develop and publish in the Federal 
     Register indicators of minimum compliance consistent with the 
     standards set forth in section 725.
       ``(c) Onsite Compliance Reviews.--
       ``(1) Reviews.--The Commissioner shall annually conduct 
     onsite compliance reviews of at least 15 percent of the 
     centers for independent living that receive funds under 
     section 722 and shall periodically conduct such a review of 
     each such center. The Commissioner shall annually conduct 
     onsite compliance reviews of at least one-third of the 
     designated State units that receive funding under section 
     723, and, to the extent necessary to determine the compliance 
     of such a State unit with subsections (f) and (g) of section 
     723, centers that receive funding under section 723 in such 
     State. The Commissioner shall select the centers and State 
     units described in this paragraph for review on a random 
     basis.
       ``(2) Qualifications of employees conducting reviews.--The 
     Commissioner shall--
       ``(A) to the maximum extent practicable, carry out such a 
     review by using employees of the Department who are 
     knowledgeable about the provision of independent living 
     services;
       ``(B) ensure that the employee of the Department with 
     responsibility for supervising such a review shall have such 
     knowledge; and
       ``(C) ensure that at least one member of a team conducting 
     such a review shall be an individual who--
       ``(i) is not a government employee; and
       ``(ii) has experience in the operation of centers for 
     independent living.
       ``(d) Reports.--The Commissioner shall include, in the 
     annual report required under section 13, information on the 
     extent to which centers for independent living receiving 
     funds under part C have complied with the standards and 
     assurances set forth in section 725. The Commissioner may 
     identify individual centers for independent living in the 
     analysis. The Commissioner shall report the results of onsite 
     compliance reviews, identifying individual centers for 
     independent living and other recipients of assistance under 
     this chapter.

                 ``PART B--INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES

     ``SEC. 711. ALLOTMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) States.--
       ``(A) Population basis.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), from sums appropriated for each 
     fiscal year to carry out this part, the Commissioner shall 
     make an allotment to each State whose State plan has been 
     approved under section 706 of an amount bearing the same 
     ratio to such sums as the population of the State bears to 
     the population of all States.
       ``(B) Maintenance of 1992 amounts.--Subject to the 
     availability of appropriations to carry out this part, the 
     amount of any allotment made under subparagraph (A) to a 
     State for a fiscal year shall not be less than the amount of 
     an allotment made to the State for fiscal year 1992 under 
     part A of this title, as in effect on the day before the date 
     of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992.
       ``(C) Minimums.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations to carry out this part, and except as provided 
     in subparagraph (B), the allotment to any State under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be not less than $275,000 or one-third 
     of one percent of the sums made available for the fiscal year 
     for which the allotment is made, whichever is greater, and 
     the allotment of any State under this section for any fiscal 
     year that is less than $275,000 or one-third of one percent 
     of such sums shall be increased to the greater of the two 
     amounts.
       ``(2) Certain territories.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the purposes of paragraph (1)(C), 
     Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall not be 
     considered to be States.
       ``(B) Allotment.--Each jurisdiction described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall be allotted under paragraph (1)(A) not 
     less than one-eighth of one percent of the amounts made 
     available for purposes of this part for the fiscal year for 
     which the allotment is made.

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       ``(3) Adjustment for inflation.--For any fiscal year, 
     beginning in fiscal year 1999, in which the total amount 
     appropriated to carry out this part exceeds the total amount 
     appropriated to carry out this part for the preceding fiscal 
     year, the Commissioner shall increase the minimum allotment 
     under paragraph (1)(C) by a percentage that shall not exceed 
     the percentage increase in the total amount appropriated to 
     carry out this part between the preceding fiscal year and the 
     fiscal year involved.
       ``(b) Proportional Reduction.--To provide allotments to 
     States in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(B), to provide 
     minimum allotments to States (as increased under subsection 
     (a)(3)) under subsection (a)(1)(C), or to provide minimum 
     allotments to States under subsection (a)(2)(B), the 
     Commissioner shall proportionately reduce the allotments of 
     the remaining States under subsection (a)(1)(A), with such 
     adjustments as may be necessary to prevent the allotment of 
     any such remaining State from being reduced to less than the 
     amount required by subsection (a)(1)(B).
       ``(c) Reallotment.--Whenever the Commissioner determines 
     that any amount of an allotment to a State for any fiscal 
     year will not be expended by such State in carrying out the 
     provisions of this part, the Commissioner shall make such 
     amount available for carrying out the provisions of this part 
     to one or more of the States that the Commissioner determines 
     will be able to use additional amounts during such year for 
     carrying out such provisions. Any amount made available to a 
     State for any fiscal year pursuant to the preceding sentence 
     shall, for the purposes of this section, be regarded as an 
     increase in the allotment of the State (as determined under 
     the preceding provisions of this section) for such year.

     ``SEC. 712. PAYMENTS TO STATES FROM ALLOTMENTS.

       ``(a) Payments.--From the allotment of each State for a 
     fiscal year under section 711, the State shall be paid the 
     Federal share of the expenditures incurred during such year 
     under its State plan approved under section 706. Such 
     payments may be made (after necessary adjustments on account 
     of previously made overpayments or underpayments) in advance 
     or by way of reimbursement, and in such installments and on 
     such conditions as the Commissioner may determine.
       ``(b) Federal Share.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Federal share with respect to any 
     State for any fiscal year shall be 90 percent of the 
     expenditures incurred by the State during such year under its 
     State plan approved under section 706.
       ``(2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of any project that receives assistance through an allotment 
     under this part may be provided in cash or in kind, fairly 
     evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services.

     ``SEC. 713. AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS.

       ``The State may use funds received under this part to 
     provide the resources described in section 705(e), relating 
     to the Statewide Independent Living Council, and may use 
     funds received under this part--
       ``(1) to provide independent living services to individuals 
     with significant disabilities;
       ``(2) to demonstrate ways to expand and improve independent 
     living services;
       ``(3) to support the operation of centers for independent 
     living that are in compliance with the standards and 
     assurances set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 
     725;
       ``(4) to support activities to increase the capacities of 
     public or nonprofit agencies and organizations and other 
     entities to develop comprehensive approaches or systems for 
     providing independent living services;
       ``(5) to conduct studies and analyses, gather information, 
     develop model policies and procedures, and present 
     information, approaches, strategies, findings, conclusions, 
     and recommendations to Federal, State, and local policymakers 
     in order to enhance independent living services for 
     individuals with disabilities;
       ``(6) to train individuals with disabilities and 
     individuals providing services to individuals with 
     disabilities and other persons regarding the independent 
     living philosophy; and
       ``(7) to provide outreach to populations that are unserved 
     or underserved by programs under this title, including 
     minority groups and urban and rural populations.

     ``SEC. 714. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     part such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003.

                ``PART C--CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

     ``SEC. 721. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

       ``(a) In General.--From the funds appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 and for each subsequent fiscal year to carry out 
     this part, the Commissioner shall allot such sums as may be 
     necessary to States and other entities in accordance with 
     subsections (b) through (d).
       ``(b) Training.--
       ``(1) Grants; contracts; other arrangements.--For any 
     fiscal year in which the funds appropriated to carry out this 
     part exceed the funds appropriated to carry out this part for 
     fiscal year 1993, the Commissioner shall first reserve from 
     such excess, to provide training and technical assistance to 
     eligible agencies, centers for independent living, and 
     Statewide Independent Living Councils for such fiscal year, 
     not less than 1.8 percent, and not more than 2 percent, of 
     the funds appropriated to carry out this part for the fiscal 
     year involved.
       ``(2) Allocation.--From the funds reserved under paragraph 
     (1), the Commissioner shall make grants to, and enter into 
     contracts and other arrangements with, entities that have 
     experience in the operation of centers for independent living 
     to provide such training and technical assistance with 
     respect to planning, developing, conducting, administering, 
     and evaluating centers for independent living.
       ``(3) Funding priorities.--The Commissioner shall conduct a 
     survey of Statewide Independent Living Councils and centers 
     for independent living regarding training and technical 
     assistance needs in order to determine funding priorities for 
     such grants, contracts, and other arrangements.
       ``(4) Review.--To be eligible to receive a grant or enter 
     into a contract or other arrangement under this subsection, 
     such an entity shall submit an application to the 
     Commissioner at such time, in such manner, and containing a 
     proposal to provide such training and technical assistance, 
     and containing such additional information as the 
     Commissioner may require. The Commissioner shall provide for 
     peer review of grant applications by panels that include 
     persons who are not government employees and who have 
     experience in the operation of centers for independent 
     living.
       ``(5) Prohibition on combined funds.--No funds reserved by 
     the Commissioner under this subsection may be combined with 
     funds appropriated under any other Act or part of this Act if 
     the purpose of combining funds is to make a single 
     discretionary grant or a single discretionary payment, unless 
     such funds appropriated under this chapter are separately 
     identified in such grant or payment and are used for the 
     purposes of this chapter.
       ``(c) In General.--
       ``(1) States.--
       ``(A) Population basis.--After the reservation required by 
     subsection (b) has been made, and except as provided in 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), from the remainder of the amounts 
     appropriated for each such fiscal year to carry out this 
     part, the Commissioner shall make an allotment to each State 
     whose State plan has been approved under section 706 of an 
     amount bearing the same ratio to such remainder as the 
     population of the State bears to the population of all 
     States.
       ``(B) Maintenance of 1992 amounts.--Subject to the 
     availability of appropriations to carry out this part, the 
     amount of any allotment made under subparagraph (A) to a 
     State for a fiscal year shall not be less than the amount of 
     financial assistance received by centers for independent 
     living in the State for fiscal year 1992 under part B of this 
     title, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
     of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992.
       ``(C) Minimums.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations to carry out this part and except as provided 
     in subparagraph (B), for a fiscal year in which the amounts 
     appropriated to carry out this part exceed the amounts 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1992 to carry out part B of this 
     title, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
     of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992--
       ``(i) if such excess is not less than $8,000,000, the 
     allotment to any State under subparagraph (A) shall be not 
     less than $450,000 or one-third of one percent of the sums 
     made available for the fiscal year for which the allotment is 
     made, whichever is greater, and the allotment of any State 
     under this section for any fiscal year that is less than 
     $450,000 or one-third of one percent of such sums shall be 
     increased to the greater of the two amounts;
       ``(ii) if such excess is not less than $4,000,000 and is 
     less than $8,000,000, the allotment to any State under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be not less than $400,000 or one-third 
     of one percent of the sums made available for the fiscal year 
     for which the allotment is made, whichever is greater, and 
     the allotment of any State under this section for any fiscal 
     year that is less than $400,000 or one-third of one percent 
     of such sums shall be increased to the greater of the two 
     amounts; and
       ``(iii) if such excess is less than $4,000,000, the 
     allotment to any State under subparagraph (A) shall approach, 
     as nearly as possible, the greater of the two amounts 
     described in clause (ii).
       ``(2) Certain territories.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the purposes of paragraph (1)(C), 
     Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall not be 
     considered to be States.
       ``(B) Allotment.--Each jurisdiction described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall be allotted under paragraph (1)(A) not 
     less than one-eighth of one percent of the remainder for the 
     fiscal year for which the allotment is made.
       ``(3) Adjustment for inflation.--For any fiscal year, 
     beginning in fiscal year 1999, in which the total amount 
     appropriated to carry out this part exceeds the total amount 
     appropriated to carry out this part for the preceding fiscal 
     year, the Commissioner shall increase the minimum allotment 
     under paragraph (1)(C) by a percentage that shall not exceed 
     the percentage increase in the total amount appropriated to 
     carry out this part between the preceding fiscal year and the 
     fiscal year involved.
       ``(4) Proportional reduction.--To provide allotments to 
     States in accordance with paragraph (1)(B), to provide 
     minimum allotments to States (as increased under paragraph 
     (3)) under paragraph (1)(C), or to pro

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     vide minimum allotments to States under paragraph (2)(B), the 
     Commissioner shall proportionately reduce the allotments of 
     the remaining States under paragraph (1)(A), with such 
     adjustments as may be necessary to prevent the allotment of 
     any such remaining State from being reduced to less than the 
     amount required by paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(d) Reallotment.--Whenever the Commissioner determines 
     that any amount of an allotment to a State for any fiscal 
     year will not be expended by such State for carrying out the 
     provisions of this part, the Commissioner shall make such 
     amount available for carrying out the provisions of this part 
     to one or more of the States that the Commissioner determines 
     will be able to use additional amounts during such year for 
     carrying out such provisions. Any amount made available to a 
     State for any fiscal year pursuant to the preceding sentence 
     shall, for the purposes of this section, be regarded as an 
     increase in the allotment of the State (as determined under 
     the preceding provisions of this section) for such year.

     ``SEC. 722. GRANTS TO CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING IN 
                   STATES IN WHICH FEDERAL FUNDING EXCEEDS STATE 
                   FUNDING.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Unless the director of a designated 
     State unit awards grants under section 723 to eligible 
     agencies in a State for a fiscal year, the Commissioner shall 
     award grants under this section to such eligible agencies for 
     such fiscal year from the amount of funds allotted to the 
     State under subsection (c) or (d) of section 721 for such 
     year.
       ``(2) Grants.--The Commissioner shall award such grants, 
     from the amount of funds so allotted, to such eligible 
     agencies for the planning, conduct, administration, and 
     evaluation of centers for independent living that comply with 
     the standards and assurances set forth in section 725.
       ``(b) Eligible Agencies.--In any State in which the 
     Commissioner has approved the State plan required by section 
     704, the Commissioner may make a grant under this section to 
     any eligible agency that--
       ``(1) has the power and authority to carry out the purpose 
     of this part and perform the functions set forth in section 
     725 within a community and to receive and administer funds 
     under this part, funds and contributions from private or 
     public sources that may be used in support of a center for 
     independent living, and funds from other public and private 
     programs;
       ``(2) is determined by the Commissioner to be able to plan, 
     conduct, administer, and evaluate a center for independent 
     living consistent with the standards and assurances set forth 
     in section 725; and
       ``(3) submits an application to the Commissioner at such 
     time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
     Commissioner may require.
       ``(c) Existing Eligible Agencies.--In the administration of 
     the provisions of this section, the Commissioner shall award 
     grants to any eligible agency that has been awarded a grant 
     under this part by September 30, 1997, unless the 
     Commissioner makes a finding that the agency involved fails 
     to meet program and fiscal standards and assurances set forth 
     in section 725.
       ``(d) New Centers for Independent Living.--
       ``(1) In general.--If there is no center for independent 
     living serving a region of the State or a region is 
     underserved, and the increase in the allotment of the State 
     is sufficient to support an additional center for independent 
     living in the State, the Commissioner may award a grant under 
     this section to the most qualified applicant proposing to 
     serve such region, consistent with the provisions in the 
     State plan setting forth the design of the State for 
     establishing a statewide network of centers for independent 
     living.
       ``(2) Selection.--In selecting from among applicants for a 
     grant under this section for a new center for independent 
     living, the Commissioner--
       ``(A) shall consider comments regarding the application, if 
     any, by the Statewide Independent Living Council in the State 
     in which the applicant is located;
       ``(B) shall consider the ability of each such applicant to 
     operate a center for independent living based on--
       ``(i) evidence of the need for such a center;
       ``(ii) any past performance of such applicant in providing 
     services comparable to independent living services;
       ``(iii) the plan for satisfying or demonstrated success in 
     satisfying the standards and the assurances set forth in 
     section 725;
       ``(iv) the quality of key personnel and the involvement of 
     individuals with significant disabilities;
       ``(v) budgets and cost-effectiveness;
       ``(vi) an evaluation plan; and
       ``(vii) the ability of such applicant to carry out the 
     plans; and
       ``(C) shall give priority to applications from applicants 
     proposing to serve geographic areas within each State that 
     are currently unserved or underserved by independent living 
     programs, consistent with the provisions of the State plan 
     submitted under section 704 regarding establishment of a 
     statewide network of centers for independent living.
       ``(3) Current centers.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and 
     (2), a center for independent living that receives assistance 
     under part B for a fiscal year shall be eligible for a grant 
     for the subsequent fiscal year under this subsection.
       ``(e) Order of Priorities.--The Commissioner shall be 
     guided by the following order of priorities in allocating 
     funds among centers for independent living within a State, to 
     the extent funds are available:
       ``(1) The Commissioner shall support existing centers for 
     independent living, as described in subsection (c), that 
     comply with the standards and assurances set forth in section 
     725, at the level of funding for the previous year.
       ``(2) The Commissioner shall provide for a cost-of-living 
     increase for such existing centers for independent living.
       ``(3) The Commissioner shall fund new centers for 
     independent living, as described in subsection (d), that 
     comply with the standards and assurances set forth in section 
     725.
       ``(f) Nonresidential Agencies.--A center that provides or 
     manages residential housing after October 1, 1994, shall not 
     be considered to be an eligible agency under this section.
       ``(g) Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commissioner shall periodically 
     review each center receiving funds under this section to 
     determine whether such center is in compliance with the 
     standards and assurances set forth in section 725. If the 
     Commissioner determines that any center receiving funds under 
     this section is not in compliance with the standards and 
     assurances set forth in section 725, the Commissioner shall 
     immediately notify such center that it is out of compliance.
       ``(2) Enforcement.--The Commissioner shall terminate all 
     funds under this section to such center 90 days after the 
     date of such notification unless the center submits a plan to 
     achieve compliance within 90 days of such notification and 
     such plan is approved by the Commissioner.

     ``SEC. 723. GRANTS TO CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING IN 
                   STATES IN WHICH STATE FUNDING EQUALS OR EXCEEDS 
                   FEDERAL FUNDING.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Initial year.--
       ``(i) Determination.--The director of a designated State 
     unit, as provided in paragraph (2), or the Commissioner, as 
     provided in paragraph (3), shall award grants under this 
     section for an initial fiscal year if the Commissioner 
     determines that the amount of State funds that were earmarked 
     by a State for a preceding fiscal year to support the general 
     operation of centers for independent living meeting the 
     requirements of this part equaled or exceeded the amount of 
     funds allotted to the State under subsection (c) or (d) of 
     section 721 for such year.
       ``(ii) Grants.--The director or the Commissioner, as 
     appropriate, shall award such grants, from the amount of 
     funds so allotted for the initial fiscal year, to eligible 
     agencies in the State for the planning, conduct, 
     administration, and evaluation of centers for independent 
     living that comply with the standards and assurances set 
     forth in section 725.
       ``(iii) Regulation.--The Commissioner shall by regulation 
     specify the preceding fiscal year with respect to which the 
     Commissioner will make the determinations described in clause 
     (i) and subparagraph (B), making such adjustments as may be 
     necessary to accommodate State funding cycles such as 2-year 
     funding cycles or State fiscal years that do not coincide 
     with the Federal fiscal year.
       ``(B) Subsequent years.--For each year subsequent to the 
     initial fiscal year described in subparagraph (A), the 
     director of the designated State unit shall continue to have 
     the authority to award such grants under this section if the 
     Commissioner determines that the State continues to earmark 
     the amount of State funds described in subparagraph (A)(i). 
     If the State does not continue to earmark such an amount for 
     a fiscal year, the State shall be ineligible to make grants 
     under this section after a final year following such fiscal 
     year, as defined in accordance with regulations established 
     by the Commissioner, and for each subsequent fiscal year.
       ``(2) Grants by designated state units.--In order for the 
     designated State unit to be eligible to award the grants 
     described in paragraph (1) and carry out this section for a 
     fiscal year with respect to a State, the designated State 
     agency shall submit an application to the Commissioner at 
     such time, and in such manner as the Commissioner may 
     require, including information about the amount of State 
     funds described in paragraph (1) for the preceding fiscal 
     year. If the Commissioner makes a determination described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i) or (B), as appropriate, of paragraph (1), 
     the Commissioner shall approve the application and designate 
     the director of the designated State unit to award the grant 
     and carry out this section.
       ``(3) Grants by commissioner.--If the designated State 
     agency of a State described in paragraph (1) does not submit 
     and obtain approval of an application under paragraph (2), 
     the Commissioner shall award the grant described in paragraph 
     (1) to eligible agencies in the State in accordance with 
     section 722.
       ``(b) Eligible Agencies.--In any State in which the 
     Commissioner has approved the State plan required by section 
     704, the director of the designated State unit may award a 
     grant under this section to any eligible agency that--
       ``(1) has the power and authority to carry out the purpose 
     of this part and perform the functions set forth in section 
     725 within a community and to receive and administer funds 
     under this part, funds and contributions from private or 
     public sources that may be used in support of a center for 
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     pendent living, and funds from other public and private 
     programs;
       ``(2) is determined by the director to be able to plan, 
     conduct, administer, and evaluate a center for independent 
     living, consistent with the standards and assurances set 
     forth in section 725; and
       ``(3) submits an application to the director at such time, 
     in such manner, and containing such information as the head 
     of the designated State unit may require.
       ``(c) Existing Eligible Agencies.--In the administration of 
     the provisions of this section, the director of the 
     designated State unit shall award grants under this section 
     to any eligible agency that has been awarded a grant under 
     this part by September 30, 1997, unless the director makes a 
     finding that the agency involved fails to comply with the 
     standards and assurances set forth in section 725.
       ``(d) New Centers for Independent Living.--
       ``(1) In general.--If there is no center for independent 
     living serving a region of the State or the region is 
     unserved or underserved, and the increase in the allotment of 
     the State is sufficient to support an additional center for 
     independent living in the State, the director of the 
     designated State unit may award a grant under this section 
     from among eligible agencies, consistent with the provisions 
     of the State plan under section 704 setting forth the design 
     of the State for establishing a statewide network of centers 
     for independent living.
       ``(2) Selection.--In selecting from among eligible agencies 
     in awarding a grant under this part for a new center for 
     independent living--
       ``(A) the director of the designated State unit and the 
     chairperson of, or other individual designated by, the 
     Statewide Independent Living Council acting on behalf of and 
     at the direction of the Council, shall jointly appoint a peer 
     review committee that shall rank applications in accordance 
     with the standards and assurances set forth in section 725 
     and criteria jointly established by such director and such 
     chairperson or individual;
       ``(B) the peer review committee shall consider the ability 
     of each such applicant to operate a center for independent 
     living, and shall recommend an applicant to receive a grant 
     under this section, based on--
       ``(i) evidence of the need for a center for independent 
     living, consistent with the State plan;
       ``(ii) any past performance of such applicant in providing 
     services comparable to independent living services;
       ``(iii) the plan for complying with, or demonstrated 
     success in complying with, the standards and the assurances 
     set forth in section 725;
       ``(iv) the quality of key personnel of the applicant and 
     the involvement of individuals with significant disabilities 
     by the applicant;
       ``(v) the budgets and cost-effectiveness of the applicant;
       ``(vi) the evaluation plan of the applicant; and
       ``(vii) the ability of such applicant to carry out the 
     plans; and
       ``(C) the director of the designated State unit shall award 
     the grant on the basis of the recommendations of the peer 
     review committee if the actions of the committee are 
     consistent with Federal and State law.
       ``(3) Current centers.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and 
     (2), a center for independent living that receives assistance 
     under part B for a fiscal year shall be eligible for a grant 
     for the subsequent fiscal year under this subsection.
       ``(e) Order of Priorities.--Unless the director of the 
     designated State unit and the chairperson of the Council or 
     other individual designated by the Council acting on behalf 
     of and at the direction of the Council jointly agree on 
     another order of priority, the director shall be guided by 
     the following order of priorities in allocating funds among 
     centers for independent living within a State, to the extent 
     funds are available:
       ``(1) The director of the designated State unit shall 
     support existing centers for independent living, as described 
     in subsection (c), that comply with the standards and 
     assurances set forth in section 725, at the level of funding 
     for the previous year.
       ``(2) The director of the designated State unit shall 
     provide for a cost-of-living increase for such existing 
     centers for independent living.
       ``(3) The director of the designated State unit shall fund 
     new centers for independent living, as described in 
     subsection (d), that comply with the standards and assurances 
     set forth in section 725.
       ``(f) Nonresidential Agencies.--A center that provides or 
     manages residential housing after October 1, 1994, shall not 
     be considered to be an eligible agency under this section.
       ``(g) Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--The director of the designated State 
     unit shall periodically review each center receiving funds 
     under this section to determine whether such center is in 
     compliance with the standards and assurances set forth in 
     section 725. If the director of the designated State unit 
     determines that any center receiving funds under this section 
     is not in compliance with the standards and assurances set 
     forth in section 725, the director of the designated State 
     unit shall immediately notify such center that it is out of 
     compliance.
       ``(2) Enforcement.--The director of the designated State 
     unit shall terminate all funds under this section to such 
     center 90 days after--
       ``(A) the date of such notification; or
       ``(B) in the case of a center that requests an appeal under 
     subsection (i), the date of any final decision under 
     subsection (i),
     unless the center submits a plan to achieve compliance within 
     90 days and such plan is approved by the director, or if 
     appealed, by the Commissioner.
       ``(h)  Onsite Compliance Review.--The director of the 
     designated State unit shall annually conduct onsite 
     compliance reviews of at least 15 percent of the centers for 
     independent living that receive funding under this section in 
     the State. Each team that conducts onsite compliance review 
     of centers for independent living shall include at least one 
     person who is not an employee of the designated State agency, 
     who has experience in the operation of centers for 
     independent living, and who is jointly selected by the 
     director of the designated State unit and the chairperson of 
     or other individual designated by the Council acting on 
     behalf of and at the direction of the Council. A copy of this 
     review shall be provided to the Commissioner.
       ``(i) Adverse Actions.--If the director of the designated 
     State unit proposes to take a significant adverse action 
     against a center for independent living, the center may seek 
     mediation and conciliation to be provided by an individual or 
     individuals who are free of conflicts of interest identified 
     by the chairperson of or other individual designated by the 
     Council. If the issue is not resolved through the mediation 
     and conciliation, the center may appeal the proposed adverse 
     action to the Commissioner for a final decision.

     ``SEC. 724. CENTERS OPERATED BY STATE AGENCIES.

       ``A State that receives assistance for fiscal year 1993 
     with respect to a center in accordance with subsection (a) of 
     this section (as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998) may 
     continue to receive assistance under this part for fiscal 
     year 1994 or a succeeding fiscal year if, for such fiscal 
     year--
       ``(1) no nonprofit private agency--
       ``(A) submits an acceptable application to operate a center 
     for independent living for the fiscal year before a date 
     specified by the Commissioner; and
       ``(B) obtains approval of the application under section 722 
     or 723; or
       ``(2) after funding all applications so submitted and 
     approved, the Commissioner determines that funds remain 
     available to provide such assistance.

     ``SEC. 725. STANDARDS AND ASSURANCES FOR CENTERS FOR 
                   INDEPENDENT LIVING.

       ``(a) In General.--Each center for independent living that 
     receives assistance under this part shall comply with the 
     standards set out in subsection (b) and provide and comply 
     with the assurances set out in subsection (c) in order to 
     ensure that all programs and activities under this part are 
     planned, conducted, administered, and evaluated in a manner 
     consistent with the purposes of this chapter and the 
     objective of providing assistance effectively and 
     efficiently.
       ``(b) Standards.--
       ``(1) Philosophy.--The center shall promote and practice 
     the independent living philosophy of--
       ``(A) consumer control of the center regarding 
     decisionmaking, service delivery, management, and 
     establishment of the policy and direction of the center;
       ``(B) self-help and self-advocacy;
       ``(C) development of peer relationships and peer role 
     models; and
       ``(D) equal access of individuals with significant 
     disabilities to society and to all services, programs, 
     activities, resources, and facilities, whether public or 
     private and regardless of the funding source.
       ``(2) Provision of services.--The center shall provide 
     services to individuals with a range of significant 
     disabilities. The center shall provide services on a cross-
     disability basis (for individuals with all different types of 
     significant disabilities, including individuals with 
     significant disabilities who are members of populations that 
     are unserved or underserved by programs under this title). 
     Eligibility for services at any center for independent living 
     shall be determined by the center, and shall not be based on 
     the presence of any one or more specific significant 
     disabilities.
       ``(3) Independent living goals.--The center shall 
     facilitate the development and achievement of independent 
     living goals selected by individuals with significant 
     disabilities who seek such assistance by the center.
       ``(4) Community options.--The center shall work to increase 
     the availability and improve the quality of community options 
     for independent living in order to facilitate the development 
     and achievement of independent living goals by individuals 
     with significant disabilities.
       ``(5) Independent living core services.--The center shall 
     provide independent living core services and, as appropriate, 
     a combination of any other independent living services.
       ``(6) Activities to increase community capacity.--The 
     center shall conduct activities to increase the capacity of 
     communities within the service area of the center to meet the 
     needs of individuals with significant disabilities.
       ``(7) Resource development activities.--The center shall 
     conduct resource development activities to obtain funding 
     from sources other than this chapter.
       ``(c) Assurances.--The eligible agency shall provide at 
     such time and in such manner as the Commissioner may require, 
     such

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     satisfactory assurances as the Commissioner may require, 
     including satisfactory assurances that--
       ``(1) the applicant is an eligible agency;
       ``(2) the center will be designed and operated within local 
     communities by individuals with disabilities, including an 
     assurance that the center will have a Board that is the 
     principal governing body of the center and a majority of 
     which shall be composed of individuals with significant 
     disabilities;
       ``(3) the applicant will comply with the standards set 
     forth in subsection (b);
       ``(4) the applicant will establish clear priorities through 
     annual and 3-year program and financial planning objectives 
     for the center, including overall goals or a mission for the 
     center, a work plan for achieving the goals or mission, 
     specific objectives, service priorities, and types of 
     services to be provided, and a description that shall 
     demonstrate how the proposed activities of the applicant are 
     consistent with the most recent 3-year State plan under 
     section 704;
       ``(5) the applicant will use sound organizational and 
     personnel assignment practices, including taking affirmative 
     action to employ and advance in employment qualified 
     individuals with significant disabilities on the same terms 
     and conditions required with respect to the employment of 
     individuals with disabilities under section 503;
       ``(6) the applicant will ensure that the majority of the 
     staff, and individuals in decisionmaking positions, of the 
     applicant are individuals with disabilities;
       ``(7) the applicant will practice sound fiscal management, 
     including making arrangements for an annual independent 
     fiscal audit, notwithstanding section 7502(a)(2)(A) of title 
     31, United States Code;
       ``(8) the applicant will conduct annual self-evaluations, 
     prepare an annual report, and maintain records adequate to 
     measure performance with respect to the standards, containing 
     information regarding, at a minimum--
       ``(A) the extent to which the center is in compliance with 
     the standards;
       ``(B) the number and types of individuals with significant 
     disabilities receiving services through the center;
       ``(C) the types of services provided through the center and 
     the number of individuals with significant disabilities 
     receiving each type of service;
       ``(D) the sources and amounts of funding for the operation 
     of the center;
       ``(E) the number of individuals with significant 
     disabilities who are employed by, and the number who are in 
     management and decisionmaking positions in, the center; and
       ``(F) a comparison, when appropriate, of the activities of 
     the center in prior years with the activities of the center 
     in the most recent year;
       ``(9) individuals with significant disabilities who are 
     seeking or receiving services at the center will be notified 
     by the center of the existence of, the availability of, and 
     how to contact, the client assistance program;
       ``(10) aggressive outreach regarding services provided 
     through the center will be conducted in an effort to reach 
     populations of individuals with significant disabilities that 
     are unserved or underserved by programs under this title, 
     especially minority groups and urban and rural populations;
       ``(11) staff at centers for independent living will receive 
     training on how to serve such unserved and underserved 
     populations, including minority groups and urban and rural 
     populations;
       ``(12) the center will submit to the Statewide Independent 
     Living Council a copy of its approved grant application and 
     the annual report required under paragraph (8);
       ``(13) the center will prepare and submit a report to the 
     designated State unit or the Commissioner, as the case may 
     be, at the end of each fiscal year that contains the 
     information described in paragraph (8) and information 
     regarding the extent to which the center is in compliance 
     with the standards set forth in subsection (b); and
       ``(14) an independent living plan described in section 
     704(e) will be developed unless the individual who would 
     receive services under the plan signs a waiver stating that 
     such a plan is unnecessary.

     ``SEC. 726. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this part, the term `eligible agency' means a 
     consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, 
     nonresidential private nonprofit agency.

     ``SEC. 727. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     part such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003.

``CHAPTER 2--INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
                                 BLIND

     ``SEC. 751. DEFINITION.

       ``For purposes of this chapter, the term `older individual 
     who is blind' means an individual age 55 or older whose 
     significant visual impairment makes competitive employment 
     extremely difficult to attain but for whom independent living 
     goals are feasible.

     ``SEC. 752. PROGRAM OF GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Authority for grants.--Subject to subsections (b) and 
     (c), the Commissioner may make grants to States for the 
     purpose of providing the services described in subsection (d) 
     to older individuals who are blind.
       ``(2) Designated state agency.--The Commissioner may not 
     make a grant under subsection (a) unless the State involved 
     agrees that the grant will be administered solely by the 
     agency described in section 101(a)(2)(A)(i).
       ``(b) Contingent Competitive Grants.--Beginning with fiscal 
     year 1993, in the case of any fiscal year for which the 
     amount appropriated under section 753 is less than 
     $13,000,000, grants made under subsection (a) shall be--
       ``(1) discretionary grants made on a competitive basis to 
     States; or
       ``(2) grants made on a noncompetitive basis to pay for the 
     continuation costs of activities for which a grant was 
     awarded--
       ``(A) under this chapter; or
       ``(B) under part C, as in effect on the day before the date 
     of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992.
       ``(c) Contingent Formula Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any fiscal year for which 
     the amount appropriated under section 753 is equal to or 
     greater than $13,000,000, grants under subsection (a) shall 
     be made only to States and shall be made only from allotments 
     under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Allotments.--For grants under subsection (a) for a 
     fiscal year described in paragraph (1), the Commissioner 
     shall make an allotment to each State in an amount determined 
     in accordance with subsection (j), and shall make a grant to 
     the State of the allotment made for the State if the State 
     submits to the Commissioner an application in accordance with 
     subsection (i).
       ``(d) Services Generally.--The Commissioner may not make a 
     grant under subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees 
     that the grant will be expended only for purposes of--
       ``(1) providing independent living services to older 
     individuals who are blind;
       ``(2) conducting activities that will improve or expand 
     services for such individuals; and
       ``(3) conducting activities to help improve public 
     understanding of the problems of such individuals.
       ``(e) Independent Living Services.--Independent living 
     services for purposes of subsection (d)(1) include--
       ``(1) services to help correct blindness, such as--
       ``(A) outreach services;
       ``(B) visual screening;
       ``(C) surgical or therapeutic treatment to prevent, 
     correct, or modify disabling eye conditions; and
       ``(D) hospitalization related to such services;
       ``(2) the provision of eyeglasses and other visual aids;
       ``(3) the provision of services and equipment to assist an 
     older individual who is blind to become more mobile and more 
     self-sufficient;
       ``(4) mobility training, braille instruction, and other 
     services and equipment to help an older individual who is 
     blind adjust to blindness;
       ``(5) guide services, reader services, and transportation;
       ``(6) any other appropriate service designed to assist an 
     older individual who is blind in coping with daily living 
     activities, including supportive services and rehabilitation 
     teaching services;
       ``(7) independent living skills training, information and 
     referral services, peer counseling, and individual advocacy 
     training; and
       ``(8) other independent living services.
       ``(f) Matching Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commissioner may not make a grant 
     under subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees, with 
     respect to the costs of the program to be carried out by the 
     State pursuant to such subsection, to make available 
     (directly or through donations from public or private 
     entities) non-Federal contributions toward such costs in an 
     amount that is not less than $1 for each $9 of Federal funds 
     provided in the grant.
       ``(2) Determination of amount contributed.--Non-Federal 
     contributions required in paragraph (1) may be in cash or in 
     kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or 
     services. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or 
     services assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by 
     the Federal Government, may not be included in determining 
     the amount of such non-Federal contributions.
       ``(g) Certain Expenditures of Grants.--A State may expend a 
     grant under subsection (a) to carry out the purposes 
     specified in subsection (d) through grants to public and 
     nonprofit private agencies or organizations.
       ``(h) Requirement Regarding State Plan.--The Commissioner 
     may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the State 
     involved agrees that, in carrying out subsection (d)(1), the 
     State will seek to incorporate into the State plan under 
     section 704 any new methods and approaches relating to 
     independent living services for older individuals who are 
     blind.
       ``(i) Application for Grant.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commissioner may not make a grant 
     under subsection (a) unless an application for the grant is 
     submitted to the Commissioner and the application is in such 
     form, is made in such manner, and contains such agreements, 
     assurances, and information as the Commissioner determines to 
     be necessary to carry out this section (including agreements, 
     assurances, and information with respect to any grants under 
     subsection (j)(4)).
       ``(2) Contents.--An application for a grant under this 
     section shall contain--
       ``(A) an assurance that the agency described in subsection 
     (a)(2) will prepare and submit to the Commissioner a report, 
     at the end of each fiscal year, with respect to each project 
     or program the agency operates or administers under this 
     section, whether directly or through a grant or contract, 
     which

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     report shall contain, at a minimum, information on--
       ``(i) the number and types of older individuals who are 
     blind and are receiving services;
       ``(ii) the types of services provided and the number of 
     older individuals who are blind and are receiving each type 
     of service;
       ``(iii) the sources and amounts of funding for the 
     operation of each project or program;
       ``(iv) the amounts and percentages of resources committed 
     to each type of service provided;
       ``(v) data on actions taken to employ, and advance in 
     employment, qualified individuals with significant 
     disabilities, including older individuals who are blind; and
       ``(vi) a comparison, if appropriate, of prior year 
     activities with the activities of the most recent year;
       ``(B) an assurance that the agency will--
       ``(i) provide services that contribute to the maintenance 
     of, or the increased independence of, older individuals who 
     are blind; and
       ``(ii) engage in--

       ``(I) capacity-building activities, including collaboration 
     with other agencies and organizations;
       ``(II) activities to promote community awareness, 
     involvement, and assistance; and
       ``(III) outreach efforts; and

       ``(C) an assurance that the application is consistent with 
     the State plan for providing independent living services 
     required by section 704.
       ``(j) Amount of Formula Grant.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the amount of an allotment under subsection 
     (a) for a State for a fiscal year shall be the greater of--
       ``(A) the amount determined under paragraph (2); or
       ``(B) the amount determined under paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Minimum allotment.--
       ``(A) States.--In the case of the several States, the 
     District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     the amount referred to in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) 
     for a fiscal year is the greater of--
       ``(i) $225,000; or
       ``(ii) an amount equal to one-third of one percent of the 
     amount appropriated under section 753 for the fiscal year and 
     available for allotments under subsection (a).
       ``(B) Certain territories.--In the case of Guam, American 
     Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth 
     of the Northern Mariana Islands, the amount referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) for a fiscal year is 
     $40,000.
       ``(3) Formula.--The amount referred to in subparagraph (B) 
     of paragraph (1) for a State for a fiscal year is the product 
     of--
       ``(A) the amount appropriated under section 753 and 
     available for allotments under subsection (a); and
       ``(B) a percentage equal to the quotient of--
       ``(i) an amount equal to the number of individuals residing 
     in the State who are not less than 55 years of age; divided 
     by
       ``(ii) an amount equal to the number of individuals 
     residing in the United States who are not less than 55 years 
     of age.
       ``(4) Disposition of certain amounts.--
       ``(A) Grants.--From the amounts specified in subparagraph 
     (B), the Commissioner may make grants to States whose 
     population of older individuals who are blind has a 
     substantial need for the services specified in subsection (d) 
     relative to the populations in other States of older 
     individuals who are blind.
       ``(B) Amounts.--The amounts referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     are any amounts that are not paid to States under subsection 
     (a) as a result of--
       ``(i) the failure of any State to submit an application 
     under subsection (i);
       ``(ii) the failure of any State to prepare within a 
     reasonable period of time such application in compliance with 
     such subsection; or
       ``(iii) any State informing the Commissioner that the State 
     does not intend to expend the full amount of the allotment 
     made for the State under subsection (a).
       ``(C) Conditions.--The Commissioner may not make a grant 
     under subparagraph (A) unless the State involved agrees that 
     the grant is subject to the same conditions as grants made 
     under subsection (a).

     ``SEC. 753. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     chapter such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003.''.

     SEC. 411. REPEAL.

       Title VIII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 797 
     et seq.) is repealed.

     SEC. 412. HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER ACT.

       (a) General Authorization of Appropriations.--The first 
     sentence of section 205(a) of the Helen Keller National 
     Center Act (29 U.S.C. 1904(a)) is amended by striking ``1993 
     through 1997'' and inserting ``1999 through 2003''.
       (b) Helen Keller National Center Federal Endowment Fund.--
     The first sentence of section 208(h) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1907(h)) is amended by striking ``1993 through 1997'' and 
     inserting ``1999 through 2003''.
       (c) Registry.--Such Act (29 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 209. REGISTRY.

       ``(a) In General.--To assist the Center in providing 
     services to individuals who are deaf-blind, the Center may 
     establish and maintain registries of such individuals in each 
     of the regional field offices of the network of the Center.
       ``(b) Voluntary Provision of Information.--No individual 
     who is deaf-blind may be required to provide information to 
     the Center for any purpose with respect to a registry 
     established under subsection (a).
       ``(c) Nondisclosure.--The Center (including the network of 
     the Center) may not disclose information contained in a 
     registry established under subsection (a) to any individual 
     or organization that is not affiliated with the Center, 
     unless the individual to whom the information relates 
     provides specific written authorization for the Center to 
     disclose the information.
       ``(d) Privacy Rights.--The requirements of section 552a of 
     title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the `Privacy 
     Act of 1974') shall apply to personally identifiable 
     information contained in the registries established by the 
     Center under subsection (a), in the same manner and to the 
     same extent as such requirements apply to a record of an 
     agency.
       ``(e) Removal of Information.--On the request of an 
     individual, the Center shall remove all information relating 
     to the individual from any registry established under 
     subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 413. PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH 
                   DISABILITIES.

       Section 2(2) of the joint resolution approved July 11, 1949 
     (63 Stat. 409, chapter 302; 36 U.S.C. 155b(2)) is amended by 
     inserting ``solicit,'' before ``accept,''.

     SEC. 414. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Randolph-Sheppard Act.--Section 2(e) of the Act of June 
     20, 1936 (commonly known as the ``Randolph-Sheppard Act'') 
     (49 Stat. 1559, chapter 638; 20 U.S.C. 107a(e)) is amended by 
     striking ``section 101(a)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``section 
     101(a)(2)(A)''.
       (b) Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With 
     Disabilities Act of 1988.--
       (1) Section 101(b) of the Technology-Related Assistance for 
     Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 (29 U.S.C. 2211(b)) 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (7)(A)(ii)(II), by striking 
     ``individualized written rehabilitation program'' and 
     inserting ``individualized plan for employment''; and
       (B) in paragraph (9)(B), by striking ``(as defined in 
     section 7(25) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 706(25)))'' and 
     inserting ``(as defined in section 7 of such Act)''.
       (2) Section 102(e)(23)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     2212(e)(23)(A)) is amended by striking ``the assurance 
     provided by the State in accordance with section 101(a)(36) 
     of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(36))'' 
     and inserting ``the portion of the State plan provided by the 
     State in accordance with section 101(a)(21) of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973''.
       (c) Title 38, United States Code.--Sections 3904(b) and 
     7303(b) of title 38, United States Code, are amended by 
     striking ``section 204(b)(2) of the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973 (29 U.S.C. 762(b)(2)) (relating to the establishment and 
     support of Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers)'' and 
     inserting ``section 204(b)(3) of the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973 (relating to the establishment and support of 
     Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers)''.
       (d) National School Lunch Act.--Section 27(a)(1)(B) of the 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769h(a)(1)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``section 7(8) of the Rehabilitation Act 
     of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 706(8))'' and inserting ``section 7 of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973''.
       (e) Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.--Section 
     421(11) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
     U.S.C. 5061(11)) is amended by striking ``section 7(8)(B) of 
     the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 706(8)(B))'' and 
     inserting ``section 7(20)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973''.
       (f) Energy Conservation and Production Act.--Section 412(5) 
     of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6862(5)) is amended by striking ``a handicapped individual as 
     defined in section 7(7) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973'' 
     and inserting ``an individual with a disability, as defined 
     in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973''.
       (g) National and Community Service Act of 1990.--Section 
     101(12) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12511(12)) is amended by striking ``section 7(8)(B) of 
     the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 706(8)(B))'' and 
     inserting ``section 7(20)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973''.
                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. STATE UNIFIED PLAN.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Secretary.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate Secretary'' means the head of the 
     Federal agency who exercises administrative authority over an 
     activity or program described in subsection (b).
       (b) State Unified Plan.--
       (1) In general.--A State may develop and submit to the 
     appropriate Secretaries a State unified plan for 2 or more of 
     the activities or programs set forth in paragraph (2), except 
     that the State may include in the plan the activities 
     described in paragraph (2)(A) only with the prior approval of 
     the legislature of the State. The State unified plan shall 
     cover 1 or more of the activities set forth in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (D) of paragraph (2) and may cover 1 or more of 
     the activities set forth in subparagraphs (E) through (O) of 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Activities.--The activities and programs referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are as follows:
       (A) Secondary vocational education programs authorized 
     under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).

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       (B) Postsecondary vocational education programs authorized 
     under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
       (C) Activities authorized under title I.
       (D) Activities authorized under title II.
       (E) Programs authorized under section 6(d) of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)).
       (F) Work programs authorized under section 6(o) of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)).
       (G) Activities authorized under chapter 2 of title II of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.).
       (H) Programs authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
     U.S.C. 49 et seq.).
       (I) Programs authorized under title I of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 
     of such Act (29 U.S.C. 732).
       (J) Activities authorized under chapter 41 of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (K) Programs authorized under State unemployment 
     compensation laws (in accordance with applicable Federal 
     law).
       (L) Programs authorized under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
       (M) Programs authorized under title V of the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.).
       (N) Training activities carried out by the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development.
       (O) Programs authorized under the Community Services Block 
     Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.).
       (c) Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--The portion of a State unified plan 
     covering an activity or program described in subsection (b) 
     shall be subject to the requirements, if any, applicable to a 
     plan or application for assistance under the Federal statute 
     authorizing the activity or program.
       (2) Additional submission not required.--A State that 
     submits a State unified plan covering an activity or program 
     described in subsection (b) that is approved under subsection 
     (d) shall not be required to submit any other plan or 
     application in order to receive Federal funds to carry out 
     the activity or program.
       (3) Coordination.--A State unified plan shall include--
       (A) a description of the methods used for joint planning 
     and coordination of the programs and activities included in 
     the unified plan; and
       (B) an assurance that the methods included an opportunity 
     for the entities responsible for planning or administering 
     such programs and activities to review and comment on all 
     portions of the unified plan.
       (d) Approval by the Appropriate Secretaries.--
       (1) Jurisdiction.--The appropriate Secretary shall have the 
     authority to approve the portion of the State unified plan 
     relating to the activity or program over which the 
     appropriate Secretary exercises administrative authority. On 
     the approval of the appropriate Secretary, the portion of the 
     plan relating to the activity or program shall be implemented 
     by the State pursuant to the applicable portion of the State 
     unified plan.
       (2) Approval.--
       (A) In general.--A portion of the State unified plan 
     covering an activity or program described in subsection (b) 
     that is submitted to the appropriate Secretary under this 
     section shall be considered to be approved by the appropriate 
     Secretary at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the 
     day the appropriate Secretary receives the portion, unless 
     the appropriate Secretary makes a written determination, 
     during the 90-day period, that the portion is not consistent 
     with the requirements of the Federal statute authorizing the 
     activity or program including the criteria for approval of a 
     plan or application, if any, under such statute or the plan 
     is not consistent with the requirements of subsection (c)(3).
       (B) Special rule.--In subparagraph (A), the term ``criteria 
     for approval of a State plan'', relating to activities 
     carried out under title I or II or under the Carl D. Perkins 
     Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     2301 et seq.), includes a requirement for agreement between 
     the State and the appropriate Secretary regarding State 
     performance measures, including levels of performance.

     SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS FOR INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.

       (a) In General.--In order to ensure nationwide 
     comparability of performance data, the Secretary of Labor and 
     the Secretary of Education, after consultation with the 
     representatives described in subsection (b), shall issue 
     definitions for indicators of performance and levels of 
     performance established under titles I and II.
       (b) Representatives.--The representatives referred to in 
     subsection (a) are representatives of States (as defined in 
     section 101) and political subdivisions, business and 
     industry, employees, eligible providers of employment and 
     training activities (as defined in section 101), educators, 
     participants in activities carried out under this Act, State 
     Directors of adult education, providers of adult education, 
     providers of literacy services, individuals with expertise in 
     serving the employment and training needs of eligible youth 
     (as defined in section 101), parents, and other interested 
     parties, with expertise regarding activities authorized under 
     this Act.

     SEC. 503. INCENTIVE GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Beginning on July 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall award a grant to each State that exceeds the State 
     adjusted levels of performance for title I, the expected 
     levels of performance for title II, and the levels of 
     performance for programs under Public Law 88-210 (as amended; 
     20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), for the purpose of carrying out an 
     innovative program consistent with the requirements of any 1 
     or more of the programs within title I, title II, or such 
     Public Law, respectively.
       (b) Application.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide a grant to a 
     State under subsection (a) only if the State submits an 
     application to the Secretary for the grant that meets the 
     requirements of paragraph (2).
       (2) Requirements.--The Secretary may review an application 
     described in paragraph (1) only to ensure that the 
     application contains the following assurances:
       (A) The legislature of the State was consulted with respect 
     to the development of the application.
       (B) The application was approved by the Governor, the 
     eligible agency (as defined in section 203), and the State 
     agency responsible for programs established under Public Law 
     88-210 (as amended; 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
       (C) The State and the eligible agency, as appropriate, 
     exceeded the State adjusted levels of performance for title 
     I, the expected levels of performance for title II, and the 
     levels of performance for programs under Public Law 88-210 
     (as amended; 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
       (c) Amount.--
       (1) Minimum and maximum grant amounts.--Subject to 
     paragraph (2), a grant provided to a State under subsection 
     (a) shall be awarded in an amount that is not less than 
     $750,000 and not more than $3,000,000.
       (2) Proportionate reduction.--If the amount available for 
     grants under this section for a fiscal year is insufficient 
     to award a grant to each State or eligible agency that is 
     eligible for a grant, the Secretary shall reduce the minimum 
     and maximum grant amount by a uniform percentage.

     SEC. 504. PRIVACY.

       (a) Section 144 of the General Education Provisions Act.--
     Nothing in this Act shall be construed to supersede the 
     privacy protections afforded parents and students under 
     section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1232g), as added by the Family Educational Rights and 
     Privacy Act of 1974 (section 513 of Public Law 93-380; 88 
     Stat. 571).
       (b) Prohibition on Development of National Database.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
     permit the development of a national database of personally 
     identifiable information on individuals receiving services 
     under title I of this Act.
       (2) Limitation.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be 
     construed to prevent the proper administration of national 
     programs under subtitles C and D of title I of this Act or to 
     carry out program management activities consistent with title 
     I of this Act.

     SEC. 505. BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of the funds 
     made available in this Act may be expended by an entity 
     unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds the 
     entity will comply with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a 
     et seq.).
       (b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided using 
     funds made available under this Act, it is the sense of 
     Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in 
     expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products.
       (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance using funds made available under this 
     Act, the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
     made in paragraph (1) by Congress.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in America'' 
     inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any 
     product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in this subtitle, pursuant to the debarment, 
     suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in 
     sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal 
     Regulations as such sections are in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, or pursuant to any successor 
     regulations.

     SEC. 506. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

       (a) Workforce Investment Systems.--The Secretary of Labor 
     shall take such actions as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate to provide for the orderly transition from any 
     authority under the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1501 et seq.) to the workforce investment systems established 
     under title I of this Act. Such actions shall include the 
     provision of guidance relating to the designation of State 
     workforce investment boards, local workforce investment 
     areas, and local workforce investment boards described in 
     such title.
       (b) Adult Education and Literacy Programs.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Education shall take such 
     actions as the Sec

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     retary determines to be appropriate to provide for the 
     transition from any authority under the Adult Education Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) to any authority under the Adult 
     Education and Family Literacy Act (as added by title II of 
     this Act).
       (2) Limitation.--The authority to take actions under 
     paragraph (1) shall apply only for the 1-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Regulations.--
       (1) Interim final regulations.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Labor shall develop and publish in the Federal Register 
     interim final regulations relating to the transition to, and 
     implementation of, this Act.
       (2) Final regulations.--Not later than December 31, 1999, 
     the Secretary shall develop and publish in the Federal 
     Register final regulations relating to the transition to, and 
     implementation of, this Act.
       (d) Expenditure of Funds During Transition.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and in accordance 
     with regulations developed under subsection (b), States, 
     grant recipients, administrative entities, and other 
     recipients of financial assistance under the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or under this Act 
     may expend funds received under the Job Training Partnership 
     Act or under this Act, prior to July 1, 2000, in order to 
     plan and implement programs and activities authorized under 
     this Act.
       (2) Additional requirements.--Not to exceed 2 percent of 
     any allotment to any State from amounts appropriated under 
     the Job Training Partnership Act or under this Act for fiscal 
     year 1998 or 1999 may be made available to carry out 
     paragraph (1) and not less than 50 percent of any such amount 
     used to carry out paragraph (1) shall be made available to 
     local entities for the purposes described in such paragraph.
       (e) Reorganization.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall 
     reorganize and align functions within the Department of Labor 
     and within the Employment and Training Administration in 
     order to carry out the duties and responsibilities required 
     by this Act (and related laws) in an effective and efficient 
     manner.

     SEC. 507. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Bill Goodling.
     Howard ``Buck'' McKeon.
     Frank Riggs.
     Linsey Graham.
     Bob Schaffer.
     W.L. Clay.
     M.G. Martinez.
     Dale Kildee.
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Jim Jeffords.
     Dan Coats.
     Judd Gregg.
     Bill Frist.
     Mike DeWine.
     Michael B. Enzi.
     Tim Hutchinson.
     Susan Collins.
     John Warner.
     Mitch McConnell.
     Edward M. Kennedy.
     Paul Wellstone.
     Jack Reed.
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, the conference report 
was considered as adopted.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.79.30  adjournment over

  On motion of Mrs. MORELLA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, August 3, 1998 at 10:30 a.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.79.31  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mrs. MORELLA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, August 
5, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be dispensed 
with.

para.79.32  senate bills and concurrent resolution referred

  Bills and a concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following 
titles were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred 
as follows:

       S. 53. An Act to require the general application of the 
     antitrust laws to major league baseball, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 314. An Act to provide a process for identifying the 
     functions of the Federal Government that are not inherently 
     governmental functions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       S. 512. An Act to amend chapter 47 of title 18, United 
     States Code, relating to identify fraud, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 1134. An Act granting the consent and approval of 
     Congress to an interstate forest fire protection compact; the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. Con. Res. 115. Concurrent resolution to authorize the 
     printing of copies of the publication entitled ``The United 
     States Capitol'' as a Senate document; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.

para.79.33  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. ROGAN, for today;
  To Mr. FORBES, for today;
  To Mr. DeLAY, for today until 3 p.m.;
  To Mr. BROWN of Ohio, for today; and
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today after 2:15.
  And then,

para.79.34  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HORN, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 3 o'clock and 57 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 10:30 
a.m. on Monday, August 3, 1998.

para.79.35  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on the 
     Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Rept. No. 105-662). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2592. A bill to 
     amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide private 
     trustees the right to seek judicial review of United States 
     trustee action related to trustee expenses and trustee 
     removal; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-663). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     Making the Federal Government Accountable: Enforcing the 
     Mandate for Effective Financial Management (Rept. No. 105-
     664). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2070. A bill 
     to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the 
     mandatory testing for serious transmissible diseases of 
     incarcerated persons whose bodily fluids come into contact 
     with corrections personnel and notice to those personnel of 
     the results of the tests, and for other purposes; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 105-665). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Florida: Committee on Resources. H.R. 4284. A 
     bill to authorize the Government of India to establish a 
     memorial to honor Mahatma Gandhi in the District of Columbia 
     (Rept. No. 105-666). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 4090. A bill 
     to provide for a national medal for public safety officers 
     who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of 
     duty; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-667). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para.79.36  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 4005. Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     extended for a period ending not later than August 7, 1998.

para.79.37  discharge of committee

       Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on the 
     Judiciary discharged from further consideration. H.R. 1756 
     referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union, and ordered to be printed.
       Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on the 
     Judiciary discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4005.

para.79.38  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 4364. A bill to streamline the regulation of 
     depository institutions, to safeguard confidential banking 
     and credit union supervisory information, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Murtha, 
             Mr. McDade, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, Mr. McHale, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pe

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             terson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Mascara, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Coyne, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Shuster, Mr. Klink, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. 
             Gekas):
       H.R. 4365. A bill to designate certain lands in the Valley 
     Forge National Historical Park as the Valley Forge National 
     Cemetery; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 4366. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to enter into an agreement with the Commissioner of Social 
     Security to take certain actions to ensure that food stamp 
     benefits are not provided for deceased individuals; and to 
     amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to require State agencies to 
     verify that such benefits are not provided for such 
     individuals; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Mascara, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 4367. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
     priority health care to veterans who received one or more 
     nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments during active 
     military, naval, or air service; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Mascara, Ms. 
             Lee, Ms. Carson, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 4368. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand the list of diseases presumed to be service connected 
     with respect to radiation-exposed veterans; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida:
       H.R. 4369. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for a more equitable formula for applying the 
     earnings test during the first year of an individual's 
     entitlement to benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Weygand, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Olver, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Berry, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 4370. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to preserve access to home health services under 
     the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 4371. A bill to provide for the conveyance of the 
     Woodland Lake Park tract in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest 
     in the State of Arizona to the town of Pinetop-Lakeside, 
     Arizona; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 4372. A bill to provide for the development of a 
     management plan for the Woodland Lake Park tract in Apache-
     Sitgreaves National Forest in the State of Arizona reflecting 
     the current use of the tract as a public park; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 4373. A bill to provide for the sale of the Woodland 
     Lake Park tract in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the 
     State of Arizona to the town of Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4374. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that health-care benefits shall be furnished by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with tobacco-
     related illnesses in accordance with the standards in effect 
     under Department of Veterans Affairs General Counsel opinions 
     issued before the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 4375. A bill to provide provisions relating to Castano 
     actions; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Norton, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 4376. A bill to initiate a coordinated national effort 
     to prevent, detect, and educate the public concerning Fetal 
     Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect and to identify 
     effective interventions for children, adolescents, and adults 
     with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 4377. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to expand the membership of the Medicare Payment 
     Advisory Commission to 17; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Barr 
             of Georgia, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4378. A bill to require local educational agencies to 
     develop and implement a random drug testing program for 
     students in grades 7 through 12; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 4379. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to use 33 1/3 percent of any Federal budget surplus in 
     the general fund to rebate taxpayers based on their payroll 
     taxes and to provide that the remainder of the surplus shall 
     be used to increase discretionary nondefense spending and to 
     reduce the outstanding public debt; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana):
       H. Res. 514. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Attorney General Janet Reno should 
     apply to the Special Division of the United States Court of 
     Appeals for the appointment of an independent counsel to 
     investigate a number of matters relating to the campaign 
     finance investigation currently being conducted by the 
     Department of Justice; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.79.39  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       387. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Alaska, relative to House Joint Resolution 59 
     memorializing the Congress to present to the legislatures of 
     the several states an amendment to the Constitution of the 
     United States that would specifically provide the Congress 
     power to prohibit the physical desecration of the Flag of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.79.40  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 23: Mr. Borski, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Klink, and Mr. 
     Jackson.
       H.R. 536: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 1232: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1560: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
     Torres, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Menendez, 
     Mr. Sanford, Mr. Ewing, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Fazio of California, 
     Mrs. Capps, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Clement, Mr. Condit, Mr. Coyne, 
     Mr. Cramer, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Becerra, 
     Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Dicks, 
     Mr. Edwards, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr.  utierrez, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Nadler, 
     Mr. Serrano, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Minge, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1667: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 2755: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2953: Mr. Borski, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 3111: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 3258: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, and 
     Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 3262: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 3475: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 3612: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Franks 
     of New Jersey, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Prelinghuysen, Mr. Pappas, 
     Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. 
     Roukema, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 3747: Mr. Calvert and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3767: Mr. Shaw.

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       H.R. 3783: Mr. Souder and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 3790: Mr. Bateman, Mr. Souder, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hunter, 
     Mr. Bachus, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
     Archer, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hulshof, 
     Mr. Baker, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. 
     McDade, Mr. Upton, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. Smith 
     of Texas.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Pitts and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 3855: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Tierney, and 
     Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 3876: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 3940: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 3942: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 4028: Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 4070: Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 4071: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 4073: Mr. Stark, Ms. Lee, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Clayton, and 
     Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 4090: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Royce, 
     and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4126: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 4146: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 4153: Mr. Cook, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 4174: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Royce, Mr. Miller of 
     Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Klug, Mr. Snowbarger, 
     Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Neumann, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Herger, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
     Cox of California, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 4196: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 4213: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Pickering, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     McIntosh, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 4214: Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
     Borski, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 4220: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 4228: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 4233: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Markey, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Pascrell, 
     Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Brown, of California.
       H.R. 4238: Mr. Gutierrez and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 4255: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 4285: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 4339: Mr. Gekas and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 4341: Mr. Skaggs and Mr. McGovern.
       H.J. Res. 123: Mr. Sandlin.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mrs. Morella and Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H. Con. Res. 290: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Crapo, 
     Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H. Con. Res. 313: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Miller of California.
       H. Res. 460: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Davis of Florida, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H. Res. 475: Mr. Ford, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
     Leach.
       H. Res. 512: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
     Bishop, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Camp, Ms. Carson, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Danner, 
     Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hilliard, 
     Mr. Hinchey, Mr. John, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, 
     Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Klink, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis 
     of Georgia, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Quinn, 
     Mr. Rahall, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Serrano, 
     Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Visclosky, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Wise, 
     and Mr. Wynn.



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                       MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1998 (80)

para.80.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:30 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. PETRI, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   August 3, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Thomas E. Petri to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.80.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 643. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     to be constructed at the corner of Superior and Huron Roads, 
     in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. Stokes United States 
     Courthouse''.
       H.R. 3504. An Act to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act 
     to authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center 
     for the Performing Arts and to further define the criteria 
     for capital repair and operation and maintenance.
       H.R. 4237. An Act to amend the District of Columbia 
     Convention Center and Sports Arena Authorization Act of 1995 
     to revise the revenues and activities covered under such act, 
     and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with an 
amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of 
the House of the following title:

       H.R. 3824. An Act amending the Fastener Quality Act to 
     exempt from its coverage certain fasteners approved by the 
     Federal Aviation Administration for use in aircraft.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills and joint 
resolutions of the following titles in which concurrence of the House 
is requested:

       S. 1325. An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
     Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce for 
     fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000, and for other purposes.
       S. 1754. An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     consolidate and reauthorize health professions and minority 
     and disadvantaged health education programs, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1759. An Act to grant a Federal charter to the American 
     GI Forum of the United States.
       S. 1883. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery and the Claude 
     Harris National Aquacultural Research Center to the State of 
     Alabama, and for other purposes.
       S. 2375. An Act to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, to 
     strengthen prohibitions on international bribery and other 
     corrupt practices, and for other purposes.
       S.J. Res. 35. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Pacific Northwest Emergency Management 
     Arrangement.
       S.J. Res. 51. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact 
     entered into between the States of Maryland and West 
     Virginia.
       S.J. Res. 54. Joint resolution finding the Government of 
     Iraq in unacceptable and material breach of its international 
     obligations.

para.80.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to the order of the House 
of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para.80.4  recess--10:53 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 12 o'clock noon.

para.80.5  after recess--12 noon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, called the House to 
order.

para.80.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, July 31, 
1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.80.7  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10458. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pesticide Reporting 
     Requirements for Risk/Benefit Information [OPP-60010K; FRL-
     6016-2] (RIN: 2070-AB50) received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10459. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     System's final rule--Truth in Savings [Regulation DD; Docket 
     No. R-0869] received July 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       10460. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Membership Approval [No. 98-29] (RIN: 3069-AA67) received 
     July 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       10461. A letter from the AMD--Performance and Records 
     Management, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule-- Amendment of Section 73.202(b) 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Johnstown and 
     Altamount, New York) [MM Docket No. 98-31 RM-9227] received 
     July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10462. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration,

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     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Food Labeling; 
     Petitions for Nutrient Content and Health Claims, General 
     Provisions; Correction [Docket No. 98N-0274] received July 
     30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10463. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10464. A letter from the Deputy Director, Russia-NIS 
     Program Office, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, 
     International Trade Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Cooperative Agreement Program 
     For American Business Centers In Russia And The New 
     Independent States [Docket No. 890716181-8181-01] received 
     July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10465. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-417, ``Temple 
     Micah Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 1998'' 
     received July 29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10466. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of Transmittal of D.C. ACT 
     12-415, ``Prince Hall Freemason and Eastern Star Charitable 
     Foundation Real Property Tax Exemption and Equitable Real 
     Property Tax Relief of 1998'' received July 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10467. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-414, 
     ``American Legion, James Reese Europe Post No. 5 Real 
     Property Tax Exemption and Equitable Real Property Tax Relief 
     Act of 1998'' received July 29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       10468. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-403, ``Old 
     Rock Creek Church Road Designation Act of 1998'' received 
     July 29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10469. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-410, 
     'Advisory Commission on Sentencing Establishment Act of 1998' 
     received July 29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10470. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-411, 
     ``Kenneth H. Nash Post #8 American Legion Real Property Tax 
     Exemption and Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 
     1998'' received July 29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10471. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-412, 
     ``Bethea-Welch Post 7284, Veterans of Foreign Wars Real 
     Property Tax Exemption and Equitable Real Property Tax Relief 
     Act of 1998, and Tax Increment Financing Authorization and 
     National Capital Revitalization Corporation Technical 
     Amendments act of 1998,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10472. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-413, 
     ``Society of the Cincinnati Real Property Tax Exemption and 
     Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 1998'' received 
     July 29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10473. A letter from the Executive Director, Committe For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severly Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List: 
     Additions and Deletions--received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       10474. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Policy on Audits of RUS Borrowers 
     (RIN: 0572-AA93) received July 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10475. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Reform of Affirmative Action in 
     Federal Procurement [FAC 97-06; FAR Case 97-004A] (RIN: 9000-
     AH59) received July 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10476. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Reform of Affirmative Action in 
     Federal Procurement [FAC 97-07; FAR Case 97-004B] (RIN: 9000-
     AH59) received July 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10477. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation And Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Kentucky Regulatory Program [SPATS No. KY-191-FOR] 
     received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       10478. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Waiver of Inadmissibility for Certain Applicants for 
     Admission as Permanent Residents [INS No. 1920-98] (RIN: 
     1115-AE47) received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       10479. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Prospect Bay, 
     Maryland [CGD 05-98-063] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received July 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10480. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA-- Groupe AEROSPATIALE Models 
     TB9 and TB10 Airplanes [Docket No. 95-CE-72-AD; Amendment 39-
     10677; AD 98-16-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10481. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 180, 182, 
     and 185 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-14-AD; Amendment 
     39-10679; AD 98-16-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10482. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Bennington, VT [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ANE-94] received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10483. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Fitchburg, MA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ANE-93] received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10484. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Newton, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-24] received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10485. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Lake Charles, LA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-41] received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10486. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D Airspace; McKinney, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-32] received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10487. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; St. Joseph, MO 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-6] received July 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10488. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     General Rule for Taxable Year of Deduction [Revenue Ruling 
     98-39] received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10489. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report authorizing the 
     transfer of up to $100M in defense articles and services to 
     the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 
     104--107, section 540(c) (110 Stat. 736); jointly to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Appropriations. 

para.80.8  veterans benefits improvement

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4110) to 
provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensation paid to 
veterans with service-connected disabilities, to make various 
improvements in education, housing, and cemetery programs of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. STUMP 
and Mr. EVANS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and

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said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.80.9  persian gulf war veterans healthcare and research

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3980) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority for the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf War 
veterans, to provide authority to treat illnesses of veterans which may 
be attributable to future combat service, and to revise the process for 
determining priorities for research relative to the health consequences 
of service in the Persian Gulf War, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. STUMP 
and Mr. EVANS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.80.10  assistant to the chief justice to accept voluntary services

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2143) to amend chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, to 
authorize the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice to accept 
voluntary services, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. COBLE 
and Ms. LOFGREN, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.80.11  american gi forum federal charter

  Mr. SMITH of Texas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1759) to grant a Federal charter to the American GI Forum of 
the United States.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. SMITH 
of Texas and Ms. LOFGREN, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.80.12  private trustee reform

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2592) to 
amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide private trustees the 
right to seek judicial review of United States trustee actions related 
to trustee expenses and trustee removal; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. GEKAS 
and Ms. LOFGREN, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: 
       ``An Act to amend title 28 of the United States Code to 
     provide trustees the right to seek administrative and 
     judicial review of the refusal of a United States trustee to 
     assign, and of certain actions of a United States trustee 
     relating to expenses claimed relating to, cases under title 
     11 of the United States Code.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.80.13  controlled substances trafficking prohibition

  Mr. SMITH of Texas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
3633) to amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to place 
limitations on controlled substances brought into the United States from 
Mexico; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. SMITH 
of Texas and Ms. LOFGREN, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to place 
limitations on controlled substances brought into the United States.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.80.14  george h.w. bush center for central intelligence

  Mr. GOSS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3821) to 
designate the Headquarters Compound of the Central Intelligence Agency 
located in Langley, Virginia, as the George H.W. Bush Center for Central 
Intelligence.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. GOSS 
and Mr. SKELTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.80.15  Mexico's assistance with wildfires

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 469); as amended: 

       Whereas the United States has a Cooperative Fire 
     Suppression Agreement with Canada to address the issue of 
     fires occurring along the border between the two countries;
       Whereas in the past fires starting in Mexico have grown out 
     of control and have spread into the United States; and

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       Whereas both the United States Forest Service and the 
     Mexican Forest Service have expressed an interest in having a 
     cooperative fire suppression agreement between the United 
     States and Mexico: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the United States should initiate 
     negotiations with Mexico at the earliest date possible in 
     order to come to a mutually beneficial agreement as soon as 
     possible addressing the concerns of both countries in 
     suppressing fires occurring along the border between the two 
     countries.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
BEREUTER and Mr. HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: 
``Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
regarding a cooperative fire suppression agreement with Mexico.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to and the title was amended 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.80.16  shackleford banks wild horses protection

  Mr. JONES moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 765) to ensure maintenance of 
a herd of wild horses in Cape Lookout National Seashore:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. MAINTENANCE OF WILD HORSES IN CAPE LOOKOUT 
                   NATIONAL SEASHORE.

       Section 5 of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
     establishment of the Cape Lookout National Seashore in the 
     State of North Carolina, and for other purposes'', approved 
     March 10, 1966 (Public Law 89-366; 16 U.S.C. 459g-4), is 
     amended by inserting ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 5.'', and by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b)(1) The Secretary, in accordance with this subsection, 
     shall allow a herd of 100 free roaming horses in Cape Lookout 
     National Seashore (hereinafter referred to as the 
     `Seashore'): Provided, That nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to preclude the Secretary from implementing or 
     enforcing the provisions of paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Within 180 days after enactment of this subsection, 
     the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the 
     Foundation for Shackleford Horses (a nonprofit corporation 
     established under the laws of the State of North Carolina), 
     or another qualified nonprofit entity, to provide for 
     management of free roaming horses in the seashore. The 
     agreement shall--
       ``(A) provide for cost-effective management of the horses 
     while ensuring that natural resources within the seashore are 
     not adversely impacted; and,
       ``(B) allow the authorized entity to adopt any of those 
     horses that the Secretary removes from the seashore.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall not remove, assist in, or permit 
     the removal of any free roaming horses from Federal lands 
     within the boundaries of the seashore--
       ``(A) unless the entity with whom the Secretary has entered 
     into the agreement under paragraph (2), following notice and 
     a 90-day response period, fails to meet the terms and 
     conditions of the agreement; or
       ``(B) unless the number of free roaming horses on Federal 
     lands within Cape Lookout National Seashore exceeds 110; or
       ``(C) except in the case of an emergency, or to protect 
     public health and safety.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall annually monitor, assess, and 
     make available to the public findings regarding the 
     population, structure, and health of the free roaming horses 
     in the national seashore.
       ``(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     require the Secretary to replace horses or otherwise increase 
     the number of horses within the boundaries of the seashore 
     where the herd numbers fall below 100 as a result of natural 
     causes, including, but not limited to, disease or natural 
     disasters.
       ``(6) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 
     creating liability for the United States for any damages 
     caused by the free roaming horses to property located inside 
     or outside the boundaries of the seashore.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. JONES 
and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment of the Senate was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.80.17  national park service administrative amendment

  Mr. JONES moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1728) to 
provide for the development of a plan and a management review of the 
National Park System and to reform the process by which areas are 
considered for addition to the National Park System, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. JONES 
and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.80.18  expansion of fort davis national historic site

  Mr. JONES moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3047) to 
authorize expansion of Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, 
Texas, by 16 acres.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. JONES 
and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.80.19  conveyance of parcels of land in the carson National forest

  Mr. JONES moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 434) to provide for the 
conveyance of small parcels of land in the Carson National Forest and 
the Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico, to the village of El Rito and 
the town of Jemez Springs, New Mexico:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST, NEW 
                   MEXICO.

       (a) Conveyance of Property.--Within 60 days of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (herein ``the 
     Secretary'') shall convey to the town of Jemez Springs, New 
     Mexico, subject to the terms and conditions under subsection 
     (c), all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to a parcel of real property (including any improvements 
     on the land) consisting of approximately one acre located in 
     the Santa Fe National Forest in Sandoval County, New Mexico.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property conveyed under subsection 
     (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the town 
     of Jemez Springs.
       (c) Terms and Conditions.--
       (1) Notwithstanding exceptions of application under the 
     Recreation and Public Purposes Act (43 U.S.C. 869(c)), 
     consideration for the conveyance described in subsection (a) 
     shall be--
       (A) an amount that is consistent with the Bureau of Land 
     Management special pricing program for Governmental entities 
     under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act; and,

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       (B) an agreement between the Secretary and the town of 
     Jemez Springs indemnifying the Government of the United 
     States from all liability of the Government that arises from 
     the property.
       (2) The lands conveyed by this Act shall be used for the 
     purposes of construction and operation of a fire substation. 
     If such lands cease to be used for such purposes, at the 
     option of the United States, such lands will revert to the 
     United States.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. JONES 
and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment of the Senate was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.80.20  u.s. and the republic of latvia fishery agreement

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3460) to 
approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United 
States and the Republic of Latvia, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
SAXTON and Mr. FARR, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.80.21  iran nuclear proliferation prevention

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3743) to 
withhold voluntary proportional assistance for programs and projects of 
the International Atomic Energy Agency relating to the development and 
completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
GILMAN and Mr. HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MENENDEZ demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.80.22  iraq obligations breach

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution of 
the Senate (S.J. Res. 54) finding the Government of Iraq in unacceptable 
and material breach of its international obligations.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GILMAN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.80.23  emergency farm financial relief

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of 
the Senate (S. 2344) to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to 
provide for the advance payment, in full, of the fiscal year 1999 
payments otherwise required under production flexibility contracts.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. SMITH of Oregon and 
Mr. MINGE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. Pease, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.80.24  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.80.25  health professional shortage relief

  Mr. SMITH of Texas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2759) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the 
requirements for the admission of nonimmigrant nurses who will practice 
in health professional shortage areas; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. SMITH of Texas and 
Ms. LOFGREN, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.80.26  corrections officers health and safety

  Mr. HYDE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2070) to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the mandatory testing 
for serious transmissible diseases of incarcerated persons whose bodily 
fluids come into contact with corrections personnel and notice to those 
personnel of the results of the tests, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. HYDE and Ms. 
LOFGREN, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: 
       ``An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide 
     for the testing of certain persons who are incarcerated or 
     ordered detained before trial, for the presence of the human 
     immunodeficiency virus, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and

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said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.80.27  recess--4:36 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5:15 p.m.

para.80.28  after recess--5:20 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, called the House to order.

para.80.29  district of columbia appropriations for fy 1999

  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 
105-670) on the bill (H.R. 4380) making appropriations for the 
government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable 
in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.80.30  order of business--time limitation on amendment numbered 2--
          h.r. 2183

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, during the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other 
purposes, in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to House Resolution 442 
and the order of the House of July 17, 1998, the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute by Mr. Shays be debatable for not to exceed 40 minutes 
to be equally divided and controlled by Mr. Shays and Mr. Thomas.

para.80.31  message from the president--arab league boycott of israel

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the request contained in section 540 of Public Law 
105-118, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1998, I submit to you the attached report providing 
information on steps taken by the United States Government to bring 
about an end to the Arab league boycott of Israel and to expand the 
process of normalizing ties between Israel and the Arab league 
countries.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 30, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on International Relations, and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
105-295).

para.80.32  bipartisan campaign integrity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, pursuant to House Resolution 
442 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal 
office, and for other purposes.
  Mrs. EMERSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. EMERSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.80.33  h.r. 3743--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 3743) to withhold voluntary proportional 
assistance for programs and projects of the International Atomic Energy 
Agency relating to the development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear 
power plant in Iran, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

405

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affirmative

Nays

13

para.80.34                   [Roll No. 377]

                                YEAS--405

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

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                                NAYS--13

     Dooley
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Hamilton
     Klink
     LaFalce
     McDermott
     Moran (VA)
     Obey
     Rahall
     Sawyer
     Skaggs
     Torres

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Christensen
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Istook
     Kilpatrick
     Martinez
     McDade
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Stokes
     Towns
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.80.35  h.j. res. 54--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the joint resolution of the Senate (S.J. Res. 54) 
finding the Government of Iraq in unacceptable and material breach of 
its international obligations.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

407

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affirmative

Nays

6

para.80.36                   [Roll No. 378]

                                YEAS--407

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--6

     Bonior
     Jackson (IL)
     Lee
     McKinney
     Paul
     Waters

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Christensen
     Conyers
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hilliard
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Kilpatrick
     Martinez
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     Moran (VA)
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rogers
     Towns
     Wamp
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said joint resolution was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.80.37  bipartisan campaign integrity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 442 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, 
and for other purposes.
  Mrs. EMERSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.80.38  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
amended, submitted by Mr. SHAYS:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Bipartisan 
     Campaign Reform Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

            TITLE I--REDUCTION OF SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE

Sec. 101. Soft money of political parties.
Sec. 102. Increased contribution limits for State committees of 
              political parties and aggregate contribution limit for 
              individuals.
Sec. 103. Reporting requirements.

           TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AND COORDINATED EXPENDITURES

Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Civil penalty.
Sec. 203. Reporting requirements for certain independent expenditures.
Sec. 204. Independent versus coordinated expenditures by party.
Sec. 205. Coordination with candidates.

                         TITLE III--DISCLOSURE

Sec. 301. Filing of reports using computers and facsimile machines.
Sec. 302. Prohibition of deposit of contributions with incomplete 
              contributor information.
Sec. 303. Audits.
Sec. 304. Reporting requirements for contributions of $50 or more.
Sec. 305. Use of candidates' names.
Sec. 306. Prohibition of false representation to solicit contributions.
Sec. 307. Soft money of persons other than political parties.
Sec. 308. Campaign advertising.

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                    TITLE IV--PERSONAL WEALTH OPTION

Sec. 401. Voluntary personal funds expenditure limit.
Sec. 402. Political party committee coordinated expenditures.

                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 501. Codification of Beck decision.
Sec. 502. Use of contributed amounts for certain purposes.
Sec. 503. Limit on congressional use of the franking privilege.
Sec. 504. Prohibition of fundraising on Federal property.
Sec. 505. Penalties for knowing and willful violations.
Sec. 506. Strengthening foreign money ban.
Sec. 507. Prohibition of contributions by minors.
Sec. 508. Expedited procedures.
Sec. 509. Initiation of enforcement proceeding.

 TITLE VI--SEVERABILITY; CONSTITUTIONALITY; EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS

Sec. 601. Severability.
Sec. 602. Review of constitutional issues.
Sec. 603. Effective date.
Sec. 604. Regulations.
            TITLE I--REDUCTION OF SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE

     SEC. 101. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 323. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

       ``(a) National Committees.--
       ``(1) In general.--A national committee of a political 
     party (including a national congressional campaign committee 
     of a political party) and any officers or agents of such 
     party committees, shall not solicit, receive, or direct to 
     another person a contribution, donation, or transfer of 
     funds, or spend any funds, that are not subject to the 
     limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this 
     Act.
       ``(2) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to an 
     entity that is directly or indirectly established, financed, 
     maintained, or controlled by a national committee of a 
     political party (including a national congressional campaign 
     committee of a political party), or an entity acting on 
     behalf of a national committee, and an officer or agent 
     acting on behalf of any such committee or entity.
       ``(b) State, District, and Local Committees.--
       ``(1) In general.--An amount that is expended or disbursed 
     by a State, district, or local committee of a political party 
     (including an entity that is directly or indirectly 
     established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a State, 
     district, or local committee of a political party and an 
     officer or agent acting on behalf of such committee or 
     entity) for Federal election activity shall be made from 
     funds subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting 
     requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) Federal election activity.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `Federal election activity' 
     means--
       ``(i) voter registration activity during the period that 
     begins on the date that is 120 days before the date a 
     regularly scheduled Federal election is held and ends on the 
     date of the election;
       ``(ii) voter identification, get-out-the-vote activity, or 
     generic campaign activity conducted in connection with an 
     election in which a candidate for Federal office appears on 
     the ballot (regardless of whether a candidate for State or 
     local office also appears on the ballot); and
       ``(iii) a communication that refers to a clearly identified 
     candidate for Federal office (regardless of whether a 
     candidate for State or local office is also mentioned or 
     identified) and is made for the purpose of influencing a 
     Federal election (regardless of whether the communication is 
     express advocacy).
       ``(B) Excluded activity.--The term `Federal election 
     activity' does not include an amount expended or disbursed by 
     a State, district, or local committee of a political party 
     for--
       ``(i) campaign activity conducted solely on behalf of a 
     clearly identified candidate for State or local office, 
     provided the campaign activity is not a Federal election 
     activity described in subparagraph (A);
       ``(ii) a contribution to a candidate for State or local 
     office, provided the contribution is not designated or used 
     to pay for a Federal election activity described in 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(iii) the costs of a State, district, or local political 
     convention;
       ``(iv) the costs of grassroots campaign materials, 
     including buttons, bumper stickers, and yard signs, that name 
     or depict only a candidate for State or local office;
       ``(v) the non-Federal share of a State, district, or local 
     party committee's administrative and overhead expenses (but 
     not including the compensation in any month of an individual 
     who spends more than 20 percent of the individual's time on 
     Federal election activity) as determined by a regulation 
     promulgated by the Commission to determine the non-Federal 
     share of a State, district, or local party committee's 
     administrative and overhead expenses; and
       ``(vi) the cost of constructing or purchasing an office 
     facility or equipment for a State, district or local 
     committee.
       ``(c) Fundraising Costs.--An amount spent by a national, 
     State, district, or local committee of a political party, by 
     an entity that is established, financed, maintained, or 
     controlled by a national, State, district, or local committee 
     of a political party, or by an agent or officer of any such 
     committee or entity, to raise funds that are used, in whole 
     or in part, to pay the costs of a Federal election activity 
     shall be made from funds subject to the limitations, 
     prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
       ``(d) Tax-exempt Organizations.--A national, State, 
     district, or local committee of a political party (including 
     a national congressional campaign committee of a political 
     party, an entity that is directly or indirectly established, 
     financed, maintained, or controlled by any such national, 
     State, district, or local committee or its agent, an agent 
     acting on behalf of any such party committee, and an officer 
     or agent acting on behalf of any such party committee or 
     entity), shall not solicit any funds for, or make or direct 
     any donations to, an organization that is described in 
     section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code (or 
     has submitted an application to the Commissioner of the 
     Internal Revenue Service for determination of tax-exemption 
     under such section).
       ``(e) Candidates.--
       ``(1) In general.--A candidate, individual holding Federal 
     office, or agent of a candidate or individual holding Federal 
     office shall not solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or spend 
     funds for a Federal election activity on behalf of such 
     candidate, individual, agent or any other person, unless the 
     funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and 
     reporting requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) State law.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to the 
     solicitation or receipt of funds by an individual who is a 
     candidate for a State or local office if the solicitation or 
     receipt of funds is permitted under State law for any 
     activity other than a Federal election activity.
       ``(3) Fundraising events.--Paragraph (1) does not apply in 
     the case of a candidate who attends, speaks, or is a featured 
     guest at a fundraising event sponsored by a State, district, 
     or local committee of a political party.''.

     SEC. 102. INCREASED CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR STATE COMMITTEES 
                   OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTION 
                   LIMIT FOR INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Contribution Limit for State Committees of Political 
     Parties.--Section 315(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by inserting ``(other than a committee described in 
     subparagraph (D))'' after ``committee''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) to a political committee established and maintained 
     by a State committee of a political party in any calendar 
     year that, in the aggregate, exceed $10,000''.
       (b) Aggregate Contribution Limit for Individual.--Section 
     315(a)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``$25,000'' and 
     inserting ``$30,000''.

     SEC. 103. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Reporting Requirements.--Section 304 of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) (as amended by 
     section 203) is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following:
       ``(e) Political Committees.--
       ``(1) National and congressional political committees.--The 
     national committee of a political party, any national 
     congressional campaign committee of a political party, and 
     any subordinate committee of either, shall report all 
     receipts and disbursements during the reporting period.
       ``(2) Other political committees to which section 323 
     applies.--A political committee (not described in paragraph 
     (1)) to which section 323(b)(1) applies shall report all 
     receipts and disbursements made for activities described in 
     paragraphs (2)(A) and (3)(B)(v) of section 323(b).
       ``(3) Itemization.--If a political committee has receipts 
     or disbursements to which this subsection applies from any 
     person aggregating in excess of $200 for any calendar year, 
     the political committee shall separately itemize its 
     reporting for such person in the same manner as required in 
     paragraphs (3)(A), (5), and (6) of subsection (b).
       ``(4) Reporting periods.--Reports required to be filed 
     under this subsection shall be filed for the same time 
     periods required for political committees under subsection 
     (a).''.
       (b) Building Fund Exception to the Definition of 
     Contribution.--Section 301(8)(B) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking clause (viii); and
       (2) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv) as clauses 
     (viii) through (xiii), respectively.
           TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AND COORDINATED EXPENDITURES

     SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Definition of Independent Expenditure.--Section 301 of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended 
     by striking paragraph (17) and inserting the following:
       ``(17) Independent expenditure.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `independent expenditure' means 
     an expenditure by a person--
       ``(i) for a communication that is express advocacy; and

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       ``(ii) that is not provided in coordination with a 
     candidate or a candidate's agent or a person who is 
     coordinating with a candidate or a candidate's agent.''.
       (b) Definition of Express Advocacy.--Section 301 of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(20) Express Advocacy.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `express advocacy' means a 
     communication that advocates the election or defeat of a 
     candidate by--
       ``(i) containing a phrase such as `vote for', `re-elect', 
     `support', `cast your ballot for', `(name of candidate) for 
     Congress', `(name of candidate) in 1997', `vote against', 
     `defeat', `reject', or a campaign slogan or words that in 
     context can have no reasonable meaning other than to advocate 
     the election or defeat of 1 or more clearly identified 
     candidates;
       ``(ii) referring to 1 or more clearly identified candidates 
     in a paid advertisement that is transmitted through radio or 
     television within 60 calendar days preceding the date of an 
     election of the candidate and that appears in the State in 
     which the election is occurring, except that with respect to 
     a candidate for the office of Vice President or President, 
     the time period is within 60 calendar days preceding the date 
     of a general election; or
       ``(iii) expressing unmistakable and unambiguous support for 
     or opposition to 1 or more clearly identified candidates when 
     taken as a whole and with limited reference to external 
     events, such as proximity to an election.
       ``(B) Voting record and voting guide exception.--The term 
     `express advocacy' does not include a printed communication 
     that--
       ``(i) presents information in an educational manner solely 
     about the voting record or position on a campaign issue of 2 
     or more candidates;
       ``(ii) that is not made in coordination with a candidate, 
     political party, or agent of the candidate or party; or a 
     candidate's agent or a person who is coordinating with a 
     candidate or a candidate's agent;
       ``(iii) does not contain a phrase such as `vote for', `re-
     elect', `support', `cast your ballot for', `(name of 
     candidate) for Congress', `(name of candidate) in 1997', 
     `vote against', `defeat', or `reject', or a campaign slogan 
     or words that in context can have no reasonable meaning other 
     than to urge the election or defeat of 1 or more clearly 
     identified candidates.''.
       (c) Definition of Expenditure.--Section 301(9)(A) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(9)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) a payment for a communication that is express 
     advocacy; and
       ``(iv) a payment made by a person for a communication 
     that--
       ``(I) refers to a clearly identified candidate;
       ``(II) is provided in coordination with the candidate, the 
     candidate's agent, or the political party of the candidate; 
     and
       ``(III) is for the purpose of influencing a Federal 
     election (regardless of whether the communication is express 
     advocacy).''.

     SEC. 202. CIVIL PENALTY.

       Section 309 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 437g) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)(A)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
     inserting ``clauses (ii) and (iii)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) If the Commission determines by an affirmative vote 
     of 4 of its members that there is probable cause to believe 
     that a person has made a knowing and willful violation of 
     section 304(c), the Commission shall not enter into a 
     conciliation agreement under this paragraph and may institute 
     a civil action for relief under paragraph (6)(A).''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting ``(except an action 
     instituted in connection with a knowing and willful violation 
     of section 304(c))'' after ``subparagraph (A)''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Any person'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (D), any 
     person''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) In the case of a knowing and willful violation of 
     section 304(c) that involves the reporting of an independent 
     expenditure, the violation shall not be subject to this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 203. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INDEPENDENT 
                   EXPENDITURES.

       Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 434) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the undesignated 
     matter after subparagraph (C);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) of subsection (c) as 
     subsection (f); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c)(2) (as amended by 
     paragraph (1)) the following:
       ``(d) Time for Reporting Certain Expenditures.--
       ``(1) Expenditures aggregating $1,000.--
       ``(A) Initial report.--A person (including a political 
     committee) that makes or contracts to make independent 
     expenditures aggregating $1,000 or more after the 20th day, 
     but more than 24 hours, before the date of an election shall 
     file a report describing the expenditures within 24 hours 
     after that amount of independent expenditures has been made.
       ``(B) Additional reports.--After a person files a report 
     under subparagraph (A), the person shall file an additional 
     report within 24 hours after each time the person makes or 
     contracts to make independent expenditures aggregating an 
     additional $1,000 with respect to the same election as that 
     to which the initial report relates.
       ``(2) Expenditures aggregating $10,000.--
       ``(A) Initial report.--A person (including a political 
     committee) that makes or contracts to make independent 
     expenditures aggregating $10,000 or more at any time up to 
     and including the 20th day before the date of an election 
     shall file a report describing the expenditures within 48 
     hours after that amount of independent expenditures has been 
     made.
       ``(B) Additional reports.--After a person files a report 
     under subparagraph (A), the person shall file an additional 
     report within 48 hours after each time the person makes or 
     contracts to make independent expenditures aggregating an 
     additional $10,000 with respect to the same election as that 
     to which the initial report relates.
       ``(3) Place of filing; contents.--A report under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) shall be filed with the Commission; and
       ``(B) shall contain the information required by subsection 
     (b)(6)(B)(iii), including the name of each candidate whom an 
     expenditure is intended to support or oppose.''.

     SEC. 204. INDEPENDENT VERSUS COORDINATED EXPENDITURES BY 
                   PARTY.

       Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act (2 
     U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and (3)'' and inserting 
     ``, (3), and (4)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Independent versus coordinated expenditures by 
     party.--
       ``(A) In general.--On or after the date on which a 
     political party nominates a candidate, a committee of the 
     political party shall not make both expenditures under this 
     subsection and independent expenditures (as defined in 
     section 301(17)) with respect to the candidate during the 
     election cycle.
       ``(B) Certification.--Before making a coordinated 
     expenditure under this subsection with respect to a 
     candidate, a committee of a political party shall file with 
     the Commission a certification, signed by the treasurer of 
     the committee, that the committee has not and shall not make 
     any independent expenditure with respect to the candidate 
     during the same election cycle.
       ``(C) Application.--For the purposes of this paragraph, all 
     political committees established and maintained by a national 
     political party (including all congressional campaign 
     committees) and all political committees established and 
     maintained by a State political party (including any 
     subordinate committee of a State committee) shall be 
     considered to be a single political committee.
       ``(D) Transfers.--A committee of a political party that 
     submits a certification under subparagraph (B) with respect 
     to a candidate shall not, during an election cycle, transfer 
     any funds to, assign authority to make coordinated 
     expenditures under this subsection to, or receive a transfer 
     of funds from, a committee of the political party that has 
     made or intends to make an independent expenditure with 
     respect to the candidate.''.

     SEC. 205. COORDINATION WITH CANDIDATES.

       (a) Definition of Coordination With Candidates.--
       (1) Section 301(8).--Section 301(8) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) anything of value provided by a person in 
     coordination with a candidate for the purpose of influencing 
     a Federal election, regardless of whether the value being 
     provided is a communication that is express advocacy, in 
     which such candidate seeks nomination or election to Federal 
     office.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) The term `provided in coordination with a candidate' 
     includes--
       ``(i) a payment made by a person in cooperation, 
     consultation, or concert with, at the request or suggestion 
     of, or pursuant to any general or particular understanding 
     with a candidate, the candidate's authorized committee, or an 
     agent acting on behalf of a candidate or authorized 
     committee;
       ``(ii) a payment made by a person for the production, 
     dissemination, distribution, or republication, in whole or in 
     part, of any broadcast or any written, graphic, or other form 
     of campaign material prepared by a candidate, a candidate's 
     authorized committee, or an agent of a candidate or 
     authorized committee (not including a communication described 
     in paragraph (9)(B)(i) or a communication that expressly 
     advocates the candidate's defeat);
       ``(iii) a payment made by a person based on information 
     about a candidate's plans, projects, or needs provided to the 
     person making the payment by the candidate or the candidate's 
     agent who provides the information with the intent that the 
     payment be made;
       ``(iv) a payment made by a person if, in the same election 
     cycle in which the payment is made, the person making the 
     payment is serving or has served as a member, employee, 
     fundraiser, or agent of the candidate's authorized committee 
     in an executive or policymaking position;
       ``(v) a payment made by a person if the person making the 
     payment has served in any formal policy making or advisory 
     position with the candidate's campaign or has

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     participated in formal strategic or formal policymaking 
     discussions with the candidate's campaign relating to the 
     candidate's pursuit of nomination for election, or election, 
     to Federal office, in the same election cycle as the election 
     cycle in which the payment is made;
       ``(vi) a payment made by a person if, in the same election 
     cycle, the person making the payment retains the professional 
     services of any person that has provided or is providing 
     campaign-related services in the same election cycle to a 
     candidate in connection with the candidate's pursuit of 
     nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, 
     including services relating to the candidate's decision to 
     seek Federal office, and the person retained is retained to 
     work on activities relating to that candidate's campaign;
       ``(vii) a payment made by a person who has engaged in a 
     coordinated activity with a candidate described in clauses 
     (i) through (vi) for a communication that clearly refers to 
     the candidate and is for the purpose of influencing an 
     election (regardless of whether the communication is express 
     advocacy);
       ``(viii) direct participation by a person in fundraising 
     activities with the candidate or in the solicitation or 
     receipt of contributions on behalf of the candidate;
       ``(ix) communication by a person with the candidate or an 
     agent of the candidate, occurring after the declaration of 
     candidacy (including a pollster, media consultant, vendor, 
     advisor, or staff member), acting on behalf of the candidate, 
     about advertising message, allocation of resources, 
     fundraising, or other campaign matters related to the 
     candidate's campaign, including campaign operations, 
     staffing, tactics, or strategy; or
       ``(x) the provision of in-kind professional services or 
     polling data to the candidate or candidate's agent.
       ``(D) For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term 
     `professional services' includes services in support of a 
     candidate's pursuit of nomination for election, or election, 
     to Federal office such as polling, media advice, direct mail, 
     fundraising, or campaign research.
       ``(E) For purposes of subparagraph (C), all political 
     committees established and maintained by a national political 
     party (including all congressional campaign committees) and 
     all political committees established and maintained by a 
     State political party (including any subordinate committee of 
     a State committee) shall be considered to be a single 
     political committee.''.
       (2) Section 315(a)(7).--Section 315(a)(7) (2 U.S.C. 
     441a(a)(7)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) a thing of value provided in coordination with a 
     candidate, as described in section 301(8)(A)(iii), shall be 
     considered to be a contribution to the candidate, and in the 
     case of a limitation on expenditures, shall be treated as an 
     expenditure by the candidate.
       (b) Meaning of Contribution or Expenditure for the Purposes 
     of Section 316.--Section 316(b)(2) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``shall include'' and inserting ``includes a 
     contribution or expenditure, as those terms are defined in 
     section 301, and also includes''.
                         TITLE III--DISCLOSURE

     SEC. 301. FILING OF REPORTS USING COMPUTERS AND FACSIMILE 
                   MACHINES.

       Section 302(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (11) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(11)(A) The Commission shall promulgate a regulation 
     under which a person required to file a designation, 
     statement, or report under this Act--
       ``(i) is required to maintain and file a designation, 
     statement, or report for any calendar year in electronic form 
     accessible by computers if the person has, or has reason to 
     expect to have, aggregate contributions or expenditures in 
     excess of a threshold amount determined by the Commission; 
     and
       ``(ii) may maintain and file a designation, statement, or 
     report in electronic form or an alternative form, including 
     the use of a facsimile machine, if not required to do so 
     under the regulation promulgated under clause (i).
       ``(B) The Commission shall make a designation, statement, 
     report, or notification that is filed electronically with the 
     Commission accessible to the public on the Internet not later 
     than 24 hours after the designation, statement, report, or 
     notification is received by the Commission.
       ``(C) In promulgating a regulation under this paragraph, 
     the Commission shall provide methods (other than requiring a 
     signature on the document being filed) for verifying 
     designations, statements, and reports covered by the 
     regulation. Any document verified under any of the methods 
     shall be treated for all purposes (including penalties for 
     perjury) in the same manner as a document verified by 
     signature.''.

     SEC. 302. PROHIBITION OF DEPOSIT OF CONTRIBUTIONS WITH 
                   INCOMPLETE CONTRIBUTOR INFORMATION.

       Section 302 of Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 432) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Deposit of Contributions.--The treasurer of a 
     candidate's authorized committee shall not deposit, except in 
     an escrow account, or otherwise negotiate a contribution from 
     a person who makes an aggregate amount of contributions in 
     excess of $200 during a calendar year unless the treasurer 
     verifies that the information required by this section with 
     respect to the contributor is complete.''.

     SEC. 303. AUDITS.

       (a) Random Audits.--Section 311(b) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``The 
     Commission''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Random audits.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
     Commission may conduct random audits and investigations to 
     ensure voluntary compliance with this Act. The selection of 
     any candidate for a random audit or investigation shall be 
     based on criteria adopted by a vote of at least 4 members of 
     the Commission.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Commission shall not conduct an 
     audit or investigation of a candidate's authorized committee 
     under subparagraph (A) until the candidate is no longer a 
     candidate for the office sought by the candidate in an 
     election cycle.
       ``(C) Applicability.--This paragraph does not apply to an 
     authorized committee of a candidate for President or Vice 
     President subject to audit under section 9007 or 9038 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (b) Extension of Period During Which Campaign Audits May Be 
     Begun.--Section 311(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended by striking ``6 months'' 
     and inserting ``12 months''.

     SEC. 304. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF $50 OR 
                   MORE.

       Section 304(b)(3)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     at 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(3)(A) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$200'' and inserting ``$50''; and
       (2) by striking the semicolon and inserting ``, except that 
     in the case of a person who makes contributions aggregating 
     at least $50 but not more than $200 during the calendar year, 
     the identification need include only the name and address of 
     the person;''.

     SEC. 305. USE OF CANDIDATES' NAMES.

       Section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 432(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4)(A) The name of each authorized committee shall 
     include the name of the candidate who authorized the 
     committee under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) A political committee that is not an authorized 
     committee shall not--
       ``(i) include the name of any candidate in its name; or
       ``(ii) except in the case of a national, State, or local 
     party committee, use the name of any candidate in any 
     activity on behalf of the committee in such a context as to 
     suggest that the committee is an authorized committee of the 
     candidate or that the use of the candidate's name has been 
     authorized by the candidate.''.

     SEC. 306. PROHIBITION OF FALSE REPRESENTATION TO SOLICIT 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       Section 322 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441h) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``Sec. 322.'' the following: ``(a) 
     In General.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Solicitation of Contributions.--No person shall 
     solicit contributions by falsely representing himself or 
     herself as a candidate or as a representative of a candidate, 
     a political committee, or a political party.''.

     SEC. 307. SOFT MONEY OF PERSONS OTHER THAN POLITICAL PARTIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 304 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) (as amended by section 
     103(c) and section 203) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Disbursements of Persons Other Than Political 
     Parties.--
       ``(1) In general.--A person, other than a political 
     committee or a person described in section 501(d) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that makes an aggregate amount 
     of disbursements in excess of $50,000 during a calendar year 
     for activities described in paragraph (2) shall file a 
     statement with the Commission--
       ``(A) on a monthly basis as described in subsection 
     (a)(4)(B); or
       ``(B) in the case of disbursements that are made within 20 
     days of an election, within 24 hours after the disbursements 
     are made.
       ``(2) Activity.--The activity described in this paragraph 
     is--
       ``(A) Federal election activity;
       ``(B) an activity described in section 316(b)(2)(A) that 
     expresses support for or opposition to a candidate for 
     Federal office or a political party; and
       ``(C) an activity described in subparagraph (C) of section 
     316(b)(2).
       ``(3) Applicability.--This subsection does not apply to--
       ``(A) a candidate or a candidate's authorized committees; 
     or
       ``(B) an independent expenditure.
       ``(4) Contents.--A statement under this section shall 
     contain such information about the disbursements made during 
     the reporting period as the Commission shall prescribe, 
     including--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount of disbursements made;
       ``(B) the name and address of the person or entity to whom 
     a disbursement is made in an aggregate amount in excess of 
     $200;
       ``(C) the date made, amount, and purpose of the 
     disbursement; and
       ``(D) if applicable, whether the disbursement was in 
     support of, or in opposition to, a candidate or a political 
     party, and the name of the candidate or the political 
     party.''.
       (b) Definition of Generic Campaign Activity.--Section 301 
     of the Federal Election

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     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) (as amended by 
     section 201(b)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(21) Generic campaign activity.--The term `generic 
     campaign activity' means an activity that promotes a 
     political party and does not promote a candidate or non-
     Federal candidate.''.

     SEC. 308. CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING.

       Section 318 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441d) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting ``Whenever a 
     political committee makes a disbursement for the purpose of 
     financing any communication through any broadcasting station, 
     newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mailing, 
     or any other type of general public political advertising, or 
     whenever'';
       (ii) by striking ``an expenditure'' and inserting ``a 
     disbursement''; and
       (iii) by striking ``direct''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and permanent street 
     address'' after ``name''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Any printed communication described in subsection (a) 
     shall--
       ``(1) be of sufficient type size to be clearly readable by 
     the recipient of the communication;
       ``(2) be contained in a printed box set apart from the 
     other contents of the communication; and
       ``(3) be printed with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement.
       ``(d)(1) Any communication described in paragraphs (1) or 
     (2) of subsection (a) which is transmitted through radio or 
     television shall include, in addition to the requirements of 
     that paragraph, an audio statement by the candidate that 
     identifies the candidate and states that the candidate has 
     approved the communication.
       ``(2) If a communication described in paragraph (1) is 
     transmitted through television, the communication shall 
     include, in addition to the audio statement under paragraph 
     (1), a written statement that--
       ``(A) appears at the end of the communication in a clearly 
     readable manner with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement, for a 
     period of at least 4 seconds; and
       ``(B) is accompanied by a clearly identifiable photographic 
     or similar image of the candidate.
       ``(e) Any communication described in paragraph (3) of 
     subsection (a) which is transmitted through radio or 
     television shall include, in addition to the requirements of 
     that paragraph, in a clearly spoken manner, the following 
     statement: `________________ is responsible for the content 
     of this advertisement.' (with the blank to be filled in with 
     the name of the political committee or other person paying 
     for the communication and the name of any connected 
     organization of the payor). If transmitted through 
     television, the statement shall also appear in a clearly 
     readable manner with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement, for a 
     period of at least 4 seconds.''.
                    TITLE IV--PERSONAL WEALTH OPTION

     SEC. 401. VOLUNTARY PERSONAL FUNDS EXPENDITURE LIMIT.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) (as amended by section 101) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 324. VOLUNTARY PERSONAL FUNDS EXPENDITURE LIMIT.

       ``(a) Eligible Congressional Candidate.--
       ``(1) Primary election.--
       ``(A) Declaration.--A candidate for election for Senator or 
     Representative in or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
     Congress is an eligible primary election Congressional 
     candidate if the candidate files with the Commission a 
     declaration that the candidate and the candidate's authorized 
     committees will not make expenditures in excess of the 
     personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(B) Time to file.--The declaration under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be filed not later than the date on which the candidate 
     files with the appropriate State officer as a candidate for 
     the primary election.
       ``(2) General election.--
       ``(A) Declaration.--A candidate for election for Senator or 
     Representative in or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
     Congress is an eligible general election Congressional 
     candidate if the candidate files with the Commission--
       ``(i) a declaration under penalty of perjury, with 
     supporting documentation as required by the Commission, that 
     the candidate and the candidate's authorized committees did 
     not exceed the personal funds expenditure limit in connection 
     with the primary election; and
       ``(ii) a declaration that the candidate and the candidate's 
     authorized committees will not make expenditures in excess of 
     the personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(B) Time to file.--The declaration under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be filed not later than 7 days after the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date on which the candidate qualifies for the 
     general election ballot under State law; or
       ``(ii) if under State law, a primary or run-off election to 
     qualify for the general election ballot occurs after 
     September 1, the date on which the candidate wins the primary 
     or runoff election.
       ``(b) Personal Funds Expenditure Limit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The aggregate amount of expenditures 
     that may be made in connection with an election by an 
     eligible Congressional candidate or the candidate's 
     authorized committees from the sources described in paragraph 
     (2) shall not exceed $50,000.
       ``(2) Sources.--A source is described in this paragraph if 
     the source is--
       ``(A) personal funds of the candidate and members of the 
     candidate's immediate family; or
       ``(B) proceeds of indebtedness incurred by the candidate or 
     a member of the candidate's immediate family.
       ``(c) Certification by the Commission.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall determine whether a 
     candidate has met the requirements of this section and, based 
     on the determination, issue a certification stating whether 
     the candidate is an eligible Congressional candidate.
       ``(2) Time for certification.--Not later than 7 business 
     days after a candidate files a declaration under paragraph 
     (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the Commission shall certify 
     whether the candidate is an eligible Congressional candidate.
       ``(3) Revocation.--The Commission shall revoke a 
     certification under paragraph (1), based on information 
     submitted in such form and manner as the Commission may 
     require or on information that comes to the Commission by 
     other means, if the Commission determines that a candidate 
     violates the personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(4) Determinations by Commission.--A determination made 
     by the Commission under this subsection shall be final, 
     except to the extent that the determination is subject to 
     examination and audit by the Commission and to judicial 
     review.
       ``(d) Penalty.--If the Commission revokes the certification 
     of an eligible Congressional candidate--
       ``(1) the Commission shall notify the candidate of the 
     revocation; and
       ``(2) the candidate and a candidate's authorized committees 
     shall pay to the Commission an amount equal to the amount of 
     expenditures made by a national committee of a political 
     party or a State committee of a political party in connection 
     with the general election campaign of the candidate under 
     section 315(d).''.

     SEC. 402. POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEE COORDINATED EXPENDITURES.

       Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) (as amended by section 204) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) This subsection does not apply to expenditures made 
     in connection with the general election campaign of a 
     candidate for Senator or Representative in or Delegate or 
     Resident Commissioner to the Congress who is not an eligible 
     Congressional candidate (as defined in section 324(a)).''.
                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 501. CODIFICATION OF BECK DECISION.

       Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 
     158) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Nonunion Member Payments to Labor Organization.--
       ``(1) In general.--It shall be an unfair labor practice for 
     any labor organization which receives a payment from an 
     employee pursuant to an agreement that requires employees who 
     are not members of the organization to make payments to such 
     organization in lieu of organization dues or fees not to 
     establish and implement the objection procedure described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Objection procedure.--The objection procedure 
     required under paragraph (1) shall meet the following 
     requirements:
       ``(A) The labor organization shall annually provide to 
     employees who are covered by such agreement but are not 
     members of the organization--
       ``(i) reasonable personal notice of the objection 
     procedure, the employees eligible to invoke the procedure, 
     and the time, place, and manner for filing an objection; and
       ``(ii) reasonable opportunity to file an objection to 
     paying for organization expenditures supporting political 
     activities unrelated to collective bargaining, including but 
     not limited to the opportunity to file such objection by 
     mail.
       ``(B) If an employee who is not a member of the labor 
     organization files an objection under the procedure in 
     subparagraph (A), such organization shall--
       ``(i) reduce the payments in lieu of organization dues or 
     fees by such employee by an amount which reasonably reflects 
     the ratio that the organization's expenditures supporting 
     political activities unrelated to collective bargaining bears 
     to such organization's total expenditures;
       ``(ii) provide such employee with a reasonable explanation 
     of the organization's calculation of such reduction, 
     including calculating the amount of organization expenditures 
     supporting political activities unrelated to collective 
     bargaining.
       ``(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
     `expenditures supporting political activities unrelated to 
     collective bargaining' means expenditures in connection with 
     a Federal, State, or local election or in connection with 
     efforts to influence legislation unrelated to collective 
     bargaining.''.

     SEC. 502. USE OF CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by striking section 313 and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 313. USE OF CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Permitted Uses.--A contribution accepted by a 
     candidate, and any other amount

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     received by an individual as support for activities of the 
     individual as a holder of Federal office, may be used by the 
     candidate or individual--
       ``(1) for expenditures in connection with the campaign for 
     Federal office of the candidate or individual;
       ``(2) for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in 
     connection with duties of the individual as a holder of 
     Federal office;
       ``(3) for contributions to an organization described in 
     section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       ``(4) for transfers to a national, State, or local 
     committee of a political party.
       ``(b) Prohibited Use.--
       ``(1) In general.--A contribution or amount described in 
     subsection (a) shall not be converted by any person to 
     personal use.
       ``(2) Conversion.--For the purposes of paragraph (1), a 
     contribution or amount shall be considered to be converted to 
     personal use if the contribution or amount is used to fulfill 
     any commitment, obligation, or expense of a person that would 
     exist irrespective of the candidate's election campaign or 
     individual's duties as a holder of Federal officeholder, 
     including--
       ``(A) a home mortgage, rent, or utility payment;
       ``(B) a clothing purchase;
       ``(C) a noncampaign-related automobile expense;
       ``(D) a country club membership;
       ``(E) a vacation or other noncampaign-related trip;
       ``(F) a household food item;
       ``(G) a tuition payment;
       ``(H) admission to a sporting event, concert, theater, or 
     other form of entertainment not associated with an election 
     campaign; and
       ``(I) dues, fees, and other payments to a health club or 
     recreational facility.''.

     SEC. 503. LIMIT ON CONGRESSIONAL USE OF THE FRANKING 
                   PRIVILEGE.

       Section 3210(a)(6) of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) A Member of Congress shall not mail any mass mailing 
     as franked mail during the 180-day period which ends on the 
     date of the general election for the office held by the 
     Member or during the 90-day period which ends on the date of 
     any primary election for that office, unless the Member has 
     made a public announcement that the Member will not be a 
     candidate for reelection during that year or for election to 
     any other Federal office.''.

     SEC. 504. PROHIBITION OF FUNDRAISING ON FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       Section 607 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Prohibition.--
       ``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for any person to 
     solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of 
     value for a political committee or a candidate for Federal, 
     State or local office from a person who is located in a room 
     or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by 
     an officer or employee of the United States. An individual 
     who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government, 
     including the President, Vice President, and Members of 
     Congress, shall not solicit a donation of money or other 
     thing of value for a political committee or candidate for 
     Federal, State or local office, while in any room or building 
     occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or 
     employee of the United States, from any person.
       ``(2) Penalty.--A person who violates this section shall be 
     fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned more than 3 years, or 
     both.''; and
       (2) by inserting in subsection (b) after ``Congress'' ``or 
     Executive Office of the President''.

     SEC. 505. PENALTIES FOR KNOWING AND WILLFUL VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Increased Penalties.--Section 309(a) of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraphs (5)(A), (6)(A), and (6)(B), by striking 
     ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''; and
       (2) in paragraphs (5)(B) and (6)(C), by striking ``$10,000 
     or an amount equal to 200 percent'' and inserting ``$20,000 
     or an amount equal to 300 percent''.
       (b) Equitable Remedies.--Section 309(a)(5)(A) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)) 
     is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
     ``, and may include equitable remedies or penalties, 
     including disgorgement of funds to the Treasury or community 
     service requirements (including requirements to participate 
     in public education programs).''.
       (c) Automatic Penalty for Late Filing.--Section 309(a) of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) Penalty for late filing.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Monetary penalties.--The Commission shall establish a 
     schedule of mandatory monetary penalties that shall be 
     imposed by the Commission for failure to meet a time 
     requirement for filing under section 304.
       ``(ii) Required filing.--In addition to imposing a penalty, 
     the Commission may require a report that has not been filed 
     within the time requirements of section 304 to be filed by a 
     specific date.
       ``(iii) Procedure.--A penalty or filing requirement imposed 
     under this paragraph shall not be subject to paragraph (1), 
     (2), (3), (4), (5), or (12).
       ``(B) Filing an exception.--
       ``(i) Time to file.--A political committee shall have 30 
     days after the imposition of a penalty or filing requirement 
     by the Commission under this paragraph in which to file an 
     exception with the Commission.
       ``(ii) Time for Commission to rule.--Within 30 days after 
     receiving an exception, the Commission shall make a 
     determination that is a final agency action subject to 
     exclusive review by the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit under section 706 of title 
     5, United States Code, upon petition filed in that court by 
     the political committee or treasurer that is the subject of 
     the agency action, if the petition is filed within 30 days 
     after the date of the Commission action for which review is 
     sought.'';
       (2) in paragraph (5)(D)--
       (A) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``In any case in which a penalty or filing requirement 
     imposed on a political committee or treasurer under paragraph 
     (13) has not been satisfied, the Commission may institute a 
     civil action for enforcement under paragraph (6)(A).''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end of the last 
     sentence the following: ``or has failed to pay a penalty or 
     meet a filing requirement imposed under paragraph (13)''; and
       (3) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``paragraph (4)(A)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (4)(A) or (13)''.

     SEC. 506. STRENGTHENING FOREIGN MONEY BAN.

       Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441e) is amended--
       (1) by striking the heading and inserting the following: 
     ``contributions and donations by foreign nationals''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for--
       ``(1) a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make--
       ``(A) a donation of money or other thing of value, or to 
     promise expressly or impliedly to make a donation, in 
     connection with a Federal, State, or local election to a 
     political committee or a candidate for Federal office, or
       ``(B) a contribution or donation to a committee of a 
     political party; or
       ``(2) a person to solicit, accept, or receive a 
     contribution or donation described in paragraph (1)(A) from a 
     foreign national.''.

     SEC. 507. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY MINORS.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) (as amended by sections 101 and 401) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 325. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY MINORS.

       An individual who is 17 years old or younger shall not make 
     a contribution to a candidate or a contribution or donation 
     to a committee of a political party.''.

     SEC. 508. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.

       (a) In General.--Section 309(a) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) (as amended by 
     section 505(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(14)(A) If the complaint in a proceeding was filed within 
     60 days preceding the date of a general election, the 
     Commission may take action described in this subparagraph.
       ``(B) If the Commission determines, on the basis of facts 
     alleged in the complaint and other facts available to the 
     Commission, that there is clear and convincing evidence that 
     a violation of this Act has occurred, is occurring, or is 
     about to occur, the Commission may order expedited 
     proceedings, shortening the time periods for proceedings 
     under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as necessary to allow 
     the matter to be resolved in sufficient time before the 
     election to avoid harm or prejudice to the interests of the 
     parties.
       ``(C) If the Commission determines, on the basis of facts 
     alleged in the complaint and other facts available to the 
     Commission, that the complaint is clearly without merit, the 
     Commission may--
       ``(i) order expedited proceedings, shortening the time 
     periods for proceedings under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and 
     (4) as necessary to allow the matter to be resolved in 
     sufficient time before the election to avoid harm or 
     prejudice to the interests of the parties; or
       ``(ii) if the Commission determines that there is 
     insufficient time to conduct proceedings before the election, 
     summarily dismiss the complaint.''.
       (b) Referral to Attorney General.--Section 309(a)(5) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)) 
     is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) The Commission may at any time, by an affirmative 
     vote of at least 4 of its members, refer a possible violation 
     of this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, to the Attorney General of the United States, 
     without regard to any limitation set forth in this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 509. INITIATION OF ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDING.

       Section 309(a)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``reason to 
     believe that'' and inserting ``reason to investigate 
     whether''.
 TITLE VI--SEVERABILITY; CONSTITUTIONALITY; EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS

     SEC. 601. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, 
     or the application of a pro

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     vision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to 
     be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and amendments 
     made by this Act, and the application of the provisions and 
     amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
     affected by the holding.

     SEC. 602. REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES.

       An appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court of the 
     United States from any final judgment, decree, or order 
     issued by any court ruling on the constitutionality of any 
     provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act.

     SEC. 603. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act take effect January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 604. REGULATIONS.

       The Federal Election Commission shall prescribe any 
     regulations required to carry out this Act and the amendments 
     made by this Act not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

237

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affirmative

Nays

186

para.80.39                   [Roll No. 379]

                                AYES--237

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--186

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Christensen
     Conyers
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Istook
     Kilpatrick
     Martinez
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Towns
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was agreed 
to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. EMERSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.80.40  committee resignation--majority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KLUG, laid before the House the following 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 30, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker's Rooms, U.S. House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I want to thank you for your kind letter 
     this week celebrating our successes on privatization, and 
     also to respond to your suggestions that we map out a 
     blueprint for further achievements in the next session of 
     Congress.
       In fact, my staff and I discussed the same idea some weeks 
     back, and we're excited about your request. As you and I 
     discussed, we will focus on options for privatizing Amtrak, 
     Social Security, the power marketing resources including TVA, 
     and the United States Post Office. You can expect the report 
     shortly after Thanksgiving.
       We will lay out for you legislative options and document 
     how other countries built political consensus to make tough 
     decisions. I am convinced we can net the Treasury hundreds of 
     billions of dollars, and at the same time provide better 
     services to U.S. taxpayers.
       Unfortunately, because of the time commitment to this 
     project and future business plans in Wisconsin, I will have 
     to make a difficult choice.
       Today I am tendering my resignation from the Commerce 
     Committee.
       I'm proud of what the Committee accomplished during my 
     tenure. With Chairman Tom Bliley's leadership, we speeded up 
     the FDA's approval of new drugs saving thousands of lives. We 
     deregulated the exploding telecommunications industry. 
     Perhaps most important of all, our bold plan saved Medicare 
     for our children.
       I deeply appreciate your leadership and friendship. I look 
     forward to finishing one last assignment for you.
           Sincerely yours,
                                                      Scott Klug. 

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.80.41  committee election--majority

  Mr. BOEHNER, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 515):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and she is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Commerce: Mrs. Wilson.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.80.42  commerce, state, justice and judiciary appropriations for fy 
          1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 508 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4276) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agen

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cies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; 
and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman, reported that the 
Committee, having had under consideration said bill, had come to no 
resolution thereon.

para.80.43  senate bills and joint resolutions referred

  Bills and joint resolutions of the Senate of the following titles were 
taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1325. An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
     Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce for 
     fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Science.
       S. 1883. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery and the Claude 
     Harris Aquacultural Research Center to the State of Alabama, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       S.J. Res. 35. Joint Resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Pacific Northwest Emergency Management 
     Arrangement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       S.J. Res. 51. Joint Resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact 
     entered into between the States of Maryland and West 
     Virginia; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.80.44  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 434. An Act to provide for the conveyance of small 
     parcels of land in the Carson National Forest and the Santa 
     Fe National Forest, New Mexico, to the village of El Rito and 
     the town of Jemez Springs, New Mexico.
       H.R. 643. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     to be constructed at the corner of Superior and Huron Roads, 
     in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. Stokes United States 
     Courthouse''.
       H.R. 765. An Act to ensure maintenance of a herd of wild 
     horses in Cape Lookout National Seashore.
       H.R. 872. An Act to establish rules governing product 
     liability actions against raw materials and bulk component 
     suppliers to medical device manufacturers, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1085. An Act to revise, codify, and enact without 
     substantive change certain general and permanent laws, 
     related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, 
     and organizations, as title 36, United States Code, 
     ``Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and 
     Organizations''.
       H.R. 1385. An Act to consolidate, coordinate, and improve 
     employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation 
     programs in the United States, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3152. An Act to provide that certain volunteers at 
     private non-profit food banks are not employees for purposes 
     of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
       H.R. 3504. An Act to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act 
     to authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center 
     for the Performing Arts and to further define the criteria 
     for capital repair and operation and maintenance.
       H.R. 3731. An Act to designate the auditorium located 
     within the Sandia Technology Transfer Center in Albuquerque, 
     New Mexico, as the ``Steve Schiff Auditorium''.
       H.R. 4237. An Act to amend the District of Columbia 
     Convention Center and Sports Arena Authorization Act of 1995 
     to revise the revenues and activities covered under such Act, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4354. An Act to establish the United States Capitol 
     Police Memorial Fund on behalf of the families of Detective 
     John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph 
     Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police.

para.80.45  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. KILPATRICK, for today and August 4;
  To Mr. ORTIZ, for today through 12 noon on August 4; and
  To Mr. POMEROY, for today.
  And then,

para.80.46  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BILIRAKIS, at 11 o'clock and 9 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.80.47  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2759. 
     A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with 
     respect to the requirements for the admission of nonimmigrant 
     nurses who will practice in health professional shortage 
     areas; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-668). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3047. A 
     bill to authorizes expansion of Fort Davis National Historic 
     Site in Fort Davis, Texas, by 16 acres (Rept. No. 105-669). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina: Committee on Appropriations. 
     H.R. 4380. A bill making appropriations for the government of 
     the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in 
     whole or in part against revenues of said District for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-670). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 4342. A bill 
     to make miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade 
     laws, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-671). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. House Concurrent 
     Resolution 213. Resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress that the European Union is unfairly restricting the 
     importation of United States agriculture products and the 
     elimination of such restrictions should be a top priority in 
     trade negotiations with the European Union; with amendments 
     (Rept. No. 105-672). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.80.48  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 4380. A bill making appropriations for the government 
     of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable 
     in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4381. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a nonrefundable tax credit for law 
     enforcement officers who purchase armor vests, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Green, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mrs. Cubin, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, and Ms. Furse):
       H.R. 4382. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend the program for mammography quality 
     standards; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Towns, and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 4383. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for uniform food safety warning 
     notification requirements, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H.R. 4384. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to continuation of operating assistance for small 
     transit operators in large urbanized areas; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McNULTY (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Shaw, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Wolf, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Kim, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Cox of California, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Goss, Mr. Goode, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Morella, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Engel, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Towns, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Ryun, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Skaggs, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Wicker,

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             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Souder, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 4385. A bill to designate the national cemetary in 
     Saratoga, New York, as the ``Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga 
     National Cemetary''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Weller, and Mr. 
             Metcalf):
       H.R. 4386. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the tax treatment of section 42 housing 
     cooperatives and the shareholders of such cooperatives, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 4387. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to eliminate the duty on certain 
     electromagnets; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky):
       H. Con. Res. 314. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to war crimes against 
     United States military personnel and their families, and in 
     particular to the war crimes committed in El Salvador against 
     United States Army pilots David H. Pickett and Earnest 
     Dawson, Jr.; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 315. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress condemning the atrocities by Serbian 
     police and military forces against Albanians in Kosova and 
     urging that blocked assets of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) under control of the 
     United States and other governments be used to compensate the 
     Albanians in Kosova for losses suffered through Serbian 
     police and military action; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 515. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to. 

para.80.49  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of Rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 218: Mr. Sununu and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Ensign, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Cook, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
     Pitts, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. Granger, 
     Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bass, Mr. Weller, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
     Jenkins, Mr. White, Mrs. Bono, Mr. McHale, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Payne, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stokes, 
     Mr. Strickland, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1773: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Traficant and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
     LaFalce, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2804: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2828: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H.R. 2840: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2951: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 3032: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 3255: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 3261: Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 3553: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, 
     Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Jefferson, 
     Mr. McDermott, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Wolf and Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Hastert and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 3622: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 3641: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 3698: Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 3702: Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Frost, and 
     Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. White.
       H.R. 3802: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 3843: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 3870: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     Souder, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 3918: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 4035: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. 
     DeGette, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Gordon, 
     Mr. Stokes, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Green, Mr. Taylor 
     of Mississippi, Mr. Levin, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Serrano, and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 4036: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. 
     DeGette, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Stokes, 
     Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Green, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Thompson, and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 4062: Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 4095: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 4122: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 4127: Mr. Baldacci and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 4138: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Waxman, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 4213: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Barcia 
     of Michigan, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 4220: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 4235: Mr. Ortiz and Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 4281: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 4283: Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. 
     McNulty.
       H.R. 4339: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
     Turner, and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 4353: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 4362: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Lee, Mr. Torres, Mr. Oberstar, and 
     Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 4370: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Sessions.
       H. Con. Res. 258: Mr. Petri, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Slaughter, 
     Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. 
     Engel.
       H. Con. Res. 290: Mr. Holden, Mr. Hill, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, Mr. Everett, and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H. Con. Res. 312: Mr. Hefley.
       H. Con. Res. 313: Mr. Payne, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     and Mr. Serrano.



.
                      TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1998 (81)

  The House was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by the SPEAKER, when, 
pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, Members 
were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.81.1  recess--9:33 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 10 o'clock a.m.

para.81.2  after recess--10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, called the House to order.

para.81.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, August 3, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.81.4  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10490. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Aleutian Distict of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 971208298-8055-
     02; I.D, 071698A] received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10491. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 071698H] 
     received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       10492. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 071698E] 
     received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       10493. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in the Eastern Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 071698I] 
     received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       10494. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 071698G] 
     received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       10495. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 070298A] 
     received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.

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       10496. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Scallop Fishery off Alaska; Amendment 3 [Docket No. 
     980402084-8166-02; I.D. 032398B] (RIN: 0648-AJ51) received 
     July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       10497. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Regulatory Area [Docket 
     No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 071398A] received July 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10498. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     ``Other Rockfish'' in the Eastern Regulatory Area of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 071698F] 
     received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       10499. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of budget program revisions 
     for the Commodity Credit Corporation for FY 1998 and FY 1999 
     totaling $600 million, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 714c; (H. Doc. 
     No. 105--296); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       10500. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a report to Congress on 
     direct spending or receipts legislation within seven days of 
     enactment; to the Committee on the Budget.
       10501. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Statement Of The Commission Regarding Disclosure Of Year 2000 
     Issues And Consequences By Public Companies, Investment 
     Advisers, Investment Companies, And Municipal Securities 
     Issuers [Release Nos. 33-7558; 34-40277; IA-1738; IC-23366; 
     International Series Release No. 1149] received July 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10502. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina [DTC-71-98] 
     received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10503. A letter from the Employee Benefits Manager, Farm 
     Credit Bank, transmitting a report on the Annual Federal 
     Pension Plans, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10504. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Interstate Commission On the Potomac River Basin, 
     transmitting the Fifty-Seventh Financial Statement for the 
     period October 1, 1996--September 30, 1997; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10505. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     ``Other Rockfish'' in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 071798A] 
     received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       10506. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Northern Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 071698D] 
     received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       10507. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Geographical Description Of Kodiak, Alaska Customs Port Of 
     Entry [T.D. 98-65] received July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.81.5  private calendar

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, directed the Private Calendar to 
be called.
  When,

para.81.6  bills passed

  The bills of the following titles were severally considered, read 
twice, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, were severally 
read a third time by title, and passed:
  H.R. 379. A bill for the relief of Larry Errol Pieterse.
  H.R. 2744. A bill for the relief of Chong Ho Kwak.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bills, severally.

para.81.7  bill passed over

  By unanimous consent, the bill of the following title was passed over 
without prejudice and retains its place on the Private Calendar:
  S. 1304. An Act for the relief of Belinda McGregor.
  Motions severally made to reconsider the votes whereby each bill on 
the Private Calendar was disposed of today were, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.81.8  osha safety and emergency information

  Mr. BALLENGER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4037) 
to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to 
recognize that electronic forms of providing Material Safety Data Sheets 
provide the same level of access to information as paper copies and to 
improve the presentation of safety and emergency information on such 
Data Sheets; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, recognized Mr. BALLENGER and Mr. 
ROEMER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.81.9  ocean shipping reform

  Mr. SHUSTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 414) to amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to encourage competition in 
international shipping and growth of United States exports, and for 
other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, recognized Mr. SHUSTER and Mr. 
CLEMENT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.

para.81.10  airport improvement program reauthorization

  Mr. SHUSTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4057) 
to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the 
Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, recognized Mr. SHUSTER and Mr. 
LIPINSKI, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.81.11  credit union membership access

  Mr. LEACH moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1151) to amend the Federal 
Credit Union Act to clarify existing law and ratify the longstanding 
policy of the National Credit Union Administration Board with regard to 
field of membership of Federal credit unions:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

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     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Credit 
     Union Membership Access Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

       Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
       Sec. 2. Findings.
       Sec. 3. Definitions.

                    TITLE I--CREDIT UNION MEMBERSHIP

       Sec. 101. Fields of membership.
       Sec. 102. Criteria for approval of expansion of membership 
           of multiple common-bond credit unions.
       Sec. 103. Geographical guidelines for community credit 
           unions.

                 TITLE II--REGULATION OF CREDIT UNIONS

       Sec. 201. Financial statement and audit requirements.
       Sec. 202. Conversion of insured credit unions.
       Sec. 203. Limitation on member business loans.
       Sec. 204. National Credit Union Administration Board 
           membership.
       Sec. 205. Report and congressional review requirement for 
           certain regulations.

        TITLE III--CAPITALIZATION AND NET WORTH OF CREDIT UNIONS

       Sec. 301. Prompt corrective action.
       Sec. 302. National credit union share insurance fund equity 
           ratio, available assets ratio, and standby premium 
           charge.
       Sec. 303. Access to liquidity.

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

       Sec. 401. Study and report on differing regulatory 
           treatment.
       Sec. 402. Update on review of regulations and paperwork 
           reductions.
       Sec. 403. Treasury report on reduced taxation and viability 
           of small banks.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The American credit union movement began as a 
     cooperative effort to serve the productive and provident 
     credit needs of individuals of modest means.
       (2) Credit unions continue to fulfill this public purpose, 
     and current members and membership groups should not face 
     divestiture from the financial services institution of their 
     choice as a result of recent court action.
       (3) To promote thrift and credit extension, a meaningful 
     affinity and bond among members, manifested by a commonality 
     of routine interaction, shared and related work experiences, 
     interests, or activities, or the maintenance of an otherwise 
     well-understood sense of cohesion or identity is essential to 
     the fulfillment of the public mission of credit unions.
       (4) Credit unions, unlike many other participants in the 
     financial services market, are exempt from Federal and most 
     State taxes because they are member-owned, democratically 
     operated, not-for-profit organizations generally managed by 
     volunteer boards of directors and because they have the 
     specified mission of meeting the credit and savings needs of 
     consumers, especially persons of modest means.
       (5) Improved credit union safety and soundness provisions 
     will enhance the public benefit that citizens receive from 
     these cooperative financial services institutions.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act--
       (1) the term ``Administration'' means the National Credit 
     Union Administration;
       (2) the term ``Board'' means the National Credit Union 
     Administration Board;
       (3) the term ``Federal banking agencies'' has the same 
     meaning as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
       (4) the terms ``insured credit union'' and ``State-
     chartered insured credit union'' have the same meanings as in 
     section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act; and
       (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Treasury.
                     TITLE I--CREDIT UNION MEMBERSHIP

     SEC. 101. FIELDS OF MEMBERSHIP.

       Section 109 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1759) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``Federal credit union membership shall 
     consist of'' and inserting ``(a) In General.--Subject to 
     subsection (b), Federal credit union membership shall consist 
     of''; and
       (B) by striking ``, except that'' and all that follows 
     through ``rural district''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(b) Membership Field.--Subject to the other provisions of 
     this section, the membership of any Federal credit union 
     shall be limited to the membership described in 1 of the 
     following categories:
       ``(1) Single common-bond credit union.--1 group that has a 
     common bond of occupation or association.
       ``(2) Multiple common-bond credit union.--More than 1 
     group--
       ``(A) each of which has (within the group) a common bond of 
     occupation or association; and
       ``(B) the number of members of each of which (at the time 
     the group is first included within the field of membership of 
     a credit union described in this paragraph) does not exceed 
     any numerical limitation applicable under subsection (d).
       ``(3) Community credit union.--Persons or organizations 
     within a well-defined local community, neighborhood, or rural 
     district.
       ``(c) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) Grandfathered members and groups.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b)--
       ``(i) any person or organization that is a member of any 
     Federal credit union as of the date of enactment of the 
     Credit Union Membership Access Act may remain a member of the 
     credit union after that date of enactment; and
       ``(ii) a member of any group whose members constituted a 
     portion of the membership of any Federal credit union as of 
     that date of enactment shall continue to be eligible to 
     become a member of that credit union, by virtue of membership 
     in that group, after that date of enactment.
       ``(B) Successors.--If the common bond of any group referred 
     to in subparagraph (A) is defined by any particular 
     organization or business entity, subparagraph (A) shall 
     continue to apply with respect to any successor to the 
     organization or entity.
       ``(2) Exception for underserved areas.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (b), in the case of a Federal credit union, the 
     field of membership category of which is described in 
     subsection (b)(2), the Board may allow the membership of the 
     credit union to include any person or organization within a 
     local community, neighborhood, or rural district if--
       ``(A) the Board determines that the local community, 
     neighborhood, or rural district--
       ``(i) is an `investment area', as defined in section 
     103(16) of the Community Development Banking and Financial 
     Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4703(16)), and meets such 
     additional requirements as the Board may impose; and
       ``(ii) is underserved, based on data of the Board and the 
     Federal banking agencies (as defined in section 3 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act), by other depository 
     institutions (as defined in section 19(b)(1)(A) of the 
     Federal Reserve Act); and
       ``(B) the credit union establishes and maintains an office 
     or facility in the local community, neighborhood, or rural 
     district at which credit union services are available.
       ``(d) Multiple Common-Bond Credit Union Group 
     Requirements.--
       ``(1) Numerical limitation.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), only a group with fewer than 3,000 members 
     shall be eligible to be included in the field of membership 
     category of a credit union described in subsection (b)(2).
       ``(2) Exceptions.--In the case of any Federal credit union, 
     the field of membership category of which is described in 
     subsection (b)(2), the numerical limitation in paragraph (1) 
     of this subsection shall not apply with respect to--
       ``(A) any group that the Board determines, in writing and 
     in accordance with the guidelines and regulations issued 
     under paragraph (3), could not feasibly or reasonably 
     establish a new single common-bond credit union, the field of 
     membership category of which is described in subsection 
     (b)(1) because--
       ``(i) the group lacks sufficient volunteer and other 
     resources to support the efficient and effective operation of 
     a credit union;
       ``(ii) the group does not meet the criteria that the Board 
     has determined to be important for the likelihood of success 
     in establishing and managing a new credit union, including 
     demographic characteristics such as geographical location of 
     members, diversity of ages and income levels, and other 
     factors that may affect the financial viability and stability 
     of a credit union; or
       ``(iii) the group would be unlikely to operate a safe and 
     sound credit union;
       ``(B) any group transferred from another credit union--
       ``(i) in connection with a merger or consolidation 
     recommended by the Board or any appropriate State credit 
     union supervisor based on safety and soundness concerns with 
     respect to that other credit union; or
       ``(ii) by the Board in the Board's capacity as conservator 
     or liquidating agent with respect to that other credit union; 
     or
       ``(C) any group transferred in connection with a voluntary 
     merger, having received conditional approval by the 
     Administration of the merger application prior to October 25, 
     1996, but not having consummated the merger prior to October 
     25, 1996, if the merger is consummated not later than 180 
     days after the date of enactment of the Credit Union 
     Membership Access Act.
       ``(3) Regulations and guidelines.--The Board shall issue 
     guidelines or regulations, after notice and opportunity for 
     comment, setting forth the criteria that the Board will apply 
     in determining under this subsection whether or not an 
     additional group may be included within the field of 
     membership category of an existing credit union described in 
     subsection (b)(2).
       ``(e) Additional Membership Eligibility Provisions.--
       ``(1) Membership eligibility limited to immediate family or 
     household members.--No individual shall be eligible for 
     membership in a credit union on the basis of the relationship 
     of the individual to another person who is eligible for 
     membership in the credit union, unless the individual is a 
     member of the immediate family or household (as those terms 
     are defined by the Board, by regulation) of the other person.
       ``(2) Retention of membership.--Except as provided in 
     section 118, once a person becomes a member of a credit union 
     in accordance with this title, that person or organization 
     may remain a member of that credit union until the person or 
     organization chooses to withdraw from the membership of the 
     credit union.''.

     SEC. 102. CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL OF EXPANSION OF MEMBERSHIP OF 
                   MULTIPLE COMMON-BOND CREDIT UNIONS.

       Section 109 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1759) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Criteria for Approval of Expansion of Multiple 
     Common-Bond Credit Unions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Board shall--
       ``(A) encourage the formation of separately chartered 
     credit unions instead of approving an application to include 
     an additional group within the field of membership of an 
     existing credit union whenever practicable and consistent 
     with reasonable standards for the safe and sound operation of 
     the credit union; and
       ``(B) if the formation of a separate credit union by the 
     group is not practicable or consistent with the standards 
     referred to in sub

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     paragraph (A), require the inclusion of the group in the 
     field of membership of a credit union that is within 
     reasonable proximity to the location of the group whenever 
     practicable and consistent with reasonable standards for the 
     safe and sound operation of the credit union.
       ``(2) Approval criteria.--The Board may not approve any 
     application by a Federal credit union, the field of 
     membership category of which is described in subsection 
     (b)(2) to include any additional group within the field of 
     membership of the credit union (or an application by a 
     Federal credit union described in subsection (b)(1) to 
     include an additional group and become a credit union 
     described in subsection (b)(2)), unless the Board determines, 
     in writing, that--
       ``(A) the credit union has not engaged in any unsafe or 
     unsound practice (as defined in section 206(b)) that is 
     material during the 1-year period preceding the date of 
     filing of the application;
       ``(B) the credit union is adequately capitalized;
       ``(C) the credit union has the administrative capability to 
     serve the proposed membership group and the financial 
     resources to meet the need for additional staff and assets to 
     serve the new membership group;
       ``(D) any potential harm that the expansion of the field of 
     membership of the credit union may have on any other insured 
     credit union and its members is clearly outweighed in the 
     public interest by the probable beneficial effect of the 
     expansion in meeting the convenience and needs of the members 
     of the group proposed to be included in the field of 
     membership; and
       ``(E) the credit union has met such additional requirements 
     as the Board may prescribe, by regulation.''.

     SEC. 103. GEOGRAPHICAL GUIDELINES FOR COMMUNITY CREDIT 
                   UNIONS.

       Section 109 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1759) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Regulations Required for Community Credit Unions.--
       ``(1) Definition of well-defined local community, 
     neighborhood, or rural district.--The Board shall prescribe, 
     by regulation, a definition for the term `well-defined local 
     community, neighborhood, or rural district' for purposes of--
       ``(A) making any determination with regard to the field of 
     membership of a credit union described in subsection (b)(3); 
     and
       ``(B) establishing the criteria applicable with respect to 
     any such determination.
       ``(2) Scope of application.--The definition prescribed by 
     the Board under paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any 
     application to form a new credit union, or to alter or expand 
     the field of membership of an existing credit union, that is 
     filed with the Board after the date of enactment of the 
     Credit Union Membership Access Act.''.
                 TITLE II--REGULATION OF CREDIT UNIONS

     SEC. 201. FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 202(a)(6) of the Federal Credit 
     Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1782(a)(6)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(C) Accounting principles.--
       ``(i) In general.--Accounting principles applicable to 
     reports or statements required to be filed with the Board by 
     each insured credit union shall be uniform and consistent 
     with generally accepted accounting principles.
       ``(ii) Board determination.--If the Board determines that 
     the application of any generally accepted accounting 
     principle to any insured credit union is not appropriate, the 
     Board may prescribe an accounting principle for application 
     to the credit union that is no less stringent than generally 
     accepted accounting principles.
       ``(iii) De minimis exception.--This subparagraph shall not 
     apply to any insured credit union, the total assets of which 
     are less than $10,000,000, unless prescribed by the Board or 
     an appropriate State credit union supervisor.
       ``(D) Large credit union audit requirement.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each insured credit union having total 
     assets of $500,000,000 or more shall have an annual 
     independent audit of the financial statements of the credit 
     union, performed in accordance with generally accepted 
     auditing standards by an independent certified public 
     accountant or public accountant licensed by the appropriate 
     State or jurisdiction to perform those services.
       ``(ii) Voluntary audits.--If a Federal credit union that is 
     not required to conduct an audit under clause (i), and that 
     has total assets of more than $10,000,000 conducts such an 
     audit for any purpose, using an independent auditor who is 
     compensated for his or her audit services with respect to 
     that audit, the audit shall be performed consistent with the 
     accountancy laws of the appropriate State or jurisdiction, 
     including licensing requirements.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 
     202(a)(6)(B) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1782(a)(6)(B)) is amended by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' 
     and inserting ``subparagraph (A) or (D)''.

     SEC. 202. CONVERSION OF INSURED CREDIT UNIONS.

       Section 205(b) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1785(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Except with the prior 
     written approval of the Board, no insured credit union 
     shall'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     no insured credit union shall, without the prior approval of 
     the Board'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Conversion of insured credit unions to mutual savings 
     banks.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an 
     insured credit union may convert to a mutual savings bank or 
     savings association (if the savings association is in mutual 
     form), as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act, without the prior approval of the 
     Board, subject to the requirements and procedures set forth 
     in the laws and regulations governing mutual savings banks 
     and savings associations.
       ``(B) Conversion proposal.--A proposal for a conversion 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall first be approved, and a 
     date set for a vote thereon by the members (either at a 
     meeting to be held on that date or by written ballot to be 
     filed on or before that date), by a majority of the directors 
     of the insured credit union. Approval of the proposal for 
     conversion shall be by the affirmative vote of a majority of 
     the members of the insured credit union who vote on the 
     proposal.
       ``(C) Notice of proposal to members.--An insured credit 
     union that proposes to convert to a mutual savings bank or 
     savings association under subparagraph (A) shall submit 
     notice to each of its members who is eligible to vote on the 
     matter of its intent to convert--
       ``(i) 90 days before the date of the member vote on the 
     conversion;
       ``(ii) 60 days before the date of the member vote on the 
     conversion; and
       ``(iii) 30 days before the date of the member vote on the 
     conversion.
       ``(D) Notice of proposal to board.--The Board may require 
     an insured credit union that proposes to convert to a mutual 
     savings bank or savings association under subparagraph (A) to 
     submit a notice to the Board of its intent to convert during 
     the 90-day period preceding the date of the completion of the 
     conversion.
       ``(E) Inapplicability of act upon conversion.--Upon 
     completion of a conversion described in subparagraph (A), the 
     credit union shall no longer be subject to any of the 
     provisions of this Act.
       ``(F) Limit on compensation of officials.--
       ``(i) In general.--No director or senior management 
     official of an insured credit union may receive any economic 
     benefit in connection with a conversion of the credit union 
     as described in subparagraph (A), other than--

       ``(I) director fees; and
       ``(II) compensation and other benefits paid to directors or 
     senior management officials of the converted institution in 
     the ordinary course of business.

       ``(ii) Senior management official.--For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, the term `senior management official' means a 
     chief executive officer, an assistant chief executive 
     officer, a chief financial officer, and any other senior 
     executive officer (as defined by the appropriate Federal 
     banking agency pursuant to section 32(f) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act).
       ``(G) Consistent rules.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
     of enactment of the Credit Union Membership Access Act, the 
     Administration shall promulgate final rules applicable to 
     charter conversions described in this paragraph that are 
     consistent with rules promulgated by other financial 
     regulators, including the Office of Thrift Supervision and 
     the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The rules 
     required by this clause shall provide that charter conversion 
     by an insured credit union shall be subject to regulation 
     that is no more or less restrictive than that applicable to 
     charter conversions by other financial institutions.
       ``(ii) Oversight of member vote.--The member vote 
     concerning charter conversion under this paragraph shall be 
     administered by the Administration, and shall be verified by 
     the Federal or State regulatory agency that would have 
     jurisdiction over the institution after the conversion. If 
     either the Administration or that regulatory agency 
     disapproves of the methods by which the member vote was taken 
     or procedures applicable to the member vote, the member vote 
     shall be taken again, as directed by the Administration or 
     the agency.''.

     SEC. 203. LIMITATION ON MEMBER BUSINESS LOANS.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 107 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 107A. LIMITATION ON MEMBER BUSINESS LOANS.

       ``(a) In General.--On and after the date of enactment of 
     this section, no insured credit union may make any member 
     business loan that would result in a total amount of such 
     loans outstanding at that credit union at any one time equal 
     to more than the lesser of--
       ``(1) 1.75 times the actual net worth of the credit union; 
     or
       ``(2) 1.75 times the minimum net worth required under 
     section 216(c)(1)(A) for a credit union to be well 
     capitalized.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply in the 
     case of--
       ``(1) an insured credit union chartered for the purpose of 
     making, or that has a history of primarily making, member 
     business loans to its members, as determined by the Board; or
       ``(2) an insured credit union that--
       ``(A) serves predominantly low-income members, as defined 
     by the Board; or
       ``(B) is a community development financial institution, as 
     defined in section 103 of the Community Development Banking 
     and Financial Institutions Act of 1994.
       ``(c) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       ``(1) the term `member business loan'--
       ``(A) means any loan, line of credit, or letter of credit, 
     the proceeds of which will be used for a commercial, 
     corporate or other business investment property or venture, 
     or agricultural purpose; and
       ``(B) does not include an extension of credit--
       ``(i) that is fully secured by a lien on a 1- to 4-family 
     dwelling that is the primary residence of a member;

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       ``(ii) that is fully secured by shares in the credit union 
     making the extension of credit or deposits in other financial 
     institutions;
       ``(iii) that is described in subparagraph (A), if it was 
     made to a borrower or an associated member that has a total 
     of all such extensions of credit in an amount equal to less 
     than $50,000;
       ``(iv) the repayment of which is fully insured or fully 
     guaranteed by, or where there is an advance commitment to 
     purchase in full by, any agency of the Federal Government or 
     of a State, or any political subdivision thereof; or
       ``(v) that is granted by a corporate credit union (as that 
     term is defined by the Board) to another credit union.
       ``(2) the term `net worth'--
       ``(A) with respect to any insured credit union, means the 
     credit union's retained earnings balance, as determined under 
     generally accepted accounting principles; and
       ``(B) with respect to a credit union that serves 
     predominantly low-income members, as defined by the Board, 
     includes secondary capital accounts that are--
       ``(i) uninsured; and
       ``(ii) subordinate to all other claims against the credit 
     union, including the claims of creditors, shareholders, and 
     the Fund; and
       ``(3) the term `associated member' means any member having 
     a shared ownership, investment, or other pecuniary interest 
     in a business or commercial endeavor with the borrower.
       ``(d) Effect on Existing Loans.--An insured credit union 
     that has, on the date of enactment of this section, a total 
     amount of outstanding member business loans that exceeds the 
     amount permitted under subsection (a) shall, not later than 3 
     years after that date of enactment, reduce the total amount 
     of outstanding member business loans to an amount that is not 
     greater than the amount permitted under subsection (a).
       ``(e) Consultation and Cooperation With State Credit Union 
     Supervisors.--In implementing this section, the Board shall 
     consult and seek to work cooperatively with State officials 
     having jurisdiction over State-chartered insured credit 
     unions.''.
       (b) Study and Report.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of member 
     business lending by insured credit unions, including--
       (A) an examination of member business lending over $500,000 
     and under $50,000, and a breakdown of the types and sizes of 
     businesses that receive member business loans;
       (B) a review of the effectiveness and enforcement of 
     regulations applicable to insured credit union member 
     business lending;
       (C) whether member business lending by insured credit 
     unions could affect the safety and soundness of insured 
     credit unions or the National Credit Union Share Insurance 
     Fund;
       (D) the extent to which member business lending by insured 
     credit unions helps to meet financial services needs of low- 
     and moderate-income individuals within the field of 
     membership of insured credit unions;
       (E) whether insured credit unions that engage in member 
     business lending have a competitive advantage over other 
     insured depository institutions, and if any such advantage 
     could affect the viability and profitability of such other 
     insured depository institutions; and
       (F) the effect of enactment of this Act on the number of 
     insured credit unions involved in member business lending and 
     the overall amount of commercial lending.
       (2) NCUA cooperation.--The National Credit Union 
     Administration shall, upon request, provide such information 
     as the Secretary may require to conduct the study required 
     under paragraph (1).
       (3) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the Congress on the results of the study conducted under 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 204. NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION BOARD 
                   MEMBERSHIP.

       Section 102(b) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1752a(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b) The Board'' and inserting ``(b) 
     Membership and Appointment of Board.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Board''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Appointment criteria.--
       ``(A) Experience in financial services.--In considering 
     appointments to the Board under paragraph (1), the President 
     shall give consideration to individuals who, by virtue of 
     their education, training, or experience relating to a broad 
     range of financial services, financial services regulation, 
     or financial policy, are especially qualified to serve on the 
     Board.
       ``(B) Limit on appointment of credit union officers.--Not 
     more than 1 member of the Board may be appointed to the Board 
     from among individuals who, at the time of the appointment, 
     are, or have recently been, involved with any insured credit 
     union as a committee member, director, officer, employee, or 
     other institution-affiliated party.''.

     SEC. 205. REPORT AND CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW REQUIREMENT FOR 
                   CERTAIN REGULATIONS.

       A regulation prescribed by the Board shall be treated as a 
     major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, if the regulation defines, or amends the 
     definition of--
       (1) the term ``immediate family or household'' for purposes 
     of section 109(e)(1) of the Federal Credit Union Act (as 
     added by section 101 of this Act); or
       (2) the term ``well-defined local community, neighborhood, 
     or rural district'' for purposes of section 109(g) of the 
     Federal Credit Union Act (as added by section 103 of this 
     Act).
        TITLE III--CAPITALIZATION AND NET WORTH OF CREDIT UNIONS

     SEC. 301. PROMPT CORRECTIVE ACTION.

       (a) In General.--Title II of the Federal Credit Union Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1781 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 216. PROMPT CORRECTIVE ACTION.

       ``(a) Resolving Problems To Protect Fund.--
       ``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to resolve 
     the problems of insured credit unions at the least possible 
     long-term loss to the Fund.
       ``(2) Prompt corrective action required.--The Board shall 
     carry out the purpose of this section by taking prompt 
     corrective action to resolve the problems of insured credit 
     unions.
       ``(b) Regulations Required.--
       ``(1) Insured credit unions.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Board shall, by regulation, 
     prescribe a system of prompt corrective action for insured 
     credit unions that is--
       ``(i) consistent with this section; and
       ``(ii) comparable to section 38 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act.
       ``(B) Cooperative character of credit unions.--The Board 
     shall design the system required under subparagraph (A) to 
     take into account that credit unions are not-for-profit 
     cooperatives that--
       ``(i) do not issue capital stock;
       ``(ii) must rely on retained earnings to build net worth; 
     and
       ``(iii) have boards of directors that consist primarily of 
     volunteers.
       ``(2) New credit unions.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to regulations under 
     paragraph (1), the Board shall, by regulation, prescribe a 
     system of prompt corrective action that shall apply to new 
     credit unions in lieu of this section and the regulations 
     prescribed under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Criteria for alternative system.--The Board shall 
     design the system prescribed under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) to carry out the purpose of this section;
       ``(ii) to recognize that credit unions (as cooperatives 
     that do not issue capital stock) initially have no net worth, 
     and give new credit unions reasonable time to accumulate net 
     worth;
       ``(iii) to create adequate incentives for new credit unions 
     to become adequately capitalized by the time that they 
     either--

       ``(I) have been in operation for more than 10 years; or
       ``(II) have more than $10,000,000 in total assets;

       ``(iv) to impose appropriate restrictions and requirements 
     on new credit unions that do not make sufficient progress 
     toward becoming adequately capitalized; and
       ``(v) to prevent evasion of the purpose of this section.
       ``(c) Net Worth Categories.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(A) Well capitalized.--An insured credit union is `well 
     capitalized' if--
       ``(i) it has a net worth ratio of not less than 7 percent; 
     and
       ``(ii) it meets any applicable risk-based net worth 
     requirement under subsection (d).
       ``(B) Adequately capitalized.--An insured credit union is 
     `adequately capitalized' if--
       ``(i) it has a net worth ratio of not less than 6 percent; 
     and
       ``(ii) it meets any applicable risk-based net worth 
     requirement under subsection (d).
       ``(C) Undercapitalized.--An insured credit union is 
     `undercapitalized' if--
       ``(i) it has a net worth ratio of less than 6 percent; or
       ``(ii) it fails to meet any applicable risk-based net worth 
     requirement under subsection (d).
       ``(D) Significantly undercapitalized.--An insured credit 
     union is `significantly undercapitalized'--
       ``(i) if it has a net worth ratio of less than 4 percent; 
     or
       ``(ii) if--

       ``(I) it has a net worth ratio of less than 5 percent; and
       ``(II) it--

       ``(aa) fails to submit an acceptable net worth restoration 
     plan within the time allowed under subsection (f); or
       ``(bb) materially fails to implement a net worth 
     restoration plan accepted by the Board.
       ``(E) Critically undercapitalized.--An insured credit union 
     is `critically undercapitalized' if it has a net worth ratio 
     of less than 2 percent (or such higher net worth ratio, not 
     to exceed 3 percent, as the Board may specify by regulation).
       ``(2) Adjusting net worth levels.--
       ``(A) In general.--If, for purposes of section 38(c) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Federal banking agencies 
     increase or decrease the required minimum level for the 
     leverage limit (as those terms are used in that section 38), 
     the Board may, by regulation, and subject to subparagraph (B) 
     of this paragraph, correspondingly increase or decrease 1 or 
     more of the net worth ratios specified in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (D) of paragraph (1) of this subsection in an amount 
     that is equal to not more than the difference between the 
     required minimum level most recently established by the 
     Federal banking agencies and 4 percent of total assets (with 
     respect to institutions regulated by those agencies).
       ``(B) Determinations required.--The Board may increase or 
     decrease net worth ratios under subparagraph (A) only if the 
     Board--
       ``(i) determines, in consultation with the Federal banking 
     agencies, that the reason for the increase or decrease in the 
     required minimum level for the leverage limit also justifies 
     the adjustment in net worth ratios; and
       ``(ii) determines that the resulting net worth ratios are 
     sufficient to carry out the purpose of this section.
       ``(C) Transition period required.--If the Board increases 
     any net worth ratio under this paragraph, the Board shall 
     give insured credit unions a reasonable period of time to 
     meet the increased ratio.
       ``(d) Risk-Based Net Worth Requirement for Complex Credit 
     Unions.--

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       ``(1) In general.--The regulations required under 
     subsection (b)(1) shall include a risk-based net worth 
     requirement for insured credit unions that are complex, as 
     defined by the Board based on the portfolios of assets and 
     liabilities of credit unions.
       ``(2) Standard.--The Board shall design the risk-based net 
     worth requirement to take account of any material risks 
     against which the net worth ratio required for an insured 
     credit union to be adequately capitalized may not provide 
     adequate protection.
       ``(e) Earnings-Retention Requirement Applicable to Credit 
     Unions That Are Not Well Capitalized.--
       ``(1) In general.--An insured credit union that is not well 
     capitalized shall annually set aside as net worth an amount 
     equal to not less than 0.4 percent of its total assets.
       ``(2) Board's authority to decrease earnings-retention 
     requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Board may, by order, decrease the 
     0.4 percent requirement in paragraph (1) with respect to a 
     credit union to the extent that the Board determines that the 
     decrease--
       ``(i) is necessary to avoid a significant redemption of 
     shares; and
       ``(ii) would further the purpose of this section.
       ``(B) Periodic review required.--The Board shall 
     periodically review any order issued under subparagraph (A).
       ``(f) Net Worth Restoration Plan Required.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each insured credit union that is 
     undercapitalized shall submit an acceptable net worth 
     restoration plan to the Board within the time allowed under 
     this subsection.
       ``(2) Assistance to small credit unions.--The Board (or the 
     staff of the Board) shall, upon timely request by an insured 
     credit union with total assets of less than $10,000,000, and 
     subject to such regulations or guidelines as the Board may 
     prescribe, assist that credit union in preparing a net worth 
     restoration plan.
       ``(3) Deadlines for submission and review of plans.--The 
     Board shall, by regulation, establish deadlines for 
     submission of net worth restoration plans under this 
     subsection that--
       ``(A) provide insured credit unions with reasonable time to 
     submit net worth restoration plans; and
       ``(B) require the Board to act on net worth restoration 
     plans expeditiously.
       ``(4) Failure to submit acceptable plan within time 
     allowed.--
       ``(A) Failure to submit any plan.--If an insured credit 
     union fails to submit a net worth restoration plan within the 
     time allowed under paragraph (3), the Board shall--
       ``(i) promptly notify the credit union of that failure; and
       ``(ii) give the credit union a reasonable opportunity to 
     submit a net worth restoration plan.
       ``(B) Submission of unacceptable plan.--If an insured 
     credit union submits a net worth restoration plan within the 
     time allowed under paragraph (3) and the Board determines 
     that the plan is not acceptable, the Board shall--
       ``(i) promptly notify the credit union of why the plan is 
     not acceptable; and
       ``(ii) give the credit union a reasonable opportunity to 
     submit a revised plan.
       ``(5) Accepting plan.--The Board may accept a net worth 
     restoration plan only if the Board determines that the plan 
     is based on realistic assumptions and is likely to succeed in 
     restoring the net worth of the credit union.
       ``(g) Restrictions on Undercapitalized Credit Unions.--
       ``(1) Restriction on asset growth.--An insured credit union 
     that is undercapitalized shall not generally permit its 
     average total assets to increase, unless--
       ``(A) the Board has accepted the net worth restoration plan 
     of the credit union for that action;
       ``(B) any increase in total assets is consistent with the 
     net worth restoration plan; and
       ``(C) the net worth ratio of the credit union increases at 
     a rate that is consistent with the net worth restoration 
     plan.
       ``(2) Restriction on member business loans.--
     Notwithstanding section 107A(a), an insured credit union that 
     is undercapitalized may not make any increase in the total 
     amount of member business loans (as defined in section 
     107A(c)) outstanding at that credit union at any one time, 
     until such time as the credit union becomes adequately 
     capitalized.
       ``(h) More Stringent Treatment Based on Other Supervisory 
     Criteria.--With respect to the exercise of authority by the 
     Board under regulations comparable to section 38(g) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act--
       ``(1) the Board may not reclassify an insured credit union 
     into a lower net worth category, or treat an insured credit 
     union as if it were in a lower net worth category, for 
     reasons not pertaining to the safety and soundness of that 
     credit union; and
       ``(2) the Board may not delegate its authority to 
     reclassify an insured credit union into a lower net worth 
     category or to treat an insured credit union as if it were in 
     a lower net worth category.
       ``(i) Action Required Regarding Critically Undercapitalized 
     Credit Unions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Board shall, not later than 90 days 
     after the date on which an insured credit union becomes 
     critically undercapitalized--
       ``(A) appoint a conservator or liquidating agent for the 
     credit union; or
       ``(B) take such other action as the Board determines would 
     better achieve the purpose of this section, after documenting 
     why the action would better achieve that purpose.
       ``(2) Periodic redeterminations required.--Any 
     determination by the Board under paragraph (1)(B) to take any 
     action with respect to an insured credit union in lieu of 
     appointing a conservator or liquidating agent shall cease to 
     be effective not later than the end of the 180-day period 
     beginning on the date on which the determination is made, and 
     a conservator or liquidating agent shall be appointed for 
     that credit union under paragraph (1)(A), unless the Board 
     makes a new determination under paragraph (1)(B) before the 
     end of the effective period of the prior determination.
       ``(3) Appointment of liquidating agent required if other 
     action fails to restore net worth.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     the Board shall appoint a liquidating agent for an insured 
     credit union if the credit union is critically 
     undercapitalized on average during the calendar quarter 
     beginning 18 months after the date on which the credit union 
     became critically undercapitalized.
       ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the 
     Board may continue to take such other action as the Board 
     determines to be appropriate in lieu of appointment of a 
     liquidating agent if--
       ``(i) the Board determines that--

       ``(I) the insured credit union has been in substantial 
     compliance with an approved net worth restoration plan that 
     requires consistent improvement in the net worth of the 
     credit union since the date of the approval of the plan; and
       ``(II) the insured credit union has positive net income or 
     has an upward trend in earnings that the Board projects as 
     sustainable; and

       ``(ii) the Board certifies that the credit union is viable 
     and not expected to fail.
       ``(4) Nondelegation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Board may not delegate the authority of the Board under 
     this subsection.
       ``(B) Exception.--The Board may delegate the authority of 
     the Board under this subsection with respect to an insured 
     credit union that has less than $5,000,000 in total assets, 
     if the Board permits the credit union to appeal any adverse 
     action to the Board.
       ``(j) Review Required When Fund Incurs Material Loss.--For 
     purposes of determining whether the Fund has incurred a 
     material loss with respect to an insured credit union (such 
     that the inspector general of the Board must make a report), 
     a loss is material if it exceeds the sum of--
       ``(1) $10,000,000; and
       ``(2) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total assets of 
     the credit union at the time at which the Board initiated 
     assistance under section 208 or was appointed liquidating 
     agent.
       ``(k) Appeals Process.--Material supervisory 
     determinations, including decisions to require prompt 
     corrective action, made pursuant to this section by 
     Administration officials other than the Board may be appealed 
     to the Board pursuant to the independent appellate process 
     required by section 309 of the Riegle Community Development 
     and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (or, if the Board so 
     specifies, pursuant to separate procedures prescribed by 
     regulation).
       ``(l) Consultation and Cooperation With State Credit Union 
     Supervisors.--
       ``(1) In general.--In implementing this section, the Board 
     shall consult and seek to work cooperatively with State 
     officials having jurisdiction over State-chartered insured 
     credit unions.
       ``(2) Evaluating net worth restoration plan.--In evaluating 
     any net worth restoration plan submitted by a State-chartered 
     insured credit union, the Board shall seek the views of the 
     State official having jurisdiction over the credit union.
       ``(3) Deciding whether to appoint conservator or 
     liquidating agent.--With respect to any decision by the Board 
     on whether to appoint a conservator or liquidating agent for 
     a State-chartered insured credit union--
       ``(A) the Board shall--
       ``(i) seek the views of the State official having 
     jurisdiction over the credit union; and
       ``(ii) give that official an opportunity to take the 
     proposed action;
       ``(B) the Board shall, upon timely request of an official 
     referred to in subparagraph (A), promptly provide the 
     official with--
       ``(i) a written statement of the reasons for the proposed 
     action; and
       ``(ii) reasonable time to respond to that statement;
       ``(C) if the official referred to in subparagraph (A) makes 
     a timely written response that disagrees with the proposed 
     action and gives reasons for that disagreement, the Board 
     shall not appoint a conservator or liquidating agent for the 
     credit union, unless the Board, after considering the views 
     of the official, has determined that--
       ``(i) the Fund faces a significant risk of loss with 
     respect to the credit union if a conservator or liquidating 
     agent is not appointed; and
       ``(ii) the appointment is necessary to reduce--

       ``(I) the risk that the Fund would incur a loss with 
     respect to the credit union; or
       ``(II) any loss that the Fund is expected to incur with 
     respect to the credit union; and

       ``(D) the Board may not delegate any determination under 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(m) Corporate Credit Unions Exempted.--This section does 
     not apply to any insured credit union that--
       ``(1) operates primarily for the purpose of serving credit 
     unions; and
       ``(2) permits individuals to be members of the credit union 
     only to the extent that applicable law requires that such 
     persons own shares.
       ``(n) Other Authority Not Affected.--This section does not 
     limit any authority of the Board or a State to take action in 
     addition to (but not in derogation of) that required under 
     this section.
       ``(o) Definitions.--For purposes of this section the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) Federal banking agency.--The term `Federal banking 
     agency' has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act.
       ``(2) Net worth.--The term `net worth'--
       ``(A) with respect to any insured credit union, means 
     retained earnings balance of the credit

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     union, as determined under generally accepted accounting 
     principles; and
       ``(B) with respect to a low-income credit union, includes 
     secondary capital accounts that are--
       ``(i) uninsured; and
       ``(ii) subordinate to all other claims against the credit 
     union, including the claims of creditors, shareholders, and 
     the Fund.
       ``(3) Net worth ratio.--The term `net worth ratio' means, 
     with respect to a credit union, the ratio of the net worth of 
     the credit union to the total assets of the credit union.
       ``(4) New credit union.--The term `new credit union' means 
     an insured credit union that--
       ``(A) has been in operation for less than 10 years; and
       ``(B) has not more than $10,000,000 in total assets.''.
       (b) Conservatorship and Liquidation Amendments To 
     Facilitate Prompt Corrective Action.--
       (1) Conservatorship.--Section 206(h) of the Federal Credit 
     Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1786(h)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(F) the credit union is significantly undercapitalized, 
     as defined in section 216, and has no reasonable prospect of 
     becoming adequately capitalized, as defined in section 216; 
     or
       ``(G) the credit union is critically undercapitalized, as 
     defined in section 216.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``In the case'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (C), in the 
     case''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) In the case of a State-chartered insured credit 
     union, the authority conferred by subparagraphs (F) and (G) 
     of paragraph (1) may not be exercised unless the Board has 
     complied with section 216(l).''.
       (2) Liquidation.--Section 207(a) of the Federal Credit 
     Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1787(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``himself'' and 
     inserting ``itself''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Liquidation to facilitate prompt corrective action.--
     The Board may close any credit union for liquidation, and 
     appoint itself or another (including, in the case of a State-
     chartered insured credit union, the State official having 
     jurisdiction over the credit union) as liquidating agent of 
     that credit union, if--
       ``(A) the Board determines that--
       ``(i) the credit union is significantly undercapitalized, 
     as defined in section 216, and has no reasonable prospect of 
     becoming adequately capitalized, as defined in section 216; 
     or
       ``(ii) the credit union is critically undercapitalized, as 
     defined in section 216; and
       ``(B) in the case of a State-chartered insured credit 
     union, the Board has complied with section 216(l).''.
       (c) Consultation Required.--In developing regulations to 
     implement section 216 of the Federal Credit Union Act (as 
     added by subsection (a) of this section), the Board shall 
     consult with the Secretary, the Federal banking agencies, and 
     the State officials having jurisdiction over State-chartered 
     insured credit unions.
       (d) Deadlines for Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Board shall--
       (A) publish in the Federal Register proposed regulations to 
     implement section 216 of the Federal Credit Union Act (as 
     added by subsection (a) of this section) not later than 270 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (B) promulgate final regulations to implement that section 
     216 not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Risk-based net worth requirement.--
       (A) Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board 
     shall publish in the Federal Register an advance notice of 
     proposed rulemaking, as required by section 216(d) of the 
     Federal Credit Union Act, as added by this Act.
       (B) Final regulations.--The Board shall promulgate final 
     regulations, as required by that section 216(d) not later 
     than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (e) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     section 216 of the Federal Credit Union Act (as added by this 
     section) shall become effective 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Risk-based net worth requirement.--Section 216(d) of 
     the Federal Credit Union Act (as added by this section) shall 
     become effective on January 1, 2001.
       (f) Report to Congress Required.--When the Board publishes 
     proposed regulations pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(A), or 
     promulgates final regulations pursuant to subsection 
     (d)(1)(B), the Board shall submit to the Congress a report 
     that specifically explains--
       (1) how the regulations carry out section 216(b)(1)(B) of 
     the Federal Credit Union Act (as added by this section), 
     relating to the cooperative character of credit unions; and
       (2) how the regulations differ from section 38 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and the reasons for those 
     differences.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Amendments relating to enforcement of prompt corrective 
     action.--Section 206(k) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1786(k)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or section 216'' after 
     ``this section'' each place it appears; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by inserting ``, or any final 
     order under section 216'' before the semicolon.
       (2) Conforming amendment regarding appointment of state 
     credit union supervisor as conservator.--Section 206(h)(1) of 
     the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1786(h)(1)) is 
     amended by inserting ``or another (including, in the case of 
     a State-chartered insured credit union, the State official 
     having jurisdiction over the credit union)'' after ``appoint 
     itself''.
       (3) Amendment repealing superseded provision.--Section 116 
     of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1762) is repealed.

     SEC. 302. NATIONAL CREDIT UNION SHARE INSURANCE FUND EQUITY 
                   RATIO, AVAILABLE ASSETS RATIO, AND STANDBY 
                   PREMIUM CHARGE.

       (a) In General.--Section 202 of the Federal Credit Union 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1782) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Certified Statement.--
       ``(1) Statement required.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each calendar year, in the case of 
     an insured credit union with total assets of not more than 
     $50,000,000, and for each semi-annual period in the case of 
     an insured credit union with total assets of $50,000,000 or 
     more, an insured credit union shall file with the Board, at 
     such time as the Board prescribes, a certified statement 
     showing the total amount of insured shares in the credit 
     union at the close of the relevant period and both the amount 
     of its deposit or adjustment of deposit and the amount of the 
     insurance charge due to the Fund for that period, both as 
     computed under subsection (c).
       ``(B) Exception for newly insured credit union.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a credit 
     union that became insured during the reporting period.
       ``(2) Form.--The certified statements required to be filed 
     with the Board pursuant to this subsection shall be in such 
     form and shall set forth such supporting information as the 
     Board shall require.
       ``(3) Certification.--The president of the credit union or 
     any officer designated by the board of directors shall 
     certify, with respect to each statement required to be filed 
     with the Board pursuant to this subsection, that to the best 
     of his or her knowledge and belief the statement is true, 
     correct, complete, and in accordance with this title and the 
     regulations issued under this title.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking clause (iii) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(iii) Periodic adjustment.--The amount of each insured 
     credit union's deposit shall be adjusted as follows, in 
     accordance with procedures determined by the Board, to 
     reflect changes in the credit union's insured shares:

       ``(I) annually, in the case of an insured credit union with 
     total assets of not more than $50,000,000; and
       ``(II) semi-annually, in the case of an insured credit 
     union with total assets of $50,000,000 or more.'';

       (3) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Insurance premium charges.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each insured credit union shall, at such 
     times as the Board prescribes (but not more than twice in any 
     calendar year), pay to the Fund a premium charge for 
     insurance in an amount stated as a percentage of insured 
     shares (which shall be the same for all insured credit 
     unions).
       ``(B) Relation of premium charge to equity ratio of fund.--
     The Board may assess a premium charge only if--
       ``(i) the Fund's equity ratio is less than 1.3 percent; and
       ``(ii) the premium charge does not exceed the amount 
     necessary to restore the equity ratio to 1.3 percent.
       ``(C) Premium charge required if equity ratio falls below 
     1.2 percent.--If the Fund's equity ratio is less than 1.2 
     percent, the Board shall, subject to subparagraph (B), assess 
     a premium charge in such an amount as the Board determines to 
     be necessary to restore the equity ratio to, and maintain 
     that ratio at, 1.2 percent.
       ``(3) Distributions from fund required.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Board shall effect a pro rata 
     distribution to insured credit unions after each calendar 
     year if, as of the end of that calendar year--
       ``(i) any loans to the Fund from the Federal Government, 
     and any interest on those loans, have been repaid;
       ``(ii) the Fund's equity ratio exceeds the normal operating 
     level; and
       ``(iii) the Fund's available assets ratio exceeds 1.0 
     percent.
       ``(B) Amount of distribution.--The Board shall distribute 
     under subparagraph (A) the maximum possible amount that--
       ``(i) does not reduce the Fund's equity ratio below the 
     normal operating level; and
       ``(ii) does not reduce the Fund's available assets ratio 
     below 1.0 percent.
       ``(C) Calculation based on certified statements.--In 
     calculating the Fund's equity ratio and available assets 
     ratio for purposes of this paragraph, the Board shall 
     determine the aggregate amount of the insured shares in all 
     insured credit unions from insured credit unions certified 
     statements under subsection (b) for the final reporting 
     period of the calendar year referred to in subparagraph 
     (A).'';
       (4) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) Timeliness and accuracy of data.--In calculating the 
     available assets ratio and equity ratio of the Fund, the 
     Board shall use the most current and accurate data reasonably 
     available.''; and
       (5) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
       ``(h) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) Available assets ratio.--The term `available assets 
     ratio', when applied to the Fund, means the ratio of--

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       ``(A) the amount determined by subtracting--
       ``(i) direct liabilities of the Fund and contingent 
     liabilities for which no provision for losses has been made, 
     from
       ``(ii) the sum of cash and the market value of unencumbered 
     investments authorized under section 203(c), to
       ``(B) the aggregate amount of the insured shares in all 
     insured credit unions.
       ``(2) Equity ratio.--The term `equity ratio', when applied 
     to the Fund, means the ratio of--
       ``(A) the amount of Fund capitalization, including insured 
     credit unions' 1 percent capitalization deposits and the 
     retained earnings balance of the Fund (net of direct 
     liabilities of the Fund and contingent liabilities for which 
     no provision for losses has been made); to
       ``(B) the aggregate amount of the insured shares in all 
     insured credit unions.
       ``(3) Insured shares.--The term `insured shares', when 
     applied to this section, includes share, share draft, share 
     certificate, and other similar accounts as determined by the 
     Board, but does not include amounts exceeding the insured 
     account limit set forth in section 207(c)(1).
       ``(4) Normal operating level.--The term `normal operating 
     level', when applied to the Fund, means an equity ratio 
     specified by the Board, which shall be not less than 1.2 
     percent and not more than 1.5 percent.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall become effective on January 1 of the 
     first calendar year beginning more than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 303. ACCESS TO LIQUIDITY.

       Section 204 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1784) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(f) Access to Liquidity.--The Board shall--
       ``(1) periodically assess the potential liquidity needs of 
     each insured credit union, and the options that the credit 
     union has available for meeting those needs; and
       ``(2) periodically assess the potential liquidity needs of 
     insured credit unions as a group, and the options that 
     insured credit unions have available for meeting those needs.
       ``(g) Sharing Information With Federal Reserve Banks.--The 
     Board shall, for the purpose of facilitating insured credit 
     unions' access to liquidity, make available to the Federal 
     reserve banks (subject to appropriate assurances of 
     confidentiality) information relevant to making advances to 
     such credit unions, including the Board's reports of 
     examination.''.
                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. STUDY AND REPORT ON DIFFERING REGULATORY TREATMENT.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of--
       (1) the differences between credit unions and other 
     federally insured financial institutions, including 
     regulatory differences with respect to regulations enforced 
     by the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Office of the 
     Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, and the Administration; and
       (2) the potential effects of the application of Federal 
     laws, including Federal tax laws, on credit unions in the 
     same manner as those laws are applied to other federally 
     insured financial institutions.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the Congress on the results of the study required by 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 402. UPDATE ON REVIEW OF REGULATIONS AND PAPERWORK 
                   REDUCTIONS.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Federal banking agencies shall submit a report to 
     the Congress detailing their progress in carrying out section 
     303(a) of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory 
     Improvement Act of 1994, since their submission of the report 
     dated September 23, 1996, as required by section 303(a)(4) of 
     that Act.

     SEC. 403. TREASURY REPORT ON REDUCED TAXATION AND VIABILITY 
                   OF SMALL BANKS.

       The Secretary shall, not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, submit a report to the Congress 
     containing--
       (1) recommendations for such legislative and administrative 
     action as the Secretary deems appropriate, that would reduce 
     and simplify the tax burden for--
       (A) insured depository institutions having less than 
     $1,000,000,000 in assets; and
       (B) banks having total assets of not less than 
     $1,000,000,000 nor more than $10,000,000,000; and
       (2) any other recommendations that the Secretary deems 
     appropriate that would preserve the viability and growth of 
     small banking institutions in the United States.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, recognized Mr. LEACH and Mr. 
LaFALCE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendment of the Senate was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment of the Senate was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.81.12  u.s. agriculture exports to europe

  Mr. CRANE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 213); as amended: 

       Whereas on a level playing field, United States producers 
     are the most competitive suppliers of agricultural products 
     in the world;
       Whereas United States agricultural exports reached a level 
     of $57,000,000,000 in 1997, compared to a total United States 
     merchandise trade deficit of $198,000,000,000;
       Whereas the future well-being of the Unites States 
     agricultural sector depends, to a large degree, on the 
     elimination of trade barriers and the development of new 
     export opportunities throughout the world;
       Whereas increased United States agricultural exports are 
     critical to the future of the agricultural, rural, and 
     overall economy of the United States;
       Whereas the opportunities for increased agricultural 
     exports are undermined by unfair subsidies provided by 
     trading partners of the United States, and by various tariff 
     and nontariff trade barriers imposed on highly competitive 
     United States agricultural products;
       Whereas the Foreign Agricultural Service estimates that 
     United States agricultural exports are reduced by 
     $4,700,000,000 annually due to the unjustifiable imposition 
     of sanitary and phytosanitary measures that deny or limit 
     market access to United States products;
       Whereas Asian markets account for more than 40 percent of 
     United States agricultural exports worldwide, but the 
     financial crisis in Asia has caused a severe drop in demand 
     for U.S. agricultural products and a consequent drop in world 
     commodity prices;
       Whereas multilateral trade negotiations under the auspices 
     of the World Trade Organization and the Asia Pacific Economic 
     Cooperation Forum and trade negotiations for a Free Trade 
     Area of the Americas represent significant opportunities to 
     reduce and eliminate tariff and nontariff trade barriers on 
     agricultural products;
       Whereas negotiations for country accessions to the World 
     Trade Organization, particularly China, present important 
     opportunities to reduce and eliminate these barriers;
       Whereas the United States is currently engaged in a number 
     of outstanding trade disputes regarding agricultural trade;
       Whereas disputes with the European Union regarding 
     agriculture matters involve the most intractable issues 
     between the United States and the European Union, including--
       (1) the failure to finalize a veterinary equivalency 
     program, which jeopardizes an estimated $3,000,000,000 in 
     trade in livestock products between the United States and the 
     European Union;
       (2) the ruling by the World Trade Organization that the 
     European Union has no scientific basis for banning the 
     importation of beef produced in the United States using 
     growth promoting hormones, and that the European Union must 
     remove by May 13, 1999, its import ban on beef produced using 
     growth promoting hormones;
       (3) the failure to use science, as in the beef hormone 
     case, which raises concerns about the European Union 
     fulfilling its obligations under the WTO Agreement on the 
     Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures;
       (4) the promulgation by the European Union of regulations 
     regarding the use of specified risk materials for livestock 
     products which have a disputed scientific basis and which 
     serve to impede the importation of United States livestock 
     products, despite the fact that no cases of bovine spongisorm 
     encephalopathy (mad cow disease) have been documented in the 
     United States;
       (5) the ruling by the World Trade Organization in favor of 
     the United States that the European import regime restricting 
     the importation of bananas violates numerous disciplines 
     established by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and 
     the General Agreement on Trade in Services, and that the 
     European Union must be in full compliance with the decision 
     of the World Trade Organization by January 1, 1999;
       (6) the hindering of trade in products grown with the 
     benefit of biogenetics through a politicized approval process 
     that is nontransparent and lacks a basis in science; and
       (7) continuing disputes regarding European Union subsidies 
     for dairy and canned fruit, and a number of impediments with 
     respect to wine: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) many nations, including the European Union, unfairly 
     restrict the importation of United States agricultural 
     products;
       (2) the restrictions imposed on United States agricultural 
     exports are among the most vexing problems facing United 
     States exporters;
       (3) the elimination of restrictions imposed on United 
     States agricultural exports should be a top priority of any 
     current or future trade negotiation;
       (4) the President should develop a trade agenda which 
     actively addresses agricultural trade barriers in 
     multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations and steadfastly 
     pursues full compliance with dispute settlement decisions of 
     the World Trade Organization;
       (5) in such negotiations, the United States should seek to 
     obtain competitive opportunities for United States exports of 
     agricultural

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     products in foreign markets substantially equivalent to the 
     competitive opportunities afforded to foreign exports in 
     United States markets, and to achieve fairer and more open 
     conditions of trade;
       (6) because of the significance of the issues concerning 
     agricultural trade with the European Union, the United States 
     Trade Representative should not engage in any trade 
     negotiation with the European Union if the Trade 
     Representative determines that such negotiations would 
     undermine the ability of the United States to achieve a 
     successful result in the World Trade Organization 
     negotiations on agriculture set to begin in December 1999; 
     and
       (7) the President should consult with the Congress in a 
     meaningful and timely manner concerning trade negotiations in 
     agriculture.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. CRANE and Mr. 
MATSUI, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CRANE demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.81.13  technical changes to various trade law

  Mr. CRANE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4342) to 
make miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws, and for 
other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. CRANE and Mr. 
MATSUI, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.81.14  library of congress bicentennial coin

  Mr. CASTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3790) to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of 
the bicentennial of the Library of Congress.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. CASTLE and Mr. 
GEJDENSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.81.15  james f. battin federal courthouse

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3696) to 
designate the Federal Courthouse located at 316 North 26th Street in 
Billings, Montana, as the ``James F. Battin Federal Courthouse''; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the United States courthouse located at 316 North 26th Street 
in Billings, Montana, as the `James F. Battin United States 
Courthouse.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.81.16  joseph p. kinneary united states courthouse

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 
1800) to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse 
located at 85 Marconi Boulevard in Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Joseph P. 
Kinneary United States Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.81.17  wipo copyright treaties implementation

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2281) to 
amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the World Intellectual 
Property Organization Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms 
Treaty; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
FRANK of Massachusetts, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the World Intellectual 
Property Organization Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms 
Treaty, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.81.18  h. con. res. 213--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 213) expressing the 
sense of the Congress that the European Union is unfairly restricting 
the importation of United States agriculture products and the 
elimination of such restrictions should be a top priority in trade 
negotiations with the European Union; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

420

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

4

para.81.19                   [Roll No. 380]

                                YEAS--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger

[[Page 1504]]


     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--4

     Chenoweth
     DeFazio
     Paul
     Waters

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Burton
     Conyers
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Kilpatrick
     McCarthy (MO)
     McInnis
     Poshard
     Towns
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: 
``Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
elimination of restrictions on the importation of United States 
agricultural products by United States trading partners should be a top 
priority in trade negotiations.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was passed and the title was 
amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
cocurrent resolution.

para.81.20  commerce, state, justice and judiciary appropriations for fy 
          1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 508 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4276) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  Mr. PEASE, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.81.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MOLLOHAN:

       On page 2, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $40,000,000)''.
       On page 21, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $60,000,000)''.
       On page 25, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $40,000,000)''.
       On page 64, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $20,000,000)''.
       On page 70, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       On page 85, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $9,000,000)''.
       On page 92, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       On page 99, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $109,000,000)''.
       On page 99, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $109,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

255

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

170

para.81.22                   [Roll No. 381]

                                AYES--255

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley

[[Page 1505]]


     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--170

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fossella
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Conyers
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Kilpatrick
     McCarthy (MO)
     McInnis
     Schumer
     Towns
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.81.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment, as amended, submitted by Mr. 
SKAGGS:

       Page 9, line 8, after ``$477,611,000'' insert ``(increased 
     by $100)''.
       Page 84, line 15, strike ``the Television Broadcasting to 
     Cuba Act,''.
       Page 84, line 20, strike ``and television''.
       Page 84, line 21, strike ``$383,957,000,'' and insert 
     ``$374,520,000,''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

172

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

251

para.81.24                   [Roll No. 382]

                                AYES--172

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Baesler
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Capps
     Carson
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Cummings
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Parker
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--251

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Clay
     Conyers
     Cunningham
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Kilpatrick
     McCarthy (MO)
     McInnis
     Towns
     Wolf
  So the amendment, as amended, was not agreed to; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the Senate.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETERSON, assumed the Chair.

para.81.25  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate has passed with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 4103. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 4103) ``An Act making ap

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propriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999, and for other purposes,'' requests a conference with 
the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and 
appoints Mr. Stevens, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Specter, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Bond, 
Mr. McConnell, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hutchison, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
Hollings, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Harkin, 
and Mr. Dorgan to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman, reported that the 
Committee, having had under consideration said bill, had come to no 
resolution thereon.

para.81.26  order of business--consideration of amendments to h.r. 4276

  On motion of Mr. ROGERS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, during further consideration in the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union of the bill (H.R. 4276) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes, pursuant to House Resolution 508, the 
remainder of the bill through title VI be considered as read; no 
amendment shall be in order thereto except for the following amendments, 
which shall be considered as read, shall not be subject to amendment or 
to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and shall be 
debatable for the time specified, equally divided and controlled by a 
proponent and a Member opposed thereto: An amendment by Mr. Traficant 
related to a prison study to be debatable for five minutes; a colloquy 
by Mr. Collins to be debatable for ten minutes; an amendment by Mr. 
Sanders related to SBA offsets to be debatable for five minutes; an 
amendment by Mr. Engel related to PTFP to be debatable for ten minutes; 
an amendment by Mr. Royce to strike ATP to be for debatable ten minutes; 
an amendment by Mr. Rogers related to NOAA to be for debatable ten 
minutes; an amendment by Mr. Pallone related to NOAA to be debatable for 
15 minutes; an amendment by Mr. Callahan related to NOAA to be debatable 
for ten minutes; an amendment by Mr. Farr related to NOAA to be 
debatable for ten minutes; an amendment by Mr. Callahan related to a 
general provision regarding fisheries to be debatable for twenty minutes 
(under the rule); an amendment by Mr. Gilchrest to strike section 210 to 
be debatable for fifteen minutes; an amendment by Mr. Bartlett regarding 
United Nations arrears to be debatable for fifteen minutes; an amendment 
by Mr. Stearns regarding United Nations arrears for to be debatable 
fifteen minutes; an amendment by Ms. Millender-McDonald regarding SBA to 
be debatable for five minutes; an amendment by Mr. Talent regarding SBA 
to be debatable for ten minutes; and that an amendment (made in order by 
the rule) by Mr. Mollohan to title II regarding the census be in order 
at a later point in the reading of the bill, notwithstanding that title 
II may be closed.

para.81.27  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3892

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-675) the resolution (H. Res. 516) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3892) to amend the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a program to help children 
and youth learn English, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.81.28  commerce, state, justice and judiciary appropriations fy 
          1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 508 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4276) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, 
resumed the chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.81.29  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SOUDER:

       Page 13, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $6,000,000)''.
       Page 15, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $6,000,000)''.
       Page 26, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $6,000,000)''.
       Page 30, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $6,000,000)''.
       Page 43, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $21,579,000)''.
       Page 44, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $3,600,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

91

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

327

para.81.30                   [Roll No. 383]

                                AYES--91

     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Burton
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Ehrlich
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gilman
     Goss
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Leach
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pitts
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Weldon (FL)
     Wolf

                                NOES--327

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri

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     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Archer
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Kilpatrick
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDade
     McInnis
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Oxley
     Pickering
     Stark
     Towns
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.81.31  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BASS:

       Page 25, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $19,500,000)''.
       Page 26, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $4,500,000)''.
       Page 51, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(decreased by $43,000,000)''.
       Page 51, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(decreased by $43,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

155

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

267

para.81.32                   [Roll No. 384]

                                AYES--155

     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield

                                NOES--267

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Clay
     Conyers
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Kilpatrick
     McCarthy (MO)
     McInnis
     Moakley
     Oxley
     Pickering
     Towns
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.81.33  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SCOTT:

       Page 28, line 5, insert after the amount `(reduced by 
     $105,000,000)' and insert as follows:
       Page 27, line 8, after the amount insert `(increased by 
     $36,500,000)';
       Page 28, line 14, after the amount insert `(increased by 
     $13,000,000)' and on line 16 after the amount insert 
     `(increased by $8,000,000)';
       Page 29, line 17, after the amount insert `(increased by 
     $12,000,000)'; and
       Page 30, line 3, after the amount insert `(increased by 
     $35,000,000)' and on line 4 after the amount insert 
     `(increased by $500,000)':

It was decided in the

Yeas

149

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

271

para.81.34                   [Roll No. 385]

                                AYES--149

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gilman
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Woolsey
     Wynn

[[Page 1508]]



                                NOES--271

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Clay
     Conyers
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Kilpatrick
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDade
     McInnis
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Oxley
     Pickering
     Towns
     Yates
       
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.81.35  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GUTKNECHT:

       Page 31, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $6,000,000)''.
       Page 47 line 11, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $6,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

136

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

286

para.81.36                   [Roll No. 386]

                                AYES--136

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Berry
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Brady (TX)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Lazio
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanford
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wicker

                                NOES--286

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Clay
     Conyers
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Kilpatrick
     McCarthy (MO)
     McInnis
     Moakley
     Oxley
     Pickering
     Towns
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.81.37  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. DeGETTE:

       In title I, in the item relating to ``General provisions--
     Department of Justice'', strike section 103.

It was decided in the

Yeas

148

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

271

para.81.38                   [Roll No. 387]

                                AYES--148

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)

[[Page 1509]]


     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kind (WI)
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     wens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--271

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Clay
     Conyers
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Kilpatrick
     McCarthy (MO)
     McInnis
     Moakley
     Obey
     Oxley
     Pickering
     Strickland
     Towns
     Weller
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TALENT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman, reported that the 
Committee, having had under consideration said bill, had come to no 
resolution thereon.

para.81.39  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, 
bills of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 4237. An Act to amend the District of Columbia 
     Convention Center and Sports Arena Authorization Act of 1995 
     to revise the revenues and activities covered under such Act, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3731. An Act to designate the auditorium located 
     within the Sandia Technology Transfer Center in Albuquerque, 
     New Mexico, as the ``Steve Schiff Auditorium.''
       H.R. 3504. An Act to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act 
     to authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center 
     for the Performing Arts and to further define the criteria 
     for capital repair and operation and maintenance.
       H.R. 3152. An Act to provide that certain volunteers at 
     private non-profit food banks are not employees for purposes 
     of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
       H.R. 872. An Act to establish rules governing product 
     liability actions against raw materials and bulk component 
     suppliers to medical device manufacturers, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 765. An Act to ensure maintenance of a herd of wild 
     horses on Cape Lookout National Seashore.
       H.R. 643. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     to be constructed at the corner of Superior and Huron Roads, 
     in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. Stokes United States 
     Courthouse.''
       H.R. 434. An Act to provide for the conveyance of small 
     parcels of land in the Carson National Forest and the Santa 
     Fe National Forest, New Mexico, to the village of El Rito and 
     the town of Jemez Springs, New Mexico.
       H.R. 4354. An Act to establish the United States Capitol 
     Police Memorial Fund on behalf of the families of Detective 
     John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph 
     Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police.
       H.R. 1085. An Act to revise, codify, and enact without 
     substantive change certain general and permanent laws, 
     related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, 
     and organizations, as title 36, United States Code, 
     ``Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and 
     Organizations.''

para.81.40  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. CUNNINGHAM, for today after 2 p.m. and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. McINNIS, for today.
  And then,

para.81.41  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. TALENT, at 11 o'clock and 34 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.81.42  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1865. A 
     bill to designate certain lands in the San Isabel National 
     Forest, in Colorado, as the Spanish Peaks Wilderness (Rept. 
     No. 105-673). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3498. A 
     bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act to authorize the States of Washington, Oregon, 
     and California to regulate the Dungeness crab fishery in the 
     exclusive economic zone; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     674). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 516. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3892) to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 to establish a program to help children and youth learn 
     English, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-675). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.

para.81.43  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. LAFALCE:
       H.R. 4388. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act to ensure financial institution privacy protections, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 4389. A bill to provide for the conveyance of various 
     reclamation project facilities to local water authorities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE:
       H.R. 4390. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for the travel expenses of a 
     taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business 
     travel; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Linder, and Mr. 
             Collins):
       H.R. 4391. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
     Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan area; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself and Mr. Packard):
       H.R. 4392. A bill to amend the San Luis Rey Indian Water 
     Rights Settlement Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself and Mr. LaFalce):
       H.R. 4393. A bill to revise the banking and bankruptcy 
     insolvency laws with respect to the termination and netting 
     of financial contracts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition 
     to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 4394. A bill to establish temporary enrollment 
     priorities for the conservation reserve program; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 4395. A bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement 
     Procedures Act of 1974 to prohibit a lender from requiring a 
     borrower in a residential mortgage transaction to provide the 
     lender with unlimited access to the borrower's tax return 
     information; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 4396. A bill to amend title IV of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to protect the rights 
     of participants and beneficiaries of terminated pension 
     plans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 4397. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the rules for determining whether a 
     corporation is a cooperative housing corporation for purposes 
     of such Code; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 4398. A bill to establish a commission, in honor of 
     the 105th Anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, to 
     further protect sites of importance in the historic efforts 
     to secure equal rights for women; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer):
       H.R. 4399. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the income averaging rules for 
     farmers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Bateman, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. DeLay, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Linder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Redmond, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Con. Res. 316. Concurrent resolution to express the 
     sense of Congress that State and local governments and local 
     educational agencies are encouraged to dedicate a day of 
     learning to the study and understanding of the Declaration of 
     Independence, the United States Constitution, and the 
     Federalist Papers; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Livingston, 
             Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Armey, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Lazio of New York, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Linder, 
             and Ms. Dunn of Washington):
       H. Con. Res. 317. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Members of Congress should follow the 
     examples of self-sacrifice and devotion to character 
     displayed by Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson of the United 
     States Capitol Police; to the Committee on House Oversight. 

para.81.44  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       388. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of California, relative to Assembly 
     Joint Resolution No. 60 memorializing the President and the 
     Congress of the United States to endorse, support, and fund 
     the 940th ARW as the next KC-135 unit to convert to KC135-R 
     model aircraft, because that conversion would ensure that the 
     940th ARW remains a relevant, capable, and necessary part of 
     the United States Air Force mission in the 21st century and a 
     viable and productive asset to the Department of Defense, the 
     State of California, and the nation; which was referred to 
     the Committee on National Security. 

para.81.45  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

           Mr. DeFAZIO introduced A bill (H.R. 4400) to authorize 
             the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
             certificate of documentation with appropriate 
             endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade and 
             fisheries for the vessel S.S.; which was referred to 
             the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.81.46  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 74: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 284: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 880: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 1126: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Stearns, and Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1560: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Crapo, 
     Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
     Pombo, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
     Hobson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Porter, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Gilman, 
     Mr. Poshard, Mr. Collins, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Obey, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bishop, 
     Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Carson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
     Mr. Holden, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. John, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Levin, 
     Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mr. Linder, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Olver, Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. 
     Fattah.
       H.R. 1773: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Borski and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2345: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Ortiz, 
     and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 2409: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2612: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Strickland and Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 3014: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 3048: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 3081: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Ms. 
     Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3148: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3181: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 3376: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barton 
     of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 3690: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 3702: Ms. Lofgren and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 3790: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Gilman, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Clay, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. 
     Danner, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 3831: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 3865: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Leach, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Buyer, 
     Mr. Thune, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Ganske, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Forbes, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Gekas, 
     Mr. Bachus, Mr. Fawell, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
     Royce, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 3974: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3991: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 4007: Ms. McKinney and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 4008: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 4013. Hayworth.
       H.R. 4018 Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Torres, 
     Ms. Carson, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 4034: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 4069: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 4071: Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 4092: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 4151: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 4152: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 4209: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 4213: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Blagojevich, 
     and Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 4219: Mr. Goode.

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       H.R. 4224: Mr. Green.
       H.R. 4232: Mr. Manzullo and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 4233: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     Conyers, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 4235: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 4238: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 4242: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 4258: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 4265: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 4266: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of California, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 4281: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 4283: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
     Coyne, and Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 4293: Mr. Fossella, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 4339: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 4344: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Maloney 
     of Connecticut, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. 
     Roukema, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 4346: Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Camp, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Forbes, Mr. Calvert, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Traficant, 
     and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 4358: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 4362: Ms. Danner and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 4363: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 4370: Mr. Frost, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.J. Res. 66: Mr. Bentsen.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H. Con. Res. 264: Mr. Snyder.
       H. Con. Res. 274: Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
     Mr. Hilliard,Mr. Waxman, Mr. Torres, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Deutsch, 
     Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Green.
       H. Con. Res. 299: Mr. Manzullo.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Upton, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, and Mr. Payne.

para.81.47  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       71. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Mr. Gregory D. 
     Watson of Austin, Texas, relative to expressing support for 
     an amendment to the United States Constitution limiting to 12 
     the aggregate number of years which a person may serve as a 
     member of the United States House of Representatives and 
     limiting to 12 the aggregate number of years which a person 
     may serve as a member of the United States Senate--and 
     further providing that membership in the United States Senate 
     be gained only by election and never via appointment; which 
     was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

.
                     WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1998 (82)

para.82.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETERSON 
of Pennsylvania, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   August 5, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable John E. Peterson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.82.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, announced he 
had examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, 
August 4, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.82.3  committee funding

  On motion of Mr. NEY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Oversight was discharged from further consideration of the following 
resolution (H. Res. 506):

       Resolved, 

     SECTION 1. FURTHER EXPENSES OF THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF 
                   OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

       For further expenses of the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct (hereafter in this resolution referred to as 
     the ``committee''), there shall be paid out of the applicable 
     accounts of the House of Representatives not more than 
     $200,000.

     SEC. 2. VOUCHERS.

       Payments under this resolution shall be made on vouchers 
     authorized by the committee, signed by the chairman of the 
     committee, and approved in the manner directed by the 
     Committee on House Oversight.

     SEC. 3. LIMITATION.

       Amounts shall be available under this resolution for 
     expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on 
     January 3, 1998, and ending immediately before noon on 
     January 3, 1999.

     SEC. 4. REGULATIONS.

       Amounts made available under this resolution shall be 
     expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
     Committee on House Oversight.

     SEC. 5. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY.

       The Committee on House Oversight shall have authority to 
     make adjustments in amounts under section 1, if necessary to 
     comply with an order of the President issued under section 
     254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
     of 1985 or to conform to any reduction in appropriations for 
     the purposes of such section 1.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.82.4  commerce, state, justice and judiciary appropriations for fy 
          1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, pursuant to 
House Resolution 508 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into 
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4276) making appropriations for 
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for 
other purposes.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, 
resumed; and after some time spent therein,

para.82.5  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MOLLOHAN:

       Page 45, strike lines 9 through 19 and insert the 
     following: Provided, That the Bureau of the Census may use 
     funds appropriated in this Act to continue to plan, test, and 
     prepare to implement a 2000 decennial census that uses 
     statistical sampling methods to improve the accuracy of the 
     enumeration, consistent with the recommendations of the 
     National Academy of Sciences made in response to Public Law 
     102-135, unless the Supreme Court of the United States rules 
     that these methods are contrary to the Constitution of the 
     United States or title 13 of the United States Code: Provided 
     further, That the Bureau of the Census shall also continue to 
     plan, test, and become prepared to implement a 2000 decennial 
     census without using statistical methods, in accordance with 
     the first sentence of section 209(j) of Public Law 105-119, 
     until the Supreme Court has issued decisions in or otherwise 
     disposed of all cases brought pursuant to section 209(b) of 
     Public Law 105-119 and pending as of July 15, 1998 (or the 
     time for appealing such cases to the Supreme Court has 
     expired), and shall continue such preparations beyond that 
     date only if the Supreme Court has held statistical sampling 
     methods to be contrary to the Constitution or such title 13: 
     Provided further, That the National Academy of Sciences is 
     requested to review the current plans of the Bureau of the 
     Census to conduct the decennial census using statistical 
     sampling methods and report to the Congress, not later than 
     March 1, 1999, regarding whether these plans are consistent 
     with past recommendations made by the Academy, and whether, 
     in the judgment of the Academy (or an appropriate expert 
     committee thereof), these plans represent the most feasible 
     means of producing the most accurate determination possible 
     of the actual population.

It was decided in the

Yeas

201

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negative

Nays

227

para.82.6                    [Roll No. 388]

                                AYES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell

[[Page 1512]]


     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--227

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Clay
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     McInnis
     Pickering
     Waters
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.82.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. PALLONE:

       Page 52, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $8,000,000)''.
       Page 52, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $8,000,000)''.
       Page 53, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $8,000,000)''.
       Page 53, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $8,000,000)''.
       Page 54 line 18, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $15,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

158

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

267

para.82.8                    [Roll No. 389]

                                AYES--158

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Bass
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clement
     Costello
     Cummings
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waxman
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Wynn

                                NOES--267

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Clay
     Cox
     Cunningham
     Fazio
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Maloney (NY)
     Pickering
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.82.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ENGEL:

       Page 47, line 11, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.

[[Page 1513]]

       Page 92, line 25, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

168

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

259

para.82.10                   [Roll No. 390]

                                AYES--168

     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fawell
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snowbarger
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--259

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Clay
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Kingston
     McInnis
     Pickering
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.82.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ROYCE:

       Page 51, line 9, insert ``(reduced by $180,200,000)'' after 
     ``$180,200,000''.
       Page 51, line 10, insert ``(reduced by $43,000,000)'' after 
     ``$43,000,000''.
       Page 51, line 12, insert ``(reduced by $500,000)'' after 
     ``$500,000''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

137

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

291

para.82.12                   [Roll No. 391]

                                AYES--137

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Boehner
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Leach
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield

                                NOES--291

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell

[[Page 1514]]


     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Clay
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Pickering
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.82.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BARTLETT:

       Page 78, strike line 15, and all that follows through line 
     6 on page 79. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

151

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

279

para.82.14                   [Roll No. 392]

                                AYES--151

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Foley
     Fossella
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kingston
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--279

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Clay
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Pickering
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.82.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. TALENT:

       Page 102, line 15 insert ``(increased by $7,090,000)'' 
     after the dollar amount.
       Page 103, line 7 insert ``(decreased by $7,090,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.

It was decided in the

Yeas

312

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

114

para.82.16                   [Roll No. 393]

                                AYES--312

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn

[[Page 1515]]


     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--114

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Berman
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Clay
     Clement
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Myrick
     Pickering
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.82.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. STEARNS:

       Page 78, line 19, strike ``$475,000,000,'' and insert 
     ``$365,800,000,''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

165

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

261

para.82.18                   [Roll No. 394]

                                AYES--165

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--261

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Ackerman
     Blagojevich
     Clay
     Cunningham
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     McHale
     Pickering
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.82.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CALLAHAN:

       Page 62, beginning at line 15, strike section 210 and 
     insert the following:
       Sec. 210. (a) In General.--Each of the States of Alabama, 
     Louisiana, and Mississippi has exclusive fishery management 
     authority over all fish in the Gulf of Mexico within 3 
     leagues of the coast of that State, effective July 1, 1999.
       (b) Fish Defined.--In this section, the term ``fish'' means 
     finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of marine 
     animal and plant life other than marine mammals and birds.

It was decided in the

Yeas

141

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

283

para.82.20                   [Roll No. 395]

                                AYES--141

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Everett
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam

[[Page 1516]]


     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manton
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     White
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--283

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Ackerman
     Buyer
     Clay
     Coburn
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     McDade
     McHale
     Pickering
     Stupak
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.82.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CONYERS:

       Page 116, line 5, after ``Justice'' insert ``(including any 
     independent counsel appointed under title 28 of the United 
     States Code and any employees of such independent counsel 
     acting under the authority of the Attorney General),''.
       Page 116, line 6, strike the period and insert ``(including 
     any independent counsel appointed under title 28 of the 
     United States Code and any employees of such independent 
     counsel acting under the authority of the Attorney 
     General).''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

249

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

182

para.82.22                   [Roll No. 396]

                                AYES--249

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--182

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)

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     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Clay
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. PEASE, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.82.23  commerce, state, Justice and judiciary appropriations for fy 
          1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, pursuant to House Resolution 
508 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 4276) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, 
resumed the chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman, reported that the 
Committee, having had under consideration said bill, had come to no 
resolution thereon.

para.82.24  order of business--consideration of amendments to h.r. 4276

  On motion of Mr. ROGERS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, during further consideration in the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union of the bill (H.R. 4276) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes, pursuant to House Resolution 508, no 
amendment shall be in order thereto except for the following amendments, 
which shall be considered as read, shall not be subject to amendment or 
to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and shall be 
debatable for the time specified, equally divided and controlled by a 
proponent and a Member opposed thereto: An amendment by Mr. Saxton on a 
limitation regarding foreign assets litigation to be debatable for ten 
minutes; the amendment numbered 23 by Mr. Holden to be debatable for 
five minutes; the amendment numbered 35 by Mr. Stearns to be debatable 
for five minutes; either the amendment numbered 50 or an amendment 
regarding the Standing Consultative Committee by Mr. McIntosh to be 
debatable for twenty minutes; the amendment by Mr. Kucinich to be 
debatable under the five-minute rule; and that the managers of the bill 
may make pro forma amendments to strike the last word for the purpose of 
engaging in colloquies.

para.82.25  commerce, state, Justice and judiciary appropriations for fy 
          1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 508 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4276) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, 
resumed the chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.82.26  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HUTCHINSON:

       Strike title VIII. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

82

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

345

para.82.27                   [Roll No. 397]

                                AYES--82

     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Canady
     Capps
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Etheridge
     Goode
     Granger
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Jones
     Kennelly
     Kind (WI)
     LaFalce
     Latham
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     McCollum
     Meehan
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Nussle
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Smith (MI)
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Sununu
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wolf

                                NOES--345

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Paxon
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

[[Page 1518]]

para.82.28  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HEFLEY:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:

                TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 901.--None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     Executive Order 13087 of May 28, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 30097) or 
     Executive Order 13083 of May 14, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 27651).

It was decided in the

Yeas

176

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

252

para.82.29                   [Roll No. 398]

                                AYES--176

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--252

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Barr
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Moakley
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.82.30  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KOLBE:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:

                 TITLE  --ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec.  . None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     Executive Order 13083 (titled ``Federalism'' and dated May 
     14, 1998).

It was decided in the

Yeas

417

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para.82.31                   [Roll No. 399]

                                AYES--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley

[[Page 1519]]


     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--2

     Carson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
       

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Clay
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Hinojosa
     Hutchinson
     Lampson
     Moakley
     Reyes
     Weldon (PA)
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.82.32  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. McINTOSH:

       At the end of the bill (immediately before the short 
     title), insert the following new section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used for participation by United 
     States delegates to the Standing Consultative Commission in 
     any activity of the Commission to implement the Memorandum of 
     Understanding Relating to the Treaty Between the United 
     States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 
     on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems of May 
     26, 1972, entered into in New York on September 26, 1997, by 
     the United States, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Ukraine.

It was decided in the

Yeas

240

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

188

para.82.33                   [Roll No. 400]

                                AYES--240

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Moakley
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.82.34  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KUCINICH:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:

                TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 901. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for the filing of a complaint, or any motion seeking 
     declaratory or injunctive relief pursuant thereto, in any 
     legal action brought under section 102(b)(2) of the North 
     American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 
     3312(b)(2)) or section 102(b)(2) of the Uruguay Round 
     Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3512(b)(2)). 

It was decided in the

Yeas

200

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

228

para.82.35                   [Roll No. 401]

                                AYES--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman

[[Page 1520]]


     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Linda
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey

                                NOES--228

     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Moakley
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman, pursuant to House 
Resolution 508, reported the bill back to the House with sundry 
amendments adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       On page 2, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $40,000,000)''.
       On page 21, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $60,000,000)''.
       On page 25, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $40,000,000)''.
       On page 64, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $20,000,000)''.
       On page 70, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       On page 85, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $9,000,000)''.
       On page 92, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       On page 99, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $109,000,000)''.
       On page 99, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $109,000,000)''.

       Page 7, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $1,676,000)''
       Page 7, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''
       Page 26, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $3,000,000)''
       Page 30, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $3,000,000)''

       Strike the last line of the amendment and insert 
     ``$374,520,000,''.

       On page 11, line 14, strike $6,699,000 and insert 
     $7,199,000.

       Page 32, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.

       Page 38, after line 9, insert the following:
       Sec.   . The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall 
     conduct a study, not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, of private prisons that evaluates 
     the growth and development of the private prison industry 
     during the past 15 years, training qualifications of 
     personnel at private prisons, and the security procedures of 
     such facilities, and compares the general standards and 
     conditions between private prisons and Federal prisons. The 
     results of such study shall be submitted to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary and Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.

       Page 40, line 8 insert ``(decreased by $1,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.
       Page 40, line 12 insert ``(decreased by $1,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.
       Page 40, line 13 insert ``(decreased by $1,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.
       Page 40, line 16 insert ``(decreased by $1,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.
       Page 76, line 3 insert ``(decreased by $1,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.
       Page 101, line 21 insert ``(decreased by $2,000,000)'' 
     after the dollar amount. 

       Page 52, line 19, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 52, line 25, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 53, line 2, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 53, line 5, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.

       Page 101, line 21 insert ``(increased by $250,000 to be 
     used for the National Women's Business Council as authorized 
     by section 409 of the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 
     (15 U.S.C. 631 note)'' after the dollar amount.

       Page 102, line 15 insert ``(increased by $7,090,000)'' 
     after the dollar amount.
       Page 103, line 7 insert ``(decreased by $7,090,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.

       Page 62, beginning at line 15, strike section 210.

       Page 116, line 5, after ``Justice'' insert ``(including any 
     independent counsel appointed under title 28 of the United 
     States Code and any employees of such independent counsel 
     acting under the authority of the Attorney General),''.
       Page 116, line 6, strike the period and insert ``(including 
     any independent counsel appointed under title 28 of the 
     United States Code and any employees of such independent 
     counsel acting under the authority of the Attorney 
     General).''.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:

                 TITLE  --ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec.  . None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     Executive Order 13083 (titled ``Federalism'' and dated May 
     14, 1998).

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:

                TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 901. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be used by the United States to 
     intervene against a claim for attachment in aid of execution, 
     or execution, of property of a foreign state upon a judgment 
     relating to a claim brought under section 1605(a)(7) of title 
     28, United States Code.

       Page 124, insert the following after line 2:

                TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 901. (a) Section 118 of title 28, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``Philadelphia, and 
     Schuylkill'' and inserting ``and Philadelphia''; and

[[Page 1521]]

       (2) in subsection (b) by inserting ``Schuylkill,'' after 
     ``Potter,''.
       (b)(1) This section and the amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) This section and the amendments made by this section 
     shall not affect any action commenced before the effective 
     date of this section and pending on such date in the United 
     States District Court for the Eastern District of 
     Pennsylvania.
       (3) This section and the amendments made by this section 
     shall not affect the composition, or preclude the service, of 
     any grand or petit jury summoned, impaneled, or actually 
     serving on the effective date of this section.

       At the end of the bill (immediately before the short 
     title), insert the following new section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used for participation by United 
     States delegates to the Standing Consultative Commission in 
     any activity of the Commission to implement the Memorandum of 
     Understanding Relating to the Treaty Between the United 
     States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 
     on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems of May 
     26, 1972, entered into in New York on September 26, 1997, by 
     the United States, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Ukraine.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the nays had it.
  So the motion to recommit was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on passage of the bill was postponed.

para.82.36  order of business--consideration of h.r. 2183

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2183) to 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing 
of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes, 
pursuant to House Resolution 442, the substitute amendment by Mr. 
Tierney be debated for 40 minutes; the substitute amendment by Mr. Farr 
be ebatable for 40 minutes; the substitute amendment by Mr. Doolittle be 
debatable for 40 minutes; the substitute amendment Mr. Obey be debatable 
for 40 minutes; the substitute amendment by Mr. Hutchinson be debatable 
for 60 minutes; that there be no amendments to those substitute 
amendments; and that that would conclude debate on the bill.

para.82.37  h.r. 4276--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5 of rule I, 
and clause 7 of rule XV on which the yeas and nays were ordered, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on the passage of 
the bill (H.R. 4276) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

225

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

203

para.82.38                   [Roll No. 402]

                                YEAS--225

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Moakley
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.



         THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF AUGUST 5), 1998

para.82.39  order of business--modification on consideration of h.r. 
          2183

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent,

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  Ordered, That during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2183) to 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing 
of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes, 
pursuant to House Resolution 442, (1) no further amendment shall be in 
order except those amendments described in this request, which may be 
offered only in the order stated and shall not be subject to amendment; 
and (2) the additional period of general debate prescribed under House 
Resolution 442 shall not exceed the time stated for each amendment in 
this request, and each amendment shall not otherwise be debatable. The 
amendments described in this request are amendments in the nature of a 
substitute printed in the Congressional Record pursuant to clause 6 of 
rule XXIII: Amendment numbered 15 by Mr. Tierney, for 40 minutes; 
amendment numbered 7 by Mr. Farr, for 40 minutes; amendment numbered 5 
by Mr. Doolittle, for 40 minutes; amendment numbered 4 by Mr. Obey, for 
40 minutes; and amendment numbered 8 by Mr. Hutchinson, for 60 minutes.

para.82.40  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4380

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-679) the resolution (H. Res. 517) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4380) making appropriations for the government of the 
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part 
against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.82.41  enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER, announced that pursuant to clause 4, rule I, he signed 
the following enrolled bill earlier today:

       H.R. 1151. To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to clarify 
     existing law with regard to the field of membership of 
     Federal Credit Unions, to preserve the integrity and purpose 
     of Federal Credit Unions, to enhance supervisory oversight of 
     insured credit unions, and for other purposes.

para.82.42  senate enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills and a joint 
resolution of the Senate of the following titles:

       S. 1759. An Act to grant a Federal charter to the American 
     GI Forum of the United States.
       S. 2143. An Act to amend chapter 45 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to authorize the Administrative Assistant to the 
     Chief Justice to accept voluntary services, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 2344. An Act to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transaction Act to provide for the advance payment, in full, 
     of the fiscal year 1999 payments otherwise required under 
     production flexibility contracts.
       S.J. Res. 54. A joint resolution finding the Government of 
     Iraq in unacceptable and material breach of its international 
     obligations.

para.82.43  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that the 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, a 
bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 1151. An Act to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     clarify existing law with regard to the field of membership 
     of Federal credit unions, to preserve the integrity and 
     purpose of Federal credit Unions, to enhance supervisory 
     oversight of insured credit unions, and for other purposes.

para.82.44  leave of absence

  To Mr. McINNIS, for today until 1:30 p.m.; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 6:15 p.m.
  And then,

para.82.45  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. CAMPBELL, at 12 o'clock and 15 minutes a.m., 
Thursday, August 6 (legislative day of Wednesday, August 5), 1998, the 
House adjourned until 10 o'clock a.m. today.

para.82.46  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1042. A 
     bill to amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage 
     Corridor Act of 1984 to extend the Illinois and Michigan 
     Canal Heritage Corridor Commission; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-676). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2000. A 
     bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to make 
     certain clarifications to the land bank protection 
     provisions, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-677). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2993. A 
     bill to provide for the collection of fees for the making of 
     motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks in 
     National Park System and National Wildlife Refuge System 
     units, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-678). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

         [Filed on August 6 (Legislative day, August 5), 1998]

       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 517. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4380) making appropriations for the government of the 
     District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole 
     or in part against the revenues of said District for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-679). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.82.47  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 4401. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for the establishment of a program under which long-
     term care insurance may be obtained by Federal employees and 
     annuitants; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Pickett, Mr. Everett, Mr. Armey, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Ryun, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Spence, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Cox of California, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Bateman, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Gilman, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, Mr. Goss, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Tanner, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Goode, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Bob Schaffer, 
             Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. 
             Aderholt):
       H.R. 4402. A bill to declare it to be the policy of the 
     United States to deploy a national missile defense; to the 
     Committee on National Security, and in addition to the 
     Committee on International Relations, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kleczka, and 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 4403. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of substitute adult day 
     care services under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HILLEARY (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Sanders, and Ms. Stabenow):
       H.R. 4404. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to modify the standards for calculating the per 
     beneficiary payment limits under the interim payment system 
     for home health services furnished by home health agencies 
     under the Medicare Program and the standards for setting 
     payments rates under the prospective payment system for such 
     services to achieve fair reimbursement payment rates; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 4405. A bill to amend section 3332 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to allow recipients of Federal payments to ``opt 
     out'' of the direct deposit requirements under the EFT '99 
     program; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 4406. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide that any 
     participant or beneficiary under an employee benefit plan 
     shall be entitled to de novo review in court of benefit 
     determinations under such plan; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 4407. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the credit

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     for electricity produced from certain renewable resources 
     shall apply to electricity produced from all biomass 
     facilities and to extend the placed in service deadline for 
     such credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 4408. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that tips shall not be subject to income or 
     employment taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma (for himself and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 4409. A bill to amend the Watershed Protection and 
     Flood Prevention Act to authorize the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to provide cost share assistance for the 
     rehabilitation of structural measures constructed as part of 
     water resource projects previously funded by the Secretary 
     under such Act or related laws; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, 
     and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 4410. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     protect consumers from certain unreasonable practices of 
     credit cards issuers which result in cancellation of credit, 
     higher fees or rates of interest, or other penalties that 
     result in higher or unnecessary costs to card holders who pay 
     credit card balances in full, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 4411. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers who maintain a self-insured health 
     plan for their employees a credit against income tax for a 
     portion of the cost paid for providing health coverage for 
     their employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 4412. A bill to impose restrictions on the sale of 
     cigars; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 4413. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assure prompt payment of 
     participating providers under health plans; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education 
     and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. NEUMANN:
       H.R. 4414. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security 
     benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 4415. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that the mandatory retirement age for members of the 
     Capitol Police be increased from 57 to 60; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Pickett):
       H.R. 4416. A bill to provide a limited waiver for certain 
     foreign students of the requirement to reimburse local 
     educational agencies for the costs of the students' 
     education; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H. Con. Res. 318. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Federal Trade Commission 
     should exercise its broad authority under the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act to investigate businesses that are engaging in 
     the deceptive advertising practice of misrepresenting their 
     geographic locations in telephone listings, Internet 
     advertisements, and other advertising media; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio:
       H. Con. Res. 319. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     accomplishments of members of the United States Air Force and 
     other Americans working under Air Force leadership who 
     contributed to the development of supersonic flight 
     technology; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself and Mr. Kucinich):
       H. Con. Res. 320. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     Baltic people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and 
     condemning the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression of August 
     23, 1939; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SNOWBARGER (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H. Con. Res. 321. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that money saved from efforts to combat 
     waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare Program should be 
     deposited in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund to 
     ensure the financial integrity of the Medicare Program; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned. 

para.82.48  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 465: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 1035: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
     Ensign, and Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1531: Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 1760: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 2189: Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 2321: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 2504: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2524: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2526: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 2635: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
     Dixon, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 2953: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2968: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2995: Mr. Rangel and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 3049: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 3064: Mr. Traficant and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 3066: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 3177: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Engel and Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 3602: Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 3622: Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 3637: Mr. Bishop and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3659: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Minge, and 
     Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 3687: Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 3702: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 3710: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
     Dooley of California, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. John, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Minge, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. 
     Bilirakis.
       H.R. 3738: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Capps, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H.R. 3749: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 3766: Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 3779: Mr. Manton, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Danner, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Boehlert, 
     Mr. Moakley, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 3780: Mr. Houghton and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 3795: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 3837: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Ryun, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 3905: Mr. Norwood and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 3925: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 3935: Mr. Yates, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. Olver, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 4006: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 4027: Ms. Kaptur and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 4118: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 4125: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 4126: Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 4151: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 4155: Mr. Regula and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4196: Ms. Moran of Kansas and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 4199: Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 4200: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 4211: Mr. Calvert, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Cramer, 
     Mr. Bishop, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Horn, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Scott, 
     and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 4224: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 4233: Mr. Engel, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Massachusetts, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 4257: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 4285: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 4296: Mr. McHugh, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 4308: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 4309: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 4327: Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 4332: Mr. Herger, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Lipinski, and Mrs. 
     Thurman.
       H.R. 4339: Mr. Spence, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Klink.

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       H.R. 4340: Mr. Cardin, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. 
     Myrick.
       H.R. 4361: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 4367: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 4370: Mr. Towns, Mr. Turner, and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 4399: Mr. Watkins, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Hill.
       H. Con. Res. 39: Mr. Porter.
       H. Con. Res. 185: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Markey.
       H. Con. Res. 254: Mr. Porter.
       H. Con. Res. 258: Ms. Eshoo.
       H. Con. Res. 299: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. 
     Goodling.
       H. Con. Res. 304: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H. Res. 312: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H. Res. 381: Mr. Stump.

para.82.49  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2537: Mr. DeFazio.
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                      THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1998 (83)

para.83.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
GOODLATTE, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   August 6, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Bob Goodlatte to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.83.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, August 5, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.83.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10508. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--General Administrative Regulations, 
     Subpart U; and Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement; 
     Regulations for the 1999 and Subsequent Reinsurance Years 
     (RIN: 0563-AB68) received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10509. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--General Administrative Regulations, 
     Subpart T-Federal Crop Insurance Reform, Insurance 
     Implementation; Regulations for the 1999 and Subsequent 
     Reinsurance Years; and the Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Basic Provisions; and Various Crop Insurance Provisions (RIN: 
     0563-AB67) received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10510. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Voluntary Poultry and Rabbit 
     Grading Regulations [Docket No. PY-97-004] received August 3, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10511. A letter from the Adminstrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes 
     Grown in California; Increase in Desirable Carryout Used to 
     Compute Trade Demand [FV98-989-2 IFR] received August 3, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10512. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in 
     the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; Decreased Assessment 
     Rate [Docket No. FV98-906-1 IFR] received August 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10513. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Buprofezin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300689; FRL-6018-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10514. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fluroxypyr 1-
     Methylheptyl Ester; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions [OPP-300688; FRL-6018-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10515. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Flutolanil; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300697; FRL-6021-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10516. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Reform of Affirmative Action in Federal Procurement [DFARS 
     Case 98-D007] received August 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       10517. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Financial 
     Disclosure by Federal Home Loan Banks [No. 98-28] received 
     August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       10518. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Capital; Risk-Based Capital Guidelines; Capital 
     Adequacy Guidelines; Capital Maintenance: Servicing Assets--
     received August 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       10519. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; Neurological Devices; Classification 
     of Cranial Orthosis [Docket No. 98N-0513] received August 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10520. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for 
     Massachusetts [Docket No. 971015246-7293-02; I.D. 072098D] 
     received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10521. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gear Allocation of 
     Shortraker and Rougheye Rockfish in the Aleutian Islands 
     Subarea [Docket No. 980414096-8173-02; I.D. 032698A] (RIN: 
     0648-AJ99) received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10522. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-
     Grouper Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 
     8; OMB Control Numbers [Docket No. 971128281-8165-02; I.D. 
     102197D] (RIN: 0648-AG27) received August 3, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10523. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Northern Rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 071398C] 
     received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10524. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Eastern Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 071398D] 
     received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10525. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central Aleutian District of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 971208298-8055-
     02; I.D. 071098B] received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10526. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; 
     ``Other Rockfish'' Species Group in the Eastern Regulatory 
     Area [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 071098C] received 
     August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       10527. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Eastern Regulatory Area [Docket 
     No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 071098A] received August 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10528. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central Regulatory Area [Docket 
     No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 071098D] received August 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10529. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National

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     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Eastern 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-
     8054-02; I.D. 070298C] received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10530. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 97120297-8054-02; I.D. 070298B] 
     received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10531. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Antarctic 
     Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984; Conservation 
     and Management Measures [Docket No. 970515115-7116-01; I.D. 
     013097A] (RIN: 0648-AJ94) received August 3, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10532. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Adminstration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--
     Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific 
     Ocean Perch in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 
     Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 071398E] received 
     August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       10533. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Kentucky Regulatory Program [KY-217-FOR] received 
     August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       10534. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation And Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Oklahoma Regulatory Program [SPATS No. OK-022-FOR] 
     received August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10535. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--New 
     Procedures for Processing Employment Tax Cases Involving 
     Worker Classification and Section 530 of the Revenue Act of 
     1978 under Section 7436 of the Internal Revenue Code [Notice 
     98-43] received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10536. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--SRYL 
     Notice [Notice 98-38] received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10537. A letter from the the Acting Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals of budget authority as of July 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. Doc. No. 105--297); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       10538. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Singapore 
     (Transmittal No. 14-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       10539. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Greece (Transmittal No. 
     98-42), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       10540. A letter from the the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     transmitting the quarterly report of receipts and 
     expenditures of appropriations and other funds for the period 
     April 1, 1998, through June 30, 1998 as compiled by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a; (H. Doc. 
     No. 105--299); to the Committee on House Oversight and 
     ordered to be printed.
       10541. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an updated report concerning the 
     emigration laws and policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, 
     Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, the Russian Federation, 
     Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, pursuant 
     to 19 U.S.C. 2432(b); (H. Doc. No. 105--298); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. 

para.83.4  order of business--extention of remarks

  On motion of Mr. BALLENGER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That for today, and Friday, August 7, 1998, all members be 
permitted to extend their remarks and to include extraneous material in 
that section of the Record entitled ``Extension of Remarks''.

para.83.5  nazi war crimes disclosure

  On motion of Mr. HORN, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1379) to amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and the 
National Security Act of 1947 to require disclosure under the Freedom of 
Informaiton Act regarding certain persons, disclose Nazi war criminal 
records without imparing any investigation or prosecution conducted by 
the Department of Justice or certain intelligence matters, and for other 
purposes; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.83.6  fastener quality

  On motion of Mr. SENSENBRENNER, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 
3824) amending the Fastener Quality Act to exempt from its coverage 
certain fasteners approved by the Federal Aviation Administration for 
use in aircraft; together with the following amendments of the Senate 
thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Page 3, line 10, strike our ``and''.
       Page 3, after line 10, insert:
       (2) a comparison of the Fastener Quality Act to other 
     regulatory programs that regulate the various categories of 
     fasteners, and an analysis of any duplication that exists 
     among programs; and
       Page 3, line 11, strike out ``(2)'' and insert ``(3)''.
       Page 3, lines 12 and 13, strike out ``paragraph (1)'' and 
     insert ``paragraphs (1) and (2)''.

  On motion of Mr. SENSENBRENNER, said Senate amendments were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendments were 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.83.7  bipartisan campaign integrity

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
442 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal 
office, and for other purposes.
  Mr. EWING, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.83.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. DOOLITTLE:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Legislature and 
     Political Freedom Act''.

     SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF LIMITATIONS ON FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(9) The limitations established under this subsection 
     shall not apply to contributions made during calendar years 
     beginning after 1998.''

     SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF TAXPAYER FINANCING OF PRESIDENTIAL 
                   ELECTION CAMPAIGNS.

       (a) Termination of Designation of Income Tax Payments.--
     Section 6096 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Termination.--This section shall not apply to taxable 
     years beginning after December 31, 1997.''
       (b) Termination of Fund and Account.--
       (1) Termination of presidential election campaign fund.--
       (A) In general.--Chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 9014. TERMINATION.

       ``The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with 
     respect to any presidential election (or any presidential 
     nominating convention) after December 31, 1998, or to any 
     candidate in such an election.''
       (B) Transfer of excess funds to general fund.--Section 9006 
     of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(d) Transfer of Funds Remaining After 1998.--The 
     Secretary shall transfer all amounts in the fund after 
     December 31, 1998, to the general fund of the Treasury.''
       (2) Termination of account.--Chapter 96 of subtitle H of 
     such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 9043. TERMINATION.

       ``The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any 
     candidate with respect to any presidential election after 
     December 31, 1998.''
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections for chapter 95 of subtitle H of 
     such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 9014. Termination.''


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       (2) The table of sections for chapter 96 of subtitle H of 
     such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 9043. Termination.''

     SEC. 4. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SOFT MONEY 
                   EXPENDITURES OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

       (a) Transfers of Funds by National Political Parties.--
     Section 304(b)(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (H);
       (2) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (I); and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(J) in the case of a political committee of a national 
     political party, all funds transferred to any political 
     committee of a State or local political party, without regard 
     to whether or not the funds are otherwise treated as 
     contributions or expenditures under this title;''.
       (b) Disclosure by State and Local Political Parties of 
     Information Reported Under State Law.--Section 304 of such 
     Act (2 U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) If a political committee of a State or local 
     political party is required under a State or local law, rule, 
     or regulation to submit a report on its disbursements to an 
     entity of the State or local government, the committee shall 
     file a copy of the report with the Commission at the time it 
     submits the report to such an entity.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to elections occurring after January 
     1999.

     SEC. 5. PROMOTING EXPEDITED AVAILABILITY OF FEC REPORTS.

       (a) Mandatory Electronic Filing.--Section 304(a)(11)(A) of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
     434(a)(11)(A)) is amended by striking ``permit reports 
     required by'' and inserting ``require reports under''.
       (b) Requiring Reports for All Contributions Made to Any 
     Political Committee Within 90 Days of Election; Requiring 
     Reports To Be Made Within 24 Hours.--Section 304(a)(6) of 
     such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(6)(A) Each political committee shall notify the 
     Secretary or the Commission, and the Secretary of State, as 
     appropriate, in writing, of any contribution received by the 
     committee during the period which begins on the 90th day 
     before an election and ends at the time the polls close for 
     such election. This notification shall be made within 24 
     hours (or, if earlier, by midnight of the day on which the 
     contribution is deposited) after the receipt of such 
     contribution and shall include the name of the candidate 
     involved (as appropriate) and the office sought by the 
     candidate, the indentification of the contributor, and the 
     date of receipt and amount of the contribution.
       ``(B) The notification required under this paragraph shall 
     be in addition to all other reporting requirements under this 
     Act.''.
       (c) Increasing Electronic Disclosure.--Section 304 of such 
     Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)), as amended by section 4(b), is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e)(1) The Commission shall make the information 
     contained in the reports submitted under this section 
     available on the Internet and publicly available at the 
     offices of the Commission as soon as practicable (but in no 
     case later than 24 hours) after the information is received 
     by the Commission.
       ``(2) In this subsection, the term `Internet' means the 
     international computer network of both Federal and non-
     Federal interoperable packet-switched data networks.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to reports for periods beginning on 
     or after January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 6. WAIVER OF ``BEST EFFORTS'' EXCEPTION FOR INFORMATION 
                   ON IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTORS.

       (a) In General.--Section 302(i) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(i) When the treasurer'' and inserting 
     ``(i)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), when the 
     treasurer''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 
     information regarding the identification of any person who 
     makes a contribution or contributions aggregating more than 
     $200 during a calendar year (as required to be provided under 
     subsection (c)(3)).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to persons making contributions for 
     elections occurring after January 1999.

It was decided in the

Yeas

131

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negative

Nays

299

para.83.9                    [Roll No. 403]

                                AYES--131

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Martinez
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (OR)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--299

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Castle
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Inglis
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.83.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. HUTCHINSON:


[[Page 1527]]


       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Bipartisan Campaign 
     Integrity Act of 1998''.
  TITLE I--SOFT MONEY AND CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES OF POLITICAL 
                                PARTIES

     SEC. 101. BAN ON SOFT MONEY OF NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES AND 
                   CANDIDATES.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


``ban on use of soft money by national political parties and candidates

       ``Sec. 323. (a) National Parties.--A national committee of 
     a political party, including the national congressional 
     campaign committees of a political party, and any officers or 
     agents of such party committees, may not solicit, receive, or 
     direct any contributions, donations, or transfers of funds, 
     or spend any funds, which are not subject to the limitations, 
     prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act. This 
     subsection shall apply to any entity that is established, 
     financed, maintained, or controlled (directly or indirectly) 
     by, or acting on behalf of, a national committee of a 
     political party, including the national congressional 
     campaign committees of a political party, and any officers or 
     agents of such party committees.
       ``(b) Candidates.--
       ``(1) In general.--No candidate for Federal office, 
     individual holding Federal office, or any agent of such 
     candidate or officeholder may solicit, receive, or direct--
       ``(A) any funds in connection with any Federal election 
     unless such funds are subject to the limitations, 
     prohibitions and reporting requirements of this Act;
       ``(B) any funds that are to be expended in connection with 
     any election for other than a Federal office unless such 
     funds are not in excess of the amounts permitted with respect 
     to contributions to Federal candidates and political 
     committees under section 315(a)(1) and (2), and are not from 
     sources prohibited from making contributions by this Act with 
     respect to elections for Federal office; or
       ``(C) any funds on behalf of any person which are not 
     subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting 
     requirements of this Act if such funds are for the purpose of 
     financing any activity on behalf of a candidate for election 
     for Federal office or any communication which refers to a 
     clearly identified candidate for election for Federal office.
       ``(2) Exception for certain activities.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to--
       ``(A) the solicitation or receipt of funds by an individual 
     who is a candidate for a non-Federal office if such activity 
     is permitted under State law for such individual's non-
     Federal campaign committee; or
       ``(B) the attendance by an individual who holds Federal 
     office or is a candidate for election for Federal office at a 
     fundraising event for a State or local committee of a 
     political party of the State which the individual represents 
     or seeks to represent as a Federal officeholder, if the event 
     is held in such State.
       ``(c) Prohibiting Transfers of Non-Federal Funds Between 
     State Parties.--A State committee of a political party may 
     not transfer any funds to a State committee of a political 
     party of another State unless the funds are subject to the 
     limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this 
     Act.
       ``(d) Applicability to Funds From All Sources.--This 
     section shall apply with respect to funds of any individual, 
     corporation, labor organization, or other person.''.

     SEC. 102. INCREASE IN AGGREGATE ANNUAL LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTIONS 
                   BY INDIVIDUALS TO POLITICAL PARTIES.

       (a) In General.--The first sentence of section 315(a)(3) of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
     441a(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``in any calendar year'' 
     and inserting the following: ``to political committees of 
     political parties, or contributions aggregating more than 
     $25,000 to any other persons, in any calendar year''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 315(a)(1)(B) of such Act 
     (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``$20,000'' 
     and inserting ``$25,000''.

     SEC. 103. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF COORDINATED 
                   EXPENDITURES BY POLITICAL PARTIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 315(d) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended by 
     striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 315(d)(1) of such Act 
     (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(d)(1)'' and inserting ``(d)''; and
       (2) by striking ``, subject to the limitations contained in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection''.

     SEC. 104. INCREASE IN LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTIONS BY 
                   MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEES TO NATIONAL 
                   POLITICAL PARTIES.

       Section 315(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking 
     ``$15,000'' and inserting ``$20,000''.
                 TITLE II--INDEXING CONTRIBUTION LIMITS

     SEC. 201. INDEXING CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.

       Section 315(c) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) The amount of each limitation established under 
     subsection (a) shall be adjusted as follows:
       ``(i) For calendar year 1999, each such amount shall be 
     equal to the amount described in such subsection, increased 
     (in a compounded manner) by the percentage increase in the 
     price index (as defined in subsection (c)(2)) for each of the 
     years 1997 through 1998.
       ``(ii) For calendar year 2003 and each fourth subsequent 
     year, each such amount shall be equal to the amount for the 
     fourth previous year (as adjusted under this subparagraph), 
     increased (in a compounded manner) by the percentage increase 
     in the price index for each of the four previous years.
       ``(B) In the case of any amount adjusted under this 
     subparagraph which is not a multiple of $100, the amount 
     shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.''.
    TITLE III--EXPANDING DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE INFORMATION

     SEC. 301. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Any person who expends an aggregate amount 
     of funds during a calendar year in excess of $25,000 for 
     communications described in subsection (b) relating to a 
     single candidate for election for Federal office (or an 
     aggregate amount of funds during a calendar year in excess of 
     $100,000 for all such communications relating to all such 
     candidates) shall file a report describing the amount 
     expended for such communications, together with the person's 
     address and phone number (or, if appropriate, the address and 
     phone number of the person's principal officer).
       (b) Communications Described.--A communication described in 
     this subsection is any communication which is broadcast to 
     the general public through radio or television and which 
     mentions or includes (by name, representation, or likeness) 
     any candidate for election for Senator or for Representative 
     in (or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to) the Congress, 
     other than any communication which would be described in 
     clause (i), (iii), or (v) of section 301(9)(B) of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 if the payment were an 
     expenditure under such section.
       (c) Deadline for Filing.--A person shall file a report 
     required under subsection (a) not later than 7 days after the 
     person first expends the applicable amount of funds described 
     in such subsection, except that in the case of a person who 
     first expends such an amount within 10 days of an election, 
     the report shall be filed not later than 24 hours after the 
     person first expends such amount. For purposes of the 
     previous sentence, the term ``election'' shall have the 
     meaning given such term in section 301(1) of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971.
       (d) Place of Submission.--Reports required under subsection 
     (a) shall be submitted--
       (1) to the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in the 
     case of a communication involving a candidate for election 
     for Representative in (or Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
     to) the Congress; and
       (2) to the Secretary of the Senate, in the case of a 
     communication involving a candidate for election for Senator.
       (e) Penalties.--Whoever knowingly fails to--
       (1) remedy a defective filing within 60 days after notice 
     of such a defect by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives; or
       (2) comply with any other provision of this section,

     shall, upon proof of such knowing violation by a 
     preponderance of the evidence, be subject to a civil fine of 
     not more than $50,000, depending on the extent and gravity of 
     the violation.

     SEC. 302. REQUIRING MONTHLY FILING OF REPORTS.

       (a) Principal Campaign Committees.--Section 
     304(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(iii) monthly reports, which shall be filed no later than 
     the 20th day after the last day of the month and shall be 
     complete as of the last day of the month, except that, in 
     lieu of filing the reports otherwise due in November and 
     December of the year, a pre-general election report shall be 
     filed in accordance with clause (i), a post-general election 
     report shall be filed in accordance with clause (ii), and a 
     year end report shall be filed no later than January 31 of 
     the following calendar year.''.
       (b) Other Political Committees.--Section 304(a)(4) of such 
     Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) In a calendar year in which a regularly scheduled 
     general election is held, all political committees other than 
     authorized committees of a candidate shall file--
       ``(i) monthly reports, which shall be filed no later than 
     the 20th day after the last day of the month and shall be 
     complete as of the last day of the month, except that, in 
     lieu of filing the reports otherwise due in November and 
     December of the year, a pre-general election report shall be 
     filed in accordance with clause (ii), a post-general election 
     report shall be filed in accordance with clause (iii), and a 
     year end report shall be filed no later than January 31 of 
     the following calendar year;
       ``(ii) a pre-election report, which shall be filed no later 
     than the 12th day before (or posted by registered or 
     certified mail no

[[Page 1528]]

     later than the 15th day before) any election in which the 
     committee makes a contribution to or expenditure on behalf of 
     a candidate in such election, and which shall be complete as 
     of the 20th day before the election; and
       ``(iii) a post-general election report, which shall be 
     filed no later than the 30th day after the general election 
     and which shall be complete as of the 20th day after such 
     general election.
       ``(B) In any other calendar year, all political committees 
     other than authorized committees of a candidate shall file a 
     report covering the period beginning January 1 and ending 
     June 30, which shall be filed no later than July 31 and a 
     report covering the period beginning July 1 and ending 
     December 31, which shall be filed no later than January 31 of 
     the following calendar year.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 304(a) of such Act 
     (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (8).
       (2) Section 309(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(b)) is 
     amended by striking ``for the calendar quarter'' and 
     inserting ``for the month''.

     SEC. 303. MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING FOR CERTAIN REPORTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 304(a)(11)(A) of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(A)) is 
     amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, except that the Commission shall require the 
     reports to be filed and preserved by such means, format, or 
     method, unless the aggregate amount of contributions or 
     expenditures (as the case may be) reported by the committee 
     in all reports filed with respect to the election involved 
     (taking into account the period covered by the report) is 
     less than $50,000.''.
       (b) Providing Standardized Software Package.--Section 
     304(a)(11) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) The Commission shall make available without charge a 
     standardized package of software to enable persons filing 
     reports by electronic means to meet the requirements of this 
     paragraph.''.

     SEC. 304. WAIVER OF ``BEST EFFORTS'' EXCEPTION FOR 
                   INFORMATION ON OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUAL 
                   CONTRIBUTORS.

       Section 302(i) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 432(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(i) When the treasurer'' and inserting 
     ``(i)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), when the 
     treasurer''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 
     information regarding the occupation or the name of the 
     employer of any individual who makes a contribution or 
     contributions aggregating more than $200 during a calendar 
     year (as required to be provided under subsection (c)(3)).''.
                        TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATE

     SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply 
     with respect to elections occurring after January 1999.
       

Yeas

147

It was decided in the

Nays

222

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

61

para.83.11                   [Roll No. 404]

                                AYES--147

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barton
     Bateman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Canady
     Chabot
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crapo
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Paul
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--222

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baesler
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Skeen
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--61

     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clayton
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dooley
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hinojosa
     Hoyer
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Maloney (CT)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Sabo
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stenholm
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Inglis
     McDade
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EWING, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 442, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Bipartisan 
     Campaign Reform Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

            TITLE I--REDUCTION OF SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE

Sec. 101. Soft money of political parties.

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Sec. 102. Increased contribution limits for State committees of 
              political parties and aggregate contribution limit for 
              individuals.
Sec. 103. Reporting requirements.

           TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AND COORDINATED EXPENDITURES

Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Civil penalty.
Sec. 203. Reporting requirements for certain independent expenditures.
Sec. 204. Independent versus coordinated expenditures by party.
Sec. 205. Coordination with candidates.

                         TITLE III--DISCLOSURE

Sec. 301. Filing of reports using computers and facsimile machines.
Sec. 302. Prohibition of deposit of contributions with incomplete 
              contributor information.
Sec. 303. Audits.
Sec. 304. Reporting requirements for contributions of $50 or more.
Sec. 305. Use of candidates' names.
Sec. 306. Prohibition of false representation to solicit contributions.
Sec. 307. Soft money of persons other than political parties.
Sec. 308. Campaign advertising.

                    TITLE IV--PERSONAL WEALTH OPTION

Sec. 401. Voluntary personal funds expenditure limit.
Sec. 402. Political party committee coordinated expenditures.

                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 501. Codification of Beck decision.
Sec. 502. Use of contributed amounts for certain purposes.
Sec. 503. Limit on congressional use of the franking privilege.
Sec. 504. Prohibition of fundraising on Federal property.
Sec. 505. Penalties for knowing and willful violations.
Sec. 506. Ban on campaign contributions by noncitizens.
Sec. 507. Prohibition of contributions by minors.
Sec. 508. Expedited procedures.
Sec. 509. Initiation of enforcement proceeding.
Sec. 510. Protecting equal participation of eligible voters in 
              campaigns and elections.
Sec. 511. Prohibiting noncitizen individuals from making contributions 
              in connection with Federal elections.
Sec. 512. Penalty for violation of prohibition against foreign 
              contributions.
Sec. 513. Expedited court review of certain alleged violations of 
              Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
Sec. 514. Conspiracy to violate Presidential campaign spending limits.
Sec. 515. Deposit of certain contributions and donations in treasury 
              account.
Sec. 516. Establishment of a clearinghouse of information on political 
              activities within the Federal Election Commission.
Sec. 517. Permitting permanent resident aliens serving in Armed Forces 
              to make contributions.
Sec. 518. Enforcement of spending limit on Presidential and Vice 
              Presidential candidates who receive public financing.

 TITLE VI--SEVERABILITY; CONSTITUTIONALITY; EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS

Sec. 601. Severability.
Sec. 602. Review of constitutional issues.
Sec. 603. Effective date.
Sec. 604. Regulations.

      TITLE VII--INDEPENDENT COMMISSION ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

Sec. 701. Establishment and purpose of Commission.
Sec. 702. Membership of Commission.
Sec. 703. Powers of Commission.
Sec. 704. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 705. Report and recommended legislation.
Sec. 706. Expedited congressional consideration of legislation.
Sec. 707. Termination.
Sec. 708. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE VIII--PROHIBITING USE OF WHITE HOUSE MEALS AND ACCOMMODATIONS FOR 
                         POLITICAL FUNDRAISING

Sec. 801. Prohibiting use of White House meals and accommodations for 
              political fundraising.

   TITLE IX--SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDRAISING ON FEDERAL 
                          GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

Sec. 901. Sense of the Congress regarding applicability of controlling 
              legal authority to fundraising on Federal Government 
              property.

 TITLE X--PROHIBITING SOLICITATION TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO CERTAIN FEDERAL 
                          GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

Sec. 1001. Prohibition against acceptance or solicitation to obtain 
              access to certain Federal Government property.

    TITLE XI--REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF AIR FORCE ONE FOR POLITICAL 
                              FUNDRAISING

Sec. 1101. Requiring national parties to reimburse at cost for use of 
              Air Force One for political fundraising.

           TITLE XII--PROHIBITING USE OF WALKING AROUND MONEY

Sec. 1201. Prohibiting campaigns from providing currency to individuals 
              for purposes of encouraging turnout on date of election.

           TITLE XIII--ENHANCING ENFORCEMENT OF CAMPAIGN LAW

Sec. 1301. Enhancing enforcement of campaign finance law.

  TITLE XIV--BAN ON COORDINATED SOFT MONEY ACTIVITIES BY PRESIDENTIAL 
                               CANDIDATES

Sec. 1401. Ban on coordination of soft money for issue advocacy by 
              Presidential candidates receiving public financing.

TITLE XV--POSTING NAMES OF CERTAIN AIR FORCE ONE PASSENGERS ON INTERNET

Sec. 1501. Requirement that names of passengers on Air Force One and 
              Air Force Two be made available through the internet.

 TITLE XVI--EXPULSION PROCEEDINGS FOR HOUSE MEMBERS RECEIVING FOREIGN 
                             CONTRIBUTIONS

Sec. 1601. Permitting consideration of privileged motion to expel House 
              Member accepting illegal foreign contribution.
            TITLE I--REDUCTION OF SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE

     SEC. 101. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


                   ``soft money of political parties

       ``Sec. 323. (a) National Committees.--
       ``(1) In general.--A national committee of a political 
     party (including a national congressional campaign committee 
     of a political party) and any officers or agents of such 
     party committees, shall not solicit, receive, or direct to 
     another person a contribution, donation, or transfer of 
     funds, or spend any funds, that are not subject to the 
     limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this 
     Act.
       ``(2) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to an 
     entity that is directly or indirectly established, financed, 
     maintained, or controlled by a national committee of a 
     political party (including a national congressional campaign 
     committee of a political party), or an entity acting on 
     behalf of a national committee, and an officer or agent 
     acting on behalf of any such committee or entity.
       ``(b) State, District, and Local Committees.--
       ``(1) In general.--An amount that is expended or disbursed 
     by a State, district, or local committee of a political party 
     (including an entity that is directly or indirectly 
     established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a State, 
     district, or local committee of a political party and an 
     officer or agent acting on behalf of such committee or 
     entity) for Federal election activity shall be made from 
     funds subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting 
     requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) Federal election activity.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `Federal election activity' 
     means--
       ``(i) voter registration activity during the period that 
     begins on the date that is 120 days before the date a 
     regularly scheduled Federal election is held and ends on the 
     date of the election;
       ``(ii) voter identification, get-out-the-vote activity, or 
     generic campaign activity conducted in connection with an 
     election in which a candidate for Federal office appears on 
     the ballot (regardless of whether a candidate for State or 
     local office also appears on the ballot); and
       ``(iii) a communication that refers to a clearly identified 
     candidate for Federal office (regardless of whether a 
     candidate for State or local office is also mentioned or 
     identified) and is made for the purpose of influencing a 
     Federal election (regardless of whether the communication is 
     express advocacy).
       ``(B) Excluded activity.--The term `Federal election 
     activity' does not include an amount expended or disbursed by 
     a State, district, or local committee of a political party 
     for--
       ``(i) campaign activity conducted solely on behalf of a 
     clearly identified candidate for State or local office, 
     provided the campaign activity is not a Federal election 
     activity described in subparagraph (A);
       ``(ii) a contribution to a candidate for State or local 
     office, provided the contribution is not designated or used 
     to pay for a Federal election activity described in 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(iii) the costs of a State, district, or local political 
     convention;
       ``(iv) the costs of grassroots campaign materials, 
     including buttons, bumper stickers, and yard signs, that name 
     or depict only a candidate for State or local office;
       ``(v) the non-Federal share of a State, district, or local 
     party committee's administrative and overhead expenses (but 
     not including the compensation in any month of an individual 
     who spends more than 20 percent of the individual's time on 
     Federal election activity) as determined by a regulation 
     promulgated by the Commission to determine the non-Federal 
     share of a State, district, or local party committee's 
     administrative and overhead expenses; and
       ``(vi) the cost of constructing or purchasing an office 
     facility or equipment for a State, district or local 
     committee.

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       ``(c) Fundraising Costs.--An amount spent by a national, 
     State, district, or local committee of a political party, by 
     an entity that is established, financed, maintained, or 
     controlled by a national, State, district, or local committee 
     of a political party, or by an agent or officer of any such 
     committee or entity, to raise funds that are used, in whole 
     or in part, to pay the costs of a Federal election activity 
     shall be made from funds subject to the limitations, 
     prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
       ``(d) Tax-exempt Organizations.--A national, State, 
     district, or local committee of a political party (including 
     a national congressional campaign committee of a political 
     party, an entity that is directly or indirectly established, 
     financed, maintained, or controlled by any such national, 
     State, district, or local committee or its agent, an agent 
     acting on behalf of any such party committee, and an officer 
     or agent acting on behalf of any such party committee or 
     entity), shall not solicit any funds for, or make or direct 
     any donations to, an organization that is described in 
     section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code (or 
     has submitted an application to the Commissioner of the 
     Internal Revenue Service for determination of tax-exemption 
     under such section).
       ``(e) Candidates.--
       ``(1) In general.--A candidate, individual holding Federal 
     office, or agent of a candidate or individual holding Federal 
     office shall not solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or spend 
     funds for a Federal election activity on behalf of such 
     candidate, individual, agent or any other person, unless the 
     funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and 
     reporting requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) State law.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to the 
     solicitation or receipt of funds by an individual who is a 
     candidate for a State or local office if the solicitation or 
     receipt of funds is permitted under State law for any 
     activity other than a Federal election activity.
       ``(3) Fundraising events.--Paragraph (1) does not apply in 
     the case of a candidate who attends, speaks, or is a featured 
     guest at a fundraising event sponsored by a State, district, 
     or local committee of a political party.''.

     SEC. 102. INCREASED CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR STATE COMMITTEES 
                   OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTION 
                   LIMIT FOR INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Contribution Limit for State Committees of Political 
     Parties.--Section 315(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by inserting ``(other than a committee described in 
     subparagraph (D))'' after ``committee''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) to a political committee established and maintained 
     by a State committee of a political party in any calendar 
     year that, in the aggregate, exceed $10,000''.
       (b) Aggregate Contribution Limit for Individual.--Section 
     315(a)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``$25,000'' and 
     inserting ``$30,000''.

     SEC. 103. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Reporting Requirements.--Section 304 of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) (as amended by 
     section 203) is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following:
       ``(e) Political Committees.--
       ``(1) National and congressional political committees.--The 
     national committee of a political party, any national 
     congressional campaign committee of a political party, and 
     any subordinate committee of either, shall report all 
     receipts and disbursements during the reporting period.
       ``(2) Other political committees to which section 323 
     applies.--A political committee (not described in paragraph 
     (1)) to which section 323(b)(1) applies shall report all 
     receipts and disbursements made for activities described in 
     paragraphs (2)(A) and (3)(B)(v) of section 323(b).
       ``(3) Itemization.--If a political committee has receipts 
     or disbursements to which this subsection applies from any 
     person aggregating in excess of $200 for any calendar year, 
     the political committee shall separately itemize its 
     reporting for such person in the same manner as required in 
     paragraphs (3)(A), (5), and (6) of subsection (b).
       ``(4) Reporting periods.--Reports required to be filed 
     under this subsection shall be filed for the same time 
     periods required for political committees under subsection 
     (a).''.
       (b) Building Fund Exception to the Definition of 
     Contribution.--Section 301(8)(B) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking clause (viii); and
       (2) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv) as clauses 
     (viii) through (xiii), respectively.
           TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AND COORDINATED EXPENDITURES

     SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Definition of Independent Expenditure.--Section 301 of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended 
     by striking paragraph (17) and inserting the following:
       ``(17) Independent expenditure.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `independent expenditure' means 
     an expenditure by a person--
       ``(i) for a communication that is express advocacy; and
       ``(ii) that is not provided in coordination with a 
     candidate or a candidate's agent or a person who is 
     coordinating with a candidate or a candidate's agent.''.
       (b) Definition of Express Advocacy.--Section 301 of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(20) Express Advocacy.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `express advocacy' means a 
     communication that advocates the election or defeat of a 
     candidate by--
       ``(i) containing a phrase such as `vote for', `re-elect', 
     `support', `cast your ballot for', `(name of candidate) for 
     Congress', `(name of candidate) in 1997', `vote against', 
     `defeat', `reject', or a campaign slogan or words that in 
     context can have no reasonable meaning other than to advocate 
     the election or defeat of one or more clearly identified 
     candidates;
       ``(ii) referring to one or more clearly identified 
     candidates in a paid advertisement that is transmitted 
     through radio or television within 60 calendar days preceding 
     the date of an election of the candidate and that appears in 
     the State in which the election is occurring, except that 
     with respect to a candidate for the office of Vice President 
     or President, the time period is within 60 calendar days 
     preceding the date of a general election; or
       ``(iii) expressing unmistakable and unambiguous support for 
     or opposition to one or more clearly identified candidates 
     when taken as a whole and with limited reference to external 
     events, such as proximity to an election.
       ``(B) Voting record and voting guide exception.--The term 
     `express advocacy' does not include a communication which is 
     in printed form or posted on the Internet that--
       ``(i) presents information solely about the voting record 
     or position on a campaign issue of one or more candidates: 
     Provided, however, That the sponsor of the voting record or 
     voting guide may state its agreement or disagreement with the 
     record or position of the candidate: Provided further, That 
     the voting record or voting guide when taken as a whole does 
     not express unmistakable and unambiguous support for or 
     opposition to one or more clearly identified candidates;
       ``(ii) is not made in coordination with a candidate, 
     political party, or agent of the candidate or party, or a 
     candidate's agent or a person who is coordinating with a 
     candidate or a candidate's agent: Provided, That nothing 
     herein shall prevent the sponsor of the voting guide from 
     directing questions in writing to candidates about their 
     position on issues for purposes of preparing a voter guide, 
     and the candidate from responding in writing to such 
     questions; and
       ``(iii) does not contain a phrase such as `vote for', `re-
     elect', `support', `cast your ballot for', `(name of 
     candidate) for Congress', `(name of candidate) in 1997', 
     `vote against', `defeat', or `reject', or a campaign slogan 
     or words that in context can have no reasonable meaning other 
     than to urge the election or defeat of one or more clearly 
     identified candidates.''.
       (c) Definition of Expenditure.--Section 301(9)(A) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(9)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) a payment for a communication that is express 
     advocacy; and
       ``(iv) a payment made by a person for a communication 
     that--
       ``(I) refers to a clearly identified candidate;
       ``(II) is provided in coordination with the candidate, the 
     candidate's agent, or the political party of the candidate; 
     and
       ``(III) is for the purpose of influencing a Federal 
     election (regardless of whether the communication is express 
     advocacy).''.

     SEC. 202. EXPRESS ADVOCACY DETERMINED WITHOUT REGARD TO 
                   BACKGROUND MUSIC.

       Section 301 (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(20) In determining whether any communication by 
     television or radio broadcast constitutes express advocacy 
     for purposes of this Act, there shall not be taken into 
     account any background music not including lyrics used in 
     such broadcast.

     SEC. 203. CIVIL PENALTY.

       Section 309 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 437g) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)(A)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
     inserting ``clauses (ii) and (iii)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) If the Commission determines by an affirmative vote 
     of 4 of its members that there is probable cause to believe 
     that a person has made a knowing and willful violation of 
     section 304(c), the Commission shall not enter into a 
     conciliation agreement under this paragraph and may institute 
     a civil action for relief under paragraph (6)(A).''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting ``(except an action 
     instituted in connection with a knowing and willful violation 
     of section 304(c))'' after ``subparagraph (A)''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Any person'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (D), any 
     person''; and

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       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) In the case of a knowing and willful violation of 
     section 304(c) that involves the reporting of an independent 
     expenditure, the violation shall not be subject to this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 204. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INDEPENDENT 
                   EXPENDITURES.

       Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 434) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the undesignated 
     matter after subparagraph (C);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) of subsection (c) as 
     subsection (f); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c)(2) (as amended by 
     paragraph (1)) the following:
       ``(d) Time for Reporting Certain Expenditures.--
       ``(1) Expenditures aggregating $1,000.--
       ``(A) Initial report.--A person (including a political 
     committee) that makes or contracts to make independent 
     expenditures aggregating $1,000 or more after the 20th day, 
     but more than 24 hours, before the date of an election shall 
     file a report describing the expenditures within 24 hours 
     after that amount of independent expenditures has been made.
       ``(B) Additional reports.--After a person files a report 
     under subparagraph (A), the person shall file an additional 
     report within 24 hours after each time the person makes or 
     contracts to make independent expenditures aggregating an 
     additional $1,000 with respect to the same election as that 
     to which the initial report relates.
       ``(2) Expenditures aggregating $10,000.--
       ``(A) Initial report.--A person (including a political 
     committee) that makes or contracts to make independent 
     expenditures aggregating $10,000 or more at any time up to 
     and including the 20th day before the date of an election 
     shall file a report describing the expenditures within 48 
     hours after that amount of independent expenditures has been 
     made.
       ``(B) Additional reports.--After a person files a report 
     under subparagraph (A), the person shall file an additional 
     report within 48 hours after each time the person makes or 
     contracts to make independent expenditures aggregating an 
     additional $10,000 with respect to the same election as that 
     to which the initial report relates.
       ``(3) Place of filing; contents.--A report under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) shall be filed with the Commission; and
       ``(B) shall contain the information required by subsection 
     (b)(6)(B)(iii), including the name of each candidate whom an 
     expenditure is intended to support or oppose.''.

     SEC. 205. INDEPENDENT VERSUS COORDINATED EXPENDITURES BY 
                   PARTY.

       Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act (2 
     U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and (3)'' and inserting 
     ``, (3), and (4)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Independent versus coordinated expenditures by 
     party.--
       ``(A) In general.--On or after the date on which a 
     political party nominates a candidate, a committee of the 
     political party shall not make both expenditures under this 
     subsection and independent expenditures (as defined in 
     section 301(17)) with respect to the candidate during the 
     election cycle.
       ``(B) Certification.--Before making a coordinated 
     expenditure under this subsection with respect to a 
     candidate, a committee of a political party shall file with 
     the Commission a certification, signed by the treasurer of 
     the committee, that the committee has not and shall not make 
     any independent expenditure with respect to the candidate 
     during the same election cycle.
       ``(C) Application.--For the purposes of this paragraph, all 
     political committees established and maintained by a national 
     political party (including all congressional campaign 
     committees) and all political committees established and 
     maintained by a State political party (including any 
     subordinate committee of a State committee) shall be 
     considered to be a single political committee.
       ``(D) Transfers.--A committee of a political party that 
     submits a certification under subparagraph (B) with respect 
     to a candidate shall not, during an election cycle, transfer 
     any funds to, assign authority to make coordinated 
     expenditures under this subsection to, or receive a transfer 
     of funds from, a committee of the political party that has 
     made or intends to make an independent expenditure with 
     respect to the candidate.''.

     SEC. 206. COORDINATION WITH CANDIDATES.

       (a) Definition of Coordination With Candidates.--
       (1) Section 301(8).--Section 301(8) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) anything of value provided by a person in 
     coordination with a candidate for the purpose of influencing 
     a Federal election, regardless of whether the value being 
     provided is a communication that is express advocacy, in 
     which such candidate seeks nomination or election to Federal 
     office.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) The term `provided in coordination with a candidate' 
     includes--
       ``(i) a payment made by a person in cooperation, 
     consultation, or concert with, at the request or suggestion 
     of, or pursuant to any general or particular understanding 
     with a candidate, the candidate's authorized committee, or an 
     agent acting on behalf of a candidate or authorized 
     committee;
       ``(ii) a payment made by a person for the production, 
     dissemination, distribution, or republication, in whole or in 
     part, of any broadcast or any written, graphic, or other form 
     of campaign material prepared by a candidate, a candidate's 
     authorized committee, or an agent of a candidate or 
     authorized committee (not including a communication described 
     in paragraph (9)(B)(i) or a communication that expressly 
     advocates the candidate's defeat);
       ``(iii) a payment made by a person based on information 
     about a candidate's plans, projects, or needs provided to the 
     person making the payment by the candidate or the candidate's 
     agent who provides the information with the intent that the 
     payment be made;
       ``(iv) a payment made by a person if, in the same election 
     cycle in which the payment is made, the person making the 
     payment is serving or has served as a member, employee, 
     fundraiser, or agent of the candidate's authorized committee 
     in an executive or policymaking position;
       ``(v) a payment made by a person if the person making the 
     payment has served in any formal policy making or advisory 
     position with the candidate's campaign or has participated in 
     formal strategic or formal policymaking discussions with the 
     candidate's campaign relating to the candidate's pursuit of 
     nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, in 
     the same election cycle as the election cycle in which the 
     payment is made: Provided, however, That such discussions 
     shall not include a lobbying contact under the Lobbying 
     Disclosure Act of 1995 in the case of a candidate holding 
     Federal office or consisting of similar lobbying activity in 
     the case of a candidate holding State or elective office;
       ``(vi) a payment made by a person if, in the same election 
     cycle, the person making the payment retains the professional 
     services of any person that has provided or is providing 
     campaign-related services in the same election cycle to a 
     candidate in connection with the candidate's pursuit of 
     nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, 
     including services relating to the candidate's decision to 
     seek Federal office, and the person retained is retained to 
     work on activities relating to that candidate's campaign;
       ``(vii) a payment made by a person who has engaged in a 
     coordinated activity with a candidate described in clauses 
     (i) through (vi) for a communication that clearly refers to 
     the candidate and is for the purpose of influencing an 
     election (regardless of whether the communication is express 
     advocacy);
       ``(viii) direct participation by a person in fundraising 
     activities with the candidate or in the solicitation or 
     receipt of contributions on behalf of the candidate;
       ``(ix) communication by a person with the candidate or an 
     agent of the candidate, occurring after the declaration of 
     candidacy (including a pollster, media consultant, vendor, 
     advisor, or staff member), acting on behalf of the candidate, 
     about advertising message, allocation of resources, 
     fundraising, or other campaign matters related to the 
     candidate's campaign, including campaign operations, 
     staffing, tactics, or strategy; or
       ``(x) the provision of in-kind professional services or 
     polling data to the candidate or candidate's agent.
       ``(D) For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term 
     `professional services' means polling, media advice, 
     fundraising, campaign research or direct mail (except for 
     mailhouse services solely for the distribution of voter 
     guides as defined in section 431(20)(B)) services in support 
     of a candidate's pursuit of nomination for election, or 
     election, to Federal office.
       ``(E) For purposes of subparagraph (C), all political 
     committees established and maintained by a national political 
     party (including all congressional campaign committees) and 
     all political committees established and maintained by a 
     State political party (including any subordinate committee of 
     a State committee) shall be considered to be a single 
     political committee.''.
       (2) Section 315(a)(7).--Section 315(a)(7) (2 U.S.C. 
     441a(a)(7)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) a thing of value provided in coordination with a 
     candidate, as described in section 301(8)(A)(iii), shall be 
     considered to be a contribution to the candidate, and in the 
     case of a limitation on expenditures, shall be treated as an 
     expenditure by the candidate.
       (b) Meaning of Contribution or Expenditure for the Purposes 
     of Section 316.--Section 316(b)(2) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``shall include'' and inserting ``includes a 
     contribution or expenditure, as those terms are defined in 
     section 301, and also includes''.
                         TITLE III--DISCLOSURE

     SEC. 301. FILING OF REPORTS USING COMPUTERS AND FACSIMILE 
                   MACHINES.

       Section 302(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (11) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(11)(A) The Commission shall promulgate a regulation 
     under which a person required to file a designation, 
     statement, or report under this Act--
       ``(i) is required to maintain and file a designation, 
     statement, or report for any calendar year in electronic form 
     accessible by computers if the person has, or has reason to 
     expect to have, aggregate contributions or expenditures in 
     excess of a threshold amount determined by the Commission; 
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       ``(ii) may maintain and file a designation, statement, or 
     report in electronic form or an alternative form, including 
     the use of a facsimile machine, if not required to do so 
     under the regulation promulgated under clause (i).
       ``(B) The Commission shall make a designation, statement, 
     report, or notification that is filed electronically with the 
     Commission accessible to the public on the Internet not later 
     than 24 hours after the designation, statement, report, or 
     notification is received by the Commission.
       ``(C) In promulgating a regulation under this paragraph, 
     the Commission shall provide methods (other than requiring a 
     signature on the document being filed) for verifying 
     designations, statements, and reports covered by the 
     regulation. Any document verified under any of the methods 
     shall be treated for all purposes (including penalties for 
     perjury) in the same manner as a document verified by 
     signature.''.

     SEC. 302. PROHIBITION OF DEPOSIT OF CONTRIBUTIONS WITH 
                   INCOMPLETE CONTRIBUTOR INFORMATION.

       Section 302 of Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 432) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Deposit of Contributions.--The treasurer of a 
     candidate's authorized committee shall not deposit, except in 
     an escrow account, or otherwise negotiate a contribution from 
     a person who makes an aggregate amount of contributions in 
     excess of $200 during a calendar year unless the treasurer 
     verifies that the information required by this section with 
     respect to the contributor is complete.''.

     SEC. 303. AUDITS.

       (a) Random Audits.--Section 311(b) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``The 
     Commission''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Random audits.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
     Commission may conduct random audits and investigations to 
     ensure voluntary compliance with this Act. The selection of 
     any candidate for a random audit or investigation shall be 
     based on criteria adopted by a vote of at least four members 
     of the Commission.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Commission shall not conduct an 
     audit or investigation of a candidate's authorized committee 
     under subparagraph (A) until the candidate is no longer a 
     candidate for the office sought by the candidate in an 
     election cycle.
       ``(C) Applicability.--This paragraph does not apply to an 
     authorized committee of a candidate for President or Vice 
     President subject to audit under section 9007 or 9038 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (b) Extension of Period During Which Campaign Audits May Be 
     Begun.--Section 311(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended by striking ``6 months'' 
     and inserting ``12 months''.

     SEC. 304. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF $50 OR 
                   MORE.

       Section 304(b)(3)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     at 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(3)(A) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$200'' and inserting ``$50''; and
       (2) by striking the semicolon and inserting ``, except that 
     in the case of a person who makes contributions aggregating 
     at least $50 but not more than $200 during the calendar year, 
     the identification need include only the name and address of 
     the person;''.

     SEC. 305. USE OF CANDIDATES' NAMES.

       Section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 432(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4)(A) The name of each authorized committee shall 
     include the name of the candidate who authorized the 
     committee under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) A political committee that is not an authorized 
     committee shall not--
       ``(i) include the name of any candidate in its name; or
       ``(ii) except in the case of a national, State, or local 
     party committee, use the name of any candidate in any 
     activity on behalf of the committee in such a context as to 
     suggest that the committee is an authorized committee of the 
     candidate or that the use of the candidate's name has been 
     authorized by the candidate.''.

     SEC. 306. PROHIBITION OF FALSE REPRESENTATION TO SOLICIT 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       Section 322 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441h) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``Sec. 322.'' the following: ``(a) 
     In General.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Solicitation of Contributions.--No person shall 
     solicit contributions by falsely representing himself or 
     herself as a candidate or as a representative of a candidate, 
     a political committee, or a political party.''.

     SEC. 307. SOFT MONEY OF PERSONS OTHER THAN POLITICAL PARTIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 304 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) (as amended by section 
     103(c) and section 203) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Disbursements of Persons Other Than Political 
     Parties.--
       ``(1) In general.--A person, other than a political 
     committee or a person described in section 501(d) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that makes an aggregate amount 
     of disbursements in excess of $50,000 during a calendar year 
     for activities described in paragraph (2) shall file a 
     statement with the Commission--
       ``(A) on a monthly basis as described in subsection 
     (a)(4)(B); or
       ``(B) in the case of disbursements that are made within 20 
     days of an election, within 24 hours after the disbursements 
     are made.
       ``(2) Activity.--The activity described in this paragraph 
     is--
       ``(A) Federal election activity;
       ``(B) an activity described in section 316(b)(2)(A) that 
     expresses support for or opposition to a candidate for 
     Federal office or a political party; and
       ``(C) an activity described in subparagraph (C) of section 
     316(b)(2).
       ``(3) Applicability.--This subsection does not apply to--
       ``(A) a candidate or a candidate's authorized committees; 
     or
       ``(B) an independent expenditure.
       ``(4) Contents.--A statement under this section shall 
     contain such information about the disbursements made during 
     the reporting period as the Commission shall prescribe, 
     including--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount of disbursements made;
       ``(B) the name and address of the person or entity to whom 
     a disbursement is made in an aggregate amount in excess of 
     $200;
       ``(C) the date made, amount, and purpose of the 
     disbursement; and
       ``(D) if applicable, whether the disbursement was in 
     support of, or in opposition to, a candidate or a political 
     party, and the name of the candidate or the political 
     party.''.
       (b) Definition of Generic Campaign Activity.--Section 301 
     of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et 
     seq.) (as amended by section 201(b)) is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(21) Generic campaign activity.--The term `generic 
     campaign activity' means an activity that promotes a 
     political party and does not promote a candidate or non-
     Federal candidate.''.

     SEC. 308. CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING.

       Section 318 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441d) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting ``Whenever a 
     political committee makes a disbursement for the purpose of 
     financing any communication through any broadcasting station, 
     newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mailing, 
     or any other type of general public political advertising, or 
     whenever'';
       (ii) by striking ``an expenditure'' and inserting ``a 
     disbursement''; and
       (iii) by striking ``direct''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and permanent street 
     address'' after ``name''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Any printed communication described in subsection (a) 
     shall--
       ``(1) be of sufficient type size to be clearly readable by 
     the recipient of the communication;
       ``(2) be contained in a printed box set apart from the 
     other contents of the communication; and
       ``(3) be printed with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement.
       ``(d)(1) Any communication described in paragraphs (1) or 
     (2) of subsection (a) which is transmitted through radio or 
     television shall include, in addition to the requirements of 
     that paragraph, an audio statement by the candidate that 
     identifies the candidate and states that the candidate has 
     approved the communication.
       ``(2) If a communication described in paragraph (1) is 
     transmitted through television, the communication shall 
     include, in addition to the audio statement under paragraph 
     (1), a written statement that--
       ``(A) appears at the end of the communication in a clearly 
     readable manner with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement, for a 
     period of at least 4 seconds; and
       ``(B) is accompanied by a clearly identifiable photographic 
     or similar image of the candidate.
       ``(e) Any communication described in paragraph (3) of 
     subsection (a) which is transmitted through radio or 
     television shall include, in addition to the requirements of 
     that paragraph, in a clearly spoken manner, the following 
     statement: `________________ is responsible for the content 
     of this advertisement.' (with the blank to be filled in with 
     the name of the political committee or other person paying 
     for the communication and the name of any connected 
     organization of the payor). If transmitted through 
     television, the statement shall also appear in a clearly 
     readable manner with a reasonable degree of color contrast 
     between the background and the printed statement, for a 
     period of at least 4 seconds.''.
                    TITLE IV--PERSONAL WEALTH OPTION

     SEC. 401. VOLUNTARY PERSONAL FUNDS EXPENDITURE LIMIT.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by section 101, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:


              ``voluntary personal funds expenditure limit

       ``Sec. 324. (a) Eligible Congressional Candidate.--
       ``(1) Primary election.--
       ``(A) Declaration.--A candidate for election for Senator or 
     Representative in or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
     Congress is an eligible primary election Congres

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     sional candidate if the candidate files with the Commission a 
     declaration that the candidate and the candidate's authorized 
     committees will not make expenditures in excess of the 
     personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(B) Time to file.--The declaration under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be filed not later than the date on which the candidate 
     files with the appropriate State officer as a candidate for 
     the primary election.
       ``(2) General election.--
       ``(A) Declaration.--A candidate for election for Senator or 
     Representative in or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
     Congress is an eligible general election Congressional 
     candidate if the candidate files with the Commission--
       ``(i) a declaration under penalty of perjury, with 
     supporting documentation as required by the Commission, that 
     the candidate and the candidate's authorized committees did 
     not exceed the personal funds expenditure limit in connection 
     with the primary election; and
       ``(ii) a declaration that the candidate and the candidate's 
     authorized committees will not make expenditures in excess of 
     the personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(B) Time to file.--The declaration under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be filed not later than 7 days after the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date on which the candidate qualifies for the 
     general election ballot under State law; or
       ``(ii) if under State law, a primary or run-off election to 
     qualify for the general election ballot occurs after 
     September 1, the date on which the candidate wins the primary 
     or runoff election.
       ``(b) Personal Funds Expenditure Limit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The aggregate amount of expenditures 
     that may be made in connection with an election by an 
     eligible Congressional candidate or the candidate's 
     authorized committees from the sources described in paragraph 
     (2) shall not exceed $50,000.
       ``(2) Sources.--A source is described in this paragraph if 
     the source is--
       ``(A) personal funds of the candidate and members of the 
     candidate's immediate family; or
       ``(B) proceeds of indebtedness incurred by the candidate or 
     a member of the candidate's immediate family.
       ``(c) Certification by the Commission.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall determine whether a 
     candidate has met the requirements of this section and, based 
     on the determination, issue a certification stating whether 
     the candidate is an eligible Congressional candidate.
       ``(2) Time for certification.--Not later than 7 business 
     days after a candidate files a declaration under paragraph 
     (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the Commission shall certify 
     whether the candidate is an eligible Congressional candidate.
       ``(3) Revocation.--The Commission shall revoke a 
     certification under paragraph (1), based on information 
     submitted in such form and manner as the Commission may 
     require or on information that comes to the Commission by 
     other means, if the Commission determines that a candidate 
     violates the personal funds expenditure limit.
       ``(4) Determinations by Commission.--A determination made 
     by the Commission under this subsection shall be final, 
     except to the extent that the determination is subject to 
     examination and audit by the Commission and to judicial 
     review.
       ``(d) Penalty.--If the Commission revokes the certification 
     of an eligible Congressional candidate--
       ``(1) the Commission shall notify the candidate of the 
     revocation; and
       ``(2) the candidate and a candidate's authorized committees 
     shall pay to the Commission an amount equal to the amount of 
     expenditures made by a national committee of a political 
     party or a State committee of a political party in connection 
     with the general election campaign of the candidate under 
     section 315(d).''.

     SEC. 402. POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEE COORDINATED EXPENDITURES.

       Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) (as amended by section 204) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) This subsection does not apply to expenditures made 
     in connection with the general election campaign of a 
     candidate for Senator or Representative in or Delegate or 
     Resident Commissioner to the Congress who is not an eligible 
     Congressional candidate (as defined in section 324(a)).''.
                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 501. CODIFICATION OF BECK DECISION.

       Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 
     158) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Nonunion Member Payments to Labor Organization.--
       ``(1) In general.--It shall be an unfair labor practice for 
     any labor organization which receives a payment from an 
     employee pursuant to an agreement that requires employees who 
     are not members of the organization to make payments to such 
     organization in lieu of organization dues or fees not to 
     establish and implement the objection procedure described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Objection procedure.--The objection procedure 
     required under paragraph (1) shall meet the following 
     requirements:
       ``(A) The labor organization shall annually provide to 
     employees who are covered by such agreement but are not 
     members of the organization--
       ``(i) reasonable personal notice of the objection 
     procedure, the employees eligible to invoke the procedure, 
     and the time, place, and manner for filing an objection; and
       ``(ii) reasonable opportunity to file an objection to 
     paying for organization expenditures supporting political 
     activities unrelated to collective bargaining, including but 
     not limited to the opportunity to file such objection by 
     mail.
       ``(B) If an employee who is not a member of the labor 
     organization files an objection under the procedure in 
     subparagraph (A), such organization shall--
       ``(i) reduce the payments in lieu of organization dues or 
     fees by such employee by an amount which reasonably reflects 
     the ratio that the organization's expenditures supporting 
     political activities unrelated to collective bargaining bears 
     to such organization's total expenditures; and
       ``(ii) provide such employee with a reasonable explanation 
     of the organization's calculation of such reduction, 
     including calculating the amount of organization expenditures 
     supporting political activities unrelated to collective 
     bargaining.
       ``(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
     `expenditures supporting political activities unrelated to 
     collective bargaining' means expenditures in connection with 
     a Federal, State, or local election or in connection with 
     efforts to influence legislation unrelated to collective 
     bargaining.''.

     SEC. 502. USE OF CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by striking section 313 and 
     inserting the following:


           ``use of contributed amounts for certain purposes

       ``Sec. 313. (a) Permitted Uses.--A contribution accepted by 
     a candidate, and any other amount received by an individual 
     as support for activities of the individual as a holder of 
     Federal office, may be used by the candidate or individual--
       ``(1) for expenditures in connection with the campaign for 
     Federal office of the candidate or individual;
       ``(2) for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in 
     connection with duties of the individual as a holder of 
     Federal office;
       ``(3) for contributions to an organization described in 
     section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       ``(4) for transfers to a national, State, or local 
     committee of a political party.
       ``(b) Prohibited Use.--
       ``(1) In general.--A contribution or amount described in 
     subsection (a) shall not be converted by any person to 
     personal use.
       ``(2) Conversion.--For the purposes of paragraph (1), a 
     contribution or amount shall be considered to be converted to 
     personal use if the contribution or amount is used to fulfill 
     any commitment, obligation, or expense of a person that would 
     exist irrespective of the candidate's election campaign or 
     individual's duties as a holder of Federal officeholder, 
     including--
       ``(A) a home mortgage, rent, or utility payment;
       ``(B) a clothing purchase;
       ``(C) a noncampaign-related automobile expense;
       ``(D) a country club membership;
       ``(E) a vacation or other noncampaign-related trip;
       ``(F) a household food item;
       ``(G) a tuition payment;
       ``(H) admission to a sporting event, concert, theater, or 
     other form of entertainment not associated with an election 
     campaign; and
       ``(I) dues, fees, and other payments to a health club or 
     recreational facility.''.

     SEC. 503. LIMIT ON CONGRESSIONAL USE OF THE FRANKING 
                   PRIVILEGE.

       Section 3210(a)(6) of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) A Member of Congress shall not mail any mass mailing 
     as franked mail during the 180-day period which ends on the 
     date of the general election for the office held by the 
     Member or during the 90-day period which ends on the date of 
     any primary election for that office, unless the Member has 
     made a public announcement that the Member will not be a 
     candidate for reelection during that year or for election to 
     any other Federal office.''.

     SEC. 504. PROHIBITION OF FUNDRAISING ON FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       Section 607 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Prohibition.--
       ``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for any person to 
     solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of 
     value for a political committee or a candidate for Federal, 
     State or local office from a person who is located in a room 
     or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by 
     an officer or employee of the United States. An individual 
     who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government, 
     including the President, Vice President, and Members of 
     Congress, shall not solicit a donation of money or other 
     thing of value for a political committee or candidate for 
     Federal, State or local office, while in any room or building 
     occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or 
     employee of the United States, from any person.
       ``(2) Penalty.--A person who violates this section shall be 
     fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned more than 3 years, or 
     both.''; and

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       (2) by inserting in subsection (b) after ``Congress'' ``or 
     Executive Office of the President''.

     SEC. 505. PENALTIES FOR KNOWING AND WILLFUL VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Increased Penalties.--Section 309(a) of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraphs (5)(A), (6)(A), and (6)(B), by striking 
     ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''; and
       (2) in paragraphs (5)(B) and (6)(C), by striking ``$10,000 
     or an amount equal to 200 percent'' and inserting ``$20,000 
     or an amount equal to 300 percent''.
       (b) Equitable Remedies.--Section 309(a)(5)(A) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)) 
     is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
     ``, and may include equitable remedies or penalties, 
     including disgorgement of funds to the Treasury or community 
     service requirements (including requirements to participate 
     in public education programs).''.
       (c) Automatic Penalty for Late Filing.--Section 309(a) of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) Penalty for late filing.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Monetary penalties.--The Commission shall establish a 
     schedule of mandatory monetary penalties that shall be 
     imposed by the Commission for failure to meet a time 
     requirement for filing under section 304.
       ``(ii) Required filing.--In addition to imposing a penalty, 
     the Commission may require a report that has not been filed 
     within the time requirements of section 304 to be filed by a 
     specific date.
       ``(iii) Procedure.--A penalty or filing requirement imposed 
     under this paragraph shall not be subject to paragraph (1), 
     (2), (3), (4), (5), or (12).
       ``(B) Filing an exception.--
       ``(i) Time to file.--A political committee shall have 30 
     days after the imposition of a penalty or filing requirement 
     by the Commission under this paragraph in which to file an 
     exception with the Commission.
       ``(ii) Time for commission to rule.--Within 30 days after 
     receiving an exception, the Commission shall make a 
     determination that is a final agency action subject to 
     exclusive review by the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit under section 706 of title 
     5, United States Code, upon petition filed in that court by 
     the political committee or treasurer that is the subject of 
     the agency action, if the petition is filed within 30 days 
     after the date of the Commission action for which review is 
     sought.'';
       (2) in paragraph (5)(D)--
       (A) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``In any case in which a penalty or filing requirement 
     imposed on a political committee or treasurer under paragraph 
     (13) has not been satisfied, the Commission may institute a 
     civil action for enforcement under paragraph (6)(A).''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end of the last 
     sentence the following: ``or has failed to pay a penalty or 
     meet a filing requirement imposed under paragraph (13)''; and
       (3) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``paragraph (4)(A)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (4)(A) or (13)''.

     SEC. 506. BAN ON CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS BY NONCITIZENS.

       (a) In General.--Section 319 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended to read as 
     follows:


              ``contributions and donations by noncitizens

       ``Sec. 319. (a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for--
       ``(1) a noncitizen, directly or indirectly, to make--
       ``(A) a donation of money or other thing of value, or to 
     promise expressly or impliedly to make a donation, in 
     connection with a Federal, State, or local election to a 
     political committee or a candidate for Federal office; or
       ``(B) a contribution or donation to a committee of a 
     political party; or
       ``(2) a person to solicit, accept, or receive a 
     contribution or donation described in paragraph (1) from a 
     noncitizen.
       ``(b) Treatment of Nationals of the United States.--For 
     purposes of subsection (a), a `noncitizen' of the United 
     States does not include a national of the United States (as 
     defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act).''.
       (b) Prohibiting Use of Willful Blindness as Defense Against 
     Charge of Violating Foreign Contribution Ban.--
       (1) In general.--Section 319 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) It shall not be a defense to a violation of 
     subsection (a) that the defendant did not know that the 
     contribution originated from a foreign national if the 
     defendant should have known that the contribution originated 
     from a foreign national, except that the trier of fact may 
     not find that the defendant should have known that the 
     contribution originated from a foreign national solely 
     because of the name of the contributor.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to violations occurring on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 507. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY MINORS.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by sections 101 and 401, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


                ``prohibition of contributions by minors

       ``Sec. 325. An individual who is 17 years old or younger 
     shall not make a contribution to a candidate or a 
     contribution or donation to a committee of a political 
     party.''.

     SEC. 508. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.

       (a) In General.--Section 309(a) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) (as amended by 
     section 505(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(14)(A) If the complaint in a proceeding was filed within 
     60 days preceding the date of a general election, the 
     Commission may take action described in this subparagraph.
       ``(B) If the Commission determines, on the basis of facts 
     alleged in the complaint and other facts available to the 
     Commission, that there is clear and convincing evidence that 
     a violation of this Act has occurred, is occurring, or is 
     about to occur, the Commission may order expedited 
     proceedings, shortening the time periods for proceedings 
     under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as necessary to allow 
     the matter to be resolved in sufficient time before the 
     election to avoid harm or prejudice to the interests of the 
     parties.
       ``(C) If the Commission determines, on the basis of facts 
     alleged in the complaint and other facts available to the 
     Commission, that the complaint is clearly without merit, the 
     Commission may--
       ``(i) order expedited proceedings, shortening the time 
     periods for proceedings under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and 
     (4) as necessary to allow the matter to be resolved in 
     sufficient time before the election to avoid harm or 
     prejudice to the interests of the parties; or
       ``(ii) if the Commission determines that there is 
     insufficient time to conduct proceedings before the election, 
     summarily dismiss the complaint.''.
       (b) Referral to Attorney General.--Section 309(a)(5) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)) 
     is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) The Commission may at any time, by an affirmative 
     vote of at least 4 of its members, refer a possible violation 
     of this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, to the Attorney General of the United States, 
     without regard to any limitation set forth in this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 509. INITIATION OF ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDING.

       Section 309(a)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``reason to 
     believe that'' and inserting ``reason to investigate 
     whether''.

     SEC. 510. PROTECTING EQUAL PARTICIPATION OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS 
                   IN CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by sections 101, 401, and 
     507, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:


 ``protecting equal participation of eligible voters in campaigns and 
                               elections

       ``Sec. 326. (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act may be 
     construed to prohibit any individual eligible to vote in an 
     election for Federal office from making contributions or 
     expenditures in support of a candidate for such an election 
     (including voluntary contributions or expenditures made 
     through a separate segregated fund established by the 
     individual's employer or labor organization) or otherwise 
     participating in any campaign for such an election in the 
     same manner and to the same extent as any other individual 
     eligible to vote in an election for such office.
       ``(b) No Effect on Geographic Restrictions on 
     Contributions.--Subsection (a) may not be construed to affect 
     any restriction under this title regarding the portion of 
     contributions accepted by a candidate from persons residing 
     in a particular geographic area.''.

     SEC. 511. PROHIBITING NONCITIZEN INDIVIDUALS FROM MAKING 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH FEDERAL 
                   ELECTIONS.

       (a) Prohibition Applicable to All Individuals who are not 
     Citizens or Nationals of the United States.--Section 
     319(b)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441e(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``and who is not 
     lawfully admitted'' and all that follows and inserting the 
     following: ``or a national of the United States (as defined 
     in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to contributions or expenditures 
     made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 512. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF PROHIBITION AGAINST 
                   FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 319 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     notwithstanding any other provision of this title any person 
     who violates subsection (a) shall be sentenced to a term of 
     imprisonment which may not be more than 10 years, fined in an 
     amount not to exceed $1,000,000, or both.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any 
     violation of subsection (a) aris

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     ing from a contribution or donation made by an individual who 
     is lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in 
     section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to violations occurring on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 513. EXPEDITED COURT REVIEW OF CERTAIN ALLEGED 
                   VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT OF 
                   1971.

       (a) In General.--Section 309 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
     if a candidate (or the candidate's authorized committee) 
     believes that a violation described in paragraph (2) has been 
     committed with respect to an election during the 90-day 
     period preceding the date of the election, the candidate or 
     committee may institute a civil action on behalf of the 
     Commission for relief (including injunctive relief) against 
     the alleged violator in the same manner and under the same 
     terms and conditions as an action instituted by the 
     Commission under subsection (a)(6), except that the court 
     involved shall issue a decision regarding the action as soon 
     as practicable after the action is instituted and to the 
     greatest extent possible issue the decision prior to the date 
     of the election involved.
       ``(2) A violation described in this paragraph is a 
     violation of this Act or of chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 relating to--
       ``(A) whether a contribution is in excess of an applicable 
     limit or is otherwise prohibited under this Act; or
       ``(B) whether an expenditure is an independent expenditure 
     under section 301(17).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to elections occurring after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 514. CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN 
                   SPENDING LIMITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 9003 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9003) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) Prohibiting Conspiracy to Violate Limits.--
       ``(1) Violation of limits described.--If a candidate for 
     election to the office of President or Vice President who 
     receives amounts from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund 
     under chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     or the agent of such a candidate, seeks to avoid the spending 
     limits applicable to the candidate under such chapter or 
     under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 by 
     soliciting, receiving, transferring, or directing funds from 
     any source other than such Fund for the direct or indirect 
     benefit of such candidate's campaign, such candidate or agent 
     shall be fined not more than $1,000,000, or imprisoned for a 
     term of not more than 3 years, or both.
       ``(2) Conspiracy to violate limits defined.--If two or more 
     persons conspire to violate paragraph (1), and one or more of 
     such persons do any act to effect the object of the 
     conspiracy, each shall be fined not more than $1,000,000, or 
     imprisoned for a term of not more than 3 years, or both.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to elections occurring on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 515. DEPOSIT OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS IN 
                   TREASURY ACCOUNT.

       (a) In General.--Title III of the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by sections 
     101, 401, 507, and 510, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:


 ``treatment of certain contributions and donations to be returned to 
                                 donors

       ``Sec. 327. (a) Transfer to Commission.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, if a political committee intends to return any 
     contribution or donation given to the political committee, 
     the committee shall transfer the contribution or donation to 
     the Commission if--
       ``(A) the contribution or donation is in an amount equal to 
     or greater than $500 (other than a contribution or donation 
     returned within 60 days of receipt by the committee); or
       ``(B) the contribution or donation was made in violation of 
     section 315, 316, 317, 319, 320, or 325 (other than a 
     contribution or donation returned within 30 days of receipt 
     by the committee).
       ``(2) Information included with transferred contribution or 
     donation.--A political committee shall include with any 
     contribution or donation transferred under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) a request that the Commission return the contribution 
     or donation to the person making the contribution or 
     donation; and
       ``(B) information regarding the circumstances surrounding 
     the making of the contribution or donation and any opinion of 
     the political committee concerning whether the contribution 
     or donation may have been made in violation of this Act.
       ``(3) Establishment of escrow account.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall establish a single 
     interest-bearing escrow account for deposit of amounts 
     transferred under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Disposition of amounts received.--On receiving an 
     amount from a political committee under paragraph (1), the 
     Commission shall--
       ``(i) deposit the amount in the escrow account established 
     under subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) notify the Attorney General and the Commissioner of 
     the Internal Revenue Service of the receipt of the amount 
     from the political committee.
       ``(C) Use of interest.--Interest earned on amounts in the 
     escrow account established under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     applied or used for the same purposes as the donation or 
     contribution on which it is earned.
       ``(4) Treatment of returned contribution or donation as a 
     complaint.--The transfer of any contribution or donation to 
     the Commission under this section shall be treated as the 
     filing of a complaint under section 309(a).
       ``(b) Use of Amounts Placed in Escrow To Cover Fines and 
     Penalties.--The Commission or the Attorney General may 
     require any amount deposited in the escrow account under 
     subsection (a)(3) to be applied toward the payment of any 
     fine or penalty imposed under this Act or title 18, United 
     States Code, against the person making the contribution or 
     donation.
       ``(c) Return of Contribution or Donation After Deposit in 
     Escrow.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall return a 
     contribution or donation deposited in the escrow account 
     under subsection (a)(3) to the person making the contribution 
     or donation if--
       ``(A) within 180 days after the date the contribution or 
     donation is transferred, the Commission has not made a 
     determination under section 309(a)(2) that the Commission has 
     reason to investigate whether that the making of the 
     contribution or donation was made in violation of this Act; 
     or
       ``(B)(i) the contribution or donation will not be used to 
     cover fines, penalties, or costs pursuant to subsection (b); 
     or
       ``(ii) if the contribution or donation will be used for 
     those purposes, that the amounts required for those purposes 
     have been withdrawn from the escrow account and subtracted 
     from the returnable contribution or donation.
       ``(2) No effect on status of investigation.--The return of 
     a contribution or donation by the Commission under this 
     subsection shall not be construed as having an effect on the 
     status of an investigation by the Commission or the Attorney 
     General of the contribution or donation or the circumstances 
     surrounding the contribution or donation, or on the ability 
     of the Commission or the Attorney General to take future 
     actions with respect to the contribution or donation.''.
       (b) Amounts Used to Determine Amount of Penalty for 
     Violation.--Section 309(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(10) For purposes of determining the amount of a civil 
     penalty imposed under this subsection for violations of 
     section 326, the amount of the donation involved shall be 
     treated as the amount of the contribution involved.''.
       (c) Donation Defined.--Section 301 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
     431), as amended by sections 201(b) and 307(b), is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(22) Donation.--The term `donation' means a gift, 
     subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything 
     else of value made by any person to a national committee of a 
     political party or a Senatorial or Congressional Campaign 
     Committee of a national political party for any purpose, but 
     does not include a contribution (as defined in paragraph 
     (8)).''.
       (d) Disgorgement Authority.--Section 309 of such Act (2 
     U.S.C. 437g) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) Any conciliation agreement, civil action, or criminal 
     action entered into or instituted under this section may 
     require a person to forfeit to the Treasury any contribution, 
     donation, or expenditure that is the subject of the agreement 
     or action for transfer to the Commission for deposit in 
     accordance with section 326.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections 
     (a), (b), and (c) shall apply to contributions or donations 
     refunded on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     without regard to whether the Federal Election Commission or 
     Attorney General has issued regulations to carry out section 
     326 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as added by 
     subsection (a)) by such date.

     SEC. 516. ESTABLISHMENT OF A CLEARINGHOUSE OF INFORMATION ON 
                   POLITICAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE FEDERAL 
                   ELECTION COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There shall be established within the 
     Federal Election Commission a clearinghouse of public 
     information regarding the political activities of foreign 
     principals and agents of foreign principals. The information 
     comprising this clearinghouse shall include only the 
     following:
       (1) All registrations and reports filed pursuant to the 
     Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) 
     during the preceding 5-year period.
       (2) All registrations and reports filed pursuant to the 
     Foreign Agents Registration Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et 
     seq.), during the preceding 5-year period.

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       (3) The listings of public hearings, hearing witnesses, and 
     witness affiliations printed in the Congressional Record 
     during the preceding 5-year period.
       (4) Public information disclosed pursuant to the rules of 
     the Senate or the House of Representatives regarding 
     honoraria, the receipt of gifts, travel, and earned and 
     unearned income.
       (5) All reports filed pursuant to title I of the Ethics in 
     Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) during the preceding 
     5-year period.
       (6) All public information filed with the Federal Election 
     Commission pursuant to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) during the preceding 5-year 
     period.
       (b) Disclosure of Other Information Prohibited.--The 
     disclosure by the clearinghouse, or any officer or employee 
     thereof, of any information other than that set forth in 
     subsection (a) is prohibited, except as otherwise provided by 
     law.
       (c) Director of Clearinghouse.--
       (1) Duties.--The clearinghouse shall have a Director, who 
     shall administer and manage the responsibilities and all 
     activities of the clearinghouse. In carrying out such duties, 
     the Director shall--
       (A) develop a filing, coding, and cross-indexing system to 
     carry out the purposes of this section (which shall include 
     an index of all persons identified in the reports, 
     registrations, and other information comprising the 
     clearinghouse);
       (B) notwithstanding any other provision of law, make copies 
     of registrations, reports, and other information comprising 
     the clearinghouse available for public inspection and 
     copying, beginning not later than 30 days after the 
     information is first available to the public, and permit 
     copying of any such registration, report, or other 
     information by hand or by copying machine or, at the request 
     of any person, furnish a copy of any such registration, 
     report, or other information upon payment of the cost of 
     making and furnishing such copy, except that no information 
     contained in such registration or report and no such other 
     information shall be sold or used by any person for the 
     purpose of soliciting contributions or for any profit-making 
     purpose; and
       (C) not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act and at any time thereafter, to prescribe, in 
     consultation with the Comptroller General, such rules, 
     regulations, and forms, in conformity with the provisions of 
     chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, as are necessary to 
     carry out the provisions of this section in the most 
     effective and efficient manner.
       (2) Appointment.--The Director shall be appointed by the 
     Federal Election Commission.
       (3) Term of service.--The Director shall serve a single 
     term of a period of time determined by the Commission, but 
     not to exceed 5 years.
       (d) Penalties for Disclosure of Information.--Any person 
     who discloses information in violation of subsection (b), and 
     any person who sells or uses information for the purpose of 
     soliciting contributions or for any profit-making purpose in 
     violation of subsection (c)(1)(B), shall be imprisoned for a 
     period of not more than 1 year, or fined in the amount 
     provided in title 18, United States Code, or both.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to conduct 
     the activities of the clearinghouse.
       (f) Foreign Principal.--Foreign principal shall have the 
     same meaning given the term ``foreign national'' in section 
     441e of title 2, United States Code, as that term was defined 
     on July 31, 1998.

     SEC. 517. PERMITTING PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS SERVING IN 
                   ARMED FORCES TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS.

       Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441e) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an 
     individual who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
     (as defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act) and who is a member of the Armed Forces 
     (including a reserve component of the Armed Forces) shall not 
     be subject to the prohibition under this section.''.

     SEC. 518. ENFORCEMENT OF SPENDING LIMIT ON PRESIDENTIAL AND 
                   VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WHO RECEIVE PUBLIC 
                   FINANCING.

       (a) In General.--Section 9003 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9003) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Illegal Solicitation of Soft Money.--No candidate for 
     election to the office of President or Vice President may 
     receive amounts from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund 
     under this chapter or chapter 96 unless the candidate 
     certifies that the candidate shall not solicit any funds for 
     the purposes of influencing such election, including any 
     funds used for an independent expenditure under the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971, unless the funds are subject 
     to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements 
     of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to elections occurring on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
 TITLE VI--SEVERABILITY; CONSTITUTIONALITY; EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS

     SEC. 601. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, 
     or the application of a provision or amendment to any person 
     or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the 
     remainder of this Act and amendments made by this Act, and 
     the application of the provisions and amendment to any person 
     or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding.

     SEC. 602. REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES.

       An appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court of the 
     United States from any final judgment, decree, or order 
     issued by any court ruling on the constitutionality of any 
     provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act.

     SEC. 603. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act take effect January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 604. REGULATIONS.

       The Federal Election Commission shall prescribe any 
     regulations required to carry out this Act and the amendments 
     made by this Act not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
      TITLE VII--INDEPENDENT COMMISSION ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

     SEC. 701. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF COMMISSION.

       There is established a commission to be known as the 
     ``Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform'' 
     (referred to in this title as the ``Commission''). The 
     purposes of the Commission are to study the laws relating to 
     the financing of political activity and to report and 
     recommend legislation to reform those laws.

     SEC. 702. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 
     members appointed within 15 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act by the President from among individuals 
     who are not incumbent Members of Congress and who are 
     specially qualified to serve on the Commission by reason of 
     education, training, or experience.
       (b) Appointment.--
       (1) In general.--Members shall be appointed as follows:
       (A) Three members (one of whom shall be a political 
     independent) shall be appointed from among a list of nominees 
     submitted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
       (B) Three members (one of whom shall be a political 
     independent) shall be appointed from among a list of nominees 
     submitted by the majority leader of the Senate.
       (C) Three members (one of whom shall be a political 
     independent) shall be appointed from among a list of nominees 
     submitted by the minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (D) Three members (one of whom shall be a political 
     independent) shall be appointed from among a list of nominees 
     submitted by the minority leader of the Senate.
       (2) Failure to submit list of nominees.--If an official 
     described in any of the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) fails 
     to submit a list of nominees to the President during the 15-
     day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act--
       (A) such subparagraph shall no longer apply; and
       (B) the President shall appoint three members (one of whom 
     shall be a political independent) who meet the requirements 
     described in subsection (a) and such other criteria as the 
     President may apply.
       (3) Political independent defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``political independent'' means an individual who at no 
     time after January 1992--
       (A) has held elective office as a member of the Democratic 
     or Republican party;
       (B) has received any wages or salary from the Democratic or 
     Republican party or from a Democratic or Republican party 
     office-holder or candidate; or
       (C) has provided substantial volunteer services or made any 
     substantial contribution to the Democratic or Republican 
     party or to a Democratic or Republican party office-holder or 
     candidate.
       (c) Chairman.--At the time of the appointment, the 
     President shall designate one member of the Commission as 
     Chairman of the Commission.
       (d) Terms.--The members of the Commission shall serve for 
     the life of the Commission.
       (e) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
     in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (f) Political Affiliation.--Not more than four members of 
     the Commission may be of the same political party.

     SEC. 703. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of 
     carrying out this title, hold hearings, sit and act at times 
     and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the 
     Commission considers appropriate. In carrying out the 
     preceding sentence, the Commission shall ensure that a 
     substantial number of its meetings are open meetings, with 
     significant opportunities for testimony from members of the 
     general public.
       (b) Quorum.--Seven members of the Commission shall 
     constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. 
     The approval of at least nine members of the Commission is 
     required when approving all or a portion of the recommended 
     legislation. Any member of the Commission may, if authorized 
     by the Commission, take any action which the Commission is 
     authorized to take under this section.

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     SEC. 704. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       (a) Pay and Travel Expenses of Members.--(1) Each member of 
     the Commission shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily 
     equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level 
     IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
     United States Code, for each day (including travel time) 
     during which the member is engaged in the actual performance 
     of duties vested in the Commission.
       (2) Members of the Commission shall receive travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
     accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Staff Director.--The Commission shall, without regard 
     to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, appoint a 
     staff director, who shall be paid at the rate of basic pay 
     payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5315 of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Staff of Commission; Services.--
       (1) In general.--With the approval of the Commission, the 
     staff director of the Commission may appoint and fix the pay 
     of additional personnel. The Director may make such 
     appointments without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
     service, and any personnel so appointed may be paid without 
     regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
     chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and 
     General Schedule pay rates, except that an individual so 
     appointed may not receive pay in excess of the maximum annual 
     rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-15 of the General 
     Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Experts and consultants.--The Commission may procure by 
     contract the temporary or intermittent services of experts or 
     consultants pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 705. REPORT AND RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION.

       (a) Report.--Not later than the expiration of the 180-day 
     period which begins on the date on which the second session 
     of the One Hundred Fifth Congress adjourns sine die, the 
     Commission shall submit to the President, the Speaker and 
     minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the 
     majority and minority leaders of the Senate a report of the 
     activities of the Commission.
       (b) Recommendations; Draft of Legislation.--The report 
     under subsection (a) shall include any recommendations for 
     changes in the laws (including regulations) governing the 
     financing of political activity (taking into account the 
     provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act), 
     including any changes in the rules of the Senate or the House 
     of Representatives, to which nine or more members of the 
     Commission may agree, together with drafts of--
       (1) any legislation (including technical and conforming 
     provisions) recommended by the Commission to implement such 
     recommendations; and
       (2) any proposed amendment to the Constitution recommended 
     by the Commission as necessary to implement such 
     recommendations, except that if the Commission includes such 
     a proposed amendment in its report, it shall also include 
     recommendations (and drafts) for legislation which may be 
     implemented prior to the adoption of such proposed amendment.
       (c) Goals of Recommendations and Legislation.--In making 
     recommendations and preparing drafts of legislation under 
     this section, the Commission shall consider the following to 
     be its primary goals:
       (1) Encouraging fair and open Federal elections which 
     provide voters with meaningful information about candidates 
     and issues.
       (2) Eliminating the disproportionate influence of special 
     interest financing of Federal elections.
       (3) Creating a more equitable electoral system for 
     challengers and incumbents.

     SEC. 706. EXPEDITED CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF 
                   LEGISLATION.

       (a) In General.--If any legislation is introduced the 
     substance of which implements a recommendation of the 
     Commission submitted under section 705(b) (including a joint 
     resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution), 
     subject to subsection (b), the provisions of section 2908 
     (other than subsection (a)) of the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 shall apply to the consideration of 
     the legislation in the same manner as such provisions apply 
     to a joint resolution described in section 2908(a) of such 
     Act.
       (b) Special Rules.--For purposes of applying subsection (a) 
     with respect to such provisions, the following rules shall 
     apply:
       (1) Any reference to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     House of Representatives shall be deemed a reference to the 
     Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives 
     and any reference to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate shall be deemed a reference to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration of the Senate.
       (2) Any reference to the date on which the President 
     transmits a report shall be deemed a reference to the date on 
     which the recommendation involved is submitted under section 
     705(b).
       (3) Notwithstanding subsection (d)(2) of section 2908 of 
     such Act--
       (A) debate on the legislation in the House of 
     Representatives, and on all debatable motions and appeals in 
     connection with the legislation, shall be limited to not more 
     than 10 hours, divided equally between those favoring and 
     those opposing the legislation;
       (B) debate on the legislation in the Senate, and on all 
     debatable motions and appeals in connection with the 
     legislation, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, 
     divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the 
     legislation; and
       (C) debate in the Senate on any single debatable motion and 
     appeal in connection with the legislation shall be limited to 
     not more than 1 hour, divided equally between the mover and 
     the manager of the bill (except that in the event the manager 
     of the bill is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the 
     time in opposition thereto shall be controlled by the 
     minority leader or his designee), and the majority and 
     minority leader may each allot additional time from time 
     under such leader's control to any Senator during the 
     consideration of any debatable motion or appeal.

     SEC. 707. TERMINATION.

       The Commission shall cease to exist 90 days after the date 
     of the submission of its report under section 705.

     SEC. 708. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission 
     such sums as are necessary to carry out its duties under this 
     title.
TITLE VIII--PROHIBITING USE OF WHITE HOUSE MEALS AND ACCOMMODATIONS FOR 
                         POLITICAL FUNDRAISING

     SEC. 801. PROHIBITING USE OF WHITE HOUSE MEALS AND 
                   ACCOMMODATIONS FOR POLITICAL FUNDRAISING.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 29 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 612. Prohibiting use of meals and accommodations at 
       White House for political fundraising

       ``(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to provide or 
     offer to provide any meals or accommodations at the White 
     House in exchange for any money or other thing of value, or 
     as a reward for the provision of any money or other thing of 
     value, in support of any political party or the campaign for 
     electoral office of any candidate.
       ``(b) Any person who violates this section shall be fined 
     under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or 
     both.
       ``(c) For purposes of this section, any official residence 
     or retreat of the President (including private residential 
     areas and the grounds of such a residence or retreat) shall 
     be treated as part of the White House.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     29 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``612. Prohibiting use of meals and accommodations at White House for 
              political fundraising.''.
   TITLE IX--SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDRAISING ON FEDERAL 
                          GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

     SEC. 901. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING APPLICABILITY OF 
                   CONTROLLING LEGAL AUTHORITY TO FUNDRAISING ON 
                   FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) On March 2, 1997, the Washington Post reported that 
     Vice President Gore ``played the central role in soliciting 
     millions of dollars in campaign money for the Democratic 
     Party during the 1996 election'' and that he was known as the 
     administration's ``solicitor-in-chief''.
       (2) The next day, Vice President Gore held a nationally 
     televised press conference in which he admitted making 
     numerous calls from the White House in which he solicited 
     campaign contributions.
       (3) The Vice President said that there was ``no controlling 
     legal authority'' regarding the use of Federal Government 
     telephones and properties for the use of campaign 
     fundraising.
       (4) Documents that the White House released reveal that 
     Vice President Gore made 86 fundraising calls from his White 
     House office, and these new records reveal that Vice 
     President Gore made 20 of these calls at taxpayer expense.
       (5) Section 641 of title 18, United States Code, 
     (prohibiting the conversion of Federal Government property to 
     personal use) clearly prohibits the use of Federal Government 
     property to raise campaign funds.
       (6) On its face, the conduct to which Vice President Gore 
     admitted appears to be a clear violation of section 607 of 
     title 18, United States Code, which makes it unlawful for 
     ``any person to solicit * * * any (campaign) contribution * * 
     * in any room or building occupied in the discharge of 
     official (government) duties''.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that Federal law clearly demonstrates that ``controlling 
     legal authority'' prohibits the use of Federal Government 
     property to raise campaign funds.
 TITLE X--PROHIBITING SOLICITATION TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO CERTAIN FEDERAL 
                          GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

     SEC. 1001. PROHIBITION AGAINST ACCEPTANCE OR SOLICITATION TO 
                   OBTAIN ACCESS TO CERTAIN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
                   PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 226. Acceptance or solicitation to obtain access to 
       certain Federal Government property

       ``Whoever solicits or receives anything of value in 
     consideration of providing a person

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     with access to Air Force One, Marine One, Air Force Two, 
     Marine Two, the White House, or the Vice President's 
     residence, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not 
     more than one year, or both.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     11 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``226. Acceptance or solicitation to obtain access to certain Federal 
              Government property.''.
    TITLE XI--REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF AIR FORCE ONE FOR POLITICAL 
                              FUNDRAISING

     SEC. 1101. REQUIRING NATIONAL PARTIES TO REIMBURSE AT COST 
                   FOR USE OF AIR FORCE ONE FOR POLITICAL 
                   FUNDRAISING.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by sections 101, 401, 507, 
     510, and 515, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


   ``reimbursement by political parties for use of air force one for 
                         political fundraising

       ``Sec. 328. (a) In General.--If the President, Vice 
     President, or the head of any executive department (as 
     defined in section 101 of title 5, United States Code) uses 
     Air Force One for transportation for any travel which 
     includes a fundraising event for the benefit of any political 
     committee of a national political party, such political 
     committee shall reimburse the Federal Government for the 
     actual costs incurred as a result of the use of Air Force One 
     for the transportation of the individual involved.
       ``(b) Air Force One Defined.--In subsection (a), the term 
     `Air Force One' means the airplane operated by the Air Force 
     which has been specially configured to carry out the mission 
     of transporting the President.''.
           TITLE XII--PROHIBITING USE OF WALKING AROUND MONEY

     SEC. 1201. PROHIBITING CAMPAIGNS FROM PROVIDING CURRENCY TO 
                   INDIVIDUALS FOR PURPOSES OF ENCOURAGING TURNOUT 
                   ON DATE OF ELECTION.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by sections 101, 401, 507, 
     510, 515, and 1101, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:


     ``prohibiting use of currency to promote election day turnout

       ``Sec. 329. It shall be unlawful for any political 
     committee to provide currency to any person for purposes of 
     carrying out activities on the date of an election to 
     encourage or assist individuals to appear at the polling 
     place for the election.''.
           TITLE XIII--ENHANCING ENFORCEMENT OF CAMPAIGN LAW

     SEC. 1301. ENHANCING ENFORCEMENT OF CAMPAIGN 
                   FINANCE LAW.

       (a) Mandatory Imprisonment for Criminal Conduct.--Section 
     309(d)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 437g(d)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``shall be fined, or 
     imprisoned for not more than one year, or both'' and 
     inserting ``shall be imprisoned for not fewer than 1 year and 
     not more than 10 years''; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.
       (b) Concurrent Authority of Attorney General to Bring 
     Criminal Actions.--Section 309(d) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
     437g(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) In addition to the authority to bring cases referred 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(5), the Attorney General may at 
     any time bring a criminal action for a violation of this Act 
     or of chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to actions brought with respect to 
     elections occurring after January 1999.
  TITLE XIV--BAN ON COORDINATED SOFT MONEY ACTIVITIES BY PRESIDENTIAL 
                               CANDIDATES

     SEC. 1401. BAN ON COORDINATION OF SOFT MONEY FOR ISSUE 
                   ADVOCACY BY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES RECEIVING 
                   PUBLIC FINANCING.

       (a) In General.--Section 9003 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9003) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Ban on Coordination of Soft Money for Issue 
     Advocacy.--
       ``(1) In general.--No candidate for election to the office 
     of President or Vice President who is certified to receive 
     amounts from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund under 
     this chapter or chapter 96 may coordinate the expenditure of 
     any funds for issue advocacy with any political party unless 
     the funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and 
     reporting requirements of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971.
       ``(2) Issue advocacy defined.--In this section, the term 
     `issue advocacy' means any activity carried out for the 
     purpose of influencing the consideration or outcome of any 
     Federal legislation or the issuance or outcome of any Federal 
     regulations, or educating individuals about candidates for 
     election for Federal office or any Federal legislation, law, 
     or regulations (without regard to whether the activity is 
     carried out for the purpose of influencing any election for 
     Federal office).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to elections occurring on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE XV--POSTING NAMES OF CERTAIN AIR FORCE ONE PASSENGERS ON INTERNET

     SEC. 1501. REQUIREMENT THAT NAMES OF PASSENGERS ON AIR FORCE 
                   ONE AND AIR FORCE TWO BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH 
                   THE INTERNET.

       (a) In General.--The President shall make available through 
     the Internet the name of any non-Government person who is a 
     passenger on an aircraft designated as Air Force One or Air 
     Force Two not later than 30 days after the date that the 
     person is a passenger on such aircraft.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply in a case in 
     which the President determines that compliance with such 
     subsection would be contrary to the national security 
     interests of the United States. In any such case, not later 
     than 30 days after the date that the person whose name will 
     not be made available through the Internet was a passenger on 
     the aircraft, the President shall submit to the chairman and 
     ranking member of the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives and of the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate--
       (1) the name of the person; and
       (2) the justification for not making such name available 
     through the Internet.
       (c) Definition of Person.--As used in this Act, the term 
     ``non-Government person'' means a person who is not an 
     officer or employee of the United States, a member of the 
     Armed Forces, or a Member of Congress.
 TITLE XVI--EXPULSION PROCEEDINGS FOR HOUSE MEMBERS RECEIVING FOREIGN 
                             CONTRIBUTIONS

     SEC. 1601. PERMITTING CONSIDERATION OF PRIVILEGED MOTION TO 
                   EXPEL HOUSE MEMBER ACCEPTING ILLEGAL FOREIGN 
                   CONTRIBUTION.

       (a) In General.--If a Member of the House of 
     Representatives is convicted of a violation of section 319 of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (or any successor 
     provision prohibiting the solicitation, receipt, or 
     acceptance of a contribution from a foreign national), the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, shall immediately 
     consider the conduct of the Member and shall make a report 
     and recommendations to the House forthwith concerning that 
     Member which may include a recommendation for expulsion.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Mr. SHAYS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

252

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affirmative

Nays

179

para.83.12                   [Roll No. 405]

                                AYES--252

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh

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     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--179

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Inglis
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.83.13  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4380

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 517):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4380) making appropriations for the government 
     of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable 
     in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for 
     failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XXI or section 306 or 
     401(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. 
     General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 
     exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points 
     of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply 
     with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: 
     page 41, line 20, through page 42, line 2. Each of the 
     amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution may be offered only by a Member 
     designated in the report, may be offered only at the 
     appropriate point in the reading of the bill, shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 
     in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
     and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
     not be subject to a demand for division of the question in 
     the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of 
     order against the amendments printed in the report are 
     waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the 
     Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. MYRICK, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. MORAN of Virginia objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum 
was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

220

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

204

para.83.14                   [Roll No. 406]

                                YEAS--220

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci

[[Page 1540]]


     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Clay
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Manton
     Packard
     Royce
     Stearns
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.83.15  district of columbia appropriations for fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
517 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 4380) making appropriations for the government of the 
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part 
against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. CAMP as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after 
some time spent therein,

para.83.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. NORTON:

       Page 8, line 22, insert ``(increased by $573,000)'' after 
     ``$164,144,000''.
       Page 8, line 23, insert ``(increased by $573,000)'' after 
     ``$136,485,000''.
       Page 9, line 4, insert after ``purposes:'' the following: 
     ``Provided further, That $573,000 of such amount shall be for 
     Advisory Neighborhood Commissions established pursuant to 
     section 738 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

187

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

237

para.83.17                   [Roll No. 407]

                                AYES--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--237

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Manton
     McDade
     Moakley
     Packard
     Paul
     Thompson
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.83.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. NORTON:

       Page 42, line 3, strike ``funds'' and insert ``Federal 
     funds''.


[[Page 1541]]



Yeas

180

It was decided in the

Nays

243

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.83.19                   [Roll No. 408]

                                AYES--180

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--243

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Lofgren
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Burton
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Manton
     McDade
     Moakley
     Packard
     Thompson
     Yates 
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.83.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. NORTON:

       Page 57, strike line 20 and all that follows through page 
     58, line 2 (and redesignate the succeeding provisions 
     accordingly). 

It was decided in the

Yeas

181

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

243

para.83.21                   [Roll No. 409]

                                AYES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--243

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering

[[Page 1542]]


     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Cunningham
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Manton
     McDade
     Moakley
     Packard
     Thompson
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.83.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. NORTON:

       Page 58, strike lines 3 through 5 (and redesignate the 
     succeeding provision accordingly).

Yeas

109

It was decided in the

Nays

313

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.83.23                   [Roll No. 410]

                                AYES--109

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeLauro
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Goodling
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lucas
     Luther
     Markey
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Poshard
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Stark
     Stokes
     Taylor (NC)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)

                                NOES--313

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Dixon
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Manton
     McDade
     Moakley
     Packard
     Stearns
     Thompson
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CAMP, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had under 
consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.83.24  order of business--consideration of amendments of h.r. 4380

  On motion of Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order during the further consideration in 
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union of the bill 
(H.R. 4380) making appropriations for the government of the District of 
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
and for other purposes, pursuant to House Resolution 517, that no 
amendment shall be in order thereto except for the following amendments, 
which shall be considered as read, shall not be subject to amendment or 
to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and shall be 
debatable for the time specified, equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and a Member opposed thereto: Amendment by Mr. Largent made in 
order under the rule for fifteen minutes; amendment by Mr. Bilbray made 
in order under the rule for ten minutes; amendment by Mr. Barr regarding 
ballot initiative and the Controlled Substances Act for ten minutes; and 
the amendment by Mr. Armey made in order by the rule for 30 minutes.

para.83.25  district of columbia appropriations for fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TIAHRT, pursuant to House Resolution 517 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4380) making appropriations for the government of the District of 
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
and for other purposes.
  Mr. CAMP, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.83.26  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ARMEY:

       Page 58, after line 10, insert the following:

    TITLE II--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STUDENT OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS

     SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title--

[[Page 1543]]

       (1) the term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors of the 
     Corporation established under section 202(b)(1);
       (2) the term ``Corporation'' means the District of Columbia 
     Scholarship Corporation established under section 202(a);
       (3) the term ``eligible institution''--
       (A) in the case of an eligible institution serving a 
     student who receives a tuition scholarship under section 
     203(c)(1), means a public, private, or independent elementary 
     or secondary school; and
       (B) in the case of an eligible institution serving a 
     student who receives an enhanced achievement scholarship 
     under section 203(c)(2), means an elementary or secondary 
     school, or an entity that provides services to a student 
     enrolled in an elementary or secondary school to enhance such 
     student's achievement through instruction described in 
     section 203(c)(2);
       (4) the term ``parent'' includes a legal guardian or other 
     person standing in loco parentis; and
       (5) the term ``poverty line'' means the income official 
     poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
     Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 
     673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
     9902(2)) applicable to a family of the size involved.

     SEC. 202. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION.

       (a) General Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be established a 
     private, nonprofit corporation, to be known as the ``District 
     of Columbia Scholarship Corporation'', which is neither an 
     agency nor establishment of the United States Government or 
     the District of Columbia Government.
       (2) Duties.--The Corporation shall have the responsibility 
     and authority to administer, publicize, and evaluate the 
     scholarship program in accordance with this title, and to 
     determine student and school eligibility for participation in 
     such program.
       (3) Consultation.--The Corporation shall exercise its 
     authority--
       (A) in a manner consistent with maximizing educational 
     opportunities for the maximum number of interested families; 
     and
       (B) in consultation with the District of Columbia Board of 
     Education or entity exercising administrative jurisdiction 
     over the District of Columbia Public Schools, the 
     Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools, 
     and other school scholarship programs in the District of 
     Columbia.
       (4) Application of provisions.--The Corporation shall be 
     subject to the provisions of this title, and, to the extent 
     consistent with this title, to the District of Columbia 
     Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. Code, sec. 29-501 et seq.).
       (5) Residence.--The Corporation shall have its place of 
     business in the District of Columbia and shall be considered, 
     for purposes of venue in civil actions, to be a resident of 
     the District of Columbia.
       (6) Fund.--There is established in the Treasury a fund that 
     shall be known as the District of Columbia Scholarship Fund, 
     to be administered by the Secretary of the Treasury.
       (7) Disbursement.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
     available and disburse to the Corporation, before October 15 
     of each fiscal year or not later than 15 days after the date 
     of enactment of an Act making appropriations for the District 
     of Columbia for such year, whichever occurs later, such funds 
     as have been appropriated to the District of Columbia 
     Scholarship Fund for the fiscal year in which such 
     disbursement is made.
       (8) Availability.--Funds authorized to be appropriated 
     under this title shall remain available until expended.
       (9) Uses.--Funds authorized to be appropriated under this 
     title shall be used by the Corporation in a prudent and 
     financially responsible manner, solely for scholarships, 
     contracts, and administrative costs.
       (10) Authorization.--
       (A) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the District of Columbia Scholarship Fund--
       (i) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       (ii) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
       (iii) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 
     2003.
       (B) Limitation.--Not more than 7.5 percent of the amount 
     appropriated to carry out this title for any fiscal year may 
     be used by the Corporation for salaries and administrative 
     costs.
       (b) Organization and Management; Board of Directors.--
       (1) Board of directors; membership.--
       (A) In general.--The Corporation shall have a Board of 
     Directors (referred to in this title as the ``Board''), 
     comprised of 7 members with 6 members of the Board appointed 
     by the President not later than 30 days after receipt of 
     nominations from the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and the Majority Leader of the Senate.
       (B) House nominations.--The President shall appoint 3 of 
     the members from a list of 9 individuals nominated by the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives in consultation with 
     the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
       (C) Senate nominations.--The President shall appoint 3 
     members from a list of 9 individuals nominated by the 
     Majority Leader of the Senate in consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate.
       (D) Deadline.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and Majority Leader of the Senate shall submit their 
     nominations to the President not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (E) Appointee of mayor.--The Mayor shall appoint 1 member 
     of the Board not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (F) Possible interim members.--If the President does not 
     appoint the 6 members of the Board in the 30-day period 
     described in subparagraph (A), then the Speaker of the House 
     of Representatives and the Majority Leader of the Senate 
     shall each appoint 2 members of the Board, and the Minority 
     Leader of the House of Representatives and the Minority 
     Leader of the Senate shall each appoint 1 member of the 
     Board, from among the individuals nominated pursuant to 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), as the case may be. The appointees 
     under the preceding sentence together with the appointee of 
     the Mayor, shall serve as an interim Board with all the 
     powers and other duties of the Board described in this title, 
     until the President makes the appointments as described in 
     this subsection.
       (2) Powers.--All powers of the Corporation shall vest in 
     and be exercised under the authority of the Board.
       (3) Elections.--Members of the Board annually shall elect 1 
     of the members of the Board to be the Chairperson of the 
     Board.
       (4) Residency.--All members appointed to the Board shall be 
     residents of the District of Columbia at the time of 
     appointment and while serving on the Board.
       (5) Nonemployee.--No member of the Board may be an employee 
     of the United States Government or the District of Columbia 
     Government when appointed to or during tenure on the Board, 
     unless the individual is on a leave of absence from such a 
     position while serving on the Board.
       (6) Incorporation.--The members of the initial Board shall 
     serve as incorporators and shall take whatever steps are 
     necessary to establish the Corporation under the District of 
     Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. Code, sec. 29-501 et 
     seq.).
       (7) General term.--The term of office of each member of the 
     Board shall be 5 years, except that any member appointed to 
     fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term 
     for which the predecessor was appointed shall be appointed 
     for the remainder of such term.
       (8) Consecutive term.--No member of the Board shall be 
     eligible to serve in excess of 2 consecutive terms of 5 years 
     each. A partial term shall be considered as 1 full term. Any 
     vacancy on the Board shall not affect the Board's power, but 
     shall be filled in a manner consistent with this title.
       (9) No benefit.--No part of the income or assets of the 
     Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any Director, 
     officer, or employee of the Corporation, except as salary or 
     reasonable compensation for services.
       (10) Political activity.--The Corporation may not 
     contribute to or otherwise support any political party or 
     candidate for elective public office.
       (11) No officers or employees.--The members of the Board 
     shall not, by reason of such membership, be considered to be 
     officers or employees of the United States Government or of 
     the District of Columbia Government.
       (12) Stipends.--The members of the Board, while attending 
     meetings of the Board or while engaged in duties related to 
     such meetings or other activities of the Board pursuant to 
     this title, shall be provided a stipend. Such stipend shall 
     be at the rate of $150 per day for which the member of the 
     Board is officially recorded as having worked, except that no 
     member may be paid a total stipend amount in any calendar 
     year in excess of $5,000.
       (c) Officers and Staff.--
       (1) Executive director.--The Corporation shall have an 
     Executive Director, and such other staff, as may be appointed 
     by the Board for terms and at rates of compensation, not to 
     exceed level EG-16 of the Educational Service of the District 
     of Columbia, to be fixed by the Board.
       (2) Staff.--With the approval of the Board, the Executive 
     Director may appoint and fix the salary of such additional 
     personnel as the Executive Director considers appropriate.
       (3) Annual rate.--No staff of the Corporation may be 
     compensated by the Corporation at an annual rate of pay 
     greater than the annual rate of pay of the Executive 
     Director.
       (4) Service.--All officers and employees of the Corporation 
     shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
       (5) Qualification.--No political test or qualification may 
     be used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking other 
     personnel actions with respect to officers, agents, or 
     employees of the Corporation.
       (d) Powers of the Corporation.--
       (1) Generally.--The Corporation is authorized to obtain 
     grants from, and make contracts with, individuals and with 
     private, State, and Federal agencies, organizations, and 
     institutions.
       (2) Hiring authority.--The Corporation may hire, or accept 
     the voluntary services of, consultants, experts, advisory 
     boards, and panels to aid the Corporation in carrying out 
     this title.
       (e) Financial Management and Records.--
       (1) Audits.--The financial statements of the Corporation 
     shall be--
       (A) maintained in accordance with generally accepted 
     accounting principles for nonprofit corporations; and
       (B) audited annually by independent certified public 
     accountants.
       (2) Report.--The report for each such audit shall be 
     included in the annual report to Congress required by section 
     210(c).
       (f) Administrative Responsibilities.--

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       (1) Scholarship application schedule and procedures.--Not 
     later than 30 days after the initial Board is appointed and 
     the first Executive Director of the Corporation is hired 
     under this title, the Corporation shall implement a schedule 
     and procedures for processing applications for, and awarding, 
     student scholarships under this title. The schedule and 
     procedures shall include establishing a list of certified 
     eligible institutions, distributing scholarship information 
     to parents and the general public (including through a 
     newspaper of general circulation), and establishing deadlines 
     for steps in the scholarship application and award process.
       (2) Institutional applications and eligibility.--
       (A) In general.--An eligible institution that desires to 
     participate in the scholarship program under this title shall 
     file an application with the Corporation for certification 
     for participation in the scholarship program under this title 
     shall--
       (i) demonstrate that the eligible institution has operated 
     with not less than 25 students during the 3 years preceding 
     the year for which the determination is made unless the 
     eligible institution is applying for certification as a new 
     eligible institution under subparagraph (C);
       (ii) contain an assurance that the eligible institution 
     will comply with all applicable requirements of this title;
       (iii) contain an annual statement of the eligible 
     institution's budget; and
       (iv) describe the eligible institution's proposed program, 
     including personnel qualifications and fees.
       (B) Certification.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
     not later than 60 days after receipt of an application in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A), the Corporation shall 
     certify an eligible institution to participate in the 
     scholarship program under this title.
       (ii) Continuation.--An eligible institution's certification 
     to participate in the scholarship program shall continue 
     unless such eligible institution's certification is revoked 
     in accordance with subparagraph (D).
       (C) New eligible institution.--
       (i) In general.--An eligible institution that did not 
     operate with at least 25 students in the 3 years preceding 
     the year for which the determination is made may apply for a 
     1-year provisional certification to participate in the 
     scholarship program under this title for a single year by 
     providing to the Corporation not later than July 1 of the 
     year preceding the year for which the determination is made--

       (I) a list of the eligible institution's board of 
     directors;
       (II) letters of support from not less than 10 members of 
     the community served by such eligible institution;
       (III) a business plan;
       (IV) an intended course of study;
       (V) assurances that the eligible institution will begin 
     operations with not less than 25 students;
       (VI) assurances that the eligible institution will comply 
     with all applicable requirements of this title; and
       (VII) a statement that satisfies the requirements of 
     clauses (ii) and (iv) of subparagraph (A).

       (ii) Certification.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of receipt of an application described in clause (i), the 
     Corporation shall certify in writing the eligible 
     institution's provisional certification to participate in the 
     scholarship program under this title unless the Corporation 
     determines that good cause exists to deny certification.
       (iii) Renewal of provisional certification.--After receipt 
     of an application under clause (i) from an eligible 
     institution that includes a statement of the eligible 
     institution's budget completed not earlier than 12 months 
     before the date such application is filed, the Corporation 
     shall renew an eligible institution's provisional 
     certification for the second and third years of the school's 
     participation in the scholarship program under this title 
     unless the Corporation finds--

       (I) good cause to deny the renewal, including a finding of 
     a pattern of violation of requirements described in paragraph 
     (3)(A); or
       (II) consistent failure of 25 percent or more of the 
     students receiving scholarships under this title and 
     attending such school to make appropriate progress (as 
     determined by the Corporation) in academic achievement.

       (iv) Denial of certification.--If provisional certification 
     or renewal of provisional certification under this subsection 
     is denied, then the Corporation shall provide a written 
     explanation to the eligible institution of the reasons for 
     such denial.
       (D) Revocation of eligibility.--
       (i) In general.--The Corporation, after notice and hearing, 
     may revoke an eligible institution's certification to 
     participate in the scholarship program under this title for a 
     year succeeding the year for which the determination is made 
     for--

       (I) good cause, including a finding of a pattern of 
     violation of program requirements described in paragraph 
     (3)(A); or
       (II) consistent failure of 25 percent or more of the 
     students receiving scholarships under this title and 
     attending such school to make appropriate progress (as 
     determined by the Corporation) in academic achievement.

       (ii) Explanation.--If the certification of an eligible 
     institution is revoked, the Corporation shall provide a 
     written explanation of the Corporation's decision to such 
     eligible institution and require a pro rata refund of the 
     proceeds of the scholarship funds received under this title.
       (3) Participation requirements for eligible institutions.--
       (A) Requirements.--Each eligible institution participating 
     in the scholarship program under this title shall--
       (i) provide to the Corporation not later than June 30 of 
     each year the most recent annual statement of the eligible 
     institution's budget; and
       (ii) charge a student that receives a scholarship under 
     this title not more than the cost of tuition and mandatory 
     fees for, and transportation to attend, such eligible 
     institution as other students who are residents of the 
     District of Columbia and enrolled in such eligible 
     institution.
       (B) Compliance.--The Corporation may require documentation 
     of compliance with the requirements of subparagraph (A), but 
     neither the Corporation nor any governmental entity may 
     impose requirements upon an eligible institution as a 
     condition for participation in the scholarship program under 
     this title, other than requirements established under this 
     title.

     SEC. 203. SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED.

       (a) Eligible Students.--The Corporation is authorized to 
     award tuition scholarships under subsection (c)(1) and 
     enhanced achievement scholarships under subsection (c)(2) to 
     students in kindergarten through grade 12--
       (1) who are residents of the District of Columbia; and
       (2) whose family income does not exceed 185 percent of the 
     poverty line.
       (b) Scholarship Priority.--
       (1) First.--The Corporation first shall award scholarships 
     to students described in subsection (a) who--
       (A) are enrolled in a District of Columbia public school or 
     preparing to enter a District of Columbia public 
     kindergarten, except that this subparagraph shall apply only 
     for academic years 1998-1999, 1999-2000, and 2000-2001; or
       (B) have received a scholarship from the Corporation for 
     the academic year preceding the academic year for which the 
     scholarship is awarded.
       (2) Second.--If funds remain for a fiscal year for awarding 
     scholarships after awarding scholarships under paragraph (1), 
     the Corporation shall award scholarships to students who are 
     described in subsection (a), not described in paragraph (1), 
     and otherwise eligible for a scholarship under this title.
       (3) Lottery selection.--The Corporation shall award 
     scholarships to students under this subsection using a 
     lottery selection process whenever the amount made available 
     to carry out this title for a fiscal year is insufficient to 
     award a scholarship to each student who is eligible to 
     receive a scholarship under this title for the fiscal year.
       (c) Use of Scholarship.--
       (1) Tuition scholarships.--A tuition scholarship may be 
     used for the payment of the cost of the tuition and mandatory 
     fees for, and transportation to attend, an eligible 
     institution located within the geographic boundaries of the 
     District of Columbia; Montgomery County, Maryland; Prince 
     Georges County, Maryland; Arlington County, Virginia; 
     Alexandria City, Virginia; Falls Church City, Virginia; 
     Fairfax City, Virginia; or Fairfax County, Virginia.
       (2) Enhanced achievement scholarship.--An enhanced 
     achievement scholarship may be used only for the payment of 
     the costs of tuition and mandatory fees for, and 
     transportation to attend, a program of instruction provided 
     by an eligible institution which enhances student achievement 
     of the core curriculum and is operated outside of regular 
     school hours to supplement the regular school program.
       (e) Not School Aid.--A scholarship under this title shall 
     be considered assistance to the student and shall not be 
     considered assistance to an eligible institution.

     SEC. 204. SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS.

       (a) Awards.--From the funds made available under this 
     title, the Corporation shall award a scholarship to a student 
     and make scholarship payments in accordance with section 205.
       (b) Notification.--Each eligible institution that receives 
     the proceeds of a scholarship payment under subsection (a) 
     shall notify the Corporation not later than 10 days after--
       (1) the date that a student receiving a scholarship under 
     this title is enrolled, of the name, address, and grade level 
     of such student;
       (2) the date of the withdrawal or expulsion of any student 
     receiving a scholarship under this title, of the withdrawal 
     or expulsion; and
       (3) the date that a student receiving a scholarship under 
     this title is refused admission, of the reasons for such a 
     refusal.
       (c) Tuition Scholarship.--
       (1) Equal to or below poverty line.--For a student whose 
     family income is equal to or below the poverty line, a 
     tuition scholarship may not exceed the lesser of--
       (A) the cost of tuition and mandatory fees for, and 
     transportation to attend, an eligible institution; or
       (B) $3,200 for fiscal year 1999, with such amount adjusted 
     in proportion to changes in the Consumer Price Index for all 
     urban consumers published by the Department of Labor for each 
     of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (2) Above poverty line.--For a student whose family income 
     is greater than the poverty line, but not more than 185 
     percent of the poverty line, a tuition scholarship may not 
     exceed the lesser of--
       (A) 75 percent of the cost of tuition and mandatory fees 
     for, and transportation to attend, an eligible institution; 
     or

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       (B) $2,400 for fiscal year 1999, with such amount adjusted 
     in proportion to changes in the Consumer Price Index for all 
     urban consumers published by the Department of Labor for each 
     of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (d) Enhanced Achievement Scholarship.--An enhanced 
     achievement scholarship may not exceed the lesser of--
       (1) the costs of tuition and mandatory fees for, and 
     transportation to attend, a program of instruction at an 
     eligible institution; or
       (2) $500 for 1999, with such amount adjusted in proportion 
     to changes in the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
     consumers published by the Department of Labor for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2003.

     SEC. 205. SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENTS.

       (a) Payments.--The Corporation shall make scholarship 
     payments to the parent of a student awarded a scholarship 
     under this title.
       (b) Distribution of Scholarship Funds.--Scholarship funds 
     may be distributed by check, or another form of disbursement, 
     issued by the Corporation and made payable directly to a 
     parent of a student awarded a scholarship under this title. 
     The parent may use the scholarship funds only for payment of 
     tuition, mandatory fees, and transportation costs as 
     described in this title.
       (c) Pro Rata Amounts for Student Withdrawal.--If a student 
     receiving a scholarship under this title withdraws or is 
     expelled from an eligible institution after the proceeds of a 
     scholarship is paid to the eligible institution, then the 
     eligible institution shall refund to the Corporation on a pro 
     rata basis the proportion of any such proceeds received for 
     the remaining days of the school year. Such refund shall 
     occur not later than 30 days after the date of the withdrawal 
     or expulsion of the student.

     SEC. 206. CIVIL RIGHTS.

       (a) In General.--An eligible institution participating in 
     the scholarship program under this title shall not 
     discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or 
     sex in carrying out the provisions of this title.
       (b) Applicability and Construction with Respect to 
     Discrimination on the Basis of Sex.--
       (1) Applicability.--With respect to discrimination on the 
     basis of sex, subsection (a) shall not apply to an eligible 
     institution that is controlled by a religious organization if 
     the application of subsection (a) is inconsistent with the 
     religious tenets of the eligible institution.
       (2) Construction.--With respect to discrimination on the 
     basis of sex, nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to 
     require any person, or public or private entity to provide or 
     pay, or to prohibit any such person or entity from providing 
     or paying, for any benefit or service, including the use of 
     facilities, related to an abortion. Nothing in the preceding 
     sentence shall be construed to permit a penalty to be imposed 
     on any person or individual because such person or individual 
     is seeking or has received any benefit or service related to 
     a legal abortion.
       (3) Single-sex schools, classes, or activities.--With 
     respect to discrimination on the basis of sex, nothing in 
     subsection (a) shall be construed to prevent a parent from 
     choosing, or an eligible institution from offering, a single-
     sex school, class, or activity.
       (c) Revocation.--Notwithstanding section 202(f)(2)(D), if 
     the Corporation determines that an eligible institution 
     participating in the scholarship program under this title is 
     in violation of subsection (a), then the Corporation shall 
     revoke such eligible institution's certification to 
     participate in the program.

     SEC. 207. CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.

       Nothing in this title shall affect the rights of students, 
     or the obligations of the District of Columbia public 
     schools, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).

     SEC. 208. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
     to prevent any eligible institution which is operated by, 
     supervised by, controlled by, or connected to, a religious 
     organization from employing, admitting, or giving preference 
     to, persons of the same religion to the extent determined by 
     such institution to promote the religious purpose for which 
     the eligible institution is established or maintained.
       (b) Sectarian Purposes.--Nothing in this title shall be 
     construed to prohibit the use of funds made available under 
     this title for sectarian educational purposes, or to require 
     an eligible institution to remove religious art, icons, 
     scripture, or other symbols.

      SEC. 209. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--An eligible institution participating in 
     the scholarship program under this title shall report to the 
     Corporation not later than July 30 of each year in a manner 
     prescribed by the Corporation, the following data:
       (1) Student achievement in the eligible institution's 
     programs.
       (2) Grade advancement for scholarship students.
       (3) Disciplinary actions taken with respect to scholarship 
     students.
       (4) Graduation, college admission test scores, and college 
     admission rates, if applicable for scholarship students.
       (5) Types and amounts of parental involvement required for 
     all families of scholarship students.
       (6) Student attendance for scholarship and nonscholarship 
     students.
       (7) General information on curriculum, programs, 
     facilities, credentials of personnel, and disciplinary rules 
     at the eligible institution.
       (8) Number of scholarship students enrolled.
       (9) Such other information as may be required by the 
     Corporation for program appraisal.
       (b) Confidentiality.--No personal identifiers may be used 
     in such report, except that the Corporation may request such 
     personal identifiers solely for the purpose of verification.

      SEC. 210. PROGRAM APPRAISAL.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall enter 
     into a contract, with an evaluating agency that has 
     demonstrated experience in conducting evaluations, for an 
     independent evaluation of the scholarship program under this 
     title, including--
       (1) a comparison of test scores between scholarship 
     students and District of Columbia public school students of 
     similar backgrounds, taking into account the students' 
     academic achievement at the time of the award of their 
     scholarships and the students' family income level;
       (2) a comparison of graduation rates between scholarship 
     students and District of Columbia public school students of 
     similar backgrounds, taking into account the students' 
     academic achievement at the time of the award of their 
     scholarships and the students' family income level;
       (3) the satisfaction of parents of scholarship students 
     with the scholarship program; and
       (4) the impact of the scholarship program on the District 
     of Columbia public schools, including changes in the public 
     school enrollment, and any improvement in the academic 
     performance of the public schools.
       (b) Public Review of Data.--All data gathered in the course 
     of the study described in subsection (a) shall be made 
     available to the public upon request except that no personal 
     identifiers shall be made public.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than September 1 of each 
     year, the Corporation shall submit a progress report on the 
     scholarship program to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress. Such report shall include a review of how 
     scholarship funds were expended, including the initial 
     academic achievement levels of students who have participated 
     in the scholarship program.
       (d) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     for the study described in subsection (a), $250,000, which 
     shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 211. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) Jurisdiction.--
       (1) In General.--The United States District Court for the 
     District of Columbia shall have jurisdiction in any action 
     challenging the constitutionality of the scholarship program 
     under this title and shall provide expedited review.
       (2) Standing.--The parent of any student eligible to 
     receive a scholarship under this title shall have standing in 
     an action challenging the constitutionality of the 
     scholarship program under this title.

It was decided in the

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Nays

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                                AYES--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
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     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster

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     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--208

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
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     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
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     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
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     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
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     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
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     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
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     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
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     Olver
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     Owens
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     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
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     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
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     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
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     Tauscher
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     Turner
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     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Conyers
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Manton
     McDade
     Moakley
     Packard
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Thompson
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.



          FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF AUGUST 6), 1998

para.83.28  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. TIAHRT:

       Page 58, strike lines 6 through 10 and insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 150. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used for any program of distributing sterile needles or 
     syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug, or 
     for any payment to any individual or entity who carries out 
     any such program.

It was decided in the

Yeas

250

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

169

para.83.29                   [Roll No. 412]

                                AYES--250

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--169

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Buyer
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Manton
     McDade
     Moakley
     Packard
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Thompson
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.83.30  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. 
MORAN of Virginia:

       Page 58, strike lines 6 through 10 and insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 150. No Federal funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     be used to carry out any program of distributing sterile 
     needs of syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal 
     drug.


[[Page 1547]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

173

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

247

para.83.31                   [Roll No. 413]

                                AYES--173

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--247

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Markey
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Conyers
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Manton
     McDade
     Moakley
     Packard
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Thompson
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.83.32  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. LARGENT:

       Page 58, insert after line 10 the following:
       Sec. 151. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used to carry out any joint adoption of a child between 
     individuals who are not related by blood or marriage.

It was decided in the

Yeas

227

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

192

para.83.33                   [Roll No. 414]

                                AYES--227

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez

[[Page 1548]]


     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bilbray
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Manton
     McDade
     Moakley
     Packard
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Thompson
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.83.34  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BILBRAY:

       Page 58, insert after line 10 the following:


            banning possession of tobacco products by minors

       Sec. 151. (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any 
     individual under 18 years of age to possess any cigarette or 
     other tobacco product in the District of Columbia.
       (b) Exception for Possession in Course of Employment.--
     Subsection (e) shall not apply with respect to an individual 
     making a delivery of cigarettes or tobacco products in 
     pursuance of employment.
       (c) Penalties.--Any individual who violates subsection (a) 
     shall be subject to the following penalties:
       (1) For any violation, the individual may be required to 
     perform community service or attend a tobacco cessation 
     program.
       (2) Upon the first violation the individual shall be 
     subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $50.
       (3) Upon the second and each subsequent violation, the 
     individual shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed 
     $100.
       (4) Upon the third and each subsequent violation, the 
     individual may have his or her driving privileges in the 
     District of Columbia suspended for a period of 90 consecutive 
     days.

It was decided in the

Yeas

283

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affirmative

Nays

138

para.83.35                   [Roll No. 415]

                                AYES--283

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf

                                NOES--138

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Manton
     McDade
     Moakley
     Packard
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Thompson
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CAMP, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 517, reported 
the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 2, line 23, strike ``Lorton Correctional Complex'' and 
     insert ``property on which the Lorton Correctional Complex is 
     located''.

       Insert at the appropriate place the following new section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used to transfer or confine inmates classified above the 
     medium security level, as defined by the Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons classification instrument, to the Northeast Ohio 
     Correctional Center located in Youngstown, Ohio.


       Page 58, insert after line 10 the following:
       Sec. 151. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used to conduct any ballot initiative which seeks to legalize 
     or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, 
     use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) or any 
     tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.

       Page 58, after line 10, insert the following:

    TITLE II--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STUDENT OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS

     SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title--
       (1) the term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors of the 
     Corporation established under section 202(b)(1);
       (2) the term ``Corporation'' means the District of Columbia 
     Scholarship Corporation established under section 202(a);
       (3) the term ``eligible institution''--
       (A) in the case of an eligible institution serving a 
     student who receives a tuition scholarship under section 
     203(c)(1), means a public, private, or independent elementary 
     or secondary school; and
       (B) in the case of an eligible institution serving a 
     student who receives an enhanced achievement scholarship 
     under section 203(c)(2), means an elementary or secondary 
     school, or an entity that provides services to a student 
     enrolled in an elementary or secondary school to enhance such 
     student's

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     achievement through instruction described in section 
     203(c)(2);
       (4) the term ``parent'' includes a legal guardian or other 
     person standing in loco parentis; and
       (5) the term ``poverty line'' means the income official 
     poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
     Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 
     673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
     9902(2)) applicable to a family of the size involved.

     SEC. 202. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION.

       (a) General Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be established a 
     private, nonprofit corporation, to be known as the ``District 
     of Columbia Scholarship Corporation'', which is neither an 
     agency nor establishment of the United States Government or 
     the District of Columbia Government.
       (2) Duties.--The Corporation shall have the responsibility 
     and authority to administer, publicize, and evaluate the 
     scholarship program in accordance with this title, and to 
     determine student and school eligibility for participation in 
     such program.
       (3) Consultation.--The Corporation shall exercise its 
     authority--
       (A) in a manner consistent with maximizing educational 
     opportunities for the maximum number of interested families; 
     and
       (B) in consultation with the District of Columbia Board of 
     Education or entity exercising administrative jurisdiction 
     over the District of Columbia Public Schools, the 
     Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools, 
     and other school scholarship programs in the District of 
     Columbia.
       (4) Application of provisions.--The Corporation shall be 
     subject to the provisions of this title, and, to the extent 
     consistent with this title, to the District of Columbia 
     Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. Code, sec. 29-501 et seq.).
       (5) Residence.--The Corporation shall have its place of 
     business in the District of Columbia and shall be considered, 
     for purposes of venue in civil actions, to be a resident of 
     the District of Columbia.
       (6) Fund.--There is established in the Treasury a fund that 
     shall be known as the District of Columbia Scholarship Fund, 
     to be administered by the Secretary of the Treasury.
       (7) Disbursement.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
     available and disburse to the Corporation, before October 15 
     of each fiscal year or not later than 15 days after the date 
     of enactment of an Act making appropriations for the District 
     of Columbia for such year, whichever occurs later, such funds 
     as have been appropriated to the District of Columbia 
     Scholarship Fund for the fiscal year in which such 
     disbursement is made.
       (8) Availability.--Funds authorized to be appropriated 
     under this title shall remain available until expended.
       (9) Uses.--Funds authorized to be appropriated under this 
     title shall be used by the Corporation in a prudent and 
     financially responsible manner, solely for scholarships, 
     contracts, and administrative costs.
       (10) Authorization.--
       (A) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the District of Columbia Scholarship Fund--
       (i) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       (ii) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
       (iii) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 
     2003.
       (B) Limitation.--Not more than 7.5 percent of the amount 
     appropriated to carry out this title for any fiscal year may 
     be used by the Corporation for salaries and administrative 
     costs.
       (b) Organization and Management; Board of Directors.--
       (1) Board of directors; membership.--
       (A) In general.--The Corporation shall have a Board of 
     Directors (referred to in this title as the ``Board''), 
     comprised of 7 members with 6 members of the Board appointed 
     by the President not later than 30 days after receipt of 
     nominations from the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and the Majority Leader of the Senate.
       (B) House nominations.--The President shall appoint 3 of 
     the members from a list of 9 individuals nominated by the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives in consultation with 
     the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
       (C) Senate nominations.--The President shall appoint 3 
     members from a list of 9 individuals nominated by the 
     Majority Leader of the Senate in consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate.
       (D) Deadline.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and Majority Leader of the Senate shall submit their 
     nominations to the President not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (E) Appointee of mayor.--The Mayor shall appoint 1 member 
     of the Board not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (F) Possible interim members.--If the President does not 
     appoint the 6 members of the Board in the 30-day period 
     described in subparagraph (A), then the Speaker of the House 
     of Representatives and the Majority Leader of the Senate 
     shall each appoint 2 members of the Board, and the Minority 
     Leader of the House of Representatives and the Minority 
     Leader of the Senate shall each appoint 1 member of the 
     Board, from among the individuals nominated pursuant to 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), as the case may be. The appointees 
     under the preceding sentence together with the appointee of 
     the Mayor, shall serve as an interim Board with all the 
     powers and other duties of the Board described in this title, 
     until the President makes the appointments as described in 
     this subsection.
       (2) Powers.--All powers of the Corporation shall vest in 
     and be exercised under the authority of the Board.
       (3) Elections.--Members of the Board annually shall elect 1 
     of the members of the Board to be the Chairperson of the 
     Board.
       (4) Residency.--All members appointed to the Board shall be 
     residents of the District of Columbia at the time of 
     appointment and while serving on the Board.
       (5) Nonemployee.--No member of the Board may be an employee 
     of the United States Government or the District of Columbia 
     Government when appointed to or during tenure on the Board, 
     unless the individual is on a leave of absence from such a 
     position while serving on the Board.
       (6) Incorporation.--The members of the initial Board shall 
     serve as incorporators and shall take whatever steps are 
     necessary to establish the Corporation under the District of 
     Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. Code, sec. 29-501 et 
     seq.).
       (7) General term.--The term of office of each member of the 
     Board shall be 5 years, except that any member appointed to 
     fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term 
     for which the predecessor was appointed shall be appointed 
     for the remainder of such term.
       (8) Consecutive term.--No member of the Board shall be 
     eligible to serve in excess of 2 consecutive terms of 5 years 
     each. A partial term shall be considered as 1 full term. Any 
     vacancy on the Board shall not affect the Board's power, but 
     shall be filled in a manner consistent with this title.
       (9) No benefit.--No part of the income or assets of the 
     Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any Director, 
     officer, or employee of the Corporation, except as salary or 
     reasonable compensation for services.
       (10) Political activity.--The Corporation may not 
     contribute to or otherwise support any political party or 
     candidate for elective public office.
       (11) No officers or employees.--The members of the Board 
     shall not, by reason of such membership, be considered to be 
     officers or employees of the United States Government or of 
     the District of Columbia Government.
       (12) Stipends.--The members of the Board, while attending 
     meetings of the Board or while engaged in duties related to 
     such meetings or other activities of the Board pursuant to 
     this title, shall be provided a stipend. Such stipend shall 
     be at the rate of $150 per day for which the member of the 
     Board is officially recorded as having worked, except that no 
     member may be paid a total stipend amount in any calendar 
     year in excess of $5,000.
       (c) Officers and Staff.--
       (1) Executive director.--The Corporation shall have an 
     Executive Director, and such other staff, as may be appointed 
     by the Board for terms and at rates of compensation, not to 
     exceed level EG-16 of the Educational Service of the District 
     of Columbia, to be fixed by the Board.
       (2) Staff.--With the approval of the Board, the Executive 
     Director may appoint and fix the salary of such additional 
     personnel as the Executive Director considers appropriate.
       (3) Annual rate.--No staff of the Corporation may be 
     compensated by the Corporation at an annual rate of pay 
     greater than the annual rate of pay of the Executive 
     Director.
       (4) Service.--All officers and employees of the Corporation 
     shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
       (5) Qualification.--No political test or qualification may 
     be used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking other 
     personnel actions with respect to officers, agents, or 
     employees of the Corporation.
       (d) Powers of the Corporation.--
       (1) Generally.--The Corporation is authorized to obtain 
     grants from, and make contracts with, individuals and with 
     private, State, and Federal agencies, organizations, and 
     institutions.
       (2) Hiring authority.--The Corporation may hire, or accept 
     the voluntary services of, consultants, experts, advisory 
     boards, and panels to aid the Corporation in carrying out 
     this title.
       (e) Financial Management and Records.--
       (1) Audits.--The financial statements of the Corporation 
     shall be--
       (A) maintained in accordance with generally accepted 
     accounting principles for nonprofit corporations; and
       (B) audited annually by independent certified public 
     accountants.
       (2) Report.--The report for each such audit shall be 
     included in the annual report to Congress required by section 
     210(c).
       (f) Administrative Responsibilities.--
       (1) Scholarship application schedule and procedures.--Not 
     later than 30 days after the initial Board is appointed and 
     the first Executive Director of the Corporation is hired 
     under this title, the Corporation shall implement a schedule 
     and procedures for processing applications for, and awarding, 
     student scholarships under this title. The schedule and 
     procedures shall include establishing a list of certified 
     eligible institutions, distributing scholarship information 
     to parents and the general public (including through a 
     newspaper of general circulation), and establishing deadlines 
     for steps in the scholarship application and award process.
       (2) Institutional applications and eligibility.--
       (A) In general.--An eligible institution that desires to 
     participate in the scholarship

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     program under this title shall file an application with the 
     Corporation for certification for participation in the 
     scholarship program under this title shall--
       (i) demonstrate that the eligible institution has operated 
     with not less than 25 students during the 3 years preceding 
     the year for which the determination is made unless the 
     eligible institution is applying for certification as a new 
     eligible institution under subparagraph (C);
       (ii) contain an assurance that the eligible institution 
     will comply with all applicable requirements of this title;
       (iii) contain an annual statement of the eligible 
     institution's budget; and
       (iv) describe the eligible institution's proposed program, 
     including personnel qualifications and fees.
       (B) Certification.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
     not later than 60 days after receipt of an application in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A), the Corporation shall 
     certify an eligible institution to participate in the 
     scholarship program under this title.
       (ii) Continuation.--An eligible institution's certification 
     to participate in the scholarship program shall continue 
     unless such eligible institution's certification is revoked 
     in accordance with subparagraph (D).
       (C) New eligible institution.--
       (i) In general.--An eligible institution that did not 
     operate with at least 25 students in the 3 years preceding 
     the year for which the determination is made may apply for a 
     1-year provisional certification to participate in the 
     scholarship program under this title for a single year by 
     providing to the Corporation not later than July 1 of the 
     year preceding the year for which the determination is made--

       (I) a list of the eligible institution's board of 
     directors;
       (II) letters of support from not less than 10 members of 
     the community served by such eligible institution;
       (III) a business plan;
       (IV) an intended course of study;
       (V) assurances that the eligible institution will begin 
     operations with not less than 25 students;
       (VI) assurances that the eligible institution will comply 
     with all applicable requirements of this title; and
       (VII) a statement that satisfies the requirements of 
     clauses (ii) and (iv) of subparagraph (A).

       (ii) Certification.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of receipt of an application described in clause (i), the 
     Corporation shall certify in writing the eligible 
     institution's provisional certification to participate in the 
     scholarship program under this title unless the Corporation 
     determines that good cause exists to deny certification.
       (iii) Renewal of provisional certification.--After receipt 
     of an application under clause (i) from an eligible 
     institution that includes a statement of the eligible 
     institution's budget completed not earlier than 12 months 
     before the date such application is filed, the Corporation 
     shall renew an eligible institution's provisional 
     certification for the second and third years of the school's 
     participation in the scholarship program under this title 
     unless the Corporation finds--

       (I) good cause to deny the renewal, including a finding of 
     a pattern of violation of requirements described in paragraph 
     (3)(A); or
       (II) consistent failure of 25 percent or more of the 
     students receiving scholarships under this title and 
     attending such school to make appropriate progress (as 
     determined by the Corporation) in academic achievement.

       (iv) Denial of certification.--If provisional certification 
     or renewal of provisional certification under this subsection 
     is denied, then the Corporation shall provide a written 
     explanation to the eligible institution of the reasons for 
     such denial.
       (D) Revocation of eligibility.--
       (i) In general.--The Corporation, after notice and hearing, 
     may revoke an eligible institution's certification to 
     participate in the scholarship program under this title for a 
     year succeeding the year for which the determination is made 
     for--

       (I) good cause, including a finding of a pattern of 
     violation of program requirements described in paragraph 
     (3)(A); or
       (II) consistent failure of 25 percent or more of the 
     students receiving scholarships under this title and 
     attending such school to make appropriate progress (as 
     determined by the Corporation) in academic achievement.

       (ii) Explanation.--If the certification of an eligible 
     institution is revoked, the Corporation shall provide a 
     written explanation of the Corporation's decision to such 
     eligible institution and require a pro rata refund of the 
     proceeds of the scholarship funds received under this title.
       (3) Participation requirements for eligible institutions.--
       (A) Requirements.--Each eligible institution participating 
     in the scholarship program under this title shall--
       (i) provide to the Corporation not later than June 30 of 
     each year the most recent annual statement of the eligible 
     institution's budget; and
       (ii) charge a student that receives a scholarship under 
     this title not more than the cost of tuition and mandatory 
     fees for, and transportation to attend, such eligible 
     institution as other students who are residents of the 
     District of Columbia and enrolled in such eligible 
     institution.
       (B) Compliance.--The Corporation may require documentation 
     of compliance with the requirements of subparagraph (A), but 
     neither the Corporation nor any governmental entity may 
     impose requirements upon an eligible institution as a 
     condition for participation in the scholarship program under 
     this title, other than requirements established under this 
     title.

     SEC. 203. SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED.

       (a) Eligible Students.--The Corporation is authorized to 
     award tuition scholarships under subsection (c)(1) and 
     enhanced achievement scholarships under subsection (c)(2) to 
     students in kindergarten through grade 12--
       (1) who are residents of the District of Columbia; and
       (2) whose family income does not exceed 185 percent of the 
     poverty line.
       (b) Scholarship Priority.--
       (1) First.--The Corporation first shall award scholarships 
     to students described in subsection (a) who--
       (A) are enrolled in a District of Columbia public school or 
     preparing to enter a District of Columbia public 
     kindergarten, except that this subparagraph shall apply only 
     for academic years 1998-1999, 1999-2000, and 2000-2001; or
       (B) have received a scholarship from the Corporation for 
     the academic year preceding the academic year for which the 
     scholarship is awarded.
       (2) Second.--If funds remain for a fiscal year for awarding 
     scholarships after awarding scholarships under paragraph (1), 
     the Corporation shall award scholarships to students who are 
     described in subsection (a), not described in paragraph (1), 
     and otherwise eligible for a scholarship under this title.
       (3) Lottery selection.--The Corporation shall award 
     scholarships to students under this subsection using a 
     lottery selection process whenever the amount made available 
     to carry out this title for a fiscal year is insufficient to 
     award a scholarship to each student who is eligible to 
     receive a scholarship under this title for the fiscal year.
       (c) Use of Scholarship.--
       (1) Tuition scholarships.--A tuition scholarship may be 
     used for the payment of the cost of the tuition and mandatory 
     fees for, and transportation to attend, an eligible 
     institution located within the geographic boundaries of the 
     District of Columbia; Montgomery County, Maryland; Prince 
     Georges County, Maryland; Arlington County, Virginia; 
     Alexandria City, Virginia; Falls Church City, Virginia; 
     Fairfax City, Virginia; or Fairfax County, Virginia.
       (2) Enhanced achievement scholarship.--An enhanced 
     achievement scholarship may be used only for the payment of 
     the costs of tuition and mandatory fees for, and 
     transportation to attend, a program of instruction provided 
     by an eligible institution which enhances student achievement 
     of the core curriculum and is operated outside of regular 
     school hours to supplement the regular school program.
       (e) Not School Aid.--A scholarship under this title shall 
     be considered assistance to the student and shall not be 
     considered assistance to an eligible institution.

     SEC. 204. SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS.

       (a) Awards.--From the funds made available under this 
     title, the Corporation shall award a scholarship to a student 
     and make scholarship payments in accordance with section 205.
       (b) Notification.--Each eligible institution that receives 
     the proceeds of a scholarship payment under subsection (a) 
     shall notify the Corporation not later than 10 days after--
       (1) the date that a student receiving a scholarship under 
     this title is enrolled, of the name, address, and grade level 
     of such student;
       (2) the date of the withdrawal or expulsion of any student 
     receiving a scholarship under this title, of the withdrawal 
     or expulsion; and
       (3) the date that a student receiving a scholarship under 
     this title is refused admission, of the reasons for such a 
     refusal.
       (c) Tuition Scholarship.--
       (1) Equal to or below poverty line.--For a student whose 
     family income is equal to or below the poverty line, a 
     tuition scholarship may not exceed the lesser of--
       (A) the cost of tuition and mandatory fees for, and 
     transportation to attend, an eligible institution; or
       (B) $3,200 for fiscal year 1999, with such amount adjusted 
     in proportion to changes in the Consumer Price Index for all 
     urban consumers published by the Department of Labor for each 
     of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (2) Above poverty line.--For a student whose family income 
     is greater than the poverty line, but not more than 185 
     percent of the poverty line, a tuition scholarship may not 
     exceed the lesser of--
       (A) 75 percent of the cost of tuition and mandatory fees 
     for, and transportation to attend, an eligible institution; 
     or
       (B) $2,400 for fiscal year 1999, with such amount adjusted 
     in proportion to changes in the Consumer Price Index for all 
     urban consumers published by the Department of Labor for each 
     of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (d) Enhanced Achievement Scholarship.--An enhanced 
     achievement scholarship may not exceed the lesser of--
       (1) the costs of tuition and mandatory fees for, and 
     transportation to attend, a program of instruction at an 
     eligible institution; or
       (2) $500 for 1999, with such amount adjusted in proportion 
     to changes in the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
     consumers published by the Department of Labor for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2003.

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     SEC. 205. SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENTS.

       (a) Payments.--The Corporation shall make scholarship 
     payments to the parent of a student awarded a scholarship 
     under this title.
       (b) Distribution of Scholarship Funds.--Scholarship funds 
     may be distributed by check, or another form of disbursement, 
     issued by the Corporation and made payable directly to a 
     parent of a student awarded a scholarship under this title. 
     The parent may use the scholarship funds only for payment of 
     tuition, mandatory fees, and transportation costs as 
     described in this title.
       (c) Pro Rata Amounts for Student Withdrawal.--If a student 
     receiving a scholarship under this title withdraws or is 
     expelled from an eligible institution after the proceeds of a 
     scholarship is paid to the eligible institution, then the 
     eligible institution shall refund to the Corporation on a pro 
     rata basis the proportion of any such proceeds received for 
     the remaining days of the school year. Such refund shall 
     occur not later than 30 days after the date of the withdrawal 
     or expulsion of the student.

     SEC. 206. CIVIL RIGHTS.

       (a) In General.--An eligible institution participating in 
     the scholarship program under this title shall not 
     discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or 
     sex in carrying out the provisions of this title.
       (b) Applicability and Construction with Respect to 
     Discrimination on the Basis of Sex.--
       (1) Applicability.--With respect to discrimination on the 
     basis of sex, subsection (a) shall not apply to an eligible 
     institution that is controlled by a religious organization if 
     the application of subsection (a) is inconsistent with the 
     religious tenets of the eligible institution.
       (2) Construction.--With respect to discrimination on the 
     basis of sex, nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to 
     require any person, or public or private entity to provide or 
     pay, or to prohibit any such person or entity from providing 
     or paying, for any benefit or service, including the use of 
     facilities, related to an abortion. Nothing in the preceding 
     sentence shall be construed to permit a penalty to be imposed 
     on any person or individual because such person or individual 
     is seeking or has received any benefit or service related to 
     a legal abortion.
       (3) Single-sex schools, classes, or activities.--With 
     respect to discrimination on the basis of sex, nothing in 
     subsection (a) shall be construed to prevent a parent from 
     choosing, or an eligible institution from offering, a single-
     sex school, class, or activity.
       (c) Revocation.--Notwithstanding section 202(f)(2)(D), if 
     the Corporation determines that an eligible institution 
     participating in the scholarship program under this title is 
     in violation of subsection (a), then the Corporation shall 
     revoke such eligible institution's certification to 
     participate in the program.

     SEC. 207. CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.

       Nothing in this title shall affect the rights of students, 
     or the obligations of the District of Columbia public 
     schools, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).

     SEC. 208. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
     to prevent any eligible institution which is operated by, 
     supervised by, controlled by, or connected to, a religious 
     organization from employing, admitting, or giving preference 
     to, persons of the same religion to the extent determined by 
     such institution to promote the religious purpose for which 
     the eligible institution is established or maintained.
       (b) Sectarian Purposes.--Nothing in this title shall be 
     construed to prohibit the use of funds made available under 
     this title for sectarian educational purposes, or to require 
     an eligible institution to remove religious art, icons, 
     scripture, or other symbols.

      SEC. 209. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--An eligible institution participating in 
     the scholarship program under this title shall report to the 
     Corporation not later than July 30 of each year in a manner 
     prescribed by the Corporation, the following data:
       (1) Student achievement in the eligible institution's 
     programs.
       (2) Grade advancement for scholarship students.
       (3) Disciplinary actions taken with respect to scholarship 
     students.
       (4) Graduation, college admission test scores, and college 
     admission rates, if applicable for scholarship students.
       (5) Types and amounts of parental involvement required for 
     all families of scholarship students.
       (6) Student attendance for scholarship and nonscholarship 
     students.
       (7) General information on curriculum, programs, 
     facilities, credentials of personnel, and disciplinary rules 
     at the eligible institution.
       (8) Number of scholarship students enrolled.
       (9) Such other information as may be required by the 
     Corporation for program appraisal.
       (b) Confidentiality.--No personal identifiers may be used 
     in such report, except that the Corporation may request such 
     personal identifiers solely for the purpose of verification.

      SEC. 210. PROGRAM APPRAISAL.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall enter 
     into a contract, with an evaluating agency that has 
     demonstrated experience in conducting evaluations, for an 
     independent evaluation of the scholarship program under this 
     title, including--
       (1) a comparison of test scores between scholarship 
     students and District of Columbia public school students of 
     similar backgrounds, taking into account the students' 
     academic achievement at the time of the award of their 
     scholarships and the students' family income level;
       (2) a comparison of graduation rates between scholarship 
     students and District of Columbia public school students of 
     similar backgrounds, taking into account the students' 
     academic achievement at the time of the award of their 
     scholarships and the students' family income level;
       (3) the satisfaction of parents of scholarship students 
     with the scholarship program; and
       (4) the impact of the scholarship program on the District 
     of Columbia public schools, including changes in the public 
     school enrollment, and any improvement in the academic 
     performance of the public schools.
       (b) Public Review of Data.--All data gathered in the course 
     of the study described in subsection (a) shall be made 
     available to the public upon request except that no personal 
     identifiers shall be made public.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than September 1 of each 
     year, the Corporation shall submit a progress report on the 
     scholarship program to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress. Such report shall include a review of how 
     scholarship funds were expended, including the initial 
     academic achievement levels of students who have participated 
     in the scholarship program.
       (d) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     for the study described in subsection (a), $250,000, which 
     shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 211. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) Jurisdiction.--
       (1) In General.--The United States District Court for the 
     District of Columbia shall have jurisdiction in any action 
     challenging the constitutionality of the scholarship program 
     under this title and shall provide expedited review.
       (2) Standing.--The parent of any student eligible to 
     receive a scholarship under this title shall have standing in 
     an action challenging the constitutionality of the 
     scholarship program under this title.

       Page 58, strike lines 6 through 10 and insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 150. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used for any program of distributing sterile needles or 
     syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug, or 
     for any payment to any individual or entity who carries out 
     any such program.

       Page 58, insert after line 10 the following:
       Sec. 151. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used to carry out any joint adoption of a child between 
     individuals who are not related by blood or marriage.

       Page 58, insert after line 10 the following:


            banning possession of tobacco products by minors

       Sec. 151. (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any 
     individual under 18 years of age to possess any cigarette or 
     other tobacco product in the District of Columbia.
       (b) Exception for Possession in Course of Employment.--
     Subsection (e) shall not apply with respect to an individual 
     making a delivery of cigarettes or tobacco products in 
     pursuance of employment.
       (c) Penalties.--Any individual who violates subsection (a) 
     shall be subject to the following penalties:
       (1) For any violation, the individual may be required to 
     perform community service or attend a tobacco cessation 
     program.
       (2) Upon the first violation the individual shall be 
     subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $50.
       (3) Upon the second and each subsequent violation, the 
     individual shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed 
     $100.
       (4) Upon the third and each subsequent violation, the 
     individual may have his or her driving privileges in the 
     District of Columbia suspended for a period of 90 consecutive 
     days.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

214

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affirmative

Nays

206

para.83.36                   [Roll No. 416]

                                YEAS--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell

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     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--206

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Manton
     McDade
     Moakley
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Thompson
     Waters
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.83.37  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   August 6, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Constance A. Morella or, 
     if not available to perform this duty, the Honorable Frank R. 
     Wolf to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and 
     joint resolutions through Wednesday, September 9, 1998.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para.83.38  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr.LEACH, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Banking 
and Financial Services was granted permission until Friday, August 21, 
1998, to file a report on the following bills (H.R. 4321) to protect 
consumers and financial institutions by preventing personal financial 
information from being obtained from financial institutions under false 
pretenses and (H.R. 4393) to revise the banking and bankruptcy 
insolvency laws with respect to the termination and netting of financial 
contracts, and for other purposes.

para.83.39  canadian river project water reclamation

  On motion of Mr. THORNBERRY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3687) to authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water reclamation 
project contract for the Canadian River Project, Texas.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. THORNBERRY submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Canadian River Project 
     Prepayment Act''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purposes of this Act:
       (1) The term ``Authority'' means the Canadian River 
     Municipal Water Authority, a conservation and reclamation 
     district of the State of Texas.
       (2) The term ``Canadian River Project Authorization Act'' 
     means the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the 
     construction, operation, and maintenance by the Secretary of 
     the Interior of the Canadian River reclamation project, 
     Texas'', approved December 29, 1950 (chapter 1183; 64 Stat. 
     1124).
       (3) The term ``Project'' means all of the right, title and 
     interest in and to all land and improvements comprising the 
     pipeline and related facilities of the Canadian River Project 
     authorized by the Canadian River Project Authorization Act.
       (4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.

     SEC. 3. PREPAYMENT AND CONVEYANCE OF PROJECT.

       (a) In General.--(1) In consideration of the Authority 
     accepting the obligation of the Federal Government for the 
     Project and subject to the payment by the Authority of the 
     applicable amount under paragraph (2) within the 360-day 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary shall convey the Project to the Authority, as 
     provided in section 2(c)(3) of the Canadian River Project 
     Authorization Act (64 Stat. 1124).
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the applicable amount 
     shall be--
       (A) $34,806,731, if payment is made by the Authority within 
     the 270-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
     Act; or
       (B) the amount specified in subparagraph (A) adjusted to 
     include interest on that amount since the date of the 
     enactment of this Act at the appropriate Treasury bill rate 
     for an equivalent term, if payment is made by the Authority 
     after the period referred to in subparagraph (A).
       (3) If payment under paragraph (1) is not made by the 
     Authority within the period specified in paragraph (1), this 
     Act shall have no force or effect.
       (b) Financing.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
     affect the right of the Authority to use a particular type of 
     financing.

     SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed as 
     significantly expanding or otherwise changing the use or 
     operation of the Project from its current use and operation.
       (b) Future Alterations.--If the Authority alters the 
     operations or uses of the Project it shall comply with all 
     applicable laws or regulations governing such alteration at 
     that time.
       (c) Recreation.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the National Park Service, shall continue to operate 
     the Lake Meredith National Recreation Area at Lake Meredith.
       (d) Flood Control.--The Secretary of the Army, acting 
     through the Corps of Engineers, shall continue to prescribe 
     regulations for the use of storage allocated to flood control 
     at Lake Meredith as prescribed in the Letter of Understanding 
     entered into between the Corps, the Bureau of Reclamation, 
     and the Authority in March and May 1980.

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       (e) Sanford Dam Property.--The Authority shall have the 
     right to occupy and use without payment of lease or rental 
     charges or license or use fees the property retained by the 
     Bureau of Reclamation at Sanford Dam and all buildings 
     constructed by the United States thereon for use as the 
     Authority's headquarters and maintenance facility. Buildings 
     constructed by the Authority on such property, or past and 
     future additions to Government constructed buildings, shall 
     be allowed to remain on the property. The Authority shall 
     operate and maintain such property and facilities without 
     cost to the United States.

     SEC. 5. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS.

       (a) Payment Obligations Extinguished.--Provision of 
     consideration by the Authority in accordance with section 
     3(b) shall extinguish all payment obligations under contract 
     numbered 14-06-500-485 between the Authority and the 
     Secretary.
       (b) Operation and Maintenance Costs.--After completion of 
     the conveyance provided for in section 3, the Authority shall 
     have full responsibility for the cost of operation and 
     maintenance of Sanford Dam, and shall continue to have full 
     responsibility for operation and maintenance of the Project 
     pipeline and related facilities.
       (c) General.--Rights and obligations under the existing 
     contract No. 14-06-500-485 between the Authority and the 
     United States, other than provisions regarding repayment of 
     construction charge obligation by the Authority and 
     provisions relating to the Project aqueduct, shall remain in 
     full force and effect for the remaining term of the contract.

     SEC. 6. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

       Upon conveyance of the Project under this Act, the 
     Reclamation Act of 1902 (82 Stat. 388) and all Acts 
     amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto shall not apply to 
     the Project.

     SEC. 7. LIABILITY.

       Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date 
     of conveyance of the Project under this Act, the United 
     States shall not be liable under any law for damages of any 
     kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating 
     to the conveyed property.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.83.40  spanish peaks wilderness

  On motion of Mr. THORNBERRY, by unanimous consent, the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1865) to designate certain lands in the 
San Isabel National Forest, in Colorado, as the Spanish Peaks 
Wilderness.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.83.41  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. THORNBERRY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 7, 1998.

para.83.42  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. THORNBERRY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 12 
o'clock noon, Wednesday, September 9, 1998, the Speaker and the Minority 
Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments to 
commissions, boards and committees duly authorized by law or by the 
House.

para.83.43  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. THORNBERRY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
September 9, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.83.44  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following date present to the President, for his 
approval, a bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 1385. An Act to consolidate, coordinate, and improve 
     employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation 
     programs in the United States, and for other purposes.

para.83.45  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 6 p.m.; and
  To Mr. MANTON, for today after 3 p.m.
  And then,

para.83.46  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 12 o'clock and 58 minutes a.m., Thursday, August 7 
(legislative day of August 6), 1998, the House adjourned until 11 
o'clock a.m. today.

para.83.47  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 3532. A bill to 
     authorize appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 105-680). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 
     4283. A bill to support sustainable and broad-based 
     agricultural and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa, and 
     for other purposes; (Rept. No. 105-681 Pt. 1). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 3869. A bill to amend the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
     authorize programs for predisaster mitigation, to streamline 
     the administration of disaster relief, to control the Federal 
     costs of disaster assistance, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-682). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 4006. A bill 
     to clarify Federal law to prohibit the dispensing or 
     distribution of a controlled substance for the purpose of 
     causing, or assisting in causing, the suicide, or euthanasia, 
     of any individual; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-683 Pt. 
     1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 4275. A bill to authorize and make 
     reforms to programs authorized by the Public Works and 
     Economic Development Act of 1965 and the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-684 
     Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para.83.48  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1965. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce extended for a period ending not later than October 
     9, 1998.
       H.R. 3654. Referral to the Committee on International 
     Relations extended for a period ending not later than 
     September 11, 1998.
       H.R. 4006. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than September 18, 1998.
       H.R. 4275. Referral to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services extended for a period ending not later 
     than September 11, 1998.
       H.R. 4283. Referral to the Committee on Agriculture 
     extended for a period ending not later than September 11, 
     1998.

para.83.49  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Turner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
             and Ms. Granger):
       H.R. 4417. A bill to authorize the continuation of the 
     disaster relief program for livestock producers conducted by 
     the Secretary of Agriculture under section 813 of the 
     Agriculture Act of 1970; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. KLINK:
       H.R. 4418. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available 
     to the general public, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. KLINK:
       H.R. 4419. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     permit physicians to prescribe non-formulary drugs when 
     medically indicated; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 4420. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to require the Federal banking agencies to monitor 
     compliance by depository institutions and depository 
     institution holding companies with commitments made by such 
     institutions in connection with a merger or acquisition, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Norton, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. 
             Goode):
       H.R. 4421. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a division of chiropractic services in the Veterans 
     Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     and to authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs to employ 
     chiropractors for service within facilities of that 
     department; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. Portman, and Mr. McIntosh):
       H.R. 4422. A bill to enact the requirements and 
     restrictions of Executive Order 12612 and Executive Order 
     12875, relating to federalism; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4423. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to provide that the Gulf of 
     Mexico red snapper fishery shall be managed in accordance 
     with such fishery management plans, regulations, and other 
     conservation and management as applied to that fishery on 
     April 13, 1998; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H.R. 4424. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     obligate funds appropriated for fiscal year 1998 for the SR-
     71 aircraft program; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 4425. A bill to provide protection from personal 
     intrusion for commercial purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 4426. A bill to extend the transition and 
     redetermination of eligibility period for certain aliens who 
     were receiving benefits under the supplemental security 
     income program on the date of the enactment of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. 
             LoBiondo):
       H.R. 4427. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States 
     Code with respect to gambling on the Internet, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4428. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for an additional place of holding court in the 
     Austin Division of the western judicial district of Texas; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HORN:
       H.R. 4429. A bill to require that any city that is 
     completely surrounded by any other city must be assigned its 
     own ZIP codes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             McNulty):
       H.R. 4430. A bill to establish the New York Canal National 
     Heritage Corridor as an affiliated unit of the National Park 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself and Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 4431. A bill to amend title XXVI of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide for State programs of partner 
     notification with respect to individuals with HIV disease; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DeLAY (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 4432. A bill to enhance the reliability of the 
     electric power supply system of the United States by reducing 
     barriers to the construction of needed generation and 
     transmission facilities, to increase the efficiency of the 
     Nation's interstate transmission grid, and to reduce 
     discrimination in the provision of transmission services; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Bonior, and Ms. 
             Pelosi):
       H.R. 4433. A bill to ensure that any entity owned, 
     operated, or controlled by the People's Liberation Army or 
     the People's Armed Police of China does not conduct certain 
     business with United States persons, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on International Relations, Ways and Means, and 
     National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 4434. A bill to restore Federal recognition to the 
     Indians of the Graton Rancheria of California; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 4435. A bill to amend the Homeowners Protection Act of 
     1998 to increase consumer protections relating to 
     cancellation of private mortgage insurance; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 4436. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act to provide for an increase in the authorization 
     of appropriations for community-based family resource and 
     support grants under that Act; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 4437. A bill to amend the Incentive Grants for Local 
     Delinquency Prevention Program Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 1999 through 2004; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 4438. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to 
     carry out the National Guard civilian youth opportunities 
     program for fiscal year 1999 in an amount not to exceed 
     $110,000,000; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 4439. A bill to amend the Head Start Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 1999 through 2004; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 4440. A bill to increase discretionary funding for 
     certain grant programs established under the ``Edward Byrne 
     Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance 
     Programs``; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 4441. A bill to require firearms to be manufactured 
     with child safety locks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 4442. A bill to better regulate the transfer of 
     firearms at gun shows; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 4443. A bill to provide for the automatic revocation 
     of the license of any licensed firearms dealer who willfully 
     sells a firearm to a minor; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 4444. A bill to prevent children from injuring 
     themselves and others with firearms; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Baker, and Mr. 
             McCollum):
       H.R. 4445. A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act 
     of 1977 to exempt depository institutions which have total 
     assets of $250,000,000 or less from the requirements of such 
     Act; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Collins, Mr. Royce, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Herger, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Klug, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Upton, Mr. Largent, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Franks 
             of New Jersey, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Fossella, and Mr. 
             Barton of Texas):
       H.R. 4446. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reduce certain funds if eligible 
     States do not enact certain laws; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BONO (for herself and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 4447. A bill to terminate the participation of the 
     Forest Service in the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program; 
     to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Kildee, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island):
       H.R. 4448. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of Native American history and 
     culture; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Graham):

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       H.R. 4449. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     reform the copyright law with respect to satellite 
     retransmissions of broadcast signals, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 4450. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to reform the provisions relating to child labor; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 4451. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a 200 percent deduction for amounts 
     paid or incurred for training employees; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Saxton, 
             and Mr. Armey):
       H.R. 4452. A bill requiring the Congressional Budget Office 
     and the Joint Committee on Taxation to use dynamic economic 
     modeling in addition to static economic modeling in the 
     preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in 
     Federal revenue law; to the Committee on the Budget, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Rules, and Ways and Means, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. 
             Dingell):
       H.R. 4453. A bill to amend the Sherman Act and the Federal 
     Trade Commission Act with respect to commerce with foreign 
     nations; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. COYNE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and 
             Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 4454. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the individual capital gains tax for all 
     individuals and to provide modest reductions in the capital 
     gains tax for most individuals; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. John, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Hayworth, and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 4455. A bill to encourage the disclosure and exchange 
     of information about computer processing problems and related 
     matters in connection with the transition to the Year 2000; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 4456. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for an increase of up to 5 in the number of 
     years disregarded in determining average annual earnings on 
     which benefit amounts are based upon a showing of preclusion 
     from remunerative work during such years occasioned by need 
     to provide child care or care to a chronically dependent 
     relative; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 4457. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for 
     widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 4458. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced 
     spouse's benefits following the divorce; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 4459. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's 
     insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 4460. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and 
     widowers without regard to age; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Gingrich):
       H.R. 4461. A bill to amend the Technology-Related 
     Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 to 
     provide for the establishment of a national public Internet 
     site for increased access to information on technology-
     related assistance under that Act; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia:
       H.R. 4462. A bill to transfer ownership and management of 
     Blue Ridge, Nottely, and Chatuge Lakes, Georgia, from the 
     Tennessee Valley Authority to the Secretary of the Army, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself and Mr. 
             DeFazio):
       H.R. 4463. A bill to amend the Incentive Grants for Local 
     Delinquency Prevention Programs Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 1999 through 2004, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watts 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Ryun, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Condit, Ms. Danner, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. John, Mr. Klink, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Wamp, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Thune):
       H.R. 4464. A bill to establish the Medicare Eligible 
     Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force; to the 
     Committee on National Security, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 4465. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a refundable credit to certain senior citizens 
     for premiums paid for coverage under Medicare part B; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 4466. A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century to repeal the Interstate System 
     Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 4467. A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act to provide a secure source of funds for Federal land 
     acquisition and to revitalize the State, local and urban 
     needs outlined in the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
     1965 and the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 
     by providing matching grants for State, local, and urban 
     conservation and recreation needs; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 4468. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the phaseout of the graduated estate tax rates 
     and the unified credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 4469. A bill to establish terms and conditions under 
     which the Secretary of the Interior shall, for fair market 
     value, convey certain properties around Canyon Ferry 
     Reservoir, Montana, to the lessees of those properties; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 4470. A bill to prohibit Federal, State, and local 
     agencies and private entities from transferring, selling, or 
     disclosing personal data with respect to an individual to 
     other agencies or entities without the express consent of the 
     individual except in limited circumstances, and to require 
     such agencies and entities to provide individuals with 
     personal data maintained with respect to such individuals; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 4471. A bill to require Executive agencies to identify 
     which of its regulations impose requirements which conflict 
     with the requirements of other Executive agencies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
             Portman):
       H.R. 4472. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for the long-term care insurance 
     costs of all individuals who are not eligible to participate 
     in employer-subsidized long-term care health plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 4473. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to disallow deductions for expenses incurred for 
     influencing Federal tobacco policy; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. McHale, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             Sawyer, and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 4474. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to provide for explicit and stable funding for Federal 
     support of universal telecommunications services through the 
     creation of a Telecommunications Trust Fund; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, for a period to be subsequently deter

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     mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Borski):
       H.R. 4475. A bill to authorize the Governors of States to 
     limit the quantity of out-of-State municipal solid waste 
     received for disposal at landfills and incinerators in their 
     State; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
             Underwood):
       H.R. 4476. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the charitable deduction for the donation of 
     computer technology and equipment to elementary and secondary 
     schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 4477. A bill to provide grants to strengthen State and 
     local health care systems' response to domestic violence by 
     building the capacity of health care professionals and staff 
     to identify, address, and prevent domestic violence; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 4478. A bill to require insured depository 
     institutions, depository institution holding companies, and 
     insured credit unions to protect the confidentiality of 
     financial information obtained concerning their customers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 4479. A bill to require brokers, dealers, investment 
     companies, and investment advisers to protect the 
     confidentiality of financial information obtained concerning 
     their customers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 4480. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the higher Federal medical assistance 
     percentage for payment for Indian Health Service facilities 
     to urban Indian health programs under the Medicaid Program; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             and Mr. Hastings of Washington):
       H.R. 4481. A bill to amend section 313 of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 to allow duty drawback for grape juice concentrates, 
     regardless of color or variety; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 4482. A bill to amend the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to make 
     necessary technical corrections; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. MILLER of California:
       H.R. 4483. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a feasibility study regarding whether the Rosie 
     the Riveter Park located in Richmond, California, is suitable 
     for designation as an affiliated site to the National Park 
     Service; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Frost, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Carson, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Furse, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Mr. Stark, and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 4484. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for expenses paid for attending 
     conferences on treatment and management relating to a 
     dependent child's chronic medical condition; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (by request):
       H.R. 4485. A bill to provide for the restitution and 
     compensation of federally held trust fund accounts for Indian 
     Tribes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 4486. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     define good cause to include the loss of adequate child care, 
     for the purpose of determining whether voluntarily quitting a 
     job results in a failure to satisfy the work requirement 
     applicable under section 6(d)(1)(A)(v) of such Act; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 4487. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     define good cause to include demonstrating facts sufficient 
     to show victimization by sexual harassment in violation of 
     title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, for the purpose of 
     determining whether voluntarily quitting a job results in a 
     failure to satisfy the work requirement applicable under 
     section 6(d)(1)(A)(v) of such Act; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 4488. A bill to ensure effective rail competition and 
     maintain reasonable rates in the absence of effective 
     competition; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
             Thurman, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 4489. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the $500 per child tax credit and other 
     individual nonrefundable credits by repealing the complex 
     limitations on the allowance of those credits resulting from 
     their interaction with the alternative minimum tax; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NORWOOD:
       H.R. 4490. A bill to amend the coastwise trade laws of the 
     United States to authorize certain freight vessels to 
     transport common ground clay as bulk cargo; to the Committee 
     on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 4491. A bill to amend the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to allow State educational 
     agencies and local educational agencies to establish and 
     implement uniform policies with respect to discipline and 
     order applicable to all children within their jurisdiction to 
     ensure safety and an appropriate educational atmosphere in 
     their schools; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Poshard, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Leach, Mr. Ganske, 
             Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. 
             Furse):
       H.R. 4492. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to eliminate the budget neutrality adjustment 
     factor used in calculating the blended capitation rate for 
     Medicare+Choice organizations; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 4493. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require providers of wireless services to render bills 
     that itemize the calls made by the subscriber; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 4494. A bill to provide for the waiver of certain 
     grounds of inadmissibility related to political activity in 
     Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland for aliens 
     married to United States citizens; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4495. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to preserve access to home health services 
     covered under the Medicare Program for the sickest and most 
     frail beneficiaries, to permit continued participation by 
     cost-effective providers, and to reduce opportunities for 
     fraud and abuse; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ensign, 
             and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 4496. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for land sales for 
     conservation purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN:
       H.R. 4497. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to provide for 
     improved public health and food safety through enhanced 
     enforcement; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 4498. A bill to repeal the preemption provision of the 
     Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SABO:
       H.R. 4499. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make available under the health benefits program for Federal 
     employees the option of obtaining coverage for self and 
     children only, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 4500. A bill to limit fishing in the United States 
     Atlantic swordfish pelagic longline fishery; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. Bob SCHAFFER (for himself and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H.R. 4501. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to 
     improve the access for persons with disabilities to outdoor 
     recreational opportunities made available to the public; to 
     the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 4502. A bill to provide for adjustment of status for 
     aliens who became eligible for such adjustment based on a 
     diversity immigrant visa available for fiscal year 1997 or 
     1998, but whose eligibility expired due to paperwork 
     processing delays; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 4503. A bill to provide that outlays and revenues 
     totals of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
     program under title II of the Social Security Act and of the 
     related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
     be excluded from official budget pronouncements of the Office 
     of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office; 
     to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.

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           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilman, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Petri, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Walsh, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 4504. A bill to temporarily increase the number of 
     visas available for backlogged spouses and children of lawful 
     permanent resident aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SKAGGS:
       H.R. 4505. A bill to designate certain lands in the Arapaho 
     and Roosevelt National Forests, in Colorado, as wilderness, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Pitts):
       H.R. 4506. A bill to provide for United States support for 
     developmental alternatives for underage child workers; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Combest, and 
             Mr. Ewing):
       H.R. 4507. A bill to limit the authority of the Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission to alter the regulation of certain 
     hybrid instruments and swap agreements under the Commodity 
     Exchange Act; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Lucas 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Boyd):
       H.R. 4508. A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1970 to 
     authorize the provision of monetary assistance for the 
     purpose of alleviating the distress of agricultural producers 
     caused by natural disasters; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Sessions, and Mr. Price of North Carolina):
       H.R. 4509. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce to 36 months the amortization period for 
     reforestation expenditures and to increase to $25,000 the 
     maximum annual amount of such expenditures which may be 
     amortized; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD:
       H.R. 4510. A bill to provide for a nonvoting delegate to 
     the House of Representatives to represent the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 4511. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to protect the Nation's electricity 
     ratepayers by ensuring that rates charged by qualifying small 
     power producers and qualifying cogenerators do not exceed the 
     incremental cost to the purchasing utility of alternative 
     electric energy at the time of delivery, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       H.R. 4512. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     chemical known as 5-tertiary butyl-isophthalic acid; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
       H.R. 4513. A bill to designate former United States Route 
     66 as ``America's Main Street'' and authorize the Secretary 
     of the Interior to provide assistance; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. WILSON:
       H.R. 4514. A bill to provide for continuation of the 
     Federal research investment in a fiscally sustainable way, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, National Security, 
     Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 4515. A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
     and Communities Act of 1994 to provide for the establishment 
     of school violence prevention hotlines; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 4516. A bill to designate the United States Postal 
     Service building located at 11550 Livingston Road, in Oxon 
     Hill, Maryland, as the ``Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4517. A bill to assist in the conservation of 
     neotropical migratory birds by supporting and providing 
     financial resources for the conservation programs of nations 
     within the range of neotropical migratory birds and projects 
     of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of 
     these species; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself and Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi):
       H.J. Res. 127. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to establish an elected 
     Officer of the United States with the responsibilities of the 
     Attorney General; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BONIOR (for himself and Mr. Davis of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 322. Concurrent resolution supporting 
     religious tolerance toward Muslims; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself and Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi):
       H. Con. Res. 323. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should be an 
     elected officer of the Federal Government; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Hastert):
       H. Con. Res. 324. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the administrative priorities for the 
     allocation of Department of Defense assets should be revised 
     so that the priority established for the counter-drug mission 
     of that Department is second only to its war-fighting 
     mission; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Foley, Ms. Sanchez, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis 
             of Virginia, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Engel, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Fattah, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Rothman):
       H. Con. Res. 325. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to government 
     discrimination in Germany based on religion or belief, 
     particularly against United States citizens; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Sanford, and Ms. McKinney):
       H. Res. 518. A resolution calling for free and transparent 
     elections in Gabon; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
             Graham):
       H. Res. 519. A resolution concerning Iraqi development of 
     weapons of mass destruction; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para.83.50  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 4518. A bill for the relief of the family of Robert 
     English; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HALL of Texas:
       H.R. 4519. A bill to authorize the President to consent to 
     third party transfer of the ex-USS Bowman County to the USS 
     LST Ship Memorial, Inc.; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. TANNER:
       H.R. 4520. A bill to provide for the reliquidation of 
     certain entries of certain thermal transfer multifunction 
     machines; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.83.51  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 20: Mr. Hilleary and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 40: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 74: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Granger, and Mr. 
     Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 915: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Owens, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Rogan, 
     Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Porter, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
     Colorado, and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1050: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
     Ford.
       H.R. 1289: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1323: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1477: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1483: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Shaw and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 2001: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2409: Mrs. Tauscher and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2499: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Clay, Mrs.

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     Meek of Florida, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McHale, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. 
     Foley.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 2670: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Allen, 
     Mr. Markey, and Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 2681: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2699: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2723: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Moakley, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Sam Johnson, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
     Olver, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2817: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 2828: Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Morella, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2995: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 3031: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Clement, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. 
     Furse.
       H.R. 3048: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 3205: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 3215: Mr. Petri, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 3243: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 3255: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 3261: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 3435: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 3500: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Visclosky and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 3523: Mrs. Kelly and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 3559: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Goodling, and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 3583: Mr. King of New York.
       H.R.3610: Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 3627: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Yates, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Owens, Mr. Markey, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Poshard, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Carson, and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 3632: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. Lazio of New 
     York.
       H.R. 3651: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 3688: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Thornberry.
       H.R. 3690: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 3702: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. Thompson, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3707: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3758: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 3788: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 3791: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 3815: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 3831: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 3855: Mr. Torres, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     Collins, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 3868: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 3876: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3888: Mr. Green.
       H.R. 3895: Ms. Pelosi and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 3912: Mr. Hastert and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 3913: Mr. Watkins and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 3927: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 3946: Mr. Vento, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 3948: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Obey, Mr. Bass, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Souder, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 3955: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 3972: Mr. Castle, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Bilbray, 
     and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 3991: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 3995: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 4006: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
     Mrs. Northup, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Morella, and Mrs. 
     Lowey.
       H.R. 4028: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. 
     Capps, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Thompson, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 4046: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 4073: Mr. Cardin and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 4080: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 4121: Mr. Torres and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 4126: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4151: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 4154: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 4165: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 4179: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Cook, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 4189: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 4196: Mr. Herger, Mr. Hansen and Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska.
       H.R. 4197: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 4206: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Stark, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Menendez, 
     Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Leach, Mr. Ford, and Ms. 
     DeGette.
       H.R. 4213: Mr. Largent, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McHugh, 
     Mr. Armey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 4214: Mr. Doyle and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 4217: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 4232: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 4233: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 4235: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 4238: Mr. Thompson and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 4240: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hayworth, and 
     Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 4242: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 4252: Mr. Holden and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 4258: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Cubin, and 
     Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 4269: Mr. Hobson, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 4271: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 4275: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Spratt, Mrs. Clayton, 
     Mr. Allen, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
     Jenkins, Mr. Duncan, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cramer, 
     Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     Herger, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Graham, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
     Roemer, Mr. Costello, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Menendez, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Lucas 
     of Oklahoma, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mr. Clement, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Berry, 
     Mr. Mascara, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Olver, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hall of 
     Ohio, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Pomeroy, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 4281: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Armey, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 4291: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 4293: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Stupak, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Towns
       H.R. 4302: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 4308: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 4309: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Evans, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Clement, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 4311: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Wise, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4321: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 4339: Mr. Aderholt and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 4340: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 4346: Mr. Foley, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4350: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 4362: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Allen, Mr. Thompson, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 4370: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Condit, 
     Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Metcalf, and Mrs. 
     Chenoweth.
       H.R. 4376: Ms. Slaughter and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 4394: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Vento, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Minge, 
     Mr. Luther, and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 4399: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Leach, 
     and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.J. Res. 123: Mr. Pickett.
       H. Con. Res. 122: Mr. Frost, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
     Mr. Porter, and Mr. Rangel.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Bentsen.
       H. Con. Res. 185: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. Ford.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Livingston.
       H. Con. Res. 283: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Stark, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. 
     Engel.
       H. Con. Res. 286: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Pastor.
       H. Con. Res. 295: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. Borski, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Evans, 
     and Mr. Aderholt.
       H. Con. Res. 304: Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Con. Res. 307: Ms. Lee, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
     Furse, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Nadler.
       H. Res. 22: Mr. Porter.
       H. Res. 479: Mr. Hilliard and Ms. Lee. 

para.83.52  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 4049: Mr. Strickland.
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                       FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1998 (84)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.84.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of

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the proceedings of Thursday, August 6, 1998
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.84.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10542. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Servicing of Community and Insured 
     Business Programs Loans and Grants (RIN: 0572-AB23) received 
     August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10543. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     National Poultry Improvement Plan; Special Provisions for 
     Ostrich Breeding Flocks and Products [Docket No. 97-043-2] 
     received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10544. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Departement's final rule--
     Commuted Traveltime Periods: Overtime Services Relating to 
     Imports and Exports [Docket No. 98-076-1] received August 3, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10545. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     OMB Control Numbers [OPPTS-00246; FRL-5799-8] received July 
     27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       10546. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Avermectin; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300613; FRL-6021-
     2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10547. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Carfentrazone-ethyl; 
     Temporary Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300686; FRL-6018-1] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) Recieved August 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10548. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Endothall; Extension of 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300691; FRL 6020-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10549. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     System's final rule--Capital; Risk-Based Capital Guidelines; 
     Capital Adequacy Guidelines; Capital Maintenance: Servicing 
     Assets [Regulations H and Y; Docket No. R-0976] received 
     August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       10550. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List 
     of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7689] received July 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       10551. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Child 
     Care and Development Fund (RIN: 0970-AB74) received July 28, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       10552. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Exemption of commonly-owned motor carriers from equipment 
     identification and receipt requirements applicable to leased 
     and interchanged vehicles [FHWA Doicket No. FHWA-97-3050] 
     (RIN: 2125-AE26) received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10553. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Head Impact 
     Protections [Docket No. NHTSA-98-3847] (RIN No: 2127-AG07) 
     received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       10554. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Side Impact Anthropomorphic Test Dummy [Docket No. NHTSA-97-
     3144] (RIN: 2127-AG74) received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10555. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities; New 
     York [Region 2 Docket No. NY28-2-180b, FRL-6134-7] received 
     July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10556. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: 
     Administrative Amendments [FRL-6135-5] received July 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10557. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Lead; Minor Amendment 
     to the Grant Provision in the Lead-Based Paint Activities 
     Rule [OPPTS-62157; FRL-5796-1] (RIN: 2070-AC64) received July 
     30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10558. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; Ohio; Control of Landfills Gas Emissions from 
     Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [OH116-1a; FRL-6134-
     5] received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10559. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: 
     Pharmaceuticals Production [AD-FRL-6135-6] (RIN: 2060-AE83) 
     received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       10560. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Organobromine 
     Production Wastes; Identification and Listing of Hazardous 
     Waste; Land Disposal Restrictions; Listing of CERCLA 
     Hazardous Substances, Reportable Quantities; Final Rule; 
     Technical Amendment [FRL-6139-6] (RIN: 2050-AD79) received 
     August 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10561. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; Reclassification and Codification of 
     Vitamin D Test System [Docket No. 96P-0228] received August 
     3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10562. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Export Administration, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations; 
     Conforming Revisions to the Wassenaar Arrangement List of 
     Dual-Use Items and Revisions to Antiterrorism Controls 
     [Docket No. 980619158-8158-01] (RIN: 0694-AB35) received 
     August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10563. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Federal 
     Employment Priority Consideration Program for Displaced 
     Employees of the District of Columbia Department of 
     Corrections (RIN: 3206-AI28) received August 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       10564. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery; Little Tunny Exempted Gillnet Fishery 
     [Docket No. 980717183-8183-01; I.D.072098D] (RIN: 0648-AK35) 
     received August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10565. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Visas: Documentation of 
     Nonimmigrants and Immigrants--Minor corrections or additions 
     to nonimmigrant visa regulations and deletions of obsolete 
     immigrant visa provisions [Public Notice 2863] received 
     August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       10566. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Oil Spill Financial 
     Responsibility for Offshore Facilities (RIN: 1010-AC33) 
     received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10567. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-44-AD; Amendment 39-10682; AD 98-16-06] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10568. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-90-AD; Amendment 39-10686; AD 98-
     16-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10569. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-
     600 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-116-AD; Amendment 39-
     10687; AD 98-16-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10570. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness

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     Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-
     NM-52-AD; Amendment 39-10683; AD 98-16-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10571. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary for 
     Technology, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Announcement of Availability of 
     Funding for Competitions----Experimental Program to Stimulate 
     Competitive Technology (EPSCoT) [Docket No. 980317064-8064-
     01] (RIN: 0692-ZA01) received July 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       10572. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 98-37] received 
     August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10573. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Part 
     III--Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Rev. 
     Proc. 98-40] received August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10574. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Exporters Not Liable For Harbor Maintenance Fee [T.D. 98-64] 
     (RIN: 1515-AC31) received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10575. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Issuance of 
     Advisory Opinions by the OIG (RIN: 0991-AA85) received July 
     21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       10576. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     and Medicaid Programs; Surety Bond Requirements for Home 
     Health Agencies [HCFA-1152-2-F] (RIN: 0938-AJ08) received 
     August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       10577. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the annual report on foreign investment in U.S. 
     agricultural land through December 31, 1997, pursuant to 7 
     U.S.C. 3504; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10578. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to assist States 
     in implementing pathogen reduction reforms to their meat and 
     poultry inspection programs; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10579. A letter from the Director, Test, Systems 
     Engineering and Evaluation, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting Notification of intent to obligate funds for 
     test projects for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 1999 Foreign 
     Comparative Testing (FCT) Program, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2350a(g); to the Committee on National Security.
       10580. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     the Defense Manpower Requirements Report (DMRR) for FY 1999; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       10581. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's annual report on the 
     status and accomplishments of the runaway and homeless youth 
     centers for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5715(a); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       10582. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting the Energy 
     Information Administration's Annual Report to Congress 1997, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 790f(a)(2); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10583. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize 
     appropriations for the motor vehicle safety and information 
     programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration for fiscal years 1999-2001; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10584. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification that effective July 19, 1998, the danger pay 
     rate for the Kosovo Province was designated at the 25% level, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10585. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting List of all reports 
     issued or released in June 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10586. A letter from the Chief, Benefits and Investments 
     Branch, Treasury Division, Army and Air Force Exchange 
     Service, transmitting a report on the Annual Federal Pension 
     Plans, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10587. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, 
     Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting the 
     monthly listing of new investigations, audits, and 
     evaluations; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10588. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs and Public Liaison, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the report entitled ``A Study of 
     Actuarial Alternatives for the DC Pension Plans''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10589. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Management 
     and Budget, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting In compliance with the Federal 
     Managers Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) and the Inspector 
     General Act Amendments of 1998 (IGAA), we are transmitting 
     the Department's 1997 FMFIA Annual Report and the FY 1997 
     Semi-Annual Report including the Management Report on Final 
     Action for the last 6 months of FY 1997. These reports are 
     contained in the enclosed FY 1997 Accountability Report the 
     U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10590. A letter from the Employee Benefits Manager, Farm 
     Credit Bank, transmitting the Independent Associations' 
     Retirement Plan, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10591. A letter from the Human Resource Assistant, Farm 
     Credit Bank of Texas, transmitting the annual report for the 
     Farm Credit Bank of Texas Thrift Plus Plan for the year ended 
     December 31, 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10592. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Information Collection Budget of the United States 
     Government Fiscal Year 1998,'' pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 
     3504(e)(2); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10593. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, Department of the Interior, transmitting a 
     report on the Salmon Lake Dam, Okanogan Project in 
     Washington, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 509; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10594. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notice on leasing systems for the Western Gulf of Mexico, 
     Sale 171, scheduled to be held in August 1998, pursuant to 43 
     U.S.C. 1337(a)(8); to the Committee on Resources.
       10595. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the annual report entitled ``Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lease Sales: Evaluation of Bidding Results 
     and Competition'' for fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 
     1337(a)(9); to the Committee on Resources.
       10596. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of 
     the United States, transmitting Proceedings of the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 331; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       10597. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting copies of the report of 
     the Attorney General regarding activities initiated pursuant 
     to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act during 
     fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1997f; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       10598. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide for 
     the restructuring of the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       10599. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide the Secretary of the 
     Treasury with authority to prescribe by regulation an 
     alternative interest accounting methodology; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       10600. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Tax 
     Policy, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation providing for an amendment regarding 
     Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands rum excise tax collections; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10601. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Administrative Review Process; Prehearing Proceedings 
     and Decisions by Attorney Advisors; Extension of Expiration 
     Date (RIN: 0960-AE86) received July 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10602. A letter from the United States Trade 
     Representative, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to amend the Uruguay Round Agreements Act with respect to the 
     Rules of Origin for Textile and Apparel Products; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10603. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting the Board's mid-year Monetary Policy Report to 
     the Congress, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 225a; jointly to the 
     Committees on Banking and Financial Services and Education 
     and the Workforce.
       10604. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a report on the Environmental 
     Protection Agency's (EPA) implementation of the Waste 
     Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Land Withdrawal Act, pursuant to 
     Public Law 102--579; jointly to the Committees on Commerce 
     and National Security.
       10605. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security to 
     permit paid staff other than nurse aides and licensed health 
     professionals to provide feeding and hydration assistance to 
     residents in nursing facilities participating in the Medicare 
     and Medicaid programs (and to provide special training 
     requirements for such staff), and to establish a program to 
     ensure that such facilities do not employ individuals who 
     have a history of patient or resident abuse or

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     have been convicted of certain crimes; jointly to the 
     Committees on Commerce and Ways and Means.
       10606. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to establish the District Court of the Virgin 
     Islands as a court under article III of the United States 
     Constitution; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Resources.
       10607. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation to provide for implementation 
     by the United States of the Hague Convention on Protection of 
     Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry 
     Adoption, and for other purposes; jointly to the Committees 
     on International Relations, Ways and Means, and the 
     Judiciary. 

para.84.3  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker.

       H.R. 3824. An Act amending the Fastener Quality Act to 
     exempt from its coverage certain fasteners approved by the 
     Federal Aviation Administration for use in aircraft.
  And then,

para.84.4  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. JACKSON-LEE, pursuant to the provisions of Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 114, at 12 o'clock and 47 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday September 9, 1998.

para.84.5  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3625. A 
     bill to establish the San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area 
     and the San Rafael Swell National Conservation Area in the 
     State of Utah, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-685). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 4271. A bill to amend the Community Services Block Grant 
     Act to reauthorize and make improvements to that Act; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 105-686). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 219. A bill to establish a Federal program to provide 
     reinsurance for State disaster insurance programs; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-687). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.84.6  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 4005. Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     extended for a period ending not later than September 11, 
     1998.

para.84.7  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII,

       Mr. WELLER introduced a bill (H.R. 4521) to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the dollar 
     limitation on the estate tax deduction for family-owned 
     business interests shall not apply to interests in a business 
     owned by a single family; which was referred to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.

para.84.8  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       389. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Michigan, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 176 memorializing the President and the United 
     States Congress to exercise a stance of uncompromising 
     opposition to religious persecution around the world; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       390. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the 
     Commonwealth of The Mariana Islands, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 11-65 memorializing the United States Congress 
     to consider the position of the CNMI and to reject Senate 
     Bill 1275 as amended and to require the Commonwealth and 
     Federal Government to consult and negotiate with each other 
     on immigration and labor issues; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       391. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 322 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact the 
     Automobile National Heritage Area Act; to the Committee on 
     Resources. 

para.84.9  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 20: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 23: Mr. Pallone and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 326: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Ewing, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
     Stump, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 628: Mrs. Thurman and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Paxon, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Minge, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Towns, and 
     Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2670: Mr. Berman and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2758: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Doyle, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
     Norwood.
       H.R. 2828: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2953: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 3001: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 3251: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 3436: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 3541: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 3568: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3594: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. 
     Ensign.
       H.R. 3661: Mr. Kleczka and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3783: Mr. Pappas, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington, and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 3792: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 3865: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 3935: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 4006: Mr. Souder, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     Petri.
       H.R. 4035: Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Oberstar, 
     Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
     Nadler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Luther, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, 
     Mr. Wexler, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Engel, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. 
     Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 4036: Mr. Clement, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
     Nadler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Wexler, 
     Mr. Rothman, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 4086: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Allen, Ms. 
     Slaughter, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 4126: Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
     Collins, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Camp, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. 
     Metcalf.
       H.R. 4127: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 4151: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 4152: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 4181: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 4183: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 4184: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 4185: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 4213: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4316: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frost, Mr. Forbes, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 4339: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 4347: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 4394: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 4402: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Peterson 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 4404: Mr. Goode and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 4489: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 4508: Mr. John and Mr. Bryant.
       H. Con. Res. 154: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 205: Mr. Porter.
       H. Con. Res. 304: Mr. Pascrell and Mr. Solomon.
       H. Con. Res. 313: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. 
     Solomon.
       H. Res. 212: Mr. Strickland.
       H. Res. 460: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Ney, and 
     Mr. Ford.
       H. Res. 483: Mr. Cummings. 

para.84.10  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       72. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the City Council of 
     Detroit, Michigan, relative to Resolution 2183 opposing the 
     proposed restrictions on advocacy work of charitable 
     organizations and non-profit groups that do not represent the 
     people like big business; which was referred to the Committee 
     on House Oversight. 



.
                    WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 (85)

para.85.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                September 9, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Paul E. Gillmor to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.85.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of August 7, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.85.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:


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       10608. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Almonds Grown in California; Revision of Requirements 
     Regarding Quality Control Program [Docket No. FV98-981-1 FR] 
     received August 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10609. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Mexican Fruit Fly Regulations; Addition of 
     Regulated Areas [Docket No. 98-082-1] received August 12, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10610. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Domestically Produced Peanuts; Decreased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket Nos. FV98-997-1 IFR and FV98-998-1 IFR] received 
     August 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10611. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State 
     Designation; Michigan [Docket No. 98-081-1] received August 
     11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       10612. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Addition to Quarantined 
     Areas [Docket No: 97-056-14] received August 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10613. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Irish 
     Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Exemption From Area No. 2 
     Handling Regulation for Potatoes Shipped for Experimentation 
     and the Manufacture of Conversion Into Specified Products 
     [Docket No. FV98-948-2 IFR] received August 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10614. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Increase in 
     Desirable Carryout Used to Compute Trade Demand [Docket No. 
     FV98-989-2 FIR] received August 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10615. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Spinosad; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300693A; FRL-6021-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     August 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10616. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenpropathrin; 
     Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-3000692; 
     FRL 6020-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10617. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Potassium Dihydrogen 
     Phosphate; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance 
     [OPP-300684; FRL-6017-6] (RIN: 2070-78AB) received August 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10618. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Zinc Phosphide; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300696; 
     FRL-6021-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10619. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service 
     Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cleaning and 
     Reinspection of Farmers Stock Peanuts (RIN: 0560-AF56) 
     received August 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10620. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Letter of Offer and Acceptance [DFARS Case 98-D015] received 
     August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       10621. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Portfolio Reengineering----Fiscal Year 1998 
     Transition Program Guidelines (FR-4162-N-03) received August 
     17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       10622. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and 
     Chief Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--
     Valuation and Payment of Lump Sum Benefits (RIN: 1212-AA88) 
     received August 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       10623. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Replaceable Light Source Information; Federal Motor Vehicle 
     Safety Standards [Docket No. NHTSA 98-4274] (RIN: 2127-AH32) 
     received August 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       10624. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Air 
     Bag On-Off Switches [NHTSA-98-4342] (RIN: 2127-AH25) received 
     August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10625. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Regulations of Fuels 
     and Fuel Additives: Removal of the Reformulated Gasoline 
     Program from the Phoenix, Arizona Serious Ozone Nonattainment 
     Area [FRL-6137-8] (RIN: 2060-AI06) received August 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10626. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Petroleum Refineries 
     [AD-FRL-6145-5] (RIN: 2060-PI00) received August 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10627. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Section 111(d) Plan; 
     State of Missouri [MO 045-1045; FRL-6150-8] received August 
     21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10628. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revision of Existing 
     Variance and Exemption Regulations to Comply with 
     Requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act [FRL-6144-2] 
     (RIN: 2020-AA37) received August 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10629. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan for North 
     Dakota; Revision to the Air Pollution Control Rules; 
     Delegation of Authority for New Source Performance Standards 
     [ND-001-0002a & ND-001-0004a; FRL-6150-6] received August 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10630. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers 
     Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; Standards of Performance 
     For New Stationary Sources and Guidelines For Control of 
     Existing Sources: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [FRL-6142-
     9] received August 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10631. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Primary 
     Drinking Water Regulations: Consumer Confidence Reports [FRL-
     6145-3] (RIN:2040-AC99) received August 11, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10632. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     Control of Volatile Organic Compounds From Sources that Store 
     and Handle Jet Fuel [MD068-3027a; FRL-6144-5] received August 
     21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10633. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 
     New Jersey; Disapproval of the 15 Percent Rate of Progres 
     Plan [Region II Docket No. NJ28-1-162-3; FRL-6151-2] received 
     August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10634. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guidance on 
     Implementing the Capacity Development Provisions of the Safe 
     Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 [Docket No. 816-R-98-
     006] received August 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10635. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Jersey; Motor 
     Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program [Region II Docket 
     No. NJ30-184; FRL-6151-4] received August 21, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10636. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes Kentucky: Redesignation of 
     the Muhlenberg County Sulfur Dioxide Secondary Nonattainment 
     Area to Attainment [KY 99-1-9820a; FRL-6142-7] received 
     August 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10637. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Significant New Uses of 
     Certain Chemical Substances

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     [OPPTS-50632; FRL-5788-7] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received August 
     21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10638. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Delaware: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-6145-2] received August 11, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10639. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, South Coast Air Quality 
     Management District [CA 037-0080; FRL-6142-1] received August 
     11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10640. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plans Revision, South Coast Air Quality 
     Management District, and Ventura County Air Pollution Control 
     District [CA 126--0082a FRL- 6140-6] received August 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10641. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Mojave Desert Air Quality 
     Management District, San Diego County Air Pollution Control 
     District, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 
     District, South Coast Air Quality Management District [CA 
     187-0076a; FRL-6137-6] received August 11, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10642. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Mojave Desert Air Quality 
     Management District & South Coast Air Quality Management 
     District [CA 181-0081a; FRL-6141-8] received August 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10643. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Kern County Air Pollution 
     Control District, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution 
     Control District, South Coast Air Quality Management District 
     [CA 083-0072a; FRL-6138-4] received August 11, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10644. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, San Diego Air Pollution Control 
     District [CA 184-0086a FRL--6137-9] received August 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10645. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maine; 
     Source Surveillance Regulation [ME014-01-6994a; A-1-FRL-6136-
     3] received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10646. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Utah; 
     Listing of Exempt Volatile Organic Compounds, Approval of 
     Minor Rule Changes for Emissions from Air Strippers and Soil 
     Venting Projects, and Repeal of Perchloroethylene Dry 
     Cleaning Plant Requirements [UT-001-0005a, UT-001-0006a, UT-
     001-0007a, UT-001-0009a, UT-001-0012a, UT-001-0013a; FRL -
     6140-5] received August 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10647. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan Revision; South 
     Coast Air Quality Management District [CA 022-0087a; FRL 
     6138-2] received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10648. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision; Monterey Bay Unified Air 
     Pollution Control District [CA 191-0088a; FRL 6138-6] 
     received August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       10649. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; Minnesota; Municipal Waste Combustor State Plan 
     Submittal [MN59-01-7284a; FRL-6139-2] received August 7, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10650. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval And 
     Promulgation Of Implementation Plans Georgia: Approval of 
     Revisions to the Georgia State Implementation Plan [GA-34-3-
     9819a; FRL-6143-7] received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10651. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Consumer and Commercial 
     Products: Schedule for Regulation [AD-FRL-6149-6] (RIN: 2060-
     AE24) received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10652. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Secondary Lead 
     Smelting [AD-FRL-6145-6] (RIN: 2060-AE04) Recieved August 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10653. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Volatile 
     Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural 
     Coatings [AD-FRL-6149-7] (RIN: 2060-AE55) received August 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10654. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Volatile 
     Organic Compound Emission Standards for Consumer Products 
     [AD-FRL-6149-8] (RIN: 2060-AF62) received August 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10655. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Volatile 
     Organic Compound Emission Standards for Automobile Refinish 
     Coatings [AD-FRL-6149-5] (RIN: 2060-AE35) received August 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10656. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--WASHINGTON: Withdrawal 
     of Immediate Final Rule for Authorization of State Hazardous 
     Waste Management Program Revision [FRL-6147-3] received 
     August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10657. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Maintenance Plan Revisions; Ohio [OH117-1; 
     FRL-6147-9] received August 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10658. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Recycling; Land Disposal Restrictions; Final Rule; 
     Administrative Stay [FRL-6153-2] (RIN: 2050-AE05) received 
     August 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10659. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Cold, Cough, Allergy, Bronchodilator, and Antiasthmatic 
     Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; Amendment of 
     Monograph for OTC Nasal Decongestant Drug Products [Docket 
     No. 76N-052N] (RIN: 0910-AA01) received August 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10660. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule --Beverages: Bottled Water 
     [Docket No. 98N-0294] received August 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10661. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revision to the 
     General Safety Requirements for Biological Products [Docket 
     No. 97N-0449] (RIN: 0910-ZA08) received August 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10662. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Pediculicide Drug Products 
     for Over-the-Counter Human Use; Final Monograph; Technical 
     Amendment [Docket No. 81N-0201] (RIN: 0910-AA01) received 
     August 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10663. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives: 
     Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers [Docket No. 98F-
     0055] received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10664. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives: 
     Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers [Docket No. 97F-
     0467] received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

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       10665. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Irradiation in the 
     Production, Processing and Handling of Food [Docket No. 98N-
     0392] received August 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10666. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Orthopedic Devices: Classification and Reclassification of 
     Pedicle Screw Spinal Systems [Docket No. 95N-0176] (RIN: 
     0910-ZA12) received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10667. A letter from the Acting Director, Bureau of the 
     Census, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Amendment to 15 
     CFR 30, Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations, to Include 
     Provisions for Reporting the Value of Foreign Military Sales 
     Shipments [Docket No. 980331081-8171-02] (RIN: 0607-AA22) 
     received July 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10668. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List: 
     Additions, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10669. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severly Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List: 
     Additions and Deletions received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       10670. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of 
     Government Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Removal of Obsolete Regulations Concerning the Inoperative 
     Statutory Honorarium Bar, Revisions to Related Supplemental 
     Reporting Requirements, and Conforming Technical Amendments 
     (RIN: 3209-AA00) (RIN: 3209-AA13) received July 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       10671. A letter from the Director, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule 
     Listing Five Plants from Monterey County, California, as 
     Endangered or Threatened (RIN: 1018-AD09) received August 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10672. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Final Rule to Determine the Plant Pediocactus 
     winkleri (Winkler Cactus) to be a Threatened Species (RIN: 
     1018-AC09) received August 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10673. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endanagered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Emergency Listing of the 
     Jarbidge River Population Segment of Bull Trout as Endangered 
     (RIN: 1080-AF01) received August 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10674. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 072498E] 
     received August 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10675. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Sablefish by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-
     8054-02; I.D. 072498G] received August 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10676. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Deep-water Species Fishery by Vessels using Trawl Gear in the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 072498F] 
     received August 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10677. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     ``Other Rockfish'' in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 072498D] 
     received August 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10678. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Mississippi Regulatory Program [SPATS No. MS-013-FOR] 
     received August 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10679. A letter from the Commissioner, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--Adjustment 
     of Certain Fees of the Immigration Examination Fee Account 
     [INS No. 1768-98; AG No.] (RIN: 1115-AE42) received August 
     12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       10680. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300-600 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-42-AD; Amendment 39-10680; AD 98-
     16-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10681. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Fort Leonard Wood, 
     MO; Correction [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-17] received 
     August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10682. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-
     600 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-80-AD; Amendment 39-
     10685; AD 98-16-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10683. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 
     and PC-12/45 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-40-AD; Amendment 39-
     10681; AD 98-11-01 R2] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 3, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10684. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, A321, 
     A300, A310, A300-600, A330, and A340 Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-229-AD; Amendment 39-10678; AD 98-15-51] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10685. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of VOR Federal Airway V-465 [Airspace Docket No. 
     96-ANM-15] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received August 3, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       10686. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Realignment of VOR Federal Airway 369; TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-40] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received August 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10687. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Tallahassee, FL [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASO-8] received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10688. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Safford, AZ [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AWP-11] received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10689. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-212-AD; Amendment 39-
     10676; AD 98-16-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10690. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Moses Lake, WA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ANM-05] received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10691. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 and A321 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-148-AD; Amendment 39-10688; AD 
     98-16-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 7, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       10692. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Automatic Train Control and Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement 
     System; Northeast Corridor Railroads [FRA Docket No. 87-2, 
     Notice No. 7] (RIN: 2130-AB20) received August 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10693. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Pipeline Safety: Periodic Updates to Pipeline Safety 
     Regulations (1997) [Docket No. RSPA-97-2251; Amdt Nos. 190-8; 
     191-13; 192-84; 193-15; 194-2; 195-61; 198-3; 199-17] (RIN: 
     2137-AD03) received August 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10694. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Staten Island Fireworks, New York Harbor, Lower 
     Bay [CGD01-98-102] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10695. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Delaware River, 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [CGD 05-98-002] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received August 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10696. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; St. Johns River, Jacksonville, 
     Florida [CGD07-98-033] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received August 7, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10697. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Streamlined Inspection Program [CGD 96-055] (RIN: 2115-AF37) 
     received August 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10698. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, A321, 
     A330, and A340 Series Airplanes Equipped with AlliedSignal 
     RIA-35B Instruement Landing System Receivers [Docket No. 98-
     NM-154-AD; Amendment 39-10707; AD 98-17-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10699. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-128-AD; Amendment 39-
     10711; AD 98-17-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10700. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC) 
     Model R44 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-25-AD; Amendment 39-
     10712; AD 98-12-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10701. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Model 
     DG-400 Gliders [Docket No. 98-CE-07-AD; Amendment 39-10705; 
     AD 98-17-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10702. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Fortuna, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AWP-3] received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10703. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Alexander Schleicher 
     Segelflugzeugbau Model ASW-19 Sailplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-
     05-AD; Amendment 39-10704; AD 98-17-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10704. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-210-AD; Amendment 39-10689; AD 98-16-13] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10705. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Advance Notice of Arrival: Vessels bound for ports and places 
     in the United States [CGD 97-067] (RIN: 2115-AF54) received 
     August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10706. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Amdt. No. 1883; Docket No. 29295] (RIN: 212-AA65) 
     received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10707. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Amdt. No. 1882; Docket No. 29294] (RIN: 212-AA65) 
     received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10708. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Tioga, ND [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AGL-34] received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10709. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. TFE731 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-51-AD; Amendment 39-
     10703; AD 98-17-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10710. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; St. Johns River, Jacksonville, 
     Florida [CGD07-98-033] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received August 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10711. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80A3 
     Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-85-AD; Amendment 
     39-10668; AD 98-15-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10712. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-215-6B11 (CL-
     415 Variant) Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-03-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10487] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10713. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A340 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-340-AD; Amendment 39-10355; AD 98-04-44] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10714. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Forest City, IA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-30] received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10715. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Spencer, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-31] received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10716. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Jetstream Model 
     3101 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-54-AD; Amendment 39-10584; 
     AD 98-12-31] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10717. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Denison, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-29] received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10718. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model 172R 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-60-AD; Amendment 39-10634; AD 98-
     13-41] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10719. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier-Rotax GmbH 912 F Series 
     Reciprocating Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-26-AD; Amendment 39-
     10667; AD 98-15-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10720. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; West Palm Beach, Florida [CGD07-
     98-049] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received August 13, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       10721. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regualtions; Grassy Sound Channel, 
     Middle Township, New Jersey [CGD05-98-015] (RIN: 2115-AE47) 
     received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10722. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model B.121 
     Series 1,2, and 3 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-03-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10691; AD 98-16-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10723. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-7 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-30-AD; Amendment 39-10692; AD 98-
     16-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10724. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. BN-2, 
     BN-2A, BN-2B, and BN-2T Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-
     112-AD; Amendment 39-

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     10690; AD 98-16-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10725. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Learjet Model 60 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-227-AD; Amendment 39-10694; AD 98-16-18] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10726. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-180-AD; Amendment 39-10695; AD 98-16-19] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10727. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-151-AD; Amendment 39-10699; AD 
     98-16-22] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 13, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       10728. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-160-
     AD; Amendment 39-10700; AD 98-16-23] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10729. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-213-AD; Amendment 39-10696; AD 
     98-16-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 13, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       10730. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 
     (Regional Jet Series 100 and 200) Airplanes [Docket No. 97-
     NM-116-AD; Amendment 39-10702; AD 98-16-25] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10731. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-100, -200, 
     and -300 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-70-AD; Amendment 
     39-10697; AD 97-20-10 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 
     13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10732. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of VOR Federal Airways; WA [Airspace Docket No. 
     97-ANM-23] received August 21, 2998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10733. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Kearney, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-34] received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10734. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Beatrice, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-32] received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10735. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Ottumwa, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-27] received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10736. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establish Class E Airspace; Davenport, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ACE-21] received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10737. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAe 146 and 
     Model Avro 146-RJ Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-128-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10701; AD 98-16-24] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10738. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-146-AD; Amendment 39-
     10698; AD 98-16-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10739. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Dunkirk, NY [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AEA-10] received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10740. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Amendment No. 1881; Docket No. 29293] (RIN: 212-
     AA65) received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10741. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace; Colorado Springs USAF 
     Academy Airstrip, CO [Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-07] received 
     August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10742. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Barrow, AK [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-AAL-7] received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10743. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Harmonization of Miscellaneous Rotocraft Regulations [Docket 
     No. 28929; Amendment Nos. 27-35 & 29-42] (RIN: 2120-AG23) 
     received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10744. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-145 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-
     NM-279-AD; Amendment 39-10555; AD 98-11-30] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10745. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-215-1A10 and 
     CL-215-6B11 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-05-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10458] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10746. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-3,-3B,-3C,-
     5,-5B, and -5C Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-54-
     AD; Amendment 39-10523, AD 98-10-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10747. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 
     and PC-12/45 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-40-AD; Amendment 39-
     10608; AD 98-11-01 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10748. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Model 750 Citation X Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-208-AD; Amendment 39-10693; AD 
     98-16-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 13, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       10749. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29300; Amdt. No. 1885] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10750. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29299; Amdt. No. 1884] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10751. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 1000, 2000, 
     3000, and 4000 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-287-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10710; AD 98-17-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10752. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0070 and Mark 
     0100 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-248-AD; Amendment 39-
     10709; AD 98-17-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10753. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 
     Series Airplanes and Model MD-88 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-
     20-AD; Amendment 39-10708; AD 98-17-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10754. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Akron, CO [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ANM-10] received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10755. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Pueblo, CO. [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ANM-01] received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10756. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Superior, WI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-38] received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10757. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Moorhead, MN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-40] received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10758. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Glenwood, MN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-39] received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10759. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Slayton, MN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-35] received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10760. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Willoughby, 
     OH [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-36] received August 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10761. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Streamlining the State 
     Sewage Sludge Management Regulations [FRL-6145-8] (RIN: 2040-
     AC87) received August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10762. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Election of Education Benefits 
     (RIN: 2900-AH88) received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       10763. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Additional Disability or Death Due 
     to Hospital Care, Medical or Surgical Treatment, Examination, 
     or Training and Rehabilitation Services (RIN: 2900-AJ04) 
     received August 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       10764. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) (RIN: 2900-
     AE64) received August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       10765. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Qualified Nonrecourse Financing Under Section 465(b)(6) [TD-
     8777] (RIN: 1545-AV17) received August 12, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10766. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [RP-112856-
     98] received August 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10767. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update (Notice 98-44) received 
     August 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10768. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance 
     and Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and 
     Disabled; Standards of Conduct for Claimant Representatives 
     [Regulations Nos. 4 and 16] (RIN: 0960-AD73) received August 
     13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       10769. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Triasulfuron; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300700; FRL 6023-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     August 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10770. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the Farm 
     Credit Administration 1997 Report on the Financial Condition 
     and Performance of the Farm Credit System, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 2252(a)(3); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10771. A letter from the Principal Deputy, Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting the Selected 
     Acquisition Reports (SARS) for the quarter ending June 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2432; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       10772. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the retirement of Lieutenant General Joseph W. Kinzer, United 
     States Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant 
     general on the retired list; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       10773. A letter from the Vice Chair, Export-Import Bank of 
     the United States, transmitting a report involving U.S. 
     exports to People's Republic of China (China), pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       10774. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, transmitting 
     the triennial assessment of the needs of minority and diverse 
     audiences and the Corporation's annual report on the 
     provision of services to minority and diverse audiences by 
     public broadcasting entities and public telecommunication 
     entities, pursuant to Public Law 100--626, section 9(a) (102 
     Stat. 3211); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10775. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective 
     Devices and Associated Equipment [Docket No. NHTSA-98-4268] 
     (RIN: 2127-AG84) received August 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10776. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the nondisclosure of 
     safeguards information for the quarter ending June 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10777. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments since his last 
     report of February 3, 1998, concerning the national emergency 
     with respect to Iraq that was declared in Executive Order No. 
     12722 of August 2, 1990, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. 
     Doc. No. 105--300); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       10778. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on additional steps taken with 
     respect to the actions and policies of the National Union for 
     the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--301); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       10779. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 17-
     98 which constitutes a Request for Final Approval for the 
     Memorandum of Understanding with Canada and the United 
     Kingdom for trilateral technology research and development 
     projects (TTRDP), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10780. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 19-
     98 which constitutes a Request for Final Approval to conclude 
     Amendment 1 to the U.S.-United Kingdom Antiship 
     Countermeasures Missile Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       10781. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 18-
     98 which constitutes a Request for Final Approval of a 
     Supplement for Accession of Spain to the NATO E-3A 
     Cooperative Program Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding 
     (MMOU), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       10782. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 14-
     98 which constitutes a Request for Final Approval for the 
     Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. and the United 
     Kingdom concerning activities in Air Command, Control and 
     Communication, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10783. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office in the United States for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 98-55), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       10784. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     for production of major military equipment with the United 
     Kingdom (Transmittal No. DTC 94-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       10785. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold under a contract to Israel 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 90-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       10786. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of

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     State, transmitting a report to Congress on the Czech 
     Republic's status as an adherent to the Missile Technology 
     Control Regime (MTCR), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2797b--1; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10787. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of States, transmitting a 
     report to Congress on Ukraine's status as an adherent to the 
     Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2797b--1; to the Committee on International Relations.
       10788. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the President's bimonthly report on 
     progress toward a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus problem 
     covering the period April 1 to May 31, 1998, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       10789. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10790. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the annual report on Military 
     Assistance, Military Exports, and Military Imports; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10791. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report on Poland's status as adherent to the Missile 
     Technology Control Regime, pursuant to section 73A of the 
     Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10792. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting a report to Congress that the Secretary of 
     Commerce is imposing on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     (Serbia and Montenegro) certain foreign policy-based export 
     controls; to the Committee on International Relations.
       10793. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a report entitled, ``Physicians 
     Comparability Allowances,'' pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5948(j)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10794. A letter from the Manager, Employee Benefits/
     Payroll, AgriBank, transmitting transmitting the annual 
     report disclosing the financial condition of the Retirement 
     Plan for the Employees of the Seventh Farm Credit District as 
     required by Public Law 95-595, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10795. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board 
     report, ``Civil Service Evaluation: The Evolving Role of the 
     U.S. Office of Personnel Management,'' pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     1206; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10796. A letter from the Chairman, National Labor Relations 
     Board, transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom 
     of Information Act from January 1, 1997 to September 30, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       10797. A letter from the Special Counsel, Office of Special 
     Counsel, transmitting the Annual Report of the Office of the 
     Special Counsel (OSC) for Fiscal Year (FY) 1997, pursuant to 
     Public Law 101--12, section 3(a)(11) (103 Stat. 29); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10798. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the enclosed United States Mint (Mint) 1997 
     Annual Report including financial statements, audit reports, 
     and other information related to the Public Enterprise Fund 
     (PEF) activity for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10799. A letter from the Director, Financial Services, 
     Library of Congress, transmitting a report on the activity of 
     the Capitol Preservation Fund for the first six-months of 
     fiscal year 1998 which ended on March 31, 1998; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
       10800. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     Proposed refunds of excess royalty payments in OCS areas, 
     pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee on Resources.
       10801. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. HC-E4A-
     3(A,I,J) Series Propellers [Docket No. 98-ANE-53-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10706; AD 98-17-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10802. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the issues and benefits of completing the 
     highway between Panama and Columbia known as the Darien Gap; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10803. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the twenty-first annual report on the 
     Child Support Enforcement Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     652(a)(10); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10804. A letter from the National Director, Tax Forms and 
     Publications Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule-- General Statement Regarding 
     Revenue Procedure 98-44--received August 7, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10805. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the first annual report on the 
     operation of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
     (TANF) Contingency Fund; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10806. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration 
     and Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     annual report of cross-servicing and acquisition actions 
     undertaken pursuant to Acquisition and Cross-Servicing 
     Agreements with countries that are not part of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or its subsidiary bodies, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2349; jointly to the Committees on 
     National Security and International Relations.
       10807. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report to Congress that the 
     Department of Health and Human Services is allotting 
     emergency funds to eleven States; jointly to the Committees 
     on Commerce and Education and the Workforce.
       10808. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the notification 
     of our intent to obligate funds for additional program 
     proposals for purposes of Nonproliferation and Disarmament 
     Fund (NDF) activities; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       10809. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report to Congress on the threat from acts of 
     terrorism to United States ports and vessels operating from 
     those ports; jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10810. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, 
     Comptroller General, transmitting the report on General 
     Accounting Office employees detailed to congressional 
     committees as of July 17, 1998; jointly to the Committees on 
     Government Reform and Oversight and Appropriations.
       10811. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Certification that shrimp harvested with technology that may 
     adversely affect certain species of sea turtles may not be 
     imported into the United States unless the President makes 
     specific certifications to the Congress annually by May 1, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101--162, section 609(b)(2) (103 Sat. 
     1038); jointly to the Committees on Resources and 
     Appropriations.
       10812. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report to Congress on the 
     effectiveness and appropriateness of current mechanisms for 
     surveying and certifying skilled nursing facilities; jointly 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para.85.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House of the 
following titles:

       H.R. 930. An Act to require Federal employees to use 
     Federal travel charge cards for all payments of expenses of 
     official Government travel, to amend title 31, United States 
     Code, to establish requirements for prepayment audits of 
     Federal agency transportation expenses, to authorize 
     reimbursement of Federal agency employees for taxes incurred 
     on travel or transportation reimbursements, and to authorize 
     test programs for the payment of Federal employee travel 
     expenses and relocation expenses.
       H.R. 4104. An Act making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4276. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 4104) ``An Act making appropriations for the Treasury 
Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of 
the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes,'' requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mr. Campbell, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. 
Stevens, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Byrd, to be the conferees on 
the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 4276) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Gregg, Mr. Stevens, 
Mr. Domenici, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cochran, 
Mr. Hollings, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Mikulski, and 
Mr. Byrd, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that pursuant to provisions of Public Law

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103-227, the Chair announces the following appointment made by the 
Democratic Leader during the August recess: Barbara Kairson, of New 
York, as the Representative of Labor to the National Skill Standards 
Board, effective August 13, 1998.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 93-415, as 
amended by Public Law 102-586, the Chair, on behalf of the Majority 
Leader, after consultation with the Democratic Leader, announces the 
appointment of Robert H. Maxwell, of Mississippi, to serve a one-year 
term on the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention.

para.85.5  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Wednesday, September 2, 
     1998 at 2:14 p.m.:

     That the Senate Agreed to Conference Report H.R. 629
     That the Senate Agreed to Conference Report H.R. 4059
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.85.6  order of business--votes on suspensions

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding the provisions of clause 1 of rule 
XXVII, it shall be in order at any time today for the Speaker to 
entertain motions to suspend the rules and pass the following bills and 
resolutions:

  H.R. 3109, Thomas Cole National Historic Site Act; S. 1683, Lake 
Chelan National Recreation Area; S. 1883, Conveyance of the Marion 
National Fish Hatchery to the State of Alabama; H.R. 4090, Public 
Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act; H.R. 678, Thomas Alva Edison 
Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act; H.R. 1560, Lewis and Clark 
Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act; H.R. 2225, Designating 
the Lloyd D. George Federal Building and United States Courthouse; H.R. 
3295, Designating the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building; H. Res. 459, 
Commemorating 50 Years of Relations between the United States and the 
Republic of Korea; H. Res. 421, Expressing a Sense of the House of 
Representatives Deploring the Tragic and Senseless Murder of Bishop 
Juan Jose Gerardi; H. Con. Res. 277, Concerning the New Tribes Mission 
Hostage Crisis; H. Con. Res. 292, Calling for an End to the Recent 
Conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia; H.R. 3810, Designating the James 
T. Leonard, Sr., Post Office Building; H.R. 2623, Designating the Ray 
J. Favre Post Office Building; H.R. 3167, Designating the Jerome 
Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building; H.R. 3939, Designating the 
Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., Post Office Building; and H.R. 3999, 
Designating the David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building. 

para.85.7  thomas cole national historic site

  Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3109) to establish the Thomas 
Cole National Historic Site in the State of New York, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: 
       ``An Act to establish the Thomas Cole National Historic 
     Site in the State of New York as an affiliated area of the 
     National Park System.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.85.8  marion national fish hatchery conveyance

  Mr. SAXTON, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 1883) to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Marion National Fish 
Hatchery and the Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center to 
the State of Alabama, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
DOGGETT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.85.9  lake chelan national recreation area

  Mrs. CHENOWETH, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 1683) to transfer 
administrative jurisdiction over part of the Lake Chelan National 
Recreation Area from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of 
Agriculture for inclusion in the Wenatchee National Forest.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH and 
Mr. DOGGETT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.85.10  public safety officer medal of valor

  Mr. HUTCHINSON, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4090) to provide for a 
national medal for public safety officers who act with extraordinary 
valor above and beyond the call of duty; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. HUTCHINSON and 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.85.11  thomas alva edison sesquicentennial commemorative coin

  Mr. CASTLE, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 678) to require the Secretary 
of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial 
of the circulating coin for 1997 to commemorate Thomas Edison, and for 
other purposes; as amended.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. CASTLE and Mr. 
VENTO, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CASTLE demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.85.12  lewis and clark expedition bicentennial commemorative coin

  Mr. CASTLE, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1560) to require the Secretary 
of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of 
the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. CASTLE and Mr. 
VENTO, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CASTLE demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.85.13  lloyd d. george federal building and u.s. courthouse

  Mr. KIM, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2225) to designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse to be constructed on Las Vegas 
Boulevard between Bridger Avenue and Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, 
as the ``Lloyd D. George Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.85.14  ronald v. dellums federal building

  Mr. KIM, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3295) to designate the Federal 
building located at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the 
``Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.85.15  commemorating 50 years of relations between the u.s. and the 
          republic of korea

  Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and agree to the following resolution (H. Res. 459); 
as amended: 

       Whereas the Republic of Korea was established 50 years ago 
     on August 15, 1948;
       Whereas the United States and the Republic of Korea have 
     long had a close relationship based on mutual respect, shared 
     security goals, and common interests and values;
       Whereas the United States relies on the Republic of Korea 
     as a partner and treaty ally in fostering regional stability, 
     enhancing prosperity, and promoting peace and democracy;
       Whereas the American military personnel who are, and have 
     been, stationed on the Korean Peninsula have been key in 
     deterring armed aggression for more than 4 decades;
       Whereas South Korean soldiers fought alongside American 
     troops on the battlefields of Korea and Vietnam;
       Whereas the Republic of Korea has embraced economic reform 
     and free market principles in response to current economic 
     circumstances;
       Whereas the Republic of Korea is an important trading 
     partner of the United States, the recipient of significant 
     direct American investment, and a prominent investor in the 
     United States;
       Whereas the large Korean-American community has made 
     significant contributions to American society and culture;
       Whereas the people of the Republic of Korea have 
     demonstrated their strong commitment to democratic principles 
     and practices through free and fair elections; and
       Whereas the state visit of President Kim Dae-jung to the 
     United States offered the people of the United States and the 
     people of South Korea an opportunity to renew their 
     commitment to international cooperation on issues of mutual 
     interest and concern: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) congratulates the Republic of Korea on the 50th 
     anniversary of its founding;
       (2) commends the people of the Republic of Korea on the 
     peaceful democratic transition that has taken place during 
     the most recent Presidential elections;
       (3) supports the government of President Kim Dae-jung as it 
     takes appropriate measures to address the problems in the 
     Korean economy;
       (4) confirms that the question of peace, security, and 
     reunification on the Korean Peninsula is, first and foremost, 
     a matter for the Korean people to decide and that the Four-
     Party Peace Talks complement direct North-South dialog; and
       (5) looks forward to a broadening and deepening of 
     friendship and cooperation with the Republic of Korea in the 
     years ahead for the mutual benefit of the people of the 
     United States and the people of the Republic of Korea.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GILMAN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.85.16  bishop juan jose gerardi murder

  Mr. GILMAN pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and agree to the following resolution (H. Res. 421): 

       Whereas on December 29, 1996, the Government of Guatemala 
     and the representatives of the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional 
     Guatemalteca signed a historic peace accord ending 36 years 
     of armed confrontation;
       Whereas the peace accords, which included as the primary 
     goals lasting peace, national reconciliation, and political 
     stability for all Guatemalans, are being successfully 
     implemented;
       Whereas the peace accords included the creation of 
     individual commissions to implement a wide range of reforms 
     to the political, social, and judicial systems of Guatemala, 
     including an enhanced respect for human rights and the rule 
     of law;
       Whereas, despite the fact that crime and violence remain 
     prevalent in Guatemala, the human rights situation has 
     improved over the last several years, allowing for the 
     creation of special investigative commissions on human rights 
     abuses, the prosecution of those involved in past human 
     rights-related crimes, and the ability of human rights groups 
     to operate with freedom;
       Whereas, in recognition that the human rights situation in 
     Guatemala had improved significantly, the United Nations 
     Human Rights Commission voted to remove Guate

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     mala from its list of countries under observation for abuses;
       Whereas on Sunday, April 26, 1998, Guatemalan Roman 
     Catholic Bishop Juan Jose Gerardi was brutally and 
     senselessly murdered just 48 hours after presenting a 
     landmark report detailing significant human rights atrocities 
     associated with the 36-year civil war in Guatemala;
       Whereas Bishop Gerardi, while considered a common man, 
     dedicated to his ministry, was also considered one of 
     Guatemala's most progressive clergymen, an outspoken human 
     rights advocate, and was the author of the recent report 
     ``Guatemala: Never Again'', the first comprehensive 
     examination of human rights violations committed during the 
     decades of political violence which engulfed that nation;
       Whereas the slaying of Bishop Gerardi casts a pall over the 
     effectiveness of the peace accords and raises questions 
     regarding the national commitment to human rights and freedom 
     of expression; and
       Whereas the expeditious and successful resolution of the 
     tragic death of Bishop Gerardi is critical for the 
     continuation of support for the peace accords: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) the Government of Guatemala, including the national 
     police and the military, should commit themselves to take all 
     steps necessary to resolve the heinous murder of Guatemalan 
     Roman Catholic Bishop Juan Jose Gerardi;
       (2) in order to deter continued human rights abuses, 
     resolve other human rights cases, and improve the citizens' 
     sense of personal security, the Government of Guatemala 
     should continue its efforts to establish effective civilian 
     law enforcement and judicial institutions;
       (3) the Government and people of Guatemala should make a 
     renewed commitment to successfully implement the peace 
     accords, especially those accords concerning human rights; 
     and
       (4) the United States Government should provide all 
     necessary support to the investigation of the murder of 
     Bishop Gerardi and to continue to support the full 
     implementation of the peace accords.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.85.17  new tribes mission hostage crisis

  Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and agree to the following concurrent resolution (H. 
Con. Res. 277): 

       Whereas Mark Rich, David Mankins, and Rick Tenenoff of the 
     Sanford, Florida, based New Tribes Mission were abducted on 
     January 31, 1993, from the Kuna Indian village of Pucuro in 
     the Darien Province of Panama;
       Whereas the wives and children of these American citizens, 
     Tania Rich (daughters--Tamra and Jessica), Nancy Mankins 
     (son--Chad, daughter--Sarah), and Patti Tenenoff (son--
     Richard Lee III, daughters--Dora and Connie), have lived the 
     past 5 years without knowledge of the safety of these 3 men;
       Whereas Mark Rich, David Mankins, and Rick Tenenoff 
     presently are believed to be the longest held United States 
     hostages;
       Whereas this kidnapping represents a gross violation of the 
     3 missionaries' human rights and is not an isolated incident 
     in Colombia where, since 1980, 83 innocent Americans have 
     been held hostage by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of 
     Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN);
       Whereas the FARC and the ELN guerrilla groups in Colombia 
     have both been designated terrorist organizations by the 
     Department of State;
       Whereas Colombia is engaged in a high-level conflict with 
     these guerrilla insurgency groups, a number of whom are 
     protectorates of the deadly drug trade;
       Whereas the FARC has recently threatened officials of the 
     United States Government and kidnapped additional United 
     States citizens in Colombia;
       Whereas the region of Colombia where the 3 American 
     missionaries are believed to be held is controlled not by the 
     Colombian Government, but rather by the FARC;
       Whereas on December 9, 1997, the President of Colombia 
     stated on an internationally televised episode of Larry King 
     Live that the FARC ``in some ways have admitted indirectly 
     that they have the missionaries'';
       Whereas Human Rights Watch has stated that ``The FARC has 
     an obligation to unconditionally free the 3 missionaries, 
     with all necessary guarantees'' and Amnesty International has 
     declared their ``request that the FARC respect international 
     humanitarian norms, guarantee the life and physical safety of 
     the missionaries and unconditionally free them and all other 
     hostages'';
       Whereas congressional inquiries regarding the 3 
     missionaries have been made to United States Government 
     entities, including, the White House, the Department of 
     State, the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, 
     and the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
       Whereas congressional inquiries regarding the 3 
     missionaries have been made to Amnesty International, Pax 
     Christi, His Holiness the Pope John Paul II, and the 
     International Committee of the Red Cross, which has provided 
     assurances that their Colombian delegation ``is still 
     actively working in favor of the missing members of the New 
     Tribes Mission'';
       Whereas 58 Members of Congress and Senators signed letters 
     to 8 different heads of state, including Costa Rica, Mexico, 
     Panama, Spain, Venezuela, Guatemala, Colombia, and Portugal, 
     in attendance at the Iberian-American Conference in Venezuela 
     in November of 1997, requesting any and all assistance in 
     order to bring about a favorable outcome to this unfortunate 
     event;
       Whereas no official confirmation of life or death has been 
     made by any United States Government entity, nongovernmental 
     organization, foreign government, or religious institution;
       Whereas the distinction between a ``terrorist activity'' 
     and a ``criminal activity'' perpetrated on an American 
     citizen traveling abroad should not be a limiting factor in 
     terms of United States governmental investigation; and
       Whereas every consideration to safety and prudence 
     regarding action by the United States Government, foreign 
     governments, nongovernmental organizations, international 
     institutions, and other groups in this matter should be of 
     the highest priority: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That--
       (1) the President of the United States and his emissaries 
     should raise the kidnapping of Mark Rich, David Mankins, and 
     Rick Tenenoff of the New Tribes Mission and other American 
     victims in Colombia to all relevant foreign governments, 
     nongovernmental organizations, and religious institutions at 
     every opportunity until a favorable outcome is achieved;
       (2) the international community should encourage any and 
     all groups believed to have information on this case to come 
     forward to help the families of the kidnapped missionaries;
       (3) all appropriate information obtained by the United 
     States Government, foreign governments, international 
     institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and religious 
     institutions should be turned over in a timely basis to the 
     New Tribes Mission crisis response team;
       (4) a copy of this resolution shall be transmitted to the 
     President, the Secretary of State, the National Security 
     Advisor, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of Central 
     Intelligence, the President of the Republic of Costa Rica, 
     the President of the United Mexican States, the President of 
     the Republic of Panama, the King of Spain, the President of 
     the Republic of Venezuela, the President of the Republic of 
     Guatemala, the President of the Republic of Colombia, the 
     President of the Republic of Portugal, and His Holiness Pope 
     John Paul II; and
       (5) a copy of this resolution shall be transmitted to the 
     New Tribes Mission, Amnesty International, Pax Christi, and 
     the International Committee of the Red Cross.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.85.18  eritrea and ethiopia conflict

  Mr. GILMAN pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and agree to the following concurrent resolution (H. 
Con. Res. 292); as amended:

       Whereas the 1991 ouster of the Mengistu dictatorship led to 
     relative peace and stability in Eritrea and Ethiopia;
       Whereas in 1993 Eritrea became independent after an 
     internationally supervised referendum and the Government of 
     Ethiopia accepted the result of the referendum;
       Whereas the Governments of Eritrea and Ethiopia have worked 
     closely on a wide range of issues over the past several 
     years;

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       Whereas the Government of Eritrea and Ethiopia enjoy warm 
     relations with the United States;
       Whereas on May 6, 1998, a military confrontation erupted 
     between Eritrea and Ethiopia, resulting in the deaths of 
     hundreds of innocent civilians and the displacement of tens 
     of thousands of people;
       Whereas the peoples of Eritrea and Ethiopia have suffered 
     for decades due to war and manmade famines and do not deserve 
     once again to suffer due to armed conflict;
       Whereas the conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia could 
     destabilize the entire subregion and lead to a massive 
     humanitarian crisis;
       Whereas the Governments of Eritrea and Ethiopia have both 
     stated that they are committed to a peaceful resolution of 
     the conflict; and
       Whereas the Governments of the United States and Rawanda, 
     as well as countries in the region, have put forth proposals 
     for resolving the conflict: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) calls on both Eritrea and Ethiopia immediately to bring 
     an end to the violence between the two countries;
       (2) commends the executive branch of the United States 
     Government for brokering a moratorium on air raids between 
     Eritrea and Ethiopia;
       (3) commends the recent efforts of the United States 
     facilitation team to resolve the crisis, and encourages 
     continued United States engagement toward a peaceful 
     resolution of the conflict; and
       (4) calls on President Isaias Afewerki and Prime Minister 
     Meles Zenawi to end the conflict peacefully before it 
     escalates into a full-scale war.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.85.19  james t. leonard, sr. post office building

  Mr. SESSIONS, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3810) to designate the United 
States Post Office located at 202 Center Street in Garwood, New Jersey, 
as the ``James T. Leonard, Sr. Post Office''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. SESSIONS and Mr. 
FATTAH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.85.20  ray j. farve post office building

  Mr. SESSIONS, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2623) to designate the United 
States Post Office located at 16250 Highway 603 in Kiln, Mississippi, as 
the ``Ray J. Farve Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. SESSIONS and Mr. 
FATTAH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.85.21  jerome anthony ambro, jr. post office building

  Mr. SESSIONS, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3167) to designate the United 
States Post Office located at 297 Larkfield Road in East Northport, New 
York, as the ``Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr. Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. SESSIONS and Mr. 
FATTAH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.85.22  edgar c. campbell, sr. post office building

  Mr. SESSIONS, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3939) to designate the United 
States Postal Service building located at 658 63rd Street, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania, as the ``Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. SESSIONS and Mr. 
FATTAH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.85.23  david p. richardson, jr. post office building

  Mr. SESSIONS, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, moved to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3999) to designate the United 
States Postal Service building located at 5209 Greene Street, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``David P. Richardson, Jr., Post 
Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. SESSIONS and Mr. 
FATTAH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.85.24  recess--3:03 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 3 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5 p.m.

para.85.25  after recess--5 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, called the House to order.

para.85.26  h.r. 678--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I,

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announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 678) to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
mint coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the circulating 
coin for 1997 to commemorate Thomas Edison, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

397

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.85.27                   [Roll No. 417]

                                YEAS--397

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Davis (VA)
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Ford
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     John
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Roukema
     Rush
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Towns
     Wexler
     Young (AK)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of 
Thomas Alva Edison and the 125th anniversary of Edison's invention of 
the light bulb, and for other purposes.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.85.28  h.r. 1560--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1560) to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Lewis 
& Clark Expedition, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

398

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para.85.29                   [Roll No. 418]

                                YEAS--398

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas

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     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Boehner
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Ford
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     John
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lewis (CA)
     Meek (FL)
     Moakley
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Roukema
     Rush
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Towns
     Wexler
     Young (AK)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.85.30  h. res. 459--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 459) commemorating 50 
years of relations between the United States and the Republic of Korea; 
as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

400

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affirmative

Nays

0

para.85.31                   [Roll No. 419]

                                YEAS--400

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Deutsch
     Ehrlich
     Ford
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     John
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Moakley
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Roukema
     Rush
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Towns
     Wexler
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.85.32  communication from independent counsel

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication received from an 
independent counsel, pursuant to section 595(c) of title 28, United 
States Code, which was read as follows:

                            Office of the Independent Counsel,

                                Washington, DC, September 9, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
     Hon. Richard A. Gephardt,
     Democratic Leader, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker and Representative Gephardt: Today this 
     Office has delivered to the Sergeant at Arms, the Honorable 
     Wilson

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     Livingood, 36 sealed boxes containing two complete copies of 
     a Referral to the House of Representatives. This Referral is 
     filed in conformity with the requirements of Title 28, United 
     States Code, Section 595(c), which provides that ``[a]n 
     independent counsel shall advise the House of Representatives 
     of any substantial and credible information which such 
     independent counsel receives . . . that may constitute 
     grounds for an impeachment.''
       This Referral contains confidential material and material 
     protected from disclosure by Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules 
     of Criminal Procedure. Disclosure of this material to the 
     House of Representatives has been authorized by the United 
     States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 
     Division for the Purpose of Appointing Independent Counsels. 
     A copy of that order is attached. The contents of the 
     Referral may not be publicly disclosed unless and until 
     authorized by the House of Representatives. Many of the 
     supporting materials contain information of a personal nature 
     that I respectfully urge the House to treat as confidential.
       I respectfully request that the Sergeant at Arms maintain 
     this Referral in a sealed and secure condition and deliver 
     this sealed Referral to the House of Representatives at a 
     time and place to be determined by the House consistent with 
     its own Rules. Until such time as the Sergeant at Arms is 
     directed to deliver this Referral, I consider it a record of 
     the Office of the Independent Counsel, and executive 
     department of the Executive Branch. I respectfully request 
     that the Referral remain sealed until its formal receipt by 
     the House. Jefferson's Manual, Sec. 706(c) (citing Speaker 
     O'Neill's ruling of July 31, 1980, Cong. Rec. at 20765).
           Respectfully yours,
                                                 Kenneth W. Starr,
                                              Independent Counsel.

       U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit


      division for the purpose of Appointing Independent Counsels

              Ethics in Government Act of 1978, As Amended

     In Re: Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan Association, Division 
         No. 94-1.
     Before: Sentelle, Presiding Judge, and Butzner and Fay, 
         Senior Circuit Judges.


                                 order

       Upon consideration of the ``Ex Parte Motion for Approval of 
     Disclosure of Matters Occurring Before a Grand Jury'' filed 
     by Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr on July 2, 1998, the 
     Court finds that it is appropriate for the Independent 
     Counsel to convey the materials described in that motion to 
     the House of Representatives. Accordingly, it is
       ORDERED that the motion be granted. The Court hereby 
     authorizes the Independent Counsel to deliver to the House of 
     Representatives materials that the Independent Counsel 
     determines constitute information of the type described in 28 
     U.S.C. Sec. 595(c). This authorization constitutes an order 
     for purposes of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 
     6(e)(3)(C)(i) permitting disclosure of all grand jury 
     material that the independent counsel deems necessary to 
     comply with the requirements of Sec. 595(c). This order may 
     be disclosed as required in connection with the Independent 
     Counsel's compliance with his statutory mandate.
     Per Curiam
     For the Court:
       Mark J. Langer, Clerk
         by
     Marilyn R. Sargent,
       Chief Deputy Clerk. 

para.85.33  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2863

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-698) the resolution (H. Res. 521) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2863) to amend the Migratory Bird Act to clarify restrictions 
under that Act on baiting, to facilitate acquisition of migratory bird 
habitat, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.85.34  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2538

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-699) the resolution (H. Res. 522) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2538) to establish a Presidential commission to determine the 
validity of certain land claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-
Hidalgo of 1848 involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican 
citizens at the time of the Treaty.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.85.35  national skill standards board

  The SPEAKER, pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 503(b)(3) of 
Public Law 103-227, reappointed to the National Skill Standards Board 
for a four-year term Mr. William E. Weisgerber of Iona, Michigan, from 
private life, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.85.36  coordinating council on juvenile justice and delinquency 
          prevention

  The SPEAKER, pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 206 of Juvenile 
Justice and Deliquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 United States Code 
5616) as amended by section 2(d) of Public Law 102-586, appointed to the 
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for 
a two-year term Mr. Gordon A. Martin of Roxbury, Massachusetts, from 
private life, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.85.37  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 629. An Act to grant the consent of the Congress to 
     the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact.
       H.R. 4059. An Act making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.

para.85.38  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 1379. An Act to amend section 552 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and the National Security Act of 1947 to require 
     disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act regarding 
     certain persons, disclose Nazi war criminal records without 
     impairing any investigation or prosecution conducted by the 
     Department of Justice or certain intelligence matters, and 
     for other purposes.

para.85.39  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following date present to the President, for his 
approval, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On August 10, 1998:
       H.R. 3824. An Act amending the Fastener Quality Act to 
     exempt from its coverage certain fasteners approved by the 
     Federal Aviation Administration for use in aircraft.

para.85.40  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Ms. PRYCE, for 
today and an indefinite period.
  And then,

para.85.41  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, at 8 o'clock and 34 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.85.42  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

 [Pursuant to the order of the House on August 6, 1998, the following 
                  report was filed on August 21, 1998]

       Mr. LEACH. Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 4393. A bill to revise the banking and bankruptcy 
     insolvency laws with respect to the termination and netting 
     of financial contracts, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-688, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

                     [Submitted September 9, 1998]

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1110. A 
     bill to designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and 
     Concord Rivers as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
     Rivers System (Rept. No. 105-691). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1983. A 
     bill to amend the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act 
     to conform that Act with the judgments of the United States 
     Federal Courts regarding the rights and sovereign status of 
     certain Indian Tribes, including the Narragansett Tribe, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-692). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2223. A 
     bill to amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and 
     Public Purposes Act to authorize transfers of certain public 
     lands or national forest lands to local education agencies 
     for use for elementary or secondary schools, including

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     public charter schools, and for other purposes; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 105-693). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2776. A 
     bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
     establishment of the Morristown National Historical Park in 
     the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes'' to 
     authorize the acquisition of property known as the Warren 
     property (Rept. No. 105-694). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3109. A 
     bill to establish the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in 
     the State of New York, and for other purposes; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 105-695). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3797. A 
     bill to compensate the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma for the 
     taking of certain rights by the Federal Government, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 105-696). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. S. 1695. An 
     act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
     suitability and feasibility of designating the Sand Creek 
     Massacre National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a 
     unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-697). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 521. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2863) to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify 
     restrictions under that Act on baiting, to facilitate 
     acquisition of migratory bird habitat, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-698). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 522. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 2538) to establish a Presidential commission to 
     determine the validity of certain land claims arising out of 
     the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the 
     descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens at the time 
     of the Treaty (Rept. No. 105-699). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 4259. A bill to allow Haskell Indian Nations University 
     and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute each to 
     conduct a demonstration project to test the feasibility and 
     desirability of new personnel management policies and 
     procedures, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-700, Pt. 
     1). Ordered to be printed.

para.85.43  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X,

           [The following action occurred on August 21, 1998]

       H.R. 4393. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than September 25, 
     1998. 

para.85.44  reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X,

  [Pursuant to the order of the House on August 6, 1998 the following 
                  report was filed on August 21, 1998]

       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 4321. A bill to protect consumers and financial 
     institutions by preventing personal financial information 
     from being obtained from financial institutions under false 
     pretenses, with an amendment; referred to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary for a period ending not later than September 
     25, 1998, for consideration of such provisions of the bill 
     and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that 
     committee pursuant to clause 1(j), rule X. (Rept. No. 105-
     701, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. 

para.85.45  discharge of committee

           [The following action occurred on August 21, 1998]

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Commerce discharged 
from further consideration of H.R. 4393. 

para.85.46  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. 
             Jones):
       H.R. 4522. A bill to clarify the income and gift tax 
     consequences of catching and returning record home run 
     baseballs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 4523. A bill to make technical corrections to the 
     National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
     Improvement Act of 1997; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 4524. A bill to prevent the expenditure of Federal 
     funds to investigate circumstances relating to the death of 
     Martin Luther King, Jr.; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Ms. Furse, and Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 4525. A bill to provide further protections for the 
     watershed of the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run 
     Watershed Management Unit, Oregon, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       H.R. 4526. A bill to amend section 334 of the Uruguay Round 
     Agreements Act to clarify the rules of origin with respect to 
     certain textile products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4527. A bill to provide for the extension of the New 
     Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail into the Township of 
     Woodbridge, New Jersey; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4528. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to not require that the State of New Jersey repay Federal-aid 
     highway funds expended on certain high occupancy vehicle 
     lanes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 4529. A bill to codify without substantive change laws 
     related to Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, 
     and Organizations and to improve the United States Code; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAHOOD:
       H.R. 4530. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to implement reforms to the 
     Liaison and Familiarization Training program; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
             Cramer):
       H.R. 4531. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act to require States receiving funds under section 
     106 of such Act to have in effect a State law providing for a 
     criminal penalty on an individual who fails to report 
     witnessing another individual engaging in sexual abuse of a 
     child; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 4532. A bill to amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 to 
     prohibit law enforcement agencies from imposing a waiting 
     period before accepting reports of missing children less than 
     21 years of age; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 4533. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to rectify overpayment to certain long-term care 
     hospitals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 4534. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to implement a budget-neutral payment system for 
     rehabilitation services under part B of the Medicare Program; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 4535. A bill to provide relief for agricultural 
     producers devastated by low commodity prices and adverse 
     weather conditions; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 4536. A bill to establish a National Commission on 
     Terrorism; to the Committee on International Relations, and 
     in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H. Res. 520. A resolution congratulating Mark McGwire of 
     the St. Louis Cardinals for breaking the Major League 
     Baseball single-season home run record; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Res. 523. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the terrorist bombing of the 
     United States Embassies in East Africa; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H. Res. 524. A resolution congratulating the Toms River 
     East American Little League team of Toms River, New Jersey, 
     for winning the Little League World Series; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight. 

para.85.47  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       392. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the Commonwealth of The Mariana Islands, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 11-67 endorsing and supporting the 
     extraordinary service of Congressman Dan Burton to his 
     country; to the Committee on Resources.
       393. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to transmitting a copy of SCS HJR 52 (RES), 
     Relating to op

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     position to the designation of any river in Alaska as an 
     American Heritage River under the American Heritage Rivers 
     initiative; to the Committee on Resources. 

para.85.48  reports of committees on private bills and resolutionst

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1794. 
     A bill for the relief of Mai Hoa ``Jasmine'' Salehi (Rept. 
     No. 105-689). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House.
       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1834. 
     A bill for the relief of Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz Martinez 
     Cruz (Rept. No. 105-690). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House. 

para.85.49  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 45: Mr. Traficant and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Blunt and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 326: Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 457: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 594: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 678: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Bachus and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1061: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
     Stokes, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Torres, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Ganske, and Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1560: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1738: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Hyde and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1895: Mr. Filner, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and 
     Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2020: Mr. Costello, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2133: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 2321: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. 
     Rangel.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Towns, Mr. Leach, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Furse, and 
     Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Lee, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 2639: Mr. McCollum and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 2693: Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 2699: Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 2704: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 2817: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2828: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. King of 
     New York.
       H.R. 2884: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 2900: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McHale, Mr. Blunt, 
     Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Shays, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Baesler, and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 2938: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     Parker.
       H.R. 2953: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Danner, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Turner, and 
     Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 3011: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3014: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3048: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3207: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 3248: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Horn, Mrs. Bono, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 3304: Mr. Hyde and Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 3320: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Hooley 
     of Oregon, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 3500: Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 3531: Mr. Shays, Mr. Engel, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 3553: Mr. Vento, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Weygand, 
     Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 3567: Ms. Brown of Florida and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 3570: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3624: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 3688: Mr. Horn, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 3690: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 3764: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 3779: Mr. Ensign, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
     Pallone, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 3782: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 3855: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
     Stark, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 3881: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 3895: Mr. Markey and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 3962: Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 3992: Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 4006: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 4007: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shuster, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. Hansen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Shays, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Rothman, and Ms. 
     Sanchez.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 4070: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 4080: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 4115: Mr. McDermott and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 4118: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 4121: Mr. Murtha and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 4127: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 4132: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 4155: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 4181: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 4196: Mr. Crapo and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 4197: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 4206: Mr. Obey and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 4213: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Goode, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. 
     Cox of California.
       H.R. 4214: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 4217: Mr. Moran of Kansas and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 4220: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Redmond, Mrs. Emerson, 
     and Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 4224: Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green 
     Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 4232: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 4258: Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Diaz-
     Balart, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Lazio 
     of New York, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington, and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 4281: Mr. Sanford and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 4285: Mr. Collins, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 4300: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Oxley, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 4308: Mr. Berman and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 4309: Mr. Berman and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 4330: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 4344: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Tierney, 
     Mr. Ney, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Torres, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Stump, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Rangel, 
     Mr. Leach, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Menendez, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, 
     Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 4350: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 4362: Ms. Carson, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Borski, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H.R. 4368: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 4395: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 4398: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
     Texas, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Filner, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 4399: Mr. Frost, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 4402: Mr. Jones, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Fossella, and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 4403: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 4404: Mr. Murtha, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
     Poshard, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Frost, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Doyle, Ms. Carson, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, and Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 4433: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 4449: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Jones, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 4450: Ms. Norton, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Manton, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 4478: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 4479: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 4480: Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 4489: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 4492: Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 4506: Mr. Evans and Mr. Porter.
       H.J. Res. 98: Mr. Solomon.
       H.J. Res. 123: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Baker, Mrs. 
     Wilson, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Ortiz.
       H. Con. Res. 127: Mr. Shays.
       H. Con. Res. 158: Mr. Radanovich.
       H. Con. Res. 184: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. Talent.
       H. Con. Res. 239: Mr. Talent.
       H. Con. Res. 292: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H. Con. Res. 295: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
     Manton, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Dingell, 
     Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Moakley, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Hobson, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. 
     Traficant.
       H. Con. Res. 304: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Levin, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, and Mr. Hefley.
       H. Con. Res. 307: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Filner, 
     Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 313: Mr. Hefley, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
     Mr. Frost, and Mr. Towns.
       H. Res. 96: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. Norton.
       H. Res. 304: Mr. Riggs, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Combest, 
     Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Royce.
       H. Res. 475: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Payne, and Ms. DeGette.
       H. Res. 519: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Miller of Florida.

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para.85.50  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       73. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Citizens of 
     Washington, D.C., relative to petitioning the United States 
     Congress to take prompt action by enacting legislation to 
     provide the citizens of the District with full voting 
     representation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       74. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     New York, relative to Resolution No. 305 of 1998 expressing 
     its support for the Hudson River Reassessment being conducted 
     by the U.S. EPA under the Superfund, including evaluation of 
     traditional disposal methods as well as innovative 
     technologies that can be used to destroy PCBs; jointly to the 
     Committees on Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure. 




.
                    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1998 (86)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.86.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, September 9, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.86.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10813. A letter from the Administrator, Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Official/Unofficial Weighing Service (RIN: 0580-AA55) 
     received September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10814. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of 
     Kentucky [KY-104-9818a; FRL-6152-9] received August 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10815. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision; Yolo-Solano Air Quality 
     Management District [CA 102-0091a; FRL-6150-9] received 
     August 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10816. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     Conditional Limited Approval of Major VOC Source RACT and 
     Minor VOC Source Requirements [MD003-3024a, MD025-3024a, 
     MD066-3024a; FRL-6148-9] received August 27, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10817. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Emergency Revision of 
     the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) Treatment Standards for 
     Listed Hazardous Wastes from Carbamate Production [EPA # F-
     96-P32F-FFFFF; FRL-6134-5] (RIN: 2050-ZA00) received August 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10818. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Lead; Fees for 
     Accreditation of Training Programs and Certification of Lead-
     based Paint Activities Contractors [OPPTS-62158A;FRL-6017-8] 
     (RIN: 2070-AD11) received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10819. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Public Water System 
     Program; Removal of Obsolete Rule [FRL-6121-7] received 
     August 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10820. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Forbearance from 
     Applying Provisions of the Communications Act to Wireless 
     Telecommunications Carriers [WT Docket No. 98-100] received 
     August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10821. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Old Forge and Newport Village, New York) [MM Docket No. 97-
     179 RM-9064] received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10822. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Redwood, Mississippi) [MM Docket No. 96-231 RM-8903] 
     received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       10823. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Review of the 
     Commission's Rules regarding the main studio and local public 
     inspection files of broadcast television and radio stations 
     [MM Docket No. 97-138, RM-8855, RM-8856, RM-8857, RM-8858, 
     RM-8872] received August 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10824. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Trade Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule --Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Warrenton and 
     Enfield, North Carolina and La Crosse and Powhatan, Virginia) 
     [MM Docket No. 97-229, RM-9100, RM-9231] received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10825. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Guides 
     for the Feather and Down Products Industry [16 CFR Part 253] 
     received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       10826. A letter from the Policy and Regulations Specialist, 
     Fish and Wildlife Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in 
     Alaska, Subpart C & Subpart D-- 1998-1999 Subsistence Taking 
     of Fish and Wildlife Regulations; Correcting Amendments (RIN: 
     1018-AE12) received August 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10827. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Whiting Closure for the Catcher/Processor 
     Sector [Docket No. 971229312-7312-01; I.D. 072798A] received 
     August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       10828. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule-- National Marine Sanctuary 
     Program Regulations; Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 
     Regulations; Anchoring on Tortugas Bank [Docket 971014245-
     8190-03] (RIN: 0648-AK45) received August 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10829. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule-- Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Technical 
     Amendment [Docket No. 980716182-8182-01; I.D. 062298C] 
     received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10830. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
     and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board 
     Rules [Docket No. 970428100-8199-03] (RIN: 0651-AA87) 
     received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       10831. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Notice 98-41 received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10832. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Copyright Office, 
     The Library of Congress, transmitting Activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight. 

para.86.3  decorum in debate

  The SPEAKER addressed the question of the decorum in the House and 
said:

  ``With the concurrence of the Minority Leader, the Chair would take 
this occasion to make an announcement regarding proper decorum during 
debate in the House, including one-minute and special-order speeches, 
specifically with regard to references to the President of the United 
States.
  ``As indicated in section 17 of Jefferson's Manual, which under rule 
XLII is incorporated as a part of the Rules of the House, Members 
engaging in debate must abstain from language that is personally 
offensive toward the President, including references to various types of 
unethical behavior.
  ``Rulings in this Congress, which will be annotated in the 
accompanying section 370 of the House Rules and Manual, include 
references to alleged criminal conduct. This documented restriction 
extends to referencing extraneous material personally abusive of the 
President that would be improper if spoken as the Member's own words.
  ``Occupants of the Chair in this Congress and in prior Congresses have 
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sistently adhered to this principle regarding the present and past 
Presidents.
  ``While several rulings by the Chair in this Congress may have 
predated certain public acknowledgments by the President, and while the 
standard in Jefferson's Manual has been held not to apply in the other 
body, it is essential that the constraint against such remarks in 
ordinary debate continue to apply in the House.
  ``On January 27, 1909, the House adopted a report in response to 
improper references in debate to the President. That report read in part 
as follows:

       The freedom of speech in debate in the House of 
     Representatives should never be denied or abridged, but 
     freedom of speech in debate does not mean license to indulge 
     in personal abuses or ridicule. The right of Members of the 
     two Houses of Congress to criticize the official acts of the 
     President and other executive officers is beyond question, 
     but this right is subject to proper rules requiring decorum 
     in debate. Such right of criticism is inherent upon 
     legislative authority.
       The right to legislate involves the right to consider 
     conditions as they are and to contrast present conditions 
     with those of the past or those desired in the future. The 
     right to correct abuses by legislation carries the right to 
     consider and discuss abuses which exist or which are feared.
       It is * * * the duty of the House to require its Members in 
     speech or debate to preserve that proper restraint which will 
     permit the House to conduct its business in an orderly manner 
     and without unnecessarily and unduly exciting animosity among 
     its Members or antagonism from those other branches of the 
     Government with which the House is correlated.

  ``This is recorded in Cannon's Precedents, volume 8, at section 2497, 
and is quoted in section 370 of the House Rules and Manual.
  ``In addition to relying on the precedents of the House, the Chair 
would comment on the importance of comity and integrity of debate in 
the House in an electronic age. Debates in the House were not broadcast 
by radio or television before 1978. There were correspondingly fewer 
occasions when Members were called to order for improper personal 
references to Presidents. In 1974, there were no allegations of 
personal misconduct on the part of the President called to order on the 
floor before or during proceedings in executive session of the 
Committee on the Judiciary.
  ``Indeed, it is only during the actual pendency of proceedings in 
impeachment as the pending business on the Floor of the House that 
remarks in debate may include references to personal misconduct on the 
part of the President.
  ``While an inquiry is under way in committee, the committee is the 
proper forum for examination and debate of such allegations. In the 
meantime, it is incumbent on the House to conduct its other business, 
again quoting from the action of the House in 1909, `in an orderly 
manner and without unnecessarily and unduly exciting animosity among 
its Members or antagonism from those other branches of the Government 
with which the House is correlated.'
  ``This is not to say that the President is beyond criticism in 
debate, or that Members are prohibited from expressing opinions about 
executive policy or competence to hold office. It is permissible in 
debate to challenge the President on matters of policy. The difference 
is one between political criticism and personally offensive criticism. 
For example, a Member may assert in debate that an incumbent President 
is not worthy of reelection, but in doing so should not allude to 
personal misconduct. By extension, a Member may assert in debate that 
the House should conduct an inquiry, or that a President should not 
remain in office. What the rule of decorum requires is that the oratory 
remain above personality and refrain from terms personally offensive.
  ``When an impeachment matter is not pending on the floor, a Member 
who feels a need to dwell on personal factual bases underlying the 
rationale on which he might question the fitness or competence of an 
incumbent President must do so in other forums, while conforming his 
remarks in debate to the more rigorous standard of decorum that must 
prevail in this Chamber.
  ``The Chair will enforce this rule of decorum with respect to 
references to the President, and asks and expects the cooperation of 
all Members in maintaining a level of decorum that properly dignifies 
the proceedings of the House.''. 

para.86.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2863

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 521):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2863) to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act 
     to clarify restrictions under that Act on baiting, to 
     facilitate acquisition of migratory bird habitat, and for 
     other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
     and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 
     by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
     on Resources. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
     be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
     of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     Resources now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in 
     the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 
     During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.86.5  migratory bird treaty reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, pursuant to House Resolution 
521 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2863) to amend the Migratory Bird Act to clarify restrictions 
under that Act on baiting, to facilitate acquisition of migratory bird 
habitat, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mrs. EMERSON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, assumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. EMERSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 521, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Migratory Bird Treaty Reform 
     Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. ELIMINATING STRICT LIABILITY FOR BAITING.

       Section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 704) 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 3.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to--
       ``(1) take any migratory game bird by the aid of baiting, 
     or on or over any baited area, if the person knows or 
     reasonably should know that the area is a baited area; or
       ``(2) place or direct the placement of bait on or adjacent 
     to an area for the purpose of

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     causing, inducing, or allowing any person to take or attempt 
     to take any migratory game bird by the aid of baiting on or 
     over the baited area.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SAXTON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

322

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

90

para.86.6                    [Roll No. 420]

                                YEAS--322

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--90

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dixon
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Barcia
     Berry
     Dunn
     Engel
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     McDade
     Moakley
     Morella
     Paxon
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rush
     Schumer
     Shadegg
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Towns
     Young (AK)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.86.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2538

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 522):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2538) to establish a Presidential commission 
     to determine the validity of certain land claims arising out 
     of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the 
     descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens at the time 
     of the treaty. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the 
     bill for failure to comply with section 303(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Resources. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an 
     original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-
     minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on Resources now printed in the 
     bill, modified by striking the last two sentences of 
     subsection (c) of section 6. Each section of that amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 
     During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, the previous question was 
ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the 
operation thereof, the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.86.8  guadalupe-hidalgo treaty land claims

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 522 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2538) to establish a Presidential 
commission to deter

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mine the validity of certain land claims arising out of the Treaty of 
Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the descendants of persons who were 
Mexican citizens at the time of the Treaty.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unanimous 
consent, designated Mrs. EMERSON as Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. EMERSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 522, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Guadalupe-
     Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions and findings.
Sec. 3. Establishment and membership of Commission.
Sec. 4. Examination of land claims.
Sec. 5. Community Land Grant Study Center.
Sec. 6. Miscellaneous powers of Commission.
Sec. 7. Report.
Sec. 8. Termination.
Sec. 9. Authorization of appropriations.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS AND FINDINGS.

       (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
       (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
     Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Commission established 
     under section 3.
       (2) Treaty of guadalupe-hidalgo.--The term ``Treaty of 
     Guadalupe-Hidalgo'' means the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, 
     Limits, and Settlement (Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo), between 
     the United States and the Republic of Mexico, signed February 
     2, 1848 (TS 207; 9 Bevans 791).
       (3) Eligible descendant.--The term ``eligible descendant'' 
     means a descendant of a person who--
       (A) was a Mexican citizen before the Treaty of Guadalupe-
     Hidalgo;
       (B) was a member of a community land grant; and
       (C) became a United States citizen within ten years after 
     the effective date of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, May 
     30, 1848, pursuant to the terms of the Treaty.
       (4) Community land grant.--The term ``community land 
     grant'' means a village, town, settlement, or pueblo 
     consisting of land held in common (accompanied by lesser 
     private allotments) by three or more families under a grant 
     from the King of Spain (or his representative) before the 
     effective date of the Treaty of Cordova, August 24, 1821, or 
     from the authorities of the Republic of Mexico before May 30, 
     1848, in what became the State of New Mexico, regardless of 
     the original character of the grant.
       (5) Reconstituted.--The term ``reconstituted'', with regard 
     to a valid community land grant, means restoration to full 
     status as a municipality with rights properly belonging to a 
     municipality under State law and the right of local self-
     government.
       (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) New Mexico has a unique history regarding the 
     acquisition of ownership of land as a result of the 
     substantial number of Spanish and Mexican land grants that 
     were an integral part of the colonization and growth of New 
     Mexico before the United States acquired the area in the 
     Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
       (2) Various provisions of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo 
     have not yet been fully implemented in the spirit of Article 
     VI, section 2, of the Constitution of the United States.
       (3) Serious questions regarding the prior ownership of 
     lands in the State of New Mexico, particularly certain public 
     lands, still exist.
       (4) Congressionally established land claim commissions have 
     been used in the past to successfully examine disputed land 
     possession questions.

     SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be 
     known as the ``Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims 
     Commission''.
       (b) Number and Appointment of Members.--The Commission 
     shall be composed of five members appointed by the President 
     by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. At least 
     two of the members of the Commission shall be selected from 
     among persons who are eligible descendants.
       (c) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of 
     the Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
     in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (d) Compensation.--Members shall each be entitled to 
     receive the daily equivalent of level V of the Executive 
     Schedule for each day (including travel time) during which 
     they are engaged in the actual performance of duties vested 
     in the Commission.

     SEC. 4. EXAMINATION OF LAND CLAIMS.

       (a) Submission of Land Claims Petitions.--Any three (or 
     more) eligible descendants who are also descendants of the 
     same community land grant may file with the Commission a 
     petition on behalf of themselves and all other descendants of 
     that community land grant seeking a determination of the 
     validity of the land claim that is the basis for the 
     petition.
       (b) Deadline for Submission.--To be considered by the 
     Commission, a petition under subsection (a) must be received 
     by the Commission not later than five years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Elements of Petition.--A petition under subsection (a) 
     shall be made under oath and shall contain the following:
       (1) The names and addresses of the eligible descendants who 
     are petitioners.
       (2) The fact that the land involved in the petition was a 
     community land grant at the time of the effective date of the 
     Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty.
       (3) The extent of the community land grant, to the best of 
     the knowledge of the petitioners, accompanied with a survey 
     or, if a survey is not feasible to them, a sketch map 
     thereof.
       (4) The fact that the petitioners reside, or intend to 
     settle upon, the community land grant.
       (5) All facts known to petitioners concerning the community 
     land grant, together with copies of all papers in regard 
     thereto available to petitioners.
       (d) Petition Hearing.--At one or more designated locations 
     in the State of New Mexico, the Commission shall hold a 
     hearing upon each petition timely submitted under subsection 
     (a), at which hearing all persons having an interest in the 
     land involved in the petition shall have the right, upon 
     notice, to appear as a party.
       (e) Subpoena Power.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission may issue subpoenas 
     requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the 
     production of any evidence relating to any petition submitted 
     under subsection (a). The attendance of witnesses and the 
     production of evidence may be required from any place within 
     the United States at any designated place of hearing within 
     the State of New Mexico.
       (2) Failure to obey a subpoena.--If a person refuses to 
     obey a subpoena issued under paragraph (1), the Commission 
     may apply to a United States district court for an order 
     requiring that person to appear before the Commission to give 
     testimony, produce evidence, or both, relating to the matter 
     under investigation. The application may be made within the 
     judicial district where the hearing is conducted or where 
     that person is found, resides, or transacts business. Any 
     failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the 
     court as civil contempt.
       (3) Service of subpoenas.--The subpoenas of the Commission 
     shall be served in the manner provided for subpoenas issued 
     by a United States district court under the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure for the United States district courts.
       (4) Service of process.--All process of any court to which 
     application is to be made under paragraph (2) may be served 
     in the judicial district in which the person required to be 
     served resides or may be found.
       (f) Decision.--On the basis of the facts contained in a 
     petition submitted under subsection (a), and the hearing held 
     with regard to the petition, the Commission shall determine 
     the validity of the community land grant described in the 
     petition. The decision shall include a recommendation of the 
     Commission regarding whether the community land grant should 
     be reconstituted and its lands restored.
       (g) Protection of Non-Federal Property.--The decision of 
     the Commission regarding the validity of a petition submitted 
     under subsection (a) shall not affect the ownership, title, 
     or rights of owners of any non-Federal lands covered by the 
     petition. Any recommendation of the Commission under 
     subsection (f) regarding whether a community land grant 
     should be reconstituted and its lands restored may not 
     address non-Federal lands. In the case of a valid petition 
     covering lands held in non-Federal ownership, the Commission 
     shall modify the recommendation under subsection (f) to 
     recommend the substitution of comparable Federal lands in the 
     State of New Mexico for the lands held in non-Federal 
     ownership.

     SEC. 5. COMMUNITY LAND GRANT STUDY CENTER.

       To assist the Commission in the performance of its 
     activities under section 4, the Commission shall establish a 
     Community Land Grant Study Center at the Onate Center in 
     Alcalde, New Mexico. The Commission shall be charged with the 
     responsibility of directing the research, study, and 
     investigations necessary for the Commission to perform its 
     duties under this Act.

     SEC. 6. MISCELLANEOUS POWERS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the 
     purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act 
     at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as 
     the Commission considers appropriate. The Commission may 
     administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing 
     before it.
       (b) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of 
     the Commission may, if

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     authorized by the Commission, take any action which the 
     Commission is authorized to take by this section.
       (c) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--The Commission may 
     accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of 
     services or property, both real and personal, for the purpose 
     of aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission.
       (d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
     in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     departments and agencies of the United States.
       (e) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of 
     the Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall 
     provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the 
     administrative support services necessary for the Commission 
     to carry out its responsibilities under this Act.
       (f) Immunity.--The Commission is an agency of the United 
     States for the purpose of part V of title 18, United States 
     Code (relating to immunity of witnesses).

     SEC. 7. REPORT.

       As soon as practicable after reaching its last decision 
     under section 4, the Commission shall submit to the President 
     and the Congress a report containing each decision, including 
     the recommendation of the Commission regarding whether 
     certain community land grants should be reconstituted, so 
     that the Congress may act upon the recommendations.

     SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

       The Commission shall terminate on 180 days after submitting 
     its final report under section 7.

     SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 1999 through 2007 for the purpose of 
     carrying out the activities of the Commission and to 
     establish and operate the Community Land Grant Study Center 
     under section 5. 

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MILLER of California objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

223

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

187

para.86.9                    [Roll No. 421]

                                YEAS--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Barcia
     Berry
     Brown (CA)
     Cannon
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     LaHood
     McDade
     Moakley
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rush
     Schumer
     Sisisky
     Tauzin
     Towns
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.86.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3892

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 516):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3892) to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a program to help children 
     and youth learn English, and for other purposes. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
     for amendment under the five-minute rule for a period not to 
     exceed three hours and, thereafter, as provided in section 2 
     of this resolution. It shall be in order to consider as an 
     original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-
     minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
     now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Before 
     consideration of any other amendment it shall be in order to 
     consider the amendment printed in the Congressional Record 
     and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII, if offered 
     by Representative Riggs of California or his designee. That 
     amendment shall be considered as read, be debatable for 10 
     minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
     an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not 
     be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 
     House or in the Committee of the Whole. If that amendment is 
     adopted, the provisions of the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute as then perfected shall be considered as original 
     text for the purpose of further amendment under the five-
     minute rule. After disposition of the amendment numbered 1, 
     it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed in the 
     Congressional Record and numbered 2 pursu

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     ant to clause 6 of rule XXIII, if offered by Representative 
     Riggs of California or his designee, which shall be 
     considered as read. That amendment and all amendments thereto 
     shall be debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and 
     controlled by the proponent and an opponent. During 
     consideration of the bill for further amendment, the Chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.
       Sec. 2. After consideration of the bill for amendment under 
     the five minute rule for three hours pursuant to the first 
     section of this resolution, no further amendment to the 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as 
     original text shall be in order except those printed in the 
     portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Each further amendment may 
     be offered only by the Member who caused it to be printed or 
     a designee and shall be considered as read. Each further 
     amendment and all amendments thereto shall be debatable for 
     10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
     and an opponent.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.86.11  intelligence authorization

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent and pursuant to clause 1 
of rule XX), the bill (H.R. 3694) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 1999 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for 
other purposes; together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was 
taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. GOSS, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, by unanimous consent, 
appointed the following Members as managers on the part of the House at 
said conference:

  From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for consideration 
of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
to conference:
  Messrs. Goss, Young of Florida, Lewis of California, Shuster, 
McCollum, Castle, Boehlert, Bass, Gibbons, Dicks, Dixon, Skaggs, Ms. 
Pelosi, Ms. Harman, Messrs. Skelton and Bishop.
  From the Committee on National Security, for consideration of the 
House bill and Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference:
  Messrs. Spence, Stump and Ms. Sanchez. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.86.12  english language fluency

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to House Resolution 516 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3892) to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
to establish a program to help children and youth learn English, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. LaHOOD as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.86.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MARTINEZ to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. RIGGS:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. MARTINEZ:

       In the matter proposed to be inserted by the amendment on 
     page 17, after line 3, of the bill, strike ``learners.'' and 
     insert ``learners, except if necessary for the eligible 
     entity to comply with Federal law (including a Federal court 
     order).''.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. RIGGS:

       Page 16, line 16, strike ``and''.
       Page 17, line 3, strike ``students.'' and insert 
     ``students; and''.
       Page 17, after line 3, insert the following:
       ``(F) the eligible entity is not in violation of any State 
     law, including State constitutional law, regarding the 
     education of English language learners.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

205

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

208

para.86.14                   [Roll No. 422]

                                AYES--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--208

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson

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     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Archer
     Barcia
     Berry
     Burr
     Ehrlich
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennelly
     Largent
     McGovern
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Tauzin
     Towns
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.86.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr. RIGGS:

It was decided in the

Yeas

230

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

184

para.86.16                   [Roll No. 423]

                                AYES--230

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--184

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Barcia
     Berry
     Burr
     Ehrlich
     Etheridge
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennelly
     Largent
     McGovern
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Tauzin
     Towns
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 516, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION.

       Part A of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is amended to 
     read as follows:

                  ``PART A--ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION

     ``SEC. 7101. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This part may be cited as the `English Language Fluency 
     Act'.

     ``SEC. 7102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
       ``(1) English is the common language of the United States 
     and every citizen and other person residing in the United 
     States should have a command of the English language in order 
     to develop to their full potential.
       ``(2) States and local school districts need assistance in 
     developing the capacity to provide programs of instruction 
     that offer and provide an equal educational opportunity to 
     immigrant children and youth and children and youth who need 
     special assistance because English is not their dominant 
     language.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this part are--
       ``(1) to help ensure that children and youth who are 
     English language learners master English and develop high 
     levels of academic attainment in English; and
       ``(2) to assist eligible local educational agencies that 
     experience unexpectedly large increases in their student 
     population due to immigration to help immigrant children and 
     youth with their transition into society, including mastery 
     of the English language.

     ``SEC. 7103. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION AND CONSENT TO 
                   PARTICIPATE.

       ``(a) In General.--A parent or the parents of a child 
     participating in an English language instruction program for 
     English language learners assisted under this Act shall be 
     informed of--
       ``(1) the reasons for the identification of the child as 
     being in need of English language instruction;
       ``(2) the child's level of English proficiency, how such 
     level was assessed, and the status of the child's academic 
     achievement; and
       ``(3) how the English language instruction program will 
     specifically help the child acquire English and meet age-
     appropriate standards for grade promotion and graduation.
       ``(b) Parental Consent.--
       ``(1) In general.--A parent or the parents of a child who 
     is an English language learner and is identified for 
     participation in an

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     English language instruction program assisted under this 
     Act--
       ``(A) shall sign a form consenting to their child's 
     placement in such a program prior to such time as their child 
     is enrolled in the program;
       ``(B) shall select among methods of instruction, if more 
     than one method is offered in the program; and
       ``(C) shall have their child removed from the program upon 
     their request.
       ``(2) Effect of lau decision.--A local educational agency 
     shall not be relieved of any of its obligations under the 
     holding in the Supreme Court case of Lau v. Nichols, 414 U.S. 
     563 (1974), because any parent chooses not to enroll their 
     child in an English language instruction program using their 
     native language in instruction.
       ``(c) Receipt of Information.--A parent or the parents of a 
     child identified for participation in an English language 
     instruction program for English language learners assisted 
     under this Act shall receive, in a manner and form 
     understandable to the parent or parents, the information 
     required by this section. At a minimum, the parent or parents 
     shall receive--
       ``(1) timely information about English language instruction 
     programs for English language learners assisted under this 
     Act; and
       ``(2) if a parent of a participating child so desires, 
     notice of opportunities for regular meetings for the purpose 
     of formulating and responding to recommendations from such 
     parents.
       ``(d) Special Rule.--An individual may not be admitted to, 
     or excluded from, any federally assisted education program 
     solely on the basis of a surname, language-minority status, 
     or national origin.

          ``Subpart 1--Grants for English Language Acquisition

                    ``CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 7111. FUNDING.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this subpart, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
     1999 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(b) Reservation for Entities Serving Native Americans and 
     Alaska Natives.--From the sums appropriated under subsection 
     (a) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not less 
     than .5 percent to provide Federal financial assistance under 
     this subpart to entities that are considered to be a local 
     educational agency under section 7112(a).

     ``SEC. 7112. NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CHILDREN IN 
                   SCHOOL.

       ``(a) Eligible Entities.--For the purpose of carrying out 
     programs under this subpart for individuals served by 
     elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools operated 
     predominately for Native American or Alaska Native children 
     and youth, the following shall be considered to be a local 
     educational agency:
       ``(1) An Indian tribe.
       ``(2) A tribally sanctioned educational authority.
       ``(3) A Native Hawaiian or Native American Pacific Islander 
     native language educational organization.
       ``(4) An elementary or secondary school that is operated or 
     funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or a consortium of 
     such schools.
       ``(5) An elementary or secondary school operated under a 
     contract with or grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in 
     consortium with another such school or a tribal or community 
     organization.
       ``(6) An elementary or secondary school operated by the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs and an institution of higher 
     education, in consortium with an elementary or secondary 
     school operated under a contract with or grant from the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs or a tribal or community 
     organization.
       ``(b) Submission of Applications for Assistance.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, an 
     entity that is considered to be a local educational agency 
     under subsection (a), and that desires to submit an 
     application for Federal financial assistance under this 
     subpart, shall submit the application to the Secretary. In 
     all other respects, such an entity shall be eligible for a 
     grant under this subpart on the same basis as any other local 
     educational agency.

          ``CHAPTER 2--GRANTS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

     ``SEC. 7121. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of each State that in 
     accordance with section 7122 submits to the Secretary an 
     application for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make a 
     grant for the year to the State for the purposes specified in 
     subsection (b). The grant shall consist of the allotment 
     determined for the State under section 7124.
       ``(b) Purposes of Grants.--
       ``(1) Required expenditures.--The Secretary may make a 
     grant under subsection (a) only if the State involved agrees 
     that the State will expend at least 90 percent of the amount 
     of the funds provided under the grant for the purpose of 
     making subgrants to eligible entities to provide assistance 
     to children and youth who are English language learners and 
     immigrant children and youth in accordance with section 7123.
       ``(2) Authorized expenditures.--Subject to paragraph (3), a 
     State that receives a grant under subsection (a) may expend 
     not more than 10 percent of the amount of the funds provided 
     under the grant for one or more of the following purposes:
       ``(A) Professional development and activities that assist 
     personnel in meeting State and local certification 
     requirements for English language instruction.
       ``(B) Planning, administration, and interagency 
     coordination related to the subgrants referred to in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(C) Providing technical assistance and other forms of 
     assistance to local educational agencies that--
       ``(i) educate children and youth who are English language 
     learners and immigrant children and youth; and
       ``(ii) are not receiving a subgrant from a State under this 
     chapter.
       ``(D) Providing bonuses to subgrantees whose performance 
     has been exceptional in terms of the speed with which 
     children and youth enrolled in the subgrantee's programs and 
     activities attain English language proficiency.
       ``(3) Limitation on administrative costs.--In carrying out 
     paragraph (2), a State that receives a grant under subsection 
     (a) may expend not more than 2 percent of the amount of the 
     funds provided under the grant for the purposes described in 
     paragraph (2)(B).

     ``SEC. 7122. APPLICATIONS BY STATES.

       ``For purposes of section 7121, an application submitted by 
     a State for a grant under such section for a fiscal year is 
     in accordance with this section if the application--
       ``(1) describes the process that the State will use in 
     making subgrants to eligible entities under this chapter;
       ``(2) contains an agreement that the State annually will 
     submit to the Secretary a summary report, describing the 
     State's use of the funds provided under the grant;
       ``(3) contains an agreement that the State will give 
     special consideration to applications for a subgrant under 
     section 7123 from eligible entities that describe a program 
     that--
       ``(A)(i) enrolls a large percentage or large number of 
     children and youth who are English language learners and 
     immigrant children and youth; and
       ``(ii) addresses a need brought about through a significant 
     increase, as compared to the previous 2 years, in the 
     percentage or number of children and youth who are English 
     language learners in a school or school district, including 
     schools and school districts in areas with low concentrations 
     of such children and youth; or
       ``(B) on the day preceding the date of the enactment of 
     this section, was receiving funding under a grant--
       ``(i) awarded by the Secretary under subpart 1 or 3 of part 
     A of the Bilingual Education Act (as such Act was in effect 
     on such day); and
       ``(ii) that was not due to expire before a period of one 
     year or more had elapsed;
       ``(4) contains an agreement that, in carrying out this 
     chapter, the State will address the needs of school systems 
     of all sizes and in all geographic areas, including rural and 
     urban schools;
       ``(5) contains an agreement that the State will coordinate 
     its programs and activities under this chapter with its other 
     programs and activities under this Act and other Acts, as 
     appropriate; and
       ``(6) contains an agreement that the State will monitor the 
     progress of students enrolled in programs and activities 
     receiving assistance under this chapter in attaining English 
     proficiency and withdraw funding from such programs and 
     activities in cases where--
       ``(A) students enrolling when they are in kindergarten are 
     not mastering the English language by the end of the first 
     grade; and
       ``(B) other students are not mastering the English language 
     after 2 academic years of enrollment.

     ``SEC. 7123. SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

       ``(a) Purposes of Subgrants.--A State may make a subgrant 
     to an eligible entity from funds received by the State under 
     this chapter only if the entity agrees to expend the funds 
     for one of the following purposes:
       ``(1) Developing and implementing new English language 
     instructional programs for children and youth who are English 
     language learners, including programs of early childhood 
     education and kindergarten through 12th grade education.
       ``(2) Carrying out locally designed projects to expand or 
     enhance existing English language instruction programs for 
     children and youth who are English language learners.
       ``(3) Assisting a local educational agency in providing 
     enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrant children 
     and youth.
       ``(b) Authorized Subgrantee Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a State may 
     make a subgrant to an eligible entity from funds received by 
     the State under this chapter in order that the eligible 
     entity may achieve one of the purposes described in 
     subsection (a) by undertaking one or more of the following 
     activities to improve the understanding, and use, of the 
     English language, based on a child's learning skills:
       ``(A) Developing and implementing comprehensive preschool 
     or elementary or secondary school English language 
     instructional programs that are coordinated with other 
     relevant programs and services.
       ``(B) Providing training to classroom teachers, 
     administrators, and other school or community-based 
     organizational personnel to improve the instruction and 
     assessment of children and youth who are English language 
     learners, immigrant children and youth, or both.
       ``(C) Improving the program for children and youth who are 
     English language learners, immigrant children and youth, or 
     both.

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       ``(D) Providing for the acquisition or development of 
     education technology or instructional materials, access to 
     and participation in electronic networks for materials, 
     providing training and communications, and incorporation of 
     such resources in curricula and programs, such as those 
     funded under this subpart.
       ``(E) Developing tutoring programs for English language 
     learners that provide early intervention and intensive 
     instruction in order to improve academic achievement, to 
     increase graduation rates among English language learners, 
     and to prepare students for transition as soon as possible 
     into classrooms where instruction is not tailored for English 
     language learners or immigrant children and youth.
       ``(F) Providing family literacy services to English 
     language learners and immigrant children and youth and their 
     families to improve their English language skills and assist 
     parents in helping their children to improve their academic 
     performance.
       ``(G) Such other activities, related to the purpose of the 
     subgrant, as the State may approve.
       ``(2) Moving children out of specialized classrooms.--Any 
     program or activity undertaken by an eligible entity using a 
     subgrant from a State under this chapter shall be designed to 
     assist students enrolled in the program or activity to move 
     into a classroom where instruction is not tailored for 
     English language learners or immigrant children and youth--
       ``(A) by the end of the first grade, in the case of 
     students enrolling when they are in kindergarten; or
       ``(B) by the end of their second academic year of 
     enrollment, in the case of other students.
       ``(3) Maximum enrollment period.--An eligible entity may 
     not use funds received from a State under this chapter to 
     provide instruction or assistance to any individual who has 
     been enrolled for a period exceeding 3 years in a program or 
     activity undertaken by the eligible entity under this 
     section.
       ``(c) Selection of Method of Instruction.--To receive a 
     subgrant from a State under this chapter, an eligible entity 
     shall select one or more methods or forms of English language 
     instruction to be used in the programs and activities 
     undertaken by the entity to assist English language learners 
     and immigrant children and youth to achieve English fluency. 
     Such selection shall be consistent with the State's law, 
     including State constitutional law.
       ``(d) Duration of Subgrants.--The duration of a subgrant 
     made by a State under this section shall be determined by the 
     State in its discretion.
       ``(e) Applications by Eligible Entities.--
       ``(1) In general.--To receive a subgrant from a State under 
     this chapter, an eligible entity shall submit an application 
     to the State at such time, in such form, and containing such 
     information as the State may require.
       ``(2) Required documentation.--The application shall 
     describe the programs and activities proposed to be 
     developed, implemented, and administered under the subgrant 
     and shall provide an assurance that the applicant will only 
     employ teachers and other personnel for the proposed programs 
     and activities who are proficient in English, including 
     written and oral communication skills.
       ``(3) Requirements for approval.--A State may approve an 
     application submitted by an eligible entity for a subgrant 
     under this chapter only if the State determines that--
       ``(A) the eligible entity will use qualified personnel who 
     have appropriate training and professional credentials in 
     teaching English to children and youth who are English 
     language learners and immigrant children and youth;
       ``(B) in designing the programs and activities proposed in 
     the application, the needs of children enrolled in private 
     elementary and secondary schools have been taken into account 
     through consultation with appropriate private school 
     officials;
       ``(C) the eligible entity has provided for the 
     participation of children enrolled in private elementary and 
     secondary schools in the programs and activities proposed in 
     the application on a basis comparable to that provided for 
     children enrolled in public school;
       ``(D) the eligible entity has based its proposal on sound 
     research and theory;
       ``(E) the eligible entity has described in the application 
     how students enrolled in the programs and activities proposed 
     in the application will be taught English--
       ``(i) by the end of the first grade, in the case of 
     students enrolling when they are in kindergarten; or
       ``(ii) by the end of their second academic year of 
     enrollment, in the case of other students; and
       ``(F) the eligible entity is not in violation of any State 
     law, including State constitutional law, regarding the 
     education of English language learners.
       ``(4) Quality.--In determining which applications to select 
     for approval, a State shall consider the quality of each 
     application.
       ``(f) Evaluation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity that receives a 
     subgrant from a State under this chapter shall provide the 
     State, at the conclusion of every second fiscal year during 
     which the grant is received, with an evaluation, in a form 
     prescribed by the State, of--
       ``(A) the programs and activities conducted by the entity 
     with funds received under this chapter during the two 
     immediately preceding fiscal years;
       ``(B) the progress made by students in learning the English 
     language; and
       ``(C) the number and percentage of students in the programs 
     and activities mastering the English language by the end of 
     each school year.
       ``(2) Use of evaluation.--An evaluation provided by an 
     eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall be used by the 
     entity and the State--
       ``(A) for improvement of programs and activities;
       ``(B) to determine the effectiveness of programs and 
     activities in assisting children and youth who are English 
     language learners to master the English language; and
       ``(C) in determining whether or not to continue funding for 
     specific programs or projects.
       ``(3) Evaluation components.--An evaluation provided by an 
     eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall include--
       ``(A) an evaluation of whether students enrolling in a 
     program or activity conducted by the entity with funds 
     received under this chapter--
       ``(i) are mastering the English language--

       ``(I) by the end of the first grade, in the case of 
     students enrolling when they are in kindergarten; or
       ``(II) by the end of their second academic year of 
     enrollment, in the case of other students; and

       ``(ii) have achieved a working knowledge of the English 
     language that is sufficient to permit them to perform, in 
     English, regular classroom work; and
       ``(B) such other information as the State may require.
       ``(4) Evaluation measures.--In prescribing the form of an 
     evaluation provided by an entity under paragraph (1), a State 
     shall approve evaluation measures for use under paragraph (3) 
     that are designed to assess--
       ``(A) oral language proficiency in kindergarten;
       ``(B) oral language proficiency, including speaking and 
     listening skills, in first grade; and
       ``(C) both oral language proficiency, including speaking 
     and listening skills, and reading and writing proficiency in 
     grades two and higher.

     ``SEC. 7124. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF ALLOTMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsections (b), 
     (c), and (d), from the sum available for the purpose of 
     making grants to States under this chapter for any fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall allot to each State an amount which 
     bears the same ratio to such sum as the total number of 
     children and youth who are English language learners and 
     immigrant children and youth and who reside in the State 
     bears to the total number of such children and youth residing 
     in all States (excluding the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and 
     the outlying areas) that, in accordance with section 7122, 
     submit to the Secretary an application for the year.
       ``(b) Puerto Rico.--From the sum available for the purpose 
     of making grants to States under this chapter for any fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall allot to the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico an amount equal to 1.5 percent of the sums appropriated 
     under section 7111(a).
       ``(c) Outlying Areas.--
       ``(1) Total available for allotment.--From the sum 
     available for the purpose of making grants to States under 
     this chapter for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot 
     to the outlying areas, in accordance with paragraph (2), a 
     total amount equal to .5 percent of the sums appropriated 
     under section 7111(a).
       ``(2) Determination of individual area amounts.--From the 
     total amount determined under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall allot to each outlying area an amount which bears the 
     same ratio to such amount as the total number of children and 
     youth who are English language learners and immigrant 
     children and youth and who reside in the outlying area bears 
     to the total number of such children and youth residing in 
     all outlying areas that, in accordance with section 7122, 
     submit to the Secretary an application for the year.
       ``(d) Minimum Allotment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) through 
     (c), the Secretary shall not allot to any State, for fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003, an amount that is less than 100 
     percent of the baseline amount for the State.
       ``(2) Baseline amount defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `baseline amount', when used with 
     respect to a State, means the total amount received under 
     parts A and C of this title for fiscal year 1998 by the 
     State, the State educational agency, and all local 
     educational agencies of the State.
       ``(3) Ratable reduction.--If the amount available for 
     allotment under this section for any fiscal year is 
     insufficient to permit the Secretary to comply with paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall ratably reduce the allotments to all 
     States for such year.
       ``(e) Use of State Data for Determinations.--For purposes 
     of subsections (a) and (c), any determination of the number 
     of children and youth who are English language learners and 
     reside in a State shall be made using the most recent English 
     language learner school enrollment data available to, and 
     reported to the Secretary by, the State. For purposes of such 
     subsections, any determination of the number of immigrant 
     children and youth who reside in a State shall made using the 
     most recent data available to, and reported to the Secretary 
     by, the State.

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       ``(f) No Reduction Permitted Based on Teaching Method.--The 
     Secretary may not reduce a State's allotment based on the 
     State's selection of the immersion method of instruction as 
     its preferred method of teaching the English language to 
     children and youth who are English language learners or 
     immigrant children and youth.

     ``SEC. 7125. CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring a 
     State or a local educational agency to establish, continue, 
     or eliminate a program of native language instruction.

                ``Subpart 2--Research and Dissemination

     ``SEC. 7141. AUTHORITY.

       ``The Secretary may conduct, through the Office of 
     Educational Research and Improvement, research for the 
     purpose of improving English language instruction for 
     children and youth who are English language learners and 
     immigrant children and youth. Activities under this section 
     shall be limited to research to identify successful models 
     for teaching children English and distribution of research 
     results to States for dissemination to schools with 
     populations of students who are English language learners. 
     Research conducted under this section may not focus solely on 
     any one method of instruction.''.

     SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EMERGENCY IMMIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM.

       Part C of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7541 et seq.) is repealed.

     SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION.

       Part D of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7571 et seq.) is 
     redesignated as part C of such title and amended to read as 
     follows:

                        ``PART C--ADMINISTRATION

     ``SEC. 7301. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) States.--Based upon the evaluations provided to a 
     State under section 7123(f), each State receiving a grant 
     under this title annually shall report to the Secretary on 
     programs and activities undertaken by the State under this 
     title and the effectiveness of such programs and activities 
     in improving the education provided to children and youth who 
     are English language learners and immigrant children and 
     youth.
       ``(b) Secretary.--Every other year, the Secretary shall 
     prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate a report on 
     programs and activities undertaken by States under this title 
     and the effectiveness of such programs and activities in 
     improving the education provided to children and youth who 
     are English language learners and immigrant children and 
     youth.

     ``SEC. 7302. COMMINGLING OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) ESEA Funds.--A person who receives Federal funds 
     under subpart 1 of part A may commingle such funds with other 
     funds the person receives under this Act so long as the 
     person satisfies the requirements of this Act.
       ``(b) State and Local Funds.--Except as provided in section 
     14503, a person who receives Federal funds under subpart 1 of 
     part A may commingle such funds with funds the person 
     receives under State or local law for the purpose of teaching 
     English to children and youth who are English language 
     learners and immigrant children and youth, to the extent 
     permitted under such State or local law, so long as the 
     person satisfies the requirements of this title and such 
     law.''.

     SEC. 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       Part E of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.) is 
     redesignated as part D of such title and amended to read as 
     follows:

                      ``PART D--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 7401. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this title:
       ``(1) Children and youth.--The term `children and youth' 
     means individuals aged 3 through 21.
       ``(2) Community-based organization.--The term `community-
     based organization' means a private nonprofit organization of 
     demonstrated effectiveness or Indian tribe or tribally 
     sanctioned educational authority which is representative of a 
     community or significant segments of a community and which 
     provides educational or related services to individuals in 
     the community. Such term includes a Native Hawaiian or Native 
     American Pacific Islander native language educational 
     organization.
       ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) one or more local educational agencies;
       ``(B) one or more local educational agencies in 
     collaboration with--
       ``(i) an institution of higher education;
       ``(ii) a community-based organization;
       ``(iii) a local educational agency; or
       ``(iv) a State;
       ``(C) a community-based organization or an institution of 
     higher education which has an application approved by a local 
     educational agency to enhance an early childhood education 
     program or a family education program; or
       ``(D) a State educational agency, in the case of a State 
     educational agency that also serves as a local educational 
     agency.
       ``(4) English language learner.--The term `English language 
     learner', when used with reference to an individual, means an 
     individual--
       ``(A) aged 3 through 21;
       ``(B) who--
       ``(i) was not born in the United States; or
       ``(ii) comes from an environment where a language other 
     than English is dominant and who normally uses a language 
     other than English; and
       ``(C) who has sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, 
     writing, or understanding the English language that the 
     difficulty may deny the individual the opportunity--
       ``(i) to learn successfully in a classroom where the 
     language of instruction is English; or
       ``(ii) to participate fully in society.
       ``(5) Family literacy services.--The term `family literacy 
     services' means services provided to participants on a 
     voluntary basis that are of sufficient intensity in terms of 
     hours, and of sufficient duration, to make sustainable 
     changes in a family (such as eliminating or reducing welfare 
     dependency) and that integrate all of the following 
     activities:
       ``(A) Interactive literacy activities between parents and 
     their children.
       ``(B) Equipping parents to partner with their children in 
     learning.
       ``(C) Parent literacy training, including training that 
     contributes to economic self-sufficiency.
       ``(D) Appropriate instruction for children of parents 
     receiving parent literacy services.
       ``(6) Immigrant children and youth.--The term `immigrant 
     children and youth' means individuals who--
       ``(A) are aged 3 through 21;
       ``(B) were not born in any State; and
       ``(C) have not attended school in any State for more than 
     three full academic years.
       ``(7) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' means any 
     Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or 
     community, including any Alaska Native village or regional 
     corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the 
     Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 
     which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and 
     services provided by the United States to Indians because of 
     their status as Indians.
       ``(8) Native american; native american language.--The terms 
     `Native American' and `Native American language' have the 
     meanings given such terms in section 103 of the Native 
     American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2902).
       ``(9) Native hawaiian or native american pacific islander 
     native language educational organization.--The term `Native 
     Hawaiian or Native American Pacific Islander native language 
     educational organization' means a nonprofit organization--
       ``(A) a majority of whose governing board, and a majority 
     of whose employees, are fluent speakers of the traditional 
     Native American languages used in the organization's 
     educational programs; and
       ``(B) that has not less than five years of successful 
     experience in providing educational services in traditional 
     Native American languages.
       ``(10) Native language.--The term `native language', when 
     used with reference to an individual who is an English 
     language learner, means the language normally used by such 
     individual.
       ``(11) Outlying area.--The term `outlying area' means any 
     of the following:
       ``(A) The Virgin Islands of the United States.
       ``(B) Guam.
       ``(C) American Samoa.
       ``(D) The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       ``(12) State.--The term `State' means any of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, or any outlying area.
       ``(13) Tribally sanctioned educational authority.--The term 
     `tribally sanctioned educational authority' means--
       ``(A) any department or division of education operating 
     within the administrative structure of the duly constituted 
     governing body of an Indian tribe; and
       ``(B) any nonprofit institution or organization that is--
       ``(i) chartered by the governing body of an Indian tribe to 
     operate a school described in section 7112(a) or otherwise to 
     oversee the delivery of educational services to members of 
     the tribe; and
       ``(ii) approved by the Secretary for the purpose of 
     carrying out programs under subpart 1 of part A for 
     individuals served by a school described in section 7112(a).

     ``SEC. 7402. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

       ``The Secretary shall issue regulations under this title 
     only to the extent that such regulations are necessary to 
     ensure compliance with the specific requirements of this 
     title.

     ``SEC. 7403. LEGAL AUTHORITY UNDER STATE LAW.

       ``Nothing in this title shall be construed to negate or 
     supersede the legal authority, under State law, of any State 
     agency, State entity, or State public official over programs 
     that are under the jurisdiction of the agency, entity, or 
     official.

     ``SEC. 7404. RELEASE FROM COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS.

       ``Notwithstanding section 7403, any compliance agreement 
     entered into between a State, locality, or local educational 
     agency and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 
     or the Department of Education, that requires such State, 
     locality, or local educational agency to develop, implement, 
     provide, or maintain any form of bilingual education, is 
     void.

[[Page 1588]]

     ``SEC. 7405. RULEMAKING ON OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS GUIDELINES 
                   AND COMPLIANCE STANDARDS.

       ``(a) In General.--In accordance with subchapter II of 
     chapter 5 of part I of title 5, United States Code, the 
     Secretary--
       ``(1) shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of 
     proposed rulemaking with respect to the enforcement 
     guidelines and compliance standards of the Office of Civil 
     Rights of the Department of Education that apply to a program 
     or activity to provide English language instruction to 
     English language learners that is undertaken by a State, 
     locality, or local educational agency;
       ``(2) shall undertake a rulemaking pursuant to such notice; 
     and
       ``(3) shall promulgate a final rule pursuant to such 
     rulemaking on the record after opportunity for an agency 
     hearing.
       ``(b) Effect of Rulemaking on Compliance Agreements.--The 
     Secretary may not enter into any compliance agreement after 
     the date of the enactment of this section pursuant to a 
     guideline or standard described in subsection (a)(1) with an 
     entity described in such subsection until the Secretary has 
     promulgated the final rule described in subsection (a)(3).

     ``SEC. 7406. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the 
     preservation or use of Native American languages as defined 
     in the Native American Languages Act or Alaska Native 
     languages.''.

     SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title Heading.--The title heading of title VII of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended to 
     read as follows:
``TITLE VII--ENGLISH LANGUAGE FLUENCY AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION 
                              PROGRAMS''.
       (b) Elementary and Secondary Education Act.--The Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
       (1) in section 2209(b)(1)(C)(iii) (20 U.S.C. 
     6649(b)(1)(C)(iii)), by striking ``Bilingual Education 
     Programs under part A of title VII.'' and inserting ``English 
     language education programs under part A of title VII.''; and
       (2) in section 14307(b)(1)(E) (20 U.S.C. 8857(b)(1)(E)), by 
     striking ``Subpart 1 of part A of title VII (bilingual 
     education).'' and inserting ``Chapter 2 of subpart 1 of part 
     A of title VII (English language education).''.
       (c) Department of Education Organization Act.--
       (1) In general.--The Department of Education Organization 
     Act is amended by striking ``Office of Bilingual Education 
     and Minority Languages Affairs'' each place such term appears 
     in the text and inserting ``Office of English Language 
     Acquisition''.
       (2) Clerical amendments.--
       (A) Section 209.--The section heading for section 209 of 
     the Department of Education Organization Act is amended to 
     read as follows:


              ``office of english language acquisition''.

       (B) Section 216.--The section heading for section 216 of 
     the Department of Education Organization Act is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 216. OFFICE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION.''.

       (C) Table of contents.--
       (i) Section 209.--The table of contents of the Department 
     of Education Organization Act is amended by amending the item 
     relating to section 209 to read as follows:

``Sec. 209. Office of English Language Acquisition.''.
       (ii) Section 216.--The table of contents of the Department 
     of Education Organization Act is amended by amending the item 
     relating to section 216 to read as follows:

``Sec. 216. Office of English Language Acquisition.''.

     SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, or October 1, 1998, 
     whichever occurs later.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mrs. MINK demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

221

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affirmative

Nays

189

para.86.17                   [Roll No. 424]

                                AYES--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Barcia
     Berry
     Burr
     Davis (VA)
     Ehrlich
     Etheridge
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     McCrery
     McGovern
     Nussle
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Smith (TX)
     Tauzin
     Towns
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.86.18  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Strickland:


[[Page 1589]]


                                                  August 6, 1998. 
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Ted Strickland,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.86.19  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, laid before the House the 
following communication from Shannon Jones in the office of the 
Honorable John E. Peterson:

                                                 August 12, 1998. 
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena for testimony and documents issued by 
     the Centre County Court, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the 
     case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Barger.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Shannon Jones. 

para.86.20  clerk to correct engrossment--h.r. 3892

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the bill (H.R. 3892) to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a program to 
help children and youth learn English, and for other purposes, the Clerk 
be authorized to make technical corrections and conforming changes to 
the bill.

para.86.21  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, laid before the House the 
following communication from Ms. Susan Gurekovich in the office of 
Representative John E. Peterson:

                                                  August 12, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena for testimony and documents issued by 
     the Centre County Court, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the 
     case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Barger.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Susan Gurekovich.

para.86.22  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, laid before the House the 
following communication from Ms. Rhonda Pellegrini in the office of the 
Honorable Frank D. Riggs:

                                                  August 17, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a subpoena ad testificandum 
     issued by the United States District Court for the Northern 
     District of California in the case of Headwaters v. County of 
     Humboldt, No. C-97-3989-VRW.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House 
     and, therefore, that I should comply with the subpoena.
           Sincerely,
                                               Rhonnda Pellegrini.

para.86.23  order of business--consideration of h. res. 525

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 525), 
providing for a deliberative review by the Committee on the Judiciary of 
a communication from an independent counsel, and for the release 
thereof, and for other purposes, the time under the rules of the House 
of one hour for debate be extended for an additonal hour so the entire 
debate will be consecutive and will be covered in a two hour period.

para.86.24  providing for a deliberative review of communication from an 
          independent counsel

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-703) the resolution (H. Res. 525) providing providing for a 
deliberative review by the Committee on the Judiciary of a communication 
from an independent counsel, and for the release thereof, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.86.25  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, 
bills of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 4059. An Act making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 629. An Act to grant the consent of the Congress to 
     the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact.

para.86.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BERRY, for today;
  To Ms. Eddie Bernice JOHNSON of Texas, for today after 1:30 p.m. and 
balance of the week;
  To Mr. McGOVERN, for today after 2 p.m.; and
  To Mr. SCARBOROUGH, for today after 1:30 p.m. and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.86.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, at 9 o'clock and 34 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.86.28  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2921. A bill to 
     amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal 
     Communications Commission to conduct an inquiry into the 
     impediments to the development of competition in the market 
     for multichannel video programming distribution; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 105-661, Pt. 2). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3789. A bill to 
     amend title 28, United States Code, to enlarge Federal Court 
     jurisdiction over purported class actions; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-702). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 525. 
     Resolution providing for a deliberative review by the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of a communication from an 
     independent counsel, and for the release thereof, and for 
     other purposes (Rep. 105-703). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.86.29  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hobson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
             and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 4537. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue 
     payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to 
     veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods 
     between terms if the interval between such periods does not 
     exceed eight weeks; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Vento, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Farr of California):
       H.R. 4538. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives to reduce energy consumption; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 4539. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to establish a Board of Visa Appeals within the 
     Department of State to review decisions of consular officers 
     concerning visa applications, revocations and cancellations; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Gekas, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. Hobson):
       H.R. 4540. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt licensed fu

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     neral directors from the minimum wage and overtime 
     compensation requirements of that Act; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 4541. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the limitation on the use of foreign tax 
     credits under the alternative minimum tax; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Upton, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Coble, Mr. Riggs, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Packard, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Redmond, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Castle, Mr. Leach, Mr. Camp, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Shays, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Fossella, and 
             Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 4542. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the marriage penalty, to encourage health 
     coverage, to allow the nonrefundable personal credits against 
     the alternative minimum tax, and to extend permanently 
     certain expiring provisions, and to amend the Social Security 
     Act to increase the earnings limitation; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 4543. A bill to amend section 16 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 to require owners of federally assisted 
     housing to establish standards to prohibit occupancy in such 
     housing by drug and alcohol abusers in the same manner that 
     public housing agencies are required to establish such 
     standards for public housing; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. 
             Stupak):
       H.R. 4544. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to increase the amount paid to 
     families of public safety officers killed in the line of 
     duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Porter, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Engel, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Luther, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Furse, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Serrano, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 4545. A bill to prohibit United States military 
     assistance and arms transfers to foreign governments that are 
     undemocratic, do not adequately protect human rights, are 
     engaged in acts of armed aggression, or are not fully 
     participating in the United Nations Register of Conventional 
     Arms; to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committee on National Security, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. NORWOOD:
       H.R. 4546. A bill to provide for the creation of an 
     additional category of laborers or mechanics known as helpers 
     under the Davis-Bacon Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 4547. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     limit sales of air carrier certificates; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 4548. A bill to make a technical correction to the 
     Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act of 1986; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 525. A resolution providing for a deliberative 
     review by the Committee on the Judiciary of a communication 
     from an independent counsel, and for the release thereof, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. KIM:
       H. Res. 526. A resolution condemning the launching by the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea of a ballistic missile 
     in violation of Japanese air space, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H. Res. 527. A resolution honoring the centennial of the 
     founding of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Condit, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H. Res. 528. A resolution ordering the immediate printing 
     of the entire communication received on September 9, 1998, 
     from an independent counsel; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mr. Solomon):
       H. Res. 529. A resolution to amend the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require a bill or joint resolution 
     which amends a law to show the change in the law made by the 
     amendment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules. 


para.86.30  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

           Mr. PAUL introduced A bill (H.R. 4549) for the relief 
             of the family of H. W. Hawes; which was referred to 
             the Committee on Resources. 

para.86.31  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 12: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 18: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mr. Fossella, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 40: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 44: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 76: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 145: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 322: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 759: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Camp, Mr. Allen, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. 
     Granger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Skaggs, and Mr. 
     Cramer.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Boyd, 
     Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 1241: Mrs. Capps and Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 1289: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1608: Ms. Norton, Mr. Markey, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
     Gibbons.
       H.R. 1628: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1748: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 2397: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Hansen, Mr. Cook, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Turner, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     McHale, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Cooksey, Ms. Carson, 
     Mr. Redmond, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Riley, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2524: Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2715: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 2721: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Matsui and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2912: Ms. Hooley of Oregon. 
       H.R. 2941: Mr. Barton of Texas. 
       H.R. 2951: Ms. Pelosi.  
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Sanford, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Stokes, Ms. Lee, 
     and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Rogan, Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. McCollum, 
     Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Minge, and Mr. 
     McNulty.
       H.R. 2995: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 3077: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     DeFazio, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Allen, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 3121: Mr. McNulty.  
       H.R. 3125: Mr. Hefley and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 3126: Mr. Bishop.  
       H.R. 3160: Mr. Shays.  
       H.R. 3177: Mr. Oxley.  
       H.R. 3435: Mr. Minge.  
       H.R. 3503: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Paul, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, and Ms. 
     Danner.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 3572: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 3641: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 3759: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Oberstar, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 3774: Mr. Allen and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 3783: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 3795: Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 3814: Mr. Condit and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 3835: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Green, 
     Mr. Burr

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     of North Carolina, Mr. Engel, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
     Ehrlich, Mr. Borski, Mr. Yates, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
     Kucinich, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 3844: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 3870: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 3879: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 3946: Mr. Clay, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Thompson, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 3962: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 3991: Mr. Hyde and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 4028: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
     Mr. Hulshof, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Horn, 
     Mr. Sanders, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Turner, 
     and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 4030: Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 4035: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Turner, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     Mr. Ensign, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Kildee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Yates, Mr. Minge, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Olver, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 4036: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Turner, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     Mr. Ensign, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Payne, Mrs. 
     Roukema, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Yates, Mr. Minge, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Olver, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 4039: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 4067: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 4093: Ms. Christian-Green and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 4125: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 4126: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 4134: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 4141: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 4204: Mr. Nethercutt and Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 4213: Mr. Crane and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 4219: Mr. Snyder and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 4220: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 4224: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 4233: Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 4240: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 4257: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 4275: Mr. Clay, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. McKinney, 
     Mr. Dickey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Pease, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Kanjorski, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. 
     Murtha.
       H.R. 4283: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Levin, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Ford, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
     Lee, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 4291: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Filner, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pastor, 
     Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 4321: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 4323: Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 4324: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Cannon, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Blunt, 
     Mr. Fossella, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sam Johnson 
     of Texas, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Regula, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Ensign, 
     and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 4339: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Baker, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
     Carson, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Condit, and 
     Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 4340: Ms. Carson, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 4352: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 4353: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. White, Mr. 
     Deutsch, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 4358: Mr. Watkins, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Dunn 
     of Washington, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Levin, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 4391: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 4404: Mr. Cannon, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Sisisky, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 4433: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 4446: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Oxley, and Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 4447: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 4455: Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Wamp, 
     and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 4472: Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 4476: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
     Kildee, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Sandlin, 
     Mr. Horn, Mr. LaFalce, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 4480: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 4522: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
     Packard, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Camp, Mr. Portman, and 
     Mr. Stump.
       H. Con. Res. 41: Mr. McInnis.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Filner, Mr. Nethercutt, 
     Mr. Poshard, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Evans.
       H. Con. Res. 224: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
     McCollum, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Northup, 
     Ms. Norton, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Wicker.
       H. Con. Res. 267: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. 
     Talent.
       H. Con. Res. 295: Mr. Walsh, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Sherman, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Lantos, and Mr. Waxman.
       H. Con. Res. 315: Mr. Frost, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts.
       H. Con. Res. 317: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baldacci, 
     Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Clement, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Lee, 
     Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Walsh, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
     McNulty, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H. Res. 381: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H. Res. 479: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Markey, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H. Res. 494: Mr. Torres.
       H. Res. 505: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Matsui, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Kim.
       H. Res. 519: Mr. Diaz-Balart.

para.86.32  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 218: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 3396: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 4006: Mr. LaTourette.



.
                     FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1998 (87)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.87.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, September 10, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.87.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10833. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order-
     Decrease in Importer Assessments [No. LS-98-004] received 
     September 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10834. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule-- Animal Welfare; Marine Mammals, Swim-
     with-the-Dolphin Programs [Docket No. 93-076-10] (RIN: 0579-
     AA59) received September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10835. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Comptroller of the Currency 
     Administrator of National Banks, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Extended Examination Cycle for U.S. Branches and 
     Agencies of Foreign Banks [Docket No. 98-11] (RIN: 1557-AB60) 
     received September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       10836. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Replacement Housing Factor in Modernization 
     Funding [Docket No. FR-4125-F-02] (RIN: 2577-AB71) received 
     September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       10837. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Modification of 
     Significant New Use Rules for Certain Substances [OPPTS-
     50631A, etc; FRL-6019-2] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received August 25, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10838. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Examination of 
     Current Policy Concerning the Treatment of Confidential 
     Information Submitted to the Commission [GC Docket No. 96-55] 
     received September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5

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     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10839. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; 
     Atlantic Bluefin Tuna [I.D. 070698D] received September 2, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10840. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule-- Offset of Tax Refund 
     Payments to Collect Past-due, Legally Enforceable Nontax Debt 
     (RIN: 1510-AA62) received September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10841. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the approval of $50,000,000 in emergency 
     funds to the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
     Education, and Related Agencies, pursuant to Public Law 99--
     177; (H. Doc. No. 105--305); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       10842. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request to Congress to consider 
     expeditiously the request for $3.25 billion in FY 1998 
     contingent emergency funding for year 2000 (Y2K) computer 
     conversion activities; (H. Doc. No. 105--306); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       10843. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to terrorists who threaten to 
     disrupt the Middle East peace process that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12947 of January 23, 1995, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1641(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--302); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       10844. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a continuation of the national emergency 
     declared by Executive Order 12924 of August 19, 1994, to deal 
     with the threat to the national security, foreign policy, and 
     economy of the United States caused by the lapse of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1641(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--303); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       10845. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the status of efforts to 
     obtain Iraq's compliance with the resolutions adopted by the 
     U.N. Security Council, pursuant to Public Law 102--1, section 
     3 (105 Stat. 4); (H. Doc. No. 105--304); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       10846. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification to Congress that the 
     security of the Albaina Embassy in Tirana has been enhanced; 
     (H. Doc. No. 105--307); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       10847. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of the U.S. strikes in 
     Afghanistan against a series of camps and installations used 
     by the Usama bin Ladin organization, and in Sudan where the 
     bin Ladin organization has facilities and extensive ties to 
     the government; (H. Doc. No. 105--308); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       10848. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification to Congress that a Joint 
     Task Force of U.S. military personnel from U.S. Central 
     Command deployed to Nairobi to coordinate the medical and 
     disaster response assistance arriving in Kenya and Tanzania; 
     (H. Doc. No. 105--309); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       10849. A letter from the the Kenneth W. Starr, the 
     Independent Counsel, transmitting a Referral to the United 
     States House of Representatives filed in conformity with the 
     requirements of title 28, United States Code, section 595(c); 
     (H. Doc. No. 105--310); to the Committee on the Judiciary and 
     ordered to be printed. 

para.87.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 2071. An Act to extend a quarterly financial report 
     program administered by the Secretary of Commerce.

para.87.4  independent counsel report

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 525):

       Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary shall review 
     the communication received on September 9, 1998, from an 
     independent counsel pursuant to section 595(c) of title 28, 
     United States Code, transmitting a determination that 
     substantial and credible information received by the 
     independent counsel in carrying out his responsibilities 
     under chapter 40 of title 28, United States Code, may 
     constitute grounds for an impeachment of the President of the 
     United States, and related matters, to determine whether 
     sufficient grounds exist to recommend to the House that an 
     impeachment inquiry be commenced. Until otherwise ordered by 
     the House, the review by the committee shall be governed by 
     this resolution.
       Sec. 2. The material transmitted to the House by the 
     independent counsel shall be considered as referred to the 
     committee. The portion of such material consisting of 
     approximately 445 pages comprising an introduction, a 
     narrative, and a statement of grounds, shall be printed as a 
     document of the House. The balance of such material shall be 
     deemed to have been received in executive session, but shall 
     be released from the status on September 28, 1998, except as 
     otherwise determined by the committee. Material so released 
     shall immediately be submitted for printing as a document of 
     the House.
       Sec. 3. Additional material compiled by the committee 
     during the review also shall be deemed to have been received 
     in executive session unless it is received in an open session 
     of the committee.
       Sec. 4. Notwithstanding clause 2(e) of rule XI, access to 
     executive-session material of the committee relating to the 
     review shall be restricted to members of the committee, and 
     to such employees of the committee as may be designated by 
     the chairman after consultation with the ranking minority 
     member.
       Sec. 5. Notwithstanding clause 2(g) of rule XI, each 
     meeting, hearing, or deposition of the committee relating to 
     the review shall be conducted in executive session unless 
     otherwise determined by an affirmative vote of the committee, 
     a majority being present. Such an executive session may be 
     attended only by members of the committee, and by such 
     employees of the committee as may be designated by the 
     chairman after consultation with the ranking minority member.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

363

When there appeared

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Nays

63

para.87.5                    [Roll No. 425]

                                YEAS--363

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)

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     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--63

     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Engel
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (CA)
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Owens
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Barcia
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Jenkins
     Johnson, E. B.
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Young (AK)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.87.6  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 530):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is hereby 
     elected to the following standing committee of the House of 
     Representatives:
       To the Committee on the Judiciary, Thomas M. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.87.7  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, September 14, 1998, at 10:30 a.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.87.8  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
September 16, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.87.9  senate enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of 
the following titles:

       S. 1683. An Act to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over part of the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area from 
     the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture 
     for inclusion in the Wenatchee National Forest.
       S. 1883. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery and the Claude 
     Harris National Aquacultural Research Center to the State of 
     Alabama, and for other purposes.

  And then,

para.87.10  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. MORELLA, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 1 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 14, 1998.

para.87.11  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1659. A 
     bill to provide for the expeditious completion of the 
     acquisition of private mineral interests within the Mount St. 
     Helens National Volcanic Monument mandated by the 1982 Act 
     that established the Monument, and for other purposes; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 105-704). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 4166. A 
     bill to amend the Idaho Admission Act regarding the sale or 
     lease of school land (Rept. No. 105-705). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3903. A 
     bill to provide for an exchange of lands located near 
     Gustavus, Alaska, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-706, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2314. A 
     bill to restore Federal Indian services to members of the 
     Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma residing in Maverick County, 
     Texas, to clarify United States citizenship status of such 
     members, to provide trust land for the benefit of the Tribe, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-706, Pt. 1). Ordered to 
     be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3055. A 
     bill to deem the activities of the Miccosukee Tribe on the 
     Tamiami Indian Reservation to be consistent with the purposes 
     of the Everglades National park, and for other purposes; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 105-708, Pt. 1). Ordered to be 
     printed.

para.87.12  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 2314. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than September 18, 
     1998.
       H.R. 3055. Referral to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure extended for a period ending not later than 
     October 9, 1998.
       H.R. 3903. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than September 11, 1998.

para.87.13  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on International 
Relations discharged from further consideration. H.R. 3654 referred to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Commerce discharged 
from further consideration. H.R. 3903 referred to the committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.
  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Ways and Means 
discharged from further consideration. H.R. 4005 referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services discharged from further consideration. H.R. 4275 referred to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Agriculture 
discharged from further consideration. H.R. 4283 referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.87.14  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Hastert, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Ballenger, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 4550. A bill to provide for programs to facilitate a 
     significant reduction in the incidence and prevalence of 
     substance abuse through reducing the demand for illegal drugs 
     and the inappropriate use of legal drugs; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, Small Business, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4551. A bill to amend section 16 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit occupancy in public housing 
     by, and rental assistance under section 8 of such Act for,

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     any person convicted of manufacturing or producing 
     methamphetamine on the premises; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 4552. A bill to provide grants to certain local 
     educational agencies to provide integrated classroom-related 
     computer training for elementary and secondary school 
     teachers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 4553. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand S corporation eligibility for banks, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 4554. A bill to reform Federal land management 
     activities relating to endangered species conservation; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 4555. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to reform provisions relating to liability for civil and 
     criminal penalties under that Act; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 4556. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to reform the regulatory process under that Act; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 530. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H. Res. 531. A resolution calling upon William Jefferson 
     Clinton to immediately resign the Office of President of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Paxon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Weller, 
             and Mr. Ballenger):
       H. Res. 532. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should personally 
     reimburse the Federal Government for the costs incurred by 
     the Office of Independent Counsel since January 26, 1998; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H. Res. 533. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the culpability of Hun Sen for 
     war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Cambodia 
     (the former Kampuchea, the People's Republic of Kampuchea, 
     and the State of Cambodia); to the Committee on International 
     Relations. 

para.87.15  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. UPTON introduced a bill (H.R. 4557) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel EMBARCADERO; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para.87.16  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 98: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Baesler and Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 1050: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1215: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 2701: Ms. Christian-Green and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2761: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2840: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2938: Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 3248: Ms. Granger, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3622: Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 3632: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Horn, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 3634: Mr. Hill, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Tauzin, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 3734: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 3779: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Stark, Mr. Wise, and 
     Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3831: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 3899: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Jones, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Gordon, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Inglis of 
     South Carolina, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
     Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 3905: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Gekas, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
     Kingston.
       H.R. 3985: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 3991: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 3995: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Stokes and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 4032: Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 4122: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 4175: Mr. Torres, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Vento, 
     and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 4182: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 4184: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 4185: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 4198: Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 4235: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 4258: Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Danner, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Horn, 
     and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 4275: Mr. Watkins and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 4283: Mr. Meeks of New York and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 4300: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Barton 
     of Texas, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 4339: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Lampson, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 4353: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 4355: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 4404: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Underwood, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 4474: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4489: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 4495: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 4531: Mr. Frost, Ms. Waters, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     and Mr. Etheridge.
       H. Con. Res. 70: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H. Con. Res. 239: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H. Con. Res. 274: Mr. Ford, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Sherman, Mr. Cook, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Dixon, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Snyder.
       H. Con. Res. 306: Mr. Cook.
       H. Con. Res. 325: Mr. Chabot, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and 
     Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H. Res. 96: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H. Res. 135: Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Res. 460: Ms. Carson, Mr. Olver, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Spratt, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. McDermott, 
     Mr. Snyder, Mr. McNulty, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Ortiz.
       H. Res. 519: Mr. McKeon.

para.87.17  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 4006: Ms. Roybal-Allard.



.
                     MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1998 (88)

para.88.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:30 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. JONES, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                             Washington, D.C.,

                                               September 14, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Walter B. Jones to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.88.2  recess--10:35 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. JONES, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 12 o'clock noon.

para.88.3  after recess--12 noon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, called the House to order.

para.88.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, September 11, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.88.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10850. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Change in Disease Status of Great 
     Britain Because of Exotic Newcastle Disease [Docket No. 98-
     002-2] received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10851. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal of 
     Quarantined Area [Docket No. 97-056-16] received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10852. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal of 
     Quarantined Area [Docket No. 97-056-15] received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10853. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Papayas Grown in Hawaii; 
     Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-928-1 FR] received 
     August 26, 1998, pursuant

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     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10854. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acrylic Acid 
     Terpolymer, Partial Sodium Salts; Tolerance Exemption [OPP-
     300704; FRL-6024-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10855. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Herbicide Safener HOE-
     107892; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-
     300703; FRL-6024-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10856. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Quality Assurance Among 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization [DFARS Case 97-D038] 
     received September 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       10857. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Waiver of 10 U.S.C. 2534--
     United Kingdom [DFARS Case 98-D016] received September 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       10858. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation 
     Research Abroad Fellowship Program, Fulbright-Hays Faculty 
     Research Abroad Fellowship Progam, and Fulbright-Hays Group 
     Projects Abroad Program (RIN: 1840-AC53) received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       10859. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Energy Conservation Program for 
     Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Water Heaters; 
     Correction [Docket No. EE-RM-94-230] (RIN: 1904-AA52) 
     received August 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       10860. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Certain Chemical 
     Substances; Removal of Significant New Use Rules [OPPTS-
     50628B; FRL-6020-7] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received September 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10861. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Revisions to Several 
     Chapters of the Alabama Department of Environmental 
     Management (ADEM) Administrative Code for the Air Pollution 
     Control Program [AL-047-1-9825a; FRL-6156-9] received 
     September 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10862. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--An Approach For Using Probabilistic 
     Risk Assessment In Risk-Informed Decisions On Plant-Specific 
     Changes To The Licensing Basis (Regulatory Guide 1.174) 
     received September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10863. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's 
     final rule--Thrift Savings Plan Loans [5 CFR Part 1655] 
     received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10864. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Personnel 
     Records and Training (RIN: 3206-AH94) received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       10865. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Captive-bred 
     Wildlife Regulation (RIN: 1018-AB10) received September 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10866. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird 
     Hunting; Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird 
     Hunting Regulations (RIN: 1018-AE93), pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10867. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Revisions to 
     Regulations Governing Finance Applications Involving Motor 
     Passenger Carriers (STB Ex Parte No. 559) received September 
     8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10868. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Expensing of environmental remediation costs [Revenue 
     Procedure 98-47] received September 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10869. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Applicable percentage [Notice 98-42] received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       10870. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, first-out inventories [Revenue Ruling 98-42] received 
     August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10871. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     General statement concerning the effective date of Treasury 
     Regulation [Notice 98-40] received August 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10872. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Revenue Ruling 98-43] 
     received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10873. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Returns Relating to Higher Education Tuition and Related 
     Expenses [Notice 98-46] received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10874. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     Forms and Instructions [Revenue Procedure 98-50] received 
     September 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10875. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rewards for Information Relating to Violations of Internal 
     Revenue Laws [TD 8780] (RIN: 1545-AU85) Receive August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       10876. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     Forms and Instructions [Revenue Procedure 98-51] received 
     September 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10877. A letter from the Secretary, Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient 
     Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 1999 Rates [HCFA-
     1003-F] (RIN: 0938-AI22) received September 1, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10878. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Mexico, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       10879. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10880. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, 
     Comptroller General, transmitting List of all reports issued 
     or released by the GAO in July 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10881. A letter from the Chairman, Commission for the 
     Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, transmitting the 
     consolidated report in compliance with the Inspector General 
     Act and the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10882. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Strategic Plan of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for the years 1998--
     2003; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10883. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     Inspector General for the period ending March 31, 1998, and 
     the Secretary's semiannual report for the same period, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10884. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the study report for the El Camino Real de los Tejas, 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1242(c); to the Committee on Resources. 


para.88.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 1956. An Act to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 
     1956 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
     volunteer pilot project at one national wildlife refuge in 
     each United States Fish and Wildlife Service region, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:


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       S. 2094. An Act to amend the Fish and Wildlife Improvement 
     Act of 1978 to enable the Secretary of the Interior to more 
     effectively use the proceeds of sales of certain items.

para.88.7  community opportunities, accountability, and training and 
          educational services

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2206) to amend the Head Start Act, the Low-Income Home Energy 
Assistance Act of 1981, and the Community Services Block Grant Act to 
reauthorize and make improvements to those Acts, to establish 
demonstration projects that provide an opportunity for persons with 
limited means to accumulate assets, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. GOODLING and Mr. 
MARTINEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MARTINEZ demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.88.8  next generation internet research

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
3332) to amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 1999 and 2000 for the Next Generation 
Internet program, to require the Advisory Committee on High-Performance 
Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next 
Generation Internet to monitor and give advice concerning the 
development and implementaion of the Next Generation Internet program 
and report to the President and the Congress on its activities, and for 
other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER and 
Ms. Eddie Bernice JOHNSON of Texas, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 1999 and 2000 for the Next Generation 
Internet program, to require the President's Information Technology 
Advisory Committee to monitor and give advice concerning the development 
and implementation of the Next Generation Internet program and report to 
the President and the Congress on its activities, and for other 
purposes.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.88.9  postal employees safety enhancement

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2112) to make the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 
applicable to the United States Postal Service in the same manner as any 
other employer.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. GOODLING and Mr. 
MARTINEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.88.10  recess--12:49 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 49 minutes p.m., until 1 
p.m.

para.88.11  after recess--1 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, called the House to order.

para.88.12  hurff a. saunders federal building

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 
2032) to designate the Federal building in Juneau, Alaska, as the 
``Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building''; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. KIM and Ms. NORTON, 
each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill; as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the Federal building located at 709 West 9th Street in Juneau, 
Alaska, as the `Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building'.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.

para.88.13  aaron henry u.s. post office

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 892) to 
designate the Federal building located at 223 Sharkey Street in 
Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the ``Aaron Henry United States Post 
Office''; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. KIM and Ms. NORTON, 
each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the Federal building located at 236 Sharkey Street in 
Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the `Aaron Henry Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse'.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.88.14  culpability of slobodan milosevic for war crimes

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 304):

       Whereas there is reason to mark the beginning of the 
     conflict in the former Yugoslavia with Slobodan Milosevic's 
     rise to power beginning in 1987, when he whipped up and 
     exploited extreme nationalism among Serbs, and specifically 
     in Kosovo, including support for violence against non-Serbs 
     who were labeled as threats;
       Whereas there is reason to believe that as President of 
     Serbia, Slobodan Milosevic was responsible for the conception 
     and direction of a war of aggression, the deaths of hundreds 
     of thousands, the torture and rape of tens of thousands and 
     the forced displacement of nearly 3,000,000 people, and that 
     mass rape and forced impregnation were among the tools used 
     to wage this war;
       Whereas ``ethnic cleansing'' has been carried out in the 
     former Yugoslavia in such a

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     consistent and systematic way that it had to be directed by 
     the senior political leadership in Serbia, and Slobodan 
     Milosevic has held such power within Serbia that he is 
     responsible for the conception and direction of this policy;
       Whereas, as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     (Serbia and Montenegro), Slobodan Milosevic is responsible 
     for the conception and direction of assaults by Yugoslavian 
     and Serbian military, security, special police, and other 
     forces on innocent civilians in Kosovo which have so far 
     resulted in an estimated 300 people dead or missing and the 
     forced displacement of tens of thousands, and such assaults 
     continue;
       Whereas on May 25, 1993, United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 827 created the International Criminal Tribunal 
     for the former Yugoslavia located in The Hague, the 
     Netherlands (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the 
     ``Tribunal''), and gave it jurisdiction over all crimes 
     arising out of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia;
       Whereas this Tribunal has publicly indicted 60 people for 
     war crimes or crimes against humanity arising out of the 
     conflict in the former Yugoslavia and has issued a number of 
     secret indictments that have only been made public upon the 
     apprehension of the indicted persons;
       Whereas it is incumbent upon the United States and all 
     other nations to support the Tribunal, and the United States 
     has done so by providing, since 1992, funding in the amount 
     of $54,000,000 in assessed payments and more than $11,000,000 
     in voluntary and in-kind contributions to the Tribunal and 
     the War Crimes Commission which preceded it, and by supplying 
     information collected by the United States that can aid the 
     Tribunal's investigations, prosecutions, and adjudications;
       Whereas any lasting, peaceful solution to the conflict in 
     the former Yugoslavia must be based upon justice for all, 
     including the most senior officials of the government or 
     governments responsible for conceiving, organizing, 
     initiating, directing, and sustaining the Yugoslav conflict 
     and whose forces have committed war crimes, crimes against 
     humanity and genocide; and
       Whereas Slobodan Milosevic has been the single person who 
     has been in the highest government offices in an aggressor 
     state since before the inception of the conflict in the 
     former Yugoslavia, who has had the power to decide for peace 
     and instead decided for war, who has had the power to 
     minimize illegal actions by subordinates and allies and hold 
     responsible those who committed such actions, but did not, 
     and who is once again directing a campaign of ethnic 
     cleansing against innocent civilians in Kosovo while treating 
     with contempt international efforts to achieve a fair and 
     peaceful settlement to the question of the future status of 
     Kosovo: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the United States should publicly declare that it 
     considers that there is reason to believe that Slobodan 
     Milosevic, President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     (Serbia and Montenegro), has committed war crimes, crimes 
     against humanity and genocide;
       (2) the United States should make collection of information 
     that can be supplied to the Tribunal for use as evidence to 
     support an indictment and trial of President Slobodan 
     Milosevic for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
     genocide a high priority;
       (3) any such information concerning President Slobodan 
     Milosevic already collected by the United States should be 
     provided to the Tribunal as soon as possible;
       (4) the United States should provide a fair share of any 
     additional financial or personnel resources that may be 
     required by the Tribunal in order to enable the Tribunal to 
     adequately address preparation for, indictment of, 
     prosecution of, and adjudication of allegations of war crimes 
     and crimes against humanity posed against President Slobodan 
     Milosevic and any other person arising from the conflict in 
     the former Yugoslavia, including in Kosovo;
       (5) the United States should engage with other members of 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and other interested 
     states in a discussion of information any such state may hold 
     relating to allegations of war crimes and crimes against 
     humanity posed against President Slobodan Milosevic and any 
     other person arising from the conflict in the former 
     Yugoslavia, including in Kosovo, and press such states to 
     promptly provide all such information to the Tribunal;
       (6) the United States should engage with other members of 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and other interested 
     states in a discussion of measures to be taken to apprehend 
     indicted war criminals and persons indicted for crimes 
     against humanity with the objective of concluding a plan of 
     action that will result in these indictees' prompt delivery 
     into the custody of the Tribunal; and
       (7) the United States should urge the Tribunal to promptly 
     review all information relating to President Slobodan 
     Milosevic's possible criminal culpability for conceiving, 
     directing, and sustaining a variety of actions in the former 
     Yugoslavia, including Kosovo, that have had the effect of 
     genocide, of other crimes against humanity, or of war crimes, 
     with a view toward prompt issuance of a public indictment of 
     Milosevic.
       Sec. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
     transmit a copy of this resolution to the President.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas 
and nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members 
present, so the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.88.15  convicted felon joanne chesimard extradition

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 254); as amended: 

       Whereas on May 2, 1973, Joanne Chesimard and 2 friends were 
     stopped in their vehicle by New Jersey State Troopers James 
     Harper and Werner Foerster on the New Jersey Turnpike;
       Whereas while being questioned, Ms. Chesimard and the 
     driver opened fire with automatic pistols striking Trooper 
     Werner Foerster twice in the chest and Trooper James Harper 
     in the left shoulder;
       Whereas the suspects then turned Trooper Foerster's own 
     weapon on him firing an additional two bullets into his head 
     execution style;
       Whereas this heinous and premeditated act resulted in the 
     tragic death of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster;
       Whereas Trooper Foerster left behind a wife, Rose Foerster, 
     and family;
       Whereas in 1977, after a 6 week trial, a jury found Ms. 
     Chesimard guilty of first-degree murder for the slaying of 
     Trooper Foerster, a respected New Jersey State Trooper;
       Whereas as a result of this conviction Ms. Chesimard was 
     sentenced to life in a New Jersey State prison;
       Whereas in 1979, Ms. Chesimard broke free from a maximum 
     security cell at the Reformatory for Women in Clinton, New 
     Jersey, with the help of 4 men who took a guard and prison 
     van driver hostage;
       Whereas after escaping prison, Ms. Chesimard fled to Cuba 
     for political asylum;
       Whereas the Federal Bureau of Investigation lists 77 felony 
     fugitives known to have been granted safe haven by the Cuban 
     Government, including Robert Vesco, Frank Terpil, and Victor 
     Gerena, wanted for, or convicted of, violent crimes, 
     including murder, robbery, kidnapping, air piracy, and 
     terrorism;
       Whereas these individuals have been indicted or convicted 
     of criminal offenses in the United States and have not paid 
     their debt to society;
       Whereas people in New Jersey were shocked and outraged to 
     see television interviews showing Ms. Chesimard living freely 
     in Cuba, portraying herself as the victim and denying any 
     crimes against Trooper Foerster;
       Whereas the Governor of New Jersey, Christine Whitman, has 
     requested Federal assistance from Attorney General Janet Reno 
     for the return of Ms. Chesimard; and
       Whereas Members of Congress have petitioned Secretary of 
     State Madeleine Albright requesting that the Department of 
     State do everything in its power to have Joanne Chesimard, 
     and all other individuals who have fled the United States to 
     avoid prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses and 
     who are currently living freely in Cuba, returned to the 
     United States in order for them to face prosecution or 
     confinement in the United States: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Government of Cuba should extradite to the United 
     States convicted murderer Joanne Chesimard in order for her 
     to complete her life sentence for the murder of New Jersey 
     State Trooper Werner Foerster;
       (2) the Government of Cuba should extradite to the United 
     States all other individuals who have fled the United States 
     to avoid prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses and 
     who are currently living freely in Cuba in order for them to 
     face prosecution or confinement in the United States; and
       (3) the extradition from Cuba to the United States of all 
     individuals who have fled the United States to avoid 
     prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses and who are 
     currently living in Cuba should be a top priority for the 
     United States Government.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and Mr. 
LANTOS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.

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  Mr. BEREUTER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.88.16  independent radio broadcasting in africa

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 415): 

       Whereas Africa's numerous ethnic groups, with an estimated 
     2,000 languages and dialects, have long been isolated from 
     each other;
       Whereas radio is the primary means of transmitting vital 
     information in Africa and linking African populations;
       Whereas poverty, illiteracy, and logistical difficulties 
     make television and the print media less utilized means of 
     communication;
       Whereas radio is not only compatible with Africa's oral 
     traditions, but has the added benefit of being affordable and 
     adaptable;
       Whereas African radio stations generally are owned and 
     operated by governments, which being aware of radio's power 
     often deny or delay applications for proposed independent 
     radio stations, harass officials or staff of independent 
     radio stations, or close independent radio stations;
       Whereas 53 independent journalists in Africa have been 
     killed over the past 8 years, 42 other journalists were 
     imprisoned last year alone, and hundreds of others have been 
     threatened, harassed, or even physically assaulted;
       Whereas standards of journalistic professionalism often are 
     low in Africa, which causes problems of accuracy in reporting 
     that often lead governments to overreact and apply repressive 
     legal remedies against the media, including radio broadcasts;
       Whereas biased government radio broadcasts have promoted 
     ruling parties and limited coverage of opposition political 
     parties, while inhibiting the free flow of information 
     necessary for citizens to effectively exercise their 
     electoral choices, thus undermining democracy;
       Whereas the promotion of independent ownership of local 
     radio operations in Africa is a useful tool for advancing the 
     United States foreign policy objective of promoting democracy 
     and human rights;
       Whereas the phenomenon of ``hate radio'' has fueled 
     genocide in countries such as Rwanda, in which an estimated 
     half million persons were killed in a largely ethnic purge in 
     1994;
       Whereas surrogate broadcasting, which consists of locally 
     generated news on issues of local concern, has been well 
     demonstrated as a vehicle to promote democracy and human 
     rights in repressed regions and countries throughout the 
     world;
       Whereas the Voice of America has designed the ``Radio 
     Democracy for Africa'' project to create a surrogate radio 
     operation throughout Africa to promote democracy and human 
     rights; and
       Whereas the African Growth and Opportunity Act calls for 
     the United States Information Agency to use its broadcasts to 
     promote economic reforms in addition to its current promotion 
     of political reforms: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) supports the creation and operation of the Voice of 
     America's surrogate radio project known as ``Radio Democracy 
     for Africa'' which includes journalist training and 
     journalist exchange components;
       (2) urges the United States Information Agency to expand 
     its economic, political, and human rights programming in 
     Africa to support indigenous efforts aimed at promoting 
     democratization, human rights, economic development, and good 
     governance;
       (3) calls on the Agency for International Development to 
     adopt a comprehensive strategy for the promotion of free and 
     independent African media, especially radio, by supporting 
     journalist and other media training programs, assisting in 
     the development of African media associations, facilitating 
     the creation of African news gathering and delivery networks, 
     and encouraging the use of radio as an educational medium on 
     a variety of topics, including but not limited to democracy, 
     human rights, and economic development;
       (4) calls on the United States Government to encourage 
     local and foreign investment in independent local radio 
     operations in Africa;
       (5) urges the United States Government to make freedom of 
     speech and the safety of journalists a priority in 
     discussions with African governments on democracy and human 
     rights;
       (6) encourages the United States Government to use all 
     reasonable means to help safeguard the operation of 
     independent radio stations and the legitimate activities of 
     journalists in African countries; and
       (7) urges the United States Government to support and 
     assist the development of mechanisms and institutions for the 
     protection of independent journalists and to discourage the 
     now frequent use of draconian laws and government policies 
     inhibiting freedom of speech in Africa.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and Mr. 
LANTOS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.88.17  usia television program availability to the ukrainian museum 
          and archives

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4083) 
to make available to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives the USIA 
television program ``Windows on America''; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and Mr. 
LANTOS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.88.18  international cooperation in recovering children abducted in 
          the u.s.

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 224): 

       Whereas many children in the United States have been 
     abducted by family members who are foreign nationals and 
     living in foreign countries;
       Whereas children who have been abducted by an estranged 
     father are very rarely returned, through legal remedies, from 
     countries that only recognize the custody rights of the 
     father;
       Whereas there are at least 140 cases that need to be 
     resolved in which children have been abducted by family 
     members and taken to foreign countries;
       Whereas, although the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
     International Child Abduction, done at the Hague on October 
     25, 1980, has made progress in aiding the return of abducted 
     children, the Convention does not address the criminal 
     aspects of child abduction, and there is a need to reach 
     agreements regarding child abduction with countries that are 
     not parties to the Convention; and
       Whereas decisions on awarding custody of children should be 
     made in the children's best interest, and persons who violate 
     laws of the United States by abducting their children should 
     not be rewarded by being granted custody of those children: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress urges international 
     cooperation in working to resolve those cases in which 
     children in the United States are abducted by family members 
     who are foreign nationals and taken to foreign countries, and 
     in seeing that justice is served by holding accountable the 
     abductors for violations of criminal law.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and Mr. 
LANTOS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.88.19  50th anniversary of the universal declaration of human 
          rights

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following con

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current resolution (H. Con. Res. 185); as amended: 

       Whereas on December 10, 1948, the General Assembly of the 
     United Nations proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human 
     Rights, after it was adopted by the General Assembly without 
     a dissenting vote;
       Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was 
     modeled on the Bill of Rights of the United States 
     Constitution and it was developed with strong United States 
     leadership, and in particular the personal involvement of 
     Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, who served as Chair of the United 
     Nations Human Rights Commission;
       Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights sets 
     forth fundamental human rights including the right to life, 
     liberty, and security of person; freedom of religion; freedom 
     of opinion and expression; freedom of assembly; self-
     government through free elections; freedom from slavery and 
     torture; the right to a fair trial and to equality before the 
     law; presumption of innocence until proved guilty; the right 
     not to be subjected to retroactive laws; freedom of movement 
     within one's state and freedom to leave or return to it; the 
     right of asylum; the right to a nationality; the right to 
     found a family; the right against arbitrary interference with 
     privacy, family, home, or correspondence; the right to own 
     property; to social security and to work; the right to form 
     and join trade unions; the right to an adequate standard of 
     living, to education, and to rest and leisure; and the right 
     to participation in the cultural life of the community;
       Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has 
     become the most widely accepted statement identifying human 
     rights and is referred to in resolutions and covenants 
     adopted by numerous international organizations, in 
     multilateral and bilateral treaties, in national 
     constitutions, and in local laws and decrees; and
       Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, though 
     it is not a treaty or a binding international agreement, it 
     is ``a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all 
     nations'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to the 
     fundamental human rights enunciated half a century ago in the 
     Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which are a reflection 
     of the fundamental civil and human rights that are enshrined 
     in the Declaration of Independence and in the United States 
     Constitution, and in particular in the Bill of Rights;
       (2) expresses the determination to work for the 
     implementation of and observance of international human 
     rights and international human rights agreements; and
       (3) urges the government leaders of all nations, 
     representatives of private international human rights 
     organizations, business and labor leaders, local government 
     officials, and all Americans to use the Universal Declaration 
     of Human Rights as an instrument to promote tolerance, 
     understanding, and greater respect for human rights.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
LANTOS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. LANTOS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.88.20  torture victims relief

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4309) to 
provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of torture; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
LANTOS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.88.21  advancement of women in science, engineering, and technology 
          development commission

  Mr. FAWELL moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3007) to 
establish the Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, 
Engineering, and Technology Development; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, recognized Mr. 
FAWELL and Mrs. MINK, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
establish the Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in 
Science, Engineering, and Technology Development.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.88.22  san joaquin county, california land transfer

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2508) to 
provide for the conveyance of Federal land in San Joaquin County, 
California, to the City of Tracy, California; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Ms. 
NORTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.88.23  recess--3:03p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 3 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5 o'clock p.m.

para.88.24  after recess--5:15 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, called the House to 
order.

para.88.25  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.88.26  s. 2206--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 2206) to amend the Head 
Start Act, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and the 
Community Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and make improvements 
to those Acts, to establish demonstration projects that provide an 
opportunity for persons with limited means to accumulate assets, and for 
other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

346

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affirmative

Nays

20

para.88.27                   [Roll No. 426]

                                YEAS--346

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey

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     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--20

     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Crane
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Istook
     McIntosh
     Miller (FL)
     Paul
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Royce
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Stearns
     Stump

                             NOT VOTING--68

     Ackerman
     Bachus
     Barr
     Blumenauer
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Clayton
     Cook
     Crapo
     Danner
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dreier
     Engel
     English
     Evans
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Green
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hooley
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     LaHood
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDade
     McIntyre
     Meeks (NY)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Rush
     Ryun
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Sessions
     Stabenow
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.

para.88.28  h. con. res. 304--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 
304) expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the culpability of 
Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide 
in the former Yugoslavia, and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
   

Yeas

369

It was decided in the

Nays

1

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para.88.29                   [Roll No. 427]

                                YEAS--369

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman

[[Page 1601]]


     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kucinich
       

                             NOT VOTING--63

     Ackerman
     Bachus
     Barr
     Blumenauer
     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Carson
     Clayton
     Cook
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Engel
     English
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Green
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hooley
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     LaHood
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McDade
     McIntyre
     Meeks (NY)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Rush
     Schumer
     Sessions
     Stabenow
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.88.30  h. con. res. 254--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 
254) calling on the Government of Cuba to extradite to the United States 
convicted felon Joanne Chesimard and all other individuals who have fled 
the United States to avoid prosecution or confinement for criminal 
offenses and who are currently living freely in Cuba; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

371

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.88.31                   [Roll No. 428]

                                YEAS--371

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--63

     Ackerman
     Archer
     Bachus
     Barr
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Brown (FL)
     Clayton
     Cook
     Crapo
     Engel
     English
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hooley
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     LaHood
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McDade
     McIntyre
     Meeks (NY)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Rush
     Schumer
     Sessions
     Stabenow
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.88.32  h. con. res. 185--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 
185) expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th 
anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 
and recommitting the United States to the principles expressed in the 
Universal Declaration; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.


[[Page 1602]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

370

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para.88.33                   [Roll No. 429]

                                YEAS--370

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                 NAYS--2

     Chenoweth
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--62

     Ackerman
     Bachus
     Barr
     Blumenauer
     Brown (FL)
     Clayton
     Cook
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Engel
     English
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hooley
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     LaHood
     Lazio
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McDade
     McIntyre
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Rush
     Schumer
     Sessions
     Stabenow
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.88.34  culpability of slobodan milosevic for war crimes

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
concurrent resolution of the Senate (S. Con. Res. 105):

       Whereas there is reason to mark the beginning of the 
     conflict in the former Yugoslavia with Slobodan Milosevic's 
     rise to power beginning in 1987, when he whipped up and 
     exploited extreme nationalism among Serbs, and specifically 
     in Kosovo, including support for violence against non-Serbs 
     who were labeled as threats;
       Whereas there is reason to believe that as President of 
     Serbia, Slobodan Milosevic was responsible for the conception 
     and direction of a war of aggression, the deaths of hundreds 
     of thousands, the torture and rape of tens of thousands and 
     the forced displacement of nearly 3,000,000 people, and that 
     mass rape and forced impregnation were among the tools used 
     to wage this war;
       Whereas ``ethnic cleansing'' has been carried out in the 
     former Yugoslavia in such a consistent and systematic way 
     that it had to be directed by the senior political leadership 
     in Serbia, and Slobodan Milosevic has held such power within 
     Serbia that he is responsible for the conception and 
     direction of this policy;
       Whereas, as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     (Serbia and Montenegro), Slobodan Milosevic is responsible 
     for the conception and direction of assaults by Yugoslavian 
     and Serbian military, security, special police, and other 
     forces on innocent civilians in Kosovo which have so far 
     resulted in an estimated 300 people dead or missing and the 
     forced displacement of tens of thousands, and such assaults 
     continue;
       Whereas on May 25, 1993, United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 827 created the International Criminal Tribunal 
     for the former Yugoslavia located in The Hague, the 
     Netherlands (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the 
     ``Tribunal''), and gave it jurisdiction over all crimes 
     arising out of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia;
       Whereas this Tribunal has publicly indicted 60 people for 
     war crimes or crimes against humanity arising out of the 
     conflict in the former Yugoslavia and has issued a number of 
     secret indictments that have only been made public upon the 
     apprehension of the indicted persons;
       Whereas it is incumbent upon the United States and all 
     other nations to support the Tribunal, and the United States 
     has done so by providing, since 1992, funding in the amount 
     of $54,000,000 in assessed payments and more than $11,000,000 
     in voluntary and in-kind contributions to the Tribunal and 
     the War Crimes Commission which preceded it, and by supplying 
     information collected by the United States that can aid the 
     Tribunal's investigations, prosecutions, and adjudications;
       Whereas any lasting, peaceful solution to the conflict in 
     the former Yugoslavia must be based upon justice for all, 
     including the most senior officials of the government or 
     governments responsible for conceiving, organizing, 
     initiating, directing, and sustaining the Yugoslav conflict 
     and whose forces have committed war crimes, crimes against 
     humanity and genocide; and
       Whereas Slobodan Milosevic has been the single person who 
     has been in the highest government offices in an aggressor 
     state since before the inception of the conflict in the 
     former Yugoslavia, who has had the power to decide for peace 
     and instead decided for war, who has had the power to 
     minimize illegal actions by subordinates and allies and hold 
     responsible those who committed such actions, but did not, 
     and who is once again directing a campaign of ethnic 
     cleansing against innocent civilians in Kosovo while treating 
     with contempt international efforts to achieve a fair and 
     peaceful settlement to the question of the future status of 
     Kosovo: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the United States should publicly declare that it 
     considers that there is reason to believe that Slobodan 
     Milosevic, President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     (Serbia and Montenegro), has committed war crimes, crimes 
     against humanity and genocide;
       (2) the United States should make collection of information 
     that can be supplied to the Tribunal for use as evidence to 
     support an indictment and trial of President Slobodan 
     Milosevic for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
     genocide a high priority;

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       (3) any such information concerning President Slobodan 
     Milosevic already collected by the United States should be 
     provided to the Tribunal as soon as possible;
       (4) the United States should provide a fair share of any 
     additional financial or personnel resources that may be 
     required by the Tribunal in order to enable the Tribunal to 
     adequately address preparation for, indictment of, 
     prosecution of, and adjudication of allegations of war crimes 
     and crimes against humanity posed against President Slobodan 
     Milosevic and any other person arising from the conflict in 
     the former Yugoslavia, including in Kosovo;
       (5) the United States should engage with other members of 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and other interested 
     states in a discussion of information any such state may hold 
     relating to allegations of war crimes and crimes against 
     humanity posed against President Slobodan Milosevic and any 
     other person arising from the conflict in the former 
     Yugoslavia, including in Kosovo, and press such states to 
     promptly provide all such information to the Tribunal;
       (6) the United States should engage with other members of 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and other interested 
     states in a discussion of measures to be taken to apprehend 
     indicted war criminals and persons indicted for crimes 
     against humanity with the objective of concluding a plan of 
     action that will result in these indictees' prompt delivery 
     into the custody of the Tribunal; and
       (7) the United States should urge the Tribunal to promptly 
     review all information relating to President Slobodan 
     Milosevic's possible criminal culpability for conceiving, 
     directing, and sustaining a variety of actions in the former 
     Yugoslavia, including Kosovo, that have had the effect of 
     genocide, of other crimes against humanity, or of war crimes, 
     with a view toward prompt issuance of a public indictment of 
     Milosevic.
       Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy 
     of this resolution to the President.

  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  By unanimous consent, H. Con. Res. 304, a similar House bill, was laid 
on the table.

para.88.35  ``united states capitol'' publication

  On motion of Mr. NEY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Oversight 
was discharged from further consideration of the following concurrent 
resolution (S. Con. Res. 115):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That (a) a revised edition of the publication 
     entitled ``The United States Capitol'' (referred to as ``the 
     pamphlet'') shall be reprinted as a Senate document.
       (b) There shall be printed 2,000,000 copies of the pamphlet 
     in the English language at a cost not to exceed $100,000 for 
     distribution as follows:
       (1)(A) 206,000 copies of the publication for the use of the 
     Senate with 2,000 copies distributed to each Member;
       (B) 886,000 copies of the publication for the use of the 
     House of Representatives, with 2,000 copies distributed to 
     each Member; and
       (C) 908,000 of the publication for distribution to the 
     Capitol Guide Service; or
       (2) if the total printing and production costs of copies in 
     paragraph (1) exceed $100,000, such number of copies of the 
     publication as does not exceed total printing and production 
     costs of $100,000, with distribution to be allocated in the 
     same proportion as in paragraph (1).
       (c) In addition to the copies printed pursuant to 
     subsection (b), there shall be printed at a total printing 
     and production cost of not to exceed $70,000--
       (1) 50,000 copies of the pamphlet in each of the following 
     5 languages: German, French, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese; 
     and
       (2) 100,000 copies of the pamphlet in Spanish; to be 
     distributed to the Capitol Guide Service.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.88.36  message from the president--u.s. activities in the U.N.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, laid before the 
House a message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit herewith a report of the activities of the 
United States Government in the United Nations and its affiliated 
agencies during the calendar year 1997. The report is required by the 
United Nations Participation Act (Public Law 79-264; 22 U.S.C. 287b).
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 14, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations.

para.88.37  message from the president--aeronautics and space activities

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, laid before the 
House a message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit this report on the Nation's achievements in 
aeronautics and space during fiscal year (FY) 1997, as required under 
section 206 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 2476). Aeronautics and space activities involved 13 
contributing departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and the 
results of their ongoing research and development affect the Nation in 
many ways.
  A wide variety of aeronautics and space developments took place during 
FY 1997. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 
successfully completed eight Space Shuttle flights. There were 23 
successful U.S. Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) launches in FY 1997. Of 
those, 4 were NASA-managed missions, 2 were NASA-funded/Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA)-licensed missions, 5 were Department of Defense-
managed missions, and 12 were FAA-licensed commercial launches. The Mars 
Pathfinder spacecraft and Sojourner rover captured the public's 
attention with a very successful mission. Scientists also made some 
dramatic new discoveries in various space-related fields such as space 
science, Earth science and remote sensing, and life and microgravity 
science. In aeronautics, activities included work on high-speed 
research, advanced subsonic technology, and technologies designed to 
improve the safety and efficiency of our commercial airlines and air 
traffic control system.
  Close international cooperation with Russia occurred on the Shuttle-
Mir docking missions and on the International Space Station program. The 
United States also entered into new forms of cooperation with its 
partners in Europe, South America, and Asia.
  Thus, FY 1997 was a very successful one for U.S. aeronautics and space 
programs. Efforts in these areas have contributed significantly to the 
Nation's scientific and technical knowledge, international cooperation, 
a healthier environment, and a more competitive economy.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 14, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Science.

para.88.38  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4006

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-712) the resolution (H. Res. 535) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4006) to clarify Federal law to prohibit 
the dispensing or distribution of a controlled substance for the purpose 
of causing, or assisting in causing, the suicide, or euthanasia, of any 
individual.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.88.39  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 2094. An Act to amend the Fish and Wildlife Improvement 
     Act of 1978 to enable the Secretary of the Interior to more 
     effectively use the proceeds of sales of certain items; to 
     the Committee on Resources.

para.88.40  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. ENGEL, for today and tomorrow;
  To Mr. GOSS, for today and tomorrow;
  To Mr. RUSH, for today;
  To Ms. KILPATRICK, for today;
  To Mr. JEFFERSON, for today; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 5 o'clock p.m.
  And then,

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para.88.41  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PALLONE, at 8 o'clock and 6 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.88.42  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 
     4309. A bill to provide a comprehensive program of support 
     for victims of torture; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-709, 
     Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 3248. A bill to provide dollars to the classroom; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 105-710). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3898. A bill 
     to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled 
     Substances Import and Export Act to conform penalties for 
     violations involving certain amounts of methamphetamine to 
     penalties for violations involving similar amounts cocaine 
     base; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-711 Pt. 1). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 535. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4006) to clarify Federal law to prohibit the dispensing or 
     distribution of a controlled substance for the purpose of 
     causing, or assisting in causing, the suicide, or euthanasia, 
     of any individual (Rept. No. 105-712). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 4382. A bill to 
     amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the 
     program for mammography quality standards; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-713). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para.88.43  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to Clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 3898. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than September 14, 1998.
       H.R. 4309. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than September 14, 1998.

para.88.44  subsequent action on a reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 4321. Referred to the Committee on Commerce for a 
     period ending not later than September 25, 1998 for 
     consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to 
     clause 1(e), rule X.

para.88.45  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Commerce discharged 
from further consideration. H.R. 4309 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.
  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Commerce discharged 
from further consideration. H.R. 3898 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.88.46  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 4558. A bill to make technical amendments to clarify 
     the provision of benefits for noncitizens, and to improve the 
     provision of unemployment insurance, child support, and 
     supplemental security income benefits; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       H.R. 4559. A bill to assure equitable treatment in health 
     care coverage of prescription drugs under group health plans, 
     health insurance coverage, Medicare and Medicaid managed care 
     arrangements, medigap insurance coverage, and health plans 
     under the Federal employees' health benefits program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Government 
     Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 4560. A bill to provide short-term and long-term 
     relief to agricultural producers, small businesses, and rural 
     communities adversely affected by low prices for agricultural 
     commodities; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 4561. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that members of the uniformed services and 
     the Foreign Service shall be treated as using a principal 
     residence while on official extended duty; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Gillmor):
       H.R. 4562. A bill to establish the Fallen Timbers 
     Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis National Historical 
     Site in the State of Ohio; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MCINTOSH (for himself and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 4563. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received for 
     settlement of certain claims of Holocaust survivors; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYUN:
       H.R. 4564. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that farm income may be allocated among 
     taxable years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TANNER:
       H.R. 4565. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the years for carryback of net operating 
     losses for certain farm losses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H. Con. Res. 326. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol on September 23, 1998, for the 
     presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Nelson 
     Rolihlahla Mandela; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H. Res. 534. A resolution congratulating Sammy Sosa of the 
     Chicago Cubs for tying the current major league record for 
     home runs in one season; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight. 

para.88.47  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 51: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 218: Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Sherman, Ms. Carson, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2351: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2639: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Metcalf and Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 2748: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2821: Ms. Eshoo and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Mollohan and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 3855: Mr. Rogan, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Skaggs, and Mr. 
     Sherman.
       H.R. 3905: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 3925: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 4070: Mr. Reyes and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 4071: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 4213: Mr. Radanovich and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 4219: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 4238: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 4242: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
     Mascara, and Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 4277: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 4297: Mr. Gekas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
     and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 4303: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 4330: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 4339: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Costello, and Mr. 
     Holden.
       H.R. 4344: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
     Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Evans, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 4362: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 4370: Mr. Manton, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
     Dickey.
       H.R. 4395: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 4410: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 4417: Mr. Bryant and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 4449: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
     Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 4450: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 4492: Mr. Dooley of California and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 4501: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Meehan.
       H.R. 4542: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. 
     Goss.
       H.R. 4550: Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Levin.
       H. Con. Res. 154: Mr. Brown of California.
       H. Con. Res. 203: Mr. DeFazio.
       H. Con. Res. 304: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 317: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Christensen.
       H. Res. 483: Mr. Markey and Ms. Norton.
       H. Res. 519: Mr. Salmon, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Christensen, and Mrs. Myrick.


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                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1998 (89)

para.89.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9:00 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 15, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dan Miller to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.89.2  recess--9:38 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 12 
of rule I, declared the House in recess until 10 o'clock a.m.

para.89.3  after recess--10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, called the House to order.

para.89.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, September 14, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.89.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10885. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule-- Kiwifruit Grown in California; 
     Relaxation of Pack Requirements [Docket No. FV98-920-4 IFR] 
     received September 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10886. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Milk in the Southwest Plains 
     Marketing Area; Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Order 
     [DA-98-08] received September 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10887. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Uniform Financial Reporting Standards for HUD 
     Housing Programs [Docket No. FR-4321-F-03] (RIN: 2501-AC49) 
     received September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       10888. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Public Housing Assessment System [Docket No. FR-
     4313-F-03] (RIN: 2577-AB81) received September 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       10889. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and 
     Chief Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--
     Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest 
     Assumptions for Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received 
     September 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       10890. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash 
     Protection; Anthropomorphic Test Dummy [Docket No. NHTSA-98-
     4358](RIN: 2127-AG75, 2127-AG80, 2127-AG94) received August 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10891. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision; Ventura County Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 009-0090a FRL-6142-3] received August 
     13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10892. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Ashton, Idaho and West Yellowstone, Montana) [MM Docket No. 
     97-200, RM-9144, RM-9313] received August 28, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10893. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Albion, Honeoye Falls and South Bristol Township, New York) 
     [MM Docket No. 98-8, RM-9178] received August 28, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10894. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     Section 309(j) of the Communications Act---- Competitive 
     Bidding for Commercial Broadcast and Instructional Television 
     Fixed Service Licenses [MM Docket No. 97-234] Reexamination 
     of the Policy Statement on Comparative Broadcast Hearings [GC 
     Docket No. 92-52] received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10895. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Trade 
     Regulation Rule Regarding Use of Negative Option Plans by 
     Sellers in Commerce [16 CFR Part 425] received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10896. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule-- 1998-99 Refuge-Specific Hunting 
     and Sport Fishing Regulations (RIN: 1018-AE68) received 
     August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       10897. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Species in the Rock Sole/Flathead 
     Sole/``Other Flatfish'' Fishery Category by Vessels Using 
     Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 
     971208298-8055-02; I.D. 081498A] received August 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10898. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Revisions to Recordkeeping and 
     Reporting Requirements [Docket No. 980112009-8196-02; I.D. 
     110697B] (RIN: 0648-AK36) received August 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10899. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety And Security Zones; Presidential Visit, Martha's 
     Vineyard, MA [CGD01-98-114] (RIN: AA97) received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10900. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Gulf of Alaska, southeast of Narrow Cape, Kodiak 
     Island, Alaska [COTP Western Alaska -98-003] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10901. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Suisun Bay, Sacramento River, San Joaquin River, 
     San Francisco, CA [COTP San Francisco Bay; 98-021] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10902. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Connections Unlimited Fireworks, New York 
     Harbor, Upper Bay [CGD01-98-123] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10903. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulated Navigation Area; San Juan Harbor, San Juan, PR 
     [CGD07-98-023] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received August 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10904. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Kennedy Fireworks, New York Harbor, Upper Bay 
     [CGD01-98-113] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10905. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Baptiste Collette Bayou from Lower 
     Mississippi River Mile 11.3 to Lighted Buoy #21 in Breton 
     Sound (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10906. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model 
     S-61A, D, E, L, N, NM, R, and V Helicopters; Correction 
     [Docket No. 97-SW-18-AD; Amendment 39-10126; AD 97-19-06] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10907. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Lake Champlain, VT [CGD01-
     98-124] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received August 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       10908. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Anacostia River, Washington 
     D.C. [CGD05-98-017] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       10909. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Fireworks displays within the 
     First Coast Guard District [CGD01-98-127] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10910. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 and 767 Series 
     Airplanes Equipped with Rolls-Royce Model RB211-52G/H Engines 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-194-AD; Amendment 39-10715; AD 98-17-13] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10911. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4100 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-86-AD; Amendment 39-
     10714; AD 98-17-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10912. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA 3180, SA 
     318B, SA 318C, SE 3130, SE 313B, SA.315B, SA.316B, SA.316C, 
     SA.319B, and SE.3160 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-36-AD 
     Amendment 39-10716; AD 98-16-02] (RIN 2120-AA64) received 
     August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10913. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Textron Lycoming and Teledyne 
     Continental Motors Reciprocating Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-
     27-AD; Amendment 39-10713; AD 98-17-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10914. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the Territory and 
     Airspace of Afghanistan [Docket No. 27744; SFAR 67] (RIN: 
     2120-AG56) received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10915. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the Territory and 
     Airspace of Sudan [Docket No. 29317; SFAR 82] (RIN: 2120-
     AG67) received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10916. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of the Legal Description of the Memphis Class B 
     Airspace Area; TN [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWA-1] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10917. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety And Security Zones; Presidential Visit, Martha's 
     Vineyard, MA [CGD01-98-115] (RIN: AA97) received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10918. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Clinton, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-26] received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10919. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hartford, KY [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASO-10] received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10920. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Savannah, TN [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASO-7] received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10921. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Financial Responsibility Requirements for Licensed Launch 
     Activities [Docket 28635; Amendment No. 98-1] (RIN: 2120-
     AF98) received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       10922. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Mentor-Protege 
     [48 CFR Part 1819] received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       10923. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Disaster Loan Program [13 CFR Part 123] received 
     September 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
       10924. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Special Disaster Relief [Announcement OGI-116078-98] received 
     August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10925. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Former Indian Reservations in Oklahoma [Notice 98-45] 
     received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10926. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Estate and Gift Tax Marital Deduction [TD 8779] (RIN: 1545-
     AU27) received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10927. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Estate of Clara K. Hoover, Deceased, Yetta Hoover Bidegain, 
     Personal Representative v. Commissioner, 69 F.3d 1044 (10th 
     Cir. 1995), rev'g 102 T.C. 777 (1994) [T.C. Docket No. 18464-
     92] received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10928. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Barry 
     I. Fredericks v. Commissioner No. 96-7748 (3d Cir., Filed 
     September 11, 1997, amended September 18, 1997), rev'q T.C. 
     Memo. 1996-222 T.C. Dkt. No. 16442-92--received August 28, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       10929. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Action on Decision [McCormick v. Peterson CV93-2157 (E.D.N.Y. 
     1993), 94-1 USTC 50, 026] received August 28, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10930. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Agency, 
     transmitting notification concerning the Department of the 
     Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) 
     to Egypt for defense articles and services (Transmittal No. 
     98-52), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       10931. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office in the United States for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 98-56), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       10932. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-54), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       10933. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the listing of all 
     outstanding Letters of Offer to sell any major defense 
     equipment for $1 million or more; the listing of all Letters 
     of Offer that were accepted, as of June 30, 1998, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10934. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the annual report of the activities of 
     the United States Government in the United Nations and its 
     affiliated agencies during the calendar year 1997, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 287b; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10935. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 
     214B, 214B-1, and 214ST Helicopters [Docket No. 94-SW-29-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10717; AD 98-18-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10936. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the annual report on the Nation's 
     achievements in aeronautics and space during fiscal year 
     1997, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2476; to the Committee on 
     Science. 

para.89.6  private calendar business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. SENSENBRENNER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order today, under clause 6, rule XXIV, the 
Private Calendar rule, be dispensed with.

para.89.7  recess--10:21 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 21 minutes p.m., for 
approximately 15 minutes.

para.89.8  after recess--10:36 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, called the House to order.

para.89.9  agriculture appropriations fy 1999

  On motion of Mr. SKEEN, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 4101) 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Ad

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ministration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; together with the amendment 
of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. SKEEN, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.89.10  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 4101

  Ms. KAPTUR moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 4101, be 
instructed to agree with the provisions of the Senate amendment which 
provide funding for agricultural disaster assistance and reserve 
inventories, including the designation of such funds as an emergency 
requirement under section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and with no offsetting reductions 
as provided in the Senate amendment.
  After debate,
  Ms. KAPTUR moved the previous question on the motion to instruct the 
managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question on said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. COBURN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

331

When there appeared

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Nays

66

para.89.11                   [Roll No. 430]

                                YEAS--331

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--66

     Archer
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Brady (TX)
     Burr
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Cox
     Cubin
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Klug
     Largent
     Latham
     Leach
     LoBiondo
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Snowbarger
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--37

     Clayton
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Manton
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     Meeks (NY)
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Schumer
     Smith, Linda
     Stabenow
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Weygand
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
  So the previous question on the motion to instruct the managers on the 
part of the House was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, 
appointed of Messrs. Skeen, Walsh, Dickey, Kingston, Nethercutt, 
Bonilla, Latham, Livingston, Ms. Kaptur, Messrs. Fazio, Serrano, Ms. 
DeLauro, and Mr. Obey, as managers on the part of the House at said 
conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.89.12  defense appropriations fy 1999

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, the bill 
(H.R. 4103) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; together 
with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's 
table.
  When on motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.89.13  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 4103

  Mr. OBEY moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 4103, be 
instructed to reduce, within the scope of the conference, the maximum 
amount possible from appropriations for low priority congressionally-
directed projects not requested in the fiscal year 1999 Defense 
Department budget request and apply those funds to alleviate high 
priority military readiness needs for spare parts, quality of life 
programs, training exercises, retention bonuses, and recruitment 
initiatives.
  After debate,

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  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, by unanimous consent, announced 
that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.89.14  legislative branch appropriations fy 1999

  On motion of Mr. WALSH, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 4112) 
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; together with the 
amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. WALSH, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.89.15  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 4112

  Mr. SERRANO moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 4112, be 
instructed to bolster the Capitol police force by concurring in the 
Senate amendments that restore $4.197 million of reductions passed by 
the House for Capitol Police salaries and Capitol Police general 
expenses.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SERRANO, the previous question was ordered on the 
motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.89.16  appointment of conferees--h.r. 4112

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Walsh, Young of Florida, Cunningham, Wamp, Latham, 
Livingston, Serrano, Fazio, Hoyer, and Obey, as managers on the part of 
the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.89.17  transportation appropriations fy 1999

  On motion of Mr. WOLF, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 4328) 
making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes; together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken 
from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. WOLF, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.89.18  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 4328

  Mr. SABO moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 4328, in 
resolving the differences between the House and Senate, be instructed to 
disagree to a provision in the Senate bill that amends the Alaska 
National Interest Land Conservation Act to allow helicopters 
unrestricted access to wilderness areas in Alaska.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SABO objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, by unanimous consent, announced 
that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.89.19  va-hud appropriations fy 1999

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, by unanimous consent, the bill 
(H.R. 4194) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; together with 
the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.89.20  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 4194

  Mr. OBEY moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 4194, be 
instructed to insist on the House position providing a total of 
$17,361,395,998 for the Department of Veterans Affairs medical care 
account.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, by unanimous consent, announced 
that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.89.21  speed trafficking life in prison

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3898) 
to amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to conform 
penalties for violations involving certain amounts of methamphetamine to 
penalties for violations involving similar amounts cocaine base; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
DELAHUNT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.89.22  condemning marijuana as addictive drug

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 117) expressing the sense of Congress that marijuana is a 
dangerous and addictive drug and should not be legalized for medicinal 
use; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
FRANK of Massachusetts, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,

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  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McCOLLUM demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.89.23  center for missing children

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2073) to authorize appropriations for the National Center for 
Missing and Exploited Children; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. GOODLING and Mr. 
SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SCOTT demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.89.24  mammography quality standards reauthorization

  Mr. BILIRAKIS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4382) 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program 
for mammography quality standards; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. BILIRAKIS and Mr. 
BROWN of Ohio, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BILIRAKIS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.89.25  glacier bay national park boundary adjustment

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
3903) to provide for an exchange of lands located near Gustavus, Alaska, 
and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska 
and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.89.26  commission on ocean policy

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3445) to 
establish the Commission on Ocean Policy, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.89.27  national park system and national wildlife refuge system 
          fees

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2993) to 
provide for the collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, 
television productions, and sound tracks in National Park System and 
National Wildlife Refuge System units, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.89.28  exchange of idaho school land

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4166) to 
amend the Idaho Admission Act regarding the sale or lease of school 
land.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.89.29  memorial to honor mahatma gandhi in the district of columbia

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4284) to 
authorize the Government of India to establish a memorial to honor 
Mahatma Gandhi in the District of Columbia.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.89.30  irrigation project contract extension

  Mr. DOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2795) 
to extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and 
irrigation water contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water 
from Glendo Reservoir; as amended.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE and Mr. 
DeFAZIO, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.89.31  temperature control devices at folsom dam in california

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4079) 
to authorize the construction of temperature control devices at Folsom 
Dam in California.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE and Mr. 
DeFAZIO, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.89.32  order of business--consideration of h. res. 520

  On motion of Mr. MICA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That debate on the resolution (H. Res. 520) congratulating 
Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals for breaking the Major League 
baseball single-season home run record, be confined to forty minutes, 
equally divided and controlled by Mr. Mica and Mr. DeFazio.

para.89.33  mark mcgwire of the st. louis cardinals

  On motion of Mr. MICA, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight was discharged from further 
consideration of the following resolution (H. Res. 520):

       Whereas the game of baseball is America's national pastime;
       Whereas one of the grandest records in baseball, and indeed 
     in all sport, is the record for the most home runs hit in a 
     single Major League Baseball season;
       Whereas during the 1998 Major League Baseball season, Mark 
     McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and other fine players 
     have challenged the Major League Baseball single-season home 
     run record, bringing great excitement to the 1998 Major 
     League Baseball season and capturing the imagination of the 
     people of the United States and baseball fans around the 
     world;
       Whereas Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals has been 
     subjected to intense pressure and media scrutiny, but has 
     conducted himself with uncommon grace, class, and dignity, 
     and has been a first-rate role model for the young people of 
     St. Louis, the State of Missouri, and the United States; and
       Whereas on September 8, 1998, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis 
     Cardinals hit his 62nd home run of the 1998 Major League 
     Baseball season, breaking the Major League Baseball single-
     season home run record: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates 
     and commends Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals--
       (1) for breaking the Major League Baseball single-season 
     home run record;
       (2) for bringing great excitement to the 1998 Major League 
     Baseball season; and
       (3) for being an inspiration to the youth of America and 
     the world and baseball fans everywhere.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.89.34  order of business--consideration of h. res. 536

  On motion of Mr. MICA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That debate on the resolution (H. Res. 536) congratulating 
Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs for tying the current Major League record 
for home runs in one season, be confined to forty minutes, equally 
divided and controlled by Mr. Mica and Mr. DeFazio.

para.89.35  sammy sosa of the chicago cubs

  On motion of Mr. MICA, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight was discharged from further 
consideration of the following resolution (H. Res. 536):

       Whereas Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs hit two home runs on 
     Sunday, September 13 against the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley 
     Field in Chicago;
       Whereas these home runs were his 61st and 62nd of the 1998 
     season, tying Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals for the 
     current major league record for home runs in one season and 
     moving him past Roger Maris' previous single home run record, 
     which had stood unsurpassed--and barely threatened--for 37 
     years;
       Whereas Sammy Sosa's achievement is one of the most 
     impressive and difficult to accomplish in the history of 
     baseball, placing him in the very exclusive company of the 
     national pastime's greatest home run hitters, including 
     legends such as Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Roger Maris, Mickey 
     Mantle, and Willie Mays;
       Whereas Sammy Sosa's drive toward the historic home run 
     record is part of one of the best overall performances in 
     baseball history, which will likely include more than 150 
     RBIs, a batting average of over. 300, nearly 20 stolen bases, 
     exceptional defensive play in right field and providing 
     leadership to the Chicago Cubs in a close race for the 
     playoffs;
       Whereas throughout the intense media scrutiny and public 
     attention that has accompanied his historic home run chase, 
     Sammy Sosa has consistently conducted himself with dignity, 
     modesty, and selflessness that has been an inspiration to all 
     Americans;
       Whereas as a native of the Dominican Republic, Sammy Sosa 
     has proven to be an outstanding role model and source of 
     pride for all residents of his native country, as well as all 
     Latin Americans and all immigrants to the U.S. from across 
     the globe;
       Whereas throughout his record-breaking accomplishments and 
     thrilling head-to-head race with Mark McGwire to surpass the 
     home run milestone Sammy Sosa has embodied the talent, 
     exuberance, team-spirit and determination that Americans 
     associate with the very best qualities of sports and athletic 
     competition;
       Whereas while Sammy Sosa is almost certainly not done 
     hitting home runs in 1998, and has two more weeks to amaze 
     all of America with tape-measure shots that delight Chicago's 
     bleacher bums and send Cubs scattering on Waveland Avenue in 
     pursuit of a piece of history, and Sammy Sosa will continue 
     to enhance a proud legacy of Chicago Cubs sluggers in the 
     tradition of Hack Wilson, Ernie Banks, Billy Williams and 
     Andre Dawson;
       Whereas on September 13, 1998, Sammy Sosa of the Chicago 
     Cubs hit his 62th home run of the 1998 Major League Baseball 
     season and tied the current single-season home run record: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates 
     and commends Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs--
       (1) for his amazing accomplishments and thanks him for a 
     summer of unsurpassed baseball excitement.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.89.36  freeman hankins post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4002) to 
designate the United States Postal Service building located at 5300 West 
Jefferson Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Freeman Hankins 
Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, recognized Mr. McHUGH  and Mr. 
FATTAH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.

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  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.89.37  max weiner post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4003) to 
designate the United States Postal Service building located at 2037 
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Max Weiner Post 
Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
FATTAH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.89.38  his holiness pope john paul's visit to cuba

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 362); as amended: 

       Whereas Pope John Paul II earlier this year undertook a 
     first ever Papal visit to Cuba to speak directly to the Cuban 
     people;
       Whereas the Pope led the Cuban people in celebration 
     throughout the island, including leading the largest open-air 
     mass since 1959 on the last day of his visit in Jose Marti 
     Plaza;
       Whereas the Pope spoke directly with the Cuban people and 
     the Cuban Government about the importance of fundamental 
     human rights and the necessity for ``each person enjoying 
     freedom of expression, being free to undertake initiatives 
     and make proposals within civil society, and enjoying 
     appropriate freedom of association'';
       Whereas the Pope called for political freedom in Cuba, 
     including a call to release ``those who are isolated, 
     persecuted, imprisoned for various offenses or for reasons of 
     conscience, for ideas which though dissident are nonetheless 
     peaceful'';
       Whereas the Pope called for greater religious freedom in 
     Cuba and a ``harmonious social climate and a suitable 
     legislation that enables every person and every religious 
     confession to live their faith freely, to express that faith 
     in the context of public life and to count on adequate 
     resources and opportunities to bring its spiritual, moral and 
     civil benefits to bear on the life of the nation'';
       Whereas Cuban churches of all faiths supported the Papal 
     visit and emerged from the visit with expectations of greater 
     prominence and freedom to operate in Cuban society;
       Whereas the Pope invoked the name of Father Felix Varela y 
     Morales, ``an undeniable patriot'', who ``spoke of democracy, 
     judging it to be the political project best in keeping with 
     human nature'', and the name of Jose Marti, ``a writer and a 
     teacher in the fullest sense of the word, deeply committed to 
     democracy and independence, a patriot, a loyal friend even to 
     those who did not share his political program'';
       Whereas the Pope remembered ``those people who for various 
     reasons have left the country but still feel that they are 
     sons and daughters of Cuba'' and established that ``the Cuban 
     people should be the protagonists of their own future and 
     destiny'';
       Whereas the Pope both called for greater integration of the 
     people of Cuba into the international community and 
     criticized the Castro Government by saying ``imposed 
     isolation strikes the people indiscriminately, making it ever 
     more difficult for the weakest to enjoy the bare essentials 
     of decent living''; and
       Whereas the Pope challenged Cuba and the international 
     community of nations by saying ``May Cuba with all its 
     magnificent potential, open itself up to the world, and may 
     the world open itself up to Cuba'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) commends Pope John Paul II for his visit to Cuba, for 
     his frank criticism of the Cuban Government, and his message 
     of hope to the Cuban people; and
       (2) urges the international community to join the United 
     States in actively supporting the freedom and democratic 
     reforms for Cuba embodied in the Pope's homilies which have 
     peacefully united Cubans in the common cause of liberty.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.89.39  extradition of criminals from mexico

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 381): 

       Whereas under the Extradition Treaty Between the United 
     States of America and the United Mexican States, Mexico 
     refused to extradite murder suspect and U.S. citizen Jose 
     Luis Del Toro to the United States until the State of Florida 
     agreed not to exercise its right to seek capital punishment 
     in its criminal prosecution of him;
       Whereas under the Extradition Treaty Mexico has refused to 
     extradite other suspects of capital crimes; and
       Whereas the Extradition Treaty interferes with the justice 
     system of the United States and encourages criminals to flee 
     to Mexico: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the President should renegotiate the 
     Extradition Treaty Between the United States of America and 
     the United Mexican States, signed in Mexico City in 1978 (31 
     U.S.T. 5059), so that the possibility of capital punishment 
     will not interfere with the timely extradition of criminal 
     suspects from Mexico to the United States.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.89.40  order of business--votes postponed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the 15-minute vote on the motion to instruct on the bill 
H.R. 4103 would be followed by a 5-minute vote on a motion to permit 
closed meetings of the conference, without prejudice to the authority 
for further 5-minute votes in the pending series under the provisions of 
clause 5(a) of rule I.

para.89.41  h.r. 4103--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion that the managers on 
the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses on the bill (H.R. 4103) making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
for other purposes; be instructed to reduce, within the scope of the 
conference, the maximum amount possible from appropriations for low 
priority congressionally-directed projects not requested in the fiscal 
year 1999 Defense Department budget request and apply those funds to 
alleviate high priority military readiness needs for spare parts, 
quality of life programs, training exercises, retention bonuses, and 
recruitment initiatives.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

348

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

61

para.89.42                   [Roll No. 431]

                                YEAS--348

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci

[[Page 1612]]


     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--61

     Abercrombie
     Bachus
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Cubin
     Deal
     Dickey
     Fattah
     Fossella
     Frost
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Hastert
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     King (NY)
     Klink
     LaHood
     McHugh
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Pease
     Radanovich
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Ryun
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Visclosky
     Weldon (FL)
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Clayton
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Engel
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Harman
     Lewis (GA)
     Manton
     McDade
     McIntyre
     Meeks (NY)
     Nadler
     Owens
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Riley
     Schumer
     Smith, Linda
     Tauzin
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Wynn
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent, 
appointed of Messrs. Young of Florida, McDade, Lewis of California, 
Skeen, Hobson, Bonilla, Nethercutt, Istook, Cunningham, Livingston, 
Murtha, Dicks, Hefner, Sabo, Dixon, Visclosky and Obey, as managers on 
the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.89.43  foreign operations appropriations fy 1999

  Mr. CALLAHAN submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 105-719) on the 
bill (H.R. 4569) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.89.44  providing for a closed conference--h.r. 4103

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida moved, pursuant to clause 6(a) of rule XXVIII, 
that the conference committee meetings between the House and the Senate 
on the bill (H.R. 4103) making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes; be closed to the public at such times as classified national 
security information is under consideration; Provided, however, That any 
sitting Member of Congress shall have a right to attend any closed or 
open meeting.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that a roll call was 
required under clause 6, rule XXVIII, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

405

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para.89.45                   [Roll No. 432]

                                YEAS--405

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo

[[Page 1613]]


     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     DeFazio
     Waters
       

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Allen
     Clayton
     DeLay
     Engel
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Harman
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Manton
     McDade
     McIntyre
     Meeks (NY)
     Nadler
     Owens
     Pickering
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Schumer
     Smith, Linda
     Tauzin
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Wynn
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.89.46  h.r. 4328--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion that the 
managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses on the bill (H.R. 4328) making appropriations 
for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; in resolving the 
differences between the House and Senate, be instructed to disagree to a 
provision in the Senate bill that amends the Alaska National Interest 
Land Conservation Act to allow helicopters unrestricted access to 
wilderness areas in Alaska.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said 
motion, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

249

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

161

para.89.47                   [Roll No. 433]

                                AYES--249

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--161

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (OR)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Clayton
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Harman
     Lewis (GA)
     Manton
     McDade
     McIntyre
     Meeks (NY)
     Nadler
     Owens
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Schumer
     Smith, Linda
     Tauzin
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Wynn
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent, 
appointed of Messrs. Wolf, DeLay, Regula, Rogers, Packard, Callahan, 
Tiahrt, Aderholt, Livingston, Sabo, Torres, Olver, Pastor, Cramer and 
Obey, as managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

[[Page 1614]]

para.89.48  h.r. 4194--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion that the 
managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses on (H.R. 4194) making appropriations for the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and 
offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes; be instructed to insist on the House position providing a 
total of $17,361,395,998 for the Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
care account.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

405

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.89.49                   [Roll No. 434]

                                AYES--405

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--1

       
     Lewis (CA)
       

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Clayton
     Dickey
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hutchinson
     Johnson (CT)
     Lewis (GA)
     Manton
     McDade
     McIntyre
     Meeks (NY)
     Nadler
     Owens
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Schumer
     Skelton
     Smith, Linda
     Tauzin
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Wynn
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent, 
appointed of Messrs. Lewis of California, DeLay, Walsh, Hobson, 
Knollenberg, Frelinghuysen, Neumann, Wicker, Livingston, Stokes, 
Mollohan, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Messrs. Price and Obey, as 
managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.89.50  h.j. res. 117--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 117) expressing the sense of 
Congress that marijuana is a dangerous and addictive drug and should not 
be legalized for medicinal use; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution, as 
amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

310

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

93

para.89.51                   [Roll No. 435]

                                YEAS--310

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly

[[Page 1615]]


     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     keen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--93

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Campbell
     Carson
     Clay
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Torres
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--31

     Ballenger
     Boucher
     Clayton
     Dickey
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Johnson, Sam
     Lewis (GA)
     Manton
     McDade
     McIntyre
     Meeks (NY)
     Nadler
     Owens
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Royce
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Smith, Linda
     Tauzin
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Wynn
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said joint resolution, as amended, was 
passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``Joint 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress in support of the existing 
Federal legal process for determining the safety and efficacy of drugs, 
including marijuana and other Schedule I drugs, for medicinal use.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said joint resolution, as amended, was passed and the title was amended 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.89.52  s. 2073--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 2073) to authorize 
appropriations for the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
Children; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

280

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

126

para.89.53                   [Roll No. 436]

                                YEAS--280

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--126

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Ballenger
     Clayton
     Dickey
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Johnson, Sam
     Lewis (GA)
     Manton
     McDade
     McIntyre
     Meeks (NY)
     Nadler

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     Owens
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Schumer
     Smith, Linda
     Tauzin
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Wynn
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 and 
for other purposes.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.89.54  h.r. 4382--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4382) to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to revise and extend the program for mammography quality 
standards; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

401

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.89.55                   [Roll No. 437]

                                YEAS--401

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Ballenger
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Davis (FL)
     Dickey
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Harman
     Hefner
     Horn
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Johnson, Sam
     Lewis (GA)
     Manton
     McDade
     McIntyre
     Meeks (NY)
     Nadler
     Owens
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Schumer
     Smith, Linda
     Stearns
     Tauzin
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Wynn
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.89.56  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4300

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-720) the resolution (H. Res. 537) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4300) to support enhanced drug interdiction efforts in 
the major transit countries and support a comprehensive supply 
eradication and crop substitution.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.89.57  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4550

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-721) the resolution (H. Res. 538) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4550) to provide for programs to facilitate a significant 
reduction in the incidence and prevalence of substance abuse through 
reducing the demand for illegal drugs and the inappropriate use of legal 
drugs.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.89.58  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 2112. An Act to make the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Act of 1970 applicable to the United States Postal Service in 
     the same manner as any other employer.

para.89.59  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. ERLICH, for today after 7 o'clock p.m.; and
  To Ms. HARMAN, for today.
  And then,

para.89.60  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOUDER, at 9 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.89.61  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2108. A 
     bill to dispose of certain Federal properties located in 
     Dutch John, Utah, and to assist the local government in

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     the interim delivery of basic services to the Dutch John 
     community, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-714). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1481. A 
     bill to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration 
     Act of 1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations 
     of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service contained in 
     the Great Lakes Fishery Restoration Study Report; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-715). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Committee on Resources. H.R. 2812. A 
     bill to provide for the recognition of certain Native 
     communities under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-716). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Committee on Resources. H.R. 4079. A 
     bill to authorize the construction of temperature control 
     devices at Folsom Dam in California (Rept. No. 105-717). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. CALLAHAN: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 4569. A 
     bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     179). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     state of the Union.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 537. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4300) to support enhanced drug interdiction efforts in the 
     major transit countries and support a comprehensive supply 
     eradication and crop substitution program in source countries 
     (Rept. No. 105-720). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 538. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4550) to provide for programs to facilitate a significant 
     reduction in the incidence and prevalence of substance abuse 
     through reducing the demand for illegal drugs and the 
     inappropriate use of legal drugs (Rept. No. 105-721). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para.89.62  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3445. A 
     bill to establish the Commission on Ocean Policy, and for 
     other purposes, with an amendment; referred to the Committees 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure and Science for a period 
     ending not later than September 15, 1998, for consideration 
     of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of those committees pursuant to clause 1(q) 
     and (n), rule X, respectively (Rept. No. 105-718), Part 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.

para.89.63  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 4566. A bill to make technical and clarifying 
     amendments to the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
     Government Improvement Act of 1997; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 4567. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to make revisions in the per beneficiary and per 
     visit payment limits on payment for health services under the 
     Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 4568. A bill to make technical and clarifying 
     amendments to the provisions of the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 
     relating to the reform of certain District of Columbia 
     retirement programs; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN:
       H.R. 4569. A bill making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 4570. A bill to provide for certain boundary 
     adjustments and conveyances involving public lands, to 
     establish and improve the management of certain heritage 
     areas, historic areas, National Parks, wild and scenic 
     rivers, and national trails, to protect communities by 
     reducing hazardous fuels levels on public lands, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 4571. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     eliminate additional funds authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal years 1999 and 2002 for employment and training 
     programs, and to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     purchase additional commodities for distribution under 
     section 214 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 for 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2002; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 4572. A bill to clarify that governmental pension 
     plans of the possessions of the United States shall be 
     treated in the same manner as State pension plans for 
     purposes of the limitation on the State income taxation of 
     pension income; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 4573. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public 
     Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the legislative 
     authority for the Black Patriots Foundation to establish a 
     commemorative work; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SNOWBARGER (for himself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
             Mr. Ryun, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H.R. 4574. A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 
     1974 to assure that merchant marine service during World War 
     II that the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs deems to be active 
     military duty by reason of a determination by the Secretary 
     of Defense is considered to be creditable service in the 
     computation of retirement benefits to the same degree as 
     other active duty service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WAMP:
       H.R. 4575. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to acquire interests in real property for addition 
     to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 4576. A bill to amend section 106 of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act and subpart 1 of part B of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act to require States receiving 
     funds under such provisions to have in effect a State law 
     providing for a criminal penalty on an individual who fails 
     to report having knowledge of another individual's commission 
     of a crime of violence or a sex crime against a person under 
     the age of 18; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Yates, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Poshard, Mr. Crane, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. LaHood):
       H. Res. 536. A resolution congratulating Sammy Sosa of the 
     Chicago Cubs for tying the current major league record for 
     home runs in one season; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Stokes, and Ms. 
             Pelosi):
       H. Res. 539. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a national HIV surveillance system 
     should be expeditiously implemented; to the Committee on 
     Commerce. 

para.89.64  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors where added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 297: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 299: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Sawyer and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 696: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 857: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 979: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1223: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Farr of 
     California.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 1483: Mr. Manton and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1516: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1991: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, and Mr. Baesler,
       H.R. 2273: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, and Mr. 
     McCollum.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Torres, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Packard, Ms. Granger, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mrs. Myrick, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 2524: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 2733: Ms. Waters, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Hoyer, 
     Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Dixon and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2868: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2882: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 3125: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 3320: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Borski, and Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 3876: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 3880: Mr. Menendez.

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       H.R. 3898: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 3915: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 4126: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 4197: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 4203: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Sherman, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Ackerman, and 
     Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 4204: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 4229: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 4236: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 4252: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 4300: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 4339: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 4349: Mr. Ramstad and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 4399: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 4404: Mr. Holden, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Talent, 
     and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 4427: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 4449: Mr. Turner and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 4465: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 4509: Mr. Pickering and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 4522: Mr. Frost and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 4536: Mr. Souder, Ms. Granger, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Forbes.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 290: Mr. Christensen, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Oxley, 
     Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Sununu.
       H. Con. Res. 317: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
     Sandlin, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H. Res. 304: Mr. Collins and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H. Res. 313: Ms. Furse, Ms. Stabenow, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H. Res. 520: Mr. Costello.
       H. Res. 532: Mr. Ney, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Ehrlich.

para.89.65  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       75. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Citizens of the 
     several States, relative to the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban 
     Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 
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                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1998 (90)

para.90.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 16, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Fred Upton to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.90.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, September 15, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.90.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10937. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Uniform Physical Condition Standards and Physical 
     Inspection Requirements for Certain HUD Housing [Docket No. 
     FR-4280-F-03] (RIN: 2501-AC45) received September 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       10938. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad 
     Fellowship Program, Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad 
     Fellowship Program, and Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad 
     Program (RIN: 1840-AC53) received August 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       10939. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Part 
     90 Concerning the Commission's Finder's Preference Rules [WT 
     Docket No. 96-199] received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10940. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Part 
     90 of the Commission's Rules To Provide for the Use of the 
     220-222 MHz Band by the Private Land Mobile Radio Service [PR 
     Docket No. 89-522] received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10941. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule-- Risk-Informed Inservice Testing--
     received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10942. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--An Approach For Plant-Specific, 
     Risk-Informed Decisionmaking: Inservice Testing [Regulatory 
     Guide 1.175] received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10943. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule-- Migratory Bird Harvest 
     Information Program; Participating States for the 1998-99 
     Season (RIN: 1018-AE96) received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10944. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule-- MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; 
     Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian 
     Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 1998-99 Early Season 
     (RIN: 1018-AE93) received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10945. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Arkansas Regulatory Program [SPATS No. AR-030-FOR] 
     received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10946. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--North Dakota Regulatory Program [SPATS ND-032-FOR, 
     Amendment No. XXII] received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10947. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Uniform Criteria for State Observational Surveys of Seat Belt 
     Use [Docket No. NHTSA-98-4280] (RIN: 2127-AH46) received 
     August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10948. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-136-AD; Amendment 39-
     10719; AD 98-18-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 31, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10949. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Model 
     DG-500M Gliders [Docket No. 98-CE-31-AD; Amendment 39-10671; 
     AD 98-15-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10950. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Jetstream Model 
     3101 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-54-AD; Amendment 39-10584; 
     AD 98-12-31] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10951. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 340B Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-49-AD; Amendment 39-10449; AD 98-
     15-23] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10952. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Willits, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AWP-26] received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10953. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Alteration of VOR Federal Airways; WA [Airspace Docket No. 
     97-ANM-23] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received August 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10954. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Dallas-Fort Worth, TX [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-42] received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10955. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Remove Class E Airspace and Establish Class E Airspace; 
     Springfield, MO [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-20] received 
     August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10956. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Lawrenceville, IL [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-2] received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10957. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Columbus NE; Correction 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-32] received

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     August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10958. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation, Establishment, and Modification of Class E 
     Airspace Areas; Cedar Rapids, IA; Correction [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ACE-34] received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10959. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Multiple Federal Airways, Jet Routes, and 
     Reporting Points; FL [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-20] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10960. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B16 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-21-AD; Amendment 39-10425] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10961. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 
     500, 520, 560, 680, 681, 685, 690, 695, and 720 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-69-AD; Amendment 39-10437; AD 98-
     07-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10962. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-331-
     AD; Amendment 39-10538; AD 98-11-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10963. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aeromot-Industria Mecanico 
     Metalurgica Ltda. Model AMT-200 Powered Gliders [Docket No. 
     98-CE-27-AD; Amendment 39-10670; AD 98-15-19] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10964. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Transportation Equity Act For The 21st Century; 
     Implementation Of Guidance For Discretionary Program Funds 
     For National Scenic Byways--received September 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10965. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-54-AD; Amendment 39-10525; AD 98-
     10-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10966. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-05; Amendment 39-10563; 
     AD 98-12-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10967. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company Model 250-
     C47B Turboshaft Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-40-AD; Amendment 
     39-10514; AD 98-10-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 31, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10968. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model Viscount 
     744, 745, 745D, and 810 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-
     321-AD; Amendment 39-10444] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 
     31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10969. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Alexander Schleicher 
     Segelflugzeugbau Models K 8 and K 8 B Sailplanes [Docket No. 
     98-CE-02-AD; Amendment 39-10721; AD 98-18-05] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10970. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Interest on bonds to finance certain exempt facilities 
     [Revenue Ruling 98-47] received September 15, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10971. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, first-out inventories [Revenue Ruling 98-48] received 
     September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10972. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Interest Rate [Revenue Ruling 98-46] 
     received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10973. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting CBO's Sequestration Update Report for 
     Fiscal Year 1999, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388--587); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       10974. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of 
     Air Force Material Command is initiating a cost comparison of 
     the Air Force Research Laboratory support functions at 
     Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Ohio, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       10975. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of 
     Air Force Material Command is initiating a multi-function 
     cost comparison of the Civil Engineering functions at Wright-
     Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Ohio, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       10976. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of 
     Air Force Material Command is initiating a multi-function 
     cost comparison of the Communications and Telephone Services 
     functions at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Ohio, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       10977. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of 
     Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California, has conducted a cost 
     comparison to reduce the cost of the Military Family Housing 
     Maintenance function, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       10978. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Oversight Board, transmitting the annual report of 
     the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board for calendar 
     year 1997; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       10979. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report to Congress on direct spending 
     or receipts legislation; to the Committee on the Budget.
       10980. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report to Congress on direct spending 
     or receipts legislation; to the Committee on the Budget.
       10981. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report to Congress on direct spending 
     or receipts legislation; to the Committee on the Budget.
       10982. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 20-
     98 which constitutes a Request for Final Approval for 
     Amendment 1 to the Memorandum of Understanding between the 
     U.S. and Germany concerning cooperative production of the MK-
     31 Guided Missile Weapon System which is known as the Rolling 
     Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 1, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       10983. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold under a contract to Germany 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 38-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       10984. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report regarding the 
     terrorist attacks on the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya 
     and the American Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10985. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting a monthly listing of 
     new investigations, audits, and evaluations by the General 
     Accounting Office to the House and Senate Leadership; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10986. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the study report for the Ala Kahakai Trail in Hawaii; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       10987. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Congressional Affairs, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide a temporary authority for the use of voluntary 
     separation incentives by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     to reduce employment levels, and for other purposes; jointly 
     to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Government Reform 
     and Oversight. 

para.90.4  treasury, postal service appropriations fy 1999

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 4101) 
making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States 
Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain 
Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
for other pur

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poses; together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from 
the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. KOLBE, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.90.5  appointment of conferees--h.r. 4104

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Kolbe, Wolf, Istook, Mrs. Northup, Messrs. Aderholt, 
Livingston, McDade, Hoyer, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Messrs. Price and Obey, 
as managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.90.6  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 4104

  On motion of Mr. HOYER, by unanimous consent, that the managers on the 
part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill H.R. 4104, making 
appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes; be instructed to insist on the Senate position providing 
$3,250,000,000 for emergency expenses relating to Year 2000 conversion 
of Federal information technology systems.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.90.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4300

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 537):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4300) to support enhanced drug interdiction 
     efforts in the major transit countries and support a 
     comprehensive supply eradication and crop substitution 
     program in source countries. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to 
     the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by Representative Hastert of Illinois, and a 
     Member opposed to the bill. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule 
     for a period not to exceed three hours. It shall be in order 
     to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
     under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 
     pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII. That amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Points of 
     order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI are waived. 
     During consideration of the bill for amendments, the Chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instruction.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. MYRICK, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.90.8  western hemisphere drug elimination

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, pursuant to House Resolution 
537 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 4300) to support enhanced drug interdiction efforts in the 
major transit countries and support a comprehensive supply eradication 
and crop substitution program in source countries.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. GUTKNECHT as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

para.90.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. McCOLLUM:

       Page 5, line 25, insert the following:
       (14) The Department of Defense has been called upon to 
     support counter-drug efforts of Federal law enforcement 
     agencies that are carried out in source countries and through 
     transit zone interdiction, but in recent years Department of 
     Defense assets critical to those counter-drug activities have 
     been consistently diverted to missions that the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
     consider a higher priority;
       (15) The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff, through the Department of Defense policy 
     referred to as the Global Military Force Policy, has 
     established the priorities for the allocation of military 
     assets in the following order: (1) war, (2) military 
     operations other than war that might involve contact with 
     hostile forces (such as peacekeeping operations and 
     noncombatant evacuations), (3) exercises and training, and 
     (4) operational tasking other than those involving 
     hostilities (including counter-drug activities and 
     humanitarian assistance);
       (16) Use of Department of Defense assets is critical to the 
     success of efforts to stem the flow of illegal drugs from 
     source countries and through transit zones to the United 
     States;
       (17) The placement of counter-drug activities in the fourth 
     and last priority of the Global Military Force Policy list of 
     priorities for the allocation of military assets has resulted 
     in a serious deficiency in assets vital to the success of 
     source country and transit zone efforts to stop the flow of 
     illegal drugs into the United States;
       (18) At present the United States faces few, if any, 
     threats from abroad greater than the threat posed to the 
     Nation's youth by illegal and dangerous drugs;
       (19) The conduct of counter-drug activities has the 
     potential for contact with hostile forces;
       (20) The Department of Defense counter-drug activities 
     mission should be near the top, not among the last, of the 
     priorities for the allocation of Department of Defense assets 
     after the first priority for those assets for the war-
     fighting mission of the Department of Defense.

It was decided in the

Yeas

362

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

61

para.90.10                   [Roll No. 438]

                                AYES--362

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge

[[Page 1621]]


     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--61

     Allen
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Jackson (IL)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Klink
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     McDermott
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Porter
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Engel
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     McHugh
     Meeks (NY)
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Schumer
     Smith, Linda
     Towns
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.90.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. 
REYES to the amendment submitted by Mr. TRAFICANT:
  Amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. REYES:

       On line 7, strike ``members of''.
       On line 14, add the following new sentence, ``Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to authorize the deployment 
     of the Members of the Armed Forces in contravention of United 
     States law for the purposes of this section.''

  Amendment submitted by Mr. TRAFICANT:

     SEC. 503. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE BY THE ARMED FORCES TO THE 
                   IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE AND 
                   CUSTOMS SERVICE.

       The Secretary of Defense shall assist in keeping illegal 
     drugs out of the United States by assigning members of the 
     Armed Forces to assist--
       (1) the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 
     preventing the entry of drug traffickers and narcotics into 
     the United States; and
       (2) the United States Customs Service in the inspection of 
     cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at points of entry into the 
     United States.

It was decided in the

Yeas

167

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

256

para.90.12                   [Roll No. 439]

                                AYES--167

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--256

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence

[[Page 1622]]


     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Engel
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     McHugh
     Meeks (NY)
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Schumer
     Smith, Linda
     Towns 
  So the amendment, as modified, to the amendment was not agreed to.

para.90.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr. TRAFICANT:

It was decided in the

Yeas

291

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

133

para.90.14                   [Roll No. 440]

                                AYES--291

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--133

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Porter
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Gonzalez
     Goss
     McHugh
     Meeks (NY)
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Schumer
     Smith, Linda
     Towns
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.90.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. WATERS:

       Strike section 201.
       Strike section 204(a).
       In section 204(b), strike ``(b) Sense of Congress.--''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

67

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negative

Nays

354

para.90.16                   [Roll No. 441]

                                AYES--67

     Abercrombie
     Barrett (WI)
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     DeFazio
     Doggett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Hamilton
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Lee
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Scott
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--354

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)

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     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Conyers
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Kaptur
     McHugh
     Meeks (NY)
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Schumer
     Smith, Linda
     Towns
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BURR, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 537, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Western 
     Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and statement of policy.

         TITLE I--ENHANCED SOURCE AND TRANSIT COUNTRY COVERAGE

Sec. 101. Expansion of aircraft coverage and operation in source and 
              transit countries.
Sec. 102. Expansion of maritime coverage and operation in source and 
              transit countries.
Sec. 103. Expansion of radar coverage and operation in source and 
              transit countries.

  TITLE II--ENHANCED ERADICATION AND INTERDICTION STRATEGY IN SOURCE 
                               COUNTRIES

Sec. 201. Additional eradication resources for Colombia.
Sec. 202. Additional eradication resources for Peru.
Sec. 203. Additional eradication resources for Bolivia.
Sec. 204. Additional eradication resources for Mexico.
Sec. 205. Miscellaneous additional eradication resources.
Sec. 206. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
              Affairs.
Sec. 207. Report on transferring international narcotics assistance 
              activities to a United States law enforcement agency.

TITLE III--ENHANCED ALTERNATIVE CROP DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT IN SOURCE ZONE 
               AND MYCOHERBICIDE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 301. Alternative crop development support.
Sec. 302. Authorization of appropriations for Agricultural Research 
              Service counterdrug research and development activities.
Sec. 303. Master plan for mycoherbicides to control narcotic crops.

       TITLE IV--ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING

Sec. 401. Enhanced international law enforcement academy training.
Sec. 402. Enhanced United States drug enforcement international 
              training.
Sec. 403. Provision of nonlethal equipment to foreign law enforcement 
              organizations for cooperative illicit narcotics control 
              activities.

    TITLE V--ENHANCED DRUG TRANSIT AND SOURCE ZONE LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                        OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT

Sec. 501. Increased funding for operations and equipment.
Sec. 502. Sense of the Congress regarding priority of drug interdiction 
              and counterdrug activities.
Sec. 503. Provision of assistance by the Armed Forces to the 
              Immigration and Naturalization Service and Customs 
              Service.

                  TITLE VI--RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS

Sec. 601. Authorizations of appropriations.

        TITLE VII--CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON PORT EMPLOYEES

Sec. 701. Background checks.
Sec. 702. Definition.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Teenage drug use in the United States has doubled since 
     1993.
       (2) The drug crisis facing the United States is a top 
     national security threat.
       (3) The spread of illicit drugs through United States 
     borders cannot be halted without an effective drug 
     interdiction strategy.
       (4) Effective drug interdiction efforts have been shown to 
     limit the availability of illicit narcotics, drive up the 
     street price, support demand reduction efforts, and decrease 
     overall drug trafficking and use.
       (5) A prerequisite for reducing youth drug use is 
     increasing the price of drugs. To increase price 
     substantially, at least 60 percent of drugs must be 
     interdicted.
       (6) In 1987, the national drug control budget maintained a 
     significant balance between demand and supply reduction 
     efforts, illustrated as follows:
       (A) 29 percent of the total drug control budget 
     expenditures for demand reduction programs.
       (B) 38 percent of the total drug control budget 
     expenditures for domestic law enforcement.
       (C) 33 percent of the total drug control budget 
     expenditures for international drug interdiction efforts.
       (7) In the late 1980's and early 1990's, counternarcotic 
     efforts were successful, specifically in protecting the 
     borders of the United States from penetration by illegal 
     narcotics through increased seizures by the United States 
     Coast Guard and other agencies, including a 302 percent 
     increase in pounds of cocaine seized between 1987 and 1991.
       (8) Limiting the availability of narcotics to drug 
     traffickers in the United States had a promising effect as 
     illustrated by the decline of illicit drug use between 1988 
     and 1991, through a--
       (A) 13 percent reduction in total drug use;
       (B) 35 percent drop in cocaine use; and
       (C) 16 percent decrease in marijuana use.
       (9) In 1993, drug interdiction efforts in the transit zones 
     were reduced due to an imbalance in the national drug control 
     strategy. This trend has continued through 1995 as shown by 
     the following figures:
       (A) 35 percent for demand reduction programs.
       (B) 53 percent for domestic law enforcement.
       (C) 12 percent for international drug interdiction efforts.
       (10) Supply reduction efforts became a lower priority for 
     the Administration and the seizures by the United States 
     Coast Guard and other agencies decreased as shown by a 68 
     percent decrease in the pounds of cocaine seized between 1991 
     and 1996.
       (11) Reductions in funding for comprehensive interdiction 
     operations like OPERATION GATEWAY and OPERATION STEELWEB, 
     initiatives that encompassed all areas of interdiction and 
     attempted to disrupt the operating methods of drug smugglers 
     along the entire United States border, have created 
     unprotected United States border areas which smugglers 
     exploit to move their product into the United States.
       (12) The result of this new imbalance in the national drug 
     control strategy caused the drug situation in the United 
     States to become a crisis with serious consequences 
     including--
       (A) doubling of drug-abuse-related arrests for minors 
     between 1992 and 1996;
       (B) 70 percent increase in overall drug use among children 
     aged 12 to 17;
       (C) 80 percent increase in drug use for graduating seniors 
     since 1992;
       (D) a sharp drop in the price of 1 pure gram of heroin from 
     $1,647 in 1992 to $966 in February 1996; and
       (E) a reduction in the street price of 1 gram of cocaine 
     from $123 to $104 between 1993 and 1994.
       (13) The percentage change in drug use since 1992, among 
     graduating high school students who used drugs in the past 12 
     months, has substantially increased--marijuana use is up 80 
     percent, cocaine use is up 80 percent, and heroin use is up 
     100 percent.
       (14) The Department of Defense has been called upon to 
     support counter-drug efforts of Federal law enforcement 
     agencies that are carried out in source countries and through 
     transit zone interdiction, but in recent years Department of 
     Defense assets critical to those counter-drug activities have 
     been consistently diverted to missions that the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
     consider a higher priority.
       (15) The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff, through the Department of Defense policy 
     referred to as the Global Military Force Policy, has 
     established the priorities for the al

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     location of military assets in the following order: (1) war; 
     (2) military operations other than war that might involve 
     contact with hostile forces (such as peacekeeping operations 
     and noncombatant evacuations); (3) exercises and training; 
     and (4) operational tasking other than those involving 
     hostilities (including counter-drug activities and 
     humanitarian assistance).
       (16) Use of Department of Defense assets is critical to the 
     success of efforts to stem the flow of illegal drugs from 
     source countries and through transit zones to the United 
     States.
       (17) The placement of counter-drug activities in the fourth 
     and last priority of the Global Military Force Policy list of 
     priorities for the allocation of military assets has resulted 
     in a serious deficiency in assets vital to the success of 
     source country and transit zone efforts to stop the flow of 
     illegal drugs into the United States.
       (18) At present the United States faces few, if any, 
     threats from abroad greater than the threat posed to the 
     Nation's youth by illegal and dangerous drugs.
       (19) The conduct of counter-drug activities has the 
     potential for contact with hostile forces.
       (20) The Department of Defense counter-drug activities 
     mission should be near the top, not among the last, of the 
     priorities for the allocation of Department of Defense assets 
     after the first priority for those assets for the war-
     fighting mission of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to--
       (1) reduce the supply of drugs and drug use through an 
     enhanced drug interdiction effort in the major drug transit 
     countries, as well support a comprehensive supply country 
     eradication and crop substitution program, because a 
     commitment of increased resources in international drug 
     interdiction efforts will create a balanced national drug 
     control strategy among demand reduction, law enforcement, and 
     international drug interdiction efforts; and
       (2) support policies and dedicate the resources necessary 
     to reduce the flow of illegal drugs into the United States by 
     not less than 80 percent by December 31, 2001.
         TITLE I--ENHANCED SOURCE AND TRANSIT COUNTRY COVERAGE

     SEC. 101. EXPANSION OF AIRCRAFT COVERAGE AND OPERATION IN 
                   SOURCE AND TRANSIT COUNTRIES.

       (a) Department of the Treasury.--Funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of the Treasury for fiscal 
     years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the enhancement of air 
     coverage and operation for drug source and transit countries, 
     as follows:
       (1) For procurement of 10 P-3B Early Warning aircraft for 
     the United States Customs Service to enhance overhead air 
     coverage of drug source zone countries, the total amount of 
     $430,000,000.
       (2) For the procurement and deployment of 10 P-3B Slick 
     airplanes for the United States Customs Service to enhance 
     overhead air coverage of the drug source zone, the total 
     amount of $150,000,000.
       (3) For each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for operation 
     and maintenance of 10 P-3B Early Warning aircraft for the 
     United States Customs Service to enhance overhead air 
     coverage of drug source zone countries, $23,500,000.
       (4) For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     personnel for the 10 P-3B Early Warning aircraft for the 
     United States Customs Service to enhance overhead air 
     coverage of drug source zone countries, $12,500,000.
       (5) For each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for operation 
     and maintenance of 10 P-3B Slick airplanes for the United 
     States Customs Service to enhance overhead coverage of the 
     drug source zone, $23,500,000.
       (6) For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     personnel for the 10 P-3B Slick airplanes for the United 
     States Customs Service to enhance overhead air coverage of 
     drug source zone countries, $12,500,000.
       (7) For construction and furnishing of an additional 
     facility for the P-3B aircraft, 6,000,000.
       (8) For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     operation and maintenance for overhead air coverage for 
     Colombia, $6,000,000.
       (9) For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     operation and maintenance for overhead air coverage for 
     Bolivia, $2,000,000.
       (10) For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     operation and maintenance for overhead air coverage for Peru, 
     $6,000,000.
       (11) For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     operation and maintenance for overhead coverage for the 
     Caribbean and Eastern Pacific regions, $25,000,000.
       (12) For purchase and for operation and maintenance of 3 
     Schweizer RU-38A observation aircraft (to be piloted by 
     pilots under contract with the United States), the total 
     amount of $16,500,000, of which--
       (A) $13,500,000 is for procurement; and
       (B) $1,000,000 for each such fiscal year is for operation 
     and maintenance.
       (b) Report.--Not later than January 31, 1999, the Secretary 
     of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
     the Director of Central Intelligence, shall submit to the 
     Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
     International Relations, and the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate a report examining the options available in the source 
     and transit zones to replace Howard Air Force Base in Panama 
     and specifying the requirements of the United States to 
     establish an airbase or airbases for use in support of 
     counternarcotics operations to optimize operational 
     effectiveness in the source and transit zones. The report 
     shall identify the following:
       (1) The specific requirements necessary to support the 
     national drug control policy of the United States.
       (2) The estimated construction, operation, and maintenance 
     costs for a replacement counterdrug airbase or airbases in 
     the source and transit zones.
       (3) Possible interagency cost sharing arrangements for a 
     replacement airbase or airbases.
       (4) Any legal or treaty-related issues regarding the 
     replacement airbase or airbases.
       (5) A summary of completed alternative site surveys for the 
     airbase or airbases.
       (c) Transfer of Aircraft.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     transfer to the United States Customs Service--
       (1) ten currently retired and previously identified 
     heavyweight P-3B aircraft for modification into P-3 AEW&C 
     aircraft; and
       (2) ten currently retired and previously identified 
     heavyweight P-3B aircraft for modification into P-3 Slick 
     aircraft.

     SEC. 102. EXPANSION OF COAST GUARD DRUG INTERDICTION.

       (a) Operating Expenses.--For operating expenses of the 
     Coast Guard associated with expansion of drug interdiction 
     activities around Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, and other transit zone areas of operation, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Transportation $129,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, and 2001. Such amounts shall include (but are not 
     limited to) amounts for the following:
       (1) For deployment of intelligent acoustic detection buoys 
     in the Florida Straits and Bahamas.
       (2) For a nonlethal technology program to enhance 
     countermeasures against the threat of transportation of drugs 
     by so-called Go-Fast boats.
       (b) Acquisition, Construction, and Improvement.--
       (1) In general.--For acquisition, construction, and 
     improvement of facilities and equipment to be used for 
     expansion of Coast Guard drug interdiction activities, there 
     are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Transportation for fiscal year 1999 the following:
       (A) For maritime patrol aircraft, $66,000,000.
       (B) For acquisition of deployable pursuit boats, 
     $3,500,000.
       (C) For the acquisition and construction of 15 United 
     States Coast Guard 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boats, $71,000,000.
       (D) For the reactivation of 3 United States Coast Guard HU-
     25 Falcon jets, $7,500,000.
       (E) For acquisition of installed or deployable electronic 
     sensors and communications systems for Coast Guard Cutters, 
     $16,300,000.
       (F) For acquisition and construction of facilities and 
     equipment to support regional and international law 
     enforcement training and support in Puerto Rico, the United 
     States Virgin Islands, and Caribbean Basin, $4,000,000.
       (G) For acquisition or conversion of maritime patrol 
     aircraft, $17,000,000.
       (H) For acquisition or conversion of 2 vessels to be used 
     as Coast Guard Medium or High Endurance Cutters, $36,000,000.
       (I) For acquisition or conversion of 2 vessels to be used 
     as Coast Guard Cutters as support, command, and control 
     platforms for drug interdiction operations, $20,000,000.
       (J) For construction of 6 United States Code Coast Guard 
     medium endurance cutters, $289,000,000.
       (2) Continued availability.--Amounts appropriated under 
     this subsection may remain available until expended.
       (c) Requirement To Accept Patrol Craft From Department of 
     Defense.--The Secretary of Transportation shall accept, for 
     use by the Coast Guard for expanded drug interdiction 
     activities, 7 PC-170 patrol craft offered by the Department 
     of Defense.

     SEC. 103. EXPANSION OF RADAR COVERAGE AND OPERATION IN SOURCE 
                   AND TRANSIT COUNTRIES.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Department of the Treasury for 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the enhancement of 
     radar coverage in drug source and transit countries, as 
     follows:
       (1) For restoration of radar in the Bahamas, the total 
     amount of $13,500,000, of which--
       (A) the total amount of $4,500,000 is for procurement; and
       (B) $3,000,000 for each such fiscal year is for operation 
     and maintenance.
       (2) For each such fiscal year for operation and 
     maintenance, for establishment of ground-based radar coverage 
     at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, $300,000.
       (b) Report.--Not later than January 31, 1999, the Secretary 
     of Defense, in conjunction with the Director of Central 
     Intelligence, shall submit to the Committee on National 
     Security and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed 
     Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate a report examining the options available to the United 
     States for improving Relocatable Over the Horizon (ROTHR) 
     capability to provide enhanced radar coverage of narcotics 
     source

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     zone countries in South America and transit zones in the 
     Eastern Pacific. The report shall include--
       (1) a discussion of the need and costs associated with the 
     establishment of a proposed fourth ROTHR site located in the 
     source or transit zones; and
       (2) an assessment of the intelligence specific issues 
     raised if such a ROTHR facility were to be established in 
     conjunction with a foreign government.
  TITLE II--ENHANCED ERADICATION AND INTERDICTION STRATEGY IN SOURCE 
                               COUNTRIES

     SEC. 201. ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES FOR COLOMBIA.

       (a) Department of State.--Funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of State for fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, and 2001 for the enhancement of drug-related 
     eradication efforts in Colombia, as follows:
       (1) For each such fiscal year for sustaining support of the 
     helicopters and fixed wing fleet of the national police of 
     Colombia, $6,000,000.
       (2) For the purchase of DC-3 transport aircraft for the 
     national police of Colombia, the total amount of $2,000,000.
       (3) For acquisition of concertina wire and tunneling 
     detection systems at the La Picota prison of the national 
     police of Colombia, the total amount of $1,250,000.
       (4) For the purchase of minigun systems for the national 
     police of Colombia, the total amount of $6,000,000.
       (5) For the purchase of 6 UH-60L Black Hawk utility 
     helicopters for the national police of Colombia, the total 
     amount of $60,000,000 for procurement and an additional 
     amount of $12,000,000 for each such fiscal year for 
     operation, maintenance, and training.
       (6) For procurement, for upgrade of 50 UH-1H helicopters to 
     the Huey II configuration equipped with miniguns for the use 
     of the national police of Colombia, the total amount of 
     $70,000,000.
       (7) For the repair and rebuilding of the antinarcotics base 
     at Miraflores, $2,000,000.
       (8) For providing sufficient and adequate base and force 
     security for any rebuilt facility at Miraflores, and the 
     other forward operating antinarcotics bases of the Colombian 
     National Police antinarcotics unit, $6,000,000.
       (b) Counternarcotics Assistance.--United States 
     counternarcotics assistance may not be provided for the 
     Government of Colombia under this Act or under any other 
     provision of law on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act if the Government of Colombia negotiates or permits 
     the establishment of any demilitarized zone in which the 
     eradication and interdiction of drug production by the 
     security forces of Colombia, including the Colombian National 
     Police antinarcotics unit, is prohibited.

     SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES FOR PERU.

       (a) Department of State.--Funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of State for fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, and 2001 for the establishment of a third drug 
     interdiction site at Puerto Maldonado, Peru, to support air 
     bridge and riverine missions for enhancement of drug-related 
     eradication efforts in Peru, the total amount of $3,000,000, 
     and an additional amount of $1,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001 for operation and maintenance.
       (b) Department of Defense Study.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall conduct a study of Peruvian counternarcotics air 
     interdiction requirements and, not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a 
     report on the results of the study. The study shall include a 
     review of the Peruvian Air Force's current and future 
     requirements for counternarcotics air interdiction to 
     complement the Peruvian Air Force's A-37 capability.

     SEC. 203. ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES FOR BOLIVIA.

       Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
     of State for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     enhancement of drug-related eradication efforts in Bolivia, 
     as follows:
       (1) For each such fiscal year for support of air operations 
     of the Red Devils of Bolivia, $1,000,000.
       (2) For each such fiscal year for support of riverine 
     operations of the Blue Devils of Bolivia, $1,000,000.
       (3) For each such fiscal year for support of coca 
     eradication programs, $1,000,000.
       (4) For the procurement of 2 mobile x-ray machines with 
     maintenance support for placement along the Chapare highway, 
     the total amount of $5,000,000 and an additional amount of 
     $1,000,000 for each such fiscal year for operation and 
     maintenance.

     SEC. 204. ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES FOR MEXICO.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Authority to purchase helicopters.--Contingent on the 
     agreement of the Government of Mexico to approve full 
     diplomatic immunity for Drug Enforcement Administration 
     personnel serving in Mexico with privileges granted to United 
     States Government officials to carry weapons necessary for 
     the performance of their duties, the Secretary of State, 
     subject to the availability of appropriations, shall purchase 
     6 Bell 212 high altitude helicopters designated for opium 
     eradication programs in the Mexican states of Guerrero, 
     Jalisco, and Sinaloa, for enhancement of drug-related 
     eradication efforts in Mexico.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of State during the 
     period beginning on October 1, 1998, and on ending September 
     30, 2001, $18,000,000 to carry out paragraph (1).
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) all United States law enforcement personnel serving in 
     Mexico should be accredited the same status under the Vienna 
     Convention on Diplomatic Immunity as other diplomatic 
     personnel serving at United States posts in Mexico; and
       (2) all Mexican narcotics law enforcement personnel serving 
     in the United States should be accorded the same diplomatic 
     status as Drug Enforcement Administration personnel serving 
     in Mexico.

     SEC. 205. MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES.

       Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
     of State for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for enhanced 
     precursor chemical control projects, in the total amount of 
     $500,000.

     SEC. 206. BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS.

       (a) Qualifications for Service.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any individual serving in the position of 
     assistant secretary in any department or agency of the 
     Federal Government who has primary responsibility for 
     international narcotics control and law enforcement, and the 
     principal deputy of any such assistant secretary, shall have 
     substantial professional qualifications in the fields of--
       (1) management; and
       (2) Federal law enforcement, or intelligence.
       (b) Foreign Military Sales.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, upon the receipt by the Department of State of a formal 
     letter of request for any foreign military sales 
     counternarcotics-related assistance from the head of any 
     police, military, or other appropriate security agency 
     official, the implementation and processing of the 
     counternarcotics foreign military sales request shall be the 
     sole responsibility of the Department of Defense, which is 
     the traditional lead agency in providing military equipment 
     and supplies abroad.
       (2) Role of state department.--The Department of State 
     shall continue to have a consultative role with the 
     Department of Defense in the processing of the request 
     described in paragraph (1), after receipt of the letter of 
     request, for all counternarcotics-related foreign military 
     sales assistance.

     SEC. 207. REPORT ON TRANSFERRING INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS 
                   ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES TO A UNITED STATES LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

       (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the responsiveness and effectiveness of international 
     narcotics assistance activities under the Department of State 
     have been severely hampered due, in part, to the lack of law 
     enforcement expertise by responsible personnel in the 
     Department of State.
       (b) Report Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of National Drug Control 
     Policy shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees 
     a report, which shall evaluate the responsiveness and 
     effectiveness of international narcotics assistance 
     activities under the Department of State during the preceding 
     4 fiscal years.
       (2) Recommendation and explanation.--The study submitted 
     under paragraph (1) shall include the recommendation of the 
     Director and detailed explanatory statement regarding whether 
     the overseas activities of the Bureau of International 
     Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the Department of 
     State should be transferred to the Department of Justice.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Office on National Drug Control 
     Policy $100,000 to carry out the study under this section.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, 
     Foreign Relations, and the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (2) the Committees on Appropriations, International 
     Relations, National Security, and the Judiciary of the House 
     of Representatives; and
       (3) the Select Committees on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.
TITLE III--ENHANCED ALTERNATIVE CROP DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT IN SOURCE ZONE

     SEC. 301. ALTERNATIVE CROP DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT.

       Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the United 
     States Agency for International Development for fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, and 2001 for alternative development programs, as 
     follows:
       (1) For startup costs of programs in the Guaviare, 
     Putumayo, and Caqueta regions in Colombia, the total amount 
     of $5,000,000 and an additional amount of $5,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for operation and maintenance 
     costs.
       (2) For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     enhanced programs in the Ucayali, Apurimac, and Huallaga 
     Valley regions in Peru, $50,000,000.
       (3) For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     enhanced programs in the Chapare and Yungas regions in 
     Bolivia, $5,000,000.

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     SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL 
                   RESEARCH SERVICE COUNTERDRUG RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture for each of fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, and 2001, $23,000,000 to support the counternarcotics 
     research efforts of the Agricultural Research Service of the 
     Department of Agriculture. Of that amount, funds are 
     authorized as follows:
       (1) $5,000,000 shall be used for crop eradication 
     technologies.
       (2) $2,000,000 shall be used for narcotics plant 
     identification, chemistry, and biotechnology.
       (3) $1,000,000 shall be used for worldwide crop 
     identification, detection tagging, and production estimation 
     technology.
       (4) $5,000,000 shall be used for improving the disease 
     resistance, yield, and economic competitiveness of commercial 
     crops that can be promoted as alternatives to the production 
     of narcotics plants.
       (5) $10,000,000 to contract with entities meeting the 
     criteria described in subsection (b) for the product 
     development, environmental testing, registration, production, 
     aerial distribution system development, product effectiveness 
     monitoring, and modification of multiple mycoherbicides to 
     control narcotic crops (including coca, poppy, and cannabis) 
     in the United States and internationally.
       (b) Criteria for Eligible Entities.--An entity under this 
     subsection is an entity which possesses--
       (1) experience in diseases of narcotic crops;
       (2) intellectual property involving seed-borne dispersal 
     formulations;
       (3) the availability of state-of-the-art containment or 
     quarantine facilities;
       (4) country-specific mycoherbicide formulations;
       (5) specialized fungicide resistant formulations; or
       (6) special security arrangements.

     SEC. 303. MASTER PLAN FOR MYCOHERBICIDES TO CONTROL NARCOTIC 
                   CROPS.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy shall develop a 10-year master plan for 
     the use of mycoherbicides to control narcotic crops 
     (including coca, poppy, and cannabis) in the United States 
     and internationally.
       (b) Coordination.--The Director shall develop the plan in 
     coordination with--
       (1) the Department of Agriculture;
       (2) the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department 
     of Justice;
       (3) the Department of Defense;
       (4) the Environmental Protection Agency;
       (5) the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law 
     Enforcement Activities of the Department of State;
       (6) the United States Information Agency; and
       (7) other appropriate agencies.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the Director of 
     the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to 
     Congress a report describing the activities undertaken to 
     carry out this section.
       TITLE IV--ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING

     SEC. 401. ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) Enhanced International Law Enforcement Academy 
     Training.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Justice for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 
     for the establishment and operation of international law 
     enforcement academies to carry out law enforcement training 
     activities, as follows:
       (1) For the establishment and operation of an academy, 
     which shall serve Latin America and the Caribbean, the total 
     amount of $3,000,000 and an additional amount of $1,200,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for operation and 
     maintenance costs.
       (2) For the establishment and operation of an academy in 
     Bangkok, Thailand, which shall serve Asia, the total amount 
     of $2,000,000 and an additional amount of $1,200,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for operation and maintenance 
     costs.
       (3) For each such fiscal year for the establishment and 
     operation of an academy in South Africa, which shall serve 
     Africa, $1,200,000.
       (b) Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center.--Funds are 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Department of 
     Transportation and the Department of the Treasury for fiscal 
     years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the joint establishment, 
     operation, and maintenance in San Juan, Puerto Rico, of a 
     center for training law enforcement personnel of countries 
     located in the Latin American and Caribbean regions in 
     matters relating to maritime law enforcement, including 
     customs-related ports management matters, as follows:
       (1) For each such fiscal year for funding by the Department 
     of Transportation, $1,500,000.
       (2) For each such fiscal year for funding by the Department 
     of the Treasury, $1,500,000.
       (c) United States Coast Guard International Maritime 
     Training Vessel.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Transportation for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 
     and 2001 for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of 
     maritime training vessels, as follows:
       (1) For a vessel for international maritime training, which 
     shall visit participating Latin American and Caribbean 
     nations on a rotating schedule in order to provide law 
     enforcement training and to perform maintenance on 
     participating national assets, the total amount of 
     $7,500,000.
       (2) For each such fiscal year for support of the United 
     States Coast Guard Balsam Class Buoy Tender training vessel, 
     $2,500,000.

     SEC. 402. ENHANCED UNITED STATES DRUG ENFORCEMENT 
                   INTERNATIONAL TRAINING.

       (a) Mexico.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Justice for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 
     2001 for substantial exchanges for Mexican judges, 
     prosecutors, and police, in the total amount of $2,000,000 
     for each such fiscal year.
       (b) Brazil.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Justice for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 
     2001 for enhanced support for the Brazilian Federal Police 
     Training Center, in the total amount of $1,000,000 for each 
     such fiscal year.
       (c) Panama.--
       (1) In general.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated 
     for the Department of Transportation for fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, and 2001 for operation and maintenance, for locating 
     and operating Coast Guard assets so as to strengthen the 
     capability of the Coast Guard of Panama to patrol the 
     Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Panama for drug enforcement 
     and interdiction activities, in the total amount of 
     $1,000,000 for each such fiscal year.
       (2) Eligibility to receive training.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, members of the national police of 
     Panama shall be eligible to receive training through the 
     International Military Education Training program.
       (d) Venezuela.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Justice for each of fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, and 2001, $1,000,000 for operation and maintenance, for 
     support for the Venezuelan Judicial Technical Police 
     Counterdrug Intelligence Center.
       (e) Ecuador.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Transportation and the Department of the 
     Treasury for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     the buildup of local coast guard and port control in 
     Guayaquil and Esmeraldas, Ecuador, as follows:
       (1) For each such fiscal year for the Department of 
     Transportation, $500,000.
       (2) For each such fiscal year for the Department of the 
     Treasury, $500,000.
       (f) Haiti and the Dominican Republic.--Funds are authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Department of the Treasury for 
     each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, $500,000 for the 
     buildup of local coast guard and port control in Haiti and 
     the Dominican Republic.
       (g) Central America.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of the Treasury for each of 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, $12,000,000 for the 
     buildup of local coast guard and port control in Belize, 
     Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

     SEC. 403. PROVISION OF NONLETHAL EQUIPMENT TO FOREIGN LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR COOPERATIVE 
                   ILLICIT NARCOTICS CONTROL ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
     may transfer or lease each year nonlethal equipment, of which 
     each piece of equipment may be valued at not more than 
     $100,000, to foreign law enforcement organizations for the 
     purpose of establishing and carrying out cooperative illicit 
     narcotics control activities.
       (b) Additional Requirement.--The Administrator shall 
     provide for the maintenance and repair of any equipment 
     transferred or leased under subsection (a).
    TITLE V--ENHANCED DRUG TRANSIT AND SOURCE ZONE LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                        OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT

     SEC. 501. INCREASED FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT; 
                   REPORT.

       (a) Drug Enforcement Administration.--Funds are authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Drug Enforcement Administration 
     for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for enhancement of 
     counternarcotic operations in drug transit and source 
     countries, as follows:
       (1) For support of the Merlin program, the total amount of 
     $8,272,000.
       (2) For support of the intercept program, the total amount 
     of $4,500,000.
       (3) For support of the Narcotics Enforcement Data Retrieval 
     System, the total amount of $2,400,000.
       (4) For support of the Caribbean Initiative, the total 
     amount of $3,515,000.
       (5) For the hire of special agents, administrative and 
     investigative support personnel, and intelligence analysts 
     for overseas assignments in foreign posts, the total amount 
     of $40,213,000.
       (b) Department of State.--Funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of State for fiscal year 
     1999, 2000, and 2001 for the deployment of commercial 
     unclassified intelligence and imaging data and a Passive 
     Coherent Location System for counternarcotics and 
     interdiction purposes in the Western Hemisphere, the total 
     amount of $20,000,000.
       (c) Department of the Treasury.--Funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the United States Customs Service for fiscal 
     years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for enhancement of counternarcotic 
     operations in drug transit and source countries, as follows:
       (1) For refurbishment of 30 interceptor and Blue Water 
     Platform vessels in the Caribbean maritime fleet, the total 
     amount of $3,500,000.
       (2) For purchase of 9 new interceptor vessels in the 
     Caribbean maritime fleet, the total amount of $2,000,000.

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       (3) For the hire and training of 25 special agents for 
     maritime operations in the Caribbean, the total amount of 
     $2,500,000.
       (4) For purchase of 60 automotive vehicles for ground use 
     in South Florida, $1,500,000.
       (5) For each such fiscal year for operation and maintenance 
     support for 10 United States Customs Service Citations 
     Aircraft to be dedicated for the source and transit zone, the 
     total amount of $10,000,000.
       (6) For purchase of 5 CTX-5000 x-ray machines to enhance 
     detection capabilities with respect to narcotics, explosives, 
     and currency, the total amount of $7,000,000.
       (d) Department of Defense Report.--Not later than January 
     31, 1999, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall 
     submit to the Committee on National Security and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report 
     examining and proposing recommendations regarding any 
     organizational changes to optimize counterdrug activities, 
     including alternative cost-sharing arrangements regarding the 
     following facilities:
       (1) The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force, East, Key West, 
     Florida.
       (2) The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force, West, Alameda, 
     California.
       (3) The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force, South, Panama City, 
     Panama.
       (4) The Joint Task Force 6, El Paso, Texas.

     SEC. 502. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING PRIORITY OF DRUG 
                   INTERDICTION AND COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of 
     Defense should revise the Global Military Force Policy of the 
     Department of Defense in order--
       (1) to treat the international drug interdiction and 
     counter-drug activities of the Department as a military 
     operation other than war, thereby elevating the priority 
     given such activities under the Policy to the next priority 
     below the priority given to war under the Policy and to the 
     same priority as is given to peacekeeping operations under 
     the Policy; and
       (2) to allocate the assets of the Department to drug 
     interdiction and counter-drug activities in accordance with 
     the priority given those activities.

     SEC. 503. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE BY THE ARMED FORCES TO THE 
                   IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE AND 
                   CUSTOMS SERVICE.

       The Secretary of Defense shall assist in keeping illegal 
     drugs out of the United States by assigning members of the 
     Armed Forces to assist--
       (1) the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 
     preventing the entry of drug traffickers and narcotics into 
     the United States; and
       (2) the United States Customs Service in the inspection of 
     cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at points of entry into the 
     United States.
                  TITLE VI--RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS

     SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       The funds authorized to be appropriated for any department 
     or agency of the Federal Government for fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, or 2001 by this Act are in addition to funds authorized 
     to be appropriated for that department or agency for fiscal 
     year 1999, 2000, or 2001 by any other provision of law.
        TITLE VII--CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON PORT EMPLOYEES

     SEC. 701. BACKGROUND CHECKS.

       Upon the request of any State, county, port authority, or 
     other local jurisdiction of a State, the Attorney General 
     shall grant to such State, county, port authority, or other 
     local jurisdiction access to information collected by the 
     Attorney General pursuant to section 534 of title 28, United 
     States Code, for the purpose of allowing such State, county, 
     port authority, or other local jurisdiction to conduct 
     criminal background checks on employees, or applicants for 
     employment, at any port under the jurisdiction of such State, 
     county, port authority, or other local jurisdiction.

     SEC. 702. DEFINITION.

       As used in this title, the term ``port'' means any place at 
     which vessels may resort to load or unload cargo.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HASTERT demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

384

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affirmative

Nays

39

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                                AYES--384

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--39

     Bonior
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Hamilton
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     McDermott
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Reyes
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Horn
     Martinez
     McHugh
     Meeks (NY)
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Schumer
     Smith, Linda
     Towns
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

[[Page 1628]]

  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.90.18  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4550

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 538):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4550) to provide for programs to facilitate a 
     significant reduction in the incidence and prevalence of 
     substance abuse through reducing the demand for illegal drugs 
     and the inappropriate use of legal drugs. The first reading 
     of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by Representative Hastert of Illinois 
     or a designee and a Member opposed to the bill. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule for a period not to exceed three hours. 
     Before consideration of any other amendment it shall be in 
     order to consider the amendment printed in the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered 
     by a Member designated in the report. That amendment shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 
     in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
     and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
     not be subject to a demand for division of the question in 
     the House or in the Committee of the Whole. After disposition 
     of that amendment, the provisions of the bill as then 
     perfected shall be considered as original text for the 
     purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     During consideration of the bill for further amendment, the 
     Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.90.19  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.90.20  drug demand reduction

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to House Resolution 538 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4550) to provide for programs to facilitate a significant 
reduction in the incidence and prevalence of substance abuse through 
reducing the demand for illegal drugs and the inappropriate use of legal 
drugs.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. SHIMKUS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.90.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. TAYLOR of 
Mississippi:

       Add at the end of the bill the following title:

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. DRUG TESTING AS CONDITION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.

       Each individual appointed to an employment position with 
     the Federal Government after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act is appointed with the employment condition that the 
     individual is subject to random, unannounced testing for the 
     illegal use of any controlled substance (as defined in 
     section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act).

It was decided in the

Yeas

123

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negative

Nays

281

para.90.22                   [Roll No. 443]

                                AYES--123

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cunningham
     Deal
     Dickey
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jones
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (CT)
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pickering
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White

                                NOES--281

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Christensen
     Clement
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

[[Page 1629]]



                             NOT VOTING--30

     Bateman
     Blunt
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Danner
     Dicks
     Fazio
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Harman
     Hefner
     Horn
     John
     Lantos
     Meeks (NY)
     Peterson (PA)
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Schumer
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Towns
     Waters
     Wexler
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GIBBONS, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 538, 
reported the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by 
the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 10, line 9, insert ``treatment,'' after ``referral,''.
       Page 11, strike line 6 and all that follows through page 
     14, line 2, and insert the following:
                   Subtitle C--Drug-Free Teen Drivers

     SEC. 121. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Drug Free Teenage 
     Drivers Act''.

     SEC. 122. MODEL PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish a model program to provide for the voluntary drug 
     testing of all teenage applicants for a driver's license and, 
     if a State adopting the model program elects, other first 
     time applicants for a driver's license regardless of age.
       (b) Minimum Elements.--The model program established under 
     this section shall provide, at a minimum--
       (1) that information respecting an applicant's choice not 
     to take a drug test under the program or the result of a drug 
     test on the applicant will be made available to the 
     applicant's automobile insurance company, if any, or the 
     parent of a teenage applicant, or both, as determined by a 
     State that adopts the program; and
       (2) if an applicant tests positive in the drug test, the 
     State will not issue a license to the applicant and will 
     require the applicant to complete a drug treatment program 
     approved by the State and not test positive in a drug test 
     before reapplying for a license.
       (c) Adoption by States.--The States may adopt and implement 
     the model program established under this section. If a State 
     adopts the model program, the State shall in carrying out 
     subsection (b)(2) provide the treatment described in such 
     subsection to low-income individuals who apply for drivers' 
     licenses.

     SEC. 123. INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish an incentive grant program to assist States in 
     improving their laws relating to controlled substances and 
     driving.
       (b) Grant Requirements.--To qualify for a grant under 
     subsection (a), a State shall meet each of the following 
     requirements:
       (1) Enact, actively enforce, and publicize a law that makes 
     unlawful throughout the State the operation of a motor 
     vehicle if the driver has any measurable amount of an illegal 
     controlled substance in the driver's body. Individuals who 
     are convicted of a violation of such law shall be referred to 
     appropriate services, including intervention, counseling, and 
     treatment.
       (2) Enact, actively enforce, and publicize a law that makes 
     unlawful throughout the State the operation of a motor 
     vehicle if the ability of the driver to operate the vehicle 
     is impaired by an illegal controlled substance. The State 
     shall provide that in the enforcement of such law the driver 
     shall be tested for the presence of an illegal controlled 
     substance when there is evidence of impaired driving. 
     Individuals who are convicted of a violation of such law 
     shall have their driver's license suspended and shall be 
     referred to appropriate services, including intervention, 
     counseling, and treatment.
       (3) Enact, actively enforce, and publicize a law that 
     requires the suspension of the driver's license of an 
     individual who is convicted of any criminal offense relating 
     to drugs.
       (4) Enact a law that provides that individuals applying 
     for, and individuals renewing, a driver's license will be 
     provided information about the laws referred to in paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3) and will be required to answer drug-related 
     questions on their applications.
       (c) Use.--A State may use a grant under subsection (a) only 
     to implement, enforce, and publicize laws described in 
     subsection (b).
       (d) Grant Amounts.--The amount of a grant made to a State 
     under this section in a fiscal year shall be determined by 
     multiplying the total amount of funds made available to carry 
     out this section for such fiscal year by the ratio of the 
     amount of funds made available to the State under section 402 
     of title 23, United States Code, for such fiscal year to the 
     aggregate amount of funds made available to carry out such 
     section 402 for such fiscal year to all States to which 
     grants will be made under this section in such fiscal year.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Controlled substances.--The term ``controlled 
     substances'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)).
       (2) Illegal controlled substance.--The term ``illegal 
     controlled substance'' means a controlled substance for which 
     an individual does not have a legal written prescription.

     SEC. 124. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       The Secretary of Transportation shall provide to the States 
     technical assistance for--
       (1) training law enforcement officers in the standardized 
     field sobriety testing techniques to detect impaired drivers;
       (2) expanding drug information and training by involving 
     prosecutors in community drugged driving prevention programs; 
     and
       (3) promoting uniform sanctions for drugged driving 
     offenses, referring drugged driving offenders to assessment 
     and treatment programs, and involving judges in community 
     drugged driving prevention programs.

     SEC. 125. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this subtitle for fiscal years 1999 
     and 2000.
       Page 30, strike line 19 and all that follows through page 
     36, line 15, and insert the following:

     SEC. 203. REPORT REGARDING INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF 
                   ANTIADDICTION DRUGS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary''), in 
     collaboration with the officials specified in subsection (b), 
     shall conduct a study for the purpose of determining whether 
     there is a need to establish particularized incentives for 
     the development of drugs to treat dependence on alcohol or on 
     any controlled substance as defined in section 102 of the 
     Controlled Substances Act (referred to in this section as 
     ``qualifying antiaddiction drugs'').
       (b) Collaboration Among Agencies.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a), the officials specified in this subsection 
     are as follows:
       (1) The Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
       (2) The Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse 
     and Alcoholism.
       (3) The Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
       (4) The Director of the National Institute of Mental 
     Health.
       (5) The Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental 
     Health Services Administration.
       (c) Certain Elements of Study.--If in conducting the study 
     under subsection (a) the Secretary determines that there is a 
     need to establish particularized incentives for the 
     development of qualifying antiaddiction drugs, the Secretary 
     shall determine whether the incentives should include one or 
     both of the following:
       (1) Providing for increased cooperation among the agencies 
     referred to in subsection (b) in order to facilitate the 
     development and approval of such drugs.
       (2) Establishing under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act particularized financial incentives for the development 
     of such drugs.
       (d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the study 
     required in subsection (a) and submit to the Committee on 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a 
     report describing the findings made in the study.
       Page 40, line 24, strike ``the presence'' and all that 
     follows through line 25 and insert ``the presence of six of 
     the members appointed under subsection (c)(2).''.

       Page 26, line 16, strike ``$20,000'' and insert 
     ``$50,000''.

       Page 10, line 7, insert after ``employee drug testing'' the 
     following: ``by a drug testing laboratory certified by the 
     Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or 
     the College of American Pathologists, and each positive test 
     result shall be reviewed by a Licensed Medical Review 
     Officer''.

       Beginning on page 21, strike lines 7 and all that follows 
     through page 22, line 9, and insert the following:
       ``(a) In General.--The chief executive officer of each 
     State, or in the case of a State in which the constitution or 
     law of such State designates another individual, entity, or 
     agency in the State to be responsible for education 
     activities, such individual, entity, or agency shall--
       ``(1) establish a standard of quality for drug prevention 
     programs implemented in public schools in the States in 
     accordance with subsection (b); and
       ``(2) identify and designate, upon application by a school, 
     any public school that achieves such standard as a quality 
     program school.
       ``(b) Criteria.--The standard referred to in subsection (a) 
     shall address, at a minimum--
       ``(1) a comparison of the rate of illegal use of alcohol, 
     tobacco, and drugs by students enrolled in the school for a 
     period of time to be determined by the chief executive 
     officer of the State;
       ``(2) the rate of suspensions or expulsions of students 
     enrolled in the school for drug or alcohol related offenses;
       ``(3) the effectiveness of the program as proven by 
     research;
       ``(4) the involvement of parents and community members in 
     the design of the drug prevention program; and
       ``(5) the extent of review of existing community drug 
     prevention programs before implementation of a public school 
     program.
       ``(c) Request for Quality Program Designation.--A school 
     that wishes to receive a

[[Page 1630]]

     quality program designation shall submit a request and 
     documentation of compliance with this section to the chief 
     executive officer of the State or the individual, entity, or 
     agency described in subsection (a), as the case may be.
       ``(d) Public Notification.--Not less than once a year, the 
     chief executive officer of each State or the individual, 
     entity, or agency described in subsection (a), as the case 
     may be, shall make available to the public a list of the 
     names of each public school in the State that has received a 
     quality program designation in accordance with this 
     section.''.

       Page 39, after line 8, insert the following the following 
     subparagraphs:
       (K) one shall be a representative of the American 
     Psychiatric Association;
       (L) one shall be a representative of the American Academy 
     of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; and
       (M) one shall be a representative of the American Academy 
     of Addiction Psychiatry.
       Page 38, line 3, strike ``10 voting members'' and insert 
     ``13 voting members''.
       Page 39, line 6, strike ``and'' after the semicolon.
       In section 211(g)(2), strike ``the presence of'' and all 
     that follows and insert ``the presence of 7 members.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. PORTMAN demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

396

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affirmative

Nays

9

para.90.23                   [Roll No. 444]

                                AYES--396

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--9

     Conyers
     Dingell
     Frank (MA)
     Nadler
     Obey
     Paul
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Waxman

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Blunt
     Brady (TX)
     Buyer
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Danner
     Dicks
     Fazio
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Harman
     Hefner
     Horn
     John
     Lantos
     Meeks (NY)
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Schumer
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Towns
     Waters
     Wexler
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.90.24  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. PORTMAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to make technical and conforming changes as may be necessary 
to reflect the actions of the House in amending the bill.

para.90.25  securities litigation uniform standards

  On motion of Mr. OXLEY, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1260) to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities class actions 
under State law, and for other purposes; together with the amendment of 
the House thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. OXLEY, it was,
  Resolved, That the House insist upon its amendment and agree to the 
conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Bliley, Oxley, Tauzin, Cox, White, Dingell, Stupak, 
and Ms. Eshoo, as managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.90.26  message from the president--commodity credit corporation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by the provisions of section 13, Public Law 806, 80th 
Congress (15 U.S.C. 714k), I transmit herewith the report of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation for fiscal year 1996.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 16, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

para.90.27  committee election--minority

  Mr. PALLONE, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 540):


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       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives: Committee on Science, Mr. Sherman.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.90.28  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 128

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-724) the resolution (H. Res. 541) providing for consideration of 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 128) making continuing appropriations 
for the fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.90.29  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4569

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-725) the resolution (H. Res. 542) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4569) making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.90.30  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3248

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-726) the resolution (H. Res. 543) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 3248) to provide dollars to the classroom.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.90.31  bills and joint resolution approved

  The President notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills and a joint resolution of the 
following titles:

           June 16, 1998
       H.R. 824, An Act to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 717 Madison Place, NW., in the District of 
     Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National Courts 
     Building.''
       H.R. 3565, An Act to amend Part L of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
           June 23, 1998
       H.R. 1847, An Act to improve the criminal law relating to 
     fraud against consumers.
           June 24, 1998
       H.R. 3811, An Act to establish felony violations for the 
     failure to pay legal child support obligations, and for other 
     purposes.
           July 14, 1998
       H.R. 651. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project 
     located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 652, An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project 
     located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 848, An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of the AuSable 
     Hydroelectric Project in New York, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1184, An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of the Bear Creek 
     Hydroelectric Project in the State of Washington, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 1217, An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project 
     located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
           July 16, 1998
       H.J. Res. 113, Joint resolution approving the location of a 
     Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in the Nation's Capital.
       H.R. 960, An Act to validate certain conveyances in the 
     City of Tulare County, California, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2202, An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend the bone marrow donor program, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 2864, An Act to require the Secretary of Labor to 
     establish a program under which employers may consult with 
     State officials respecting compliance with occupational 
     safety and health requirements.
       H.R. 2877, An Act to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970.
       H.R. 3035, An Act to establish an advisory commission to 
     provide advice and recommendations on the creation of an 
     integrated, coordinated Federal policy designed to prepare 
     for and respond to serious drought emergencies.
       H.R. 3130, An Act to provide for an alternative penalty 
     procedure for States that fail to meet Federal child support 
     data processing requirements, to reform Federal incentive 
     payments for effective child support performance, to provide 
     for a more flexible penalty procedure for States that violate 
     interjurisdictional adoption requirements, and for other 
     purposes.
           July 21, 1998
       H.R. 1635, An Act to establish within the United States 
     National Park Service the National Underground Railroad 
     Network to Freedom program, and for other purposes.
           July 22, 1998
       H.R. 1316, An Act to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United 
     States Code, with respect to the order of precedence to be 
     applied in the payment of life insurance benefits.
       H.R. 2676, An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, 
     and for other purposes.
           July 29, 1998
       H.R. 1273, An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the National Science Foundation, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 1439, An Act to facilitate the sale of certain land in 
     Tahoe National Forest in the State of California to Placer 
     County, California.
       H.R. 1460, An Act to allow for election of the Delegate 
     from Guam by other than separate ballot, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1779, An Act to make a minor adjustment in the 
     exterior boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the 
     Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small 
     parcel of land containing improvements.
       H.R. 2165, An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of FERC Project 
     Number 3862 in the State of Iowa, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2217, An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of FERC Project 
     Number 9248 in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2841, An Act to extend the time required for the 
     construction of a hydroelectric project.
       H.R. 2870, An Act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to facilitate protection of tropical forests through 
     debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
     forests.
       H.R. 3156, An Act to present a congressional gold medal to 
     Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
           August 5, 1998
       H.R. 39, An Act to reauthorize the African Elephant 
     Conservation Act.
           August 7, 1998
       H.R. 643, An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     to be constructed at the corner of Superior and Huron Roads, 
     in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. Stokes United States 
     Courthouse''.
       H.R. 1151, An Act to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     clarify existing law with regard to the field of membership 
     of Federal credit unions, to preserve the integrity and 
     purpose of Federal credit unions, to enhance supervisory 
     oversight of insured credit unions, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1385, An Act to consolidate, coordinate, and improve 
     employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation 
     programs in the United States, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3152, An Act to provide that certain volunteers at 
     private non-profit food banks are not employees for purposes 
     of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
       H.R. 3731, An Act to designate the auditorium located 
     within the Sandia Technology Transfer Center in Albuquerque, 
     New Mexico, as the ``Steve Schiff Auditorium''.
       H.R. 4354, An Act to establish the United States Capitol 
     Police Memorial Fund on behalf of the families of Detective 
     John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph 
     Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police.
           August 12, 1998
       H.R. 434, An Act to provide for the conveyance of small 
     parcels of land in the Carson National Forest and the Santa 
     Fe National Forest, New Mexico, to the village of El Rito and 
     the town of Jemez Springs, New Mexico.
       H.R. 1085, An Act to revise, codify, and enact without 
     substantive change certain general and permanent laws, 
     related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, 
     and organizations, as title 36, United States Code, 
     ``Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and 
     Organizations''.
       H.R. 3504, An Act to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act 
     to authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy for the 
     Performing Arts and to further define the criteria for 
     capital repair and operation and maintenance.
       H.R. 4237, An Act to amend the District of Columbia 
     Convention Center and Sports Arena Authorization Act of 1995 
     to revise the revenues and activities covered under such act, 
     and for other purposes.
           August 13, 1998
       H.R. 765, An Act to ensure maintenance of a herd of wild 
     horses in Cape Lookout National Seashore.
       H.R. 872, An Act to establish rules governing product 
     liability actions against raw materials and bulk component 
     suppliers to medical device manufacturers, and for other 
     purposes.
           August 14, 1998
       H.R. 3824, An Act amending the Fastener Quality Act to 
     exempt from its coverage certain fasteners approved by the 
     Federal Aviation Administration for use in aircraft.

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para.90.32  senate bills and joint resolution approved

  The President notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills and a joint resolution of the 
Senate of the following titles:

           June 16, 1998
       S. 1605, An Act to establish a matching grant program to 
     help State and local jurisdictions purchase armor vests for 
     use by law enforcement departments.
           June 19, 1998
       S. 423, An Act to extend the legislative authority for the 
     Board of Regents of Gunston Hall to establish a memorial to 
     honor George Mason.
       S. 1244, An Act to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     protect certain charitable contributions, and for other 
     purposes.
           June 23, 1998
       S. 1150, An Act to ensure that federally funded 
     agricultural research, extension, and education address high-
     priority concerns with national or multistate significance, 
     to reform, extend, and eliminate certain agricultural 
     research programs, and for other purposes.
       S. 1990, An Act to establish a commission to examine issues 
     pertaining to the disposition of Holocaust-era assets in the 
     United States before, during, and after World War II, and to 
     make recommendations to the President on further action, and 
     for other purposes.
           July 7, 1998
       S. 2069, An Act to permit the mineral leasing of Indian 
     land located within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in 
     any case in which there is consent from a majority interest 
     in the parcel of land under consideration for lease.
           July 14, 1998
       S. 2282, An Act to amend the Arms Export Control Act, and 
     for other purposes.
           July 16, 1998
       S. 731, An Act to extend the legislative authority for 
     construction of the National Peace Garden memorial, and for 
     other purposes.
           July 21, 1998
       S. 2316, An Act to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     submit to Congress a plan to ensure that all amounts accrued 
     on the books of the United States Enrichment Corporation for 
     the disposition of depleted uranium hexafluoride will be used 
     to treat and recycle depleted uranium hexafluoride.
           July 29, 1998
       S. 318. An Act to require automatic cancellation rights 
     with respect to private mortgage insurance which is required 
     as a condition for entering into a residential mortgage 
     transaction, to abolish the Thrift Depositor Protection 
     Oversight Board, and for other purposes.
           August 12, 1998
       S. 2344, An Act to amend the Agricultural Market Transition 
     Act to provide for the advance payment, in full, of the 
     fiscal year 1999 payments otherwise required under production 
     flexibility contracts.
           August 13, 1998
       S. 1759, An Act to grant a Federal charter to the American 
     GI Forum of the United States.
       S. 1800, An Act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 85 Marconi Boulevard in 
     Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Joseph P. Kinneary United States 
     Courthouse''.
       S. 2143, An Act to amend chapter 45 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to authorize the administrative Assistant to the 
     Chief Justice to accept voluntary services, and for other 
     purposes.
           August 14, 1998
       S. J. Res. 54, Joint resolution finding the Government of 
     Iraq in unacceptable and material breach of its international 
     obligations. 

para.90.33  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. TAUZIN, for September 10, September 14 and September 15;
  To Mr. GOSS, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. McHUGH, for today from 12 noon until 6 p.m.; and
  To Mr. BEREUTER, for today from 7:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.90.34  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, at 11 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.90.35  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on 
     Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Rept. No. 105-722). Referred to the Committee on the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3381. A 
     bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
     of the Interior to exchange land and other assets with Big 
     Sky Lumber Co.; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-723 Pt. 1). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 541. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 128) making continuing appropriations 
     for the fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-724). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 542. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4569) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     725). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 543. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3248) to provide dollars to the classroom (Rept. No. 105-
     726). Ordered to be printed.

para.90.36  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 3381. Referral to the Committee on Agriculture 
     extended for a period ending not later than September 16, 
     1998.

para.90.37  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Agriculture discharged 
from further consideration. H.R. 3381 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.90.38  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 4577. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     improve air carrier service; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 4578. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     establish the Protect Social Security Account into which the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit budget surpluses 
     until a reform measure is enacted to ensure the long-term 
     solvency of the OASDI trust funds; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 4579. A bill to provide tax relief for individuals, 
     families, and farming and other small businesses, to provide 
     tax incentives for education, to extend certain expiring 
     provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 4580. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to provide supplemental payments to farm 
     owners and producers who have entered into production 
     flexibility contracts under that Act; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 4581. A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act 
     to provide that certain advertisements of a dietary 
     ingredient or dietary supplement shall not be considered to 
     constitute an unfair or deceptive practice, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 4582. A bill to provide that in determining the income 
     of beneficiaries for purposes of the so-called minimum-income 
     widows program for certain surviving spouses of military 
     retirees, the Secretary of Defense shall exclude monthly 
     insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. White, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
       H.R. 4583. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to allow States to use the funds available under the 
     State children's health insurance program for an enhanced 
     matching rate for coverage of additional children under the 
     Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Filner, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 4584. A bill to promote environmental justice, public 
     health, and pollution reduction efforts; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Resources, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 4585. A bill to establish the Northwest Straits 
     Advisory Commission; to the Committee on Resources.

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           By Mr. REDMOND:
       H.R. 4586. A bill to provide for the issuance of a 
     congressional gold medal to persons who, while members of the 
     Armed Forces, participated in an activity resulting in risk 
     of exposure to nuclear radiation; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. Bob SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bass, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Istook, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Redmond, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Stump, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lucas 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Burr of North Carolina, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Latham, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan):
       H.R. 4587. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the dollar limitation on the deduction 
     for family-owned business interests does not apply to 
     interests in farming businesses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 128. A joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.J. Res. 129. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights 
     of crime victims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Res. 540. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to. 

para.90.39  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 4588. A bill for the relief of Irma Vladimirovna 
     Koulimar; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ:
       H.R. 4589. A bill for the relief of the Boyd family by 
     clarifying the status of Joseph Samuel Boyd as a public 
     safety officer for purposes of payment of death benefits by 
     the Bureau of Justice Assistance; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para.90.40  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 18: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 23: Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H.R. 98: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 322: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 536: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Condit and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Thompson and Mr.  Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Jones, Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. 
     Kleczka.
       H.R. 1404: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1449: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2026: Mr. Engel and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2660: Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
     Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 2882: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2900: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3043: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 3127: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 3181: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 3458: Ms. rivers.
       H.R. 3500: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 3503: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 3524: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 3531: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 3567: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 3610: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and 
     Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 3688: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 3732: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 3783: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
     Colorado, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Istook, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 3802: Mr. Moakley, Ms. Lee, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. 
     Miller of California.
       H.R. 3831: Mr. Walsh and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 3890: Mr. Evans, Mr. Borski, Ms. Furse, Mr. Porter, 
     Mr. Clay, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 3932: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 4064: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Abercrombie, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 4070: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 4092: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. 
     McNulty.
       H.R. 4135: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 4140: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 4204: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 4213: Mr. Boehner and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 4220: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 4258: Mr. Ney and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 4285: Mr. Leach and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 4291: Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 4357: Mr. Traficant, Mr. McHale, Mr. Holden, Mrs. 
     Wilson, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 4433: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 4472: Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 4508: Mr. Hefner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Hall 
     of Texas.
       H.R. 4522: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 4542: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 4550: Mr. Bass and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 4567: Mr. Stark, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. Houghton, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Shaw, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Redmond, Mrs. 
     Wilson, and Mr. Weygand.
       H. Con. Res. 258: Mr. Allen, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
     Lee, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. King of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 295: Mr. Meehan and Mr. Deutsch.
       H. Con. Res. 317: Mr. Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Burr 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Camp, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Coburn, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Mr. Dreier, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, 
     Mr. Foley, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Klug, 
     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Packard, 
     Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. Riley, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Dan 
     Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of 
     Oregon, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Souder, 
     Mr. Talent, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Upton, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     Mr. Weller, Mr. White, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Abercrombie, 
     Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Rush, 
     and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H. Res. 212: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Delahunt.
       H. Res. 479: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Waxman.
       H. Res. 519: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Fossella, and Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania.

para.90.41  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1995: Mr. McKeon.


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                              JOURNAL

                               OF THE

                     HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         ----------------

                   CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

  Begun and held at the Capitol, in the City of Washington, in the 
District of Columbia, on Tuesday, the seventh day of January, in the 
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-eight, being the second 
session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress, held under the Constitution 
of the United States, and in the two hundred and twenty second year of 
the independence of the United States.

________________________________________________________________________


.
                    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1998 (91)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.91.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, September 16, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.91.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       10988. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Propyzamide; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300699; 
     FRL-6022-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10989. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Myclobutanil; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300705; 
     FRL-6025-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10990. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Desmedipham; 
     Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemption [OPP-300707; 
     FRL-6026-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10991. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Trichoderma Harzianum 
     Strain T-39; Exemption from the Requirement of a Temporary 
     Tolerance [OPP-300698; FRL 6022-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     September 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10992. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Bacillus Sphaericus; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-300701; 
     FRL-6024-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10993. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Cypermethrin; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300706; FRL-6025-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received September 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10994. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Esfenvalerate; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300708; FRL 6026-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received September 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10995. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Metolachlor; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300685; 
     FRL-6017-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10996. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Sulfosate; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300709; FRL 6026-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     September 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10997. A letter from the Director, Washington Headquarters 
     Services, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Civilian Health and Medical 
     Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); TRICARE Program; 
     Reimbursement (RIN: 0720-AA37)received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       10998. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Control of Emissions 
     of Air Pollution From Nonroad Diesel Engines [AMS-FRL-6155-3] 
     (RIN: 2060-AF76) received September 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10999. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Category: 
     Pulp and Paper Production [FRL-6157-1] (RIN: 2060-AH76) 
     received September 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11000. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Georgia: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-6161-5] received September 11, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11001. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Interim Final Determination 
     that Pennsylvania Continues to Correct the Deficiencies of 
     its Enhanced I/M SIP Revision [PA 122-4078c; FRL-6160-8] 
     received September 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11002. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Enhanced Motor Vehicle 
     Inspection and Maintenance Program [PA 122-4078a; FRL-6160-6] 
     received September 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11003. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Revision of Standards 
     of Performance for Nitrogen Oxide Emissions From New Fossil-
     Fuel Fired Steam Generating Units; Revisions to Reporting 
     Requirements for Standards of Performance for New Fossil-Fuel 
     Fired Steam Generating Units [FRL-6159-2] (RIN: 2060-

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     AE56) received September 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11004. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- State of Alaska 
     Petition for Exemption from Diesel Fuel Sulfur Requirement 
     [FRL-6159-1] received September 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11005. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Amended Economic Impact Analysis of Final Rule Requiring 
     Use of Labeling on Natural Rubber Containing Devices [Docket 
     No. 96N-0119] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11006. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Threatened Status for Four Plants From the Foothills of the 
     Sierra Nevada Mountains in California (RIN: 1018-AC99) 
     received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11007. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to 
     Determine Endangered or Threatened Status for Six Plants from 
     the Mountains of Southern California (RIN: 1018-AD34) 
     received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11008. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Designated Critical Habitat; Green and 
     Hawksbill Sea Turtles [Docket No. 971124276-8202-02; I.D. No. 
     110797B] (RIN: 0648-AH88) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11009. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Guidance For Fiscal Year 1999 Interstate Discretionary (ID) 
     Funds -- received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11010. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Hazardous Materials: Withdrawal of Radiation Protection 
     Program Requirement [Docket No. RSPA-97-2850 (HM-169B)] (RIN: 
     2137-AD14) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11011. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Superior Air Parts, Inc., Piston 
     Pins Installed on Teledyne Continental Motors Reciprocating 
     Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-37-AD; Amendment 39-10745 AD 98-
     98-19-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11012. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Low-Stress Hazardous Liquid Pipelines Serving Plants and 
     Terminals [Docket No. PS-117; Amdt. 195-64] received 
     September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11013. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-54-AD; Amendment 39-10747; AD 98-
     19-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 15, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11014. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Special Local Regulations; Rising Sun Regatta [CGD08-98-051] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE46) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11015. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Special Local Regulations: City of Clarksville Riverfest; 
     Cumberland River mile 125.5 to 127.0, Clarksville, TN [CGD08-
     96-058] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11016. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-144-AD; Amendment 39-10748; AD 
     98-19-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11017. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR72-212A 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-159-AD; Amendment 39-
     10756; AD 98-19-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11018. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Sheboygan River, WI [CGD09-
     98-003] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11019. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-02-AD; Amendment 39-
     10746; AD 98-19-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11020. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Fitchburg, MA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ANE-93] received September 15, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11021. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA -- Groupe AEROSPATIALE 
     Models TB20 and TB21 Airplanes [Docket No. 95-CE-64-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10729; AD 98-18-13] received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11022. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Bennington, VT [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ANE-94] received September 15, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11023. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Correction to Class E Airspace; Akron, CO [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ANM-10] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11024. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-3, -3B, and 
     -3C Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-44-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10752; AD 98-19-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11025. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Crosby, ND [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-42] received September 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11026. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendment to Class E Airspace Goodland, KS [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-35] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11027. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Textron Lycoming Fuel Injected 
     Reciprocating Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-50-AD; Amendment 39-
     10728; AD 98-18-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11028. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-18-AD; Amendment 39-10742; AD 98-18-26] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11029. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-255-AD; Amendment 39-
     10735; AD 98-18-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11030. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Stemme GmbH & Co. KG Model S10 
     Sailplanes [Docket No. 93-CE-24-AD; Amendment 39-10744; AD 
     98-19-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11031. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Refugio, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-34] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11032. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Pascagoula, MS [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-38] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11033. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Bowman, ND [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AGL-41] received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11034. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule -- Revision of Class E Airspace; 
     Cameron, LA [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-37] received 
     September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11035. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Morgan City, LA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-36] received September 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11036. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Inc. Model Otter DHC-3 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-120-AD; Amendment 39-10724; AD 
     98-18-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 31, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11037. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Theodore, AL [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-39] received September 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11038. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class D Airspace; San Antonio, Kelly AFB, TX 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-35] received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11039. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Carlisle, PA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AEA-11] received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11040. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Section 411(d)(6) Protected Benefits (Taxpayer Relief Act of 
     1997); Qualified Retirement Plan Benefits [TD 8781] (RIN 
     1545-AV95) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11041. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Rollover of gain from qualified small business stock to 
     another qualified small business stock [Revenue Procedure 98-
     48] received September 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11042. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the report of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 714k; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11043. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the retirement of Lieutenant General Joseph E. 
     DeFrancisco, United States Army; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       11044. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the retirement of Lieutant General Dennis L. 
     Benchoff, United States Army; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       11045. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 21-
     98 which constitutes a Request for Final Approval for a 
     Project Agreement with Sweden for research into methods to 
     synthesize nitrogen molecular compounds to improve explosive 
     properties of munitions that would also be ``environmentally 
     friendly,'' pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       11046. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to United Arab Emirates for defense articles 
     and services (Transmittal No. 98-45), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11047. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-422, ``Board 
     of Elections and Ethics Subponea Authority Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1998'' received September 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11048. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-434, ``Vendor 
     Payment and Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, and Mental Illness 
     Coverage Temporary Relief Act of 1998'' received September 
     10, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       11049. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-421, ``Oyster 
     Elementary School Construction and Revenue Bond Act of 1998'' 
     received September 10, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       11050. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-420, ``Drug-
     Related Nuisance Abatement Temporary Act of 1998'' received 
     September 10, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       11051. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-418, ``Arson 
     Investigators Amendment Act of 1998'' received September 10, 
     1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       11052. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 12-419, Office 
     of the Inspector General Law Enforcement Powers Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight. 

para.91.3  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4300

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 541):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 
     to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 128) 
     making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, 
     and for other purposes. The joint resolution shall be 
     considered as read for amendment. The previous question shall 
     be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final 
     passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
     debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations; 
     and (2) one motion to recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.91.4  continuing appropriations, fy1999

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 541, called up the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 128) making continuing appropriations for fiscal 
year 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LIVINGSTON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

421

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para.91.5                    [Roll No. 445]

                                YEAS--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)

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     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Fazio
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Hefner
     John
     Metcalf
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Royce
     Schumer
     Stokes
  So the joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.91.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4569

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 542):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4569) making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for 
     failure to comply with clause 1(b) of rule X, clause 2(l)(6) 
     of rule XI, or clause 7 of rule XXI are waived. General 
     debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 
     After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
     amendment under the five-minute rule for a period not to 
     exceed five hours. The bill shall be considered as read 
     through page 141, line 18. Points of order against provisions 
     in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule 
     XXI are waived. No amendment to the bill shall be in order 
     except: (1) pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate; 
     (2) amendments printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII; 
     and (3) amendments printed in the report of the Committee on 
     Rules accompanying this resolution. Each of the amendments 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules may be 
     offered only by a Member designated in the report, may be 
     offered only at the appropriate point in the reading of the 
     bill, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
     time specified in the report equally divided and controlled 
     by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
     amendment except as specified in the report, and shall not be 
     subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
     or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 
     the amendments printed in the report are waived. The chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time 
     during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a 
     request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce 
     to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
     on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

229

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

188

para.91.7                    [Roll No. 446]

                                YEAS--229

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci

[[Page 1639]]


     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Becerra
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Capps
     Cunningham
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Gutierrez
     Hilliard
     Mink
     Paul
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Whitfield
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.91.8  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.91.9  foreign operations appropriations fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 542 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4569) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. THORNBERRY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.91.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. PORTER:

       In title V, strike the section relating to the repeal of 
     section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

231

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

182

para.91.11                   [Roll No. 447]

                                AYES--231

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Camp
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--182

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Quinn
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Bartlett
     Berry
     Clay
     Fawell
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Hilliard
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennelly
     King (NY)
     Lewis (GA)
     Meek (FL)
     Myrick
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Schumer
     Whitfield
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.91.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. KENNEDY 
of Massachusetts for the amendment submitted by Mr. TORRES:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:

       In lieu of the matter proposed add the following:
       ``In Title III, in the item relating to ``Funds 
     Appropriated to the President, International Military 
     Education and Training'' after the first dollar amount, 
     insert the following: `` `(decreased by $756,000)',''


[[Page 1640]]


  Amendment submitted by Mr. TORRES:

       In title II, in the item relating to ``Other Bilateral 
     Economic Assistance, economic support fund'', after the first 
     dollar amount, insert the following: ``(decreased by 
     $14,000,000)''.
       In title III, in the item relating to ``Funds Appropriated 
     to the President, International military education and 
     training'', after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(decreased by $1,400,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

201

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

212

para.91.12                   [Roll No. 448]

                                AYES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--212

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Granger
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Clay
     Cramer
     Davis (IL)
     Dingell
     Fawell
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Kennelly
     King (NY)
     Manton
     McIntosh
     Meek (FL)
     Myrick
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Schumer
     Tauscher
  So the substitute amendment for the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 542, 
reported the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by 
the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following:
                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS


                    national commission on terrorism

       Sec. 701. (a) Establishment of National Commission on 
     Terrorism.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established a national 
     commission on terrorism to review counter-terrorism policies 
     regarding the prevention and punishment of international acts 
     of terrorism directed at the United States. The commission 
     shall be known as ``The National Commission on Terrorism''.
       (2) Composition.--The commission shall be composed of 15 
     members appointed as follows:
       (A) Five members shall be appointed by the President from 
     among officers or employees of the executive branch, private 
     citizens of the United States, or both. Not more than 3 
     members selected by the President shall be members of the 
     same political party.
       (B) Five members shall be appointed by the Majority Leader 
     of the Senate, in consultation with the Minority Leader of 
     the Senate, from among members of the Senate, private 
     citizens of the United States, or both. Not more than 3 of 
     the members selected by the Majority Leader shall be members 
     of the same political party and 3 members shall be members of 
     the Senate.
       (C) Five members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, in consultation with the Minority 
     Leader of the House of Representatives, from among members of 
     the House of Representatives, private citizens of the United 
     States, or both. Not more than 3 of the members selected by 
     the Speaker shall be members of the same political party and 
     3 members shall be members of the House of Representatives.
       (D) The appointments of the members of the commission 
     should be made no later than 3 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Qualifications.--The members should have a knowledge 
     and expertise in matters to be studied by the commission.
       (4) Chairman.--The chairman of the commission shall be 
     elected by the members of the commission.
       (b) Duties.--
       (1) In general.--The commission shall consider issues 
     relating to international terrorism directed at the United 
     States as follows:
       (A) Review the laws, regulations, policies, directives, and 
     practices relating to counterterrorism in the prevention and 
     punishment of international terrorism directed towards the 
     United States.
       (B) Assess the extent to which laws, regulations, policies, 
     directives, and practices relating to counterterrorism have 
     been effective in preventing or punishing international 
     terrorism directed towards the United States. At a minimum, 
     the assessment should include a review of the following:
       (i) Evidence that terrorist organizations have established 
     an infrastructure in the western hemisphere for the support 
     and conduct of terrorist activities.
       (ii) Executive branch efforts to coordinate 
     counterterrorism activities among Federal, State, and local 
     agencies and with other nations to determine the 
     effectiveness of such coordination efforts.
       (iii) Executive branch efforts to prevent the use of 
     nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons by terrorists.
       (C) Recommend changes to counterterrorism policy in 
     preventing and punishing international terrorism directed 
     toward the United States.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date on 
     which the Commission first meets, the Commission shall submit 
     to the President and the Congress a final report of the 
     findings and conclusions of the commission, together with any 
     recommendations.
       (c) Administrative Matters.--
       (1) Meetings.--
       (A) The commission shall hold its first meeting on a date 
     designated by the Speaker of the House which is not later 
     than 30 days

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     after the date on which all members have been appointed.
       (B) After the first meeting, the commission shall meet upon 
     the call of the chairman.
       (C) A majority of the members of the commission shall 
     constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold meetings.
       (2) Authority of individuals to act for commission.--Any 
     member or agent of the commission may, if authorized by the 
     commission, take any action which the commission is 
     authorized to take under this section.
       (3) Powers.--
       (A) The commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at 
     such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such 
     evidence as the commission considers advisable to carry out 
     its duties.
       (B) The commission may secure directly from any agency of 
     the Federal Government such information as the commission 
     considers necessary to carry out its duties. Upon the request 
     of the chairman of the commission, the head of a department 
     or agency shall furnish the requested information 
     expeditiously to the commission.
       (C) The commission may use the United States mails in the 
     same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       (4) Pay and expenses of commission members.--
       (A) Subject to appropriations, each member of the 
     commission who is not an employee of the government shall be 
     paid at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for each day (including travel time) during 
     which such member is engaged in performing the duties of the 
     commission.
       (B) Members and personnel for the commission may travel on 
     aircraft, vehicles, or other conveyances of the Armed Forces 
     of the United States when travel is necessary in the 
     performance of a duty of the commission except when the cost 
     of commercial transportation is less expensive.
       (C) The members of the commission may be allowed travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
     authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
     chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
     their homes or regular places of business in the performance 
     of services for the commission.
       (D)(i) A member of the commission who is an annuitant 
     otherwise covered by section 8344 of 8468 of title 5, United 
     States Code, by reason of membership on the commission shall 
     not be subject to the provisions of such section with respect 
     to membership on the commission.
       (ii) A member of the commission who is a member or former 
     member of a uniformed service shall not be subject to the 
     provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 5532 of such 
     title with respect to membership on the commission.
       (5) Staff and administrative support.--
       (A) The chairman of the commission may, without regard to 
     civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an 
     executive director and up to 3 additional staff members as 
     necessary to enable the commission to perform its duties. The 
     chairman of the commission may fix the compensation of the 
     executive director and other personnel without regard to the 
     provisions of chapter 51, and subchapter III of chapter 53, 
     of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of 
     positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the 
     rate of pay may not exceed the maximum rate of pay for GS-15 
     under the General Schedule.
       (B) Upon the request of the chairman of the commission, the 
     head of any department or agency of the Federal Government 
     may detail, without reimbursement, any personnel of the 
     department or agency to the commission to assist in carrying 
     out its duties. The detail of an employee shall be without 
     interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (d) Termination of Commission.--The commission shall 
     terminate 30 days after the date on which the commission 
     submits a final report.
       (e) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated such 
     sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
     section.

       In title V, strike the section relating to the repeal of 
     section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act.

       Page 8, line 10, after ``services'' insert the following:
     ; and that any such voluntary family planning project shall 
     meet the following requirements: (1) the project shall not 
     make use of quotas, goals, or other numerical targets, on an 
     individual, local, regional, or national basis, of total 
     number of births, the number of family planning acceptors, 
     acceptors of a particular method of family planning, or any 
     other performance standard (this provision shall not be 
     construed to include the use of quantitative estimates for 
     budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the project shall not 
     include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or any 
     other form of compensation or reward, monetary or 
     nonmonetary, to (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a 
     family planning acceptor, or (B) program personnel for 
     achieving any numerical goal or quota; (3) the project shall 
     not deny any right or benefit, including the right of access 
     to participate in any program of general welfare or the right 
     of access to health care, as a consequence of any 
     individual's decision not to accept family planning services; 
     (4) the project shall inform family planning acceptors, in 
     comprehensible terms, of the nature of the family planning 
     method chosen, its contraindications and potential health 
     risks, and available alternatives; (5) the project shall 
     provide a reasonable range of options of methods of family 
     planning, including natural methods; and (6) the project 
     shall ensure that experimental methods of family planning are 
     administered only in a scientifically controlled study in 
     which participants are advised of potential risks and 
     benefits; and, not later than 30 days after the date on which 
     the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development determines that there has been a 
     violation of any provision contained in the preceding 6 
     paragraphs, or a violation of any other provision contained 
     in this heading, the Administrator shall submit to the 
     Committee on International Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate a report containing a 
     description of such violation.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short tile) the following:

                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS


            amendments to the foreign assistance act of 1961

       Sec. 701. (a) Repeal of Contingencies Provisions.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 5 of part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2261) is hereby repealed.
       (2) Conforming Amendments.--(A) Section 634A(a) of such Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2394-1(a)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``, chapter 5 of part I.''.
       (B) Section 653(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2413(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``451 or''.
       (b) Special Authorities Provision.--Section 614(a)(4)(C) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2364(a)(4)(C)) 
     is amended by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$35,000,000''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

255

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affirmative

Nays

161

para.91.13                   [Roll No. 449]

                                YEAS--255

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger

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     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--161

     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Clay
     Davis (FL)
     Fawell
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Kennelly
     King (NY)
     Manton
     Meek (FL)
     Myrick
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Scarborough
     Schumer
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.91.14  contempt of congress

  Mr. BURTON, by direction of the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, reported (Rept. No. 105-728) a privileged report on the 
refusal of Attorney General Janet Reno to produce documents subpoenaed 
by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight; referred to the 
House Calendar and ordered printed.

para.91.15  providing for the consideration of suspensions

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 105-729) the resolution (H. Res. 544) providing for 
consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.91.16  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3248

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 543):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3248) to provide dollars to the classroom. The 
     first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General 
     debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
     for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in 
     order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
     amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. The 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
     considered as read. Points of order against the committee in 
     the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 
     7 of rule XVI are waived. No amendment to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order 
     except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution. Each amendment may be offered 
     only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only 
     by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as 
     read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 
     equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. The chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time 
     during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a 
     request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce 
     to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendments the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.91.17  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on developments concerning the 
national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive 
Order 12957 of March 15, 1995, and matters relating to the measures in 
that order and in Executive Order 12959 of May 6, 1995, and in Executive 
Order 13059 of August 19, 1997. This report is submitted pursuant to 
section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
U.S.C. 1703(c) (IEEPA), section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 
50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 505(c) of the International Security and 
Development Cooperation Act of 1985, 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-9(c). This report 
discusses only matters concerning the national emergency with respect to 
Iran that was declared in Executive Order 12957 and does not deal with 
those relating to the emergency declared on November 14, 1979, in 
connection with the hostage crisis.
  1. On March 15, 1995, I issued Executive Order 12957 (60 Fed. Reg. 
14615, March 17, 1995) to declare a national emergency with respect to 
Iran pursuant to IEEPA, and to prohibit the financing, management, or 
supervision by United States persons of the development of Iranian 
petroleum resources. This action was in response to actions and policies 
of the Government of Iran, including support for international 
terrorism, efforts to undermine the Middle East peace process, and the 
acquisition of weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver 
them. A copy of the Order was provided to the Speaker of the House and 
the President of the Senate by letter dated March 15, 1995.
  Following the imposition of these restrictions with regard to the 
development of Iranian petroleum resources, Iran continued to engage in 
activities that represent a threat to the peace and security of all 
nations, including Iran's continuing support for international 
terrorism, its support for acts that undermine the Middle East peace 
process, and its intensified efforts to acquire weapons of mass 
destruction. On May 6, 1995, I issued Executive Order 12959 (60 Fed. 
Reg. 24757, May 9, 1995) to further respond to the Iranian threat to the 
national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. The 
terms of that order and an earlier order imposing an import ban on 
Iranian-origin goods and services (Executive Order 12613 of October 29, 
1987) were consolidated and clarified in Executive Order 13059 of August 
19, 1997.
  At the time of signing Executive Order 12959, I directed the Secretary 
of

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the Treasury to authorize through specific licensing certain 
transactions, including transactions by United States persons related to 
the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague, established 
pursuant to the Algiers Accords, and related to other international 
obligations and U.S. Government functions, and transactions related to 
the export of agricultural commodities pursuant to preexisting contracts 
consistent with section 5712(c) of title 7, United States Code. I also 
directed the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, to consider authorizing United States persons 
through specific licensing to participate in market-based swaps of crude 
oil from the Caspian Sea area for Iranian crude oil in support of energy 
projects in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan.
  Executive Order 12959 revoked sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order 
12613 of October 29, 1987, and sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order 12957 
of March 15, 1995, to the extent they are inconsistent with it. A copy 
of Executive Order 12959 was transmitted to the Congressional leadership 
by letter dated May 6, 1995.
  2. On August 19, 1997, I issued Executive Order 13059 in order to 
clarify the steps taken in Executive Order 12957 and Executive Order 
12959, to confirm that the embargo on Iran prohibits all trade and 
investment activities by United States persons, wherever located, and to 
consolidate in one order the various prohibitions previously imposed to 
deal with the national emergency declared on March 15, 1995. A copy of 
the Order was transmitted to the Speaker of the House and the President 
of the Senate by letter dated August 19, 1997.
  The Order prohibits (1) the importation into the United States of any 
goods or services of Iranian origin or owned or controlled by the 
Government of Iran except information or informational material; (2) the 
exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply from the United States or by 
a United States person, wherever located, of goods, technology, or 
services to Iran or the Government of Iran, including knowing transfers 
to a third country for direct or indirect supply, transshipment, or 
reexportation to Iran or the Government of Iran, or specifically for use 
in the production, commingling with, or incorporation into goods, 
technology, or services to be supplied, transshipped, or reexported 
exclusively or predominantly to Iran or the Government of Iran; (3) 
knowing reexportation from a third country to Iran or the Government of 
Iran of certain controlled U.S.-origin goods, technology, or services by 
a person other than a United States person; (4) the purchase, sale, 
transport, swap, brokerage, approval, financing, facilitation, 
guarantee, or other transactions or dealings by United States persons, 
wherever located, related to goods, technology, or services for 
exportation, reexportation, sale or supply, directly or indirectly, to 
Iran or the Government of Iran, or to goods or services of Iranian 
origin or owned or controlled by the Government of Iran; (5) new 
investment by United States persons in Iran or in property or entities 
owned or controlled by the Government of Iran; (6) approval, financing, 
facilitation, or guarantee by a United States person of any transaction 
by a foreign person that a United States person would be prohibited from 
performing under the terms of the Order; and (7) any transaction that 
evades, avoids, or attempts to violate a prohibition under the Order.
  Executive Order 13059 became effective at 12:01 a.m., eastern 
daylight time on August 20, 1997. Because the Order consolidated and 
clarified the provisions of prior orders, Executive Order 12613 and 
paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (f) of section 1 of Executive Order 
12959 were revoked by Executive Order 13059. The revocation of 
corresponding provisions in the prior Executive orders did not affect 
the applicability of those provisions, or of regulations, licenses or 
other administrative actions taken pursuant to those provisions, with 
respect to any transaction or violation occurring before the effective 
date of Executive Order 13059. Specific licenses issued pursuant to 
prior Executive orders continue in effect, unless revoked or amended by 
the Secretary of the Treasury. General licenses, regulations, orders, 
and directives issued pursuant to prior orders continue in effect, 
except to the extent inconsistent with Executive Order 13059 or 
otherwise revoked or modified by the Secretary of the Treasury.
  The declaration of national emergency made by Executive Order 12957, 
and renewed each year since, remains in effect and is not affected by 
the Order.
  3. On March 4, 1998, I renewed for another year the national 
emergency with respect to Iran pursuant to IEEPA. This renewal extended 
the authority for the current comprehensive trade embargo against Iran 
in effect since May 1995. Under these sanctions, virtually all trade 
with Iran is prohibited except for trade in information and 
informational materials and certain other limited exceptions.
  4. There have been no amendments to the Iranian Transactions 
Regulations, 31 CFR Part 560 (the ``ITR''), since my report of March 
16, 1998.
  5. During the current 6-month period, the Department of the 
Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) made numerous 
decisions with respect to applications for licenses to engage in 
transactions under the ITR, and issued 12 licenses.
  The majority of denials were in response to requests to authorize 
commercial exports to Iran--particularly of machinery and equipment for 
various industries--and the importation of Iranian-origin goods. The 
licenses that were issued authorized certain financial transactions and 
transactions relating to air safety policy. Pursuant to sections 3 and 
4 of Executive Order 12959, Executive Order 13059, and consistent with 
statutory restrictions concerning certain goods and technology, 
including those involved in air safety cases, the Department of the 
Treasury continues to consult with the Departments of State and 
Commerce on these matters.
  Since the issuance of Executive Order 13059, more than 1,500 
transactions involving Iran initially have been ``rejected'' by U.S. 
financial institutions under IEEPA and the ITR. United States banks 
declined to process these transactions in the absence of OFAC 
authorization. Twenty percent of the 1,500 transactions scrutinized by 
OFAC resulted in investigations by OFAC to assure compliance with IEEPA 
and ITR by United States persons.
  Such investigations resulted in 15 referrals for civil penalty 
action, issuance of 5 warning letters, and an additional 52 cases still 
under compliance or legal review prior to final agency action.
  Since my last report, OFAC has collected 20 civil monetary penalties 
totaling more than $110,000 for violations of IEEPA and the ITR related 
to the import or export to Iran of goods and services. Five U.S. 
financial institutions, twelve companies, and three individuals paid 
penalties for these prohibited transactions. Civil penalty action is 
pending against another 45 United States persons for violations of the 
ITR.
  6. On January 22, 1997, and Iranian national resident in Oregon and a 
U.S. citizen were indicted on charges related to the attempted 
exportation to Iran of spare parts for gas turbines and precursor 
agents utilized in the production of nerve gas. The 5-week trial of the 
American citizen defendant, which began in early February 1998, 
resulted in his conviction on all counts. That defendant is awaiting 
sentencing. The other defendant pleaded guilty to one count of criminal 
conspiracy and was sentenced to 21 months in prison.
  On March 24, 1998, a Federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, 
returned an indictment against a U.S. national and an Iranian-born 
resident of Singapore for violation of IEEPA and the ITR relating to 
exportation of munitions, helicopters, and weapons systems components 
to Iran. Among the merchandise the defendants conspired to export were 
parts for Phoenix air-to-air missiles used on F-14A fighter jets in 
Iran. Trial is scheduled to begin on October 6, 1998.
  The U.S. Customs Service has continued to effect numerous seizures of 
Iranian-origin merchandise, primarily carpets, for violation of the 
import prohibitions of the ITR. Various enforcement actions carried 
over from previous reporting periods are continuing and new reports of 
violations are being aggressively pursued.
  7. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from March 15 through September 14, 1998, that are directly 
attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities

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conferred by the declaration of a national emergency with respect to 
Iran are reported to be approximately $1.7 million, most of which 
represent wage and salary costs for Federal personnel. Personnel costs 
were largely centered in the Department of the Treasury (particularly 
in the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Customs Service, the 
Office of the Under Secretary for Enforcement, and the Office of the 
General Counsel); the Department of State (particularly the Bureau of 
Economic and Business Affairs, the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, the 
Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and the Office of the Legal 
Adviser); and the Department of Commerce (the Bureau of Export 
Administration and the General Counsel's Office).
  8. The situation reviewed above continues to present an extraordinary 
and unusual threat to the national security, foreign policy, and 
economy of the United States. The declaration of the national emergency 
with respect to Iran contained in Executive Order 12957 and the 
comprehensive economic sanctions imposed by Executive Order 12959 
underscore the Government's opposition to the actions and policies of 
the Government of Iran, particularly its support of international 
terrorism and its efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction and 
the means to deliver them. The Iranian Transactions Regulations issued 
pursuant to Executive Orders 12957, 12959, and 13059 continues to 
advance important objectives in promoting the nonproliferation and 
anti-terrorism policies of the United States. I shall exercise the 
powers at my disposal to deal with these problems and will report 
periodically to the Congress on significant developments.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 16, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-312).

para.91.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. UNDERWOOD, 
for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para.91.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. Bob SCHAFFER of Colorado, at 11 o'clock p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.91.20  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 4017. A bill to 
     extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act and the Energy Conservation and Production 
     Act, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-727). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     Report on the Refusal of Attorney General Janet Reno to 
     Produce Documents Subpoenaed by the Government Reform and 
     Oversight Committee (Rept. No. 105-728). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 544. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of motions to suspend 
     the rules (Rept. No. 105-729). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.91.21  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4590. A bill to allow all States to participate in 
     activities under the Education Flexibility Partnership 
     Demonstration Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 4591. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for home health case manager services 
     under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 4592. A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to establish a program to ensure that 
     home health agencies do not employ individuals who have a 
     history of patient or resident abuse or have been convicted 
     of certain crimes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CRAPO:
       H.R. 4593. A bill to establish a National Resources 
     Institute at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental 
     Laboratory; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Klug):
       H.R. 4594. A bill to provide funds to States to establish 
     and administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay 
     programs for elementary and secondary school teachers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Fawell, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Crane, Mr. Porter, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Poshard, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Evans, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Kolbe, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. McDade, and Mr. Murtha):
       H.R. 4595. A bill to redesignate a Federal building located 
     in Washington, D.C., as the ``Sidney R. Yates Federal 
     Building''.; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Thune):
       H.R. 4596. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that certain farming-related section 1231 
     gains and losses shall not be taken into account in 
     determining whether a taxpayer is eligible for the earned 
     income credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.91.22  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 68: Mr. Bliley and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 326: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Frost, Mr. McInnis, and Ms. 
     Danner.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Bilirakis and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Pease.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 2670: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2879: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2882: Mr. Shadegg and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 2939: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 3261: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 3523: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3831: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3925: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 4018: Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 4121: Mr. Price of North Carolina and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 4132: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 4157: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 4204: Mr. Ballenger and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 4217: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 4220: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 4229: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 4235: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 4242: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 4249: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 4251: Mr. Barr of Georgia and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 4266: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 4281: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 4339: Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Ms. 
     Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 4402: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 4404: Mr. Cooksey and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 4415: Mr. Kingston and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 4447: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 4461: Mr. Kingston and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 4472: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 4567: Mr. Cardin, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Istook, Mr. Condit, 
     Mr. Weller, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 4577: Ms. Kilpatrick and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 4587: Mr. Hefley.
       H. Con. Res. 210: Mr. Stenholm.
       H. Con. Res. 264: Mr. Mollohan.
       H. Con. Res. 295: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Hoyer.
       H. Res. 532: Mr. Coble, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Upton.
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                     FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1998 (92)

para.92.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. 
EMERSON, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 18, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jo Ann Emerson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.92.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced she had exam

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ined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, September 
17, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.92.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11053. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Triclopyr; Extension of 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300695; FRL 6021-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11054. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Deltamethrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300669; FRL-5795-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11055. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Charter and Bylaws; 
     One Member, One Vote [No. 98-89] (RIN 1550-AB17) received 
     August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11056. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--1998 Reporting Notice 
     and Technical Amendment; Partial Updating of TSCA Inventory 
     Data Base; Production and Site Reports [OPPTS-82051; FRL-
     6028-3] received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11057. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Enhanced Motor Vehicle 
     Inspection and Maintenance Program [PA 119-4074a; FRL-6148-3] 
     received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11058. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     Amendments to VOC Regulations for Dry Cleaning and Stage I 
     Vapor Recovery [MD 061-3028a, MD 065-3028a; FRL-6148-1] 
     received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11059. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania: Attainment Demonstration and Contingency 
     Measures for the Liberty Borough PM-10 Nonattainment Area 
     [PA039/067-4077; FRL-6149-1] received August 28, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11060. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan for New Mexico: General 
     Conformity Rules [NM 22-1-7103a; FRL-6152-4] received August 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       11061. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, South Coast Air Quality 
     Management District [CA 212-0092a; FRL-6142-5] received 
     August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11062. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Aerospace 
     Manufacturing and Rework Facilities [AD-FRL-6154-1] (RIN: 
     2060-AE02) received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11063. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Natural Rubber-
     Containing Medical Devices; User Labeling; Cold Seal 
     Adhesives Partial Stay [Docket No. 96N-0119] received 
     September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11064. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Device Reporting: Manufacturer Reporting, 
     Importer Reporting, User Facility Reporting, Distributor 
     Reporting [Docket No. 98N-0170] received August 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11065. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Final Rule To List the 
     Illinois Cave Amphipod as Endangered (RIN: 1018-AE31) 
     received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       11066. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Fairfax, VA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AEA-13] received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11067. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Tidioute, PA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AEA-05] received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11068. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Danville, VA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AEA-12] received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11069. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model SN-601 
     (Corvette) Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-158-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10720; AD 98-18-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11070. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class D and E Airspace; Crows Landing, CA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-12] received August 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11071. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-255-AD; Amendment 39-
     10735; AD 98-18-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 31, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11072. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. BN-2, 
     BN-2A, BN-2B, and BN-2A MK. 111 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     97-CE-111-AD; Amendment 39-10723; AD 98-18-07] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11073. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Johnson City, TX [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-33] received September 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11074. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 
     Series Airplanes and Model MD-90-30 and MD-88 Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-10-AD; Amendment 39-10733; AD 98-18-17] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11075. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29322; Amdt. 
     No. 411] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11076. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Expansion of Restricted Area R-6002, Poinsett-Sumter, SC 
     [Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-9] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11077. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-242-AD; Amendment 39-10730; AD 
     98-18-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11078. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Prairie Du Chien, WI 
     Correction [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-32] received September 
     10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11079. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200, -200PF, and -
     200CB Series Airplanes Equipped with Rolls-Royce Model RB211-
     535E4/E4B Engines [Docket No. 98-NM-183-AD; Amendment 39-
     10743; AD 94-13-02 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 
     10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11080. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-01-AD; Amendment 39-10732; AD 98-18-16] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       11081. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-167-AD; Amendment 39-10734; 
     AD 98-18-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11082. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Model G-V Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-230-AD; Amendment 39-10731; AD 
     98-18-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

       11083. A letter from the the Kenneth W. Starr, the Office 
     of the Independent Counsel, transmitting appendices to the 
     Referral to the United States House of Representatives 
     pursuant to title 28, United States Code, section 595(c) 
     submitted by the Office of the Independent Counsel, September 
     9, 1998; (H. Doc. No. 105--311); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary and ordered to be printed. 

para.92.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a joint 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 128. Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House 
of the following titles:

       H.R. 2281. An Act to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     implement the World Intellectual Property Organization 
     Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 3874. An Act to amend the National School Lunch Act 
     and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide children with 
     increased access to food and nutrition assistance, to 
     simplify program operations and improve program management, 
     to extend certain authorities contained in those Acts through 
     fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2281) ``An Act to amend title 17, United States Code, 
to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright 
Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and for other purposes,'' 
requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Hatch, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr. Leahy, to 
be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 3874) ``An Act to amend the National School Lunch Act 
and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide children with increased 
access to food and nutrition assistance, to simplify program operations 
and improve program management, to extend certain authorities contained 
in those Acts through fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes,'' 
requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Lugar, Mr. Cochran, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
Harkin, and Mr. Leahy, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills and a 
concurrent resolution of the following titles, in which the concurrence 
of the House is requested:

       S. 1770. An Act to elevate the position of Director of the 
     Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and 
     Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1998. An Act to authorize an interpretive center and 
     related visitor facilities within the Four Corners Monument 
     Tribal Park, and for other purposes.
       S. 2193. An Act to implement the provisions of the 
     Trademark Law Treaty.
       S. Con. Res. 103. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress in support of the recommendations of 
     the International Commission of Jurists on Tibet and on 
     United States policy with regard to Tibet.

para.92.5  dollars to the classroom

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHAMBLISS, pursuant to House Resolution 
543 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 3248) to provide dollars to the classroom.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHAMBLISS, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mrs. EMERSON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

para.92.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. MINK:

       Page 17, strike lines 11 through 13.

It was decided in the

Yeas

200

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negative

Nays

207

para.92.7                    [Roll No. 450]

                                AYES--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--207

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp

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     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Blagojevich
     Burton
     Clay
     Cox
     DeFazio
     Fawell
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Hilliard
     Hutchinson
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Manton
     McCollum
     McDade
     Meek (FL)
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Parker
     Pease
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Sanchez
     Schumer
     Stokes
     Torres
     Watts (OK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.92.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. MARTINEZ:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Class-Size 
     Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1998''.
       (b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Rigorous research has shown that students attending 
     small classes in the early grades make more rapid educational 
     progress than students in larger classes, and that these 
     achievement gains persist through at least the elementary 
     grades.
       (2) The benefits of smaller classes are greatest for lower-
     achieving, minority, poor, and inner-city children. One study 
     found that urban fourth-graders in smaller-than-average 
     classes were three-quarters of a school year ahead of their 
     counterparts in larger-than-average classes.
       (3) Teachers in small classes can provide students with 
     more individualized attention, spend more time on instruction 
     and less on other tasks, and cover more material effectively, 
     and are better able to work with parents to further their 
     children's education.
       (4) Smaller classes allow teachers to identify and work 
     more effectively with students who have learning disabilities 
     and, potentially, can reduce those students' need for special 
     education services in the later grades.
       (5) Students in smaller classes are able to become more 
     actively engaged in learning than their peers in large 
     classes.
       (6) Efforts to improve educational achievement by reducing 
     class sizes in the early grades are likely to be more 
     successful if well-prepared teachers are hired and 
     appropriately assigned to fill additional classroom positions 
     and if teachers receive intensive, continuing training in 
     working effectively in smaller classroom settings.
       (7) Several States have begun a serious effort to reduce 
     class sizes in the early elementary grades, but these actions 
     may be impeded by financial limitations or difficulties in 
     hiring well-prepared teachers.
       (8) The Federal Government can assist in this effort by 
     providing funding for class-size reductions in grades one 
     through three, and by helping to ensure that the new teachers 
     brought into the classroom are well prepared.

     SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this Act is to help States and local 
     educational agencies recruit, train, and hire 100,000 
     additional teachers over a seven-year period in order to--
       (1) reduce class sizes nationally, in grades 1 through 3, 
     to an average of 18 students per classroom; and
       (2) improve teaching in the early grades so that all 
     students can learn to read independently and well by the end 
     of the third grade.

     SEC. 3. PROGRAM FUNDING.

       For the purpose of carrying out this Act, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, $1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $1,500,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $1,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, 
     $1,735,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, $2,300,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2004, and $2,800,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 2005 through 2008.

     SEC. 4. ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.

       (a) Reservation for Evaluation.--From the amount 
     appropriated pursuant to section 3 for each fiscal year, the 
     Secretary may reserve up to $2 million to carry out the 
     evaluation described in section 13.
       (b) Reservation for the Outlying Areas and the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to 
     section 3 for each fiscal year and remaining after any 
     reservation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve 
     a total of not more than 1 percent to make payments, on the 
     basis of their respective needs, to--
       (1) American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for activities, 
     approved by the Secretary, consistent with this Act; and
       (2) the Secretary of the Interior for activities, approved 
     by the Secretary, consistent with this Act in schools 
     operated or supported by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
       (c) Allocations to States.--(1) After reserving funds under 
     subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall allocate to each 
     State an amount that bears the same relationship to the 
     remaining amount as the amount of funding the State received 
     under section 1122 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 for the previous fiscal year bore to the total 
     amount available for allocation under that section.
       (2) If any State chooses not to participate in the program 
     under this Act, or fails to submit an approvable application, 
     the Secretary shall reallocate its allocation to the 
     remaining States, in accordance with paragraph (1).

     SEC. 5. APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Application Required.--The State educational agency of 
     each State desiring to receive a grant under this Act shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
     form, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
     require.
       (b) Contents.--Each application shall include--
       (1) the State's goals for using funds under this Act to 
     reduce average class sizes in regular classrooms in grades 1 
     through 3, including--
       (A) a description of current regular classroom class sizes 
     in the local educational agencies of the State;
       (B) a description of the State's plan for using funds under 
     this Act to reduce the average class size in regular 
     classrooms in those grades; and
       (C) the regular classroom class-size goals the State 
     intends to reach and a justification for those goals;
       (2) a description of the State educational agency's plan 
     for allocating program funds within the State, including--
       (A) an estimate of the impact of those allocations on class 
     sizes in the individual local educational agencies of the 
     State;
       (B) an assurance that the State educational agency will 
     make this plan public within the State; and
       (C) a description of the current and projected capacity of 
     the State's school facilities to accommodate reduced class 
     sizes;
       (3) a description of the State educational agency's 
     strategy for improving teacher quality in grades 1 through 3 
     within the State (which may be part of a broader strategy to 
     improve teacher quality generally), including--
       (A) the actions it will take to ensure the availability, 
     within the State, of a pool of well-prepared, certified 
     teachers to fill the positions created with funds under this 
     Act; and
       (B) a description of how the State educational agency and 
     the local educational agencies in the State will ensure 
     that--
       (i) individuals hired for positions created with program 
     funds (which may include individuals who have pursued 
     ``alternative routes'' to certification) will meet all of the 
     State's current requirements for full certification, or will 
     be making satisfactory progress toward achieving full 
     certification within three years;
       (ii) teachers in first through third grade will be prepared 
     to teach reading effectively to all children, including those 
     with special needs, and will take part in continuing 
     professional development in effective reading instruction and 
     in teaching effectively in small classes; and
       (iii) individuals hired as beginning teachers in first 
     through third grade will be required to pass a teacher 
     competency test selected by the State;
       (4) a description of how the State will use other funds, 
     including other Federal funds, to improve teacher quality and 
     reading achievement within the State;
       (5) a description of how the State will hold local 
     educational agencies that use a significant portion of their 
     allocations under section 8(a)(2)(B) accountable for that use 
     of funds;
       (6) an assurance that the local educational agency and its 
     schools will comply with the requirements of subsections (a) 
     and (b) of section 11; and
       (7) an assurance that the State educational agency will 
     submit such reports and information as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require.
       (c) Approval of Applications.--The Secretary shall approve 
     a State's application if it meets the requirements of this 
     section and holds reasonable promise of achieving the 
     purposes of this Act.

     SEC. 6. WITHIN-STATE ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) State-Level Expenses.--Each State may use not more than 
     a total of one-half of one percent of the amount it receives 
     under this part for any fiscal year or $50,000, whichever is 
     greater, for the administration costs of the State 
     educational agency and for State-level activities described 
     in section 7.
       (b) Subgrants to Local Educational Agencies.--(1) Each 
     State shall use the remainder of its allocation to make 
     subgrants to local educational agencies, for the purpose of 
     reducing class size and improving instruction in grades 1 
     through 3, on the basis of--
       (A) current or projected regular classroom class sizes in 
     grades 1 through 3 in those agencies; and
       (B) the relative ability and effort of those agencies to 
     finance class-size reductions with their own funds.
       (2) Each State shall make the allocations described in 
     paragraph (1) in such manner as to enable local educational 
     agencies to reduce their average class sizes in regular 
     classrooms, in grades 1 through 3, to the average class size 
     proposed in the State application.
       (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), each State shall ensure, 
     in allocating funds under this subsection, that each local 
     educational agency in which at least 30 percent of the 
     children are from low-income families, or in which there are 
     at least 10,000 children from such families, receives at 
     least the same share of those funds as it received of the 
     State's allocation under section 1122 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 for the preceding fiscal 
     year.

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       (c) Maintenance of Effort.--(1) A local educational agency 
     may receive an allocation under this section for any fiscal 
     year only if it submits to, or has on file with, the State 
     educational agency an assurance that it will spend at least 
     as much from non-Federal sources as it spent in the previous 
     year for the combination of--
       (A) teachers in regular classrooms in grades 1 through 3 in 
     schools receiving benefits under this Act; and
       (B) the quality-improvement activities described in section 
     8(b).
       (2) The Secretary may waive or modify the requirement of 
     paragraph (1) for a local educational agency if the Secretary 
     determines that doing so would be equitable due to 
     exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances affecting that 
     agency.

     SEC. 7. STATE-LEVEL ACTIVITIES.

       East State educational agency may use the funds it reserves 
     for State-level activities under section 6(a) to carry out 
     activities described in its application, which may include 
     such activities as--
       (1) strengthening State teacher licensure and certification 
     standards;
       (2) developing or strengthening, and administering, teacher 
     competency tests for beginning teachers; and
       (3) program monitoring and other administrative costs 
     associated with operating the program.

     SEC. 8. USES OF FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Each local educational agency shall 
     use all funds it receives from the State under this Act, 
     except for funds it reserves under subsection (b), to pay the 
     salaries of, and benefits for, the additional teachers needed 
     to reduce class sizes in grades 1 through 3 to the level set 
     by the State as its goal in the State application.
       (2) A local educational agency that has already reached 
     this level may use those funds to--
       (A) make further class-size reductions in grades 1 through 
     3;
       (B) reduce class sizes in kindergarten or other grades; or
       (C) undertake quality-improvement activities under 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Quality Improvement.--(1) Each local educational agency 
     shall use at least 10 percent of the funds it receives under 
     this Act for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003 for 
     activities to ensure that teachers who will teach smaller 
     classes are prepared to teach reading and other subjects 
     effectively in a smaller class setting.
       (2) The activities described in paragraph (1) may include--
       (A) training teachers in effective reading instructional 
     practices (including practices for teaching students who 
     experience initial difficulty in learning to read) and in 
     effective instructional practices in small classes;
       (B) paying the costs for uncertified teachers hired in 
     grades 1 through 3 to obtain full certification within three 
     years;
       (C) providing mentors or other support for teachers in 
     grades 1 through 3;
       (D) improving recruitment of teachers for schools that have 
     a particularly difficult time hiring certified instructors; 
     and
       (E) providing scholarships or other aid for education and 
     education-related expenses to paraprofessionals or 
     undergraduate students in order to expand the pool of well-
     prepared and certified teachers.

     SEC. 9. COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.

       (a) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     activities carried out under this Act may be up to 100 
     percent in local educational agencies with child-poverty 
     levels greater than 40 percent, but shall be no more than--
       (1) 95 percent in local educational agencies with child-
     poverty rates of more than 30 percent but not more than 40 
     percent;
       (2) 85 percent in local educational agencies with child-
     poverty rates of more than 20 percent but not more than 30 
     percent;
       (3) 75 percent in local educational agencies with child-
     poverty rates of more than 10 percent but not more than 20 
     percent; and
       (4) 65 percent in local educational agencies with child-
     poverty rates of not more than 10 percent.
       (b) Local Share.--A local educational agency shall provide 
     the non-Federal share of a project under this Act through 
     cash expenditures from non-Federal sources, except that if an 
     agency has allocated funds under section 1113(c) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to one or more 
     schoolwide programs under section 1114 of that Act, it may 
     use those funds for the non-Federal share of activities under 
     this program that benefit those schoolwide programs, to the 
     extent consistent with section 1120A(c) of that Act and 
     notwithstanding section 1114(a)(3)(B) of that Act.

     SEC. 10. CARRYOVER OF FUNDS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds 
     received under this Act by a State or by a local educational 
     agency shall remain available for obligation and expenditure 
     by the State or local agency for one fiscal year beyond the 
     fiscal year described in section 421(b) of the General 
     Educational Provisions Act.

     SEC. 11. ACCOUNTABILITY.

       (a) School Report.--Each school benefitting from the 
     program under this Act, or the local educational agency for 
     that school, shall produce an annual report to parents and 
     the general public on its student achievement in reading 
     (using available evidence of reading achievement of its 
     students in grades 1 through 5 and the assessments the State 
     uses under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, disaggregated as required under that 
     part), average class size in its regular classrooms, and 
     teacher certification and related academic qualifications in 
     grades 1 through 3.
       (b) Local Educational Agency Reports.--(1) Interm 
     Reports.--Each local educational agency shall provide each 
     year, to its State educational agency, a report summarizing 
     the information reported by, or for, its schools under 
     subsection (a).
       (2) Subsequent Reports.--Within three years of receiving 
     funding under this Act, and each year thereafter, each local 
     educational agency shall provide evidence, to its State 
     educational agency, of the reading achievement of its 
     students, in grade 3, 4, or 5 in schools served under this 
     Act, which shall be--
       (A) in a form determined by the State educational agency;
       (B) based on the assessments that the local educational 
     agency is using under title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, or on comparably rigorous State or 
     local assessments; and
       (C) disaggregated to show the achievement of students in 
     individual schools and of students separately by race and by 
     gender, as well as for students with disabilities, students 
     with limited English proficiency, migrant students, and 
     students who are economically disadvantaged.
       (c) Program-Improvement Plan.--A local educational agency 
     with schools that fail to show improvement in reading 
     achievement within three years of receiving funds under this 
     Act shall, with the approval of the State educational agency, 
     develop and implement a program-improvement plan to improve 
     student performance.
       (d) Reduced Local Allocations.--If a school participating 
     in the program under this Act fails to show improvement in 
     reading achievement of its students within two years after 
     the local educational agency develops a plan subsection (b), 
     the State educational agency shall reduce the allocation to 
     that local agency by an amount equal to the share of the 
     local agency's allocation attributable to that school.

     SEC. 12. PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS.

       Each local educational agency receiving funds under this 
     Act shall, after timely and meaningful consultation with 
     appropriate private school officials, provide for the 
     inclusion (in a manner proportionate to the number of 
     children residing in the area served by the agency's project 
     under this Act who attend private schools) of private school 
     teachers in the professional-development activities the 
     agency and its schools carry out with those funds.

     SEC. 13. EVALUATION.

       With funds reserved under section 4(a), the Secretary shall 
     carry out an evaluation of the program authorized by this 
     Act, including a measurement of its effectiveness in 
     accordance with the Government Performance and Results Act of 
     1993.

     SEC. 14. WAIVERS.

       The Secretary may, at the request of a State educational 
     agency, waiver or modify a requirement of this Act if the 
     Secretary determines that such requirement impedes the 
     ability of the State to carry out the purpose of this Act and 
     that providing a waiver would better promote the purpose of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 15. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act, the following terms have the following 
     meanings:
       (1) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
     agency'' has the meaning given that term in section 14101(18) 
     (A) and (B) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, 
     the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

It was decided in the

Yeas

190

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negative

Nays

215

para.92.9                    [Roll No. 451]

                                AYES--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney

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     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--215

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Becerra
     Blagojevich
     Burton
     Clay
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cox
     DeFazio
     Fawell
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Manton
     McDade
     Meek (FL)
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Parker
     Pease
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Sanchez
     Schumer
     Stokes
     Torres
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SHIMKUS, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 543, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Dollars to the Classroom 
     Act''.
       TITLE I--IMPROVEMENT OF CLASSROOM SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 101. GRANTS TO STATES.

       The Secretary is authorized to award grants in accordance 
     with this title to States for use by States and local 
     educational agencies to improve classroom services and 
     activities for students.

     SEC. 102. GRANT AWARD.

       (a) Reservation of Funds.--From the amount appropriated to 
     carry out this title for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     reserve--
       (1) \1/2\ of 1 percent for the outlying areas, to be 
     distributed among the outlying areas on the basis of their 
     relative need, as determined by the Secretary in accordance 
     with the purposes of this section; and
       (2) \1/2\ of 1 percent for the Secretary of the Interior 
     for programs under this title in schools operated or funded 
     by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
       (b) State Allocations.--Funds appropriated to carry out 
     this title for any fiscal year, which are not reserved under 
     subsection (a), shall be allocated among the States as 
     follows:
       (1) Hold harmless.--If the amount of funds appropriated to 
     carry out this title in any fiscal year equals or exceeds the 
     aggregate amount all States received in fiscal year 1998 
     under--
       (A) title III of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act (20 
     U.S.C. 5881 et seq.);
       (B) section 1002(g)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6302(g));
       (C) section 1502 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6492);
       (D) part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6641 et seq.);
       (E) section 3132 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6842 et seq.);
       (F) title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7311 et seq.); and
       (G) part B of title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11421 et seq.),
     as such provisions were in effect on the day preceding the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     allocate to each State the aggregate amount such State 
     received for fiscal year 1998 under such provisions.
       (2) Insufficient funds.--If the amount of appropriations to 
     carry out this title for any fiscal year is insufficient to 
     pay the full amounts that all States are eligible to receive 
     under paragraph (1) for such year, the Secretary shall 
     ratably reduce such amounts for such year.
       (3) Remaining funds.--If funds remain after meeting the 
     requirements of paragraph (1), such remaining funds shall be 
     allocated among the States in the following manner:
       (A) 50 percent of such remaining funds shall be allocated 
     to States in proportion to their grants under part A of title 
     I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for 
     the preceding fiscal year; and
       (B) 50 percent of such remaining funds shall be allocated 
     to States in proportion to the number of children ages 5 
     through 17, inclusive, according to the most recent available 
     data that are satisfactory to the Secretary.
       (c) Definition of State.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term ``State'' includes the 50 States, the District of 
     Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
       (d) Definition of Outlying Area.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``outlying area'' includes American Samoa, 
     Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth 
     of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       (e) Payments.--Funds awarded to a State under this section 
     shall be paid to the individual or entity in the State that 
     is responsible for the State administration of Federal 
     education funds pursuant to State law.
       (f) Use of State Awards.--
       (1) In general.--From the amount made available to a State 
     under subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the State--
       (A) shall use not more than 5 percent of the total amount 
     to support programs or activities, for children ages 5 
     through 17, that the State determines appropriate, of which 
     the State shall distribute 20 percent of the 5 percent to 
     local educational agencies in the State to pay the 
     administrative expenses of the local educational agencies 
     that are associated with the activities and services assisted 
     under this section; and
       (B) shall distribute, pursuant to section 103(a), not less 
     than 95 percent of the amount to local educational agencies 
     in the State for the fiscal year to enable the local 
     educational agencies to pay the costs of activities or 
     services provided in the classroom, for children ages 5 
     through 17, that the local educational agencies determine 
     appropriate subject to the requirements of section 103(b).
       (2) Administrative expenses.--For the purpose of paragraph 
     (1)(B), the costs of activities and services provided in the 
     classroom exclude the administrative expenses associated with 
     the activities and services.
       (g) Supplement Not Supplant.--A State or local educational 
     agency shall use funds received under this title only to 
     supplement the amount of funds that would, in the absence of 
     such Federal funds, be made available from non-Federal 
     sources for the education of pupils participating in programs 
     assisted under this title, and not to supplant such funds.
       (h) Annual Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Each State receiving assistance under this 
     part shall issue a report on an annual basis, not later than 
     April 1 of each year beginning the year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, to the Secretary, the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, 
     the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, and 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives that describes how funds under this title 
     have been used to improve student performance in that State.

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       (2) Certification.--The report must also include a 
     certification by the State that 95 percent of funding 
     provided under this title during the preceding fiscal year 
     has been expended by local educational agencies within that 
     State for classroom activities and services pursuant to 
     subsection (f)(1)(B).
       (3) Measures of performance.--In determining student 
     academic performance within the State, the State shall use 
     such measures of student academic performance as it deems 
     appropriate. The State may disaggregate data by poverty, 
     subject area, race, gender, geographic location, or other 
     criteria as the State deems appropriate.
       (4) Availability of report.--Each State shall make the 
     report described in this subsection available to parents and 
     members of the public throughout that State.

     SEC. 103. LOCAL AWARDS.

       (a) Determination of Amount of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--The individual or entity in the State that 
     is responsible for the State administration of Federal 
     education funds pursuant to State law of each State receiving 
     assistance under this title, in consultation with the 
     Governor of such State, the chief State school officer of 
     such State, representatives from the State legislature, and 
     representatives from local educational agencies within such 
     State, shall develop a formula for the allocation of funds 
     described in section 102, to local educational agencies, 
     taking into consideration--
       (A) poverty rates within each local educational agency;
       (B) children living in sparsely populated areas;
       (C) an equitable distribution of funds among urban, rural, 
     and suburban areas;
       (D) children whose education imposes a higher than average 
     cost per child; and
       (E) such other factors as considered appropriate.
       (2) Hold harmless.--No local educational agency shall 
     receive an award under this subsection for any fiscal year in 
     an amount that is less than the amount the local educational 
     agency received to carry out programs or activities for 
     fiscal year 1998 for title III of the Goals 2000: Educate 
     America Act (20 U.S.C. 5881 et seq.), part B of title II of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6641 et seq.), section 3132 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6842 et seq.), title VI of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7311 et seq.), and part B of title VII of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11421 et seq.) as 
     in effect on the day preceding the date of the enactment of 
     this Act plus amounts the local educational agency is 
     eligible to receive during fiscal years 1999 through 2003 
     pursuant to all multiyear awards made prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act under any program that is repealed by 
     section 107 that is not listed in this sentence.
       (3) Insufficient funds.--If the amount allocated to a State 
     to carry out this title for any fiscal year is insufficient 
     to pay the full amounts that all local educational agencies 
     in such State are eligible to receive under paragraph (2) for 
     such year, the State shall ratably reduce such amounts for 
     such year.
       (b) Local Uses of Funds.--Funds made available under this 
     section to a local educational agency shall be used for the 
     following classroom services and activities:
       (1) Programs for the acquisition and use of instructional 
     and educational materials, including library services and 
     materials (including media materials), assessments, reference 
     materials, and other curricular materials which are tied to 
     high academic standards and which will be used to improve 
     student achievement and which are part of an overall 
     education reform program.
       (2) Professional development for instructional staff.
       (3) Programs to improve the higher order thinking skills of 
     disadvantaged elementary and secondary school students and to 
     prevent students from dropping out of school.
       (4) Efforts to lengthen the school day or the school year.
       (5) Programs to combat illiteracy in the student 
     population.
       (6) Programs to provide for the educational needs of gifted 
     and talented children.
       (7) Promising education reform projects that are tied to 
     State student content and performance standards.
       (8) Carrying out comprehensive school reform programs that 
     are based on reliable research.
       (9) Programs for homeless children and youth.
       (10) Programs that are built upon partnerships between 
     local educational agencies and institutions of higher 
     education, educational service agencies, libraries, 
     businesses, regional educational laboratories, or other 
     educational entities, for the purpose of providing 
     educational services consistent with this section.
       (11) The acquisition of books, materials and equipment, 
     payment of compensation of instructional staff, and 
     instructional activities that are necessary for the conduct 
     of programs in magnet schools.
       (12) Programs to promote academic achievement among women 
     and girls.
       (13) Programs to provide for the educational needs of 
     children with limited English proficiency or who are American 
     Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian.
       (14) Activities to provide the academic support, 
     enrichment, and motivation to enable all students to reach 
     high State standards.
       (15) Efforts to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio.
       (16) Projects and programs which assure the participation 
     in mainstream settings in arts and education programs of 
     individuals with disabilities.
       (17) Projects and programs to integrate arts education into 
     the regular elementary and secondary school curriculum.
       (18) Programs designed to educate students about the 
     history and principles of the Constitution of the United 
     States, including the Bill of Rights, and to foster civic 
     competence and responsibility.
       (19) Mathematics and science education instructional 
     materials.
       (20) Programs designed to improve the quality of student 
     writing and learning and the teaching of writing as a 
     learning process.
       (21) Technology related to the implementation of school-
     based reform programs, including professional development to 
     assist teachers and other school officials regarding how to 
     effectively use such equipment and software.
       (22) Computer software and hardware for instructional use.
       (23) Developing, adapting, or expanding existing and new 
     applications of technology.
       (24) Acquiring connectivity linkages, resources, and 
     services, including the acquisition of hardware and software, 
     for use by teachers, students, and school library media 
     personnel in the classroom or in school library media 
     centers, in order to improve student learning.
       (25) After-school programs designed to engage children in a 
     constructive manner and to promote their academic, 
     developmental, and personal growth;
       (26) Developing, constructing, acquiring, maintaining, 
     operating, and obtaining technical assistance in the use of 
     telecommunications audio and visual facilities and equipment 
     for use in the classroom.
       (27) Developing, acquiring, and obtaining technical 
     assistance in the use of educational and instructional video 
     programming for use in the classroom.
       (c) Parent Involvement.--Each local educational agency 
     receiving assistance under this section shall involve parents 
     and members of the public in planning for the use of funds 
     provided under this section.

     SEC. 104. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE 
                   SCHOOLS.

       Each local educational agency that receives funds under 
     this title shall provide for the participation of children 
     enrolled in private schools, and their teachers or other 
     educational personnel, in the activities and services 
     assisted under such section in the same manner as private 
     school children, and their teachers or other educational 
     personnel, participate in activities and services under the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6301 et seq.) pursuant to sections 14503, 14504, 14505, and 
     14506 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 8893, 8894, 8895, and 8896).

     SEC. 105. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title--
       (1) the term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 14101 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801);
       (2) the term ``educational service agency'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 14101 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801);
       (3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
     Education; and
       (4) except as otherwise provided, the term ``State'' means 
     each of the several States of the United States, the District 
     of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 
     Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
     the United States Virgin Islands.

     SEC. 106. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       (a) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this title shall be 
     construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal 
     Government to require, direct, or control a State, local 
     educational agency or school's specific instructional content 
     of pupil performance standards and assessments, curriculum, 
     or program of instruction as a condition of eligibility to 
     receive funds under this title.
       (b) State and Local Determination.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall not issue any 
     regulation regarding the type of classroom activities or 
     services that may be assisted under this title.
       (2) Instructional method and setting.--No local educational 
     agency shall be required to provide services under this title 
     through a particular instructional method or in a particular 
     instructional setting in order to receive funding under this 
     title.

     SEC. 107. REPEALS.

       The following provisions are repealed:
       (1) Title III of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act (20 
     U.S.C. 5881 et seq.).
       (2) Title IV of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act (20 
     U.S.C. 5911 et seq.).
       (3) Title VI of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act (20 
     U.S.C. 5951).
       (4) Titles II, III, and IV of the School-to-Work 
     Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6121 et seq., 6171 et 
     seq., and 6191 et seq.).
       (5) section 1502 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6492).
       (6) section 1503 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6493).
       (7) section 1002(g)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (8) Part A of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6621 et seq.).
       (9) Part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6641 et seq.).
       (10) Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.).

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       (11) Part A of title V of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.).
       (12) Part B of title V of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7231 et seq.).
       (13) Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7311 et seq.).
       (14) Part B of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.).
       (15) Part C of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7931 et seq.).
       (16) Part A of title X of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8001 et seq.).
       (17) Part B of title X of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8031 et seq.).
       (18) Part D of title X of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8091 et seq.).
       (19) Part F of title X of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8141 et seq.).
       (20) Part G of title X of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8161 et seq.).
       (21) Part I of title X of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8241 et seq.).
       (22) Part J of title X of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8271 et seq.).
       (23) Part K of title X of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8331 et seq.).
       (24) Part L of title X of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8351 et seq.).
       (25) Part A of title XIII of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.).
       (26) Part C of title XIII of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8671 et seq.).
       (27) Subtitle B of title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11421 et seq.).

     SEC. 108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     title, $2,740,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $2,800,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2000, $2,870,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
     $2,940,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and $3,001,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2003.
                   TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. EXPANSION OF ED-FLEX DEMONSTRATIONS.

       (a) Waiver Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the 
     Secretary may waive any statutory or regulatory requirement 
     applicable to any program or Act described in subsection (b) 
     for a State educational agency, local educational agency, or 
     school if--
       (A) and only to the extent that, the Secretary determines 
     that such requirement impedes the ability of the State, or of 
     a local educational agency or school in the State, to carry 
     out the State or local improvement plan;
       (B) the State educational agency has waived, or agrees to 
     waive, similar requirements of State law;
       (C) in the case of a statewide waiver, the State 
     educational agency--
       (i) provides all local educational agencies and parent 
     organizations in the State with notice and an opportunity to 
     comment on the State educational agency's proposal to seek a 
     waiver; and
       (ii) submits the local educational agencies' comments to 
     the Secretary; and
       (D) in the case of a local educational agency waiver, the 
     local educational agency provides parents, community groups, 
     and advocacy or civil rights groups with the opportunity to 
     comment on the proposed waiver.
       (2) Application.--(A)(i) To request a waiver under 
     paragraph (1), a local educational agency or school that 
     receives funds under this title, or a local educational 
     agency or school shall transmit an application for such a 
     waiver to the State educational agency. The State educational 
     agency then shall submit approved applications for waivers 
     under paragraph (1) to the Secretary.
       (ii) A State educational agency may request a waiver under 
     paragraph (1) by submitting an application for such waiver to 
     the Secretary.
       (B) Each application submitted to the Secretary under 
     subparagraph (A) shall--
       (i) identify the statutory or regulatory requirements that 
     are requested to be waived and the goals that the State 
     educational agency or local educational agency or school 
     intends to achieve;
       (ii) describe the action that the State educational agency 
     has undertaken to remove State statutory or regulatory 
     barriers identified in the application of local educational 
     agencies;
       (iii) describe the goals of the waiver and the expected 
     programmatic outcomes if the request is granted;
       (iv) describe the numbers and types of students to be 
     impacted by such waiver;
       (v) describe a timetable for implementing a waiver; and
       (vi) describe the process the State educational agency will 
     use to monitor, on a biannual basis, the progress in 
     implementing a waiver.
       (3) Timeliness.--The Secretary shall act promptly on a 
     request for a waiver under paragraph (1) and shall provide a 
     written statement of the reasons for granting or denying such 
     request.
       (4) Duration.--Each waiver under paragraph (1) shall be for 
     a period not to exceed 4 years. The Secretary may extend such 
     period if the Secretary determines that the waiver has been 
     effective in enabling the State or affected local educational 
     agencies to carry out reform plans.
       (b) Included Programs.--The statutory or regulatory 
     requirements subject to the waiver authority of this section 
     are any such requirements under the following programs or 
     Acts:
       (1) Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965.
       (2) Part A of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (3) Part A of title V of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (4) Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965.
       (5) Part B of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (6) The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
     Education Act.
       (c) Waivers Not Authorized.--The Secretary may not waive 
     any statutory or regulatory requirement of the programs or 
     Acts described in subsection (b)--
       (1) relating to--
       (A) maintenance of effort;
       (B) comparability of services;
       (C) the equitable participation of students and 
     professional staff in private schools;
       (D) parental participation and involvement; and
       (E) the distribution of funds to States or to local 
     educational agencies; and
       (2) unless the underlying purposes of the statutory 
     requirements of each program or Act for which a waiver is 
     granted continue to be met to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary.
       (d) Termination of Waivers.--The Secretary shall 
     periodically review the performance of any State, local 
     educational agency, or school for which the Secretary has 
     granted a waiver under subsection (a)(1) and shall terminate 
     the waiver if the Secretary determines that the performance 
     of the State, the local educational agency, or the school in 
     the area affected by the waiver has been inadequate to 
     justify a continuation of the waiver.
       (e) Flexibility Demonstration.--
       (1) Short title.--This subsection may be cited as the 
     ``Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act''.
       (2) Program authorized.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may carry out an education 
     flexibility demonstration program under which the Secretary 
     authorizes not more than 50 State educational agencies 
     serving eligible States to waive statutory or regulatory 
     requirements applicable to 1 or more programs or Acts 
     described in subsection (b), other than requirements 
     described in subsection (c), for the State educational agency 
     or any local educational agency or school within the State.
       (B) Award rule.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary shall select for participation in the demonstration 
     program described in subparagraph (A) three State educational 
     agencies serving eligible States that each have a population 
     of 3,500,000 or greater and three State educational agencies 
     serving eligible States that each have a population of less 
     than 3,500,000, determined in accordance with the most recent 
     decennial census of the population performed by the Bureau of 
     the Census.
       (C) Designation.--Each eligible State participating in the 
     demonstration program described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
     known as an ``Ed-Flex Partnership State''.
       (3) Eligible state.--For the purpose of this subsection the 
     term ``eligible State'' means a State that waives State 
     statutory or regulatory requirements relating to education 
     while holding local educational agencies or schools within 
     the State that are affected by such waivers accountable for 
     the performance of the students who are affected by such 
     waivers.
       (4) State application.--(A) Each State educational agency 
     desiring to participate in the education flexibility 
     demonstration program under this subsection shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require. Each such application shall demonstrate 
     that the eligible State has adopted an educational 
     flexibility plan for the State that includes--
       (i) a description of the process the State educational 
     agency will use to evaluate applications from local 
     educational agencies or schools requesting waivers of--
       (I) Federal statutory or regulatory requirements described 
     in paragraph (2)(A); and
       (II) State statutory or regulatory requirements relating to 
     education; and
       (ii) a detailed description of the State statutory and 
     regulatory requirements relating to education that the State 
     educational agency will waive.
       (B) The Secretary may approve an application described in 
     subparagraph (A) only if the Secretary determines that such 
     application demonstrates substantial promise of assisting the 
     State educational agency and affected local educational 
     agencies and schools within such State in carrying out 
     comprehensive educational reform, after considering--
       (i) the comprehensiveness and quality of the educational 
     flexibility plan described in subparagraph (A);
       (ii) the ability of such plan to ensure accountability for 
     the activities and goals described in such plan;

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       (iii) the significance of the State statutory or regulatory 
     requirements relating to education that will be waived; and
       (iv) the quality of the State educational agency's process 
     for approving applications for waivers of Federal statutory 
     or regulatory requirements described in paragraph (2)(A) and 
     for monitoring and evaluating the results of such waivers.
       (5) Local application.--(A) Each local educational agency 
     or school requesting a waiver of a Federal statutory or 
     regulatory requirement described in paragraph (2)(A) and any 
     relevant State statutory or regulatory requirement from a 
     State educational agency shall submit an application to the 
     State educational agency at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the State educational agency 
     may reasonably require. Each such application shall--
       (i) indicate each Federal program affected and the 
     statutory or regulatory requirement that will be waived;
       (ii) describe the purposes and overall expected results of 
     waiving each such requirement;
       (iii) describe for each school year specific, measurable, 
     educational goals for each local educational agency or school 
     affected by the proposed waiver; and
       (iv) explain why the waiver will assist the local 
     educational agency or school in reaching such goals.
       (B) A State educational agency shall evaluate an 
     application submitted under subparagraph (A) in accordance 
     with the State's educational flexibility plan described in 
     paragraph (4)(A).
       (C) A State educational agency shall not approve an 
     application for a waiver under this paragraph unless--
       (i) the local educational agency or school requesting such 
     waiver has developed a local reform plan that is applicable 
     to such agency or school, respectively; and
       (ii) the waiver of Federal statutory or regulatory 
     requirements described in paragraph (2)(A) will assist the 
     local educational agency or school in reaching its 
     educational goals.
       (6) Monitoring.--Each State educational agency 
     participating in the demonstration program under this 
     subsection shall annually monitor the activities of local 
     educational agencies and schools receiving waivers under this 
     subsection and shall submit an annual report regarding such 
     monitoring to the Secretary.
       (7) Duration of federal waivers.--(A) The Secretary shall 
     not approve the application of a State educational agency 
     under paragraph (4) for a period exceeding 5 years, except 
     that the Secretary may extend such period if the Secretary 
     determines that such agency's authority to grant waivers has 
     been effective in enabling such State or affected local 
     educational agencies or schools to carry out their local 
     reform plans.
       (B) The Secretary shall periodically review the performance 
     of any State educational agency granting waivers of Federal 
     statutory or regulatory requirements described in paragraph 
     (2)(A) and shall terminate such agency's authority to grant 
     such waivers if the Secretary determines, after notice and 
     opportunity for hearing, that such agency's performance has 
     been inadequate to justify continuation of such authority.
       (f) Accountability.--In deciding whether to extend a 
     request for a waiver under subsection (a)(1), or a State 
     educational agency's authority to issue waivers under 
     subsection (e), the Secretary shall review the progress of 
     the State educational agency, local educational agency, or 
     school affected by such waiver or authority to determine if 
     such agency or school has made progress toward achieving the 
     desired results described in the application submitted 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii) or (e)(5)(A)(ii).
       (g) Publication.--A notice of the Secretary's decision to 
     grant waivers under subsection (a)(1) and to authorize State 
     educational agencies to issue waivers under subsection (e) 
     shall be published in the Federal Register and the Secretary 
     shall provide for the dissemination of such notice to State 
     educational agencies, interested parties, including 
     educators, parents, students, advocacy and civil rights 
     organizations, other interested parties, and the public.

     SEC. 202. EXPANSION OF SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS.

       Section 1114(a)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314) is amended by striking 
     ``if, for the initial year of the schoolwide program'' and 
     all that follows through the end and inserting a period.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Ms. WOOLSEY demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

212

It was decided in the

Nays

198

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para.92.10                   [Roll No. 452]

                                AYES--212

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Paul
       
       

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Blagojevich
     Brown (CA)
     Burton
     Clay
     DeFazio
     Fawell

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     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Manton
     McDade
     Meek (FL)
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Parker
     Pease
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Sanchez
     Schumer
     Stokes
     Torres
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.92.11  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to make technical corrections and conforming changes to the 
bill.

para.92.12  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Tuesday, September 22, 1998 at 10 o'clock a.m.

para.92.13  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Tuesday, September 23, 1998, 
it adjourn to meet at 2 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 1998.

para.92.14  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
September 23, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.92.15  notice--consideration of resolution--question of privileges

  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, 
announced his intention to call up the following resolution, as a 
question of the privileges of the House:

  Impeaching Kenneth W. Starr, an independent counsel of the United 
States appointed pursuant to 28 United States Code section 593(b), of 
high crimes and misdemeanors.
  Resolved that Kenneth W. Starr, an independent counsel of the United 
States of America, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and 
that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the Senate:
  Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in the name of itself and of all the 
people of the United States of America, against Kenneth W. Starr, an 
independent counsel of the United States of America, in maintenance and 
support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and 
misdemeanors.
  Article I. In his conduct of the office of independent counsel, 
Kenneth W. Starr has violated his oath and his statutory and 
constitutional duties as an officer of the United States and has acted 
in ways that were calculated to and that did usurp the sole power of 
impeachment that the Constitution of the United States vests 
exclusively in the House of Representatives and that were calculated to 
and did obstruct and impede the House of Representatives in the proper 
exercise of its sole power of impeachment. The acts by which 
Independent Counsel Starr violated his duties and attempted to and did 
usurp the sole power of impeachment and impede its proper exercise 
include.
  On September 9, 1998, Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr 
transmitted two copies of a ``Referral to the United States House of 
Representatives pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, section 
595(c).'' As part of that Referral, Mr. Starr submitted a 445-page 
report (the ``Starr Report'') that included an extended narration and 
analysis of evidence presented to a grand jury and of other material 
and that specified the grounds upon which Mr. Starr had concluded that 
a duly elected President of the United States should be impeached by 
the House of Representatives. By submitting the Starr report, Mr. Starr 
usurped the sole power of impeachment and impeded the House in the 
proper exercise of that power in various ways, including the following.
  (a) In preparing the Starr Report, Mr. Starr misused the powers 
granted and violated the duties assigned independent counsel under the 
provisions of Title 28 of the United States Code. Section 595(c) does 
not authorize or require independent counsel to submit a report 
narrating and analyzing the evidence and identifying the specific 
grounds on which independent counsel believes the House of 
Representatives should impeach the President of the United States. By 
submitting the Starr Report in the form he did, Mr. Starr misused his 
powers and preempted the proper exercise of the sole power of 
impeachment that the Constitution assigned to the House of 
Representatives. Mr. Starr thereby committed a high crime and 
misdemeanor against the Constitution and the people of the United 
States of America.
  (b) In his preparation and submission of the Starr Report, Mr. Starr 
further misused his powers and violated his duties as independent 
counsel and arrogated onto himself and effectively preempted and 
undermined the proper exercise of power of impeachment that the 
Constitution allocated exclusively to the House of Representatives. Mr. 
Starr knew or should have known, and he acted to assure, that the House 
of Representatives would promptly release to the public any report that 
he transmitted to the House of Representatives under the authority of 
Section 595(c). With that knowledge, Mr. Starr prepared and transmitted 
a needlessly pornographic report calculated to inflame public opinion 
and to preclude the House of Representatives from following the 
procedures and observing the precedents it had established for the 
conduct of a bipartisan inquiry to determine whether a President of the 
United States had committed a high crime or misdemeanor in office 
meriting impeachment. Mr. Starr thereby committed a high crime and 
misdemeanor against the Constitution and the people of the United 
States.
  (2) Independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr further usurped and 
arrogated onto himself the powers that belong solely to the House of 
Representatives by using and threatening to use the subpoena powers of 
a federal grand jury to compel an incumbent President of the United 
States to testify before a federal grand jury as part of an 
investigation whose primary purpose had become and was the development 
of exercise that the President had committed high crimes and 
misdemeanors justifying his impeachment and removal from office. With 
respect to the President of the United States, the only means by which 
the whole of that office may be called to account for his conduct in 
office is through the exercise by the House of Representatives of the 
investigative powers that the constitutional assignment of the sole 
power of impeachment conferred upon it. Mr. Starr improperly used and 
manipulated the powers of the grand jury and his office to effectively 
impeach the President of the United States of America and to force the 
House of Representatives to ratify his decision. Mr. Starr thereby 
committed a high crime and misdemeanor against the Constitution and the 
people of the United States.
  In all of this, Kenneth W. Starr has acted in a manner contrary to 
his trust as an independent counsel of the United States and subversive 
of constitutional government to the great prejudice of the cause of law 
and justice and to the manifest injury of the people of the United 
States.
  Wherefore Kenneth W. Starr by such conduct warrants impeachment and 
trial and removal from office.
  Article II:
  In his conduct of the office of independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr 
violated the oath he took to support and defend the Constitution of the 
United States and his duties as an officer of the United States and 
acted in ways that were calculated to and did unconstitutionally 
undermine the office of the President of the United States and 
obstruct, impede and impair the ability of an incumbent President of 
the United States to fully and effectively discharge the duties and 
responsibilities of his office on behalf and for the benefit of the 
United States of America by whom he had been duly elected. The acts by 
which Mr. Starr violated his oath and his duties and undermined the 
office of the President and obstructed, impeded and impaired the 
ability of the incumbent President to fully and effectively discharge 
the duties of that office include:
  (1) Mr. Starr unlawfully and improperly disclosed and authorized 
disclosures of grand jury material for the purpose of embarrassing and

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humiliating the President of the United States and distracting him from 
and impairing his ability to execute the duties of the office to which 
the people of the United States had elected him. Mr. Starr has thereby 
committed high crimes and misdemeanors against the Constitution and the 
people of the United States.
  (2) Mr. Starr engaged in a willful and persistent course of conduct 
that was calculated to and did wrongfully demean, embarrass and defame 
an incumbent President of the United States and thereby undermine and 
impaired the President's ability to properly execute the duties of the 
office to which the people of the United States had elected him 
including not only Mr. Starr's wrongful disclosures of grand jury 
material, but also other improper conduct such as his actions and 
conduct calculated to suggest without foundation that the incumbent 
President had participated in preparing a so-called, quote, talking 
points, unquote, outline to improperly influence the testimony of one 
or more persons scheduled to be deposed in a civil action. By his 
willful and persistent conduct and misrepresenting as well as 
improperly disclosing evidence that he had gathered, Mr. Starr 
committed high crimes and misdemeanors against the United States and 
the people of the United States of America.
  (3) Mr. Starr intentionally, willfully and improperly embarrassed the 
people and the President of the United States by including in the Starr 
Report an unnecessary and improper and extended detailed salacious and 
pornographic narrative account of the consensual sexual encounters that 
a grand jury witness testified she had with an incumbent President of 
the United States. By including that unnecessary and improper 
pornographic narrative, Mr. Starr intended to and did undermine and 
imperil the ability of the President to conduct the foreign relations 
of the United States of America and otherwise to execute the duties of 
the office to which the people of the United States had elected him, 
and he knowingly and improperly embarrassed the United States as a 
Nation. By including that narrative knowing and intending that it would 
be published and disseminated, Mr. Starr committed a high crime and 
misdemeanor against the Constitution and the people of the United 
States of America.
  Article III:
  In his conduct of the office of independent counsel, Kenneth Starr 
violated the oath he took to support and defend the Constitution of the 
United States of America and the duties he had assumed as a officer of 
the United States and acted in ways that were calculated to and that 
did unconstitutionally arrogate onto himself powers that the 
Constitution of the United States assigned to the federal courts that 
were calculated to and did undermine the institution of the grand jury 
established by the Constitution of the United States of America and 
that were calculated to and did undermine and bring into disrepute the 
office of independent counsel and offices of all those charged with 
investigating and prosecuting crimes against the United States. The 
acts by which Mr. Starr violated his oath and duties and by which he 
undermined the federal courts and the grand jury and undermined and 
demeaned the office and role of all federal prosecutors include:
  (1) Mr. Starr disclosed and authorized and approved the disclosure 
and misuse of grand jury materials in violation of Rule 6(e)(2) of the 
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and with contempt for the federal 
courts and for the rights of those who appear before grand juries of 
the United States and of those who are subjects of grand jury 
investigations.
  (2) Throughout his investigations Mr. Starr abused the powers of his 
office and condoned the abuse of those powers to improperly intimidate 
and manipulate citizens of the United States who were interviewed or 
called to testify before a grand jury or who were actual or potential 
targets of his investigation and to deprive them of rights guaranteed 
to all citizens of the United States. Mr. Starr and subordinates for 
whose conduct he is responsible further abused and misused the powers 
of the office of independent counsel and the powers of the grand jury 
to improperly evade and needlessly intrude upon the privacy of 
individuals and to demean the rights guaranteed to all by the first and 
fifth amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
  (3) Throughout his investigations, Mr. Starr has abused and misused 
and has authorized and approved the abuse and misuse of the powers of 
his office in ways that have demeaned the prosecutorial office and that 
have undermined and will undermine the ability of other prosecutorial 
offices of the United States to discharge their duty to take care that 
the laws of the United States be faithfully executed.
  (4) In his conduct of the office of independent counsel, Mr. Starr 
has needlessly and unjustifiably expended and wasted funds of the 
United States. Over the past 4 years Mr. Starr has expended more than 
$40 million in a relentless pursuit of investigations and prosecutions 
that he knew or should have known did not merit and could not justify 
such extraordinary expenditures.
  By the conduct described in Article III of these Articles of 
Impeachment, Kenneth Starr committed high crimes and misdemeanors 
against the Constitution and the people of the United States.
  In all of this, Kenneth Starr has acted in a manner contrary to his 
trust as an independent counsel of the United States and subversive of 
constitutional government to the great prejudice of the cause of law 
and justice and to the manifest injury of the people of the United 
States.
  Wherefore Kenneth W. Starr by such conduct warrants impeachment and 
trial and removal from office.
  Final article, Mr. Speaker, Article IV:
  By his conduct as an officer of the United States of America, 
including the conduct described in Articles I through III of these 
articles of impeachment, Kenneth W. Starr has violated the oath he took 
to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America. 
He has acted and persisted in acting in ways that were calculated to 
and did embarrass the United States and the people of the United States 
before the international community and that were calculated to and did 
undermine the ability of the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, 
and the Judicial Branch to effectively exercise the powers and 
discharge the duties assigned to each by the Constitution of the United 
States of America. He has unconstitutionally and improperly exercised 
powers that were not his to exercise and has acted in ways that were 
calculated to and did improperly demean a President of the United 
States and diminished the capacity of the President to effectively 
discharge the duties that the people of the United States elected him 
to perform. He has unconstitutionally and improperly exercised his 
powers and has acted in ways that were calculated to and did demean the 
House of Representatives and that have effectively deprived the House 
of Representatives of it is right to exercise its sole power of 
impeachment in a deliberate and bipartisan manner that was consistent 
with the procedures and precedents it had established in prior 
proceedings and inquiries to determine whether the President of the 
United States or any officer should be impeached. He has unlawfully and 
improperly exercised his powers in ways that demeaned the institution 
of the federal grand jury, that demonstrated contempt of the courts of 
the United States and the rules that govern their proceedings, and that 
demeaned the office of independent counsel and offices of all those 
charged with responsibility for seeing that the laws of the United 
States are faithfully executed. By his conduct as an independent 
counsel, Kenneth W. Starr has committed high crimes and misdemeanors 
against the Constitution and the people of the United States.
  In all of this, Kenneth W. Starr has acted in a manner contrary to 
his trust as an independent counsel of the United States and subversive 
of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the cause of 
law and justice, and to the manifest injury of the people of the United 
States.
  Wherefore, Kenneth W. Starr, by such conduct, warrants impeachment 
and trial and removal from office. 

  The SPEAKER responded to the foregoing notice, and said:
  ``Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a Member 
other than the majority leader or the minority leader as a question of 
the privileges of

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the House has immediate precedence only at a time designated by the 
Chair within two legislative days of its being properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Florida [Mr. Hastings] will appear in the Record at this 
point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
the time designated for consideration of the resolution.''.

para.92.16  notice--consideration of resolution--question of privileges

  Mr. CONDIT, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to call up the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

  Ordering the immediate printing of the entire communication received 
on September 9, 1998, from an independent counsel.
  Whereas the entire communication of the Office of the Independent 
Counsel received by the House of Representatives on September 9, 1998, 
includes information of fundamental constitutional importance;
  Whereas the American people have a right to receive and review this 
communication in its entirety;
  Whereas the House Committee on the Judiciary has failed to make the 
entire communication available to the American people; and
  Whereas failure to make the entire communication available to the 
American people raises a question of privilege affecting the dignity and 
integrity of the proceedings of the House under Rule IX of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives: Now, therefore, be it
  Resolved, That the entire communication received, including all 
appendices and related materials, on September 9, 1998, from an 
independent counsel, pursuant to section 595(c) of title 28, United 
States Code, shall be printed immediately as a document of the House of 
Representatives. 

  The SPEAKER responded to the foregoing notice, and said:
  ``Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a Member other 
than the majority leader or the minority leader as a question of the 
privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from California [Mr. Condit] will appear in the Record at this 
point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
the time designated for consideration of the resolution.''.

para.92.17  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. SPENCE, by unanimous consent, the managers on the 
part of the House were granted permission until midnight Tuesday, 
September 22, 1998, to file a conference report on the bill (H.R. 3616) 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes; together with a statement 
thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.92.18  suspension of the rules

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 544):

       Resolved, That it shall be in order at any time on 
     Wednesday, September 23, 1998, for the Speaker to entertain 
     motions that the House suspend the rules. The object of any 
     motion to suspend the rules shall be announced from the floor 
     at least two hours prior to its consideration. The Speaker or 
     his designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or his 
     designee on the designation of any matter for consideration 
     pursuant to this resolution.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.92.19  order of business--suspension of the rules

  Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to House Resolution 544, announced the following 
measures on the calendar for suspension of the rules for Wednesday, 
September 23, 1998:

  H.R. 2000, Alaska Native Claims; H.R. 4068, Native American Technical 
Changes; H.R. 2314, Kickapoo Tribe; S. 1279, Indian Employment; H.R. 
1481, Great Lakes; H.R. 1659, Mount St. Helens Monument; H.R. 3381, 
Gallatin Land Consolidation; H.R. 2223, Education Land Grant Act; H. 
Res. 144, Lewis and Clark; S. 1355, Lee Courthouse; H.R. 3598, White 
Federal Building; H.R. 1756, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes; H.R. 
4005, Money Laundering Deterrence; H.R. 4244, Federal Procurement; H.R. 
4283, Africa Seeds of Hope; H.R. 633, State Department Agents 
Retirement; H. Res. 505, Pacific Islands; H. Con. Res. 315, Kosovo; H.R. 
4558, Welfare Technical Amends; H.R. 4017, Energy Conservation 
Reauthorization. 

para.92.20  volunteers for wildlife

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1856) to 
amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a volunteer pilot project at one national wildlife 
refuge in each United States Fish and Wildlife Service region, and for 
other purposes; together with the following amendments of the Senate 
thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 
     1998''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the National Wildlife Refuge System (referred to in 
     this Act as the ``System''), consisting of more than 500 
     refuges and 93,000,000 acres, plays an integral role in the 
     protection of the natural resources of the United States;
       (2) the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 
     1997 (Public Law 105-57; 111 Stat. 1252) significantly 
     improved the law governing the System, although the financial 
     resources for implementing this law and managing the System 
     remain limited;
       (3) by encouraging volunteer programs and donations, and 
     facilitating non-Federal partnerships with refuges, Federal 
     funding for the refuges can be supplemented and the System 
     can fully benefit from the amendments made by the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997; and
       (4) by encouraging refuge educational programs, public 
     awareness of the resources of the System and public 
     participation in the conservation of those resources can be 
     promoted.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to encourage the use of volunteers to assist the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service in the management of refuges 
     within the System;
       (2) to facilitate partnerships between the System and non-
     Federal entities to promote public awareness of the resources 
     of the System and public participation in the conservation of 
     those resources; and
       (3) to encourage donations and other contributions by 
     persons and organizations to the System.

     SEC. 3. GIFTS TO PARTICULAR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES.

       Section 7(b)(2) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 
     U.S.C. 742f(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(2) Any'' and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Use of gifts, devises, and bequests.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Gifts, devises, and bequests to particular refuges.--
       ``(i) Disbursal.--Any gift, devise, or bequest made for the 
     benefit of a particular national wildlife refuge or complex 
     of geographically related refuges shall be disbursed only for 
     the benefit of that refuge or complex of refuges and without 
     further appropriations.
       ``(ii) Matching.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations and the requirements of the National Wildlife 
     Refuge Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) 
     and other applicable law, the Secretary may provide funds to 
     match gifts, devises, and bequests made for the benefit of a 
     particular national wildlife refuge or complex of 
     geographically related refuges. With respect to each gift, 
     devise, or bequest, the amount of Federal funds may not 
     exceed the amount (or, in the case of property or in-kind 
     services, the fair market value) of the gift, devise, or 
     bequest.''.

     SEC. 4. VOLUNTEER ENHANCEMENT.

       (a) Pilot Projects.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Secretary of the Interior shall carry out 
     a pilot project at 2 or more national wildlife refuges or 
     complexes of geographically related refuges in each United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service region, but not more than 20 
     pilot projects nationwide.
       (2) Volunteer coordinator.--Each pilot project shall 
     provide for the employment of a

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     full-time volunteer coordinator for the refuge or complex of 
     geographically related refuges. The volunteer coordinator 
     shall be responsible for recruiting, training, and 
     supervising volunteers. The volunteer coordinator may be 
     responsible for assisting partner organizations in developing 
     projects and programs under cooperative agreements under 
     section 7(d) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (as added 
     by section 5) and coordinating volunteer activities with 
     partner organizations to carry out the projects and programs.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     submit a report to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate evaluating and making recommendations 
     regarding the pilot projects.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $2,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002.
       (b) Awards and Recognition for Volunteers.--Section 7(c)(2) 
     of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f(c)(2)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``awards (including nominal cash awards) 
     and recognition,'' after ``lodging,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``without regard to their places of 
     residence'' after ``volunteers''.
       (c) Senior Volunteer Corps.--Section 7(c) of the Fish and 
     Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f(c)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6) Senior volunteer corps.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior may establish a Senior Volunteer Corps, consisting 
     of volunteers over the age of 50. To assist in the 
     recruitment and retention of the volunteers, the Secretary 
     may provide for additional incidental expenses to members of 
     the Corps beyond the incidental expenses otherwise provided 
     to volunteers under this subsection. The members of the Corps 
     shall be subject to the other provisions of this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 5. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP ENHANCEMENT.

       Section 7 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 
     742f) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Community Partnership Enhancement.--
       ``(1) Definition of partner organization.--In this 
     subsection, the term `partner organization' means an 
     organization that--
       ``(A) draws its membership from private individuals, 
     organizations, corporations, academic institutions, or State 
     or local governments;
       ``(B) is established to promote the understanding of, 
     education relating to, and the conservation of the fish, 
     wildlife, plants, and cultural and historical resources of a 
     particular refuge or complex of geographically related 
     refuges; and
       ``(C) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under 
     section 501(a) of that Code.
       ``(2) Cooperative agreements.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior may enter 
     into a cooperative agreement (within the meaning of chapter 
     63 of title 31, United States Code) with any partner 
     organization, academic institution, or State or local 
     government agency to carry out 1 or more projects or programs 
     for a refuge or complex of geographically related refuges in 
     accordance with this subsection.
       ``(B) Projects and programs.--Subject to the requirements 
     of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 
     1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) and other applicable law, and 
     such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate, the Secretary may approve projects and programs 
     for a refuge or complex of geographically related refuges 
     that--
       ``(i) promote the stewardship of resources of the refuge 
     through habitat maintenance, restoration, and improvement, 
     biological monitoring, or research;
       ``(ii) support the operation and maintenance of the refuge 
     through constructing, operating, maintaining, or improving 
     the facilities and services of the refuge;
       ``(iii) increase awareness and understanding of the refuge 
     and the National Wildlife Refuge System through the 
     development, publication, or distribution of educational 
     materials and products;
       ``(iv) advance education concerning the purposes of the 
     refuge and the mission of the System through the use of the 
     refuge as an outdoor classroom and development of other 
     educational programs; or
       ``(v) contribute financial resources to the refuge, under 
     terms that require that the net revenues be used exclusively 
     for the benefit of the refuge, through donation of net 
     revenues from the sale of educational materials and products 
     and through encouragement of gifts, devises, and bequests.
       ``(C) Federal funding and ownership.--
       ``(i) Matching.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations and the requirements of the National Wildlife 
     Refuge Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) 
     and other applicable law, the Secretary may provide funds to 
     match non-Federal funds donated under a cooperative agreement 
     under this paragraph. With respect to each project or 
     program, the amount of funds provided by the Secretary may 
     not exceed the amount of the non-Federal funds donated 
     through the project or program.
       ``(ii) Use of federal funds.--Any Federal funds used to 
     fund a project or program under a cooperative agreement may 
     be used only for expenses directly related to the project or 
     program and may not be used for operation or administration 
     of any non-Federal entity.
       ``(iii) Ownership of facilities.--Any new facility, 
     improvement to an existing facility, or other permanent 
     improvement to a refuge constructed under this subsection 
     shall be the property of the United States Government.
       ``(D) Treasury account.--Amounts received by the Secretary 
     of the Interior as a result of projects and programs under 
     subparagraph (B) shall be deposited in a separate account in 
     the Treasury. Amounts in the account that are attributable to 
     activities at a particular refuge or complex of 
     geographically related refuges shall be available to the 
     Secretary of the Interior, without further appropriation, to 
     pay the costs of incidental expenses related to volunteer 
     activities, and to carry out cooperative agreements for the 
     refuge or complex of refuges.''.

     SEC. 6. REFUGE EDUCATION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.

       Section 7 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 
     742f) (as amended by section 5) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(e) Refuge Education Program Enhancement.--
       ``(1) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall develop guidance for refuge education programs to 
     further the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System 
     and the purposes of individual refuges through--
       ``(A) providing outdoor classroom opportunities for 
     students on national wildlife refuges that combine 
     educational curricula with the personal experiences of 
     students relating to fish, wildlife, and plants and their 
     habitat and to the cultural and historical resources of the 
     refuges;
       ``(B) promoting understanding and conservation of fish, 
     wildlife, and plants and cultural and historical resources of 
     the refuges; and
       ``(C) improving scientific literacy in conjunction with 
     both formal and nonformal education programs.
       ``(2) Refuge programs.--Based on the guidance developed 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior may 
     develop or enhance refuge education programs as appropriate, 
     based on the resources of individual refuges and the 
     opportunities available for such programs in State, local, 
     and private schools. In developing and implementing each 
     program, the Secretary should cooperate with State and local 
     education authorities, and may cooperate with partner 
     organizations in accordance with subsection (d).''.

     SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 7 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 
     742f) (as amended by section 6) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry 
     out subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) $2,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2004.''.

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, said Senate amendments were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendments were 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.92.21  congressional gold medal for nelson rolihlahla mandela

  On motion of Mr. NEY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Oversight was discharged from further consideration of the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 326):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to 
     be used on September 23, 1998, for the presentation of the 
     Congressional Gold Medal to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. 
     Physical preparations for the ceremony shall be carried out 
     in accordance with such conditions as the Architect of the 
     Capitol may prescribe.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.92.22  sand creek massacre national historic site

  On motion of Mr. Bob SCHAFFER of Colorado, by unanimous consent, the 
bill of the Senate (S. 1695) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Sand Creek 
Massacre National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a unit of 
the National Park System, and for other purposes; was taken from the 
Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.92.23  senate bills and concurrent resolution referred

  Bills and a concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following 
titles were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred 
as follows:

       S. 1770. An Act to evaluate the position of Director of the 
     Indian Health Service within

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     the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant 
     Secretary for Indian Health, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, in addition to the Committee on 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       S. 1998. An Act to authorize an interpretive center and 
     related visitor facilities within the Four Corners Monument 
     Tribal Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       S. Con. Res. 103. Concurrent Resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress in support of the recommendations of 
     the International Commission of Jurists on Tibet and on 
     United States policy with regard to Tibet; to the Committee 
     on International Relations

para.92.24  enrolled joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a joint resolution of 
the House of the following title, which was thereupon signed by the 
Speaker:

       H.J. Res. 128. Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.

para.92.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. MEEK of Florida, for today;
  To Mr. PEASE, for today; and
  To Ms. SANCHEZ, for today.
  And then,

para.92.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. THUNE, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 1 o'clock and 32 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
10 o'clock a.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 1998.

para.92.27  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 2661. A bill to establish peer review for the review of 
     standards promulgated under the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-730). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 2869. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Act of 1970 to exempt safety and health assessments, audits, 
     and reviews conducted by or for an employer from enforcement 
     action under such Act; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-731). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 2873. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Act of 1970; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-732). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 4068. A 
     bill to make certain technical corrections in laws relating 
     to Native Americans, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-733). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.92.28  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Commerce discharged 
from further consideration. H.R. 4006 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.
  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on the Judiciary 
discharged from further consideration. H.R. 2314 referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.92.29  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Becerra, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 4597. A bill to provide tax relief for individuals, 
     families, and farming and other small businesses, to provide 
     tax incentives for education, to extend certain expiring 
     provisions, to protect the solvency of the Social Security 
     system, to reserve Social Security surpluses solely for the 
     Social Security system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 4598. A bill to protect the sanctity of contracts and 
     leases entered into by surface patent holders with respect to 
     coalbed methane gas; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4599. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide penalties for open air drug markets, and for other 
     purposes; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 4600. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     allow group and individual health insurance coverage and 
     group health plans to charge higher premiums to smokers; 
     referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4601. A bill to prohibit the closure of certain 
     National Weather Service weather stations until concerns of 
     the Comptroller General about the National Weather Service 
     modernization effort are addressed; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
             Mr. Oxley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hobson, 
             Mr. Boehner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kasich, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Ney, and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 4602. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic located at 543 Taylor Avenue, 
     Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans 
     Outpatient Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 4603. A bill to establish a portable retirement option 
     for political appointees and congressional employees; 
     referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     and in addition to the Committee on House Oversight, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Baker, 
             and Mr. John):
       H.R. 4604. A bill to direct the Minerals Management Service 
     to grant the State of Louisiana and its lessees a credit in 
     the payment of Federal offshore royalties to compensate for 
     oil and gas drainage in the West Delta Field; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 4605. A bill to establish an independent nonpartisan 
     review panel to assess how the Department of State can best 
     fulfill its mission in the 21st century and meet the 
     challenges of a rapidly changing world; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H. Con. Res. 327. A concurrent resolution to redesignate 
     the United States Capitol Police headquarters building 
     located at 119 D Street, Northeast, Washington, D.C., as the 
     ``Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Weller, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Mollohan, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Holden, Mr. Leach, Mr. Levin, Mr. Pallone, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. McHale, Mr. Costello, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
             Parker, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Evans, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Goodling, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Berry, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Filner, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Vento, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Wise, and Mr. Stokes):
       H. Con. Res. 328. A concurrent resolution calling on the 
     President to take all necessary measures to respond to the 
     surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in 
     Asia, Russia, and other regions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Res. 545. A resolution impeaching Kenneth W. Starr, an 
     independent counsel of the United States appointed pursuant 
     to 28 United States Code section 593(b), of high crimes and 
     misdemeanors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. 
             LaHood):
       H. Res. 546. A resolution ordering the immediate printing 
     of the entire communication received on September 9, 1998, 
     from an independent counsel; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself and Mr. Gillmor):
       H. Res. 547. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that

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     the President should reimburse the Federal Government for the 
     estimated $4,400,000 in costs incurred by the Office of 
     Independent Counsel in investigating his relationship with 
     Ms. Monica Lewinsky; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PACKARD (for himself and Mr. Skaggs):
       H. Res. 548. A resolution recognizing that prevention of 
     youth suicide is a compelling national priority; to the 
     Committee on Commerce. 

para.92.30  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 303: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 322: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1288: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2139: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 2224: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. Packard and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Bonior, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2850: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 3107: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 3320: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3503: Mr. Blagojevich and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Abercrombie and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 3653: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3710: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Camp, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Shaw, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Hansen, 
     Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Manton, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 4016: Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. Waxman and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 4065: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 4179: Mr. Filner, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 4184: Mr. Boswell and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 4185: Mr. Boswell and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 4213: Mr. Paxon, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4293: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 4316: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 4369: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 4398: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 4404: Mr. Parker and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 4449: Mr. Coble, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 4455: Mr. Latham, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 4501: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4530: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Ganske, and Mr. 
     Klug.
       H.R. 4583: Mr. Luther and Mr. Minge.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Goodlatte, 
     and Mr. Young of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 274: Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Northup, 
     Mr. Foley, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H. Con. Res. 290: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
     Bob Schaffer, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Royce, and 
     Mrs. Bono.
       H. Con. Res. 317: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska and Mr. Graham.
       H. Res. 460: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Costello, Mr. Kildee, 
     and Mrs. Myrick.
       H. Res. 523: Mr. Towns, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Farr of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Cummings, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hamilton, and Ms. Kilpatrick.



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                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1998 (93)

para.93.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 22, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Thomas E. Petri to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.93.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, September 18, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.93.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11084. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Kiwifruit Grown in California; Temporary Suspension of an 
     Inspection Requirement [Docket No. FV98-920-2 FR] received 
     September 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11085. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Maintenance of Minimum Financial 
     Requirements by Futures Commission Merchants and Introducing 
     Brokers [17 CFR Part 1] received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11086. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Orders Eligible for Post-execution 
     Allocation [17 CFR Part 1] received August 28, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11087. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Refrigeration and 
     Labeling Requirements for Shell Eggs [Docket No. 97-069F] 
     (RIN: 0583-AC04) received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11088. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Kiwifruit Grown in California; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-920-3 IFR] 
     received August 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11089. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Nectarines and Peaches Grown 
     in California; Revision of Handling and Reporting 
     Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and Peaches [Docket No. 
     FV98-916-1 FIR] received August 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11090. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Fluid Milk Promotion Order; 
     Amendments to the Order [DA-98-04] received September 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11091. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Oranges, Grapefruit, 
     Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in Florida; Increased 
     Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-905-3 FR] received September 
     10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       11092. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Fresh Prunes Grown in 
     Designated Counties in Washington and Umatilla County, 
     Oregon; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-924-1 FR] 
     received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11093. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Irish Potatoes Grown in 
     Southeastern States; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV98-953-1 FIR] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11094. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Winter Pears Grown in Oregon 
     and Washington; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-
     927-1 FR] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11095. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Development, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Year 2000 Compliance, Telecommunications 
     Program (RIN: 0572-AB43) received August 31, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11096. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Brucellosis; Increased Indemnity for Cattle and Bison [Docket 
     No. 98-016-2] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11097. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Board, 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting the Board's final rule -- Risk-Based Capital 
     Standards: Unrealized Holding Gains on Certain Equity 
     Securities [Regulations H and Y; Docket No. R-0982] received 
     September 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11098. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Comptroller of the Currency, 
     Administrator of National Banks, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule -- Risk-Based Capital Standards: Unrealized 
     Holding Gains on Certain Equity Securities [Docket No. 98-12] 
     (RIN: 1557-AB14) received September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       11099. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Termination of an Approved Mortgagee's 
     Origination Approval Agreement [Docket No. FR-4239-F-02] 
     (RIN: 2502-AG99) received September 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.

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       11100. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- Filing Procedures and 
     Delegations of Authority; Unsafe and Unsound Banking 
     Practices; Registration of Transfer Agents; International 
     Banking; Management Official Interlocks; and Golden 
     Parachutes and Indemnification Payments (RIN: 3064 -- AC02) 
     received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11101. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7248] received August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11102. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     List of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7691] received August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       11103. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 67] 
     received August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11104. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7692] 
     received August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11105. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 65] 
     received August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11106. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule -- Risk-Based Capital Standards: Unrealized Holding 
     Gains on Certain Equity Securities [Docket No.] (RIN 1550-
     AB11) received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11107. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and 
     Chief Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- 
     Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest 
     Assumptions for Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received 
     August 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11108. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Acquisition 
     Regulation: Administrative Amendments [FRL 6.55-5] received 
     August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11109. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Bay Area Air Quality Management 
     District [CA 20-7-0084a FRL-6138-8] received August 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11110. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Illinois [IL172-1a; FRL 
     6152-5] received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11111. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Louisiana: Reasonable 
     Available Control Technology for Emissions of Volatile 
     Organic Compounds from Batch Processes [LA-47-1-7388a; FRL-
     6156-3] received September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11112. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated 
     Facilities and Pollutants; Commonwealth of Virginia; Control 
     of Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions from Existing Kraft Pulp 
     Mills [VA 011-5034a; FRL-6155-9] received September 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11113. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Characteristic Slags 
     Generated from Thermal Recovery of Lead by Secondary Lead 
     Smelters; Land Disposal Restrictions; Final Rule; Extension 
     of Effective Date [FRL-6155-7] received September 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11114. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Determination of 
     Attainment of the Air Quality for PM-10 in the Liberty 
     Borough, Pennsylvania Area [FRL-6149-3] received September 2, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11115. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- State of New Jersey; 
     Final Program Determination of Adequacy of State Municipal 
     Solid Waste Landfill Permit Program [FRL-6155-8] received 
     September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11116. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Rule 
     Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption And Water 
     Use Of Certain Home Appliances And Other Products Required 
     Under The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (``Appliance 
     Labeling Rule'') [16 CFR Part 305] received September 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11117. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Radiology Devices; 
     Classifications for Five Medical Image Management Devices; 
     Correction [Docket No. 96N-0320] received September 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11118. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of 
     Food; Correction [Docket No. 98N-0392] received September 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11119. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Pediculicide Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; 
     Final Monograph; Technical Amendment; Correction [Docket No. 
     81N-0201] (RIN: 0910-AA01) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11120. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Status of Certain Additional Over-the-Counter Drug 
     Category II and III Active Ingredients [Docket No. 98N-0636] 
     (RIN: 0910-AA01) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11121. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Listing of Color Addititves for Coloring Sutures; D & C 
     Violet No. 2; Confirmation of Effective Date [Docket No. 95C-
     0399] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11122. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and 
     Sanitizers [Docket No. 98F-0057] received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11123. A letter from the Office of Congressional Affairs, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Nuclear Criticality Safety Standards for Fuels 
     and Material Facilities [Regulatory Guide 3.71] received 
     September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11124. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Consolidated Guidance about 
     material Licenses: Applications for Sealed Source and Device 
     Evaluation and Registration [NUREG-1556] received September 
     1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       11125. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11126. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule -- Procurement List 
     Additions and Deletions -- received August 31, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       11127. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits Program: Contributions and 
     Withholdings (RIN: 3206-AI33) received September 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11128. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     Prohibition of ``Gag Clauses'' in the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits Program (RIN: 3206-AI27) received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11129. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Migratory Bird Hunting; Early 
     Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory 
     Game Birds in the Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, 
     Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (RIN: 1018-AE93) received 
     August 28,

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     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11130. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
     Mine Safety and Health, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Improving and Eliminating 
     Regulations; Flame Safety Lamps and Single-Shot Blasting 
     Units (RIN: 1219-AA98) received September 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11131. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Revised Notice of Guidelines for 
     Determining Comparability of Foreign Programs for the 
     Protection of Sea Turtles in Shrimp Trawl Fishing Operations 
     [Public Notice 2876] received September 1, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11132. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery; Fixed Gear Sablefish Mop-Up [Docket No. 971229312-
     7312-01; I.D. 081998B] received September 2, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11133. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 
     Fisheries; Closure of Directed Fishery for Illex Squid 
     [Docket No. 971107264-8001-02; I.D. 082098A] received 
     September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11134. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Red Snapper Management 
     Measures and Closure of the Recreational Fishery [Docket No. 
     980818222-8222-01; I.D. 081898A] (RIN: 0648-AL61) received 
     September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11135. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Fisheries off West Coast 
     States and in the Western Pacific; Northern Anchovy Fishery; 
     Quotas for the 1998-99 Fishing Year [Docket No. 980806211-
     8211-01; I.D. 071598I] (RIN: 0648-AK24) received September 2, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11136. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific 
     Crustacean Fisheries; Bank/Area-Specific Harvest Guidelines 
     [Docket No. 980603145-8186-02; I.D. 052998C] (RIN: 0648-AL33) 
     received September 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11137. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Safety Zone; Toward a Better Life Fireworks Display, 
     Dorchester Bay, Boston, MA [CGD01-98-131] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11138. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Regulated Navigation Area: Copper Canyon, Lake Havasu, 
     Colorado River; Correction [CGD11-97-010] (RIN: 2115-AE84) 
     received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11139. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Safety Zone: Gloucester Schooner Festival Fireworks Display, 
     Gloucester Harbor, Gloucester, MA [CGD01-98-130] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11140. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Safety Zone: Around Alone 98/99 Fireworks, Custom House 
     Reach, Charleston, SC [COTP CHARLESTON 98-053] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11141. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Special Local Regulations; 1998 Busch Beer Drag Boat Classic; 
     Kaskaskia River Mile 28.0-29.0, New Athens, Illinois [CGD08-
     98-054] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11142. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lafourche Bayou, LA [CGD08-
     98-052] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11143. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Victoria Channel, TX [CGD08-
     98-049] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11144. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Railroad Communications [Docket No. RSOR-12; Notice No. 5] 
     (RIN: 2130-AB19) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11145. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA.315B, 
     SA.316B, SA.316C, SA.319B, and SE.3160 Helicopters [Docket 
     No. 98-SW-23-AD; Amendment 39-10725; AD 98-10-09] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11146. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29315; Amdt. No. 1886] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11147. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29316; Amdt. No. 1887] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11148. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Schempp-Hirth K.G. Model Cirrus 
     Sailplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-51-AD; Amendment 39-10722; AD 
     98-18-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11149. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A300-600 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 95-NM-200-AD; Amendment 39-
     10718; AD 98-18-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11150. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-6 
     Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-18-AD; Amendment 
     39-10726; AD 98-18-10](RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11151. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Improved Standards for Determining Rejected Takeoff and 
     Landing Performance [Docket No. 25471; Amendment Nos. 1-48, 
     25-92, 91-256, 121-268, 135-71] (RIN: 2120-AB17) received 
     September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11152. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Collegeville, PA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AEA-06] received September 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11153. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revocation of Class D and E Airspace; Crows Landing, CA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-12] received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11154. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Leeville, LA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-27] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11155. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Grand Chenier, LA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-26] received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11156. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Venice, LA [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-AWS-25] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11157. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Grand Isle, LA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AWS-29] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11158. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Sabine Pass, TX [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-28] received September

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     10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11159. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace, San Diego, North Island NAS, CA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-20] received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11160. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revocation of Class D Airspace; Tustin MCAS, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AWP-19] received September 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11161. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Process and Criteria 
     for Funding State and Territorial nonpoint Source Management 
     Programs in FY 1999 -- received September 2, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11162. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the 
     Public Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule -- Offering 
     Regulations for United States Savings Bonds, Series I [31 CFR 
     Part 359] received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11163. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Division, 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the 
     Bureu's final rule -- Implementation of Public Law 105-34, 
     Sections 908, 910, and 1415, Related To Hard Cider, Semi-
     Generic Wine Designations, and Wholesale Liquor Dealers' 
     Signs (97-2523) [T.D. ATF-398] (RIN: 1512-A71) received 
     September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       11164. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Designated Private Delivery Services [Notice 98-47] received 
     September 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       11165. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Forms and instructions [Revenue Procedure 98-49] received 
     September 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       11166. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Limitations [Rev. Rul. 98-44] received September 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       11167. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Income of participants in common trust fund [Revenue Ruling 
     98-41] received September 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11168. A letter from the National Director of Appeals, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Dollar-Value LIFO Segment of Inventory Excluded from 
     The Computation of the LIFO Index -- received September 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       11169. A letter from the National Director of Appeals, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Dollar-Value LIFO Bargain Purchase Inventory -- 
     received September 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11170. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Notice 98-34] 
     received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11171. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Requirements incident to adoption and use of LIFO inventory 
     method [Revenue Procedure 98-46] received August 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       11172. A letter from the National Director of Appeals, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Covenants Not to Compete -- received September 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       11173. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Administrative, Procedural and Miscellaneous Roth IRA 
     Guidance [Notice 98-49] received September 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11174. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule 
     -- Medicaid and Title IV-E Programs; Revision to the 
     Definition of an Unemployed Parent [HCFA-2106-FC] (RIN: 0938-
     AH79) received September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       11175. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the retirement of General William W. Hartzog, 
     United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of 
     general on the retired list; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       11176. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the retirement of Lieutenant General Douglas D. 
     Buchholz, United States Army, and his advancement to the 
     grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       11177. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the retirement of General David A. Bramlett, 
     United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of 
     general on the retired list; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       11178. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Croatia, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11179. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-61), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11180. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Spain (Transmittal No. 
     15-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11181. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the Taipei Economic and 
     Cultural Representative Office in the United States 
     (Transmittal No. 17-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11182. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting text of agreements 
     in which the American Institute in Taiwan is a party between 
     January 1 and December 31, 1997, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     3311(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11183. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-426, 
     ``Uniform Per Student Funding Formula for Public Schools and 
     Public Charter Schools Second Temporary Act of 1998'' 
     received September 10, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       11184. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting Council of the District of 
     Columbia's response to the legislative recommendations of the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority regarding regulatory reform dated May 
     29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--732 and 1--
     734(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       11185. A letter from the Mayor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a response to the legislative 
     recommendations of the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 47--117(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11186. A letter from the Information Officer, Defense 
     Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act from January 
     1, 1997 to September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       11187. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the annual report of the Civil 
     Service Retirement and Disability Fund for Fiscal Year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1308(a); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       11188. A letter from the Inspector General, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the budget request for the 
     Office of Inspector General, Railroad Retirement Board, for 
     fiscal year 2000, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       11189. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       11190. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's Annual Report on the Transition 
     to Quieter Airplanes, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, 
     section 9308(g) (104 Stat. 1388--383); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11191. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Intracoastal City, LA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-24] received September 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure. 

para.93.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate having proceeded to reconsider the bill (H.R. 
1122) ``An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-
birth abortions,'' returned by the President of the United States with 
his objections, to the House, in which it originated, and passed by the 
House on reconsideration of the same, it was resolved, that the said 
bill do not pass, two-thirds of the Senators present not having voted in 
the affirmative.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
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lowing title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 2317. An Act to improve the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate disagrees to the amendment 
of the House to the bill (S. 2206) ``An Act to amend the Head Start Act, 
the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and the Community 
Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and make improvements to those 
Acts, to establish demonstration projects that provide an opportunity 
for persons with limited means to accumulate assets, and for other 
purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Coats, 
Mr. Gregg, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Dodd, to be the conferees on the part of 
the Senate.

para.93.5  submission of conference report--h.r. 4112

  Mr. LIVINGSTON submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-735, Part 
I) on the bill (H.R. 4112) making appropriations for the Legislative 
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record 
under the rule.

para.93.6  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 2317. An Act to improve the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.

para.93.7  joint resolution presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following date present to the President, for his 
approval, a joint resolution of the House of the following title:

           On September 21, 1998:
       H.J. Res. 128. Making continuing appropriations for the 
     fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.

para.93.8  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, for Friday, September 18, through Tuesday, September 22, 
1998.
  And then,

para.93.9  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. NORTON, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Friday, September 18, 1998, at 10 o'clock and 10 minutes a.m., the House 
adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 1998.

para.93.10  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. WALSH: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 4112. A bill making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 105-734). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 4558. A bill 
     to make technical amendments to clarify the provision of 
     benefits for noncitizens, and to improve the provision of 
     unemployment insurance, child support, and supplemental 
     security income benefits; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     735, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. SPENCE: Conference report on H.R. 3616. A bill to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military 
     activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
     military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 105-736). Ordered to be printed. 

para.93.11  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker.

       H.R. 4558. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than September 23, 1998. 

para.93.12  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII,

           Mr. SOLOMON introduced A bill (H.R. 4606) to authorize 
             the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 
             trade relations treatment) to the products of 
             Kyrgyzstan; which was referred to the Committee on 
             Ways and Means. 

para.93.13  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 26: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 2327: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. 
     Ehrlich.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 2524: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2817: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 2828: Ms. Millender-McDonald and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 3783: Mrs. Wilson and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Holden, Mr. Riley, and Mr. Thomas.
       H.R. 3992: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 4034: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 4242: Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 4563: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 4590: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H. Res. 531: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H. Res. 533: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Solomon.

para.93.14  petitions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       76. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Bobby E. Yates, of 
     Brownsville, TX, relative to a report to Congress on the 
     Falsification of official public records in the Police 
     Department and other public offices of this city, in attempts 
     to cover-up crimes in city offices, and, in attempts to 
     stifle my just complaints; to the Committee on the Judiciary.



.
                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1998 (94)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.94.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, September 22, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.94.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11192. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule-- Specifically Approved States 
     Authorized to Receive Mares and Stallions Imported from 
     Regions Where CEM Exists [Docket No. 98-059-2] received 
     September 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11193. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Almonds Grown in California; 
     Increased Assesment Rate [Docket No. FV98-981-2 FR] received 
     September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11194. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's fianl rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-300717; FRL-6027-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11195. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     System's final rule--Extended Examination Cycle for U.S. 
     Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banks [Regulation K; Docket 
     No. R-1012] received August 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11196. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Capital; 
     Risk-Based Capital Guidelines; Capital Adequacy Guidelines; 
     Capital Maintenance: Servicing Assets [Docket No. 98-10] 
     (RIN: 1557-AB14) received August 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       11197. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Parts 
     2, 15, and 97 of the Commission's Rules to Permit Use of 
     Radio Frequencies Above 40 GHz for New Radio Applications [ET 
     Docket No. 94-124] [RM-8308] received September 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11198. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of the 
     Commission's Rules to Establish a Radio Astronomy 
     Coordination Zone in Puerto Rico [ET Docket No. 96-2] [RM-
     8165] received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11199. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Standards

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     For Business Practices Of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines 
     [Docket No. RM96-1-008; Order No. 587-H] received August 7, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11200. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Reporting Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Marketing 
     Affiliates on the Internet [Docket No. RM98-7-000] received 
     August 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11201. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severly Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List; 
     Additions and Deletions--received September 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11202. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revisions to the Export 
     Administration Regulations; Shipper's Export Declaration 
     requirements for exports valued less than $2,500 [Docket No. 
     980730200-8200-01] (RIN: 0694-AB71) received September 2, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11203. A letter from the Acting Director, Bureau of the 
     Census, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Revisions to the Foreign Trade Statistics 
     Regulations; Shipper's Export Declaration Requirements for 
     Exports Valued at Less Than $2,500 [Docket No. 980729198-
     8198-01] (RIN: 0607-AA28) received August 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       11204. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Stand Down 
     Requirements for Trawl Catcher Vessels Transiting Between the 
     Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 980903229-8229-
     01; I.D. 051898A] (RIN: 0648-AK73) received September 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11205. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; 
     Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishery [I.D. 0710981] received 
     September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11206. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off West Coast 
     States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery; Cumulative Limit Period Changes [Docket No. 
     971229312-7312-01; I.D. 081498B] received September 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11207. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Framework 10 to the Atlantic 
     Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan [Docket No. 980817220-
     8220-01; I.D. 081098A] (RIN: 0648-AL17) received September 
     15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       11208. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf 
     of Mexico; Amendment 6 [Docket No. 980501114-8213-02; I.D. 
     041698G] (RIN: 0648-AK48) received September 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11209. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off West Coast 
     States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon 
     Fisheries; Closures of the Ocean Recreational Salmon 
     Fisheries from Cape Alava to Queets River, Washington, and 
     Leadbetter Point, Washington, to Cape Falcon, Oregon [Docket 
     No. 980429110-8110-01; I.D. 081998A] received September 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11210. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies 
     Fishery; Cultivator Shoal Whiting Fishery [Docket No. 
     980724194-8194-01; I.D. 072098B] (RIN: 0648-AL37) received 
     September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11211. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 
     090998A] received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11212. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule-- Adminstrative 
     Offset--Collection of Past-Due Support (RIN: 1510-AA58) 
     received August 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       11213. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Administrative 
     Revisions to the NASA FAR Supplement [48 CFR Parts 1805, 
     1822, and 1844] received August 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       11214. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Partnering for 
     Construction Contracts [48 CFR Parts 1836 and 1852] received 
     August 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       11215. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revision to the 
     NASA FAR Supplement on Contractor Performance Information [48 
     CFR Parts 1842 and 1853] received August 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       11216. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue 
     Procedure 98-53] received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11217. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Source Rules for Foreign Sales Corporation Transfer Pricing 
     [TD 8782] (RIN: 1545-AV90) received September 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       11218. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Credit [Rev. Rul. 98-49] received September 
     16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       11219. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 1998 emergency 
     supplemental appropriations of $1.8 billion in budget 
     authority to support $2.3 billion in emergency agricultural 
     programs, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--313); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       11220. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 1998 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations of $1.8 billion because of the 
     emergency expenses arising from the consequences of the 
     recent bombing of our embassy facilities in Nairobi, Kenya 
     and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as well as for emergency 
     requirements necessary to strengthen our security, anti-
     terrorism, and counter-terrorism efforts, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--314); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       11221. A letter from the Principal Deputy, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report on funding, personnel and 
     project data by major command, installation, and state for 
     all elements of the Defense Environmental Quality Program; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       11222. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to strengthen law enforcement's ability to combat 
     illegal bulk cash smuggling; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       11223. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Turkey (Transmittal No. 
     18-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11224. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Turkey (Transmittal No. 
     16-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11225. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to make 
     technical changes to the laws establishing various individual 
     units of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to provide 
     for a lower penalty for violation of Refuge System 
     regulations; to the Committee on Resources.
       11226. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Environmental, Safety and Health, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Final Environmental Impact Statement on 
     Management of Certain Plutonium Residues and Scrub Alloy 
     Stored at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (DOE/EIS-
     0277F, August 1998); to the Committee on Resources.

       11227. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend section 879 of title 18, United States 
     Code, to provide clearer coverage over threats against former 
     Presidents, members of their families, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.94.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:


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       H. Con. Res. 326. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol on September 23, 1998, for the 
     presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Nelson 
     Rolihlahla Mandela.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1397. An Act to establish a commission to assist in 
     commemoration of the centennial of powered flight and the 
     achievements of the Wright brothers.

para.94.4  communication from the minority leader--commission on 
          maintaining united states nuclear weapons expertise

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                               Washington, DC, September 22, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 3162 of Public Law 
     104-201, I hereby appoint the following individual to the 
     Commission on Maintaining United States Nuclear Weapons 
     Expertise:
       Mr. Henry W. Kendall, Ph.D. of Massachusetts.
           Yours very truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.94.5  communication from the minority leader--presidential advisory 
          commission on holocaust assets in the united states

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 21, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 
     105-186, I hereby appoint the following members to the 
     Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the 
     United States: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Sherman.
           Yours Very Truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.94.6  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.94.7  great lakes fish and wildlife restoration

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1481) 
to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to 
provide for implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Restoration 
Study Report; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to 
provide for implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources 
Restoration Study.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.94.8  federal indian services-kickapoo tribe

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2314) 
to restore Federal Indian services to members of the Kickapoo Tribe of 
Oklahoma residing in Maverick County, Texas, to clarify United States 
citizenship status of such members, to provide trust land for the 
benefit of the Tribe, and for other purposes, as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
restore Federal Indian services to members of the Kickapoo Tribe of 
Oklahoma residing in Maverick County, Texas, to provide trust land for 
the benefit of the Tribe, and for other purposes.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.94.9  gallatin land consolidation

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
3381) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
Interior to exchange land and other assets with Big Sky Lumber Co.; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to 
exchange land and other assets with Big Sky Lumber Co. and other 
entities.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.94.10  mount st. helens national volcanic monument

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1659) to provide for the expeditious completion of the acquisition of 
private mineral interests within the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic 
Monument mandated by the 1982 Act that established the Monument, and for 
other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.94.11  lewis and clark expedition bicentennial

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 144); as amended: 

       Whereas the Expedition commanded by Meriwether Lewis and 
     William Clark, which came to be called ``The Corps of 
     Discovery'', was one of the most remarkable and productive 
     scientific and military exploring expeditions in all American 
     history;
       Whereas President Thomas Jefferson gave Lewis and Clark the 
     mission to ``explore the Missouri River & such principal 
     stream of it, as, by its course and communication with

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     the waters of the Pacific ocean, whether the Columbia, 
     Oregon, Colorado or any other river may offer the most direct 
     & practicable water communication across this continent for 
     the purposes of commerce'';
       Whereas the Expedition, in response to President 
     Jefferson's directive, greatly advanced our geographical 
     knowledge of the continent and prepared the way for the 
     extension of the American fur trade with American Indian 
     tribes throughout the area;
       Whereas President Jefferson directed the explorers to take 
     note of and carefully record the natural resources of the 
     newly acquired territory known as Louisiana, as well as 
     diligently report on the native inhabitants of the land;
       Whereas Lewis and Clark and their companions began their 
     historic journey to explore the uncharted wilderness west of 
     the Mississippi River at Wood River, Illinois, on May 14, 
     1804, and followed the Missouri River westward from its mouth 
     on the Mississippi to its headwaters in the Rocky Mountains;
       Whereas the Expedition held its first meeting with American 
     Indians at Council Bluff near present-day Fort Calhoun, 
     Nebraska, in August 1804, spent its first winter at Fort 
     Mandan, North Dakota, crossed the Rocky Mountains by 
     horseback in August 1805, reached the Pacific Ocean at the 
     mouth of the Columbia River in mid-November of that year, and 
     wintered at Fort Clatsop, near the present city of Astoria, 
     Oregon;
       Whereas the Expedition returned to St. Louis, Missouri, on 
     September 23, 1806, after a 28-month journey covering 8,000 
     miles during which it traversed 11 future States: Illinois, 
     Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, 
     Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon;
       Whereas the explorers faithfully followed the President's 
     directives and dutifully recorded their observations in their 
     detailed journals;
       Whereas these journals describe many plant and animal 
     species, some completely unknown to the world of science or 
     never before encountered in North America, and added greatly 
     to scientific knowledge about the flora and fauna of the 
     United States;
       Whereas accounts from the journals of Lewis and Clark and 
     the detailed maps that were prepared by the Expedition 
     enhanced knowledge of the western continent and routes for 
     commerce;
       Whereas the journals of Lewis and Clark documented diverse 
     American Indian languages, customs, religious beliefs, and 
     ceremonies; as Lewis and Clark are important figures in 
     American history, so too are Black Buffalo, Cameahwait, 
     Sacajawea, Sheheke and Watkueis;
       Whereas the Expedition significantly enhanced amicable 
     relations between the United States and the autonomous 
     American Indian nations, and the friendship and respect 
     fostered between the American Indian tribes and the 
     Expedition represents the best of diplomacy and relationships 
     between divergent nations and cultures;
       Whereas the American Indian tribes of the Northern Plains 
     and the Pacific Northwest played an essential role in the 
     survival and the success of the Expedition;
       Whereas the Lewis and Clark Expedition has been called the 
     most perfect expedition of its kind in the history of the 
     world and paved the way for the United States to become a 
     great world power;
       Whereas the President and the Congress have previously 
     recognized the importance of the Expedition by establishing a 
     5-year commission in 1964 to study its history and the route 
     it followed, and again in 1978 by designating the route as 
     the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail administered by 
     the Secretary of the Interior through the National Park 
     Service; and
       Whereas the National Park Service, along with other 
     Federal, State, and local agencies and many other interested 
     groups, are preparing commemorative activities to celebrate 
     the bicentennial of the Expedition beginning in 2003: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) expresses its support for the work of the National 
     Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council and all the Federal, 
     State, and local entities and other interested groups that 
     are preparing bicentennial activities to celebrate the 200th 
     anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition;
       (2) expresses its support for the events to be held in 
     observance of the Expedition at Council Bluff near present-
     day Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, at St. Louis, Missouri, at 
     Portland and Fort Clatsop, Oregon, and at Bismarck, North 
     Dakota, and many other cities during the bicentennial 
     observance; and
       (3) calls upon the President, the Secretary of the 
     Interior, the Director of the National Park Service, American 
     Indian tribes, other public officials, and the citizens of 
     the United States to support, promote, and participate in the 
     many bicentennial activities being planned to commemorate the 
     Lewis and Clark Expedition.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mrs. CHENOWETH objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 5, 
rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.94.12  alaska native claims settlement

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2000) to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to make certain 
clarifications to the land bank protection provisions, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. YOUNG 
of Alaska and Mr. MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.94.13  native americans laws

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
4068) to make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native 
Americans, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. YOUNG 
of Alaska and Mr. MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.94.14  relations with pacific island nations

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 505): 

       Whereas the South Pacific region covers an immense area of 
     the earth, approximately 3 times the size of the contiguous 
     United States;
       Whereas the United States seeks to maintain strong and 
     enduring economic, political, and strategic ties with the 
     Pacific island countries of the region, despite the reduced 
     diplomatic presence of the United States in the region since 
     World War II;
       Whereas Pacific island nations wield control over vast 
     tracts of the ocean, including seabed minerals, fishing 
     rights, and other marine resources which will play a major 
     role in the future of the global economy;
       Whereas access to these valuable resources will be vital in 
     maintaining the position of the United States as the leading 
     world power in the new millennium;
       Whereas Asian countries have already recognized the 
     important role that these Pacific island nations will play in 
     the future of the global economy, as evidenced by the Tokyo 
     summit meeting in October 1997 with various Pacific island 
     heads of state;
       Whereas the Pacific has long been regarded as one of the 
     ``last frontiers'', with an enormous wealth of uncultivated 
     resources; and
       Whereas direct United States participation in the human and 
     natural resource development of the South Pacific region 
     would promote beneficial ties with these Pacific island 
     nations and increase the possibilities of access to the 
     region's valuable resources: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) it is in the national interest of the United States to 
     remain actively engaged in the South Pacific region as a 
     means of supporting important United States commercial and 
     strategic interests, and to encourage the consolidation of 
     democratic values;
       (2) a Pacific island summit, hosted by the President of the 
     United States with the Pa

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     cific island heads of government, would be an excellent 
     opportunity for the United States to foster and improve 
     diplomatic relations with the Pacific island nations;
       (3) through diplomacy and participation in the human and 
     natural resource development of the Pacific region, the 
     United States will increase the possibility of gaining access 
     to valuable resources, thus strengthening the position of the 
     United States as a world power economically and strategically 
     in the new millennium; and
       (4) the United States should fulfill its longstanding 
     commitment to the democratization and economic prosperity of 
     the Pacific island nations by promoting their earliest 
     integration in the mainstream of bilateral, regional, and 
     global commerce and trade.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. GILMAN 
and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 5, 
rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.94.15  serbian police condemnation

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 315); as amended: 

       Whereas the ethnic Albanian population of the province of 
     Kosova, which makes up the overwhelming majority of the 
     population of that area, has been denied internationally 
     recognized human rights and political rights, including the 
     protection of life, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, 
     and freedom of the press;
       Whereas Serbian police and military forces have engaged in 
     brutal suppression of the Albanian people, and the number of 
     Serbian police and military forces which have been deployed 
     in Kosova is estimated at some 50,000 men;
       Whereas human rights groups have reported and documented 
     instances of Serbian forces conducting abductions and summary 
     executions of innocent ethnic Albanian civilians in reprisal 
     killings that are similar to those conducted by Nazi forces 
     during World War II and are similar to the ethnic cleansing 
     which was carried out by ethnic Serbian troops in Bosnia;
       Whereas Serbian forces have indiscriminately shelled and 
     burned villages, reducing them to rubble, in order to drive 
     out the ethnic Albanian inhabitants, inflicting heavy 
     material losses upon the ethnic Albanians in Kosova;
       Whereas hundreds of ethnic Albanians, including women and 
     children, have been killed and over 200,000 ethnic Albanians 
     have been forced to flee and have become refugees as a result 
     of this Serbian military action;
       Whereas the stubborn denial of human rights and political 
     rights to the ethnic Albanian majority in Kosova by the 
     Government of Serbia has been the major factor in the 
     radicalization of the political situation in the province and 
     made the prospects of a peaceful resolution of the conflict 
     there difficult if not impossible;
       Whereas the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic 
     of Yugoslavia (SFRY) resulted in 5 independent states and the 
     ownership of the blocked assets of the SFRY has yet to be 
     determined and apportioned among the successor states; and
       Whereas the United States and the governments of other 
     countries have blocked the assets of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) as part of the blocked 
     assets of the SFRY: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) deeply deplores and strongly condemns the appalling 
     loss of life and the extensive destruction of property in 
     Kosova that is the consequence of the brutal actions of 
     Serbian police and military forces against the ethnic 
     Albanian population of the province;
       (2) believes that the Government of Serbia is primarily 
     responsible for the loss of life and destruction of property, 
     and thus Serbia should bear the principal burden of providing 
     compensation for the loss of life and for the costs of 
     rebuilding areas which its forces have devastated;
       (3) urges the President and officials he designates to work 
     with the Congress to draft legislation and regulations which 
     will permit the claims of ethnic Albanians from Kosova who 
     have suffered as a consequence of the brutal actions of 
     Serbian police and military forces in Kosova to be 
     considered, without prejudice to the claims of United States 
     nationals, when claims settlement negotiations involving the 
     assets of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
     Montenegro) which the United States has blocked or asserted 
     control over takes place;
       (4) urges that, in drafting such legislation and 
     implementing regulations, special consideration be given to 
     the circumstances of the Government of the Republic of 
     Montenegro and to persons located in and organized under the 
     laws of the Republic of Montenegro;
       (5) urges the President and the Secretary of State to urge 
     all other countries to follow a policy which permits ethnic 
     Albanians who have suffered as a consequence of the brutal 
     actions of Serbian police and military forces in Kosova to 
     make claims against the assets of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) which are in the control 
     of the respective country; and
       (6) requests that a copy of this resolution be transmitted 
     to the President and the Secretary of State by the Clerk of 
     the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. GILMAN 
and Mr. LANTOS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GILMAN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.94.16  richard c. lee u.s. courthouse

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 
1355) to designate the United States courthouse located in New Haven, 
Connecticut, as the ``Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse''; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. KIM objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.94.17  robert k. rodibaugh u.s. bankruptcy courthouse

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 81) to 
designate the United States courthouse located at 401 South Michigan 
Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the ``Robert K. Rodibaugh United 
States Bankruptcy Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. KIM objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.94.18  benefits of noncitizens

  Mr. CAMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4558) to 
make technical amendments to clarify the provision of benefits for 
noncitizens, and to improve the provision of unemployment insurance, 
child support, and supplemental security income benefits; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, recognized Mr. CAMP and Mr. 
LEVIN, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.

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  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.94.19  recess--4:30 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 4:45 p.m.

para.94.20  after recess--4:47 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, called the House to order.

para.94.21  privileges of the house

  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, pursuant to clause 2(a)1 of rule IX, rose to 
a question of the privileges of the House and submitted the following 
resolution (H. Res. 545):

       Impeaching Kenneth W. Starr, an independent counsel of the 
     United States appointed pursuant to 28 United States Code 
     Sec. 593(b), of high crimes and misdemeanors.
       Resolved that Kenneth W. Starr, an independent counsel of 
     the United States of America, is impeached for high crimes 
     and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of 
     impeachment be exhibited to the Senate;
       Articles of Impeachment exhibited by the House of 
     Representatives of the United States of America in the name 
     of itself and of all the people of the United States of 
     America, against Kenneth W. Starr, an independent counsel of 
     the United States of America, in maintenance and support of 
     its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors.


                               article i

       In his conduct of the office of independent counsel, 
     Kenneth W. Starr has violated his oath and his statutory and 
     constitutional duties as an officer of the United States and 
     has acted in ways that were calculated to and that did usurp 
     the sole power of impeachment that the Constitution of the 
     United States vests exclusively in the House of 
     Representatives and that were calculated to and did obstruct 
     and impede the House of Representatives in the proper 
     exercise of its sole power of impeachment. The acts by which 
     Independent Counsel Starr violated his duties and attempted 
     to and did usurp the sole power of impeachment and impede its 
     proper exercise include:
       (1) On September 9, 1998, Independent Counsel Kenneth W. 
     Starr transmitted two copies of a ``Referral to the United 
     States House of Representatives pursuant to Title 28, United 
     States Code, Sec. 595(c).'' As part of that Referral, Mr. 
     Starr submitted a 445-page report (the ``Starr Report'') that 
     included an extended narration and analysis of evidence 
     presented to a grand jury and of other material and that 
     specified the grounds upon which Mr. Starr had concluded that 
     a duly elected President of the United States should be 
     impeached by the House of Representatives. By submitting the 
     Starr Report, Mr. Starr usurped the sole power of impeachment 
     and impeded the House in the proper exercise of that power in 
     various ways, including the following:
       (a) In preparing the Starr Report, Mr. Starr misused the 
     powers granted and violated the duties assigned independent 
     counsel under the provisions of Title 28 of the United States 
     Code. Section 595(c) does not authorize or require 
     independent counsel to submit a report narrating and 
     analyzing the evidence and identifying the specific grounds 
     on which independent counsel believes the House of 
     Representatives should impeach the President of the United 
     States. By submitting the Starr Report in the form he did, 
     Mr. Starr misused his powers and preempted the proper 
     exercise of the sole power of impeachment that the 
     Constitution assigned to the House of Representatives. Mr. 
     Starr thereby committed a high crime and misdemeanor against 
     the Constitution and the people of the United States of 
     America.
       (b) In his preparation and submission of the Starr Report, 
     Mr. Starr further misused his powers and violated his duties 
     as independent counsel and arrogated unto himself and 
     effectively preempted and undermined the proper exercise of 
     power of impeachment that the Constitution allocated 
     exclusively to the House of Representatives. Mr. Starr knew 
     or should have known, and he acted to assure, that the House 
     of Representatives would promptly release to the public any 
     report that he transmitted to the House of Representatives 
     under the authority of Section 595(c). With that knowledge, 
     Mr. Starr prepared and transmitted a needlessly pornographic 
     report calculated to inflame public opinion and to preclude 
     the House of Representatives from following the procedures 
     and observing the precedents it had established for the 
     conduct of a bipartisan inquiry to determine whether a 
     President of the United States had committed a high crime or 
     misdemeanor in office meriting impeachment. Mr. Starr thereby 
     committed a high crime and misdemeanor against the 
     Constitution and the people of the United States.
       (2) Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr further usurped 
     and arrogated unto himself the powers that belong solely to 
     the House of Representatives by using and threatening to use 
     the subpoena powers of a federal grand jury to compel an 
     incumbent President of the United States to testify before a 
     federal grand jury as part of an investigation whose primary 
     purpose had become and was the development of evidence that 
     the President had committed high crimes and misdemeanors 
     justifying his impeachment and removal from office. With 
     respect to the President of the United States, the only means 
     by which the holder of that office may be called to account 
     for his conduct in office is through the exercise by the 
     House of Representatives of the investigative powers that the 
     constitutional assignment of the sole power of impeachment 
     conferred upon it. Mr. Starr improperly used and manipulated 
     the powers of the grand jury and his office to effectively 
     impeach the President of the United States of America and to 
     force the House of Representatives to ratify his decision. 
     Mr. Starr thereby committed a high crime and misdemeanor 
     against the Constitution and the people of the United States.
       In all this, Kenneth W. Starr has acted in a manner 
     contrary to his trust as an independent counsel of the United 
     States and subversive of constitutional government, to the 
     great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the 
     manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore Kenneth W. Starr, by such conduct, warrants 
     impeachment and trial, and removal from office.


                               article ii

       In his conduct of the office of independent counsel, 
     Kenneth W. Starr violated the oath he took to support and 
     defend the Constitution of the United States of America and 
     his duties as an officer of the United States and acted in 
     ways that were calculated to and that did unconstitutionally 
     undermine the office of President of the United States and 
     obstruct, impede, and impair the ability of an incumbent 
     President of the United States to fully and effectively 
     discharge the duties and responsibilities of his office on 
     behalf and for the benefit of the people of the United States 
     of America, by whom he had been duly elected. The acts by 
     which Mr. Starr violated his oath and his duties and 
     undermined the office of President and obstructed, impeded, 
     and impaired the ability of the incumbent President to fully 
     and effectively discharge the duties of that office include:
       (1) Mr. Starr unlawfully and improperly disclosed and 
     authorized disclosures of grand jury material for the purpose 
     of embarrassing the President of the United States and 
     distracting him from and impairing his ability to execute the 
     duties of the office to which the people of the United States 
     had elected him. Mr. Starr has thereby committed high crimes 
     and misdemeanors against the Constitution and people of the 
     United States.
       (2) Mr. Starr engaged in a wilfull and persistent course of 
     conduct that was calculated to and that did wrongfully 
     demean, embarrass, and defame an incumbent President of the 
     United States and that thereby undermined and impaired the 
     President's ability to properly execute the duties of the 
     office to which the people of the United States had elected 
     him, including not only Mr. Starr's wrongful disclosures of 
     grand fury material, but also other improper conduct, such as 
     his actions and conduct calculated to suggest, without 
     foundation, that the incumbent President had participated in 
     preparing a so-called ``talking points'' outline to 
     improperly influence the testimony of one or more persons 
     scheduled to be deposed in a private civil action. By his 
     wilful and persistent conduct in misrepresenting as well as 
     improperly disclosing evidence that he had gathered, Mr. 
     Starr committed high crimes and misdemeanors against the 
     Constitution and the people of the United States of America.
       (3) Mr. Starr intentionally, willfully, and improperly 
     embarrassed the people and the President of the United States 
     by including in the Starr Report an unnecessary and improper 
     and extended detailed, salacious, and pornographic narrative 
     account of the consensual sexual encounters that a grand jury 
     witness testified she had with the incumbent President of the 
     United States. By including the unnecessary and improper 
     pornographic narrative, Mr. Starr intended to and did 
     undermine and imperil the ability of the President to conduct 
     the foreign relations of United States of America and 
     otherwise to execute the duties of the office to which the 
     people of the United States had elected him, and he knowingly 
     and improperly embarrassed the United States as a nation. By 
     including that narrative, knowing and intending that it would 
     be published and disseminated, Mr. Starr committed a high 
     crime and misdemeanor against the Constitution and the people 
     of the United States of America.
       In all of this, Kenneth W. Starr has acted in a manner 
     contrary to his trust as an independent counsel of the United 
     States and subversive of constitutional government, to the 
     great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the 
     manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore Kenneth W. Starr, by such conduct, warrants 
     impeachment and trial, and removal from office.


                              article iii

       In his conduct of the office of independent counsel, 
     Kenneth W. Starr violated the oath he took to support and 
     defend the Constitu

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     tion of the United States of America and the duties he had 
     assumed as an office of the United States and acted in ways 
     that were calculated to and that did unconstitutionally 
     arrogate unto himself powers that the Constitution of the 
     United States assigned to the federal courts; that were 
     calculated to and did undermine the institution of the grand 
     jury established by the Constitution of the United States; 
     and that were calculated to and did undermine and bring into 
     disrepute the office of independent counsel and offices of 
     all those charged with investigating and prosecuting crimes 
     against the United States. The acts by which Mr. Starr 
     violated his oath and his duties and by which he undermined 
     the federal courts and the grand jury and undermined and 
     demeaned the office and role of all federal prosecutors 
     include:
       (1) Mr. Starr disclosed and authorized and approved the 
     disclosure and misuse of grand jury materials in violation of 
     Rule 6(e)(2) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and 
     with contempt for the federal courts and for the rights of 
     those who appear before grand juries of the United States and 
     of those who are subjects of grand jury investigations.
       (2) Throughout his investigations, Mr. Starr abused the 
     powers of his office and condoned the abuse of those powers 
     to improperly intimidate and manipulate citizens of the 
     United States who were interviewed or called to testify 
     before a grand jury or who were actual or potential targets 
     of his investigations and to deprive them of rights 
     guaranteed to all citizens of the United States. Mr. Starr 
     and subordinates for whose conduct he is responsible further 
     abused and misused the powers of the office of independent 
     counsel and the powers of the grand jury to improperly invade 
     and needlessly intrude upon the privacy of individuals and to 
     demean the rights guaranteed to all by the First and Fifth 
     Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
       (3) Throughout his investigations, Mr. Starr has abused and 
     misused and has authorized and approved the abuse and misuse 
     of the powers of his office in ways that have demeaned the 
     prosecutorial office and that have undermined and will 
     undermine the ability of other prosecutorial officers of the 
     United States to discharge their duty to take care that laws 
     of the United States be faithfully executed.
       (4) In his conduct of the office of the independent 
     counsel, Mr. Starr has needlessly and unjustifiably expended 
     and wasted funds of the United States. Over the past four 
     years, Mr. Starr has expended more than forty million dollars 
     ($40,000,000) in a relentless pursuit of investigations and 
     prosecutions that he knew or should have known did not merit 
     and could not justify such extraordinary expenditures.
       By the conduct described in this Article III of these 
     Articles of Impeachment, Kenneth W. Starr committed high 
     crimes and misdemeanors against the Constitution and the 
     people of the United States of America.
       In all of this, Kenneth W. Starr has acted in a manner 
     contrary to his trust as an independent counsel of the United 
     States and subversive of constitutional government, to the 
     great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the 
     manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore Kenneth W. Starr, by such conduct, warrants 
     impeachment and trial, and removal from office.


                               article iv

       By his conduct as an officer of the United States of 
     America, including the conduct described in Articles I 
     through III of these Articles of Impeachment, Kenneth W. 
     Starr has violated the oath he took to uphold and defend the 
     Constitution of the United States of America. He has acted 
     and persisted in acting in ways that were calculated to and 
     did embarrass the United States and the people of the United 
     States before the international community and that were 
     calculated to and did undermine the ability of the 
     Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial 
     Branch to effectively exercise the powers and discharge the 
     duties assigned to each by the Constitution of the United 
     States of America. He has unconstitutionally and improperly 
     exercised powers that were not his to exercise and has acted 
     in ways that were calculated to and did improperly demean a 
     President of the United States and diminish the capacity of 
     the President to effectively discharge the duties that the 
     people of the United States elected him to perform. He has 
     unconstitutionally and improperly exercised his powers and 
     has acted in ways that were calculated to and did demean the 
     House of Representatives and that have effectively deprived 
     the House of Representatives of its right to exercise its 
     sole power of impeachment in a deliberate and bipartisan 
     manner that was consistent with the procedures and precedents 
     it had established in prior proceedings and inquiries to 
     determine whether the President of the United States should 
     be impeached. He has unlawfully and improperly exercised his 
     powers in ways that demeaned the institution of the federal 
     grand jury, that demonstrated contempt of the courts of the 
     United States and the rules that govern their proceedings, 
     and that demeaned the office of independent counsel and 
     offices of all those charged with responsibility for seeing 
     that the laws of the United States are faithfully executed. 
     By his conduct as an independent counsel, Kenneth W. Starr 
     has committed high crimes and misdemeanors against the 
     Constitution and the people of the United States.
       In all of this, Kenneth W. Starr has acted in a manner 
     contrary to his trust as an independent counsel of the United 
     States and subversive of constitutional government, to the 
     great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the 
     manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore Kenneth W. Starr, by such conduct, warrants 
     impeachment and trial, and removal from office.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. LaHOOD moved to lay the resolution on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay the resolution on the table?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

340

When there appeared

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Nays

71

para.94.22                   [Roll No. 453]

                                YEAS--340

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky

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     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--71

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Engel
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rush
     Sabo
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Burton
     Coburn
     Diaz-Balart
     Ensign
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Graham
     Hunter
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     McDade
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Shaw
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Watts (OK)
  So the motion to lay the resolution on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.94.23  privileges of the house

  Mr. CONDIT, pursuant to clause 2(a)1 of rule IX, rose to a question of 
the privileges of the House and submitted the following resolution (H. 
Res. 546):

       Whereas the entire communication of the Office of the 
     Independent Counsel received by the House of Representatives 
     on September 9, 1998, includes information of fundamental 
     constitutional importance;
       Whereas the American people have a right to receive and 
     review this communication in its entirety;
       Whereas the House Committee on the Judiciary has failed to 
     make the entire communication available to the American 
     people; and
       Whereas failure to make the entire communication available 
     to the American people raises a question of privilege 
     affecting the dignity and integrity of the proceedings of the 
     House under rule IX of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the entire communication received, including 
     all appendices and related materials, on September 9, 1998, 
     from an independent counsel, pursuant to section 595(c) of 
     title 28, United States Code, shall be printed immediately as 
     a document of the House of Representatives.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, recognized Members who desired to 
be heard on whether the resolution presented a question of privilege.
  Mr. SOLOMON was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, questions of privilege under rule IX are those 
affecting the rights of the House collectively, its safety, its 
dignity, and the integrity of its proceedings, and the rights, 
reputation, and the conduct of Members. A question of privilege, Mr. 
Speaker, may not be raised to effect a change in House rules.
  ``Mr. Speaker, House Rule 525, which was adopted by the House on 
September 11 by a vote of 363 to 63, delegated the authority to review 
and release Independent Counsel Starr's report from the House to the 
Committee on the Judiciary.
  ``The House delegated this authority to the Committee on the 
Judiciary as an exercise in its rule-making power. Mr. Speaker, the 
resolution offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Condit) seeks 
to change the rule of the House as established in House Resolution 525. 
Therefore, Mr. Speaker, the gentleman's resolution does not constitute 
a legitimate question of privilege.
  ``Mr. Speaker, let me just cite line 15 of the resolution that passed 
the House. It says, `The balance of such material shall be deemed to 
have been received in executive session, but shall be released from the 
status on September 28, 1998, except as otherwise determined by the 
committee.'
  ``That is the rule of the House. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, the 
gentleman's resolution does not constitute a legitimate question of 
privilege in that change of House rule, and a privilege clearly is not 
in order.''. 

  Mr. DEUTSCH was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments of the distinguished 
chairman of the Committee on Rules regarding the standard of what 
privilege is. I would agree with him completely, that is the standard 
of what privilege is.
  ``I would also say, though, that I believe this resolution clearly 
meets that standard, because what is going on right now in the 
Committee on the Judiciary with the selective release of information is 
clearly a disservice on this House, and is clearly putting this House 
in disrepute, which is exactly what the rules of the House in terms of 
our privileged resolution are set up to deal with.
  ``I would say to the gentleman and to the Speaker that this 
resolution is clearly exactly why we have privileged resolutions in the 
House. What is happening right now in terms of the procedures of the 
Committee on the Judiciary, in terms of what has happened with the 
release of information, in the partisanship that has occurred within 
that committee, is absolutely putting this House into the type of 
situation, the type of disrespect that privileged resolutions are 
exactly in purpose for using.
  ``I would urge the Speaker to rule this in order, and I urge its 
adoption.''. 

  Mr. CONDIT was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I understand the point of the chairman of the 
Committee on Rules. This is an attempt to allow all the Members of this 
House to have access to the information. It is an attempt to speed the 
process along so we can bring it to closure. The American people want 
us to bring this issue to closure.
  ``There is no reason why every Member of this House cannot have that 
information. We are not grade school kids. We understand it, and we 
know ultimately we need to make a decision. So my intent, Mr. Speaker, 
is simply to speed this process along so that we can make a decision 
and get back to the business of living our lives and running this 
country.''. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did not present a question of the privileges of the House 
under rule IX, and said:

  ``The gentleman from California (Mr. Condit) offers House Resolution 
546 as a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX. The 
resolution would direct the Committee on the Judiciary to release all 
executive session material referred to the committee by the House 
pursuant to House Resolution 525.
  ``That resolution was reported to the House by the Committee on Rules 
as a privileged rule, and its adoption governs subsequent review and 
release of that executive session material referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary.
  ``A resolution may not be offered under the guise of a question of 
the privileges of the House if it effects a change in the rules or 
standing orders of the House or their interpretation. This principle is 
annotated in section 662f of the House Rules and Manual. The House has 
delegated to the Committee on the Judiciary the final decision-making 
authority on the extent of release from executive session of materials 
contained in the Independent Counsel's report. Indeed, section 2 of 
House Resolution 525 establishes a release date for all materials 
contained in that report, except as otherwise determined by the 
Committee on the Judiciary.
  ``In an illustrative case under the precedents, even an alleged 
refusal by the committee to make certain staff memos available to the 
public, and refusal to permit committee Members to take photostatic 
copies of committee files, have been held not to constitute questions 
of privilege. This principle is annotated in section 662d of the 
manual.
  ``To rule otherwise would suggest that valid committee determinations 
as to the executive session nature of committee files could be 
collaterally challenged under the guise of questions of privileges.
  ``In the opinion of the Chair, the resolution does not constitute a 
question of the privileges of the House within the meaning of rule IX, 
and may not be considered at this time.''. 

para.94.24  h. res. 144--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to clause 5, rule I,

[[Page 1670]]

announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 144) to express support for the 
bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BEREUTER demanded a recorded vote on the motion to suspend the 
rules and agree to said resolution, as amended, which demand was 
supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

416

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.94.25                   [Roll No. 454]

                                AYES--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Burton
     Diaz-Balart
     Ensign
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Millender-McDonald
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Shaw
     Torres
     Velazquez
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.94.26  h. res. 505--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 505) expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives with respect to the importance of 
diplomatic relations with the Pacific Island Nations.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts demanded a recorded vote on the motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to said resolution which demand was 
supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

414

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.94.27                   [Roll No. 455]

                                AYES--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)

[[Page 1671]]


     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Becerra
     Burton
     Diaz-Balart
     Ensign
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Hyde
     Kennelly
     Martinez
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Shaw
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.94.28  h. con. res. 315--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 315) 
expressing the sense of the Congress condemning the atrocities by 
Serbian police and military forces against Albanians in Kosova and 
urging that blocked assets of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia 
and Montenegro) under control of the United States and other governments 
be used to compensate the Albanians in Kosova for losses suffered 
through Serbian police and military action; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

410

It was decided in the

Nays

0

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.94.29                   [Roll No. 456]

                                YEAS--410

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
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     McInnis
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     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
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     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
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     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
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     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
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     Petri
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     Pickett
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     Pombo
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     Quinn
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     Regula
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     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
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     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
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     Shuster
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     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
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     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Becerra
     Burton
     Cannon
     Diaz-Balart
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hyde
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Martinez
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Shaw
     Souder
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.

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  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.94.30  s. 1355--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass bill of the Senate (S. 1355) to designate the United 
States courthouse located in New Haven, Connecticut, as the ``Richard C. 
Lee United States Courthouse''; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the United States courthouse located at 141 Church Street in 
New Haven, Connecticut, as the Richard C. Lee United States 
Courthouse.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.

para.94.31  h.r. 81--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 81) to designate the United States 
courthouse located at 401 South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, 
as the ``Robert K. Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy Courthouse''.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.94.32  wipo copyright treaties implementation

  On motion of Mr. COBLE, by direction of the Committee on the Judiciary 
and pursuant to clause 1 of rule XX, the bill (H.R. 2281) to amend title 
17, United States Code, to implement the World Intellectual Property 
Organization Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty; 
together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the 
Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. COBLE, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous 
consent, appointed the following Members as managers on the part of the 
House at said conference:

  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of the House 
bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Messrs. Hyde, Coble, Goodlatte, Conyers and Berman.
  From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of the House bill 
and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Messrs. Bliley, Tauzin and Dingell. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.94.33  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to total independence of angola

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) 
provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, 
prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President 
publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice 
stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the 
anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the 
enclosed notice, stating that the emergency declared with respect to the 
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (``UNITA'') is to 
continue in effect beyond September 26, 1998, to the Federal Register 
for publication.
  The circumstances that led to the declaration on September 26, 1993, 
of a national emergency have not been resolved. The actions and policies 
of UNITA pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
foreign policy of the United States. United Nations Security Council 
Resolutions 864 (1993), 1127 (1997), 1173 (1998), and 1176 (1998) 
continue to oblige all member states to maintain sanctions. 
Discontinuation of the sanctions would have a prejudicial effect on the 
Angolan peace process. For these reasons, I have determined that it is 
necessary to maintain in force the broad authorities necessary to apply 
economic pressure to UNITA to reduce its ability to pursue its 
aggressive policies of territorial acquisition.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 23, 1998. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-315).

para.94.34  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 3616

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-740) the resolution (H. Res. 549) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3616) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.94.35  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 4112

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-741) the resolution (H. Res. 550) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4112) making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.94.36  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 1856. An Act to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 
     1956 to promote volunteer programs and community partnerships 
     for the benefit of national wildlife refuges, and for other 
     purposes.

para.94.37  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 1695. An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
     Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in the State of 
     Colorado as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
     purposes.

para.94.38  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BURTON, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. GOSS, for today and September 24;
  To Mr. SHAW, for today; and
  To Mr. DIAZ-BALART, for today.
  And then,

para.94.39  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, at 8 o'clock and 22 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

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para.94.40  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calender, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1154. A 
     bill to provide for administrative procedures to extend 
     Federal recognition to certain Indian groups, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-737). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 4578. A bill 
     to amend the Social Security Act to establish the Protect 
     Social Security Account into which the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall deposit budget surpluses until a reform 
     measure is enacted to ensure the long-term solvency of the 
     OASDI trust fund; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-738). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 4579. A bill 
     to provide tax relief for individuals, families, and farming 
     and other small businesses, to provide tax incentives for 
     education, to extend certain expiring provisions, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-739). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 549. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3616) to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities 
     of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel 
     strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 105-740). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 550. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4112) making 
     appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-741). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.94.41  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 4607. A bill to extend trade authorities procedures 
     with respect to reciprocal trade agreements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 4608. A bill to reauthorize the Generalized System of 
     Preferences, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 4609. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify local law 
     enforcement agencies of allegations of a missing patient or 
     of certain misconduct and to enable such agencies to 
     investigate such allegations; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 4610. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to make reimbursement for certain damages incurred as a 
     result of bonding regulations adopted by the Bureau of Land 
     Management on February 28, 1997, and subsequently determined 
     to be in violation of Federal law; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             Paul):
       H.R. 4611. A bill to provide a temporary waiver for taxable 
     year 1998 of the minimum tax rules that deny many families 
     the full benefit of nonrefundable personal credits, pending 
     enactment of permanent legislation to address this inequity; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROGAN:
       H.R. 4612. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance 
     for the promotion of a product or service, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 4613. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Mrs. Yaffa Eliach in 
     recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions 
     toward scholarship about the Holocaust, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SUNUNU:
       H.R. 4614. A bill to provide for the conveyance of Federal 
     land in New Castle, New Hampshire, to the town of New Castle, 
     New Hampshire, and to require the release of certain 
     restrictions with respect to land in such town; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Minge, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Pomeroy, and 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
       H.R. 4615. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to provide for the retroactive lifting of the 
     caps on loan rates for marketing assistance loans for the 
     1998 crop; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Hamilton, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Pease, Mr. Roemer, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. 
             Hostettler):
       H.R. 4616. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 3813 Main Street in East Chicago, Indiana, 
     as the ``Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office``; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H. Con. Res. 329. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the reduction of the Federal 
     Funds rate by the Federal Open Market Committee; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 

para.94.42  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       394. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of The Mariana Islands, 
     relative to House Resolution No. 11-64 memorializing Congress 
     to amend the U.S. Fisheries Conservation and Management Act; 
     to urge Pacific region Nations to adopt the U.N. agreement 
     conserving fishing resources; to urge harmonization of laws 
     regulating fishing companies and to promote the development 
     of fishing-related industries; jointly to the Committees on 
     Resources and International Relations. 

para.94.43  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 45: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 902: Mrs. Bono and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1173: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1200: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1375: Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. 
     Dickey.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Minge and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1748: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Sanders and Mrs. Bono.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Goode, Mr. John, Mr. Stark, Mr. Davis of 
     Florida, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. King of New York, 
     Mr. Green, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Borski, 
     Mr. Boucher, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rahall, Mr. McHale, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Minge, 
     Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. 
     Granger, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Largent, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gutknecht, 
     Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Boyd, Mrs. 
     Capps, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
     LaFalce, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Taylor 
     of Mississippi, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Emerson, 
     Ms.  McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Levin, Mr. Obey, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Vento, Mr. Blagojevich, Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York, Mr. Turner, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Wamp, 
     Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Armey, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Istook, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Sununu, and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 2601: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Royce, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
     Mr. Lampson, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Hill, Mr. Quinn, 
     Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 2882: Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 2923: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. 
     Cardin.
       H.R. 3342: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 3436: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 3550: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 3766: Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 3783: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 3794: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 3795: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 3855: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Farr 
     of California, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Danner, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
     Mr. Vento, Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 3865: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 3946: Mr. Quinn and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 3948: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 3991: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 3995: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 4053: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 4071: Mr. John, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 4075: Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 4092: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 4121: Mr. Hinchey and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 4125: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 4151: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 4233: Mr. Deutsch and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 4296: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 4339: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 4340: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Gilman.

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       H.R. 4344: Mr. Pappas, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Johnson of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 4346: Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Frost, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 4353: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 4383: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Ehrlich, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 4404: Mr. Clement, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Stearns, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 4446: Mr. Ballenger and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 4447: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 4450: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 4480: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 4489: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 4495: Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 4531: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Turner, Mr. Green, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
     Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 4567: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hinojosa, 
     Mr. Rogers, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Allen, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Oberstar, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 4574: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 4577: Mr. LaFalce and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 4578: Mr. Herger, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky.
       H.R. 4579: Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Camp, 
     Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Collins, Mr. Portman, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
     Greenwood, and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 4587: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4597: Mr. Obey, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Olver, Mr. Vento, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Pomeroy.
       H.J. Res. 125: Mr. Bachus.
       H.J. Res. 126: Mr. Cummings, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hastings 
     of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Everett.
       H. Con. Res. 243: Mr. Baldacci.
       H. Con. Res. 283: Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Kennelly 
     of Connecticut, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Inglis of 
     South Carolina, Ms. Furse, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H. Con. Res. 286: Mr. Kucinich.
       H. Con. Res. 295: Mr. Doolittle.
       H. Con. Res. 302: Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Jones.
       H. Con. Res. 314: Mr. Jones.
       H. Con. Res. 315: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     and Mr. Hoyer.
       H. Con. Res. 316: Mr. Riggs, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Radanovich, 
     Mr. Livingston, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Forbes.
       H. Con. Res. 317: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mr. Lantos.
       H. Con. Res. 322: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dingell, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
     Kildee, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H. Con. Res. 328: Mr. Sherman, Ms. Rivers, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
     Gillmor, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mrs. 
     Thurman.
       H. Res. 460: Mr. Jefferson, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
     Forbes, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H. Res. 483: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Hooley 
     of Oregon, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H. Res. 519: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Bateman.
       H. Res. 533: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.

para.94.44  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       77. The SPEAKER presented a petition of The Legislature of 
     Rockland County, relative to Resolution No. 215 of 1998 
     petitioning Congress to support the Credit Union Membership 
     Act to clarify the position of credit unions and to protect 
     their ability to serve American Working men and women; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 

para.94.45  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1991: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 4236: Ms. Dunn of Washington.



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                    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1998 (95)

para.95.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, who 
laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 24, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Robert W. Ney to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.95.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, September 23, 
1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.95.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11228. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; 
     Florida [Docket No. 98-014-2] received August 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11229. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Addition to Quarantined Areas 
     [Docket No. 98-083-1] received August 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11230. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Mexican Fruit Fly Regulations; Removal of Regulated Area 
     [Docket No. 98-084-1] received August 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11231. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Validated Brucellosis-Free States; Alabama [Docket No. 98-
     086-1] received August 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11232. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Addition to Quarantined Areas 
     [Docket No. 98-083-2] received August 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11233. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Risk-Based Capital Standards: 
     Unrealized Holding Gains on Certain Equity Securities [Docket 
     No. 98-12] (RIN: 1557-AB14) received September 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       11234. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Capital; Risk-Based Capital 
     Guidelines; Capital Adequacy Guidelines; Capital Maintenance: 
     Servicing Assets [Docket No. 98-10] (RIN: 1557-AB14) received 
     September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11235. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 67] 
     received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11236. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7261] received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11237. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7694] 
     received September 15,1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11238. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     List of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7693] received September 15, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       11239. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 65] 
     received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11240. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determination [44 CFR Part 67] received 
     September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11241. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Policy, Department of Labor,

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     transmitting the Department's final rule--Interim Rule 
     Amending Summary Plan Description Regulation (RIN: 1210-AA55) 
     received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       11242. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment of the 
     Commission's rules to Provide for Operation of Unlicensed NII 
     Devices in the 5 GHz Frequency Range [ET Docket No. 96-102] 
     received August 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11243. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Establishment of 24-month Validity 
     Period for Certain Reexport Authorizations and Revocation of 
     Other Authorizations [Docket No. 980821223-8223-01] (RIN: 
     0694-AB74) received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11244. A letter from the Director, Office of Executive 
     Assistance Management, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Uniform Administrative 
     Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of 
     Higher Education, Hospitals, Other Non-Profit, and Commercial 
     Organizations (RIN: 0605-AA09) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11245. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, transmitting the Authority's final 
     rule--Regulations Implementing Coverage of Federal Sector 
     Labor Relations Laws to the Executive Office of the President 
     [5 CFR Parts 2420,2421,2422,2423, and 2470] received 
     September 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       11246. A letter from the Executive Director, The Presidio 
     Trust, transmitting the Trust's final rule--Management of the 
     Presidio (RIN: 3212-AA01) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11247. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Financial Assistance for a 
     National Ocean Service Intern Program [Docket No. 980723189-
     8189-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA46) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       11248. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--NOAA Climate and Global Change Program, Program 
     Announcement [Docket No. 980413092-8092-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA39) 
     received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       11249. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Disaster Loan Program [13 CFR Part 123] received 
     September 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
       11250. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Unemployment Insurance Program Letter [No. 41-98] 
     received September 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11251. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Automated 
     Data Processing Funding Limitation for Child Support 
     Enforcement Systems (RIN: 0970-AB71) received September 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       11252. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Washington: Withdrawal of Immediate Final Rule for 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-6147-3] received September 15, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11253. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Health 
     Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revised OIG Exclusion 
     Authorities Resulting From Public Law 104-191 (RIN: 0991-
     AA87) received August 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       11254. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to the Netherlands for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 98-53), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11255. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Spain for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-57), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.

       11256. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-62), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations. 

para.95.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate has passed with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 3150. An Act to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 3150) ``An Act to amend title 11 of the United States 
Code, and for other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Hatch, 
Mr. Grassley, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Durbin to be the 
conferees on the part of the Senate.

para.95.5  waiving points of order against h.r. 4112

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 550):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 4112) making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for 
     other purposes. All points of order against the conference 
     report and against its consideration are waived. The 
     conference report shall be considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.95.6  legislative branch appropriations fy 1999

  Mr. WALSH, pursuant to House Resolution 550, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-734):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     4112) ``making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes'', having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       Amendment numbered 1:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Strike all on page 2, line 5, of the House engrossed bill, 
     H.R. 4112, down through and including all on page 10, line 7, 
     and in lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert the following:

                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                                 SENATE

                           expense allowances

       For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the 
     President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader 
     of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, 
     $10,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip 
     of the Senate, $5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority and 
     Minority Conference Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman; in 
     all, $56,000.

    representation allowances for the majority and minority leaders

       For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority 
     Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, 
     $30,000.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

       For compensation of officers, employees, and others as 
     authorized by law, including agency contributions, 
     $87,233,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation 
     without regard to the below limitations, as follows:

                      office of the vice president

       For the Office of the Vice President, $1,659,000.

                  office of the president pro tempore

       For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $402,000.

              offices of the majority and minority leaders

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 
     $2,436,000.

               offices of the majority and minority whips

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,416,000.

                      committee on appropriations

       For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 
     $6,050,000.

                         conference committees

       For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of 
     the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the 
     Chairman of each such committee, $1,092,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $2,184,000.

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 offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the 
                       conference of the minority

       For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the 
     Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $570,000.

                           policy committees

       For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
     Minority Policy Committee, $1,109,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $2,218,000.

                         office of the chaplain

       For Office of the Chaplain, $267,000.

                        office of the secretary

       For Office of the Secretary, $13,694,000.

             office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

       For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
     $33,805,000.

        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

       For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 
     Secretary for the Minority, $1,200,000.

               agency contributions and related expenses

       For agency contributions for employee benefits, as 
     authorized by law, and related expenses, $21,332,000.

            Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
     Counsel of the Senate, $3,753,000.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal 
     Counsel, $1,004,000.

Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority 
                             of the Senate

       For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, 
     $3,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
     $3,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; 
     Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $3,000; in all, 
     $12,000.

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate

                      inquiries and investigations

       For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 
     Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 
     601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of 
     Public Law 96-304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 
     11, 1980, $66,800,000.


expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics 
                                control

       For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 
     International Narcotics Control, $370,000.

                        secretary of the senate

       For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
     $1,511,000.

             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

       For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate, $60,511,000, of which $5,000,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2000.

                          miscellaneous items

       For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.

        senators' official personnel and office expense account

       For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense 
     Account, $239,156,000.

                          official mail costs

       For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the 
     Senate, $300,000.

                       administrative provisions

       Section 1. (a) Effective in the case of any fiscal year 
     which begins on or after October 1, 1998, clause (iii) of 
     paragraph (3)(A) of section 506(b) of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), in case the Senator 
     represents Alabama, $183,565, Alaska, $252,505, Arizona, 
     $197,409, Arkansas, $168,535, California, $470,272, Colorado, 
     $187,366, Connecticut, $161,691, Delaware, $127,384, Florida, 
     $302,307, Georgia, $211,784, Hawaii, $279,648, Idaho, 
     $163,841, Illinois, $267,000, Indiana, $195,391, Iowa, 
     $171,340, Kansas, $168,912, Kentucky, $176,975, Louisiana, 
     $186,714, Maine, $148,205, Maryland, $172,455, Massachusetts, 
     $196,819, Michigan, $235,846, Minnesota, $187,742, 
     Mississippi, $168,587, Missouri, $198,365, Montana, $161,857, 
     Nebraska, $160,550, Nevada, $171,208, New Hampshire, 
     $142,497, New Jersey, $207,754, New Mexico, $166,721, New 
     York, $328,586, North Carolina, $212,711, North Dakota, 
     $150,225, Ohio, $262,252, Oklahoma, $181,913, Oregon, 
     $189,258, Pennsylvania, $267,240, Rhode Island, $138,637, 
     South Carolina, $171,731, South Dakota, $151,838, Tennessee, 
     $192,508, Texas, $353,911, Utah, $168,959, Vermont, $136,315, 
     Virginia, $193,935, Washington, $213,887, West Virginia, 
     $149,135, Wisconsin, $191,314, Wyoming, $153,016, plus''.
       (b) Subparagraph (B) of section 506(b)(3) of the 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)(3)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``the amount referred to in subparagraph 
     (A)(iii)'' and inserting ``that part of the amount referred 
     to in subparagraph (A)(iii) that is not specifically 
     allocated for official mail expenses''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``; and the part of the amount referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(iii) that is allocated for official mail 
     expenses shall be recalculated in accordance with regulations 
     of the Committee on Rules and Administration''.
       Sec. 2. (a) Section 2(b) of Public Law 104-53 (2 U.S.C. 
     61d-3(b)) is amended by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting 
     ``$35,000''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) is effective on 
     and after October 1, 1998.
       Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of the first section of Senate 
     Resolution 149, agreed to October 5, 1993 (103d Congress, 1st 
     Session), as amended by Senate Resolution 299, agreed to 
     September 24, 1996 (104th Congress, 2d Session), is amended 
     by striking ``until December 31, 1998'' and inserting ``until 
     December 31, 2000''.
       Sec. 4. (a) Section 101(a) of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h-6(a)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``The President pro tempore of the Senate is authorized to 
     appoint and fix the compensation of 1 consultant, on a 
     temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of 
     compensation not in excess of that specified in the first 
     sentence of this subsection.''; and
       (2) in the sentence that begins ``The provisions of'', by 
     striking ``section 8344'' and inserting ``sections 8344 and 
     8468''.
       (b) Section 101(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h-6(b)) is amended by striking all after 
     ``(b)'' through ``to such position'' and inserting ``Any or 
     all appointments under this section may be''.
       (c) This section is effective on and after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 5. (a) There is established the Senate Leader's 
     Lecture Series (hereinafter referred to as the ``lecture 
     series''). Expenses incurred in connection with the lecture 
     series shall be paid from the appropriations account 
     ``Secretary of the Senate'' within the contingent fund of the 
     Senate and shall not exceed $30,000 in any fiscal year.
       (b) Payments for expenses in connection with the lecture 
     series may cover expenses incurred by speakers, including 
     travel, subsistence, and per diem, and the cost of 
     receptions, including food, food related items, and 
     hospitality.
       (c) Payments for expenses of the lecture series shall be 
     made on vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate.
       (d) This section is effective on and after October 1, 1997.
       Sec. 6. (a) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 
     Senate is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of 
     such employees as may be necessary to operate Senate Hair 
     Care Services.
       (b) There is established in the Treasury of the United 
     States within the contingent fund of the Senate a revolving 
     fund to be known as the Senate Hair Care Services Revolving 
     Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
     ``revolving fund'').
       (c)(1) All moneys received by Senate Hair Care Services 
     from fees for services or from any other source shall be 
     deposited in the revolving fund.
       (2) Moneys in the revolving fund shall be available without 
     fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the Secretary of 
     the Senate--
       (A) for the payment of salaries and agency contributions of 
     employees of Senate Hair Care Services; and
       (B) for necessary supplies, equipment, and other expenses 
     of Senate Hair Care Services.
       (d) Disbursements from the revolving fund shall be made 
     upon vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
     of the Senate, except that vouchers shall not be required for 
     the disbursement of salaries paid at an annual rate.
       (e) At the direction of the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration, the Secretary of the Senate shall withdraw 
     from the revolving fund and deposit in the Treasury of the 
     United States as miscellaneous receipts all moneys in the 
     revolving fund that the Committee may determine are in excess 
     of the current and reasonably foreseeable needs of Senate 
     Hair Care Services.
       (f) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is 
     authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary 
     to carry out the provisions of this section, subject to the 
     approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration.
       (g) There is transferred to the revolving fund established 
     by this section any unobligated balance in the fund 
     established by section 106 of Public Law 94-440 on the 
     effective date of this section.
       (h)(1) Section 106 of Public Law 94-440 is repealed.
       (2) Section 10(a) of Public Law 100-458 is repealed.
       (i) This section shall be effective on and after October 1, 
     1998, or 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     whichever is later.
       Sec. 7. The amount available to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration for expenses under section 16(c) of Senate 
     Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is increased by 
     $150,000.
       Sec. 8. Effective on and after October 1, 1998, each of the 
     dollar amounts contained in the table under section 
     105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the 
     dollar amounts in that table, as increased by section 5 of 
     Public Law 105-55, increased by an additional $50,000 each.
       Sec. 9. (a) With the prior written approval of the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the 
     Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may enter into 
     agreements with public or private parties for the purpose of 
     demonstrating the use of alternative fuel vehicles (as 
     defined in section 301(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     (Public Law 102-486)) in Senate fleet operations. Any such 
     agreement may also provide for necessary fueling 
     infrastructure in connection with the alternative fuel 
     vehicles.

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       (b) A vehicle may be made available under subsection (a) 
     for a period not exceeding 90 days.
       Sec. 10. (a) The Committee on Appropriations is authorized 
     in its discretion--
       (1) to hold hearings, report such hearings, and make 
     investigations as authorized by paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of 
     the Standing Rules of the Senate;
       (2) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
     Senate;
       (3) to employ personnel;
       (4) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
     agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration to use, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable 
     basis, the services of personnel of any such department or 
     agency;
       (5) to procure the services of individual consultants, or 
     organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
     Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and Senate Resolution 
     140, agreed to May 14, 1975); and
       (6) to provide for the training of the professional staff 
     of such committee (under procedures specified by section 
     202(j) of such Act).
       (b) Senate Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is 
     amended by striking section 4.
       (c) This section shall be effective on and after October 1, 
     1998, or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is 
     later.
       Sec. 11. (a)(1) The Chairman of the Appropriations 
     Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his 
     or her election transfer funds from the appropriation account 
     for salaries for the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, 
     to the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, 
     from which expenses are payable for such committee.
       (2) The Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the 
     Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election 
     transfer funds from the appropriation account for expenses, 
     within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the 
     Appropriations Committee of the Senate, to the account from 
     which salaries are payable for such committee.
       (b) Any funds transferred under this section shall be--
       (1) available for expenditure by such committee in like 
     manner and for the same purposes as are other moneys which 
     are available for expenditure by such committee from the 
     account to which the funds were transferred; and
       (2) made at such time or times as the Chairman shall 
     specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing Office.
       (c) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and 
     shall be effective with respect to fiscal years beginning on 
     or after that date.
       Sec. 12. Use of Frequent Flyer Miles by Members of the 
     Senate. Section 507(a) of the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1436(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     notwithstanding''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Travel between the washington metropolitan area and a 
     home state.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any travel 
     award relating to air transportation for a Member of the 
     Senate, the spouse of that Member, or a son or daughter of 
     that Member, between the Washington metropolitan area and the 
     State of that Member.''.
       Sec. 13. Senate Resolution 286, 102d Congress, agreed to 
     April 9, 1992, is amended by adding at the end of subsection 
     (a) the following:

     ``Fees established under this subsection for services 
     received from the Attending Physician by a Senator or an 
     officer of the Senate shall be equal to the fees for such 
     services received by a member of the House of 
     Representatives.''.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

      Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

       For payment to Marcia S. Schiff, widow of Steven H. Schiff, 
     late a Representative from the State of New Mexico, $136,700.

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
     $733,971,000, as follows:


                        house leadership offices

       For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
     $13,117,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $1,686,000, 
     including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; 
     Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,652,000, including 
     $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office 
     of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,675,000, including $10,000 
     for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
     Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
     $1,043,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
     Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the 
     Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,020,000, including $5,000 for 
     official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for 
     Legislative Floor Activities, $397,000; Republican Steering 
     Committee, $738,000; Republican Conference, $1,199,000; 
     Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,295,000; 
     Democratic Caucus, $642,000; nine minority employees, 
     $1,190,000; training and program development--majority, 
     $290,000; and training and program development--minority, 
     $290,000.

                  Members' Representational Allowances

                Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official

                 Expenses of Members, and Official Mail

       For Members' representational allowances, including 
     Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 
     $385,279,000.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

       For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special 
     and select, authorized by House resolutions, $89,743,000: 
     Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
     salaries and expenses until December 31, 2000.

                      Committee on Appropriations

       For salaries and expenses of the Committee on 
     Appropriations, $19,373,000, including studies and 
     examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal 
     services for such committee, to be expended in accordance 
     with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for 
     services performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
     available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 
     2000.


                    salaries, officers and employees

       For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
     authorized by law, $89,991,000, including: for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than 
     $3,500, of which not more than $2,500 is for the Family Room, 
     for official representation and reception expenses, 
     $15,365,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of 
     Garages, and including not more than $750 for official 
     representation and reception expenses, $3,501,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Administrative Officer, $57,211,000, including $24,282,000 
     for salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of 
     House Information Resources, of which $23,074,000 is provided 
     herein: Provided, That of the amount provided for House 
     Information Resources, $7,130,000 shall be for net expenses 
     of telecommunications: Provided further, That House 
     Information Resources is authorized to receive reimbursement 
     from Members of the House of Representatives and other 
     governmental entities for services provided and such 
     reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit 
     to this account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
     the Inspector General, $3,953,000; for salaries and expenses 
     of the Office of General Counsel, $840,000; for the Office of 
     the Chaplain, $133,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian 
     and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,106,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision 
     Counsel of the House, $1,912,000; for salaries and expenses 
     of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 
     $4,980,000; for salaries and expenses of the Corrections 
     Calendar Office, $799,000; and for other authorized 
     employees, $191,000.


                        allowances and expenses

       For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
     resolution or law, $136,468,000, including: supplies, 
     materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
     $2,575,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, 
     and administrative offices of the House, $410,000; Government 
     contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and 
     other applicable employee benefits, $132,832,000; and 
     miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, 
     maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, 
     interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of 
     deceased employees of the House, $651,000.


                           child care center

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives 
     Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the 
     account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(1)), 
     subject to the level specified in the budget of the Center, 
     as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 101. (a) Section 2(a) of House Resolution 611, Ninety-
     seventh Congress, agreed to November 30, 1982, as enacted 
     into permanent law by section 127 of Public Law 97-377 (2 
     U.S.C. 88b-3), is amended--
       (1) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (3).
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to the One Hundred Sixth Congress and each succeeding 
     Congress.
       Sec. 102. Subsection (b) of the first section of House 
     Resolution 1047, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to April 4, 
     1978, as enacted into permanent law by section 111 of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 130-
     1(b)), is amended by striking ``$55,000'' and inserting 
     ``$80,000''.
       Sec. 103. (a) There is hereby established an account in the 
     House of Representatives for purposes of carrying out 
     training and program development activities of the Republican 
     Conference and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.
       (b) Subject to the allocation described in subsection (c), 
     funds in the account established under subsection (a) shall 
     be paid--
       (1) for activities of the Republican Conference in such 
     amounts, at such times, and under such terms and conditions 
     as the Speaker of the House of Representatives may direct; 
     and
       (2) for activities of the Democratic Steering and Policy 
     Committee in such amounts, at such times, and under such 
     terms and con

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     ditions as the Minority Leader of the House of 
     Representatives may direct.
       (c) Of the total amount in the account established under 
     subsection (a)--
       (1) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Speaker for 
     payments for activities of the Republican Conference; and
       (2) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Minority Leader 
     for payments for activities of the Democratic Steering and 
     Policy Committee.
       (d) There are authorized to be appropriated to the account 
     under this section for fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding 
     fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for training and 
     program development activities of the Republican Conference 
     and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee during the 
     fiscal year.
       Sec. 104. (a) Section 311(e)(2) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59(e)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period; and
       (3) by striking subparagraph (D).
       (b) Section 311(e) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)) is amended 
     by striking paragraph (4).
       Sec. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any 
     other rule or regulation, any information on payments made by 
     the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House 
     of Representatives to an individual for attendance as a 
     witness before the Committee in executive session during a 
     Congress shall be reported not later than the second 
     semiannual report filed under section 106 of the House of 
     Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections 
     Act (2 U.S.C. 104b) in the following Congress.
       Sec. 106. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Committee on House Oversight may prescribe by regulation 
     appropriate conditions for the incidental use, for other than 
     official business, of equipment and supplies owned or leased 
     by, or the cost of which is reimbursed by, the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) The authority of the Committee on House Oversight to 
     prescribe regulations pursuant to subsection (a) shall apply 
     with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal 
     year.
       Sec. 107. (a) The Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority 
     Leader of the House of Representatives are each authorized to 
     appoint and fix the compensation of one consultant, on a 
     temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of 
     compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the 
     highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid 
     to employees of a standing committee of the House.
       (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
     1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 108. Any amount appropriated in this Act for ``HOUSE 
     OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
     Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for 
     fiscal year 1999. Any amount remaining after all payments are 
     made under such allowances for such fiscal year shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury, to be used for deficit reduction.
       Sec. 109. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     official resources may be used during a fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1999), in accordance with 
     regulations of the Committee on House Oversight, to reimburse 
     a Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
     Representatives for the ordinary and necessary expenses 
     related to the official use of telecommunications lines in 
     the residence of the Member, officer, or employee.
       (b) The Committee on House Oversight shall promulgate such 
     regulations as are necessary to implement this section.
       Sec. 110. Section 121 of Public Law 104-99 is amended in 
     subsection (b)(2)--
       (1) by striking in subparagraph (B) ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; and'' therefor; and
       (3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) reimbursement of expenses incurred by the Chief 
     Administrative Office of the House of Representatives to 
     cover the costs of furnishings and furniture to accommodate 
     the needs of the House of Representatives child care 
     center.''

                              JOINT ITEMS

       For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
     $3,096,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Printing

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Printing, $202,000, together with an additional amount of 
     $150,000 if there is enacted into law legislation which 
     transfers the legislative and oversight responsibilities of 
     the Joint Committee on Printing to the Committee on House 
     Oversight of the House of Representatives: Provided, That 
     such additional amount shall be transferred to the Committee 
     on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and made 
     available beginning January 1, 1999: Provided further, That 
     all such funds are to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
     Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation, $5,965,400, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House.
       For other joint items, as follows:

                   Office of the Attending Physician

       For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of 
     the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his 
     assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month 
     to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per 
     month each to two medical officers while on duty in the 
     Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an allowance of $500 
     per month to one assistant and $400 per month each to not to 
     exceed nine assistants on the basis heretofore provided for 
     such assistants; and (4) $893,000 for reimbursement to the 
     Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
     equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, 
     which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable 
     appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, 
     allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be 
     available for all the purposes thereof, $1,415,000, to be 
     disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House.

                          Capitol Police Board

                             Capitol Police


                                salaries

       For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers, 
     members, and employees of the Capitol Police, including 
     overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allowance 
     of not more than $600 each for members required to wear 
     civilian attire, and Government contributions for health, 
     retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee 
     benefits, $76,844,000, of which $37,037,000 is provided to 
     the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be 
     disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, 
     and $39,807,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of 
     the Senate: Provided, That, of the amounts appropriated under 
     this heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be 
     transferred between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of 
     the Senate, upon approval of the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.

                            general expenses

       For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the 
     Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and 
     other equipment, security equipment and installation, 
     uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical 
     services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal 
     and professional services, the employee assistance program, 
     not more than $2,000 for the awards program, postage, 
     telephone service, travel advances, relocation of instructor 
     and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center, and $85 per month for extra services 
     performed for the Capitol Police Board by an employee of the 
     Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives designated by the Chairman of the Board, 
     $6,237,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative 
     Officer of the House of Representatives: Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic 
     training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 1999 shall be 
     paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to 
     the Department of the Treasury.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 111. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for the 
     Capitol Police Board for the Capitol Police may be 
     transferred between the headings ``salaries'' and ``general 
     expenses'' upon the approval of--
       (1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, in the case of amounts transferred from the 
     appropriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House 
     of Representatives under the heading ``salaries'';
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in the 
     case of amounts transferred from the appropriation provided 
     to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under 
     the heading ``salaries''; and
       (3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives, in the case of other transfers.

           Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

       For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and 
     Special Services Office, $2,195,000, to be disbursed by the 
     Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such 
     amount may be used to employ more than forty-three 
     individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board 
     is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than 
     two additional individuals for not more than 120 days each, 
     and not more than ten additional individuals for not more 
     than six months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.

                      Statements of Appropriations

       For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, of the statements for the second session of 
     the One Hundred Fifth Congress, showing appropriations made, 
     indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, together 
     with a chronological history of the regular appropriations 
     bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons 
     designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise 
     the work.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
     authorized by section 305 of

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     the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), 
     $2,086,000.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public 
     Law 93-344), including not more than $2,500 to be expended on 
     the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget 
     Office in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses, $25,671,000: Provided, That no part of 
     such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a 
     passenger motor vehicle.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds


                           capitol buildings

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the 
     Assistant Architect of the Capitol, and other personal 
     services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and 
     studies in connection with activities under the care of the 
     Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the 
     maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol and electrical 
     substations of the Senate and House office buildings under 
     the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including 
     furnishings and office equipment, including not more than 
     $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to 
     be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for 
     purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a 
     passenger motor vehicle; and not to exceed $20,000 for 
     attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of 
     the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with 
     subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol, 
     $43,683,000, of which $8,175,000 shall remain available until 
     expended.


                            capitol grounds

       For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of 
     grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office 
     buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $6,046,000, of which 
     $525,000 shall remain available until expended.

                        senate office buildings

       For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and 
     operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 
     furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision 
     of the Architect of the Capitol, $54,144,000, of which 
     $14,615,000 shall remain available until expended.


                         house office buildings

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the House office buildings, $42,139,000, of 
     which $11,449,000 shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That of the total amount provided under this 
     heading, not less than $100,000 shall be used exclusively for 
     waste recycling programs.

                          capitol power plant

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, 
     power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water 
     and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office 
     buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds 
     about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air 
     conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of 
     such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and 
     Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water 
     for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the 
     Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal 
     Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, 
     expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon 
     request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so 
     received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit 
     of this appropriation, $38,174,000, of which $5,100,000 shall 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That not more than 
     $4,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this 
     appropriation as herein provided shall be available for 
     obligation during fiscal year 1999.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                     Congressional Research Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
     U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated 
     Constitution of the United States of America, $67,124,000: 
     Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay any 
     salary or expense in connection with any publication, or 
     preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public 
     General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress 
     unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either 
     the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration 
     of the Senate: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the compensation of the Director of 
     the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 
     shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate 
     of basic pay for positions at level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding

       For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and 
     the distribution of Congressional information in any format; 
     printing and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; 
     expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session 
     index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (44 
     U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of Government publications 
     authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; 
     and printing, binding, and distribution of Government 
     publications authorized by law to be distributed without 
     charge to the recipient, $74,465,000: Provided, That this 
     appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the 
     permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 
     Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates 
     authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That this 
     appropriation shall be available for the payment of 
     obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar 
     purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of 
     title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appropriated 
     or made available under this Act or any other Act for 
     printing and binding and related services provided to 
     Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may 
     be expended to print a document, report, or publication after 
     the 27-month period beginning on the date that such document, 
     report, or publication is authorized by Congress to be 
     printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in 
     accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code.


                        administrative provision

       Sec. 112. (a) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     1998 (Public Law 105-55; 111 Stat. 1191) is amended in the 
     item relating to ``congressional printing and binding'' under 
     the heading ``GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE'' by striking 
     ``$81,669,000'' and all that follows through ``Provided,'' 
     and inserting the following: ``$70,652,000: Provided, That an 
     additional amount of not more than $11,017,000 may be derived 
     by transfer from the Government Printing Office revolving 
     fund under section 309 of title 44, United States Code: 
     Provided further,''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1998.
       This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.

                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, 
     grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, 
     maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor 
     vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on 
     the Library, $3,052,000.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 201. Section 307E(b) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c(b)) is amended by--
       (1) redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (2) inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest any 
     portion of the account designated in paragraph (1) that, as 
     determined by the Architect, is not required to meet current 
     expenses. Each investment shall be made in an interest-
     bearing obligation of the United States or an obligation 
     guaranteed both as to principal and interest by the United 
     States that, as determined by the Architect, has a maturity 
     date suitable for the purposes of the account. The Secretary 
     of the Treasury shall credit interest earned on the 
     obligations to the account.''.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not 
     otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance 
     of the Union Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the 
     Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and 
     repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the 
     custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the 
     American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and 
     distribution of catalog records and other publications of the 
     Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and 
     expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not 
     properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by 
     the Board, $238,373,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 
     shall be derived from collections credited to this 
     appropriation during fiscal year 1999, and shall remain 
     available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 
     (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than 
     $350,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 
     1999 and shall remain available until expended for the 
     development and maintenance of an international legal 
     information database and activities related thereto: 
     Provided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or 
     expend any funds derived from collections under the Act of 
     June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for 
     obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided 
     further, That the total amount available for obligation shall 
     be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than 
     the $6,850,000: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, $10,119,000 is to remain available until 
     expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, newspapers, 
     and all other materials including subscriptions for 
     bibliographic services for the Library, including $40,000 to 
     be available solely for the purchase, when specifically 
     approved by the Librarian, of special and unique materials 
     for additions to the collections: Provided further, That of 
     the total amount appropriated,

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     $3,544,000 is to remain available until expended for the 
     acquisition and partial support for implementation of an 
     integrated library system (ILS): Provided further, That of 
     the total amount appropriated, $2,000,000 is to remain 
     available until expended for a project to digitize 
     collections for the Meeting of the Frontiers United States-
     Russian digital library: Provided further, That of the total 
     amount appropriated, $250,000 is to remain available until 
     expended for the Library's efforts in connection with the 
     commemoration of the Bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark 
     expedition.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including 
     publication of the decisions of the United States courts 
     involving copyrights, $34,891,000, of which not more than 
     $16,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
     during fiscal year 1999 under 17 U.S.C. 708(d): Provided, 
     That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any 
     funds derived from collections under 17 U.S.C. 708(d), in 
     excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure 
     in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than 
     $5,170,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal 
     year 1999 under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 
     1005: Provided further, That the total amount available for 
     obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which 
     collections are less than $21,170,000: Provided further, That 
     not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is 
     available for the maintenance of an ``International Copyright 
     Institute'' in the Copyright Office of the Library of 
     Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing 
     countries in intellectual property laws and policies: 
     Provided further, That not more than $2,250 may be expended, 
     on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses for activities of the International Copyright 
     Institute.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped


                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 
     1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), 
     $46,824,000, of which $13,744,000 shall remain available 
     until expended.

                       Furniture and Furnishings

       For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation, 
     maintenance, and repair of furniture, furnishings, office and 
     library equipment, $4,448,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 202. Appropriations in this Act available to the 
     Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount of not 
     more than $194,290, of which $58,100 is for the Congressional 
     Research Service, when specifically authorized by the 
     Librarian, for attendance at meetings concerned with the 
     function or activity for which the appropriation is made.
       Sec. 203. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall be used by the Library of Congress to administer any 
     flexible or compressed work schedule which--
       (1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the 
     grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15; and
       (2) grants such manager or supervisor the right to not be 
     at work for all or a portion of a workday because of time 
     worked by the manager or supervisor on another workday.
       (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``manager or 
     supervisor'' means any management official or supervisor, as 
     such terms are defined in section 7103(a) (10) and (11) of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 204. Appropriated funds received by the Library of 
     Congress from other Federal agencies to cover general and 
     administrative overhead costs generated by performing 
     reimbursable work for other agencies under the authority of 
     31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536 shall not be used to employ more than 
     65 employees and may be expended or obligated--
       (1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent or 
     in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts; or
       (2) in the case of an advance payment, only--
       (A) to pay for such general or administrative overhead 
     costs as are attributable to the work performed for such 
     agency; or
       (B) to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in 
     appropriations Acts, with respect to any purpose not 
     allowable under subparagraph (A).
       Sec. 205. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of 
     Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, 
     on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses for the incentive awards program.
       Sec. 206. Of the amount appropriated to the Library of 
     Congress in this Act, not more than $12,000 may be expended, 
     on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses for the Overseas Field Offices.
       Sec. 207. (a) For fiscal year 1999, the obligational 
     authority of the Library of Congress for the activities 
     described in subsection (b) may not exceed $99,765,100.
       (b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are 
     reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded 
     from sources other than appropriations to the Library in 
     appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.
       Sec. 208. Effective October 1, 1998, the Library of 
     Congress is authorized to receive funds from participants in 
     and sponsors of an international legal information database 
     led by the Law Library of Congress, and to credit any such 
     funds to the Library of Congress appropriations, up to the 
     extent authorized in appropriations Acts, for the development 
     and maintenance of the database.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                         Congressional Cemetery

       For a grant for the perpetual care and maintenance of the 
     historic Congressional Cemetery, $1,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds


                     structural and mechanical care

       For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
     structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
     buildings and grounds, $12,672,000, of which $910,000 shall 
     remain available until expended.


                       administrative provisions

       Sec. 209. (a) Grant for Care and Maintenance of 
     Congressional Cemetery.--In order to assist in the perpetual 
     care and maintenance of the historic Congressional Cemetery, 
     the Architect of the Capitol shall make a grant to the 
     National Trust for Historic Preservation (hereafter in this 
     section referred to as the ``National Trust'') in accordance 
     with an agreement entered into by the Architect of the 
     Capitol with the National Trust and the Association for the 
     Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery (hereafter in 
     this section referred to as the ``Association'') which 
     contains the terms and conditions described in subsection (b) 
     and such other provisions as the Architect may deem necessary 
     or desirable for the implementation of this section or for 
     the protection of the interests of the Federal Government.
       (b) Terms and Conditions of Agreement.--The terms and 
     conditions described in this subsection are as follows:
       (1) Upon receipt of the amounts provided under the grant 
     made under subsection (a), the National Trust shall deposit 
     the amounts in a permanently restricted account in its 
     endowment and shall administer, invest, and manage such grant 
     funds in the same manner as other National Trust endowment 
     funds.
       (2) The National Trust shall make distributions to the 
     Association from the amounts deposited in the endowment 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), in accordance with its regularly 
     established spending rate, for the care and maintenance of 
     the Cemetery (other than the cost of personnel), except that 
     the National Trust may only make such distributions 
     incrementally and proportionately upon receipt by the 
     National Trust of contributions from the Association which 
     incrementally match the amounts provided under the grant made 
     under subsection (a) and which are to be added to the 
     permanently restricted account described in paragraph (1).
       (3) The Association shall use such distributions from the 
     endowment and the match for the care and maintenance of 
     Congressional Cemetery, except that the Association may not 
     use such distributions for nonroutine restoration or capital 
     projects.
       (4) The Association, or any successor thereto, shall 
     maintain adequate records and accounts of all financial 
     transactions and operations carried out with such 
     distributions, and such records shall be available at all 
     times for audit and investigation by the Architect of the 
     Capitol and the Comptroller General.
       (c) No Title in United States.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to vest title to the Congressional 
     Cemetery in the United States.
       Sec. 210. For fiscal year 1999, the amount available for 
     expenditure by the Architect of the Capitol from the fund 
     established under section 4 of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     authorize acquisition of certain real property for the 
     Library of Congress, and for other purposes'', approved 
     December 15, 1997 (Public Law 105-144; 111 Stat. 2688), may 
     not exceed $2,500,000.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents 
     necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of 
     Government publications and their distribution to the public, 
     Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and 
     designated depository and international exchange libraries as 
     authorized by law, $29,264,000: Provided, That travel 
     expenses, including travel expenses of the Depository Library 
     Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed $150,000: 
     Provided further, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 
     from current year appropriations are authorized for producing 
     and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related 
     publications for 1997 and 1998 to depository and other 
     designated libraries.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

       The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make 
     such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and 
     in accord with the law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as 
     may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes 
     set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the 
     Government Printing Office revolving fund: Provided, That not

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     more than $2,500 may be expended on the certification of the 
     Public Printer in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses: Provided further, That the revolving fund 
     shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 
     twelve passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That 
     expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the 
     advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United 
     States Code: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall 
     be available for temporary or intermittent services under 
     section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 
     for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, 
     That the revolving fund and the funds provided under the 
     heading ``Office of Superintendent of Documents'', ``salaries 
     and expenses'' together may not be available for the full-
     time equivalent employment of more than 3,383 workyears: 
     Provided further, That activities financed through the 
     revolving fund may provide information in any format: 
     Provided further, That the revolving fund shall not be used 
     to administer any flexible or compressed work schedule which 
     applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the grade 
     or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15: Provided 
     further, That expenses for attendance at meetings shall not 
     exceed $75,000.

                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, 
     including not more than $7,000 to be expended on the 
     certification of the Comptroller General of the United States 
     in connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 
     3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for 
     individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual 
     rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor 
     vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance 
     with 31 U.S.C. 3324; benefits comparable to those payable 
     under sections 901(5), 901(6) and 901(8) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 4081(6) and 4081(8)); 
     and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General 
     of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign 
     countries, $354,268,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 
     U.S.C. 9105 hereafter amounts reimbursed to the Comptroller 
     General pursuant to that section shall be deposited to the 
     appropriation of the General Accounting Office then available 
     and remain available until expended, and not more than 
     $2,000,000 of such funds shall be available for use in fiscal 
     year 1999: Provided further, That this appropriation and 
     appropriations for administrative expenses of any other 
     department or agency which is a member of the Joint Financial 
     Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) shall be available to 
     finance an appropriate share of JFMIP costs as determined by 
     the JFMIP, including the salary of the Executive Director and 
     secretarial support: Provided further, That this 
     appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses 
     of any other department or agency which is a member of the 
     National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional 
     Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance 
     an appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by 
     the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of 
     non-Federal participants. Payments hereunder to either Forum 
     or the JFMIP may be credited as reimbursements to any 
     appropriation from which costs involved are initially 
     financed: Provided further, That this appropriation and 
     appropriations for administrative expenses of any other 
     department or agency which is a member of the American 
     Consortium on International Public Administration (ACIPA) 
     shall be available to finance an appropriate share of ACIPA 
     costs as determined by the ACIPA, including any expenses 
     attributable to membership of ACIPA in the International 
     Institute of Administrative Sciences.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 211. The unexpended balance appropriated in Public Law 
     104-208 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for 
     carrying out section 301(l) of Public Law 104-191 is 
     transferred to the ``Salaries and Expensees'' appropriation 
     of Public Law 105-55 for necessary expenses of the General 
     Accounting Office, to remain available until September 30, 
     1998.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 
     vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may 
     be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities 
     for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on 
     House Oversight and for the Senate issued by the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
       Sec. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 1999 
     unless expressly so provided in this Act.
       Sec. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position not 
     specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 
     is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or 
     designation of any office or position appropriated for is 
     different from that specifically established by such Act, the 
     rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be 
     the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That the 
     provisions in this Act for the various items of official 
     expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and 
     Members of the House of Representatives shall be the 
     permanent law with respect thereto.
       Sec. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those 
     contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
     record and available for public inspection, except where 
     otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
     Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
       Sec. 305. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
     purchased with funds made available in this Act should be 
     American-made.
       (b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into 
     any contract with, any entity using funds made available in 
     this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest 
     extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice 
     describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.
       (c) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal 
     agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing 
     a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with 
     the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the 
     United States that is not made in the United States, such 
     person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or 
     subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, 
     pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility 
     procedures described in section 9.400 through 9.409 of title 
     48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 306. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to 
     the account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of 
     Public Law 104-1 to pay awards and settlements as authorized 
     under such subsection.
       Sec. 307. Amounts available for administrative expenses of 
     any legislative branch entity which participates in the 
     Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) 
     established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available 
     to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined 
     by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared 
     among all participating legislative branch entities (in such 
     allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) 
     may not exceed $1,500.
       Sec. 308. (a) Severance Pay for Employees of the Architect 
     of the Capitol.--Section 5595(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 310 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1998, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking ``, but only with 
     respect to the United States Senate Restaurants''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), in clause (viii) in the matter 
     following subparagraph (B), by striking ``of the United 
     States Senate Restaurants''.
       (b) Early Retirement for Employees of the Architect of the 
     Capitol.--Section 310(b)(1) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 174j-1(b)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``of the United States Senate Restaurants''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1999;'' and 
     inserting ``1999 (or, in the case of an individual who is not 
     an employee of the United States Senate Restaurants, on or 
     after the date of the enactment of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 and before October 1, 2001);''.
       (c) Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments for Employees 
     of the Architect of the Capitol.--Section 310(c) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 174j-
     1(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of the United States 
     Senate Restaurants''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``not more than 50'';
       (B) by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``1999 (or, in the 
     case of an individual who is not an employee of the United 
     States Senate Restaurants, on or after the date of the 
     enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 
     and before October 1, 2001)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     number of employees of the United States Senate Restaurants 
     to whom voluntary separation incentive payments may be 
     offered under the program established under the previous 
     sentence may not exceed 50.'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (6) and (7), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4)(A) No voluntary separation incentive payment may be 
     paid under this section on or after the date of enactment of 
     the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999, unless the 
     Architect of the Capitol submits a plan described under 
     subparagraph (B) to the Committee on Rules and Administration 
     of the Senate and the Committee on House Oversight of the 
     House of Representatives and such committees approve the 
     plan.
       ``(B) The plan referred to under subparagraph (A) shall 
     include--
       ``(i) the positions and functions to be reduced or 
     eliminated, identified by organizational unit, occupational 
     category, and pay or grade level;
       ``(ii) the number and amounts of voluntary separation 
     incentive payments to be offered; and

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       ``(iii) a description of how the Architect of the Capitol 
     will operate without the eliminated positions and functions.
       ``(5)(A) In addition to any other payments which the 
     Architect of the Capitol is required to make under subchapter 
     III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, the 
     Architect of the Capitol shall remit to the Office of 
     Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of the 
     United States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement 
     and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15 percent of the 
     final basic pay of each employee who is covered under 
     subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to whom a voluntary separation incentive has 
     been paid under this section. This subparagraph shall not 
     apply to any employee of the United States Senate 
     Restaurants.
       ``(B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term `final 
     basic pay', with respect to an employee--
       ``(i) means the total amount of basic pay which would be 
     payable for a year of service by such employee, computed 
     using the employee's final rate of basic pay; and
       ``(ii) includes an appropriate adjustment to the amount 
     computed under clause (i) if the employee is last serving on 
     other than a full-time basis.''.
       (d) Retraining, Job Placement, and Counseling Services for 
     Employees of the Architect of the Capitol.--Section 310(e) of 
     the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 
     174j-1(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``of the United States 
     Senate Restaurants''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``the United States 
     Senate Restaurants of ''.
       Sec. 309. (a) Severance Pay.--Section 5595 of title 5, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 310 of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (A) in clause (viii), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (B) by redesignating clause (ix) as clause (x) and 
     inserting after clause (viii) the following new clause:
       ``(ix) an employee of the Government Printing Office, who 
     is employed on a temporary when actually employed basis; 
     or''; and
       (2) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following: 
     ``The Public Printer may prescribe regulations to effect the 
     application and operation of this section to the agency 
     specified in subsection (a)(1)(G) of this section.''.
       (b) Early Retirement.--(1) This subsection applies to an 
     employee of the Government Printing Office who--
       (A) voluntarily separates from service on or after the date 
     of enactment of this Act and before October 1, 2001; and
       (B) on such date of separation--
       (i) has completed 25 years of service as defined under 
     section 8331(12) or 8401(26) of title 5, United States Code; 
     or
       (ii) has completed 20 years of such service and is at least 
     50 years of age.
       (2) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 83 or 84 of 
     title 5, United States Code, an employee described under 
     paragraph (1) is entitled to an annuity which shall be 
     computed consistent with the provisions of law applicable to 
     annuities under section 8336(d) or 8414(b) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (c) Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.--(1) In this 
     subsection, the term ``employee'' means an employee of the 
     Government Printing Office, serving without limitation, who 
     has been currently employed for a continuous period of at 
     least 12 months, except that such term shall not include--
       (A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 
     83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another 
     retirement system for employees of the Government;
       (B) an employee having a disability on the basis of which 
     such employee is or would be eligible for disability 
     retirement under any of the retirement systems referred to in 
     subparagraph (A); or
       (C) an employee who is employed on a temporary when 
     actually employed basis.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to 
     avoid or minimize the need for involuntary separations due to 
     a reduction in force, reorganization, transfer of function, 
     or other similar action affecting the agency, the Public 
     Printer shall establish a program under which voluntary 
     separation incentive payments may be offered to encourage 
     eligible employees to separate from service voluntarily 
     (whether by retirement or resignation) during the period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act through 
     September 30, 2001.
       (3) Such voluntary separation incentive payments shall be 
     paid in accordance with the provisions of section 5597(d) of 
     title 5, United States Code. Any such payment shall not be a 
     basis of payment, and shall not be included in the 
     computation, of any other type of Government benefit.
       (4)(A) Not later than January 15, 1999, the Public Printer 
     shall submit a plan described under subparagraph (C) to the 
     Joint Committee on Printing (or any applicable successor 
     committees).
       (B) No voluntary separation incentive payment may be paid 
     under this section unless the Public Printer submits a plan 
     described under subparagraph (C) to the Joint Committee on 
     Printing (or any applicable successor committees) and the 
     Joint Committee on Printing approves the plan (or such 
     successor committees approve the plan).
       (C) The plan referred to under subparagraph (B) shall 
     include--
       (i) the positions and functions to be reduced or 
     eliminated, identified by organizational unit, occupational 
     category, and pay or grade level;
       (ii) the number and amounts of voluntary separation 
     incentive payments to be offered; and
       (iii) a description of how the Government Printing Office 
     will operate without the eliminated positions and functions.
       (5)(A) In addition to any other payments which the Public 
     Printer is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 
     83 of title 5, United States Code, the Public Printer shall 
     remit to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in 
     the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil 
     Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15 
     percent of the final basic pay of each employee who is 
     covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of 
     title 5, United States Code, to whom a voluntary separation 
     incentive has been paid under this section.
       (B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term ``final 
     basic pay'', with respect to an employee--
       (i) means the total amount of basic pay which would be 
     payable for a year of service by such employee, computed 
     using the employee's final rate of basic pay; and
       (ii) includes an appropriate adjustment to the amount 
     computed under clause (i) if the employee is last serving on 
     other than a full-time basis.
       (6)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an employee who has 
     received a voluntary separation incentive payment under this 
     section and accepts employment with the Government of the 
     United States within 5 years after the date of the separation 
     on which the payment is based shall be required to repay the 
     entire amount of the incentive payment to the agency that 
     paid the incentive payment.
       (B)(i) If the employment is with an Executive agency (as 
     defined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code), the 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management may, at the 
     request of the head of the agency, waive the repayment if the 
     individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the 
     only qualified applicant available for the position.
       (ii) If the employment is with an entity in the legislative 
     branch, the head of the entity or the appointing official may 
     waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses 
     unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant 
     available for the position.
       (iii) If the employment is with the judicial branch, the 
     Director of the Administrative Office of the United States 
     Courts may waive the repayment if the individual involved 
     possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified 
     applicant available for the position.
       (C) For purposes of subparagraph (A) (but not subparagraph 
     (B)), the term ``employment'' includes employment under a 
     personal services contract with the United States.
       (7) Not later than January 15, 1999, the Public Printer 
     shall prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection.
       (d) Retraining, Job Placement, and Counseling Services.--
     (1) In this subsection, the term ``employee''--
       (A) means an employee of the Government Printing Office; 
     and
       (B) shall not include--
       (i) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 
     83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another 
     retirement system for employees of the Government; or
       (ii) an employee who is employed on a temporary when 
     actually employed basis.
       (2) The Public Printer may establish a program to provide 
     retraining, job placement, and counseling services to 
     employees and former employees.
       (3) A former employee may not participate in a program 
     established under this subsection, if--
       (A) the former employee was separated from service with the 
     Government Printing Office for more than 1 year; or
       (B) the separation was by removal for cause on charges of 
     misconduct or delinquency.
       (4) Retraining costs for the program established under this 
     subsection may not exceed $5,000 for each employee or former 
     employee.
       (e) Administrative Provisions.--(1) The Public Printer--
       (A) may use employees of the Government Printing Office to 
     establish and administer programs and carry out the 
     provisions of this section; and
       (B) may procure temporary and intermittent services under 
     section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, to carry out 
     such provisions--
       (i) not subject to the 1 year of service limitation under 
     such section 3109(b); and
       (ii) at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily 
     equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
     level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such 
     title.
       (2) Funds to carry out subsections (a) and (c) may be 
     expended only from funds available for the basic pay of the 
     employee who is receiving the applicable payment.
       (3) Funds to carry out subsection (d) may be expended from 
     any funds made available to the Public Printer.
       Sec. 310. The Architect of the Capitol--
       (1) shall develop and implement a cost-effective energy 
     conservation strategy for all facilities currently 
     administered by Congress to achieve a net reduction of 20 
     percent in energy consumption on the congressional campus 
     compared to fiscal year 1991 consumption levels on a Btu-per-
     gross-square-foot basis not later than 7 years after the 
     adoption of this resolution;

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       (2) shall submit to Congress no later than 10 months after 
     the adoption of this resolution a comprehensive energy 
     conservation and management plan which includes life cycle 
     costs methods to determine the cost-effectiveness of proposed 
     energy efficiency projects;
       (3) shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations in the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a request for the 
     amount of appropriations necessary to carry out this 
     resolution;
       (4) shall present to Congress annually a report on 
     congressional energy management and conservation programs 
     which details energy expenditures for each facility, energy 
     management and conservation projects, and future priorities 
     to ensure compliance with the requirements of this 
     resolution;
       (5) shall perform energy surveys of all congressional 
     buildings and update such surveys as needed;
       (6) shall use such surveys to determine the cost and 
     payback period of energy and water conservation measures 
     likely to achieve the required energy consumption levels;
       (7) shall install energy and water conservation measures 
     that will achieve the requirements through previously 
     determined life cycle cost methods and procedures;
       (8) may contract with nongovernmental entities and employ 
     private sector capital to finance energy conservation 
     projects and achieve energy consumption targets;
       (9) may develop innovative contracting methods that will 
     attract private sector funding for the installation of 
     energy-efficient and renewable energy technology to meet the 
     requirements of this resolution;
       (10) may participate in the Department of Energy's 
     Financing Renewable Energy and Efficiency (FREE Savings) 
     contracts program for Federal Government facilities; and
       (11) shall produce information packages and ``how-to'' 
     guides for each Member and employing authority of the 
     Congress that detail simple, cost-effective methods to save 
     energy and taxpayer dollars.
       Sec. 311. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in 
     the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``1998'' and 
     inserting ``1999''.
       Sec. 312. American Folklife Center. (a) Findings and 
     Purpose.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (A) The American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress 
     was created by Congress in 1976, building on the vast 
     expertise and archival material existing at the Library since 
     1928.
       (B) As an instrumentality of the Congress, it is fitting 
     that the American Folklife Center should have a direct and 
     close relationship with the representatives of the people, 
     who are best able to oversee the ongoing activities of the 
     Center to preserve and promote the cultural traditions of the 
     people, and to ensure that the resources of the Center be 
     readily available to all Americans.
       (C) In over 20 years since its creation, the American 
     Folklife Center in the Library of Congress has--
       (i) increased the size of the Archive of Folk Culture from 
     500,000 to 1,500,000 multi-format ethnographic items;
       (ii) engaged in 15 cultural surveys and field documentation 
     projects in all regions of the country;
       (iii) provided publications, documentary equipment on loan, 
     and advisory and reference service to persons and 
     institutions in all 50 States;
       (iv) produced exhibitions and other educational programs on 
     American Folklife at the Library and around the country;
       (v) begun sharing its unique collections in digital form 
     via the Internet; and
       (vi) served as a national center for the professions of 
     folklore, ethnomusicology, and cultural studies.
       (D) Congress has consistently provided encouragement and 
     support of American Folklife as an appropriate matter of 
     concern to the Federal Government, passing legislation to 
     reauthorize the Center 8 times since its creation in 1976.
       (E) The American Folklife Center is the only unit in the 
     Library of Congress which is not permanently authorized. 
     Since its establishment in 1976, the Center's collections and 
     activities have been fully and successfully integrated into 
     the Library of Congress. It is useful to statutorily conform 
     the American Folklife Center with the rest of the Library of 
     Congress.
       (2) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to 
     authorize permanently the American Folklife Center in the 
     Library of Congress to preserve and present American 
     Folklife.
       (b) Reauthorization and Amendment.--
       (1) Board of trustees; appointment and compensation of 
     director; elimination of deputy director position.--Section 4 
     of the American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2103) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b)(1) The Center shall be under the direction of a Board 
     of Trustees. The Board shall be composed as follows--
       ``(A) four members appointed by the President from among 
     individuals who are officials of Federal departments and 
     agencies concerned with some aspect of American Folklife 
     traditions and arts;
       ``(B) four members appointed by the President pro tempore 
     of the Senate from among individuals from private life who 
     are widely recognized by virtue of their scholarship, 
     experience, creativity, or interest in American Folklife 
     traditions and arts, and four members appointed by the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives from among such 
     individuals;
       ``(C) four members appointed by the Librarian of Congress 
     from among individuals who are widely recognized by virtue of 
     their scholarship, experience, creativity, or interest in 
     American folklife traditions and arts; and
       ``(D) seven ex officio members including--
       ``(i) the Librarian of Congress;
       ``(ii) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution;
       ``(iii) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the 
     Arts;
       ``(iv) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the 
     Humanities;
       ``(v) the President of the American Folklore Society;
       ``(vi) the President of the Society for Ethnomusicology; 
     and
       ``(vii) the Director of the Center.
       ``(2) In making appointments from private life under 
     paragraph (1) (B) and (C), the President pro tempore of the 
     Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Librarian of Congress shall give due consideration to the 
     appointment of individuals who collectively will provide 
     appropriate diversity and regional balance on the Board. Not 
     more than 3 of the members appointed by the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate or by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives may be affiliated with the same political 
     party.
       ``(3) In making appointments under paragraph (1)(C), the 
     Librarian of Congress shall include at least 2 members who 
     direct or are members of the boards of major American 
     folklife organizations other than the American Folklore 
     Society and the Society for Ethnomusicology.'';
       (B) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but 
     members who are not regular full-time employees of the United 
     States may, at the discretion of the Librarian, be reimbursed 
     for the actual and necessary traveling and subsistence 
     expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties of 
     the Board.'';
       (C) in subsection (e)--
       (i) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``currently serving'' 
     after ``Board''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The Board shall meet at least once each fiscal 
     year.'';
       (D) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
       ``(f) After consultation with the Board, the Librarian 
     shall appoint the Director of the Center. The basic pay of 
     the Director shall be at an annual rate that is not less than 
     an amount equal to 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic 
     pay payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule nor more than 
     an amount equal to the pay payable under level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code.''; and
       (E) in subsection (g)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking the paragraph 
     designation; and
       (ii) by striking paragraph (2).
       (2) Administrative provisions.--Section 7(a)(4) of the 
     American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2106(a)(4)) is 
     amended by striking ``, but no individual so appointed shall 
     receive compensation in excess of the rate received by the 
     Deputy Director of the Center''.
       (c) Permanent Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 8 
     of the American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2107) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Center to 
     carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary for each 
     fiscal year.''.
       (d) Board of Trustees, Transition Period.--The term of 
     office of members of the Board of Trustees appointed by the 
     Librarian of Congress under the amendments made by subsection 
     (b)(1) shall be 6 years, except that of the 4 members first 
     appointed by the Librarian, 1 shall serve for a term of 2 
     years, 2 for a term of 4 years, and 1 for a term of 6 years.
       Sec. 313. For purposes of section 8147 of title 5, United 
     States Code, the Government Printing Office is not considered 
     an agency which is required by statute to submit an annual 
     budget pursuant to or as provided by chapter 91 of title 31, 
     United States Code, and is not required to pay an additional 
     amount for the cost of administration.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     James T. Walsh,
     C.W. Bill Young,
     Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham,
     Zach Wamp,
     Tom Latham,
     Bob Livingston,
     Jose Serrano,
     Vic Fazio,
     Steny Hoyer,
     David Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ted Stevens,
     Larry E. Craig,
     Thad Cochran,
     Byron Dorgan,
     Barbara Boxer,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,

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  On motion of Mr. WALSH, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced that pursuant to clause 7 
of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

356

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affirmative

Nays

65

para.95.7                    [Roll No. 457]

                                YEAS--356

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--65

     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Blunt
     Boyd
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Ensign
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Inglis
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Luther
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Olver
     Paul
     Payne
     Petri
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith, Linda
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Brady (TX)
     Burton
     Cardin
     Diaz-Balart
     Ehrlich
     Goss
     Kennelly
     Linder
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Shaw
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.95.8  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 3616

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 549):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 3616) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, 
     and for other purposes. All points of order against the 
     conference report and against its consideration are waived. 
     The conference report shall be considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.95.9  dod authorization

  Mr. SPENCE, pursuant to House Resolution 549, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-736):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     3616) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for 
     military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
     military construction, and for defense activities of the 
     Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for 
     such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
     purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina first became a 
     member of the Committee on Armed Services of the United 
     States Senate on January 19, 1959. Senator Thurmond's 
     continuous service on that committee covers more than 75 
     percent of the period of the existence of the committee, 
     which was established immediately after World War II, and 
     more than 20 percent of the period of the existence of 
     military and naval affairs committees of Congress, the 
     original bodies of which were formed in 1816.
       (2) Senator Thurmond came to Congress and the committee as 
     a distinguished veteran of service, including combat service, 
     in the Armed Forces of the United States.
       (3) Senator Thurmond was commissioned as a reserve second 
     lieutenant of infantry in 1924. He served with great 
     distinction with the First Army in the European Theater of 
     Operations during World War II, landing in Normandy in a 
     glider with the 82nd Airborne Division on D-Day. He was 
     transferred to the Pacific Theater of Operations at the end 
     of the war in Europe and was serving in the Philippines when 
     Japan surrendered.
       (4) Having reverted to Reserve status at the end of World 
     War II, Senator Thurmond was promoted to brigadier general in 
     the United States Army Reserve in 1954. He served as 
     President of the Reserve Officers Association beginning that 
     same year and ending in 1955. Senator Thurmond was promoted 
     to major general in the United States Army Reserve in 1959. 
     He transferred to the Retired Reserve on January 1, 1965, 
     after 36 years of commissioned service.
       (5) The distinguished character of Senator Thurmond's 
     military service has been recognized by awards of numerous 
     decorations

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     that include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star medal with 
     ``V'' device, the Army Commendation Medal, the Belgian Cross 
     of the Order of the Crown, and the French Croix de Guerre.
       (6) Senator Thurmond has served as chairman of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the United States Senate since 
     1995 and served as the ranking minority member of the 
     committee from 1993 to 1995. Senator Thurmond concludes his 
     service as chairman at the end of the One Hundred Fifth 
     Congress, but is to continue to serve the committee as a 
     member in successive Congresses.
       (7) This Act is the fortieth annual authorization bill for 
     the Department of Defense for which Senator Thurmond has 
     taken a major responsibility as a member of the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate.
       (8) Senator Thurmond, as an Army officer and a legislator, 
     has made matchless contributions to the national security of 
     the United States that, in duration and in quality, are 
     unique.
       (9) It is altogether fitting and proper that this Act, the 
     last annual authorization Act for the national defense that 
     Senator Thurmond manages in and for the United States Senate 
     as chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, be named in 
     his honor, as provided in subsection (a).

     SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
                   CONTENTS.

       (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions 
     as follows:
       (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
       (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
       (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security 
     Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; findings.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined.

            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Army.
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 103. Air Force.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities.
Sec. 105. Reserve components.
Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 107. Chemical demilitarization program.
Sec. 108. Defense health programs.
Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee program.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for Longbow Hellfire Missile 
              program.
Sec. 112. Conditions for award of a second-source procurement contract 
              for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles.
Sec. 113. Armored system modernization.
Sec. 114. Reactive armor tiles.
Sec. 115. Extension of authority to carry out Armament Retooling and 
              Manufacturing Support Initiative.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier program.
Sec. 122. Increase in amount authorized to be excluded from cost 
              limitation for Seawolf submarine program.
Sec. 123. Multiyear procurement authority for the Department of the 
              Navy.
Sec. 124. Annual GAO review of F/A-18E/F aircraft program.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. F-22 aircraft program.
Sec. 132. C-130J aircraft program.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 141. Chemical stockpile emergency preparedness program.
Sec. 142. Alternative technologies for destruction of assembled 
              chemical weapons.

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Management responsibility for Navy mine countermeasures 
              programs.
Sec. 212. Future aircraft carrier transition technologies.
Sec. 213. Manufacturing technology program.
Sec. 214. Sense of Congress on the Defense Science and Technology 
              Program.
Sec. 215. Next Generation Internet Program.
Sec. 216. Crusader self-propelled artillery system program.
Sec. 217. Airborne Laser Program.
Sec. 218. Enhanced Global Positioning System program.

                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

Sec. 231. Sense of Congress on National Missile Defense coverage.
Sec. 232. Limitation on funding for the Medium Extended Air Defense 
              System.
Sec. 233. Limitation on funding for Cooperative Ballistic Missile 
              Defense programs.
Sec. 234. Sense of Congress with respect to Ballistic Missile Defense 
              cooperation with Russia.
Sec. 235. Ballistic Missile Defense program elements.
Sec. 236. Restructuring of acquisition strategy for Theater High-
              Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 241. Extension of authority to carry out certain prototype 
              projects.
Sec. 242. NATO alliance ground surveillance concept definition.
Sec. 243. NATO common-funded Civil Budget.
Sec. 244. Executive agent for cooperative research program of the 
              Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
              Affairs.
Sec. 245. Review of pharmacological interventions for reversing brain 
              injury.
Sec. 246. Pilot program for revitalizing the laboratories and test and 
              evaluation centers of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 247. Chemical warfare defense.
Sec. 248. Landmine alternatives.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
Sec. 302. Working capital funds.
Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 311. Refurbishment of M1-A1 tanks.
Sec. 312. Operation of prepositioned fleet, National Training Center, 
              Fort Irwin, California.
Sec. 313. Berthing space at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia.
Sec. 314. NATO common-funded military budget.

                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 321. Settlement of claims of foreign governments for environmental 
              cleanup of overseas sites formerly used by the Department 
              of Defense.
Sec. 322. Authority to pay negotiated settlement for environmental 
              cleanup of formerly used defense sites in Canada.
Sec. 323. Removal of underground storage tanks.
Sec. 324. Report regarding polychlorinated biphenyl waste under 
              Department of Defense control overseas.
Sec. 325. Modification of deadline for submittal to Congress of annual 
              reports on environmental activities.
Sec. 326. Submarine solid waste control.
Sec. 327. Arctic Military Environmental Cooperation Program.
Sec. 328. Sense of Congress regarding oil spill prevention training for 
              personnel on board Navy vessels.

               Subtitle D--Information Technology Issues

Sec. 331. Additional information technology responsibilities of Chief 
              Information Officers.
Sec. 332. Defense-wide electronic mall system for supply purchases.
Sec. 333. Priority funding to ensure year 2000 compliance of 
              information technology and national security systems.
Sec. 334. Evaluation of year 2000 compliance as part of training 
              exercises programs.
Sec. 335. Continuity of essential operations at risk of failure because 
              of information technology and national security systems 
              that are not year 2000 compliant.

         Subtitle E--Defense Infrastructure Support Improvement

Sec. 341. Clarification of definition of depot-level maintenance and 
              repair.
Sec. 342. Reporting and analysis requirements before change of 
              commercial and industrial type functions to private 
              sector performance.
Sec. 343. Notifications of determinations of military items as being 
              commercial items for purposes of the exception to 
              requirements regarding core logistics capabilities.
Sec. 344. Oversight of development and implementation of automated 
              identification technology.
Sec. 345. Contractor-operated civil engineering supply stores program.
Sec. 346. Conditions on expansion of functions performed under prime 
              vendor contracts for depot-level maintenance and repair.
Sec. 347. Best commercial inventory practices for management of 
              secondary supply items.
Sec. 348. Personnel reductions in Army Materiel Command.
Sec. 349. Inventory management of in-transit items.
Sec. 350. Review of Defense Automated Printing Service functions.
Sec. 351. Development of plan for establishment of core logistics 
              capabilities for maintenance and repair of C-17 aircraft.

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  Subtitle F--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

Sec. 361. Continuation of management and funding of Defense Commissary 
              Agency through the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 362. Expansion of current eligibility of Reserves for commissary 
              benefits.
Sec. 363. Costs payable to the Department of Defense and other Federal 
              agencies for services provided to the Defense Commissary 
              Agency.
Sec. 364. Collection of dishonored checks presented at commissary 
              stores.
Sec. 365. Restrictions on patron access to, and purchases in, overseas 
              commissaries and exchange stores.
Sec. 366. Repeal of requirement for Air Force to sell tobacco products 
              to enlisted personnel.
Sec. 367. Prohibition on consolidation or other organizational changes 
              of Department of Defense retail systems.
Sec. 368. Defense Commissary Agency telecommunications.
Sec. 369. Survey of commissary store patrons regarding satisfaction 
              with commissary store merchandise.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 371. Eligibility requirements for attendance at Department of 
              Defense domestic dependent elementary and secondary 
              schools.
Sec. 372. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
              of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 373. Department of Defense readiness reporting system.
Sec. 374. Specific emphasis of program to investigate fraud, waste, and 
              abuse within Department of Defense.
Sec. 375. Condition for providing financial assistance for support of 
              additional duties assigned to the Army National Guard.
Sec. 376. Demonstration program to improve quality of personal property 
              shipments of members.
Sec. 377. Pilot program for acceptance and use of landing fees charged 
              for use of domestic military airfields by civil aircraft.
Sec. 378. Strategic plan for expansion of distance learning 
              initiatives.
Sec. 379. Public availability of operating agreements between military 
              installations and financial institutions.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent end strength levels.
Sec. 403. Date for submission of annual manpower requirements report.
Sec. 404. Additional exemption from percentage limitation on number of 
              lieutenant generals and vice admirals.
Sec. 405. Extension of authority for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
              Staff to designate up to 12 general and flag officer 
              positions to be excluded from general and flag officer 
              grade limitations.
Sec. 406. Exception for Chief, National Guard Bureau, from limitation 
              on number of officers above major general.
Sec. 407. Limitation on daily average of personnel on active duty in 
              grades E-8 and E-9.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the 
              reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Increase in number of members in certain grades authorized to 
              serve on active duty in support of the reserves.
Sec. 415. Consolidation of strength authorizations for active status 
              Naval Reserve flag officers of the Navy Medical 
              Department Staff Corps.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Codification of eligibility of retired officers and former 
              officers for consideration by special selection boards.
Sec. 502. Involuntary separation pay denied for officer discharged for 
              failure of selection for promotion requested by the 
              officer.
Sec. 503. Streamlined selective retention process for regular officers.
Sec. 504. Permanent applicability of limitations on years of active 
              naval service of Navy limited duty officers in grades of 
              commander and captain.
Sec. 505. Tenure of Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps.
Sec. 506.  Grade of Air Force Assistant Surgeon General for Dental 
              Services.
Sec. 507. Review regarding allocation of Naval Reserve Officers' 
              Training Corps scholarships among participating colleges 
              and universities.

                 Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters

Sec. 511. Use of Reserves for emergencies involving weapons of mass 
              destruction.
Sec. 512. Service required for retirement of National Guard officer in 
              higher grade.
Sec. 513. Reduced time-in-grade requirement for reserve general and 
              flag officers involuntarily transferred from active 
              status.
Sec. 514. Active status service requirement for promotion consideration 
              for Army and Air Force reserve component brigadier 
              generals.
Sec. 515. Composition of selective early retirement boards for rear 
              admirals of the Naval Reserve and major generals of the 
              Marine Corps Reserve.
Sec. 516. Authority for temporary waiver for certain Army Reserve 
              officers of baccalaureate degree requirement for 
              promotion of reserve officers.
Sec. 517.  Furnishing of burial flags for deceased members and former 
              members of the Selected Reserve.

              Subtitle C--Military Education and Training

Sec. 521. Separate housing for male and female recruits during recruit 
              basic training.
Sec. 522. After-hours privacy for recruits during basic training.
Sec. 523. Sense of the House of Representatives relating to small unit 
              assignments by gender during recruit basic training.
Sec. 524. Extension of reporting dates for Commission on Military 
              Training and Gender-Related Issues.
Sec. 525. Improved oversight of innovative readiness training.

           Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

Sec. 531. Study of new decorations for injury or death in line of duty.
Sec. 532. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations 
              to certain persons.
Sec. 533. Commendation and commemoration of the Navy and Marine Corps 
              personnel who served in the United States Navy Asiatic 
              Fleet from 1910-1942.
Sec. 534. Appreciation for service during World War I and World War II 
              by members of the Navy assigned on board merchant ships 
              as the Naval Armed Guard Service.
Sec. 535. Sense of Congress regarding the heroism, sacrifice, and 
              service of the military forces of South Vietnam, other 
              nations, and indigenous groups in connection with the 
              United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam conflict.
Sec. 536. Sense of Congress regarding the heroism, sacrifice, and 
              service of former South Vietnamese commandos in 
              connection with United States Armed Forces during the 
              Vietnam conflict.
Sec. 537. Prohibition on members of Armed Forces entering correctional 
              facilities to present decorations to persons who have 
              committed serious violent felonies.

   Subtitle E--Administration of Agencies Responsible for Review and 
                     Correction of Military Records

Sec. 541. Personnel freeze.
Sec. 542. Professional staff.
Sec. 543. Ex parte communications.
Sec. 544. Timeliness standards.
Sec. 545. Scope of correction of military records.

                          Subtitle F--Reports

Sec. 551. Report on personnel retention.
Sec. 552. Report on process for selection of members for service on 
              courts-martial.
Sec. 553. Report on prisoners transferred from United States 
              Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to 
              Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Sec. 554.  Review and report regarding the distribution of National 
              Guard full-time support among the States.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 561. Two-year extension of certain force drawdown transition 
              authorities relating to personnel management and 
              benefits.
Sec. 562. Leave without pay for suspended academy cadets and 
              midshipmen.
Sec. 563. Continued eligibility under Voluntary Separation Incentive 
              program for members who involuntarily lose membership in 
              a reserve component.
Sec. 564. Reinstatement of definition of financial institution in 
              authorities for reimbursement of defense personnel for 
              Government errors in direct deposit of pay.
Sec. 565. Increase in maximum amount for College Fund program.
Sec. 566. Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii.

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Sec. 567. Military funeral honors for veterans.
Sec. 568. Status in the Naval Reserve of cadets at the Merchant Marine 
              Academy.
Sec. 569. Repeal of restriction on civilian employment of enlisted 
              members.
Sec. 570. Transitional compensation for abused dependent children not 
              residing with the spouse or former spouse of a member 
              convicted of dependent abuse.
Sec. 571. Pilot program for treating GED and home school diploma 
              recipients as high school graduates for determinations of 
              eligibility for enlistment in the Armed Forces.
Sec. 572. Sense of Congress concerning New Parent Support Program and 
              military families.
Sec. 573. Advancement of Benjamin O. Davis, Junior, to grade of general 
              on the retired list of the Air Force.
Sec. 574. Sense of the House of Representatives concerning adherence by 
              civilians in military chain of command to the standard of 
              exemplary conduct required of commanding officers and 
              others in authority in the Armed Forces.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 602. Rate of pay for cadets and midshipmen at the service 
              academies.
Sec. 603. Basic allowance for housing outside the United States.
Sec. 604. Basic allowance for subsistence for reserves.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. Three-month extension of certain bonuses and special pay 
              authorities for reserve forces.
Sec. 612. Three-month extension of certain bonuses and special pay 
              authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered 
              nurses, and nurse anesthetists.
Sec. 613. Three-month extension of authorities relating to payment of 
              other bonuses and special pays.
Sec. 614. Increased hazardous duty pay for aerial flight crewmembers in 
              certain pay grades.
Sec. 615. Aviation career incentive pay and aviation officer retention 
              bonus.
Sec. 616. Diving duty special pay for divers having diving duty as a 
              nonprimary duty.
Sec. 617. Hardship duty pay.
Sec. 618. Selective reenlistment bonus eligibility for Reserve members 
              performing active Guard and Reserve duty.
Sec. 619. Repeal of ten percent limitation on certain selective 
              reenlistment bonuses.
Sec. 620. Increase in maximum amount authorized for Army enlistment 
              bonus.
Sec. 621. Equitable treatment of Reserves eligible for special pay for 
              duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger.
Sec. 622. Retention incentives initiative for critically short military 
              occupational specialties.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 631. Payments for movements of household goods arranged by 
              members.
Sec. 632. Exception to maximum weight allowance for baggage and 
              household effects.
Sec. 633. Travel and transportation allowances for travel performed by 
              members in connection with rest and recuperative leave 
              from overseas stations.
Sec. 634. Storage of baggage of certain dependents.
Sec. 635. Commercial travel of Reserves at Federal supply schedule 
              rates for attendance at inactive-duty training 
              assemblies.

    Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters

Sec. 641. Paid-up coverage under Survivor Benefit Plan.
Sec. 642. Survivor Benefit Plan open enrollment period.
Sec. 643. Effective date of court-required former spouse Survivor 
              Benefit Plan coverage effectuated through elections and 
              deemed elections.
Sec. 644. Presentation of United States flag to members of the Armed 
              Forces upon retirement.
Sec. 645. Recovery, care, and disposition of remains of medically 
              retired member who dies during hospitalization that 
              begins while on active duty.
Sec. 646. Revision to computation of retired pay for certain members.
Sec. 647. Elimination of backlog of unpaid retired pay.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 651. Definition of possessions of the United States for pay and 
              allowances purposes.
Sec. 652. Accounting of advance payments.
Sec. 653. Reimbursement of rental vehicle costs when motor vehicle 
              transported at Government expense is late.
Sec. 654. Education loan repayment program for health professions 
              officers serving in Selected Reserve.
Sec. 655. Federal employees' compensation coverage for students 
              participating in certain officer candidate programs.
Sec. 656. Relationship of enlistment bonuses to eligibility to receive 
              Army college fund supplement under Montgomery GI Bill 
              Educational Assistance Program.
Sec. 657. Authority to provide financial assistance for education of 
              certain defense dependents overseas.
Sec. 658. Clarifications concerning payments to certain persons 
              captured or interned by North Vietnam.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Dependents' dental program.
Sec. 702. Expansion of dependent eligibility under retiree dental 
              program.
Sec. 703. Plan for redesign of military pharmacy system.
Sec. 704. Transitional authority to provide continued health care 
              coverage for certain persons unaware of loss of CHAMPUS 
              eligibility.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

Sec. 711. Payment of claims for provision of health care under the 
              TRICARE program for which a third party may be liable.
Sec. 712. TRICARE prime automatic enrollments and retiree payment 
              options.
Sec. 713. System for tracking data and measuring performance in meeting 
              TRICARE access standards.
Sec. 714. Establishment of appeals process for claimcheck denials.
Sec. 715. Reviews relating to accessibility of health care under 
              TRICARE.

 Subtitle C--Health Care Services For Medicare-Eligible Department of 
                         Defense Beneficiaries

Sec. 721. Demonstration project to include certain covered 
              beneficiaries within Federal Employees Health Benefits 
              Program.
Sec. 722. TRICARE as Supplement to Medicare demonstration.
Sec. 723. Implementation of redesign of pharmacy system.
Sec. 724. Comprehensive evaluation of implementation of demonstration 
              projects and TRICARE pharmacy redesign.

   Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care 
                               Management

Sec. 731. Process for waiving informed consent requirement for 
              administration of certain drugs to members of Armed 
              Forces for purposes of a particular military operation.
Sec. 732. Health benefits for abused dependents of members of the Armed 
              Forces.
Sec. 733. Provision of health care at military entrance processing 
              stations and elsewhere outside medical treatment 
              facilities.
Sec. 734. Professional qualifications of physicians providing military 
              health care.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 741. Enhanced Department of Defense Organ and Tissue Donor 
              program.
Sec. 742. Authorization to establish a Level 1 Trauma Training Center.
Sec. 743. Authority to establish center for study of post-deployment 
              health concerns of members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 744. Report on implementation of enrollment-based capitation for 
              funding for military medical treatment facilities.
Sec. 745. Joint Department of Defense and Department of Veterans 
              Affairs reports relating to interdepartmental cooperation 
              in the delivery of medical care.
Sec. 746. Report on research and surveillance activities regarding Lyme 
              disease and other tick-borne diseases.

  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

Sec. 801. Limitation on use of price preference upon achievement of 
              contract goal for small and disadvantaged businesses.
Sec. 802. Distribution of assistance under the Procurement Technical 
              Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program.
Sec. 803. Defense commercial pricing management improvement.
Sec. 804. Modification of senior executives covered by limitation on 
              allowability of compensation for certain contractor 
              personnel.

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Sec. 805. Separate determinations of exceptional waivers of truth in 
              negotiation requirements for prime contracts and 
              subcontracts.
Sec. 806. Procurement of conventional ammunition.
Sec. 807. Para-aramid fibers and yarns.
Sec. 808. Clarification of responsibility for submission of information 
              on prices previously charged for property or services 
              offered.
Sec. 809. Amendments and study relating to procurement from firms in 
              industrial base for production of small arms.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 811. Eligibility of involuntarily downgraded employee for 
              membership in an acquisition corps.
Sec. 812. Time for submission of annual report relating to Buy American 
              Act.
Sec. 813. Procurement of travel services for official and unofficial 
              travel under one contract.
Sec. 814. Department of Defense purchases through other agencies.
Sec. 815. Supervision of defense acquisition university structure by 
              Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
              Technology.
Sec. 816. Pilot programs for testing program manager performance of 
              product support oversight responsibilities for life cycle 
              of acquisition programs.
Sec. 817. Scope of protection of certain information from disclosure.
Sec. 818. Plan for rapid transition from completion of small business 
              innovation research into defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 819. Five-year authority for Secretary of the Navy to exchange 
              certain items.
Sec. 820. Permanent authority for use of major range and test facility 
              installations by commercial entities.
Sec. 821.  Inventory exchange authorized for certain fuel delivery 
              contract.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

      Subtitle A--Department of Defense Officers and Organization

Sec. 901. Reduction in number of Assistant Secretary of Defense 
              positions.
Sec. 902. Repeal of statutory requirement for position of Assistant 
              Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, 
              Communications, and Intelligence.
Sec. 903. Independent task force on transformation and Department of 
              Defense organization.
Sec. 904. Authority to expand the National Defense University.
Sec. 905. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.
Sec. 906. Restructuring of administration of Fisher Houses.
Sec. 907. Management reform for research, development, test, and 
              evaluation activities.

         Subtitle B--Department of Defense Financial Management

Sec. 911. Improved accounting for defense contract services.
Sec. 912. Report on Department of Defense financial management 
              improvement plan.
Sec. 913. Study of feasibility of performance of Department of Defense 
              finance and accounting functions by private sector 
              sources or other Federal sources.
Sec. 914. Limitation on reorganization and consolidation of operating 
              locations of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
Sec. 915. Annual report on resources allocated to support and mission 
              activities.

             Subtitle C--Joint Warfighting Experimentation

Sec. 921. Findings concerning joint warfighting experimentation.
Sec. 922. Sense of Congress concerning joint warfighting 
              experimentation.
Sec. 923. Reports on joint warfighting experimentation.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 931. Further reductions in defense acquisition and support 
              workforce.
Sec. 932. Limitation on operation and support funds for the Office of 
              the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 933. Clarification and simplification of responsibilities of 
              Inspectors General regarding whistleblower protections.
Sec. 934. Repeal of requirement relating to assignment of tactical 
              airlift mission to reserve components.
Sec. 935. Consultation with Marine Corps on major decisions directly 
              concerning Marine Corps aviation.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Incorporation of classified annex.
Sec. 1003. Authorization of prior emergency supplemental appropriations 
              for fiscal year 1998.
Sec. 1004. Authorization of appropriations for Bosnia peacekeeping 
              operations for fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 1005. Partnership for Peace Information Management System.
Sec. 1006. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in 
              fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 1007. Liquidity of working-capital funds.
Sec. 1008. Termination of authority to manage working-capital funds and 
              certain activities through the Defense Business 
              Operations Fund.
Sec. 1009. Clarification of authority to retain recovered costs of 
              disposals in working-capital funds.
Sec. 1010. Crediting of amounts recovered from third parties for loss 
              or damage to personal property shipped or stored at 
              Government expense.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1011. Revision to requirement for continued listing of two Iowa-
              class battleships on the Naval Vessel Register.
Sec. 1012. Transfer of U.S.S. NEW JERSEY.
Sec. 1013. Homeporting of the U.S.S. IOWA in San Francisco, California.
Sec. 1014. Sense of Congress concerning the naming of an LPD-17 vessel.
Sec. 1015. Reports on naval surface fire-support capabilities.
Sec. 1016. Long-term charter of three vessels in support of submarine 
              rescue, escort, and towing.
Sec. 1017. Transfer of obsolete Army tugboat.

 Subtitle C--Counter Drug Activities and Other Assistance for Civilian 
                            Law Enforcement

Sec. 1021. Department of Defense support to other agencies for counter-
              drug activities.
Sec. 1022. Department of Defense support of National Guard drug 
              interdiction and counter-drug activities.
Sec. 1023. Department of Defense counter-drug activities in transit 
              zone.

       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

Sec. 1031. Repeal of unnecessary and obsolete reporting provisions.
Sec. 1032. Report regarding use of tagging system to identify 
              hydrocarbon fuels used by Department of Defense.

                Subtitle E--Armed Forces Retirement Home

Sec. 1041. Appointment of Director and Deputy Director of the Naval 
              Home.
Sec. 1042. Revision of inspection requirements relating to Armed Forces 
              Retirement Home.
Sec. 1043. Clarification of land conveyance authority, Armed Forces 
              Retirement Home.

            Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Property

Sec. 1051. Plan for improved demilitarization of excess and surplus 
              defense property.
Sec. 1052. Transfer of F-4 Phantom II aircraft to foundation.

            Subtitle G--Other Department of Defense Matters

Sec. 1061. Pilot program on alternative notice of receipt of legal 
              process for garnishment of Federal pay for child support 
              and alimony.
Sec. 1062. Training of special operations forces with friendly foreign 
              forces.
Sec. 1063. Research grants competitively awarded to service academies.
Sec. 1064. Department of Defense use of frequency spectrum.
Sec. 1065. Department of Defense aviation accident investigations.
Sec. 1066. Investigation of actions relating to 174th Fighter Wing of 
              New York Air National Guard.
Sec. 1067. Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Korean War.
Sec. 1068. Designation of America's National Maritime Museum.
Sec. 1069. Technical and clerical amendments.

                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

Sec. 1071. Act constituting Presidential approval of vessel war risk 
              insurance requested by the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 1072. Extension and reauthorization of Defense Production Act of 
              1950.
Sec. 1073. Requirement that burial flags furnished by the Secretary of 
              Veterans Affairs be wholly produced in the United States.
Sec. 1074. Sense of Congress concerning tax treatment of principal 
              residence of members of Armed Forces while away from home 
              on active duty.
Sec. 1075. Clarification of State authority to tax compensation paid to 
              certain employees.

           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

Sec. 1101. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency experimental 
              personnel management program for technical personnel.
Sec. 1102. Maximum pay rate comparability for faculty members of the 
              United States Air Force Institute of Technology.
Sec. 1103. Authority for release to Coast Guard of drug test results of 
              civil service mariners of the Military Sealift Command.

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Sec. 1104. Limitations on back pay awards.
Sec. 1105. Restoration of annual leave accumulated by civilian 
              employees at installations in the Republic of Panama to 
              be closed pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.
Sec. 1106. Repeal of program providing preference for employment of 
              military spouses in military child care facilities.
Sec. 1107. Observance of certain holidays at duty posts outside the 
              United States.
Sec. 1108. Continuation of random drug testing program for certain 
              Department of Defense employees.
Sec. 1109. Department of Defense employee voluntary early retirement 
              authority.

              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

    Subtitle A--United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sec. 1201. Findings.
Sec. 1202. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 1203. Presidential reports.
Sec. 1204. Secretary of Defense reports on operations in Bosnia and 
              Herzegovina.
Sec. 1205. Definitions.

         Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Contingency Operations

Sec. 1211. Report on involvement of Armed Forces in contingency and 
              ongoing operations.
Sec. 1212. Submission of report on objectives of a contingency 
              operation with requests for funding for the operation.

            Subtitle C--Matters Relating to NATO and Europe

Sec. 1221. Limitation on United States share of costs of NATO 
              expansion.
Sec. 1222. Report on military capabilities of an expanded NATO 
              alliance.
Sec. 1223. Reports on the development of the European security and 
              defense identity.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1231. Limitation on assignment of United States forces for certain 
              United Nations purposes.
Sec. 1232. Prohibition on restriction of Armed Forces under Kyoto 
              Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on 
              Climate Change.
Sec. 1233. Defense burdensharing.
Sec. 1234. Transfer of excess UH-1 Huey and AH-1 Cobra helicopters to 
              foreign countries.
Sec. 1235. Transfers of naval vessels to certain foreign countries.
Sec. 1236. Repeal of landmine moratorium.
Sec. 1237. Application of authorities under the International Emergency 
              Economic Powers Act to Communist Chinese military 
              companies.

  TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF THE FORMER 
                              SOVIET UNION

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs and 
              funds.
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1303. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes.
Sec. 1304. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction 
              activities in Russia.
Sec. 1305. Limitation on use of funds for biological weapons 
              proliferation prevention activities in Russia.
Sec. 1306. Cooperative counter proliferation program.
Sec. 1307. Requirement to submit summary of amounts requested by 
              project category.
Sec. 1308. Report on biological weapons programs in Russia.
Sec. 1309. Report on individuals with expertise in former Soviet 
              weapons of mass destruction programs.

 TITLE XIV--DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS FOR DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS 
                              DESTRUCTION

Sec. 1401. Short title.
Sec. 1402. Domestic preparedness for response to threats of terrorist 
              use of weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 1403. Report on domestic emergency preparedness.
Sec. 1404. Threat and risk assessments.
Sec. 1405. Advisory panel to assess domestic response capabilities for 
              terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction.

   TITLE XV--MATTERS RELATING TO ARMS CONTROL, EXPORT CONTROLS, AND 
                          COUNTERPROLIFERATION

                    Subtitle A--Arms Control Matters

Sec. 1501. One-year extension of limitation on retirement or 
              dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems.
Sec. 1502. Transmission of executive branch reports providing Congress 
              with classified summaries of arms control developments.
Sec. 1503. Report on adequacy of emergency communications capabilities 
              between United States and Russia.
Sec. 1504. Russian nonstrategic nuclear weapons.

                 Subtitle B--Satellite Export Controls

Sec. 1511. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 1512. Certification of exports of missile equipment or technology 
              to China.
Sec. 1513. Satellite controls under the United States Munitions List.
Sec. 1514. National security controls on satellite export licensing.
Sec. 1515. Report on export of satellites for launch by People's 
              Republic of China.
Sec. 1516. Related items defined.

                Subtitle C--Other Export Control Matters

Sec. 1521. Authority for export control activities of the Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 1522. Release of export information by Department of Commerce to 
              other agencies for purpose of national security 
              assessment.
Sec. 1523. Nuclear export reporting requirement.
Sec. 1524. Execution of objection authority within the Department of 
              Defense.

                Subtitle D--Counterproliferation Matters

Sec. 1531. One-year extension of counterproliferation authorities for 
              support of United Nations Special Commission on Iraq.
Sec. 1532. Sense of Congress on nuclear tests in South Asia.
Sec. 1533. Report on requirements for response to increased missile 
              threat in Asia-Pacific region.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2001. Short title.

                            TITLE XXI--ARMY

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1998 
              projects.

                            TITLE XXII--NAVY

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Authorization to accept road construction project, Marine 
              Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
              projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.

                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2403. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2404. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2405. Repeal of fiscal year 1997 authorization of appropriations 
              for certain military housing improvement program.
Sec. 2406. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
              1995 projects.
Sec. 2407. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1990 
              project.

   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                PROGRAM

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.

            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1998 
              project.

        TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be 
              specified by law.
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1996 
              projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorization of fiscal year 1995 project.
Sec. 2704. Effective date.

                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

Sec. 2801. Architectural and engineering services and construction 
              design.
Sec. 2802. Expansion of Army overseas family housing lease authority.
Sec. 2803. Definition of ancillary supporting facilities under 
              alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of 
              military housing.
Sec. 2804. Purchase of build-to-lease family housing at Eielson Air 
              Force Base, Alaska.
Sec. 2805. Report relating to improvement of housing for unaccompanied 
              members.

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        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Exceptions to real property transaction reporting 
              requirements for war and certain emergency and other 
              operations.
Sec. 2812. Restoration of Department of Defense lands used by another 
              Federal agency.
Sec. 2813. Outdoor recreation development on military installations for 
              disabled veterans, military dependents with disabilities, 
              and other persons with disabilities.
Sec. 2814. Report on leasing and other alternative uses of non-excess 
              military property.
Sec. 2815. Report on implementation of utility system conveyance 
              authority.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2821. Applicability of property disposal laws to leases at 
              installations to be closed or realigned under base 
              closure laws.
Sec. 2822. Elimination of waiver authority regarding prohibition 
              against certain conveyances of property at Naval Station, 
              Long Beach, California.
Sec. 2823. Payment of stipulated penalties assessed under CERCLA in 
              connection with McClellan Air Force Base, California.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

Sec. 2831. Modification of land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, 
              Youngstown, Ohio.
Sec. 2832. Release of interests in real property, former Kennebec 
              Arsenal, Augusta, Maine.
Sec. 2833. Release, waiver, or conveyance of interests in real 
              property, former Redstone Army Arsenal property, Alabama.
Sec. 2834. Conveyance of utility systems, Lone Star Army Ammunition 
              Plant, Texas.
Sec. 2835. Conveyance of water rights and related interests, Rocky 
              Mountain Arsenal, Colorado, for purposes of acquisition 
              of perpetual contracts for water.
Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Massena, New York.
Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Ogdensburg, New York.
Sec. 2838. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Jamestown, Ohio.
Sec. 2839. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Peoria, Illinois.
Sec. 2840. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Bridgton, Maine.
Sec. 2841. Land conveyance, Fort Sheridan, Illinois.
Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Skaneateles, New York.
Sec. 2843. Land conveyance, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, 
              Indiana.
Sec. 2844. Land conveyance, Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant, 
              Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Sec. 2845. Land conveyance, Stewart Army Sub-Post, New Windsor, New 
              York.

                       Part II--Navy Conveyances

Sec. 2851. Conveyance of easement, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, 
              California.
Sec. 2852. Land exchange, Naval Reserve Readiness Center, Portland, 
              Maine.
Sec. 2853. Land conveyance, Naval and Marine Corps Reserve facility, 
              Youngstown, Ohio.
Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Naval Air Reserve Center, Minneapolis, 
              Minnesota.

                    Part III--Air Force Conveyances

Sec. 2861. Modification of land conveyance, Eglin Air Force Base, 
              Florida.
Sec. 2862. Modification of land conveyance, Finley Air Force Station, 
              North Dakota.
Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Lake Charles Air Force Station, Louisiana.
Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Air Force Housing Facility, La Junta, 
              Colorado.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2871. Modification of authority relating to Department of Defense 
              Laboratory Revitalization Demonstration Program.
Sec. 2872. Repeal of prohibition on joint use of Gray Army Airfield, 
              Fort Hood, Texas, with civil aviation.
Sec. 2873. Modification of demonstration project for purchase of fire, 
              security, police, public works, and utility services from 
              local government agencies.
Sec. 2874. Designation of building containing Navy and Marine Corps 
              Reserve Center, Augusta, Georgia.

               TITLE XXIX--JUNIPER BUTTE RANGE WITHDRAWAL

Sec. 2901. Short title.
Sec. 2902. Withdrawal and reservation.
Sec. 2903. Map and legal description.
Sec. 2904. Agency agreement.
Sec. 2905. Right-of-way grants.
Sec. 2906. Indian sacred sites.
Sec. 2907. Actions concerning ranching operations in withdrawn area.
Sec. 2908. Management of withdrawn and reserved lands.
Sec. 2909. Integrated natural resource management plan.
Sec. 2910. Memorandum of understanding.
Sec. 2911. Maintenance of roads.
Sec. 2912. Management of withdrawn and acquired mineral resources.
Sec. 2913. Hunting, fishing, and trapping.
Sec. 2914. Water rights.
Sec. 2915. Duration of withdrawal.
Sec. 2916. Environmental remediation of relinquished withdrawn lands or 
              upon termination of withdrawal.
Sec. 2917. Delegation of authority.
Sec. 2918. Hold harmless.
Sec. 2919. Authorization of appropriations.

 DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
                          OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

Sec. 3101. Weapons activities.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental restoration and waste management.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal.
Sec. 3105. Defense environmental management privatization.

                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

Sec. 3121. Reprogramming.
Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects.
Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects.
Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority.
Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design.
Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction 
              activities.
Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the 
              Department of Energy.
Sec. 3128. Availability of funds.
Sec. 3129. Transfers of defense environmental management funds.

   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3131. Permanent extension of funding prohibition relating to 
              international cooperative stockpile stewardship.
Sec. 3132. Support of ballistic missile defense activities of the 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 3133. Nonproliferation activities.
Sec. 3134. Licensing of certain mixed oxide fuel fabrication and 
              irradiation facilities.
Sec. 3135. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposition of 
              legacy nuclear materials.
Sec. 3136. Authority for Department of Energy federally funded research 
              and development centers to participate in merit-based 
              technology research and development programs.
Sec. 3137. Activities of Department of Energy facilities.
Sec. 3138. Hanford overhead and service center costs.
Sec. 3139. Hanford waste tank cleanup program reforms.
Sec. 3140. Hanford Health Information Network.
Sec. 3141. Hazardous materials management and emergency response 
              training program.
Sec. 3142. Support for public education in the vicinity of Los Alamos 
              National Laboratory, New Mexico.
Sec. 3143. Relocation of National Atomic Museum, Albuquerque, New 
              Mexico.
Sec. 3144. Tritium production.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 3151. Study and plan relating to worker and community transition 
              assistance.
Sec. 3152. Extension of authority for appointment of certain 
              scientific, engineering, and technical personnel.
Sec. 3153. Requirement for plan to modify employment system used by 
              Department of Energy in defense environmental management 
              programs.
Sec. 3154. Department of Energy nuclear materials couriers.
Sec. 3155. Increase in maximum rate of pay for scientific, engineering, 
              and technical personnel responsible for safety at defense 
              nuclear facilities.
Sec. 3156. Extension of authority of Department of Energy to pay 
              voluntary separation incentive payments.
Sec. 3157. Repeal of fiscal year 1998 statement of policy on stockpile 
              stewardship program.
Sec. 3158. Report on stockpile stewardship criteria.
Sec. 3159. Panel to assess the reliability, safety, and security of the 
              United States nuclear stockpile.
Sec. 3160. International cooperative information exchange.
Sec. 3161. Protection against inadvertent release of restricted data 
              and formerly restricted data.
Sec. 3162. Sense of Congress regarding treatment of Formerly Utilized 
              Sites Remedial Action Program under a nondefense 
              discretionary budget function.
Sec. 3163. Reports relating to tritium production.

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          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.

                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

Sec. 3301. Definitions.
Sec. 3302. Authorized uses of stockpile funds.
Sec. 3303. Authority to dispose of certain materials in National 
              Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 3304. Use of stockpile funds for certain environmental 
              remediation, restoration, waste management, and 
              compliance activities.

                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

Sec. 3401. Definitions.
Sec. 3402. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3403. Disposal of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2.
Sec. 3404. Disposal of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3.
Sec. 3405. Disposal of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2.
Sec. 3406. Administration.

                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

Sec. 3501. Short title; references to Panama Canal Act of 1979.
Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures.
Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles.
Sec. 3504. Expenditures only in accordance with treaties.
Sec. 3505. Donations to the Commission.
Sec. 3506. Agreements for United States to provide post-transfer 
              administrative services for certain employee benefits.
Sec. 3507. Sunset of United States overseas benefits just before 
              transfer.
Sec. 3508. Central examining office.
Sec. 3509. Liability for vessel accidents.
Sec. 3510. Panama Canal Board of Contract Appeals.
Sec. 3511. Restatement of requirement that Secretary of Defense 
              designee on Panama Canal Commission supervisory board be 
              a current officer of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 3512. Technical amendments.

                  TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 3601. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 3602. Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel.
Sec. 3603. Authority to convey certain National Defense Reserve Fleet 
              vessels.
Sec. 3604. Clearinghouse for maritime information.
Sec. 3605. Conveyance of NDRF vessel ex-USS LORAIN COUNTY.

 TITLE XXXVII--INCREASED MONITORING OF PRODUCTS MADE WITH FORCED LABOR

Sec. 3701. Authorization for additional customs personnel to monitor 
              the importation of products made with forced labor.
Sec. 3702. Reporting requirement on forced labor products destined for 
              the United States market.
Sec. 3703. Renegotiating memoranda of understanding on forced labor.

             TITLE XXXVIII--FAIR TRADE IN AUTOMOTIVE PARTS

Sec. 3801. Short title.
Sec. 3802. Definitions.
Sec. 3803. Re-establishment of initiative on automotive parts sales to 
              Japan.
Sec. 3804. Establishment of Special Advisory Committee on automotive 
              parts sales in Japanese and other Asian markets.
Sec. 3805. Expiration date.

                      TITLE XXXIX--RADIO FREE ASIA

Sec. 3901. Short title.
Sec. 3902. Authorization of appropriations for increased funding for 
              Radio Free Asia and Voice of America broadcasting to 
              China.
Sec. 3903. Reporting requirement.

     SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED.

       For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on National Security and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Army.
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 103. Air Force.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities.
Sec. 105. Reserve components.
Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 107. Chemical demilitarization program.
Sec. 108. Defense health programs.
Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee program.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for Longbow Hellfire Missile 
              program.
Sec. 112. Conditions for award of a second-source procurement contract 
              for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles.
Sec. 113. Armored system modernization.
Sec. 114. Reactive armor tiles.
Sec. 115. Extension of authority to carry out Armament Retooling and 
              Manufacturing Support Initiative.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier program.
Sec. 122. Increase in amount authorized to be excluded from cost 
              limitation for Seawolf submarine program.
Sec. 123. Multiyear procurement authority for the Department of the 
              Navy.
Sec. 124. Annual GAO review of F/A-18E/F aircraft program.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. F-22 aircraft program.
Sec. 132. C-130J aircraft program.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 141. Chemical stockpile emergency preparedness program.
Sec. 142. Alternative technologies for destruction of assembled 
              chemical weapons.

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 101. ARMY.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for procurement for the Army as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $1,396,047,000.
       (2) For missiles, $1,228,229,000.
       (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
     $1,507,551,000.
       (4) For ammunition, $1,016,255,000.
       (5) For other procurement, $3,344,932,000.

     SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

       (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 1999 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $7,642,200,000.
       (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
     $1,223,903,000.
       (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $6,033,480,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $4,042,975,000.
       (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for procurement for the 
     Marine Corps in the amount of $881,896,000.
       (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for procurement of ammunition 
     for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of 
     $463,339,000.

     SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $8,350,617,000.
       (2) For missiles, $2,210,640,000.
       (3) For ammunition, $383,161,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $6,950,372,000.

     SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of 
     $1,954,828,000.

     SEC. 105. RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for procurement of aircraft, vehicles, 
     communications equipment, and other equipment for the reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces as follows:
       (1) For the Army National Guard, $10,000,000.
       (2) For the Air National Guard, $10,000,000.
       (3) For the Army Reserve, $10,000,000.
       (4) For the Naval Reserve, $10,000,000.
       (5) For the Air Force Reserve, $10,000,000.
       (6) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $10,000,000.

     SEC. 106. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for procurement for the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense in the amount of $1,300,000.

     SEC. 107. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 the amount of $803,000,000 for--
       (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions 
     in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and
       (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the 
     United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such 
     Act.

     SEC. 108. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for the Department of Defense for procurement for 
     carrying out health care programs, projects, and activities 
     of the Department of Defense in the total amount of 
     $402,387,000.

     SEC. 109. DEFENSE EXPORT LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for the Department of Defense for carrying out the 
     Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program under section 2540 of 
     title 10, United States Code, in the total amount of 
     $1,250,000.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

     SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR LONGBOW 
                   HELLFIRE MISSILE PROGRAM.

       Beginning with the fiscal year 1999 program year, the 
     Secretary of the Army may, in accordance with section 2306b 
     of title 10, United States Code, enter into a multiyear 
     procurement contract for procurement of the AGM-114 Longbow 
     Hellfire missile.

     SEC. 112. CONDITIONS FOR AWARD OF A SECOND-SOURCE PROCUREMENT 
                   CONTRACT FOR THE FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL 
                   VEHICLES.

       The Secretary of the Army may award a second-source 
     procurement contract for the production of the Family of 
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     tical Vehicles only after the Secretary certifies in writing 
     to the congressional defense committees--
       (1) that the total quantity of vehicles within the Family 
     of Medium Tactical Vehicles program that the Secretary will 
     require to be delivered (under all contracts) in any 12-month 
     period will be sufficient to enable the prime contractor to 
     maintain a minimum economic production level;
       (2) that the total cost to the Army of the procurements 
     under the prime and second-source contracts over the period 
     of those contracts will be the same as or lower than the 
     amount that would be the total cost of the procurements if 
     only one such contract were awarded; and
       (3) that the vehicles to be produced under those contracts 
     will be produced with common components that will be 
     interchangeable among similarly configured models.

     SEC. 113. ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION.

       (a) Funding.--Of the funds appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 101(3) for M1 
     Abrams Tank Modifications--
       (1) $14,300,000 shall be obligated for procurements 
     associated with the M1A1D Applique Integration Program, of 
     which no more than $11,400,000 may be obligated before the 
     end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the 
     Secretary of the Army submits the report required under 
     subsection (b); and
       (2) $6,000,000 shall be obligated to develop a M1A2 risk 
     reduction program.
       (b) Report.--(1) Not later than January 31, 1999, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on Army armored system 
     modernization programs. The report shall include--
       (A) an assessment of the current acquisition and fielding 
     strategy of the Army for the M1 Abrams Tank and M2A3 Bradley 
     Fighting Vehicle; and
       (B) a description and assessment of alternatives to that 
     strategy, including an assessment of an alternative fielding 
     strategy that provides for placing all of the armored 
     vehicles configured in the latest variant into one heavy 
     corps.
       (2) The assessment of each alternative acquisition and 
     fielding strategy under paragraph (1)(B) shall include the 
     following:
       (A) The relative effects of that strategy on warfighting 
     capabilities in terms of operational effectiveness and 
     training and support efficiencies, taking into consideration 
     the joint warfighting context.
       (B) How that strategy would facilitate the transition to 
     the Future Scout and Cavalry System, the Future Combat 
     System, or other armored systems for the future force 
     structure known as the Army After Next.
       (C) How that strategy fits into the context of overall 
     armored system modernization through 2020.
       (D) Budgetary implications.
       (E) Implications for the national technology and industrial 
     base.
       (F) Innovative techniques and alternatives for maintaining 
     M1A2 System Enhancement Program production.
       (3) The Secretary shall include in the report a draft of 
     any legislation that may be required to execute a given 
     alternative for M1A2 System Enhancement Program production.
       (c) GAO Evaluation.--The Comptroller General shall review 
     the report of the Secretary of the Army under subsection (b) 
     and, not later than 30 days after the date on which that 
     report is submitted to the congressional defense committees, 
     shall submit to those committees a report providing the 
     Comptroller General's views on the conclusions of the 
     Secretary of the Army set forth in that report.

     SEC. 114. REACTIVE ARMOR TILES.

       (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated under section 101(3) or 102(b) may be obligated 
     for the procurement of reactive armor tiles until 30 days 
     after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     the congressional defense committees the matters specified in 
     subsection (d).
       (b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) does not 
     apply to the obligation of any funds for the procurement of 
     armor tiles for an armored vehicle for which the Secretary of 
     the Army or, in the case of the Marine Corps, the Secretary 
     of the Navy, had established a requirement for such tiles 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Study Required.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     contract with an entity independent of the Department of 
     Defense to conduct a study of the operational requirements of 
     the Army and the Marine Corps for reactive armor tiles for 
     armored vehicles and to submit to the Secretary a report on 
     the results of the study.
       (2) The study shall include the following:
       (A) A detailed assessment of the operational requirements 
     of the Army and the Marine Corps for reactive armor tiles for 
     each of the armored vehicles presently in use, including the 
     requirements for each vehicle in its existing configurations 
     and in configurations proposed for the vehicle.
       (B) For each armored vehicle, an analysis of the costs and 
     benefits of the procurement and installation of the tiles, 
     including a comparison of those costs and benefits with the 
     costs and benefits of any existing upgrade program for the 
     armored vehicle.
       (3) The entity carrying out the study shall request the 
     views of the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the 
     Navy.
       (d) Submission to Congressional Committees.--Not later than 
     April 1, 1999, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees--
       (1) the report on the study submitted to the Secretary by 
     the entity carrying out the study;
       (2) the comments of the Secretary of the Army and the 
     Secretary of the Navy on the study; and
       (3) for each vehicle for which there is a requirement for 
     reactive armor tiles, as indicated by the results of the 
     study, the Secretary's recommendations as to the number of 
     vehicles to be equipped with such tiles.

     SEC. 115. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT ARMAMENT 
                   RETOOLING AND MANUFACTURING SUPPORT INITIATIVE.

       Section 193(a) of the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing 
     Support Act of 1992 (subtitle H of title I of Public Law 102-
     484; 10 U.S.C. 2501 note) is amended by striking out ``During 
     fiscal years 1993 through 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``During fiscal years 1993 through 1999''.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

     SEC. 121. CVN-77 NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 
     102(a)(3) for fiscal year 1999, $124,500,000 is available for 
     the advance procurement and advance construction of 
     components (including nuclear components) for the CVN-77 
     nuclear aircraft carrier program.

     SEC. 122. INCREASE IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE EXCLUDED FROM 
                   COST LIMITATION FOR SEAWOLF SUBMARINE PROGRAM.

       Section 123(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1650) is 
     amended by striking out ``$272,400,000'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``$557,600,000''.

     SEC. 123. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT 
                   OF THE NAVY.

       (a) Authority for Specified Navy Aircraft Programs.--
     Beginning with the fiscal year 1999 program year, the 
     Secretary of the Navy may, in accordance with section 2306b 
     of title 10, United States Code, enter into a multiyear 
     procurement contract for procurement for the following 
     programs:
       (1) The AV-8B aircraft program.
       (2) The T-45TS aircraft program.
       (3) The E-2C aircraft program.
       (b) Authority for Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle 
     Replacement.--Beginning with the fiscal year 1999 program 
     year, the Secretary of the Navy may, in accordance with 
     section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into a 
     multiyear procurement contract to procure the Marine Corps 
     Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement.

     SEC. 124. ANNUAL GAO REVIEW OF F/A-18E/F AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       (a) Review and Report Required.--Not later than June 15 of 
     each year, the Comptroller General shall review the F/A-18E/F 
     aircraft program and submit to Congress a report on the 
     results of the review. The Comptroller General shall submit 
     to Congress with each such report a certification as to 
     whether the Comptroller General has had access to sufficient 
     information to make informed judgments on the matters covered 
     by the report.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report submitted on the program 
     each year shall include the following:
       (1) The extent to which engineering and manufacturing 
     development and operational test and evaluation under the 
     program are meeting the goals established for engineering and 
     manufacturing development and operational test and evaluation 
     under the program, including the performance, cost, and 
     schedule goals.
       (2) The status of modifications expected to have a 
     significant effect on the cost or performance of the F/A-18E/
     F aircraft.
       (c) Duration of Requirement.--No report is required under 
     this section after the full-rate production contract is 
     awarded under the program.
       (d) Requirement to Support Annual GAO Review.--The 
     Secretary of Defense and the prime contractors under the F/A-
     18E/F program shall timely provide the Comptroller General 
     with such information on the program, including information 
     on program performance, as the Comptroller General considers 
     necessary to carry out this section.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

     SEC. 131. F-22 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       (a) Limitation on Advance Procurement.--(1) Amounts 
     available for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year 
     for the F-22 aircraft program may not be obligated for 
     advance procurement for the six Lot II F-22 aircraft before 
     the applicable date under paragraph (2) or (3).
       (2) The applicable date for the purposes of paragraph (1) 
     is the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits a 
     certification under subsection (b)(1) unless the Secretary 
     submits a report under subsection (b)(2).
       (3) If the Secretary submits a report under subsection 
     (b)(2), the applicable date for the purposes of paragraph (1) 
     is the later of--
       (A) the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the 
     report; or
       (B) the date on which the Director of Operational Test and 
     Evaluation submits the certification required under 
     subsection (c).
       (b) Certification by Secretary of Defense.--(1) Upon the 
     completion of 433 hours of flight testing of F-22 flight test 
     vehicles, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a certification of the 
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     flight testing. A certification is not required under this 
     paragraph if the Secretary submits a report under paragraph 
     (2).
       (2) If the Secretary determines that a number of hours of 
     flight testing of F-22 flight test vehicles less than 433 
     hours provides the Defense Acquisition Board with a 
     sufficient basis for deciding to proceed into production of 
     Lot II F-22 aircraft, the Secretary may submit a report to 
     the congressional defense committees upon the completion of 
     that lesser number of hours of flight testing. A report under 
     this paragraph shall contain the following:
       (A) A certification of the number of hours of flight 
     testing completed.
       (B) The reasons for the Secretary's determination that the 
     lesser number of hours is a sufficient basis for a decision 
     by the board.
       (C) A discussion of the extent to which the Secretary's 
     determination is consistent with each decision made by the 
     Defense Acquisition Board since January 1997 in the case of a 
     major aircraft acquisition program that the amount of flight 
     testing completed for the program was sufficient or not 
     sufficient to justify a decision to proceed into low-rate 
     initial production.
       (D) A determination by the Secretary that it is more 
     financially advantageous for the Department to proceed into 
     production of Lot II F-22 aircraft than to delay production 
     until completion of 433 hours of flight testing, together 
     with the reasons for that determination.
       (c) Certification by the Director of Operational Test and 
     Evaluation.--Upon the completion of 183 hours of the flight 
     testing of F-22 flight test vehicles provided for in the test 
     and evaluation master plan for the F-22 aircraft program, as 
     in effect on October 1, 1997, the Director of Operational 
     Test and Evaluation shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a certification of the completion of that flight 
     testing.

     SEC. 132. C-130J AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       Not later than March 1, 1999, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall review the C-130J aircraft program and submit a report 
     on the program to the congressional defense committees. The 
     report shall include at least the following:
       (1) A discussion of the testing planned and the testing 
     conducted under the program, including--
       (A) the testing schedule intended at the beginning of the 
     program;
       (B) the testing schedule as of when the testing commenced; 
     and
       (C) an explanation of the time taken for the testing.
       (2) The cost and schedule of the program, including--
       (A) whether the Department has exercised or plans to 
     exercise contract options for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 
     and 1999;
       (B) when the Department expects the aircraft to be 
     delivered and how the delivery dates compare to the delivery 
     dates specified in the contract;
       (C) whether the Department expects to make any modification 
     to the negotiated contract price for these aircraft, and the 
     amount and basis for any such modification; and
       (D) whether the Department expects the reported delays and 
     overruns in the development of the aircraft to have any other 
     impact on the cost, schedule, or performance of the aircraft.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 141. CHEMICAL STOCKPILE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM.

       (a) Assistance to State and Local Governments.--Section 
     1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 
     (Public Law 99-145; 50 U.S.C. 1521), is amended by adding at 
     the end of subsection (c) the following:
       ``(4)(A) In coordination with the Secretary of the Army and 
     in accordance with agreements between the Secretary of the 
     Army and the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency, the Director shall carry out a program to provide 
     assistance to State and local governments in developing 
     capabilities to respond to emergencies involving risks to the 
     public health or safety within their jurisdictions that are 
     identified by the Secretary as being risks resulting from--
       ``(i) the storage of lethal chemical agents and munitions 
     referred to in subsection (a) at military installations in 
     the continental United States; or
       ``(ii) the destruction of such agents and munitions at 
     facilities referred to in paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(B) No assistance may be provided under this paragraph 
     after the completion of the destruction of the United States' 
     stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions.
       ``(C) Not later than December 15 of each year, the Director 
     shall transmit a report to Congress on the activities carried 
     out under this paragraph during the fiscal year preceding the 
     fiscal year in which the report is submitted.''.
       (b) Program Funding.--Section 1412(f) of such Act (51 
     U.S.C. 1521(f)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``Identification of Funds.--Funds'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Identification of Funds.--(1) 
     Funds''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Amounts appropriated to the Secretary for the purpose 
     of carrying out subsection (c)(4) shall be promptly made 
     available to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency.''.
       (c) Periodic Reports.--Section 1412(g) of such Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1521(g)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (A) by striking out ``and'' at the end of clause (v);
       (B) by striking out the period at the end of clause (vi) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vii) grants to State and local governments to assist 
     those governments in carrying out functions relating to 
     emergency preparedness and response in accordance with 
     subsection (c)(3).'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) (as amended by 
     paragraph (1)) and subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2)(A) the following new 
     subparagraph (B):
       ``(B) A site-by-site description of actions taken to assist 
     State and local governments (either directly or through the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency) in carrying out 
     functions relating to emergency preparedness and response in 
     accordance with subsection (c)(3).''.

     SEC. 142. ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DESTRUCTION OF 
                   ASSEMBLED CHEMICAL WEAPONS.

       (a) Program Management.--The program manager for the 
     Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment shall continue to 
     manage the development and testing (including demonstration 
     and pilot-scale testing) of technologies for the destruction 
     of lethal chemical munitions that are potential or 
     demonstrated alternatives to the baseline incineration 
     program. In performing such management, the program manager 
     shall act independently of the program manager for Chemical 
     Demilitarization and shall report to the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology.
       (b) Post-Demonstration Activities.--(1) The program manager 
     for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment may carry out 
     those activities necessary to ensure that an alternative 
     technology for the destruction of lethal chemical munitions 
     can be implemented immediately after--
       (A) the technology has been demonstrated to be successful; 
     and
       (B) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Technology has submitted a report on the demonstration to 
     Congress that includes a decision to proceed with the pilot-
     scale facility phase for an alternative technology.
       (2) To prepare for the immediate implementation of any such 
     technology, the program manager may, during fiscal years 1998 
     and 1999, take the following actions:
       (A) Establish program requirements.
       (B) Prepare procurement documentation.
       (C) Develop environmental documentation.
       (D) Identify and prepare to meet public outreach and public 
     participation requirements.
       (E) Prepare to award a contract for the design, 
     construction, and operation of a pilot facility for the 
     technology to the provider team for the technology not later 
     than December 30, 1999.
       (c) Independent Evaluation.--The Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Acquisition and Technology shall provide for an 
     independent evaluation of the cost and schedule of the 
     Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment, which shall be 
     performed and submitted to the Under Secretary not later than 
     September 30, 1999. The evaluation shall be performed by a 
     nongovernmental organization qualified to make such an 
     evaluation.
       (d) Pilot Facilities Contracts.--(1) The Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology shall determine 
     whether to proceed with pilot-scale testing of a technology 
     referred to in paragraph (2) in time to award a contract for 
     the design, construction, and operation of a pilot facility 
     for the technology to the provider team for the technology 
     not later than December 30, 1999. If the Under Secretary 
     determines to proceed with such testing, the Under Secretary 
     shall (exercising the acquisition authority of the Secretary 
     of Defense) so award a contract not later than such date.
       (2) Paragraph (1) applies to an alternative technology for 
     the destruction of lethal chemical munitions, other than 
     incineration, that the Under Secretary--
       (A) certifies in writing to Congress is--
       (i) as safe and cost effective for disposing of assembled 
     chemical munitions as is incineration of such munitions; and
       (ii) is capable of completing the destruction of such 
     munitions on or before the later of the date by which the 
     destruction of the munitions would be completed if 
     incineration were used or the deadline date for completing 
     the destruction of the munitions under the Chemical Weapons 
     Convention; and
       (B) determines as satisfying the Federal and State 
     environmental and safety laws that are applicable to the use 
     of the technology and to the design, construction, and 
     operation of a pilot facility for use of the technology.
       (3) The Under Secretary shall consult with the National 
     Research Council in making determinations and certifications 
     for the purpose of paragraph (2).
       (4) In this subsection, the term ``Chemical Weapons 
     Convention'' means the Convention on the Prohibition of 
     Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical 
     Weapons and on their Destruction, opened for signature on 
     January 13, 1993, together with related annexes and 
     associated documents.
       (e) Plan for Pilot Program.--If the Secretary of Defense 
     proceeds with a pilot program under section 152(f) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 214; 50 U.S.C.

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     1521(f)), the Secretary shall prepare a plan for the pilot 
     program and shall submit to Congress a report on such plan 
     (including information on the cost of, and schedule for, 
     implementing the pilot program).
       (f) Funding.--(1) Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated under section 107, funds shall be available for 
     the program manager for the Assembled Chemical Weapons 
     Assessment for the following:
       (A) Demonstrations of alternative technologies under the 
     Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment.
       (B) Planning and preparation to proceed from demonstration 
     of an alternative technology immediately into the development 
     of a pilot-scale facility for the technology, including 
     planning and preparation for--
       (i) continued development of the technology leading to 
     deployment of the technology for use;
       (ii) satisfaction of requirements for environmental 
     permits;
       (iii) demonstration, testing, and evaluation;
       (iv) initiation of actions to design a pilot plant;
       (v) provision of support at the field office or depot level 
     for deployment of the technology for use; and
       (vi) educational outreach to the public to engender support 
     for the deployment.
       (C) The independent evaluation of cost and schedule 
     required under subsection (c).
       (2) Funds authorized to be appropriated under section 
     107(1) are authorized to be used for awarding contracts in 
     accordance with subsection (d) and for taking any other 
     action authorized in this section.
       (f) Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment'' 
     means the pilot program carried out under section 8065 of the 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997 (section 
     101(b) of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-101; 50 U.S.C. 
     1521 note).

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Management responsibility for Navy mine countermeasures 
              programs.
Sec. 212. Future aircraft carrier transition technologies.
Sec. 213. Manufacturing technology program.
Sec. 214. Sense of Congress on the Defense Science and Technology 
              Program.
Sec. 215. Next Generation Internet Program.
Sec. 216. Crusader self-propelled artillery system program.
Sec. 217. Airborne Laser Program.
Sec. 218. Enhanced Global Positioning System program.

                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

Sec. 231. Sense of Congress on National Missile Defense coverage.
Sec. 232. Limitation on funding for the Medium Extended Air Defense 
              System.
Sec. 233. Limitation on funding for Cooperative Ballistic Missile 
              Defense programs.
Sec. 234. Sense of Congress with respect to Ballistic Missile Defense 
              cooperation with Russia.
Sec. 235. Ballistic Missile Defense program elements.
Sec. 236. Restructuring of acquisition strategy for Theater High-
              Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 241. Extension of authority to carry out certain prototype 
              projects.
Sec. 242. NATO alliance ground surveillance concept definition.
Sec. 243. NATO common-funded Civil Budget.
Sec. 244. Executive agent for cooperative research program of the 
              Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
              Affairs.
Sec. 245. Review of pharmacological interventions for reversing brain 
              injury.
Sec. 246. Pilot program for revitalizing the laboratories and test and 
              evaluation centers of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 247. Chemical warfare defense.
Sec. 248. Landmine alternatives.

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $4,657,012,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $8,305,011,000.
       (3) For the Air Force, $13,918,728,000.
       (4) For Defense-wide activities, $9,127,187,000, of which--
       (A) $249,106,000 is authorized for the activities of the 
     Director, Test and Evaluation; and
       (B) $29,245,000 is authorized for the Director of 
     Operational Test and Evaluation.

     SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH.

       (a) Fiscal Year 1999.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201, $4,179,905,000 shall be 
     available for basic research and applied research projects.
       (b) Basic Research and Applied Research Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term ``basic research and 
     applied research'' means work funded in program elements for 
     defense research and development under Department of Defense 
     category 6.1 or 6.2.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 211. MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NAVY MINE 
                   COUNTERMEASURES PROGRAMS.

       Section 216(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 
     1317, as amended) is amended by striking out ``through 1999'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``through 2003''.

     SEC. 212. FUTURE AIRCRAFT CARRIER TRANSITION TECHNOLOGIES.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under section 
     201(2) for Carrier System Development (program element 
     0603512N), $50,000,000 shall be available only for research, 
     development, test, evaluation, and incorporation into the 
     CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier program of technologies 
     designed to transition to, demonstrate enhanced capabilities 
     for, or mitigate cost and technical risks of, the CV(X) 
     aircraft carrier program.

     SEC. 213. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) Requirements Relating to Competition.--Subsection 
     (d)(1) of section 2525 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(1) Competitive'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``(1)(A) In accordance with the policy stated in 
     section 2374 of this title, competitive''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) For each grant awarded and each contract, cooperative 
     agreement, or other transaction entered into on a cost-share 
     basis under the program, the ratio of contract recipient cost 
     to Government cost shall be determined by competitive 
     procedures. For a project for which the Government receives 
     an offer from only one offeror, the contracting officer shall 
     negotiate the ratio of contract recipient cost to Government 
     cost that represents the best value to the Government.''.
       (b) Requirements Relating to Cost Share Waivers.--
     Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
       (2) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) For any grant awarded or contract, cooperative 
     agreement, or other transaction entered into on a basis other 
     than a cost-sharing basis because of a determination made 
     under subparagraph (A), the transaction file for the project 
     concerned must document the rationale for the determination.
       ``(C) The Secretary of Defense may delegate the authority 
     to make determinations under subparagraph (A) only to the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology or 
     a service acquisition executive, as appropriate.''.
       (c) Cost Share Goal.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (4); and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking out ``At least'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``As a goal, at least'';
       (B) by striking out ``shall'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``should''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary of 
     Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments and upon recommendation of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology, shall establish 
     annual objectives to meet such goal.''.
       (d) Additional Information To Be Included in Five-Year 
     Plan.--Subsection (e)(2) of such section is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(2) The plan shall include the following:
       ``(A) An assessment of the effectiveness of the program.
       ``(B) An assessment of the extent to which the costs of 
     projects are being shared by the following:
       ``(i) Commercial enterprises in the private sector.
       ``(ii) Department of Defense program offices, including 
     weapon system program offices.
       ``(iii) Departments and agencies of the Federal Government 
     outside the Department of Defense.
       ``(iv) Institutions of higher education.
       ``(v) Other institutions not operated for profit.
       ``(vi) Other sources.''.

     SEC. 214. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE DEFENSE SCIENCE AND 
                   TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) Funding Requirements for the Defense Science and 
     Technology Program Budget.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2008, it should be 
     an objective of the Secretary of Defense to increase the 
     budget for the Defense Science and Technology Program for the 
     fiscal year over the budget for that program for the 
     preceding fiscal year by a percent that is at least two 
     percent above the rate of inflation as determined by the 
     Office of Management and Budget.
       (b) Guidelines for the Defense Science and Technology 
     Program.--
       (1) Relationship of defense science and technology program 
     to university research.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
     following should be key objectives of the Defense Science and 
     Technology Program:

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       (A) The sustainment of research capabilities in scientific 
     and engineering disciplines critical to the Department of 
     Defense.
       (B) The education and training of the next generation of 
     scientists and engineers in disciplines that are relevant to 
     future defense systems, particularly through the conduct of 
     basic research.
       (C) The continued support of the Defense Experimental 
     Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and research 
     programs at historically black colleges and universities and 
     minority institutions.
       (2) Relationship of the defense science and technology 
     program to commercial research and technology.--(A) It is the 
     sense of Congress that, in supporting projects within the 
     Defense Science and Technology Program, the Secretary of 
     Defense should attempt to leverage commercial research, 
     technology, products, and processes for the benefit of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (B) It is the sense of Congress that funds made available 
     for projects and programs of the Defense Science and 
     Technology Program should be used only for the benefit of the 
     Department of Defense, which includes--
       (i) the development of technology that has only military 
     applications;
       (ii) the development of militarily useful, commercially 
     viable technology; and
       (iii) the adaptation of commercial technology, products, or 
     processes for military purposes.
       (3) Synergistic management of research and development.--It 
     is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should 
     have the flexibility to allocate a combination of funds 
     available for the Department of Defense for basic and applied 
     research and for advanced development to support any 
     individual project or program within the Defense Science and 
     Technology Program, but such flexibility should not change 
     the allocation of funds in any fiscal year among basic and 
     applied research and advanced development.
       (4) Management of science and technology.--It is the sense 
     of Congress that--
       (A) management and funding for the Defense Science and 
     Technology Program for each military department should 
     receive a level of priority and leadership attention equal to 
     the level received by program acquisition, and the Secretary 
     of each military department should ensure that a senior 
     official in the department holds the appropriate title and 
     responsibility to ensure effective oversight and emphasis on 
     science and technology;
       (B) to ensure an appropriate long-term focus for 
     investments, a sufficient percentage of science and 
     technology funds should be directed toward new technology 
     areas, and annual reviews should be conducted for ongoing 
     research areas to ensure that those funded initiatives are 
     either integrated into acquisition programs or discontinued 
     when appropriate;
       (C) the Secretary of each military department should take 
     appropriate steps to ensure that sufficient numbers of 
     officers and civilian employees in the department hold 
     advanced degrees in technical fields; and
       (D) of particular concern, the Secretary of the Air Force 
     should take appropriate measures to ensure that sufficient 
     numbers of scientists and engineers are maintained to address 
     the technological challenges faced in the areas of air, 
     space, and information technology.
       (c) Study.--
       (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense, in cooperation 
     with the National Research Council of the National Academy of 
     Sciences, shall conduct a study on the technology base of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (2) Matters covered.--The study shall--
       (A) result in recommendations on the minimum requirements 
     for maintaining a technology base that is sufficient, based 
     on both historical developments and future projections, to 
     project superiority in air and space weapons systems and in 
     information technology;
       (B) address the effects on national defense and civilian 
     aerospace industries and information technology of reducing 
     funding below the goal described in subsection (a); and
       (C) result in recommendations on the appropriate levels of 
     staff with baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees, and 
     the optimal ratio of civilian and military staff holding such 
     degrees, to ensure that science and technology functions of 
     the Department of Defense remain vital.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date on 
     which the study required under paragraph (1) is completed, 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     results of the study.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Defense Science and Technology Program'' 
     means basic and applied research and advanced development.
       (2) The term ``basic and applied research'' means work 
     funded in program elements for defense research and 
     development under Department of Defense category 6.1 or 6.2.
       (3) The term ``advanced development'' means work funded in 
     program elements for defense research and development under 
     Department of Defense category 6.3.

     SEC. 215. NEXT GENERATION INTERNET PROGRAM.

       (a) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     under section 201(4), $53,000,000 shall be available for the 
     Next Generation Internet program.
       (b) Limitation.--Notwithstanding the enactment of any other 
     provision of law after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     amounts may be appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation by the Department 
     of Defense for the Next Generation Internet program only 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under section 
     201(4).

     SEC. 216. CRUSADER SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY SYSTEM PROGRAM.

       (a) Limitation.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Army pursuant to section 201(1), not 
     more than $223,000,000 may be obligated for the Crusader 
     self-propelled artillery system program until 30 days after 
     the date on which the Secretary of the Army submits the 
     report required under subsection (b).
       (b) Requirement for Report.--The Secretary of the Army 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the Crusader self-propelled artillery system. The report 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the risks associated with the current 
     Crusader program technology.
       (2) The total requirements for the Crusader system, taking 
     into consideration revisions in force structure resulting 
     from the redesign of heavy and light divisions to achieve a 
     force structure known as the Army After Next.
       (3) The potential for reducing the weight of the Crusader 
     system by as much as 50 percent.
       (4) The potential for using alternative propellants for the 
     artillery projectile for the Crusader system and the effects 
     on the overall program schedule that would result from taking 
     the actions and time necessary to develop mature technologies 
     for alternative propellants.
       (5) An analysis of the costs and benefits of delaying 
     procurement of the Crusader system to avoid affordability 
     issues associated with the current schedule and to allow for 
     maturation of weight and propellant technologies.
       (c) Submission of Report.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     submit the report not later than March 1, 1999.

     SEC. 217. AIRBORNE LASER PROGRAM.

       (a) Assessment of Technical and Operational Aspects.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of the 
     technical and operational aspects of the Airborne Laser 
     Program. In conducting the assessment, the Secretary shall 
     establish an independent team of persons from outside the 
     Department of Defense who are experts in relevant fields to 
     review the technical and operational aspects of the Airborne 
     Laser Program. The team shall assess the following:
       (1) Whether additional ground testing or other forms of 
     data collection should be completed before initial 
     modification of a commercial aircraft to an Airborne Laser 
     configuration.
       (2) The adequacy of exit criteria for the program 
     definition and risk reduction phase of the Airborne Laser 
     Program.
       (3) The adequacy of current Airborne Laser operational 
     concepts.
       (b) Report on Assessment.--Not later than March 15, 1999, 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     assessment. The report shall include the Secretary's findings 
     and any recommendations that the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (c) Funding for Program.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated under section 201(3), $235,219,000 shall be 
     available for the Airborne Laser Program.
       (d) Limitation.--Of the amount made available pursuant to 
     subsection (c), not more than $185,000,000 may be obligated 
     until 30 days after the Secretary submits the report required 
     by subsection (b).

     SEC. 218. ENHANCED GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM PROGRAM.

       (a) Policy on Priority for Development of Enhanced GPS 
     System.--The development of an enhanced Global Positioning 
     System is an urgent national security priority.
       (b) Development Required.--To fulfill the requirements 
     described in section 279(b) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 243) and section 2281 of title 10, United States 
     Code, the Secretary of Defense shall develop an enhanced 
     Global Positioning System in accordance with the priority 
     declared in subsection (a). The enhanced Global Positioning 
     System shall include the following elements:
       (1) An evolved satellite system that includes increased 
     signal power and other improvements such as regional-level 
     directional signal enhancements.
       (2) Enhanced receivers and user equipment that are capable 
     of providing military users with direct access to encrypted 
     Global Positioning System signals.
       (3) To the extent funded by the Secretary of 
     Transportation, additional civil frequencies and other 
     enhancements for civil users.
       (c) Sense of Congress Regarding Funding.--It is the sense 
     of Congress that--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense should ensure that the future-
     years defense program provides for sufficient funding to 
     develop and deploy an enhanced Global Positioning System in 
     accordance with the priority declared in subsection (a); and
       (2) the Secretary of Transportation should provide 
     sufficient funding to support additional civil frequencies 
     for the Global Positioning System and other enhancements of 
     the system for civil users.
       (d) Plan for Development of Enhanced Global Positioning 
     System.--Not later than April 15, 1999, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall

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     submit to Congress a plan for carrying out the requirements 
     of subsection (b).
       (e) Delayed Effective Date for Limitation on Procurement of 
     Systems Not GPS-Equipped.--Section 152(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 
     103-160; 107 Stat. 1578) is amended by striking out ``2000'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``2005''.
       (f) Funding From Authorized Appropriations for Fiscal Year 
     1999.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
     section 201(3), $44,000,000 shall be available to establish 
     and carry out an enhanced Global Positioning System program.

                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

     SEC. 231. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE 
                   COVERAGE.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) any national missile defense system deployed by the 
     United States must provide effective defense against limited, 
     accidental, or unauthorized ballistic missile attack for all 
     50 States; and
       (2) the territories of the United States should be afforded 
     effective protection against ballistic missile attack.

     SEC. 232. LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR THE MEDIUM EXTENDED AIR 
                   DEFENSE SYSTEM.

       None of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for the 
     Ballistic Missile Defense Organization may be obligated for 
     the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) until the 
     Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that the future-
     years defense program includes sufficient programmed funding 
     for that system to complete the design and development phase. 
     If the Secretary does not submit such a certification by 
     January 1, 1999, then (effective as of that date) the funds 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for the Ballistic Missile 
     Defense Organization that are allocated for the MEADS program 
     shall be available to support alternative programmatic and 
     technical approaches to meeting the requirement for mobile 
     theater missile defense that was to be met by the MEADS 
     system.

     SEC. 233. LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR COOPERATIVE BALLISTIC 
                   MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

       Of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for the 
     Russian-American Observational Satellite (RAMOS) program, 
     $5,000,000 may not be obligated until the Secretary of 
     Defense certifies to Congress that the Department of Defense 
     has received detailed information concerning the nature, 
     extent, and military implications of the transfer of 
     ballistic missile technology from Russian sources to Iran.

     SEC. 234. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO BALLISTIC MISSILE 
                   DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA.

       It is the sense of Congress that, as the United States 
     proceeds with efforts to develop defenses against ballistic 
     missile attack, the United States should seek to foster a 
     climate of cooperation with Russia on matters related to 
     ballistic missile defense and that, in particular, the United 
     States and its NATO allies should seek to cooperate with 
     Russia in such areas as early warning of ballistic missile 
     launches.

     SEC. 235. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM ELEMENTS.

       (a) BMD Program Elements.--(1) Chapter 9 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 222 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 223. Ballistic missile defense programs: program 
       elements

       ``(a) Program Elements Specified.--In the budget 
     justification materials submitted to Congress in support of 
     the Department of Defense budget for any fiscal year (as 
     submitted with the budget of the President under section 
     1105(a) of title 31), the amount requested for activities of 
     the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization shall be set forth 
     in accordance with the following program elements:
       ``(1) The Patriot system.
       ``(2) The Navy Area system.
       ``(3) The Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system.
       ``(4) The Navy Theater Wide system.
       ``(5) The Medium Extended Air Defense System.
       ``(6) Joint Theater Missile Defense.
       ``(7) National Missile Defense.
       ``(8) Support Technologies.
       ``(9) Family of Systems Engineering and Integration.
       ``(10) Ballistic Missile Defense Technical Operations.
       ``(11) Threat and Countermeasures.
       ``(12) International Cooperative Programs.
       ``(b) Treatment of Major Defense Acquisition Programs.--
     Amounts requested for Theater Missile Defense and National 
     Missile Defense major defense acquisition programs shall be 
     specified in individual, dedicated program elements, and 
     amounts appropriated for those programs shall be available 
     only for Ballistic Missile Defense activities.
       ``(c) Management and Support.--The amount requested for 
     each program element specified in subsection (a) shall 
     include requests for the amounts necessary for the management 
     and support of the programs, projects, and activities 
     contained in that program element.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     222 the following new item:
``223. Ballistic missile defense programs: program elements.''.
       (b) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Section 251 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 236. RESTRUCTURING OF ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR THEATER 
                   HIGH-ALTITUDE AREA DEFENSE (THAAD) SYSTEM.

       (a) Establishment of Competitive Contractor.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall take appropriate steps to 
     implement technical and price competition for the development 
     and production of the interceptor missile for the Theater 
     High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.
       (2) The Secretary shall take such steps as necessary to 
     ensure that the prime contractor (as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act) for the THAAD system provides the 
     cooperation needed to establish the technical and price 
     competition required in subsection (a).
       (3) The Secretary shall use the authority provided in 
     section 2304(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, to 
     expedite the implementation of paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (4) Of the amount made available under section 201(4) for 
     the THAAD System, $29,600,000 shall be available to establish 
     the technical and price competition required in paragraph 
     (1).
       (b) Cost Sharing Arrangement.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall contractually establish with the THAAD interceptor 
     prime contractor an appropriate arrangement for sharing 
     between the United States and that contractor the costs for 
     flight test failures of the interceptor missile for the THAAD 
     system beginning with the flight test numbered 9.
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ``THAAD 
     interceptor prime contractor'' means the firm that as of May 
     14, 1998, is the prime contractor for the interceptor missile 
     for the Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system.
       (c) Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase for 
     Other Elements of the THAAD System.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may proceed with the milestone approval process for the 
     Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase for the 
     Battle Management and Command, Control, and Communications 
     (BM/C3) element of the THAAD system and for the 
     Ground Based Radar (GBR) element for that system without 
     regard to the stage of development of the interceptor missile 
     for that system.
       (d) Plan for Contingency Capability.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall prepare a plan that would allow for deployment 
     of THAAD missiles and the other elements of the THAAD system 
     referred to in subsection (c) in response to theater 
     ballistic missile threats that evolve before United States 
     military forces are equipped with the objective configuration 
     of those missiles and elements.
       (2) The Secretary shall submit a report on the plan to the 
     congressional defense committees by December 15, 1998.
       (e) Limitation on Entering Engineering and Manufacturing 
     Development Phase.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may not 
     approve the commencement of the Engineering and Manufacturing 
     Development phase for the interceptor missile for the THAAD 
     system until there have been 3 successful tests of that 
     missile.
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a successful test of the 
     interceptor missile of the THAAD system is a body-to-body 
     intercept by that missile of a ballistic missile target.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 241. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
                   PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.

       Section 845(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 
     note) is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2001''.

     SEC. 242. NATO ALLIANCE GROUND SURVEILLANCE CONCEPT 
                   DEFINITION.

       Amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 201 are 
     available for a NATO alliance ground surveillance concept 
     definition that is based on the Joint Surveillance Target 
     Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) Radar Technology Insertion 
     Program (RTIP) sensor of the United States, as follows:
       (1) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     section 201(1), $6,400,000.
       (2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     section 201(3), $3,500,000.

     SEC. 243. NATO COMMON-FUNDED CIVIL BUDGET.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     201(1), $750,000 shall be available for contributions for the 
     common-funded Civil Budget of NATO.

     SEC. 244. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM OF 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Army Medical 
     Research and Materiel Command and the Naval Operational 
     Medicine Institute, shall be the executive agent for the use 
     of funds available from the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(4) for the Cooperative Research 
     Program of the Department of Defense and the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs.

     SEC. 245. REVIEW OF PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR 
                   REVERSING BRAIN INJURY.

       (a) Review and Report Required.--The Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense for Health Affairs shall review research on 
     pharmacological interventions for reversing brain injury and, 
     not later than March 31, 1999, submit a report on the results 
     of the review to Congress.

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       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) The potential for pharmacological interventions for 
     reversing brain injury to reduce mortality and morbidity in 
     cases of head injuries incurred in combat or resulting from 
     exposures to chemical weapons or agents.
       (2) The potential utility of such interventions for the 
     Armed Forces.
       (3) A conclusion regarding whether funding for research on 
     such interventions should be included in the budget for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2000.

     SEC. 246. PILOT PROGRAM FOR REVITALIZING THE LABORATORIES AND 
                   TEST AND EVALUATION CENTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Pilot Program.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may carry 
     out a pilot program to demonstrate improved cooperative 
     relationships with universities and other private sector 
     entities for the performance of research and development 
     functions.
       (2) Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide the director of one science and technology 
     laboratory, and the director of one test and evaluation 
     center, of each military department with authority for the 
     following:
       (A) To explore innovative methods for quickly, efficiently, 
     and fairly entering into cooperative relationships with 
     universities and other private sector entities with respect 
     to the performance of research and development functions.
       (B) To waive any restrictions on the demonstration and 
     implementation of such methods that are not required by law.
       (C) To develop or expand innovative methods of operation 
     that provide more defense research for each dollar of cost, 
     including to carry out such initiatives as focusing on the 
     performance of core functions and adopting more business-like 
     practices.
       (3) In selecting the laboratories and centers for 
     participation in the pilot program, the Secretary shall 
     consider laboratories and centers where innovative management 
     techniques have been demonstrated, particularly as documented 
     under sections 1115 through 1119 of title 31, United States 
     Code, relating to Government agency performance and results.
       (4) The Secretary may carry out the pilot program at each 
     selected laboratory and center for a period of three years 
     beginning not later than March 1, 1999.
       (b) Reports.--(1) Not later than March 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit a report on the 
     implementation of the pilot program to Congress. The report 
     shall include the following:
       (A) Each laboratory and center selected for the pilot 
     program.
       (B) To the extent possible, a description of the innovative 
     concepts that are to be tested at each laboratory or center.
       (C) The criteria to be used for measuring the success of 
     each concept to be tested.
       (2) Promptly after the expiration of the period for 
     participation of a laboratory or center in the pilot program, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a final 
     report on the participation of the laboratory or center in 
     the pilot program. The report shall contain the following:
       (A) A description of the concepts tested.
       (B) The results of the testing.
       (C) The lessons learned.
       (D) Any proposal for legislation that the Secretary 
     recommends on the basis of the experience at the laboratory 
     or center under the pilot program.
       (c) Commendation.--Congress commends the Secretary of 
     Defense for the progress made by the science and technology 
     laboratories and test and evaluation centers of the 
     Department of Defense and encourages the Secretary to take 
     the actions necessary to ensure continued progress for the 
     laboratories and test and evaluation centers in developing 
     cooperative relationships with universities and other private 
     sector entities for the performance of research and 
     development functions.

     SEC. 247. CHEMICAL WARFARE DEFENSE.

       (a) Review and Modification of Policies and Doctrines.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall review the policies and doctrines 
     of the Department of Defense on chemical warfare defense and 
     modify the policies and doctrine as appropriate to achieve 
     the objectives set forth in subsection (b).
       (b) Objectives.--The objectives for the modification of 
     policies and doctrines of the Department of Defense on 
     chemical warfare defense are as follows:
       (1) To provide for adequate protection of personnel from 
     any exposure to a chemical warfare agent (including chronic 
     and low-level exposure to a chemical warfare agent) that 
     would endanger the health of exposed personnel because of the 
     deleterious effects of--
       (A) a single exposure to the agent;
       (B) exposure to the agent concurrently with other dangerous 
     exposures, such as exposures to--
       (i) other potentially toxic substances in the environment, 
     including pesticides, other insect and vermin control agents, 
     and environmental pollutants;
       (ii) low-grade nuclear and electromagnetic radiation 
     present in the environment;
       (iii) preventive medications (that are dangerous when taken 
     concurrently with other dangerous exposures referred to in 
     this paragraph);
       (iv) diesel fuel, jet fuel, and other hydro-carbon based 
     fuels; and
       (v) occupational hazards, including battlefield hazards; 
     and
       (C) repeated exposures to the agent, or some combination of 
     one or more exposures to the agent and other dangerous 
     exposures referred to in subparagraph (B), over time.
       (2) To provide for--
       (A) the prevention of and protection against, and the 
     detection (including confirmation) of, exposures to a 
     chemical warfare agent (whether intentional or inadvertent) 
     at levels that, even if not sufficient to endanger health 
     immediately, are greater than the level that is recognized 
     under Department of Defense policies as being the maximum 
     safe level of exposure to that agent for the general 
     population; and
       (B) the recording, reporting, coordinating, and retaining 
     of information on possible exposures described in 
     subparagraph (A), including the monitoring of the health 
     effects of exposures on humans and animals, environmental 
     effects, and ecological effects, and the documenting and 
     reporting of those effects specifically by location.
       (3) To provide solutions for the concerns and mission 
     requirements that are specifically applicable for one or more 
     of the Armed Forces in a protracted conflict when exposures 
     to chemical agents could be complex, dynamic, and occurring 
     over an extended period.
       (c) Research Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     develop and carry out a plan to establish a research program 
     for determining the effects of exposures to chemical warfare 
     agents of the type described in subsection (b). The research 
     shall be designed to yield results that can guide the 
     Secretary in the evolution of policy and doctrine on 
     exposures to chemical warfare agents and to develop new risk 
     assessment methods and instruments with respect to such 
     exposures. The plan shall state the objectives and scope of 
     the program and include a 5-year funding plan.
       (d) Report.--Not later than May 1, 1999, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives a report on the results of the 
     review under subsection (a) and on the research program 
     developed under subsection (c). The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) Each modification of chemical warfare defense policy 
     and doctrine resulting from the review.
       (2) Any recommended legislation regarding chemical warfare 
     defense.
       (3) The plan for the research program.

     SEC. 248. LANDMINE ALTERNATIVES.

       (a) Availability of Funds.--(1) Of the amounts authorized 
     to be appropriated in section 201, not more than $19,200,000 
     shall be available for activities relating to the 
     identification, adaptation, modification, research, and 
     development of existing and new technologies and concepts 
     that--
       (A) would provide a combat capability that is equivalent to 
     the combat capability provided by non-self destructing anti-
     personnel landmines;
       (B) would provide a combat capability that is equivalent to 
     the combat capability provided by anti-personnel submunitions 
     used in mixed anti-tank mine systems; or
       (C) would provide a combat capability that is equivalent to 
     the combat capability provided by current mixed mine systems.
       (2) Of the amount available under paragraph (1)--
       (A) not more than $17,200,000 shall be made available for 
     activities referred to in subparagraph (A) of that paragraph 
     for the current efforts of the Army referred to as the Non-
     Self Destruct Alternative; and
       (B) not more than $2,000,000 shall be made available for 
     activities referred to in subparagraphs (B) or (C) of that 
     paragraph that relate to anti-personnel submunitions used in 
     mixed mine systems or an alternative for mixed munitions.
       (b) Funding for Research Into Alternatives to Anti-
     Personnel Submunitions Used in Mixed Mine Systems or an 
     Alternative for Mixed Munitions.--The Secretary shall include 
     with the materials submitted to Congress with the budget for 
     fiscal year 2000 under section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code, an explanation of any funds requested to support 
     a search for existing and new technologies and concepts that 
     could provide a combat capability equivalent to the combat 
     capability provided by anti-personnel submunitions used in 
     mixed mine systems or an alternative to mixed munitions.
       (c) Studies.--The Secretary of Defense shall enter into two 
     contracts, each with an appropriate scientific organization--
       (1) to carry out a study on existing and new technologies 
     and concepts referred to in subsection (a); and
       (2) to submit to the Secretary a report on the study, 
     including any recommendations considered appropriate by the 
     scientific organization.
       (d) Report.--Not later than April 1 of 2000 and 2001, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report describing the progress made in 
     identifying technologies and concepts referred to in 
     subsection (a). At the same time the report is submitted, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to such committees copies of the 
     reports (and recommendations, if any) received by the 
     Secretary from the scientific organizations that carried out 
     the studies referred to in subsection (c).

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.

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Sec. 302. Working capital funds.
Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 311. Refurbishment of M1-A1 tanks.
Sec. 312. Operation of prepositioned fleet, National Training Center, 
              Fort Irwin, California.
Sec. 313. Berthing space at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia.
Sec. 314. NATO common-funded military budget.

                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 321. Settlement of claims of foreign governments for environmental 
              cleanup of overseas sites formerly used by the Department 
              of Defense.
Sec. 322. Authority to pay negotiated settlement for environmental 
              cleanup of formerly used defense sites in Canada.
Sec. 323. Removal of underground storage tanks.
Sec. 324. Report regarding polychlorinated biphenyl waste under 
              Department of Defense control overseas.
Sec. 325. Modification of deadline for submittal to Congress of annual 
              reports on environmental activities.
Sec. 326. Submarine solid waste control.
Sec. 327. Arctic Military Environmental Cooperation Program.
Sec. 328. Sense of Congress regarding oil spill prevention training for 
              personnel on board Navy vessels.

               Subtitle D--Information Technology Issues

Sec. 331. Additional information technology responsibilities of Chief 
              Information Officers.
Sec. 332. Defense-wide electronic mall system for supply purchases.
Sec. 333. Priority funding to ensure year 2000 compliance of 
              information technology and national security systems.
Sec. 334. Evaluation of year 2000 compliance as part of training 
              exercises programs.
Sec. 335. Continuity of essential operations at risk of failure because 
              of information technology and national security systems 
              that are not year 2000 compliant.

         Subtitle E--Defense Infrastructure Support Improvement

Sec. 341. Clarification of definition of depot-level maintenance and 
              repair.
Sec. 342. Reporting and analysis requirements before change of 
              commercial and industrial type functions to private 
              sector performance.
Sec. 343. Notifications of determinations of military items as being 
              commercial items for purposes of the exception to 
              requirements regarding core logistics capabilities.
Sec. 344. Oversight of development and implementation of automated 
              identification technology.
Sec. 345. Contractor-operated civil engineering supply stores program.
Sec. 346. Conditions on expansion of functions performed under prime 
              vendor contracts for depot-level maintenance and repair.
Sec. 347. Best commercial inventory practices for management of 
              secondary supply items.
Sec. 348. Personnel reductions in Army Materiel Command.
Sec. 349. Inventory management of in-transit items.
Sec. 350. Review of Defense Automated Printing Service functions.
Sec. 351. Development of plan for establishment of core logistics 
              capabilities for maintenance and repair of C-17 aircraft.

  Subtitle F--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

Sec. 361. Continuation of management and funding of Defense Commissary 
              Agency through the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 362. Expansion of current eligibility of Reserves for commissary 
              benefits.
Sec. 363. Costs payable to the Department of Defense and other Federal 
              agencies for services provided to the Defense Commissary 
              Agency.
Sec. 364. Collection of dishonored checks presented at commissary 
              stores.
Sec. 365. Restrictions on patron access to, and purchases in, overseas 
              commissaries and exchange stores.
Sec. 366. Repeal of requirement for Air Force to sell tobacco products 
              to enlisted personnel.
Sec. 367. Prohibition on consolidation or other organizational changes 
              of Department of Defense retail systems.
Sec. 368. Defense Commissary Agency telecommunications.
Sec. 369. Survey of commissary store patrons regarding satisfaction 
              with commissary store merchandise.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 371. Eligibility requirements for attendance at Department of 
              Defense domestic dependent elementary and secondary 
              schools.
Sec. 372. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
              of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 373. Department of Defense readiness reporting system.
Sec. 374. Specific emphasis of program to investigate fraud, waste, and 
              abuse within Department of Defense.
Sec. 375. Condition for providing financial assistance for support of 
              additional duties assigned to the Army National Guard.
Sec. 376. Demonstration program to improve quality of personal property 
              shipments of members.
Sec. 377. Pilot program for acceptance and use of landing fees charged 
              for use of domestic military airfields by civil aircraft.
Sec. 378. Strategic plan for expansion of distance learning 
              initiatives.
Sec. 379. Public availability of operating agreements between military 
              installations and financial institutions.

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
     activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
     expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 
     maintenance, in amounts as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $17,002,563,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $21,577,702,000.
       (3) For the Marine Corps, $2,528,603,000.
       (4) For the Air Force, $18,690,633,000.
       (5) For Defense-wide activities, $10,550,076,000.
       (6) For the Army Reserve, $1,198,022,000.
       (7) For the Naval Reserve, $920,639,000.
       (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $117,893,000.
       (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,722,796,000.
       (10) For the Army National Guard, $2,564,315,000.
       (11) For the Air National Guard, $3,047,433,000.
       (12) For the Defense Inspector General, $130,764,000.
       (13) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
     Forces, $7,324,000.
       (14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $370,640,000.
       (15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $274,600,000.
       (16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, 
     $372,100,000.
       (17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, 
     $25,091,000.
       (18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 
     Sites, $195,000,000.
       (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
     programs, $50,000,000.
       (20) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, 
     Defense-wide, $725,582,000.
       (21) For the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and 
     Environmental Restoration Trust Fund, $15,000,000.
       (22) For Defense Health Program, $9,617,435,000.
       (23) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, 
     $440,400,000.
       (24) For Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, 
     $746,900,000.

     SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
     activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
     providing capital for working capital and revolving funds in 
     amounts as follows:
       (1) For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,076,571,000.
       (2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $669,566,000.

     SEC. 303. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund 
     the sum of $70,745,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home, including the United States Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home and the Naval Home.

     SEC. 304. TRANSFER FROM NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 
                   TRANSACTION FUND.

       (a) Transfer Authority.--To the extent provided in 
     appropriations Acts, not more than $150,000,000 is authorized 
     to be transferred from the National Defense Stockpile 
     Transaction Fund to operation and maintenance accounts for 
     fiscal year 1999 in amounts as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $50,000,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $50,000,000.
       (3) For the Air Force, $50,000,000.
       (b) Treatment of Transfers.--Amounts transferred under this 
     section--
       (1) shall be merged with, and be available for the same 
     purposes and the same period as, the amounts in the accounts 
     to which transferred; and
       (2) may not be expended for an item that has been denied 
     authorization of appropriations by Congress.
       (c) Relationship to Other Transfer Authority.--The transfer 
     authority provided in this section is in addition to the 
     transfer authority provided in section 1001.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 311. REFURBISHMENT OF M1-A1 TANKS.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(1) for oper

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     ation and maintenance for the Army, $31,000,000 shall be 
     available only for the refurbishment of up to 70 M1-A1 tanks 
     under the AIM-XXI program.

     SEC. 312. OPERATION OF PREPOSITIONED FLEET, NATIONAL TRAINING 
                   CENTER, FORT IRWIN, CALIFORNIA.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army, 
     $60,200,000 shall be available only to pay costs associated 
     with the operation of the prepositioned fleet of equipment 
     during training rotations at the National Training Center, 
     Fort Irwin, California.

     SEC. 313. BERTHING SPACE AT NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, VIRGINIA.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(2) for operation and maintenance for the Navy, 
     $6,000,000 may be available for the purpose of relocating the 
     U.S.S. WISCONSIN, which is currently in a reserve status at 
     the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, to a suitable location 
     in order to increase available berthing space at the 
     shipyard.

     SEC. 314. NATO COMMON-FUNDED MILITARY BUDGET.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army, 
     $227,377,000 shall be available for contributions for the 
     common-funded Military Budget of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization.

                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

     SEC. 321. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS FOR 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP OF OVERSEAS SITES 
                   FORMERLY USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Notice of Negotiations.--The President shall notify 
     Congress before entering into any negotiations for the ex-
     gratia settlement of the claims of a government of another 
     country against the United States for environmental cleanup 
     of sites in that country that were formerly used by the 
     Department of Defense.
       (b) Authorization Required for Use of Funds for Payment of 
     Settlement.--No funds may be used for any payment under an 
     ex-gratia settlement of any claims described in subsection 
     (a) unless the use of the funds for that purpose is 
     specifically authorized by law or international agreement, 
     including a treaty.

     SEC. 322. AUTHORITY TO PAY NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT FOR 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP OF FORMERLY USED DEFENSE 
                   SITES IN CANADA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings with 
     respect to the authorization of payment of settlement with 
     Canada in subsection (b) regarding environmental cleanup at 
     formerly used defense sites in Canada:
       (1) A unique and longstanding national security alliance 
     exists between the United States and Canada.
       (2) The sites covered by the settlement were formerly used 
     by the United States and Canada for their mutual defense.
       (3) There is no formal treaty or international agreement 
     between the United States and Canada regarding the 
     environmental cleanup of the sites.
       (4) Environmental contamination at some of the sites could 
     pose a substantial risk to the health and safety of the 
     United States citizens residing in States near the border 
     between the United States and Canada.
       (5) The United States and Canada reached a negotiated 
     agreement for an ex-gratia reimbursement of Canada in full 
     satisfaction of claims of Canada relating to environmental 
     contamination which agreement was embodied in an exchange of 
     Notes between the Government of the United States and the 
     Government of Canada.
       (6) There is a unique factual basis for authorizing a 
     reimbursement of Canada for environmental cleanup at sites in 
     Canada after the United States departure from such sites.
       (7) The basis for and authorization of such reimbursement 
     does not extend to similar claims by other nations.
       (8) The Government of Canada is committed to spending the 
     entire $100,000,000 of the reimbursement authorized in 
     subsection (b) in the United States, which will benefit 
     United States industry and United States workers.
       (b) Authority To Make Payments.--(1) Subject to subsection 
     (c), the Secretary of Defense may, using funds specified 
     under subsection (d), make a payment described in paragraph 
     (2) for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2008 for 
     purposes of the ex-gratia reimbursement of Canada in full 
     satisfaction of any and all claims asserted against the 
     United States by Canada for environmental cleanup of sites in 
     Canada that were formerly used for the mutual defense of the 
     United States and Canada.
       (2) A payment referred to in paragraph (1) is a payment of 
     $10,000,000, in constant fiscal year 1996 dollars, into the 
     Foreign Military Sales Trust Account for purposes of Canada.
       (c) Condition on Authority For Subsequent Fiscal Years.--A 
     payment may be made under subsection (b) for a fiscal year 
     after fiscal year 1999 only if the Secretary of Defense 
     submits to Congress with the budget for such fiscal year 
     under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, evidence 
     that the cumulative amount expended by the Government of 
     Canada for environmental cleanup activities in Canada during 
     any fiscal years before such fiscal year in which a payment 
     under that subsection was authorized was an amount equal to 
     or greater than the aggregate amount of the payments under 
     that subsection during such fiscal years.
       (d) Source of Funds.--(1) The payment under subsection (b) 
     for fiscal year 1998 shall be made from amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to section 301(5) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1669).
       (2) The payment under subsection (b) for fiscal year 1999 
     shall be made from amounts appropriated pursuant to section 
     301(5).
       (3) For a fiscal year after fiscal year 1999, a payment may 
     be made under subsection (b) from amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations for the 
     Department of Defense for such fiscal year for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-Wide.

     SEC. 323. REMOVAL OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.

       The Secretary of the Army may use funds available pursuant 
     to the authorization of appropriations in section 301(18) 
     (relating to environmental restoration of formerly used 
     defense sites) for the removal of underground storage tanks 
     to the extent that, and in accordance with such criteria as, 
     the Secretary determines appropriate for the use of such 
     funds.

     SEC. 324. REPORT REGARDING POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL WASTE 
                   UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTROL OVERSEAS.

       (a) Report Required.--(1) Not later than March 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the committees specified 
     in paragraph (2) a report on the status of foreign-
     manufactured polychlorinated biphenyl waste. The Secretary 
     shall prepare the report in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the 
     Secretary of State.
       (2) The committees referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
     following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
       (B) The Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
     Commerce, and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Elements of Report.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) The identity of each foreign country from which the 
     Secretary of Defense anticipates that the Department of 
     Defense will need to transport foreign-manufactured 
     polychlorinated biphenyl waste into the customs territory of 
     the United States.
       (2) For each foreign country identified under paragraph 
     (1), an inventory of the type, concentrations, and estimated 
     quantity of foreign-manufactured polychlorinated biphenyl 
     waste involved, the reasons why disposal of the 
     polychlorinated biphenyl waste in the foreign country is not 
     available, the identity of other locations or facilities 
     where disposal of the polychlorinated biphenyl waste in an 
     environmentally sound manner is available, and the 
     availability of alternative technologies and mobile units for 
     polychlorinated biphenyl waste treatment or disposal.
       (3) An accounting of all foreign-manufactured 
     polychlorinated biphenyl waste that exists as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and as of the date of the report.
       (4) An estimate of the volume of foreign-manufactured 
     polychlorinated biphenyl waste that is likely to be generated 
     annually in each of the next five calendar years, and the 
     basis for each such estimate.
       (5) A description of any hazards to human health or the 
     environment posed by foreign-manufactured polychlorinated 
     biphenyl waste.
       (6) A description of any international or domestic legal 
     impediments that the Department has experienced in disposing 
     of foreign-manufactured polychlorinated biphenyl waste in an 
     environmentally sound manner.
       (7) A description of any efforts undertaken by the 
     Department to seek relief from legal impediments to the 
     disposal of foreign-manufactured polychlorinated biphenyl 
     waste, including the relief available pursuant to section 
     6(e) or 22 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
     2605(e), 2621).
       (8) The identity of the possible disposal or treatment 
     facilities in the United States that would be used if 
     foreign-manufactured polychlorinated biphenyl waste were 
     transported into the customs territory of the United States, 
     and the method of disposal or treatment at each such 
     facility.
       (9) A description of Department policy and practice 
     concerning procurement or purchase of foreign-manufactured 
     polychlorinated biphenyls or materials containing foreign-
     manufactured polychlorinated biphenyls.
       (c) Recommendations.--The report shall also include such 
     recommendations as the Secretary of Defense, with the 
     concurrence of the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency and the Secretary of State, considers 
     necessary regarding changes to United States law to allow for 
     the disposal, in an environmentally sound manner, of foreign-
     manufactured polychlorinated biphenyl waste, together with a 
     statement of whether and how such changes would be consistent 
     with international law, including the Basel Convention on the 
     Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and 
     Their Disposal and the Protocol to the Convention on Long-
     Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic 
     Pollutants.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``polychlorinated biphenyl waste'' means--
       (A) polychlorinated biphenyls; and
       (B) materials containing polychlorinated biphenyls;

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     that are ready for disposal.
       (2) The term ``foreign-manufactured polychlorinated 
     biphenyl waste'' means polychlorinated biphenyl waste that is 
     owned by the Department of Defense and situated outside of 
     the United States and that consists of--
       (A) polychlorinated biphenyls; or
       (B) materials containing polychlorinated biphenyls;
     that were manufactured outside of the United States.

     SEC. 325. MODIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS 
                   OF ANNUAL REPORTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES.

       Section 2706 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``not later than 30 days'' each place it appears 
     in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``not later than 45 days''.

     SEC. 326. SUBMARINE SOLID WASTE CONTROL.

       (a) Solid Waste Discharge Requirements.--Subsection (c)(2) 
     of section 3 of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 
     U.S.C. 1902) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(iii) With regard to a submersible, non-plastic garbage 
     that has been compacted and weighted to ensure negative 
     buoyancy.''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking out ``subparagraph 
     (A)(ii)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``clauses (ii) and 
     (iii) of subparagraph (A)''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (e)(3)(A) of that 
     section is amended by striking out ``garbage that contains 
     more than the minimum amount practicable of''.

     SEC. 327. ARCTIC MILITARY ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Activities Under Program.--(1) Subject to paragraph 
     (2), activities under the Arctic Military Environmental 
     Cooperation Program of the Department of Defense shall 
     include cooperative activities on environmental matters in 
     the Arctic region with the military departments and agencies 
     of other countries, including the Russian Federation.
       (2) Activities under the Arctic Military Environmental 
     Cooperation Program may not include any activities for 
     purposes for which funds for Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs have been denied or are prohibited, including the 
     purposes for which funds are prohibited by section 1503 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2732).
       (b) Prior Notice to Congress of Obligation of Funds.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report at least 15 days before the 
     obligation of any funds for the Arctic Military Environmental 
     Cooperation Program. Each such report shall specify--
       (1) the amount of the proposed obligation;
       (2) the activities for which the Secretary plans to 
     obligate such funds; and
       (3) the terms of the implementing agreement between the 
     United States and the foreign government concerning the 
     activity to be undertaken, including the financial and other 
     responsibilities of each government.
       (c) Availability of Fiscal Year 1999 Funds.--(1) Of the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(5), 
     $4,000,000 shall be available for carrying out the Arctic 
     Military Environmental Cooperation Program.
       (2) Amounts available for the Arctic Military Environmental 
     Cooperation Program under paragraph (1) may not be obligated 
     or expended for that Program until 45 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional 
     defense committees a plan for the Program under paragraph 
     (3).
       (3) The plan for the Arctic Military Environmental 
     Cooperation Program under this paragraph shall include the 
     following:
       (A) A statement of the overall goals and objectives of the 
     Program.
       (B) A statement of the proposed activities under the 
     Program and the relationship of such activities to the 
     national security interests of the United States.
       (C) An assessment of the compatibility of the activities 
     set forth under subparagraph (B) with the purposes of the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction programs of the Department of 
     Defense (including with any prohibitions and limitations 
     applicable to such programs).
       (D) An estimate of the funding to be required and requested 
     in future fiscal years for the activities set forth under 
     subparagraph (B).
       (E) A proposed termination date for the Program.

     SEC. 328. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING OIL SPILL PREVENTION 
                   TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL ON BOARD NAVY VESSELS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) There have been six significant oil spills in Puget 
     Sound, Washington, in 1998, five at Puget Sound Naval 
     Shipyard (including three from the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, one 
     from the U.S.S. Carl Vinson, and one from the U.S.S. 
     Sacramento) and one at Naval Station Everett from the U.S.S. 
     Paul F. Foster.
       (2) Navy personnel on board vessels, and not shipyard 
     employees, were primarily responsible for a majority of these 
     oil spills at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
       (3) Oil spills have the potential to damage the local 
     environment, killing microscopic organisms, contributing to 
     air pollution, harming plants and marine animals, and 
     increasing overall pollution levels in Puget Sound.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of the Navy should take immediate action to 
     significantly reduce the risk of vessel oil spills, including 
     the minimization of fuel oil transfers, the assurance of 
     proper training and qualifications of all Naval personnel in 
     occupations that may contribute to or minimize the risk of 
     shipboard oil spills, and the improvement of liaison with 
     local authorities concerning oil spill prevention and 
     response activities.

               Subtitle D--Information Technology Issues

     SEC. 331. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESPONSIBILITIES 
                   OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 131 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2223. Information technology: additional 
       responsibilities of Chief Information Officers

       ``(a) Additional Responsibilities of Chief Information 
     Officer of Department of Defense.--In addition to the 
     responsibilities provided for in chapter 35 of title 44 and 
     in section 5125 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 
     1425), the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
     Defense shall--
       ``(1) review and provide recommendations to the Secretary 
     of Defense on Department of Defense budget requests for 
     information technology and national security systems;
       ``(2) ensure the interoperability of information technology 
     and national security systems throughout the Department of 
     Defense;
       ``(3) ensure that information technology and national 
     security systems standards that will apply throughout the 
     Department of Defense are prescribed; and
       ``(4) provide for the elimination of duplicate information 
     technology and national security systems within and between 
     the military departments and Defense Agencies.
       ``(b) Additional Responsibilities of Chief Information 
     Officer of Military Departments.--In addition to the 
     responsibilities provided for in chapter 35 of title 44 and 
     in section 5125 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 
     1425), the Chief Information Officer of a military 
     department, with respect to the military department 
     concerned, shall--
       ``(1) review budget requests for all information technology 
     and national security systems;
       ``(2) ensure that information technology and national 
     security systems are in compliance with standards of the 
     Government and the Department of Defense;
       ``(3) ensure that information technology and national 
     security systems are interoperable with other relevant 
     information technology and national security systems of the 
     Government and the Department of Defense; and
       ``(4) coordinate with the Joint Staff with respect to 
     information technology and national security systems.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `Chief Information Officer' means the senior 
     official designated by the Secretary of Defense or a 
     Secretary of a military department pursuant to section 3506 
     of title 44.
       ``(2) The term `information technology' has the meaning 
     given that term by section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).
       ``(3) The term `national security system' has the meaning 
     given that term by section 5142 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1452).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``2223. Information technology: additional responsibilities of Chief 
              Information Officers.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 2223 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 332. DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC MALL SYSTEM FOR SUPPLY 
                   PURCHASES.

       (a) Electronic Mall System Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``electronic mall system'' means an electronic system 
     for displaying, ordering, and purchasing supplies and 
     materiel available from sources within the Department of 
     Defense and from the private sector.
       (b) Development and Management.--(1) Using systems and 
     technology available in the Department of Defense as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Electronic 
     Commerce Program Office of the Department of Defense shall 
     develop a single, defense-wide electronic mall system, which 
     shall provide a single, defense-wide electronic point of 
     entry and a single view, access, and ordering capability for 
     all Department of Defense electronic catalogs. The Secretary 
     of each military department and the head of each Defense 
     Agency shall provide to the Joint Electronic Commerce Program 
     Office the necessary and requested data to ensure compliance 
     with this paragraph.
       (2) The Defense Logistics Agency, under the direction of 
     the Joint Electronic Commerce Program Office, shall be 
     responsible for maintaining the defense-wide electronic mall 
     system developed under paragraph (1).
       (c) Role of Chief Information Officer.--The Chief 
     Information Officer of the Department of Defense shall be 
     responsible for--
       (1) overseeing the elimination of duplication and overlap 
     among Department of Defense electronic catalogs; and
       (2) ensuring that such catalogs utilize technologies and 
     formats compliant with the requirements of subsection (b).
       (d) Implementation.--Within 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer shall 
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     provide to the congressional defense committees--
       (1) an inventory of all existing and planned electronic 
     mall systems in the Department of Defense; and
       (2) a schedule for ensuring that each such system is 
     compliant with the requirements of subsection (b).

     SEC. 333. PRIORITY FUNDING TO ENSURE YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE OF 
                   INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY 
                   SYSTEMS.

       (a) Funds for Completion of Year 2000 Conversion.--None of 
     the funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this Act 
     may (except as provided in subsection (b)) be obligated or 
     expended on the development or modernization of any 
     information technology or national security system of the 
     Department of Defense in use by the Department of Defense 
     (whether or not the system is a mission critical system) if 
     the date-related data processing capability of that system 
     does not meet certification level 1a, 1b, or 2 (as prescribed 
     in the April 1997 publication of the Department of Defense 
     entitled ``Year 2000 Management Plan'').
       (b) Exception for Certain Information Technology and 
     National Security Systems.--The limitation in subsection (a) 
     does not apply to an obligation or expenditure for an 
     information technology or national security system that is 
     reported to the Office of the Secretary of Defense by October 
     1, 1998, in accordance with the preparation instructions for 
     the May 1998 Department of Defense quarterly report on the 
     status of year 2000 compliance, if--
       (1) the obligation or expenditure is directly related to 
     ensuring that the reported system achieves year 2000 
     compliance;
       (2) the system is being developed and fielded to replace, 
     before January 1, 2000, a noncompliant system or a system to 
     be terminated in accordance with the May 1998 Department of 
     Defense quarterly report on the status of year 2000 
     compliance; or
       (3) the obligation or expenditure is required for a 
     particular change that is specifically required by law or 
     that is specifically directed by the Secretary of Defense.
       (c) Unallocated Reductions of Funds Not To Apply to Mission 
     Critical Systems.--Funds authorized to be appropriated 
     pursuant to this Act for mission critical systems are not 
     subject to any unallocated reduction of funds made by or 
     otherwise applicable to funds authorized to be appropriated 
     pursuant to this Act.
       (d) Current Services Operations Not Affected.--Subsection 
     (a) does not prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds 
     for current services operations of information technology and 
     national security systems.
       (e) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive 
     subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis with respect to an 
     information technology or national security system if the 
     Secretary provides the congressional defense committees with 
     written notice of the waiver, including the reasons for the 
     waiver and a timeline for the testing and certification of 
     the system as year 2000 compliant.
       (f) Required Report.--(1) Not later than December 1, 1998, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report describing--
       (A) an executable strategy to be used throughout the 
     Department of Defense to test information technology and 
     national security systems for year 2000 compliance (to 
     include functional capability tests and military exercises);
       (B) the plans of the Department of Defense for ensuring 
     that adequate resources (such as testing facilities, tools, 
     and personnel) are available to ensure that all mission 
     critical systems achieve year 2000 compliance; and
       (C) the criteria and process to be used to certify a system 
     as year 2000 compliant.
       (2) The report shall also include--
       (A) an updated list of all mission critical systems; and
       (B) guidelines for developing contingency plans for the 
     functioning of each information technology or national 
     security system in the event of a year 2000 problem in any 
     such system.
       (g) Capability Contingency Plans.--Not later than December 
     30, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall have in place 
     contingency plans to ensure continuity of operations for 
     every critical mission or function of the Department of 
     Defense that is dependent on an information technology or 
     national security system.
       (h) Inspector General Evaluation.--The Inspector General of 
     the Department of Defense shall selectively audit information 
     technology and national security systems certified as year 
     2000 compliant to evaluate the ability of systems to 
     successfully operate during the actual year 2000, including 
     the ability of the systems to access and transmit information 
     from point of origin to point of termination.
       (i) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``information technology'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).
       (2) The term ``national security system'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 5142 of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1452).
       (3) The term ``development or modernization'' has the 
     meaning given that term in paragraph E of section 180203 of 
     the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 
     (DOD 7000.14-R), but does not include any matter covered by 
     subparagraph 3 of that paragraph.
       (4) The term ``current services'' has the meaning given 
     that term in paragraph C of section 180203 of the Department 
     of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DOD 7000.14-R).
       (5) The term ``mission critical system'' means an 
     information technology or national security system that is 
     designated as mission critical in the May 1998 Department of 
     Defense quarterly report on the status of year 2000 
     compliance.

     SEC. 334. EVALUATION OF YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE AS PART OF 
                   TRAINING EXERCISES PROGRAMS.

       (a) Report on Evaluation Plan.--Not later than December 15, 
     1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     plan for the execution of a simulated year 2000 as part of 
     military exercises described in subsection (c) in order to 
     evaluate, in an operational environment, the extent to which 
     information technology and national security systems involved 
     in those exercises will successfully operate during the 
     actual year 2000, including the ability of those systems to 
     access and transmit information from point of origin to point 
     of termination.
       (b) Evaluation of Compliance in Selected Exercises.--In 
     conducting the military exercises described in subsection 
     (c), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that--
       (1) at least 25 of those exercises (referred to in this 
     section as ``year 2000 simulation exercises'') are conducted 
     so as to include a simulated year 2000 in accordance with the 
     plan submitted under subsection (a);
       (2) at least two of those exercises are conducted by the 
     commander of each unified or specified combatant command; and
       (3) all mission critical systems that are expected to be 
     used if the Armed Forces are involved in a conflict in a 
     major theater of war are tested in at least two exercises.
       (c) Covered Military Exercises.--A military exercise 
     referred to in this section is a military exercise conducted 
     by the Department of Defense, during the period beginning on 
     January 1, 1999, and ending on September 30, 1999--
       (1) under the training exercises program known as the 
     ``CJCS Exercise Program'';
       (2) at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, the Army 
     National Training Center, or the Air Force Air Warfare 
     Center; or
       (3) as part of Naval Carrier Group fleet training or Marine 
     Corps Expeditionary Unit training.
       (d) Alternative Testing Method.--In the case of an 
     information technology or national security system for which 
     a simulated year 2000 test as part of a military exercise 
     described in subsection (c) is not feasible or presents undue 
     risk, the Secretary of Defense shall test the system using a 
     functional end-to-end test or through a Defense Major Range 
     and Test Facility Base. The Secretary shall include the plans 
     for these tests in the plan required by subsection (a). Tests 
     under this subsection are in addition to the 25 tests 
     required by subsection (b).
       (e) Authority for Exclusion of Systems Not Capable of 
     Performing Reliably in Year 2000 Simulation.--(1) In carrying 
     out a year 2000 simulation exercise, the Secretary of Defense 
     may exclude a particular information technology or national 
     security system from the year 2000 simulation phase of the 
     exercise if the Secretary determines that the system would be 
     incapable of performing reliably during the year 2000 
     simulation phase of the exercise. In such a case, the system 
     excluded shall be replaced in accordance with the year 2000 
     contingency plan for the system.
       (2) If the Secretary of Defense excludes an information 
     technology or national security system from the year 2000 
     simulation phase of an exercise as provided in paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall notify Congress of that exclusion not 
     later than two weeks before commencing that exercise. The 
     notice shall include a list of each information technology or 
     national security system excluded from the exercise, a 
     description of how the exercise will use the year 2000 
     contingency plan for each such system, and a description of 
     the effect that continued year 2000 noncompliance of each 
     such system would have on military readiness.
       (3) An information technology or national security system 
     with cryptological applications that is not capable of having 
     its internal clock adjusted forward to a simulated later time 
     is exempt from the year 2000 simulation phase of an exercise 
     under this section.
       (f) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than January 30, 
     1999, the Comptroller General shall review the report and 
     plan submitted under subsection (a) and submit to Congress a 
     briefing evaluating the methodology to be used under the plan 
     to simulate the year 2000 and describing the potential 
     information that will be collected as a result of 
     implementation of the plan, the adequacy of the planned 
     tests, and the impact that the plan will have on military 
     readiness.
       (g) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``information technology'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).
       (2) The term ``national security system'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 5142 of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1452).
       (3) The term ``mission critical system'' means an 
     information technology or national security system that is 
     designated as mission critical in the May 1998 Department of 
     Defense quarterly report on the status of year 2000 
     compliance.

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     SEC. 335. CONTINUITY OF ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS AT RISK OF 
                   FAILURE BECAUSE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS THAT ARE NOT YEAR 
                   2000 COMPLIANT.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence 
     shall jointly submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives a report on the plans of the 
     Department of Defense and the intelligence community for 
     ensuring the continuity of performance of essential 
     operations that are at risk of failure because of information 
     technology and national security systems that are not year 
     2000 compliant.
       (b) Content.--The report shall contain, at a minimum, the 
     following:
       (1) A prioritization of mission critical systems to ensure 
     that the most critical systems have the highest priority for 
     efforts to reprogram information technology and national 
     security systems to be year 2000 compliant.
       (2) A discussion of the private and other public 
     information and support systems relied on by the national 
     security community, including the intelligence community, and 
     the efforts under way to ensure that those systems are year 
     2000 compliant.
       (3) The efforts under way to repair the underlying 
     operating systems and infrastructure.
       (4) The plans for comprehensive testing of Department of 
     Defense systems, including simulated operational tests in 
     mission areas.
       (5) A comprehensive contingency plan, for the entire 
     national security community, which provides for resolving 
     emergencies resulting from a system that is not year 2000 
     compliant and includes provision for the creation of crisis 
     action teams for use in resolving such emergencies.
       (6) A discussion of the efforts undertaken to ensure the 
     continued reliability of service on the systems used by the 
     President and other leaders of the United States for 
     communicating with the leaders of other nations.
       (7) A discussion of the vulnerability of allied armed 
     forces to the failure of systems that are not, or have 
     critical components that are not, year 2000 compliant, 
     together with an assessment of the potential problems for 
     interoperability among the Armed Forces of the United States 
     and allied armed forces because of the potential for failure 
     of such systems.
       (8) An estimate of the total cost of making information 
     technology and national security systems of the Department of 
     Defense and the intelligence community year 2000 compliant.
       (9) The countries that have critical computer-based systems 
     any disruption of which, due to not being year 2000 
     compliant, would cause a significant potential national 
     security risk to the United States.
       (10) A discussion of the cooperative arrangements between 
     the United States and other nations to assist those nations 
     in identifying and correcting (to the extent necessary to 
     meet national security interests of the United States) any 
     problems in their communications and strategic systems, or 
     other systems identified by the Secretary of Defense, that 
     make the systems not year 2000 compliant.
       (11) A discussion of the threat posed to the national 
     security interests of the United States from any potential 
     failure of strategic systems of foreign countries that are 
     not year 2000 compliant.
       (c) International Cooperative Arrangements.--The Secretary 
     of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
     may enter into a cooperative arrangement with a 
     representative of any foreign government to provide for the 
     United States to assist the foreign government in identifying 
     and correcting (to the extent necessary to meet national 
     security interests of the United States) any problems in 
     communications, strategic, or other systems of that foreign 
     government that render the systems not year 2000 compliant.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``year 2000 compliant'', with respect to an 
     information technology or national security system of the 
     United States or a computer-based system of a foreign 
     government, means that the system correctly recognizes dates 
     in years after 1999 as being dates after 1999 for the 
     purposes of system functions for which the correct date is 
     relevant to the performance of the functions, consistent with 
     certification level 1a, 1b, or 2 (as prescribed in the April 
     1997 publication of the Department of Defense entitled ``Year 
     2000 Management Plan'').
       (2) The term `information technology' has the meaning given 
     that term by section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 
     (40 U.S.C. 1401).
       (3) The term `national security system' has the meaning 
     given that term by section 5142 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1452).

         Subtitle E--Defense Infrastructure Support Improvement

     SEC. 341. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF DEPOT-LEVEL 
                   MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.

       Section 2460(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence the following: ``or the location at which the 
     maintenance or repair is performed''.

     SEC. 342. REPORTING AND ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS BEFORE CHANGE 
                   OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL TYPE FUNCTIONS TO 
                   PRIVATE SECTOR PERFORMANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 2461 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (g) as subsections 
     (g) and (h), respectively, and transferring subsection (g), 
     as so redesignated, to appear after subsection (f); and
       (2) by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following new subsections:
       ``(a) Reporting and Analysis Requirements as Precondition 
     to Change in Performance.--A commercial or industrial type 
     function of the Department of Defense that, as of October 1, 
     1980, was being performed by Department of Defense civilian 
     employees may not be changed to performance by the private 
     sector until the Secretary of Defense fully complies with the 
     reporting and analysis requirements specified in subsections 
     (b) and (c).
       ``(b) Notification and Elements of Analysis.--(1) Before 
     commencing to analyze a commercial or industrial type 
     function described in subsection (a) for possible change to 
     performance by the private sector, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing the following:
       ``(A) The function to be analyzed for possible change.
       ``(B) The location at which the function is performed by 
     Department of Defense civilian employees.
       ``(C) The number of civilian employee positions potentially 
     affected.
       ``(D) The anticipated length and cost of the analysis.
       ``(E) A certification that a proposed performance of the 
     commercial or industrial type function by persons who are not 
     civilian employees of the Department of Defense is not a 
     result of a decision by an official of a military department 
     or Defense Agency to impose predetermined constraints or 
     limitations on such employees in terms of man years, end 
     strengths, full-time equivalent positions, or maximum number 
     of employees.
       ``(2) The duty to prepare a report under paragraph (1) may 
     be delegated. A report prepared below the major command or 
     claimant level of a military department, or below the 
     equivalent level in a Defense Agency, pursuant to any such 
     delegation shall be reviewed at the major command, claimant 
     level, or equivalent level, as the case may be, before 
     submission to Congress.
       ``(3) An analysis of a commercial or industrial type 
     function for possible change to performance by the private 
     sector shall include the following:
       ``(A) An examination of the cost of performance of the 
     function by Department of Defense civilian employees and by 
     one or more private contractors to demonstrate whether change 
     to performance by the private sector will result in savings 
     to the Government over the life of the contract, including in 
     the examination the following:
       ``(i) The cost to the Government, estimated by the 
     Secretary of Defense (based on offers received), for 
     performance of the function by the private sector.
       ``(ii) The estimated cost to the Government of Department 
     of Defense civilian employees performing the function.
       ``(iii) In addition to the costs referred to in clause (i), 
     an estimate of all other costs and expenditures that the 
     Government would incur because of the award of such a 
     contract.
       ``(B) An examination of the potential economic effect of 
     performance of the function by the private sector on the 
     following:
       ``(i) Employees of the Department of Defense who would be 
     affected by such a change in performance.
       ``(ii) The local community and the Government, if more than 
     75 employees of the Department of Defense perform the 
     function.
       ``(C) An examination of the effect of performance of the 
     function by the private sector on the military mission 
     associated with the performance of the function.
       ``(4)(A) A representative individual or entity at a 
     facility where a commercial or industrial type function is 
     analyzed for possible change in performance may submit to the 
     Secretary of Defense an objection to the analysis on the 
     grounds that the report required by paragraph (1) has not 
     been submitted or that the certification required by 
     paragraph (1)(E) is not included in the report submitted as a 
     condition for the analysis. The objection shall be in writing 
     and shall be submitted within 90 days after the following 
     date:
       ``(i) In the case of a failure to submit the report when 
     required, the date on which the representative individual or 
     an official of the representative entity authorized to pose 
     the objection first knew or should have known of that 
     failure.
       ``(ii) In the case of a failure to include the 
     certification in a submitted report, the date on which the 
     report was submitted to Congress.
       ``(B) If the Secretary determines that the report required 
     by paragraph (1) was not submitted or that the required 
     certification was not included in the submitted report, the 
     commercial or industrial type function covered by the 
     analysis to which objected may not be the subject of a 
     solicitation of offers for, or award of, a contract until, 
     respectively, the report is submitted or a report containing 
     the certification in full compliance with the certification 
     requirement is submitted.
       ``(c) Notification of Decision.--(1) If, as a result of the 
     completion of the examinations under subsection (b)(3), a 
     decision is made to

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     change the commercial or industrial type function that was 
     the subject of the analysis to performance by the private 
     sector, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report describing that decision. The report shall contain the 
     following:
       ``(A) An indication that the examinations required under 
     subsection (b)(3) have been completed.
       ``(B) The Secretary's certification that the Government 
     calculation of the cost of performance of the function by 
     Department of Defense civilian employees is based on an 
     estimate of the most cost effective manner for performance of 
     the function by Department of Defense civilian employees.
       ``(C) The Secretary's certification that the examination 
     required by subsection (b)(3)(A) as part of the analysis 
     demonstrates that the performance of the function by the 
     private sector will result in savings to the Government over 
     the life of the contract.
       ``(D) The Secretary's certification that the entire 
     analysis is available for examination.
       ``(E) A schedule for completing the change to performance 
     of the function by the private sector.
       ``(2) The change of the function to contractor performance 
     may not begin until after the submission of the report 
     required by this subsection.''.
       (b) Definition of Small Function for Waiver Purposes.--
     Subsection (d) of section 2461 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out ``20'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``50''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Subsections (d) and (e) of 
     section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, are amended by 
     inserting ``and subsection (g)'' after ``Subsections (a) 
     through (c)''.
       (2) Subsections (e)(2) and (f)(1) of such section are 
     amended by striking out ``converted'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``changed''.
       (3) Subsection (f)(2) of such section is amended by 
     striking out ``conversion'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``change''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     but the amendments shall not apply with respect to a 
     conversion of a function of the Department of Defense to 
     performance by a private contractor concerning which the 
     Secretary of Defense provided to Congress, before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, a notification under paragraph (1) 
     of section 2461(a) of title 10, United States Code, as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 343. NOTIFICATIONS OF DETERMINATIONS OF MILITARY ITEMS 
                   AS BEING COMMERCIAL ITEMS FOR PURPOSES OF THE 
                   EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENTS REGARDING CORE 
                   LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES.

       (a) Requirement.--Section 2464 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Notification of Determinations Regarding Certain 
     Commercial Items.--The first time that a weapon system or 
     other item of military equipment described in subsection 
     (a)(3) is determined to be a commercial item for the purposes 
     of the exception contained in that subsection, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to Congress a notification of the 
     determination, together with the justification for the 
     determination. The justification for the determination shall 
     include, at a minimum, the following:
       ``(1) The estimated percentage of commonality of parts of 
     the version of the item that is sold or leased in the 
     commercial marketplace and the Government's version of the 
     item.
       ``(2) The value of any unique support and test equipment 
     and tools that are necessary to support the military 
     requirements if the item were maintained by the Government.
       ``(3) A comparison of the estimated life cycle logistics 
     support costs that would be incurred by the Government if the 
     item were maintained by the private sector with the estimated 
     life cycle logistics support costs that would be incurred by 
     the Government if the item were maintained by the 
     Government.''.
       (b) Applicability.--Subsection (c) of section 2464 of title 
     10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall 
     apply with respect to determinations made after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 344. OVERSIGHT OF DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 
                   AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``automated identification technology 
     program'' means a program in the Department of Defense, 
     including any pilot program, employing one or more of the 
     following technologies:
       (A) Magnetic stripe.
       (B) Bar codes, both linear and two-dimensional (including 
     matrix symbologies).
       (C) Smart Card.
       (D) Optical memory.
       (E) Personal computer memory card international association 
     carriers.
       (F) Any other established or emerging automated 
     identification technology, including biometrics and radio 
     frequency identification.
       (2) The term ``Smart Card'' means a credit card size device 
     that contains one or more integrated-circuits.
       (b) Establishment of Automated Identification Technology 
     Office.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish an 
     Automated Identification Technology Office within the 
     Department of Defense that shall be responsible for--
       (A) overseeing the development and implementation of all 
     automated identification technology programs in the 
     Department; and
       (B) coordinating automated identification technology 
     programs with the Joint Staff, the Secretaries of the 
     military departments, and the directors of the Defense 
     Agencies.
       (2) After the date of the enactment of this Act, funds 
     appropriated for the Department of Defense may not be 
     obligated for an automated identification technology program 
     unless the program has been reviewed and approved by the 
     Automated Identification Technology Office. Pending the 
     establishment of the Automated Identification Technology 
     Office, the review and approval of a program by the Smartcard 
     Technology Office of the Defense Human Resources Field 
     Activity of the Department of Defense shall be sufficient to 
     satisfy the requirements of this paragraph even if the 
     approval was given before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (3) As part of its oversight responsibilities, the 
     Automated Identification Technology Office shall establish 
     standards designed--
       (A) to ensure the compatibility and interoperability of 
     automated identification technology programs in the 
     Department of Defense; and
       (B) to identify and terminate redundant, infeasible, or 
     uneconomical automated identification technology programs.
       (c) Funding for Increased Use of Smart Cards.--(1) Of the 
     funds available for the Navy for fiscal year 1999 for 
     operation and maintenance, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
     allocate sufficient amounts, up to $25,000,000, for the 
     purpose of making significant progress toward ensuring that 
     Smart Cards with a multi-application, multi-technology 
     automated reading capability are issued and used throughout 
     the Navy and the Marine Corps for purposes for which Smart 
     Cards are suitable.
       (2) Not later than June 30, 1999, the Secretary of the Navy 
     shall equip with Smart Card technology at least one carrier 
     battle group, one carrier air wing, and one amphibious 
     readiness group (including the Marine Corps units embarked on 
     the vessels of such battle and readiness groups) in each of 
     the United States Atlantic Command and the United States 
     Pacific Command.
       (3) None of the funds appropriated pursuant to any 
     authorization of appropriations in this Act may be expended 
     after June 30, 1999, for the procurement of the Joint 
     Uniformed Services Identification card for members of the 
     Navy or the Marine Corps or for the issuance of such card to 
     such members, until the Secretary of the Navy certifies in 
     writing to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives that the Secretary has completed the issuance 
     of Smart Cards in accordance with paragraph (2).
       (d) Defense-Wide Plan.--Not later than March 31, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a plan for the use of Smart Card 
     technology by each military department. The Secretary shall 
     include in the plan an estimate of the costs of the plan, the 
     savings to be derived from carrying out the plan, and a 
     description of the ways in which the Department of Defense 
     will review and revise business practices to take advantage 
     of Smart Card technology.

     SEC. 345. CONTRACTOR-OPERATED CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPLY STORES 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``contractor-operated civil engineering supply 
     store'' means a Government-owned facility that, as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, is operated by a 
     contractor under the contractor-operated civil engineering 
     supply store program of the Department of the Air Force 
     (known as the ``COCESS program'') for the purpose of--
       (A) maintaining inventories of civil engineering supplies 
     on behalf of a military department; and
       (B) furnishing such supplies to the department as needed.
       (2) The term ``civil engineering supplies'' means parts and 
     supplies needed for the repair and maintenance of military 
     installations.
       (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) In 1970, the Strategic Air Command of the Air Force 
     began to use contractor-operated civil engineering supply 
     stores to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of 
     materials management and relieve the Air Force from having to 
     maintain large inventories of civil engineering supplies.
       (2) Contractor-operated civil engineering supply stores are 
     designed to support the civil engineering and public works 
     efforts of the Armed Forces through the provision of quality 
     civil engineering supplies at competitive prices and within a 
     reasonable period of time.
       (3) Through the use of a contractor-operated civil 
     engineering supply store, a guaranteed inventory level of 
     civil engineering supplies is maintained at a military 
     installation, which ensures that urgently needed civil 
     engineering supplies are available on site.
       (4) The contractor operating the contractor-operated civil 
     engineering supply store is an independent business 
     organization whose customer is a military department and the 
     Armed Forces and who is subject to all the rules of private 
     business and the regulations of the Government.
       (5) The use of contractor-operated civil engineering supply 
     stores ensures the best price and best buy for the 
     Government.

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       (6) Ninety-five percent of the cost savings realized 
     through the use of contractor-operated civil engineering 
     supply stores is due to savings in the cost of actually 
     procuring supplies.
       (7) In the past 30 years, private contractors have never 
     lost a cost comparison conducted pursuant to the criteria set 
     forth in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 for 
     the provision of civil engineering supplies to the 
     Government.
       (c) Conditions on Multi-Function Contracts.--A civil 
     engineering supplies function that is performed, as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, by a contractor-operated 
     civil engineering supply store may not be combined with 
     another supply function or any service function, including 
     any base operating support function, for purposes of 
     competition or contracting, until 60 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a report--
       (1) notifying Congress of the proposed combined competition 
     or contract; and
       (2) explaining why a combined competition or contract is 
     the best method by which to achieve cost savings and 
     efficiencies to the Government.
       (d) GAO Reviews.--Not later than 50 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary of Defense submits a report to Congress 
     under subsection (c), the Comptroller General shall review 
     the report and submit to Congress a briefing regarding 
     whether the cost savings and efficiencies identified in the 
     report are achievable.
       (e) Relationship to Other Laws.--If a civil engineering 
     supplies function covered by subsection (c) is proposed for 
     combination with a supply or service function that is subject 
     to the study and reporting requirements of section 2461 of 
     title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may 
     include the report required under subsection (c) as part of 
     the report under such section.

     SEC. 346. CONDITIONS ON EXPANSION OF FUNCTIONS PERFORMED 
                   UNDER PRIME VENDOR CONTRACTS FOR DEPOT-LEVEL 
                   MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.

       (a) Conditions on Expanded Use.--The Secretary of Defense 
     or the Secretary of a military department, as the case may 
     be, may not enter into a prime vendor contract for depot-
     level maintenance and repair of a weapon system or other 
     military equipment described in section 2464(a)(3) of title 
     10, United States Code, before the end of the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits to 
     Congress a report, specific to the proposed contract, that--
       (1) describes the competitive procedures to be used to 
     award the prime vendor contract; and
       (2) contains an analysis of costs and benefits that 
     demonstrates that use of the prime vendor contract will 
     result in savings to the Government over the life of the 
     contract.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``prime vendor contract'' means an innovative 
     contract that gives a defense contractor the responsibility 
     to manage, store, and distribute inventory, manage and 
     provide services, or manage and perform research, on behalf 
     of the Department of Defense on a frequent, regular basis, 
     for users within the Department on request. The term includes 
     contracts commonly referred to as prime vendor support 
     contracts, flexible sustainment contracts, and direct vendor 
     delivery contracts.
       (2) The term ``depot-level maintenance and repair'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 2460 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (c) Relationship to Other Laws.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to exempt a prime vendor contract from the 
     requirements of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, 
     or any other provision of chapter 146 of such title.

     SEC. 347. BEST COMMERCIAL INVENTORY PRACTICES FOR MANAGEMENT 
                   OF SECONDARY SUPPLY ITEMS.

       (a) Development and Submission of Schedule.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of each military department shall submit to 
     Congress a schedule for implementing within the military 
     department, for secondary supply items managed by that 
     military department, inventory practices identified by the 
     Secretary as being the best commercial inventory practices 
     for the acquisition and distribution of such supply items 
     consistent with military requirements. The schedule shall 
     provide for the implementation of such practices to be 
     completed not later than five years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``best commercial inventory practice'' includes cellular 
     repair processes, use of third-party logistics providers, and 
     any other practice that the Secretary of the military 
     department determines will enable the military department to 
     reduce inventory levels while improving the responsiveness of 
     the supply system to user needs.
       (c) GAO Reports on Military Department and Defense 
     Logistics Agency Schedules.--(1) Not later than 240 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the 
     extent to which the Secretary of each military department has 
     complied with the requirements of this section.
       (2) Not later than 18 months after the date on which the 
     Director of the Defense Logistics Agency submits to Congress 
     a schedule for implementing best commercial inventory 
     practices under section 395 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1718; 10 U.S.C. 2458 note), the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to Congress an evaluation of the extent to which 
     best commercial inventory practices are being implemented in 
     the Defense Logistics Agency in accordance with that 
     schedule.

     SEC. 348. PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS IN ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND.

       Not later than March 31, 1999, the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     concerning--
       (1) the effect that the quadrennial defense review's 
     proposed personnel reductions in the Army Materiel Command 
     will have on workload and readiness if implemented; and
       (2) the projected cost savings from such reductions and the 
     manner in which such savings are expected to be achieved.

     SEC. 349. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT OF IN-TRANSIT ITEMS.

       (a) Requirement for Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1999, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     comprehensive plan to ensure visibility over all in-transit 
     end items and secondary items.
       (b) End Items.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
     address the specific mechanisms to be used to enable the 
     Department of Defense to identify at any time the quantity 
     and location of all end items.
       (c) Secondary Items.--The plan required by subsection (a) 
     shall address the following problems with Department of 
     Defense management of inventories of in-transit secondary 
     items:
       (1) The vulnerability of in-transit secondary items to loss 
     through fraud, waste, and abuse.
       (2) Loss of oversight of in-transit secondary items, 
     including any loss of oversight when items are being 
     transported by commercial carriers.
       (3) Loss of accountability for in-transit secondary items 
     due to either a delay of delivery of the items or a lack of 
     notification of a delivery of the items.
       (d) Content of Plan.--The plan shall include for subsection 
     (b) and for each of the problems described in subsection (c) 
     the following information:
       (1) The actions to be taken by the Department.
       (2) Statements of objectives.
       (3) Performance measures and schedules.
       (4) An identification of any resources necessary for 
     implementing the required actions, together with an estimate 
     of the annual costs.
       (e) GAO Reviews.--(1) Not later than 60 days after the date 
     on which the Secretary of Defense submits the plan to 
     Congress, the Comptroller General shall review the plan and 
     submit to Congress any comments that the Comptroller General 
     considers appropriate regarding the plan.
       (2) The Comptroller General shall monitor any 
     implementation of the plan and, not later than one year after 
     the date referred to in paragraph (1), submit to Congress an 
     assessment of the extent to which the plan has been 
     implemented.

     SEC. 350. REVIEW OF DEFENSE AUTOMATED PRINTING SERVICE 
                   FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide for a review of the functions of the Defense 
     Automated Printing Service in accordance with this section 
     and shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives the matters required under subsection (f) not 
     later than March 31, 1999.
       (b) Performance by Independent Entity.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall select the General Accounting Office, an 
     experienced entity in the private sector, or any other entity 
     outside the Department of Defense to perform the review under 
     this section. The Comptroller General shall perform the 
     review if the Secretary selects the Comptroller General to do 
     so.
       (c) Consultation.--Regardless of the entity selected by the 
     Secretary under subsection (b) to perform the review, the 
     entity shall perform the review in consultation with persons 
     in the private sector who have expertise and experience in 
     performing in the private sector functions similar to the 
     functions performed by the Defense Automated Printing 
     Service. If such a person obtains any privileged information 
     (as defined by the Secretary of Defense) as a result of 
     participating in the review, the person may not receive a 
     contract, either through the Department of Defense or the 
     Government Printing Office, to provide services for the 
     Department of Defense similar to the functions performed by 
     the Defense Automated Printing Service for a one-year period 
     beginning on the date the report is submitted to the 
     Secretary of Defense under subsection (e).
       (d) Elements of Review.--In performing the review under 
     this section, the entity selected under subsection (b) shall 
     specifically address the following:
       (1) The functions performed by the Defense Automated 
     Printing Service.
       (2) The functions of the Defense Automated Printing Service 
     that are inherently national security functions and, as such, 
     need to be performed within the Department of Defense.
       (3) The functions of the Defense Automated Printing Service 
     that are appropriate for transfer to another appropriate 
     entity to perform, including a private sector entity.
       (4) The appropriate management structure of the Defense 
     Automated Printing Service, the effectiveness of the current 
     structure of the Defense Automated Printing Service in 
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     quirements, and any plans to address any deficiencies in 
     supporting such requirements.
       (5) The current and future requirements of customers of the 
     Defense Automated Printing Service.
       (6) The best business practices that are used by the 
     Defense Automated Printing Service and other best business 
     practices that could be used by the Defense Automated 
     Printing Service.
       (7) Options for maximizing the Defense Automated Printing 
     Service structure and services to provide the most cost 
     effective service to its customers.
       (e) Report on Results of Review.--The entity performing the 
     review under this section shall submit to the Secretary of 
     Defense a report that sets forth the results of the review. 
     In addition to specifically addressing the matters specified 
     in subsection (d), the report shall also include the 
     following:
       (1) A list of all sites where functions of the Defense 
     Automated Printing Service are performed by the Defense 
     Automated Printing Service.
       (2) The total number of the personnel employed by the 
     Defense Automated Printing Service and the locations where 
     the personnel perform the duties as employees.
       (3) For each site identified under paragraph (1), an 
     assessment of each type of equipment at the site.
       (4) The types and explanation of the networking and 
     technology integration linking all of the sites referred to 
     in paragraph (1).
       (5) For each function of the Defense Automated Printing 
     Service determined to be an inherently national security 
     function under subsection (d)(2), a detailed justification 
     for the determination.
       (6) For each function of the Defense Automated Printing 
     Service determined to be appropriate for transfer under 
     subsection (d)(3), a detailed assessment of the costs or 
     savings associated with the transfer.
       (f) Review and Comments of Secretary of Defense.--(1) After 
     reviewing the report submitted under subsection (e), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit the report to Congress. The 
     Secretary shall include with the report the following:
       (1) The Secretary's comments and recommendations regarding 
     the report.
       (2) A plan to transfer to another appropriate entity, or 
     contract with another appropriate entity for, the performance 
     of the functions of the Defense Automated Printing Service 
     that--
       (A) are not identified in the review as being inherently 
     national security functions; and
       (B) the Secretary believes should be transferred or 
     contracted for performance outside the Department of Defense 
     in accordance with law.
       (3) Any recommended legislation and any administrative 
     action that is necessary for transferring or contracting for 
     the performance of the functions.
       (g) Extension of Requirement for Competitive Procurement of 
     Services.--Section 351(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 266), as amended by section 351(a) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201; 110 Stat. 2490) and section 387(a)(1) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1713), is further amended by 
     striking out ``1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``1999''.

     SEC. 351. DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF CORE 
                   LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES FOR MAINTENANCE AND 
                   REPAIR OF C-17 AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Plan Required.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to Congress a plan 
     for the establishment of the core logistics capabilities for 
     the C-17 aircraft consistent with the requirements of section 
     2464 of title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Effect on Existing Contract.--After March 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may not extend the Interim 
     Contract for the C-17 Flexible Sustainment Program before the 
     end of the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the 
     plan required by subsection (a) is received by Congress.
       (c) Comptroller General Review.--During the period 
     specified in subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall 
     review the plan required under subsection (a) and submit to 
     Congress a report evaluating the merits of the plan.

  Subtitle F--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

     SEC. 361. CONTINUATION OF MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING OF DEFENSE 
                   COMMISSARY AGENCY THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE 
                   SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Management and Funding Responsibilities.--Section 192 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Special Rule for Defense Commissary Agency.--
     Notwithstanding the results of any periodic review under 
     subsection (c) with regard to the Defense Commissary Agency, 
     the Secretary of Defense may not transfer to the Secretary of 
     a military department the responsibility to manage and fund 
     the provision of services and supplies provided by the 
     Defense Commissary Agency unless the transfer of the 
     management and funding responsibility is specifically 
     authorized by a law enacted after the date of the enactment 
     of this subsection.''.
       (b) Governing Board.--Section 2482 of such title is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Governing Board.--(1) Notwithstanding section 192(d) 
     of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
     governing board for the commissary system to provide advice 
     to the Secretary regarding the prudent operation of the 
     commissary system and to assist in the overall supervision of 
     the Defense Commissary Agency. The Secretary may authorize 
     the board to have such supervisory authority as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to permit the board to carry out its 
     responsibilities.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall determine the 
     membership of the governing board, which shall include, at a 
     minimum, appropriate representatives from each military 
     department.
       ``(3) The governing board shall be accountable only to the 
     Secretary of Defense and to the civilian officer of the 
     Department of Defense who is assigned the responsibility for 
     the overall supervision of the Defense Commissary Agency 
     pursuant to section 192(a) of this title. The Director of the 
     Defense Commissary Agency shall be accountable to and report 
     to the board.''.

     SEC. 362. EXPANSION OF CURRENT ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVES FOR 
                   COMMISSARY BENEFITS.

       (a) Days of Eligibility for Ready Reserve Members With 50 
     Creditable Points.--Section 1063 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (b); and
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking out ``(1)'';
       (B) by striking out ``12 days of eligibility'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``24 days of eligibility''; and
       (C) by striking out ``(2) Paragraph (1)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``(b) Effect of Compensation or Type of Duty.--
     Subsection (a)''.
       (b) Days of Eligibility for Reserve Retirees Under Age 
     60.--Section 1064 of such title is amended by striking out 
     ``for 12 days each calendar year'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``for 24 days each calendar year''.
       (c) Eligibility of Members of National Guard Serving in 
     Federally Declared Disaster.--Chapter 54 of such title is 
     amended by inserting after section 1063 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1063a. Use of commissary stores and MWR retail 
       facilities: members of National Guard serving in federally 
       declared disaster

       ``(a) Eligibility of Members.--A member of the National 
     Guard who, although not in Federal service, is called or 
     ordered to duty in response to a federally declared disaster 
     shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail 
     facilities during the period of such duty on the same basis 
     as members of the armed forces on active duty.
       ``(b) Eligibility of Dependents.--A dependent of a member 
     of the National Guard who is permitted under subsection (a) 
     to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities shall be 
     permitted to use such stores and facilities, during the same 
     period as the member, on the same basis as dependents of 
     members of the armed forces on active duty.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Federally declared disaster.--The term `federally 
     declared disaster' means a disaster or other situation for 
     which a Presidential declaration of major disaster is issued 
     under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
     and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170).
       ``(2) MWR retail facilities.--The term `MWR retail 
     facilities' has the meaning given that term in section 
     1065(e) of this title.''.
       (d) Section Headings.--(1) The heading of section 1063 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1063. Use of commissary stores: members of Ready 
       Reserve with at least 50 creditable points''.

       (2) The heading of section 1064 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1064. Use of commissary stores: persons qualified for 
       retired pay under chapter 1223 but under age 60''.

       (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 54 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the items relating to sections 1063 and 1064 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following items:
``1063. Use of commissary stores: members of Ready Reserve with at 
              least 50 creditable points.
``1063a. Use of commissary stores and MWR retail facilities: members of 
              National Guard serving in federally declared disaster.
``1064. Use of commissary stores: persons qualified for retired pay 
              under chapter 1223 but under age 60.''.

     SEC. 363. COSTS PAYABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND 
                   OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO 
                   THE DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY.

       (a) Limitation.--Section 2482(b)(1) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``However, the Defense Commissary Agency may not pay for any 
     such service provided by the United States Transportation 
     Command any amount that exceeds the price at which the 
     service could be procured through full and open competition, 
     as such term is defined in section 4(6) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(6)).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to services provided or obtained on 
     or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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     SEC. 364. COLLECTION OF DISHONORED CHECKS PRESENTED AT 
                   COMMISSARY STORES.

       Section 2486 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Collection of Dishonored Checks.--(1) The Secretary 
     of Defense may impose a charge for the collection of a check 
     accepted at a commissary store that is not honored by the 
     financial institution on which the check is drawn. The 
     imposition and amounts of charges shall be consistent with 
     practices of commercial grocery stores regarding dishonored 
     checks.
       ``(2)(A) The following persons are liable to the United 
     States for the amount of a check referred to in paragraph (1) 
     that is returned unpaid to the United States, together with 
     any charge imposed under that paragraph:
       ``(i) The person who presented the check.
       ``(ii) Any person whose status and relationship to the 
     person who presented the check provide the basis for that 
     person's eligibility to make purchases at a commissary store.
       ``(B) Any amount for which a person is liable under 
     subparagraph (A) may be collected by deducting and 
     withholding such amount from any amounts payable to that 
     person by the United States.
       ``(3) Amounts collected as charges imposed under paragraph 
     (1) shall be credited to the commissary trust revolving fund.
       ``(4) Appropriated funds may be used to pay any costs 
     incurred in the collection of checks and charges referred to 
     in paragraph (1). An appropriation account charged a cost 
     under the preceding sentence shall be reimbursed the amount 
     of that cost out of funds in the commissary trust revolving 
     fund.
       ``(5) In this subsection, the term `commissary trust 
     revolving fund' means the trust revolving fund maintained by 
     the Department of Defense for surcharge collections and 
     proceeds of sales of commissary stores.''.

     SEC. 365. RESTRICTIONS ON PATRON ACCESS TO, AND PURCHASES IN, 
                   OVERSEAS COMMISSARIES AND EXCHANGE STORES.

       (a) Authority to Impose Restrictions; Limitations on 
     Authority.--Chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2492. Overseas commissary and exchange stores: access 
       and purchase restrictions

       ``(a) General Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
     establish restrictions on the ability of eligible patrons of 
     commissary and exchange stores located outside of the United 
     States to purchase certain merchandise items (or the quantity 
     of certain merchandise items) otherwise included within an 
     authorized merchandise category if the Secretary determines 
     that such restrictions are necessary to prevent the resale of 
     such merchandise in violation of treaty obligations of the 
     United States or host nation laws (to the extent such laws 
     are not inconsistent with United States laws).
       ``(2) In establishing a quantity or other restriction, the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) may not discriminate among the various categories of 
     eligible patrons of the commissary and exchange system; and
       ``(B) shall ensure that the restriction is consistent with 
     the purpose of the overseas commissary and exchange system to 
     provide reasonable access for eligible patrons to purchase 
     merchandise items made in the United States.
       ``(b) Controlled Item Lists.--For each location outside the 
     United States that is served by the commissary system or the 
     exchange system, the Secretary of Defense may maintain a list 
     of controlled merchandise items, except that, after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, the Secretary may not 
     change the list to add a merchandise item unless, before 
     making the change, the Secretary submits to Congress a notice 
     of the proposed addition and the reasons for the addition of 
     the item.
       ``(c) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress an annual report describing the host nation laws 
     and the treaty obligations of the United States, and the 
     conditions within host nations, that necessitate the use of 
     quantity or other restrictions on purchases in commissary and 
     exchange stores located outside the United States.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:
``2492. Overseas commissary and exchange stores: access and purchase 
              restrictions.''.

     SEC. 366. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR AIR FORCE TO SELL TOBACCO 
                   PRODUCTS TO ENLISTED PERSONNEL.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 9623 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 939 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the item relating to section 9623.

     SEC. 367. PROHIBITION ON CONSOLIDATION OR OTHER 
                   ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   RETAIL SYSTEMS.

       (a) Defense Retail Systems Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``defense retail systems'' means the 
     defense commissary system and exchange stores and other 
     revenue-generating facilities operated by nonappropriated 
     fund activities of the Department of Defense for the morale, 
     welfare, and recreation of members of the Armed Forces.
       (b) Prohibition.--The operation and administration of the 
     defense retail systems may not be consolidated or otherwise 
     merged unless the consolidation or merger is specifically 
     authorized by a law enacted after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (c) Effect on Existing Study.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to prohibit the study of defense retail 
     systems, known as the ``Joint Exchange Due Diligence Study'', 
     which is underway on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     pursuant to a contract awarded by the Department of the Navy 
     on April 21, 1998, except that any recommendation contained 
     in the completed study regarding the operation or 
     administration of the defense retail systems may not be 
     implemented unless implementation of the recommendation is 
     specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 368. DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

       (a) Use of FTS 2000 / 2001.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe in regulations authority for the Defense Commissary 
     Agency to meet its telecommunication requirements by 
     obtaining telecommunication services and related items under 
     the FTS 2000 / 2001 contract.
       (b) Report.--Upon the initiation of telecommunication 
     service for the Defense Commissary Agency under the FTS 2000 
     / 2001 contract, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a notification that the service has been initiated.
       (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``FTS 2000 / 
     2001 contract'' means the contract for the provision of 
     telecommunication services for the Federal Government that 
     was entered into by the Defense Information Technology 
     Contract Organization.

     SEC. 369. SURVEY OF COMMISSARY STORE PATRONS REGARDING 
                   SATISFACTION WITH COMMISSARY STORE MERCHANDISE.

       (a) Patron Survey.--The Secretary of Defense shall enter 
     into a contract with a commercial survey firm to conduct a 
     survey of eligible patrons of the commissary store system to 
     determine patron satisfaction with the merchandise sold in 
     commissary stores, including patron views on product quality, 
     prices, assortment, and such other matters as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       (b) Survey Location.--The survey shall be conducted at not 
     less than three military installations in the United States 
     of each of the Armed Forces (other than the Coast Guard).
       (c) Report on Results.--The survey shall be completed, and 
     the results submitted to the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives, not 
     later than February 28, 1999.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 371. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATTENDANCE AT 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT 
                   ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

       (a) Dependents of Members Residing in Certain Areas.--
     Subsection (a) of section 2164 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by designating the first sentence as paragraph (1);
       (2) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2); 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) (as so 
     designated) the following new sentence: ``If a member of the 
     armed forces is assigned to a remote location or is assigned 
     to an unaccompanied tour of duty, a dependent of the member 
     who resides, on or off a military installation, in a 
     territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States, 
     as authorized by the member's orders, may be enrolled in an 
     educational program provided by the Secretary under this 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Waiver of Five-Year Attendance Limitation.--Subsection 
     (c)(2) of such section is amended by striking out 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(B) At the discretion of the Secretary, a dependent 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) may be enrolled in the 
     program for more than five consecutive school years if the 
     dependent is otherwise qualified for enrollment, space is 
     available in the program, and the Secretary will be 
     reimbursed for the educational services provided. Any such 
     extension shall cover only one school year at a time.''.
       (c) Customs Service Employee Dependents in Puerto Rico.--
     (1) Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) A dependent of a United States Customs Service 
     employee who resides in Puerto Rico, but not on a military 
     installation, may enroll in an educational program provided 
     by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) in Puerto Rico in 
     accordance with the same rules as apply to a dependent of a 
     Federal employee residing in permanent living quarters on a 
     military installation.''.
       (2) Subsection (c)(2) of such section is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a dependent 
     covered by paragraph (1)(B). No requirement under this 
     paragraph for reimbursement for educational services provided 
     for the dependent shall apply with respect to the dependent, 
     except that the Secretary

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     may require the United States Customs Service to reimburse 
     the Secretary for the cost of the educational services 
     provided for the dependent.''.
       (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with 
     respect to academic years beginning on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 372. ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT 
                   BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Continuation of Department of Defense Program for 
     Fiscal Year 1999.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to section 301(5) for operation and 
     maintenance for Defense-wide activities--
       (1) $30,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of 
     providing educational agencies assistance (as defined in 
     subsection (d)(1)) to local educational agencies; and
       (2) $5,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of 
     making educational agencies payments (as defined in 
     subsection (d)(2)) to local educational agencies.
       (b) Notification.--Not later than June 30, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) notify each local educational agency that is eligible 
     for educational agencies assistance for fiscal year 1999 of 
     that agency's eligibility for such assistance and the amount 
     of such assistance for which that agency is eligible; and
       (2) notify each local educational agency that is eligible 
     for an educational agencies payment for fiscal year 1999 of 
     that agency's eligibility for such payment and the amount of 
     the payment for which that agency is eligible.
       (c) Disbursement of Funds.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     disburse funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (a) not later than 30 days after the date on which 
     notification to the eligible local educational agencies is 
     provided pursuant to subsection (b).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``educational agencies assistance'' means 
     assistance authorized under section 386(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
     102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 note).
       (2) The term ``educational agencies payments'' means 
     payments authorized under section 386(d) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
     102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 note).
       (3) The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).

     SEC. 373. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM.

       (a) Establishment of System.--(1) Chapter 2 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 116 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 117. Readiness reporting system: establishment; 
       reporting to congressional committees

       ``(a) Required Readiness Reporting System.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall establish a comprehensive readiness 
     reporting system for the Department of Defense. The readiness 
     reporting system shall measure in an objective, accurate, and 
     timely manner the capability of the armed forces to carry 
     out--
       ``(1) the National Security Strategy prescribed by the 
     President in the most recent annual national security 
     strategy report under section 108 of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a);
       ``(2) the defense planning guidance provided by the 
     Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 113(g) of this 
     title; and
       ``(3) the National Military Strategy prescribed by the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
       ``(b) Readiness Reporting System Characteristics.--In 
     establishing the readiness reporting system, the Secretary 
     shall ensure--
       ``(1) that the readiness reporting system is applied 
     uniformly throughout the Department of Defense;
       ``(2) that information in the readiness reporting system is 
     continually updated, with any change in the overall readiness 
     status of a unit, an element of the training establishment, 
     or an element of defense infrastructure, that is required to 
     be reported as part of the readiness reporting system, being 
     reported within 24 hours of the event necessitating the 
     change in readiness status; and
       ``(3) that sufficient resources are provided to establish 
     and maintain the system so as to allow reporting of changes 
     in readiness status as required by this section.
       ``(c) Capabilities.--The readiness reporting system shall 
     measure such factors relating to readiness as the Secretary 
     prescribes, except that the system shall include the 
     capability to do each of the following:
       ``(1) Measure, on a monthly basis, the capability of units 
     (both as elements of their respective armed force and as 
     elements of joint forces) to conduct their assigned wartime 
     missions.
       ``(2) Measure, on a quarterly basis, the capability of 
     training establishments to provide trained and ready forces 
     for wartime missions.
       ``(3) Measure, on a quarterly basis, the capability of 
     defense installations and facilities and other elements of 
     Department of Defense infrastructure, both in the United 
     States and abroad, to provide appropriate support to forces 
     in the conduct of their wartime missions.
       ``(4) Measure, on a monthly basis, critical warfighting 
     deficiencies in unit capability.
       ``(5) Measure, on a quarterly basis, critical warfighting 
     deficiencies in training establishments and defense 
     infrastructure.
       ``(6) Measure, on a monthly basis, the level of current 
     risk based upon the readiness reporting system relative to 
     the capability of forces to carry out their wartime missions.
       ``(d) Quarterly and Monthly Joint Readiness Reviews.--(1) 
     The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall--
       ``(A) on a quarterly basis, conduct a joint readiness 
     review; and
       ``(B) on a monthly basis, review any changes that have been 
     reported in readiness since the previous joint readiness 
     review.
       ``(2) The Chairman shall incorporate into both the joint 
     readiness review required under paragraph (1)(A) and the 
     monthly review required under paragraph (1)(B) the current 
     information derived from the readiness reporting system and 
     shall assess the capability of the armed forces to execute 
     their wartime missions based upon their posture at the time 
     the review is conducted. The Chairman shall submit to the 
     Secretary of Defense the results of each review under 
     paragraph (1), including the deficiencies in readiness 
     identified during that review.
       ``(e) Submission to Congressional Committees.--The 
     Secretary shall each month submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on National Security and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report in 
     writing containing the results of the most recent joint 
     readiness review or monthly review conducted under subsection 
     (d), including the current information derived from the 
     readiness reporting system. Each such report shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form and may, as the Secretary 
     determines necessary, also be submitted in classified form.
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations to carry out this section. In those regulations, 
     the Secretary shall prescribe the units that are subject to 
     reporting in the readiness reporting system, what type of 
     equipment is subject to such reporting, and the elements of 
     the training establishment and of defense infrastructure that 
     are subject to such reporting.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     116 the following new item:
``117. Readiness reporting system: establishment; reporting to 
              congressional committees.''.
       (b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish and implement the readiness reporting system 
     required by section 117 of title 10, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (a), so as to ensure that the 
     capabilities required by subsection (c) of that section are 
     attained not later than January 15, 2000.
       (c) Implementation Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     setting forth the Secretary's plan for implementation of 
     section 117 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Repeal of Quarterly Readiness Report Requirement.--(1) 
     Effective January 15, 2000, or the date on which the first 
     report of the Secretary of Defense is submitted under section 
     117(e) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), whichever is later, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall cease to submit reports under section 482 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Effective June 1, 2001--
       (A) section 482 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     repealed; and
       (B) the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 23 of 
     such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     that section.

     SEC. 374. SPECIFIC EMPHASIS OF PROGRAM TO INVESTIGATE FRAUD, 
                   WASTE, AND ABUSE WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 392 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
     amended by inserting before the period the following: ``and 
     any fraud, waste, and abuse occurring in connection with 
     overpayments made to vendors by the Department of Defense, 
     including overpayments identified under section 354 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 2461 note)''.

     SEC. 375. CONDITION FOR PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   SUPPORT OF ADDITIONAL DUTIES ASSIGNED TO THE 
                   ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Competitive Source Selection.--Section 113(b) of title 
     32, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Covered Activities.--(1) Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), financial assistance may be provided for the 
     performance of an activity by the Army National Guard under 
     subsection (a) only if--
       ``(A) the activity is carried out in the performance of a 
     responsibility of the Secretary of the Army under paragraph 
     (6), (10), or (11) of section 3013(b) of title 10; and
       ``(B) the Army National Guard was selected to perform the 
     activity under competitive procedures that permit all 
     qualified public-sector and private-sector sources to submit 
     offers and be considered for selection to perform the 
     activity on the basis of the offers.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1)(B) does not apply to an activity that, 
     on the date of the enactment of this subsection, was 
     performed for the Federal Government by employees of the 
     Federal Government or employees of a State.''.

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       (b) Prospective Applicability.--Subsection (b)(1)(B) of 
     section 113 of title 32, United States Code (as added by 
     subsection (a) of this section), does not apply to--
       (1) financial assistance provided under that section before 
     October 1, 1998; or
       (2) financial assistance for an activity that, before May 
     9, 1998, the Secretary of the Army identified in writing as 
     being under consideration for supporting with financial 
     assistance under that section.

     SEC. 376. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF 
                   PERSONAL PROPERTY SHIPMENTS OF MEMBERS.

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``current 
     demonstration program'' means the pilot program to improve 
     the movement of household goods of members of the Armed 
     Forces that is identified in the re-engineering pilot 
     solicitation of the Military Traffic Management Command 
     designated as DAMTO1-97-R-3001.
       (b) Completion of Current Demonstration Program.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall complete the current demonstration 
     program to improve the quality of personal property shipments 
     within the Department of Defense not later than October 1, 
     1999.
       (c) Evaluations of Current and Alternative 
     Demonstrations.--(1) Not later than August 31, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     evaluating the following:
       (A) Whether the current demonstration program, as 
     implemented, meets the goals for the current demonstration 
     program previously agreed upon between the Department of 
     Defense and representatives of private sector entities 
     involved in the transportation of household goods for members 
     of the Armed Forces, as such goals are contained in the 
     report of the Comptroller General designated as report 
     ``NSIAD 97-49''.
       (B) Whether the demonstration program contained in the 
     proposal prepared for the Secretary of Defense by private 
     sector entities involved in the transportation of household 
     goods for members of the Armed Forces as an alternative to 
     the current demonstration program would, if implemented, be 
     likely to meet the goals for the current demonstration 
     program.
       (2) The Secretary shall also submit to Congress interim 
     reports regarding the progress of the current demonstration 
     program not later than January 15, 1999, and April 15, 1999.
       (d) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not exercise 
     any option with respect to the current demonstration program 
     that would have the effect of extending the current 
     demonstration program after October 1, 1999, or otherwise 
     continue the current demonstration program after that date, 
     until the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on 
     which the Secretary submits the report required under 
     subsection (c)(1).

     SEC. 377. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF LANDING 
                   FEES CHARGED FOR USE OF DOMESTIC MILITARY 
                   AIRFIELDS BY CIVIL AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Pilot Program Authorized.--The Secretary of each 
     military department may carry out a pilot program during 
     fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to demonstrate the use of landing 
     fees as a source of funding for the operation and maintenance 
     of airfields of that department. No fee may be charged under 
     the pilot program for a landing after September 30, 2000.
       (b) Uniform Landing Fees.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe the landing fees, which shall be uniform for the 
     military departments, that may be imposed under a pilot 
     program carried out under this section.
       (c) Use of Proceeds.--Amounts received for a fiscal year in 
     payment of landing fees imposed under the pilot program for 
     use of a military airfield shall be credited to the 
     appropriation that is available for that fiscal year for the 
     operation and maintenance of the military airfield, shall be 
     merged with amounts in the appropriation to which credited, 
     and shall be available for that military airfield for the 
     same period and purposes as the appropriation is available.
       (d) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2000, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot 
     programs carried out under this section by the Secretaries of 
     the military departments. The report shall specify the 
     amounts of fees received and retained by each military 
     department under its pilot program as of December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 378. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR EXPANSION OF DISTANCE LEARNING 
                   INITIATIVES.

       (a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     a strategic plan for guiding and expanding distance learning 
     initiatives within the Department of Defense. The plan shall 
     provide for an expansion of such initiatives over five 
     consecutive fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2000.
       (b) Content of Plan.--The strategic plan shall contain, at 
     a minimum, the following:
       (1) A statement of measurable goals and objectives and 
     outcome-related performance indicators (consistent with 
     section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, relating to 
     agency performance plans) for the development and execution 
     of distance learning initiatives throughout the Department of 
     Defense.
       (2) A detailed description of how distance learning 
     initiatives are to be developed and managed within the 
     Department of Defense.
       (3) An assessment of the estimated costs and the benefits 
     associated with developing and maintaining an appropriate 
     infrastructure for distance learning.
       (4) A statement of planned expenditures for the investments 
     necessary to build and maintain that infrastructure.
       (5) A description of the mechanisms that are to be used to 
     supervise the development and coordination of the distance 
     learning initiatives of the Department of Defense.
       (c) Relationship to Existing Initiative.--In developing the 
     strategic plan, the Secretary may take into account the 
     ongoing collaborative effort among the Department of Defense, 
     other Federal agencies, and private industry that is known as 
     the Advanced Distribution Learning initiative. However, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that the strategic plan is 
     specifically focused on the training and education goals and 
     objectives of the Department of Defense.
       (d) Submission to Congress.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit the strategic plan to Congress not later than March 1, 
     1999.

     SEC. 379. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF OPERATING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND FINANCIAL 
                   INSTITUTIONS.

       With respect to an agreement between the commander of a 
     military installation in the United States (or the designee 
     of such an installation commander) and a financial 
     institution that permits, allows, or otherwise authorizes the 
     provision of financial services by the financial institution 
     on the military installation, nothing in the terms or nature 
     of such an agreement shall be construed to exempt the 
     agreement from the provisions of sections 552 and 552a of 
     title 5, United States Code.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent end strength levels.
Sec. 403. Date for submission of annual manpower requirements report.
Sec. 404. Additional exemption from percentage limitation on number of 
              lieutenant generals and vice admirals.
Sec. 405. Extension of authority for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
              Staff to designate up to 12 general and flag officer 
              positions to be excluded from general and flag officer 
              grade limitations.
Sec. 406. Exception for Chief, National Guard Bureau, from limitation 
              on number of officers above major general.
Sec. 407. Limitation on daily average of personnel on active duty in 
              grades E-8 and E-9.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the 
              reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Increase in number of members in certain grades authorized to 
              serve on active duty in support of the reserves.
Sec. 415. Consolidation of strength authorizations for active status 
              Naval Reserve flag officers of the Navy Medical 
              Department Staff Corps.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

     SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.

       The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty 
     personnel as of September 30, 1999, as follows:
       (1) The Army, 480,000.
       (2) The Navy, 372,696.
       (3) The Marine Corps, 172,200.
       (4) The Air Force, 370,882.

     SEC. 402. REVISION IN PERMANENT END STRENGTH LEVELS.

       (a) Revised End Strength Floors.--Subsection (b) of section 
     691 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``495,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``480,000'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``390,802'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``372,696'';
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``174,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``172,200''; and
       (4) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``371,577'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``370,802''.
       (b) Revision to Flexibility Authority for the Army.--
     Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking out ``1 
     percent or, in the case of the Army, by not more than 1.5 
     percent,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``0.5 percent.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 403. DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS 
                   REPORT.

       Section 115a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``, not later than February 15 of each 
     fiscal year,'' in the first sentence; and
       (2) by striking out ``The report shall be in writing and'' 
     in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``The 
     report, which shall be in writing, shall be submitted each 
     year not later than 45 days after the date on which the 
     President submits to Congress the

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     budget for the next fiscal year under section 1105 of title 
     31. The report''.

     SEC. 404. ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION FROM PERCENTAGE LIMITATION ON 
                   NUMBER OF LIEUTENANT GENERALS AND VICE 
                   ADMIRALS.

       Section 525(b)(4)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``six'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``seven''.

     SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT 
                   CHIEFS OF STAFF TO DESIGNATE UP TO 12 GENERAL 
                   AND FLAG OFFICER POSITIONS TO BE EXCLUDED FROM 
                   GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER GRADE LIMITATIONS.

       Section 526(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``October 1, 1998'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``October 1, 2002''.

     SEC. 406. EXCEPTION FOR CHIEF, NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, FROM 
                   LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF OFFICERS ABOVE MAJOR 
                   GENERAL.

       Section 525(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) An officer while serving as Chief of the National 
     Guard Bureau is in addition to the number that would 
     otherwise be permitted for that officer's armed force for 
     officers serving on active duty in grades above major general 
     under paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 407. LIMITATION ON DAILY AVERAGE OF PERSONNEL ON ACTIVE 
                   DUTY IN GRADES E-8 AND E-9.

       (a) Fiscal Year Basis for Application of Limitation.--The 
     first sentence of section 517(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``a calendar year'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``a fiscal year''; and
       (2) by striking out ``January 1 of that year'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the first day of that fiscal 
     year''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

     SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.

       (a) In General.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths 
     for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as 
     of September 30, 1999, as follows:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 357,223.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 208,003.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 90,843.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 40,018.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,992.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 74,243.
       (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,000.
       (b) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may vary an 
     end strength authorized by subsection (a) by not more than 2 
     percent.
       (c) Adjustments.--The end strengths prescribed by 
     subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
     component shall be proportionately reduced by--
       (1) the total authorized strength of units organized to 
     serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component 
     which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end 
     of the fiscal year; and
       (2) the total number of individual members not in units 
     organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
     component who are on active duty (other than for training or 
     for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their 
     consent at the end of the fiscal year.

     Whenever such units or such individual members are released 
     from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength 
     prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of 
     such reserve component shall be proportionately increased by 
     the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total 
     number of such individual members.

     SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN 
                   SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES.

       Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of 
     September 30, 1999, the following number of Reserves to be 
     serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the 
     case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of 
     organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or 
     training the reserve components:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 21,986.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 12,807.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 15,590.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,362.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 10,931.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 992.

     SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL 
                   STATUS).

       The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as 
     of the last day of fiscal year 1999 for the reserve 
     components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding 
     section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall be the 
     following:
       (1) For the Army Reserve, 5,395.
       (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     23,125.
       (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,761.
       (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     22,408.

     SEC. 414. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN CERTAIN GRADES 
                   AUTHORIZED TO SERVE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT 
                   OF THE RESERVES.

       (a) Officers.--The table in section 12011(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Air     Marine
               ``Grade                  Army     Navy    Force    Corps
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major or Lieutenant Commander.......    3,219   1,071     791      140
Lieutenant Colonel or Commander.....    1,524     520     713       90
Colonel or Navy Captain.............      438     188     297     30''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Senior Enlisted Members.--The table in section 12012(a) 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:
       

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Air     Marine
               ``Grade                  Army     Navy    Force    Corps
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-9.................................     623     202      395       20
E-8.................................   2,585     429      997     94''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take efffect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 415. CONSOLIDATION OF STRENGTH AUTHORIZATIONS FOR ACTIVE 
                   STATUS NAVAL RESERVE FLAG OFFICERS OF THE NAVY 
                   MEDICAL DEPARTMENT STAFF CORPS.

       Section 12004(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the table in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking out the item relating to the Medical Corps 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
    ``Medical Department staff corps..............................9''; 
     and
       (B) by striking out the items relating to the Dental Corps, 
     the Nurse Corps, and the Medical Service Corps; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4)(A) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the Medical 
     Department staff corps referred to in the table are as 
     follows:
       ``(i) The Medical Corps.
       ``(ii) The Dental Corps.
       ``(iii) The Nurse Corps.
       ``(iv) The Medical Service Corps.
       ``(B) Each of the Medical Department staff corps is 
     authorized one rear admiral (lower half) within the strength 
     authorization distributed to the Medical Department staff 
     corps under paragraph (1). The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     distribute the remainder of the strength authorization for 
     the Medical Department staff corps under that paragraph among 
     those staff corps as the Secretary determines appropriate to 
     meet the needs of the Navy.''.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 421. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY 
                   PERSONNEL.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense for military personnel for fiscal year 
     1999 a total of $70,592,286,000. The authorization in the 
     preceding sentence supersedes any other authorization of 
     appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for 
     fiscal year 1999.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Codification of eligibility of retired officers and former 
              officers for consideration by special selection boards.
Sec. 502. Involuntary separation pay denied for officer discharged for 
              failure of selection for promotion requested by the 
              officer.
Sec. 503. Streamlined selective retention process for regular officers.
Sec. 504. Permanent applicability of limitations on years of active 
              naval service of Navy limited duty officers in grades of 
              commander and captain.
Sec. 505. Tenure of Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps.
Sec. 506. Grade of Air Force Assistant Surgeon General for Dental 
              Services.
Sec. 507. Review regarding allocation of Naval Reserve Officers' 
              Training Corps scholarships among participating colleges 
              and universities.

                 Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters

Sec. 511. Use of Reserves for emergencies involving weapons of mass 
              destruction.
Sec. 512. Service required for retirement of National Guard officer in 
              higher grade.
Sec. 513. Reduced time-in-grade requirement for reserve general and 
              flag officers involuntarily transferred from active 
              status.
Sec. 514. Active status service requirement for promotion consideration 
              for Army and Air Force reserve component brigadier 
              generals.
Sec. 515. Composition of selective early retirement boards for rear 
              admirals of the Naval Reserve and major generals of the 
              Marine Corps Reserve.
Sec. 516. Authority for temporary waiver for certain Army Reserve 
              officers of baccalaureate degree requirement for 
              promotion of reserve officers.
Sec. 517. Furnishing of burial flags for deceased members and former 
              members of the Selected Reserve.

              Subtitle C--Military Education and Training

Sec. 521. Separate housing for male and female recruits during recruit 
              basic training.
Sec. 522. After-hours privacy for recruits during basic training.
Sec. 523. Sense of the House of Representatives relating to small unit 
              assignments by gender during recruit basic training.

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Sec. 524. Extension of reporting dates for Commission on Military 
              Training and Gender-Related Issues.
Sec. 525. Improved oversight of innovative readiness training.

           Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

Sec. 531. Study of new decorations for injury or death in line of duty.
Sec. 532. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations 
              to certain persons.
Sec. 533. Commendation and commemoration of the Navy and Marine Corps 
              personnel who served in the United States Navy Asiatic 
              Fleet from 1910-1942.
Sec. 534. Appreciation for service during World War I and World War II 
              by members of the Navy assigned on board merchant ships 
              as the Naval Armed Guard Service.
Sec. 535. Sense of Congress regarding the heroism, sacrifice, and 
              service of the military forces of South Vietnam, other 
              nations, and indigenous groups in connection with the 
              United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam conflict.
Sec. 536. Sense of Congress regarding the heroism, sacrifice, and 
              service of former South Vietnamese commandos in 
              connection with United States Armed Forces during the 
              Vietnam conflict.
Sec. 537. Prohibition on members of Armed Forces entering correctional 
              facilities to present decorations to persons who have 
              committed serious violent felonies.

   Subtitle E--Administration of Agencies Responsible for Review and 
                     Correction of Military Records

Sec. 541. Personnel freeze.
Sec. 542. Professional staff.
Sec. 543. Ex parte communications.
Sec. 544. Timeliness standards.
Sec. 545. Scope of correction of military records.

                          Subtitle F--Reports

Sec. 551. Report on personnel retention.
Sec. 552. Report on process for selection of members for service on 
              courts-martial.
Sec. 553. Report on prisoners transferred from United States 
              Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to 
              Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Sec. 554. Review and report regarding the distribution of National 
              Guard full-time support among the States.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 561. Two-year extension of certain force drawdown transition 
              authorities relating to personnel management and 
              benefits.
Sec. 562. Leave without pay for suspended academy cadets and 
              midshipmen.
Sec. 563. Continued eligibility under Voluntary Separation Incentive 
              program for members who involuntarily lose membership in 
              a reserve component.
Sec. 564. Reinstatement of definition of financial institution in 
              authorities for reimbursement of defense personnel for 
              Government errors in direct deposit of pay.
Sec. 565. Increase in maximum amount for College Fund program.
Sec. 566. Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii.
Sec. 567. Military funeral honors for veterans.
Sec. 568. Status in the Naval Reserve of cadets at the Merchant Marine 
              Academy.
Sec. 569. Repeal of restriction on civilian employment of enlisted 
              members.
Sec. 570. Transitional compensation for abused dependent children not 
              residing with the spouse or former spouse of a member 
              convicted of dependent abuse.
Sec. 571. Pilot program for treating GED and home school diploma 
              recipients as high school graduates for determinations of 
              eligibility for enlistment in the Armed Forces.
Sec. 572. Sense of Congress concerning New Parent Support Program and 
              military families.
Sec. 573. Advancement of Benjamin O. Davis, Junior, to grade of general 
              on the retired list of the Air Force.
Sec. 574. Sense of the House of Representatives concerning adherence by 
              civilians in military chain of command to the standard of 
              exemplary conduct required of commanding officers and 
              others in authority in the Armed Forces.

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

     SEC. 501. CODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF RETIRED OFFICERS AND 
                   FORMER OFFICERS FOR CONSIDERATION BY SPECIAL 
                   SELECTION BOARDS.

       (a) Persons Not Considered by Promotion Boards Due to 
     Administrative Error.--Subsection (a) of section 628 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (1) (and the subsection 
     designation at the beginning of that paragraph) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(a) Persons Not Considered by Promotion Boards Due to 
     Administrative Error.--(1) If the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned determines that because of 
     administrative error a person who should have been considered 
     for selection for promotion by a promotion board was not so 
     considered, the Secretary shall convene a special selection 
     board under this subsection to determine whether that person 
     (whether or not then on active duty) should be recommended 
     for promotion.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``the officer as his 
     record'' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the person whose name was referred to it for consideration 
     as that record''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``an officer in a 
     grade'' and all that follows through ``the officer'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``a person whose name was referred 
     to it for consideration for selection for appointment to a 
     grade other than a general officer or flag officer grade, the 
     person''.
       (b) Persons Considered by Promotion Boards in Unfair 
     Manner.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(b) Persons Considered by Promotion Boards in Unfair 
     Manner.--(1) If the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned determines, in the case of a person who was 
     considered for selection for promotion by a promotion board 
     but was not selected, that there was material unfairness with 
     respect to that person, the Secretary may convene a special 
     selection board under this subsection to determine whether 
     that person (whether or not then on active duty) should be 
     recommended for promotion. In order to determine that there 
     was material unfairness, the Secretary must determine that--
       ``(A) the action of the promotion board that considered the 
     person was contrary to law or involved material error of fact 
     or material administrative error; or
       ``(B) the board did not have before it for its 
     consideration material information.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``the officer as his 
     record'' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the person whose name was referred to it for consideration 
     as that record''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking out ``an officer'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``a person''; and
       (B) by striking out ``the officer'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the person''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Subsection (c) of such 
     section is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``Reports of Boards.--'' after ``(c)'';
       (B) by striking out ``officer'' both places it appears in 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``person''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by adding the following new sentence 
     at the end: ``However, in the case of a board convened under 
     this section to consider a warrant officer or former warrant 
     officer, the provisions of sections 576(d) and 576(f) of this 
     title (rather than the provisions of section 617(b) and 618 
     of this title) apply to the report and proceedings of the 
     board in the same manner as they apply to the report and 
     proceedings of a selection board convened under section 573 
     of this title.''.
       (2) Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``Appointment of Persons Selected by 
     Boards.--'' after ``(d)'';
       (B) by striking out ``an officer'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``a person'';
       (C) by striking out ``such officer'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``that person'';
       (D) by striking out ``the next higher grade'' the second 
     place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``that 
     grade''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following: ``However, in the 
     case of a board convened under this section to consider a 
     warrant officer or former warrant officer, if the report of 
     that board, as approved by the Secretary concerned, 
     recommends that warrant officer or former warrant officer for 
     promotion to the next higher grade, that person shall, as 
     soon as practicable, be appointed to the next higher grade in 
     accordance with provisions of section 578(c) of this title 
     (rather than subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 624 of 
     this title).''.
       (3) Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``An officer who is promoted'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``A person who is appointed'';
       (B) by striking out ``such promotion'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``that appointment''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     the case of a person who is not on the active-duty list when 
     appointed to the next higher grade, placement of that person 
     on the active-duty list pursuant to the preceding sentence 
     shall be only for purposes of determination of eligibility of 
     that person for consideration for promotion by any subsequent 
     special selection board under this section.''.
       (d) Applicability to Deceased Persons.--Subsection (e) of 
     such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Deceased Persons.--If a person whose name is being 
     considered for referral to a special selection board under 
     this section dies before the completion of proceedings under 
     this section with respect to that person, this section shall 
     be applied to that person posthumously.''.

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       (e) Recodification of Administrative Matters.--Such section 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following::
       ``(f) Convening of Boards.--A board convened under this 
     section--
       ``(1) shall be convened under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense;
       ``(2) shall be composed in accordance with section 612 of 
     this title or, in the case of board to consider a warrant 
     officer or former warrant officer, in accordance with section 
     573 of this title and regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
     of the military department concerned; and
       ``(3) shall be subject to the provisions of section 613 of 
     this title.
       ``(g) Promotion Board Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `promotion board' means a selection board convened by the 
     Secretary of a military department under section 573(a) or 
     611(a) of this title.''.
       (f) Ratification of Codified Practice.--The consideration 
     by a special selection board convened under section 628 of 
     title 10, United States Code, before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act of a person who, at the time of 
     consideration, was a retired officer or former officer of the 
     Armed Forces (including a deceased retired or former officer) 
     is hereby ratified.

     SEC. 502. INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY DENIED FOR OFFICER 
                   DISCHARGED FOR FAILURE OF SELECTION FOR 
                   PROMOTION REQUESTED BY THE OFFICER.

       (a) Ineligibility for Separation Pay.--Section 1174(a) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), an officer 
     discharged under any provision of chapter 36 of this title 
     for twice failing of selection for promotion to the next 
     higher grade is not entitled to separation pay under this 
     section if either (or both) of those failures of selection 
     for promotion was by the action of a selection board to which 
     the officer submitted a request in writing not to be selected 
     for promotion or who otherwise directly caused his 
     nonselection through written communication to the Board under 
     section 614(b) of this title.''.
       (b) Report of Selection Board To Name Officers Requesting 
     Nonselection.--Section 617 of such title is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(c) A selection board convened under section 611(a) of 
     this title shall include in its report to the Secretary 
     concerned the name of any regular officer considered and not 
     recommended for promotion by the board who submitted to the 
     board a request not to be selected for promotion or who 
     otherwise directly caused his nonselection through written 
     communication to the Board under section 614(b) of this 
     title.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to selection boards convened under 
     section 611(a) of title 10, United States Code, on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 503. STREAMLINED SELECTIVE RETENTION PROCESS FOR REGULAR 
                   OFFICERS.

       (a) Repeal of Requirement for Duplicative Board.--Section 
     1183 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1182(c) of such 
     title is amended by striking out ``send the record of 
     proceedings to a board of review convened under section 1183 
     of this title'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``recommend to 
     the Secretary concerned that the officer not be retained on 
     active duty''.
       (2) Section 1184 of such title is amended by striking out 
     ``board of review convened under section 1183 of this title'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``board of inquiry convened 
     under section 1182 of this title''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading for section 1184 
     of such title is amended by striking out ``review'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``inquiry''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 60 of 
     such title is amended by striking out the items relating to 
     sections 1183 and 1184 and inserting in lieu thereof the 
     following:
``1184. Removal of officer: action by Secretary upon recommendation of 
              board of inquiry.''.

     SEC. 504. PERMANENT APPLICABILITY OF LIMITATIONS ON YEARS OF 
                   ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE OF NAVY LIMITED DUTY 
                   OFFICERS IN GRADES OF COMMANDER AND CAPTAIN.

       (a) Commanders.--Section 633 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``Except an officer'' and all that 
     follows through ``or section 6383 of this title applies'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Except an officer of the Navy or 
     Marine Corps who is an officer designated for limited duty to 
     whom section 5596(e) or 6383 of this title applies''; and
       (2) by striking out the second sentence.
       (b) Captains.--Section 634 of such title is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``an officer of the Navy who is designated 
     for limited duty to whom section 6383(a)(4) of this title 
     applies and except'' in the first sentence after ``Except''; 
     and
       (2) by striking out the second sentence.
       (c) Years of Active Naval Service.--Section 6383(a) of such 
     title is amended by striking out paragraph (5).
       (d) Limitations on Selective Retentions.--Section 6383(k) 
     of such title is amended by striking out the last sentence.

     SEC. 505. TENURE OF CHIEF OF THE AIR FORCE NURSE CORPS.

       Section 8069(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``, but not for more than three years, and 
     may not be reappointed to the same position'' in the last 
     sentence.

     SEC. 506. GRADE OF AIR FORCE ASSISTANT SURGEON GENERAL FOR 
                   DENTAL SERVICES.

       Section 8081 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``major'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``lieutenant colonel''; and
       (2) by striking out the second sentence and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``An appointee who holds a lower 
     regular grade shall be appointed in the regular grade of 
     brigadier general. The Assistant Surgeon General for Dental 
     Services serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.''.

     SEC. 507. REVIEW REGARDING ALLOCATION OF NAVAL RESERVE 
                   OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS SCHOLARSHIPS AMONG 
                   PARTICIPATING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary of the Navy should review the 
     process and criteria used to determine the number of Naval 
     Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship recipients 
     who attend each college and university participating in the 
     NROTC program and how those scholarships are allocated to 
     those schools.
       (b) Purpose of Review.--The review should seek to 
     determine--
       (1) whether the method used by the Navy to allocate NROTC 
     scholarships could be changed so as to increase the 
     likelihood that scholarship awardees attend the school of 
     their choice while maintaining the Navy's capability to 
     attain the objectives of the Naval ROTC program to meet the 
     annual requirement for newly commissioned Navy ensigns and 
     Marine Corps second lieutenants, as well as the overall needs 
     of the officer corps of the Department of the Navy; and
       (2) within the determination under paragraph (1), whether 
     the likelihood of a scholarship awardee who wants to attend a 
     school of choice in the student's State of residence can be 
     increased.
       (c) Matters Reviewed.--The matters reviewed should include 
     the following:
       (1) The factors and criteria considered in the process of 
     determining the allocation of NROTC scholarships to host 
     colleges and universities.
       (2) Historical data indicating the extent to which NROTC 
     scholarship recipients attend colleges and universities they 
     have indicated a preference to attend, as opposed to 
     attending solely or mainly in order to receive an NROTC 
     scholarship.
       (3) The extent to which the process used by the Navy to 
     allocate NROTC scholarships to participating colleges and 
     universities contributes to optimizing resources available 
     for the operation of the NROTC program and improving the 
     professional education of NROTC midshipmen.
       (4) The effects that eliminating the controlled allocation 
     of scholarships to host colleges and universities, entirely 
     or by State, would have on the NROTC program.
       (d) Consultation Requirement.--In carrying out a review 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary should consult with 
     officials of interested associations and of colleges and 
     universities which host ROTC units and such other officials 
     as the Secretary considers appropriate.

                 Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters

     SEC. 511. USE OF RESERVES FOR EMERGENCIES INVOLVING WEAPONS 
                   OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

       (a) Order to Active Duty.--(1) Section 12304 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or that it is 
     necessary to provide assistance referred to in subsection 
     (b)'' after ``to augment the active forces for any 
     operational mission'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking out ``(b)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``(c) Limitations.--(1)''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``, or to provide'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``or, except as provided in subsection (b), to 
     provide'';
       (C) by redesignating subsection (c) as paragraph (2); and
       (D) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b) Support for Responses to Certain Emergencies.--The 
     authority under subsection (a) includes authority to order a 
     unit or member to active duty to provide assistance in 
     responding to an emergency involving a use or threatened use 
     of a weapon of mass destruction.''.
       (2) Subsection (i) of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `Individual Ready Reserve mobilization 
     category' means, in the case of any reserve component, the 
     category of the Individual Ready Reserve described in section 
     10144(b) of this title.
       ``(2) The term `weapon of mass destruction' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 1403 of the Defense Against 
     Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 
     2302(1)).''.
       (3) Such section is further amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Authority.--'' after 
     ``(a)'';
       (B) in subsection (d), by inserting ``Exclusion From 
     Strength Limitations.--'' after ``(d)'';
       (C) in subsection (e), by inserting ``Policies and 
     Procedures.--'' after ``(e)'';
       (D) in subsection (f), by inserting ``Notification of 
     Congress.--'' after ``(f)'';
       (E) in subsection (g), by inserting ``Termination of 
     Duty.--'' after ``(g)''; and

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       (F) in subsection (h), by inserting ``Relationship to War 
     Powers Resolution.--'' after ``(h)''.
       (b) Use of Active Guard and Reserve Personnel.--(1) Section 
     12310 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) A Reserve on active duty as described in 
     subsection (a), or a Reserve who is a member of the National 
     Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 
     502(f) of title 32 in connection with functions referred to 
     in subsection (a), may, subject to paragraph (3), perform 
     duties in support of emergency preparedness programs to 
     prepare for or to respond to any emergency involving the use 
     of a weapon of mass destruction (as defined in section 1403 
     of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 
     1996 (50 U.S.C. 2302(1))).
       ``(2) The costs of the pay, allowances, clothing, 
     subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for a 
     Reserve performing duties under the authority of paragraph 
     (1) shall be paid from the appropriation that is available to 
     pay such costs for other members of the reserve component of 
     that Reserve who are performing duties as described in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(3) A Reserve may perform duties described in paragraph 
     (1) only--
       ``(A) while assigned to the Department of Defense 
     Consequence Management Program Integration Office; or
       ``(B) while assigned to a reserve component rapid 
     assessment element team and performing those duties within 
     the geographical limits of the United States, its territories 
     and possessions, the District of Columbia, and the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
       ``(4) The number of Reserves on active duty who are 
     performing duties described in paragraph (1) at the same time 
     may not exceed 228. Reserves on active duty who are 
     performing duties described in paragraph (1) shall be counted 
     against the annual end strength authorizations required by 
     section 115(a)(1)(B) and 115(a)(2) of this title. The 
     justification material for the defense budget request for a 
     fiscal year shall identify the number and component of the 
     Reserves programmed to be performing duties described in 
     paragraph (1) during that fiscal year.
       ``(5) A reserve component rapid assessment element team, 
     and any Reserve assigned to such a team, may not be used to 
     respond to an emergency described in paragraph (1) unless the 
     Secretary of Defense has certified to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives that that team, or that 
     Reserve, possesses the requisite skills, training, and 
     equipment to be proficient in all mission requirements.
       ``(6) If the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress any 
     request for the enactment of legislation to modify the 
     requirements of paragraph (3) or to increase the number of 
     personnel authorized by paragraph (4), the Secretary shall 
     provide with the request--
       ``(A) justification for each such requested modification or 
     for the requested additional personnel and explain the need 
     for the increase in the context of existing or projected 
     similar capabilities at the local, State, and Federal levels; 
     and
       ``(B) the Secretary's plan for sustaining the 
     qualifications of the personnel and teams described in 
     paragraph (3)(B).''.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense may not submit to Congress 
     earlier than 90 days after the date of the receipt by 
     Congress of the report required by section 1411 of this Act a 
     request for the enactment of legislation to modify the 
     requirements of paragraph (3), or to increase the number of 
     personnel authorized by paragraph (4), of section 12310(c) of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1).

     SEC. 512. SERVICE REQUIRED FOR RETIREMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD 
                   OFFICER IN HIGHER GRADE.

       (a) Revision of Requirement.--Subparagraph (E) of section 
     1370(d)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(E) To the extent authorized by the Secretary of the 
     military department concerned, a person who, after having 
     been found qualified for Federal recognition in a higher 
     grade by a board under section 307 of title 32, serves in a 
     position for which that grade is the minimum authorized grade 
     and is appointed as a reserve officer in that grade may be 
     credited for the purposes of subparagraph (A) as having 
     served in that grade. The period of the service for which 
     credit is afforded under the preceding sentence may only be 
     the period for which the person served in the position after 
     the Senate provides advice and consent for the 
     appointment.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and shall apply with respect to appointments to higher grades 
     that take effect after that date.

     SEC. 513. REDUCED TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT FOR RESERVE 
                   GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS INVOLUNTARILY 
                   TRANSFERRED FROM ACTIVE STATUS.

       (a) Minimum Service in Active Status.--Section 1370(d)(3) 
     of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 511, 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F) A person covered by subparagraph (A) who has 
     completed at least six months of satisfactory service in a 
     grade above colonel or (in the case of the Navy) captain and, 
     while serving in an active status in such grade, is 
     involuntarily transferred (other than for cause) from active 
     status may be credited with satisfactory service in the grade 
     in which serving at the time of such transfer, 
     notwithstanding failure of the person to complete three years 
     of service in that grade.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subparagraph (F) of such section, as 
     added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to 
     transfers referred to in such subparagraph that are made on 
     or after that date.

     SEC. 514. ACTIVE STATUS SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR PROMOTION 
                   CONSIDERATION FOR ARMY AND AIR FORCE RESERVE 
                   COMPONENT BRIGADIER GENERALS.

       Section 14301 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) A reserve component brigadier general of the Army or 
     the Air Force who is in an inactive status is eligible 
     (notwithstanding subsection (a)) for consideration for 
     promotion to major general by a promotion board convened 
     under section 14101(a) of this title if the officer--
       ``(1) has been in an inactive status for less than one year 
     as of the date of the convening of the promotion board; and
       ``(2) had continuously served for at least one year on the 
     reserve active status list or the active duty list (or a 
     combination of both) immediately before the officer's most 
     recent transfer to an inactive status.''.

     SEC. 515. COMPOSITION OF SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT BOARDS 
                   FOR REAR ADMIRALS OF THE NAVAL RESERVE AND 
                   MAJOR GENERALS OF THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.

       (a) In General.--Section 14705(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b) Boards.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) In the case of such a board convened to consider 
     officers in the grade of rear admiral or major general, the 
     Secretary of the Navy may appoint the board without regard to 
     section 14102(b) of this title. In doing so, however, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that--
       ``(A) each regular commissioned officer appointed to the 
     board holds a grade higher than the grade of rear admiral or 
     major general; and
       ``(B) at least one member of the board is a reserve officer 
     who holds the grade of rear admiral or major general.''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--Paragraph (1) of such section, 
     as designated by subsection (a)(1), is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``of officers'' after ``consideration''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting ``continuation'' after ``shall convene 
     a''.

     SEC. 516. AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY WAIVER FOR CERTAIN ARMY 
                   RESERVE OFFICERS OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREE 
                   REQUIREMENT FOR PROMOTION OF RESERVE OFFICERS.

       (a) Waiver Authority for Army OCS Graduates.--The Secretary 
     of the Army may waive the applicability of section 12205(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, to any officer who before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act was commissioned 
     through the Army Officer Candidate School. Any such waiver 
     shall be made on a case-by-case basis, considering the 
     individual circumstances of the officer involved, and may 
     continue in effect for no more than two years after the 
     waiver is granted. The Secretary may provide for such a 
     waiver to be effective before the date of the waiver, as 
     appropriate in an individual case.
       (b) Expiration of Authority.--A waiver under this section 
     may not be granted after September 30, 2000.

     SEC. 517. FURNISHING OF BURIAL FLAGS FOR DECEASED MEMBERS AND 
                   FORMER MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE.

       Section 2301 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) The Secretary shall furnish a flag to drape the 
     casket of each deceased member or former member of the 
     Selected Reserve (as described in section 10143 
     of title 10) who is not otherwise eligible for a flag under 
     this section or section 1482(a) of title 10--
       ``(A) who completed at least one enlistment as a member of 
     the Selected Reserve or, in the case of an officer, completed 
     the period of initial obligated service as a member of the 
     Selected Reserve;
       ``(B) who was discharged before completion of the person's 
     initial enlistment as a member of the Selected Reserve or, in 
     the case of an officer, period of initial obligated service 
     as a member of the Selected Reserve, for a disability 
     incurred or aggravated in line of duty; or
       ``(C) who died while a member of the Selected Reserve.
       ``(2) A flag may not be furnished under subparagraphs (A) 
     or (B) of paragraph (1) in the case of a person whose last 
     discharge from service in the Armed Forces was under 
     conditions less favorable than honorable.
       ``(3) After the burial, a flag furnished under paragraph 
     (1) shall be given to the next of kin or to such other person 
     as the Secretary considers appropriate.''.

              Subtitle C--Military Education and Training

     SEC. 521. SEPARATE HOUSING FOR MALE AND FEMALE RECRUITS 
                   DURING RECRUIT BASIC TRAINING.

       (a) Army.--(1) Chapter 401 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

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     ``Sec. 4319. Recruit basic training: separate housing for 
       male and female recruits

       ``(a) Physically Separate Housing.--(1) The Secretary of 
     the Army shall provide for housing male recruits and female 
     recruits separately and securely from each other during basic 
     training.
       ``(2) To meet the requirements of paragraph (1), the 
     sleeping areas and latrine areas provided for male recruits 
     shall be physically separated from the sleeping areas and 
     latrine areas provided for female recruits by permanent 
     walls, and the areas for male recruits and the areas for 
     female recruits shall have separate entrances.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall ensure that, when a recruit is in 
     an area referred to in paragraph (2), the area is supervised 
     by one or more persons who are authorized and trained to 
     supervise the area.
       ``(b) Alternative Separate Housing.--If male recruits and 
     female recruits cannot be housed as provided under subsection 
     (a) by October 1, 2001, at a particular installation, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall require (on and after that date) 
     that male recruits in basic training at such installation be 
     housed in barracks or other troop housing facilities that are 
     only for males and that female recruits in basic training at 
     such installation be housed in barracks or other troop 
     housing facilities that are only for females.
       ``(c) Construction Planning.--In planning for the 
     construction of housing to be used for housing recruits 
     during basic training, the Secretary of the Army shall ensure 
     that the housing is to be constructed in a manner that 
     facilitates the housing of male recruits and female recruits 
     separately and securely from each other.
       ``(d) Basic Training Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `basic training' means the initial entry training program of 
     the Army that constitutes the basic training of new 
     recruits.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4319. Recruit basic training: separate housing for male and female 
              recruits.''.

       (3) The Secretary of the Army shall implement section 4319 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
     as rapidly as feasible and shall ensure that the provisions 
     of that section are applied to all recruit basic training 
     classes beginning not later than the first such class that 
     enters basic training on or after April 15, 1999.
       (b) Navy and Marine Corps.--(1) Part III of subtitle C of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     chapter 601 the following new chapter:

                   ``CHAPTER 602--TRAINING GENERALLY

``Sec.
``6931. Recruit basic training: separate housing for male and female 
              recruits.

     ``Sec. 6931. Recruit basic training: separate housing for 
       male and female recruits

       ``(a) Physically Separate Housing.--(1) The Secretary of 
     the Navy shall provide for housing male recruits and female 
     recruits separately and securely from each other during basic 
     training.
       ``(2) To meet the requirements of paragraph (1), the 
     sleeping areas and latrine areas provided for male recruits 
     shall be physically separated from the sleeping areas and 
     latrine areas provided for female recruits by permanent 
     walls, and the areas for male recruits and the areas for 
     female recruits shall have separate entrances.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall ensure that, when a recruit is in 
     an area referred to in paragraph (2), the area is supervised 
     by one or more persons who are authorized and trained to 
     supervise the area.
       ``(b) Alternative Separate Housing.--If male recruits and 
     female recruits cannot be housed as provided under subsection 
     (a) by October 1, 2001, at a particular installation, the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall require (on and after that date) 
     that male recruits in basic training at such installation be 
     housed in barracks or other troop housing facilities that are 
     only for males and that female recruits in basic training at 
     such installation be housed in barracks or other troop 
     housing facilities that are only for females.
       ``(c) Construction Planning.--In planning for the 
     construction of housing to be used for housing recruits 
     during basic training, the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure 
     that the housing is to be constructed in a manner that 
     facilitates the housing of male recruits and female recruits 
     separately and securely from each other.
       ``(d) Basic Training Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `basic training' means the initial entry training programs of 
     the Navy and Marine Corps that constitute the basic training 
     of new recruits.''.
       (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle C, 
     and at the beginning of part III of subtitle C, of such title 
     are amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 
     601 the following new item:
``602. Training Generally...................................6931''.....

       (3) The Secretary of the Navy shall implement section 6931 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
     as rapidly as feasible and shall ensure that the provisions 
     of that section are applied to all recruit basic training 
     classes beginning not later than the first such class that 
     enters basic training on or after April 15, 1999.
       (c) Air Force.--(1) Chapter 901 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 9319. Recruit basic training: separate housing for 
       male and female recruits

       ``(a) Physically Separate Housing.--(1) The Secretary of 
     the Air Force shall provide for housing male recruits and 
     female recruits separately and securely from each other 
     during basic training.
       ``(2) To meet the requirements of paragraph (1), the 
     sleeping areas and latrine areas provided for male recruits 
     shall be physically separated from the sleeping areas and 
     latrine areas provided for female recruits by permanent 
     walls, and the areas for male recruits and the areas for 
     female recruits shall have separate entrances.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall ensure that, when a recruit is in 
     an area referred to in paragraph (2), the area is supervised 
     by one or more persons who are authorized and trained to 
     supervise the area.
       ``(b) Alternative Separate Housing.--If male recruits and 
     female recruits cannot be housed as provided under subsection 
     (a) by October 1, 2001, at a particular installation, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall require (on and after that 
     date) that male recruits in basic training at such 
     installation be housed in barracks or other troop housing 
     facilities that are only for males and that female recruits 
     in basic training at such installation be housed in barracks 
     or other troop housing facilities that are only for females.
       ``(c) Construction Planning.--In planning for the 
     construction of housing to be used for housing recruits 
     during basic training, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     ensure that the housing is to be constructed in a manner that 
     facilitates the housing of male recruits and female recruits 
     separately and securely from each other.
       ``(d) Basic Training Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `basic training' means the initial entry training program of 
     the Air Force that constitutes the basic training of new 
     recruits.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``9319. Recruit basic training: separate housing for male and female 
              recruits.''.

       (3) The Secretary of the Air Force shall implement section 
     9319 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph 
     (1), as rapidly as feasible and shall ensure that the 
     provisions of that section are applied to all recruit basic 
     training classes beginning not later than the first such 
     class that enters basic training on or after April 15, 1999.
       (d) GAO Review of Costs of Separate Housing Facilities for 
     Male and Female Recruits During Recruit Basic Training.--Not 
     later than March 1, 1999, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the costs that would be incurred 
     by each of the military departments if required to provide 
     housing for male and female recruits during basic training in 
     separate structures. The report shall be prepared separately 
     for each of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and shall be based 
     on reviews and cost analyses prepared independently of the 
     Department of Defense.

     SEC. 522. AFTER-HOURS PRIVACY FOR RECRUITS DURING BASIC 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) Army.--(1) Chapter 401 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding after section 4319, as added by section 
     521(a)(1), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 4320. Recruit basic training: privacy

       ``The Secretary of the Army shall require that access by 
     drill sergeants and other training personnel to a living area 
     in which recruits are housed during basic training shall be 
     limited after the end of the training day, other than in the 
     case of an emergency or other exigent circumstance, to drill 
     sergeants and other training personnel who are of the same 
     sex as the recruits housed in that living area or to 
     superiors in the chain of command of those recruits who, if 
     not of the same sex as the recruits housed in that living 
     area, are accompanied by a member (other than a recruit) who 
     is of the same sex as the recruits housed in that living 
     area.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding after the item relating to section 4319, 
     as added by section 521(a)(2), the following new item:

``4320. Recruit basic training: privacy.''.

       (3) The Secretary of the Army shall implement section 4320 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
     as rapidly as feasible and shall ensure that the provisions 
     of that section are applied to all recruit basic training 
     classes beginning not later than the first such class that 
     enters basic training on or after April 15, 1999.
       (b) Navy.--(1) Chapter 602 of title 10, United States Code, 
     as added by section 521(b)(1), is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 6932. Recruit basic training: privacy

       ``The Secretary of the Navy shall require that access by 
     recruit division commanders and other training personnel to a 
     living area in which Navy recruits are housed during basic 
     training shall be limited after the end of the training day, 
     other than in the case of an emergency or other exigent 
     circumstance, to recruit division commanders and other 
     training personnel who are of the same sex as the recruits 
     housed in that living area or to superiors in the chain of 
     command of those recruits who, if not of the same sex as the 
     recruits housed in that living area, are accompanied by a 
     member (other than a recruit) who is of the same sex as the 
     recruits housed in that living area.''.

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       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``6932. Recruit basic training: privacy.''.

       (3) The Secretary of the Navy shall implement section 6932 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
     as rapidly as feasible and shall ensure that the provisions 
     of that section are applied to all recruit basic training 
     classes beginning not later than the first such class that 
     enters basic training on or after April 15, 1999.
       (c) Air Force.--(1) Chapter 901 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 9319, as added by 
     section 521(c)(1), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 9320. Recruit basic training: privacy

       ``The Secretary of the Air Force shall require that access 
     by military training instructors and other training personnel 
     to a living area in which recruits are housed during basic 
     training shall be limited after the end of the training day, 
     other than in the case of an emergency or other exigent 
     circumstance, to military training instructors and other 
     training personnel who are of the same sex as the recruits 
     housed in that living area or to superiors in the chain of 
     command of those recruits who, if not of the same sex as the 
     recruits housed in that living area, are accompanied by a 
     member (other than a recruit) who is of the same sex as the 
     recruits housed in that living area.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding after the item relating to section 9319, 
     as added by section 521(c)(2), the following new item:

``9320. Recruit basic training: privacy.''.

       (3) The Secretary of the Air Force shall implement section 
     9320 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph 
     (1), as rapidly as feasible and shall ensure that the 
     provisions of that section are applied to all recruit basic 
     training classes beginning not later than the first such 
     class that enters basic training on or after April 15, 1999.

     SEC. 523. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RELATING TO 
                   SMALL UNIT ASSIGNMENTS BY GENDER DURING RECRUIT 
                   BASIC TRAINING.

       It is the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
     Secretary of each military department should require that 
     during recruit basic training male recruits and female 
     recruits be assigned to separate units at the small unit 
     levels designated by the different services as platoons, 
     divisions, or flights, as recommended in the report of the 
     Federal Advisory Committee on Gender-Integrated Training and 
     Related Issues, chaired by Nancy Kassebaum-Baker, that was 
     submitted to the Secretary of Defense on December 16, 1997.

     SEC. 524. EXTENSION OF REPORTING DATES FOR COMMISSION ON 
                   MILITARY TRAINING AND GENDER-RELATED ISSUES.

       (a) First Report.--Subsection (e)(1) of section 562 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1754) is amended by striking 
     out ``April 15, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``October 15, 1998''.
       (b) Final Report.--Subsection (e)(2) of such section is 
     amended by striking out ``September 16, 1998'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``March 15, 1999''.

     SEC. 525. IMPROVED OVERSIGHT OF INNOVATIVE READINESS 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--Section 2012 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) Oversight and Cost Accounting.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a program to improve the oversight 
     and cost accounting of training projects conducted in 
     accordance with this section. The program shall include 
     measures to accomplish the following:
       ``(1) Ensure that each project that is proposed to be 
     conducted in accordance with this section (regardless of 
     whether additional funding from the Secretary of Defense is 
     sought) is requested in writing, reviewed for full compliance 
     with this section, and approved in advance of initiation by 
     the Secretary of the military department concerned and, in 
     the case of a project that seeks additional funding from the 
     Secretary of Defense, by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(2) Ensure that each project that is conducted in 
     accordance with this section is required to provide, within a 
     specified period following completion of the project, an 
     after-action report to the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(3) Require that each application for a project to be 
     conducted in accordance with this section include an analysis 
     and certification that the proposed project would not result 
     in a significant increase in the cost of training (as 
     determined in accordance with procedures prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense).
       ``(4) Determine the total program cost for each project, 
     including both those costs that are borne by the military 
     departments from their own accounts and those costs that are 
     borne by defense-wide accounts.
       ``(5) Provide for oversight of project execution to ensure 
     that a training project under this section is carried out in 
     accordance with the proposal for that project as approved.''.
       (b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense may not 
     initiate any project under section 2012 of title 10, United 
     States Code, after October 1, 1998, until the program 
     required by subsection (i) of that section (as added by 
     subsection (a)) has been established.

           Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

     SEC. 531. STUDY OF NEW DECORATIONS FOR INJURY OR DEATH IN 
                   LINE OF DUTY.

       (a) Study of Need and Criteria for New Decoration.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall carry out a study of the need for, 
     and the the appropriate criteria for, two possible new 
     decorations.
       (2) The first such decoration would, if implemented, be 
     awarded to members of the Armed Forces who, while serving 
     under competent authority in any capacity with the Armed 
     Forces, are killed or injured in the line of duty as a result 
     of noncombat circumstances occurring--
       (A) as a result of an international terrorist attack 
     against the United States or a foreign nation friendly to the 
     United States;
       (B) while engaged in, training for, or traveling to or from 
     a peacetime or contingency operation; or
       (C) while engaged in, training for, or traveling to or from 
     service outside the territory of the United States as part of 
     a peacekeeping force.
       (3) The second such decoration would, if implemented, be 
     awarded to civilian nationals of the United States who, while 
     serving under competent authority in any capacity with the 
     Armed Forces, are killed or injured in the line of duty under 
     circumstances which, if they were members of the Armed 
     Forces, would qualify them for award of the Purple Heart or 
     the medal described in paragraph (2).
       (b) Recommendation to Congress.--Not later than July 31, 
     1999, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report setting 
     forth the Secretary's recommendation concerning the need for, 
     and propriety of, each of the possible new decorations 
     referred to in subsection (a).
       (c) Coordination.--The Secretary shall carry out this 
     section in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments and the Secretary of Transportation with regard 
     to the Coast Guard.

     SEC. 532. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR AWARD OF CERTAIN 
                   DECORATIONS TO CERTAIN PERSONS.

       (a) Waiver.--Any limitation established by law or policy 
     for the time within which a recommendation for the award of a 
     military decoration or award must be submitted shall not 
     apply to awards of decorations described in this section, the 
     award of each such decoration having been determined by the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned to be 
     warranted in accordance with section 1130 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Distinguished-Service Cross.--Subsection (a) applies to 
     the award of the Distinguished-Service Cross of the Army as 
     follows:
       (1) To Isaac Camacho of El Paso, Texas, for extraordinary 
     heroism in actions at Camp Hiep Hoa in Vietnam on November 
     24, 1963, while serving as a member of the Army.
       (2) To Bruce P. Crandall of Mesa, Arizona, for 
     extraordinary heroism in actions at Landing Zone X-Ray in 
     Vietnam on November 14, 1965, while serving as a member of 
     the Army.
       (3) To Leland B. Fair of Jessieville, Arkansas, for 
     extraordinary heroism in actions in the Philippine Islands on 
     July 4, 1945, while serving as a member of the Army.
       (c) Distinguished-Service Medal.--Subsection (a) applies to 
     the award of the Distinguished-Service Medal of the Army to 
     Richard P. Sakakida of Fremont, California, for exceptionally 
     meritorious service while a prisoner of war in the Philippine 
     Islands from May 7, 1942, to September 14, 1945, while 
     serving as a member of the Army.
       (d) Navy Cross.--Subsection (a) applies to the posthumous 
     award of the Navy Cross to Joseph F. Keenan for extraordinary 
     heroism in actions on March 26-27, 1953, while serving as a 
     member of the Navy.
       (e) Silver Star Medal.--Subsection (a) applies to the award 
     of the Silver Star Medal of the Navy to Andrew A. Bernard of 
     Methuen, Massachusetts, for gallantry in action on November 
     24, 1943, while serving as a member of the Navy.
       (f) Distinguished Flying Cross.--Subsection (a) applies to 
     the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for service 
     during World War II or Korea (including multiple awards to 
     the same individual) in the case of each individual (not 
     covered by section 573(d) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1757)) concerning whom the Secretary of the Navy 
     (or an officer of the Navy acting on behalf of the Secretary) 
     submitted to the Committee on National Security of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate, before the date of the enactment of this Act, a 
     notice as provided in section 1130(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code, that the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross 
     to that individual is warranted and that a waiver of time 
     restrictions prescribed by law for recommendation for such 
     award is recommended.

     SEC. 533. COMMENDATION AND COMMEMORATION OF THE NAVY AND 
                   MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL WHO SERVED IN THE UNITED 
                   STATES NAVY ASIATIC FLEET FROM 1910-1942.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States established the Asiatic Fleet of the 
     Navy in 1910 to protect United States nationals, policies, 
     and possessions in the Far East.
       (2) The sailors and Marines of the Asiatic Fleet ensured 
     the safety of United States and foreign nationals and 
     provided humanitarian assistance in that region during the 
     Chinese civil war, the Yangtze Flood of 1931, and the 
     outbreak of Sino-Japanese hostilities.
       (3) In 1940, due to deteriorating political relations and 
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     United States and Japan, a reinforced Asiatic Fleet began 
     concentrating on the defense of the Philippines and engaged 
     in extensive training to ensure maximum operational readiness 
     for any eventuality.
       (4) Following the declaration of war against Japan in 
     December 1941, the warships, submarines, and aircraft of the 
     Asiatic Fleet courageously fought many battles against 
     superior Japanese forces.
       (5) The Asiatic Fleet directly suffered the loss of 22 
     vessels, 1,826 men killed or missing in action, and 518 men 
     captured and imprisoned under the worst of conditions, with 
     many of them dying while held as prisoners of war.
       (b) Congressional Commendation.--Congress--
       (1) commends the Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served 
     in the Asiatic Fleet of the United States Navy during the 
     period from 1910 to 1942; and
       (2) honors those who gave their lives in the line of duty 
     while serving in the Asiatic Fleet.
       (c) Commemoration of United States Navy Asiatic Fleet.--The 
     President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation 
     designating an appropriate commemoration of the United States 
     Navy Asiatic Fleet and calling upon the people of the United 
     States to observe such commemoration with appropriate 
     programs, ceremonies, and activities.

     SEC. 534. APPRECIATION FOR SERVICE DURING WORLD WAR I AND 
                   WORLD WAR II BY MEMBERS OF THE NAVY ASSIGNED ON 
                   BOARD MERCHANT SHIPS AS THE NAVAL ARMED GUARD 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Navy established a special force during both World 
     War I and World War II, known as the Naval Armed Guard 
     Service, to protect merchant ships of the United States from 
     enemy attack by stationing members of the Navy and weapons on 
     board those ships.
       (2) Members of the Naval Armed Guard Service served on 
     6,236 merchant ships during World War II, of which 710 were 
     sunk by enemy action.
       (3) Over 144,900 members of the Navy served in the Naval 
     Armed Guard Service during World War II as officers, gun 
     crewmen, signalmen, and radiomen, of whom 1,810 were killed 
     in action.
       (4) The efforts of the members of the Naval Armed Guard 
     Service played a significant role in the safe passage of 
     United States merchant ships to their destinations in the 
     Soviet Union and various locations in western Europe and the 
     Pacific Theater.
       (5) The efforts of the members of the Navy who served in 
     the Naval Armed Guard Service have been largely overlooked 
     due to the rapid disbanding of the service after World War II 
     and lack of adequate records.
       (6) Recognition of the service of the naval personnel who 
     served in the Naval Armed Guard Service is highly warranted 
     and long overdue.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--Congress expresses its 
     appreciation, and the appreciation of the American people, 
     for the dedicated service performed during World War I and 
     World War II by members of the Navy assigned as gun crews on 
     board merchant ships as part of the Naval Armed Guard 
     Service.

     SEC. 535. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE HEROISM, SACRIFICE, 
                   AND SERVICE OF THE MILITARY FORCES OF SOUTH 
                   VIETNAM, OTHER NATIONS, AND INDIGENOUS GROUPS 
                   IN CONNECTION WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) South Vietnam, Australia, South Korea, Thailand, New 
     Zealand, and the Philippines contributed military forces, 
     together with the United States, during military operations 
     conducted in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam conflict.
       (2) Indigenous groups, such as the Hmong, Nung, Montagnard, 
     Kahmer, Hoa Hao, and Cao Dai contributed military forces, 
     together with the United States, during military operations 
     conducted in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam conflict.
       (3) The contributions of these combat forces continued 
     through long years of armed conflict.
       (4) As a result, in addition to the United States 
     casualties exceeding 210,000, this willingness to participate 
     in the Vietnam conflict resulted in the death and wounding of 
     more than 1,000,000 military personnel from South Vietnam and 
     16,000 from other allied nations.
       (5) The service of the Vietnamese, indigenous groups, and 
     other allied nations was repeatedly marked by exceptional 
     heroism and sacrifice, with particularly noteworthy 
     contributions being made by the Vietnamese airborne, 
     commando, infantry and ranger units, the Republic of Korea 
     marines, the Capital and White Horse divisions, the Royal 
     Thai Army Black Panther Division, the Royal Australian 
     Regiment, the New Zealand ``V'' force, and the 1st Philippine 
     Civic Action Group.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--Congress recognizes and honors the 
     members and former members of the military forces of South 
     Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Australia, New 
     Zealand, and the Philippines, as well as members of the 
     Hmong, Nung, Montagnard, Kahmer, Hoa Hao, and Cao Dai, for 
     their heroism, sacrifice, and service in connection with 
     United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam conflict.

     SEC. 536. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE HEROISM, SACRIFICE, 
                   AND SERVICE OF FORMER SOUTH VIETNAMESE 
                   COMMANDOS IN CONNECTION WITH UNITED STATES 
                   ARMED FORCES DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) South Vietnamese commandos were recruited by the United 
     States as part of OPLAN 34A or its predecessor or OPLAN 35 
     from 1961 to 1970.
       (2) The commandos conducted covert operations in North 
     Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict.
       (3) Many of the commandos were captured and imprisoned by 
     North Vietnamese forces, some for as long as 20 years.
       (4) The commandos served and fought proudly during the 
     Vietnam conflict.
       (5) Many of the commandos lost their lives serving in 
     operations conducted by the United States during the Vietnam 
     conflict.
       (6) Many of the Vietnamese commandos now reside in the 
     United States.
       (b) Sense of Congress--Congress recognizes and honors the 
     former South Vietnamese commandos for their heroism, 
     sacrifice, and service in connection with United States Armed 
     Forces during the Vietnam conflict.

     SEC. 537. PROHIBITION ON MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES ENTERING 
                   CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES TO PRESENT DECORATIONS 
                   TO PERSONS WHO HAVE COMMITTED SERIOUS VIOLENT 
                   FELONIES.

       (a) Prohibition.--Chapter 57 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1132. Presentation of decorations: prohibition on 
       entering correctional facilities for presentation to 
       prisoners convicted of serious violent felonies

       ``(a) Prohibition.--A member of the armed forces may not 
     enter a Federal, State, local, or foreign correctional 
     facility to present a decoration to a person who is 
     incarcerated due to conviction of a serious violent felony.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `decoration' means any decoration or award 
     that may be presented or awarded to a member of the armed 
     forces.
       ``(2) The term `serious violent felony' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 3559(c)(2)(F) of title 18.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of that chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:
``1132. Presentation of decorations: prohibition on entering 
              correctional facilities for presentation to prisoners 
              convicted of serious violent felonies.''.

   Subtitle E--Administration of Agencies Responsible for Review and 
                     Correction of Military Records

     SEC. 541. PERSONNEL FREEZE.

       (a) Limitation.--During fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, 
     the Secretary of a military department may not carry out any 
     reduction in the number of military and civilian personnel 
     assigned to duty with the service review agency for that 
     military department below the baseline number for that agency 
     until--
       (1) the Secretary submits to Congress a report that 
     describes the reduction proposed to be made, provides the 
     Secretary's rationale for that reduction, and specifies the 
     number of such personnel that would be assigned to duty with 
     that agency after the reduction; and
       (2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the date on which 
     such report is submitted.
       (b) Baseline Number.--The baseline number for a service 
     review agency under this section is--
       (1) for purposes of the first report with respect to a 
     service review agency under this section, the number of 
     military and civilian personnel assigned to duty with that 
     agency as of October 1, 1997; and
       (2) for purposes of any subsequent report with respect to a 
     service review agency under this section, the number of such 
     personnel specified in the most recent report with respect to 
     that agency under this section.
       (c) Service Review Agency Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``service review agency'' means--
       (1) with respect to the Department of the Army, the Army 
     Review Boards Agency;
       (2) with respect to the Department of the Navy, the Board 
     for Correction of Naval Records; and
       (3) with respect to the Department of the Air Force, the 
     Air Force Review Boards Agency.

     SEC. 542. PROFESSIONAL STAFF.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 79 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1555. Professional staff

       ``(a) The Secretary of each military department shall 
     assign to the staff of the service review agency of that 
     military department at least one attorney and at least one 
     physician. Such assignments shall be made on a permanent, 
     full-time basis and may be made from members of the armed 
     forces or civilian employees.
       ``(b) Personnel assigned pursuant to subsection (a)--
       ``(1) shall work under the supervision of the director or 
     executive director (as the case may be) of the service review 
     agency; and
       ``(2) shall be assigned duties as advisers to the director 
     or executive director or other staff members on legal and 
     medical matters,

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     respectively, that are being considered by the agency.
       ``(c) In this section, the term `service review agency' 
     means--
       ``(1) with respect to the Department of the Army, the Army 
     Review Boards Agency;
       ``(2) with respect to the Department of the Navy, the Board 
     for Correction of Naval Records; and
       ``(3) with respect to the Department of the Air Force, the 
     Air Force Review Boards Agency.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1555. Professional staff.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1555 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 543. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 79 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 1555, as added by 
     section 542(a)(1), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1556. Ex parte communications prohibited

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of each military 
     department shall ensure that an applicant seeking corrective 
     action by the Army Review Boards Agency, the Air Force Review 
     Boards Agency, or the Board for Correction of Naval Records, 
     as the case may be, is provided a copy of all correspondence 
     and communications (including summaries of verbal 
     communications) to or from the agency or board, or a member 
     of the staff of the agency or board, with an entity or person 
     outside the agency or board that pertain directly to the 
     applicant's case or have a material effect on the applicant's 
     case.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the 
     following:
       ``(1) Classified information.
       ``(2) Information the release of which is otherwise 
     prohibited by law or regulation.
       ``(3) Any record previously provided to the applicant or 
     known to be possessed by the applicant.
       ``(4) Any correspondence that is purely administrative in 
     nature.
       ``(5) Any military record that is (or may be) provided to 
     the applicant by the Secretary of the military department or 
     other source.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding after the item relating to 1555, as 
     added by section 542(a)(2), the following new item:

``1556. Ex parte communications prohibited.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1556 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
     respect to correspondence and communications made 60 days or 
     more after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 544. TIMELINESS STANDARDS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 79 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 1556, as added by 
     section 543(a)(1), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1557. Timeliness standards for disposition of 
       applications before Corrections Boards

       ``(a) Ten-Month Clearance Percentage.--Of the applications 
     received by a Corrections Board during a period specified in 
     the following table, the percentage on which final action by 
     the Corrections Board must be completed within 10 months of 
     receipt (other than for those applications considered 
     suitable for administrative correction) is as follows:
The percentage on which final Correction Board action must be completed 
    within 10 months of receipt is--
  the period of fiscal years 2001 and 2002.....................50  ....

  the period of fiscal years 2003 and 2004.....................60  ....

  the period of fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 2007..............70  ....

  the period of fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010..............80  ....

  the period of any fiscal year after fiscal year 2010........90.  ....

       ``(b) Clearance Deadline for All Applications.--Effective 
     October 1, 2002, final action by a Corrections Board on all 
     applications received by the Corrections Board (other than 
     those applications considered suitable for administrative 
     correction) shall be completed within 18 months of receipt.
       ``(c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of the military 
     department concerned may exclude an individual application 
     from the timeliness standards prescribed in subsections (a) 
     and (b) if the Secretary determines that the application 
     warrants a longer period of consideration. The authority of 
     the Secretary of a military department under this subsection 
     may not be delegated.
       ``(d) Failure To Meet Timeliness Standards Not To Affect 
     Any Individual Application.--Failure of a Corrections Board 
     to meet the applicable timeliness standard for any period of 
     time under subsection (a) or (b) does not confer any 
     presumption or advantage with respect to consideration by the 
     board of any application.
       ``(e) Reports on Failure To Meet Timeliness Standards.--The 
     Secretary of the military department concerned shall submit 
     to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report not later than June 1 following any 
     fiscal year during which the Corrections Board of that 
     Secretary's military department was unable to meet the 
     applicable timeliness standard for that fiscal year under 
     subsections (a) and (b). The report shall specify the reasons 
     why the standard could not be met and the corrective actions 
     initiated to ensure compliance in the future. The report 
     shall also specify the number of waivers granted under 
     subsection (c) during that fiscal year.
       ``(f) Corrections Board Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `Corrections Board' means--
       ``(1) with respect to the Department of the Army, the Army 
     Board for Correction of Military Records;
       ``(2) with respect to the Department of the Navy, the Board 
     for Correction of Naval Records; and
       ``(3) with respect to the Department of the Air Force, the 
     Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item 
     relating to section 1556, as added by section 543(a)(2), the 
     following new item:

``1557. Timeliness standards for disposition of applications before 
              Corrections Boards.''.

     SEC. 545. SCOPE OF CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.

       (a) Payment of Claims Arising From Correction.--Subsection 
     (c) of section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended in the first sentence by inserting before the period 
     the following: ``, or on account of his or another's service 
     as a civilian employee''.
       (b) Definition of Military Record.--Such section is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) In this section, the term `military record' means a 
     document or other record that pertains to (1) an individual 
     member or former member of the armed forces, or (2) at the 
     discretion of the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned, any other military matter affecting a member or 
     former member of the armed forces, an employee or former 
     employee of that military department, or a dependent or 
     current or former spouse of any such person. Such term does 
     not include records pertaining to civilian employment matters 
     (such as matters covered by title 5 and chapters 81, 83, 87, 
     108, 373, 605, 607, 643, and 873 of this title).''.
       (c) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress, not later than March 31, 1999, a report on the 
     effect of the six-year bar to retroactive benefits contained 
     in section 3702 of title 31, United States Code, and the 
     Secretary's recommendation as to whether it is appropriate 
     for the Secretaries of the military departments to have 
     authority to waive that limitation in selected cases 
     involving implementation of decisions of the Secretary of a 
     military department under chapter 79 of title 10, United 
     States Code. The report shall be prepared in consultation 
     with the Secretaries of the military departments.

                          Subtitle F--Reports

     SEC. 551. REPORT ON PERSONNEL RETENTION.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report containing information on the 
     retention of members of the Armed Forces on active duty in 
     the combat, combat support, and combat service support forces 
     of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
       (b) Required Information.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the report information on retention of members with military 
     occupational specialties (or the equivalent) in combat, 
     combat support, or combat service support positions in each 
     of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Such 
     information shall be shown by pay grade and shall be 
     aggregated by enlisted grades and officers grades and shall 
     be shown by military occupational specialty (or the 
     equivalent). The report shall set forth separately (in 
     numbers and as a percentage) the number of members separated 
     during each such fiscal year who terminate service in the 
     Armed Forces completely and the number who separate from 
     active duty by transferring into a reserve component.
       (c) Years Covered by Report.--The report shall provide the 
     information required in the report, shown on a fiscal year 
     basis, for each of fiscal years 1989 through 1998.

     SEC. 552. REPORT ON PROCESS FOR SELECTION OF MEMBERS FOR 
                   SERVICE ON COURTS-MARTIAL.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than April 15, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     method of selection of members of the Armed Forces to serve 
     on courts-martial.
       (b) Consideration of Alternatives.--In preparing the 
     report, the Secretary shall examine alternatives, including 
     random selection, to the current system of selection of 
     members of courts-martial by the convening authority. Any 
     alternative examined by the Secretary shall be consistent 
     with the provisions relating to service on courts-martial 
     specified in section 825(d) of title 10, United States Code 
     (article 25(d) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). The 
     Secretary shall include in the report the Secretary's 
     evaluation of each alternative examined.
       (c) Views of Code Committee.--In preparing the report under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall obtain the views of the 
     members of the committee referred to in section

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     946 of such title (known as the ``Code Committee'').

     SEC. 553. REPORT ON PRISONERS TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES 
                   DISCIPLINARY BARRACKS, FORT LEAVENWORTH, 
                   KANSAS, TO FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report, to be prepared by the General Counsel 
     of the Department of Defense, concerning the decision of the 
     Secretary of the Army in 1994 to transfer approximately 500 
     prisoners from the United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort 
     Leavenworth, Kansas, to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the report the following:
       (1) A description of the basis for the selection of 
     prisoners to be transferred, particularly in light of the 
     fact that many of the prisoners transferred are minimum or 
     medium security prisoners, who are considered to have the 
     best chance for rehabilitation, and whether the transfer of 
     those prisoners indicates a change in Department of Defense 
     policy regarding the rehabilitation of military prisoners.
       (2) A comparison of the historical recidivism rates of 
     prisoners released from the United States Disciplinary 
     Barracks and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, together with a 
     description of any plans of the Army to track the parole and 
     recidivism rates of prisoners transferred to the Federal 
     Bureau of Prisons and whether it has tracked those factors 
     for previous transferees.
       (3) A description of the projected future flow of prisoners 
     into the new United States Disciplinary Barracks being 
     constructed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and whether the 
     Secretary of the Army plans to automatically send new 
     prisoners to the Federal Bureau of Prisons without serving at 
     the United States Disciplinary Barracks if that Barracks is 
     at capacity and whether the Memorandum of Understanding 
     between the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Army covers 
     that possibility.
       (4) A description of the cost of incarcerating a prisoner 
     in the Federal Bureau of Prisons compared to the United 
     States Disciplinary Barracks and the assessment of the 
     Secretary as to the extent to which the transfer of prisoners 
     to the Federal Bureau of Prisons by the Secretary of the Army 
     is made in order to shift a budgetary burden.
       (c) Monitoring.--During fiscal years 1999 through 2003, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall track the parole and recidivism 
     rates of prisoners transferred from the United States 
     Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to the 
     Federal Bureau of Prisons.

     SEC. 554. REVIEW AND REPORT REGARDING THE DISTRIBUTION OF 
                   NATIONAL GUARD FULL-TIME SUPPORT AMONG THE 
                   STATES.

       (a) Requirement for Review.--The Chief of the National 
     Guard Bureau shall review the process used for allocating and 
     distributing all categories of full-time support personnel 
     among the States for the National Guard of the States.
       (b) Purpose of Review.--The purpose of the review is to 
     determine whether that allocation and distribution process 
     provides for adequately meeting the full-time support 
     personnel requirements of the National Guard in the case of 
     those States that have fewer than 16 National Guard units 
     categorized in readiness tiers I, II, and III.
       (c) Matters To Be Reviewed.--The matters reviewed shall 
     include the following:
       (1) The factors considered for the process of determining 
     the distribution among the States of full-time support 
     personnel, including the weights assigned to those factors.
       (2) The extent to which that process results in full-time 
     support personnel levels for the units of the States 
     described in subsection (b) that are at the levels necessary 
     to optimize the preparedness of those units to meet the 
     mission requirements applicable to those units.
       (3) The effects that full-time support personnel at levels 
     determined under that process will have on the National Guard 
     of those States in the future, including the effects on all 
     categories of full-time support personnel, and unit 
     readiness, recruitment, and continued use of existing 
     National Guard armories and other facilities.
       (d) Report.--Not later than March 15, 1999, the Chief of 
     the National Guard Bureau shall submit to the Secretary of 
     Defense a report on the results of the review. Not later than 
     April 30, 1999, the Secretary shall transmit the report, and 
     the Secretary's evaluation of and comments on the report, to 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 561. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN FORCE DRAWDOWN 
                   TRANSITION AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PERSONNEL 
                   MANAGEMENT AND BENEFITS.

       (a) Early Retirement Authority for Active Force Members.--
     Section 4403(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 1293 note) is amended by striking 
     out ``October 1, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``October 1, 2001''.
       (b) SSB and VSI.--Sections 1174a(h) and 1175(d)(3) of title 
     10, United States Code, are amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 2001''.
       (c) Selective Early Retirement Boards.--Section 638a(a) of 
     such title is amended by striking out ``during the nine-year 
     period beginning on October 1, 1990'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and 
     ending on September 30, 2001''.
       (d) Time-in-Grade Requirement for Retention of Grade Upon 
     Voluntary Retirement.--Section 1370(a)(2)(A) of such title is 
     amended by striking out ``during the nine-year period 
     beginning on October 1, 1990'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending 
     on September 30, 2001''.
       (e) Minimum Commissioned Service for Voluntary Retirement 
     as an Officer.--Sections 3911(b), 6323(a)(2), and 8911(b) of 
     such title are amended by striking out ``during the nine-year 
     period beginning on October 1, 1990'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and 
     ending on September 30, 2001''.
       (f) Travel, Transportation, and Storage Benefits.--Sections 
     404(c)(1)(C), 404(f)(2)(B)(v), 406(a)(2)(B)(v), and 
     406(g)(1)(C) of title 37, United States Code, and section 
     503(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1991 (37 U.S.C. 406 note) are amended by striking out 
     ``during the nine-year period beginning on October 1, 1990'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``during the period beginning 
     on October 1, 1990, and ending on September 30, 2001''.
       (g) Educational Leave for Public and Community Service.--
     Section 4463(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 1143a note) is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 2001''.
       (h) Transitional Health Benefits.--Section 1145 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsections (a)(1) and (c)(1), by striking out 
     ``during the nine-year period beginning on October 1, 1990'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``during the period beginning 
     on October 1, 1990, and ending on September 30, 2001''; and
       (2) in subsection (e), by striking out ``during the five-
     year period beginning on October 1, 1994'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``during the period beginning on October 1, 
     1994, and ending on September 30, 2001''.
       (i) Transitional Commissary and Exchange Benefits.--Section 
     1146 of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``during the nine-year period beginning 
     on October 1, 1990'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``during 
     the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on 
     September 30, 2001''; and
       (2) by striking out ``during the five-year period beginning 
     on October 1, 1994'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``during 
     the period beginning on October 1, 1994, and ending on 
     September 30, 2001''.
       (j) Transitional Use of Military Housing.--Section 1147(a) 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``during the nine-
     year period beginning on October 1, 1990'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``during the period beginning on October 1, 
     1990, and ending on September 30, 2001''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``during the five-
     year period beginning on October 1, 1994'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``during the period beginning on October 1, 
     1994, and ending on September 30, 2001''.
       (k) Continued Enrollment of Dependents in Defense 
     Dependents' Education System.--Section 1407(c)(1) of the 
     Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 
     926(c)(1)) is amended by striking out ``during the nine-year 
     period beginning on October 1, 1990'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and 
     ending on September 30, 2001''.
       (l) Force Reduction Transition Period Definition.--Section 
     4411 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 12681 note) is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 2001''.
       (m) Temporary Special Authority for Force Reduction Period 
     Retirements.--Section 4416(b)(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 12681 note) 
     is amended by striking out ``October 1, 1999'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``October 1, 2001''.
       (n) Retired Pay for Non-Regular Service.--(1) Section 
     12731(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 2001''.
       (2) Section 12731a of such title is amended in subsections 
     (a)(1)(B) and (b) by striking out ``October 1, 1999'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 2001''.
       (o) Reduction of Time-in-Grade Requirement for Retention of 
     Grade Upon Voluntary Retirement.--Section 1370(d) of such 
     title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) The Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary 
     of a military department to reduce the three-year period 
     required by paragraph (3)(A) to a period not less than two 
     years in the case of retirements effective during the period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this paragraph and 
     ending on September 30, 2001. The number of reserve 
     commissioned officers of an armed force in the same grade for 
     whom a reduction is made during any fiscal year in the period 
     of service-in-grade otherwise required under this paragraph 
     may not exceed the number equal to two percent of the 
     strength authorized for that fiscal year for reserve 
     commissioned officers of that armed force in an active status 
     in that grade.''.
       (p) Affiliation With Guard and Reserve Units; Waiver of 
     Certain Limitations.--

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     Section 1150(a) of such title is amended by striking out 
     ``during the nine-year period beginning on October 1, 1990'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``during the period beginning 
     on October 1, 1990, and ending on September 30, 2001''.
       (q) Reserve Montgomery GI Bill.--Section 16133(b)(1)(B) of 
     such title is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1999'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2001''.

     SEC. 562. LEAVE WITHOUT PAY FOR SUSPENDED ACADEMY CADETS AND 
                   MIDSHIPMEN.

       (a) Authority.--Section 702 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by designating the second sentence of subsection (b) as 
     subsection (d);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b) Involuntary Leave Without Pay for Suspended Academy 
     Cadets and Midshipmen.--(1) Under regulations prescribed 
     under subsection (d), the Secretary concerned may place an 
     academy cadet or midshipman on involuntary leave for any 
     period during which the Superintendent of the Academy at 
     which the cadet or midshipman is admitted has suspended the 
     cadet or midshipman from duty at the Academy--
       ``(A) pending separation from the Academy;
       ``(B) pending return to the Academy to repeat an academic 
     semester or year; or
       ``(C) for other good cause.
       ``(2) A cadet or midshipman placed on involuntary leave 
     under paragraph (1) is not entitled to any pay under section 
     230(c) of title 37 for the period of the leave.
       ``(3) Return of an academy cadet or midshipman to a pay 
     status at the Academy concerned from involuntary leave status 
     under paragraph (1) does not restore any entitlement of the 
     cadet or midshipman to pay for the period of the involuntary 
     leave.''.
       (b) Definition.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(2)), by striking out ``cadets at'' and all that follows 
     through ``Naval Academy,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``academy cadets or midshipmen''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Definition.--In this section, the term `academy cadet 
     or midshipman' means--
       ``(1) a cadet of the United States Military Academy;
       ``(2) a midshipman of the United States Naval Academy;
       ``(3) a cadet of the United States Air Force Academy; or
       ``(4) a cadet of the United States Coast Guard Academy.''.
       (c) Subsection Headings.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Graduation Leave.--'' 
     after ``(a)'';
       (2) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(2)), by inserting ``Inapplicable Leave Provisions.--'' 
     after ``(c)''; and
       (3) in subsection (d) (as designated by subsection (a)(1)), 
     by inserting ``Regulations.--'' after ``(d)''.

     SEC. 563. CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY UNDER VOLUNTARY SEPARATION 
                   INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS WHO INVOLUNTARILY 
                   LOSE MEMBERSHIP IN A RESERVE COMPONENT.

       (a) Period of Eligibility.--Subsection (a) of section 1175 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';
       (2) by striking out ``, for the period of time the member 
     serves in a reserve component''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a 
     financial incentive provided a member under this section 
     shall be paid for the period equal to twice the number of 
     years of service of the member, computed as provided in 
     subsection (e)(5).
       ``(B) If, before the expiration of the period otherwise 
     applicable under subparagraph (A) to a member receiving a 
     financial incentive under this section, the member is 
     separated from a reserve component or is transferred to the 
     Retired Reserve, the period for payment of a financial 
     incentive to the member under this section shall terminate on 
     the date of the separation or transfer unless--
       ``(i) the separation or transfer is required by reason of 
     the age or number of years of service of the member;
       ``(ii) the separation or transfer is required by reason of 
     the failure of selection for promotion or the medical 
     disqualification of the member, except in a case in which the 
     Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Transportation 
     determines that the basis for the separation or transfer is a 
     result of a deliberate action taken by the member with the 
     intent to avoid retention in the Ready Reserve or Standby 
     Reserve; or
       ``(iii) in the case of a separation, the member is 
     separated from the reserve component for appointment or 
     enlistment in or transfer to another reserve component of an 
     armed force for service in the Ready Reserve or Standby 
     Reserve of that armed force.''.
       (b) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Subsection (e)(1) of 
     such section is amended by striking out the second sentence.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply with respect to any person provided a voluntary 
     separation incentive under section 1175 of title 10, United 
     States Code (whether before, on, or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act).

     SEC. 564. REINSTATEMENT OF DEFINITION OF FINANCIAL 
                   INSTITUTION IN AUTHORITIES FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE PERSONNEL FOR GOVERNMENT ERRORS IN 
                   DIRECT DEPOSIT OF PAY.

       (a) Members of the Armed Forces.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     1053(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(1) The term `financial institution' means a bank, 
     savings and loan association, or similar institution or a 
     credit union chartered by the United States or a State.''.
       (b) Civilian Personnel.--Paragraph (1) of section 1594(d) 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) The term `financial institution' means a bank, 
     savings and loan association, or similar institution or a 
     credit union chartered by the United States or a State.''.

     SEC. 565. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR COLLEGE FUND 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Increase in Maximum Rate for Active Component 
     Montgomery GI Bill Supplement.--Section 3015(d) of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, at the time the individual first 
     becomes a member of the Armed Forces,'' after ``Secretary of 
     Defense, may''; and
       (2) by striking out ``$400'' and all that follows through 
     ``that date'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$950 per 
     month''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and shall apply with 
     respect to individuals who first become members of the Armed 
     Forces on or after that date.

     SEC. 566. CENTRAL IDENTIFICATION LABORATORY, HAWAII.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, of the 
     Department of the Army is an important element of the 
     Department of Defense and is critical to the full accounting 
     of members of the Armed Forces who have been classified as 
     POW/MIAs or are otherwise unaccounted for.
       (b) Required Staffing Level.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide sufficient personnel to fill all authorized 
     personnel positions of the Central Identification Laboratory, 
     Hawaii, Department of the Army. Those personnel shall be 
     drawn from members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine 
     Corps and from civilian personnel, as appropriate, 
     considering the proportion of POW/MIAs from each service.
       (c) Joint Manning Plan.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     develop and implement, not later than March 31, 2000, a joint 
     manning plan to ensure the appropriate participation of the 
     four services in the staffing of the Central Identification 
     Laboratory, Hawaii, as required by subsection (b).
       (d) Limitation on Reductions.--The Secretary of the Army 
     may not carry out any personnel reductions (in authorized or 
     assigned personnel) at the Central Identification Laboratory, 
     Hawaii, until the joint manning plan required by subsection 
     (c) is implemented.

     SEC. 567. MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS FOR VETERANS.

       (a) Conference on Practices Concerning Military Honors at 
     Funerals for Veterans.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall 
     convene and preside over a conference, to be completed not 
     later than December 31, 1998, for the purpose of determining 
     means of improving and increasing the availability of 
     military funeral honors for veterans. The Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall also participate in the conference.
       (2) The Secretaries shall invite and encourage the 
     participation at the conference of appropriate 
     representatives of veterans service organizations.
       (3) The conference shall perform the following:
       (A) Review current policies and practices of the military 
     departments and the Department of Veterans Affairs relating 
     to the provision of military funeral honors for veterans.
       (B) Consider alternative methods for providing military 
     funeral honors for veterans and develop new strategies for 
     providing those honors.
       (C) Determine what resources may be available outside the 
     Department of Defense that could be used to provide military 
     funeral honors for veterans.
       (D) Analyze the costs associated with providing military 
     funeral honors for veterans, including the costs associated 
     with using personnel and other resources for that purpose.
       (E) Assess trends in the rate of death of veterans.
       (F) Propose, consider, and determine means of improving and 
     increasing the availability of military funeral honors for 
     veterans.
       (4) Not later than March 31, 1999, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the conference. The 
     report shall set forth any modifications to Department of 
     Defense directives on military funeral honors adopted as a 
     result of the conference and include any recommendations for 
     legislation that the Secretary considers appropriate as a 
     result of the conference.
       (b) Honor Guard Details at Funerals of Veterans.--(1) 
     Chapter 75 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1491. Honor guard details at funerals of veterans

       ``(a) Availability.--The Secretary of a military department 
     shall, upon request, provide an honor guard detail (or ensure 
     that an honor guard detail is provided) for the funeral of 
     any veteran that occurs after December 31, 1999.

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       ``(b) Composition of Honor Guard Details.--The Secretary of 
     each military department shall ensure that an honor guard 
     detail for the funeral of a veteran consists of not less than 
     three persons and (unless a bugler is part of the detail) has 
     the capability to play a recorded version of Taps.
       ``(c) Persons Forming Honor Guards.--An honor guard detail 
     may consist of members of the armed forces or members of 
     veterans organizations or other organizations approved for 
     purposes of this section under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of a military department 
     may provide transportation, or reimbursement for 
     transportation, and expenses for a person who participates in 
     an honor guard detail under this section and is not a member 
     of the armed forces or an employee of the United States.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall by 
     regulation establish a system for selection of units of the 
     armed forces and other organizations to provide honor guard 
     details. The system shall place an emphasis on balancing the 
     funeral detail workload among the units and organizations 
     providing honor guard details in an equitable manner as they 
     are able to respond to requests for such details in terms of 
     geographic proximity and available resources. The Secretary 
     shall provide in such regulations that the armed force in 
     which a veteran served shall not be considered to be a factor 
     when selecting the military unit or other organization to 
     provide an honor guard detail for the funeral of the veteran.
       ``(e) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report not later than January 31 of each 
     year beginning with 2001 and ending with 2005 on the 
     experience of the Department of Defense under this section. 
     Each such report shall provide data on the number of funerals 
     supported under this section, the cost for that support, 
     shown by manpower and other cost factors, and the number and 
     costs of funerals supported by each participating 
     organization. The data in the report shall be presented in a 
     standard format, regardless of military department or other 
     organization.
       ``(f) Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term `veteran' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 101(2) of title 
     38.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``1491. Honor guard details at funerals of veterans.''.
       (c) Treatment of Performance of Honor Guard Functions by 
     Reserves.--(1) Chapter 1215 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 12552. Funeral honor guard functions: prohibition of 
       treatment as drill or training

       ``Performance by a Reserve of honor guard functions at the 
     funeral of a veteran may not be considered to be a period of 
     drill or training otherwise required.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``12552. Funeral honor guard functions: prohibition of treatment as 
              drill or training.''.
       (d) Repeal of Limitation on Availability of Funds for Honor 
     Guard Functions by National Guard.--Section 114 of title 32, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(a)''; and
       (2) by striking out subsection (b).
       (e) Veterans Service Organization Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``veterans service organization'' means any 
     organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code.

     SEC. 568. STATUS IN THE NAVAL RESERVE OF CADETS AT THE 
                   MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY.

       Section 1303(c) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 
     App. 1295(c)), is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)'';
       (2) by striking out ``may'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``shall''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The Secretary of the Navy shall provide for cadets of 
     the Academy who are midshipmen in the United States Naval 
     Reserve to be issued an identification card (referred to as a 
     ``military ID card'') and to be entitled to all rights and 
     privileges in accordance with the same eligibility criteria 
     as apply to other members of the Ready Reserve of the reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces.
       ``(3) The Secretary of the Navy shall carry out paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) in coordination with the Secretary.''.

     SEC. 569. REPEAL OF RESTRICTION ON CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT OF 
                   ENLISTED MEMBERS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 974 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 49 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the item relating to section 974.

     SEC. 570. TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR ABUSED DEPENDENT 
                   CHILDREN NOT RESIDING WITH THE SPOUSE OR FORMER 
                   SPOUSE OF A MEMBER CONVICTED OF DEPENDENT 
                   ABUSE.

       (a) Entitlement Not Conditioned on Forfeiture of Spousal 
     Compensation.--Subsection (d) of section 1059 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking out ``(except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection)''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period the following: ``, 
     including an amount (determined under subsection (f)(2)) for 
     each, if any, dependent child of the individual described in 
     subsection (b) who resides in the same household as that 
     spouse or former spouse'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking out ``(but for subsection (g)) would be 
     eligible'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``is or, but for 
     subsection (g), would be eligible''; and
       (B) by striking out ``such compensation'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``compensation under this section''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``For purposes of 
     paragraphs (2) and (3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``For 
     purposes of this subsection''.
       (b) Amount of Payment.--Subsection (f)(2) of such section 
     is amended by striking out ``has custody of a dependent child 
     or children of the member'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``has custody of a dependent child of the member who resides 
     in the same household as that spouse or former spouse''.
       (c) Prospective Applicability.--No benefits shall accrue by 
     reason of the amendments made by this section for any month 
     that begins before the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 571. PILOT PROGRAM FOR TREATING GED AND HOME SCHOOL 
                   DIPLOMA RECIPIENTS AS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES FOR 
                   DETERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ENLISTMENT IN 
                   THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a pilot program to assess whether the Armed Forces 
     could better meet recruiting requirements by treating GED 
     recipients and home school diploma recipients as having 
     graduated from high school with a high school diploma for the 
     purpose of determining the eligibility of those persons to 
     enlist in the Armed Forces. The Secretary of each military 
     department shall administer the pilot program for the armed 
     force or armed forces under the jurisdiction of that 
     Secretary.
       (b) Persons Eligible Under the Pilot Program as High School 
     Graduates.--Under the pilot program, a person shall be 
     treated as having graduated from high school with a high 
     school diploma for the purpose described in subsection (a) 
     if--
       (1) the person has completed a general education 
     development program while participating in the National Guard 
     Challenge Program under section 509 of title 32, United 
     States Code, and is a GED recipient; or
       (2) the person is a home school diploma recipient and 
     provides a transcript demonstrating completion of high school 
     to the military department involved under the pilot program.
       (c) GED and Home School Diploma Recipients.--For the 
     purposes of this section--
       (1) a person is a GED recipient if the person, after 
     completing a general education development program, has 
     obtained certification of high school equivalency by meeting 
     State requirements and passing a State approved exam that is 
     administered for the purpose of providing an appraisal of the 
     person's achievement or performance in the broad subject 
     matter areas usually required for high school graduates; and
       (2) a person is a home school diploma recipient if the 
     person has received a diploma for completing a program of 
     education through the high school level at a home school, 
     without regard to whether the home school is treated as a 
     private school under the law of the State in which located.
       (d) Annual Limit on Number.--Not more than 1,250 GED 
     recipients and home school diploma recipients enlisted by an 
     armed force during a fiscal year may be treated under the 
     pilot program as having graduated from high school with a 
     high school diploma.
       (e) Duration of Pilot Program.--The pilot program shall be 
     in effect during the period beginning on October 1, 1998, and 
     ending on September 30, 2003.
       (f) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2004, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives a report on the pilot program. The 
     report shall include the following, set forth separately for 
     GED recipients and home school diploma recipients:
       (1) The assessment of the Secretary of Defense, and any 
     assessment of any of the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, regarding the value of, and any necessity for, 
     authority to treat GED recipients and home school diploma 
     recipients as having graduated from high school with a high 
     school diploma for the purpose of determining the eligibility 
     of those persons to enlist in the Armed Forces.
       (2) A comparison (shown by armed force and by each fiscal 
     year of the pilot program) of the performance of the persons 
     who enlisted during the fiscal year as GED or home school 
     diploma recipients treated under the pilot program as having 
     graduated from high school with a high school diploma with 
     the performance of the persons who enlisted in that armed 
     force during the same fiscal year after having graduated from 
     high school with a high school diploma, with respect to the 
     following:
       (A) Attrition.
       (B) Discipline.
       (C) Adaptability to military life.
       (D) Aptitude for mastering the skills necessary for 
     technical specialties.
       (E) Reenlistment rates.

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       (g) State Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``State'' includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico, and the territories of the United States.

     SEC. 572. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING NEW PARENT SUPPORT 
                   PROGRAM AND MILITARY FAMILIES.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the New Parent Support Program that was begun as a 
     pilot program of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, 
     California, has been an effective tool in curbing family 
     violence within the military community;
       (2) such program is a model for future New Parent Support 
     Programs throughout the Marine Corps, Navy, Army, and Air 
     Force; and
       (3) in light of the pressures and strains placed upon 
     military families and the benefits of the New Parent Support 
     Program in helping ``at-risk'' families, the Department of 
     Defense should seek ways to ensure that in future fiscal 
     years funds are made available for New Parent Support 
     Programs for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps in 
     amounts sufficient to meet requirements for those programs.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the New Parent Support Program of the 
     Department of Defense. The Secretary shall include in the 
     report the following:
       (1) A description of how the Army, Navy, Air Force, and 
     Marine Corps are each implementing a New Parent Support 
     Program and how each such program is organized.
       (2) A description of how the implementation of programs for 
     the Army, Navy, and Air Force compare to the fully 
     implemented Marine Corps program.
       (3) The number of installations that the four Armed Forces 
     have each scheduled to receive support for the New Parent 
     Support Program.
       (4) The number of installations delayed in providing the 
     program.
       (5) The number of programs terminated.
       (6) The number of programs with reduced support.
       (7) The funding provided for those programs for each of the 
     four Armed Forces for each of fiscal years 1994 through 1999 
     and the amount projected to be provided for those programs 
     for fiscal year 2000 and, if the amount provided for any of 
     those programs for any such year is less that the amount 
     needed to fully fund that program for that year, an 
     explanation of the reasons for the shortfall.

     SEC. 573. ADVANCEMENT OF BENJAMIN O. DAVIS, JUNIOR, TO GRADE 
                   OF GENERAL ON THE RETIRED LIST OF THE AIR 
                   FORCE.

       (a) Authority.--The President is authorized to advance 
     Lieutenant General Benjamin O. Davis, Junior, United States 
     Air Force, retired, to the grade of general on the retired 
     list of the Air Force.
       (b) Additional Benefits Not To Accrue.--An advancement of 
     Benjamin O. Davis, Junior, to the grade of general on the 
     retired list of the Air Force under subsection (a) shall not 
     increase or change the compensation or benefits from the 
     United States to which any person is now or may in the future 
     be entitled based upon the military service of the said 
     Benjamin O. Davis, Junior.

     SEC. 574. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCERNING 
                   ADHERENCE BY CIVILIANS IN MILITARY CHAIN OF 
                   COMMAND TO THE STANDARD OF EXEMPLARY CONDUCT 
                   REQUIRED OF COMMANDING OFFICERS AND OTHERS IN 
                   AUTHORITY IN THE ARMED FORCES.

       It is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
     civilians in the military chain of command (as provided in 
     section 162(b) of title 10, United States Code) should (in 
     the same manner as is required by law of commanding officers 
     and others in authority in the Armed Forces)--
       (1) show in themselves a good example of virtue, honor, and 
     patriotism and subordinate themselves to those ideals;
       (2) be vigilant in inspecting the conduct of all persons 
     who are placed under their command;
       (3) guard against and put an end to all dissolute and 
     immoral practices and correct, according to the laws and 
     regulations of the Armed Forces, all persons who are guilty 
     of them; and
       (4) take all necessary and proper measures, under the laws, 
     regulations, and customs of the Armed Forces, to promote and 
     safeguard the morale, the physical well-being, and the 
     general welfare of the officers and enlisted persons under 
     their command or charge.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 602. Rate of pay for cadets and midshipmen at the service 
              academies.
Sec. 603. Basic allowance for housing outside the United States.
Sec. 604. Basic allowance for subsistence for reserves.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. Three-month extension of certain bonuses and special pay 
              authorities for reserve forces.
Sec. 612. Three-month extension of certain bonuses and special pay 
              authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered 
              nurses, and nurse anesthetists.
Sec. 613. Three-month extension of authorities relating to payment of 
              other bonuses and special pays.
Sec. 614. Increased hazardous duty pay for aerial flight crewmembers in 
              certain pay grades.
Sec. 615. Aviation career incentive pay and aviation officer retention 
              bonus.
Sec. 616. Diving duty special pay for divers having diving duty as a 
              nonprimary duty.
Sec. 617. Hardship duty pay.
Sec. 618. Selective reenlistment bonus eligibility for Reserve members 
              performing active Guard and Reserve duty.
Sec. 619. Repeal of ten percent limitation on certain selective 
              reenlistment bonuses.
Sec. 620. Increase in maximum amount authorized for Army enlistment 
              bonus.
Sec. 621. Equitable treatment of Reserves eligible for special pay for 
              duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger.
Sec. 622. Retention incentives initiative for critically short military 
              occupational specialties.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 631. Payments for movements of household goods arranged by 
              members.
Sec. 632. Exception to maximum weight allowance for baggage and 
              household effects.
Sec. 633. Travel and transportation allowances for travel performed by 
              members in connection with rest and recuperative leave 
              from overseas stations.
Sec. 634. Storage of baggage of certain dependents.
Sec. 635. Commercial travel of Reserves at Federal supply schedule 
              rates for attendance at inactive-duty training 
              assemblies.

    Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters

Sec. 641. Paid-up coverage under Survivor Benefit Plan.
Sec. 642. Survivor Benefit Plan open enrollment period.
Sec. 643. Effective date of court-required former spouse Survivor 
              Benefit Plan coverage effectuated through elections and 
              deemed elections.
Sec. 644. Presentation of United States flag to members of the Armed 
              Forces upon retirement.
Sec. 645. Recovery, care, and disposition of remains of medically 
              retired member who dies during hospitalization that 
              begins while on active duty.
Sec. 646. Revision to computation of retired pay for certain members.
Sec. 647. Elimination of backlog of unpaid retired pay.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 651. Definition of possessions of the United States for pay and 
              allowances purposes.
Sec. 652. Accounting of advance payments.
Sec. 653. Reimbursement of rental vehicle costs when motor vehicle 
              transported at Government expense is late.
Sec. 654. Education loan repayment program for health professions 
              officers serving in Selected Reserve.
Sec. 655. Federal employees' compensation coverage for students 
              participating in certain officer candidate programs.
Sec. 656. Relationship of enlistment bonuses to eligibility to receive 
              Army college fund supplement under Montgomery GI Bill 
              Educational Assistance Program.
Sec. 657. Authority to provide financial assistance for education of 
              certain defense dependents overseas.
Sec. 658. Clarifications concerning payments to certain persons 
              captured or interned by North Vietnam.

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

     SEC. 601. INCREASE IN BASIC PAY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.

       (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--Except as provided 
     in subsection (b), the adjustment to become effective during 
     fiscal year 1999 required by section 1009 of title 37, United 
     States Code, in the rate of monthly basic pay authorized 
     members of the uniformed services by section 203(a) of such 
     title shall not be made.
       (b) Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on January 1, 1999, 
     the rates of basic pay of members of the uniformed services 
     shall be increased by the greater of--
       (1) 3.6 percent; or
       (2) the percentage increase determined under subsection (c) 
     of section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, by which the 
     monthly basic pay of members would be adjusted under 
     subsection (a) of that section on that date in the absence of 
     subsection (a) of this section.

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     SEC. 602. RATE OF PAY FOR CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN AT THE 
                   SERVICE ACADEMIES.

       (a) Increased Rate.--Section 203(c) of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``$558.04'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$600.00''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 603. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING OUTSIDE THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       (a) Payment of Certain Expenses Related to Overseas 
     Housing.--Section 403(c) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) In the case of a member of the uniformed services 
     authorized to receive an allowance under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary concerned may make a lump-sum payment to the member 
     for required deposits and advance rent, and for expenses 
     relating thereto, that are--
       ``(i) incurred by the member in occupying private housing 
     outside of the United States; and
       ``(ii) authorized or approved under regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary concerned.
       ``(B) Expenses for which a member may be reimbursed under 
     this paragraph may include losses relating to housing that 
     are sustained by the member as a result of fluctuations in 
     the relative value of the currencies of the United States and 
     the foreign country in which the housing is located.
       ``(C) The Secretary concerned shall recoup the full amount 
     of any deposit or advance rent payments made by the Secretary 
     under subparagraph (A), including any gain resulting from 
     currency fluctuations between the time of payment and the 
     time of recoupment.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 405 of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out subsection (c).
       (c) Retroactive Application.--The reimbursement authority 
     provided by section 403(c)(3)(B) of title 37, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a), applies with respect to 
     losses relating to housing that are sustained, on or after 
     July 1, 1997, by a member of the uniformed services as a 
     result of fluctuations in the relative value of the 
     currencies of the United States and the foreign country in 
     which the housing is located.

     SEC. 604. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE FOR RESERVES.

       (a) In General.--Section 402 of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Special Rule for Certain Enlisted Reserve Members.--
     Unless entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title, 
     an enlisted member of a reserve component may receive, at the 
     discretion of the Secretary concerned, rations in kind, or a 
     part thereof, when the member's instruction or duty periods, 
     as described in section 206(a) of this title, total at least 
     eight hours in a calendar day. The Secretary concerned may 
     provide an enlisted member who could be provided rations in 
     kind under the preceding sentence with a commutation when 
     rations in kind are not available.''.
       (b) Application During Transitional Period.--Section 
     602(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 37 U.S.C. 402 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Special rule for certain enlisted reserve members.--
     Unless entitled to basic pay under section 204 of title 37, 
     United States Code, an enlisted member of a reserve component 
     (as defined in section 101(24) of such title) may receive, at 
     the discretion of the Secretary concerned (as defined in 
     section 101(5) of such title), rations in kind, or a part 
     thereof, when the member's instruction or duty periods (as 
     described in section 206(a) of such title) total at least 
     eight hours in a calendar day. The Secretary concerned may 
     provide an enlisted member who could be provided rations in 
     kind under the preceding sentence with a commutation when 
     rations in kind are not available.''.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

     SEC. 611. THREE-MONTH EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND 
                   SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE FORCES.

       (a) Special Pay for Health Professionals in Critically 
     Short Wartime Specialties.--Section 302g(f) of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``September 
     30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``December 31, 
     1999''.
       (b) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308b(f) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``December 31, 1999''.
       (c) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308c(e) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``December 31, 1999''.
       (d) Special Pay for Enlisted Members Assigned to Certain 
     High Priority Units.--Section 308d(c) of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``September 30, 
     1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``December 31, 1999''.
       (e) Selected Reserve Affiliation Bonus.--Section 308e(e) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``December 31, 1999''.
       (f) Ready Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus.--
     Section 308h(g) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``December 31, 1999''.
       (g) Prior Service Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308i(f) of 
     title 37, United States Code, as redesignated by section 622, 
     is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``December 31, 1999''.
       (h) Repayment of Education Loans for Certain Health 
     Professionals Who Serve in the Selected Reserve.--Section 
     16302(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``October 1, 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``January 1, 2000''.

     SEC. 612. THREE-MONTH EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND 
                   SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR NURSE OFFICER 
                   CANDIDATES, REGISTERED NURSES, AND NURSE 
                   ANESTHETISTS.

       (a) Nurse Officer Candidate Accession Program.--Section 
     2130a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``December 31, 1999''.
       (b) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.--Section 
     302d(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``December 31, 1999''.
       (c) Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.--Section 
     302e(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``December 31, 1999''.

     SEC. 613. THREE-MONTH EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO 
                   PAYMENT OF OTHER BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS.

       (a) Aviation Officer Retention Bonus.--Section 301b(a) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``December 31, 1999,''.
       (b) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 308(g) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``December 31, 1999''.
       (c) Enlistment Bonuses for Members With Critical Skills.--
     Sections 308a(c) and 308f(c) of title 37, United States Code, 
     are each amended by striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``December 31, 1999''.
       (d) Special Pay for Nuclear-Qualified Officers Extending 
     Period of Active Service.--Section 312(e) of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``September 30, 
     1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``December 31, 1999''.
       (e) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(c) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``December 31, 1999''.
       (f) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.--Section 312c(d) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``October 1, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 
     1, 1998, and the 15-month period beginning on that date and 
     ending on December 31, 1999''.

     SEC. 614. INCREASED HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY FOR AERIAL FLIGHT 
                   CREWMEMBERS IN CERTAIN PAY GRADES.

       (a) Rates.--The table in section 301(b) of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out the items relating to 
     pay grades E-4, E-5, E-6, E-7, E-8, and E-9, and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:

``E-9...............................................................240
 E-8................................................................240
 E-7................................................................240
 E-6................................................................215
 E-5................................................................190
 E-4.............................................................165''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and shall apply with 
     respect to months beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 615. AVIATION CAREER INCENTIVE PAY AND AVIATION OFFICER 
                   RETENTION BONUS.

       (a) Definition of Aviation Service.--(1) Section 301a(a)(6) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so 
     redesignated) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) The term `aviation service' means service performed 
     by an officer (except a flight surgeon or other medical 
     officer) while holding an aeronautical rating or designation 
     or while in training to receive an aeronautical rating or 
     designation.''.
       (2) Section 301b(j) of such title is amended by striking 
     out paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(1) The term `aviation service' means service performed 
     by an officer (except a flight surgeon or other medical 
     officer) while holding an aeronautical rating or designation 
     or while in training to receive an aeronautical rating or 
     designation.''.
       (b) Amount of Incentive Pay.--Subsection (b) of section 
     301a of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) A member who satisfies the requirements described 
     in subsection (a) is entitled to monthly incentive pay as 
     follows:
``Years of aviation service (including flight training) as Monthly rate
  2 or less........................................................$125
  Over 2...........................................................$156
  Over 3...........................................................$188
  Over 4...........................................................$206
  Over 6...........................................................$650
  Over 14..........................................................$840

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  Over 22..........................................................$585
  Over 23..........................................................$495
  Over 24..........................................................$385
  Over 25..........................................................$250
       ``(2) An officer in a pay grade above O-6 is entitled, 
     until the officer completes 25 years of aviation service, to 
     be paid at the rates set forth in the table in paragraph (1), 
     except that--
       ``(A) an officer in pay grade O-7 may not be paid at a rate 
     greater than $200 a month; and
       ``(B) an officer in pay grade O-8 or above may not be paid 
     at a rate greater than $206 a month.
       ``(3) For a warrant officer with over 22, 23, 24, or 25 
     years of aviation service who is qualified under subsection 
     (a), the rate prescribed in the table in paragraph (1) for 
     officers with over 14 years of aviation service shall 
     continue to apply to the warrant officer.''.
       (c) References to Aviation Service.--(1) Section 301a of 
     such title is further amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(4)--
       (i) by striking out ``22 years of the officer's service as 
     an officer'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``22 years of 
     aviation service of the officer''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``25 years of service as an officer 
     (as computed under section 205 of this title)'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``25 years of aviation service''; and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking out ``subsection (b)(1) 
     or (2), as the case may be, for the performance of that duty 
     by a member of corresponding years of aviation or officer 
     service, as appropriate,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``subsection (b) for the performance of that duty by a member 
     with corresponding years of aviation service''.
       (2) Section 301b(b)(5) of such title is amended by striking 
     out ``active duty'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``aviation 
     service''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 615 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
     105-85; 111 Stat. 1787) is repealed.

     SEC. 616. DIVING DUTY SPECIAL PAY FOR DIVERS HAVING DIVING 
                   DUTY AS A NONPRIMARY DUTY.

       (a) Eligibility for Maintaining Proficiency.--Section 
     304(a)(3) of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(3) either--
       ``(A) actually performs diving duty while serving in an 
     assignment for which diving is a primary duty; or
       ``(B) meets the requirements to maintain proficiency as 
     described in paragraph (2) while serving in an assignment 
     that includes diving duty other than as a primary duty.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and shall apply with 
     respect to months beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 617. HARDSHIP DUTY PAY.

       (a) Duty for Which Pay Authorized.--Section 305 of title 
     37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``on duty at a 
     location'' and all that follows through the period at the end 
     of the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof ``performing 
     duty in the United States or outside the United States that 
     is designated by the Secretary of Defense as hardship 
     duty.'';
       (2) by striking out subsections (b) and (c);
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking out ``hardship duty 
     location pay'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``hardship duty 
     pay''; and
       (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b).
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 907(d) of such title is 
     amended by striking out ``duty at a hardship duty location'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``hardship duty''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading for section 305 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 305. Special pay: hardship duty pay''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
``305. Special pay: hardship duty pay.''.

     SEC. 618. SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS ELIGIBILITY FOR 
                   RESERVE MEMBERS PERFORMING ACTIVE GUARD AND 
                   RESERVE DUTY.

       Section 308(a)(1)(D) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(D) reenlists or voluntarily extends the member's 
     enlistment for a period of at least three years--
       ``(i) in a regular component of the service concerned; or
       ``(ii) in a reserve component of the service concerned, if 
     the member is performing active Guard and Reserve duty (as 
     defined in section 101(d)(6) of title 10).''.

     SEC. 619. REPEAL OF TEN PERCENT LIMITATION ON CERTAIN 
                   SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUSES.

       Section 308(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (2) by striking out ``(1)'' after ``(b)''.

     SEC. 620. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR ARMY 
                   ENLISTMENT BONUS.

       Section 308f(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``$4,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$6,000''.

     SEC. 621. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF RESERVES ELIGIBLE FOR 
                   SPECIAL PAY FOR DUTY SUBJECT TO HOSTILE FIRE OR 
                   IMMINENT DANGER.

       Section 310(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) A member of a reserve component who is eligible for 
     special pay under this section for a month shall receive the 
     full amount authorized in subsection (a) for that month 
     regardless of the number of days during that month on which 
     the member satisfies the eligibility criteria specified in 
     such subsection.''.

     SEC. 622. RETENTION INCENTIVES INITIATIVE FOR CRITICALLY 
                   SHORT MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES.

       (a) Requirement for New Incentives.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish and provide for members of the Armed 
     Forces qualified in critically short military occupational 
     specialties a series of new incentives that the Secretary 
     considers potentially effective for increasing the rates at 
     which those members are retained in the Armed Forces for 
     service in such specialties.
       (b) Critically Short Military Occupational Specialties.--
     For the purposes of this section, a military occupational 
     specialty is a critically short military occupational 
     specialty for an Armed Force if the number of members 
     retained in that Armed Force in fiscal year 1998 for service 
     in that specialty is less than 50 percent of the number of 
     members of that Armed Force that were projected to be 
     retained in that Armed Force for service in the specialty by 
     the Secretary of the military department concerned as of 
     October 1, 1997.
       (c) Incentives.--It is the sense of Congress that, among 
     the new incentives established and provided under this 
     section, the Secretary of Defense should include the 
     following incentives:
       (1) Family support and leave allowances.
       (2) Increased special reenlistment or retention bonuses.
       (3) Repayment of educational loans.
       (4) Priority of selection for assignment to preferred 
     permanent duty station or for extension at permanent duty 
     station.
       (5) Modified leave policies.
       (6) Special consideration for Government housing or 
     additional housing allowances.
       (d) Relationship to Other Incentives.--Incentives provided 
     under this section are in addition to any special pay or 
     other benefit that is authorized under any other provision of 
     law.
       (e) Reports.--(1) Not later than December 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report that identifies, for each of the 
     Armed Forces, the critically short military occupational 
     specialties to which incentives under this section are to 
     apply.
       (2) Not later than April 15, 1999, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     that specifies, for each of the Armed Forces, the incentives 
     that are to be provided under this section.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

     SEC. 631. PAYMENTS FOR MOVEMENTS OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS ARRANGED 
                   BY MEMBERS.

       (a) Monetary Allowance Authorized.--Subsection (b)(1) of 
     section 406 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking out ``, or reimbursement therefor,''; and
       (B) by inserting after the second sentence the following 
     new sentence: ``Alternatively, the member may be paid 
     reimbursement or a monetary allowance under subparagraph 
     (F).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) A member entitled to transportation of baggage and 
     household effects under subparagraph (A) may, as an 
     alternative to the provision of transportation, be paid 
     reimbursement or, at the member's request, a monetary 
     allowance in advance for the cost of transportation of the 
     baggage and household effects. The monetary allowance may be 
     paid only if the amount of the allowance does not exceed the 
     cost that would be incurred by the Government under 
     subparagraph (A) for the transportation of the baggage and 
     household effects. Appropriations available to the Department 
     of Defense, the Department of Transportation, and the 
     Department of Health and Human Services for providing 
     transportation of baggage or household effects of members of 
     the uniformed services shall be available to pay a 
     reimbursement or monetary allowance under this subparagraph. 
     The Secretary concerned may prescribe the manner in which the 
     risk of liability for damage, destruction, or loss of baggage 
     or household effects arranged, packed, crated, or loaded by a 
     member is allocated among the member, the United States, and 
     any contractor when a reimbursement or monetary allowance is 
     elected under this subparagraph.''.
       (b) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--(1) Such section is 
     further amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (j); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (k), (l), and (m) as 
     subsections (j), (k), and (l), respectively.
       (2) Section 2634(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``section 406(k)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``section 406(j)''.

     SEC. 632. EXCEPTION TO MAXIMUM WEIGHT ALLOWANCE FOR BAGGAGE 
                   AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS.

       Section 406(b)(1)(D) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended in the second sentence by inserting before the period 
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     lowing: ``, unless the additional weight allowance in excess 
     of such maximum is intended to permit the shipping of 
     consumables that cannot be reasonably obtained at the new 
     station of the member''.

     SEC. 633. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR TRAVEL 
                   PERFORMED BY MEMBERS IN CONNECTION WITH REST 
                   AND RECUPERATIVE LEAVE FROM OVERSEAS STATIONS.

       (a) Provision of Transportation.--Section 411c of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out subsection (b) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(b) When the transportation authorized by subsection (a) 
     is provided by the Secretary concerned, the Secretary may use 
     Government or commercial carriers. The Secretary concerned 
     may limit the amount of payments made to members under 
     subsection (a).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 411c. Travel and transportation allowances: travel 
       performed in connection with rest and recuperative leave 
       from certain stations in foreign countries''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
``411c. Travel and transportation allowances: travel performed in 
              connection with rest and recuperative leave from certain 
              stations in foreign countries.''.

     SEC. 634. STORAGE OF BAGGAGE OF CERTAIN DEPENDENTS.

       Section 430(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) At the option of the member, in lieu of the 
     transportation of baggage of a dependent child under 
     paragraph (1) from the dependent's school in the continental 
     United States, the Secretary concerned may pay or reimburse 
     the member for costs incurred to store the baggage at or in 
     the vicinity of the school during the dependent's annual trip 
     between the school and the member's duty station. The amount 
     of the payment or reimbursement may not exceed the cost that 
     the Government would incur to transport the baggage.''.

     SEC. 635. COMMERCIAL TRAVEL OF RESERVES AT FEDERAL SUPPLY 
                   SCHEDULE RATES FOR ATTENDANCE AT INACTIVE-DUTY 
                   TRAINING ASSEMBLIES.

       (a) Authority.--Chapter 1217 of title 10, United States 
     Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 12603. Attendance at inactive-duty training 
       assemblies: commercial travel at Federal supply schedule 
       rates

       ``(a) Federal Supply Schedule Travel.--Commercial travel 
     under Federal supply schedules is authorized for the travel 
     of a Reserve to the location of inactive duty training to be 
     performed by the Reserve and from that location upon 
     completion of the training.
       ``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe in regulations such requirements, conditions, and 
     restrictions for travel under the authority of subsection (a) 
     as the Secretary considers appropriate. The regulations shall 
     include policies and procedures for preventing abuses of that 
     travel authority.
       ``(c) Reimbursement Not Authorized.--A Reserve is not 
     entitled to Government reimbursement for the cost of travel 
     authorized under subsection (a).
       ``(d) Treatment of Transportation as Use by Military 
     Departments.--For the purposes of section 201(a) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 481(a)), travel authorized under subsection (a) shall 
     be treated as transportation for the use of a military 
     department.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:
``12603. Attendance at inactive-duty training assemblies: commercial 
              travel at Federal supply schedule rates.''.

    Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters

     SEC. 641. PAID-UP COVERAGE UNDER SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN.

       Section 1452 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Coverage Paid Up at 30 Years and Age 70.--Effective 
     October 1, 2008, no reduction may be made under this section 
     in the retired pay of a participant in the Plan for any month 
     after the later of--
       ``(1) the 360th month for which the participant's retired 
     pay is reduced under this section; and
       ``(2) the month during which the participant attains 70 
     years of age.''.

     SEC. 642. SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD.

       (a) Persons Not Currently Participating in Survivor Benefit 
     Plan.--
       (1) Election of sbp coverage.--An eligible retired or 
     former member may elect to participate in the Survivor 
     Benefit Plan during the open enrollment period specified in 
     subsection (d).
       (2) Election of supplemental annuity coverage.--An eligible 
     retired or former member who elects under paragraph (1) to 
     participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan may also elect 
     during the open enrollment period to participate in the 
     Supplemental Survivor Benefit Plan.
       (3) Eligible retired or former member.--For purposes of 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), an eligible retired or former member 
     is a member or former member of the uniformed services who on 
     the day before the first day of the open enrollment period is 
     not a participant in the Survivor Benefit Plan and--
       (A) is entitled to retired pay; or
       (B) would be entitled to retired pay under chapter 1223 of 
     title 10, United States Code (or chapter 67 of such title as 
     in effect before October 5, 1994), but for the fact that such 
     member or former member is under 60 years of age.
       (4) Status under sbp of persons making elections.--
       (A) Standard annuity.--A person making an election under 
     paragraph (1) by reason of eligibility under paragraph (3)(A) 
     shall be treated for all purposes as providing a standard 
     annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan.
       (B) Reserve-component annuity.--A person making an election 
     under paragraph (1) by reason of eligibility under paragraph 
     (3)(B) shall be treated for all purposes as providing a 
     reserve-component annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan.
       (b) Manner of Making Elections.--
       (1) In general.--An election under this section must be 
     made in writing, signed by the person making the election, 
     and received by the Secretary concerned before the end of the 
     open enrollment period. Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     any such election shall be made subject to the same 
     conditions, and with the same opportunities for designation 
     of beneficiaries and specification of base amount, that apply 
     under the Survivor Benefit Plan or the Supplemental Survivor 
     Benefit Plan, as the case may be. A person making an election 
     under subsection (a) to provide a reserve-component annuity 
     shall make a designation described in section 1448(e) of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Election must be voluntary.--An election under this 
     section is not effective unless the person making the 
     election declares the election to be voluntary. An election 
     to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan under this 
     section may not be required by any court. An election to 
     participate or not to participate in the Survivor Benefit 
     Plan is not subject to the concurrence of a spouse or former 
     spouse of the person.
       (c) Effective Date for Elections.--Any such election shall 
     be effective as of the first day of the first calendar month 
     following the month in which the election is received by the 
     Secretary concerned.
       (d) Open Enrollment Period Defined.--The open enrollment 
     period is the one-year period beginning on March 1, 1999.
       (e) Effect of Death of Person Making Election Within Two 
     Years of Making Election.--If a person making an election 
     under this section dies before the end of the two-year period 
     beginning on the effective date of the election, the election 
     is void and the amount of any reduction in retired pay of the 
     person that is attributable to the election shall be paid in 
     a lump sum to the person who would have been the deceased 
     person's beneficiary under the voided election if the 
     deceased person had died after the end of such two-year 
     period.
       (f) Applicability of Certain Provisions of Law.--The 
     provisions of sections 1449, 1453, and 1454 of title 10, 
     United States Code, are applicable to a person making an 
     election, and to an election, under this section in the same 
     manner as if the election were made under the Survivor 
     Benefit Plan or the Supplemental Survivor Benefit Plan, as 
     the case may be.
       (g) Premiums for Open Enrollment Election.--
       (1) Premiums to be charged.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe in regulations premiums which a person electing 
     under this section shall be required to pay for participating 
     in the Survivor Benefit Plan pursuant to the election. The 
     total amount of the premiums to be paid by a person under the 
     regulations shall be equal to the sum of--
       (A) the total amount by which the retired pay of the person 
     would have been reduced before the effective date of the 
     election if the person had elected to participate in the 
     Survivor Benefit Plan (for the same base amount specified in 
     the election) at the first opportunity that was afforded the 
     member to participate under chapter 73 of title 10, United 
     States Code;
       (B) interest on the amounts by which the retired pay of the 
     person would have been so reduced, computed from the dates on 
     which the retired pay would have been so reduced at such rate 
     or rates and according to such methodology as the Secretary 
     of Defense determines reasonable; and
       (C) any additional amount that the Secretary determines 
     necessary to protect the actuarial soundness of the 
     Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund against any 
     increased risk for the fund that is associated with the 
     election.
       (2) Premiums to be credited to retirement fund.--Premiums 
     paid under the regulations shall be credited to the 
     Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Survivor Benefit Plan'' means the program 
     established under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (2) The term ``Supplemental Survivor Benefit Plan'' means 
     the program established under subchapter III of chapter 73 of 
     title 10, United States Code.

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       (3) The term ``retired pay'' includes retainer pay paid 
     under section 6330 of title 10, United States Code.
       (4) The terms ``uniformed services'' and ``Secretary 
     concerned'' have the meanings given those terms in section 
     101 of title 37, United States Code.
       (5) The term ``Department of Defense Military Retirement 
     Fund'' means the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
     Fund established under section 1461(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 643. EFFECTIVE DATE OF COURT-REQUIRED FORMER SPOUSE 
                   SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN COVERAGE EFFECTUATED 
                   THROUGH ELECTIONS AND DEEMED ELECTIONS.

       (a) Elimination of Disparity in Effective Date 
     Provisions.--Section 1448(b)(3) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking out the second sentence; and
       (B) by striking out ``effective date,'' in the heading; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Effective date of election.--An election under this 
     paragraph is effective as of--
       ``(i) the first day of the first month following the month 
     in which the election is received by the Secretary concerned; 
     or
       ``(ii) in the case of a person required (as described in 
     section 1450(f)(3)(B) of this title) to make the election by 
     reason of a court order or filing the date of which is on or 
     after the date of the enactment of the subparagraph, the 
     first day of the first month which begins after the date of 
     that court order or filing.''.
       (b) Conformity by Cross Reference.--Section 1450(f)(3)(D) 
     of such title is amended by striking out ``the first day of 
     the first month which begins after the date of the court 
     order or filing involved'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the day referred to in section 1448(b)(3)(E)(ii) of this 
     title''.

     SEC. 644. PRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES FLAG TO MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES UPON RETIREMENT.

       (a) Army.--(1) Chapter 353 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after the table of sections the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 3681. Presentation of United States flag upon 
       retirement

       ``(a) Presentation of Flag.--Upon the release of a member 
     of the Army from active duty for retirement, the Secretary of 
     the Army shall present a United States flag to the member.
       ``(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.--A member is 
     not eligible for a presentation of a flag under subsection 
     (a) if the member has previously been presented a flag under 
     this section or section 6141 or 8681 of this title or section 
     516 of title 14.
       ``(c) No Cost to Recipient.--The presentation of a flag 
     under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 
     3684 the following new item:
``3681. Presentation of United States flag upon retirement.''.
       (b) Navy and Marine Corps.--(1) Chapter 561 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after the table 
     of sections the following new section:

     ``Sec. 6141. Presentation of United States flag upon 
       retirement

       ``(a) Presentation of Flag.--Upon the release of a member 
     of the Navy or Marine Corps from active duty for retirement 
     or transfer to the Fleet Reserve or the Fleet Marine Corps 
     Reserve, the Secretary of the Navy shall present a United 
     States flag to the member.
       ``(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.--A member is 
     not eligible for a presentation of a flag under subsection 
     (a) if the member has previously been presented a flag under 
     this section or section 3681 or 8681 of this title or section 
     516 of title 14.
       ``(c) No Cost to Recipient.--The presentation of a flag 
     under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 
     6151 the following new item:
``6141. Presentation of United States flag upon retirement.''.
       (c) Air Force.--(1) Chapter 853 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after the table of sections the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 8681. Presentation of United States flag upon 
       retirement

       ``(a) Presentation of Flag.--Upon the release of a member 
     of the Air Force from active duty for retirement, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall present a United States flag 
     to the member.
       ``(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.--A member is 
     not eligible for a presentation of a flag under subsection 
     (a) if the member has previously been presented a flag under 
     this section or section 3681 or 6141 of this title or section 
     516 of title 14.
       ``(c) No Cost to Recipient.--The presentation of a flag 
     under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 
     8684 the following new item:
``8681. Presentation of United States flag upon retirement.''.
       (d) Coast Guard.--(1) Chapter 13 of title 14, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 516. Presentation of United States flag upon 
       retirement

       ``(a) Presentation of Flag.--Upon the release of a member 
     of the Coast Guard from active duty for retirement, the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall present a United States 
     flag to the member.
       ``(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.--A member is 
     not eligible for a presentation of a flag under subsection 
     (a) if the member has previously been presented a flag under 
     this section or section 3681, 6141, and 8681 of title 10.
       ``(c) No Cost to Recipient.--The presentation of a flag 
     under his section shall be at no cost to the recipient.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``516. Presentation of United States flag upon retirement.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--Sections 3681, 6141, and 8681 of title 
     10, United States Code (as added by this section), and 
     section 516 of title 14, United States Code (as added by 
     subsection (d)), shall apply with respect to releases from 
     active duty described in those sections on or after October 
     1, 1998.

     SEC. 645. RECOVERY, CARE, AND DISPOSITION OF REMAINS OF 
                   MEDICALLY RETIRED MEMBER WHO DIES DURING 
                   HOSPITALIZATION THAT BEGINS WHILE ON ACTIVE 
                   DUTY.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (7) of section 1481(a) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(7) A person who--
       ``(A) dies as a retired member of an armed force under the 
     Secretary's jurisdiction during a continuous hospitalization 
     of the member as a patient in a United States hospital that 
     began while the member was on active duty for a period of 
     more than 30 days; or
       ``(B) is not covered by subparagraph (A) and, while in a 
     retired status by reason of eligibility to retire under 
     chapter 61 of this title, dies during a continuous 
     hospitalization of the person that began while the person was 
     on active duty as a Regular of an armed force under the 
     Secretary's jurisdiction.''.
       (b) Repeal of Obsolete Terminology.--Paragraph (1) of such 
     section is amended by striking out ``, or a member of an 
     armed force without component,''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies with respect to deaths occurring on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 646. REVISION TO COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY FOR CERTAIN 
                   MEMBERS.

       Section 1406(i) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2);
       ``(2) Exception for members reduced in grade or who do not 
     serve satisfactorily.--Paragraph (1) does not apply in the 
     case of a member who, while or after serving in a position 
     specified in that paragraph and by reason of conduct 
     occurring on or after the date of the enactment of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999--
       ``(A) in the case of an enlisted member, is reduced in 
     grade as the result of a court-martial sentence, nonjudicial 
     punishment, or other administrative process; or
       ``(B) in the case an officer, is not certified by the 
     Secretary of Defense under section 1370(c) of this title as 
     having served on active duty satisfactorily in the grade of 
     general or admiral, as the case may be, while serving in that 
     position.''.

     SEC. 647. ELIMINATION OF BACKLOG OF UNPAID RETIRED PAY.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Army shall take such 
     actions as are necessary to eliminate, by December 31, 1998, 
     the backlog of unpaid retired pay for members and former 
     members of the Army (including members and former members of 
     the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard).
       (b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the backlog of unpaid retired pay. 
     The report shall include the following:
       (1) The actions taken under subsection (a).
       (2) The extent of the remaining backlog.
       (3) A discussion of any additional actions that are 
     necessary to ensure that retired pay is paid in a timely 
     manner.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 651. DEFINITION OF POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES FOR 
                   PAY AND ALLOWANCES PURPOSES.

       Section 101(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``the Canal Zone,''.

     SEC. 652. ACCOUNTING OF ADVANCE PAYMENTS.

       Section 1006(e) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(e)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
     obligation for an advance of pay made pursuant to this 
     section shall be recorded as an obligation only in the fiscal 
     year in which the entitlement of the member to the pay 
     accrues.
       ``(B) Current appropriations available for advance payments 
     under this section may be transferred to the prior fiscal 
     year appropriation available for the same purpose in the 
     amount of any unliquidated advance payments that remain at 
     the end of such prior fiscal year. Such unliquidated advance 
     pay

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     ments shall then be credited to the current appropriation.''.

     SEC. 653. REIMBURSEMENT OF RENTAL VEHICLE COSTS WHEN MOTOR 
                   VEHICLE TRANSPORTED AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE IS 
                   LATE.

       (a) Transportation in Connection With Change of Permanent 
     Station.--Section 2634 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) If a motor vehicle of a member (or a dependent of the 
     member) that is transported at the expense of the United 
     States under this section does not arrive at the authorized 
     destination of the vehicle by the designated delivery date, 
     the Secretary concerned shall reimburse the member for 
     expenses incurred after that date to rent a motor vehicle for 
     the member's use, or for the use of the dependent for whom 
     the delayed vehicle was transported. The amount reimbursed 
     may not exceed $30 per day, and the rental period for which 
     reimbursement may be provided expires after seven days or on 
     the date on which the delayed vehicle arrives at the 
     authorized destination (whichever occurs first).''.
       (b) Transportation in Connection With Other Moves.--Section 
     406(h) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) If a motor vehicle of a member (or a dependent of the 
     member) that is transported at the expense of the United 
     States under this subsection does not arrive at the 
     authorized destination of the vehicle by the designated 
     delivery date, the Secretary concerned shall reimburse the 
     member for expenses incurred after that date to rent a motor 
     vehicle for the dependent's use. The amount reimbursed may 
     not exceed $30 per day, and the rental period for which 
     reimbursement may be provided expires after seven days or on 
     the date on which the delayed vehicle arrives at the 
     authorized destination (whichever occurs first).''.
       (c) Transportation in Connection With Departure Allowances 
     for Dependents.--Section 405a(b) of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) If a motor vehicle of a member (or a dependent of the 
     member) that is transported at the expense of the United 
     States under paragraph (1) does not arrive at the authorized 
     destination of the vehicle by the designated delivery date, 
     the Secretary concerned shall reimburse the member for 
     expenses incurred after that date to rent a motor vehicle for 
     the dependent's use. The amount reimbursed may not exceed $30 
     per day, and the rental period for which reimbursement may be 
     provided expires after seven days or on the date on which the 
     delayed vehicle arrives at the authorized destination 
     (whichever occurs first).''.
       (d) Transportation in Connection With Effects of Missing 
     Persons.--Section 554 of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i) If a motor vehicle of a member (or a dependent of the 
     member) that is transported at the expense of the United 
     States under this section does not arrive at the authorized 
     destination of the vehicle by the designated delivery date, 
     the Secretary concerned shall reimburse the dependent for 
     expenses incurred after that date to rent a motor vehicle for 
     the dependent's use. The amount reimbursed may not exceed $30 
     per day, and the rental period for which reimbursement may be 
     provided expires after seven days or on the date on which the 
     delayed vehicle arrives at the authorized destination 
     (whichever occurs first).''.
       (e) Application of Amendments.--(1) Reimbursement for motor 
     vehicle rental expenses may not be provided under the 
     amendments made by this section until after the date on which 
     the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a report 
     containing a certification that the Department of Defense has 
     in place and operational a system to recover the cost of 
     providing such reimbursement from commercial carriers that 
     are responsible for the delay in the delivery of the motor 
     vehicles of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. 
     The Secretary of Defense shall prepare the report in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, with 
     respect to the Coast Guard.
       (2) The amendments shall apply with respect to rental 
     expenses described in such amendments that are incurred on or 
     after the date of the submission of the report. The report 
     shall be submitted not later than six months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and shall include, in addition 
     to the certification, a description of the system to be used 
     to recover from commercial carriers the costs incurred under 
     such amendments.

     SEC. 654. EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR HEALTH 
                   PROFESSIONS OFFICERS SERVING IN SELECTED 
                   RESERVE.

       (a) Eligible Persons.--Subsection (b)(2) of section 16302 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, 
     or is enrolled in a program of education leading to 
     professional qualifications,'' after ``possesses professional 
     qualifications''.
       (b) Increased Benefits.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``$3,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$20,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``$20,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$50,000''.

     SEC. 655. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR 
                   STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN OFFICER 
                   CANDIDATE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Periods of Coverage.--Subsection (a)(2) of section 8140 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) during the period of the member's attendance at 
     training or a practice cruise under chapter 103 of title 10, 
     beginning when the authorized travel to the training or 
     practice cruise begins and ending when authorized travel from 
     the training or practice cruise ends.''.
       (b) Line of Duty.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) For the purpose of this section, an injury, 
     disability, death, or illness of a member referred to in 
     subsection (a) may be considered as incurred or contracted in 
     line of duty only if the injury, disability, or death is 
     incurred, or the illness is contracted, by the member during 
     a period described in that subsection. Subject to review by 
     the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned (under regulations prescribed by that 
     Secretary), shall determine whether an injury, disability, or 
     death was incurred, or an illness was contracted, by a member 
     in line of duty.''.
       (c) Clarification of Casualties Covered.--Subsection (a) of 
     such section, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, 
     is further amended by inserting ``, or an illness 
     contracted,'' after ``death incurred'' in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1).
       (d) Effective Date and Applicability.--The amendments made 
     by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to injuries, 
     illnesses, disabilities, and deaths incurred or contracted on 
     or after that date.

     SEC. 656. RELATIONSHIP OF ENLISTMENT BONUSES TO ELIGIBILITY 
                   TO RECEIVE ARMY COLLEGE FUND SUPPLEMENT UNDER 
                   MONTGOMERY GI BILL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Enlistement Bonuses and GI Bill Supplement not 
     Exclusive.--Section 3015(d) of title 38, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(d)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) In the case of an individual who after October 7, 
     1997, receives an enlistment bonus under section 308a or 308f 
     of title 37, receipt of that bonus does not affect the 
     eligibility of that individual for an increase under 
     paragraph (1) in the rate of the basic educational assistance 
     allowance applicable to that individual, and the Secretary 
     concerned may provide such an increase for that individual 
     (and enter into an agreement with that individual that the 
     United States agrees to make payments pursuant to such an 
     increase) without regard to any provision of law (enacted 
     before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph) that limits the authority to make such 
     payments.''.
       (b) Repeal of Related Limitations.--(1) Section 8013(a) of 
     the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1998 (111 Stat. 
     1222), is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``on or after the date of enactment of 
     this Act--'' and all that follows through ``nor shall any 
     amounts'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``after October 7, 
     1997, enlists in the armed services for a period of active 
     duty of less than three years, nor shall any amounts''; and
       (B) in the first proviso, by striking out ``in the case of 
     a member covered by clause (1),''.
       (2) Section 8013(a) of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``of this Act--'' and all that follows 
     through ``nor shall any amounts'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``of this Act, enlists in the armed services for a 
     period of active duty of less that three years, nor shall any 
     amounts''; and
       (B) in the first proviso, by striking out ``in the case of 
     a member covered by clause (1),''.
       (3) The amendments made by paragraph (2) shall take effect 
     on the later of the following:
       (A) The date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) The date of the enactment of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1999.

     SEC. 657. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   EDUCATION OF CERTAIN DEFENSE DEPENDENTS 
                   OVERSEAS.

       Section 1407(b) of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 
     1978 (20 U.S.C. 926(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(b) Under such circumstances as he 
     may by regulation prescribe, the Secretary of Defense'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``(b) Tuition and Assistance When 
     Schools Unavailable.--(1) Under such circumstances as the 
     Secretary of Defense may prescribe in regulations, the 
     Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of 
     Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not 
     operating as a service of the Navy, may provide financial 
     assistance to sponsors of dependents in overseas areas where 
     schools operated by the Secretary of Defense under subsection 
     (a) are not reasonably available in order to assist the 
     sponsors to defray the costs incurred by the sponsors for the 
     attendance of the dependents at schools in such areas other 
     than schools operated by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(B) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall each prescribe

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     regulations relating to the availability of financial 
     assistance under subparagraph (A). Such regulations shall, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, be consistent with Department 
     of State regulations relating to the availability of 
     financial assistance for the education of dependents of 
     Department of State personnel overseas.''.

     SEC. 658. CLARIFICATIONS CONCERNING PAYMENTS TO CERTAIN 
                   PERSONS CAPTURED OR INTERNED BY NORTH VIETNAM.

       (a) Eligibile Survivors.--Subsection (b) of section 657 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2585) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) If there is no surviving spouse or surviving child, 
     to the parents of the decedent, in equal shares, or, if one 
     parent of the decedent has died, to the surviving parent.
       ``(4) If there is no surviving spouse, surviving child, or 
     surviving parent, to the surviving siblings by blood of the 
     decedent, in equal shares.''.
       (b) Permitted Recipients of Payment Disbursement.--
     Subsection (f)(1) of such section is amended by striking out 
     ``The actual disbursement'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Notwithstanding any agreement (including a power of 
     attorney) to the contrary, the actual disbursement''.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Dependents' dental program.
Sec. 702. Expansion of dependent eligibility under retiree dental 
              program.
Sec. 703. Plan for redesign of military pharmacy system.
Sec. 704. Transitional authority to provide continued health care 
              coverage for certain persons unaware of loss of CHAMPUS 
              eligibility.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

Sec. 711. Payment of claims for provision of health care under the 
              TRICARE program for which a third party may be liable.
Sec. 712. TRICARE Prime automatic enrollments and retiree payment 
              options.
Sec. 713. System for tracking data and measuring performance in meeting 
              TRICARE access standards.
Sec. 714. Establishment of appeals process for claimcheck denials.
Sec. 715. Reviews relating to accessibility of health care under 
              TRICARE.

 Subtitle C--Health Care Services For Medicare-Eligible Department of 
                         Defense Beneficiaries

Sec. 721. Demonstration project to include certain covered 
              beneficiaries within Federal Employees Health Benefits 
              Program.
Sec. 722. TRICARE as Supplement to Medicare demonstration.
Sec. 723. Implementation of redesign of pharmacy system.
Sec. 724. Comprehensive evaluation of implementation of demonstration 
              projects and TRICARE pharmacy redesign.

   Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care 
                               Management

Sec. 731. Process for waiving informed consent requirement for 
              administration of certain drugs to members of Armed 
              Forces for purposes of a particular military operation.
Sec. 732. Health benefits for abused dependents of members of the Armed 
              Forces.
Sec. 733. Provision of health care at military entrance processing 
              stations and elsewhere outside medical treatment 
              facilities.
Sec. 734. Professional qualifications of physicians providing military 
              health care.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 741. Enhanced Department of Defense Organ and Tissue Donor 
              program.
Sec. 742. Authorization to establish a Level 1 Trauma Training Center.
Sec. 743. Authority to establish center for study of post-deployment 
              health concerns of members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 744. Report on implementation of enrollment-based capitation for 
              funding for military medical treatment facilities.
Sec. 745. Joint Department of Defense and Department of Veterans 
              Affairs reports relating to interdepartmental cooperation 
              in the delivery of medical care.
Sec. 746. Report on research and surveillance activities regarding lyme 
              disease and other tick-borne diseases.

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

     SEC. 701. DEPENDENTS' DENTAL PROGRAM.

       (a) Premium Increase.--Section 1076a(b)(2) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Effective as of January 1 of each year, the amount of 
     the premium required under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     increased by the percent equal to the lesser of--
       ``(i) the percent by which the rates of basic pay of 
     members of the uniformed services are increased on such date; 
     or
       ``(ii) the sum of one-half percent and the percent computed 
     under section 5303(a) of title 5 for the increase in rates of 
     basic pay for statutory pay systems for pay periods beginning 
     on or after such date.''.
       (2) The amendment made by subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1999, and shall apply to 
     months after 1998 as if such subparagraph had been in effect 
     since December 31, 1993.
       (b) Limitation on Reduction of Benefits.--Section 1076a is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) Limitation on Reduction of Benefits.--The Secretary 
     of Defense may not reduce benefits provided under this 
     section until--
       ``(1) the Secretary provides notice of the Secretary's 
     intent to reduce such benefits to the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate; and
       ``(2) one year has elapsed following the date of such 
     notice.''.

     SEC. 702. EXPANSION OF DEPENDENT ELIGIBILITY UNDER RETIREE 
                   DENTAL PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1076c of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Eligible dependents of a member described in 
     paragraph (1) or (2) who is not enrolled in the plan and 
     who--
       ``(A) is enrolled under section 1705 of title 38 to receive 
     dental care from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
       ``(B) is enrolled in a dental plan that--
       ``(i) is available to the member as a result of employment 
     by the member that is separate from the military service of 
     the member; and
       ``(ii) is not available to dependents of the member as a 
     result of such separate employment by the member; or
       ``(C) is prevented by a medical or dental condition from 
     being able to obtain benefits under the plan.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (f)(3) of such 
     section is amended by striking out ``(b)(4)'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``(b)(5)''.

     SEC. 703. PLAN FOR REDESIGN OF MILITARY PHARMACY SYSTEM.

       (a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a plan that would provide for a system-wide 
     redesign of the military and contractor retail and mail-order 
     pharmacy system of the Department of Defense by incorporating 
     ``best business practices'' of the private sector. The 
     Secretary shall work with contractors of TRICARE retail 
     pharmacy and national mail-order pharmacy programs to develop 
     a plan for the redesign of the pharmacy system that--
       (1) may include a plan for an incentive-based formulary for 
     military medical treatment facilities and contractors of 
     TRICARE retail pharmacies and the national mail-order 
     pharmacy; and
       (2) shall include a plan for each of the following:
       (A) A uniform formulary for such facilities and 
     contractors.
       (B) A centralized database that integrates the patient 
     databases of pharmacies of military medical treatment 
     facilities and contractor retail and mail-order programs to 
     implement automated prospective drug utilization review 
     systems.
       (C) A system-wide drug benefit for covered beneficiaries 
     under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, who are 
     entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.).
       (b) Submission of Plan.--The Secretary shall submit the 
     plan required under subsection (a) not later than March 1, 
     1999.
       (c) Suspension of Implementation of Program.--The Secretary 
     shall suspend any plan to establish a national retail 
     pharmacy program for the Department of Defense until--
       (1) the plan required under subsection (a) is submitted; 
     and
       (2) the Secretary implements cost-saving reforms with 
     respect to the military and contractor retail and mail order 
     pharmacy system.

     SEC. 704. TRANSITIONAL AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CONTINUED HEALTH 
                   CARE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN PERSONS UNAWARE OF 
                   LOSS OF CHAMPUS ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) Transitional Coverage.--The administering Secretaries 
     may continue eligibility of a person described in subsection 
     (b) for health care coverage under the Civilian Health and 
     Medical Program of the Uniformed Services based on a 
     determination that such continuation is appropriate to assure 
     health care coverage for any such person who may have been 
     unaware of the loss of eligibility to receive health benefits 
     under that program.
       (b) Persons Eligible.--A person shall be eligible for 
     transitional health care coverage under subsection (a) if the 
     person--
       (1) is a person described in paragraph (1) of subsection 
     (d) of section 1086 of title 10, United States Code;
       (2) in the absence of such paragraph, would be eligible for 
     health benefits under such section; and
       (3) satisfies the criteria specified in subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of paragraph (2) of such subsection.
       (c) Extent of Transitional Authority.--The authority to 
     continue eligibility under

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     this section shall apply with respect to health care services 
     provided between October 1, 1998, and July 1, 1999.
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``administering 
     Secretaries'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     1072(3) of title 10, United States Code.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

     SEC. 711. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS FOR PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE 
                   UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM FOR WHICH A THIRD 
                   PARTY MAY BE LIABLE.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1095a the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1095b. TRICARE program: contractor payment of certain 
       claims

       ``(a) Payment of Claims.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
     authorize a contractor under the TRICARE program to pay a 
     claim described in paragraph (2) before seeking to recover 
     from a third-party payer the costs incurred by the contractor 
     to provide health care services that are the basis of the 
     claim to a beneficiary under such program.
       ``(2) A claim under this paragraph is a claim--
       ``(A) that is submitted to the contractor by a provider 
     under the TRICARE program for payment for services for health 
     care provided to a covered beneficiary; and
       ``(B) that is identified by the contractor as a claim for 
     which a third-party payer may be liable.
       ``(b) Recovery From Third-Party Payers.--A contractor for 
     the provision of health care services under the TRICARE 
     program that pays a claim described in subsection (a)(2) 
     shall have the right to collect from the third-party payer 
     the costs incurred by such contractor on behalf of the 
     covered beneficiary. The contractor shall have the same right 
     to collect such costs under this subsection as the right of 
     the United States to collect costs under section 1095 of this 
     title.
       ``(c) Definition of Third-Party Payer.--In this section, 
     the term `third-party payer' has the meaning given that term 
     in section 1095(h) of this title, except that such term 
     excludes primary medical insurers.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1095a the following new item:
``1095b. TRICARE program: contractor payment of certain claims.''.

     SEC. 712. TRICARE PRIME AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENTS AND RETIREE 
                   PAYMENT OPTIONS.

       (a) Procedures.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1097 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1097a. TRICARE Prime: automatic enrollments; payment 
       options

       ``(a) Automatic Enrollment of Certain Dependents.--Each 
     dependent of a member of the uniformed services in grade E4 
     or below who is entitled to medical and dental care under 
     section 1076(a)(2)(A) of this title and resides in the 
     catchment area of a facility of a uniformed service offering 
     TRICARE Prime shall be automatically enrolled in TRICARE 
     Prime at the facility. The Secretary concerned shall provide 
     written notice of the enrollment to the member. The 
     enrollment of a dependent of the member may be terminated by 
     the member or the dependent at any time.
       ``(b) Automatic Renewal of Enrollments of Covered 
     Beneficiaries.--(1) An enrollment of a covered beneficiary in 
     TRICARE Prime shall be automatically renewed upon the 
     expiration of the enrollment unless the renewal is declined.
       ``(2) Not later than 15 days before the expiration date for 
     an enrollment of a covered beneficiary in TRICARE Prime, the 
     Secretary concerned shall--
       ``(A) transmit a written notification of the pending 
     expiration and renewal of enrollment to the covered 
     beneficiary or, in the case of a dependent of a member of the 
     uniformed services, to the member; and
       ``(B) afford the beneficiary or member, as the case may be, 
     an opportunity to decline the renewal of enrollment.
       ``(c) Payment Options for Retirees.--A member or former 
     member of the uniformed services eligible for medical care 
     and dental care under section 1074(b) of this title may elect 
     to have any fee payable by the member or former member for an 
     enrollment in TRICARE Prime withheld from the member's 
     retired pay, retainer pay, or equivalent pay, as the case may 
     be, or to be paid from a financial institution through 
     electronic transfers of funds. The fee shall be paid in 
     accordance with the election. A member may elect under this 
     section to pay the fee in full at the beginning of the 
     enrollment period or to make payments on a monthly or 
     quarterly basis.
       ``(d) Regulations and Exceptions.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall prescribe regulations, including procedures, to carry 
     out this section. Regulations prescribed to carry out the 
     automatic enrollment requirements under this section may 
     include such exceptions to the automatic enrollment 
     procedures as the Secretary determines appropriate for the 
     effective operation of TRICARE Prime.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `TRICARE Prime' means the managed care 
     option of the TRICARE program.
       ``(2) The term `catchment area', with respect to a facility 
     of a uniformed service, means the service area of the 
     facility, as designated under regulations prescribed by the 
     administering Secretaries.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1097 the following new item:
1097a. TRICARE Prime: automatic enrollments; payment options.''.
       (b) Deadline for Implementation.--The regulations required 
     under subsection (d) of section 1097a of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be prescribed 
     to take effect not later than September 30, 1999. The section 
     shall be applied under TRICARE Prime on and after the date on 
     which the regulations take effect.

     SEC. 713. SYSTEM FOR TRACKING DATA AND MEASURING PERFORMANCE 
                   IN MEETING TRICARE ACCESS STANDARDS.

       (a) Requirement To Establish System.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a system--
       (A) to track data regarding access of covered beneficiaries 
     under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, to primary 
     health care under the TRICARE program; and
       (B) to measure performance in increasing such access 
     against the primary care access standards established by the 
     Secretary under the TRICARE program.
       (2) In implementing the system described in paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall collect data on the timeliness of 
     appointments and precise waiting times for appointments in 
     order to measure performance in meeting the primary care 
     access standards established under the TRICARE program.
       (b) Deadline for Establishment.--The Secretary shall 
     establish the system described in subsection (a) not later 
     than April 1, 1999.

     SEC. 714. ESTABLISHMENT OF APPEALS PROCESS FOR CLAIMCHECK 
                   DENIALS.

       (a) Establishment of Appeals Process.--Not later than 
     January 1, 1999, the Secretary of Defense shall establish an 
     appeals process in cases of denials through the ClaimCheck 
     computer software system (or any other claims processing 
     system that may be used by the Secretary) of claims by 
     civilian providers for payment for health care services 
     provided under the TRICARE program.
       (b) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of 
     this section.

     SEC. 715. REVIEWS RELATING TO ACCESSIBILITY OF HEALTH CARE 
                   UNDER TRICARE.

       (a) Review of Rehabilitative Services for Head Injuries.--
     The Secretary of Defense shall review policies under the 
     TRICARE program (including a review of the TRICARE policy 
     manual) to determine if policies addressing the availability 
     of rehabilitative services for TRICARE patients suffering 
     from head injuries are adequate and appropriately address 
     consideration of certification by an attending physician that 
     such services would be beneficial for such a patient.
       (b) Review of Adequacy of Provider Network.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall review the administration of the TRICARE 
     Prime health plans to determine whether, for each region 
     covered by such a plan, there is a sufficient number, 
     distribution, and variety of qualified participating health 
     care providers to ensure that covered health care services, 
     including specialty services and rehabilitative services, are 
     accessible in the vicinity of the residence of the enrollees 
     and available in a timely manner to such enrollees, 
     regardless of where such enrollees are located within the 
     TRICARE region.
       (c) Report.--Not later than April 1, 1999, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives a report on the results of the 
     reviews required by subsections (a) and (b), together with a 
     description of any actions taken or directed as a result of 
     those reviews.

 Subtitle C--Health Care Services For Medicare-Eligible Department of 
                         Defense Beneficiaries

     SEC. 721. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO INCLUDE CERTAIN COVERED 
                   BENEFICIARIES WITHIN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH 
                   BENEFITS PROGRAM.

       (a) FEHBP Demonstration Project.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1108. Health care coverage through Federal Employees 
       Health Benefits program: demonstration project

       ``(a) FEHBP Option Demonstration.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, after consulting with the other administering 
     Secretaries, shall enter into an agreement with the Office of 
     Personnel Management to conduct a demonstration project (in 
     this section referred to as the `demonstration project') 
     under which eligible beneficiaries described in subsection 
     (b) and residing within one of the areas covered by the 
     demonstration project may enroll in health benefits plans 
     offered through the Federal Employees Health Benefits program 
     under chapter 89 of title 5. The number of eligible 
     beneficiaries and family members of such beneficiaries under 
     subsection (b)(2) who may be enrolled in health benefits 
     plans during the enrollment period under subsection (d)(2) 
     may not exceed 66,000.
       ``(b) Eligible Beneficiaries; Coverage.--(1) An eligible 
     beneficiary under this subsection is--
       ``(A) a member or former member of the uniformed services 
     described in section 1074(b) of this title who is entitled to 
     hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.);

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       ``(B) an individual who is an unremarried former spouse of 
     a member or former member described in section 1072(2)(F) or 
     1072(2)(G));
       ``(C) an individual who is--
       ``(i) a dependent of a deceased member or former member 
     described in section 1076(b) or 1076(a)(2)(B) of this title 
     or of a member who died while on active duty for a period of 
     more than 30 days; and
       ``(ii) a member of family as defined in section 8901(5) of 
     title 5; or
       ``(D) an individual who is--
       ``(i) a dependent of a living member or former member 
     described in section 1076(b)(1) of this title who is entitled 
     to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act, regardless of the member's or former 
     member's eligibility for such hospital insurance benefits; 
     and
       ``(ii) a member of family as defined in section 8901(5) of 
     title 5.
       ``(2) Eligible beneficiaries may enroll in a Federal 
     Employees Health Benefit plan under chapter 89 of title 5 
     under this section for self-only coverage or for self and 
     family coverage which includes any dependent of the member or 
     former member who is a family member for purposes of such 
     chapter.
       ``(3) A person eligible for coverage under this subsection 
     shall not be required to satisfy any eligibility criteria 
     specified in chapter 89 of title 5 (except as provided in 
     paragraph (1)(C) or (1)(D)) as a condition for enrollment in 
     health benefits plans offered through the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits program under the demonstration project.
       ``(4) For purposes of determining whether an individual is 
     a member of family under paragraph (5) of section 8901 of 
     title 5 for purposes of paragraph (1)(C) or (1)(D), a member 
     or former member described in section 1076(b) or 
     1076(a)(2)(B) of this title shall be deemed to be an employee 
     under such section.
       ``(5) An eligible beneficiary who is eligible to enroll in 
     the Federal Employees Health Benefits program as an employee 
     under chapter 89 of title 5 is not eligible to enroll in a 
     Federal Employees Health Benefits plan under this section.
       ``(c) Area of Demonstration Project.--The Secretary of 
     Defense and the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management shall jointly identify and select the geographic 
     areas in which the demonstration project will be conducted. 
     The Secretary and the Director shall establish at least six, 
     but not more than ten, such demonstration areas. In 
     establishing the areas, the Secretary and Director shall 
     include--
       ``(1) an area that includes the catchment area of one or 
     more military medical treatment facilities;
       ``(2) an area that is not located in the catchment area of 
     a military medical treatment facility;
       ``(3) an area in which there is a Medicare Subvention 
     Demonstration project area under section 1896 of title XVIII 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ggg); and
       ``(4) not more than one area for each TRICARE region.
       ``(d) Duration of Demonstration Project.--(1) The Secretary 
     of Defense shall conduct the demonstration project during 
     three contract years under the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits program.
       ``(2) Eligible beneficiaries shall, as provided under the 
     agreement pursuant to subsection (a), be permitted to enroll 
     in the demonstration project during an open enrollment period 
     for the year 2000 (conducted in the fall of 1999). The 
     demonstration project shall terminate on December 31, 2002.
       ``(e) Prohibition Against Use of MTFs and Enrollment Under 
     TRICARE.--Covered beneficiaries under this chapter who are 
     provided coverage under the demonstration project shall not 
     be eligible to receive care at a military medical treatment 
     facility or to enroll in a heath care plan under the TRICARE 
     program.
       ``(f) Term of Enrollment in Project.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraphs (2) and (3), the period of enrollment of an 
     eligible beneficiary who enrolls in the demonstration project 
     during the open enrollment period for the year 2000 shall be 
     three years unless the beneficiary disenrolls before the 
     termination of the project.
       ``(2) A beneficiary who elects to enroll in the project, 
     and who subsequently discontinues enrollment in the project 
     before the end of the period described in paragraph (1), 
     shall not be eligible to reenroll in the project.
       ``(3) An eligible beneficiary enrolled in a Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits plan under this section may change 
     health benefits plans and coverage in the same manner as any 
     other Federal Employees Health Benefits program beneficiary 
     may change such plans.
       ``(g) Effect of Cancellation.--The cancellation by an 
     eligible beneficiary of coverage under the Federal Employee 
     Health Benefits program shall be irrevocable during the term 
     of the demonstration project.
       ``(h) Separate Risk Pools; Charges.--(1) The Director of 
     the Office of Personnel Management shall require health 
     benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5 that participate 
     in the demonstration project to maintain a separate risk pool 
     for purposes of establishing premium rates for eligible 
     beneficiaries who enroll in such a plan in accordance with 
     this section.
       ``(2) The Director shall determine total subscription 
     charges for self only or for family coverage for eligible 
     beneficiaries who enroll in a health benefits plan under 
     chapter 89 of title 5 in accordance with this section. The 
     subscription charges shall include premium charges paid to 
     the plan and amounts described in section 8906(c) of title 5 
     for administrative expenses and contingency reserves.
       ``(i) Government Contributions.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall be responsible for the Government contribution for an 
     eligible beneficiary who enrolls in a health benefits plan 
     under chapter 89 of title 5 in accordance with this section, 
     except that the amount of the contribution may not exceed the 
     amount of the Government contribution which would be payable 
     if the electing beneficiary were an employee (as defined for 
     purposes of such chapter) enrolled in the same health 
     benefits plan and level of benefits.
       ``(j) Report Requirements.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall 
     jointly submit to Congress two reports containing the 
     information described in paragraph (2). The first report 
     shall be submitted not later than the date that is 15 months 
     after the date that the Secretary begins to implement the 
     demonstration project. The second report shall be submitted 
     not later than December 31, 2002.
       ``(2) The reports required by paragraph (1) shall include 
     the following:
       ``(A) Information on the number of eligible beneficiaries 
     who elect to participate in the demonstration project.
       ``(B) An analysis of the percentage of eligible 
     beneficiaries who participate in the demonstration project as 
     compared to the percentage of covered beneficiaries under 
     this chapter who elect to enroll in a health care plan under 
     such chapter.
       ``(C) Information on eligible beneficiaries who elect to 
     participate in the demonstration project and did not have 
     Medicare Part B coverage before electing to participate in 
     the project.
       ``(D) An analysis of the enrollment rates and cost of 
     health services provided to eligible beneficiaries who elect 
     to participate in the demonstration project as compared with 
     similarly situated enrollees in the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits program under chapter 89 of title 5.
       ``(E) An analysis of how the demonstration project affects 
     the accessibility of health care in military medical 
     treatment facilities, and a description of any unintended 
     effects on the treatment priorities in those facilities in 
     the demonstration area.
       ``(F) An analysis of any problems experienced by the 
     Department of Defense in managing the demonstration project.
       ``(G) A description of the effects of the demonstration 
     project on medical readiness and training of the armed forces 
     at military medical treatment facilities located in the 
     demonstration area, and a description of the probable effects 
     that making the project permanent would have on the medical 
     readiness and training.
       ``(H) An examination of the effects that the demonstration 
     project, if made permanent, would be expected to have on the 
     overall budget of the Department of Defense, the budget of 
     the Office of Personnel and Management, and the budgets of 
     individual military medical treatment facilities.
       ``(I) An analysis of whether the demonstration project 
     affects the cost to the Department of Defense of prescription 
     drugs or the accessibility, availability, and cost of such 
     drugs to eligible beneficiaries.
       ``(J) Any additional information that the Secretary of 
     Defense or the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
     consider appropriate to assist Congress in determining the 
     viability of expanding the project to all Medicare-eligible 
     members of the uniformed services and their dependents.
       ``(K) Recommendations on whether eligible beneficiaries--
       ``(i) should be given more than one chance to enroll in a 
     the demonstration project under this section;
       ``(ii) should be eligible to enroll in the project only 
     during the first year following the date that the eligible 
     beneficiary becomes eligible to receive hospital insurance 
     benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act; or
       ``(iii) should be eligible to enroll in the project only 
     during the two-year period following the date on which the 
     beneficiary first becomes eligible to enroll in the project.
       ``(k) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than December 
     31, 2002, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a 
     report addressing the same matters required to be addressed 
     under subsection (j)(2). The report shall describe any 
     limitations with respect to the data contained in the report 
     as a result of the size and design of the demonstration 
     project.
       ``(l) Application of Medigap Protections to Demonstration 
     Project Enrollees.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     provisions of section 1882(s)(3) (other than clauses (i) 
     through (iv) of subparagraph (B)) and 1882(s)(4) of the 
     Social Security Act shall apply to enrollment (and 
     termination of enrollment) in the demonstration project under 
     this section, in the same manner as they apply to enrollment 
     (and termination of enrollment) with a Medicare+Choice 
     organization in a Medicare+Choice plan.
       ``(2) In applying paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) any reference in clause (v) or (vi) of section 
     1882(s)(3)(B) of such Act to 12 months is deemed a reference 
     to 36 months; and
       ``(B) the notification required under section 1882(s)(3)(D) 
     of such Act shall be provided in a manner specified by the 
     Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management.''.

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       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``1108. Health care coverage through Federal Employees Health Benefits 
              program: demonstration project.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 8905--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as 
     subsections (e) through (g), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) An individual whom the Secretary of Defense 
     determines is an eligible beneficiary under subsection (b) of 
     section 1108 of title 10 may enroll, as part of the 
     demonstration project under such section, in a health 
     benefits plan under this chapter in accordance with the 
     agreement under subsection (a) of such section between the 
     Secretary and the Office and applicable regulations under 
     this chapter.'';
       (2) in section 8906(b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (2) and 
     (3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraphs (2), (3), 
     and (4)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) In the case of persons who are enrolled in a health 
     benefits plan as part of the demonstration project under 
     section 1108 of title 10, the Government contribution shall 
     be subject to the limitation set forth in subsection (i) of 
     that section.'';
       (3) in section 8906(g)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Government contribution for persons enrolled in a 
     health benefits plan as part of the demonstration project 
     under section 1108 of title 10 shall be paid as provided in 
     subsection (i) of that section.''; and
       (4) in section 8909, by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) The fund described in subsection (a) is available to 
     pay costs that the Office incurs for activities associated 
     with implementation of the demonstration project under 
     section 1108 of title 10.''.

     SEC. 722. TRICARE AS SUPPLEMENT TO MEDICARE DEMONSTRATION.

       (a) In General.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall, after 
     consultation with the other administering Secretaries, carry 
     out a demonstration project in order to assess the 
     feasibility and advisability of providing medical care 
     coverage under the TRICARE program to the individuals 
     described in subsection (c). The demonstration project shall 
     be known as the ``TRICARE Senior Supplement''.
       (2) The Secretary shall commence the demonstration project 
     not later than January 1, 2000, and shall terminate the 
     demonstration project not later than December 31, 2002.
       (3) Under the demonstration project, the Secretary shall 
     permit eligible individuals described in subsection (c) to 
     enroll in the TRICARE program.
       (4) Payment for care and services received by eligible 
     individuals who enroll in the TRICARE program under the 
     demonstration project shall be made as follows:
       (A) First, under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 
     but only to the extent that payment for such care and 
     services is provided for under that title.
       (B) Second, under the TRICARE program, but only to the 
     extent that payment for such care and services is provided 
     under that program and is not provided for under subparagraph 
     (A).
       (C) Third, by the eligible individual concerned, but only 
     to the extent that payment for such care and services is not 
     provided for under subparagraphs (A) or (B).
       (5)(A) The Secretary shall require each eligible individual 
     who enrolls in the TRICARE program under the demonstration 
     project to pay an enrollment fee. The Secretary shall 
     provide, to the extent feasible, the option of payment of the 
     enrollment fee through electronic transfers of funds and 
     through withholding of such payment from the pay of a member 
     or former member of the Armed Forces, and shall provide the 
     option that payment of the enrollment fee be made in full at 
     the beginning of the enrollment period or that payments be 
     made on a monthly or quarterly basis.
       (B) The amount of the enrollment fee charged an eligible 
     individual under subparagraph (A) for self only or family 
     enrollment in any year may not exceed the amount equal to 75 
     percent of the total subscription charges in that year for 
     self-only or family, respectively, fee-for-service coverage 
     under the health benefits plan under the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits program under chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, that is most similar in coverage to the TRICARE 
     program.
       (6) A covered beneficiary who enrolls in TRICARE Senior 
     Supplement under this subsection shall not be eligible to 
     receive health care at a facility of the uniformed services 
     during the period such enrollment is in effect.
       (b) Evaluation; Review.--(1) The Secretary shall provide 
     for an evaluation of the demonstration project conducted 
     under this subsection by an appropriate person or entity that 
     is independent of the Department of Defense. The evaluation 
     shall include the following:
       (A) An analysis of the costs of the demonstration project 
     to the United States and to the eligible individuals who 
     participate in such demonstration project.
       (B) An assessment of the extent to which the demonstration 
     project satisfies the requirements of such eligible 
     individuals for the health care services available under the 
     demonstration project.
       (C) An assessment of the effect, if any, of the 
     demonstration project on military medical readiness.
       (D) A description of the rate of the enrollment in the 
     demonstration project of the individuals who were eligible to 
     enroll in the demonstration project.
       (E) An assessment of whether the demonstration project 
     provides the most suitable model for a program to provide 
     adequate health care services to the population of 
     individuals consisting of the eligible individuals.
       (F) An evaluation of any other matters that the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       (2) The Comptroller General shall review the evaluation 
     conducted under paragraph (1). In carrying out the review, 
     the Comptroller General shall--
       (A) assess the validity of the processes used in the 
     evaluation; and
       (B) assess the validity of any findings under the 
     evaluation, including any limitations with respect to the 
     data contained in the evaluation as a result of the size and 
     design of the demonstration project.
       (3)(A) The Secretary shall submit a report on the results 
     of the evaluation under paragraph (1), together with the 
     evaluation, to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives not later than December 31, 2002.
       (B) The Comptroller General shall submit a report on the 
     results of the review under paragraph (2) to the committees 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) not later than February 15, 
     2003.
       (c) Eligible Individuals.--(1) An individual is eligible to 
     participate under this section if the individual is a member 
     or former member of the uniformed services described in 
     section 1074(b) of title 10, United States Code, a dependent 
     of the member described in section 1076(a)(2)(B) or 1076(b) 
     of that title, or a dependent of a member of the uniformed 
     services who died while on active duty for a period of more 
     than 30 days, who--
       (A) is 65 years of age or older;
       (B) is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A 
     of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et 
     seq.);
       (C) is enrolled in the supplemental medical insurance 
     program under part B of such title XVIII (42 U.S.C. 1395j et 
     seq.); and
       (D) resides in an area selected by the Secretary under 
     subsection (c).
       (c) Areas of Implementation.--(1) The Secretary shall carry 
     out the demonstration project under this section in two 
     separate areas selected by the Secretary.
       (2) The areas selected by the Secretary under paragraph (1) 
     shall be as follows:
       (A) One area shall be an area outside the catchment area of 
     a military medical treatment facility in which--
       (i) no eligible organization has a contract in effect under 
     section 1876 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395mm) 
     and no Medicare+Choice organization has a contract in effect 
     under part C of title XVIII of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-21); 
     or
       (ii) the aggregate number of enrollees with an eligible 
     organization with a contract in effect under section 1876 of 
     that Act or with a Medicare+Choice organization with a 
     contract in effect under part C of title XVIII of that Act is 
     less than 2.5 percent of the total number of individuals in 
     the area who are entitled to hospital insurance benefits 
     under part A of title XVIII of that Act.
       (B) The other area shall be an area outside the catchment 
     area of a military medical treatment facility in which--
       (i) at least one eligible organization has a contract in 
     effect under section 1876 of that Act or one Medicare+Choice 
     organization has a contract in effect under part C of title 
     XVIII of that Act; and
       (ii) the aggregate number of enrollees with an eligible 
     organization with a contract in effect under section 1876 of 
     that Act or with a Medicare+Choice organization with a 
     contract in effect under part C of title XVIII of that Act 
     exceeds 10 percent of the total number of individuals in the 
     area who are entitled to hospital insurance benefits under 
     part A of title XVIII of that Act.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``administering Secretaries'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 1072(3) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (2) The term ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 723. IMPLEMENTATION OF REDESIGN OF PHARMACY SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than October 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall implement, with respect to 
     eligible individuals described in subsection (e) who reside 
     in an area selected under subsection (f), the redesign of the 
     pharmacy system under TRICARE (including the mail-order and 
     retail pharmacy benefit under TRICARE) to incorporate ``best 
     business practices'' of the private sector in providing 
     pharmaceuticals, as developed under the plan described in 
     section 703.
       (b) Collection of Premiums and Other Charges.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may collect from eligible individuals 
     described in subsection (e) who participate in the redesigned 
     pharmacy system any premiums, deductibles, copayments, or 
     other charges that the Secretary would otherwise collect from 
     individuals similar to such individuals.

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       (c) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall provide for an 
     evaluation of the implementation of the redesign of the 
     pharmacy system under TRICARE under this section by an 
     appropriate person or entity that is independent of the 
     Department of Defense. The evaluation shall include the 
     following:
       (1) An analysis of the costs of the implementation of the 
     redesign of the pharmacy system under TRICARE and to the 
     eligible individuals who participate in the system.
       (2) An assessment of the extent to which the implementation 
     of such system satisfies the requirements of the eligible 
     individuals for the health care services available under 
     TRICARE.
       (3) An assessment of the effect, if any, of the 
     implementation of the system on military medical readiness.
       (4) A description of the rate of the participation in the 
     system of the individuals who were eligible to participate.
       (5) An evaluation of any other matters that the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       (d) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit two reports on the 
     results of the evaluation under subsection (c), together with 
     the evaluation, to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives. The first report shall be submitted not 
     later than December 31, 2000, and the second report shall be 
     submitted not later than December 31, 2002.
       (e) Eligible Individuals.--(1) An individual is eligible to 
     participate under this section if the individual is a member 
     or former member of the uniformed services described in 
     section 1074(b) of title 10, United States Code, a dependent 
     of the member described in section 1076(a)(2)(B) or 1076(b) 
     of that title, or a dependent of a member of the uniformed 
     services who died while on active duty for a period of more 
     than 30 days, who--
       (A) is 65 years of age or older;
       (B) is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A 
     of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et 
     seq.);
       (C) except as provided in paragraph (2), is enrolled in the 
     supplemental medical insurance program under part B of such 
     title XVIII (42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.); and
       (D) resides in an area selected by the Secretary under 
     subsection (f).
       (2) Paragraph (1)(C) shall not apply in the case of an 
     individual who at the time of attaining the age of 65 lived 
     within 100 miles of the catchment area of a military medical 
     treatment facility.
       (f) Areas of Implementation.--(1) The Secretary shall carry 
     out the implementation of the redesign of the pharmacy system 
     under TRICARE in two separate areas selected by the 
     Secretary.
       (2) The areas selected by the Secretary under paragraph (1) 
     shall be as follows:
       (A) One area shall be an area outside the catchment area of 
     a military medical treatment facility in which--
       (i) no eligible organization has a contract in effect under 
     section 1876 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395mm) 
     and no Medicare+Choice organization has a contract in effect 
     under part C of title XVIII of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-21); 
     or
       (ii) the aggregate number of enrollees with an eligible 
     organization with a contract in effect under section 1876 of 
     that Act or with a Medicare+Choice organization with a 
     contract in effect under part C of title XVIII of that Act is 
     less than 2.5 percent of the total number of individuals in 
     the area who are entitled to hospital insurance benefits 
     under part A of title XVIII of that Act.
       (B) The other area shall be an area outside the catchment 
     area of a military medical treatment facility in which--
       (i) at least one eligible organization has a contract in 
     effect under section 1876 of that Act or one Medicare+Choice 
     organization has a contract in effect under part C of title 
     XVIII of that Act; and
       (ii) the aggregate number of enrollees with an eligible 
     organization with a contract in effect under section 1876 of 
     that Act or with a Medicare+Choice organization with a 
     contract in effect under part C of title XVIII of that Act 
     exceeds 10 percent of the total number of individuals in the 
     area who are entitled to hospital insurance benefits under 
     part A of title XVIII of that Act.

     SEC. 724. COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS AND TRICARE PHARMACY 
                   REDESIGN.

       Not later than March 31, 2003, the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report containing a comprehensive 
     comparative analysis of the FEHBP demonstration project 
     conducted under section 1108 of title 10, United States Code 
     (as added by section 721), the TRICARE Senior Supplement 
     under section 722, and the redesign of the TRICARE pharmacy 
     system under section 723. The comprehensive analysis shall 
     incorporate the findings of the evaluation submitted under 
     section 723(c) and the report submitted under subsection (j) 
     of such section 1108.

   Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care 
                               Management

     SEC. 731. PROCESS FOR WAIVING INFORMED CONSENT REQUIREMENT 
                   FOR ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN DRUGS TO MEMBERS 
                   OF ARMED FORCES FOR PURPOSES OF A PARTICULAR 
                   MILITARY OPERATION.

       (a) Limitation and Waiver.--(1) Section 1107 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection (f):
       ``(f) Limitation and Waiver.--(1) In the case of the 
     administration of an investigational new drug or a drug 
     unapproved for its applied use to a member of the armed 
     forces in connection with the member's participation in a 
     particular military operation, the requirement that the 
     member provide prior consent to receive the drug in 
     accordance with the prior consent requirement imposed under 
     section 505(i)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 355(i)(4)) may be waived only by the President. 
     The President may grant such a waiver only if the President 
     determines, in writing, that obtaining consent--
       ``(A) is not feasible;
       ``(B) is contrary to the best interests of the member; or
       ``(C) is not in the interests of national security.
       ``(2) In making a determination to waive the prior consent 
     requirement on a ground described in subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     of paragraph (1), the President shall apply the standards and 
     criteria that are set forth in the relevant FDA regulations 
     for a waiver of the prior consent requirement on that ground.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense may request the President to 
     waive the prior consent requirement with respect to the 
     administration of an investigational new drug or a drug 
     unapproved for its applied use to a member of the armed 
     forces in connection with the member's participation in a 
     particular military operation. With respect to any such 
     administration--
       ``(A) the Secretary may not delegate to any other official 
     the authority to request the President to waive the prior 
     consent requirement for the Department of Defense; and
       ``(B) if the President grants the requested waiver, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of each congressional defense committee a notification 
     of the waiver, together with the written determination of the 
     President under paragraph (1) and the Secretary's 
     justification for the request or requirement under subsection 
     (a) for the member to receive the drug covered by the waiver.
       ``(4) In this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `relevant FDA regulations' means the 
     regulations promulgated under section 505(i) of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)).
       ``(B) The term `prior consent requirement' means the 
     requirement included in the relevant FDA regulations pursuant 
     to section 505(i)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)(4)).
       ``(C) The term `congressional defense committee' means each 
     of the following:
       ``(i) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.
       ``(ii) The Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
       (2) Subsection (f) of section 1107 of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by paragraph (1)), shall apply to the 
     administration of an investigational new drug or a drug 
     unapproved for its applied use to a member of the Armed 
     Forces in connection with the member's participation in a 
     particular military operation on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) A waiver of the requirement for prior consent imposed 
     under the regulations required under paragraph (4) of section 
     505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (or under 
     any antecedent provision of law or regulations) that has been 
     granted under that section (or antecedent provision of law or 
     regulations) before the date of the enactment of this Act for 
     the administration of a drug to a member of the Armed Forces 
     in connection with the member's participation in a particular 
     military operation may be applied in that case after that 
     date only if--
       (A) the Secretary of Defense personally determines that the 
     waiver is justifiable on each ground on which the waiver was 
     granted;
       (B) the President concurs in that determination in writing; 
     and
       (C) the Secretary submits to the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of each congressional committee referred to 
     in section 1107(f)(4)(C) of title 10, United States Code (as 
     added by paragraph (1))--
       (i) a notification of the waiver;
       (ii) the President's written concurrence; and
       (iii) the Secretary's justification for the request or for 
     the requirement under subsection 1107(a) of such title for 
     the member to receive the drug covered by the waiver.
       (b) Time and Form of Notice.--(1) Subsection (b) of such 
     section is amended by striking out ``, if practicable'' and 
     all that follows through ``first administered to the 
     member''.
       (2) Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking 
     out ``unless the Secretary of Defense determines'' and all 
     that follows through ``alternative method''.

     SEC. 732. HEALTH BENEFITS FOR ABUSED DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES.

       Section 1076(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the administering Secretary 
     shall furnish an abused dependent of a former member of a 
     uniformed service described in paragraph (4), during that 
     period that the abused dependent

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     is in receipt of transitional compensation under section 1059 
     of this title, with medical and dental care, including mental 
     health services, in facilities of the uniformed services in 
     accordance with the same eligibility and benefits as were 
     applicable for that abused dependent during the period of 
     active service of the former member.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (C).

     SEC. 733. PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE AT MILITARY ENTRANCE 
                   PROCESSING STATIONS AND ELSEWHERE OUTSIDE 
                   MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.

       (a) Extension of Authorization for Use of Personal Services 
     Contracts.--Section 1091(a)(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended in the second sentence by striking out ``the 
     end of the one-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``December 31, 2000''.
       (b) Test of Alternative Process for Conducting Medical 
     Screenings for Enlistment Qualification.--(1) The Secretary 
     of Defense shall conduct a test to--
       (A) determine whether the use of an alternative to the 
     system currently used by the Department of Defense of 
     employing fee-basis physicians for determining the medical 
     qualifications for enlistment of applicants for military 
     service would reduce the number of disqualifying medical 
     conditions that are detected during the initial entry 
     training of such applicants;
       (B) determine whether any savings or cost avoidance may be 
     achieved through use of an alternative system as a result of 
     any increased detection of disqualifying medical conditions 
     before entry by applicants into initial entry training; and
       (C) compare the capability of an alternative system to meet 
     or exceed the cost, responsiveness, and timeliness standards 
     of the system currently used by the Department.
       (2) The alternative system described in paragraph (1) may 
     include the system used under the TRICARE system, the health-
     care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or any 
     other system, or combination of systems, considered 
     appropriate by the Secretary.
       (3) Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate a report on the results and findings of the test 
     conducted under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 734. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OF PHYSICIANS PROVIDING 
                   MILITARY HEALTH CARE.

       (a) Requirement for Unrestricted License.--Section 
     1094(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``In the case of a 
     physician, the physician may not provide health care as a 
     physician under this chapter unless the current license is an 
     unrestricted license that is not subject to limitation on the 
     scope of practice ordinarily granted to other physicians for 
     a similar specialty by the jurisdiction that granted the 
     license.''.
       (b) Satisfaction of Continuing Medical Education 
     Requirements.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1094 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1094a. Continuing medical education requirements: 
       system for monitoring physician compliance

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall establish a mechanism for 
     ensuring that each person under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of a military department who provides health care 
     under this chapter as a physician satisfies the continuing 
     medical education requirements applicable to the 
     physician.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1094 the following new item:
``1094a. Continuing medical education requirements: system for 
              monitoring physician compliance.''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--(1) The amendment made by subsection 
     (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
       (2) The system required by section 1094a of title 10, 
     United States Code (as added by subsection (b)), shall take 
     effect on the date that is three years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 741. ENHANCED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGAN AND TISSUE 
                   DONOR PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Organ and tissue transplantation is one of the most 
     remarkable medical success stories in the history of 
     medicine.
       (2) Each year, the number of people waiting for organ or 
     tissue transplantation increases. It is estimated that there 
     are approximately 39,000 patients, ranging in age from babies 
     to those in retirement, awaiting transplants of kidneys, 
     hearts, livers, and other solid organs.
       (3) The Department of Defense has made significant progress 
     in increasing the awareness of the importance of organ and 
     tissue donations among members of the Armed Forces.
       (4) The inclusion of organ and tissue donor elections in 
     the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) 
     central database represents a major step in ensuring that 
     organ and tissue donor elections are a matter of record and 
     are accessible in a timely manner.
       (b) Responsibilities Regarding Organ and Tissue Donation.--
     (1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding after section 1108, as added by section 721(a)(1), the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1109. Organ and tissue donor program

       ``(a) Responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the advanced systems 
     developed for recording armed forces members' personal data 
     and information (such as the SMARTCARD, MEDITAG, and Personal 
     Information Carrier) include the capability to record organ 
     and tissue donation elections.
       ``(b) Responsibilities of the Secretaries of the Military 
     Departments.--(1) The Secretaries of the military departments 
     shall ensure that--
       ``(1) appropriate information about organ and tissue 
     donation is provided--
       ``(A) to each officer candidate during initial training; 
     and
       ``(B) to each recruit--
       ``(i) after completion by the recruit of basic training; 
     and
       ``(ii) before arrival of the recruit at the first duty 
     assignment of the recruit;
       ``(2) members of the armed forces are given recurring, 
     specific opportunities to elect to be organ or tissue donors 
     during service in the armed forces and upon retirement; and
       ``(3) members of the armed forces electing to be organ or 
     tissue donors are encouraged to advise their next of kin 
     concerning the donation decision and any subsequent change of 
     that decision.
       ``(c) Responsibilities of the Surgeons General of the 
     Military Departments.--The Surgeons General of the military 
     departments shall ensure that--
       ``(1) appropriate training is provided to enlisted and 
     officer medical personnel to facilitate the effective 
     operation of organ and tissue donation activities under 
     garrison conditions and, to the extent possible, under 
     operational conditions; and
       ``(2) medical logistical activities can, to the extent 
     possible without jeopardizing operational requirements, 
     support an effective organ and tissue donation program.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding after the item relating to section 1108, 
     as added by section 721(a)(2), the following new item:
``1109. Organ and tissue donor program.''.
       (c) Report.--Not later than September 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives a report on the 
     implementation of section 1109 of title 10, United States 
     Code (as added by subsection (b).

     SEC. 742. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA 
                   TRAINING CENTER.

       The Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized to establish 
     a Level 1 Trauma Training Center (as designated by the 
     American College of Surgeons) in order to provide the Army 
     with a trauma center capable of training forward surgical 
     teams.

     SEC. 743. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH CENTER FOR STUDY OF POST-
                   DEPLOYMENT HEALTH CONCERNS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES.

       The Secretary of Defense is hereby authorized to establish 
     a center devoted to a longitudinal study to evaluate data on 
     the health conditions of members of the Armed Forces upon 
     their return from deployment on military operations for 
     purposes of ensuring the rapid identification of any trends 
     in diseases, illnesses, or injuries among such members as a 
     result of such operations.

     SEC. 744. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ENROLLMENT-BASED 
                   CAPITATION FOR FUNDING FOR MILITARY MEDICAL 
                   TREATMENT FACILITIES.

       (a) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the potential impact of using an 
     enrollment-based capitation methodology to allocate funds for 
     military medical treatment facilities. The report shall 
     address the following:
       (1) A description of the plans of the Secretary to 
     implement an enrollment-based capitation methodology for 
     military medical treatment facilities and with respect to 
     contracts for the delivery of health care under the TRICARE 
     program.
       (2) The justifications for implementing an enrollment-based 
     capitation methodology without first conducting a 
     demonstration project for implementation of such methodology.
       (3) The impact that implementation of an enrollment based 
     capitation methodology would have on the provision of space-
     available care at military medical treatment facilities, 
     particularly in the case of care for--
       (A) military retirees entitled who are entitled to hospital 
     insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.); and
       (B) covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, 
     United States Code, who reside outside the catchment area of 
     a military medical treatment facility.
       (4) The impact that implementation of an enrollment-based 
     capitation methodology would have with respect to the 
     pharmacy benefits provided at military medical treatment 
     facilities, given that the enrollment-based capitation 
     methodology would fund military medical treatment facilities 
     based on the number of members at such facilities enrolled in 
     TRICARE Prime, but all covered beneficiaries may fill 
     prescriptions at military medical treatment facility 
     pharmacies.
       (5) An explanation of how additional funding will be 
     provided for a military medical

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     treatment facility if an enrollment-based capitation 
     methodology is implemented to ensure that space-available 
     care and pharmacy coverage can be provided to covered 
     beneficiaries who are not enrolled at the military medical 
     treatment facility, and the amount of funding that will be 
     available.
       (6) An explanation of how implementation of an enrollment-
     based capitation methodology would impact the provision of 
     uniform benefits under TRICARE Prime, and how the Secretary 
     would ensure, if such methodology were implemented, that the 
     provision of health care under TRICARE Prime would not be 
     bifurcated between the provision of such care at military 
     medical treatment facilities and the provision of such care 
     from civilian providers.
       (b) Deadline for Submission.--The Secretary shall submit 
     the report required by subsection (a) not later than March 1, 
     1999.

     SEC. 745. JOINT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS REPORTS RELATING TO 
                   INTERDEPARTMENTAL COOPERATION IN THE DELIVERY 
                   OF MEDICAL CARE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The military health care system of the Department of 
     Defense and the Veterans Health Administration of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs are national institutions that 
     collectively manage more than 1,500 hospitals, clinics, and 
     health care facilities worldwide to provide services to more 
     than 11,000,000 beneficiaries.
       (2) In the post-Cold War era, these institutions are in a 
     profound transition that involves challenging opportunities.
       (3) During the period from 1988 to 1998, the number of 
     military medical personnel has declined by 15 percent and the 
     number of military hospitals has been reduced by one-third.
       (4) During the two years since 1996, the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs has revitalized its structure by 
     decentralizing authority into 22 Veterans Integrated Service 
     Networks.
       (5) In the face of increasing costs of medical care, 
     increased demands for health care services, and increasing 
     budgetary constraints, the Department of Defense and the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs have embarked on a variety of 
     dynamic and innovative cooperative programs ranging from 
     shared services to joint venture operations of medical 
     facilities.
       (6) In 1984, there was a combined total of 102 Department 
     of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense facilities with 
     sharing agreements. By 1997, that number had grown to 420. 
     During the six years from fiscal year 1992 through fiscal 
     year 1997, shared services increased from slightly over 3,000 
     services to more than 6,000 services, ranging from major 
     medical and surgical services, laundry, blood, and laboratory 
     services to unusual speciality care services.
       (7) The Department of Defense and the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs are conducting four health care joint 
     ventures in New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, and Oklahoma, and are 
     planning to conduct four more such ventures in Alaska, 
     Florida, Hawaii, and California.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Department of Defense and the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs should be commended for the cooperation 
     between the two departments in the delivery of medical care, 
     of which the cooperation involved in the establishment and 
     operation of the Department of Defense and the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Executive Council is a praiseworthy example;
       (2) the Department of Defense and the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs are encouraged to continue to explore new 
     opportunities to enhance the availability and delivery of 
     medical care to beneficiaries by further enhancing the 
     cooperative efforts of the departments; and
       (3) enhanced cooperation between the Department of Defense 
     and the Department of Veterans Affairs is encouraged 
     regarding--
       (A) the general areas of access to quality medical care, 
     identification and elimination of impediments to enhanced 
     cooperation, and joint research and program development; and
       (B) the specific areas in which there is significant 
     potential to achieve progress in cooperation in a short term, 
     including computerization of patient records systems, 
     participation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 
     TRICARE program, pharmaceutical programs, and joint physical 
     examinations.
       (c) Joint Survey of Populations Served.--(1) The Secretary 
     of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     jointly conduct a survey of their respective medical care 
     beneficiary populations to identify, by category of 
     beneficiary (defined as the Secretaries consider 
     appropriate), the expectations of, requirements for, and 
     behavior patterns of the beneficiaries with respect to 
     medical care. The two Secretaries shall develop the protocol 
     for the survey jointly, but shall obtain the services of an 
     entity independent of the Department of Defense and the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out the survey.
       (2) The survey shall include the following:
       (A) Demographic characteristics, economic characteristics, 
     and geographic location of beneficiary populations with 
     regard to catchment or service areas.
       (B) The types and frequency of care required by veterans, 
     retirees, and dependents within catchment or service areas of 
     Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs 
     medical facilities and outside those areas.
       (C) The numbers of, characteristics of, and types of 
     medical care needed by the veterans, retirees, and dependents 
     who, though eligible for medical care in Department of 
     Defense or Department of Veterans Affairs treatment 
     facilities or through other federally funded medical 
     programs, choose not to seek medical care from those 
     facilities or under those programs, and the reasons for that 
     choice.
       (D) The obstacles or disincentives for seeking medical care 
     from such facilities or under such programs that are 
     perceived by veterans, retirees, and dependents.
       (E) Any other matters that the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs consider appropriate for the 
     survey.
       (3) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs may waive the survey requirements under this 
     subsection with respect to information that can be better 
     obtained from a source other than the survey.
       (4) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall submit a report on the results of the survey to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress. The report shall 
     contain the matters described in paragraph (2) and any 
     proposals for legislation that the Secretaries recommend for 
     enhancing Department of Defense and Department of Veterans 
     Affairs cooperative efforts with respect to the delivery of 
     medical care.
       (d) Review of Law and Policies.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly 
     conduct a review to identify impediments to cooperation 
     between the Department of Defense and the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs regarding the delivery of medical care. The 
     matters reviewed shall include the following:
       (A) All laws, policies, and regulations, and any attitudes 
     of beneficiaries of the health care systems of the two 
     departments, that have the effect of preventing the 
     establishment, or limiting the effectiveness, of cooperative 
     health care programs of the departments.
       (B) The requirements and practices involved in the 
     credentialling and licensure of health care providers.
       (C) The perceptions of beneficiaries in a variety of 
     categories (defined as the Secretaries consider appropriate) 
     regarding the various Federal health care systems available 
     for their use.
       (D) The types and frequency of medical services furnished 
     by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs through cooperative arrangements to each category of 
     beneficiary (including active-duty members, retirees, 
     dependents, veterans in the health-care eligibility 
     categories referred to as Category A and Category C, and 
     persons authorized to receive medical care under section 1713 
     of title 38, United States Code) of the other department.
       (E) The extent to which health care facilities of the 
     Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs have 
     sufficient capacity, or could jointly or individually create 
     sufficient capacity, to provide services to beneficiaries of 
     the other department without diminution of access or services 
     to their primary beneficiaries.
       (F) The extent to which the recruitment of scarce medical 
     specialists and allied health personnel by the Department of 
     Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs could be 
     enhanced through cooperative arrangements for providing 
     health care services.
       (G) The obstacles and disincentives to providing health 
     care services through cooperative arrangements between the 
     Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (2) The Secretaries shall jointly submit a report on the 
     results of the review to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress. The report shall include any proposals for 
     legislation that the Secretaries recommend for eliminating or 
     reducing impediments to interdepartmental cooperation that 
     are identified during the review.
       (e) Participation in TRICARE.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall review the TRICARE program to identify opportunities 
     for increased participation by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs in that program. The ongoing collaboration between 
     Department of Defense officials and Department of Veterans 
     Affairs officials regarding increased participation shall be 
     included among the matters reviewed.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a semiannual report on the status of the review 
     under this subsection and on efforts to increase the 
     participation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 
     TRICARE program. No report is required under this paragraph 
     after the submission of a semiannual report in which the 
     Secretaries declare that the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     is participating in the TRICARE program to the extent that 
     can reasonably be expected to be attained.
       (f) Pharmaceutical Benefits and Programs.--(1) The 
     Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Federal 
     Pharmacy Executive Steering Committee shall--
       (A) undertake a comprehensive examination of existing 
     pharmaceutical benefits and programs for beneficiaries of 
     Department of Defense medical care programs, including 
     matters relating to the purchasing, distribution, and 
     dispensing of pharmaceuticals and the management of mail 
     order pharmaceuticals programs; and
       (B) review the existing methods for contracting for and 
     distributing medical supplies and services.

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       (2) The committee shall submit a report on the results of 
     the examination to the appropriate committees of Congress.
       (g) Standardization of Physical Examinations for 
     Disability.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report on the status of the efforts 
     of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs to standardize physical examinations administered by 
     the two departments for the purpose of determining or rating 
     disabilities.
       (h) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--For the 
     purposes of this section, the appropriate committees of 
     Congress are as follows:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on National Security and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (i) Deadlines for Submission of Reports.--(1) The report 
     required by subsection (c)(3) shall be submitted not later 
     than January 1, 2000.
       (2) The report required by subsection (d)(2) shall be 
     submitted not later than March 1, 1999.
       (3) The semiannual report required by subsection (e)(2) 
     shall be submitted not later than March 1 and September 1 of 
     each year.
       (4) The report on the examination required under subsection 
     (f) shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the 
     completion of the examination.
       (5) The report required by subsection (g) shall be 
     submitted not later than March 1, 1999.

     SEC. 746. REPORT ON RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES 
                   REGARDING LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE 
                   DISEASES.

       Not later than April 1, 1999, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services 
     of the Senate a report on the current and recommended levels 
     of research and surveillance activities regarding Lyme 
     disease and other tick-borne diseases among members of the 
     Armed Forces. The report shall include the following:
       (1) An analysis of the current and projected threat to the 
     operational readiness of the Armed Forces posed by Lyme 
     disease and other tick-borne diseases in the United States 
     and in overseas locations at which members of the Armed 
     Forces might be deployed.
       (2) A review of the current research efforts being 
     implemented to prevent the contraction of Lyme disease and 
     other tick-borne diseases by members of the Armed Forces, and 
     to enhance the early identification of such diseases once 
     they have been contracted.
       (3) An assessment of the adequacy of existing and projected 
     funding levels for research and surveillance activities 
     relating to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases among 
     members of the Armed Forces.
       (4) The recommended funding levels necessary to address the 
     threats posed to the operational readiness of the Armed 
     Forces by Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.

  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

Sec. 801. Limitation on use of price preference upon achievement of 
              contract goal for small and disadvantaged businesses.
Sec. 802. Distribution of assistance under the Procurement Technical 
              Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program.
Sec. 803. Defense commercial pricing management improvement.
Sec. 804. Modification of senior executives covered by limitation on 
              allowability of compensation for certain contractor 
              personnel.
Sec. 805. Separate determinations of exceptional waivers of truth in 
              negotiation requirements for prime contracts and 
              subcontracts.
Sec. 806. Procurement of conventional ammunition.
Sec. 807. Para-aramid fibers and yarns.
Sec. 808. Clarification of responsibility for submission of information 
              on prices previously charged for property or services 
              offered.
Sec. 809. Amendments and study relating to procurement from firms in 
              industrial base for production of small arms.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 811. Eligibility of involuntarily downgraded employee for 
              membership in an acquisition corps.
Sec. 812. Time for submission of annual report relating to Buy American 
              Act.
Sec. 813. Procurement of travel services for official and unofficial 
              travel under one contract.
Sec. 814. Department of Defense purchases through other agencies.
Sec. 815. Supervision of defense acquisition university structure by 
              Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
              Technology.
Sec. 816. Pilot programs for testing program manager performance of 
              product support oversight responsibilities for life cycle 
              of acquisition programs.
Sec. 817. Scope of protection of certain information from disclosure.
Sec. 818. Plan for rapid transition from completion of small business 
              innovation research into defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 819. Five-year authority for Secretary of the Navy to exchange 
              certain items.
Sec. 820. Permanent authority for use of major range and test facility 
              installations by commercial entities.
Sec. 821. Inventory exchange authorized for certain fuel delivery 
              contract.

Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

     SEC. 801. LIMITATION ON USE OF PRICE PREFERENCE UPON 
                   ACHIEVEMENT OF CONTRACT GOAL FOR SMALL AND 
                   DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES.

       Section 2323(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)'';
       (2) by inserting ``, except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B),'' after ``the head of an agency may'' in the first 
     sentence; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B)(i) The Secretary of Defense may not exercise the 
     authority under subparagraph (A) to enter into a contract for 
     a price exceeding fair market cost if the regulations 
     implementing that authority are suspended under clause (ii) 
     with respect to that contract.
       ``(ii) At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall determine, on the basis of the most recent data, 
     whether the Department of Defense achieved the 5 percent goal 
     described in subsection (a) during the fiscal year to which 
     the data relates. Upon determining that the Department 
     achieved the goal for the fiscal year to which the data 
     relates, the Secretary shall issue a suspension, in writing, 
     of the regulations that implement the authority under 
     subparagraph (A). Such a suspension shall be in effect for 
     the one-year period beginning 30 days after the date on which 
     the suspension is issued and shall apply with respect to 
     contracts awarded pursuant to solicitations issued during 
     that period.
       ``(iii) For purposes of clause (ii), the term `most recent 
     data' means data relating to the most recent fiscal year for 
     which data are available.''.

     SEC. 802. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE UNDER THE PROCUREMENT 
                   TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Correction of Description of Geographic Unit.--(1) 
     Section 2413(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``region'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``district''.
       (2) Section 2415 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``region'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``district'' each place it appears; and
       (B) by striking out ``regions'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``districts''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 2415 of such title is 
     amended by striking out ``Defense Contract Administrative 
     Services'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Department of 
     Defense contract administrative services''.

     SEC. 803. DEFENSE COMMERCIAL PRICING MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT.

       (a) Modification of Pricing Regulations for Certain 
     Commercial Items Exempt From Cost or Pricing Data 
     Certification Requirements.--(1) The Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation issued in accordance with sections 6 and 25 of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405, 421) 
     shall be revised to clarify the procedures and methods to be 
     used for determining the reasonableness of prices of exempt 
     commercial items (as defined in subsection (d)).
       (2) The regulations shall, at a minimum, provide specific 
     guidance on--
       (A) the appropriate application and precedence of such 
     price analysis tools as catalog-based pricing, market-based 
     pricing, historical pricing, parametric pricing, and value 
     analysis;
       (B) the circumstances under which contracting officers 
     should require offerors of exempt commercial items to 
     provide--
       (i) information on prices at which the offeror has 
     previously sold the same or similar items; or
       (ii) other information other than certified cost or pricing 
     data;
       (C) the role and responsibility of Department of Defense 
     support organizations in procedures for determining price 
     reasonableness; and
       (D) the meaning and appropriate application of the term 
     ``purposes other than governmental purposes'' in section 
     4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 403(12)).
       (3) This subsection shall cease to be effective one year 
     after the date on which final regulations prescribed pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) take effect.
       (b) Unified Management of Procurement of Exempt Commercial 
     Items.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement 
     procedures to ensure that, whenever appropriate, a single 
     item manager or contracting officer is responsible for 
     negotiating and entering into all contracts from a single 
     contractor for the procurement of exempt commercial items or 
     for the procurement of items in a category of exempt 
     commercial items.
       (c) Commercial Price Trend Analysis.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall develop

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     and implement procedures that, to the maximum extent that is 
     practicable and consistent with the efficient operation of 
     the Department of Defense, provide for the collection and 
     analysis of information on price trends for categories of 
     exempt commercial items described in paragraph (2).
       (2) A category of exempt commercial items referred to in 
     paragraph (1) consists of exempt commercial items--
       (A) that are in a single Federal Supply Group or Federal 
     Supply Class, are provided by a single contractor, or are 
     otherwise logically grouped for the purpose of analyzing 
     information on price trends; and
       (B) for which there is a potential for the price paid to be 
     significantly higher (on a percentage basis) than the prices 
     previously paid in procurements of the same or similar items 
     for the Department of Defense, as determined by the head of 
     the procuring Department of Defense agency or the Secretary 
     of the procuring military department on the basis of criteria 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
       (3) The head of a Department of Defense agency or the 
     Secretary of a military department shall take appropriate 
     action to address any unreasonable escalation in prices being 
     paid for items procured by that agency or military department 
     as identified in an analysis conducted pursuant to paragraph 
     (1).
       (4) Not later than April 1 of each of fiscal years 2000, 
     2001, and 2002, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives a report 
     on the analyses of price trends that were conducted for 
     categories of exempt commercial items during the preceding 
     fiscal year under the procedures prescribed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1). The report shall include a description of the 
     actions taken to identify and address any unreasonable price 
     escalation for the categories of items.
       (d) Exempt Commercial Items Defined.--For the purposes of 
     this section, the term ``exempt commercial item'' means a 
     commercial item that is exempt under subsection (b)(1)(B) of 
     section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, or subsection 
     (b)(1)(B) of section 304A of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254b), from 
     the requirements for submission of certified cost or pricing 
     data under that section.

     SEC. 804. MODIFICATION OF SENIOR EXECUTIVES COVERED BY 
                   LIMITATION ON ALLOWABILITY OF COMPENSATION FOR 
                   CERTAIN CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2324(l)(5) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) The term `senior executives', with respect to a 
     contractor, means the five most highly compensated employees 
     in management positions at each home office and each segment 
     of the contractor.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 306(m)(2) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 256(m)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The term `senior executives', with respect to a 
     contractor, means the five most highly compensated employees 
     in management positions at each home office and each segment 
     of the contractor.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 39(c)(2) of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     435(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The term `senior executives', with respect to a 
     contractor, means the five most highly compensated employees 
     in management positions at each home office and each segment 
     of the contractor.''.
       (2) Section 808(g)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1838) 
     is amended by striking out ``senior executive'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``senior executives''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to costs of compensation of senior 
     executives incurred after January 1, 1999, under covered 
     contracts (as defined in section 2324(l) of title 10, United 
     States Code, and section 306(l) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.256(l)) entered 
     into before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 805. SEPARATE DETERMINATIONS OF EXCEPTIONAL WAIVERS OF 
                   TRUTH IN NEGOTIATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIME 
                   CONTRACTS AND SUBCONTRACTS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2306a(a)(5) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) A waiver of requirements for submission of certified 
     cost or pricing data that is granted under subsection 
     (b)(1)(C) in the case of a contract or subcontract does not 
     waive the requirement under paragraph (1)(C) for submission 
     of cost or pricing data in the case of subcontracts under 
     that contract or subcontract unless the head of the procuring 
     activity granting the waiver determines that the requirement 
     under that paragraph should be waived in the case of such 
     subcontracts and justifies in writing the reasons for the 
     determination.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 304A(a)(5) of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (41 U.S.C. 254b(a)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) A waiver of requirements for submission of certified 
     cost or pricing data that is granted under subsection 
     (b)(1)(C) in the case of a contract or subcontract does not 
     waive the requirement under paragraph (1)(C) for submission 
     of cost or pricing data in the case of subcontracts under 
     that contract or subcontract unless the head of the procuring 
     activity granting the waiver determines that the requirement 
     under that paragraph should be waived in the case of such 
     subcontracts and justifies in writing the reasons for the 
     determination.''.

     SEC. 806. PROCUREMENT OF CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION.

       (a) Authority.--The official in the Department of Defense 
     designated as the single manager for conventional ammunition 
     in the Department shall have the authority to restrict the 
     procurement of conventional ammunition to sources within the 
     national technology and industrial base in accordance with 
     the authority in section 2304(c) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (b) Requirement.--The official in the Department of Defense 
     designated as the single manager for conventional ammunition 
     in the Department of Defense shall limit a specific 
     procurement of ammunition to sources within the national 
     technology and industrial base in accordance with section 
     2304(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, in any case in 
     which that manager determines that such limitation is 
     necessary to maintain a facility, producer, manufacturer, or 
     other supplier available for furnishing an essential item of 
     ammunition or ammunition component in cases of national 
     emergency or to achieve industrial mobilization.
       (c) Conventional Ammunition Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``conventional ammunition'' has the meaning 
     given that term in Department of Defense Directive 5160.65, 
     dated March 8, 1995.

     SEC. 807. PARA-ARAMID FIBERS AND YARNS.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may procure 
     articles containing para-aramid fibers and yarns manufactured 
     in a foreign country referred to in subsection (d) if the 
     Secretary determines that--
       (1) procuring articles that contain only para-aramid fibers 
     and yarns manufactured from suppliers within the national 
     technology and industrial base would result in sole-source 
     contracts or subcontracts for the supply of such para-aramid 
     fibers and yarns; and
       (2) such sole-source contracts or subcontracts would not be 
     in the best interests of the Government or consistent with 
     the objectives of section 2304 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after 
     making a determination under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a copy of the determination.
       (c) Applicability to Subcontracts.--The authority under 
     subsection (a) applies with respect to subcontracts under 
     Department of Defense contracts as well as to such contracts.
       (d) Foreign Countries Covered.--The authority under 
     subsection (a) applies with respect to a foreign country 
     that--
       (1) is a party to a defense memorandum of understanding 
     entered into under section 2531 of this title; and
       (2) permits United States firms that manufacture para-
     aramid fibers and yarns to compete with foreign firms for the 
     sale of para-aramid fibers and yarns in that country, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense.
       (e) Definition.--In this section, the term ``national 
     technology and industrial base'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 2500 of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 808. CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUBMISSION OF 
                   INFORMATION ON PRICES PREVIOUSLY CHARGED FOR 
                   PROPERTY OR SERVICES OFFERED.

       (a) Armed Services Procurements.--Section 2306a(d)(1) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``the data submitted shall'' in the second sentence and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``the contracting 
     officer shall require that the data submitted''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Procurements.--Section 304A(d)(1) of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (41 U.S.C. 254b(d)(1)), is amended by striking out ``the data 
     submitted shall'' in the second sentence and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``the contracting officer shall 
     require that the data submitted''.
       (c) Eligibility for Contracts and Subcontracts To Be 
     Conditioned on Compliance.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall be amended to provide that an offeror's 
     compliance with a requirement to submit data for a contract 
     or subcontract in accordance with section 2306a(d)(1) of 
     title 10, United States Code, or section 304A(d)(1) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     shall be a condition for the offeror to be eligible to enter 
     into the contract or subcontract, subject to such exceptions 
     as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council determines 
     appropriate.
       (d) Criteria for Certain Determinations.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be amended to include 
     criteria for contracting officers to apply for determining 
     the specific price information that an offeror should be 
     required to submit under section 2306a(d) of title 10, United 
     States Code, or section 304A(d) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254b(d)).

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     SEC. 809. AMENDMENTS AND STUDY RELATING TO PROCUREMENT FROM 
                   FIRMS IN INDUSTRIAL BASE FOR PRODUCTION OF 
                   SMALL ARMS.

       (a) Requirement To Limit Procurements to Certain Sources.--
     Subsection (a) of section 2473 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking out the first word and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Requirement'';
       (2) by striking out ``To the extent that the Secretary of 
     Defense determines necessary to preserve the small arms 
     production industrial base, the Secretary may'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``In order to preserve the small arms 
     production industrial base, the Secretary of Defense shall''; 
     and
       (3) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, unless the Secretary determines, with regard 
     to a particular procurement, that such requirement is not 
     necessary to preserve the small arms production industrial 
     base''.
       (b) Specification of Included Repair Parts.--Subsection (b) 
     of such section is amended in paragraph (1) by inserting 
     before the period the following: ``, including repair parts 
     consisting of barrels, receivers, and bolts''.
       (c) Applicability of Requirement.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking out ``Subsection'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Subject to subsection (d), 
     subsection''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Applicability.--This section applies only to 
     procurements of covered property and services involving the 
     following small arms:
       ``(1) M16 series rifle.
       ``(2) MK19 grenade machine gun.
       ``(3) M4 series carbine.
       ``(4) M240 series machine gun.
       ``(5) M249 squad automatic weapon.''.
       (d) Submission of Certified Cost or Pricing Data.--Such 
     section is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) Submission of Certified Cost or Pricing Data.--If a 
     procurement under subsection (a) is a procurement of a 
     commercial item, the Secretary may, notwithstanding section 
     2306a(b)(1)(B) of this title, require the submission of 
     certified cost or pricing data under section 2306a(a) of this 
     title.''.
       (e) Study.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     conduct a study, to be carried out by the Army Science Board, 
     to examine whether the requirements of section 2473 of title 
     10, United States Code, should be extended to small arms (as 
     specified in subsection (d) of such section) and the parts 
     manufactured under a contract with the Department of Defense 
     to produce such small arms.
       (f) Authority to Extend Requirements of Section 2473.--
     Based upon recommendations of the Army Science Board 
     resulting from the study conducted under subsection (e), the 
     Secretary of the Army may apply the requirements of section 
     2473 of title 10, United States Code, to the small arms and 
     parts referred to in subsection (e).

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

     SEC. 811. ELIGIBILITY OF INVOLUNTARILY DOWNGRADED EMPLOYEE 
                   FOR MEMBERSHIP IN AN ACQUISITION CORPS.

       Section 1732(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) shall not apply to an 
     employee who--
       ``(A) having previously served in a position within a grade 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) of that paragraph, is 
     currently serving in the same position within a grade below 
     GS-13 of the General Schedule, or in another position within 
     that grade, by reason of a reduction in force or the closure 
     or realignment of a military installation, or for any other 
     reason other than by reason of an adverse personnel action 
     for cause; and
       ``(B) except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     satisfies the educational, experience, and other requirements 
     prescribed under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of that 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 812. TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL REPORT RELATING TO 
                   BUY AMERICAN ACT.

       Section 827 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2611; 41 
     U.S.C. 10b-3) is amended by striking out ``90 days'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``60 days''.

     SEC. 813. PROCUREMENT OF TRAVEL SERVICES FOR OFFICIAL AND 
                   UNOFFICIAL TRAVEL UNDER ONE CONTRACT.

       (a) Authority.--Chapter 157 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2646. Travel services: procurement for official and 
       unofficial travel under one contract

       ``(a) Authority.--The head of an agency may enter into a 
     contract for travel-related services that provides for the 
     contractor to furnish services for both official travel and 
     unofficial travel.
       ``(b) Credits, Discounts, Commissions, Fees.--(1) A 
     contract entered into under this section may provide for 
     credits, discounts, or commissions or other fees to accrue to 
     the Department of Defense. The accrual and amounts of 
     credits, discounts, or commissions or other fees may be 
     determined on the basis of the volume (measured in the number 
     or total amount of transactions or otherwise) of the travel-
     related sales that are made by the contractor under the 
     contract.
       ``(2) The evaluation factors applicable to offers for a 
     contract under this section may include a factor that relates 
     to the estimated aggregate value of any credits, discounts, 
     commissions, or other fees that would accrue to the 
     Department of Defense for the travel-related sales made under 
     the contract.
       ``(3) Commissions or fees received by the Department of 
     Defense as a result of travel-related sales made under a 
     contract entered into under this section shall be distributed 
     as follows:
       ``(A) For amounts relating to sales for official travel, 
     credit to appropriations available for official travel for 
     the fiscal year in which the amounts were charged.
       ``(B) For amounts relating to sales for unofficial travel, 
     deposit in nonappropriated fund accounts available for 
     morale, welfare, and recreation programs.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `head of an agency' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 2302(1) of this title.
       ``(2) The term `official travel' means travel at the 
     expense of the Federal Government.
       ``(3) The term `unofficial travel' means personal travel or 
     other travel that is not paid for or reimbursed by the 
     Federal Government out of appropriated funds.
       ``(d) Inapplicability to Coast Guard and NASA.--This 
     section does not apply to the Coast Guard when it is not 
     operating as a service in the Navy, nor to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:
``2646. Travel services: procurement for official and unofficial travel 
              under one contract.''.

     SEC. 814. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PURCHASES THROUGH OTHER 
                   AGENCIES.

       (a) Extension of Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall revise the regulations issued pursuant to 
     section 844 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1720; 31 
     U.S.C. 1535 note) to--
       (1) cover any purchase described in subsection (b) that is 
     greater than the micro-purchase threshold; and
       (2) provide for a streamlined method of compliance for any 
     such purchase that is not greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold.
       (b) Description of Purchases.--A purchase referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a purchase of goods or services for one 
     agency of the Department of Defense by any other agency under 
     a task or delivery order contract entered into by the other 
     agency under section 2304a of title 10, United States Code, 
     or section 303H of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253h).
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``micro-purchase threshold'' has the meaning 
     provided in section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428).
       (2) The term ``simplified acquisition threshold'' has the 
     meaning provided in section 4 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 403).
       (d) Termination.--This section shall cease to be effective 
     one year after the date on which final regulations prescribed 
     pursuant to subsection (a) take effect.

     SEC. 815. SUPERVISION OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY 
                   STRUCTURE BY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR 
                   ACQUISITION AND TECHNOLOGY.

       Section 1702 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``The Under Secretary shall 
     prescribe policies and requirements for the educational 
     programs of the defense acquisition university structure 
     established under section 1746 of this title.''.

     SEC. 816. PILOT PROGRAMS FOR TESTING PROGRAM MANAGER 
                   PERFORMANCE OF PRODUCT SUPPORT OVERSIGHT 
                   RESPONSIBILITIES FOR LIFE CYCLE OF ACQUISITION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Designation of Pilot Programs.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, shall designate 10 acquisition programs of the 
     military departments as pilot programs on program manager 
     responsibility for product support.
       (b) Responsibilities of Program Managers.--The program 
     manager for each acquisition program designated as a pilot 
     program under this section shall have the responsibility for 
     ensuring that the product support functions for the program 
     are properly carried out over the entire life cycle of the 
     program.
       (c) Report.--Not later than February 1, 1999, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the pilot programs. The report shall 
     contain the following:
       (1) A description of the acquisition programs designated as 
     pilot programs under subsection (a).
       (2) For each such acquisition program, the specific 
     management actions taken to ensure that the program manager 
     has the responsibility for oversight of the performance of 
     the product support functions.
       (3) Any proposed change to law, policy, regulation, or 
     organization that the Secretary considers desirable, and 
     determines feasible to implement, for ensuring that the 
     program managers are fully responsible

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     under the pilot programs for the performance of all such 
     responsibilities.

     SEC. 817. SCOPE OF PROTECTION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM 
                   DISCLOSURE.

       Section 2371(i)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``cooperative agreement that includes 
     a clause described in subsection (d)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``cooperative agreement for performance of basic, 
     applied, or advanced research authorized by section 2358 of 
     this title''.

     SEC. 818. PLAN FOR RAPID TRANSITION FROM COMPLETION OF SMALL 
                   BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH INTO DEFENSE 
                   ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Plan Required.--(1) Not later than February 1, 1999, 
     the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration, shall 
     develop a plan for facilitating the rapid transition into 
     Department of Defense acquisition programs of successful 
     first phase and second phase activities under the Small 
     Business Innovation Research program under section 9 of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
       (2) The Secretary shall submit the plan developed under 
     paragraph (1) to--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Small Business of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on National Security and the Committee on 
     Small Business of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Conditions.--The plan developed under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) be consistent with the Small Business Innovation 
     Research program and with the provisions of division D of the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (division D of Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 642) and the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act 
     of 1994 (Public Law 103-355; 108 Stat. 3243) that are 
     applicable to the Department of Defense; and
       (2) provide for favorable consideration, in the acquisition 
     planning process, for funding projects under the Small 
     Business Innovation Research program that have successfully 
     completed the second phase or are subject to a third phase 
     agreement entered into pursuant to section 9(r) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(r)).

     SEC. 819. FIVE-YEAR AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO 
                   EXCHANGE CERTAIN ITEMS.

       (a) Barter Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter 
     into a barter agreement to convey trucks and other tactical 
     vehicles in exchange for the repair and remanufacture of 
     ribbon bridges for the Marine Corps. The Secretary shall 
     enter into any such agreement in accordance with section 
     201(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481(c)), and the regulations issued 
     under such section, except that the requirement that the 
     items to be exchanged be similar shall not apply to the 
     authority provided under this subsection.
       (b) Period of Authority.--The authority to enter into 
     agreements under subsection (a) and to make exchanges under 
     any such agreement is effective during the five-year period 
     beginning on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 820. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR USE OF MAJOR RANGE AND TEST 
                   FACILITY INSTALLATIONS BY COMMERCIAL ENTITIES.

       (a) Permanent Authority.--Subsection (g) of section 2681 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
       (b) Repeal of Executed Reporting Requirement.--Subsection 
     (h) of such section is repealed.

     SEC. 821. INVENTORY EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED FOR CERTAIN FUEL 
                   DELIVERY CONTRACT.

       (a) Exchange of Barrels Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide, under a contract described in 
     subsection (f), that the contract may be performed, during 
     the period described in paragraph (2), by means of delivery 
     of fuel obtained by the refiner concerned in an inventory 
     exchange of barrels of fuel, in any case in which--
       (A) the refiner is unable to physically deliver fuel in 
     compliance with the contract requirements because of ice 
     conditions in Cook Inlet, as determined by the Coast Guard; 
     and
       (B) the Secretary determines that such inability will 
     result in an inequity to the refiner.
       (2) The period referred to in paragraph (1) is the period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 
     on February 28, 1999.
       (b) Limitation.--The number of barrels of fuel exchanged 
     pursuant to a contract described in subsection (f) may 
     contain up to 15 percent of the total quantity of fuel 
     required to be delivered under the contract.
       (c) Effect on Status as Small Disadvantaged Business.--
     Nothing in this section, and no action taken pursuant to this 
     section, may be construed as affecting the status of the 
     refiner as a small disadvantaged business.
       (d) Effect on Contractual Obligations.--Nothing in this 
     section may be construed as affecting the requirement of a 
     refiner to fulfill its contractual obligations under a 
     contract described in subsection (e), other than as provided 
     under subsection (b).
       (e) Small Disadvantaged Business Defined.--For the purposes 
     of this section, the term `small disadvantaged business' 
     means a socially and economically disadvantaged small 
     business concern, a small business concern owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals, and a qualified HUBZone small business concern, 
     as those terms are defined in sections 8(a)(4)(A), 
     8(d)(3)(C), and 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(a)(4)(A)), 637(d)(3)(C), and 632(p)), respectively.
       (f) Applicability.--This section applies to any contract 
     between the Defense Energy Supply Center of the Department of 
     Defense and a refiner that qualifies as a small disadvantaged 
     business for the delivery of fuel by barge to Defense Energy 
     Supply Point-Anchorage.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

      Subtitle A--Department of Defense Officers and Organization

Sec. 901. Reduction in number of Assistant Secretary of Defense 
              positions.
Sec. 902. Repeal of statutory requirement for position of Assistant 
              Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, 
              Communications, and Intelligence.
Sec. 903. Independent task force on transformation and Department of 
              Defense organization.
Sec. 904. Authority to expand the National Defense University.
Sec. 905. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.
Sec. 906. Restructuring of administration of Fisher Houses.
Sec. 907. Management reform for research, development, test, and 
              evaluation activities.

         Subtitle B--Department of Defense Financial Management

Sec. 911. Improved accounting for defense contract services.
Sec. 912. Report on Department of Defense financial management 
              improvement plan.
Sec. 913. Study of feasibility of performance of Department of Defense 
              finance and accounting functions by private sector 
              sources or other Federal sources.
Sec. 914. Limitation on reorganization and consolidation of operating 
              locations of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
Sec. 915. Annual report on resources allocated to support and mission 
              activities.

             Subtitle C--Joint Warfighting Experimentation

Sec. 921. Findings concerning joint warfighting experimentation.
Sec. 922. Sense of Congress concerning joint warfighting 
              experimentation.
Sec. 923. Reports on joint warfighting experimentation.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 931. Further reductions in defense acquisition and support 
              workforce.
Sec. 932. Limitation on operation and support funds for the Office of 
              the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 933. Clarification and simplification of responsibilities of 
              Inspectors General regarding whistleblower protections.
Sec. 934. Repeal of requirement relating to assignment of tactical 
              airlift mission to Reserve components.
Sec. 935. Consultation with Marine Corps on major decisions directly 
              concerning Marine Corps aviation.

      Subtitle A--Department of Defense Officers and Organization

     SEC. 901. REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
                   DEFENSE POSITIONS.

       (a) Reduction to Nine Positions.--Section 138(a) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``ten'' 
     and insert in lieu thereof ``nine''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``(10)'' after 
     `Assistant Secretaries of Defense'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``(9)''.

     SEC. 902. REPEAL OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR POSITION OF 
                   ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR COMMAND, 
                   CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND INTELLIGENCE.

        Section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code is amended 
     by striking out paragraph (3).

     SEC. 903. INDEPENDENT TASK FORCE ON TRANSFORMATION AND 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The post-Cold War era is marked by geopolitical 
     uncertainty and by accelerating technological change, 
     particularly with regard to information technologies.
       (2) The combination of that geopolitical uncertainty and 
     accelerating technological change portends a transformation 
     in the conduct of war, particularly in ways that are likely 
     to increase the effectiveness of joint operations.
       (3) The Department of Defense must be organized 
     appropriately in order to fully exploit the opportunities 
     offered by, and to meet the challenges posed by, this 
     anticipated transformation in the conduct of war.
       (4) The basic organization of the Department of Defense was 
     established by the National Security Act of 1947 and the 1949 
     amendments to that Act.
       (5) The Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense 
     Reorganization Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-433) dramatically 
     improved the capability of the Department of Defense to carry 
     out operations involving joint forces, but did not 
     specifically address issues pertaining to the development of 
     joint operations.
       (6) In the future, the ability to achieve improved 
     operations of joint forces, particu

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     larly under rapidly changing technological conditions, will 
     depend on improved force development for joint operations.
       (b) Independent Task Force on Transformation and Department 
     of Defense Organization.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a task force of the Defense Science Board to 
     examine the current organization of the Department of Defense 
     with regard to the appropriateness of that organization for 
     preparing for a transformation in the conduct of war. The 
     task force shall be established not later than November 1, 
     1998.
       (c) Duties of the Task Force.--The task force shall assess, 
     and shall make recommendations for the appropriate 
     organization of, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff, the individual Armed Forces, and the 
     executive parts of the military departments for the purpose 
     of preparing the Department of Defense for a transformation 
     in the conduct of war. In making those assessments and 
     developing those recommendations, the task force shall review 
     the following:
       (1) The general organization of the Department of Defense, 
     including whether responsibility and authority for issues 
     relating to a transformation in the conduct of war are 
     appropriately allocated, especially among the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the 
     individual Armed Forces.
       (2) The joint requirements process and the requirements 
     processes for each of the Armed Forces, including the 
     establishment of measures of effectiveness and methods for 
     resource allocation.
       (3) The process and organizations responsible for doctrinal 
     development, including the appropriate relationship between 
     joint force and service doctrine and doctrinal development 
     organizations.
       (4) The current programs and organizations under the Office 
     of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 
     the Armed Forces devoted to innovation and experimentation 
     related to a transformation in the conduct of war, including 
     the appropriateness of--
       (A) conducting joint field tests;
       (B) establishing a separate unified command as a joint 
     forces command to serve, as its sole function, as the 
     trainer, provider, and developer of forces for joint 
     operations and for conducting joint warfighting 
     experimentation;
       (C) establishing a separate Joint Concept Development 
     Center to monitor exercises and develop measures of 
     effectiveness, analytical concepts, models, and simulations 
     appropriate for understanding the transformation in the 
     conduct of war;
       (D) establishing a Joint Battle Laboratory to conduct joint 
     experimentation and to integrate the similar efforts of the 
     Armed Forces; and
       (E) establishing an Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     responsible for transformation in the conduct of war.
       (5) Joint training establishments and training 
     establishments of the Armed Forces, including those devoted 
     to professional military education, and the appropriateness 
     of establishing national training centers.
       (6) Other issues relating to a transformation in the 
     conduct of war that the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (d) Report.--The task force shall submit to the Secretary 
     of Defense a report containing its assessments and 
     recommendations not later than February 1, 1999. The 
     Secretary shall submit the report to the Committee on 
     National Security of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate not later than 
     March 1, 1999, together with the recommendations and comments 
     of the Secretary of Defense.

     SEC. 904. AUTHORITY TO EXPAND THE NATIONAL DEFENSE 
                   UNIVERSITY.

       Section 2165(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Any other educational institution of the Department 
     of Defense that the Secretary considers appropriate and 
     designates as an institution of the university.''.

     SEC. 905. CENTER FOR HEMISPHERIC DEFENSE STUDIES.

       (a) Funding for Center.--Section 2165 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Source of Funds for Center for Hemispheric Defense 
     Studies.--Funds available for the payment of personnel 
     expenses under the Latin American cooperation authority set 
     forth in section 1050 of this title are also available for 
     the costs of the operation of the Center for Hemispheric 
     Defense Studies.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1050 of such title is 
     amended by inserting ``Secretary of Defense or the'' before 
     ``Secretary of a military department''.

     SEC. 906. RESTRUCTURING OF ADMINISTRATION OF FISHER HOUSES.

       (a) Administration as Nonappropriated Fund 
     Instrumentality.--(1) Chapter 147 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2492 (as added by 
     section 365) the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2493. Fisher Houses: administration as nonappropriated 
       fund instrumentality

       ``(a) Fisher Houses and Suites Defined.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `Fisher House' means a housing facility 
     that--
       ``(A) is located in proximity to a health care facility of 
     the Army, the Air Force, or the Navy;
       ``(B) is available for residential use on a temporary basis 
     by patients of that health care facility, members of the 
     families of such patients, and others providing the 
     equivalent of familial support for such patients; and
       ``(C) is constructed and donated by--
       ``(i) the Zachary and Elizabeth M. Fisher Armed Services 
     Foundation; or
       ``(ii) another source, if the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned designates the housing facility as a 
     Fisher House.
       ``(2) The term `Fisher Suite' means one or more rooms 
     that--
       ``(A) meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     paragraph (1);
       ``(B) are constructed, altered, or repaired and donated by 
     a source described in subparagraph (C) of that paragraph; and
       ``(C) are designated by the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned as a Fisher Suite.
       ``(b) Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality.--The Secretary 
     of each military department shall administer all Fisher 
     Houses and Fisher Suites associated with health care 
     facilities of that military department as a nonappropriated 
     fund instrumentality of the United States.
       ``(c) Governance.--The Secretary of each military 
     department shall establish a system for the governance of the 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentality required by subsection 
     (b) for that military department.
       ``(d) Central Fund.--The Secretary of each military 
     department shall establish a single fund as the source of 
     funding for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of 
     all Fisher Houses and Fisher Suites of the nonappropriated 
     fund instrumentality required by subsection (b) for that 
     military department.
       ``(e) Acceptance of Contributions; Imposition of Fees.--(1) 
     The Secretary of a military department may--
       ``(A) accept money, property, and services donated for the 
     support of a Fisher House or Fisher Suite associated with 
     health care facilities of that military department; and
       ``(B) may impose fees relating to the use of such Fisher 
     Houses and Fisher Suites.
       ``(2) All monetary donations, and the proceeds of the 
     disposal of any other donated property, accepted by the 
     Secretary of a military department under this subsection 
     shall be credited to the fund established under subsection 
     (d) for the Fisher Houses and Fisher Suites associated with 
     health care facilities of that military department and shall 
     be available to that Secretary to support all such Fisher 
     Houses and Fisher Suites.
       ``(f) Annual Report.--Not later than January 15 of each 
     year, the Secretary of each military department shall submit 
     to Congress a report describing the operation of Fisher 
     Houses and Fisher Suites associated with health care 
     facilities of that military department. The report shall 
     include, at a minimum, the following:
       ``(1) The amount in the fund established by that Secretary 
     under subsection (d) as of October 1 of the previous year.
       ``(2) The operation of the fund during the preceding fiscal 
     year, including--
       ``(A) all gifts, fees, and interest credited to the fund; 
     and
       ``(B) all disbursements from the fund.
       ``(3) The budget for the operation of the Fisher Houses and 
     Fisher Suites for the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2492 (as added by section 365) the following new item:
``2493. Fisher Houses: administration as nonappropriated fund 
              instrumentality.''.
       (b) Establishment of Funds.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each 
     military department shall--
       (1) establish the fund required under section 2493(d) of 
     title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)); 
     and
       (2) close the Fisher House Trust Fund established for that 
     department under section 2221 of such title and transfer the 
     amounts in the closed fund to the newly established fund.
       (c) Funding Transition.--(1) Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to section 301(2) for operation and 
     maintenance for the Navy, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
     transfer to the fund established by that Secretary under 
     section 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
     subsection (a)), such amount as that Secretary considers 
     appropriate for establishing in the fund a corpus sufficient 
     for operating Fisher Houses and Fisher Suites associated with 
     health care facilities of the Department of the Navy.
       (2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(4) for operation and maintenance for the Air 
     Force, the Secretary of the Air Force shall transfer to the 
     fund established by that Secretary under section 2493(d) of 
     title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), 
     such amount as that Secretary considers appropriate for 
     establishing in the fund a corpus sufficient for operating 
     Fisher Houses and Fisher Suites associated with health care 
     facilities of the Department of the Air Force.
       (d) Reporting Requirements.--The Secretary of each military 
     department, upon completing the actions required of the 
     Secretary under subsections (b) and (c), shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing--
       (1) the certification of that Secretary that those actions 
     have been completed; and
       (2) a statement of the amount deposited in the fund 
     established by that Secretary under

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     section 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
     subsection (a)).
       (e) Availability of Transferred Amounts.--Amounts 
     transferred under subsection (b) or (c) to a fund established 
     under section 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code (as 
     added by subsection (a)), shall be available without fiscal 
     year limitation for the purposes for which the fund is 
     established and shall be administered as nonappropriated 
     funds.
       (f) Conforming Repeals.--(1) Section 2221 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and the item relating to that section in 
     the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 131 of such 
     title, are repealed.
       (2) Section 1321(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out paragraphs (92), (93), and (94).
       (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall take 
     effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 907. MANAGEMENT REFORM FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, 
                   AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Analysis and Plan for Reform of Management of RDTE 
     Activities.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, 
     shall analyze the structures and processes of the Department 
     of Defense for management of its laboratories and test and 
     evaluation centers. Taking into consideration the results of 
     that analysis, the Secretary shall develop a plan for 
     improving the management of those laboratories and centers. 
     The plan shall include such reorganizations and reforms as 
     the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (2) The analysis under paragraph (1) shall include an 
     analysis of each of the following with respect to Department 
     of Defense laboratories and test and evaluation centers:
       (A) Opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce 
     duplication of efforts by those laboratories and centers by 
     designating a lead agency or executive agent by area or 
     function or other methods of streamlining management.
       (B) Reform of the management processes of those 
     laboratories and centers that would reduce costs and increase 
     efficiency in the conduct of research, development, test, and 
     evaluation activities.
       (C) Opportunities for those laboratories and centers to 
     enter into partnership arrangements with laboratories in 
     industry, academia, and other Federal agencies that 
     demonstrate leadership, initiative, and innovation in 
     research, development, test, and evaluation activities.
       (D) The extent to which there is disseminated within those 
     laboratories and centers information regarding initiatives 
     that have successfully improved efficiency through reform of 
     management processes and other means.
       (E) Any cost savings that can be derived directly from 
     reorganization of management structures of those laboratories 
     and centers.
       (F) Options for reinvesting any such cost savings in those 
     laboratories and centers.
       (3) The Secretary shall submit the plan required under 
     paragraph (1) to the congressional defense committees not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (b) Cost-Based Management Information System.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan, including a 
     schedule, for establishing a cost-based management 
     information system for Department of Defense laboratories and 
     test and evaluation centers. The system shall provide for 
     accurately identifying and comparing the costs of operating 
     each laboratory and each center.
       (2) In preparing the plan, the Secretary shall assess the 
     feasibility and desirability of establishing a common 
     methodology for assessing costs. The Secretary shall consider 
     the use of a revolving fund as one potential methodology.
       (3) The Secretary shall submit the plan required under 
     paragraph (1) to the congressional defense committees not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

         Subtitle B--Department of Defense Financial Management

     SEC. 911. IMPROVED ACCOUNTING FOR DEFENSE CONTRACT SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 131 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2211 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2212. Obligations for contract services: reporting in 
       budget object classes

       ``(a) Limitation on Reporting in Miscellaneous Services 
     Object Class.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, in 
     reporting to the Office of Management and Budget (pursuant to 
     OMB Circular A-11 (relating to preparation and submission of 
     budget estimates)) obligations of the Department of Defense 
     for any period of time for contract services, no more than 15 
     percent of the total amount of obligations so reported is 
     reported in the miscellaneous services object class.
       ``(b) Definition of Reporting Categories for Advisory and 
     Assistance Services.--In carrying out section 1105(g) of 
     title 31 for the Department of Defense (and in determining 
     what services are to be reported to the Office of Management 
     and Budget in the advisory and assistance services object 
     class), the Secretary of Defense shall apply to the terms 
     used for the definition of `advisory and assistance services' 
     in paragraph (2)(A) of that section the following meanings 
     (subject to the authorized exemptions):
       ``(1) Management and professional support services.--The 
     term `management and professional support services' (used in 
     clause (i) of section 1105(g)(2)(A) of title 31) means 
     services that provide engineering or technical support, 
     assistance, advice, or training for the efficient and 
     effective management and operation of organizations, 
     activities, or systems. Those services--
       ``(A) are closely related to the basic responsibilities and 
     mission of the using organization; and
       ``(B) include efforts that support or contribute to 
     improved organization or program management, logistics 
     management, project monitoring and reporting, data 
     collection, budgeting, accounting, auditing, and 
     administrative or technical support for conferences and 
     training programs.
       ``(2) Studies, analyses, and evaluations.--The term 
     `studies, analyses, and evaluations' (used in clause (ii) of 
     section 1105(g)(2)(A) of title 31) means services that 
     provide organized, analytic assessments to understand or 
     evaluate complex issues to improve policy development, 
     decisionmaking, management, or administration and that result 
     in documents containing data or leading to conclusions or 
     recommendations. Those services may include databases, 
     models, methodologies, and related software created in 
     support of a study, analysis, or evaluation.
       ``(3) Engineering and technical services.--The term 
     `engineering and technical services' (used in clause (iii) of 
     section 1105(g)(2)(A) of title 31) means services that take 
     the form of advice, assistance, training, or hands-on 
     training necessary to maintain and operate fielded weapon 
     systems, equipment, and components (including software when 
     applicable) at design or required levels of effectiveness.
       ``(c) Proper Classification of Advisory and Assistance 
     Services.--Before the submission to the Office of Management 
     and Budget of the proposed Department of Defense budget for 
     inclusion in the President's budget for a fiscal year 
     pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), shall conduct a review of Department of 
     Defense services expected to be performed as contract 
     services during the fiscal year for which that budget is to 
     be submitted in order to ensure that those services that are 
     advisory and assistance services (as defined in accordance 
     with subsection (b)) are in fact properly classified, in 
     accordance with that subsection, in the advisory and 
     assistance services object class.
       ``(d) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress each year, not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which the budget for the next fiscal year is submitted 
     pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, a report containing the 
     information derived from the review under subsection (c).
       ``(e) Assessment by Comptroller General.--(1) The 
     Comptroller General shall conduct a review of the report of 
     the Secretary of Defense under subsection (d) each year and 
     shall--
       ``(A) assess the methodology used by the Secretary in 
     obtaining the information submitted to Congress in that 
     report; and
       ``(B) assess the information submitted to Congress in that 
     report.
       ``(2) Not later than 120 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits to Congress the report required under 
     subsection (d) for any year, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to Congress the Comptroller General's report 
     containing the results of the review for that year under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `contract services' means all services that 
     are reported to the Office of Management and Budget pursuant 
     to OMB Circular A-11 (relating to preparation and submission 
     of budget estimates) in budget object classes that are 
     designated in the Object Class 25 series.
       ``(2) The term `advisory and assistance services object 
     class' means those contract services constituting the budget 
     object class that is denominated `Advisory and Assistance 
     Service and designated (as the date of the enactment of this 
     section) as Object Class 25.1 (or any similar object class 
     established after the date of the enactment of this section 
     for the reporting of obligations for advisory and assistance 
     contract services).
       ``(3) The term `miscellaneous services object class' means 
     those contract services constituting the budget object class 
     that is denominated `Other Services (services not otherwise 
     specified in the 25 series)' and designated (as the date of 
     the enactment of this section) as Object Class 25.2 (or any 
     similar object class established after the date of the 
     enactment of this section for the reporting of obligations 
     for miscellaneous or unspecified contract services).
       ``(4) The term `authorized exemptions' means those 
     exemptions authorized (as of the date of the enactment of 
     this section) under Department of Defense Directive 4205.2, 
     captioned `Acquiring and Managing Contracted Advisory and 
     Assistance Services (CAAS)' and issued by the Under Secretary 
     of Defense for Acquisition and Technology on February 10, 
     1992, such exemptions being set forth in Enclosure 3 to that 
     directive (captioned `CAAS Exemptions').''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2211 the following new item:
``2212. Obligations for contract services: reporting in budget object 
              classes.''.
       (b) Transition.--For the budget for fiscal year 2000, and 
     the reporting of information to the Office of Management and 
     Budget in connection with the preparation of that

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     budget, section 2212 of title 10, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (a), shall be applied by substituting 
     ``30 percent'' in subsection (a) for ``15 percent''.
       (c) Initial Classification of Advisory and Assistance 
     Services.--Not later than February 1, 1999, the Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), shall conduct a review of Department of 
     Defense services performed or expected to be performed as 
     contract services during fiscal year 1999 in order to ensure 
     that those services that are advisory and assistance services 
     (as defined in accordance with subsection (b) of section 2212 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)) 
     are in fact properly classified, in accordance with that 
     subsection, in the advisory and assistance services object 
     class (as defined in subsection (f)(2) of that section).
       (d) Fiscal Year 1999 Reduction.--The total amount that may 
     be obligated by the Secretary of Defense for contracted 
     advisory and assistance services from amounts appropriated 
     for fiscal year 1999 is the amount programmed for those 
     services resulting from the review referred to in subsection 
     (c) reduced by $240,000,000.

     SEC. 912. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL 
                   MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

       Not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary of Defense submits the first biennial financial 
     management improvement plan required by section 2222 of title 
     10, United States Code, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to Congress an analysis of the plan. The analysis shall 
     include a discussion of the content of the plan and the 
     extent to which the plan--
       (1) complies with the requirements of such section 2222; 
     and
       (2) is a workable plan for addressing the financial 
     management problems of the Department of Defense.

     SEC. 913. STUDY OF FEASIBILITY OF PERFORMANCE OF DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING FUNCTIONS BY 
                   PRIVATE SECTOR SOURCES OR OTHER FEDERAL 
                   SOURCES.

       (a) Study Required.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     carry out a study of the feasibility and advisability of 
     selecting on a competitive basis the source or sources for 
     performing the finance and accounting functions of the 
     Department of Defense from among the Defense Finance and 
     Accounting Service of the Department of Defense and non-DFAS 
     sources.
       (2) For the purposes of this section, the term ``non-DFAS 
     sources'' means--
       (A) the military departments;
       (B) Federal agencies outside the Department of Defense; and
       (C) private sector sources.
       (b) Report.--Not later than October 1, 1999, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report in writing on the results 
     of the study. The report shall include the following:
       (1) A discussion of how the finance and accounting 
     functions of the Department of Defense are performed, 
     including the necessary operations, the operations actually 
     performed, the personnel required for the operations, and the 
     core competencies that are necessary for the performance of 
     those functions.
       (2) A comparison of the performance of the finance and 
     accounting functions by the Defense Finance and Accounting 
     Service with the performance of finance and accounting 
     functions by non-DFAS sources that exemplify the best finance 
     and accounting practices and results, together with a 
     comparison of the costs of the performance of those functions 
     by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service and the 
     estimated costs of the performance of those functions by non-
     DFAS sources.
       (3) The finance and accounting functions, if any, that are 
     appropriate for performance by non-DFAS sources, together 
     with a concept of operations that--
       (A) specifies the mission;
       (B) identifies the finance and accounting operations to be 
     performed;
       (C) describes the work force that is necessary to perform 
     those operations;
       (D) discusses where the operations are to be performed;
       (E) describes how the operations are to be performed; and
       (F) discusses the relationship between how the operations 
     are to be performed and the mission.
       (4) An analysis of how Department of Defense programs or 
     processes would be affected by the performance of the finance 
     and accounting functions of the Department of Defense by one 
     or more non-DFAS source.
       (5) The status of the efforts within the Department of 
     Defense to consolidate and eliminate redundant finance and 
     accounting systems and to better integrate the automated and 
     manual systems of the department that provide input to 
     financial management or accounting systems of the department.
       (6) A description of a feasible and effective process for 
     selecting, on a competitive basis, sources to perform the 
     finance and accounting functions of the Department of Defense 
     from among the Defense Finance and Accounting Service and 
     non-DFAS sources, including a discussion of the selection 
     criteria the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (7) An analysis of the costs and benefits of the various 
     policies and actions recommended.
       (8) A discussion of any findings, analyses, and 
     recommendations on the performance of the finance and 
     accounting functions of the Department of Defense that have 
     been made by the Task Force on Defense Reform appointed by 
     the Secretary of Defense on May 14, 1997.
       (9) Any additional information and recommendations the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
       (c) Market Research.--In carrying out the study, the 
     Secretary shall conduct market research to determine whether 
     or not an efficient and competitive domestic market for 
     finance and accounting services exists. In conducting that 
     research, the Secretary shall consider whether the domestic 
     market for finance and accounting services could be 
     reasonably expected to generate responsive private sector 
     competitors for the provision of the finance and accounting 
     services, or a portion of such services, of the Department of 
     Defense and whether there are any substantial barriers to 
     entry or expansion in that market. In conducting such 
     research, the Secretary shall consider not only the current 
     state of the domestic market for finance and accounting 
     services, but also the potential effects that the entry of 
     the Department of Defense as a large, long-term consumer of 
     such services might have on that market.

     SEC. 914. LIMITATION ON REORGANIZATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF 
                   OPERATING LOCATIONS OF THE DEFENSE FINANCE AND 
                   ACCOUNTING SERVICE.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not close any 
     operating location of the Defense Finance and Accounting 
     Service before the date that is 90 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary submits to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives the plan required by 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a strategic plan for improving the financial 
     management operations at each of the operating locations of 
     the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
       (c) Content of Plan.--The plan shall include the following:
       (1) The workloads that it is necessary to perform at those 
     operating locations each fiscal year.
       (2) The capacity and number of operating locations that are 
     necessary for performing those workloads.
       (3) A discussion of the costs and benefits that could 
     result from reorganizing the operating locations of the 
     Defense Finance and Accounting Service on the basis of 
     function performed, together with the Secretary's assessment 
     of the feasibility of carrying out such a reorganization.
       (d) Submittal of Plan.--The plan shall be submitted to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives not 
     later than January 15, 1999.

     SEC. 915. ANNUAL REPORT ON RESOURCES ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT AND 
                   MISSION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Requirement.--Section 113 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(l) The Secretary shall include in the annual report to 
     Congress under subsection (c) the following:
       ``(1) A comparison of the amounts provided in the defense 
     budget for support and for mission activities for each of the 
     preceding five fiscal years.
       ``(2) A comparison of the number of military and civilian 
     personnel, shown by major occupational category, assigned to 
     support positions and to mission positions for each of the 
     preceding five fiscal years.
       ``(3) An accounting, shown by service and by major 
     occupational category, of the number of military and civilian 
     personnel assigned to support positions during each of the 
     preceding five fiscal years.
       ``(4) A listing of the number of military and civilian 
     personnel assigned to management headquarters and 
     headquarters support activities as a percentage of military 
     end-strength for each of the preceding five fiscal years.''.
       (b) Report on Terminology.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives a report setting forth the 
     definitions of the terms ``support'' and ``mission'' that the 
     Secretary proposes to use for purposes of the report 
     requirement under section 113(l) of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a).

             Subtitle C--Joint Warfighting Experimentation

     SEC. 921. FINDINGS CONCERNING JOINT WARFIGHTING 
                   EXPERIMENTATION.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The assessments of the Quadrennial Defense Review and 
     the National Defense Panel provide a compelling argument--
       (A) that the security environment in the early 21st century 
     will include fundamentally different military challenges than 
     the security environment in the late 20th century; and
       (B) reinforce the premise of the Goldwater-Nichols 
     Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 that future 
     warfare will require more effective joint operational 
     concepts.
       (2) Joint experimentation is necessary for--
       (A) integrating advances in technology with changes in 
     organizational structure and joint operational concepts; and

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       (B) determining the interdependent aspects of joint warfare 
     that are key for transforming the conduct of military 
     operations to meet future challenges successfully.
       (3) It is essential that an energetic and innovative 
     organization be established in the Department of Defense with 
     the authority (subject to the authority and guidance of the 
     Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff) to design and implement a process of joint 
     experimentation to investigate and test technologies and 
     alternative forces and concepts in field environments under 
     realistic conditions against the full range of future 
     challenges to assist in developing and validating new joint 
     warfighting concepts and transforming the Armed Forces to 
     meet the threats to national security anticipated for the 
     early 21st century.

     SEC. 922. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING JOINT WARFIGHTING 
                   EXPERIMENTATION.

       (a) Designation of Commander To Have Joint Warfighting 
     Experimentation Mission.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the initiative of the Secretary of Defense to designate the 
     commander of a combatant command to have the mission of joint 
     warfighting experimentation is a key step in exploiting the 
     potential of advanced technologies, new organizational 
     structures, and new joint operational concepts to transform 
     the conduct of military operations by the Armed Forces.
       (b) Resources and Authority of Commander.--It is, further, 
     the sense of Congress that the commander of the combatant 
     command referred to in subsection (a) should be provided with 
     appropriate and sufficient resources for joint warfighting 
     experimentation and with the appropriate authority to execute 
     the commander's assigned responsibilities and that such 
     authority should include the following:
       (1) Planning, preparing, and conducting the program of 
     joint warfighting experimentation, which program should 
     include analyses, simulations, wargames, experiments, 
     advanced concept technology demonstrations, joint exercises 
     conducted in virtual and field environments, and, as a 
     particularly critical aspect, assessments of ``red team'' 
     vulnerability.
       (2) Developing scenarios and measures of effectiveness to 
     meet the operational challenges expected to be encountered in 
     the early 21st century and assessing the effectiveness of 
     current and new organizational structures, operational 
     concepts, and technologies in addressing those challenges.
       (3) Integrating and testing in joint experimentation the 
     systems and concepts that result from warfighting 
     experimentation conducted by the Armed Forces and the Defense 
     Agencies.
       (4) Coordinating with each of the Armed Forces and Defense 
     Agencies regarding the development and acquisition of 
     equipment (including surrogate or real technologies, 
     platforms, and systems), supplies, and services necessary for 
     joint experimentation.
       (5) Providing the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of 
     the Joint Chiefs of Staff with recommendations, based on the 
     conduct of joint warfighting experimentation, for--
       (A) improving interoperability;
       (B) reducing unnecessary redundancy;
       (C) synchronizing technology fielding;
       (D) developing joint operational concepts;
       (E) prioritizing the most promising joint capabilities for 
     future experimentation; and
       (F) prioritizing joint requirements and acquisition 
     programs.
       (6) Making recommendations to the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff on mission needs statements and operational 
     requirements documents.
       (c) Congressional Review.--It is, further, the sense of 
     Congress that Congress--
       (1) should review the adequacy of the process of 
     transformation to meet future challenges to the national 
     security; and
       (2) if progress is determined inadequate, should consider 
     legislation to--
       (A) establish an appropriate organization to conduct the 
     mission described in subsection (a); and
       (B) provide to the commander given the responsibility for 
     that mission appropriate and sufficient resources for joint 
     warfighting experimentation and the appropriate authority to 
     execute that commander's assigned responsibilities for that 
     mission, including the authorities specified in subsection 
     (b).

     SEC. 923. REPORTS ON JOINT WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTATION.

       (a) Initial Report.--(1) The commander of the combatant 
     command assigned by the Secretary of Defense to have the 
     mission for joint warfighting experimentation shall submit to 
     the Secretary an initial report on the implementation of 
     joint experimentation. Not later than April 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall submit that report, together with any 
     comments that the Secretary considers appropriate and any 
     comments that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
     considers appropriate, to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) The report of the commander under paragraph (1) shall 
     include the commander's assessment of the following:
       (A) The authority and responsibilities of the commander as 
     described in section 922(b).
       (B) The organization of the commander's combatant command, 
     and of its staff, for carrying out the joint warfighting 
     experimentation mission.
       (C) The process established for tasking forces to 
     participate in experimentation and the commander's specific 
     authority over those forces, including forces designated as 
     joint experimentation forces.
       (D) The resources provided for initial implementation of 
     joint warfighting experimentation, the process for providing 
     those resources to the commander, the categories of the 
     funding, and the authority of the commander for budget 
     execution.
       (E) The process established for the development and 
     acquisition of the materiel, supplies, services, and 
     equipment necessary for the conduct of joint warfighting 
     experimentation.
       (F) The process established for designing, preparing, and 
     conducting joint experiments.
       (G) The role assigned the commander for--
       (i) integrating and testing in joint warfighting 
     experimentation the systems that emerge from warfighting 
     experimentation by the Armed Forces or the Defense Agencies;
       (ii) assessing the effectiveness of organizational 
     structures, operational concepts, and technologies; and
       (iii) assisting the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of 
     the Joint Chiefs of Staff to prioritize requirements or 
     acquisition programs.
       (b) Annual Report.--(1) Chapter 23 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 485. Joint warfighting experimentation

       ``(a) Annual Report.--The commander of the combatant 
     command assigned by the Secretary of Defense to have the 
     mission for joint warfighting experimentation shall submit to 
     the Secretary an annual report on the conduct of joint 
     experimentation activities for the fiscal year ending in the 
     year of the report. Not later than December 1 of each year, 
     the Secretary shall submit that report, together with any 
     comments that the Secretary considers appropriate and any 
     comments that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
     considers appropriate, to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives.
       ``(b) Matters To Be Included.--Each report under this 
     section shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the 
     report, the following:
       ``(1) Any changes in the assessments of the matters 
     described in section 923(a)(2) of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 since the 
     preparation of the assessments of those matters set forth in 
     the latest report submitted under this section.
       ``(2) A description of the conduct of joint experimentation 
     activities, including the number of activities, the forces 
     involved, the national security challenges addressed, the 
     operational concepts assessed, and the scenarios and measures 
     of effectiveness used.
       ``(3) An assessment of the results of joint warfighting 
     experimentation within the Department of Defense.
       ``(4) With respect to joint warfighting experimentation, 
     any recommendations that the commander considers appropriate 
     regarding--
       ``(A) the development or acquisition of advanced 
     technologies;
       ``(B) changes in organizational structure, operational 
     concepts, or joint doctrine;
       ``(C) the conduct of experiments;
       ``(D) the adequacy of resources; or
       ``(E) changes in authority of the commander to develop or 
     acquire materiel, supplies, services, or equipment directly 
     for the conduct of joint warfighting experimentation.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``485. Joint warfighting experimentation.''.

       (c) First Annual Report.--The first report under section 
     485 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
     (b), shall be made with respect to fiscal year 1999. In the 
     case of the report under that section for fiscal year 1999, 
     the reference in subsection (b)(1) of that section to the 
     most recent report under that section shall be treated as 
     referring to the report under subsection (a) of this section.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 931. FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN DEFENSE ACQUISITION AND 
                   SUPPORT WORKFORCE.

       (a) Reduction of Defense Acquisition and Support 
     Workforce.--The Secretary of Defense shall accomplish 
     reductions in defense acquisition and support personnel 
     positions during fiscal year 1999 so that the total number of 
     such personnel as of October 1, 1999, is less than the total 
     number of such personnel as of October 1, 1998, by at least 
     the applicable number determined under subsection (b).
       (b) Required Reduction.--(1) The applicable number for 
     purposes of subsection (a) is 25,000. However, the Secretary 
     of Defense may specify a lower number, which may not be less 
     than 12,500, as the applicable number for purposes of 
     subsection (a) if the Secretary determines, and certifies to 
     Congress not later than May 1, 1999, that an applicable 
     number greater than the number specified by the Secretary 
     would be inconsistent with the cost-effective management of 
     the defense acquisition system to obtain best value equipment 
     and with ensuring military readiness.
       (2) The Secretary shall include with such a certification a 
     report setting forth a detailed explanation of each of the 
     matters certified. The report shall include--
       (A) a detailed explanation of all matters incorporated in 
     the Secretary's determination;

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       (B) a definition of the components of the defense 
     acquisition and support positions; and
       (C) the allocation of the reductions under this section 
     among the occupational elements of those positions.
       (3) The authority of the Secretary under paragraph (1) may 
     only be delegated to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
       (c) Limitation on Reduction of Core Acquisition 
     Workforce.--The Secretary shall implement this section so 
     that the core defense acquisition workforce identified by the 
     Secretary in the report submitted pursuant to section 912(b) 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1860) is reduced 
     proportionally no more than the other occupational elements 
     included as defense acquisition and support positions in that 
     report.
       (d) Defense Acquisition and Support Personnel Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term ``defense acquisition and 
     support personnel'' means military and civilian personnel 
     (other than civilian personnel who are employed at a 
     maintenance depot) who are assigned to, or employed in, 
     acquisition organizations of the Department of Defense (as 
     specified in Department of Defense Instruction numbered 
     5000.58 dated January 14, 1992), and any other organizations 
     which the Secretary may determine to have a predominantly 
     acquisition mission.

     SEC. 932. LIMITATION ON OPERATION AND SUPPORT FUNDS FOR THE 
                   OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

       Of the amount available for fiscal year 1999 for operation 
     and support activities of the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense, not more than 90 percent may be obligated until each 
     of the following reports has been submitted:
       (1) The report required to be submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees by section 904(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2619).
       (2) The reports required to be submitted to Congress by 
     sections 911(b) and 911(c) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1858, 1859).

     SEC. 933. CLARIFICATION AND SIMPLIFICATION OF 
                   RESPONSIBILITIES OF INSPECTORS GENERAL 
                   REGARDING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.

       (a) Roles of Inspectors General of the Armed Forces.--(1) 
     Subsection (c) of section 1034 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking out paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(1) If a member of the armed forces submits to an 
     Inspector General an allegation that a personnel action 
     prohibited by subsection (b) has been taken (or threatened) 
     against the member with respect to a communication described 
     in paragraph (2), the Inspector General shall take the action 
     required under paragraph (3).''; and
       (B) by striking out paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(3)(A) An Inspector General receiving an allegation as 
     described in paragraph (1) shall expeditiously determine 
     whether there is sufficient evidence to warrant an 
     investigation of the allegation.
       ``(B) If the Inspector General receiving such an allegation 
     is an Inspector General within a military department, that 
     Inspector General shall promptly notify the Inspector General 
     of the Department of Defense of the allegation. Such 
     notification shall be made in accordance with regulations 
     prescribed under subsection (h).
       ``(C) If an allegation under paragraph (1) is submitted to 
     an Inspector General within a military department and if the 
     determination of that Inspector General under subparagraph 
     (A) is that there is not sufficient evidence to warrant an 
     investigation of the allegation, that Inspector General shall 
     forward the matter to the Inspector General of the Department 
     of Defense for review.
       ``(D) Upon determining that an investigation of an 
     allegation under paragraph (1) is warranted, the Inspector 
     General making the determination shall expeditiously 
     investigate the allegation. In the case of a determination 
     made by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, 
     that Inspector General may delegate responsibility for the 
     investigation to an appropriate Inspector General within a 
     military department.
       ``(E) In the case of an investigation under subparagraph 
     (D) within the Department of Defense, the results of the 
     investigation shall be determined by, or approved by, the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Defense (regardless of 
     whether the investigation itself is conducted by the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Defense or by an 
     Inspector General within a military department).
       ``(4) Neither an initial determination under paragraph 
     (3)(A) nor an investigation under paragraph (3)(D) is 
     required in the case of an allegation made more than 60 days 
     after the date on which the member becomes aware of the 
     personnel action that is the subject of the allegation.
       ``(5) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense, 
     or the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation 
     (in the case of a member of the Coast Guard when the Coast 
     Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy), shall 
     ensure that the Inspector General conducting the 
     investigation of an allegation under this subsection is 
     outside the immediate chain of command of both the member 
     submitting the allegation and the individual or individuals 
     alleged to have taken the retaliatory action.''.
       (2) Subsection (d) of such section is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``receiving the allegation'' after ``the 
     Inspector General'' the first place it appears; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of an 
     allegation received by the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense, the Inspector General may delegate 
     that responsibility to the Inspector General of the armed 
     force concerned.''.
       (b) Mismanagement Covered by Protected Communications.--
     Subsection (c)(2)(B) of such section is amended by striking 
     out ``Mismanagement'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Gross 
     mismanagement''.
       (c) Simplified Reporting and Notice Requirements.--(1) 
     Paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of such section is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``Not later than 30 days after 
     completion of an investigation under subsection (c) or (d),'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``After completion of an 
     investigation under subsection (c) or (d) or, in the case of 
     an investigation under subsection (c) by an Inspector General 
     within a military department, after approval of the report of 
     that investigation under subsection (c)(3)(E),''
       (B) by striking out ``the Inspector General shall submit a 
     report on'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Inspector 
     General conducting the investigation shall submit a report 
     on'';
       (C) by inserting ``shall transmit a copy of the report on 
     the results of the investigation to'' before ``the member of 
     the armed forces''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     report shall be transmitted to the Secretary, and the copy of 
     the report shall be transmitted to the member, not later than 
     30 days after the completion of the investigation or, in the 
     case of an investigation under subsection (c) by an Inspector 
     General within a military department, after approval of the 
     report of that investigation under subsection (c)(3)(E).''.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of such subsection is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``submitted'' after ``In the copy of 
     the report'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``transmitted''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``However, the copy need not include summaries of interviews 
     conducted, nor any document acquired, during the course of 
     the investigation. Such items shall be transmitted to the 
     member, if the member requests the items, with the copy of 
     the report or after the transmittal to the member of the copy 
     of the report, regardless of whether the request for those 
     items is made before or after the copy of the report is 
     transmitted to the member.''.
       (3) Paragraph (3) of such subsection is amended by striking 
     out ``90 days'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``180 days''.
       (d) Repeal of Post-Investigation Interview Requirement.--
     Subsection (h) of such section is repealed.
       (e) Definition of Inspector General Defined.--Subsection 
     (j)(2) of such section is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (G) 
     and, in that subparagraph, by striking out ``an officer'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``An officer'';
       (2) by striking out subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(A) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense.
       ``(B) The Inspector General of the Department of 
     Transportation, in the case of a member of the Coast Guard 
     when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the 
     Navy.
       ``(C) The Inspector General of the Army, in the case of a 
     member of the Army.
       ``(D) The Naval Inspector General, in the case of a member 
     of the Navy.
       ``(E) The Inspector General of the Air Force, in the case 
     of a member of the Air Force.
       ``(F) The Deputy Naval Inspector General for Marine Corps 
     Matters, in the case of a member of the Marine Corps.''; and
       (3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     out ``means--'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``means the 
     following:''.
       (f) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) Subsections 
     (i) and (j) of such section are redesignated as subsections 
     (h) and (i), respectively.
       (2) Subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii) of such section is amended by 
     striking out ``subsection (j))'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``subsection (i)) or any other Inspector General 
     appointed under the Inspector General Act of 1978''.

     SEC. 934. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT RELATING TO ASSIGNMENT OF 
                   TACTICAL AIRLIFT MISSION TO RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Section 1438 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1689), as 
     amended by section 1023 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 105 
     Stat. 1460), is repealed.

     SEC. 935. CONSULTATION WITH MARINE CORPS ON MAJOR DECISIONS 
                   DIRECTLY CONCERNING MARINE CORPS AVIATION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 503 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

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     ``Sec. 5026. CONSULTATION WITH COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS 
                   ON MAJOR DECISIONS DIRECTLY CONCERNING MARINE 
                   CORPS AVIATION

         ``The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the views 
           of the Commandant of the Marine Corps are given 
           appropriate consideration before a major decision is 
           made by an element of the Department of the Navy 
           outside the Marine Corps on a matter that directly 
           concerns Marine Corps aviation.''.
         (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
           beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
           end the following new item:
``5026. Consultation with Commandant of the Marine Corps on major 
              decisions directly concerning Marine Corps aviation.''.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Incorporation of classified annex.
Sec. 1003. Authorization of prior emergency supplemental appropriations 
              for fiscal year 1998.
Sec. 1004. Authorization of appropriations for Bosnia peacekeeping 
              operations for fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 1005. Partnership for Peace Information Management System.
Sec. 1006. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in 
              fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 1007. Liquidity of working-capital funds.
Sec. 1008. Termination of authority to manage working-capital funds and 
              certain activities through the Defense Business 
              Operations Fund.
Sec. 1009. Clarification of authority to retain recovered costs of 
              disposals in working-capital funds.
Sec. 1010. Crediting of amounts recovered from third parties for loss 
              or damage to personal property shipped or stored at 
              Government expense.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1011. Revision to requirement for continued listing of two Iowa-
              class battleships on the Naval Vessel Register.
Sec. 1012. Transfer of U.S.S. NEW JERSEY.
Sec. 1013. Homeporting of the U.S.S. IOWA in San Francisco, California.
Sec. 1014. Sense of Congress concerning the naming of an LPD-17 vessel.
Sec. 1015. Reports on naval surface fire-support capabilities.
Sec. 1016. Long-term charter of three vessels in support of submarine 
              rescue, escort, and towing.
Sec. 1017. Transfer of obsolete Army tugboat.

 Subtitle C--Counter Drug Activities and Other Assistance for Civilian 
                            Law Enforcement

Sec. 1021. Department of Defense support to other agencies for counter-
              drug activities.
Sec. 1022. Department of Defense support of National Guard drug 
              interdiction and counter-drug activities.
Sec. 1023. Department of Defense counter-drug activities in transit 
              zone.

       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

Sec. 1031. Repeal of unnecessary and obsolete reporting provisions.
Sec. 1032. Report regarding use of tagging system to identify 
              hydrocarbon fuels used by Department of Defense.

                Subtitle E--Armed Forces Retirement Home

Sec. 1041. Appointment of Director and Deputy Director of the Naval 
              Home.
Sec. 1042. Revision of inspection requirements relating to Armed Forces 
              Retirement Home.
Sec. 1043. Clarification of land conveyance authority, Armed Forces 
              Retirement Home.

            Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Property

Sec. 1051. Plan for improved demilitarization of excess and surplus 
              defense property.
Sec. 1052. Transfer of F-4 Phantom II aircraft to foundation.

            Subtitle G--Other Department of Defense Matters

Sec. 1061. Pilot program on alternative notice of receipt of legal 
              process for garnishment of Federal pay for child support 
              and alimony.
Sec. 1062. Training of special operations forces with friendly foreign 
              forces.
Sec. 1063. Research grants competitively awarded to service academies.
Sec. 1064. Department of Defense use of frequency spectrum.
Sec. 1065. Department of Defense aviation accident investigations.
Sec. 1066. Investigation of actions relating to 174th Fighter Wing of 
              New York Air National Guard.
Sec. 1067. Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Korean War.
Sec. 1068. Designation of America's National Maritime Museum.
Sec. 1069. Technical and clerical amendments.

                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

Sec. 1071. Act constituting presidential approval of vessel war risk 
              insurance requested by the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 1072. Extension and reauthorization of Defense Production Act of 
              1950.
Sec. 1073. Requirement that burial flags furnished by the Secretary of 
              Veterans Affairs be wholly produced in the United States.
Sec. 1074. Sense of Congress concerning tax treatment of principal 
              residence of members of Armed Forces while away from home 
              on active duty.
Sec. 1075. Clarification of State authority to tax compensation paid to 
              certain employees.

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

     SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       (a) Authority To Transfer Authorizations.--(1) Upon 
     determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is 
     necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may 
     transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the 
     Department of Defense in this division for fiscal year 1999 
     between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any 
     subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so 
     transferred shall be merged with and be available for the 
     same purposes as the authorization to which transferred.
       (2) The total amount of authorizations that the Secretary 
     may transfer under the authority of this section may not 
     exceed $2,000,000,000.
       (b) Limitations.--The authority provided by this section to 
     transfer authorizations--
       (1) may only be used to provide authority for items that 
     have a higher priority than the items from which authority is 
     transferred; and
       (2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that 
     has been denied authorization by Congress.
       (c) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from 
     one account to another under the authority of this section 
     shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the 
     account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal 
     to the amount transferred.
       (d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary shall promptly 
     notify Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1002. INCORPORATION OF CLASSIFIED ANNEX.

       (a) Status of Classified Annex.--The Classified Annex 
     prepared by the committee of conference to accompany the 
     conference report on the bill H.R. 3616 of the One Hundred 
     Fifth Congress and transmitted to the President is hereby 
     incorporated into this Act.
       (b) Construction With Other Provisions of Act.--The amounts 
     specified in the Classified Annex are not in addition to 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated by other provisions of 
     this Act.
       (c) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Funds appropriated 
     pursuant to an authorization contained in this Act that are 
     made available for a program, project, or activity referred 
     to in the Classified Annex may only be expended for such 
     program, project, or activity in accordance with such terms, 
     conditions, limitations, restrictions, and requirements as 
     are set out for that program, project, or activity in the 
     Classified Annex.
       (d) Distribution of Classified Annex.--The President shall 
     provide for appropriate distribution of the Classified Annex, 
     or of appropriate portions of the annex, within the executive 
     branch of the Government.

     SEC. 1003. AUTHORIZATION OF PRIOR EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL 
                   APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998.

       Amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
     Defense for fiscal year 1998 in the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85) 
     are hereby adjusted, with respect to any such authorized 
     amount, by the amount by which appropriations pursuant to 
     such authorization were increased (by a supplemental 
     appropriation) or decreased (by a rescission), or both, in 
     the 1998 Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act 
     (Public Law 105-174).

     SEC. 1004. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BOSNIA 
                   PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 1999 for incremental costs of the Armed 
     Forces for Bosnia peacekeeping operations in the total amount 
     of $1,858,600,000, as follows:
       (1) For military personnel, in addition to the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated in title IV of this Act:
       (A) For the Army, $297,700,000.
       (B) For the Navy, $9,700,000.
       (C) For the Marine Corps, $2,700,000.
       (D) For the Air Force, $33,900,000.
       (E) For the Naval Reserve, $2,200,000.
       (2) For operation and maintenance for the Overseas 
     Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, in addition to the 
     total amount authorized to be appropriated for that fund in 
     section 301(24) of this Act, $1,512,400,000.
       (b) Designation as Emergency.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated in accordance with subsection (a) are designated 
     as emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)).
       (c) Limitation.--(1) Funds available for the Department of 
     Defense for fiscal year 1999 for military personnel for the 
     Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Naval Reserve or

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     for operation and maintenance for the Overseas Contingency 
     Operations Transfer Fund may not be obligated or expended for 
     Bosnia peacekeeping operations in excess of the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated for that purpose under 
     subsection (a).
       (2) The President may waive the limitation in paragraph (1) 
     after submitting to Congress the following:
       (A) The President's written certification that the waiver 
     is necessary in the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       (B) The President's written certification that exercising 
     the waiver will not adversely affect the readiness of United 
     States military forces.
       (C) A report setting forth the following:
       (i) The reasons that the waiver is necessary in the 
     national security interests of the United States.
       (ii) The specific reasons that additional funding is 
     required for the continued presence of United States military 
     forces participating in, or supporting, Bosnia peacekeeping 
     operations for fiscal year 1999.
       (iii) A discussion of the impact on the military readiness 
     of United States Armed Forces of the continuing deployment of 
     United States military forces participating in, or 
     supporting, Bosnia peacekeeping operations.
       (D) A supplemental appropriations request for the 
     Department of Defense for such amounts as are necessary for 
     the additional fiscal year 1999 costs associated with United 
     States military forces participating in, or supporting, 
     Bosnia peacekeeping operations.
       (d) Transfer Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the 
     Department of Defense in subsection (a)(2) for fiscal year 
     1999 to any of the authorizations for that fiscal year in 
     section 301. Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall 
     be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the 
     authorization to which transferred. The transfer authority 
     under this subsection is in addition to any other transfer 
     authority provided in this Act.
       (e) Bosnia Peacekeeping Operations Defined.--For the 
     purposes of this section, the term ``Bosnia peacekeeping 
     operations''--
       (1) means the operation designated as Operation Joint Forge 
     and any other operation involving the participation of any of 
     the Armed Forces in peacekeeping or peace enforcement 
     activities in and around the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina; and
       (2) includes, with respect to Operation Joint Forge or any 
     such other operation, each activity that is directly related 
     to the support of the operation.

     SEC. 1005. PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE INFORMATION SYSTEM 
                   MANAGEMENT.

       Funds authorized to be appropriated under titles II and III 
     of this Act shall be available for the Partnership for Peace 
     Information Management System as follows:
       (1) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     section 201(4) for Defense-wide activities, $2,000,000.
       (2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     section 301(5) for Defense-wide activities, $3,000,000.

     SEC. 1006. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION TO NATO COMMON-FUNDED 
                   BUDGETS IN FISCAL YEAR 1999.

       (a) Fiscal Year 1999 Limitation.--The total amount 
     contributed by the Secretary of Defense in fiscal year 1999 
     for the common-funded budgets of NATO may be any amount up 
     to, but not in excess of, the amount specified in subsection 
     (b) (rather than the maximum amount that would otherwise be 
     applicable to those contributions under the fiscal year 1998 
     baseline limitation).
       (b) Total Amount.--The amount of the limitation applicable 
     under subsection (a) is the sum of the following:
       (1) The amounts of unexpended balances, as of the end of 
     fiscal year 1998, of funds appropriated for fiscal years 
     before fiscal year 1999 for payments for those budgets.
       (2) The amount authorized to be appropriated under section 
     301(1) that is available for contributions for the NATO 
     common-funded military budget under section 314.
       (3) The amount authorized to be appropriated under section 
     201 that is available for contribution for the NATO common-
     funded civil budget under section 243.
       (4) The total amount of the contributions authorized to be 
     made under section 2501.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Common-funded budgets of nato.--The term ``common-
     funded budgets of NATO'' means the Military Budget, the 
     Security Investment Program, and the Civil Budget of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization (and any successor or 
     additional account or program of NATO).
       (2) Fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation.--The term 
     ``fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation'' means the maximum 
     annual amount of Department of Defense contributions for 
     common-funded budgets of NATO that is set forth as the annual 
     limitation in section 3(2)(C)(ii) of the resolution of the 
     Senate giving the advice and consent of the Senate to the 
     ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 
     1949 on the Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
     Republic (as defined in section 4(7) of that resolution), 
     approved by the Senate on April 30, 1998.

     SEC. 1007. LIQUIDITY OF WORKING-CAPITAL FUNDS.

       (a) Increased Cash Balances.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall administer the working-capital funds of the Department 
     of Defense during fiscal year 1999 so as to ensure that the 
     total amount of the cash balances in such funds on September 
     30, 1999, exceeds the total amount of the cash balances in 
     such funds on September 30, 1998, by $1,300,000,000.
       (b) Actions Regarding Unbudgeted Losses.--The Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall take such actions 
     regarding unbudgeted losses for the working-capital funds as 
     may be necessary in order to ensure that such unbudgeted 
     losses do not preclude the Secretary of Defense from 
     achieving the increase in cash balances in working-capital 
     funds required under subsection (a).
       (c) Waiver.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
     requirements of this section upon certifying to Congress, in 
     writing, that the waiver is necessary to meet requirements 
     associated with--
       (A) a contingency operation (as defined in section 
     101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code); or
       (B) an operation of the Armed Forces that commenced before 
     October 1, 1998, and continues during fiscal year 1999.
       (2) The waiver authority under paragraph (1) may not be 
     delegated to any official other than the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense.
       (3) The waiver authority under paragraph (1) does not apply 
     to the limitation in subsection (d) or the limitation in 
     section 2208(l)(3) of title 10, United States Code (as added 
     by subsection (e)).
       (d) Fiscal Year 1999 Limitation on Advance Billings.--(1) 
     The total amount of the advance billings rendered or imposed 
     for the working-capital funds of the Department of Defense 
     and the Defense Business Operations Fund in fiscal year 
     1999--
       (A) for the Department of the Navy, may not exceed 
     $400,000,000; and
       (B) for the Department of the Air Force, may not exceed 
     $400,000,000.
       (2) In paragraph (1), the term ``advance billing'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 2208(l) of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (e) Permanent Limitation on Advance Billings.--(1) Section 
     2208(l) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) The total amount of the advance billings rendered or 
     imposed for all working-capital funds of the Department of 
     Defense in a fiscal year may not exceed $1,000,000,000.''.
       (2) Section 2208(l)(3) of such title, as added by paragraph 
     (1), applies to fiscal years after fiscal year 1999.
       (f) Semiannual Report.--(1) The Under Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives--
       (A) not later than May 1, 1999, a report on the 
     administration of this section for the six-month period 
     ending on March 31, 1999; and
       (B) not later than November 1, 1999, a report on the 
     administration of this section for the six-month period 
     ending on September 30, 1999.
       (2) Each report shall include, for the period covered by 
     the report, the following:
       (A) The profit and loss status of each working-capital fund 
     activity.
       (B) The actions taken by the Secretary of each military 
     department to use assessments of surcharges to correct for 
     unbudgeted losses.

     SEC. 1008. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO MANAGE WORKING-CAPITAL 
                   FUNDS AND CERTAIN ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE 
                   DEFENSE BUSINESS OPERATIONS FUND.

       (a) Revision of Certain DBOF Provisions and Reenactment To 
     Apply to Working-Capital Funds Generally.--Section 2208 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(m) Capital Asset Subaccounts.--Amounts charged for 
     depreciation of capital assets shall be credited to a 
     separate capital asset subaccount established within a 
     working-capital fund.
       ``(n) Separate Accounting, Reporting, and Auditing of Funds 
     and Activities.--The Secretary of Defense, with respect to 
     the working-capital funds of each Defense Agency, and the 
     Secretary of each military department, with respect to the 
     working-capital funds of the military department, shall 
     provide for separate accounting, reporting, and auditing of 
     funds and activities managed through the working-capital 
     funds.
       ``(o) Charges for Goods and Services Provided Through the 
     Fund.--(1) Charges for goods and services provided for an 
     activity through a working-capital fund shall include the 
     following:
       ``(A) Amounts necessary to recover the full costs of the 
     goods and services provided for that activity.
       ``(B) Amounts for depreciation of capital assets, set in 
     accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
       ``(2) Charges for goods and services provided through a 
     working-capital fund may not include the following:
       ``(A) Amounts necessary to recover the costs of a military 
     construction project (as defined in section 2801(b) of this 
     title), other than a minor construction project financed by 
     the fund pursuant to section 2805(c)(1) of this title.
       ``(B) Amounts necessary to cover costs incurred in 
     connection with the closure or realignment of a military 
     installation.
       ``(C) Amounts necessary to recover the costs of functions 
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     retary of Defense as mission critical, such as ammunition 
     handling safety, and amounts for ancillary tasks not directly 
     related to the mission of the function or activity managed 
     through the fund.
       ``(p) Procedures For Accumulation of Funds.--The Secretary 
     of Defense, with respect to each working-capital fund of a 
     Defense Agency, and the Secretary of a military department, 
     with respect to each working-capital fund of the military 
     department, shall establish billing procedures to ensure that 
     the balance in that working-capital fund does not exceed the 
     amount necessary to provide for the working-capital 
     requirements of that fund, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(q) Annual Reports and Budget.--The Secretary of Defense, 
     with respect to each working-capital fund of a Defense 
     Agency, and the Secretary of each military department, with 
     respect to each working-capital fund of the military 
     department, shall annually submit to Congress, at the same 
     time that the President submits the budget under section 1105 
     of title 31, the following:
       ``(1) A detailed report that contains a statement of all 
     receipts and disbursements of the fund (including such a 
     statement for each subaccount of the fund) for the fiscal 
     year ending in the year preceding the year in which the 
     budget is submitted.
       ``(2) A detailed proposed budget for the operation of the 
     fund for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted.
       ``(3) A comparison of the amounts actually expended for the 
     operation of the fund for the fiscal year referred to in 
     paragraph (1) with the amount proposed for the operation of 
     the fund for that fiscal year in the President's budget.
       ``(4) A report on the capital asset subaccount of the fund 
     that contains the following information:
       ``(A) The opening balance of the subaccount as of the 
     beginning of the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted.
       ``(B) The estimated amounts to be credited to the 
     subaccount in the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted.
       ``(C) The estimated amounts of outlays to be paid out of 
     the subaccount in the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted.
       ``(D) The estimated balance of the subaccount at the end of 
     the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.
       ``(E) A statement of how much of the estimated balance at 
     the end of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted 
     will be needed to pay outlays in the immediately following 
     fiscal year that are in excess of the amount to be credited 
     to the subaccount in the immediately following fiscal 
     year.''.
       (b) Repeal of Authority To Manage Through the Defense 
     Business Operations Fund.--Section 2216a of title 10, United 
     States Code, and the item relating to that section in the 
     table of sections at the beginning of chapter 131 of such 
     title, are repealed.

     SEC. 1009. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO RETAIN RECOVERED 
                   COSTS OF DISPOSALS IN WORKING-CAPITAL FUNDS.

       Section 2210(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(a)(1) A working-capital fund established pursuant to 
     section 2208 of this title may retain so much of the proceeds 
     of disposals of property referred to in paragraph (2) as is 
     necessary to recover the expenses incurred by the fund in 
     disposing of such property. Proceeds from the sale or 
     disposal of such property in excess of amounts necessary to 
     recover the expenses may be credited to current applicable 
     appropriations of the Department of Defense.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to disposals of supplies, 
     material, equipment, and other personal property that were 
     not financed by stock funds established under section 2208 of 
     this title.''.

     SEC. 1010. CREDITING OF AMOUNTS RECOVERED FROM THIRD PARTIES 
                   FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE TO PERSONAL PROPERTY SHIPPED 
                   OR STORED AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 163 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2739. Amounts recovered from third parties for loss or 
       damage to personal property shipped or stored at Government 
       expense: crediting to appropriations

       ``(a) Crediting of Collections.--Any qualifying military 
     department third-party collection shall be credited to the 
     appropriate current appropriation. Amounts so credited shall 
     be merged with the funds in that appropriation and shall be 
     available for the same period and purposes as the funds with 
     which merged.
       ``(b) Appropriate Current Appropriation.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a), the appropriate current appropriation with 
     respect to a qualifying military department third-party 
     collection is the appropriation currently available, as of 
     the date of the collection, for the payment of claims by that 
     military department for loss or damage of personal property 
     shipped or stored at Government expense.
       ``(c) Qualifying Military Department Third-party 
     Collections.--For purposes of subsection (a), a qualifying 
     military department third-party collection is any amount that 
     a military department collects under sections 3711, 3716, 
     3717, and 3721 of title 31 from a third party for a loss or 
     damage to personal property that occurred during shipment or 
     storage of the property at Government expense and for which 
     the Secretary of the military department paid the owner in 
     settlement of a claim.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``2739. Amounts recovered from third parties for loss or damage to 
              personal property shipped or stored at Government 
              expense: crediting to appropriations.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 2739 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), applies with respect 
     to amounts collected by a military department on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

     SEC. 1011. REVISION TO REQUIREMENT FOR CONTINUED LISTING OF 
                   TWO IOWA-CLASS BATTLESHIPS ON THE NAVAL VESSEL 
                   REGISTER.

       In carrying out section 1011 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 421), the Secretary of the Navy shall list on the 
     Naval Vessel Register, and maintain on that register, the 
     following two Iowa-class battleships: the U.S.S. IOWA (BB-61) 
     and the U.S.S. WISCONSIN (BB-64).

     SEC. 1012. TRANSFER OF U.S.S. NEW JERSEY.

       The Secretary of the Navy shall strike the U.S.S. NEW 
     JERSEY (BB-62) from the Naval Vessel Register and shall 
     transfer that vessel to a non-for-profit entity in accordance 
     with section 7306 of title 10, United States Code. The 
     Secretary shall require as a condition of the transfer of 
     that vessel that the transferee locate the vessel in the 
     State of New Jersey.

     SEC. 1013. HOMEPORTING OF THE U.S.S. IOWA IN SAN FRANCISCO, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       It is the sense of Congress that the U.S.S. IOWA (BB-61) 
     should be homeported at the Port of San Francisco, 
     California.

     SEC. 1014. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING THE NAMING OF AN LPD-
                   17 VESSEL .

       It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with section 
     1018 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 425), the Secretary 
     of the Navy should name the next vessel of the LPD-17 class 
     of amphibious vessels to be named after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act as the U.S.S. Clifton B. Cates, in 
     honor of former Commandant of the Marine Corps Clifton B. 
     Cates (1893-1970), a native of Tennessee whose distinguished 
     career of service in the Marine Corps included combat service 
     in World War I so heroic that he became the most decorated 
     Marine Corps officer of that war, exemplary combat leadership 
     in the Pacific theater during World War II from Guadalcanal 
     to Tinian and Iwo Jima and beyond, and appointment in 1948 as 
     the 19th Commandant of the Marine Corps with the rank of 
     lieutenant general, a position from which he led the 
     efficient and alacritous response of the Marine Corps to the 
     invasion of the Republic of South Korea by Communist North 
     Korea.

     SEC. 1015. REPORTS ON NAVAL SURFACE FIRE-SUPPORT 
                   CAPABILITIES.

       (a) Navy Report.--(1) Not later than March 31, 1999, the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives a report on battleship 
     readiness for meeting requirements of the Armed Forces for 
     naval surface fire support.
       (2) The report shall contain the following:
       (A) The reasons for the Secretary's failure to comply with 
     the requirements of section 1011 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 421) until February 1998.
       (B) The requirements for specialized air-naval gunfire 
     liaison units.
       (C) The plans of the Navy for retaining and maintaining 16-
     inch ammunition for the main guns of battleships.
       (D) The plans of the Navy for retaining the hammerhead 
     crane essential for lifting battleship turrets.
       (E) An estimate of the cost of reactivating Iowa-class 
     battleships for listing on the Naval Vessel Register, 
     restoring the vessels to seaworthiness with operational 
     capabilities necessary to meet requirements for naval surface 
     fire-support, and maintaining the battleships in that 
     condition for continued listing on the register, together 
     with an estimate of the time necessary to reactivate and 
     restore the vessels to that condition.
       (F) An assessment of the short-term costs and the long-term 
     costs associated with alternative methods for executing the 
     naval surface fire-support mission of the Navy, including the 
     alternative of reactivating two battleships.
       (3) The Secretary shall act through the Director of 
     Expeditionary Warfare Division (N85) of the Office of the 
     Chief of Naval Operations in preparing the report.
       (b) GAO Report.--(1) The Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the naval surface fire-support 
     capabilities of the Navy.
       (2) The report shall contain the following:
       (A) An assessment of the extent of the compliance by the 
     Secretary of the Navy with the requirements of section 1011 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 421).
       (B) The plans of the Navy for executing the naval surface 
     fire-support mission of the Navy.
       (C) An assessment of the short-term costs and the long-term 
     costs associated with the plans.

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       (D) An analysis of the assessment required under subsection 
     (a)(2)(F).

     SEC. 1016. LONG-TERM CHARTER OF THREE VESSELS IN SUPPORT OF 
                   SUBMARINE RESCUE, ESCORT, AND TOWING.

       The Secretary of the Navy may enter into contracts in 
     accordance with section 2401 of title 10, United States Code, 
     for the charter through September 30, 2003, of the following 
     vessels:
       (1) The CAROLYN CHOUEST (United States official number 
     D102057).
       (2) The KELLIE CHOUEST (United States official number 
     D1038519).
       (3) The DOLORES CHOUEST (United States official number 
     D600288).

     SEC. 1017. TRANSFER OF OBSOLETE ARMY TUGBOAT.

       In carrying out section 1023 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1876), the Secretary of the Army may substitute the 
     obsolete, decommissioned tugboat Attleboro (LT-1977) for the 
     tugboat Normandy (LT-1971) as one of the two obsolete 
     tugboats authorized to be transferred by the Secretary under 
     that section.

 Subtitle C--Counter Drug Activities and Other Assistance for Civilian 
                            Law Enforcement

     SEC. 1021. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT TO OTHER AGENCIES 
                   FOR COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Continuation of Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 
     1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 374 note) is amended 
     by striking out ``through 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``through 2002''.
       (b) Bases and Facilities Support.--Subsection (b)(4) of 
     such section is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``unspecified minor construction'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``an unspecified minor military 
     construction project'';
       (2) by inserting ``of the Department of Defense or any 
     Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency'' after 
     ``counter-drug activities''; and
       (3) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or counter-drug activities of a foreign law 
     enforcement agency outside the United States''.
       (c) Congressional Notification of Facilities Projects.--
     Such section is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:
       ``(h) Congressional Notification of Facilities Projects.--
     (1) When a decision is made to carry out a military 
     construction project described in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees written notice of the decision, including 
     the justification for the project and the estimated cost of 
     the project. The project may be commenced only after the end 
     of the 21-day period beginning on the date on which the 
     written notice is received by Congress.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to an unspecified minor 
     military construction project that--
       ``(A) is intended for the modification or repair of a 
     Department of Defense facility for the purpose set forth in 
     subsection (b)(4); and
       ``(B) has an estimated cost of more than $500,000.''.

     SEC. 1022. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT OF NATIONAL GUARD 
                   DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Procurement of Equipment.--Subsection (a)(3) of section 
     112 of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and leasing of equipment'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``and equipment, and the leasing of 
     equipment,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``However, the use of such funds for the procurement of 
     equipment may not exceed $5,000 per purchase order, unless 
     approval for procurement of equipment in excess of that 
     amount is granted in advance by the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (b) Training and Readiness.--Subsection (b)(2) of such 
     section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2)(A) A member of the National Guard serving on full-
     time National Guard duty under orders authorized under 
     paragraph (1) shall participate in the training required 
     under section 502(a) of this title in addition to the duty 
     performed for the purpose authorized under that paragraph. 
     The pay, allowances, and other benefits of the member while 
     participating in the training shall be the same as those to 
     which the member is entitled while performing duty for the 
     purpose of carrying out drug interdiction and counter-drug 
     activities. The member is not entitled to additional pay, 
     allowances, or other benefits for participation in training 
     required under section 502(a)(1) of this title.
       ``(B) Appropriations available for the Department of 
     Defense for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities may 
     be used for paying costs associated with a member's 
     participation in training described in subparagraph (A). The 
     appropriation shall be reimbursed in full, out of 
     appropriations available for paying those costs, for the 
     amounts paid. Appropriations available for paying those costs 
     shall be available for making the reimbursements.
       ``(C) To ensure that the use of units and personnel of the 
     National Guard of a State pursuant to a State drug 
     interdiction and counter-drug activities plan does not 
     degrade the training and readiness of such units and 
     personnel, the following requirements shall apply in 
     determining the drug interdiction and counter-drug activities 
     that units and personnel of the National Guard of a State may 
     perform:
       ``(i) The performance of the activities may not adversely 
     affect the quality of that training or otherwise interfere 
     with the ability of a member or unit of the National Guard to 
     perform the military functions of the member or unit.
       ``(ii) National Guard personnel will not degrade their 
     military skills as a result of performing the activities.
       ``(iii) The performance of the activities will not result 
     in a significant increase in the cost of training.
       ``(iv) In the case of drug interdiction and counter-drug 
     activities performed by a unit organized to serve as a unit, 
     the activities will support valid unit training 
     requirements.''.
       (c) Assistance to Youth and Charitable Organizations.--
     Subsection (b)(3) of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) A unit or member of the National Guard of a State may 
     be used, pursuant to a State drug interdiction and counter-
     drug activities plan approved by the Secretary of Defense 
     under this section, to provide services or other assistance 
     (other than air transportation) to an organization eligible 
     to receive services under section 508 of this title if--
       ``(A) the State drug interdiction and counter-drug 
     activities plan specifically recognizes the organization as 
     being eligible to receive the services or assistance;
       ``(B) in the case of services, the performance of the 
     services meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (a) of section 508 of this title; and
       ``(C) the services or assistance is authorized under 
     subsection (b) or (c) of such section or in the State drug 
     interdiction and counter-drug activities plan''.
       (d) Definition of Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug 
     Activities.--Subsection (i)(1) of such section is amended by 
     inserting after ``drug interdiction and counter-drug law 
     enforcement activities'' the following: ``, including drug 
     demand reduction activities,''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (a) of such section 
     is further amended--
       (1) by striking out ``for--'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``for the following:'';
       (2) by striking out ``the'' at the beginning of paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof ``The'';
       (3) in paragraph (1), by striking out the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (4) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``; and'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof a period.

     SEC. 1023. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES IN 
                   TRANSIT ZONE.

       (a) Sense of Congress Regarding Priority of Drug 
     Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that the Secretary of Defense should--
       (1) ensure that the international drug interdiction and 
     counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense are 
     accorded adequate resources within the budget allocation of 
     the Department to execute the drug interdiction and counter-
     drug mission under the Global Military Force Policy of the 
     Department; and
       (2) make such changes to that policy as the Secretary 
     considers necessary.
       (b) Support for Counter-Drug Operation Caper Focus.--(1) 
     During fiscal year 1999, the Secretary of Defense shall make 
     available, to the maximum extent practicable, such surface 
     vessels, maritime patrol aircraft, and personnel of the Navy 
     as may be necessary to conduct the final phase of the 
     counter-drug operation known as Caper Focus, which targets 
     the maritime movement of cocaine on vessels in the eastern 
     Pacific Ocean.
       (2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(20) for drug interdiction and counter-drug 
     activities, $10,500,000 shall be available for the purpose of 
     conducting the counter-drug operation known as Caper Focus.
       (c) Patrol Coastal Craft for Drug Interdiction by Southern 
     Command.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
     pursuant to section 301(20) for drug interdiction and 
     counter-drug activities, $14,500,000 shall be available for 
     the purpose of equipping and operating six of the Cyclone-
     class coastal defense ships of the Department of Defense in 
     the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean in support of the 
     drug interdiction efforts of the United States Southern 
     Command.
       (d) Resulting Availability of Funds for 
     Counterproliferation and Counterterrorism Activities.--(1) In 
     light of subsection (c), of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to section 301(5) for the Special 
     Operations Command, $4,500,000 shall be available for the 
     purpose of increased training and related operations in 
     support of the activities of the Special Operations Command 
     regarding counterproliferation of weapons of mass destruction 
     and counterterrorism.
       (2) The amount made available under this subsection is in 
     addition to other funds authorized to be appropriated under 
     section 301(5) for the Special Operations Command for such 
     purpose.

       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

     SEC. 1031. REPEAL OF UNNECESSARY AND OBSOLETE REPORTING 
                   PROVISIONS.

       (a) Health and Medical Care Studies and Demonstrations.--
     Section 1092(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out paragraph (3).
       (b) Executed Requirement for Biannual Reports on 
     Alternative Utilization of Military Facilities.--Section 2819 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal

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     Year 1989 (10 U.S.C. 2391 note), relating to the Commission 
     on Alternative Utilization of Military Facilities, is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 1032. REPORT REGARDING USE OF TAGGING SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY 
                   HYDROCARBON FUELS USED BY DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 30, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     evaluating the following:
       (1) The feasibility of tagging hydrocarbon fuels used by 
     the Department of Defense for the purposes of analyzing and 
     identifying such fuels.
       (2) The deterrent effect of such tagging on the theft and 
     misuse of fuels purchased by the Department.
       (3) The extent to which such tagging would assist in 
     determining the source of surface and underground pollution 
     in locations having separate fuel storage facilities of the 
     Department and of civilian companies.
       (b) System Elements.--In preparing the report, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that any tagging system for the 
     Department of Defense considered by the Secretary satisfies 
     the following requirements:
       (1) The tagging system would not harm the environment.
       (2) Each chemical that would be used in the tagging system 
     is--
       (A) approved for use under the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.); and
       (B) substantially similar to the fuel to which added, as 
     determined in accordance with criteria established by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for the introduction of 
     additives into hydrocarbon fuels.
       (3) The tagging system would permit a determination if a 
     tag is present and a determination if the concentration of a 
     tag has changed in order to facilitate identification of 
     tagged fuels and detection of dilution of tagged fuels.
       (4) The tagging system would not impair or degrade the 
     suitability of tagged fuels for their intended use.
       (c) Recommendations.--The report shall include any 
     recommendations for legislation relating to the tagging of 
     hydrocarbon fuels by the Department of Defense that the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.

                Subtitle E--Armed Forces Retirement Home

     SEC. 1041. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE 
                   NAVAL HOME.

       (a) Appointment and Qualifications of Director and Deputy 
     Director.--Subsection (a) of section 1517 of the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 417) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking out ``Each Director'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``The Director of the United States Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home''; and
       (B) by striking out subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(B) meet the requirements of paragraph (4).'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraphs (3) and (4):
       ``(3) The Director, and any Deputy Director, of the Naval 
     Home shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from 
     among persons recommended by the Secretaries of the military 
     departments who--
       ``(A) in the case of the position of Director, are 
     commissioned officers of the Armed Forces serving on active 
     duty in a pay grade above O-5;
       ``(B) in the case of the position of Deputy Director, are 
     commissioned officers of the Armed Forces serving on active 
     duty in a pay grade above O-4; and
       ``(C) meet the requirements of paragraph (4).
       ``(4) Each Director shall have appropriate leadership and 
     management skills, an appreciation and understanding of the 
     culture and norms associated with military service, and 
     significant military background.''.
       (b) Term of Director and Deputy Director.--Subsection (c) 
     of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(c) Term of Director.--'' and all 
     that follows through ``A Director'' in the second sentence 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``(c) Terms of Directors.--(1) 
     The term of office of the Director of the United States 
     Soldiers' and Airmen's Home shall be five years. The 
     Director''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Director and the Deputy Director of the Naval 
     Home shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of 
     Defense.''.
       (c) Definitions.--Such section is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home' 
     means the separate facility of the Retirement Home that is 
     known as the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home.
       ``(2) The term `Naval Home' means the separate facility of 
     the Retirement Home that is known as the Naval Home.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 1042. REVISION OF INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
                   ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

       (a) Inspection by Inspectors General of the Military 
     Departments.--Section 1518 of the Armed Forces Retirement 
     Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 418) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1518. INSPECTION OF RETIREMENT HOME.

       ``(a) Triennial Inspection.--Every three years the 
     Inspector General of a military department shall inspect the 
     Retirement Home, including the records of the Retirement 
     Home.
       ``(b) Alternating Duty Among Inspectors General.--The duty 
     to inspect the Retirement Home shall alternate among the 
     Inspector General of the Army, the Naval Inspector General, 
     and the Inspector General of the Air Force on such schedule 
     as the Secretary of Defense shall direct.
       ``(c) Reports.--Not later than 45 days after completing an 
     inspection under subsection (a), the Inspector General 
     carrying out the inspection shall submit to the Retirement 
     Home Board, the Secretary of Defense, and Congress a report 
     describing the results of the inspection and containing such 
     recommendations as the Inspector General considers 
     appropriate.''.
       (b) First Inspection.--The first inspection under section 
     1518 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991, as 
     amended by subsection (a), shall be carried out during fiscal 
     year 1999.

     SEC. 1043. CLARIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, ARMED 
                   FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

       Section 1053 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2650) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``may convey, by 
     sale or otherwise,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``shall 
     convey by sale''; and
       (2) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new subsection (b):
       ``(b) Manner, Terms and Conditions of Disposal.--(1) The 
     sale under subsection (a) shall be made to a neighboring 
     nonprofit organization from whose extensive educational and 
     charitable services the public benefits and has benefited 
     from for more than 100 years, or an entity or entities 
     related to such organization, and whose substantial 
     investment in the neighborhood is consistent with the 
     continued existence and purpose of the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home.
       ``(2) As consideration for the real property conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the purchaser selected under paragraph 
     (1) shall pay to the United States an amount equal to the 
     fair market value of the real property at its highest and 
     best economic use, as determined by the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home Board, based on an independent appraisal.''.

            Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Property

     SEC. 1051. PLAN FOR IMPROVED DEMILITARIZATION OF EXCESS AND 
                   SURPLUS DEFENSE PROPERTY.

       (a) Plan Required.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a plan to 
     address the problems with the sale or other disposal of 
     excess and surplus defense materials identified in the report 
     submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense on June 5, 
     1998, pursuant to section 1067 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1896). The plan shall provide for the following:
       (1) Implementation for all appropriate Department personnel 
     of the mandatory demilitarization training specified in 
     Department of Defense revised manual 4160.21-M-1.
       (2) Improvement of oversight of the performance of 
     demilitarization functions and the maintenance of 
     demilitarization codes throughout the life cycle of defense 
     materials.
       (3) Assignment of accurate demilitarization codes and the 
     issuance of accurate demilitarization execution instructions 
     during the system planning phases of the acquisition process.
       (4) Implementation of such recommendations of the Defense 
     Science Board task force appointed by the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology to consider the 
     control of military excess and surplus property as the 
     Secretary of Defense considers to be appropriate.
       (b) Demilitarization Training.--In connection with the 
     demilitarization training that is required to be addressed in 
     the plan, the Secretary shall indicate the time frame for 
     full implementation of such training and the number of 
     Department of Defense personnel to be trained.
       (c) Centralized Demilitarization Functions.--In connection 
     with the matters specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
     subsection (a) that are required to be addressed in the plan, 
     the Secretary shall consider options for the centralization 
     of demilitarization functions and responsibilities in a 
     single office or agency. The Secretary shall specify in the 
     plan the responsible office or agency, and indicate the time 
     frame for centralizing demilitarization functions and 
     responsibilities, unless the Secretary determines that it is 
     not practical or appropriate to centralize demilitarization 
     functions and responsibilities, in which case the Secretary 
     shall provide the reasons for the determination.
       (d) Draft Legislation.--The Secretary shall include in the 
     plan any draft legislation that the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to clarify the authority of the Government to 
     recover critical and sensitive defense property that has been 
     inadequately demilitarized.
       (e) Related Reports.--(1) The Secretary shall submit with 
     the plan--
       (A) a copy of recommendations of the Defense Science Board 
     task force referred to in subsection (a)(4); and

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       (B) a copy of the report prepared by an independent 
     contractor in accordance with the Secretary's report referred 
     to in subsection (a), at the request of the Defense Logistics 
     Agency, to address options for centralizing demilitarization 
     responsibilities, including a central demilitarization office 
     and a central system for coding and maintaining 
     demilitarization codes through the life cycle of the property 
     involved.
       (2) With respect to the report of the independent 
     contractor described in paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall 
     provide an evaluation of the recommendations contained in the 
     report and any plans by the Secretary for implementing the 
     recommendations.

     SEC. 1052. TRANSFER OF F-4 PHANTOM II AIRCRAFT TO FOUNDATION.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force may convey, 
     without consideration, to the Collings Foundation, Stow, 
     Massachusetts (in this section referred to as the 
     ``foundation''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to one surplus F-4 Phantom II aircraft. The 
     conveyance shall be made by means of a conditional deed of 
     gift.
       (b) Condition of Aircraft.--The Secretary may not convey 
     ownership of the aircraft under subsection (a) until the 
     Secretary determines that the foundation has altered the 
     aircraft in such manner as the Secretary determines necessary 
     to ensure that the aircraft does not have any capability for 
     use as a platform for launching or releasing munitions or any 
     other combat capability that it was designed to have. The 
     Secretary is not required to repair or alter the condition of 
     the aircraft before conveying ownership of the aircraft.
       (c) Reverter Upon Breach of Conditions.--The Secretary 
     shall include in the instrument of conveyance of the 
     aircraft--
       (1) a condition that the foundation not convey any 
     ownership interest in, or transfer possession of, the 
     aircraft to any other party without the prior approval of the 
     Secretary;
       (2) a condition that the foundation operate and maintain 
     the aircraft in compliance with all applicable limitations 
     and maintenance requirements imposed by the Administrator of 
     the Federal Aviation Administration; and
       (3) a condition that if the Secretary determines at any 
     time that the foundation has conveyed an ownership interest 
     in, or transferred possession of, the aircraft to any other 
     party without the prior approval of the Secretary, or has 
     failed to comply with the condition set forth in paragraph 
     (2), all right, title, and interest in and to the aircraft, 
     including any repair or alteration of the aircraft, shall 
     revert to the United States, and the United States shall have 
     the right of immediate possession of the aircraft.
       (d) Conveyance at No Cost to the United States.--The 
     conveyance of an aircraft authorized by this section shall be 
     made at no cost to the United States. Any costs associated 
     with such conveyance, costs of determining compliance with 
     subsection (b), and costs of operation and maintenance of the 
     aircraft conveyed shall be borne by the foundation.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       (f) Clarification of Liability.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, upon the conveyance of ownership of the F-4 
     Phantom II aircraft to the foundation under subsection (a), 
     the United States shall not be liable for any death, injury, 
     loss, or damage that results from any use of that aircraft by 
     any person other than the United States.

            Subtitle G--Other Department of Defense Matters

     SEC. 1061. PILOT PROGRAM ON ALTERNATIVE NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF 
                   LEGAL PROCESS FOR GARNISHMENT OF FEDERAL PAY 
                   FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND ALIMONY.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct a pilot program on alternative notice procedures for 
     withholding or garnishment of pay for the payment of child 
     support and alimony under section 459 of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 659).
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the pilot program is to test 
     the efficacy of providing notice in accordance with 
     subsection (c) to the person whose pay is to be withheld or 
     garnished.
       (c) Authorization of Alternative To Providing Copy of 
     Notice or Service Received by the Secretary.--(1) Under the 
     pilot program, whenever the Secretary of Defense (acting 
     through the DOD section 459 agent) provides a section 459 
     notice to an individual, the Secretary may include as part of 
     that notice the information specified in subsection (e) in 
     lieu of sending with that notice a copy (otherwise required 
     pursuant to the parenthetical phrase in section 459(c)(2)(A) 
     of the Social Security Act) of the notice or service received 
     by the DOD section 459 agent with respect to that 
     individual's child support or alimony payment obligations.
       (2) Under the pilot program, whenever the Secretary of 
     Defense (acting through the DOD section 5520a agent) provides 
     a section 5520a notice to an individual, the Secretary may 
     include as part of that notice the information specified in 
     subsection (e) in lieu of sending with that notice a copy 
     (otherwise required pursuant to the second parenthetical 
     phrase in section 5520a(c) of the title 5, United States 
     Code) of the legal process received by the DOD section 5520a 
     agent with respect to that individual.
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) DOD section 459 agent.--The term ``DOD section 459 
     agent'' means the agent or agents designated by the Secretary 
     of Defense under subsection (c)(1)(A) of section 459 of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659) to receive orders and 
     accept service of process in matters related to child support 
     or alimony.
       (2) Section 459 notice.--The term ``section 459 notice'' 
     means, with respect to the Department of Defense, the notice 
     required by subsection (c)(2)(A) of section 459 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659) to be sent to an individual in 
     writing upon the receipt by the DOD section 459 agent of 
     notice or service with respect to the individual's child 
     support or alimony payment obligations.
       (3) DOD section 5520a agent.--The term ``DOD section 5520a 
     agent'' means a person who is designated by law or regulation 
     to accept service of process to which the Department of 
     Defense is subject under section 5520a of title 5, United 
     States Code (including the regulations promulgated under 
     subsection (k) of that section).
       (4) Section 5520a notice.--The term ``section 5520a 
     notice'' means, with respect to the Department of Defense, 
     the notice required by subsection (c) of section 5520a of 
     title 5, United States Code, to be sent in writing to an 
     employee (or, pursuant to the regulations promulgated under 
     subsection (k) of that section, to a member of the Armed 
     Forces) upon the receipt by the DOD section 5520a agent of 
     legal process covered by that section.
       (e) Alternative Requirements.--The information referred to 
     in subsection (c) that is to be included as part of a section 
     459 notice or section 5520a notice sent to an individual (in 
     lieu of sending with that notice a copy of the notice or 
     service received by the DOD section 459 agent or the DOD 
     section 5520a agent) is the following:
       (1) A description of the pertinent court order, notice to 
     withhold, or other order, process, or interrogatory received 
     by the DOD section 459 agent or the DOD section 5520a agent.
       (2) The identity of the court or judicial forum involved 
     and (in the case of a notice or process concerning the 
     ordering of a support or alimony obligation) the case number, 
     the amount of the obligation, and the name of the 
     beneficiary.
       (3) Information on how the individual may obtain from the 
     Department of Defense a copy of the notice, service, or legal 
     process, including an address and telephone number that the 
     individual may be contact for the purpose of obtaining such a 
     copy.
       (f) Period of Pilot Program.--The Secretary shall commence 
     the pilot program not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act. The pilot program shall terminate 
     on September 30, 2001.
       (g) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2001, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report describing the experience 
     of the Department of Defense under the authority provided by 
     this section. The report shall include the following:
       (1) The number of section 459 notices provided by the DOD 
     section 459 agent during the period the authority provided by 
     this section was in effect.
       (2) The number of individuals who requested the DOD section 
     459 agent to provide to them a copy of the actual notice or 
     service.
       (3) Any complaint the Secretary received by reason of not 
     having provided the actual notice or service in the section 
     459 notice.
       (4) The number of section 5520a notices provided by the DOD 
     section 5520a agent during the period the authority provided 
     by this section was in effect.
       (5) The number of individuals who requested the DOD section 
     5520a agent to provide to them a copy of the actual legal 
     process.
       (6) Any complaint the Secretary received by reason of not 
     having provided the actual legal process in the section 5520a 
     notice.

     SEC. 1062. TRAINING OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES WITH 
                   FRIENDLY FOREIGN FORCES.

       (a) Requirement for Prior Approval of Secretary of 
     Defense.--Subsection (c) of section 2011 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the first sentence 
     the following new sentence: ``The regulations shall require 
     that training activities may be carried out under this 
     section only with the prior approval of the Secretary of 
     Defense.''.
       (b) Elements of Annual Report.--Subsection (e) of such 
     section is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(5) A summary of the expenditures under this section 
     resulting from the training for which expenses were paid 
     under this section.
       ``(6) A discussion of the unique military training benefit 
     to United States special operations forces derived from the 
     training activities for which expenses were paid under this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 1063. RESEARCH GRANTS COMPETITIVELY AWARDED TO SERVICE 
                   ACADEMIES.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--(1) Chapter 403 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 4358. Grants for faculty research for scientific, 
       literary, and educational purposes: acceptance; authorized 
       grantees

       ``(a) Acceptance of Research Grants.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may authorize the Superintendent of the Academy to ac

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     cept qualifying research grants under this section. Any such 
     grant may only be accepted if the work under the grant is to 
     be carried out by a professor or instructor of the Academy 
     for a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
       ``(b) Qualifying Grants.--A qualifying research grant under 
     this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive 
     basis by an entity referred to in subsection (c) for a 
     research project with a scientific, literary, or educational 
     purpose.
       ``(c) Entities From Which Grants May be Accepted.--A grant 
     may be accepted under this section only from a corporation, 
     fund, foundation, educational institution, or similar entity 
     that is organized and operated primarily for scientific, 
     literary, or educational purposes.
       ``(d) Administration of Grant Funds.--The Secretary shall 
     establish an account for administering funds received as 
     research grants under this section. The Superintendent shall 
     use the funds in the account in accordance with applicable 
     regulations and the terms and conditions of the grants 
     received.
       ``(e) Related Expenses.--Subject to such limitations as may 
     be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available 
     for the Academy may be used to pay expenses incurred by the 
     Academy in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, award of a 
     qualifying research grant.
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     prescribe regulations for the administration of this 
     section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4358. Grants for faculty research for scientific, literary, and 
              educational purposes: acceptance; authorized grantees.''.

       (b) United States Naval Academy.--(1) Chapter 603 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 6977. Grants for faculty research for scientific, 
       literary, and educational purposes: acceptance; authorized 
       grantees

       ``(a) Acceptance of Research Grants.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy may authorize the Superintendent of the Academy to 
     accept qualifying research grants under this section. Any 
     such grant may only be accepted if the work under the grant 
     is to be carried out by a professor or instructor of the 
     Academy for a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
       ``(b) Qualifying Grants.--A qualifying research grant under 
     this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive 
     basis by an entity referred to in subsection (c) for a 
     research project with a scientific, literary, or educational 
     purpose.
       ``(c) Entities From Which Grants May be Accepted.--A grant 
     may be accepted under this section only from a corporation, 
     fund, foundation, educational institution, or similar entity 
     that is organized and operated primarily for scientific, 
     literary, or educational purposes.
       ``(d) Administration of Grant Funds.--The Secretary shall 
     establish an account for administering funds received as 
     research grants under this section. The Superintendent shall 
     use the funds in the account in accordance with applicable 
     regulations and the terms and conditions of the grants 
     received.
       ``(e) Related Expenses.--Subject to such limitations as may 
     be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available 
     for the Academy may be used to pay expenses incurred by the 
     Academy in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, award of a 
     qualifying research grant.
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     prescribe regulations for the administration of this 
     section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``6977. Grants for faculty research for scientific, literary, and 
              educational purposes: acceptance; authorized grantees.''.

     SEC. 1064. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE USE OF FREQUENCY SPECTRUM.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that the report submitted to 
     Congress by the Secretary of Defense on April 2, 1998, 
     regarding the reallocation of the frequency spectrum used or 
     dedicated to the Department of Defense and the intelligence 
     community does not include a discussion of the costs to the 
     Department of Defense that are associated with past and 
     potential future reallocations of the frequency spectrum, 
     although such a discussion was to be included in the report 
     as directed in connection with the enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998.
       (b) Additional Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall, not 
     later than October 31, 1998, submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives a report that discusses the 
     costs referred to in subsection (a).
       (c) Relocation of Federal Frequencies.--Section 113(g)(1) 
     of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(1) In general.--In order'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Authority of federal entities to accept 
     compensation.--In order'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, by striking out 
     the second, third, and fourth sentences and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following: ``Any such Federal entity which 
     proposes to so relocate shall notify the NTIA, which in turn 
     shall notify the Commission, before the auction concerned of 
     the marginal costs anticipated to be associated with such 
     relocation or with modifications necessary to accommodate 
     prospective licensees. The Commission in turn shall notify 
     potential bidders of the estimated relocation or modification 
     costs based on the geographic area covered by the proposed 
     licenses before the auction.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Requirement to compensate federal entities.--Any 
     person on whose behalf a Federal entity incurs costs under 
     subparagraph (A) shall compensate the Federal entity in 
     advance for such costs. Such compensation may take the form 
     of a cash payment or in-kind compensation.
       ``(C) Disposition of payments.--
       ``(i) Payment by electronic funds transfer.--A person 
     making a cash payment under this paragraph shall make the 
     cash payment by depositing the amount of the payment by 
     electronic funds transfer in the account of the Federal 
     entity concerned in the Treasury of the United States or in 
     another account as authorized by law.
       ``(ii) Availability.--Subject to the provisions of 
     authorization Acts and appropriations Acts, amounts deposited 
     under this subparagraph shall be available to the Federal 
     entity concerned to pay directly the costs of relocation 
     under this paragraph, to repay or make advances to 
     appropriations or funds which do or will initially bear all 
     or part of such costs, or to refund excess sums when 
     necessary.
       ``(D) Application to certain other relocations.--The 
     provisions of this paragraph also apply to any Federal entity 
     that operates a Federal Government station assigned to used 
     electromagnetic spectrum identified for reallocation under 
     subsection (a) if before August 5, 1997, the Commission has 
     not identified that spectrum for service or assigned licenses 
     or otherwise authorized service for that spectrum.
       ``(E) Implementation procedures.--The NTIA and the 
     Commission shall develop procedures for the implementation of 
     this paragraph, which procedures shall include a process for 
     resolving any differences that arise between the Federal 
     Government and commercial licensees regarding estimates of 
     relocation or modification costs under this paragraph.
       ``(F) Inapplicability to certain relocations.--With the 
     exception of the band of frequencies located at 1710-1755 
     megahertz, the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply 
     to Federal spectrum identified for reallocation in the first 
     reallocation report submitted to the President and Congress 
     under subsection (a).''.
       (d) Reports on Costs of Relocations.--The head of each 
     department or agency of the Federal Government shall include 
     in the annual budget submission of such department or agency 
     to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget a 
     report assessing the costs to be incurred by such department 
     or agency as a result of any frequency relocations of such 
     department or agency that are anticipated under section 113 
     of the National Telecommunications Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923) as of the date of such 
     report.

     SEC. 1065. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AVIATION ACCIDENT 
                   INVESTIGATIONS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     roles of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and of the 
     Joint Staff in the investigation of Department of Defense 
     aviation accidents.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) An assessment of whether the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Joint Staff should have more direct 
     involvement in the investigation of military aviation 
     accidents.
       (2) The advisability of the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Joint Staff, or another Department of Defense 
     entity independent of the military departments supervising 
     the conduct of aviation accident investigations.
       (3) An assessment of the minimum training and experience 
     required for aviation accident investigation board presidents 
     and board members.
       (4) An assessment whether or not the procedures for sharing 
     the results of military aviation accident investigations 
     among the military departments should be improved.
       (5) An assessment of the advisability of centralized 
     training and instruction for military aircraft accident 
     investigators.
       (c) Uniform Regulations for Provision of Accident 
     Investigation Update Information.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall prescribe regulations, which shall be applied uniformly 
     across the Department of Defense, establishing procedures by 
     which the military departments shall provide to the family 
     members of any person involved in a military aviation 
     accident periodic update reports on the conduct and progress 
     of investigations into the accident.

     SEC. 1066. INVESTIGATION OF ACTIONS RELATING TO 174TH FIGHTER 
                   WING OF NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Investigation.--The Inspector General of the Department 
     of Defense shall conduct a new investigation into the 
     circumstances that led to the December 1, 1995, grounding of 
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     Air National Guard. The investigation shall review those 
     circumstances, examine the administrative and disciplinary 
     actions taken against members of that wing, and determine 
     whether those administrative and disciplinary measures were 
     appropriate.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit to 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report describing the results of the 
     investigation under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1067. PROGRAM TO COMMEMORATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
                   KOREAN WAR.

       (a) Limitation on Expenditures.--Subsection (f) of section 
     1083 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1918; 10 U.S.C. 113 
     note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Limitation on Expenditures.--The total amount 
     expended by the Department of Defense to carry out the 
     commemorative program for fiscal year 1999 may not exceed 
     $1,820,000.''.
       (b) Redesignation of Commemoration Account.--The account in 
     the Treasury known as the ``Department of Defense Korean 
     Conflict Commemoration Account'' is redesignated as the 
     ``Department of Defense Korean War Commemoration Account''.
       (c) Other References to Korean War.--Such section is 
     further amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking out ``Korean 
     conflict'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Korean War'';
       (2) by striking out ``Korean conflict'' each place it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Korean War'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking out ``names `The 
     Department of Defense Korean Conflict Commemoration','' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``name the `Department of Defense 
     Korean War Commemoration',''; and
       (4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking out ``Korean 
     Conflict'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Korean War''.
       (d) Cross References.--Any reference to the Department of 
     Defense Korean Conflict Commemoration or the Department of 
     Defense Korean Conflict Commemoration Account in any law, 
     regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United 
     States shall be considered to be a reference to the 
     Department of Defense Korean War Commemoration or the 
     Department of Defense Korean War Commemoration Account, 
     respectively.

     SEC. 1068. DESIGNATION OF AMERICA'S NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM.

       (a) In General.--America's National Maritime Museum is 
     comprised of those museums designated by law to be museums of 
     America's National Maritime Museum on the basis that they--
       (1) house a collection of maritime artifacts clearly 
     representing the Nation's maritime heritage; and
       (2) provide outreach programs to educate the public about 
     the Nation's maritime heritage.
       (b) Initial Designation of Museums.--The following museums 
     (meeting the criteria specified in subsection (a)) are hereby 
     designated as museums of America's National Maritime Museum:
       (1) The Mariners' Museum, located at 100 Museum Drive, 
     Newport News, Virginia.
       (2) The South Street Seaport Museum, located at 207 Front 
     Street, New York, New York.
       (c) Future Designation of Other Museums Not Precluded.--The 
     designation of the museums referred to in subsection (b) as 
     museums of America's National Maritime Museum does not 
     preclude the designation by law after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act of any other museum that meets the 
     criteria specified in subsection (a) as a museum of America's 
     National Maritime Museum.
       (d) Reference to Museums.--Any reference in any law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to a museum designated by law to be a museum of 
     America's National Maritime Museum shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to that museum as a museum of America's National 
     Maritime Museum.

     SEC. 1069. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) The item relating to section 484 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 23 is amended to read as 
     follows:

``484. Annual report on aircraft inventory.''.

       (2) Section 517(a) is amended by striking out ``Except as 
     provided in section 307 of title 37, the'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``The''.
       (3) The item relating to section 2302c in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 137 is amended to read 
     as follows:

``2302c. Implementation of electronic commerce capability.''.

       (4) The table of subchapters at the beginning of chapter 
     148 is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``2491'' in the item relating to 
     subchapter I and inserting in lieu thereof ``2500''; and
       (B) by striking out the item relating to subchapter IV and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``IV. Manufacturing Technology..................................2521''.

       (5) The subchapter heading for subchapter IV of chapter 148 
     is amended to read as follows:

              ``SUBCHAPTER IV--MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY''

       (6) Section 7045(c) is amended by striking out ``the'' 
     after ``are subject to''.
       (7) Section 7572(b) is repealed.
       (8) Section 12683(b)(2) is amended by striking out ``; or'' 
     at the end and inserting in lieu thereof a period.
       (b) Public Law 105-85.--Effective as of November 18, 1997, 
     and as if included therein as enacted, the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85) is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Section 389(g) (111 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking 
     out ``Secretary of Defense'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Comptroller General''.
       (2) Section 1006(a) (111 Stat. 1869) is amended by striking 
     out ``or'' in the quoted matter and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``and''.
       (3) Section 3133(b)(3) (111 Stat. 2036) is amended by 
     striking out ``III'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``XIV''.
       (c)  Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 
     1996.--The Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 
     1996 (title XIV of Public Law 104-201) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 1423(b)(4) (50 U.S.C. 2332(b)(4); 110 Stat. 
     2726) is amended by striking out ``(22 U.S.C. 2156a(c))'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``(42 U.S.C. 2139a(c))''.
       (2) Section 1441(b)(2) (50 U.S.C. 2351(b)(2); 110 Stat. 
     2727) is amended by striking out ``established under section 
     1342'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``of the National 
     Security Council''.
       (3) Section 1444 (50 U.S.C. 2354; 110 Stat. 2730) is 
     amended by striking out ``1341'' and ``1342'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``1441'' and ``1442'', respectively.
       (4) Section 1453(1) (50 U.S.C. 2363(1); 110 Stat. 2730) is 
     amended by striking out ``the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1993 and 1994'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``title XIV of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 22 U.S.C. 5901 et 
     seq.)''.
       (d) Other Acts.--
       (1) Section 18(c)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416(c)(1)) is amended by striking out 
     the period at the end of subparagraph (A) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof a semicolon.
       (2) Section 3(c)(2) of Public Law 101-533 (22 U.S.C. 
     3142(c)(2)) is amended by striking out ``included in the most 
     recent plan submitted to the Congress under section 2506 of 
     title 10'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``identified in the 
     most recent assessment prepared under section 2505 of title 
     10''.
       (e) Coordination With Other Amendments.--For purposes of 
     applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other than 
     provisions of this section, this section shall be treated as 
     having been enacted immediately before the other provisions 
     of this Act.

                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

     SEC. 1071. ACT CONSTITUTING PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL OF VESSEL 
                   WAR RISK INSURANCE REQUESTED BY THE SECRETARY 
                   OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1205(b) of the Merchant Marine 
     Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1285(b)), is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``The signature of the 
     President (or of an official designated by the President) on 
     the agreement shall be treated as an expression of the 
     approval required under section 1202(a) to provide the 
     insurance.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply only to a signature of the President (or of an 
     official designated by the President) on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1072. EXTENSION AND REAUTHORIZATION OF DEFENSE 
                   PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.

       (a) Extension of Termination Date.--Section 717(a) of the 
     Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2166(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 1999''.
       (b) Extension of Authorization.--Section 711(b) of the 
     Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2161(b)) is 
     amended by striking ``and 1998'' and inserting ``1998, and 
     1999''.

     SEC. 1073. REQUIREMENT THAT BURIAL FLAGS FURNISHED BY THE 
                   SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BE WHOLLY 
                   PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Requirement.--Section 2301 of title 38, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 517, is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g)(1) The Secretary may not procure any flag for the 
     purposes of this section that is not wholly produced in the 
     United States.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary may waive the requirement of 
     paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines--
       ``(i) that the requirement cannot be reasonably met; or
       ``(ii) that compliance with the requirement would not be in 
     the national interest of the United States.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall submit to Congress in writing 
     notice of a determination under subparagraph (A) not later 
     than 30 days after the date on which such determination is 
     made.
       ``(3) For the purpose of paragraph (1), a flag shall be 
     considered to be wholly produced in the United States only 
     if--
       ``(A) the materials and components of the flag are entirely 
     grown, manufactured, or created in the United States;
       ``(B) the processing (including spinning, weaving, dyeing, 
     and finishing) of such materials and components is entirely 
     performed in the United States; and

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       ``(C) the manufacture and assembling of such materials and 
     components into the flag is entirely performed in the United 
     States.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (g) of section 2301 of 
     title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall apply to flags procured by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs for the purposes of section 2301 of title 38, United 
     States Code, after the end of the 30-day period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1074. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING TAX TREATMENT OF 
                   PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES 
                   WHILE AWAY FROM HOME ON ACTIVE DUTY.

       It is the sense of Congress that a member of the Armed 
     Forces should be treated for purposes of section 121 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as using property as a 
     principal residence during any continuous period that the 
     member is serving on active duty for 180 days or more with 
     the Armed Forces, but only if the member used the property as 
     a principal residence for any period during or immediately 
     before that period of active duty.

     SEC. 1075. CLARIFICATION OF STATE AUTHORITY TO TAX 
                   COMPENSATION PAID TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Limitation on State Authority To Tax Compensation Paid 
     to Individuals Performing Services at Fort Campbell, 
     Kentucky.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of title 4, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 115. Limitation on State authority to tax compensation 
       paid to individuals performing services at Fort Campbell, 
       Kentucky

       ``Pay and compensation paid to an individual for personal 
     services at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, shall be subject to 
     taxation by the State or any political subdivision thereof of 
     which such employee is a resident.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 4 of title 4, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

``115. Limitation on State authority to tax compensation paid to 
              individuals performing services at Fort Campbell, 
              Kentucky.''.

       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to pay and compensation paid after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Clarification of State Authority To Tax Compensation 
     Paid to Certain Federal Employees.--
       (1) In general.--Section 111 of title 4, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(a) General Rule.--'' before ``The 
     United States'' the first place it appears; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Treatment of Certain Federal Employees Employed at 
     Federal Hydroelectric Facilities Located on the Columbia 
     River.--Pay or compensation paid by the United States for 
     personal services as an employee of the United States at a 
     hydroelectric facility--
       ``(1) which is owned by the United States;
       ``(2) which is located on the Columbia River; and
       ``(3) portions of which are within the States of Oregon and 
     Washington,

     shall be subject to taxation by the State or any political 
     subdivision thereof of which such employee is a resident.
       ``(c) Treatment of Certain Federal Employees Employed at 
     Federal Hydroelectric Facilities Located on the Missouri 
     River.--Pay or compensation paid by the United States for 
     personal services as an employee of the United States at a 
     hydroelectric facility--
       ``(1) which is owned by the United States;
       ``(2) which is located on the Missouri River; and
       ``(3) portions of which are within the States of South 
     Dakota and Nebraska,

     shall be subject to taxation by the State or any political 
     subdivision thereof of which such employee is a resident.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply to pay and compensation paid after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

Sec. 1101. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency experimental 
              personnel management program for technical personnel.
Sec. 1102. Maximum pay rate comparability for faculty members of the 
              United States Air Force Institute of Technology.
Sec. 1103. Authority for release to Coast Guard of drug test results of 
              civil service mariners of the Military Sealift Command.
Sec. 1104. Limitations on back pay awards.
Sec. 1105. Restoration of annual leave accumulated by civilian 
              employees at installations in the Republic of Panama to 
              be closed pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.
Sec. 1106. Repeal of program providing preference for employment of 
              military spouses in military child care facilities.
Sec. 1107. Observance of certain holidays at duty posts outside the 
              United States.
Sec. 1108. Continuation of random drug testing program for certain 
              Department of Defense employees.
Sec. 1109. Department of Defense employee voluntary early retirement 
              authority.

     SEC. 1101. DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY 
                   EXPERIMENTAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR 
                   TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.

       (a) Program Authorized.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense may carry out a program of experimental 
     use of the special personnel management authority provided in 
     subsection (b) in order to facilitate recruitment of eminent 
     experts in science or engineering for research and 
     development projects administered by the Defense Advanced 
     Research Projects Agency.
       (b) Special Personnel Management Authority.--Under the 
     program, the Secretary may--
       (1) appoint scientists and engineers from outside the civil 
     service and uniformed services (as such terms are defined in 
     section 2101 of title 5, United States Code) to not more than 
     20 scientific and engineering positions in the Defense 
     Advanced Research Projects Agency without regard to any 
     provision of title 5, United States Code, governing the 
     appointment of employees in the civil service;
       (2) prescribe the rates of basic pay for positions to which 
     employees are appointed under paragraph (1) at rates not in 
     excess of the maximum rate of basic pay authorized for 
     senior-level positions under section 5376 of title 5, United 
     States Code, notwithstanding any provision of such title 
     governing the rates of pay or classification of employees in 
     the executive branch; and
       (3) pay any employee appointed under paragraph (1) payments 
     in addition to basic pay within the limit applicable to the 
     employee under subsection (d)(1).
       (c) Limitation on Term of Appointment.--(1) Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), the service of an employee under 
     an appointment under subsection (b)(1) may not exceed four 
     years.
       (2) The Secretary may, in the case of a particular 
     employee, extend the period to which service is limited under 
     paragraph (1) by up to two years if the Secretary determines 
     that such action is necessary to promote the efficiency of 
     the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
       (d) Limitations on Additional Payments.--(1) The total 
     amount of the additional payments paid to an employee under 
     subsection (b)(3) for any 12-month period may not exceed the 
     least of the following amounts:
       (A) $25,000.
       (B) The amount equal to 25 percent of the employee's annual 
     rate of basic pay.
       (C) The amount of the limitation that is applicable for a 
     calendar year under section 5307(a)(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (2) An employee appointed under subsection (b)(1) is not 
     eligible for any bonus, monetary award, or other monetary 
     incentive for service except for payments authorized under 
     subsection (b)(3).
       (e) Period of Program.--(1) The program authorized under 
     this section shall terminate at the end of the five-year 
     period referred to in subsection (a).
       (2) After the termination of the program--
       (A) no appointment may be made under paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (b);
       (B) a rate of basic pay prescribed under paragraph (2) of 
     that subsection may not take effect for a position; and
       (C) no period of service may be extended under subsection 
     (c)(1).
       (f) Savings Provisions.--In the case of an employee who, on 
     the day before the termination of the program, is serving in 
     a position pursuant to an appointment under subsection 
     (b)(1)--
       (1) the termination of the program does not terminate the 
     employee's employment in that position before the expiration 
     of the lesser of--
       (A) the period for which the employee was appointed; or
       (B) the period to which the employee's service is limited 
     under subsection (c), including any extension made under 
     paragraph (2) of that subsection before the termination of 
     the program; and
       (2) the rate of basic pay prescribed for the position under 
     subsection (b)(2) may not be reduced for so long (within the 
     period applicable to the employee under paragraph (1)) as the 
     employee continues to serve in the position without a break 
     in service.
       (g) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than October 15 of each 
     year, beginning in 1999 and ending in 2004, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit a report on the program to the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives. The report 
     submitted in a year shall cover the 12-month period ending on 
     the day before the anniversary, in that year, of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The annual report shall contain, for the period covered 
     by the report, the following:
       (A) A detailed discussion of the exercise of authority 
     under this section.
       (B) The sources from which individuals appointed under 
     subsection (b)(1) were recruited.
       (C) The methodology used for identifying and selecting such 
     individuals.
       (D) Any additional information that the Secretary considers 
     helpful for assessing the utility of the authority under this 
     section.

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     SEC. 1102. MAXIMUM PAY RATE COMPARABILITY FOR FACULTY MEMBERS 
                   OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF 
                   TECHNOLOGY.

       Section 9314(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``section 5306(e)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``section 5373''.

     SEC. 1103. AUTHORITY FOR RELEASE TO COAST GUARD OF DRUG TEST 
                   RESULTS OF CIVIL SERVICE MARINERS OF THE 
                   MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 643 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 7479. Civil service mariners of Military Sealift 
       Command: release of drug test results to Coast Guard

       ``(a) Release of Drug Test Results to Coast Guard.--The 
     Secretary of the Navy may release to the Commandant of the 
     Coast Guard the results of a drug test of any employee of the 
     Department of the Navy who is employed in any capacity on 
     board a vessel of the Military Sealift Command. Any such 
     release shall be in accordance with the standards and 
     procedures applicable to the disclosure and reporting to the 
     Coast Guard of drug tests results and drug test records of 
     individuals employed on vessels documented under the laws of 
     the United States.
       ``(b) Waiver.--The results of a drug test of an employee 
     may be released under subsection (a) without the prior 
     written consent of the employee that is otherwise required 
     under section 503(e) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1987 (5 U.S.C. 7301 note).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``7479. Civil service mariners of Military Sealift Command: release of 
              drug test results to Coast Guard.''.

     SEC. 1104. LIMITATIONS ON BACK PAY AWARDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5596(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) The pay, allowances, or differentials granted under 
     this section for the period for which an unjustified or 
     unwarranted personnel action was in effect shall not exceed 
     that authorized by the applicable law, rule, regulations, or 
     collective bargaining agreement under which the unjustified 
     or unwarranted personnel action is found, except that in no 
     case may pay, allowances, or differentials be granted under 
     this section for a period beginning more than 6 years before 
     the date of the filing of a timely appeal or, absent such 
     filing, the date of the administrative determination.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 7121 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(h) Settlements and awards under this chapter shall be 
     subject to the limitations in section 5596(b)(4) of this 
     title.''.

     SEC. 1105. RESTORATION OF ANNUAL LEAVE ACCUMULATED BY 
                   CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AT INSTALLATIONS IN THE 
                   REPUBLIC OF PANAMA TO BE CLOSED PURSUANT TO THE 
                   PANAMA CANAL TREATY OF 1977.

       Section 6304(d)(3)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``the closure of an installation of the 
     Department of Defense in the Republic of Panama in accordance 
     with the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977,'' after ``2687 note) 
     during any period,''.

     SEC. 1106. REPEAL OF PROGRAM PROVIDING PREFERENCE FOR 
                   EMPLOYMENT OF MILITARY SPOUSES IN MILITARY 
                   CHILD CARE FACILITIES.

       Section 1792 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).

     SEC. 1107. OBSERVANCE OF CERTAIN HOLIDAYS AT DUTY POSTS 
                   OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       Section 6103(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Instead of a holiday that is designated under 
     subsection (a) to occur on a Monday, for an employee at a 
     duty post outside the United States whose basic workweek is 
     other than Monday through Friday, and for whom Monday is a 
     regularly scheduled workday, the legal public holiday is the 
     first workday of the workweek in which the Monday designated 
     for the observance of such holiday under subsection (a) 
     occurs.''.

     SEC. 1108. CONTINUATION OF RANDOM DRUG TESTING PROGRAM FOR 
                   CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Continuation of Existing Program.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall continue to actively carry out the drug testing 
     program, originally required by section 3(a) of Executive 
     Order 12564 (51 Fed. Reg. 32889; September 15, 1986), 
     involving civilian employees of the Department of Defense who 
     are considered to be employees in sensitive positions. The 
     Secretary shall comply with the drug testing procedures 
     prescribed pursuant to section 4 of the Executive Order.
       (b) Testing Upon Reasonable Suspicion of Illegal Drug 
     Use.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the drug 
     testing program referred to in subsection (a) authorizes the 
     testing of a civilian employee of the Department of Defense 
     for illegal drug use when there is a reasonable suspicion 
     that the employee uses illegal drugs.
       (c) Notification to Applicants.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall notify persons who apply for employment with the 
     Department of Defense that, as a condition of employment by 
     the Department, the person may be required to submit to drug 
     testing under the drug testing program required by Executive 
     Order 12564 (51 Fed. Reg. 32889; September 15, 1986) pursuant 
     to the terms of the Executive Order.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``illegal 
     drugs'' and ``employee in a sensitive position'' have the 
     meanings given such terms in section 7 of Executive Order 
     12564 (51 Fed. Reg. 32889; September 15, 1986).

     SEC. 1109. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEE VOLUNTARY EARLY 
                   RETIREMENT AUTHORITY.

       (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8336 of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ``except in the case 
     of an employee described in subsection (o)(1),'' after 
     ``(2)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o)(1) An employee of the Department of Defense who is 
     separated from the service under conditions described in 
     paragraph (2) after completing 25 years of service or after 
     becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service 
     is entitled to an annuity.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to an employee who--
       ``(A) has been employed continuously by the Department of 
     Defense for more than 30 days before the date on which the 
     Secretary concerned requests the determinations required 
     under in subparagraph (D)(i);
       ``(B) is serving under an appointment that is not limited 
     by time;
       ``(C) has not received a decision notice of involuntary 
     separation for misconduct or unacceptable performance that is 
     pending decision; and
       ``(D) is separated from the service voluntarily during a 
     period in which--
       ``(i) the Department of Defense or the military department 
     or subordinate organization within the Department of Defense 
     or military department in which the employee is serving is 
     undergoing a major reorganization, a major reduction in 
     force, or a major transfer of function, and employees 
     comprising a significant percentage of the employees serving 
     in that department or organization are to be separated or 
     subject to an immediate reduction in the rate of basic pay 
     (without regard to subchapter VI of chapter 53, or comparable 
     provisions of law), as determined by the Office of Personnel 
     Management (under regulations prescribed by the Office) upon 
     the request of the Secretary concerned; and
       ``(ii) the employee is within the scope of an offer of 
     voluntary early retirement (as defined by organizational 
     unit, occupational series or level, geographical location, 
     any other similar factor that the Office of Personnel 
     Management determines appropriate, or any combination of such 
     definitions of scope), as determined by the Secretary 
     concerned under regulations prescribed by the Office.
       ``(3) In this subsection, the term `Secretary concerned' 
     means--
       ``(A) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to an employee 
     of the Department of Defense not employed in a position in a 
     military department;
       ``(B) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to an 
     employee of the Department of the Army;
       ``(C) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to an 
     employee of the Department of the Navy; and
       ``(D) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to an 
     employee of the Department of the Air Force.''.
       (b) Federal Employees' Retirement System.--Section 8414 of 
     such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting ``except in the 
     case of an employee described in subsection (d)(1),'' after 
     ``(B)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d)(1) An employee of the Department of Defense who is 
     separated from the service under conditions described in 
     paragraph (2) after completing 25 years of service or after 
     becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service 
     is entitled to an annuity.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to an employee who--
       ``(A) has been employed continuously by the Department of 
     Defense for more than 30 days before the date on which the 
     Secretary concerned requests the determinations required 
     under subparagraph (D)(i);
       ``(B) is serving under an appointment that is not limited 
     by time;
       ``(C) has not received a decision notice of involuntary 
     separation for misconduct or unacceptable performance that is 
     pending decision; and
       ``(D) is separated from the service voluntarily during a 
     period in which--
       ``(i) the Department of Defense or the military department 
     or subordinate organization within the Department of Defense 
     or military department in which the employee is serving is 
     undergoing a major reorganization, a major reduction in 
     force, or a major transfer of function, and employees 
     comprising a significant percentage of the employees serving 
     in that department or organization are to be separated or 
     subject to an immediate reduction in the rate of basic pay 
     (without regard to subchapter VI of chapter 53, or comparable 
     provisions of law), as determined by the Office of Personnel 
     Management (under regulations prescribed by the Office) upon 
     the request of the Secretary concerned; and
       ``(ii) the employee is within the scope of an offer of 
     voluntary early retirement (as defined by organizational 
     unit, occupational series or level, geographical location, 
     any other similar factor that the Office of Per

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     sonnel Management determines appropriate, or any combination 
     of such definitions of scope), as determined by the Secretary 
     concerned under regulations prescribed by the Office.
       ``(3) In this subsection, the term `Secretary concerned' 
     means--
       ``(A) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to an employee 
     of the Department of Defense not employed in a position in a 
     military department;
       ``(B) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to an 
     employee of the Department of the Army;
       ``(C) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to an 
     employee of the Department of the Navy; and
       ``(D) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to an 
     employee of the Department of the Air Force.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 8339(h) of such 
     title is amended by striking out ``or (j)'' in the first 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``(j), or (o)''.
       (2) Section 8464(a)(1)(A)(i) of such title is amended by 
     striking out ``or (b)(1)(B)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``, (b)(1)(B), or (d)''.
       (d) Effective Date; Applicability.--The amendments made by 
     this section--
       (1) shall take effect on October 1, 2000; and
       (2) shall apply with respect to an approval for voluntary 
     early retirement made on or after that date.

              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

    Subtitle A--United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sec. 1201. Findings.
Sec. 1202. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 1203. Presidential reports.
Sec. 1204. Secretary of Defense reports on operations in Bosnia and 
              Herzegovina.
Sec. 1205. Definitions.

         Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Contingency Operations

Sec. 1211. Report on involvement of Armed Forces in contingency and 
              ongoing operations.
Sec. 1212. Submission of report on objectives of a contingency 
              operation with requests for funding for the operation.

            Subtitle C--Matters Relating to NATO and Europe

Sec. 1221. Limitation on United States share of costs of NATO 
              expansion.
Sec. 1222. Report on military capabilities of an expanded NATO 
              alliance.
Sec. 1223. Reports on the development of the European security and 
              defense identity.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1231. Limitation on assignment of United States forces for certain 
              United Nations purposes.
Sec. 1232. Prohibition on restriction of Armed Forces under Kyoto 
              Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on 
              Climate Change.
Sec. 1233. Defense burdensharing.
Sec. 1234. Transfer of excess UH-1 Huey and AH-1 Cobra helicopters to 
              foreign countries.
Sec. 1235. Transfers of naval vessels to certain foreign countries.
Sec. 1236. Repeal of landmine moratorium.
Sec. 1237. Application of authorities under the International Emergency 
              Economic Powers Act to Communist Chinese military 
              companies.

    Subtitle A--United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina

     SEC. 1201. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The contributions of the people of the United States 
     and other nations have, in large measure, resulted in the 
     suspension of fighting and alleviated the suffering of the 
     people of Bosnia and Herzegovina since December 1995.
       (2) The United States has expended approximately 
     $9,500,000,000 between 1992 and mid-1998 just in support of 
     the United States military operations in Bosnia to achieve 
     those results.
       (3) Efforts to restore the economy and political structure 
     in Bosnia and Herzegovina have achieved some success in 
     accordance with the Dayton Accords.
       (4) On March 3, 1998, the President certified to Congress 
     (A) that the continued presence of United States forces in 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina after June 30, 1998, was required in 
     order to meet the national security interests of the United 
     States, and (B) that United States Armed Forces will not 
     serve as, or be used as, civil police in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina.
       (5) With that certification, the President submitted to 
     Congress a report stating that the goal of the military 
     presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina is to establish the 
     conditions under which implementation of the Dayton Accords 
     can continue without the support of a major NATO-led military 
     force and setting forth the criteria for determining when 
     that goal has been accomplished.
       (6) Since the administration has not specified how long 
     achievement of that goal is expected to take, the mission of 
     United States ground combat forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     is essentially of indefinite duration.
       (7) The NATO operations plan for the Stabilization Force 
     (Operations Plan 10407, which went into effect on June 20, 
     1998, after approval by allied foreign ministers) 
     incorporates all of the benchmarks set forth in the report 
     referred to in paragraph (5) and states that the 
     Stabilization Force will develop detailed criteria for 
     assessing progress in achieving those benchmarks in close 
     coordination with key international organizations 
     participating in civilian implementation of the Dayton 
     Accords.
       (8) The military representatives of NATO member nations 
     have been tasked by the North Atlantic Council to provide 
     estimates of the time likely to be required for 
     implementation of the Dayton Accords.
       (9) NATO has decided to conduct formal reviews when 
     appropriate (but at intervals of not more than six months) to 
     assess the security situation and the progress being made in 
     the implementation of the civil aspects of the Dayton 
     Accords. Those reviews will enable the Alliance to make 
     decisions as to reductions in the size or the Stabilization 
     Force, leading to its eventual full withdrawal.
       (10) NATO has approved the creation of a multinational 
     specialized unit of gendarmes or paramilitary police composed 
     of European security forces to help promote public security 
     in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a part of the post-June 1998 
     mission for the Stabilization Force.
       (11) The limit established for spending by the United 
     States for the defense discretionary budget category for 
     fiscal year 1998 in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 does not take into account the continued 
     deployment of United States forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     after June 30, 1998, leading to the request by the President 
     for emergency supplemental appropriations for the Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina mission through September 30, 1998.
       (12) Amounts for Department of Defense operations in Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina during fiscal year 1999 were not included in 
     the budget of the President for fiscal year 1999, as 
     submitted to Congress on February 2, 1998.
       (13) The President requested $1,858,600,000 in emergency 
     appropriations in his March 4, 1998, amendment to the fiscal 
     year 1999 budget to cover the shortfall in funding in fiscal 
     year 1999 for the costs of extending the mission in Bosnia.

     SEC. 1202. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       (a) Sense of Congress Concerning United States Forces and 
     Accomplishment of Tasks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.--It is the 
     sense of Congress that--
       (1) United States ground combat forces should not remain in 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina indefinitely in view of the worldwide 
     commitments of the Armed Forces of the United States;
       (2) the President should work with NATO allies and the 
     other nations whose military forces are participating in the 
     NATO-led Stabilization Force to withdraw United States ground 
     combat forces from Bosnia and Herzegovina within a reasonable 
     period of time, consistent with the safety of those forces 
     and the accomplishment of the Stabilization Force's military 
     tasks;
       (3) a NATO-led force without the participation of United 
     States ground combat forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina might 
     be suitable for a follow-on force for Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     if the European Security and Defense Identity is not 
     sufficiently developed or is otherwise considered 
     inappropriate for such a mission; and
       (4) the United States may decide to provide appropriate 
     support to a Western European Union-led or NATO-led follow-on 
     force for Bosnia and Herzegovina, including command and 
     control, intelligence, logistics, and, if necessary, a ready 
     reserve force in the region.
       (b) Sense of Congress Concerning Presidential Actions.--It 
     is the sense of Congress that the President--
       (1) should inform the European NATO allies of the 
     expression of the sense of Congress in subsection (a) and 
     should strongly urge them to undertake preparations for 
     establishing a Western European Union-led or a NATO-led force 
     as a follow-on force to the Stabilization Force if needed to 
     maintain peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina; and
       (2) should consult closely with the congressional 
     leadership and the congressional defense committees with 
     respect to the progress being made toward achieving a 
     sustainable peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the progress 
     being made toward a reduction and ultimate withdrawal of 
     United States ground combat forces from Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina.
       (c) Sense of Congress Concerning Defense Budget.--It is the 
     sense of Congress that--
       (1) the President should include in the budget for the 
     Department of Defense that the President submits to Congress 
     under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for 
     each fiscal year sufficient amounts to pay for any proposed 
     continuation of the participation of United States forces in 
     NATO operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina during that fiscal 
     year; and
       (2) amounts included in the budget for the purpose stated 
     in paragraph (1) should be over and above the defense 
     discretionary estimates as identified in the Bipartisan 
     Budget Agreement of May 16, 1997 and the fiscal year 1998 
     concurrent budget resolution and not be transferred from 
     amounts in the budget of any other agency of the executive 
     branch, but instead should be an overall increase in the 
     budget for the Department of Defense and the discretionary 
     spending limits in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

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     SEC. 1203. PRESIDENTIAL REPORTS.

       (a) Required Reports.--The President shall ensure that the 
     semiannual reports required by section 7(b) of the general 
     provisions of chapter I of the 1998 Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions Act (Public Law 105-174; 112 
     Stat. 64) are submitted to Congress in a timely manner as 
     long as United States ground combat forces continue to 
     participate in the Stabilization Force (SFOR). In addition, 
     whenever the President submits to Congress a request for 
     funds for continued operations of United States forces in 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina, the President shall submit a 
     supplemental report providing information to update Congress 
     on developments since the last semiannual report.
       (b) Required Information.--In addition to the information 
     required by the section referred to in subsection (a) to be 
     included in a report under that section, each report under 
     that section or under subsection (a) shall include the 
     following:
       (1) The expected duration of the deployment of United 
     States ground combat forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 
     support of implementation of the benchmarks set forth in the 
     President's report of March 3, 1998 (referred to in section 
     1201(5)) for achieving a sustainable peace process.
       (2) The percentage of those benchmarks that have been 
     completed as of the date of the report, the percentage that 
     are expected to be completed within the next reporting 
     period, and the expected time for completion of the remaining 
     tasks.
       (3) The status of the NATO force of gendarmes or 
     paramilitary police, including the mission of the force, the 
     composition of the force, and the extent, if any, to which 
     members of the Armed Forces of the United States are 
     participating (or are to participate) in the force.
       (4) The military and nonmilitary missions that the 
     President has directed for United States forces in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina, including a specific discussion of--
       (A) the mission of those forces, if any, in connection with 
     the pursuit and apprehension of war criminals;
       (B) the mission of those forces, if any, in connection with 
     civilian police functions;
       (C) the mission of those forces, if any, in connection with 
     the resettlement of refugees; and
       (D) the missions undertaken by those forces, if any, in 
     support of international and local civilian authorities.
       (5) An assessment of the risk for the United States forces 
     in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including, for each mission 
     identified pursuant to paragraph (4), the assessment of the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding the nature 
     and level of risk of the mission for the safety and well-
     being of United States military personnel.
       (6) An assessment of the cost to the United States, by 
     fiscal year, of carrying out the missions identified pursuant 
     to paragraph (4) and a detailed projection of any additional 
     funding that will be required by the Department of Defense to 
     meet mission requirements for those operations for the 
     remainder of the fiscal year.
       (7) A joint assessment by the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of State of the status of planning for--
       (A) the assumption of all remaining military missions 
     inside Bosnia and Herzegovina by European military and 
     paramilitary forces; and
       (B) the establishment and support of a forward-based United 
     States rapid response force outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     that would be capable of deploying rapidly to defeat military 
     threats to a European follow-on force inside Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina and of providing whatever logistical, 
     intelligence, and air support is needed to ensure that a 
     European follow-on force is fully capable of accomplishing 
     its missions under the Dayton Accords.

     SEC. 1204. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REPORTS ON OPERATIONS IN 
                   BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.

       (a) Report on Effects on Capabilities of United States 
     Military Forces.--Not later than December 15, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the effects of military 
     operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Balkans region 
     on the capabilities of United States military forces. The 
     report shall, in particular, describe the effects of those 
     operations on the capability of United States military forces 
     to conduct successfully two nearly simultaneous major theater 
     wars as specified in current Defense Planning Guidance and in 
     accordance with the deployment timelines called for in the 
     war plans of the commanders of the unified combatant 
     commands.
       (b) Additional Reports.--Whenever the number of United 
     States ground combat forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     increases or decreases by 20 percent or more compared to the 
     number of such forces as of the most recent previous report 
     under this section, the Secretary shall submit an additional 
     report as specified in subsection (a). Any such additional 
     report shall be submitted within 30 days of the date on which 
     the requirement to submit the report becomes effective under 
     the preceding sentence.
       (c) Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall include in 
     each report under this section information with respect to 
     the effects of military operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     and the Balkans region on the capabilities of United States 
     military forces to conduct successfully two nearly 
     simultaneous major theater wars as specified in current 
     Defense Planning Guidance and in accordance with the 
     deployment timelines called for in the war plans of the 
     commanders of the unified combatant commands. Such 
     information shall include information on the effects of those 
     operations on anticipated deployment plans for major theater 
     wars in Southwest Asia or on the Korean peninsula, including 
     the following:
       (1) Deficiencies or delays in deployment of strategic lift, 
     logistics support and infrastructure, ammunition (including 
     precision guided munitions), support forces, intelligence 
     assets, follow-on forces used for planned counteroffensives, 
     and similar forces.
       (2) Additional planned reserve component mobilization, 
     including specific units to be ordered to active duty and 
     required dates for activation of presidential call-up 
     authority.
       (3) Specific plans and timelines for redeployment of United 
     States forces from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Balkans 
     region, or supporting forces in the region, to both the first 
     and second major theater war.
       (4) Preventative actions or deployments involving United 
     States forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Balkans 
     region that would be taken in the event of a single theater 
     war to deter the outbreak of a second theater war.
       (5) Specific plans and timelines to replace forces deployed 
     to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Balkans region, or the 
     surrounding region to maintain United States military 
     presence.
       (6) An assessment, undertaken in consultation with the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of 
     the unified combatant commands, of the level of increased 
     risk to successful conduct of the major theater wars and the 
     maintenance of security and stability in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina and the Balkans region, by the requirement to 
     redeploy forces from Bosnia and the Balkans in the event of a 
     major theater war.

     SEC. 1205. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this subtitle:
       (1) Dayton peace accords.--The term ``Dayton Peace 
     Accords'' means the General Framework Agreement for Peace in 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina, initialed by the parties in Dayton, 
     Ohio, on November 21, 1995, and signed in Paris on December 
     14, 1995.
       (2) Stabilization force.--The term ``Stabilization Force'' 
     means the NATO-led force in Bosnia and Herzegovina and other 
     countries in the region (referred to as ``SFOR''), authorized 
     under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1088 
     (December 12, 1996).
       (3) NATO.--The term ``NATO'' means the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization.

         Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Contingency Operations

     SEC. 1211. REPORT ON INVOLVEMENT OF ARMED FORCES IN 
                   CONTINGENCY AND ONGOING OPERATIONS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than January 31, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives a report on the involvement 
     of the Armed Forces in major contingency operations and major 
     ongoing operations since the end of the Persian Gulf War. The 
     report shall include the following:
       (1) A discussion of the effects of the involvement of the 
     Armed Forces in those operations on retention of personnel in 
     the Armed Forces, shown in the aggregate and separately for 
     officers and enlisted personnel.
       (2) The extent to which the use of combat support and 
     combat service support personnel and equipment of the Armed 
     Forces in those operations has resulted in shortages of Armed 
     Forces personnel and equipment in other regions of the world.
       (3) The accounts from which funds have been drawn to pay 
     for those operations and the specific programs for which 
     those funds were available until diverted to pay for those 
     operations.
       (4) For each such operation--
       (A) a statement of the vital interests of the United States 
     that are involved in the operation or, if none, the interests 
     of the United States that are involved in the operation and a 
     characterization of those interests;
       (B) a statement of what clear and distinct objectives guide 
     the activities of United States forces in the operation; and
       (C) a statement of what the President has identified on the 
     basis of those objectives as the date, or the set of 
     conditions, that defines the end of the operation.
       (b) Form of Report.--The report shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form, but may also be submitted in a classified 
     form if necessary.
       (c) Major Operation Defined.--For the purposes of this 
     section, a contingency operation or an ongoing operation is a 
     major contingency operation or a major ongoing operation, 
     respectively, if the operation involves the deployment of 
     more than 500 members of the Armed Forces.

     SEC. 1212. SUBMISSION OF REPORT ON OBJECTIVES OF A 
                   CONTINGENCY OPERATION WITH REQUESTS FOR FUNDING 
                   FOR THE OPERATION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On May 3, 1994, the President issued Presidential 
     Decision Directive 25 declaring that American participation 
     in United Nations and other peace operations would depend in 
     part on whether the role of United States forces is tied to 
     clear objectives and an endpoint for United States 
     participation can be identified.

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       (2) Between that date and mid-1998, the President and other 
     executive branch officials have obligated or requested 
     appropriations of approximately $9,400,000,000 for military-
     related operations throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina without 
     providing to Congress, in conjunction with the budget 
     submission for any fiscal year, a strategic plan for such 
     operations under the criteria set forth in that Presidential 
     Decision Directive.
       (3) Between November 27, 1995, and mid-1998 the President 
     has established three deadlines, since elapsed, for the 
     termination of United States military-related operations 
     throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (4) On December 17, 1997, the President announced that 
     United States ground combat forces would remain in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina for an unknown period of time.
       (5) Approximately 47,880 United States military personnel 
     (excluding personnel serving in units assigned to the 
     Republic of Korea) have participated in 14 international 
     contingency operations between fiscal years 1991 and 1998.
       (6) The 1998 posture statements of the Navy and Air Force 
     included declarations that the pace of military operations 
     over fiscal year 1997 adversely affected the readiness of 
     non-deployed forces, personnel retention rates, and spare 
     parts inventories of the Navy and Air Force.
       (b) Information To Be Reported With Funding Requests.--
     Section 113 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding after subsection (l), as added by section 915, the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(m) Information To Accompany Funding Request for 
     Contingency Operation.--Whenever the President submits to 
     Congress a request for appropriations for costs associated 
     with a contingency operation that involves, or likely will 
     involve, the deployment of more than 500 members of the armed 
     forces, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the objectives of the operation. The report shall 
     include a discussion of the following:
       ``(1) What clear and distinct objectives guide the 
     activities of United States forces in the operation.
       ``(2) What the President has identified on the basis of 
     those objectives as the date, or the set of conditions, that 
     defines the endpoint of the operation.''.

            Subtitle C--Matters Relating to NATO and Europe

     SEC. 1221. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES SHARE OF COSTS OF NATO 
                   EXPANSION.

       (a) Limitation.--The United States share of defined NATO 
     expansion costs may not exceed the lesser of--
       (1) the amount equal to 25 percent of those costs; or
       (2) $2,000,000,000.
       (b) Defined NATO Expansion Costs.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a), the term ``defined NATO expansion costs'' 
     means the commonly funded costs of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) during fiscal years 1999 through 2011 for 
     enlargement of NATO due to the admission to NATO of Poland, 
     Hungary, and the Czech Republic.

     SEC. 1222. REPORT ON MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF AN EXPANDED 
                   NATO ALLIANCE.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a 
     report, in both classified and unclassified form, on the 
     planned future military capabilities of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization (NATO) with the anticipated accession of 
     Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary to the NATO alliance. 
     The report shall set forth the following:
       (1) An assessment of the tactical, operational, and 
     strategic military requirements, including interoperability, 
     reinforcement, and force modernization issues, as well as 
     strategic and territorial issues, that are raised by the 
     inclusion of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary in the 
     NATO alliance.
       (2) The minimum military requirements to be satisfied by 
     those countries before accession to the NATO alliance in 
     April 1999.
       (3) The improvements to common alliance military assets 
     that are necessary as a result of expanding the NATO alliance 
     to include those nations.
       (4) The improvements to national capabilities of current 
     NATO members that would be necessitated by the inclusion of 
     those nations in the alliance.
       (5) The necessary improvements to national capabilities of 
     the military forces of those new member nations.
       (6) Any additional necessary improvements to common 
     alliance military assets of the military forces of those new 
     members for which funds are not planned to be included in the 
     NATO budget.
       (7) The additional requirements, related to NATO expansion, 
     that the United States would agree to assist each new member 
     nation to meet on a bilateral basis.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) An assessment of the tactical and operational 
     capabilities of the military forces of Poland, the Czech 
     Republic, and Hungary.
       (2) An assessment of the ability of each such new member 
     nation to meet the minimum military requirements upon 
     accession to the NATO alliance in April 1999, and the ability 
     of that nation to provide logistical, command and control, 
     and other vital infrastructure required for alliance defense 
     (as specified in Article V of the NATO Charter), including a 
     description in general terms of alliance plans for 
     reinforcing each new NATO member nation during a crisis or 
     war and detailing means for deploying both United States and 
     other NATO forces from current member states and from the 
     continental United States or other United States bases 
     worldwide and, in particular, describing plans for ground 
     reinforcement of Hungary.
       (3) An assessment of the ability of the current and new 
     alliance members to deploy and sustain combat forces in 
     alliance defense missions conducted in the territory of any 
     of the new member nations, as specified in Article V of the 
     NATO Charter.
       (4) A description of projected defense programs through 
     2009 (shown on an annual basis and cumulatively) of each 
     current and new alliance member nation--
       (A) including planned investments in capabilities pursuant 
     to Article V to ensure that--
       (i) the nation's military force structure, defense 
     planning, command structures, and force goals promote NATO's 
     capacity to project power when the security of a NATO member 
     is threatened; and
       (ii) NATO members possess national military capabilities to 
     rapidly deploy forces over long distances, sustain operations 
     for extended periods, and operate jointly with the United 
     States in high intensity conflicts as well as potential 
     alliance contingency operations;
       (B) showing both planned national efforts as well as 
     planned alliance common efforts; and
       (C) describing any deficiencies in investments by current 
     or new alliance member nations.
       (5) A detailed comparison and description of the 
     differences in scope, methodology, and assessments of common 
     alliance or national responsibilities, or any other factor 
     related to alliance capabilities between (A) the report on 
     alliance expansion costs prepared by the Department of 
     Defense (in the report submitted to Congress in February 1998 
     entitled ``Report to the Congress on the Military 
     Requirements and Costs of NATO Enlargement''), and (B) the 
     report on alliance expansion costs prepared by NATO 
     collectively and referred to as the ``NATO estimate'', issued 
     at Brussels in November 1997.
       (6) Any other factor that, in the judgment of the Secretary 
     of Defense, bears upon the strategic, operational, or 
     tactical military capabilities of an expanded NATO alliance.
       (c) Submission of Report.--The report shall be submitted to 
     Congress not later than March 15, 1999.

     SEC. 1223. REPORTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EUROPEAN 
                   SECURITY AND DEFENSE IDENTITY.

       (a) Requirement for Reports.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives in accordance with this section reports on 
     the development of the European Security and Defense Identity 
     (ESDI) within the NATO Alliance that would enable the Western 
     European Union (WEU), with the consent of the NATO Alliance, 
     to assume the political control and strategic direction of 
     NATO assets and capabilities made available by the Alliance.
       (b) Reports To Be Submitted.--The reports required to be 
     submitted under subsection (a) are as follows:
       (1) An initial report, submitted not later than December 
     15, 1998, that contains a discussion of the actions taken, 
     and the plans for future actions, to build the European 
     Security and Defense Identity, together with the matters 
     required under subsection (c).
       (2) A semiannual report on the progress made toward 
     establishing the European Security and Defense Identity, 
     submitted not later than June 15 and December 15 of each year 
     after 1998.
       (c) Content of Reports.--The Secretary shall include in 
     each report under this section the following:
       (1) A discussion of the arrangements between NATO and the 
     Western European Union for the release, transfer, monitoring, 
     return, and recall of NATO assets and capabilities.
       (2) A discussion of the development of such planning and 
     other capabilities by the Western European Union that are 
     necessary to provide political control and strategic 
     direction of NATO assets and capabilities.
       (3) A discussion of the development of terms of reference 
     for the Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, with respect 
     to the European Security and Defense Identity.
       (4) A discussion of the arrangements for the assignment or 
     appointment of NATO officers to serve in two positions 
     concurrently (commonly referred to as ``dual-hatting'').
       (5) A discussion of the development of the Combined Joint 
     Task Force (CJTF) concept, including lessons-learned from the 
     NATO-led Stabilization Force in Bosnia.
       (6) Identification within the NATO Alliance of the types of 
     separable but not separate capabilities, assets, and support 
     assets for Western European Union-led operations.
       (7) Identification of separable but not separate 
     headquarters, headquarters elements, and command positions 
     for command and conduct of Western European Union-led 
     operations.
       (8) The conduct by NATO, at the request of and in 
     coordination with the Western European Union, of military 
     planning and exercises for illustrative missions.
       (9) A discussion of the arrangements between NATO and the 
     Western European Union for the sharing of information, 
     including intelligence.
       (10) Such other information as the Secretary considers 
     useful for a complete understanding of the establishment of 
     the European Security and Defense Identity within the NATO 
     Alliance.

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       (d) Termination of Reporting Requirement.--The requirement 
     to submit reports under subsection (b)(2) terminates upon the 
     submission by the Secretary under that subsection of a report 
     in which the Secretary states that the European Security and 
     Defense Identity has been fully established.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 1231. LIMITATION ON ASSIGNMENT OF UNITED STATES FORCES 
                   FOR CERTAIN UNITED NATIONS PURPOSES.

       (a) Limitation on Participation in United Nations Rapidly 
     Deployable Mission Headquarters.--If members of the Armed 
     Forces are assigned during fiscal year 1999 to the United 
     Nations Rapidly Deployable Mission Headquarters, the number 
     of members so assigned may not exceed eight at any time 
     during that year.
       (b) Prohibition.--No funds available to the Department of 
     Defense may be used--
       (1) for a monetary contribution to the United Nations for 
     the establishment of a standing international force under the 
     United Nations; or
       (2) to assign or detail any member of the Armed Forces to 
     duty with a United Nations Stand By Force.

     SEC. 1232. PROHIBITION ON RESTRICTION OF ARMED FORCES UNDER 
                   KYOTO PROTOCOL TO THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK 
                   CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no provision of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations 
     Framework Convention on Climate Change, or any regulation 
     issued pursuant to such protocol, shall restrict the training 
     or operations of the United States Armed Forces or limit the 
     military equipment procured by the United States Armed 
     Forces.
       (b) Waiver.--A provision of law may not be construed as 
     modifying or superseding the provisions of subsection (a) 
     unless that provision of law--
       (1) specifically refers to this section; and
       (2) specifically states that such provision of law modifies 
     or supersedes the provisions of this section.
       (c) Matters Not Affected.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to preclude the Department of Defense from 
     implementing any measure to achieve efficiencies or for any 
     other reason independent of the Kyoto Protocol.

     SEC. 1233. DEFENSE BURDENSHARING.

       (a) Revised Goals for Efforts To Increase Allied 
     Burdensharing.--Effective October 1, 1998, subsection (a) of 
     section 1221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1935; 22 
     U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``September 30, 
     1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1999'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking out ``economic'' and all that follows 
     through ``rights'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``governmental accountability and transparency, economic 
     stabilization and development, defense economic conversion, 
     respect for the rule of law and internationally recognized 
     human rights, and humanitarian relief efforts)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``at least to a level commensurate to 
     that of the United States by September 30, 1998'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``to provide such foreign 
     assistance at an annual rate that is not less than one 
     percent of its gross domestic product, by September 30, 
     1999''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking out ``amount of'';
       (B) by striking out ``, or would be prepared to 
     contribute,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``or has pledged 
     to contribute''; and
       (C) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``by 10 percent by September 30, 1999''.
       (b) Revised Requirement for Report on Progress in 
     Increasing Allied Burdensharing.--Subsection (c) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``March 1, 1998'' in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``March 
     1, 1999''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``March 1, 1996'' and 
     all that follows through the semicolon and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``October 1, 1996, and ending on September 30, 1997, 
     and during the period beginning on October 1, 1997, and 
     ending on September 30, 1998, or, in the case of any nation 
     for which the data for such periods is inadequate, the 
     difference between the amounts for the latest periods for 
     which adequate data is available;''.
       (c) Extension of Deadline for Report Regarding National 
     Security Bases for Forward Deployment and Burdensharing 
     Relationships.--Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended 
     by striking out ``March 1, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``March 1, 1999''.

     SEC. 1234. TRANSFER OF EXCESS UH-1 HUEY AND AH-1 COBRA 
                   HELICOPTERS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 153 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2581. Excess UH-1 Huey and AH-1 Cobra helicopters: 
       requirements for transfer to foreign countries

       ``(a) Requirements.--(1) Before an excess UH-1 Huey 
     helicopter or AH-1 Cobra helicopter is transferred on a grant 
     or sales basis to a foreign country for the purpose of flight 
     operations by that country, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     make all reasonable efforts to ensure that the helicopter 
     receives, to the extent necessary, maintenance and repair 
     equivalent to the depot-level maintenance and repair (as 
     defined in section 2460 of this title) that the helicopter 
     would need were the helicopter to remain in operational use 
     with the armed forces. Any such maintenance and repair work 
     shall be performed at no cost to the Department of Defense.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall make all reasonable efforts to 
     ensure that maintenance and repair work described in 
     paragraph (1) is performed in the United States.
       ``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply with 
     respect to salvage helicopters provided to the foreign 
     country solely as a source for spare parts.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:
``2581. Excess UH-1 Huey and AH-1 Cobra helicopters: requirements for 
              transfer to foreign countries.''.

     SEC. 1235. TRANSFERS OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) Transfers by Grant.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized to transfer vessels to foreign countries on a 
     grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) as follows:
       (1) To the Government of Argentina, the NEWPORT class tank 
     landing ship NEWPORT (LST 1179).
       (2) To the Government of Greece--
       (A) the KNOX class frigate HEPBURN (FF 1055); and
       (B) the ADAMS class guided missile destroyers STRAUSS (DDG 
     16), SEMMS (DDG 18), and WADDELL (DDG 24).
       (3) To the Government of Portugal, the STALWART class ocean 
     surveillance ship ASSURANCE (T-AGOS 5).
       (4) To the Government of Turkey, the KNOX class frigates 
     PAUL (FF 1080), MILLER (FF 1091), and W.S. SIMMS (FF 1059).
       (b) Transfers by Sale.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized to transfer vessels to foreign countries on a 
     sales basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2761) as follows:
       (1) To the Government of Brazil, the NEWPORT class tank 
     landing ships CAYUGA (LST 1186) and PEORIA (LST 1183).
       (2) To the Government of Chile--
       (A) the NEWPORT class tank landing ship SAN BERNARDINO (LST 
     1189); and
       (B) the auxiliary repair dry dock WATERFORD (ARD 5).
       (3) To the Government of Greece--
       (A) the OAK RIDGE class medium dry dock ALAMAGORDO (ARDM 
     2); and
       (B) the KNOX class frigates VREELAND (FF 1068) and TRIPPE 
     (FF 1075).
       (4) To the Government of Mexico--
       (A) the auxiliary repair dock SAN ONOFRE (ARD 30); and
       (B) the KNOX class frigate PHARRIS (FF 1094).
       (5) To the Government of the Philippines, the STALWART 
     class ocean surveillance ship TRIUMPH (T-AGOS 4).
       (6) To the Government of Spain, the NEWPORT class tank 
     landing ships HARLAN COUNTY (LST 1196) and BARNSTABLE COUNTY 
     (LST 1197).
       (7) To the Taipai Economic and Cultural Representative 
     Office in the United States (the Taiwan instrumentality that 
     is designated pursuant to section 10(a) of the Taiwan 
     Relations Act)--
       (A) the KNOX class frigates PEARY (FF 1073), JOSEPH HEWES 
     (FF 1078), COOK (FF 1083), BREWTON (FF 1086), KIRK (FF 1987), 
     and BARBEY (FF 1088);
       (B) the NEWPORT class tank landing ships MANITOWOC (LST 
     1180) and SUMTER (LST 1181);
       (C) the floating dry dock COMPETENT (AFDM 6); and
       (D) the ANCHORAGE class dock landing ship PENSACOLA (LSD 
     38).
       (8) To the Government of Turkey--
       (A) the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates 
     MAHLON S. TISDALE (FFG 27), REID (FFG 30), and DUNCAN (FFG 
     10); and
       (B) the KNOX class frigates REASONER (FF 1063), FANNING (FF 
     1076), BOWEN (FF 1079), MCCANDLESS (FF 1084), DONALD BEARY 
     (FF 1085), AINSWORTH (FF 1090), THOMAS C. HART (FF 1092), and 
     CAPODANNO (FF 1093).
       (9) To the Government of Venezuela, the medium auxiliary 
     floating dry dock bearing hull number AFDM 2.
       (c) Transfers on a Combined Lease-Sale Basis.--The 
     Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer vessels to 
     foreign countries on a combined lease-sale basis under 
     sections 61 and 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2796, 2761) and in accordance with subsection (d) as follows:
       (1) To the Government of Brazil, the CIMARRON class oiler 
     MERRIMACK (AO 179).
       (2) To the Government of Greece, the KIDD class guided 
     missile destroyers KIDD (DDG 993), CALLAGHAN (DDG 994), SCOTT 
     (DDG 995), and CHANDLER (DDG 996).
       (d) Conditions Relating To Combined Lease-Sale Transfers.--
     A transfer of a vessel on a combined lease-sale basis 
     authorized by subsection (c) shall be made in accordance with 
     the following requirements:
       (1) The Secretary may initially transfer the vessel by 
     lease, with lease payments suspended for the term of the 
     lease, if the country entering into the lease for the vessel 
     simultaneously enters into a foreign military sales agreement 
     for the transfer of title to the vessel.
       (2) The Secretary may not deliver to the purchasing country 
     title to the vessel until the purchase price of the vessel 
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     foreign military sales agreement is paid in full.
       (3) Upon payment of the purchase price in full under such a 
     sales agreement and delivery of title to the recipient 
     country, the Secretary shall terminate the lease.
       (4) If the purchasing country fails to make full payment of 
     the purchase price in accordance with the sales agreement by 
     the date required under the sales agreement--
       (A) the sales agreement shall be immediately terminated;
       (B) the suspension of lease payments under the lease shall 
     be vacated; and
       (C) the United States shall be entitled to retain all funds 
     received on or before the date of the termination under the 
     sales agreement, up to the amount of the lease payments due 
     and payable under the lease and all other costs required by 
     the lease to be paid to that date.
       (5) If a sales agreement is terminated pursuant to 
     paragraph (4), the United States shall not be required to pay 
     any interest to the recipient country on any amount paid to 
     the United States by the recipient country under the sales 
     agreement and not retained by the United States under the 
     lease.
       (e) Requirement for Provision in Advance in an 
     Appropriations Act.--Authority to transfer vessels on a sale 
     basis under subsection (b) or a combined lease-sale basis 
     under subsection (c) is effective only to the extent that 
     authority to effectuate such transfers, together with 
     appropriations to cover the associated cost (as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
     661a)), are provided in advance in an appropriations Act.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations for Certain Costs of 
     Transfers.--There is established in the Treasury of the 
     United States a special account to be known as the Defense 
     Vessels Transfer Program Account. There is hereby authorized 
     to be appropriated into that account such sums as may be 
     necessary for the costs (as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of the 
     lease-sale transfers authorized by subsection (c). Funds in 
     that account are available only for the purpose of covering 
     those costs.
       (g) Notification of Congress.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Navy shall submit to Congress, for each naval vessel that is 
     to be transferred under this section before January 1, 1999, 
     the notifications required under section 516 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) and section 525 of 
     the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-118; 111 
     Stat. 2413).
       (h) Grants not Counted in Annual Total of Transferred 
     Excess Defense Articles.--The value of a vessel transferred 
     to another country on a grant basis under section 516 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) pursuant to 
     authority provided by subsection (a) shall not be counted for 
     the purposes of subsection (g) of that section in the 
     aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred to 
     countries under that section in any fiscal year.
       (i) Costs of Transfers.--Any expense incurred by the United 
     States in connection with a transfer authorized by this 
     section shall be charged to the recipient (notwithstanding 
     section 516(e)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2321j(e)(1)) in the case of a transfer authorized to 
     be made on a grant basis under subsection (a)).
       (j) Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyards.--
     To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of the Navy 
     shall require, as a condition of the transfer of a vessel 
     under this section, that the country to which the vessel is 
     transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the vessel 
     as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval forces of 
     that country, performed at a shipyard located in the United 
     States, including a United States Navy shipyard.
       (k) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to transfer a 
     vessel under this section shall expire at the end of the two-
     year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 1236. REPEAL OF LANDMINE MORATORIUM.

       Section 580 of the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, 
     1996 (Public Law 104-107; 110 Sat 751), is repealed.

     SEC. 1237. APPLICATION OF AUTHORITIES UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL 
                   EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT TO COMMUNIST 
                   CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES.

       (a) Presidential Authority.--
       (1) In general.--The President may exercise IEEPA 
     authorities (other than authorities relating to importation) 
     without regard to section 202 of the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) in the case of any 
     commercial activity in the United States by a person that is 
     on the list published under subsection (b).
       (2) Penalties.--The penalties set forth in section 206 of 
     the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1705) apply to violations of any license, order, or 
     regulation issued under paragraph (1).
       (3) Ieepa authorities.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     term ``IEEPA authorities'' means the authorities set forth in 
     section 203(a) of the International Emergency Economic Powers 
     Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(a)).
       (b) Determination and Publication of Communist Chinese 
     Military Companies Operating in United States.--
       (1) Initial determination and publication.--Not later than 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall make a determination of those 
     persons operating directly or indirectly in the United States 
     or any of its territories and possessions that are Communist 
     Chinese military companies and shall publish a list of those 
     persons in the Federal Register.
       (2) Revisions to list.--The Secretary of Defense shall make 
     additions or deletions to the list published under paragraph 
     (1) on an ongoing basis based on the latest information 
     available.
       (3) Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense shall consult 
     with the following officers in carrying out paragraphs (1) 
     and (2):
       (A) The Attorney General.
       (B) The Director of Central Intelligence.
       (C) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (4) Communist chinese military company.--For purposes of 
     making the determination required by paragraph (1) and of 
     carrying out paragraph (2), the term ``Communist Chinese 
     military company'' means--
       (A) any person identified in the Defense Intelligence 
     Agency publication numbered VP-1920-271-90, dated September 
     1990, or PC-1921-57-95, dated October 1995, and any update of 
     those publications for the purposes of this section; and
       (B) any other person that--
       (i) is owned or controlled by the People's Liberation Army; 
     and
       (ii) is engaged in providing commercial services, 
     manufacturing, producing, or exporting.
       (c) People's Liberation Army.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``People's Liberation Army'' means the 
     land, naval, and air military services, the police, and the 
     intelligence services of the Communist Government of the 
     People's Republic of China, and any member of any such 
     service or of such police.

  TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF THE FORMER 
                              SOVIET UNION

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs and 
              funds.
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1303. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes.
Sec. 1304. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction 
              activities in Russia.
Sec. 1305. Limitation on use of funds for biological weapons 
              proliferation prevention activities in Russia.
Sec. 1306. Cooperative counter proliferation program.
Sec. 1307. Requirement to submit summary of amounts requested by 
              project category.
Sec. 1308. Report on biological weapons programs in Russia.
Sec. 1309. Report on individuals with expertise in former Soviet 
              weapons of mass destruction programs.

     SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
                   PROGRAMS AND FUNDS.

       (a) Specification of CTR Programs.--(1) For purposes of 
     section 301 and other provisions of this Act, Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs are the programs specified in 
     section 1501(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2731; 50 
     U.S.C. 2362 note) (as amended by paragraph (2)).
       (2) Section 1501(b)(3) of such Act is amended by inserting 
     ``materials, '' after ``components,''.
       (b) Fiscal Year 1999 Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds 
     Defined.--As used in this title, the term ``fiscal year 1999 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction funds'' means the funds 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
       (c) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to 
     the authorization of appropriations in section 301 for 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction programs shall be available for 
     obligation for three fiscal years.

     SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) Funding for Specific Purposes.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 1999 in section 301(23), $440,400,000 shall 
     be available to carry out Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs, of which not more than the following amounts may be 
     obligated for the purposes specified:
       (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination in Russia, 
     $142,400,000.
       (2) For strategic nuclear arms elimination in Ukraine, 
     $47,500,000.
       (3) For activities to support warhead dismantlement 
     processing in Russia, $9,400,000.
       (4) For activities associated with chemical weapons 
     destruction in Russia, $88,400,000.
       (5) For weapons transportation security in Russia, 
     $10,300,000.
       (6) For planning, design, and construction of a storage 
     facility for Russian fissile material, $60,900,000.
       (7) For weapons storage security in Russia, $41,700,000.
       (8) For development of a cooperative program with the 
     Government of Russia to eliminate the production of weapons 
     grade plutonium at Russian reactors, $29,800,000.
       (9) For biological weapons proliferation prevention 
     activities in Russia, $2,000,000.
       (10) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
     Administrative Support $8,000,000.
       (b) Limited Authority To Vary Individual Amounts.--(1) If 
     the Secretary of Defense determines that it is necessary to 
     do so in the national interest, the Secretary may, subject to 
     paragraphs (2) and (3), obligate

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     amounts for the purposes stated in any of the paragraphs of 
     subsection (a) in excess of the amount specified for those 
     purposes in that paragraph. However, the total amount 
     obligated for the purposes stated in the paragraphs in 
     subsection (a) may not by reason of the use of the authority 
     provided in the preceding sentence exceed the sum of the 
     amounts specified in those paragraphs.
       (2) An obligation for the purposes stated in any of the 
     paragraphs in subsection (a) in excess of the amount 
     specified in that paragraph may be made using the authority 
     provided in paragraph (1) only after--
       (A) the Secretary submits to Congress notification of the 
     intent to do so together with a complete discussion of the 
     justification for doing so; and
       (B) 15 days have elapsed following the date of the 
     notification.
       (3) The Secretary may not, under the authority provided in 
     paragraph (1), obligate amounts appropriated for the purposes 
     stated in any of paragraphs (3) through (10) of subsection 
     (a) in excess of 115 percent of the amount stated in those 
     paragraphs.

     SEC. 1303. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SPECIFIED 
                   PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--No fiscal year 1999 Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds, and no funds appropriated for Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs for any prior fiscal year and 
     remaining available for obligation, may be obligated or 
     expended for any of the following purposes:
       (1) Conducting with Russia any peacekeeping exercise or 
     other peacekeeping-related activity.
       (2) Provision of housing.
       (3) Provision of assistance to promote environmental 
     restoration.
       (4) Provision of assistance to promote job retraining.
       (b) Limitation With Respect to Defense Conversion 
     Assistance.--None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this 
     Act may be obligated or expended for the provision of 
     assistance to Russia or any other state of the former Soviet 
     Union to promote defense conversion.

     SEC. 1304. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS 
                   DESTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN RUSSIA.

       (a) Limitation.--Subject to the limitation in section 
     1405(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1961), no funds 
     authorized to be appropriated for Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs under this Act or any other Act may be 
     obligated or expended for chemical weapons destruction 
     activities in Russia (including activities for the planning, 
     design, or construction of a chemical weapons destruction 
     facility or for the dismantlement of an existing chemical 
     weapons production facility) until the President submits to 
     Congress a written certification described in subsection (b).
       (b) Presidential Certification.--A certification under this 
     subsection is either of the following certifications by the 
     President:
       (1) A certification that--
       (A) Russia is making reasonable progress toward the 
     implementation of the Bilateral Destruction Agreement;
       (B) the United States and Russia have made substantial 
     progress toward the resolution, to the satisfaction of the 
     United States, of outstanding compliance issues under the 
     Wyoming Memorandum of Understanding and the Bilateral 
     Destruction Agreement; and
       (C) Russia has fully and accurately declared all 
     information regarding its unitary and binary chemical 
     weapons, chemical weapons facilities, and other facilities 
     associated with chemical weapons.
       (2) A certification that the national security interests of 
     the United States could be undermined by a policy of the 
     United States not to carry out chemical weapons destruction 
     activities under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs for 
     which funds are authorized to be appropriated under this Act 
     or any other Act for fiscal year 1999.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Bilateral Destruction Agreement'' means the 
     Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union 
     of Soviet Socialist Republics on Destruction and Non-
     production of Chemical Weapons and on Measures to Facilitate 
     the Multilateral Convention on Banning Chemical Weapons 
     signed on June 1, 1990.
       (2) The term ``Wyoming Memorandum of Understanding'' means 
     the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the 
     United States of America and the Government of the Union of 
     Soviet Socialist Republics Regarding a Bilateral Verification 
     Experiment and Data Exchange Related to Prohibition on 
     Chemical Weapons, signed at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on 
     September 23, 1989.

     SEC. 1305. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS 
                   PROLIFERATION PREVENTION ACTIVITIES IN RUSSIA.

       No fiscal year 1999 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may 
     be obligated or expended for biological weapons proliferation 
     prevention activities in Russia until 15 days after the date 
     on which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on--
       (1) whether Cooperative Threat Reduction funds provided for 
     cooperative research activities at biological research 
     institutes in Russia have been used--
       (A) to support activities to develop new strains of 
     anthrax; or
       (B) for any purpose inconsistent with the objectives of 
     providing such funds; and
       (2) the new strains of anthrax alleged to have been 
     developed at a biological research institute in Russia and 
     any efforts by the United States to examine such strains.

     SEC. 1306. COOPERATIVE COUNTER PROLIFERATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 1302 (other than the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated in subsections (a)(1) and 
     (a)(2) of that section) and subject to the limitations in 
     that section and subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may 
     provide a country of the former Soviet Union with emergency 
     assistance for removing or obtaining from that country--
       (1) weapons of mass destruction; or
       (2) materials, equipment, or technology related to the 
     development or delivery of weapons of mass destruction.
       (b) Certification Required.--(1) The Secretary may not 
     provide assistance under subsection (a) until 15 days after 
     the date that the Secretary submits to the congressional 
     defense committees a certification in writing that the 
     weapons, materials, equipment, or technology described in 
     that subsection meet each of the following requirements:
       (A) The weapons, materials, equipment, or technology are at 
     risk of being sold or otherwise transferred to a restricted 
     foreign state or entity.
       (B) The transfer of the weapons, materials, equipment, or 
     technology would pose a significant near-term threat to the 
     national security interests of the United States or would 
     significantly advance a foreign country's weapon program that 
     threatens the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       (C) Other options for securing or otherwise preventing the 
     transfer of the weapons, materials, equipment, or technology 
     have been considered and rejected as ineffective or 
     inadequate.
       (2) The 15-day notice requirement in paragraph (1) may be 
     waived if the Secretary determines that compliance with the 
     requirement would compromise the national security interests 
     of the United States. In such case, the Secretary shall 
     promptly notify the congressional defense committees of the 
     circumstances regarding such determination in advance of 
     providing assistance under subsection (a) and shall submit 
     the certification required not later than 30 days after 
     providing such assistance.
       (c) Content of Certifications.--Each certification required 
     under subsection (b) shall contain information on the 
     following with respect to the assistance being provided:
       (1) The specific assistance provided and the purposes for 
     which the assistance is being provided.
       (2) The sources of funds for the assistance.
       (3) Whether any assistance is being provided by any other 
     Federal department or agency.
       (4) The options considered and rejected for preventing the 
     transfer of the weapons, materials, equipment, or technology, 
     as described in subsection (b)(1)(C).
       (5) Whether funding was requested by the Secretary from 
     other Federal departments or agencies.
       (6) Any additional information that the Secretary 
     determines is relevant to the assistance being provided.
       (d) Additional Sources of Funding.--The Secretary may 
     request assistance and accept funds from other Federal 
     departments or agencies in carrying out this section.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``restricted foreign state or entity'', with 
     respect to weapons, materials, equipment, or technology 
     covered by a certification or notification of the Secretary 
     of Defense under subsection (b), means--
       (A) any foreign country the government of which has 
     repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
     terrorism, as determined by the Secretary of State under 
     section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2371); or
       (B) any foreign state or entity that the Secretary of 
     Defense determines would constitute a military threat to the 
     United States, its allies, or interests, if that foreign 
     state or entity were to possess the weapons, materials, 
     equipment, or technology.
       (2) The term ``weapon of mass destruction'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 1403(1) of the Defense Against 
     Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (title XIV of Public 
     Law 104-201; 50 U.S.C. 2302(1)).

     SEC. 1307. REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT SUMMARY OF AMOUNTS REQUESTED 
                   BY PROJECT CATEGORY.

       (a) Summary Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress as part of the Secretary's annual budget 
     request to Congress--
       (1) a descriptive summary, with respect to the 
     appropriations requested for Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs for the fiscal year after the fiscal year in which 
     the summary is submitted, of the amounts requested for each 
     project category under each Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     program element; and
       (2) a descriptive summary, with respect to appropriations 
     for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs for the fiscal year 
     in which the list is submitted and the previous fiscal year, 
     of the amounts obligated or expended, or planned to be 
     obligated or expended, for each project category under each 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction program element.
       (b) Description of Purpose and Intent.--The descriptive 
     summary required under subsection (a) shall include a 
     narrative description of each program and project category 
     under each Cooperative Threat Reduction program element that 
     explains the purpose and intent of the funds requested.

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     SEC. 1308. REPORT ON BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PROGRAMS IN RUSSIA.

       (a) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report, in classified and unclassified forms, containing--
       (1) an assessment of the extent of compliance by Russia 
     with international agreements relating to the control of 
     biological weapons; and
       (2) a detailed evaluation of the potential political and 
     military costs and benefits of collaborative biological 
     pathogen research efforts by the United States and Russia.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report required under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) An evaluation of the extent of the control and 
     oversight by the Government of Russia over the military and 
     civilian-military biological warfare programs formerly 
     controlled or overseen by states of the former Soviet Union.
       (2) The extent and scope of continued biological warfare 
     research, development, testing, and production in Russia, 
     including the sites where such activity is occurring and the 
     types of activity being conducted.
       (3) An assessment of compliance by Russia with the terms of 
     the Biological Weapons Convention.
       (4) An identification and assessment of the measures taken 
     by Russia to comply with the obligations assumed under the 
     Joint Statement on Biological Weapons, agreed to by the 
     United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia on September 
     14, 1992.
       (5) A description of the extent to which Russia has 
     permitted individuals from the United States or other 
     countries to visit military and nonmilitary biological 
     research, development, testing, and production sites in order 
     to resolve ambiguities regarding activities at such sites.
       (6) A description of the information provided by Russia 
     about its biological weapons dismantlement efforts to date.
       (7) An assessment of the accuracy and comprehensiveness of 
     declarations by Russia regarding its biological weapons 
     activities.
       (8) An identification of collaborative biological research 
     projects carried out by the United States and Russia for 
     which Cooperative Threat Reduction funds have been used.
       (9) An evaluation of the political and military utility of 
     prior, existing, and prospective cooperative biological 
     pathogen research programs carried out between the United 
     States and Russia, and an assessment of the impact of such 
     programs on increasing Russian military transparency with 
     respect to biological weapons activities.
       (10) An assessment of the political and military utility of 
     the long-term collaborative program advocated by the National 
     Academy of Sciences in its October 27, 1997 report, 
     ``Controlling Dangerous Pathogens: A Blueprint for U.S.-
     Russian Cooperation''.

     SEC. 1309. REPORT ON INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPERTISE IN FORMER 
                   SOVIET WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROGRAMS.

       Not later than January 31, 1999, the Secretary of Defense, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
     Energy, and any other appropriate officials, shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a report on the number 
     of individuals in the former Soviet Union who have 
     significant expertise in the research, development, 
     production, testing, and operational employment of ballistic 
     missiles and weapons of mass destruction. The report shall 
     contain the following:
       (1) A listing of the specific expertise of the individuals, 
     by category and discipline.
       (2) An assessment of which categories of expertise would 
     pose the greatest risks to the security of the United States 
     if that expertise were transferred to potentially hostile 
     states.
       (3) An estimate, by category, of the number of the 
     individuals in paragraph (1) who are fully or partly employed 
     at the time the report is submitted by the military-
     industrial complex of the former Soviet Union, the number of 
     such individuals who are fully employed at the time the 
     report is submitted by commercial ventures outside the 
     military-industrial complex of the former Soviet Union, and 
     the number of such individuals who are unemployed and 
     underemployed at the time the report is submitted.
       (4) An identification of the nature, scope, and cost of 
     activities conducted by the United States and other countries 
     to assist in the employment in nonproliferation and 
     nonmilitary-related endeavors and enterprises of individuals 
     involved in the weapons complex of the former Soviet Union, 
     and which categories of individuals are being targeted in 
     these efforts.
       (5) An assessment of whether the activities identified 
     under paragraph (4) should be reduced, maintained, or 
     expanded.

 TITLE XIV--DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS FOR DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS 
                              DESTRUCTION

Sec. 1401. Short title.
Sec. 1402. Domestic preparedness for response to threats of terrorist 
              use of weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 1403. Report on domestic emergency preparedness.
Sec. 1404. Threat and risk assessments.
Sec. 1405. Advisory panel to assess domestic response capabilities for 
              terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction.

     SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Defense Against Weapons of 
     Mass Destruction Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 1402. DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS FOR RESPONSE TO THREATS OF 
                   TERRORIST USE OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

       (a) Enhanced Response Capability.--In light of the 
     continuing potential for terrorist use of weapons of mass 
     destruction against the United States and the need to develop 
     a more fully coordinated response to that threat on the part 
     of Federal, State, and local agencies, the President shall 
     act to increase the effectiveness at the Federal, State, and 
     local level of the domestic emergency preparedness program 
     for response to terrorist incidents involving weapons of mass 
     destruction by utilizing the President's existing authorities 
     to develop an integrated program that builds upon the program 
     established under the Defense Against Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction Act of 1996 (title XIV of Public Law 104-201; 110 
     Stat. 2714; 50 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
       (b) Report.--Not later than January 31, 1999, the President 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing information on 
     the actions taken at the Federal, State, and local level to 
     develop an integrated program to prevent and respond to 
     terrorist incidents involving weapons of mass destruction.

     SEC. 1403. REPORT ON DOMESTIC EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

       Section 1051 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1889; 31 
     U.S.C. 1113 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Annex on Domestic Emergency Preparedness Program.--As 
     part of the annual report submitted to Congress under 
     subsection (b), the President shall include an annex which 
     provides the following information on the domestic emergency 
     preparedness program for response to terrorist incidents 
     involving weapons of mass destruction (as established under 
     section 1402 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction Act of 1998):
       ``(1) Information on program responsibilities for each 
     participating Federal department, agency, and bureau.
       ``(2) A summary of program activities performed during the 
     preceding fiscal year for each participating Federal 
     department, agency, and bureau.
       ``(3) A summary of program obligations and expenditures 
     during the preceding fiscal year for each participating 
     Federal department, agency, and bureau.
       ``(4) A summary of the program plan and budget for the 
     current fiscal year for each participating Federal 
     department, agency, and bureau.
       ``(5) The program budget request for the following fiscal 
     year for each participating Federal department, agency, and 
     bureau.
       ``(6) Recommendations for improving Federal, State, and 
     local domestic emergency preparedness to respond to incidents 
     involving weapons of mass destruction that have been made by 
     the advisory panel to assess the capabilities of domestic 
     response to terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction 
     (as established under section 1405 of the Defense Against 
     Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1998), and actions taken 
     as a result of such recommendations.
       ``(7) Additional program measures and legislative authority 
     for which congressional action may be required.''.

     SEC. 1404. THREAT AND RISK ASSESSMENTS.

       (a) Requirement To Develop Methodologies.-- The Attorney 
     General, in consultation with the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation and representatives of appropriate 
     Federal, State, and local agencies, shall develop and test 
     methodologies for assessing the threat and risk of terrorist 
     employment of weapons of mass destruction against cities and 
     other local areas. The results of the tests may be used to 
     determine the training and equipment requirements under the 
     program developed under section 1402. The methodologies 
     required by this subsection shall be developed using cities 
     or local areas selected by the Attorney General, acting in 
     consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation and appropriate representatives of Federal, 
     State, and local agencies.
       (b) Required Completion Date.--The requirements in 
     subsection (a) shall be completed not later than one year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1405. ADVISORY PANEL TO ASSESS DOMESTIC RESPONSE 
                   CAPABILITIES FOR TERRORISM INVOLVING WEAPONS OF 
                   MASS DESTRUCTION.

       (a) Requirement for Panel.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of 
     Energy, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the 
     Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall 
     enter into a contract with a federally funded research and 
     development center to establish a panel to assess the 
     capabilities for domestic response to terrorism involving 
     weapons of mass destruction.
       (b) Composition of Panel; Selection.--(1) The panel shall 
     be composed of members who shall be private citizens of the 
     United States with knowledge and expertise in emergency 
     response matters.
       (2) Members of the panel shall be selected by the federally 
     funded research and development center in accordance with the 
     terms of the contract established pursuant to subsection (a).
       (c) Procedures For Panel.--The federally funded research 
     and development center

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     shall be responsible for establishing appropriate procedures 
     for the panel, including procedures for selection of a panel 
     chairman.
       (d) Duties of Panel.-- The panel shall--
       (1) assess Federal agency efforts to enhance domestic 
     preparedness for incidents involving weapons of mass 
     destruction;
       (2) assess the progress of Federal training programs for 
     local emergency responses to incidents involving weapons of 
     mass destruction;
       (3) assess deficiencies in programs for response to 
     incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, including a 
     review of unfunded communications, equipment, and planning 
     requirements, and the needs of maritime regions;
       (4) recommend strategies for ensuring effective 
     coordination with respect to Federal agency weapons of mass 
     destruction response efforts, and for ensuring fully 
     effective local response capabilities for weapons of mass 
     destruction incidents; and
       (5) assess the appropriate roles of State and local 
     government in funding effective local response capabilities.
       (e) Deadline to Enter Into Contract.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall enter into the contract required under 
     subsection (a) not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (f) Deadline for Selection of Panel Members.--Selection of 
     panel members shall be made not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which the Secretary enters into the contract required 
     by subsection (a).
       (g) Initial Meeting of the Panel.-- The panel shall conduct 
     its first meeting not later than 30 days after the date that 
     all the selections to the panel have been made.
       (h) Reports.--(1) Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     the first meeting of the panel, the panel shall submit to the 
     President and to Congress an initial report setting forth its 
     findings, conclusions, and recommendations for improving 
     Federal, State, and local domestic emergency preparedness to 
     respond to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction.
       (2) Not later than December 15 of each year, beginning in 
     1999 and ending in 2001, the panel shall submit to the 
     President and to the Congress a report setting forth its 
     findings, conclusions, and recommendations for improving 
     Federal, State, and local domestic emergency preparedness to 
     respond to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction.
       (i) Cooperation of Other Agencies.--(1) The panel may 
     secure directly from the Department of Defense, the 
     Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, the Department of Justice, and the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, or any other Federal department 
     or agency information that the panel considers necessary for 
     the panel to carry out its duties.
       (2) The Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency, and any other official of the United States shall 
     provide the panel with full and timely cooperation in 
     carrying out its duties under this section.
       (j) Funding.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide the 
     funds necessary for the panel to carry out its duties from 
     the funds available to the Department of Defense for weapons 
     of mass destruction preparedness initiatives.
       (k) Compensation of Panel Members.--(1) Members of the 
     panel shall serve without pay by reason of their work on the 
     panel.
       (2) Members of the panel shall be allowed travel expenses, 
     including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
     authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter 57 of 
     title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or 
     regular place of business in performance of services for the 
     panel.
       (l) Termination of the Panel.--The panel shall terminate 
     three years after the date of the appointment of the member 
     selected as chairman of the panel.
       (m) Definition.--In this section, the term ``weapon of mass 
     destruction'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     1403(1) of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction 
     Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2302(1)).

   TITLE XV--MATTERS RELATING TO ARMS CONTROL, EXPORT CONTROLS, AND 
                               COUNTER- 
                             PROLIFERATION

                    Subtitle A--Arms Control Matters

Sec. 1501. One-year extension of limitation on retirement or 
              dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems.
Sec. 1502. Transmission of executive branch reports providing Congress 
              with classified summaries of arms control developments.
Sec. 1503. Report on adequacy of emergency communications capabilities 
              between United States and Russia.
Sec. 1504. Russian nonstrategic nuclear weapons.

                 Subtitle B--Satellite Export Controls

Sec. 1511. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 1512. Certification of exports of missile equipment or technology 
              to China.
Sec. 1513. Satellite controls under the United States Munitions List.
Sec. 1514. National security controls on satellite export licensing.
Sec. 1515. Report on export of satellites for launch by People's 
              Republic of China.
Sec. 1516. Related items defined.

                Subtitle C--Other Export Control Matters

Sec. 1521. Authority for export control activities of the Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 1522. Release of export information by Department of Commerce to 
              other agencies for purpose of national security 
              assessment.
Sec. 1523. Nuclear export reporting requirement.
Sec. 1524. Execution of objection authority within the Department of 
              Defense.

                Subtitle D--Counterproliferation Matters

Sec. 1531. One-year extension of counterproliferation authorities for 
              support of United Nations Special Commission on Iraq.
Sec. 1532. Sense of Congress on nuclear tests in South Asia.
Sec. 1533. Report on requirements for response to increased missile 
              threat in Asia-Pacific region.

                    Subtitle A--Arms Control Matters

     SEC. 1501. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OR 
                   DISMANTLEMENT OF STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DELIVERY 
                   SYSTEMS.

       Section 1302 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1948) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsections (a), (b), and (c)(2), by striking out 
     ``during fiscal year 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``during the strategic delivery systems retirement limitation 
     period'' ;
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking out ``during fiscal 
     year 1998'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) by striking out ``for fiscal year 1998''; and
       (B) by striking out ``during fiscal year 1998''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Strategic Delivery Systems Retirement Limitation 
     Period.--For purposes of this section, the term ``strategic 
     delivery systems retirement limitation period'' means the 
     period of fiscal years 1998 and 1999.''.

     SEC. 1502. TRANSMISSION OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH REPORTS PROVIDING 
                   CONGRESS WITH CLASSIFIED SUMMARIES OF ARMS 
                   CONTROL DEVELOPMENTS.

       (a) Reporting Requirement.--The Director of the Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency (or the Secretary of State, if 
     the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency becomes an element of 
     the Department of State) shall transmit to the Committee on 
     National Security of the House of Representatives on a 
     periodic basis reports containing classified summaries of 
     arms control developments.
       (b) Contents of Reports.--The reports required by 
     subsection (a) shall include information reflecting the 
     activities of forums established to consider issues relating 
     to treaty implementation and treaty compliance.

     SEC. 1503. REPORT ON ADEQUACY OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS 
                   CAPABILITIES BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA.

       Not later than three months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives a report 
     on the status and adequacy of current direct communications 
     capabilities between the governments of the United States and 
     Russia. The report shall identify each existing direct 
     communications link between those governments and each such 
     link that is designed to be used, or is available to be used, 
     in an emergency situation. The Secretary shall describe in 
     the report any shortcomings with the existing communications 
     capabilities and shall include such proposals as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to improve those 
     capabilities. In considering improvements to propose, the 
     Secretary shall assess the feasibility and desirability of 
     establishing a direct communications link between the 
     commanders of appropriate United States unified and specified 
     commands, including the United States Space Command and the 
     United States Strategic Command, and their Russian 
     counterparts.

     SEC. 1504. RUSSIAN NONSTRATEGIC NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The 7,000 to 12,000 or more nonstrategic (or 
     ``tactical'') nuclear weapons estimated by the United States 
     Strategic Command to be in the Russian arsenal may present 
     the greatest threat of sale or theft of a nuclear warhead in 
     the world today.
       (2) As the number of deployed strategic warheads in the 
     Russian and United States arsenals declines to just a few 
     thousand under the START accords, Russia's vast superiority 
     in tactical nuclear warheads--many of which have yields 
     equivalent to strategic nuclear weapons--could become 
     strategically destabilizing.
       (3) While the United States has unilaterally reduced its 
     inventory of tactical nuclear weapons by nearly 90 percent 
     since the end of the Cold War, Russia is behind schedule in 
     implementing the steep tactical nuclear arms reductions 
     pledged by former Soviet President Gorbachev in 1991 and 
     Russian President Yeltsin in 1992, perpetuating the dangers 
     from Russia's tactical nuclear stockpile.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
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     Russia to expedite reduction of its tactical nuclear arsenal 
     in accordance with the promises made in 1991 and 1992.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 15, 1999, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     nonstrategic nuclear weapons of Russia. The report shall 
     include--
       (1) estimates regarding the current numbers, types, yields, 
     viability, and locations of those weapons;
       (2) an assessment of the strategic implications of Russia's 
     nonstrategic arsenal, including the potential use of those 
     weapons in a strategic role or the use of their components in 
     strategic nuclear systems and the potential of Russian 
     superiority in tactical nuclear weapons to destabilize the 
     overall nuclear balance as strategic nuclear weapons are 
     sharply reduced under the START accords;
       (3) an assessment of the extent of the current threat of 
     theft, sale, or unauthorized use of the warheads of those 
     weapons, including an analysis of Russian command and control 
     as it concerns the use of tactical nuclear weapons;
       (4) a summary of past, current, and planned efforts to work 
     cooperatively with Russia to account for, secure, and reduce 
     Russia's stockpile of tactical nuclear weapons and associated 
     fissile material;
       (5) a summary of how the United States would prevent, or 
     plans to cope militarily with, scenarios in which a 
     deterioration in relations with Moscow causes Russia to 
     redeploy tactical nuclear weapons or in which Russia 
     threatens to employ, or actually employs, tactical nuclear 
     weapons in a local or regional conflict involving the United 
     States or allies of the United States; and
       (6) an assessment of the steps that could be taken by the 
     United States to enhance military preparedness in order (A) 
     to deter any potential attempt by Russia to possibly exploit 
     its advantage in tactical nuclear weapons through coercive 
     ``nuclear diplomacy'' or on the battlefield, or (B) to 
     counter Russia if Russia should make such an attempt to 
     exploit its advantage in tactical nuclear weapons.
       (d) Views.--The Secretary of Defense shall include in the 
     report under subsection (c) the views of the Director of 
     Central Intelligence and of the commander of the United 
     States Strategic Command.

                 Subtitle B--Satellite Export Controls

     SEC. 1511. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) United States business interests must not be placed 
     above United States national security interests;
       (2) United States foreign policy and the policies of the 
     United States regarding commercial relations with other 
     countries should affirm the importance of observing and 
     adhering to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR);
       (3) the United States should encourage universal observance 
     of the Guidelines to the Missile Technology Control Regime;
       (4) the exportation or transfer of advanced communication 
     satellites and related technologies from United States 
     sources to foreign recipients should not increase the risks 
     to the national security of the United States;
       (5) due to the military sensitivity of the technologies 
     involved, it is in the national security interests of the 
     United States that United States satellites and related items 
     be subject to the same export controls that apply under 
     United States law and practices to munitions;
       (6) the United States should not issue any blanket waiver 
     of the suspensions contained in section 902 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 
     (Public Law 101-246), regarding the export of satellites of 
     United States origin intended for launch from a launch 
     vehicle owned by the People's Republic of China;
       (7) the United States should pursue policies that protect 
     and enhance the United States space launch industry; and
       (8) the United States should not export to the People's 
     Republic of China missile equipment or technology that would 
     improve the missile or space launch capabilities of the 
     People's Republic of China.

     SEC. 1512. CERTIFICATION OF EXPORTS OF MISSILE EQUIPMENT OR 
                   TECHNOLOGY TO CHINA.

       The President shall certify to the Congress at least 15 
     days in advance of any export to the People's Republic of 
     China of missile equipment or technology (as defined in 
     section 74 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797c)) 
     that--
       (1) such export is not detrimental to the United States 
     space launch industry; and
       (2) the missile equipment or technology, including any 
     indirect technical benefit that could be derived from such 
     export, will not measurably improve the missile or space 
     launch capabilities of the People's Republic of China.

     SEC. 1513. SATELLITE CONTROLS UNDER THE UNITED STATES 
                   MUNITIONS LIST.

       (a) Control of Satellites on the United States Munitions 
     List.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 
     satellites and related items that are on the Commerce Control 
     List of dual-use items in the Export Administration 
     Regulations (15 C.F.R. Part 730 et seq.) on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act shall be transferred to the United 
     States Munitions List and controlled under section 38 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778).
       (b) Defense Trade Controls Registration Fees.--Section 45 
     of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
     U.S.C. 2717) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking out ``$700,000'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``100 percent''; and
       (B) by striking out ``(a) Defense Trade Controls 
     Registration Fees.--''; and
       (2) by striking out subsection (b).
       (c) Effective Date.--(1) Subsection (a) shall take effect 
     on March 15, 1999, and shall not apply to any export license 
     issued before such effective date or to any export license 
     application made under the Export Administration Regulations 
     before such effective date.
       (2) The amendments made by subsection (b) shall be 
     effective as of October 1, 1998.
       (d) Report.--Not later than January 1, 1999, the Secretary 
     of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and 
     the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing--
       (1) a detailed description of the plans of the Department 
     of State to implement the requirements of this section, 
     including any organizational changes that are required and 
     any Executive orders or regulations that may be required;
       (2) an identification and explanation of any steps that 
     should be taken to improve the license review process for 
     exports of the satellites and related items described in 
     subsection (a), including measures to shorten the timelines 
     for license application reviews, and any measures relating to 
     the transparency of the license review process and dispute 
     resolution procedures;
       (3) an evaluation of the adequacy of resources available to 
     the Department of State, including fiscal and personnel 
     resources, to carry out the additional activities required by 
     this section; and
       (4) any recommendations for additional actions, including 
     possible legislation, to improve the export licensing process 
     under the Arms Export Control Act for the satellites and 
     related items described in subsection (a).

     SEC. 1514. NATIONAL SECURITY CONTROLS ON SATELLITE EXPORT 
                   LICENSING.

       (a) Actions by the President.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the President shall take such actions as 
     are necessary to implement the following requirements for 
     improving national security controls in the export licensing 
     of satellites and related items:
       (1) Mandatory technology control plans.--All export 
     licenses shall require a technology transfer control plan 
     approved by the Secretary of Defense and an encryption 
     technology transfer control plan approved by the Director of 
     the National Security Agency.
       (2) Mandatory monitors and reimbursement.--
       (A) Monitoring of Proposed Foreign Launch of Satellites.--
     In any case in which a license is approved for the export of 
     a satellite or related items for launch in a foreign country, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall monitor all aspects of the 
     launch in order to ensure that no unauthorized transfer of 
     technology occurs, including technical assistance and 
     technical data. The costs of such monitoring services shall 
     be fully reimbursed to the Department of Defense by the 
     person or entity receiving such services. All reimbursements 
     received under this subparagraph shall be credited to current 
     appropriations available for the payment of the costs 
     incurred in providing such services.
       (B) Contents of monitoring.--The monitoring under 
     subparagraph (A) shall cover, but not be limited to--
       (i) technical discussions and activities, including the 
     design, development, operation, maintenance, modification, 
     and repair of satellites, satellite components, missiles, 
     other equipment, launch facilities, and launch vehicles;
       (ii) satellite processing and launch activities, including 
     launch preparation, satellite transportation, integration of 
     the satellite with the launch vehicle, testing and checkout 
     prior to launch, satellite launch, and return of equipment to 
     the United States;
       (iii) activities relating to launch failure, delay, or 
     cancellation, including post-launch failure investigations; 
     and
       (iv) all other aspects of the launch.
       (3) Mandatory licenses for crash-investigations.--In the 
     event of the failure of a launch from a foreign country of a 
     satellite of United States origin--
       (A) the activities of United States persons or entities in 
     connection with any subsequent investigation of the failure 
     are subject to the controls established under section 38 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, including requirements for 
     licenses issued by the Secretary of State for participation 
     in that investigation;
       (B) officials of the Department of Defense shall monitor 
     all activities associated with the investigation to insure 
     against unauthorized transfer of technical data or services; 
     and
       (C) the Secretary of Defense shall establish and implement 
     a technology transfer control plan for the conduct of the 
     investigation to prevent the transfer of information that 
     could be used by the foreign country to improve its missile 
     or space launch capabilities.
       (4) Mandatory notification and certification.--All 
     technology transfer control plans for satellites or related 
     items shall require any United States person or entity 
     involved in the export of a satellite of United States origin 
     or related items to notify the Department of Defense in 
     advance of all meetings and interactions with any foreign

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     person or entity providing launch services and require the 
     United States person or entity to certify after the launch 
     that it has complied with this notification requirement.
       (5) Mandatory intelligence community review.--The Secretary 
     of Commerce and the Secretary of State shall provide to the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence 
     copies of all export license applications and technical 
     assistance agreements submitted for approval in connection 
     with launches in foreign countries of satellites to verify 
     the legitimacy of the stated end-user or end-users.
       (6) Mandatory sharing of approved licenses and 
     agreements.--The Secretary of State shall provide copies of 
     all approved export licenses and technical assistance 
     agreements associated with launches in foreign countries of 
     satellites to the Secretaries of Defense and Energy, the 
     Director of Central Intelligence, and the Director of the 
     Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
       (7) Mandatory notification to congress on licenses.--Upon 
     issuing a license for the export of a satellite or related 
     items for launch in a foreign country, the head of the 
     department or agency issuing the license shall so notify 
     Congress.
       (8) Mandatory reporting on monitoring activities.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide to Congress an annual 
     report on the monitoring of all launches in foreign countries 
     of satellites of United States origin.
       (9) Establishing safeguards program.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a program for recruiting, training, 
     and maintaining a staff dedicated to monitoring launches in 
     foreign countries of satellites and related items of United 
     States origin.
       (b) Exception.--This section shall not apply to the export 
     of a satellite or related items for launch in, or by 
     nationals of, a country that is a member of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization or that is a major non-NATO ally 
     of the United States.
       (c) Effective Date.--The President shall take the actions 
     required by subsection (a) not later than 45 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1515. REPORT ON EXPORT OF SATELLITES FOR LAUNCH BY 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Requirement for Report.--Each report to Congress 
     submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of section 902 of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 
     1991 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note; Public Law 101-246) to waive the 
     restrictions contained in subsection (a) of that section on 
     the export to the People's Republic of China of any satellite 
     of United States origin or related items shall be accompanied 
     by a detailed justification setting forth the following:
       (1) A detailed description of all militarily sensitive 
     characteristics integrated within, or associated with, the 
     satellite.
       (2) An estimate of the number of United States civilian 
     contract personnel expected to be needed in country to carry 
     out the proposed satellite launch.
       (3)(A) A detailed description of the United States 
     Government's plan to monitor the proposed satellite launch to 
     ensure that no unauthorized transfer of technology occurs, 
     together with an estimate of the number of officers and 
     employees of the United States that are expected to be needed 
     in country to carry out monitoring of the proposed satellite 
     launch; and
       (B) the estimated cost to the Department of Defense of 
     monitoring the proposed satellite launch and the amount of 
     such cost that is to be reimbursed to the department.
       (4) The reasons why the proposed satellite launch is in the 
     national security interest of the United States.
       (5) The impact of the proposed export on employment in the 
     United States, including the number of new jobs created in 
     the United States, on a State-by-State basis, as a direct 
     result of the proposed export.
       (6) The number of existing jobs in the United States that 
     would be lost, on a State-by-State basis, as a direct result 
     of the proposed export not being licensed.
       (7) The impact of the proposed export on the balance of 
     trade between the United States and the People's Republic of 
     China and on reducing the current United States trade deficit 
     with the People's Republic of China.
       (8) The impact of the proposed export on the transition of 
     the People's Republic of China from a nonmarket economy to a 
     market economy and the long-term economic benefit to the 
     United States.
       (9) The impact of the proposed export on opening new 
     markets to United States-made products through the purchase 
     by the People's Republic of China of United States-made goods 
     and services not directly related to the proposed export.
       (10) The impact of the proposed export on reducing acts, 
     policies, and practices that constitute significant trade 
     barriers to United States exports or foreign direct 
     investment in the People's Republic of China by United States 
     nationals.
       (11) The increase that will result from the proposed export 
     in the overall market share of the United States for goods 
     and services in comparison to Japan, France, Germany, the 
     United Kingdom, and Russia.
       (12) The impact of the proposed export on the willingness 
     of the People's Republic of China to modify its commercial 
     and trade laws, practices, and regulations to make United 
     States-made goods and services more accessible to that 
     market.
       (13) The impact of the proposed export on the willingness 
     of the People's Republic of China to reduce formal and 
     informal trade barriers and tariffs, duties, and other fees 
     on United States-made goods and services entering that 
     country.
       (b) Militarily Sensitive Characteristics Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``militarily sensitive characteristics'' 
     includes antijamming capability, antennas, crosslinks, 
     baseband processing, encryption devices, radiation-hardened 
     devices, propulsion systems, pointing accuracy, kick motors, 
     and other such characteristics as are specified by the 
     Secretary of Defense.

     SEC. 1516. RELATED ITEMS DEFINED.

       In this subtitle, the term ``related items'' means the 
     satellite fuel, ground support equipment, test equipment, 
     payload adapter or interface hardware, replacement parts, and 
     non-embedded solid propellant orbit transfer engines 
     described in the report submitted to Congress by the 
     Department of State on February 6, 1998, pursuant to section 
     38(f) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(f)).

                Subtitle C--Other Export Control Matters

     SEC. 1521. AUTHORITY FOR EXPORT CONTROL ACTIVITIES OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Functions of the Under Secretary for Policy.--Section 
     134(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of 
     the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary shall have 
     responsibility for supervising and directing activities of 
     the Department of Defense relating to export controls.''.
       (b) Establishment of Deputy Under Secretary for Technology 
     Security Policy.--(1) Chapter 4 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 134a the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 134b. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Technology 
       Security Policy

       ``(a) There is in the Office of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Policy a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Technology Security Policy.
       ``(b) The Deputy Under Secretary serves as the Director of 
     the Defense Technology Security Administration (or any 
     successor organization charged with similar 
     responsibilities).
       ``(c) The principal duties of the Deputy Under Secretary 
     are--
       ``(1) assisting the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy 
     in supervising and directing the activities of the Department 
     of Defense relating to export controls; and
       ``(2) assisting the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy 
     in developing policies and positions regarding the 
     appropriate export control policies and procedures that are 
     necessary to protect the national security interests of the 
     United States.
       ``(d) The Deputy Under Secretary shall perform such 
     additional duties and exercise such authority as the 
     Secretary of Defense may prescribe.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     134a the following new item:
``134b. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Technology Security 
              Policy.''.
       (c) Time for Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall complete the actions necessary to implement the 
     amendment made by subsection (a) and to establish the office 
     of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Technology Security 
     Policy in accordance with section 134b of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (b), not later than 60 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the plans of the Secretary for 
     implementing the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b). 
     The report shall include the following:
       (1) A description of any organizational changes that are to 
     be made within the Department of Defense to implement those 
     amendments.
       (2) A description of the role of the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff in the export control activities of the 
     Department of Defense after those subsections are 
     implemented, together with a discussion of how that role 
     compares to the Chairman's role in those activities before 
     the implementation of those subsections.

     SEC. 1522. RELEASE OF EXPORT INFORMATION BY DEPARTMENT OF 
                   COMMERCE TO OTHER AGENCIES FOR PURPOSE OF 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY ASSESSMENT.

       (a) Release of Export Information.--The Secretary of 
     Commerce shall, upon the written request of an official 
     specified in subsection (c), transmit to that official any 
     information relating to exports that is held by the 
     Department of Commerce and is requested by that official for 
     the purpose of assessing national security risks. The 
     Secretary shall transmit such information within 10 business 
     days after receiving such a request.
       (b) Nature of Information.--The information referred to in 
     subsection (a) includes information concerning--
       (1) export licenses issued by the Department of Commerce;
       (2) exports that were carried out under an export license 
     issued by the Department of Commerce; and
       (3) exports from the United States that were carried out 
     without an export license.

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       (c) Requesting Officials.--The officials referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Director of Central 
     Intelligence. Each of those officials may delegate to any 
     other official within their respective departments and agency 
     the authority to request information under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1523. NUCLEAR EXPORT REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

       (a) Notification of Congress.--The President shall notify 
     Congress upon the granting of a license by the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission for the export or reexport of any 
     nuclear-related technology or equipment, including source 
     material, special nuclear material, or equipment or material 
     especially designed or prepared for the processing, use, or 
     production of special nuclear material.
       (b) Applicability.--The requirements of this section shall 
     apply only to an export or reexport to a country that--
       (1) the President has determined is a country that has 
     detonated a nuclear explosive device; and
       (2) is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization.

     SEC. 1524. EXECUTION OF OBJECTION AUTHORITY WITHIN THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1932) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Delegation of Objection Authority Within the 
     Department of Defense.--For the purposes of the Department of 
     Defense, the authority to issue an objection referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall be executed for the Secretary of Defense 
     by an official at the Assistant Secretary level within the 
     office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. In 
     implementing subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
     ensure that Department of Defense procedures maximize the 
     ability of the Department of Defense to be able to issue an 
     objection within the 10-day period specified in subsection 
     (c).''.

                Subtitle D--Counterproliferation Matters

     SEC. 1531. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF COUNTERPROLIFERATION 
                   AUTHORITIES FOR SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS 
                   SPECIAL COMMISSION ON IRAQ.

       (a) Amount Authorized for Fiscal Year 1999.--The total 
     amount of assistance for fiscal year 1999 provided by the 
     Secretary of Defense under section 1505 of the Weapons of 
     Mass Destruction Control Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5859a) that 
     is provided for activities of the Department of Defense in 
     support of the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq, may 
     not exceed $15,000,000.
       (b) Extension of Authority To Provide Assistance.--
     Subsection (f) of section 1505 of the Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction Control Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5859a) is amended 
     by striking out ``1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``1999''.

     SEC. 1532. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NUCLEAR TESTS IN SOUTH ASIA.

       The Congress--
       (1) strongly condemns the decisions by the Governments of 
     India and Pakistan to conduct nuclear tests in May 1998;
       (2) calls for the Governments of India and Pakistan to 
     commit not to conduct any additional nuclear tests;
       (3) urges the Governments of India and Pakistan to take 
     immediate steps to reduce tensions between the two countries;
       (4) urges India and Pakistan to engage in high-level 
     dialogue aimed at reducing the likelihood of armed conflict, 
     enacting confidence and security building measures, and 
     resolving areas of dispute;
       (5) commends all nations to take steps which will reduce 
     tensions in South Asia, including appropriate measures to 
     prevent the transfer of technology that could further 
     exacerbate the arms race in South Asia, and thus avoid 
     further deterioration of security there;
       (6) calls upon the President, leaders of all nations, and 
     the United Nations to encourage a diplomatic, negotiated 
     solution between the governments of India and Pakistan to 
     promote peace and stability in South Asia and resolve the 
     current impasse;
       (7) encourages United States diplomatic leadership in 
     assisting the governments of India and Pakistan to seek a 
     negotiated resolution of their 50-year conflict over the 
     disputed territory in Kashmir;
       (8) urges India and Pakistan to take immediate, binding, 
     and verifiable steps to roll back their nuclear programs and 
     come into compliance with internationally accepted norms 
     regarding the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; 
     and
       (9) urges the United States to reevaluate its bilateral 
     relationship with India and Pakistan, in light of the new 
     regional security realities in South Asia, with the goal of 
     preventing further nuclear and ballistic missile 
     proliferation, diffusing long-standing regional rivalries 
     between India and Pakistan, and securing commitments from 
     India and Pakistan which, if carried out, could result in a 
     calibrated lifting of United States sanctions imposed under 
     the Arms Export Control Act and the Nuclear Proliferation 
     Prevention Act of 1994.

     SEC. 1533. REPORT ON REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPONSE TO INCREASED 
                   MISSILE THREAT IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a 
     study of the architecture requirements for the establishment 
     and operation of a theater ballistic missile defense system 
     in the Asia-Pacific region that would have the capability to 
     protect key regional allies of the United States.
       (b) Report.--(1) Not later than January 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate a report containing--
       (A) the results of the study conducted under subsection 
     (a);
       (B) the factors used to obtain such results; and
       (C) a description of any United States missile defense 
     system currently deployed or under development that could be 
     transferred to key allies of the United States in the Asia-
     Pacific region to provide for their self-defense against 
     limited ballistic missile attacks.
       (2) The report shall be submitted in both classified and 
     unclassified form.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999''.

                            TITLE XXI--ARMY

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1998 
              projects.

     SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(1), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

                     Army: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...........................  Anniston Army Depot.      $3,550,000
                                    Fort Rucker.........     $14,300,000
                                    Redstone Arsenal....      $1,550,000
Alaska............................  Fort Wainwright.....     $22,600,000
California........................  Fort Irwin..........     $14,800,000
Georgia...........................  Fort Benning........     $28,600,000
Hawaii............................  Schofield Barracks..     $71,000,000
Illinois..........................  Rock Island Arsenal.      $5,300,000
Indiana...........................  Crane Army                $7,100,000
                                     Ammunition Activity
Kansas............................  Fort Riley..........     $41,000,000
Kentucky..........................  Blue Grass Army           $5,300,000
                                     Depot.
                                    Fort Campbell.......     $75,000,000
                                    Fort Knox...........     $23,000,000
Louisiana.........................  Fort Polk...........      $8,300,000
Maryland..........................  Fort Detrick........      $3,550,000
                                    Fort Meade..........      $5,300,000
Missouri..........................  Fort Leonard Wood...     $28,200,000
New Jersey........................  Fort Monmouth.......      $7,600,000
                                    Picatinny Arsenal...      $8,400,000
New York..........................  Fort Drum...........      $4,650,000
                                    United States            $85,000,000
                                     Military Academy,
                                     West Point.........
North Carolina....................  Fort Bragg..........     $95,900,000
Oklahoma..........................  Fort Sill...........     $13,800,000
                                    McAlester Army           $10,800,000
                                     Ammunition Plant...
Texas.............................  Fort Bliss..........      $4,100,000
                                    Fort Hood...........     $32,500,000
                                    Fort Sam Houston....     $27,300,000
Utah..............................  Tooele Army Depot...      $3,900,000
Virginia..........................  National Ground          $46,200,000
                                     Intelligence
                                     Center,
                                     Charlottesville....
                                    Fort Eustis.........     $41,181,000
                                    Fort Myer...........      $6,200,000
Washington........................  Fort Lewis..........     $18,200,000
CONUS Classified..................  Classified Location.      $4,600,000
                                                         ---------------
                                        Total...........    $768,781,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(2), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set 
     forth in the following table:
       

                     Army: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Belgium...........................  80th Area Support         $6,300,000
                                     Group.
Germany...........................  Schweinfurt.........     $18,000,000
                                    Wurzburg............      $4,250,000
Korea.............................  Camp Casey..........     $21,400,000
                                    Camp Castle.........     $18,226,000
                                    Camp Humphreys......      $8,500,000
                                    Camp Stanley........      $5,800,000
Kwajalein.........................  Kwajalein Atoll.....     $48,600,000
                                                         ---------------
                                        Total...........    $131,076,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may 
     construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
     acquisition) at the installations, for the purposes, and in 
     the amounts set forth in the following table:
       

                                              Army: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                      Installation or location            Purpose              Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama..................................  Redstone Arsenal............  118 Units..............     $14,000,000
Hawaii...................................  Schofield Barracks..........  64 Units...............     $14,700,000
North Carolina...........................  Fort Bragg..................  170 Units..............     $19,800,000
Texas....................................  Fort Hood...................  154 Units..............     $21,600,000
Virginia.................................  Fort Lee....................  80 Units...............     $13,000,000
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                           Total................     $83,100,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(5)(A), the

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     Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and 
     engineering services and construction design activities with 
     respect to the construction or improvement of family housing 
     units in an amount not to exceed $6,350,000.

     SEC. 2103. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Army may improve existing military family housing units 
     in an amount not to exceed $48,479,000.

     SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1998, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Army in the total amount of $2,098,713,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(a), $609,781,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(b), $95,076,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $12,500,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $64,269,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $137,929,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $1,097,697,000.
       (6) For the construction of the missile software 
     engineering annex, phase II, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 
     authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1966), $13,600,000.
       (7) For the construction of a disciplinary barracks, phase 
     II, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, authorized by section 2101(a) 
     of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998, $29,000,000.
       (8) For the construction of the whole barracks complex 
     renewal, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, authorized by section 2101(a) 
     of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998, $20,500,000.
       (9) For rail yard expansion at Fort Carson, Colorado, 
     authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, $23,000,000.
       (10) For the construction of an aerial gunnery range at 
     Fort Drum, New York, authorized by section 2101(a) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, 
     $9,000,000.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 
     2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2101 of this Act may not exceed--
       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
       (2) $16,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a multipurpose 
     digital training range at Fort Knox, Kentucky);
       (3) $15,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a railhead facility 
     at Fort Hood, Texas);
       (4) $73,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a cadet development 
     center at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New 
     York);
       (5) $36,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(b) for the construction of a powerplant on Roi 
     Namur Island at Kwajalein Atoll, Kwajalein);
       (6) $3,500,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of the whole barracks 
     complex renewal at Fort Wainwright, Alaska);
       (7) $24,500,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of the whole barracks 
     complex renewal at Fort Riley, Kansas); and
       (8) $27,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of the whole barracks 
     complex renewal at Fort Campbell, Kentucky).
       (c) Adjustments.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (10) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by--
       (1) $2,639,000, which represents the combination of project 
     savings in military family housing construction resulting 
     from favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and 
     cancellations due to force structure changes;
       (2) $3,000,000, which represents the combination of savings 
     in military family housing support resulting from favorable 
     bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due to force 
     structure changes; and
       (3) $8,000,000, which represents the combination of project 
     savings in military construction resulting from favorable 
     bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due to force 
     structure changes.

     SEC. 2105. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 
                   1998 PROJECTS.

       (a) Modification.--The table in section 2101(a) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1967) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the item relating to Fort Drum, New York, by 
     striking out ``$24,400,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$24,900,000'';
       (2) in the item relating to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, by 
     striking out ``$25,000,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$28,500,000''; and
       (3) by striking out the amount identified as the total in 
     the amount column and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$602,750,000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2104 of that Act (111 
     Stat. 1968) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``$2,010,466,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$2,013,966,000''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``$435,350,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$438,850,000''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(8), by striking out ``$8,500,000'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``$9,000,000''.

                            TITLE XXII--NAVY

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Authorization to accept road construction project, Marine 
              Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

     SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2204(a)(1), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

                     Navy: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona...........................  Marine Corps Air         $11,010,000
                                     Station, Yuma.
                                    Naval Observatory           $990,000
                                     Detachment,
                                     Flagstaff..........
California........................  Marine Corps Air         $29,570,000
                                     Station, Miramar...
                                    Marine Corps Base,       $40,430,000
                                     Camp Pendleton.....
                                    Naval Air Station,       $20,640,000
                                     Lemoore.
                                    Naval Air Warfare        $10,140,000
                                     Center Weapons
                                     Division, China
                                     Lake.
                                    Naval Facility, San       $8,350,000
                                     Clemente Island....
                                    Naval Submarine          $11,400,000
                                     Base, San Diego.
Connecticut.......................  Naval Submarine          $11,330,000
                                     Base, New London...
District of Columbia..............  Naval District,             $790,000
                                     Washington.
Florida...........................  Naval Air Station,        $3,730,000
                                     Key West.
                                    Naval Air Station,        $1,500,000
                                     Jacksonville.
                                    Naval Air Station,        $1,400,000
                                     Whiting Field.
                                    Naval Station,            $6,163,000
                                     Mayport.
Georgia...........................  Marine Corps              $2,800,000
                                     Logistics Base,
                                     Albany.............
                                    Naval Submarine           $2,550,000
                                     Base, Kings Bay....
Hawaii............................  Fleet and Industrial      $9,730,000
                                     Supply Center,
                                     Pearl Harbor.......
                                    Marine Corps Air         $46,410,000
                                     Station, Kaneohe
                                     Bay................
                                    Naval Communications      $1,970,000
                                     &
                                     Telecommunications
                                     Area Master Station
                                     Eastern Pacific,
                                     Wahiawa............
                                    Naval Shipyard,          $11,400,000
                                     Pearl Harbor.
                                    Naval Station, Pearl     $18,180,000
                                     Harbor.
                                    Naval Submarine           $8,060,000
                                     Base, Pearl Harbor.
                                    Navy Public Works        $28,967,000
                                     Center, Pearl
                                     Harbor.............
Illinois..........................  Naval Training           $19,950,000
                                     Center, Great Lakes
Indiana...........................  Naval Surface            $11,110,000
                                     Warfare Center,
                                     Crane..............
Maryland..........................  Naval Surface            $13,270,000
                                     Warfare Center,
                                     Indian Head
                                     Division, Indian
                                     Head...............
                                    United States Naval       $4,300,000
                                     Academy............
Mississippi.......................  Naval Air Station,        $3,280,000
                                     Meridian.
                                    Naval Construction       $10,670,000
                                     Battalion Center,
                                     Gulfport...........
North Carolina....................  Marine Corps Air          $6,040,000
                                     Station, Cherry
                                     Point..............
                                    Marine Corps Base,       $14,600,000
                                     Camp LeJeune.......
Pennsylvania......................  Naval Surface             $2,410,000
                                     Warfare Center Ship
                                     Systems Engineering
                                     Station,
                                     Philadelphia.......
                                    Naval Inventory           $1,600,000
                                     Control Point,
                                     Mechanicsburg......
                                    Naval Inventory           $1,550,000
                                     Control Point,
                                     Philadelphia.......
Rhode Island......................  Naval Education and       $5,630,000
                                     Training Center,
                                     Newport............
                                    Naval Undersea            $9,140,000
                                     Warfare Center
                                     Division, Newport..
South Carolina....................  Marine Corps Air          $1,770,000
                                     Station, Beaufort..
                                    Marine Corps Reserve     $15,990,000
                                     Detachment, Parris
                                     Island.............
                                    Naval Weapons             $9,737,000
                                     Station, Charleston
Texas.............................  Naval Station,           $12,200,000
                                     Ingleside.
Virginia..........................  Fleet and Industrial      $1,770,000
                                     Supply Center,
                                     Norfolk (Craney
                                     Island)............
                                    Fleet Training            $5,700,000
                                     Center, Norfolk.
                                    Naval Air Station,        $6,400,000
                                     Oceana.
                                    Naval Shipyard,           $6,180,000
                                     Norfolk, Portsmouth
                                    Naval Station,           $45,530,000
                                     Norfolk.
                                    Naval Surface            $15,680,000
                                     Warfare Center,
                                     Dahlgren...........
                                    Tactical Training         $2,430,000
                                     Group Atlantic, Dam
                                     Neck...............
Washington........................  Naval Shipyard,           $4,300,000
                                     Puget Sound.
                                    Strategic Weapons         $2,750,000
                                     Facility Pacific,
                                     Bremerton..........
                                                         ---------------
                                        Total...........    $521,497,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2204(a)(2), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real 
     property and carry out military

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     construction projects for the installations and locations 
     outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 
     the following table:
       

                     Navy: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Greece............................  Naval Support             $5,260,000
                                     Activity, Souda Bay
Guam..............................  Naval Activities,        $10,310,000
                                     Guam.
Italy.............................  Naval Support            $18,270,000
                                     Activity, Naples.
United Kingdom....................  Joint Maritime            $2,010,000
                                     Communications
                                     Center, St. Mawgan.
                                                         ---------------
                                        Total...........     $35,850,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may 
     construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
     acquisition) at the installations, for the purposes, and in 
     the amounts set forth in the following table:
       

                                              Navy: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or location             Purpose               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California..............................  Naval Air Station, Lemoore  162 Units.................     $30,379,000
Hawaii..................................  Navy Public Works Center,   150 Units.................     $29,125,000
                                           Pearl Harbor.............
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                        Total...................     $59,504,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may carry out 
     architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design activities with respect to the construction or 
     improvement of military family housing units in an amount not 
     to exceed $15,618,000.

     SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Navy may improve existing military family housing units 
     in an amount not to exceed $227,791,000.

     SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1998, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Navy in the total amount of $1,812,476,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(a), $503,997,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(b), $35,850,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $9,900,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $60,846,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $302,913,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $915,293,000.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 
     2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2201 of this Act may not exceed--
       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
       (2) $13,500,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2202(a) for the construction of a berthing pier at 
     Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia); and
       (3) $4,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2201(a) for the construction of a bachelor enlisted 
     quarters at Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by--
       (1) $7,323,000, which represents the combination of project 
     savings in military family housing construction resulting 
     from favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and 
     cancellations due to force structure changes;
       (2) $3,000,000, which represents the combination of savings 
     in military family housing support resulting from favorable 
     bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due to force 
     structure changes; and
       (3) $6,000,000, which represents the combination of project 
     savings in military construction resulting from favorable 
     bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due to force 
     structure changes.

     SEC. 2205. AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, 
                   MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH 
                   CAROLINA.

       The Secretary of the Navy may accept from the State of 
     North Carolina a road construction project valued at 
     approximately $2,000,000, which is to be constructed at 
     Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in 
     accordance with plans and specifications acceptable to the 
     Secretary.

                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
              projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.

     SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2304(a)(1), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

                   Air Force: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...........................  Maxwell Air Force        $19,398,000
                                     Base.
Alaska............................  Eielson Air Force         $4,352,000
                                     Base.
Arizona...........................  Luke Air Force Base.      $3,400,000
Arkansas..........................  Little Rock Air           $1,500,000
                                     Force Base.
California........................  Edwards Air Force        $10,361,000
                                     Base.
                                    Travis Air Force          $4,250,000
                                     Base.
                                    Vandenberg Air Force     $18,709,000
                                     Base.
Colorado..........................  Falcon Air Force          $9,601,000
                                     Station.
                                    United States Air         $4,413,000
                                     Force Academy......
District of Columbia..............  Bolling Air Force         $2,948,000
                                     Base.
Florida...........................  Eglin Air Force Base     $20,437,000
                                    Eglin Auxiliary           $3,837,000
                                     Field 9.
                                    MacDill Air Force         $9,808,000
                                     Base.
                                    Tyndall Air Force         $3,600,000
                                     Base.
Georgia...........................  Robins Air Force         $11,894,000
                                     Base.
Hawaii............................  Hickam Air Force          $5,890,000
                                     Base.
Idaho.............................  Mountain Home Air        $17,897,000
                                     Force Base.........
Kansas............................  McConnell Air Force       $4,450,000
                                     Base.
Louisiana.........................  Barksdale Air Force       $9,300,000
                                     Base.
Maryland..........................  Andrews Air Force         $4,448,000
                                     Base.
Massachusetts.....................  Hanscom Air Force        $10,000,000
                                     Base.
Mississippi.......................  Columbus Air Force        $5,700,000
                                     Base.
                                    Keesler Air Force        $35,526,000
                                     Base.
Montana...........................  Malmstrom Air Force       $7,900,000
                                     Base.
Nevada............................  Indian Springs Air       $15,013,000
                                     Force Auxiliary Air
                                     Field..............
                                    Nellis Air Force          $6,378,000
                                     Base.
New Jersey........................  McGuire Air Force         $6,044,000
                                     Base.
New Mexico........................  Holloman Air Force       $11,100,000
                                     Base.
                                    Kirtland Air Force        $8,574,000
                                     Base.
North Carolina....................  Seymour Johnson Air       $6,100,000
                                     Force Base.........
North Dakota......................  Grand Forks Air          $11,486,000
                                     Force Base.
                                    Minot Air Force Bae.      $8,500,000
Ohio..............................  Wright-Patterson Air     $22,000,000
                                     Force Base.........
Oklahoma..........................  Altus Air Force Base      $9,300,000
                                    Tinker Air Force         $24,985,000
                                     Base.
                                    Vance Air Force Base      $6,223,000
South Carolina....................  Charleston Air Force     $24,330,000
                                     Base.
South Dakota......................  Ellsworth Air Force       $6,500,000
                                     Base.
Tennessee.........................  Arnold Air Force         $11,600,000
                                     Base.
Texas.............................  Dyess Air Force Base      $4,750,000
                                    Goodfellow Air Force      $7,300,000
                                     Base.
                                    Lackland Air Force       $14,930,000
                                     Base.
                                    Laughlin Air Force        $7,315,000
                                     Base.
                                    Randolph Air Force        $3,166,000
                                     Base.
Utah..............................  Hill Air Force Base.      $2,600,000
Washington........................  Fairchild Air Force      $15,220,000
                                     Base.
                                    McChord Air Force        $51,847,000
                                     Base.
                                                         ---------------
                                        Total...........    $514,880,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2304(a)(2), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations outside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

                  Air Force: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany...........................  Spangdahlem Air Base      $9,501,000
Korea.............................  Kunsan Air Base.....      $5,958,000
                                    Osan Air Base.......      $7,496,000
Turkey............................  Incirlik Air Base...      $2,949,000
United Kingdom....................  Royal Air Force,         $15,838,000
                                     Lakenheath.
                                    Royal Air Force,         $24,960,000
                                     Mildenhall.
                                                         ---------------
                                        Total...........     $66,702,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may 
     construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
     acquisition) at the installations, for the purposes, and in 
     the amounts set forth in the following table:
       

                        Air Force: Family Housing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               Installation or
            State                  location      Purpose      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama......................  Maxwell Air      143          $16,300,000
                                Force Base....   Units..
Alaska.......................  Eielson Air      46 Units     $12,932,000
                                Force Base....
California...................  Edwards Air      48 Units     $12,580,000
                                Force Base....
                               Vandenberg Air   95 Units     $18,499,000
                                Force Base....
Delaware.....................  Dover Air Force  55 Units      $8,998,000
                                Base.
Florida......................  MacDill Air      48 Units      $7,609,000
                                Force Base.
                               Patrick Air      46 Units      $9,692,000
                                Force Base.
                               Tyndall Air      122          $14,500,000
                                Force Base.      Units.
Mississippi..................  Columbus Air     52 Units      $6,800,000
                                Force Base.
                               Keesler Air      52 Units      $6,800,000
                                Force Base.
Montana......................  Malmstrom Air    50 Units     $10,000,000
                                Force Base.
Nebraska.....................  Offutt Air       Ancillar        $870,000
                                Force Base....   y
                                                 Facilit
                                                 y......

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                               Offutt Air       Ancillar        $900,000
                                Force Base....   y
                                                 Facilit
                                                 y......
                               Offutt Air       90 Units     $12,212,000
                                Force Base....
Nevada.......................  Nellis Air       28 Units      $5,000,000
                                Force Base....
New Mexico...................  Kirtland Air     37 Units      $6,400,000
                                Force Base....
Ohio.........................  Wright-          40 Units      $5,600,000
                                Patterson Air
                                Force Base....
Texas........................  Dyess Air Force  64 Units      $9,415,000
                                Base.
                               Sheppard Air     65 Units      $7,000,000
                                Force Base....
Washington...................  Fairchild Air    Ancillar      $1,692,000
                                Force Base....   y
                                                 Facilit
                                                 y......
                               Fairchild Air    14 Units      $2,300,000
                                Force Base....
                                                         ---------------
                                                  Total.    $176,099,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out 
     architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design activities with respect to the construction or 
     improvement of military family housing units in an amount not 
     to exceed $11,342,000.

     SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Air Force may improve existing military family housing 
     units in an amount not to exceed $104,108,000.

     SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1998, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Air Force in the total amount of $1,679,978,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(a), $514,880,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(b), $66,702,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $8,135,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $38,092,000.
       (5) For military housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $291,549,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $785,204,000.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 
     2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2301 of this Act may not exceed the 
     total amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by--
       (1) $10,584,000, which represents the combination of 
     project savings in military family housing construction 
     resulting from favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and 
     cancellations due to force structure changes;
       (2) $2,000,000,000, which represents the combination of 
     savings in military family housing support resulting from 
     favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due 
     to force structure changes; and
       (3) $12,000,000, which represents the combination of 
     project savings in military construction resulting from 
     favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due 
     to force structure changes.

                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2403. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2404. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2405. Repeal of fiscal year 1997 authorization of appropriations 
              for certain military housing improvement program.
Sec. 2406. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
              1995 projects.
Sec. 2407. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1990 
              project.

     SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2404(a)(1), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

               Defense Agencies: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Agency                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chemical Demilitarization.........  Aberdeen Proving        $186,350,000
                                     Ground, Maryland...
                                    Newport Army Depot,     $191,550,000
                                     Indiana............
Defense Logistics Agency..........  Defense Fuel Support      $3,500,000
                                     Point, Fort Sill,
                                     Oklahoma...........
                                    Defense Fuel Support     $11,020,000
                                     Point, Jacksonville
                                     Annex, Mayport,
                                     Florida............
                                    Defense Fuel Support     $11,000,000
                                     Point,
                                     Jacksonville,
                                     Florida............
                                    Defense General          $10,500,000
                                     Supply Center,
                                     Richmond (DLA),
                                     Virginia...........
                                    Defense Fuel Supply       $5,300,000
                                     Center, Camp
                                     Shelby, Mississippi
                                    Defense Fuel Supply      $19,500,000
                                     Center, Elmendorf
                                     Air Force Base,
                                     Alaska.............
                                    Defense Fuel Supply       $4,100,000
                                     Center, Pope Air
                                     Force Base, North
                                     Carolina...........
                                    Various Locations...      $1,300,000
Defense Medical Facilities Office.  Barksdale Air Force       $3,450,000
                                     Base, Louisiana....
                                    Beale Air Force           $3,500,000
                                     Base, California...
                                    Carlisle Barracks,        $4,678,000
                                     Pennsylvania.......
                                    Cheatham Annex,          $11,300,000
                                     Virginia.
                                    Edwards Air Force         $6,000,000
                                     Base, California...
                                    Eglin Air Force           $9,200,000
                                     Base, Florida.
                                    Fort Bragg, North         $6,500,000
                                     Carolina.
                                    Fort Hood, Texas....     $14,100,000
                                    Fort Stewart/Hunter      $10,400,000
                                     Army Air Field,
                                     Georgia............
                                    Grand Forks Air           $5,600,000
                                     Force Base, North
                                     Dakota.............
                                    Holloman Air Force        $1,300,000
                                     Base, New Mexico...
                                    Keesler Air Force           $700,000
                                     Base, Mississippi..
                                    Marine Corps Air          $6,300,000
                                     Station, Camp
                                     Pendleton,
                                     California.........
                                    McChord Air Force        $20,000,000
                                     Base, Washington...
                                    Moody Air Force          $11,000,000
                                     Base, Georgia......
                                    Naval Air Station,       $25,400,000
                                     Pensacola, Florida.
                                    Naval Hospital,          $28,000,000
                                     Bremerton,
                                     Washington.........
                                    Naval Hospital,           $7,100,000
                                     Great Lakes,
                                     Illinois...........
                                    Naval Station, San        $1,350,000
                                     Diego, California..
                                    Naval Submarine           $5,700,000
                                     Base, Bangor,
                                     Washington.........
                                    Travis Air Force          $1,700,000
                                     Base, California...
Defense Education Activity........  Marine Corps Base,       $16,900,000
                                     Camp LeJeune, North
                                     Carolina...........
                                    United States             $2,840,000
                                     Military Academy,
                                     West Point, New
                                     York...............
National Security Agency..........  Fort Meade, Maryland        $668,000
Special Operations Command........  Eglin Auxiliary           $7,310,000
                                     Field 3, Florida...
                                    Elgin Auxiliary           $2,400,000
                                     Field 9, Florida...
                                    Fort Campbell,           $15,000,000
                                     Kentucky.
                                    MacDill Air Force         $8,400,000
                                     Base, Florida......
                                    Naval Amphibious          $3,600,000
                                     Base, Coronado,
                                     California.........
                                    Stennis Space             $5,500,000
                                     Center, Mississippi
                                                         ---------------
                                        Total...........    $690,016,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2404(a)(2), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations outside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

               Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Agency                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Defense Logistics Agency..........  Lajes Field, Azores,      $7,700,000
                                     Portugal...........
Defense Medical Facilities Office.  Naval Air Station,        $5,300,000
                                     Sigonella, Italy...
                                    Royal Air Force,         $10,800,000
                                     Lakenheath, United
                                     Kingdom............
Defense Education Activity........  Fort Buchanan,            $8,805,000
                                     Puerto Rico........
                                    Naval Activities,        $13,100,000
                                     Guam.
Special Operations Command........  Naval Station,            $9,600,000
                                     Roosevelt Roads,
                                     Puerto Rico........
                                                         ---------------
                                        Total...........     $55,305,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2402. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriation in section 2404(a)(11)(A), the Secretary of 
     Defense may improve existing military family housing units in 
     an amount not to exceed $345,000.

     SEC. 2403. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

       Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2404(a)(9), the Secretary of 
     Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under 
     section 2865 of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 2404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1998, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of 
     Defense (other than the military departments) in the total 
     amount of $2,223,260,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(a), $369,966,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(a), $55,305,000.
       (3) For construction of the Ammunition Demilitarization 
     Facility, Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas authorized by section 
     2401 of the Military Construction Authorization Act

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     for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public Law 103-337; 108 
     Stat. 3040), as amended by section 2407 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division 
     B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 539), section 2408 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1982), and 
     section 2406 of this Act, $16,500,000.
       (4) For construction of the Ammunition Demilitarization 
     Facility, Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon, authorized by section 
     2401 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995, as amended by section 2407 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996, section 
     2408 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998, and section 2406 of this Act, $50,950,000.
       (5) For military construction projects at Portsmouth Naval 
     Hospital, Virginia, hospital replacement, authorized by 
     section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (division B of Public Law 
     101-189; 106 Stat. 1640), as amended by section 2407 of this 
     Act, $17,954,000.
       (6) For unspecified minor construction projects under 
     section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $13,394,000.
       (7) For contingency construction projects of the Secretary 
     of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, United States 
     Code, $4,890,000.
       (8) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $41,005,000.
       (9) For energy conservation projects authorized by section 
     2403, $46,950,000.
       (10) For base closure and realignment activities as 
     authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
     1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 
     2687 note), $1,630,902,000.
       (11) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For improvement of military family housing and 
     facilities, $345,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $36,899,000 of which not more than $31,139,000 may be 
     obligated or expended for the leasing of military family 
     housing units worldwide.
       (C) For credit to the Department of Defense Family Housing 
     Improvement Fund established by section 2883(a)(1) of title 
     10, United States Code, $2,000,000.
       (b) Limitation of Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variation authorized by section 2853 
     of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation 
     authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out 
     under section 2401 of this Act may not exceed--
       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
       (2) $162,050,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 
     under section 2401(a) for the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility at Newport Army Depot, Indiana); 
     and
       (3) $158,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 
     under section 2401(a) for the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility at Aberdeen Proving Ground, 
     Maryland).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (11) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by $63,800,000 (of 
     which $50,500,000 represents savings from military 
     construction for chemical demilitarization), which represents 
     the combination of project savings in military construction 
     resulting from favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and 
     cancellations due to force structure changes.

     SEC. 2405. REPEAL OF FISCAL YEAR 1997 AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN MILITARY HOUSING 
                   IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 2406(a) of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2778) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``$3,379,703,000'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``$3,374,703,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (14), by striking out subparagraph (D).
       (b) Credit and Use of Funds.--Section 2404 of that Act (110 
     Stat. 2777) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking out ``(1)'' before ``Of''; and
       (B) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out ``(1)'' before ``The'';
       (B) by striking out ``subsection (a)(1)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``subsection (a)''; and
       (C) by striking out paragraph (2).

     SEC. 2406. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
                   FISCAL YEAR 1995 PROJECTS.

       The table in section 2401 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public 
     Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3040), as amended by section 2407 of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 539) and 
     section 2408 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 
     Stat. 1982), under the agency heading relating to Chemical 
     Weapons and Munitions Destruction, is amended--
       (1) in the item relating to Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, 
     by striking out $134,000,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$154,400,000''; and
       (2) in the item relating to Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon, by 
     striking out ``$187,000,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$193,377,000''.

     SEC. 2407. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 
                   1990 PROJECT.

       (a) Increase.--The table in section 2401(a) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 
     (division B of Public Law 100-189; 103 Stat. 1640) is amended 
     in the item relating to Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Virginia, 
     by striking out ``$330,000,000'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``$351,354,000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2405(b)(2) of that Act 
     (103 Stat. 1642) is amended by striking out ``$321,500,000'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``$342,854,000''.

   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                PROGRAM

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.

     SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
     program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, United 
     States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum of the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated for this purpose in section 
     2502 and the amount collected from the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization as a result of construction previously financed 
     by the United States.

     SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     years beginning after September 30, 1998, for contributions 
     by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, 
     United States Code, for the share of the United States of the 
     cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment program authorized by section 2501, in 
     the amount of $154,000,000.

            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1998 
              project.

     SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED GUARD AND RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 
     30, 1998, for the costs of acquisition, architectural and 
     engineering services, and construction of facilities for the 
     Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, 
     under chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including 
     the cost of acquisition of land for those facilities), the 
     following amounts:
       (1) For the Department of the Army--
       (A) for the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     $142,403,000; and
       (B) for the Army Reserve, $102,119,000.
       (2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Naval and 
     Marine Corps Reserve, $31,621,000.
       (3) For the Department of the Air Force--
       (A) for the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     $169,801,000; and
       (B) for the Air Force Reserve, $34,371,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--(1) The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A) is reduced by 
     $2,000,000, which represents the combination of project 
     savings in military construction resulting from favorable 
     bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due to force 
     structure changes.
       (2) The amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(3)(A) is reduced by $4,000,000, which 
     represents the combination of project savings in military 
     construction resulting from favorable bids, reduced overhead 
     costs, and cancellations due to force structure changes.

     SEC. 2602. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 
                   1998 PROJECT.

       Section 2603 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 
     Stat. 1983) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2603. ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, SALT LAKE 
                   CITY, UTAH.

       ``With regard to the military construction project for the 
     Army Reserve concerning construction of a reserve center and 
     organizational maintenance shop at an appropriate site in, or 
     in the vicinity of, Salt Lake City, Utah, to be carried out 
     using funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2601(a)(1)(B), the Secretary of the 
     Army shall enter into an agreement with the State of Utah 
     under which the State agrees to provide financial or in-kind 
     contributions in connection with the project.''.

        TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be 
              specified by law.
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1996 
              projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorization of fiscal year 1995 project.
Sec. 2704. Effective date.

     SEC. 2701. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED 
                   TO BE SPECIFIED BY LAW.

       (a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.--Except 
     as provided in sub

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     section (b), all authorizations contained in titles XXI 
     through XXVI for military construction projects, land 
     acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment program (and authorizations of 
     appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 2001; or
       (2) the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
     military construction for fiscal year 2002.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     authorizations for military construction projects, land 
     acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment program (and authorizations of 
     appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 
     been obligated before the later of--
       (1) October 1, 2001; or
       (2) the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
     fiscal year 2002 for military construction projects, land 
     acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment program.

     SEC. 2702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1996 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extensions.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (division B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 541), 
     authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables in 
     subsection (b), as provided in section 2201, 2202, 2302, or 
     2601 of that Act, shall remain in effect until October 1, 
     1999, or the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for military construction for fiscal year 2000, whichever is 
     later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:
       

                                 Navy: Extension of 1996 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                      Installation or location            Project              Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Puerto Rico..............................  Naval Station Roosevelt       Housing Office.........        $710,000
                                            Roads......................
California...............................  Camp Pendleton..............  Family Housing              $20,000,000
                                                                          Construction (138
                                                                          units)................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                               Air Force: Extension of 1996 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                      Installation or location            Project              Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Texas....................................  Lackland Air Force Base.....  Family Housing (67           $6,200,000
                                                                          units)................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1996 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                      Installation or location            Project              Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mississippi..............................  Camp Shelby.................  Multipurpose Range           $5,000,000
                                                                          Complex (Phase I).....
Missouri.................................  National Guard Training       Multipurpose Range.....      $2,236,000
                                            Site, Jefferson City.......
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2703. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 1995 
                   PROJECT.

       (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (division B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3046), the 
     authorization for the project set forth in the table in 
     subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act and 
     extended by section 2702 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1985), shall remain in effect until 
     October 1, 1999, or the date of enactment of an Act 
     authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
     2000, whichever is later.
       (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as 
     follows:
       

                                  Navy: Extension of 1995 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                      Installation or location            Project              Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maryland.................................  Indian Head Naval Surface     Denitrification/Acid         $6,400,000
                                            Warfare Center.............   Mixing Facility.......
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2704. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, and XXVI shall take 
     effect on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 1998; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of this Act.

                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

Sec. 2801. Architectural and engineering services and construction 
              design.
Sec. 2802. Expansion of Army overseas family housing lease authority.
Sec. 2803. Definition of ancillary supporting facilities under 
              alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of 
              military housing.
Sec. 2804. Purchase of build-to-lease family housing at Eielson Air 
              Force Base, Alaska.
Sec. 2805. Report relating to improvement of housing for unaccompanied 
              members.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Exceptions to real property transaction reporting 
              requirements for war and certain emergency and other 
              operations.
Sec. 2812. Restoration of Department of Defense lands used by another 
              Federal agency.
Sec. 2813. Outdoor recreation development on military installations for 
              disabled veterans, military dependents with disabilities, 
              and other persons with disabilities.
Sec. 2814. Report on leasing and other alternative uses of non-excess 
              military property.
Sec. 2815. Report on implementation of utility system conveyance 
              authority.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2821. Applicability of property disposal laws to leases at 
              installations to be closed or realigned under base 
              closure laws.
Sec. 2822. Elimination of waiver authority regarding prohibition 
              against certain conveyances of property at Naval Station, 
              Long Beach, California.
Sec. 2823. Payment of stipulated penalties assessed under CERCLA in 
              connection with McClellan Air Force Base, California.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

Sec. 2831. Modification of land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, 
              Youngstown, Ohio.
Sec. 2832. Release of interests in real property, former Kennebec 
              Arsenal, Augusta, Maine.
Sec. 2833. Release, waiver, or conveyance of interests in real 
              property, former Redstone Army Arsenal property, Alabama.
Sec. 2834. Conveyance of utility systems, Lone Star Army Ammunition 
              Plant, Texas.
Sec. 2835. Conveyance of water rights and related interests, Rocky 
              Mountain Arsenal, Colorado, for purposes of acquisition 
              of perpetual contracts for water.
Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Massena, New York.
Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Ogdensburg, New York.
Sec. 2838. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Jamestown, Ohio.
Sec. 2839. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Peoria, Illinois.
Sec. 2840. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Bridgton, Maine.
Sec. 2841. Land conveyance, Fort Sheridan, Illinois.
Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Skaneateles, New York.
Sec. 2843. Land conveyance, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, 
              Indiana.
Sec. 2844. Land conveyance, Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant, 
              Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Sec. 2845. Land conveyance, Stewart Amy Sub-Post, New Windsor, New 
              York.

                       Part II--Navy Conveyances

Sec. 2851. Conveyance of easement, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, 
              California.
Sec. 2852. Land exchange, Naval Reserve Readiness Center, Portland, 
              Maine.
Sec. 2853. Land conveyance, Naval and Marine Corps Reserve facility, 
              Youngstown, Ohio.
Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Naval Air Reserve Center, Minneapolis, 
              Minnesota.

                    Part III--Air Force Conveyances

Sec. 2861. Modification of land conveyance, Eglin Air Force Base, 
              Florida.
Sec. 2862. Modification of land conveyance, Finley Air Force Station, 
              North Dakota.
Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Lake Charles Air Force Station, Louisiana.
Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Air Force Housing Facility, La Junta, 
              Colorado.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2871. Modification of authority relating to Department of Defense 
              Laboratory Revitalization Demonstration Program.
Sec. 2872. Repeal of prohibition on joint use of Gray Army Airfield, 
              Fort Hood, Texas, with civil aviation.
Sec. 2873. Modification of demonstration project for purchase of fire, 
              security, police, public works, and utility services from 
              local government agencies.
Sec. 2874. Designation of building containing Navy and Marine Corps 
              Reserve Center, Augusta, Georgia.

 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

     SEC. 2801. ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES AND 
                   CONSTRUCTION DESIGN.

       (a) Increase in Threshold for Notice to Congress.--
     Subsection (b) of section 2807 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out ``$300,000'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``$500,000''.
       (b) Availability of Appropriations.--Subsection (d) of that 
     section is amended by

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     striking out ``study, planning, design, architectural, and 
     engineering services'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design''.

     SEC. 2802. EXPANSION OF ARMY OVERSEAS FAMILY HOUSING LEASE 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) Alternative Maximum Unit Amounts.--Section 2828(e) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting, ``, and the Secretary 
     of the Army may lease not more than 500 units of family 
     housing in Italy,'' after ``family housing in Italy'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) In addition to the 450 units of family housing 
     referred to in paragraph (1) for which the maximum lease 
     amount is $25,000 per unit per year, the Secretary of the 
     Army may lease not more than 800 units of family housing in 
     Korea subject to that maximum lease amount.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (4) of that section, 
     as redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section, is 
     amended by striking out ``and (2)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``, (2), and (3)''.

     SEC. 2803. DEFINITION OF ANCILLARY SUPPORTING FACILITIES 
                   UNDER ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND 
                   IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING.

       Section 2871(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after ``including'' the following: ``facilities 
     to provide or support elementary or secondary education,''.

     SEC. 2804. PURCHASE OF BUILD-TO-LEASE FAMILY HOUSING AT 
                   EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA.

       (a) Authority To Purchase.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may purchase the entire interest of the developer in the 
     military family housing project at Eielson Air Force Base, 
     Alaska, described in subsection (b) if the Secretary 
     determines that the purchase is in the best economic 
     interests of the Air Force.
       (b) Description of Project.--The military family housing 
     project referred to in this section is the 366-unit military 
     family housing project at Eielson Air Force Base that was 
     constructed by the developer and is being leased by the 
     Secretary under the authority of former subsection (g) of 
     section 2828 of title 10, United States Code (now section 
     2835 of such title), as added by section 801 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act, 1984 (Public Law 98-115; 97 
     Stat. 782).
       (c) Purchase Price.--The purchase price to be paid by the 
     Secretary under this section for the interest of the 
     developer in the military family housing project may not 
     exceed an amount equal to the amount of the outstanding 
     indebtedness of the developer to the lender for the project 
     that would have remained at the time of the purchase under 
     this section if the developer had paid down its indebtedness 
     to the lender for the project in accordance with the original 
     debt instruments for the project.
       (d) Time for Purchase.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary may elect to make the purchase authorized by 
     subsection (a) at any time during or after the term of the 
     lease for the military family housing project.
       (2) The Secretary may not make the purchase until 30 days 
     after the date on which the Secretary notifies the 
     congressional defense committees of the Secretary's election 
     to make the purchase under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 2805. REPORT RELATING TO IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING FOR 
                   UNACCOMPANIED MEMBERS.

       (a) Report Required.--(1) Not later than April 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on--
       (A) the plans of each of the military departments to 
     improve the condition, suitability, and availability of 
     housing for members of the Armed Forces who are unaccompanied 
     by dependents; and
       (B) the costs associated with the implementation of the 
     plans.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense shall prepare the report in 
     consultation with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments.
       (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) The plans and programs of each of the military 
     departments to improve housing on military installations for 
     unaccompanied members of the Armed Forces, including an 
     assessment of the requirement, a schedule to implement such 
     plans and programs, and an explanation of the standards used 
     to determine the adequacy, suitability, and availability of 
     housing outside of military installations.
       (2) A justification for the initiative to build single 
     occupancy rooms with a shared bath (commonly known as the ``1 
     Plus 1 Initiative''), including--
       (A) a description of the manner in which the initiative is 
     designed to enhance the quality of life for enlisted members 
     and the retention of such members in adequate numbers; and
       (B) an assessment of the analysis and data used in the 
     justification to implement the initiative.
       (3) The cost for each military department of implementing 
     the initiative, including the amount of funds, by fiscal 
     year, authorized and appropriated for military construction 
     and real property maintenance obligated or expended on the 
     improvement of military housing for unaccompanied members 
     beginning on October 1, 1996, and the amount of funds 
     required to be expended to ensure the suitability of such 
     housing for unaccompanied members.
       (4) An explanation of the difference in cost between--
       (A) upgrading existing military housing to the standard 
     proposed in the initiative; and
       (B) rehabilitating such housing within existing standards.
       (5) An assessment of the viability and utility of the 
     authorities provided by subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 
     10, United States Code, to contribute to the improvement of 
     the condition, suitability, and availability of housing for 
     unaccompanied members, especially members in junior grades.
       (6) The views of the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief 
     of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the 
     Commandant of the Marine Corps, the Commandant of the Coast 
     Guard, and each of the senior enlisted members of the Armed 
     Forces regarding the initiative referred to in paragraph (2) 
     and regarding any alternatives to the initiative having the 
     potential of enhancing the quality of life for unaccompanied 
     members, improving the readiness of the Armed Forces, and 
     improving the retention of enlisted members in adequate 
     numbers.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

     SEC. 2811. EXCEPTIONS TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTION REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS FOR WAR AND CERTAIN EMERGENCY AND 
                   OTHER OPERATIONS.

       (a) Exceptions.--Section 2662 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Exceptions for Transactions for War and Certain 
     Emergency and Other Operations.--(1) The reporting 
     requirement set forth in subsection (a) shall not apply with 
     respect to a real property transaction otherwise covered by 
     that subsection, and the reporting requirement set forth in 
     subsection (e) shall not apply with respect to a real 
     property transaction otherwise covered by that subsection, if 
     the Secretary concerned determines that the transaction is 
     made as a result of any of the following:
       ``(A) A declaration of war.
       ``(B) A declaration of a national emergency by the 
     President pursuant to the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1601 et seq.).
       ``(C) A declaration of an emergency or major disaster 
     pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
       ``(D) The use of the militia or the armed forces after a 
     proclamation to disperse under section 334 of this title.
       ``(E) A contingency operation.
       ``(2) The reporting requirement set forth in subsection (a) 
     shall not apply with respect to a real property transaction 
     otherwise covered by that subsection if the Secretary 
     concerned determines that--
       ``(A) an event listed in paragraph (1) is imminent; and
       ``(B) the transaction is necessary for purposes of 
     preparation for such event.
       ``(3) Not later than 30 days after entering into a real 
     property transaction covered by paragraph (1) or (2), the 
     Secretary concerned shall submit to the committees named in 
     subsection (a) a report on the transaction. The report shall 
     set forth any facts or information which would otherwise have 
     been submitted in a report on the transaction under 
     subsection (a) or (e), as the case may be, but for the 
     operation of paragraph (1) or (2).''.
       (b) Stylistic Amendments.--That section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``General Notice and 
     Wait Requirements.--'' after ``(a)'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``Annual Reports on 
     Certain Minor Transactions.--'' after ``(b)'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``Geographic Scope; 
     Excepted Projects.--'' after ``(c)'';
       (4) in subsection (d), by inserting ``Statements of 
     Compliance in Transaction Instruments.--'' after ``(d)'';
       (5) in subsection (e), by inserting ``Notice and Wait 
     Regarding Leases of Space for DoD by GSA.--'' after ``(e)''; 
     and
       (6) in subsection (f), by inserting ``Reports on 
     Transactions Involving Intelligence Components.--'' after 
     ``(f)''.

     SEC. 2812. RESTORATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LANDS USED BY 
                   ANOTHER FEDERAL AGENCY.

       (a) Restoration as Term of Agreement.--Section 2691 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) As a condition of any lease, permit, license, or 
     other grant of access entered into by the Secretary of a 
     military department with another Federal agency authorizing 
     the agency to use lands under the control of the Secretary, 
     the Secretary may require the agency to agree to remove any 
     improvements and to take any other action necessary in the 
     judgment of the Secretary to restore the land used by the 
     agency to its condition before its use by the agency.
       ``(2) In lieu of performing any removal or restoration work 
     under paragraph (1), a Federal agency may elect, with the 
     consent of the Secretary, to reimburse the Secretary for the 
     costs incurred by the military department in performing such 
     removal or restoration work.''.

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       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2691. Restoration of land used by permit or lease''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 159 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
     item relating to section 2691 and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following new item:
``2691. Restoration of land used by permit or lease.''.

     SEC. 2813. OUTDOOR RECREATION DEVELOPMENT ON MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS FOR DISABLED VETERANS, MILITARY 
                   DEPENDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND OTHER PERSONS 
                   WITH DISABILITIES.

       (a) Access Enhancement.--Section 103 of the Sikes Act (16 
     U.S.C. 670c) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsections:
       ``(b) Access for Disabled Veterans, Military Dependents 
     With Disabilities, and Other Persons With Disabilities.--(1) 
     In developing facilities and conducting programs for public 
     outdoor recreation at military installations, consistent with 
     the primary military mission of the installations, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure, to the extent reasonably 
     practicable, that outdoor recreation opportunities (including 
     fishing, hunting, trapping, wildlife viewing, boating, and 
     camping) made available to the public also provide access for 
     persons described in paragraph (2) when topographic, 
     vegetative, and water resources allow access for such persons 
     without substantial modification to the natural environment.
       ``(2) Persons referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
     following:
       ``(A) Disabled veterans.
       ``(B) Military dependents with disabilities.
       ``(C) Other persons with disabilities, when access to a 
     military installation for such persons and other civilians is 
     not otherwise restricted.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall carry out this 
     subsection in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, national service, military, and veterans 
     organizations, and sporting organizations in the private 
     sector that participate in outdoor recreation projects for 
     persons described in paragraph (2).
       ``(c) Acceptance of Donations.--In connection with the 
     facilities and programs for public outdoor recreation at 
     military installations, in particular the requirement under 
     subsection (b) to provide access for persons described in 
     paragraph (2) of such subsection, the Secretary of Defense 
     may accept--
       ``(1) the voluntary services of individuals and 
     organizations; and
       ``(2) donations of property, whether real or personal.
       ``(d) Treatment of Volunteers.--A volunteer under 
     subsection (c) shall not be considered to be a Federal 
     employee and shall not be subject to the provisions of law 
     relating to Federal employment, including those relating to 
     hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment 
     compensation, and Federal employee benefits, except that--
       ``(1) for the purposes of the tort claims provisions of 
     chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, the volunteer 
     shall be considered to be a Federal employee; and
       ``(2) for the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of 
     title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation to 
     Federal employees for work injuries, the volunteer shall be 
     considered to be an employee, as defined in section 
     8101(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, and the provisions 
     of such subchapter shall apply.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Such section is further amended 
     by striking out ``Sec. 103.'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 103. PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC OUTDOOR RECREATION.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--''.

     SEC. 2814. REPORT ON LEASING AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE USES OF 
                   NON-EXCESS MILITARY PROPERTY.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 15, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives a report regarding the 
     authority of the military departments and Defense Agencies to 
     lease to the private sector non-excess real and personal 
     property. The Secretary shall prepare the report in 
     consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments 
     and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
       (b) Required Elements of Report.--The report shall set 
     forth the following:
       (1) The number and purpose of all leases entered into under 
     sections 2667 and 2667a of title 10, United States Code, 
     other than leases under section 2667(f) of that title, during 
     the five-year period ending on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) The types and amounts of payments received under the 
     leases specified in paragraph (1) and the costs, if any, 
     foregone as a result of the leases.
       (3) An assessment of the positive and negative aspects of 
     leasing real property and surplus capacity at military 
     installations to the private sector, including the potential 
     effect of the use of the leases on force protection and the 
     military functions of the installations.
       (4) An assessment of the current efforts of the Department 
     of Defense to identify for the private sector any surplus 
     capacity at military installations that could be leased or 
     otherwise used by the private sector.
       (5) An assessment of the proposal of the Secretary of the 
     Air Force to reduce infrastructure costs at Brooks Air Force 
     Base, Texas, using the authority provided in section 2667 of 
     title 10, United States Code, and the proposal of the 
     Secretary of the Navy regarding the potential for development 
     of Ford Island as part of Naval Complex, Pearl Harbor, 
     Hawaii.
       (6) An assessment (including an economic analysis) of the 
     ability of the military departments and Defense Agencies to 
     reduce the quantity of real property leased by them through 
     the relocation of activities located in such leased space to 
     property of a military installation, or another Federal 
     agency, that is unutilized or underutilized, while also 
     lowering operational and maintenance costs and minimizing the 
     need for new construction.
       (c) Additional Elements of Report.--In the event that the 
     Secretary of Defense considers the authority under section 
     2667 or 2667a of title 10, United States Code, to be 
     insufficient, the Secretary shall also include in the 
     report--
       (1) a proposal for authority to conduct a pilot project 
     based on the assessment made under subsection (b)(5) or for 
     such general legislative authority as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to enhance the ability of the Department of 
     Defense to utilize surplus capacity at military installations 
     in order to improve military readiness, achieve cost savings 
     with respect to such installations, or decrease the cost of 
     operating such installations;
       (2) an estimate of the income that could accrue to the 
     Department of Defense as a result of the implementation of 
     enhanced authority proposed under paragraph (1) during the 
     five-year period beginning on the date of such 
     implementation; and
       (3) an assessment of the extent to which any such income 
     should be reserved for the use of the installations 
     exercising such authority and of the extent to which 
     installations would be likely to enter into such leases if 
     they cannot retain such income.

     SEC. 2815. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UTILITY SYSTEM 
                   CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.

       Not later than March 1, 1999, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, shall submit to Congress a report containing--
       (1) the criteria to be used by the Secretary of a military 
     department to select utility systems, and related 
     improvements, easements, and rights-of-way, under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary, for conveyance to a municipal, 
     private, regional, district, or cooperative utility company 
     or other entity under the authority of section 2688 of title 
     10, United States Code;
       (2) an assessment of the need to include, as part of the 
     conveyance authority under such section, authority for the 
     Secretary to convey real property associated with a utility 
     system conveyed under such section; and
       (3) a description of the manner in which the Secretary will 
     ensure that any conveyance under such section does not 
     adversely affect the national security of the United States.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

     SEC. 2821. APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY DISPOSAL LAWS TO LEASES 
                   AT INSTALLATIONS TO BE CLOSED OR REALIGNED 
                   UNDER BASE CLOSURE LAWS.

       Section 2667(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``subsection (a)(3)'' the 
     following: ``or the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (to the extent such Act is inconsistent 
     with this subsection)''.

     SEC. 2822. ELIMINATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY REGARDING 
                   PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN CONVEYANCES OF 
                   PROPERTY AT NAVAL STATION, LONG BEACH, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       Section 2826 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 
     Stat. 2001) is amended by striking out subsection (e).

     SEC. 2823. PAYMENT OF STIPULATED PENALTIES ASSESSED UNDER 
                   CERCLA IN CONNECTION WITH MCCLELLAN AIR FORCE 
                   BASE, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Source of Payment.--Notwithstanding subsection (b) of 
     section 2906 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act 
     of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note), the Secretary of Defense may use amounts 
     in the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990 
     established under subsection (a) of such section to pay 
     stipulated penalties assessed under the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) against McClellan Air Force 
     Base, California.
       (b) Amount of Payment.--The amount expended under the 
     authority of subsection (a) may not exceed $15,000.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        PART I--ARMY CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2831. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE 
                   CENTER, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.

       Section 2861(b) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 573) is amended by striking out ``retain'' and all 
     that follows through the period at the end and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``develop the parcel for educational 
     purposes.''.

     SEC. 2832. RELEASE OF INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY, FORMER 
                   KENNEBEC ARSENAL, AUGUSTA, MAINE.

       (a) Authority To Release.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     release, without consider

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     ation, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to the real property described in subsection (b).
       (b) Covered Property.--The real property referred to in 
     subsection (a) is the parcel of real property consisting of 
     approximately 40 acres located in Augusta, Maine, and 
     formerly known as the Kennebec Arsenal, which parcel was 
     conveyed by the Secretary of War to the State of Maine under 
     the provisions of the Act entitled ``An Act Authorizing the 
     Secretary of War to convey the Kennebec Arsenal property, 
     situated in Augusta, Maine, to the State of Maine for public 
     purposes'', approved March 3, 1905 (33 Stat. 1270), as 
     amended by section 771 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1981 (Public Law 96-527; 94 Stat. 3093).
       (c) Instrument of Release.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     execute and file in the appropriate office a deed of release, 
     amended deed, or other appropriate instrument effectuating 
     the release of interests authorized by this section.

     SEC. 2833. RELEASE, WAIVER, OR CONVEYANCE OF INTERESTS IN 
                   REAL PROPERTY, FORMER REDSTONE ARMY ARSENAL 
                   PROPERTY, ALABAMA.

       (a) Release Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     release, without consideration and to such extent as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States, the reversionary interests of the United 
     States in the real property described in subsection (b), 
     which were retained by the United States when the property 
     was conveyed to the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, 
     an agency of the State of Alabama. The release shall be 
     executed in the manner provided in this section.
       (b) Description of Property.--The real property referred to 
     in this section is the real property conveyed to the Alabama 
     Space Science Exhibit Commission under the authority of the 
     following provisions of law:
       (1) The first section of Public Law 90-276 (82 Stat. 68).
       (2) Section 813 of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-125; 93 Stat. 952).
       (3) Section 813 of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act, 1984 (Public Law 98-115; 97 Stat. 790).
       (c) Release, Waiver, or Conveyance of Other Rights, Terms, 
     and Conditions.--As part of the release under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary may release, waive, or convey, without 
     consideration and to such extent as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States--
       (1) any and all other rights retained by the United States 
     in and to the real property described in subsection (b) when 
     the property was conveyed to the Alabama Space Science 
     Exhibit Commission; and
       (2) any and all terms and conditions and restrictions on 
     the use of the real property imposed as part of the 
     conveyances described in subsection (b).
       (d) Conditions on Release, Waiver, or Conveyance.--(1) The 
     Secretary may execute the release under subsection (a) or a 
     release, waiver, or conveyance under subsection (c) only 
     after--
       (A) the Secretary approves of the master plan prepared by 
     the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, as such plan 
     may exist or be revised from time to time, for development of 
     the real property described in subsection (b); and
       (B) the installation commander at Redstone Arsenal, 
     Alabama, certifies to the Secretary that the release, waiver, 
     or conveyance is consistent with the master plan.
       (2) A new facility or structure may not be constructed on 
     the real property described in subsection (b) unless the 
     facility or structure is included in the master plan, which 
     has been approved and certified as provided in paragraph (1).
       (e) Instrument of Release, Waiver, or Conveyance.--In 
     making a release, waiver, or conveyance authorized by this 
     section, the Secretary shall execute and file in the 
     appropriate office or offices a deed of release, amended 
     deed, or other appropriate instrument effectuating the 
     release, waiver, or conveyance.
       (f) Effect of Release.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (g), upon release of any reversionary interest under this 
     section, the right, title and interest of the Alabama Space 
     Science Exhibit Commission in and to the real property 
     described in subsection (b) shall, to the extent of the 
     release, no longer be subject to the conditions prescribed in 
     the provisions of law specified in such subsection. Except as 
     provided in subsection (g), the Alabama Space Science Exhibit 
     Commission may use the real property for any such purpose or 
     purposes as it considers appropriate consistent with the 
     master plan approved and certified as provided in subsection 
     (d), and the real property may be conveyed by the Alabama 
     Space Science Exhibit Commission without restriction and 
     unencumbered by any claims or rights of the United States 
     with respect to the property, subject to such rights, terms, 
     and conditions of the United States previously imposed on the 
     real property and not released, waived, or conveyed by the 
     Secretary under subsection (c).
       (g) Exceptions.--(1) Conveyance of the drainage and utility 
     easement reserved to the United States pursuant to section 
     813(b)(3) of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 
     1984 (Public Law 98-115; 97 Stat. 791), is not authorized 
     under this section.
       (2) In no event may title to any portion of the real 
     property described in subsection (b) be conveyed by the 
     Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission or any future deed 
     holder of the real property to any person other than an 
     agency, instrumentality, political subdivision, municipal 
     corporation, or public corporation of the State of Alabama. 
     Any deed conveying title to any portion of the real property 
     described in subsection (b) shall restrict the further use of 
     the conveyed property to purposes and uses consistent with 
     the master plan approved and certified as provided in 
     subsection (d), unless otherwise approved by the Secretary.
       (3) Paragraph (2) does not prevent the Alabama Space 
     Science Exhibit Commission or any future deed holder of the 
     real property described in subsection (b) from giving a 
     mortgage with respect to any portion of the real property to 
     any person, except that any such mortgage shall provide that 
     the further use of the real property shall be restricted to 
     purposes and uses consistent with the master plan approved 
     and certified as provided in subsection (d), unless otherwise 
     approved by the Secretary.

     SEC. 2834. CONVEYANCE OF UTILITY SYSTEMS, LONE STAR ARMY 
                   AMMUNITION PLANT, TEXAS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to any utility system, or part thereof, including any 
     real property associated with such system, at the Lone Star 
     Army Ammunition Plant, Texas, to the redevelopment authority 
     for the Red River Army Depot, Texas, in conjunction with the 
     disposal of property at the Depot under the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
     Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the redevelopment authority shall pay 
     to the United States an amount equal to the fair market value 
     of the conveyed utility system and any real property conveyed 
     as part of the conveyance, as determined by an independent 
     appraisal satisfactory to the Secretary and paid for by the 
     redevelopment authority.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) may be 
     construed to prohibit or otherwise limit the Secretary from 
     conveying any utility system referred to in that subsection 
     under any other provision of law, including section 2688 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (d) Utility System Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``utility system'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     2688(g) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 2835. CONVEYANCE OF WATER RIGHTS AND RELATED INTERESTS, 
                   ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL, COLORADO, FOR PURPOSES 
                   OF ACQUISITION OF PERPETUAL CONTRACTS FOR 
                   WATER.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Secretary of the Army may convey any and all interest of the 
     United States in the water rights and related rights at Rocky 
     Mountain Arsenal, Colorado, described in subsection (b) to 
     the City and County of Denver, Colorado, acting through its 
     Board of Water Commissioners.
       (b) Covered Water Rights and Related Rights.--The water 
     rights and related rights authorized to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) are the following:
       (1) Any and all interest in 300 acre rights to water from 
     Antero Reservoir as set forth in Antero Reservoir Contract 
     No. 382 dated August 22, 1923, for 160 acre rights; Antero 
     Reservoir Contract No. 383 dated August 22, 1923, for 50 acre 
     rights; Antero Reservoir Contract No. 384 dated October 30, 
     1923, for 40 acre rights; Antero Reservoir Contract No. 387 
     dated March 3, 1923, for 50 acre rights; and Supplemental 
     Contract No. 382-383-384-387 dated July 24, 1932, defining 
     the amount of water to be delivered under the 300 acre rights 
     in the prior contracts as 220 acre feet.
       (2) Any and all interest in the 305 acre rights of water 
     from the High Line Canal, diverted at its headgate on the 
     South Platte River and delivered to the Fitzsimons Army 
     Medical Center and currently subject to cost assessments 
     pursuant to Denver Water Department contract #001990.
       (3) Any and all interest in the 2,603.55 acre rights of 
     water from the High Line Canal, diverted at its headgate on 
     the South Platte River and delivered to the Rocky Mountain 
     Arsenal in Adams County, Colorado, and currently subject to 
     cost assessments by the Denver Water Department, including 
     680 acre rights transferred from Lowry Field to the Rocky 
     Mountain Arsenal by the October 5, 1943, agreement between 
     the City and County of Denver, acting by and through its 
     Board of Water Commissioners, and the United States of 
     America.
       (4) Any and all interest in 4,058.34 acre rights of water 
     not currently subject to cost assessments by the Denver Water 
     Department.
       (5) A new easement for the placement of water lines 
     approximately 50 feet wide inside the Southern boundary of 
     Rocky Mountain Arsenal and across the Reserve Center along 
     the northern side of 56th Avenue.
       (6) A permanent easement for utilities where Denver has an 
     existing temporary easement near the southern and western 
     boundaries of Rocky Mountain Arsenal.
       (c) Consideration.--(1) The Secretary of the Army may make 
     the conveyance under subsection (a) only if the Board of 
     Water Commissioners, on behalf of the City and County of 
     Denver, Colorado--
       (A) enters into a permanent contract with the Secretary of 
     the Army for purposes of ensuring the delivery of nonpotable 
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       (B) enters into a permanent contract with the Secretary of 
     the Interior for purposes of ensuring the delivery of 
     nonpotable water and potable water to Rocky Mountain Arsenal 
     National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado.
       (2) Section 2809(e) of title 10, United States Code, shall 
     not operate to limit the term of the contract entered into 
     under paragraph (1)(A).
       (d) Requirement Relating to Conveyance.--The Secretary of 
     the Army may not make the conveyance authorized by subsection 
     (a) until the execution of the proposed agreement provided 
     for under subsection (c) between the City and County of 
     Denver, Colorado, acting through its Board of Water 
     Commissioners, the South Adams County Water and Sanitation 
     District, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and 
     the Army.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 2836. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, MASSENA, NEW 
                   YORK.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Village of Massena, New 
     York (in this section referred to as the ``Village''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
     consisting of the Army Reserve Center in Massena, New York, 
     for the purpose of permitting the Village to develop the 
     parcel for public benefit, including the development of 
     municipal office space.
       (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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the Village.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that the conveyed real property is not being used in 
     accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in 
     such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination of 
     the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the 
     record after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2837. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, OGDENSBURG, 
                   NEW YORK.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the City of Ogdensburg, New 
     York (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
     consisting of the Army Reserve Center in Ogdensburg, New 
     York, for the purpose of permitting the City to develop the 
     parcel for public benefit, including the development of 
     municipal office space.
       (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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the City.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that the conveyed real property is not being used in 
     accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in 
     such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination of 
     the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the 
     record after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2838. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, JAMESTOWN, 
                   OHIO.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Greeneview Local School 
     District of Jamestown, Ohio, all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, 
     including improvements thereon, that is located at 5693 
     Plymouth Road in Jamestown, Ohio, and contains an Army 
     Reserve Center, for the purpose of permitting the Greeneview 
     Local School District to retain and use the conveyed property 
     for educational purposes.
       (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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the Greeneview Local School District.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that the conveyed real property is not being used in 
     accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in 
     such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination of 
     the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the 
     record after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2839. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, PEORIA, 
                   ILLINOIS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Peoria School District 
     #150 of Peoria, Illinois (in this section referred to as the 
     ``School District''), all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of the Army Reserve Center 
     located at 1429 Northmoor Road in Peoria, Illinois, for the 
     purpose of permitting the School District to develop the 
     parcel for educational and transportation purposes.
       (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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the School District.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that the conveyed real property is not being used in 
     accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in 
     such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination of 
     the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the 
     record after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2840. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, BRIDGTON, 
                   MAINE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Town of Bridgton, Maine 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Town''), all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
     of real property, including improvements thereon, consisting 
     of approximately 3.65 acres and containing the Army Reserve 
     Center in Bridgton, Maine, for the purpose of permitting the 
     Town to develop the parcel for public benefit, including the 
     development of municipal office space.
       (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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the Town.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that the conveyed real property is not being used in 
     accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in 
     such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination of 
     the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the 
     record after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2841. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to the City of Lake Forest, Illinois (in this section 
     referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest, 
     of the United States in and to all or some portion of the 
     parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, at 
     the former Fort Sheridan, Illinois, consisting of 
     approximately 14 acres and known as the northern Army Reserve 
     enclave area.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the United States 
     an amount equal to not less than the fair market value of the 
     real property to be conveyed, as determined by the Secretary.
       (c) Use of Proceeds.--In such amounts as are provided in 
     advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use the 
     funds paid by the City under subsection (b) to provide for 
     the construction of replacement facilities and for the 
     relocation costs for Reserve units and activities affected by 
     the conveyance.
       (d) 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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the City.

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       (e) Notice and Wait.--The Secretary may not make the 
     conveyance authorized by subsection (a) until 21 days after 
     the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional 
     defense committees a certification that the relocation of the 
     Reserve units and activities affected by the conveyance is 
     consistent with an approved master plan for the consolidation 
     of Reserve activities in, or in the vicinity of, Chicago, 
     Illinois.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2842. LAND CONVEYANCE, SKANEATELES, NEW YORK.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Town of Skaneateles, 
     New York (in this section referred to as the ``Town''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 147.10 acres in Skaneateles, New 
     York, and commonly known as the ``Federal Farm'', for the 
     purpose of permitting the Town to develop the parcel for 
     public benefit, including for recreational purposes.
       (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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the Town.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that the conveyed real property is not being used in 
     accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in 
     such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination of 
     the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the 
     record after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interest of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2843. LAND CONVEYANCE, INDIANA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, 
                   CHARLESTOWN, INDIANA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant Reuse Authority 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Reuse Authority'') all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 4660 acres located at the Indiana 
     Army Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, Indiana, for the purpose 
     of developing the parcel as an industrial park to replace all 
     or part of the economic activity lost at the inactivated 
     plant.
       (b) Consideration.--Except as provided in subsection (d), 
     as consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
     Reuse Authority shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to 
     the fair market value of the conveyed property as of the time 
     of the conveyance, determined by the Secretary in accordance 
     with Federal appraisal standards and procedures.
       (c) Time for Payment.--The consideration required under 
     subsection (b) shall be paid by the Reuse Authority at the 
     end of the 10-year period beginning on the date on which the 
     conveyance under subsection (a) is completed.
       (d) Effect of Reconveyance or Lease.--(1) If, during the 
     10-year period specified in subsection (c), the Reuse 
     Authority reconveys all or any part of the property conveyed 
     under subsection (a), the Reuse Authority shall pay to the 
     United States an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
     reconveyed property as of the time of the reconveyance, 
     excluding the value of any improvements made to the property 
     by the Reuse Authority, determined by the Secretary in 
     accordance with Federal appraisal standards and procedures.
       (2) The Secretary may treat a lease of the property within 
     such 10-year period as a reconveyance if the Secretary 
     determines that the lease is being used to avoid application 
     of paragraph (1).
       (e) Deposit of Proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit any 
     proceeds received under subsection (b) or (d) in the special 
     account established pursuant to section 204(h)(2) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 485(h)(2)).
       (f) Administrative Expenses.--In connection with the 
     conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary may accept 
     amounts provided by the Reuse Authority or other persons to 
     cover administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary in 
     making the conveyance. Amounts received under this subsection 
     for administrative expenses shall be credited to the 
     appropriation, fund, or account from which the expenses were 
     paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with funds in such 
     appropriation, fund, or account and shall be available for 
     the same purposes and subject to the same limitations as the 
     funds with which merged.
       (g) Description of Property.--The property to be conveyed 
     under subsection (a) includes the administrative area of the 
     Indiana Army Ammunition Plant as well as open space in the 
     southern end of the plant. The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be conveyed shall be 
     determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The 
     cost of the survey shall be borne by the Reuse Authority.
       (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       (i) Additional Conveyance for Recreational Purposes.--
     Section 2858(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 571), as amended by section 2838 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (division 
     B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 2006), is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Secretary may also convey to the State, without 
     consideration, another parcel of real property at the Indiana 
     Army Ammunition Plant consisting of approximately 2,000 acres 
     of additional riverfront property in order to connect the 
     parcel conveyed under paragraph (2) with the parcels of 
     Charlestown State Park conveyed to the State under paragraph 
     (1) and title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
     Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note).''.

     SEC. 2844. LAND CONVEYANCE, VOLUNTEER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, 
                   CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to Hamilton County, Tennessee (in this section 
     referred to as the ``County''), all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property, including improvements thereon, consisting of 
     approximately 1033 acres located at the Volunteer Army 
     Ammunition Plant, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the purpose of 
     developing the parcel as an industrial park to replace all or 
     part of the economic activity lost at the inactivated plant.
       (b) Consideration.--Except as provided in subsection (d), 
     as consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
     County shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair 
     market value of the conveyed property as of the time of the 
     conveyance, determined by the Secretary in accordance with 
     Federal appraisal standards and procedures.
       (c) Time for Payment.--The consideration required under 
     subsection (b) shall be paid by the County at the end of the 
     10-year period beginning on the date on which the conveyance 
     under subsection (a) is completed.
       (d) Effect of Reconveyance or Lease.--(1) If the County 
     reconveys all or any part of the conveyed property during the 
     10-year period specified in subsection (c), the County shall 
     pay to the United States an amount equal to the fair market 
     value of the reconveyed property as of the time of the 
     reconveyance, excluding the value of any improvements made to 
     the property by the County, determined by the Secretary in 
     accordance with Federal appraisal standards and procedures.
       (2) The Secretary may treat a lease of the property within 
     such 10-year period as a reconveyance if the Secretary 
     determines that the lease is being used to avoid application 
     of paragraph (1).
       (e) Deposit of Proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit any 
     proceeds received under subsection (b) or (d) in the special 
     account established pursuant to section 204(h)(2) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 485(h)(2)).
       (f) Effect on Existing Leases.--The conveyance of the real 
     property under subsection (a) shall not affect the terms or 
     length of any contract entered into by the Secretary before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act with regard to the 
     property to be conveyed.
       (g) Administrative Expenses.--In connection with the 
     conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary may accept 
     amounts provided by the County or other persons to cover 
     administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary in making 
     the conveyance. Amounts received under this subsection for 
     administrative expenses shall be credited to the 
     appropriation, fund, or account from which the expenses were 
     paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with funds in such 
     appropriation, fund, or account and shall be available for 
     the same purposes and subject to the same limitations as the 
     funds with which merged.
       (h) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
     County.
       (i) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2845. LAND CONVEYANCE, STEWART ARMY SUB-POST, NEW 
                   WINDSOR, NEW YORK.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Town of New Windsor, 
     New York (in this section referred to as the ``Town''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 291 acres at the Stewart Army 
     Sub-Post in New Windsor, New York, for the purpose of 
     permitting the Town to develop the parcel for economic 
     purposes.

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       (b) Exclusion.--The real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) does not include any portion of the 
     approximately 89.2-acre parcel at Stewart Army Sub-Post that 
     is proposed for transfer to the jurisdiction and control of 
     the Marine Corps or the approximately 22-acre parcel at 
     Stewart Army Sub-Post that is proposed for transfer to the 
     jurisdiction and control of the Army Reserve.
       (c) Conditions of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) may only be made subject to the following 
     conditions:
       (1) The Town must agree to provide connections to the local 
     wastewater and sewage treatment system for all existing and 
     future improvements to the parcels of real property referred 
     to in subsection (b).
       (2) The Town must agree to provide wastewater and sewage 
     treatment service to such parcels at a rate established by 
     the appropriate Federal or State regulatory authority.
       (d) 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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the Town.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

                       PART II--NAVY CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2851. CONVEYANCE OF EASEMENT, MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP 
                   PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Easement Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     grant an easement, in perpetuity, to the Foothill/Eastern 
     Transportation Corridor Agency (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Agency'') over a parcel of real property at Marine 
     Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of 
     approximately 340 acres to permit the recipient of the 
     easement to construct, operate, and maintain a restricted 
     access highway. The area covered by the easement shall 
     include slopes and all necessary incidents thereto.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the grant of an 
     easement under subsection (a), the Agency shall pay to the 
     United States an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
     easement, as determined by an independent appraisal 
     satisfactory to the Secretary and paid for by the Agency.
       (c) Use of Proceeds.--In such amounts as are provided in 
     advance in appropriation Acts, the Secretary shall use the 
     funds paid by the Agency under subsection (b) to carry out 
     one or more of the following programs at Camp Pendleton:
       (1) Enhancement of access from Red, White, and Green 
     Beaches under Interstate Route 5 and railroad crossings to 
     inland areas.
       (2) Improvement of roads and bridge structures in the range 
     and training area.
       (3) Realignment of Basilone Road.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the easement to be granted under subsection 
     (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
     Agency.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the grant of an easement under subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 2852. LAND EXCHANGE, NAVAL RESERVE READINESS CENTER, 
                   PORTLAND, MAINE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy 
     may convey to the Gulf of Maine Aquarium Development 
     Corporation, Portland, Maine (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Corporation''), all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 3.72 acres 
     in Portland, Maine, and containing the Naval Reserve 
     Readiness Center, Portland, Maine, for the purpose of 
     permitting the Corporation to use the parcel for economic 
     development and as the site for an aquarium and marine 
     research facility.
       (2) As part of the conveyance under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall also convey to the Corporation any interest 
     of the United States in the submerged lands adjacent to the 
     real property conveyed under that paragraph that is 
     appurtenant to the real property conveyed under that 
     paragraph.
       (b) Provision of Replacement Facilities.--As consideration 
     for the conveyance authorized by subsection (a), the 
     Corporation shall design and construct such facilities as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate for the Naval Reserve to 
     replace the facilities conveyed under that subsection.
       (c) Location of Replacement Facilities.--(1) To provide a 
     location for the replacement facilities required under 
     subsection (b), the Corporation shall--
       (A) convey to the United States all right, title, and 
     interest in and to a parcel of real property determined by 
     the Secretary to be an appropriate location for such 
     facilities; or
       (B) design and construct such facilities on such parcel of 
     real property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary as the 
     Secretary shall specify.
       (2) The Secretary shall select the alternative provided 
     under paragraph (1) to be used by the Corporation.
       (d) Notice and Wait.--The Secretary may not make the 
     conveyance authorized by subsection (a) until 21 days after 
     the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional 
     defense committees a report specifying the terms and 
     conditions under which the conveyance will occur.
       (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a)(1), of any interest to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a)(2), and of the real property, if any, to be 
     conveyed under subsection (c)(1)(A) shall be determined by 
     surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the 
     surveys shall be borne by the Corporation.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2853. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
                   FACILITY, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey, without consideration, to the City of Youngstown, 
     Ohio (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, that 
     is located at 315 East Laclede Avenue in Youngstown, Ohio, 
     and is the location of a Naval and Marine Corps Reserve 
     facility, for the purpose of permitting the City to use the 
     parcel for educational purposes.
       (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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the City.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that the conveyed real property is not being used in 
     accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in 
     such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination of 
     the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the 
     record after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2854. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL AIR RESERVE CENTER, 
                   MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports 
     Commission, Minnesota (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Commission''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 32 acres 
     located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and comprising the Naval 
     Air Reserve Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the purpose 
     of facilitating the expansion of the Minneapolis-St. Paul 
     International Airport.
       (b) Alternative Lease Authority.--In lieu of the conveyance 
     authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary may elect to 
     lease the property referred to in that subsection to the 
     Commission if the Secretary determines that a lease of the 
     property would better serve the interests of the United 
     States.
       (c) Provision of Replacement Facilities.--As consideration 
     for the conveyance under subsection (a), or the lease under 
     subsection (b), the Commission shall--
       (1) provide for such facilities as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate for the Naval Reserve to replace the facilities 
     conveyed or leased under this section;
       (2) assume the costs of designing and constructing such 
     replacement facilities, as may be acceptable to the 
     Secretary; and
       (3) assume any costs incurred by the Secretary in 
     relocating the operations of the Naval Air Reserve Center to 
     such replacement facilities.
       (d) Location of Replacement Facilities.--To provide a 
     location for the replacement facilities required under 
     subsection (c), the Commission may--
       (1) convey to the United States all right, title, and 
     interest in and to a parcel of real property determined by 
     the Secretary to be an appropriate location for such 
     facilities, if the Secretary elects to make the conveyance 
     authorized by subsection (a); or
       (2) lease to the United States a parcel of real property 
     determined by the Secretary to be an appropriate location for 
     such facilities, if the Secretary elects to make the lease 
     authorized by subsection (b).
       (e) Availability of Replacement Facilities.--The Secretary 
     may not make the conveyance authorized by subsection (a), or 
     enter into the lease authorized by subsection (b), until the 
     replacement facilities required by subsection (c) are 
     available for the relocation of the operations of the Naval 
     Air Reserve Center.
       (f) Agreement Relating to Conveyance.--(1) If the Secretary 
     determines to proceed with the conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a), or the lease authorized by subsection (b), 
     the Secretary and the Commission shall enter into an 
     agreement specifying the terms and conditions under which the 
     conveyance or lease will occur.
       (2) The Secretary may not enter into the agreement under 
     paragraph (1) until 21 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary sub

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     mits to the congressional defense committees a report 
     specifying the terms and conditions under which the 
     conveyance or lease will occur.
       (g) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed to the 
     Commission under subsection (a), or leased to the Commission 
     under subsection (b), and the exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed or leased 
     under subsection (d) to the United States, shall be 
     determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost 
     of the surveys shall be borne by the Commission.
       (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a), or the lease under 
     subsection (b), as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     protect the interests of the United States.

                    PART III--AIR FORCE CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2861. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, EGLIN AIR FORCE 
                   BASE, FLORIDA.

       Section 809(c) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act, 1979 (Public Law 95-356; 92 Stat. 587), as amended by 
     section 2826 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 
     1989 (division B of Public Law 100-456; 102 Stat. 2123), is 
     further amended by striking out ``and a third parcel 
     containing forty-two acres'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``, a third parcel containing forty-two acres, a fourth 
     parcel containing approximately 3.43 acres, and a fifth 
     parcel containing approximately 0.56 acres''.

     SEC. 2862. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, FINLEY AIR FORCE 
                   STATION, NORTH DAKOTA.

       Section 2835 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public Law 103-337; 108 
     Stat. 3063) is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsections (a), (b), and (c) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsections:
       ``(a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may convey, without consideration, to the City of 
     Finley, North Dakota (in this section referred to as the 
     `City'), all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     in and to the parcels of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, in the vicinity of Finley, North 
     Dakota, described in subsection (b), for the purpose of 
     permitting the City to use the parcels for economic 
     development.
       ``(b) Covered Parcels.--The parcels of real property 
     authorized for conveyance under subsection (a) are as 
     follows:
       ``(1) A parcel of approximately 14 acres that served as the 
     support complex of the Finley Air Force Station and Radar 
     Site.
       ``(2) A parcel of approximately 57 acres known as the 
     Finley Air Force Station Complex.
       ``(3) A parcel of approximately 6 acres that includes a 
     well site and wastewater treatment system.
       ``(c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that the conveyed real property is not being used in 
     accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in 
     such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination of 
     the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the 
     record after an opportunity for a hearing.''; and
       (2) in subsections (d) and (e), by striking out 
     ``subsection (a)(1)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``subsection (a)''.

     SEC. 2863. LAND CONVEYANCE, LAKE CHARLES AIR FORCE STATION, 
                   LOUISIANA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to McNeese State 
     University of Louisiana (in this section referred to as the 
     ``University''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 4.38 acres 
     at Lake Charles Air Force Station, Louisiana, for the purpose 
     of permitting the University to use the parcel for 
     educational purposes and agricultural research.
       (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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the University.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that the conveyed real property is not being used in 
     accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in 
     such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination of 
     the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the 
     record after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2864. LAND CONVEYANCE, AIR FORCE HOUSING FACILITY, LA 
                   JUNTA, COLORADO.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to the City of La Junta, 
     Colorado (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     unused Air Force housing facility, consisting of 
     approximately 28 acres and improvements thereon, located 
     within the southern-most boundary of the City, for the 
     purpose of permitting the City to develop the conveyed 
     property for housing and educational purposes.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the City.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that the conveyed real property is not being used in 
     accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in 
     such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination of 
     the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the 
     record after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 2871. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE LABORATORY REVITALIZATION 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Requirements.--Subsection (c) of section 2892 
     of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 590; 
     10 U.S.C. 2805 note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Program Requirements.--(1) Not later than 30 days 
     before commencing the program, the Secretary shall establish 
     procedures for the review and approval of requests from 
     Department of Defense laboratories for construction under the 
     program.
       ``(2) The laboratories at which construction may be carried 
     out under the program may not include Department of Defense 
     laboratories that are contractor-owned.''.
       (b) Report.--Subsection (d) of that section is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(d) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2003, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the program. 
     The report shall include the Secretary's conclusions and 
     recommendation regarding the desirability of making the 
     authority set forth under subsection (b) permanent.''.
       (c) Extension.--Subsection (g) of that section is amended 
     by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 2003''.

     SEC. 2872. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON JOINT USE OF GRAY ARMY 
                   AIRFIELD, FORT HOOD, TEXAS, WITH CIVIL 
                   AVIATION.

       Section 319 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1987 (Public Law 99-661; 100 Stat. 3855) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 2873. MODIFICATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR PURCHASE 
                   OF FIRE, SECURITY, POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS, AND 
                   UTILITY SERVICES FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
                   AGENCIES.

       Section 816 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2820), as 
     amended by section 352 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 
     2491), is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``, beginning 
     October 1, 1994,'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking out ``and 1998'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``through 2000''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Duration of Project.--The authority to purchase or 
     receive services under the demonstration project shall expire 
     on September 30, 2000.''.

     SEC. 2874. DESIGNATION OF BUILDING CONTAINING NAVY AND MARINE 
                   CORPS RESERVE CENTER, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.

       The building containing the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve 
     Center located at 2869 Central Avenue in Augusta, Georgia, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``A. James Dyess 
     Building''.

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               TITLE XXIX--JUNIPER BUTTE RANGE WITHDRAWAL

       Sec. 2901. Short title.
       Sec. 2902. Withdrawal and reservation.
       Sec. 2903. Map and legal description.
       Sec. 2904. Agency agreement.
       Sec. 2905. Right-of-way grants.
       Sec. 2906. Indian sacred sites.
       Sec. 2907. Actions concerning ranching operations in 
           withdrawn area.
       Sec. 2908. Management of withdrawn and reserved lands.
       Sec. 2909. Integrated natural resource management plan.
       Sec. 2910. Memorandum of understanding.
       Sec. 2911. Maintenance of roads.
       Sec. 2912. Management of withdrawn and acquired mineral 
           resources.
       Sec. 2913. Hunting, fishing, and trapping.
       Sec. 2914. Water rights.
       Sec. 2915. Duration of withdrawal.
       Sec. 2916. Environmental remediation of relinquished 
           withdrawn lands or upon termination of withdrawal.
       Sec. 2917. Delegation of authority.
       Sec. 2918. Hold harmless.
       Sec. 2919. Authorization of appropriations.

     SEC. 2901. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Juniper Butte Range 
     Withdrawal Act''.

     SEC. 2902. WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION.

       (a) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
     except as otherwise provided in this title, the lands at the 
     Juniper Butte Range, Idaho, referred to in subsection (c), 
     are withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the 
     public land laws, including the mining laws and the mineral 
     and geothermal leasing laws but not the Act of July 31, 1947 
     (commonly known as the Materials Act of 1947; 30 U.S.C. 601 
     et seq.).
       (b) Reserved Uses.--The lands withdrawn under subsection 
     (a) are reserved for use by the Secretary of the Air Force 
     for--
       (1) a high hazard training area;
       (2) dropping non-explosive training ordnance with spotting 
     charges;
       (3) electronic warfare and tactical maneuvering and air 
     support; and
       (4) other defense-related purposes consistent with the 
     purposes specified in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), including 
     continued natural resource management and environmental 
     remediation in accordance with section 2916.
       (c) Site Development Plans.--(1) Site development plans 
     shall be prepared before construction.
       (2) Site development plans shall be incorporated in the 
     integrated natural resource management plan developed under 
     section 2909.
       (3) Except in the case of any minimal improvements, 
     development on the withdrawn lands of any facilities beyond 
     those proposed and analyzed in the Environmental Impact 
     Statement concerning Enhanced Training in Idaho, prepared by 
     the Secretary of the Air Force, the Record of Decision dated 
     March 10, 1998, concerning Enhanced Training in Idaho, 
     prepared by the Secretary of the Air Force, and the site 
     development plans shall be contingent upon review and 
     approval of the Idaho State Director of the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (d) General Description.--(1) The public lands withdrawn 
     and reserved by this section comprise approximately 11,300 
     acres of public land in Owhyee County, Idaho, as generally 
     depicted on the map entitled ``Juniper Butte Range 
     Withdrawal--Proposed'', dated June 1998, that will be filed 
     in accordance with section 2903.
       (2) The withdrawal is for an approximately 10,600-acre 
     tactical training range, a 640-acre no-drop target site, four 
     5-acre no-drop target sites and nine 1-acre electronic threat 
     emitter sites.

     SEC. 2903. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

       (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall--
       (1) publish in the Federal Register a notice containing the 
     legal description of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
     title; and
       (2) file a map or maps and the legal description of the 
     lands withdrawn and reserved by this title with the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and with the 
     Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Incorporation by Reference.--Such maps and legal 
     description shall have the same force and effect as if 
     included in this title.
       (c) Correction of Errors.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     may correct clerical and typographical errors in such map or 
     maps and legal description.
       (d) Availability.--Copies of such map or maps and the legal 
     description shall be available for public inspection in the 
     following offices:
       (1) The office of the Idaho State Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management.
       (2) The offices of the managers of the Lower Snake River 
     District, Bureau Field Office and Jarbidge Field Office of 
     the Bureau of Land Management.
       (3) The Office of the commander of Mountain Home Air Force 
     Base, Idaho.
       (e) Utilization of Air Force Descriptions and Maps.--To the 
     extent practicable, the Secretary of the Interior shall adopt 
     the legal description and maps prepared by the Secretary of 
     the Air Force in support of this title.
       (f) Reimbursement of Costs.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for the costs 
     incurred by the Department of the Interior in implementing 
     this section.

     SEC. 2904. AGENCY AGREEMENT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Bureau of Land Management and the Air Force have 
     agreed upon additional mitigation measures associated with 
     this land withdrawal as specified in the ``ENHANCED TRAINING 
     IN IDAHO Memorandum of Understanding Between The Bureau of 
     Land Management and The United States Air Force'' dated June 
     11, 1998.
       (2) This agreement specifies that these mitigation measures 
     will be adopted as part of the Air Force's Record of Decision 
     for Enhanced Training in Idaho.
       (3) Congress endorses this collaborative effort between the 
     agencies and directs that the agreement be implemented.
       (b) Modification.--The parties may, in accordance with the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.), mutually agree to modify the mitigation measures 
     specified in the agreement in light of experience gained 
     through the actions called for in the agreement or as a 
     result of changed military circumstances.
       (c) Construction.--Neither the agreement, any modification 
     thereof, nor this section creates any right, benefit, or 
     trust responsibility, substantive or procedural, enforceable 
     at law or equity by a party against the United States, its 
     agencies, its officers, or any person.

     SEC. 2905. RIGHT-OF-WAY GRANTS.

       In addition to the withdrawal under section 2902 and in 
     accordance with all applicable laws, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall process and grant the Secretary of the Air 
     Force rights-of-way using the Department of the Interior 
     regulations and policies in effect at the time of filing 
     applications for the one-quarter acre electronic warfare 
     threat emitter sites, roads, powerlines, and other ancillary 
     facilities as described and analyzed in the Enhanced Training 
     in Idaho Final Environmental Impact Statement, dated January 
     1998.

     SEC. 2906. INDIAN SACRED SITES.

       (a) Management.--(1) In the management of the Federal lands 
     withdrawn and reserved by this title, the Air Force shall, to 
     the extent practicable and not clearly inconsistent with 
     essential agency functions--
       (A) accommodate access to and ceremonial use of Indian 
     sacred sites by Indian religious practitioners; and
       (B) avoid adversely affecting the integrity of such sacred 
     sites.
       (2) The Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain the 
     confidentiality of such sites where appropriate.
       (b) Consultation.--The commander of Mountain Home Air Force 
     Base, Idaho, shall regularly consult with the Tribal Chairman 
     of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation 
     to assure that tribal government rights and concerns are 
     fully considered during the development of the Juniper Butte 
     Range.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``sacred site'' shall mean any specific, 
     discrete, narrowly delineated location on Federal land that 
     is identified by an Indian tribe, or Indian individual 
     determined to be an appropriately authoritative 
     representative of an Indian religion, as sacred by virtue of 
     its established religious significance to, or ceremonial use 
     by, an Indian religion but only to the extent that the tribe 
     or appropriately authoritative representative of an Indian 
     religion has informed the Air Force of the existence of such 
     a site.
       (2) The term ``Indian tribe'' means an Indian or Alaska 
     Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community 
     that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as 
     an Indian tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian 
     Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a-1).
       (3) The term ``Indian'' refers to a member of an Indian 
     tribe.

     SEC. 2907. ACTIONS CONCERNING RANCHING OPERATIONS IN 
                   WITHDRAWN AREA.

       (a) Authority To Conclude and Implement Agreements.--The 
     Secretary of the Air Force is authorized and directed to, 
     upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Air 
     Force considers just and in the national interest, conclude 
     and implement agreements with the grazing permittees to 
     provide appropriate consideration, including future grazing 
     arrangements.
       (b) Implementation.--(1) Upon the conclusion of these 
     agreements, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land 
     and Minerals Management shall grant rights-of-way and 
     approvals and take such actions as are necessary to implement 
     promptly this title and the agreements with the grazing 
     permittees.
       (2) The Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall allow the grazing permittees for lands 
     withdrawn and reserved by this title to continue their 
     activities on the lands in accordance with the permits and 
     their applicable regulations until the Secretary of the Air 
     Force has fully implemented the agreement with the grazing 
     permittees under this section.
       (3) Upon the implementation of these agreements, the Bureau 
     of Land Management is authorized and directed, subject to the 
     limitations included in this section, to terminate grazing on 
     the lands withdrawn.

     SEC. 2908. MANAGEMENT OF WITHDRAWN AND RESERVED LANDS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in section 2916(d), 
     during the withdrawal and reservation of any lands under this 
     title, the Secretary of the Air Force shall manage such lands 
     for purposes relating to the uses set forth in section 
     2902(b).
       (b) Management According To Plan.--The lands withdrawn and 
     reserved by this title

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     shall be managed in accordance with the provisions of this 
     title under the integrated natural resources management plan 
     prepared under section 2909.
       (c) Authority To Close Land.--(1) If the Secretary of the 
     Air Force determines that military operations, public safety, 
     or the interests of national security require the closure to 
     public use of any road, trail, or other portion of the lands 
     withdrawn by this title that are commonly in public use, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may take such action.
       (2) Closures under paragraph (1) shall be limited to the 
     minimum areas and periods required for the purposes specified 
     in this subsection.
       (3) During closures, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     keep appropriate warning notices posted and take appropriate 
     steps to notify the public about the closures.
       (d) Lease Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force may 
     enter into leases for State lands with the State of Idaho in 
     support of the Juniper Butte Range and operations at the 
     Juniper Butte Range.
       (e) Prevention and Suppression of Fire.--(1) The Secretary 
     of the Air Force shall take appropriate precautions to 
     prevent and suppress brush fires and range fires that occur 
     within the boundaries of the Juniper Butte Range, as well as 
     brush and range fires occurring outside the boundaries of the 
     Range resulting from military activities.
       (2) Notwithstanding section 2465 of title 10, United States 
     Code, the Secretary of the Air Force may obligate funds 
     appropriated or otherwise available to the Secretary to enter 
     into contracts for fire-fighting.
       (3)(A) The memorandum of understanding under section 2910 
     shall provide for the Bureau of Land Management to assist the 
     Secretary of the Air Force in the suppression of the fires 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (B) The memorandum of understanding shall provide that the 
     Secretary of the Air Force reimburse the Bureau of Land 
     Management for any costs incurred by the Bureau of Land 
     Management under this paragraph.
       (f) Use of Mineral Materials.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title or the Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly 
     known as the Materials Act of 1947; 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), 
     the Secretary of the Air Force may use, from the lands 
     withdrawn and reserved by this title, sand, gravel, or 
     similar mineral material resources of the type subject to 
     disposition under the Act of July 31, 1947, when the use of 
     such resources is required for construction needs of the 
     Juniper Butte Range.

     SEC. 2909. INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN.

       (a) Requirement.--(1)(A) Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall, in cooperation with the Secretary of the 
     Interior, the State of Idaho, and Owyhee County, Idaho, 
     develop an integrated natural resources management plan to 
     address the management of the resources of the lands 
     withdrawn and reserved by this title during their withdrawal 
     and reservation under this title.
       (B) Additionally, the integrated natural resource 
     management plan shall address mitigation and monitoring 
     activities by the Air Force for State and Federal lands 
     affected by military training activities associated with the 
     Juniper Butte Range.
       (C) The foregoing will be done cooperatively between the 
     Air Force, the Bureau of Land Management, the State of Idaho, 
     and Owyhee County, Idaho.
       (2) Except as otherwise provided under this title, the 
     integrated natural resources management plan under this 
     section shall be developed in accordance with, and meet the 
     requirements of, section 101 of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 
     670a).
       (3)(A) Site development plans shall be prepared before 
     construction of facilities.
       (B) Such plans shall be reviewed by the Bureau of Land 
     Management, for Federal lands, and the State of Idaho, for 
     State lands, for consistency with the proposal assessed in 
     the Enhanced Training in Idaho Environmental Impact 
     Statement.
       (C) The portion of such development plans describing 
     reconfigurable or replacement targets may be conceptual.
       (b) Elements.--The integrated natural resources management 
     plan under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) include provisions for the proper management and 
     protection of the natural, cultural, and other resources and 
     values of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title and 
     for the use of such resources in a manner consistent with the 
     uses set forth in section 2902(b);
       (2) permit livestock grazing at the discretion of the 
     Secretary of the Air Force in accordance with section 2907 or 
     any other authorities relating to livestock grazing that are 
     available to that Secretary;
       (3) permit fencing, water pipeline modifications and 
     extensions, and the construction of aboveground water 
     reservoirs, and the maintenance and repair of these items on 
     the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title, and on other 
     lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
     Management; and
       (4) otherwise provide for the management by the Secretary 
     of the Air Force of any lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
     title while retained under the jurisdiction of that Secretary 
     under this title.
       (c) Periodic Review.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall, 
     in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and the 
     State of Idaho, review the adequacy of the provisions of the 
     integrated natural resources management plan developed under 
     this section at least once every 5 years after the effective 
     date of the plan.

     SEC. 2910. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Air Force, the 
     Secretary of the Interior, and the Governor of the State of 
     Idaho shall jointly enter into a memorandum of understanding 
     to implement the integrated natural resources management plan 
     required under section 2909.
       (b) Term.--The memorandum of understanding under subsection 
     (a) shall apply to any lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
     title until their relinquishment by the Secretary of the Air 
     Force under this title.
       (c) Modification.--The memorandum of understanding under 
     subsection (a) may be modified by agreement of all the 
     parties specified in that subsection.

     SEC. 2911. MAINTENANCE OF ROADS.

       The Secretary of the Air Force shall enter into agreements 
     with the Owyhee County Highway District, Idaho, and the Three 
     Creek Good Roads Highway District, Idaho, under which the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall pay the costs of road 
     maintenance incurred by such districts that are attributable 
     to operations of the Department of the Air Force associated 
     with the Juniper Butte Range.

     SEC. 2912. MANAGEMENT OF WITHDRAWN AND ACQUIRED MINERAL 
                   RESOURCES.

       Except as provided in subsection 2908(f), the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall manage all withdrawn and acquired mineral 
     resources within the boundaries of the Juniper Butte Range in 
     accordance with the Act of February 28, 1958 (commonly known 
     as the Engle Act; 43 U.S.C. 155 et seq.).

     SEC. 2913. HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.

       All hunting, fishing, and trapping on the lands withdrawn 
     and reserved by this title shall be conducted in accordance 
     with section 2671 of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 2914. WATER RIGHTS.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall not 
     seek or obtain any water rights associated with any water 
     pipeline modified or extended, or aboveground water reservoir 
     constructed, for purposes of consideration under section 
     2907.
       (b) New Rights.--(1) Nothing in this title shall be 
     construed to establish a reservation in favor of the United 
     States with respect to any water or water right on the lands 
     withdrawn and reserved by this title.
       (2) Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize 
     the appropriation of water on the lands withdrawn and 
     reserved by this title by the United States after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act unless such appropriation is 
     carried out in accordance with the laws of the State of 
     Idaho.
       (c) Applicability.--This section may not be construed to 
     affect any water rights acquired by the United States before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2915. DURATION OF WITHDRAWAL.

       (a) Termination--(1) Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section and section 2916, the withdrawal and reservation made 
     by this title shall terminate 25 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) At the time of termination, the previously withdrawn 
     lands shall not be open to the general land laws, including 
     the mining laws and the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, 
     until the Secretary of the Interior publishes in the Federal 
     Register an appropriate order which shall state the date upon 
     which such lands shall be opened.
       (b) Relinquishment.--(1) If the Secretary of the Air Force 
     determines under subsection (c) that the Air Force has no 
     continuing military need for any lands withdrawn and reserved 
     by this title, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to 
     the Secretary of the Interior a notice of intent to 
     relinquish jurisdiction over such lands to the Secretary of 
     the Interior.
       (2) The Secretary of the Interior may accept jurisdiction 
     over any lands covered by a notice of intent to relinquish 
     jurisdiction under paragraph (1) if the Secretary of the 
     Interior determines that the Secretary of the Air Force has 
     completed the environmental review required under section 
     2916(a) and the conditions under section 2916(c) have been 
     met.
       (3) If the Secretary of the Interior decides to accept 
     jurisdiction over lands under paragraph (2) before the date 
     of termination, as provided for in subsection (a)(1), the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal 
     Register an appropriate order which shall--
       (A) revoke the withdrawal and reservation of such lands 
     under this title;
       (B) constitute official acceptance of administrative 
     jurisdiction over the lands by the Secretary of the Interior; 
     and
       (C) state the date upon which such lands shall be opened to 
     the operation of the general land laws, including the mining 
     laws and the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, if 
     appropriate.
       (4) The Secretary of the Interior shall manage any lands 
     relinquished under this subsection as multiple use status 
     lands.
       (5) If the Secretary of the Interior declines pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(2) to accept jurisdiction of any parcel of 
     land proposed for relinquishment, that parcel shall remain 
     under the continued administration of the Secretary of the 
     Air Force pursuant to section 2916(d).
       (c) Extension.--(1) In the case of any lands withdrawn and 
     reserved by this title that the Air Force proposes to include 
     in a notice of extension because of continued military need 
     under paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Air Force shall, 
     before issuing the notice under paragraph (2)--

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       (A) evaluate the environmental effects of the extension of 
     the withdrawal and reservation of such lands in accordance 
     with all applicable laws and regulations; and
       (B) hold at least one public meeting in the State of Idaho 
     regarding that evaluation.
       (2)(A) Not later than 2 years before the termination of the 
     withdrawal and reservation of lands by this title under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall notify 
     Congress and the Secretary of the Interior as to whether or 
     not the Air Force has a continuing military need for any of 
     the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title, and not 
     previously relinquished under this section, after the 
     termination date as specified in subsection (a).
       (B)(i) The Secretary of the Air force shall specify in the 
     notice under subparagraph (A) the duration of any extension 
     or further extension of withdrawal and reservation of such 
     lands under this title.
       (ii) The duration of each extension or further extension 
     under clause (i) shall not exceed 25 years.
       (C) The notice under subparagraph (A) shall be published in 
     the Federal Register and a newspaper of local distribution 
     with the opportunity for comments, within a 60-day period, 
     which shall be provided to the Secretary of the Air Force and 
     the Secretary of the Interior.
       (3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case of any 
     lands withdrawn and reserved by this title that are covered 
     by a notice of extension under subsection (c)(2), the 
     withdrawal and reservation of such lands shall extend under 
     the provisions of this title after the termination date 
     otherwise provided for under subsection (a) for such period 
     as is specified in the notice under subsection (c)(2).
       (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to any 
     lands covered by a notice referred to in that paragraph until 
     90 legislative days after the date on which the notice with 
     respect to such lands is submitted to Congress under 
     paragraph (2).

     SEC. 2916. ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION OF RELINQUISHED 
                   WITHDRAWN LANDS OR UPON TERMINATION OF 
                   WITHDRAWAL.

       (a) Environmental Review.--(1) Before submitting under 
     section 2915 a notice of an intent to relinquish jurisdiction 
     over lands withdrawn and reserved by this title, and in all 
     cases not later than 2 years before the date of termination 
     of withdrawal and reservation, the Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, 
     complete a review that fully characterizes the environmental 
     conditions of such lands (including any water and air 
     associated with such lands) in order to identify any 
     contamination on such lands.
       (2) The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 
     Secretary of the Interior a copy of the review prepared with 
     respect to any lands under paragraph (1). The Secretary of 
     the Air Force shall also submit at the same time any notice 
     of intent to relinquish jurisdiction over such lands under 
     section 2915.
       (3) The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit a copy of 
     any such review to Congress.
       (b) Environmental Remediation of Lands.--The Secretary of 
     the Air Force shall, in accordance with applicable State and 
     Federal law, carry out and complete environmental 
     remediation--
       (1) before relinquishing jurisdiction to the Secretary of 
     the Interior over any lands identified in a notice of intent 
     to relinquish under section 2915(b); or
       (2) before the date of termination of the withdrawal and 
     reservation, except as provided under subsection (d).
       (c) Postponement of Relinquishment.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior shall not accept jurisdiction over any lands that 
     are the subject of activities under subsection (b) until the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines that environmental 
     conditions on the lands are such that--
       (1) all necessary environmental remediation has been 
     completed by the Secretary of the Air Force;
       (2) the lands are safe for nonmilitary uses; and
       (3) the lands could be opened consistent with the Secretary 
     of the Interior's public land management responsibilities.
       (d) Jurisdiction When Withdrawal Terminates.--If the 
     determination required by section (c) cannot be achieved for 
     any parcel of land subject to the withdrawal and reservation 
     before the termination date of the withdrawal and 
     reservation, the Secretary of the Air Force shall retain 
     administrative jurisdiction over such parcels of land 
     notwithstanding the termination date for the limited purposes 
     of--
       (1) environmental remediation activities under subsection 
     (b); and
       (2) any activities relating to the management of such lands 
     after the termination of the withdrawal reservation for 
     military purposes that are provided for in the integrated 
     natural resources management plan under section 2909.
       (e) Effect on Other Laws.--Nothing in this title shall 
     affect, or be construed to affect, the obligations, if any, 
     of the Secretary of the Air Force to decontaminate lands 
     withdrawn by this title pursuant to applicable law, including 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Solid 
     Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).

     SEC. 2917. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.

       (a) Department of the Air Force Functions.--Except for 
     executing the agreement referred to in section 2907, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may delegate that Secretary's 
     functions under this title.
       (b) Department of the Interior Functions.--(1) Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Interior may 
     delegate that Secretary's functions under this title.
       (2) The order referred to in section 2915(b)(3) may be 
     approved and signed only by the Secretary of the Interior, 
     the Deputy Secretary of the Interior, or an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       (3) The approvals granted by the Bureau of Land Management 
     shall be pursuant to the decisions of the Secretary of the 
     Interior, or the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals 
     Management.

     SEC. 2918. HOLD HARMLESS.

       Any party conducting any mining, mineral, or geothermal 
     leasing activity on lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
     title shall indemnify the United States against any costs, 
     fees, damages, or other liabilities (including costs of 
     litigation) incurred by the United States and arising from or 
     relating to such mining activities, including costs of 
     mineral materials disposal, whether arising under the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the Solid 
     Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), or otherwise.

     SEC. 2919. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this title.

 DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
                          OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

Sec. 3101. Weapons activities.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental restoration and waste management.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal.
Sec. 3105. Defense environmental management privatization.

                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

Sec. 3121. Reprogramming.
Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects.
Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects.
Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority.
Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design.
Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction 
              activities.
Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the 
              Department of Energy.
Sec. 3128. Availability of funds.
Sec. 3129. Transfers of defense environmental management funds.

   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3131. Permanent extension of funding prohibition relating to 
              international cooperative stockpile stewardship.
Sec. 3132. Support of ballistic missile defense activities of the 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 3133. Nonproliferation activities.
Sec. 3134. Licensing of certain mixed oxide fuel fabrication and 
              irradiation facilities.
Sec. 3135. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposition of 
              legacy nuclear materials.
Sec. 3136. Authority for Department of Energy federally funded research 
              and development centers to participate in merit-based 
              technology research and development programs.
Sec. 3137. Activities of Department of Energy facilities.
Sec. 3138. Hanford overhead and service center costs.
Sec. 3139. Hanford waste tank cleanup program reforms.
Sec. 3140. Hanford Health Information Network.
Sec. 3141. Hazardous materials management and emergency response 
              training program.
Sec. 3142. Support for public education in the vicinity of Los Alamos 
              National Laboratory, New Mexico.
Sec. 3143. Relocation of National Atomic Museum, Albuquerque, New 
              Mexico.
Sec. 3144. Tritium production.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 3151. Study and plan relating to worker and community transition 
              assistance.
Sec. 3152. Extension of authority for appointment of certain 
              scientific, engineering, and technical personnel.
Sec. 3153. Requirement for plan to modify employment system used by 
              Department of Energy in defense environmental management 
              programs.
Sec. 3154. Department of Energy nuclear materials couriers.
Sec. 3155. Increase in maximum rate of pay for scientific, engineering, 
              and technical personnel responsible for safety at defense 
              nuclear facilities.
Sec. 3156. Extension of authority of Department of Energy to pay 
              voluntary separation incentive payments.
Sec. 3157. Repeal of fiscal year 1998 statement of policy on stockpile 
              stewardship program.

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Sec. 3158. Report on stockpile stewardship criteria.
Sec. 3159. Panel to assess the reliability, safety, and security of the 
              United States nuclear stockpile.
Sec. 3160. International cooperative information exchange.
Sec. 3161. Protection against inadvertent release of Restricted Data 
              and Formerly Restricted Data.
Sec. 3162. Sense of Congress regarding treatment of Formerly Utilized 
              Sites Remedial Action Program under a nondefense 
              discretionary budget function.
Sec. 3163. Reports relating to tritium production.

         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

     SEC. 3101. WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1999 
     for weapons activities in carrying out programs necessary for 
     national security in the amount of $4,511,600,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (1) Stockpile stewardship.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     1999 for stockpile stewardship in carrying out weapons 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $2,148,375,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For core stockpile stewardship, $1,591,375,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $1,475,832,000.
       (ii) For plant projects (including maintenance, 
     restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, 
     modification of facilities, and the continuation of projects 
     authorized in prior years, and land acquisition related 
     thereto), $115,543,000, to be allocated as follows:

       Project 99-D-102, rehabilitation of maintenance facility, 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $6,500,000.
       Project 99-D-103, isotope sciences facilities, Lawrence 
     Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 
     $4,000,000.
       Project 99-D-104, protection of real property (roof 
     reconstruction, Phase II), Lawrence Livermore National 
     Laboratory, Livermore, California, $7,300,000.
       Project 99-D-105, central health physics calibration 
     facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $3,900,000.
       Project 99-D-106, model validation and system certification 
     test center, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $1,600,000.
       Project 99-D-107, joint computational engineering 
     laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $1,800,000.
       Project 99-D-108, renovate existing roadways, Nevada Test 
     Site, Nevada, $2,000,000.
       Project 97-D-102, dual-axis radiographic hydrotest 
     facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $36,000,000.
       Project 96-D-102, stockpile stewardship facilities 
     revitalization, Phase VI, various locations, $20,423,000.
       Project 96-D-103, ATLAS, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 
     Los Alamos, New Mexico, $6,400,000.
       Project 96-D-104, processing and environmental technology 
     laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $18,920,000.
       Project 96-D-105, contained firing facility addition, 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $6,700,000.

       (B) For inertial fusion, $498,000,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $213,800,000.
       (ii) For the following plant project (including 
     maintenance, restoration, planning, construction, 
     acquisition, and modification of facilities, and land 
     acquisition related thereto), $284,200,000, to be allocated 
     as follows:

       Project 96-D-111, national ignition facility, Lawrence 
     Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 
     $284,200,000.

       (C) For technology partnership and education, $59,000,000, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (i) For technology partnership, $50,000,000.
       (ii) For education, $9,000,000.
       (2) Stockpile management.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     1999 for stockpile management in carrying out weapons 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $2,113,225,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $2,014,303,000.
       (B) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $98,922,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 99-D-122, rapid reactivation, various locations, 
     $11,200,000.
       Project 99-D-123, replace mechanical utility systems, Y-12 
     Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $1,900,000.
       Project 99-D-125, replace boilers and controls, Kansas City 
     Plant, Kansas City, Missouri, $1,000,000.
       Project 99-D-127, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri, 
     $13,700,000.
       Project 99-D-128, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Pantex Plant consolidation, Amarillo, Texas, 
     $1,108,000.
       Project 99-D-132, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, nuclear material safeguards and security upgrades 
     project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $9,700,000.
       Project 98-D-123, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, tritium facility modernization and consolidation, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $27,500,000.
       Project 98-D-124, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Y-12 Plant consolidation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
     $10,700,000.
       Project 97-D-122, nuclear materials storage facility 
     renovation, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $3,764,000.
       Project 97-D-123, structural upgrades, Kansas City Plant, 
     Kansas City, Missouri, $6,400,000.
       Project 96-D-122, sewage treatment quality upgrade, Pantex 
     Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $3,700,000.
       Project 95-D-102, chemistry and metallurgy research 
     building upgrades, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los 
     Alamos, New Mexico, $5,000,000.
       Project 93-D-122, life safety upgrades, Y-12 Plant, Oak 
     Ridge, Tennessee, $3,250,000.
       (3) Program direction.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1999 
     for program direction in carrying out weapons activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $250,000,000.
       (b) Adjustments.--
       (1) Construction.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1)(A)(ii), (1)(B)(ii), 
     and (2)(B) of subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated in those paragraphs, reduced by 
     $13,600,000.
       (2) Non-construction.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1)(A)(i), (1)(B)(i), 
     (1)(C), (2)(A), and (3) of subsection (a) is the sum of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in those paragraphs, 
     reduced by $178,900,000, to be derived from use of prior year 
     balances.

     SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE 
                   MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1999 
     for environmental restoration and waste management in 
     carrying out programs necessary for national security in the 
     amount of $5,446,143,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) Closure projects.--For closure projects carried out in 
     accordance with section 3143 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 
     110 Stat. 2836; 42 U.S.C. 7274n) in the amount of 
     $1,038,240,000.
       (2) Site project and completion.--For site project and 
     completion in carrying out environmental restoration and 
     waste management activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $1,067,253,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $868,090,000.
       (B) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $199,163,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 99-D-402, tank farm support services, F&H areas, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $2,745,000.
       Project 99-D-404, health physics instrumentation 
     laboratory, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, 
     $950,000.
       Project 98-D-401, H-tank farm storm water systems upgrade, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $3,120,000.
       Project 98-D-453, plutonium stabilization and handling 
     system for plutonium finishing plant, Richland, Washington, 
     $26,814,000.
       Project 98-D-700, road rehabilitation, Idaho National 
     Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $7,710,000.
       Project 97-D-450, Actinide packaging and storage facility, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $79,184,000.
       Project 97-D-470, environmental monitoring laboratory, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $7,000,000.
       Project 96-D-406, spent nuclear fuels canister storage and 
     stabilization facility, Richland, Washington, $38,680,000.
       Project 96-D-408, waste management upgrades, Kansas City 
     Plant, Kansas City, Missouri, and Savannah River Site, Aiken, 
     South Carolina, $4,512,000.
       Project 96-D-464, electrical and utility systems upgrade, 
     Idaho Chemical Processing Plant, Idaho National Engineering 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $11,544,000.
       Project 96-D-471, chlorofluorocarbon heating, ventilation, 
     and air conditioning and chiller retrofit, Savannah River 
     Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $8,000,000.
       Project 95-D-456, security facilities consolidation, Idaho 
     Chemical Processing Plant, Idaho National Engineering 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $485,000.
       Project 92-D-140, F&H canyon exhaust upgrades, Savannah 
     River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $3,667,000.
       Project 86-D-103, decontamination and waste treatment 
     facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $4,752,000.
       (3) Post-2006 completion.--For post-2006 project completion 
     in carrying out environmental restoration and waste 
     management activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $2,744,451,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $2,663,195,000.
       (B) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction,

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     acquisition, modification of facilities, and the continuation 
     of projects authorized in prior years, and land acquisition 
     related thereto), $81,256,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 99-D-403, privatization phase I infrastructure 
     support, Richland, Washington, $14,800,000.
       Project 97-D-402, tank farm restoration and safe 
     operations, Richland, Washington, $22,723,000.
       Project 96-D-408, waste management upgrades, Richland, 
     Washington, $171,000.
       Project 94-D-407, initial tank retrieval systems, Richland, 
     Washington, $32,860,000.
       Project 93-D-187, high-level waste removal from filled 
     waste tanks, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $10,702,000.
       (4) Science and technology.--For science and technology in 
     carrying out environmental restoration and waste management 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $250,000,000.
       (5) Program direction.--For program direction in carrying 
     out environmental restoration and waste management activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $346,199,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2)(A), (3)(A), (4), 
     and (5) of subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated in those paragraphs, reduced by 
     $94,100,000, to be derived from use of prior year balances.

     SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1999 
     for other defense activities in carrying out programs 
     necessary for national security in the amount of 
     $1,716,160,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) Nonproliferation and national security.--For 
     nonproliferation and national security, $699,300,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For verification and control technology, $503,500,000, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (i) For nonproliferation and verification research and 
     development, $210,000,000.
       (ii) For arms control, $256,900,000.
       (iii) For intelligence, $36,600,000.
       (B) For nuclear safeguards and security, $53,200,000.
       (C) For security investigations, $30,000,000.
       (D) For emergency management, $23,700,000.
       (E) For program direction, $88,900,000.
       (2) Worker and community transition assistance.--For worker 
     and community transition assistance, $40,000,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For worker and community transition, $36,000,000.
       (B) For program direction, $4,000,000.
       (3) Fissile materials control and disposition.--For fissile 
     materials control and disposition, $168,960,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $111,372,000.
       (B) For program direction, $4,588,000.
       (C) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $53,000,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 99-D-141, pit disassembly and conversion facility, 
     various locations, $25,000,000.
       Project 99-D-143, mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility, 
     various locations, $28,000,000.
       (4) Environment, safety, and health.--For environment, 
     safety, and health, defense, $89,000,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For the Office of Environment, Safety, and Health 
     (Defense), $84,231,000.
       (B) For program direction, $4,769,000.
       (5) Office of hearings and appeals.--For the Office of 
     Hearings and Appeals, $2,400,000.
       (6) International nuclear safety.--For international 
     nuclear safety, $35,000,000.
       (7) Naval reactors.--For naval reactors, $681,500,000, to 
     be allocated as follows:
       (A) For naval reactors development, $661,400,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $639,600,000.
       (ii) For plant projects (including maintenance, 
     restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, 
     modification of facilities, and the continuation of projects 
     authorized in prior years, and land acquisition related 
     thereto), $21,800,000, to be allocated as follows:

       GPN-101 general plant projects, various locations, 
     $9,000,000.
       Project 98-D-200, site laboratory/facility upgrade, various 
     locations, $7,000,000.
       Project 90-N-102, expended core facility dry cell project, 
     Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho, $5,800,000.

       (B) For program direction, $20,100,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--(1) The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to this section is the sum of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in paragraphs (1) 
     through (7) of subsection (a) reduced by $2,000,000.
       (2) The amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     subsection(a)(1)(C) is reduced by $20,000,000 to reflect an 
     offset provided by user organizations for security 
     investigations.

     SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1999 for payment to the 
     Nuclear Waste Fund established in section 302(c) of the 
     Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) in the 
     amount of $190,000,000.

     SEC. 3105. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRIVATIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1999 
     for privatization initiatives in carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $286,857,000, to 
     be allocated as follows:
       Project 99-PVT-1, remote handled transuranic waste 
     transportation, Carlsbad, New Mexico, $19,605,000.
       Project 98-PVT-2, spent nuclear fuel dry storage, Idaho 
     Falls, Idaho, $30,000,000.
       Project 98-PVT-5, waste disposal, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
     $50,000,000.
       Project 97-PVT-1, tank waste remediation system phase I, 
     Hanford, Washington, $100,000,000.
       Project 97-PVT-2, advanced mixed waste treatment facility, 
     Idaho Falls, Idaho, $87,252,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
     in subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for the projects set forth in that subsection, 
     reduced by $32,000,000 for use of prior year balances of 
     funds for defense environmental management privatization.

                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

     SEC. 3121. REPROGRAMMING.

       (a) In General.--Until the Secretary of Energy submits to 
     the congressional defense committees the report referred to 
     in subsection (b) and a period of 30 days has elapsed after 
     the date on which such committees receive the report, the 
     Secretary may not use amounts appropriated pursuant to this 
     title for any program--
       (1) in amounts that exceed, in a fiscal year--
       (A) 110 percent of the amount authorized for that program 
     by this title; or
       (B) $1,000,000 more than the amount authorized for that 
     program by this title; or
       (2) which has not been presented to, or requested of, 
     Congress.
       (b) Report.--(1) The report referred to in subsection (a) 
     is a report containing a full and complete statement of the 
     action proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances 
     relied upon in support of such proposed action.
       (2) In the computation of the 30-day period under 
     subsection (a), there shall be excluded any day on which 
     either House of Congress is not in session because of an 
     adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain.
       (c) Limitations.--(1) In no event may the total amount of 
     funds obligated pursuant to this title exceed the total 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by this title.
       (2) Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may not be 
     used for an item for which Congress has specifically denied 
     funds.

     SEC. 3122. LIMITS ON GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy may carry out any 
     construction project under the general plant projects 
     authorized by this title if the total estimated cost of the 
     construction project does not exceed $5,000,000.
       (b) Report to Congress.--If, at any time during the 
     construction of any general plant project authorized by this 
     title, the estimated cost of the project is revised because 
     of unforeseen cost variations and the revised cost of the 
     project exceeds $5,000,000, the Secretary shall immediately 
     furnish a complete report to the congressional defense 
     committees explaining the reasons for the cost variation.

     SEC. 3123. LIMITS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     construction on a construction project may not be started or 
     additional obligations incurred in connection with the 
     project above the total estimated cost, whenever the current 
     estimated cost of the construction project, which is 
     authorized by section 3101, 3102, or 3103, or which is in 
     support of national security programs of the Department of 
     Energy and was authorized by any previous Act, exceeds by 
     more than 25 percent the higher of--
       (A) the amount authorized for the project; or
       (B) the amount of the total estimated cost for the project 
     as shown in the most recent budget justification data 
     submitted to Congress.
       (2) An action described in paragraph (1) may be taken if--
       (A) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the actions and 
     the circumstances making such action necessary; and
       (B) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which 
     the report is received by the committees.
       (3) In the computation of the 30-day period under paragraph 
     (2), there shall be excluded any day on which either House of 
     Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more 
     than 3 days to a day certain.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     construction project which has a current estimated cost of 
     less than $5,000,000.

     SEC. 3124. FUND TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       (a) Transfer to Other Federal Agencies.--The Secretary of 
     Energy may transfer funds authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of Energy pursuant to this title to other 
     Federal agencies for the performance of work for which the 
     funds were authorized. Funds so transferred may be merged 
     with and be available for the same purposes and for the same 
     period as the authorizations of the Federal agency to which 
     the amounts are transferred.
       (b) Transfer Within Department of Energy.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2), the Sec

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     retary of Energy may transfer funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to this 
     title between any such authorizations. Amounts of 
     authorizations so transferred may be merged with and be 
     available for the same purposes and for the same period as 
     the authorization to which the amounts are transferred.
       (2) Not more than five percent of any such authorization 
     may be transferred between authorizations under paragraph 
     (1). No such authorization may be increased or decreased by 
     more than five percent by a transfer under such paragraph.
       (c) Limitation.--The authority provided by this section to 
     transfer authorizations--
       (1) may only be used to provide funds for items relating to 
     activities necessary for national security programs that have 
     a higher priority than the items from which the funds are 
     transferred; and
       (2) may not be used to provide funds for an item for which 
     Congress has specifically denied funds.
       (d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     promptly notify the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives of any transfer of funds to or from 
     authorizations under this title.

     SEC. 3125. AUTHORITY FOR CONCEPTUAL AND CONSTRUCTION DESIGN.

       (a) Requirement for Conceptual Design.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2) and except as provided in paragraph (3), before 
     submitting to Congress a request for funds for a construction 
     project that is in support of a national security program of 
     the Department of Energy, the Secretary of Energy shall 
     complete a conceptual design for that project.
       (2) If the estimated cost of completing a conceptual design 
     for a construction project exceeds $3,000,000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a request for funds for the 
     conceptual design before submitting a request for funds for 
     the construction project.
       (3) The requirement in paragraph (1) does not apply to a 
     request for funds--
       (A) for a construction project the total estimated cost of 
     which is less than $5,000,000; or
       (B) for emergency planning, design, and construction 
     activities under section 3126.
       (b) Authority for Construction Design.--(1) Within the 
     amounts authorized by this title, the Secretary of Energy may 
     carry out construction design (including architectural and 
     engineering services) in connection with any proposed 
     construction project if the total estimated cost for such 
     design does not exceed $600,000.
       (2) If the total estimated cost for construction design in 
     connection with any construction project exceeds $600,000, 
     funds for such design must be specifically authorized by law.

     SEC. 3126. AUTHORITY FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING, DESIGN, AND 
                   CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Energy may use any funds 
     available to the Department of Energy pursuant to an 
     authorization in this title, including those funds authorized 
     to be appropriated for advance planning and construction 
     design under sections 3101, 3102, and 3103, to perform 
     planning, design, and construction activities for any 
     Department of Energy national security program construction 
     project that, as determined by the Secretary, must proceed 
     expeditiously in order to protect public health and safety, 
     to meet the needs of national defense, or to protect 
     property.
       (b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not exercise the 
     authority under subsection (a) in the case of any 
     construction project until the Secretary has submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the activities 
     that the Secretary intends to carry out under this section 
     and the circumstances making such activities necessary.
       (c) Specific Authority.--The requirement of section 
     3125(b)(2) does not apply to emergency planning, design, and 
     construction activities conducted under this section.

     SEC. 3127. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ALL NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
                   OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

       Subject to the provisions of appropriations Acts and 
     section 3121, amounts appropriated pursuant to this title for 
     management and support activities and for general plant 
     projects are available for use, when necessary, in connection 
     with all national security programs of the Department of 
     Energy.

     SEC. 3128. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), when 
     so specified in an appropriations Act, amounts appropriated 
     for operation and maintenance or for plant projects may 
     remain available until expended.
       (b) Exception for Program Direction Funds.--Amounts 
     appropriated for program direction pursuant to an 
     authorization of appropriations in subtitle A shall remain 
     available to be expended only until the end of fiscal year 
     2001.

     SEC. 3129. TRANSFERS OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
                   FUNDS.

       (a) Transfer Authority for Defense Environmental Management 
     Funds.--The Secretary of Energy shall provide the manager of 
     each field office of the Department of Energy with the 
     authority to transfer defense environmental management funds 
     from a program or project under the jurisdiction of the 
     office to another such program or project.
       (b) Limitations.--(1) Only one transfer may be made to or 
     from any program or project under subsection (a) in a fiscal 
     year.
       (2) The amount transferred to or from a program or project 
     under subsection (a) may not exceed $5,000,000 in a fiscal 
     year.
       (3) A transfer may not be carried out by a manager of a 
     field office under subsection (a) unless the manager 
     determines that the transfer is necessary to address a risk 
     to health, safety, or the environment or to assure the most 
     efficient use of defense environmental management funds at 
     the field office.
       (4) Funds transferred pursuant to subsection (a) may not be 
     used for an item for which Congress has specifically denied 
     funds or for a new program or project that has not been 
     authorized by Congress.
       (c) Exemption From Reprogramming Requirements.--The 
     requirements of section 3121 shall not apply to transfers of 
     funds pursuant to subsection (a).
       (d) Notification.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, 
     shall notify Congress of any transfer of funds pursuant to 
     subsection (a) not later than 30 days after such transfer 
     occurs.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``program or project'' means, with respect to 
     a field office of the Department of Energy, any of the 
     following:
       (A) A program referred to or a project listed in paragraph 
     (2) or (3) of section 3102.
       (B) A program or project not described in subparagraph (A) 
     that is for environmental restoration or waste management 
     activities necessary for national security programs of the 
     Department, that is being carried out by the office, and for 
     which defense environmental management funds have been 
     authorized and appropriated before the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) The term ``defense environmental management funds'' 
     means funds appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant 
     to an authorization for carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs.
       (f) Duration of Authority.--The managers of the field 
     offices of the Department may exercise the authority provided 
     under subsection (a) during the period beginning on October 
     1, 1998, and ending on September 30, 1999.

   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 3131. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF FUNDING PROHIBITION 
                   RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE STOCKPILE 
                   STEWARDSHIP.

       Section 3133(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 2036) is 
     amended by striking out ``for fiscal year 1998'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``for any fiscal year''.

     SEC. 3132. SUPPORT OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Funds To Carry Out Certain Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Activities.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of Energy pursuant to section 3101, 
     $30,000,000 shall be available for research, development, and 
     demonstration activities to support the mission of the 
     Ballistic Missile Defense Organization of the Department of 
     Defense, including the following activities:
       (1) Technology development, concept demonstration, and 
     integrated testing to improve reliability and reduce risk in 
     hit-to-kill interceptors for missile defense.
       (2) Support for science and engineering teams to address 
     technical problems identified by the Director of the 
     Ballistic Missile Defense Organization as critical to 
     acquisition of a theater missile defense capability.
       (b) Memorandum of Understanding.--The activities referred 
     to in subsection (a) shall be carried out under the 
     memorandum of understanding entered into by the Secretary of 
     Energy and the Secretary of Defense for the use of national 
     laboratories for ballistic missile defense programs, as 
     required by section 3131 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 2034).
       (c) Method of Funding.--Funds for activities referred to in 
     subsection (a) may be provided--
       (1) by direct payment from funds available pursuant to 
     subsection (a); or
       (2) in the case of such an activity carried out by a 
     national laboratory but paid for by the Ballistic Missile 
     Defense Organization, through a method under which the 
     Secretary of Energy waives any requirement for the Department 
     of Defense to pay any indirect expenses (including overhead 
     and federal administrative charges) of the Department of 
     Energy or its contractors.

     SEC. 3133. NONPROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention.--Of the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     3103(a)(1)(A)(ii), up to $20,000,000 may be used for the 
     Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention program.
       (b) Nuclear Cities Initiative.--(1) Funds authorized under 
     this title may not be obligated or expended for the purpose 
     of implementing the Nuclear Cities Initiative until--
       (A) the Secretary of Energy submits to the congressional 
     defense committees the report described in paragraph (2); and
       (B) a period of 20 legislative days has expired following 
     the date on which the report is submitted to Congress.
       (2) The Secretary of Energy shall prepare a report on the 
     Nuclear Cities Initiative. The report shall describe--

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       (A) the objectives of the initiative;
       (B) methods and processes for the implementation of the 
     initiative;
       (C) a program timeline for the initiative with milestones; 
     and
       (D) the funding requirements for the initiative through its 
     completion.
       (3) For purposes of this section, the term ``Nuclear Cities 
     Initiative'' means the initiative arising pursuant to the 
     March 1998 discussion between the Vice President of the 
     United States and the Prime Minister of the Russian 
     Federation and between the Secretary of Energy of the United 
     States and the Minister of Atomic Energy of the Russian 
     Federation.
       (4) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), a legislative day is 
     a day on which both Houses of Congress are in session.

     SEC. 3134. LICENSING OF CERTAIN MIXED OXIDE FUEL FABRICATION 
                   AND IRRADIATION FACILITIES.

       (a) License Requirement.--Section 202 of the Energy 
     Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5842) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Any facility under a contract with and for the 
     account of the Department of Energy that is utilized for the 
     express purpose of fabricating mixed plutonium-uranium oxide 
     nuclear reactor fuel for use in a commercial nuclear reactor 
     licensed under such Act, other than any such facility that is 
     utilized for research, development, demonstration, testing, 
     or analysis purposes.''.
       (b) Availability of Funds for Licensing by NRC.--Section 
     210 of the Department of Energy National Security and 
     Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 
     1981 (42 U.S.C. 7272) shall not apply to any licensing 
     activities required pursuant to section 202(5) of the Energy 
     Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5842), as added by 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Applicability of Occupational Safety and Health 
     Requirements to Activities under License.--Any activities 
     carried out under a license required pursuant to section 
     202(5) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
     5842), as added by subsection (a), shall be subject to 
     regulation under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
     1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).

     SEC. 3135. CONTINUATION OF PROCESSING, TREATMENT, AND 
                   DISPOSITION OF LEGACY NUCLEAR MATERIALS.

       The Secretary of Energy shall continue operations and 
     maintain a high state of readiness at the F-canyon and H-
     canyon facilities at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South 
     Carolina, and shall provide technical staff necessary to 
     operate and so maintain such facilities.

     SEC. 3136. AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FEDERALLY 
                   FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS TO 
                   PARTICIPATE IN MERIT-BASED TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH 
                   AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Authority.--Section 217(f)(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     108 Stat. 2695) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)'';
       (2) by inserting ``or of the Department of Energy'' after 
     ``the Department of Defense''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) A federally funded research and development center of 
     the Department of Energy described in subparagraph (A) may 
     respond to solicitations and announcements described in that 
     subparagraph only for activities conducted by the center 
     under contract with or on behalf of the Department of 
     Defense.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 217(f)(2) of such Act is 
     amended by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)''.

     SEC. 3137. ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FACILITIES.

       (a) Research and Activities on Behalf of Non-Department 
     Persons and Entities.--(1) The Secretary of Energy may 
     conduct research and other activities referred to in 
     paragraph (2) at facilities of the Department of Energy on 
     behalf of other departments and agencies of the Government, 
     agencies of State and local governments, and private persons 
     and entities.
       (2) The research and other activities that may be conducted 
     under paragraph (1) are those which the Secretary is 
     authorized to conduct by law, including research and 
     activities authorized under the following provisions of law:
       (A) The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
       (B) The Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5811 
     et seq.).
       (C) The Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.).
       (b) Charges.--(1) The Secretary shall impose on the 
     department, agency, or person or entity for which research 
     and other activities are carried out under subsection (a) a 
     charge for such research and activities in carrying out such 
     research and activities, which shall include--
       (A) the direct cost incurred in carrying out such research 
     and activities; and
       (B) the overhead cost, including site-wide indirect costs, 
     associated with such research and activities.
       (2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall 
     also impose on the department, agency, or person or entity 
     concerned a Federal administrative charge (which includes any 
     depreciation and imputed interest charges) in an amount not 
     to exceed 3 percent of the full cost incurred in carrying out 
     the research and activities concerned.
       (B) The Secretary may waive the imposition of the Federal 
     administrative charge required by subparagraph (A) in the 
     case of research and other activities conducted on behalf of 
     small business concerns, institutions of higher education, 
     non-profit entities, and State and local governments.
       (3) Not later than two years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall terminate any 
     waiver of charges under section 33 of the Atomic Energy Act 
     of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2053) that were made before such date, 
     unless the Secretary determines that such waiver should be 
     continued.
       (c) Pilot Program of Reduced Facility Overhead Charges.--
     (1) The Secretary may, with the cooperation of participating 
     contractors of the contractor-operated facilities of the 
     Department, carry out a pilot program under which the 
     Secretary and such contractors reduce the facility overhead 
     charges imposed under this section for research and other 
     activities conducted under this section.
       (2) The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program at 
     contractor-operated facilities selected by the Secretary in 
     consultation with the contractors concerned.
       (3) The Secretary shall determine the facility overhead 
     charges to be imposed under the pilot program at a facility 
     based on a joint review by the Secretary and the contractor 
     for the facility of all items included in the overhead costs 
     of the facility in order to determine which items are 
     appropriately incurred as facility overhead charges by the 
     contractor in carrying out research and other activities at 
     such facility under this section.
       (4) The Secretary shall commence carrying out the pilot 
     program under this subsection not later than October 1, 1999, 
     and shall terminate the pilot program on September 30, 2003.
       (5) Not later than January 31, 2003, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress an interim report on the results of the 
     pilot program under this subsection. The report shall include 
     any recommendations for the extension or expansion of the 
     pilot program, including the establishment of multiple rates 
     of overhead charges for various categories of persons and 
     entities seeking research and other activities in contractor-
     operated facilities of the Department.
       (d) Applicability With Respect to User Fee Practice.--This 
     section does not apply to the practice of the Department of 
     Energy with respect to user fees at Department facilities.

     SEC. 3138. HANFORD OVERHEAD AND SERVICE CENTER COSTS.

       (a) Target for Reduction of Costs.--The Secretary of Energy 
     shall establish a target for the overhead and service center 
     costs for the Project Hanford Management Contractor for 
     fiscal year 1999 that is less than the established baseline 
     for such costs for that fiscal year.
       (b) Use of Funds Resulting from Reduction.--If the actual 
     overhead and service center costs for that contractor for 
     fiscal year 1999 are less than the established baseline for 
     such costs for that fiscal year, the Secretary, to the extent 
     consistent with fiscal year 1999 appropriations, shall use an 
     amount equal to the difference between the baseline and such 
     actual costs to perform additional clean-up work at Hanford 
     in order to reduce the most threatening environmental risks 
     at Hanford and to comply with applicable laws and regulations 
     and the Tri-Party Agreement among the Department of Energy, 
     the Environmental Protection Agency, and the State of 
     Washington.
       (c) Review.--The Director of the Defense Contract Audit 
     Agency shall review the Project Hanford Management Contract 
     for compliance with cost accounting standards promulgated 
     pursuant to section 26(f) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 422(f)). The review shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An identification and assessment of methods for 
     calculating overhead costs.
       (2) A description of activities the costs of which are 
     allocated to--
       (A) all accounts at the Hanford site other than overhead 
     accounts; or
       (B) other contracts under which work is performed at the 
     Hanford site.
       (3) A description of service center costs, including--
       (A) computer service and information management costs and 
     other support service costs; and
       (B) costs of any activity which is paid for on a per-unit 
     basis.
       (4) An identification and assessment of all fees, awards, 
     or other profit on overhead or service center costs that are 
     not attributed to performance on a single project or 
     contract.
       (5) An identification and assessment of all contracts 
     awarded without competition.
       (6) An identification and assessment of any other costs 
     that the Director considers necessary or appropriate to 
     present a full and complete review of Hanford costs.
       (d) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the Director of 
     the Defense Contract Audit Agency shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the results of 
     the review under subsection (c).

     SEC. 3139. HANFORD WASTE TANK CLEANUP PROGRAM REFORMS.

       (a) Establishment of Office of River Protection.--The 
     Secretary of Energy shall establish an office at the Hanford 
     Reservation, Richland, Washington, to be known as the 
     ``Office of River Protection'' (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Office'').
       (b) Management and Responsibilities of Office.--(1) The 
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     senior official of the Department of Energy, who shall report 
     to the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental 
     Management.
       (2) The head of the Office shall be responsible for 
     managing all aspects of the Tank Waste Remediation System 
     (also referred to as the Hanford Tank Farm operations), 
     including those portions under privatization contracts, of 
     the Department of Energy at Hanford.
       (c) Department Responsibilities.--The Secretary shall 
     provide the manager of the Office with the resources and 
     personnel necessary to manage the tank waste privatization 
     program at Hanford in an efficient and streamlined manner.
       (d) Integrated Management Plan.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committees on Commerce and on National Security of 
     the House of Representatives an integrated management plan 
     for all aspects of the Hanford Tank Farm operations, 
     including the roles, responsibilities, and reporting 
     relationships of the Office.
       (e) Report.--Not later than two years after the 
     commencement of operations of the Office, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the committees referred to in subsection (d) a 
     report describing--
       (1) any progress in or resulting from the utilization of 
     the Tank Waste Remediation System; and
       (2) any improvements in the management structure of the 
     Department at Hanford with respect to the Tank Waste 
     Remediation System as a result of the Office.
       (f) Termination.--(1) The Office shall terminate five years 
     after the commencement of operations under this section 
     unless the Secretary determines that termination on that date 
     would disrupt effective management of the Hanford Tank Farm 
     operations.
       (2) The Secretary shall notify, in writing, the committees 
     referred to in subsection (d) of a determination under 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 3140. HANFORD HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
     made available to the Department of Energy by section 3102, 
     $1,500,000 shall be available for activities relating to the 
     Hanford Health Information Network established pursuant to 
     the authority in section 3138 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 
     104 Stat. 1834), as amended by section 3138(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3087).

     SEC. 3141. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY 
                   RESPONSE TRAINING PROGRAM.

       The Secretary of Energy may enter into partnership 
     arrangements with Federal and non-Federal entities to share 
     the costs of operating the hazardous materials management and 
     hazardous materials emergency response training program 
     authorized under section 3140(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     108 Stat. 3088). Such arrangements may include the exchange 
     of equipment and services, in lieu of payment for the 
     training program.

     SEC. 3142. SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE VICINITY OF 
                   LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, NEW MEXICO.

       (a) Availability of Funds.--Of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
     Energy by this title, up to $5,000,000 shall be made 
     available for payment by the Secretary of Energy to the 
     educational foundation chartered to enhance educational 
     activities in the public schools in the vicinity of Los 
     Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Foundation'').
       (b) Use of Funds.--(1) The Foundation shall utilize funds 
     provided under subsection (a) as a contribution to an 
     endowment fund for the Foundation.
       (2) The Foundation shall use the income generated from 
     investments in the endowment fund that are attributable to 
     the payment made under subsection (a) to fund programs to 
     support the educational needs of children in public schools 
     in the vicinity of Los Alamos National Laboratory.

     SEC. 3143. RELOCATION OF NATIONAL ATOMIC MUSEUM, ALBUQUERQUE, 
                   NEW MEXICO.

       The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a plan for the relocation of the National 
     Atomic Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

     SEC. 3144. TRITIUM PRODUCTION.

       The Secretary of Energy may not obligate or expend any 
     funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise available to 
     the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1999 to implement a 
     final decision on the technology to be utilized for tritium 
     production, made pursuant to section 3135 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
     105-85; 111 Stat. 2037), until October 1, 1999.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 3151. STUDY AND PLAN RELATING TO WORKER AND COMMUNITY 
                   TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Study by the General Accounting Office.--
       (1) Study requirement.--The Comptroller General shall 
     conduct a study on the effects of workforce restructuring 
     plans for defense nuclear facilities developed pursuant to 
     section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274h).
       (2) Matters covered by study.--The study shall cover the 
     four-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and shall include the following:
       (A) An analysis of the number of jobs created by any 
     employee retraining, education, and reemployment assistance 
     and any community impact assistance provided in each 
     workforce restructuring plan developed pursuant to section 
     3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1993.
       (B) An analysis of other benefits provided pursuant to such 
     plans, including any assistance provided to community reuse 
     organizations.
       (C) A description of the funds expended, and the funds 
     obligated but not expended, pursuant to such plans as of the 
     date of the report.
       (D) A description of the criteria used since October 23, 
     1992, in providing assistance pursuant to such plans.
       (E) A comparison of any similar benefits provided--
       (i) pursuant to such a plan to employees whose employment 
     at the defense nuclear facility covered by the plan is 
     terminated; and
       (ii) to employees whose employment at a facility where more 
     than 50 percent of the revenues are derived from contracts 
     with the Department of Defense has been terminated as a 
     result of cancellation, termination, or completion of 
     contracts with the Department of Defense and the employees 
     whose employment is terminated constitute more than 15 
     percent of the employees at that facility.
       (F) A comparison of--
       (i) involuntary separation benefits provided to employees 
     of Department of Energy contractors and subcontractors under 
     such plans; and
       (ii) involuntary separation benefits provided to employees 
     of the Federal Government.
       (G) A comparison of costs to the Federal Government 
     (including costs of involuntary separation benefits) for--
       (i) involuntary separations of employees of Department of 
     Energy contractors and subcontractors; and
       (ii) involuntary separations of employees of contractors 
     and subcontractors of other Federal Government departments 
     and agencies.
       (H) A description of the length of service and hiring dates 
     of employees of Department of Energy contractors and 
     subcontractors provided benefits under such plans in the two-
     year period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Report on study.--The Comptroller General shall submit 
     a report to Congress on the results of the study not later 
     than March 31, 1999.
       (4) Definition.--In this section, the term ``defense 
     nuclear facility'' has the meaning provided the term 
     ``Department of Energy defense nuclear facility'' in section 
     3163 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 42 U.S.C. 7274j).
       (b) Plan for Termination of Worker and Community Transition 
     Program.--Not later than July 1, 1999, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
     plan to terminate the Office of Worker and Community 
     Transition. The plan shall include--
       (1) a description of how the authority of the Office would 
     be terminated; and
       (2) a description of how the responsibility to manage 
     downsizing of the contractor workforce of the Department of 
     Energy would be transferred to other offices or programs 
     within the Department.

     SEC. 3152. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN 
                   SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL 
                   PERSONNEL.

       Section 3161(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (42 U.S.C. 7231 note) is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 2000''.

     SEC. 3153. REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN TO MODIFY EMPLOYMENT SYSTEM 
                   USED BY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IN DEFENSE 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Plan Requirement.--Not later than February 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing a plan to modify the Federal employment system 
     used within the defense environmental management programs of 
     the Department of Energy to allow for workforce restructuring 
     in those programs.
       (b) Specified Elements of Plan.--The plan shall address 
     strategies to recruit and hire--
       (1) individuals with a high degree of scientific and 
     technical competence in the areas of nuclear and toxic waste 
     remediation and environmental restoration; and
       (2) individuals with the necessary skills to manage large 
     construction and environmental remediation projects.
       (c) Legislative Changes.--The plan shall include an 
     identification of the provisions of Federal law that would 
     need to be changed to allow the Secretary of Energy to 
     restructure the Department of Energy defense environmental 
     management workforce to hire individuals described in 
     subsection (b), while staying within any numerical 
     limitations required by law (including section 3161 of Public 
     Law 103-337 (42 U.S.C. 7231 note)) on employment of such 
     individuals.

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     SEC. 3154. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NUCLEAR MATERIALS COURIERS.

       (a) Maximum Age for Entry into Nuclear Materials Courier 
     Force.--Section 3307 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and (d)'' and 
     inserting ``(d), (e), and (f)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) The Secretary of Energy may determine and fix the 
     maximum age limit for an original appointment to a position 
     as a nuclear materials courier, as defined by section 
     8331(27) or 8401(33).''.
       (b) Definition for Purposes of Civil Service Retirement 
     System.--Section 8331 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(27) `Nuclear materials courier'--
       ``(A) means an employee of the Department of Energy, the 
     duties of whose position are primarily to transport, and 
     provide armed escort and protection during transit of, 
     nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon components, strategic 
     quantities of special nuclear materials or other materials 
     related to national security; and
       ``(B) includes an employee who is transferred directly to a 
     supervisory or administrative position within the same 
     Department of Energy organization, after performing duties 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) for at least 3 years.''.
       (c) Deductions, Contributions, and Deposits Under CSRS.--
     (1) Subsection (a)(1) of section 8334 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``or member of the 
     Capitol Police,'' and inserting ``member of the Capitol 
     Police, or nuclear materials courier,''.
       (2) Subsection (c) of that section is amended by adding 
     after the item for a Member of the Capitol Police the 
     following new item:

 
 
 
``Nuclear materials courier...  7.........  October 1, 1977 to the day
                                             before the date of
                                             enactment of the Strom
                                             Thurmond National Defense
                                             Authorization Act for
                                             Fiscal Year 1999.
                                7.5.......  The date of enactment of the
                                             Strom Thurmond National
                                             Defense Authorization Act
                                             for Fiscal Year 1999 to
                                             December 31, 1998.
                                7.75......  January 1, 1999 to December
                                             31, 1999.
                                7.9.......  January 1, 2000 to December
                                             31, 2000.
                                8.........  January 1, 2001 to December
                                             31, 2002.
                                7.5.......  After December 31, 2002.''.
 

       (3) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) or (k)(1) of section 
     8334 of title 5, United States Code, or section 7001(a) of 
     Public Law 105-33, during the period beginning on the 
     effective date provided for under subsection (n)(1) and 
     ending on September 30, 2002, the Department of Energy shall 
     deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of 
     the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund on behalf of 
     each nuclear materials courier from whose basic pay a 
     deduction is made under such subsection (a)(1) during that 
     period an amount equal to 9.01 percent of such basic pay, in 
     lieu of the agency contributions otherwise required under 
     such subsection (a)(1) during that period.
       (d) Mandatory Separation Under CSRS.--Section 8335(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended in the second 
     sentence--
       (1) by inserting ``or nuclear materials courier'' after 
     ``law enforcement officer''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or courier, as the case may be,'' after 
     ``that officer''.
       (e) Immediate Retirement Under CSRS.--Section 8336(c)(1) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``or 
     firefighter'' and inserting ``, firefighter, or nuclear 
     materials courier''.
       (f) Definition for Purposes of Federal Employees' 
     Retirement System.--Section 8401 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (31);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (32) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(33) `Nuclear materials courier' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 8331(27).''.
       (g) Immediate Retirement Under FERS.--Section 8412(d) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``or 
     firefighter'' each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     and inserting ``firefighter, or nuclear materials courier''.
       (h) Computation of Basic Annuity Under FERS.--Section 
     8415(g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``nuclear materials courier,'' after 
     ``firefighter,''.
       (i) Deductions and Contributions Under FERS.--(1) Section 
     8422(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding after the item relating to a law enforcement officer, 
     firefighter, member of the Capitol Police, or air traffic 
     controller the following new item:

 
 
 
``Nuclear materials courier...  7.........  January 1, 1987 to the day
                                             before the date of
                                             enactment of the Strom
                                             Thurmond National Defense
                                             Authorization Act for
                                             Fiscal Year 1999.
                                7.5.......  The date of enactment of the
                                             Strom Thurmond National
                                             Defense Authorization Act
                                             for Fiscal Year 1999 to
                                             December 31, 1998.
                                7.75......  January 1, 1999 to December
                                             31, 1999.
                                7.9.......  January 1, 2000 to December
                                             31, 2000.
                                8.........  January 1, 2001 to December
                                             31, 2001.
                                7.5.......  After December 31, 2002.''.
 

       (2) Contributions under subsections (a) and (b) of section 
     8423 of title 5, United States Code, shall not be reduced as 
     a result of that portion of the amendment made by paragraph 
     (1) requiring employee deductions at a rate in excess of 7.5 
     percent for the period beginning on January 1, 1999, and 
     ending on December 31, 2002.
       (j) Agency Contributions Under FERS.--Paragraphs (1)(B)(i) 
     and (3)(A) of section 8423(a) of title 5, United States Code, 
     are each amended by inserting ``nuclear materials couriers,'' 
     after ``firefighters,''.
       (k) Mandatory Separation Under FERS.--Section 8425(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or 
     nuclear materials courier'' after ``law enforcement officer'' 
     both places it appears in the second sentence.
       (l) Payments.--(1) The Department of Energy shall pay into 
     the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount 
     determined by the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management to be necessary to reimburse the Fund for any 
     estimated increase in the unfunded liability of the Fund 
     resulting from the amendments related to the Civil Service 
     Retirement System under this section, and for any estimated 
     increase in the supplemental liability of the Fund resulting 
     from the amendments related to the Federal Employees 
     Retirement System under this section.
       (2) The Department shall pay the amount so determined in 
     five equal annual installments with interest computed at the 
     rate used in the most recent valuation of the Federal 
     Employees Retirement System.
       (3) The Department shall make payments under this 
     subsection from amounts available for weapons activities of 
     the Department.
       (m) Applicability.--Subsections (b) through (l) shall apply 
     only to an individual who is employed as a nuclear materials 
     courier, as defined by section 8331(27) or 8401(33) of title 
     5, United States Code (as amended by this section), after the 
     later of--
       (1) September 30, 1998; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (n) Effective Dates.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect at 
     the beginning of the first pay period that begins after the 
     later of--
       (A) October 1, 1998; or
       (B) the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2)(A) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) The amendments made by subsections (d) and (k) shall 
     take effect one year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 3155. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM RATE OF PAY FOR SCIENTIFIC, 
                   ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL 
                   RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY AT DEFENSE NUCLEAR 
                   FACILITIES.

       Section 3161(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 42 U.S.C. 7231 
     note) is amended by striking out ``level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5315'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314''.

     SEC. 3156. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO 
                   PAY VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

       (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding subsection (c)(2)(D) of 
     section 663 of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208; 110 
     Stat. 3009-383; 5 U.S.C. 5597 note), the Department of Energy 
     may pay voluntary separation incentive payments to qualifying 
     employees who voluntarily separate (whether by retirement or 
     resignation) before January 1, 2001.
       (b) Exercise of Authority.--The Department shall pay 
     voluntary separation incentive payments under subsection (a) 
     in accordance with the provisions of such section 663.

     SEC. 3157. REPEAL OF FISCAL YEAR 1998 STATEMENT OF POLICY ON 
                   STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

       Section 3156 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 2045; 42 
     U.S.C. 2121 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 3158. REPORT ON STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP CRITERIA.

       (a) Requirement for Criteria.--The Secretary of Energy 
     shall develop clear and specific criteria for judging whether 
     the science-based tools being used by the Department of 
     Energy for determining the safety and reliability of the 
     nuclear weapons stockpile are performing in a manner that 
     will provide an adequate degree of certainty that the 
     stockpile is safe and reliable.
       (b) Coordination With Secretary of Defense.--The Secretary 
     of Energy, in developing the criteria required by subsection 
     (a), shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the efforts by the Department of 
     Energy to develop the criteria required by subsection (a). 
     The report shall include--
       (1) a description of the information needed to determine 
     that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe and reliable and 
     the relationship of the science-based tools to the collection 
     of that information; and
       (2) a description of the criteria required by subsection 
     (a) to the extent they have been developed as of the date of 
     the submission of the report.

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     SEC. 3159. PANEL TO ASSESS THE RELIABILITY, SAFETY, AND 
                   SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR 
                   STOCKPILE.

       (a) Requirement for Panel.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall enter into a 
     contract with a federally funded research and development 
     center to establish a panel for the assessment of the 
     certification process for the reliability, safety, and 
     security of the United States nuclear stockpile.
       (b) Composition and Administration of Panel.--(1) The panel 
     shall consist of private citizens of the United States with 
     knowledge and expertise in the technical aspects of design, 
     manufacture, and maintenance of nuclear weapons.
       (2) The federally funded research and development center 
     shall be responsible for establishing appropriate procedures 
     for the panel, including selection of a panel chairman.
       (c) Duties of Panel.--Each year the panel shall review and 
     assess the following:
       (1) The annual certification process, including the 
     conclusions and recommendations resulting from the process, 
     for the safety, security, and reliability of the nuclear 
     weapons stockpile of the United States, as carried out by the 
     directors of the national weapons laboratories.
       (2) The long-term adequacy of the process of certifying the 
     safety, security, and reliability of the nuclear weapons 
     stockpile of the United States.
       (3) The adequacy of the criteria established by the 
     Secretary of Energy pursuant to section 3158 for achieving 
     the purposes for which those criteria are established.
       (d) Report.--Not later than October 1 of each year, 
     beginning with 1999, the panel shall submit to the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives a report setting 
     forth its findings and conclusions resulting from the review 
     and assessment carried out for the year covered by the 
     report. The report shall be submitted in classified and 
     unclassified form.
       (e) Cooperation of Other Agencies.--(1) The panel may 
     secure directly from the Department of Energy, the Department 
     of Defense, or any of the national weapons laboratories or 
     plants or any other Federal department or agency information 
     that the panel considers necessary to carry out its duties.
       (2) For carrying out its duties, the panel shall be 
     provided full and timely cooperation by the Secretary of 
     Energy, the Secretary of Defense, the Commander of United 
     States Strategic Command, the Directors of the Los Alamos 
     National Laboratory, the Lawrence Livermore National 
     Laboratory, the Sandia National Laboratories, the Savannah 
     River Site, the Y-12 Plant, the Pantex Facility, and the 
     Kansas City Plant, and any other official of the United 
     States that the chairman of the panel determines as having 
     information described in paragraph (1).
       (3) The Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense 
     shall each designate at least one officer or employee of the 
     Department of Energy and the Department of Defense, 
     respectively, to serve as a liaison officer between the 
     department and the panel.
       (f) Funding.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Energy shall each contribute 50 percent of the amount of 
     funds that are necessary for the panel to carry out its 
     duties. Funds available for the Department of Energy for 
     atomic energy defense activities shall be available for the 
     Department of Energy contribution.
       (g) Termination of Panel.--The panel shall terminate three 
     years after the date of the appointment of the member 
     designated as chairman of the panel.
       (h) Initial Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     enter into the contract required under subsection (a) not 
     later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act. The panel shall convene its first meeting not later than 
     30 days after the date as of which all members of the panel 
     have been appointed.

     SEC. 3160. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE INFORMATION EXCHANGE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Currently in the post-cold war world, there are new 
     opportunities to facilitate international political and 
     scientific cooperation on cost-effective, advanced, and 
     innovative nuclear management technologies.
       (2) There is increasing public interest in monitoring and 
     remediation of nuclear waste.
       (3) It is in the best interest of the United States to 
     explore and develop options with the international community 
     to facilitate the exchange of evolving advanced nuclear 
     wastes technologies.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, and other officials as 
     appropriate, should prepare and submit to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives a report containing 
     the following:
       (1) An assessment of whether the United States should 
     encourage the establishment of an international project to 
     facilitate the international exchange of information 
     (including costs data) relating to nuclear waste 
     technologies, including technologies for solid and liquid 
     radioactive wastes and contaminated soils and sediments.
       (2) An assessment of whether such a project could be funded 
     privately through industry, public interest, and scientific 
     organizations and administered by an international 
     nongovernmental organization, with operations in the United 
     States, Russia, and other countries that have an interest in 
     developing such technologies.
       (3) A description of the Federal programs that facilitate 
     the exchange of such information and of any added benefit of 
     consolidating such programs into such a project.
       (4) Recommendations for any legislation that the Secretary 
     of Energy believes would be required to enable such a project 
     to be undertaken.

     SEC. 3161. PROTECTION AGAINST INADVERTENT RELEASE OF 
                   RESTRICTED DATA AND FORMERLY RESTRICTED DATA.

       (a) Plan for Protection Against Release.--The Secretary of 
     Energy and the Archivist of the United States shall, after 
     consultation with the members of the National Security 
     Council and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and 
     the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, develop a 
     plan to prevent the inadvertent release of records containing 
     Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data during the 
     automatic declassification of records under Executive Order 
     12958 (50 U.S.C. 435 note).
       (b) Plan Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) The actions to be taken in order to ensure that records 
     subject to Executive Order 12958 are reviewed on a page-by-
     page basis for Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data 
     unless they have been determined to be highly unlikely to 
     contain Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data.
       (2) The criteria and process by which documents are 
     determined to be highly unlikely to contain Restricted Data 
     or Formerly Restricted Data.
       (3) The actions to be taken in order to ensure proper 
     training, supervision, and evaluation of personnel engaged in 
     declassification under that Executive Order so that such 
     personnel recognize Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted 
     Data.
       (4) The extent to which automated declassification 
     technologies will be used under that Executive Order to 
     protect Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data from 
     inadvertent release.
       (5) Procedures for periodic review and evaluation by the 
     Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Director of the 
     Information Security Oversight Office of the National 
     Archives and Records Administration, of compliance by Federal 
     agencies with the plan.
       (6) Procedures for resolving disagreements among Federal 
     agencies regarding declassification procedures and decisions 
     under the plan.
       (7) The funding, personnel, and other resources required to 
     carry out the plan.
       (8) A timetable for implementation of the plan.
       (c) Limitation on Declassification of Certain Records.--(1) 
     Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act and except 
     as provided in paragraph (3), a record referred to in 
     subsection (a) may not be declassified unless the agency 
     having custody of the record reviews the record on a page-by-
     page basis to ensure that the record does not contain 
     Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data.
       (2) Any record determined as a result of a review under 
     paragraph (1) to contain Restricted Data or Formerly 
     Restricted Data may not be declassified until the Secretary 
     of Energy, in conjunction with the head of the agency having 
     custody of the record, determines that the document is 
     suitable for declassification.
       (3) After the date occurring 60 days after the submission 
     of the plan required by subsection (a) to the committees 
     referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d), the 
     requirement under paragraph (1) to review a record on a page-
     by-page basis shall not apply in the case of a record 
     determined, under the actions specified in the plan pursuant 
     to subsection (b)(1), to be a record that is highly unlikely 
     to contain Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data.
       (d) Submission of Plan.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     submit the plan required under subsection (a) to the 
     following:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) The Assistant to the President for National Security 
     Affairs.
       (e) Submission of Reviews.--The Secretary of Energy shall, 
     on a periodic basis, submit a summary of the results of the 
     periodic reviews and evaluations specified in the plan 
     pursuant to subsection (b)(4) to the committees and Assistant 
     to the President specified in subsection (d).
       (f) Report and Notification Regarding Inadvertent 
     Releases.--(1) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the 
     committees and Assistant to the President specified in 
     subsection (d) a report on inadvertent releases of Restricted 
     Data or Formerly Restricted Data under Executive Order 12958 
     that occurred before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Not later than 30 days after any such inadvertent 
     release occurring after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Energy shall notify the committees and 
     Assistant to the President specified in subsection (d) of 
     such releases.
       (g) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Restricted 
     Data'' has the meaning given that term in section 11 y. of 
     the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(y)).

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     SEC. 3162. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TREATMENT OF FORMERLY 
                   UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM UNDER A 
                   NONDEFENSE DISCRETIONARY BUDGET FUNCTION.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Office of Management 
     and Budget should, beginning with fiscal year 2000, transfer 
     the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program from the 
     National Defense budget function (budget function 050) to a 
     nondefense discretionary budget function.

     SEC. 3163. REPORTS RELATING TO TRITIUM PRODUCTION.

       (a) Report on Tritium Production Technology Options.--(1) 
     The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of Energy, shall establish a task force of the Defense 
     Science Board to examine tritium production technology 
     options.
       (2) The task force shall examine the following issues:
       (A) The risk associated with the design, construction, 
     operation, and cost of each option for tritium production 
     under consideration.
       (B) The implications for nuclear weapons proliferation of 
     each such option.
       (C) The extent to which each such option contributes to the 
     capability of the Government to reliably meet the national 
     defense requirements of the United States.
       (D) Any other factors that the Secretary of Defense or the 
     Secretary of Energy considers appropriate.
       (3) The task force shall submit to the Secretary of Defense 
     and the Secretary of Energy a report on the results of its 
     examination. The Secretaries shall submit the report to 
     Congress not later than June 30, 1999.
       (b) Report on Test Program for Tritium Production at Watts 
     Bar.--(1) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the results of 
     the test program at the Watts Bar Nuclear Station, Tennessee, 
     after the test program is completed and the results of the 
     program are evaluated. The report shall include--
       (A) data on the performance of the test rods, including any 
     leakage of tritium from the test rods;
       (B) the amount of tritium produced during the test;
       (C) the performance of the reactor during the test; and
       (D) any other technical findings resulting from the test.
       (2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees an interim report on the 
     test program not later than 60 days after the test rods are 
     removed from the Watts Bar reactor.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.

     SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     1999, $17,500,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).

                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

Sec. 3301. Definitions.
Sec. 3302. Authorized uses of stockpile funds.
Sec. 3303. Authority to dispose of certain materials in National 
              Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 3304. Use of stockpile funds for certain environmental 
              remediation, restoration, waste management, and 
              compliance activities.

     SEC. 3301. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) The term ``National Defense Stockpile'' means the 
     stockpile provided for in section 4 of the Strategic and 
     Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c).
       (2) The term ``National Defense Stockpile Transaction 
     Fund'' means the fund in the Treasury of the United States 
     established under section 9(a) of the Strategic and Critical 
     Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h(a)).

     SEC. 3302. AUTHORIZED USES OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.

       (a) Obligation of Stockpile Funds.--During fiscal year 
     1999, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may obligate up 
     to $83,000,000 of the funds in the National Defense Stockpile 
     Transaction Fund for the authorized uses of such funds under 
     section 9(b)(2) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
     Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h(b)(2)), including the disposal of 
     hazardous materials that are environmentally sensitive.
       (b) Additional Obligations.--The National Defense Stockpile 
     Manager may obligate amounts in excess of the amount 
     specified in subsection (a) if the National Defense Stockpile 
     Manager notifies Congress that extraordinary or emergency 
     conditions necessitate the additional obligations. The 
     National Defense Stockpile Manager may make the additional 
     obligations described in the notification after the end of 
     the 45-day period beginning on the date on which Congress 
     receives the notification.
       (c) Limitations.--The authorities provided by this section 
     shall be subject to such limitations as may be provided in 
     appropriations Acts.

     SEC. 3303. AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF CERTAIN MATERIALS IN 
                   NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE.

       (a) Disposal Required.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     President shall dispose of materials contained in the 
     National Defense Stockpile and specified in the table in 
     subsection (b) so as to result in receipts to the United 
     States in the amount of--
       (1) $105,000,000 by the end of fiscal year 1999;
       (2) $460,000,000 by the end of fiscal year 2002;
       (3) $555,000,000 by the end of fiscal year 2003; and
       (4) $590,000,000 by the end of fiscal year 2005.
       (b) Limitation on Disposal Quantity.--The total quantities 
     of materials authorized for disposal by the President under 
     subsection (a) may not exceed the amounts set forth in the 
     following table:

                     Authorized Stockpile Disposals
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Material for disposal                              Quantity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bauxite Refractory........................  29,000 long calcined ton
Beryllium Metal...........................  100 short tons
Chromite Chemical.........................  34,000 short dry tons
Chromite Refractory.......................  159,000 short dry tons
Chromium Ferroalloy.......................  125,000 short tons
Columbium Carbide Powder..................  21,372 pounds of contained
                                             Columbium
Columbium Concentrates....................  1,733,454 pounds of
                                             contained Columbium
Columbium Ferro...........................  249,396 pounds of contained
                                             Columbium
Columbium Metal--Ingots...................  161,123 pounds of contained
                                             Columbium
Diamond, Stones...........................  3,000,000 carats
Germanium Metal...........................  28,198 kilograms
Graphite Natural Ceylon Lump..............  5,492 short tons
Indium....................................  14,248 troy ounces
Mica Muscovite Block......................  301,000 pounds
Mica Phlogopite Block.....................  130,745 pounds
Platinum..................................  439,887 troy ounces
Platinum--Iridium.........................  4,450 troy ounces
Platinum--Palladium.......................  750,000 troy ounces
Tantalum Carbide Powder...................  22,688 pounds of contained
                                             Tantalum
Tantalum Metal Ingots.....................  125,000 pounds of contained
                                             Tantalum
Tantalum Metal Powder.....................  125,000 pounds of contained
                                             Tantalum
Tantalum Minerals.........................  1,751,364 pounds contained
                                             of Tantalum
Tantalum Oxide............................  122,730 pounds contained of
                                             Tantalum
Tungsten Carbide Powder...................  2,032,896 pounds of
                                             contained Tungsten
Tungsten Ferro............................  2,024,143 pounds of
                                             contained Tungsten
Tungsten Metal Powder.....................  1,898,009 pounds of
                                             contained Tungsten
Tungsten Ores & Concentrates..............  76,358,235 pounds of
                                             contained Tungsten
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       (c) Minimization of Disruption and Loss.--The President may 
     not dispose of materials under subsection (a) to the extent 
     that the disposal will result in--
       (1) undue disruption of the usual markets of producers, 
     processors, and consumers of the materials proposed for 
     disposal; or
       (2) avoidable loss to the United States.
       (d) Treatment of Receipts.--Notwithstanding section 9 of 
     the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
     U.S.C. 98h), funds received as a result of the disposal of 
     materials authorized for disposal under subsection (a) shall 
     be treated as follows:
       (1) The following amounts shall be transferred to the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, to be credited in the 
     manner determined by the Secretary to the Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical 
     Insurance Trust Fund:
       (A) $3,000,000 during fiscal year 1999.
       (B) $22,000,000 during fiscal year 2000.
       (C) $28,000,000 during fiscal year 2001.
       (D) $31,000,000 during fiscal year 2002.
       (E) $8,000,000 during fiscal year 2003.
       (2) The balance of the funds received shall be deposited 
     into the general fund of the Treasury.
       (e) Relationship to Other Disposal Authority.--The disposal 
     authority provided in subsection (a) is new disposal 
     authority and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any 
     other disposal authority provided by law regarding the 
     materials specified in such subsection.
       (f) Authorization of Sale.--The authority provided by this 
     section to dispose of materials contained in the National 
     Defense Stockpile so as to result in receipts of $100,000,000 
     of the amount specified for fiscal year 1999 in subsection 
     (a) by the end of that fiscal year shall be effective only to 
     the extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

     SEC. 3304. USE OF STOCKPILE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   REMEDIATION, RESTORATION, WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND 
                   COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES.

       Section 9(b)(2) of the Strategic and Critical Materials 
     Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) and (K) as 
     subparagraphs (K) and (L), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new 
     subparagraph (J):
       ``(J) Performance of environmental remediation, 
     restoration, waste management, or compliance activities at 
     locations of the stockpile that are required under a Federal 
     law or are undertaken by the Government under an 
     administrative decision or negotiated agreement.''.

                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

Sec. 3401. Definitions.
Sec. 3402. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3403. Disposal of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2.
Sec. 3404. Disposal of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3.
Sec. 3405. Disposal of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2.
Sec. 3406. Administration.

     SEC. 3401. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:

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       (1) The term ``naval petroleum reserves'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 7420(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (2) The term ``Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2'' means 
     the naval petroleum reserve, commonly referred to as the 
     Buena Vista unit, that is located in Kern County, California, 
     and was established by Executive order of the President, 
     dated December 13, 1912.
       (3) The term ``Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3'' means 
     the naval petroleum reserve, commonly referred to as the 
     Teapot Dome unit, that is located in the State of Wyoming and 
     was established by Executive order of the President, dated 
     April 30, 1915.
       (4) The term ``Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2'' means the 
     naval petroleum reserve that is located in the State of Utah 
     and was established by Executive order of the President, 
     dated December 6, 1916.
       (5) The term ``antitrust laws'' means has the meaning given 
     the term in section 1(a) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 
     12(a)), except that the term also includes--
       (A) the Act of June 19, 1936 (15 U.S.C. 13 et seq.; 
     commonly known as the Robinson-Patman Act); and
       (B) section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
     U.S.C. 45), to the extent that such section applies to unfair 
     methods of competition.
       (6) The term ``petroleum'' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 7420(3) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 3402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Amount.--There are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Energy $22,500,000 for fiscal year 1999 
     for the purpose of carrying out--
       (1) activities under chapter 641 of title 10, United States 
     Code, relating to the naval petroleum reserves;
       (2) closeout activities at Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 
     1 upon the sale of that reserve under subtitle B of title 
     XXXIV of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
     year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 7420 note); and
       (3) activities under this title relating to the disposition 
     of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2, Naval Petroleum 
     Reserve Numbered 3, and Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2.
       (b) Period of Availability.--Funds appropriated pursuant to 
     the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall 
     remain available until expended.

     SEC. 3403. DISPOSAL OF NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE NUMBERED 2.

       (a) Disposal of Ford City Lots Authorized.--(1) Subject to 
     section 3406, the Secretary of Energy may dispose of the 
     portion of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 that is located 
     within the town lots in Ford City, California, which are 
     identified as ``Drill Sites Numbered 3A, 4, 6, 9A, 20, 22, 
     24, and 26'' and described in the document entitled ``Ford 
     City Drill Site Locations--NPR-2,'' and accompanying maps on 
     file in the office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves of the Department of 
     Energy.
       (2) The Secretary of Energy shall carry out the disposal 
     authorized by paragraph (1) by competitive sale or lease 
     consistent with commercial practices, by transfer to another 
     Federal agency or a public or private entity, or by such 
     other means as the Secretary considers appropriate. Any 
     competitive sale or lease under this subsection shall provide 
     for the disposal of all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in the property to be conveyed. The Secretary 
     of Energy may use the authority provided by the Act of June 
     14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.; commonly known as the 
     Recreation and Public Purposes Act), in the same manner and 
     to the same extent as the Secretary of the Interior, to 
     dispose of the portion of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (3) Section 2696(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
     regarding the screening of real property for further Federal 
     use before disposal, shall apply to the disposal authorized 
     by paragraph (1).
       (b) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction Authorized.--
     (1) The Secretary of Energy shall continue to administer 
     Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 (other than the portion of 
     the reserve authorized for disposal under subsection (a)) in 
     accordance with chapter 641 of title 10, United States Code, 
     until such time as the Secretary makes a determination to 
     abandon oil and gas operations in Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 2 in accordance with commercial operating practices.
       (2) After oil and gas operations are abandoned in Naval 
     Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2, the Secretary of Energy may 
     transfer to the Secretary of the Interior administrative 
     jurisdiction and control over all public domain lands 
     included within Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 (other 
     than the portion of the reserve authorized for disposal under 
     subsection (a)) for management in accordance with the general 
     land laws.
       (c) Relationship to Antitrust Laws.--This section does not 
     modify, impair, or supersede the operation of the antitrust 
     laws.

     SEC. 3404. DISPOSAL OF NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE NUMBERED 3.

       (a) Administration Pending Termination of Operations.--The 
     Secretary of Energy shall continue to administer Naval 
     Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3 in accordance with chapter 641 
     of title 10, United States Code, until such time as the 
     Secretary makes a determination to abandon oil and gas 
     operations in Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3 in 
     accordance with commercial operating practices.
       (b) Disposal Authorized.--After oil and gas operations are 
     abandoned in Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3, the 
     Secretary of Energy may dispose of the reserve as provided in 
     this subsection. Subject to section 3406, the Secretary shall 
     carry out any such disposal of the reserve by sale or lease 
     or by transfer to another Federal agency. Any sale or lease 
     shall provide for the disposal of all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in the property to be conveyed 
     and shall be conducted in accordance with competitive 
     procedures consistent with commercial practices, as 
     established by the Secretary.
       (c) Relationship to Antitrust Laws.--This section does not 
     modify, impair, or supersede the operation of the antitrust 
     laws.

     SEC. 3405. DISPOSAL OF OIL SHALE RESERVE NUMBERED 2.

       (a) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction Authorized.--
     Subject to section 3406, the Secretary of Energy may transfer 
     to the Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction 
     and control over all public domain lands included within Oil 
     Shale Reserve Numbered 2 for management in accordance with 
     the general land laws.
       (b) Relationship to Indian Reservation.--The transfer of 
     administrative jurisdiction under this section does not 
     affect any interest, right, or obligation respecting the 
     Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation located in Oil Shale 
     Reserve Numbered 2.

     SEC. 3406. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Protection of Existing Rights.--At the discretion of 
     the Secretary of Energy, the disposal of property under this 
     title shall be subject to any contract related to the United 
     States ownership interest in the property in effect at the 
     time of disposal, including any lease agreement pertaining to 
     the United States interest in Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 2.
       (b) Deposit of Receipts.--Notwithstanding any other law, 
     all monies received by the United States from the disposal of 
     property under this title, including any monies received from 
     a lease entered into under this title, shall be deposited in 
     the general fund of the Treasury.
       (c) Treatment of Royalties.--Any petroleum accruing to the 
     United States as royalty from any lease of lands transferred 
     under this title shall be delivered to the United States, or 
     shall be paid for in money, as the Secretary of the Interior 
     may elect.
       (d) Elements of Lease.--A lease under this title may 
     provide for the exploration for, and development and 
     production of, petroleum, other than petroleum in the form of 
     oil shale.
       (e) Waiver of Requirements Regarding Consultation and 
     Approval.--Section 7431 of title 10, United States Code, 
     shall not apply to the disposal of property under this title.

                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

Sec. 3501. Short title; references to Panama Canal Act of 1979.
Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures.
Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles.
Sec. 3504. Expenditures only in accordance with treaties.
Sec. 3505. Donations to the Commission.
Sec. 3506. Agreements for United States to provide post-transfer 
              administrative services for certain employee benefits.
Sec. 3507. Sunset of United States overseas benefits just before 
              transfer.
Sec. 3508. Central examining office.
Sec. 3509. Liability for vessel accidents.
Sec. 3510. Panama Canal Board of Contract Appeals.
Sec. 3511. Restatement of requirement that Secretary of Defense 
              designee on Panama Canal Commission supervisory board be 
              a current officer of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 3512. Technical amendments.

     SEC. 3501. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO PANAMA CANAL ACT OF 
                   1979.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Panama 
     Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999''.
       (b) References to Panama Canal Act of 1979.--Except as 
     otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 
     amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, 
     or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference 
     shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
     provision of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 et 
     seq.).

     SEC. 3502. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Panama 
     Canal Commission is authorized to use amounts in the Panama 
     Canal Revolving Fund to make such expenditures within the 
     limits of funds and borrowing authority available to it in 
     accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments, as may be necessary under the Panama Canal Act 
     of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) for the operation, 
     maintenance, improvement, and administration of the Panama 
     Canal for fiscal year 1999.
       (b) Limitations.--For fiscal year 1999, the Panama Canal 
     Commission may expend from funds in the Panama Canal 
     Revolving Fund not more than $100,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses, of which--
       (1) not more than $28,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Supervisory 
     Board of the Commission;
       (2) not more than $14,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Secretary of the 
     Commission; and
       (3) not more than $58,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation ex

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     penses of the Administrator of the Commission.

     SEC. 3503. PURCHASE OF VEHICLES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds 
     available to the Commission shall be available for the 
     purchase and transportation to the Republic of Panama of 
     passenger motor vehicles, the purchase price of which shall 
     not exceed $23,000 per vehicle.

     SEC. 3504. EXPENDITURES ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH TREATIES.

       Expenditures authorized under this title may be made only 
     in accordance with the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 and any 
     law of the United States implementing those treaties.

     SEC. 3505. DONATIONS TO THE COMMISSION.

       Section 1102b (22 U.S.C. 3612b) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) The Commission may seek and accept donations of 
     funds, property, and services from individuals, foundations, 
     corporations, and other private and public entities for the 
     purpose of carrying out its promotional activities.
       ``(2) The Commission shall establish written guidelines 
     setting forth the criteria to be used in determining whether 
     the acceptance of funds, property, or services authorized by 
     paragraph (1) would reflect unfavorably upon the ability of 
     the Commission (or any employee of the Commission) to carry 
     out its responsibilities or official duties in a fair and 
     objective manner or would compromise the integrity or the 
     appearance of the integrity of its programs or of any 
     official in those programs.''.

     SEC. 3506. AGREEMENTS FOR UNITED STATES TO PROVIDE POST-
                   TRANSFER ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR CERTAIN 
                   EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.

       Section 1110 (22 U.S.C. 3620) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) The Secretary of State may enter into one or more 
     agreements to provide for the United States to furnish 
     administrative services relating to the benefits described in 
     paragraph (2) after December 31, 1999, and to establish 
     appropriate procedures for providing advance funding for the 
     services.
       ``(2) The benefits referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
     following:
       ``(A) Pension, disability, and medical benefits provided by 
     the Panama Canal Commission pursuant to section 1245.
       ``(B) Compensation for work injuries covered by chapter 81 
     of title 5, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 3507. SUNSET OF UNITED STATES OVERSEAS BENEFITS JUST 
                   BEFORE TRANSFER.

       (a) Repeals.--Effective 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), 
     December 30, 1999, the following provisions are repealed and 
     any right or condition of employment provided for in, or 
     arising from, those provisions is terminated: sections 1206 
     (22 U.S.C. 3646), 1207 (22 U.S.C. 3647), 1217(a) (22 U.S.C. 
     3657(a)), and 1224(11) (22 U.S.C. 3664(11)), subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), (F), (G), and (H) of section 1231(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 
     3671(a)(2)) and section 1321(e) (22 U.S.C. 3731(e)).
       (b) Savings Provision for Basic Pay.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a), benefits based on basic pay, as listed in 
     paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of section 1218 of the 
     Panama Canal Act of 1979, shall be paid as if sections 
     1217(a) and 1231(a)(2) (A) and (B) of that Act had been 
     repealed effective 12:00 noon, December 31, 1999. The 
     exception under the preceding sentence shall not apply to any 
     pay for hours of work performed on December 31, 1999.
       (c) Nonapplicability to Agencies in Panama Other Than 
     Panama Canal Commission.--Section 1212(b)(3) (22 U.S.C. 
     3652(b)(3)) is amended by striking out ``the Panama Canal 
     Transition Facilitation Act of 1997'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the Panama Canal Transition Facilitation Act of 
     1997 (subtitle B of title XXXV of Public Law 105-85; 110 
     Stat. 2062), or the Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1999''.

     SEC. 3508. CENTRAL EXAMINING OFFICE.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 1223 (22 U.S.C. 3663) is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 
     is amended by striking out the item relating to section 1223.

     SEC. 3509. LIABILITY FOR VESSEL ACCIDENTS.

       (a) Commission Liability Subject to Claimant Insurance.--
     (1) Section 1411(a) (22 U.S.C. 3771(a)) is amended by 
     inserting ``to section 1419(b) of this Act and'' after 
     ``Subject'' in the first sentence.
       (2) Section 1412 (22 U.S.C. 3772) is amended by striking 
     out ``The Commission'' in the first sentence and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Subject to section 1419(b) of this Act, the 
     Commission''.
       (3) Section 1416 (22 U.S.C. 3776) is amended by striking 
     out ``A claimant'' in the first sentence and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Subject to section 1419(b) of this Act, a 
     claimant''.
       (b) Authority to Require Claimants To Be Covered by 
     Insurance.--Section 1419 (22 U.S.C. 3779) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Commission''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b)(1) The Commission may by regulation require as a 
     condition of transit through the Panama Canal or presence in 
     the Panama Canal or waters adjacent thereto that any 
     potential claimant under section 1411 or 1412 of this Act be 
     covered by insurance against the types of injuries described 
     in those sections. The amount of insurance so required shall 
     be specified in those regulations, but may not exceed 
     $1,000,000.
       ``(2) In a claim under section 1411 or 1412 of this Act for 
     which the Commission has required insurance under this 
     subsection, the Commission's liability shall be limited to 
     the amount of damages in excess of the amount of insurance 
     required by the Commission.
       ``(3) In regulations under this subsection, the Commission 
     may prohibit consideration or payment by it of claims 
     presented by or on behalf of an insurer or subrogee of a 
     claimant in a case for which the Commission has required 
     insurance under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 3510. PANAMA CANAL BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS.

       (a) Establishment and Pay of Board.--Section 3102(a) (22 
     U.S.C. 3862(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``shall'' in the 
     first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``may''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Compensation for members of the Board of Contract 
     Appeals shall be established by the Commission's supervisory 
     board. The annual compensation established for members may 
     not exceed the rate of basic pay established for level IV of 
     the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code. The compensation of a member may not be reduced 
     during the member's term of office from the level established 
     at the time of the appointment of the member.''.
       (b) Deadline for Commencement of Board.--Section 3102(e) 
     (22 U.S.C. 3862(e)) is amended by striking out ``, but not 
     later than January 1, 1999''.

     SEC. 3511. RESTATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT THAT SECRETARY OF 
                   DEFENSE DESIGNEE ON PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION 
                   SUPERVISORY BOARD BE A CURRENT OFFICER OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Authority.--Section 1102(a) (22 U.S.C. 3612(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out the first sentence and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``The Commission shall be 
     supervised by a Board composed of nine members, one of whom 
     shall be an officer of the Department of Defense. The officer 
     of the Department of Defense who shall serve on the Board 
     shall be designated by the Secretary of Defense and may 
     continue to serve on the Board only while continuing to serve 
     as an officer of the Department of Defense.''; and
       (2) in the last sentence, by striking out ``Secretary of 
     Defense or a designee of the Secretary of Defense'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the officer of the Department of 
     Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense to be a member 
     of the Board''.
       (b) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Section 302 of Public 
     Law 105-18 (111 Stat. 168) is repealed.

     SEC. 3512. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Panama Canal Act of 1979.--The Panama Canal Act of 1979 
     is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 1202(c) (22 U.S.C. 3642(c)) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Panama Canal Transition Facilitation Act of 
     1997'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``November 17, 1997,'';
       (B) by striking out ``on or after that date''; and
       (C) by striking out ``the day before the date of 
     enactment'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``that date''.
       (2) Section 1212(b)(3) (22 U.S.C. 3652(b)(3)) is amended by 
     inserting ``the'' after ``by the head of''.
       (3) Section 1313 (22 U.S.C. 3723) is amended by striking 
     out ``subsection (d)'' in each of subsections (a), (b), and 
     (d) and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (c)''.
       (4) Sections 1411(a) and 1412 (22 U.S.C. 3771(a), 3772) are 
     amended by striking out ``the date of the enactment of the 
     Panama Canal Transition Facilitation Act of 1997'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``by November 18, 1998''.
       (5) Section 1416 (22 U.S.C. 3776) is amended by striking 
     out ``the date of the enactment of the Panama Canal 
     Transition Facilitation Act of 1997'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``by May 17, 1998''.
       (b) Public Law 104-201.--Effective as of September 23, 
     1996, and as if included therein as enacted, section 
     3548(b)(3) of the Panama Canal Act Amendments of 1996 
     (subtitle B of title XXXV of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 
     2869) is amended by striking out ``section'' in both items of 
     quoted matter and inserting in lieu thereof ``sections''.

                  TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 3601. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 3602. Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel.
Sec. 3603. Authority to convey certain National Defense Reserve Fleet 
              vessels.
Sec. 3604. Clearinghouse for maritime information.
Sec. 3605. Conveyance of NDRF vessel ex-USS LORAIN COUNTY.

     SEC. 3601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                   1999.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999, to be available without fiscal year limitation if 
     so provided in appropriations Act, for the use of the 
     Department of Transportation for the Maritime Administration 
     as follows:

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       (1) For expenses necessary for operations and training 
     activities, $70,553,000.
       (2) For expenses under the loan guarantee program 
     authorized by title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 1271 et seq.), $20,000,000 of which--
       (A) $16,000,000 is for the cost (as defined in section 
     502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
     661a(5))) of loan guarantees under the program; and
       (B) $4,000,000 is for administrative expenses related to 
     loan guarantee commitments under the program.

     SEC. 3602. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET 
                   VESSEL.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     may convey all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States Government in and to the vessel M/V BAYAMON (United 
     States official number 530007) to a purchaser for use as a 
     self-propelled floating trade exposition to showcase United 
     States technology, industrial products, and services.
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
       (1) Delivery of vessel.--In carrying out subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall deliver the vessel--
       (A) at the place where the vessel is located on the date of 
     conveyance;
       (B) in its condition on that date; and
       (C) at no cost to the United States Government.
       (2) Required conditions.--The Secretary may not convey a 
     vessel under this section unless--
       (A) competitive procedures are used for sales under this 
     section;
       (B) the vessel is sold for not less than the fair market 
     value of the vessel in the United States, as determined by 
     the Secretary of Transportation;
       (C) the recipient agrees that any repair, except for 
     emergency repairs, restoration, or reconstruction work for 
     the vessel will be performed in the United States;
       (D) the recipient agrees to hold the Government harmless 
     for any claims arising from exposure to hazardous material, 
     including asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls, after the 
     conveyance of the vessel, except for claims arising before 
     the date of the conveyance or from use of the vessel by the 
     Government after that date; and
       (E) the recipient provides sufficient evidence to the 
     Secretary that it has adequate financial resources in the 
     form of cash, liquid assets, or a written loan commitment to 
     complete the reconstruction of the vessel.
       (3) Additional terms.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms in connection with the conveyance authorized 
     by this section as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (c) Proceeds.--Any amounts received by the United States as 
     proceeds from the sale of the M/V BAYAMON shall be deposited 
     in the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund established by 
     section 801 of the Act of June 2, 1951 (65 Stat. 59; 46 
     U.S.C. App. 1241a) and shall be available and expended in 
     accordance with section 6(a) of the National Maritime 
     Heritage Act (16 U.S.C. App. 5405(a)).

     SEC. 3603. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY CERTAIN NATIONAL DEFENSE 
                   RESERVE FLEET VESSELS.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     may convey all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States Government in and to the vessels BENJAMIN ISHERWOOD 
     (TAO-191) and HENRY ECKFORD (TAO-192) to a purchaser for the 
     limited purpose of reconstruction of those vessels for sale 
     or charter to a North Atlantic Treaty Organization country 
     for full use as an oiler.
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
       (1) Delivery of vessel.--In carrying out subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall deliver the vessel--
       (A) at the place where the vessel is located on the date of 
     the conveyance;
       (B) in its condition on that date; and
       (C) at no cost to the United States Government.
       (2) Required conditions.--The Secretary may not convey a 
     vessel under this section unless--
       (A) competitive procedures are used for sales under this 
     section;
       (B) the vessel is sold for not less than the fair market 
     value of the vessel in the United States, as determined by 
     the Secretary of Transportation;
       (C) the recipient agrees that any repair, except for 
     emergency repairs, restoration, or reconstruction work for 
     the vessel will be performed in the United States;
       (D) the recipient agrees to hold the Government harmless 
     for any claims arising from defects in the vessel or from 
     exposure to hazardous material, including asbestos and 
     polychlorinated biphenyls, after the conveyance of the 
     vessel, except for claims arising before the date of the 
     conveyance or from use of the vessel by the Government after 
     that date;
       (E) the recipient provides sufficient evidence to the 
     Secretary that it has adequate financial resources in the 
     form of cash, liquid assets, or a written loan commitment to 
     complete the reconstruction of the vessel; and
       (F) with respect to the vessel, the recipient remains 
     subject to all laws and regulations governing the export of 
     military items, including the requirements administered by 
     the Department of State regarding export licenses and 
     certification of nontransfer end use.
       (3) Additional terms.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms in connection with a conveyance authorized 
     by this section as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (c) Proceeds.--Any amounts received by the United States as 
     proceeds from the sale of a vessel under this section shall 
     be deposited in the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund 
     established by section 801 of the Act of June 2, 1951 (65 
     Stat. 59; 46 U.S.C. App. 1241a) and shall be available and 
     expended in accordance with section 6(a) of the National 
     Maritime Heritage Act (16 U.S.C. App. 5405(a)).

     SEC. 3604. CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MARITIME INFORMATION.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 3601(1) for operations of the Maritime 
     Administration, $75,000 may be available for the 
     establishment at a State Maritime Academy of a clearinghouse 
     for maritime information that makes that information publicly 
     available, including by use of the Internet.

     SEC. 3605. CONVEYANCE OF NDRF VESSEL EX-USS LORAIN COUNTY.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     may convey all right, title, and interest of the Federal 
     Government in and to the vessel ex-USS LORAIN COUNTY (LST-
     1177) to the Ohio War Memorial, Inc., located in Sandusky, 
     Ohio (in this section referred to as the ``recipient''), for 
     use as a memorial to Ohio veterans.
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
       (1) Delivery of vessel.--In carrying out subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall deliver the vessel--
       (A) at the place where the vessel is located on the date of 
     conveyance;
       (B) in its condition on that date; and
       (C) at no cost to the Federal Government.
       (2) Required conditions.--The Secretary may not convey a 
     vessel under this section unless--
       (A) the recipient agrees to hold the Government harmless 
     for any claims arising from exposure to hazardous material, 
     including asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls, after 
     conveyance of the vessel, except for claims arising before 
     the date of the conveyance or from use of the vessel by the 
     Government after that date; and
       (B) the recipient has available, for use to restore the 
     vessel, in the form of cash, liquid assets, or a written loan 
     commitment, financial resources of at least $100,000.
       (3) Additional terms.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms in connection with the conveyance authorized 
     by this section as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (c) Other Unneeded Equipment.--The Secretary may convey to 
     the recipient of the vessel conveyed under this section any 
     unneeded equipment from other vessels in the National Defense 
     Reserve Fleet, for use to restore the vessel conveyed under 
     this section to museum quality.

 TITLE XXXVII--INCREASED MONITORING OF PRODUCTS MADE WITH FORCED LABOR

Sec. 3701. Authorization for additional customs personnel to monitor 
              the importation of products made with forced labor.
Sec. 3702. Reporting requirement on forced labor products destined for 
              the United States market.
Sec. 3703. Renegotiating memoranda of understanding on forced labor.

     SEC. 3701. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL CUSTOMS PERSONNEL TO 
                   MONITOR THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS MADE WITH 
                   FORCED LABOR.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for monitoring by 
     the United States Customs Service of the importation into the 
     United States of products made with forced labor, the 
     importation of which violates section 307 of the Tariff Act 
     of 1930 or section 1761 of title 18, United States Code, 
     $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 3702. REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON FORCED LABOR PRODUCTS 
                   DESTINED FOR THE UNITED STATES MARKET.

       (a) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of 
     Customs shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a report 
     on products made with forced labor that are destined for the 
     United States market.
       (b) Contents of Report.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall include information concerning the following:
       (1) The extent of the use of forced labor in manufacturing 
     products destined for the United States market.
       (2) The volume of products made with forced labor, destined 
     for the United States market, that is in violation of section 
     307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or section 1761 of the title 
     18, United States Code, and is seized by the United States 
     Customs Service.
       (3) The progress of the United States Customs Service in 
     identifying and interdicting products made with forced labor 
     that are destined for the United States market.

     SEC. 3703. RENEGOTIATING MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING ON FORCED 
                   LABOR.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the President should 
     determine whether any country with which the United States 
     has a memorandum of understanding with respect to reciprocal 
     trade which involves goods made with forced labor is 
     frustrating implementation of the memorandum. Should an 
     affirmative determination be made, the President should 
     immediately commence negotiations to replace the current 
     memorandum of understanding with one providing for effective 
     procedures for the monitoring of forced labor, including 
     improved procedures to request investigations by 
     international monitors of worksites suspected to be in 
     violation of any such memorandum.

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             TITLE XXXVIII--FAIR TRADE IN AUTOMOTIVE PARTS

Sec. 3801. Short title.
Sec. 3802. Definitions.
Sec. 3803. Re-establishment of initiative on automotive parts sales to 
              Japan.
Sec. 3804. Establishment Of Special Advisory Committee on automotive 
              parts sales in Japanese and other Asian markets.
Sec. 3805. Expiration date.

     SEC. 3801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Fair Trade in Automotive 
     Parts Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 3802. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Japanese markets.--The term ``Japanese markets'' refers 
     to markets, including markets in the United States and Japan, 
     where automotive parts and accessories, both original 
     equipment and aftermarket, are purchased for use in the 
     manufacture or repair of Japanese automobiles.
       (2) Japanese and other asian markets.--The term ``Japanese 
     and other Asian markets'' refers to markets, including 
     markets in the United States, Japan, and other Asian 
     countries, where automotive parts and accessories, both 
     original equipment and aftermarket, are purchased for use in 
     the manufacture or repair of Japanese, United States, or 
     other Asian automobiles.

     SEC. 3803. RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE ON AUTOMOTIVE PARTS 
                   SALES TO JAPAN.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall re-
     establish the initiative to increase the sale of United 
     States-made automotive parts and accessories to Japanese 
     markets.
       (b) Functions.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) foster increased access for United States-made 
     automotive parts and accessories to Japanese companies, 
     including specific consultations on access to Japanese 
     markets;
       (2) facilitate the exchange of information between United 
     States automotive parts manufacturers and the Japanese 
     automobile industry;
       (3) collect data and market information on the Japanese 
     automotive industry regarding needs, trends, and procurement 
     practices, including the types, volume, and frequency of 
     parts sales to Japanese automobile manufacturers;
       (4) establish contacts with Japanese automobile 
     manufacturers in order to facilitate contact between United 
     States automotive parts manufacturers and Japanese automobile 
     manufacturers;
       (5) report on and attempt to resolve disputes, policies, or 
     practices, whether public or private, that result in barriers 
     to increased commerce between United States automotive parts 
     manufacturers and Japanese automobile manufacturers;
       (6) take actions to initiate periodic consultations with 
     officials of the Government of Japan regarding sales of 
     United States-made automotive parts in Japanese markets; and
       (7) transmit to Congress the annual report prepared by the 
     Special Advisory Committee under section 3804(c)(5).

     SEC. 3804. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 
                   AUTOMOTIVE PARTS SALES IN JAPANESE AND OTHER 
                   ASIAN MARKETS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall seek the 
     advice of the United States automotive parts industry in 
     carrying out this title.
       (b) Establishment of Committee.--The Secretary of Commerce 
     shall establish a Special Advisory Committee for purposes of 
     carrying out this title.
       (c) Functions.--The Special Advisory Committee established 
     under subsection (b) shall--
       (1) report to the Secretary of Commerce on barriers to 
     sales of United States-made automotive parts and accessories 
     in Japanese and other Asian markets;
       (2) review and consider data collected on sales of United 
     States-made automotive parts and accessories in Japanese and 
     other Asian markets;
       (3) advise the Secretary of Commerce during consultations 
     with other governments on issues concerning sales of United 
     States-made automotive parts in Japanese and other Asian 
     markets;
       (4) assist in establishing priorities for the initiative 
     established under section 3803, and otherwise provide 
     assistance and direction to the Secretary of Commerce in 
     carrying out the intent of that section; and
       (5) assist the Secretary in reporting to Congress by 
     submitting an annual written report to the Secretary on the 
     sale of United States-made automotive parts in Japanese and 
     other Asian markets, as well as any other issues with respect 
     to which the Committee provides advice pursuant to this 
     title.
       (d) Authority.--The Secretary of Commerce shall draw on 
     existing budget authority in carrying out this title.

     SEC. 3805. EXPIRATION DATE.

       The authority under this title shall expire on December 31, 
     2003.

                      TITLE XXXIX--RADIO FREE ASIA

Sec. 3901. Short title.
Sec. 3902. Authorization of appropriations for increased funding for 
              Radio Free Asia and Voice of America broadcasting to 
              China.
Sec. 3903. Reporting requirement.

     SEC. 3901. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Radio Free Asia Act of 
     1998''.

     SEC. 3902. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR INCREASED 
                   FUNDING FOR RADIO FREE ASIA AND VOICE OF 
                   AMERICA BROADCASTING TO CHINA.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations for Radio Free Asia.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for ``Radio Free Asia'' $22,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Sense of the congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that a significant amount of the funds under paragraph (1) 
     should be directed toward broadcasting to China and Tibet in 
     the appropriate languages and dialects.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations for International 
     Broadcasting to China.--In addition to such sums as are 
     otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the United States 
     Information Agency for ``International Broadcasting 
     Activities'' for fiscal year 1999, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated for ``International Broadcasting Activities'' 
     $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, which shall be available 
     only for enhanced Voice of America broadcasting to China.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations for Radio 
     Construction.--In addition to such sums as are otherwise 
     authorized to be appropriated for ``Radio Construction'' for 
     fiscal year 1999, there are authorized to be appropriated for 
     ``Radio Construction'' $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, which 
     shall be available only for construction in support of 
     enhanced broadcasting to China, including the timely 
     augmentation of transmitters at Tinian, the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands.

     SEC. 3903. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     shall prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees an assessment of the board's efforts to increase 
     broadcasting by Radio Free Asia and Voice of America to China 
     and Tibet. This report shall include an analysis of Chinese 
     government control of the media, the ability of independent 
     journalists and news organizations to operate in China, and 
     the results of any research conducted to quantify 
     listenership.
       (b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     From the Committee on National Security, for consideration of 
     the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Floyd Spence,
     Bob Stump,
     Duncan Hunter,
     John R. Kasich,
     Herbert H. Bateman,
     James V. Hansen,
     Curt Weldon,
     Joel Hefley,
     Jim Saxton,
     Steve Buyer,
     Tillie K. Fowler,
     John M. McHugh,
     J.C. Watts, Jr.,
     William M. Thornberry,
     Saxby Chambliss,
     Walter B. Jones,
     Michael Pappas,
     Bob Riley,
     Ike Skelton,
     Norman Sisisky,
     John M. Spratt, Jr.,
     Solomon P. Ortiz,
     Owen Pickett,
     Lane Evans,
     Gene Taylor,
     Neil Abercrombie,
     Martin T. Meehan,
     Jane Harman,
     Paul McHale,
     Patrick J. Kennedy,
     Thomas H. Allen,
     Vic Snyder,
     James H. Maloney,
     As additional conferees from the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence, for consideration of matters within the 
     jurisdiction of that committee under clause 2 of rule XLVIII:
     Porter J. Goss,
     Jerry Lewis,
     Norm Dicks,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services, for consideration of section 1064 of the 
     Senate amendment:
     Jim Leach,
     Michael N. Castle,
     John J. LaFalce,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce for 
     consideration of sections 601, 3136, 3151, 3154, 3201, 3401, 
     3403, 3404, 3405, 3406, and 3407 of the House bill, and 
     sections 321, 601, 1062, 3133, 3140, 3142, 3144, 3201, and 
     title XXXVIII of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.,
     Dan Schaefer,
     John D. Dingell,
     Provided that Mr. Oxley is appointed in lieu of Mr. Dan 
     Schaefer for consideration of section 321 of the Senate 
     amendment.
     Michael G. Oxley,
     Provided that Mr. Bilirakis is appointed in lieu of Mr. Dan 
     Schaefer for consideration of

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     section 601 of the House bill, and section 601 of the Senate 
     amendment.
     Mike Bilirakis,
     Provided that Mr. Tauzin is appointed in lieu of Mr. Dan 
     Schaefer for consideration of section 1062 and Title XXXVIII 
     of the Senate amendment.
     Billy Tauzin,
       As additional conferees from the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, for consideration of sections 361, 364, 551, 
     and 3151 of the House bill, and sections 522, 643, and 1055 
     of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Tom Petri,
     Frank Riggs,
     Tim Roemer,
       As additional conferees from the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, for consideration of sections 368, 729, 
     1025, 1042, and 1101-1106 of the House bill, and sections 
     346, 623, 707, 805, 806, 813, 814, 815, 816, 1101-1105, 3142, 
     3144, 3145, 3162-3172 and 3510 of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Dan Burton,
     John L. Mica,
     Provided that Mr. Horn is appointed in lieu of Mr. Mica for 
     consideration of section 368 of the House bill and sections 
     346, 623, 707, 805, 806, 813, 814, 815, and 816 of the Senate 
     amendment.
     Stephen Horn,
       As additional conferees from the Committee on International 
     Relations, for consideration of sections 233, 1021, 1043, 
     1044, 1201, 1204, 1205, 1210, 1211, 1213, 1216, and Title 
     XIII of the House bill, and sections 326, 332, 1013, 1041, 
     1042, 1074, 1084, 3506, 3601, 3602, and 3901-3904 of the 
     Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Benjamin A. Gilman,
     Doug Bereuter,
     Lee H. Hamilton,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on International 
     Relations, for consideration of sections 1207, 1208, 1209, 
     and 1212 of the House bill, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Benjamin A. Gilman,
     Doug Bereuter,
     Christopher H. Smith,
     Dan Burton,
     Dana Rohrabacher,
     Lee H. Hamilton,
     Tom Lantos,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary 
     for consideration of sections 1045 and 2812 of the House bill 
     and section 1077 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Henry J. Hyde,
     Ed Bryant,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Resources, for 
     consideration of sections 601, 2812, and 3404-3407 of the 
     House bill, and section 601, 2828, and Title XXIX of the 
     Senate amendment and modifications committed to conference:
     Don Young,
     Billy Tauzin,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Science, for 
     consideration of sections 3135 and 3140 of the Senate 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.,
     Ken Calvert,
     George E. Brown, Jr.,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, for consideration of sections 552, 601, 
     1411, and 1413 of the House bill, and sections 323, 601, 604, 
     and 1080 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
     to conference:
     Bud Shuster,
     Sherwood Boehlert,
     Bob Clement,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs for consideration of sections 556 and 1046 of the 
     House bill, and sections 618, 619, 644, and 1082 of the 
     Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Christopher H. Smith,
     Mike Bilirakis,
     Ciro D. Rodriguez,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for consideration of Titles XXXVII and XXXVIII of the Senate 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Philip M. Crane,
     Bill Thomas,
     Robert T. Matsui,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Strom Thurmond,
     John Warner,
     John McCain,
     Dan Coats,
     Bob Smith,
     Dirk Kempthorne,
     Jim Inhofe,
     Rick Santorum,
     Olympia J. Snowe,
     Pat Roberts,
     Carl Levin,
     Edward M. Kennedy,
     Jeff Bingaman,
     John Glenn,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Chuck Robb,
     Joseph I. Lieberman,
     Max Cleland,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SPENCE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

373

When there appeared

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Nays

50

para.95.10                   [Roll No. 458]

                                YEAS--373

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

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                                NAYS--50

     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Campbell
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Filner
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Goode
     Gutierrez
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Morella
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Stark
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Aderholt
     Brady (TX)
     Burton
     Ehrlich
     Goss
     Johnson, Sam
     Kennelly
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riley
     Shaw
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.95.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3736

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 513):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 
     to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3736) to amend the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes relating to 
     H-1B nonimmigrants. The bill shall be considered as read for 
     amendment. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the 
     Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, the 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the 
     Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of 
     rule XXIII shall be considered as adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 
     amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final 
     passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
     debate on the bill, as amended, equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on the Judiciary; (2) the further amendment printed 
     in the Congressional Record and numbered 2 pursuant to clause 
     6 of rule XXIII, which shall be in order without intervention 
     of any point of order or demand for division of the question, 
     shall be considered as read, and shall be separately 
     debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     proponent and an opponent; and (3) one motion to recommit 
     with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. DREIER submitted the following amendment:

       At the end of the resolution add the following new section:
       ``Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     resolution, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 3 pursuant 
     to clause 6 of rule XXIII shall be considered as adopted in 
     lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed 
     in the Congressional Record and numbered 1.''

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
amendment and the resolution, as amended, to their adoption or rejection 
and under the operation thereof, the amendment and the resolution, as 
amended, were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.95.12  workforce improvement and protection

  Mr. SMITH of Texas, pursuant to House Resolution 513, called up the 
bill (H.R. 3736) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make 
changes relating to H-1B nonimmigrants.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 513, the following amendment in the 
nature of a substitute was considered as adopted:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; AMENDMENTS TO 
                   IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Temporary 
     Access to Skilled Workers and H-1B Non-immigrant Program 
     Improvement Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents, amendments to Immigration and 
              Nationality Act.

           Title I--Provisions Relating to H-1B Nonimmigrants

Sec. 101. Temporary increase in access to temporary skilled personnel 
              under H-1B program.
Sec. 102. Protection against displacement of United States workers in 
              case of H-1B dependent employers.
Sec. 103. Changes in enforcement and penalties.
Sec. 104. Collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees for scholarships 
              for low-income math, engineering, and computer science 
              students and job training of United States workers.
Sec. 105. Computation of prevailing wage level.
Sec. 106. Improving count of H-1B and H-2B nonimmigrants.
Sec. 107. Report on older workers in the information technology field.
Sec. 108. Report on high technology labor market needs, reports on 
              economic impact of incresae in H-1B nonimmigrants.

 Title II--Special Immigrant Status for Certain NATO Civilian Employees

Sec. 201. Special immigrant status for certain NATO civilian employees.

                   Title III--Miscellaneous Provision

Sec. 301. Academic honoraria.
       (c) Amendments to Immigration and Nationality Act.--Except 
     as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, whenever in 
     this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment 
     to a section or other provision, the reference shall be 
     considered to be made to that section or other provision of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).

           TITLE I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO H-1B NONIMMIGRANTS

     SEC. 101. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN ACCESS TO TEMPORARY SKILLED 
                   PERSONNEL UNDER H-1B PROGRAM.

       (a) Temporary Increase in Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers.--
     Paragraph (1)(A) of section 214(g) (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), may not exceed--
       ``(i) 65,000 in each fiscal year before fiscal year 1999;
       ``(ii) 115,000 in fiscal year 1999;
       ``(iii) 115,000 in fiscal year 2000;
       ``(iv) 107,500 in fiscal year 2001; and
       ``(v) 65,000 in each succeeding fiscal year; or''.
       (b) Effective Dates.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies beginning with fiscal year 1998.

     SEC. 102. PROTECTION AGAINST DISPLACEMENT OF UNITED STATES 
                   WORKERS IN CASE OF H-1B-DEPENDENT EMPLOYEES

       (a) Protection Against Layoff and Requirement for Prior 
     Recruitment of United States Workers.--
       (1) Additional statements on application.--Section 
     212(n)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)) is amended by inserting after 
     subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E)(i) In the case of an application described in clause 
     (ii), the employer did not displace and will not displace a 
     United States worker (as defined in paragraph (4)) employed 
     by the employer within the period beginning 90 days before 
     and ending 90 days after the date of filing of any visa 
     petition supported by the application.
       ``(ii) An application described in this clause is an 
     application filed on or after the date final regulations are 
     first promulgated to carry out this subparagraph, and before 
     October 1, 2001, by an H-1B-dependent employer (as defined in 
     paragraph (3)) or by an employer that has been found under 
     paragraph (2)(C) or (5) to have committed a willful failure 
     or misrepresentation on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this subparagraph. An application is not described in this 
     clause of the only H-1B non-immigrants sought in the 
     application are exempt H-1B nonimmigrants.
       ``(F) In the case of an application described in 
     subparagraph (E)(ii), the employer will not place the 
     nonimmigrant with another employer (regardless of whether or 
     not such other employer is an H-1B-dependent employer) 
     where--
       ``(i) the nonimmigrant performs duties in whole or in part 
     at one or more worksites owned, operated, or controlled by 
     such other employer; and
       ``(ii) there are indicia of an employment relationship 
     between the nonimmigrant and such other employer;

     unless the employer has inquired of the other employer as to 
     whether, and has no knowledge that, within the period 
     beginning 90 days before and ending 90 days after the date of 
     the placement of the nonimmigrant with the other employer, 
     the other employer has displaced or intends to displace a 
     United States worker employed by the other employer.
       ``(G)(i) In the case of an application described in 
     subparagraph (E)(ii), subject to clause (ii), the employer, 
     prior to filing the application--
       ``(I) has taken good faith steps to recruit, in the United 
     States using procedures that meet industry-wide standards and 
     offering compensation that is at least as great as that 
     required to be offered to H-1B nonimmigrants under 
     subparagraph (A), United States workers for the job for which 
     the nonimmigrant or nonimmigrants is or are sought; and
       ``(II) has offered the job to any United States worker who 
     applies and is equally or better qualified for the job for 
     which the nonimmigrant or nonimmigrants is or are sought.
       ``(ii) The conditions described in clause (i) shall not 
     apply to an application filed with respect to the employment 
     of an H-1B non

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     immigrant who is described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) 
     of section 203(b)(1).''.
       (2) Notice on application of potential liability of placing 
     employers.--Section 212(n)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``The application 
     form shall include a clear statement explaining the liability 
     under subparagraph (F) of a placing employer if the other 
     employer described in such subparagraph displaces a United 
     States worker as described in such subparagraph.''.
       (3) Construction.--Section 212(n)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)) 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Nothing in subparagraph (G) shall be construed to prohibit 
     an employer from using legitimate selection criteria relevant 
     to the job that are normal or customary to the type of job 
     involved, so long as such criteria are not applied in a 
     discriminatory manner.''.
       (b) H-1B-Dependent Employer and Other Definitions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 212(n) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3)(A) For purposes of this subsection, the term `H-1B-
     dependent employer' means an employer that--
       ``(i)(I) has 25 or fewer full-time equivalent employees who 
     are employed in the United States; and (II) employs more than 
     7 H-1B nonimmigrants;
       ``(ii)(I) has at least 26 but not more than 50 full-time 
     equivalent employees who are employed in the United States; 
     and (II) employs more than 12 H-1B nonimmigrants; or
       ``(iii)(I) has at least 51 full-time equivalent employees 
     who are employed in the United States; and (II) employs H-1B 
     nonimmigrants in a number that is equal to at least 15 
     percent of the number of such full-time equivalent employees.
       ``(B) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(i) the term `exempt H-1B nonimmigrant' means an H-1B 
     nonimmigrant who--
       ``(I) receives wages (including cash bonuses and similar 
     compensation) at an annual rate equal to at least $60,000; or
       ``(II) has attained a master's or higher degree (or its 
     equivalent) in a specialty related to the intended 
     employment; and
       ``(ii) the term `Nonexempt H-1B nonimmigrant' means an H-1B 
     nonimmigrant who is not an exempt H-1B nonimmigrant.
       ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) in computing the number of full-time equivalent 
     employees and the number of H-1B nonimmigrants, exempt H-1B 
     nonimmigrants shall not be taken into account during the 
     longer of--
       ``(I) the 6-month period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of the Temporary Access to Skilled Workers and H-1B 
     Nonimmigrant Program Improvement Act of 1998; or
       ``(II) the period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     the Temporary Access to Skilled Workers and H-1B Nonimmigrant 
     Program Improvement Act of 1998 and ending on the date final 
     regulations are issued to carry out this paragraph; and
       ``(ii) any group treated as a single employer under 
     subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as a single 
     employer.
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `area of employment' means the area within 
     normal commuting distance of the worksite or physical 
     location where the work of the H-1B nonimmigrant is or will 
     be performed. If such worksite or location is within a 
     Metropolitan Statistical Area, any place within such area is 
     deemed to be within the area of employment.
       ``(B) In the case of an application with respect to one or 
     more H-1B nonimmigrants by an employer, the employer is 
     considered to `displace' a United States worker from a job if 
     the employer lays off the worker from a job that is 
     essentially the equivalent of the job for which the 
     nonimmigrant or nonimmigrants is or are sought. A job shall 
     not be considered to be essentially equivalent of another job 
     unless it involves essentially the same responsibilities, was 
     held by a United States worker with substantially equivalent 
     qualifications and experience, and is located in the same 
     area of employment as the other job.
       ``(C) The term `H-1B nonimmigrant' means an alien admitted 
     or provided status as a nonimmigrant described in section 
     101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b).
       ``(D) The term `lays off', with respect to a worker--
       ``(i) means to cause the worker's loss of employment, other 
     than through a discharge for inadequate performance, 
     violation of workplace rules, cause, voluntary departure, 
     voluntary retirement, or the expiration of a grant or 
     contract (other than a temporary employment contract entered 
     into in order to evade a condition described in subparagraph 
     (E) or (F) of paragraph (1)); but
       ``(ii) does not include any situation in which the worker 
     is offered, as an alternative to such loss of employment, a 
     similar employment opportunity with the same employer (or, in 
     the case of a placement of a worker with another employer 
     under paragraph (1)(F), with either employer described in 
     such paragraph) at equivalent or higher compensation and 
     benefits than the position from which the employee was 
     discharged, regardless of whether or not the employee accepts 
     the offer.
       ``(E) The term `United States worker' means an employee 
     who--
       ``(i) is a citizen or national of the United States; or
       ``(ii) is an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence, is admitted as a refugee under section 207, is 
     granted asylum under section 208, or is an immigrant 
     otherwise authorized, by this Act or by the Attorney General, 
     to be employed.''.
       ``(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 212(n)(1) (8 U.S.C. 
     1182(n)(1)) is amended by striking ``a nonimmigrant described 
     in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``an H-1B nonimmigrant''.
       (c) Improved Posting of Notice of Application.--Section 
     212(n)(1)(C)(ii) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(ii) if there is no such bargaining representative, has 
     provided notice of filing in the occupational classification 
     through such methods as physical posting in conspicuous 
     locations at the place of employment or electronic 
     notification to employees in the occupational classification 
     for which H-1B nonimmigrants are sought.''.
       (d) Requirements Relating to Benefits.--
       (1) In general.--Section 212(n)(1)(A) (8 U.S.C. 
     1182(n)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``, and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) is offering and will offer to H-1B nonimmigrants, 
     during the period of authorized employment, benefits and 
     eligibility for benefits (including the opportunity to 
     participate in health, life, disability, and other insurance 
     plans; the opportunity to participate in retirement and 
     savings plans; cash bonuses and noncash compensation, such as 
     stock options (whether or not based on performance)) on the 
     same basis, and in accordance with the same criteria, as the 
     employer offers benefits and eligibility for benefits to 
     United States workers.''.
       (2) Orders to provide benefits.--Section 212(n)(2)(D) (8 
     U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)(D)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or has not provided benefits or 
     eligibility for benefits as required under such paragraph,'' 
     after ``required under paragraph (1),''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or to provide such benefits or 
     eligibility for benefits'' after ``amounts of back pay''.
       (e) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by subsections 
     (a) and (c) apply to applications filed under section 
     212(n)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act on or after 
     the date final regulations are issued to carry out such 
     amendments, and the amendments made by subsection (b) take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (f) Reduction of Period for Public Comment.--In first 
     promulgating regulations to implement the amendments made by 
     this section in a timely manner, the Secretary of Labor and 
     the Attorney General may reduce to not less than 30 days the 
     period of public comment on proposed regulations.

     SEC. 103. CHANGES IN ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.

       (a) Increased Enforcement and Penalties.--Section 
     212(n)(2)(C) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(20(C)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(C)(i) If the Secretary finds, after notice and 
     opportunity for a hearing, a failure to meet a condition of 
     paragraph (1)(B), (1)(E), or (1)(F), a substantial failure to 
     meet a condition of paragraph (1)(C), (1)(D), or 
     (1)(G)(i)(I), or a misrepresentation of material fact in an 
     application--
       ``(I) the Secretary shall notify the Attorney General of 
     such finding and may, in addition, impose such other 
     administrative remedies (including civil monetary penalties 
     in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per violation) as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate; and
       ``(II) the Attorney General shall not approve petitions 
     filed with respect to that employer under section 204 of 
     214(c) during a period of at least 1 year for aliens to be 
     employed by the employer.
       ``(ii) If the Secretary finds, after notice and opportunity 
     for a hearing, a willful failure to meet a condition of 
     paragraph (1), a willful misrepresentation of material fact 
     in an application, or a violation of clause (iv)--
       ``(I) the Secretary shall notify the Attorney General of 
     such finding and may, in addition, impose such other 
     administrative remedies (including civil monetary penalties 
     in an amount not to exceed $5,000 per violation) as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate; and
       ``(II) the Attorney General shall not approve petitions 
     filed with respect to that employer under section 204 or 
     214(c) during a period of at least 2 years for aliens to be 
     employed by the employer.
       ``(iii) If the Secretary finds, after notice and 
     opportunity for a hearing, a willful failure to meet a 
     condition of paragraph (1) or a willful misrepresentation of 
     material fact in an application, in the course of which 
     failure or misrepresentation the employer displaced a United 
     States worker employed by the employer within the period 
     beginning 90 days before and ending 90 days after the date of 
     filing of any visa petition supported by the application--
       ``(I) the Secretary shall notify the Attorney General of 
     such finding and may, in addition, impose such other 
     administrative remedies (including civil monetary penalties 
     in an amount not to exceed $35,000 per violation) as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate; and
       ``(II) the Attorney General shall not approve petitions 
     filed with respect to that employer under section 204 or 
     214(c) during a period of at least 3 years for aliens to be 
     employed by the employer.
       ``(iv) It is a violation of this clause for an employer who 
     has filed an application under

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     this subsection to intimidate, threaten, restrain, coerce, 
     blacklist, discharge, or in any other manner discriminate 
     against an employee (which term, for purposes of this clause, 
     includes a former employee and an applicant for employment) 
     because the employee has disclosed information to the 
     employer, or to any other persion, that the employee 
     reasonably believes evidences a violation of this subsection, 
     or any rule or regulation pertaining to this subsection, or 
     because the employee cooperates or seeks to cooperate in an 
     investigation or other proceeding concerning the employer's 
     compliance with the requirements of this subsection or any 
     rule or regulation pertaining to this subsection.
       ``(v) The Secretary of Labor and the Attorney General shall 
     devise a process under which an H-1B nonimmigrant who files a 
     complaint regarding a violation of clause (iv) and is 
     otherwise eligible to remain and work in the United States 
     may be allowed to seek other appropriate employment in the 
     United States for a period (not to exceed the duration of the 
     alien's authorized admission as such a nonimmigrant).
       ``(vi) It is a violation of this clause for an employer who 
     has filed an application under this subsection to require an 
     H-1B nonimmigrant to pay a penalty (as determined under State 
     law) for ceasing employment with the employer prior to a date 
     agreed to by the nonimmigrant and the employer. If the 
     Secretary finds, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, 
     that an employer has committed such a violation, the 
     Secretary may impose a civil monetary penalty of $1,000 for 
     each such violation and issue an administrative order 
     requiring the return to the nonimmigrant of any amount 
     required to be paid in violation of this clause, or, if the 
     nonimmigrant cannot be located, requiring payment of any such 
     amount to the general fund of the Treasury.''.
       ``(b) Use of Arbitration Process for Disputes Involving 
     Qualifications of United States Workers Not Hired.--
       (1) In general.--Section 212(n) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)), as 
     amended by section 102(b), is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(5)(A) This paragraph shall apply instead of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (2) in the case of 
     a violation described in subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) The Attorney General shall establish a process for 
     the receipt, initial review, and disposition in accordance 
     with this paragraph of complaints respecting an employer's 
     failure to meet the condition of paragraph (1)(G)(i)(II) or a 
     petitioner's misrepresentation of material facts with respect 
     to such condition. Complaints may be filed by an aggrieved 
     individual who has submitted a resume or otherwise applied in 
     a reasonable manner for the job that is the subject of the 
     condition. No proceeding shall be conducted under this 
     paragraph on a complaint concerning such a failure or 
     misrepresentation unless the Attorney General determines that 
     the complaint was filed not later than 12 months after the 
     date of the failure or misrepresentation, respectively.
       ``(C) If the Attorney General finds that a complaint has 
     been filed in accordance with subparagraph (B) and there is 
     reasonable cause to believe that such a failure or 
     misrepresentation described in such complaint has occurred, 
     the Attorney General shall initiate binding arbitration 
     proceedings by requesting the Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service to appoint an arbitrator from the roster 
     of arbitrators maintained by such Service. The procedure and 
     rules of such Service shall be applicable to the selection of 
     such arbitrator and to such arbitration proceedings. The 
     Attorney General shall pay the fee and expenses of the 
     arbitrator.
       ``(D)(i) The arbitrator shall make findings respecting 
     whether a failure or misrepresentation described in 
     subparagraph (B) occurred. If the arbitrator concludes that 
     failure or misrepresentation was willful, the arbitrator 
     shall make a finding to that effect. The arbitrator may not 
     find such a failure or misrepresentation (or that such a 
     failure or misrepresentation was willful) unless the 
     complainant demonstrates such a failure or misrepresentation 
     (or its willful character) by clear and convincing evidence. 
     The arbitrator shall transmit the findings in the form of a 
     written opinion to the parties to the arbitration and the 
     Attorney General. Such findings shall be final and 
     conclusive, and, except as provided in this subparagraph, no 
     official or court of the United States shall have power or 
     jurisdiction to review any such findings.
       ``(ii) The Attorney General may review and reverse or 
     modify the findings of an arbitrator only on the same bases 
     as an award of an arbitrator may be vacated or modified under 
     section 10 or 11 of title 9, United States Code.
       ``(iii) With respect to the findings of an arbitrator, a 
     court may review only the actions of the Attorney General 
     under clause (ii) and may set aside such actions only on the 
     grounds described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 
     706(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code. Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, such judicial review may only be 
     brought in an appropriate United States court of appeals.
       ``(E) If the Attorney General receives a finding of an 
     arbitrator under this paragraph that an employer has failed 
     to meet the condition of paragraph (1)(G)(i)(II) or has 
     misrepresented a material fact with respect to such 
     condition, unless the Attorney General reverses or modifies 
     the finding under subparagraph (D)(ii)--
       ``(i) the Attorney General may impose administrative 
     remedies (including civil monetary penalties in an amount not 
     to exceed $1,000 per violation or $5,000 per violation in the 
     case of a willful failure or misrepresentation) as the 
     Attorney General determines to be appropriate; and
       ``(ii) the Attorney General is authorized to not approve 
     petitions filed with respect to that employer under section 
     204 or 214(c) during a period of not more than 1 year for 
     aliens to be employed by the employer.
       ``(F) The Attorney General shall not delegate, to any other 
     employee or official of the Department of Justice, any 
     function of the Attorney General under this paragraph, until 
     60 days after the Attorney General has submitted a plan for 
     such delegation to the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
     United States House of Representatives and the Senate with 
     respect to such delegation.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The first sentence of section 
     212(n)(2)(A) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
     ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph 
     (5)(A), the Secretary''.
       (c) Liability of Petitioning Employer in Case of Placement 
     of H-1B Nonimmigrant With Another Employer.--Section 
     212(n)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(E) If an H-1B-dependent employer places a nonexempt H-1B 
     nonimmigrant with another employer as provided under 
     paragraph (1)(F) and the other employer has displaced or 
     displaces a United States worker employed by such other 
     employer during the period described in such paragraph, such 
     displacement shall be considered for purposes of this 
     paragraph a failure, by the placing employer, to meet a 
     condition specified in an application submitted under 
     paragraph (1); except that the Attorney General may impose a 
     sanction described in subclause (II) of subparagraph (C)(i), 
     (C)(ii), or (C)(iii) only if the Secretary of Labor found 
     that such placing employer--
       ``(i) knew or had reason to know of such displacement at 
     the time of the placement of the nonimmigrant with the other 
     employer; or
       ``(ii) has been subject to a sanction under this 
     subparagraph based upon a previous placement of an H-1B 
     nonimmigrant with the same other employer.''.
       (d) Spot Investigations During Probationary Period.--
     Section 212(n)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)), as amended by 
     subsection (c), is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(F) The Secretary may, on a case-by-case basis, subject 
     an employer to random investigations for a period of up to 5 
     years, beginning on the date that the employer is found by 
     the Secretary to have committed a willful failure to meet a 
     condition of paragraph (1) (or has been found under paragraph 
     (5) to have committed a willful failure to meet the condition 
     of paragraph (1)(G)(i)(II)) or to have made a willful 
     misrepresentation of material fact in an application. The 
     preceding sentence shall apply to an employer regardless of 
     whether or not the employer is an H-1B-dependent employer. 
     The authority of the Secretary under this subparagraph shall 
     not be construed to be subject to, or limited by, the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A).''.
       (e) Investigative Authority.--Section 212(n)(2) (8 U.S.C. 
     Sec. 1182(n)(2) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       (G)(i) If the Secretary receives specific, credible 
     information, from a source likely to have knowledge of an 
     employer's practices, employment conditions or compliance 
     with the employer's labor condition application whose 
     identity is known to the Secretary, that provides reasonable 
     cause to believe that an employer has committed a willful 
     failure to meet a condition of paragraph (1)(A), (1)(B), 
     (1)(E), (1)(F), or (1)(G)(i)(I), a pattern and practice of 
     failures to meet the [aforementioned conditions], or a 
     substantial failure to meet the [aforementioned conditions] 
     that affects multiple employees, the Secretary may conduct a 
     30 day investigation of these allegations, provided that the 
     Secretary personally (or the Acting Secretary in the case of 
     the Secretary's absence or disability) certifies that the 
     requirements for conducting such an investigation have been 
     met and approves commencement of the investigation. At the 
     request of the source, the Secretary may withhold the 
     identity of the source from the employer, and the source's 
     identity shall not be disclosable pursuant to a Freedom of 
     Information Act request.
       ``(ii) The Secretary shall establish a procedure for any 
     individual who provides the information to DOL that 
     constitutes part of the basis for the commencement of an 
     investigation on the basis described above to provide that 
     information in writing on a form that the Department will 
     provide to be completed by, or on behalf of, the individual.
       ``(iii) It shall be the policy of the Secretary to provide 
     to the employer notice of the potential initiation of an 
     investigation of an alleged violation under the authority 
     granted in this [] with sufficient specificity to allow the 
     employer to respond before the investigation is actually 
     initiated unless in the Secretary's judgment such notice 
     would interfere with efforts to secure compliance.
       ``(iv) Nothing in this section shall authorize the 
     Secretary to initiate or approve the initiation of an 
     investigation without the receipt of information from a 
     person or persons not employed by the Department of Labor 
     that provides the reasonable cause required by this section. 
     The receipt of the l.c.a. and other materials the employer is 
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     stitute ``receipt of information'' for purposes of satisfying 
     this requirement.''.

     SEC. 104. COLLECTION AND USE OF H-1B NONIMMIGRANT FEES FOR 
                   SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOW-INCOME MATH, ENGINEERING, 
                   AND COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS AND JOB TRAINING 
                   OF UNITED STATES WORKERS.

       (a) Imposition of Fee.--Section 214(c) (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9)(A) The Attorney General shall impose a fee on an 
     employer (excluding an employer described in subparagraph (A) 
     or (B) of section 212(p)(1) and an employer filing for new 
     concurrent employment) as a condition for the approval of a 
     petition filed on or after October 1, 1998, and before 
     October 1, 2001, under paragraph (1)--
       ``(i) initially to grant an alien non-immigrant status 
     described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b); or
       ``(ii) to extend for the first time the stay of an alien 
     having such status.
       ``(B) The amount of the fee shall be $500 for each such 
     non-immigrant.
       ``(C) Fees collected under this paragraph shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury in accordance with section 286(s).
       ``(D)(i) An employer may not require an alien who is the 
     subject of the petition for which a fee is imposed under this 
     paragraph to reimburse, or otherwise compensate, the employer 
     for part or all of the cost of such fee.
       ``(ii) Section 274A(g)(2) shall apply to a violation of 
     clause (i) in the same manner as it applies to a violation of 
     section 274A(g)(1).''.
       (b) Establishment of Account; Use of Fees.--Section 286 (8 
     U.S.C. 1356) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(s) H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established in the general fund 
     of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as 
     the `H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account'. Notwithstanding 
     any other section of this title, there shall be deposited as 
     offsetting receipts into the account all fees collected under 
     section 214(c)(9).
       ``(2) Use of fees for job training.--63 percent of amounts 
     deposited into the H-1B nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall 
     remain available to the Secretary of Labor until expended for 
     demonstration programs and projects described in section 
     104(c) of the Temporary Access to Skilled Workers and H-1B 
     Nonimmigrant Program Improvement Act of 1998.
       ``(3) Use of fees for low-income scholarship program.--32 
     percent of the amounts deposited into the H-1B nonimmigrant 
     Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation until expended for 
     scholarships described in section 104(d) of the Temporary 
     Access to Skilled Workers and H-1B Nonimmigrant Program 
     Improvement Act of 1998 for low-income students enrolled in a 
     program of study leading to a degree in mathematics, 
     engineering, or computer science.
       ``(4) Use of fees for application processing and 
     enforcement.--2.5 percent of the amounts deposited into the 
     H-1B non-immigrant Petitioner Account shall remain available 
     to the Secretary of Labor until expended for decreasing the 
     processing time for applications under section 212(n)(1), and 
     2.5 percent of such amounts shall remain available to such 
     Secretary until expended for carrying out section 212(n)(2). 
     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, both of the amounts 
     made available for any fiscal year pursuant to the preceding 
     sentence shall be available to such Secretary, and shall 
     remain available until expended, only for carrying out 
     section 212(n)(2) until the Secretary submits to the Congress 
     a report containing a certification that, during the most 
     recently concluded calendar year, the Secretary substantially 
     complied with the requirement in section 212(n)(1) relating 
     to the provision of the certification described in section 
     101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) within a 7-day period.''.
       (c) Demonstration Programs and Projects To Provide 
     Technical Skills Training for Workers.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), in establishing 
     demonstration programs under section 452(c) of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1732(c)), as in effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, or demonstration 
     programs or projects under section 171(b) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998, the Secretary of Labor shall 
     establish demonstration programs or projects to provide 
     technical skills training for workers, including both 
     employed and unemployed workers.
       (2) Grants.--Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary of 
     Labor shall award grants to carry out the programs and 
     projects described in paragraph (1) to--
       (A)(i) private industry councils established under section 
     102 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1512), as 
     in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; or
       (ii) local boards that will carry out such programs or 
     projects through one-stop delivery systems established under 
     section 121 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998; or
       (B) regional consortia of councils or local boards 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       (3) Limitation.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish 
     programs and projects under paragraph (1), including awarding 
     grants to carry out such programs and projects under 
     paragraph (2), only with funds made available under section 
     286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and not 
     with funds made available under the Job Training Partnership 
     Act or the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
       (d) Low-Income Scholarship Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Director of the National Science 
     Foundation (referred to in this subsection as the 
     ``Director'') shall award scholarships to low-income 
     individuals to enable such individuals to pursue associate, 
     undergraduate, or graduate level degrees in mathematics, 
     engineering, or computer science.
       (2) Eligibility.--
       (A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a scholarship 
     under this subsection, an individual--
       (i) must be a citizen or national of United States or an 
     alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent 
     residence;
       (ii) shall prepare and submit to the Director an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Director may require; and
       (iii) shall certify to the Director that the individual 
     intends to use amounts received under the scholarship to 
     enroll or continue enrollment at an institution of higher 
     education (as defined in section 1201(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965) in order to pursue an associate, 
     undergraduate, or graduate level degree in mathematics, 
     engineering, or computer science.
       (B) Ability.--Awards of scholarships under this subsection 
     shall be made by the Director solely on the basis of the 
     ability of the applicant, except that in any case in which 2 
     or more applicants for scholarships are deemed by the 
     Director to be possessed of substantially equal ability, and 
     there are not sufficient scholarships available to grant one 
     to each of such applicants, the available scholarship or 
     scholarships shall be awarded to the applicants in a manner 
     that will tend to result in a geographically wide 
     distribution throughout the United States of recipients' 
     places of permanent residence.
       (3) Limitation.--The amount of a scholarship awarded under 
     this subsection shall be determined by the Director, except 
     that the Director shall not award a scholarship in an amount 
     exceeding $2,500 per year.
       (4) Funding.--The Director shall carry out this subsection 
     only with funds made available under section 286(s)(3) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act.

     SEC. 105. COMPUTATION OF PREVAILING WAGE LEVEL.

       (a) In General.--Section 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(p)(1) In computing the prevailing wage level for an 
     occupational classification in an area of employment for 
     purposes of subsections (n)(1)(A)(i)(II) and (a)(5)(A) in the 
     case of an employee of--
       ``(A) an institution of higher education (as defined in 
     section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965), or a 
     related or affiliated nonprofit entity; or
       ``(B) a nonprofit research organization or a Governmental 
     research organization;

     the prevailing wage level shall only take into account 
     employees at such institutions and organizations in the area 
     of employment.
       ``(2) With respect to a professional athlete (as defined in 
     subsection (a)(5)(A)(iii)(II)) when the job opportunity is 
     covered by professional sports league rules or regulations, 
     the wage set forth in those rules of regulations shall be 
     considered as not adversely affecting the wages of United 
     States workers similarly employed and be considered the 
     prevailing wage.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     supplies to prevailing wage computations made for 
     applications filed on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 106. IMPROVING COUNT OF H-1B AND H-2B NONIMMIGRANTS.

       (a) Ensuring Accurate Count.--The Attorney General shall 
     take such steps as are necessary to maintain an accurate 
     count of the number of aliens subject to the numerical 
     limitations of section 214(g)(1) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)) who are issued visas or 
     otherwise provided nonimmigrant status.
       (b) Revision of Petition Forms.--The Attorney General shall 
     take such steps are as necessary to revise the forms used for 
     petitions for visas or nonimmigrant status under clause 
     (i)(b) or (ii)(b) of section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)) so as to ensure 
     that the forms provide the Attorney General with sufficient 
     information to permit the Attorney General accurately to 
     count the number of aliens subject to the numerical 
     limitations of section 214(g)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1184(g)(1)) who are issued visas or otherwise provided 
     nonimmigrant status.
       (c) Reports.--Beginning with fiscal year 1999, the Attorney 
     General shall provide to the Congress--
       (1) on a quarterly basis a report on the numbers of 
     individuals who were issued visas or otherwise provided 
     nonimmigrant status during the preceding 3-month period under 
     section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)); and
       (2) on an annual basis a report on the countries of origin 
     and occupations of, educational levels attained by, and 
     compensation paid to, individuals issued visas or provided 
     nonimmigrant status under such sections during such period.

     Each report under paragraph (2) shall include the number of 
     individuals described in paragraph (1) during the year who 
     were issued visas pursuant to petitions filed by institutions 
     or organizations described in section

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     212(p)(1) of such Act (as added by section 105 of this Act).

     SEC. 107. REPORT ON OLDER WORKERS IN THE INFORMATION 
                   TECHNOLOGY FIELD.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Commerce shall enter into a 
     contract with the President of the National Academy of 
     Sciences to conduct a study, using the best available data, 
     assessing the status of older workers in the information 
     technology field. The study shall consider the following:
       (1) The existence and extent of age discrimination in the 
     information technology workplace.
       (2) The extent to which there is a difference, based on 
     age, in--
       (A) promotion and advancement;
       (B) working hours;
       (C) telecommuting;
       (D) salary; and
       (E) stock options, bonuses, and other benefits.
       (3) The relationship between rates of advancement, 
     promotion, and compensation to experience, skill level, 
     education, and age.
       (4) Differences in skill level on the basis of age.
       (b) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     of Commerce shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary 
     of the United States House of Representatives and the Senate 
     a report containing the results of the study described in 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 108. REPORT ON HIGH TECHNOLOGY LABOR MARKET NEEDS; 
                   REPORTS ON ECONOMIC IMPACT OF INCREASED IN H-1B 
                   NONIMMIGRANTS.

       (a) National Science Foundation Study and Report.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the National Science 
     Foundation shall conduct a study to assess labor market needs 
     for workers with high technology skills during the next 10 
     years. The study shall investigate and analyze the following:
       (A) Future training and education needs of companies in the 
     high technology and information technology sectors and future 
     training and education needs of United States students to 
     ensure that students' skills at various levels are matched to 
     the needs in such sectors.
       (B) An analysis of progress made by educators, employers, 
     and government entities to improve the teaching and 
     educational level of American students in the fields of math, 
     science, computer science, and engineering since 1998.
       (C) An analysis of the number of United States workers 
     currently or projected to work overseas in professional, 
     technical, and management capacities.
       (D) The relative achievement rates of United States and 
     foreign students in secondary schools in a variety of 
     subjects, including math, science, computer science, English, 
     and history.
       (E) The relative performance, by subject area, of United 
     States and foreign students in postsecondary and graduate 
     schools as compared to secondary schools.
       (F) The needs of the high technology sector for foreign 
     workers with specific skills and the potential benefits and 
     costs to United States employers, workers, consumers, post-
     secondary educational institutions, and the United States 
     economy, from the entry of skilled foreign professionals in 
     the fields of science and engineering.
       (G) The needs of the high technology sector to adapt 
     products and services for export to particular local markets 
     in foreign countries.
       (H) An examination of the amount and trend of moving the 
     production or performance of products and services now 
     occurring in the United States abroad.
       (2) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2000, the Director 
     of the National Science Foundation shall submit to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary of the United States House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report containing the 
     results of the study described in paragraph (1).
       (3) Involvement.--The study under paragraph (1) shall be 
     conducted in a manner that ensures the participation of 
     individuals representing a variety of points of view.
       (b) Reporting on Studies Showing Economic Impact of H-1B 
     Nonimmigrant Increase.--The Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, the Chair of the Council of 
     Economic Advisers, the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, and any other 
     member of the Cabinet, shall promptly report to the Congress 
     the results of any reliable study that suggests, based on 
     legitimate economic analysis, that the increase effected by 
     section 101(a) of this Act in the number of aliens who may be 
     issued visas or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status under 
     section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act has had an impact on any national economic 
     indicator, such as the level of inflation or unemployment, 
     that warrants action by the Congress.

 TITLE II--SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATO CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES

     SEC. 201. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATO CIVILIAN 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(27) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) 
     is amended)--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (J),
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (K) 
     and inserting ``; or'', and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(L) an immigrant who would be described in clause (i), 
     (ii), (iii), or (iv) of subparagraph (I) if any reference in 
     such a clause--
       ``(i) to an international organization described in 
     paragraph (15)(G)(i) were treated as a reference to the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO);
       ``(ii) to a nonimmigrant under paragraph (15)(G)(iv) were 
     treated as a reference to a nonimmigrant classifiable under 
     NATO-6 (as a member of a civilian component accompanying a 
     force entering in accordance with the provisions of the NATO 
     Status-of-Forces Agreement, a member of a civilian component 
     attached to or employed by an Allied Headquarters under the 
     `Protocol on the Status of International Military 
     Headquarters' set up pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty, 
     or as a dependent); and
       ``(iii) to the Immigration Technical Corrections Act of 
     1988 or to the Immigration and Nationality Technical 
     Corrections Act of 1994 were a reference to the Temporary 
     Access to Skilled Workers and H-1B Nonimmigrant Program 
     Improvement Act of 1998.''.
       (b) Conforming Nonimmigrant Status for Certain Parents of 
     Special Immigrant Children.--Section 101(a)(15)(N) (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)(15)(N)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(or under analogous authority under 
     paragraph (27)(L))'' after ``(27)(I)(i)'', and
       (2) by inserting ``(or under analogous authority under 
     paragraph (27)(L))'' after ``(27)(I)''.

                   TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION

     SEC. 301. ACADEMIC HONORARIA.

       (a) In General.--Section 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182), as amended by 
     section 105, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(q) Any alien admitted under section 101(a)(15)(B) may 
     accept an honorarium payment and associated incidental 
     expenses for a usual academic activity or activities (lasting 
     not longer than 9 days at any single institution), as defined 
     by the Attorney General in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Education, if such payment is offered by an institution or 
     organization described in subsection (p)(1) and is made for 
     services conducted for the benefit of that institution or 
     entity and if the alien has not accepted such payment or 
     expenses from more than 5 institutions or organizations in 
     the previous 6-month period.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to activities occurring on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

  Pursuant to House Resolution 513, Mr. WATT of North Carolina submitted 
the following further amendment in the nature of a substitute to the 
bill, as amended:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Improvement and 
     Protection Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN SKILLED FOREIGN WORKERS; 
                   TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN H-2B NONIMMIGRANTS.

       Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (1)(A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), subject to 
     paragraph (5), may not exceed--
       ``(i) 95,000 in fiscal year 1998;
       ``(ii) 105,000 in fiscal year 1999;
       ``(iii) 115,000 in fiscal year 2000; and
       ``(iv) 65,000 in fiscal year 2001 and any subsequent fiscal 
     year; or'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (1)(B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) may not exceed--
       ``(i) 36,000 in fiscal year 1998;
       ``(ii) 26,000 in fiscal year 1999;
       ``(iii) 16,000 in fiscal year 2000; and
       ``(iv) 66,000 in fiscal year 2001 and any subsequent fiscal 
     year.'';
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``years.'' and inserting 
     ``years, except that, with respect to each such nonimmigrant 
     issued a visa or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status in 
     each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000 in excess of 65,000 
     (per fiscal year), the period of authorized admission as such 
     a nonimmigrant may not exceed 4 years.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) The total number of aliens described in section 
     212(a)(5)(C) who may be issued visas or otherwise provided 
     nonimmigrant status during any fiscal year (beginning with 
     fiscal year 1999) under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) may not 
     exceed 5,000.''.

     SEC. 3. PROTECTION AGAINST DISPLACEMENT OF UNITED STATES 
                   WORKERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 212(n)(1) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)) is amended by inserting 
     after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E)(i) Except as provided in clause (iv), the employer 
     has not laid off or otherwise displaced and will not lay off 
     or otherwise displace, within the period beginning 6 months 
     before and ending 90 days following the date of filing of the 
     application or during the 90 days immediately preceding and 
     following the date of filing of any visa petition supported 
     by the application, any United States worker (as defined in 
     paragraph (3)) (including a worker whose services are 
     obtained by contract, employee leasing, temporary help 
     agreement, or other similar means) who has substantially 
     equivalent qualifications and experience in the specialty 
     occupation, and in the area of employment, for which H-1B 
     nonimmigrants are sought or in which they are employed.

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       ``(ii) Except as provided in clause (iii), in the case of 
     an employer that employs an H-1B nonimmigrant, the employer 
     shall not place the nonimmigrant with another employer 
     where--
       ``(I) the nonimmigrant performs his or her duties in whole 
     or in part at one or more worksites owned, operated, or 
     controlled by such other employer; and
       ``(II) there are indicia of an employment relationship 
     between the nonimmigrant and such other employer.
       ``(iii) Clause (ii) shall not apply to an employer's 
     placement of an H-1B nonimmigrant with another employer if 
     the other employer has executed an attestation that it 
     satisfies and will satisfy the conditions described in clause 
     (i) during the period described in such clause.
       ``(iv) This subparagraph shall not apply to an application 
     filed by an employer that is an institution of higher 
     education (as defined in section 1201(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965), or a related or affiliated nonprofit 
     entity, if the application relates solely to aliens who--
       ``(I) the employer seeks to employ--
       ``(aa) as a researcher on a project for which not less than 
     50 percent of the funding is provided, for a limited period 
     of time, through a grant or contract with an entity other 
     than the employer; or
       ``(bb) as a professor or instructor under a contract that 
     expires after a limited period of time; and
       ``(II) have attained a master's or higher degree (or its 
     equivalent) in a specialty the specific knowledge of which is 
     required for the intended employment.''.
       (b) Definitions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 212(n) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `H-1B nonimmigrant' means an alien admitted 
     or provided status as a nonimmigrant described in section 
     101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b).
       ``(B) The term `lay off or otherwise displace', with 
     respect to an employee--
       ``(i) means to cause the employee's loss of employment, 
     other than through a discharge for cause, a voluntary 
     departure, or a voluntary retirement; and
       ``(ii) does not include any situation in which employment 
     is relocated to a different geographic area and the employee 
     is offered a chance to move to the new location, with wages 
     and benefits that are not less than those at the old 
     location, but elects not to move to the new location.
       ``(C) The term `United States worker' means--
       ``(i) a citizen or national of the United States;
       ``(ii) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; 
     or
       ``(iii) an alien authorized to be employed by this Act or 
     by the Attorney General.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 212(n)(1) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``a nonimmigrant described in section 
     101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting ``an H-1B nonimmigrant''.

     SEC. 4. RECRUITMENT OF UNITED STATES WORKERS PRIOR TO SEEKING 
                   NONIMMIGRANT WORKERS.

       Section 212(n)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)), as amended by section 3, is further 
     amended by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
       ``(F)(i) The employer, prior to filing the application, has 
     taken, in good faith, timely and significant steps to recruit 
     and retain sufficient United States workers in the specialty 
     occupation for which H-1B nonimmigrants are sought. Such 
     steps shall have included recruitment in the United States, 
     using procedures that meet industry-wide standards and 
     offering compensation that is at least as great as that 
     required to be offered to H-1B nonimmigrants under 
     subparagraph (A), and offering employment to any United 
     States worker who applies and has the same qualifications as, 
     or better qualifications than, any of the H-1B nonimmigrants 
     sought.
       ``(ii) The conditions described in clause (i) shall not 
     apply to an employer with respect to the employment of an H-
     1B nonimmigrant who is described in subparagraph (A), (B), or 
     (C) of section 203(b)(1).''.

     SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO INITIATE COMPLAINTS AND 
                   CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS FOR NON-H-1B-DEPENDENT 
                   EMPLOYERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 212(n)(2)(A) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence, by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting the following: ``, except that the 
     Secretary may only file such a complaint respecting an H-1B-
     dependent employer (as defined in paragraph (3)), and only if 
     there appears to be a violation of an attestation or a 
     misrepresentation of a material fact in an application.''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting after the second sentence the following: 
     ``Except as provided in subparagraph (F) (relating to spot 
     investigations during probationary period), no investigation 
     or hearing shall be conducted with respect to an employer 
     except in response to a complaint filed under the previous 
     sentence.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 212(n)(3) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)), as added by section 3, 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after ``purposes of this subsection:'' the 
     following:
       ``(A) The term `H-1B-dependent employer' means an employer 
     that--
       ``(i)(I) has fewer than 21 full-time equivalent employees 
     who are employed in the United States; and
       (II) employs 4 or more H-1B nonimmigrants; or
       ``(ii)(I) has at least 21 but not more than 150 full-time 
     equivalent employees who are employed in the United States; 
     and
       (II) employs H-1B nonimmigrants in a number that is equal 
     to at least 20 percent of the number of such full-time 
     equivalent employees; or
       ``(iii)(I) has at least 151 full-time equivalent employees 
     who are employed in the United States; and
       (II) employs H-1B nonimmigrants in a number that is equal 
     to at least 15 percent of the number of such full-time 
     equivalent employees.

     In applying this subparagraph, any group treated as a single 
     employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 
     414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as 
     a single employer. Aliens employed under a petition for H-1B 
     nonimmigrants shall be treated as employees, and counted as 
     nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) under this 
     subparagraph.''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) (as so 
     redesignated) the following:
       ``(D) The term `non-H-1B-dependent employer' means an 
     employer that is not an H-1B-dependent employer.''.

     SEC. 6. INCREASED ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 212(n)(2)(C) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)(C)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(C)(i) If the Secretary finds, after notice and 
     opportunity for a hearing, a failure to meet a condition of 
     paragraph (1)(B) or (1)(E), a substantial failure to meet a 
     condition of paragraph (1)(C), (1)(D), or (1)(F), or a 
     misrepresentation of material fact in an application--
       ``(I) the Secretary shall notify the Attorney General of 
     such finding and may, in addition, impose such other 
     administrative remedies (including civil monetary penalties 
     in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per violation) as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate; and
       ``(II) the Attorney General shall not approve petitions 
     filed with respect to that employer under section 204 or 
     214(c) during a period of at least 1 year for aliens to be 
     employed by the employer.
       ``(ii) If the Secretary finds, after notice and opportunity 
     for a hearing, a willful failure to meet a condition of 
     paragraph (1), a willful misrepresentation of material fact 
     in an application, or a violation of clause (iv)--
       ``(I) the Secretary shall notify the Attorney General of 
     such finding and may, in addition, impose such other 
     administrative remedies (including civil monetary penalties 
     in an amount not to exceed $5,000 per violation) as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate; and
       ``(II) the Attorney General shall not approve petitions 
     filed with respect to that employer under section 204 or 
     214(c) during a period of at least 1 year for aliens to be 
     employed by the employer.
       ``(iii) If the Secretary finds, after notice and 
     opportunity for a hearing, a willful failure to meet a 
     condition of paragraph (1) or a willful misrepresentation of 
     material fact in an application, in the course of which 
     failure or misrepresentation the employer also has failed to 
     meet a condition of paragraph (1)(E)--
       ``(I) the Secretary shall notify the Attorney General of 
     such finding and may, in addition, impose such other 
     administrative remedies (including civil monetary penalties 
     in an amount not to exceed $25,000 per violation) as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate; and
       ``(II) the Attorney General shall not approve petitions 
     filed with respect to that employer under section 204 or 
     214(c) during a period of at least 2 years for aliens to be 
     employed by the employer.
       ``(iv) It is a violation of this clause for an employer who 
     has filed an application under this subsection to intimidate, 
     threaten, restrain, coerce, blacklist, discharge, or in any 
     other manner discriminate against an employee (which term, 
     for purposes of this clause, includes a former employee and 
     an applicant for employment) because the employee has 
     disclosed information to the employer, or to any other 
     person, that the employee reasonably believes evidences a 
     violation of this subsection, or any rule or regulation 
     pertaining to this subsection, or because the employee 
     cooperates or seeks to cooperate in an investigation or other 
     proceeding concerning the employer's compliance with the 
     requirements of this subsection or any rule or regulation 
     pertaining to this subsection.''.
       (b) Placement of H-1B Nonimmigrant With Other Employer.--
     Section 212(n)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(E) Under regulations of the Secretary, the previous 
     provisions of this paragraph shall apply to a failure of an 
     other employer to comply with an attestation described in

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     paragraph (1)(E)(iii) in the same manner as they apply to a 
     failure to comply with a condition described in paragraph 
     (1)(E)(i).''.
       (c) Spot Investigations During Probationary Period.--
     Section 212(n)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)), as amended by subsection (b), is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) The Secretary may, on a case-by-case basis, subject 
     an employer to random investigations for a period of up to 5 
     years, beginning on the date that the employer is found by 
     the Secretary to have committed a willful failure to meet a 
     condition of paragraph (1) or to have made a 
     misrepresentation of material fact in an application. The 
     preceding sentence shall apply to an employer regardless of 
     whether the employer is an H-1B-dependent employer or a non-
     H-1B-dependent employer. The authority of the Secretary under 
     this subparagraph shall not be construed to be subject to, or 
     limited by, the requirements of subparagraph (A).''.

     SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION BY IMPORTING EMPLOYERS OF 
                   EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT PROVISIONS VIOLATING PUBLIC 
                   POLICY.

       Section 212(n)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)), as amended by section (6), is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) If the Secretary finds, after notice and opportunity 
     for a hearing, that an employer who has submitted an 
     application under paragraph (1) has requested or required an 
     alien admitted or provided status as a nonimmigrant pursuant 
     to the application, as a condition of the employment, to 
     execute a contract containing a provision that would be 
     considered void as against public policy in the State of 
     intended employment--
       ``(i) the Secretary shall notify the Attorney General of 
     such finding and may, in addition, impose such other 
     administrative remedies (including civil monetary penalties 
     in an amount not to exceed $25,000 per violation) as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate; and
       ``(ii) the Attorney General shall not approve petitions 
     filed by the employer under section 214(c) during a period of 
     not more than 10 years for H-1B nonimmigrants to be employed 
     by the employer.''.

     SEC. 8. COLLECTION AND USE OF H-1B NONIMMIGRANT FEES FOR 
                   STATE STUDENT INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAMS AND JOB 
                   TRAINING OF UNITED STATES WORKERS.

       (a) Imposition of Fee.--Section 214(c) (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9)(A) The Attorney General shall impose a fee on an 
     employer (excluding an employer described in subparagraph (A) 
     or (B) of section 212(p)(1)) as a condition for the approval 
     of a petition filed on or after October 1, 1998, and before 
     October 1, 2002, under paragraph (1) to grant an alien 
     nonimmigrant status described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b). 
     The amount of the fee shall be $500 for each such 
     nonimmigrant.
       ``(B) Fees collected under this paragraph shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury in accordance with section 286(t).
       ``(C)(i) An employer may not require an alien who is the 
     subject of the petition for which a fee is imposed under this 
     paragraph to reimburse, or otherwise compensate, the employer 
     for part or all of the cost of such fee.
       ``(ii) Section 274A(g)(2) shall apply to a violation of 
     clause (i) in the same manner as it applies to a violation of 
     section 274A(g)(1).''.
       (b) Establishment of Account; Use of Fees.--Section 286 (8 
     U.S.C. 1356) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(t) H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established in the general fund 
     of the Treasury a separate account which shall be known as 
     the `H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account'. Notwithstanding 
     any other section of this title, there shall be deposited as 
     offsetting receipts into the account all fees collected under 
     section 214(c)(9).
       ``(2) Use of half of fees by secretary of education for 
     higher education grants.--Fifty percent of the amounts 
     deposited into the H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall 
     remain available until expended to the Secretary of Education 
     for additional allotments to States under subpart 4 of 
     chapter 8 of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 but 
     only for the purpose of assisting States in providing grants 
     to eligible students enrolled in a program of study leading 
     to a degree in mathematics, computer science, or engineering.
       ``(3) Use of half of fees by secretary of labor for job 
     training.--Fifty percent of amounts deposited into the 
     deposits into such Account shall remain available until 
     expended to the Secretary of Labor for demonstration programs 
     described in section 104(d) of the Temporary Access to 
     Skilled Workers and H-1B Nonimmigrant Program Improvement Act 
     of 1998.''.
       (c) Conforming Modification of Application Requirements for 
     State Student Incentive Grant Program.--Section 415C(b) of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070c-2(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) provides that any portion of the allotment to the 
     State for each fiscal year that derives from funds made 
     available under section 286(t)(2) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act shall be expended for grants described in 
     paragraph (2)(A) to students enrolled in a program of study 
     leading to a degree in mathematics, computer science, or 
     engineering.''.
       (d) Demonstration Programs and Projects to Provide 
     Technical Skills Training for Workers.
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), in establishing 
     demonstration programs under section 452(c) of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1732(c)), as in effect on 
     the date of enactment of this Act, or demonstration programs 
     or projects under a successor Federal law, the Secretary of 
     Labor shall establish demonstration programs or projects to 
     provide technical skills training for workers, including both 
     employed and unemployed workers.
       (2) Grants.--Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary of 
     Labor shall award grants to carry out the programs and 
     projects described in paragraph (1) to--
       (A)(i) private industry councils established under section 
     102 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1512), as 
     in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; or
       (ii) local boards that will carry out such programs or 
     projects through one-stop delivery systems established under 
     a successor Federal law; or
       (B) regional consortia of councils or local boards 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       (3) Limitation.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish 
     programs and projects under paragraph (1), including awarding 
     grants to carry out such programs and projects under 
     paragraph (2), only with funds made available under section 
     286(t)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and not 
     with funds made available under the Job Training Partnership 
     Act or a successor Federal law.

     SEC. 9. IMPROVING COUNT OF H-1B AND H-2B NONIMMIGRANTS.

       (a) Ensuring Accurate Count.--The Attorney General shall 
     take such steps as are necessary to maintain an accurate 
     count of the number of aliens subject to the numerical 
     limitations of section 214(g)(1) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act who are issued visas or otherwise provided 
     nonimmigrant status.
       (b) Revision of Petition Forms.--The Attorney General shall 
     take such steps as are necessary to revise the forms used for 
     petitions for visas or nonimmigrant status under clause 
     (i)(b) or (ii)(b) of section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act so as to ensure that the forms provide 
     the Attorney General with sufficient information to permit 
     the Attorney General accurately to count the number of aliens 
     subject to the numerical limitations of section 214(g)(1) of 
     such Act who are issued visas or otherwise provided 
     nonimmigrant status.
       (c) Reports.--Beginning with fiscal year 1999, the Attorney 
     General shall provide to the Congress not less than 4 times 
     per year a report on--
       (1) the numbers of individuals who were issued visas or 
     otherwise provided nonimmigrant status during the preceding 
     3-month period under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act;
       (2) the numbers of individuals who were issued visas or 
     otherwise provided nonimmigrant status during the preceding 
     3-month period under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of such 
     Act; and
       (3) the countries of origin and occupations of, educational 
     levels attained by, and total compensation (including the 
     value of all wages, salary, bonuses, stock, stock options, 
     and any other similar forms of remuneration) paid to, 
     individuals issued visas or provided nonimmigrant status 
     under such sections during such period.

     SEC. 10. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON AGE DISCRIMINATION IN THE 
                   INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FIELD.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study assessing age discrimination in the 
     information technology field. The study shall consider the 
     following:
       (1) The prevalence of age discrimination in the information 
     technology workplace.
       (2) The extent to which there is a difference, based on 
     age, in promotion and advancement; working hours; 
     telecommuting; salary; and stock options, bonuses, or other 
     benefits.
       (3) The relationship between rates of advancement, 
     promotion, and compensation to experience, skill level, 
     education, and age.
       (4) Differences in skill level on the basis of age.
       (b) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2000, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary of the United States House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report containing the 
     results of the study described in subsection (a). The report 
     shall include any recommendations of the Comptroller General 
     concerning age discrimination in the information technology 
     field.

     SEC. 11. GAO LABOR MARKET STUDY AND REPORT.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a labor market study. The study shall 
     investigate and analyze the following:
       (1) The overall shortage of available workers in the high-
     technology, rapid-growth industries.
       (2) The multiplier effect growth of high-technology 
     industry on low-technology employment.
       (3) The relative achievement rates of United States and 
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     ondary school in a variety of subjects, including math, 
     science, computer science, English, and history.
       (4) The relative performance, by subject area, of United 
     States and foreign students in postsecondary and graduate 
     schools as compared to secondary schools.
       (5) The labor market need for workers with information 
     technology skills and the extent of the deficit of such 
     workers to fill high-technology jobs during the 10-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (6) Future training and education needs of companies in the 
     high-technology sector.
       (7) Future training and education needs of United States 
     students to ensure that their skills at various levels match 
     the needs of the high-technology and information technology 
     sectors.
       (8) An analysis of which particular skill sets are in 
     demand.
       (9) The needs of the high-technology sector for foreign 
     workers with specific skills.
       (10) The potential benefits of postsecondary educational 
     institutions, employers, and the United States economy from 
     the entry of skilled professionals in the fields of 
     engineering and science.
       (11) The effect on the high-technology labor market of the 
     downsizing of the defense sector, the increase in 
     productivity in the computer industry, and the deployment of 
     workers dedicated to the Year 2000 Project.
       (b) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2000, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary of the United States House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report containing the 
     results of the study described in subsection (a).

     SEC. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
     applications filed with the Secretary of Labor on or after 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, except that 
     the amendments made by section 2 shall apply to applications 
     filed with such Secretary before, on, or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment in the nature of a substitute?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

177

When there appeared

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Nays

242

para.95.13                   [Roll No. 459]

                                YEAS--177

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--242

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Brady (TX)
     Burton
     Goss
     Kennelly
     Manton
     Murtha
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rothman
     Sanchez
     Schaefer, Dan
     Skelton
     Torres
     Wexler
     Yates
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 513, the previous question was ordered on 
the bill, as amended.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SMITH of Texas demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

288

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affirmative

Nays

133

para.95.14                   [Roll No. 460]

                                AYES--288

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich

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     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--133

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Green
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Brady (TX)
     Burton
     Goss
     Kennelly
     Manton
     Murtha
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Sanchez
     Schaefer, Dan
     Skelton
     Torres
     Waters
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.95.15  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Texas, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, cross references, and 
punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, technical, 
conforming, and other changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions 
of the House in amending the bill.

para.95.16  community opportunities, accountability, and training and 
          education services

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2206) to amend the Head Start Act, the Low-Income Home Energy 
Assistance Act of 1981, and the Community Services Block Grant Act to 
reauthorize and make improvements to those Acts, to establish 
demonstration projects that provide an opportunity for persons with 
limited means to accumulate assets, and for other purposes; together 
with the amendment of the House thereto, was taken from the Speaker's 
table.
  When on motion of Mr. GOODLING, it was,
  Resolved, That the House insist upon its amendment and agree to the 
conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Goodling, Castle, Souder, Clay and Martinez, as 
managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.95.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4618

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-743) the resolution (H. Res. 551) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4618) to provide emegency assistance to 
American farmers and ranchers for crop and livestock feed losses due to 
disasters and to respond to loss of world markets for American 
agricultural commodities.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.95.18  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4578 and h.r. 4579

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-744) the resolution (H. Res. 552) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4578) to amend the Social Security Act 
to establish the Protect Social Security Account into which the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit budget surpluses until a reform 
measure is enacted to ensure the long-term solvency of the OASDI trust 
funds, and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4579) to provide tax 
relief for individuals, families, and farming and other small 
businesses, to provide tax incentives for education, to extend certain 
expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.95.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2621

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-745) the resolution (H. Res. 553) providing for 
the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2621) to extend trade authorities 
procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.95.20  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following date present to the President, for his 
approval, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On September 23, 1998:

       H.R. 1856. To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to 
     promote volunteer programs and community partnerships for the 
     benefit of national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes.

para.95.21  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. SANCHEZ, for today after 5 p.m.;
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 5 p.m.; and
  To Mr. MANTON, for today after 5 p.m.
  And then,

para.95.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, at 9 o'clock and 44 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.95.23  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk

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for printing and referred to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2370. A 
     bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of 
     clarifying the local judicial structure and the office of 
     Attorney General; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-742). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 551. Resolution providing for the consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4618) to provide emergency assistance to 
     American farmers and ranchers for crop and livestock feed 
     losses due to disasters and to respond to loss of world 
     markets for American agricultural commodities (Rept. No. 105-
     743). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 552. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4578) to amend the Social Security Act to establish the 
     Protect Social Security Account into which the Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall deposit budget surpluses until a reform 
     measure is enacted to ensure the long-term solvency of the 
     OASDI trust fund, and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4579) to provide tax relief for individuals, families, and 
     farming and other small businesses, to provide tax incentives 
     for education, to extend certain expiring provisions, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 105-744). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 553. 
     Resolution providing for consideration on the bill (H.R. 
     2621) to extend trade authorities procedures with respect to 
     reciprocal trade agreements, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 105-745). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.95.24  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Borski, Ms. Furse, and Mr. 
             Underwood):
       H.R. 4617. A bill to provide increased funding to combat 
     drug offenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education 
     and the Workforce, and Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 4618. A bill to provide emergency assistance to 
     American farmers and ranchers for crop and livestock feed 
     losses due to disasters and to respond to loss of world 
     markets for American agricultural commodities; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 4619. A bill to modify the requirements under the 
     Immigrant Investor Pilot Program in order to permit an alien 
     who joins a limited partnership after the partnership's 
     creation to qualify for a visa under such program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HORN:
       H.R. 4620. A bill to establish a Federal Commission on 
     Statistical Policy to study the reorganization of the Federal 
     statistical system, to provide uniform safeguards for the 
     confidentiality of information acquired for exclusively 
     statistical purposes, and to improve the efficiency of 
     Federal statistical programs and the quality of Federal 
     statistics by permitting limited sharing of records among 
     designated agencies for statistical purposes under strong 
     safeguards; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. 
             Shays):
       H.R. 4621. A bill to provide for grants, a national 
     clearinghouse, and a report to improve the quality and 
     availability of after-school programs; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington:
       H.R. 4622. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the standards used for determining whether 
     individuals are not employees; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Engel, and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 4623. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     grant a Federal charter to the National Lighthouse Center and 
     Museum; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 4624. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in conjunction with the minting of coins by the 
     Republic of Iceland in commemoration of the millennium of the 
     discovery of the New World by Leif Ericsson; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Adam 
             Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 4625. A bill to designate the United States court 
     house located at West 920 Riverside in Spokane, Washington, 
     as the ``Thomas S. Foley United States Court House``; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 4626. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide individuals a credit against income tax for 
     the purchase of a new energy efficient affordable home and of 
     energy efficiency improvements to an existing home; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H. Res. 554. A resolution to condemn North Korea's missile 
     launch over Japan; to the Committee on International 
     Relations. 

para.95.25  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       395. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the legislature of 
     the territory of Guam, relative to Resolution No. 303 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to pass 
     legislation granting an exemption from the maritime cabotage 
     laws of the United States to benefit Guam, Hawaii, Alaska, 
     and Puerto Rico; jointly to the Committees on National 
     Security and Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.95.26  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 306: Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2094: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2593: Mrs. Bono, Mr. Klink, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2868: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Sawyer and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 3169: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 3290: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 3304: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 3602: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 3632: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 3636: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Christensen, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. 
     Camp.
       H.R. 3702: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 3704: Mr. Traficant, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. 
     Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 3835: Mr. Souder, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
     Mollohan, Ms. Rivers, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 3925: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 3935: Mr. Markey and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. King of New York and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 4027: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 4172: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 4196: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 4197: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 4213: Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 4228: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 4291: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 4299: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 4322: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 4368: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 4370: Mr. Cooksey and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 4404: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 4407: Mr. Baldacci and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 4449: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 4492: Mrs. Capps, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Dicks, and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 4499: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H.R. 4504: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 4542: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 4553: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Parker, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 4563: Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. 
     Lee, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Yates, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Weller, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 4567: Mr. Meehan and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 4575: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 4590: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 4597: Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Klink, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Green, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
     of Texas, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 4600: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 4611: Mr. Rangel and Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Con. Res. 166: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H. Con. Res. 317: Mr. Nethercutt and Mr. Torres.
       H. Con. Res. 320: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pascrell, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Upton.

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       H. Con. Res. 328: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H. Res. 479: Mr. Rush.
       H. Res. 519: Mr. Cook.
       H. Res. 532: Mr. Aderholt and Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H. Res. 533: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. Lipinski.

para.95.27  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       78. The SPEAKER presented a petition of The Legislature of 
     Rockland County, relative to Resolution No. 214 of 1998 
     petitioning Congress to defeat Senate Bill S. 10, because the 
     protection of juveniles who are incarcerated, is a deep 
     concern to it. This Legislature opposes laws that would 
     subject juveniles to contract with adult prisoners in jails 
     or prisons or holding juveniles in adult jails for an 
     unlamented amount of time; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       79. Also, a petition of The Legislature of Rockland County, 
     relative to Resolution No. 193 of 1998 petitioning the 
     Congress of the United States, to enact the Ticket to Work 
     and Self-Sufficiency Act of 1998; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means. 



.
                     FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1998 (96)

para.96.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER 
of Florida, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 25, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dan Miller to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.96.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, 
September 24, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.96.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11257. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Solid Wood Packing Material From China [APHIS Docket 
     No. 98-087-1] (RIN: 0579-AB01) received September 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11258. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Karnal 
     Bunt; Movement From Regulated Areas [Docket No. 96-016-32] 
     (RIN: 0579-AA83) received September 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11259. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Removal of Regulations Regarding Certification of Drugs 
     Composed Wholly or Partly of Insulin; Confirmation of 
     Effective Date [Docket No. 98N-0210] received September 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11260. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Removal of Regulations Regarding Certification of 
     Antibiotic Drugs; Confirmation of Effective Date [Docket No. 
     98N-0211] received September 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11261. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Obstetric and Gynecologic Devices; Reclassification and 
     Classification of Medical Devices Used for In Vitro 
     Fertilization and Related Assisted Reproduction Procedures 
     [Docket No. 97N-0335] received September 23, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11262. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List 
     Additions--September 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       11263. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a report to Congress on a gift of Land in La Paz 
     County, Arizona, pursuant to Public Law 101-628; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11264. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Claims Based on Exposure to Ionizing 
     Radiation (Prostate Cancer and Any Other Cancer) (RIN: 2900-
     AI00) received September 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       11265. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Offset of Federal 
     Benefit Payments to Collect Past-due, Legally Enforceable 
     Nontax Debt (RIN: 1510-AA74) received August 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       11266. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Revenue Ruling 98-50] 
     received September 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11267. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Designation of 
     Rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (RIN: 
     0503-AA18) received Agust 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11268. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense, Department of Defense, transmitting a report to 
     ensure that, on and after September 30, 2007, all military 
     technician positions are held only by dual status military 
     technicians; to the Committee on National Security.
       11269. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report to Congress about an event-based decision for the F-
     22 aircraft program; to the Committee on National Security.
       11270. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting an interim report on the evaluation 
     of HUD's lead-based paint hazard control grant program; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11271. A letter from the President and Chairman, John F. 
     Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, transmitting the 1997 
     Annual Report of operations for the John F. Kennedy Center 
     for the Performing Arts and the National Symphony Orchestra, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 76l(c); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       11272. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting the fourteenth Annual Report on the activities 
     and expenditures of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste 
     Management, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 10224(c); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       11273. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 23-
     98 which constitutes a Request for Final Approval for the 
     Memorandum of Agreement between the U.S. and Italy for the 
     Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11274. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing license agreement 
     with Japan [Transmittal No. DTC 110-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11275. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing license agreement 
     with the United Kingdom [Transmittal No. DTC 107-98], 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11276. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing license agreement 
     with Spain [Transmittal No. DTC 105-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11277. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing license agreement 
     with the United Kingdom [Transmittal No. DTC 93-98], pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11278. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing license agreement 
     with Turkey [Transmittal No. DTC 89-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11279. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially to Greece 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 97-98], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       11280. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing license for the 
     export of major defense equipment sold under a contract to 
     Turkey [Transmittal No. DTC 98-98], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11281. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report on the drawdown of up to $70,000,000 of articles and 
     services from the inventory and resources of the Department 
     of Defense, military education and training, Department of 
     Transportation, Department of the Treasury, Department of 
     Justice and the Department of State for the purposes and 
     under the authorities of Chapter 8 of part I of the FAA, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11282. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of

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     State, transmitting notification of the President's 
     determination and justification for the request for 
     appropriations to meet unexpected needs for urgent refugees, 
     displaced persons, conflict victims, and other persons at 
     risk due to the Kosovo crisis. (Presidential Determination 
     No. 98-34), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       11283. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting Progress toward a negotiated settlement 
     of the Cyprus question covering the period June 1 to July 31, 
     1998, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11284. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     forty-sixth report on the extent and disposition of United 
     States contributions to international organizations for 
     fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 262a; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       11285. A letter from the Director, United States 
     Information Agency, transmitting a copy of the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors' 1997 Annual Report, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     6204; to the Committee on International Relations.
       11286. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a report of the results of the 
     1998 investigations of the cost of operating privately owned 
     vehicles to Government employees while on official business, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5707(b)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11287. A letter from the Executive Director, State Justice 
     Institute, transmitting the report in compliance with the 
     Inspector General Act and the Federal Managers' Financial 
     Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       11288. A letter from the Administrator, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting a report 
     to outline changes to NASA's initial FY 1998 Operating Plan, 
     submitted on January 12, 1998; to the Committee on Science.
       11289. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General 
     and Assistant Secretary of Defense, Department of Justice, 
     and Department of Defense, transmitting a report to Congress 
     on a joint study of the number and extent of thefts from 
     military arsenals of firearms, explosives, and other 
     materials that are potentially useful to terrorists; jointly 
     to the Committees on National Security and the Judiciary.
       11290. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification that the President proposes to exercise his 
     authority under section 610(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, as amended (the ``Act''), to authorize that 
     $3,000,000 of funds made available for section 23 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act and $4,945,800 of funds made available for 
     the establishment and functioning of the court proposed to be 
     set up in The Netherlands for the trial of suspects in the 
     Pan Am 103 bombing case, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2364(a)(1); 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       11291. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report to Congress on effects of the Anti Car 
     Theft Act of 1992 on trends in motor vehicle theft and 
     recovery; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Commerce. 

para.96.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 3506. An Act to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Gerald R. and Betty Ford. 

para.96.5  submission of conference report--h.r. 4103

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-746) 
on the bill (H.R. 4103) making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record 
under the rule.

para.96.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4578 and h.r. 4579

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 552):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 
     to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4578) to amend the 
     Social Security Act to establish the Protect Social Security 
     Account into which the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     deposit budget surpluses until a reform measure is enacted to 
     ensure the long-term solvency of the OASDI trust funds. The 
     bill shall be considered as read for amendment. The amendment 
     recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in 
     the bill shall be considered as adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 
     amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final 
     passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
     debate on the bill, as amended, equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means; (2) a further amendment printed 
     in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 
     6 of rule XXIII, if offered by Representative Rangel of New 
     York or his designee, which shall be in order without 
     intervention of any point of order, shall be considered as 
     read, and shall be separately debatable for one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and 
     (3) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
       Sec. 2. After disposition of the bill (H.R. 4578), it shall 
     be in order without intervention of any point of order to 
     consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4579) to provide tax 
     relief for individuals, families, and farming and other small 
     businesses, to provide tax incentives for education, to 
     extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. 
     The bill shall be considered as read for amendment. The 
     amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now 
     printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution, shall be considered as adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 
     amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final 
     passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
     debate on the bill, as amended, equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means; (2) a further amendment printed 
     in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 
     6 of rule XXIII, if offered by Representative Rangel of New 
     York or his designee, which shall be in order without 
     intervention of any point of order, shall be considered as 
     read, and shall be separately debatable for one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and 
     (3) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
       Sec. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 4579, the Clerk 
     shall--
       (1) add the text of H.R. 4578, as passed by the House, as 
     new matter at the end of H.R. 4579;
       (2) conform the title of H.R. 4579 to reflect the addition 
     of the text of H.R. 4578 to the engrossment;
       (3) assign appropriate designations to provisions, and 
     conform cross references, within the engrossment; and
       (4) conform provisions for short titles within the 
     engrossment.
       (b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 4578 to the 
     engrossment of H.R. 4579, H.R. 4578 shall be laid on the 
     table.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. SOLOMON moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

219

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

202

para.96.7                    [Roll No. 461]

                                YEAS--219

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond

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     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Burton
     Cubin
     Engel
     Goss
     Kennelly
     Livingston
     McDade
     Meeks (NY)
     Moakley
     Norwood
     Paul
     Pryce (OH)
     Rogers
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

215

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

208

para.96.8                    [Roll No. 462]

                                YEAS--215

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--208

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Burton
     Cubin
     Goss
     Kennelly
     McDade
     Meeks (NY)
     Moakley
     Norwood
     Paul
     Pryce (OH)
     Thornberry
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.96.9  save social security

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to House Resolution 552, called up the bill (H.R. 
4578) to amend the Social Security Act to establish the Protect Social 
Security Account into which the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit 
budget surpluses until a reform measure is enacted to ensure the long-
term solvency of the OASDI trust funds.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 552, the following amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the

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Committee on Ways and Means was considered as adopted:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL RESERVE ACCOUNT.

       Section 201 of the Social Security Act is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(n)(1) There is established within the Treasury a special 
     reserve account to be known as the `Protect Social Security 
     Account' (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the 
     `account'). The account shall be used to save budget 
     surpluses until a reform measure is enacted to ensure the 
     long-term solvency of the OASDI trust funds.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay into the 
     account annually at the end of each fiscal year during the 
     fiscal-year period beginning on October 1, 1997, and ending 
     on September 30, 2008, amounts totalling, in the aggregate, 
     90 percent of the projected surplus, if any, in the total 
     budget of the United States Government for that fiscal-year 
     period.
       ``(3) For purposes of determining budget surpluses under 
     paragraph (2), within 10 days after the date of enactment of 
     this subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget, shall project the budget surplus, if any, for the 
     total budget of the United States Government for the fiscal-
     year period beginning on October 1, 1997, and ending on 
     September 30, 2008.
       ``(4) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest the funds 
     held in the account pending enactment of the reform measure 
     referred to in paragraph (1). The purposes for which 
     obligations of the United States may be issued under chapter 
     31 of title 31, United States Code, are hereby extended to 
     authorize, in the manner provided in subsection (d), the 
     issuance at par of public-debt obligations for purchase for 
     the account. The interest on, and the proceeds from 
     redemption of, any obligations held in the account shall be 
     credited to and form a part of the account.
       ``(5) As used in this subsection, the term `total budget of 
     the United States Government' means all spending and receipt 
     accounts of the United States Government that are designated 
     as on-budget or off-budget accounts.''.

     SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

         The amendment made by section 1 shall apply to fiscal 
     years beginning on or after October 1, 1997.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 552, Mr. RANGEL submitted the following 
further amendment in the nature of a substitute:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. RESERVATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUSES SOLELY 
                   FOR SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--Section 201 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 401) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(n)(1) The Secretary of the Treasury, before the 
     beginning of each fiscal year, shall estimate the amount of 
     the Social Security surplus for such year. For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `Social Security surplus' means the 
     excess of the receipts in the Trust Funds during the fiscal 
     year (including interest on obligations held in such funds) 
     over the outlays from such funds during such year:
       ``(2) If the Secretary of the Treasury determines that 
     there is a Social Security surplus for any fiscal year, such 
     Secretary shall transfer during such year from the General 
     fund of the Treasury an amount equal to the amount of the 
     surplus to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Such 
     transfer shall be made monthly on the basis of estimates by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury of the portion of the surplus 
     attributable to the month, and proper adjustments shall be 
     made in amounts, subsequently transferred to the extent prior 
     estimates were in excess of or less than amounts required to 
     be transferred. Amounts transferred under this paragraph 
     shall substitute for (and be in lieu of) equivalent amounts 
     otherwise required to be transferred to the Trust Funds.
       ``(3) The Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall hold the 
     amounts transferred under paragraph (2), and all income from 
     investment thereof, in trust for the benefit of the Trust 
     Funds. Amounts so held shall be invested in marketable 
     obligations of the United States with maturities that the 
     Managing Trustee determines are consistent with the 
     requirements of the Trust Funds. Amounts held in trust under 
     this paragraph (and earnings thereon) shall be treated as 
     part of the balance of the Trust Funds.
       ``(4) If, at any time, any obligation acquired under 
     paragraph (2) has a market value less than its acquisition 
     cost by reason of a change in interest rates, the Federal 
     Reserve Bank of New York may, at any time, present such 
     obligation to the Secretary of the Treasury for redemption, 
     notwithstanding the maturity date or any other requirement 
     relating to such obligation, and the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall redeem such obligation for an amount that is 
     not less than such acquisition cost.
       ``(5) Upon request by the Managing Trustee, the Federal 
     Reserve Bank of New York shall transfer to the appropriate 
     Trust Fund the amount determined by the Managing Trustee to 
     be necessary to meet the obligations of such Fund.
       ``(6) All transfers to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York 
     under paragraph (2) shall be treated as Federal outlays for 
     all budgetary purposes of the United States Government, 
     except that such transfers shall not be subject to section 
     252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
     of 1985 and all transfers to the Trust Funds under paragraph 
     (5) shall be treated as offsetting receipts.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 
     1998.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to reserve 100 
     percent of the social security surpluses solely for the 
     Social Security System.''.

  After further debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said further amendment in the nature of a 
substitute?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. RANGEL demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said further 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, which demand was supported by 
one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

210

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

216

para.96.10                   [Roll No. 463]

                                AYES--210

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--216

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson

[[Page 1805]]


     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Burton
     Cox
     Goss
     Kennelly
     Linder
     Moakley
     Pryce (OH)
     Waters
     Yates
  So the further amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed 
to.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 552, the previous question was ordered on 
the bill, as amended.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. RANGEL demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

240

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

188

para.96.11                   [Roll No. 464]

                                AYES--240

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Goss
     Kennelly
     Moakley
     Pryce (OH)
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.96.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2621

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 553):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 
     to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2621) to extend trade 
     authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade 
     agreements, and for other purposes. The bill shall be 
     considered as read for amendment. The amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and 
     Means now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution, shall be considered as adopted. All points 
     of order against the bill, as amended, are waived. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, 
     as amended, to final passage without intervening motion 
     except: (1) two hours of debate on the bill, as amended, 
     which shall be equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
     and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
     Means; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. DREIER moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.


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Yeas

230

When there appeared

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Nays

193

para.96.13                   [Roll No. 465]

                                YEAS--230

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Burton
     English
     Furse
     Goss
     Jefferson
     Kennelly
     Moakley
     Payne
     Pryce (OH)
     Rush
     Yates
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.96.14  reciprocal trade agreement authorities

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to House Resolution 553, called up the bill (H.R. 
2621) to extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal 
trade agreements, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 553, the amendment recommended by the 
Committee on Ways and Means, as modified by the following amendment 
printed in House Report 105-745, was considered as adopted:
  Amend section 101 to read as follows:

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS.

       (a) Short Title.--The Act may be cited as the ``Reciprocal 
     Trade Agreement Authorities Act of 1998''.
       (b) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The expansion of international trade is vital to the 
     national security of the United States. Trade is critical to 
     the economic growth and strength of the United States and to 
     its leadership in the world. Stable trading relationships 
     promote security and prosperity. Trade agreements today serve 
     the same purposes that security pacts played during the Cold 
     War, binding nations together through a series of mutual 
     rights and obligations. Leadership by the United States in 
     international trade fosters open markets, democracy, and 
     peace throughout the world.
       (2) The national security of the United States depends on 
     its economic security, which in turn is founded upon a 
     vibrant and growing industrial base. Trade expansion has been 
     the engine of economic growth. Trade agreements maximize 
     opportunities for the critical sectors and building blocks of 
     the economy of the United States, such as information 
     technology, telecommunications and other leading 
     technologies, basic industries, capital equipment, medical 
     equipment, services, agriculture, environmental technology, 
     and intellectual property. Trade will create new 
     opportunities for the United States and preserve the 
     unparalleled strength of the United States in economic, 
     political, and military affairs. The United States, secured 
     by expanding trade and economic opportunities, will meet the 
     challenges of the twenty-first century.
       In section 102(b)(6)--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), insert ``of 
     agricultural commodities'' after ``United States exports'';
       (2) insert ``(A)'' before ``The principal negotiating 
     objective of the United States with respect to agriculture'';
       (3) in subparagraph (A), redesignate clauses (i) and (ii) 
     as subclauses (I) and (II), and redesignate subparagraph (A) 
     as clause (i);
       (4) redesignate subparagraph (B) as clause (ii);
       (5) in subparagraph (C), redesignate clauses (i) through 
     (v) as subclauses (I) through (V), respectively, and 
     redesignate subparagraph (C) as clause (iii);
       (6) redesignate subparagraphs (D) through (G) as clauses 
     (iv) through (vii), respectively;
       (7) strike ``and'' at the end of clause (vi), as so 
     redesignated, strike the period at the end of clause (vii), 
     as so redesignated, and insert ``; and''; and
       (8) add at the end the following:
       (viii) taking into account the impact that agreements 
     covering agriculture to which the United States is a party, 
     including the North American Free Trade Agreement, have on 
     the United States agricultural industry.
       (B)(i) Before commencing negotiations with respect to 
     agriculture, the United States Trade Representative, in 
     consultation with the Congress, shall seek to develop a 
     position on the treatment of seasonal and perishable 
     agricultural products to be employed in the negotiations in 
     order to develop an international consensus on the treatment 
     of seasonal or perishable agricultural products in 
     investigations relating to dumping and safeguards and in any 
     other relevant area.
       (ii) The negotiating objective provided in subparagraph (A) 
     applies with respect to agricultural matters to be addressed 
     in any trade agreement entered into under section 103(a) or 
     (b), including any trade agreement entered into under section 
     103(a) or (b) that provides for accession to a trade 
     agreement to which the United States is already a party, such 
     as the North American Free Trade Agreement and the United 
     States-Canada Free Trade Agreement.
       In section 102(b)(7)(B), add the following at the end of 
     the subparagraph: ``Nothing in this subparagraph shall be 
     construed to authorize inclusion in an implementing bill 
     under this Act or in an agreement subject to

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     an implementing bill under this Act provisions that would 
     restrict the autonomy of the United States in these areas.''.
       Add the following at the end of section 102(d):
       (3) Consultation before agreement initialed.--In the course 
     of negotiations conducted under this Act, the United States 
     Trade Representative shall--
       (A) consult closely and on a timely basis (including 
     immediately before initialing an agreement) with, and keep 
     fully apprised of the negotiations, the congressional 
     advisers for trade policy and negotiations appointed under 
     section 161 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2211), the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and
       (B) with regard to any negotiations and agreement relating 
     to agricultural trade, also consult closely and on a timely 
     basis (including immediately before initialing an agreement) 
     with, and keep fully apprised of the negotiations, the 
     Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate.
       Insert after section 102(e) the following:
       (f) Report on Child Labor Laws.--With respect to any trade 
     agreement which the President seeks to implement under trade 
     authorities procedures, the President shall submit to the 
     Congress a report describing the extent to which the country 
     or countries that are parties to the agreement have in effect 
     laws governing exploitative child labor.
       In section 103(a)(1), move the indentation of the text that 
     reads ``The President shall notify the Congress of the 
     President's intention to enter into an agreement under this 
     subsection.'' 2 ems to the left.
       In section 103(a)(2), strike subparagraph (B) and insert 
     the following:
       (B) notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     reduces the rate of duty below that applicable under the 
     Uruguay Round Agreements, on any agricultural product which 
     was the subject of tariff reductions by the United States as 
     a result of the Uruguay Round Agreements, for which the rate 
     of duty, pursuant to such Agreements, was reduced on January 
     1, 1995, to a rate which was not less than 97.5 percent of 
     the rate of duty that applied to such article on December 31, 
     1994; or
       In section 103(c), amend paragraph (5)(A) to read as 
     follows:
       (5) Extension disapproval resolutions.--(A) For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term ``extension disapproval resolution'' 
     means a resolution of either House of the Congress, the sole 
     matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: 
     ``That the ____ disapproves the request of the President for 
     the extension, under section 103(c)(1)(B)(i) of the 
     Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act of 1998, of the 
     trade authorities procedures under that Act to any 
     implementing bill submitted with respect to any trade 
     agreement entered into under section 103(b) of that Act after 
     September 30, 2001.'', with the blank space being filled with 
     the name of the resolving House of the Congress.
       In section 103(b)(3), in the last sentence strike 
     ``subparagraph'' and insert ``paragraph''.
       In section 103, add the following at the end:
       (d) Commencement of Negotiations.--In order to contribute 
     to the continued economic expansion of the United States, the 
     President shall commence negotiations covering tariff and 
     nontariff barriers affecting any industry, product, or 
     service sector, and to expand existing sectoral agreements to 
     countries that are not parties to those agreements, in cases 
     where the President determines that such negotiations are 
     feasible and timely and would benefit the United States. Such 
     sectors include agriculture, commercial services, 
     intellectual property rights, industrial and capital goods, 
     government procurement, information technology products, 
     environmental technology and services, medical equipment and 
     services, civil aircraft, and infrastructure products.
       In section 104(a)(3)--
       (1) insert ``(A)'' after ``agriculture.--'';
       (2) strike ``102(b)(6)(A)'' and insert ``102(b)(6)(A)(i)''; 
     and
       (3) add at the end the following:
       (B) Before initiating negotiations to reduce United States 
     tariffs on agricultural products which the President 
     determines to be import sensitive, the President shall 
     consult with the Committee on Ways and Means and the 
     Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate concerning such tariff 
     reductions. The consultations shall include an assessment of 
     the impact of any tariff reduction on the United States 
     industry producing the product and whether adjustment periods 
     should be provided to the industry. The President, with the 
     advice of the International Trade Commission, shall determine 
     which agricultural products are import sensitive.
       (C) Before initiating negotiations with regard to 
     agriculture, the United States Trade Representative shall--
       (i) identify those agricultural products subject to tariff 
     reductions by the United States as a result of the Uruguay 
     Round Agreements, for which the rate of duty was reduced on 
     January 1, 1995, to a rate which was not less than 97.5 
     percent of the rate of duty that applied to such article on 
     December 31, 1994;
       (ii) consult with the Committee on Ways and Means and the 
     Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate concerning whether any 
     further tariff reductions on the products identified under 
     clause (i) should be appropriate, taking into account the 
     impact of any such tariff reduction on the United States 
     industry producing the product;
       (iii) request that the International Trade Commission 
     prepare an assessment of the probable economic effects of the 
     tariff reduction on the United States industry producing the 
     product and on the United States economy as a whole; and
       (iv) upon complying with clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), 
     notify the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on 
     Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Finance and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry of the Senate those products identified in clause 
     (i) for which the Trade Representative intends to seek 
     further tariff liberalization in the negotiations.
       (D) If, after negotiations described in subparagraph (C) 
     are commenced--
       (i) the United States Trade Representative identifies any 
     additional agriculture product described in subparagraph 
     (C)(i) for tariff reductions which were not the subject of a 
     notification under subparagraph (C)(iv), or
       (ii) any additional agricultural product described in 
     subparagraph (C)(i) is the subject of a request for tariff 
     reductions by a party to the negotiations,
     the Trade Representative shall notify the committees referred 
     to in subparagraph (C)(iv) as soon as practicable of those 
     products.
       In section 104, amend the section heading to read as 
     follows:

     SEC. 104. CONSULTATIONS AND ASSESSMENT.

       Add the following at the end of section 104:
       (d) ITC Assessment.--
       (1) In general.--The President, at least 90 calendar days 
     before the day on which the President enters into a trade 
     agreement under section 103(b), shall provide the 
     International Trade Commission (referred to in this 
     subsection as ``the Commission'') with the details of the 
     agreement as it exists at that time and request the 
     Commission to prepare and submit an assessment of the 
     agreement as described in paragraph (2). Between the time the 
     President makes the request under this paragraph and the time 
     the Commission submits the assessment, the President shall 
     keep the Commission current with respect to the details of 
     the agreement.
       (2) ITC assessment.--Not later than 90 calendar days after 
     the President enters into the agreement, the Commission shall 
     submit to the President and Congress a report assessing the 
     likely impact of the agreement on the United States economy 
     as a whole and on specific industry sectors, including the 
     impact the agreement will have on the gross domestic product, 
     exports and imports, aggregate employment and employment 
     opportunities, the production, employment, and the 
     competitive position of industries likely to be significantly 
     affected by the agreement, and the interests of United States 
     consumers.
       (3) Review of empirical literature.--In preparing the 
     assessment, the Commission shall review available economic 
     assessments regarding the agreement, including literature 
     regarding any substantially equivalent proposed agreement, 
     and shall provide in its assessment a description of the 
     analyses used and conclusions drawn in such literature, and a 
     discussion of areas of consensus and divergence between the 
     various analyses and conclusions, including those of the 
     Commission regarding the agreement.
       In section 105(a)(1)(C), insert ``to the Congress'' after 
     ``submits''.
       In section 105(a)(2)(B)(i), add ``and'' after the 
     semicolon.
       In section 105(b)(1), amend the paragraph caption to read 
     as follows:
       (1) For lack of notice or consultations.--
       In section 105(b)(1), amend subparagraph (B) to read as 
     follows:
       (B) Procedural disapproval resolution.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term ``procedural disapproval 
     resolution'' means a resolution of either House of Congress, 
     the sole matter after the resolving clause of which is as 
     follows: ``That the President has failed or refused to notify 
     or consult (as the case may be) with Congress in accordance 
     with section 104 or 105 of the Reciprocal Trade Agreement 
     Authorities Act of 1998 on negotiations with respect to 
     ____________ and, therefore, the trade authorities procedures 
     under that Act shall not apply to any implementing bill 
     submitted with respect to that trade agreement.'', with the 
     blank space being filled with a description of the trade 
     agreement with respect to which the President is considered 
     to have failed or refused to notify or consult.
       In section 106(a), strike paragraph (2) and redesignate the 
     succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
       Insert after section 106(b) the following:
       (c) Multilateral Agreement on Investment.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this Act, the trade authorities 
     procedures shall not apply to the Multilateral Agreement on 
     Investment concluded under the auspices of the Organization 
     for Economic Cooperation and Development.
       Insert the following after section 106 and redesignate the 
     succeeding sections, and references thereto, accordingly:

     SEC. 107. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT GROUPS.

       (a) Appointment and Functions.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date on which

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     the President provides notice under section 104(a)(1) of the 
     President's intention to enter into negotiations with respect 
     to a trade agreement--
       (1) the Speaker of the House of Representatives, upon the 
     recommendation of the chairman of the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, shall appoint 5 members (not more than 3 of whom are 
     members of the same political party) of such committee, and
       (2) the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon the 
     recommendation of the chairman of the Committee on Finance, 
     shall appoint 5 members (not more than 3 of whom are members 
     of the same political party) of such committee,
      to serve as members of a Congressional Oversight Group for 
     the negotiations. Each such member shall be accredited by the 
     United States Trade Representative on behalf of the President 
     as official advisers to the United States delegation in the 
     negotiations. Members of the Congressional Oversight Group 
     shall consult with and provide advice to the Trade 
     Representative regarding the formulation of specific 
     objectives, negotiating strategies and positions, and the 
     development of the trade agreement.
       (b) Additional Members.--
       (1) Authority to appoint.--In addition to the members 
     designated under subsection (a) for a Congressional Oversight 
     Group--
       (A) the Speaker of the House of Representatives may appoint 
     additional members of the House from any other committee of 
     the House or joint committee of Congress to serve as members 
     of the Congressional Oversight Group; and
       (B) the President pro tempore of the Senate may appoint 
     additional members of the Senate from any other committee of 
     the Senate or joint committee of Congress to serve as members 
     of the Congressional Oversight Group.
     Members of the House and Senate appointed under this 
     paragraph shall be accredited by the United States Trade 
     Representative.
       (2) Consultations.--Before designating any member under 
     paragraph (1), the Speaker or the President pro tempore shall 
     consult with--
       (A) the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Finance, as 
     appropriate; and
       (B) the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     committee from which the member will be appointed.
       (3) Affiliation.--Not more than 2 members may be appointed 
     under this subsection as members of any Congressional 
     Oversight Group from any 1 committee of Congress. If 2 
     members are appointed from 1 committee, they must be from 
     different political parties, and the total members from any 
     political party appointed under this subsection for any 
     Congressional Oversight Group may not exceed the total number 
     of members from any other political party.
       (c) Guidelines.--
       (1) Purpose and revision.--Within 120 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the United States Trade 
     Representative shall develop written guidelines, in 
     consultation with the chairmen and ranking minority members 
     of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, 
     to facilitate the useful and timely exchange of information 
     between the Trade Representative and the Congressional 
     Oversight Groups established under this section. The Trade 
     Representative may revise the guidelines from time to time as 
     needed following further such consultation.
       (2) Content.--The guidelines developed under paragraph (1) 
     shall provide for, among other things--
       (A) regular, detailed briefings of each Congressional 
     Oversight Group regarding negotiating objectives and 
     positions and status of the negotiations with respect to 
     which the group was appointed, beginning as soon as 
     practicable after the appointment of the members of the 
     group, with more frequent briefings as trade negotiations 
     enter the final stage;
       (B) access by members of each Congressional Oversight 
     Group, and staff with proper security clearances, to 
     pertinent documents relating to the negotiations, including 
     classified materials; and
       (C) the closest practicable coordination between the Trade 
     Representative and each Congressional Oversight Group at all 
     critical periods during the negotiations, including at 
     negotiation sites.

     SEC. 108. ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--At the time the President submits the 
     final text of an agreement pursuant to section 105(a)(1)(C), 
     the President shall also submit a plan for implementing and 
     enforcing the agreement. The implementation and enforcement 
     plan shall include the following:
       (1) Border personnel requirements.--A description of 
     additional personnel required at border entry points, 
     including a list of additional customs and agricultural 
     inspectors.
       (2) Agency staffing requirements.--A description of 
     additional personnel required by Federal agencies responsible 
     for monitoring and implementing the trade agreement, 
     including personnel required by the Office of the United 
     States Trade Representative, the Department of Commerce, the 
     Department of Agriculture, and the Department of the 
     Treasury.
       (3) Customs infrastructure requirements.--A description of 
     the additional equipment and facilities needed by the United 
     States Customs Service.
       (4) Impact on State and local governments.--A description 
     of the impact the trade agreement will have on State and 
     local governments as a result of increases in trade.
       (5) Cost analysis.--An analysis of the costs associated 
     with each of the items listed in paragraphs (1) through (4).
       (b) Budget Submission.--The President shall include a 
     request for the resources necessary to support the plan 
     described in subsection (a) in the first budget the President 
     submits to Congress after the submission of the plan.
       In section 102(d)(2), strike ``the congressional advisers 
     on trade policy and negotiations appointed under section 161 
     of the Trade Act of 1974'' and insert ``the Congressional 
     Oversight Group appointed under section 107 with respect to 
     the negotiations''.
       In section 109, as so redesignated (relating to Chief 
     Agricultural Negotiator), insert before the period at the end 
     of the first sentence the following: ``, from among 
     individuals with appropriate experience in agricultural 
     matters''.
       In section 110, as so redesignated (relating to conforming 
     amendments)--
       (1) amend subsection (a)(1) to read as follows:
       (1) Implementing bill.--Section 151(b)(1) (19 U.S.C. 
     2191(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``, section 1103(a)(1) of 
     the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988,''; and
       (2) strike ``Act of 1997'' each place it appears and insert 
     ``Act of 1998''.
       Amend section 201 to read as follows:

     SEC. 201. ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS.

       Section 245 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``1993'' and all that 
     follows through ``1998,'' and inserting ``1998 and 1999 and 
     for the period beginning October 1, 1999, and ending December 
     31, 1999,''; and
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``1994'' and all that 
     follows through ``1998,'' and inserting ``1998 and 1999 and 
     for the period beginning October 1, 1999, and ending December 
     31, 1999,''.
       Insert the following after section 201 and redesignate the 
     succeeding sections accordingly:

     SEC. 202. NAFTA TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM.

       Section 250(d)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2331(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``for any fiscal year 
     $30,000,000'' and inserting ``$30,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998 or 1999 and shall not exceed $7,000,000 for the period 
     beginning October 1, 1999, and ending December 31, 1999''.
       Amend section 203, as so redesignated, to read as follows:

     SEC. 203. ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS.

       Section 256(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2346(b)) 
     is amended by striking ``1993'' and all that follows through 
     ``1998'' and inserting ``1998 and 1999 and for the period 
     beginning October 1, 1999, and ending December 31, 1999''.
       Amend section 205, as so redesignated, to read as follows:

     SEC. 205. TERMINATION.

       Section 285(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 
     note preceding) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``September 30, 1998'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 1999''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``the day that is'' 
     and all that follows through ``effective'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 1999''.
       Strike title III and insert the following:
                      TITLE III--SPENDING OFFSETS

     SEC. 301. COMPUTER-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   AGRICULTURE.

       (a) Prohibition on Funding.--No expenses for computer-
     related activities of the Department of Agriculture that are 
     funded through the Commodity Credit Corporation pursuant to 
     section 4(g) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act 
     shall be funded in fiscal year 1999.
       (b) Reduction in Limitation on Obligations.--Section 4(g) 
     of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
     714b(g)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
     ``$193,000,000'' and inserting ``$128,000,000''.
       Add the following at the end:
                TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS TRADE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES THAT DENY MARKET ACCESS 
                   FOR UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

       (a) Identification Required.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 8 of title I of the Trade Act of 
     1974 is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 183. IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES THAT DENY MARKET 
                   ACCESS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than the date that is 30 days 
     after the date on which the annual report is required to be 
     submitted to Congressional committees under section 181(b), 
     the United States Trade Representative (hereafter in this 
     section referred to as the `Trade Representative') shall 
     identify--
       ``(1) those foreign countries that--
       ``(A) deny fair and equitable market access to United 
     States agricultural products, or
       ``(B) apply unjustified sanitary or phytosanitary standards 
     for imported agricultural products from the United States; 
     and
       ``(2) those foreign countries identified under paragraph 
     (1) that are determined by the Trade Representative to be 
     priority foreign countries.

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       ``(b) Special Rules for Identifications.--
       ``(1) Criteria.--In identifying priority foreign countries 
     under subsection (a)(2), the Trade Representative shall only 
     identify those foreign countries--
       ``(A) that engage in or have the most onerous or egregious 
     acts, policies, or practices that deny fair and equitable 
     market access to United States agricultural products,
       ``(B) whose acts, policies, or practices described in 
     subparagraph (A) have the greatest adverse impact (actual or 
     potential) on the relevant United States products, and
       ``(C) that are not--
       ``(i) entering into good faith negotiations, or
       ``(ii) making significant progress in bilateral or 
     multilateral negotiations,
     to provide fair and equitable market access to United States 
     agricultural products.
       ``(2) Consultation and consideration requirements.--In 
     identifying priority foreign countries under subsection 
     (a)(2), the Trade Representative shall--
       ``(A) consult with the Secretary of Agriculture and other 
     appropriate officers of the Federal Government, and
       ``(B) take into account information from such sources as 
     may be available to the Trade Representative and such 
     information as may be submitted to the Trade Representative 
     by interested persons, including information contained in 
     reports submitted under section 181(b) and petitions 
     submitted under section 302.
       ``(3) Factual basis requirement.--The Trade Representative 
     may identify a foreign country under subsection (a)(1) only 
     if the Trade Representative finds that there is a factual 
     basis for the denial of fair and equitable market access as a 
     result of the violation of international law or agreement, or 
     the existence of barriers, referred to in subsection (d).
       ``(4) Consideration of historical factors.--In identifying 
     foreign countries under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
     (a), the Trade Representative shall take into account--
       ``(A) the history of agricultural trade relations with the 
     foreign country, including any previous identification under 
     subsection (a)(2), and
       ``(B) the history of efforts of the United States, and the 
     response of the foreign country, to achieve fair and 
     equitable market access for United States agricultural 
     products.
       ``(c) Revocations and Additional Identifications.--
       ``(1) Authority to act at any time.--If information 
     available to the Trade Representative indicates that such 
     action is appropriate, the Trade Representative may at any 
     time--
       ``(A) revoke the identification of any foreign country as a 
     priority foreign country under this section, or
       ``(B) identify any foreign country as a priority foreign 
     country under this section.
       ``(2) Revocation reports.--The Trade Representative shall 
     include in the semiannual report submitted to the Congress 
     under section 309(3) a detailed explanation of the reasons 
     for the revocation under paragraph (1) of the identification 
     of any foreign country as a priority foreign country under 
     this section.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, a foreign 
     country denies fair and equitable market access if the 
     foreign country effectively denies access to a market for a 
     product through the use of laws, procedures, practices, or 
     regulations which--
       ``(1) violate provisions of international law or 
     international agreements to which both the United States and 
     the foreign country are parties, or
       ``(2) constitute discriminatory nontariff trade barriers.
       ``(e) Publication.--The Trade Representative shall publish 
     in the Federal Register a list of foreign countries 
     identified under subsection (a) and shall make such revisions 
     to the list as may be required by reason of the action under 
     subsection (c).
       ``(f) Annual Report.--The Trade Representative shall, not 
     later than the date by which countries are identified under 
     subsection (a), transmit to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance and the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate, a report on the actions taken under this section 
     during the 12 months preceding such report, and the reasons 
     for such actions, including a description of progress made in 
     achieving fair and equitable market access for United States 
     agricultural products.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 182 the following:

       ``Sec. 183. Identification of countries that deny market 
           access for agricultural products.''.

       (b) Investigations.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 302(b)(2) of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2412(b)(2)) is amended by 
     inserting ``or 183(a)(2)'' after ``section 182(a)(2)'' in the 
     matter preceding clause (i).
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
     302(b)(2) of such Act is amended by inserting ``concerning 
     intellectual property rights that is'' after ``any 
     investigation''.

     SEC. 402. ENFORCEMENT OF U.S.-JAPAN INSURANCE AGREEMENT.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the Japanese insurance market has historically been 
     closed to United States interests and investment;
       (2) the terms of the U.S.-Japanese Insurance Agreement have 
     begun the process of opening the Japanese insurance market to 
     United States interests and investment; and
       (3) failure to fully enforce the terms of the U.S.-Japanese 
     Insurance Agreement will endanger the United States 
     investments that have occurred and those which may occur in 
     the future.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the United States Trade Representative should work 
     diligently with the Minister of Finance of Japan to fully 
     enforce the terms of the U.S.-Japan Insurance Agreement so 
     that Japanese insurance markets will continue to be open to 
     United States investment and that existing and future United 
     States investments in the Japanese insurance markets are 
     protected.
       (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``U.S.-
     Japan Insurance Agreement'' means the Measures by the 
     Government of the United States and the Government of Japan 
     Regarding Insurance, signed on October 11, 1994, as amended 
     by the Supplementary Measures by the Government of the United 
     States and the Government of Japan Regarding Insurance, 
     signed on December 24, 1996.

     SEC. 403. MARKING OF CONTAINERS FOR PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL 
                   COMMODITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1304) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), (j), and (k) as 
     subsections (i), (j), (k), and (l), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Marking of Containers of Perishable Agricultural 
     Commodities.--
       ``(1) In general.--The immediate container, as it 
     ordinarily reaches the ultimate purchaser, of any perishable 
     agricultural commodity excepted from the marking requirements 
     of subsection (a) shall be marked in the manner required by 
     subsection (a), unless an exception from the requirements of 
     marking applies to such container under any subparagraph of 
     subsection (a)(3) other than subparagraph (J).
       ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `perishable agricultural commodity' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 1(b) of the Perishable 
     Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499a(b)).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 304(j) of such Act, as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (h)'' and inserting ``subsection (i)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
     consumption, on or after the 120th day after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 404. MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUSPENSION AGREEMENT.

       The administering authority (as defined in section 771(1) 
     of the Tariff Act of 1930) shall closely monitor and 
     vigorously enforce the suspension agreement concerning fresh 
     tomatoes from Mexico that was entered into on October 28, 
     1996, pursuant to section 734 of the Tariff Act of 1930. If 
     the administering authority determines that the suspension 
     agreement is being, or has been, violated, is no longer in 
     the public interest as set forth in section 734(d) of that 
     Act, or no longer meets the applicable requirements of 
     section 734(c) or (d) of that Act, the administering 
     authority shall immediately resume the antidumping 
     investigation suspended by the agreement and take other 
     action under section 734(i) of that Act. The administering 
     authority shall establish a Rapid Response Team to ensure 
     full compliance with the agreement and speedy resolution of 
     claims with respect to the agreement.

     SEC. 405. REVIEW OF CONDITIONS ALONG UNITED STATES-MEXICAN 
                   BORDER.

       (a) Task Force to Review Conditions.--The President shall 
     establish a task force to review conditions along the United 
     States-Mexican border relating to housing, labor, the 
     environment, and other relevant issues as they relate to 
     United States companies that are located along the border. 
     The task force should determine the ways in which 
     partnerships made up of public and private entities can 
     improve conditions along the border.
       (b) Report to Congress.--The President shall report to the 
     Congress not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act on the results of the review under 
     subsection (a).

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 553, the previous question was ordered on 
the bill, as amended.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  Mr. RANGEL demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

180

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negative

Nays

243

para.96.15                   [Roll No. 466]

                                AYES--180

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--243

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Blumenauer
     Martinez
     Skaggs

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Burton
     Fowler
     Furse
     Goss
     Hutchinson
     Jefferson
     Pryce (OH)
     Saxton
     Yates
  So the bill was not passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was not passed was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.96.16  further message from the senate

  A Further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate has passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 4382. An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend the program for mammography quality 
     standards.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4112) ``An Act making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.''.

para.96.17  order of business--consideration of h.r. 4579

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during consideration of the bill (H.R. 4579) to provide 
tax relief for individuals, families, and farming and other small 
businesses, to provide tax incentives for education, to extend certain 
expiring provisions, and for other purposes, pursuant to House 
Resolution 552, nothwithstanding the order of the previous question, it 
may be in order after 30 minutes of the 60 minutes provided for initial 
debate on the bill, as amended, pursuant to the rule, for the Chair to 
postpone further consideration of the bill until the following 
legislative day, on which consideration may resume at a time designated 
by the Speaker.

para.96.18  permission to file conference reports

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the managers on the 
part of the House were granted permission until midnight tonight to file 
a conference report on the bill (H.R. 4060) making appropriations for 
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes; and on the bill (H.R. 6) to extend the 
authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and 
for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in 
the Record under the rule.

para.96.19  order of business--consideration of h.r. 4103, h.r. 4060 and 
          h.r. 6

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order on Monday, September 28, 1998, or any 
day thereafter to consider the conference report on the bill (H.R. 4103) 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes, the bill (H.R. 4060) 
making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; and on the bill 
(H.R. 6) to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; that all points of order 
be waived against each conference report and its consideration; and that 
each be considered as read when called up for consideration.

para.96.20  tax relief for families

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to House Resolution 552, called up the bill (H.R. 
4579) to provide tax relief for individuals, families, and farming and 
other small businesses, to provide tax incentives for education, to 
extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 552, the amendment recommended by the 
Committee on Ways and Means, as modified by the following amendment in 
House Report 105-744, was considered as adopted:

       At the end of section 201, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       (c) Study.--The Secretary of the Treasury (or the 
     Secretary's delegate)--

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     (1) shall conduct a comprehensive study of the recovery 
     periods and depreciation methods under section 168 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and
     (2) shall submit the results of such study, together with 
     recommendations for determining such periods and methods in a 
     more rational manner, to the Committee on Ways and Means of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of 
     the Senate.
       At the appropriate place add the following new section:
     SEC. . EXCLUSION OF EFFECTS OF THIS ACT FROM PAYGO SCORECARD.
       Upon the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget shall not make any estimates of 
     changes in receipts under section 252(d) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 resulting 
     from the enactment of this Act.

  Pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, the SPEAKER pro tempore, 
Mr. SNOWBARGER, postponed further consideration of the the bill, H.R. 
4579, until Saturday, September 26, 1998.

para.96.21  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 2071. An Act to extend a quarterly financial report 
     program administered by the Secretary of Commerce; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

para.96.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 1 p.m.;
  To Mr. SAXTON, for today after 3:30 p.m. and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today through 12 noon September 30.
  And then,

para.96.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FOX, at 8 o'clock and 22 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.96.24  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 4321. A bill to 
     protect consumers and financial institutions by preventing 
     personal financial information from being obtained from 
     financial institutions under false pretenses; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-701 Pt. 2). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Florida: Committee on Conference. Conference 
     report on H.R. 4103. A bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-746). Ordered 
     to be printed.
       Mr. GOSS: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. H.R. 
     3829. A bill to amend the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
     1949 to provide a process for agency employees to submit 
     urgent concerns to Congress, and for other purposes; (Rept. 
     No. 105-747 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 4081. A bill to 
     extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
     the construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
     Arkansas (Rept. No. 105-748). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McDADE: Committee on Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 4060. A bill making appropriations for energy and water 
     development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-749). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 6. A bill to extend the authorization of programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-750). Ordered to be printed. 

para.96.25  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 3829. Referral to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight extended for a period ending not later than 
     October 9, 1998.

para.96.26  reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 3929. Referred to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     National Security for a period ending not later than Oct. 9, 
     1998 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and 
     amendment as fall within their jurisdiction pursuant to 
     clause 1(j) and (k), rule X, respectively. 

para.96.27  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on the Judiciary 
discharged from further consideration. H.R. 4321 referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on the Judiciary 
discharged from further consideration. H.R. 4393 referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para.96.28  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Berry, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Stark, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Yates, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Kind 
             of Wisconsin, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 4627. A bill to provide for substantial reductions in 
     the price of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Shays, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, and 
             Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 4628. A bill to ensure a woman's right to breastfeed 
     her child on any portion of Federal property where the woman 
     and her child are otherwise authorized to be; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Martinez, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Torres, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stokes, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Waters, and 
             Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 4629. A bill to make effective beginning in 1999 the 
     empowerment zones designated after August 5, 1997, and before 
     February 8, 1998; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
       H.R. 4630. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     Bureau of Land Management lands in Douglas County, Oregon, 
     containing a county park and certain adjacent lands to the 
     county government; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 4631. A bill to create employment opportunities and to 
     promote economic growth in the United States by establishing 
     a public-private partnership between the United States travel 
     and tourism industry and every level of government to work to 
     make the United States the premiere travel and tourism 
     destination in the world, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4632. A bill to require Federal regulation of online 
     privacy protections to apply to all Federal agencies; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 4633. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for FERC Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower 
     Project; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Shays, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Goss, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 4634. A bill to catalyze restoration of estuary 
     habitat through more efficient financing of projects and 
     enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal restoration 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H.R. 4635. A bill to authorize States and political 
     subdivisions of States to control the management of municipal 
     solid waste generated within their jurisdictions, and to 
     exempt States and political subdivisions of States from civil 
     liability with respect to the good faith passage, 
     implementation, and enforcement of flow control ordinances 
     prior to May 16, 1994; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4636. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the types of crop

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     payments for which a farmer may defer inclusion in income 
     until the next taxable year; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4637. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an interest deduction for contingent interest 
     on a shared appreciation mortgage; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4638. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for the cost of groceries purchased 
     by employees and prepared into meals by employers for the 
     convenience of employers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4639. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat income from certain leases as income from 
     rental real estate activities in which the taxpayer actively 
     participates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4640. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that disposition of property produced by a 
     qualified family-owned business does not trigger additional 
     estate tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4641. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to defer certain prepaid farm expenses incurred by 
     reason of a change in business operations attributable to the 
     enactment of the Agricultural Market Transition Act; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4642. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a 100 percent deduction for health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer):
       H.R. 4643. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat lands which are contiguous to a principal 
     residence and which were farmed for 5 years before the sale 
     of the principal residence as part of such residence; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4644. A bill to permit farmers the option of declaring 
     the taxable year in which production flexibility contract 
     payments and crop insurance payments are included in gross 
     income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4645. A bill to extend permanently chapter 12 of title 
     11, United States Code, and to amend the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to facilitate the bankruptcy and debt 
     restructuring process relating to farmers; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LINDER:
       H.J. Res. 130. A joint resolution designating Monday, 
     January 3, 2000, as the day for the observance of the New 
     Year's Day holiday in that year; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H. Con. Res. 330. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that official mail sent by Government 
     agencies at taxpayer expense should be subject to certain 
     uniform standards; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Engel):
       H. Res. 555. A resolution recognizing the suffering and 
     hardship endured by American civilian prisoners of war during 
     World War II; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Ms. McKINNEY:
       H. Res. 556. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the people of the Republic of 
     Mozambique and President Joaquim Alberto Chissano are to be 
     congratulated for their commitments to democracy, peace, and 
     economic reform in their country and throughout southern 
     Africa, and that it is in the interest of both the United 
     States and the Republic of Mozambique to maintain and enhance 
     continued close relations; to the Committee on International 
     Relations. 

para.96.29  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       396. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Illinois, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 547 urging the passage and enactment of HR. 
     1951 and S. 1391 to lift the United States' embargo for 
     humanitarian reasons and that the delivery of food and 
     medicine to the Cuban people be allowed; and that such an 
     adjustment in our foreign policy reflects America's 
     humanitarianism that transcends political ideology; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       397. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts, relative to Senate Resolution 2305 
     memorializing the Untited States Congress to provide funding 
     to build a veterans' rehabilitation hospital in Worcester 
     County; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       398. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 211 
     requesting the Congress of the United States to pass 
     legislation that would increase the volume caps; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       399. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Oklahoma, relative to House Resolution 1002 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States and the 
     President of the United States to take all action necessary 
     to ensure that our foreign markets for trade, specifically 
     agriculture trade, stay stable and open for the United States 
     goods; jointly to the Committees on International Relations 
     and Ways and Means. 

para.96.30  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 135: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 253: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 465: Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Regula and Mr. Brady of Texas.
       H.R. 1283: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1628: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1858: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Foley, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Markey, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 2199: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2327: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 2397: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Johnson of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennyslvania, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Young of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Redmond, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
     Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Camp, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Upton, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. 
     Portman.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Mollohan, Ms. Norton, 
     Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2789: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Wexler, and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 2819: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2882: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 2914: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2968: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 2990: Mr. Fossella, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 3066: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 3270: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 3281: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3342: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Berman and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 3553: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. McCarthy of 
     New York.
       H.R. 3572: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Blagojevich, and 
     Mr. Green.
       H.R. 3637: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 3659: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
     Hunter, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Packard, and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 3667: Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Wicker, 
     Mr. Pickering, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Dickey, 
     and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3780: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 3802: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 3831: Mr. Castle, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 3834: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 3870: Mr. Minge and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 3879: Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 3919: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 4028: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin and Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 4121: Ms. Kaptur, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 4153: Mr. Snyder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Kildee, and Mrs. 
     Capps.
       H.R. 4154: Mr. Christensen, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
     McIntyre.
       H.R. 4189: Mr. Stark and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 4203: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 4204: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 4206: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 4214: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, and Mrs. 
     Thurman.
       H.R. 4242: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 4258: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 4332: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4339: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 4340: Mr. Castle, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Franks of 
     New Jersey, and Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 4350: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 4369: Mr. Paul and Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 4403: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 4404: Mr. Hinojosa and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 4415: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 4433: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 4476: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hilliard, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 4536: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Yates, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Pickett.

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       H.R. 4552: Mr. Frost, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Weygand, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island.
       H.R. 4573: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma.
       H.R. 4574: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 4577: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 4581: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 4590: Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Upton, Mr. Hilliard, 
     and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 4591: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 4594: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 4597: Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Woolsey, 
     Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 4611: Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 4621: Ms. Carson and Mr. Upton.
       H. Con. Res. 112: Mr. Pallone.
       H. Con. Res. 154: Mr. Hinchey.
       H. Con. Res. 160: Mr. Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Manton.
       H. Con. Res. 258: Mr. Cummings, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Stark, 
     Mr. Weygand, and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H. Con. Res. 283: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H. Res. 479: Ms. Eshoo and Mrs. Maloney of New York.

para.96.31  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1995: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 4095: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 4567: Mr. Norwood and Mr. Stenholm.



.
                    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1998 (97)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.97.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Friday, September 25, 1998.
  Mr. LATHAM, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LATHAM objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

334

Nays

50

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

2

para.97.2                    [Roll No. 467]

                                YEAS--334

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--50

     Aderholt
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fox
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hulshof
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (CT)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Slaughter
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Reyes
     Smith (MI)
       

                             NOT VOTING--48

     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Brown (FL)
     Burton
     Callahan
     Clement
     Coburn
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Diaz-Balart
     Doyle
     Fazio
     Fowler
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Harman
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennelly
     Martinez
     McCrery
     McDade
     Morella
     Olver
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Visclosky
     Waxman
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.97.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11292. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Isoxaflutole; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300713; FRL-6029-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     September 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11293. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Flufenacet; Time-
     Limited Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300712; FRL-6028-8] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received September 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11294. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glutamic Acid; 
     Technical Amendment and Correction of Pesticide Tolerance 
     Exemption [OPP-300598A; FRL-6029-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     September 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11295. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Flexible 
     Polyurethane Foam Production [FRL-6163-9] (RIN: 2060-AE86) 
     received September 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11296. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of the 
     Commission's Rules Regarding Installment Payment Financing 
     for Personal Communications Services (PCS) Licensees [WT 
     Docket No. 97-82] received September 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

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       11297. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Nassawadox, Virginia) [MM Docket No. 97-189] (RM-9135) 
     received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11298. A letter from the Office of Congressional Affairs, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Transfer for Disposal and Manifests; Minor 
     Technical Conforming Amendment (RIN: 3150-AF99) received 
     September 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11299. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, NOS, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--General Grant Administration 
     Terms and Conditions of the Coastal Ocean Program [Docket No. 
     980805207-8210-02] (RIN: 0648-ZA47) received August 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11300. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 
     091198D] received September 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11301. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 
     091598B] received September 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources. 

para.97.4  tax relief for families

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, pursuant to the order of the 
House of September 25, 1998, and House Resolution 552, announced the 
unfinished business to be the further consideration in the House of the 
bill (H.R. 4579) to provide tax relief for individuals, families, and 
farming and other small businesses, to provide tax incentives for 
education, to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other 
purposes.
  Whereupon the House further considered the bill.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 552, Mr. RANGEL submitted the following 
further amendment in the nature of a substitute:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1998''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
     section or other provision, the reference shall be considered 
     to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title, etc.

    TITLE I--PROVISIONS PRIMARILY AFFECTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 101. Elimination of marriage penalty in standard deduction.
Sec. 102. Exemption of certain interest and dividend income from tax.
Sec. 103. Nonrefundable personal credits allowed against alternative 
              minimum tax.
Sec. 104. 100 percent deduction for health insurance costs of self-
              employed individuals.
Sec. 105. Special rule for members of uniformed services and Foreign 
              Service in determining exclusion of gain from sale of 
              principal residence.
Sec. 106. $1,000,000 exemption from estate and gift taxes.

              Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Education

Sec. 111. Eligible educational institutions permitted to maintain 
              qualified tuition programs.
Sec. 112. Modification of arbitrage rebate rules applicable to public 
              school construction bonds.

           Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Social Security

Sec. 121. Increases in the social security earnings limit for 
              individuals who have attained retirement age.
Sec. 122. Recomputation of benefits after normal retirement age.

 TITLE II--PROVISIONS PRIMARILY AFFECTING FARMING AND OTHER BUSINESSES

     Subtitle A--Increase in Expense Treatment for Small Businesses

Sec. 201. Increase in expense treatment for small businesses.

               Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Farmers

Sec. 211. Income averaging for farmers made permanent.
Sec. 212. 5-year net operating loss carryback for farming losses.
Sec. 213. Production flexibility contract payments.

      Subtitle C--Increase in Volume Cap on Private Activity Bonds

Sec. 221. Increase in volume cap on private activity bonds.

  TITLE III--EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS

                       Subtitle A--Tax Provisions

Sec. 301. Research credit.
Sec. 302. Work opportunity credit.
Sec. 303. Welfare-to-work credit.
Sec. 304. Contributions of stock to private foundations; expanded 
              public inspection of private foundations' annual returns.
Sec. 305. Subpart F exemption for active financing income.

             Subtitle B--Generalized System of Preferences

Sec. 311. Extension of Generalized System of Preferences.

                        TITLE IV--REVENUE OFFSET

Sec. 401. Treatment of certain deductible liquidating distributions of 
              regulated investment companies and real estate investment 
              trusts.

                     TITLE V--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

Sec. 501. Definitions; coordination with other titles.
Sec. 502. Amendments related to Internal Revenue Service Restructuring 
              and Reform Act of 1998.
Sec. 503. Amendments related to Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
Sec. 504. Amendments related to Tax Reform Act of 1984.
Sec. 505. Other amendments.

            TITLE VI--AMERICAN COMMUNITY RENEWAL ACT OF 1998

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Designation of and tax incentives for renewal communities.
Sec. 603. Extension of expensing of environmental remediation costs to 
              renewal communities.
Sec. 604. Extension of work opportunity tax credit for renewal 
              communities
Sec. 605. Conforming and clerical amendments.
Sec. 606. Evaluation and reporting requirements.

     TITLE VII--TAX REDUCTIONS CONTINGENT ON SAVING SOCIAL SECURITY

Sec. 701. Tax reductions contingent on saving social security.

    TITLE I--PROVISIONS PRIMARILY AFFECTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

     SEC. 101. ELIMINATION OF MARRIAGE PENALTY IN STANDARD 
                   DEDUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 63(c) (relating 
     to standard deduction) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$5,000'' in subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``twice the dollar amount in effect under 
     subparagraph (C) for the taxable year'',
       (2) by adding ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B),
       (3) by striking ``in the case of'' and all that follows in 
     subparagraph (C) and inserting ``in any other case.'', and
       (4) by striking subparagraph (D).
       (b) Additional Standard Deduction for Aged and Blind To Be 
     the Same for Married and Unmarried Individuals.--
       (1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 63(f) are each 
     amended by striking ``$600'' and inserting ``$750''.
       (2) Subsection (f) of section 63 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
     (3).
       (c) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 1(f)(6) is amended by 
     striking ``(other than with'' and all that follows through 
     ``shall be applied'' and inserting ``(other than with respect 
     to sections 63(c)(4) and 151(d)(4)(A)) shall be applied''.
       (2) Paragraph (4) of section 63(c) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following flush sentence:

     ``The preceding sentence shall not apply to the amount 
     referred to in paragraph (2)(A).''
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1998.

     SEC. 102. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME 
                   FROM TAX.

       (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 
     (relating to amounts specifically excluded from gross income) 
     is amended by inserting after section 115 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 116. PARTIAL EXCLUSION OF DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST 
                   RECEIVED BY INDIVIDUALS.

       ``(a) Exclusion From Gross Income.--Gross income does not 
     include dividends and interest received during the taxable 
     year by an individual.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Maximum amount.--The aggregate amount excluded under 
     subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed $200 
     ($400 in the case of a joint return).
       ``(2) Certain dividends excluded.--Subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to any dividend

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     from a corporation which, for the taxable year of the 
     corporation in which the distribution is made, or for the 
     next preceding taxable year of the corporation, is a 
     corporation exempt from tax under section 501 (relating to 
     certain charitable, etc., organization) or section 521 
     (relating to farmers' cooperative associations).
       ``(c) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Exclusion not to apply to capital gain dividends from 
     regulated investment companies and real estate investment 
     trusts.--

  ``For treatment of capital gain dividends, see sections 854(a) and 
857(c).

       ``(2) Certain nonresident aliens ineligible for 
     exclusion.--In the case of a nonresident alien individual, 
     subsection (a) shall apply only--
       ``(A) in determining the tax imposed for the taxable year 
     pursuant to section 871(b)(1) and only in respect of 
     dividends and interest which are effectively connected with 
     the conduct of a trade or business within the United States, 
     or
       ``(B) in determining the tax imposed for the taxable year 
     pursuant to section 877(b).
       ``(3) Dividends from employee stock ownership plans.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply to any dividend described in 
     section 404(k).''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 135(c)(4) is amended by 
     inserting ``116,'' before ``137''.
       (B) Subsection (d) of section 135 is amended by 
     redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and by inserting 
     after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Coordination with section 116.--This section shall be 
     applied before section 116.''
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 265(a) is amended by inserting 
     before the period ``, or to purchase or carry obligations or 
     shares, or to make deposits, to the extent the interest 
     thereon is excludable from gross income under section 116''.
       (3) Subsection (c) of section 584 is amended by adding at 
     the end thereof the following new flush sentence:

     ``The proportionate share of each participant in the amount 
     of dividends or interest received by the common trust fund 
     and to which section 116 applies shall be considered for 
     purposes of such section as having been received by such 
     participant.''
       (4) Subsection (a) of section 643 is amended by 
     redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8) and by inserting 
     after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Dividends or interest.--There shall be included the 
     amount of any dividends or interest excluded from gross 
     income pursuant to section 116.''
       (5) Section 854(a) is amended by inserting ``section 116 
     (relating to partial exclusion of dividends and interest 
     received by individuals) and'' after ``For purposes of''.
       (6) Section 857(c) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Restrictions Applicable to Dividends Received From 
     Real Estate Investment Trusts.--
       ``(1) Treatment for section 116.--For purposes of section 
     116 (relating to partial exclusion of dividends and interest 
     received by individuals), a capital gain dividend (as defined 
     in subsection (b)(3)(C)) received from a real estate 
     investment trust which meets the requirements of this part 
     shall not be considered as a dividend.
       ``(2) Treatment for section 243.--For purposes of section 
     243 (relating to deductions for dividends received by 
     corporations), a dividend received from a real estate 
     investment trust which meets the requirements of this part 
     shall not be considered as a dividend.''
       (7) The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of 
     chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 115 the following new item:

``Sec. 116. Partial exclusion of dividends and interest received by 
              individuals.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1998.

     SEC. 103. NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDITS ALLOWED AGAINST 
                   ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 26 is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--The aggregate 
     amount of credits allowed by this subpart for the taxable 
     year shall not exceed the sum of--
       ``(1) the taxpayer's regular tax liability for the taxable 
     year, and
       ``(2) the tax imposed for the taxable year by section 
     55(a).

     For purposes of applying the preceding sentence, paragraph 
     (2) shall be treated as being zero for any taxable year 
     beginning during 1998.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (d) of section 24 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
     (2).
       (2) Section 32 is amended by striking subsection (h).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 104. 100 PERCENT DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF 
                   SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 162(l) (relating 
     to special rules for health insurance costs of self-employed 
     individuals) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Allowance of deduction.--In the case of an individual 
     who is an employee within the meaning of section 401(c)(1), 
     there shall be allowed as a deduction under this section an 
     amount equal to 100 percent of the amount paid during the 
     taxable year for insurance which constitutes medical care for 
     the taxpayer, his spouse, and dependents.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1998.

     SEC. 105. SPECIAL RULE FOR MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED SERVICES AND 
                   FOREIGN SERVICE IN DETERMINING EXCLUSION OF 
                   GAIN FROM SALE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 121 (relating to 
     exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Members of uniformed services and foreign service.--
       ``(A) In general.--The running of the 5-year period 
     described in subsection (a) shall be suspended with respect 
     to an individual during any time that such individual or such 
     individual's spouse is serving on qualified official extended 
     duty as a member of the uniformed services or of the Foreign 
     Service.
       ``(B) Qualified official extended duty.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified official extended 
     duty' means any period of extended duty as a member of the 
     uniformed services or a member of the Foreign Service during 
     which the member serves at a duty station which is at least 
     50 miles from such property or is under Government orders to 
     reside in Government quarters.
       ``(ii) Uniformed services.--The term `uniformed services' 
     has the meaning given such term by section 101(a)(5) of title 
     10, United States Code, as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1998.
       ``(iii) Foreign service of the united states.--The term 
     `member of the Foreign Service' has the meaning given the 
     term `member of the Service' by paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), 
     or (5) of section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as 
     in effect on the date of the enactment of the Taxpayer Relief 
     Act of 1998.
       ``(iv) Extended duty.--The term `extended duty' means any 
     period of active duty pursuant to a call or order to such 
     duty for a period in excess of 90 days or for an indefinite 
     period.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to sales and exchanges after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 106. $1,000,000 EXEMPTION FROM ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 2010 (relating 
     to applicable credit amount) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Applicable Credit Amount.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
     applicable credit amount is $345,800.
       ``(2) Applicable exclusion amount.--For purposes of the 
     provisions of this title which refer to this subsection, the 
     applicable exclusion amount is $1,000,000.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying, and gifts made, 
     after December 31, 1998.

              Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Education

     SEC. 111. ELIGIBLE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS PERMITTED TO 
                   MAINTAIN QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 529(b) (defining 
     qualified State tuition program) is amended by inserting ``or 
     by 1 or more eligible educational institutions'' after 
     ``maintained by a State or agency or instrumentality 
     thereof''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) The texts of sections 72(e)(9), 135(c)(2)(C), 
     135(d)(1)(D), 529, 530, and 4973(e)(1)(B) are each amended by 
     striking ``qualified State tuition program'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``qualified tuition program''.
       (2) The paragraph heading for paragraph (9) of section 
     72(e) and the subparagraph heading for subparagraph (B) of 
     section 530(b)(2) are each amended by striking ``state''.
       (3) The subparagraph heading for subparagraph (C) of 
     section 135(c)(2) is amended by striking ``qualified state 
     tuition program'' and inserting ``qualified tuition 
     programs''.
       (4) Sections 529(c)(3)(D)(i) and 6693(a)(2)(C) are each 
     amended by striking ``qualified State tuition programs'' and 
     inserting ``qualified tuition programs''.
       (5)(A) The section heading of section 529 is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 529. QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS.''.

       (B) The item relating to section 529 in the table of 
     sections for part VIII of subchapter F of chapter 1 is 
     amended by striking ``State''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 112. MODIFICATION OF ARBITRAGE REBATE RULES APPLICABLE 
                   TO PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BONDS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 148(f)(4) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(xviii) 4-year spending requirement for public school 
     construction issue.--

       ``(I) In general.--In the case of a public school 
     construction issue, the spending requirements of clause (ii) 
     shall be treated as met if at least 10 percent of the 
     available construction proceeds of the construction issue are 
     spent for the governmental purposes of the issue within the 
     1-year period

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     beginning on the date the bonds are issued, 30 percent of 
     such proceeds are spent for such purposes within the 2-year 
     period beginning on such date, 50 percent of such proceeds 
     are spent for such purposes within the 3-year period 
     beginning on such date, and 100 percent of such proceeds are 
     spent for such purposes within the 4-year period beginning on 
     such date.
       ``(II) Public school construction issue.--For purposes of 
     this clause, the term `public school construction issue' 
     means any construction issue if no bond which is part of such 
     issue is a private activity bond and all of the available 
     construction proceeds of such issue are to be used for the 
     construction (as defined in clause (iv)) of public school 
     facilities to provide education or training below the 
     postsecondary level or for the acquisition of land that is 
     functionally related and subordinate to such facilities.
       ``(III) Other rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules 
     of the preceding provisions of this subparagraph which apply 
     to clause (ii) also apply to this clause.''

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to obligations issued after December 31, 1998.

           Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Social Security

     SEC. 121. INCREASES IN THE SOCIAL SECURITY EARNINGS LIMIT FOR 
                   INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED RETIREMENT AGE.

       (a) In General.--Section 203(f)(8)(D) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(D)) is amended by striking 
     clauses (iv) through (vii) and inserting the following new 
     clauses:
       ``(iv) for each month of any taxable year ending after 1998 
     and before 2000, $1,416.66\2/3\,
       ``(v) for each month of any taxable year ending after 1999 
     and before 2001, $1,541.66\2/3\,
       ``(vi) for each month of any taxable year ending after 2000 
     and before 2002, $2,166.66\2/3\,
       ``(vii) for each month of any taxable year ending after 
     2001 and before 2003, $2,500.00,
       ``(viii) for each month of any taxable year ending after 
     2002 and before 2004, $2,608.33\1/3\,
       ``(ix) for each month of any taxable year ending after 2003 
     and before 2005, $2,833.33\1/3\,
       ``(x) for each month of any taxable year ending after 2004 
     and before 2006, $2,950.00,
       ``(xi) for each month of any taxable year ending after 2005 
     and before 2007, $3,066.66\2/3\,
       ``(xii) for each month of any taxable year ending after 
     2006 and before 2008, $3,195.83\1/3\, and
       ``(xiii) for each month of any taxable year ending after 
     2007 and before 2009, $3,312.50.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 203(f)(8)(B)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     403(f)(8)(B)(ii)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``after 2001 and before 2003'' and 
     inserting ``after 2007 and before 2009''; and
       (B) in subclause (II), by striking ``2000'' and inserting 
     ``2006''.
       (2) The second sentence of section 223(d)(4)(A) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 423(d)(4)(A)) is amended by inserting ``and 
     section 121 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1998'' after 
     ``1996''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to taxable years ending after 1998.

     SEC. 122. RECOMPUTATION OF BENEFITS AFTER NORMAL RETIREMENT 
                   AGE.

       (a) In General.--Section 215(f)(2)(D)(i) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(f)(2)(D)(i)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(i) in the case of an individual who did not die in the 
     year with respect to which the recomputation is made, for 
     monthly benefits beginning with benefits for January of--
       ``(I) the second year following the year with respect to 
     which the recomputation is made, in any such case in which 
     the individual is entitled to old-age insurance benefits, the 
     individual has attained retirement age (as defined in section 
     216(l)) as of the end of the year preceding the year with 
     respect to which the recomputation is made, and the year with 
     respect to which the recomputation is made would not be 
     substituted in recomputation under this subsection for a 
     benefit computation year in which no wages or self-employment 
     income have been credited previously to such individual, or
       ``(II) the first year following the year with respect to 
     which the recomputation is made, in any other such case; 
     or''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 215(f)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(f)(7)) is 
     amended by inserting ``, and as amended by section 122(b)(2) 
     of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1998,'' after ``This subsection 
     as in effect in December 1978''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 215(f)(2) of the Social 
     Security Act as in effect in December 1978 and applied in 
     certain cases under the provisions of such Act as in effect 
     after December 1978 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``in the case of an individual who did not 
     die'' and all that follows and inserting ``in the case of an 
     individual who did not die in the year with respect to which 
     the recomputation is made, for monthly benefits beginning 
     with benefits for January of--''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) the second year following the year with respect to 
     which the recomputation is made, in any such case in which 
     the individual is entitled to old-age insurance benefits, the 
     individual has attained age 65 as of the end of the year 
     preceding the year with respect to which the recomputation is 
     made, and the year with respect to which the recomputation is 
     made would not be substituted in recomputation under this 
     subsection for a benefit computation year in which no wages 
     or self-employment income have been credited previously to 
     such individual, or
       ``(ii) the first year following the year with respect to 
     which the recomputation is made, in any other such case; 
     or''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to recomputations of primary 
     insurance amounts based on wages paid and self employment 
     income derived after 1997 and with respect to benefits 
     payable after December 31, 1998.

 TITLE II--PROVISIONS PRIMARILY AFFECTING FARMING AND OTHER BUSINESSES

     Subtitle A--Increase in Expense Treatment for Small Businesses

     SEC. 201. INCREASE IN EXPENSE TREATMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (1) of section 179(b) 
     (relating to dollar limitation) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The aggregate cost which may be 
     taken into account under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
     shall not exceed $25,000.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1998.

               Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Farmers

     SEC. 211. INCOME AVERAGING FOR FARMERS MADE PERMANENT.

       Subsection (c) of section 933 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 
     1997 is amended by striking ``, and before January 1, 2001''.

     SEC. 212. 5-YEAR NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYBACK FOR FARMING 
                   LOSSES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 172(b) (relating 
     to net operating loss deduction) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) Farming losses.--In the case of a taxpayer which has 
     a farming loss (as defined in subsection (i)) for a taxable 
     year, such farming loss shall be a net operating loss 
     carryback to each of the 5 taxable years preceding the 
     taxable year of such loss.''
       (b) Farming loss.--Section 172 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by inserting after 
     subsection (h) the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Rules Relating to Farming Losses.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `farming loss' means the lesser 
     of--
       ``(A) the amount which would be the net operating loss for 
     the taxable year if only income and deductions attributable 
     to farming businesses (as defined in section 263A(e)(4)) are 
     taken into account, or
       ``(B) the amount of the net operating loss for such taxable 
     year.
       ``(2) Coordination with subsection (b)(2).--For purposes of 
     applying subsection (b)(2), a farming loss for any taxable 
     year shall be treated in a manner similar to the manner in 
     which a specified liability loss is treated.
       ``(3) Election.--Any taxpayer entitled to a 5-year 
     carryback under subsection (b)(1)(G) from any loss year may 
     elect to have the carryback period with respect to such loss 
     year determined without regard to subsection (b)(1)(G). Such 
     election shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed by 
     the Secretary and shall be made by the due date (including 
     extensions of time) for filing the taxpayer's return for the 
     taxable year of the net operating loss. Such election, once 
     made for any taxable year, shall be irrevocable for such 
     taxable year.''
       (c) Coordination With Farm Disaster Losses.--Clause (ii) of 
     section 172(b)(1)(F) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following flush sentence:

     ``Such term shall not include any farming loss (as defined in 
     subsection (i)).''
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to net operating losses for taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 213. PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY CONTRACT PAYMENTS.

       The option under section 112(d)(3) of the Federal 
     Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
     7212(d)(3)) shall be disregarded in determining the taxable 
     year for which the payment for fiscal year 1999 under a 
     production flexibility contract under subtitle B of title I 
     of such Act is properly includible in gross income for 
     purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

      Subtitle C--Increase in Volume Cap on Private Activity Bonds

     SEC. 221. INCREASE IN VOLUME CAP ON PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 146 (relating to 
     volume cap) is amended by striking paragraph (2), by 
     redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), respectively, and by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following new paragraph:
       ``(1) In general.--The State ceiling applicable to any 
     State for any calendar year shall be the greater of--
       ``(A) an amount equal to $75 multiplied by the State 
     population, or
       ``(B) $225,000,000.
     Subparagraph (B) shall not apply to any possession of the 
     United States.''
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Sections 25(f)(3) and 
     42(h)(3)(E)(iii) are each amended by striking ``section 
     146(d)(3)(C)'' and inserting ``section 146(d)(2)(C)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to calendar years after 1998.

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  TITLE III--EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS

                       Subtitle A--Tax Provisions

     SEC. 301. RESEARCH CREDIT.

       (a) Temporary Extension.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 41(h) (relating 
     to termination) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``June 30, 1998'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 1999'',
       (B) by striking ``24-month'' and inserting ``42-month'', 
     and
       (C) by striking ``24 months'' and inserting ``42 months''.
       (2) Technical amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
     45C(b)(1) is amended by striking ``June 30, 1998'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 1999''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after June 30, 1998.
       (b) Increase in Percentages Under Alternative Incremental 
     Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 41(c)(4) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``1.65 percent'' and inserting ``2.65 
     percent'',
       (B) by striking ``2.2 percent'' and inserting ``3.2 
     percent'', and
       (C) by striking ``2.75 percent'' and inserting ``3.75 
     percent''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after June 30, 1998.

     SEC. 302. WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT.

       (a) Temporary Extension.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     51(c)(4) (relating to termination) is amended by striking 
     ``June 30, 1998'' and inserting ``December 31, 1999''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after June 30, 1998.

     SEC. 303. WELFARE-TO-WORK CREDIT.

       Subsection (f) of section 51A (relating to termination) is 
     amended by striking ``April 30, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 1999''.

     SEC. 304. CONTRIBUTIONS OF STOCK TO PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS; 
                   EXPANDED PUBLIC INSPECTION OF PRIVATE 
                   FOUNDATIONS' ANNUAL RETURNS.

       (a) Special Rule for Contributions of Stock Made 
     Permanent.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (5) of section 170(e) is amended 
     by striking subparagraph (D) (relating to termination).
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to contributions made after June 30, 1998.
       (b) Expanded Public Inspection of Private Foundations' 
     Annual Returns, Etc.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6104 (relating to publicity of 
     information required from certain exempt organizations and 
     certain trusts) is amended by striking subsections (d) and 
     (e) and inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Public Inspection of Certain Annual Returns and 
     Applications for Exemption.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an organization described 
     in subsection (c) or (d) of section 501 and exempt from 
     taxation under section 501(a)--
       ``(A) a copy of--
       ``(i) the annual return filed under section 6033 (relating 
     to returns by exempt organizations) by such organization, and
       ``(ii) if the organization filed an application for 
     recognition of exemption under section 501, the exempt status 
     application materials of such organization,

     shall be made available by such organization for inspection 
     during regular business hours by any individual at the 
     principal office of such organization and, if such 
     organization regularly maintains 1 or more regional or 
     district offices having 3 or more employees, at each such 
     regional or district office, and
       ``(B) upon request of an individual made at such principal 
     office or such a regional or district office, a copy of such 
     annual return and exempt status application materials shall 
     be provided to such individual without charge other than a 
     reasonable fee for any reproduction and mailing costs.

     The request described in subparagraph (B) must be made in 
     person or in writing. If such request is made in person, such 
     copy shall be provided immediately and, if made in writing, 
     shall be provided within 30 days.
       ``(2) 3-year limitation on inspection of returns.--
     Paragraph (1) shall apply to an annual return filed under 
     section 6033 only during the 3-year period beginning on the 
     last day prescribed for filing such return (determined with 
     regard to any extension of time for filing).
       ``(3) Exceptions from disclosure requirement.--
       ``(A) Nondisclosure of contributors, etc.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not require the disclosure of the name or address of 
     any contributor to the organization. In the case of an 
     organization described in section 501(d), subparagraph (A) 
     shall not require the disclosure of the copies referred to in 
     section 6031(b) with respect to such organization.
       ``(B) Nondisclosure of certain other information.--
     Paragraph (1) shall not require the disclosure of any 
     information if the Secretary withheld such information from 
     public inspection under subsection (a)(1)(D).
       ``(4) Limitation on providing copies.--Paragraph (1)(B) 
     shall not apply to any request if, in accordance with 
     regulations promulgated by the Secretary, the organization 
     has made the requested documents widely available, or the 
     Secretary determines, upon application by an organization, 
     that such request is part of a harassment campaign and that 
     compliance with such request is not in the public interest.
       ``(5) Exempt status application materials.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `exempt status applicable materials' 
     means the application for recognition of exemption under 
     section 501 and any papers submitted in support of such 
     application and any letter or other document issued by the 
     Internal Revenue Service with respect to such application.''
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Subsection (c) of section 6033 is amended by adding 
     ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1), by striking paragraph 
     (2), and by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 6652(c)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (d) or (e)(1) of section 6104 (relating 
     to public inspection of annual returns)'' and inserting 
     ``section 6104(d) with respect to any annual return''.
       (C) Subparagraph (D) of section 6652(c)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``section 6104(e)(2) (relating to public inspection 
     of applications for exemption)'' and inserting ``section 
     6104(d) with respect to any exempt status application 
     materials (as defined in such section)''.
       (D) Section 6685 is amended by striking ``or (e)''.
       (E) Section 7207 is amended by striking ``or (e)''.
       (3) Effective date.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to 
     requests made after the later of December 31, 1998, or the 
     60th day after the Secretary of the Treasury first issues the 
     regulations referred to such section 6104(d)(4) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this section.
       (B) Publication of annual returns.--Section 6104(d) of such 
     Code, as in effect before the amendments made by this 
     subsection, shall not apply to any return the due date for 
     which is after the date such amendments take effect under 
     subparagraph (A).

     SEC. 305. SUBPART F EXEMPTION FOR ACTIVE FINANCING INCOME.

       (a) Income Derived From Banking, Financing or Similar 
     Businesses.--Section 954(h) (relating to income derived in 
     the active conduct of banking, financing, or similar 
     businesses) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Special Rule for Income Derived in the Active Conduct 
     of Banking, Financing, or Similar Businesses.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (c)(1), 
     foreign personal holding company income shall not include 
     qualified banking or financing income of an eligible 
     controlled foreign corporation.
       ``(2) Eligible controlled foreign corporation.--For 
     purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible controlled foreign 
     corporation' means a controlled foreign corporation which--
       ``(i) is predominantly engaged in the active conduct of a 
     banking, financing, or similar business, and
       ``(ii) conducts substantial activity with respect to such 
     business.
       ``(B) Predominantly engaged.--A controlled foreign 
     corporation shall be treated as predominantly engaged in the 
     active conduct of a banking, financing, or similar business 
     if--
       ``(i) more than 70 percent of the gross income of the 
     controlled foreign corporation is derived directly from the 
     active and regular conduct of a lending or finance business 
     from transactions with customers which are not related 
     persons,
       ``(ii) it is engaged in the active conduct of a banking 
     business and is an institution licensed to do business as a 
     bank in the United States (or is any other corporation not so 
     licensed which is specified by the Secretary in regulations), 
     or
       ``(iii) it is engaged in the active conduct of a securities 
     business and is registered as a securities broker or dealer 
     under section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or 
     is registered as a Government securities broker or dealer 
     under section 15C(a) of such Act (or is any other corporation 
     not so registered which is specified by the Secretary in 
     regulations).
       ``(3) Qualified banking or financing income.--For purposes 
     of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified banking or financing 
     income' means income of an eligible controlled foreign 
     corporation which--
       ``(i) is derived in the active conduct of a banking, 
     financing, or similar business by--

       ``(I) such eligible controlled foreign corporation, or
       ``(II) a qualified business unit of such eligible 
     controlled foreign corporation,

       ``(ii) is derived from 1 or more transactions--

       ``(I) with customers located in a country other than the 
     United States, and
       ``(II) substantially all of the activities in connection 
     with which are conducted directly by the corporation or unit 
     in its home country, and

       ``(iii) is treated as earned by such corporation or unit in 
     its home country for purposes of such country's tax laws.
       ``(B) Limitation on nonbanking and nonsecurities 
     businesses.--No income of an eligible controlled foreign 
     corporation not described in clause (ii) or (iii) of 
     paragraph (2)(B) (or of a qualified business unit of such 
     corporation) shall be treated as qualified banking or 
     financing income unless more than 30 percent of such 
     corporation's or unit's gross income is derived directly from 
     the active and regular conduct of a lending or finance 
     business from transactions with

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     customers which are not related persons and which are located 
     within such corporation's or unit's home country.
       ``(C) Substantial activity requirement for cross border 
     income.--The term `qualified banking or financing income' 
     shall not include income derived from 1 or more transactions 
     with customers located in a country other than the home 
     country of the eligible controlled foreign corporation or a 
     qualified business unit of such corporation unless such 
     corporation or unit conducts substantial activity with 
     respect to a banking, financing, or similar business in its 
     home country.
       ``(D) Determinations made separately.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the qualified banking or financing income of an 
     eligible controlled foreign corporation and each qualified 
     business unit of such corporation shall be determined 
     separately for such corporation and each such unit by taking 
     into account--
       ``(i) in the case of the eligible controlled foreign 
     corporation, only items of income, deduction, gain, or loss 
     and activities of such corporation not properly allocable or 
     attributable to any qualified business unit of such 
     corporation, and
       ``(ii) in the case of a qualified business unit, only items 
     of income, deduction, gain, or loss and activities properly 
     allocable or attributable to such unit.
       ``(4) Lending or finance business.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `lending or finance business' means the 
     business of--
       ``(A) making loans,
       ``(B) purchasing or discounting accounts receivable, notes, 
     or installment obligations,
       ``(C) engaging in leasing (including entering into leases 
     and purchasing, servicing, and disposing of leases and leased 
     assets),
       ``(D) issuing letters of credit or providing guarantees,
       ``(E) providing charge and credit card services, or
       ``(F) rendering services or making facilities available in 
     connection with activities described in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (E) carried on by--
       ``(i) the corporation (or qualified business unit) 
     rendering services or making facilities available, or
       ``(ii) another corporation (or qualified business unit of a 
     corporation) which is a member of the same affiliated group 
     (as defined in section 1504, but determined without regard to 
     section 1504(b)(3)).
       ``(5) Other definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Customer.--The term `customer' means, with respect to 
     any controlled foreign corporation or qualified business 
     unit, any person which has a customer relationship with such 
     corporation or unit and which is acting in its capacity as 
     such.
       ``(B) Home country.--Except as provided in regulations--
       ``(i) Controlled foreign corporation.--The term `home 
     country' means, with respect to any controlled foreign 
     corporation, the country under the laws of which the 
     corporation was created or organized.
       ``(ii) Qualified business unit.--The term `home country' 
     means, with respect to any qualified business unit, the 
     country in which such unit maintains its principal office.
       ``(C) Located.--The determination of where a customer is 
     located shall be made under rules prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(D) Qualified business unit.--The term `qualified 
     business unit' has the meaning given such term by section 
     989(a).
       ``(E) Related person.--The term `related person' has the 
     meaning given such term by subsection (d)(3).
       ``(6) Coordination with exception for dealers.--Paragraph 
     (1) shall not apply to income described in subsection 
     (c)(2)(C)(ii) of a dealer in securities (within the meaning 
     of section 475) which is an eligible controlled foreign 
     corporation described in paragraph (2)(B)(iii).
       ``(7) Anti-abuse rules.--For purposes of applying this 
     subsection and subsection (c)(2)(C)(ii)--
       ``(A) there shall be disregarded any item of income, gain, 
     loss, or deduction with respect to any transaction or series 
     of transactions one of the principal purposes of which is 
     qualifying income or gain for the exclusion under this 
     section, including any transaction or series of transactions 
     a principal purpose of which is the acceleration or deferral 
     of any item in order to claim the benefits of such exclusion 
     through the application of this subsection,
       ``(B) there shall be disregarded any item of income, gain, 
     loss, or deduction of an entity which is not engaged in 
     regular and continuous transactions with customers which are 
     not related persons,
       ``(C) there shall be disregarded any item of income, gain, 
     loss, or deduction with respect to any transaction or series 
     of transactions utilizing, or doing business with--
       ``(i) one or more entities in order to satisfy any home 
     country requirement under this subsection, or
       ``(ii) a special purpose entity or arrangement, including a 
     securitization, financing, or similar entity or arrangement,

     if one of the principal purposes of such transaction or 
     series of transactions is qualifying income or gain for the 
     exclusion under this subsection, and
       ``(D) a related person, an officer, a director, or an 
     employee with respect to any controlled foreign corporation 
     (or qualified business unit) which would otherwise be treated 
     as a customer of such corporation or unit with respect to any 
     transaction shall not be so treated if a principal purpose of 
     such transaction is to satisfy any requirement of this 
     subsection.
       ``(8) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this subsection, subsection (c)(1)(B)(i), 
     subsection (c)(2)(C)(ii), and the last sentence of subsection 
     (e)(2).
       ``(9) Application.--This subsection, subsection 
     (c)(2)(C)(ii), and the last sentence of subsection (e)(2) 
     shall apply only to the first taxable year of a foreign 
     corporation beginning after December 31, 1998, and before 
     January 1, 2000, and to taxable years of United States 
     shareholders with or within which such taxable year of such 
     foreign corporation ends.''
       (b) Income Derived From Insurance Business.--
       (1) Income attributable to issuance or reinsurance.--
       (A) In general.--Section 953(a) (defining insurance income) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Insurance Income.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of section 952(a)(1), the 
     term `insurance income' means any income which--
       ``(A) is attributable to the issuing (or reinsuring) of an 
     insurance or annuity contract, and
       ``(B) would (subject to the modifications provided by 
     subsection (b)) be taxed under subchapter L of this chapter 
     if such income were the income of a domestic insurance 
     company.
       ``(2) Exception.--Such term shall not include any exempt 
     insurance income (as defined in subsection (e)).''
       (B) Exempt insurance income.--Section 953 (relating to 
     insurance income) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Exempt Insurance Income.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Exempt insurance income defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `exempt insurance income' means 
     income derived by a qualifying insurance company which--
       ``(i) is attributable to the issuing (or reinsuring) of an 
     exempt contract by such company or a qualifying insurance 
     company branch of such company, and
       ``(ii) is treated as earned by such company or branch in 
     its home country for purposes of such country's tax laws.
       ``(B) Exception for certain arrangements.--Such term shall 
     not include income attributable to the issuing (or 
     reinsuring) of an exempt contract as the result of any 
     arrangement whereby another corporation receives a 
     substantially equal amount of premiums or other consideration 
     in respect of issuing (or reinsuring) a contract which is not 
     an exempt contract.
       ``(C) Determinations made separately.--For purposes of this 
     subsection and section 954(i), the exempt insurance income 
     and exempt contracts of a qualifying insurance company or any 
     qualifying insurance company branch of such company shall be 
     determined separately for such company and each such branch 
     by taking into account--
       ``(i) in the case of the qualifying insurance company, only 
     items of income, deduction, gain, or loss, and activities of 
     such company not properly allocable or attributable to any 
     qualifying insurance company branch of such company, and
       ``(ii) in the case of a qualifying insurance company 
     branch, only items of income, deduction, gain, or loss and 
     activities properly allocable or attributable to such unit.
       ``(2) Exempt contract.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `exempt contract' means an 
     insurance or annuity contract issued or reinsured by a 
     qualifying insurance company or qualifying insurance company 
     branch in connection with property in, liability arising out 
     of activity in, or the lives or health of residents of, a 
     country other than the United States.
       ``(B) Minimum home country income required.--
       ``(i) In general.--No contract of a qualifying insurance 
     company or of a qualifying insurance company branch shall be 
     treated as an exempt contract unless such company or branch 
     derives more than 30 percent of its net written premiums from 
     exempt contracts (determined without regard to this 
     subparagraph)--

       ``(I) which cover applicable home country risks, and
       ``(II) with respect to which no policyholder, insured, 
     annuitant, or beneficiary is a related person (as defined in 
     section 954(d)(3)).

       ``(ii) Applicable home country risks.--The term `applicable 
     home country risks' means risks in connection with property 
     in, liability arising out of activity in, or the lives or 
     health of residents of, the home country of the qualifying 
     insurance company or qualifying insurance company branch, as 
     the case may be, issuing or reinsuring the contract covering 
     the risks.
       ``(C) Substantial activity requirements for cross border 
     risks.--A contract issued by a qualifying insurance company 
     or qualifying insurance company branch which covers risks 
     other than applicable home country risks (as defined in 
     subparagraph (B)(ii)) shall not be treated as an exempt 
     contract unless such company or branch, as the case may be--
       ``(i) conducts substantial activity with respect to an 
     insurance business in its home country, and
       ``(ii) performs in its home country substantially all of 
     the activities necessary to give rise to the income generated 
     by such contract.

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       ``(3) Qualifying insurance company.--The term `qualifying 
     insurance company' means any controlled foreign corporation 
     which--
       ``(A) is subject to regulation as an insurance (or 
     reinsurance) company by its home country, and is licensed, 
     authorized, or regulated by the applicable insurance 
     regulatory body for its home country to sell insurance, 
     reinsurance, or annuity contracts to persons other than 
     related persons (within the meaning of section 954(d)(3)) in 
     such home country,
       ``(B) derives more than 50 percent of its aggregate net 
     written premiums from the issuance or reinsurance by such 
     controlled foreign corporation and each of its qualifying 
     insurance company branches of contracts--
       ``(i) covering applicable home country risks (as defined in 
     paragraph (2)) of such corporation or branch, as the case may 
     be, and
       ``(ii) with respect to which no policyholder, insured, 
     annuitant, or beneficiary is a related person (as defined in 
     section 954(d)(3)),

     except that in the case of a branch, such premiums shall only 
     be taken into account to the extent such premiums are treated 
     as earned by such branch in its home country for purposes of 
     such country's tax laws, and
       ``(C) is engaged in the insurance business and would be 
     subject to tax under subchapter L if it were a domestic 
     corporation.
       ``(4) Qualifying insurance company branch.--The term 
     `qualifying insurance company branch' means a qualified 
     business unit (within the meaning of section 989(a)) of a 
     controlled foreign corporation if--
       ``(A) such unit is licensed, authorized, or regulated by 
     the applicable insurance regulatory body for its home country 
     to sell insurance, reinsurance, or annuity contracts to 
     persons other than related persons (within the meaning of 
     section 954(d)(3)) in such home country, and
       ``(B) such controlled foreign corporation is a qualifying 
     insurance company, determined under paragraph (3) as if such 
     unit were a qualifying insurance company branch.
       ``(5) Life insurance or annuity contract.--For purposes of 
     this section and section 954, the determination of whether a 
     contract issued by a controlled foreign corporation or a 
     qualified business unit (within the meaning of section 
     989(a)) is a life insurance contract or an annuity contract 
     shall be made without regard to sections 72(s), 101(f), 
     817(h), and 7702 if--
       ``(A) such contract is regulated as a life insurance or 
     annuity contract by the corporation's or unit's home country, 
     and
       ``(B) no policyholder, insured, annuitant, or beneficiary 
     with respect to the contract is a United States person.
       ``(6) Home country.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     except as provided in regulations--
       ``(A) Controlled foreign corporation.--The term `home 
     country' means, with respect to a controlled foreign 
     corporation, the country in which such corporation is created 
     or organized.
       ``(B) Qualified business unit.--The term `home country' 
     means, with respect to a qualified business unit (as defined 
     in section 989(a)), the country in which the principal office 
     of such unit is located and in which such unit is licensed, 
     authorized, or regulated by the applicable insurance 
     regulatory body to sell insurance, reinsurance, or annuity 
     contracts to persons other than related persons (as defined 
     in section 954(d)(3)) in such country.
       ``(7) Anti-abuse rules.--For purposes of applying this 
     subsection and section 954(i)--
       ``(A) the rules of section 954(h)(7) (other than 
     subparagraph (B) thereof) shall apply,
       ``(B) there shall be disregarded any item of income, gain, 
     loss, or deduction of, or derived from, an entity which is 
     not engaged in regular and continuous transactions with 
     persons which are not related persons,
       ``(C) there shall be disregarded any change in the method 
     of computing reserves a principal purpose of which is the 
     acceleration or deferral of any item in order to claim the 
     benefits of this subsection or section 954(i),
       ``(D) a contract of insurance or reinsurance shall not be 
     treated as an exempt contract (and premiums from such 
     contract shall not be taken into account for purposes of 
     paragraph (2)(B) or (3)) if--
       ``(i) any policyholder, insured, annuitant, or beneficiary 
     is a resident of the United States and such contract was 
     marketed to such resident and was written to cover a risk 
     outside the United States, or
       ``(ii) the contract covers risks located within and without 
     the United States and the qualifying insurance company or 
     qualifying insurance company branch does not maintain such 
     contemporaneous records, and file such reports, with respect 
     to such contract as the Secretary may require,
       ``(E) the Secretary may prescribe rules for the allocation 
     of contracts (and income from contracts) among 2 or more 
     qualifying insurance company branches of a qualifying 
     insurance company in order to clearly reflect the income of 
     such branches, and
       ``(F) premiums from a contract shall not be taken into 
     account for purposes of paragraph (2)(B) or (3) if such 
     contract reinsures a contract issued or reinsured by a 
     related person (as defined in section 954(d)(3)).

     For purposes of subparagraph (D), the determination of where 
     risks are located shall be made under the principles of 
     section 953.
       ``(8) Coordination with subsection (c).--In determining 
     insurance income for purposes of subsection (c), exempt 
     insurance income shall not include income derived from exempt 
     contracts which cover risks other than applicable home 
     country risks.
       ``(9) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this subsection and section 954(i).
       ``(10) Application.--This subsection and section 954(i) 
     shall apply only to the first taxable year of a foreign 
     corporation beginning after December 31, 1998, and before 
     January 1, 2000, and to taxable years of United States 
     shareholders with or within which such taxable year of such 
     foreign corporation ends.
       ``(11) Cross reference.--

  ``For income exempt from foreign personal holding company income, see 
section 954(i).''

       (2) Exemption from foreign personal holding company 
     income.--Section 954 (defining foreign base company income) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Special Rule for Income Derived in the Active Conduct 
     of Insurance Business.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (c)(1), 
     foreign personal holding company income shall not include 
     qualified insurance income of a qualifying insurance company.
       ``(2) Qualified insurance income.--The term `qualified 
     insurance income' means income of a qualifying insurance 
     company which is--
       ``(A) received from a person other than a related person 
     (within the meaning of subsection (d)(3)) and derived from 
     the investments made by a qualifying insurance company or a 
     qualifying insurance company branch of its reserves allocable 
     to exempt contracts or of 80 percent of its unearned premiums 
     from exempt contracts (as both are determined in the manner 
     prescribed under paragraph (4)), or
       ``(B) received from a person other than a related person 
     (within the meaning of subsection (d)(3)) and derived from 
     investments made by a qualifying insurance company or a 
     qualifying insurance company branch of an amount of its 
     assets allocable to exempt contracts equal to--
       ``(i) in the case of property, casualty, or health 
     insurance contracts, one-third of its premiums earned on such 
     insurance contracts during the taxable year (as defined in 
     section 832(b)(4)), and
       ``(ii) in the case of life insurance or annuity contracts, 
     10 percent of the reserves described in subparagraph (A) for 
     such contracts.
       ``(3) Principles for determining insurance income.--Except 
     as provided by the Secretary, for purposes of subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) of paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) in the case of any contract which is a separate 
     account-type contract (including any variable contract not 
     meeting the requirements of section 817), income credited 
     under such contract shall be allocable only to such contract, 
     and
       ``(B) income not allocable under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     allocated ratably among contracts not described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(4) Methods for determining unearned premiums and 
     reserves.--For purposes of paragraph (2)(A)--
       ``(A) Property and casualty contracts.--The unearned 
     premiums and reserves of a qualifying insurance company or a 
     qualifying insurance company branch with respect to property, 
     casualty, or health insurance contracts shall be determined 
     using the same methods and interest rates which would be used 
     if such company or branch were subject to tax under 
     subchapter L, except that--
       ``(i) the interest rate determined for the functional 
     currency of the company or branch, and which, except as 
     provided by the Secretary, is calculated in the same manner 
     as the Federal mid-term rate under section 1274(d), shall be 
     substituted for the applicable Federal interest rate, and
       ``(ii) such company or branch shall use the appropriate 
     foreign loss payment pattern.
       ``(B) Life insurance and annuity contracts.--The amount of 
     the reserve of a qualifying insurance company or qualifying 
     insurance company branch for any life insurance or annuity 
     contract shall be equal to the greater of--
       ``(i) the net surrender value of such contract (as defined 
     in section 807(e)(1)(A)), or
       ``(ii) the reserve determined under paragraph (5).
       ``(C) Limitation on reserves.--In no event shall the 
     reserve determined under this paragraph for any contract as 
     of any time exceed the amount which would be taken into 
     account with respect to such contract as of such time in 
     determining foreign statement reserves (less any catastrophe, 
     deficiency, equalization, or similar reserves).
       ``(5) Amount of reserve.--The amount of the reserve 
     determined under this paragraph with respect to any contract 
     shall be determined in the same manner as it would be 
     determined if the qualifying insurance company or qualifying 
     insurance company branch were subject to tax under subchapter 
     L, except that in applying such subchapter--
       ``(A) the interest rate determined for the functional 
     currency of the company or branch, and which, except as 
     provided by the Secretary, is calculated in the same manner 
     as the Federal mid-term rate under section 1274(d), shall be 
     substituted for the applicable Federal interest rate,
       ``(B) the highest assumed interest rate permitted to be 
     used in determining foreign statement reserves shall be 
     substituted for

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     the prevailing State assumed interest rate, and
       ``(C) tables for mortality and morbidity which reasonably 
     reflect the current mortality and morbidity risks in the 
     company's or branch's home country shall be substituted for 
     the mortality and morbidity tables otherwise used for such 
     subchapter.

     The Secretary may provide that the interest rate and 
     mortality and morbidity tables of a qualifying insurance 
     company may be used for 1 or more of its qualifying insurance 
     company branches when appropriate.
       ``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, any 
     term used in this subsection which is also used in section 
     953(e) shall have the meaning given such term by section 
     953.''
       (3) Reserves.--Section 953(b) is amended by redesignating 
     paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after 
     paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Reserves for any insurance or annuity contract shall 
     be determined in the same manner as under section 954(i).''
       (c) Special Rules for Dealers.--Section 954(c)(2)(C) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) Exception for dealers.--Except as provided by 
     regulations, in the case of a regular dealer in property 
     which is property described in paragraph (1)(B), forward 
     contracts, option contracts, or similar financial instruments 
     (including notional principal contracts and all instruments 
     referenced to commodities), there shall not be taken into 
     account in computing foreign personal holding company 
     income--
       ``(i) any item of income, gain, deduction, or loss (other 
     than any item described in subparagraph (A), (E), or (G) of 
     paragraph (1)) from any transaction (including hedging 
     transactions) entered into in the ordinary course of such 
     dealer's trade or business as such a dealer, and
       ``(ii) if such dealer is a dealer in securities (within the 
     meaning of section 475), any interest or dividend or 
     equivalent amount described in subparagraph (E) or (G) of 
     paragraph (1) from any transaction (including any hedging 
     transaction or transaction described in section 956(c)(2)(J)) 
     entered into in the ordinary course of such dealer's trade or 
     business as such a dealer in securities, but only if the 
     income from the transaction is attributable to activities of 
     the dealer in the country under the laws of which the dealer 
     is created or organized (or in the case of a qualified 
     business unit described in section 989(a), is attributable to 
     activities of the unit in the country in which the unit both 
     maintains its principal office and conducts substantial 
     business activity).''
       (d) Exemption From Foreign Base Company Services Income.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 954(e) is amended by inserting 
     ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking ``, or'' 
     at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, by 
     striking subparagraph (C), and by adding at the end the 
     following new flush sentence:

     ``Paragraph (1) shall also not apply to income which is 
     exempt insurance income (as defined in section 953(e)) or 
     which is not treated as foreign personal holding income by 
     reason of subsection (c)(2)(C)(ii), (h), or (i).''
       (e) Exemption for Gain.--Section 954(c)(1)(B)(i) (relating 
     to net gains from certain property transactions) is amended 
     by inserting ``other than property which gives rise to income 
     not treated as foreign personal holding company income by 
     reason of subsection (h) or (i) for the taxable year'' before 
     the comma at the end.

             Subtitle B--Generalized System of Preferences

     SEC. 311. EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       (a) Extension of Duty-Free Treatment Under System.--Section 
     505 of the Trade Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 2465) is amended by 
     striking ``June 30, 1998'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     1999''.
       (b) Retroactive Application for Certain Liquidations and 
     Reliquidations.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, and subject to 
     paragraph (2), any entry--
       (A) of an article to which duty-free treatment under title 
     V of the Trade Act of 1974 would have applied if such title 
     had been in effect during the period beginning on July 1, 
     1998, and ending on the day before the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, and
       (B) that was made after June 30, 1998, and before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act,

     shall be liquidated or reliquidated as free of duty, and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall refund any duty paid with 
     respect to such entry. As used in this subsection, the term 
     ``entry'' includes a withdrawal from warehouse for 
     consumption.
       (2) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made 
     under paragraph (1) with respect to an entry only if a 
     request therefor is filed with the Customs Service, within 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, that 
     contains sufficient information to enable the Customs 
     Service--
       (A) to locate the entry; or
       (B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.

                        TITLE IV--REVENUE OFFSET

     SEC. 401. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DEDUCTIBLE LIQUIDATING 
                   DISTRIBUTIONS OF REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
                   AND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 332 (relating to complete 
     liquidations of subsidiaries) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Deductible Liquidating Distributions of Regulated 
     Investment Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts.--If a 
     corporation receives a distribution from a regulated 
     investment company or a real estate investment trust which is 
     considered under subsection (b) as being in complete 
     liquidation of such company or trust, then, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this chapter, such corporation shall 
     recognize and treat as a dividend from such company or trust 
     an amount equal to the deduction for dividends paid allowable 
     to such company or trust by reason of such distribution.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The material preceding paragraph (1) of section 332(b) 
     is amended by striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting 
     ``this section''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 334(b) is amended by striking 
     ``section 332(a)'' and inserting ``section 332''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions after May 21, 1998.

                     TITLE V--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

     SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS; COORDINATION WITH OTHER TITLES.

       (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this title--
       (1) 1986 code.--The term ``1986 Code'' means the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (2) 1998 act.--The term ``1998 Act'' means the Internal 
     Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (Public 
     Law 105-206).
       (3) 1997 act.--The term ``1997 Act'' means the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-34).
       (b) Coordination With Other Titles.--For purposes of 
     applying the amendments made by any title of this Act other 
     than this title, the provisions of this title shall be 
     treated as having been enacted immediately before the 
     provisions of such other titles.

     SEC. 502. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
                   RESTRUCTURING AND REFORM ACT OF 1998.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 1101 of 1998 Act.--
     Paragraph (5) of section 6103(h) of the 1986 Code, as added 
     by section 1101(b) of the 1998 Act, is redesignated as 
     paragraph (6).
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 3001 of 1998 Act.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 7491(a) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by adding at the end the following flush sentence:

     ``Subparagraph (C) shall not apply to any qualified revocable 
     trust (as defined in section 645(b)(1)) with respect to 
     liability for tax for any taxable year ending after the date 
     of the decedent's death and before the applicable date (as 
     defined in section 645(b)(2)).''.
       (c) Amendments Related to Section 3201 of 1998 Act.--
       (1) Section 7421(a) of the 1986 Code is amended by striking 
     ``6015(d)'' and inserting ``6015(e)''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 6015(e)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``of this section'' and inserting ``of subsection 
     (b) or (f)''.
       (d) Amendment Related to Section 3301 of 1998 Act.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 3301(c) of the 1998 Act is amended 
     by striking ``The amendments'' and inserting ``Subject to any 
     applicable statute of limitation not having expired with 
     regard to either a tax underpayment or a tax overpayment, the 
     amendments''.
       (e) Amendment Related to Section 3401 of 1998 Act.--Section 
     3401(c) of the 1998 Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``7443(b)'' and inserting 
     ``7443A(b)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``7443(c)'' and inserting 
     ``7443A(c)''.
       (f) Amendment Related to Section 3433 of 1998 Act.--Section 
     7421(a) of the 1986 Code is amended by inserting ``6331(i),'' 
     after ``6246(b),''.
       (g) Amendment Related to Section 3708 of 1998 Act.--
     Subparagraph (A) of section 6103(p)(3) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting ``(f)(5),'' after ``(c), (e),''.
       (h) Amendment Related to Section 5001 of 1998 Act.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 1(h)(13) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking ``paragraph (7)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (7)(A)(i)''.
       (2)(A) Subparagraphs (A)(i)(II), (A)(ii)(II), and (B)(ii) 
     of section 1(h)(13) of the 1986 Code shall not apply to any 
     distribution after December 31, 1997, by a regulated 
     investment company or a real estate investment trust with 
     respect to--
       (i) gains and losses recognized directly by such company or 
     trust, and
       (ii) amounts properly taken into account by such company or 
     trust by reason of holding (directly or indirectly) an 
     interest in another such company or trust to the extent that 
     such subparagraphs did not apply to such other company or 
     trust with respect to such amounts.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any distribution 
     which is treated under section 852(b)(7) or 857(b)(8) of the 
     1986 Code as received on December 31, 1997.
       (C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), any amount which is 
     includible in gross income of its shareholders under section 
     852(b)(3)(D) or 857(b)(3)(D) of the 1986 Code after December 
     31, 1997, shall be treated as distributed after such date.
       (D)(i) For purposes of subparagraph (A), in the case of a 
     qualified partnership with re

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     spect to which a regulated investment company meets the 
     holding requirement of clause (iii)--
       (I) the subparagraphs referred to in subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply to gains and losses recognized directly by such 
     partnership for purposes of determining such company's 
     distributive share of such gains and losses, and
       (II) such company's distributive share of such gains and 
     losses (as so determined) shall be treated as recognized 
     directly by such company.

     The preceding sentence shall apply only if the qualified 
     partnership provides the company with written documentation 
     of such distributive share as so determined.
       (ii) For purposes of clause (i), the term ``qualified 
     partnership'' means, with respect to a regulated investment 
     company, any partnership if--
       (I) the partnership is an investment company registered 
     under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
       (II) the regulated investment company is permitted to 
     invest in such partnership by reason of section 12(d)(1)(E) 
     of such Act or an exemptive order of the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission under such section, and
       (III) the regulated investment company and the partnership 
     have the same taxable year.
       (iii) A regulated investment company meets the holding 
     requirement of this clause with respect to a qualified 
     partnership if (as of January 1, 1998)--
       (I) the value of the interests of the regulated investment 
     company in such partnership is 35 percent or more of the 
     value of such company's total assets, or
       (II) the value of the interests of the regulated investment 
     company in such partnership and all other qualified 
     partnerships is 90 percent or more of the value of such 
     company's total assets.
       (i) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the 
     1998 Act to which they relate.

     SEC. 503. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT OF 1997.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 202 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 163(h) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by 
     striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and 
     inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(F) any interest allowable as a deduction under section 
     221 (relating to interest on educational loans).''
       (b) Provision Related to Section 311 of 1997 Act.--In the 
     case of any capital gain distribution made after 1997 by a 
     trust to which section 664 of the 1986 Code applies with 
     respect to amounts properly taken into account by such trust 
     during 1997, paragraphs (5)(A)(i)(I), (5)(A)(ii)(I), and 
     (13)(A) of section 1(h) of the 1986 Code (as in effect for 
     taxable years ending on December 31, 1997) shall not apply.
       (c) Amendment Related to Section 506 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 2001(f)(2) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``For purposes of subparagraph (A), the value of an item 
     shall be treated as shown on a return if the item is 
     disclosed in the return, or in a statement attached to the 
     return, in a manner adequate to apprise the Secretary of the 
     nature of such item.''.
       (2) Paragraph (9) of section 6501(c) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking the last sentence.
       (d) Amendments Related to Section 904 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 9510(c) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts in the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund shall be available, as provided in 
     appropriation Acts, only for--
       ``(A) the payment of compensation under subtitle 2 of title 
     XXI of the Public Health Service Act (as in effect on August 
     5, 1997) for vaccine-related injury or death with respect to 
     any vaccine--
       ``(i) which is administered after September 30, 1988, and
       ``(ii) which is a taxable vaccine (as defined in section 
     4132(a)(1)) at the time compensation is paid under such 
     subtitle 2, or
       ``(B) the payment of all expenses of administration (but 
     not in excess of $9,500,000 for any fiscal year) incurred by 
     the Federal Government in administering such subtitle.''.
       (2) Section 9510(b) of the 1986 Code is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Limitation on transfers to vaccine injury 
     compensation trust fund.--No amount may be appropriated to 
     the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund on and after the 
     date of any expenditure from the Trust Fund which is not 
     permitted by this section. The determination of whether an 
     expenditure is so permitted shall be made without regard to--
       ``(A) any provision of law which is not contained or 
     referenced in this title or in a revenue Act, and
       ``(B) whether such provision of law is a subsequently 
     enacted provision or directly or indirectly seeks to waive 
     the application of this paragraph.''.
       (e) Amendments Related to Section 915 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 915 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or 1998'' after 
     ``1997'', and
       (B) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to taxable 
     years ending with or within calendar year 1997.''.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6404(h) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting ``Robert T. Stafford'' before 
     ``Disaster''.
       (f) Amendments Related to Section 1012 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 351(c) of the 1986 Code, as 
     amended by section 6010(c) of the 1998 Act, is amended by 
     inserting ``, or the fact that the corporation whose stock 
     was distributed issues additional stock,'' after ``dispose of 
     part or all of the distributed stock''.
       (2) Clause (ii) of section 368(a)(2)(H) of the 1986 Code, 
     as amended by section 6010(c) of the 1998 Act, is amended by 
     inserting ``, or the fact that the corporation whose stock 
     was distributed issues additional stock,'' after ``dispose of 
     part or all of the distributed stock''.
       (g) Amendment Related to Section 1082 of 1997 Act.--
     Subparagraph (F) of section 172(b)(1) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) Coordination with paragraph (2).--For purposes of 
     applying paragraph (2), an eligible loss for any taxable year 
     shall be treated in a manner similar to the manner in which a 
     specified liability loss is treated.''
       (h) Amendment Related to Section 1084 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (3) of section 264(f) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by adding at the end the following flush sentence:

     ``If the amount described in subparagraph (A) with respect to 
     any policy or contract does not reasonably approximate its 
     actual value, the amount taken into account under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be the greater of the amount of the 
     insurance company liability or the insurance company reserve 
     with respect to such policy or contract (as determined for 
     purposes of the annual statement approved by the National 
     Association of Insurance Commissioners) or shall be such 
     other amount as is determined by the Secretary.''
       (i) Amendment Related to Section 1205 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 6311(d) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by striking ``under such contracts'' in the last sentence and 
     inserting ``under any such contract for the use of credit or 
     debit cards for the payment of taxes imposed by subtitle A''.
       (j) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the 
     Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to which they relate.

     SEC. 504. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TAX REFORM ACT OF 1984.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 172(d)(4) of 
     the 1986 Code is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) any deduction for casualty or theft losses allowable 
     under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 165(c) shall be treated 
     as attributable to the trade or business; and''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 67(b) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``for losses described in subsection 
     (c)(3) or (d) of section 165'' and inserting ``for casualty 
     or theft losses described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 
     165(c) or for losses described in section 165(d)''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 68(c) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``for losses described in subsection 
     (c)(3) or (d) of section 165'' and inserting ``for casualty 
     or theft losses described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 
     165(c) or for losses described in section 165(d)''.
       (3) Paragraph (1) of section 873(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Losses.--The deduction allowed by section 165 for 
     casualty or theft losses described in paragraph (2) or (3) of 
     section 165(c), but only if the loss is of property located 
     within the United States.''
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)(3) shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1983.
       (2) The amendment made by subsection (b)(1) shall apply to 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986.
       (3) The amendment made by subsection (b)(2) shall apply to 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 1990.

     SEC. 505. OTHER AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 6103 of 1986 Code.--
       (1) Subsection (j) of section 6103 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Department of agriculture.--Upon request in writing 
     by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary shall furnish 
     such returns, or return information reflected thereon, as the 
     Secretary may prescribe by regulation to officers and 
     employees of the Department of Agriculture whose official 
     duties require access to such returns or information for the 
     purpose of, but only to the extent necessary in, structuring, 
     preparing, and conducting the census of agriculture pursuant 
     to the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-
     113).''.
       (2) Paragraph (4) of section 6103(p) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``(j)(1) or (2)'' in the material 
     preceding subparagraph (A) and in subparagraph (F) and 
     inserting ``(j)(1), (2), or (5)''.
       (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to 
     requests made on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 9004 of Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 9503(f) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:

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       ``(2) notwithstanding section 9602(b), obligations held by 
     such Fund after September 30, 1998, shall be obligations of 
     the United States which are not interest-bearing.''
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 
     on October 1, 1998.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Clause (i) of section 51(d)(6)(B) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``rehabilitation plan'' and inserting 
     ``plan for employment''. The reference to plan for employment 
     in such clause shall be treated as including a reference to 
     the rehabilitation plans referred to in such clause as in 
     effect before the amendment made by the preceding sentence.
       (2) Subparagraphs (C) and (D) of section 6693(a)(2) of the 
     1986 Code are each amended by striking ``Section'' and 
     inserting ``section''.

            TITLE VI--AMERICAN COMMUNITY RENEWAL ACT OF 1998

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``American Community Renewal 
     Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 602. DESIGNATION OF AND TAX INCENTIVES FOR RENEWAL 
                   COMMUNITIES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subchapter:

                  ``Subchapter X--Renewal Communities

``Part I.   Designation.
``Part II.  Renewal community capital gain; renewal community business.
``Part III. Family development accounts.
``Part IV.  Additional incentives.

                         ``PART I--DESIGNATION

``Sec. 1400E. Designation of renewal communities.

     ``SEC. 1400E. DESIGNATION OF RENEWAL COMMUNITIES.

       ``(a) Designation.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--For purposes of this title, the term 
     `renewal community' means any area--
       ``(A) which is nominated by one or more local governments 
     and the State or States in which it is located for 
     designation as a renewal community (hereinafter in this 
     section referred to as a `nominated area'), and
       ``(B) which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     designates as a renewal community, after consultation with--
       ``(i) the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, and 
     the Treasury; the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget; and the Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration, and
       ``(ii) in the case of an area on an Indian reservation, the 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(2) Number of designations.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may designate not more than 20 nominated areas as 
     renewal communities.
       ``(B) Minimum designation in rural areas.--Of the areas 
     designated under paragraph (1), at least 4 must be areas--
       ``(i) which are within a local government jurisdiction or 
     jurisdictions with a population of less than 50,000,
       ``(ii) which are outside of a metropolitan statistical area 
     (within the meaning of section 143(k)(2)(B)), or
       ``(iii) which are determined by the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development, after consultation with the Secretary 
     of Commerce, to be rural areas.
       ``(3) Areas designated based on degree of poverty, etc.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the nominated areas designated as renewal 
     communities under this subsection shall be those nominated 
     areas with the highest average ranking with respect to the 
     criteria described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of 
     subsection (c)(3). For purposes of the preceding sentence, an 
     area shall be ranked within each such criterion on the basis 
     of the amount by which the area exceeds such criterion, with 
     the area which exceeds such criterion by the greatest amount 
     given the highest ranking.
       ``(B) Exception where inadequate course of action, etc.--An 
     area shall not be designated under subparagraph (A) if the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines that 
     the course of action described in subsection (d)(2) with 
     respect to such area is inadequate.
       ``(C) Priority for empowerment zones and enterprise 
     communities with respect to first half of designations.--With 
     respect to the first 10 designations made under this 
     section--
       ``(i) 10 shall be chosen from nominated areas which are 
     empowerment zones or enterprise communities (and are 
     otherwise eligible for designation under this section), and
       ``(ii) of such 10, 2 shall be areas described in paragraph 
     (2)(B).
       ``(4) Limitation on designations.--
       ``(A) Publication of regulations.--The Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development shall prescribe by regulation no later 
     than 4 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     section, after consultation with the officials described in 
     paragraph (1)(B)--
       ``(i) the procedures for nominating an area under paragraph 
     (1)(A),
       ``(ii) the parameters relating to the size and population 
     characteristics of a renewal community, and
       ``(iii) the manner in which nominated areas will be 
     evaluated based on the criteria specified in subsection (d).
       ``(B) Time limitations.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may designate nominated areas as renewal 
     communities only during the 24-month period beginning on the 
     first day of the first month following the month in which the 
     regulations described in subparagraph (A) are prescribed.
       ``(C) Procedural rules.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall not make any designation of a nominated 
     area as a renewal community under paragraph (2) unless--
       ``(i) the local governments and the States in which the 
     nominated area is located have the authority--

       ``(I) to nominate such area for designation as a renewal 
     community,
       ``(II) to make the State and local commitments described in 
     subsection (d), and
       ``(III) to provide assurances satisfactory to the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development that such commitments will 
     be fulfilled,

       ``(ii) a nomination regarding such area is submitted in 
     such a manner and in such form, and contains such 
     information, as the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall by regulation prescribe, and
       ``(iii) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     determines that any information furnished is reasonably 
     accurate.
       ``(5) Nomination process for indian reservations.--For 
     purposes of this subchapter, in the case of a nominated area 
     on an Indian reservation, the reservation governing body (as 
     determined by the Secretary of the Interior) shall be treated 
     as being both the State and local governments with respect to 
     such area.
       ``(b) Period for Which Designation Is in Effect.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any designation of an area as a renewal 
     community shall remain in effect during the period beginning 
     on the date of the designation and ending on the earliest 
     of--
       ``(A) December 31, 2006,
       ``(B) the termination date designated by the State and 
     local governments in their nomination, or
       ``(C) the date the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development revokes such designation.
       ``(2) Revocation of designation.--The Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development may revoke the designation under this 
     section of an area if such Secretary determines that the 
     local government or the State in which the area is located--
       ``(A) has modified the boundaries of the area, or
       ``(B) is not complying substantially with, or fails to make 
     progress in achieving, the State or local commitments, 
     respectively, described in subsection (d).
       ``(c) Area and Eligibility Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may designate a nominated area as a renewal 
     community under subsection (a) only if the area meets the 
     requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection.
       ``(2) Area requirements.--A nominated area meets the 
     requirements of this paragraph if--
       ``(A) the area is within the jurisdiction of one or more 
     local governments,
       ``(B) the boundary of the area is continuous, and
       ``(C) the area--
       ``(i) has a population, of at least--

       ``(I) 4,000 if any portion of such area (other than a rural 
     area described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i)) is located within 
     a metropolitan statistical area (within the meaning of 
     section 143(k)(2)(B)) which has a population of 50,000 or 
     greater, or
       ``(II) 1,000 in any other case, or

       ``(ii) is entirely within an Indian reservation (as 
     determined by the Secretary of the Interior).
       ``(3) Eligibility requirements.--A nominated area meets the 
     requirements of this paragraph if the State and the local 
     governments in which it is located certify (and the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development, after such review of 
     supporting data as he deems appropriate, accepts such 
     certification) that--
       ``(A) the area is one of pervasive poverty, unemployment, 
     and general distress,
       ``(B) the unemployment rate in the area, as determined by 
     the most recent available data, was at least 1\1/2\ times the 
     national unemployment rate for the period to which such data 
     relate,
       ``(C) the poverty rate for each population census tract 
     within the nominated area is at least 20 percent, and
       ``(D) in the case of an urban area, at least 70 percent of 
     the households living in the area have incomes below 80 
     percent of the median income of households within the 
     jurisdiction of the local government (determined in the same 
     manner as under section 119(b)(2) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974).
       ``(4) Consideration of high incidence of crime.--The 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall take into 
     account, in selecting nominated areas for designation as 
     renewal communities under this section, the extent to which 
     such areas have a high incidence of crime.
       ``(5) Consideration of communities identified in gao 
     study.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     take into account, in selecting nominated areas for 
     designation as renewal communities under this section, if the 
     area has census tracts identified in the May 12, 1998, report 
     of the Government Accounting Office regarding the 
     identification of economically distressed areas.

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       ``(d) Required State and Local Commitments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may designate any nominated area as a renewal 
     community under subsection (a) only if--
       ``(A) the local government and the State in which the area 
     is located agree in writing that, during any period during 
     which the area is a renewal community, such governments will 
     follow a specified course of action which meets the 
     requirements of paragraph (2) and is designed to reduce the 
     various burdens borne by employers or employees in such area, 
     and
       ``(B) the economic growth promotion requirements of 
     paragraph (3) are met.
       ``(2) Course of action.--
       ``(A) In general.--A course of action meets the 
     requirements of this paragraph if such course of action is a 
     written document, signed by a State (or local government) and 
     neighborhood organizations, which evidences a partnership 
     between such State or government and community-based 
     organizations and which commits each signatory to specific 
     and measurable goals, actions, and timetables. Such course of 
     action shall include at least five of the following:
       ``(i) A reduction of tax rates or fees applying within the 
     renewal community.
       ``(ii) An increase in the level of efficiency of local 
     services within the renewal community.
       ``(iii) Crime reduction strategies, such as crime 
     prevention (including the provision of such services by 
     nongovernmental entities).
       ``(iv) Actions to reduce, remove, simplify, or streamline 
     governmental requirements applying within the renewal 
     community.
       ``(v) Involvement in the program by private entities, 
     organizations, neighborhood organizations, and community 
     groups, particularly those in the renewal community, 
     including a commitment from such private entities to provide 
     jobs and job training for, and technical, financial, or other 
     assistance to, employers, employees, and residents from the 
     renewal community.
       ``(vi) State or local income tax benefits for fees paid for 
     services performed by a nongovernmental entity which were 
     formerly performed by a governmental entity.
       ``(vii) The gift (or sale at below fair market value) of 
     surplus real property (such as land, homes, and commercial or 
     industrial structures) in the renewal community to 
     neighborhood organizations, community development 
     corporations, or private companies.
       ``(B) Recognition of past efforts.--For purposes of this 
     section, in evaluating the course of action agreed to by any 
     State or local government, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall take into account the past efforts of such 
     State or local government in reducing the various burdens 
     borne by employers and employees in the area involved.
       ``(3) Economic growth promotion requirements.--The economic 
     growth promotion requirements of this paragraph are met with 
     respect to a nominated area if the local government and the 
     State in which such area is located certify in writing that 
     such government and State, respectively, have repealed or 
     otherwise will not enforce within the area, if such area is 
     designated as a renewal community--
       ``(A) licensing requirements for occupations that do not 
     ordinarily require a professional degree,
       ``(B) zoning restrictions on home-based businesses which do 
     not create a public nuisance,
       ``(C) permit requirements for street vendors who do not 
     create a public nuisance,
       ``(D) zoning or other restrictions that impede the 
     formation of schools or child care centers, and
       ``(E) franchises or other restrictions on competition for 
     businesses providing public services, including but not 
     limited to taxicabs, jitneys, cable television, or trash 
     hauling,

     except to the extent that such regulation of businesses and 
     occupations is necessary for and well-tailored to the 
     protection of health and safety.
       ``(e) Coordination With Treatment of Empowerment Zones and 
     Enterprise Communities.--For purposes of this title, if there 
     are in effect with respect to the same area both--
       ``(1) a designation as a renewal community, and
       ``(2) a designation as an empowerment zone or enterprise 
     community,

     both of such designations shall be given full effect with 
     respect to such area.
       ``(f) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this 
     subchapter--
       ``(1) Governments.--If more than one government seeks to 
     nominate an area as a renewal community, any reference to, or 
     requirement of, this section shall apply to all such 
     governments.
       ``(2) State.--The term `State' includes Puerto Rico, the 
     Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, American Samoa, 
     the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other possession of the 
     United States.
       ``(3) Local government.--The term `local government' 
     means--
       ``(A) any county, city, town, township, parish, village, or 
     other general purpose political subdivision of a State,
       ``(B) any combination of political subdivisions described 
     in subparagraph (A) recognized by the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development, and
       ``(C) the District of Columbia.
       ``(4) Application of rules relating to census tracts and 
     census data.--The rules of sections 1392(b)(4) and 1393(a)(9) 
     shall apply.

 ``PART II--RENEWAL COMMUNITY CAPITAL GAIN; RENEWAL COMMUNITY BUSINESS

``Sec. 1400F. Renewal community capital gain.
``Sec. 1400G. Renewal community business defined.

     ``SEC. 1400F. RENEWAL COMMUNITY CAPITAL GAIN.

       ``(a) General Rule.--Gross income does not include any 
     qualified capital gain recognized on the sale or exchange of 
     a qualified community asset held for more than 5 years.
       ``(b) Qualified Community Asset.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified community asset' 
     means--
       ``(A) any qualified community stock,
       ``(B) any qualified community partnership interest, and
       ``(C) any qualified community business property.
       ``(2) Qualified community stock.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the term `qualified community stock' means any stock in a 
     domestic corporation if--
       ``(i) such stock is acquired by the taxpayer after December 
     31, 1999, and before January 1, 2007, at its original issue 
     (directly or through an underwriter) from the corporation 
     solely in exchange for cash,
       ``(ii) as of the time such stock was issued, such 
     corporation was a renewal community business (or, in the case 
     of a new corporation, such corporation was being organized 
     for purposes of being a renewal community business), and
       ``(iii) during substantially all of the taxpayer's holding 
     period for such stock, such corporation qualified as a 
     renewal community business.
       ``(B) Redemptions.--A rule similar to the rule of section 
     1202(c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(3) Qualified community partnership interest.--The term 
     `qualified community partnership interest' means any interest 
     in a partnership if--
       ``(A) such interest is acquired by the taxpayer after 
     December 31, 1999, and before January 1, 2007,
       ``(B) as of the time such interest was acquired, such 
     partnership was a renewal community business (or, in the case 
     of a new partnership, such partnership was being organized 
     for purposes of being a renewal community business), and
       ``(C) during substantially all of the taxpayer's holding 
     period for such interest, such partnership qualified as a 
     renewal community business.

     A rule similar to the rule of paragraph (2)(B) shall apply 
     for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(4) Qualified community business property.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified community business 
     property' means tangible property if--
       ``(i) such property was acquired by the taxpayer by 
     purchase (as defined in section 179(d)(2)) after December 31, 
     1999, and before January 1, 2007,
       ``(ii) the original use of such property in the renewal 
     community commences with the taxpayer, and
       ``(iii) during substantially all of the taxpayer's holding 
     period for such property, substantially all of the use of 
     such property was in a renewal community business of the 
     taxpayer.
       ``(B) Special rule for substantial improvements.--The 
     requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) 
     shall be treated as satisfied with respect to--
       ``(i) property which is substantially improved (within the 
     meaning of section 1400B(b)(4)(B)(ii)) by the taxpayer before 
     January 1, 2007, and
       ``(ii) any land on which such property is located.
       ``(c) Certain Rules To Apply.--Rules similar to the rules 
     of paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) of subsection (b), and 
     subsections (e), (f), and (g), of section 1400B shall apply 
     for purposes of this section.

     ``SEC. 1400G. RENEWAL COMMUNITY BUSINESS DEFINED.

       ``For purposes of this part, the term `renewal community 
     business' means any entity or proprietorship which would be a 
     qualified business entity or qualified proprietorship under 
     section 1397B if--
       ``(1) references to renewal communities were substituted 
     for references to empowerment zones in such section; and
       ``(2) `80 percent' were substituted for `50 percent' in 
     subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1) of such section.

                ``PART III--FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS

``Sec. 1400H. Family development accounts for renewal community EITC 
              recipients.
``Sec. 1400I. Demonstration program to provide matching contributions 
              to family development accounts in certain renewal 
              communities.
``Sec. 1400J. Designation of earned income tax credit payments for 
              deposit to family development account.

     ``SEC. 1400H. FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS FOR RENEWAL 
                   COMMUNITY EITC RECIPIENTS.

       ``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--
       ``(1) In general.--There shall be allowed as a deduction--
       ``(A) in the case of a qualified individual, the amount 
     paid in cash for the taxable year

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     by such individual to any family development account for such 
     individual's benefit, and
       ``(B) in the case of any person other than a qualified 
     individual, the amount paid in cash for the taxable year by 
     such person to any family development account for the benefit 
     of a qualified individual but only if the amount so paid is 
     designated for purposes of this section by such individual.

     No deduction shall be allowed under this paragraph for any 
     amount deposited in a family development account under 
     section 1400I (relating to demonstration program to provide 
     matching amounts in renewal communities).
       ``(2) Limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount allowable as a deduction to 
     any individual for any taxable year by reason of paragraph 
     (1)(A) shall not exceed the lesser of--
       ``(i) $2,000, or
       ``(ii) an amount equal to the compensation includible in 
     the individual's gross income for such taxable year.
       ``(B) Persons donating to family development accounts of 
     others.--The amount which may be designated under paragraph 
     (1)(B) by any qualified individual for any taxable year of 
     such individual shall not exceed $1,000.
       ``(3) Special rules for certain married individuals.--Rules 
     similar to rules of section 219(c) shall apply to the 
     limitation in paragraph (2)(A).
       ``(4) Coordination with ira's.--No deduction shall be 
     allowed under this section to any person by reason of a 
     payment to an account for the benefit of a qualified 
     individual if any amount is paid into an individual 
     retirement account (including a Roth IRA) for the benefit of 
     such individual.
       ``(5) Rollovers.--No deduction shall be allowed under this 
     section with respect to any rollover contribution.
       ``(b) Tax Treatment of Distributions.--
       ``(1) Inclusion of amounts in gross income.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in this subsection, any amount paid or 
     distributed out of a family development account shall be 
     included in gross income by the payee or distributee, as the 
     case may be.
       ``(2) Exclusion of qualified family development 
     distributions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     qualified family development distribution.
       ``(c) Qualified Family Development Distribution.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified family development 
     distribution' means any amount paid or distributed out of a 
     family development account which would otherwise be 
     includible in gross income, to the extent that such payment 
     or distribution is used exclusively to pay qualified family 
     development expenses for the holder of the account or the 
     spouse or dependent (as defined in section 152) of such 
     holder.
       ``(2) Qualified family development expenses.--The term 
     `qualified family development expenses' means any of the 
     following:
       ``(A) Qualified higher education expenses.
       ``(B) Qualified first-time homebuyer costs.
       ``(C) Qualified business capitalization costs.
       ``(D) Qualified medical expenses.
       ``(E) Qualified rollovers.
       ``(3) Qualified higher education expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified higher education 
     expenses' has the meaning given such term by section 
     72(t)(7), determined by treating postsecondary vocational 
     educational schools as eligible educational institutions.
       ``(B) Postsecondary vocational education school.--The term 
     `postsecondary vocational educational school' means an area 
     vocational education school (as defined in subparagraph (C) 
     or (D) of section 521(4) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2471(4))) 
     which is in any State (as defined in section 521(33) of such 
     Act), as such sections are in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this section.
       ``(C) Coordination with other benefits.--The amount of 
     qualified higher education expenses for any taxable year 
     shall be reduced as provided in section 25A(g)(2).
       ``(4) Qualified first-time homebuyer costs.--The term 
     `qualified first-time homebuyer costs' means qualified 
     acquisition costs (as defined in section 72(t)(8) without 
     regard to subparagraph (B) thereof) with respect to a 
     principal residence (within the meaning of section 121) for a 
     qualified first-time homebuyer (as defined in such section).
       ``(5) Qualified business capitalization costs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified business 
     capitalization costs' means qualified expenditures for the 
     capitalization of a qualified business pursuant to a 
     qualified plan.
       ``(B) Qualified expenditures.--The term `qualified 
     expenditures' means expenditures included in a qualified 
     plan, including capital, plant, equipment, working capital, 
     and inventory expenses.
       ``(C) Qualified business.--The term `qualified business' 
     means any business that does not contravene any law.
       ``(D) Qualified plan.--The term `qualified plan' means a 
     business plan which meets such requirements as the Secretary 
     may specify.
       ``(6) Qualified medical expenses.--The term `qualified 
     medical expenses' means any amount paid during the taxable 
     year, not compensated for by insurance or otherwise, for 
     medical care (as defined in section 213(d)) of the taxpayer, 
     his spouse, or his dependent (as defined in section 152).
       ``(7) Qualified rollovers.--The term `qualified rollover' 
     means any amount paid from a family development account of a 
     taxpayer into another such account established for the 
     benefit of--
       ``(A) such taxpayer, or
       ``(B) any qualified individual who is--
       ``(i) the spouse of such taxpayer, or
       ``(ii) any dependent (as defined in section 152) of the 
     taxpayer.

     Rules similar to the rules of section 408(d)(3) shall apply 
     for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(d) Tax Treatment of Accounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any family development account is exempt 
     from taxation under this subtitle unless such account has 
     ceased to be a family development account by reason of 
     paragraph (2). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any 
     such account is subject to the taxes imposed by section 511 
     (relating to imposition of tax on unrelated business income 
     of charitable, etc., organizations). Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this title (including chapters 11 and 12), 
     the basis of any person in such an account is zero.
       ``(2) Loss of exemption in case of prohibited 
     transactions.--For purposes of this section, rules similar to 
     the rules of section 408(e) shall apply.
       ``(3) Other rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of section 408(d) shall apply 
     for purposes of this section.
       ``(e) Family Development Account.--For purposes of this 
     title, the term `family development account' means a trust 
     created or organized in the United States for the exclusive 
     benefit of a qualified individual or his beneficiaries, but 
     only if the written governing instrument creating the trust 
     meets the following requirements:
       ``(1) Except in the case of a qualified rollover (as 
     defined in subsection (c)(7))--
       ``(A) no contribution will be accepted unless it is in 
     cash, and
       ``(B) contributions will not be accepted for the taxable 
     year in excess of $3,000 (determined without regard to any 
     contribution made under section 1400I (relating to 
     demonstration program to provide matching amounts in renewal 
     communities)).
       ``(2) The requirements of paragraphs (2) through (6) of 
     section 408(a) are met.
       ``(f) Qualified Individual.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `qualified individual' means, for any taxable year, 
     an individual--
       ``(1) who is a bona fide resident of a renewal community 
     throughout the taxable year, and
       ``(2) to whom a credit was allowed under section 32 for the 
     preceding taxable year.
       ``(g) Other Definitions and Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Compensation.--The term `compensation' has the 
     meaning given such term by section 219(f)(1).
       ``(2) Married individuals.--The maximum deduction under 
     subsection (a) shall be computed separately for each 
     individual, and this section shall be applied without regard 
     to any community property laws.
       ``(3) Time when contributions deemed made.--For purposes of 
     this section, a taxpayer shall be deemed to have made a 
     contribution to a family development account on the last day 
     of the preceding taxable year if the contribution is made on 
     account of such taxable year and is made not later than the 
     time prescribed by law for filing the return for such taxable 
     year (not including extensions thereof).
       ``(4) Employer payments; custodial accounts.--Rules similar 
     to the rules of sections 219(f)(5) and 408(h) shall apply for 
     purposes of this section.
       ``(5) Reports.--The trustee of a family development account 
     shall make such reports regarding such account to the 
     Secretary and to the individual for whom the account is 
     maintained with respect to contributions (and the years to 
     which they relate), distributions, and such other matters as 
     the Secretary may require under regulations. The reports 
     required by this paragraph--
       ``(A) shall be filed at such time and in such manner as the 
     Secretary prescribes in such regulations, and
       ``(B) shall be furnished to individuals--
       ``(i) not later than January 31 of the calendar year 
     following the calendar year to which such reports relate, and
       ``(ii) in such manner as the Secretary prescribes in such 
     regulations.
       ``(6) Investment in collectibles treated as 
     distributions.--Rules similar to the rules of section 408(m) 
     shall apply for purposes of this section.
       ``(h) Penalty for Distributions Not Used for Qualified 
     Family Development Expenses.--
       ``(1) In general.--If any amount is distributed from a 
     family development account and is not used exclusively to pay 
     qualified family development expenses for the holder of the 
     account or the spouse or dependent (as defined in section 
     152) of such holder, the tax imposed by this chapter for the 
     taxable year of such distribution shall be increased by the 
     sum of--
       ``(A) 100 percent of the portion of such amount which is 
     includible in gross income and is attributable to amounts 
     contributed under section 1400I (relating to demonstration 
     program to provide matching amounts in renewal communities), 
     and
       ``(B) 10 percent of the portion of such amount which is 
     includible in gross income and is not described in 
     subparagraph (A).

     For purposes of this subsection, distributions which are 
     includable in gross income shall be

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     treated as attributable to amounts contributed under section 
     1400I to the extent thereof. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, all family development accounts of an individual 
     shall be treated as one account.
       ``(2) Exception for certain distributions.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to distributions which are--
       ``(A) made on or after the date on which the account holder 
     attains age 59\1/2\,
       ``(B) made to a beneficiary (or the estate of the account 
     holder) on or after the death of the account holder, or
       ``(C) attributable to the account holder's being disabled 
     within the meaning of section 72(m)(7).
       ``(i) Termination.--No deduction shall be allowed under 
     this section for any amount paid to a family development 
     account for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 
     2006.

     ``SEC. 1400I. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE MATCHING 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS TO FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS IN 
                   CERTAIN RENEWAL COMMUNITIES.

       ``(a) Designation.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `FDA matching demonstration area' means any renewal 
     community--
       ``(A) which is nominated under this section by each of the 
     local governments and States which nominated such community 
     for designation as a renewal community under section 
     1400E(a)(1)(A), and
       ``(B) which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     designates as an FDA matching demonstration area after 
     consultation with--
       ``(i) the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, and 
     the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, and the Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration, and
       ``(ii) in the case of a community on an Indian reservation, 
     the Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(2) Number of designations.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may designate not more than 5 communities as FDA 
     matching demonstration areas.
       ``(B) Minimum designation in rural areas.--Of the areas 
     designated under subparagraph (A), at least 2 must be areas 
     described in section 1400E(a)(2)(B).
       ``(3) Limitations on designations.--
       ``(A) Publication of regulations.--The Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development shall prescribe by regulation no later 
     than 4 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     section, after consultation with the officials described in 
     paragraph (1)(B)--
       ``(i) the procedures for nominating a renewal community 
     under paragraph (1)(A) (including procedures for coordinating 
     such nomination with the nomination of an area for 
     designation as a renewal community under section 1400E), and
       ``(ii) the manner in which nominated renewal communities 
     will be evaluated for purposes of this section.
       ``(B) Time limitations.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may designate renewal communities as FDA matching 
     demonstration areas only during the 24-month period beginning 
     on the first day of the first month following the month in 
     which the regulations described in subparagraph (A) are 
     prescribed.
       ``(4) Designation based on degree of poverty, etc.--The 
     rules of section 1400E(a)(3) shall apply for purposes of 
     designations of FDA matching demonstration areas under this 
     section.
       ``(b) Period for Which Designation is in Effect.--Any 
     designation of a renewal community as an FDA matching 
     demonstration area shall remain in effect during the period 
     beginning on the date of such designation and ending on the 
     date on which such area ceases to be a renewal community.
       ``(c) Matching Contributions to Family Development 
     Accounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not less than once each taxable year, 
     the Secretary shall deposit (to the extent provided in 
     appropriation Acts) into a family development account of each 
     qualified individual (as defined in section 1400H(f))--
       ``(A) who is a resident throughout the taxable year of an 
     FDA matching demonstration area, and
       ``(B) who requests (in such form and manner as the 
     Secretary prescribes) such deposit for the taxable year,

     an amount equal to the sum of the amounts deposited into all 
     of the family development accounts of such individual during 
     such taxable year (determined without regard to any amount 
     contributed under this section).
       ``(2) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Annual limit.--The Secretary shall not deposit more 
     than $1000 under paragraph (1) with respect to any individual 
     for any taxable year.
       ``(B) Aggregate limit.--The Secretary shall not deposit 
     more than $2000 under paragraph (1) with respect to any 
     individual for all taxable years.
       ``(3) Exclusion from income.--Except as provided in section 
     1400H, gross income shall not include any amount deposited 
     into a family development account under paragraph (1).
       ``(d) Notice of Program.--The Secretary shall provide 
     appropriate notice to residents of FDA matching demonstration 
     areas of the availability of the benefits under this section.
       ``(e) Termination.--No amount may be deposited under this 
     section for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 
     2006.

     ``SEC. 1400J. DESIGNATION OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT 
                   PAYMENTS FOR DEPOSIT TO FAMILY DEVELOPMENT 
                   ACCOUNT.

       ``(a) In General.--With respect to the return of any 
     qualified individual (as defined in section 1400H(f)) for the 
     taxable year of the tax imposed by this chapter, such 
     individual may designate that a specified portion (not less 
     than $1) of any overpayment of tax for such taxable year 
     which is attributable to the earned income tax credit shall 
     be deposited by the Secretary into a family development 
     account of such individual. The Secretary shall so deposit 
     such portion designated under this subsection.
       ``(b) Manner and Time of Designation.--A designation under 
     subsection (a) may be made with respect to any taxable year--
       ``(1) at the time of filing the return of the tax imposed 
     by this chapter for such taxable year, or
       ``(2) at any other time (after the time of filing the 
     return of the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable 
     year) specified in regulations prescribed by the Secretary.

     Such designation shall be made in such manner as the 
     Secretary prescribes by regulations.
       ``(c) Portion Attributable to Earned Income Tax Credit.--
     For purposes of subsection (a), an overpayment for any 
     taxable year shall be treated as attributable to the earned 
     income tax credit to the extent that such overpayment does 
     not exceed the credit allowed to the taxpayer under section 
     32 for such taxable year.
       ``(d) Overpayments Treated as Refunded.--For purposes of 
     this title, any portion of an overpayment of tax designated 
     under subsection (a) shall be treated as being refunded to 
     the taxpayer as of the last date prescribed for filing the 
     return of tax imposed by this chapter (determined without 
     regard to extensions) or, if later, the date the return is 
     filed.
       ``(e) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 2006.

                    ``PART IV--ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES

``Sec. 1400K. Commercial revitalization credit.
``Sec. 1400L. Increase in expensing under section 179.

     ``SEC. 1400K. COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION CREDIT.

       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 46, except as 
     provided in subsection (e), the commercial revitalization 
     credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to the 
     applicable percentage of the qualified revitalization 
     expenditures with respect to any qualified revitalization 
     building.
       ``(b) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `applicable percentage' means--
       ``(A) 20 percent for the taxable year in which a qualified 
     revitalization building is placed in service, or
       ``(B) at the election of the taxpayer, 5 percent for each 
     taxable year in the credit period.

     The election under subparagraph (B), once made, shall be 
     irrevocable.
       ``(2) Credit period.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `credit period' means, with 
     respect to any building, the period of 10 taxable years 
     beginning with the taxable year in which the building is 
     placed in service.
       ``(B) Applicable rules.--Rules similar to the rules under 
     paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 42(f) shall apply.
       ``(c) Qualified Revitalization Buildings and 
     Expenditures.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified revitalization building.--The term 
     `qualified revitalization building' means any building (and 
     its structural components) if--
       ``(A) such building is located in a renewal community and 
     is placed in service after December 31, 1999,
       ``(B) a commercial revitalization credit amount is 
     allocated to the building under subsection (e), and
       ``(C) depreciation (or amortization in lieu of 
     depreciation) is allowable with respect to the building.
       ``(2) Qualified revitalization expenditure.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified revitalization 
     expenditure' means any amount properly chargeable to capital 
     account--
       ``(i) for property for which depreciation is allowable 
     under section 168 and which is--

       ``(I) nonresidential real property, or
       ``(II) an addition or improvement to property described in 
     subclause (I), and

       ``(ii) in connection with the construction of any qualified 
     revitalization building which was not previously placed in 
     service or in connection with the substantial rehabilitation 
     (within the meaning of section 47(c)(1)(C)) of a building 
     which was placed in service before the beginning of such 
     rehabilitation.
       ``(B) Dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount which may be 
     treated as qualified revitalization expenditures with respect 
     to any qualified revitalization building for any taxable year 
     shall not exceed the excess of--
       ``(i) $10,000,000, reduced by
       ``(ii) any such expenditures with respect to the building 
     taken into account by the taxpayer or any predecessor in 
     determining the amount of the credit under this section for 
     all preceding taxable years.
       ``(C) Certain expenditures not included.--The term 
     `qualified revitalization expenditure' does not include--

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       ``(i) Straight line depreciation must be used.--Any 
     expenditure (other than with respect to land acquisitions) 
     with respect to which the taxpayer does not use the straight 
     line method over a recovery period determined under 
     subsection (c) or (g) of section 168. The preceding sentence 
     shall not apply to any expenditure to the extent the 
     alternative depreciation system of section 168(g) applies to 
     such expenditure by reason of subparagraph (B) or (C) of 
     section 168(g)(1).
       ``(ii) Acquisition costs.--The costs of acquiring any 
     building or interest therein and any land in connection with 
     such building to the extent that such costs exceed 30 percent 
     of the qualified revitalization expenditures determined 
     without regard to this clause.
       ``(iii) Other credits.--Any expenditure which the taxpayer 
     may take into account in computing any other credit allowable 
     under this title unless the taxpayer elects to take the 
     expenditure into account only for purposes of this section.
       ``(d) When Expenditures Taken Into Account.--
       ``(1) In general.--Qualified revitalization expenditures 
     with respect to any qualified revitalization building shall 
     be taken into account for the taxable year in which the 
     qualified revitalization building is placed in service. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, a substantial 
     rehabilitation of a building shall be treated as a separate 
     building.
       ``(2) Progress expenditure payments.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 47 shall apply 
     for purposes of this section.
       ``(e) Limitation on Aggregate Credits Allowable With 
     Respect to Buildings Located in a State.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the credit determined 
     under this section for any taxable year with respect to any 
     building shall not exceed the commercial revitalization 
     credit amount (in the case of an amount determined under 
     subsection (b)(1)(B), the present value of such amount as 
     determined under the rules of section 42(b)(2)(C)) allocated 
     to such building under this subsection by the commercial 
     revitalization credit agency. Such allocation shall be made 
     at the same time and in the same manner as under paragraphs 
     (1) and (7) of section 42(h).
       ``(2) Commercial revitalization credit amount for 
     agencies.--
       ``(A) In general.--The aggregate commercial revitalization 
     credit amount which a commercial revitalization credit agency 
     may allocate for any calendar year is the amount of the State 
     commercial revitalization credit ceiling determined under 
     this paragraph for such calendar year for such agency.
       ``(B) State commercial revitalization credit ceiling.--The 
     State commercial revitalization credit ceiling applicable to 
     any State--
       ``(i) for each calendar year after 1999 and before 2007 is 
     $2,000,000 for each renewal community in the State, and
       ``(ii) zero for each calendar year thereafter.
       ``(C) Commercial revitalization credit agency.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `commercial revitalization 
     credit agency' means any agency authorized by a State to 
     carry out this section.
       ``(f) Responsibilities of Commercial Revitalization Credit 
     Agencies.--
       ``(1) Plans for allocation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, the commercial revitalization 
     credit amount with respect to any building shall be zero 
     unless--
       ``(A) such amount was allocated pursuant to a qualified 
     allocation plan of the commercial revitalization credit 
     agency which is approved (in accordance with rules similar to 
     the rules of section 147(f)(2) (other than subparagraph 
     (B)(ii) thereof)) by the governmental unit of which such 
     agency is a part, and
       ``(B) such agency notifies the chief executive officer (or 
     its equivalent) of the local jurisdiction within which the 
     building is located of such allocation and provides such 
     individual a reasonable opportunity to comment on the 
     allocation.
       ``(2) Qualified allocation plan.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified allocation plan' means any 
     plan--
       ``(A) which sets forth selection criteria to be used to 
     determine priorities of the commercial revitalization credit 
     agency which are appropriate to local conditions,
       ``(B) which considers--
       ``(i) the degree to which a project contributes to the 
     implementation of a strategic plan that is devised for a 
     renewal community through a citizen participation process,
       ``(ii) the amount of any increase in permanent, full-time 
     employment by reason of any project, and
       ``(iii) the active involvement of residents and nonprofit 
     groups within the renewal community, and
       ``(C) which provides a procedure that the agency (or its 
     agent) will follow in monitoring compliance with this 
     section.
       ``(g) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any 
     building placed in service after December 31, 2006.

     ``SEC. 1400L. INCREASE IN EXPENSING UNDER SECTION 179.

       ``(a) General Rule.--In the case of a renewal community 
     business (as defined in section 1400G), for purposes of 
     section 179--
       ``(1) the limitation under section 179(b)(1) shall be 
     increased by the lesser of--
       ``(A) $35,000, or
       ``(B) the cost of section 179 property which is qualified 
     renewal property placed in service during the taxable year, 
     and
       ``(2) the amount taken into account under section 179(b)(2) 
     with respect to any section 179 property which is qualified 
     renewal property shall be 50 percent of the cost thereof.
       ``(b) Recapture.--Rules similar to the rules under section 
     179(d)(10) shall apply with respect to any qualified renewal 
     property which ceases to be used in a renewal community by a 
     renewal community business.
       ``(c) Qualified Renewal Property.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified renewal property' 
     means any property to which section 168 applies (or would 
     apply but for section 179) if--
       ``(A) such property was acquired by the taxpayer by 
     purchase (as defined in section 179(d)(2)) after December 31, 
     1999, and before January 1, 2007, and
       ``(B) such property would be qualified zone property (as 
     defined in section 1397C) if references to renewal 
     communities were substituted for references to empowerment 
     zones in section 1397C.
       ``(2) Certain rules to apply.--The rules of subsections 
     (a)(2) and (b) of section 1397C shall apply for purposes of 
     this section.''

     SEC. 603. EXTENSION OF EXPENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION 
                   COSTS TO RENEWAL COMMUNITIES.

       (a) Extension.--Paragraph (2) of section 198(c) (defining 
     targeted area) is amended by redesignating subparagraph (C) 
     as subparagraph (D) and by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Renewal communities included.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), such term shall include a renewal community 
     (as defined in section 1400E).''
       (b) Extension of Termination Date for Renewal 
     Communities.--Subsection (h) of section 198 is amended by 
     inserting before the period ``(December 31, 2006, in the case 
     of a renewal community, as defined in section 1400E).''

     SEC. 604. EXTENSION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT FOR 
                   RENEWAL COMMUNITIES

       (a) Extension.--Subsection (c) of section 51 (relating to 
     termination) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(5) Extension of credit for renewal communities.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an individual who begins 
     work for the employer after the date contained in paragraph 
     (4)(B), for purposes of section 38--
       ``(i) in lieu of applying subsection (a), the amount of the 
     work opportunity credit determined under this section for the 
     taxable year shall be equal to--

       ``(I) 15 percent of the qualified first-year wages for such 
     year, and
       ``(II) 30 percent of the qualified second-year wages for 
     such year,

       ``(ii) subsection (b)(3) shall be applied by substituting 
     `$10,000' for `$6,000',
       ``(iii) paragraph (4)(B) shall be applied by substituting 
     for the date contained therein the last day for which the 
     designation under section 1400E of the renewal community 
     referred to in subparagraph (B)(i) is in effect, and
       ``(iv) rules similar to the rules of section 51A(b)(5)(C) 
     shall apply.
       ``(B) Qualified first- and second-year wages.--For purposes 
     of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified wages' means, with 
     respect to each 1-year period referred to in clause (ii) or 
     (iii), as the case may be, the wages paid or incurred by the 
     employer during the taxable year to any individual but only 
     if--

       ``(I) the employer is engaged in a trade or business in a 
     renewal community throughout such 1-year period,
       ``(II) the principal place of abode of such individual is 
     in such renewal community throughout such 1-year period, and
       ``(III) substantially all of the services which such 
     individual performs for the employer during such 1-year 
     period are performed in such renewal community.

       ``(ii) Qualified first-year wages.--The term `qualified 
     first-year wages' means, with respect to any individual, 
     qualified wages attributable to service rendered during the 
     1-year period beginning with the day the individual begins 
     work for the employer.
       ``(iii) Qualified second-year wages.--The term `qualified 
     second-year wages' means, with respect to any individual, 
     qualified wages attributable to service rendered during the 
     1-year period beginning on the day after the last day of the 
     1-year period with respect to such individual determined 
     under clause (ii).''
       (b) Congruent Treatment of Renewal Communities and 
     Enterprise Zones for Purposes of Youth Residence 
     Requirements.--
       (1) High-risk youth.--Subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B) of 
     section 51(d)(5) are each amended by striking ``empowerment 
     zone or enterprise community'' and inserting ``empowerment 
     zone, enterprise community, or renewal community''.
       (2) Qualified summer youth employee.--Clause (iv) of 
     section 51(d)(7)(A) is amended by striking ``empowerment zone 
     or enterprise community'' and inserting ``empowerment zone, 
     enterprise community, or renewal community''.
       (3) Headings.--Paragraphs (5)(B) and (7)(C) of section 
     51(d) are each amended by inserting ``or community'' in the 
     heading after ``zone''.

     SEC. 605. CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Deduction for Contributions to Family Development 
     Accounts Allowable Whether or Not Taxpayer Itemizes.--
     Subsection (a) of section 62 (relating to adjusted gross 
     income defined) is amended by insert

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     ing after paragraph (17) the following new paragraph:
       ``(18) Family development accounts.--The deduction allowed 
     by section 1400H(a)(1)(A).''
       (b) Tax on Excess Contributions.--
       (1) Tax imposed.--Subsection (a) of section 4973 is amended 
     by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3), adding ``or'' 
     at the end of paragraph (4), and inserting after paragraph 
     (4) the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) a family development account (within the meaning of 
     section 1400H(e)),''.
       (2) Excess contributions.--Section 4973 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Family Development Accounts.--For purposes of this 
     section, in the case of a family development account, the 
     term `excess contributions' means the sum of--
       ``(1) the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the amount contributed for the taxable year to the 
     account (other than a qualified rollover, as defined in 
     section 1400H(c)(7), or a contribution under section 1400I), 
     over
       ``(B) the amount allowable as a deduction under section 
     1400H for such contributions, and
       ``(2) the amount determined under this subsection for the 
     preceding taxable year reduced by the sum of--
       ``(A) the distributions out of the account for the taxable 
     year which were included in the gross income of the payee 
     under section 1400H(b)(1),
       ``(B) the distributions out of the account for the taxable 
     year to which rules similar to the rules of section 408(d)(5) 
     apply by reason of section 1400H(d)(3), and
       ``(C) the excess (if any) of the maximum amount allowable 
     as a deduction under section 1400H for the taxable year over 
     the amount contributed to the account for the taxable year 
     (other than a contribution under section 1400I).

     For purposes of this subsection, any contribution which is 
     distributed from the family development account in a 
     distribution to which rules similar to the rules of section 
     408(d)(4) apply by reason of section 1400H(d)(3) shall be 
     treated as an amount not contributed.''
       (c) Tax on Prohibited Transactions.--Section 4975 is 
     amended--
       (1) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6) Special rule for family development accounts.--An 
     individual for whose benefit a family development account is 
     established and any contributor to such account shall be 
     exempt from the tax imposed by this section with respect to 
     any transaction concerning such account (which would 
     otherwise be taxable under this section) if, with respect to 
     such transaction, the account ceases to be a family 
     development account by reason of the application of section 
     1400H(d)(2) to such account.'', and
       (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (E), by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 
     subparagraph (G), and by inserting after subparagraph (E) the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) a family development account described in section 
     1400H(e), or''.
       (d) Information Relating to Certain Trusts and Annuity 
     Plans.--Subsection (c) of section 6047 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or section 1400H'' after ``section 
     219'', and
       (2) by inserting ``, of any family development account 
     described in section 1400H(e),'', after ``section 408(a)''.
       (e) Inspection of Applications for Tax Exemption.--Clause 
     (i) of section 6104(a)(1)(B) is amended by inserting ``a 
     family development account described in section 1400H(e),'' 
     after ``section 408(a),''.
       (f) Failure To Provide Reports on Family Development 
     Accounts.--Paragraph (2) of section 6693(a) is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking 
     the period and inserting ``, and'' at the end of subparagraph 
     (D), and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) section 1400H(g)(6) (relating to family development 
     accounts).''
       (g) Conforming Amendments Regarding Commercial 
     Revitalization Credit.--
       (1) Section 46 (relating to investment credit) is amended 
     by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), by striking 
     the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ``, 
     and'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) the commercial revitalization credit provided under 
     section 1400K.''
       (2) Section 39(d) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(9) No carryback of section 1400k credit before date of 
     enactment.--No portion of the unused business credit for any 
     taxable year which is attributable to any commercial 
     revitalization credit determined under section 1400K may be 
     carried back to a taxable year ending before the date of the 
     enactment of section 1400K.''
       (3) Subparagraph (B) of section 48(a)(2) is amended by 
     inserting ``or commercial revitalization'' after 
     ``rehabilitation'' each place it appears in the text and 
     heading.
       (4) Subparagraph (C) of section 49(a)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), by striking the 
     period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ``, and'', 
     and by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) the portion of the basis of any qualified 
     revitalization building attributable to qualified 
     revitalization expenditures.''
       (5) Paragraph (2) of section 50(a) is amended by inserting 
     ``or 1400K(d)(2)'' after ``section 47(d)'' each place it 
     appears.
       (6) Subparagraph (A) of section 50(a)(2) is amended by 
     inserting ``or qualified revitalization building 
     (respectively)'' after ``qualified rehabilitated building''.
       (7) Subparagraph (B) of section 50(a)(2) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``A similar 
     rule shall apply for purposes of section 1400K.''
       (8) Paragraph (2) of section 50(b) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the 
     period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``; 
     and'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) a qualified revitalization building (as defined in 
     section 1400K) to the extent of the portion of the basis 
     which is attributable to qualified revitalization 
     expenditures (as defined in section 1400K).''
       (9) The last sentence of section 50(b)(3) is amended to 
     read as follows: ``If any qualified rehabilitated building or 
     qualified revitalization building is used by the tax-exempt 
     organization pursuant to a lease, this paragraph shall not 
     apply for purposes of determining the amount of the 
     rehabilitation credit or the commercial revitalization 
     credit.''
       (10) Subparagraph (C) of section 50(b)(4) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or commercial revitalization'' after 
     ``rehabilitated'' in the text and heading, and
       (B) by inserting ``or commercial revitalization'' after 
     ``rehabilitation''.
       (11) Subparagraph (C) of section 469(i)(3) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or section 1400K'' after ``section 42''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``credit'' in the heading and inserting 
     ``and commercial revitalization credits''.
       (h) Clerical Amendments.--The table of subchapters for 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Subchapter X. Renewal Communities.''

     SEC. 606. EVALUATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       Not later than the close of the fourth calendar year after 
     the year in which the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development first designates an area as a renewal community 
     under section 1400E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and 
     at the close of each fourth calendar year thereafter, such 
     Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report 
     on the effects of such designations in stimulating the 
     creation of new jobs, particularly for disadvantaged workers 
     and long-term unemployed individuals, and promoting the 
     revitalization of economically distressed areas.

     TITLE VII--TAX REDUCTIONS CONTINGENT ON SAVING SOCIAL SECURITY

     SEC. 701. TAX REDUCTIONS CONTINGENT ON SAVING SOCIAL 
                   SECURITY.

       (a) Requirement for Balanced Budget and Social Security 
     Solvency.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     no provision of this Act (or amendment made thereby) shall 
     take effect before the first January 1 after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act that follows a calendar year for which 
     there is a social security solvency certification.
       (b) Exemption of Funded Provisions .--The following 
     provisions shall take effect without regard to subsection 
     (a):
       (1) Subtitle C of title I (relating to increase in social 
     security earnings limit and recomputation of benefits).
       (2) Section 213 (relating to production flexibility 
     contract payments).
       (3) Title III (relating to extension and modification of 
     certain expiring provisions).
       (4) Title IV (relating to revenue offset).
       (5) Title V (relating to technical corrections).
       (c) Social Security Solvency Certification.--For purposes 
     of subsection (a), there is a social security solvency 
     certification for a calendar year if, during such year, the 
     Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust Funds 
     certifies that the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
     Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund 
     are in actuarial balance for the 75-year period utilized in 
     the most recent annual report of such Board of Trustees 
     pursuant to section 201(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 401(c)(2)).

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said further amendment in the nature of a 
substitute?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, announced that the nayes had 
it.
  Mr. RANGEL demanded a recorded vote on the amendment in the nature of 
a substitute, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

197

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

227

para.97.5                    [Roll No. 468]

                                AYES--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)

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     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--227

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Berman
     Burton
     Callahan
     Coburn
     Fowler
     Furse
     Goss
     Olver
     Pryce (OH)
     Saxton
     Taylor (MS)
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 552, the previous question was ordered on 
the bill, as amended.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. ARCHER demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

229

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

195

para.97.6                    [Roll No. 469]

                                AYES--229

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler

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     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Berman
     Burton
     Callahan
     Coburn
     Fowler
     Furse
     Goss
     Olver
     Pryce (OH)
     Saxton
     Taylor (MS)
  So the bill was passed.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 552, the title was amended so as to read: 
``An Act to provide tax relief for individuals, families, and farming 
and other small businesses, to provide tax incentives for education, to 
extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes, and to amend 
the Social Security Act to establish the Protect Social Security Account 
into which the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit budget surpluses 
until a reform measure is enacted to ensure the long-term solvency of 
the OASDI trust funds.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said bill was passed and the 
title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.
  Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 552, the text of the bill 
H.R. 4578, as passed by the House, was added at the end of the bill H.R. 
4579, and the bill H.R. 4578, was laid on the table.

para.97.7  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 4112. Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes.
  And then,

para.97.8  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHIMKUS, at 12 o'clock and 38 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 29, 1998.

para.97.9  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Goode, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Luther, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. John, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Ford, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Minge, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Berry, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Engel, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Clement, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Condit, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kind of 
             Wisconsin, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Green, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Weygand, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 4646. A bill to provide for substantial reductions in 
     the price of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Condit, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Kolbe):
       H.R. 4647. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 
     1978 to require the President to report to Congress on any 
     selective embargo on agricultural commodities, to provide a 
     termination date for the embargo, to provide greater 
     assurances for contract sanctity, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 4648. A bill to clarify the non-preemption of State 
     prescription drug benefit laws in connection with 
     Medicare+Choice plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SNOWBARGER:
       H.R. 4649. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the establishment of medical security 
     accounts for individuals who are 40 years old or older; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.97.10  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 18: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 3503: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 3632: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 4446: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 4449: Mr. Coburn and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 4611: Mr. Levin.
       H. Con. Res. 290: Mr. Pitts, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     John, and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H. Res. 475: Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Oberstar.

para.97.11  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 59: Mr. Stokes.



.
                     MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1998 (98)

para.98.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:30 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. PETRI, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 28, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Thomas E. Petri to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.98.2  recess--11:12 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 12 o'clock noon.

para.98.3  after recess--12 noon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, called the House to order.

para.98.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Saturday, September 26, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.98.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11302. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Guaranteed Production Plan of Fresh Market Tomato Crop 
     Insurance Provisions [7 CFR Part 457] received September 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11303. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Nursery Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     and Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Nursery Crop Insurance 
     Provisions (RIN: 0563-AB65) received September 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11304. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Agency Disapproval of Directors and Senior Executive 
     Officers of Savings Associations and Savings and Loan Holding 
     Companies [No. 98-96] (RIN: 1550-AB10) received September 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       11305. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Occupational 
     Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Methylene Chloride; 
     Final Rule [Docket No. H-71] (RIN: 1218-AA98) received 
     September 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11306. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management,

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     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Canton and 
     Glasford, Illinois) [MM Docket No. 97-186] (RM-9130) received 
     September 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11307. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Detroit, Howe and Jacksboro, Texas, Antlers and Hugo, 
     Oklahoma) [MM Docket No. 97-26] (RM-8968) (RM-9089) (RM-9090) 
     received September 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11308. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Sturgis, Kentucky) [MM Docket No. 96-226] (RM-8893) received 
     September 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11309. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Beaver Dam and Brownsville, Kentucky) [MM Docket No. 98-17] 
     (RM-8819) received September 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11310. A letter from the Office of Congressional Affairs, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Physical Protection For Spent Nuclear Fuel And 
     High-Level Radioactive Waste: Technical Amendment (RIN: 3150-
     AG00) received September 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11311. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revocation of Reexport Authorization 
     Issued Prior to June 15, 1996 [Docket No. 980821223-8223-01] 
     (RIN: 0694-AB74) received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11312. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Final Rule to List the San Bernardino Kangaroo 
     Rat as Endangered (RIN: 1018-AE59) September 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11313. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Oil and Gas and Sulphur 
     Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf; Subpart J--
     Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way (RIN: 1010-AC39) 
     received August 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       11314. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--An update of Addresses and OMB 
     Information Collection Numbers for Fish and Wildlife Service 
     Permit Applications (RIN: 1080-AF07) received Spetember 16, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11315. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Indiana Regulatory Program [SPATS No. IN-131-FOR; State 
     Program Amendment No. 95-13] received September 24, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11316. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Ohio Regulatory Program [OH-218-FOR; Amendment Number 
     61] received September 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11317. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Documentation Of Nonimmigrants Under 
     The Immigration And Nationality Act, As Amended--Fees For 
     Application And Issuance Of Nonimmigrant Visas [Public Notice 
     2894] received Septemebr 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       11318. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Model 
     DG-400 Gliders [Docket No. 98-CE-12-AD; Amendment 39-10757; 
     AD 98-19-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11319. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-26-AD; Amendment 39-10764; AD 98-19-23] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11320. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-17-AD; Amendment 39-10763; 
     AD 98-19-22] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11321. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-232-AD; Amendment 39-10765; AD 
     98-19-24] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11322. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 Series 
     Airplanes Equipped with Air Cruisers Evacuation Slide/Rafts 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-95-AD; Amendment 39-10766; AD 98-19-25] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11323. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 
     (Regional Jet Series 100) Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-
     236-AD; Amendment 39-10767; AD 98-20-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11324. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 
     T210N, P210N, and P210R Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-62-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10773; AD 98-05-14 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11325. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-5B/2P 
     Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-29-AD; Amendment 
     39-10286; AD 98-02-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 
     23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11326. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Update 
     of Existing and Addition of New Filing and Service Fees 
     [Docket No. 98-09] received September 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11327. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Contracting by 
     Negotiation [48 CFR Parts 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1814, 
     1815, 1816, 1817, 1832, 1834, 1835, 1842, 1844, 1852, 1853, 
     1871, and 1872] received September 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       11328. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the 
     Public Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Regulations Governing Book-Entry Treasury Bonds, Notes, and 
     Bills; Determination Regarding State Statutes; Wisconsin, New 
     Hampshire and Michigan [Department of the Treasury Circular, 
     Public Debt Series, No. 2-86] received September 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       11329. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, United 
     States Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Lay Order Period; General Order; Penalties [T.D. 98-74] 
     (RIN: 1515-AB99) received September 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11330. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the OMB Sequestration Update Report to 
     the President and Congress for FY 1999; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       11331. A letter from the Commissioner for Rehabilitation 
     Services, Department of Education, transmitting the annual 
     report of the Rehabilitation Services Administration on 
     Federal activities related to the administration of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Fiscal Year 1995, pursuant to 29 
     U.S.C. 712; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11332. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the annual summary report on the 
     findings of the monitoring reviews, this initial report 
     covers fiscal years 1994 through 1997; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       11333. A letter from the Acting Museum Director, Holocaust 
     Memorial Museum, transmitting the consolidated report on 
     accountability and proper management of Federal Resources as 
     required by the Inspector General Act and the Federal 
     Financial Manager's Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       11334. A letter from the Benefits Administrator, Western 
     Farm Credit Bank, transmitting transmitting the annual report 
     disclosing the financial condition of the Retirement Plan and 
     Annual Report as required by Public Law 95-595, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       11335. A letter from the Director, Financial Services, 
     Library of Congress, transmitting the financial statements 
     for the first nine-months of fiscal year 1998, which ended on 
     June 30, 1998, and the comparable data for the same period of 
     the previous fiscal year for the Capital Preservation Fund; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       11336. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a

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     report that the Department of Health and Human Services is 
     allotting emergency funds made available under section 
     2602(e) of the Low-Income Home Energy Act of 1981, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 8623(g); jointly to the Committees on Commerce 
     and Education and the Workforce. 
       11337. A letter from the Office of the Independent Counsel, 
     Kenneth W. Starr, transmitting supplemental materials to the 
     Referral to the United States House of Representatives 
     pursuant to title 28, United States Code, section 595(c) 
     submitted by the Office of the Independent Counsel, September 
     9, 1998; (H. Doc. No. 105-316); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       11338. A letter from the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     transmitting the preliminary memorandum of the President of 
     the United States concerning the Referral of the Office of 
     the Independent Counsel and the initial response of the 
     President of the United States to the Referral of the Office 
     of the Independent Counsel; (H. Doc. No. 105--317); and 
     ordered to be printed.
       11339. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
     Florida; Limiting the Volume of Small Red Seedless Grapefruit 
     [Docket No. FV98-905-4 IFR] received September 28, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11340. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Continuous Chilling of Split Poultry Portions [Docket No. 95-
     011F] (RIN: 0583-AB95) received September 28, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

para.98.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 4057. An Act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
     and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 4057) ``An Act to amend title 49, United States Code, 
to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for 
other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. McCain, 
Mr. Stevens, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Hollings, and Mr. Ford, to be the conferees 
on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 2511. An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to pay employees of the Food Safety and Inspection Service 
     working in establishments subject to the Federal Meat 
     Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act for 
     overtime and holiday work performed by the employees.

para.98.7  eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland in maryland

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4337) to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance 
to the State of Maryland for a pilot program to develop measures to 
eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.98.8  migratory bird hunting and conservation stamp promotion

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4248) to 
authorize the use of receipts from the sale of the Migratory Bird 
Hunting and Conservation Stamps to promote additional stamp purchases; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed, as amended, was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.98.9  energy conservation reauthorization

  Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 4017) to extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act and the Energy Conservation and Production Act, and for 
other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of 
Colorado and Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  On motion of Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado, by unanimous consent, the 
bill of the Senate (S. 417) to extend energy conservation programs under 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through September 30, 2002; was 
taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado submitted the following amendment which 
was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 4017, as passed by the House.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 4017, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.98.10  hydroelectric project in the state of arkansas

  Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 4081) to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act 
applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric project in the State 
of Arkansas.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of 
Colorado and Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.98.11  africa: seeds of hope

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4283) 
to support sustainable and broad-based agricultural and rural 
development in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.98.12  trademark act amendments

  Mr. GOODLATTE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3891) 
to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to prohibit the unauthorized 
destruction, modification, or alteration of product identification 
codes, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. GOODLATTE and Mr. 
CONYERS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FORBES objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.98.13  sidney r. yates federal building

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4595) to 
redesignate a Federal building located in Washington, D.C., as the 
``Sidney R. Yates Federal Building''; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill; as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KIM, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
redesignate the Federal building located at 201 Fourteenth Street 
Southwest in the District of Columbia as the `Sidney R. Yates Federal 
Buiding'.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.98.14  richard c. white federal building

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3598) to 
designate the Federal building located at 700 East San Antonio Street in 
El Paso, Texas, as the ``Richard C. White Federal Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.98.15  jere cooper federal building

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2730) to 
designate the Federal building located at 309 North Church Street in 
Dyersburg, Tennessee, as the ``Jere Cooper Federal Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.98.16  thurgood marshall united states courthouse

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2187) to 
designate the United States Courthouse located at 40 Foley Square in New 
York, New York, as the ``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.98.17  fair labor standards modifications relating to wood products

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4257) 
to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit certain work 
with wood products; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. GOODLING and Mr. 
CLAY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.98.18  fair labor standards modifications relating to the operation 
          of automobiles and trucks

  Mr. FAWELL moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2327) to 
provide for a change in the exemption from the child labor provisions of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for minors between 16 and 18 years 
of age who engage in the operation of automobiles and trucks; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. FAWELL and Mr. 
FORD of Tennessee, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
pro

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vide for a change in the exemption from the child labor provisions of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for minors who are 17 years of age 
and who engage in the operation of automobiles and trucks.''.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.98.19  defense appropriations fy 1999

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, 
September 25, 1998, called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 
105-746):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     4103) ``making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes,'' having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, for military functions 
     administered by the Department of Defense, and for other 
     purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
     travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active 
     duty (except members of reserve components provided for 
     elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; and for payments 
     pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund; $20,841,687,000.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
     travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active 
     duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), 
     midshipmen, and aviation cadets; and for payments pursuant to 
     section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 
     note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of Defense Military 
     Retirement Fund; $16,570,754,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
     travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on 
     active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for 
     elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of 
     Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), to 
     section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), 
     and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; 
     $6,263,387,000.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
     travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on 
     active duty (except members of reserve components provided 
     for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; and for payments 
     pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund; $17,211,987,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army 
     Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active 
     duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
     duty or other duty, and for members of the Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of 
     title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
     Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; 
     $2,167,052,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy 
     Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 
     United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
     section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and 
     for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and 
     expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United 
     States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund; $1,426,663,000.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 
     Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 
     United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
     section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and 
     for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and 
     expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United 
     States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund; $406,616,000.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 
     Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active 
     duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
     duty or other duty, and for members of the Air Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps, and expenses authorized by section 
     16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to 
     the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; 
     $852,324,000.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army 
     National Guard while on duty under section 10211, 10302, or 
     12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 
     Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 
     title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
     other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 
     10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund; $3,489,987,000.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air 
     National Guard on duty under section 10211, 10305, or 12402 
     of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, 
     or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 
     or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
     other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 
     10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund; $1,377,109,000.

                                TITLE II

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law; 
     and not to exceed $11,437,000 can be used for emergencies and 
     extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 
     authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be 
     made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
     military purposes; $17,185,623,000 and, in addition, 
     $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the National 
     Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund: Provided, That of the 
     funds appropriated in this paragraph, not less than 
     $355,000,000 shall be made available only for conventional 
     ammunition care and maintenance.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, 
     as authorized by law; and not to exceed $5,360,000 can be 
     used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be 
     expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the 
     Navy, and payments may be made on his certificate of 
     necessity for confidential military purposes; $21,872,399,000 
     and, in addition, $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
     from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized 
     by law; $2,578,718,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by 
     law; and not to exceed $7,968,000 can be used for emergencies 
     and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 
     authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may 
     be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
     military purposes; $19,021,045,000 and, in addition, 
     $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the National 
     Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the 
     Department of Defense (other than the military departments), 
     as

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     authorized by law; $10,914,076,000, of which not to exceed 
     $25,000,000 may be available for the CINC initiative fund 
     account; and of which not to exceed $29,000,000 can be used 
     for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on 
     the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and 
     payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for 
     confidential military purposes: Provided, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made 
     available only for use in federally owned educational 
     facilities located on military installations for the purpose 
     of transferring title of such facilities to the local 
     educational facilities.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities 
     and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
     transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of 
     services, supplies, and equipment; and communications; 
     $1,202,622,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities 
     and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
     transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of 
     services, supplies, and equipment; and communications; 
     $957,239,000.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of 
     facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; 
     procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
     communications; $117,893,000.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of 
     facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; 
     procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
     communications; $1,747,696,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 
     Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment 
     and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, 
     operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National 
     Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as 
     authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army 
     National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders 
     while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard 
     Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, 
     National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army 
     National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, 
     modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 
     equipment (including aircraft); $2,678,015,000: Provided, 
     That not later than March 15, 1999, the Director of the Army 
     National Guard shall provide a report to the congressional 
     defense committees identifying the allocation, by 
     installation and activity, of all base operations funds 
     appropriated under this heading.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For operation and maintenance of the Air National Guard, 
     including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses 
     in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, repair, and 
     other necessary expenses of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Air National Guard, including repair of 
     facilities, maintenance, operation, and modification of 
     aircraft; transportation of things, hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles; supplies, materials, and equipment, as authorized 
     by law for the Air National Guard; and expenses incident to 
     the maintenance and use of supplies, materials, and 
     equipment, including such as may be furnished from stocks 
     under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; 
     travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as 
     authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active 
     Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while 
     inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau 
     regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, 
     National Guard Bureau; $3,106,933,000.

             Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses directly relating to Overseas Contingency 
     Operations by United States military forces; $439,400,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary 
     of Defense may transfer these funds only to operation and 
     maintenance accounts within this title, and to working 
     capital funds: Provided further, That the funds transferred 
     shall be merged with and shall be available for the same 
     purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation 
     to which transferred: Provided further, That the transfer 
     authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act.

          United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

       For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; $7,324,000, of which 
     not to exceed $2,500 can be used for official representation 
     purposes.

                    Environmental Restoration, Army


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Army, $370,640,000, to remain 
     available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
     the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that 
     all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 
     are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
     amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
     Provided further, That not more than twenty-five per centum 
     of funds provided under this heading may be obligated for 
     environmental remediation by the Corps of Engineers under 
     total environmental remediation contracts.

                    Environmental Restoration, Navy


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Navy, $274,600,000, to remain 
     available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
     the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that 
     all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 
     are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
     amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.

                  Environmental Restoration, Air Force


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Air Force, $372,100,000, to 
     remain available until transferred: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that such 
     funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction 
     and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 
     and debris of the Department of the Air Force, or for similar 
     purposes, transfer the funds made available by this 
     appropriation to other appropriations made available to the 
     Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be 
     available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
     as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, 
     That upon a determination that all or part of the funds 
     transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the 
     purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred 
     back to this appropriation.

                Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of Defense, $26,091,000, to remain 
     available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
     the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that 
     all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 
     are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
     amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.

         Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Army, $225,000,000, to remain 
     available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at 
     sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that 
     all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 
     are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
     amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.

             Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid

       For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, 
     Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense 
     (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 
     404, 2547, and 2551 of title 10, United States Code); 
     $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000.

                  Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction

       For assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union, 
     including assistance provided by contract or by grants, for 
     facilitating the elimination and the safe and secure 
     transportation and storage of nuclear, chemical and other 
     weapons; for establishing programs to prevent the 
     proliferation of weapons, weapons components, and weapon-
     related technology and expertise; for programs relating to 
     the training and support of defense and military personnel 
     for demilitarization and protection of weapons, weapons 
     components and weapons technology and expertise; 
     $440,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001: 
     Provided, That of the

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     amounts provided under this heading, $35,000,000 shall be 
     available only to support the dismantling and disposal of 
     nuclear submarines and submarine reactor components in the 
     Russian Far East.

                 Quality of Life Enhancements, Defense

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, resulting from 
     unfunded shortfalls in the repair and maintenance of real 
     property of the Department of Defense (including military 
     housing and barracks); $455,000,000, for the maintenance of 
     real property of the Department of Defense (including minor 
     construction and major maintenance and repair), which shall 
     remain available for obligation until September 30, 2000, as 
     follows:
       Army, $137,000,000;
       Navy, $121,000,000;
       Marine Corps, $27,000,000;
       Air Force, $108,000,000;
       Army Reserve, $26,000,000;
       Navy Reserve, $12,400,000;
       Marine Corps Reserve, $7,600,000;
       Air Force Reserve, $6,000,000; and
       Air National Guard, $10,000,000.

                   Pentagon Renovation Transfer Fund


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, resulting from 
     the Department of Defense renovation of the Pentagon 
     Reservation; $279,820,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
     the Operation and Maintenance accounts in this Act, for the 
     renovation of the Pentagon Reservation, which shall remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2000, as 
     follows:
       Army, $96,000,000;
       Navy, $32,087,000;
       Marine Corps, $9,513,000;
       Air Force, $52,200,000; and
       Defense-Wide, $90,020,000.

                               TITLE III

                              PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, 
     ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories 
     therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; 
     $1,388,268,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2001.

                       Missile Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, 
     ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories 
     therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; 
     $1,226,335,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2001.

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including 
     ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for 
     the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, 
     may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
     equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
     private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
     owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
     foregoing purposes; $1,548,340,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2001.

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities authorized by 
     section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; 
     $1,065,955,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2001.

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked 
     combat vehicles; the purchase of not to exceed 37 passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only; and the purchase of 54 
     vehicles required for physical security of personnel, 
     notwithstanding price limitations applicable to passenger 
     vehicles but not to exceed $230,000 per vehicle; 
     communications and electronic equipment; other support 
     equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; 
     specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of 
     public and private plants, including the land necessary 
     therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
     procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
     machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
     Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 
     expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; 
     $3,339,486,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2001.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, 
     spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may 
     be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
     equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
     private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
     owned equipment layaway; $7,541,709,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2001.

                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and 
     related support equipment including spare parts, and 
     accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, 
     including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
     procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
     machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
     Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; 
     $1,211,419,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2001.

            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities authorized by 
     section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; 
     $484,203,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2001.

                   Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy

       For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, 
     or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including 
     armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and 
     machine tools and installation thereof in public and private 
     plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
     equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long leadtime 
     components and designs for vessels to be constructed or 
     converted in the future; and expansion of public and private 
     plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows:
       NSSN, $1,498,165,000;
       NSSN (AP), $504,736,000;
       CVN-77 (AP), $124,515,000;
       CVN Refuelings (AP), $274,980,000;
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $2,667,078,000;
       DDG-51 destroyer program (AP), $7,396,000;
       LPD-17 amphibious transport dock ship, $638,780,000;
       LHD-8 (AP), $45,000,000;
       Oceanographic ship program, $60,341,000;
       LCAC landing craft air cushion program, $16,000,000; and
       For craft, outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and 
     first destination transportation, $198,761,000;

     In all: $6,035,752,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2003: Provided, That additional 
     obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2003, for 
     engineering services, tests, evaluations, and other such 
     budgeted work that must be performed in the final stage of 
     ship construction: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided under this heading for the construction or 
     conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards 
     in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities 
     for the construction of major components of such vessel: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this 
     heading shall be used for the construction of any naval 
     vessel in foreign shipyards.

                        Other Procurement, Navy

       For procurement, production, and modernization of support 
     equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy 
     ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and 
     ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of not to 
     exceed 246 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and 
     the purchase of one vehicle required for physical security of 
     personnel, notwithstanding price limitations applicable to 
     passenger vehicles but not to exceed $225,000 per vehicle; 
     lease of passenger motor vehicles; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and 
     such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; 
     $4,072,662,000 to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2001.

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                       Procurement, Marine Corps

       For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, 
     and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, 
     spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, 
     appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in 
     public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and 
     contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine 
     Corps, including the purchase of not to exceed 37 passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public 
     and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and 
     such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     $874,216,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2001.

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft 
     and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized 
     ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, 
     and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of 
     public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and 
     installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
     and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
     layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
     purposes including rents and transportation of things; 
     $8,095,507,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2001.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, and modification of 
     missiles, spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, 
     including spare parts and accessories therefor, ground 
     handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public 
     and private plants, Government-owned equipment and 
     installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
     and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
     layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
     purposes including rents and transportation of things; 
     $2,069,827,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2001.

                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities authorized by 
     section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; 
     $379,425,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2001.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

       For procurement and modification of equipment (including 
     ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground 
     electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, 
     materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided 
     for; the purchase of not to exceed 267 passenger motor 
     vehicles for replacement only; the purchase of one vehicle 
     required for physical security of personnel, notwithstanding 
     price limitations applicable to passenger vehicles but not to 
     exceed $240,000 per vehicle; lease of passenger motor 
     vehicles; and expansion of public and private plants, 
     Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 
     plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 
     the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, 
     may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon, prior 
     to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and 
     contractor-owned equipment layaway; $6,960,483,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2001.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department 
     of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary 
     for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, 
     supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise 
     provided for; the purchase of not to exceed 346 passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only; the purchase of 4 
     vehicles required for physical security of personnel, 
     notwithstanding price limitations applicable to passenger 
     vehicles but not to exceed $165,000 per vehicle; expansion of 
     public and private plants, equipment, and installation 
     thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and 
     acquisition of land for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
     layaway; $1,944,833,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2001.

                  National Guard and Reserve Equipment

       For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat 
     vehicles, ammunition, other weapons, and other procurement 
     for the reserve components of the Armed Forces; $352,000,000, 
     to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001: 
     Provided, That the Chiefs of the Reserve and National Guard 
     components shall, not later than 30 days after the enactment 
     of this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense 
     committees the modernization priority assessment for their 
     respective Reserve or National Guard component.

                                TITLE IV

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment; $5,031,788,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2000: Provided, That of 
     the funds made available under this heading, $15,000,000 
     shall be available only to commence in fiscal year 1999 a 
     live fire, side-by-side operational test and evaluation of 
     the air-to-air Starstreak and air-to-air Stinger missiles 
     fired from the AH-64D Apache helicopter: Provided further, 
     That in conjunction with the development of a test plan, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall certify the following, in 
     writing, to the congressional defense committees:
       (1) Engagement tests can be safely conducted with both 
     Starstreak and Stinger missiles from the AH-64D helicopter at 
     air speeds consistent with the normal operating limits of 
     that aircraft;
       (2) The Starstreak missiles utilized in the test will be 
     provided at no cost to the United States Government;
       (3) None of the $15,000,000 provided will be used to 
     develop modifications to the Starstreak or the Stinger 
     missiles; and
       (4) Both the Starstreak and Stinger missiles can be fired 
     from the AH-64D aircraft consistent with the survivability of 
     the aircraft and missile performance standards contained in 
     the Army's Air-to-Air Missile Capability Need Statement 
     approved by the Department of the Army in January 1997.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment; $8,636,649,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2000: Provided, That funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V-
     22 may be used to meet unique requirements of the Special 
     Operation Forces: Provided further, That notwithstanding 10 
     U.S.C. 2366, none of the funds made available under this 
     heading may be used to conduct system-level live-fire shock 
     tests on the SSN-21 class of submarines unless the Commander-
     in-Chief of the United States Atlantic Command certifies in 
     writing to the congressional defense committees that such 
     testing must be conducted to meet operational requirements 
     for those submarines.

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment; $13,758,811,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2000.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

       For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department 
     of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary 
     for basic and applied scientific research, development, test 
     and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be 
     designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
     pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and 
     operation of facilities and equipment; $9,036,551,000, to 
     remain available for obligation until September 30, 2000: 
     Provided, That not less than $310,446,000 of the funds made 
     available under this heading shall be made available only for 
     the Sea-Based Wide Area Defense (Navy Upper-Tier) program: 
     Provided further, That funding for the Sea-Based Wide Area 
     Defense (Navy Upper-Tier) program in this or any other Act 
     shall be used for research, development and deployment 
     including, but not limited to, continuing ongoing risk 
     reduction activities, initiating system engineering for an 
     initial Block I capability, and deployment at the earliest 
     feasible time following Aegis Lightweight Exoatmospheric 
     Projectile (LEAP) intercept flight tests.

               Developmental Test and Evaluation, Defense

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, of independent 
     activities of the Director, Test and Evaluation in the 
     direction and supervision of developmental test and 
     evaluation, including performance and joint developmental 
     testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in 
     connection therewith; $258,606,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2000.

                Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and 
     Evaluation in the direction and supervision of operational 
     test and evaluation, including initial operational test and 
     evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, 
     production decisions; joint operational testing and 
     evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection 
     therewith; $34,245,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2000.

                                TITLE V

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

       For the Defense Working Capital Funds; $94,500,000.

                     National Defense Sealift Fund


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For National Defense Sealift Fund programs, projects, and 
     activities, and for expenses of the National Defense Reserve 
     Fleet, as established by section 11 of the Merchant Ship 
     Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1744); $708,366,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That

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     none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to 
     award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of any 
     of the following major components unless such components are 
     manufactured in the United States: auxiliary equipment, 
     including pumps, for all shipboard services; propulsion 
     system components (that is; engines, reduction gears, and 
     propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard 
     cranes: Provided further, That the exercise of an option in a 
     contract awarded through the obligation of previously 
     appropriated funds shall not be considered to be the award of 
     a new contract: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, of the funds available under this 
     heading, $28,800,000 shall be transferred to ``Alteration of 
     Bridges'': Provided further, That the Secretary of the 
     military department responsible for such procurement may 
     waive the restrictions in the first proviso on a case-by-case 
     basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet 
     Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that 
     such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire 
     capability for national security purposes.

                                TITLE VI

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and 
     health care programs of the Department of Defense, as 
     authorized by law; $10,149,872,000, of which $9,727,985,000 
     shall be for Operation and maintenance, of which not to 
     exceed two per centum shall remain available until September 
     30, 2000, of which $402,387,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2001, shall be for 
     Procurement, and of which $19,500,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2000, shall be for 
     Research, development, test and evaluation: Provided, That of 
     the amounts made available under this heading for Operation 
     and maintenance, not less than $25,000,000 shall be only for 
     breast cancer treatment and access to care.

            Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical 
     agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 
     1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other 
     chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical 
     weapon stockpile; $780,150,000, of which $491,700,000 shall 
     be for Operation and maintenance, $115,670,000 shall be for 
     Procurement to remain available until September 30, 2001, and 
     $172,780,000 shall be for Research, development, test and 
     evaluation to remain available until September 30, 2000: 
     Provided, That of the funds available under this heading, 
     $1,000,000 shall be available until expended each year only 
     for a Johnston Atoll off-island leave program: Provided 
     further, That the Secretaries concerned shall, pursuant to 
     uniform regulations, prescribe travel and transportation 
     allowances for travel by participants in the off-island leave 
     program.

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the 
     Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations 
     available to the Department of Defense for military personnel 
     of the reserve components serving under the provisions of 
     title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for Operation and 
     maintenance; for Procurement; and for Research, development, 
     test and evaluation; $735,582,000: Provided, That the funds 
     appropriated under this heading shall be available for 
     obligation for the same time period and for the same purpose 
     as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, 
     That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in 
     addition to any transfer authority contained elsewhere in 
     this Act.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector 
     General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, as amended; $132,064,000, of which 
     $130,764,000 shall be for Operation and maintenance, of which 
     not to exceed $500,000 is available for emergencies and 
     extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or 
     authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made 
     on his certificate of necessity for confidential military 
     purposes; and of which $1,300,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2001, shall be for Procurement.

                               TITLE VII

                            RELATED AGENCIES

   Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund

       For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
     and Disability System Fund, to maintain proper funding level 
     for continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence 
     Agency Retirement and Disability System; $201,500,000.

               Intelligence Community Management Account


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community 
     Management Account; $129,123,000, of which $30,290,000 for 
     the Advanced Research and Development Committee shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading, $27,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to the Department of Justice for the National 
     Drug Intelligence Center to support the Department of 
     Defense's counter-drug intelligence responsibilities, and of 
     the said amount, $1,500,000 for Procurement shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2001, and $3,000,000 for 
     Research, development, test and evaluation shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2000.

Payment to Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental 
                            Restoration Fund

       For payment to Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, 
     and Environmental Restoration Fund, as authorized by law; 
     $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                 National Security Education Trust Fund

       For the purposes of title VIII of Public Law 102-183, 
     $3,000,000, to be derived from the National Security 
     Education Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.

                               TITLE VIII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
     authorized by the Congress.
       Sec. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions of 
     law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment 
     of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not 
     apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: Provided, 
     That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire 
     foreign national employees of the Department of Defense 
     funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the 
     percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees 
     of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the 
     provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or 
     at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by 
     the appropriate host nation to its own employees, whichever 
     is higher: Provided further, That this section shall not 
     apply to Department of Defense foreign service national 
     employees serving at United States diplomatic missions whose 
     pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980: Provided further, That the limitations 
     of this provision shall not apply to foreign national 
     employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic of 
     Turkey.
       Sec. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 8004. No more than 20 per centum of the appropriations 
     in this Act which are limited for obligation during the 
     current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last two 
     months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this section shall 
     not apply to obligations for support of active duty training 
     of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense 
     that such action is necessary in the national interest, he 
     may, with the approval of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, transfer not to exceed $1,650,000,000 of working 
     capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made 
     available in this Act to the Department of Defense for 
     military functions (except military construction) between 
     such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to 
     be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and 
     for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to 
     which transferred: Provided, That such authority to transfer 
     may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on 
     unforeseen military requirements, than those for which 
     originally appropriated and in no case where the item for 
     which funds are requested has been denied by Congress: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify 
     the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this 
     authority or any other authority in this Act: Provided 
     further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available to prepare or present a request to the Committees 
     on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for 
     higher priority items, based on unforeseen military 
     requirements, than those for which originally appropriated 
     and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is 
     requested has been denied by the Congress.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8006. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in 
     working capital funds of the Department of Defense 
     established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United 
     States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are 
     necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from 
     such funds: Provided, That transfers may be made between such 
     funds: Provided further, That transfers may be made between 
     working capital funds and the ``Foreign Currency 
     Fluctuations, Defense'' appropriation and the ``Operation and 
     Maintenance'' appropriation accounts in such amounts as may 
     be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval 
     of the Office of Management and Budget, except that such 
     transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense has 
     notified the Congress of the proposed transfer. Except in 
     amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to working capital 
     funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a 
     working capital fund to procure or increase the value of war 
     reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense 
     has notified the Congress prior to any such obligation.
       Sec. 8007. Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used 
     to initiate a special access program without prior 
     notification 30 calendar days in session in advance to the 
     congressional defense committees.
       Sec. 8008. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs 
     economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 
     in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded 
     contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a 
     contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear 
     contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in 
     excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the 
     congressional defense committees have been notified at least 
     30 days in advance of the pro

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     posed contract award: Provided, That no part of any 
     appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to 
     initiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order 
     quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to the 
     limits of the Government's liability: Provided further, That 
     no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be 
     available to initiate multiyear procurement contracts for any 
     systems or component thereof if the value of the multiyear 
     contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically 
     provided in this Act: Provided further, That no multiyear 
     procurement contract can be terminated without 10-day prior 
     notification to the congressional defense committees: 
     Provided further, That the execution of multiyear authority 
     shall require the use of a present value analysis to 
     determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement.
       Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used for 
     multiyear procurement contracts as follows:
       E-2C aircraft;
       Longbow Hellfire missile; and
       Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR).
       Sec. 8009. Within the funds appropriated for the operation 
     and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby 
     appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United 
     States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs 
     under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. Such funds 
     may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance 
     costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to 
     authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported 
     to Congress on September 30 of each year: Provided, That 
     funds available for operation and maintenance shall be 
     available for providing humanitarian and similar assistance 
     by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the 
     Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, 
     pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by 
     Public Law 99-239: Provided further, That upon a 
     determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action 
     is beneficial for graduate medical education programs 
     conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the 
     Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of medical 
     services at such facilities and transportation to such 
     facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients 
     from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 
     Micronesia, Palau, and Guam.
       Sec. 8010. (a) During fiscal year 1999, the civilian 
     personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on 
     the basis of any end-strength, and the management of such 
     personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject to any 
     constraint or limitation (known as an end-strength) on the 
     number of such personnel who may be employed on the last day 
     of such fiscal year.
       (b) The fiscal year 2000 budget request for the Department 
     of Defense as well as all justification material and other 
     documentation supporting the fiscal year 2000 Department of 
     Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to the 
     Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were 
     effective with regard to fiscal year 2000.
       (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to 
     military (civilian) technicians.
       Sec. 8011. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds made available by this Act shall be used by the 
     Department of Defense to exceed, outside the 50 United 
     States, its territories, and the District of Columbia, 
     125,000 civilian workyears: Provided, That workyears shall be 
     applied as defined in the Federal Personnel Manual: Provided 
     further, That workyears expended in dependent student hiring 
     programs for disadvantaged youths shall not be included in 
     this workyear limitation.
       Sec. 8012. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to 
     influence congressional action on any legislation or 
     appropriation matters pending before the Congress.
       Sec. 8013. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be used to make contributions to the Department of 
     Defense Education Benefits Fund pursuant to section 2006(g) 
     of title 10, United States Code, representing the normal cost 
     for future benefits under section 3015(c) of title 38, United 
     States Code, for any member of the armed services who, on or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act--
       (1) enlists in the armed services for a period of active 
     duty of less than three years; or
       (2) receives an enlistment bonus under section 308a or 308f 
     of title 37, United States Code,

     nor shall any amounts representing the normal cost of such 
     future benefits be transferred from the Fund by the Secretary 
     of the Treasury to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant 
     to section 2006(d) of title 10, United States Code; nor shall 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pay such benefits to any 
     such member: Provided, That in the case of a member covered 
     by clause (1), these limitations shall not apply to members 
     in combat arms skills or to members who enlist in the armed 
     services on or after July 1, 1989, under a program continued 
     or established by the Secretary of Defense in fiscal year 
     1991 to test the cost-effective use of special recruiting 
     incentives involving not more than nineteen noncombat arms 
     skills approved in advance by the Secretary of Defense: 
     Provided further, That this subsection applies only to active 
     components of the Army.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
     available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of 
     the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving 
     benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the 
     Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when time spent 
     as a full-time student is credited toward completion of a 
     service commitment: Provided, That this subsection shall not 
     apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option 
     prior to October 1, 1987: Provided further, That this 
     subsection applies only to active components of the Army.
       Sec. 8014. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be available to convert to contractor performance an activity 
     or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, is performed by more than 
     ten Department of Defense civilian employees until a most 
     efficient and cost-effective organization analysis is 
     completed on such activity or function and certification of 
     the analysis is made to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That 
     this section and subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 10 U.S.C. 
     2461 shall not apply to a commercial or industrial type 
     function of the Department of Defense that: (1) is included 
     on the procurement list established pursuant to section 2 of 
     the Act of June 25, 1938 (41 U.S.C. 47), popularly referred 
     to as the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act; (2) is planned to be 
     converted to performance by a qualified nonprofit agency for 
     the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for other 
     severely handicapped individuals in accordance with that Act; 
     or (3) is planned to be converted to performance by a 
     qualified firm under 51 per centum Native American ownership.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8015. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for 
     the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program may be 
     transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act 
     solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protege 
     Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to 
     section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2301 note), 
     as amended, under the authority of this provision or any 
     other transfer authority contained in this Act.
       Sec. 8016. None of the funds in this Act may be available 
     for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its 
     departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and 
     mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless the 
     anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United 
     States from components which are substantially manufactured 
     in the United States: Provided, That for the purpose of this 
     section manufactured will include cutting, heat treating, 
     quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the 
     forging and shot blasting process): Provided further, That 
     for the purpose of this section substantially all of the 
     components of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered to 
     be produced or manufactured in the United States if the 
     aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in 
     the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the 
     components produced or manufactured outside the United 
     States: Provided further, That when adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service 
     responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on 
     a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be 
     made in order to acquire capability for national security 
     purposes.
       Sec. 8017. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     available for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the 
     Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) shall be available for the 
     reimbursement of any health care provider for inpatient 
     mental health service for care received when a patient is 
     referred to a provider of inpatient mental health care or 
     residential treatment care by a medical or health care 
     professional having an economic interest in the facility to 
     which the patient is referred: Provided, That this limitation 
     does not apply in the case of inpatient mental health 
     services provided under the program for the handicapped under 
     subsection (d) of section 1079 of title 10, United States 
     Code, provided as partial hospital care, or provided pursuant 
     to a waiver authorized by the Secretary of Defense because of 
     medical or psychological circumstances of the patient that 
     are confirmed by a health professional who is not a Federal 
     employee after a review, pursuant to rules prescribed by the 
     Secretary, which takes into account the appropriate level of 
     care for the patient, the intensity of services required by 
     the patient, and the availability of that care.
       Sec. 8018. Funds available in this Act may be used to 
     provide transportation for the next-of-kin of individuals who 
     have been prisoners of war or missing in action from the 
     Vietnam era to an annual meeting in the United States, under 
     such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
       Sec. 8019. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during the current fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense may, 
     by executive agreement, establish with host nation 
     governments in NATO member states a separate account into 
     which such residual value amounts negotiated in the return of 
     United States military installations in NATO member states 
     may be deposited, in the currency of the host nation, in lieu 
     of direct monetary transfers to the United States Treasury: 
     Provided, That such credits may be utilized only for the 
     construction of facilities to support United States military 
     forces in that host nation, or such real property maintenance 
     and base operating costs that are currently executed through 
     monetary transfers to such host nations: Provided further, 
     That the Department of Defense's budget submission for fiscal 
     year 2000 shall identify such sums anticipated in residual 
     value settlements, and identify such construction, real 
     property maintenance or base operating costs that shall be 
     funded by the host nation through such credits: Provided 
     further, That all military construction projects to be 
     executed from such accounts must be previously approved in a 
     prior Act of Congress: Provided further, That each such 
     executive agreement with a NATO member host nation shall be 
     reported to the congressional defense committees, the Com

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     mittee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate 30 days prior to the conclusion and endorsement of any 
     such agreement established under this provision.
       Sec. 8020. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M-1 
     Carbines, M-1 Garand rifles, M-14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, 
     .30 caliber rifles, or M-1911 pistols.
       Sec. 8021. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to 
     pay more than 50 per centum of an amount paid to any person 
     under section 308 of title 37, United States Code, in a lump 
     sum.
       Sec. 8022. No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated 
     or made available in this Act shall be used during a single 
     fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, 
     unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into 
     or within the National Capital Region: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-
     case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional 
     defense committees that such a relocation is required in the 
     best interest of the Government.
       Sec. 8023. A member of a reserve component whose unit or 
     whose residence is located in a State which is not contiguous 
     with another State is authorized to travel in a space 
     required status on aircraft of the Armed Forces between home 
     and place of inactive duty training, or place of duty in lieu 
     of unit training assembly, when there is no road or railroad 
     transportation (or combination of road and railroad 
     transportation between those locations): Provided, That a 
     member traveling in that status on a military aircraft 
     pursuant to the authority provided in this section is not 
     authorized to receive travel, transportation, or per diem 
     allowances in connection with that travel.
       Sec. 8024. (a) In addition to the funds provided elsewhere 
     in this Act, $8,000,000 is appropriated only for incentive 
     payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing 
     Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, That contractors 
     participating in the test program established by section 854 
     of Public Law 101-189 (15 U.S.C. 637 note) shall be eligible 
     for the program established by section 504 of the Indian 
     Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544).
       (b) Section 8024 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act (Public Law 105-56) is amended by striking 
     out ``That these payments'' and all that follows through 
     ``Provided further,''.
       Sec. 8025. During the current fiscal year, funds 
     appropriated or otherwise available for any Federal agency, 
     the Congress, the judicial branch, or the District of 
     Columbia may be used for the pay, allowances, and benefits of 
     an employee as defined by section 2105 of title 5, United 
     States Code, or an individual employed by the government of 
     the District of Columbia, permanent or temporary indefinite, 
     who--
       (1) is a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces, 
     as described in section 10101 of title 10, United States 
     Code, or the National Guard, as described in section 101 of 
     title 32, United States Code;
       (2) performs, for the purpose of providing military aid to 
     enforce the law or providing assistance to civil authorities 
     in the protection or saving of life or property or prevention 
     of injury--
        (A) Federal service under sections 331, 332, 333, or 12406 
     of title 10, or other provision of law, as applicable; or
        (B) full-time military service for his or her State, the 
     District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a 
     territory of the United States; and
       (3) requests and is granted--
        (A) leave under the authority of this section; or
        (B) annual leave, which may be granted without regard to 
     the provisions of sections 5519 and 6323(b) of title 5, if 
     such employee is otherwise entitled to such annual leave:

     Provided, That any employee who requests leave under 
     subsection (3)(A) for service described in subsection (2) of 
     this section is entitled to such leave, subject to the 
     provisions of this section and of the last sentence of 
     section 6323(b) of title 5, and such leave shall be 
     considered leave under section 6323(b) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       Sec. 8026. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be available to perform any cost study pursuant to the 
     provisions of OMB Circular A-76 if the study being performed 
     exceeds a period of 24 months after initiation of such study 
     with respect to a single function activity or 48 months after 
     initiation of such study for a multi-function activity.
       Sec. 8027. Funds appropriated by this Act for the American 
     Forces Information Service shall not be used for any national 
     or international political or psychological activities.
       Sec. 8028. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
     regulation, the Secretary of Defense may adjust wage rates 
     for civilian employees hired for certain health care 
     occupations as authorized for the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs by section 7455 of title 38, United States Code.
       Sec. 8029. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the 
     operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the 
     Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC-130 
     Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in 
     this Act.
       Sec. 8030. (a) Of the funds for the procurement of supplies 
     or services appropriated by this Act, qualified nonprofit 
     agencies for the blind or other severely handicapped shall be 
     afforded the maximum practicable opportunity to participate 
     as subcontractors and suppliers in the performance of 
     contracts let by the Department of Defense.
       (b) During the current fiscal year, a business concern 
     which has negotiated with a military service or defense 
     agency a subcontracting plan for the participation by small 
     business concerns pursuant to section 8(d) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) shall be given credit toward 
     meeting that subcontracting goal for any purchases made from 
     qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or other severely 
     handicapped.
       (c) For the purpose of this section, the phrase ``qualified 
     nonprofit agency for the blind or other severely 
     handicapped'' means a nonprofit agency for the blind or other 
     severely handicapped that has been approved by the Committee 
     for the Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely 
     Handicapped under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-
     48).
       Sec. 8031. During the current fiscal year, net receipts 
     pursuant to collections from third party payers pursuant to 
     section 1095 of title 10, United States Code, shall be made 
     available to the local facility of the uniformed services 
     responsible for the collections and shall be over and above 
     the facility's direct budget amount.
       Sec. 8032. During the current fiscal year, the Department 
     of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to 
     exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 
     2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of 
     receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, 
     under that section: Provided, That upon receipt, such 
     contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited 
     to the appropriations or fund which incurred such 
     obligations.
       Sec. 8033. Of the funds made available in this Act, not 
     less than $28,300,000 shall be available for the Civil Air 
     Patrol Corporation, of which $23,497,000 shall be available 
     for Civil Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance to 
     support readiness activities which includes $3,800,000 for 
     the Civil Air Patrol counterdrug program: Provided, That 
     funds identified for ``Civil Air Patrol'' under this section 
     are intended for and shall be for the exclusive use of the 
     Civil Air Patrol Corporation and not for the Air Force or any 
     unit thereof.
       Sec. 8034. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     are available to establish a new Department of Defense 
     (department) federally funded research and development center 
     (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate entity 
     administrated by an organization managing another FFRDC, or 
     as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a 
     consortium of other FFRDCs and other non-profit entities.
       (b) Limitation on Compensation--Federally Funded Research 
     and Development Center (FFRDC).--No member of a Board of 
     Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory Group, Special 
     Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity of a 
     defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, 
     except when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be 
     compensated for his or her services as a member of such 
     entity, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in a 
     fiscal year: Provided, That a member of any such entity 
     referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed 
     travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal 
     Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of 
     membership duties.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
     funds available to the department from any source during 
     fiscal year 1999 may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a 
     fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new 
     buildings, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded by 
     government grants, for absorption of contract overruns, or 
     for certain charitable contributions, not to include employee 
     participation in community service and/or development.
       (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
     funds available to the department during fiscal year 1999, 
     not more than 6,206 staff years of technical effort (staff 
     years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs: Provided, That of 
     the specific amount referred to previously in this 
     subsection, not more than 1,105 staff years may be funded for 
     the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs.
       (e) Within 60 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report presenting the specific amounts 
     of staff years of technical effort to be allocated by the 
     department for each defense FFRDC during fiscal year 1999: 
     Provided, That, after the submission of the report required 
     by this subsection, the department may not reallocate more 
     than five per centum of an FFRDC's staff years among other 
     defense FFRDCs until 30 days after a detailed justification 
     for any such reallocation is submitted to the congressional 
     defense committees.
       (f) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of 
     the department's fiscal year 2000 budget request, submit a 
     report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of 
     technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC 
     during that fiscal year.
       (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall control the total number of staff 
     years to be performed by defense FFRDCs during fiscal year 
     1999 so as to reduce the total amounts appropriated in titles 
     II, III, and IV of this Act by $62,000,000: Provided, That 
     the total amounts appropriated in titles II, III, and IV of 
     this Act are hereby reduced by $62,000,000 to reflect savings 
     from the use of defense FFRDCs by the department.
       (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
     reductions for advisory and assistance services contained in 
     this Act shall be applied to defense FFRDCs.
       Sec. 8035. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy or armor 
     steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or 
     property under the control of the Department of Defense which 
     were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada: 
     Provided, That these procurement restrictions shall apply to 
     any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of 
     Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel 
     Institute (AISI) specifications of car

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     bon, alloy or armor steel plate: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of the military department responsible for the 
     procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case 
     basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet 
     Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that 
     such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire 
     capability for national security purposes: Provided further, 
     That these restrictions shall not apply to contracts which 
     are in being as of the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 8036. For the purposes of this Act, the term 
     ``congressional defense committees'' means the National 
     Security Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed 
     Services Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense 
     of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
     Subcommittee on National Security of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       Sec. 8037. During the current fiscal year, the Department 
     of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance 
     and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the 
     production of components and other Defense-related articles, 
     through competition between Department of Defense depot 
     maintenance activities and private firms: Provided, That the 
     Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or 
     defense agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall 
     certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of 
     all direct and indirect costs for both public and private 
     bids: Provided further, That Office of Management and Budget 
     Circular A-76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under 
     this section.
       Sec. 8038. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after 
     consultation with the United States Trade Representative, 
     determines that a foreign country which is party to an 
     agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms 
     of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of 
     products produced in the United States that are covered by 
     the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the 
     Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with 
     respect to such types of products produced in that foreign 
     country.
       (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any 
     reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, 
     between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to 
     which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the 
     Buy American Act for certain products in that country.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from 
     foreign entities in fiscal year 1999. Such report shall 
     separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the 
     Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement 
     described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 
     1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any international agreement 
     to which the United States is a party.
       (c) For purposes of this section, the term ``Buy American 
     Act'' means title III of the Act entitled ``An Act making 
     appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments 
     for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other 
     purposes'', approved March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.).
       Sec. 8039. Appropriations contained in this Act that remain 
     available at the end of the current fiscal year as a result 
     of energy cost savings realized by the Department of Defense 
     shall remain available for obligation for the next fiscal 
     year to the extent, and for the purposes, provided in section 
     2865 of title 10, United States Code.


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8040. Amounts deposited during the current fiscal year 
     to the special account established under 40 U.S.C. 485(h)(2) 
     and to the special account established under 10 U.S.C. 
     2667(d)(1) are appropriated and shall be available until 
     transferred by the Secretary of Defense to current applicable 
     appropriations or funds of the Department of Defense under 
     the terms and conditions specified by 40 U.S.C. 485(h)(2)(A) 
     and (B) and 10 U.S.C. 2667(d)(1)(B), to be merged with and to 
     be available for the same time period and the same purposes 
     as the appropriation to which transferred.
       Sec. 8041. During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     available to the Department of Defense may be used to 
     reimburse a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces 
     who is not otherwise entitled to travel and transportation 
     allowances and who occupies transient government housing 
     while performing active duty for training or inactive duty 
     training: Provided, That such members may be provided lodging 
     in kind if transient government quarters are unavailable as 
     if the member was entitled to such allowances under 
     subsection (a) of section 404 of title 37, United States 
     Code: Provided further, That if lodging in kind is provided, 
     any authorized service charge or cost of such lodging may be 
     paid directly from funds appropriated for operation and 
     maintenance of the reserve component of the member concerned.
       Sec. 8042. The President shall include with each budget for 
     a fiscal year submitted to the Congress under section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, materials that shall identify 
     clearly and separately the amounts requested in the budget 
     for appropriation for that fiscal year for salaries and 
     expenses related to administrative activities of the 
     Department of Defense, the military departments, and the 
     Defense Agencies.
       Sec. 8043. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds available for ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug 
     Activities, Defense'' may be obligated for the Young Marines 
     program.
       Sec. 8044. During the current fiscal year, amounts 
     contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military 
     Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 
     2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 
     (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall be available 
     until expended for the payments specified by section 
     2921(c)(2) of that Act: Provided, That none of the funds made 
     available for expenditure under this section may be 
     transferred or obligated until thirty days after the 
     Secretary of Defense submits a report which details the 
     balance available in the Overseas Military Facility 
     Investment Recovery Account, all projected income into the 
     account during fiscal years 1999 and 2000, and the specific 
     expenditures to be made using funds transferred from this 
     account during fiscal year 1999.
       Sec. 8045. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act, not more than $119,200,000 shall be 
     available for payment of the operating costs of NATO 
     Headquarters: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may 
     waive this section for Department of Defense support provided 
     to NATO forces in and around the former Yugoslavia.
       Sec. 8046. During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     which are available to the Department of Defense for 
     operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items 
     having an investment item unit cost of not more than 
     $100,000.
       Sec. 8047. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the 
     appropriations or funds available to the Department of 
     Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase 
     of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new 
     inventory item for sale or anticipated sale during the 
     current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers 
     of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an 
     item would not have been chargeable to the Department of 
     Defense Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and 
     if the purchase of such an investment item would be 
     chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations 
     made to the Department of Defense for procurement.
       (b) The fiscal year 2000 budget request for the Department 
     of Defense as well as all justification material and other 
     documentation supporting the fiscal year 2000 Department of 
     Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the 
     Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified 
     as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation 
     contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed 
     fiscal year 2000 procurement appropriation and not in the 
     supply management business area or any other area or category 
     of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds.
       Sec. 8048. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain 
     available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, 
     except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for 
     Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 
     30, 2000: Provided, That funds appropriated, transferred, or 
     otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency Central 
     Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or 
     subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended.
       Sec. 8049. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds made available in this Act for the Defense Intelligence 
     Agency may be used for the design, development, and 
     deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program 
     intelligence communications and intelligence information 
     systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, 
     and the component commands.
       Sec. 8050. Of the funds appropriated by the Department of 
     Defense under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', not less than $8,000,000 shall be made 
     available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, 
     including training and technical assistance to tribes, 
     related administrative support, the gathering of information, 
     documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system 
     for prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete 
     estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from 
     Department of Defense activities.
       Sec. 8051. Amounts collected for the use of the facilities 
     of the National Science Center for Communications and 
     Electronics during the current fiscal year pursuant to 
     section 1459(g) of the Department of Defense Authorization 
     Act, 1986, and deposited to the special account established 
     under subsection 1459(g)(2) of that Act are appropriated and 
     shall be available until expended for the operation and 
     maintenance of the Center as provided for in subsection 
     1459(g)(2).
       Sec. 8052. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be used to fill the commander's position at any military 
     medical facility with a health care professional unless the 
     prospective candidate can demonstrate professional 
     administrative skills.
       Sec. 8053. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense 
     unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the 
     Buy American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``Buy American Act'' means title III of the Act entitled ``An 
     Act making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office 
     Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for 
     other purposes'', approved March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et 
     seq.).
       (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person 
     has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing 
     a ``Made in America'' inscription to any product sold in or 
     shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the 
     Secretary shall determine, in accordance with section 2410f 
     of title 10, United States Code, whether the person should be 
     debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense.
       (c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with 
     appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of 
     the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in 
     expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment 
     and products are cost-competitive, quality-competitive, and 
     available in a timely fashion.

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       Sec. 8054. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be available for a contract for studies, analysis, or 
     consulting services entered into without competition on the 
     basis of an unsolicited proposal unless the head of the 
     activity responsible for the procurement determines--
       (1) as a result of thorough technical evaluation, only one 
     source is found fully qualified to perform the proposed work;
       (2) the purpose of the contract is to explore an 
     unsolicited proposal which offers significant scientific or 
     technological promise, represents the product of original 
     thinking, and was submitted in confidence by one source; or
       (3) the purpose of the contract is to take advantage of 
     unique and significant industrial accomplishment by a 
     specific concern, or to insure that a new product or idea of 
     a specific concern is given financial support:
     Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to contracts 
     in an amount of less than $25,000, contracts related to 
     improvements of equipment that is in development or 
     production, or contracts as to which a civilian official of 
     the Department of Defense, who has been confirmed by the 
     Senate, determines that the award of such contract is in the 
     interest of the national defense.
       Sec. 8055. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and 
     (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be 
     used--
       (1) to establish a field operating agency; or
       (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or 
     civilian employee of the department who is transferred or 
     reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or 
     employee's place of duty remains at the location of that 
     headquarters.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military 
     department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a 
     case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and 
     certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate that the granting of the waiver 
     will reduce the personnel requirements or the financial 
     requirements of the department.
       (c) This section does not apply to field operating agencies 
     funded within the National Foreign Intelligence Program.
       Sec. 8056. Funds appropriated by this Act for intelligence 
     activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the 
     Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 1999 until the 
     enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1999.
       Sec. 8057. Notwithstanding section 303 of Public Law 96-487 
     or any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized to lease real and personal property at Naval Air 
     Facility, Adak, Alaska, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2667(f), for 
     commercial, industrial or other purposes: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
     the Navy may remove hazardous materials from facilities, 
     buildings, and structures at Adak, Alaska, and may demolish 
     or otherwise dispose of such facilities, buildings, and 
     structures.


                             (RESCISSIONS)

       Sec. 8058. Of the funds provided in Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded 
     as of the date of enactment of this Act from the following 
     accounts and programs in the specified amounts:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1988/2001'':
       TRIDENT ballistic missile submarine program, $3,062,696;
       SSN-688 attack submarine program, $8,146,796;
       CG-47 cruiser program, $4,000,000;
       LSD-41 cargo variant ship program, $256,141;
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $505,938;
       For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, $3,459,756;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1989/2000'':
       TRIDENT ballistic missile submarine program, $2,750,679;
       SSN-688 attack submarine program, $5,663,109;
       AO conversion program, $881,619;
       T-AGOS surveillance ship program, $1,989,383;
       T-AO fleet oiler program, $3,451,287;
       MHC coastal mine hunter program, $150,000;
       For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, $2,521,413;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1990/2002'':
       TRIDENT ballistic missile submarine program, $6,746,000;
       LSD-41 cargo variant ship program, $8,701,615;
       Aircraft carrier service life extension program, $890,209;
       For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, $2,636,339;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1991/2001'':
       Service craft program, $143,740;
       LCAC landing craft air cushion program, $126,698;
       For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, $1,549,000;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1992/2001'':
       For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, $3,307,524;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1993/2002'':
       For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, $4,540,746.
       ``Missile Procurement, Air Force, 1997/1999'', $8,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, 
     1997/1998'', $67,000,000;
       ``Missile Procurement, Army, 1998/2000'', $12,800,000;
       ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, 
     1998/2000''; $6,700,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Army, 1998/2000'', $24,000,000;
       ``Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1998/2000'', $2,000,000;
       ``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps, 1998/
     2000'', $12,560,000;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1998/2002'':
       CVN refuelings, $35,000,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Navy, 1998/2000'', $28,500,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 1998/2000'', $8,934,000;
       ``Missile Procurement, Air Force, 1998/2000'', $4,200,000;
       ``Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force, 1998/2000'', 
     $14,106,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Air Force, 1998/2000'', $3,508,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 1998/
     1999'', $20,500,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 
     1998/1999'', $17,620,000;
       ``National Defense Sealift Fund, Public Law 104-208'', 
     $65,000,000; and
       ``National Defense Sealift Fund, Public Law 104-61'', 
     $20,000,000.
       Sec. 8059. None of the funds available in this Act may be 
     used to reduce the authorized positions for military 
     (civilian) technicians of the Army National Guard, the Air 
     National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the 
     purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian 
     personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military 
     (civilian) technicians, unless such reductions are a direct 
     result of a reduction in military force structure.
       Sec. 8060. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be obligated or expended for 
     assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea 
     unless specifically appropriated for that purpose.
       Sec. 8061. During the current fiscal year, funds 
     appropriated in this Act are available to compensate members 
     of the National Guard for duty performed pursuant to a plan 
     submitted by a Governor of a State and approved by the 
     Secretary of Defense under section 112 of title 32, United 
     States Code: Provided, That during the performance of such 
     duty, the members of the National Guard shall be under State 
     command and control: Provided further, That such duty shall 
     be treated as full-time National Guard duty for purposes of 
     sections 12602(a)(2) and (b)(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       Sec. 8062. Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and 
     maintenance of the Military Departments, Unified and 
     Specified Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available 
     for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which 
     would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the 
     National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard 
     and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence 
     support to Unified Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint 
     Intelligence Activities, including the activities and 
     programs included within the National Foreign Intelligence 
     Program (NFIP), the Joint Military Intelligence Program 
     (JMIP), and the Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities 
     (TIARA) aggregate: Provided, That nothing in this section 
     authorizes deviation from established Reserve and National 
     Guard personnel and training procedures.
       Sec. 8063. During the current fiscal year, none of the 
     funds appropriated in this Act may be used to reduce the 
     civilian medical and medical support personnel assigned to 
     military treatment facilities below the September 30, 1998 
     level: Provided, That the Service Surgeons General may waive 
     this section by certifying to the congressional defense 
     committees that the beneficiary population is declining in 
     some catchment areas and civilian strength reductions may be 
     consistent with responsible resource stewardship and 
     capitation-based budgeting.


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8064. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be transferred to or obligated from the Pentagon Reservation 
     Maintenance Revolving Fund, unless the Secretary of Defense 
     certifies that the total cost for the planning, design, 
     construction and installation of equipment for the renovation 
     of the Pentagon Reservation will not exceed $1,118,000,000.
       Sec. 8065. (a) None of the funds available to the 
     Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug 
     interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to 
     any other department or agency of the United States except as 
     specifically provided in an appropriations law.
       (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence 
     Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction and counter-
     drug activities may be transferred to any other department or 
     agency of the United States except as specifically provided 
     in an appropriations law.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8066. Appropriations available in this Act under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' for 
     increasing energy and water efficiency in Federal buildings 
     may, during their period of availability, be transferred to 
     other appropriations or funds of the Department of Defense 
     for projects related to increasing energy and water 
     efficiency, to be merged with and to be available for the 
     same general purposes, and for the same time period, as the 
     appropriation or fund to which transferred.
       Sec. 8067. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other 
     than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic 
     origin: Provided, That the Secretary of the military 
     department responsible for such procurement may waive this 
     restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes.
       Sec. 8068. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds available to the Department of Defense shall be made 
     available to provide transportation of medical supplies and 
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     ment, on a nonreimbursable basis, to American Samoa: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds available to the Department of Defense shall be made 
     available to provide transportation of medical supplies and 
     equipment, on a nonreimbursable basis, to the Indian Health 
     Service when it is in conjunction with a civil-military 
     project.
       Sec. 8069. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the 
     United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to 
     the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes that is not available from United States 
     manufacturers.
       Sec. 8070. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Naval shipyards of the United States shall be eligible to 
     participate in any manufacturing extension program financed 
     by funds appropriated in this or any other Act.
       Sec. 8071. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each 
     contract awarded by the Department of Defense during the 
     current fiscal year for construction or service performed in 
     whole or in part in a State which is not contiguous with 
     another State and has an unemployment rate in excess of the 
     national average rate of unemployment as determined by the 
     Secretary of Labor, shall include a provision requiring the 
     contractor to employ, for the purpose of performing that 
     portion of the contract in such State that is not contiguous 
     with another State, individuals who are residents of such 
     State and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or 
     would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive the 
     requirements of this section, on a case-by-case basis, in the 
     interest of national security.
       Sec. 8072. During the current fiscal year, the Army shall 
     use the former George Air Force Base as the airhead for the 
     National Training Center at Fort Irwin: Provided, That none 
     of the funds in this Act shall be obligated or expended to 
     transport Army personnel into Edwards Air Force Base for 
     training rotations at the National Training Center.
       Sec. 8073. (a) The Secretary of Defense shall submit, on a 
     quarterly basis, a report to the congressional defense 
     committees, the Committee on International Relations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate setting forth all costs (including 
     incremental costs) incurred by the Department of Defense 
     during the preceding quarter in implementing or supporting 
     resolutions of the United Nations Security Council, including 
     any such resolution calling for international sanctions, 
     international peacekeeping operations, and humanitarian 
     missions undertaken by the Department of Defense. The 
     quarterly report shall include an aggregate of all such 
     Department of Defense costs by operation or mission.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense shall detail in the quarterly 
     reports all efforts made to seek credit against past United 
     Nations expenditures and all efforts made to seek 
     compensation from the United Nations for costs incurred by 
     the Department of Defense in implementing and supporting 
     United Nations activities.
       Sec. 8074. (a) Limitation on Transfer of Defense Articles 
     and Services.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     none of the funds available to the Department of Defense for 
     the current fiscal year may be obligated or expended to 
     transfer to another nation or an international organization 
     any defense articles or services (other than intelligence 
     services) for use in the activities described in subsection 
     (b) unless the congressional defense committees, the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer.
       (b) Covered Activities.--This section applies to--
       (1) any international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement 
     operation under the authority of chapter VI or chapter VII of 
     the United Nations Charter under the authority of a United 
     Nations Security Council resolution; and
       (2) any other international peacekeeping, peace-
     enforcement, or humanitarian assistance operation.
       (c) Required Notice.--A notice under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of the equipment, supplies, or services 
     to be transferred.
       (2) A statement of the value of the equipment, supplies, or 
     services to be transferred.
       (3) In the case of a proposed transfer of equipment or 
     supplies--
        (A) a statement of whether the inventory requirements of 
     all elements of the Armed Forces (including the reserve 
     components) for the type of equipment or supplies to be 
     transferred have been met; and
        (B) a statement of whether the items proposed to be 
     transferred will have to be replaced and, if so, how the 
     President proposes to provide funds for such replacement.
       Sec. 8075. To the extent authorized by subchapter VI of 
     chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall issue loan guarantees in support of United 
     States defense exports not otherwise provided for: Provided, 
     That the total contingent liability of the United States for 
     guarantees issued under the authority of this section may not 
     exceed $15,000,000,000: Provided further, That the exposure 
     fees charged and collected by the Secretary for each 
     guarantee, shall be paid by the country involved and shall 
     not be financed as part of a loan guaranteed by the United 
     States: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
     quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations, Armed 
     Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Appropriations, National Security and 
     International Relations in the House of Representatives on 
     the implementation of this program: Provided further, That 
     amounts charged for administrative fees and deposited to the 
     special account provided for under section 2540c(d) of title 
     10, shall be available for paying the costs of administrative 
     expenses of the Department of Defense that are attributable 
     to the loan guarantee program under subchapter VI of chapter 
     148 of title 10.
       Sec. 8076. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense shall be obligated or expended to make a financial 
     contribution to the United Nations for the cost of an United 
     Nations peacekeeping activity (whether pursuant to assessment 
     or a voluntary contribution) or for payment of any United 
     States arrearage to the United Nations.
       Sec. 8077. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay 
     a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense 
     for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee 
     when--
       (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of 
     the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and
       (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated 
     with a business combination.
       Sec. 8078. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this Act may be used to transport or 
     provide for the transportation of chemical munitions or 
     agents to the Johnston Atoll for the purpose of storing or 
     demilitarizing such munitions or agents.
       (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any obsolete World War II chemical munition or agent of the 
     United States found in the World War II Pacific Theater of 
     Operations.
       (c) The President may suspend the application of subsection 
     (a) during a period of war in which the United States is a 
     party.
       Sec. 8079. None of the funds provided in title II of this 
     Act for ``Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction'' may be 
     obligated or expended to finance housing for any individual 
     who was a member of the military forces of the Soviet Union 
     or for any individual who is or was a member of the military 
     forces of the Russian Federation.


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8080. During the current fiscal year, no more than 
     $10,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be 
     transferred to appropriations available for the pay of 
     military personnel, to be merged with, and to be available 
     for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in 
     connection with support and services for eligible 
     organizations and activities outside the Department of 
     Defense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       Sec. 8081. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, 
     United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in 
     this Act under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'' shall be considered to be for the same purpose as any 
     subdivision under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'' appropriations in any prior year, and the 1 percent 
     limitation shall apply to the total amount of the 
     appropriation.
       Sec. 8082. During the current fiscal year, in the case of 
     an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for 
     which the period of availability for obligation has expired 
     or which has closed under the provisions of section 1552 of 
     title 31, United States Code, and which has a negative 
     unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an 
     adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current 
     appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or 
     closed account if--
       (1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable 
     (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before 
     the end of the period of availability or closing of that 
     account;
       (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to 
     any current appropriation account of the Department of 
     Defense; and
       (3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is 
     not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department 
     of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, 
     Public Law 101-510, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note): 
     Provided, That in the case of an expired account, if 
     subsequent review or investigation discloses that there was 
     not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance in 
     the account, any charge to a current account under the 
     authority of this section shall be reversed and recorded 
     against the expired account: Provided further, That the total 
     amount charged to a current appropriation under this section 
     may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the total 
     appropriation for that account.


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 8083. Upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall make the following transfers of funds: 
     Provided, That the amounts transferred shall be available for 
     the same purposes as the appropriations to which transferred, 
     and for the same time period as the appropriation from which 
     transferred: Provided further, That the amounts shall be 
     transferred between the following appropriations in the 
     amount specified:
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1988/2001'':
       Trident ballistic missile submarine program, $2,674,000;
       SSN-688 attack submarine program, $32,232,000;
       CG-47 cruiser program, $10,886,000;
       Carrier replacement program, $40,360,000;
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $3,001,000;
       LSD-41 cargo variant ship program, $790,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1995/2001'':
       Carrier replacement program, $89,943,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1989/2000'':

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       Trident ballistic missile submarine program, $3,028,000;
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $2,153,000;
       MHC coastal minehunter program, $1,298,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1995/2000'':
       Carrier replacement program, $6,479,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1990/2002'':
       Trident ballistic missile submarine program, $10,796,000;
       SSN-688 attack submarine program, $1,000,000;
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $5,066,000;
       LCAC landing craft, air cushioned program, $509,000;
       MCM mine countermeasures ship program, $1,200,000;
       AOE combat support ship program, $1,674,000;
       AO(J) jumboized oiler program, $1,899,000;
       Oceanographic research program, $394,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1995/2002'':
       Carrier replacement program, $22,538,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1991/2001'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $1,500,000;
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $7,500,000;
       LSD-41 cargo variant ship program, $1,227,000;
       LCAC landing craft, air cushioned program, $392,000;
       MHC coastal minehunter program, $2,400,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1991/2001'':
       SSN-21 attack submarine program, $13,019,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1992/2001'':
       Prior year escalation, $52,934,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1991/2001'':
       SSN-21 attack submarine program, $16,967,000;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1994/2001'':
       MCS(C) mine warfare command and control ship program, 
     $5,729,000;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1995/2001'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $24,261,000;
       Carrier replacement program, $5,977,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1993/2002'':
       AOE combat support ship program, $7,753,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1995/2002'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $7,753,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1996/2000'':
       SSN-21 attack submarine program, $26,526,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1995/2000'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $368,000;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1996/2000'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $2,756,000;
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $21,850,000;
       Fast Patrol craft program, $345,000;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1997/2000'':
       AGOR SWATH oceanographic research program, $1,207,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1998/2002'':
       DDG-51(AP) destroyer program, $9,009,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1998/2002'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $9,009,000.
       Sec. 8084. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees by 
     February 1, 1999 a detailed report identifying, by amount and 
     by separate budget activity, activity group, subactivity 
     group, line item, program element, program, project, 
     subproject, and activity, any activity for which the fiscal 
     year 2000 budget request was reduced because Congress 
     appropriated funds above the President's budget request for 
     that specific activity for fiscal year 1999.
       Sec. 8085. Funds appropriated in title II of this Act for 
     supervision and administration costs for facilities 
     maintenance and repair, minor construction, or design 
     projects may be obligated at the time the reimbursable order 
     is accepted by the performing activity: Provided, That for 
     the purpose of this section, supervision and administration 
     costs includes all in-house Government cost.
       Sec. 8086. The Secretary of Defense may waive reimbursement 
     of the cost of conferences, seminars, courses of instruction, 
     or similar educational activities of the Asia-Pacific Center 
     for Security Studies for military officers and civilian 
     officials of foreign nations if the Secretary determines that 
     attendance by such personnel, without reimbursement, is in 
     the national security interest of the United States: 
     Provided, That costs for which reimbursement is waived 
     pursuant to this subsection shall be paid from appropriations 
     available for the Asia-Pacific Center.
       Sec. 8087. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of 
     equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by 
     any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable 
     basis. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish 
     the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case 
     basis.
       (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be 
     credited to funds available for the National Guard Distance 
     Learning Project and be available to defray the costs 
     associated with the use of equipment of the project under 
     that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such 
     purposes without fiscal year limitation.
       Sec. 8088. Using funds available by this Act or any other 
     Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant to a 
     determination under section 2690 of title 10, United States 
     Code, may implement cost-effective agreements for required 
     heating facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military 
     Community in the Federal Republic of Germany: Provided, That 
     in the City of Kaiserslautern such agreements will include 
     the use of United States anthracite as the base load energy 
     for municipal district heat to the United States Defense 
     installations: Provided further, That at Landstuhl Army 
     Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Base, furnished heat 
     may be obtained from private, regional or municipal services, 
     if provisions are included for the consideration of United 
     States coal as an energy source.
       Sec. 8089. During the current fiscal year, the amounts 
     which are necessary for the operation and maintenance of the 
     Fisher Houses administered by the Departments of the Army, 
     the Navy, and the Air Force are hereby appropriated, to be 
     derived from amounts which are available in the applicable 
     Fisher House trust fund established under 10 U.S.C. 2221 for 
     the Fisher Houses of each such department.
       Sec. 8090. During the current fiscal year, refunds 
     attributable to the use of the Government travel card by 
     military personnel and civilian employees of the Department 
     of Defense and refunds attributable to official Government 
     travel arranged by Government Contracted Travel Management 
     Centers may be credited to operation and maintenance accounts 
     of the Department of Defense which are current when the 
     refunds are received.
       Sec. 8091. During the current fiscal year, not more than a 
     total of $60,000,000 in withdrawal credits may be made by the 
     Marine Corps Supply Management activity group of the Navy 
     Working Capital Fund, Department of Defense Working Capital 
     Funds, to the credit of current applicable appropriations of 
     a Department of Defense activity in connection with the 
     acquisition of critical low density repairables that are 
     capitalized into the Navy Working Capital Fund.
       Sec. 8092. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3902, during the 
     current fiscal year interest penalties may be paid by the 
     Department of Defense from funds financing the operation of 
     the military department or defense agency with which the 
     invoice or contract payment is associated.
       Sec. 8093. At the time the President submits his budget for 
     fiscal year 2000 and any fiscal year thereafter, the 
     Department of Defense shall transmit to the congressional 
     defense committees a budget justification document for the 
     active and reserve Military Personnel accounts, to be known 
     as the ``M-1'', which shall identify, at the budget activity, 
     activity group, and subactivity group level, the amounts 
     requested by the President to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense for military personnel in any budget 
     request, or amended budget request, for that fiscal year.
       Sec. 8094. None of the funds appropriated in title IV of 
     this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to 
     military forces for operational training, operational use or 
     inventory requirements: Provided, That this restriction does 
     not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping, and 
     test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for 
     operational use: Provided further, That this restriction does 
     not apply to programs funded within the National Foreign 
     Intelligence Program: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by 
     certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the 
     national security interest to do so.
       Sec. 8095. The budget of the President for fiscal year 2000 
     submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 
     United States Code, and each annual budget request 
     thereafter, shall include budget activity groups (known as 
     ``subactivities'') in all appropriations accounts provided in 
     this Act, as may be necessary, to separately identify all 
     costs incurred by the Department of Defense to support the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization and all Partnership For 
     Peace programs and initiatives. The budget justification 
     materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of 
     the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2000, and 
     subsequent fiscal years, shall provide complete, detailed 
     estimates for all such costs.
       Sec. 8096. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract 
     with a contractor that is subject to the reporting 
     requirement set forth in subsection (d) of section 4212 of 
     title 38, United States Code, but has not submitted the most 
     recent report required by such subsection for 1998 or a 
     subsequent year.
       Sec. 8097. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to approve or license the sale of the F-22 advanced 
     tactical fighter to any foreign government.
       Sec. 8098. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be made available for the United 
     States Man and the Biosphere Program, or related projects.
       Sec. 8099. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-
     case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each 
     limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign 
     sources provided in law if the Secretary determines that the 
     application of the limitation with respect to that country 
     would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between 
     the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would 
     invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of 
     defense items entered into under section 2531 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and the country

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     does not discriminate against the same or similar defense 
     items produced in the United States for that country.
       (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to--
       (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised 
     after such date under contracts that are entered into before 
     such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason 
     other than the application of a waiver granted under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding 
     construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, 
     food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by section 
     11 (chapters 50-65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and 
     products classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 
     through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 
     7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 
     8215, and 9404.
       Sec. 8100. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1552(a), of the funds 
     provided in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, not 
     more than the specified amounts from the following accounts 
     shall remain available for the payment of satellite on-orbit 
     incentive fees until the fees are paid:
       ``Missile Procurement, Air Force, 1995/1997'', $20,978,000; 
     and
       ``Missile Procurement, Air Force, 1996/1998'', $16,782,400.
       Sec. 8101. None of the funds in this Act may be used by the 
     National Imagery and Mapping Agency for mapping, charting, 
     and geodesy activities unless contracts for such services are 
     awarded in accordance with the qualifications based selection 
     process in 40 U.S.C. 541 et seq. and 10 U.S.C. 2855: 
     Provided, That such agency may continue to fund existing 
     contracts for such services for not more than 180 days from 
     the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That an 
     exception shall be provided for such services that are 
     critical to national security after a written notification 
     has been submitted by the Deputy Secretary of Defense to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate.
       Sec. 8102. Funds made available to the Civil Air Patrol in 
     this Act under the heading ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-
     Drug Activities, Defense'' may be used for the Civil Air 
     Patrol Corporation's counterdrug program, including its 
     demand reduction program involving youth programs, as well as 
     operational and training drug reconnaissance missions for 
     federal, state and local government agencies; for 
     administrative costs, including the hiring of Civil Air 
     Patrol Corporation employees; for travel and per diem 
     expenses of Civil Air Patrol Corporation personnel in support 
     of those missions; and for equipment needed for mission 
     support or performance: Provided, That of these funds, 
     $300,000 shall be made available to establish and operate a 
     distance learning program: Provided further, That the 
     Department of the Air Force should waive reimbursement from 
     the Federal, State and local government agencies for the use 
     of these funds.
       Sec. 8103. During fiscal year 1999, advance billing for 
     services provided or work performed by the Working Capital 
     Fund activities of the Department of the Air Force in excess 
     of $100,000,000 is prohibited.
       Sec. 8104. The Secretary of Defense shall undertake a 
     review of all distributed learning education and training 
     programs in the Department of Defense and shall issue a plan 
     to implement a department-wide, standardized, cost-effective 
     Advanced Distributed Learning framework to achieve the goals 
     of commonality, interoperability, and reuse: Provided, That 
     the Secretary shall report to Congress on the results of this 
     review and present a detailed implementation and budget plan 
     no later than July 30, 1999.
       Sec. 8105. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in title II is hereby reduced 
     by $70,000,000 to reflect savings resulting from 
     consolidations and personnel reductions as mandated in the 
     Defense Reform Initiative.
       Sec. 8106. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees an in-depth analysis 
     comparing the cost of any proposed establishment or expansion 
     of depot facilities by the Reserve Components to the cost of 
     performing the same work at existing depot facilities or by 
     the private sector: Provided, That for purposes of this 
     section, the term ``depot level maintenance'' does not 
     include General Support Level maintenance activities, 
     Intermediate Level maintenance activities, or lower echelon 
     maintenance activities.
       Sec. 8107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     TRICARE managed care support contracts in effect, or in final 
     stages of acquisition as of September 30, 1998, may be 
     extended for two years: Provided, That any such extension may 
     only take place if the Secretary of Defense determines that 
     it is in the best interest of the government: Provided 
     further, That any contract extension shall be based on the 
     price in the final best and final offer for the last year of 
     the existing contract as adjusted for inflation and other 
     factors mutually agreed to by the contractor and the 
     government: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, all future TRICARE managed care support 
     contracts replacing contracts in effect, or in the final 
     stages of acquisition as of September 30, 1998, may include a 
     base contract period for transition and up to seven one-year 
     option periods.
       Sec. 8108. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced 
     by $400,600,000 to reflect savings from revised economic 
     assumptions, to be distributed as follows:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $24,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $32,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $4,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $31,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $17,600,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve'', $2,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve'', $2,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve'', 
     $2,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'', 
     $4,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard'', 
     $4,000,000;
       ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'', 
     $2,000,000;
       ``Environmental Restoration, Army'', $1,000,000;
       ``Environmental Restoration, Navy'', $1,000,000;
       ``Environmental Restoration, Air Force'', $1,000,000;
       ``Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide'', $1,000,000;
       ``Defense Health Program'', $36,000,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', $4,000,000;
       ``Missile Procurement, Army'', $4,000,000;
       ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, 
     Army'', $4,000,000;
       ``Procurement of Ammunition, Army'', $3,000,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Army'', $9,000,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', $22,000,000;
       ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', $4,000,000;
       ``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps'', 
     $1,000,000;
       ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', $18,000,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Navy'', $12,000,000;
       ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', $2,000,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', $23,000,000;
       ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', $7,000,000;
       ``Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force'', $1,000,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', $17,500,000;
       ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', $5,800,000;
       ``Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army'', 
     $3,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', 
     $10,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 
     $20,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'', 
     $39,000,000; and
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
     Wide'', $26,700,000:
     Provided, That these reductions shall be applied 
     proportionally to each budget activity, activity group and 
     subactivity group and each program, project, and activity 
     within each appropriation account.
       Sec. 8109. (a) Disposal of Certain Materials in National 
     Defense Stockpile.--Subject to subsection (c), the President 
     shall dispose of materials contained in the National Defense 
     Stockpile and specified in the table in subsection (b) so as 
     to result in receipts to the United States in the amount of 
     $100,000,000 by the end of fiscal year 1999.
       (b) Disposal Quantities.--The total quantities of materials 
     authorized for disposal by the President under subsection (a) 
     may not exceed the amounts set forth in the following table:


                     Authorized Stockpile Disposals
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Material for disposal                              Quantity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beryllium Metal...........................  20 short tons
Chromium Ferroalloy.......................  25,000 short tons
Columbium Carbide Powder..................  21,372 pounds of contained
                                             Columbium
Diamond, Stones...........................  600,000 carats
Platinum..................................  100,000 troy ounces
Platinum--Palladium.......................  150,000 troy ounces
Tantalum Carbide Powder...................  22,688 pounds of contained
                                             Tantalum
Tantalum Metal Ingots.....................  25,000 pounds of contained
                                             Tantalum
Tantalum Metal Powder.....................  25,000 pounds of contained
                                             Tantalum
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Minimization of Disruption and Loss.--The President may 
     not dispose of materials under subsection (a) to the extent 
     that the disposal will result in--
       (1) undue disruption of the usual markets of producers, 
     processors, and consumers of the materials proposed for 
     disposal; or
       (2) avoidable loss to the United States.
       (d) Treatment of Receipts.--Notwithstanding section 9 of 
     the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
     U.S.C. 98h), funds received as a result of the disposal of 
     materials authorized for disposal under subsection (a) shall 
     be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.
       (e) Relationship to Other Disposal Authority.--(1) The 
     disposal authority provided in subsection (a) is new disposal 
     authority and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any 
     other disposal authority provided by law regarding the 
     materials specified in such subsection.
       (2) The disposal authority provided in subsection (a) is 
     referred to in section 3303 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, and the quantities of 
     the materials specified in the table in subsection (b) are 
     included in the quantities specified in the table in 
     subsection (b) of such section 3303.
       (f) Definition.--In this section, the term ``National 
     Defense Stockpile'' means the stockpile

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     provided for in section 4 of the Strategic and Critical 
     Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c).
       Sec. 8110. (a) Transfers of Vessels by Grant.--The 
     Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer vessels to 
     foreign countries on a grant basis under section 516 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) as follows:
       (1) To the Government of Argentina, the NEWPORT class tank 
     landing ship NEWPORT (LST 1179).
       (2) To the Government of Greece--
       (A) the KNOX class frigate HEPBURN (FF 1055); and
       (B) the ADAMS class guided missile destroyers STRAUSS (DDG 
     16), SEMMS (DDG 18), and WADDELL (DDG 24).
       (3) To the Government of Portugal, the STALWART class ocean 
     surveillance ship ASSURANCE (T-AGOS 5).
       (4) To the Government of Turkey, the KNOX class frigates 
     PAUL (FF 1080), MILLER (FF 1091), and W.S. SIMMS (FF 1059).
       (b) Transfers of Vessels by Sale.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy is authorized to transfer vessels to foreign countries 
     on a sales basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2761) as follows:
       (1) To the Government of Brazil, the NEWPORT class tank 
     landing ships CAYUGA (LST 1186) and PEORIA (LST 1183).
       (2) To the Government of Chile--
       (A) the NEWPORT class tank landing ship SAN BERNARDINO (LST 
     1189); and
       (B) the auxiliary repair dry dock WATERFORD (ARD 5).
       (3) To the Government of Greece--
       (A) the OAK RIDGE class medium dry dock ALAMAGORDO (ARDM 
     2); and
       (B) the KNOX class frigates VREELAND (FF 1068) and TRIPPE 
     (FF 1075).
       (4) To the Government of Mexico--
       (A) the auxiliary repair dock SAN ONOFRE (ARD 30); and
       (B) the KNOX class frigate PHARRIS (FF 1094).
       (5) To the Government of the Philippines, the STALWART 
     class ocean surveillance ship TRIUMPH (T-AGOS 4).
       (6) To the Government of Spain, the NEWPORT class tank 
     landing ships HARLAN COUNTY (LST 1196) and BARNSTABLE COUNTY 
     (LST 1197).
       (7) To the Taipai Economic and Cultural Representative 
     Office in the United States (the Taiwan instrumentality that 
     is designated pursuant to section 10(a) of the Taiwan 
     Relations Act)--
       (A) the KNOX class frigates PEARY (FF 1073), JOSEPH HEWES 
     (FF 1078), COOK (FF 1083), BREWTON (FF 1086), KIRK (FF 1987), 
     and BARBEY (FF 1088);
       (B) the NEWPORT class tank landing ships MANITOWOC (LST 
     1180) and SUMTER (LST 1181);
       (C) the floating dry dock COMPETENT (AFDM 6); and
       (D) the ANCHORAGE class dock landing ship PENSACOLA (LSD 
     38).
       (8) To the Government of Turkey--
       (A) the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates 
     MAHLON S. TISDALE (FFG 27), REID (FFG 30), and DUNCAN (FFG 
     10); and
       (B) the KNOX class frigates REASONER (FF 1063), FANNING (FF 
     1076), BOWEN (FF 1079), MCCANDLESS (FF 1084), DONALD BEARY 
     (FF 1085), AINSWORTH (FF 1090), THOMAS C. HART (FF 1092), and 
     CAPODANNO (FF 1093).
       (9) To the Government of Venezuela, the medium auxiliary 
     floating dry dock bearing hull number AFDM 2.
       (c) Transfers of Vessels on a Combined Lease-Sale Basis.--
     The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer vessels 
     to foreign countries on a combined lease-sale basis under 
     sections 61 and 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2796, 2761) and in accordance with subsection (d) as follows:
       (1) To the Government of Brazil, the CIMARRON class oiler 
     MERRIMACK (AO 179).
       (2) To the Government of Greece, the KIDD class guided 
     missile destroyers KIDD (DDG 993), CALLAGHAN (DDG 994), SCOTT 
     (DDG 995), and CHANDLER (DDG 996).
       (d) Conditions Relating To Combined Lease-Sale Transfers.--
     A transfer of a vessel on a combined lease-sale basis 
     authorized by subsection (c) shall be made in accordance with 
     the following requirements:
       (1) The Secretary may initially transfer the vessel by 
     lease, with lease payments suspended for the term of the 
     lease, if the country entering into the lease for the vessel 
     simultaneously enters into a foreign military sales agreement 
     for the transfer of title to the vessel.
       (2) The Secretary may not deliver to the purchasing country 
     title to the vessel until the purchase price of the vessel 
     under such a foreign military sales agreement is paid in 
     full.
       (3) Upon payment of the purchase price in full under such a 
     sales agreement and delivery of title to the recipient 
     country, the Secretary shall terminate the lease.
       (4) If the purchasing country fails to make full payment of 
     the purchase price in accordance with the sales agreement by 
     the date required under the sales agreement--
       (A) the sales agreement shall be immediately terminated;
       (B) the suspension of lease payments under the lease shall 
     be vacated; and
       (C) the United States shall be entitled to retain all funds 
     received on or before the date of the termination under the 
     sales agreement, up to the amount of the lease payments due 
     and payable under the lease and all other costs required by 
     the lease to be paid to that date.
       (5) If a sales agreement is terminated pursuant to 
     paragraph (4), the United States shall not be required to pay 
     any interest to the recipient country on any amount paid to 
     the United States by the recipient country under the sales 
     agreement and not retained by the United States under the 
     lease.
       (e) Funding for Certain Costs of Transfers.--There is 
     established in the Treasury of the United States a special 
     account to be known as the Defense Vessels Transfer Program 
     Account. There is hereby appropriated into that account such 
     sums as may be necessary for the costs (as defined in section 
     502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) 
     of the lease-sale transfers authorized by subsection (c). 
     Funds in that account are available only for the purpose of 
     covering those costs.
       (f) Notification of Congress.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Navy shall submit to Congress, for each naval vessel that is 
     to be transferred under this section before January 1, 1999, 
     the notifications required under section 516 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) and section 525 of 
     the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-118; 111 
     Stat. 2413).
       (g) Grants not Counted in Annual Total of Transferred 
     Excess Defense Articles.--The value of a vessel transferred 
     to another country on a grant basis under section 516 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) pursuant to 
     authority provided by subsection (a) shall not be counted for 
     the purposes of subsection (g) of that section in the 
     aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred to 
     countries under that section in any fiscal year.
       (h) Costs of Transfers.--Any expense incurred by the United 
     States in connection with a transfer authorized by this 
     section shall be charged to the recipient (notwithstanding 
     section 516(e)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2321j(e)(1)) in the case of a transfer authorized to 
     be made on a grant basis under subsection (a)).
       (i) Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyards.--
     To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of the Navy 
     shall require, as a condition of the transfer of a vessel 
     under this section, that the country to which the vessel is 
     transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the vessel 
     as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval forces of 
     that country, performed at a shipyard located in the United 
     States, including a United States Navy shipyard.
       (j) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to transfer a 
     vessel under this section shall expire at the end of the two-
     year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       Sec. 8111. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     compensate an employee of the Department of Defense who 
     initiates a new start program without notification to the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense and the congressional 
     defense committees, as required by Department of Defense 
     financial management regulations.
       Sec. 8112. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be used by the Army to reduce civilian personnel 
     workforce levels at United States Army, Pacific (USARPAC) 
     bases and at Major Range and Test Facility Bases (MRTFBs) in 
     the United States in fiscal year 1999 below levels assumed in 
     this Act unless the Secretary of the Army notifies the 
     Congressional defense committees not less than 30 days prior 
     to implementation of any civilian personnel workforce 
     reductions.


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8113. Of the funds made available under title II of 
     this Act, the following amounts shall be transferred to the 
     Defense Working Capital Funds for the purpose of funding 
     operations of the Defense Commissary Agency:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $338,400,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $255,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $86,600,000; 
     and
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $302,071,000:

     Provided, That the transfer authority provided in this 
     section is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     contained elsewhere in this Act.
       Sec. 8114. Of the amounts made available in title II of 
     this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $20,000,000 is available only for emergency and 
     extraordinary expenses associated with the accident involving 
     a United States Marine Corps A-6 aircraft on February 3, 
     1998, near Cavalese, Italy: Provided, That these funds shall 
     remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds made 
     available by this section may be available for payments to 
     persons, communities, or other entities in Italy for 
     reimbursement for property damages resulting from the 
     accident involving a United States Marine Corps A-6 aircraft 
     on February 3, 1998, near Cavalese, Italy: Provided further, 
     That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made 
     available under this section may be used to rebuild or 
     replace the funicular system in Cavalese destroyed on 
     February 3, 1998 by that aircraft: Provided further, That any 
     amount paid to any individual or entity from the amount 
     appropriated under this section shall be credited against any 
     amount subsequently determined to be payable to that 
     individual or entity under chapter 163 of title 10, United 
     States Code, section 127 of that title, or any other 
     authority provided by law for administrative settlement of 
     claims against the United States with respect to damages 
     arising from the accident described in this section: Provided 
     further, That payment of an amount under this section shall 
     not be considered to constitute a statement of legal 
     liability on the part of the United States or otherwise to 
     prejudge any judicial proceeding or investigation arising 
     from the accident described in this section: Provided 
     further, That no part of any payment authorized by this 
     section shall be paid to or received by agents or attorneys 
     for services rendered in connection with obtaining such 
     payment, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding.

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       Sec. 8115. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available under this Act may be obligated or expended 
     for any additional deployment of forces of the Armed Forces 
     of the United States to Yugoslavia, Albania, or Macedonia 
     unless and until the President, after consultation with the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Majority Leader 
     of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the Senate, 
     transmits to Congress a report on the deployment that 
     includes the following:
       (1) The President's certification that the presence of 
     those forces in each country to which the forces are to be 
     deployed is necessary in the national security interests of 
     the United States.
       (2) The reasons why the deployment is in the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       (3) The number of United States military personnel to be 
     deployed to each country.
       (4) The mission and objectives of forces to be deployed.
       (5) The expected schedule for accomplishing the objectives 
     of the deployment.
       (6) The exit strategy for United States forces engaged in 
     the deployment.
       (7) The costs associated with the deployment and the 
     funding sources for paying those costs.
       (8) The anticipated effects of the deployment on the 
     morale, retention, and effectiveness of United States forces.
       (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a deployment of 
     forces--
       (1) in accordance with United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 795; or
       (2) under circumstances determined by the President to be 
     an emergency necessitating immediate deployment of the 
     forces.
       (c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to restrict the 
     authority of the President under the Constitution to protect 
     the lives of United States citizens.
       Sec. 8116. (a) Ensuring Year 2000 Compliance of Information 
     Technology and National Security Systems.--None of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
     (except as provided in subsection (b)) be obligated or 
     expended on the development or modernization of any 
     information technology or national security system of the 
     Department of Defense in use by the Department of Defense 
     (whether or not the system is a mission critical system) if 
     the date-related data processing capability of that system 
     does not meet certification level 1a, 1b, or 2 (as prescribed 
     in the April 1997 publication of the Department of Defense 
     entitled ``Year 2000 Management Plan'').
       (b) Exception for Certain Information Technology and 
     National Security Systems.--The limitation in subsection (a) 
     does not apply to an obligation or expenditure for an 
     information technology or national security system that is 
     reported to the Office of the Secretary of Defense by October 
     1, 1998, in accordance with the preparation instructions for 
     the May 1998 Department of Defense quarterly report on the 
     status of year 2000 compliance, if--
       (1) the obligation or expenditure is directly related to 
     ensuring that the reported system achieves year 2000 
     compliance;
       (2) the system is being developed and fielded to replace, 
     before January 1, 2000, a noncompliant system or a system to 
     be terminated in accordance with the May 1998 Department of 
     Defense quarterly report on the status of year 2000 
     compliance; or
       (3) the obligation or expenditure is required for a 
     particular change that is specifically required by law or 
     that is specifically directed by the Secretary of Defense.
       (c) Unallocated Reductions of Funds Not To Apply to Mission 
     Critical Systems.--Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act for mission critical systems are not 
     subject to any unallocated reduction of funds made by or 
     otherwise applicable to funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act.
       (d) Current Services Operations Not Affected.--Subsection 
     (a) does not prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds 
     for current services operations of information technology and 
     national security systems.
       (e) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive 
     subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis with respect to an 
     information technology or national security system if the 
     Secretary provides the congressional defense committees with 
     written notice of the waiver, including the reasons for the 
     waiver and a timeline for the testing and certification of 
     the system as year 2000 compliant.
       (f) Required Report.--(1) Not later than December 1, 1998, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report describing--
       (A) an executable strategy to be used throughout the 
     Department of Defense to test information technology and 
     national security systems for year 2000 compliance (to 
     include functional capability tests and military exercises);
       (B) the plans of the Department of Defense for ensuring 
     that adequate resources (such as testing facilities, tools, 
     and personnel) are available to ensure that all mission 
     critical systems achieve year 2000 compliance; and
       (C) the criteria and process to be used to certify a system 
     as year 2000 compliant.
       (2) The report shall also include--
       (A) an updated list of all mission critical systems; and
       (B) guidelines for developing contingency plans for the 
     functioning of each information technology or national 
     security system in the event of a year 2000 problem in any 
     such system.
       (g) Capability Contingency Plans.--Not later than December 
     30, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall have in place 
     contingency plans to ensure continuity of operations for 
     every critical mission or function of the Department of 
     Defense that is dependent on an information technology or 
     national security system.
       (h) Inspector General Evaluation.--The Inspector General of 
     the Department of Defense shall selectively audit information 
     technology and national security systems certified as year 
     2000 compliant to evaluate the ability of systems to 
     successfully operate during the actual year 2000, including 
     the ability of the systems to access and transmit information 
     from point of origin to point of termination.
       (i) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``information technology'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).
       (2) The term ``national security system'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 5142 of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1452).
       (3) The term ``development or modernization'' has the 
     meaning given that term in paragraph E of section 180203 of 
     the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 
     (DOD 7000.14-R), but does not include any matter covered by 
     subparagraph 3 of that paragraph.
       (4) The term ``current services'' has the meaning given 
     that term in paragraph C of section 180203 of the Department 
     of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DOD 7000.14-R).
       (5) The term ``mission critical system'' means an 
     information technology or national security system that is 
     designated as mission critical in the May 1998 Department of 
     Defense quarterly report on the status of year 2000 
     compliance.
       Sec. 8117. (a) Evaluation of Year 2000 Compliance as Part 
     of Training Exercises Programs.--Not later than December 15, 
     1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     plan for the execution of a simulated year 2000 as part of 
     military exercises described in subsection (c) in order to 
     evaluate, in an operational environment, the extent to which 
     information technology and national security systems involved 
     in those exercises will successfully operate during the 
     actual year 2000, including the ability of those systems to 
     access and transmit information from point of origin to point 
     of termination.
       (b) Evaluation of Compliance in Selected Exercises.--In 
     conducting the military exercises described in subsection 
     (c), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that--
       (1) at least 25 of those exercises (referred to in this 
     section as ``year 2000 simulation exercises'') are conducted 
     so as to include a simulated year 2000 in accordance with the 
     plan submitted under subsection (a);
       (2) at least two of those exercises are conducted by the 
     commander of each unified or specified combatant command; and
       (3) all mission critical systems that are expected to be 
     used if the Armed Forces are involved in a conflict in a 
     major theater of war are tested in at least two exercises.
       (c) Covered Military Exercises.--A military exercise 
     referred to in this section is a military exercise conducted 
     by the Department of Defense, during the period beginning on 
     January 1, 1999, and ending on September 30, 1999--
       (1) under the training exercises program known as the 
     ``CJCS Exercise Program'';
       (2) at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, the Army 
     National Training Center, or the Air Force Air Warfare 
     Center; or
       (3) as part of Naval Carrier Group fleet training or Marine 
     Corps Expeditionary Unit training.
       (d) Alternative Testing Method.--In the case of an 
     information technology or national security system for which 
     a simulated year 2000 test as part of a military exercise 
     described in subsection (c) is not feasible or presents undue 
     risk, the Secretary of Defense shall test the system using a 
     functional end-to-end test or through a Defense Major Range 
     and Test Facility Base. The Secretary shall include the plans 
     for these tests in the plan required by subsection (a). Tests 
     under this subsection are in addition to the 25 tests 
     required by subsection (b).
       (e) Authority for Exclusion of Systems Not Capable of 
     Performing Reliably in Year 2000 Simulation.--(1) In carrying 
     out a year 2000 simulation exercise, the Secretary of Defense 
     may exclude a particular information technology or national 
     security system from the year 2000 simulation phase of the 
     exercise if the Secretary determines that the system would be 
     incapable of performing reliably during the year 2000 
     simulation phase of the exercise. In such a case, the system 
     excluded shall be replaced in accordance with the year 2000 
     contingency plan for the system.
       (2) If the Secretary of Defense excludes an information 
     technology or national security system from the year 2000 
     simulation phase of an exercise as provided in paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall notify Congress of that exclusion not 
     later than two weeks before commencing that exercise. The 
     notice shall include a list of each information technology or 
     national security system excluded from the exercise, a 
     description of how the exercise will use the year 2000 
     contingency plan for each such system, and a description of 
     the effect that continued year 2000 noncompliance of each 
     such system would have on military readiness.
       (3) An information technology or national security system 
     with cryptological applications that is not capable of having 
     its internal clock adjusted forward to a simulated later time 
     is exempt from the year 2000 simulation phase of an exercise 
     under this section.
       (f) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than January 30, 
     1999, the Comptroller General shall review the report and 
     plan submitted under subsection (a) and submit to Congress a 
     briefing evaluating the methodology to be used under the plan 
     to simulate the year 2000 and describing the potential 
     information that will be collected as a result of 
     implementation of the plan, the adequacy of the planned 
     tests, and the impact that the plan will have on military 
     readiness.
       (g) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``information technology'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).

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       (2) The term ``national security system'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 5142 of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1452).
       (3) The term ``mission critical system'' means an 
     information technology or national security system that is 
     designated as mission critical in the May 1998 Department of 
     Defense quarterly report on the status of year 2000 
     compliance.
       Sec. 8118. During the current fiscal year and hereafter, no 
     funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department 
     of Defense may be used to award a contract to, extend a 
     contract with, or approve the award of a subcontract to any 
     person who within the preceding 15 years has been convicted 
     under section 704 of title 18, United States Code, of the 
     unlawful manufacture or sale of the Congressional Medal of 
     Honor.
       Sec. 8119. (a) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report on food stamp assistance for members 
     of the Armed Forces. The Secretary shall submit the report at 
     the same time that the Secretary submits to Congress, in 
     support of the fiscal year 2001 budget, the materials that 
     relate to the funding provided in that budget for the 
     Department of Defense.
       (b) The report shall include the following:
       (1) The number of members of the Armed Forces and 
     dependents of members of the Armed Forces who are eligible 
     for food stamps.
       (2) The number of members of the Armed Forces and 
     dependents of members of the Armed Forces who received food 
     stamps in fiscal year 1998.
       (3) A proposal for using, as a means for eliminating or 
     reducing significantly the need of such personnel for food 
     stamps, the authority under section 2828 of title 10, United 
     States Code, to lease housing facilities for enlisted members 
     of the Armed Forces and their families when Government 
     quarters are not available for such personnel.
       (4) A proposal for increased locality adjustments through 
     the basic allowance for housing and other methods as a means 
     for eliminating or reducing significantly the need of such 
     personnel for food stamps.
       (5) Other potential alternative actions (including any 
     recommended legislation) for eliminating or reducing 
     significantly the need of such personnel for food stamps.
       (6) A discussion of the potential for each alternative 
     action referred to in paragraph (3) or (4) to result in the 
     elimination or a significant reduction in the need of such 
     personnel for food stamps.
       (c) Each potential alternative action included in the 
     report under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (b) shall 
     meet the following requirements:
       (1) Apply only to persons referred to in paragraph (1) of 
     such subsection.
       (2) Be limited in cost to the lowest amount feasible to 
     achieve the objectives.
       (d) In this section:
       (1) The term ``fiscal year 2001 budget'' means the budget 
     for fiscal year 2001 that the President submits to Congress 
     under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.
       (2) The term ``food stamps'' means assistance under the 
     Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
       Sec. 8120. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act in Titles III and IV may be used to 
     enter into or renew a contract with any company owned, or 
     partially owned, by the People's Republic of China or the 
     People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China.
       Sec. 8121. (a) Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 2641 the following:

     ``Sec. 2641a. Transportation of American Samoa veterans on 
       Department of Defense aircraft for certain medical care in 
       Hawaii

       ``(a) Transportation Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may provide transportation on Department of Defense aircraft 
     for the purpose of transporting any veteran specified in 
     subsection (b) between American Samoa and the State of Hawaii 
     if such transportation is required in order to provide 
     hospital care to such veteran as described in that 
     subsection.
       ``(b) Veterans Eligible for Transport.--A veteran eligible 
     for transport under subsection (a) is any veteran who--
       ``(1) resides in and is located in American Samoa; and
       ``(2) as determined by an official of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs designated for that purpose by the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs, must be transported to the State of 
     Hawaii in order to receive hospital care to which such 
     veteran is entitled under chapter 17 of title 38 in 
     facilities of such Department in the State of Hawaii.
       ``(c) Administration.--(1) Transportation may be provided 
     to veterans under this section only on a space-available 
     basis.
       ``(2) A charge may not be imposed on a veteran for 
     transportation provided to the veteran under this section.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `veteran' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 101(2) of title 38.
       ``(2) The term `hospital care' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 1701(5) of title 38.''.
       (b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 157 
     of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 2641 the following new item:

``2641a. Transportation of American Samoa veterans on Department of 
              Defense aircraft for certain medical care in Hawaii.''.

       Sec. 8122. Additional Funding for Korean War Veterans 
     Memorial. Section 3 of Public Law 99-572 (40 U.S.C. 1003 
     note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Additional Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to amounts made available 
     under subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary of the Army may 
     expend, from any funds available to the Secretary on the date 
     of enactment of this paragraph, $2,000,000 for repair of the 
     memorial.
       ``(2) Disposition of funds received from claims.--Any funds 
     received by the Secretary of the Army as a result of any 
     claim against a contractor in connection with construction of 
     the memorial shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
     Treasury.''.
       Sec. 8123. Of the funds available under title VI for 
     ``Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army'' for 
     research and development, $18,000,000 shall be made available 
     for the program manager for the Assembled Chemical Weapons 
     Assessment (under section 8065 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1997) for demonstrations of technologies 
     under the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment, for planning 
     and preparation to proceed from demonstration of an 
     alternative technology immediately into the development of a 
     pilot-scale facility for the technology, and for the design, 
     construction, and operation of a pilot facility for the 
     technology.
       Sec. 8124. The Secretary of the Navy may carry out a 
     competitively awarded vessel scrapping pilot program during 
     fiscal years 1999 and 2000 using funds made available in this 
     Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'': 
     Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall define the 
     program scope sufficient to gather data on the cost of 
     scrapping Government vessels and to demonstrate cost 
     effective technologies and techniques to scrap such vessels 
     in a manner that is protective of worker safety and health 
     and the environment.
       Sec. 8125. From within the funds provided under the heading 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', up to $500,000 shall be 
     available for paying subcontractors and suppliers for work 
     performed at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, in 1994, under Army 
     services contract number DACA85-93-C-0065. Subcontractors and 
     suppliers are to be paid interest calculated in accordance 
     with the Contract Dispute Act of 1978, 41 U.S.C. 601-613.
       Sec. 8126. (a) The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary 
     of the Air Force may each enter into one or more multiyear 
     leases of nontactical firefighting equipment, nontactical 
     crash rescue equipment, or nontactical snow removal 
     equipment. The period of a lease entered into under this 
     section shall be for any period not in excess of 10 years. 
     Any such lease shall provide that performance under the lease 
     during the second and subsequent years of the contract is 
     contingent upon the appropriation of funds and shall provide 
     for a cancellation payment to be made to the lessor if such 
     appropriations are not made.
       (b) Lease payments made under subsection (a) shall be made 
     from amounts provided in this or future appropriations Acts.
       (c) This section is effective for all fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1998.
       Sec. 8127. From within funds available for the Department 
     of Defense under title VI of this Act for ``Chemical Agents 
     and Munitions Destruction, Army'', or the unobligated 
     balances of funds available for ``Chemical Agents and 
     Munitions Destruction, Defense'', under any other Act making 
     appropriations for military functions administered by the 
     Department of Defense for any fiscal year, the Secretary of 
     Defense may use not more than $25,000,000 for the Assembled 
     Chemical Weapons Assessment to complete the demonstration of 
     alternatives to baseline incineration for the destruction of 
     chemical agents and munitions and to carry out the pilot 
     program under section 8065 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (section 101(b) of Public Law 104-
     208; 110 Stat. 3009-101; 50 U.S.C. 1521 note). The amount 
     specified in the preceding sentence is in addition to any 
     other amount that is made available under title VI of this 
     Act to complete the demonstration of the alternatives and to 
     carry out the pilot program: Provided, That none of these 
     funds shall be taken from any ongoing operational chemical 
     munitions destruction programs.
       Sec. 8128. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) child experts estimate that as many as 250,000 children 
     under the age of 18 are currently serving in armed forces or 
     armed groups in more than 30 countries around the world;
       (2) contemporary armed conflict has caused the deaths of 
     2,000,000 minors in the last decade alone, and has left an 
     estimated 6,000,000 children seriously injured or permanently 
     disabled;
       (3) children are uniquely vulnerable to military 
     recruitment because of their emotional and physical 
     immaturity, are easily manipulated, and can be drawn into 
     violence that they are too young to resist or understand;
       (4) children are most likely to become child soldiers if 
     they are poor, separated from their families, displaced from 
     their homes, living in a combat zone, or have limited access 
     to education;
       (5) orphans and refugees are particularly vulnerable to 
     recruitment;
       (6) one of the most egregious examples of the use of child 
     soldiers is the abduction of some 10,000 children, some as 
     young as 8 years of age, by the Lord's Resistance Army (in 
     this section referred to as the ``LRA'') in northern Uganda;
       (7) the Department of State's Country Reports on Human 
     Rights Practices for 1997 reports that in Uganda the LRA 
     kills, maims, and rapes large numbers of civilians, and 
     forces abducted children into ``virtual slavery as guards, 
     concubines, and soldiers'';
       (8) children abducted by the LRA are forced to raid and 
     loot villages, fight in the front line of battle against the 
     Ugandan army and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), 
     serve as sexual slaves to rebel commanders, and participate 
     in the killing of other children who try to escape;

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       (9) former LRA child captives report witnessing Sudanese 
     government soldiers delivering food supplies, vehicles, 
     ammunition, and arms to LRA base camps in government-
     controlled southern Sudan;
       (10) children who manage to escape from LRA captivity have 
     little access to trauma care and rehabilitation programs, and 
     many find their families displaced, unlocatable, dead, or 
     fearful of having their children return home;
       (11) Graca Machel, the former United Nations expert on the 
     impact of armed conflict on children, identified the 
     immediate demobilization of all child soldiers as an urgent 
     priority, and recommended the establishment through an 
     optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the 
     Child of 18 as the minimum age for recruitment and 
     participation in armed forces; and
       (12) the International Committee of the Red Cross, the 
     United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations 
     High Commission on Refugees, and the United Nations High 
     Commissioner on Human Rights, as well as many nongovernmental 
     organizations, also support the establishment of 18 as the 
     minimum age for military recruitment and participation in 
     armed conflict.
       (b) In General.--The Congress hereby--
       (1) deplores the global use of child soldiers and supports 
     their immediate demobilization;
       (2) condemns the abduction of Ugandan children by the LRA;
       (3) calls on the Government of Sudan to use its influence 
     with the LRA to secure the release of abducted children and 
     to halt further abductions; and
       (4) encourages the United States delegation not to block 
     the drafting of an optional protocol to the Convention on the 
     Rights of the Child that would establish 18 as the minimum 
     age for participation in armed conflict.
       (c) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the President and the Secretary of State should--
       (1) support efforts to end the abduction of children by the 
     LRA, secure their release, and facilitate their 
     rehabilitation and reintegration into society;
       (2) not block efforts to establish 18 as the minimum age 
     for participation in conflict through an optional protocol to 
     the Convention on the Rights of the Child; and
       (3) provide greater support to United Nations agencies and 
     nongovernmental organizations working for the rehabilitation 
     and reintegration of former child soldiers into society.
       Sec. 8129. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall obligate the funds provided for 
     Counterterror Technical Support in the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1998 (under title IV of Public Law 105-
     56) for the projects and in the amounts provided for in House 
     Report 105-265 of the House of Representatives, One Hundred 
     Fifth Congress, First Session: Provided, That the funds 
     available for the Pulsed Fast Neutron Analysis Project should 
     be executed through cooperation with the Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy.
       Sec. 8130. Training and Other Programs. (a) Prohibition.--
     None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to 
     support any training program involving a unit of the security 
     forces of a foreign country if the Secretary of Defense has 
     received credible information from the Department of State 
     that a member of such unit has committed a gross violation of 
     human rights, unless all necessary corrective steps have been 
     taken.
       (b) Monitoring.--Not more than 90 days after enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State, shall establish procedures to ensure that 
     prior to a decision to conduct any training program referred 
     to in subsection (a), full consideration is given to all 
     information available to the Department of State relating to 
     human rights violations by foreign security forces.
       (c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense, after consultation 
     with the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition in 
     subsection (a) if he determines that such waiver is required 
     by extraordinary circumstances.
       (d) Report.--Not more than 15 days after the exercise of 
     any waiver under subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees 
     describing the extraordinary circumstances, the purpose and 
     duration of the training program, the United States forces 
     and the foreign security forces involved in the training 
     program, and the information relating to human rights 
     violations that necessitates the waiver.
       Sec. 8131. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
     notwithstanding the provisions of section 509(b) of title 32, 
     United States Code, of the funds made available for Civil 
     Military Programs to the Department of Defense in this Act, 
     not less than $62,394,000 shall be made available for the 
     National Guard ChalleNGe Program.
       Sec. 8132. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary of the Air Force may convey, without 
     consideration, to Indian tribes located in the State of 
     Montana relocatable military housing units located at 
     Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, that are excess to the 
     needs of the Air Force.
       (b) Processing of Requests.--(1) The Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall convey military housing units under subsection 
     (a) in accordance with the requests for such units that are 
     submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield 
     Program on behalf of Indian tribes located in the State of 
     Montana.
       (2) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any 
     conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units 
     under subsection (a) before submitting such requests to the 
     Secretary of the Air Force under paragraph (1).
       (c) Indian Tribe Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Indian tribe'' means any recognized Indian tribe included 
     on the current list published by the Secretary of the 
     Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian 
     Tribe List Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-454; 108 Stat. 4792; 
     25 U.S.C. 479a-1).
       Sec. 8133. (a) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may carry 
     out a program to distribute surplus dental equipment of the 
     Department of Defense, at no cost to the Department of 
     Defense, to Indian health service facilities and to 
     federally-qualified health centers (within the meaning of 
     section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396d(l)(2)(B))).
       (b) Not later than March 15, 1999, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the program, including 
     the actions taken under the program.
       Sec. 8134. The total amount appropriated in Title III of 
     this Act is hereby reduced by $142,100,000.
       Sec. 8135. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced 
     by $193,600,000 to reflect savings from favorable foreign 
     currency fluctuations, to be distributed as follows:
       ``Military Personnel, Army'', $5,300,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Navy'', $12,000,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'', $4,200,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Air Force'', $8,100,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $111,500,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $11,500,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $3,300,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $26,200,000; and
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $11,500,000.
       Sec. 8136. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced 
     by $502,000,000 to reflect savings from reductions in the 
     price of bulk fuel, to be distributed as follows:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $36,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $167,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $8,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $176,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $67,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve'', $1,400,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve'', $8,200,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve'', 
     $11,700,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'', 
     $3,500,000; and
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard'', 
     $23,200,000.
       Sec. 8137. Global Positioning System Frequency Spectrum.--
     In order to guard against disruption of Global Positioning 
     System services that are vital to the national security and 
     economic interests of the United States, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report setting forth a national strategy to (a) protect the 
     integrity of the Global Positioning System frequency spectrum 
     against interference and disruption, (b) achieve full and 
     effective use by GPS of radio frequency spectrum currently 
     allocated by the International Telecommunications Union for 
     transmission of satellite navigation signals, and (c) provide 
     for any additional allocation of spectrum necessary for GPS 
     evolution. Such report shall be submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees within 120 days of enactment 
     of this Act.
       Sec. 8138. The Secretary of Defense shall submit a report 
     to Congress concurrent with submission of the fiscal year 
     2000 President's budget regarding past military deployment 
     rates and future deployment rate goals. Such report shall 
     contain a listing of the monthly overseas deployment rates 
     for military personnel of each service covering each fiscal 
     year beginning with fiscal year 1989, the location and size 
     of each deployment, a description of the methodology used to 
     determine the deployment rates for each service, and a 
     discussion of the maximum yearly deployment rates for each 
     service that can be sustained on a continuous basis in non-
     emergency situations over the next five years given the 
     resources and personnel end strengths contained in the Future 
     Years Defense Plan.
       Sec. 8139. (a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of the 
     Air Force shall convey, without consideration, to the Town of 
     Newington, New Hampshire, all right, title, and interest of 
     the United States in and to a parcel of real property, 
     together with improvements thereon, consisting of 
     approximately 1.3 acres located at former Pease Air Force 
     Base, New Hampshire, and known as the site of the old Stone 
     School.
       (b) Inapplicability of Certain Disposal Authorities.--The 
     Secretary shall make the conveyance required by subsection 
     (a) without regard to the provisions of section 204(b) of the 
     Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
       (c) 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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the Secretary.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interest of the United 
     States.
       Sec. 8140. (a) The Secretary of the Navy may lease to the 
     University of Central Florida (in this section referred to as 
     the ``University''), or

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     a representative or agent of the University designated by the 
     University, such portion of the property known as the Naval 
     Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Division, Orlando, 
     Florida, as the Secretary considers appropriate as a location 
     for the establishment of a center for research in the fields 
     of law enforcement, public safety, civil defense, and 
     national defense.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term of 
     the lease under subsection (a) may not exceed 50 years.
       (c) As consideration for the lease under subsection (a), 
     the University shall--
       (1) undertake and incur the cost of the planning, design, 
     and construction required to establish the center referred to 
     in that subsection; and
       (2) during the term of the lease, provide the Secretary 
     such space in the center for activities of the Navy as the 
     Secretary and the University jointly consider appropriate.
       (d) The Secretary may require such additional terms and 
     conditions in connection with the lease authorized by 
     subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     protect the interest of the United States.
       Sec. 8141. (a) The Secretary of the Air Force may enter 
     into an agreement to lease from the City of Phoenix, Arizona, 
     the parcel of real property described in subsection (b), 
     together with improvements on the property, in consideration 
     of annual rent not in excess of one dollar.
       (b) The real property referred to in subsection (a) is a 
     parcel, known as Auxiliary Field 3, that is located 
     approximately 12 miles north of Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, 
     in section 4 of township 3 north, range 1 west of the Gila 
     and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, 
     is bounded on the north by Bell Road, on the east by 
     Litchfield Road, on the south by Greenway Road, and on the 
     west by agricultural land, and is composed of approximately 
     638 acres, more or less, the same property that was formerly 
     an Air Force training and emergency field developed during 
     World War II.
       (c) The Secretary may require such additional terms and 
     conditions in connection with the lease under subsection (a) 
     as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.
       Sec. 8142. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Defense may retain all or a portion of the 
     family housing at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, as the 
     Secretary deems necessary to meet military family housing 
     needs arising out of the relocation of elements of the U.S. 
     Army South to Fort Buchanan.
       Sec. 8143. (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy may convey to the City of Seattle, Washington (in this 
     section referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property, together with improvements thereon, consisting of 
     approximately 11.82 acres, the location of the Magnolia 
     housing area, Seattle, Washington, less such areas as the 
     Secretary determines are required to support continued Navy 
     family housing requirements.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the United States 
     an amount equal to the fair market value (as determined by 
     the Secretary) of the portion of the real property to be 
     conveyed under subsection (a) that was not donated to the 
     United States by the City. The portion of the real property 
     to be conveyed under subsection (a) that was donated to the 
     United States by the City will be returned to the City at no 
     cost.
       (c) Condition.--The conveyance authorized by subsection (a) 
     shall be subject to the condition that the City accept the 
     real property in its condition at the time of conveyance.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be conveyed for monetary 
     consideration; as well as the acreage of the portion to be 
     returned to the City at no cost as described in subsection 
     (b), shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the City.
       (e) Use of Funds.--(1) The Secretary shall use any amounts 
     paid to the Secretary under subsection (b) for Navy family 
     housing purposes in the Puget Sound region. (2) If amounts 
     referred to in paragraph (1) remain unexpended after the use 
     for Navy family housing purposes referred to in that 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall deposit such unexpended 
     amounts in the account established under section 204(h) of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (40 
     U.S.C. 485(h)).
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       Sec. 8144. (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may convey to the city of Reading, Pennsylvania, 
     hereafter referred to as the ``City'' or to another entity 
     designated by the City, all right and title, and interest of 
     the United States in and to a parcel of real property 
     (including improvements thereon) consisting of approximately 
     1.8 acres at the Army Reserve Center located at 1800 North 
     12th Street in Reading, Pennsylvania, for redevelopment 
     purposes.
       (b) Consideration.--The conveyance authorized under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     City--
       (1) Will pay fair market value for the property, if the 
     property is to be conveyed to or used by a business 
     enterprise.
       (2) Will obtain the property without consideration if the 
     property is to be used by a state or local governmental 
     agency.
       (c) Administrative Expenses.--In connection with the 
     conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary may accept 
     amounts provided by the city or other persons to cover 
     administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary in entering 
     into the transaction. Amounts collected under this subsection 
     (b) for administrative expenses shall be credited to the 
     appropriation, fund, or account from which the expenses were 
     paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with funds in such 
     appropriation, fund or account and shall be available for the 
     same purposes and subject to the same limitations as the 
     funds with which merged.
       (d) 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 satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the City.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       Sec. 8145. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     using funds previously appropriated into the Department of 
     Defense Base Closure Account 1990 established by section 
     2906(a)(1) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 
     1991 (Public Law 101-510), the Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall obligate up to $7,646,000 for demolition and related 
     environmental restoration of 31 buildings, possessing 
     asbestos and lead-based paint, at the former Norton Air Force 
     Base, California.
       Sec. 8146. Liquidity of Working-Capital Funds. (a) 
     Increased Cash Balances.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     administer the working-capital funds of the Department of 
     Defense during fiscal year 1999 so as to ensure that the 
     total amount of the cash balances in such funds on September 
     30, 1999, exceeds the total amount of the cash balances in 
     such funds on September 30, 1998, by $1,300,000,000.
       (b) Actions Regarding Unbudgeted Losses.--The Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall take such actions 
     regarding unbudgeted losses for the working-capital funds as 
     may be necessary in order to ensure that such unbudgeted 
     losses do not preclude the Secretary of Defense from 
     achieving the increase in cash balances in working-capital 
     funds required under subsection (a).
       (c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
     requirements of this section upon certifying to Congress, in 
     writing, that the waiver is necessary to meet requirements 
     associated with--
       (A) a contingency operation (as defined in section 
     101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code); or
       (B) an operation of the Armed Forces that commenced before 
     October 1, 1998, and continues during fiscal year 1999.
       (2) The waiver authority under paragraph (1) may not be 
     delegated to any official other than the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense.
       (3) The waiver authority under paragraph (1) does not apply 
     to the limitation in subsection (d) or the limitation in 
     section 2208(l)(3) of title 10, United States Code (as added 
     by subsection (e)).
       (d) Permanent Limitation on Advance Billings.--(1) Section 
     2208(l) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) The total amount of the advance billings rendered or 
     imposed for all working-capital funds of the Department of 
     Defense in a fiscal year may not exceed $1,000,000,000.''.
       (2) Section 2208(l)(3) of such title, as added by paragraph 
     (1), applies to fiscal years after fiscal year 1999.
       (e) Semiannual Report.--(1) The Under Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives--
       (A) not later than May 1, 1999, a report on the 
     administration of this section for the six-month period 
     ending on March 31, 1999; and
       (B) not later than November 1, 1999, a report on the 
     administration of this section for the six-month period 
     ending on September 30, 1999.
       (2) Each report shall include, for the period covered by 
     the report, the following:
       (A) The profit and loss status of each working-capital fund 
     activity.
       (B) The actions taken by the Secretary of each military 
     department to use assessments of surcharges to correct for 
     unbudgeted losses.
       Sec. 8147. The Secretary of Defense shall establish, 
     through a revised Defense Integrated Military Human Resources 
     System (DIMHRS), a defense reform initiative enterprise pilot 
     program for military manpower and personnel information: 
     Provided, That this pilot program should include all 
     functions and systems currently included in DIMHRS and shall 
     be expanded to include all appropriate systems within the 
     enterprise of personnel, manpower, training, and 
     compensation: Provided further, That in establishing a 
     revised DIMHRS enterprise program for manpower and personnel 
     information superiority the functions of this program shall 
     include, but not be limited to: (1) an analysis and 
     determination of the number and kinds of information systems 
     necessary to support manpower and personnel within the 
     Department of Defense; and (2) the establishment of programs 
     to develop and implement information systems in support of 
     manpower and personnel to include an enterprise level 
     strategic approach, performance and results based management, 
     business process improvement and other non-material 
     solutions, the use of commercial or government off-the-shelf 
     technology, the use of modular contracting as defined by 
     Public Law 104-106, and the integration and consolidation of 
     existing manpower and personnel information systems: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Defense shall re-instate 
     fulfillment standards designated as ADS-97-03-GD, dated 
     January, 1997: Provided further, That the requirements of 
     this section should be implemented not later

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     than six months after the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 8148. (a) The Secretary of Defense, after consultation 
     with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 
     military service chiefs, shall conduct a comprehensive 
     reassessment of existing military compensation, benefits, and 
     related programs. The Secretary shall consider the 
     effectiveness of these programs in providing an adequate 
     standard of living and family support for service members and 
     dependents, the current and projected effects of these 
     programs on recruiting and retention of service members, and 
     improvements which could be gained by potential changes in 
     these programs.
       (b) In conducting this assessment, the Secretary's analysis 
     shall consider, but not be limited to, the following areas:
       (1) Military pay and benefits, to include special pay and 
     targeted bonus programs;
       (2) The military retirement system, including an assessment 
     of the effects of the significant changes made to the 
     retirement system in 1986;
       (3) Health care programs; and
       (4) Housing, family support, and morale, welfare and 
     recreation programs.
       (c) The Secretary shall consider the cumulative and 
     complementary ability of these programs, and the effects of 
     potential modifications to these programs, in terms of their 
     ability to contribute to the attainment of existing and 
     future manpower requirements of the military services, as 
     well as the provision of a fair and equitable quality of life 
     for service members and their dependents.
       (d) The Secretary shall provide an initial report on these 
     issues to the congressional defense committees within 60 days 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (e) Concurrent with submission of the fiscal year 2000 
     budget, the Secretary shall provide a comprehensive 
     assessment of these issues, and proposed changes in existing 
     programs should he determine they are warranted, to the 
     Congress.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Bill Young,
     Joe McDade,
     Jerry Lewis,
     Joe Skeen,
     David L. Hobson,
     Henry Bonilla,
     George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
     Ernest J. Istook, Jr.,
     Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham,
     Bob Livingston,
     John P. Murtha,
     Norman D. Dicks,
     W.G. (Bill) Hefner,
     Martin Olav Sabo,
     Julian C. Dixon,
     Peter J. Visclosky,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Christopher S. Bond,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Richard C. Shelby,
     Judd Gregg,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Fritz Hollings,
     Robert Byrd,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Dale Bumpers,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Tom Harkin,
     Byron L. Dorgan,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and pursuant to 
clause 5, rule I, further proceedings on the conference report were 
postponed until after 5 o'clock p.m.

para.98.20  energy and water appropriations fy 1999

  Mr. McDADE, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, September 
25, 1998, called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 105-749):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     4060) ``making appropriations for energy and water 
     development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
     and for other purposes'', having met, after full and free 
     conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, for energy and water development, 
     and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

       The following appropriations shall be expended under the 
     direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of 
     the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the 
     Department of the Army pertaining to rivers and harbors, 
     flood control, beach erosion, and related purposes.

                         General Investigations

       For expenses necessary for the collection and study of 
     basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood 
     control, shore protection, and related projects, restudy of 
     authorized projects, miscellaneous investigations, and, when 
     authorized by laws, surveys and detailed studies and plans 
     and specifications of projects prior to construction, 
     $161,747,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     funds are provided for the following projects in the amounts 
     specified:
       Delaware Bay Coastline, Delaware and New Jersey, $419,000;
       Tampa Harbor, Alafia Channel, Florida, $200,000;
       Barnegat Inlet to Little Egg Harbor Inlet, New Jersey, 
     $322,000;
       Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor Inlet, New Jersey, 
     $113,000;
       Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Townsend's Inlet, New Jersey, 
     $200,000;
       Lower Cape May Meadows--Cape May Point, New Jersey, 
     $100,000;
       Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, $300,000;
       Raritan Bay to Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey, $750,000; and
       Townsend's Inlet to Cape May Inlet, New Jersey, $250,000:

     Provided, That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, is directed to use $700,000 of the funds 
     appropriated in Public Law 102-377 for the Red River 
     Waterway, Shreveport, Louisiana, to Daingerfield, Texas, 
     project for the feasibility phase of the Red River 
     Navigation, Southwest Arkansas, study: Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of the Army is directed to use $500,000 of the 
     funds appropriated herein to implement section 211(f)(7) of 
     Public Law 104-303 (110 Stat. 3684) and to reimburse the non-
     Federal sponsor a portion of the Federal share of project 
     costs for the Hunting Bayou element of the project for flood 
     control, Buffalo Bayou and tributaries, Texas: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of the Army is directed to use 
     $300,000 of the funds appropriated herein to implement 
     section 211(f)(8) of Public Law 104-303 (110 Stat. 3684) and 
     to reimburse the non-Federal sponsor a portion of the Federal 
     share of project costs for the project for flood control, 
     White Oak Bayou watershed, Texas.

                         Construction, General

       For the prosecution of river and harbor, flood control, 
     shore protection, and related projects authorized by laws; 
     and detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of 
     projects (including those for development with participation 
     or under consideration for participation by States, local 
     governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible 
     for selection by law (but such studies shall not constitute a 
     commitment of the Government to construction), 
     $1,429,885,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     such sums as are necessary for the Federal share of 
     construction costs for facilities under the Dredged Material 
     Disposal Facilities program shall be derived from the Harbor 
     Maintenance Trust Fund, as authorized by Public Law 104-303; 
     and of which such sums as are necessary pursuant to Public 
     Law 99-662 shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust 
     Fund, for one-half of the costs of construction and 
     rehabilitation of inland waterways projects, including 
     rehabilitation costs for the Lock and Dam 25, Mississippi 
     River, Illinois and Missouri; Lock and Dam 14, Mississippi 
     River, Iowa; Lock and Dam 24, Part 1, Mississippi River, 
     Illinois and Missouri; and Lock and Dam 3, Mississippi River, 
     Minnesota, projects, and of which funds are provided for the 
     following projects in the amounts specified:
       Norco Bluffs, California, $4,400,000;
       Panama City Beaches, Florida, $6,000,000;
       Tybee Island, Georgia, $1,200,000;
       Indiana Shoreline Erosion, Indiana, $700,000;
       Indianapolis Central Waterfront, Indiana, $4,000,000;
       Ohio River Flood Protection, Indiana, $750,000;
       Harlan/Clover Fork, Williamsburg, Pike County, Middlesboro, 
     Martin County, and Town of Martin, elements of the Levisa and 
     Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River and Upper Cumberland River 
     project in Kentucky, $25,230,000;
       Southern and Eastern Kentucky, Kentucky, $4,000,000;
       Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity (Hurricane Protection), 
     Louisiana, $16,000,000;
       Lake Pontchartrain (Jefferson Parish) Stormwater Discharge, 
     Louisiana, $4,500,000;
       Southeast Louisiana, Louisiana, $75,000,000;
       Jackson County, Mississippi, $6,200,000;
       Pascagoula Harbor, Mississippi, $12,000,000;
       Passaic River Streambank Restoration, New Jersey, 
     $3,000,000;
       Lackawanna River, Olyphant, Pennsylvania, $6,800,000;
       Lackawanna River, Scranton, Pennsylvania, $40,551,000;
       South Central Pennsylvania Environment Improvement Program, 
     $39,000,000, of which $13,000,000 shall be available only for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in Lackawanna, Lycoming, 
     Susquehanna, Wyoming, Pike, and Monroe counties in 
     Pennsylvania in accordance with the purposes of subsection 
     (a) and requirements of subsections (b) through (e) of 
     section 313 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, 
     as amended;

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       Wallisville Lake, Texas, $5,500,000;
       Virginia Beach, Virginia (Hurricane Protection), 
     $18,000,000;
       Upper Mingo County (including Mingo County Tributaries), 
     Lower Mingo County (Kermit), Wayne County, Hatfield Bottom, 
     and McDowell County, elements of the Levisa and Tug Forks of 
     the Big Sandy River and Upper Cumberland River project in 
     West Virginia, $11,350,000; and
       West Virginia and Pennsylvania Flood Control, West Virginia 
     and Pennsylvania, $750,000:
     Provided, That the Secretary of the Army is directed to 
     incorporate the economic analyses for the Green Ridge and 
     Plot sections of the Lackawanna River, Scranton, 
     Pennsylvania, project with the economic analysis for the 
     Albright Street section of the project, and to cost-share and 
     implement these combined sections as a single project with no 
     separable elements, except that each section may be 
     undertaken individually when the non-Federal sponsor provides 
     the applicable local cooperation requirements: Provided 
     further, That any funds heretofore appropriated and made 
     available in Public Law 103-126 for projects associated with 
     the restoration of the Lackawanna River Basin Greenway 
     Corridor, Pennsylvania, may be utilized by the Secretary of 
     the Army in carrying out other projects and activities on the 
     Lackawanna River in Pennsylvania: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of the Army is directed to use $4,500,000 of the 
     funds appropriated herein to implement section 211(f)(6) of 
     Public Law 104-303 (110 Stat. 3683) and to reimburse the non-
     Federal sponsor a portion of the Federal share of project 
     construction costs for the flood control components 
     comprising the Brays Bayou element of the project for flood 
     control, Buffalo Bayou and tributaries, Texas: Provided 
     further, That the navigation project for Cook Inlet 
     Navigation, Alaska, authorized by Section 101(b)(2) of Public 
     Law 104-303 is modified to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct the 
     project at a total cost of $12,600,000 with an estimated 
     first Federal cost of $9,450,000 and an estimated first non-
     Federal cost of $3,150,000: Provided further, That the flood 
     control project for West Sacramento, California, authorized 
     by Section 101(4) of Public Law 102-580 is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
     of Engineers, to construct the project at a total cost of 
     $32,900,000 with an estimated first Federal cost of 
     $24,700,000 and an estimated first non-Federal cost of 
     $8,200,000: Provided further, That the flood control project 
     for Sacramento River, Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, 
     California, authorized by Section 2 of the Act entitled ``An 
     Act to provide for the control of floods of the Mississippi 
     River and the Sacramento River, and for other purposes'', 
     approved March 1, 1917 (39 Stat. 949), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
     of Engineers, to construct the project at a total cost of 
     $20,700,000 with an estimated first Federal cost of 
     $15,570,000 and an estimated first non-Federal cost of 
     $5,130,000: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army, 
     acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to use 
     $4,000,000 provided herein to construct bluff stabilization 
     measures at authorized locations for Natchez Bluff, 
     Mississippi, at a total estimated cost of $26,065,000 with an 
     estimated first Federal cost of $19,549,000 and an estimated 
     first non-Federal cost of $6,516,000 and to award continuing 
     contracts, which are not to be considered fully funded: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army, acting 
     through the Chief of Engineers, may use up to $5,000,000 of 
     the funding appropriated herein for construction of an 
     emergency outlet from Devils Lake, North Dakota, to the 
     Sheyenne River, except that funds shall not become available 
     unless the Secretary of the Army determines that an emergency 
     (as defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) exists 
     with respect to the emergency need for the outlet and reports 
     to Congress that the construction is technically sound, 
     economically justified, and environmentally acceptable and in 
     compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Provided further, That the economic 
     justification for the emergency outlet shall be prepared in 
     accordance with the principles and guidelines for economic 
     evaluation as required by regulations and procedures of the 
     Army Corps of Engineers for all flood control projects, and 
     that the economic justification be fully described, including 
     the analysis of the benefits and costs, in the project plan 
     documents: Provided further, That the plans for the emergency 
     outlet shall be reviewed and, to be effective, shall contain 
     assurances provided by the Secretary of State, after 
     consultation with the International Joint Commission, that 
     the project will not violate the requirements or intent of 
     the Treaty Between the United States and Great Britain 
     Relating to Boundary Waters Between the United States and 
     Canada, signed at Washington January 11, 1909 (36 Stat. 2448; 
     TS 548) (commonly known as the ``Boundary Waters Treaty of 
     1909''): Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army 
     shall submit the final plans and other documents for the 
     emergency outlet to Congress: Provided further, That no funds 
     made available under this Act or any other Act for any fiscal 
     year may be used by the Secretary of the Army to carry out 
     the portion of the feasibility study of the Devils Lake 
     Basin, North Dakota, authorized under the Energy and Water 
     Development Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-377), 
     that addresses the needs of the area for stabilized lake 
     levels through inlet controls, or to otherwise study any 
     facility or carry out any activity that would permit the 
     transfer of water from the Missouri River Basin into Devils 
     Lake: Provided further, That, the Secretary of the Army, 
     acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to 
     transfer remaining General Investigations funds previously 
     appropriated for the Juniata River, Pennsylvania, study and 
     Mussers Dam, Pennsylvania, project to Construction, General 
     for use in equal amounts at Broad Top/Coaldale, Bedford 
     County, Pennsylvania, and Mont Alto Borough, Franklin County, 
     Pennsylvania, which are part of the South Central 
     Pennsylvania Environment Improvement Program.

 Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Arkansas, Illinois, 
       Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee

       For expenses necessary for prosecuting work of flood 
     control, and rescue work, repair, restoration, or maintenance 
     of flood control projects threatened or destroyed by flood, 
     as authorized by law (33 U.S.C. 702a, 702g-1), $321,149,000, 
     to remain available until expended.

                   Operation and Maintenance, General

       For expenses necessary for the preservation, operation, 
     maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood 
     control, and related works, including such sums as may be 
     necessary for the maintenance of harbor channels provided by 
     a State, municipality or other public agency, outside of 
     harbor lines, and serving essential needs of general commerce 
     and navigation; surveys and charting of northern and 
     northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and 
     straightening channels; and removal of obstructions to 
     navigation, $1,653,252,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which such sums as become available from the 
     special account established by the Land and Water 
     Conservation Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l), may be 
     derived from that account for construction, operation, and 
     maintenance of outdoor recreation facilities, and of which 
     $4,200,000 is provided for repair of Chickamauga Lock, 
     Tennessee: Provided, That no funds, whether appropriated, 
     contributed, or otherwise provided, shall be available to the 
     United States Army Corps of Engineers for the purpose of 
     acquiring land in Jasper County, South Carolina, in 
     connection with the Savannah Harbor navigation project: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army, acting 
     through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to undertake 
     authorized maintenance and repairs on the Allegheny River, 
     Pennsylvania, project, using $6,000,000 of funds provided 
     under this heading in Public Law 105-62 for extending the 
     navigation channel on the Allegheny River, Pennsylvania, 
     project to provide passenger boat access to the Kittanning, 
     Pennsylvania, Riverfront Park.

                           Regulatory Program

       For expenses necessary for administration of laws 
     pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 
     $106,000,000, to remain available until expended.

            Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses necessary to clean up contaminated sites 
     throughout the United States where work was performed as part 
     of the Nation's early atomic energy program, $140,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That the response 
     actions by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under this 
     program shall consist of the following functions and 
     activities to be performed at eligible sites where 
     remediation has not been completed: sampling and assessment 
     of contaminated areas, characterization of site conditions, 
     determination of the nature and extent of contamination, 
     selection of the necessary and appropriate response actions 
     as the lead Federal agency, preparation of designation 
     reports, cleanup and closeout of sites, and any other 
     functions determined by the Chief of Engineers as necessary 
     for remediation: Provided further, That response actions by 
     the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under this program shall be 
     subject to the administrative, procedural, and regulatory 
     provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., and 
     the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution 
     Contingency Plan, 40 C.F.R., Chapter 1, Part 300: Provided 
     further, That, except as stated herein, these provisions do 
     not alter, curtail or limit the authorities, functions or 
     responsibilities of other agencies under the Atomic Energy 
     Act, 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.: Provided further, That any sums 
     recovered under CERCLA for response actions, or recovered 
     from a contractor, insurer, surety, or other person to 
     reimburse the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for any 
     expenditures for response actions, shall be credited to the 
     account used to fund response actions on eligible sites, and 
     will be available for response action costs for any eligible 
     site: Provided further, That the Secretary of Energy may 
     exercise the authority of 42 U.S.C. 2208 to make payments in 
     lieu of taxes for Federally-owned property where Formerly 
     Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program activities are 
     conducted, regardless of which Federal agency has acquired 
     the property and notwithstanding references to ``the 
     activities of the Commission'' in 42 U.S.C. 2208: Provided 
     further, That the unexpended balances of prior appropriations 
     provided for these activities in this Act or any previous 
     Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act may be 
     transferred to and merged with this appropriation account, 
     and thereafter, may be accounted for as one fund for the same 
     time period as originally enacted.

                            General Expenses

       For expenses necessary for general administration and 
     related functions in the Office of the Chief of Engineers and 
     offices of the Division Engineers; activities of the Coastal 
     Engineering Research Board, the Humphreys Engineer Center 
     Support Activity, the Water Resources Support Center, and 
     headquarters support functions at the USACE Finance Center; 
     $148,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That no part of any other appropriation provided in title I 
     of this Act shall be available to fund the activities of the 
     Office of the Chief of Engineers or the executive direction 
     and management activities of the division offices.

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                             Revolving Fund

       Using amounts available in the Revolving Fund, the 
     Secretary of the Army is authorized to renovate office space 
     in the General Accounting Office headquarters building in 
     Washington, DC, for use by the Corps and GAO. The Secretary 
     is authorized to enter into a lease with GAO to occupy such 
     renovated space as appropriate, for the Corps' headquarters. 
     The Secretary shall ensure that the Revolving Fund is 
     appropriately reimbursed from appropriations of the Corps' 
     benefitting programs by collection each year of amounts 
     sufficient to repay the capitalized cost of such renovation 
     and through rent reductions or rebates from GAO.

                        Administrative Provision

       Appropriations in this title shall be available for 
     official reception and representation expenses (not to exceed 
     $5,000); and during the current fiscal year the Revolving 
     Fund, Corps of Engineers, shall be available for purchase 
     (not to exceed 100 for replacement only) and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

       Sec. 101. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no 
     fully allocated funding policy shall be applied to projects 
     for which funds are identified in the Committee reports 
     accompanying this Act under the Construction, General; 
     Operation and Maintenance, General; and Flood Control, 
     Mississippi River and Tributaries, appropriation accounts: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, is directed to undertake these projects 
     using continuing contracts, as authorized in section 10 of 
     the Rivers and Harbors Act of September 22, 1922 (33 U.S.C. 
     621).
       Sec. 102. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to revise the Missouri River Master Water Control 
     Manual when it is made known to the Federal entity or 
     official to which the funds are made available that such 
     revision provides for an increase in the springtime water 
     release program during the spring heavy rainfall and snow 
     melt period in States that have rivers draining into the 
     Missouri River below the Gavins Point Dam.

                                TITLE II

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                          Central Utah Project


                central utah project completion account

       For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah 
     Project Completion Act, and for activities related to the 
     Uintah and Upalco Units authorized by 43 U.S.C. 620, 
     $41,217,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $15,476,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation 
     Mitigation and Conservation Account: Provided, That of the 
     amounts deposited into that account, $5,000,000 shall be 
     considered the Federal contribution authorized by paragraph 
     402(b)(2) of the Central Utah Project Completion Act and 
     $10,476,000 shall be available to the Utah Reclamation 
     Mitigation and Conservation Commission to carry out 
     activities authorized under that Act.
       In addition, for necessary expenses incurred in carrying 
     out related responsibilities of the Secretary of the 
     Interior, $1,283,000, to remain available until expended.

                         Bureau of Reclamation

       For carrying out the functions of the Bureau of Reclamation 
     as provided in the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 
     1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or 
     supplementary thereto) and other Acts applicable to that 
     Bureau as follows:


                      water and related resources

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For management, development, and restoration of water and 
     related natural resources and for related activities, 
     including the operation, maintenance and rehabilitation of 
     reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling 
     related Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and 
     related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, 
     State and local governments, Indian Tribes, and others, 
     $642,845,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $2,800,000 shall be for construction of the Tooele Wastewater 
     Treatment and Reuse, Utah, project, and of which $1,873,000 
     shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River 
     Basin Fund and $45,990,000 shall be available for transfer to 
     the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund, and of which 
     such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the 
     Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided, That such transfers may be 
     increased or decreased within the overall appropriation under 
     this heading: Provided further, That of the total 
     appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be 
     financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation 
     special fee account established by 16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(i) shall 
     be derived from that Fund or account: Provided further, That 
     funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until 
     expended for the purposes for which contributed: Provided 
     further, That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be 
     credited to this account and are available until expended for 
     the same purposes as the sums appropriated under this 
     heading: Provided further, That of the total appropriated, 
     $25,800,000 shall be derived by transfer of unexpended 
     balances from the Bureau of Reclamation Working Capital Fund: 
     Provided further, That funds available for expenditure for 
     the Departmental Irrigation Drainage Program may be expended 
     by the Bureau of Reclamation for site remediation on a non-
     reimbursable basis: Provided further, That the amount 
     authorized for Indian municipal, rural, and industrial water 
     features by section 10 of Public Law 89-108, as amended by 
     section 8 of Public Law 99-294 and section 1701(b) of Public 
     Law 102-575, is increased by $2,000,000 (October 1997 
     prices): Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior 
     is directed to use not to exceed $3,600,000 of funds 
     appropriated herein as the Bureau of Reclamation share for 
     completion of the McCall Area Wastewater Reclamation and 
     Reuse, Idaho, project authorized in Public Law 105-62 and 
     described in PN-FONSI-96-05.


               bureau of reclamation loan program account

       For the cost of direct loans and/or grants, $7,996,000, to 
     remain available until expended, as authorized by the Small 
     Reclamation Projects Act of August 6, 1956, as amended (43 
     U.S.C. 422a-422l): Provided, That such costs, including the 
     cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
     502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: 
     Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize 
     gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans 
     not to exceed $38,000,000.
        In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
     carry out the program for direct loans and/or grants, 
     $425,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     of the total sums appropriated, the amount of program 
     activities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund shall 
     be derived from that Fund.


                central valley project restoration fund

       For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, and habitat 
     restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the 
     Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $33,130,000, to be 
     derived from such sums as may be collected in the Central 
     Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 
     3404(c)(3), 3405(f), and 3406(c)(1) of Public Law 102-575, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That the Bureau of 
     Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount 
     of the additional mitigation and restoration payments 
     authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law 102-575.


               california bay-delta ecosystem restoration

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior 
     and other participating Federal agencies in carrying out the 
     California Bay-Delta Environmental Enhancement and Water 
     Security Act, consistent with plans to be approved by the 
     Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with such Federal 
     agencies, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
     which such amounts as may be necessary to conform with such 
     plans shall be transferred to appropriate accounts of such 
     Federal agencies: Provided, That such funds may be obligated 
     only as non-Federal sources provide their share in accordance 
     with the cost-sharing agreement required under section 102(d) 
     of such Act: Provided further, That such funds may be 
     obligated prior to the completion of a final programmatic 
     environmental impact statement only if: (1) consistent with 
     40 CFR 1506.1(c); and (2) used for purposes that the 
     Secretary finds are of sufficiently high priority to warrant 
     such an expenditure.


                       policy and administration

       For necessary expenses of policy, administration, and 
     related functions in the office of the Commissioner, the 
     Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau 
     of Reclamation, to remain available until expended, 
     $47,000,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and be 
     nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377: Provided, That 
     no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be 
     available for activities or functions budgeted as policy and 
     administration expenses.


                        administrative provision

       Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be 
     available for purchase of not to exceed six passenger motor 
     vehicles for replacement only.

                               TITLE III

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                            ENERGY PROGRAMS

                             Energy Supply

       For expenses of the Department of Energy activities 
     including the purchase, construction and acquisition of plant 
     and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for energy 
     supply, and uranium supply and enrichment activities in 
     carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
     facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, 
     or expansion; and the purchase of not to exceed 22 passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only, $727,091,000, of which 
     not to exceed $3,000 may be used for official reception and 
     representation expenses for transparency activities.

                  Non-Defense Environmental Management

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other expenses necessary for non-defense environmental 
     management activities in carrying out the purposes of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction or expansion, $431,200,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

      Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund

       For necessary expenses in carrying out uranium enrichment 
     facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial 
     actions and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 and title X, subtitle A of the Energy Policy Act 
     of 1992, $220,200,000, to be derived from the Fund, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That $30,000,000 of 
     amounts derived from the Fund for such expenses shall be 
     available in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992.

                                Science

       For expenses of the Department of Energy activities 
     including the purchase, construction and acquisition of plant 
     and capital equipment

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     and other expenses necessary for science activities in 
     carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition or condemnation of any real property or facility 
     or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
     expansion, and purchase of not to exceed 5 passenger motor 
     vehicles for replacement only, $2,682,860,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That $7,600,000 of the 
     unobligated balances originally available for Superconducting 
     Super Collider termination activities shall be made available 
     for other activities under this heading.

                         Nuclear Waste Disposal

       For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the 
     purposes of Public Law 97-425, as amended, including the 
     acquisition of real property or facility construction or 
     expansion, $169,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which $165,000,000 is to be derived from the Nuclear Waste 
     Fund; and of which not to exceed $250,000 may be provided to 
     the Department of Energy to reimburse the State of Nevada 
     solely for expenditures, other than salaries and expenses of 
     State employees, to conduct scientific oversight 
     responsibilities pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982, and not to exceed $5,540,000 may be provided to 
     affected local governments, as defined in Public Law 97-425, 
     to conduct appropriate activities pursuant to the Act: 
     Provided, That the distribution of the funds to the units of 
     local government shall be determined by the Department of 
     Energy: Provided further, That the funds shall be made 
     available to the units of local government by direct payment: 
     Provided further, That within ninety days of the completion 
     of each Federal fiscal year, each local entity shall provide 
     certification to the Department of Energy, that all funds 
     expended from such payments have been expended for activities 
     as defined in Public Law 97-425. Failure to provide such 
     certification shall cause such entity to be prohibited from 
     any further funding provided for similar activities: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds herein appropriated may be: 
     (1) used directly or indirectly to influence legislative 
     action on any matter pending before Congress or a State 
     legislature or for lobbying activity as provided in 18 U.S.C. 
     1913; (2) used for litigation expenses; or (3) used to 
     support multi-state efforts or other coalition building 
     activities inconsistent with the restrictions contained in 
     this Act.

                      Departmental Administration

       For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy 
     necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the 
     purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles and official reception and representation expenses 
     (not to exceed $35,000), $200,475,000, to remain available 
     until expended, plus such additional amounts as necessary to 
     cover increases in the estimated amount of cost of work for 
     others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): Provided, That such increases 
     in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same 
     or greater amount, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided further, That moneys received by the Department for 
     miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $136,530,000 in 
     fiscal year 1999 may be retained and used for operating 
     expenses within this account, and may remain available until 
     expended, as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95-238, 
     notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided 
     further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by 
     the amount of miscellaneous revenues received during fiscal 
     year 1999 so as to result in a final fiscal year 1999 
     appropriation from the General Fund estimated at not more 
     than $63,945,000.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
     General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, as amended, $29,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                    ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                           Weapons Activities

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy 
     defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction, or expansion; the purchase of not 
     to exceed one fixed wing aircraft; and the purchase of 
     passenger motor vehicles (not to exceed 32 for replacement 
     only, and one bus), $4,400,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That funding for any ballistic missile 
     defense program undertaken by the Department of Energy for 
     the Department of Defense shall be provided by the Department 
     of Defense according to procedures established for Work for 
     Others by the Department of Energy.

         Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense 
     environmental restoration and waste management activities in 
     carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
     facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, 
     or expansion; and the purchase of passenger motor vehicles 
     (not to exceed 3 new sedans and 6 for replacement only, of 
     which 3 are sedans, 2 are buses, and 1 is an ambulance), 
     $4,310,227,000, to remain available until expended.

                  Defense Facilities Closure Projects

       For expenses of the Department of Energy to accelerate the 
     closure of defense environmental management sites, including 
     the purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and 
     capital equipment and other necessary expenses, 
     $1,038,240,000, to remain available until expended.

             Defense Environmental Management Privatization

       For Department of Energy expenses for privatization 
     projects necessary for atomic energy defense environmental 
     management activities authorized by the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $228,357,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                        Other Defense Activities

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense, other 
     defense activities, in carrying out the purposes of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,696,676,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                     Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal

       For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the 
     purposes of Public Law 97-425, as amended, including the 
     acquisition of real property or facility construction or 
     expansion, $189,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                    POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS

                  Bonneville Power Administration Fund

       Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, 
     established pursuant to Public Law 93-454, are approved for 
     official reception and representation expenses in an amount 
     not to exceed $1,500.
       During fiscal year 1999, no new direct loan obligations may 
     be made.

      Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration

       For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of 
     power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power 
     and energy pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 
     southeastern power area, $7,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended; in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 
     not to exceed $28,000,000 in reimbursements, of which 
     $20,000,000 is for transmission wheeling and ancillary 
     services and $8,000,000 is for power purchases at the Richard 
     B. Russell Project, to remain available until expended.

      Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration

       For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of 
     power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power 
     and energy, and for construction and acquisition of 
     transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, 
     and for administrative expenses, including official reception 
     and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 
     in carrying out the provisions of section 5 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 
     southwestern power area, $26,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended; in addition, notwithstanding the provisions 
     of 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed $4,200,000 in 
     reimbursements, to remain available until expended.

 Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area 
                          Power Administration

       For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, 
     section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
     7152), and other related activities including conservation 
     and renewable resources programs as authorized, including 
     official reception and representation expenses in an amount 
     not to exceed $1,500, $203,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $193,787,000 shall be derived from the 
     Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund: Provided, That 
     of the amount herein appropriated, $5,036,000 is for deposit 
     into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account 
     pursuant to title IV of the Reclamation Projects 
     Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992.

           Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund

       For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the 
     hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, 
     $1,010,000, to remain available until expended, and to be 
     derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance 
     Fund of the Western Area Power Administration, as provided in 
     section 423 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995.

                  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of 
     Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, the hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, and official reception and 
     representation expenses (not to exceed $3,000), $167,500,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 
     $167,500,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and 
     other services and collections in fiscal year 1999 shall be 
     retained and used for necessary expenses in this account, and 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
     the sum herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be 
     reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 1999 so 
     as to result in a final fiscal year 1999 appropriation from 
     the General Fund estimated at not more than $0.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                          Department of Energy

       Sec. 301. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act or 
     any prior appropriations Act may

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     be used to award a management and operating contract unless 
     such contract is awarded using competitive procedures or the 
     Secretary of Energy grants, on a case-by-case basis, a waiver 
     to allow for such a deviation. The Secretary may not delegate 
     the authority to grant such a waiver.
       (b) At least 60 days before a contract award, amendment, or 
     modification for which the Secretary intends to grant such a 
     waiver, the Secretary shall submit to the Subcommittees on 
     Energy and Water Development of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     a report notifying the subcommittees of the waiver and 
     setting forth the reasons for the waiver.
       Sec. 302. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act or 
     any prior appropriations Act may be used to award, amend, or 
     modify a contract in a manner that deviates from the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation, unless the Secretary of Energy 
     grants, on a case-by-case basis, a waiver to allow for such a 
     deviation. The Secretary may not delegate the authority to 
     grant such a waiver.
       (b) At least 60 days before a contract award, amendment, or 
     modification for which the Secretary intends to grant such a 
     waiver, the Secretary shall submit to the Subcommittees on 
     Energy and Water Development of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     a report notifying the subcommittees of the waiver and 
     setting forth the reasons for the waiver.
       Sec. 303. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any 
     prior appropriations Act may be used to--
       (1) develop or implement a workforce restructuring plan 
     that covers employees of the Department of Energy; or
       (2) provide enhanced severance payments or other benefits 
     for employees of the Department of Energy; under section 3161 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2644; 42 U.S.C. 7274h).
       Sec. 304. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any 
     prior appropriations Act may be used to augment the 
     $29,900,000 made available for obligation by this Act for 
     severance payments and other benefits and community 
     assistance grants under section 3161 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 
     106 Stat. 2644; 42 U.S.C. 7274h).
       Sec. 305. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any 
     prior appropriations Act may be used to prepare or initiate 
     Requests For Proposals (RFPs) for a program if the program 
     has not been funded by Congress.


                   (transfers of unexpended balances)

       Sec. 306. The unexpended balances of prior appropriations 
     provided for activities in this Act may be transferred to 
     appropriation accounts for such activities established 
     pursuant to this title. Balances so transferred may be merged 
     with funds in the applicable established accounts and 
     thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time 
     period as originally enacted.
       Sec. 307. Notwithstanding 41 U.S.C. section 254c(a), the 
     Secretary of Energy may use funds appropriated by this Act to 
     enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisition of 
     property or services without obligating the estimated costs 
     associated with any necessary cancellation or termination of 
     the contract. The Secretary of Energy may pay costs of 
     termination or cancellation from--
       (1) appropriations originally available for the performance 
     of the contract concerned;
       (2) appropriations currently available for procurement of 
     the type of property or services concerned, and not otherwise 
     obligated; or
       (3) funds appropriated for those payments.
       Sec. 308. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     dispose of transuranic waste in the Waste Isolation Pilot 
     Plant which contains concentrations of plutonium in excess of 
     20 percent by weight for the aggregate of any material 
     category on the date of enactment of this Act, or is 
     generated after such date.
       Sec. 309. Change of Name of the Office of Energy Research. 
     (a) In General.--Section 209 of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7139) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``energy research'' 
     and inserting ``science''; and
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Energy Research'' and 
     inserting ``Science''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Table of contents.--The table of contents in the first 
     section of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
     U.S.C. prec. 7101) is amended by striking the item relating 
     to section 209 and inserting the following:

``Section 209. Office of Science.''.

       (2) References in other law.--Each of the following is 
     amended by striking ``Energy Research'' and inserting 
     ``Science'':
       (A) The item relating to the Director, Office of Energy 
     Research, Department of Energy in section 5315 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (B) Section 2902(b)(6) of title 10, United States Code.
       (C) Section 406(h)(2)(A)(v) of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 284a(h)(2)(A)(v)).
       (D) Sections 3167(3) and 3168 of the Department of Energy 
     Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381d(3), 
     7381e).
       (E) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 224(b) of the Nuclear 
     Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10204(b)).
       (F) Section 2203(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13503(b)(3)(A)(i)).
       Sec. 310. Maintenance of Security at DOE Uranium Enrichment 
     Plants.--Section 3107(h) of the USEC Privatization Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2297h-5(h)) is amended in paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``an adequate number of security guards'' and inserting ``all 
     security police officers''; and by inserting the following 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Funding.--
       ``(A) The costs of arming and providing arrest authority to 
     the security police officers required under paragraph (1) 
     shall be paid as follows:
       ``(i) the Department of Energy (the ``Department'') shall 
     pay the percentage of the costs equal to the percentage of 
     the total number of employees at the gaseous diffusion plant 
     who are (I) employees of the Department or the contractor or 
     subcontractors of the Department or (II) employees of the 
     private entity leasing the gaseous diffusion plant who 
     perform work on behalf of the Department (including employees 
     of a contractor or subcontractor of the private entity), and
       ``(ii) the private entity leasing the gaseous diffusion 
     plant shall pay the percentage of the costs equal to the 
     percentage of the total number of employees at the gaseous 
     diffusion plant who are employees of the private entity 
     (including employees of a contractor or subcontractor) other 
     than those employees who perform work for the Department.
       ``(B) Neither the private entity leasing the gaseous 
     diffusion plant nor the Department shall reduce its payments 
     under any contract or lease or take other action to offset 
     its share of the costs referred to in subparagraph (A), and 
     the Department shall not reimburse the private entity for the 
     entity's share of these costs.
       ``(C) Nothing in this subsection shall alter the 
     Department's responsibilities to pay the safety, safeguards 
     and security costs associated with the Department's highly 
     enriched uranium activities.''.
       Sec. 311. None of the funds in this Act may be used by the 
     Department of Energy to conduct pilot projects simulating 
     external regulation unless the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the 
     appropriate State and local regulatory entities are included 
     in the pilot projects.
       Sec. 312. Of the amounts provided in this title under the 
     heading, ``Atomic Energy Defense Activities, Weapons 
     Activities'', $57,000,000 shall not be available for 
     obligation until September 30, 1999.

                                TITLE IV

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                    Appalachian Regional Commission

       For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized 
     by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as 
     amended, notwithstanding section 405 of said Act, for 
     necessary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman and the 
     alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment 
     of the Federal share of the administrative expenses of the 
     Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $66,400,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                           Denali Commission

       For expenses of the Denali Commission including the 
     purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and capital 
     equipment as necessary and other expenses, $20,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, subject to enactment of 
     authorization by law.

                Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
     Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 100-456, 
     section 1441, $16,500,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                     Nuclear Regulatory Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Commission in carrying out 
     the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as 
     amended, and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 
     including official representation expenses (not to exceed 
     $15,000); $465,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That of the amount appropriated herein, $17,000,000 
     shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund: Provided 
     further, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection 
     services, and other services and collections estimated at 
     $444,800,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall be retained and used 
     for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided further, That $3,200,000 of the 
     funds herein appropriated for regulatory reviews and other 
     assistance provided to the Department of Energy and other 
     Federal agencies shall be excluded from license fee revenues, 
     notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 2214: Provided further, That the 
     sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of 
     revenues received during fiscal year 1999 so as to result in 
     a final fiscal year 1999 appropriation estimated at not more 
     than $20,200,000.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $4,800,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated shall be 
     reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 
     1999 so as to result in a final fiscal year 1999 
     appropriation estimated at not more than $0.

                  Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Nuclear Waste Technical 
     Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100-203, section 
     5051, $2,600,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, 
     and to remain available until expended.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 
     congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 
     matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to 
     Members of Congress as described in section 1913 of title 18, 
     United States Code.

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       Sec. 502. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and 
     Products.--It is the sense of the Congress that, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
     purchased with funds made available in this Act should be 
     American-made.
        (b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance 
     to, or entering into any contract with, any entity using 
     funds made available in this Act, the head of each Federal 
     agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to 
     such entity a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a) by the Congress.
        (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in America'' 
     inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any 
     product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, 
     and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 
     through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 503. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be used to determine the final 
     point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis 
     Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and 
     the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to the 
     water quality standards of the State of California as 
     approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis 
     drainage waters.
       (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program 
     and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program 
     shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as 
     reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully 
     repaid pursuant to the ``Cleanup Program--Alternative 
     Repayment Plan'' and the ``SJVDP--Alternative Repayment 
     Plan'' described in the report entitled ``Repayment Report, 
     Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley 
     Drainage Program, February 1995'', prepared by the Department 
     of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future 
     obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or 
     providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the 
     San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit 
     beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal 
     Reclamation law.
       Sec. 504. None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act may be used to restart the High Flux Beam Reactor.
       Sec. 505. Section 6101(a)(3) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 
     2214(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1998'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 1999''.
       Sec. 506. (a) Funds appropriated for ``Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission--Salaries and Expenses'' shall be available to the 
     Commission for the following additional purposes:
       (1) Employment of aliens.
       (2) Services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (3) Publication and dissemination of atomic information.
       (4) Purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms.
       (5) Reimbursements to the General Services Administration 
     for security guard services.
       (6) Hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft.
       (7) Transfers of funds to other agencies of the Federal 
     Government for the performance of the work for which such 
     funds are appropriated, and such transferred funds may be 
     merged with the appropriations to which they are transferred.
       (8) Transfers to the Office of Inspector General of the 
     Commission, not to exceed an additional amount equal to 5 
     percent of the amount otherwise appropriated to the Office 
     for the fiscal year. Notice of such transfers shall be 
     submitted to the Committees on Appropriations.
       (b) Funds appropriated for ``Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission--Office of Inspector General'' shall be available 
     to the Office for the additional purposes described in 
     paragraphs (2) and (7) of subsection (a).
       (c) Moneys received by the Commission for the cooperative 
     nuclear research program, services rendered to State 
     governments, foreign governments, and international 
     organizations, and the material and information access 
     authorization programs, including criminal history checks 
     under section 149 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2169) may be retained and used for salaries and expenses 
     associated with those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
     3302, and shall remain available until expended.
       (d) Notwithstanding section 663(c)(2)(D) of Public Law 104-
     208, and to facilitate targeted workforce downsizing and 
     restructuring, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission may use funds appropriated in this Act to exercise 
     the authority provided by section 663 of that Act with 
     respect to employees who voluntarily separate from the date 
     of enactment of this Act through December 31, 2000. All of 
     the requirements in section 663 of Public Law 104-208, except 
     for section 663(c)(2)(D), apply to the exercise of authority 
     under this section.
       (e) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall 
     apply to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 507. Federal Payment to the District of Columbia, 
     Criminal Justice System.--Of the amounts appropriated as a 
     Federal payment under the District of Columbia Appropriations 
     Act, 1998, to the Pretrial Services, Defense Services, 
     Parole, Adult Probation and Offender Supervision Trustee, 
     $1,700,000 are hereby transferred to the District of Columbia 
     Courts for court operations.


              designation of vic fazio yolo wildlife area

       Sec. 508. The wetlands located in Yolo County, California, 
     and known as the Yolo Basin Wetlands, shall be known and 
     designated as the ``Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area''. Any 
     reference in law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other 
     record of the United States to the wetlands shall be deemed 
     to be a reference to the ``Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area''.


             Dale bumpers wildlife resources protection act

       Sec. 509. The Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 
     98-508, 98 Stat. 2349) is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following new section:

     ``SEC. 8. RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SENATOR DALE 
                   BUMPERS.

       ``(a) Dedication.--The nine areas in the State of Arkansas 
     comprising approximately 91,100 acres designated as 
     components of the National Wilderness Preservation System 
     pursuant to this Act are hereby dedicated to United States 
     Senator Dale Bumpers in recognition of his leadership and 
     outstanding contributions to the designation of wilderness in 
     the State of Arkansas and to the protection and preservation 
     of natural resources for the benefit of the people of the 
     United States.
       ``(b) Short Title.--In further recognition of his efforts 
     to protect wilderness resources in the State of Arkansas, 
     this Act shall, upon enactment of this section, be known as 
     the `Dale Bumpers Wilderness Resources Protection Act'.
       ``(c) Public Notification.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, 
     shall take such actions as may be necessary to recognize the 
     contributions of Senator Dale Bumpers to the preservation of 
     wilderness in the State of Arkansas. Such actions shall 
     include, but not be limited to, appropriate signs and other 
     materials, commemorative markers, maps, interpretive programs 
     or other means as will adequately inform the public of the 
     efforts of Senator Bumpers to preserve and protect National 
     Forest wilderness areas in the State of Arkansas.''.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Joseph McDade,
     Harold Rogers,
     Joe Knollenberg,
     Rod Frelinghuysen,
     Mike Parker,
     Sonny Callahan,
     Jay Dickey,
     Bob Livingston,
     Vic Fazio,
     Peter J. Visclosky,
     Chet Edwards,
     Ed Pastor,
     David Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.
     Pete Domenici,
     Thad Cochran,
     Slade Gorton,
     Mitch McConnell,
     R. F. Bennett,
     Conrad Burns,
     Larry E. Craig,
     Ted Stevens,
     Harry Reid,
     Robert Byrd,
     Fritz Hollings,
     Patty Murray,
     Herb Kohl,
     Byron L. Dorgan,
     Daniel Inouye,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and pursuant to 
clause 5, rule I, further proceedings on the conference report were 
postponed until after 5 o'clock p.m.

para.98.21  bankruptcy reform

  On motion of Mr. GEKAS, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 3150) to 
amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes; 
together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the 
Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. GEKAS, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.98.22  order of business--motion to instruct conferees on h.r. 3150

  On motion of Mr. GEKAS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That any recorded vote if demanded on the motion to instruct 
conferees on the bill (H.R. 3150) to amend title 11 of the United States 
Code, and for other purposes; be postponed until after 5 o'clock p.m.

[[Page 1856]]

para.98.23  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 3150

  Mr. NADLER moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the Senate 
amendment to the House bill, be instructed to agree to section 405 of 
the Senate amendment.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. NADLER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to the foregoing order 
of the House, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.

para.98.24  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.98.25  h.r. 3891--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 3891) to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to 
prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or alteration of 
product identification codes, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FORBES objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

245

When there appeared

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Nays

167

para.98.26                   [Roll No. 470]

                                YEAS--245

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--167

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Armey
     Baker
     Brown (FL)
     Callahan
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Combest
     Fowler
     Goss
     Jenkins
     John
     Kennelly
     Largent
     Martinez
     Miller (CA)
     Neal
     Paxon
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schumer
     Taylor (MS)
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said bill, as amended, was not 
passed.

para.98.27  unfinished business--h.r. 4103

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5 of rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the question of agreeing 
to the conference report on the bill (H.R. 4103) making appropriations 
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered and the 
vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

369

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affirmative

Nays

43

para.98.28                   [Roll No. 471]

                                YEAS--369

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio

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     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--43

     Barrett (WI)
     Blumenauer
     Campbell
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Doggett
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gutierrez
     Hefley
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lofgren
     Luther
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Minge
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Petri
     Rivers
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Stark
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Armey
     Baker
     Brown (FL)
     Callahan
     Christensen
     Combest
     Fowler
     Goss
     Jenkins
     John
     Kennelly
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Martinez
     Miller (CA)
     Paxon
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schumer
     Taylor (MS)
     Waters
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.98.29  h.r. 4060--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5 of rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the question of agreeing 
to the conference report on the bill (H.R. 4060) making appropriations 
for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered and the 
vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

389

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

25

para.98.30                   [Roll No. 472]

                                YEAS--389

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--25

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Blunt
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Cramer
     Crane
     Ensign
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Hilleary
     Kleczka
     McKinney
     Neumann
     Paul
     Petri
     Pickering
     Roemer
     Royce
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Stearns
     Tanner

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Armey
     Baker
     Brown (FL)
     Callahan
     Christensen
     Combest
     Fowler
     Goss
     Jenkins
     John
     Kennelly
     Largent
     Martinez
     Miller (CA)
     Paxon
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schumer
     Taylor (MS)

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  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.98.31  motion to instruct conferees on h.r. 3150--unfinished 
          business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to the foregoing order 
of the House, announced the unfinished business to be the question of 
agreeing to the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House 
at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
Senate amendment to the House bill (H.R. 3150) to amend title 11 of the 
United States Code, and for other purposes, to agree to section 405 of 
the Senate amendment.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. NADLER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

295

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

119

para.98.32                   [Roll No. 473]

                                AYES--295

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--119

     Archer
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Everett
     Fossella
     Frelinghuysen
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Granger
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Watts (OK)
     White
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Armey
     Baker
     Brown (FL)
     Callahan
     Christensen
     Combest
     Fowler
     Goss
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Kennelly
     Martinez
     Miller (CA)
     Paxon
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schumer
     Taylor (MS)
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.98.33  appointment of conferees--h.r. 3150

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, 
appointed the following Members as managers on the part of the House at 
said conference:

  Messrs. Hyde, McCollum, Gekas, Goodlatte, Bryant, Chabot, Conyers, 
Nadler, Boucher, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.98.34  emulate the character of officer chestnut and detective 
          gibson of the u.s. capitol police

  On motion of Mr. NEY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Oversight was discharged from further consideration of the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 317):

       Whereas Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson of the United States 
     Capitol Police laid down their lives for their country and 
     all of us;
       Whereas beyond the devotion of Jacob Chestnut and John 
     Gibson to duty, honor, and country was their commitment to 
     respect;
       Whereas Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson were simple, humble, 
     private men who deeply moved this nation simply by doing 
     their jobs;
       Whereas the focus on their exemplary personal character 
     could not have come at a time of greater need as many in our 
     country seem more and more dedicated to self-indulgence; and
       Whereas the Members of Congress have an unparalleled 
     opportunity to be urgently needed role models of respect and 
     dignity with no loss of personal principles: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That Members of Congress should follow the 
     example of Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson by living lives of 
     love, respect, and integrity every day at all times, 
     including on the floor of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives, and should deserve the title ``Honorable'' 
     by setting an example so that Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson 
     did not die in vain.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.98.35  higher education authorization

  Mr. GOODLING pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, September 
25, 1998, called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 105-750):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     6), to extend the authorization of programs

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     under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other 
     purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the Houses recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as 
     follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References.
Sec. 3. General effective date.

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Revision of title I.
Sec. 102. Conforming amendments.

                       TITLE II--TEACHER QUALITY

Sec. 201. Teacher quality enhancement grants.

                      TITLE III--INSTITUTIONAL AID

Sec. 301. Transfers and redesignations.
Sec. 302. Findings.
Sec. 303. Strengthening institutions.
Sec. 304. Strengthening HBCU's.
Sec. 305. Endowment challenge grants.
Sec. 306. HBCU capital financing.
Sec. 307. Minority science and engineering improvement program.
Sec. 308. General provisions.

                      TITLE IV--STUDENT ASSISTANCE

                       Part A--Grants to Students

Sec. 401. Federal Pell Grants.
Sec. 402. Federal TRIO programs.
Sec. 403. Gear up program.
Sec. 404. Academic achievement incentive scholarships.
Sec. 405. Repeals.
Sec. 406. Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants.
Sec. 407. Leveraging educational assistance partnership program.
Sec. 408. Special programs for students whose families are engaged in 
              migrant and seasonal farmwork.
Sec. 409. Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program.
Sec. 410. Child care access means parents in school.
Sec. 410A. Learning anytime anywhere partnerships.

             Part B--Federal Family Education Loan Program

Sec. 411. Limitation repealed.
Sec. 412. Advances to reserve funds.
Sec. 413. Guaranty agency reforms.
Sec. 414. Scope and duration of Federal loan insurance program.
Sec. 415. Limitations on individual federally insured loans and Federal 
              loan insurance.
Sec. 416. Applicable interest rates.
Sec. 417. Federal payments to reduce student interest costs.
Sec. 418. Voluntary flexible agreements with guaranty agencies.
Sec. 419. Federal PLUS loans.
Sec. 420. Federal consolidation loans.
Sec. 421. Default reduction program.
Sec. 422. Requirements for disbursements of student loans.
Sec. 423. Unsubsidized loans.
Sec. 424. Loan forgiveness for teachers.
Sec. 425. Loan forgiveness for child care providers.
Sec. 426. Notice to Secretary and payment of loss.
Sec. 427. Legal powers and responsibilities.
Sec. 428. Student loan information by eligible lenders.
Sec. 429. Definitions.
Sec. 430. Delegation of functions.
Sec. 431. Discharge.
Sec. 432. Debt management options.
Sec. 433. Special allowances.
Sec. 434. Federal family education loan insurance fund.

                  Part C--Federal Work-study Programs

Sec. 441. Authorization of appropriations; community services.
Sec. 442. Allocation of funds.
Sec. 443. Grants for Federal work-study programs.
Sec. 444. Flexible use of funds.
Sec. 445. Work colleges.

          Part D--William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program

Sec. 451. Selection of institutions.
Sec. 452. Terms and conditions.
Sec. 453. Contracts.
Sec. 454. Funds for administrative expenses.
Sec. 455. Authority to sell loans.
Sec. 456. Loan cancellation for teachers.

                     Part E--Federal Perkins Loans

Sec. 461. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 462. Allocation of funds.
Sec. 463. Agreements with institutions of higher education.
Sec. 464. Terms of loans.
Sec. 465. Cancellation for public service.
Sec. 466. Distribution of assets from student loan funds.
Sec. 467. Perkins Loan Revolving Fund.

                         Part F--Need Analysis

Sec. 471. Cost of attendance.
Sec. 472. Data elements.
Sec. 473. Family contribution for dependent students.
Sec. 474. Family contribution for independent students without 
              dependents other than a spouse.
Sec. 475. Family contribution for independent students with dependents 
              other than a spouse.
Sec. 476. Regulations; updated tables and amounts.
Sec. 477. Simplified needs test; zero expected family contribution.
Sec. 478. Discretion of student financial aid administrators.
Sec. 479. Treatment of other financial assistance.
Sec. 480. Clerical amendments.
Sec. 480A. Effective dates.

                       Part G--General Provisions

Sec. 481. Master calendar.
Sec. 482. Forms and regulations.
Sec. 483. Student eligibility.
Sec. 484. State court judgments.
Sec. 485. Institutional refunds.
Sec. 486. Institutional and financial assistance information for 
              students.
Sec. 487. National student loan data system.
Sec. 488. Distance education demonstration programs.
Sec. 489. Program participation agreements.
Sec. 490. Regulatory relief and improvement.
Sec. 490A. Garnishment requirements.
Sec. 490B. Administrative subpoena authority.
Sec. 490C. Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
Sec. 490D. Meetings and negotiated rulemaking.
Sec. 490E. Year 2000 requirements at the Department of Education.
Sec. 490F. Procedures for cancellations and deferments for eligible 
              disabled veterans.

                       Part H--Program Integrity

Sec. 491. State role and responsibilities.
Sec. 492. Accrediting agency recognition.
Sec. 493. Eligibility and certification procedures.
Sec. 494. Program review and data.
Sec. 495. Review of regulations.

                    TITLE V--DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS

Sec. 501. Establishment of new title V.

               TITLE VI--INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Sec. 601. International and foreign language studies.
Sec. 602. Business and international education programs.
Sec. 603. Institute for International Public Policy.
Sec. 604. General provisions.

       TITLE VII--GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

Sec. 701. Revision of title VII.
Sec. 702. Repeals.

           TITLE VIII--STUDIES, REPORTS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                            Part A--Studies

Sec. 801. Study of market mechanisms in Federal student loan programs.
Sec. 802. Study of the feasibility of alternative financial instruments 
              for determining lender yields.
Sec. 803. Student-related debt study required.
Sec. 804. Study of transfer of credits.
Sec. 805. Study of opportunities for participation in athletics 
              programs.
Sec. 806. Study of the effectiveness of cohort default rates for 
              institutions with few student loan borrowers.

              Part B--Advanced Placement Incentive Program

Sec. 810. Advanced placement incentive program.

               Part C--Community Scholarship Mobilization

Sec. 811. Short title.
Sec. 812. Findings.
Sec. 813. Definitions.
Sec. 814. Purpose; endowment grant authority.
Sec. 815. Grant agreement and requirements.
Sec. 816. Authorization of appropriations.

    Part D--Grants to States for Workplace and Community Transition 
               Training for Incarcerated Youth Offenders

Sec. 821. Grants to States for workplace and community transition 
              training for incarcerated youth offenders.

   Part E--Grants to Combat Violent Crimes Against Women on Campuses

Sec. 826. Grants to combat violent crimes against women on campuses.
Sec. 827. Study of institutional procedures to report sexual assaults.

Part F--Improving United States Understanding of Science, Engineering, 
                      and Technology in East Asia

Sec. 831. Improving United States understanding of science, 
              engineering, and technology in East Asia.

                      Part G--Olympic Scholarships

Sec. 836. Extension of authorization.

                      Part H--Underground Railroad

Sec. 841. Underground Railroad educational and cultural program.

                Part I--Summer Travel and Work Programs

Sec. 846. Authority to administer summer travel and work programs.

                 Part J--Web-based Education Commission

Sec. 851. Short title; definitions.
Sec. 852. Establishment of Web-Based Education Commission.
Sec. 853. Duties of the Commission.
Sec. 854. Powers of the Commission.

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Sec. 855. Commission personnel matters.
Sec. 856. Termination of the Commission.
Sec. 857. Authorization of appropriations.

                         Part K--Miscellaneous

Sec. 861. Education-welfare study.
Sec. 862. Release of conditions, covenants, and reversionary interests, 
              Guam Community College conveyance, Barrigada, Guam.
Sec. 863. Sense of Congress regarding good character.
Sec. 864. Educational merchandise licensing codes of conduct.

                   TITLE IX--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

   Part A--Extension and Revision of Indian Higher Education Programs

Sec. 901. Tribally controlled colleges and universities.
Sec. 902. Reauthorization of Navajo Community College Act.

                     Part B--Education of the Deaf

Sec. 911. Short title.
Sec. 912. Elementary and secondary education programs.
Sec. 913. Agreement with Gallaudet University.
Sec. 914. Agreement for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
Sec. 915. Definitions.
Sec. 916. Gifts.
Sec. 917. Reports.
Sec. 918. Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
Sec. 919. Federal endowment programs.
Sec. 920. Scholarship program.
Sec. 921. Oversight and effect of agreements.
Sec. 922. International students.
Sec. 923. Research priorities.
Sec. 924. National Study on the Education of the Deaf.
Sec. 925. Authorization of appropriations.

                Part C--United States Institute of Peace

Sec. 931. Authorities of the United States Institute of Peace.

              Part D--Voluntary Retirement Incentive Plans

Sec. 941. Voluntary retirement incentive plans.

           Part E--General Education Provisions Act Amendment

Sec. 951. Amendment to Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 
              1974.
Sec. 952. Alcohol or drug possession disclosure.

    Part F--Liaison for Proprietary Institutions of Higher Education

Sec. 961. Liaison for proprietary institutions of higher education.

                  Part G--Amendments to Other Statutes

Sec. 971. Nondischareability of certain claims for educational benefits 
              provided to obtain higher education.
Sec. 972. GNMA guarantee fee.

                            Part H--Repeals

Sec. 981. Repeals.
Sec. 982. Repeals of previous higher education amendments provisions.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

     SEC. 3. GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act or the amendments 
     made by this Act, the amendments made by this Act shall take 
     effect on October 1, 1998.

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 101. REVISION OF TITLE I.

       (a) General Provisions.--Title I (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) 
     is amended to read as follows:

                     ``TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                         ``PART A--DEFINITIONS

     ``SEC. 101. GENERAL DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER 
                   EDUCATION.

       ``(a) Institution of Higher Education.--For purposes of 
     this Act, other than title IV, the term `institution of 
     higher education' means an educational institution in any 
     State that--
       ``(1) admits as regular students only persons having a 
     certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary 
     education, or the recognized equivalent of such a 
     certificate;
       ``(2) is legally authorized within such State to provide a 
     program of education beyond secondary education;
       ``(3) provides an educational program for which the 
     institution awards a bachelor's degree or provides not less 
     than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit 
     toward such a degree;
       ``(4) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and
       ``(5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting 
     agency or association, or if not so accredited, is an 
     institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by 
     such an agency or association that has been recognized by the 
     Secretary for the granting of preaccreditation status, and 
     the Secretary has determined that there is satisfactory 
     assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation 
     standards of such an agency or association within a 
     reasonable time.
       ``(b) Additional Institutions Included.--For purposes of 
     this Act, other than title IV, the term `institution of 
     higher education' also includes--
       ``(1) any school that provides not less than a one-year 
     program of training to prepare students for gainful 
     employment in a recognized occupation and that meets the 
     provision of paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) of subsection 
     (a); and
       ``(2) a public or nonprofit private educational institution 
     in any State that, in lieu of the requirement in subsection 
     (a)(1), admits as regular students persons who are beyond the 
     age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which the 
     institution is located.
       ``(c) List of Accrediting Agencies.--For purposes of this 
     section and section 102, the Secretary shall publish a list 
     of nationally recognized accrediting agencies or associations 
     that the Secretary determines, pursuant to subpart 2 of part 
     H of title IV, to be reliable authority as to the quality of 
     the education or training offered.

     ``SEC. 102. DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR 
                   PURPOSES OF TITLE IV PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Definition of Institution of Higher Education for 
     Purposes of Title IV Programs.--
       ``(1) Inclusion of additional institutions.--Subject to 
     paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection, the term 
     `institution of higher education' for purposes of title IV 
     includes, in addition to the institutions covered by the 
     definition in section 101--
       ``(A) a proprietary institution of higher education (as 
     defined in subsection (b) of this section);
       ``(B) a postsecondary vocational institution (as defined in 
     subsection (c) of this section); and
       ``(C) only for the purposes of part B of title IV, an 
     institution outside the United States that is comparable to 
     an institution of higher education as defined in section 101 
     and that has been approved by the Secretary for the purpose 
     of part B of title IV.
       ``(2) Institutions outside the united states.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the purpose of qualifying as an 
     institution under paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall 
     establish criteria by regulation for the approval of 
     institutions outside the United States and for the 
     determination that such institutions are comparable to an 
     institution of higher education as defined in section 101. In 
     the case of a graduate medical or veterinary school outside 
     the United States, such criteria shall include a requirement 
     that a student attending such school outside the United 
     States is ineligible for loans made, insured, or guaranteed 
     under part B unless--
       ``(i)(I) at least 60 percent of those enrolled in, and at 
     least 60 percent of the graduates of, the graduate medical 
     school outside the United States were not persons described 
     in section 484(a)(5) in the year preceding the year for which 
     a student is seeking a loan under part B of title IV; and
       ``(II) at least 60 percent of the individuals who were 
     students or graduates of the graduate medical school outside 
     the United States (both nationals of the United States and 
     others) taking the examinations administered by the 
     Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates received 
     a passing score in the year preceding the year for which a 
     student is seeking a loan under part B of title IV; or
       ``(ii) the institution has a clinical training program that 
     was approved by a State as of January 1, 1992, or the 
     institution's students complete their clinical training at an 
     approved veterinary school located in the United States.
       ``(B) Advisory panel.--
       ``(i) In general.--For the purpose of qualifying as an 
     institution under paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall establish an advisory panel of medical 
     experts that shall--

       ``(I) evaluate the standards of accreditation applied to 
     applicant foreign medical schools; and
       ``(II) determine the comparability of those standards to 
     standards for accreditation applied to United States medical 
     schools.

       ``(ii) Special rule.--If the accreditation standards 
     described in clause (i) are determined not to be comparable, 
     the foreign medical school shall be required to meet the 
     requirements of section 101.
       ``(C) Failure to release information.--The failure of an 
     institution outside the United States to provide, release, or 
     authorize release to the Secretary of such information as may 
     be required by subparagraph (A) shall render such institution 
     ineligible for the purpose of part B of title IV.
       ``(D) Special rule.--If, pursuant to this paragraph, an 
     institution loses eligibility to participate in the programs 
     under title IV, then a student enrolled at such institution 
     may, notwithstanding such loss of eligibility, continue to be 
     eligible to receive a loan under part B while attending such 
     institution for the academic year succeeding the academic 
     year in which such loss of eligibility occurred.
       ``(3) Limitations based on course of study or enrollment.--
     An institution shall not be considered to meet the definition 
     of an institution of higher education in paragraph (1) if 
     such institution--
       ``(A) offers more than 50 percent of such institution's 
     courses by correspondence, unless the institution is an 
     institution that meets the definition in section 521(4)(C) of 
     the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
     Education Act;
       ``(B) enrolls 50 percent or more of the institution's 
     students in correspondence courses, unless the institution is 
     an institution that meets the definition in such section, 
     except that the Secretary, at the request of such 
     institution, may waive the applicability of this subparagraph 
     to such institution for good cause, as determined by the 
     Secretary in the case of an institution of higher education 
     that provides a 2-year or 4-year program of instruction (or 
     both) for which the institution awards an associate or 
     baccalaureate degree, respectively;
       ``(C) has a student enrollment in which more than 25 
     percent of the students are incarcerated, except that the 
     Secretary may waive the limitation contained in this 
     subparagraph for a nonprofit institution that provides a 4-
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     year program of instruction (or both) for which the 
     institution awards a bachelor's degree, or an associate's 
     degree or a postsecondary diploma, respectively; or
       ``(D) has a student enrollment in which more than 50 
     percent of the students do not have a secondary school 
     diploma or its recognized equivalent, and does not provide a 
     4-year or a 2-year program of instruction (or both) for which 
     the institution awards a bachelor's degree or an associate's 
     degree, respectively, except that the Secretary may waive the 
     limitation contained in this subparagraph if a nonprofit 
     institution demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the institution exceeds such limitation because the 
     institution serves, through contracts with Federal, State, or 
     local government agencies, significant numbers of students 
     who do not have a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
     equivalent.
       ``(4) Limitations based on management.--An institution 
     shall not be considered to meet the definition of an 
     institution of higher education in paragraph (1) if--
       ``(A) the institution, or an affiliate of the institution 
     that has the power, by contract or ownership interest, to 
     direct or cause the direction of the management or policies 
     of the institution, has filed for bankruptcy, except that 
     this paragraph shall not apply to a nonprofit institution, 
     the primary function of which is to provide health care 
     educational services (or an affiliate of such an institution 
     that has the power, by contract or ownership interest, to 
     direct or cause the direction of the institution's management 
     or policies) that files for bankruptcy under chapter 11 of 
     title 11, United States Code, between July 1, 1998, and 
     December 1, 1998; or
       ``(B) the institution, the institution's owner, or the 
     institution's chief executive officer has been convicted of, 
     or has pled nolo contendere or guilty to, a crime involving 
     the acquisition, use, or expenditure of funds under title IV, 
     or has been judicially determined to have committed fraud 
     involving funds under title IV.
       ``(5) Certification.--The Secretary shall certify an 
     institution's qualification as an institution of higher 
     education in accordance with the requirements of subpart 3 of 
     part H of title IV.
       ``(6) Loss of eligibility.--An institution of higher 
     education shall not be considered to meet the definition of 
     an institution of higher education in paragraph (1) if such 
     institution is removed from eligibility for funds under title 
     IV as a result of an action pursuant to part H of title IV.
       ``(b) Proprietary Institution of Higher Education.--
       ``(1) Principal criteria.--For the purpose of this section, 
     the term `proprietary institution of higher education' means 
     a school that--
       ``(A) provides an eligible program of training to prepare 
     students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation;
       ``(B) meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     section 101(a);
       ``(C) does not meet the requirement of paragraph (4) of 
     section 101(a);
       ``(D) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting 
     agency or association recognized by the Secretary pursuant to 
     part H of title IV;
       ``(E) has been in existence for at least 2 years; and
       ``(F) has at least 10 percent of the school's revenues from 
     sources that are not derived from funds provided under title 
     IV, as determined in accordance with regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Additional institutions.--The term `proprietary 
     institution of higher education' also includes a proprietary 
     educational institution in any State that, in lieu of the 
     requirement in paragraph (1) of section 101(a), admits as 
     regular students persons who are beyond the age of compulsory 
     school attendance in the State in which the institution is 
     located.
       ``(c) Postsecondary Vocational Institution.--
       ``(1) Principal criteria.--For the purpose of this section, 
     the term `postsecondary vocational institution' means a 
     school that--
       ``(A) provides an eligible program of training to prepare 
     students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation;
       ``(B) meets the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), (4), 
     and (5) of section 101(a); and
       ``(C) has been in existence for at least 2 years.
       ``(2) Additional institutions.--The term `postsecondary 
     vocational institution' also includes an educational 
     institution in any State that, in lieu of the requirement in 
     paragraph (1) of section 101(a), admits as regular students 
     persons who are beyond the age of compulsory school 
     attendance in the State in which the institution is located.

     ``SEC. 103. ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this Act:
       ``(1) Combination of institutions of higher education.--The 
     term `combination of institutions of higher education' means 
     a group of institutions of higher education that have entered 
     into a cooperative arrangement for the purpose of carrying 
     out a common objective, or a public or private nonprofit 
     agency, organization, or institution designated or created by 
     a group of institutions of higher education for the purpose 
     of carrying out a common objective on the group's behalf.
       ``(2) Department.--The term `Department' means the 
     Department of Education.
       ``(3) Disability.--The term `disability' has the same 
     meaning given that term under section 3(2) of the Americans 
     With Disabilities Act of 1990.
       ``(4) Elementary school.--The term `elementary school' has 
     the same meaning given that term under section 14101 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
       ``(5) Gifted and talented.--The term `gifted and talented' 
     has the same meaning given that term under section 14101 of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
       ``(6) Local educational agency.--The term `local 
     educational agency' has the same meaning given that term 
     under section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965.
       ``(7) New borrower.--The term `new borrower' when used with 
     respect to any date means an individual who on that date has 
     no outstanding balance of principal or interest owing on any 
     loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV.
       ``(8) Nonprofit.--The term `nonprofit' as applied to a 
     school, agency, organization, or institution means a school, 
     agency, organization, or institution owned and operated by 
     one or more nonprofit corporations or associations, no part 
     of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, 
     to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.
       ``(9) School or department of divinity.--The term `school 
     or department of divinity' means an institution, or a 
     department or a branch of an institution, the program of 
     instruction of which is designed for the education of 
     students--
       ``(A) to prepare the students to become ministers of 
     religion or to enter upon some other religious vocation (or 
     to provide continuing training for any such vocation); or
       ``(B) to prepare the students to teach theological 
     subjects.
       ``(10) Secondary school.--The term `secondary school' has 
     the same meaning given that term under section 14101 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
       ``(11) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
       ``(12) Service-learning.--The term `service-learning' has 
     the same meaning given that term under section 101(23) of the 
     National and Community Service Act of 1990.
       ``(13) Special education teacher.--The term `special 
     education teacher' means teachers who teach children with 
     disabilities as defined in section 602 of the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act.
       ``(14) State educational agency.--The term `State 
     educational agency' has the same meaning given that term 
     under section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965.
       ``(15) State higher education agency.--The term `State 
     higher education agency' means the officer or agency 
     primarily responsible for the State supervision of higher 
     education.
       ``(16) State; freely associated states.--
       ``(A) State.--The term `State' includes, in addition to the 
     several States of the United States, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, 
     the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, and the Freely Associated States.
       ``(B) Freely associated states.--The term `Freely 
     Associated States' means the Republic of the Marshall 
     Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic 
     of Palau.

                ``PART B--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 111. ANTIDISCRIMINATION.

       ``(a) In General.--Institutions of higher education 
     receiving Federal financial assistance may not use such 
     financial assistance, directly or indirectly, to undertake 
     any study or project or fulfill the terms of any contract 
     containing an express or implied provision that any person or 
     persons of a particular race, religion, sex, or national 
     origin be barred from performing such study, project, or 
     contract, except that nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to prohibit an institution from conducting 
     objective studies or projects concerning the nature, effects, 
     or prevention of discrimination, or to have the institution's 
     curriculum restricted on the subject of discrimination.
       ``(b) Limitations on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in 
     this Act shall be construed to limit the rights or 
     responsibilities of any individual under the Americans With 
     Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or 
     any other law.

     ``SEC. 112. PROTECTION OF STUDENT SPEECH AND ASSOCIATION 
                   RIGHTS.

       ``(a) Protection of Rights.--It is the sense of Congress 
     that no student attending an institution of higher education 
     on a full- or part-time basis should, on the basis of 
     participation in protected speech or protected association, 
     be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, 
     or be subjected to discrimination or official sanction under 
     any education program, activity, or division of the 
     institution directly or indirectly receiving financial 
     assistance under this Act, whether or not such program, 
     activity, or division is sponsored or officially sanctioned 
     by the institution.
       ``(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed--
       ``(1) to discourage the imposition of an official sanction 
     on a student that has willfully participated in the 
     disruption or attempted disruption of a lecture, class, 
     speech, presentation, or performance made or scheduled to be 
     made under the auspices of the institution of higher 
     education; or
       ``(2) to prevent an institution of higher education from 
     taking appropriate and effective action to prevent violations 
     of State liquor laws, to discourage binge drinking and other 
     alcohol abuse, to protect students from sexual harassment 
     including assault and date rape, to prevent hazing, or to 
     regulate unsanitary or unsafe conditions in any student 
     residence.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Official sanction.--The term `official sanction'--
       ``(A) means expulsion, suspension, probation, censure, 
     condemnation, reprimand, or any other disciplinary, coercive, 
     or adverse action taken by an institution of higher education 
     or administrative unit of the institution; and
       ``(B) includes an oral or written warning made by an 
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     education acting in the official capacity of the official.
       ``(2) Protected association.--The term `protected 
     association' means the joining, assembling, and residing with 
     others that is protected under the first and 14th amendments 
     to the Constitution, or would be protected if the institution 
     of higher education involved were subject to those 
     amendments.
       ``(3) Protected speech.--The term `protected speech' means 
     speech that is protected under the first and 14th amendments 
     to the Constitution, or would be protected if the institution 
     of higher education involved were subject to those 
     amendments.

     ``SEC. 113. TREATMENT OF TERRITORIES AND TERRITORIAL STUDENT 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary is required to waive 
     the eligibility criteria of any postsecondary education 
     program administered by the Department where such criteria do 
     not take into account the unique circumstances in Guam, the 
     United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Freely 
     Associated States.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, an institution of higher education that is located in 
     any of the Freely Associated States, rather than in another 
     State, shall be eligible, if otherwise qualified, for 
     assistance under chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title 
     IV. This subsection shall cease to be effective on September 
     30, 2004.

     ``SEC. 114. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INSTITUTIONAL 
                   QUALITY AND INTEGRITY.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the 
     Department a National Advisory Committee on Institutional 
     Quality and Integrity (hereafter in this section referred to 
     as the `Committee'), which shall be composed of 15 members 
     appointed by the Secretary from among individuals who are 
     representatives of, or knowledgeable concerning, education 
     and training beyond secondary education, including 
     representatives of all sectors and types of institutions of 
     higher education (as defined in section 102), to assess the 
     process of eligibility and certification of such institutions 
     under title IV and the provision of financial aid under title 
     IV.
       ``(b) Terms of Members.--Terms of office of each member of 
     the Committee shall be 3 years, except that any member 
     appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration 
     of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed 
     shall be appointed for the remainder of such term.
       ``(c) Public Notice.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) annually publish in the Federal Register a list 
     containing the name of each member of the Committee and the 
     date of the expiration of the term of office of the member; 
     and
       ``(2) publicly solicit nominations for each vacant position 
     or expiring term of office on the Committee.
       ``(d) Functions.--The Committee shall--
       ``(1) advise the Secretary with respect to establishment 
     and enforcement of the standards of accrediting agencies or 
     associations under subpart 2 of part H of title IV;
       ``(2) advise the Secretary with respect to the recognition 
     of a specific accrediting agency or association;
       ``(3) advise the Secretary with respect to the preparation 
     and publication of the list of nationally recognized 
     accrediting agencies and associations;
       ``(4) develop and recommend to the Secretary standards and 
     criteria for specific categories of vocational training 
     institutions and institutions of higher education for which 
     there are no recognized accrediting agencies, associations, 
     or State agencies, in order to establish the eligibility of 
     such institutions on an interim basis for participation in 
     federally funded programs;
       ``(5) advise the Secretary with respect to the eligibility 
     and certification process for institutions of higher 
     education under title IV, together with recommendations for 
     improvements in such process;
       ``(6) advise the Secretary with respect to the relationship 
     between--
       ``(A) accreditation of institutions of higher education and 
     the certification and eligibility of such institutions; and
       ``(B) State licensing responsibilities with respect to such 
     institutions; and
       ``(7) carry out such other advisory functions relating to 
     accreditation and institutional eligibility as the Secretary 
     may prescribe.
       ``(e) Meeting Procedures.--The Committee shall meet not 
     less than twice each year at the call of the Chairperson. The 
     date of, and agenda for, each meeting of the Committee shall 
     be submitted in advance to the Secretary for approval. A 
     representative of the Secretary shall be present at all 
     meetings of the Committee.
       ``(f) Report.--Not later than November 30 of each year, the 
     Committee shall make an annual report through the Secretary 
     to Congress. The annual report shall contain--
       ``(1) a list of the members of the Committee and their 
     addresses;
       ``(2) a list of the functions of the Committee;
       ``(3) a list of dates and places of each meeting during the 
     preceding fiscal year; and
       ``(4) a summary of the activities, findings and 
     recommendations made by the Committee during the preceding 
     fiscal year.
       ``(g) Termination.--The Committee shall cease to exist on 
     September 30, 2004.

     ``SEC. 115. STUDENT REPRESENTATION.

       ``The Secretary shall, in appointing individuals to any 
     commission, committee, board, panel, or other body in 
     connection with the administration of this Act, include 
     individuals who are, at the time of appointment, attending an 
     institution of higher education.

     ``SEC. 116. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF FOREIGN STUDENTS.

       ``Nothing in this Act or any other Federal law shall be 
     construed to prohibit any institution of higher education 
     from requiring a student who is a foreign national (and not 
     admitted to permanent residence in the United States) to 
     guarantee the future payment of tuition and fees to such 
     institution by--
       ``(1) making advance payment of such tuition and fees;
       ``(2) making deposits in an escrow account administered by 
     such institution for such payments; or
       ``(3) obtaining a bond or other insurance that such 
     payments will be made.

     ``SEC. 117. DISCLOSURES OF FOREIGN GIFTS.

       ``(a) Disclosure Report.--Whenever any institution is owned 
     or controlled by a foreign source or receives a gift from or 
     enters into a contract with a foreign source, the value of 
     which is $250,000 or more, considered alone or in combination 
     with all other gifts from or contracts with that foreign 
     source within a calendar year, the institution shall file a 
     disclosure report with the Secretary on January 31 or July 
     31, whichever is sooner.
       ``(b) Contents of Report.--Each report to the Secretary 
     required by this section shall contain the following:
       ``(1) For gifts received from or contracts entered into 
     with a foreign source other than a foreign government, the 
     aggregate dollar amount of such gifts and contracts 
     attributable to a particular country. The country to which a 
     gift is attributable is the country of citizenship, or if 
     unknown, the principal residence for a foreign source who is 
     a natural person, and the country of incorporation, or if 
     unknown, the principal place of business, for a foreign 
     source which is a legal entity.
       ``(2) For gifts received from or contracts entered into 
     with a foreign government, the aggregate amount of such gifts 
     and contracts received from each foreign government.
       ``(3) In the case of an institution which is owned or 
     controlled by a foreign source, the identity of the foreign 
     source, the date on which the foreign source assumed 
     ownership or control, and any changes in program or structure 
     resulting from the change in ownership or control.
       ``(c) Additional Disclosures for Restricted and Conditional 
     Gifts.--Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b), 
     whenever any institution receives a restricted or conditional 
     gift or contract from a foreign source, the institution shall 
     disclose the following:
       ``(1) For such gifts received from or contracts entered 
     into with a foreign source other than a foreign government, 
     the amount, the date, and a description of such conditions or 
     restrictions. The report shall also disclose the country of 
     citizenship, or if unknown, the principal residence for a 
     foreign source which is a natural person, and the country of 
     incorporation, or if unknown, the principal place of business 
     for a foreign source which is a legal entity.
       ``(2) For gifts received from or contracts entered into 
     with a foreign government, the amount, the date, a 
     description of such conditions or restrictions, and the name 
     of the foreign government.
       ``(d) Relation to Other Reporting Requirements.--
       ``(1) State requirements.--If an institution described 
     under subsection (a) is within a State which has enacted 
     requirements for public disclosure of gifts from or contracts 
     with a foreign source that are substantially similar to the 
     requirements of this section, a copy of the disclosure report 
     filed with the State may be filed with the Secretary in lieu 
     of a report required under subsection (a). The State in which 
     the institution is located shall provide to the Secretary 
     such assurances as the Secretary may require to establish 
     that the institution has met the requirements for public 
     disclosure under State law if the State report is filed.
       ``(2) Use of other federal reports.--If an institution 
     receives a gift from, or enters into a contract with, a 
     foreign source, where any other department, agency, or bureau 
     of the Executive Branch requires a report containing 
     requirements substantially similar to those required under 
     this section, a copy of the report may be filed with the 
     Secretary in lieu of a report required under subsection (a).
       ``(e) Public Inspection.--All disclosure reports required 
     by this section shall be public records open to inspection 
     and copying during business hours.
       ``(f) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Court orders.--Whenever it appears that an 
     institution has failed to comply with the requirements of 
     this section, including any rule or regulation promulgated 
     under this section, a civil action may be brought by the 
     Attorney General, at the request of the Secretary, in an 
     appropriate district court of the United States, or the 
     appropriate United States court of any territory or other 
     place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to 
     request such court to compel compliance with the requirements 
     of this section.
       ``(2) Costs.--For knowing or willful failure to comply with 
     the requirements of this section, including any rule or 
     regulation promulgated thereunder, an institution shall pay 
     to the Treasury of the United States the full costs to the 
     United States of obtaining compliance, including all 
     associated costs of investigation and enforcement.
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary may promulgate 
     regulations to carry out this section.
       ``(h) Definitions.--For the purpose of this section--
       ``(1) the term `contract' means any agreement for the 
     acquisition by purchase, lease, or barter of property or 
     services by the foreign source, for the direct benefit or use 
     of either of the parties;
       ``(2) the term `foreign source' means--
       ``(A) a foreign government, including an agency of a 
     foreign government;
       ``(B) a legal entity, governmental or otherwise, created 
     solely under the laws of a foreign state or states;

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       ``(C) an individual who is not a citizen or a national of 
     the United States or a trust territory or protectorate 
     thereof; and
       ``(D) an agent, including a subsidiary or affiliate of a 
     foreign legal entity, acting on behalf of a foreign source;
       ``(3) the term `gift' means any gift of money or property;
       ``(4) the term `institution' means any institution, public 
     or private, or, if a multicampus institution, any single 
     campus of such institution, in any State, that--
       ``(A) is legally authorized within such State to provide a 
     program of education beyond secondary school;
       ``(B) provides a program for which the institution awards a 
     bachelor's degree (or provides not less than a 2-year program 
     which is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree) or 
     more advanced degrees; and
       ``(C) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting 
     agency or association and to which institution Federal 
     financial assistance is extended (directly or indirectly 
     through another entity or person), or which institution 
     receives support from the extension of Federal financial 
     assistance to any of the institution's subunits; and
       ``(5) the term `restricted or conditional gift or contract' 
     means any endowment, gift, grant, contract, award, present, 
     or property of any kind which includes provisions regarding--
       ``(A) the employment, assignment, or termination of 
     faculty;
       ``(B) the establishment of departments, centers, research 
     or lecture programs, or new faculty positions;
       ``(C) the selection or admission of students; or
       ``(D) the award of grants, loans, scholarships, 
     fellowships, or other forms of financial aid restricted to 
     students of a specified country, religion, sex, ethnic 
     origin, or political opinion.

     ``SEC. 118. APPLICATION OF PEER REVIEW PROCESS.

       ``All applications submitted under the provisions of this 
     Act which require peer review shall be read by a panel of 
     readers composed of individuals selected by the Secretary, 
     which shall include outside readers who are not employees of 
     the Federal Government. The Secretary shall ensure that no 
     individual assigned under this section to review any 
     application has any conflict of interest with regard to that 
     application which might impair the impartiality with which 
     that individual conducts the review under this section.

     ``SEC. 119. BINGE DRINKING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES.

       ``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     `Collegiate Initiative To Reduce Binge Drinking and Illegal 
     Alcohol Consumption'.
       ``(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     in an effort to change the culture of alcohol consumption on 
     college campuses, all institutions of higher education should 
     carry out the following:
       ``(1) The president of the institution should appoint a 
     task force consisting of school administrators, faculty, 
     students, Greek system representatives, and others to conduct 
     a full examination of student and academic life at the 
     institution. The task force should make recommendations for a 
     broad range of policy and program changes that would serve to 
     reduce alcohol and other drug-related problems. The 
     institution should provide resources to assist the task force 
     in promoting the campus policies and proposed environmental 
     changes that have been identified.
       ``(2) The institution should provide maximum opportunities 
     for students to live in an alcohol-free environment and to 
     engage in stimulating, alcohol-free recreational and leisure 
     activities.
       ``(3) The institution should enforce a `zero tolerance' 
     policy on the illegal consumption of alcohol by students at 
     the institution.
       ``(4) The institution should vigorously enforce the 
     institution's code of disciplinary sanctions for those who 
     violate campus alcohol policies. Students with alcohol or 
     other drug-related problems should be referred for 
     assistance, including to on-campus counseling programs if 
     appropriate.
       ``(5) The institution should adopt a policy to discourage 
     alcoholic beverage-related sponsorship of on-campus 
     activities. It should adopt policies limiting the 
     advertisement and promotion of alcoholic beverages on campus.
       ``(6) The institution should work with the local community, 
     including local businesses, in a `Town/Gown' alliance to 
     encourage responsible policies toward alcohol consumption and 
     to address illegal alcohol use by students.

     ``SEC. 120. DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION.

       ``(a) Restriction on Eligibility.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, no institution of higher education 
     shall be eligible to receive funds or any other form of 
     financial assistance under any Federal program, including 
     participation in any federally funded or guaranteed student 
     loan program, unless the institution certifies to the 
     Secretary that the institution has adopted and has 
     implemented a program to prevent the use of illicit drugs and 
     the abuse of alcohol by students and employees that, at a 
     minimum, includes--
       ``(1) the annual distribution to each student and employee 
     of--
       ``(A) standards of conduct that clearly prohibit, at a 
     minimum, the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of 
     illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees on the 
     institution's property or as part of any of the institution's 
     activities;
       ``(B) a description of the applicable legal sanctions under 
     local, State, or Federal law for the unlawful possession or 
     distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol;
       ``(C) a description of the health-risks associated with the 
     use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol;
       ``(D) a description of any drug or alcohol counseling, 
     treatment, or rehabilitation or re-entry programs that are 
     available to employees or students; and
       ``(E) a clear statement that the institution will impose 
     sanctions on students and employees (consistent with local, 
     State, and Federal law), and a description of those 
     sanctions, up to and including expulsion or termination of 
     employment and referral for prosecution, for violations of 
     the standards of conduct required by subparagraph (A); and
       ``(2) a biennial review by the institution of the 
     institution's program to--
       ``(A) determine the program's effectiveness and implement 
     changes to the program if the changes are needed; and
       ``(B) ensure that the sanctions required by paragraph 
     (1)(E) are consistently enforced.
       ``(b) Information Availability.--Each institution of higher 
     education that provides the certification required by 
     subsection (a) shall, upon request, make available to the 
     Secretary and to the public a copy of each item required by 
     subsection (a)(1) as well as the results of the biennial 
     review required by subsection (a)(2).
       ``(c) Regulations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall publish regulations 
     to implement and enforce the provisions of this section, 
     including regulations that provide for--
       ``(A) the periodic review of a representative sample of 
     programs required by subsection (a); and
       ``(B) a range of responses and sanctions for institutions 
     of higher education that fail to implement their programs or 
     to consistently enforce their sanctions, including 
     information and technical assistance, the development of a 
     compliance agreement, and the termination of any form of 
     Federal financial assistance.
       ``(2) Rehabilitation program.--The sanctions required by 
     subsection (a)(1)(E) may include the completion of an 
     appropriate rehabilitation program.
       ``(d) Appeals.--Upon determination by the Secretary to 
     terminate financial assistance to any institution of higher 
     education under this section, the institution may file an 
     appeal with an administrative law judge before the expiration 
     of the 30-day period beginning on the date such institution 
     is notified of the decision to terminate financial assistance 
     under this section. Such judge shall hold a hearing with 
     respect to such termination of assistance before the 
     expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the date that 
     such appeal is filed. Such judge may extend such 45-day 
     period upon a motion by the institution concerned. The 
     decision of the judge with respect to such termination shall 
     be considered to be a final agency action.
       ``(e) Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Grants.--
       ``(1) Program authority.--The Secretary may make grants to 
     institutions of higher education or consortia of such 
     institutions, and enter into contracts with such 
     institutions, consortia, and other organizations, to develop, 
     implement, operate, improve, and disseminate programs of 
     prevention, and education (including treatment-referral) to 
     reduce and eliminate the illegal use of drugs and alcohol and 
     the violence associated with such use. Such grants or 
     contracts may also be used for the support of a higher 
     education center for alcohol and drug abuse prevention that 
     will provide training, technical assistance, evaluation, 
     dissemination, and associated services and assistance to the 
     higher education community as determined by the Secretary and 
     institutions of higher education.
       ``(2) Awards.--Grants and contracts shall be awarded under 
     paragraph (1) on a competitive basis.
       ``(3) Applications.--An institution of higher education, a 
     consortium of such institutions, or another organization that 
     desires to receive a grant or contract under paragraph (1) 
     shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
     such manner, and containing or accompanied by such 
     information as the Secretary may reasonably require by 
     regulation.
       ``(4) Additional requirements.--
       ``(A) Participation.--In awarding grants and contracts 
     under this subsection the Secretary shall make every effort 
     to ensure--
       ``(i) the equitable participation of private and public 
     institutions of higher education (including community and 
     junior colleges); and
       ``(ii) the equitable geographic participation of such 
     institutions.
       ``(B) Consideration.--In awarding grants and contracts 
     under this subsection the Secretary shall give appropriate 
     consideration to institutions of higher education with 
     limited enrollment.
       ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
     $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(f) National Recognition Awards.--
       ``(1) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subsection to 
     provide models of innovative and effective alcohol and drug 
     abuse prevention programs in higher education and to focus 
     national attention on exemplary alcohol and drug abuse 
     prevention efforts.
       ``(2) Awards.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make 5 National 
     Recognition Awards for outstanding alcohol prevention 
     programs and 5 National Recognition Awards for outstanding 
     drug abuse prevention programs, on an annual basis, to 
     institutions of higher education that--
       ``(i) have developed and implemented innovative and 
     effective alcohol prevention programs or drug abuse 
     prevention programs; and
       ``(ii) with respect to an application for an alcohol 
     prevention program award, demonstrate in the application 
     submitted under paragraph (3) that the institution has 
     undertaken efforts designed to change the culture of college 
     drinking consistent with the review criteria described in 
     paragraph (3)(C)(iii).

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       ``(B) Ceremony.--The awards shall be made at a ceremony in 
     Washington, D.C.
       ``(C) Document.--The Secretary shall publish a document 
     describing the alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs of 
     institutions of higher education that receive the awards 
     under this subsection and disseminate the document nationally 
     to all public and private secondary school guidance 
     counselors for use by secondary school juniors and seniors 
     preparing to enter an institution of higher education. The 
     document shall be disseminated not later than January 1 of 
     each academic year.
       ``(D) Amount and use.--Each institution of higher education 
     selected to receive an award under this subsection shall 
     receive an award in the amount of $50,000. Such award shall 
     be used for the maintenance and improvement of the 
     institution's outstanding prevention program for the academic 
     year following the academic year for which the award is made.
       ``(3) Application.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each institution of higher education 
     desiring an award under this subsection shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
     and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
     require. Each such application shall contain--
       ``(i) a clear description of the goals and objectives of 
     the prevention program of the institution;
       ``(ii) a description of program activities that focus on 
     alcohol or drug policy issues, policy development, 
     modification, or refinement, policy dissemination and 
     implementation, and policy enforcement;
       ``(iii) a description of activities that encourage student 
     and employee participation and involvement in activity 
     development and implementation;
       ``(iv) the objective criteria used to determine the 
     effectiveness of the methods used in such programs and the 
     means used to evaluate and improve the programs' efforts;
       ``(v) a description of special initiatives used to reduce 
     high-risk behavior or increase low risk behavior; and
       ``(vi) a description of coordination and networking efforts 
     that exist in the community in which the institution is 
     located for purposes of such programs.
       ``(B) Application review.--The Secretary shall appoint a 
     committee to review applications submitted under this 
     paragraph. The committee may include representatives of 
     Federal departments or agencies the programs of which include 
     alcohol abuse prevention and education efforts and drug abuse 
     prevention and education efforts, directors or heads (or 
     their representatives) of professional associations that 
     focus on alcohol and drug abuse prevention efforts, and non-
     Federal scientists who have backgrounds in social science 
     evaluation and research methodology and in education. 
     Decisions of the committee shall be made directly to the 
     Secretary without review by any other entity in the 
     Department.
       ``(C) Review criteria.--The committee described in 
     subparagraph (B) shall develop specific review criteria for 
     reviewing and evaluating applications submitted under this 
     paragraph. The review criteria shall include--
       ``(i) measures of the effectiveness of the program of the 
     institution, that includes changes in the campus alcohol or 
     other drug environment or the climate and changes in alcohol 
     or other drug use before and after the initiation of the 
     program;
       ``(ii) measures of program institutionalization, 
     including--

       ``(I) an assessment of needs of the institution;
       ``(II) the institution's alcohol and drug policies, staff 
     and faculty development activities, drug prevention criteria, 
     student, faculty, and campus community involvement; and
       ``(III) whether the program will be continued after the 
     cessation of Federal funding; and

       ``(iii) with respect to an application for an alcohol 
     prevention program award, criteria for determining whether 
     the institution has policies in effect that--

       ``(I) prohibit alcoholic beverage sponsorship of athletic 
     events, and prohibit alcoholic beverage advertising inside 
     athletic facilities;
       ``(II) prohibit alcoholic beverage marketing on campus, 
     which may include efforts to ban alcohol advertising in 
     institutional publications or efforts to prohibit alcohol-
     related advertisements at campus events;
       ``(III) establish or expand upon alcohol-free living 
     arrangements for all college students;
       ``(IV) establish partnerships with community members and 
     organizations to further alcohol prevention efforts on campus 
     and the areas surrounding campus; and
       ``(V) establish innovative communications programs 
     involving students and faculty in an effort to educate 
     students about alcohol-related risks.

       ``(4) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible to receive a 
     National Recognition Award an institution of higher education 
     shall--
       ``(A) offer an associate or baccalaureate degree;
       ``(B) have established an alcohol abuse prevention and 
     education program or a drug abuse prevention and education 
     program;
       ``(C) nominate itself or be nominated by others, such as 
     professional associations or student organizations, to 
     receive the award; and
       ``(D) not have received an award under this subsection 
     during the 5 academic years preceding the academic year for 
     which the determination is made.
       ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--
       ``(A) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this subsection $750,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(B) Availability.--Funds appropriated under subparagraph 
     (A) shall remain available until expended.

     ``SEC. 121. PRIOR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) Pre-1987 parts c and d of title vii.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
     for fiscal year 1999 and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years to pay obligations incurred prior to 1987 under parts C 
     and D of title VII, as such parts were in effect before the 
     effective date of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992.
       ``(2) Post-1992 and pre-1998 part c of title vii.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary for fiscal year 1999 and for each of the 4 
     succeeding fiscal years to pay obligations incurred prior to 
     the date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 
     1998 under part C of title VII, as such part was in effect 
     during the period--
       ``(A) after the effective date of the Higher Education 
     Amendments of 1992; and
       ``(B) prior to the date of enactment of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1998.
       ``(b) Legal Responsibilities.--
       ``(1) Pre-1987 title vii.--All entities with continuing 
     obligations incurred under parts A, B, C, and D of title VII, 
     as such parts were in effect before the effective date of the 
     Higher Education Amendments of 1992, shall be subject to the 
     requirements of such part as in effect before the effective 
     date of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992.
       ``(2) Post-1992 and pre-1998 part c of title vii.--All 
     entities with continuing obligations incurred under part C of 
     title VII, as such part was in effect during the period--
       ``(A) after the effective date of the Higher Education 
     Amendments of 1992; and
       ``(B) prior to the date of enactment of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1998,

     shall be subject to the requirements of such part as such 
     part was in effect during such period.

     ``SEC. 122. RECOVERY OF PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) Public Benefit.--Congress declares that, if a 
     facility constructed with the aid of a grant under part A of 
     title VII as such part A was in effect prior to the date of 
     enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, or part 
     B of such title as such part B was in effect prior to the 
     date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, 
     is used as an academic facility for 20 years following 
     completion of such construction, the public benefit accruing 
     to the United States will equal in value the amount of the 
     grant. The period of 20 years after completion of such 
     construction shall therefore be deemed to be the period of 
     Federal interest in such facility for the purposes of such 
     title as so in effect.
       ``(b) Recovery Upon Cessation of Public Benefit.--If, 
     within 20 years after completion of construction of an 
     academic facility which has been constructed, in part with a 
     grant under part A of title VII as such part A was in effect 
     prior to the date of enactment of the Higher Education 
     Amendments of 1998, or part B of title VII as such part B was 
     in effect prior to the date of enactment of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1992--
       ``(1) the applicant under such parts as so in effect (or 
     the applicant's successor in title or possession) ceases or 
     fails to be a public or nonprofit institution, or
       ``(2) the facility ceases to be used as an academic 
     facility, or the facility is used as a facility excluded from 
     the term `academic facility' (as such term was defined under 
     title VII, as so in effect), unless the Secretary determines 
     that there is good cause for releasing the institution from 
     its obligation,

     the United States shall be entitled to recover from such 
     applicant (or successor) an amount which bears to the value 
     of the facility at that time (or so much thereof as 
     constituted an approved project or projects) the same ratio 
     as the amount of Federal grant bore to the cost of the 
     facility financed with the aid of such grant. The value shall 
     be determined by agreement of the parties or by action 
     brought in the United States district court for the district 
     in which such facility is situated.
       ``(c) Prohibition on Use for Religion.--Notwithstanding the 
     provisions of subsections (a) and (b), no project assisted 
     with funds under title VII (as in effect prior to the date of 
     enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998) shall 
     ever be used for religious worship or a sectarian activity or 
     for a school or department of divinity.

                   ``PART C--COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION

     ``SEC. 131. IMPROVEMENTS IN MARKET INFORMATION AND PUBLIC 
                   ACCOUNTABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION.

       ``(a) Improved Data Collection.--
       ``(1) Development of uniform methodology.--The Secretary 
     shall direct the Commissioner of Education Statistics to 
     convene a series of forums to develop nationally consistent 
     methodologies for reporting costs incurred by postsecondary 
     institutions in providing postsecondary education.
       ``(2) Redesign of data systems.--On the basis of the 
     methodologies developed pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall redesign relevant parts of the postsecondary 
     education data systems to improve the usefulness and 
     timeliness of the data collected by such systems.
       ``(3) Information to institutions.--The Commissioner of 
     Education Statistics shall--
       ``(A) develop a standard definition for the following data 
     elements:
       ``(i) tuition and fees for a full-time undergraduate 
     student;
       ``(ii) cost of attendance for a full-time undergraduate 
     student, consistent with the provisions of section 472;
       ``(iii) average amount of financial assistance received by 
     an undergraduate student who attends an institution of higher 
     education, including--

       ``(I) each type of assistance or benefit described in 
     section 428(a)(2)(C)(i);
       ``(II) fellowships; and
       ``(III) institutional and other assistance; and

       ``(iv) number of students receiving financial assistance 
     described in each of subclauses (I), (II), and (III) of 
     clause (iii);

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       ``(B) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, report the 
     definitions to each institution of higher education and 
     within a reasonable period of time thereafter inform the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives of those definitions; and
       ``(C) collect information regarding the data elements 
     described in subparagraph (A) with respect to at least all 
     institutions of higher education participating in programs 
     under title IV, beginning with the information from academic 
     year 2000-2001 and annually thereafter.
       ``(b) Data Dissemination.--The Secretary shall make 
     available the data collected pursuant to subsection (a). Such 
     data shall be available in a form that permits the review and 
     comparison of the data submissions of individual institutions 
     of higher education. Such data shall be presented in a form 
     that is easily understandable and allows parents and students 
     to make informed decisions based on the costs for typical 
     full-time undergraduate students.
       ``(c) Study.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Commissioner of Education Statistics 
     shall conduct a national study of expenditures at 
     institutions of higher education. Such study shall include 
     information with respect to--
       ``(A) the change in tuition and fees compared with the 
     consumer price index and other appropriate measures of 
     inflation;
       ``(B) faculty salaries and benefits;
       ``(C) administrative salaries, benefits and expenses;
       ``(D) academic support services;
       ``(E) research;
       ``(F) operations and maintenance; and
       ``(G) institutional expenditures for construction and 
     technology and the potential cost of replacing instructional 
     buildings and equipment.
       ``(2) Evaluation.--The study shall include an evaluation 
     of--
       ``(A) changes over time in the expenditures identified in 
     paragraph (1);
       ``(B) the relationship of the expenditures identified in 
     paragraph (1) to college costs; and
       ``(C) the extent to which increases in institutional 
     financial aid and tuition discounting practices affect 
     tuition increases, including the demographics of students 
     receiving such discounts, the extent to which financial aid 
     is provided to students with limited need in order to attract 
     a student to a particular institution, and the extent to 
     which Federal financial aid, including loan aid, has been 
     used to offset the costs of such practices.
       ``(3) Final report.--The Commissioner of Education 
     Statistics shall submit a report regarding the findings of 
     the study required by paragraph (1) to the appropriate 
     Committees of Congress not later than September 30, 2002.
       ``(4) Higher education market basket.--The Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics, in consultation with the Commissioner of 
     Education Statistics, shall develop a higher education market 
     basket that identifies the items that comprise the costs of 
     higher education. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall 
     provide a report on the market basket to the Committee on 
     Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
     not later than September 30, 2002.
       ``(5) Fines.--In addition to actions authorized in section 
     487(c), the Secretary may impose a fine in an amount not to 
     exceed $25,000 on an institution of higher education for 
     failing to provide the information described in paragraph (1) 
     in a timely and accurate manner, or for failing to otherwise 
     cooperate with the National Center for Education Statistics 
     regarding efforts to obtain data on the cost of higher 
     education under this section and pursuant to the program 
     participation agreement entered into under section 487.
       ``(d) Student Aid Recipient Survey.--(1) The Secretary 
     shall survey student aid recipients on a regular cycle, but 
     not less than once every 3 years--
       ``(A) to identify the population of students receiving 
     Federal student aid;
       ``(B) to determine the income distribution and other 
     socioeconomic characteristics of federally aided students;
       ``(C) to describe the combinations of aid from State, 
     Federal, and private sources received by students from all 
     income groups;
       ``(D) to describe the debt burden of loan recipients and 
     their capacity to repay their education debts; and
       ``(E) to disseminate such information in both published and 
     machine readable form.
       ``(2) The survey shall be representative of full-time and 
     part-time, undergraduate, graduate, and professional and 
     current and former students in all types of institutions, and 
     should be designed and administered in consultation with the 
     Congress and the postsecondary education community.

 ``PART D--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR DELIVERY OF STUDENT FINANCIAL 
                               ASSISTANCE

     ``SEC. 141. PERFORMANCE-BASED ORGANIZATION FOR THE DELIVERY 
                   OF FEDERAL STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Establishment and Purpose.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the 
     Department a Performance-Based Organization (hereafter 
     referred to as the `PBO') which shall be a discrete 
     management unit responsible for managing the operational 
     functions supporting the programs authorized under title IV 
     of this Act, as specified in subsection (b).
       ``(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the PBO are--
       ``(A) to improve service to students and other participants 
     in the student financial assistance programs authorized under 
     title IV, including making those programs more understandable 
     to students and their parents;
       ``(B) to reduce the costs of administering those programs;
       ``(C) to increase the accountability of the officials 
     responsible for administering the operational aspects of 
     these programs;
       ``(D) to provide greater flexibility in the management of 
     the operational functions of the Federal student financial 
     assistance programs;
       ``(E) to integrate the information systems supporting the 
     Federal student financial assistance programs;
       ``(F) to implement an open, common, integrated system for 
     the delivery of student financial assistance under title IV; 
     and
       ``(G) to develop and maintain a student financial 
     assistance system that contains complete, accurate, and 
     timely data to ensure program integrity.
       ``(b) General Authority.--
       ``(1) Authority of secretary.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this part, the Secretary shall maintain 
     responsibility for the development and promulgation of policy 
     and regulations relating to the programs of student financial 
     assistance under title IV. In the exercise of its functions, 
     the PBO shall be subject to the direction of the Secretary. 
     The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) request the advice of, and work in cooperation with, 
     the Chief Operating Officer in developing regulations, 
     policies, administrative guidance, or procedures affecting 
     the information systems administered by the PBO, and other 
     functions performed by the PBO;
       ``(B) request cost estimates from the Chief Operating 
     Officer for system changes required by specific policies 
     proposed by the Secretary; and
       ``(C) assist the Chief Operating Officer in identifying 
     goals for the administration and modernization of the 
     delivery system for student financial assistance under title 
     IV.
       ``(2) PBO functions.--Subject to paragraph(1), the PBO 
     shall be responsible for administration of the information 
     and financial systems that support student financial 
     assistance programs authorized under this title, excluding 
     the development of policy relating to such programs but 
     including the following:
       ``(A) The administrative, accounting, and financial 
     management functions of the delivery system for Federal 
     student assistance, including--
       ``(i) the collection, processing and transmission of 
     applicant data to students, institutions and authorized third 
     parties, as provided for in section 483;
       ``(ii) design and technical specifications for software 
     development and systems supporting the delivery of student 
     financial assistance under title IV;
       ``(iii) all software and hardware acquisitions and all 
     information technology contracts related to the delivery and 
     management of student financial assistance under title IV;
       ``(iv) all aspects of contracting for the information and 
     financial systems supporting student financial assistance 
     programs under this title; and
       ``(v) providing all customer service, training, and user 
     support related to systems that support those programs.
       ``(B) Annual development of a budget for the operations and 
     services of the PBO, in consultation with the Secretary, and 
     for consideration and inclusion in the Department's annual 
     budget submission.
       ``(3) Additional functions.--The Secretary may allocate to 
     the PBO such additional functions as the Secretary and the 
     Chief Operating Officer determine are necessary or 
     appropriate to achieve the purposes of the PBO.
       ``(4) Independence.--Subject to paragraph (1), in carrying 
     out its functions, the PBO shall exercise independent control 
     of its budget allocations and expenditures, personnel 
     decisions and processes, procurements, and other 
     administrative and management functions.
       ``(5) Audits and review.--The PBO shall be subject to the 
     usual and customary Federal audit procedures and to review by 
     the Inspector General of the Department.
       ``(6) Changes.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary and the Chief Operating 
     Officer shall consult concerning the effects of policy, 
     market, or other changes on the ability of the PBO to achieve 
     the goals and objectives established in the performance plan 
     described in subsection (c).
       ``(B) Revisions to agreement.--The Secretary and the Chief 
     Operating Officer may revise the annual performance agreement 
     described in subsection (d)(4) in light of policy, market, or 
     other changes that occur after the Secretary and the Chief 
     Operating Officer enter into the agreement.
       ``(c) Performance Plan and Report.--
       ``(1) Performance plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each year, the Secretary and Chief 
     Operating Officer shall agree on, and make available to the 
     public, a performance plan for the PBO for the succeeding 5 
     years that establishes measurable goals and objectives for 
     the organization.
       ``(B) Consultation.--In developing the 5-year performance 
     plan and any revision to the plan, the Secretary and the 
     Chief Operating Officer shall consult with students, 
     institutions of higher education, Congress, lenders, the 
     Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, and other 
     interested parties not less than 30 days prior to the 
     implementation of the performance plan or revision.
       ``(C) Areas.--The plan shall include a concise statement of 
     the goals for a modernized system for the delivery of student 
     financial assistance under title IV and identify action steps 
     necessary to achieve such goals. The plan shall address the 
     PBO's responsibilities in the following areas:
       ``(i) Improving service.--Improving service to students and 
     other participants in student financial aid programs 
     authorized under this title, including making those programs 
     more understandable to students and their parents.

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       ``(ii) Reducing costs.--Reducing the costs of administering 
     those programs.
       ``(iii) Improvement and integration of support systems.--
     Improving and integrating the information and delivery 
     systems that support those programs.
       ``(iv) Delivery and information system.--Developing an 
     open, common, and integrated delivery and information system 
     for programs authorized under this title.
       ``(v) Other areas.--Any other areas identified by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(2) Annual report.--Each year, the Chief Operating 
     Officer shall prepare and submit to Congress, through the 
     Secretary, an annual report on the performance of the PBO, 
     including an evaluation of the extent to which the PBO met 
     the goals and objectives contained in the 5-year performance 
     plan described in paragraph (1) for the preceding year. The 
     annual report shall include the following:
       ``(A) An independent financial audit of the expenditures of 
     both the PBO and programs administered by the PBO.
       ``(B) Financial and performance requirements applicable to 
     the PBO under the Chief Financial Officer Act of 1990 and the 
     Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.
       ``(C) The results achieved by the PBO during the year 
     relative to the goals established in the organization's 
     performance plan.
       ``(D) The evaluation rating of the performance of the Chief 
     Operating Officer and senior managers under subsections 
     (d)(4) and (e)(2), including the amounts of bonus 
     compensation awarded to these individuals;
       ``(E) recommendations for legislative and regulatory 
     changes to improve service to students and their families, 
     and to improve program efficiency and integrity; and
       ``(F) other such information as the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget shall prescribe for performance 
     based organizations.
       ``(3) Consultation with stakeholders.--The Chief Operating 
     Officer, in preparing the report described in paragraph (2), 
     shall establish appropriate means to consult with borrowers, 
     institutions, lenders, guaranty agencies, secondary markets, 
     and others involved in the delivery system of student aid 
     under this title--
       ``(A) regarding the degree of satisfaction with the 
     delivery system; and
       ``(B) to seek suggestions on means to improve the delivery 
     system.
       ``(d) Chief Operating Officer.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--The management of the PBO shall be 
     vested in a Chief Operating Officer who shall be appointed by 
     the Secretary to a term of not less than 3 and not more than 
     5 years, and compensated without regard to chapters 33, 51, 
     and 53 of title 5, United States Code. The Secretary shall 
     appoint the Chief Operating Officer within 6 months after the 
     date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998. 
     The appointment shall be made on the basis of demonstrated 
     management ability and expertise in information technology, 
     including experience with financial systems, and without 
     regard to political affiliation or activity.
       ``(2) Reappointment.--The Secretary may reappoint the Chief 
     Operating Officer to subsequent terms of not less than 3 and 
     not more than 5 years, so long as the performance of the 
     Chief Operating Officer, as set forth in the performance 
     agreement described in paragraph (4), is satisfactory.
       ``(3) Removal.--The Chief Operating Officer may be removed 
     by--
       ``(A) the President; or
       ``(B) the Secretary, for misconduct or failure to meet 
     performance goals set forth in the performance agreement in 
     paragraph (4).

     The President or Secretary shall communicate the reasons for 
     any such removal to the appropriate committees of Congress.
       ``(4) Performance agreement.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each year, the Secretary and the Chief 
     Operating Officer shall enter into an annual performance 
     agreement, that shall set forth measurable organization and 
     individual goals for the Chief Operating Officer.
       ``(B) Transmittal.--The final agreement, and any revision 
     to the final agreement, shall be transmitted to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate, and made publicly available.
       ``(5) Compensation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Chief Operating Officer is 
     authorized to be paid at an annual rate of basic pay not to 
     exceed the maximum rate of basic pay for the Senior Executive 
     Service under section 5382 of title 5, United States Code, 
     including any applicable locality-based comparability payment 
     that may be authorized under section 5304(h)(2)(B) of such 
     title. The compensation of the Chief Operating Officer shall 
     be considered for purposes of section 207(c)(2)(A) of title 
     18, United States Code, to be the equivalent of that 
     described under clause (ii) of section 207(c)(2)(A) of such 
     title.
       ``(B) Bonus.--In addition, the Chief Operating Officer may 
     receive a bonus in an amount that does not exceed 50 percent 
     of such annual rate of basic pay, based upon the Secretary's 
     evaluation of the Chief Operating Officer's performance in 
     relation to the goals set forth in the performance agreement 
     described in paragraph (2).
       ``(C) Payment.--Payment of a bonus under this subparagraph 
     (B) may be made to the Chief Operating Officer only to the 
     extent that such payment does not cause the Chief Operating 
     Officer's total aggregate compensation in a calendar year to 
     equal or exceed the amount of the President's salary under 
     section 102 of title 3, United States Code.
       ``(e) Senior Management.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Chief Operating Officer may appoint 
     such senior managers as that officer determines necessary 
     without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
     Code, governing appointments in the competitive service.
       ``(B) Compensation.--The senior managers described in 
     subparagraph (A) may be paid without regard to the provisions 
     of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
     relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
       ``(2) Performance agreement.--Each year, the Chief 
     Operating Officer and each senior manager appointed under 
     this subsection shall enter into an annual performance 
     agreement that sets forth measurable organization and 
     individual goals. The agreement shall be subject to review 
     and renegotiation at the end of each term.
       ``(3) Compensation.--
       ``(A) In general.--A senior manager appointed under this 
     subsection may be paid at an annual rate of basic pay of not 
     more than the maximum rate of basic pay for the Senior 
     Executive Service under section 5382 of title 5, United 
     States Code, including any applicable locality-based 
     comparability payment that may be authorized under section 
     5304(h)(2)(C) of such title 5. The compensation of a senior 
     manager shall be considered for purposes of section 
     207(c)(2)(A) of title 18, United States Code, to be the 
     equivalent of that described under clause (ii) of section 
     207(c)(2)(A) of such title.
       ``(B) Bonus.--In addition, a senior manager may receive a 
     bonus in an amount such that the manager's total annual 
     compensation does not exceed 125 percent of the maximum rate 
     of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service, including any 
     applicable locality-based comparability payment, based upon 
     the Chief Operating Officer's evaluation of the manager's 
     performance in relation to the goals set forth in the 
     performance agreement described in paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Removal.--A senior manager shall be removable by the 
     Chief Operating Officer, or by the Secretary if the position 
     of Chief Operating Officer is vacant.
       ``(f) Student Loan Ombudsman.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--The Chief Operating Officer, in 
     consultation with the Secretary, shall appoint a Student Loan 
     Ombudsman to provide timely assistance to borrowers of loans 
     made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV by performing the 
     functions described in paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Public information.--The Chief Operating Officer 
     shall disseminate information about the availability and 
     functions of the Ombudsman to borrowers and potential 
     borrowers, as well as institutions of higher education, 
     lenders, guaranty agencies, loan servicers, and other 
     participants in those student loan programs.
       ``(3) Functions of ombudsman.--The Ombudsman shall--
       ``(A) in accordance with regulations of the Secretary, 
     receive, review, and attempt to resolve informally complaints 
     from borrowers of loans described in paragraph (1), 
     including, as appropriate, attempts to resolve such 
     complaints within the Department of Education and with 
     institutions of higher education, lenders, guaranty agencies, 
     loan servicers, and other participants in the loan programs 
     described in paragraph (1)(A); and
       ``(B) compile and analyze data on borrower complaints and 
     make appropriate recommendations.
       ``(4) Report.--Each year, the Ombudsman shall submit a 
     report to the Chief Operating Officer, for inclusion in the 
     annual report under subsection (c)(2), that describes the 
     activities, and evaluates the effectiveness, of the Ombudsman 
     during the preceding year.
       ``(g) Personnel Flexibility.--
       ``(1) Personnel ceilings.--The PBO shall not be subject to 
     any ceiling relating to the number or grade of employees.
       ``(2) Administrative flexibility.--The Chief Operating 
     Officer shall work with the Office of Personnel Management to 
     develop and implement personnel flexibilities in staffing, 
     classification, and pay that meet the needs of the PBO, 
     subject to compliance with title 5, United States Code.
       ``(3) Excepted service.--The Chief Operating Officer may 
     appoint, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United 
     States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
     service, not more than 25 technical and professional 
     employees to administer the functions of the PBO. These 
     employees may be paid without regard to the provisions of 
     chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
     relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
       ``(h) Establishment of a Fair and Equitable System for 
     Measuring Staff Performance.--The PBO shall establish an 
     annual performance management system, subject to compliance 
     with title 5, United States Code and consistent with 
     applicable provisions of law and regulations, which 
     strengthens the organizational effectiveness of the PBO by 
     providing for establishing goals or objectives for 
     individual, group, or organizational performance (or any 
     combination thereof), consistent with the performance plan of 
     the PBO and its performance planning procedures, including 
     those established under the Government Performance and 
     Results Act of 1993, and communicating such goals or 
     objectives to employees.
       ``(i) Report.--The Secretary and the Chief Operating 
     Officer, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
     of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, shall report to 
     Congress on the proposed budget and sources of funding for 
     the operation of the PBO.
       ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--The Secretary shall 
     allocate from funds made available under section 458 such 
     funds as are appropriate to the functions assumed by the PBO. 
     In addition, there are authorized to be appropriated such 
     sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
     part, including transition costs.

     ``SEC. 142. PROCUREMENT FLEXIBILITY.

       ``(a) Procurement Authority.--Subject to the authority of 
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     ating Officer of a PBO may exercise the authority of the 
     Secretary to procure property and services in the performance 
     of functions managed by the PBO. For the purposes of this 
     section, the term `PBO' includes the Chief Operating Officer 
     of the PBO and any employee of the PBO exercising procurement 
     authority under the preceding sentence.
       ``(b) In General.--Except as provided in this section, the 
     PBO shall abide by all applicable Federal procurement laws 
     and regulations when procuring property and services. The PBO 
     shall--
       ``(1) enter into contracts for information systems 
     supporting the programs authorized under title IV to carry 
     out the functions set forth in section 141(b)(2); and
       ``(2) obtain the services of experts and consultants 
     without regard to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code 
     and set pay in accordance with such section.
       ``(c) Service Contracts.--
       ``(1) Performance-based servicing contracts.--The Chief 
     Operating Officer shall, to the extent practicable, maximize 
     the use of performance-based servicing contracts, consistent 
     with guidelines for such contracts published by the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy, to achieve cost savings and 
     improve service.
       ``(2) Fee for service arrangements.--The Chief Operating 
     Officer shall, when appropriate and consistent with the 
     purposes of the PBO, acquire services related to the title IV 
     delivery system from any entity that has the capability and 
     capacity to meet the requirements for the system. The Chief 
     Operating Officer is authorized to pay fees that are 
     equivalent to those paid by other entities to an organization 
     that provides an information system or service that meets the 
     requirements of the PBO, as determined by the Chief Operating 
     Officer.
       ``(d) Two-Phase Source-Selection Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--The PBO may use a two-phase process for 
     selecting a source for a procurement of property or services.
       ``(2) First phase.--The procedures for the first phase of 
     the process for a procurement are as follows:
       ``(A) Publication of notice.--The contracting officer for 
     the procurement shall publish a notice of the procurement in 
     accordance with section 18 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416) and subsections (e), 
     (f), and (g) of section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 637), except that the notice shall include only the 
     following:
       ``(i) A general description of the scope or purpose of the 
     procurement that provides sufficient information on the scope 
     or purpose for sources to make informed business decisions 
     regarding whether to participate in the procurement.
       ``(ii) A description of the basis on which potential 
     sources are to be selected to submit offers in the second 
     phase.
       ``(iii) A description of the information that is to be 
     required under subparagraph (B).
       ``(iv) Any additional information that the contracting 
     officer determines appropriate.
       ``(B) Information submitted by offerors.--Each offeror for 
     the procurement shall submit basic information, such as 
     information on the offeror's qualifications, the proposed 
     conceptual approach, costs likely to be associated with the 
     proposed conceptual approach, and past performance of the 
     offeror on Federal Government contracts, together with any 
     additional information that is requested by the contracting 
     officer.
       ``(C) Selection for second phase.--The contracting officer 
     shall select the offerors that are to be eligible to 
     participate in the second phase of the process. The 
     contracting officer shall limit the number of the selected 
     offerors to the number of sources that the contracting 
     officer determines is appropriate and in the best interests 
     of the Federal Government.
       ``(3) Second phase.--
       ``(A) In general.--The contracting officer shall conduct 
     the second phase of the source selection process in 
     accordance with sections 303A and 303B of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
     253a and 253b).
       ``(B) Eligible participants.--Only the sources selected in 
     the first phase of the process shall be eligible to 
     participate in the second phase.
       ``(C) Single or multiple procurements.--The second phase 
     may include a single procurement or multiple procurements 
     within the scope, or for the purpose, described in the notice 
     pursuant to paragraph (2)(A).
       ``(4) Procedures considered competitive.--The procedures 
     used for selecting a source for a procurement under this 
     subsection shall be considered competitive procedures for all 
     purposes.
       ``(e) Use of Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items.--
     Whenever the PBO anticipates that commercial items will be 
     offered for a procurement, the PBO may use (consistent with 
     the special rules for commercial items) the special 
     simplified procedures for the procurement without regard to--
       ``(1) any dollar limitation otherwise applicable to the use 
     of those procedures; and
       ``(2) the expiration of the authority to use special 
     simplified procedures under section 4202(e) of the Clinger-
     Cohen Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 654; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note).
       ``(f) Flexible Wait Periods and Deadlines for Submission of 
     Offers of Noncommercial Items.--
       ``(1) Authority.--In carrying out a procurement, the PBO 
     may--
       ``(A) apply a shorter waiting period for the issuance of a 
     solicitation after the publication of a notice under section 
     18 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     416) than is required under subsection (a)(3)(A) of such 
     section; and
       ``(B) notwithstanding subsection (a)(3) of such section, 
     establish any deadline for the submission of bids or 
     proposals that affords potential offerors a reasonable 
     opportunity to respond to the solicitation.
       ``(2) Inapplicability to commercial items.--Paragraph (1) 
     does not apply to a procurement of a commercial item.
       ``(3) Consistency with applicable international 
     agreements.--If an international agreement is applicable to 
     the procurement, any exercise of authority under paragraph 
     (1) shall be consistent with the international agreement.
       ``(g) Modular Contracting.--
       ``(1) In general.--The PBO may satisfy the requirements of 
     the PBO for a system incrementally by carrying out successive 
     procurements of modules of the system. In doing so, the PBO 
     may use procedures authorized under this subsection to 
     procure any such module after the first module.
       ``(2) Utility requirement.--A module may not be procured 
     for a system under this subsection unless the module is 
     useful independently of the other modules or useful in 
     combination with another module previously procured for the 
     system.
       ``(3) Conditions for use of authority.--The PBO may use 
     procedures authorized under paragraph (4) for the procurement 
     of an additional module for a system if--
       ``(A) competitive procedures were used for awarding the 
     contract for the procurement of the first module for the 
     system; and
       ``(B) the solicitation for the first module included--
       ``(i) a general description of the entire system that was 
     sufficient to provide potential offerors with reasonable 
     notice of the general scope of future modules;
       ``(ii) other information sufficient for potential offerors 
     to make informed business judgments regarding whether to 
     submit offers for the contract for the first module; and
       ``(iii) a statement that procedures authorized under this 
     subsection could be used for awarding subsequent contracts 
     for the procurement of additional modules for the system.
       ``(4) Procedures.--If the procurement of the first module 
     for a system meets the requirements set forth in paragraph 
     (3), the PBO may award a contract for the procurement of an 
     additional module for the system using any of the following 
     procedures:
       ``(A) Sole source.--Award of the contract on a sole-source 
     basis to a contractor who was awarded a contract for a module 
     previously procured for the system under competitive 
     procedures or procedures authorized under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Adequate competition.--Award of the contract on the 
     basis of offers made by--
       ``(i) a contractor who was awarded a contract for a module 
     previously procured for the system after having been selected 
     for award of the contract under this subparagraph or other 
     competitive procedures; and
       ``(ii) at least one other offeror that submitted an offer 
     for a module previously procured for the system and is 
     expected, on the basis of the offer for the previously 
     procured module, to submit a competitive offer for the 
     additional module.
       ``(C) Other.--Award of the contract under any other 
     procedure authorized by law.
       ``(5) Notice requirement.--
       ``(A) Publication.--Not less than 30 days before issuing a 
     solicitation for offers for a contract for a module for a 
     system under procedures authorized under subparagraph (A) or 
     (B) of paragraph (4), the PBO shall publish in the Commerce 
     Business Daily a notice of the intent to use such procedures 
     to enter into the contract.
       ``(B) Exception.--Publication of a notice is not required 
     under this paragraph with respect to a use of procedures 
     authorized under paragraph (4) if the contractor referred to 
     in that subparagraph (who is to be solicited to submit an 
     offer) has previously provided a module for the system under 
     a contract that contained cost, schedule, and performance 
     goals and the contractor met those goals.
       ``(C) Content of notice.--A notice published under 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to a use of procedures 
     described in paragraph (4) shall contain the information 
     required under section 18(b) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416(b)), other than 
     paragraph (4) of such section, and shall invite the 
     submission of any assertion that the use of the procedures 
     for the procurement involved is not in the best interest of 
     the Federal Government together with information supporting 
     the assertion.
       ``(6) Documentation.--The basis for an award of a contract 
     under this subsection shall be documented. However, a 
     justification pursuant to section 303(f) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
     253(f)) or section 8(h) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(h)) is not required.
       ``(7) Simplified source-selection procedures.--The PBO may 
     award a contract under any other simplified procedures 
     prescribed by the PBO for the selection of sources for the 
     procurement of modules for a system, after the first module, 
     that are not to be procured under a contract awarded on a 
     sole-source basis.
       ``(h) Use of Simplified Procedures for Small Business Set-
     Asides for Services Other Than Commercial Items.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The PBO may use special simplified 
     procedures for a procurement of services that are not 
     commercial items if--
       ``(A) the procurement is in an amount not greater than 
     $1,000,000;
       ``(B) the procurement is conducted as a small business set-
     aside pursuant to section 15(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 644(a)); and
       ``(C) the price charged for supplies associated with the 
     services procured are items of supply expected to be less 
     than 20 percent of the total contract price.
       ``(2) Inapplicability to certain procurements.--The 
     authority set forth in paragraph (1) may not be used for--
       ``(A) an award of a contract on a sole-source basis; or

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       ``(B) a contract for construction.
       ``(i) Guidance for Use of Authority.--
       ``(1) Issuance by pbo.--The Chief Operating Officer of the 
     PBO, in consultation with the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy, shall issue guidance for the use by PBO 
     personnel of the authority provided in this section.
       ``(2) Guidance from ofpp.--As part of the consultation 
     required under paragraph (1), the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy shall provide the PBO with guidance that 
     is designed to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     that the authority under this section is exercised by the PBO 
     in a manner that is consistent with the exercise of the 
     authority by the heads of the other performance-based 
     organizations.
       ``(3) Compliance with ofpp guidance.--The head of the PBO 
     shall ensure that the procurements of the PBO under this 
     section are carried out in a manner that is consistent with 
     the guidance provided for the PBO under paragraph (2).
       ``(j) Limitation on Multiagency Contracting.--No department 
     or agency of the Federal Government may purchase property or 
     services under contracts entered into or administered by a 
     PBO under this section unless the purchase is approved in 
     advance by the senior procurement official of that department 
     or agency who is responsible for purchasing by the department 
     or agency.
       ``(k) Laws Not Affected.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to waive laws for the enforcement of civil rights 
     or for the establishment and enforcement of labor standards 
     that are applicable to contracts of the Federal Government.
       ``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Commercial item.--The term `commercial item' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 4(12) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)).
       ``(2) Competitive procedures.--The term `competitive 
     procedures' has the meaning given the term in section 309(b) 
     of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949 (41 U.S.C. 259(b)).
       ``(3) Sole-source basis.--The term `sole-source basis', 
     with respect to an award of a contract, means that the 
     contract is awarded to a source after soliciting an offer or 
     offers from, and negotiating with, only that source.
       ``(4) Special rules for commercial items.--The term 
     `special rules for commercial items' means the regulations 
     set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to 
     section 303(g)(1) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(g)(1)) and section 31 of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 427).
       ``(5) Special simplified procedures.--The term `special 
     simplified procedures' means the procedures applicable to 
     purchases of property and services for amounts not greater 
     than the simplified acquisition threshold that are set forth 
     in the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to section 
     303(g)(1)(B) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(g)(1)(A)) and section 
     31(a)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 427(a)(1)).

     ``SEC. 143. ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION OF STUDENT AID 
                   DELIVERY.

       ``(a) In General.--In order to improve the efficiency and 
     effectiveness of the student aid delivery system, the 
     Secretary and the Chief Operating Officer shall encourage and 
     participate in the establishment of voluntary consensus 
     standards and requirements for the electronic transmission of 
     information necessary for the administration of programs 
     under title IV.
       ``(b) Participation in Standard Setting Organizations.--
       ``(1) The Chief Operating Officer shall participate in the 
     activities of standard setting organizations in carrying out 
     the provisions of this section.
       ``(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall encourage higher 
     education groups seeking to develop common forms, standards, 
     and procedures in support of the delivery of Federal student 
     financial assistance to conduct these activities within a 
     standard setting organization.
       ``(3) The Chief Operating Officer may pay necessary dues 
     and fees associated with participating in standard setting 
     organizations pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(c) Adoption of Voluntary Consensus Standards.--Except 
     with respect to the common financial reporting form under 
     section 483(a), the Secretary shall consider adopting 
     voluntary consensus standards agreed to by the organization 
     described in subsection (b) for transactions required under 
     title IV, and common data elements for such transactions, to 
     enable information to be exchanged electronically between 
     systems administered by the Department and among participants 
     in the Federal student aid delivery system.
       ``(d) Use of Clearinghouses.--Nothing in this section shall 
     restrict the ability of participating institutions and 
     lenders from using a clearinghouse or servicer to comply with 
     the standards for the exchange of information established 
     under this section.
       ``(e) Data Security.--Any entity that maintains or 
     transmits information under a transaction covered by this 
     section shall maintain reasonable and appropriate 
     administrative, technical, and physical safeguards--
       ``(1) to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of the 
     information; and
       ``(2) to protect against any reasonably anticipated 
     security threats, or unauthorized uses or disclosures of the 
     information.
       ``(f) Definitions.--
       ``(1) Clearinghouse.--The term `clearinghouse' means a 
     public or private entity that processes or facilitates the 
     processing of nonstandard data elements into data elements 
     conforming to standards adopted under this section.
       ``(2) Standard setting organization.--The term `standard 
     setting organization' means an organization that--
       ``(A) is accredited by the American National Standards 
     Institute;
       ``(B) develops standards for information transactions, data 
     elements, or any other standard that is necessary to, or will 
     facilitate, the implementation of this section; and
       ``(C) is open to the participation of the various entities 
     engaged in the delivery of Federal student financial 
     assistance.
       ``(3) Voluntary consensus standard.--The term `voluntary 
     consensus standard' means a standard developed or used by a 
     standard setting organization described in paragraph (2).''.
       (b) Repeal of Old General Provisions.--Title XII (20 U.S.C. 
     1141 et seq.) is repealed.
       (c) Repeal of Title IV Definition.--Section 481 (20 U.S.C. 
     1088) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f ) as 
     subsections (a) through (c), respectively.

     SEC. 102. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Conforming Amendments Correcting References to Section 
     1201.--
       (1) Agriculture.--
       (A) Student internship programs.--Section 922 of the 
     Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
     U.S.C. 2279c) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a)(1)(B)--

       (I) by striking ``1201'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (II) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141)''; and

       (ii) in subsection (b)(1)--

       (I) by striking ``1201'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (II) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141)''.

       (B) Agricultural sciences education.--Section 1417(j)(1)(A) 
     of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
     Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)(1)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (2) Armed forces.--
       (A) Science and mathematics education improvement 
     program.--Section 2193(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (B) Support of science, mathematics, and engineering 
     education.--Section 2199(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (C) Allowable costs under defense contracts.--Section 
     841(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     fiscal year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 2324 note) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (D) Environmental restoration institutional grants for 
     training dislocated defense workers and young adults.--
     Section 1333(i)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for fiscal year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 2701 note) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (E) Environmental education opportunities program.--Section 
     1334(k)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     fiscal year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 2701 note) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (F) Environmental scholarship and fellowship programs.--
     Section 4451(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for 1993 (10 U.S.C. 2701 note) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (3) Application of antitrust laws to award of need-based 
     educational aid.--Section 568(c)(3) of the Improving 
     America's Schools Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 1 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (B) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (4) Omnibus parks and public lands management act of 
     1996.--Section 1007(c)(5) of the Omnibus Parks and Public 
     Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 698u-5) is amended by 
     striking ``1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and inserting ``101 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965''.
       (5) Restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected 
     officials of the executive and legislative branches.--Section 
     207(j)(2)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''.
       (6) Education.--
       (A) Higher education amendments of 1992.--Section 1(c) of 
     the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 1001 note) 
     is amended by striking ``1201'' and inserting ``101''.
       (B) Treatment of branches.--Section 498(j)(2) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099c(j)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``1201(a)(2)'' and inserting ``101(a)(2)''.
       (C) Disclosure requirements.--Section 429(d)(2)(B)(ii) of 
     the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 
     1228c(d)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and 
     inserting ``101''.
       (D) Harry s. truman scholarships.--Section 3(4) of the 
     Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Act (20 U.S.C. 2002(4)) 
     is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''.
       (E) Tech-prep education.--Section 347(2)(A) of the Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 
     U.S.C. 2394e(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and 
     inserting ``101''.
       (F) Education for economic security.--Section 3(6) of the 
     Education for Economic Security

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     Act (20 U.S.C. 3902(6)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' 
     and inserting ``101''.
       (G) James madison memorial fellowships.--Section 815 of the 
     James Madison Memorial Fellowship Act (20 U.S.C. 4514) is 
     amended--
       (i) in paragraph (3), by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting 
     ``101''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``1201(d) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965'' and inserting ``14101 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
       (H) Barry goldwater scholarships.--Section 1403(4) of the 
     Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 4702(4)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (I) Morris k. udall scholarships.--Section 4(6) of the 
     Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
     Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 
     (20 U.S.C. 5602(6)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and 
     inserting ``101''.
       (J) Bilingual education, and language enhancement and 
     acquisition.--Section 7501(4) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7601(4)) is amended by 
     striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''.
       (K) General definitions.--Section 14101(17) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     8801(17)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting 
     ``101''.
       (L) National education statistics.--Section 402(c)(3) of 
     the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 
     9001(c)(3)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting 
     ``101''.
       (7) Foreign relations.--
       (A) Environment and sustainable development exchange 
     program.--Section 240(d) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2452 
     note) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting 
     ``101''.
       (B) Samantha smith memorial exchange program.--Section 
     112(a)(8) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460(a)(8)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (C) Soviet-eastern european training.--Section 803(1) of 
     the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983 
     (22 U.S.C. 4502(1)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and 
     inserting ``101''.
       (D) Developing country scholarships.--Section 603(d) of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 
     1987 (22 U.S.C. 4703(d)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' 
     and inserting ``101''.
       (8) Indians.--
       (A) Snyder act.--The last paragraph of section 410 of the 
     Act entitled ``An Act authorizing appropriations and 
     expenditures for the administration of Indian Affairs, and 
     for other purposes'', approved November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 
     13) (commonly known as the Snyder Act) is amended by striking 
     ``1201'' and inserting ``101''.
       (B) Tribally controlled community college assistance.--
     Section 2(a)(5) of the Tribally Controlled Community College 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 1801(a)(5)) is amended by striking 
     ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''.
       (C) Construction of new facilities.--Section 113(b)(2) of 
     the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 1813(b)(2)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (D) American indian teacher training.--Section 
     1371(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 (25 
     U.S.C. 3371(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and 
     inserting ``101''.
       (9) Labor.--
       (A) Rehabilitation definitions.--Section 6(23) of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705(23)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (B) Technology related assistance for individuals with 
     disabilities act of 1988.--Section 3(8) of the Technology 
     Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 
     1988 (29 U.S.C. 2202(8)) is amended by striking ``1201(a) of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))'' and 
     inserting ``101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965''.
       (10) Surface mining control.--Section 701(32) of the 
     Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 
     1291(32)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting 
     ``101''.
       (11) Pollution prevention.--Section 112(a)(1) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1262(a)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``1201'' and inserting ``101''.
       (12) Postal service.--Section 3626(b)(3) of title 39, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (B) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (13) Public health and welfare.--
       (A) Public health service act.--Section 705(a)(2)(C) of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292d(a)(2)(C)) is 
     amended by striking ``section 481(a)'' and inserting 
     ``section 102(a)''.
       (B) Scientific and technical education.--Section 3(g) of 
     the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
     1862i(g)) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (II) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''; and

       (ii) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and

       (II) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.

       (C) Older americans.--Section 102(32) of the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002(32)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (D) Justice system improvement.--Section 901(17) of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
     3791(17)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (E) Energy technology commercialization services program.--
     Section 362(f)(5)(A) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 6322(f)(5)(A)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (F) Environmental restoration and waste management.--
     Section 3132(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274e(b)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (G) Head start.--Section 649(c)(3) of the Head Start Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 9844(c)(3)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (H) State dependent care development grants.--Section 
     670G(5) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
     1990 (42 U.S.C. 9877(5)) is amended by striking ``1201(a)'' 
     and inserting ``101''.
       (I) Instructional activities for low-income youth.--The 
     matter preceding subparagraph (A) of section 682(b)(1) of the 
     Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9910c(b)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''.
       (J) Drug abuse education.--Section 3601(7) of the Anti-Drug 
     Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11851(7)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (K) National and community service.--Section 101(13) of the 
     National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     12511(13)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (L) Civilian community corps.--Section 166(6) of the 
     National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     12626(6)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (M) Cranston-gonzalez national affordable housing act.--
     Section 457(9) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12899f(9)) is amended by striking 
     ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''.
       (N) Community schools youth services and supervision grant 
     program.--The definition of public school in section 30401(b) 
     of the Community Schools Youth Services and Supervision Grant 
     Program Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13791(b)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201'' each place the term appears and 
     inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(i))''.
       (O) Police corps.--The definition of institution of higher 
     education in section 200103 of the Police Corps Act (42 
     U.S.C. 14092) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (P) Law enforcement scholarship program.--The definition of 
     institution of higher education in section 200202 of the Law 
     Enforcement Scholarship and Recruitment Act (42 U.S.C. 14111) 
     is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (14) Telecommunications.--Section 223(h)(4) of the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223(h)(4)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``1201'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (B) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141)''.
       (15) War and national defense.--Section 808(3) of the David 
     L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 
     1908(3)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``1201(a)'' and inserting ``101''; and
       (B) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1141(a))''.
       (b) Internal Cross References.--The Act (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 402A(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11(c)(2)), by 
     striking ``1210'' and inserting ``118'';
       (2) in section 435(a) (20 U.S.C. 1085(a)), by striking 
     ``section 481'' and inserting ``section 102'';
       (3) in section 485(f)(1)(I) (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)(I)), by 
     striking ``1213'' and inserting ``120'';
       (4) in section 487(d) (20 U.S.C. 1094(d)), by striking 
     ``section 481'' and inserting ``section 102'';
       (5) in subsections (j) and (k) of section 496 (20 U.S.C. 
     1099b), by striking ``section 481'' each place the term 
     appears and inserting ``section 102'';
       (6) in section 498(i) (20 U.S.C. 1099c) is amended by 
     striking ``section 481'' and inserting ``section 102'';
       (7) in section 498(j) (20 U.S.C. 1099c(j))--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``sections 481(b)(5) and 
     481(c)(3)'' and inserting ``sections 102(b)(1)(E) and 
     102(c)(1)(C)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``1201(a)(2)'' and 
     inserting ``101(a)(2)''; and
       (8) in section 631(a)(8) (20 U.S.C. 1132(a)(8))--
       (A) by striking ``section 1201(a)'' each place the term 
     appears and inserting ``section 101''; and
       (B) by striking ``of 1201(a)'' and inserting ``of section 
     101''.

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       (c) Additional Conforming Amendments Correcting References 
     to Section 481.--
       (1) School-to-work opportunities act of  1994.--Section 4 
     of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 
     6103) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (11)(B)(viii), by striking ``section 
     481(b)'' and inserting ``section 102(b)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (12), by striking ``section 481'' and 
     inserting ``section 102''.
       (2) National and community service act of 1990.--Section 
     148(g) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12604(g)) is amended by striking ``section 481(a) of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(a))'' and 
     inserting ``section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965''.
       (d) Workforce Investment Act of 1998.--The Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in section 101(35) (29 U.S.C. 2801(35)), by striking 
     ``section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1088)'' and inserting ``section 102 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965''; and
       (2) in section 203(11) (20 U.S.C. 9202(11)), by striking 
     ``section 1201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1141)'' and inserting ``section 101 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965''.

                       TITLE II--TEACHER QUALITY

     SEC. 201. TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.

       The Act is amended by inserting after title I (20 U.S.C. 
     1001 et seq.) the following:

     ``TITLE II--TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FOR STATES AND 
                              PARTNERSHIPS

     ``SEC. 201. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS.

       ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are to--
       ``(1) improve student achievement;
       ``(2) improve the quality of the current and future 
     teaching force by improving the preparation of prospective 
     teachers and enhancing professional development activities;
       ``(3) hold institutions of higher education accountable for 
     preparing teachers who have the necessary teaching skills and 
     are highly competent in the academic content areas in which 
     the teachers plan to teach, such as mathematics, science, 
     English, foreign languages, history, economics, art, civics, 
     Government, and geography, including training in the 
     effective uses of technology in the classroom; and
       ``(4) recruit highly qualified individuals, including 
     individuals from other occupations, into the teaching force.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this title:
       ``(1) Arts and sciences.--The term `arts and sciences' 
     means--
       ``(A) when referring to an organizational unit of an 
     institution of higher education, any academic unit that 
     offers 1 or more academic majors in disciplines or content 
     areas corresponding to the academic subject matter areas in 
     which teachers provide instruction; and
       ``(B) when referring to a specific academic subject matter 
     area, the disciplines or content areas in which academic 
     majors are offered by the arts and science organizational 
     unit.
       ``(2) High need local educational agency.--The term `high 
     need local educational agency' means a local educational 
     agency that serves an elementary school or secondary school 
     located in an area in which there is--
       ``(A) a high percentage of individuals from families with 
     incomes below the poverty line;
       ``(B) a high percentage of secondary school teachers not 
     teaching in the content area in which the teachers were 
     trained to teach; or
       ``(C) a high teacher turnover rate.
       ``(3) Poverty line.--The term `poverty line' means the 
     poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
     Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 
     673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
     9902(2))) applicable to a family of the size involved.

     ``SEC. 202. STATE GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--From amounts made available under 
     section 210(1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized 
     to award grants under this section, on a competitive basis, 
     to eligible States to enable the eligible States to carry out 
     the activities described in subsection (d).
       ``(b) Eligible State.--
       ``(1) Definition.--In this title, the term `eligible State' 
     means--
       ``(A) the Governor of a State; or
       ``(B) in the case of a State for which the constitution or 
     law of such State designates another individual, entity, or 
     agency in the State to be responsible for teacher 
     certification and preparation activity, such individual, 
     entity, or agency.
       ``(2) Consultation.--The Governor and the individual, 
     entity, or agency designated under paragraph (1) shall 
     consult with the Governor, State board of education, State 
     educational agency, or State agency for higher education, as 
     appropriate, with respect to the activities assisted under 
     this section.
       ``(3) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to negate or supersede the legal authority under 
     State law of any State agency, State entity, or State public 
     official over programs that are under the jurisdiction of the 
     agency, entity, or official.
       ``(c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, an eligible State shall, at the time of the 
     initial grant application, submit an application to the 
     Secretary that--
       ``(1) meets the requirement of this section;
       ``(2) includes a description of how the eligible State 
     intends to use funds provided under this section; and
       ``(3) contains such other information and assurances as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(d) Uses of Funds.--An eligible State that receives a 
     grant under this section shall use the grant funds to reform 
     teacher preparation requirements, and to ensure that current 
     and future teachers possess the necessary teaching skills and 
     academic content knowledge in the subject areas in which the 
     teachers are assigned to teach, by carrying out 1 or more of 
     the following activities:
       ``(1) Reforms.--Implementing reforms that hold institutions 
     of higher education with teacher preparation programs 
     accountable for preparing teachers who are highly competent 
     in the academic content areas in which the teachers plan to 
     teach, and possess strong teaching skills, which may include 
     the use of rigorous subject matter competency tests and the 
     requirement that a teacher have an academic major in the 
     subject area, or related discipline, in which the teacher 
     plans to teach.
       ``(2) Certification or licensure requirements.--Reforming 
     teacher certification or licensure requirements to ensure 
     that teachers have the necessary teaching skills and academic 
     content knowledge in the subject areas in which teachers are 
     assigned to teach.
       ``(3) Alternatives to traditional preparation for 
     teaching.--Providing prospective teachers with alternatives 
     to traditional preparation for teaching through programs at 
     colleges of arts and sciences or at nonprofit educational 
     organizations.
       ``(4) Alternative routes to state certification.--Carrying 
     out programs that--
       ``(A) include support during the initial teaching 
     experience; and
       ``(B) establish, expand, or improve alternative routes to 
     State certification of teachers for highly qualified 
     individuals, including mid-career professionals from other 
     occupations, paraprofessionals, former military personnel and 
     recent college graduates with records of academic 
     distinction.
       ``(5) Recruitment; pay; removal.--Developing and 
     implementing effective mechanisms to ensure that local 
     educational agencies and schools are able to effectively 
     recruit highly qualified teachers, to financially reward 
     those teachers and principals whose students have made 
     significant progress toward high academic performance, such 
     as through performance-based compensation systems and access 
     to ongoing professional development opportunities for 
     teachers and administrators, and to expeditiously remove 
     incompetent or unqualified teachers consistent with 
     procedures to ensure due process for the teachers.
       ``(6) Social promotion.--Development and implementation of 
     efforts to address the problem of social promotion and to 
     prepare teachers to effectively address the issues raised by 
     ending the practice of social promotion.
       ``(7) Recruitment.--Activities described in section 204(d).

     ``SEC. 203. PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.

       ``(a) Grants.--From amounts made available under section 
     210(2) for a fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized to 
     award grants under this section, on a competitive basis, to 
     eligible partnerships to enable the eligible partnerships to 
     carry out the activities described in subsections (d) and 
     (e).
       ``(b) Definitions.--
       ``(1) Eligible partnerships.--In this title, the term 
     `eligible partnerships' means an entity that--
       ``(A) shall include--
       ``(i) a partner institution;
       ``(ii) a school of arts and sciences; and
       ``(iii) a high need local educational agency; and
       ``(B) may include a Governor, State educational agency, the 
     State board of education, the State agency for higher 
     education, an institution of higher education not described 
     in subparagraph (A), a public charter school, a public or 
     private elementary school or secondary school, a public or 
     private nonprofit educational organization, a business, a 
     teacher organization, or a prekindergarten program.
       ``(2) Partner institution.--In this section, the term 
     `partner institution' means a private independent or State-
     supported public institution of higher education, the teacher 
     training program of which demonstrates that--
       ``(A) graduates from the teacher training program exhibit 
     strong performance on State-determined qualifying assessments 
     for new teachers through--
       ``(i) demonstrating that 80 percent or more of the 
     graduates of the program who intend to enter the field of 
     teaching have passed all of the applicable State 
     qualification assessments for new teachers, which shall 
     include an assessment of each prospective teacher's subject 
     matter knowledge in the content area or areas in which the 
     teacher intends to teach; or
       ``(ii) being ranked among the highest-performing teacher 
     preparation programs in the State as determined by the 
     State--

       ``(I) using criteria consistent with the requirements for 
     the State report card under section 207(b); and
       ``(II) using the State report card on teacher preparation 
     required under section 207(b), after the first publication of 
     such report card and for every year thereafter; or

       ``(B) the teacher training program requires all the 
     students of the program to participate in intensive clinical 
     experience, to meet high academic standards, and--
       ``(i) in the case of secondary school candidates, to 
     successfully complete an academic major in the subject area 
     in which the candidate intends to teach or to demonstrate 
     competence through a high level of performance in relevant 
     content areas; and
       ``(ii) in the case of elementary school candidates, to 
     successfully complete an academic major in the arts and 
     sciences or to demonstrate competence through a high level of 
     performance in core academic subject areas.
       ``(c) Application.--Each eligible partnership desiring a 
     grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
     such information as the Secretary may require. Each such 
     application shall--

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       ``(1) contain a needs assessment of all the partners with 
     respect to teaching and learning and a description of how the 
     partnership will coordinate with other teacher training or 
     professional development programs, and how the activities of 
     the partnership will be consistent with State, local, and 
     other education reform activities that promote student 
     achievement;
       ``(2) contain a resource assessment that describes the 
     resources available to the partnership, the intended use of 
     the grant funds, including a description of how the grant 
     funds will be fairly distributed in accordance with 
     subsection (f), and the commitment of the resources of the 
     partnership to the activities assisted under this title, 
     including financial support, faculty participation, time 
     commitments, and continuation of the activities when the 
     grant ends; and
       ``(3) contain a description of--
       ``(A) how the partnership will meet the purposes of this 
     title;
       ``(B) how the partnership will carry out the activities 
     required under subsection (d) and any permissible activities 
     under subsection (e); and
       ``(C) the partnership's evaluation plan pursuant to section 
     206(b).
       ``(d) Required Uses of Funds.--An eligible partnership that 
     receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds 
     to carry out the following activities:
       ``(1) Reforms.--Implementing reforms within teacher 
     preparation programs to hold the programs accountable for 
     preparing teachers who are highly competent in the academic 
     content areas in which the teachers plan to teach, and for 
     promoting strong teaching skills, including working with a 
     school of arts and sciences and integrating reliable 
     research-based teaching methods into the curriculum, which 
     curriculum shall include programs designed to successfully 
     integrate technology into teaching and learning.
       ``(2) Clinical experience and interaction.--Providing 
     sustained and high quality preservice clinical experience 
     including the mentoring of prospective teachers by veteran 
     teachers, and substantially increasing interaction between 
     faculty at institutions of higher education and new and 
     experienced teachers, principals, and other administrators at 
     elementary schools or secondary schools, and providing 
     support, including preparation time, for such interaction.
       ``(3) Professional development.--Creating opportunities for 
     enhanced and ongoing professional development that improves 
     the academic content knowledge of teachers in the subject 
     areas in which the teachers are certified to teach or in 
     which the teachers are working toward certification to teach, 
     and that promotes strong teaching skills.
       ``(e) Allowable Uses of Funds.--An eligible partnership 
     that receives a grant under this section may use such funds 
     to carry out the following activities:
       ``(1) Teacher preparation and parent involvement.--
     Preparing teachers to work with diverse student populations, 
     including individuals with disabilities and limited English 
     proficient individuals, and involving parents in the teacher 
     preparation program reform process.
       ``(2) Dissemination and coordination.--Broadly 
     disseminating information on effective practices used by the 
     partnership, and coordinating with the activities of the 
     Governor, State board of education, State higher education 
     agency, and State educational agency, as appropriate.
       ``(3) Managerial and leadership skills.--Developing and 
     implementing proven mechanisms to provide principals and 
     superintendents with effective managerial and leadership 
     skills that result in increased student achievement.
       ``(4) Teacher recruitment.--Activities described in section 
     204(d).
       ``(f) Special Rule.--No individual member of an eligible 
     partnership shall retain more than 50 percent of the funds 
     made available to the partnership under this section.
       ``(g) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prohibit an eligible partnership from using 
     grant funds to coordinate with the activities of more than 
     one Governor, State board of education, State educational 
     agency, local educational agency, or State agency for higher 
     education.

     ``SEC. 204. TEACHER RECRUITMENT GRANTS.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--From amounts made available 
     under section 210(3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary is 
     authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to 
     eligible applicants to enable the eligible applicants to 
     carry out activities described in subsection (d).
       ``(b) Eligible Applicant Defined.--In this title, the term 
     `eligible applicant' means--
       ``(1) an eligible State described in section 202(b); or
       ``(2) an eligible partnership described in section 203(b).
       ``(c) Application.--Any eligible applicant desiring to 
     receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time, in such form, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary may require, 
     including--
       ``(1) a description of the assessment that the eligible 
     applicant, and the other entities with whom the eligible 
     applicant will carry out the grant activities, have 
     undertaken to determine the most critical needs of the 
     participating high-need local educational agencies;
       ``(2) a description of the activities the eligible 
     applicant will carry out with the grant; and
       ``(3) a description of the eligible applicant's plan for 
     continuing the activities carried out with the grant, once 
     Federal funding ceases.
       ``(d) Uses of Funds.--Each eligible applicant receiving a 
     grant under this section shall use the grant funds--
       ``(1)(A) to award scholarships to help students pay the 
     costs of tuition, room, board, and other expenses of 
     completing a teacher preparation program;
       ``(B) to provide support services, if needed to enable 
     scholarship recipients to complete postsecondary education 
     programs; and
       ``(C) for followup services provided to former scholarship 
     recipients during the recipients first 3 years of teaching; 
     or
       ``(2) to develop and implement effective mechanisms to 
     ensure that high need local educational agencies and schools 
     are able to effectively recruit highly qualified teachers.
       ``(e) Service Requirements.--The Secretary shall establish 
     such requirements as the Secretary finds necessary to ensure 
     that recipients of scholarships under this section who 
     complete teacher education programs subsequently teach in a 
     high-need local educational agency, for a period of time 
     equivalent to the period for which the recipients receive 
     scholarship assistance, or repay the amount of the 
     scholarship. The Secretary shall use any such repayments to 
     carry out additional activities under this section.

     ``SEC. 205. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       ``(a) Duration; One-time awards; Payments.--
       ``(1) Duration.--
       ``(A) Eligible states and eligible applicants.--Grants 
     awarded to eligible States and eligible applicants under this 
     title shall be awarded for a period not to exceed 3 years.
       ``(B) Eligible partnerships.--Grants awarded to eligible 
     partnerships under this title shall be awarded for a period 
     of 5 years.
       ``(2) One-time award.--An eligible State and an eligible 
     partnership may receive a grant under each of sections 202, 
     203, and 204 only once.
       ``(3) Payments.--The Secretary shall make annual payments 
     of grant funds awarded under this part.
       ``(b) Peer Review.--
       ``(1) Panel.--The Secretary shall provide the applications 
     submitted under this title to a peer review panel for 
     evaluation. With respect to each application, the peer review 
     panel shall initially recommend the application for funding 
     or for disapproval.
       ``(2) Priority.--In recommending applications to the 
     Secretary for funding under this title, the panel shall--
       ``(A) with respect to grants under section 202, give 
     priority to eligible States serving States that--
       ``(i) have initiatives to reform State teacher 
     certification requirements that are designed to ensure that 
     current and future teachers possess the necessary teaching 
     skills and academic content knowledge in the subject areas in 
     which the teachers are certified or licensed to teach;
       ``(ii) include innovative reforms to hold institutions of 
     higher education with teacher preparation programs 
     accountable for preparing teachers who are highly competent 
     in the academic content area in which the teachers plan to 
     teach and have strong teaching skills; or
       ``(iii) involve the development of innovative efforts aimed 
     at reducing the shortage of highly qualified teachers in high 
     poverty urban and rural areas;
       ``(B) with respect to grants under section 203--
       ``(i) give priority to applications from eligible 
     partnerships that involve businesses; and
       ``(ii) take into consideration--

       ``(I) providing an equitable geographic distribution of the 
     grants throughout the United States; and
       ``(II) the potential of the proposed activities for 
     creating improvement and positive change.

       ``(3) Secretarial selection.--The Secretary shall 
     determine, based on the peer review process, which 
     application shall receive funding and the amounts of the 
     grants. In determining grant amounts, the Secretary shall 
     take into account the total amount of funds available for all 
     grants under this title and the types of activities proposed 
     to be carried out.
       ``(c) Matching Requirements.--
       ``(1) State grants.--Each eligible State receiving a grant 
     under section 202 or 204 shall provide, from non-Federal 
     sources, an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of the 
     grant (in cash or in kind) to carry out the activities 
     supported by the grant.
       ``(2) Partnership grants.--Each eligible partnership 
     receiving a grant under section 203 or 204 shall provide, 
     from non-Federal sources (in cash or in kind), an amount 
     equal to 25 percent of the grant for the first year of the 
     grant, 35 percent of the grant for the second year of the 
     grant, and 50 percent of the grant for each succeeding year 
     of the grant.
       ``(d) Limitation on Administrative Expenses.--An eligible 
     State or eligible partnership that receives a grant under 
     this title may not use more than 2 percent of the grant funds 
     for purposes of administering the grant.
       ``(e) Teacher Qualifications Provided to Parents Upon 
     Request.--Any local educational agency or school that 
     benefits from the activities assisted under this title shall 
     make available, upon request and in an understandable and 
     uniform format, to any parent of a student attending any 
     school served by the local educational agency, information 
     regarding the qualification of the student's classroom 
     teacher with regard to the subject matter in which the 
     teacher provides instruction. The local educational agency 
     shall inform parents that the parents are entitled to receive 
     the information upon request.

     ``SEC. 206. ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION.

       ``(a) State Grant Accountability report.--An eligible State 
     that receives a grant under section 202 shall submit an 
     annual accountability report to the Secretary, the Committee 
     on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, and the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives. Such report shall include a description of 
     the degree to which the eligible State, in using funds 
     provided under such section, has made substantial progress in 
     meeting the following goals:
       ``(1) Student achievement.--Increasing student achievement 
     for all students as defined by the eligible State.

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       ``(2) Raising standards.--Raising the State academic 
     standards required to enter the teaching profession, 
     including, where appropriate, through the use of incentives 
     to incorporate the requirement of an academic major in the 
     subject, or related discipline, in which the teacher plans to 
     teach.
       ``(3) Initial certification or licensure.--Increasing 
     success in the pass rate for initial State teacher 
     certification or licensure, or increasing the numbers of 
     highly qualified individuals being certified or licensed as 
     teachers through alternative programs.
       ``(4) Core academic subjects.--
       ``(A) Secondary school classes.--Increasing the percentage 
     of secondary school classes taught in core academic subject 
     areas by teachers--
       ``(i) with academic majors in those areas or in a related 
     field;
       ``(ii) who can demonstrate a high level of competence 
     through rigorous academic subject area tests; or
       ``(iii) who can demonstrate competence through a high level 
     of performance in relevant content areas.
       ``(B) Elementary school classes.--Increasing the percentage 
     of elementary school classes taught by teachers--
       ``(i) with academic majors in the arts and sciences; or
       ``(ii) who can demonstrate competence through a high level 
     of performance in core academic subjects.
       ``(5) Decreasing teacher shortages.--Decreasing shortages 
     of qualified teachers in poor urban and rural areas.
       ``(6) Increasing opportunities for professional 
     development.--Increasing opportunities for enhanced and 
     ongoing professional development that improves the academic 
     content knowledge of teachers in the subject areas in which 
     the teachers are certified or licensed to teach or in which 
     the teachers are working toward certification or licensure to 
     teach, and that promotes strong teaching skills.
       ``(7) Technology integration.--Increasing the number of 
     teachers prepared to integrate technology in the classroom.
       ``(b) Eligible Partnership Evaluation.--Each eligible 
     partnership receiving a grant under section 203 shall 
     establish and include in the application submitted under 
     section 203(c), an evaluation plan that includes strong 
     performance objectives. The plan shall include objectives and 
     measures for--
       ``(1) increased student achievement for all students as 
     measured by the partnership;
       ``(2) increased teacher retention in the first 3 years of a 
     teacher's career;
       ``(3) increased success in the pass rate for initial State 
     certification or licensure of teachers; and
       ``(4) increased percentage of secondary school classes 
     taught in core academic subject areas by teachers--
       ``(A) with academic majors in the areas or in a related 
     field; and
       ``(B) who can demonstrate a high level of competence 
     through rigorous academic subject area tests or who can 
     demonstrate competence through a high level of performance in 
     relevant content areas;
       ``(5) increasing the percentage of elementary school 
     classes taught by teachers with academic majors in the arts 
     and sciences or who demonstrate competence through a high 
     level of performance in core academic subject areas; and
       ``(6) increasing the number of teachers trained in 
     technology.
       ``(c) Revocation of Grant.--
       ``(1) Report.--Each eligible State or eligible partnership 
     receiving a grant under this title shall report annually on 
     the progress of the eligible State or eligible partnership 
     toward meeting the purposes of this title and the goals, 
     objectives, and measures described in subsections (a) and 
     (b).
       ``(2) Revocation.--
       ``(A) Eligible states and eligible applicants.--If the 
     Secretary determines that an eligible State or eligible 
     applicant is not making substantial progress in meeting the 
     purposes, goals, objectives, and measures, as appropriate, by 
     the end of the second year of a grant under this title, then 
     the grant payment shall not be made for the third year of the 
     grant.
       ``(B) Eligible partnerships.--If the Secretary determines 
     that an eligible partnership is not making substantial 
     progress in meeting the purposes, goals, objectives, and 
     measures, as appropriate, by the end of the third year of a 
     grant under this title, then the grant payments shall not be 
     made for any succeeding year of the grant.
       ``(d) Evaluation and Dissemination.--The Secretary shall 
     evaluate the activities funded under this title and report 
     the Secretary's findings regarding the activities to the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives. The Secretary shall broadly disseminate 
     successful practices developed by eligible States and 
     eligible partnerships under this title, and shall broadly 
     disseminate information regarding such practices that were 
     found to be ineffective.

     ``SEC. 207. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE 
                   TEACHERS.

       ``(a) Development of Definitions and Reporting Methods.--
     Within 9 months of the date of enactment of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1998, the Commissioner of the 
     National Center for Education Statistics, in consultation 
     with States and institutions of higher education, shall 
     develop key definitions for terms, and uniform reporting 
     methods (including the key definitions for the consistent 
     reporting of pass rates), related to the performance of 
     elementary school and secondary school teacher preparation 
     programs.
       ``(b) State Report Card on the Quality of Teacher 
     Preparation.--Each State that receives funds under this Act 
     shall provide to the Secretary, within 2 years of the date of 
     enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, and 
     annually thereafter, in a uniform and comprehensible manner 
     that conforms with the definitions and methods established in 
     subsection (a), a State report card on the quality of teacher 
     preparation in the State, which shall include at least the 
     following:
       ``(1) A description of the teacher certification and 
     licensure assessments, and any other certification and 
     licensure requirements, used by the State.
       ``(2) The standards and criteria that prospective teachers 
     must meet in order to attain initial teacher certification or 
     licensure and to be certified or licensed to teach particular 
     subjects or in particular grades within the State.
       ``(3) A description of the extent to which the assessments 
     and requirements described in paragraph (1) are aligned with 
     the State's standards and assessments for students.
       ``(4) The percentage of teaching candidates who passed each 
     of the assessments used by the State for teacher 
     certification and licensure, and the passing score on each 
     assessment that determines whether a candidate has passed 
     that assessment.
       ``(5) The percentage of teaching candidates who passed each 
     of the assessments used by the State for teacher 
     certification and licensure, disaggregated and ranked, by the 
     teacher preparation program in that State from which the 
     teacher candidate received the candidate's most recent 
     degree, which shall be made available widely and publicly.
       ``(6) Information on the extent to which teachers in the 
     State are given waivers of State certification or licensure 
     requirements, including the proportion of such teachers 
     distributed across high- and low-poverty school districts and 
     across subject areas.
       ``(7) A description of each State's alternative routes to 
     teacher certification, if any, and the percentage of teachers 
     certified through alternative certification routes who pass 
     State teacher certification or licensure assessments.
       ``(8) For each State, a description of proposed criteria 
     for assessing the performance of teacher preparation programs 
     within institutions of higher education in the State, 
     including indicators of teacher candidate knowledge and 
     skills.
       ``(9) Information on the extent to which teachers or 
     prospective teachers in each State are required to take 
     examinations or other assessments of their subject matter 
     knowledge in the area or areas in which the teachers provide 
     instruction, the standards established for passing any such 
     assessments, and the extent to which teachers or prospective 
     teachers are required to receive a passing score on such 
     assessments in order to teach in specific subject areas or 
     grade levels.
       ``(c) Initial Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State that receives funds under 
     this Act, not later than 6 months of the date of enactment of 
     the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 and in a uniform and 
     comprehensible manner, shall submit to the Secretary the 
     information described in paragraphs (1), (5), and (6) of 
     subsection (b). Such information shall be compiled by the 
     Secretary and submitted to the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce of the House of Representatives not later than 
     9 months after the date of enactment of the Higher Education 
     Amendments of 1998.
       ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to require a State to gather information that is 
     not in the possession of the State or the teacher preparation 
     programs in the State, or readily available to the State or 
     teacher preparation programs.
       ``(d) Report of the Secretary on the Quality of Teacher 
     Preparation.--
       ``(1) Report card.--The Secretary shall provide to 
     Congress, and publish and make widely available, a report 
     card on teacher qualifications and preparation in the United 
     States, including all the information reported in paragraphs 
     (1) through (9) of subsection (b). Such report shall identify 
     States for which eligible States and eligible partnerships 
     received a grant under this title. Such report shall be so 
     provided, published and made available not later than 2 years 
     6 months after the date of enactment of the Higher Education 
     Amendments of 1998 and annually thereafter.
       ``(2) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall report to 
     Congress--
       ``(A) a comparison of States' efforts to improve teaching 
     quality; and
       ``(B) regarding the national mean and median scores on any 
     standardized test that is used in more than 1 State for 
     teacher certification or licensure.
       ``(3) Special rule.--In the case of teacher preparation 
     programs with fewer than 10 graduates taking any single 
     initial teacher certification or licensure assessment during 
     an academic year, the Secretary shall collect and publish 
     information with respect to an average pass rate on State 
     certification or licensure assessments taken over a 3 year 
     period.
       ``(e) Coordination.--The Secretary, to the extent 
     practicable, shall coordinate the information collected and 
     published under this title among States for individuals who 
     took State teacher certification or licensure assessments in 
     a State other than the State in which the individual received 
     the individual's most recent degree.
       ``(f) Institutional Report Cards on the Quality of Teacher 
     Preparation.--
       ``(1) Report card.--Each institution of higher education 
     that conducts a teacher preparation program that enrolls 
     students receiving Federal assistance under this Act, not 
     later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the 
     Higher Education Amendments of 1998 and annually thereafter, 
     shall report to the State and the general public, in a 
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     prehensible manner that conforms with the definitions and 
     methods established under subsection (a), the following 
     information:
       ``(A) Pass rate.--(i) For the most recent year for which 
     the information is available, the pass rate of the 
     institution's graduates on the teacher certification or 
     licensure assessments of the State in which the institution 
     is located, but only for those students who took those 
     assessments within 3 years of completing the program.
       ``(ii) A comparison of the program's pass rate with the 
     average pass rate for programs in the State.
       ``(iii) In the case of teacher preparation programs with 
     fewer than 10 graduates taking any single initial teacher 
     certification or licensure assessment during an academic 
     year, the institution shall collect and publish information 
     with respect to an average pass rate on State certification 
     or licensure assessments taken over a 3 year period.
       ``(B) Program information.--The number of students in the 
     program, the average number of hours of supervised practice 
     teaching required for those in the program, and the faculty-
     student ratio in supervised practice teaching.
       ``(C) Statement.--In States that approve or accredit 
     teacher education programs, a statement of whether the 
     institution's program is so approved or accredited.
       ``(D) Designation as low-performing.--Whether the program 
     has been designated as low-performing by the State under 
     section 208(a).
       ``(2) Requirement.--The information described in paragraph 
     (1) shall be reported through publications such as school 
     catalogs and promotional materials sent to potential 
     applicants, secondary school guidance counselors, and 
     prospective employers of the institution's program graduates.
       ``(3) Fines.--In addition to the actions authorized in 
     section 487(c), the Secretary may impose a fine not to exceed 
     $25,000 on an institution of higher education for failure to 
     provide the information described in this subsection in a 
     timely or accurate manner.

     ``SEC. 208. STATE FUNCTIONS.

       ``(a) State Assessment.--In order to receive funds under 
     this Act, a State, not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, shall 
     have in place a procedure to identify, and assist, through 
     the provision of technical assistance, low-performing 
     programs of teacher preparation within institutions of higher 
     education. Such State shall provide the Secretary an annual 
     list of such low-performing institutions that includes an 
     identification of those institutions at-risk of being placed 
     on such list. Such levels of performance shall be determined 
     solely by the State and may include criteria based upon 
     information collected pursuant to this title. Such assessment 
     shall be described in the report under section 207(b).
       ``(b) Termination of Eligibility.--Any institution of 
     higher education that offers a program of teacher preparation 
     in which the State has withdrawn the State's approval or 
     terminated the State's financial support due to the low 
     performance of the institution's teacher preparation program 
     based upon the State assessment described in subsection (a)--
       ``(1) shall be ineligible for any funding for professional 
     development activities awarded by the Department of 
     Education; and
       ``(2) shall not be permitted to accept or enroll any 
     student that receives aid under title IV of this Act in the 
     institution's teacher preparation program.
       ``(c) Negotiated Rulemaking.--If the Secretary develops any 
     regulations implementing subsection (b)(2), the Secretary 
     shall submit such proposed regulations to a negotiated 
     rulemaking process, which shall include representatives of 
     States, institutions of higher education, and educational and 
     student organizations.

     ``SEC. 209. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       ``(a) Methods.--In complying with sections 207 and 208, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that States and institutions of higher 
     education use fair and equitable methods in reporting and 
     that the reporting methods protect the privacy of 
     individuals.
       ``(b) Special Rule.--For each State in which there are no 
     State certification or licensure assessments, or for States 
     that do not set minimum performance levels on those 
     assessments--
       ``(1) the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
     collect data comparable to the data required under this title 
     from States, local educational agencies, institutions of 
     higher education, or other entities that administer such 
     assessments to teachers or prospective teachers; and
       ``(2) notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 
     the Secretary shall use such data to carry out requirements 
     of this title related to assessments or pass rates.
       ``(c) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Federal control prohibited.--Nothing in this title 
     shall be construed to permit, allow, encourage, or authorize 
     any Federal control over any aspect of any private, 
     religious, or home school, whether or not a home school is 
     treated as a private school or home school under State law. 
     This section shall not be construed to prohibit private, 
     religious, or home schools from participation in programs or 
     services under this title.
       ``(2) No change in state control encouraged or required.--
     Nothing in this title shall be construed to encourage or 
     require any change in a State's treatment of any private, 
     religious, or home school, whether or not a home school is 
     treated as a private school or home school under State law.
       ``(3) National system of teacher certification 
     prohibited.--Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
     permit, allow, encourage, or authorize the Secretary to 
     establish or support any national system of teacher 
     certification.

     ``SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     title $300,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may 
     be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, of 
     which--
       ``(1) 45 percent shall be available for each fiscal year to 
     award grants under section 202;
       ``(2) 45 percent shall be available for each fiscal year to 
     award grants under section 203; and
       ``(3) 10 percent shall be available for each fiscal year to 
     award grants under section 204.''.

                      TITLE III--INSTITUTIONAL AID

     SEC. 301. TRANSFERS AND REDESIGNATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Higher Education Act of 1965 is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating part D of title III (20 U.S.C. 1066 et 
     seq.) as part F of title III;
       (2) by redesignating sections 351, 352, 353, 354, 356, 357, 
     358, and 360 (20 U.S.C. 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1069b, 1069c, 
     1069d, and 1069f) as sections 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 
     397, and 399, respectively;
       (3) by transferring part B of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1132c et 
     seq.) to title III to follow part C of title III (20 U.S.C. 
     1065 et seq.), and redesignating such part B as part D;
       (4) by redesignating sections 721 through 728 (20 U.S.C. 
     1132c and 1132c-7) as sections 341 through 348, respectively;
       (5) by transferring subparts 1 and 3 of part B of title X 
     (20 U.S.C. 1135b et seq. and 1135d et seq.) to title III to 
     follow part D of title III (as redesignated by paragraph 
     (3)), and redesignating such subpart 3 as subpart 2;
       (6) by inserting after part D of title III (as redesignated 
     by paragraph (3)) the following:

   ``PART E--MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM'';

       (7) by redesignating sections 1021 through 1023 (20 U.S.C. 
     1135b and 1135b-2), and sections 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 
     1046, and 1047 (20 U.S.C. 1135d, 1135d-1, 1135d-2, 1135d-3, 
     1135d-5, and 1135d-6) as sections 351 through 353, and 
     sections 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, and 366, respectively; and
       (8) by repealing section 366 (as redesignated by paragraph 
     (7)) (20 U.S.C. 1135d-6).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 361 (as redesignated by 
     subsection (a)(7)) (20 U.S.C. 1135d) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (3).
       (c) Cross References.--Title III (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 311(b) (20 U.S.C. 1057(b)), by striking 
     ``360(a)(1)'' and inserting ``399(a)(1)'';
       (2) in section 312 (20 U.S.C. 1058)--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``352(b)'' and 
     inserting ``392(b)''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``352(a)'' and 
     inserting ``392(a)'';
       (3) in section 313(b) (20 U.S.C. 1059(b)), by striking 
     ``354(a)(1)'' and inserting ``394(a)(1)'';
       (4) in section 342 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(4)) 
     (20 U.S.C. 1132c-1)--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``723(b)'' and inserting 
     ``343(b)'';
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``723'' and inserting 
     ``343'';
       (C) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
     (5), by striking ``724(b)'' and inserting ``344(b)'';
       (D) in paragraph (8), by striking ``725(1)'' and inserting 
     ``345(1)''; and
       (E) in paragraph (9), by striking ``727'' and inserting 
     ``347'';
       (5) in section 343 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(4)) 
     (20 U.S.C. 1132c-2)--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``724'' and inserting 
     ``344''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``725(1) and 726'' and inserting ``345(1) and 346'';
       (ii) in paragraph (10), by striking ``724'' and inserting 
     ``344''; and
       (iii) in subsection (d), by striking ``723(c)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``343(c)(1)'';
       (6) in section 345(2) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(4)) (20 U.S.C. 1132c-4(2)), by striking ``723'' and 
     inserting ``343'';
       (7) in section 348 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(4)) 
     (20 U.S.C. 1132c-7), by striking ``725(1)'' and inserting 
     ``345(1)'';
       (8) in section 353(a) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(7)) (20 U.S.C. 1135b-2(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1046(6)'' and inserting 
     ``365(6)'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``1046(7)'' and inserting 
     ``365(7)'';
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``1046(8)'' and inserting 
     ``365(8)''; and
       (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``1046(9)'' and inserting 
     ``365(9)'';
       (9) in section 361(1) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(7)) (20 U.S.C. 1135d(1)), by striking ``1046(3)'' and 
     inserting ``365(3)'';
       (10) in section 362(a) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(7)) (20 U.S.C. 1135d-1(a))--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``1041'' and inserting ``361''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1021(b)'' and inserting 
     ``351(b)''; and
       (11) in section 391(b)(6) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(2)), by striking ``357'' and inserting ``396''.

     SEC. 302. FINDINGS.

       Section 301(a) (20 U.S.C. 1051(a)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) in order to be competitive and provide a high-quality 
     education for all, institutions of higher education should 
     improve their technological capacity and make effective use 
     of technology;''.

     SEC. 303. STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Grants.--Section 311 (20 U.S.C. 1057) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Authorized Activities.--Grants awarded under this 
     section shall be used for 1 or more of the following 
     activities:

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       ``(1) Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or 
     laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including 
     instructional and research purposes.
       ``(2) Construction, maintenance, renovation, and 
     improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other 
     instructional facilities, including the integration of 
     computer technology into institutional facilities to create 
     smart buildings.
       ``(3) Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, 
     and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced 
     degrees in the field of instruction of the faculty.
       ``(4) Development and improvement of academic programs.
       ``(5) Purchase of library books, periodicals, and other 
     educational materials, including telecommunications program 
     material.
       ``(6) Tutoring, counseling, and student service programs 
     designed to improve academic success.
       ``(7) Funds management, administrative management, and 
     acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds 
     management.
       ``(8) Joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and 
     libraries.
       ``(9) Establishing or improving a development office to 
     strengthen or improve contributions from alumni and the 
     private sector.
       ``(10) Establishing or improving an endowment fund.
       ``(11) Creating or improving facilities for Internet or 
     other distance learning academic instruction capabilities, 
     including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology 
     equipment or services.
       ``(12) Other activities proposed in the application 
     submitted pursuant to subsection (c) that--
       ``(A) contribute to carrying out the purposes of the 
     program assisted under this part; and
       ``(B) are approved by the Secretary as part of the review 
     and acceptance of such application.
       ``(d) Endowment Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--An eligible institution may use not more 
     than 20 percent of the grant funds provided under this part 
     to establish or increase an endowment fund at such 
     institution.
       ``(2) Matching requirement.--In order to be eligible to use 
     grant funds in accordance with paragraph (1), the eligible 
     institution shall provide matching funds from non-Federal 
     sources, in an amount equal to or greater than the Federal 
     funds used in accordance with paragraph (1), for the 
     establishment or increase of the endowment fund.
       ``(3) Comparability.--The provisions of part C, regarding 
     the establishment or increase of an endowment fund, that the 
     Secretary determines are not inconsistent with this 
     subsection, shall apply to funds used under paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Endowment Fund Definition.--Section 312 (as amended by 
     section 301(c)(2)) (20 U.S.C. 1058) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
     subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Endowment Fund.--For the purpose of this part, the 
     term `endowment fund' means a fund that--
       ``(1) is established by State law, by an institution of 
     higher education, or by a foundation that is exempt from 
     Federal income taxation;
       ``(2) is maintained for the purpose of generating income 
     for the support of the institution; and
       ``(3) does not include real estate.''.
       (c) Duration of Grant.--Section 313 (20 U.S.C. 1059) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``subsection (c) and a 
     grant under'' before ``section 394(a)(1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Wait-Out-Period.--Each eligible institution that 
     received a grant under this part for a 5-year period shall 
     not be eligible to receive an additional grant under this 
     part until 2 years after the date on which the 5-year grant 
     period terminates.''.
       (d) Applications.--Title III is amended by striking section 
     314 (20 U.S.C. 1059a) and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 314. APPLICATIONS.

       ``Each eligible institution desiring to receive assistance 
     under this part shall submit an application in accordance 
     with the requirements of section 391.''.
       (e) American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and 
     Universities.--Section 316 (20 U.S.C. 1059c) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 316. AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND 
                   UNIVERSITIES.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall provide 
     grants and related assistance to Indian Tribal Colleges and 
     Universities to enable such institutions to improve and 
     expand their capacity to serve Indian students.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Indian.--The term `Indian' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 2 of the Tribally Controlled College or 
     University Assistance Act of 1978.
       ``(2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 2 of the Tribally 
     Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978.
       ``(3) Tribal college or university.--The term `Tribal 
     College or University' has the meaning give the term 
     `tribally controlled college or university' in section 2 of 
     the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act 
     of 1978, and includes an institution listed in the Equity in 
     Educational Land Grant Status Act of 1994.
       ``(4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' means an institution of 
     higher education as defined in section 101(a), except that 
     paragraph (2) of such section shall not apply.
       ``(c) Authorized Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Grants awarded under this section shall 
     be used by Tribal Colleges or Universities to assist such 
     institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and carry out 
     activities to improve and expand such institutions' capacity 
     to serve Indian students.
       ``(2) Examples of authorized activities.--The activities 
     described in paragraph (1) may include--
       ``(A) purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or 
     laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including 
     instructional and research purposes;
       ``(B) construction, maintenance, renovation, and 
     improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other 
     instructional facilities, including purchase or rental of 
     telecommunications technology equipment or services;
       ``(C) support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, 
     and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced 
     degrees in the faculty's field of instruction;
       ``(D) academic instruction in disciplines in which Indians 
     are underrepresented;
       ``(E) purchase of library books, periodicals, and other 
     educational materials, including telecommunications program 
     material;
       ``(F) tutoring, counseling, and student service programs 
     designed to improve academic success;
       ``(G) funds management, administrative management, and 
     acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds 
     management;
       ``(H) joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and 
     libraries;
       ``(I) establishing or improving a development office to 
     strengthen or improve contributions from alumni and the 
     private sector;
       ``(J) establishing or enhancing a program of teacher 
     education designed to qualify students to teach in elementary 
     schools or secondary schools, with a particular emphasis on 
     teaching Indian children and youth, that shall include, as 
     part of such program, preparation for teacher certification;
       ``(K) establishing community outreach programs that 
     encourage Indian elementary school and secondary school 
     students to develop the academic skills and the interest to 
     pursue postsecondary education; and
       ``(L) other activities proposed in the application 
     submitted pursuant to subsection (d) that--
       ``(i) contribute to carrying out the activities described 
     in subparagraphs (A) through (K); and
       ``(ii) are approved by the Secretary as part of the review 
     and acceptance of such application.
       ``(3) Endowment fund.--
       ``(A) In general.--A Tribal College or University may use 
     not more than 20 percent of the grant funds provided under 
     this section to establish or increase an endowment fund at 
     the institution.
       ``(B) Matching requirement.--In order to be eligible to use 
     grant funds in accordance with subparagraph (A), the Tribal 
     College or University shall provide matching funds, in an 
     amount equal to the Federal funds used in accordance with 
     subparagraph (A), for the establishment or increase of the 
     endowment fund.
       ``(C) Comparability.--The provisions of part C regarding 
     the establishment or increase of an endowment fund, that the 
     Secretary determines are not inconsistent with this 
     paragraph, shall apply to funds used under subparagraph (A).
       ``(d) Application Process.--
       ``(1) Institutional eligibility.--To be eligible to receive 
     assistance under this section, a Tribal College or University 
     shall be an eligible institution under section 312(b).
       ``(2) Application.--Any Tribal College or University 
     desiring to receive assistance under this section shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary at such time, and in 
     such manner, as the Secretary may by regulation reasonably 
     require. Each such application shall include--
       ``(A) a 5-year plan for improving the assistance provided 
     by the Tribal College or University to Indian students, 
     increasing the rates at which Indian secondary school 
     students enroll in higher education, and increasing overall 
     postsecondary retention rates for Indian students; and
       ``(B) such enrollment data and other information and 
     assurances as the Secretary may require to demonstrate 
     compliance with paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Special rule.--For the purposes of this part, no 
     Tribal College or University that is eligible for and 
     receives funds under this section may concurrently receive 
     other funds under this part or part B.''.
       (f) Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving 
     Institutions.--Part A of title III (20 U.S.C. 1057 et seq.) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 317. ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN-SERVING 
                   INSTITUTIONS.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall provide 
     grants and related assistance to Alaska Native-serving 
     institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions to 
     enable such institutions to improve and expand their capacity 
     to serve Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For the purpose of this section--
       ``(1) the term `Alaska Native' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 9308 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965;
       ``(2) the term `Alaska Native-serving institution' means an 
     institution of higher education that--
       ``(A) is an eligible institution under section 312(b); and
       ``(B) at the time of application, has an enrollment of 
     undergraduate students that is at least 20 percent Alaska 
     Native students;
       ``(3) the term `Native Hawaiian' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 9212 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965; and
       ``(4) the term `Native Hawaiian-serving institution' means 
     an institution of higher education which--
       ``(A) is an eligible institution under section 312(b); and
       ``(B) at the time of application, has an enrollment of 
     undergraduate students that is at least 10 percent Native 
     Hawaiian students.

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       ``(c) Authorized Activities.--
       ``(1) Types of activities authorized.--Grants awarded under 
     this section shall be used by Alaska Native-serving 
     institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions to 
     assist such institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and 
     carry out activities to improve and expand such institutions' 
     capacity to serve Alaska Natives or Native Hawaiians.
       ``(2) Examples of authorized activities.--Such programs may 
     include--
       ``(A) purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or 
     laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including 
     instructional and research purposes;
       ``(B) renovation and improvement in classroom, library, 
     laboratory, and other instructional facilities;
       ``(C) support of faculty exchanges, and faculty development 
     and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced 
     degrees in the faculty's field of instruction;
       ``(D) curriculum development and academic instruction;
       ``(E) purchase of library books, periodicals, microfilm, 
     and other educational materials;
       ``(F) funds and administrative management, and acquisition 
     of equipment for use in strengthening funds management;
       ``(G) joint use of facilities such as laboratories and 
     libraries; and
       ``(H) academic tutoring and counseling programs and student 
     support services.
       ``(d) Application Process.--
       ``(1) Institutional eligibility.--Each Alaska Native-
     serving institution and Native Hawaiian-serving institution 
     desiring to receive assistance under this section shall 
     submit to the Secretary such enrollment data as may be 
     necessary to demonstrate that the institution is an Alaska 
     Native-serving institution or a Native Hawaiian-serving 
     institution as defined in subsection (b), along with such 
     other information and data as the Secretary may by regulation 
     require.
       ``(2) Applications.--Any institution which is determined by 
     the Secretary to be an Alaska Native-serving institution or a 
     Native Hawaiian-serving institution may submit an application 
     for assistance under this section to the Secretary. Such 
     application shall include--
       ``(A) a 5-year plan for improving the assistance provided 
     by the Alaska Native-serving institution or the Native 
     Hawaiian-serving institution to Alaska Native or Native 
     Hawaiian students; and
       ``(B) such other information and assurance as the Secretary 
     may require.
       ``(e) Special Rule.--For the purposes of this section, no 
     Alaska Native-serving institution or Native Hawaiian-serving 
     institution which is eligible for and receives funds under 
     this section may concurrently receive other funds under this 
     part or part B.''.

     SEC. 304. STRENGTHENING HBCU'S.

       (a) Grants.--Section 323 (20 U.S.C. 1062) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Endowment Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--An institution may use not more than 20 
     percent of the grant funds provided under this part to 
     establish or increase an endowment fund at the institution.
       ``(2) Matching requirement.--In order to be eligible to use 
     grant funds in accordance with paragraph (1), the eligible 
     institution shall provide matching funds from non-Federal 
     sources, in an amount equal to or greater than the Federal 
     funds used in accordance with paragraph (1), for the 
     establishment or increase of the endowment fund.
       ``(3) Comparability.--The provisions of part C regarding 
     the establishment or increase of an endowment fund, that the 
     Secretary determines are not inconsistent with this 
     subsection, shall apply to funds used under paragraph (1).''; 
     and
       (3) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), 
     by striking paragraph (3).
       (b) Professional or Graduate Institutions.--
       (1) General authorization.--Section 326(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1063b(a)) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``in mathematics, 
     engineering, or the physical or natural sciences'' after 
     ``graduate education opportunities''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000''; 
     and
       (II) by striking ``except that'' and all that follows and 
     inserting the following: ``, except that no institution shall 
     be required to match any portion of the first $1,000,000 of 
     the institution's award from the Secretary. After funds are 
     made available to each eligible institution under the funding 
     rules described in subsection (f ), the Secretary shall 
     distribute, on a pro rata basis, any amounts which were not 
     so made available (by reason of the failure of an institution 
     to comply with the matching requirements of this paragraph) 
     among the institutions that have complied with such matching 
     requirement.''; and

       (B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``$500,000'' and 
     inserting ``$1,000,000''.
       (2) Use of funds.--Section 326(c) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(c)) is 
     amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(1) purchase, rental or lease of scientific or laboratory 
     equipment for educational purposes, including instructional 
     and research purposes;
       ``(2) construction, maintenance, renovation, and 
     improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other 
     instructional facilities, including purchase or rental of 
     telecommunications technology equipment or services;
       ``(3) purchase of library books, periodicals, technical and 
     other scientific journals, microfilm, microfiche, and other 
     educational materials, including telecommunications program 
     materials;
       ``(4) scholarships, fellowships, and other financial 
     assistance for needy graduate and professional students to 
     permit the enrollment of the students in and completion of 
     the doctoral degree in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, 
     veterinary medicine, law, and the doctorate degree in the 
     physical or natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, or 
     other scientific disciplines in which African Americans are 
     underrepresented;
       ``(5) establish or improve a development office to 
     strengthen and increase contributions from alumni and the 
     private sector;
       ``(6) assist in the establishment or maintenance of an 
     institutional endowment to facilitate financial independence 
     pursuant to section 331; and
       ``(7) funds and administrative management, and the 
     acquisition of equipment, including software, for use in 
     strengthening funds management and management information 
     systems.''.
       (3) Eligibility.--Section 326(e) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``include--'' and inserting ``are the 
     following'';
       (ii) by inserting ``and other qualified graduate programs'' 
     before the semicolon at the end of subparagraphs (E) through 
     (J);
       (iii) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (O); 
     and
       (iv) in subparagraph (P)--

       (I) by inserting ``University'' after ``State''; and
       (II) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and
       (III) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(Q) Norfolk State University qualified graduate programs; 
     and
       ``(R) Tennessee State University qualified graduate 
     programs.'';
       (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Qualified graduate program.--(A) For the purposes of 
     this section, the term `qualified graduate program' means a 
     graduate or professional program that provides a program of 
     instruction in the physical or natural sciences, engineering, 
     mathematics, or other scientific discipline in which African 
     Americans are underrepresented and has students enrolled in 
     such program at the time of application for a grant under 
     this section.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding the enrollment requirement contained 
     in subparagraph (A), an institution may use an amount equal 
     to not more than 10 percent of the institution's grant under 
     this section for the development of a new qualified graduate 
     program.
       ``(3) Special rule.--Institutions that were awarded grants 
     under this section prior to October 1, 1998, shall continue 
     to receive such grants, subject to the availability of 
     appropriated funds, regardless of the eligibility of the 
     institutions described in subparagraphs (Q) and (R) of 
     paragraph (1).''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Institutional choice.--The president or chancellor of 
     the institution may decide which graduate or professional 
     school or qualified graduate program will receive funds under 
     the grant in any 1 fiscal year, if the allocation of funds 
     among the schools or programs is delineated in the 
     application for funds submitted to the Secretary under this 
     section.''.
       (4) Funding rule.--Section 326(f ) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(f )) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``Of the amount appropriated'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to subsection (g), of the amount 
     appropriated'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``$12,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$26,600,000''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(A) through (E)'' and inserting ``(A) 
     through (P)'';
       (C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) any amount in excess of $26,600,000, but not in 
     excess of $28,600,000, shall be available for the purpose of 
     making grants to institutions or programs described in 
     subparagraphs (Q) and (R) of subsection (e)(1); and
       ``(3) any amount in excess of $28,600,000, shall be made 
     available to each of the institutions or programs identified 
     in subparagraphs (A) through (R) pursuant to a formula 
     developed by the Secretary that uses the following elements:
       ``(A) The ability of the institution to match Federal funds 
     with non-Federal funds.
       ``(B) The number of students enrolled in the programs for 
     which the eligible institution received funding under this 
     section in the previous year.
       ``(C) The average cost of education per student, for all 
     full-time graduate or professional students (or the 
     equivalent) enrolled in the eligible professional or graduate 
     school, or for doctoral students enrolled in the qualified 
     graduate programs.
       ``(D) The number of students in the previous year who 
     received their first professional or doctoral degree from the 
     programs for which the eligible institution received funding 
     under this section in the previous year.
       ``(E) The contribution, on a percent basis, of the programs 
     for which the institution is eligible to receive funds under 
     this section to the total number of African Americans 
     receiving graduate or professional degrees in the professions 
     or disciplines related to the programs for the previous 
     year.''.
       (5) Hold harmless rule.--Section 326 is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Hold Harmless Rule.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) 
     and (3) of subsection (f ), no institution or qualified 
     program identified in subsection (e)(1) that received a grant 
     for fiscal year 1998 and that is eligible to receive a grant 
     in a subsequent fiscal year shall receive a grant amount in 
     any such subsequent fiscal year that is less than the grant 
     amount received

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     for fiscal year 1998, unless the amount appropriated is not 
     sufficient to provide such grant amounts to all such 
     institutions and programs, or the institution cannot provide 
     sufficient matching funds to meet the requirements of this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 305. ENDOWMENT CHALLENGE GRANTS.

       Section 331(b) (20 U.S.C. 1065(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``360'' and inserting 
     ``399''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(B) The Secretary may make a grant under this part to an 
     eligible institution in any fiscal year if the institution--
       ``(i) applies for a grant in an amount not exceeding 
     $500,000; and
       ``(ii) has deposited in the eligible institution's 
     endowment fund established under this section an amount which 
     is equal to \1/2\ of the amount of such grant.
       ``(C) An eligible institution of higher education that is 
     awarded a grant under subparagraph (B) shall not be eligible 
     to receive an additional grant under subparagraph (B) until 
     10 years after the date on which the grant period 
     terminates.''.

     SEC. 306. HBCU CAPITAL FINANCING.

       (a) Definition.--Section 342(5) (as redesignated by section 
     301(a)(4)) (20 U.S.C. 1132c-1(5)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (C), (G), and (H), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) a facility for the administration of an educational 
     program, or a student center or student union, except that 
     not more than 5 percent of the loan proceeds provided under 
     this part may be used for the facility, center or union if 
     the facility, center or union is owned, leased, managed, or 
     operated by a private business, that, in return for such use, 
     makes a payment to the eligible institution;'';
       (3) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), 
     insert ``technology,'' after ``instructional equipment'';
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1)) the following:
       ``(D) a maintenance, storage, or utility facility that is 
     essential to the operation of a facility, a library, a 
     dormitory, equipment, instrumentation, a fixture, real 
     property or an interest therein, described in this paragraph;
       ``(E) a facility designed to provide primarily outpatient 
     health care for students or faculty;
       ``(F) physical infrastructure essential to support the 
     projects authorized under this paragraph, including roads, 
     sewer and drainage systems, and water, power, lighting, 
     telecommunications, and other utilities;''; and
       (5) in subparagraph (H) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)), 
     by striking ``(C)'' and inserting ``(G)''.
       (b) Responsibilities.--Section 343 (as redesignated by 
     section 301(a)(4)) (20 U.S.C. 1132c-2) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(8) (as redesignated by section 
     301(a)(4)) (20 U.S.C. 1132c-2(b)(8)), by striking ``10 
     percent'' each place the term appears and inserting ``5 
     percent''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     qualified bond guaranteed under this part may be sold to any 
     party that offers terms that the Secretary determines are in 
     the best interest of the eligible institution.''.
       (c) Technical Assistance.--Section 345 (as redesignated by 
     section 301(a)(4)) (20 U.S.C. 1132c-4) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) may, directly or by grant or contract, provide 
     technical assistance to eligible institutions to prepare the 
     institutions to qualify, apply for, and maintain a capital 
     improvement loan, including a loan under this part.''.
       (d) Prohibition.--Section 346 (as redesignated by section 
     301(a)(4)) (20 U.S.C. 1132c-5) is repealed.
       (e) Advisory Board.--Section 347 (as redesignated by 
     section 301(a)(4)) (20 U.S.C. 1132c-6) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, or the 
     president's designee.'' after the period; and
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``, or the designee 
     of the Association'' before the period; and
       (2) by striking subsection (c).

     SEC. 307. MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 
     Findings.--Subpart 1 of part E of title III (as redesignated 
     by paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 301) (20 U.S.C. 1135b et 
     seq.) is amended by inserting after the subpart heading the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 350. FINDINGS.

       ``Congress makes the following findings:
       ``(1) It is incumbent on the Federal Government to support 
     the technological and economic competitiveness of the United 
     States by improving and expanding the scientific and 
     technological capacity of the United States. More and better 
     prepared scientists, engineers, and technical experts are 
     needed to improve and expand such capacity.
       ``(2) As the Nation's population becomes more diverse, it 
     is important that the educational and training needs of all 
     Americans are met. Underrepresentation of minorities in 
     science and technological fields diminishes our Nation's 
     competitiveness by impairing the quantity of well prepared 
     scientists, engineers, and technical experts in these fields.
       ``(3) Despite significant limitations in resources, 
     minority institutions provide an important educational 
     opportunity for minority students, particularly in science 
     and engineering fields. Aid to minority institutions is a 
     good way to address the underrepresentation of minorities in 
     science and technological fields.
       ``(4) There is a strong Federal interest in improving 
     science and engineering programs at minority institutions as 
     such programs lag behind in program offerings and in student 
     enrollment compared to such programs at other institutions of 
     higher education.''.
       (b) Eligibility for Grants.--Section 361 (as redesignated 
     by section 301(a)(7)) (20 U.S.C. 1135d) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 361. ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.

       ``Eligibility to receive grants under this part is limited 
     to--
       ``(1) public and private nonprofit institutions of higher 
     education that--
       ``(A) award baccalaureate degrees; and
       ``(B) are minority institutions;
       ``(2) public or private nonprofit institutions of higher 
     education that--
       ``(A) award associate degrees; and
       ``(B) are minority institutions that--
       ``(i) have a curriculum that includes science or 
     engineering subjects; and
       ``(ii) enter into a partnership with public or private 
     nonprofit institutions of higher education that award 
     baccalaureate degrees in science and engineering;
       ``(3) nonprofit science-oriented organizations, 
     professional scientific societies, and institutions of higher 
     education that award baccalaureate degrees, that--
       ``(A) provide a needed service to a group of minority 
     institutions; or
       ``(B) provide in-service training for project directors, 
     scientists, and engineers from minority institutions; or
       ``(4) consortia of organizations, that provide needed 
     services to 1 or more minority institutions, the membership 
     of which may include--
       ``(A) institutions of higher education which have a 
     curriculum in science or engineering;
       ``(B) institutions of higher education that have a graduate 
     or professional program in science or engineering;
       ``(C) research laboratories of, or under contract with, the 
     Department of Energy;
       ``(D) private organizations that have science or 
     engineering facilities; or
       ``(E) quasi-governmental entities that have a significant 
     scientific or engineering mission.''.
       (c) Definitions.--Section 365(4) (as redesignated by 
     section 301(a)(7)) (20 U.S.C. 1135d-5(4)) is amended by 
     inserting ``behavioral,'' after ``physical,''.
       (d) Conforming amendments.--The heading for subpart 1 of 
     part E of title III (as redesignated by paragraphs (6) and 
     (7) of section 301(a)) is amended by inserting ``and 
     Engineering'' before ``Improvement Program''.

     SEC. 308. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       (a) Applications for Assistance.--Subsection (a) of section 
     391(a) (as redesignated by section 301(a)(2)) (20 U.S.C. 
     1066(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Applications.--
       ``(1) Applications required.--Any institution which is 
     eligible for assistance under this title shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application for assistance at such time, in such 
     form, and containing such information, as may be necessary to 
     enable the Secretary to evaluate the institutions's need for 
     the assistance. Subject to the availability of appropriations 
     to carry out this title, the Secretary may approve an 
     application for assistance under this title only if the 
     Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) the application meets the requirements of subsection 
     (b);
       ``(B) the applicant is eligible for assistance in 
     accordance with the part of this title under which the 
     assistance is sought; and
       ``(C) the applicant's performance goals are sufficiently 
     rigorous as to meet the purposes of this title and the 
     performance objectives and indicators for this title 
     established by the Secretary pursuant to the Government 
     Performance and Results Act of 1993 and the amendments made 
     by such Act.
       ``(2) Preliminary applications.--In carrying out paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary may develop a preliminary application for 
     use by eligible institutions applying under part A prior to 
     the submission of the principal application.''.
       (b) Applications.--Paragraph (1) of section 391(b) (as 
     redesignated by section 301(a)(2)) (20 U.S.C. 1066(b)) is 
     amended by inserting ``, D or E'' after ``part C''.
       (c) Contents of Applications.--Section 391(b)(6) (as 
     redesignated by section 301(a)(2)) is amended by inserting 
     before the semicolon the following: ``, except that for 
     purposes of section 316, paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
     396 shall not apply''.
       (d) Waivers.--Section 392(a) (as redesignated by section 
     301(a)(2)) (20 U.S.C. 1067(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) that is a tribally controlled college or university 
     as defined in section 2 of the Tribally Controlled College or 
     University Assistance Act of 1978; or''.
       (e) Application Review Process.--Section 393(a) (as 
     redesignated by section 301(a)(2)) (20 U.S.C. 1068(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Native American 
     colleges and universities'' and inserting ``Tribal Colleges 
     and Universities''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Exclusion.--The provisions of this section shall not 
     apply to applications submitted under part D.''.
       (f) Waivers.--Paragraph (2) of section 395(b) (as 
     redesignated by section 301(a)(2)) (20 U.S.C. 1069b(b)) is 
     amended by striking ``title IV, VII, or VIII'' and inserting 
     ``part D or title IV''.

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       (g) Continuation Awards.--Part F of title III is amended by 
     inserting after section 397 (as redesignated by section 
     301(a)(2)) (20 U.S.C. 1069d) the following:

     ``SEC. 398. CONTINUATION AWARDS.

       ``The Secretary shall make continuation awards under this 
     title for the second and succeeding years of a grant only 
     after determining that the recipient is making satisfactory 
     progress in carrying out the grant.''.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 399(a) (as 
     redesignated by section 301(a)(2)) (20 U.S.C. 1069f) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``$45,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1993'' and inserting ``$10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999'';
       (ii) by striking clause (ii); and
       (iii) by striking ``(B)(i) There'' and inserting ``(B) 
     There''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     section 317, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as 
     may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$20,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1993'' and inserting ``$35,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999'';
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$50,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1993'' and inserting ``$10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999'';
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Part d.--(A) There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out part D (other than section 345(7), but including 
     section 347), $110,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as 
     may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(B) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     section 345(7), such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
     1999 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(5) Part e.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out part E, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.''; and
       (5) by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e).

                      TITLE IV--STUDENT ASSISTANCE

                       PART A--GRANTS TO STUDENTS

     SEC. 401. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 401(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Secretary 
     shall, during the period beginning July 1, 1972, and ending 
     September 30, 1998,'' and inserting ``For each fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 2004, the Secretary shall''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``until such time 
     as the Secretary determines and publishes in the Federal 
     Register with an opportunity for comment, an alternative 
     payment system that provides payments to institutions in an 
     accurate and timely manner,'' after ``pay eligible 
     students''.
       (b) Amount of Grant.--Paragraph (2)(A) of section 401(b) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2)(A) The amount of the Federal Pell Grant for a student 
     eligible under this part shall be--
       ``(i) $4,500 for academic year 1999-2000;
       ``(ii) $4,800 for academic year 2000-2001;
       ``(iii) $5,100 for academic year 2001-2002;
       ``(iv) $5,400 for academic year 2002-2003; and
       ``(v) $5,800 for academic year 2003-2004,
     less an amount equal to the amount determined to be the 
     expected family contribution with respect to that student for 
     that year.''.
       (c) Relation of Maximum Grant to Tuition and Expenses.--
     Paragraph (3) of section 401(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3)(A) For any academic year for which an appropriation 
     Act provides a maximum basic grant in an amount in excess of 
     $2,700, the amount of a student's basic grant shall equal 
     $2,700 plus--
       ``(i) one-half of the amount by which such maximum basic 
     grant exceeds $2,700; plus
       ``(ii) the lesser of--
       ``(I) the remaining one-half of such excess; or
       ``(II) the sum of the student's tuition and, if the student 
     has dependent care expenses (as described in section 472(8) 
     or disability-related expenses (as described in section 
     472(9)), an allowance determined by the institution for such 
     expenses.
       ``(B) An institution that charged only fees in lieu of 
     tuition as of October 1, 1998, may include in the 
     institution's determination of tuition charged, fees that 
     would normally constitute tuition.''.
       (d) Regulations for Multiple Awards.--Section 401(b)(6) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively;
       (2) by inserting ``(A)'' after the paragraph designation; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
     implementing this paragraph.''.
       (e) Time Limit To Receive Grants.--Section 401(c) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
     allow, on a case-by-case basis, a student to receive a basic 
     grant if the student--
       ``(A) is carrying at least \1/2\ the normal full-time work 
     load for the course of study the student is pursuing, as 
     determined by the institution of higher education; and
       ``(B) is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a 
     postbaccalaureate program that does not lead to a graduate 
     degree, and in courses required by a State in order for the 
     student to receive a professional certification or licensing 
     credential that is required for employment as a teacher in an 
     elementary school or secondary school in that State,

     except that this paragraph shall not apply to a student who 
     is enrolled in an institution of higher education that offers 
     a baccalaureate degree in education.''.
       (f) Institutional Ineligibility Based on Default Rates.--
     Section 401 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Institutional Ineligibility Based on Default Rates.--
       ``(1) In general.--No institution of higher education shall 
     be an eligible institution for purposes of this subpart if 
     such institution of higher education is ineligible to 
     participate in a loan program under part B or D as a result 
     of a final default rate determination made by the Secretary 
     under part B or D after the final publication of cohort 
     default rates for fiscal year 1996 or a succeeding fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) Sanctions subject to appeal opportunity.--No 
     institution may be subject to the terms of this subsection 
     unless the institution has had the opportunity to appeal the 
     institution's default rate determination under regulations 
     issued by the Secretary for the loan program authorized under 
     part B or D, as applicable. This subsection shall not apply 
     to an institution that was not participating in the loan 
     program authorized under part B or D on the date of enactment 
     of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, unless the 
     institution subsequently participates in the loan 
     programs.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 400(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070(a)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``basic educational opportunity grants'' and 
     inserting ``Federal Pell Grants''.
       (2) The heading of subpart 1 of part A of title IV (20 
     U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

                  ``Subpart 1--Federal Pell Grants''.

       (3) Section 401 is amended--
       (A) in the heading of the section, by striking ``BASIC 
     EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY'' and inserting ``FEDERAL PELL'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``Basic grants'' and 
     inserting ``Grants'';
       (C) by striking ``basic grant'' each place the term appears 
     and inserting ``Federal Pell Grant''; and
       (D) by striking ``basic grants'' each place the term 
     appears and inserting ``Federal Pell Grants''.
       (4) Section 401(f)(3) is amended by striking ``Education 
     and Labor'' and inserting ``Education and the Workforce''.
       (5) Section 452(c) (20 U.S.C. 1087b(c)) is amended by 
     striking ``basic grants'' and inserting ``Federal Pell 
     Grants''.
       (6) Subsections (j)(2) and (k)(3) of section 455 (20 U.S.C. 
     1087e) are each amended by striking ``basic grants'' and 
     inserting ``Federal Pell Grants''.

     SEC. 402. FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS.

       (a) Program Authority; Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Duration of grants.--Section 402A(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a-11(b)(2)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) grants under section 402H shall be awarded for a 
     period determined by the Secretary.''.
       (2) Minimum grants.--Section 402A(b)(3) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(3) Minimum grants.--Unless the institution or agency 
     requests a smaller amount, individual grants under this 
     chapter shall be no less than--
       ``(A) $170,000 for programs authorized by sections 402D and 
     402G;
       ``(B) $180,000 for programs authorized by sections 402B and 
     402F; and
       ``(C) $190,000 for programs authorized by sections 402C and 
     402E.''.
       (3) Procedures for awarding grants and contracts.--
     Subsection (c) of section 402A is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Procedures for Awarding Grants and Contracts.--
       ``(1) Application requirements.--An eligible entity that 
     desires to receive a grant or contract under this chapter 
     shall submit an application to the Secretary in such manner 
     and form, and containing such information and assurances, as 
     the Secretary may reasonably require.
       ``(2) Prior experience.--In making grants under this 
     chapter, the Secretary shall consider each applicant's prior 
     experience of service delivery under the particular program 
     for which funds are sought. The level of consideration given 
     the factor of prior experience shall not vary from the level 
     of consideration given such factor during fiscal years 1994 
     through 1997, except that grants made under section 402H 
     shall not be given prior experience consideration.
       ``(3)  Order of awards; program fraud.--(A) Except with 
     respect to grants made under sections 402G and 402H and as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall award 
     grants and contracts under this chapter in the order of the 
     scores received by the application for such grant or contract 
     in the peer review process required under paragraph (4) and 
     adjusted for prior experience in accordance with paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection.
       ``(B) The Secretary is not required to provide assistance 
     to a program otherwise eligible for assistance under this 
     chapter, if the Secretary has determined that such program 
     has involved the fraudulent use of funds under this chapter.
       ``(4) Peer review process.--(A) The Secretary shall ensure 
     that, to the extent practicable, members of groups 
     underrepresented in higher education, including African 
     Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Asian 
     Americans, and Native American Pacific Islanders (including 
     Native Hawaiians), are represented as readers of applications 
     submitted under this chapter. The Secretary shall also en

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     sure that persons from urban and rural backgrounds are 
     represented as readers.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall ensure that each application 
     submitted under this chapter is read by at least 3 readers 
     who are not employees of the Federal Government (other than 
     as readers of applications).
       ``(5) Number of applications for grants and contracts.--The 
     Secretary shall not limit the number of applications 
     submitted by an entity under any program authorized under 
     this chapter if the additional applications describe programs 
     serving different populations or campuses.
       ``(6) Coordination with other programs for disadvantaged 
     students.--The Secretary shall encourage coordination of 
     programs assisted under this chapter with other programs for 
     disadvantaged students operated by the sponsoring institution 
     or agency, regardless of the funding source of such programs. 
     The Secretary shall not limit an entity's eligibility to 
     receive funds under this chapter because such entity sponsors 
     a program similar to the program to be assisted under this 
     chapter, regardless of the funding source of such program. 
     The Secretary shall permit the Director of a program 
     receiving funds under this chapter to administer one or more 
     additional programs for disadvantaged students operated by 
     the sponsoring institution or agency, regardless of the 
     funding sources of such programs.
       ``(7)  Application status.--The Secretary shall inform each 
     entity operating programs under this chapter regarding the 
     status of their application for continued funding at least 8 
     months prior to the expiration of the grant or contract. The 
     Secretary, in the case of an entity that is continuing to 
     operate a successful program under this chapter, shall ensure 
     that the start-up date for a new grant or contract for such 
     program immediately follows the termination of the preceding 
     grant or contract so that no interruption of funding occurs 
     for such successful reapplicants. The Secretary shall inform 
     each entity requesting assistance under this chapter for a 
     new program regarding the status of their application at 
     least 8 months prior to the proposed startup date of such 
     program.''.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 402A(f) is 
     amended by striking ``$650,000,000 for fiscal year 1993'' and 
     inserting ``$700,000,000 for fiscal year 1999''.
       (5) Waiver.--Section 402A(g) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(4) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the service 
     requirements in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (3) if 
     the Secretary determines the application of the service 
     requirements to a veteran will defeat the purpose of a 
     program under this chapter.''.
       (b) Talent Search.--Section 402B(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-12(b)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) guidance on and assistance in secondary school 
     reentry, entry to general educational development (GED) 
     programs, other alternative education programs for secondary 
     school dropouts, or postsecondary education;'';
       (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, or activities 
     designed to acquaint individuals from disadvantaged 
     backgrounds with careers in which the individuals are 
     particularly underrepresented'' before the semicolon;
       (3) in paragraph (8), by striking ``parents'' and inserting 
     ``families''; and
       (4) in paragraph (9), by inserting ``or counselors'' after 
     ``teachers''.
       (c) Upward Bound.--Section 402C (20 U.S.C. 1070a-13) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``personal counseling'' 
     and inserting ``counseling and workshops'';
       (B) in paragraph (9)--
       (i) by inserting ``or counselors'' after ``teachers''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (12);
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) work-study positions where youth participating in 
     the project are exposed to careers requiring a postsecondary 
     degree;
       ``(11) special services to enable veterans to make the 
     transition to postsecondary education; and''; and
       (E) in paragraph (12) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (C)), by striking ``(9)'' and inserting ``(11)''; and
       (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``and not in excess of 
     $40 per month during the remaining period of the year.'' and 
     inserting ``except that youth participating in a work-study 
     position under subsection (b)(10) may be paid a stipend of 
     $300 per month during June, July, and August. Youths 
     participating in a project proposed to be carried out under 
     any application may be paid stipends not in excess of $40 per 
     month during the remaining period of the year.''.
       (d) Student Support Services.--Paragraph (6) of section 
     402D(c) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-14(c)(6)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(6) consider, in addition to such other criteria as the 
     Secretary may prescribe, the institution's effort, and where 
     applicable past history, in--
       ``(A) providing sufficient financial assistance to meet the 
     full financial need of each student in the project; and
       ``(B) maintaining the loan burden of each such student at a 
     manageable level.''.
       (e) Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program.--Section 
     402E(e)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-15(e)(1)) is amended by striking 
     ``$2,400'' and inserting ``$2,800''.
       (f) Staff Development Activities.--Section 402G (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a-17) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``participating in,'' 
     after ``leadership personnel employed in,''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The use of appropriate educational technology in the 
     operation of projects assisted under this chapter.''.
       (g) Evaluation and Dissemination.--Section 402H (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a-18) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 402H. EVALUATIONS AND GRANTS FOR PROJECT IMPROVEMENT 
                   AND DISSEMINATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Evaluations.--
       ``(1) In general.--For the purpose of improving the 
     effectiveness of the programs and projects assisted under 
     this chapter, the Secretary may make grants to or enter into 
     contracts with institutions of higher education and other 
     public and private institutions and organizations to evaluate 
     the effectiveness of the programs and projects assisted under 
     this chapter.
       ``(2) Practices.--The evaluations described in paragraph 
     (1) shall identify institutional, community, and program or 
     project practices that are particularly effective in 
     enhancing the access of low-income individuals and first-
     generation college students to postsecondary education, the 
     preparation of the individuals and students for postsecondary 
     education, and the success of the individuals and students in 
     postsecondary education. Such evaluations shall also 
     investigate the effectiveness of alternative and innovative 
     methods within Federal TRIO programs of increasing access to, 
     and retention of, students in postsecondary education.
       ``(b) Grants.--The Secretary may award grants to 
     institutions of higher education or other private and public 
     institutions and organizations, that are carrying out a 
     program or project assisted under this chapter prior to the 
     date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, 
     to enable the institutions and organizations to expand and 
     leverage the success of such programs or projects by working 
     in partnership with other institutions, community-based 
     organizations, or combinations of such institutions and 
     organizations, that are not receiving assistance under this 
     chapter and are serving low-income students and first 
     generation college students, in order to--
       ``(1) disseminate and replicate best practices of programs 
     or projects assisted under this chapter; and
       ``(2) provide technical assistance regarding programs and 
     projects assisted under this chapter.
       ``(c) Results.--In order to improve overall program or 
     project effectiveness, the results of evaluations and grants 
     described in this section shall be disseminated by the 
     Secretary to similar programs or projects assisted under this 
     subpart, as well as other individuals concerned with 
     postsecondary access for and retention of low-income 
     individuals and first-generation college students.''.

     SEC. 403. GEAR UP PROGRAM.

       Chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a-21 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

 ``CHAPTER 2--GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE 
                                PROGRAMS

     ``SEC. 404A. EARLY INTERVENTION AND COLLEGE AWARENESS PROGRAM 
                   AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized, in 
     accordance with the requirements of this chapter, to 
     establish a program that--
       ``(1) encourages eligible entities to provide or maintain a 
     guarantee to eligible low-income students who obtain a 
     secondary school diploma (or its recognized equivalent), of 
     the financial assistance necessary to permit the students to 
     attend an institution of higher education; and
       ``(2) supports eligible entities in providing--
       ``(A) additional counseling, mentoring, academic support, 
     outreach, and supportive services to elementary school, 
     middle school, and secondary school students who are at risk 
     of dropping out of school; and
       ``(B) information to students and their parents about the 
     advantages of obtaining a postsecondary education and the 
     college financing options for the students and their parents.
       ``(b) Awards.--
       ``(1) In general.--From funds appropriated under section 
     404H for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make awards to 
     eligible entities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (c) to enable the entities to carry out the 
     program authorized under subsection (a).
       ``(2) Priority.--In making awards to eligible entities 
     described in paragraph (c)(1), the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) give priority to eligible entities that--
       ``(i) on the day before the date of enactment of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1998, carried out successful 
     educational opportunity programs under this chapter (as this 
     chapter was in effect on such day); and
       ``(ii) have a prior, demonstrated commitment to early 
     intervention leading to college access through collaboration 
     and replication of successful strategies;
       ``(B) ensure that students served under this chapter on the 
     day before the date of enactment of the Higher Education 
     Amendments of 1998 continue to receive assistance through the 
     completion of secondary school.
       ``(c) Definition of Eligible Entity.--For the purposes of 
     this chapter, the term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(1) a State; or
       ``(2) a partnership consisting of--
       ``(A) 1 or more local educational agencies acting on behalf 
     of--
       ``(i) 1 or more elementary schools or secondary schools; 
     and
       ``(ii) the secondary schools that students from the schools 
     described in clause (i) would normally attend;
       ``(B) 1 or more degree granting institutions of higher 
     education; and

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       ``(C) at least 2 community organizations or entities, such 
     as businesses, professional associations, community-based 
     organizations, philanthropic organizations, State agencies, 
     institutions or agencies sponsoring programs authorized under 
     subpart 4, or other public or private agencies or 
     organizations.

     ``SEC. 404B. REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Funding Rules.--
       ``(1) Continuation awards.--From the amount appropriated 
     under section 404H for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     continue to award grants to States under this chapter (as 
     this chapter was in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998) in 
     accordance with the terms and conditions of such grants.
       ``(2) Distribution.--From the amount appropriated under 
     section 404H that remains after making continuation awards 
     under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) make available--
       ``(i) not less than 33 percent of the amount to eligible 
     entities described in section 404A(c)(1); and
       ``(ii) not less than 33 percent of the amount to eligible 
     entities described in section 404A(c)(2); and
       ``(B) award the remainder of the amount to eligible 
     entities described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
     404A(c).
       ``(3) Special rule.--The Secretary shall annually 
     reevaluate the distribution of funds described in paragraph 
     (2)(B) based on number, quality, and promise of the 
     applications and adjust the distribution accordingly.''.
       ``(b) Limitation.--Each eligible entity described in 
     section 404A(c)(1), and each eligible entity described in 
     section 404A(c)(2) that conducts a scholarship component 
     under section 404E, shall use not less than 25 percent and 
     not more than 50 percent of grant funds received under this 
     chapter for the early intervention component of an eligible 
     entity's program under this chapter, except that the 
     Secretary may waive the 50 percent limitation if the eligible 
     entity demonstrates that the eligible entity has another 
     means of providing the students with financial assistance 
     that is described in the plan submitted under section 404C.
       ``(c) Coordination.--Each eligible entity shall ensure that 
     the activities assisted under this chapter are, to the extent 
     practicable, coordinated with, and complement and enhance--
       ``(1) services under this chapter provided by other 
     eligible entities serving the same school district or State; 
     and
       ``(2) related services under other Federal or non-Federal 
     programs.
       ``(d) Designation of Fiscal Agent.--An eligible entity 
     described in section 404A(c)(2) shall designate an 
     institution of higher education or a local educational agency 
     as the fiscal agent for the eligible entity.
       ``(e) Coordinators.--An eligible entity described in 
     section 404A(c)(2) shall have a full-time program coordinator 
     or a part-time program coordinator, whose primary 
     responsibility is a project under section 404C.
       ``(f) Displacement.--An eligible entity described in 
     404A(c)(2) shall ensure that the activities assisted under 
     this chapter will not displace an employee or eliminate a 
     position at a school assisted under this chapter, including a 
     partial displacement such as a reduction in hours, wages or 
     employment benefits.
       ``(g) Cohort Approach.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall require that 
     eligible entities described in section 404A(c)(2)--
       ``(A) provide services under this chapter to at least 1 
     grade level of students, beginning not later than 7th grade, 
     in a participating school that has a 7th grade and in which 
     at least 50 percent of the students enrolled are eligible for 
     free or reduced-price lunch under the National School Lunch 
     Act (or, if an eligible entity determines that it would 
     promote the effectiveness of a program, an entire grade level 
     of students, beginning not later than the 7th grade, who 
     reside in public housing as defined in section 3(b)(1) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937); and
       ``(B) ensure that the services are provided through the 
     12th grade to students in the participating grade level.
       ``(2) Coordination requirement.--In order for the Secretary 
     to require the cohort approach described in paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall, where applicable, ensure that the cohort 
     approach is done in coordination and collaboration with 
     existing early intervention programs and does not duplicate 
     the services already provided to a school or community.

     ``SEC. 404C. ELIGIBLE ENTITY PLANS.

       ``(a) Plan Required for Eligibility.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order for an eligible entity to 
     qualify for a grant under this chapter, the eligible entity 
     shall submit to the Secretary a plan for carrying out the 
     program under this chapter. Such plan shall provide for the 
     conduct of a scholarship component if required or undertaken 
     pursuant to section 404E and an early intervention component 
     required pursuant to section 404D.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each plan submitted pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) shall be in such form, contain or be accompanied by such 
     information or assurances, and be submitted at such time as 
     the Secretary may require by regulation. Each such plan 
     shall--
       ``(A) describe the activities for which assistance under 
     this chapter is sought; and
       ``(B) provide such additional assurances as the Secretary 
     determines necessary to ensure compliance with the 
     requirements of this chapter.
       ``(b) Matching Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall not approve a plan 
     submitted under subsection (a) unless such plan--
       ``(A) provides that the eligible entity will provide, from 
     State, local, institutional, or private funds, not less than 
     50 percent of the cost of the program, which matching funds 
     may be provided in cash or in kind;
       ``(B) specifies the methods by which matching funds will be 
     paid; and
       ``(C) includes provisions designed to ensure that funds 
     provided under this chapter shall supplement and not supplant 
     funds expended for existing programs.
       ``(2) Special rule.--Notwithstanding the matching 
     requirement described in paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary may 
     by regulation modify the percentage requirement described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) for eligible entities described in section 
     404A(c)(2).
       ``(c) Methods for Complying With Matching Requirement.--An 
     eligible entity may count toward the matching requirement 
     described in subsection (b)(1)(A)--
       ``(1) the amount of the financial assistance paid to 
     students from State, local, institutional, or private funds 
     under this chapter;
       ``(2) the amount of tuition, fees, room or board waived or 
     reduced for recipients of financial assistance under this 
     chapter; and
       ``(3) the amount expended on documented, targeted, long-
     term mentoring and counseling provided by volunteers or paid 
     staff of nonschool organizations, including businesses, 
     religious organizations, community groups, postsecondary 
     educational institutions, nonprofit and philanthropic 
     organizations, and other organizations.
       ``(d) Peer Review Panels.--The Secretary shall convene peer 
     review panels to assist in making determinations regarding 
     the awarding of grants under this chapter.

     ``SEC. 404D. EARLY INTERVENTION.

       ``(a) Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to receive a grant under this 
     chapter, an eligible entity shall demonstrate to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary, in the plan submitted under 
     section 404C, that the eligible entity will provide 
     comprehensive mentoring, counseling, outreach, and supportive 
     services to students participating in programs under this 
     chapter. Such counseling shall include--
       ``(A) financial aid counseling and information regarding 
     the opportunities for financial assistance under this title; 
     and
       ``(B) activities or information regarding--
       ``(i) fostering and improving parent involvement in 
     promoting the advantages of a college education, academic 
     admission requirements, and the need to take college 
     preparation courses;
       ``(ii) college admissions and achievement tests; and
       ``(iii) college application procedures.
       ``(2) Methods.--The eligible entity shall demonstrate in 
     such plan, pursuant to regulations of the Secretary, the 
     methods by which the eligible entity will target services on 
     priority students described in subsection (c), if applicable.
       ``(b) Uses of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, by regulation, 
     establish criteria for determining whether comprehensive 
     mentoring, counseling, outreach, and supportive services 
     programs may be used to meet the requirements of subsection 
     (a).
       ``(2) Permissible activities.--Examples of activities that 
     meet the requirements of subsection (a) include the 
     following:
       ``(A) Providing eligible students in preschool through 
     grade 12 with a continuing system of mentoring and advising 
     that--
       ``(i) is coordinated with the Federal and State community 
     service initiatives; and
       ``(ii) may include such support services as after school 
     and summer tutoring, assistance in obtaining summer jobs, 
     career mentoring, and academic counseling.
       ``(B) Requiring each student to enter into an agreement 
     under which the student agrees to achieve certain academic 
     milestones, such as completing a prescribed set of courses 
     and maintaining satisfactory progress described in section 
     484(c), in exchange for receiving tuition assistance for a 
     period of time to be established by each eligible entity.
       ``(C) Activities designed to ensure secondary school 
     completion and college enrollment of at-risk children, such 
     as identification of at-risk children, after school and 
     summer tutoring, assistance in obtaining summer jobs, 
     academic counseling, volunteer and parent involvement, 
     providing former or current scholarship recipients as mentor 
     or peer counselors, skills assessment, providing access to 
     rigorous core courses that reflect challenging academic 
     standards, personal counseling, family counseling and home 
     visits, staff development, and programs and activities 
     described in this subparagraph that are specially designed 
     for students of limited English proficiency.
       ``(D) Summer programs for individuals who are in their 
     sophomore or junior years of secondary school or are planning 
     to attend an institution of higher education in the 
     succeeding academic year that--
       ``(i) are carried out at an institution of higher education 
     that has programs of academic year supportive services for 
     disadvantaged students through projects authorized under 
     section 402D or through comparable projects funded by the 
     State or other sources;
       ``(ii) provide for the participation of the individuals who 
     are eligible for assistance under section 402D or who are 
     eligible for comparable programs funded by the State;
       ``(iii)(I) provide summer instruction in remedial, 
     developmental or supportive courses;
       ``(II) provide such summer services as counseling, 
     tutoring, or orientation; and
       ``(III) provide financial assistance to the individuals to 
     cover the individuals' summer costs for books, supplies, 
     living costs, and personal expenses; and
       ``(iv) provide the individuals with financial assistance 
     during each academic year the individuals are enrolled at the 
     participating institution after the summer program.

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       ``(E) Requiring eligible students to meet other standards 
     or requirements as the State determines necessary to meet the 
     purposes of this section.
       ``(c) Priority Students.--For eligible entities not using a 
     cohort approach, the eligible entity shall treat as priority 
     students any student in preschool through grade 12 who is 
     eligible--
       ``(1) to be counted under section 1124(c) of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
       ``(2) for free or reduced price meals under the National 
     School Lunch Act; or
       ``(3) for assistance pursuant to part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act.
       ``(d) Allowable Providers.--In the case of eligible 
     entities described in section 404A(c)(1), the activities 
     required by this section may be provided by service providers 
     such as community-based organizations, schools, institutions 
     of higher education, public and private agencies, nonprofit 
     and philanthropic organizations, businesses, institutions and 
     agencies sponsoring programs authorized under subpart 4, and 
     other organizations the State deems appropriate.

     ``SEC. 404E. SCHOLARSHIP COMPONENT.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) States.--In order to receive a grant under this 
     chapter, an eligible entity described in section 404A(c)(1) 
     shall establish or maintain a financial assistance program 
     that awards scholarships to students in accordance with the 
     requirements of this section. The Secretary shall encourage 
     the eligible entity to ensure that a scholarship provided 
     pursuant to this section is available to an eligible student 
     for use at any institution of higher education.
       ``(2) Partnerships.--An eligible entity described in 
     section 404A(c)(2) may award scholarships to eligible 
     students in accordance with the requirements of this section.
       ``(b) Grant Amounts.--The maximum amount of a scholarship 
     that an eligible student shall be eligible to receive under 
     this section shall be established by the eligible entity. The 
     minimum amount of the scholarship for each fiscal year shall 
     not be less than the lesser of--
       ``(1) 75 percent of the average cost of attendance for an 
     in-State student, in a 4-year program of instruction, at 
     public institutions of higher education in such State, as 
     determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary; or
       ``(2) the maximum Federal Pell Grant funded under section 
     401 for such fiscal year.
       ``(c) Relation to Other Assistance.--Scholarships provided 
     under this section shall not be considered for the purpose of 
     awarding Federal grant assistance under this title, except 
     that in no case shall the total amount of student financial 
     assistance awarded to a student under this title exceed such 
     student's total cost of attendance.
       ``(d) Eligible Students.--A student eligible for assistance 
     under this section is a student who--
       ``(1) is less than 22 years old at time of first 
     scholarship award under this section;
       ``(2) receives a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
     equivalent on or after January 1, 1993;
       ``(3) is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a program 
     of undergraduate instruction at an institution of higher 
     education that is located within the State's boundaries, 
     except that, at the State's option, an eligible entity may 
     offer scholarship program portability for recipients who 
     attend institutions of higher education outside such State; 
     and
       ``(4) who participated in the early intervention component 
     required under section 404D.
       ``(e) Priority.--The Secretary shall ensure that each 
     eligible entity places a priority on awarding scholarships to 
     students who will receive a Federal Pell Grant for the 
     academic year for which the scholarship is awarded under this 
     section.
       ``(f) Special Rule.--An eligible entity may consider 
     students who have successfully participated in programs 
     funded under chapter 1 to have met the requirements of 
     subsection (d)(4).

     ``SEC. 404F. 21ST CENTURY SCHOLAR CERTIFICATES.

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary, using funds appropriated 
     under section 404H that do not exceed $200,000 for a fiscal 
     year--
       ``(1) shall ensure that certificates, to be known as 21st 
     Century Scholar Certificates, are provided to all students 
     participating in programs under this chapter; and
       ``(2) may, as practicable, ensure that such certificates 
     are provided to all students in grades 6 through 12 who 
     attend schools at which at least 50 percent of the students 
     enrolled are eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under 
     the National School Lunch Act.
       ``(b) Information Required.--A 21st Century Scholar 
     Certificate shall be personalized for each student and 
     indicate the amount of Federal financial aid for college 
     which a student may be eligible to receive.

     ``SEC. 404G. EVALUATION AND REPORT.

       ``(a) Evaluation.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant 
     under this chapter shall biennially evaluate the activities 
     assisted under this chapter in accordance with the standards 
     described in subsection (b) and shall submit to the Secretary 
     a copy of such evaluation. The evaluation shall permit 
     service providers to track eligible student progress during 
     the period such students are participating in the activities 
     and shall be consistent with the standards developed by the 
     Secretary pursuant to subsection (b).
       ``(b) Evaluation Standards.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     standards for the evaluation described in subsection (a). 
     Such standards shall--
       ``(1) provide for input from eligible entities and service 
     providers; and
       ``(2) ensure that data protocols and procedures are 
     consistent and uniform.
       ``(c) Federal Evaluation.--In order to evaluate and improve 
     the impact of the activities assisted under this chapter, the 
     Secretary shall, from not more than 0.75 percent of the funds 
     appropriated under section 404H for a fiscal year, award 1 or 
     more grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to or with 
     public and private institutions and organizations, to enable 
     the institutions and organizations to evaluate the 
     effectiveness of the program and, as appropriate, disseminate 
     the results of the evaluation.
       ``(d) Report.--The Secretary shall biennially report to 
     Congress regarding the activities assisted under this chapter 
     and the evaluations conducted pursuant to this section.

     ``SEC. 404H. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     chapter $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as 
     may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.''.

     SEC. 404. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT INCENTIVE SCHOLARSHIPS.

       Chapter 3 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a-31 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

        ``CHAPTER 3--ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT INCENTIVE SCHOLARSHIPS

     ``SEC. 406A. SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED.

       ``The Secretary is authorized to award scholarships to 
     students who graduate from secondary school after May 1, 
     2000, to enable the students to pay the cost of attendance at 
     an institution of higher education during the students first 
     2 academic years of undergraduate education, if the 
     students--
       ``(1) are eligible to receive Federal Pell Grants for the 
     year in which the scholarships are awarded; and
       ``(2) demonstrate academic achievement by graduating in the 
     top 10 percent of their secondary school graduating class.

     ``SEC. 406B. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Amount of Award.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amount of a scholarship awarded under this chapter for any 
     academic year shall be equal to 100 percent of the amount of 
     the Federal Pell Grant for which the recipient is eligible 
     for the academic year.
       ``(2) Adjustment for insufficient appropriations.--If, 
     after the Secretary determines the total number of eligible 
     applicants for an academic year in accordance with section 
     406C, funds available to carry out this chapter for the 
     academic year are insufficient to fully fund all awards under 
     this chapter for the academic year, the amount of the 
     scholarship paid to each student under this chapter shall be 
     reduced proportionately.
       ``(b) Assistance Not To Exceed Cost of Attendance.--A 
     scholarship awarded under this chapter to any student, in 
     combination with the Federal Pell Grant assistance and other 
     student financial assistance available to such student, may 
     not exceed the student's cost of attendance.

     ``SEC. 406C. ELIGIBILITY OF SCHOLARS.

       ``(a) Procedures Established by Regulation.--The Secretary 
     shall establish by regulation procedures for the 
     determination of eligibility of students for the scholarships 
     awarded under this chapter. Such procedures shall include 
     measures to prevent any secondary school from certifying more 
     than 10 percent of the school's students for eligibility 
     under this section.
       ``(b) Coordination.--In prescribing procedures under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the 
     determination of eligibility and the amount of the 
     scholarship is determined in a timely and accurate manner 
     consistent with the requirements of section 482 and the 
     submission of the financial aid form required by section 483. 
     For such purposes, the Secretary may provide that, for the 
     first academic year of a student's 2 academic years of 
     eligibility under this chapter, class rank may be determined 
     prior to graduation from secondary school, at such time and 
     in such manner as the Secretary may specify in regulations 
     prescribed under this chapter.

     ``SEC. 406D. STUDENT REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each eligible student desiring a 
     scholarship under this chapter shall submit an application to 
     the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
     such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
       ``(b) Continuing Eligibility.--In order for a student to 
     continue to be eligible to receive a scholarship under this 
     chapter for the second year of undergraduate education, the 
     eligible student shall maintain eligibility to receive a 
     Federal Pell Grant for that year, including fulfilling the 
     requirements for satisfactory progress described in section 
     484(c).

     ``SEC. 407E. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     chapter $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as 
     may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.''.

     SEC. 405. REPEALS.

       Chapters 4 through 8 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV (20 
     U.S.C. 1070a-41 et seq. and 1070a-81 et seq.) are repealed.

     SEC. 406. FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY 
                   GRANTS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 413A(b)(1) 
     (20 U.S.C. 1070b(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``1993'' and 
     inserting ``1999''.
       (b) Use of Funds for Less-Than-Full-Time Students.--
     Subsection (d) of section 413C (20 U.S.C. 1070b-2) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(d) Use of Funds for Less-Than-Full-Time Students.--If 
     the institution's allocation under this subpart is directly 
     or indirectly based in part on the financial need 
     demonstrated by students who are independent students or 
     attending the institution on less than a full-time basis, 
     then a reasonable proportion of the allocation shall be made 
     available to such students.''.
       (c) Allocation of Funds.--
       (1) Updating the base period.--Section 413D(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1070b-3(a)) is amended--

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       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``received and used under 
     this part for fiscal year 1985'' and inserting ``received 
     under subsections (a) and (b) of this section for fiscal year 
     1999 (as such subsections were in effect with respect to 
     allocations for such fiscal year)'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``1985'' each 
     place the term appears and inserting ``1999''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``1986'' and 
     inserting ``2000''.
       (2) Elimination of pro rata share.--Section 413D is further 
     amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (b);
       (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``three-quarters of 
     the remainder'' and inserting ``the remainder'';
       (C) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), by striking ``subsection 
     (d)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)''; and
       (D) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) as 
     subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
       (3) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to allocations of amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to section 413A(b) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 for fiscal year 2000 or any succeeding 
     fiscal year.
       (d) Carryover and Carryback Authority.--Subpart 3 of part A 
     of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``SEC. 413E. CARRYOVER AND CARRYBACK AUTHORITY.

       ``(a) Carryover Authority.--Of the sums made available to 
     an eligible institution under this subpart for a fiscal year, 
     not more than 10 percent may, at the discretion of the 
     institution, remain available for expenditure during the 
     succeeding fiscal year to carry out the program under this 
     subpart.
       ``(b) Carryback Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the sums made available to an 
     eligible institution under this subpart for a fiscal year, 
     not more than 10 percent may, at the discretion of the 
     institution, be used by the institution for expenditure for 
     the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the sums 
     were appropriated.
       ``(2) Use of carried-back funds.--An eligible institution 
     may make grants to students after the end of the academic 
     year, but prior to the beginning of the succeeding fiscal 
     year, from such succeeding fiscal year's appropriations.''.

     SEC. 407. LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Amendment to Subpart Heading.--
       (1) In general.--The heading for subpart 4 of part A of 
     title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070c et seq.) is amended to read as 
     follows:

 ``Subpart 4--Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program''.

       (2) Conforming amendments.--Subpart 4 of part A of title IV 
     (20 U.S.C. 1070c et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 415B(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070c-1(b)), by striking 
     ``State student grant incentive'' and inserting ``leveraging 
     educational assistance partnership''; and
       (B) in the heading for section 415C (20 U.S.C. 1070c-2), by 
     striking ``STATE STUDENT INCENTIVE GRANT'' and inserting 
     ``LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 415A(b) (20 
     U.S.C. 1070c(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Reservation.--For any fiscal year for which the 
     amount appropriated under paragraph (1) exceeds $30,000,000, 
     the excess shall be available to carry out section 415E.''.
       (c) Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership 
     Program.--Subpart 4 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070c et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 415E as 415F; and
       (2) by inserting after section 415D the following:

     ``SEC. 415E. SPECIAL LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
                   PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--From amounts reserved under section 
     415A(b)(2) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) make allotments among States in the same manner as 
     the Secretary makes allotments among States under section 
     415B; and
       ``(2) award grants to States, from allotments under 
     paragraph (1), to enable the States to pay the Federal share 
     of the cost of the authorized activities described in 
     subsection (c).
       ``(b) Applicability Rule.--The provisions of this subpart 
     which are not inconsistent with this section shall apply to 
     the program authorized by this section.
       ``(c) Authorized Activities.--Each State receiving a grant 
     under this section may use the grant funds for--
       ``(1) increasing the dollar amount of grants awarded under 
     section 415B to eligible students who demonstrate financial 
     need;
       ``(2) carrying out transition programs from secondary 
     school to postsecondary education for eligible students who 
     demonstrate financial need;
       ``(3) carrying out a financial aid program for eligible 
     students who demonstrate financial need and wish to enter 
     careers in information technology, or other fields of study 
     determined by the State to be critical to the State's 
     workforce needs;
       ``(4) making funds available for community service work-
     study activities for eligible students who demonstrate 
     financial need;
       ``(5) creating a postsecondary scholarship program for 
     eligible students who demonstrate financial need and wish to 
     enter teaching;
       ``(6) creating a scholarship program for eligible students 
     who demonstrate financial need and wish to enter a program of 
     study leading to a degree in mathematics, computer science, 
     or engineering;
       ``(7) carrying out early intervention programs, mentoring 
     programs, and career education programs for eligible students 
     who demonstrate financial need; and
       ``(8) awarding merit or academic scholarships to eligible 
     students who demonstrate financial need.
       ``(d) Maintenance of Effort Requirement.--Each State 
     receiving a grant under this section for a fiscal year shall 
     provide the Secretary an assurance that the aggregate amount 
     expended per student or the aggregate expenditures by the 
     State, from funds derived from non-Federal sources, for the 
     authorized activities described in subsection (c) for the 
     preceding fiscal year were not less than the amount expended 
     per student or the aggregate expenditures by the State for 
     the activities for the second preceding fiscal year.
       ``(e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     authorized activities described in subsection (c) for any 
     fiscal year shall be not more than 33\1/3\ percent.''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Purpose.--Subsection (a) of section 415A (20 U.S.C. 
     1070c(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Purpose of Subpart.--It is the purpose of this 
     subpart to make incentive grants available to States to 
     assist States in--
       ``(1) providing grants to--
       ``(A) eligible students attending institutions of higher 
     education or participating in programs of study abroad that 
     are approved for credit by institutions of higher education 
     at which such students are enrolled; and
       ``(B) eligible students for campus-based community service 
     work-study; and
       ``(2) carrying out the activities described in section 
     415F.''.
       (2) Allotment.--Section 415B(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070c-
     1(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``and not reserved under 
     section 415A(b)(2)'' after ``415A(b)(1)''.

     SEC. 408. SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WHOSE FAMILIES ARE 
                   ENGAGED IN MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORK.

       (a) Coordination.--Section 418A(d) (20 U.S.C. 1070d-2(d)) 
     is amended by inserting after ``contains assurances'' the 
     following: ``that the grant recipient will coordinate the 
     project, to the extent feasible, with other local, State, and 
     Federal programs to maximize the resources available for 
     migrant students, and''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 418A(g) is 
     amended by striking ``1993'' each place the term appears and 
     inserting ``1999''.
       (c) Data Collection.--Section 418A is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) (as amended by 
     subsection (b)) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) Data Collection.--The National Center for Education 
     Statistics shall collect postsecondary education data on 
     migrant students.''.
       (d) Technical Amendment.--Section 418A(e) is amended by 
     striking ``authorized by subpart 4 of this part in accordance 
     with section 417A(b)(2)'' and inserting ``in accordance with 
     section 402A(c)(1)''.

     SEC. 409. ROBERT C. BYRD HONORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) FAS Eligibility.--Section 419D (20 U.S.C. 1070d-34) is 
     amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(e) FAS Eligibility.--
       ``(1) Fiscal years 2000 through 2004.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this subpart, in the case of students from 
     the Freely Associated States who may be selected to receive a 
     scholarship under this subpart for the first time for any of 
     the fiscal years 2000 through 2004--
       ``(A) there shall be 10 scholarships in the aggregate 
     awarded to such students for each of the fiscal years 2000 
     through 2004; and
       ``(B) the Pacific Regional Educational Laboratory shall 
     administer the program under this subpart in the case of 
     scholarships for students in the Freely Associated States.
       ``(2) Termination of eligibility.--A student from the 
     Freely Associated States shall not be eligible to a receive 
     scholarship under this subpart after September 30, 2004.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 419K (20 
     U.S.C. 1070d-41) is amended by striking ``$10,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1993'' and inserting ``$45,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999''.

     SEC. 410. CHILD CARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS IN SCHOOL.

       Part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after subpart 6 (20 U.S.C. 1070d-31 et seq.) the 
     following:

         ``Subpart 7--Child Care Access Means Parents in School

     ``SEC. 419N. CHILD CARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS IN SCHOOL.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to support 
     the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary 
     education through the provision of campus-based child care 
     services.
       ``(b) Program Authorized.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary may award grants to 
     institutions of higher education to assist the institutions 
     in providing campus-based child care services to low-income 
     students.
       ``(2) Amount of grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of a grant awarded to an 
     institution of higher education under this section for a 
     fiscal year shall not exceed 1 percent of the total amount of 
     all Federal Pell Grant funds awarded to students enrolled at 
     the institution of higher education for the preceding fiscal 
     year.
       ``(B) Minimum.--A grant under this section shall be awarded 
     in an amount that is not less than $10,000.

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       ``(3) Duration; renewal; and payments.--
       ``(A) Duration.--The Secretary shall award a grant under 
     this section for a period of 4 years.
       ``(B) Payments.--Subject to subsection (e)(2), the 
     Secretary shall make annual grant payments under this 
     section.
       ``(4) Eligible institutions.--An institution of higher 
     education shall be eligible to receive a grant under this 
     section for a fiscal year if the total amount of all Federal 
     Pell Grant funds awarded to students enrolled at the 
     institution of higher education for the preceding fiscal year 
     equals or exceeds $350,000.
       ``(5) Use of funds.--Grant funds under this section shall 
     be used by an institution of higher education to support or 
     establish a campus-based child care program primarily serving 
     the needs of low-income students enrolled at the institution 
     of higher education. Grant funds under this section may be 
     used to provide before and after school services to the 
     extent necessary to enable low-income students enrolled at 
     the institution of higher education to pursue postsecondary 
     education.
       ``(6) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prohibit an institution of higher education that 
     receives grant funds under this section from serving the 
     child care needs of the community served by the institution.
       ``(7) Definition of low-income student.--For the purpose of 
     this section, the term ``low-income student'' means a student 
     who is eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant for the 
     fiscal year for which the determination is made.
       ``(c) Applications.--An institution of higher education 
     desiring a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
     and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
     require. Each application shall--
       ``(1) demonstrate that the institution is an eligible 
     institution described in subsection (b)(4);
       ``(2) specify the amount of funds requested;
       ``(3) demonstrate the need of low-income students at the 
     institution for campus-based child care services by including 
     in the application--
       ``(A) information regarding student demographics;
       ``(B) an assessment of child care capacity on or near 
     campus;
       ``(C) information regarding the existence of waiting lists 
     for existing child care;
       ``(D) information regarding additional needs created by 
     concentrations of poverty or by geographic isolation; and
       ``(E) other relevant data;
       ``(4) contain a description of the activities to be 
     assisted, including whether the grant funds will support an 
     existing child care program or a new child care program;
       ``(5) identify the resources, including technical expertise 
     and financial support, the institution will draw upon to 
     support the child care program and the participation of low-
     income students in the program, such as accessing social 
     services funding, using student activity fees to help pay the 
     costs of child care, using resources obtained by meeting the 
     needs of parents who are not low-income students, and 
     accessing foundation, corporate or other institutional 
     support, and demonstrate that the use of the resources will 
     not result in increases in student tuition;
       ``(6) contain an assurance that the institution will meet 
     the child care needs of low-income students through the 
     provision of services, or through a contract for the 
     provision of services;
       ``(7) describe the extent to which the child care program 
     will coordinate with the institution's early childhood 
     education curriculum, to the extent the curriculum is 
     available, to meet the needs of the students in the early 
     childhood education program at the institution, and the needs 
     of the parents and children participating in the child care 
     program assisted under this section;
       ``(8) in the case of an institution seeking assistance for 
     a new child care program--
       ``(A) provide a timeline, covering the period from receipt 
     of the grant through the provision of the child care 
     services, delineating the specific steps the institution will 
     take to achieve the goal of providing low-income students 
     with child care services;
       ``(B) specify any measures the institution will take to 
     assist low-income students with child care during the period 
     before the institution provides child care services; and
       ``(C) include a plan for identifying resources needed for 
     the child care services, including space in which to provide 
     child care services, and technical assistance if necessary;
       ``(9) contain an assurance that any child care facility 
     assisted under this section will meet the applicable State or 
     local government licensing, certification, approval, or 
     registration requirements; and
       ``(10) contain a plan for any child care facility assisted 
     under this section to become accredited within 3 years of the 
     date the institution first receives assistance under this 
     section.
       ``(d) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority in 
     awarding grants under this section to institutions of higher 
     education that submit applications describing programs that--
       ``(1) leverage significant local or institutional 
     resources, including in-kind contributions, to support the 
     activities assisted under this section; and
       ``(2) utilize a sliding fee scale for child care services 
     provided under this section in order to support a high number 
     of low-income parents pursuing postsecondary education at the 
     institution.
       ``(e) Reporting Requirements; Continuing Eligibility.--
       ``(1) Reporting requirements.--
       ``(A) Reports.--Each institution of higher education 
     receiving a grant under this section shall report to the 
     Secretary 18 months, and 36 months, after receiving the first 
     grant payment under this section.
       ``(B) Contents.--The report shall include--
       ``(i) data on the population served under this section;
       ``(ii) information on campus and community resources and 
     funding used to help low-income students access child care 
     services;
       ``(iii) information on progress made toward accreditation 
     of any child care facility; and
       ``(iv) information on the impact of the grant on the 
     quality, availability, and affordability of campus-based 
     child care services.
       ``(2) Continuing eligibility.--The Secretary shall make the 
     third annual grant payment under this section to an 
     institution of higher education only if the Secretary 
     determines, on the basis of the 18-month report submitted 
     under paragraph (1), that the institution is making a good 
     faith effort to ensure that low-income students at the 
     institution have access to affordable, quality child care 
     services.
       ``(f) Construction.--No funds provided under this section 
     shall be used for construction, except for minor renovation 
     or repair to meet applicable State or local health or safety 
     requirements.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $45,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

     SEC. 411. LEARNING ANYTIME ANYWHERE PARTNERSHIPS.

       Subpart 8 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is 
     amended to read as follows:

          ``Subpart 8--Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships

     ``SEC. 420D. FINDINGS.

       ``Congress makes the following findings:
       ``(1) The nature of postsecondary education delivery is 
     changing, and new technology and other related innovations 
     can provide promising education opportunities for individuals 
     who are currently not being served, particularly for 
     individuals without easy access to traditional campus-based 
     postsecondary education or for whom traditional courses are a 
     poor match with education or training needs.
       ``(2) Individuals, including individuals seeking basic or 
     technical skills or their first postsecondary experience, 
     individuals with disabilities, dislocated workers, 
     individuals making the transition from welfare-to-work, and 
     individuals who are limited by time and place constraints can 
     benefit from nontraditional, noncampus-based postsecondary 
     education opportunities and appropriate support services.
       ``(3) The need for high-quality, nontraditional, 
     technology-based education opportunities is great, as is the 
     need for skill competency credentials and other measures of 
     educational progress and attainment that are valid and widely 
     accepted, but neither need is likely to be adequately 
     addressed by the uncoordinated efforts of agencies and 
     institutions acting independently and without assistance.
       ``(4) Partnerships, consisting of institutions of higher 
     education, community organizations, or other public or 
     private agencies or organizations, can coordinate and combine 
     institutional resources--
       ``(A) to provide the needed variety of education options to 
     students; and
       ``(B) to develop new means of ensuring accountability and 
     quality for innovative education methods.

     ``SEC. 420E. PURPOSE; PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subpart to 
     enhance the delivery, quality, and accountability of 
     postsecondary education and career-oriented lifelong learning 
     through technology and related innovations.
       ``(b) Program Authorized.--
       ``(1) Grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may, from funds 
     appropriated under section 420J make grants to, or enter into 
     contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible 
     partnerships to carry out the authorized activities described 
     in section 420G.
       ``(B) Duration.--Grants under this subpart shall be awarded 
     for periods that do not exceed 5 years.
       ``(2) Definition of eligible partnership.--For purposes of 
     this subpart, the term `eligible partnership' means a 
     partnership consisting of 2 or more independent agencies, 
     organizations, or institutions. The agencies, organizations, 
     or institutions may include institutions of higher education, 
     community organizations, and other public and private 
     institutions, agencies, and organizations.

     ``SEC. 420F. APPLICATION.

       ``(a) Requirement.--An eligible partnership desiring to 
     receive a grant under this subpart shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary, in such form and containing 
     such information, as the Secretary may require.
       ``(b) Contents.--Each application shall include--
       ``(1) the name of each partner and a description of the 
     responsibilities of the partner, including the designation of 
     a nonprofit organization as the fiscal agent for the 
     partnership;
       ``(2) a description of the need for the project, including 
     a description of how the project will build on any existing 
     services and activities;
       ``(3) a listing of human, financial (other than funds 
     provided under this subpart), and other resources that each 
     member of the partnership will contribute to the partnership, 
     and a description of the efforts each member of the 
     partnership will make in seeking additional resources; and
       ``(4) a description of how the project will operate, 
     including how funds awarded under this subpart will be used 
     to meet the purpose of this subpart.

     ``SEC. 420G. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

       ``Funds awarded to an eligible partnership under this 
     subpart shall be used to--
       ``(1) develop and assess model distance learning programs 
     or innovative educational software;

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       ``(2) develop methodologies for the identification and 
     measurement of skill competencies;
       ``(3) develop and assess innovative student support 
     services; or
       ``(4) support other activities that are consistent with the 
     purpose of this subpart.

     ``SEC. 420H. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

       ``Federal funds shall provide not more than 50 percent of 
     the cost of a project under this subpart. The non-Federal 
     share of project costs may be in cash or in kind, fairly 
     evaluated, including services, supplies, or equipment.

     ``SEC. 420I. PEER REVIEW.

       ``The Secretary shall use a peer review process to review 
     applications under this subpart and to make recommendations 
     for funding under this subpart to the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 420J. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     subpart $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may 
     be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

             PART B--FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM

     SEC. 411. LIMITATION REPEALED.

       Section 421 (20 U.S.C. 1071) is amended by striking 
     subsection (d).

     SEC. 412. ADVANCES TO RESERVE FUNDS.

       Section 422 (20 U.S.C. 1072) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``428(c)(10)(E)'' and 
     inserting ``428(c)(9)(E)'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (6)(B)(i), by striking ``written'' and 
     inserting ``written, electronic,'';
       (B) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ``during the 
     transition from the Federal Family Education Loan Program 
     under this part to the Federal Direct Student Loan Program 
     under part D of this title''; and
       (C) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking ``428(c)(10)(F)(v)'' 
     and inserting ``428(c)(9)(F)(v)'';
       (3) in the first and second sentences of subsection (g)(1), 
     by striking ``or the program authorized by part D of this 
     title'' each place it appears; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Additional Recall of Reserves.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law and subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary shall recall, 
     from reserve funds held in the Federal Student Loan Reserve 
     Funds established under section 422A by guaranty agencies--
       ``(A) $85,000,000 in fiscal year 2002;
       ``(B) $82,500,000 in fiscal year 2006; and
       ``(C) $82,500,000 in fiscal year 2007.
       ``(2) Deposit.--Funds recalled by the Secretary under this 
     subsection shall be deposited in the Treasury.
       ``(3) Required share.--The Secretary shall require each 
     guaranty agency to return reserve funds under paragraph (1) 
     on the basis of the agency's required share. For purposes of 
     this paragraph, a guaranty agency's required share shall be 
     determined as follows:
       ``(A) Equal percentage.--The Secretary shall require each 
     guaranty agency to return an amount representing an equal 
     percentage reduction in the amount of reserve funds held by 
     the agency on September 30, 1996.
       ``(B) Calculation.--The equal percentage reduction shall be 
     the percentage obtained by dividing--
       ``(i) $250,000,000, by
       ``(ii) the total amount of all guaranty agencies' reserve 
     funds held on September 30, 1996, less any amounts subject to 
     recall under subsection (h).
       ``(C) Special rule.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B), the percentage reduction under subparagraph (B) shall 
     not result in the depletion of the reserve funds of any 
     agency which charges the 1.0 percent insurance premium 
     pursuant to section 428(b)(1)(H) below an amount equal to the 
     amount of lender claim payments paid during the 90 days prior 
     to the date of the return under this subsection. If any 
     additional amount is required to be returned after deducting 
     the total of the required shares under subparagraph (B) and 
     as a result of the preceding sentence, such additional amount 
     shall be obtained by imposing on each guaranty agency to 
     which the preceding sentence does not apply, an equal 
     percentage reduction in the amount of the agency's remaining 
     reserve funds.
       ``(4) Offset of required shares.--If any guaranty agency 
     returns to the Secretary any reserve funds in excess of the 
     amount required under this subsection or subsection (h), the 
     total amount required to be returned under paragraph (1) 
     shall be reduced by the amount of such excess reserve funds 
     returned.
       ``(5) Definition of reserve funds.--The term `reserve 
     funds' when used with respect to a guaranty agency--
       ``(A) includes any reserve funds in cash or liquid assets 
     held by the guaranty agency, or held by, or under the control 
     of, any other entity; and
       ``(B) does not include buildings, equipment, or other 
     nonliquid assets.''.

     SEC. 413. GUARANTY AGENCY REFORMS.

       (a) Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund.--Part B of title IV 
     is amended by inserting after section 422 (20 U.S.C. 1072) 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 422A. FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN RESERVE FUND.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Each guaranty agency shall, not later 
     than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, 
     deposit all funds, securities, and other liquid assets 
     contained in the reserve fund established pursuant to section 
     422 into a Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund (in this section 
     and section 422B referred to as the `Federal Fund'), which 
     shall be an account of a type selected by the agency, with 
     the approval of the Secretary.
       ``(b) Investment of Funds.--Funds transferred to the 
     Federal Fund shall be invested in obligations issued or 
     guaranteed by the United States or a State, or in other 
     similarly low-risk securities selected by the guaranty 
     agency, with the approval of the Secretary. Earnings from the 
     Federal Fund shall be the sole property of the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(c) Additional Deposits.--After the establishment of the 
     Federal Fund, a guaranty agency shall deposit into the 
     Federal Fund--
       ``(1) all amounts received from the Secretary as payment of 
     reinsurance on loans pursuant to section 428(c)(1);
       ``(2) from amounts collected on behalf of the obligation of 
     a defaulted borrower, a percentage amount equal to the 
     complement of the reinsurance percentage in effect when 
     payment under the guaranty agreement was made--
       ``(A) with respect to the defaulted loan pursuant to 
     sections 428(c)(6)(A) and 428F(a)(1)(B); and
       ``(B) with respect to a loan that the Secretary has repaid 
     or discharged under section 437;
       ``(3) insurance premiums collected from borrowers pursuant 
     to sections 428(b)(1)(H) and 428H(h);
       ``(4) all amounts received from the Secretary as payment 
     for supplemental preclaims activity performed prior to the 
     date of enactment of this section;
       ``(5) 70 percent of amounts received after such date of 
     enactment from the Secretary as payment for administrative 
     cost allowances for loans upon which insurance was issued 
     prior to such date of enactment; and
       ``(6) other receipts as specified in regulations of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(d) Uses of Funds.--Subject to subsection (f), the 
     Federal Fund may only be used by a guaranty agency--
       ``(1) to pay lender claims pursuant to sections 
     428(b)(1)(G), 428(j), 437, and 439(q); and
       ``(2) to pay into the Agency Operating Fund established 
     pursuant to section 422B (in this section and section 422B 
     referred to as the ``Operating Fund'') a default aversion fee 
     in accordance with section 428(l).
       ``(e) Ownership of Federal Fund.--The Federal Fund, and any 
     nonliquid asset (such as a building or equipment) developed 
     or purchased by the guaranty agency in whole or in part with 
     Federal reserve funds, regardless of who holds or controls 
     the Federal reserve funds or such asset, shall be considered 
     to be the property of the United States, prorated based on 
     the percentage of such asset developed or purchased with 
     Federal reserve funds, which property shall be used in the 
     operation of the program authorized by this part, as provided 
     in subsection (d). The Secretary may restrict or regulate the 
     use of such asset only to the extent necessary to reasonably 
     protect the Secretary's prorated share of the value of such 
     asset. The Secretary may direct a guaranty agency, or such 
     agency's officers or directors, to cease any activity 
     involving expenditures, use, or transfer of the Federal Fund 
     administered by the guaranty agency that the Secretary 
     determines is a misapplication, misuse, or improper 
     expenditure of the Federal Fund or the Secretary's share of 
     such asset.
       ``(f) Transition.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to establish the Operating 
     Fund, each guaranty agency may transfer not more than 180 
     days' cash expenses for normal operating expenses (not 
     including claim payments) as a working capital reserve as 
     defined in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87 
     (Cost Accounting Standards) from the Federal Fund for deposit 
     into the Operating Fund for use in the performance of the 
     guaranty agency's duties under this part. Such transfers may 
     occur during the first 3 years following the establishment of 
     the Operating Fund. However, no agency may transfer in excess 
     of 45 percent of the balance, as of September 30, 1998, of 
     the agency's Federal Fund to the agency's Operating Fund 
     during such 3-year period. In determining the amount that may 
     be transferred, the agency shall ensure that sufficient funds 
     remain in the Federal Fund to pay lender claims within the 
     required time periods and to meet the reserve recall 
     requirements of this section and subsections (h) and (i) of 
     section 422.
       ``(2) Special rule.--A limited number of guaranty agencies 
     may transfer interest earned on the Federal Fund to the 
     Operating Fund during the first 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this section if the guaranty agency demonstrates 
     to the Secretary that--
       ``(A) the cash flow in the Operating Fund will be negative 
     without the transfer of such interest; and
       ``(B) the transfer of such interest will substantially 
     improve the financial circumstances of the guaranty agency.
       ``(3) Repayment provisions.--Each guaranty agency shall 
     begin repayment of sums transferred pursuant to this 
     subsection not later than the start of the fourth year after 
     the establishment of the Operating Fund, and shall repay all 
     amounts transferred not later than 5 years from the date of 
     the establishment of the Operating Fund. With respect to 
     amounts transferred from the Federal Fund, the guaranty 
     agency shall not be required to repay any interest on the 
     funds transferred and subsequently repaid. The guaranty 
     agency shall provide to the Secretary a reasonable schedule 
     for repayment of the sums transferred and an annual financial 
     analysis demonstrating the agency's ability to comply with 
     the schedule and repay all outstanding sums transferred.
       ``(4) Prohibition.--If a guaranty agency transfers funds 
     from the Federal Fund in accordance with this section, and 
     fails to make scheduled repayments to the Federal Fund, the 
     agency may not receive any other funds under this part until 
     the Secretary determines that the agency has made such 
     repayments. The Secretary shall pay to the guaranty agency 
     any funds withheld in accordance with this para

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     graph immediately upon making the determination that the 
     guaranty agency has made all such repayments.
       ``(5) Waiver.--The Secretary may--
       ``(A) waive the requirements of paragraph (3), but only 
     with respect to repayment of interest that was transferred in 
     accordance with paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) waive paragraph (4);

     for a guaranty agency, if the Secretary determines that there 
     are extenuating circumstances (such as State constitutional 
     prohibitions) beyond the control of the agency that justify 
     such a waiver.
       ``(6) Extension of repayment period for interest.--
       ``(A) Extension permitted.--The Secretary shall extend the 
     period for repayment of interest that was transferred in 
     accordance with paragraph (2) from 2 years to 5 years if the 
     Secretary determines that--
       ``(i) the cash flow of the Operating Fund will be negative 
     as a result of repayment as required by paragraph (3);
       ``(ii) the repayment of the interest transferred will 
     substantially diminish the financial circumstances of the 
     guaranty agency; and
       ``(iii) the guaranty agency has demonstrated--

       ``(I) that the agency is able to repay all transferred 
     funds by the end of the 8th year following the date of 
     establishment of the Operating Fund, and
       ``(II) that the agency will be financially sound on the 
     completion of repayment.

       ``(B) Repayment of income on transferred funds.--All 
     repayments made to the Federal Fund during the 6th, 7th, and 
     8th years following the establishment of the Operating Fund 
     of interest that was transferred shall include the sums 
     transferred plus any income earned from the investment of the 
     sums transferred after the 5th year.
       ``(7) Investment of federal funds.--Funds transferred from 
     the Federal Fund to the Operating Fund for operating expenses 
     shall be invested in obligations issued or guaranteed by the 
     United States or a State, or in other similarly low-risk 
     securities selected by the guaranty agency, with the approval 
     of the Secretary.
       ``(8) Special rule.--In calculating the minimum reserve 
     level required by section 428(c)(9)(A), the Secretary shall 
     include all amounts owed to the Federal Fund by the guaranty 
     agency in the calculation.''.
       (b) Agency Operating Fund Established.--Part B of title IV 
     is further amended by inserting after section 422A (as added 
     by subsection (a)) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 422B. AGENCY OPERATING FUND.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Each guaranty agency shall, not later 
     than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, 
     establish a fund designated as the Operating Fund.
       ``(b) Investment of Funds.--Funds deposited into the 
     Operating Fund shall be invested at the discretion of the 
     guaranty agency in accordance with prudent investor 
     standards.
       ``(c) Additional Deposits.--After the establishment of the 
     Operating Fund, the guaranty agency shall deposit into the 
     Operating Fund--
       ``(1) the loan processing and issuance fee paid by the 
     Secretary pursuant to section 428(f );
       ``(2) 30 percent of amounts received after the date of 
     enactment of this section from the Secretary as payment for 
     administrative cost allowances for loans upon which insurance 
     was issued prior to such date of enactment;
       ``(3) the account maintenance fee paid by the Secretary in 
     accordance with section 458;
       ``(4) the default aversion fee paid in accordance with 
     section 428(l);
       ``(5) amounts remaining pursuant to section 428(c)(6)(B) 
     from collection on defaulted loans held by the agency, after 
     payment of the Secretary's equitable share, excluding amounts 
     deposited in the Federal Fund pursuant to section 422A(c)(2); 
     and
       ``(6) other receipts as specified in regulations of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(d) Uses of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Funds in the Operating Fund shall be 
     used for application processing, loan disbursement, 
     enrollment and repayment status management, default aversion 
     activities (including those described in section 422(h)(8)), 
     default collection activities, school and lender training, 
     financial aid awareness and related outreach activities, 
     compliance monitoring, and other student financial aid 
     related activities, as selected by the guaranty agency.
       ``(2) Special rule.--The guaranty agency may, in the 
     agency's discretion, transfer funds from the Operating Fund 
     to the Federal Fund for use pursuant to section 422A. Such 
     transfer shall be irrevocable, and any funds so transferred 
     shall become the sole property of the United States.
       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) Default collection activities.--The term `default 
     collection activities' means activities of a guaranty agency 
     that are directly related to the collection of the loan on 
     which a default claim has been paid to the participating 
     lender, including the due diligence activities required 
     pursuant to regulations of the Secretary.
       ``(B) Default aversion activities.--The term `default 
     aversion activities' means activities of a guaranty agency 
     that are directly related to providing collection assistance 
     to the lender on a delinquent loan, prior to the loan's being 
     legally in a default status, including due diligence 
     activities required pursuant to regulations of the Secretary.
       ``(C) Enrollment and repayment status management.--The term 
     `enrollment and repayment status management' means activities 
     of a guaranty agency that are directly related to 
     ascertaining the student's enrollment status, including 
     prompt notification to the lender of such status, an audit of 
     the note or written agreement to determine if the provisions 
     of that note or agreement are consistent with the records of 
     the guaranty agency as to the principal amount of the loan 
     guaranteed, and an examination of the note or agreement to 
     assure that the repayment provisions are consistent with the 
     provisions of this part.
       ``(e) Ownership and Regulation of Operating Fund.--
       ``(1) Ownership.--The Operating Fund, with the exception of 
     funds transferred from the Federal Fund in accordance with 
     section 422A(f), shall be considered to be the property of 
     the guaranty agency.
       ``(2) Regulation.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
     Secretary may not regulate the uses or expenditure of moneys 
     in the Operating Fund, but the Secretary may require such 
     necessary reports and audits as provided in section 
     428(b)(2).
       ``(3) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     during any period in which funds are owed to the Federal Fund 
     as a result of transfer under section 422A(f)--
       ``(A) moneys in the Operating Fund may only be used for 
     expenses related to the student loan programs authorized 
     under this part; and
       ``(B) the Secretary may regulate the uses or expenditure of 
     moneys in the Operating Fund.''.

     SEC. 414. SCOPE AND DURATION OF FEDERAL LOAN INSURANCE 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 424(a) (20 U.S.C. 1074(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``October 1, 2002'' and inserting ``October 
     1, 2004''; and
       (2) by striking ``September 30, 2006'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2008''.

     SEC. 415. LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL FEDERALLY INSURED LOANS 
                   AND FEDERAL LOAN INSURANCE.

       Section 425(a)(1)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1075(a)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subclause (I); and
       (B) by striking subclauses (II) and (III) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(II) if such student is enrolled in a program of 
     undergraduate education which is less than one academic year, 
     the maximum annual loan amount that such student may receive 
     may not exceed the amount that bears the same ratio to the 
     amount specified in subclause (I) as the length of such 
     program measured in semester, trimester, quarter, or clock 
     hours bears to one academic year;''; and
       (2) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     clause (iii).

     SEC. 416. APPLICABLE INTEREST RATES.

       (a) Applicable Interest Rates.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 427A (20 U.S.C. 1077a) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections 
     (l) and (m), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
       ``(k) Interest Rates for New Loans on or After October 1, 
     1998, and Before July 1, 2003.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (h) and 
     subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, with respect to 
     any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under this part (other 
     than a loan made pursuant to section 428B or 428C) for which 
     the first disbursement is made on or after October 1, 1998, 
     and before July 1, 2003, the applicable rate of interest 
     shall, during any 12-month period beginning on July 1 and 
     ending on June 30, be determined on the preceding June 1 and 
     be equal to--
       ``(A) the bond equivalent rate of 91-day Treasury bills 
     auctioned at the final auction held prior to such June 1; 
     plus
       ``(B) 2.3 percent,

     except that such rate shall not exceed 8.25 percent.
       ``(2) In school and grace period rules.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (h), with respect to any loan under this part 
     (other than a loan made pursuant to section 428B or 428C) for 
     which the first disbursement is made on or after October 1, 
     1998, and before July 1, 2003, the applicable rate of 
     interest for interest which accrues--
       ``(A) prior to the beginning of the repayment period of the 
     loan; or
       ``(B) during the period in which principal need not be paid 
     (whether or not such principal is in fact paid) by reason of 
     a provision described in section 427(a)(2)(C) or 
     428(b)(1)(M),

     shall be determined under paragraph (1) by substituting `1.7 
     percent' for `2.3 percent'.
       ``(3) PLUS loans.--Notwithstanding subsection (h), with 
     respect to any loan under section 428B for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after October 1, 1998, and before 
     July 1, 2003, the applicable rate of interest shall be 
     determined under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) by substituting `3.1 percent' for `2.3 percent'; and
       ``(B) by substituting `9.0 percent' for `8.25 percent'.
       ``(4) Consolidation loans.--With respect to any 
     consolidation loan under section 428C for which the 
     application is received by an eligible lender on or after 
     October 1, 1998, and before July 1, 2003, the applicable rate 
     of interest shall be at an annual rate on the unpaid 
     principal balance of the loan that is equal to the lesser 
     of--
       ``(A) the weighted average of the interest rates on the 
     loans consolidated, rounded to the nearest higher one-eighth 
     of 1 percent; or
       ``(B) 8.25 percent.
       ``(5) Consultation.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     applicable rate of interest under this subsection after 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and shall 
     publish such rate in the Federal Register as soon as 
     practicable after the date of determination.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 428B(d)(4) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078-2(d)(4)) is amended by striking ``section 427A(c)'' and 
     inserting ``section 427A''.

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       (b) Special Allowances.
       (1) Amendment.--Section 438(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087-1(b)(2)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) Loans disbursed on or after october 1, 1998, and 
     before july 1, 2003.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to paragraph (4) and clauses 
     (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this subparagraph, and except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), the special allowance paid 
     pursuant to this subsection on loans for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after October 1, 1998, and before 
     July 1, 2003, shall be computed--

       ``(I) by determining the average of the bond equivalent 
     rates of 91-day Treasury bills auctioned for such 3-month 
     period;
       ``(II) by subtracting the applicable interest rates on such 
     loans from such average bond equivalent rate;
       ``(III) by adding 2.8 percent to the resultant percent; and
       ``(IV) by dividing the resultant percent by 4.

       ``(ii) In school and grace period.--In the case of any loan 
     for which the first disbursement is made on or after October 
     1, 1998, and before July 1, 2003, and for which the 
     applicable rate of interest is described in section 
     427A(k)(2), clause (i)(III) of this subparagraph shall be 
     applied by substituting `2.2 percent' for `2.8 percent'.
       ``(iii) PLUS loans.--In the case of any loan for which the 
     first disbursement is made on or after October 1, 1998, and 
     before July 1, 2003, and for which the applicable rate of 
     interest is described in section 427A(k)(3), clause (i)(III) 
     of this subparagraph shall be applied by substituting `3.1 
     percent' for `2.8 percent', subject to clause (v) of this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(iv) Consolidation loans.--In the case of any 
     consolidation loan for which the application is received by 
     an eligible lender on or after October 1, 1998, and before 
     July 1, 2003, and for which the applicable interest rate is 
     determined under section 427A(k)(4), clause (i)(III) of this 
     subparagraph shall be applied by substituting `3.1 percent' 
     for `2.8 percent', subject to clause (vi) of this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(v) Limitation on special allowances for plus loans.--In 
     the case of PLUS loans made under section 428B and first 
     disbursed on or after October 1, 1998, and before July 1, 
     2003, for which the interest rate is determined under section 
     427A(k)(3), a special allowance shall not be paid for such 
     loan during any 12-month period beginning on July 1 and 
     ending on June 30 unless, on the June 1 preceding such July 
     1--

       ``(I) the bond equivalent rate of 91-day Treasury bills 
     auctioned at the final auction held prior to such June 1 (as 
     determined by the Secretary for purposes of such section); 
     plus
       ``(II) 3.1 percent,

     exceeds 9.0 percent.
       ``(vi) Limitation on special allowances for consolidation 
     loans.--In the case of consolidation loans made under section 
     428C and for which the application is received on or after 
     October 1, 1998, and before July 1, 2003, for which the 
     interest rate is determined under section 427A(k)(4), a 
     special allowance shall not be paid for such loan during any 
     3-month period ending March 31, June 30, September 30, or 
     December 31 unless--

       ``(I) the average of the bond equivalent rate of 91-day 
     Treasury bills auctioned for such 3-month period; plus
       ``(II) 3.1 percent,

     exceeds the rate determined under section 427A(k)(4).''.
       (2) Consolidation loans.--Section 428C(c)(1) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078-3(c)(1)) is amended by striking everything preceding 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Interest rate.--(A) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), with respect to any loan made under this section for 
     which the application is received by an eligible lender on or 
     after October 1, 1998, and before July 1, 2003, the 
     applicable interest rate shall be determined under section 
     427A(k)(4).''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 438(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 
     1087-1(b)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(F), and (G)'' and 
     inserting ``(F), (G), and (H)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(iv), by striking ``(F), or (G)'' 
     and inserting ``(F), (G), or (H)''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``subparagraph 
     (G)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (G) and (H)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to any loan made, insured, or 
     guaranteed under part B of title IV of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 for which the first disbursement is made on or 
     after October 1, 1998, and before July 1, 2003, except that 
     such amendments shall apply with respect to any loan made 
     under section 428C of such Act for which the application is 
     received by an eligible lender on or after October 1, 1998, 
     and before July 1, 2003.

     SEC. 417. FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO REDUCE STUDENT INTEREST COSTS.

       (a) Federal Interest Subsidies.--
       (1) Requirements to receive subsidy.--Section 428(a)(2) (20 
     U.S.C. 1078(a)(2)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking subclauses (I), 
     (II), and (III) and inserting the following:
       ``(I) sets forth the loan amount for which the student 
     shows financial need; and
       ``(II) sets forth a schedule for disbursement of the 
     proceeds of the loan in installments, consistent with the 
     requirements of section 428G; and''; and
       (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) For the purpose of clause (ii) of subparagraph (A), a 
     student shall qualify for a portion of an interest payment 
     under paragraph (1) if the eligible institution has 
     determined and documented the student's amount of need for a 
     loan based on the student's estimated cost of attendance, 
     estimated financial assistance, and, for the purpose of an 
     interest payment pursuant to this section, expected family 
     contribution (as determined under part F), subject to the 
     provisions of subparagraph (D).'';
       (C) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) For the purpose of subparagraph (B) and this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) a student's cost of attendance shall be determined 
     under section 472;
       ``(ii) a student's estimated financial assistance means, 
     for the period for which the loan is sought--
       ``(I) the amount of assistance such student will receive 
     under subpart 1 of part A (as determined in accordance with 
     section 484(b)), subpart 3 of part A, and parts C and E;
       ``(II) any veterans' education benefits paid because of 
     enrollment in a postsecondary education institution, 
     including veterans' education benefits (as defined in section 
     480(c), but excluding benefits described in paragraph (2)(E) 
     of such section); plus
       ``(III) other scholarship, grant, or loan assistance, but 
     excluding any national service education award or post-
     service benefit under title I of the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990; and
       ``(iii) the determination of need and of the amount of a 
     loan by an eligible institution under subparagraph (B) with 
     respect to a student shall be calculated in accordance with 
     part F.''; and
       (D) by striking subparagraph (F).
       (2) Duration of authority.--Section 428(a)(5) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``September 30, 2002'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2004''; and
       (B) by striking ``September 30, 2006'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2008''.
       (b) Insurance Program Agreements.--
       (1) Annual loan limits.--Section 428(b)(1)(A) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``, as 
     defined in section 481(a)(2),'' after ``academic year'';
       (B) in clause (i)--
       (i) in subclause (I), by striking ``length (as determined 
     under section 481);'' and inserting ``length; and''; and
       (ii) by striking subclauses (II) and (III) and inserting 
     the following:

       ``(II) if such student is enrolled in a program of 
     undergraduate education which is less than 1 academic year, 
     the maximum annual loan amount that such student may receive 
     may not exceed the amount that bears the same ratio to the 
     amount specified in subclause (I) as the length of such 
     program measured in semester, trimester, quarter, or clock 
     hours bears to 1 academic year;'';

       (C) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (D) in clause (v), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (E) by inserting before the matter following clause (v) the 
     following:
       ``(vi) in the case of a student enrolled in coursework 
     specified in sections 484(b)(3)(B) and 484(b)(4)(B)--

       ``(I) $2,625 for coursework necessary for enrollment in an 
     undergraduate degree or certificate program, and, in the case 
     of a student who has obtained a baccalaureate degree, $5,500 
     for coursework necessary for enrollment in a graduate or 
     professional degree or certification program; and
       ``(II) in the case of a student who has obtained a 
     baccalaureate degree, $5,500 for coursework necessary for a 
     professional credential or certification from a State 
     required for employment as a teacher in an elementary school 
     or secondary school;''.

       (2) Selection of repayment plans.--Clause (ii) of section 
     428(b)(1)(D) is amended to read as follows: ``(ii) the 
     student borrower may annually change the selection of a 
     repayment plan under this part, and''.
       (3) Repayment plans.--Subparagraph (E) of section 428(b)(1) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(E) subject to subparagraphs (D) and (L), and except as 
     provided by subparagraph (M), provides that--
       ``(i) not more than 6 months prior to the date on which the 
     borrower's first payment is due, the lender shall offer the 
     borrower of a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under this 
     section or section 428H, the option of repaying the loan in 
     accordance with a standard, graduated, income-sensitive, or 
     extended repayment schedule (as described in paragraph (9)) 
     established by the lender in accordance with regulations of 
     the Secretary; and
       ``(ii) repayment of loans shall be in installments in 
     accordance with the repayment plan selected under paragraph 
     (9) and commencing at the beginning of the repayment period 
     determined under paragraph (7);'';
       (4) Coinsurance.--Section 428(b)(1)(G) is amended by 
     striking ``not less than''.
       (5) Payment amounts.--Section 428(b)(1)(L)(i) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``except as otherwise provided by a 
     repayment plan selected by the borrower under clause (ii) or 
     (iii) of paragraph (9)(A),'' before ``during any''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, notwithstanding any payment plan under 
     paragraph (9)(A)'' after ``due and payable'';
       (6) Deferments.--Section 428(b)(1)(M) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i)(I), by inserting before the semicolon the 
     following: ``, except that no borrower, notwithstanding the 
     provisions of the promissory note, shall be required to 
     borrow an additional loan under this title in order to be 
     eligible to receive a deferment under this clause''; and
       (B) in clause (ii), by inserting before the semicolon the 
     following: ``, except that no borrower who provides evidence 
     of eligibility for unemployment benefits shall be required to 
     provide additional paperwork for a deferment under this 
     clause''.
       (7) Limitation, suspension, and termination.--Section 
     428(b)(1)(U) is amended--

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       (A) by striking ``emergency action,,'' each place the term 
     appears and inserting ``emergency action,''; and
       (B) in clause (iii)(I), by inserting ``that originates or 
     holds more than $5,000,000 in loans made under this title for 
     any lender fiscal year (except that each lender described in 
     section 435(d)(1)(A)(ii)(III) shall annually submit the 
     results of an audit required by this clause),'' before ``at 
     least once a year''.
       (8) Additional insurance program requirements.--Section 
     428(b)(1) is further amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (W);
       (B) in subparagraph (X)--
       (i) by striking ``428(c)(10)'' and inserting ``428(c)(9)''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and'';
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(Y) provides that--
       ``(i) the lender shall determine the eligibility of a 
     borrower for a deferment described in subparagraph (M)(i) 
     based on receipt of--

       ``(I) a request for deferment from the borrower and 
     documentation of the borrower's eligibility for the 
     deferment;
       ``(II) a newly completed loan application that documents 
     the borrower's eligibility for a deferment; or
       ``(III) student status information received by the lender 
     that the borrower is enrolled on at least a half-time basis; 
     and

       ``(ii) the lender will notify the borrower of the granting 
     of any deferment under clause (i)(II) or (III) of this 
     subparagraph and of the option to continue paying on the 
     loan.''.
       (9) Restrictions on inducements.--Section 428(b)(3) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) conduct unsolicited mailings of student loan 
     application forms to students enrolled in secondary school or 
     a postsecondary institution, or to parents of such students, 
     except that applications may be mailed to borrowers who have 
     previously received loans guaranteed under this part by the 
     guaranty agency; or''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence:

     ``It shall not be a violation of this paragraph for a 
     guaranty agency to provide assistance to institutions of 
     higher education comparable to the kinds of assistance 
     provided to institutions of higher education by the 
     Department of Education.''
       (10) Delay in commencement of repayment period.--Section 
     428(b)(7) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) There shall be excluded from the 6-month period that 
     begins on the date on which a student ceases to carry at 
     least one-half the normal full-time academic workload as 
     described in subparagraph (A)(i) any period not to exceed 3 
     years during which a borrower who is a member of a reserve 
     component of the Armed Forces named in section 10101 of title 
     10, United States Code, is called or ordered to active duty 
     for a period of more than 30 days (as defined in section 
     101(d)(2) of such title). Such period of exclusion shall 
     include the period necessary to resume enrollment at the 
     borrower's next available regular enrollment period.''.
       (11) Repayment plans.--Section 428(b) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(9) Repayment plans.--
       ``(A) Design and selection.--In accordance with regulations 
     promulgated by the Secretary, the lender shall offer a 
     borrower of a loan made under this part the plans described 
     in this subparagraph for repayment of such loan, including 
     principal and interest thereon. No plan may require a 
     borrower to repay a loan in less than 5 years unless the 
     borrower, during the 6 months immediately preceding the start 
     of the repayment period, specifically requests that repayment 
     be made over of a shorter period. The borrower may choose 
     from--
       ``(i) a standard repayment plan, with a fixed annual 
     repayment amount paid over a fixed period of time, not to 
     exceed 10 years;
       ``(ii) a graduated repayment plan paid over a fixed period 
     of time, not to exceed 10 years;
       ``(iii) an income-sensitive repayment plan, with income-
     sensitive repayment amounts paid over a fixed period of time, 
     not to exceed 10 years, except that the borrower's scheduled 
     payments shall not be less than the amount of interest due; 
     and
       ``(iv) for new borrowers on or after the date of enactment 
     of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 who accumulate 
     (after such date) outstanding loans under this part totaling 
     more than $30,000, an extended repayment plan, with a fixed 
     annual or graduated repayment amount paid over an extended 
     period of time, not to exceed 25 years, except that the 
     borrower shall repay annually a minimum amount determined in 
     accordance with paragraph (1)(L)(i).
       ``(B) Lender selection of option if borrower does not 
     select.--If a borrower of a loan made under this part does 
     not select a repayment plan described in subparagraph (A), 
     the lender shall provide the borrower with a repayment plan 
     described in subparagraph (A)(i).''.
       (c) Guarantee Agreements.--
       (1) Reinsurance payments.--
       (A) Amendments.--Section 428(c)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(1)) 
     is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``98 percent'' and 
     inserting ``95 percent'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``88 percent'' and 
     inserting ``85 percent''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``78 percent'' 
     and inserting ``75 percent'';
       (iv) in subparagraph (E)--

       (I) in clause (i), by striking ``98 percent'' and inserting 
     ``95 percent'';
       (II) in clause (ii), by striking ``88 percent'' and 
     inserting ``85 percent''; and
       (III) in clause (iii), by striking ``78 percent'' and 
     inserting ``75 percent''; and

       (v) in subparagraph (F)--

       (I) in clause (i), by striking ``98 percent'' and inserting 
     ``95 percent'';
       (II) in clause (ii), by striking ``88 percent'' and 
     inserting ``85 percent''; and
       (III) in clause (iii), by striking ``78 percent'' and 
     inserting ``75 percent''.

       (B) Effective date.--The amendments made by subparagraph 
     (A) of this paragraph apply to loans for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after October 1, 1998.
       (2) Notice to institutions of defaults.--Section 428(c)(2) 
     is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``proof that 
     reasonable attempts were made'' and inserting ``proof that 
     the institution was contacted and other reasonable attempts 
     were made''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``certifies to the 
     Secretary that diligent attempts have been made'' and 
     inserting ``certifies to the Secretary that diligent 
     attempts, including contact with the institution, have been 
     made''.
       (3) Guaranty agency information to eligible institutions.--
     Section 428(c)(2)(H)(ii) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(ii) the guaranty agency shall not require the payment 
     from the institution of any fee for such information; and''.
       (4) Forbearance.--Section 428(c)(3) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``written'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by inserting before the matter following subparagraph 
     (C) the following:
       ``(D) shall contain provisions that specify that--
       ``(i) forbearance for a period not to exceed 60 days may be 
     granted if the lender reasonably determines that such a 
     suspension of collection activity is warranted following a 
     borrower's request for deferment, forbearance, a change in 
     repayment plan, or a request to consolidate loans, in order 
     to collect or process appropriate supporting documentation 
     related to the request, and
       ``(ii) during such period interest shall accrue but not be 
     capitalized.''.
       (5) Equitable share.--Paragraph (6) of Section 428(c) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(6) Secretary's equitable share.--For the purpose of 
     paragraph (2)(D), the Secretary's equitable share of payments 
     made by the borrower shall be that portion of the payments 
     remaining after the guaranty agency with which the Secretary 
     has an agreement under this subsection has deducted from such 
     payments--
       ``(A) a percentage amount equal to the complement of the 
     reinsurance percentage in effect when payment under the 
     guaranty agreement was made with respect to the loan; and
       ``(B) an amount equal to 24 percent of such payments for 
     use in accordance with section 422B, except that, beginning 
     on October 1, 2003, this subparagraph shall be applied by 
     substituting `23 percent' for `24 percent'.''.
       (6) Assignment.--Section 428(c)(8) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(A) If'' and inserting ``If''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B).
       (7) Guaranty agency reserve level; agency termination.--
     Section 428(c)(9) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``maintain a current 
     minimum reserve level of at least .5 percent'' and inserting 
     ``maintain in the agency's Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund 
     established under section 422A a current minimum reserve 
     level of at least 0.25 percent'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking ``80 percent pursuant to section 
     428(c)(1)(B)(ii)'' and inserting ``85 percent pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(B)(i)'';
       (ii) by striking ``, as appropriate,''; and
       (iii) by striking ``30 working days'' and inserting ``45 
     working days'';
       (C) in subparagraph (E)--
       (i) by inserting ``or'' at the end of clause (iv);
       (ii) by striking ``; or'' at the end of clause (v) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking clause (vi);
       (D) in subparagraph (F)(vii), by striking ``to avoid 
     disruption'' and everything that follows and inserting ``and 
     to avoid disruption of the student loan program.'';
       (E) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ``that, if commenced 
     after September 24, 1998, shall be on the record'' after 
     ``for a hearing''; and
       (F) in subparagraph (K)--
       (i) by striking ``and Labor'' and inserting ``and the 
     Workforce''; and
       (ii) by striking everything after ``guaranty agency 
     system'' and inserting a period.
       (d) Payment for Lender Referral Services; Income-Sensitive 
     Repayment.--Subsection (e) of section 428 is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(e) Notice of Availability of Income-Sensitive Repayment 
     Option.--At the time of offering a borrower a loan under this 
     part, and at the time of offering the borrower the option of 
     repaying a loan in accordance with this section, the lender 
     shall provide the borrower with a notice that informs the 
     borrower, in a form prescribed by the Secretary by 
     regulation--
       ``(1) that all borrowers are eligible for income-sensitive 
     repayment, including through loan consolidation under section 
     428C;
       ``(2) the procedures by which the borrower may elect 
     income-sensitive repayment; and
       ``(3) where and how the borrower may obtain additional 
     information concerning income-sensitive repayment.''.
       (e) Payment of Certain Costs.--Subsection (f) of section 
     428 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Payments of Certain Costs.--
       ``(1) Payment for certain activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary--
       ``(i) for loans originated during fiscal years beginning on 
     or after October 1, 1998, and before

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     October 1, 2003, and in accordance with the provisions of 
     this paragraph, shall, except as provided in subparagraph 
     (C), pay to each guaranty agency, a loan processing and 
     issuance fee equal to 0.65 percent of the total principal 
     amount of the loans on which insurance was issued under this 
     part during such fiscal year by such agency; and
       ``(ii) for loans originated during fiscal years beginning 
     on or after October 1, 2003, and in accordance with the 
     provisions of this paragraph, shall, except as provided in 
     subparagraph (C), pay to each guaranty agency, a loan 
     processing and issuance fee equal to 0.40 percent of the 
     total principal amount of the loans on which insurance was 
     issued under this part during such fiscal year by such 
     agency.
       ``(B) Payment.--The payment required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall be paid on a quarterly basis. The guaranty agency shall 
     be deemed to have a contractual right against the United 
     States to receive payments according to the provisions of 
     this paragraph. Payments shall be made promptly and without 
     administrative delay to any guaranty agency submitting an 
     accurate and complete application under this subparagraph.
       ``(C) Requirement for payment.--No payment may be made 
     under this paragraph for loans for which the disbursement 
     checks have not been cashed or for which electronic funds 
     transfers have not been completed.''.
       (f) Action on Agreements.--Section 428(g) is amended by 
     striking ``and Labor'' and inserting ``and the Workforce''.
       (g) Lenders-of-Last-Resort.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     428(j) is amended--
       (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``during 
     transition to direct lending'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``during the transition from the Federal 
     Family Education Loan Program under this part to the Federal 
     Direct Student Loan Program under part D of this title,'' and 
     inserting a comma;
       (B) by inserting ``designated for a State'' after ``a 
     guaranty agency''; and
       (C) by inserting ``subparagraph (C) and'' before ``section 
     422(c)(7),''; and
       (3) by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(C) The Secretary shall exercise the authority described 
     in subparagraph (A) only if the Secretary determines that 
     eligible borrowers are seeking and are unable to obtain loans 
     under this part, and that the guaranty agency designated for 
     that State has the capability to provide lender-of-last-
     resort loans in a timely manner, in accordance with the 
     guaranty agency's obligations under paragraph (1), but cannot 
     do so without advances provided by the Secretary under this 
     paragraph. If the Secretary makes the determinations 
     described in the preceding sentence and determines that it 
     would be cost-effective to do so, the Secretary may provide 
     advances under this paragraph to such guaranty agency. If the 
     Secretary determines that such guaranty agency does not have 
     such capability, or will not provide such loans in a timely 
     fashion, the Secretary may provide such advances to enable 
     another guaranty agency, that the Secretary determines to 
     have such capability, to make lender-of-last-resort loans to 
     eligible borrowers in that State who are experiencing loan 
     access problems.''.
       (h) Default Aversion Assistance.--Subsection (l) of section 
     428 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(l) Default Aversion Assistance.--
       ``(1) Assistance required.--Upon receipt of a complete 
     request from a lender received not earlier than the 60th day 
     of delinquency, a guaranty agency having an agreement with 
     the Secretary under subsection (c) shall engage in default 
     aversion activities designed to prevent the default by a 
     borrower on a loan covered by such agreement.
       ``(2) Reimbursement.--
       ``(A) In general.--A guaranty agency, in accordance with 
     the provisions of this paragraph, may transfer from the 
     Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund under section 422A to the 
     Agency Operating Fund under section 422B a default aversion 
     fee. Such fee shall be paid for any loan on which a claim for 
     default has not been paid as a result of the loan being 
     brought into current repayment status by the guaranty agency 
     on or before the 300th day after the loan becomes 60 days 
     delinquent.
       ``(B) Amount.--The default aversion fee shall be equal to 1 
     percent of the total unpaid principal and accrued interest on 
     the loan at the time the request is submitted by the lender. 
     A guaranty agency may transfer such fees earned under this 
     subsection not more frequently than monthly. Such a fee shall 
     not be paid more than once on any loan for which the guaranty 
     agency averts the default unless--
       ``(i) at least 18 months has elapsed between the date the 
     borrower entered current repayment status and the date the 
     lender filed a subsequent default aversion assistance 
     request; and
       ``(ii) during the period between such dates, the borrower 
     was not more than 30 days past due on any payment of 
     principal and interest on the loan.
       ``(C) Definition.--For the purpose of earning the default 
     aversion fee, the term `current repayment status' means that 
     the borrower is not delinquent in the payment of any 
     principal or interest on the loan.''.
       (i) Income Contingent Repayment.--Section 428(m) is amended 
     by striking ``shall require at least 10 percent of the 
     borrowers'' and inserting ``may require borrowers''.
       (j) State Share of Default Costs.--Subsection (n) of 
     section 428 is repealed.
       (k) Blanket Certificate of Guaranty.--Section 428 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) Blanket Certificate of Loan Guaranty.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), any guaranty 
     agency that has entered into or enters into any insurance 
     program agreement with the Secretary under this part may--
       ``(A) offer eligible lenders participating in the agency's 
     guaranty program a blanket certificate of loan guaranty that 
     permits the lender to make loans without receiving prior 
     approval from the guaranty agency of individual loans for 
     eligible borrowers enrolled in eligible programs at eligible 
     institutions; and
       ``(B) provide eligible lenders with the ability to transmit 
     electronically data to the agency concerning loans the lender 
     has elected to make under the agency's insurance program via 
     standard reporting formats, with such reporting to occur at 
     reasonable and standard intervals.
       ``(2) Limitations on blanket certificate of guaranty.--(A) 
     An eligible lender may not make a loan to a borrower under 
     this section after such lender receives a notification from 
     the guaranty agency that the borrower is not an eligible 
     borrower.
       ``(B) A guaranty agency may establish limitations or 
     restrictions on the number or volume of loans issued by a 
     lender under the blanket certificate of guaranty.
       ``(3) Participation level.--During fiscal years 1999 and 
     2000, the Secretary may permit, on a pilot basis, a limited 
     number of guaranty agencies to offer blanket certificates of 
     guaranty under this subsection. Beginning in fiscal year 
     2001, any guaranty agency that has an insurance program 
     agreement with the Secretary may offer blanket certificates 
     of guaranty under this subsection.
       ``(4) Report required.--The Secretary shall, at the 
     conclusion of the pilot program under paragraph (3), provide 
     a report to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources of the Senate on the impact of the blanket 
     certificates of guaranty on program efficiency and 
     integrity.''.

     SEC. 418. VOLUNTARY FLEXIBLE AGREEMENTS WITH GUARANTY 
                   AGENCIES.

       Part B of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 428 (20 U.S.C. 1078) the following:

     ``SEC. 428A. VOLUNTARY FLEXIBLE AGREEMENTS WITH GUARANTY 
                   AGENCIES.

       ``(a) Voluntary Agreements.--
       ``(1) Authority.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     may enter into a voluntary, flexible agreement with a 
     guaranty agency under this section, in lieu of agreements 
     with a guaranty agency under subsections (b) and (c) of 
     section 428. The Secretary may waive or modify any 
     requirement under such subsections, except that the Secretary 
     may not waive--
       ``(A) any statutory requirement pertaining to the terms and 
     conditions attached to student loans or default claim 
     payments made to lenders; or
       ``(B) the prohibitions on inducements contained in section 
     428(b)(3) unless the Secretary determines that such a waiver 
     is consistent with the purposes of this section and is 
     limited to activities of the guaranty agency within the State 
     or States for which the guaranty agency serves as the 
     designated guarantor.
       ``(2) Special rule.--If the Secretary grants a waiver 
     pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), any guaranty agency doing 
     business within the affected State or States may request, and 
     the Secretary shall grant, an identical waiver to such 
     guaranty agency under the same terms and conditions 
     (including service area limitations) as govern the original 
     waiver.
       ``(3) Eligibility.--During fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 
     2001, the Secretary may enter into a voluntary, flexible 
     agreement with not more than 6 guaranty agencies that had 1 
     or more agreements with the Secretary under subsections (b) 
     and (c) of section 428 as of the day before the date of 
     enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998. 
     Beginning in fiscal year 2002, any guaranty agency or 
     consortium thereof may enter into a voluntary flexible 
     agreement with the Secretary.
       ``(4) Report required.--Not later than September 30, 2001, 
     the Secretary shall report to the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce of the House of Representatives regarding 
     the impact that the voluntary flexible agreements have had 
     upon program integrity, program and cost efficiencies, and 
     the availability and delivery of student financial aid. Such 
     report shall include--
       ``(A) a description of each voluntary flexible agreement 
     and the performance goals established by the Secretary for 
     each agreement;
       ``(B) a list of participating guaranty agencies and the 
     specific statutory or regulatory waivers provided to each 
     guaranty agency and any waivers provided to other guaranty 
     agencies under paragraph (2);
       ``(C) a description of the standards by which each agency's 
     performance under the agency's voluntary flexible agreement 
     was assessed and the degree to which each agency achieved the 
     performance standards; and
       ``(D) an analysis of the fees paid by the Secretary, and 
     the costs and efficiencies achieved under each voluntary 
     agreement.
       ``(b) Terms of Agreement.--An agreement between the 
     Secretary and a guaranty agency under this section--
       ``(1) shall be developed by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the guaranty agency, on a case-by case basis;
       ``(2) may only include provisions--
       ``(A) specifying the responsibilities of the guaranty 
     agency under the agreement, with respect to--
       ``(i) administering the issuance of insurance on loans made 
     under this part on behalf of the Secretary;
       ``(ii) monitoring insurance commitments made under this 
     part;
       ``(iii) default aversion activities;
       ``(iv) review of default claims made by lenders;

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       ``(v) payment of default claims;
       ``(vi) collection of defaulted loans;
       ``(vii) adoption of internal systems of accounting and 
     auditing that are acceptable to the Secretary, and reporting 
     the result thereof to the Secretary in a timely manner, and 
     on an accurate, and auditable basis;
       ``(viii) timely and accurate collection and reporting of 
     such other data as the Secretary may require to carry out the 
     purposes of the programs under this title;
       ``(ix) monitoring of institutions and lenders participating 
     in the program under this part; and
       ``(x) informational outreach to schools and students in 
     support of access to higher education;
       ``(B) regarding the fees the Secretary shall pay, in lieu 
     of revenues that the guaranty agency may otherwise receive 
     under this part, to the guaranty agency under the agreement, 
     and other funds that the guaranty agency may receive or 
     retain under the agreement, except that in no case may the 
     cost to the Secretary of the agreement, as reasonably 
     projected by the Secretary, exceed the cost to the Secretary, 
     as similarly projected, in the absence of the agreement;
       ``(C) regarding the use of net revenues, as described in 
     the agreement under this section, for such other activities 
     in support of postsecondary education as may be agreed to by 
     the Secretary and the guaranty agency;
       ``(D) regarding the standards by which the guaranty 
     agency's performance of the agency's responsibilities under 
     the agreement will be assessed, and the consequences for a 
     guaranty agency's failure to achieve a specified level of 
     performance on 1 or more performance standards;
       ``(E) regarding the circumstances in which a guaranty 
     agency's agreement under this section may be ended in advance 
     of the agreement's expiration date;
       ``(F) regarding such other businesses, previously purchased 
     or developed with reserve funds, that relate to the program 
     under this part and in which the Secretary permits the 
     guaranty agency to engage; and
       ``(G) such other provisions as the Secretary may determine 
     to be necessary to protect the United States from the risk of 
     unreasonable loss and to promote the purposes of this part;
       ``(3) shall provide for uniform lender participation with 
     the guaranty agency under the terms of the agreement; and
       ``(4) shall not prohibit or restrict borrowers from 
     selecting a lender of the borrower's choosing, subject to the 
     prohibitions and restrictions applicable to the selection 
     under this Act.
       ``(c) Public Notice.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall publish in the 
     Federal Register a notice to all guaranty agencies that sets 
     forth--
       ``(A) an invitation for the guaranty agencies to enter into 
     agreements under this section; and
       ``(B) the criteria that the Secretary will use for 
     selecting the guaranty agencies with which the Secretary will 
     enter into agreements under this section.
       ``(2) Agreement notice.--The Secretary shall notify the 
     Chairperson and the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee 
     on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives not later than 30 days prior to concluding an 
     agreement under this section. The notice shall contain--
       ``(A) a description of the voluntary flexible agreement and 
     the performance goals established by the Secretary for the 
     agreement;
       ``(B) a list of participating guaranty agencies and the 
     specific statutory or regulatory waivers provided to each 
     guaranty agency;
       ``(C) a description of the standards by which each guaranty 
     agency's performance under the agreement will be assessed; 
     and
       ``(D) a description of the fees that will be paid to each 
     participating guaranty agency.
       ``(3) Waiver notice.--The Secretary shall notify the 
     Chairperson and the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee 
     on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives not later than 30 days prior to the granting 
     of a waiver pursuant to subsection (a)(2) to a guaranty 
     agency that is not a party to a voluntary flexible agreement.
       ``(4) Public availability.--The text of any voluntary 
     flexible agreement, and any subsequent revisions, and any 
     waivers related to section 428(b)(3) that are not part of 
     such an agreement, shall be readily available to the public.
       ``(5) Modification notice.--The Secretary shall notify the 
     Chairperson and the Ranking Minority Members of the Committee 
     on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives 30 days prior to any modifications to an 
     agreement under this section.
       ``(d) Termination.--At the expiration or early termination 
     of an agreement under this section, the Secretary shall 
     reinstate the guaranty agency's prior agreements under 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 428, subject only to such 
     additional requirements as the Secretary determines to be 
     necessary in order to ensure the efficient transfer of 
     responsibilities between the agreement under this section and 
     the agreements under subsections (b) and (c) of section 428, 
     and including the guaranty agency's compliance with reserve 
     requirements under sections 422 and 428.''.

     SEC. 419. FEDERAL PLUS LOANS.

       Section 428B (20 U.S.C. 1078-2) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Authority To Borrow.--
       ``(1) Authority and eligibility.--Parents of a dependent 
     student shall be eligible to borrow funds under this section 
     in amounts specified in subsection (b), if--
       ``(A) the parents do not have an adverse credit history as 
     determined pursuant to regulations promulgated by the 
     Secretary; and
       ``(B) the parents meet such other eligibility criteria as 
     the Secretary may establish by regulation, after consultation 
     with guaranty agencies, eligible lenders, and other 
     organizations involved in student financial assistance.
       ``(2) Terms, conditions, and benefits.--Except as provided 
     in subsections (c), (d), and (e), loans made under this 
     section shall have the same terms, conditions, and benefits 
     as all other loans made under this part.
       ``(3) Special rule.--Whenever necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of this section, the terms `student' and 
     `borrower' as used in this part shall include a parent 
     borrower under this section.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Verification of Immigration Status and Social 
     Security Number.--A parent who wishes to borrow funds under 
     this section shall be subject to verification of the 
     parent's--
       ``(1) immigration status in the same manner as immigration 
     status is verified for students under section 484(g); and
       ``(2) social security number in the same manner as social 
     security numbers are verified for students under section 
     484(p).''.

     SEC. 420. FEDERAL CONSOLIDATION LOANS.

       (a) Definition of Eligible Borrower.--Section 428C(a)(3) 
     (20 U.S.C. 1078-3(a)(3)) is amended by striking everything 
     preceding subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Definition of eligible borrower.--(A) For the purpose 
     of this section, the term `eligible borrower' means a 
     borrower who--
       ``(i) is not subject to a judgment secured through 
     litigation with respect to a loan under this title or to an 
     order for wage garnishment under section 488A; and
       ``(ii) at the time of application for a consolidation 
     loan--
       ``(I) is in repayment status;
       ``(II) is in a grace period preceding repayment; or
       ``(III) is a defaulted borrower who has made arrangements 
     to repay the obligation on the defaulted loans satisfactory 
     to the holders of the defaulted loans.
       ``(B)(i) An individual's status as an eligible borrower 
     under this section terminates upon receipt of a consolidation 
     loan under this section, except that--
       ``(I) an individual who receives eligible student loans 
     after the date of receipt of the consolidation loan may 
     receive a subsequent consolidation loan;
       ``(II) loans received prior to the date of the 
     consolidation loan may be added during the 180-day period 
     following the making of the consolidation loan;
       ``(III) loans received following the making of the 
     consolidation loan may be added during the 180-day period 
     following the making of the consolidation loan; and
       ``(IV) loans received prior to the date of the first 
     consolidation loan may be added to a subsequent consolidation 
     loan.''.
       (b) Definition of Eligible Student Loan.--Section 
     428C(a)(4) is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(C) made under part D of this title;''.
       (c) Contents of Agreements.--Section 428C(b) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(i), by inserting ``except that this 
     clause shall not apply in the case of a borrower with 
     multiple holders of loans under this part,'' after ``under 
     this section,'';
       (2) in paragraph (4)(C)(ii)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting 
     ``during any such period'' after ``and be paid'';
       (B) in subclause (I), by striking ``, or on or after 
     October 1, 1998,''; and
       (C) in subclause (II), by striking ``and before October 1, 
     1998,'';
       (3) in paragraph (6)(A), by inserting before the semicolon 
     at the end the following: ``, except that a lender is not 
     required to consolidate loans described in subparagraph (D) 
     or (E) of subsection (a)(4) or subsection (d)(1)(C)(ii)''.
       (d) Extension of Authority.--Section 428C(e) is amended by 
     striking ``September 30, 2002'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     2004''.
       (e) Special Rule.--Section 428C(f) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Special rule.--For consolidation loans based on 
     applications received during the period from October 1, 1998 
     through January 31, 1999, inclusive, the rebate described in 
     paragraph (1) shall be equal to 0.62 percent of the principal 
     plus accrued unpaid interest on such loan.''.

     SEC. 421. DEFAULT REDUCTION PROGRAM.

       The heading for subsection (b) of section 428F (20 U.S.C. 
     1078-6) is amended by striking ``Special Rule'' and inserting 
     ``Satisfactory Repayment Arrangements To Renew Eligibility''.

     SEC. 422. REQUIREMENTS FOR DISBURSEMENTS OF STUDENT LOANS.

       (a) Special Rule.--Section 428G(a) (20 U.S.C. 1078-7(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Special rule.--An institution whose cohort default 
     rate (as determined under section 435(m)) for each of the 3 
     most recent fiscal years for which data are available is less 
     than 10 percent may disburse any loan made, insured, or 
     guaranteed under this part in a single installment for any 
     period of enrollment that is not more than 1 semester, 1 
     trimester, 1 quarter, or 4 months.''.
       (b) Disbursement.--Section 428G(b)(1) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``An institution whose 
     cohort default rate (as determined under section 435(m)) for 
     each of the three most recent fiscal years for which data are 
     available is less than 10 percent shall be exempt from the 
     requirements of this paragraph.''.

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       (c) Exclusions.--Section 428G(e) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or made'' and inserting ``, made''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, or made to a student to cover the cost 
     of attendance in a program of study abroad approved by the 
     home eligible institution if the home eligible institution 
     has a cohort default rate (as calculated under section 
     435(m)) of less than 5 percent'' before the period.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall be effective during the period beginning on 
     October 1, 1998, and ending on September 30, 2002.

     SEC. 423. UNSUBSIDIZED LOANS.

       (a) Eligible Borrowers.--Subsection (b) of section 428H (20 
     U.S.C. 1078-8(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Eligible Borrowers.--Any student meeting the 
     requirements for student eligibility under section 484 
     (including graduate and professional students as defined in 
     regulations promulgated by the Secretary) shall be entitled 
     to borrow an unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan if the 
     eligible institution at which the student has been accepted 
     for enrollment, or at which the student is in attendance, 
     has--
       ``(1) determined and documented the student's need for the 
     loan based on the student's estimated cost of attendance (as 
     determined under section 472) and the student's estimated 
     financial assistance, including a loan which qualifies for 
     interest subsidy payments under section 428; and
       ``(2) provided the lender a statement--
       ``(A) certifying the eligibility of the student to receive 
     a loan under this section and the amount of the loan for 
     which such student is eligible, in accordance with subsection 
     (c); and
       ``(B) setting forth a schedule for disbursement of the 
     proceeds of the loan in installments, consistent with the 
     requirements of section 428G.''.
       (b) Loan Limits.--Section 428H(d) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by inserting ``(as defined in section 481(a)(2))'' 
     after ``academic year''; and
       (ii) by striking ``or in any period of 7 consecutive 
     months, whichever is longer,'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``length (as determined 
     under section 481);'' and inserting ``length; and''; and
       (ii) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(ii) if such student is enrolled in a program of 
     undergraduate education which is less than one academic year, 
     the maximum annual loan amount that such student may receive 
     may not exceed the amount that bears the same ratio to the 
     amount specified in clause (i) as the length of such program 
     measured in semester, trimester, quarter, or clock hours 
     bears to one academic year;''.
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (D) by inserting before the matter following subparagraph 
     (C) the following:
       ``(D) in the case of a student enrolled in coursework 
     specified in sections 484(b)(3)(B) and 484(b)(4)(B)--
       ``(i) $4,000 for coursework necessary for enrollment in an 
     undergraduate degree or certificate program, and, in the case 
     of a student who has obtained a baccalaureate degree, $5,000 
     for coursework necessary for enrollment in a graduate or 
     professional program; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a student who has obtained a 
     baccalaureate degree, $5,000 for coursework necessary for a 
     professional credential or certification from a State 
     required for employment as a teacher in an elementary or 
     secondary school;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Interest capitalized shall not be deemed to exceed such 
     maximum aggregate amount.''.
       (c) Capitalization of Interest.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     428H(e) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Capitalization of interest.--(A) Interest on loans 
     made under this section for which payments of principal are 
     not required during the in-school and grace periods or for 
     which payments are deferred under sections 427(a)(2)(C) and 
     428(b)(1)(M) shall, if agreed upon by the borrower and the 
     lender--
       ``(i) be paid monthly or quarterly; or
       ``(ii) be added to the principal amount of the loan by the 
     lender only--
       ``(I) when the loan enters repayment;
       ``(II) at the expiration of a grace period, in the case of 
     a loan that qualifies for a grace period;
       ``(III) at the expiration of a period of deferment or 
     forbearance; or
       ``(IV) when the borrower defaults.
       ``(B) The capitalization of interest described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall not be deemed to exceed the annual 
     insurable limit on account of the student.''.
       (d) Extended Repayment Plan.--Section 428H(e)(6) is amended 
     by striking ``10 year repayment period under section 
     428(b)(1)(D)'' and inserting ``repayment period under section 
     428(b)(9)''.
       (e) Qualification.--Section 428H(e) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(7) Qualification for forbearance.--A lender may grant 
     the borrower of a loan under this section a forbearance for a 
     period not to exceed 60 days if the lender reasonably 
     determines that such a forbearance from collection activity 
     is warranted following a borrower's request for forbearance, 
     deferment, or a change in repayment plan, or a request to 
     consolidate loans in order to collect or process appropriate 
     supporting documentation related to the request. During any 
     such period, interest on the loan shall accrue but not be 
     capitalized.''.
       (f) Repeal.--Subsection (f) of section 428H is repealed.

     SEC. 424. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR TEACHERS.

       Section 428J (20 U.S.C. 1078-10) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 428J. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR TEACHERS.

       ``(a) Statement of Purpose.--It is the purpose of this 
     section to encourage individuals to enter and continue in the 
     teaching profession.
       ``(b) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
     program, through the holder of the loan, of assuming the 
     obligation to repay a qualified loan amount for a loan made 
     under section 428 or 428H, in accordance with subsection (c), 
     for any new borrower on or after October 1, 1998, who--
       ``(1) has been employed as a full-time teacher for 5 
     consecutive complete school years--
       ``(A) in a school that qualifies under section 465(a)(2)(A) 
     for loan cancellation for Perkins loan recipients who teach 
     in such schools;
       ``(B) if employed as a secondary school teacher, is 
     teaching a subject area that is relevant to the borrower's 
     academic major as certified by the chief administrative 
     officer of the public or nonprofit private secondary school 
     in which the borrower is employed; and
       ``(C) if employed as an elementary school teacher, has 
     demonstrated, as certified by the chief administrative 
     officer of the public or nonprofit private elementary school 
     in which the borrower is employed, knowledge and teaching 
     skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and other areas of 
     the elementary school curriculum; and
       ``(2) is not in default on a loan for which the borrower 
     seeks forgiveness.
       ``(c) Qualified Loans Amount.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall repay not more than 
     $5,000 in the aggregate of the loan obligation on a loan made 
     under section 428 or 428H that is outstanding after the 
     completion of the fifth complete school year of teaching 
     described in subsection (b)(1). No borrower may receive a 
     reduction of loan obligations under both this section and 
     section 460.
       ``(2) Treatment of consolidation loans.--A loan amount for 
     a loan made under section 428C may be a qualified loan amount 
     for the purposes of this subsection only to the extent that 
     such loan amount was used to repay a Federal Direct Stafford 
     Loan, a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a loan 
     made under section 428 or 428H for a borrower who meets the 
     requirements of subsection (b), as determined in accordance 
     with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to issue 
     such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of this section.
       ``(e) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to authorize any refunding of any repayment of a 
     loan.
       ``(f) List.--If the list of schools in which a teacher may 
     perform service pursuant to subsection (b) is not available 
     before May 1 of any year, the Secretary may use the list for 
     the year preceding the year for which the determination is 
     made to make such service determination.
       ``(g) Additional Eligibility Provisions.--
       ``(1) Continued eligibility.--Any teacher who performs 
     service in a school that--
       ``(A) meets the requirements of subsection (b)(1)(A) in any 
     year during such service, and
       ``(B) in a subsequent year fails to meet the requirements 
     of such subsection,

     may continue to teach in such school and shall be eligible 
     for loan forgiveness pursuant to subsection (b).
       ``(2) Prevention of double benefits.--No borrower may, for 
     the same service, receive a benefit under both this 
     subsection and subtitle D of title I of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.).
       ``(h) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `year', where applied to service as a teacher, means an 
     academic year as defined by the Secretary.''.

     SEC. 425. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.

       Part B (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 428J (20 U.S.C. 1078-10) the following:

     ``SEC. 428K. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section--
       ``(1) to bring more highly trained individuals into the 
     early child care profession; and
       ``(2) to keep more highly trained child care providers in 
     the early child care field for longer periods of time.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Child care facility.--The term `child care facility' 
     means a facility, including a home, that--
       ``(A) provides child care services; and
       ``(B) meets applicable State or local government licensing, 
     certification, approval, or registration requirements, if 
     any.
       ``(2) Child care services.--The term `child care services' 
     means activities and services provided for the education and 
     care of children from birth through age 5 by an individual 
     who has a degree in early childhood education.
       ``(3) Degree.--The term `degree' means an associate's or 
     bachelor's degree awarded by an institution of higher 
     education.
       ``(4) Early childhood education.--The term `early childhood 
     education' means education in the areas of early child 
     education, child care, or any other educational area related 
     to child care that the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(5) Institution of higher education.--Notwithstanding 
     section 102, the term `institution of higher education' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 101.
       ``(c) Demonstration Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may carry out a 
     demonstration program of assuming the obligation to repay, 
     pursuant to subsection (d), a loan made, insured, or 
     guaranteed under this part or part D (excluding loans made 
     under sections 428B and 428C or comparable loans made

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     under part D) for any new borrower after the date of 
     enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, who--
       ``(A) completes a degree in early childhood education;
       ``(B) obtains employment in a child care facility; and
       ``(C) has worked full time for the 2 consecutive years 
     preceding the year for which the determination is made as a 
     child care provider in a low-income community.
       ``(2) Low-income community.--For the purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `low-income community' means a community 
     in which 70 percent of households within the community earn 
     less than 85 percent of the State median household income.
       ``(3) Award basis; priority.--
       ``(A) Award basis.--Subject to subparagraph (B), loan 
     repayment under this section shall be on a first-come, first-
     served basis and subject to the availability of 
     appropriations.
       ``(B) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority in 
     providing loan repayment under this section for a fiscal year 
     to student borrowers who received loan repayment under this 
     section for the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(4) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
     the provisions of this section.
       ``(d) Loan Repayment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall assume the 
     obligation to repay--
       ``(A) after the second consecutive year of employment 
     described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (c)(1), 
     20 percent of the total amount of all loans made after date 
     of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, to a 
     student under this part or part D;
       ``(B) after the third consecutive year of such employment, 
     20 percent of the total amount of all such loans; and
       ``(C) after each of the fourth and fifth consecutive years 
     of such employment, 30 percent of the total amount of all 
     such loans.
       ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to authorize the refunding of any repayment of a 
     loan made under this part or part D.
       ``(3) Interest.--If a portion of a loan is repaid by the 
     Secretary under this section for any year, the proportionate 
     amount of interest on such loan which accrues for such year 
     shall be repaid by the Secretary.
       ``(4) Special rule.--In the case where a student borrower 
     who is not participating in loan repayment pursuant to this 
     section returns to an institution of higher education after 
     graduation from an institution of higher education for the 
     purpose of obtaining a degree in early childhood education, 
     the Secretary is authorized to assume the obligation to repay 
     the total amount of loans made under this part or part D 
     incurred for a maximum of two academic years in returning to 
     an institution of higher education for the purpose of 
     obtaining a degree in early childhood education. Such loans 
     shall only be repaid for borrowers who qualify for loan 
     repayment pursuant to the provisions of this section, and 
     shall be repaid in accordance with the provisions of 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(5) Ineligibility of national service award recipients.--
     No student borrower may, for the same volunteer service, 
     receive a benefit under both this section and subtitle D of 
     title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12601 et seq.).
       ``(e) Repayment to Eligible Lenders.--The Secretary shall 
     pay to each eligible lender or holder for each fiscal year an 
     amount equal to the aggregate amount of loans which are 
     subject to repayment pursuant to this section for such year.
       ``(f) Application for Repayment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each eligible individual desiring loan 
     repayment under this section shall submit a complete and 
     accurate application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
     manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
     require.
       ``(2) Conditions.--An eligible individual may apply for 
     loan repayment under this section after completing each year 
     of qualifying employment. The borrower shall receive 
     forbearance while engaged in qualifying employment unless the 
     borrower is in deferment while so engaged.
       ``(g) Evaluation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct, by grant or 
     contract, an independent national evaluation of the impact of 
     the demonstration program assisted under this section on the 
     field of early childhood education.
       ``(2) Competitive basis.--The grant or contract described 
     in subsection (b) shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
       ``(3) Contents.--The evaluation described in this 
     subsection shall--
       ``(A) determine the number of individuals who were 
     encouraged by the demonstration program assisted under this 
     section to pursue early childhood education;
       ``(B) determine the number of individuals who remain 
     employed in a child care facility as a result of 
     participation in the program;
       ``(C) identify the barriers to the effectiveness of the 
     program;
       ``(D) assess the cost-effectiveness of the program in 
     improving the quality of--
       ``(i) early childhood education; and
       ``(ii) child care services;
       ``(E) identify the reasons why participants in the program 
     have chosen to take part in the program;
       ``(F) identify the number of individuals participating in 
     the program who received an associate's degree and the number 
     of such individuals who received a bachelor's degree; and
       ``(G) identify the number of years each individual 
     participates in the program.
       ``(4) Interim and final evaluation reports.--The Secretary 
     shall prepare and submit to the President and the Congress 
     such interim reports regarding the evaluation described in 
     this subsection as the Secretary deems appropriate, and shall 
     prepare and so submit a final report regarding the evaluation 
     by January 1, 2002.
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

     SEC. 426. NOTICE TO SECRETARY AND PAYMENT OF LOSS.

       The third sentence of section 430(a) (20 U.S.C. 1080(a)) is 
     amended by inserting ``the institution was contacted and 
     other'' after ``submit proof that''.

     SEC. 427. LEGAL POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

       (a) Audit of Financial Transactions.--Section 432(f )(1) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``section 435(d)(1) 
     (D), (F), or (H);'' and inserting ``section 435(d)(1); and'';
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking ``and Labor'' and inserting ``and the 
     Workforce''; and
       (B) by striking ``; and'' inserting a period; and
       (3) by striking subparagraph (D).
       (b) Program of Assistance.--Section 432(k)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``Within 1 year'' and everything that follows 
     through ``1992, the'' and inserting ``The''.
       (c) Common Forms and Formats.--Section 432(m) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``a common application 
     form and promissory note'' and inserting ``common application 
     forms and promissory notes, or master promissory notes,'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``The form'' and inserting ``The forms'';
       (ii) by striking clause (iii); and
       (C) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) Free application form.--For academic year 1999-2000 
     and succeeding academic years, the Secretary shall prescribe 
     the form developed under section 483 as the application form 
     under this part, other than for loans under sections 428B and 
     428C.'';
       (D) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) Master promissory note.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and require 
     the use of master promissory note forms for loans made under 
     this part and part D. Such forms shall be available for 
     periods of enrollment beginning not later than July 1, 2000. 
     Each form shall allow eligible borrowers to receive, in 
     addition to initial loans, additional loans for the same or 
     subsequent periods of enrollment through a student 
     confirmation process approved by the Secretary. Such forms 
     shall be used for loans made under this part or part D as 
     directed by the Secretary.
       ``(ii) Consultation.--In developing the master promissory 
     note under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with 
     representatives of guaranty agencies, eligible lenders, 
     institutions of higher education, students, and organizations 
     involved in student financial assistance.
       ``(iii) Sale; assignment; enforceability.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, each loan made under a master 
     promissory note under this subsection may be sold or assigned 
     independently of any other loan made under the same 
     promissory note and each such loan shall be separately 
     enforceable in all Federal and State courts on the basis of 
     an original or copy of the master promissory note in 
     accordance with the terms of the master promissory note.
       ``(iv) Perfection of security interests in student loans.--
     Notwithstanding the provisions of any State law to the 
     contrary, including the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect 
     in any State, a security interest in loans made under this 
     part created on behalf of any eligible lender as defined in 
     section 435(d) may be perfected either through the taking of 
     possession of such loans (which can be through taking 
     possession of an original or copy of the master promissory 
     note) or by the filing of notice of such security interest in 
     such loans in the manner provided by such State law for 
     perfection of security interests in accounts.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Electronic forms.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit the development and use of electronic 
     forms and procedures.''.
       (d) Default Reduction Management.--Section 432(n) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and Labor'' and 
     inserting ``and the Workforce''.
       (e) Reporting Requirement.--Section 432(p) is amended by 
     striking ``State postsecondary reviewing entities designated 
     under subpart 1 of part H,''.

     SEC. 428. STUDENT LOAN INFORMATION BY ELIGIBLE LENDERS.

       (a) Required Disclosure Before Disbursement.--Section 
     433(a) (20 U.S.C. 1083(a)) is amended by amending the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Required Disclosure Before Disbursement.--Each 
     eligible lender, at or prior to the time such lender 
     disburses a loan that is insured or guaranteed under this 
     part (other than a loan made under section 428C), shall 
     provide thorough and accurate loan information on such loan 
     to the borrower in simple and understandable terms. Any 
     disclosure required by this subsection may be made by an 
     eligible lender by written or electronic means, including as 
     part of the application material provided to the borrower, as 
     part of the promissory note evidencing the loan, or on a 
     separate written form provided to the borrower. Each lender 
     shall provide to each borrower a telephone number, and may 
     provide an electronic address, through which additional loan 
     information can be obtained. The disclosure shall include--
     ''.
       (b) Required Disclosure Before Repayment.--Section 433(b) 
     is amended by amending

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     the matter preceding paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Required Disclosure Before Repayment.--Each eligible 
     lender shall, at or prior to the start of the repayment 
     period of the student borrower on loans made, insured, or 
     guaranteed under this part, disclose to the borrower by 
     written or electronic means the information required under 
     this subsection in simple and understandable terms. Each 
     eligible lender shall provide to each borrower a telephone 
     number, and may provide an electronic address, through which 
     additional loan information can be obtained. For any loan 
     made, insured, or guaranteed under this part, other than a 
     loan made under section 428B or 428C, such disclosure 
     required by this subsection shall be made not less than 30 
     days nor more than 240 days before the first payment on the 
     loan is due from the borrower. The disclosure shall include--
     ''.

     SEC. 429. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Cohort Default Rate.--Section 435(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1085(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i);
       (ii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) there are exceptional mitigating circumstances 
     within the meaning of paragraph (4); or
       ``(iii) there are, in the judgment of the Secretary, other 
     exceptional mitigating circumstances that would make the 
     application of this paragraph inequitable.''; and
       (iii) by adding after the matter following clause (iii) (as 
     added by clause (ii)) the following:

     ``If an institution continues to participate in a program 
     under this part, and the institution's appeal of the loss of 
     eligibility is unsuccessful, the institution shall be 
     required to pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the 
     amount of interest, special allowance, reinsurance, and any 
     related payments made by the Secretary (or which the 
     Secretary is obligated to make) with respect to loans made 
     under this part to students attending, or planning to attend, 
     that institution during the pendency of such appeal.''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``July 1, 1998,'' and 
     inserting ``July 1, 1999,'';
       (2) in the matter following subparagraph (C) of paragraph 
     (3)--
       (A) by inserting ``for a reasonable period of time, not to 
     exceed 30 days,'' after ``access''; and
       (B) by striking ``of the affected guaranty agencies and 
     loan servicers for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 
     30 days'' and inserting ``used by a guaranty agency in 
     determining whether to pay a claim on a defaulted loan or by 
     the Department in determining an institution's default rate 
     in the loan program under part D of this title''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) Definition of mitigating circumstances.--(A) For 
     purposes of paragraph (2)(A)(ii), an institution of higher 
     education shall be treated as having exceptional mitigating 
     circumstances that make application of that paragraph 
     inequitable if such institution, in the opinion of an 
     independent auditor, meets the following criteria:
       ``(i) For a 12-month period that ended during the 6 months 
     immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the cohort of 
     borrowers used to calculate the institution's cohort default 
     rate is determined, at least two-thirds of the students 
     enrolled on at least a half-time basis at the institution--
       ``(I) are eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant award 
     that is at least equal to one-half the maximum Federal Pell 
     Grant award for which a student would be eligible based on 
     the student's enrollment status; or
       ``(II) have an adjusted gross income that when added with 
     the adjusted gross income of the student's parents (unless 
     the student is an independent student), of less than the 
     poverty level, as determined by the Department of Health and 
     Human Services.
       ``(ii) In the case of an institution of higher education 
     that offers an associate, baccalaureate, graduate or 
     professional degree, 70 percent or more of the institution's 
     regular students who were initially enrolled on a full-time 
     basis and were scheduled to complete their programs during 
     the same 12-month period described in clause (i)--
       ``(I) completed the educational programs in which the 
     students were enrolled;
       ``(II) transferred from the institution to a higher level 
     educational program;
       ``(III) at the end of the 12-month period, remained 
     enrolled and making satisfactory progress toward completion 
     of the student's educational programs; or
       ``(IV) entered active duty in the Armed Forces of the 
     United States.
       ``(iii)(I) In the case of an institution of higher 
     education that does not award a degree described in clause 
     (ii), had a placement rate of 44 percent or more with respect 
     to the institution's former regular students who--
       ``(aa) remained in the program beyond the point the 
     students would have received a 100 percent tuition refund 
     from the institution;
       ``(bb) were initially enrolled on at least a half-time 
     basis; and
       ``(cc) were originally scheduled, at the time of 
     enrollment, to complete their educational programs during the 
     same 12-month period described in clause (i).
       ``(II) The placement rate shall not include students who 
     are still enrolled and making satisfactory progress in the 
     educational programs in which the students were originally 
     enrolled on the date following 12 months after the date of 
     the student's last date of attendance at the institution.
       ``(III) The placement rate is calculated by determining the 
     percentage of all those former regular students who--
       ``(aa) are employed, in an occupation for which the 
     institution provided training, on the date following 12 
     months after the date of their last day of attendance at the 
     institution;
       ``(bb) were employed, in an occupation for which the 
     institution provided training, for at least 13 weeks before 
     the date following 12 months after the date of their last day 
     of attendance at the institution; or
       ``(cc) entered active duty in the Armed Forces of the 
     United States.
       ``(IV) The placement rate shall not include as placements a 
     student or former student for whom the institution is the 
     employer.
       ``(B) For purposes of determining a rate of completion and 
     a placement rate under this paragraph, a student is 
     originally scheduled, at the time of enrollment, to complete 
     the educational program on the date when the student will 
     have been enrolled in the program for the amount of time 
     normally required to complete the program. The amount of time 
     normally required to complete the program for a student who 
     is initially enrolled full-time is the period of time 
     specified in the institution's enrollment contract, catalog, 
     or other materials, for completion of the program by a full-
     time student. For a student who is initially enrolled less 
     than full-time, the period is the amount of time it would 
     take the student to complete the program if the student 
     remained enrolled at that level of enrollment throughout the 
     program.
       ``(5) Reduction of default rates at certain minority 
     institutions.--
       ``(A) Beneficiaries of exception required to establish 
     management plan.--After July 1, 1999, any institution that 
     has a cohort default rate that equals or exceeds 25 percent 
     for each of the three most recent fiscal years for which data 
     are available and that relies on the exception in 
     subparagraph (B) to continue to be an eligible institution 
     shall--
       ``(i) submit to the Secretary a default management plan 
     which the Secretary, in the Secretary's discretion, after 
     consideration of the institution's history, resources, 
     dollars in default, and targets for default reduction, 
     determines is acceptable and provides reasonable assurance 
     that the institution will, by July 1, 2002, have a cohort 
     default rate that is less than 25 percent;
       ``(ii) engage an independent third party (which may be paid 
     with funds received under section 317 or part B of title III) 
     to provide technical assistance in implementing such default 
     management plan; and
       ``(iii) provide to the Secretary, on an annual basis or at 
     such other intervals as the Secretary may require, evidence 
     of cohort default rate improvement and successful 
     implementation of such default management plan.
       ``(B) Discretionary eligibility conditioned on 
     improvement.--Notwithstanding the expiration of the exception 
     in paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary may, in the Secretary's 
     discretion, continue to treat an institution described in 
     subparagraph (A) of this paragraph as an eligible institution 
     for each of the one-year periods beginning on July 1 of 1999, 
     2000, and 2001, only if the institution submits by the 
     beginning of such period evidence satisfactory to the 
     Secretary that--
       ``(i) such institution has complied and is continuing to 
     comply with the requirements of subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) such institution has made substantial improvement, 
     during each of the preceding one-year periods, in the 
     institution's cohort default rate.
       ``(6) Participation rate index.--
       ``(A) In general.--An institution that demonstrates to the 
     Secretary that the institution's participation rate index is 
     equal to or less than 0.0375 for any of the 3 most recent 
     fiscal years for which data is available shall not be subject 
     to paragraph (2). The participation rate index shall be 
     determined by multiplying the institution's cohort default 
     rate for loans under part B or D, or weighted average cohort 
     default rate for loans under parts B and D, by the percentage 
     of the institution's regular students, enrolled on at least a 
     half-time basis, who received a loan made under part B or D 
     for a 12-month period ending during the 6 months immediately 
     preceding the fiscal year for which the cohort of borrowers 
     used to calculate the institution's cohort default rate is 
     determined.
       ``(B) Data.--An institution shall provide the Secretary 
     with sufficient data to determine the institution's 
     participation rate index within 30 days after receiving an 
     initial notification of the institution's draft cohort 
     default rate.
       ``(C) Notification.--Prior to publication of a final cohort 
     default rate for an institution that provides the data 
     described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall notify the 
     institution of the institution's compliance or noncompliance 
     with subparagraph (A).''.
       (b) Eligible Lender.--Section 435(d) (20 U.S.C. 1085(d)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' after ``1992,''; and
       (ii) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, 
     or (III) it is a bank (as defined in section 3(a)(1) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(a)(1)) that is 
     a wholly owned subsidiary of a nonprofit foundation, the 
     foundation is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 
     501(1) of such Code, and the bank makes loans under this part 
     only to undergraduate students who are age 22 or younger and 
     has a portfolio of such loans that is not more than 
     $5,000,000'';
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (I);
       (C) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(K) a consumer finance company subsidiary of a national 
     bank which, as of the date of enactment of this subparagraph, 
     through 1 or

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     more subsidiaries (i) acts as a small business lending 
     company, as determined under regulations of the Small 
     Business Administration under section 120.470 of title 13, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (as such section is in effect on 
     the date of enactment of this subparagraph), and (ii) 
     participates in the program authorized by this part pursuant 
     to subparagraph (C), provided the national bank and all of 
     the bank's direct and indirect subsidiaries taken together as 
     a whole, do not have, as their primary consumer credit 
     function, the making or holding of loans made to students 
     under this part.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence:

     ``It shall not be a violation of this paragraph for a lender 
     to provide assistance to institutions of higher education 
     comparable to the kinds of assistance provided to 
     institutions of higher education by the Department of 
     Education.''.
       (c) Definition of Default.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 435(l) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``180 days'' and inserting ``270 days''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``240 days'' and inserting ``330 days''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply with respect to loans for which the first day of 
     delinquency occurs on or after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (d) Cohort Default Rate.--Section 435(m) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``insurance, and, in 
     considering appeals with respect to cohort default rates 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(3), exclude'' and inserting 
     ``insurance. In considering appeals with respect to cohort 
     default rates pursuant to subsection (a)(3), the Secretary 
     shall exclude, from the calculation of the number of students 
     who entered repayment and from the calculation of the number 
     of students who default,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(C), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The Secretary may require guaranty agencies to 
     collect data with respect to defaulted loans in a manner that 
     will permit the identification of any defaulted loan for 
     which (i) the borrower is currently making payments and has 
     made not less than 6 consecutive on-time payments by the end 
     of such following fiscal year, and (ii) a guaranty agency has 
     renewed the borrower's title IV eligibility as provided in 
     section 428F(b).''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) The Secretary shall publish the report described in 
     subparagraph (C) by September 30 of each year.''.

     SEC. 430. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS.

       Section 436 (20 U.S.C. 1086) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 436. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--An eligible lender or guaranty agency 
     that contracts with another entity to perform any of the 
     lender's or agency's functions under this title, or otherwise 
     delegates the performance of such functions to such other 
     entity--
       ``(1) shall not be relieved of the lender's or agency's 
     duty to comply with the requirements of this title; and
       ``(2) shall monitor the activities of such other entity for 
     compliance with such requirements.
       ``(b) Special Rule.--A lender that holds a loan made under 
     part B in the lender's capacity as a trustee is responsible 
     for complying with all statutory and regulatory requirements 
     imposed on any other holder of a loan made under this 
     part.''.

     SEC. 431. DISCHARGE.

       Section 437(c)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1087(c)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``falsely certified by the eligible 
     institution,'' the following: ``or if the institution failed 
     to make a refund of loan proceeds which the institution owed 
     to such student's lender,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentences: ``In 
     the case of a discharge based upon a failure to refund, the 
     amount of the discharge shall not exceed that portion of the 
     loan which should have been refunded. The Secretary shall 
     report to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate annually as to the dollar amount of 
     loan discharges attributable to failures to make refunds.''.

     SEC. 432. DEBT MANAGEMENT OPTIONS.

       Section 437A (20 U.S.C. 1087-O) is repealed.

     SEC. 433. SPECIAL ALLOWANCES.

       (a) Deduction From Interest and Special Allowance 
     Subsidies.--Paragraph (1) of section 438(c) (20 U.S.C. 1087-
     1) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Deduction from interest and special allowance 
     subsidies.--(A) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Secretary 
     shall collect the amount the lender is authorized to charge 
     as an origination fee in accordance with paragraph (2) of 
     this subsection--
       ``(i) by reducing the total amount of interest and special 
     allowance payable under section 428(a)(3)(A) and subsection 
     (b) of this section, respectively, to any holder; or
       ``(ii) directly from the holder of the loan, if the lender 
     fails or is not required to bill the Secretary for interest 
     and special allowance or withdraws from the program with 
     unpaid loan origination fees.
       ``(B) If the Secretary collects the origination fee under 
     this subsection through the reduction of interest and special 
     allowance, and the total amount of interest and special 
     allowance payable under section 428(a)(3)(A) and subsection 
     (b) of this section, respectively, is less than the amount 
     the lender was authorized to charge borrowers for origination 
     fees in that quarter, the Secretary shall deduct the excess 
     amount from the subsequent quarters' payments until the total 
     amount has been deducted.''.
       (b) Origination Fees.--Section 438(c) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``(other than'' and inserting ``(including 
     loans made under section 428H, but excluding''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Except as provided in paragraph (8), a lender that charges 
     an origination fee under this paragraph shall assess the same 
     fee to all student borrowers.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a lender 
     may assess a lesser origination fee for a borrower 
     demonstrating greater financial need as determined by such 
     borrower's adjusted gross family income.''.
       (c) Collection of Fees.--Paragraph (1) of section 438(d) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Deduction from interest and special allowance 
     subsidies.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), the 
     Secretary shall collect a loan fee in an amount determined in 
     accordance with paragraph (2)--
       ``(i) by reducing the total amount of interest and special 
     allowance payable under section 428(a)(3)(A) and subsection 
     (b), respectively, to any holder of a loan; or
       ``(ii) directly from the holder of the loan, if the 
     lender--

       ``(I) fails or is not required to bill the Secretary for 
     interest and special allowance payments; or
       ``(II) withdraws from the program with unpaid loan fees.

       ``(B) Special rule.--If the Secretary collects loan fees 
     under this subsection through the reduction of interest and 
     special allowance payments, and the total amount of interest 
     and special allowance payable under section 428(a)(3)(A) and 
     subsection (b), respectively, is less than the amount of such 
     loan fees, then the Secretary shall deduct the amount of the 
     loan fee balance from the amount of interest and special 
     allowance payments that would otherwise be payable, in 
     subsequent quarterly increments until the balance has been 
     deducted.''.
       (d) Lending From Proceeds of Tax-Exempt Obligations.--
       (1) Amendment.--Subsection (e) of section 438 is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(e) Nondiscrimination.--In order for the holders of loans 
     which were made or purchased with funds obtained by the 
     holder from an Authority issuing obligations, the income from 
     which is exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, to be eligible to receive a special allowance under 
     subsection (b)(2) on any such loans, the Authority shall not 
     engage in any pattern or practice which results in a denial 
     of a borrower's access to loans under this part because of 
     the borrower's race, sex, color, religion, national origin, 
     age, disability status, income, attendance at a particular 
     eligible institution within the area served by the Authority, 
     length of the borrower's educational program, or the 
     borrower's academic year in school.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall be effective as of the date the plan required by 
     section 438(e)(1) (as such section was in effect prior to 
     such amendment) was approved by the Secretary or the Governor 
     (whichever was the case). No Authority shall have a right or 
     cause of action against the Secretary for any amounts paid to 
     or offset by the Secretary pursuant to a final settlement 
     agreement entered into prior to July 1, 1998, resolving any 
     audit or program review findings alleging violations of any 
     provision of section 438(e) (as in effect prior to such 
     amendment).

     SEC. 434. FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN INSURANCE FUND.

       Any funds in the insurance fund, as established under 
     section 431 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1081), on the date of enactment of this Act shall be 
     transferred to and deposited in the Treasury. All funds 
     received by the Secretary of Education under subsection (a) 
     of such section after the date of enactment of this Act shall 
     be deposited into the fund in accordance with such 
     subsection.

                  PART C--FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS

     SEC. 441. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; COMMUNITY 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 441(b) (42 
     U.S.C. 2751(b)) is amended by striking ``$800,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1993'' and inserting ``$1,000,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999''.
       (b) Definition of Community Services.--Section 441(c) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(including child care 
     services provided on campus that are open and accessible to 
     the community)'' after ``child care''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, including students 
     with disabilities who are enrolled at the institution'' 
     before the semicolon.

     SEC. 442. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

       (a) Updating the Base Period.--Section 442(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     2752(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``received and used under 
     this part for fiscal year 1985'' and inserting ``received 
     under subsections (a) and (b) for fiscal year 1999 (as such 
     subsections were in effect with respect to allocations for 
     such fiscal year)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``1985'' each 
     place the term appears and inserting ``1999''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``1986'' and 
     inserting ``2000''.
       (b) Elimination of Pro Rata Share.--Section 442 is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
     subsections (b) through (e), respectively;
       (3) in subsection (b)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph 
     (2)), by striking ``three-quarters of'';

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       (4) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) (as so redesignated), by 
     striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)'';
       (5) in subsection (c)(3) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``the Secretary, for academic year 1988-1989 shall use the 
     procedures employed for academic year 1986-1987, and, for any 
     subsequent academic years,''; and
       (6) in subsection (d)(1) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``10 percent'' and inserting ``5 percent'';
       (B) by striking ``in community service'' and inserting ``in 
     tutoring in reading and family literacy activities''; and
       (C) by striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to allocations of amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to section 441(b) for fiscal year 2000 
     or any succeeding fiscal year.

     SEC. 443. GRANTS FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Eligible Employment.--Section 443(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     2753(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ``, including 
     internships, practica, or research assistantships as 
     determined by the Secretary,'' after ``part-time 
     employment''.
       (b) Community Service.--Section 443(b)(2)(A) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``in fiscal year 1994 and succeeding fiscal 
     years,'' and inserting ``for fiscal year 1999,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``(including a reasonable amount of time 
     spent in travel or training directly related to such 
     community service)'' after ``community service''.
       (c) Tutoring and Literacy Activities.--Section 443 is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) for fiscal year 2000 and succeeding fiscal years, an 
     institution shall use at least 7 percent of the total amount 
     of funds granted to such institution under this section for 
     such fiscal year to compensate students employed in community 
     service, and shall ensure that not less than 1 tutoring or 
     family literacy project (as described in subsection (d)) is 
     included in meeting the requirement of this subparagraph, 
     except that the Secretary may waive this subparagraph if the 
     Secretary determines that enforcing this subparagraph would 
     cause hardship for students at the institution; and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Tutoring and Literacy Activities.--
       ``(1) Use of funds.--In any academic year to which 
     subsection (b)(2)(B) applies, an institution shall ensure 
     that funds granted to such institution under this section are 
     used in accordance with such subsection to compensate 
     (including compensation for time spent in training and travel 
     directly related to tutoring in reading and family literacy 
     activities) students--
       ``(A) employed as reading tutors for children who are 
     preschool age or are in elementary school; or
       ``(B) employed in family literacy projects.
       ``(2) Priority for schools.--To the extent practicable, an 
     institution shall--
       ``(A) give priority to the employment of students in the 
     provision of tutoring in reading in schools that are 
     participating in a reading reform project that--
       ``(i) is designed to train teachers how to teach reading on 
     the basis of scientifically-based research on reading; and
       ``(ii) is funded under the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965; and
       ``(B) ensure that any student compensated with the funds 
     described in paragraph (1) who is employed in a school 
     participating in a reading reform project described in 
     subparagraph (A) receives training from the employing school 
     in the instructional practices used by the school.
       ``(3) Federal share.--The Federal share of the compensation 
     of work-study students compensated under this subsection may 
     exceed 75 percent.''.
       (d) Use of Funds for Independent and Less Than Full-Time 
     Students.--Paragraph (3) of section 443(b) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(3) provide that in the selection of students for 
     employment under such work-study program, only students who 
     demonstrate financial need in accordance with part F and meet 
     the requirements of section 484 will be assisted, except that 
     if the institution's grant under this part is directly or 
     indirectly based in part on the financial need demonstrated 
     by students who are (A) attending the institution on less 
     than a full-time basis, or (B) independent students, a 
     reasonable portion of the grant shall be made available to 
     such students;''.
       (e) Federal Share.--Paragraph (5) of section 443(b) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) provide that the Federal share of the compensation of 
     students employed in the work-study program in accordance 
     with the agreement shall not exceed 75 percent, except that--
       ``(A) the Federal share may exceed 75 percent, but not 
     exceed 90 percent, if, consistent with regulations of the 
     Secretary--
       ``(i) the student is employed at a nonprofit private 
     organization or a government agency that--

       ``(I) is not a part of, and is not owned, operated, or 
     controlled by, or under common ownership, operation, or 
     control with, the institution;
       ``(II) is selected by the institution on an individual 
     case-by-case basis for such student; and
       ``(III) would otherwise be unable to afford the costs of 
     such employment; and

       ``(ii) not more than 10 percent of the students compensated 
     through the institution's grant under this part during the 
     academic year are employed in positions for which the Federal 
     share exceeds 75 percent; and
       ``(B) the Federal share may exceed 75 percent if the 
     Secretary determines, pursuant to regulations promulgated by 
     the Secretary establishing objective criteria for such 
     determinations, that a Federal share in excess of such 
     amounts is required in furtherance of the purpose of this 
     part;''.
       (f) Availability of Employment.--Section 443(b)(6) is 
     amended by striking ``, and to make'' and all that follows 
     through ``such employment''.
       (g) Academic Relevance.--Section 443(c)(4) is amended by 
     inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``, 
     to the maximum extent practicable''.

     SEC. 444. FLEXIBLE USE OF FUNDS.

       Section 445 (42 U.S.C. 2755) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(c) Flexible Use of Funds.--An eligible institution may, 
     upon the request of a student, make payments to the student 
     under this part by crediting the student's account at the 
     institution or by making a direct deposit to the student's 
     account at a depository institution. An eligible institution 
     may only credit the student's account at the institution for 
     (1) tuition and fees, (2) in the case of institutionally 
     owned housing, room and board, and (3) other institutionally 
     provided goods and services.''.

     SEC. 445. WORK COLLEGES.

       Section 448 (42 U.S.C. 2756b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) coordinate and carry out joint projects and 
     activities to promote work service learning; and
       ``(F) carry out a comprehensive, longitudinal study of 
     student academic progress and academic and career outcomes, 
     relative to student self-sufficiency in financing their 
     higher education, repayment of student loans, continued 
     community service, kind and quality of service performed, and 
     career choice and community service selected after 
     graduation.''; and
       (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999''.

          PART D--WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM

     SEC. 451. SELECTION OF INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) General Authority.--Section 453(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087c(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Phase-In'' and everything that follows 
     through ``General authority.--'' and inserting ``General 
     Authority.--''; and
       (2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).
       (b) Selection Criteria.--Section 453(b)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``prescribe,'' and everything that follows through 
     the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``prescribe.''.
       (c) Origination.--Section 453(c) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``Transition selection 
     criteria'' and inserting ``Selection criteria'';
       (B) by striking ``For academic year 1994-1995, the 
     Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary'';
       (C) by striking subparagraph (A);
       (D) by striking subparagraph (E); and
       (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (F), (G), 
     and (H) as subparagraphs (A) through (F), respectively; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``After 
     transition''; and
       (B) by striking ``For academic year 1995-1996 and 
     subsequent academic years, the'' and inserting ``The''.

     SEC. 452. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

       (a) Direct Loan Interest Rates.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 455(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Interest rate provision for new loans on or after 
     October 1, 1998, and before July 1, 2003.--
       ``(A) Rates for fdsl and fdusl.--Notwithstanding the 
     preceding paragraphs of this subsection, for Federal Direct 
     Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans 
     for which the first disbursement is made on or after October 
     1, 1998, and before July 1, 2003, the applicable rate of 
     interest shall, during any 12-month period beginning on July 
     1 and ending on June 30, be determined on the preceding June 
     1 and be equal to--
       ``(i) the bond equivalent rate of 91-day Treasury bills 
     auctioned at the final auction held prior to such June 1; 
     plus
       ``(ii) 2.3 percent,
     except that such rate shall not exceed 8.25 percent.
       ``(B) In school and grace period rules.--Notwithstanding 
     the preceding paragraphs of this subsection, with respect to 
     any Federal Direct Stafford Loan or Federal Direct 
     Unsubsidized Stafford Loan for which the first disbursement 
     is made on or after October 1, 1998, and before July 1, 2003, 
     the applicable rate of interest for interest which accrues--
       ``(i) prior to the beginning of the repayment period of the 
     loan; or
       ``(ii) during the period in which principal need not be 
     paid (whether or not such principal is in fact paid) by 
     reason of a provision described in section 428(b)(1)(M) or 
     427(a)(2)(C),

     shall be determined under subparagraph (A) by substituting 
     `1.7 percent' for `2.3 percent'.
       ``(C) PLUS loans.--Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs 
     of this subsection, with respect to Federal Direct PLUS Loan 
     for which the first disbursement is made on or after October 
     1, 1998, and before July 1, 2003, the applicable rate of 
     interest shall be determined under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) by substituting `3.1 percent' for `2.3 percent'; and

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       ``(ii) by substituting `9.0 percent' for `8.25 percent'.
       ``(D) Consolidation loans.--Notwithstanding the preceding 
     paragraphs of this subsection, any Federal Direct 
     Consolidation loan for which the application is received on 
     or after February 1, 1999, and before July 1, 2003, shall 
     bear interest at an annual rate on the unpaid principal 
     balance of the loan that is equal to the lesser of--
       ``(i) the weighted average of the interest rates on the 
     loans consolidated, rounded to the nearest higher one-eighth 
     of one percent; or
       ``(ii) 8.25 percent.
       ``(E) Temporary rules for consolidation loans.--
     Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of this subsection, 
     any Federal Direct Consolidation loan for which the 
     application is received on or after October 1, 1998, and 
     before February 1, 1999, shall bear interest at an annual 
     rate on the unpaid principal balance of the loan that is 
     equal to--
       ``(i) the bond equivalent rate of 91-day Treasury bills 
     auctioned at the final auction held prior to such June 1; 
     plus
       ``(ii) 2.3 percent,

     except that such rate shall not exceed 8.25 percent.''.
       (2) Limitation on consolidation loans during temporary 
     interest rate.--Notwithstanding section 455(g) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965, a borrower who is enrolled or accepted 
     for enrollment in an institution of higher education may not 
     consolidate loans under such section during the period 
     beginning October 1, 1998, and ending February 1, 1999, 
     unless the borrower certifies that the borrower has no 
     outstanding loans made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV 
     of such Act other than loans made under part D of such title.
       (b) Repayment Incentives.--Section 455(b) (20 U.S.C. 
     1087e(b)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(7) Repayment incentives.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this part, the Secretary is authorized to prescribe by 
     regulation such reductions in the interest rate paid by a 
     borrower of a loan made under this part as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate to encourage on-time repayment of the 
     loan. Such reductions may be offered only if the Secretary 
     determines the reductions are cost neutral and in the best 
     financial interest of the Federal Government. Any increase in 
     subsidy costs resulting from such reductions shall be 
     completely offset by corresponding savings in funds available 
     for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program in that 
     fiscal year from section 458 and other administrative 
     accounts.
       ``(B) Accountability.--Prior to publishing regulations 
     proposing repayment incentives, the Secretary shall ensure 
     the cost neutrality of such reductions. The Secretary shall 
     not prescribe such regulations in final form unless an 
     official report from the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget to the Secretary and a comparable report from the 
     Director of the Congressional Budget Office to the Congress 
     each certify that any such reductions will be completely cost 
     neutral. Such reports shall be transmitted to the Committee 
     on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives not less than 60 days prior to the 
     publication of regulations proposing such reductions.''.
       (c) Consolidation Loans.--The first sentence of section 
     455(g) is amended by striking everything after ``section 
     428C(a)(4)'' and inserting a period.
       (d) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to any loan made under part D of 
     title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for which the 
     first disbursement is made on or after October 1, 1998, and 
     before July 1, 2003, except that such amendments shall apply 
     with respect to a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan for which 
     the application is received on or after October 1, 1998, and 
     before July 1, 2003.

     SEC. 453. CONTRACTS.

       Section 456(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087f(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

     SEC. 454. FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       Section 458 (20 U.S.C. 1087h) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Administrative Expenses.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each fiscal year there shall be 
     available to the Secretary, from funds not otherwise 
     appropriated, funds to be obligated for--
       ``(A) administrative costs under this part and part B, 
     including the costs of the direct student loan programs under 
     this part; and
       ``(B) account maintenance fees payable to guaranty agencies 
     under part B and calculated in accordance with subsections 
     (b) and (c),

     not to exceed (from such funds not otherwise appropriated) 
     $617,000,000 in fiscal year 1999, $735,000,000 in fiscal year 
     2000, $770,000,000 in fiscal year 2001, $780,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002, and $795,000,000 in fiscal year 2003.
       ``(2) Account maintenance fees.--Account maintenance fees 
     under paragraph (1)(B) shall be paid quarterly and deposited 
     in the Agency Operating Fund established under section 422B.
       ``(3) Carryover.--The Secretary may carry over funds made 
     available under this section to a subsequent fiscal year.'';
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Calculation Basis.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (c), account maintenance fees payable to guaranty agencies 
     under paragraph (1)(B) shall be calculated--
       ``(1) for fiscal years 1999 and 2000, on the basis of 0.12 
     percent of the original principal amount of outstanding loans 
     on which insurance was issued under part B; and
       ``(2) for fiscal year 2001, 2002, and 2003, on the basis of 
     0.10 percent of the original principal amount of outstanding 
     loans on which insurance was issued under part B.'';
       (3) by striking subsection (d);
       (4) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Fee cap.--The total amount of account maintenance 
     fees payable under this section--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1999, shall not exceed $177,000,000;
       ``(B) for fiscal year 2000, shall not exceed $180,000,000;
       ``(C) for fiscal year 2001, shall not exceed $170,000,000;
       ``(D) for fiscal year 2002, shall not exceed $180,000,000; 
     and
       ``(E) for fiscal year 2003, shall not exceed $195,000,000.
       ``(2) Insufficient funding.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the amounts set forth in paragraph 
     (1) are insufficient to pay the account maintenance fees 
     payable to guaranty agencies pursuant to subsection (b) for a 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall pay the insufficiency by 
     requiring guaranty agencies to transfer funds from the 
     Federal Student Loan Reserve Funds under section 422A to the 
     Agency Operating Funds under section 422B.
       ``(B) Entitlement.--A guaranty agency shall be deemed to 
     have a contractual right against the United States to receive 
     payments according to the provisions of subparagraph (A).''.

     SEC. 455. AUTHORITY TO SELL LOANS.

       Part D of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 459. AUTHORITY TO SELL LOANS.

       ``The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, is authorized to sell loans made under this part on 
     such terms as the Secretary determines are in the best 
     interest of the United States, except that any such sale 
     shall not result in any cost to the Federal Government. 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the proceeds of 
     any such sale may be used by the Secretary to offer 
     reductions in the interest rate paid by a borrower of a loan 
     made under this part as the Secretary determines appropriate 
     to encourage on-time repayment in accordance with 455(b)(7). 
     Such reductions may be offered only if the Secretary 
     determines the reductions are in the best financial interests 
     of the Federal Government.''.

     SEC. 456. LOAN CANCELLATION FOR TEACHERS.

       Part D of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) is further 
     amended by adding after section 459 (as added by section 455) 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 460. LOAN CANCELLATION FOR TEACHERS.

       ``(a) Statement of Purpose.--It is the purpose of this 
     section to encourage individuals to enter and continue in the 
     teaching profession.
       ``(b) Program Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program 
     of canceling the obligation to repay a qualified loan amount 
     in accordance with subsection (c) for Federal Direct Stafford 
     Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans made 
     under this part for any new borrower on or after October 1, 
     1998, who--
       ``(A) has been employed as a full-time teacher for 5 
     consecutive complete school years--
       ``(i) in a school that qualifies under section 465(a)(2)(A) 
     for loan cancellation for Perkins loan recipients who teach 
     in such schools;
       ``(ii) if employed as a secondary school teacher, is 
     teaching a subject area that is relevant to the borrower's 
     academic major as certified by the chief administrative 
     officer of the public or non-profit private secondary school 
     in which the borrower is employed; and
       ``(iii) if employed as an elementary school teacher, has 
     demonstrated, as certified by the chief administrative 
     officer of the public or nonprofit private elementary school 
     in which the borrower is employed, knowledge and teaching 
     skills in reading, writing, mathematics and other areas of 
     the elementary school curriculum; and
       ``(B) is not in default on a loan for which the borrower 
     seeks forgiveness.
       ``(2) Special rule.--No borrower may obtain a reduction of 
     loan obligations under both this section and section 428J.
       ``(c) Qualified Loan Amounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall cancel not more than 
     $5,000 in the aggregate of the loan obligation on a Federal 
     Direct Stafford Loan or a Federal Direct Unsubsidized 
     Stafford Loan that is outstanding after the completion of the 
     fifth complete school year of teaching described in 
     subsection (b)(1)(A).
       ``(2) Treatment of consolidation loans.--A loan amount for 
     a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan may be a qualified loan 
     amount for the purposes of this subsection only to the extent 
     that such loan amount was used to repay a Federal Direct 
     Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, 
     or a loan made under section 428 or 428H, for a borrower who 
     meets the requirements of subsection (b), as determined in 
     accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to issue 
     such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of this section.
       ``(e) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to authorize any refunding of any canceled loan.
       ``(f) List.--If the list of schools in which a teacher may 
     perform service pursuant to subsection (b) is not available 
     before May 1 of any year, the Secretary may use the list for 
     the year preceding the year for which the determination is 
     made to make such service determination.

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       ``(g) Additional Eligibility Provisions.--
       ``(1) Continued eligibility.--Any teacher who performs 
     service in a school that--
       ``(A) meets the requirements of subsection (b)(1)(A) in any 
     year during such service; and
       ``(B) in a subsequent year fails to meet the requirements 
     of such subsection, may continue to teach in such school and 
     shall be eligible for loan cancellation pursuant to 
     subsection (b).
       ``(2) Prevention of double benefits.--No borrower may, for 
     the same volunteer service, receive a benefit under both this 
     section and subtitle D of title I of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.).
       ``(h) Definition.--For the purpose of this section, the 
     term `year' where applied to service as a teacher means an 
     academic year as defined by the Secretary.''.

                     PART E--FEDERAL PERKINS LOANS

     SEC. 461. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Subsection (b) of section 461 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``1997'' each place the 
     term appears and inserting ``2003''.

     SEC. 462. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

       (a) Changes in Allocation Formula.--
       (1) Updating the base period.--Section 462(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1087bb(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``the amount of the 
     Federal capital contribution allocated to such institution 
     under this part for fiscal year 1985'' and inserting ``the 
     amount received under subsections (a) and (b) of this section 
     for fiscal year 1999 (as such subsections were in effect with 
     respect to allocations for such fiscal year)'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``1985'' each 
     place the term appears and inserting ``1999''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``1986'' and 
     inserting ``2000''.
       (2) Elimination of pro rata share.--Section 462 is further 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``subsection (f)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (e)'';
       (ii) in the matter following paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
     ``subsection (g)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)'';
       (iii) in paragraph (2)(D)(ii), by striking ``subsection 
     (f)'' and inserting ``subsection (e)''; and
       (iv) in the matter following paragraph (2)(D)(ii), by 
     striking ``subsection (g)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)'';
       (B) by striking subsection (b);
       (C) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``three-quarters of 
     the remainder'' and inserting ``the remainder'';
       (D) in the matter following subsection (c)(2)(B), by 
     striking ``subsection (g)'' and inserting ``subsection (f 
     )'';
       (E) in subsection (c)(3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsection (d)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c)'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``subsection (f )'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (e)''; and
       (iii) in the matter following subparagraph (C), by striking 
     ``subsection (g)'' and inserting ``subsection (f )'';
       (F) in subsection (j)(1)(B)(i), by striking ``1985'' and 
     inserting ``1999'';
       (G) in subsection (j)(2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``paragraph (3) of 
     subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(3)''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subsection (c) of 
     section 462'' and inserting ``subsection (b)''; and
       (H) by redesignating subsections (c) through (j) as 
     subsections (b) through (i), respectively.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to allocations of amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to section 461(b) for fiscal year 2000 
     or any succeeding fiscal year.
       (b) Self-Help Need.--The matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
     of section 462(c)(3) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(2)(G)) is amended by striking ``the Secretary, for'' and 
     all that follows through ``years,''.
       (c) Default Penalties.--Subsections (e) and (f) of section 
     462 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)(G)) are amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(e) Default Penalties.--
       ``(1) Years preceding fiscal year 2000.--For any fiscal 
     year preceding fiscal year 2000, any institution with a 
     cohort default rate that--
       ``(A) equals or exceeds 15 percent, shall establish a 
     default reduction plan pursuant to regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary, except that such plan shall not be required 
     with respect to an institution that has a default rate of 
     less than 20 percent and that has less than 100 students who 
     have loans under this part in such academic year;
       ``(B) equals or exceeds 20 percent, but is less than 25 
     percent, shall have a default penalty of 0.9;
       ``(C) equals or exceeds 25 percent, but is less than 30 
     percent, shall have a default penalty of 0.7; and
       ``(D) equals or exceeds 30 percent shall have a default 
     penalty of zero.
       ``(2) Years following fiscal year 2000.--For fiscal year 
     2000 and any succeeding fiscal year, any institution with a 
     cohort default rate (as defined under subsection (g)) that 
     equals or exceeds 25 percent shall have a default penalty of 
     zero.
       ``(3) Ineligibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--For fiscal year 2000 and any succeeding 
     fiscal year, any institution with a cohort default rate (as 
     defined in subsection (g)) that equals or exceeds 50 percent 
     for each of the 3 most recent years for which data are 
     available shall not be eligible to participate in a program 
     under this part for the fiscal year for which the 
     determination is made and the 2 succeeding fiscal years, 
     unless, within 30 days of receiving notification from the 
     Secretary of the loss of eligibility under this paragraph, 
     the institution appeals the loss of eligibility to the 
     Secretary. The Secretary shall issue a decision on any such 
     appeal within 45 days after the submission of the appeal. 
     Such decision may permit the institution to continue to 
     participate in a program under this part if--
       ``(i) the institution demonstrates to the satisfaction of 
     the Secretary that the calculation of the institution's 
     cohort default rate is not accurate, and that recalculation 
     would reduce the institution's cohort default rate for any of 
     the 3 fiscal years below 50 percent; or
       ``(ii) there are, in the judgment of the Secretary, such a 
     small number of borrowers entering repayment that the 
     application of this subparagraph would be inequitable.
       ``(B) Continued participation.--During an appeal under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary may permit the institution to 
     continue to participate in a program under this part.
       ``(C) Return of funds.--Within 90 days after the date of 
     any termination pursuant to subparagraph (A), or the 
     conclusion of any appeal pursuant to subparagraph (B), 
     whichever is later, the balance of the student loan fund 
     established under this part by the institution that is the 
     subject of the termination shall be distributed as follows:
       ``(i) The Secretary shall first be paid an amount which 
     bears the same ratio to such balance (as of the date of such 
     distribution) as the total amount of Federal capital 
     contributions to such fund by the Secretary under this part 
     bears to the sum of such Federal capital contributions and 
     the capital contributions to such fund made by the 
     institution.
       ``(ii) The remainder of such student loan fund shall be 
     paid to the institution.
       ``(D) Use of returned funds.--Any funds returned to the 
     Secretary under this paragraph shall be reallocated to 
     institutions of higher education pursuant to subsection (i).
       ``(E) Definition.--For the purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the term `loss of eligibility' shall be defined as the 
     mandatory liquidation of an institution's student loan fund, 
     and assignment of the institution's outstanding loan 
     portfolio to the Secretary.
       ``(f) Applicable Maximum Cohort Default Rate.--
       ``(1) Award years prior to 2000.--For award years prior to 
     award year 2000, the applicable maximum cohort default rate 
     is 30 percent.
       ``(2) Award year 2000 and succeeding award years.--For 
     award year 2000 and subsequent years, the applicable maximum 
     cohort default rate is 25 percent.''.
       (d) Cohort Default Rate Definition.--Section 462(g) (as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(2)(G)) is amended--
       (1) by striking the subsection heading and paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(g) Definition of Cohort Default Rate.--'';
       (2) by striking ``(3)(A) For award year 1994 and any 
     succeeding award year, the term'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1)(A) The term'';
       (3) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
       (A) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (E); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (F), and (G) 
     as subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (F), respectively;
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by 
     subparagraph (B)) the following:
       ``(E) In determining the number of students who default 
     before the end of such award year, the institution, in 
     calculating the cohort default rate, shall exclude--
       ``(i) any loan on which the borrower has, after the time 
     periods specified in paragraph (2)--
       ``(I) voluntarily made 6 consecutive payments;
       ``(II) voluntarily made all payments currently due;
       ``(III) repaid in full the amount due on the loan; or
       ``(IV) received a deferment or forbearance, based on a 
     condition that began prior to such time periods;
       ``(ii) any loan which has, after the time periods specified 
     in paragraph (2), been rehabilitated or canceled; and
       ``(iii) any other loan that the Secretary determines should 
     be excluded from such determination.''; and
       (4) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) For purposes of calculating the cohort default rate 
     under this subsection, a loan shall be considered to be in 
     default--
       ``(A) 240 days (in the case of a loan repayable monthly), 
     or
       ``(B) 270 days (in the case of a loan repayable quarterly),

     after the borrower fails to make an installment payment when 
     due or to comply with other terms of the promissory note.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--Section 462 (20 U.S.C. 1087bb) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the matter following paragraphs (1)(B) and 
     (2)(D)(ii) of subsection (a), by inserting ``cohort'' before 
     ``default'' each place the term appears;
       (2) in the matter following paragraphs (2)(B) and (3)(C) of 
     subsection (b) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)(G)), by 
     inserting ``cohort'' before ``default'' each place the term 
     appears;
       (3) in subsection (d)(2) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(2)(G)), by inserting ``cohort'' before ``default''; and
       (4) in subsection (g)(1)(F) (as redesignated by subsections 
     (a)(2)(G) and (d)(3)(B)), by inserting ``cohort'' before 
     ``default''.

     SEC. 463. AGREEMENTS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

       (a) Contents of Agreements.--Section 463(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1087cc(a)) is amended--

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       (1) by amending subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(B) a capital contribution by an institution in an amount 
     equal to one-third of the Federal capital contributions 
     described in subparagraph (A);'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (10) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (9);
       (b) Agreements With Credit Bureaus.--Section 463(c) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``the Secretary shall'' and inserting ``the 
     Secretary and each institution of higher education 
     participating in the program under this part shall''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and regarding loans held by the 
     Secretary or an institution'' after ``section 467'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``by the Secretary'' and all that follows through ``of--'' 
     and inserting ``by the Secretary or an institution, as the 
     case may be, to such organizations, with respect to any loan 
     held by the Secretary or the institution, respectively, of--
     '';
       (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) the date of disbursement and the amount of such loans 
     made to any borrower under this part at the time of 
     disbursement of the loan;'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by inserting ``the repayment and'' after 
     ``concerning''; and
       (ii) by striking ``any defaulted'' and inserting ``such''; 
     and
       (D) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, or upon 
     cancellation or discharge of the borrower's obligation on the 
     loan for any reason'' before the period;
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by inserting ``or an institution'' after ``from the 
     Secretary''; and
       (ii) by striking ``until--'' and inserting ``until the loan 
     is paid in full.''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B);
       (4) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an 
     institution of higher education, after consultation with the 
     Secretary and pursuant to the agreements entered into under 
     paragraph (1), shall disclose at least annually to any credit 
     bureau organization with which the Secretary has such an 
     agreement the information set forth in paragraph (2), and 
     shall disclose promptly to such credit bureau organization 
     any changes to the information previously disclosed.
       ``(B) The Secretary may promulgate regulations establishing 
     criteria under which an institution of higher education may 
     cease reporting the information described in paragraph (2) 
     before a loan is paid in full.''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) Each institution of higher education shall notify the 
     appropriate credit bureau organizations whenever a borrower 
     of a loan that is made and held by the institution and that 
     is in default makes 6 consecutive monthly payments on such 
     loan, for the purpose of encouraging such organizations to 
     update the status of information maintained with respect to 
     that borrower.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 463(d) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (a)(10)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (a)(9)''.

     SEC. 464. TERMS OF LOANS.

       (a) Terms and Conditions; Annual Limits.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 464(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087dd(a)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (4), the total of 
     loans made to a student in any academic year or its 
     equivalent by an institution of higher education from a loan 
     fund established pursuant to an agreement under this part 
     shall not exceed--
       ``(i) $4,000, in the case of a student who has not 
     successfully completed a program of undergraduate education; 
     or
       ``(ii) $6,000, in the case of a graduate or professional 
     student (as defined in regulations issued by the Secretary).
       ``(B) Except as provided in paragraph (4), the aggregate 
     unpaid principal amount for all loans made to a student by 
     institutions of higher education from loan funds established 
     pursuant to agreements under this part may not exceed--
       ``(i) $40,000, in the case of any graduate or professional 
     student (as defined by regulations issued by the Secretary, 
     and including any loans from such funds made to such person 
     before such person became a graduate or professional 
     student);
       ``(ii) $20,000, in the case of a student who has 
     successfully completed 2 years of a program of education 
     leading to a bachelor's degree but who has not completed the 
     work necessary for such a degree (determined under 
     regulations issued by the Secretary), and including any loans 
     from such funds made to such person before such person became 
     such a student; and
       ``(iii) $8,000, in the case of any other student.''.
       (b) Need and Eligibility.--Section 464(b) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``A student who is in default on a loan under this part shall 
     not be eligible for an additional loan under this part unless 
     such loan meets one of the conditions for exclusion under 
     section 462(g)(1)(E).''; and
       (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) If the institution's capital contribution under 
     section 462 is directly or indirectly based in part on the 
     financial need demonstrated by students who are (A) attending 
     the institution less than full time, or (B) independent 
     students, then a reasonable portion of the loans made from 
     the institution's student loan fund containing the 
     contribution shall be made available to such students.''.
       (c) Contents of Loan Agreement.--Section 464(c) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(D)--
       (A) by striking ``(i) 3 percent'' and all that follows 
     through ``or (iii)''; and
       (B) by striking ``subparagraph (A)(i)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (2)(A)(i)'';
       (2) in the matter following clause (iv) of paragraph 
     (2)(A), by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1)'';
       (3) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(C) An individual with an outstanding loan balance who 
     meets the eligibility criteria for a deferment described in 
     subparagraph (A) as in effect on the date of enactment of 
     this subparagraph shall be eligible for deferment under this 
     paragraph notwithstanding any contrary provision of the 
     promissory note under which the loan or loans were made, and 
     notwithstanding any amendment (or effective date provision 
     relating to any amendment) to this section made prior to the 
     date of such deferment.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) There shall be excluded from the 9-month period that 
     begins on the date on which a student ceases to carry at 
     least one-half the normal full-time academic workload (as 
     described in paragraph (1)(A)) any period not to exceed 3 
     years during which a borrower who is a member of a reserve 
     component of the Armed Forces named in section 10101 of title 
     10, United States Code, is called or ordered to active duty 
     for a period of more than 30 days (as defined in section 
     101(d)(2) of such title). Such period of exclusion shall 
     include the period necessary to resume enrollment at the 
     borrower's next available regular enrollment period.''.
       (d) Discharge; Rehabilitation; Incentive Repayment.--
     Section 464 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Discharge.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a student borrower who received a 
     loan made under this part on or after January 1, 1986, is 
     unable to complete the program in which such student is 
     enrolled due to the closure of the institution, then the 
     Secretary shall discharge the borrower's liability on the 
     loan (including the interest and collection fees) and shall 
     subsequently pursue any claim available to such borrower 
     against the institution and the institution's affiliates and 
     principals, or settle the loan obligation pursuant to the 
     financial responsibility standards described in section 
     498(c).
       ``(2) Assignment.--A borrower whose loan has been 
     discharged pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed to 
     have assigned to the United States the right to a loan refund 
     in an amount that does not exceed the amount discharged 
     against the institution and the institution's affiliates and 
     principals.
       ``(3) Eligibility for additional assistance.--The period 
     during which a student was unable to complete a course of 
     study due to the closing of the institution shall not be 
     considered for purposes of calculating the student's period 
     of eligibility for additional assistance under this title.
       ``(4) Special rule.--A borrower whose loan has been 
     discharged pursuant to this subsection shall not be 
     precluded, because of that discharge, from receiving 
     additional grant, loan, or work assistance under this title 
     for which the borrower would be otherwise eligible (but for 
     the default on the discharged loan). The amount discharged 
     under this subsection shall be treated as an amount canceled 
     under section 465(a).
       ``(5) Reporting.--The Secretary or institution, as the case 
     may be, shall report to credit bureaus with respect to loans 
     that have been discharged pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(h) Rehabilitation of Loans.--
       ``(1) Rehabilitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the borrower of a loan made under 
     this part who has defaulted on the loan makes 12 ontime, 
     consecutive, monthly payments of amounts owed on the loan, as 
     determined by the institution, or by the Secretary in the 
     case of a loan held by the Secretary, the loan shall be 
     considered rehabilitated, and the institution that made that 
     loan (or the Secretary, in the case of a loan held by the 
     Secretary) shall request that any credit bureau organization 
     or credit reporting agency to which the default was reported 
     remove the default from the borrower's credit history.
       ``(B) Comparable conditions.--As long as the borrower 
     continues to make scheduled repayments on a loan 
     rehabilitated under this paragraph, the rehabilitated loan 
     shall be subject to the same terms and conditions, and 
     qualify for the same benefits and privileges, as other loans 
     made under this part.
       ``(C) Additional assistance.--The borrower of a 
     rehabilitated loan shall not be precluded by section 484 from 
     receiving additional grant, loan, or work assistance under 
     this title (for which the borrower is otherwise eligible) on 
     the basis of defaulting on the loan prior to such 
     rehabilitation.
       ``(D) Limitations.--A borrower only once may obtain the 
     benefit of this paragraph with respect to rehabilitating a 
     loan under this part.
       ``(2) Restoration of eligibility.--If the borrower of a 
     loan made under this part who has defaulted on that loan 
     makes 6 ontime, consecutive, monthly payments of amounts owed 
     on such loan, the borrower's eligibility for grant, loan, or 
     work assistance under this title shall be restored to the 
     extent that the borrower is otherwise eligible. A borrower 
     only once may obtain the benefit of this paragraph with 
     respect to restored eligibility.
       ``(i) Incentive Repayment Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each institution of higher education may 
     establish, with the approval of the Secretary, an incentive 
     repayment program designed to reduce default and to replenish 
     student loan funds established under this part. Each such 
     incentive repayment program may--

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       ``(A) offer a reduction of the interest rate on a loan on 
     which the borrower has made 48 consecutive, monthly 
     repayments, but in no event may the rate be reduced by more 
     than 1 percent;
       ``(B) provide for a discount on the balance owed on a loan 
     on which the borrower pays the principal and interest in full 
     prior to the end of the applicable repayment period, but in 
     no event may the discount exceed 5 percent of the unpaid 
     principal balance due on the loan at the time the early 
     repayment is made; and
       ``(C) include such other incentive repayment options as the 
     institution determines will carry out the objectives of this 
     subsection.
       ``(2) Limitation.--No incentive repayment option under an 
     incentive repayment program authorized by this subsection may 
     be paid for with Federal funds, including any Federal funds 
     from the student loan fund, or with institutional funds from 
     the student loan fund.''.

     SEC. 465. CANCELLATION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE.

       Section 465 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``section 676(b)(9)'' 
     and inserting ``section 635(a)(10)'';
       (B) in the last sentence of paragraph (2), by striking 
     ``section 602(a)(1)'' and inserting ``section 602''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) An individual with an outstanding loan obligation 
     under this part who performs service of any type that is 
     described in paragraph (2) as in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph shall be eligible for 
     cancellation under this section for such service 
     notwithstanding any contrary provision of the promissory note 
     under which the loan or loans were made, and notwithstanding 
     any amendment (or effective date provision relating to any 
     amendment) to this section made prior to the date of such 
     service.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``To the extent feasible, the Secretary shall 
     pay the amounts for which any institution qualifies under 
     this subsection not later than 3 months after the institution 
     files an institutional application for campus-based funds.''.

     SEC. 466. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS FROM STUDENT LOAN FUNDS.

       Section 466 (20 U.S.C. 1087ff) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``1996'' and inserting ``2003''; and
       (ii) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2004''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1996'' and inserting 
     ``2003'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``2005'' and inserting ``2012''; and
       (B) by striking ``1996'' and inserting ``2003''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
     ``2004''.

     SEC. 467. PERKINS LOAN REVOLVING FUND.

       (a) Repeal.--Subsection (c) of section 467 (20 U.S.C. 
     1087gg(c)) is repealed.
       (b) Transfer of Balance.--Any funds in the Perkins Loan 
     Revolving Fund on the date of enactment of this Act shall be 
     transferred to and deposited in the Treasury.

                         PART F--NEED ANALYSIS

     SEC. 471. COST OF ATTENDANCE.

       Section 472 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``personal 
     expenses'' the following: ``, including a reasonable 
     allowance for the documented rental or purchase of a personal 
     computer,'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``of not less than 
     $1,500'' and inserting ``determined by the institution''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``, except that the 
     amount may not be less than $2,500'';
       (3) in paragraph (10), by striking everything after 
     ``determining costs'' and inserting a semicolon; and
       (4) in paragraph (11), by striking ``placed'' and inserting 
     ``engaged''.

     SEC. 472. DATA ELEMENTS.

       Section 474(b)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1087nn(b)(3)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, excluding the student's parents,'' after 
     ``family of the student''.

     SEC. 473. FAMILY CONTRIBUTION FOR DEPENDENT STUDENTS.

       (a) Parents' Contribution from Adjusted Available Income.--
     Section 475(b)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1087oo(b)(3)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, excluding the student's parents,'' after 
     ``number of family members''.
       (b) Student Contribution From Available Income.--Section 
     475(g) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``$1,750; and'' and 
     inserting ``$2,200 (or a successor amount prescribed by the 
     Secretary under section 478);'';
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F) an allowance for parents' negative available income, 
     determined in accordance with paragraph (6).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Allowance for parents' negative available income.--
     The allowance for parents' negative available income is the 
     amount, if any, by which the sum of the amounts deducted 
     under subparagraphs (A) through (F) of subsection (c)(1) 
     exceeds the sum of the parents' total income (as defined in 
     section 480) and the parents' contribution from assets (as 
     determined in accordance with subsection (d)).''.
       (c) Adjustments to Student's Contribution for Enrollment 
     Periods Other Than Nine Months.--Section 475 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Adjustments to Student's Contribution for Enrollment 
     Periods of Less Than Nine Months.--For periods of enrollment 
     of less than 9 months, the student's contribution from 
     adjusted available income (as determined under subsection 
     (g)) is determined, for purposes other than subpart 2 of part 
     A, by dividing the amount determined under such subsection by 
     9, and multiplying the result by the number of months in the 
     period of enrollment.''.

     SEC. 474. FAMILY CONTRIBUTION FOR INDEPENDENT STUDENTS 
                   WITHOUT DEPENDENTS OTHER THAN A SPOUSE.

       (a) Adjustments for Enrollment Periods of Less Than Nine 
     Months.--Section 476(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087pp(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1)(B);
       (2) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (2); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) for periods of enrollment of less than 9 months, for 
     purposes other than subpart 2 of part A--
       ``(A) dividing the quotient resulting under paragraph (2) 
     by 9; and
       ``(B) multiplying the result by the number of months in the 
     period of enrollment;''.
       (b) Contribution from Available Income.--Section 
     476(b)(1)(A)(iv) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``allowance of--'' and inserting 
     ``allowance of the following amount (or a successor amount 
     prescribed by the Secretary under section 478)--'';
       (2) in subclauses (I) and (II), by striking ``$3,000'' each 
     place the term appears and inserting ``$5,000''; and
       (3) in subclause (III), by striking ``$6,000'' and 
     inserting ``$8,000''.

     SEC. 475. FAMILY CONTRIBUTION FOR INDEPENDENT STUDENTS WITH 
                   DEPENDENTS OTHER THAN A SPOUSE.

       Section 477(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087qq(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (3); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) for periods of enrollment of less than 9 months, for 
     purposes other than subpart 2 of part A--
       ``(A) dividing the quotient resulting under paragraph (3) 
     by 9; and
       ``(B) multiplying the result by the number of months in the 
     period of enrollment;''.

     SEC. 476. REGULATIONS; UPDATED TABLES AND AMOUNTS.

       Section 478(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087rr(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``For each academic year'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(1) Revised tables.--For each academic year''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Revised amounts.--For each academic year after 
     academic year 2000-2001, the Secretary shall publish in the 
     Federal Register revised income protection allowances for the 
     purpose of sections 475(g)(2)(D) and 476(b)(1)(A)(iv). Such 
     revised allowances shall be developed by increasing each of 
     the dollar amounts contained in such section by a percentage 
     equal to the estimated percentage increase in the Consumer 
     Price Index (as determined by the Secretary) between December 
     1999 and the December next preceding the beginning of such 
     academic year, and rounding the result to the nearest $10.''.

     SEC. 477. SIMPLIFIED NEEDS TEST; ZERO EXPECTED FAMILY 
                   CONTRIBUTION.

       Section 479 (20 U.S.C. 1087ss) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(3)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``this paragraph'' and inserting ``this subsection, or 
     subsection (c), as the case may be,'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end 
     thereof;
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) a form 1040 (including any prepared or electronic 
     version of such form) required pursuant to the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, except that such form shall be 
     considered a qualifying form only if the student or family 
     files such form in order to take a tax credit under section 
     25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and would otherwise 
     be eligible to file a form described in subparagraph (A); 
     or'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by amending paragraph (1)(A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) the student's parents file, or are eligible to file, 
     a form described in subsection (b)(3), or certify that the 
     parents are not required to file an income tax return and the 
     student files, or is eligible to file, such a form, or 
     certifies that the student is not required to file an income 
     tax return; and''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) the student (and the student's spouse, if any) files, 
     or is eligible to file, a form described in subsection 
     (b)(3), or certifies that the student (and the student's 
     spouse, if any) is not required to file an income tax return; 
     and''.

     SEC. 478. DISCRETION OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATORS.

       Section 479A (20 U.S.C. 1087tt) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after the second 
     sentence the following: ``Special circumstances may include 
     tuition expenses at an elementary or secondary school, 
     medical or dental expenses not covered by insurance, 
     unusually high child care costs, recent unemployment of a 
     family member, the number of parents enrolled at least half-
     time in a degree, certificate, or other program leading to a 
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     cational credential at an institution with a program 
     participation agreement under section 487, or other changes 
     in a family's income, a family's assets, or a student's 
     status.''; and
       (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Refusal or Adjustment of Loan Certifications.--On a 
     case-by-case basis, an eligible institution may refuse to 
     certify a statement that permits a student to receive a loan 
     under part B or D, or may certify a loan amount or make a 
     loan that is less than the student's determination of need 
     (as determined under this part), if the reason for the action 
     is documented and provided in written form to the student. No 
     eligible institution shall discriminate against any borrower 
     or applicant in obtaining a loan on the basis of race, 
     national origin, religion, sex, marital status, age, or 
     disability status.''.

     SEC. 479. TREATMENT OF OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

       Section 480(j) (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(j)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, and national service educational 
     awards or post-service benefits under title I of the National 
     and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et 
     seq.)'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).

     SEC. 480. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Amount of Need.--Section 471 (20 U.S.C. 1087kk) is 
     amended by striking ``or 4'' and inserting ``or 2''.
       (b) Family Contribution.--Section 473 (20 U.S.C. 1087mm) is 
     amended by striking ``subpart 4'' and inserting ``subpart 
     2''.

     SEC. 480A. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     amendments made by this part are effective on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Provisions Effective for Academic Year 2000-2001, and 
     Thereafter.--The amendments made by sections 472, 473, 474, 
     and 475 shall apply with respect to determinations of need 
     under part F oif title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     for academic years beginning on or after July 1, 2000.

                       PART G--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 481. MASTER CALENDAR.

       (a) Required Schedule.--Section 482(a) (20 U.S.C. 1089(a)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
     notify eligible institutions, guaranty agencies, lenders, 
     interested software providers, and, upon request, other 
     interested parties, by December 1 prior to the start of an 
     award year of minimal hardware and software requirements 
     necessary to administer programs under this title.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall attempt to conduct training 
     activities for financial aid administrators and others in an 
     expeditious and timely manner prior to the start of an award 
     year in order to ensure that all participants are informed of 
     all administrative requirements.''.
       (b) Delay of Effective Date of Late Publications.--
     Subsection (c) of section 482 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Delay of Effective Date of Late Publications.--(1) 
     Except as provided in paragraph (2), any regulatory changes 
     initiated by the Secretary affecting the programs under this 
     title that have not been published in final form by November 
     1 prior to the start of the award year shall not become 
     effective until the beginning of the second award year after 
     such November 1 date.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary may designate any regulatory 
     provision that affects the programs under this title and is 
     published in final form after November 1 as one that an 
     entity subject to the provision may, in the entity's 
     discretion, choose to implement prior to the effective date 
     described in paragraph (1). The Secretary may specify in the 
     designation when, and under what conditions, an entity may 
     implement the provision prior to that effective date. The 
     Secretary shall publish any designation under this 
     subparagraph in the Federal Register.
       ``(B) If an entity chooses to implement a regulatory 
     provision prior to the effective date described in paragraph 
     (1), as permitted by subparagraph (A), the provision shall be 
     effective with respect to that entity in accordance with the 
     terms of the Secretary's designation.''.

     SEC. 482. FORMS AND REGULATIONS.

       (a) Common Financial Aid Form Development.--Section 483(a) 
     (20 U.S.C. 1090(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Form'' and 
     inserting ``Form Development'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``A, C, D, and E'' and inserting ``A 
     through E'';
       (B) by striking ``and to determine the need of a student 
     for the purpose of part B of this title'';
       (C) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``The Secretary shall include on the form 
     developed under this subsection such data items as the 
     Secretary determines are appropriate for inclusion. Such 
     items shall be selected in consultation with States to assist 
     in the awarding of State financial assistance. In no case 
     shall the number of such data items be less than the number 
     included on the form on the date of enactment of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1998.''; and
       (D) by striking the last sentence;
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``A, C, D, and E'' each place the term 
     appears and inserting ``A through E'';
       (B) by striking ``and the need of a student for the purpose 
     of part B of this title,''; and
       (C) by striking ``or have the student's need established 
     for the purpose of part B of this title'';
       (4) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) Distribution of data.--Institutions of higher 
     education, guaranty agencies, and States shall receive, 
     without charge, the data collected by the Secretary using the 
     form developed pursuant to this section for the purposes of 
     processing loan applications and determining need and 
     eligibility for institutional and State financial aid awards. 
     Entities designated by institutions of higher education, 
     guaranty agencies, or States to receive such data shall be 
     subject to all the requirements of this section, unless such 
     requirements are waived by the Secretary.'';
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Electronic forms.--(A) The Secretary, in cooperation 
     with representatives of agencies and organizations involved 
     in student financial assistance, including private computer 
     software providers, shall develop an electronic version of 
     the form described in paragraph (1). As permitted by the 
     Secretary, such an electronic version shall not require a 
     signature to be collected at the time such version is 
     submitted, if a signature is subsequently submitted by the 
     applicant. The Secretary shall prescribe such version not 
     later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1998.
       ``(B) Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     prohibit the use of the form developed by the Secretary 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) by an eligible institution, 
     eligible lender, guaranty agency, State grant agency, private 
     computer software providers, a consortium thereof, or such 
     other entities as the Secretary may designate.
       ``(C) No fee shall be charged to students in connection 
     with the use of the electronic version of the form, or of any 
     other electronic forms used in conjunction with such form in 
     applying for Federal or State student financial assistance.
       ``(D) The Secretary shall ensure that data collection 
     complies with section 552a of title 5, United States Code, 
     and that any entity using the electronic version of the form 
     developed by the Secretary pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
     maintain reasonable and appropriate administrative, 
     technical, and physical safeguards to ensure the integrity 
     and confidentiality of the information, and to protect 
     against security threats, or unauthorized uses or disclosures 
     of the information provided on the electronic version of the 
     form. Data collected by such version of the form shall be 
     used only for the application, award, and administration of 
     aid awarded under this title, State aid, or aid awarded by 
     eligible institutions or such entities as the Secretary may 
     designate. No data collected by such version of the form 
     shall be used for making final aid awards under this title 
     until such data have been processed by the Secretary or a 
     contractor or designee of the Secretary.
       ``(6) Third party servicers and private software 
     providers.--To the extent practicable and in a timely manner, 
     the Secretary shall provide, to private organizations and 
     consortia that develop software used by eligible institutions 
     for the administration of funds under this title, all the 
     necessary specifications that the organizations and consortia 
     must meet for the software the organizations and consortia 
     develop, produce, and distribute (including any diskette, 
     modem, or network communications) which are so used. The 
     specifications shall contain record layouts for required 
     data. The Secretary shall develop in advance of each 
     processing cycle an annual schedule for providing such 
     specifications. The Secretary, to the extent practicable, 
     shall use means of providing such specifications, including 
     conferences and other meetings, outreach, and technical 
     support mechanisms (such as training and printed reference 
     materials). The Secretary shall, from time to time, solicit 
     from such organizations and consortia means of improving the 
     support provided by the Secretary.
       ``(7) Parent's social security number and birth date.--The 
     Secretary is authorized to include on the form developed 
     under this subsection space for the social security number 
     and birth date of parents of dependent students seeking 
     financial assistance under this title.''.
       (b) Streamlined Reapplication Process.--Section 483(b)(1) 
     is amended by striking ``, within 240 days'' and all that 
     follows through ``of 1992,''.
       (c) Information to Committees.--Section 483(c) is amended 
     by striking ``and Labor'' and inserting ``and the 
     Workforce''.
       (d) Toll-Free Information.--Section 483(d) is amended by 
     striking ``section 633(c)'' and inserting ``section 
     685(d)(2)(C)''.
       (e) Repeal.--Subsection (f ) of section 483 is repealed.

     SEC. 483. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 484(a) (20 U.S.C. 1091(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``the institution'' and 
     everything that follows through ``lender), a document'' and 
     inserting ``the Secretary, as part of the original financial 
     aid application process, a certification,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or a permanent resident 
     of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Guam, or the 
     Northern Mariana Islands'' and inserting ``a citizen of any 
     one of the Freely Associated States''.
       (b) Home-Schooled Students.--Section 484(d) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``either''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The student has completed a secondary school 
     education in a home school setting that is treated as a home 
     school or private school under State law.''.
       (c) Termination of Eligibility.--Section 484(j) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(j) Assistance Under Subparts 1 and 3 of Part A, and Part 
     C.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a student 
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     ble until September 30, 2004, for assistance under subparts 1 
     and 3 of part A, and part C, if the student is otherwise 
     qualified and--
       ``(1) is a citizen of any one of the Freely Associated 
     States and attends an institution of higher education in a 
     State or a public or nonprofit private institution of higher 
     education in the Freely Associated States; or
       ``(2) meets the requirements of subsection (a)(5) and 
     attends a public or nonprofit private institution of higher 
     education in any one of the Freely Associated States.''.
       (d) Correspondence Courses.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     484(l) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Relation to correspondence courses.--
       ``(A) In general.--A student enrolled in a course of 
     instruction at an institution of higher education that is 
     offered in whole or in part through telecommunications and 
     leads to a recognized certificate for a program of study of 1 
     year or longer, or a recognized associate, baccalaureate, or 
     graduate degree, conferred by such institution, shall not be 
     considered to be enrolled in correspondence courses unless 
     the total amount of telecommunications and correspondence 
     courses at such institution equals or exceeds 50 percent of 
     the total amount of all courses at the institution.
       ``(B) Requirement.--An institution of higher education 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) is an institution of higher 
     education--
       ``(i) that is not an institute or school described in 
     section 521(4)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Applied Technology Education Act; and
       ``(ii) for which at least 50 percent of the programs of 
     study offered by the institution lead to the award of a 
     recognized associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree.''.
       (e) Verification of Income Data.--Section 484 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(q) Verification of Income Data.--
       ``(1) Confirmation with irs.--The Secretary of Education, 
     in cooperation with the Secretary of the Treasury, is 
     authorized to confirm with the Internal Revenue Service the 
     adjusted gross income, Federal income taxes paid, filing 
     status, and exemptions reported by applicants (including 
     parents) under this title on their Federal income tax returns 
     for the purpose of verifying the information reported by 
     applicants on student financial aid applications.
       ``(2) Notification.--The Secretary shall establish 
     procedures under which an applicant is notified that the 
     Internal Revenue Service will disclose to the Secretary tax 
     return information as authorized under section 6103(l)(13) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (f) Suspension of Eligibility for Drug-Related Offenses.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 484 is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following:
       ``(r) Suspension of Eligibility for Drug-Related 
     Offenses.--
       ``(1) In general.--A student who has been convicted of any 
     offense under any Federal or State law involving the 
     possession or sale of a controlled substance shall not be 
     eligible to receive any grant, loan, or work assistance under 
     this title during the period beginning on the date of such 
     conviction and ending after the interval specified in the 
     following table:

``If convicted of an offense involving:

Ineligibility period is:rolled substance:
  1 year ffense........................................................
  2 years ffense.......................................................
  Indefinite.se........................................................

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  2 years fense........................................................
  Indefinite.nse.......................................................

       ``(2) Rehabilitation.--A student whose eligibility has been 
     suspended under paragraph (1) may resume eligibility before 
     the end of the ineligibility period determined under such 
     paragraph if--
       ``(A) the student satisfactorily completes a drug 
     rehabilitation program that--
       ``(i) complies with such criteria as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe in regulations for purposes of this paragraph; and
       ``(ii) includes 2 unannounced drug tests; or
       ``(B) the conviction is reversed, set aside, or otherwise 
     rendered nugatory.
       ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the term 
     `controlled substance' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     802(6)).''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1), 
     regarding suspension of eligibility for drug-related 
     offenses, shall apply with respect to financial assistance to 
     cover the costs of attendance for periods of enrollment 
     beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 484. STATE COURT JUDGMENTS.

       Section 484A (20 U.S.C. 1091a) is amended--
       (1) in the heading of the section by inserting ``, AND 
     STATE COURT JUDGMENTS'' after ``LIMITATIONS''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) State Court Judgments.--A judgment of a State court 
     for the recovery of money provided as grant, loan, or work 
     assistance under this title that has been assigned or 
     transferred to the Secretary under this title may be 
     registered in any district court of the United States by 
     filing a certified copy of the judgment and a copy of the 
     assignment or transfer. A judgment so registered shall have 
     the same force and effect, and may be enforced in the same 
     manner, as a judgment of the district court of the district 
     in which the judgment is registered.''.

     SEC. 485. INSTITUTIONAL REFUNDS.

       Section 484B (20 U.S.C. 1091b) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 484B. INSTITUTIONAL REFUNDS.

       ``(a) Return of Title IV Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a recipient of assistance under this 
     title withdraws from an institution during a payment period 
     or period of enrollment in which the recipient began 
     attendance, the amount of grant or loan assistance (other 
     than assistance received under part C) to be returned to the 
     title IV programs is calculated according to paragraph (3) 
     and returned in accordance with subsection (b).
       ``(2) Leave of absence.--
       ``(A) Leave not treated as withdrawal.--In the case of a 
     student who takes a leave of absence from an institution for 
     not more than a total of 180 days in any 12-month period, the 
     institution may consider the student as not having withdrawn 
     from the institution during the leave of absence, and not 
     calculate the amount of grant and loan assistance provided 
     under this title that is to be returned in accordance with 
     this section if--
       ``(i) the institution has a formal policy regarding leaves 
     of absence;
       ``(ii) the student followed the institution's policy in 
     requesting a leave of absence; and
       ``(iii) the institution approved the student's request in 
     accordance with the institution's policy.
       ``(B) Consequences of failure to return.--If a student does 
     not return to the institution at the expiration of an 
     approved leave of absence that meets the requirements of 
     subparagraph (A), the institution shall calculate the amount 
     of grant and loan assistance provided under this title that 
     is to be returned in accordance with this section based on 
     the day the student withdrew (as determined under subsection 
     (c)).
       ``(3) Calculation of amount of title iv assistance 
     earned.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of grant or loan assistance 
     under this title that is earned by the recipient for purposes 
     of this section is calculated by--
       ``(i) determining the percentage of grant and loan 
     assistance under this title that has been earned by the 
     student, as described in subparagraph (B); and
       ``(ii) applying such percentage to the total amount of such 
     grant and loan assistance that was disbursed (and that could 
     have been disbursed) to the student, or on the student's 
     behalf, for the payment period or period of enrollment for 
     which the assistance was awarded, as of the day the student 
     withdrew.
       ``(B) Percentage earned.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A)(i), the percentage of grant or loan assistance under this 
     title that has been earned by the student is--
       ``(i) equal to the percentage of the payment period or 
     period of enrollment for which assistance was awarded that 
     was completed (as determined in accordance with subsection 
     (d)) as of the day the student withdrew, provided that such 
     date occurs on or before the completion of 60 percent of the 
     payment period or period of enrollment; or
       ``(ii) 100 percent, if the day the student withdrew occurs 
     after the student has completed 60 percent of the payment 
     period or period of enrollment.
       ``(C) Percentage and amount not earned.--For purposes of 
     subsection (b), the amount of grant and loan assistance 
     awarded under this title that has not been earned by the 
     student shall be calculated by--
       ``(i) determining the complement of the percentage of grant 
     or loan assistance under this title that has been earned by 
     the student described in subparagraph (B); and
       ``(ii) applying the percentage determined under clause (i) 
     to the total amount of such grant and loan assistance that 
     was disbursed (and that could have been disbursed) to the 
     student, or on the student's behalf, for the payment period 
     or period of enrollment, as of the day the student withdrew.
       ``(4) Differences between amounts earned and amounts 
     received.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the student has received less grant 
     or loan assistance than the amount earned as calculated under 
     subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3), the institution of higher 
     education shall comply with the procedures for late 
     disbursement specified by the Secretary in regulations.
       ``(B) Return.--If the student has received more grant or 
     loan assistance than the amount earned as calculated under 
     paragraph (3)(A), the unearned funds shall be returned by the 
     institution or the student, or both, as may be required under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), to the programs 
     under this title in the order specified in subsection (b)(3).
       ``(b) Return of Title IV Program Funds.--
       ``(1) Responsibility of the institution.--The institution 
     shall return, in the order specified in paragraph (3), the 
     lesser of--
       ``(A) the amount of grant and loan assistance awarded under 
     this title that has not been earned by the student, as 
     calculated under subsection (a)(3)(C); or
       ``(B) an amount equal to--
       ``(i) the total institutional charges incurred by the 
     student for the payment period or period of enrollment for 
     which such assistance was awarded; multiplied by
       ``(ii) the percentage of grant and loan assistance awarded 
     under this title that has not been earned by the student, as 
     described in subsection (a)(3)(C)(i).
       ``(2) Responsibility of the student.--
       ``(A) In general.--The student shall return assistance that 
     has not been earned by the student as described in subsection 
     (a)(3)(C)(ii) in the order specified in paragraph (3) minus 
     the amount the institution is required to return under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Special rule.--The student (or parent in the case of 
     funds due to a loan borrowed by a parent under part B or D) 
     shall return or repay, as appropriate, the amount determined 
     under subparagraph (A) to--
       ``(i) a loan program under this title in accordance with 
     the terms of the loan; and
       ``(ii) a grant program under this title, as an overpayment 
     of such grant and shall be subject to--

       ``(I) repayment arrangements satisfactory to the 
     institution; or

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       ``(II) overpayment collection procedures prescribed by the 
     Secretary.

       ``(C) Requirement.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B), a student shall not be required to return 50 percent of 
     the grant assistance received by the student under this 
     title, for a payment period or period of enrollment, that is 
     the responsibility of the student to repay under this 
     section.
       ``(3) Order of return of title iv funds.--
       ``(A) In general.--Excess funds returned by the institution 
     or the student, as appropriate, in accordance with paragraph 
     (1) or (2), respectively, shall be credited to outstanding 
     balances on loans made under this title to the student or on 
     behalf of the student for the payment period or period of 
     enrollment for which a return of funds is required. Such 
     excess funds shall be credited in the following order:
       ``(i) To outstanding balances on loans made under section 
     428H for the payment period or period of enrollment for which 
     a return of funds is required.
       ``(ii) To outstanding balances on loans made under section 
     428 for the payment period or period of enrollment for which 
     a return of funds is required.
       ``(iii) To outstanding balances on unsubsidized loans 
     (other than parent loans) made under part D for the payment 
     period or period of enrollment for which a return of funds is 
     required.
       ``(iv) To outstanding balances on subsidized loans made 
     under part D for the payment period or period of enrollment 
     for which a return of funds is required.
       ``(v) To outstanding balances on loans made under part E 
     for the payment period or period of enrollment for which a 
     return of funds is required.
       ``(vi) To outstanding balances on loans made under section 
     428B for the payment period or period of enrollment for which 
     a return of funds is required.
       ``(vii) To outstanding balances on parent loans made under 
     part D for the payment period or period of enrollment for 
     which a return of funds is required.
       ``(B) Remaining excesses.--If excess funds remain after 
     repaying all outstanding loan amounts, the remaining excess 
     shall be credited in the following order:
       ``(i) To awards under subpart 1 of part A for the payment 
     period or period of enrollment for which a return of funds is 
     required.
       ``(ii) To awards under subpart 3 of part A for the payment 
     period or period of enrollment for which a return of funds is 
     required.
       ``(iii) To other assistance awarded under this title for 
     which a return of funds is required.
       ``(c) Withdrawal Date.--
       ``(1) In general.--In this section, the term `day the 
     student withdrew'--
       ``(A) is the date that the institution determines--
       ``(i) the student began the withdrawal process prescribed 
     by the institution;
       ``(ii) the student otherwise provided official notification 
     to the institution of the intent to withdraw; or
       ``(iii) in the case of a student who does not begin the 
     withdrawal process or otherwise notify the institution of the 
     intent to withdraw, the date that is the mid-point of the 
     payment period for which assistance under this title was 
     disbursed or a later date documented by the institution; or
       ``(B) for institutions required to take attendance, is 
     determined by the institution from such attendance records.
       ``(2) Special rule.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the 
     institution determines that a student did not begin the 
     withdrawal process, or otherwise notify the institution of 
     the intent to withdraw, due to illness, accident, grievous 
     personal loss, or other such circumstances beyond the 
     student's control, the institution may determine the 
     appropriate withdrawal date.
       ``(d) Percentage of the Payment Period or Period of 
     Enrollment Completed.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a)(3)(B)(i), the percentage of the payment period or period 
     of enrollment for which assistance was awarded that was 
     completed, is determined--
       ``(1) in the case of a program that is measured in credit 
     hours, by dividing the total number of calendar days 
     comprising the payment period or period of enrollment for 
     which assistance is awarded into the number of calendar days 
     completed in that period as of the day the student withdrew; 
     and
       ``(2) in the case of a program that is measured in clock 
     hours, by dividing the total number of clock hours comprising 
     the payment period or period of enrollment for which 
     assistance is awarded into the number of clock hours--
       ``(A) completed by the student in that period as of the day 
     the student withdrew; or
       ``(B) scheduled to be completed as of the day the student 
     withdrew, if the clock hours completed in the period are not 
     less than a percentage, to be determined by the Secretary in 
     regulations, of the hours that were scheduled to be completed 
     by the student in the period.
       ``(e) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall 
     take effect 2 years after the date of enactment of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1998. An institution of higher 
     education may choose to implement such provisions prior to 
     that date.''.

     SEC. 486. INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION 
                   FOR STUDENTS.

       (a) Information Dissemination Activities.--Section 485(a) 
     (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``, through 
     appropriate publications and mailings, to all current 
     students, and to any prospective student upon request'' and 
     inserting ``upon request, through appropriate publications, 
     mailings, and electronic media, to an enrolled student and to 
     any prospective student'';
       (B) by inserting after the second sentence the following: 
     ``Each eligible institution shall, on an annual basis, 
     provide to all enrolled students a list of the information 
     that is required to be provided by institutions to students 
     by this section and section 444 of the General Education 
     Provisions Act (also referred to as the Family Educational 
     Rights and Privacy Act of 1974), together with a statement of 
     the procedures required to obtain such information.'';
       (C) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows:
       ``(F) a statement of--
       ``(i) the requirements of any refund policy with which the 
     institution is required to comply;
       ``(ii) the requirements under section 484B for the return 
     of grant or loan assistance provided under this title; and
       ``(iii) the requirements for officially withdrawing from 
     the institution;''; and
       (D) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (M);
       (E) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (N) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(O) the campus crime report prepared by the institution 
     pursuant to subsection (f), including all required reporting 
     categories.'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(A) shall be made available by July 1 each year to 
     enrolled students and prospective students prior to the 
     students enrolling or entering into any financial obligation; 
     and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Each institution may provide supplemental information 
     to enrolled and prospective students showing the completion 
     or graduation rate for students described in paragraph (4) or 
     for students transferring into the institution or information 
     showing the rate at which students transfer out of the 
     institution.''.
       (b) Exit Counseling for Borrowers.--Section 485(b) (20 
     U.S.C. 1092(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``(individually or in 
     groups)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     prohibit an institution of higher education from utilizing 
     electronic means to provide personalized exit counseling.''.
       (c) Departmental Publications.--Section 485(d) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1) assist'' and inserting ``(A) 
     assist'';
       (2) by striking ``(2) assist'' and inserting ``(B) 
     assist'';
       (3) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary'' the first 
     place the term appears; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The Secretary, to the extent the information is 
     available, shall compile information describing State and 
     other prepaid tuition programs and savings programs and 
     disseminate such information to States, eligible 
     institutions, students, and parents in departmental 
     publications.
       ``(3) The Secretary, to the extent practicable, shall 
     update the Department's Internet site to include direct links 
     to databases that contain information on public and private 
     financial assistance programs. The Secretary shall only 
     provide direct links to databases that can be accessed 
     without charge and shall make reasonable efforts to verify 
     that the databases included in a direct link are not 
     providing fraudulent information. The Secretary shall 
     prominently display adjacent to any such direct link a 
     disclaimer indicating that a direct link to a database does 
     not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of the 
     database, the provider of the database, or any services or 
     products of such provider. The Secretary shall provide 
     additional direct links to information resources from which 
     students may obtain information about fraudulent and 
     deceptive practices in the provision of services related to 
     student financial aid.''.
       (d) Disclosures.--Section 485(e) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``his parents, his guidance'' and inserting 
     ``the student's parents, guidance''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``If the 
     institution is a member of a national collegiate athletic 
     association that compiles graduation rate data on behalf of 
     the association's member institutions that the Secretary 
     determines is substantially comparable to the information 
     described in paragraph (1), the distribution of the 
     compilation of such data to all secondary schools in the 
     United States shall fulfill the responsibility of the 
     institution to provide information to a prospective student 
     athlete's guidance counselor and coach.''; and
       (2) by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows:
       ``(9) The reports required by this subsection shall be due 
     each July 1 and shall cover the 1-year period ending August 
     31 of the preceding year.''.
       (e) Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime 
     Statistics.--Section 485(f) (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows:
       ``(F) Statistics concerning the occurrence on campus, in or 
     on noncampus buildings or property, and on public property 
     during the most recent calendar year, and during the 2 
     preceding calendar years for which data are available--
       ``(i) of the following criminal offenses reported to campus 
     security authorities or local police agencies:
       ``(I) murder;
       ``(II) sex offenses, forcible or nonforcible;
       ``(III) robbery;
       ``(IV) aggravated assault;
       ``(V) burglary;
       ``(VI) motor vehicle theft;
       ``(VII) manslaughter;
       ``(VIII) arson; and
       ``(IX) arrests or persons referred for campus disciplinary 
     action for liquor law violations,

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     drug-related violations, and weapons possession; and
       ``(ii) of the crimes described in subclauses (I) through 
     (VIII) of clause (i), and other crimes involving bodily 
     injury to any person in which the victim is intentionally 
     selected because of the actual or perceived race, gender, 
     religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability of the 
     victim that are reported to campus security authorities or 
     local police agencies, which data shall be collected and 
     reported according to category of prejudice.'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (H); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H);
       (2) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``Upon request of the Secretary, each'' and 
     inserting ``On an annual basis, each'';
       (B) by striking ``paragraphs (1)(F) and (1)(H)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1)(F)'';
       (C) by striking ``and Labor'' and inserting ``and the 
     Workforce'';
       (D) by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``2000'';
       (E) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (F) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (G) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) make copies of the statistics submitted to the 
     Secretary available to the public; and'';
       (3) by amending paragraph (5)(A) to read as follows:
       ``(5)(A) In this subsection:
       ``(i) The term `campus' means--
       ``(I) any building or property owned or controlled by an 
     institution of higher education within the same reasonably 
     contiguous geographic area of the institution and used by the 
     institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to, 
     the institution's educational purposes, including residence 
     halls; and
       ``(II) property within the same reasonably contiguous 
     geographic area of the institution that is owned by the 
     institution but controlled by another person, is used by 
     students, and supports institutional purposes (such as a food 
     or other retail vendor).
       ``(ii) The term `noncampus building or property' means--
       ``(I) any building or property owned or controlled by a 
     student organization recognized by the institution; and
       ``(II) any building or property (other than a branch 
     campus) owned or controlled by an institution of higher 
     education that is used in direct support of, or in relation 
     to, the institution's educational purposes, is used by 
     students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous 
     geographic area of the institution.
       ``(iii) The term `public property' means all public 
     property that is within the same reasonably contiguous 
     geographic area of the institution, such as a sidewalk, a 
     street, other thoroughfare, or parking facility, and is 
     adjacent to a facility owned or controlled by the institution 
     if the facility is used by the institution in direct support 
     of, or in a manner related to the institution's educational 
     purposes.'';
       (4) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking ``paragraphs (1)(F) and (1)(H)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1)(F)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``Such statistics 
     shall not identify victims of crimes or persons accused of 
     crimes.'';
       (5) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively;
       (6) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4)(A) Each institution participating in any program 
     under this title that maintains a police or security 
     department of any kind shall make, keep, and maintain a daily 
     log, written in a form that can be easily understood, 
     recording all crimes reported to such police or security 
     department, including--
       ``(i) the nature, date, time, and general location of each 
     crime; and
       ``(ii) the disposition of the complaint, if known.
       ``(B)(i) All entries that are required pursuant to this 
     paragraph shall, except where disclosure of such information 
     is prohibited by law or such disclosure would jeopardize the 
     confidentiality of the victim, be open to public inspection 
     within 2 business days of the initial report being made to 
     the department or a campus security authority.
       ``(ii) If new information about an entry into a log becomes 
     available to a police or security department, then the new 
     information shall be recorded in the log not later than 2 
     business days after the information becomes available to the 
     police or security department.
       ``(iii) If there is clear and convincing evidence that the 
     release of such information would jeopardize an ongoing 
     criminal investigation or the safety of an individual, cause 
     a suspect to flee or evade detection, or result in the 
     destruction of evidence, such information may be withheld 
     until that damage is no longer likely to occur from the 
     release of such information.''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) The Secretary shall provide technical assistance in 
     complying with the provisions of this section to an 
     institution of higher education who requests such assistance.
       ``(10) Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     require the reporting or disclosure of privileged 
     information.
       ``(11) The Secretary shall report to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress each institution of higher education 
     that the Secretary determines is not in compliance with the 
     reporting requirements of this subsection.
       ``(12) For purposes of reporting the statistics with 
     respect to crimes described in paragraph (1)(F), an 
     institution of higher education shall distinguish, by means 
     of separate categories, any criminal offenses that occur--
       ``(A) on campus;
       ``(B) in or on a noncampus building or property;
       ``(C) on public property; and
       ``(D) in dormitories or other residential facilities for 
     students on campus.
       ``(13) Upon a determination pursuant to section 
     487(c)(3)(B) that an institution of higher education has 
     substantially misrepresented the number, location, or nature 
     of the crimes required to be reported under this subsection, 
     the Secretary shall impose a civil penalty upon the 
     institution in the same amount and pursuant to the same 
     procedures as a civil penalty is imposed under section 
     487(c)(3)(B).
       ``(14)(A) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to--
       ``(i) create a cause of action against any institution of 
     higher education or any employee of such an institution for 
     any civil liability; or
       ``(ii) establish any standard of care.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, evidence 
     regarding compliance or noncompliance with this subsection 
     shall not be admissible as evidence in any proceeding of any 
     court, agency, board, or other entity, except with respect to 
     an action to enforce this subsection.
       ``(15) This subsection may be cited as the `Jeanne Clery 
     Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime 
     Statistics Act'.''.
       (f) Data Required.--Section 485(g) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I)(i) The total revenues, and the revenues from 
     football, men's basketball, women's basketball, all other 
     men's sports combined and all other women's sports combined, 
     derived by the institution from the institution's 
     intercollegiate athletics activities.
       ``(ii) For the purpose of clause (i), revenues from 
     intercollegiate athletics activities allocable to a sport 
     shall include (without limitation) gate receipts, broadcast 
     revenues, appearance guarantees and options, concessions, and 
     advertising, but revenues such as student activities fees or 
     alumni contributions not so allocable shall be included in 
     the calculation of total revenues only.
       ``(J)(i) The total expenses, and the expenses attributable 
     to football, men's basketball, women's basketball, all other 
     men's sports combined, and all other women's sports combined, 
     made by the institution for the institution's intercollegiate 
     athletics activities.
       ``(ii) For the purpose of clause (i), expenses for 
     intercollegiate athletics activities allocable to a sport 
     shall include (without limitation) grants-in-aid, salaries, 
     travel, equipment, and supplies, but expenses such as general 
     and administrative overhead not so allocable shall be 
     included in the calculation of total expenses only.''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (5);
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) Submission; report; information availability.--(A) On 
     an annual basis, each institution of higher education 
     described in paragraph (1) shall provide to the Secretary, 
     within 15 days of the date that the institution makes 
     available the report under paragraph (1), the information 
     contained in the report.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall prepare a report regarding the 
     information received under subparagraph (A) and submit such 
     report to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate by April 1, 2000. The report shall--
       ``(i) summarize the information and identify trends in the 
     information;
       ``(ii) aggregate the information by divisions of the 
     National Collegiate Athletic Association; and
       ``(iii) contain information on each individual institution 
     of higher education.
       ``(C) The Secretary shall ensure that the reports described 
     in subparagraph (A) and the report to Congress described in 
     subparagraph (B) are made available to the public within a 
     reasonable period of time.
       ``(D) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
     of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, the Secretary 
     shall notify all secondary schools in all States regarding 
     the availability of the information reported under 
     subparagraph (B) and the information made available under 
     paragraph (1), and how such information may be accessed.''.

     SEC. 487. NATIONAL STUDENT LOAN DATA SYSTEM.

       Section 485B(a) (20 U.S.C. 1092b(a)) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end of the third sentence 
     the following: ``not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998''.

     SEC. 488. DISTANCE EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

       Section 486 (20 U.S.C. 1083) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 486. DISTANCE EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section--
       ``(1) to allow demonstration programs that are strictly 
     monitored by the Department of Education to test the quality 
     and viability of expanded distance education programs 
     currently restricted under this Act;
       ``(2) to provide for increased student access to higher 
     education through distance education programs; and
       ``(3) to help determine--
       ``(A) the most effective means of delivering quality 
     education via distance education course offerings;
       ``(B) the specific statutory and regulatory requirements 
     which should be altered to provide greater access to high 
     quality distance education programs; and
       ``(C) the appropriate level of Federal assistance for 
     students enrolled in distance education programs.

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       ``(b) Demonstration Programs Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--In accordance with the provisions of 
     subsection (d), the Secretary is authorized to select 
     institutions of higher education, systems of such 
     institutions, or consortia of such institutions for voluntary 
     participation in a Distance Education Demonstration Program 
     that provides participating institutions with the ability to 
     offer distance education programs that do not meet all or a 
     portion of the sections or regulations described in paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(2) Waivers.--The Secretary is authorized to waive for 
     any institution of higher education, system of institutions 
     of higher education, or consortium participating in a 
     Distance Education Demonstration Program, the requirements of 
     section 472(5) as the section relates to computer costs, 
     sections 481(a) and 481(b) as such sections relate to 
     requirements for a minimum number of weeks of instruction, 
     sections 102(a)(3)(A), 102(a)(3)(B), and 484(l)(1), or 1 or 
     more of the regulations prescribed under this part or part F 
     which inhibit the operation of quality distance education 
     programs.
       ``(3) Eligible applicants.--
       ``(A) Eligible institutions.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), only an institution of 
     higher education that is eligible to participate in programs 
     under this title shall be eligible to participate in the 
     demonstration program authorized under this section.
       ``(B) Prohibition.--An institution of higher education 
     described in section 102(a)(1)(C) shall not be eligible to 
     participate in the demonstration program authorized under 
     this section.
       ``(C) Special rule.--Subject to subparagraph (B), an 
     institution of higher education that meets the requirements 
     of subsection (a) of section 102, other than the requirement 
     of paragraph (3)(A) or (3)(B) of such subsection, and that 
     provides a 2-year or 4-year program of instruction for which 
     the institution awards an associate or baccalaureate degree, 
     shall be eligible to participate in the demonstration program 
     authorized under this section.
       ``(D) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this paragraph, Western Governors University shall be 
     considered eligible to participate in the demonstration 
     program authorized under this section. In addition to the 
     waivers described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may waive 
     the provisions of title I and parts G and H of this title for 
     such university that the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate because of the unique characteristics of such 
     university. In carrying out the preceding sentence, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that adequate program integrity and 
     accountability measures apply to such university's 
     participation in the demonstration program authorized under 
     this section.
       ``(c) Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each institution, system, or consortium 
     of institutions desiring to participate in a demonstration 
     program under this section shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
     may require.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each application shall include--
       ``(A) a description of the institution, system, or 
     consortium's consultation with a recognized accrediting 
     agency or association with respect to quality assurances for 
     the distance education programs to be offered;
       ``(B) a description of the statutory and regulatory 
     requirements described in subsection (b)(2) or, if 
     applicable, subsection (b)(3)(D) for which a waiver is sought 
     and the reasons for which the waiver is sought;
       ``(C) a description of the distance education programs to 
     be offered;
       ``(D) a description of the students to whom distance 
     education programs will be offered;
       ``(E) an assurance that the institution, system, or 
     consortium will offer full cooperation with the ongoing 
     evaluations of the demonstration program provided for in this 
     section; and
       ``(F) such other information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(d) Selection.--
       ``(1) In general.--For the first year of the demonstration 
     program authorized under this section, the Secretary is 
     authorized to select for participation in the program not 
     more than 15 institutions, systems of institutions, or 
     consortia of institutions. For the third year of the 
     demonstration program authorized under this section, the 
     Secretary may select not more than 35 institutions, systems, 
     or consortia, in addition to the institutions, systems, or 
     consortia selected pursuant to the preceding sentence, to 
     participate in the demonstration program if the Secretary 
     determines that such expansion is warranted based on the 
     evaluations conducted in accordance with subsections (f) and 
     (g).
       ``(2) Considerations.--In selecting institutions to 
     participate in the demonstration program in the first or 
     succeeding years of the program, the Secretary shall take 
     into account--
       ``(A) the number and quality of applications received;
       ``(B) the Department's capacity to oversee and monitor each 
     institution's participation;
       ``(C) an institution's--
       ``(i) financial responsibility;
       ``(ii) administrative capability; and
       ``(iii) program or programs being offered via distance 
     education; and
       ``(D) ensuring the participation of a diverse group of 
     institutions with respect to size, mission, and geographic 
     distribution.
       ``(e) Notification.--The Secretary shall make available to 
     the public and to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce of the House of Representatives a list of 
     institutions, systems or consortia selected to participate in 
     the demonstration program authorized by this section. Such 
     notice shall include a listing of the specific statutory and 
     regulatory requirements being waived for each institution, 
     system or consortium and a description of the distance 
     education courses to be offered.
       ``(f) Evaluations and Reports.--
       ``(1) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall evaluate the 
     demonstration programs authorized under this section on an 
     annual basis. Such evaluations specifically shall review--
       ``(A) the extent to which the institution, system or 
     consortium has met the goals set forth in its application to 
     the Secretary, including the measures of program quality 
     assurance;
       ``(B) the number and types of students participating in the 
     programs offered, including the progress of participating 
     students toward recognized certificates or degrees and the 
     extent to which participation in such programs increased;
       ``(C) issues related to student financial assistance for 
     distance education;
       ``(D) effective technologies for delivering distance 
     education course offerings; and
       ``(E) the extent to which statutory or regulatory 
     requirements not waived under the demonstration program 
     present difficulties for students or institutions.
       ``(2) Policy analysis.--The Secretary shall review current 
     policies and identify those policies that present impediments 
     to the development and use of distance education and other 
     nontraditional methods of expanding access to education.
       ``(3) Reports.--
       ``(A) In general.--Within 18 months of the initiation of 
     the demonstration program, the Secretary shall report to the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives with respect to--
       ``(i) the evaluations of the demonstration programs 
     authorized under this section; and
       ``(ii) any proposed statutory changes designed to enhance 
     the use of distance education.
       ``(B) Additional reports.--The Secretary shall provide 
     additional reports to the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce of the House of Representatives on an annual 
     basis regarding--
       ``(i) the demonstration programs authorized under this 
     section; and
       ``(ii) the number and types of students receiving 
     assistance under this title for instruction leading to a 
     recognized certificate, as provided for in section 484(l)(1), 
     including the progress of such students toward recognized 
     certificates and the degree to which participation in such 
     programs leading to such certificates increased.
       ``(g) Oversight.--In conducting the demonstration program 
     authorized under this section, the Secretary shall, on a 
     continuing basis--
       ``(1) assure compliance of institutions, systems or 
     consortia with the requirements of this title (other than the 
     sections and regulations that are waived under subsections 
     (b)(2) and (b)(3)(D));
       ``(2) provide technical assistance;
       ``(3) monitor fluctuations in the student population 
     enrolled in the participating institutions, systems or 
     consortia; and
       ``(4) consult with appropriate accrediting agencies or 
     associations and appropriate State regulatory authorities.
       ``(h) Definition.--For the purpose of this section, the 
     term `distance education' means an educational process that 
     is characterized by the separation, in time or place, between 
     instructor and student. Such term may include courses offered 
     principally through the use of--
       ``(1) television, audio, or computer transmission, such as 
     open broadcast, closed circuit, cable, microwave, or 
     satellite transmission;
       ``(2) audio or computer conferencing;
       ``(3) video cassettes or discs; or
       ``(4) correspondence.''.

     SEC. 489. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Required Content.--Section 487(a) (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively;
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c)'';
       (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``part B'' and inserting 
     ``part B or D'';
       (4) in paragraph (14)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``part B'' and 
     inserting ``part B or D''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``part B'' and 
     inserting ``part B or D''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) This paragraph shall not apply in the case of an 
     institution in which (i) neither the parent nor the 
     subordinate institution has a cohort default rate in excess 
     of 10 percent, and (ii) the new owner of such parent or 
     subordinate institution does not, and has not, owned any 
     other institution with a cohort default rate in excess of 10 
     percent.'';
       (5) in paragraph (15), by striking ``State review 
     entities'' and inserting ``the State agencies'';
       (6) by amending paragraph (18) to read as follows:
       ``(18) The institution will meet the requirements 
     established pursuant to section 485(g).''; and
       (7) by amending paragraph (21) to read as follows:
       ``(21) The institution will meet the requirements 
     established by the Secretary and accrediting agencies or 
     associations, and will provide evidence to the Secretary that 
     the institution has the authority to operate within a 
     State.''.
       (b) Provision of Voter Registration Forms.--
       (1) Program participation requirement.--Section 487(a) (20 
     U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(23)(A) The institution, if located in a State to which 
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     istration Act (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-2(b)) does not apply, will 
     make a good faith effort to distribute a mail voter 
     registration form, requested and received from the State, to 
     each student enrolled in a degree or certificate program and 
     physically in attendance at the institution, and to make such 
     forms widely available to students at the institution.
       ``(B) The institution shall request the forms from the 
     State 120 days prior to the deadline for registering to vote 
     within the State. If an institution has not received a 
     sufficient quantity of forms to fulfill this section from the 
     State within 60 days prior to the deadline for registering to 
     vote in the State, the institution shall not be held liable 
     for not meeting the requirements of this section during that 
     election year.
       ``(C) This paragraph shall apply to elections as defined in 
     section 301(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
     (2 U.S.C. 431(1)), and includes the election for Governor or 
     other chief executive within such State).''.
       (2) Regulation prohibited.--No officer of the executive 
     branch is authorized to instruct the institution in the 
     manner in which the amendment made by this subsection is 
     carried out.
       (c) Audits; Financial Responsibility.--Section 487(c) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (A) in clause (i)--
       (i) by striking ``clause (ii)'' and inserting ``clauses 
     (ii) and (iii)'';
       (ii) by striking ``State review entities referred to in'' 
     and inserting ``appropriate State agency notifying the 
     Secretary under''; and
       (iii) by striking ``or'' after the semicolon;
       (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) at the discretion of the Secretary, with regard to 
     an eligible institution (other than an eligible institution 
     described in section 102(a)(1)(C)) that has obtained less 
     than $200,000 in funds under this title during each of the 2 
     award years that precede the audit period and submits a 
     letter of credit payable to the Secretary equal to not less 
     than \1/2\ of the annual potential liabilities of such 
     institution as determined by the Secretary, deeming an audit 
     conducted every 3 years to satisfy the requirements of clause 
     (i), except for the award year immediately preceding renewal 
     of the institution's eligibility under section 498(g);'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``, after consultation 
     with each State review entity designated under subpart 1 of 
     part H,''; and
       (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``State review entities 
     designated'' and inserting ``State agencies notifying the 
     Secretary''.

     SEC. 490. REGULATORY RELIEF AND IMPROVEMENT.

       Section 487A (20 U.S.C. 1094a) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 487A. REGULATORY RELIEF AND IMPROVEMENT.

       ``(a) Quality Assurance Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to select 
     institutions for voluntary participation in a Quality 
     Assurance Program that provides participating institutions 
     with an alternative management approach through which 
     individual schools develop and implement their own 
     comprehensive systems, related to processing and disbursement 
     of student financial aid, verification of student financial 
     aid application data, and entrance and exit interviews, 
     thereby enhancing program integrity within the student aid 
     delivery system.
       ``(2) Criteria and consideration.--The Quality Assurance 
     Program authorized by this section shall be based on criteria 
     that include demonstrated institutional performance, as 
     determined by the Secretary, and shall take into 
     consideration current quality assurance goals, as determined 
     by the Secretary. The selection criteria shall ensure the 
     participation of a diverse group of institutions of higher 
     education with respect to size, mission, and geographical 
     distribution.
       ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary is authorized to waive for any 
     institution participating in the Quality Assurance Program 
     any regulations dealing with reporting or verification 
     requirements in this title that are addressed by the 
     institution's alternative management system, and may 
     substitute such quality assurance reporting as the Secretary 
     determines necessary to ensure accountability and compliance 
     with the purposes of the programs under this title. The 
     Secretary shall not modify or waive any statutory 
     requirements pursuant to this paragraph.
       ``(4) Determination.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     determine--
       ``(A) when an institution that is unable to administer the 
     Quality Assurance Program shall be removed from such program; 
     and
       ``(B) when institutions desiring to cease participation in 
     such program will be required to complete the current award 
     year under the requirements of the Quality Assurance Program.
       ``(5) Review and evaluation.--The Secretary shall review 
     and evaluate the Quality Assurance Program conducted by each 
     participating institution and, on the basis of that 
     evaluation, make recommendations regarding amendments to this 
     Act that will streamline the administration and enhance the 
     integrity of Federal student assistance programs. Such 
     recommendations shall be submitted to the Committee on Labor 
     and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives.
       ``(b) Regulatory Improvement and Streamlining 
     Experiments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may continue any 
     experimental sites in existence on the date of enactment of 
     the Higher Education Amendments of 1998. Any activities 
     approved by the Secretary prior to such date that are 
     inconsistent with this section shall be discontinued not 
     later than June 30, 1999.
       ``(2) Report.--The Secretary shall review and evaluate the 
     experience of institutions participating as experimental 
     sites during the period of 1993 through 1998 under this 
     section (as such section was in effect on the day before the 
     date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 
     1998), and shall submit a report based on this review and 
     evaluation to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
     of the House of Representatives not later than 6 months after 
     the enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998. 
     Such report shall include--
       ``(A) a list of participating institutions and the specific 
     statutory or regulatory waivers granted to each institution;
       ``(B) the findings and conclusions reached regarding each 
     of the experiments conducted; and
       ``(C) recommendations for amendments to improve and 
     streamline this Act, based on the results of the experiment.
       ``(3) Selection.--
       ``(A) In general.--Upon the submission of the report 
     required by paragraph (2), the Secretary is authorized to 
     select a limited number of additional institutions for 
     voluntary participation as experimental sites to provide 
     recommendations to the Secretary on the impact and 
     effectiveness of proposed regulations or new management 
     initiatives.
       ``(B) Consultation.--Prior to approving any additional 
     experimental sites, the Secretary shall consult with the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives and shall provide to such Committees--
       ``(i) a list of institutions proposed for participation in 
     the experiment and the specific statutory or regulatory 
     waivers proposed to be granted to each institution;
       ``(ii) a statement of the objectives to be achieved through 
     the experiment; and
       ``(iii) an identification of the period of time over which 
     the experiment is to be conducted.
       ``(C) Waivers.--The Secretary is authorized to waive, for 
     any institution participating as an experimental site under 
     subparagraph (A), any requirements in this title, or 
     regulations prescribed under this title, that will bias the 
     results of the experiment, except that the Secretary shall 
     not waive any provisions with respect to award rules, grant 
     and loan maximum award amounts, and need analysis 
     requirements.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `current award year' means the award year during which the 
     participating institution indicates the institution's 
     intention to cease participation.''.

     SEC. 490A. GARNISHMENT REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 488A (20 U.S.C. 1095a) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) No Attachment of Student Assistance.--Except as 
     authorized in this section, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of Federal or State law, no grant, loan, or work 
     assistance awarded under this title, or property traceable to 
     such assistance, shall be subject to garnishment or 
     attachment in order to satisfy any debt owed by the student 
     awarded such assistance, other than a debt owed to the 
     Secretary and arising under this title.''.

     SEC. 490B. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.

       Part G of title IV is further amended by inserting 
     immediately after section 490 (20 U.S.C. 1097) the following:

     ``SEC. 490A. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS.

       ``(a) Authority.--To assist the Secretary in the conduct of 
     investigations of possible violations of the provisions of 
     this title, the Secretary is authorized to require by 
     subpoena the production of information, documents, reports, 
     answers, records, accounts, papers, and other documentary 
     evidence pertaining to participation in any program under 
     this title. The production of any such records may be 
     required from any place in a State.
       ``(b) Enforcement.--In case of contumacy by, or refusal to 
     obey a subpoena issued to, any person, the Secretary may 
     request the Attorney General to invoke the aid of any court 
     of the United States where such person resides or transacts 
     business for a court order for the enforcement of this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 490C. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT FINANCIAL 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       Section 491 (20 U.S.C. 1098) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``and 
     expenditures'' and inserting ``, expenditures and staffing 
     levels''; and
       (B) by inserting after the third sentence the following: 
     ``Reports, publications, and other documents of the Advisory 
     Committee, including such reports, publications, and 
     documents in electronic form, shall not be subject to review 
     by the Secretary.'';
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), as 
     paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) No officers or full-time employees of the Federal 
     Government shall serve as members of the Advisory 
     Committee.'';
       (3) in subsection (g), by striking ``(1) Members'' and all 
     that follows through ``of the United States may each'' and 
     inserting ``Members of the Advisory Committee may each'';
       (4) in subsection (h)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``determined'' after ``as may be''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The Advisory 
     Committee may appoint not more than 1 full-time equivalent, 
     nonpermanent, consultant without regard to the provisions of 
     title 5, United States Code. The Advisory Committee shall not 
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     personnel to meet agency personnel reduction goals.'';
       (5) in subsection (i), by striking ``$750,000'' and 
     inserting ``$800,000'';
       (6) by amending subsection (j) to read as follows:
       ``(j) Special Analyses and Activities.--The Advisory 
     Committee shall--
       ``(1) monitor and evaluate the modernization of student 
     financial aid systems and delivery processes, including the 
     implementation of a performance-based organization within the 
     Department, and report to Congress regarding such 
     modernization on not less than an annual basis, including 
     recommendations for improvement;
       ``(2) assess the adequacy of current methods for 
     disseminating information about programs under this title and 
     recommend improvements, as appropriate, regarding early needs 
     assessment and information for first-year secondary school 
     students;
       ``(3) assess and make recommendations concerning the 
     feasibility and degree of use of appropriate technology in 
     the application for, and delivery and management of, 
     financial assistance under this title, as well as policies 
     that promote use of such technology to reduce cost and 
     enhance service and program integrity, including electronic 
     application and reapplication, just-in-time delivery of 
     funds, reporting of disbursements and reconciliation;
       ``(4) assess the implications of distance education on 
     student eligibility and other requirements for financial 
     assistance under this title, and make recommendations that 
     will enhance access to postsecondary education through 
     distance education while maintaining access, through on-
     campus instruction at eligible institutions, and program 
     integrity; and
       ``(5) make recommendations to the Secretary regarding 
     redundant or outdated provisions of and regulations under 
     this Act, consistent with the Secretary's requirements under 
     section 498B.'';
       (7) in subsection (k), by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2004''; and
       (8) by repealing subsection (l).

     SEC. 490D. MEETINGS AND NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.

       (a) Meetings.--Section 492(a) (20 U.S.C. 1098a) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``convene regional meetings to'';
       (B) by striking ``parts B, G, and H of this title,'' and 
     inserting ``this title;''; and
       (C) by striking ``Such meetings shall include'' and 
     inserting ``The Secretary shall obtain the advice of and 
     recommendations from''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``During such meetings the'' and inserting 
     ``The'';
       (B) by striking ``parts B, G, and H'' and inserting ``this 
     title'';
       (C) by striking ``1992'' and inserting ``1998 through such 
     mechanisms as regional meetings and electronic exchanges of 
     information''; and
       (D) by striking ``at such meetings'' and inserting 
     ``through such mechanisms''.
       (b) Draft Regulations.--Section 492(b) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``After'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--After'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))--
       (A) by striking ``holding regional meetings'' and inserting 
     ``obtaining the advice and recommendations described in 
     subsection (a)(1);
       (B) by striking ``parts B, G, and H of this title'' and 
     inserting ``this title'';
       (C) by striking ``1992'' and inserting ``1998'';
       (D) by striking ``The Secretary shall follow the guidance 
     provided in sections 305.82-4 and 305.85-5 of chapter 1, Code 
     of Federal Regulations, and any successor recommendation, 
     regulation, or law.'';
       (E) by striking ``participating in the regional meetings'';
       (F) by striking ``240-day'' and inserting ``360-day''; and
       (G) by striking ``section 431(g)'' and inserting ``section 
     437(e)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Expansion of negotiated rulemaking.--All regulations 
     pertaining to this title that are promulgated after the date 
     of enactment of this paragraph shall be subject to a 
     negotiated rulemaking (including the selection of the issues 
     to be negotiated), unless the Secretary determines that 
     applying such a requirement with respect to given regulations 
     is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public 
     interest (within the meaning of section 553(b)(3)(B) of title 
     5, United States Code), and publishes the basis for such 
     determination in the Federal Register at the same time as the 
     proposed regulations in question are first published. All 
     published proposed regulations shall conform to agreements 
     resulting from such negotiated rulemaking unless the 
     Secretary reopens the negotiated rulemaking process or 
     provides a written explanation to the participants in that 
     process why the Secretary has decided to depart from such 
     agreements. Such negotiated rulemaking shall be conducted in 
     accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1), and the 
     Secretary shall ensure that a clear and reliable record of 
     agreements reached during the negotiations process is 
     maintained.''.

     SEC. 490E. YEAR 2000 REQUIREMENTS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   EDUCATION.

       Part G of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 493A. YEAR 2000 REQUIREMENTS AT THE DEPARTMENT.

       ``(a) Preparations for Year 2000.--In order to ensure that 
     the processing, delivery, and administration of grant, loan, 
     and work assistance provided under this title is not 
     interrupted due to operational problems related to the 
     inability of computer systems to indicate accurately dates 
     after December 31, 1999, the Secretary of Education shall--
       ``(1) take such actions as are necessary to ensure that all 
     internal and external systems, hardware, and data exchange 
     infrastructure administered by the Department that are 
     necessary for the processing, delivery, and administration of 
     the grant, loan, and work assistance are Year 2000 compliant 
     by March 31, 1999, such that there will be no business 
     interruption after December 31, 1999;
       ``(2) ensure that the Robert T. Stafford Federal Student 
     Loan Program and the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 
     Program are equal in level of priority with respect to 
     addressing, and that resources are managed to equally provide 
     for successful resolution of, the Year 2000 computer problem 
     in both programs by December 31, 1999;
       ``(3) work with the Department's various data exchange 
     partners under this title to fully test all data exchange 
     routes for Year 2000 compliance via end-to-end testing, and 
     submit a report describing the parameters and results of such 
     tests to the Comptroller General not later than March 31, 
     1999;
       ``(4) ensure that the Inspector General of the Department 
     (or an external, independent entity selected by the Inspector 
     General) performs and publishes a risk assessment of the 
     systems and hardware under the Department's management, that 
     has been reviewed by an independent entity, and make such 
     assessment publicly available not later than 60 days after 
     the date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 
     1998;
       ``(5) not later than June 30, 1999, ensure that the 
     Inspector General (or an external, independent entity 
     selected by the Inspector General) conducts a review of the 
     Department's Year 2000 compliance for the processing, 
     delivery, and administration of grant, loan, and work 
     assistance, and submits a report reflecting the results of 
     that review to the Chairperson of the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources of the Senate and the Chairperson of the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(6) develop a contingency plan to ensure the programs 
     under this title will continue to run uninterrupted in the 
     event of widespread disruptions in the flow of accurate 
     computerized data, which contingency plan shall include a 
     prioritization of mission critical systems and strategies to 
     allow data partners to transfer data through alternate means; 
     and
       ``(7) alert Congress at the earliest possible time if 
     mission critical deadlines will not be met.
       ``(b) Postponement Authority for the Year 2000.--
       ``(1) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subsection to 
     provide the Secretary with the flexibility necessary to--
       ``(A) ensure that the resources and capabilities of 
     institutions, lenders, and guaranty agencies are not 
     overburdened by the combination of student aid processing and 
     delivery requirements added or modified by the amendments 
     made by the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 and by the 
     changes required to ensure that the systems of the 
     institutions, lenders and guaranty agencies are Year 2000 
     compliant; and
       ``(B) avoid the disruption of grant, loan, or work 
     assistance funds awarded to students because of Year 2000 
     compliance problems at a substantial number of institutions, 
     lenders, and guaranty agencies.
       ``(2) Authority to postpone.--The Secretary may postpone, 
     for a period of time described in paragraph (3), the 
     implementation of any requirements under part B, D, E, or G 
     that are added or modified by the amendments made by the 
     Higher Education Amendments of 1998 related to the processing 
     or delivery of grant, loan, and work assistance (which shall 
     not include the determination of need for such assistance) 
     provided under this title, if the Secretary--
       ``(A) determines that--
       ``(i) implementation of such requirements would require 
     extensive changes to the existing systems of institutions, 
     lenders, or guaranty agencies; and
       ``(ii) postponement is necessary to avoid jeopardizing the 
     ability of a substantial number of institutions, lenders, or 
     guaranty agencies to ensure that all of the systems of the 
     institutions, lenders, or guaranty agencies related to the 
     processing or delivery of such assistance function 
     successfully after December 31, 1999; and
       ``(B) promptly publishes in the Federal Register a list of, 
     and notifies Congress of, any provisions, the implementation 
     of which the Secretary intends to postpone, with the reasons 
     for such postponement.
       ``(3) Exceptions to authority.--The Secretary may not 
     postpone the implementation of one or more provisions 
     described in this subsection longer than the earlier of--
       ``(A) the period of time that the Secretary determines 
     necessary to ensure that the processing and delivery systems 
     of the institutions, lenders, and guaranty agencies referred 
     to in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) are capable of functioning 
     successfully after December 31, 1999; or
       ``(B) one award year after the effective date applicable to 
     such provision under the Higher Education Amendments of 
     1998.''.

     SEC. 490F. PROCEDURES FOR CANCELLATIONS AND DEFERMENTS FOR 
                   ELIGIBLE DISABLED VETERANS.

       Part G of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding after section 493A (as added by section 490E) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 493B. PROCEDURES FOR CANCELLATIONS AND DEFERMENTS FOR 
                   ELIGIBLE DISABLED VETERANS.

       ``The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, shall develop and implement a procedure to 
     permit Department of Veterans Affairs physicians to provide 
     the certifications and affidavits needed to enable disabled 
     veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     health care system to document

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     such veterans' eligibility for deferments or cancellations of 
     student loans made, insured, or guaranteed under this title. 
     Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the 
     Higher Education Amendments of 1998, the Secretary and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs jointly shall report to 
     Congress on the progress made in developing and implementing 
     the procedure.''.

                       PART H--PROGRAM INTEGRITY

     SEC. 491. STATE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

       Part H of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1099a et seq.) is amended 
     by--
       (1) striking the heading of such part and inserting the 
     following:

                     ``PART H--PROGRAM INTEGRITY'';

       and
       (2) by amending subpart 1 (20 U.S.C. 1099a et seq.) to read 
     as follows:

                        ``Subpart 1--State Role

     ``SEC. 495. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.

       ``(a) State Responsibilities.--As part of the integrity 
     program authorized by this part, each State, through 1 State 
     agency or several State agencies selected by the State, 
     shall--
       ``(1) furnish the Secretary, upon request, information with 
     respect to the process for licensing or other authorization 
     for institutions of higher education to operate within the 
     State;
       ``(2) notify the Secretary promptly whenever the State 
     revokes a license or other authority to operate an 
     institution of higher education; and
       ``(3) notify the Secretary promptly whenever the State has 
     credible evidence that an institution of higher education 
     within the State--
       ``(A) has committed fraud in the administration of the 
     student assistance programs authorized by this title; or
       ``(B) has substantially violated a provision of this title.
       ``(b) Institutional Responsibility.--Each institution of 
     higher education shall provide evidence to the Secretary that 
     the institution has authority to operate within a State at 
     the time the institution is certified under subpart 3.''.

     SEC. 492. ACCREDITING AGENCY RECOGNITION.

       (a) Recognition.--
       (1) Subpart heading.--The heading of subpart 2 of part H is 
     amended by striking ``Approval'' and inserting 
     ``Recognition''.
       (2) Section 496 heading.--The heading of section 496 is 
     amended by striking ``approval'' and inserting 
     ``recognition''.
       (b) Standards.--Section 496(a) (20 U.S.C. 1099b(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Standards'' 
     and inserting ``Criteria'';
       (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``standards'' each place the term appears and inserting 
     ``criteria'';
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``at the institution'' and inserting 
     ``offered by the institution''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, including distance education courses 
     or programs,'' after ``higher education''; and
       (4) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking ``of accreditation'' and inserting ``for 
     accreditation'';
       (B) by striking subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J);
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (G) as 
     subparagraphs (B) through (H), respectively;
       (D) by redesignating subparagraphs (K) and (L) as 
     subparagraphs (I) and (J), respectively;
       (E) by inserting before subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(A) success with respect to student achievement in 
     relation to the institution's mission, including, as 
     appropriate, consideration of course completion, State 
     licensing examinations, and job placement rates;'';
       (F) in subparagraph (H) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (C)), by striking ``program length and tuition and fees in 
     relation to the subject matters taught'' and inserting 
     ``measures of program length'';
       (G) in subparagraph (J) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (D))--
       (i) by inserting ``record of'' before ``compliance'';
       (ii) by striking ``Act, including any'' and inserting ``Act 
     based on the most recent student loan default rate data 
     provided by the Secretary, the''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``any'' after ``reviews, and''; and
       (H) in the matter following subparagraph (J) (as 
     redesignated by subparagraph (D)), by striking ``(G), (H), 
     (I), (J), and (L)'' and inserting ``(A), (H), and (J)'';
       (5) in paragraph (7), by striking ``State postsecondary 
     review entity'' and inserting ``State licensing or 
     authorizing agency''; and
       (6) in paragraph (8), by striking ``State postsecondary'' 
     and everything that follows through ``is located'' and 
     inserting ``State licensing or authorizing agency''.
       (c) Operating Procedures.--Section 496(c) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``approved by the Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``recognized by the Secretary''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(at least'' and 
     everything that follows through ``unannounced),'' and 
     inserting ``(which may include unannounced site visits)''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 496 is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``Approval'' in the heading of such 
     subsection and inserting ``Recognition''; and
       (B) by striking ``approved'' and inserting ``recognized'';
       (2) in subsection (f ), by striking ``approved'' and 
     inserting ``recognized'';
       (3) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in the heading of such subsection, by striking 
     ``Standards'' and inserting ``Criteria''; and
       (B) by striking ``standards'' the first place such term 
     appears and inserting ``criteria'';
       (4) in subsection (k)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``section 481'' and inserting ``section 102''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``standards'' and 
     inserting ``criteria'';
       (5) in subsection (l), by striking everything preceding 
     paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(l) Limitation, Suspension, or Termination of 
     Recognition.--(1) If the Secretary determines that an 
     accrediting agency or association has failed to apply 
     effectively the criteria in this section, or is otherwise not 
     in compliance with the requirements of this section, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) after notice and opportunity for a hearing, limit, 
     suspend, or terminate the recognition of the agency or 
     association; or
       ``(B) require the agency or association to take appropriate 
     action to bring the agency or association into compliance 
     with such requirements within a timeframe specified by the 
     Secretary, except that--
       ``(i) such timeframe shall not exceed 12 months unless the 
     Secretary extends such period for good cause; and
       ``(ii) if the agency or association fails to bring the 
     agency or association into compliance within such timeframe, 
     the Secretary shall, after notice and opportunity for a 
     hearing, limit, suspend, or terminate the recognition of the 
     agency or association.''; and
       (6) in subsection (n)--
       (A) by striking ``standards'' each place the term appears 
     and inserting ``criteria'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``approval process'' and inserting 
     ``recognition process'';
       (ii) by striking ``approval or disapproval'' and inserting 
     ``recognition or denial of recognition''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following: ``When the 
     Secretary decides to recognize an accrediting agency or 
     association, the Secretary shall determine the agency or 
     association's scope of recognition. If the agency or 
     association reviews institutions offering distance education 
     courses or programs and the Secretary determines that the 
     agency or association meets the requirements of this section, 
     then the agency shall be recognized and the scope of 
     recognition shall include accreditation of institutions 
     offering distance education courses or programs.''; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) The Secretary shall maintain sufficient documentation 
     to support the conclusions reached in the recognition 
     process, and, if the Secretary does not recognize any 
     accreditation agency or association, shall make publicly 
     available the reason for denying recognition, including 
     reference to the specific criteria under this section which 
     have not been fulfilled.''.

     SEC. 493. ELIGIBILITY AND CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Single Application Form.--Section 498(b) (20 U.S.C. 
     1099c(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and capability'' and 
     inserting ``financial responsibility, and administrative 
     capability'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) requires--
       ``(A) a description of the third party servicers of an 
     institution of higher education; and
       ``(B) the institution to maintain a copy of any contract 
     with a financial aid service provider or loan servicer, and 
     provide a copy of any such contract to the Secretary upon 
     request;'';
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) provides, at the option of the institution, for 
     participation in 1 or more of the programs under part B or 
     D.''.
       (b) Financial Responsibility Standards.--Section 498(c) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``with respect to 
     operating losses, net worth, asset to liabilities ratios, or 
     operating fund deficits'' and inserting ``regarding ratios 
     that demonstrate financial responsibility,''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by inserting ``, public,'' 
     after ``for profit'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``that the Secretary 
     determines are reasonable'' after ``guarantees''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``ratio of current assets to current liabilities'' and 
     inserting ``criteria''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``current operating 
     ratio requirement'' and inserting ``criteria''.
       (c) Financial Guarantees From Owners.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 498(e) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     individual who--
       ``(A) the Secretary determines, in accordance with 
     paragraph (2), exercises substantial control over an 
     institution participating in, or seeking to participate in, a 
     program under this title,
       ``(B) is required to pay, on behalf of a student or 
     borrower, a refund of unearned institutional charges to a 
     lender, or to the Secretary, and
       ``(C) willfully fails to pay such refund or willfully 
     attempts in any manner to evade payment of such refund,

     shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be 
     liable to the Secretary for the amount of the refund not 
     paid, to the same extent with respect to such refund that 
     such an individual would be liable as a responsible person 
     for a penalty under section 6672(a) of Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 with respect to the nonpayment of taxes.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall be effective with respect

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     to any unpaid refunds that were first required to be paid to 
     a lender or to the Secretary on or after 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (d) Applications and Site Visits.--Section 498(f) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``; Site Visits 
     and Fees'' and inserting ``and Site Visits'';
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``shall'' and 
     inserting ``may'';
       (3) in the third sentence--
       (A) by striking ``may establish'' and insert ``shall 
     establish''; and
       (B) by striking ``may coordinate'' and inserting ``shall, 
     to the extent practicable, coordinate''; and
       (4) by striking the fourth sentence.
       (e) Time Limitations on, and Renewal of, Eligibility.--
     Subsection (g) of section 498 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Time Limitations on, and Renewal of, Eligibility.--
       ``(1) General rule.--After the expiration of the 
     certification of any institution under the schedule 
     prescribed under this section (as this section was in effect 
     prior to the enactment of the Higher Education Act Amendments 
     of 1998), or upon request for initial certification from an 
     institution not previously certified, the Secretary may 
     certify the eligibility for the purposes of any program 
     authorized under this title of each such institution for a 
     period not to exceed 6 years.
       ``(2) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify each 
     institution of higher education not later than 6 months prior 
     to the date of the expiration of the institution's 
     certification.
       ``(3) Institutions outside the united states.--The 
     Secretary shall promulgate regulations regarding the 
     recertification requirements applicable to an institution of 
     higher education outside of the United States that meets the 
     requirements of section 102(a)(1)(C) and received less than 
     $500,000 in funds under part B for the most recent year for 
     which data are available.''.
       (f) Provisional Certification.--Section 498(h)(2) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``the approval'' and inserting ``the 
     recognition''; and
       (2) by striking ``of approval'' and inserting ``of 
     recognition''.
       (g) Change in Ownership.--Section 498(i) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(4)(A) The Secretary may provisionally certify an 
     institution seeking approval of a change in ownership based 
     on the preliminary review by the Secretary of a materially 
     complete application that is received by the Secretary within 
     10 business days of the transaction for which the approval is 
     sought.
       ``(B) A provisional certification under this paragraph 
     shall expire not later than the end of the month following 
     the month in which the transaction occurred, except that if 
     the Secretary has not issued a decision on the application 
     for the change of ownership within that period, the Secretary 
     may continue such provisional certification on a month-to-
     month basis until such decision has been issued.''.
       (h) Treatment of Branches.--The second sentence of section 
     498(j)(1) is amended by inserting ``after the branch is 
     certified by the Secretary as a branch campus participating 
     in a program under this title,'' after ``2 years''.

     SEC. 494. PROGRAM REVIEW AND DATA.

       Section 498A (20 U.S.C. 1099c-1) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``may'' and inserting ``shall'';
       (ii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) institutions with a significant fluctuation in 
     Federal Stafford Loan volume, Federal Direct Stafford/Ford 
     Loan volume, or Federal Pell Grant award volume, or any 
     combination thereof, in the year for which the determination 
     is made, compared to the year prior to such year, that are 
     not accounted for by changes in the Federal Stafford Loan 
     program, the Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loan program, or 
     the Pell Grant program, or any combination thereof;'';
       (iii) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) institutions reported to have deficiencies or 
     financial aid problems by the State licensing or authorizing 
     agency, or by the appropriate accrediting agency or 
     association;'';
       (iv) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (v) by striking subparagraphs (F) and (G) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(F) such other institutions that the Secretary determines 
     may pose a significant risk of failure to comply with the 
     administrative capability or financial responsibility 
     provisions of this title; and''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``relevant'' after 
     ``all''; and
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Special Administrative Rules.--In carrying out 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) and any other 
     relevant provisions of this title, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) establish guidelines designed to ensure uniformity of 
     practice in the conduct of program reviews of institutions of 
     higher education;
       ``(2) make available to each institution participating in 
     programs authorized under this title complete copies of all 
     review guidelines and procedures used in program reviews;
       ``(3) permit the institution to correct or cure an 
     administrative, accounting, or recordkeeping error if the 
     error is not part of a pattern of error and there is no 
     evidence of fraud or misconduct related to the error;
       ``(4) base any civil penalty assessed against an 
     institution of higher education resulting from a program 
     review or audit on the gravity of the violation, failure, or 
     misrepresentation; and
       ``(5) inform the appropriate State and accrediting agency 
     or association whenever the Secretary takes action against an 
     institution of higher education under this section, section 
     498, or section 432.''.

     SEC. 495. REVIEW OF REGULATIONS.

       Part H of title IV is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 498B. REVIEW OF REGULATIONS.

       ``(a) Review Required.--The Secretary shall review each 
     regulation issued under this title that is in effect at the 
     time of the review and applies to the operations or 
     activities of any participant in the programs assisted under 
     this title. The review shall include a determination of 
     whether the regulation is duplicative, or is no longer 
     necessary. The review may involve one or more of the 
     following:
       ``(1) An assurance of the uniformity of interpretation and 
     application of such regulations.
       ``(2) The establishment of a process for ensuring that 
     eligibility and compliance issues, such as institutional 
     audit, program review, and recertification, are considered 
     simultaneously.
       ``(3) A determination of the extent to which unnecessary 
     costs are imposed on institutions of higher education as a 
     consequence of the applicability to the facilities and 
     equipment of such institutions of regulations prescribed for 
     purposes of regulating industrial and commercial enterprises.
       ``(b) Regulatory and Statutory Relief for Small Volume 
     Institutions.--The Secretary shall review and evaluate ways 
     in which regulations under and provisions of this Act 
     affecting institution of higher education (other than 
     institutions described in section 102(a)(1)(C)), that have 
     received in each of the 2 most recent award years prior to 
     the date of the enactment of the Higher Education Amendments 
     of 1998 less than $200,000 in funds through this title, may 
     be improved, streamlined, or eliminated.
       ``(c) Consultation.--In carrying out subsections (a) and 
     (b), the Secretary shall consult with relevant 
     representatives of institutions participating in the programs 
     authorized by this title.
       ``(d) Reports to Congress.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall submit, not later 
     than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1998, a report to the Committee on 
     Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
     detailing the Secretary's findings and recommendations based 
     on the reviews conducted under subsections (a) and (b), 
     including a timetable for implementation of any recommended 
     changes in regulations and a description of any 
     recommendations for legislative changes.
       ``(2) Additional reports.--Not later than January 1, 2003, 
     the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Labor 
     and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
     detailing the Secretary's findings and recommendations based 
     on the review conducted under subsection (a), including a 
     timetable for implementation of any recommended changes in 
     regulations and a description of any recommendations for 
     legislative changes.''.

                    TITLE V--DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS

     SEC. 501. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW TITLE V.

       Title V (20 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended to read as 
     follows:

                   ``TITLE V--DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS

                ``PART A--HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

     ``SEC. 501. FINDINGS; PURPOSE; AND PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

       ``(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       ``(1) Hispanic Americans are at high risk of not enrolling 
     or graduating from institutions of higher education.
       ``(2) Disparities between the enrollment of non-Hispanic 
     white students and Hispanic students in postsecondary 
     education are increasing. Between 1973 and 1994, enrollment 
     of white secondary school graduates in 4-year institutions of 
     higher education increased at a rate 2 times higher than that 
     of Hispanic secondary school graduates.
       ``(3) Despite significant limitations in resources, 
     Hispanic-serving institutions provide a significant 
     proportion of postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic 
     students.
       ``(4) Relative to other institutions of higher education, 
     Hispanic-serving institutions are underfunded. Such 
     institutions receive significantly less in State and local 
     funding, per full-time equivalent student, than other 
     institutions of higher education.
       ``(5) Hispanic-serving institutions are succeeding in 
     educating Hispanic students despite significant resource 
     problems that--
       ``(A) limit the ability of such institutions to expand and 
     improve the academic programs of such institutions; and
       ``(B) could imperil the financial and administrative 
     stability of such institutions.
       ``(6) There is a national interest in remedying the 
     disparities described in paragraphs (2) and (4) and ensuring 
     that Hispanic students have an equal opportunity to pursue 
     postsecondary opportunities.
       ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to--
       ``(1) expand educational opportunities for, and improve the 
     academic attainment of, Hispanic students; and
       ``(2) expand and enhance the academic offerings, program 
     quality, and institutional stability of colleges and 
     universities that are educating the majority of Hispanic 
     college students and helping large numbers of Hispanic 
     students and other low-income individuals complete 
     postsecondary degrees.
       ``(c) Program Authority.--The Secretary shall provide 
     grants and related assistance to

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     Hispanic-serving institutions to enable such institutions to 
     improve and expand their capacity to serve Hispanic students 
     and other low-income individuals.

     ``SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS; ELIGIBILITY;

       ``(a) Definitions.--For the purpose of this title:
       ``(1) Educational and general expenditures.--The term 
     `educational and general expenditures' means the total amount 
     expended by an institution for instruction, research, public 
     service, academic support (including library expenditures), 
     student services, institutional support, scholarships and 
     fellowships, operation and maintenance expenditures for the 
     physical plant, and any mandatory transfers that the 
     institution is required to pay by law.
       ``(2) Eligible institution.--The term `eligible 
     institution' means--
       ``(A) an institution of higher education--
       ``(i) that has an enrollment of needy students as required 
     by subsection (b);
       ``(ii) except as provided in section 512(b), the average 
     educational and general expenditures of which are low, per 
     full-time equivalent undergraduate student, in comparison 
     with the average educational and general expenditures per 
     full-time equivalent undergraduate student of institutions 
     that offer similar instruction;
       ``(iii) that is--

       ``(I) legally authorized to provide, and provides within 
     the State, an educational program for which the institution 
     awards a bachelor's degree; or
       ``(II) a junior or community college;

       ``(iv) that is accredited by a nationally recognized 
     accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary 
     to be reliable authority as to the quality of training 
     offered or that is, according to such an agency or 
     association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation;
       ``(v) that meets such other requirements as the Secretary 
     may prescribe; and
       ``(vi) that is located in a State; and
       ``(B) any branch of any institution of higher education 
     described under subparagraph (A) that by itself satisfies the 
     requirements contained in clauses (i) and (ii) of such 
     subparagraph.

     For purposes of the determination of whether an institution 
     is an eligible institution under this paragraph, the factor 
     described under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be given twice the 
     weight of the factor described under subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(3) Endowment fund.--The term `endowment fund' means a 
     fund that--
       ``(A) is established by State law, by a Hispanic-serving 
     institution, or by a foundation that is exempt from Federal 
     income taxation;
       ``(B) is maintained for the purpose of generating income 
     for the support of the institution; and
       ``(C) does not include real estate.
       ``(4) Full-time equivalent students.--The term `full-time 
     equivalent students' means the sum of the number of students 
     enrolled full time at an institution, plus the full-time 
     equivalent of the number of students enrolled part time 
     (determined on the basis of the quotient of the sum of the 
     credit hours of all part-time students divided by 12) at such 
     institution.
       ``(5) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term `Hispanic-
     serving institution' means an institution of higher education 
     that--
       ``(A) is an eligible institution;
       ``(B) at the time of application, has an enrollment of 
     undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 
     25 percent Hispanic students; and
       ``(C) provides assurances that not less than 50 percent of 
     the institution's Hispanic students are low-income 
     individuals.
       ``(6) Junior or community college.--The term `junior or 
     community college' means an institution of higher education--
       ``(A) that admits as regular students persons who are 
     beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the State 
     in which the institution is located and who have the ability 
     to benefit from the training offered by the institution;
       ``(B) that does not provide an educational program for 
     which the institution awards a bachelor's degree (or an 
     equivalent degree); and
       ``(C) that--
       ``(i) provides an educational program of not less than 2 
     years in duration that is acceptable for full credit toward 
     such a degree; or
       ``(ii) offers a 2-year program in engineering, mathematics, 
     or the physical or biological sciences, designed to prepare a 
     student to work as a technician or at the semiprofessional 
     level in engineering, scientific, or other technological 
     fields requiring the understanding and application of basic 
     engineering, scientific, or mathematical principles of 
     knowledge.
       ``(7) Low-income individual.--The term `low-income 
     individual' means an individual from a family whose taxable 
     income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of 
     an amount equal to the poverty level determined by using 
     criteria of poverty established by the Bureau of the Census.
       ``(b) Enrollment of Needy Students.--For the purpose of 
     this title, the term `enrollment of needy students' means an 
     enrollment at an institution with respect to which--
       ``(1) at least 50 percent of the degree students so 
     enrolled are receiving need-based assistance under title IV 
     in the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which 
     the determination is made (other than loans for which an 
     interest subsidy is paid pursuant to section 428); or
       ``(2) a substantial percentage of the students so enrolled 
     are receiving Federal Pell Grants in the second fiscal year 
     preceding the fiscal year for which determination is made, 
     compared to the percentage of students receiving Federal Pell 
     Grants at all such institutions in the second fiscal year 
     preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is 
     made, unless the requirement of this paragraph is waived 
     under section 512(a).

     ``SEC. 503. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) Types of Activities Authorized.--Grants awarded under 
     this title shall be used by Hispanic-serving institutions of 
     higher education to assist the institutions to plan, develop, 
     undertake, and carry out programs to improve and expand the 
     institutions' capacity to serve Hispanic students and other 
     low-income students.
       ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Grants awarded under this 
     section shall be used for one or more of the following 
     activities:
       ``(1) Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or 
     laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including 
     instructional and research purposes.
       ``(2) Construction, maintenance, renovation, and 
     improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other 
     instructional facilities.
       ``(3) Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, 
     curriculum development, academic instruction, and faculty 
     fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the 
     fellow's field of instruction.
       ``(4) Purchase of library books, periodicals, and other 
     educational materials, including telecommunications program 
     material.
       ``(5) Tutoring, counseling, and student service programs 
     designed to improve academic success.
       ``(6) Funds management, administrative management, and 
     acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds 
     management.
       ``(7) Joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and 
     libraries.
       ``(8) Establishing or improving a development office to 
     strengthen or improve contributions from alumni and the 
     private sector.
       ``(9) Establishing or improving an endowment fund.
       ``(10) Creating or improving facilities for Internet or 
     other distance learning academic instruction capabilities, 
     including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology 
     equipment or services.
       ``(11) Establishing or enhancing a program of teacher 
     education designed to qualify students to teach in public 
     elementary schools and secondary schools.
       ``(12) Establishing community outreach programs that will 
     encourage elementary school and secondary school students to 
     develop the academic skills and the interest to pursue 
     postsecondary education.
       ``(13) Expanding the number of Hispanic and other 
     underrepresented graduate and professional students that can 
     be served by the institution by expanding courses and 
     institutional resources.
       ``(14) Other activities proposed in the application 
     submitted pursuant to section 504 that--
       ``(A) contribute to carrying out the purposes of this 
     title; and
       ``(B) are approved by the Secretary as part of the review 
     and acceptance of such application.
       ``(c) Endowment Fund Limitations.--
       ``(1) Portion of grant.--A Hispanic-serving institution may 
     not use more than 20 percent of the grant funds provided 
     under this title for any fiscal year for establishing or 
     improving an endowment fund.
       ``(2) Matching required.--A Hispanic-serving institution 
     that uses any portion of the grant funds provided under this 
     title for any fiscal year for establishing or improving an 
     endowment fund shall provide from non-Federal funds an amount 
     equal to or greater than the portion.
       ``(3) Comparability.--The provisions of part C of title III 
     regarding the establishment or increase of an endowment fund, 
     that the Secretary determines are not inconsistent with this 
     subsection, shall apply to funds used under paragraph (1).

     ``SEC. 504. DURATION OF GRANT.

       ``(a) Award Period.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may award a grant to a 
     Hispanic-serving institution under this title for 5 years.
       ``(2) Waitout period.--A Hispanic-serving institution shall 
     not be eligible to secure a subsequent 5-year grant award 
     under this title until 2 years have elapsed since the 
     expiration of the institution's most recent 5-year grant 
     award under this title, except that for the purpose of this 
     subsection a grant under section 514(a) shall not be 
     considered a grant under this title.
       ``(b) Planning Grants.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
     Secretary may award a grant to a Hispanic-serving institution 
     under this title for a period of 1 year for the purpose of 
     preparation of plans and applications for a grant under this 
     title.

     ``SEC. 505. SPECIAL RULE.

       ``No Hispanic-serving institution that is eligible for and 
     receives funds under this title may receive funds under part 
     A or B of title III during the period for which funds under 
     this title are awarded.

                      ``PART B--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 511. ELIGIBILITY; APPLICATIONS.

       ``(a) Institutional Eligibility.--Each Hispanic-serving 
     institution desiring to receive assistance under this title 
     shall submit to the Secretary such enrollment data as may be 
     necessary to demonstrate that the institution is a Hispanic-
     serving institution as defined in section 502, along with 
     such other data and information as the Secretary may by 
     regulation require.
       ``(b) Applications.--
       ``(1) Applications required.--Any institution which is 
     eligible for assistance under this title shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application for assistance at such time, in such 
     form, and containing such information, as may be necessary to 
     enable the Secretary to evaluate the institution's need for 
     assistance. Subject to the availability of appropriations to 
     carry out this title, the Secretary may approve an 
     application for a grant under this title only if the 
     Secretary determines that--

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       ``(A) the application meets the requirements of subsection 
     (b); and
       ``(B) the institution is eligible for assistance in 
     accordance with the provisions of this title under which the 
     assistance is sought.
       ``(2) Preliminary applications.--In carrying out paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary may develop a preliminary application for 
     use by Hispanic-serving institutions applying under this 
     title prior to the submission of the principal application.
       ``(c) Contents.--A Hispanic-serving institution, in the 
     institution's application for a grant, shall--
       ``(1) set forth, or describe how the institution will 
     develop, a comprehensive development plan to strengthen the 
     institution's academic quality and institutional management, 
     and otherwise provide for institutional self-sufficiency and 
     growth (including measurable objectives for the institution 
     and the Secretary to use in monitoring the effectiveness of 
     activities under this title);
       ``(2) include a 5-year plan for improving the assistance 
     provided by the Hispanic-serving institution to Hispanic 
     students and other low-income individuals;
       ``(3) set forth policies and procedures to ensure that 
     Federal funds made available under this title for any fiscal 
     year will be used to supplement and, to the extent practical, 
     increase the funds that would otherwise be made available for 
     the purposes of section 501(b), and in no case supplant those 
     funds;
       ``(4) set forth policies and procedures for evaluating the 
     effectiveness in accomplishing the purpose of the activities 
     for which a grant is sought under this title;
       ``(5) provide for such fiscal control and fund accounting 
     procedures as may be necessary to ensure proper disbursement 
     of and accounting for funds made available to the institution 
     under this title;
       ``(6) provide that the institution will comply with the 
     limitations set forth in section 516;
       ``(7) describe in a comprehensive manner any proposed 
     project for which funds are sought under the application and 
     include--
       ``(A) a description of the various components of the 
     proposed project, including the estimated time required to 
     complete each such component;
       ``(B) in the case of any development project that consists 
     of several components (as described by the institution 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A)), a statement identifying those 
     components which, if separately funded, would be sound 
     investments of Federal funds and those components which would 
     be sound investments of Federal funds only if funded under 
     this title in conjunction with other parts of the development 
     project (as specified by the institution);
       ``(C) an evaluation by the institution of the priority 
     given any proposed project for which funds are sought in 
     relation to any other projects for which funds are sought by 
     the institution under this title, and a similar evaluation 
     regarding priorities among the components of any single 
     proposed project (as described by the institution pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A));
       ``(D) a detailed budget showing the manner in which funds 
     for any proposed project would be spent by the institution; 
     and
       ``(E) a detailed description of any activity which involves 
     the expenditure of more than $25,000, as identified in the 
     budget referred to in subparagraph (D);
       ``(8) provide for making reports, in such form and 
     containing such information, as the Secretary may require to 
     carry out the Secretary's functions under this title, 
     including not less than 1 report annually setting forth the 
     institution's progress toward achieving the objectives for 
     which the funds were awarded and for keeping such records and 
     affording such access to such records, as the Secretary may 
     find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of 
     such reports; and
       ``(9) include such other information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       ``(d) Priority.--With respect to applications for 
     assistance under this section, the Secretary shall give 
     priority to an application that contains satisfactory 
     evidence that the Hispanic-serving institution has entered 
     into or will enter into a collaborative arrangement with at 
     least one local educational agency or community-based 
     organization to provide such agency or organization with 
     assistance (from funds other than funds provided under this 
     title) in reducing dropout rates for Hispanic students, 
     improving rates of academic achievement for Hispanic 
     students, and increasing the rates at which Hispanic 
     secondary school graduates enroll in higher education.
       ``(e) Eligibility Data.--The Secretary shall use the most 
     recent and relevant data concerning the number and percentage 
     of students receiving need-based assistance under title IV in 
     making eligibility determinations and shall advance the base-
     year for the determinations forward following each annual 
     grant cycle.

     ``SEC. 512. WAIVER AUTHORITY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

       ``(a) Waiver Requirements; Need-Based Assistance 
     Students.--The Secretary may waive the requirements set forth 
     in section 502(a)(2)(A)(i) in the case of an institution--
       ``(1) that is extensively subsidized by the State in which 
     the institution is located and charges low or no tuition;
       ``(2) that serves a substantial number of low-income 
     students as a percentage of the institution's total student 
     population;
       ``(3) that is contributing substantially to increasing 
     higher education opportunities for educationally 
     disadvantaged, underrepresented, or minority students, who 
     are low-income individuals;
       ``(4) which is substantially increasing higher educational 
     opportunities for individuals in rural or other isolated 
     areas which are unserved by postsecondary institutions; or
       ``(5) wherever located, if the Secretary determines that 
     the waiver will substantially increase higher education 
     opportunities appropriate to the needs of Hispanic Americans.
       ``(b) Waiver Determinations; Expenditures.--
       ``(1) Waiver determinations.--The Secretary may waive the 
     requirements set forth in section 502(a)(2)(A)(ii) if the 
     Secretary determines, based on persuasive evidence submitted 
     by the institution, that the institution's failure to meet 
     the requirements is due to factors which, when used in the 
     determination of compliance with the requirements, distort 
     such determination, and that the institution's designation as 
     an eligible institution under part A is otherwise consistent 
     with the purposes of this title.
       ``(2) Expenditures.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     every other year a report concerning the institutions that, 
     although not satisfying the requirements of section 
     502(a)(2)(A)(ii), have been determined to be eligible 
     institutions under part A. Such report shall--
       ``(A) identify the factors referred to in paragraph (1) 
     that were considered by the Secretary as factors that 
     distorted the determination of compliance with clauses (i) 
     and (ii) of section 502(a)(2)(A); and
       ``(B) contain a list of each institution determined to be 
     an eligible institution under part A including a statement of 
     the reasons for each such determination.

     ``SEC. 513. APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS.

       ``(a) Review Panel.--All applications submitted under this 
     title by Hispanic-serving institutions shall be read by a 
     panel of readers composed of individuals who are selected by 
     the Secretary and who include individuals representing 
     Hispanic-serving institutions. The Secretary shall ensure 
     that no individual assigned under this section to review any 
     application has any conflict of interest with regard to the 
     application that might impair the impartiality with which the 
     individual conducts the review under this section.
       ``(b) Instruction.--All readers selected by the Secretary 
     shall receive thorough instruction from the Secretary 
     regarding the evaluation process for applications submitted 
     under this title that are consistent with the provisions of 
     this title, including--
       ``(1) an enumeration of the factors to be used to determine 
     the quality of applications submitted under this title; and
       ``(2) an enumeration of the factors to be used to determine 
     whether a grant should be awarded for a project under this 
     title, the amount of any such grant, and the duration of any 
     such grant.
       ``(c) Recommendations of Panel.--In awarding grants under 
     this title, the Secretary shall take into consideration the 
     recommendations of the panel made under subsection (a).
       ``(d) Notification.--Not later than June 30 of each year, 
     the Secretary shall notify each Hispanic-serving institution 
     making an application under this title of--
       ``(1) the scores given the institution by the panel 
     pursuant to this section;
       ``(2) the recommendations of the panel with respect to such 
     application; and
       ``(3) the reasons for the decision of the Secretary in 
     awarding or refusing to award a grant under this title, and 
     any modifications, if any, in the recommendations of the 
     panel made by the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 514. COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.

       ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary may make grants to 
     encourage cooperative arrangements with funds available to 
     carry out this title, between Hispanic-serving institutions 
     eligible for assistance under this title, and between such 
     institutions and institutions not receiving assistance under 
     this title, for the activities described in section 503 so 
     that the resources of the cooperating institutions might be 
     combined and shared in order to achieve the purposes of this 
     title, to avoid costly duplicative efforts, and to enhance 
     the development of Hispanic-serving institutions.
       ``(b) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority to 
     grants for the purposes described under subsection (a) 
     whenever the Secretary determines that the cooperative 
     arrangement is geographically and economically sound or will 
     benefit the applicant Hispanic-serving institution.
       ``(c) Duration.--Grants to Hispanic-serving institutions 
     having a cooperative arrangement may be made under this 
     section for a period determined under section 505.

     ``SEC. 515. ASSISTANCE TO INSTITUTIONS UNDER OTHER PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Assistance Eligibility.--Each Hispanic-serving 
     institution that the Secretary determines to be an 
     institution eligible under this title may be eligible for 
     waivers in accordance with subsection (b).
       ``(b) Waiver Applicability.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to, and in accordance with, 
     regulations promulgated for the purpose of this section, in 
     the case of any application by a Hispanic-serving institution 
     referred to in subsection (a) for assistance under any 
     programs specified in paragraph (2), the Secretary is 
     authorized, if such application is otherwise approvable, to 
     waive any requirement for a non-Federal share of the cost of 
     the program or project, or, to the extent not inconsistent 
     with other law, to give, or require to be given, priority 
     consideration of the application in relation to applications 
     from other institutions.
       ``(2) Programs.--The provisions of this section shall apply 
     to any program authorized by title IV or section 604.
       ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not waive, under 
     subsection (b), the non-Federal share requirement for any 
     program for applications which, if approved, would require 
     the expenditure of more than 10 percent of the appropriations 
     for the program for any fiscal year.

     ``SEC. 516. LIMITATIONS.

       ``The funds appropriated under section 518 may not be 
     used--
       ``(1) for a school or department of divinity or any 
     religious worship or sectarian activity;

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       ``(2) for an activity that is inconsistent with a State 
     plan for desegregation of higher education applicable to a 
     Hispanic-serving institution;
       ``(3) for an activity that is inconsistent with a State 
     plan of higher education applicable to a Hispanic-serving 
     institution; or
       ``(4) for purposes other than the purposes set forth in the 
     approved application under which the funds were made 
     available to a Hispanic-serving institution.

     ``SEC. 517. PENALTIES.

       ``Whoever, being an officer, director, agent, or employee 
     of, or connected in any capacity with, any recipient of 
     Federal financial assistance or grant pursuant to this title 
     embezzles, willfully misapplies, steals, or obtains by fraud 
     any of the funds that are the subject of such grant or 
     assistance, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or 
     imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.

     ``SEC. 518. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Authorizations.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this title $62,500,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
     succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(b) Use of Multiple Year Awards.--In the event of a 
     multiple year award to any Hispanic-serving institution under 
     this title, the Secretary shall make funds available for such 
     award from funds appropriated for this title for the fiscal 
     year in which such funds are to be used by the 
     institution.''.

               TITLE VI--INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 601. INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES.

       Part A of title VI (20 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) is amended to 
     read as follows:

          ``PART A--INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES

     ``SEC. 601. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
       ``(1) The security, stability, and economic vitality of the 
     United States in a complex global era depend upon American 
     experts in and citizens knowledgeable about world regions, 
     foreign languages and international affairs, as well as upon 
     a strong research base in these areas.
       ``(2) Advances in communications technology and the growth 
     of regional and global problems make knowledge of other 
     countries and the ability to communicate in other languages 
     more essential to the promotion of mutual understanding and 
     cooperation among nations and their peoples.
       ``(3) Dramatic post-Cold War changes in the world's 
     geopolitical and economic landscapes are creating needs for 
     American expertise and knowledge about a greater diversity of 
     less commonly taught foreign languages and nations of the 
     world.
       ``(4) Systematic efforts are necessary to enhance the 
     capacity of institutions of higher education in the United 
     States for--
       ``(A) producing graduates with international and foreign 
     language expertise and knowledge; and
       ``(B) research regarding such expertise and knowledge.
       ``(5) Cooperative efforts among the Federal Government, 
     institutions of higher education, and the private sector are 
     necessary to promote the generation and dissemination of 
     information about world regions, foreign languages, and 
     international affairs throughout education, government, 
     business, civic, and nonprofit sectors in the United States.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this part are--
       ``(1)(A) to support centers, programs and fellowships in 
     institutions of higher education in the United States for 
     producing increased numbers of trained personnel and research 
     in foreign languages, area and other international studies;
       ``(B) to develop a pool of international experts to meet 
     national needs;
       ``(C) to develop and validate specialized materials and 
     techniques for foreign language acquisition and fluency, 
     emphasizing (but not limited to) the less commonly taught 
     languages;
       ``(D) to promote access to research and training overseas; 
     and
       ``(E) to advance the internationalization of a variety of 
     disciplines throughout undergraduate and graduate education;
       ``(2) to support cooperative efforts promoting access to 
     and the dissemination of international and foreign language 
     knowledge, teaching materials, and research, throughout 
     education, government, business, civic and nonprofit sectors 
     in the United States, through the use of advanced 
     technologies; and
       ``(3) to coordinate the programs of the Federal Government 
     in the areas of foreign language, area and other 
     international studies, including professional international 
     affairs education and research.

     ``SEC. 602. GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE LANGUAGE AND AREA 
                   CENTERS AND PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) National Language and Area Centers and Programs 
     Authorized.--
       ``(1) Centers and programs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized--
       ``(i) to make grants to institutions of higher education, 
     or combinations thereof, for the purpose of establishing, 
     strengthening, and operating comprehensive foreign language 
     and area or international studies centers and programs; and
       ``(ii) to make grants to such institutions or combinations 
     for the purpose of establishing, strengthening, and operating 
     a diverse network of undergraduate foreign language and area 
     or international studies centers and programs.
       ``(B) National resources.--The centers and programs 
     referred to in paragraph (1) shall be national resources 
     for--
       ``(i) teaching of any modern foreign language;
       ``(ii) instruction in fields needed to provide full 
     understanding of areas, regions, or countries in which such 
     language is commonly used;
       ``(iii) research and training in international studies, and 
     the international and foreign language aspects of 
     professional and other fields of study; and
       ``(iv) instruction and research on issues in world affairs 
     that concern 1 or more countries.
       ``(2) Authorized activities.--Any such grant may be used to 
     pay all or part of the cost of establishing or operating a 
     center or program, including the cost of--
       ``(A) teaching and research materials;
       ``(B) curriculum planning and development;
       ``(C) establishing and maintaining linkages with overseas 
     institutions of higher education and other organizations that 
     may contribute to the teaching and research of the center or 
     program;
       ``(D) bringing visiting scholars and faculty to the center 
     to teach or to conduct research;
       ``(E) professional development of the center's faculty and 
     staff;
       ``(F) projects conducted in cooperation with other centers 
     addressing themes of world regional, cross-regional, 
     international, or global importance;
       ``(G) summer institutes in the United States or abroad 
     designed to provide language and area training in the 
     center's field or topic; and
       ``(H) support for faculty, staff, and student travel in 
     foreign areas, regions, or countries, and for the development 
     and support of educational programs abroad for students.
       ``(3) Grants to maintain library collections.--The 
     Secretary may make grants to centers described in paragraph 
     (1) having important library collections, as determined by 
     the Secretary, for the maintenance of such collections.
       ``(4) Outreach grants and summer institutes.--The Secretary 
     may make additional grants to centers described in paragraph 
     (1) for any 1 or more of the following purposes:
       ``(A) Programs of linkage or outreach between foreign 
     language, area studies, or other international fields, and 
     professional schools and colleges.
       ``(B) Programs of linkage or outreach with 2-year and 4-
     year colleges and universities.
       ``(C) Programs of linkage or outreach with departments or 
     agencies of Federal and State governments.
       ``(D) Programs of linkage or outreach with the news media, 
     business, professional, or trade associations.
       ``(E) Summer institutes in foreign area, foreign language, 
     and other international fields designed to carry out the 
     programs of linkage and outreach described in subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), (C), and (D).
       ``(b) Graduate Fellowships for Foreign Language and Area or 
     International Studies.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
     grants to institutions of higher education or combinations of 
     such institutions for the purpose of paying stipends to 
     individuals undergoing advanced training in any center or 
     program approved by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Eligible students.--Students receiving stipends 
     described in paragraph (1) shall be individuals who are 
     engaged in an instructional program with stated performance 
     goals for functional foreign language use or in a program 
     developing such performance goals, in combination with area 
     studies, international studies, or the international aspects 
     of a professional studies program, including predissertation 
     level studies, preparation for dissertation research, 
     dissertation research abroad, and dissertation writing.
       ``(c) Special Rule With Respect to Travel.--No funds may be 
     expended under this part for undergraduate travel except in 
     accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary setting 
     forth policies and procedures to assure that Federal funds 
     made available for such travel are expended as part of a 
     formal program of supervised study.
       ``(d) Allowances.--Stipends awarded to graduate level 
     recipients may include allowances for dependents and for 
     travel for research and study in the United States and 
     abroad.

     ``SEC. 603. LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTERS.

       ``(a) Language Resource Centers Authorized.--The Secretary 
     is authorized to make grants to and enter into contracts with 
     institutions of higher education, or combinations of such 
     institutions, for the purpose of establishing, strengthening, 
     and operating a small number of national language resource 
     and training centers, which shall serve as resources to 
     improve the capacity to teach and learn foreign languages 
     effectively.
       ``(b) Authorized Activities.--The activities carried out by 
     the centers described in subsection (a)--
       ``(1) shall include effective dissemination efforts, 
     whenever appropriate; and
       ``(2) may include--
       ``(A) the conduct and dissemination of research on new and 
     improved teaching methods, including the use of advanced 
     educational technology;
       ``(B) the development and dissemination of new teaching 
     materials reflecting the use of such research in effective 
     teaching strategies;
       ``(C) the development, application, and dissemination of 
     performance testing appropriate to an educational setting for 
     use as a standard and comparable measurement of skill levels 
     in all languages;
       ``(D) the training of teachers in the administration and 
     interpretation of performance tests, the use of effective 
     teaching strategies, and the use of new technologies;
       ``(E) a significant focus on the teaching and learning 
     needs of the less commonly taught languages, including an 
     assessment of the strategic

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     needs of the United States, the determination of ways to meet 
     those needs nationally, and the publication and dissemination 
     of instructional materials in the less commonly taught 
     languages;
       ``(F) the development and dissemination of materials 
     designed to serve as a resource for foreign language teachers 
     at the elementary school and secondary school levels; and
       ``(G) the operation of intensive summer language institutes 
     to train advanced foreign language students, to provide 
     professional development, and to improve language instruction 
     through preservice and inservice language training for 
     teachers.
       ``(c) Conditions for Grants.--Grants under this section 
     shall be made on such conditions as the Secretary determines 
     to be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
     section.''.

     ``SEC. 604. UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND FOREIGN 
                   LANGUAGE PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Incentives for the Creation of New Programs and the 
     Strengthening of Existing Programs in Undergraduate 
     International Studies and Foreign Language Programs.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
     grants to institutions of higher education, combinations of 
     such institutions, or partnerships between nonprofit 
     educational organizations and institutions of higher 
     education, to assist such institutions, combinations or 
     partnerships in planning, developing, and carrying out 
     programs to improve undergraduate instruction in 
     international studies and foreign languages. Such grants 
     shall be awarded to institutions, combinations or 
     partnerships seeking to create new programs or to strengthen 
     existing programs in foreign languages, area studies, and 
     other international fields.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--Grants made under this section may be 
     used for Federal share of the cost of projects and activities 
     which are an integral part of such a program, such as--
       ``(A) planning for the development and expansion of 
     undergraduate programs in international studies and foreign 
     languages;
       ``(B) teaching, research, curriculum development, faculty 
     training in the United States or abroad, and other related 
     activities, including--
       ``(i) the expansion of library and teaching resources; and
       ``(ii) preservice and inservice teacher training;
       ``(C) expansion of opportunities for learning foreign 
     languages, including less commonly taught languages;
       ``(D) programs under which foreign teachers and scholars 
     may visit institutions as visiting faculty;
       ``(E) programs designed to develop or enhance linkages 
     between 2-year and 4-year institutions of higher education, 
     or baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate programs or 
     institutions;
       ``(F) the development of undergraduate educational 
     programs--
       ``(i) in locations abroad where such opportunities are not 
     otherwise available or that serve students for whom such 
     opportunities are not otherwise available; and
       ``(ii) that provide courses that are closely related to on-
     campus foreign language and international curricula;
       ``(G) the integration of new and continuing education 
     abroad opportunities for undergraduate students into 
     curricula of specific degree programs;
       ``(H) the development of model programs to enrich or 
     enhance the effectiveness of educational programs abroad, 
     including predeparture and postreturn programs, and the 
     integration of educational programs abroad into the 
     curriculum of the home institution;
       ``(I) the development of programs designed to integrate 
     professional and technical education with foreign languages, 
     area studies, and other international fields;
       ``(J) the establishment of linkages overseas with 
     institutions of higher education and organizations that 
     contribute to the educational programs assisted under this 
     subsection;
       ``(K) the conduct of summer institutes in foreign area, 
     foreign language, and other international fields to provide 
     faculty and curriculum development, including the integration 
     of professional and technical education with foreign area and 
     other international studies, and to provide foreign area and 
     other international knowledge or skills to government 
     personnel or private sector professionals in international 
     activities;
       ``(L) the development of partnerships between--
       ``(i) institutions of higher education, and
       ``(ii) the private sector, government, or elementary and 
     secondary education institutions,
     in order to enhance international knowledge and skills; and
       ``(M) the use of innovative technology to increase access 
     to international education programs.
       ``(3) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of the programs assisted under this subsection--
       ``(A) may be provided in cash from the private sector 
     corporations or foundations in an amount equal to one-third 
     of the total cost of the programs assisted under this 
     section; or
       ``(B) may be provided as an in-cash or in-kind contribution 
     from institutional and noninstitutional funds, including 
     State and private sector corporation or foundation 
     contributions, equal to one-half of the total cost of the 
     programs assisted under this section.
       ``(4) Special rule.--The Secretary may waive or reduce the 
     required non-Federal share for institutions that--
       ``(A) are eligible to receive assistance under part A or B 
     of title III or under title V; and
       ``(B) have submitted a grant application under this 
     section.
       ``(5) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to applications from 
     institutions of higher education, combinations or 
     partnerships that require entering students to have 
     successfully completed at least 2 years of secondary school 
     foreign language instruction or that require each graduating 
     student to earn 2 years of postsecondary credit in a foreign 
     language (or have demonstrated equivalent competence in the 
     foreign language) or, in the case of a 2-year degree granting 
     institution, offer 2 years of postsecondary credit in a 
     foreign language.
       ``(6) Grant conditions.--Grants under this subsection shall 
     be made on such conditions as the Secretary determines to be 
     necessary to carry out this subsection.
       ``(7) Application.--Each application for assistance under 
     this subsection shall include--
       ``(A) evidence that the applicant has conducted extensive 
     planning prior to submitting the application;
       ``(B) an assurance that the faculty and administrators of 
     all relevant departments and programs served by the applicant 
     are involved in ongoing collaboration with regard to 
     achieving the stated objectives of the application;
       ``(C) an assurance that students at the applicant 
     institutions, as appropriate, will have equal access to, and 
     derive benefits from, the program assisted under this 
     subsection; and
       ``(D) an assurance that each institution, combination or 
     partnership will use the Federal assistance provided under 
     this subsection to supplement and not supplant non-Federal 
     funds the institution expends for programs to improve 
     undergraduate instruction in international studies and 
     foreign languages.
       ``(8) Evaluation.--The Secretary may establish requirements 
     for program evaluations and require grant recipients to 
     submit annual reports that evaluate the progress and 
     performance of students participating in programs assisted 
     under this subsection.
       ``(b) Programs of National Significance.--The Secretary may 
     also award grants to public and private nonprofit agencies 
     and organizations, including professional and scholarly 
     associations, whenever the Secretary determines such grants 
     will make an especially significant contribution to improving 
     undergraduate international studies and foreign language 
     programs.
       ``(c) Funding Support.--The Secretary may use not more than 
     10 percent of the total amount appropriated for this part for 
     carrying out the purposes of this section.

     ``SEC. 605. RESEARCH; STUDIES; ANNUAL REPORT.

       ``(a) Authorized Activities.--The Secretary may, directly 
     or through grants or contracts, conduct research and studies 
     that contribute to achieving the purposes of this part. Such 
     research and studies may include--
       ``(1) studies and surveys to determine needs for increased 
     or improved instruction in foreign language, area studies, or 
     other international fields, including the demand for foreign 
     language, area, and other international specialists in 
     government, education, and the private sector;
       ``(2) studies and surveys to assess the utilization of 
     graduates of programs supported under this title by 
     governmental, educational, and private sector organizations 
     and other studies assessing the outcomes and effectiveness of 
     programs so supported;
       ``(3) evaluation of the extent to which programs assisted 
     under this title that address national needs would not 
     otherwise be offered;
       ``(4) comparative studies of the effectiveness of 
     strategies to provide international capabilities at 
     institutions of higher education;
       ``(5) research on more effective methods of providing 
     instruction and achieving competency in foreign languages, 
     area studies, or other international fields;
       ``(6) the development and publication of specialized 
     materials for use in foreign language, area studies, and 
     other international fields, or for training foreign language, 
     area, and other international specialists;
       ``(7) studies and surveys of the uses of technology in 
     foreign language, area studies, and international studies 
     programs;
       ``(8) studies and evaluations of effective practices in the 
     dissemination of international information, materials, 
     research, teaching strategies, and testing techniques 
     throughout the education community, including elementary and 
     secondary schools; and
       ``(9) the application of performance tests and standards 
     across all areas of foreign language instruction and 
     classroom use.
       ``(b) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall prepare, publish, 
     and announce an annual report listing the books and research 
     materials produced with assistance under this section.

     ``SEC. 606. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND COOPERATION FOR 
                   FOREIGN INFORMATION ACCESS.

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
     grants to institutions of higher education, public or 
     nonprofit private libraries, or consortia of such 
     institutions or libraries, to develop innovative techniques 
     or programs using new electronic technologies to collect, 
     organize, preserve and widely disseminate information on 
     world regions and countries other than the United States that 
     address our Nation's teaching and research needs in 
     international education and foreign languages.
       ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Grants under this section may 
     be used--
       ``(1) to facilitate access to or preserve foreign 
     information resources in print or electronic forms;
       ``(2) to develop new means of immediate, full-text document 
     delivery for information and scholarship from abroad;
       ``(3) to develop new means of shared electronic access to 
     international data;
       ``(4) to support collaborative projects of indexing, 
     cataloging, and other means of bibliographic access for 
     scholars to important research materials published or 
     distributed outside the United States;

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       ``(5) to develop methods for the wide dissemination of 
     resources written in non-Roman language alphabets;
       ``(6) to assist teachers of less commonly taught languages 
     in acquiring, via electronic and other means, materials 
     suitable for classroom use; and
       ``(7) to promote collaborative technology based projects in 
     foreign languages, area studies, and international studies 
     among grant recipients under this title.
       ``(c) Application.--Each institution or consortium desiring 
     a grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
     such information and assurances as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require.
       ``(d) Match Required.--The Federal share of the total cost 
     of carrying out a program supported by a grant under this 
     section shall not be more than 66\2/3\ percent. The non-
     Federal share of such cost may be provided either in-kind or 
     in cash, and may include contributions from private sector 
     corporations or foundations.''.

     ``SEC. 607. SELECTION OF CERTAIN GRANT RECIPIENTS.

       ``(a) Competitive Grants.--The Secretary shall award grants 
     under section 602 competitively on the basis of criteria that 
     separately, but not less rigorously, evaluates the 
     applications for comprehensive and undergraduate language and 
     area centers and programs.
       ``(b) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall set criteria 
     for grants awarded under section 602 by which a determination 
     of excellence shall be made to meet the differing objectives 
     of graduate and undergraduate institutions.
       ``(c) Equitable Distribution of Grants.--The Secretary 
     shall, to the extent practicable, award grants under this 
     part (other than section 602) in such manner as to achieve an 
     equitable distribution of the grant funds throughout the 
     United States, based on the merit of a proposal as determined 
     pursuant to a peer review process involving broadly 
     representative professionals.

     ``SEC. 608. EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN FUNDS.

       ``(a) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall make 
     excellence the criterion for selection of grants awarded 
     under section 602.
       ``(b) Equitable Distribution.--To the extent practicable 
     and consistent with the criterion of excellence, the 
     Secretary shall award grants under this part (other than 
     section 602) in such a manner as will achieve an equitable 
     distribution of funds throughout the United States.
       ``(c) Support for Undergraduate Education.--The Secretary 
     shall also award grants under this part in such manner as to 
     ensure that an appropriate portion of the funds appropriated 
     for this part (as determined by the Secretary) are used to 
     support undergraduate education.

     ``SEC. 609. AMERICAN OVERSEAS RESEARCH CENTERS.

       ``(a) Centers Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     make grants to and enter into contracts with any American 
     overseas research center that is a consortium of institutions 
     of higher education (hereafter in this section referred to as 
     a ``center'') to enable such center to promote postgraduate 
     research, exchanges and area studies.
       ``(b) Use of Grants.--Grants made and contracts entered 
     into pursuant to this section may be used to pay all or a 
     portion of the cost of establishing or operating a center or 
     program, including--
       ``(1) the cost of faculty and staff stipends and salaries;
       ``(2) the cost of faculty, staff, and student travel;
       ``(3) the cost of the operation and maintenance of overseas 
     facilities;
       ``(4) the cost of teaching and research materials;
       ``(5) the cost of acquisition, maintenance, and 
     preservation of library collections;
       ``(6) the cost of bringing visiting scholars and faculty to 
     a center to teach or to conduct research;
       ``(7) the cost of organizing and managing conferences; and
       ``(8) the cost of publication and dissemination of material 
     for the scholarly and general public.
       ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall only award grants to 
     and enter into contracts with centers under this section 
     that--
       ``(1) receive more than 50 percent of their funding from 
     public or private United States sources;
       ``(2) have a permanent presence in the country in which the 
     center is located; and
       ``(3) are organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which are exempt from 
     taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
       ``(d) Development Grants.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     make grants for the establishment of new centers. The grants 
     may be used to fund activities that, within 1 year, will 
     result in the creation of a center described in subsection 
     (c).

     ``SEC. 610. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     part $80,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may 
     be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

     SEC. 602. BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Amendment to Heading.--The heading for section 611 (20 
     U.S.C. 1130) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 611. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.''.

       (b) Centers.--Section 612 (20 U.S.C. 1130-1) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``advanced''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``evening or 
     summer''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ``foreign language 
     studies,'' after ``area studies,''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(2)(G), by inserting ``, such as a 
     representative of a community college in the region served by 
     the center'' before the period.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 614 (20 
     U.S.C. 1130b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999''.

     SEC. 603. INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY.

       (a) Minority Foreign Service Professional Development 
     Program.--Section 621(e) (20 U.S.C. 1131(e)) is amended by 
     striking ``one-fourth'' and inserting ``one-half''.
       (b) Institutional Development.--Part C of title VI (20 
     U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating sections 622 through 627 (20 U.S.C. 
     1131a through 1131f) as sections 623 through 628, 
     respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after section 621 (20 U.S.C. 1131) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 622. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Institute shall award grants, from 
     amounts available to the Institute for each fiscal year, to 
     historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-
     serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges or 
     Universities, and minority institutions, to enable such 
     colleges, universities, and institutions to strengthen 
     international affairs programs.
       ``(b) Application.--No grant may be made by the Institute 
     unless an application is made by the college, university, or 
     institution at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
     such information as the Institute may require.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `historically Black college and university' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 322;
       ``(2) the term `Hispanic-serving institution' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 502;
       ``(3) the term `Tribally Controlled College or University' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Tribally 
     Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 
     U.S.C. 1801); and
       ``(4) the term `minority institution' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 365.''.
       (c) Study Abroad Program.--Section 623 (as redesignated by 
     subsection(b)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1131a)--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``JUNIOR YEAR'' and 
     inserting ``STUDY'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``, or completing the third year of study 
     in the case of a summer abroad program,'' after ``study''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``junior year'' and inserting ``study''; 
     and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``junior year'' and inserting ``study'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``junior year'' and 
     inserting ``study''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``one-half'' and inserting ``one-third''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``junior year'' and inserting ``study''.
       (d) Internships.--Section 625 (as redesignated by 
     subsection (b)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1132c)--
       (1) by striking ``The Institute'' and inserting ``(a) In 
     General.--The Institute''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Postbaccalaureate Internships.--The Institute shall 
     enter into agreements with institutions of higher education 
     described in the first sentence of subsection (a) to conduct 
     internships for students who have completed study for a 
     baccalaureate degree. The internship program authorized by 
     this subsection shall--
       ``(1) assist the students to prepare for a master's degree 
     program;
       ``(2) be carried out with the assistance of the Woodrow 
     Wilson International Center for Scholars;
       ``(3) contain work experience for the students designed to 
     contribute to the students' preparation for a master's degree 
     program; and
       ``(4) be assisted by the Interagency Committee on Minority 
     Careers in International Affairs established under subsection 
     (c).
       ``(c) Interagency Committee on Minority Careers in 
     International Affairs.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the executive 
     branch of the Federal Government an Interagency Committee on 
     Minority Careers in International Affairs composed of not 
     less than 7 members, including--
       ``(A) the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural 
     Services of the Department of Agriculture, or the Under 
     Secretary's designee;
       ``(B) the Assistant Secretary and Director General, of the 
     United States and Foreign Commercial Service of the 
     Department of Commerce, or the Assistant Secretary and 
     Director General's designee;
       ``(C) the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness of the Department of Defense, or the Under 
     Secretary's designee;
       ``(D) the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education 
     in the Department of Education, or the Assistant Secretary's 
     designee;
       ``(E) the Director General of the Foreign Service of the 
     Department of State, or the Director General's designee;
       ``(F) the General Counsel of the Agency for International 
     Development, or the General Counsel's designee; and
       ``(G) the Associate Director for Educational and Cultural 
     Affairs of the United States Information Agency, or the 
     Associate Director's designee.
       ``(2) Functions.--The Interagency Committee established by 
     this section shall--
       ``(A) on an annual basis inform the Secretary and the 
     Institute regarding ways to advise students participating in 
     the internship program assisted under this section with 
     respect to goals for careers in international affairs;

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       ``(B) locate for students potential internship 
     opportunities in the Federal Government related to 
     international affairs; and
       ``(C) promote policies in each department and agency 
     participating in the Committee that are designed to carry out 
     the objectives of this part.''.
       (f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 627 (as redesignated by 
     subsection (b)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1131e) is amended by striking 
     ``625'' and inserting ``626''.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 628 (as 
     redesignated by subsection (b)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1131f), by 
     striking ``1993'' and inserting ``1999''.

     SEC. 604. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 631(a) (20 U.S.C. 1132(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (7);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
       ``(9) the term `educational programs abroad' means programs 
     of study, internships, or service learning outside the United 
     States which are part of a foreign language or other 
     international curriculum at the undergraduate or graduate 
     education levels.''.
       (b) Repeal.--Section 632 (20 U.S.C. 1132-1) is repealed.

       TITLE VII--GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

     SEC. 701. REVISION OF TITLE VII.

       Title VII (20 U.S.C. 1132a et seq.) is amended to read as 
     follows:

      ``TITLE VII--GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

     ``SEC. 700. PURPOSE.

       ``It is the purpose of this title--
       ``(1) to authorize national graduate fellowship programs--
       ``(A) in order to attract students of superior ability and 
     achievement, exceptional promise, and demonstrated financial 
     need, into high-quality graduate programs and provide the 
     students with the financial support necessary to complete 
     advanced degrees; and
       ``(B) that are designed to--
       ``(i) sustain and enhance the capacity for graduate 
     education in areas of national need; and
       ``(ii) encourage talented students to pursue scholarly 
     careers in the humanities, social sciences, and the arts; and
       ``(2) to promote postsecondary programs.

                 ``PART A--GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS

            ``Subpart 1--Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program

     ``SEC. 701. AWARD OF JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIPS.

       ``(a) Authority and Timing of Awards.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to award fellowships in accordance with the 
     provisions of this subpart for graduate study in the arts, 
     humanities, and social sciences by students of superior 
     ability selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, 
     financial need, and exceptional promise. The fellowships 
     shall be awarded to students who are eligible to receive any 
     grant, loan, or work assistance pursuant to section 484 and 
     intend to pursue a doctoral degree, except that fellowships 
     may be granted to students pursuing a master's degree in 
     those fields in which the master's degree is the terminal 
     highest degree awarded in the area of study. All funds 
     appropriated in a fiscal year shall be obligated and expended 
     to the students for fellowships for use in the academic year 
     beginning after July 1 of the fiscal year following the 
     fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated. The 
     fellowships shall be awarded for only 1 academic year of 
     study and shall be renewable for a period not to exceed 4 
     years of study.
       ``(b) Designation of Fellows.--Students receiving awards 
     under this subpart shall be known as `Jacob K. Javits 
     Fellows'.
       ``(c) Interruptions of Study.--The institution of higher 
     education may allow a fellowship recipient to interrupt 
     periods of study for a period not to exceed 12 months for the 
     purpose of work, travel, or independent study away from the 
     campus, if such independent study is supportive of the 
     fellowship recipient's academic program and shall continue 
     payments for those 12-month periods during which the student 
     is pursuing travel or independent study supportive of the 
     recipient's academic program.
       ``(d) Process and Timing of Competition.--The Secretary 
     shall make applications for fellowships under this part 
     available not later than October 1 of the academic year 
     preceding the academic year for which fellowships will be 
     awarded, and shall announce the recipients of fellowships 
     under this section not later than March 1 of the academic 
     year preceding the academic year for which the fellowships 
     are awarded.
       ``(e) Authority To Contract.--The Secretary is authorized 
     to enter into a contract with a nongovernmental agency to 
     administer the program assisted under this part if the 
     Secretary determines that entering into the contract is an 
     efficient means of carrying out the program.

     ``SEC. 702. ALLOCATION OF FELLOWSHIPS.

       ``(a) Fellowship Board.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--The Secretary shall appoint a Jacob K. 
     Javits Fellows Program Fellowship Board (hereinafter in this 
     subpart referred to as the `Board') consisting of 9 
     individuals representative of both public and private 
     institutions of higher education who are especially qualified 
     to serve on the Board. In making appointments, the Secretary 
     shall give due consideration to the appointment of 
     individuals who are highly respected in the academic 
     community. The Secretary shall assure that individuals 
     appointed to the Board are broadly representative of a range 
     of disciplines in graduate education in arts, humanities, and 
     social sciences.
       ``(2) Duties.--The Board shall--
       ``(A) establish general policies for the program 
     established by this subpart and oversee the program's 
     operation;
       ``(B) establish general criteria for the award of 
     fellowships in academic fields identified by the Board, or, 
     in the event that the Secretary enters into a contract with a 
     nongovernmental entity to administer the program assisted 
     under this subpart, by such nongovernmental entity;
       ``(C) appoint panels of academic scholars with 
     distinguished backgrounds in the arts, humanities, and social 
     sciences for the purpose of selecting fellows, except that, 
     in the event that the Secretary enters into a contract with a 
     nongovernmental entity to administer the program, such panels 
     may be appointed by such nongovernmental entity; and
       ``(D) prepare and submit to the Congress at least once in 
     every 3-year period a report on any modifications in the 
     program that the Board determines are appropriate.
       ``(3) Consultations.--In carrying out its responsibilities, 
     the Board shall consult on a regular basis with 
     representatives of the National Science Foundation, the 
     National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment 
     for the Arts, and representatives of institutions of higher 
     education and associations of such institutions, learned 
     societies, and professional organizations.
       ``(4) Term.--The term of office of each member of the Board 
     shall be 4 years, except that any member appointed to fill a 
     vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term for which 
     the predecessor of the member was appointed. No member may 
     serve for a period in excess of 6 years.
       ``(5) Initial meeting; vacancy.--The Secretary shall call 
     the first meeting of the Board, at which the first order of 
     business shall be the election of a Chairperson and a Vice 
     Chairperson, who shall serve until 1 year after the date of 
     the appointment of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. 
     Thereafter each officer shall be elected for a term of 2 
     years. In case a vacancy occurs in either office, the Board 
     shall elect an individual from among the members of the Board 
     to fill such vacancy.
       ``(6) Quorum; additional meetings.--(A) A majority of the 
     members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
       ``(B) The Board shall meet at least once a year or more 
     frequently, as may be necessary, to carry out the Board's 
     responsibilities.
       ``(7) Compensation.--Members of the Board, while serving on 
     the business of the Board, shall be entitled to receive 
     compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, but not 
     exceeding the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule, including travel time, and while so 
     serving away from their homes or regular places of business, 
     the members may be allowed travel expenses, including per 
     diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of 
     title 5, United States Code, for persons in Government 
     service employed intermittently.
       ``(b) Use of Selection Panels.--The recipients of 
     fellowships shall be selected in each designated field from 
     among all applicants nationwide in each field by 
     distinguished panels appointed by the Board to make such 
     selections under criteria established by the Board, except 
     that, in the event that the Secretary enters into a contract 
     with a nongovernmental entity to administer the program, such 
     panels may be appointed by such nongovernmental entity. The 
     number of recipients in each field in each year shall not 
     exceed the number of fellows allocated to that field for that 
     year by the Board.
       ``(c) Fellowship Portability.--Each recipient shall be 
     entitled to use the fellowship in a graduate program at any 
     accredited institution of higher education in which the 
     recipient may decide to enroll.

     ``SEC. 703. STIPENDS.

       ``(a) Award by Secretary.--The Secretary shall pay to 
     individuals awarded fellowships under this subpart such 
     stipends as the Secretary may establish, reflecting the 
     purpose of this program to encourage highly talented students 
     to undertake graduate study as described in this subpart. In 
     the case of an individual who receives such individual's 
     first stipend under this subpart in academic year 1999-2000 
     or any succeeding academic year, such stipend shall be set at 
     a level of support equal to that provided by the National 
     Science Foundation graduate fellowships, except such amount 
     shall be adjusted as necessary so as not to exceed the 
     fellow's demonstrated level of need determined in accordance 
     with part F of title IV.
       ``(b) Institutional Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--(A) The Secretary shall (in addition to 
     stipends paid to individuals under this subpart) pay to the 
     institution of higher education, for each individual awarded 
     a fellowship under this subpart at such institution, an 
     institutional allowance. Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B), such allowance shall be, for 1999-2000 and succeeding 
     academic years, the same amount as the institutional payment 
     made for 1998-1999 under section 933(b) (as such section was 
     in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
     Higher Education Amendments of 1998) adjusted for 1999-2000 
     and annually thereafter in accordance with inflation as 
     determined by the Department of Labor's Consumer Price Index 
     for the previous calendar year.
       ``(B) The institutional allowance paid under subparagraph 
     (A) shall be reduced by the amount the institution charges 
     and collects from a fellowship recipient for tuition and 
     other expenses as part of the recipient's instructional 
     program.
       ``(2) Special rules.--(A) Beginning March 1, 1992, any 
     applicant for a fellowship under this subpart who has been 
     notified in writing by the

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     Secretary that such applicant has been selected to receive 
     such a fellowship and is subsequently notified that the 
     fellowship award has been withdrawn, shall receive such 
     fellowship unless the Secretary subsequently makes a 
     determination that such applicant submitted fraudulent 
     information on the application.
       ``(B) Subject to the availability of appropriations, 
     amounts payable to an institution by the Secretary pursuant 
     to this subsection shall not be reduced for any purpose other 
     than the purposes specified under paragraph (1).

     ``SEC. 704. FELLOWSHIP CONDITIONS.

       ``(a) Requirements for Receipt.--An individual awarded a 
     fellowship under the provisions of this subpart shall 
     continue to receive payments provided in section 703 only 
     during such periods as the Secretary finds that such 
     individual is maintaining satisfactory proficiency in, and 
     devoting essentially full time to, study or research in the 
     field in which such fellowship was awarded, in an institution 
     of higher education, and is not engaging in gainful 
     employment other than part-time employment by such 
     institution in teaching, research, or similar activities, 
     approved by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Reports From Recipients.--The Secretary is authorized 
     to require reports containing such information in such form 
     and filed at such times as the Secretary determines necessary 
     from any person awarded a fellowship under the provisions of 
     this subpart. The reports shall be accompanied by a 
     certificate from an appropriate official at the institution 
     of higher education, library, archive, or other research 
     center approved by the Secretary, stating that such 
     individual is making satisfactory progress in, and is 
     devoting essentially full time to the program for which the 
     fellowship was awarded.

     ``SEC. 705. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of the 4 succeeding fiscal years to carry out this subpart.

       ``Subpart 2--Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need

     ``SEC. 711. GRANTS TO ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS OF 
                   INSTITUTIONS.

       ``(a) Grant Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
     academic departments, programs and other academic units of 
     institutions of higher education that provide courses of 
     study leading to a graduate degree in order to enable such 
     institutions to provide assistance to graduate students in 
     accordance with this subpart.
       ``(2) Additional grants.--The Secretary may also make 
     grants to such departments, programs and other academic units 
     of institutions of higher education granting graduate degrees 
     which submit joint proposals involving nondegree granting 
     institutions which have formal arrangements for the support 
     of doctoral dissertation research with degree-granting 
     institutions. Nondegree granting institutions eligible for 
     awards as part of such joint proposals include any 
     organization which--
       ``(A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, and is exempt from tax under section 
     501(a) of such Code;
       ``(B) is organized and operated substantially to conduct 
     scientific and cultural research and graduate training 
     programs;
       ``(C) is not a private foundation;
       ``(D) has academic personnel for instruction and counseling 
     who meet the standards of the institution of higher education 
     in which the students are enrolled; and
       ``(E) has necessary research resources not otherwise 
     readily available in such institutions to such students.
       ``(b) Award and Duration of Grants.--
       ``(1) Awards.--The principal criterion for the award of 
     grants shall be the relative quality of the graduate programs 
     presented in competing applications. Consistent with an 
     allocation of awards based on quality of competing 
     applications, the Secretary shall, in awarding such grants, 
     promote an equitable geographic distribution among eligible 
     public and private institutions of higher education.
       ``(2) Duration and Amount.--
       ``(A) Duration.--The Secretary shall award a grant under 
     this subpart for a period of 3 years.
       ``(B) Amount.--The Secretary shall award a grant to an 
     academic department, program or unit of an institution of 
     higher education under this subpart for a fiscal year in an 
     amount that is not less than $100,000 and not greater than 
     $750,000.
       ``(3) Reallotment.--Whenever the Secretary determines that 
     an academic department, program or unit of an institution of 
     higher education is unable to use all of the amounts 
     available to the department, program or unit under this 
     subpart, the Secretary shall, on such dates during each 
     fiscal year as the Secretary may fix, reallot the amounts not 
     needed to academic departments, programs and units of 
     institutions which can use the grants authorized by this 
     subpart.
       ``(c) Preference To Continuing Grant Recipients.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make new grant 
     awards under this subpart only to the extent that each 
     previous grant recipient under this subpart has received 
     continued funding in accordance with subsection (b)(2)(A).
       ``(2) Ratable reduction.--To the extent that appropriations 
     under this subpart are insufficient to comply with paragraph 
     (1), available funds shall be distributed by ratably reducing 
     the amounts required to be awarded under subsection 
     (b)(2)(A).

     ``SEC. 712. INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY.

       ``(a) Eligibility Criteria.--Any academic department, 
     program or unit of an institution of higher education that 
     offers a program of postbaccalaureate study leading to a 
     graduate degree in an area of national need (as designated 
     under subsection (b)) may apply for a grant under this 
     subpart. No department, program or unit shall be eligible for 
     a grant unless the program of postbaccalaureate study has 
     been in existence for at least 4 years at the time of 
     application for assistance under this subpart.
       ``(b) Designation of Areas of National Need.--After 
     consultation with appropriate Federal and nonprofit agencies 
     and organizations, the Secretary shall designate areas of 
     national need. In making such designations, the Secretary 
     shall take into account the extent to which the interest in 
     the area is compelling, the extent to which other Federal 
     programs support postbaccalaureate study in the area 
     concerned, and an assessment of how the program could achieve 
     the most significant impact with available resources.

     ``SEC. 713. CRITERIA FOR APPLICATIONS.

       ``(a) Selection of Applications.--The Secretary shall make 
     grants to academic departments, programs and units of 
     institutions of higher education on the basis of applications 
     submitted in accordance with subsection (b). Applications 
     shall be ranked on program quality by review panels of 
     nationally recognized scholars and evaluated on the quality 
     and effectiveness of the academic program and the achievement 
     and promise of the students to be served. To the extent 
     possible (consistent with other provisions of this section), 
     the Secretary shall make awards that are consistent with 
     recommendations of the review panels.
       ``(b) Contents of Applications.--An academic department, 
     program or unit of an institution of higher education, in the 
     department, program or unit's application for a grant, 
     shall--
       ``(1) describe the current academic program of the 
     applicant for which the grant is sought;
       ``(2) provide assurances that the applicant will provide, 
     from other non-Federal sources, for the purposes of the 
     fellowship program under this subpart an amount equal to at 
     least 25 percent of the amount of the grant received under 
     this subpart, which contribution may be in cash or in kind, 
     fairly valued;
       ``(3) set forth policies and procedures to assure that, in 
     making fellowship awards under this subpart, the institution 
     will seek talented students from traditionally 
     underrepresented backgrounds, as determined by the Secretary;
       ``(4) describe the number, types, and amounts of the 
     fellowships that the applicant intends to offer with grant 
     funds provided under this part;
       ``(5) set forth policies and procedures to assure that, in 
     making fellowship awards under this subpart, the institution 
     will make awards to individuals who--
       ``(A) have financial need, as determined under part F of 
     title IV;
       ``(B) have excellent academic records in their previous 
     programs of study; and
       ``(C) plan to pursue the highest possible degree available 
     in their course of study;
       ``(6) set forth policies and procedures to ensure that 
     Federal funds made available under this subpart for any 
     fiscal year will be used to supplement and, to the extent 
     practical, increase the funds that would otherwise be made 
     available for the purpose of this subpart and in no case to 
     supplant those funds;
       ``(7) provide assurances that, in the event that funds made 
     available to the academic department, program or unit under 
     this subpart are insufficient to provide the assistance due a 
     student under the commitment entered into between the 
     academic department, program or unit and the student, the 
     academic department, program or unit will, from any funds 
     available to the department, program or unit, fulfill the 
     commitment to the student;
       ``(8) provide that the applicant will comply with the 
     limitations set forth in section 715;
       ``(9) provide assurances that the academic department will 
     provide at least 1 year of supervised training in instruction 
     for students; and
       ``(10) include such other information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.

     ``SEC. 714. AWARDS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS.

       ``(a) Commitments to Graduate Students.--
       ``(1) In general.--An academic department, program or unit 
     of an institution of higher education shall make commitments 
     to graduate students who are eligible students under section 
     484 (including students pursuing a doctoral degree after 
     having completed a master's degree program at an institution 
     of higher education) at any point in their graduate study to 
     provide stipends for the length of time necessary for a 
     student to complete the course of graduate study, but in no 
     case longer than 5 years.
       ``(2) Special rule.--No such commitments shall be made to 
     students under this subpart unless the academic department, 
     program or unit has determined adequate funds are available 
     to fulfill the commitment from funds received or anticipated 
     under this subpart, or from institutional funds.
       ``(b) Amount of Stipends.--The Secretary shall make 
     payments to institutions of higher education for the purpose 
     of paying stipends to individuals who are awarded fellowships 
     under this subpart. The stipends the Secretary establishes 
     shall reflect the purpose of the program under this subpart 
     to encourage highly talented students to undertake graduate 
     study as described in this subpart. In the case of an 
     individual who receives such individual's first stipend under 
     this subpart in academic year 1999-2000 or any succeeding 
     academic year, such stipend shall be set at a level of 
     support equal to that provided by the National Science 
     Foundation graduate fellowships, except such amount shall be 
     adjusted as necessary so as not to exceed the fellow's 
     demonstrated level of need as determined under part F of 
     title IV.
       ``(c) Treatment of Institutional Payments.--An institution 
     of higher education that makes institutional payments for 
     tuition and fees on behalf of individuals supported by 
     fellowships under this subpart in amounts that exceed the 
     institutional payments made by the Secretary pursuant to 
     section 716(a) may count such excess toward the amounts the 
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     is required to provide pursuant to section 714(b)(2).
       ``(d) Academic Progress Required.--Notwithstanding the 
     provisions of subsection (a), no student shall receive an 
     award--
       ``(1) except during periods in which such student is 
     maintaining satisfactory progress in, and devoting 
     essentially full time to, study or research in the field in 
     which such fellowship was awarded; or
       ``(2) if the student is engaging in gainful employment 
     other than part-time employment involved in teaching, 
     research, or similar activities determined by the institution 
     to be in support of the student's progress towards a degree.

     ``SEC. 715. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR COST OF EDUCATION.

       ``(a) Institutional Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall (in addition to 
     stipends paid to individuals under this subpart) pay to the 
     institution of higher education, for each individual awarded 
     a fellowship under this subpart at such institution, an 
     institutional allowance. Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     such allowance shall be, for 1999-2000 and succeeding 
     academic years, the same amount as the institutional payment 
     made for 1998-1999 adjusted annually thereafter in accordance 
     with inflation as determined by the Department of Labor's 
     Consumer Price Index for the previous calendar year.
       ``(2) Reduction.--The institutional allowance paid under 
     paragraph (1) shall be reduced by the amount the institution 
     charges and collects from a fellowship recipient for tuition 
     and other expenses as part of the recipient's instructional 
     program.
       ``(b) Use for Overhead Prohibited.--Funds made available 
     pursuant to this subpart may not be used for the general 
     operational overhead of the academic department or program.

     ``SEC. 716. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated $35,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of the 4 succeeding fiscal years to carry out this subpart.

  ``Subpart 3--Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program

     ``SEC. 721. LEGAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Program Authority.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
     program to be known as the `Thurgood Marshall Legal 
     Educational Opportunity Program' designed to provide low-
     income, minority, or disadvantaged college students with the 
     information, preparation, and financial assistance to gain 
     access to and complete law school study.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--A college student is eligible for 
     assistance under this section if the student is--
       ``(1) from a low-income family;
       ``(2) a minority; or
       ``(3) from an economically or otherwise disadvantaged 
     background.
       ``(c) Contract or Grant Authorized.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to enter into a contract with, or make a grant to, 
     the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, for a period of 
     not less than 5 years--
       ``(1) to identify college students who are from low-income 
     families, are minorities, or are from disadvantaged 
     backgrounds described in subsection (b)(3);
       ``(2) to prepare such students for study at accredited law 
     schools;
       ``(3) to assist such students to select the appropriate law 
     school, make application for entry into law school, and 
     receive financial assistance for such study;
       ``(4) to provide support services to such students who are 
     first-year law students to improve retention and success in 
     law school studies; and
       ``(5) to motivate and prepare such students with respect to 
     law school studies and practice in low-income communities.
       ``(d) Services Provided.--In carrying out the purposes 
     described in subsection (c), the contract or grant shall 
     provide for the delivery of services through prelaw 
     information resource centers, summer institutes, midyear 
     seminars, and other educational activities, conducted under 
     this section. Such services may include--
       ``(1) information and counseling regarding--
       ``(A) accredited law school academic programs, especially 
     tuition, fees, and admission requirements;
       ``(B) course work offered and required for graduation;
       ``(C) faculty specialties and areas of legal emphasis; and
       ``(D) undergraduate preparatory courses and curriculum 
     selection;
       ``(2) tutoring and academic counseling, including 
     assistance in preparing for bar examinations;
       ``(3) prelaw mentoring programs, involving law school 
     faculty, members of State and local bar associations, and 
     retired and sitting judges, justices, and magistrates;
       ``(4) assistance in identifying preparatory courses and 
     material for the law school aptitude or admissions tests;
       ``(5) summer institutes for Thurgood Marshall Fellows that 
     expose the Fellows to a rigorous curriculum that emphasizes 
     abstract thinking, legal analysis, research, writing, and 
     examination techniques; and
       ``(6) midyear seminars and other educational activities 
     that are designed to reinforce reading, writing, and studying 
     skills of Thurgood Marshall Fellows.
       ``(e) Duration of the Provision of Services.--The services 
     described in subsection (d) may be provided--
       ``(1) prior to the period of law school study;
       ``(2) during the period of law school study; and
       ``(3) during the period following law school study and 
     prior to taking a bar examination.
       ``(f) Subcontracts and Subgrants.--For the purposes of 
     planning, developing, or delivering one or more of the 
     services described in subsection (d), the Council on Legal 
     Education Opportunity shall enter into subcontracts with, and 
     make subgrants to, institutions of higher education, law 
     schools, public and private agencies and organizations, and 
     combinations of such institutions, schools, agencies, and 
     organizations.
       ``(g) Stipends.--The Secretary shall annually establish the 
     maximum stipend to be paid (including allowances for 
     participant travel and for the travel of the dependents of 
     the participant) to Thurgood Marshall Fellows for the period 
     of participation in summer institutes and midyear seminars. A 
     Fellow may be eligible for such a stipend only if the 
     Thurgood Marshall Fellow maintains satisfactory academic 
     progress toward the Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Laws degree, 
     as determined by the respective institutions.
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each of the 4 succeeding 
     fiscal years.

                    ``Subpart 4--General Provisions

     ``SEC. 731. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR SUBPARTS 1, 2, AND 
                   3.

       ``(a) Coordinated Administration.--In carrying out the 
     purpose described in section 700(1), the Secretary shall 
     provide for coordinated administration and regulation of 
     graduate programs assisted under subparts 1, 2, and 3 with 
     other Federal programs providing assistance for graduate 
     education in order to minimize duplication and improve 
     efficiency to ensure that the programs are carried out in a 
     manner most compatible with academic practices and with the 
     standard timetables for applications for, and notifications 
     of acceptance to, graduate programs.
       ``(b) Hiring Authority.--For purposes of carrying out 
     subparts 1, 2, and 3, the Secretary shall appoint, without 
     regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, that 
     govern appointments in the competitive service, such 
     administrative and technical employees, with the appropriate 
     educational background, as shall be needed to assist in the 
     administration of such parts. The employees shall be paid 
     without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
     III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification 
     and General Schedule pay rates.
       ``(c) Use for Religious Purposes Prohibited.--No 
     institutional payment or allowance under section 703(b) or 
     715(a) shall be paid to a school or department of divinity as 
     a result of the award of a fellowship under subpart 1 or 2, 
     respectively, to an individual who is studying for a 
     religious vocation.
       ``(d) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall evaluate the success 
     of assistance provided to individuals under subpart 1, 2, or 
     3 with respect to graduating from their degree programs, and 
     placement in faculty and professional positions.
       ``(e) Continuation Awards.--The Secretary, using funds 
     appropriated to carry out subparts 1 and 2, and before 
     awarding any assistance under such parts to a recipient that 
     did not receive assistance under part C or D of title IX (as 
     such parts were in effect prior to the date of enactment of 
     the Higher Education Amendments of 1998) shall continue to 
     provide funding to recipients of assistance under such part C 
     or D (as so in effect), as the case may be, pursuant to any 
     multiyear award of such assistance.

     ``PART B--FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

     ``SEC. 741. FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY 
                   EDUCATION.

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
     grants to, or enter into contracts with, institutions of 
     higher education, combinations of such institutions, and 
     other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies, 
     to enable such institutions, combinations, and agencies to 
     improve postsecondary education opportunities by--
       ``(1) encouraging the reform, innovation, and improvement 
     of postsecondary education, and providing equal educational 
     opportunity for all;
       ``(2) the creation of institutions, programs, and joint 
     efforts involving paths to career and professional training, 
     and combinations of academic and experiential learning;
       ``(3) the establishment of institutions and programs based 
     on the technology of communications;
       ``(4) the carrying out, in postsecondary educational 
     institutions, of changes in internal structure and operations 
     designed to clarify institutional priorities and purposes;
       ``(5) the design and introduction of cost-effective methods 
     of instruction and operation;
       ``(6) the introduction of institutional reforms designed to 
     expand individual opportunities for entering and reentering 
     institutions and pursuing programs of study tailored to 
     individual needs;
       ``(7) the introduction of reforms in graduate education, in 
     the structure of academic professions, and in the recruitment 
     and retention of faculties; and
       ``(8) the creation of new institutions and programs for 
     examining and awarding credentials to individuals, and the 
     introduction of reforms in current institutional practices 
     related thereto.
       ``(b) Planning Grants.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
     planning grants to institutions of higher education for the 
     development and testing of innovative techniques in 
     postsecondary education. Such grants shall not exceed 
     $20,000.

     ``SEC. 742. BOARD OF THE FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF 
                   POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Board 
     of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education 
     (in this part referred to as the `Board'). The Board shall 
     consist of 15 members appointed by the Secretary for 
     overlapping 3-year terms. A majority of the Board shall 
     constitute a quorum. Any member of

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     the Board who has served for 6 consecutive years shall 
     thereafter be ineligible for appointment to the Board during 
     a 2-year period following the expiration of such sixth year.
       ``(b) Membership.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall designate one of the 
     members of the Board as Chairperson of the Board. A majority 
     of the members of the Board shall be public interest 
     representatives, including students, and a minority shall be 
     educational representatives. All members selected shall be 
     individuals able to contribute an important perspective on 
     priorities for improvement in postsecondary education and 
     strategies of educational and institutional change.
       ``(2) Appointment of director.--The Secretary shall appoint 
     the Director of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary 
     Education (hereafter in this part referred to as the 
     `Director').
       ``(c) Duties.--The Board shall--
       ``(1) advise the Secretary and the Director on priorities 
     for the improvement of postsecondary education and make such 
     recommendations as the Board may deem appropriate for the 
     improvement of postsecondary education and for the 
     evaluation, dissemination, and adaptation of demonstrated 
     improvements in postsecondary educational practice;
       ``(2) advise the Secretary and the Director on the 
     operation of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary 
     Education, including advice on planning documents, 
     guidelines, and procedures for grant competitions prepared by 
     the Fund; and
       ``(3) meet at the call of the Chairperson, except that the 
     Board shall meet whenever one-third or more of the members 
     request in writing that a meeting be held.
       ``(d) Information and Assistance.--The Director shall make 
     available to the Board such information and assistance as may 
     be necessary to enable the Board to carry out its functions.

     ``SEC. 743. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       ``(a) Technical Employees.--The Secretary may appoint, for 
     terms not to exceed 3 years, without regard to the provisions 
     of title 5 of the United States Code governing appointments 
     in the competitive service, not more than 7 technical 
     employees to administer this part who may be paid without 
     regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
     chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and 
     General Schedule pay rates.
       ``(b) Procedures.--The Director shall establish procedures 
     for reviewing and evaluating grants and contracts made or 
     entered into under this part. Procedures for reviewing grant 
     applications or contracts for financial assistance under this 
     section may not be subject to any review outside of officials 
     responsible for the administration of the Fund for the 
     Improvement of Postsecondary Education.

     ``SEC. 744. SPECIAL PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Grant Authority.--The Director is authorized to make 
     grants to institutions of higher education, or consortia 
     thereof, and such other public agencies and nonprofit 
     organizations as the Director deems necessary for innovative 
     projects concerning one or more areas of particular national 
     need identified by the Director.
       ``(b) Application.--No grant shall be made under this part 
     unless an application is made at such time, in such manner, 
     and contains or is accompanied by such information as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(c) Areas of National Need.--Areas of national need shall 
     initially include, but shall not be limited to, the 
     following:
       ``(1) Institutional restructuring to improve learning and 
     promote productivity, efficiency, quality improvement, and 
     cost and price control.
       ``(2) Articulation between 2-year and 4-year institutions 
     of higher education, including developing innovative methods 
     for ensuring the successful transfer of students from 2-year 
     to 4-year institutions of higher education.
       ``(3) Evaluation and dissemination of model programs.
       ``(4) International cooperation and student exchange among 
     postsecondary educational institutions.

     ``SEC. 745. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     part $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

                   ``PART C--URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICE

     ``SEC. 751. FINDINGS.

       ``The Congress finds that--
       ``(1) the Nation's urban centers are facing increasingly 
     pressing problems and needs in the areas of economic 
     development, community infrastructure and service, social 
     policy, public health, housing, crime, education, 
     environmental concerns, planning and work force preparation;
       ``(2) there are, in the Nation's urban institutions, people 
     with underutilized skills, knowledge, and experience who are 
     capable of providing a vast range of services toward the 
     amelioration of the problems described in paragraph (1);
       ``(3) the skills, knowledge and experience in these urban 
     institutions, if applied in a systematic and sustained 
     manner, can make a significant contribution to the solution 
     of such problems; and
       ``(4) the application of such skills, knowledge and 
     experience is hindered by the limited funds available to 
     redirect attention to solutions to such urban problems.

     ``SEC. 752. PURPOSE; PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this part to provide 
     incentives to urban academic institutions to enable such 
     institutions to work with private and civic organizations to 
     devise and implement solutions to pressing and severe 
     problems in their communities.
       ``(b) Program Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     carry out a program of providing assistance to eligible 
     institutions to enable such institutions to carry out the 
     activities described in section 754 in accordance with the 
     provisions of this part.

     ``SEC. 753. APPLICATION FOR URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANTS.

       ``(a) Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--An eligible institution seeking 
     assistance under this part shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application at such time, in such form, and containing or 
     accompanied by such information and assurances as the 
     Secretary may require by regulation.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) describe the activities and services for which 
     assistance is sought; and
       ``(B) include a plan that is agreed to by the members of a 
     consortium that includes, in addition to the eligible 
     institution, one or more of the following entities:
       ``(i) A community college.
       ``(ii) An urban school system.
       ``(iii) A local government.
       ``(iv) A business or other employer.
       ``(v) A nonprofit institution.
       ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the consortium 
     requirements described in paragraph (2) for any applicant who 
     can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the 
     applicant has devised an integrated and coordinated plan 
     which meets the purpose of this part.
       ``(b) Priority in Selection of Applications.--The Secretary 
     shall give priority to applications that propose to conduct 
     joint projects supported by other local, State, and Federal 
     programs. In addition, the Secretary shall give priority to 
     eligible institutions submitting applications that 
     demonstrate the eligible institution's commitment to urban 
     community service.
       ``(c) Selection Procedures.--The Secretary shall, by 
     regulation, develop a formal procedure for the submission of 
     applications under this part and shall publish in the Federal 
     Register an announcement of that procedure and the 
     availability of funds under this part.

     ``SEC. 754. ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.

       ``Funds made available under this part shall be used to 
     support planning, applied research, training, resource 
     exchanges or technology transfers, the delivery of services, 
     or other activities the purpose of which is to design and 
     implement programs to assist urban communities to meet and 
     address their pressing and severe problems, such as the 
     following:
       ``(1) Work force preparation.
       ``(2) Urban poverty and the allviation of such poverty.
       ``(3) Health care, including delivery and access.
       ``(4) Underperforming school systems and students.
       ``(5) Problems faced by the elderly and individuals with 
     disabilities in urban settings.
       ``(6) Problems faced by families and children.
       ``(7) Campus and community crime prevention, including 
     enhanced security and safety awareness measures as well as 
     coordinated programs addressing the root causes of crime.
       ``(8) Urban housing.
       ``(9) Urban infrastructure.
       ``(10) Economic development.
       ``(11) Urban environmental concerns.
       ``(12) Other problem areas which participants in the 
     consortium described in section 753(a)(2)(B) concur are of 
     high priority in the urban area.
       ``(13)(A) Problems faced by individuals with disabilities 
     regarding accessibility to institutions of higher education 
     and other public and private community facilities.
       ``(B) Amelioration of existing attitudinal barriers that 
     prevent full inclusion by individuals with disabilities in 
     their community.
       ``(14) Improving access to technology in local communities.

     ``SEC. 755. PEER REVIEW.

       ``The Secretary shall designate a peer review panel to 
     review applications submitted under this part and make 
     recommendations for funding to the Secretary. In selecting 
     the peer review panel, the Secretary may consult with other 
     appropriate Cabinet-level officials and with non-Federal 
     organizations, to ensure that the panel will be 
     geographically balanced and be composed of representatives 
     from public and private institutions of higher education, 
     labor, business, and State and local government, who have 
     expertise in urban community service or in education.

     ``SEC. 756. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) Multiyear Availability.--Subject to the availability 
     of appropriations, grants under this part may be made on a 
     multiyear basis, except that no institution, individually or 
     as a participant in a consortium of such institutions, may 
     receive such a grant for more than 5 years.
       ``(b) Equitable Geographic Distribution.--The Secretary 
     shall award grants under this part in a manner that achieves 
     an equitable geographic distribution of such grants.
       ``(c) Matching Requirement.--An applicant under this part 
     and the local governments associated with the application 
     shall contribute to the conduct of the program supported by 
     the grant an amount from non-Federal funds equal to at least 
     one-fourth of the amount of the grant, which contribution may 
     be in cash or in kind.

     ``SEC. 757. DESIGNATION OF URBAN GRANT INSTITUTIONS.

       ``The Secretary shall publish a list of eligible 
     institutions under this part and shall designate these 
     institutions of higher education as `Urban Grant 
     Institutions'. The Secretary shall establish a national 
     network of Urban Grant Institutions so that the results of 
     individual projects achieved in one metropolitan area can 
     then be generalized, disseminated, replicated and applied 
     throughout the Nation. The information developed as a result 
     of this section shall be

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     made available to Urban Grant Institutions and to any other 
     interested institution of higher education by any appropriate 
     means.

     ``SEC. 758. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this part:
       ``(1) Urban area.--The term `urban area' means a 
     metropolitan statistical area having a population of not less 
     than 350,000, or two contiguous metropolitan statistical 
     areas having a population of not less than 350,000, or, in 
     any State which does not have a metropolitan statistical area 
     which has such a population, the eligible entity in the State 
     submitting an application under section 753, or, if no such 
     entity submits an application, the Secretary, shall designate 
     one urban area for the purposes of this part.
       ``(2) Eligible institution.--The term `eligible 
     institution' means--
       ``(A) a nonprofit municipal university, established by the 
     governing body of the city in which it is located, and 
     operating as of the date of enactment of the Higher Education 
     Amendments of 1992 under that authority; or
       ``(B) an institution of higher education, or a consortium 
     of such institutions any one of which meets all of the 
     requirements of this paragraph, which--
       ``(i) is located in an urban area;
       ``(ii) draws a substantial portion of its undergraduate 
     students from the urban area in which such institution is 
     located, or from contiguous areas;
       ``(iii) carries out programs to make postsecondary 
     educational opportunities more accessible to residents of 
     such urban area, or contiguous areas;
       ``(iv) has the present capacity to provide resources 
     responsive to the needs and priorities of such urban area and 
     contiguous areas;
       ``(v) offers a range of professional, technical, or 
     graduate programs sufficient to sustain the capacity of such 
     institution to provide such resources; and
       ``(vi) has demonstrated and sustained a sense of 
     responsibility to such urban area and contiguous areas and 
     the people of such areas.

     ``SEC. 759. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of the 4 succeeding fiscal years to carry out this part.

 ``PART D--DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO ENSURE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES 
                   RECEIVE A QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION

     ``SEC. 761. PURPOSES.

       ``It is the purpose of this part to support model 
     demonstration projects to provide technical assistance or 
     professional development for faculty and administrators in 
     institutions of higher education in order to provide students 
     with disabilities a quality postsecondary education.

     ``SEC. 762. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) Competitive Grants Authorized.--The Secretary may 
     award grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements, on a 
     competitive basis, to institutions of higher education, of 
     which at least two such grants shall be awarded to 
     institutions that provide professional development and 
     technical assistance in order for students with learning 
     disabilities to receive a quality postsecondary education.
       ``(b) Duration; Activities.--
       ``(1) Duration.--Grants under this part shall be awarded 
     for a period of 3 years.
       ``(2) Authorized activities.--Grants under this part shall 
     be used to carry out 1 or more of the following activities:
       ``(A) Teaching methods and strategies.--The development of 
     innovative, effective and efficient teaching methods and 
     strategies to provide faculty and administrators with the 
     skills and supports necessary to teach students with 
     disabilities. Such methods and strategies may include 
     inservice training, professional development, customized and 
     general technical assistance, workshops, summer institutes, 
     distance learning, and training in the use of assistive and 
     educational technology.
       ``(B) Synthesizing research and information.--Synthesizing 
     research and other information related to the provision of 
     postsecondary educational services to students with 
     disabilities.
       ``(C) Professional development and training sessions.--
     Conducting professional development and training sessions for 
     faculty and administrators from other institutions of higher 
     education to enable the faculty and administrators to meet 
     the postsecondary educational needs of students with 
     disabilities.
       ``(3) Mandatory evaluation and dissemination.--Grants under 
     this part shall be used for evaluation, and dissemination to 
     other institutions of higher education, of the information 
     obtained through the activities described in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (C).
       ``(c) Considerations in Making Awards.--In awarding grants, 
     contracts, or cooperative agreements under this section, the 
     Secretary shall consider the following:
       ``(1) Geographic distribution.--Providing an equitable 
     geographic distribution of such grants.
       ``(2) Rural and urban areas.--Distributing such grants to 
     urban and rural areas.
       ``(3) Range and type of institution.--Ensuring that the 
     activities to be assisted are developed for a range of types 
     and sizes of institutions of higher education.
       ``(4) Prior experience or exceptional programs.--
     Institutions of higher education with demonstrated prior 
     experience in, or exceptional programs for, meeting the 
     postsecondary educational needs of students with 
     disabilities.

     ``SEC. 763. APPLICATIONS.

       ``Each institution of higher education desiring to receive 
     a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this part 
     shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
     such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
     Secretary may require. Each application shall include--
       ``(1) a description of how such institution plans to 
     address each of the activities required under this part;
       ``(2) a description of how the institution consulted with a 
     broad range of people within the institution to develop 
     activities for which assistance is sought; and
       ``(3) a description of how the institution will coordinate 
     and collaborate with the office that provides services to 
     students with disabilities within the institution.

     ``SEC. 764. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing in this part shall be construed to impose any 
     additional duty, obligation or responsibility on an 
     institution of higher education or on the institution's 
     faculty, administrators, or staff than are required by 
     section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the 
     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

     ``SEC. 765. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated for this part 
     $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

     SEC. 702. REPEALS.

       Except as otherwise provided in section 301(a), titles VIII 
     (20 U.S.C. 1133 et seq.), IX (20 U.S.C. 1134 et seq.), X (20 
     U.S.C. 1135 et seq.), XI (20 U.S.C. 1136), and XII (20 U.S.C. 
     1141) are repealed.

           TITLE VIII--STUDIES, REPORTS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                            PART A--STUDIES

     SEC. 801. STUDY OF MARKET MECHANISMS IN FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General and the 
     Secretary of Education shall convene a study group including 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, the Director of the Congressional 
     Budget Office, representatives of entities making loans under 
     part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
     representatives of other entities in the financial services 
     community, representatives of other participants in the 
     student loan programs, and such other individuals as the 
     Comptroller General and the Secretary may designate. The 
     Comptroller General and Secretary, in consultation with the 
     study group, shall design and conduct a study to identify and 
     evaluate means of establishing a market mechanism for the 
     delivery of loans made pursuant to such title IV.
       (b) Design of Study.--The study required under this section 
     shall identify not fewer than 3 different market mechanisms 
     for use in determining lender return on student loans while 
     continuing to meet the other objectives of the programs under 
     parts B and D of such title IV, including the provision of 
     loans to all eligible students. Consideration may be given to 
     the use of auctions and to the feasibility of incorporating 
     income-contingent repayment options into the student loan 
     system and requiring borrowers to repay through income tax 
     withholding.
       (c) Evaluation of Market Mechanisms.--The mechanisms 
     identified under subsection (b) shall be evaluated in terms 
     of the following areas:
       (1) The cost or savings of loans to or for borrowers, 
     including parent borrowers.
       (2) The cost or savings of the mechanism to the Federal 
     Government.
       (3) The cost, effect, and distribution of Federal subsidies 
     to or for participants in the program.
       (4) The ability of the mechanism to accommodate the 
     potential distribution of subsidies to students through an 
     income contingent repayment option.
       (5) The effect on the simplicity of the program, including 
     the effect of the plan on the regulatory burden on students, 
     institutions, lenders, and other program participants.
       (6) The effect on investment in human capital and 
     resources, loan servicing capability, and the quality of 
     service to the borrower.
       (7) The effect on the diversity of lenders, including 
     community-based lenders, originating and secondary market 
     lenders.
       (8) The effect on program integrity.
       (9) The degree to which the mechanism will provide market 
     incentives to encourage continuous improvement in the 
     delivery and servicing of loans.
       (10) The availability of loans to students by region, 
     income level, and by categories of institutions.
       (11) The proposed Federal and State role in the operation 
     of the mechanism.
       (12) A description of how the mechanism will be 
     administered and operated.
       (13) Transition procedures, including the effect on loan 
     availability during a transition period.
       (14) Any other areas the study group may include.
       (d) Preliminary Findings and Publication of Study.--Not 
     later than November 15, 2000, the study group shall make the 
     group's preliminary findings, including any additional or 
     dissenting views, available to the public with a 60-day 
     request for public comment. The study group shall review 
     these comments and the Comptroller General and the Secretary 
     shall transmit a final report, including any additional or 
     dissenting views, to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, and the Committees 
     on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     not later than May 15, 2001.

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     SEC. 802. STUDY OF THE FEASIBILITY OF ALTERNATIVE FINANCIAL 
                   INSTRUMENTS FOR DETERMINING LENDER YIELDS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General and the 
     Secretary of Education shall convene a study group including 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, the Director of the Congressional 
     Budget Office, representatives of entities making loans under 
     part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
     representatives of other entities in the financial services 
     community, representatives of other participants in the 
     student loan programs, and such other individuals as the 
     Comptroller General and the Secretary of Education may 
     designate. The Comptroller General and the Secretary of 
     Education, in consultation with the study group, shall 
     evaluate the 91-day Treasury bill, 30-day and 90-day 
     commercial paper, and the 90-day London Interbank Offered 
     Rate (in this section referred to as ``LIBOR'') in terms of 
     the following:
       (1) The historical liquidity of the market for each, and a 
     historical comparison of the spread between (A) the 30-day 
     and 90-day commercial paper rate, respectively, and the 91-
     day Treasury bill rate, and (B) the spread between the LIBOR 
     and the 91-day Treasury bill rate.
       (2) The historical volatility of the rates and projections 
     of future volatility.
       (3) Recent changes in the liquidity of the market for each 
     such instrument in a balanced Federal budget environment and 
     a low-interest rate environment, and projections of future 
     liquidity assuming the Federal budget remains in balance.
       (4) The cost or savings to lenders with small, medium, and 
     large student loan portfolios of basing lender yield on 
     either the 30-day or 90-day commercial paper rate or the 
     LIBOR while continuing to base the borrower rate on the 91-
     day Treasury bill, and the effect of such change on the 
     diversity of lenders participating in the program.
       (5) The cost or savings to the Federal Government of basing 
     lender yield on either the 30-day or 90-day commercial paper 
     rate or the LIBOR while continuing to base the borrower rate 
     on the 91-day Treasury bill.
       (6) Any possible risks or benefits to the student loan 
     programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 and to 
     student borrowers.
       (7) Any other areas the Comptroller General and the 
     Secretary of Education agree to include.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 6 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General and 
     the Secretary shall submit a final report regarding the 
     findings of the study group to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.

     SEC. 803. STUDENT-RELATED DEBT STUDY REQUIRED.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Education shall conduct a 
     study that analyzes the distribution and increase in student-
     related debt in terms of--
       (1) demographic characteristics, such as race or ethnicity, 
     and family income;
       (2) type of institution and whether the institution is a 
     public or private institution;
       (3) loan source, such as Federal, State, institutional or 
     other, and, if the loan source is Federal, whether the loan 
     is or is not subsidized;
       (4) academic field of study;
       (5) parent loans, and whether the parent loans are 
     federally guaranteed, private, or property-secured such as 
     home equity loans; and
       (6) relation of student debt or anticipated debt to--
       (A) students' decisions about whether and where to enroll 
     in college and whether or how much to borrow in order to 
     attend college;
       (B) the length of time it takes students to earn 
     baccalaureate degrees;
       (C) students' decisions about whether and where to attend 
     graduate school;
       (D) graduates' employment decisions;
       (E) graduates' burden of repayment as reflected by the 
     graduates' ability to save for retirement or invest in a 
     home; and
       (F) students' future earnings.
       (b) Report.--After conclusion of the study required by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Education shall submit a 
     final report regarding the findings of the study to the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998.
       (c) Information.--After the study and report under this 
     section are concluded, the Secretary of Education shall 
     determine which information described in subsection (a) would 
     be useful for families to know and shall include such 
     information as part of the comparative information provided 
     to families about the costs of higher education under the 
     provisions of part C of title I.

     SEC. 804. STUDY OF TRANSFER OF CREDITS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Education shall 
     conduct a study to evaluate policies or practices instituted 
     by recognized accrediting agencies or associations regarding 
     the treatment of the transfer of credits from one institution 
     of higher education to another, giving particular attention 
     to--
       (1) adopted policies regarding the transfer of credits 
     between institutions of higher education which are accredited 
     by different agencies or associations and the reasons for 
     such policies;
       (2) adopted policies regarding the transfer of credits 
     between institutions of higher education which are accredited 
     by national agencies or associations and institutions of 
     higher education which are accredited by regional agencies 
     and associations and the reasons for such policies;
       (3) the effect of the adoption of such policies on students 
     transferring between such institutions of higher education, 
     including time required to matriculate, increases to the 
     student of tuition and fees paid, and increases to the 
     student with regard to student loan burden;
       (4) the extent to which Federal financial aid is awarded to 
     such students for the duplication of coursework already 
     completed at another institution; and
       (5) the aggregate cost to the Federal Government of the 
     adoption of such policies.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall 
     submit a report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member 
     of the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate detailing the Secretary's findings 
     regarding the study conducted under subsection (a). The 
     Secretary's report shall include such recommendation with 
     respect to the recognition of accrediting agencies or 
     associations as the Secretary deems advisable.

     SEC. 805. STUDY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN 
                   ATHLETICS PROGRAMS.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     of the opportunities for participation in intercollegiate 
     athletics. The study shall address issues including--
       (1) the extent to which the number of--
       (A) secondary school athletic teams has increased or 
     decreased in the 20 years preceding 1998 (in aggregate 
     terms); and
       (B) intercollegiate athletic teams has increased or 
     decreased in the 20 years preceding 1998 (in aggregate terms) 
     at 2-year and 4-year institutions of higher education;
       (2) the extent to which participation by student-athletes 
     in secondary school and intercollegiate athletics has 
     increased or decreased in the 20 years preceding 1998 (in 
     aggregate terms);
       (3) over the 20-year period preceding 1998, a list of the 
     men's and women's secondary school and intercollegiate 
     sports, ranked in order of the sports most affected by 
     increases or decreases in levels of participation and numbers 
     of teams (in the aggregate);
       (4) all factors that have influenced campus officials to 
     add or discontinue sports teams at secondary schools and 
     institutions of higher education, including--
       (A) institutional mission and priorities;
       (B) budgetary pressures;
       (C) institutional reforms and restructuring;
       (D) escalating liability insurance premiums;
       (E) changing student and community interest in a sport;
       (F) advancement of diversity among students;
       (G) lack of necessary level of competitiveness of the 
     sports program;
       (H) club level sport achieving a level of competitiveness 
     to make the sport a viable varsity level sport;
       (I) injuries or deaths; and
       (J) conference realignment;
       (5) the actions that institutions of higher education have 
     taken when decreasing the level of participation in 
     intercollegiate sports, or the number of teams, in terms of 
     providing information, advice, scholarship maintenance, 
     counseling, advance warning, and an opportunity for student-
     athletes to be involved in the decisionmaking process;
       (6) the administrative processes and procedures used by 
     institutions of higher education when determining whether to 
     increase or decrease intercollegiate athletic teams or 
     participation by student-athletes;
       (7) the budgetary or fiscal impact, if any, of a decision 
     by an institution of higher education--
       (A) to increase or decrease the number of intercollegiate 
     athletic teams or the participation of student-athletes; or
       (B) to be involved in a conference realignment; and
       (8) the alternatives, if any, institutions of higher 
     education have pursued in lieu of eliminating, or severely 
     reducing the funding for, an intercollegiate sport, and the 
     success of such alternatives.
       (b) Report.--The Comptroller General shall submit a report 
     regarding the results of the study to the Committee on Labor 
     and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 806. STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COHORT DEFAULT RATES 
                   FOR INSTITUTIONS WITH FEW STUDENT LOAN 
                   BORROWERS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Education shall 
     conduct a study of the effectiveness of cohort default rates 
     as an indicator of administrative capability and program 
     quality for institutions of higher education at which less 
     than 15 percent of students eligible to borrow participate in 
     the Federal student loan programs under title IV of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 and fewer than 30 borrowers 
     enter repayment in any fiscal year. At a minimum, the study 
     shall include--
       (1) identification of the institutions included in the 
     study and of the student populations the institutions serve;
       (2) analysis of cohort default rates as indicators of 
     administrative shortcomings and program quality at the 
     institutions;
       (3) analysis of the effectiveness of cohort default rates 
     as a means to prevent fraud and abuse in the programs 
     assisted under such title;
       (4) analysis of the extent to which the institutions with 
     high cohort default rates are no longer participants in the 
     Federal student loan programs under such title; and
       (5) analysis of the costs incurred by the Department of 
     Education for the calculation, publication, correction, and 
     appeal of cohort default rates for the institutions in 
     relation to any benefits to taxpayers.
       (b) Consultation.--In conducting the study described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Education shall consult with 
     institutions of higher education.
       (c) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Education shall 
     report to the Committee on

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     Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
     not later than September 30, 1999, regarding the results of 
     the study described in subsection (a).

              PART B--ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM

     SEC. 810. ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Established.--The Secretary of Education is 
     authorized to make grants to States having applications 
     approved under subsection (c) to enable the States to 
     reimburse low-income individuals to cover part or all of the 
     cost of advanced placement test fees, if the low-income 
     individuals--
       (1) are enrolled in an advanced placement class; and
       (2) plan to take an advanced placement test.
       (b) Information Dissemination.--The State educational 
     agency shall disseminate information regarding the 
     availability of test fee payments under this section to 
     eligible individuals through secondary school teachers and 
     guidance counselors.
       (c) Requirements for Approval of Applications.--In 
     approving applications for grants the Secretary of Education 
     shall--
       (1) require that each such application contain a 
     description of the advanced placement test fees the State 
     will pay on behalf of individual students;
       (2) require an assurance that any funds received under this 
     section, other than funds used in accordance with subsection 
     (d), shall be used only to pay advanced placement test fees;
       (3) contain such information as the Secretary may require 
     to demonstrate that the State will ensure that a student is 
     eligible for payments under this section, including the 
     documentation required by chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of 
     title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a-11 et seq.); and
       (4) consider the number of children eligible to be counted 
     under section 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 in the State in relation to the number 
     of such children in all the States in determining grant award 
     amounts.
       (d) Funding Rules.--
       (1) Use of funds.--A State educational agency in a State in 
     which no eligible low-income individual is required to pay 
     more than a nominal fee to take advanced placement tests in 
     core subjects may use any grant funds provided to that State 
     educational agency, that remain after fees have been paid on 
     behalf of all eligible low-income individuals, for activities 
     directly related to increasing--
       (A) the enrollment of low-income individuals in advanced 
     placement courses;
       (B) the participation of low-income individuals in advanced 
     placement tests; and
       (C) the availability of advanced placement courses in 
     schools serving high poverty areas.
       (2) Supplement, not supplant, rule.--Funds provided under 
     this section shall supplement and not supplant other non-
     Federal funds that are available to assist low-income 
     individuals in paying advanced placement test fees.
       (e) Regulations.--The Secretary of Education shall 
     prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out this 
     section.
       (f) Report.--Each State annually shall report to the 
     Secretary of Education regarding--
       (1) the number of low-income individuals in the State who 
     receive assistance under this section; and
       (2) the activities described in subsection (d)(1), if 
     applicable.
       (g) Definition.--In this section:
       (1) Advanced placement test.--The term ``advanced placement 
     test'' includes only an advanced placement test approved by 
     the Secretary of Education for the purposes of this section.
       (2) Low-income individual.--The term ``low-income 
     individual'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     402A(g)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a-11(g)(2)).
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $6,800,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years to carry out this section.

               PART C--COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP MOBILIZATION

     SEC. 811. SHORT TITLE.

       This part may be cited as the ``Community Scholarship 
     Mobilization Act''.

     SEC. 812. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) the local community, when properly organized and 
     challenged, is one of the best sources of academic support, 
     motivation toward achievement, and financial resources for 
     aspiring postsecondary students;
       (2) local communities, working to complement or augment 
     services currently offered by area schools and colleges, can 
     raise the educational expectations and increase the rate of 
     postsecondary attendance of their youth by forming locally-
     based organizations that provide both academic support 
     (including guidance, counseling, mentoring, tutoring, 
     encouragement, and recognition) and tangible, locally raised, 
     effectively targeted, publicly recognized, financial 
     assistance;
       (3) proven methods of stimulating these community efforts 
     can be promoted through Federal support for the establishment 
     of regional, State or community program centers to organize 
     and challenge community efforts to develop educational 
     incentives and support for local students; and
       (4) using Federal funds to leverage private contributions 
     to help students from low-income families attain educational 
     and career goals is an efficient and effective investment of 
     scarce taxpayer-provided resources.

     SEC. 813. DEFINITIONS.

       In this part:
       (1) Regional, state or community program center.--The term 
     ``regional, State or community program center'' means an 
     organization that--
       (A) is a division or member of, responsible to, and 
     overseen by, a national organization; and
       (B) is staffed by professionals trained to create, develop, 
     and sustain local entities in towns, cities, and 
     neighborhoods.
       (2) Local entity.--The term ``local entity'' means an 
     organization that--
       (A) is a nonprofit organization that is described in 
     section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and 
     exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code (or 
     shall meet this criteria through affiliation with the 
     national organization);
       (B) is formed for the purpose of providing educational 
     scholarships and academic support for residents of the local 
     community served by such organization;
       (C) solicits broad-based community support in its academic 
     support and fund-raising activities;
       (D) is broadly representative of the local community in the 
     structures of its volunteer-operated organization and has a 
     board of directors that includes leaders from local 
     neighborhood organizations and neighborhood residents, such 
     as school or college personnel, parents, students, community 
     agency representatives, retirees, and representatives of the 
     business community;
       (E) awards scholarships without regard to age, sex, marital 
     status, race, creed, color, religion, national origin or 
     disability; and
       (F) gives priority to awarding scholarships for 
     postsecondary education to deserving students from low-income 
     families in the local community.
       (3) National organization.--The term ``national 
     organization'' means an organization that--
       (A) has the capacity to create, develop and sustain local 
     entities and affiliated regional, State or community program 
     centers;
       (B) has the capacity to sustain newly created local 
     entities in towns, cities, and neighborhoods through ongoing 
     training support programs;
       (C) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, and exempt from taxation under section 
     501(a) of such Code;
       (D) is a publicly supported organization within the meaning 
     of section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) of such Code;
       (E) ensures that each of the organization's local entities 
     meet the criteria described in subparagraphs (C) and (D); and
       (F) has a program for or experience in cooperating with 
     secondary and postsecondary institutions in carrying out the 
     organization's scholarship and academic support activities.
       (4) High poverty area.--The term ``high poverty area'' 
     means a community with a higher percentage of children from 
     low-income families than the national average of such 
     percentage and a lower percentage of children pursuing 
     postsecondary education than the national average of such 
     percentage.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
       (6) Students from low-income families.--The term ``students 
     from low-income families'' means students determined, 
     pursuant to part F of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087kk et seq.), to be eligible for a Federal 
     Pell Grant under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of such Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 1070a).

     SEC. 814. PURPOSE; ENDOWMENT GRANT AUTHORITY.

       (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this part to establish 
     and support regional, State or community program centers to 
     enable such centers to foster the development of local 
     entities in high poverty areas that promote higher education 
     goals for students from low-income families by--
       (1) providing academic support, including guidance, 
     counseling, mentoring, tutoring, and recognition; and
       (2) providing scholarship assistance for the cost of 
     postsecondary education.
       (b) Endowment Grant Authority.--From the funds appropriated 
     pursuant to the authority of section 816, the Secretary shall 
     award an endowment grant, on a competitive basis, to a 
     national organization to enable such organization to support 
     the establishment or ongoing work of regional, State or 
     community program centers that foster the development of 
     local entities in high poverty areas to improve secondary 
     school graduation rates and postsecondary attendance through 
     the provision of academic support services and scholarship 
     assistance for the cost of postsecondary education.

     SEC. 815. GRANT AGREEMENT AND REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall award one or more 
     endowment grants described in section 814(b) pursuant to an 
     agreement between the Secretary and a national organization. 
     Such agreement shall--
       (1) require a national organization to establish an 
     endowment fund in the amount of the grant, the corpus of 
     which shall remain intact and the interest income from which 
     shall be used to support the activities described in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3);
       (2) require a national organization to use 70 percent of 
     the interest income from the endowment fund in any fiscal 
     year to support the establishment or ongoing work of 
     regional, State or community program centers to enable such 
     centers to work with local communities to establish local 
     entities in high poverty areas and provide ongoing technical 
     assistance, training workshops, and other activities to help 
     ensure the ongoing success of the local entities;
       (3) require a national organization to use 30 percent of 
     the interest income from the endowment fund in any fiscal 
     year to provide scholarships for postsecondary education to 
     students from low-income families, which scholarships shall 
     be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis from funds raised by 
     the local entities;

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       (4) require that at least 50 percent of all the interest 
     income from the endowment be allocated to establish new local 
     entities or support regional, State or community program 
     centers in high poverty areas;
       (5) require a national organization to submit, for each 
     fiscal year in which such organization uses the interest from 
     the endowment fund, a report to the Secretary that contains--
       (A) a description of the programs and activities supported 
     by the interest on the endowment fund;
       (B) the audited financial statement of the national 
     organization for the preceding fiscal year;
       (C) a plan for the programs and activities to be supported 
     by the interest on the endowment fund as the Secretary may 
     require; and
       (D) an evaluation of the programs and activities supported 
     by the interest on the endowment fund as the Secretary may 
     require; and
       (E) data indicating the number of students from low-income 
     families who receive scholarships from local entities, and 
     the amounts of such scholarships;
       (6) contain such assurances as the Secretary may require 
     with respect to the management and operation of the endowment 
     fund; and
       (7) contain an assurance that if the Secretary determines 
     that such organization is not in substantial compliance with 
     the provisions of this part, then the national organization 
     shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the corpus of 
     the endowment fund plus any accrued interest on such fund 
     that is available to the national organization on the date of 
     such determination.
       (b) Returned Funds.--All funds returned to the Secretary 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(7) shall be available to the 
     Secretary to carry out any scholarship or grant program 
     assisted under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).

     SEC. 816. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     part $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.

    PART D--GRANTS TO STATES FOR WORKPLACE AND COMMUNITY TRANSITION 
               TRAINING FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH OFFENDERS

     SEC. 821. GRANTS TO STATES FOR WORKPLACE AND COMMUNITY 
                   TRANSITION TRAINING FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH 
                   OFFENDERS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Over 150,000 youth offenders age 21 and younger are 
     incarcerated in the Nation's jails, juvenile facilities, and 
     prisons.
       (2) Most youth offenders who are incarcerated have been 
     sentenced as first-time adult felons.
       (3) Approximately 75 percent of youth offenders are high 
     school dropouts who lack basic literacy and life skills, have 
     little or no job experience, and lack marketable skills.
       (4) The average incarcerated youth has attended school only 
     through grade 10.
       (5) Most of these youths can be diverted from a life of 
     crime into productive citizenship with available educational, 
     vocational, work skills, and related service programs.
       (6) If not involved with educational programs while 
     incarcerated, almost all of these youths will return to a 
     life of crime upon release.
       (7) The average length of sentence for a youth offender is 
     about 3 years. Time spent in prison provides a unique 
     opportunity for education and training.
       (8) Even with quality education and training provided 
     during incarceration, a period of intense supervision, 
     support, and counseling is needed upon release to ensure 
     effective reintegration of youth offenders into society.
       (9) Research consistently shows that the vast majority of 
     incarcerated youths will not return to the public schools to 
     complete their education.
       (10) There is a need for alternative educational 
     opportunities during incarceration and after release.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this part, the term 
     ``youth offender'' means a male or female offender under the 
     age of 25, who is incarcerated in a State prison, including a 
     prerelease facility.
       (c) Grant Program.--The Secretary of Education (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a 
     program in accordance with this section to provide grants to 
     the State correctional education agencies in the States, from 
     allocations for the States under subsection (i), to assist 
     and encourage incarcerated youths to acquire functional 
     literacy, life, and job skills, through the pursuit of a 
     postsecondary education certificate, or an associate of arts 
     or bachelor's degree while in prison, and employment 
     counseling and other related services which start during 
     incarceration and continue through prerelease and while on 
     parole.
       (d) Application.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
     section, a State correctional education agency shall submit 
     to the Secretary a proposal for a youth offender program 
     that--
       (1) identifies the scope of the problem, including the 
     number of incarcerated youths in need of postsecondary 
     education and vocational training;
       (2) lists the accredited public or private educational 
     institution or institutions that will provide postsecondary 
     educational services;
       (3) lists the cooperating agencies, public and private, or 
     businesses that will provide related services, such as 
     counseling in the areas of career development, substance 
     abuse, health, and parenting skills;
       (4) describes the evaluation methods and performance 
     measures that the State correctional education agency will 
     employ, which methods and measures--
       (A) shall be appropriate to meet the goals and objectives 
     of the proposal; and
       (B) shall include measures of--
       (i) program completion;
       (ii) student academic and vocational skill attainment;
       (iii) success in job placement and retention; and
       (iv) recidivism;
       (5) describes how the proposed programs are to be 
     integrated with existing State correctional education 
     programs (such as adult education, graduate education degree 
     programs, and vocational training) and State industry 
     programs;
       (6) addresses the educational needs of youth offenders who 
     are in alternative programs (such as boot camps); and
       (7) describes how students will be selected so that only 
     youth offenders eligible under subsection (f) will be 
     enrolled in postsecondary programs.
       (e) Program Requirements.--Each State correctional 
     education agency receiving a grant under this section shall--
       (1) integrate activities carried out under the grant with 
     the objectives and activities of the school-to-work programs 
     of such State, including--
       (A) work experience or apprenticeship programs;
       (B) transitional worksite job training for vocational 
     education students that is related to the occupational goals 
     of such students and closely linked to classroom and 
     laboratory instruction;
       (C) placement services in occupations that the students are 
     preparing to enter;
       (D) employment-based learning programs; and
       (E) programs that address State and local labor shortages;
       (2) annually report to the Secretary and the Attorney 
     General on the results of the evaluations conducted using the 
     methods and performance measures contained in the proposal; 
     and
       (3) provide to each State for each student eligible under 
     subsection (f) not more than $1,500 annually for tuition, 
     books, and essential materials, and not more than $300 
     annually for related services such as career development, 
     substance abuse counseling, parenting skills training, and 
     health education, for each eligible incarcerated youth.
       (f) Student Eligibility.--A youth offender shall be 
     eligible for participation in a program receiving a grant 
     under this section if the youth offender--
       (1) is eligible to be released within 5 years (including a 
     youth offender who is eligible for parole within such time); 
     and
       (2) is 25 years of age or younger.
       (g) Length of Participation.--A State correctional 
     education agency receiving a grant under this section shall 
     provide educational and related services to each 
     participating youth offender for a period not to exceed 5 
     years, 1 year of which may be devoted to study in a graduate 
     education degree program or to remedial education services 
     for students who have obtained a secondary school diploma or 
     its recognized equivalent. Educational and related services 
     shall start during the period of incarceration in prison or 
     prerelease and may continue during the period of parole.
       (h) Education Delivery Systems.--State correctional 
     education agencies and cooperating institutions shall, to the 
     extent practicable, use high-tech applications in developing 
     programs to meet the requirements and goals of this section.
       (i) Allocation of Funds.--From the funds appropriated 
     pursuant to subsection (j) for each fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall allot to each State an amount that bears the 
     same relationship to such funds as the total number of 
     students eligible under subsection (f) in such State bears to 
     the total number of such students in all States.
       (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $17,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

   PART E--GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN ON CAMPUSES

     SEC. 826. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN ON 
                   CAMPUSES.

       (a) Grants Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--The Attorney General is authorized to make 
     grants to institutions of higher education, for use by such 
     institutions or consortia consisting of campus personnel, 
     student organizations, campus administrators, security 
     personnel, and regional crisis centers affiliated with the 
     institution, to develop and strengthen effective security and 
     investigation strategies to combat violent crimes against 
     women on campuses, and to develop and strengthen victim 
     services in cases involving violent crimes against women on 
     campuses, which may include partnerships with local criminal 
     justice authorities and community-based victim services 
     agencies.
       (2) Award basis.--The Attorney General shall award grants 
     and contracts under this section on a competitive basis.
       (3) Equitable participation.--The Attorney General shall 
     make every effort to ensure--
       (A) the equitable participation of private and public 
     institutions of higher education in the activities assisted 
     under this section; and
       (B) the equitable geographic distribution of grants under 
     this section among the various regions of the United States.
       (b) Use of Grant Funds.--Grants funds awarded under this 
     section may be used for the following purposes:
       (1) To provide personnel, training, technical assistance, 
     data collection, and other equipment with respect to the 
     increased apprehension, investigation, and adjudication of 
     persons committing violent crimes against women on campus.
       (2) To train campus administrators, campus security 
     personnel, and personnel serving on campus disciplinary or 
     judicial boards to more effectively identify and respond to 
     violent crimes against women on campus, including the crimes 
     of sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence.
       (3) To implement and operate education programs for the 
     prevention of violent crimes against women.

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       (4) To develop, enlarge, or strengthen support services 
     programs, including medical or psychological counseling, for 
     victims of sexual offense crimes.
       (5) To create, disseminate, or otherwise provide assistance 
     and information about victims' options on and off campus to 
     bring disciplinary or other legal action.
       (6) To develop and implement more effective campus 
     policies, protocols, orders, and services specifically 
     devoted to prevent, identify, and respond to violent crimes 
     against women on campus, including the crimes of sexual 
     assault, stalking, and domestic violence.
       (7) To develop, install, or expand data collection and 
     communication systems, including computerized systems, 
     linking campus security to the local law enforcement for the 
     purpose of identifying and tracking arrests, protection 
     orders, violations of protection orders, prosecutions, and 
     convictions with respect to violent crimes against women on 
     campus, including the crimes of sexual assault, stalking, and 
     domestic violence.
       (8) To develop, enlarge, or strengthen victim services 
     programs for the campus and to improve delivery of victim 
     services on campus.
       (9) To provide capital improvements (including improved 
     lighting and communications facilities but not including the 
     construction of buildings) on campuses to address violent 
     crimes against women on campus, including the crimes of 
     sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence.
       (10) To support improved coordination among campus 
     administrators, campus security personnel, and local law 
     enforcement to reduce violent crimes against women on campus.
       (c) Applications.--
       (1) In general.--In order to be eligible to be awarded a 
     grant under this section for any fiscal year, an institution 
     of higher education shall submit an application to the 
     Attorney General at such time and in such manner as the 
     Attorney General shall prescribe.
       (2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       (A) describe the need for grant funds and the plan for 
     implementation for any of the purposes described in 
     subsection (b);
       (B) describe how the campus authorities shall consult and 
     coordinate with nonprofit and other victim services programs, 
     including sexual assault and domestic violence victim 
     services programs;
       (C) describe the characteristics of the population being 
     served, including type of campus, demographics of the 
     population, and number of students;
       (D) provide measurable goals and expected results from the 
     use of the grants funds;
       (E) provide assurances that the Federal funds made 
     available under this section shall be used to supplement and, 
     to the extent practical, increase the level of funds that 
     would, in the absence of Federal funds, be made available by 
     the institution for the purposes described in subsection (b); 
     and
       (F) include such other information and assurances as the 
     Attorney General reasonably determines to be necessary.
       (3) Compliance with campus crime reporting required.--No 
     institution of higher education shall be eligible for a grant 
     under this section unless such institution is in compliance 
     with the requirements of section 485(f ) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (d) General Terms and Conditions.--
       (1) Nonmonetary assistance.--In addition to the assistance 
     provided under this section, the Attorney General may request 
     any Federal agency to use the agency's authorities and the 
     resources granted to the agency under Federal law (including 
     personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, and managerial, 
     technical, and advisory services) in support of campus 
     security, and investigation and victim service efforts.
       (2) Grantee reporting.--
       (A) Annual report.--Each institution of higher education 
     receiving a grant under this section shall submit an annual 
     performance report to the Attorney General. The Attorney 
     General shall suspend funding under this section for an 
     institution of higher education if the institution fails to 
     submit an annual performance report.
       (B) Final report.--Upon completion of the grant period 
     under this section, the institution shall file a performance 
     report with the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
     Education explaining the activities carried out under this 
     section together with an assessment of the effectiveness of 
     those activities in achieving the purposes described in 
     subsection (b).
       (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     end of the fiscal year for which grants are awarded under 
     this section, the Attorney General shall submit to the 
     committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     responsible for issues relating to higher education and 
     crime, a report that includes--
       (A) the number of grants, and the amount of funds, 
     distributed under this section;
       (B) a summary of the purposes for which the grants were 
     provided and an evaluation of the progress made under the 
     grant;
       (C) a statistical summary of the persons served, detailing 
     the nature of victimization, and providing data on age, sex, 
     race, ethnicity, language, disability, relationship to 
     offender, geographic distribution, and type of campus; and
       (D) an evaluation of the effectiveness of programs funded 
     under this part, including information obtained from reports 
     submitted pursuant to section 485(f) of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965.
       (4) Regulations or guidelines.--Not later than 120 days 
     after the date of enactment of this section, the Attorney 
     General, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, 
     shall publish proposed regulations or guidelines implementing 
     this section. Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Attorney General shall publish 
     final regulations or guidelines implementing this section.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``domestic violence'' includes acts or threats 
     of violence, not including acts of self defense, committed by 
     a current or former spouse of the victim, by a person with 
     whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is 
     cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim, by a 
     person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the 
     domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction, or by 
     any other person against a victim who is protected from that 
     person's acts under the domestic or family violence laws of 
     the jurisdiction;
       (2) the term ``sexual assault'' means any conduct 
     proscribed by chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, 
     whether or not the conduct occurs in the special maritime and 
     territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal 
     prison, including both assaults committed by offenders who 
     are strangers to the victim and assaults committed by 
     offenders who are known or related by blood or marriage to 
     the victim; and
       (3) the term ``victim services'' means a nonprofit, 
     nongovernmental organization that assists domestic violence 
     or sexual assault victims, including campus women's centers, 
     rape crisis centers, battered women's shelters, and other 
     sexual assault or domestic violence programs, including 
     campus counseling support and victim advocate organizations 
     with domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault 
     programs, whether or not organized and staffed by students.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this part, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums 
     as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.

     SEC. 827. STUDY OF INSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURES TO REPORT SEXUAL 
                   ASSAULTS.

       (a) In General.--The Attorney General, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Education, shall provide for a national 
     study to examine procedures undertaken after an institution 
     of higher education receives a report of sexual assault.
       (b) Report.--The study required by subsection (a) shall 
     include an analysis of--
       (1) the existence and publication of the institution of 
     higher education's and State's definition of sexual assault;
       (2) the existence and publication of the institution's 
     policy for campus sexual assaults;
       (3) the individuals to whom reports of sexual assault are 
     given most often and--
       (A) how the individuals are trained to respond to the 
     reports; and
       (B) the extent to which the individuals are trained;
       (4) the reporting options that are articulated to the 
     victim or victims of the sexual assault regarding--
       (A) on-campus reporting and procedure options; and
       (B) off-campus reporting and procedure options;
       (5) the resources available for victims' safety, support, 
     medical health, and confidentiality, including--
       (A) how well the resources are articulated both 
     specifically to the victim of sexual assault and generally to 
     the campus at large; and
       (B) the security of the resources in terms of 
     confidentiality or reputation;
       (6) policies and practices that may prevent or discourage 
     the reporting of campus sexual assaults to local crime 
     authorities, or that may otherwise obstruct justice or 
     interfere with the prosecution of perpetrators of campus 
     sexual assaults;
       (7) policies and practices found successful in aiding the 
     report and any ensuing investigation or prosecution of a 
     campus sexual assault;
       (8) the on-campus procedures for investigation and 
     disciplining the perpetrator of a sexual assault, including--
       (A) the format for collecting evidence; and
       (B) the format of the investigation and disciplinary 
     proceeding, including the faculty responsible for running the 
     disciplinary procedure and the persons allowed to attend the 
     disciplinary procedure; and
       (9) types of punishment for offenders, including--
       (A) whether the case is directed outside the institution 
     for further punishment; and
       (B) how the institution punishes perpetrators.
       (c) Submission of Report.--The report required by 
     subsection (b) shall be submitted to Congress not later than 
     September 1, 2000.
       (d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``campus sexual assaults'' means sexual assaults occurring at 
     institutions of higher education and sexual assaults 
     committed against or by students or employees of such 
     institutions.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000.

PART F--IMPROVING UNITED STATES UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, 
                      AND TECHNOLOGY IN EAST ASIA

     SEC. 831. IMPROVING UNITED STATES UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE, 
                   ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY IN EAST ASIA.

       (a) Establishment.--The Director of the National Science 
     Foundation is authorized, beginning in fiscal year 2000, to 
     carry out an interdisciplinary program of education and 
     research on East Asian science, engineering, and technology. 
     The Director shall carry out the interdisciplinary program in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Education.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the program established 
     under this section shall be to--
       (1) increase understanding of East Asian research, and 
     innovation for the creative application of science and 
     technology to the problems of society;
       (2) provide scientists, engineers, technology managers, and 
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     Asian languages, and with an understanding of research, 
     technology, and management of innovation, in East Asian 
     countries;
       (3) provide program participants with opportunities to be 
     directly involved in scientific and engineering research, and 
     activities related to the management of scientific and 
     technological innovation, in East Asia; and
       (4) create mechanisms for cooperation and partnerships 
     among United States industry, universities, colleges, not-
     for-profit institutions, Federal laboratories (within the 
     meaning of section 4(6) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703(6))), and government, 
     to disseminate the results of the program assisted under this 
     section for the benefit of United States research and 
     innovation.
       (c) Participation by Federal Scientists, Engineers, and 
     Managers.--Scientists, engineers, and managers of science and 
     engineering programs in Federal agencies and the Federal 
     laboratories shall be eligible to participate in the program 
     assisted under this section on a reimbursable basis.
       (d) Requirement for Merit Review.--Awards made under the 
     program established under this section shall only be made 
     using a competitive, merit-based review process.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000.

                      PART G--OLYMPIC SCHOLARSHIPS

     SEC. 836. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION.

       Section 1543(d) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 
     is amended by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``1999''.

                      PART H--UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

     SEC. 841. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Established.--The Secretary of Education, in 
     consultation and cooperation with the Secretary of the 
     Interior, is authorized to make grants to 1 or more nonprofit 
     educational organizations that are established to research, 
     display, interpret, and collect artifacts relating to the 
     history of the Underground Railroad.
       (b) Grant Agreement.--Each nonprofit educational 
     organization awarded a grant under this section shall enter 
     into an agreement with the Secretary of Education. Each such 
     agreement shall require the organization--
       (1) to establish a facility to house, display, and 
     interpret the artifacts related to the history of the 
     Underground Railroad, and to make the interpretive efforts 
     available to institutions of higher education that award a 
     baccalaureate or graduate degree;
       (2) to demonstrate substantial private support for the 
     facility through the implementation of a public-private 
     partnership between a State or local public entity and a 
     private entity for the support of the facility, which private 
     entity shall provide matching funds for the support of the 
     facility in an amount equal to 4 times the amount of the 
     contribution of the State or local public entity, except that 
     not more than 20 percent of the matching funds may be 
     provided by the Federal Government;
       (3) to create an endowment to fund any and all shortfalls 
     in the costs of the on-going operations of the facility;
       (4) to establish a network of satellite centers throughout 
     the United States to help disseminate information regarding 
     the Underground Railroad throughout the United States, if 
     such satellite centers raise 80 percent of the funds required 
     to establish the satellite centers from non-Federal public 
     and private sources;
       (5) to establish the capability to electronically link the 
     facility with other local and regional facilities that have 
     collections and programs which interpret the history of the 
     Underground Railroad; and
       (6) to submit, for each fiscal year for which the 
     organization receives funding under this section, a report to 
     the Secretary of Education that contains--
       (A) a description of the programs and activities supported 
     by the funding;
       (B) the audited financial statement of the organization for 
     the preceding fiscal year;
       (C) a plan for the programs and activities to be supported 
     by the funding as the Secretary may require; and
       (D) an evaluation of the programs and activities supported 
     by the funding as the Secretary may require.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $6,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $6,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2001, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.

                PART I--SUMMER TRAVEL AND WORK PROGRAMS

     SEC. 846. AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER SUMMER TRAVEL AND WORK 
                   PROGRAMS.

       The Director of the United States Information Agency is 
     authorized to administer summer travel and work programs 
     without regard to preplacement requirements.

                 PART J--WEB-BASED EDUCATION COMMISSION

     SEC. 851. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.

       (a) In General.--This part may be cited as the ``Web-Based 
     Education Commission Act''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this part:
       (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Web-
     Based Education Commission established under section 852.
       (2) Information technology.--The term ``information 
     technology'' has the meaning given that term in section 5002 
     of the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 679).
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
     States of the United States and the District of Columbia.

     SEC. 852. ESTABLISHMENT OF WEB-BASED EDUCATION COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be 
     known as the Web-Based Education Commission.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 14 
     members, of which--
       (A) 3 members shall be appointed by the President, from 
     among individuals representing the Internet technology 
     industry;
       (B) 3 members shall be appointed by the Secretary, from 
     among individuals with expertise in accreditation, 
     establishing statewide curricula, and establishing 
     information technology networks pertaining to education 
     curricula;
       (C) 2 members shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate;
       (D) 2 members shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of 
     the Senate;
       (E) 2 members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (F) 2 members shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (2) Date.--The appointments of the members of the 
     Commission shall be made not later than 45 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be 
     appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the 
     Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled 
     in the same manner as the original appointment.
       (d) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, 
     the Commission shall hold the Commission's first meeting.
       (e) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairperson.
       (f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may 
     hold hearings.
       (g) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Commission shall 
     select a chairperson and vice chairperson from among the 
     members of the Commission.

     SEC. 853. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a thorough 
     study to assess the educational software available in retail 
     markets for secondary and postsecondary students who choose 
     to use such software.
       (2) Public hearings.--As part of the study conducted under 
     this subsection, the Commission shall hold public hearings in 
     each region of the United States concerning the assessment 
     referred to in paragraph (1).
       (3) Existing information.--To the extent practicable, in 
     carrying out the study under this subsection, the Commission 
     shall identify and use existing information related to the 
     assessment referred to in paragraph (1).
       (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the first 
     meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit a 
     report to the President and Congress that shall contain a 
     detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the 
     Commission resulting from the study, together with the 
     Commission's recommendations--
       (1) for such legislation and administrative actions as the 
     Commission considers to be appropriate; and
       (2) regarding the appropriate Federal role in determining 
     quality educational software products.
       (c) Facilitation of Exchange of Information.--In carrying 
     out the study under subsection (a), the Commission shall, to 
     the extent practicable, facilitate the exchange of 
     information concerning the issues that are the subject of the 
     study among--
       (1) officials of the Federal Government, and State 
     governments and political subdivisions of States; and
       (2) educators from Federal, State, and local institutions 
     of higher education and secondary schools.

     SEC. 854. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit 
     and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 
     receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable 
     to carry out the duties of the Commission.
       (b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may 
     request from the head of any Federal agency or 
     instrumentality such information as the Commission considers 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of this part. Each such 
     agency or instrumentality shall, to the extent permitted by 
     law and subject to the exceptions set forth in section 552 of 
     title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
     Freedom of Information Act), furnish such information to the 
     Commission upon request.
       (c) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       (d) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of 
     gifts or donations of services or property.

     SEC. 855. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

       (a) Compensation of Members.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), each member of the Commission who is not an 
     officer or employee of the Federal Government shall serve 
     without compensation. All members of the Commission who are 
     officers or employees of the United States shall serve 
     without compensation in addition to that received for their 
     services as officers or employees of the United States.
       (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall 
     be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the Commission.
       (c) Staff.--
       (1) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission may, 
     without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, 
     appoint and terminate an executive director and such other 
     additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the

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     Commission to perform the Commission's duties. The employment 
     of an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by 
     the Commission.
       (2) Compensation.--The Chairperson of the Commission may 
     fix the compensation of the executive director and other 
     personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
     relating to classification of positions and General Schedule 
     pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive 
     director and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable 
     for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
     such title.
       (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government 
     employee may be detailed to the Commission without 
     reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption 
     or loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--
     The Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code, at rates for individuals that do not 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5316 of such title.

     SEC. 856. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall terminate on the date that is 90 days 
     after the date on which the Commission submits the 
     Commission's report under section 853(b).

     SEC. 857. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $450,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the Commission to carry out 
     this part.
       (b) Availability.--Any sums appropriated under the 
     authorization contained in this section shall remain 
     available, without fiscal year limitation, until expended.

                         PART K--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 861. EDUCATION-WELFARE STUDY.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study of the effectiveness of educational 
     approaches (including vocational and post-secondary education 
     approaches) and rapid employment approaches to helping 
     welfare recipients and other low-income adults become 
     employed and economically self-sufficient. Such study shall 
     include--
       (1) a survey of the available scientific evidence and 
     research data on the subject, including a comparison of the 
     effects of programs emphasizing a vocational or postsecondary 
     educational approach to programs emphasizing a rapid 
     employment approach, along with research on the impacts of 
     programs which emphasize a combination of such approaches;
       (2) an examination of the research regarding the impact of 
     postsecondary education on the educational attainment of the 
     children of recipients who have completed a postsecondary 
     education program; and
       (3) information regarding short and long-term employment, 
     wages, duration of employment, poverty rates, sustainable 
     economic self-sufficiency, prospects for career advancement 
     or wage increases, access to quality child care, placement in 
     employment with benefits including health care, life 
     insurance and retirement, and related program outcomes.
       (b) Report.--Not later than August 1, 1999, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall prepare and submit to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and on Education and the 
     Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committees 
     on Finance and on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a 
     report that contains the finding of the study required by 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 862. RELEASE OF CONDITIONS, COVENANTS, AND REVERSIONARY 
                   INTERESTS, GUAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONVEYANCE, 
                   BARRIGADA, GUAM.

       (a) Release.--The Secretary of Education shall release all 
     conditions and covenants that were imposed by the United 
     States, and the reversionary interests that were retained by 
     the United States, as part of the conveyance of a parcel of 
     Federal surplus property located in Barrigada, Guam, 
     consisting of approximately 314.28 acres and known as Naval 
     Communications Area Master Station, WESTPAC, parcel IN, which 
     was conveyed to the Guam Community College pursuant to--
       (1) the quitclaim deed dated June 8, 1990, conveying 61.45 
     acres, between the Secretary, acting through the 
     Administrator for Management Services, and the Guam Community 
     College, acting through its Board of Trustees; and
       (2) the quitclaim deed dated June 8, 1990, conveying 252.83 
     acres, between the Secretary, acting through the 
     Administrator for Management Services, and the Guam Community 
     College, acting through its Board of Trustees, and the 
     Governor of Guam.
       (b) Consideration.--The Secretary shall execute the release 
     of the conditions, covenants, and reversionary interests 
     under subsection (a) without consideration.
       (c) Instrument of Release.--The Secretary shall execute and 
     file in the appropriate office or offices a deed of release, 
     amended deed, or other appropriate instrument effectuating 
     the release of the conditions, covenants, and reversionary 
     interests under subsection (a).

     SEC. 863. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING GOOD CHARACTER.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the future of our Nation and world will be determined 
     by the young people of today;
       (2) record levels of youth crime, violence, teenage 
     pregnancy, and substance abuse indicate a growing moral 
     crisis in our society;
       (3) character development is the long-term process of 
     helping young people to know, care about, and act upon such 
     basic values as trustworthiness, respect for self and others, 
     responsibility, fairness, compassion, and citizenship;
       (4) these values are universal, reaching across cultural 
     and religious differences;
       (5) a recent poll found that 90 percent of Americans 
     support the teaching of core moral and civic values;
       (6) parents will always be children's primary character 
     educators;
       (7) good moral character is developed best in the context 
     of the family;
       (8) parents, community leaders, and school officials are 
     establishing successful partnerships across the Nation to 
     implement character education programs;
       (9) character education programs also ask parents, faculty, 
     and staff to serve as role models of core values, to provide 
     opportunities for young people to apply these values, and to 
     establish high academic standards that challenge students to 
     set high goals, work to achieve the goals, and persevere in 
     spite of difficulty;
       (10) the development of virtue and moral character, those 
     habits of mind, heart, and spirit that help young people to 
     know, desire, and do what is right, has historically been a 
     primary mission of colleges and universities; and
       (11) the Congress encourages parents, faculty, and staff 
     across the Nation to emphasize character development in the 
     home, in the community, in our schools, and in our colleges 
     and universities.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Congress should support and encourage character building 
     initiatives in schools across America and urge colleges and 
     universities to affirm that the development of character is 
     one of the primary goals of higher education.

     SEC. 864. EDUCATIONAL MERCHANDISE LICENSING CODES OF CONDUCT.

       It is the sense of the Congress that all American colleges 
     and universities should adopt rigorous educational 
     merchandise licensing codes of conduct to assure that 
     university and college licensed merchandise is not made by 
     sweatshop and exploited adult or child labor either 
     domestically or abroad, and that such codes should include at 
     least the following:
       (1) Public reporting of the code and the companies adhering 
     to the code.
       (2) Independent monitoring of the companies adhering to the 
     code by entities not limited to major international 
     accounting firms.
       (3) An explicit prohibition on the use of child labor.
       (4) An explicit requirement that companies pay workers at 
     least the governing minimum wage and applicable overtime.
       (5) An explicit requirement that companies allow workers 
     the right to organize without retribution.
       (6) An explicit requirement that companies maintain a safe 
     and healthy workplace.

                   TITLE IX--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

   PART A--EXTENSION AND REVISION OF INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 901. TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

       (a) Reauthorization.--
       (1) Amount of grants.--Section 108(a)(2) of the Tribally 
     Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 
     U.S.C. 1808(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``$5,820'' and 
     inserting ``$6,000''.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--
       (A) Title i.--Section 110(a) of the Tribally Controlled 
     Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1810(a)) 
     is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$30,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1993'' and inserting ``$40,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999'';
       (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999''; and
       (iv) in paragraph (4), by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999''.
       (B) Title iii.--Section 306(a) of the Tribally Controlled 
     Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1836(a)) 
     is amended by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``1999''.
       (C) Title iv.--Section 403 of the Tribal Economic 
     Development and Technology Related Education Assistance Act 
     of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 1852) is amended by striking ``1993'' and 
     inserting ``1999''.
       (b) Extension to Colleges and Universities.--The Tribally 
     Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 
     U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in the first section (25 U.S.C. 1801 note), by striking 
     ``Community College'' and inserting ``College or 
     University'';
       (2) in the heading for title I (25 U.S.C. 1802 et seq.), by 
     striking ``COMMUNITY COLLEGES'' and inserting ``COLLEGES OR 
     UNIVERSITIES'';
       (3) in the heading for title III (25 U.S.C. 1831 et seq.), 
     by striking ``COMMUNITY COLLEGE'' and inserting ``COLLEGE OR 
     UNIVERSITY'';
       (4) in the heading for section 107, by striking ``community 
     colleges'' and inserting ``colleges or universities'';
       (5) in sections 2(a)(4), 2(a)(7), 2(b)(4), 102(b), 103, 
     105, 106(b), 107(a), 107(b), 108(a), 108(b)(3)(A), 
     108(b)(3)(B), 108(b)(4), 109(b)(2), 109(b)(3), 109(d), 
     113(a), 113(b), 113(c)(1), 113(c)(2), 302(b), 303, 304, 
     305(a), and 305(b) (25 U.S.C. 1801(a)(4), 1801(a)(7), 
     1801(b)(4), 1803(b), 1804, 1805, 1806(b), 1807(a), 1807(b), 
     1808(a), 1808(b)(3)(A), 1808(b)(3)(B), 1808(b)(4), 
     1809(b)(2), 1809(b)(3), 1809(d), 1813(a), 1813(b), 
     1813(c)(1), 1813(c)(2), 1832(b), 1833, 1834, 1835(a), and 
     1835(b)), by striking ``community college'' each place the 
     term appears and inserting ``college or university'';
       (6) in sections 101, 102(a), 104(a)(1), 107(a), 108(c)(2), 
     109(b)(1), 111(a)(2), 112(a), 112(a)(2), 112(c)(2)(B), 301, 
     302(a), and 402(a) (25 U.S.C. 1802, 1803(a), 1804a(a)(1), 
     1807(a), 1808(c)(2), 1809(b)(1), 1811(a)(2), 1812(a), 
     1812(a)(2), 1812(c)(2)(B), 1831, 1832(a), and 1851(a)), by 
     striking ``community colleges'' each place the term appears 
     and inserting ``colleges or universities'';
       (7) in sections 108(a)(1), 108(a), 113(b)(2), 113(c)(2), 
     302(a), 302(b), 302(b)(2)(B), 302(b)(4),

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     303, 304, 305(a), and 305(b) (25 U.S.C. 1808(a)(1), 1808(a), 
     1813(b)(2), 1813(c)(2), 1832(a), 1832(b), 1832(b)(2)(B), 
     1832(b)(4), 1833, 1834, 1835(a), and 1835(b)), by striking 
     ``such college'' each place the term appears and inserting 
     ``such college or university'';
       (8) in sections 104(a)(2), 109(b)(1), and 111(a)(2) (25 
     U.S.C. 1804a(a)(2), 1809(b)(1), and 1811(a)(2), by striking 
     ``such colleges'' and inserting ``such colleges or 
     universities'';
       (9) in section 2(b)(5) (25 U.S.C. 1801(b)(5)), by striking 
     ``community college's'' and inserting ``college or 
     university's'';
       (10) in section 109(a) (25 U.S.C. 1809(a)), by inserting 
     ``or university'' after ``tribally controlled college'';
       (11) in section 110(a)(4) (25 U.S.C. 1810(a)(4)), by 
     striking ``Tribally Controlled Community Colleges'' and 
     inserting ``tribally controlled colleges or universities'';
       (12) in sections 102(b), 109(d), 113(c)(2)(E), 302(b)(6), 
     and 305(a) (25 U.S.C. 1803(b), 1809(d), 1813(c)(2)(E), 
     1832(b)(6), and 1835(a)), by striking ``the college'' and 
     inserting ``the college or university'';
       (13) in section 112(c)(1) (25 U.S.C. 1812(c)(1)), by 
     striking ``colleges'' and inserting ``colleges or 
     universities'';
       (14) in sections 302(b)(4) and 305(a) (25 U.S.C. 1832(b)(4) 
     and 1835(a)), by striking ``that college'' and inserting 
     ``that college or university''; and
       (15) in section 302(b)(4) (25 U.S.C. 1832(b)(4)), by 
     striking ``other colleges'' and inserting ``other colleges or 
     universities''.
       (c) Additional Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Recommended legislation.--The Secretary of Education 
     shall prepare and submit to Congress recommended legislation 
     containing technical and conforming amendments to reflect the 
     changes made by subsection (b).
       (2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the effective date of this title, the Secretary of Education 
     shall submit the recommended legislation referred to under 
     paragraph (1).
       (d) References.--Any reference to a section or other 
     provision of the Tribally Controlled Community College 
     Assistance Act of 1978 shall be deemed to be a reference to 
     the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act 
     of 1978.
       (e) Clerical Amendment.--Section 109 of the Tribally 
     Controlled Colleges or University Act of 1978 (as renamed by 
     subsection (b)(1)) (25 U.S.C. 1809) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).

     SEC. 902. REAUTHORIZATION OF NAVAJO COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT.

       Section 5(a)(1) of the Navajo Community College Act (25 
     U.S.C. 640c-1) is amended by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``1999''.

                     PART B--EDUCATION OF THE DEAF

     SEC. 911. SHORT TITLE.

       This part may be cited as the ``Education of the Deaf 
     Amendments of 1998''.

     SEC. 912. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       Section 104(b) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4304(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (C);
       (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
     (2)--
       (A) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (1)(B)''; and
       (B) by striking ``section 618(b)'' and inserting ``section 
     618(a)(1)(A)'';
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``intermediate 
     educational unit'' and inserting ``educational service 
     agency'';
       (4) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``intermediate 
     educational unit'' and inserting ``educational service 
     agency''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``intermediate 
     educational units'' and inserting ``educational service 
     agencies''; and
       (5) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) provide the child a free appropriate public education 
     in accordance with part B of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act and procedural safeguards in 
     accordance with the following provisions of section 615 of 
     such Act:
       ``(i) Paragraphs (1), and (3) through (6), of subsection 
     (b).
       ``(ii) Subsections (c) through (g).
       ``(iii) Subsection (h), except for the matter in paragraph 
     (4) pertaining to transmission of findings and decisions to a 
     State advisory panel.
       ``(iv) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (i).
       ``(v) Subsection (j)--

       ``(I) except that such subsection shall not be applicable 
     to a decision by the University to refuse to admit a child; 
     or
       ``(II) to dismiss a child, except that, before dismissing 
     any child, the University shall give at least 60 days written 
     notice to the child's parents and to the local educational 
     agency in which the child resides, unless the dismissal 
     involves a suspension, expulsion, or other change in 
     placement covered under section 615(k).

       ``(vi) Subsections (k) through (m).''.

     SEC. 913. AGREEMENT WITH GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY.

       Section 105(a) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4305(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``within 1 year after enactment of the 
     Education of the Deaf Act Amendments of 1992, a new'' and 
     inserting ``and periodically update, an''; and
       (2) by amending the second sentence to read as follows: 
     ``The Secretary or the University shall determine the 
     necessity for the periodic update described in the preceding 
     sentence.''.

     SEC. 914. AGREEMENT FOR THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR 
                   THE DEAF.

       Paragraph (2) of section 112(a) of the Education of the 
     Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4332(a)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) The Secretary and the institution of higher education 
     with which the Secretary has an agreement under this 
     section--
       ``(A) shall periodically assess the need for modification 
     of the agreement; and
       ``(B) shall periodically update the agreement as determined 
     necessary by the Secretary or the institution.''.

     SEC. 915. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 201 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4351) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``Palau (but only 
     until the Compact of Free Association with Palau takes 
     effect),''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after ``Virgin Islands,''; and
       (B) by striking ``, and Palau (but only until the Compact 
     of Free Association with Palau takes effect)''.

     SEC. 916. GIFTS.

       Subsection (b) of section 203 of the Education of the Deaf 
     Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4353) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Independent Financial and Compliance Audit.--
       ``(1) In general.--Gallaudet University shall have an 
     annual independent financial and compliance audit made of the 
     programs and activities of the University, including the 
     national mission and school operations of the elementary and 
     secondary education programs at Gallaudet. The institution of 
     higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement 
     under section 112 shall have an annual independent financial 
     and compliance audit made of the programs and activities of 
     such institution of higher education, including NTID, and 
     containing specific schedules and analyses for all NTID 
     funds, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Compliance.--As used in paragraph (1), compliance 
     means compliance with sections 102(b), 105(b)(4), 112(b)(5), 
     and 203(c), paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 207(b), 
     subsections (b)(2), (b)(3), and (c) through (f), of section 
     207, and subsections (b) and (c) of section 210.
       ``(3) Submission of audits.--A copy of each audit described 
     in paragraph (1) shall be provided to the Secretary within 15 
     days of acceptance of the audit by the University or the 
     institution authorized to establish and operate the NTID 
     under section 112(a), as the case may be, but not later than 
     January 10 of each year.''.

     SEC. 917. REPORTS.

       Section 204(3) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4354(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``The annual'' and 
     inserting ``A summary of the annual''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the annual'' and 
     inserting ``a summary of the annual''.

     SEC. 918. MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND REPORTING.

       Section 205(c) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4355(c)) is amended by striking ``1993, 1994, 1995, 
     1996, and 1997'' and inserting ``1998 through 2003''.

     SEC. 919. FEDERAL ENDOWMENT PROGRAMS.

       Section 207 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4357) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
     Secretary shall make payments to each Federal endowment fund 
     in amounts equal to sums contributed to the fund from non-
     Federal sources during the fiscal year in which the 
     appropriations are made available (excluding transfers from 
     other endowment funds of the institution involved).''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (3);
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``the Federal 
     contribution of'' after ``shall invest'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``Beginning on October 
     1, 1992, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``prior'' and 
     inserting ``current''; and
       (4) in subsection (h)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1993 through 1997'' and 
     inserting ``1998 through 2003''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``1993 through 1997'' and 
     inserting ``1998 through 2003''.

     SEC. 920. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

       Section 208 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4358) is repealed.

     SEC. 921. OVERSIGHT AND EFFECT OF AGREEMENTS.

       Section 209 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4359) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Committee on Education 
     and Labor'' and inserting ``Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce''; and
       (2) by redesignating such section as section 208.

     SEC. 922. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 210 of the Education of the Deaf 
     Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4359a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``10 percent'' and inserting ``15 
     percent''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period the following: ``, 
     except that in any school year no United States citizen who 
     is qualified to be admitted to the University or NTID and 
     applies for admission to the University or NTID shall be 
     denied admission because of the admission of an international 
     student''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``surcharge of 75 
     percent for the academic year 1993-1994 and 90 percent 
     beginning with the academic year 1994-1995'' and inserting 
     ``surcharge of 100 percent for the academic year 1999-2000 
     and any succeeding academic year''.

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       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 210 of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 4359a) is amended by redesignating such section as 
     section 209.

     SEC. 923. RESEARCH PRIORITIES.

       Title II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 is 
     amended by striking section 211 (20 U.S.C. 4360) and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 210. RESEARCH PRIORITIES.

       ``(a) Research Priorities.--Gallaudet University and the 
     National Technical Institute for the Deaf shall each 
     establish and disseminate priorities for their national 
     mission with respect to deafness related research, 
     development, and demonstration activities, that reflect 
     public input, through a process that includes consumers, 
     constituent groups, and the heads of other federally funded 
     programs. The priorities for the University shall include 
     activities conducted as part of the University's elementary 
     and secondary education programs under section 104.
       ``(b) Research Reports.--The University and NTID shall each 
     prepare and submit an annual research report, to the 
     Secretary, the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
     the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources of the Senate, not later than January 10 of 
     each year, that shall include--
       ``(1) a summary of the public input received as part of the 
     establishment and dissemination of priorities required by 
     subsection (a), and the University's and NTID's response to 
     the input; and
       ``(2) a summary description of the research undertaken by 
     the University and NTID, the start and projected end dates 
     for each research project, the projected cost and source or 
     sources of funding for each project, and any products 
     resulting from research completed in the prior fiscal 
     year.''.

     SEC. 924. NATIONAL STUDY ON THE EDUCATION OF THE DEAF.

       The Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding after section 210 (as inserted by 
     section 923) the following:

     ``SEC. 211. NATIONAL STUDY ON THE EDUCATION OF THE DEAF.

       ``(a) Conduct of Study.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a national 
     study on the education of the deaf, to identify education-
     related barriers to successful postsecondary education 
     experiences and employment for individuals who are deaf, and 
     those education-related factors that contribute to successful 
     postsecondary education experiences and employment for 
     individuals who are deaf.
       ``(2) Definition.--In this section the term `deaf', when 
     used with respect to an individual, means an individual with 
     a hearing impairment, including an individual who is hard of 
     hearing, an individual deafened later in life, and an 
     individual who is profoundly deaf.
       ``(b) Public Input and Consultation.--
       ``(1) In general.--In conducting such study, the Secretary 
     shall obtain input from the public. To obtain such input, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) publish a notice with an opportunity for comment in 
     the Federal Register;
       ``(B) consult with individuals and organizations 
     representing a wide range of perspectives on deafness-related 
     issues, including organizations representing individuals who 
     are deaf, parents of children who are deaf, educators, and 
     researchers; and
       ``(C) take such other action as the Secretary deems 
     appropriate, which may include holding public meetings.
       ``(2) Structured opportunities.--The Secretary shall 
     provide structured opportunities to receive and respond to 
     the viewpoints of the individuals and organizations described 
     in paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(c) Report.--The Secretary shall report to Congress not 
     later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the 
     Education of the Deaf Amendments of 1998 regarding the 
     results of the study. The report shall contain--
       ``(1) recommendations, including recommendations for 
     legislation, that the Secretary deems appropriate; and
       ``(2) a detailed summary of the input received under 
     subsection (b) and the ways in which the report addresses 
     such input.
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of the 
     fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to carry out the provisions of 
     this section.''.

     SEC. 925. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Title II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4351 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 211 
     (as inserted by section 924) the following:

     ``SEC. 212. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Gallaudet University.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry out the provisions of 
     title I and this title, relating to--
       ``(1) Gallaudet University;
       ``(2) Kendall Demonstration Elementary School; and
       ``(3) the Model Secondary School for the Deaf.
       ``(b) National Technical Institute for the Deaf.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
     for each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry out 
     the provisions of title I and this title relating to the 
     National Technical Institute for the Deaf.''.

                PART C--UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE

     SEC. 931. AUTHORITIES OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF 
                   PEACE.

       The United States Institute of Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4601 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 1705 (22 U.S.C. 4604)--
       (A) in subsection (f), by inserting ``personal service and 
     other'' after ``may enter into''; and
       (B) in subsection (o), by inserting after ``Services'' the 
     following: ``and use all sources of supply and services of 
     the General Services Administration'';
       (2) in section 1710(a)(1) (22 U.S.C. 4609(a)(1))--
       (A) by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``1999''; and
       (B) by striking ``6'' and inserting ``4''; and
       (3) in the second and third sentences of section 1712 (22 
     U.S.C. 4611), by striking ``shall'' each place the term 
     appears and inserting ``may''.

              PART D--VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PLANS

     SEC. 941. VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4 of the Age Discrimination in 
     Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 623) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(m) Notwithstanding subsection (f )(2)(B), it shall not 
     be a violation of subsection (a), (b), (c), or (e) solely 
     because a plan of an institution of higher education (as 
     defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965) 
     offers employees who are serving under a contract of 
     unlimited tenure (or similar arrangement providing for 
     unlimited tenure) supplemental benefits upon voluntary 
     retirement that are reduced or eliminated on the basis of 
     age, if--
       ``(1) such institution does not implement with respect to 
     such employees any age-based reduction or cessation of 
     benefits that are not such supplemental benefits, except as 
     permitted by other provisions of this Act;
       ``(2) such supplemental benefits are in addition to any 
     retirement or severance benefits which have been offered 
     generally to employees serving under a contract of unlimited 
     tenure (or similar arrangement providing for unlimited 
     tenure), independent of any early retirement or exit-
     incentive plan, within the preceding 365 days; and
       ``(3) any employee who attains the minimum age and 
     satisfies all non-age-based conditions for receiving a 
     benefit under the plan has an opportunity lasting not less 
     than 180 days to elect to retire and to receive the maximum 
     benefit that could then be elected by a younger but otherwise 
     similarly situated employee, and the plan does not require 
     retirement to occur sooner than 180 days after such 
     election.''.
       (b) Plans Permitted.--Section 4(i)(6) of the Age 
     Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 
     623(i)(6)) is amended by adding after the word ``accruals'' 
     the following: ``or it is a plan permitted by subsection 
     (m).''
       (c) Construction.--Nothing in the amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall affect the application of section 4 of 
     the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 
     623) with respect to--
       (1) any plan described in subsection (m) of section 4 of 
     such Act (as added by subsection (a)), for any period prior 
     to enactment of such Act;
       (2) any plan not described in subsection (m) of section 4 
     of such Act (as added by subsection (a)); or
       (3) any employer other than an institution of higher 
     education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965).
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--This section shall take effect on the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Effect on causes of action existing before date of 
     enactment.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not 
     apply with respect to any cause of action arising under the 
     Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prior to the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

           PART E--GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT AMENDMENT

     SEC. 951. AMENDMENT TO FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY 
                   ACT OF 1974

       Section 444(b) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1232g(b)), also know as the Family Educational Rights 
     and Privacy Act of 1974, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (C) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(C)(i) authorized representatives of (I) the Comptroller 
     General of the United States, (II) the Secretary, or (III) 
     State educational authorities, under the conditions set forth 
     in paragraph (3), or (ii) authorized representatives of the 
     Attorney General for law enforcement purposes under the same 
     conditions as apply to the Secretary under paragraph (3);''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(6)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), as designated by subparagraph (A) 
     of this paragraph--
       (i) by striking ``the results'' and inserting ``or a 
     nonforcible sex offense, the final results''; and
       (ii) by striking ``such crime'' each place the term appears 
     and inserting ``such crime or offense''; and
       (C) adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(B) Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     prohibit an institution of postsecondary education from 
     disclosing the final results of any disciplinary proceeding 
     conducted by such institution against a student who is an 
     alleged perpetrator of any crime of violence (as that term is 
     defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code), or a 
     nonforcible sex offense, if the institution determines as a 
     result of that disciplinary proceeding that the student 
     committed a violation of the institution's rules or policies 
     with respect to such crime or offense.
       ``(C) For the purpose of this paragraph, the final results 
     of any disciplinary proceeding--
       ``(i) shall include only the name of the student, the 
     violation committed, and any sanction imposed by the 
     institution on that student; and
       ``(ii) may include the name of any other student, such as a 
     victim or witness, only with the written consent of that 
     other student.''.

     SEC. 952. ALCOHOL OR DRUG POSSESSION DISCLOSURE.

       Section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1232g) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(i) Drug and Alcohol Violation Disclosures.--
       ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this Act or the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 shall be construed to prohibit an 
     institution of higher education from disclosing, to a parent 
     or legal guardian of a student, information regarding any 
     violation of any Federal, State, or local law, or of any rule 
     or policy of the institution, governing the use or possession 
     of alcohol or a controlled substance, regardless of whether 
     that information is contained in the student's education 
     records, if--
       ``(A) the student is under the age of 21; and
       ``(B) the institution determines that the student has 
     committed a disciplinary violation with respect to such use 
     or possession.
       ``(2) State law regarding disclosure.--Nothing in paragraph 
     (1) shall be construed to supersede any provision of State 
     law that prohibits an institution of higher education from 
     making the disclosure described in subsection (a).''.

    PART F--LIAISON FOR PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

     SEC. 961. LIAISON FOR PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
                   EDUCATION.

       Title II of the Department of Education Organization Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 3411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 219. LIAISON FOR PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
                   EDUCATION.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department a 
     Liaison for Proprietary Institutions of Higher Education, who 
     shall be an officer of the Department appointed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(b) Appointment.--The Secretary shall appoint, not later 
     than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1998 a Liaison for Proprietary 
     Institutions of Higher Education who shall be a person who--
       ``(1) has attained a certificate or degree from a 
     proprietary institution of higher education; or
       ``(2) has been employed in a proprietary institution 
     setting for not less than 5 years.
       ``(c) Duties.--The Liaison for Proprietary Institutions of 
     Higher Education shall--
       ``(1) serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary on 
     matters affecting proprietary institutions of higher 
     education;
       ``(2) provide guidance to programs within the Department 
     that involve functions affecting proprietary institutions of 
     higher education; and
       ``(3) work with the Federal Interagency Committee on 
     Education to improve the coordination of--
       ``(A) the outreach programs in the numerous Federal 
     departments and agencies that administer education and job 
     training programs;
       ``(B) collaborative business and education partnerships; 
     and
       ``(C) education programs located in, and involving, rural 
     areas.''.

                  PART G--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER STATUTES

     SEC. 971. NONDISCHAREABILITY OF CERTAIN CLAIMS FOR 
                   EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS PROVIDED TO OBTAIN HIGHER 
                   EDUCATION.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 523(a)(8) of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``unless--'' and all that 
     follows through ``(B) excepting such debt'' and inserting 
     ``unless excepting such debt''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 
     11, United States Code, after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 972. GNMA GUARANTEE FEE.

       (a) In General.--Section 306(g)(3)(A) of the National 
     Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)(3)(A)) is amended by striking 
     ``No fee or charge'' and all that follows through ``States)'' 
     and inserting ``The Association shall assess and collect a 
     fee in an amount equal to 9 basis points''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2004.

                            PART H--REPEALS

     SEC. 981. REPEALS.

       Section 4122 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7132) is repealed.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     For consideration of the House bill (except sec. 464), and 
     the Senate amendment (except secs. 484 and 799C), and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Goodling,
     Howard ``Buck'' McKeon,
     Tom Petri,
     Lindsey Graham,
     Mark Souder,
     John E. Peterson,
     W.L. Clay,
     Dale E. Kildee,
     M.G. Martinez,
     Robert E. Andrews,
     For consideration of sec. 464 of the House bill, and secs. 
     484 and 799C of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Bill Goodling,
     James Talent,
     E. Clay Shaw, Jr.,
     Dave Camp,
     W.L. Clay,
     Sander Levin,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Jim Jeffords,
     Dan Coats,
     Judd Gregg,
     Bill Frist,
     Mike DeWine,
     Mike Enzi,
     Tim Hutchinson,
     Susan Collins,
     John Warner,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Ted Kennedy,
     Chris Dodd,
     Tom Harkin,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Jeff Bingaman,
     Patty Murray,
     Jack Reed,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection and, under the operation 
thereof, the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.98.36  waiving requirement of clause 4(b) of rule xi with respect 
          to resolutions

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-754) the resolution (H. Res. 558) waiving a 
requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of 
certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.98.37  quarterly financial report program extension

  On motion of Mr. MILLER of Florida, by unanimous consent, the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 2071) to extend a quarterly 
financial report program administered by the Secretary of Commerce.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.98.38  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. MILLER of Florida, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 1998.

para.98.39  message from the president--railroad retirement board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, laid before the 
House a message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I transmit herewith the Annual Report of the Railroad Retirement Board 
for Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to the provisions of section 7(b)(6) of 
the Railroad Retirement Act and section 12(1) of the Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Act.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 28, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.98.40  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 2511. An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to pay employees of the Food Safety and Inspection Service 
     working in establishments subject to the Federal Meat 
     Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act for 
     overtime and holiday work performed by the employees; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture; in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

para.98.41  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. COMBEST, for today;
  To Mrs. FOWLER, for today and September 29;
  To Mr. GOSS, for today and September 29;
  To Mr. JENKINS, for today; and
  To Mr. MARTINEZ, for today.
  And then,

para.98.42  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BURTON, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed

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to, at 8 o'clock and 44 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 10 
o'clock a.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 1998.

para.98.43  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. House 
     Resolution 494. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States has enjoyed the 
     loyalty of the United States citizens of Guam, and that the 
     United States recognizes the centennial anniversary of the 
     Spanish-American War as an opportune time for Congress to 
     reaffirm its commitment to increase self-government 
     consistent with self-determination for the people of Guam 
     (Rept. No. 105-751). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 2943. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount of leave time available to a Federal 
     employee in any year in connection with serving as an organ 
     donor, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-752). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
     Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1608. A 
     bill to authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to 
     establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its 
     environs to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other 
     than declared wars (Rept. No. 105-753). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 558. Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 
     4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of certain 
     resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 105-754). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 633. 
     A bill to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide 
     that the annuities of certain special agents and security 
     personnel of the Department of State be computed in the same 
     way as applies generally with respect to Federal law 
     enforcement officers, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-755 Pt. 1). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.98.44  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 633. Referral to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight extended for a period ending not later than 
     September 28, 1998.

para.98.45  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight discharged from further consideration. H.R. 633 referred to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para.98.46  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Camp, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Shays, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 4650. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the authority of State Medicaid fraud control 
     units to investigate and prosecute fraud in connection with 
     Federal health care programs and abuse of residents of board 
     and care facilities; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 4651. A bill to make minor and technical amendments 
     relating to Federal criminal law and procedure; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 4652. A bill to provide for adjustment of status for 
     certain nationals of Bangladesh; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself and Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 4653. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to prevent sudden disruption of Medicare 
     beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Barton of Texas):
       H.R. 4654. A bill to provide the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and the Secretary of Education with increased 
     authority with respect to asthma programs, and to provide for 
     increased funding for such programs; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Horn, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
             Waxman, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 557. A resolution expressing support for U.S. 
     government efforts to identify Holocaust-era assets, urging 
     the restitution of individual and communal property, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself and Mr. Royce):
       H. Res. 559. A resolution condemning the terror, vengeance, 
     and human rights abuses against the civilian population of 
     Sierra Leone; to the Committee on International Relations. 

para.98.47  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       400. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Hawaii, relative to Senate Resolution 41 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to propose an 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States, for 
     submission to the states for ratification, to limit the 
     number of terms a person may serve in the United States House 
     of Representatives to no more than six and to limit the 
     number of terms a person may serve in the United States 
     Senate to no more than two; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para.98.48  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 372: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Goode and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Hefley and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 1608: Mrs. Fowler and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2327: Mr. Ney and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 2882: Mr. Ney, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2950: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Weygand, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Boucher, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Bilbray, 
     Mr. Tierney, Mr. Coyne, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Bentsen, and Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 3779: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and 
     Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 3783: Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Myrick, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 3833: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 4073: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 4126: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 4219: Ms. Kaptur and Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 4339: Mr. Olver and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 4362: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Holden, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Berman, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 4399: Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 4448: Mr. Horn, Mr. Berman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hilliard, 
     and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 4455: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 4489: Mr. Hilliard and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 4492: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 4513: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 4514: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 4531: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and 
     Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 4597: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 4627: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 4634: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 4647: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Smith 
     of Michigan, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Towns, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Foley, Mr. Weller, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
     Boswell, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, Mr. Costello, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hastert, 
     Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.J. Res. 123: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Burr of North Carolina and Mr. 
     Hamilton.
       H. Con. Res. 274: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
     Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Regula, Mr. Boyd, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 317: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. Quinn.
       H. Con. Res. 328: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Buyer, 
     and Mr. Bonior.
       H. Con. Res. 329: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H. Res. 519: Mr. King of New York.



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                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1998 (99)

para.99.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, 
who laid before the House the following communication:


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                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 29, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Richard Burr to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.99.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURR, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, September 28, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.99.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11341. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Employment History, Verification and Criminal History Records 
     Check [Docket No. 28859; Amendment No. 107-12, 108-17] (RIN: 
     2120-AG32) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11342. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A321 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-246-AD; Amendment 39-10750; AD 98-19-08] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11343. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials Regulations; Editorial Corrections and 
     Clarifications [Docket No. RSPA-98-4404 (HM-189 0)] (RIN: 
     2137-AD27) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11344. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lafourche Bayou, LA [CGD08-
     98-062--and--CGD08-98-052] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11345. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-102, -103, -
     106, -201, -202, -301, -311, and -315 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-172-AD; Amendment 39-10781; AD 98-20-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11346. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Technical Amendments; Organizational Changes; Miscellaneous 
     Editorial Changes and Conforming Amendments [USCG-1998-4442] 
     (RIN: 2115-ZZ02) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11347. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-7B and -7B/
     2 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-55-AD; Amendment 
     39-10761; AD 98-19-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11348. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 340B Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-176-AD; Amendment 39-10782; AD 
     98-20-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11349. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-206-AD; Amendment 39-10783; AD 98-20-16] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11350. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-257-AD; Amendment 39-10788; AD 98-20-20] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11351. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-162-AD; Amendment 39-10779; AD 
     98-20-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11352. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-61-AD; Amendment 39-10777; 
     AD 98-20-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11353. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-339-AD; Amendment 39-10776; 
     AD 98-20-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11354. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, -
     20, -30, -40, and -50 Series Airplanes and C-9 (Military) 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-244-AD; Amendment 39-10775; AD 
     98-20-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11355. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-169-AD; Amendment 39-10780; AD 98-20-13] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11356. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airspace Designations; Incorporation By Reference [Docket No. 
     29334; Amendment No. 71-30] received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11357. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce, plc RB211 Trent 800 
     Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-33-AD; Amendment 
     39-10762; AD 98-18-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11358. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Transportation And Community And System Preservation Pilot 
     Program----Implementation Of The Transportation Equity Act 
     For The 21st Century [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-98-4370] received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11359. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: 2nd Annual Hobbs Island Regatta, 
     Tennessee River mile 333.5 to 336.5, Huntsville, Alabama 
     [CGD08-98-060] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11360. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: World Yacht Cruises Fireworks, New York Harbor, 
     Upper Bay [CGD01-98-144] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received September 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11361. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Around Alone Sailboat Race, 
     Charleston, SC [CGD07-98-008] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11362. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Portage Bayou, 
     Tchoutacabouffa and Wolf Rivers, MS [CGD08-98-055] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11363. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR72-212A 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-159-AD; Amendment 39-
     10756; AD 98-19-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11364. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-215-6B11 (CL-
     415 Variant) Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-03-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10487] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11365. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Willits, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AWP-26] received September 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11366. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Crosby, ND [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-42] received September 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11367. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Realignment of VOR Federal Airway V-485; San Jose, CA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-6] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       11368. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 and Model 737 
     Series Airplanes Equipped with J.C. Carter Company Fuel Valve 
     Actuators [Docket No. 96-NM-31-AD; Amendment 39-10736; AD 98-
     18-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11369. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce, plc RB211 Trent 700 
     Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-10-AD; Amendment 
     39-10754; AD 98-19-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11370. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Limited, Aero Division-
     Bristol/S.N.E.C.M A. Olympus 593 Series Turbojet Engines 
     [Docket No. 98-ANE-07-AD; Amendment 39-10753; AD 98-19-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11371. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-42-AD; Amendment 39-10760; AD 98-
     19-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11372. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airspace and Flight Operations Requirements for the Kodak 
     Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta; Albuquerque, NM 
     [Docket No. 2979; SFAR No. 83] (RIN: 2120-AG61) received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11373. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification to the Gulf of Mexico Low Offshore Airspace Area 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-23] received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11374. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D Airspace; San Diego-Gillespie Field, CA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-21] received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11375. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-152-AD; Amendment 39-10774; 
     AD 98-20-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11376. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-310-AD; Amendment 39-
     10771; AD 98-20-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11377. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-63-AD; Amendment 39-10768; AD 98-
     20-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11378. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-44-AD; Amendment 39-10772; AD 98-
     20-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11379. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 1000, 2000, 
     3000, and 4000 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-28-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10769; AD 98-20-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11380. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-15-AD; Amendment 39-10770; 
     AD 98-20-04] (RIN 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11381. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 
     Series Airplanes Equipped with Heath Tecna Aerospace Extended 
     Spacial Concept Interior III Installed in Accordance with 
     Supplemental Type Certificate SA4744NM [Docket No. 96-NM-270-
     AD; Amendment 39-10787; AD 98-20-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11382. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-100, -200, 
     and -300 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-14-AD; Amendment 
     39-10789; AD 98-20-23] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11383. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-
     600 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-307-AD; Amendment 39-
     10788; AD 98-20-22] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11384. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-256-AD; Amendment 39-10791; AD 
     98-20-25] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11385. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320-111, -211, and -
     231 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-20-AD; Amendment 39-
     10792; AD 98-20-26] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11386. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-96-AD; Amendment 39-10790; AD 98-
     20-24] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure. 

para.99.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 3096. An Act to correct a provision relating to 
     termination of benefits for convicted persons.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 2392. An Act to encourage the disclosure and exchange of 
     information about computer processing problems, solutions, 
     test practices and test results, and related matters in 
     connection with the transition to the year 2000.

para.99.5  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. BATEMAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Thursday, October 1, 1998, at 2:00 o'clock p.m.
  And then,

para.99.6  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PALLONE, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 10 o'clock and 40 minutes a.m., the House adjourned until 
2 o'clock p.m. on Thursday, October 1, 1998.

para.99.7  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII,

       Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Cox of California) 
     introduced a bill (H.R. 4655) to establish a program to 
     support a transition to democracy in Iraq; which was referred 
     to the Committee on International Relations. 

para.99.8  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 864: Ms. Danner, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. 
     Foley.
       H.R. 4374: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Reyes, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 4449: Mr. Regula, Mr. Aderhold, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. 
     Boehlert.
       H. Con. Res. 279: Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Carson, Mr. Conyers, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Torres, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
     Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Underwood. c



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                     THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1998 (100)

para.100.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, 
who laid before the House the following communication:


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                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  October 1, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Thomas W. Ewing to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.100.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, September 29, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.100.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11387. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acrylic Acid, Styrene, 
     -Methyl Styrene Copolymer, Ammonium Salt; and Styrene, 2-
     Ethylhexyl Acrylate, Butyl Acrylate Copolymer; Exemption from 
     the Requirements of a Tolerance [OPP-300722; FRL 6032-4](RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11388. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fluroxypyr; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300724; FRL-6033-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11389. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Mepiquat Chloride; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300719; 
     FRL-6032-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11390. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300721; FRL-6033-3] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11391. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Carfentrazone-ethyl; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300718; FRL-6032-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11392. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Zucchini Juice Added to 
     Buffalo Gourd Root Powder; Exemption From the Requirement of 
     a Tolerance [OPP-300683; FRL-6017-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received Septmeber 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11393. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Air Force is 
     initiating a cost comparison of Precision Measurment 
     Equipment Laboratories (PMEL) Air-Force-wide, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       11394. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     System's final rule--Home Mortgage Disclosure [Regulation C; 
     Docket No. R-0999] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       11395. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Consumer Leasing [Regulation M; Docket 
     No. R-1004] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11396. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Truth in Savings [Regulation DD; Docket 
     No. R-1003] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11397. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Electronic Fund Transfers [Regulation E; 
     Docket No. R-1007] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       11398. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Virginia; Final 
     Approval of Underground Storage Tank [FRL-6167-7] received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11399. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Priorities 
     List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites [FRL-6169-3] 
     received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11400. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Massachusetts: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-6167-9] received September 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11401. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Land Disposal 
     Restrictions; Treatment Standards for Spent Potliners from 
     Primary Aluminum Reduction (K088) [FRL-6168-7] received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11402. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Bay Area Air Quality Management 
     District [CA 211-0102a: FRL-6161-8] received September 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11403. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Placer County Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 206-0096a; FRL-6164-4] received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11404. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Priorities 
     List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites [FRL-6161-2] 
     received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11405. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Oklahoma: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-6160-9] received September 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11406. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Final 
     Approval of Amendments to Title V Operating Permits Program; 
     Pima County Department of Environmental Quality, Arizona [AD-
     FRL-6165-8] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11407. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [FRL-6165-
     3] Receiveed September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11408. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Alaska [AK10-1-7022a; 
     FRL-6162-9] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11409. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, San Diego County Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 206-0095a; FRL-6164-6] received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11410. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Regulation of Fuels and 
     Fuel Additives: Modification of the Covered Areas Provision 
     for Reformulated Gasoline [FRL-6169-5] (RIN: 2060-AG77) 
     received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11411. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone: Halon Recycling and Recovery Equipment 
     Certification [FRL--6136-8] (RIN: 2060-AI07) received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11412. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acid Rain Program: 1998 
     Reallocation of Allowances [FRL-6164-1] (RIN: 2060-AG-86) 
     received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11413. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. 
     (Big Pine Key, Clewiston, Ft. Myers Villas, Indiantown, 
     Jupiter, Key Colony Beach, Naples and Tice, Florida) [MM 
     Docket No. 94-155, RM-8468, RM-8802] received Sep

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     tember 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11414. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Financial Assurance Requirements for Decommissioning Nuclear 
     Power Reactors (RIN: 3150-AF41) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11415. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Technical Assistance agreement 
     with Japan [Transmittal No. DTC 100-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11416. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Canada [Transmittal No. DTC 112-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11417. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Japan [Transmittal No. DTC 122-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11418. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       11419. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies 
     of the original report of political contributions by nominees 
     as cheifs of mission, ambassadors at large, or ministers, and 
     their families, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       11420. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severly Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List; 
     Additions and Deletions--received September 25, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11421. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting Activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       11422. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird Hunting; Late 
     Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory 
     Game Birds (RIN: 1018-AE93) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11423. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of State, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird 
     Hunting: Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain 
     Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 1998-99 
     Late Season (RIN: 1018-AE93) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11424. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Endangered and Threatened Species; Threatened 
     Status for Johnson's Seagrass [Docket No. 980811214-8214-01; 
     I.D. 052493B] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11425. A letter from the Acting Director, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna; Closure [I.D. 
     090498SA] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11426. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--FY 1998 
     Police Recruitment Program (RIN: 1105-AA58) received 
     September 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       11427. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310, A300-600, and 
     A320 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-107-AD; Amendment 39-
     10759; AD 98-19-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11428. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-7B Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-50-AD; Amendment 39-
     10758; AD 98-14-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11429. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; S.N. Centrair 101 Series Sailplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-CE-49-AD; Amendment 39-10755; AD 98-19-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11430. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, -
     15, and -30 Series Airplanes, and C-9 (Military) Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-272-AD; Amendment 39-10738; AD 98-18-22] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11431. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-47-AD; Amendment 39-10739; AD 98-18-23] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11432. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A320 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-156-AD; Amendment 39-10740; AD 
     98-18-24] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11433. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 1000, 2000, 
     3000, and 4000 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-290-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10741; AD 98-18-25] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11434. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model C-212 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-123-AD; 
     Amendement 39-10737; AD 98-18-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11435. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Price, UT [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ANM-12] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11436. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29330; Amdt. No. 1890] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11437. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29329; Amdt. No. 1889] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11438. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29328; Amdt. No. 1888] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11439. A letter from the National Director of Appeals, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Subchapter K Anti-Abuse Rule [Regulation 1. 701-2] 
     received September 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11440. A letter from the National Director of Appeals, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Tenant Allowances To Retail Store Operators--received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       11441. A letter from the Acting Chief, Regulations Branch, 
     United States Customs Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Andean Trade Preference (T.D. 98-76) (RIN: 1515-
     AB59) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

       11442. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the Annual Report of the Railroad Retirement 
     Board for Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f(b)(6); 
     jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Ways and Means. 

para.100.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House of the 
following titles:

       H.R. 1836. An Act to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to improve administration of sanctions against 
     unfit health care providers under the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits Program, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3412. An Act to amend and make technical corrections 
     in title III of the Small Business Investment Act.
       H.R. 4110. An Act to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in 
     rates of compensation paid to veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities, to make various improvements in education, 
     housing, and cemetery programs of the De

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     partment of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3616) ``An Act to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.''
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1677. An Act to reauthorize the North American Wetlands 
     Conservation Act and the Partnerships for Wildlife Act.
       S. 2531. An Act to designate a portion of Interstate Route 
     70 in Missouri as ``Mark McGwire Interstate Route 70''.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments of 
the House to the bill (S. 1355) ``An Act to designate the United States 
courthouse located in New Haven, Connecticut, as the `Richard C. Lee 
United States Courthouse'.''

para.100.5  change of reference--h.r. 2349

  On motion of Mr. KIM, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2349) to redesignate the Federal 
building located at 10301 South Compton Avenue, in Los Angeles, 
California, and known as the Watts Finance Office, as the ``Augustus F. 
Hawkins Post Office Building''.
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on Government Reform 
and Oversight.

para.100.6  waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 558):

       Resolved, That the requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI 
     for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee 
     on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is 
     waived with respect to any resolution reported from that 
     committee on the legislative day of October 1 or October 2, 
     1998, providing for consideration or disposition of a 
     conference report to accompany a bill or joint resolution 
     making general appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, or any amendment reported in disagreement 
     from a conference thereon.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, the previous question was 
ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the 
operation thereof, the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.100.7  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 29, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Tuesday, September 29, 
     1998 at 12:45 p.m.
       That the Senate Agreed to Conference Report H.R. 6.
       That the Senate Agreed to Conference Report H.R. 4103.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.100.8  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 30, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Wednesday, September 30, 
     1998 at 10:45 a.m.
       That the Senate Agreed to Conference Report H.R. 4060.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.100.9  recess--3:53 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 53 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 4:30 p.m.

para.100.10  after recess--4:33 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, called the House to order.

para.100.11  child nutrition and wic reauthorization

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 3874) 
to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to make improvements to the 
special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children 
and to extend the authority of that program through fiscal year 2003; 
together with the amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken from the 
Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. GOODLING, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendments of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, 
appointed the following Members as managers on the part of the House at 
said conference:

  From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for consideration 
of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
to conference: Messrs. Goodling, Riggs, Castle, Clay and Martinez.
  From the Committee on Agriculture, for consideration of sections 2, 
101, 104(b), 106, 202(c) and 202(o) of the House bill, and sections 101, 
111, 114, 203(c), 203(r), and titles III and IV of the Senate amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Smith of Oregon, 
Goodlatte, and Stenholm. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.100.12  juvenile crime control and delinquency prevention

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by direction of the Committee on Education 
and the Work Force, with the concurrence of the Committee on the 
Judiciary, and pursuant to clause 1 of rule XX, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2073) to authorize appropriations for the National Center for 
Missing and Exploited Children; together with the amendments of the 
House thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. GOODLING, it was,
  Resolved, That the House insist upon its amendments and request a 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon.
  When said motion was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. GOODLING moved the previous question on the motion to its adoption 
or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. RIGGS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
after 5 o'clock p.m.

para.100.13  recess--4:40 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5 o'clock p.m.

para.100.14  after recess--5:02 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, called the House to order.

para.100.15  s. 2073--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on the motion that 
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House insist upon its amendments to the bill of the Senate (S. 2073) to 
authorize appropriations for the National Center for Missing and 
Exploited Children, and request a conference with the Senate on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

376

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affirmative

Nays

36

para.100.16                  [Roll No. 474]

                                YEAS--376

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--36

     Bonior
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Furse
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Waters
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Callahan
     Crane
     Deal
     Dicks
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Goss
     Harman
     Hulshof
     Inglis
     Kennelly
     King (NY)
     Martinez
     McCrery
     McInnis
     Packard
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rothman
     Thompson
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, by unanimous consent, 
appointed the following Members as managers on the part of the House at 
said conference:

  Messrs. Goodling, Castle, Souder, Hyde, McCollum, Hutchinson, 
Martinez, Scott, Conyers and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.100.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3789

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-758) the resolution (H. Res. 560) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 3789) to amend title 28, United States Code, to enlarge 
Federal Court jurisdiction over purported class actions.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.100.18  automated entry-exit control system

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Texas, by unanimous consent, the Committee 
on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4658) to extend the date by which an automated entry-exit control 
system must be developed.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.100.19  computer processing problems information exchange

  On motion of Mr. GOODLATTE, by unanimous consent, the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2392) to encourage the disclosure and exchange of information 
about computer processing problems, solutions, test practices and test 
results, and related matters in connection with the transition to the 
year 2000; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.100.20  submission of conference report--h.r. 4104

  Mr. KOLBE submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-760) on the 
bill (H.R. 4104) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and 
certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para.100.21  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 4104

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-761) the resolution (H. Res. 563) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4104) making 
appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes.

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  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.100.22  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 4104

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 563):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 4104) making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes. All points of order against the conference report 
     and against its consideration are waived. The conference 
     report shall be considered as read. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. McINNIS, objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

106

When there appeared

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Nays

294

para.100.23                  [Roll No. 475]

                                YEAS--106

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Brown (FL)
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Castle
     Coble
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cox
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hobson
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lowey
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Olver
     Owens
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Shays
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stump
     Taylor (NC)
     Upton
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--294

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Callahan
     Clay
     Clement
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Fawell
     Fowler
     Goss
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Kennelly
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Largent
     Livingston
     Martinez
     McDade
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Oxley
     Packard
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Roukema
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Towns
     Walsh
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the resolution was not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was not agreed 
to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.100.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4274

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-762) the resolution (H. Res. 564) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4274) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.100.25  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 3096. An Act to correct a provision relating to 
     termination of benefits for convicted persons.
       H.R. 4060. An Act making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4382. An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend the program for mammography quality 
     standards. 

para.100.26  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of 
the following titles:

       S. 1355. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 141 Church Street in New Haven, Connecticut, as 
     the ``Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse''.
       S. 2071. An Act to extend a quarterly financial report 
     program administered by the Secretary of Commerce.

para.100.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. FOWLER, for today and balance of the week;
  To Ms. HARMON, for today; and
  To Mr. MARTINEZ, for today.
  And then,

para.100.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PALLONE, at 10 o'clock and 22 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.100.29  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 2566. A bill to

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     amend title 5, United States Code, to expand the class of 
     individuals under the Civil Service Retirement System 
     eligible to elect the option under which the deposit which is 
     normally required in connection with a refund previously 
     taken may instead be made up through an actuarially 
     equivalent annuity reduction; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-
     757). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 560. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     3789) to amend title 28, United States Code, to enlarge 
     Federal Court jurisdiction over purported class actions 
     (Rept. No. 105-758). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 563. A bill to 
     establish a toll free number in the Department of Commerce to 
     assist consumers in determining if products are American-
     made; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-759). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. KOLBE: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 4104. A bill making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-760). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 563. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4104) making 
     appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States 
     Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and 
     certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. 105-761). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 564. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4274) making appropriations for the Department of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and related 
     agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. 105-762). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.100.30  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bill and report was delivered to the Clerk 
for printing, and bill referred as follows:

       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 4280. A bill to provide for greater access to child care 
     services for Federal employees; with an amendment; referred 
     to the Committee on House Oversight for a period ending not 
     later than October 9, 1998, for consideration of such 
     provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(h), rule 
     X. (Rept. No. 105-756, Pt. 1).

para.100.31  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 4656. A bill to provide for the orderly disposal of 
     certain Federal lands in Clark County, Nevada, and to provide 
     for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands in the 
     State of Nevada; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 4657. A bill to provide for the orderly disposal of 
     certain Federal lands in Clark County, Nevada, and to provide 
     for the acquisition by the Secretary of the Interior of 
     environmentally sensitive lands in the State of Nevada; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 4658. A bill to extend the date by which an automated 
     entry-exit control system must be developed; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Yates, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Obey, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Shays, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Rush, Mr. Parker, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Allen, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Evans, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Baesler, Mr. Luther, Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Hilliard, and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 4659. A bill to amend the National Child Protection 
     Act of 1993 to ensure that elementary and secondary schools 
     are included as a qualified entity; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 4660. A bill to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to provide rewards for information 
     leading to the arrest or conviction of any individual for the 
     commission of an act, or conspiracy to act, of international 
     terrorism, narcotics related offenses, or for serious 
     violations of international humanitarian law relating to the 
     Former Yugoslavia; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BISHOP:
       H.R. 4661. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service at Tall Timbers Village Square, United 
     States Route 19 South, in Thomasville, Georgia, as the 
     ``Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper Station``; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky:
       H.R. 4662. A bill to direct the Commissioner of Social 
     Security to establish a demonstration project to conduct 
     outreach efforts to increase awareness of the availability of 
     Medicare cost-sharing assistance to eligible low-income 
     Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 4663. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury 
     from issuing regulations dealing with hybrid transactions; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 4664. A bill to establish a program to support a 
     transition to democracy in Iraq; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 4665. A bill to establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey 
     Leland memorial fellowship programs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committee on International Relations, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Olver, 
             Ms. Lee, Ms. Waters, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 4666. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to make grants to establish 33 additional rural enterprise 
     communities, to provide grant funding for 20 empowerment 
     zones, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 4667. A bill to enhance consumer privacy, prevent 
     unfair and deceptive practices, and protect children's 
     privacy; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PEASE (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Roemer, Mr. Souder, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hamilton, and Ms. 
             Carson):
       H.R. 4668. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service at 30 North 7th Street in Terre Haute, 
     Indiana, as the ``John T. Myers Federal Building''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PICKETT (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 4669. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     restore military retirement benefits that were reduced by the 
     Military Retirement Reform Act of 1986; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 4670. A bill to establish a program of formula grants 
     to the States for programs to provide pregnant women with 
     alternatives to abortion, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 4671. A bill to redesignate the Marsh-Billings 
     National Historical Park in the State of Vermont as the 
     ``Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park``; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4672. A bill to reenact chapter 12 of title 11 of the 
     United States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4673. A bill to stimulate increased domestic cruise 
     ship opportunities for the American cruising public by 
     temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic 
     cruise ship trade; to the Committee on National Security, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 4674. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare+Choice organizations 
     from arbitrarily limiting coverage of medically necessary 
     services under Medicare+Choice plans; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Com

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     merce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sanders, and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 4675. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to establish rules and regulations for the redistribution or 
     retransmission of local signals by satellite broadcasters, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 4676. A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 to establish an Office of Inspector General Oversight 
     Council; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 4677. A bill to require the registration of all 
     persons providing intercountry adoption services; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BILBRAY:
       H. Con. Res. 331. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress concerning the inadequacy of sewage 
     infrastructure facilities in Tijuana, Mexico; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hall 
             of Ohio, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Engel, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, and Mr. McNulty):
       H. Res. 561. A resolution concerning the crisis in Kosovo 
     and calling for NATO agreement to take direct and decisive 
     action against those forces attacking civilian populations in 
     Kosovo; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Fox 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 562. A resolution concerning properties wrongfully 
     expropriated by formerly totalitarian governments; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Gingrich, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berry, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Goss, 
             Mr. Green, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Lantos, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Portman, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Weygand, 
             Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Young of Florida):
       H. Res. 565. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the importance of mammograms and 
     biopsies in the fight against breast cancer; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Obey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Luther, Mr. Sabo, 
             Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Souder, Mr. Vento, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. McHugh, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio):
       H. Res. 566. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President and the Senate should 
     take the necessary actions to prevent the sale or diversion 
     of Great Lakes water to foreign countries, business, 
     corporations, and individuals until procedures are 
     established to guarantee that any such sale is fully 
     negotiated between and approved by the governments concerned; 
     to the Committee on International Relations. 

para.100.32  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. DAVIS of Florida introduced A bill (H.R. 4678) to 
     authorize conveyance of each of two National Defense Reserve 
     Fleet vessels to The Victory Ship, Inc., located in Tampa, 
     Florida; which was referred to the Committee on National 
     Security. 

para.100.33  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 303: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. 
     Kasich, Mr. Shuster, and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Jenkins
       H.R. 1197: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1441: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 2020: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Blagojevich, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 3032: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Evans, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Quinn, 
     Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
     Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
     Becerra, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     McNulty, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 3134: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Torres, Ms. Roybal-Alalrd, and 
     Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 3234: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 3251: Mr. Miller of California and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 3448: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Baldacci and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 3632: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 3792: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 3794: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 3795: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 3831: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 3855: Mrs. Harman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. 
     Thurman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 3861: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 3895: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 3925: Mr. Turner and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 3990: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 3991: Mr. Cardin, Mr. Bereuter, and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. Ensign, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 4080: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 4121: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 4127: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 4151: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 4167: Mr. Barcia of Michigan and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 4214: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. 
     Pallone.
       H.R. 4220: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 4280: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 4293: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 4311: Mr. Gutierrez and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 4332: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Scarborough.
       H.R. 4339: Mr. Oberstar and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 4340: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 4353: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 4358: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 4376: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 4402: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 4403: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 4421: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
     Ensign, and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 4446: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 4449: Mr. Campbell, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Stump, Mr. Vento, 
     and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 4450: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 4455: Mr. Goode and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 4465: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 4467: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 4504: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 4513: Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 4527: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 4538: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 4567: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. 
     Nadler.
       H.R. 4574: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 4590: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
     Kolbe, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 4591: Mr. Hilliard.

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       H.R. 4621: Mr. Regula, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Frost, Mr. Doyle, 
     and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 4627: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Meeks 
     of New York, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Olver, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
     Holden, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 4634: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, and Mrs. Morella.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 274: Mr. Gingrich.
       H. Con. Res. 281: Mr. DeFazio.
       H. Con. Res. 295: Mr. Jefferson.
       H. Con. Res. 299: Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H. Con. Res. 328: Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Strickland, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia.
       H. Res. 460: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, and Mr. Livingston.
       H. Res. 519: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Rohrabacher.



.
                      FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1998 (101)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.101.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, October 1, 1998.
  Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GIBBONS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.101.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 3007. An Act to establish the Commission on the 
     Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, 
     and Technology Development.
       H.R. 4068. An Act to make certain technical corrections in 
     laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills and a 
joint resolution of the following titles in which the concurrence of the 
House is requested:

       S. 1092. An Act to provide for a transfer of land interests 
     in order to facilitate surface transportation between the 
     cities of Cold Bay, Alaska, and King Cove, Alaska, and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 2540. An Act to extend the date by which an automated 
     entry-exit control system must be developed.
       S.J. Res. 58. Joint resolution recognizing the 
     accomplishments of Inspectors General since their creation in 
     1978 in preventing and detecting waste, fraud, abuse, and 
     mismanagement, and in promoting economy, efficiency, and 
     effectiveness in the Federal Government.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 414) ``An Act to amend the Shipping Act of 
1984 to encourage competition in international shipping and growth of 
United States exports, and for other purposes.''.

para.101.3  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4274

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 564):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4274) making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. The first reading 
     of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed 90 minutes equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. Points of order against provisions in the 
     bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are 
     waived except as follows: beginning with ``: Provided'' on 
     page 41, line 9, through line 19; page 95, line 18, through 
     page 109, line 19. Where points of order are waived against 
     part of a paragraph, points of order against a provision in 
     another part of such paragraph may be made only against such 
     provision and not against the entire paragraph. The 
     amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution may be offered only by a Member 
     designated in the report and only at the appropriate point in 
     the reading of the bill, shall be considered as read, shall 
     be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
     shall not be subject to amendment except as specified in the 
     report, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
     the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
     All points of order against the amendments printed in the 
     report are waived. During consideration of the bill for 
     amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
     on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. DREIER moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the resolution were postponed.

para.101.4  recess--9:30 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 30 minutes a.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.101.5  after recess--12:50 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, called the House to order.

para.101.6  submission of conference report--h.r. 4101

  Mr. SKEEN submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-763) on the 
bill (H.R. 4101) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para.101.7  h. res. 564--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 564) providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4274) making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health, and 
Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

216

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affirmative

Nays

200

para.101.8                   [Roll No. 476]

                                YEAS--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane

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     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Callahan
     Clay
     DeFazio
     Evans
     Fowler
     Goss
     Harman
     Hefley
     Kennelly
     King (NY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Martinez
     Parker
     Pitts
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Tauzin
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.101.9  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the question on agreeing 
to the Chair's approval of the Journal of Thursday, October 1, 1998.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the Chair's approval 
of the said Journal, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a 
quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

346

It was decided in the

Nays

60

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para.101.10                  [Roll No. 477]

                                AYES--346

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--60

     Aderholt
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Costello
     Crane
     Dickey

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     English
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hulshof
     Johnson (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (CT)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Slaughter
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Carson
       

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Archer
     Ballenger
     Bryant
     Callahan
     Clay
     Clyburn
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Fowler
     Goss
     Harman
     Hefley
     Kennelly
     King (NY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Martinez
     Moran (VA)
     Parker
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Snowbarger
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Waxman 
  So the Journal was approved.

para.101.11  change of reference--h.r. 4614

  On motion of Mr. GILCHREST, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4614) to provide for the conveyance of 
Federal land in New Castle, New Hampshire, to the town of New Castle, 
New Hampshire, and to require the release of certain restrictions with 
respect to land in such town.
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on Government Reform 
and Oversight.

para.101.12  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 4101

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-764) the resolution (H. Res. 567) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4101) making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.101.13  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 4101

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 567):

       Resolved, That up adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 4101) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes. All points of order against the 
     conference report and against its consideration are waived. 
     The conference report shall be considered as read.
       Sec. 2. House Resolution 551 is laid on the table.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, the previous question was 
ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the 
operation thereof, the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 567, H. Res. 551 was laid on 
the table.

para.101.14  agriculture appropriations for fy-1999

  Mr. SKEEN called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 105-
763):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     4101) ``making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes'', having met, after full and 
     free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:
       That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                 Production, Processing, and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, and not to exceed $75,000 for employment under 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, $2,836,000: Provided, That not to exceed $11,000 
     of this amount, along with any unobligated balances of 
     representation funds in the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
     shall be available for official reception and representation 
     expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the 
     Secretary: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
     used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel of the 
     Department of Agriculture to carry out section 793(c)(1)(C) 
     of Public Law 104-127: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds made available by this Act may be used to enforce 
     section 793(d) of Public Law 104-127.

                          Executive Operations


                            chief economist

       For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, including 
     economic analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, 
     and the functions of the World Agricultural Outlook Board, as 
     authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
     U.S.C. 1622g), and including employment pursuant to the 
     second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 
     (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is for 
     employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,620,000.


                       national appeals division

       For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, 
     including employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
     section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of 
     which not to exceed $25,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, $11,718,000.

                 Office of Budget and Program Analysis

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
     Analysis, including employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is for employment 
     under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $6,120,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Information Officer, including employment pursuant to the 
     second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 
     (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 is for 
     employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,551,000.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
     Officer, including employment pursuant to the second sentence 
     of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
     of which not to exceed $10,000 is for employment under 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, $4,283,000: Provided, That the Chief Financial 
     Officer shall actively market cross-servicing activities of 
     the National Finance Center.

          Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Administration to carry out the 
     programs funded by this Act, $613,000.

        Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to 
     Public Law 92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 
     delegation of authority from the Administrator of General 
     Services to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 
     486, for programs and activities of the Department which are 
     included in this Act, and for the operation, maintenance, and 
     repair of Agriculture buildings, $132,184,000: Provided, That 
     in the event an agency within the Department should require 
     modification of space needs, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
     transfer a share of that agency's appropriation made 
     available by this Act to this appropriation, or may transfer 
     a share of this appropriation to that agency's appropriation, 
     but such transfers shall not exceed 5 percent of the funds 
     made available for space rental and related costs to or from 
     this account. In addition, for construction, repair, 
     improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 
     equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the 
     programs of the Department, where not otherwise provided, 
     $5,000,000, to remain available until expended; making a 
     total appropriation of $137,184,000.

                       Hazardous Waste Management


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to 
     comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607(g), and section 6001 of the 
     Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6961, 
     $15,700,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That appropriations and funds available herein to the 
     Department for Hazardous Waste Management may be transferred 
     to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all 
     requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-
     Federal lands.

                      Departmental Administration


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For Departmental Administration, $32,168,000, to provide 
     for necessary expenses for management support services to 
     offices of the Department and for general administration and 
     disaster management of the Department, repairs and 
     alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses 
     not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical 
     and efficient work of the Department, including employment

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     pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
     Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed 
     $10,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That 
     this appropriation shall be reimbursed from applicable 
     appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to 
     the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551-558.


              Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers

       For grants and contracts pursuant to section 2501 of the 
     Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
     U.S.C. 2279), $3,000,000, to remain available until expended.

     Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out 
     the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving 
     intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive 
     branch, $3,668,000: Provided, That no other funds 
     appropriated to the Department by this Act shall be available 
     to the Department for support of activities of congressional 
     relations: Provided further, That not less than $2,241,000 
     shall be transferred to agencies funded by this Act to 
     maintain personnel at the agency level.

                        Office of Communications

       For necessary expenses to carry on services relating to the 
     coordination of programs involving public affairs, for the 
     dissemination of agricultural information, and the 
     coordination of information, work, and programs authorized by 
     Congress in the Department, $8,138,000, including employment 
     pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
     Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed 
     $10,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, and not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for farmers' 
     bulletins.

                    Office of the Inspector General


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
     General, including employment pursuant to the second sentence 
     of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
     and the Inspector General Act of 1978, $65,128,000, including 
     such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other 
     arrangements with public agencies and private persons 
     pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, including a sum not to exceed $50,000 for employment 
     under 5 U.S.C. 3109; and including a sum not to exceed 
     $100,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, 
     including the payment of informants, to be expended under the 
     direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95-
     452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97-98: Provided, That for 
     fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, funds transferred to the 
     Office of the Inspector General through forfeiture 
     proceedings or from the Department of Justice Assets 
     Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture 
     Fund, as a participating agency, as an equitable share from 
     the forfeiture of property in investigations in which the 
     Office of the Inspector General participates, or through the 
     granting of a Petition for Remission or Mitigation, shall be 
     deposited to the credit of this account for law enforcement 
     activities authorized under the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, to remain available until expended.

                     Office of the General Counsel

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
     Counsel, $29,194,000.

  Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics to 
     administer the laws enacted by the Congress for the Economic 
     Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics 
     Service, the Agricultural Research Service, and the 
     Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, 
     $540,000.

                       Economic Research Service


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service in 
     conducting economic research and analysis, as authorized by 
     the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) 
     and other laws, $65,757,000: Provided, That $2,000,000 shall 
     be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``Food and Nutrition Service, Food Program Administration'' 
     for studies and evaluations: Provided further, That this 
     appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to 
     the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 
     1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225).

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

       For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
     Statistics Service in conducting statistical reporting and 
     service work, including crop and livestock estimates, 
     statistical coordination and improvements, marketing surveys, 
     and the Census of Agriculture, as authorized by the 
     Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), the 
     Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-113), and 
     other laws, $103,964,000, of which up to $23,599,000 shall be 
     available until expended for the Census of Agriculture: 
     Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for 
     employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
     of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
     $40,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
     3109.

                     Agricultural Research Service


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses to enable the Agricultural Research 
     Service to perform agricultural research and demonstration 
     relating to production, utilization, marketing, and 
     distribution (not otherwise provided for); home economics or 
     nutrition and consumer use including the acquisition, 
     preservation, and dissemination of agricultural information; 
     and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or 
     purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for land 
     exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value 
     or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor 
     which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the 
     land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, 
     $781,950,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall 
     be available for temporary employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $115,000 shall be available 
     for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That 
     appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation 
     and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed 
     one for replacement only: Provided further, That 
     appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 
     U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of 
     buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, 
     the cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed 
     $250,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall 
     each be limited to $1,000,000, and except for ten buildings 
     to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed 
     $500,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building 
     during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
     current replacement value of the building or $250,000, 
     whichever is greater: Provided further, That the limitations 
     on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to 
     modernization or replacement of existing facilities at 
     Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That appropriations 
     hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the 
     Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, including an 
     easement to the University of Maryland to construct the 
     Transgenic Animal Facility which upon completion shall be 
     accepted by the Secretary as a gift: Provided further, That 
     the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of 
     buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 
     U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That funds may be received 
     from any State, other political subdivision, organization, or 
     individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any 
     research facility or research project of the Agricultural 
     Research Service, as authorized by law.
       None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be 
     available to carry out research related to the production, 
     processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco products.
       In fiscal year 1999, the agency is authorized to charge 
     fees, commensurate with the fair market value, for any 
     permit, easement, lease, or other special use authorization 
     for the occupancy or use of land and facilities (including 
     land and facilities at the Beltsville Agricultural Research 
     Center) issued by the agency, as authorized by law, and such 
     fees shall be credited to this account and shall remain 
     available until expended for authorized purposes.

                        buildings and facilities

       For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, 
     extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or 
     facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural 
     research programs of the Department of Agriculture, where not 
     otherwise provided, $56,437,000, to remain available until 
     expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That funds may be 
     received from any State, other political subdivision, 
     organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing 
     any research facility of the Agricultural Research Service, 
     as authorized by law.

      Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service


                   Research and Education Activities

       For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 
     cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 
     for other expenses, including $180,545,000 to carry into 
     effect the provisions of the Hatch Act (7 U.S.C. 361a-i); 
     $21,932,000 for grants for cooperative forestry research (16 
     U.S.C. 582a-a7); $29,676,000 for payments to the 1890 land-
     grant colleges, including Tuskegee University (7 U.S.C. 
     3222); $63,116,000 for special grants for agricultural 
     research (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); $15,048,000 for special grants 
     for agricultural research on improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 
     450i(c)); $119,300,000 for competitive research grants (7 
     U.S.C. 450i(b)); $5,109,000 for the support of animal health 
     and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 3195); $750,000 for 
     supplemental and alternative crops and products (7 U.S.C. 
     3319d); $600,000 for grants for research pursuant to the 
     Critical Agricultural Materials Act of 1984 (7 U.S.C. 178) 
     and section 1472 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 3318), to remain available until expended; $3,000,000 
     for higher education graduate fellowship grants (7 U.S.C. 
     3152(b)(6)), to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 
     2209b); $4,350,000 for higher education challenge grants (7 
     U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)); $1,000,000 for a higher education 
     multicultural scholars program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), to 
     remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $2,850,000 
     for an education grants program for Hispanic-serving 
     Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241); $500,000 for a secondary 
     agriculture education program and two-year postsecondary 
     education (7 U.S.C. 3152 (h)); $4,000,000 for aquaculture 
     grants (7 U.S.C. 3322); $8,000,000 for sustainable 
     agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C. 5811); 
     $9,200,000 for a program of capacity building grants (7 
     U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to colleges eligible to receive funds 
     under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328), 
     including Tuskegee University, to remain available until 
     expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $1,552,000 for payments to the 
     1994 Institutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of Public Law 
     103-382; and $10,688,000 for necessary expenses of Research 
     and Education Activities, of which not to exceed $100,000 
     shall be for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; in all, 
     $481,216,000.
       None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be 
     available to carry out research related to the production, 
     processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco products.

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              Native American Institutions Endowment Fund

       For establishment of a Native American institutions 
     endowment fund, as authorized by Public Law 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 
     301 note), $4,600,000.

                          Extension Activities

       Payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
     Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and 
     American Samoa: For payments for cooperative extension work 
     under the Smith-Lever Act, to be distributed under sections 
     3(b) and 3(c) of said Act, and under section 208(c) of Public 
     Law 93-471, for retirement and employees' compensation costs 
     for extension agents and for costs of penalty mail for 
     cooperative extension agents and State extension directors, 
     $276,548,000; payments for extension work at the 1994 
     Institutions under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), 
     $2,060,000; payments for the nutrition and family education 
     program for low-income areas under section 3(d) of the Act, 
     $58,695,000; payments for the pest management program under 
     section 3(d) of the Act, $10,783,000; payments for the farm 
     safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, $3,000,000; 
     payments for the pesticide impact assessment program under 
     section 3(d) of the Act, $3,214,000; payments to upgrade 
     research, extension, and teaching facilities at the 1890 
     land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University, as 
     authorized by section 1447 of Public Law 95-113 (7 U.S.C. 
     3222b), $8,426,000, to remain available until expended; 
     payments for the rural development centers under section 3(d) 
     of the Act, $908,000; payments for a groundwater quality 
     program under section 3(d) of the Act, $9,561,000; payments 
     for youth-at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the Act, 
     $9,000,000; payments for a food safety program under section 
     3(d) of the Act, $3,500,000; payments for carrying out the 
     provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978, 
     $3,192,000; payments for Indian reservation agents under 
     section 3(d) of the Act, $1,714,000; payments for sustainable 
     agriculture programs under section 3(d) of the Act, 
     $3,309,000; payments for rural health and safety education as 
     authorized by section 2390 of Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 
     2661 note, 2662), $2,628,000; payments for cooperative 
     extension work by the colleges receiving the benefits of the 
     second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328) and Tuskegee 
     University, $25,843,000; and for Federal administration and 
     coordination including administration of the Smith-Lever Act, 
     and the Act of September 29, 1977 (7 U.S.C. 341-349), and 
     section 1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 1980 (7 U.S.C. 301 
     note), and to coordinate and provide program leadership for 
     the extension work of the Department and the several States 
     and insular possessions, $11,741,000; in all, $434,122,000: 
     Provided, That funds hereby appropriated pursuant to section 
     3(c) of the Act of June 26, 1953, and section 506 of the Act 
     of June 23, 1972, shall not be paid to any State, the 
     District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin 
     Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and American Samoa 
     prior to availability of an equal sum from non-Federal 
     sources for expenditure during the current fiscal year.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs to 
     administer programs under the laws enacted by the Congress 
     for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration, $618,000.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, including those 
     pursuant to the Act of February 28, 1947 (21 U.S.C. 114b-c), 
     necessary to prevent, control, and eradicate pests and plant 
     and animal diseases; to carry out inspection, quarantine, and 
     regulatory activities; to discharge the authorities of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture under the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 
     Stat. 1468; 7 U.S.C. 426-426b); and to protect the 
     environment, as authorized by law, $425,803,000, of which 
     $4,105,000 shall be available for the control of outbreaks of 
     insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of 
     pest animals and birds to the extent necessary to meet 
     emergency conditions: Provided, That no funds shall be used 
     to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program 
     for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum 
     matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided 
     further, That this appropriation shall be available for field 
     employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
     of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
     $40,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
     3109: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
     available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and 
     the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be for 
     replacement only: Provided further, That, in addition, in 
     emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural 
     production industry of this country, the Secretary may 
     transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the 
     agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as may 
     be deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies 
     for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious 
     disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for 
     expenses in accordance with the Act of February 28, 1947, and 
     section 102 of the Act of September 21, 1944, and any 
     unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency 
     purposes in the next preceding fiscal year shall be merged 
     with such transferred amounts: Provided further, That 
     appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law 
     (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leased 
     buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the 
     cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
     shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value 
     of the building.
       In fiscal year 1999, the agency is authorized to collect 
     fees to cover the total costs of providing technical 
     assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other 
     political subdivisions, domestic and international 
     organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, provided 
     that such fees are structured such that any entity's 
     liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical 
     assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the 
     agency, and such fees shall be credited to this account, to 
     remain available until expended, without further 
     appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or 
     services.
        Of the total amount available under this heading in fiscal 
     year 1999, $88,000,000 shall be derived from user fees 
     deposited in the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee 
     Account.

                        buildings and facilities

       For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 
     environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, 
     and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized 
     by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 
     U.S.C. 428a, $7,700,000, to remain available until expended.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service


                           Marketing Services

       For necessary expenses to carry on services related to 
     consumer protection, agricultural marketing and distribution, 
     transportation, and regulatory programs, as authorized by 
     law, and for administration and coordination of payments to 
     States, including field employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225) and not to exceed $90,000 for employment under 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, $46,000,000, including funds for the wholesale 
     market development program for the design and development of 
     wholesale and farmer market facilities for the major 
     metropolitan areas of the country: Provided, That this 
     appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 
     2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and 
     improvements, but the cost of altering any one building 
     during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
     current replacement value of the building.
       Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization 
     activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 
     U.S.C. 9701).


                 limitation on administrative expenses

       Not to exceed $60,730,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
     obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative 
     expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or 
     other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this 
     limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the 
     Appropriations Committees.


    Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (Section 32)

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 
     1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) shall be used only for commodity program 
     expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating 
     expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of 
     Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of August 
     8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and 
     (3) not more than $10,998,000 for formulation and 
     administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to 
     the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the 
     Agricultural Act of 1961.


                   Payments to States and Possessions

       For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and 
     departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing 
     activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing 
     Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,200,000.

        Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     United States Grain Standards Act, for the administration of 
     the Packers and Stockyards Act, for certifying procedures 
     used to protect purchasers of farm products, and the 
     standardization activities related to grain under the 
     Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, including field 
     employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
     of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
     $25,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $26,787,000: 
     Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant 
     to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of 
     buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one 
     building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent 
     of the current replacement value of the building.


        limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses

       Not to exceed $42,557,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
     obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and 
     weighing services: Provided, That if grain export activities 
     require additional supervision and oversight, or other 
     uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded 
     by up to 10 percent with notification to the Appropriations 
     Committees.


             Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Food Safety to administer the laws 
     enacted by the Congress for the Food Safety and Inspection 
     Service, $446,000.

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

       For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by 
     the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products 
     Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, 
     $609,250,000, and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to 
     this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory 
     accreditation as authorized by section 1017 of Public Law 
     102-237: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be 
     available for shell egg

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     surveillance under section 5(d) of the Egg Products 
     Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1034(d)): Provided further, That 
     this appropriation shall be available for field employment 
     pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
     Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
     $75,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
     3109: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
     available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration 
     and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of 
     altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not 
     exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the 
     building.

    Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural 
                                Services

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services to 
     administer the laws enacted by Congress for the Farm Service 
     Agency, the Foreign Agricultural Service, the Risk Management 
     Agency, and the Commodity Credit Corporation, $572,000.

                          Farm Service Agency


                         Salaries and Expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration 
     and implementation of programs administered by the Farm 
     Service Agency, $714,499,000: Provided, That the Secretary is 
     authorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities 
     (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 
     make program payments for all programs administered by the 
     Agency: Provided further, That other funds made available to 
     the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and 
     merged with this account: Provided further, That these funds 
     shall be available for employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available 
     for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.


                         State Mediation Grants

       For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural 
     Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), $2,000,000.


                        Dairy Indemnity Program

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity 
     payments to dairy farmers for milk or cows producing such 
     milk and manufacturers of dairy products who have been 
     directed to remove their milk or dairy products from 
     commercial markets because it contained residues of chemicals 
     registered and approved for use by the Federal Government, 
     and in making indemnity payments for milk, or cows producing 
     such milk, at a fair market value to any dairy farmer who is 
     directed to remove his milk from commercial markets because 
     of: (1) the presence of products of nuclear radiation or 
     fallout if such contamination is not due to the fault of the 
     farmer; or (2) residues of chemicals or toxic substances not 
     included under the first sentence of the Act of August 13, 
     1968 (7 U.S.C. 450j), if such chemicals or toxic substances 
     were not used in a manner contrary to applicable regulations 
     or labeling instructions provided at the time of use and the 
     contamination is not due to the fault of the farmer, 
     $450,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 
     2209b): Provided, That none of the funds contained in this 
     Act shall be used to make indemnity payments to any farmer 
     whose milk was removed from commercial markets as a result of 
     the farmer's willful failure to follow procedures prescribed 
     by the Federal Government: Provided further, That this amount 
     shall be transferred to the Commodity Credit Corporation: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to utilize 
     the services, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation for the purpose of making dairy indemnity 
     disbursements.


           Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
     and guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928-1929, to 
     be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance 
     Fund, as follows: farm ownership loans, $510,682,000, of 
     which $425,031,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; operating 
     loans, $1,648,276,000, of which $948,276,000 shall be for 
     unsubsidized guaranteed loans and $200,000,000 shall be for 
     subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian tribe land acquisition 
     loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $1,000,000; for 
     emergency insured loans, $25,000,000 to meet the needs 
     resulting from natural disasters; and for boll weevil 
     eradication program loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1989, 
     $100,000,000.
       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the 
     cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm ownership 
     loans, $19,580,000, of which $6,758,000 shall be for 
     guaranteed loans; operating loans, $62,630,000, of which 
     $11,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and 
     $17,480,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian 
     tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, 
     $153,000; for emergency insured loans, $5,900,000 to meet the 
     needs resulting from natural disasters; and for boll weevil 
     eradication program loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1989, 
     $1,440,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $219,861,000, of 
     which $209,861,000 shall be transferred to and merged with 
     the appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.

                         Risk Management Agency

       For administrative and operating expenses, as authorized by 
     the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
     U.S.C. 6933), $64,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $700 
     shall be available for official reception and representation 
     expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i).

                              CORPORATIONS

       The following corporations and agencies are hereby 
     authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds 
     and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or 
     agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
     forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such 
     corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided.


                Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

       For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal 
     Crop Insurance Act, such sums as may be necessary, to remain 
     available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund


                 reimbursement for net realized losses

       For fiscal year 1999, such sums as may be necessary to 
     reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized 
     losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed (estimated to 
     be $8,439,000,000 in the President's fiscal year 1999 Budget 
     Request (H. Doc. 105-177)), but not to exceed $8,439,000,000, 
     pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 
     U.S.C. 713a-11).


       operations and maintenance for hazardous waste management

       For fiscal year 1999, the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for expenses to comply 
     with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 
     U.S.C. 9607(g), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation 
     and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6961: Provided, That expenses 
     shall be for operations and maintenance costs only and that 
     other hazardous waste management costs shall be paid for by 
     the USDA Hazardous Waste Management appropriation in this 
     Act.

                                TITLE II

                         CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

  Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment to 
     administer the laws enacted by the Congress for the Forest 
     Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
     $693,000.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


                        Conservation Operations

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the programs 
     administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
     including the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 
     U.S.C. 590a-f), including preparation of conservation plans 
     and establishment of measures to conserve soil and water 
     (including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special 
     measures for soil and water management as may be necessary to 
     prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control 
     agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation 
     plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; 
     dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, 
     and interests therein for use in the plant materials program 
     by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to 
     exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
     428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of 
     permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and 
     maintenance of aircraft, $641,243,000, to remain available 
     until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), of which not less than 
     $5,990,000 is for snow survey and water forecasting and not 
     less than $9,025,000 is for operation and establishment of 
     the plant materials centers: Provided, That appropriations 
     hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 
     construction and improvement of buildings and public 
     improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost 
     of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other 
     public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided 
     further, That when buildings or other structures are erected 
     on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is 
     obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided further, 
     That this appropriation shall be available for technical 
     assistance and related expenses to carry out programs 
     authorized by section 202(c) of title II of the Colorado 
     River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)): 
     Provided further, That no part of this appropriation may be 
     expended for soil and water conservation operations under the 
     Act of April 27, 1935 in demonstration projects: Provided 
     further, That this appropriation shall be available for 
     employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
     of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
     $25,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
     3109: Provided further, That qualified local engineers may be 
     temporarily employed at per diem rates to perform the 
     technical planning work of the Service (16 U.S.C. 590e-2).


                     Watershed Surveys and Planning

       For necessary expenses to conduct research, investigation, 
     and surveys of watersheds of rivers and other waterways, and 
     for small watershed investigations and planning, in 
     accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention 
     Act approved August 4, 1954 (16 U.S.C. 1001-1009), 
     $10,368,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
     available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
     section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
     and not to exceed $110,000 shall be available for employment 
     under 5 U.S.C. 3109.


               Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations

       For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, 
     including but not limited to research,

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     engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing 
     of vegetation, rehabilitation of existing works and changes 
     in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed Protection 
     and Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954 (16 U.S.C. 
     1001-1005 and 1007-1009), the provisions of the Act of April 
     27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), and in accordance with the 
     provisions of laws relating to the activities of the 
     Department, $99,443,000, to remain available until expended 
     (7 U.S.C. 2209b) (of which up to $15,000,000 may be available 
     for the watersheds authorized under the Flood Control Act 
     approved June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701 and 16 U.S.C. 1006a)): 
     Provided, That not to exceed $47,000,000 of this 
     appropriation shall be available for technical assistance: 
     Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available 
     for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 
     706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to 
     exceed $200,000 shall be available for employment under 5 
     U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000,000 
     of this appropriation is available to carry out the purposes 
     of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-205), 
     including cooperative efforts as contemplated by that Act to 
     relocate endangered or threatened species to other suitable 
     habitats as may be necessary to expedite project 
     construction.


                 Resource Conservation and Development

       For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out 
     projects for resource conservation and development and for 
     sound land use pursuant to the provisions of section 32(e) of 
     title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1010-1011; 76 Stat. 607), the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 
     U.S.C. 590a-f), and the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 
     U.S.C. 3451-3461), $35,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That this appropriation 
     shall be available for employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $50,000 shall be available 
     for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.


                      Forestry Incentives Program

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to 
     carry out the program of forestry incentives, as authorized 
     by the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
     2101), including technical assistance and related expenses, 
     $6,325,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized 
     by that Act.

                               TITLE III

           RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

          Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Rural Development to administer programs 
     under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Rural Housing 
     Service, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and the 
     Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture, 
     $588,000.


                  Rural Community Advancement Program

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, 
     as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1926a, 1926c, and 1932, 
     except for sections 381E-H, 381N, and 381O of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009f), 
     $722,686,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $29,786,000 shall be for rural community programs described 
     in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act; of which $645,007,000 shall be for the rural 
     utilities programs described in section 381E(d)(2) of such 
     Act; and of which $47,893,000 shall be for the rural business 
     and cooperative development programs described in section 
     381E(d)(3) of such Act: Provided, That of the amount 
     appropriated for the rural business and cooperative 
     development programs, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made 
     available for a grant to a qualified national organization to 
     provide technical assistance for rural transportation in 
     order to promote economic development: Provided further, That 
     not to exceed $16,215,000 shall be for technical assistance 
     grants for rural waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) 
     of such Act; and not to exceed $5,300,000 shall be for 
     contracting with qualified national organizations for a 
     circuit rider program to provide technical assistance for 
     rural water systems: Provided further, That of the total 
     amount appropriated, not to exceed $33,926,000 shall be 
     available through June 30, 1999, for empowerment zones and 
     enterprise communities, as authorized by Public Law 103-66, 
     of which $1,844,000 shall be for rural community programs 
     described in section 381E(d)(1) of such Act; of which 
     $23,948,000 shall be for the rural utilities programs 
     described in section 381E(d)(2) of such Act; of which 
     $8,134,000 shall be for the rural business and cooperative 
     development programs described in section 381E(d)(3) of such 
     Act.

                         Rural Housing Service


              Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
     and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing 
     Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing 
     insurance fund, as follows: $3,965,313,000 for loans to 
     section 502 borrowers, as determined by the Secretary, of 
     which $3,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed 
     loans; $25,001,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; 
     $100,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing 
     loans; $20,000,000 for section 514 farm labor housing; 
     $114,321,000 for section 515 rental housing; $5,152,000 for 
     section 524 site loans; $16,930,000 for credit sales of 
     acquired property, of which up to $5,001,000 may be for 
     multi-family credit sales; and $5,000,000 for section 523 
     self-help housing land development loans.
       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the 
     cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 
     loans, $116,800,000, of which $2,700,000 shall be for 
     unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504 housing repair 
     loans, $8,808,000; section 538 multi-family housing 
     guaranteed loans, $2,320,000; section 514 farm labor housing, 
     $10,406,000; section 515 rental housing, $55,160,000; section 
     524 site loans, $17,000; credit sales of acquired property, 
     $3,492,000, of which up to $2,416,000 may be for multi-family 
     credit sales; and section 523 self-help housing land 
     development loans, $282,000: Provided, That of the total 
     amount appropriated in this paragraph, $10,380,000 shall be 
     for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as 
     authorized by Public Law 103-66: Provided further, That if 
     such funds are not obligated for empowerment zones and 
     enterprise communities by June 30, 1999, they shall remain 
     available for other authorized purposes under this head.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $360,785,000, 
     which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``Rural Housing Service, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.


                       Rental Assistance Program

       For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed 
     pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) or 
     agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or 
     payments for eligible households as authorized by section 
     502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $583,397,000; and, 
     in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by 
     section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior 
     to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance 
     program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That of 
     this amount, not more than $5,900,000 shall be available for 
     debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as 
     authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Act, and not to 
     exceed $10,000 per project for advances to nonprofit 
     organizations or public agencies to cover direct costs (other 
     than purchase price) incurred in purchasing projects pursuant 
     to section 502(c)(5)(C) of the Act: Provided further, That 
     agreements entered into or renewed during fiscal year 1999 
     shall be funded for a five-year period, although the life of 
     any such agreement may be extended to fully utilize amounts 
     obligated.


                  Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants

       For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) 
     of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $26,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, 
     That of the total amount appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be 
     for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as 
     authorized by Public Law 103-66: Provided further, That if 
     such funds are not obligated for empowerment zones and 
     enterprise communities by June 30, 1999, they shall remain 
     available for other authorized purposes under this head.


                    Rural Housing Assistance Grants

       For grants and contracts for housing for domestic farm 
     labor, very low-income housing repair, supervisory and 
     technical assistance, compensation for construction defects, 
     and rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing 
     Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, 1479(c), 1486, 
     1490e, and 1490m, $41,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, 
     $1,200,000 shall be for empowerment zones and enterprise 
     communities, as authorized by Public Law 103-66: Provided 
     further, That if such funds are not obligated for empowerment 
     zones and enterprise communities by June 30, 1999, they shall 
     remain available for other authorized purposes under this 
     head.


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Rural Housing Service, 
     including administering the programs authorized by the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, title V of the 
     Housing Act of 1949, and cooperative agreements, $60,978,000: 
     Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for 
     employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
     of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
     $520,000 may be used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: 
     Provided further, That the Administrator may expend not more 
     than $10,000 to provide modest nonmonetary awards to non-USDA 
     employees.

                   Rural Business-Cooperative Service


              Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $16,615,000, as authorized by 
     the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)): 
     Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
     such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
     these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
     the principal amount of direct loans of $33,000,000: Provided 
     further, That through June 30, 1999, of the total amount 
     appropriated, $3,215,520 shall be available for the cost of 
     direct loans for empowerment zones and enterprise 
     communities, as authorized by title XIII of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, to subsidize gross 
     obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, 
     $7,246,000: Provided further, That if such funds are not 
     obligated for empowerment zones and enterprise communities by 
     June 30, 1999, they shall remain available for other 
     authorized purposes under this head.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan programs, $3,482,000 shall be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Business-
     Cooperative Service, Salaries and Expenses''.


            Rural Economic Development Loans Program Account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
     under section 313 of the Rural Elec

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     trification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic 
     development and job creation projects, $15,000,000.
       For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of 
     modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $3,783,000.
       Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit 
     payments in fiscal year 1999, as authorized by section 313 of 
     the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, $3,783,000 shall not 
     be obligated and $3,783,000 are rescinded.


                  Rural Cooperative Development Grants

       For rural cooperative development grants authorized under 
     section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $3,300,000, of which 
     $1,300,000 shall be available for cooperative agreements for 
     the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program 
     and $250,000 shall be available for an agribusiness and 
     cooperative development program.


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Rural Business-Cooperative 
     Service, including administering the programs authorized by 
     the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act; section 1323 
     of the Food Security Act of 1985; the Cooperative Marketing 
     Act of 1926; for activities relating to the marketing aspects 
     of cooperatives, including economic research findings, as 
     authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946; for 
     activities with institutions concerning the development and 
     operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative 
     agreements; $25,680,000: Provided, That this appropriation 
     shall be available for employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $260,000 may be used for 
     employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

  Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation 
                             Revolving Fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Alternative 
     Agricultural Research and Commercialization Act of 1990 (7 
     U.S.C. 5901-5908), $3,500,000 is appropriated to the 
     Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization 
     Corporation Revolving Fund.

                        Rural Utilities Service


   Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program Account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Insured loans pursuant to the authority of section 305 of 
     the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935) shall be 
     made as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans, 
     $71,500,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, 
     $75,000,000; cost of money rural telecommunications loans, 
     $300,000,000; municipal rate rural electric loans, 
     $295,000,000; and loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 
     Act, rural electric, $700,000,000 and rural 
     telecommunications, $120,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.
       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of 
     modifying loans, of direct and guaranteed loans authorized by 
     the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936), 
     as follows: cost of direct loans, $16,667,000; cost of 
     municipal rate loans, $25,842,000; cost of money rural 
     telecommunications loans, $810,000: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 305(d)(2) of the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936, borrower interest rates may 
     exceed 7 percent per year.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $29,982,000, 
     which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``Rural Utilities Service, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.


                  Rural Telephone Bank Program Account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to make such 
     expenditures, within the limits of funds available to such 
     corporation in accord with law, and to make such contracts 
     and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act, as may be necessary in carrying out its authorized 
     programs. During fiscal year 1999 and within the resources 
     and authority available, gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans shall be $157,509,000.
       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of 
     modifying loans, of direct loans authorized by the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), $4,174,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the loan programs, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred 
     to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Utilities 
     Service, Salaries and Expenses''.


               Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program

       For the cost of direct loans and grants, as authorized by 7 
     U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $12,680,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to be available for loans and grants for 
     telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas: 
     Provided, That the costs of direct loans shall be as defined 
     in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Rural Utilities Service, 
     including administering the programs authorized by the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936, and the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act, and for cooperative agreements, 
     $33,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
     available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
     section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
     and not to exceed $105,000 may be used for employment under 5 
     U.S.C. 3109.

                                TITLE IV

                         DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services to 
     administer the laws enacted by the Congress for the Food and 
     Nutrition Service, $554,000.

                       Food and Nutrition Service


                        Child Nutrition Programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), 
     except sections 17 and 21; $9,176,897,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2000, of which $4,128,747,000 
     is hereby appropriated and $5,048,150,000 shall be derived by 
     transfer from funds available under section 32 of the Act of 
     August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That none of the 
     funds made available under this heading shall be used for 
     studies and evaluations: Provided further, That up to 
     $4,300,000 shall be available for independent verification of 
     school food service claims: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds under this heading shall be available unless the 
     value of bonus commodities provided under section 32 of the 
     Act of August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 774, chapter 641; 7 U.S.C. 
     612c), and section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
     U.S.C. 1431) is included in meeting the minimum commodity 
     assistance requirement of section 6(g) of the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(g)).


special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children 
                                 (wic)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the special 
     supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
     $3,924,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
     2000: Provided, That none of the funds made available under 
     this heading shall be used for studies and evaluations: 
     Provided further, That of the total amount available, the 
     Secretary shall obligate $10,000,000 for the farmers' market 
     nutrition program within 45 days of the enactment of this 
     Act, and an additional $5,000,000 for the farmers' market 
     nutrition program from any funds not needed to maintain 
     current caseload levels: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds in this Act shall be available to pay administrative 
     expenses of WIC clinics except those that have an announced 
     policy of prohibiting smoking within the space used to carry 
     out the program: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided in this account shall be available for the purchase 
     of infant formula except in accordance with the cost 
     containment and competitive bidding requirements specified in 
     section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966: Provided 
     further, That State agencies required to procure infant 
     formula using a competitive bidding system may use funds 
     appropriated by this Act to purchase infant formula under a 
     cost containment contract entered into after September 30, 
     1996, only if the contract was awarded to the bidder offering 
     the lowest net price, as defined by section 17(b)(20) of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966, unless the State agency 
     demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the 
     weighted average retail price for different brands of infant 
     formula in the State does not vary by more than 5 percent.


                           Food Stamp Program

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $22,585,106,000, of which $100,000,000 
     shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and 
     at such times as may become necessary to carry out program 
     operations: Provided, That none of the funds made available 
     under this head shall be used for studies and evaluations: 
     Provided further, That funds provided herein shall be 
     expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food Stamp Act: 
     Provided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to 
     any work registration or workfare requirements as may be 
     required by law: Provided further, That funds made available 
     for Employment and Training under this head shall remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by section 16(h)(1) 
     of the Food Stamp Act.

                      commodity assistance program

       For necessary expenses to carry out the commodity 
     supplemental food program as authorized by section 4(a) of 
     the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 
     612c note) and the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, 
     $131,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2000: 
     Provided, That none of these funds shall be available to 
     reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
     donated to the program.


              Food Donations Programs for Selected Groups

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 4(a) of the 
     Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 
     612c note), and section 311 of the Older Americans Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030a), $141,081,000, to remain available 
     through September 30, 2000.

                      food program administration

       For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food 
     programs funded under this Act, $108,561,000, of which 
     $5,000,000 shall be available only for simplifying 
     procedures, reducing overhead costs, tightening regulations, 
     improving food stamp coupon handling, and assistance in the 
     prevention, identification, and prosecution of fraud and 
     other violations of law and of which $2,000,000 shall be 
     available for obligation only after promulgation of a final 
     rule to curb vendor related fraud: Provided, That this 
     appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to 
     the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 
     1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $150,000 shall be 
     available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

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                                TITLE V

                FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

         Foreign Agricultural Service and General Sales Manager


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
     including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural Act of 
     1954 (7 U.S.C. 1761-1768), market development activities 
     abroad, and for enabling the Secretary to coordinate and 
     integrate activities of the Department in connection with 
     foreign agricultural work, including not to exceed $128,000 
     for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to 
     section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
     $136,203,000: Provided, That the Service may utilize advances 
     of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures 
     made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private 
     organizations and institutions under agreements executed 
     pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance 
     programs (7 U.S.C. 1736) and the foreign assistance programs 
     of the International Development Cooperation Administration 
     (22 U.S.C. 2392).
       None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be 
     available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
     products.


               Public Law 480 Program and Grant Accounts

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 
     recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including 
     interest thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development 
     and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691, 1701-1704, 1721-
     1726a, 1727-1727e, 1731-1736g-3, and 1737), as follows: (1) 
     $203,475,000 for Public Law 480 title I credit, including 
     Food for Progress programs; (2) $16,249,000 is hereby 
     appropriated for ocean freight differential costs for the 
     shipment of agricultural commodities pursuant to title I of 
     said Act and the Food for Progress Act of 1985; (3) 
     $837,000,000 is hereby appropriated for commodities supplied 
     in connection with dispositions abroad pursuant to title II 
     of said Act; and (4) $25,000,000 is hereby appropriated for 
     commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad 
     pursuant to title III of said Act: Provided, That not to 
     exceed 15 percent of the funds made available to carry out 
     any title of said Act may be used to carry out any other 
     title of said Act: Provided further, That such sums shall 
     remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct credit agreements 
     as authorized by the Agricultural Trade Development and 
     Assistance Act of 1954, and the Food for Progress Act of 
     1985, including the cost of modifying credit agreements under 
     said Act, $176,596,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     Public Law 480 title I credit program, and the Food for 
     Progress Act of 1985, to the extent funds appropriated for 
     Public Law 480 are utilized, $1,850,000, of which $1,035,000 
     may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``Foreign Agricultural Service and General Sales Manager'' 
     and $815,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.


       Commodity Credit Corporation Export Loans Program Account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation's export guarantee program, GSM 102 and 
     GSM 103, $3,820,000; to cover common overhead expenses as 
     permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990, of which $3,231,000 may be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for ``Foreign Agricultural 
     Service and General Sales Manager'' and $589,000 may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm 
     Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.

                                TITLE VI

           RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                      Food and Drug Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, 
     including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for 
     payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public 
     Law 92-313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug 
     Administration which are included in this Act; for rental of 
     special purpose space in the District of Columbia or 
     elsewhere; and for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of 
     enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the 
     Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's 
     certificate, not to exceed $25,000; $1,098,140,000, of which 
     not to exceed $132,273,000 in fees pursuant to section 736 of 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act may be credited to 
     this appropriation and remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That fees derived from applications received during 
     fiscal year 1999 shall be subject to the fiscal year 1999 
     limitation: Provided further, That none of these funds shall 
     be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user 
     fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of 
     the total amount appropriated: (1) $226,580,000 shall be for 
     the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related 
     field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of 
     which, and notwithstanding section 409(h)(5)(A) of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), 
     an amount of $500,000 shall be made available for the 
     development of systems, regulations, and pilot programs, if 
     any, that would be required to permit full implementation, 
     consistent with section 409(h)(5) of that Act, in fiscal year 
     2000 of the food contact substance notification program under 
     section 409(h) of such Act; (2) $291,981,000 shall be for the 
     Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field 
     activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (3) 
     $125,095,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation 
     and Research and for related field activities in the Office 
     of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $41,973,000 shall be for the 
     Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field 
     activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) 
     $145,736,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and 
     Radiological Health and for related field activities in the 
     Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $31,579,000 shall be for 
     the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) 
     $34,000,000 shall be for the Office of Tobacco; (8) 
     $25,855,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, other 
     than the amounts paid to the General Services Administration; 
     (9) $88,294,000 shall be for payments to the General Services 
     Administration for rent and related costs; and (10) 
     $87,047,000 shall be for other activities, including the 
     Office of the Commissioner, the Office of Policy, the Office 
     of External Affairs, the Office of Operations, the Office of 
     Management and Systems, and central services for these 
     offices.
       In addition, fees pursuant to section 354 of the Public 
     Health Service Act may be credited to this account, to remain 
     available until expended.
       In addition, fees pursuant to section 801 of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act may be credited to this account, 
     to remain available until expended.


                        Buildings and Facilities

       For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
     alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of 
     or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where not 
     otherwise provided, $11,350,000, to remain available until 
     expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                      Financial Management Service


  Payments to the Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation

       For necessary payments to the Farm Credit System Financial 
     Assistance Corporation by the Secretary of the Treasury, as 
     authorized by section 6.28(c) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, 
     for reimbursement of interest expenses incurred by the 
     Financial Assistance Corporation on obligations issued 
     through 1994, as authorized, $2,565,000.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the 
     purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; the rental of 
     space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of 
     Columbia and elsewhere; and not to exceed $25,000 for 
     employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $61,000,000, including not to 
     exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses: Provided, That the Commission is authorized to 
     charge reasonable fees to attendees of Commission sponsored 
     educational events and symposia to cover the Commission's 
     costs of providing those events and symposia, and 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, said fees shall be credited 
     to this account, to be available without further 
     appropriation.

                       Farm Credit Administration


                 Limitation of Administrative Expenses

       Not to exceed $35,800,000 (from assessments collected from 
     farm credit institutions and from the Federal Agricultural 
     Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during the current 
     fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized under 
     12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this limitation shall not 
     apply to expenses associated with receiverships.

                     TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
     appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of 
     Agriculture for the fiscal year 1999 under this Act shall be 
     available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically 
     provided for, of not to exceed 440 passenger motor vehicles, 
     of which 437 shall be for replacement only, and for the hire 
     of such vehicles.
       Sec. 702. Funds in this Act available to the Department of 
     Agriculture shall be available for uniforms or allowances 
     therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
       Sec. 703. Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropriations of 
     the Department of Agriculture in this Act for research and 
     service work authorized by the Acts of August 14, 1946, and 
     July 28, 1954 (7 U.S.C. 427 and 1621-1629), and by chapter 63 
     of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for 
     contracting in accordance with said Acts and chapter.
       Sec. 704. The cumulative total of transfers to the Working 
     Capital Fund for the purpose of accumulating growth capital 
     for data services and National Finance Center operations 
     shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided, That no funds in this 
     Act appropriated to an agency of the Department shall be 
     transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the approval 
     of the agency administrator.
       Sec. 705. New obligational authority provided for the 
     following appropriation items in this Act shall remain 
     available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Animal and Plant 
     Health Inspection Service, the contingency fund to meet 
     emergency conditions, fruit fly program, integrated systems 
     acquisition project, and up to $2,000,000 for costs 
     associated with collocating regional offices; Farm Service 
     Agency, salaries and expenses funds made available to county 
     committees; and Foreign Agricultural Service, middle-income 
     country training program.
       New obligational authority for the boll weevil program; up 
     to 10 percent of the screwworm program of the Animal and 
     Plant Health Inspection

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     Service; Food Safety and Inspection Service, field automation 
     and information management project; funds appropriated for 
     rental payments; funds for the Native American Institutions 
     Endowment Fund in the Cooperative State Research, Education, 
     and Extension Service; and funds for the competitive research 
     grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), shall remain available until 
     expended.
       Sec. 706. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 707. Not to exceed $50,000 of the appropriations 
     available to the Department of Agriculture in this Act shall 
     be available to provide appropriate orientation and language 
     training pursuant to Public Law 94-449.
       Sec. 708. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
     pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements 
     or similar arrangements between the United States Department 
     of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 
     percent of the total direct cost of the agreement when the 
     purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to carry out 
     programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This 
     does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on 
     grants and contracts with such institutions when such 
     indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for all 
     agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act.
       Sec. 709. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     commodities acquired by the Department in connection with 
     Commodity Credit Corporation and section 32 price support 
     operations may be used, as authorized by law (15 U.S.C. 714c 
     and 7 U.S.C. 612c), to provide commodities to individuals in 
     cases of hardship as determined by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture.
       Sec. 710. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to restrict the authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     to lease space for its own use or to lease space on behalf of 
     other agencies of the Department of Agriculture when such 
     space will be jointly occupied.
       Sec. 711. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to pay indirect costs on research grants awarded 
     competitively by the Cooperative State Research, Education, 
     and Extension Service that exceed 14 percent of total Federal 
     funds provided under each award: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 1462 of the National Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this Act for grants awarded 
     competitively by the Cooperative State Research, Education, 
     and Extension Service shall be available to pay full 
     allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under the 
     Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982, Public Law 
     97-219 (15 U.S.C. 638).
       Sec. 712. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, 
     all loan levels provided in this Act shall be considered 
     estimates, not limitations.
       Sec. 713. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture 
     for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in 
     fiscal year 1999 shall remain available until expended to 
     cover obligations made in fiscal year 1999 for the following 
     accounts: the rural development loan fund program account; 
     the Rural Telephone Bank program account; the rural 
     electrification and telecommunications loans program account; 
     and the rural economic development loans program account.
       Sec. 714. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
     1999 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be 
     absorbed within the levels appropriated by this Act.
       Sec. 715. Notwithstanding the Federal Grant and Cooperative 
     Agreement Act, marketing services of the Agricultural 
     Marketing Service; Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
     Administration; and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service may use cooperative agreements to reflect a 
     relationship between the Agricultural Marketing Service, the 
     Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration or 
     the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and a State or 
     Cooperator to carry out agricultural marketing programs or to 
     carry out programs to protect the Nation's animal and plant 
     resources.
       Sec. 716. Notwithstanding the Federal Grant and Cooperative 
     Agreement Act, the Natural Resources Conservation Service may 
     enter into contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements with 
     a State agency or subdivision, or a public or private 
     organization, for the acquisition of goods or services, 
     including personal services, to carry out natural resources 
     conservation activities: Provided, That Commodity Credit 
     Corporation funds obligated for such purposes shall not 
     exceed the level obligated by the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation for such purposes in fiscal year 1998.
       Sec. 717. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     retire more than 5 percent of the Class A stock of the Rural 
     Telephone Bank or to maintain any account or subaccount 
     within the accounting records of the Rural Telephone Bank the 
     creation of which has not specifically been authorized by 
     statute: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be used to transfer to the Treasury 
     or to the Federal Financing Bank any unobligated balance of 
     the Rural Telephone Bank telephone liquidating account which 
     is in excess of current requirements and such balance shall 
     receive interest as set forth for financial accounts in 
     section 505(c) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.
       Sec. 718. Hereafter, none of the funds made available in 
     this Act may be used to provide assistance to, or to pay the 
     salaries of personnel to carry out a market promotion/market 
     access program pursuant to section 203 of the Agricultural 
     Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) that provides assistance to 
     the United States Mink Export Development Council or any mink 
     industry trade association.
       Sec. 719. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more 
     than $1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of 
     activities related to all advisory committees, panels, 
     commissions, and task forces of the Department of 
     Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated 
     rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively 
     awarded grants: Provided, That interagency funding is 
     authorized to carry out the purposes of the National Drought 
     Policy Commission.
       Sec. 720. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     used to carry out the provisions of section 918 of Public Law 
     104-127, the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act.
       Sec. 721. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may 
     be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by 
     this Act to any other agency or office of the Department for 
     more than 30 days unless the individual's employing agency or 
     office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office 
     for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of 
     assignment.
       Sec. 722. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Department of Agriculture shall be used to 
     transmit or otherwise make available to any non-Department of 
     Agriculture employee questions or responses to questions that 
     are a result of information requested for the appropriations 
     hearing process.
       Sec. 723. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire 
     new information technology systems or significant upgrades, 
     as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
     without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the 
     concurrence of the Executive Information Technology 
     Investment Review Board: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be transferred to 
     the Office of the Chief Information Officer without the prior 
     approval of the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress.
       Sec. 724. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or 
     provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies 
     funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
     expenditure in fiscal year 1999, or provided from any 
     accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the 
     collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
     Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
     a reprogramming of funds which: (1) creates new programs; (2) 
     eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases 
     funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity 
     for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates 
     an office or employees; (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or 
     activities; or (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions 
     or activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
     unless the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress are notified fifteen days in advance of such 
     reprogramming of funds.
       (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by 
     previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this 
     Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in 
     fiscal year 1999, or provided from any accounts in the 
     Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of 
     fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure for activities, 
     programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in 
     excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: 
     (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) 
     reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
     project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
     as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general 
     savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a 
     change in existing programs, activities, or projects as 
     approved by Congress; unless the Committee on Appropriations 
     of both Houses of Congress are notified fifteen days in 
     advance of such reprogramming of funds.
       Sec. 725. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act or any other Act may be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 793 
     of Public Law 104-127, with the exception of funds made 
     available under that section on January 1, 1997.
       Sec. 726. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of personnel who carry out an environmental quality 
     incentives program authorized by sections 334-341 of Public 
     Law 104-127 in excess of $174,000,000.
       Sec. 727. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     available to the Department of Agriculture may be used to 
     administer the provision of contract payments to a producer 
     under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 
     et seq.) for contract acreage on which wild rice is planted 
     unless the contract payment is reduced by an acre for each 
     contract acre planted to wild rice.
       Sec. 728. The Federal facility located in Stuttgart, 
     Arkansas, and known as the ``United States National Rice 
     Germplasm Evaluation and Enhancement Center'', shall be known 
     and designated as the ``Dale Bumpers National Rice Research 
     Center'': Provided, That any reference in law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to such federal facility shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the ``Dale Bumpers National Rice Research 
     Center''.
       Sec. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, subject to the reprogramming 
     requirements established by this Act, may transfer up to 
     $26,000,000 in discretionary funds made available by this Act 
     among programs of the Department, not otherwise appropriated 
     for a specific purpose or a specific location, for 
     distribution to or for the benefit of the Lower Mississippi 
     Delta Region, as defined in Public Law 100-460, prior to nor

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     mal state or regional allocation of funds: Provided, That any 
     funds made available through Chapter Four of Subtitle D of 
     Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa 
     et seq.) may be included in any amount reprogrammed under 
     this section if such funds are used for a purpose authorized 
     by such Chapter: Provided further, That any funds made 
     available from ongoing programs of the Department of 
     Agriculture used for the benefit of the Lower Mississippi 
     Delta Region shall be counted toward the level cited in this 
     section.
       Sec. 730. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of personnel to enroll in excess of 120,000 acres in 
     the fiscal year 1999 wetlands reserve program as authorized 
     by 16 U.S.C. 3837.
       Sec. 731. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of personnel to carry out the emergency food 
     assistance program authorized by section 27(a) of the Food 
     Stamp Act if such program exceeds $90,000,000.
       Sec. 732. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of personnel to carry out the provisions of section 
     401 of Public Law 105-185.
       Sec. 733. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     City of Big Spring, Texas shall be eligible to participate in 
     rural housing programs administered by the Rural Housing 
     Service.
       Sec. 734. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico shall be eligible for 
     grants and loans administered by the Rural Utilities Service.
       Sec. 735. Notwithstanding section 381A of the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009), the 
     definitions of rural areas for certain business programs 
     administered by the Rural Business-Cooperative Service and 
     the community facilities programs administered by the Rural 
     Housing Service shall be those provided for in statute and 
     regulations prior to the enactment of Public Law 104-127.
       Sec. 736. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to carry out any 
     commodity purchase program that would prohibit eligibility or 
     participation by farmer-owned cooperatives.
       Sec. 737. Section 512(d)(4)(D)(iii) of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(d)(4)(D)(iii)) is 
     amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, 
     except that for purposes of this clause, antibacterial 
     ingredient or animal drug does not include the ionophore or 
     arsenical classes of animal drugs''.
       Sec. 738. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available to the Secretary by this Act, any other Act, 
     or any other source may be used to issue the final rule to 
     implement the amendments to Federal milk marketing orders 
     required by subsection (a)(1) of section 143 of the 
     Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7253), other 
     than during the period of February 1, 1999, through April 4, 
     1999, and only if the actual implementation of the amendments 
     as part of Federal milk marketing orders takes effect on 
     October 1, 1999, notwithstanding the penalties that would 
     otherwise be imposed under subsection (c) of such section.
       (b) None of such funds may be used to designate the State 
     of California as a separate Federal milk marketing order 
     under subsection (a)(2) of such section, other than during 
     the period beginning on the date of the issuance of the final 
     rule referred to in subsection (a) through September 30, 
     1999.
       (c) For purposes of this section, a rule shall be 
     considered to be a final rule when the rule is submitted to 
     Congress as required by chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
     Code, to permit congressional review of agency rulemaking and 
     before the Secretary of Agriculture conducts the producer 
     referendum required under section 8c(19) of the Agricultural 
     Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(19)), reenacted with amendments 
     by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937.
       Sec. 739. Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture announces 
     the basic formula price for milk for purposes of Federal milk 
     marketing orders issued under section 8c of the Agricultural 
     Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), reenacted with amendments by 
     the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, the 
     Secretary shall include in the announcement an estimate, 
     stated on a per hundredweight basis, of the costs incurred by 
     milk producers, including transportation and marketing costs, 
     to produce milk in the different regions of the United 
     States.
       Sec. 740. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of personnel to carry out a conservation farm option 
     program, as authorized by section 335 of Public Law 104-127.
       Sec. 741. Waiver of Statute of Limitations. (a) To the 
     extent permitted by the Constitution, any civil action to 
     obtain relief with respect to the discrimination alleged in 
     an eligible complaint, if commenced not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall not be 
     barred by any statute of limitations.
       (b) The complainant may, in lieu of filing a civil action, 
     seek a determination on the merits of the eligible complaint 
     by the Department of Agriculture if such complaint was filed 
     not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act. The Department of Agriculture shall--
       (1) provide the complainant an opportunity for a hearing on 
     the record before making that determination; and
       (2) award the complainant such relief as would be afforded 
     under the applicable statute from which the eligible 
     complaint arose notwithstanding any statute of limitations.
       (c) A proposed administrative award or settlement, 
     exceeding $75,000 (other than debt relief), of an eligible 
     complaint--
       (1) shall not take effect until 90 days after notice of 
     that award or settlement is given to the Attorney General (or 
     the Attorney General's designee); and
       (2) shall not take effect in any event if, during that 90-
     day period, the Attorney General (or the Attorney General's 
     designee) objects to the award or settlement.
       (d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), if an eligible 
     claim is denied administratively, the claimant shall have at 
     least 180 days to commence a cause of action in a Federal 
     court of competent jurisdiction seeking a review of such 
     denial.
       (e) The United States Court of Federal Claims and the 
     United States District Court shall have exclusive original 
     jurisdiction over--
       (1) any cause of action arising out of a complaint with 
     respect to which this section waives the statute of 
     limitations; and
       (2) over any civil action for judicial review of a 
     determination in an administrative proceeding in the 
     Department of Agriculture under this section.
       (f) As used in this section, the term ``eligible 
     complaint'' means a non-employment-related complaint that was 
     filed with the Department of Agriculture before July 1, 1997 
     and alleges discrimination at any time during the period 
     beginning on January 1, 1983 and ending December 31, 1996:
       (1) under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691 
     et seq.) in administering a farm ownership, farm operating, 
     or emergency loan from the Agricultural Credit Insurance 
     Program Account; or
       (2) in the administration of a commodity program or a 
     disaster assistance program.
       (g) This section shall apply in fiscal year 1999 and 
     thereafter.
       Sec. 742. In any claim brought under the Rehabilitation Act 
     of 1973 and filed with the Secretary of Agriculture after 
     January 1994 resulting in a finding that a farmer was 
     subjected to discrimination under any farm loan program or 
     activity conducted by the United States Department of 
     Agriculture in violation of section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), the Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall be liable for compensatory damages. Such liability 
     shall apply to any administrative action brought before the 
     date of enactment of this Act, but only if the action is 
     brought within the applicable statute of limitations and the 
     complainant sought or seeks compensatory damages while the 
     action is pending.
       Sec. 743. Public Law 102-237, Title X, Section 1013(a) and 
     (b) (7 U.S.C. 426 note) is amended by striking ``, to the 
     extent practicable,'' in each instance in which it appears.
       Sec. 744. Funds made available for conservation operations 
     by this or any other Act, including prior-year balances, 
     shall be available for financial assistance and technical 
     assistance for Franklin County, Mississippi, in the amounts 
     earmarked in appropriations report language.
       Sec. 745. Section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926d) is amended by inserting ``25 
     percent in'' in lieu of ``equal'' in subsection (b), and by 
     inserting ``$20,000,000'' in lieu of ``$15,000,000'' in 
     subsection (d).
       Sec. 746. None of the funds made available to the Food and 
     Drug Administration by this Act shall be used to close or 
     relocate, or to plan to close or relocate, the Food and Drug 
     Administration Division of Drug Analysis in St. Louis, 
     Missouri.
       Sec. 747. None of the funds made available by this Act or 
     any other Act for any fiscal year may be used to carry out 
     section 302(h) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
     U.S.C. 1622(h)) unless the Secretary of Agriculture inspects 
     and certifies agricultural processing equipment, and imposes 
     a fee for the inspection and certification, in a manner that 
     is similar to the inspection and certification of 
     agricultural products under that section, as determined by 
     the Secretary: Provided, That this provision shall not affect 
     the authority of the Secretary to carry out the Federal Meat 
     Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Poultry Products 
     Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), or the Egg Products 
     Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.).
       Sec. 748. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 
     508(b)(5)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(b)(5)(A)), for the 1999 reinsurance and subsequent 
     reinsurance years, no producer shall pay more than $50 per 
     crop per county as an administrative fee for catastrophic 
     risk protection under section 508(b)(5)(A) of the Act.
       Sec. 749. That notwithstanding section 4703(d)(1) of title 
     5, United States Code, the personnel management demonstration 
     project established in the Department of Agriculture, as 
     described at 55 FR 9062 and amended at 61 FR 9507 and 61 FR 
     49178, shall be continued indefinitely and become effective 
     upon enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 750. (a) The first sentence of section 509(f)(4)(A) of 
     the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1479(f)(4)(A)) is amended 
     by striking ``fiscal year 1998'' and inserting ``fiscal year 
     2000''.
       (b) Section 515(b)(4) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
     1485(b)(4)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1998'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2000''.
       (c) The first sentence of section 515(w)(1) of the Housing 
     Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485(w)(1)) is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal year 1998'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2000''.
       (d) Section 538 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
     1490p-2) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (t), by striking ``fiscal year 1998'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal year 2000''; and
       (2) in subsection (u), by striking ``September 30, 1998'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 2000''.
       (e) Section 538(f) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
     1490p-2(f)) is amended by adding after paragraph (5) the 
     following new flush sentence:

     ``The Secretary may not deny a guarantee under this section 
     on the basis that the interest on the loan, or on an 
     obligation supporting the loan, for which the guarantee is 
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     empt from inclusion in gross income for purposes of chapter 1 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       Sec. 751. Section 1237D(c)(1) of subchapter C of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after 
     ``perpetual'' the following ``or 30-year''.
       Sec. 752. Section 1237(b)(2) of subchapter C of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 is amended by adding the following:
       ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), to the maximum 
     extent practicable should be interpreted to mean that 
     acceptance of wetlands reserve program bids may be in 
     proportion to landowner interest expressed in program 
     options.''.
       Sec. 753. (a) Section 3(d)(3) of the Forest and Rangeland 
     Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
     1642(d)(3)) (as amended by section 253(b) of the Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998) is 
     amended by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``At the 
     request of the Governor of the State of Maine, New Hampshire, 
     New York, or Vermont, the Secretary''.
       (b) Section 7(e)(2) of the Honey Research, Promotion, and 
     Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4606(e)(2)) (as amended by 
     section 605(f)(3) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
     and Education Reform Act of 1998) is amended by striking 
     ``$0.0075'' each place it appears and inserting ``$0.01''.
       (c)(1) Section 793(c)(2)(B) of the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 2204f(c)(2)(B)) 
     is amended--
       (A) in clause (iii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(v) a State agricultural experiment station.''.
       (2) Section 401(d) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
     and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621(d)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) a State agricultural experiment station.''.
       (d) Section 3(d) of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 
     361c(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``No'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in paragraph (4), no''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Territories.--In lieu of the matching funds 
     requirement of paragraph (1), the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam shall be subject to the 
     same matching funds requirements as those applicable to an 
     eligible institution under section 1449 of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222d).''.
       (e) Section 3(e) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(e)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``paragraph (4) and'' 
     after ``provided in''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Territories.--In lieu of the matching funds 
     requirement of paragraph (1), the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam shall be subject to the 
     same matching funds requirements as those applicable to an 
     eligible institution under section 1449 of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222d).''.
       (f) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     on the date of enactment of the Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998.
       Sec. 754. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any 
     other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
     personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as 
     part of the President's Budget submission to the Congress of 
     the United States for programs under the jurisdiction of the 
     Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or 
     reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees 
     proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the 
     submission of the Budget unless such Budget submission 
     identifies which additional spending reductions should occur 
     in the event the users fees proposals are not enacted prior 
     to the date of the convening of a committee of conference for 
     the fiscal year 2000 appropriations Act.
       Sec. 755. (a) Section 203(h) of the Agricultural Marketing 
     Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622(h)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following: ``Shell eggs packed under the voluntary 
     grading program of the Department of Agriculture shall not 
     have been shipped for sale previous to being packed under the 
     program, as determined under a regulation promulgated by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (b) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, shall submit a joint status report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate that describes actions taken 
     by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services--
       (1) to enhance the safety of shell eggs and egg products;
       (2) to prohibit the grading, under the voluntary grading 
     program of the Department of Agriculture, of shell eggs 
     previously shipped for sale; and
       (3) to assess the feasibility and desirability of applying 
     to all shell eggs the prohibition on repackaging to enhance 
     food safety, consumer information, and consumer awareness.
       Sec. 756. Expenses for computer-related activities of the 
     Department of Agriculture funded through the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation pursuant to section 161(b)(1)(A) of Public Law 
     104-127 in fiscal year 1999 shall not exceed $65,000,000: 
     Provided, That section 4(g) of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation Charter Act is amended by striking $193,000,000 
     and inserting $188,000,000.
       Sec. 757. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture may use funds 
     for tree assistance made available under Public Law 105-174, 
     to carry out a tree assistance program to owners of trees 
     that were lost or destroyed as a result of a disaster or 
     emergency that was declared by the President or the Secretary 
     of Agriculture during the period beginning May 1, 1998, and 
     ending August 1, 1998, regardless of whether the damage 
     resulted in loss or destruction after August 1, 1998.
       (b) Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall carry 
     out the program, to the maximum extent practicable, in 
     accordance with the terms and conditions of the tree 
     assistance program established under part 783 of title 7, 
     Code of Federal Regulations.
       (c) A person shall be presumed eligible for assistance 
     under the program if the person demonstrates to the Secretary 
     that trees owned by the person were lost or destroyed by May 
     31, 1999, as a direct result of fire blight infestation that 
     was caused by a disaster or emergency described in subsection 
     (a).
       Sec. 758. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to establish an Office of 
     Community Food Security or any similar office within the 
     United States Department of Agriculture without the prior 
     approval of the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress.
       Sec. 759. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     city of Vineland, New Jersey, shall be eligible for programs 
     administered by the Rural Housing Service and the Rural 
     Business-Cooperative Service.
       Sec. 760. (a)(1) For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Commission'' means the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission.
       (2) For purposes of this section, the term ``qualifying 
     hybrid instrument or swap agreement'' means a hybrid 
     instrument or swap agreement that--
       (A) was entered into before the start of the restraint 
     period or is entered into during the restraint period; and
       (B) is exempt under part 34 or part 35 of title 17, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 1998), 
     qualifies for the safe harbor contained in the Policy 
     Statement of the Commission regarding swap agreements 
     published in the Federal Register on July 21, 1989 (54 Fed. 
     Reg. 30694), or qualifies for the exclusion set forth in the 
     Statutory Interpretation of the Commission concerning certain 
     hybrid instruments published in the Federal Register on April 
     11, 1990 (55 Fed. Reg. 13582).
       (3) For purposes of this section, the term ``restraint 
     period'' means the period--
       (A) beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (B) ending on March 30, 1999, or the first date on which 
     legislation is enacted that authorizes appropriations for the 
     Commission for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2000, 
     whichever occurs first.
       (b) During the restraint period, the Commission may not 
     propose or issue any rule or regulation, or issue any 
     interpretation or policy statement, that restricts or 
     regulates activity in a qualifying hybrid instrument or swap 
     agreement.
       (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), during the restraint 
     period, the Commission may--
       (1) act on a petition for exemptive relief under section 
     4(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6(c));
       (2) enter such cease and desist orders and take such 
     enforcement action, including the imposition of sanctions, as 
     the Commission considers necessary to enforce any provision 
     of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) or title 
     17, Code of Federal Regulations, in connection with a 
     qualifying hybrid instrument or swap agreement, to the extent 
     such provision is otherwise applicable to that qualifying 
     hybrid instrument or swap agreement or a transaction 
     involving that qualifying hybrid instrument or swap 
     agreement;
       (3) take such action as the Commission considers 
     appropriate with regard to agricultural trade options; and
       (4) take such action as the Commission considers 
     appropriate to respond to a market emergency.
       (d)(1) The legal status of contracts involving a qualifying 
     hybrid instrument or swap agreement shall not differ from the 
     legal status afforded such contracts during the period--
       (A) beginning on--
       (i) in the case of swap agreements, July 21, 1989, which 
     was the date on which the Commission adopted a Policy 
     Statement regarding swap agreements (54 Fed. Reg. 30694); and
       (ii) in the case of hybrid instruments, April 11, 1990, 
     which was the date that the Statutory Interpretation of the 
     Commission concerning hybrid instruments was published in the 
     Federal Register; and
       (B) ending on January 1, 1998.
       (2) Neither the comment letter of the Commission submitted 
     on February 26, 1998, to the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission regarding the proposal known as ``Broker-Dealer 
     Lite'', nor the Concept Release of the Commission regarding 
     over-the-counter derivatives published in the Federal 
     Register on May 12, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 26114), shall alter or 
     affect the legal status of a qualifying hybrid instrument or 
     swap agreement under the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 
     et seq.).
       (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
     reflecting or implying a determination that a qualifying 
     hybrid instrument or swap agreement, or a transaction 
     involving a qualifying hybrid instrument or swap agreement, 
     is subject to the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et 
     seq.).
       Sec. 761. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act may be used to carry out 
     provisions of section 612 of Public Law 105-185.
       Sec. 762. Section 136 of the Agricultural Market Transition 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 7236) is amended by striking ``1.25 cents'' 
     each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and 
     inserting ``3 cents''.

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       Sec. 763. In implementing section 1124 of subtitle C of 
     title XI of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall:
       (a) provide $18,000,000 to the states for distribution of 
     emergency aid to individuals with family incomes below the 
     federal poverty level who have been adversely affected 
     utilizing Federal Emergency Management Agency guidelines;
       (b) transfer to the Secretary of Commerce for obligation 
     and expenditure (1) $15,000,000 for programs pursuant to 
     title IX of Public Law 91-304, as amended, of which six 
     percent may be available for administrative costs; (2) 
     $5,000,000 for the Trade Adjustment Assistance program as 
     provided by the Trade Act of 1974, as amended; and (3) 
     $7,000,000 for disaster research and prevention pursuant to 
     section 402(d) of Public Law 94-265; and
       (c) transfer to the Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration for obligation and expenditure, $5,000,000 for 
     the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the 
     Small Business Act, as amended, for eligible small 
     businesses.
       Sec. 764. (a) Section 604 of the Clean Air Act is amended 
     by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(h) Methyl Bromide.--Notwithstanding subsection (d) and 
     section 604(b), the Administrator shall not terminate 
     production of methyl bromide prior to January 1, 2005. The 
     Administrator shall promulgate rules for reductions in, and 
     terminate the production, importation, and consumption of, 
     methyl bromide under a schedule that is in accordance with, 
     but not more stringent than, the phaseout schedule of the 
     Montreal Protocol Treaty as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection.''.
       (b) Section 604(d) of the Clean Air Act is amended by 
     inserting at the end the following:
       ``(5) Sanitation and food protection.--To the extent 
     consistent with the Montreal Protocol's quarantine and 
     preshipment provisions, the Administrator shall exempt the 
     production, importation, and consumption of methyl bromide to 
     fumigate commodities entering or leaving the United States or 
     any State (or political subdivision thereof) for purposes of 
     compliance with Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
     requirements or with any international, Federal, State, or 
     local sanitation or food protection standard.
       ``(6) Critical uses.--To the extent consistent with the 
     Montreal Protocol, the Administrator and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, after notice and opportunity for public comment, 
     may exempt the production, importation, and consumption of 
     methyl bromide for critical uses.''.
       (c) Section 604(e) of the Clean Air Act is amended by 
     inserting at the end the following:
       ``(3) Methyl bromide.--Notwithstanding the phaseout and 
     termination of production of methyl bromide pursuant to 
     section 604(h), the Administrator may, consistent with the 
     Montreal Protocol, authorize the production of limited 
     quantities of methyl bromide, solely for use in developing 
     countries that are Parties to the Copenhagen Amendments to 
     the Montreal Protocol.''.

                    TITLE VIII--AGRICULTURAL CREDIT

       Sec. 801. Section 373 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008h) is amended by striking 
     subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Prohibition of Loans for Borrowers That Have Received 
     Debt Forgiveness.--
       ``(1) Prohibitions.--Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) the Secretary may not make a loan under this title to 
     a borrower that has received debt forgiveness on a loan made 
     or guaranteed under this title; and
       ``(B) the Secretary may not guarantee a loan under this 
     title to a borrower that has received--
       ``(i) debt forgiveness after April 4, 1996, on a loan made 
     or guaranteed under this title; or
       ``(ii) received debt forgiveness on no more than 3 
     occasions on or before April 4, 1996.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may make a direct or 
     guaranteed farm operating loan for paying annual farm or 
     ranch operating expenses of a borrower who--
       (i) was restructured with a write-down under section 353; 
     or
       (ii) is current on payments under a confirmed 
     reorganization plan under chapters 11, 12, or 13 of Title II 
     of the United States Code.
       ``(B) Emergency loans.--The Secretary may make an emergency 
     loan under section 321 to a borrower that--
       ``(i) on or before April 4, 1996, received not more than 1 
     debt forgiveness on a loan made or guaranteed under this 
     title; and
       ``(ii) after April 4, 1996, has not received debt 
     forgiveness on a loan made or guaranteed under this title.''.
       Sec. 802. Section 324(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1964(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(d) All loans'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Repayment.--
       ``(1) In general.-- All loans''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) No basis for denial of loan.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary shall not deny a loan under this subtitle to a 
     borrower by reason of the fact that the borrower lacks a 
     particular amount of collateral for the loan if the Secretary 
     is reasonably certain that the borrower will be able to repay 
     the loan.
       ``(B) Refusal to pledge available collateral.--The 
     Secretary may deny or cancel a loan under this subtitle if a 
     borrower refuses to pledge available collateral on request by 
     the Secretary.''.
       Sec. 803. (a) Section 508(n) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(n)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``If'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     if''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     emergency loans under subtitle C of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.).''.
       (b) Section 196(i)(3) of the Agricultural Market Transition 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 7333(i)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``If'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     if''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
     ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
     emergency loans under subtitle C of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.).''.
       Sec. 804. Section 302 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(D) Notice.--Beginning with fiscal year 2000 not later 
     than 12 months before a borrower will become ineligible for 
     direct loans under this subtitle by reason of this paragraph, 
     the Secretary shall notify the borrower of such impending 
     ineligibility.''.
       Sec. 805. The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 302(a)(2) (7 U.S.C. 1922(a)(2)), by 
     inserting ``for direct loans only,'' before ``have either'';
       (2) in section 311(a)(2) (7 U.S.C. 1941(a)(2)), by 
     inserting ``for direct loans only,'' before ``have either''; 
     and
       (3) in section 359 (7 U.S.C. 2006a)--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``and guaranteed''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``or guaranteed'' each 
     place it appears.
       Sec. 806. (a) Section 305 of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1925) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Sec. 305. The Secretary'' and inserting 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 305. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF FARM OWNERSHIP LOANS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
       (2) by striking ``$300,000" and inserting ``$700,000 
     (increased, beginning with fiscal year 2000, by the inflation 
     percentage applicable to the fiscal year in which the loan is 
     guaranteed and reduced by the amount of any unpaid 
     indebtedness of the borrower on loans under subtitle B that 
     are guaranteed by the Secretary)'';
       (3) by striking ``In determining'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Determination of Value.--In determining''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Inflation Percentage.--For purposes of this section, 
     the inflation percentage applicable to a fiscal year is the 
     percentage (if any) by which--
       ``(1) the average of the Consumer Price Index (as defined 
     in section 1(f)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for 
     the 12-month period ending on August 31 of the immediately 
     preceding fiscal year; exceeds
       ``(2) the average of the Consumer Price Index (as so 
     defined) for the 12-month period ending on August 31, 
     1996.''.
       (b) Section 313 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1943) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Sec. 313. The Secretary'' and inserting 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 313. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF OPERATING LOANS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
       (2) by striking ``this subtitle (1) that would cause'' and 
     inserting ``this subtitle--
       ``(1) that would cause'';
       (3) by striking ``$400,000; or (2) for the purchasing'' and 
     inserting ``$700,000 (increased, beginning with fiscal year 
     2000, by the inflation percentage applicable to the fiscal 
     year in which the loan is guaranteed and reduced by the 
     unpaid indebtedness of the borrower on loans under the 
     sections specified in section 305 that are guaranteed by the 
     Secretary); or
       ``(2) for the purchasing''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Inflation Percentage.--For purposes of this section, 
     the inflation percentage applicable to a fiscal year is the 
     percentage (if any) by which--
       ``(1) the average of the Consumer Price Index (as defined 
     in section 1(f)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for 
     the 12-month period ending on August 31 of the immediately 
     preceding fiscal year; exceeds
       ``(2) the average of the Consumer Price Index (as so 
     defined) for the 12-month period ending on August 31, 
     1996.''.
       Sec. 807. Section 353(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2001(e)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(6) Notice of recapture.--Beginning with fiscal year 2000 
     not later than 12 months before the end of the term of a 
     shared appreciation arrangement, the Secretary shall notify 
     the borrower involved of the provisions of the 
     arrangement.''.
       Sec. 808. Section 353(c)(3)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2001(c)(3)(C)) is amended by 
     striking ``110 percent'' and inserting ``100 percent''.

                  TITLE IX--INDIA-PAKISTAN RELIEF ACT

       Sec. 901. Short Title. This title may be cited as the 
     ``India-Pakistan Relief Act of 1998''.
       Sec. 902. Waiver Authority. (a) Authority.--The President 
     may waive for a period not to exceed one year upon enactment 
     of this Act with respect to India or Pakistan the application 
     of any sanction or prohibition (or portion thereof) contained 
     in section 101 or 102 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 
     620E(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or section 
     2(b)(4) of the Export Import Bank Act of 1945.

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       (b) Exception.--The authority provided in subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to any restriction in section 102(b)(2) (B), 
     (C), or (G) of the Arms Export Control Act.
       (c) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available by 
     this section are designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided, That such amounts shall be available only to the 
     extent that an official budget request that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.
       Sec. 903. Consultation. Prior to each exercise of the 
     authority provided in section 902, the President shall 
     consult with the appropriate congressional committees.
       Sec. 904. Reporting Requirement. Not later than 30 days 
     prior to the expiration of a one-year period described in 
     section 902, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees on economic and 
     national security developments in India and Pakistan.
       Sec. 905. Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined. In 
     this title, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate.

 TITLE X--UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR MARKETING AND REGULATORY 
                                PROGRAMS

     SEC. 1001. GENERAL.

       Title II of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and 
     Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
     U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 218(a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (3);
       (2) by redesignating subtitle I as subtitle J;
       (3) by inserting after subtitle H the following:

            ``Subtitle I--Marketing and Regulatory Programs

     ``SEC. 285. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR MARKETING AND 
                   REGULATORY PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary 
     of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
       ``(b) Confirmation Required.--If the Secretary establishes 
     the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing 
     and Regulatory Programs authorized under subsection (a), the 
     Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and 
     with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       ``(c) Functions of Under Secretary.--
       ``(1) Principal functions.--Upon establishment, the 
     Secretary shall delegate to the Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs those 
     functions and duties under the jurisdiction of the Department 
     that are related to agricultural marketing, animal and plant 
     health inspection, grain inspection, and packers and 
     stockyards.
       ``(2) Additional functions.--The Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs shall 
     perform such other functions and duties as may be required by 
     law or prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(d) Succession.--Any official who is serving as Assistant 
     Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory 
     Programs on the date of the enactment of this section and who 
     was appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, shall not be required to be 
     reappointed under subsection (b) to the successor position 
     authorized under subsection (a) if the Secretary establishes 
     the position, and the official occupies the new position, 
     within 180 days after the date of enactment of this section 
     (or such later date set by the Secretary if litigation delays 
     rapid succession).
       ``(e) Executive Schedule.--Section 5314 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety (as 
     added by section 261(c)) the following:
       `Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and 
     Regulatory Programs.'.''; and
       (4) in section 296(b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) the authority of the Secretary to establish in the 
     Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
     Marketing and Regulatory Programs under section 285.''.

     SEC. 1002. PAY INCREASE PROHIBITED.

       The compensation of any officer or employee of the 
     Department of Agriculture on the date of enactment of this 
     Act shall not be increased as a result of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 1003. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture (3).'' and 
     inserting ``Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture (2).''.

             TITLE XI--EMERGENCY AND MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE

Subtitle A--Emergency Assistance for Crop and Livestock Feed Losses Due 
                              to Disasters

     SEC. 1101. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       (a) Fair and Equitable Distribution.--Assistance made 
     available under this subtitle shall be distributed in a fair 
     and equitable manner to producers who have incurred crop and 
     livestock feed losses in all affected geographic regions of 
     the United States.
       (b) Program Administration.--In carrying out this subtitle, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this title as 
     the ``Secretary'') may determine--
       (1) 1 or more loss thresholds producers on a farm must 
     incur with respect to a crop to be eligible for assistance;
       (2) the payment rate for crop and livestock feed losses 
     incurred; and
       (3) eligibility and payment limitation criteria (as defined 
     by the Secretary) for persons to receive assistance under 
     this subtitle, which, in the case of assistance received 
     under any section of this subtitle, shall be in addition to--
       (A) assistance made available under any other section of 
     this subtitle and subtitle B;
       (B) payments or loans received by a person under the 
     Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.);
       (C) payments received by a person for the 1998 crop under 
     the noninsured crop assistance program established under 
     section 196 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 7333);
       (D) crop insurance indemnities provided for the 1998 crop 
     under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); 
     and
       (E) emergency loans made available for the 1998 crop under 
     subtitle C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.).

     SEC. 1102. CROP LOSS ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer a program 
     under which emergency financial assistance is made available 
     to producers on a farm who have incurred losses associated 
     with crops due to disasters (as determined by the Secretary).
       (b) Losses Incurred for 1998 Crop.--Subject to section 
     1132, the Secretary shall use not more than $1,500,000,000 to 
     make available assistance to producers on a farm who have 
     incurred losses in the 1998 crop due to disasters.
       (c) Multiyear Losses.--Subject to section 1132, the 
     Secretary shall use not more than $675,000,000 to make 
     available assistance to producers on a farm who have incurred 
     multiyear losses (as defined by the Secretary) in the 1998 
     and preceding crops of a commodity due to disasters 
     (including, but not limited to, diseases such as scab).
       (d) Relationship Between Assistance.--The Secretary shall 
     make assistance available to producers on a farm under either 
     subsection (b) or (c).
       (e) Qualifying Losses.--Assistance under this section may 
     be made for losses associated with crops that are due to, as 
     determined by the Secretary--
       (1) quantity losses;
       (2) quality (including, but not limited to, aflatoxin) 
     losses; or
       (3) severe economic losses due to damaging weather or 
     related condition.
       (f) Crops Covered.--Assistance under this section shall be 
     applicable to losses for all crops, as determined by the 
     Secretary, due to disasters.
       (g) Crop Insurance.--
       (1) Administration.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall not discriminate against or penalize 
     producers on a farm who have purchased crop insurance under 
     the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
       (2) Encouraging future crop insurance participation.--
     Subject to section 1132, the Secretary, acting through the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, may use the funds made 
     available under subsections (b) and (c), and only those 
     funds, to provide premium refunds or other assistance to 
     purchasers of crop insurance for their 1998 insured crops, or 
     their preceding (including 1998) insured crops.
       (3) Producers who have not purchased crop insurance for 
     1998 crop.--As a condition of receiving assistance under this 
     section, producers on a farm who have not purchased crop 
     insurance for the 1998 crop under that Act shall agree by 
     contract to purchase crop insurance for the subsequent 2 
     crops produced by the producers.
       (4) Liquidated damages.--
       (A) In general.--The contract under paragraph (3) shall 
     provide for liquidated damages to be paid by the producers 
     due to the failure of the producers to purchase crop 
     insurance as provided in paragraph (3).
       (B) Notice of damages.--The amount of the liquidated 
     damages shall be established by the Secretary and specified 
     in the contract agreed to by the producers.
       (5) Funding for crop insurance purchase requirement.--
     Subject to section 1132, such sums as may be necessary, to 
     remain available until expended, shall be available to the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to cover costs incurred by 
     the Corporation as a result of the crop insurance purchase 
     requirement of paragraph (3). Funds made available under 
     subsections (b) and (c) may not be used to cover such costs.

     SEC. 1103. EMERGENCY LIVESTOCK FEED ASSISTANCE.

       Subject to section 1132, the Secretary shall use not more 
     than $175,000,000 to make available livestock feed assistance 
     to livestock producers affected by disasters during calendar 
     year 1998.

                   Subtitle B--Market Loss Assistance

     SEC. 1111. MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Subject to section 1132, the Secretary 
     shall use $1,650,000,000 for assistance to owners and 
     producers on a farm who are eligible for final payments for 
     fiscal year 1998 under a production flexibility contract for 
     the farm under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 
     U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) to partially compensate the owners and 
     producers for the loss of markets for the 1998 crop of a 
     commodity.
       (b) Amount.--The amount of assistance made available to 
     owners and producers on a farm under this section shall be 
     proportional to the amount of the contract payment received 
     by the owners and producers for fiscal year 1998 under a 
     production flexibility contract for the farm under the 
     Agricultural Market Transition Act.

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       (c) Time for Payment.--The assistance made available under 
     this section for an eligible owner or producer shall be made 
     as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

                      Subtitle C--Other Assistance

     SEC. 1121. INDEMNITY PAYMENTS FOR COTTON PRODUCERS.

       (a) Federal Contribution.--Subject to subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall pay $5,000,000 to the State of 
     Georgia to help fund an indemnity fund, to be established and 
     managed by that State, to compensate cotton producers in that 
     State for losses incurred in 1998 or 1999 from the loss of 
     properly stored, harvested cotton as the result of the 
     bankruptcy of a warehouseman or other party in possession of 
     warehouse receipts evidencing title to the commodity, an 
     improper conversion or transfer of the cotton, or such other 
     potential hazards as determined appropriate by the State.
       (b) Conditions on Payment to State.--The Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall make the payment to the State of Georgia 
     under subsection (a) only if the State also contributes 
     $5,000,000 to the indemnity fund and agrees to expend all 
     amounts in the indemnity fund by not later than January 1, 
     2000, to provide compensation to cotton producers as provided 
     in such subsection. If the State of Georgia fails to make its 
     contribution of $5,000,000 to the indemnity fund by July 1, 
     1999, the funds that would otherwise be paid to the State 
     shall be available to the Secretary for the purpose of 
     providing partial compensation to cotton producers as 
     provided in such subsection.
       (c) Reporting Requirements.--Upon the establishment of the 
     indemnity fund, and not later than October 1, 1999, the State 
     of Georgia shall submit a report to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Congress describing the State's efforts 
     to use the indemnity fund to provide compensation to injured 
     cotton producers.

     SEC. 1122. HONEY RECOURSE LOANS.

       (a) In General.--In order to assist producers of honey to 
     market their honey in an orderly manner during a period of 
     disastrously low prices, the Secretary shall make available 
     recourse loans to producers of the 1998 crop of honey on fair 
     and reasonable terms and conditions, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (b) Loan Rate.--The loan rate of the loans shall be 85 
     percent of the average price of honey during the 5-crop year 
     period preceding the 1998 crop year, excluding the crop year 
     in which the average price of honey was the highest and the 
     crop year in which the average price of honey was the lowest 
     in the period.
       (c) No Net Cost Basis.--Repayment of a loan under this 
     section shall include repayment for interest and 
     administrative costs as necessary to operate the program 
     established under this section on a no net cost basis.

     SEC. 1123. NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE TO RAISIN PRODUCERS.

       Notwithstanding any of the provisions of section 196 of the 
     Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
     U.S.C. 7333) that would exclude the following producers from 
     benefits thereunder, the Secretary shall make Noninsured Crop 
     Assistance Program payments in fiscal year 1999 to raisin 
     producers who obtained catastrophic risk protection but 
     because of adverse weather conditions were not able to comply 
     with the policy deadlines for laying the raisins in trays.

     SEC. 1124. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.

       In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act, $50,000,000 is appropriated to the 
     Department of Agriculture, to remain available until 
     expended, to provide emergency disaster assistance to persons 
     or entities who have incurred losses from a failure under 
     section 312(a) of Public Law 94-265.

     SEC. 1125. FOOD FOR PROGRESS.

       The Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (f)(3), by inserting after 
     ``$30,000,000'' the following: ``(or, in the case of fiscal 
     year 1999, $35,000,000)'';
       (2) in subsection (l)(1), by inserting after 
     ``$10,000,000'' the following: ``(or, in the case of fiscal 
     year 1999, $12,000,000)'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o); and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (m) the following:
       ``(n) During fiscal year 1999, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the Secretary shall utilize Private Voluntary 
     Organizations to carry out this section.''.

     SEC. 1126. TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF RECOURSE LOAN AUTHORITY.

       Section 137 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 
     U.S.C. 7237) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and other 
     fibers'' before the period at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Recourse Loans Available for Mohair.--
       ``(1) Recourse loans available.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, during fiscal year 1999, the Secretary 
     shall make available recourse loans, as determined by the 
     Secretary, to producers of mohair produced during or before 
     that fiscal year.
       ``(2) Loan rate.--The loan rate for a loan under paragraph 
     (1) shall be equal to $2.00 per pound.
       ``(3) Term of loan.--A loan under paragraph (1) shall have 
     a term of 1 year beginning on the first day of the first 
     month after the month in which the loan is made.
       ``(4) Waiver of interest.--Notwithstanding subsection (d), 
     the Secretary shall not charge interest on a loan made under 
     paragraph (1).''.

                       Subtitle D--Administration

     SEC. 1131. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.

       Subject to section 1132, the Secretary shall use the funds, 
     facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation to carry out subtitles A, B, and C.

     SEC. 1132. EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.

       Notwithstanding the last sentence of section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended, amounts made available by subtitles A, B, 
     and C of this title are designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended: Provided, That such amounts shall be available only 
     to the extent that an official budget request that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to Congress.

     SEC. 1133. REGULATIONS.

       (a) Issuance of Regulations.--As soon as practicable after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation, as appropriate, shall issue 
     such regulations as are necessary to implement subtitles A, 
     B, and C. The issuance of the regulations shall be made 
     without regard to--
       (1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of 
     title 5, United States Code;
       (2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture 
     effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to 
     notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in 
     rulemaking; and
       (3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'').
       (b) Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking.--In carrying 
     out this section, the Secretary shall use the authority 
     provided under section 808 of title 5, United States Code.

                          TITLE XII--BIODIESEL

     SEC. 1201. BIODIESEL FUEL USE CREDITS.

       (a) Amendment.--Title III of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     (42 U.S.C. 13211-13219) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 312. BIODIESEL FUEL USE CREDITS.

       ``(a) Allocation of Credits.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate one credit 
     under this section to a fleet or covered person for each 
     qualifying volume of the biodiesel component of fuel 
     containing at least 20 percent biodiesel by volume purchased 
     after the date of the enactment of this section for use by 
     the fleet or covered person in vehicles owned or operated by 
     the fleet or covered person that weigh more than 8,500 pounds 
     gross vehicle weight rating.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--No credits shall be allocated under 
     paragraph (1) for a purchase of biodiesel--
       ``(A) for use in alternative fueled vehicles; or
       ``(B) that is required by Federal or State law.
       ``(3) Authority to modify percentage.--The Secretary may, 
     by rule, lower the 20 percent biodiesel volume requirement in 
     paragraph (1) for reasons related to cold start, safety, or 
     vehicle function considerations.
       ``(4) Documentation.--A fleet or covered person seeking a 
     credit under this section shall provide written documentation 
     to the Secretary supporting the allocation of a credit to 
     such fleet or covered person under paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Use of Credits.--
       ``(1) In general.--At the request of a fleet or covered 
     person allocated a credit under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall, for the year in which the purchase of a qualifying 
     volume is made, treat that purchase as the acquisition of one 
     alternative fueled vehicle the fleet or covered person is 
     required to acquire under this title, title IV, or title V.
       ``(2) Limitation.--Credits allocated under subsection (a) 
     may not be used to satisfy more than 50 percent of the 
     alternative fueled vehicle requirements of a fleet or covered 
     person under this title, title IV, and title V. This 
     paragraph shall not apply to a fleet or covered person that 
     is a biodiesel alternative fuel provider described in section 
     501(a)(2)(A).
       ``(c) Credit Not a Section 508 Credit.--A credit under this 
     section shall not be considered a credit under section 508.
       ``(d) Issuance of Rule.--The Secretary shall, before 
     January 1, 1999, issue a rule establishing procedures for the 
     implementation of this section.
       ``(e) Collection of Data.--The Secretary shall collect such 
     data as are required to make a determination described in 
     subsection (f)(2)(B).
       ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `biodiesel' means a diesel fuel substitute 
     produced from nonpetroleum renewable resources that meets the 
     registration requirements for fuels and fuel additives 
     established by the Environmental Protection Agency under 
     section 211 of the Clean Air Act; and
       ``(2) the term `qualifying volume' means--
       ``(A) 450 gallons; or
       ``(B) if the Secretary determines by rule that the average 
     annual alternative fuel use in light duty vehicles by fleets 
     and covered persons exceeds 450 gallons or gallon 
     equivalents, the amount of such average annual alternative 
     fuel use.''.
       (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 1992 is amended by adding at the end 
     of the items relating to title III the following new item:

``Sec. 312. Biodiesel fuel use credits.''.

                  TITLE XIII--EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                          Farm Service Agency


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $40,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency re

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     quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.


           AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       For an additional gross obligation for the principal amount 
     of direct and guaranteed farm operating loans as authorized 
     by 7 U.S.C. 1928-1929, to be available from funds in the 
     Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, $540,510,000, of which 
     $150,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and 
     $156,704,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans.
       For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed farm 
     operating loans, including the cost of modifying such loans 
     as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, farm operating loans, $31,405,000, of which $15,969,000 
     shall be for direct loans, $13,696,000 for guaranteed 
     subsidized loans, and $1,740,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed 
     loans: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


                      FORESTRY INCENTIVES PROGRAM

       For an additional amount to carry out the program of 
     forestry incentives, as authorized by the Cooperative 
     Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101), including 
     technical assistance and related expenses, $10,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, as authorized by that Act: 
     Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That such 
     amount shall be available only to the extent that an official 
     budget request that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
        This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999''.
       And the Senate agree to the Same.
     Joe Skeen,
     James T. Walsh,
     Jay Dickey,
     Jack Kingston,
     George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
     Henry Bonilla,
     Tom Latham,
     Bob Livingston,
     Marcy Kaptur
       (except CFTC derivative moratorium),
     Vic Fazio,
     Jose E. Serrano,
     Rosa L. DeLauro,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Thad Cochran,
     Arlen Specter,
     Kit Bond,
     Slade Gorton,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Conrad Burns,
     Ted Stevens,
     Dale Bumpers
       (with exception of title XI),
     Tom Harkin
       (with exception of title XI),
     Patrick J. Leahy
       (with exception of title XI),
     Barbara Boxer
       (with exception of title XI),
     Robert C. Byrd
       (with exception of title XI),
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SKEEN, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. POMEROY moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 4101 to 
the committee of conference with instructions for the managers on the 
part of the House to the extent possible within the scope of conference 
to increase the assistance available to family farmers suffering 
economic loss as a result of record low prices, deteriorating market 
conditions and/or natural disasters, to take into account the almost 50 
percent drop in real income that has occurred in some farming sectors 
since 1980; and to limit such assistance to individuals actively engaged 
in farming.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. POMEROY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

156

When there appeared

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Nays

236

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                                YEAS--156

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--236

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--42

     Armey
     Barton
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Callahan
     Clay
     Costello
     Cunningham
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Fattah

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     Fowler
     Gephardt
     Goss
     Harman
     Hefley
     Houghton
     Hyde
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Moakley
     Parker
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Salmon
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tauzin
     Torres
     Wise
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

333

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affirmative

Nays

53

para.101.16                  [Roll No. 479]

                                YEAS--333

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--53

     Andrews
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Campbell
     Castle
     Chabot
     Cox
     Crane
     Doggett
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lofgren
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Pappas
     Paul
     Payne
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Royce
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Stark
     Stearns
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Vento
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--48

     Barton
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Callahan
     Clay
     Costello
     Cunningham
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Fattah
     Fowler
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Goss
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Houghton
     Hyde
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Moakley
     Owens
     Parker
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Salmon
     Shuster
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tauzin
     Torres
     Whitfield
     Wise
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.101.17  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, the managers 
on the part of the House were granted permission until midnight tonight 
to file a conference report on the bill (H.R. 3694) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, and for other purposes; together with a statement 
thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.101.18  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, October 5, 1998, at 12:30 p.m.

para.101.19  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
October 7, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, 
be dispensed with.

para.101.20  senate joint resolution referred

  A joint resolution of the Senate of the following title was taken from 
the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S.J. Res. 58. Joint Resolution recognizing the 
     accomplishments of Inspectors General since their creation in 
     1978 in preventing and detecting waste, fraud, abuse, and 
     mismanagement, and in promoting economy, efficiency, and 
     effectiveness in the Federal Government; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

para.101.21  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 6. An Act to extend the authorization of programs 
     under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other 
     purposes.

para.101.22  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following date present to the President, for his 
approval, bills of the House of the following titles:

           On October 1, 1998:
       H.R. 4060. Making appropriations for energy and water 
     development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999 and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 4380. To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise 
     and extend the program for mammography quality standards.
       H.R. 3096. To correct a provision relating to termination 
     of benefits for convicted persons.

para.101.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. HARMAN, for today;
  To Mr. MARTINEZ, for today;
  To Mr. PITTS, for today after 1 p.m.;

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  To Mr. CALLAHAN, for September 26 through October 2; and
  To Ms. KILPATRICK, for today after 3:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.101.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OBERSTAR, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 5 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 1998.

para.101.25  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr SKEEN: Committee on Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 4101. A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-763). Ordered to 
     be printed.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 567. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4101) making 
     appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
     Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-764). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1833. A 
     bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act to provide for further Self-Governance by 
     Indian Tribes, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-765). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3972. A 
     bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to 
     prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from charging State 
     and local government agencies for certain uses of the sand, 
     gravel, and shell resources of the outer Continental Shelf 
     (Rept. No. 105-766). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. S. 1693. An 
     act to provide for improved management and increased 
     accountability for certain National Park Service programs, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     767). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para.101.26  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X bill and report was delivered to the Clerk 
for printing, and bill referred as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 3844. A bill to 
     promote and enhance public safety through use of 9-1-1 as the 
     universal emergency assistance number, further deployment of 
     wireless 9-1-1 service, support of States in upgrading 9-1-1 
     capabilities and related functions, encouragement of 
     construction and operation of seamless, ubiquitous and 
     reliable networks for personal wireless services, and 
     ensuring access to Federal Government property for such 
     networks, and for other purposes, with an amendment; referred 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for a 
     period ending not later than October 9, 1998, for 
     consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to 
     clause 1(q), rule X. (Rept. No. 105-768, Pt. 1).

para.101.27  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BLILEY:
       H.R. 4679. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to clarify the circumstances in which a 
     substance is considered to be a pesticide chemical for 
     purposes of such Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ford, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Green, Mr. Pastor, 
             and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 4680. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require hospitals reimbursed under the 
     Medicare system to establish and implement security 
     procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
     abduction and baby switching, including procedures for 
     identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner 
     that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing 
     from the hospital; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, and the Judiciary, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 4681. A bill to require a 33 percent reduction in 
     funds provided to a State under title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 unless law enforcement 
     officers are afforded due process in a case which could lead 
     to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer of a law 
     enforcement officer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Capps, 
             Ms. Rivers, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Traficant, Ms. Lee, and 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 4682. A bill to minimize the disruption of Government 
     and private sector operations caused by the Year 2000 
     computer problem; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Lazio of 
             New York, and Mr. Green):
       H.R. 4683. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend certain programs with respect to women's 
     health research and prevention activities at the National 
     Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Jones, and Mr. Cook):
       H.R. 4684. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage a strong community-based banking system; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington:
       H.R. 4685. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the exclusion for qualified small business 
     stock, to increase the annual limit with respect to incentive 
     stock options, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Filner, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Meehan, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 4686. A bill to amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to permit paid staff other than nurse 
     aides and licensed health professionals to provide feeding 
     and hydration assistance to residents in nursing facilities 
     participating in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs (and to 
     provide special training requirements for such staff), and to 
     establish a program to ensure that such facilities do not 
     employ individuals who have a history of patient or resident 
     abuse or have been convicted of certain crimes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 4687. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on 
     kerosene used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Weygand, Mrs. 
             Thurman, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 4688. A bill to require that jewelry imported from 
     another country be indelibly marked with the country of 
     origin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McNULTY (for himself and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 4689. A bill to exclude from Federal taxation any 
     portion of any reward paid to David R. Kaczynski and Linda E. 
     Patrik which is donated to the victims in the Unabomber case 
     or their families or which is used to pay Mr. Kaczynski's and 
     Ms. Patrik's attorneys' fees; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 4690. A bill to respond to the needs of United States 
     farmers experiencing exceptionally low commodity prices and 
     extensive crop failures; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 4691. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     prevent the smuggling of large amounts of currency or 
     monetary instruments into or out of the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 4692. A bill to make any State whose child poverty 
     rate increases by 5 percent or more in a fiscal year 
     ineligible for a high performance bonus for the next fiscal 
     year under the program of block grants to States for 
     temporary assistance for needy families; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Hefner, and 
             Mr. McIntyre):
       H.R. 4693. A bill to provide for Federal recognition of the 
     Qutekcak Native Tribe of Alaska and the Tuscarora Nation of 
     the Kau-ta-Noh, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H. Con. Res. 332. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the policy of the Forest Service 
     toward recreational shooting and archery ranges on

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     Federal land; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. REDMOND:
       H. Con. Res. 333. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that public schools should conduct 
     ceremonies and other activities to educate and inform 
     students about the sacrifice and commitment of veterans of 
     the United States Armed Forces; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Ehrlich):
       H. Res. 568. A resolution recognizing and congratulating 
     Cal Ripken, Jr.; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H. Res. 569. A resolution concerning the extradition to the 
     United States of Salvadorans; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H. Res. 570. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding support for the formation of the 
     Chinese Democracy Party (CDP) and to urge the Government of 
     the People's Republic of China to guarantee the rights and 
     safety of the CDP organizers; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Pickett, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Ms. Granger, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. 
             Cunningham):
       H. Res. 571. A resolution expressing sympathy to the family 
     and colleagues of Lev Yakovlevich Rokhlin, and expressing the 
     sense of the House of Representatives that the President of 
     the United States should urge the Russian Government to 
     promptly and thoroughly investigate the circumstances 
     surrounding the death of Lev Yakovlevich Rokhlin and to 
     provide a full accounting of the circumstances as soon as 
     practicable, but not later than November 1999; to the 
     Committee on International Relations. 

para.101.28  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Ms. PELOSI:
       H.R. 4694. A bill for the relief of Suchada Kwong; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 4695. A bill for the relief of Oleg Rasulyevich 
     Rafikov, Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova, Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, 
     and Ruslan Khamitovich Yagudin; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para.101.29  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 98: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Menendez. 
       H.R. 218: Mr. Jones, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Neumann. 
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Skeen. 
       H.R. 1628: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
     Hilleary, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 1773: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Gordon, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Vento, 
     Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Jackson of Illinois and Mr. 
     Hayworth.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Lazio of New York and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Bass, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     Hansen, and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 2748: Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Dixon, and Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 2817: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Capps, 
     and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 2819: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 2941: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2951: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Hoyer and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 3247: Mr. Bateman and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 3261: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 3296: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 3437: Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 3484: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3684: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 3779: Mr. Bonilla and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 3795: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 3895: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 3900: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 3911: Mr. Waxman and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 4009: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Vento, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Wise, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 4016: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 4031: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 4035: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
     Ney, Mr. Largent, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
     Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Lee, Mr. Paul, Mr. Wise, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Matsui, 
     Mr. Ford, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 4036: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Ney, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     Goodling, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
     Ms. Lee, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Goode, Mr. Paul, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Dickey, 
     Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
     Owens, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Ford, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McKeon, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Horn, and 
     Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 4071: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 4096: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 4154: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 4179: Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Redmond, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Vento, Mr. Luther, 
     Mr. Upton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Slaughter, and 
     Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 4203: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 4213: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. 
     Reyes.
       H.R. 4217: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 4235: Mr. Shaw and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 4242: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 4280: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 4281: Mr. Pombo and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 4285: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 4314: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 4362: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
     Doyle.
       H.R. 4424: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 4449: Mr. Weller, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 4455: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 4472: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 4505: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 4513: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 4516: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
     Ehrlich.
       H.R. 4590: Mr. Hobson, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 4604: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 4609: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 4611: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 4628: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Abercombie, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 4669: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. McHale, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Bentsen.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and 
     Mr. Moakley.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Ensign, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Olver.
       H. Con. Res. 264: Mr. Bonilla.
       H. Con. Res. 274: Mr. Livingston, Mr. Packard, Mr. Kasich, 
     Mr. Riley, Mr. Condit, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Snowbarger, Mrs. 
     Capps, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H. Con. Res. 290: Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Pease, 
     Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Moran of Kansas, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H. Con. Res. 295: Mrs. Capps.
       H. Con. Res. 306: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H. Con. Res. 320: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Bereuter.
       H. Res. 483: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Klink, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. 
     Lantos.
       H. Res. 518: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
     Carson, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Markey.
       H. Res. 523: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Wexler, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. 
     Furse, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H. Res. 529: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H. Res. 533: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Bereuter.
       H. Res. 561: Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Rothman.
       H. Res. 565: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Lucas  
     of Oklahoma, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. Christian-Green, and 
     Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut. 

para.101.30  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill 
as follows:

       H.R. 1995: Mrs. Cubin 



.
                      MONDAY OCTOBER 5, 1998 (102)

para.102.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, who laid before the House the following 
communication:


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                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  October 5, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable George R. Nethercutt, Jr., 
     to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.102.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 449. An Act to provide for the orderly disposal of 
     certain Federal lands in Clark County, Nevada, and to provide 
     for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands in the 
     State of Nevada.
       H.R. 1481. An Act to amend the Great Lakes Fish and 
     Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for 
     implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery 
     Resources Restoration Study.
       H.R. 3381. An Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture 
     and the Secretary of the Interior to exchange land and other 
     assets with Big Sky Lumber Co. and other entities.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House 
of the following titles:

       H.R. 2186. An Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance to the National Historic 
     Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming.
       H.R. 2886. An Act to provide for a demonstration project in 
     the Stanislaus National Forest, California, under which a 
     private contractor will perform multiple resource management 
     activities for that unit of the National Forest System.
       H.R. 3796. An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey the administrative site for the Rogue River 
     National Forest and use the proceeds for the construction or 
     improvement of offices and support buildings for the Rogue 
     River National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 469. An Act to designate a portion of the Sudbury, 
     Assabet, and Concord Rivers as a component of the National 
     Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
       S. 852. An Act to establish nationally uniform requirements 
     regarding the titling and registration of salvage, 
     nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles.
       S. 890. An Act to dispose of certain Federal properties 
     located in Dutch John, Utah, to assist the local government 
     in the interim delivery of basic services to the Dutch John 
     community, and for other purposes.
       S. 1016. An Act to authorize appropriations for the Coastal 
     Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey, and for other purposes.
       S. 1333. An Act to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 to allow national park units that cannot 
     charge an entrance or admission fee to retain other fees and 
     charges.
       S. 1398. An Act to extend certain contracts between the 
     Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation water contractors in 
     Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water from Glendo 
     Reservoir.
       S. 1408. An Act to establish the Lower East Side Tenement 
     National Historic Site, and for other purposes.
       S. 1665. An Act to reauthorize the Delaware and Lehigh 
     Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act, and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 1718. An Act to amend the Weir Farm National Historic 
     Site Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize the acquisition 
     of additional acreage for the historic site to permit the 
     development of visitor and administrative facilities and to 
     authorize the appropriation of additional amounts for the 
     acquisition of real and personal property.
       S. 1719. An Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and 
     the Secretary of the Interior to exchange land and other 
     assets with Big Sky Lumber Co. and other entities.
       S. 1990. An Act to authorize expansion of Fort Davis 
     National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas.
       S. 2106. An Act to expand the boundaries of Arches National 
     Park, Utah, to include portions of certain drainages that are 
     under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and 
     to include a portion of Fish Seep Draw owned by the State of 
     Utah, and for other purposes.
       S. 2129. An Act to eliminate restrictions of the 
     acquisition of certain land contiguous to Hawaii Volcanoes 
     National Park.
       S. 2171. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric 
     project in the State of Arkansas.
       S. 2232. An Act to establish the Little Rock Central High 
     School National Historic Site in the State of Arkansas, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 2272. An Act to amend the boundaries of Grant-Kohrs 
     Ranch National Historic Site in the State of Montana.
       S. 2351. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System.
       S. 2469. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System.
       S. 2470. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System.
       S. 2474. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make corrections to certain maps relating to the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System.

para.102.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para.102.4  recess--12:59 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.102.5  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, called the House to 
order.

para.102.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, October 
2, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.102.7  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11443. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Alder Bark; Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-300728; FRL-6032-2] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11444. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyridaben; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300725; FRL-6031-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11445. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebuconazole; Extension 
     of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300729; FRL-6034-
     7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11446. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Maleic Hydrazide; 
     Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300730; 
     FRL-6034-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11447. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals; (H. Doc. No. 105--319); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       11448. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that appropriations of 
     $7,681,000 has been made available for the Department of the 
     Treasury from the Treasury Counter-Terrorism Fund, pursuant 
     to Public Law 104--208; (H. Doc. No. 105--320); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       11449. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
     for Installations and Environment, Department of the Navy, 
     transmitting notification of the Department's decision to 
     study certain functions performed by military and civilian 
     personnel in the Department of the Navy (DON) for possible 
     performance by private contractors, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       11450. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Section 8 Rental Voucher and Certificate Programs 
     and Establishment Section 8 Management Assessment Program 
     (SEMAP) [Docket No. FR-3986-F-02] (RIN: 2577-AB60) received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11451. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     List of Nonconforming Vehicles Decided to be Eligible for 
     Importation [Docket No. NHTSA-98-4449] (RIN: 2127-AH28) 
     received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11452. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Odometer Disclosure Requirements; Exemptions [NHTSA-98-4438] 
     (RIN: 2127-AG83) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11453. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans

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     Georgia: Approval of Revisions to the Georgia State 
     Implementation Plan [GA-34-3-9819a; FRL-6170-8] received 
     October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11454. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--New Source Performance 
     Standards (NSPS)--Applicability of Standards of Performance 
     for Coal Preparation Plants to Coal Unloading Operations 
     [FRL-6168-9] received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11455. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration of Petition Criteria and 
     Incorporation of Montreal Protocol Decisions [FRL-6171-9] 
     received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11456. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maine; 
     Source Surveillance Regulation [ME014-6994c; A-1-FRL-6172-8] 
     received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11457. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval And 
     Promulgation Of Implementation Plans Georgia: Approval of 
     Revisions to the Georgia State Implementation Plan [GA-34-3-
     9819a; FRL-6170-8] received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11458. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Evironmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Finding of Significant 
     Contribution and Rulemaking for Cerain States in the Ozone 
     Transport Assessment Group Region for Purposes of Reducing 
     Regional Transport of Ozone [FRL-6171-2] (RIN: 2060-AH10) 
     received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11459. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Amended Economic Impact 
     Analysis of Final Rule Requiring Use of Labeling on Natural 
     Rubber Containing Devices [Docket No. 96N-0119] received 
     October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11460. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Listing of Color Additives 
     Exempt from Certification; Canthaxanthin; Confirmation of 
     Effective Date; Correction [Docket No. 93C-0248] received 
     October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11461. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Assessment and Recommendations for 
     Fissile-Material Packaging Exemptions and General Licenses 
     Within 10 CFR Part 71--received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11462. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Australia [Transmittal No. DTC 113-98], pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11463. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the situation in Monrovia, 
     Liberia and the increased security at the U.S. Embassy there; 
     (H. Doc. No. 105--318); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       11464. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Encryption Items [Docket No. 
     980911233-8233-01] (RIN: 0694-AB80) received September 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11465. A letter from the Interim District of Columbia 
     Auditor, Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled, ``Certification of 
     the Fiscal Year 1998 General Fund Revenue Estimate in Support 
     of the Issuance of District of Columbia General Obligation 
     Bonds (Series 1998A) and General Obligation Refunding Bonds 
     (Series 1998B) in the Aggregate Principal Amount of 
     $657,770,000.,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       11466. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Exchanges: General Procedures; 
     State Exchanges; National Park Exchanges; Wildlife Refuge 
     Exchanges; Miscellaneous Exchanges [WO-420-1050-00-24 1A] 
     (RIN: 1004-AC58) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11467. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; 
     Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category [I.D. 091198A] 
     received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       11468. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 
     092398D] received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11469. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29343; Amdt. No. 1891] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11470. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -
     400, and -500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-254-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10751; AD 98-19-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11471. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Transportation Equity Act For The 21st Century; 
     Implementation For Participation In The Value Pricing Pilot 
     Program [FHWA Docket FHWA-98-4300] received October 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11472. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Occupant Protection Incentive Grants [Docket No. NHTSA-98-
     4496] (RIN: 2127-AH40) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11473. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulated Navigation Area; Strait of Juan de Fuca and 
     Adjacent Coastal Waters of Washington; Makah Whale Hunting 
     [CGD 13-98-023] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received October 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11474. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Columbus Day Regatta Sailboat 
     Race, Miami, Florida [CGD07 98-059] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11475. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety zone; Gulf of Alaska; southeast of Narrow Cape, Kodiak 
     Island, Alaska [COTP Western Alaska 98-003] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11476. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Lifesaving Equipment [CGD 84-069] (RIN: 2115-AB72) received 
     October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11477. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Security for Passenger Vessels and Passenger Terminals [CGD 
     91-012] (RIN: 2115-AD75) received October 1, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11478. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Standards; Rain and Hail Ingestion Standards; 
     Correction [Docket No. 28652; Amendment Nos. 23-53, 25-95, 
     and 33-19] (RIN: 2120-AF75) received October 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11479. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Limited, Aero Division-
     Bristol/S.N.E.C.M A. Olympus 593 Series Turbojet Engines 
     [Docket No. 98-ANE-07-AD; Amendment 39-10753; AD 98-19-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11480. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 
     Models 500, 500-A, 500-B, 500-S, 500-U, 520, 560, 560-A, 560-
     E, 560-F, 680, 680-E, 680FL(P), 680T, 680V, 680W, 681, 685, 
     690, 690A, 690B, 690C, 690D, 695, 695A, 695B, and 720 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-57-AD; Amendment 39-10801; AD 98-
     20-34] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11481. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Maule Aerospace Technology Corp. M-
     4, M-5, M-6, M-7, MX-7, and MXT-7 Series Airplanes and Models 
     MT-7-235 and M-8-235 Airplanes; Correction [Docket No. 98-CE-
     01-AD; Amendment 39-10669; AD 98-15-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       11482. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), 
     Ltd., Model 1121, 1121A, 1121B, 1123, 1124, and 1124A Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-108-AD; Amendment 39-10802; AD 
     98-20-35] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 1, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11483. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company 200 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-17-AD; Amendment 39-10806; 
     AD 98-20-38] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11484. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Trenton, MO [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-38] received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11485. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wellington, KS [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-42] received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11486. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Ulysses, KS [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-41] received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11487. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Pittsburg, KS [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-40] received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11488. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Great Bend, KS [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-39] received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11489. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; West Plains, MO [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-37] received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11490. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, 
     KS [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-36] received October 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11491. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Villa Rica, GA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASO-9] received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11492. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29344; Amdt. No. 1892] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11493. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Transportation for Individuals with Disabilities [Docket OST-
     98-3648] (RIN: 2105-AC00) received October 1, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11494. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for 
     Transportation Vehicles; Over-the-Road Buses (RIN: 2105-AC00) 
     received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11495. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A300-600 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-82-AD; Amendment 39-10793; 
     AD 98-20-27] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11496. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Schweizer Aircraft Corporation and 
     Hughes Helicopters, Inc. Model 269A, 269A-1, 269B, 269C, 
     269D, and TH-55A Helicopters [Docket No. 96-SW-10-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10727; AD 98-18-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11497. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320-111, -211, and -
     231 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-159-AD; Amendment 39-
     10749; AD 98-19-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11498. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-100 and -300 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 94-NM-89-AD; Amendment 39-10785; 
     AD 98-20-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11499. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. SA226 and 
     SA227 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-84-AD; Amendment 39-
     10794; AD 98-19-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11500. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; SAFT America Inc. Part Number (P/N) 
     021929-000 (McDonnell Douglas P/N 43BO34LB02) and P/N 021904-
     000 (McDonnell Douglas P/N 43BO34LB03) Nickel Cadmium 
     Batteries [Docket No. 97-CE-116-AD; Amendment 39-10784; AD 
     98-20-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 1, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11501. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A320 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-42-AD; Amendment 39-10796; AD 98-
     20-29] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11502. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-77-AD; Amendment 39-10798; AD 98-20-31] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11503. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 
     340B Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-100-AD; Amendment 39-
     10778; AD 98-20-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11504. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Carrizo Springs, Glass 
     Ranch Airport, TX [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-44] received 
     October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11505. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model T210R 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-19-AD; Amendment 39-10800; AD 98-
     20-33] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11506. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 
     and PC-12/45 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-53-AD; Amendment 39-
     10795; AD 98-20-28] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11507. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     Equipped with a Bulk Cargo Door [Docket No. 97-NM-192-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10797; AD 98-20-30] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11508. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-60 SHERPA 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-138-AD; Amendment 39-
     10799; AD 98-20-32] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11509. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establish Class E Airspace; Davenport, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-21] received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11510. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Medical Savings Accounts [Announcement 98-88] received 
     October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       11511. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 98-48] received 
     October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       11512. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting

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     the Service's final rule--Continuity of Interest [TD 8783] 
     (RIN: 1545-AW45) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

       11513. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, United 
     States Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Removal Of Brazil From The List Of Nations Entitled To 
     Reciprocal Exemption From The Payment Of Special Tonnage 
     Taxes (T.D. 98-79) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.102.8  federal employees health care protection

  Mrs. MORELLA moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1836) to amend chapter 89 of 
title 5, United States Code, to improve administration of sanctions 
against unfit health care providers under the Federal Employees Health 
Benefits Program, and for other purposes:

       Page 2, line 3, strike out ``1997'' and insert ``1998''.
       Page 12, line 8, strike out ``January 3, 1998'' and insert 
     ``or before January 2, 1999''.
       Page 12, lines 13 and 14, strike out ``January 3, 1998'' 
     and insert ``or before January 2, 1999''.
       Page 12, line 18, strike out ``January 3, 1998'' and insert 
     ``or before January 2, 1999''.
       Page 13, line 13, strike out ``January 3, 1998'' and insert 
     ``or before January 2, 1999''.
       Page 13, line 19, strike out ``January 3, 1998'' and insert 
     ``or before January 2, 1999''.
       Page 14, lines 2 and 3, strike out ``January 3, 1998'' and 
     insert ``or before January 2, 1999''.
       Page 14, line 10, strike out ``January 3, 1998'' and insert 
     ``or before January 2, 1999''.
       Page 14, line 16, strike out ``January 4, 1998'' and insert 
     ``January 3, 1999 or such earlier date as established by the 
     Office of Personnel management after consultation with the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as appropriate''.
       Page 14, line 24, strike out ``January 3, 1998'' and insert 
     ``or before January 2, 1999''.
       Page 15, line 13 after ``Office'' insert ``of Personnel 
     Management''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mrs. 
MORELLA and Mr. CUMMINGS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendments?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendments were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendments were agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.102.9  federal employees child care affordability

  Mrs. MORELLA moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4280) 
to provide for greater access to child care services for Federal 
employees; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mrs. 
MORELLA and Mr. CUMMINGS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.102.10  submission of conference report--h.r. 4194

  Mr. LEWIS of California submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-
769) on the bill (H.R. 4194) making appropriations for the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para.102.11  federal employee leave time for organ donor

  Mrs. MORELLA moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2943) 
to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the amount of leave 
time available to a Federal employee in any year in connection with 
serving as an organ donor, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mrs. 
MORELLA and Mr. CUMMINGS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.102.12  federal land in new hampshire

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4614) to 
provide for the conveyance of Federal land in New Castle, New Hampshire, 
to the town of New Castle, New Hampshire, and to require the release of 
certain restrictions with respect to land in such town; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. HORN 
and Mr. KUCINICH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill; as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. KUCINICH objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.

para.102.13  travel and transportation reform

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 930) to require Federal 
employees to use Federal travel charge cards for all payments of 
expenses of official Government travel, to amend title 31, United States 
Code, to establish requirements for prepayment audits of Federal agency 
transportation expenses, to authorize reimbursement of Federal agency 
employees for taxes incurred on travel or transportation reimbursements, 
and to authorize test programs for the payment of Federal employee 
travel expenses and relocation expenses: 

       Page 2, line 5, strike out ``1997'' and insert ``1998''.
       Page 3, after line 4 insert:
       (b) Agency Exemption.--The head of a Federal agency or the 
     designee of such head may exempt any payment, person, type or 
     class of payments, or type or class of agency personnel from 
     subsection (a) if the agency head or the designee determines 
     the exemption to be necessary in the interest of the agency. 
     Not later than 30 days after granting such an exemption, the 
     head of such agency or the designee shall notify the 
     Administrator of General Services in writing of such 
     exemption stating the reasons for the exemption.
       Page 3, line 5, strike out ``(b)'' and insert ``(c)''.
       Page 3, line 22, strike out ``(c)'' and insert ``(d)''.
       Page 5, line 9, strike out ``(d)'' and insert ``(e)''.
       Page 5, line 20, strike out ``(c)'' and insert ``(d)''.
       Page 6, line 2, strike out ``(c)'' and insert ``(d)''.
       Page 6, line 11, strike out ``(e)'' and insert ``(f)''.
       Page 7, after line 5 insert:
       (g) Reimbursement of Travel Expenses.--In accordance with 
     regulations prescribed by the Administrator of General 
     Services, the head of an agency shall ensure that the agency 
     reimburses an employee who submits a proper voucher for 
     allowable travel expenses in accordance with applicable 
     travel regulations within 30 days after submission of the 
     voucher. If an agency fails to reimburse an employee who has 
     submitted a proper voucher within 30 days after submission of 
     the voucher, the agency shall pay the employee a late payment 
     fee as prescribed by the Administrator.

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       Page 14, line 11, strike out ``1997'' and insert ``1998''.
       Page 15, line 23, strike out ``1997'' and insert ``1998''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. HORN 
and Mr. KUCINICH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendments?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendments were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendments were agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.102.14  freedom from government competition

  Mr. SESSIONS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 314) to provide a process for identifying the functions of 
the Federal Government that are not inherently governmental functions, 
and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
SESSIONS and Mr. KUCINICH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.102.15  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. GIBBONS, by unanimous consent, the managers on the 
part of the House were granted permission until midnight tonight to file 
a conference report on the bill (H.R. 3694) to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 1999 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities of the United States Government, the Community Management 
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
System, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para.102.16  tim lee carter post office building

  Mr. SESSIONS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3864) 
to designate the post office located at 203 West Paige Street, in 
Tompkinsville, Kentucky, as the ``Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
SESSIONS and Mr. FATTAH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.102.17  thomas p. foglietta post office building

  Mr. SESSIONS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4000) 
to designate the United States Postal Service building located at 400 
Edgmont Avenue, Chester, Pennsylvania, as the ``Thomas P. Foglietta Post 
Office Building''; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
SESSIONS and Mr. FATTAH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the United States Postal Service building located at 400 
Edgmont Avenue, Chester, Pennsylvania, as the `Thomas M. Foglietta Post 
Office Building'.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.102.18  roxanne h. jones post office building

  Mr. SESSIONS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4001) 
to designate the United States Postal Service building located at 2601 
North 16th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Roxanne H. Jones 
Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
SESSIONS and Mr. FATTAH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.102.19  indian federal recognition administrative Procedures

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1154) to provide for administrative procedures to extend Federal 
recognition to certain Indian groups, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. YOUNG 
of Alaska and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. WOLF demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 5, 
rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.102.20  guam judicial empowerment

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2370) to amend the Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of clarifying 
the local judicial structure and the office of Attorney General; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. YOUNG 
of Alaska and Mr. UNDERWOOD, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.

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  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Organic Act of Guam to clarify local executive and legislative 
provisions in such Act, and for other purposes.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.102.21  tribal self-governance

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1833) to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act to provide for further Self-Governance by Indian Tribes, and for 
other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. YOUNG 
of Alaska and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.102.22  california indian land transfer

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2742) to provide for the transfer of public lands to certain California 
Indian Tribes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. YOUNG 
of Alaska and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.102.23  american-made toll free number

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 563) to 
establish a toll free number in the Department of Commerce to assist 
consumers in determining if products are American-made; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. BLILEY 
and Mr. BROWN of Ohio, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.102.24  money laundering deterrence

  Mr. LEACH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4005) to 
amend title 31 of the United States Code to improve methods for 
preventing financial crimes, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. LEACH 
and Mr. VENTO, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. , announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend titles 18 and 31, United States Code, to improve methods for 
preventing money laundering and other financial crimes, and for other 
purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.102.25  money laundering and financial crimes strategy

  Mr. LEACH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1756) to 
amend chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, to require the 
development and implementation by the Secretary of the Treasury of a 
national money laundering and related financial crimes strategy to 
combat money laundering and related financial crimes, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. LEACH 
and Ms. VELAZQUEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.102.26  foreign service annuities computation

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 633) to 
amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide that the annuities of 
certain special agents and security personnel of the Department of State 
be computed in the same way as applies generally with respect to Federal 
law enforcement officers, and for other purposes, as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. GILMAN 
and Mr. HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.102.27  transition to democracy in Iraq

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4655) to 
establish a program to support a transition to democracy in Iraq, as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. GILMAN 
and Mr. PAUL, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. PAUL demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 5, 
rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.102.28  h.r. 4614--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 5, 
rule I, announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4614) to provide for the conveyance of 
Federal land in New Castle, New Hampshire, to the town of New Castle, 
New Hampshire, and to require the release of certain restrictions with 
respect to land in such town; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

230

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

168

para.102.29                  [Roll No. 480]

                                YEAS--230

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--168

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Becerra
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Calvert
     Dixon
     Frost
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hinojosa
     Kennelly
     McDade
     McGovern
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Neal
     Norwood
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Shuster
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said bill, as amended, was not 
passed.

para.102.30  h.r. 1154--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 5, 
rule I, announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1154) to provide for 
administrative procedures to extend Federal recognition to certain 
Indian groups, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

190

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

208

para.102.31                  [Roll No. 481]

                                YEAS--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Armey
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Stabenow
     Stark

[[Page 1962]]


     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--208

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (OH)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Becerra
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Calvert
     Dixon
     Frost
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hinojosa
     Kennelly
     McDade
     McGovern
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Neal
     Norwood
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Shuster
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said bill, as amended, was not 
passed.

para.102.32  h.r. 4655--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 5, 
rule I, announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4655) to establish a program 
to support a transition to democracy in Iraq, as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

360

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

38

para.102.33                  [Roll No. 482]

                                YEAS--360

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--38

     Abercrombie
     Bartlett
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     Doggett
     Everett
     Ewing
     Ford
     Furse
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hostettler
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     LaHood
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     McKinney
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Paul
     Payne
     Pombo
     Rivers
     Rush
     Sabo
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Stark
     Towns
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Becerra
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Calvert
     Dixon
     Frost
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hinojosa
     Kennelly
     McDade
     McGovern
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Neal
     Norwood
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Shuster
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.102.34  treasury, postal service appropriations fy 1999

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent, the conference report on 
the bill (H.R. 4104) making appropria

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tions for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the 
Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; was 
recommitted to the Committee of Conference.

para.102.35  providing for agreeing to the amendment of the senate with 
          amendment to--H.R. 1702

  Mr. ROHRABACHER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 572): 

       Resolved, That, upon the adoption of this resolution, the 
     House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker's 
     table the bill H.R. 1702 together with the Senate amendment 
     thereto, and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with 
     an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be 
     inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial 
     Space Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.

          TITLE I--PROMOTION OF COMMERCIAL SPACE OPPORTUNITIES

Sec. 101. Commercialization of Space Station.
Sec. 102. Commercial space launch amendments.
Sec. 103. Launch voucher demonstration program.
Sec. 104. Promotion of United States Global Positioning System 
              standards.
Sec. 105. Acquisition of space science data.
Sec. 106. Administration of Commercial Space Centers.
Sec. 107. Sources of Earth science data.

     TITLE II--FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF SPACE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

Sec. 201. Requirement to procure commercial space transportation 
              services.
Sec. 202. Acquisition of commercial space transportation services.
Sec. 203. Launch Services Purchase Act of 1990 amendments.
Sec. 204. Shuttle privatization.
Sec. 205. Use of excess intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Sec. 206. National launch capability study.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this Act--
       (1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
     the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
       (2) the term ``commercial provider'' means any person 
     providing space transportation services or other space-
     related activities, primary control of which is held by 
     persons other than Federal, State, local, and foreign 
     governments;
       (3) the term ``payload'' means anything that a person 
     undertakes to transport to, from, or within outer space, or 
     in suborbital trajectory, by means of a space transportation 
     vehicle, but does not include the space transportation 
     vehicle itself except for its components which are 
     specifically designed or adapted for that payload;
       (4) the term ``space-related activities'' includes research 
     and development, manufacturing, processing, service, and 
     other associated and support activities;
       (5) the term ``space transportation services'' means the 
     preparation of a space transportation vehicle and its 
     payloads for transportation to, from, or within outer space, 
     or in suborbital trajectory, and the conduct of transporting 
     a payload to, from, or within outer space, or in suborbital 
     trajectory;
       (6) the term ``space transportation vehicle'' means any 
     vehicle constructed for the purpose of operating in, or 
     transporting a payload to, from, or within, outer space, or 
     in suborbital trajectory, and includes any component of such 
     vehicle not specifically designed or adapted for a payload;
       (7) the term ``State'' means each of the several States of 
     the Union, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other 
     commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States; 
     and
       (8) the term ``United States commercial provider'' means a 
     commercial provider, organized under the laws of the United 
     States or of a State, which is--
       (A) more than 50 percent owned by United States nationals; 
     or
       (B) a subsidiary of a foreign company and the Secretary of 
     Transportation finds that--
       (i) such subsidiary has in the past evidenced a substantial 
     commitment to the United States market through--

       (I) investments in the United States in long-term research, 
     development, and manufacturing (including the manufacture of 
     major components and subassemblies); and
       (II) significant contributions to employment in the United 
     States; and

       (ii) the country or countries in which such foreign company 
     is incorporated or organized, and, if appropriate, in which 
     it principally conducts its business, affords reciprocal 
     treatment to companies described in subparagraph (A) 
     comparable to that afforded to such foreign company's 
     subsidiary in the United States, as evidenced by--

       (I) providing comparable opportunities for companies 
     described in subparagraph (A) to participate in Government 
     sponsored research and development similar to that authorized 
     under this Act;
       (II) providing no barriers, to companies described in 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to local investment 
     opportunities, that are not provided to foreign companies in 
     the United States; and
       (III) providing adequate and effective protection for the 
     intellectual property rights of companies described in 
     subparagraph (A).

          TITLE I--PROMOTION OF COMMERCIAL SPACE OPPORTUNITIES

     SEC. 101. COMMERCIALIZATION OF SPACE STATION.

       (a) Policy.--The Congress declares that a priority goal of 
     constructing the International Space Station is the economic 
     development of Earth orbital space. The Congress further 
     declares that free and competitive markets create the most 
     efficient conditions for promoting economic development, and 
     should therefore govern the economic development of Earth 
     orbital space. The Congress further declares that the use of 
     free market principles in operating, servicing, allocating 
     the use of, and adding capabilities to the Space Station, and 
     the resulting fullest possible engagement of commercial 
     providers and participation of commercial users, will reduce 
     Space Station operational costs for all partners and the 
     Federal Government's share of the United States burden to 
     fund operations.
       (b) Reports.--(1) The Administrator shall deliver to the 
     Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate, within 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, a study that identifies and examines--
       (A) the opportunities for commercial providers to play a 
     role in International Space Station activities, including 
     operation, use, servicing, and augmentation;
       (B) the potential cost savings to be derived from 
     commercial providers playing a role in each of these 
     activities;
       (C) which of the opportunities described in subparagraph 
     (A) the Administrator plans to make available to commercial 
     providers in fiscal years 1999 and 2000;
       (D) the specific policies and initiatives the Administrator 
     is advancing to encourage and facilitate these commercial 
     opportunities; and
       (E) the revenues and cost reimbursements to the Federal 
     Government from commercial users of the Space Station.
       (2) The Administrator shall deliver to the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, within 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, an 
     independently-conducted market study that examines and 
     evaluates potential industry interest in providing commercial 
     goods and services for the operation, servicing, and 
     augmentation of the International Space Station, and in the 
     commercial use of the International Space Station. This study 
     shall also include updates to the cost savings and revenue 
     estimates made in the study described in paragraph (1) based 
     on the external market assessment.
       (3) The Administrator shall deliver to the Congress, no 
     later than the submission of the President's annual budget 
     request for fiscal year 2000, a report detailing how many 
     proposals (whether solicited or not) the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration received during calendar years 1997 
     and 1998 regarding commercial operation, servicing, 
     utilization, or augmentation of the International Space 
     Station, broken down by each of these four categories, and 
     specifying how many agreements the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration has entered into in response to these 
     proposals, also broken down by these four categories.
       (4) Each of the studies and reports required by paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3) shall include consideration of the 
     potential role of State governments as brokers in promoting 
     commercial participation in the International Space Station 
     program.

     SEC. 102. COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Amendments.--Chapter 701 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the table of sections--
       (A) by amending the item relating to section 70104 to read 
     as follows:

``70104. Restrictions on launches, operations, and reentries.'';

       (B) by amending the item relating to section 70108 to read 
     as follows:

``70108. Prohibition, suspension, and end of launches, operation of 
              launch sites and reentry sites, and reentries.'';

       (C) by amending the item relating to section 70109 to read 
     as follows:

``70109. Preemption of scheduled launches or reentries.'';

     and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new items:

``70120. Regulations.
``70121. Report to Congress.''.

       (2) in section 70101--
       (A) by inserting ``microgravity research,'' after 
     ``information services,'' in subsection (a)(3);
       (B) by inserting ``, reentry,'' after ``launching'' both 
     places it appears in subsection (a)(4);
       (C) by inserting ``, reentry vehicles,'' after ``launch 
     vehicles'' in subsection (a)(5);
       (D) by inserting ``and reentry services'' after ``launch 
     services'' in subsection (a)(6);
       (E) by inserting ``, reentries,'' after ``launches'' both 
     places it appears in subsection (a)(7);
       (F) by inserting ``, reentry sites,'' after ``launch 
     sites'' in subsection (a)(8);
       (G) by inserting ``and reentry services'' after ``launch 
     services'' in subsection (a)(8);
       (H) by inserting ``reentry sites,'' after ``launch sites,'' 
     in subsection (a)(9);
       (I) by inserting ``and reentry site'' after ``launch site'' 
     in subsection (a)(9);
       (J) by inserting ``, reentry vehicles,'' after ``launch 
     vehicles'' in subsection (b)(2);
       (K) by striking ``launch'' in subsection (b)(2)(A);

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       (L) by inserting ``and reentry'' after ``conduct of 
     commercial launch'' in subsection (b)(3);
       (M) by striking ``launch'' after ``and transfer 
     commercial'' in subsection (b)(3); and
       (N) by inserting ``and development of reentry sites,'' 
     after ``launch-site support facilities,'' in subsection 
     (b)(4);
       (3) in section 70102--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``and any payload'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``or reentry vehicle and any payload from Earth'';
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a comma; and
       (iii) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following:

     ``including activities involved in the preparation of a 
     launch vehicle or payload for launch, when those activities 
     take place at a launch site in the United States.'';
       (B) by inserting ``or reentry vehicle'' after ``means of a 
     launch vehicle'' in paragraph (8);
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11), and (12) as 
     paragraphs (14), (15), and (16), respectively;
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(10) `reenter' and `reentry' mean to return or attempt to 
     return, purposefully, a reentry vehicle and its payload, if 
     any, from Earth orbit or from outer space to Earth.
       ``(11) `reentry services' means--
       ``(A) activities involved in the preparation of a reentry 
     vehicle and its payload, if any, for reentry; and
       ``(B) the conduct of a reentry.
       ``(12) `reentry site' means the location on Earth to which 
     a reentry vehicle is intended to return (as defined in a 
     license the Secretary issues or transfers under this 
     chapter).
       ``(13) `reentry vehicle' means a vehicle designed to return 
     from Earth orbit or outer space to Earth, or a reusable 
     launch vehicle designed to return from Earth orbit or outer 
     space to Earth, substantially intact.''; and
       (E) by inserting ``or reentry services'' after ``launch 
     services'' each place it appears in paragraph (15), as so 
     redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph;
       (4) in section 70103(b)--
       (A) by inserting ``and Reentries'' after ``Launches'' in 
     the subsection heading;
       (B) by inserting ``and reentries'' after ``commercial space 
     launches'' in paragraph (1); and
       (C) by inserting ``and reentry'' after ``space launch'' in 
     paragraph (2);
       (5) in section 70104--
       (A) by amending the section designation and heading to read 
     as follows:

     ``Sec. 70104. Restrictions on launches, operations, and 
       reentries'';

       (B) by inserting ``or reentry site, or to reenter a reentry 
     vehicle,'' after ``operate a launch site'' each place it 
     appears in subsection (a);
       (C) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``launch or 
     operation'' in subsection (a)(3) and (4);
       (D) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``launch license'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``license'';
       (ii) by inserting ``or reenter'' after ``may launch''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``or reentering'' after ``related to 
     launching''; and
       (E) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by amending the subsection heading to read as follows: 
     ``Preventing Launches and Reentries.--'';
       (ii) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``prevent the 
     launch''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``decides the 
     launch'';
       (6) in section 70105--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``A person may apply'' in 
     subsection (a);
       (B) by striking ``receiving an application'' both places it 
     appears in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``accepting an application in accordance with criteria 
     established pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(D)'';
       (C) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following: 
     ``The Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Science of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a written notice 
     not later than 30 days after any occurrence when a license is 
     not issued within the deadline established by this 
     subsection.
       ``(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
     establish procedures for safety approvals of launch vehicles, 
     reentry vehicles, safety systems, processes, services, or 
     personnel that may be used in conducting licensed commercial 
     space launch or reentry activities.'';
       (D) by inserting ``or a reentry site, or the reentry of a 
     reentry vehicle,'' after ``operation of a launch site'' in 
     subsection (b)(1);
       (E) by striking ``or operation'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``, operation, or reentry'' in subsection (b)(2)(A);
       (F) by striking ``and'' at the end of subsection (b)(2)(B);
       (G) by striking the period at the end of subsection 
     (b)(2)(C) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and'';
       (H) by adding at the end of subsection (b)(2) the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(D) regulations establishing criteria for accepting or 
     rejecting an application for a license under this chapter 
     within 60 days after receipt of such application.''; and
       (I) by inserting ``, including the requirement to obtain a 
     license,'' after ``waive a requirement'' in subsection 
     (b)(3);
       (7) in section 70106(a)--
       (A) by inserting ``or reentry site'' after ``observer at a 
     launch site'';
       (B) by inserting ``or reentry vehicle'' after ``assemble a 
     launch vehicle''; and
       (C) by inserting ``or reentry vehicle'' after ``with a 
     launch vehicle'';
       (8) in section 70108--
       (A) by amending the section designation and heading to read 
     as follows:

     ``Sec. 70108. Prohibition, suspension, and end of launches, 
       operation of launch sites and reentry sites, and 
       reentries'';

     and
       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by inserting ``or reentry site, or reentry of a reentry 
     vehicle,'' after ``operation of a launch site''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``launch or 
     operation'';
       (9) in section 70109--
       (A) by amending the section designation and heading to read 
     as follows:

     ``Sec. 70109. Preemption of scheduled launches or 
       reentries'';

       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``ensure that a 
     launch'';
       (ii) by inserting ``, reentry site,'' after ``United States 
     Government launch site'';
       (iii) by inserting ``or reentry date commitment'' after 
     ``launch date commitment'';
       (iv) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``obtained for a 
     launch'';
       (v) by inserting ``, reentry site,'' after ``access to a 
     launch site'';
       (vi) by inserting ``, or services related to a reentry,'' 
     after ``amount for launch services''; and
       (vii) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``the scheduled 
     launch''; and
       (C) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or reentry'' after 
     ``prompt launching'';
       (10) in section 70110--
       (A) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``prevent the 
     launch'' in subsection (a)(2); and
       (B) by inserting ``or reentry site, or reentry of a reentry 
     vehicle,'' after ``operation of a launch site'' in subsection 
     (a)(3)(B);
       (11) in section 70111--
       (A) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``launch'' in 
     subsection (a)(1)(A);
       (B) by inserting ``and reentry services'' after ``launch 
     services'' in subsection (a)(1)(B);
       (C) by inserting ``or reentry services'' after ``or launch 
     services'' in subsection (a)(2);
       (D) by striking ``source.'' in subsection (a)(2) and 
     inserting ``source, whether such source is located on or off 
     a Federal range.'';
       (E) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``commercial launch'' 
     both places it appears in subsection (b)(1);
       (F) by inserting ``or reentry services'' after ``launch 
     services'' in subsection (b)(2)(C);
       (G) by inserting after subsection (b)(2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) The Secretary shall ensure the establishment of 
     uniform guidelines for, and consistent implementation of, 
     this section by all Federal agencies.'';
       (H) by striking ``or its payload for launch'' in subsection 
     (d) and inserting in lieu thereof ``or reentry vehicle, or 
     the payload of either, for launch or reentry''; and
       (I) by inserting ``, reentry vehicle,'' after 
     ``manufacturer of the launch vehicle'' in subsection (d);
       (12) in section 70112--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``launch or 
     reentry'' after ``(1) When a'';
       (B) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``one launch'' in 
     subsection (a)(3);
       (C) by inserting ``or reentry services'' after ``launch 
     services'' in subsection (a)(4);
       (D) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``launch or 
     reentry'' after ``(1) A'';
       (E) by inserting ``or reentry services'' after ``launch 
     services'' each place it appears in subsection (b);
       (F) by inserting ``applicable'' after ``carried out under 
     the'' in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b);
       (G) by inserting ``or Reentries'' after ``Launches'' in the 
     heading for subsection (e);
       (H) by inserting ``or reentry site or a reentry'' after 
     ``launch site'' in subsection (e); and
       (I) in subsection (f), by inserting ``launch or reentry'' 
     after ``carried out under a'';
       (13) in section 70113(a)(1) and (d)(1) and (2), by 
     inserting ``or reentry'' after ``one launch'' each place it 
     appears;
       (14) in section 70115(b)(1)(D)(i)--
       (A) by inserting ``reentry site,'' after ``launch site,''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting ``or reentry vehicle'' after ``launch 
     vehicle'' both places it appears;
       (15) in section 70117--
       (A) by inserting ``or reentry site, or to reenter a reentry 
     vehicle'' after ``operate a launch site'' in subsection (a);
       (B) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``approval of a space 
     launch'' in subsection (d);
       (C) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
       ``(f) Launch Not an Export; Reentry Not an Import.--A 
     launch vehicle, reentry vehicle, or payload that is launched 
     or reentered is not, because of the launch or reentry, an 
     export or import, respectively, for purposes of a law 
     controlling exports or imports, except that payloads launched 
     pursuant to foreign trade zone procedures as provided for 
     under the Foreign Trade Zones Act (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u) shall 
     be considered exports with regard to customs entry.''; and
       (D) in subsection (g)--
       (i) by striking ``operation of a launch vehicle or launch 
     site,'' in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``reentry, operation of a launch vehicle or reentry vehicle, 
     operation of a launch site or reentry site,''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``reentry,'' after ``launch,'' in 
     paragraph (2); and
       (16) by adding at the end the following new sections:

     ``Sec. 70120. Regulations

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation, within 
     9 months after the date of the enactment of this section, 
     shall issue regulations to carry out this chapter that 
     include--
       ``(1) guidelines for industry and State governments to 
     obtain sufficient insurance coverage for potential damages to 
     third parties;

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       ``(2) procedures for requesting and obtaining licenses to 
     launch a commercial launch vehicle;
       ``(3) procedures for requesting and obtaining operator 
     licenses for launch;
       ``(4) procedures for requesting and obtaining launch site 
     operator licenses; and
       ``(5) procedures for the application of government 
     indemnification.
       ``(b) Reentry.--The Secretary of Transportation, within 6 
     months after the date of the enactment of this section, shall 
     issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to carry out this 
     chapter that includes--
       ``(1) procedures for requesting and obtaining licenses to 
     reenter a reentry vehicle;
       ``(2) procedures for requesting and obtaining operator 
     licenses for reentry; and
       ``(3) procedures for requesting and obtaining reentry site 
     operator licenses.

     ``Sec. 70121. Report to Congress

       ``The Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress 
     an annual report to accompany the President's budget request 
     that--
       ``(1) describes all activities undertaken under this 
     chapter, including a description of the process for the 
     application for and approval of licenses under this chapter 
     and recommendations for legislation that may further 
     commercial launches and reentries; and
       ``(2) reviews the performance of the regulatory activities 
     and the effectiveness of the Office of Commercial Space 
     Transportation.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 70119 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 70119. Authorization of appropriations

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     of Transportation for the activities of the Office of the 
     Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation--
       ``(1) $6,275,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999; and
       ``(2) $6,600,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection 
     (a)(6)(B) shall take effect upon the effective date of final 
     regulations issued pursuant to section 70105(b)(2)(D) of 
     title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection 
     (a)(6)(H).

     SEC. 103. LAUNCH VOUCHER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       Section 504 of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1993 (15 U.S.C. 
     5803) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``the Office of Commercial Programs 
     within''; and
       (B) by striking ``Such program shall not be effective after 
     September 30, 1995.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (c); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively.

     SEC. 104. PROMOTION OF UNITED STATES GLOBAL POSITIONING 
                   SYSTEM STANDARDS.

       (a) Finding.--The Congress finds that the Global 
     Positioning System, including satellites, signal equipment, 
     ground stations, data links, and associated command and 
     control facilities, has become an essential element in civil, 
     scientific, and military space development because of the 
     emergence of a United States commercial industry which 
     provides Global Positioning System equipment and related 
     services.
       (b) International Cooperation.--In order to support and 
     sustain the Global Positioning System in a manner that will 
     most effectively contribute to the national security, public 
     safety, scientific, and economic interests of the United 
     States, the Congress encourages the President to--
       (1) ensure the operation of the Global Positioning System 
     on a continuous worldwide basis free of direct user fees;
       (2) enter into international agreements that promote 
     cooperation with foreign governments and international 
     organizations to--
       (A) establish the Global Positioning System and its 
     augmentations as an acceptable international standard; and
       (B) eliminate any foreign barriers to applications of the 
     Global Positioning System worldwide; and
       (3) provide clear direction and adequate resources to the 
     Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information so that on an international basis the Assistant 
     Secretary can--
       (A) achieve and sustain efficient management of the 
     electromagnetic spectrum used by the Global Positioning 
     System; and
       (B) protect that spectrum from disruption and interference.

     SEC. 105. ACQUISITION OF SPACE SCIENCE DATA.

       (a) Acquisition From Commercial Providers.--The 
     Administrator shall, to the extent possible and while 
     satisfying the scientific or educational requirements of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and where 
     appropriate, of other Federal agencies and scientific 
     researchers, acquire, where cost effective, space science 
     data from a commercial provider.
       (b) Treatment of Space Science Data as Commercial Item 
     Under Acquisition Laws.--Acquisitions of space science data 
     by the Administrator shall be carried out in accordance with 
     applicable acquisition laws and regulations (including 
     chapters 137 and 140 of title 10, United States Code). For 
     purposes of such law and regulations, space science data 
     shall be considered to be a commercial item. Nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed to preclude the United States 
     from acquiring, through contracts with commercial providers, 
     sufficient rights in data to meet the needs of the scientific 
     and educational community or the needs of other government 
     activities.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``space science data'' includes scientific data concerning--
       (1) the elemental and mineralogical resources of the moon, 
     asteroids, planets and their moons, and comets;
       (2) microgravity acceleration; and
       (3) solar storm monitoring.
       (d) Safety Standards.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prohibit the Federal Government from requiring 
     compliance with applicable safety standards.
       (e) Limitation.--This section does not authorize the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration to provide 
     financial assistance for the development of commercial 
     systems for the collection of space science data.

     SEC. 106. ADMINISTRATION OF COMMERCIAL SPACE CENTERS.

       The Administrator shall administer the Commercial Space 
     Center program in a coordinated manner from National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration headquarters in 
     Washington, DC.

     SEC. 107. SOURCES OF EARTH SCIENCE DATA.

       (a) Acquisition.--The Administrator shall, to the extent 
     possible and while satisfying the scientific or educational 
     requirements of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, and where appropriate, of other Federal 
     agencies and scientific researchers, acquire, where cost-
     effective, space-based and airborne Earth remote sensing 
     data, services, distribution, and applications from a 
     commercial provider.
       (b) Treatment as Commercial Item Under Acquisition Laws.--
     Acquisitions by the Administrator of the data, services, 
     distribution, and applications referred to in subsection (a) 
     shall be carried out in accordance with applicable 
     acquisition laws and regulations (including chapters 137 and 
     140 of title 10, United States Code). For purposes of such 
     law and regulations, such data, services, distribution, and 
     applications shall be considered to be a commercial item. 
     Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude the 
     United States from acquiring, through contracts with 
     commercial providers, sufficient rights in data to meet the 
     needs of the scientific and educational community or the 
     needs of other government activities.
       (c) Study.--(1) The Administrator shall conduct a study to 
     determine the extent to which the baseline scientific 
     requirements of Earth Science can be met by commercial 
     providers, and how the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration will meet such requirements which cannot be 
     met by commercial providers.
       (2) The study conducted under this subsection shall--
       (A) make recommendations to promote the availability of 
     information from the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration to commercial providers to enable commercial 
     providers to better meet the baseline scientific requirements 
     of Earth Science;
       (B) make recommendations to promote the dissemination to 
     commercial providers of information on advanced technology 
     research and development performed by or for the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration; and
       (C) identify policy, regulatory, and legislative barriers 
     to the implementation of the recommendations made under this 
     subsection.
       (3) The results of the study conducted under this 
     subsection shall be transmitted to the Congress within 6 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Safety Standards.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prohibit the Federal Government from requiring 
     compliance with applicable safety standards.
       (e) Administration and Execution.--This section shall be 
     carried out as part of the Commercial Remote Sensing Program 
     at the Stennis Space Center.
       (f) Remote Sensing.--
       (1) Application contents.--Section 201(b) of the Land 
     Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 5621(b)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``National Security.--''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary, within 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of the Commercial Space Act of 1998, shall publish 
     in the Federal Register a complete and specific list of all 
     information required to comprise a complete application for a 
     license under this title. An application shall be considered 
     complete when the applicant has provided all information 
     required by the list most recently published in the Federal 
     Register before the date the application was first submitted. 
     Unless the Secretary has, within 30 days after receipt of an 
     application, notified the applicant of information necessary 
     to complete an application, the Secretary may not deny the 
     application on the basis of the absence of any such 
     information.''.
       (2) Notification of agreements.--Section 202(b)(6) of the 
     Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 5622(b)(6)) 
     is amended by inserting ``significant or substantial'' after 
     ``Secretary of any''.
     TITLE II--FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF SPACE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

     SEC. 201. REQUIREMENT TO PROCURE COMMERCIAL SPACE 
                   TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the Federal Government shall acquire space 
     transportation services from United States commercial 
     providers whenever such services are required in the course 
     of its activities. To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Federal Government shall plan missions to accommodate the 
     space transportation services capabilities of United States 
     commercial providers.
       (b) Exceptions.--The Federal Government shall not be 
     required to acquire space transportation services under 
     subsection (a) if, on a case-by-case basis, the Administrator 
     or, in the case of a national security issue, the Secretary 
     of the Air Force, determines that--
       (1) a payload requires the unique capabilities of the Space 
     Shuttle;

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       (2) cost effective space transportation services that meet 
     specific mission requirements would not be reasonably 
     available from United States commercial providers when 
     required;
       (3) the use of space transportation services from United 
     States commercial providers poses an unacceptable risk of 
     loss of a unique scientific opportunity;
       (4) the use of space transportation services from United 
     States commercial providers is inconsistent with national 
     security objectives;
       (5) the use of space transportation services from United 
     States commercial providers is inconsistent with 
     international agreements for international collaborative 
     efforts relating to science and technology;
       (6) it is more cost effective to transport a payload in 
     conjunction with a test or demonstration of a space 
     transportation vehicle owned by the Federal Government; or
       (7) a payload can make use of the available cargo space on 
     a Space Shuttle mission as a secondary payload, and such 
     payload is consistent with the requirements of research, 
     development, demonstration, scientific, commercial, and 
     educational programs authorized by the Administrator.

     Nothing in this section shall prevent the Administrator from 
     planning or negotiating agreements with foreign entities for 
     the launch of Federal Government payloads for international 
     collaborative efforts relating to science and technology.
       (c) Delayed Effect.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     space transportation services and space transportation 
     vehicles acquired or owned by the Federal Government before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, or with respect to 
     which a contract for such acquisition or ownership has been 
     entered into before such date.
       (d) Historical Purposes.--This section shall not be 
     construed to prohibit the Federal Government from acquiring, 
     owning, or maintaining space transportation vehicles solely 
     for historical display purposes.

     SEC. 202. ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Treatment of Commercial Space Transportation Services 
     as Commercial Item Under Acquisition Laws.--Acquisitions of 
     space transportation services by the Federal Government shall 
     be carried out in accordance with applicable acquisition laws 
     and regulations (including chapters 137 and 140 of title 10, 
     United States Code). For purposes of such law and 
     regulations, space transportation services shall be 
     considered to be a commercial item.
       (b) Safety Standards.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prohibit the Federal Government from requiring 
     compliance with applicable safety standards.

     SEC. 203. LAUNCH SERVICES PURCHASE ACT OF 1990 AMENDMENTS.

       The Launch Services Purchase Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 2465b 
     et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by striking section 202;
       (2) in section 203--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively;
       (3) by striking sections 204 and 205; and
       (4) in section 206--
       (A) by striking ``(a) Commercial Payloads on the Space 
     Shuttle.--''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 204. SHUTTLE PRIVATIZATION.

       (a) Policy and Preparation.--The Administrator shall 
     prepare for an orderly transition from the Federal operation, 
     or Federal management of contracted operation, of space 
     transportation systems to the Federal purchase of commercial 
     space transportation services for all nonemergency space 
     transportation requirements for transportation to and from 
     Earth orbit, including human, cargo, and mixed payloads. In 
     those preparations, the Administrator shall take into account 
     the need for short-term economies, as well as the goal of 
     restoring the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 
     research focus and its mandate to promote the fullest 
     possible commercial use of space. As part of those 
     preparations, the Administrator shall plan for the potential 
     privatization of the Space Shuttle program. Such plan shall 
     keep safety and cost effectiveness as high priorities. 
     Nothing in this section shall prohibit the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration from studying, 
     designing, developing, or funding upgrades or modifications 
     essential to the safe and economical operation of the Space 
     Shuttle fleet.
       (b) Feasibility Study.--The Administrator shall conduct a 
     study of the feasibility of implementing the recommendation 
     of the Independent Shuttle Management Review Team that the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration transition 
     toward the privatization of the Space Shuttle. The study 
     shall identify, discuss, and, where possible, present options 
     for resolving, the major policy and legal issues that must be 
     addressed before the Space Shuttle is privatized, including--
       (1) whether the Federal Government or the Space Shuttle 
     contractor should own the Space Shuttle orbiters and ground 
     facilities;
       (2) whether the Federal Government should indemnify the 
     contractor for any third party liability arising from Space 
     Shuttle operations, and, if so, under what terms and 
     conditions;
       (3) whether payloads other than National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration payloads should be allowed to be 
     launched on the Space Shuttle, how missions will be 
     prioritized, and who will decide which mission flies and 
     when;
       (4) whether commercial payloads should be allowed to be 
     launched on the Space Shuttle and whether any classes of 
     payloads should be made ineligible for launch consideration;
       (5) whether National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     and other Federal Government payloads should have priority 
     over non-Federal payloads in the Space Shuttle launch 
     assignments, and what policies should be developed to 
     prioritize among payloads generally;
       (6) whether the public interest requires that certain Space 
     Shuttle functions continue to be performed by the Federal 
     Government; and
       (7) how much cost savings, if any, will be generated by 
     privatization of the Space Shuttle.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Within 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration shall complete the study required under 
     subsection (b) and shall submit a report on the study to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Science of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 205. USE OF EXCESS INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES.

       (a) In general.--The Federal Government shall not--
       (1) convert any missile described in subsection (c) to a 
     space transportation vehicle configuration; or
       (2) transfer ownership of any such missile to another 
     person, except as provided in subsection (b).
       (b) Authorized Federal Uses.--(1) A missile described in 
     subsection (c) may be converted for use as a space 
     transportation vehicle by the Federal Government if, except 
     as provided in paragraph (2) and at least 30 days before such 
     conversion, the agency seeking to use the missile as a space 
     transportation vehicle transmits to the Committee on National 
     Security and the Committee on Science of the House of 
     Representatives, and to the Committee on Armed Services and 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate, a certification that the use of such missile--
       (A) would result in cost savings to the Federal Government 
     when compared to the cost of acquiring space transportation 
     services from United States commercial providers;
       (B) meets all mission requirements of the agency, including 
     performance, schedule, and risk requirements;
       (C) is consistent with international obligations of the 
     United States; and
       (D) is approved by the Secretary of Defense or his 
     designee.
       (2) The requirement under paragraph (1) that the 
     certification described in that paragraph must be transmitted 
     at least 30 days before conversion of the missile shall not 
     apply if the Secretary of Defense determines that compliance 
     with that requirement would be inconsistent with meeting 
     immediate national security requirements.
       (c) Missiles Referred to.-- The missiles referred to in 
     this section are missiles owned by the United States that--
       (1) were formerly used by the Department of Defense for 
     national defense purposes as intercontinental ballistic 
     missiles; and
       (2) have been declared excess to United States national 
     defense needs and are in compliance with international 
     obligations of the United States.

     SEC. 206. NATIONAL LAUNCH CAPABILITY STUDY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that a robust satellite and 
     launch industry in the United States serves the interest of 
     the United States by--
       (1) contributing to the economy of the United States;
       (2) strengthening employment, technological, and scientific 
     interests of the United States; and
       (3) serving the foreign policy and national security 
     interests of the United States.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Defense.
       (2) Total potential national mission model.--The term 
     ``total potential national mission model'' means a model 
     that--
       (A) is determined by the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Administrator, to assess the total potential space 
     missions to be conducted in the United States during a 
     specified period of time; and
       (B) includes all launches in the United States (including 
     launches conducted on or off a Federal range).
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in consultation 
     with the Administrator and appropriate representatives of the 
     satellite and launch industry and the governments of States 
     and political subdivisions thereof--
       (A) prepare a report that meets the requirements of this 
     subsection; and
       (B) submit that report to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Science of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Requirements for report.--The report prepared under 
     this subsection shall--
       (A) identify the total potential national mission model for 
     the period beginning on the date of the report and ending on 
     December 31, 2007;
       (B) identify the resources that are necessary or available 
     to carry out the total potential national mission model 
     described in subparagraph (A), including--
       (i) launch property and services of the Department of 
     Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     and non-Federal facilities; and
       (ii) the ability to support commercial launch-on-demand on 
     short notification, taking into account Federal requirements, 
     at launch sites or test ranges in the United States;
       (C) identify each deficiency in the resources referred to 
     in subparagraph (B); and
       (D) with respect to the deficiencies identified under 
     subparagraph (C), include estimates of the level of funding 
     necessary to address those deficiencies for the period 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       (d) Recommendations.--Based on the reports under subsection 
     (c), the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of 
     Transportation, the Secretary of Commerce, and 
     representatives

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     from interested private sector entities, States, and local 
     governments, shall--
       (1) identify opportunities for investment by non-Federal 
     entities (including States and political subdivisions thereof 
     and private sector entities) to assist the Federal Government 
     in providing launch capabilities for the commercial space 
     industry in the United States;
       (2) identify 1 or more methods by which, if sufficient 
     resources referred to in subsection (c)(2)(D) are not 
     available to the Department of Defense and the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, the control of the 
     launch property and launch services of the Department of 
     Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     may be transferred from the Department of Defense and the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration to--
       (A) 1 or more other Federal agencies;
       (B) 1 or more States (or subdivisions thereof);
       (C) 1 or more private sector entities; or
       (D) any combination of the entities described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C); and
       (3) identify the technical, structural, and legal 
     impediments associated with making launch sites or test 
     ranges in the United States viable and competitive.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. RHORABACHER and 
Mr. GORDON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the 
amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 1702.

para.102.36  apple exports

  Mr. EWING moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4148) to 
amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to limit the applicability of the 
Act to apples.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. EWING and Mr. 
STENHOLM, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.102.37  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4570

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-776) the resolution (H. Res. 573) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4570) to provide for certain boundary adjustments and 
conveyances involving public lands, to establish and improve the 
management of certain heritage areas, historic areas, National Parks, 
wild and scenic rivers, and national trails, to protect communities by 
reducing hazardous fuels levels on public lands, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.102.38  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 4194

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-777) the resolution (H. Res. 574) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4194) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.102.39  waiving requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-778) the resolution (H. Res. 575) waiving a requirement of 
clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of certain 
resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.102.40  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4259

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-779) the resolution (H. Res. 576) providing for consideration of 
the the bill (H.R. 4259) to allow Haskell Indian Nations University and 
the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute each to conduct a 
demonstration project to test the feasibility and desirability of new 
personnel management policies and procedures, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.102.41  agricultural commodities embargo report

  Mr. EWING moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4647) to 
amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to require the President to 
report to Congress on any selective embargo on agricultural commodities, 
to provide a termination date for the embargo, to provide greater 
assurances for contract sanctity, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. EWING and Mr. 
STENHOLM, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.102.42  change of conferees--s. 2073

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, and 
pursuant to clause 6(f) of rule X removed Mr. Castle and Mr. Souder as 
conferees on the part of the House to the conference with the Senate on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the House 
to the bill (S. 2073) to authorize appropriations for the National 
Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and appointed Mr. Riggs and 
Mr. Greenwood to fill the vacancies.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.102.43  senate bills referred

  Bills of the Senate of the following titles were taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 890. An Act to dispose of certain Federal properties 
     located in Dutch John, Utah, to assist the local government 
     in the interim delivery of basic services to the Dutch John 
     community, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       S. 1016. An Act to authorize appropriations for the Coastal 
     Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 1333. An Act to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 to allow national park units that cannot 
     charge an entrance or admission fee to retain other fees and 
     charges; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 1398. An Act to extend certain contracts between the 
     Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation water contractors in 
     Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water from Glendo 
     Reservoir; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 1408. An Act to establish the Lower East Side Tenement 
     National Historic Site, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       S. 1665. An Act to reauthorize the Delaware and Lehigh 
     Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 1718. An Act to amend the Weir Farm National Historic 
     Site Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize the acquisition 
     of additional acreage for the historic site to permit the 
     development of visitor and administrative facilities and to 
     authorize the appropriation of additional amounts for the 
     acquisition of real and personal property; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       S. 2129. An Act to eliminate restrictions on the 
     acquisition of certain land contiguous to

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     Hawaii Volcanoes National Park; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       S. 2232. An Act to establish the Little Rock Central High 
     School National Historic Site in the State of Arkansas, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2272. An Act to amend the boundaries of Grant-Kohrs 
     Ranch National Historic Site in the State of Montana; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       S. 2351. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2469. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2470. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2474. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make corrections to certain maps relating to the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.

para.102.44  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 3616. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1999 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
     personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
     Forces, and for other purposes.

para.102.45  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following date present to the President, for his 
approval, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On October 2, 1998:
       H.R. 6. To extend the authorization of programs under the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

para.102.46  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BECERRA, for today;
  To Ms. HARMAN, for today;
  To Mr. McGOVERN, for today;
  To Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD, for today;
  To Mr. RIGGS, for today; and;
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 6:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.102.47  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, at 10 o'clock and 48 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.102.48  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LEWIS of California: Committee of Conference. 
     Conference report on H.R. 4194. A bill making appropriations 
     for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
     commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-769). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1467. A 
     bill to provide for the continuance of oil and gas operations 
     pursuant to certain existing leases in the Wayne National 
     Forest; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-770). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3878. A 
     bill to subject certain reserved mineral interests of the 
     operation of the Mineral Leasing Act, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-771). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 3511. A bill 
     to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide additional 
     exceptions to the imposition of civil money penalties in 
     cases of payments to beneficiaries; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-772 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 4567. A bill 
     to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make 
     revisions in the per beneficiary and per visit payment limits 
     on payment for health services under the Medicare Program; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-773 Pt. 1). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 4377. A bill 
     to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the 
     membership of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to 17 
     (Rept. No. 105-774 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 3783. A bill to 
     amend section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     require persons who are engaged in the business of selling or 
     transferring, by means of the World Wide Web, material that 
     is harmful to minors to restrict access to such material by 
     minors, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-775). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 573. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4570) to provide for certain boundary adjustments and 
     conveyances involving public lands, to establish and improve 
     the management of certain heritage areas, historic areas, 
     National Parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national trials, 
     to protect communities by reducing hazardous fuels levels on 
     public lands, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-776). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 574. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4194) making 
     appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
     Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
     agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-777). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 575. 
     Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI 
     with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
     from the Committee on Rules, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 105-778). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 576. Resolution providing consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 4259) to allow Haskell Indian Nations University 
     and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute each to 
     conduct a demonstration project to test the feasibility and 
     desirability of new personnel management policies and 
     procedures, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-779). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 3694. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1999 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
     the United States Government, the Community Management 
     Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
     Disability System, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     780). Ordered to be printed.

para.102.49  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 3511. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 9, 1998.
       H.R. 4377. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 9, 1998.
       H.R. 4567. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 9, 1998.

para.102.50  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.R. 4696. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     repeal the so-called ``Redux'' retired pay computation 
     formula applicable to persons entering military service on or 
     after August 1, 1986; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 4697. A bill to temporarily reenact chapter 12 of 
     title 11 of the United States Code; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4698. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for the deportation of aliens who associate 
     with known terrorists; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BONO:
       H.R. 4699. A bill to remove the restriction on the 
     distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs 
     parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of 
     Cahuilla Indians; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4700. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the 
     United States to meet national priorities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 4701. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that an individual who leaves employment 
     because of sexual harassment will, for purposes of 
     determining such individual's eligibility for unemployment 
     compensation, be treated as having left such employment for 
     good cause; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 4702. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that an individual who leaves employment 
     because of loss of child care will, for purposes of 
     determining such individual's eligibility for unemployment 
     compensation, be treated as having left such employment for 
     good cause; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Delahunt):
       H.R. 4703. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the tax on commercial aviation to and from 
     airports located on sparsely populated islands; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
       H.R. 4704. A bill to require the General Accounting Office 
     to prepare a report assessing the impact and effectiveness of 
     economic sanctions imposed by the United States, to prohibit 
     the imposition of unilateral sanctions on exports of food, 
     other agricultural products, medicines, or medical supplies 
     or equipment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H. Res. 572. A resolution providing for the consideration 
     of the bill H.R. 1702 and the Senate amendment thereto; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 577. A resolution permitting official photographs 
     of the House of Representatives to be taken while the House 
     is in actual session; to the Committee on House Oversight. 

para.102.51  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 51: Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 538: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 836: Mrs. Capps, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Kanjorski, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Souder, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 2721: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 3177: Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 3270: Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 3320: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 3794: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Filner, and Mr. jefferson.
       H.R. 3837: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Aderholt and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 3918: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 3956: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 4070: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 4127: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 4228: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 4277: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 4281: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 4299: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 4404: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 4407: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 4450: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 4467: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Ms. DeGette, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Allen, and Mr. 
     Tierney.
       H.R. 4492: Mr. Radanovich and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 4531: Mr. Rush and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 4552: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Hinchey, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 4563: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Foley, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 4567: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Boehlert, 
     and Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 4597: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 4627: Mr. Filner, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. 
     Ford.
       H.R. 4666: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 4669: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 4683: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 4692: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Filner, and Mr. 
     Hilliard.
       H. Con. Res. 283: Mr. Salmon and Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Con. Res. 290: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Parker.
       H. Con. Res. 328: Mr. Norwood and Mr. Minge.
       H. Res. 479: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H. Res. 519: Mr. Weller and Mr. McNulty.
       H. Res. 557: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Gejdenson, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H. Res. 565: Ms. Harman, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Danner, Ms. 
     Sanchez, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.



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                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1998 (103)

para.103.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. BASS, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  October 6, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Charles F. Bass to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.103.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House of the 
following titles:

       H.R. 8. An Act to amend the Clean Air Act to deny entry 
     into the United States of certain foreign motor vehicles that 
     do not comply with State laws governing motor vehicle 
     emissions, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2675. An Act to require that the Office of Personnel 
     Management submit proposed legislation under which group 
     universal life insurance and group variable universal life 
     insurance would be available under chapter 87 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1021. An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that consideration may not be denied to preference 
     eligibles applying for certain positions in the competitive 
     service, and for other purposes.
       S. 2432. An Act to support programs of grants to States to 
     address the assistive technology needs of individuals with 
     disabilities, and for other purposes.
       S. 2505. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey title to the Tunnison Lab Hagerman Field Station in 
     Gooding County, Idaho, to the University of Idaho.

para.103.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, pursuant to the order of the House 
of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para.103.4  recess--9:07 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 10 o'clock a.m.

para.103.5  after recess--10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, called the House to order.

para.103.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, October 5, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.103.7  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11514. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Egg, Poultry, and Rabbit Grading Increase in Fees and Charges 
     [Docket No. PY-98-002] received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11515. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Processed Fruits and Vegetables [Docket No. FV-98-327] 
     received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11516. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fludioxonil; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300738; FRL-6036-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11517. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cyproconazole; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300742; FRL-6036-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11518. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300743; FRL-6037-
     2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11519. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyridate; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300737; FRL 6036-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11520. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sethoxydim; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300739; FRL-6034-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11521. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Avermectin; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300727; FRL-6033-
     7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

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       11522. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bifenthrin; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300731; FRL 6034-
     9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11523. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glyphosate; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300736; FRL 6036-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11524. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Department of the Air Force, transmitting 
     notification that the Commander of Air Combat Command is 
     initiating a multi-function cost comparison of the base 
     operating support functions at Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), 
     Nebraska, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       11525. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting the 
     Office's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement; Contracting by Negotiation; Part 215 Rewrite 
     [DFARS Case 97-D018] received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       11526. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing 
     Assistance Restructuring Program (Mark-to-Market) and Renewal 
     of Expiring Section 8 Project-Based Assistance Contracts 
     [Docket No. FR-4298-I-01] (RIN: 2502-AH09) received September 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       11527. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Work-Study Programs (RIN: 
     1840-AC56) received September 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       11528. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Anthropomorphic Test Dummy; Occupant Crash Protection [Docket 
     No. NHTSA-98-4503] (RIN: 2127-AG39) received October 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11529. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans and 
     Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
     State of Connecticut; Approval of Maintenance Plan, Carbon 
     Monoxide Redesignation Plan and Emissions Inventory for the 
     New Haven-Meriden-Waterbury area [CT50-7208; A-1-FRL-6167-1] 
     received September 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11530. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated 
     Facilities and Pollutants; Commonwealth of Virginia; Control 
     of Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions from Existing Kraft Pulp 
     Mills [SIPTRAX NO. VA 011-5034a; FRL-6174-7] received October 
     5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       11531. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Performance Partnership 
     Grants for State and Tribal Environmental Program: Revised 
     Interim Guidance [FRL-6171-7] received October 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11532. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing 
     of Hazardous Waste; Petroleum Refining Process Wastes; Land 
     Disposal Restrictions for Newly Identified Wastes; And CERCLA 
     Hazardous Substances Designation and Reportable Quantities; 
     Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act 
     (CRA) [FRL-6172-3] received October 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11533. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's ``Major'' final rule--Hazardous 
     Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of 
     Hazardous Waste; Petroleum Refining Process Wastes; Land 
     Disposal Restrictions for Newly Identified Wastes; And CERCLA 
     Hazardous Substance Designation and Reportable Quantities 
     [SWH-FRL-6122-7] (RIN: 2050-AD88) received October 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11534. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Revision of Fuel Cost Adjustment Clause Regulation 
     Relating to Fuel Purchases From Company-Owned or Controlled 
     Source [Docket No. RM93-24-000; Order No. 600] received 
     September 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11535. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report authorizing the 
     transfer of up to $100M in defense articles and services to 
     the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 
     104--107, section 540(c) (110 Stat. 736); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11536. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Israel for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-60), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11537. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Israel for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-59), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11538. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Australia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 98-58), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11539. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Kuwait for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 99-05), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11540. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Greece for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 99-01), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11541. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Mexico [Transmittal No. DTC 133-98], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11542. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of major 
     defense equipment sold under a contract to Italy [Transmittal 
     No. DTC 128-98], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       11543. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of major 
     defense equipment or defense services sold under a contract 
     to Thailand [Transmittal No. DTC 99-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11544. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of major 
     defense equipment sold under a contract to Australia 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 140-98], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       11545. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification that a reward has been paid pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2708(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11546. A letter from the Chair, District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     transmitting the Fiscal Year 1999 Performance Accountablity 
     Plan for the District of Columbia; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11547. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Special Areas: State Irrigation 
     Districts [WO-340-1220-00-24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AC53) received 
     October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11548. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Grazing Administration; Alaska; 
     Livestock [WO-130-1820-00-241A] (RIN: 1004-AC70) received 
     October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11549. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Surface Coal Mining 
     and Reclamation Operations On Federal Lands; State-Federal 
     Cooperative Agreements; Kentucky [KY-214-FOR] received 
     September 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11550. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Determination of Endangered or Threatened Status 
     for Five Desert Milk-vetch Taxa from California (RIN: 1018-
     AB75) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11551. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Oil and Gas 
     Leasing; Onshore Oil and Gas Geophysical Exploration; Onshore 
     Oil and Gas Operations; On

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     shore Oil and Gas Unit Agreements: Unproven Areas; Geothermal 
     Resources Leasing: General; Geothermal Resources Operations; 
     Leasing of Solid Minerals Other than Coal and Oil Shale; 
     Phosphate; Sodium; Potassium; Sulphur; ``Gilsonite' 
     (Including All Vein-Type Solid Hydrocarbons); Special Leasing 
     Areas; Solid Minerals (Other Than Coal) Exploration and 
     Mining Operations; Mineral Materials Disposal: General; 
     Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws; Public 
     Availability of Mineral Resources Information [WO-890-1270-
     02-24 1A] to the Committee on Resources.
       11552. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Establishment of a 
     Nonessential Experimental Population of Black-footed Ferrets 
     in Northwestern Colorado and Northeastern Utah (RIN: 1018-
     AD99) received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11553. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Economic 
     Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Fisheries by Vessels 
     using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     971208297-8054-02; I.D. 081498D] received October 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11554. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Endangered and Threatened Species; Threatened 
     Status for the Oregon Coast Evolutionarily Significant Unit 
     of Coho Salmon [Docket No. 950407093-8201-04; I.D. 063098A] 
     received September 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11555. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf 
     of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic 
     Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure 
     [Docket No. 970930235-8028-02; I.D. 081898B] received October 
     1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       11556. A letter from the Policy, Management and Information 
     Officer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Announcement of 
     Graduate Research Fellowships in the National Estuarine 
     Research Reserve System for Fiscal Year 1999 [Docket Number 
     980716179-8179-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA45) received September 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11557. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Department of the Treasury, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Management of Federal Agency 
     Disbursements (RIN: 1510-AA56) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       11558. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Reports of Motor Carriers; Redesignation of Regulations 
     Pursuant to the ICC Termination Act of 1995 (RIN: 2139-AA06) 
     received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11559. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Colusa, CA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AWP-1] received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11560. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Licensing and Training of Pilots, Flight Instructors, and 
     Ground Instructors Outside the United States [Docket No. FAA-
     1998-4518; Amdt. No. 61-105, 67-18, 141-11 & 142-3] (RIN: 
     2120-AG66) received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11561. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Cambridge, NE; Correction 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-11] received October 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11562. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Scottsbluff, NE [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-18] received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11563. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Newton, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-24] received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11564. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fort Drum, NY [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AEA-15] received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11565. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Berkeley Springs, WV [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AEA-16] received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11566. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, -200, and -
     300 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-85-AD; Amendment 39-
     10804; AD 98-20-37] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11567. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aviat Aircraft, Inc. Models S-1S, 
     S-1T, S-2, S-2A, S-2S, and S-2B Airplanes [Docket No. 96-CE-
     23-AD; Amendment 39-10805; AD 96-12-03 R2] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11568. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. 
     MU-2B Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-39-AD; Amendment 39-
     10807; AD 98-20-39] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11569. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 95-NM-109-AD; Amendment 39-10803; AD 
     98-20-36] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 5, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11570. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Realignment of Federal Airways and Jet Routes; TX [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ASW-18] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received October 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11571. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Baltimore, MD [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AEA-17] received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11572. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Ellenville, NY [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AEA-20] received October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11573. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-287-AD; Amendment 39-10816; AD 
     98-21-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 5, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11574. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce, plc RB211 Trent 800 
     Series Turbofan Engines; Correction [Docket No. 98-ANE-33-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10762; AD 98-19-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11575. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Internal Revenue Service Announces New Procedures For 
     Handling Matters In Bankruptcy [Announcement 98-89] received 
     October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       11576. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Coordinated Issue Motor Vehicle Industry Excess Parts 
     Inventory--received October 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11577. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Coordinated Issue Utilities Industry Capitalization of Costs-
     Unclassified Labor Costs--received October 1, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11578. A letter from the Acting Chief, Regulations Branch, 
     U.S. Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act: Disposition of 
     Merchandise Bearing Counterfeit American Trademarks; Civil 
     Penalties [T.D.98-75] (RIN: 1515-AC10) received September 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       11579. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification that the President proposes to exercise his 
     authority under section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, as amended (the ''Act''), to authorize the use 
     of $15 million in appropriations to the Korean Peninsula 
     Energy Development Organization, pursuant to 22 U.S.C.

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     2364(a)(1); jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations.
       11580. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of intent to obligate funds for additional 
     program proposals for purposes of Nonproliferation and 
     Disarmament Fund (NDF) activities, pursuant to Public Law 
     105-118; jointly to the Committees on International Relations 
     and Appropriations.
       11581. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting a report on the 
     financial statements of the Capitol Preservation Fund for the 
     fiscal years ended September 30, 1997 and 1996; jointly to 
     the Committees on House Oversight and Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

       11582. A letter from the The Board, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the Board's budget request for fiscal 
     year 2000, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f; jointly to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Ways and Means. 

para.103.8  private calendar

  Pursuant to clause 6, rule XXIV,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, directed the Private Calendar to 
be called.
  When,

para.103.9  bills passed

  The bills of the following titles were severally considered, read 
twice, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, were severally 
read a third time by title, and passed:
  H.R. 1794. A bill for the relief of Mai Hoa ``Jasmine'' Salehi.
  H.R. 1834. A bill for the relief of Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz 
Martinez Cruz.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bills, severally.

para.103.10  bill passed over

  By unanimous consent, the bill of the following title was passed over 
without prejudice and retains its place on the Private Calendar:
  S. 1304. An Act for the relief of Belinda McGregor.
  Motions severally made to reconsider the votes whereby each bill on 
the Private Calendar was disposed of today were, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.103.11  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 4194

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 574):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 4194) making appropriations for the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for 
     sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. All points of 
     order against the conference report and against its 
     consideration are waived. The conference report shall be 
     considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.103.12  va-hud appropriations for fy 1999

  Mr. LEWIS of California, pursuant to House Resolution 574, called up 
the following conference report (Rept. No. 105-769):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     4194) ``making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
     independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and 
     offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes'', having met, after full and free 
     conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes, namely:

                TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration


                       compensation and pensions

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
     veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as 
     authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 
     53, 55, and 61); pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans 
     as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 
     61; 92 Stat. 2508); and burial benefits, emergency and other 
     officers' retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and 
     certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life 
     insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of Article 
     IV of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as 
     amended, and for other benefits as authorized by law (38 
     U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, 
     and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 
     735; 76 Stat. 1198), $21,857,058,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $24,534,000 of 
     the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ``General 
     operating expenses'' and ``Medical care'' for necessary 
     expenses in implementing those provisions authorized in the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, and in the 
     Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters 51, 53, 
     and 55), the funding source for which is specifically 
     provided as the ``Compensation and pensions'' appropriation: 
     Provided further, That such sums as may be earned on an 
     actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to 
     ``Medical facilities revolving fund'' to augment the funding 
     of individual medical facilities for nursing home care 
     provided to pensioners as authorized.


                         readjustment benefits

       For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits 
     to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
     chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61, 
     $1,175,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That funds shall be available to pay any court order, court 
     award or any compromise settlement arising from litigation 
     involving the vocational training program authorized by 
     section 18 of Public Law 98-77, as amended.


                   veterans insurance and indemnities

       For military and naval insurance, national service life 
     insurance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled 
     veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 
     authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 
     487, $46,450,000, to remain available until expended.


         veterans housing benefit program fund program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 
     38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as amended: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
     1999, within the resources available, not to exceed $300,000 
     in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for 
     specially adapted housing loans: Provided further, That 
     during 1999 any moneys that would be otherwise deposited into 
     or paid from the Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund, the Guaranty 
     and Indemnity Fund, or the Direct Loan Revolving Fund shall 
     be deposited into or paid from the Veterans Housing Benefit 
     Program Fund: Provided further, That any balances in the Loan 
     Guaranty Revolving Fund, the Guaranty and Indemnity Fund, or 
     the Direct Loan Revolving Fund on the effective date of this 
     Act may be transferred to and merged with the Veterans 
     Housing Benefit Program Fund.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, $159,121,000, which may 
     be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``General operating expenses''.


                  education loan fund program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized by 38 
     U.S.C. 3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including 
     the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
     amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
     subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of 
     direct loans not to exceed $3,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct loan program, $206,000, which may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``General operating expenses''.


            vocational rehabilitation loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $55,000, as authorized by 38 
     U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,401,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct loan program, $400,000, which may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``General operating expenses''.


          Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan 
     program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V, as 
     amended, $515,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
     with

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     the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.

                     Veterans Health Administration


                              medical care

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
     hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for 
     furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient 
     care and treatment to beneficiaries of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, including care and treatment in facilities 
     not under the jurisdiction of the Department; and furnishing 
     recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; funeral, 
     burial, and other expenses incidental thereto for 
     beneficiaries receiving care in the Department; 
     administrative expenses in support of planning, design, 
     project management, real property acquisition and 
     disposition, construction and renovation of any facility 
     under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; 
     oversight, engineering and architectural activities not 
     charged to project cost; repairing, altering, improving or 
     providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under 
     the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise provided 
     for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees 
     and purchase of materials; uniforms or allowances therefor, 
     as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; aid to State homes as 
     authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; administrative and legal 
     expenses of the Department for collecting and recovering 
     amounts owed the Department as authorized under 38 U.S.C. 
     chapter 17, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act, 42 
     U.S.C. 2651 et seq.; and not to exceed $8,000,000 to fund 
     cost comparison studies as referred to in 38 U.S.C. 
     8110(a)(5), $17,306,000,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading, 
     $778,000,000 is for the equipment and land and structures 
     object classifications only, which amount shall not become 
     available for obligation until August 1, 1999, and shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided further, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading, not to 
     exceed $27,420,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``General operating expenses'': Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
     up to $10,000,000 shall be for implementation of the Primary 
     Care Providers Incentive Act, contingent upon enactment of 
     authorizing legislation.
       In addition, in conformance with Public Law 105-33 
     establishing the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care 
     Collections Fund, such sums as may be deposited to such Fund 
     pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 1729A may be transferred to this 
     account, to remain available until expended for the purposes 
     of this account.

                    medical and prosthetic research

       For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical 
     and prosthetic research and development as authorized by 38 
     U.S.C. chapter 73, to remain available until September 30, 
     2000, $316,000,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That of 
     the funds made available under this heading, $6,000,000 is 
     for the Musculoskeletal Disease Center, which amount shall 
     remain available for obligation until expended.


      medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses

       For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
     medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 
     supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; 
     administrative expenses in support of planning, design, 
     project management, architectural, engineering, real property 
     acquisition and disposition, construction and renovation of 
     any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, including site acquisition; 
     engineering and architectural activities not charged to 
     project cost; and research and development in building 
     construction technology, $63,000,000, plus reimbursements.


                   general post fund, national homes

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized by 
     Public Law 102-54, section 8, which shall be transferred from 
     the ``General post fund'': Provided, That such costs, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans not to exceed $70,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan programs, $54,000, which shall be transferred 
     from the ``General post fund'', as authorized by Public Law 
     102-54, section 8.

                      Departmental Administration


                       general operating expenses

       For necessary operating expenses of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 
     uniforms or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 
     Services Administration for security guard services, and the 
     Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 
     $855,661,000: Provided, That funds under this heading shall 
     be available to administer the Service Members Occupational 
     Conversion and Training Act.


                        national cemetery system

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
     the National Cemetery System, not otherwise provided for, 
     including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial 
     expenses as authorized by law; purchase of six passenger 
     motor vehicles for use in cemeterial operations; and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, $92,006,000: Provided, That of the 
     amount made available under this heading, not to exceed 
     $90,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.


                      office of inspector general

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $36,000,000: Provided, That of the amount made 
     available under this heading, not to exceed $30,000 may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``General operating expenses''.


                      Construction, Major Projects

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of 
     the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes 
     set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 
     8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, 
     including planning, architectural and engineering services, 
     maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated 
     with equipment guarantees provided under the project, 
     services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm 
     drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, 
     where the estimated cost of a project is $4,000,000 or more 
     or where funds for a project were made available in a 
     previous major project appropriation, $142,300,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That except for advance 
     planning of projects funded through the advance planning fund 
     and the design of projects funded through the design fund, 
     none of these funds shall be used for any project which has 
     not been considered and approved by the Congress in the 
     budgetary process: Provided further, That funds provided in 
     this appropriation for fiscal year 1999, for each approved 
     project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a 
     construction documents contract by September 30, 1999; and 
     (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September 
     30, 2000: Provided further, That the Secretary shall promptly 
     report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations any 
     approved major construction project in which obligations are 
     not incurred within the time limitations established above: 
     Provided further, That no funds from any other account except 
     the ``Parking revolving fund'', may be obligated for 
     constructing, altering, extending, or improving a project 
     which was approved in the budget process and funded in this 
     account until one year after substantial completion and 
     beneficial occupancy by the Department of Veterans Affairs of 
     the project or any part thereof with respect to that part 
     only: Provided further, That not to exceed $125,000 may be 
     transferred to the Pershing Hall Revolving Fund, codified at 
     section 493(d) of title 36, United States Code: Provided 
     further, That during fiscal year 1999, or in subsequent 
     fiscal years, the ``Construction, major projects'' account 
     shall be reimbursed, in the amount transferred, from other 
     funds as they become part of the Pershing Hall Revolving 
     Fund.


                      construction, minor projects

       For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
     the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning, 
     architectural and engineering services, maintenance or 
     guarantee period services costs associated with equipment 
     guarantees provided under the project, services of claims 
     analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system 
     construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the 
     purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 
     8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38, United States 
     Code, where the estimated cost of a project is less than 
     $4,000,000, $175,000,000 to remain available until expended, 
     along with unobligated balances of previous ``Construction, 
     minor projects'' appropriations which are hereby made 
     available for any project where the estimated cost is less 
     than $4,000,000: Provided, That funds in this account shall 
     be available for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical 
     facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
     Department which are necessary because of loss or damage 
     caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) 
     temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize 
     further loss by such causes.


                         parking revolving fund

       For the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
     8109, income from fees collected, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be available for all authorized 
     expenses except operations and maintenance costs, which will 
     be funded from ``Medical care''.


       grants for construction of state extended care facilities

       For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State 
     nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, 
     modify or alter existing hospital, nursing home and 
     domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to 
     veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8131-8137, $90,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.


        grants for the construction of state veterans cemeteries

       For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or 
     improving State veteran cemeteries as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
     2408, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                       administrative provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 1999 for 
     ``Compensation and pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and 
     ``Veterans insurance and indemnities'' may be transferred to 
     any other of the mentioned appropriations.
       Sec. 102. Appropriations available to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1999 for salaries and 
     expenses shall be available for services authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for 
     ``Construction, major projects'',

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     ``Construction, minor projects'', and the ``Parking revolving 
     fund'') shall be available for the purchase of any site for 
     or toward the construction of any new hospital or home.
       Sec. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospitalization or 
     examination of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled 
     under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, and 
     persons receiving such treatment under 5 U.S.C. 7901-7904 or 
     42 U.S.C. 5141-5204), unless reimbursement of cost is made to 
     the ``Medical care'' account at such rates as may be fixed by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       Sec. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1999 for ``Compensation and 
     pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans 
     insurance and indemnities'' shall be available for payment of 
     prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law 
     against the corresponding prior year accounts within the last 
     quarter of fiscal year 1998.
       Sec. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1999 shall be 
     available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 
     prior year appropriations accounts resulting from title X of 
     the Competitive Equality Banking Act, Public Law 100-86, 
     except that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts 
     they shall be payable from ``Compensation and pensions''.
       Sec. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during fiscal year 1999, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund (38 
     U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans' Special Life Insurance Fund (38 
     U.S.C. 1923), and the United States Government Life Insurance 
     Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reimburse the ``General operating 
     expenses'' account for the cost of administration of the 
     insurance programs financed through those accounts: Provided, 
     That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus 
     earnings accumulated in an insurance program in fiscal year 
     1999, that are available for dividends in that program after 
     claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 
     have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of 
     administration of an insurance program exceeds the amount of 
     surplus earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement 
     shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine the cost 
     of administration for fiscal year 1999, which is properly 
     allocable to the provision of each insurance program and to 
     the provision of any total disability income insurance 
     included in such insurance program.
       Sec. 108. In accordance with section 1557 of title 31, 
     United States Code, the following obligated balances shall be 
     exempt from subchapter IV of chapter 15 of such title and 
     shall remain available for expenditure without fiscal year 
     limitation: (1) funds obligated by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for lease numbers 084B-05-94, 084B-07-94, and 084B-
     027-94 from funds made available in the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 
     103-124) under the heading ``Medical care''; and (2) funds 
     obligated by the Department of Veterans Affairs for lease 
     number 084B-002-96 from funds made available in the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1995 (Public Law 103-327) under the heading ``Medical care''.
       Sec. 109. (a) The Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
     center in Salisbury, North Carolina, is hereby designated as 
     the ``W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Center''. Any reference to such center in any 
     law, regulation, map, document, record or other paper of the 
     United States shall be considered to be a reference to the 
     ``W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Medical Center''.
       (b) The provisions of subsection (a) are effective on the 
     latter of the first day of the 106th Congress or January 3, 
     1999.
       Sec. 110. Land Conveyance, Ridgecrest Children's Center, 
     Alabama. (a) Conveyance.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     may convey, without consideration, to the Board of Trustees 
     of the University of Alabama, all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to the parcel of real property, 
     including any improvements thereon, described in subsection 
     (b).
       (b) Covered Parcel.--The parcel of real property to be 
     conveyed under subsection (a) is the following: A parcel of 
     property lying in the northeast quarter of the southwest 
     quarter, section 28, township 21 south, range 9 west, 
     Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, lying along and adjacent to 
     Ridgecrest (Brewer's Porch) Children's Center being more 
     particularly described as follows: As a point of commencement 
     start at the southeast corner of the north half of the 
     southwest quarter run in an easterly direction along an 
     easterly projection of the north boundary of the southeast 
     quarter of the southwest quarter for a distance of 888.52 
     feet to a point; thence with a deflection angle to the left 
     of 134 degrees 41 minutes run in a northwesterly direction 
     for a distance of 1164.38 feet to an iron pipe; thence with a 
     deflection angle to the left of 75 degrees 03 minutes run in 
     a southwesterly direction for a distance of 37.13 feet to the 
     point of beginning of this parcel of property; thence 
     continue in this same southwesterly direction along the 
     projection of the chainlink fence for a distance of 169.68 
     feet to a point; thence with an interior angle to the left of 
     63 degrees 16 minutes run in a northerly direction for a 
     distance of 233.70 feet to a point; thence with an interior 
     angle to the left of 43 degrees 55 minutes run in a 
     southeasterly direction for a distance of 218.48 feet to the 
     point of beginning, said parcel having an interior angle of 
     closure of 72 degrees 49 minutes, said parcel containing 0.40 
     acres more or less, said parcel of property is also subject 
     to all rights-of-way, easements, and conveyances heretofore 
     given for this parcel of property.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       Sec. 111. (a) The Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
     center in Cleveland, Ohio, is hereby designated as the 
     ``Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Medical Center''. Any reference to such center in any law, 
     regulation, map, document, record or other paper of the 
     United States shall be considered to be a reference to the 
     ``Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Medical Center''.
       (b) The provisions of subsection (a) are effective on the 
     latter of the first day of the 106th Congress or January 3, 
     1999.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                       Public and Indian Housing


                        housing certificate fund

             (including transfers and rescission of funds)

       For activities and assistance to prevent the involuntary 
     displacement of low-income families, the elderly and the 
     disabled because of the loss of affordable housing stock, 
     expiration of subsidy contracts (other than contracts for 
     which amounts are provided under another heading in this Act) 
     or expiration of use restrictions, or other changes in 
     housing assistance arrangements, and for other purposes, 
     $10,326,542,030, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That of the total amount provided under this 
     heading, $9,600,000,000 shall be for assistance under the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437) for use in 
     connection with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy 
     contracts, for enhanced vouchers (including renewals) as 
     provided under the ``Preserving Existing Housing Investment'' 
     account in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
     and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-204), and contracts 
     entered into pursuant to section 441 of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: Provided further, That in 
     the case of enhanced vouchers provided under this heading, if 
     the income of a family receiving assistance declines to a 
     significant extent, the percentage of income paid by the 
     family for rent shall not exceed the greater of 30 percent or 
     the percentage of income paid at the time of mortgage 
     prepayment: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     determine not to apply section 8(o)(6)(B) of the Act to 
     housing vouchers during fiscal year 1999: Provided further, 
     That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
     $433,542,030 shall be for section 8 rental assistance under 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 including assistance to 
     relocate residents of properties: (1) that are owned by the 
     Secretary and being disposed of; or (2) that are 
     discontinuing section 8 project-based assistance; for 
     relocation and replacement housing for units that are 
     demolished or disposed of from the public housing inventory 
     (in addition to amounts that may be available for such 
     purposes under this and other headings); for the conversion 
     of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8; for 
     funds to carry out the family unification program; and for 
     the relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to 
     combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a 
     request from a law enforcement or prosecution agency: 
     Provided further, That of the total amount made available in 
     the preceding proviso, $40,000,000 shall be made available to 
     nonelderly disabled families affected by the designation of a 
     public housing development under section 7 of such Act, the 
     establishment of preferences in accordance with section 651 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 1361l), or the restriction of occupancy to elderly 
     families in accordance with section 658 of such Act, and to 
     the extent the Secretary determines that such amount is not 
     needed to fund applications for such affected families, to 
     other nonelderly disabled families: Provided further, That 
     the amount made available under the fifth proviso under the 
     heading ``Prevention of Resident Displacement'' in title II 
     of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1997, Public Law 104-204, shall also be made available to 
     nonelderly disabled families affected by the restriction of 
     occupancy to elderly families in accordance with section 658 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992: 
     Provided further, That to the extent the Secretary determines 
     that the amount made available under the fifth proviso under 
     the heading ``Prevention of Resident Displacement'' in title 
     II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
     Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 1997, Public Law 104-204, is not needed to fund 
     applications for affected families described in the fifth 
     proviso, or in the preceding proviso under this heading in 
     this Act, the amount not needed shall be made available to 
     other nonelderly disabled families: Provided further, That of 
     the total amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 
     shall be for Regional Opportunity Counseling: Provided 
     further, That all balances, as of September 30, 1998, 
     remaining in the ``Prevention of Resident Displacement'' 
     account shall be transferred to and merged with the amounts 
     provided for those purposes under this heading.
       For tenant-based assistance under the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 to help eligible families make the transition 
     from welfare to work, $283,000,000 from the total amount 
     provided under this heading, to be administered by public 
     housing agencies (including Indian tribes and their tribally 
     designated housing entities, as defined by the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development), and to remain available until 
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     pended: Provided, That families initially selected to receive 
     assistance under this paragraph: (1) shall be eligible to 
     receive, shall be currently receiving, or shall have received 
     within the preceding two years, assistance or services funded 
     under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 
     program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     or as part of a State's qualified State expenditure under 
     section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of such Act; (2) shall be determined 
     by the agency to be families for which tenant-based housing 
     assistance is critical to successfully obtaining or retaining 
     employment; and (3) shall not already be receiving tenant-
     based assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937: 
     Provided further, That each application shall: (1) describe 
     the proposed program, which shall be developed by the public 
     housing agency in consultation with the State, local or 
     Tribal entity administering the TANF program and the entity, 
     if any, administering the Welfare-to-Work grants allocated by 
     the United States Department of Labor pursuant to section 
     403(a)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act, and which shall take 
     into account the particular circumstances of the community; 
     (2) demonstrate that tenant-based housing assistance is 
     critical to the success of assisting eligible families to 
     obtain or retain employment; (3) specify the criteria for 
     selecting among eligible families to receive housing 
     assistance under this paragraph; (4) describe the proposed 
     strategy for tenant counseling and housing search assistance 
     and landlord outreach; (5) include any requests for waivers 
     of any administrative requirements or any provisions of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, with a demonstration of 
     how approval of the waivers would substantially further the 
     objective of this paragraph; (6) include certifications from 
     the State, local, or Tribal entity administering assistance 
     under the TANF program and from the entity, if any, 
     administering the Welfare-to-Work grants allocated by the 
     United States Department of Labor, that the entity supports 
     the proposed program and will cooperate with the public 
     housing agency that administers the housing assistance to 
     assure that such assistance is coordinated with other welfare 
     reform and welfare to work initiatives; however, if either 
     does not respond to the public housing agency within a 
     reasonable time period, its concurrence shall be assumed, and 
     if either objects to the application, its concerns shall 
     accompany the application to the Secretary, who shall take 
     them into account in this funding decision; and (7) include 
     such other information as the Secretary may require and meet 
     such other requirements as the Secretary may establish: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary, after consultation with 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary 
     of Labor, shall select public housing agencies to receive 
     assistance under this paragraph on a competitive basis, 
     taking into account the need for and quality of the proposed 
     program (including innovative approaches), the extent to 
     which the assistance will be coordinated with welfare reform 
     and welfare to work initiatives, the extent to which the 
     application demonstrates that tenant-based assistance is 
     critical to the success of assisting eligible families to 
     obtain or retain employment; and other appropriate criteria 
     established by the Secretary: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may use up to one percent of the amount available 
     under this paragraph, directly or indirectly, to conduct 
     detailed evaluations of the effect of providing assistance 
     under this paragraph: Provided further, That of the amount 
     made available under this paragraph, at least $4,000,000 each 
     shall be made available for local self-sufficiency/welfare-
     to-work initiatives in San Bernardino County, California; 
     Cleveland, Ohio; Kansas City, Missouri; Charlotte, North 
     Carolina; Miami/Dade County, Florida; Prince Georges County, 
     Maryland; New York City, New York; and Anchorage, Alaska.
       From the sources and in the order hereinafter specified, 
     $1,650,000,000 is rescinded: Provided, That the first source 
     shall be amounts that are available or may be recaptured from 
     project-based contracts for section 8 assistance that expired 
     or were terminated during fiscal year 1999 or any prior year: 
     Provided further, That after all amounts that are available 
     or may be recaptured from the first source have been 
     exhausted, the second source shall be unobligated amounts 
     from amendments to contracts for project-based section 8 
     assistance, other than contracts for projects developed under 
     section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, other than amounts 
     described as the fourth source, in the fourth proviso in this 
     paragraph, that are carried over into 1999: Provided further, 
     That after all amounts that are available from the second 
     source are exhausted, the third source shall be amounts 
     recaptured from section 8 reserves in the section 8 moderate 
     rehabilitation program: Provided further, That after all 
     amounts that are available or may be recaptured from the 
     third source have been exhausted, the fourth source shall be 
     all unobligated amounts for project-based assistance that are 
     earmarked under the third proviso under this heading in 
     Public Law 105-65, 111 Stat. 1351 (approved October 27, 
     1997): Provided further, That any amounts that are available 
     or recaptured in connection with the first or third provisos 
     of this paragraph that are in the Annual Contributions for 
     Assisted Housing account, and are required to be rescinded by 
     this paragraph, shall be rescinded from the Annual 
     Contributions for Assisted Housing account.


                      public housing capital fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program for 
     modernization of existing public housing projects as 
     authorized under section 14 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437), $3,000,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total 
     amount, up to $100,000,000 shall be for carrying out 
     activities under section 6(j) of such Act and technical 
     assistance for the inspection of public housing units, 
     contract expertise, and training and technical assistance 
     directly or indirectly, under grants, contracts, or 
     cooperative agreements, to assist in the oversight and 
     management of public housing (whether or not the housing is 
     being modernized with assistance under this proviso) or 
     tenant-based assistance, including, but not limited to, an 
     annual resident survey, data collection and analysis, 
     training and technical assistance by or to officials and 
     employees of the Department and of public housing agencies 
     and to residents in connection with the public housing 
     programs and for lease adjustments to section 23 projects: 
     Provided further, That of the amount available under this 
     heading, up to $5,000,000 shall be for the Tenant Opportunity 
     Program: Provided further, That all balances, as of September 
     30, 1998, of funds heretofore provided for section 673 public 
     housing service coordinators shall be transferred to and 
     merged with amounts made available under this heading.


                     public housing operating fund

       For payments to public housing agencies for operating 
     subsidies for low-income housing projects as authorized by 
     section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
     amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g), $2,818,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


             drug elimination grants for low-income housing

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For grants to public housing agencies and Indian tribes and 
     their tribally designated housing entities for use in 
     eliminating crime in public housing projects authorized by 42 
     U.S.C. 11901-11908, for grants for federally assisted low-
     income housing authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11909, and for drug 
     information clearinghouse services authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
     11921-11925, $310,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants, technical 
     assistance, contracts and other assistance, training, and 
     program assessment and execution for or on behalf of public 
     housing agencies, resident organizations, and Indian tribes 
     and their tribally designated housing entities (including the 
     cost of necessary travel for participants in such training), 
     $10,000,000 shall be used in connection with efforts to 
     combat violent crime in public and assisted housing under the 
     Operation Safe Home Program administered by the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     $10,000,000 shall be provided to the Office of Inspector 
     General for Operation Safe Home; and $20,000,000 shall be 
     available for a program named the New Approach Anti-Drug 
     program which will provide competitive grants to entities 
     managing or operating public housing developments, federally 
     assisted multifamily housing developments, or other 
     multifamily housing developments for low-income families 
     supported by non-Federal governmental entities or similar 
     housing developments supported by nonprofit private sources 
     in order to provide or augment security (including personnel 
     costs), to assist in the investigation and/or prosecution of 
     drug related criminal activity in and around such 
     developments, and to provide assistance for the development 
     of capital improvements at such developments directly 
     relating to the security of such developments: Provided, That 
     grants for the New Approach Anti-Drug program shall be made 
     on a competitive basis as specified in section 102 of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 
     1989: Provided further, That the term ``drug-related crime'', 
     as defined in 42 U.S.C. 11905(2), shall also include other 
     types of crime as determined by the Secretary: Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding section 5130(c) of the Anti-
     Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11909(c)), the Secretary 
     may determine not to use any such funds to provide public 
     housing youth sports grants.


     revitalization of severely distressed public housing (hope vi)

       For grants to public housing agencies for assisting in the 
     demolition of obsolete public housing projects or portions 
     thereof, the revitalization (where appropriate) of sites 
     (including remaining public housing units) on which such 
     projects are located, replacement housing which will avoid or 
     lessen concentrations of very low-income families, and 
     tenant-based assistance in accordance with section 8 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937; and for providing 
     replacement housing and assisting tenants displaced by the 
     demolition (including appropriate homeownership down payment 
     assistance for displaced tenants), $625,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which the Secretary may use up 
     to $15,000,000 for technical assistance and contract 
     expertise, to be provided directly or indirectly by grants, 
     contracts or cooperative agreements, including training and 
     cost of necessary travel for participants in such training, 
     by or to officials and employees of the Department and of 
     public housing agencies and to residents: Provided, That no 
     funds appropriated under this heading shall be used for any 
     purpose that is not provided for herein, in the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, in the Appropriations Acts for the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies, for the fiscal years 
     1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, and 1998, and the Omnibus 
     Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996: 
     Provided further, That for purposes of environmental review 
     pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, a 
     grant under this heading or under prior appropriations Acts 
     for use for the purposes under this heading shall be treated 
     as assistance under title I of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 and shall be subject to the regulations issued by the 
     Secretary to implement section 26 of such Act: Provided 
     further, That none of such funds shall be used directly or 
     indirectly by granting competitive advantage in awards to 
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     tion or pay judgments, unless expressly permitted herein.


                  native american housing block grants

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as 
     authorized under title I of the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (Public Law 
     104-330), $620,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which $6,000,000 shall be used to support the inspection 
     of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and 
     technical assistance in the oversight and management of 
     Indian housing and tenant-based assistance, including up to 
     $200,000 for related travel: Provided, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be made 
     available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other 
     obligations, as authorized by title VI of the Native American 
     Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996: 
     Provided, further, That such costs, including the costs of 
     modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as amended: Provided, further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize the total principal amount of any 
     notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be 
     guaranteed, not to exceed $54,600,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed loan program, up to $200,000, which shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     departmental salaries and expenses, to be used only for the 
     administrative costs of these guarantees: Provided, That the 
     funds made available in the first proviso in the preceding 
     paragraph are for a demonstration on ways to enhance economic 
     growth, to increase access to private capital, and to 
     encourage the investment and participation of traditional 
     financial institutions in tribal and other Native American 
     areas.


           indian housing loan guarantee fund program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
     184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (106 
     Stat. 3739), $6,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That such costs, including the costs of modifying 
     such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
     further, That these funds are available to subsidize total 
     loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
     exceed $68,881,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed loan program, up to $400,000, which shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     departmental salaries and expenses, to be used only for the 
     administrative costs of these guarantees.


                 rural housing and economic development

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development to 
     be established in the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That of the amount under this heading, $4,000,000 
     shall be used to develop capacity at the State and local 
     level for developing rural housing and for economic 
     development, of which $1,000,000 shall be used to develop a 
     clearinghouse of ideas for innovative strategies for rural 
     housing and economic development and revitalization and of 
     which $3,000,000 shall be awarded by June 1, 1999 directly to 
     local rural nonprofits, community development corporations 
     and Indian tribes to support capacity building and technical 
     assistance: Provided further, That of the amount under this 
     heading, $21,000,000 shall be awarded by June 1, 1999 to 
     Indian tribes, State housing finance agencies, State 
     community and/or economic development agencies, local rural 
     nonprofits and community development corporations to support 
     innovative housing and economic development activities in 
     rural areas, of which $5,000,000 shall be awarded as seed 
     support for Indian tribes, nonprofits and community 
     development corporations that are located in areas that have 
     limited capacity for the development of rural housing and for 
     economic development: Provided further, That all grants shall 
     be awarded on a competitive basis as specified in section 102 
     of the HUD Reform Act: Provided further, That all funds 
     unobligated as of October 1, 1998 under the fifth paragraph 
     of the Community Development Block Grants account in the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1998 
     (Public Law 105-65; October 27, 1997) shall be transferred to 
     this account to be awarded to Indian tribes, State housing 
     finance agencies, State community and/or economic development 
     corporations for activities under this heading with any 
     outstanding earmarks for a State to be awarded to that 
     State's housing finance agency.

                   Community Planning and Development


              housing opportunities for persons with aIDS

       For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with 
     AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 12901), $215,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may use up to 1 
     percent of the funds under this heading for technical 
     assistance: Provided further, That within 30 days of the 
     close of fiscal year 1999, the Secretary shall submit a 
     report to the Congress summarizing all technical assistance 
     provided during the fiscal year.


                   community development block grants

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For grants to States and units of general local government 
     and for related expenses, not otherwise provided for, to 
     carry out a community development grants program as 
     authorized by title I of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act'' herein) (42 
     U.S.C. 5301), $4,750,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2001: Provided, That $67,000,000 shall be for 
     grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of 
     such Act, $3,000,000 shall be available as a grant to the 
     Housing Assistance Council, $3,000,000 shall be available for 
     the Organizing Committee for the 1999 Special Olympics Summer 
     Games to be used in support of related activities in the 
     Triangle Area of North Carolina, $1,800,000 shall be 
     available as a grant to the National American Indian Housing 
     Council, $50,000,000 shall be for grants pursuant to section 
     107 of the Act: Provided further, That all funding decisions 
     under section 107 except as specified herein shall be subject 
     to a reprogramming request unless otherwise specified in 
     accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the 
     joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference 
     accompanying this Act (H.R. 4194): Provided further, That 
     $27,500,000 shall be for grants pursuant to the Self Help 
     Housing Opportunity program, subject to authorization of 
     which $7,500,000 shall be for capacity building efforts: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 
     made with funds appropriated herein (other than a grant made 
     available in this paragraph to the Housing Assistance Council 
     or the National American Indian Housing Council, or a grant 
     using funds under section 107(b)(3) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974, as amended) shall be 
     expended for ``Planning and Management Development'' and 
     ``Administration'' as defined in regulations promulgated by 
     the Department.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $15,000,000 shall be made available for ``Capacity Building 
     for Community Development and Affordable Housing,'' for LISC 
     and the Enterprise Foundation for activities as authorized by 
     section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (Public Law 
     103-120), as in effect immediately before June 12, 1997, with 
     not less than $5,000,000 of the funding to be used in rural 
     areas, including tribal areas.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $12,000,000 is for the City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for a 
     revolving loan pool that shall be subject to the following 
     requirements and conditions: (1) amounts in the pool shall be 
     available only for the purposes of making loans to carry out 
     economic development activities that primarily benefit the 
     area in Oklahoma City bounded on the south by Robert S. Kerr 
     Avenue, on the north by North 13th Street, on the east by 
     Oklahoma Avenue, and on the west by Shartel Avenue, and 
     covering costs involved in administering the loan pool; (2) 
     amounts provided under this paragraph shall be available for 
     use from the loan pool only to the extent that the amounts 
     contributed to the loan pool (or committed to be contributed) 
     from non-Federal sources equal or exceed two times the 
     amounts provided under this paragraph; (3) any repayments of 
     principal and interest from loans made by the pool shall be 
     deposited in the pool and available for use for loans in 
     accordance with this paragraph; (4) amounts in the pool may 
     not be used to provide loans to any agency or entity of the 
     Federal Government or any State government or unit of general 
     local government; (5) amounts provided under this paragraph 
     shall be available for use from the loan pool only if the 
     City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma agrees (to the satisfaction 
     of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) to deposit 
     in the pool (for use for loans in accordance with this 
     paragraph) the net proceeds from any amounts that are repaid 
     to the City under loans made by the City using amounts 
     provided under this same heading under chapter III of title 
     III of Public Law 104-19 (109 Stat. 253).
       Of the amount provided under this heading, the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development may use up to $55,000,000 for a 
     public and assisted housing self-sufficiency program, of 
     which up to $5,000,000 may be used for the Moving to Work 
     Demonstration, and at least $20,000,000 shall be used for 
     grants for service coordinators and congregate services for 
     the elderly and disabled: Provided, That for self-sufficiency 
     activities, the Secretary may make grants to public housing 
     agencies (including Indian tribes and their tribally 
     designated housing entities), nonprofit corporations, and 
     other appropriate entities for a supportive services program 
     to assist residents of public and assisted housing, former 
     residents of such housing receiving tenant-based assistance 
     under section 8 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f), and other low-
     income families and individuals: Provided further, That the 
     program shall provide supportive services, principally for 
     the benefit of public housing residents, to the elderly and 
     the disabled, and to families with children where the head of 
     household would benefit from the receipt of supportive 
     services and is working, seeking work, or is preparing for 
     work by participating in job training or educational 
     programs: Provided further, That the supportive services may 
     include congregate services for the elderly and disabled, 
     service coordinators, and coordinated education, training, 
     and other supportive services, including case management 
     skills training, job search assistance, assistance related to 
     retaining employment, vocational and entrepreneurship 
     development and support programs, such as transportation, and 
     child care: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     require applications to demonstrate firm commitments of 
     funding or services from other sources: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary shall select public and Indian housing 
     agencies to receive assistance under this heading on a 
     competitive basis, taking into account the quality of the 
     proposed program, including any innovative approaches, the 
     extent of the proposed coordination of supportive services, 
     the extent of commitments of funding or services from other 
     sources, the extent to which the proposed program includes 
     reasonably achievable, quantifiable goals for measuring 
     performance under the program over a three-year period, the 
     extent of success an agency has had in carrying out other com

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     parable initiatives, and other appropriate criteria 
     established by the Secretary (except that this proviso shall 
     not apply to renewal of grants for service coordinators and 
     congregate services for the elderly and disabled).
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $42,500,000 shall 
     be available for YouthBuild program activities authorized by 
     subtitle D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act, as amended, and such activities shall 
     be an eligible activity with respect to any funds made 
     available under this heading: Provided, That local YouthBuild 
     programs that demonstrate an ability to leverage private and 
     nonprofit funding shall be given a priority for YouthBuild 
     funding: Provided further, That up to $2,500,000 may be used 
     for capacity buildings efforts.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $225,000,000 shall be available for the Economic Development 
     Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety of efforts, including 
     $190,000,000 for making grants for targeted economic 
     investments in accordance with the terms and conditions 
     specified for such grants in the joint explanatory statement 
     of the committee of conference accompanying this Act.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $25,000,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives 
     that are utilized to improve the conditions of distressed and 
     blighted areas and neighborhoods, and to determine whether 
     housing benefits can be integrated more effectively with 
     welfare reform initiatives.
       For the cost of guaranteed loans, $29,000,000, as 
     authorized by section 108 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974: Provided, That such costs, including 
     the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
     amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
     subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be 
     guaranteed, not to exceed $1,261,000,000, notwithstanding any 
     aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in 
     section 108(k) of the Housing and Community Development Act 
     of 1974: Provided further, That in addition, for 
     administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan 
     program, $1,000,000, which shall be transferred to and merged 
     with the appropriation for departmental salaries and 
     expenses.
       For any fiscal year, of the amounts made available as 
     emergency funds under the heading ``Community Development 
     Block Grants Fund'' and notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, not more than $250,000 may be used for the non-
     Federal cost-share of any project funded by the Secretary of 
     the Army through the Corps of Engineers.

                       brownfields redevelopment

       For Economic Development Grants, as authorized by section 
     108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
     as amended, for Brownfields redevelopment projects, 
     $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     make these grants available on a competitive basis as 
     specified in section 102 of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.


                  home investment partnerships program

       For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized 
     under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (Public Law 101-625), as amended, $1,600,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That up to 
     $7,000,000 of these funds shall be available for the 
     development and operation of integrated community development 
     management information systems: Provided further, That up to 
     $17,500,000 of these funds shall be available for Housing 
     Counseling under section 106 of the Housing and Urban 
     Development Act of 1968.


                       homeless assistance grants

       For the emergency shelter grants program (as authorized 
     under subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act, as amended); the supportive housing 
     program (as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such 
     Act); the section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room 
     occupancy program (as authorized under the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as amended) to assist homeless 
     individuals pursuant to section 441 of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care 
     program (as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of such 
     Act), $975,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That not less than 30 percent of these funds shall 
     be used for permanent housing, and all funding for services 
     must be matched by 25 percent in funding by each grantee: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall conduct a review of any balances of amounts 
     provided under this heading in this or any previous 
     appropriations Act that have been obligated but remain 
     unexpended and shall deobligate any such amounts that the 
     Secretary determines were obligated for contracts that are 
     unlikely to be performed and award such amounts during this 
     fiscal year: Provided further, That up to 1 percent of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading may be used for 
     technical assistance and tracking systems needed to carry out 
     the directives provided in House Report 105-610.

                            Housing Programs


                    housing for special populations

       For assistance for the purchase, construction, acquisition, 
     or development of additional public and subsidized housing 
     units for low income families not otherwise provided for, 
     $854,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
     $660,000,000 shall be for capital advances, including 
     amendments to capital advance contracts, for housing for the 
     elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 
     1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance, and 
     amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, for 
     the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 
     1959, and for supportive services associated with the 
     housing; and $194,000,000 shall be for capital advances, 
     including amendments to capital advance contracts, for 
     supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as 
     authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act, for project rental assistance, for 
     amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, and 
     supportive services associated with the housing for persons 
     with disabilities as authorized by section 811 of such Act: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary may designate up to 25 
     percent of the amounts earmarked under this paragraph for 
     section 811 of such Act for tenant-based assistance, as 
     authorized under that section, including such authority as 
     may be waived under the next proviso, which assistance is 
     five years in duration: Provided further, That the Secretary 
     may waive any provision of section 202 of the Housing Act of 
     1959 and section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act (including the provisions governing 
     the terms and conditions of project rental assistance and 
     tenant-based assistance) that the Secretary determines is not 
     necessary to achieve the objectives of these programs, or 
     that otherwise impedes the ability to develop, operate or 
     administer projects assisted under these programs, and may 
     make provision for alternative conditions or terms where 
     appropriate.


                         flexible subsidy fund

                          (transfer of funds)

       From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncommitted 
     balances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 1998, 
     and any collections made during fiscal year 1999, shall be 
     transferred to the Flexible Subsidy Fund, as authorized by 
     section 236(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended.

                     Federal Housing Administration


             fha--mutual mortgage insurance program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       During fiscal year 1999, commitments to guarantee loans to 
     carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National 
     Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed a loan principal of 
     $110,000,000,000.
       During fiscal year 1999, obligations to make direct loans 
     to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National 
     Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $100,000,000: 
     Provided, That the foregoing amount shall be for loans to 
     nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales 
     of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and 
     formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund.
       For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
     guaranteed and direct loan program, $328,888,000, to be 
     derived from the FHA-mutual mortgage insurance guaranteed 
     loans receipt account, of which not to exceed $324,866,000 
     shall be transferred to the appropriation for departmental 
     salaries and expenses; and of which not to exceed $4,022,000 
     shall be transferred to the appropriation for the Office of 
     Inspector General.


             fha--general and special risk program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections 
     238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 
     and 1735c), including the cost of loan guarantee 
     modifications (as that term is defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended), $81,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That these 
     funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any 
     part of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $18,100,000,000: 
     Provided further, That any amounts made available in any 
     prior appropriations Act for the cost (as such term is 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974) of guaranteed loans that are obligations of the funds 
     established under section 238 or 519 of the National Housing 
     Act that have not been obligated or that are deobligated 
     shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development in connection with the making of such guarantees 
     and shall remain available until expended, notwithstanding 
     the expiration of any period of availability otherwise 
     applicable to such amounts.
       Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, 
     as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of 
     the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $50,000,000; of 
     which not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be for bridge financing 
     in connection with the sale of multifamily real properties 
     owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act; 
     and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for loans to 
     nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the 
     sale of single-family real properties owned by the Secretary 
     and formerly insured under such Act.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, $211,455,000, of 
     which $193,134,000, shall be transferred to the appropriation 
     for departmental salaries and expenses; and of which 
     $18,321,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for the 
     Office of Inspector General.

                Government National Mortgage Association


Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       During fiscal year 1999, new commitments to issue 
     guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the 
     National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall 
     not exceed $150,000,000,000.
       For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
     guaranteed mortgage-backed secu

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     rities program, $9,383,000, to be derived from the GNMA-
     guarantees of mortgage-backed securities guaranteed loan 
     receipt account, of which not to exceed $9,383,000 shall be 
     transferred to the appropriation for departmental salaries 
     and expenses.

                    Policy Development and Research


                        research and technology

       For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs 
     of research and studies relating to housing and urban 
     problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title 
     V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, as 
     amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.), including carrying out 
     the functions of the Secretary under section 1(a)(1)(i) of 
     Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $47,500,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000.

                   Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity


                        Fair Housing Activities

       For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise 
     provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 
     1988, and section 561 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1987, as amended, $40,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000, of which $23,500,000 
     shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section 
     561: Provided, That no funds made available under this 
     heading shall be used to lobby the executive or legislative 
     branches of the Federal Government in connection with a 
     specific contract, grant or loan.

                     Office of Lead Hazard Control


                         lead hazard reduction

       For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by 
     sections 1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Hazard 
     Reduction Act of 1992, $80,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended, of which $2,500,000 shall be for CLEARCorps and 
     $10,000,000 shall be for a Healthy Homes Initiative, which 
     shall be a program pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the 
     Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall include 
     research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, 
     including education and outreach concerning lead-based paint 
     poisoning and other housing-related environmental diseases 
     and hazards.

                     Management and Administration


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary administrative and non-administrative 
     expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $7,000 
     for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $985,826,000, of which $518,000,000 shall be provided from 
     the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration, 
     $9,383,000 shall be provided from funds of the Government 
     National Mortgage Association, $1,000,000 shall be provided 
     from the ``Community Development Grants Program'' account, 
     $200,000 shall be provided by transfer from the ``Title VI 
     Indian Federal Guarantees Program'' account, and $400,000 
     shall be provided by transfer from the ``Indian Housing Loan 
     Guarantee Fund Program'' account: Provided, That the 
     Department is prohibited from employing more than 77 schedule 
     C and 20 noncareer Senior Executive Service employees.


                      office of inspector general

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $81,910,000, of which $22,343,000 shall be provided 
     from the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration 
     and $10,000,000 shall be provided from the amount earmarked 
     for Operation Safe Home in the ``Drug Elimination Grants for 
     Low-Income Housing'' account: Provided, That the Inspector 
     General shall have independent authority over all personnel 
     issues within the Office of Inspector General.

             Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprise Financial 
     Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, $16,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, to be derived from the Federal 
     Housing Enterprise Oversight Fund: Provided, That not to 
     exceed such amount shall be available from the General Fund 
     of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations 
     and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to 
     the Fund: Provided further, That the General Fund amount 
     shall be reduced as collections are received during the 
     fiscal year so as to result in a final appropriation from the 
     General Fund estimated at not more than $0.


                       administrative provisions

    public and assisted housing rents, preferences, and flexibility

       Sec. 201. Section 201(a)(2) of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1437l note), is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Applicability.--Section 14(q) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 shall be effective only with respect to 
     assistance provided from funds made available for fiscal year 
     1999 or any preceding fiscal year, except that the authority 
     in the first sentence of section 14(q)(1) to use up to 10 
     percent of the allocation of certain funds for any operating 
     subsidy purpose shall not apply to amounts made available for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999.''.


                      gse default loss protection

       Sec. 202. (a) Section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan 
     Corporation Act is amended in the first sentence by--
       (1) striking ``or'' at the end of clause (B);
       (2) striking the period at the end of the first sentence 
     and inserting in lieu thereof: ``; or (D) the mortgage is 
     subject to default loss protection that the Corporation 
     determines is financially equal or superior, on an individual 
     or pooled basis, to the protection provided by clause (C) of 
     this sentence: Provided, That if the Director of the Office 
     of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight subsequently finds 
     that such default loss protection determined by the 
     Corporation does not provide such equal or superior 
     protection, the Corporation shall provide such additional 
     default loss protection for such mortgage, as approved by the 
     Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise 
     Oversight, necessary to provide such equal or superior 
     protection.'';
       (b) Section 1313(b) of the Federal Housing Enterprises 
     Financial Housing Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 is amended 
     by renumbering paragraphs ``(9)'', ``(10)'', and ``(11)'', as 
     ``(10)'', ``(11)'', and ``(12)'', respectively, and inserting 
     the following new paragraph ``(9)'':
       ``(9) default loss protection levels under section 
     305(a)(2)(D) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 
     Act;''.


                      Financing Adjustment Factors

       Sec. 203. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, 
     or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated 
     with such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects 
     described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-
     628, 102 Stat. 3224, 3268) shall be rescinded, or in the case 
     of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts 
     of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or 
     remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing 
     finance agencies or local governments or local housing 
     agencies with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development for which settlement occurred after 
     January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. 
     Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Secretary may 
     award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash 
     recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to 
     provide project owners with incentives to refinance their 
     project at a lower interest rate.


                      Fair Housing and Free Speech

       Sec. 204. None of the amounts made available under this Act 
     may be used during fiscal year 1999 to investigate or 
     prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful 
     activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the 
     filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is 
     engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing 
     action by a government official or entity, or a court of 
     competent jurisdiction.


                 Brownfields as Eligible CDBG Activity

       Sec. 205. For fiscal years 1998, 1999, and all fiscal years 
     thereafter, States and entitlement communities may use funds 
     allocated under the community development block grants 
     program under title I of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 for environmental cleanup and 
     economic development activities related to Brownfields 
     projects in conjunction with the appropriate environmental 
     regulatory agencies, as if such activities were eligible 
     under section 105(a) of such Act.


                     Enhanced Disposition Authority

       Sec. 206. Section 204 of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal years 1997 and 1998'' and inserting ``fiscal years 
     1997, 1998, and 1999''.


           Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Grants

       Sec. 207. (a) Eligibility.--Notwithstanding section 
     854(c)(1)(A) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12903(c)(1)(A)), from any amounts made available under this 
     title for fiscal year 1999 that are allocated under such 
     section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     allocate and make a grant, in the amount determined under 
     subsection (b), for any State that--
       (1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year under 
     clause (ii) of such section; and
       (2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for fiscal 
     year 1999 under such clause (ii) because the areas in the 
     State outside of the metropolitan statistical areas that 
     qualify under clause (i) in fiscal year 1999 do not have the 
     number of cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 
     required under such clause.
       (b) Amount.--The amount of the allocation and grant for any 
     State described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based on 
     the cumulative number of AIDS cases in the areas of that 
     State that are outside of metropolitan statistical areas that 
     qualify under clause (i) of such section 854(c)(1)(A) in 
     fiscal year 1999 in proportion to AIDS cases among cities and 
     States that qualify under clauses (i) and (ii) of such 
     section and States deemed eligible under subsection (a).
       (c) Environmental Review.--For purposes of environmental 
     review, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 and other provisions of law that further the purposes of 
     such Act, a grant under the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 
     U.S.C. 12901 et seq.) from amounts provided under this or 
     prior Acts shall be treated as assistance for a special 
     project that is subject to section 305(c) of the Multifamily 
     Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
     3547), and shall be subject to the regulations issued by the 
     Secretary to implement such section. Where the grantee under 
     the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act is a nonprofit organization 
     and the activity is proposed to be carried out within the 
     jurisdiction of an Indian tribe or the community of an Alaska 
     native village, the role of the State or unit of general 
     local government under sections 305(c)(1)-(3) of such Act may 
     be carried out by the Indian tribe or Alaska native village 
     instead.


                           Drawdown of Funds

       Sec. 208. Section 14(q)(1) of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437l(q)(1)) is

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     amended by inserting after the first sentence the following 
     sentence: ``Such assistance may involve the drawdown of funds 
     on a schedule commensurate with construction draws for 
     deposit into an interest earning escrow account to serve as 
     collateral or credit enhancement for bonds issued by a public 
     agency for the construction or rehabilitation of the 
     development.''.


 Elimination of Shopping Incentive for Voucher Families Who Remain in 
              Same Unit Upon Initial Receipt of Assistance

       Sec. 209. (a) Section 8(o)(2) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(2)) is amended by inserting 
     the following new sentence at the end: ``Notwithstanding the 
     preceding sentence, for families being admitted to the 
     voucher program who remain in the same unit or complex, where 
     the rent (including the amount allowed for utilities) does 
     not exceed the payment standard, the monthly assistance 
     payment for any family shall be the amount by which such rent 
     exceeds the greater of 30 percent of the family's monthly 
     adjusted income or 10 percent of the family's monthly 
     income.''.
       (b) This section shall take effect 60 days after the later 
     of October 1, 1998 or the date of enactment of this Act.


              renegotiation of performance funding system

       Sec. 210. Section 9(a)(3)(A) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(a)(3)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after the third sentence the following new 
     sentence to read as follows:
     ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, the Secretary may 
     revise the performance funding system in a manner that takes 
     into account equity among public housing agencies and that 
     includes appropriate incentives for sound management.''; and
       (2) in the last sentence, by inserting after ``vacant 
     public housing units'' the following: ``, or any substantial 
     change under the preceding sentence,''.


             FHA Multifamily Mortgage Credit Demonstrations

       Sec. 211. Section 542 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(5) by adding before the period at the 
     end of the first sentence ``, and not more than an additional 
     25,000 units during fiscal year 1999'', and
       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (c)(4) by striking 
     ``1996 and'' and inserting ``1996,'' and by inserting after 
     ``fiscal year 1997'' the following: ``and not more than an 
     additional 25,000 units during fiscal year 1999''.


                       Calculation of Downpayment

       Sec. 212. Section 203(b)(10) of the National Housing Act is 
     amended by--
       (1) striking out ``Alaska and Hawaii'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Calculation of Downpayment''; and
       (2) striking out in subparagraph (A) ``originated in the 
     State of Alaska or the State of Hawaii and endorsed for 
     insurance in fiscal years 1997 and 1998,'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``executed for insurance in fiscal years 1998, 
     1999, and 2000''.


                        State CDBG IDIS Funding

       Sec. 213. During fiscal year 1999, from amounts received by 
     a State under section 106(d)(1) of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 for distribution in nonentitlement 
     areas, the State may deduct an amount, not to exceed the 
     greater of 0.25 percent of the amount so received or $50,000, 
     for implementation of the integrated disbursement and 
     information system established by the Secretary, in addition 
     to any amounts used for this purpose from amounts retained by 
     the State for administrative expenses under section 
     106(d)(3)(A).


                        Nursing Home Lease Terms

       Sec. 214. (a) Technical Correction.--Section 216 of the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1998, is amended by striking out ``fifty years from the 
     date'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``fifty years to run 
     from the date''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall be construed to have taken effect on October 27, 1997.


                  Technical for Emergency CDBG Program

       Sec. 215. For purposes of eligibility for funding under the 
     heading ``Community Development Block Grants'' in the 1998 
     Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act (Public Law 
     105-174; May 1, 1998) the term ``States'' shall be deemed to 
     include ``Indian tribes'' as defined under section 102(a)(17) 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and 
     Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and 
     American Samoa: Provided, That amounts made available by this 
     section are designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.


           Use of Home Funds for Public Housing Modernization

       Sec. 216. Notwithstanding section 212(d)(5) of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, amounts 
     made available to the City of Bismarck, North Dakota, under 
     subtitle A of title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 
     2001 or 2002, may be used to carry out activities authorized 
     under section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 14371) for the purpose of modernizing the Crescent 
     Manor public housing project located at 107 East Bowen 
     Avenue, in Bismarck, North Dakota, if--
       (1) the Burleigh County Housing Authority (or any successor 
     public housing agency that owns or operates the Crescent 
     Manor public housing project) has obligated all other Federal 
     assistance made available to that public housing agency for 
     that fiscal year; or
       (2) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     authorizes the use of those amounts for the purpose of 
     modernizing that public housing project, which authorization 
     may be made with respect to one or more of those fiscal 
     years.


                        cdbg and home exemption

       Sec. 217. The City of Oxnard, California may use amounts 
     available to the City under title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 and under subtitle A of 
     title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
     Act to reimburse the city for its cost in purchasing 19.89 
     acres of land, more or less, located at the northwest corner 
     of Lombard Street and Camino del Sol in the city, on the 
     north side of the 2100 block of Camino del Sol, for the 
     purpose of providing affordable housing. The procedures set 
     forth in sections 104(g)(2) and (3) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 and sections 288(b) and (c) 
     of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
     shall not apply to any release of funds for such 
     reimbursement.


                        CDBG PUBLIC SERVICES CAP

       Sec. 218. Section 105(a)(8) of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(8)) is amended by 
     striking ``1998'' and inserting ``1999''.


                Clarification of Owner's Right to Prepay

       Sec. 219. (a) Prepayment Right.--Notwithstanding section 
     211 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 or 
     section 221 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1987 (as in effect pursuant to section 604(c) of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act), subject 
     to subsection (b), with respect to any project that is 
     eligible low-income housing (as that term is defined in 
     section 229 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1987)--
       (1) the owner of the project may prepay, and the mortgagee 
     may accept prepayment of, the mortgage on the project, and
       (2) the owner may request voluntary termination of a 
     mortgage insurance contract with respect to such project and 
     the contract may be terminated notwithstanding any 
     requirements under sections 229 and 250 of the National 
     Housing Act.
       (b) Conditions.--Any prepayment of a mortgage or 
     termination of an insurance contract authorized under 
     subsection (a) may be made--
       (1) only to the extent that such prepayment or termination 
     is consistent with the terms and conditions of the mortgage 
     on or mortgage insurance contract for the project;
       (2) only if owner of the project involved agrees not to 
     increase the rent charges for any dwelling unit in the 
     project during the 60-day period beginning upon such 
     prepayment or termination; and
       (3) only if the owner of the project provides notice of 
     intent to prepay or terminate, in such form as the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development may prescribe, to each 
     tenant of the housing, the Secretary, and the chief executive 
     officer of the appropriate State or local government for the 
     jurisdiction within which the housing is located, not less 
     than 150 days, but not more than 270 days, before such 
     prepayment or termination, except that such requirement shall 
     not apply to a prepayment or termination that--
       (A) occurs during the 150-day period immediately following 
     the date of enactment of this Act;
       (B) is necessary to effect conversion to ownership by a 
     priority purchaser (as defined in section 231(a) of the Low-
     Income Housing Preservation and Resident Ownership Act of 
     1990 (12 U.S.C. 4120(a)), or
       (C) will otherwise ensure that the project will continue to 
     operate, at least until the maturity date of the loan or 
     mortgage, in a manner that will provide rental housing on 
     terms at least as advantageous to existing and future tenants 
     as the terms required by the program under which the loan or 
     mortgage was made or insured prior to the proposed prepayment 
     or termination.


            Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act

       Sec. 220. The Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination 
     Act of 1990 is amended--
       (1) in section 5123, by inserting ``Indian tribes'' before 
     ``and private'';
       (2) in section 5124(a)(7), by inserting ``, an Indian 
     tribe,'' before ``or tribally designated'';
       (3) in section 5125, by inserting ``an Indian tribe'' 
     before ``a tribally designated''; and
       (4) in section 5126, by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 4(12) of the Native 
     American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 
     1996, 25 U.S.C. 4103(12).''.


                     Multifamily Housing Institute

       Sec. 221. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary may, from time to time, as determined necessary to 
     assist the Department in managing its multifamily assets 
     including analyzing, tracking and evaluating its portfolio of 
     FHA-insured and other mortgages and properties and assisting 
     the Department in understanding and reducing the risk 
     involved in its mortgage restructuring, insuring and 
     guaranteeing activities, provide data to, and purchase data 
     from, any nonprofit, industry supported, on-line provider of 
     nationwide, multifamily housing loan and property data 
     services.


                     Multifamily Mortgage Auctions

       Sec. 222. Section 221(g)(4)(C) of the National Housing Act 
     is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of clause (viii), by striking 
     ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ix) The authority of the Secretary to conduct 
     multifamily auctions under this paragraph shall be effective 
     for any fiscal year only to the extent and in such amounts as 
     are approved in appropriations Acts for the costs of loan 
     guarantees (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974), including the cost of modifying 
     loans.''.

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                           Funding Correction

       Sec. 223. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
     the $1,250,000 made available pursuant to Public Law 102-389 
     for economic revitalization and infrastructure repair in 
     Montpelier, Vermont, $250,000 is available for the Central 
     Vermont Revolving Loan Fund administered by the Central 
     Vermont Community Action Council.


                Annual Report on Management Deficiencies

       Sec. 224.(a) In General.--Section 203 of the National 
     Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(x) Management Deficiencies Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the plan of 
     the Secretary to address each material weakness, reportable 
     condition, and noncompliance with an applicable law or 
     regulation (as defined by the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget) identified in the most recent audited 
     financial statement of the Federal Housing Administration 
     submitted under section 3515 of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(2) Contents of annual report.--Each report submitted 
     under paragraph (1) shall include--
       ``(A) an estimate of the resources, including staff, 
     information systems, and contract assistance, required to 
     address each material weakness, reportable condition, and 
     noncompliance with an applicable law or regulation described 
     in paragraph (1), and the costs associated with those 
     resources;
       ``(B) an estimated timetable for addressing each material 
     weakness, reportable condition, and noncompliance with an 
     applicable law or regulation described in paragraph (1); and
       ``(C) the progress of the Secretary in implementing the 
     plan of the Secretary included in the report submitted under 
     paragraph (1) for the preceding year, except that this 
     subparagraph does not apply to the initial report submitted 
     under paragraph (1).''.
       Sec. 225. (a) Informed Consumer Choice.--Section 203(b)(2) 
     of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``In conjunction with any loan insured under this section, 
     an original lender shall provide to each prospective borrower 
     a disclosure notice that provides a one page analysis of 
     mortgage products offered by that lender and for which the 
     borrower would qualify. This notice shall include: (i) a 
     generic analysis comparing the note rate (and associated 
     interest payments), insurance premiums, and other costs and 
     fees that would be due over the life of the loan for a loan 
     insured by the Secretary under this subsection with the note 
     rates, insurance premiums (if applicable), and other costs 
     and fees that would be expected to be due if the mortgagor 
     obtained instead other mortgage products offered by the 
     lender and for which the borrower would qualify with a 
     similar loan-to-value ratio in connection with a conventional 
     mortgage (as that term is used in section 305(a)(2) of the 
     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1454(a)(2)) or section 302(b)(2) of the Federal National 
     Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C. 1717(b)(2)), as 
     applicable), assuming prevailing interest rates; and (ii) a 
     statement regarding when the mortgagor's requirement to pay 
     the mortgage insurance premiums for a mortgage insured under 
     this section would terminate or a statement that the 
     requirement will terminate only if the mortgage is 
     refinanced, paid off, or otherwise terminated.''.
       (b) Regulation.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall develop the disclosure notice under 
     subsection (a) within 150 days of enactment through notice 
     and comment rulemaking.
       Sec. 226. Funding of Certain Public Housing.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds in this 
     or any other Act may hereafter be used by the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development to determine allocations or 
     provide assistance for operating subsidies or modernization 
     for certain State and city funded and locally developed 
     public housing units, as defined for purposes of a statutory 
     paragraph, notwithstanding the deeming by statute of such 
     units to be public housing units developed under the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937, unless such unit was so assisted 
     before October 1, 1998.


                       Section 236 Program Reform

       Sec. 227. Section 236(g) of the National Housing Act, as 
     amended by section 221(c) of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(g) The project owner shall, as required by the 
     Secretary, accumulate, safeguard, and periodically pay the 
     Secretary or such other entity as determined by the Secretary 
     and upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems 
     appropriate, all rental charges collected on a unit-by-unit 
     basis in excess of the basic rental charges. Unless otherwise 
     directed by the Secretary, such excess charges shall be 
     credited to a reserve used by the Secretary to make 
     additional assistance payments as provided in paragraph (3) 
     of subsection (f). Notwithstanding any other requirements of 
     this subsection, an owner of a project with a mortgage 
     insured under this section, or a project previously assisted 
     under subsection (b) but without a mortgage insured under 
     this section if the project mortgage was insured under 
     section 207 of this Act before July 30, 1998 pursuant to 
     section 223(f) of this Act and assisted under subsection (b), 
     may retain some or all of such excess charges for project use 
     if authorized by the Secretary and upon such terms and 
     conditions as established by the Secretary.''.


                    fha mortgage insurance increase

       Sec. 228. (a) Subparagraph (A) of section 203(b)(2) of the 
     National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)(A)) is amended by 
     striking clause (ii) and all that follows through the end of 
     the subparagraph and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) 87 percent of the dollar amount limitation 
     determined under section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan 
     Mortgage Corporation Act for a residence of the applicable 
     size; except that the dollar amount limitation in effect for 
     any area under this subparagraph may not be less than 48 
     percent of the dollar limitation determined under section 
     305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act 
     for a residence of the applicable size; and''.
       (b) The first sentence in the matter following section 
     203(b)(2)(B)(iii) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1709(b)(2)(B)(iii) is amended to read as follows: ``For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `area' means a 
     metropolitan statistical area as established by the Office of 
     Management and Budget; and the median 1-family house price 
     for an area shall be equal to the median 1-family house price 
     of the county within the area that has the highest such 
     median price.''.


                   HOPE VI Grant for Hollander Ridge

       Sec. 229. If the Secretary rescinds the grant award of 
     $20,000,000 made to the Housing Authority of Baltimore City 
     for development efforts at Hollander Ridge in Baltimore, 
     Maryland, involving funds appropriated for fiscal year 1996 
     under the heading ``Public Housing Demolition, Site 
     Revitalization, and Replacement Housing Grants'', all of the 
     rescinded grant amount shall be recaptured by the Secretary 
     and added to the amounts otherwise available under this 
     heading. If, after the date of any such recapture, the 
     Housing Authority of Baltimore City applies in response to a 
     Notice of Funding Availability issued by the Secretary for a 
     grant from funds available under this heading (not to exceed 
     the amount recaptured) for development efforts at Hollander 
     Ridge, then the Secretary shall grant priority status to such 
     application and approve the grant award if the application 
     meets the terms and criteria stated in the Notice of Funding 
     Availability.


                            Debt Forgiveness

       Sec. 230. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall cancel the indebtedness of the Town of Hobson City, 
     Alabama, relating to a public facilities loan under title II 
     of the Housing Amendments of 1955, issued July 1, 1969 
     (Project No. ALA-01-PFL0139). The Town of Hobson City hereby 
     is relieved of all liability to the Federal Government for 
     the outstanding principal balance on such loan, for the 
     amount of accrued interest on such loan, and for any other 
     fees and charges payable in connection with such loan.


              Consideration of Homeless Grant Application

       Sec. 231. The Secretary shall consider without prejudice 
     the application submitted August 5, 1998 by the City of 
     Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas for assistance under the 
     Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance program pursuant to the 
     Notice at 63 Federal Register 23988, 23999 (April 30, 1998) 
     notwithstanding the August 4, 1998 due date for such 
     application, notwithstanding any provision that may be to the 
     contrary in section 102 of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.


                       CDBG Service Cap for Miami

       Sec. 232. Section 105(a)(8) of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 is amended by striking ``fiscal year 
     1994'' and all that follows through the end of the paragraph 
     and inserting the following: ``each of fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, and 2001, to the City of Miami, such city may use not 
     more than 25 percent in each fiscal year for activities under 
     this paragraph;''.

                    TITLE III--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  American Battle Monuments Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
     American Battle Monuments Commission, including the 
     acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; 
     purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national 
     cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its 
     territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space 
     in foreign countries; purchase (one for replacement only) and 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and insurance of official 
     motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of 
     such countries, $26,431,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant 
     to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of 
     passenger vehicles, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem 
     equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level 
     positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376, $6,500,000: Provided, That the 
     Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board shall have not 
     more than three career Senior Executive Service positions.

                       Department of the Treasury

              Community Development Financial Institutions


              community development financial institutions

                          fund program account

       For grants, loans, and technical assistance to qualifying 
     community development lenders, and administrative expenses of 
     the Fund, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but 
     at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate 
     equivalent to the rate for ES-3, $80,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000, of which $12,000,000 may 
     be used for the cost of direct loans, and up to $1,000,000 
     may be used for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan program: Provided, That the cost of direct loans, 
     including the cost of modifying such

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     loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
     these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
     the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
     $32,000,000: Provided further, That not more than $25,000,000 
     of the funds made available under this heading may be used 
     for programs and activities authorized in section 114 of the 
     Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act 
     of 1994.

                   Consumer Product Safety Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
     individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 
     maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase of nominal 
     awards to recognize non-Federal officials' contributions to 
     Commission activities, and not to exceed $500 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, $47,000,000.

             Corporation for National and Community Service


                national and community service programs

                           operating expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service (referred to in the matter under this 
     heading as the ``Corporation'') in carrying out programs, 
     activities, and initiatives under the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 (referred to in the matter under this 
     heading as the ``Act'') (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), 
     $425,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000: 
     Provided, That not more than $28,500,000 shall be available 
     for administrative expenses authorized under section 
     501(a)(4) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12671(a)(4)) with not less 
     than $3,000,000 targeted to administrative needs identified 
     as urgent by the Corporation without regard to the provisions 
     of section 501(a)(4)(B) of the Act: Provided further, That 
     not more than $2,500 shall be for official reception and 
     representation expenses: Provided further, That not more than 
     $70,000,000, to remain available without fiscal year 
     limitation, shall be transferred to the National Service 
     Trust account for educational awards authorized under 
     subtitle D of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.), 
     of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available for 
     national service scholarships for high school students 
     performing community service: Provided further, That not more 
     than $227,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading 
     shall be available for grants under the National Service 
     Trust program authorized under subtitle C of title I of the 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) (relating to activities 
     including the AmeriCorps program), of which not more than 
     $40,000,000 may be used to administer, reimburse, or support 
     any national service program authorized under section 
     121(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12581(d)(2)): Provided 
     further, That not more than $5,500,000 of the funds made 
     available under this heading shall be made available for the 
     Points of Light Foundation for activities authorized under 
     title III of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.): Provided 
     further, That no funds shall be available for national 
     service programs run by Federal agencies authorized under 
     section 121(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12571(b)): Provided 
     further, That to the maximum extent feasible, funds 
     appropriated under subtitle C of title I of the Act shall be 
     provided in a manner that is consistent with the 
     recommendations of peer review panels in order to ensure that 
     priority is given to programs that demonstrate quality, 
     innovation, replicability, and sustainability: Provided 
     further, That not more than $18,000,000 of the funds made 
     available under this heading shall be available for the 
     Civilian Community Corps authorized under subtitle E of title 
     I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.): Provided further, 
     That not more than $43,000,000 shall be available for school-
     based and community-based service-learning programs 
     authorized under subtitle B of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12521 et seq.): Provided further, That not more than 
     $28,500,000 shall be available for quality and innovation 
     activities authorized under subtitle H of title I of the Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 12853 et seq.): Provided further, That not more 
     than $5,000,000 shall be available for audits and other 
     evaluations authorized under section 179 of the Act (42 
     U.S.C. 12639): Provided further, That to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the Corporation shall increase significantly the 
     level of matching funds and in-kind contributions provided by 
     the private sector, shall expand significantly the number of 
     educational awards provided under subtitle D of title I, and 
     shall reduce the total Federal costs per participant in all 
     programs.


                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $3,000,000.

                       Court of Veterans Appeals


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses for the operation of the United 
     States Court of Veterans Appeals as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
     7251-7298, $10,195,000, of which $865,000, shall be available 
     for the purpose of providing financial assistance as 
     described, and in accordance with the process and reporting 
     procedures set forth, under this heading in Public Law 102-
     229.

                      Department of Defense--Civil

                       Cemeterial Expenses, Army


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for 
     maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington National 
     Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, 
     including the purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for 
     replacement only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, $11,666,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                    Environmental Protection Agency


                         Science and Technology

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For science and technology, including research and 
     development activities, which shall include research and 
     development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), 
     as amended; necessary expenses for personnel and related 
     costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances 
     therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not 
     to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate 
     payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; 
     procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; other 
     operating expenses in support of research and development; 
     construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
     renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, 
     $650,000,000, which shall remain available until September 
     30, 2000: Provided, That the obligated balance of such sums 
     shall remain available through September 30, 2007 for 
     liquidating obligations made in fiscal years 1999 and 2000.


                 environmental programs and management

       For environmental programs and management, including 
     necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel 
     and related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or 
     allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
     individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 
     maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 
     U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, 
     maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; 
     library memberships in societies or associations which issue 
     publications to members only or at a price to members lower 
     than to subscribers who are not members; construction, 
     alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
     facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not to 
     exceed $6,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses, $1,848,000,000, which shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2000: Provided, That the obligated balance of 
     such sums shall remain available through September 30, 2007 
     for liquidating obligations made in fiscal years 1999 and 
     2000: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
     by this Act shall be used to propose or issue rules, 
     regulations, decrees, or orders for the purpose of 
     implementation, or in preparation for implementation, of the 
     Kyoto Protocol which was adopted on December 11, 1997, in 
     Kyoto, Japan at the Third Conference of the Parties to the 
     United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which 
     has not been submitted to the Senate for advice and consent 
     to ratification pursuant to article II, section 2, clause 2, 
     of the United States Constitution, and which has not entered 
     into force pursuant to article 25 of the Protocol: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to implement or administer the interim guidance 
     issued on February 5, 1998 by the Environmental Protection 
     Agency relating to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
     and designated as the ``Interim Guidance for Investigating 
     Title VI Administrative Complaints Challenging Permits'' with 
     respect to complaints filed under such title after the date 
     of enactment of this Act and until guidance is finalized. 
     Nothing in this proviso may be construed to restrict the 
     Environmental Protection Agency from developing or issuing 
     final guidance relating to title VI of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964.


                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, and for construction, alteration, 
     repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to 
     exceed $75,000 per project, $31,154,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2000: Provided, That the obligated 
     balance of such sums shall remain available through September 
     30, 2007 for liquidating obligations made in fiscal years 
     1999 and 2000.


                        Buildings and Facilities

       For construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
     alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 
     or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     $56,948,000, to remain available until expended.


                     Hazardous Substance Superfund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (CERCLA), as amended, including sections 111(c)(3), 
     (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and for 
     construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
     renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; 
     not to exceed $1,500,000,000, consisting of $650,000,000 as 
     appropriated under this heading in Public Law 105-65, 
     notwithstanding the second proviso under this heading of said 
     Act, and not to exceed $850,000,000 (of which $100,000,000 
     shall not become available until September 1, 1999), all of 
     which is to remain available until expended, consisting of 
     $1,175,000,000, as authorized by section 517(a) of the 
     Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), 
     as amended by Public Law 101-508, and $325,000,000 as a 
     payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of 
     SARA, as amended by Public Law 101-508: Provided, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other 
     Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: 
     Provided further, That $12,237,000 of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading shall be transferred to the ``Office of 
     Inspector General'' appropriation to remain available until 
     September 30, 2000: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 111(m) of CERCLA or any other provision of law, 
     $76,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this

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     heading shall be available to the Agency for Toxic Substances 
     and Disease Registry to carry out activities described in 
     sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and 111(c)(14) of CERCLA and 
     section 118(f) of SARA: Provided further, That $40,000,000 of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     transferred to the ``Science and Technology'' appropriation 
     to remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be available for the Agency for Toxic 
     Substances and Disease Registry to issue in excess of 40 
     toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA 
     during fiscal year 1999: Provided further, That an additional 
     amount, $650,000,000, shall become available for obligation 
     on October 1, 1999, only upon enactment by August 1, 1999, of 
     specific legislation which reauthorizes the Superfund 
     program: Provided further, That if such reauthorization does 
     not occur on or before August 1, 1999, such additional amount 
     to be made available on October 1, 1999, is rescinded and the 
     Congressional Budget Office is directed to make the 
     appropriate scorekeeping adjustment no later than August 5, 
     1999.
       Section 119(e)(2)(C) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as 
     amended, (42 U.S.C. 9619(e)(2)(C)) is amended by deleting ``, 
     and before January 1, 1996''.
       Section 119(g)(5) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as 
     amended, (42 U.S.C. 9619(g)(5)) is amended by deleting ``, or 
     after December 31, 1995''.


                Leaking Underground Storage Tank program

       For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground 
     storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of 
     the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and 
     for the uses authorized under section 9004(f) of the Solid 
     Waste Disposal Act, and for construction, alteration, repair, 
     rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed 
     $75,000 per project, $72,500,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That hereafter, the Administrator is 
     authorized to enter into assistance agreements with Federally 
     recognized Indian tribes on such terms and conditions as the 
     Administrator deems appropriate for the same purposes as are 
     set forth in section 9003(h)(7) of the Resource Conservation 
     and Recovery Act.


                           oil spill response

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental 
     Protection Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution 
     Act of 1990, $15,000,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill 
     Liability trust fund, and to remain available until expended.


                   state and tribal assistance grants

       For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, 
     including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and 
     performance partnership grants, $3,386,750,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $1,350,000,000 shall be 
     for making capitalization grants for the Clean Water State 
     Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act, as amended, and $775,000,000 shall be for 
     capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving 
     Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as 
     amended except that, notwithstanding section 1452(n) of the 
     Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, none of the funds made 
     available under this heading in this Act, or in previous 
     appropriations acts, shall be reserved by the Administrator 
     for health effects studies on drinking water contaminants, 
     $50,000,000 for architectural, engineering, planning, design, 
     construction and related activities in connection with the 
     construction of high priority water and wastewater facilities 
     in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after 
     consultation with the appropriate border commission, 
     $30,000,000 for grants to the State of Alaska to address 
     drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of rural 
     and Alaska Native Villages, $301,750,000 for making grants 
     for the construction of wastewater and water treatment 
     facilities and groundwater protection infrastructure in 
     accordance with the terms and conditions specified for such 
     grants in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of 
     conference accompanying this Act (H.R. 4194); and 
     $880,000,000 for grants, including associated program support 
     costs, to States, federally recognized tribes, interstate 
     agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control 
     agencies for multi-media or single media pollution 
     prevention, control and abatement and related activities, 
     including activities pursuant to the provisions set forth 
     under this heading in Public Law 104-134, and for making 
     grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate 
     matter monitoring and data collection activities: Provided, 
     That, consistent with section 1452(g) of the Safe Drinking 
     Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(g)), section 302 of the Safe 
     Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 (Public Law 104-182) 
     and the accompanying joint explanatory statement of the 
     committee of conference (H. Rept. No. 104-741 to accompany S. 
     1316, the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996), and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning in 
     fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, States may combine the 
     assets of State Revolving Funds (SRFs) established under 
     section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, and 
     title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as 
     amended, as security for bond issues to enhance the lending 
     capacity of one or both SRFs, but not to acquire the state 
     match for either program, provided that revenues from the 
     bonds are allocated to the purposes of the Safe Drinking 
     Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in the 
     same portion as the funds are used as security for the bonds: 
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding the matching 
     requirement in Public Law 104-204 for funds appropriated 
     under this heading for grants to the State of Texas for 
     improving wastewater treatment for the Colonias, such funds 
     that remain unobligated may also be used for improving water 
     treatment for the Colonias, and shall be matched by State 
     funds from State resources equal to 20 percent of such 
     unobligated funds: Provided further, That, hereafter the 
     Administrator is authorized to enter into assistance 
     agreements with Federally recognized Indian tribes on such 
     terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate 
     for the development and implementation of programs to manage 
     hazardous waste, and underground storage tanks: Provided 
     further, That beginning in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, 
     pesticide program implementation grants under section 
     23(a)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and 
     Rodenticide Act, as amended, shall be available for pesticide 
     program development and implementation, including enforcement 
     and compliance activities: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act, as amended, the limitation on the 
     amounts in a State water pollution control revolving fund 
     that may be used by a State to administer the fund shall not 
     apply to amounts included as principal in loans made by such 
     fund in fiscal year 1999 and prior years where such amounts 
     represent costs of administering the fund, to the extent that 
     such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the 
     Administrator, accounted for separately from other assets in 
     the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, 
     including administration.


                          working capital fund

       Under this heading in Public Law 104-204, after the phrase, 
     ``that such fund shall be paid in advance'', insert ``or 
     reimbursed''.


                        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

       Not later than March 31, 1999, the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency shall issue regulations 
     amending 40 C.F.R. 112 to comply with the requirements of the 
     Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act (Public Law 104-55). Such 
     regulations shall differentiate between and establish 
     separate classes for animal fats and oils and greases, and 
     fish and marine mammal oils (as described in that Act), and 
     other oils and greases, and shall apply standards to such 
     different classes of fats and oils based on differences in 
     the physical, chemical, biological, and other properties, and 
     in the environmental effects, of the classes. None of the 
     funds made available by this Act or in subsequent Acts may be 
     used by the Environmental Protection Agency to issue or to 
     establish an interpretation or guidance relating to fats, 
     oils, and greases (as described in Public Law 104-55) that 
     does not comply with the requirements of the Edible Oil 
     Regulatory Reform Act.

                   Executive Office of the President


                office of science and technology policy

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the 
     National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
     Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and 
     representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in 
     the District of Columbia, $5,026,000.


  council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality

       For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to 
     the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of 
     Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act 
     of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, $2,675,000: 
     Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     no funds other than those appropriated under this heading, 
     shall be used for or by the Council on Environmental Quality 
     and Office of Environmental Quality: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of one member, 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, serving as Chairman and exercising all 
     powers, functions, and duties of the Council.

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


                      office of inspector general

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $34,666,000, to be derived from the Bank 
     Insurance Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and 
     the FSLIC Resolution Fund.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            disaster relief

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $307,745,000, and, notwithstanding 42 
     U.S.C. 5203, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading in this 
     and prior Appropriations Acts which are eligible for grants 
     to the State of California under section 404 of the Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, $5,000,000 
     shall be for a pilot project of seismic retrofit technology 
     at California State University, San Bernardino, $5,000,000 
     shall be for seismic retrofit at the San Bernardino County 
     Courthouse, and $30,000,000 shall be for a project at the 
     Loma Linda University Medical Center hospital using laser 
     technology demonstrating non-disruptive retrofitting.


            disaster assistance direct loan program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $1,355,000, as authorized by 
     section 319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act: Provided, That such costs, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000.

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       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan program, $440,000.


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     including hire and purchase of motor vehicles as authorized 
     by 31 U.S.C. 1343; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the 
     per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for 
     senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; expenses of 
     attendance of cooperating officials and individuals at 
     meetings concerned with the work of emergency preparedness; 
     transportation in connection with the continuity of 
     Government programs to the same extent and in the same manner 
     as permitted the Secretary of a Military Department under 10 
     U.S.C. 2632; and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception 
     and representation expenses, $171,138,000.


                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $5,400,000.


              emergency management planning and assistance

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to 
     carry out activities under the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968, as amended, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 
     1973, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 
     1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire 
     Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 
     2201 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 404-
     405), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, $240,824,000: 
     Provided, That for purposes of pre-disaster mitigation 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5131 (b) and (c) and 42 U.S.C. 5196 (e) 
     and (i), $25,000,000 of the funds made available under this 
     heading shall be available until expended for project grants: 
     Provided further, That the United States Fire Administration 
     shall conduct a 12-month pilot project to promote the 
     installation and maintenance of smoke detectors in the 
     localities of highest risk for residential fires: Provided 
     further, That the United States Fire Administration shall 
     transmit the results of its pilot project to the Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission and the Congress.


                Radiological Emergency Preparedness Fund

       There is hereby established in the Treasury a Radiological 
     Emergency Preparedness Fund, which shall be available under 
     the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and Executive 
     Order 12657, for offsite radiological emergency planning, 
     preparedness, and response. Beginning in fiscal year 1999 and 
     thereafter, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency (FEMA) shall promulgate through rulemaking fees to be 
     assessed and collected, applicable to persons subject to 
     FEMA's radiological emergency preparedness regulations. The 
     aggregate charges assessed pursuant to this section during 
     fiscal year 1999 shall not be less than 100 percent of the 
     amounts anticipated by FEMA necessary for its radiological 
     emergency preparedness program for such fiscal year. The 
     methodology for assessment and collection of fees shall be 
     fair and equitable; and shall reflect costs of providing such 
     services, including administrative costs of collecting such 
     fees. Fees received pursuant to this section shall be 
     deposited in the Fund as offsetting collections and will 
     become available for authorized purposes on October 1, 1999, 
     and remain available until expended.
       For necessary expenses of the Fund for fiscal year 1999, 
     $12,849,000, to remain available until expended.


                   emergency food and shelter program

       To carry out an emergency food and shelter program pursuant 
     to title III of Public Law 100-77, as amended, $100,000,000: 
     Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 
     three and one-half percent of the total appropriation.


                     national flood insurance fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 
     1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, 
     not to exceed $22,685,000 for salaries and expenses 
     associated with flood mitigation and flood insurance 
     operations, and not to exceed $78,464,000 for flood 
     mitigation, including up to $20,000,000 for expenses under 
     section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act, which 
     amount shall be available for transfer to the National Flood 
     Mitigation Fund until September 30, 2000. In fiscal year 
     1999, no funds in excess of: (1) $47,000,000 for operating 
     expenses; (2) $343,989,000 for agents' commissions and taxes; 
     and (3) $60,000,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings shall 
     be available from the National Flood Insurance Fund without 
     prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations. For fiscal 
     year 1999, flood insurance rates shall not exceed the level 
     authorized by the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 
     1994.
       Section 1309(a)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 4016(a)(2)), as amended by Public Law 104-208, is 
     further amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``1999''.
       Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 
     as amended (42 U.S.C. 4026), is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting ``September 30, 1999''.
       Section 1336 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 
     as amended (42 U.S.C. 4056), is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting ``September 30, 1999''.
       The first sentence of section 1376(c) of the National Flood 
     Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4127(c)), is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 1999''.

                    General Services Administration


                    consumer information center fund

       For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information Center, 
     including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,619,000, 
     to be deposited into the Consumer Information Center Fund: 
     Provided, That the appropriations, revenues and collections 
     deposited into the fund shall be available for necessary 
     expenses of Consumer Information Center activities in the 
     aggregate amount of $7,500,000. Appropriations, revenues, and 
     collections accruing to this fund during fiscal year 1999 in 
     excess of $7,500,000 shall remain in the fund and shall not 
     be available for expenditure except as authorized in 
     appropriations Acts.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration


                           human space flight

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of human space flight research and 
     development activities, including research, development, 
     operations, and services; maintenance; construction of 
     facilities including repair, rehabilitation, and modification 
     of real and personal property, and acquisition or 
     condemnation of real property, as authorized by law; space 
     flight, spacecraft control and communications activities 
     including operations, production, and services; and purchase, 
     lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and 
     administrative aircraft, $5,480,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2000.


                  science, aeronautics and technology

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of science, aeronautics and technology 
     research and development activities, including research, 
     development, operations, and services; maintenance; 
     construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, 
     and modification of real and personal property, and 
     acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized 
     by law; space flight, spacecraft control and communications 
     activities including operations, production, and services; 
     and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of 
     mission and administrative aircraft, $5,653,900,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That 
     none of the funds provided under this heading may be utilized 
     to support the development or operations of the International 
     Space Station: Provided further, That this limitation shall 
     not preclude the use of funds provided under this heading for 
     the conduct of science, aeronautics, space transportation and 
     technology activities utilizing or enabled by the 
     International Space Station.


                            mission support

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
     carrying out mission support for human space flight programs 
     and science, aeronautical, and technology programs, including 
     research operations and support; space communications 
     activities including operations, production and services; 
     maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, 
     rehabilitation, and modification of facilities, minor 
     construction of new facilities and additions to existing 
     facilities, facility planning and design, environmental 
     compliance and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation 
     of real property, as authorized by law; program management; 
     personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel 
     expenses; purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and 
     operation of mission and administrative aircraft; not to 
     exceed $35,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses; and purchase (not to exceed 33 for replacement 
     only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $2,511,100,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2000.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $20,000,000.


                       administrative provisions

       Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
     appropriated for ``Human space flight'', ``Science, 
     aeronautics and technology'', or ``Mission support'' by this 
     appropriations Act, when any activity has been initiated by 
     the incurrence of obligations for construction of facilities 
     as authorized by law, such amount available for such activity 
     shall remain available until expended. This provision does 
     not apply to the amounts appropriated in ``Mission support'' 
     pursuant to the authorization for repair, rehabilitation and 
     modification of facilities, minor construction of new 
     facilities and additions to existing facilities, and facility 
     planning and design.
       Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
     appropriated for ``Human space flight'', ``Science, 
     aeronautics and technology'', or ``Mission support'' by this 
     appropriations Act, the amounts appropriated for construction 
     of facilities shall remain available until September 30, 
     2001.
       Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
     appropriated for ``Mission support'' and ``Office of 
     Inspector General'', amounts made available by this Act for 
     personnel and related costs and travel expenses of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall remain 
     available until September 30, 1999 and may be used to enter 
     into contracts for training, investigations, costs associated 
     with personnel relocation, and for other services, to be 
     provided during the next fiscal year.
       NASA shall develop a revised appropriation structure for 
     submission in the fiscal year 2000 budget request consisting 
     of five appropriations accounts (International Space Station; 
     Launch Vehicles and Payload Operations; Science, Aeronautics 
     and Technology; Mission Support; and Office of Inspector 
     General).

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                  National Credit Union Administration


                       central liquidity facility

       During fiscal year 1999, gross obligations of the Central 
     Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new direct 
     loans to member credit unions, as authorized by the National 
     Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility Act (12 U.S.C. 1795), 
     shall not exceed $600,000,000: Provided, That administrative 
     expenses of the Central Liquidity Facility in fiscal year 
     1999 shall not exceed $176,000: Provided further, That 
     $2,000,000, together with amounts of principal and interest 
     on loans repaid, to be available until expended, is available 
     for loans to community development credit unions.

                      National Science Foundation


                    Research and Related Activities

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science 
     Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), and 
     the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 
     1880-1881); services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
     maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight 
     services for research support; acquisition of aircraft, 
     $2,770,000,000, of which not to exceed $257,460,000, shall 
     remain available until expended for Polar research and 
     operations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal 
     agencies for operational and science support and logistical 
     and other related activities for the United States Antarctic 
     program; the balance to remain available until September 30, 
     2000: Provided, That receipts for scientific support services 
     and materials furnished by the National Research Centers and 
     other National Science Foundation supported research 
     facilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided 
     further, That to the extent that the amount appropriated is 
     less than the total amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     included program activities, all amounts, including floors 
     and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for those 
     program activities or their subactivities shall be reduced 
     proportionally: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to the National 
     Science Foundation in this or any prior Act may be obligated 
     or expended by the National Science Foundation to enter into 
     or extend a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for the 
     support of administering the domain name and numbering system 
     of the Internet after September 30, 1998.


                        Major Research Equipment

       For necessary expenses of major construction projects 
     pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as 
     amended, $90,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                     Education and Human Resources

       For necessary expenses in carrying out science and 
     engineering education and human resources programs and 
     activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 
     1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and rental of conference rooms in 
     the District of Columbia, $662,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2000: Provided, That to the extent that 
     the amount of this appropriation is less than the total 
     amount authorized to be appropriated for included program 
     activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, 
     specified in the authorizing Act for those program activities 
     or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally: 
     Provided further, That the Alliances for Minority 
     Participation Program is renamed the Louis Stokes Alliances 
     for Minority Participation Program.


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out the 
     National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 1861-1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire 
     of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $9,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; uniforms or 
     allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
     rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; 
     reimbursement of the General Services Administration for 
     security guard services; $144,000,000: Provided, That 
     contracts may be entered into under ``Salaries and expenses'' 
     in fiscal year 1999 for maintenance and operation of 
     facilities, and for other services, to be provided during the 
     next fiscal year.


                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $5,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2000.

                 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation


          Payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

       For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 
     for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as 
     authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107), $90,000,000: Provided, That 
     $25,000,000 shall be for a pilot homeownership initiative, 
     including an evaluation by an independent third party to 
     determine its effectiveness.

                        Selective Service System


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, 
     including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training 
     for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service 
     System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian 
     employees; and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses, $24,176,000: Provided, That 
     during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this 
     appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever 
     he deems such action to be necessary in the interest of 
     national defense: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection 
     with the induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the 
     United States.

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 401. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and III of 
     this Act are expendable for travel expenses and no specific 
     limitation has been placed thereon, the expenditures for such 
     travel expenses may not exceed the amounts set forth 
     therefore in the budget estimates submitted for the 
     appropriations: Provided, That this provision does not apply 
     to accounts that do not contain an object classification for 
     travel: Provided further, That this section shall not apply 
     to travel performed by uncompensated officials of local 
     boards and appeal boards of the Selective Service System; to 
     travel performed directly in connection with care and 
     treatment of medical beneficiaries of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; to travel performed in connection with 
     major disasters or emergencies declared or determined by the 
     President under the provisions of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; to travel 
     performed by the Offices of Inspector General in connection 
     with audits and investigations; or to payments to interagency 
     motor pools where separately set forth in the budget 
     schedules: Provided further, That if appropriations in titles 
     I, II, and III exceed the amounts set forth in budget 
     estimates initially submitted for such appropriations, the 
     expenditures for travel may correspondingly exceed the 
     amounts therefore set forth in the estimates in the same 
     proportion.
       Sec. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the 
     administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development and the Selective Service System shall be 
     available in the current fiscal year for purchase of 
     uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     5901-5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 403. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act 
     or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, 
     without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, 
     for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for 
     utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of 
     Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National 
     Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 
     Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member 
     thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within 
     the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, 
     as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831).
       Sec. 404. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 405. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     expended--
       (1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or employee 
     of the United States unless--
       (A) such certification is accompanied by, or is part of, a 
     voucher or abstract which describes the payee or payees and 
     the items or services for which such expenditure is being 
     made; or
       (B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to such 
     certification, and without such a voucher or abstract, is 
     specifically authorized by law; and
       (2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by the 
     General Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law 
     from such audit.
       Sec. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act to any 
     department or agency may be expended for the transportation 
     of any officer or employee of such department or agency 
     between their domicile and their place of employment, with 
     the exception of any officer or employee authorized such 
     transportation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or 5 U.S.C. 7905.
       Sec. 407. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used for payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients 
     that do not share in the cost of conducting research 
     resulting from proposals not specifically solicited by the 
     Government: Provided, That the extent of cost sharing by the 
     recipient shall reflect the mutuality of interest of the 
     grantee or contractor and the Government in the research.
       Sec. 408. None of the funds in this Act may be used, 
     directly or through grants, to pay or to provide 
     reimbursement for payment of the salary of a consultant 
     (whether retained by the Federal Government or a grantee) at 
     more than the daily equivalent of the rate paid for level IV 
     of the Executive Schedule, unless specifically authorized by 
     law.
       Sec. 409. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     used to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-
     Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory 
     proceedings. Nothing herein affects the authority of the 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission pursuant to section 7 of 
     the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 et seq.).
       Sec. 410. Except as otherwise provided under existing law, 
     or under an existing Executive Order issued pursuant to an 
     existing law, the obligation or expenditure of any 
     appropriation under this Act for contracts for any consulting 
     service shall be limited to contracts which are: (1) a matter 
     of public record and available for public inspection; and (2) 
     thereafter included in a publicly available list of all 
     contracts entered into within twenty-four months prior to the 
     date on which the list is made available to the public and of 
     all contracts on which performance has not been completed by 
     such date. The list required by the preceding sentence shall 
     be updated quarterly and shall include a narrative 
     description of the work to be performed under each such 
     contract.
       Sec. 411. Except as otherwise provided by law, no part of 
     any appropriation contained in this Act shall be obligated or 
     expended by any executive agency, as referred to in the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et 
     seq.), for a contract for services unless such executive 
     agency: (1) has awarded and entered into such contract in 
     full compliance with such Act and the regulations promulgated 
     thereunder; and (2) requires any report prepared pursuant to 
     such contract, including plans, evaluations, studies, 
     analyses and manuals, and any

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     report prepared by the agency which is substantially derived 
     from or substantially includes any report prepared pursuant 
     to such contract, to contain information concerning: (A) the 
     contract pursuant to which the report was prepared; and (B) 
     the contractor who prepared the report pursuant to such 
     contract.
       Sec. 412. Except as otherwise provided in section 406, none 
     of the funds provided in this Act to any department or agency 
     shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, 
     chauffeur, or other personal servants to any officer or 
     employee of such department or agency.
       Sec. 413. None of the funds provided in this Act to any 
     department or agency shall be obligated or expended to 
     procure passenger automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 
     with an EPA estimated miles per gallon average of less than 
     22 miles per gallon.
       Sec. 414. None of the funds appropriated in title I of this 
     Act shall be used to enter into any new lease of real 
     property if the estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 
     unless the Secretary submits, in writing, a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Congress and a period of 
     30 days has expired following the date on which the report is 
     received by the Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 415. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
     purchased with funds made available in this Act should be 
     American-made.
       (b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into 
     any contract with, any entity using funds made available in 
     this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest 
     extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice 
     describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.
       Sec. 416. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     used to implement any cap on reimbursements to grantees for 
     indirect costs, except as published in Office of Management 
     and Budget Circular A-21.
       Sec. 417. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
     1999 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be 
     absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.
       Sec. 418. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is 
     made known to the Federal entity or official to which the 
     funds are made available that the program, project, or 
     activity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating 
     to risk assessment, the protection of private property 
     rights, or unfunded mandates.
       Sec. 419. Corporations and agencies of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the 
     Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, are hereby 
     authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
     funds and borrowing authority available to each such 
     corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make 
     such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
     limitations as provided by section 104 of the Act as may be 
     necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the 
     budget for 1999 for such corporation or agency except as 
     hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections of these 
     corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or 
     mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly 
     provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of 
     other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior 
     appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall not 
     apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of 
     these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are 
     necessary to protect the financial interest of the United 
     States Government.
       Sec. 420. Notwithstanding section 320(g) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)), funds made 
     available pursuant to authorization under such section for 
     fiscal year 1999 and prior fiscal years may be used for 
     implementing comprehensive conservation and management plans.
       Sec. 421. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     term ``qualified student loan'' with respect to national 
     service education awards shall mean any loan made directly to 
     a student by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary 
     Education, in addition to other meanings under section 
     148(b)(7) of the National and Community Service Act.
       Sec. 422. Notwithstanding any other law, funds made 
     available by this or any other Act or previous Acts for the 
     United States/Mexico Foundation for Science may be used for 
     the endowment of such Foundation.
       Sec. 423. (a) Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission shall make all necessary 
     arrangements for the Committee on Toxicology of the National 
     Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct an independent 12-month 
     study of the potential toxicologic risks of all flame-
     retardant chemicals identified by the NAS and the Commission 
     as likely candidates for use in residential upholstered 
     furniture for the purpose of meeting regulations proposed by 
     the Commission for flame resistance of residential 
     upholstered furniture.
       (b) Upon completion of its report, the Academy shall send 
     the report to the Commission, which shall provide it to the 
     Congress.
       (c) The Commission, before promulgating any notice of 
     proposed rulemaking or final rulemaking setting flammability 
     standards for residential upholstered furniture, shall 
     consider fully the findings and conclusions of the Academy.
       Sec. 424. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for researching methods to reduce methane emissions 
     from cows, sheep, or any other ruminant livestock.
       Sec. 425. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to carry out Executive Order No. 13083.
       Sec. 426. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, no 
     part of any appropriation for the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development shall be available for any activity in 
     excess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted 
     for the appropriations.
       Sec. 427. National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. (a) 
     Establishment and Purposes.--Section 202 of the National 
     Fallen Firefighters Foundation Act (36 U.S.C. 5201) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) primarily--
       ``(A) to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of 
     property for the benefit of the National Fallen Firefighters' 
     Memorial and the annual memorial service associated with the 
     memorial; and
       ``(B) to, in coordination with the Federal Government and 
     fire services (as that term is defined in section 4 of the 
     Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 
     2203)), plan, direct, and manage the memorial service 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) and related activities;'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and Federal'' after 
     ``non-Federal'';
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``State and local'' and inserting 
     ``Federal, State, and local''; and
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (4) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) to provide for a national program to assist families 
     of fallen firefighters and fire departments in dealing with 
     line-of-duty deaths of those firefighters; and
       ``(6) to promote national, State, and local initiatives to 
     increase public awareness of fire and life safety.''.
       (b) Board of Directors of Foundation.--Section 203(g)(1) of 
     the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Act (36 U.S.C. 
     5202(g)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) appointing officers or employees;''.
       (c) Administrative Services and Support.--Section 205 of 
     the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Act (36 U.S.C. 
     5204) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 205. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT.

       ``(a) In General.--During the 10-year period beginning on 
     the date of enactment of the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
     and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, the Administrator may--
       ``(1) provide personnel, facilities, and other required 
     services for the operation of the Foundation; and
       ``(2) accept reimbursement for the assistance provided 
     under paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Reimbursement.--Any amounts received under subsection 
     (a)(2) as reimbursement for assistance shall be deposited in 
     the Treasury to the credit of the appropriations then current 
     and chargeable for the cost of providing that assistance.
       ``(c) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no Federal personnel or stationery may be used to 
     solicit funding for the Foundation.''.
       Sec. 428. Ineligibility of Individuals Convicted of 
     Manufacturing or Producing Methamphetamine for Certain 
     Housing Assistance. Section 16 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437n) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(f) Ineligibility of Individuals Convicted of 
     Manufacturing or Producing Methamphetamine On the Premises.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public housing 
     agency shall establish standards for occupancy in public 
     housing dwelling units and assistance under section 8 that--
       ``(1) permanently prohibit occupancy in any public housing 
     dwelling unit by, and assistance under section 8 for, any 
     person who has been convicted of manufacturing or otherwise 
     producing methamphetamine on the premises in violation of any 
     Federal or State law; and
       ``(2) immediately and permanently terminate the tenancy in 
     any public housing unit of, and the assistance under section 
     8 for, any person who is convicted of manufacturing or 
     otherwise producing methamphetamine on the premises in 
     violation of any Federal or State law.''.
       Sec. 429. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
     shall propose for comment a revocation of the amendments to 
     the standards for the flammability of children's sleepwear 
     sizes 0 through 6X (contained in regulations published at 16 
     CFR part 1615) and 7 through 14 (contained in regulations 
     published at 16 CFR part 1616) issued by the Commission on 
     September 9, 1996 (61 FR 47634), and any subsequent 
     amendments thereto.
       (b) The General Accounting Office shall undertake a review 
     of children's burn incident data relating to burns from the 
     ignition of children's sleepwear from small open flame 
     sources for the period July 1, 1997 through January 1, 1999. 
     Such review shall be completed by April 1, 1999 and shall be 
     submitted to the Congress and to the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission.
       (c) Not later than July 1, 1999, the Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission shall promulgate a final rule revoking, 
     maintaining or modifying the amendments issued by the 
     Commission on September 9, 1996 (61 FR 47634) and any 
     subsequent amendments thereto amending the Flammable Fabrics 
     Act standards for the flammability of children's sleepwear, 
     considering and substantively addressing the findings of the 
     General Accounting Office and other information available to 
     the Commission.
       (d) None of the following shall apply with respect to the 
     promulgation of the amendment prescribed by subsection (a):
       (1) The Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et 
     seq.).
       (2) The Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1191 et seq.).
       (3) Chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code.

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       (4) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       (5) The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act 
     of 1996 (Public Law 104-121).
       (6) Any other statute or Executive Order.
       Sec. 430. Comprehensive Accountability Study for Federally-
     Funded Research. (a) Study.--The Director of the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may enter 
     into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for 
     the Academy to conduct a comprehensive study to develop 
     methods for evaluating federally-funded research and 
     development programs. This study shall--
       (1) recommend processes to determine an acceptable level of 
     success for federally-funded research and development 
     programs by--
       (A) describing the research process in the various 
     scientific and engineering disciplines;
       (B) describing in the different sciences what measures and 
     what criteria each community uses to evaluate the success or 
     failure of a program, and on what time scales these measures 
     are considered reliable--both for exploratory long-range work 
     and for short-range goals; and
       (C) recommending how these measures may be adapted for use 
     by the Federal Government to evaluate federally-funded 
     research and development programs;
       (2) assess the extent to which agencies incorporate 
     independent merit-based evaluation into the formulation of 
     the strategic plans of funding agencies and if the quantity 
     or quality of this type of input is unsatisfactory;
       (3) recommend mechanisms for identifying federally-funded 
     research and development programs which are unsuccessful or 
     unproductive;
       (4) evaluate the extent to which independent, merit-based 
     evaluation of federally-funded research and development 
     programs and projects achieves the goal of eliminating 
     unsuccessful or unproductive programs and projects; and
       (5) investigate and report on the validity of using 
     quantitative performance goals for aspects of programs which 
     relate to administrative management of the program and for 
     which such goals would be appropriate, including aspects 
     related to--
       (A) administrative burden on contractors and recipients of 
     financial assistance awards;
       (B) administrative burdens on external participants in 
     independent, merit-based evaluations;
       (C) cost and schedule control for construction projects 
     funded by the program;
       (D) the ratio of overhead costs of the program relative to 
     the amounts expended through the program for equipment and 
     direct funding of research; and
       (E) the timeliness of program responses to requests for 
     funding, participation, or equipment use.
       (b) Independent Merit-Based Evaluation Defined.--The term 
     ``independent merit-based evaluation'' means review of the 
     scientific or technical quality of research or development, 
     conducted by experts who are chosen for their knowledge of 
     scientific and technical fields relevant to the evaluation 
     and who--
       (1) in the case of the review of a program activity, do not 
     derive long-term support from the program activity; or
       (2) in the case of the review of a project proposal, are 
     not seeking funds in competition with the proposal.
       Sec. 431. Insurance; Indemnification; Liability. (a) In 
     General.--The Administrator may provide liability insurance 
     for, or indemnification to, the developer of an experimental 
     aerospace vehicle developed or used in execution of an 
     agreement between the Administration and the developer.
       (b) Terms and Conditions.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the insurance and indemnification provided by the 
     Administration under subsection (a) to a developer shall be 
     provided on the same terms and conditions as insurance and 
     indemnification is provided by the Administration under 
     section 308 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 
     (42 U.S.C. 2458b) to the user of a space vehicle.
       (2) Insurance.--
       (A) In general.--A developer shall obtain liability 
     insurance or demonstrate financial responsibility in amounts 
     to compensate for the maximum probable loss from claims by--
       (i) a third party for death, bodily injury, or property 
     damage, or loss resulting from an activity carried out in 
     connection with the development or use of an experimental 
     aerospace vehicle; and
       (ii) the United States Government for damage or loss to 
     Government property resulting from such an activity.
       (B) Maximum required.--The Administrator shall determine 
     the amount of insurance required, but, except as provided in 
     subparagraph (C), that amount shall not be greater than the 
     amount required under section 70112(a)(3) of title 49, United 
     States Code, for a launch. The Administrator shall publish 
     notice of the Administrator's determination and the 
     applicable amount or amounts in the Federal Register within 
     10 days after making the determination.
       (C) Increase in dollar amounts.--The Administrator may 
     increase the dollar amounts set forth in section 
     70112(a)(3)(A) of title 49, United States Code, for the 
     purpose of applying that section under this section to a 
     developer after consultation with the Comptroller General and 
     such experts and consultants as may be appropriate, and after 
     publishing notice of the increase in the Federal Register not 
     less than 180 days before the increase goes into effect. The 
     Administrator shall make available for public inspection, not 
     later than the date of publication of such notice, a complete 
     record of any correspondence received by the Administration, 
     and a transcript of any meetings in which the Administration 
     participated, regarding the proposed increase.
       (D) Safety review required before administrator provides 
     insurance.--The Administrator may not provide liability 
     insurance or indemnification under subsection (a) unless the 
     developer establishes to the satisfaction of the 
     Administrator that appropriate safety procedures and 
     practices are being followed in the development of the 
     experimental aerospace vehicle.
       (3) No indemnification without cross-waiver.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Administrator may not 
     indemnify a developer of an experimental aerospace vehicle 
     under this section unless there is an agreement between the 
     Administration and the developer described in subsection (c).
       (4) Application of certain procedures.--If the 
     Administrator requests additional appropriations to make 
     payments under this section, like the payments that may be 
     made under section 308(b) of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2458b(b)), then the request for 
     those appropriations shall be made in accordance with the 
     procedures established by subsections (d) and (e) of section 
     70113 of title 49, United States Code.
       (c) Cross-Waivers.--
       (1) Administrator authorized to waive.--The Administrator, 
     on behalf of the United States, and its departments, 
     agencies, and related entities, may reciprocally waive claims 
     with a developer and with the related entities of that 
     developer under which each party to the waiver agrees to be 
     responsible, and agrees to ensure that its own related 
     entities are responsible, for damage or loss to its property 
     for which it is responsible, or for losses resulting from any 
     injury or death sustained by its own employees or agents, as 
     a result of activities connected to the agreement or use of 
     the experimental aerospace vehicle.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A) Claims.--A reciprocal waiver under paragraph (1) may 
     not preclude a claim by any natural person (including, but 
     not limited to, a natural person who is an employee of the 
     United States, the developer, or the developer's 
     subcontractors) or that natural person's estate, survivors, 
     or subrogees for injury or death, except with respect to a 
     subrogee that is a party to the waiver or has otherwise 
     agreed to be bound by the terms of the waiver.
       (B) Liability for negligence.--A reciprocal waiver under 
     paragraph (1) may not absolve any party of liability to any 
     natural person (including, but not limited to, a natural 
     person who is an employee of the United States, the 
     developer, or the developer's subcontractors) or such a 
     natural person's estate, survivors, or subrogees for 
     negligence, except with respect to a subrogee that is a party 
     to the waiver or has otherwise agreed to be bound by the 
     terms of the waiver.
       (C) Indemnification for damages.--A reciprocal waiver under 
     paragraph (1) may not be used as the basis of a claim by the 
     Administration or the developer for indemnification against 
     the other for damages paid to a natural person, or that 
     natural person's estate, survivors, or subrogees, for injury 
     or death sustained by that natural person as a result of 
     activities connected to the agreement or use of the 
     experimental aerospace vehicle.
       (3) Effect on previous waivers.--Subsection (c) applies to 
     any waiver of claims entered into by the Administration 
     without regard to whether it was entered into before, on, or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       (2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration.
       (3) Common terms.--Any term used in this section that is 
     defined in the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 
     U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) has the same meaning in this section as 
     when it is used in that Act.
       (4) Developer.--The term ``developer'' means a United 
     States person (other than a natural person) who--
       (A) is a party to an agreement that was in effect before 
     the date of enactment of this Act with the Administration for 
     the purpose of developing new technology for an experimental 
     aerospace vehicle;
       (B) owns or provides property to be flown or situated on 
     that vehicle; or
       (C) employs a natural person to be flown on that vehicle.
       (5) Experimental aerospace vehicle.--The term 
     ``experimental aerospace vehicle'' means an object intended 
     to be flown in, or launched into, suborbital flight for the 
     purpose of demonstrating technologies necessary for a 
     reusable launch vehicle, developed under an agreement between 
     the Administration and a developer that was in effect before 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (6) Related entity.--The term ``related entity'' includes a 
     contractor or subcontractor at any tier, a supplier, a 
     grantee, and an investigator or detailee.
       (e) Relationship to Other Laws.--
       (1) Section 308 of national aeronautics and space act of 
     1958.--This section does not apply to any object, 
     transaction, or operation to which section 308 of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2458b) 
     applies.
       (2) Chapter 701 of title 49, united states code.--The 
     Administrator may not provide indemnification to a developer 
     under this section for launches subject to license under 
     section 70117(g)(1) of title 49, United States Code.
       (f) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--The provisions of this section shall 
     terminate on December 31, 2002, except that the Administrator 
     may extend the termination date to a date not later than 
     September 30, 2005, if the Administrator determines that such 
     an extension is necessary to cover the operation of an 
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       (2) Effect of termination on agreements.--The termination 
     of this section does not terminate or otherwise affect a 
     cross-waiver agreement, insurance agreement, indemnification 
     agreement, or any other agreement entered into under this 
     section except as may be provided in that agreement.
       Sec. 432. Vietnam Veterans Allotment. The Alaska Native 
     Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end:


    ``OPEN SEASON FOR CERTAIN ALASKA NATIVE VETERANS FOR ALLOTMENTS

       ``Sec. 41. (a) In General.--(1) During the eighteen month 
     period following promulgation of implementing rules pursuant 
     to subsection (e), a person described in subsection (b) shall 
     be eligible for an allotment of not more than two parcels of 
     federal land totaling 160 acres or less under the Act of May 
     17, 1906 (chapter 2469; 34 Stat. 197), as such Act was in 
     effect before December 18, 1971.
       ``(2) Allotments may be selected only from lands that were 
     vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved on the date when the 
     person eligible for the allotment first used and occupied 
     those lands.
       ``(3) The Secretary may not convey allotments containing 
     any of the following--
       ``(A) lands upon which a native or non-native campsite is 
     located, except for a campsite used primarily by the person 
     selecting the allotment;
       ``(B) lands selected by, but not conveyed to, the State of 
     Alaska pursuant to the Alaska Statehood Act or any other 
     provision of law;
       ``(C) lands selected by, but not conveyed to, a Village or 
     Regional Corporation;
       ``(D) lands designated as wilderness by statute;
       ``(E) acquired lands;
       ``(F) lands containing a building, permanent structure, or 
     other development owned or controlled by the United States, 
     another unit of government, or a person other than the person 
     selecting the allotment;
       ``(G) lands withdrawn or reserved for national defense 
     purposes other than National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska;
       ``(H) National Forest Lands; and
       ``(I) lands selected or claimed, but not conveyed, under a 
     public land law, including but not limited to the following:
       ``(1) Lands within a recorded mining claim.
       ``(2) Home sites.
       ``(3) Trade and Manufacturing sites.
       ``(4) Reindeer sites and Reindeer headquarters sites.
       ``(5) Cemetery sites.
       ``(4) A person who qualifies for an allotment on lands 
     prohibited from conveyance by a provision of subsection 
     (a)(3) may select an alternative allotment from the following 
     lands located within the geographic boundaries of the same 
     Regional Corporation as the excluded allotment--
       ``(A) lands withdrawn pursuant to section 11(a)(1) of this 
     Act which were not selected, or were relinquished after 
     selection;
       ``(B) lands contiguous to the outer boundary of lands 
     withdrawn pursuant to section 11(a)(1)(C) of this Act, except 
     lands excluded from selection by a provision of subsection 
     (a)(3) and lands within a National Park; and
       ``(C) vacant, unappropriated and unreserved lands.
       ``(5) After consultation with a person entitled to an 
     allotment within a Conservation System Unit, the Secretary 
     may convey alternative lands of equal acreage, including 
     lands within a Conservation System Unit, to that person if 
     the Secretary determines that the allotment would be 
     incompatible with a purpose for which the Conservation System 
     Unit was established.
       ``(6) All conveyances under this section shall--
       ``(A) be subject to valid existing rights, including any 
     right of the United States to income derived, directly or 
     indirectly, from a lease, license, permit, right-of-way or 
     easement; and
       ``(B) reserve to the United States deposits of oil, gas and 
     coal, together with the right to explore, mine, and remove 
     these minerals, on lands which the Secretary determines to be 
     prospectively valuable for development.
       ``(b) Eligible Person.--(1) A person is eligible to select 
     an allotment under this section if that person--
       ``(A) would have been eligible for an allotment under the 
     Act of May 17, 1906 (chapter 2469; 34 Stat. 197), as that Act 
     was in effect before December 18, 1971; and
       ``(B) is a veteran who served during the period between 
     January 1, 1969 and December 31, 1971 and--
       ``(i) served at least 6 months between January 1, 1969 and 
     June 2, 1971; or
       ``(ii) enlisted or was drafted into military service after 
     June 2, 1971 but before December 3, 1971.
       ``(2) The personal representative of the estate of a 
     decedent who was eligible under subsection (b)(1) may, for 
     the benefit of the heirs, select an allotment if, during the 
     period specified in subsection (b)(1)(B), the decedent--
       ``(A) was killed in action;
       ``(B) was wounded in action and subsequently died as a 
     direct consequence of that wound, as determined by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; or
       ``(C) died while a prisoner of war.
       ``(3) No person who received an allotment or has a pending 
     allotment under the Act of May 17, 1906 may receive an 
     allotment under this section.
       ``(c) Study and Report.--(1) The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall conduct a study to identify and assess the 
     circumstances of veterans of the Vietnam era who--
       ``(A) served during a period other than that specified in 
     subsection (b)(1)(B);
       ``(B) were eligible for an allotment under the Act of May 
     17, 1906; and
       ``(C) did not apply for an allotment under that Act.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall, within one year of enactment of 
     this section, issue a written report on the study, including 
     findings and recommendations, to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources in the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations 
     and the Committee on Resources in the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the 
     terms `veteran' and `Vietnam era' have the meanings given 
     those terms by paragraphs (2) and (29), respectively, of 
     section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
       ``(e) Regulations.--No later than 18 months after enactment 
     of this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     promulgate, after consultation with Alaska Natives groups, 
     rules to carry out this section.''.
       Sec. 433. The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration shall develop and deliver to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations, no later than 60 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, a study of 
     alternative approaches whereby NASA could contract with a 
     Russian entity or entities for goods and services related to 
     the International Space Station. The study shall evaluate, at 
     a minimum, government-to-government, government-to-industry, 
     and industry-to-industry arrangements. The study shall 
     evaluate the pros and cons of each possible approach, 
     addressing the following requirements: (1) ensure that NASA 
     receives value for each dollar spent; (2) ensure that the 
     funds provided can be audited; (3) define appropriate 
     milestones; and, (4) adhere to all relevant technology 
     transfer and export control laws.
         Sec. 434. The National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration Lewis Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, 
     shall be redesignated as the ``National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis 
     Field''. Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
     paper, or other record of the United States to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center in 
     Ohio shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration John H. Glenn Research 
     Center at Lewis Field''.
       Sec. 435. The proposed Amendments to Accounting for 
     Property, Plant, and Equipment (February 1998) (Amending 
     Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards Nos. 6 
     and 8, ``Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment'' and 
     ``Supplementary Stewardship Reporting'') may be adopted 
     without the prior notification and waiting period required by 
     section 307 of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 
     (Public Law 101-576).

       TITLE V--PUBLIC HOUSING AND TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE REFORM

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Quality 
     Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     title is as follows:

       TITLE V--PUBLIC HOUSING AND TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE REFORM

Sec. 501. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 502. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 503. Effective date and regulations.

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 505. Declaration of policy and public housing agency organization.
Sec. 506. Definitions.
Sec. 507. Minimum rent.
Sec. 508. Determination of adjusted income and median income.
Sec. 509. Family self-sufficiency program.
Sec. 510. Prohibition on use of funds.
Sec. 511. Public housing agency plan.
Sec. 512. Community service and family self-sufficiency requirements.
Sec. 513. Income targeting.
Sec. 514. Repeal of Federal preferences.
Sec. 515. Joint ventures and consortia of public housing agencies; 
              repeal of energy conservation provisions.
Sec. 516. Public housing agency mortgages and security interests.
Sec. 517. Mental health action plan.

                       Subtitle B--Public Housing

                Part 1--Capital and Operating Assistance

Sec. 518. Contributions for lower income housing projects.
Sec. 519. Public housing capital and operating funds.
Sec. 520. Total development costs.
Sec. 521. Sanctions for improper use of amounts.
Sec. 522. Repeal of modernization fund.

             Part 2--Admissions and Occupancy Requirements

Sec. 523. Family choice of rental payment.
Sec. 524. Occupancy by police officers and over-income families.
Sec. 525. Site-based waiting lists.
Sec. 526. Pet ownership.

   Part 3--Management, Homeownership, and Demolition and Disposition

Sec. 529. Contract provisions.
Sec. 530. Housing quality requirements.
Sec. 531. Demolition and disposition of public housing.
Sec. 532. Resident councils and resident management corporations.
Sec. 533. Conversion of public housing to vouchers; repeal of family 
              investment centers.
Sec. 534. Transfer of management of certain housing to independent 
              manager at request of residents.
Sec. 535. Demolition, site revitalization, replacement housing, and 
              tenant-based assistance grants for projects.
Sec. 536. Homeownership.
Sec. 537. Required conversion of distressed public housing to tenant-
              based assistance.

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Sec. 538. Linking services to public housing residents.
Sec. 539. Mixed-finance public housing.

       Subtitle C--Section 8 Rental and Homeownership Assistance

Sec. 545. Merger of certificate and voucher programs.
Sec. 546. Public housing agencies.
Sec. 547. Administrative fees.
Sec. 548. Law enforcement and security personnel in assisted housing.
Sec. 549. Advance notice to tenants of expiration, termination, or 
              owner nonrenewal of assistance contract.
Sec. 550. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 551. Funding and allocation.
Sec. 552. Treatment of common areas.
Sec. 553. Portability.
Sec. 554. Leasing to voucher holders.
Sec. 555. Homeownership option.
Sec. 556. Renewals.
Sec. 557. Manufactured housing demonstration program.
Sec. 558. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 559. Rulemaking and implementation.

           Subtitle D--Home Rule Flexible Grant Demonstration

Sec. 561. Home rule flexible grant demonstration program.

  Subtitle E--Accountability and Oversight of Public Housing Agencies

Sec. 563. Study of alternative methods for evaluating public housing 
              agencies.
Sec. 564. Public housing management assessment program.
Sec. 565. Expansion of powers for dealing with public housing agencies 
              in substantial default.
Sec. 566. Audits.
Sec. 567. Advisory council for housing authority of New Orleans.
Sec. 568. Treatment of troubled PHA's.

     Subtitle F--Safety and Security in Public and Assisted Housing

Sec. 575. Provisions applicable only to public housing and section 8 
              assistance.
Sec. 576. Screening of applicants for federally assisted housing.
Sec. 577. Termination of tenancy and assistance for illegal drug users 
              and alcohol abusers in federally assisted housing.
Sec. 578. Ineligibility of dangerous sex offenders for admission to 
              public housing.
Sec. 579. Definitions.

               Subtitle G--Repeals and Related Provisions

Sec. 581. Annual report.
Sec. 582. Repeals relating to public housing and section 8 programs.
Sec. 583. Public housing flexibility in CHAS.
Sec. 584. Use of American products.
Sec. 585. GAO study on housing assistance program costs.
Sec. 586. Amendments to Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination 
              Act of 1990.
Sec. 587. Review of drug elimination program contracts.
Sec. 588. Prohibition on use of assistance for employment relocation 
              activities.
Sec. 589. Treatment of occupancy standards.
Sec. 590. Income eligibility for HOME and CDBG programs.
Sec. 591. Report on single family and multifamily homes.
Sec. 592. Use of assisted housing by aliens.
Sec. 593. Protection of senior homeowners under reverse mortgage 
              program.
Sec. 594. Housing counseling.
Sec. 595. Native American housing assistance.
Sec. 596. CDBG public services cap.
Sec. 597. Moderate rehabilitation program.
Sec. 598. National cities in schools program.
Sec. 599. Tenant participation in multifamily housing projects.
Sec. 599A. Clarification regarding recreational vehicles.
Sec. 599B. Determination of low-income eligibility for homeownership 
              assistance.
Sec. 599C. Amendments to rural housing programs.
Sec. 599D. Reauthorization of national flood insurance program.
Sec. 599E. Assistance for self-help housing providers
Sec. 599F. Special mortgage insurance assistance.
Sec. 599G. Rehabilitation demonstration grant program.
Sec. 599H. Assistance for certain localities.

     SEC. 502. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) there exists throughout the Nation a need for decent, 
     safe, and affordable housing;
       (2) the inventory of public housing units owned, assisted, 
     or operated by public housing agencies, an asset in which the 
     Federal Government has invested over $90,000,000,000, has 
     traditionally provided rental housing that is affordable to 
     low-income persons;
       (3) despite serving this critical function, the public 
     housing system is plagued by a series of problems, including 
     the concentration of very poor people in very poor 
     neighborhoods and disincentives for economic self-
     sufficiency;
       (4) the Federal method of overseeing every aspect of public 
     housing by detailed and complex statutes and regulations has 
     aggravated the problem and has placed excessive 
     administrative burdens on public housing agencies; and
       (5) the interests of low-income persons, and the public 
     interest, will best be served by a reformed public housing 
     program that--
       (A) consolidates many public housing programs into programs 
     for the operation and capital needs of public housing;
       (B) streamlines program requirements;
       (C) vests in public housing agencies that perform well the 
     maximum feasible authority, discretion, and control with 
     appropriate accountability to public housing residents, 
     localities, and the general public; and
       (D) rewards employment and economic self-sufficiency of 
     public housing residents.
       (b) Purposes.--The purpose of this title is to promote 
     homes that are affordable to low-income families in safe and 
     healthy environments, and thereby contribute to the supply of 
     affordable housing, by--
       (1) deregulating and decontrolling public housing agencies, 
     thereby enabling them to perform as property and asset 
     managers;
       (2) providing for more flexible use of Federal assistance 
     to public housing agencies, allowing the authorities to 
     leverage and combine assistance amounts with amounts obtained 
     from other sources;
       (3) facilitating mixed income communities and decreasing 
     concentrations of poverty in public housing;
       (4) increasing accountability and rewarding effective 
     management of public housing agencies;
       (5) creating incentives and economic opportunities for 
     residents of dwelling units assisted by public housing 
     agencies to work, become self-sufficient, and transition out 
     of public housing and federally assisted dwelling units;
       (6) consolidating the voucher and certificate programs for 
     rental assistance under section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 into a single market-driven program that 
     will assist in making tenant-based rental assistance under 
     such section more successful at helping low-income families 
     obtain affordable housing and will increase housing choice 
     for low-income families; and
       (7) remedying the problems of troubled public housing 
     agencies and replacing or revitalizing severely distressed 
     public housing projects.

     SEC. 503. EFFECTIVE DATE AND REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The amendments under this title are made 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, but this title 
     shall take effect, and the amendments made by this title 
     shall apply beginning upon, October 1, 1999, except--
       (1) as otherwise specifically provided in this title; or
       (2) as otherwise specifically provided in any amendment 
     made by this title.
     The Secretary may, by notice, implement any provision of this 
     title or any amendment made by this title before such date, 
     except to the extent that such provision or amendment 
     specifically provides otherwise.
       (b) Savings Provision.--Notwithstanding any amendment under 
     this title that is made (in accordance with subsection (a)) 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act but applies 
     beginning on October 1, 1999, the provisions of law amended 
     by such amendment, as such provisions were in effect 
     immediately before the making of such amendment, shall 
     continue to apply during the period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and ending upon October 1, 1999, 
     unless otherwise specifically provided by this title.
       (c) Technical Recommendations.--Not later than 9 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives, 
     recommended technical and conforming legislative changes 
     necessary to carry out this title and the amendments made by 
     this title.
       (d) List of Obsolete Documents.--Not later than October 1, 
     1999, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     cause to be published in the Federal Register a list of all 
     rules, regulations, and orders (including all handbooks, 
     notices, and related requirements) pertaining to public 
     housing or section 8 tenant-based programs issued or 
     promulgated under the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act that are or will 
     be obsolete because of the enactment of this Act or are 
     otherwise obsolete.
       (e) Protection of Certain Regulations.--No provision of 
     this title may be construed to repeal the regulations of the 
     Secretary regarding tenant participation and tenant 
     opportunities in public housing (24 C.F.R. 964).
       (g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

     SEC. 505. DECLARATION OF POLICY AND PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY 
                   ORGANIZATION.

       Section 2 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY AND PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY 
                   ORGANIZATION.

       ``(a) Declaration of Policy.--It is the policy of the 
     United States--
       ``(1) to promote the general welfare of the Nation by 
     employing the funds and credit of the Nation, as provided in 
     this Act--
       ``(A) to assist States and political subdivisions of States 
     to remedy the unsafe housing conditions and the acute 
     shortage of decent and safe dwellings for low-income 
     families;
       ``(B) to assist States and political subdivisions of States 
     to address the shortage of housing affordable to low-income 
     families; and
       ``(C) consistent with the objectives of this title, to vest 
     in public housing agencies that perform well, the maximum 
     amount of responsibility and flexibility in program 
     administration, with appropriate accountability to public 
     housing residents, localities, and the general public;
       ``(2) that the Federal Government cannot through its direct 
     action alone provide for the housing of every American 
     citizen, or even a majority of its citizens, but it is the 
     responsibility of the Government to promote and protect the 
     independent and collective actions of private citizens to 
     develop housing and strengthen their own neighborhoods;
       ``(3) that the Federal Government should act where there is 
     a serious need that private citi

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     zens or groups cannot or are not addressing responsibly; and
       ``(4) that our Nation should promote the goal of providing 
     decent and affordable housing for all citizens through the 
     efforts and encouragement of Federal, State, and local 
     governments, and by the independent and collective actions of 
     private citizens, organizations, and the private sector.
       ``(b) Public Housing Agency Organization.--
       ``(1) Required membership.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), the membership of the board of directors or similar 
     governing body of each public housing agency shall contain 
     not less than 1 member--
       ``(A) who is directly assisted by the public housing 
     agency; and
       ``(B) who may, if provided for in the public housing agency 
     plan, be elected by the residents directly assisted by the 
     public housing agency.
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     public housing agency--
       ``(A) that is located in a State that requires the members 
     of the board of directors or similar governing body of a 
     public housing agency to be salaried and to serve on a full-
     time basis; or
       ``(B) with less than 300 public housing units, if--
       ``(i) the agency has provided reasonable notice to the 
     resident advisory board of the opportunity of not less than 1 
     resident described in paragraph (1) to serve on the board of 
     directors or similar governing body of the public housing 
     agency pursuant to such paragraph; and
       ``(ii) within a reasonable time after receipt by the 
     resident advisory board established by the agency pursuant to 
     section 5A(e) of notice under clause (i), the public housing 
     agency has not been notified of the intention of any resident 
     to participate on the board of directors.
       ``(3) Nondiscrimination.--No person shall be prohibited 
     from serving on the board of directors or similar governing 
     body of a public housing agency because of the residence of 
     that person in a public housing project or status as assisted 
     under section 8.''.

     SEC. 506. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437a(b)) is amended as follows:
       (1) Public housing.--In paragraph (1), by inserting after 
     the second sentence the following new sentence: ``The term 
     `public housing' includes dwelling units in a mixed finance 
     project that are assisted by a public housing agency with 
     capital or operating assistance.''.
       (2) Single persons.--In paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the third sentence; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), in the second sentence, by 
     striking ``regulations of the Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``public housing agency plan''.
       (3) Person with disabilities.--In paragraph (3)(E), by 
     adding after the period at the end the following new 
     sentences: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     individual shall be considered a person with disabilities, 
     for purposes of eligibility for low-income housing under this 
     title, solely on the basis of any drug or alcohol dependence. 
     The Secretary shall consult with other appropriate Federal 
     agencies to implement the preceding sentence.''.
       (4) New terms.--Section 3(b) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(9) Drug-related criminal activity.--The term `drug-
     related criminal activity' means the illegal manufacture, 
     sale, distribution, use, or possession with intent to 
     manufacture, sell, distribute, or use, of a controlled 
     substance (as such term is defined in section 102 of the 
     Controlled Substances Act).
       ``(10) Mixed-finance project.--The term `mixed-finance 
     project' means a public housing project that meets the 
     requirements of section 35.
       ``(11) Public housing agency plan.--The term `public 
     housing agency plan' means the plan of a public housing 
     agency prepared in accordance with section 5A.
       ``(12) Capital fund.--The term `Capital Fund' means the 
     fund established under section 9(d).
       ``(13) Operating fund.--The term `Operating Fund' means the 
     fund established under section 9(e).''.

     SEC. 507. MINIMUM RENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 3(a) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Minimum rental amount.--
       ``(A) Requirement.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection, the method for rent determination elected 
     pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection by a family 
     residing in public housing, section 8(o)(2) of this Act, or 
     section 206(d) of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 
     1983 (including paragraph (5) of such section), the following 
     entities shall require the following families to pay a 
     minimum monthly rental amount (which amount shall include any 
     amount allowed for utilities) of not more than $50 per month, 
     as follows:
       ``(i) Each public housing agency shall require the payment 
     of such minimum monthly rental amount, which amount shall be 
     determined by the agency, by--
       ``(I) each family residing in a dwelling unit in public 
     housing by the agency;
       ``(II) each family who is assisted under the certificate or 
     moderate rehabilitation program under section 8; and
       ``(III) each family who is assisted under the voucher 
     program under section 8, and the agency shall reduce the 
     monthly assistance payment on behalf of such family as may be 
     necessary to ensure payment of such minimum monthly rental 
     amount.
       ``(ii) The Secretary shall require each family who is 
     assisted under any other program for rental assistance under 
     section 8 to pay such minimum monthly rental amount, which 
     amount shall be determined by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Exception for hardship circumstances.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a 
     public housing agency (or the Secretary, in the case of a 
     family described in subparagraph (A)(ii)) shall immediately 
     grant an exemption from application of the minimum monthly 
     rental under such subparagraph to any family unable to pay 
     such amount because of financial hardship, which shall 
     include situations in which (I) the family has lost 
     eligibility for or is awaiting an eligibility determination 
     for a Federal, State, or local assistance program, including 
     a family that includes a member who is an alien lawfully 
     admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act who would be entitled to public benefits but 
     for title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996; (II) the family would 
     be evicted as a result of the imposition of the minimum rent 
     requirement under subparagraph (A); (III) the income of the 
     family has decreased because of changed circumstance, 
     including loss of employment; (IV) a death in the family has 
     occurred; and (V) other situations as may be determined by 
     the agency (or the Secretary, in the case of a family 
     described in subparagraph (A)(ii)).
       ``(ii) Waiting period.--If a resident requests a hardship 
     exemption under this subparagraph and the public housing 
     agency (or the Secretary, in the case of a family described 
     in subparagraph (A)(ii)) reasonably determines the hardship 
     to be of a temporary nature, an exemption shall not be 
     granted during the 90-day period beginning upon the making of 
     a request for the exemption. A resident may not be evicted 
     during such 90-day period for nonpayment of rent. In such a 
     case, if the resident thereafter demonstrates that the 
     financial hardship is of a long-term basis, the agency (or 
     the Secretary) shall retroactively exempt the resident from 
     the applicability of the minimum rent requirement for such 
     90-day period.''.
       (b) Repeal of Duplicative Provisions.--Section 402 of the 
     Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I (Public Law 104-99; 110 
     Stat. 40) is amended by striking subsection (a).
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The third sentence of section 
     3(a)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437a(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``and subject to the 
     requirement under paragraph (3)'' before the first comma.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments under this section are 
     made on, and shall apply beginning upon, the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 508. DETERMINATION OF ADJUSTED INCOME AND MEDIAN INCOME.

       (a) Adjusted Income.--Paragraph (5) of section 3(b) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(5) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Adjusted income.--The term `adjusted income' means, 
     with respect to a family, the amount (as determined by the 
     public housing agency) of the income of the members of the 
     family residing in a dwelling unit or the persons on a lease, 
     after any income exclusions as follows:
       ``(A) Mandatory exclusions.--In determining adjusted 
     income, a public housing agency shall exclude from the annual 
     income of a family the following amounts:
       ``(i) Elderly and disabled families.--$400 for any elderly 
     or disabled family.
       ``(ii) Medical expenses.--The amount by which 3 percent of 
     the annual family income is exceeded by the sum of--
       ``(I) unreimbursed medical expenses of any elderly family 
     or disabled family;
       ``(II) unreimbursed medical expenses of any family that is 
     not covered under subclause (I), except that this subclause 
     shall apply only to the extent approved in appropriation 
     Acts; and
       ``(III) unreimbursed reasonable attendant care and 
     auxiliary apparatus expenses for each handicapped member of 
     the family, to the extent necessary to enable any member of 
     such family (including such handicapped member) to be 
     employed.
       ``(iii) Child care expenses.--Any reasonable child care 
     expenses necessary to enable a member of the family to be 
     employed or to further his or her education.
       ``(iv) Minors, students, and persons with disabilities.--
     $480 for each member of the family residing in the household 
     (other than the head of the household or his or her spouse) 
     who is less than 18 years of age or is attending school or 
     vocational training on a full-time basis, or who is 18 years 
     of age or older and is a person with disabilities.
       ``(v) Child support payments.--Any payment made by a member 
     of the family for the support and maintenance of any child 
     who does not reside in the household, except that the amount 
     excluded under this clause may not exceed $480 for each child 
     for whom such payment is made; except that this clause shall 
     apply only to the extent approved in appropriations Acts.
       ``(vi) Spousal support expenses.--Any payment made by a 
     member of the family for the support and maintenance of any 
     spouse or former spouse who does not reside in the household, 
     except that the amount excluded under this clause shall not 
     exceed the lesser of (I) the amount that such family member 
     has a legal obligation to pay, or (II) $550 for each 
     individual for whom such payment is made; except that this 
     clause shall apply only to the extent approved in 
     appropriations Acts.
       ``(vii) Earned income of minors.--The amount of any earned 
     income of a member of the family who is not--
       ``(I) 18 years of age or older; and
       ``(II) the head of the household (or the spouse of the head 
     of the household).
       ``(B) Permissive exclusions for public housing.--In 
     determining adjusted income, a

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     public housing agency may, in the discretion of the agency, 
     establish exclusions from the annual income of a family 
     residing in a public housing dwelling unit. Such exclusions 
     may include the following amounts:
       ``(i) Excessive travel expenses.--Excessive travel expenses 
     in an amount not to exceed $25 per family per week, for 
     employment- or education-related travel.
       ``(ii) Earned income.--An amount of any earned income of 
     the family, established at the discretion of the public 
     housing agency, which may be based on--
       ``(I) all earned income of the family,
       ``(II) the amount earned by particular members of the 
     family;
       ``(III) the amount earned by families having certain 
     characteristics; or
       ``(IV) the amount earned by families or members during 
     certain periods or from certain sources.
       ``(iii) Others.--Such other amounts for other purposes, as 
     the public housing agency may establish.''.
       (b) Disallowance of Earned Income From Public Housing Rent 
     Determinations.--
       (1) In general.--Section 3 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a) is amended--
       (A) by striking the undesignated paragraph that follows 
     subsection (c)(3) (as added by section 515(b) of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 
     101-625; 104 Stat. 4199)); and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(d) Disallowance of Earned Income From Rent 
     Determinations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the rent payable under subsection (a) by a family 
     described in paragraph (3) of this subsection may not be 
     increased as a result of the increased income due to such 
     employment during the 12-month period beginning on the date 
     on which the employment is commenced.
       ``(2) Phase-in of rent increases.--Upon the expiration of 
     the 12-month period referred to in paragraph (1), the rent 
     payable by a family described in paragraph (3) may be 
     increased due to the continued employment of the family 
     member described in paragraph (3)(B), except that during the 
     12-month period beginning upon such expiration the amount of 
     the increase may not be greater than 50 percent of the amount 
     of the total rent increase that would be applicable but for 
     this paragraph.
       ``(3) Eligible families.--A family described in this 
     paragraph is a family--
       ``(A) that--
       ``(i) occupies a dwelling unit in a public housing project; 
     or
       ``(ii) receives assistance under section 8; and
       ``(B)(i) whose income increases as a result of employment 
     of a member of the family who was previously unemployed for 1 
     or more years;
       ``(ii) whose earned income increases during the 
     participation of a family member in any family self-
     sufficiency or other job training program; or
       ``(iii) who is or was, within 6 months, assisted under any 
     State program for temporary assistance for needy families 
     funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     and whose earned income increases.
       ``(4) Applicability.--This subsection and subsection (e) 
     shall apply beginning upon October 1, 1999, except that this 
     subsection and subsection (e) shall apply with respect to any 
     family described in paragraph 3(A)(ii) only to the extent 
     provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
       ``(e) Individual Savings Accounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--In lieu of a disallowance of earned 
     income under subsection (d), upon the request of a family 
     that qualifies under subsection (d), a public housing agency 
     may establish an individual savings account in accordance 
     with this subsection for that family.
       ``(2) Deposits to account.--The public housing agency shall 
     deposit in any savings account established under this 
     subsection an amount equal to the total amount that otherwise 
     would be applied to the family's rent payment under 
     subsection (a) as a result of employment.
       ``(3) Withdrawal from account.--Amounts deposited in a 
     savings account established under this subsection may only be 
     withdrawn by the family for the purpose of--
       ``(A) purchasing a home;
       ``(B) paying education costs of family members;
       ``(C) moving out of public or assisted housing; or
       ``(D) paying any other expense authorized by the public 
     housing agency for the purpose of promoting the economic 
     self-sufficiency of residents of public and assisted 
     housing.''.
       (2) Savings provision.--Notwithstanding the amendment made 
     by paragraph (1), the provisions of the undesignated 
     paragraph at the end of section 3(c)(3) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as such section was in effect 
     immediately before the enactment of this Act, shall continue 
     to apply until the effective date under section 503 of this 
     Act. Notwithstanding the amendment made by subsection (a) of 
     this section, nor the applicability under section 402(f) of 
     The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I (42 U.S.C. 1437a note) 
     of the amendments made by such section 402, nor any repeal of 
     such section 402(f), the provisions of section 3(b)(5)(G) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437a(b)(5)(G)), as such section was in effect immediately 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall continue 
     to apply until the effective date under section 503 of this 
     Act.
       (c) Median Income.--
       (1) In general.--Section 3(b)(2) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(2)) is amended--
       (A) in the 4th sentence--
       (i) by striking ``County'' and inserting ``and Rockland 
     Counties''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``each'' before ``such county'';
       (B) in the last sentence--
       (i) by striking ``County'' the 1st place it appears and 
     inserting ``or Rockland Counties''; and
       (ii) by striking ``County'' the 2d place it appears and 
     inserting ``and Rockland Counties''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new sentences: ``In 
     determining areas that are designated as difficult 
     development areas for purposes of the low-income housing tax 
     credit, the Secretary shall include Westchester and Rockland 
     Counties, New York, in the New York City metropolitan 
     area.''.
       (2) Applicability.--The amendments made by this paragraph 
     are made on, and shall apply beginning upon, the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Availability of Income Matching Information.--
       (1) Availability.--Section 3 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a), as amended by the preceding 
     provisions of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Availability of Income Matching Information.--
       ``(1) Disclosure to pha.--A public housing agency shall 
     require any family described in paragraph (2) who receives 
     information regarding income, earnings, wages, or 
     unemployment compensation from the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development pursuant to income verification procedures 
     of the Department to disclose such information, upon receipt 
     of the information, to the public housing agency that owns or 
     operates the public housing dwelling unit in which such 
     family resides or that provides the housing assistance under 
     this Act on behalf of such family, as applicable.
       ``(2) Families covered.--A family described in this 
     paragraph is a family that resides in a dwelling unit--
       ``(A) that is a public housing dwelling unit; or
       ``(B) for which tenant-based assistance is provided under 
     section 8.''.
       (2) Protection of applicants and participants.--Section 904 
     of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act 
     of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 3544) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) only in the case of an applicant or participant that 
     is a member of a family described in section 3(f)(2) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(f)(2)), 
     sign an agreement under which the applicant or participant 
     agrees to provide to the appropriate public housing agency 
     the information required under section 3(f)(1) of such Act 
     for the sole purpose of the public housing agency verifying 
     income information pertinent to the applicant's or 
     participant's eligibility or level of benefits, and comply 
     with such agreement.''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in paragraph (2)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i)--

       (I) by inserting before ``or'' the first place it appears 
     the following: ``, pursuant to section 3(d)(1) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 from the applicant or 
     participant,''; and
       (II) by inserting ``or 3(d)(1)'' after ``such section 
     303(i)''; and

       (ii) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, section 3(d)(1) 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937,'' after ``Social 
     Security Act'';
       (II) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or agreement, as 
     applicable,'' after ``consent'';
       (III) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``section 3(d)(1) 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937,'' after ``Social 
     Security Act,''; and
       (IV) in subparagraph (B), by inserting `` such section 
     3(d)(1),'' after ``such section 303(i),'' each place it 
     appears.

     SEC. 509. FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 23 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u(b)) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``, subject to the limitations in paragraph 
     (4); and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) effective on the date of the enactment of the Quality 
     Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, to the extent an 
     agency is not required to carry out a program pursuant to 
     subparagraph (B) of this paragraph and paragraph (4), may 
     carry out a local Family Self-Sufficiency program under this 
     section.'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Each'' and inserting 
     ``Subject to paragraph (4), each'';
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Termination of requirement to expand program.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a public housing agency that receives incremental 
     assistance under subsection (b) or (o) of section 8 or that 
     makes available new public housing dwelling units shall not 
     be required, after the enactment of the Quality Housing and 
     Work Responsibility Act of 1998, to provide assistance under 
     a local Family Self-Sufficiency program under this section to 
     any families not required to be assisted under subparagraph 
     (B) of this paragraph.
       ``(B) Continuation of existing obligations.--

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       ``(i) In general.--Each public housing agency that, before 
     the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility 
     Act of 1998, was required under this section to carry out a 
     local Family Self-Sufficiency program shall continue to 
     operate such local program for the number of families 
     determined under paragraph (3), subject only to the 
     availability under appropriations Acts of sufficient amounts 
     for housing assistance.
       ``(ii) Reduction.--The number of families for which an 
     agency is required under clause (i) to operate such local 
     program shall be decreased by one for each family that, after 
     enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act 
     of 1998, fulfills its obligations under the contract of 
     participation.'';
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking the second paragraph 
     that is designated as paragraph (3) (relating to use of 
     escrow savings accounts for section 8 homeownership; as added 
     by section 185(b) of the Housing and Community Development 
     Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-550; 106 Stat. 3747)); and
       (3) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ``carrying out a 
     local program under this section'' after ``Each public 
     housing agency''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     are made on, and shall apply beginning upon, the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 510. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.

       Section 5 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437c)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(l) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--None of the funds made 
     available to the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
     to carry out this Act, which are obligated to State or local 
     governments, public housing agencies, housing finance 
     agencies, or other public or quasi-public housing agencies, 
     shall be used to indemnify contractors or subcontractors of 
     the government or agency against costs associated with 
     judgments of infringement of intellectual property rights.''.

     SEC. 511. PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLAN.

       (a) In General.--Title I of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 5 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 5A. PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLANS.

       ``(a) 5-Year Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), not less than 
     once every 5 fiscal years, each public housing agency shall 
     submit to the Secretary a plan that includes, with respect to 
     the 5 fiscal years immediately following the date on which 
     the plan is submitted--
       ``(A) a statement of the mission of the public housing 
     agency for serving the needs of low-income and very low-
     income families in the jurisdiction of the public housing 
     agency during such fiscal years; and
       ``(B) a statement of the goals and objectives of the public 
     housing agency that will enable the public housing agency to 
     serve the needs identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
     during those fiscal years.
       ``(2) Initial plan.--The initial 5-year plan submitted by a 
     public housing agency under this subsection shall be 
     submitted for the 5-year period beginning on October 1, 1999, 
     or the first fiscal year thereafter for which the public 
     housing agency initially receives assistance under this Act.
       ``(b) Annual Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--Effective beginning upon October 1, 
     1999, each public housing agency shall submit to the 
     Secretary an annual public housing agency plan under this 
     subsection for each fiscal year for which the public housing 
     agency receives assistance under section 8(o) or 9.
       ``(2) Updates.--For each fiscal year after the initial 
     submission of an annual plan under this subsection by a 
     public housing agency, the public housing agency may comply 
     with requirements for submission of a plan under this 
     subsection by submitting an update of the plan for the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(c) Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish 
     requirements and procedures for submission and review of 
     plans, including requirements for timing and form of 
     submission, and for the contents of such plans.
       ``(2) Contents.--The procedures established under paragraph 
     (1) shall provide that a public housing agency shall--
       ``(A) in developing the plan consult with the resident 
     advisory board established under subsection (e); and
       ``(B) ensure that the plan under this section is consistent 
     with the applicable comprehensive housing affordability 
     strategy (or any consolidated plan incorporating such 
     strategy) for the jurisdiction in which the public housing 
     agency is located, in accordance with title I of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, and 
     contains a certification by the appropriate State or local 
     official that the plan meets the requirements of this 
     paragraph and a description of the manner in which the 
     applicable contents of the public housing agency plan are 
     consistent with the comprehensive housing affordability 
     strategy.
       ``(d) Contents.--An annual public housing agency plan under 
     subsection (b) for a public housing agency shall contain the 
     following information relating to the upcoming fiscal year 
     for which the assistance under this Act is to be made 
     available:
       ``(1) Needs.--A statement of the housing needs of low-
     income and very low-income families residing in the 
     jurisdiction served by the public housing agency, and of 
     other low-income and very low-income families on the waiting 
     list of the agency (including housing needs of elderly 
     families and disabled families), and the means by which the 
     public housing agency intends, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, to address those needs.
       ``(2) Financial resources.--A statement of financial 
     resources available to the agency and the planned uses of 
     those resources.
       ``(3) Eligibility, selection, and admissions policies.--A 
     statement of the policies governing eligibility, selection, 
     admissions (including any preferences), assignment, and 
     occupancy of families with respect to public housing dwelling 
     units and housing assistance under section 8(o), including--
       ``(A) the procedures for maintaining waiting lists for 
     admissions to public housing projects of the agency, which 
     may include a system of site-based waiting lists under 
     section 6(r); and
       ``(B) the admissions policy under section 16(a)(3)(B) for 
     deconcentration of lower-income families.
       ``(4) Rent determination.--A statement of the policies of 
     the public housing agency governing rents charged for public 
     housing dwelling units and rental contributions of families 
     assisted under section 8(o).
       ``(5) Operation and management.--A statement of the rules, 
     standards, and policies of the public housing agency 
     governing maintenance and management of housing owned, 
     assisted, or operated by the public housing agency (which 
     shall include measures necessary for the prevention or 
     eradication of pest infestation, including by cockroaches), 
     and management of the public housing agency and programs of 
     the public housing agency.
       ``(6) Grievance procedure.--A statement of the grievance 
     procedures of the public housing agency.
       ``(7) Capital improvements.--With respect to public housing 
     projects owned, assisted, or operated by the public housing 
     agency, a plan describing the capital improvements necessary 
     to ensure long-term physical and social viability of the 
     projects.
       ``(8) Demolition and disposition.--With respect to public 
     housing projects owned by the public housing agency--
       ``(A) a description of any housing for which the PHA will 
     apply for demolition or disposition under section 18; and
       ``(B) a timetable for the demolition or disposition.
       ``(9) Designation of housing for elderly and disabled 
     families.--With respect to public housing projects owned, 
     assisted, or operated by the public housing agency, a 
     description of any projects (or portions thereof) that the 
     public housing agency has designated or will apply for 
     designation for occupancy by elderly and disabled families in 
     accordance with section 7.
       ``(10) Conversion of public housing.--With respect to 
     public housing owned by a public housing agency--
       ``(A) a description of any building or buildings that the 
     public housing agency is required to convert to tenant-based 
     assistance under section 33 or that the public housing agency 
     plans to voluntarily convert under section 22;
       ``(B) an analysis of the projects or buildings required to 
     be converted under section 33; and
       ``(C) a statement of the amount of assistance received 
     under this Act to be used for rental assistance or other 
     housing assistance in connection with such conversion.
       ``(11) Homeownership.--A description of any homeownership 
     programs of the agency under section 8(y) or for which the 
     public housing agency has applied or will apply for approval 
     under section 32.
       ``(12) Community service and self-sufficiency.--A 
     description of--
       ``(A) any programs relating to services and amenities 
     provided or offered to assisted families;
       ``(B) any policies or programs of the public housing agency 
     for the enhancement of the economic and social self-
     sufficiency of assisted families;
       ``(C) how the public housing agency will comply with the 
     requirements of subsections (c) and (d) of section 12 
     (relating to community service and treatment of income 
     changes resulting from welfare program requirements).
       ``(13) Safety and crime prevention.--A plan established by 
     the public housing agency, which shall be subject to the 
     following requirements:
       ``(A) Safety measures.--The plan shall provide, on a 
     project-by-project or jurisdiction-wide basis, for measures 
     to ensure the safety of public housing residents.
       ``(B) Establishment.--The plan shall be established in 
     consultation with the police officer or officers in command 
     for the appropriate precinct or police department.
       ``(C) Content.--The plan shall describe the need for 
     measures to ensure the safety of public housing residents and 
     for crime prevention measures, describe any such activities 
     conducted or to be conducted by the agency, and provide for 
     coordination between the agency and the appropriate police 
     precincts for carrying out such measures and activities.
       ``(D) Secretarial action.--If the Secretary determines, at 
     any time, that the security needs of a project are not being 
     adequately addressed by the plan, or that the local police 
     precinct is not complying with the plan, the Secretary may 
     mediate between the public housing agency and the local 
     precinct to resolve any issues of conflict.
       ``(14) Pets.--The requirements of the agency, pursuant to 
     section 31, relating to pet ownership in public housing.
       ``(15) Civil rights certification.--A certification by the 
     public housing agency that the public housing agency will 
     carry out the public housing agency plan in conformity with 
     title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing 
     Act, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and title 
     II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and will 
     affirmatively further fair housing.
       ``(16) Annual audit.--The results of the most recent fiscal 
     year audit of the public housing agency under section 
     5(h)(2).
       ``(17) Asset management.--A statement of how the agency 
     will carry out its asset manage

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     ment functions with respect to the public housing inventory 
     of the agency, including how the agency will plan for the 
     long-term operating, capital investment, rehabilitation, 
     modernization, disposition, and other needs for such 
     inventory.
       ``(18) Other.--Any other information required by law to be 
     included in a public housing agency plan.
       ``(e) Resident Advisory Board.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), 
     each public housing agency shall establish 1 or more resident 
     advisory boards in accordance with this subsection, the 
     membership of which shall adequately reflect and represent 
     the residents assisted by the public housing agency.
       ``(2) Functions.--Each resident advisory board established 
     under this subsection by a public housing agency shall assist 
     and make recommendations regarding the development of the 
     public housing agency plan for the agency. The agency shall 
     consider the recommendations of the resident advisory boards 
     in preparing the final public housing agency plan, and shall 
     include, in the public housing agency plan submitted to the 
     Secretary under this section, a copy of the recommendations 
     and a description of the manner in which the recommendations 
     were addressed.
       ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirements of 
     this subsection with respect to the establishment of resident 
     advisory boards for a public housing agency if the agency 
     demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that there 
     exist resident councils or other resident organizations of 
     the public housing agency that--
       ``(A) adequately represent the interests of the residents 
     of the public housing agency; and
       ``(B) have the ability to perform the functions described 
     in paragraph (2).
       ``(1) In general.--In developing a public housing agency 
     plan under this section, the board of directors or similar 
     governing body of a public housing agency shall conduct a 
     public hearing to discuss the public housing agency plan and 
     to invite public comment regarding that plan. The hearing 
     shall be conducted at a location that is convenient to 
     residents.
       ``(2) Availability of information and notice.--Not later 
     than 45 days before the date of a hearing conducted under 
     paragraph (1), the public housing agency shall--
       ``(A) make the proposed public housing agency plan and all 
     information relevant to the hearing and proposed plan 
     available for inspection by the public at the principal 
     office of the public housing agency during normal business 
     hours; and
       ``(B) publish a notice informing the public that--
       ``(i) that the information is available as required under 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) that a public hearing under paragraph (1) will be 
     conducted.
       ``(3) Adoption of plan.--A public housing agency may adopt 
     a public housing agency plan and submit the plan to the 
     Secretary in accordance with this section only after--
       ``(A) conducting a public hearing under paragraph (1);
       ``(B) considering all public comments received; and
       ``(C) making any appropriate changes in the public housing 
     agency plan, in consultation with the resident advisory 
     board.
       ``(4) Advisory board consultation enforcement.--Pursuant to 
     a written request made by the resident advisory board for a 
     public housing agency that documents a failure on the part of 
     the agency to provide adequate notice and opportunity for 
     comment under this subsection and a finding by the Secretary 
     of good cause within the time period provided for in 
     subsection (i)(4), the Secretary may require the public 
     housing agency to adequately remedy such failure before final 
     approval of the public housing agency plan under this 
     section.
       ``(g) Amendments and Modifications to Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     nothing in this section shall preclude a public housing 
     agency, after submitting a plan to the Secretary in 
     accordance with this section, from amending or modifying any 
     policy, rule, regulation, or plan of the public housing 
     agency, except that a significant amendment or modification 
     may not--
       ``(A) be adopted, other than at a duly called meeting of 
     board of directors (or similar governing body) of the public 
     housing agency that is open to the public; and
       ``(B) be implemented, until notification of the amendment 
     or modification is provided to the Secretary and approved in 
     accordance with subsection (i).
       ``(2) Consistency and notice.--Each significant amendment 
     or modification to a public housing agency plan submitted to 
     the Secretary under this section shall--
       ``(A) meet the requirements under subsection (c)(2) 
     (relating to consultation with resident advisory board and 
     consistency with comprehensive housing affordability 
     strategies); and
       ``(B) be subject to the notice and public hearing 
     requirements of subsection (f).
       ``(h) Submission of Plans.--
       ``(1) Initial submission.--Each public housing agency shall 
     submit the initial plan required by this section, and any 
     amendment or modification to the initial plan, to the 
     Secretary at such time and in such form as the Secretary 
     shall require.
       ``(2) Annual submission.--Not later than 75 days before the 
     start of the fiscal year of the public housing agency, after 
     submission of the initial plan required by this section in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A), each public housing agency 
     shall annually submit to the Secretary a plan update, 
     including any amendments or modifications to the public 
     housing agency plan.
       ``(i) Review and Determination of Compliance.--
       ``(1) Review.--Subject to paragraph (2), after submission 
     of the public housing agency plan or any amendment or 
     modification to the plan to the Secretary, to the extent that 
     the Secretary considers such action to be necessary to make 
     determinations under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
     review the public housing agency plan (including any 
     amendments or modifications thereto) and determine whether 
     the contents of the plan--
       ``(A) set forth the information required by this section 
     and this Act to be contained in a public housing agency plan;
       ``(B) are consistent with information and data available to 
     the Secretary, including the approved comprehensive housing 
     affordability strategy under title I of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act for the jurisdiction in which 
     the public housing agency is located; and
       ``(C) are not prohibited by or inconsistent with any 
     provision of this title or other applicable law.
       ``(2) Elements exempted from review.--The Secretary may, by 
     regulation, provide that one or more elements of a public 
     housing agency plan shall be reviewed only if the element is 
     challenged, except that the Secretary shall review the 
     information submitted in each plan pursuant to paragraphs 
     (3)(B), (8), and (15) of subsection (d).
       ``(3) Disapproval.--The Secretary may disapprove a public 
     housing agency plan (or any amendment or modification 
     thereto) only if Secretary determines that the contents of 
     the plan (or amendment or modification) do not comply with 
     the requirements under subparagraph (A) through (C) of 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Determination of compliance.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (j)(2), 
     not later than 75 days after the date on which a public 
     housing agency plan is submitted in accordance with this 
     section, the Secretary shall make the determination under 
     paragraph (1) and provide written notice to the public 
     housing agency if the plan has been disapproved. If the 
     Secretary disapproves the plan, the notice shall state with 
     specificity the reasons for the disapproval.
       ``(B) Failure to provide notice of disapproval.--In the 
     case of a plan disapproved, if the Secretary does not provide 
     notice of disapproval under subparagraph (A) before the 
     expiration of the period described in subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary shall be considered, for purposes of this Act, to 
     have made a determination that the plan complies with the 
     requirements under this section and the agency shall be 
     considered to have been notified of compliance upon the 
     expiration of such period. The preceding sentence shall not 
     preclude judicial review regarding such compliance pursuant 
     to chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, or an action 
     regarding such compliance under section 1979 of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1983).
       ``(5) Public availability.--A public housing agency shall 
     make the approved plan of the agency available to the general 
     public.
       ``(j) Troubled and At-Risk PHAs.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may require, for each 
     public housing agency that is at risk of being designated as 
     troubled under section 6(j)(2) or is designated as troubled 
     under section 6(j)(2), that the public housing agency plan 
     for such agency include such additional information as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate, in accordance with 
     such standards as the Secretary may establish or in 
     accordance with such determinations as the Secretary may make 
     on an agency-by-agency basis.
       ``(2) Troubled agencies.--The Secretary shall provide 
     explicit written approval or disapproval, in a timely manner, 
     for a public housing agency plan submitted by any public 
     housing agency designated by the Secretary as a troubled 
     public housing agency under section 6(j)(2).
       ``(k) Streamlined plan.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary may establish a streamlined public housing agency 
     plan for--
       ``(A) public housing agencies that are determined by the 
     Secretary to be high performing public housing agencies;
       ``(B) public housing agencies with less than 250 public 
     housing units that have not been designated as troubled under 
     section 6(j)(2); and
       ``(C) public housing agencies that only administer tenant-
     based assistance and that do not own or operate public 
     housing.
       ``(l) Compliance With Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--In providing assistance under this 
     title, a public housing agency shall comply with the rules, 
     standards, and policies established in the public housing 
     agency plan of the public housing agency approved under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Investigation and enforcement.--In carrying out this 
     title, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) provide an appropriate response to any complaint 
     concerning noncompliance by a public housing agency with the 
     applicable public housing agency plan; and
       ``(B) if the Secretary determines, based on a finding of 
     the Secretary or other information available to the 
     Secretary, that a public housing agency is not complying with 
     the applicable public housing agency plan, take such actions 
     as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to ensure such 
     compliance.''.
       (b) Implementation.--
       (1) Interim rule.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue an 
     interim rule to require the submission of an interim public 
     housing agency plan by each public housing agency, as 
     required by section 5A of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (as added by subsection (a) of this section). The 
     interim rule shall provide for a public comment period of not 
     less than 60 days.
       (2) Final regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Sec

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     retary shall issue final regulations implementing section 5A 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as added by 
     subsection (a) of this section).
       (3) Factors for consideration.--Before the publication of 
     the final regulations under paragraph (2), in addition to 
     public comments invited in connection with the publication of 
     the interim rule, the Secretary shall--
       (A) seek recommendations on the implementation of section 
     5A of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as added by this 
     subsection (a) of this section) from organizations 
     representing--
       (i) State or local public housing agencies;
       (ii) residents, including resident management corporations; 
     and
       (iii) other appropriate parties; and
       (B) convene not less than 2 public forums at which the 
     persons or organizations making recommendations under 
     subparagraph (A) may express views concerning the proposed 
     disposition of the recommendations.
     The Secretary shall publish in the final rule a summary of 
     the recommendations made and public comments received and the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development's response to 
     such recommendations and comments.
       (c) Audit and Review; Report.--
       (1) Audit and review.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     effective date of final regulations issued under subsection 
     (b)(2), in order to determine the degree of compliance, by 
     public housing agencies, with public housing agency plans 
     approved under section 5A of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (as added by subsection (a) of this section), the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct--
       (A) a review of a representative sample of the public 
     housing agency plans approved under such section 5A before 
     such date; and
       (B) an audit and review of the public housing agencies 
     submitting such plans.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which 
     public housing agency plans are initially required to be 
     submitted under section 5A of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (as added by subsection (a) of this section) the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     Congress a report, which shall include--
       (A) a description of the results of each audit and review 
     under paragraph (1); and
       (B) any recommendations for increasing compliance by public 
     housing agencies with their public housing agency plans 
     approved under section 5A of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (as added by subsection (a) of this section).
       (d) Contract Provisions.--Section 6(a) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, in a manner 
     consistent with the public housing agency plan'' before the 
     period; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.
       (e) Applicability.--This section shall take effect, and the 
     amendments made by this section are made on, and shall apply 
     beginning upon, the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 512. COMMUNITY SERVICE AND FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 12 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437j) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and community 
     service requirement'' after ``labor standards''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(c) Community Service Requirement.--
       ``(1) In General.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, each adult 
     resident of a public housing project shall--
       ``(A) contribute 8 hours per month of community service 
     (not including political activities) within the community in 
     which that adult resides; or
       ``(B) participate in an economic self-sufficiency program 
     (as that term is defined in subsection (g)) for 8 hours per 
     month.
       ``(2) Exemptions.--The Secretary shall provide an exemption 
     from the applicability of paragraph (1) for any individual 
     who--
       ``(A) is 62 years of age or older;
       ``(B) is a blind or disabled individual, as defined under 
     section 216(i)(1) or 1614 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 416(i)(1); 1382c), and who is unable to comply with 
     this section, or is a primary caretaker of such individual;
       ``(C) is engaged in a work activity (as such term is 
     defined in section 407(d) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 607(d)), as in effect on and after July 1, 1997));
       ``(D) meets the requirements for being exempted from having 
     to engage in a work activity under the State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or under any other welfare program of the 
     State in which the public housing agency is located, 
     including a State-administered welfare-to-work program; or
       ``(E) is in a family receiving assistance under a State 
     program funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or under any other 
     welfare program of the State in which the public housing 
     agency is located, including a State-administered welfare-to-
     work program, and has not been found by the State or other 
     administering entity to be in noncompliance with such 
     program.
       ``(3) Annual determinations.--
       ``(A) Requirement.--For each public housing resident 
     subject to the requirement under paragraph (1), the public 
     housing agency shall, 30 days before the expiration of each 
     lease term of the resident under section 6(l)(1), review and 
     determine the compliance of the resident with the requirement 
     under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
       ``(B) Due process.--Such determinations shall be made in 
     accordance with the principles of due process and on a 
     nondiscriminatory basis.
       ``(C) Noncompliance.-- If an agency determines that a 
     resident subject to the requirement under paragraph (1) has 
     not complied with the requirement, the agency--
       ``(i) shall notify the resident--

       ``(I) of such noncompliance;
       ``(II) that the determination of noncompliance is subject 
     to the administrative grievance procedure under subsection 
     (k); and
       ``(III) that, unless the resident enters into an agreement 
     under clause (ii) of this subparagraph, the resident's lease 
     will not be renewed; and

       ``(ii) may not renew or extend the resident's lease upon 
     expiration of the lease term and shall take such action as is 
     necessary to terminate the tenancy of the household, unless 
     the agency enters into an agreement, before the expiration of 
     the lease term, with the resident providing for the resident 
     to cure any noncompliance with the requirement under 
     paragraph (1), by participating in an economic self-
     sufficiency program for or contributing to community service 
     as many additional hours as the resident needs to comply in 
     the aggregate with such requirement over the 12-month term of 
     the lease.
       ``(4) Ineligibility for occupancy for noncompliance.--A 
     public housing agency may not renew or extend any lease, or 
     provide any new lease, for a dwelling unit in public housing 
     for any household that includes an adult member who was 
     subject to the requirement under paragraph (1) and failed to 
     comply with the requirement.
       ``(5) Inclusion in plan.--Each public housing agency shall 
     include in its public housing agency plan a detailed 
     description of the manner in which the agency intends to 
     implement and administer this subsection.
       ``(6) Geographic location.--The requirement under paragraph 
     (1) may include community service or participation in an 
     economic self-sufficiency program performed at a location not 
     owned by the public housing agency.
       ``(7) Prohibition against replacement of employees.--In 
     carrying out this subsection, a public housing agency may 
     not--
       ``(A) substitute community service or participation in an 
     economic self-sufficiency program, as described in paragraph 
     (1), for work performed by a public housing employee; or
       ``(B) supplant a job at any location at which community 
     work requirements are fulfilled.
       ``(8) Third-party coordinating.--A public housing agency 
     may administer the community service requirement under this 
     subsection directly, through a resident organization, or 
     through a contractor having experience in administering 
     volunteer-based community service programs within the service 
     area of the public housing agency. The Secretary may 
     establish qualifications for such organizations and 
     contractors.
       ``(d) Treatment of Income Changes Resulting From Welfare 
     Program Requirements.--
       ``(1) Covered family.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `covered family' means a family that (A) receives 
     benefits for welfare or public assistance from a State or 
     other public agency under a program for which the Federal, 
     State, or local law relating to the program requires, as a 
     condition of eligibility for assistance under the program, 
     participation of a member of the family in an economic self-
     sufficiency program, and (B) resides in a public housing 
     dwelling unit or is provided tenant-based assistance under 
     section 8.
       ``(2) Decreases in income for failure to comply.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     section 3(a) (relating to family rental contributions) or 
     paragraph (4) or (5) of section 3(b) (relating to definition 
     of income and adjusted income), if the welfare or public 
     assistance benefits of a covered family are reduced under a 
     Federal, State, or local law regarding such an assistance 
     program because of any failure of any member of the family to 
     comply with the conditions under the assistance program 
     requiring participation in an economic self-sufficiency 
     program or imposing a work activities requirement, the amount 
     required to be paid by the family as a monthly contribution 
     toward rent may not be decreased, during the period of the 
     reduction, as a result of any decrease in the income of the 
     family (to the extent that the decrease in income is a result 
     of the benefits reduction).
       ``(B) No reduction based on time limit for assistance.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, a reduction in benefits as a 
     result of the expiration of a lifetime time limit for a 
     family receiving welfare or public assistance benefits shall 
     not be considered to be a failure to comply with the 
     conditions under the assistance program requiring 
     participation in an economic self-sufficiency program or 
     imposing a work activities requirement. This paragraph shall 
     apply beginning upon the date of the enactment of the Quality 
     Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998.
       ``(3) Effect of fraud.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     section 3(a) (relating to family rental contributions) or 
     paragraph (4) or (5) of section 3(b) (relating to definition 
     of income and adjusted income), if the welfare or public 
     assistance benefits of a covered family are reduced because 
     of an act of fraud by a member of the family under the law or 
     program, the amount required to be paid by the covered family 
     as a monthly contribution toward rent may not be decreased, 
     during the period of the reduction, as a result of any 
     decrease in the income of the family (to the extent that the 
     decrease in income is a result of the benefits reduction). 
     This paragraph shall apply beginning upon the date of the 
     enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act 
     of 1998.
       ``(4) Notice.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply to 
     any covered family before the public housing agency providing 
     assistance under this Act on behalf of the family obtains 
     written notification from the relevant welfare or public 
     assistance agency specifying that the family's benefits have 
     been reduced because of noncompliance with economic self-
     sufficiency program or work activities requirements or fraud, 
     and the level of such reduction.

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       ``(5) Occupancy rights.--This subsection may not be 
     construed to authorize any public housing agency to establish 
     any time limit on tenancy in a public housing dwelling unit 
     or on receipt of tenant-based assistance under section 8.
       ``(6) Review.--Any covered family residing in public 
     housing that is affected by the operation of this subsection 
     shall have the right to review the determination under this 
     subsection through the administrative grievance procedure 
     established pursuant to section 6(k) for the public housing 
     agency.
       ``(7) Cooperation agreements for economic self-sufficiency 
     activities.--
       ``(A) Requirement.--A public housing agency providing 
     public housing dwelling units or tenant-based assistance 
     under section 8 for covered families shall make its best 
     efforts to enter into such cooperation agreements, with 
     State, local, and other agencies providing assistance to 
     covered families under welfare or public assistance programs, 
     as may be necessary, to provide for such agencies to transfer 
     information to facilitate administration of subsection (c) 
     and paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection and other 
     information regarding rents, income, and assistance that may 
     assist a public housing agency or welfare or public 
     assistance agency in carrying out its functions.
       ``(B) Contents.--A public housing agency shall seek to 
     include in a cooperation agreement under this paragraph 
     requirements and provisions designed to target assistance 
     under welfare and public assistance programs to families 
     residing in public housing projects and families receiving 
     tenant-based assistance under section 8, which may include 
     providing for economic self-sufficiency services within such 
     housing, providing for services designed to meet the unique 
     employment-related needs of residents of such housing and 
     recipients of such assistance, providing for placement of 
     workfare positions on-site in such housing, and such other 
     elements as may be appropriate.
       ``(C) Confidentiality.--This paragraph may not be construed 
     to authorize any release of information prohibited by, or in 
     contravention of, any other provision of Federal, State, or 
     local law.
       ``(e) Lease Provisions.--A public housing agency shall 
     incorporate into leases under section 6(l) and into 
     agreements for the provision of tenant-based assistance under 
     section 8, provisions incorporating the conditions under 
     subsection (d).
       ``(f) Treatment of Income.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, in determining the income of a 
     family who resides in public housing or receives tenant-based 
     assistance under section 8, a public housing agency shall 
     consider any decrease in the income of a family that results 
     from the reduction of any welfare or public assistance 
     benefits received by the family under any Federal, State, or 
     local law regarding a program for such assistance if the 
     family (or a member thereof, as applicable) has complied with 
     the conditions for receiving such assistance and is unable to 
     obtain employment notwithstanding such compliance.
       ``(g) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `economic self-sufficiency program' means any program 
     designed to encourage, assist, train, or facilitate the 
     economic independence of participants and their families or 
     to provide work for participants, including programs for job 
     training, employment counseling, work placement, basic skills 
     training, education, workfare, financial or household 
     management, apprenticeship, or other activities as the 
     Secretary may provide.''.
       (b) 1-Year Leases.--Section 6(l) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(l)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (9); and
       (3) by inserting before paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(1) have a term of 12 months and shall be automatically 
     renewed for all purposes except for noncompliance with the 
     requirements under section 12(c) (relating to community 
     service requirements); except that nothing in this title 
     shall prevent a resident from seeking timely redress in court 
     for failure to renew based on such noncompliance;''.

     SEC. 513. INCOME TARGETING.

       (a) In General.--Section 16 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437n) is amended by striking the 
     section designation and all that follows through the end of 
     subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``Sec. 16. (a) Income Eligibility for Public Housing.--
       ``(1) Income mix within projects.--A public housing agency 
     may establish and utilize income-mix criteria for the 
     selection of residents for dwelling units in public housing 
     projects, subject to the requirements of this section.
       ``(2) PHA income mix.--
       ``(A) Targeting.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), of 
     the public housing dwelling units of a public housing agency 
     made available for occupancy in any fiscal year by eligible 
     families, not less than 40 percent shall be occupied by 
     families whose incomes at the time of commencement of 
     occupancy do not exceed 30 percent of the area median income, 
     as determined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller 
     and larger families.
       ``(3) Prohibition of concentration of low-income 
     families.--
       ``(A) Prohibition.--A public housing agency may not, in 
     complying with the requirements under paragraph (2), 
     concentrate very low-income families (or other families with 
     relatively low incomes) in public housing dwelling units in 
     certain public housing projects or certain buildings within 
     projects. The Secretary shall review the income and occupancy 
     characteristics of the public housing projects and the 
     buildings of such projects of such agencies to ensure 
     compliance with the provisions of this paragraph and 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Deconcentration.--
       ``(i) In general.--A public housing agency shall submit 
     with its annual public housing agency plan under section 5A 
     an admissions policy designed to provide for deconcentration 
     of poverty and income-mixing by bringing higher income 
     tenants into lower income projects and lower income tenants 
     into higher income projects. This clause may not be construed 
     to impose or require any specific income or racial quotas for 
     any project or projects.
       ``(ii) Incentives.--In implementing the policy under clause 
     (i), a public housing agency may offer incentives for 
     eligible families having higher incomes to occupy dwelling 
     unit in projects predominantly occupied by eligible families 
     having lower incomes, and provide for occupancy of eligible 
     families having lower incomes in projects predominantly 
     occupied by eligible families having higher incomes.
       ``(iii) Family choice.--Incentives referred to in clause 
     (ii) may be made available by a public housing agency only in 
     a manner that allows for the eligible family to have the sole 
     discretion in determining whether to accept the incentive and 
     an agency may not take any adverse action toward any eligible 
     family for choosing not to accept an incentive and occupancy 
     of a project described in clause (i)(II), Provided, That the 
     skipping of a family on a waiting list to reach another 
     family to implement the policy under clause (i) shall not be 
     considered an adverse action. An agency implementing an 
     admissions policy under this subparagraph shall implement the 
     policy in a manner that does not prevent or interfere with 
     the use of site-based waiting lists authorized under section 
     6(s).
       ``(4) Fungibility with tenant-based assistance.--
       ``(A) Authority.--Except as provided under subparagraph 
     (D), the number of public housing dwelling units that a 
     public housing agency shall otherwise make available in 
     accordance with paragraph (2)(A) to comply with the 
     percentage requirement under such paragraph for a fiscal year 
     shall be reduced by the credit number for the agency under 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Credit for exceeding tenant-based assistance 
     targeting requirement.--Subject to subparagraph (C), the 
     credit number under this subparagraph for a public housing 
     agency for a fiscal year shall be the number by which--
       ``(i) the aggregate number of qualified families who, in 
     such fiscal year, are initially provided tenant-based 
     assistance under section 8 by the agency; exceeds
       ``(ii) the number of qualified families that is required 
     for the agency to comply with the percentage requirement 
     under subsection (b)(1) for such fiscal year.
       ``(C) Limitations on credit number.--The credit number 
     under subparagraph (B) for a public housing agency for a 
     fiscal year may not in any case exceed the lesser of--
       ``(i) the number of dwelling units that is equivalent to 10 
     percent of the aggregate number of families initially 
     provided tenant-based assistance under section 8 by the 
     agency in such fiscal year; or
       ``(ii) the number of public housing dwelling units of the 
     agency that--

       ``(I) are in projects that are located in census tracts 
     having a poverty rate of 30 percent or more; and
       ``(II) are made available for occupancy during such fiscal 
     year and are actually filled only by families whose incomes 
     at the time of commencement of such occupancy exceed 30 
     percent of the area median income, as determined by the 
     Secretary with adjustments for smaller and larger families.

       ``(D) Fungibility floor.--Notwithstanding any authority 
     under subparagraph (A), of the public housing dwelling units 
     of a public housing agency made available for occupancy in 
     any fiscal year by eligible families, not less than 30 
     percent shall be occupied by families whose incomes at the 
     time of commencement of occupancy do not exceed 30 percent of 
     the area median income, as determined by the Secretary with 
     adjustments for smaller and larger families.
       ``(E) Qualified family.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `qualified family' means a family having an income 
     described in subsection (b)(1).
       ``(b) Income Eligibility for Tenant-Based Section 8 
     Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the families initially provided 
     tenant-based assistance under section 8 by a public housing 
     agency in any fiscal year, not less than 75 percent shall be 
     families whose incomes do not exceed 30 percent of the area 
     median income, as determined by the Secretary with 
     adjustments for smaller and larger families; except that the 
     Secretary may establish income ceilings higher or lower than 
     30 percent of the area median income on the basis of the 
     Secretary's findings that such variations are necessary 
     because of unusually high or low family incomes.
       ``(2) Jurisdictions served by multiple pha's.--In the case 
     of any 2 or more public housing agencies that administer 
     tenant-based assistance under section 8 with respect solely 
     to identical geographical areas, such agencies shall be 
     treated as a single public housing agency for purposes of 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Income Eligibility for Project-Based Section 8 
     Assistance.--
       ``(1) Pre-1981 act projects.--Not more than 25 percent of 
     the dwelling units that were available for occupancy under 
     section 8 housing assistance payments contracts under this 
     Act before the effective date of the Housing and Community 
     Development Amendments of 1981, and which will be leased on 
     or after such effective date shall be available for leasing 
     by low-income families other than very low-income families.
       ``(2) Post-1981 act projects.--Not more than 15 percent of 
     the dwelling units which become available for occupancy under 
     section 8 housing

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     assistance payments contracts under this Act on or after the 
     effective date of the Housing and Community Development 
     Amendments of 1981 shall be available for leasing by low-
     income families other than very low-income families.
       ``(3) Targeting.--For each project assisted under a 
     contract for project-based assistance, of the dwelling units 
     that become available for occupancy in any fiscal year that 
     are assisted under the contract, not less than 40 percent
       ``(4) Prohibition of skipping.--In developing admission 
     procedures implementing paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), the 
     Secretary shall prohibit project owners from selecting 
     families for residence in an order different from the order 
     on the waiting list for the purpose of selecting relatively 
     higher income families for residence. Nothing in this 
     paragraph or this subsection may be construed to prevent an 
     owner of housing assisted under a contract for project-based 
     assistance from establishing a preference for occupancy in 
     such housing for families containing a member who is 
     employed.
       ``(5) Exception.--The limitations established in paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3) shall not apply to dwelling units made 
     available under project-based contracts under section 8 for 
     the purpose of preventing displacement, or ameliorating the 
     effects of displacement.
       ``(6) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `project-based assistance' means assistance under any of 
     the following programs:
       ``(A) The new construction or substantial rehabilitation 
     program under section 8(b)(2) (as in effect before October 1, 
     1983).
       ``(B) The property disposition program under section 8(b) 
     (as in effect before the effective date under section 503(a) 
     of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998).
       ``(C) The loan management set-aside program under 
     subsections (b) and (v) of section 8.
       ``(D) The project-based certificate program under section 
     8(d)(2).
       ``(E) The moderate rehabilitation program under section 
     8(e)(2) (as in effect before October 1, 1991).
       ``(F) The low-income housing preservation program under 
     Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership 
     Act of 1990 or the provisions of the Emergency Low Income 
     Housing Preservation Act of 1987 (as in effect before 
     November 28, 1990).
       ``(G) Section 8 (as in effect before the effective date 
     under section 503(a) of the Quality Housing and Work 
     Responsibility Act of 1998), following conversion from 
     assistance under section 101 of the Housing and Urban 
     Development Act of 1965 or section 236(f)(2) of the National 
     Housing Act.
       ``(d) Establishment of Different Standards.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) or (b)(1), if approved by 
     the Secretary, a public housing agency may for good cause 
     establish and implement, in accordance with the public 
     housing agency plan, an admission standard other than the 
     standard under such subsection.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on, and 
     the amendments under this section are made on, and shall 
     apply beginning upon, the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 514. REPEAL OF FEDERAL PREFERENCES.

       (a) Public Housing.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6(c)(4) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d)(c)(4)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) making dwelling units in public housing available for 
     occupancy, which shall provide that the public housing agency 
     may establish a system for making dwelling units available 
     that provides preference for such occupancy to families 
     having certain characteristics; each system of preferences 
     established pursuant to this subparagraph shall be based upon 
     local housing needs and priorities, as determined by the 
     public housing agency using generally accepted data sources, 
     including any information obtained pursuant to an opportunity 
     for public comment as provided under section 5A(f) and under 
     the requirements applicable to the comprehensive housing 
     affordability strategy for the relevant jurisdiction;''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Public housing assistance for foster care children.--
     Section 6(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437d(o)) is amended by striking ``Subject'' and all 
     that follows through ``, in'' and inserting ``In''.
       (B) Youthbuild program.--Section 455(a)(2)(D)(iii) of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12899d(a)(2)(D)(iii) is amended striking ``section 
     6(c)(4)(A)'' and inserting ``any system of preferences 
     established under section 6(c)(1)''.
       (b) Section 8 Existing and Moderate Rehabilitation.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 8(d)(1) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(d)(1)(A)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) the selection of tenants shall be the function of the 
     owner, subject to the annual contributions contract between 
     the Secretary and the agency, except that with respect to the 
     certificate and moderate rehabilitation programs only, for 
     the purpose of selecting families to be assisted, the public 
     housing agency may establish local preferences, consistent 
     with the public housing agency plan submitted under section 
     5A by the public housing agency;''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Low-income housing preservation and resident 
     homeownership act of 1990.--The second sentence of section 
     226(b)(6)(B) of the Low-Income Housing Preservation and 
     Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4116(b)(6)(B)) 
     is amended by striking ``The requirement for giving 
     preferences to certain categories of eligible families under 
     sections 8(d)(1)(A) and 8(o)(3)'' and inserting ``Any system 
     for preferences established under section 8(d)(1)(A) or 
     8(o)(6)(A)''.
       (B) Housing and community development act of 1992.--Section 
     655 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 13615) is amended by striking ``shall be given'' and 
     all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     the following: ``shall be given to disabled families 
     according to any preferences established under any system 
     established under section 8(d)(1)(A) by the public housing 
     agency.''.
       (C) Management and disposition of multifamily housing 
     projects.--Section 203(g)(2) of the Housing and Community 
     Development Amendments of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-11(g)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``the preferences for assistance under 
     sections 6(c)(4)(A)(i), 8(d)(1)(A)(i), and 8(o)(3)(B)'' and 
     inserting ``any system of preferences established pursuant to 
     section 6(c)(4)(A), 8(d)(1)(A), or 8(o)(6)(A)''.
       (D) Other references.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
     402(d)(6) of The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I (42 
     U.S.C. 1437d note) is hereby repealed.
       (c) Section 8 New Construction and Substantial 
     Rehabilitation.--
       (1) Permanent repeal.--Subsection (c) of section 545 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f note) is hereby repealed.
       (2) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law (including subsection (f) of this section), section 
     402(d)(4)(B) of The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I (42 
     U.S.C. 1437a note) shall apply to fiscal year 1999 and 
     thereafter.
       (d) Rent Supplements.--Subsection (k) of section 1010 of 
     the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 
     1701s(k)) is hereby repealed.
       (e) Sense of Congress Regarding Preference for Assistance 
     for Victims of Domestic Violence.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that, each public housing agency involved in the 
     selection of eligible families for assistance under the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (including residency in 
     public housing and tenant-based assistance under section 8 of 
     such Act) should, consistent with the public housing agency 
     plan of the agency, consider preferences for individuals who 
     are victims of domestic violence.
       (f) Termination of Temporary Provisions.--Section 402 of 
     The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I, and the amendments 
     made by such section shall cease to be effective on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act. Notwithstanding the inclusion 
     in this Act of any provision extending the effectiveness of 
     such section or such amendments, such provision included in 
     this Act shall not take effect.
       (g) Applicability.--This section shall take effect on, and 
     the amendments made by this section are made on, and shall 
     apply beginning upon, the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 515. JOINT VENTURES AND CONSORTIA OF PUBLIC HOUSING 
                   AGENCIES; REPEAL OF ENERGY CONSERVATION 
                   PROVISIONS.

       Section 13 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437k) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 13. CONSORTIA, JOINT VENTURES, AFFILIATES, AND 
                   SUBSIDIARIES OF PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES.

       ``(a) Consortia.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any 2 or more public housing agencies 
     may participate in a consortium for the purpose of 
     administering any or all of the housing programs of those 
     public housing agencies in accordance with this section.
       ``(2) Effect.--With respect to any consortium described in 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) any assistance made available under this title to 
     each of the public housing agencies participating in the 
     consortium shall be paid to the consortium; and
       ``(B) all planning and reporting requirements imposed upon 
     each public housing agency participating in the consortium 
     with respect to the programs operated by the consortium shall 
     be consolidated.
       ``(3) Restrictions.--
       ``(A) Agreement.--Each consortium described in paragraph 
     (1) shall be formed and operated in accordance with a 
     consortium agreement, and shall be subject to the 
     requirements of a joint public housing agency plan, which 
     shall be submitted by the consortium in accordance with 
     section 5A.
       ``(B) Minimum requirements.--The Secretary shall specify 
     minimum requirements relating to the formation and operation 
     of consortia and the minimum contents of consortium 
     agreements under this paragraph.
       ``(b) Joint Ventures.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a public housing agency, in accordance with the public 
     housing agency plan, may--
       ``(A) form and operate wholly owned or controlled 
     subsidiaries (which may be nonprofit corporations) and other 
     affiliates, any of which may be directed, managed, or 
     controlled by the same persons who constitute the board of 
     directors or similar governing body of the public housing 
     agency, or who serve as employees or staff of the public 
     housing agency; or
       ``(B) enter into joint ventures, partnerships, or other 
     business arrangements with, or contract with, any person, 
     organization, entity, or governmental unit--
       ``(i) with respect to the administration of the programs of 
     the public housing agency, including any program that is 
     subject to this title; or
       ``(ii) for the purpose of providing or arranging for the 
     provision of supportive or social services.
       ``(2) Use of and treatment income.--Any income generated 
     under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall be used for low-income housing or to benefit 
     the residents assisted by the public housing agency; and
       ``(B) shall not result in any decrease in any amount 
     provided to the public housing agency

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     under this title, except as otherwise provided under the 
     formulas established under section 9(d)(2) and 9(e)(2).
       ``(3) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States, the Secretary, or the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development may conduct an 
     audit of any activity undertaken under paragraph (1) at any 
     time.''.

     SEC. 516. PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY MORTGAGES AND SECURITY 
                   INTERESTS.

       Title I of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 30. PUBLIC HOUSING MORTGAGES AND SECURITY INTERESTS.

       ``(a) General Authorization.--The Secretary may, upon such 
     terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, 
     authorize a public housing agency to mortgage or otherwise 
     grant a security interest in any public housing project or 
     other property of the public housing agency.
       ``(b) Terms and Conditions.--In making any authorization 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary may consider--
       ``(1) the ability of the public housing agency to use the 
     proceeds of the mortgage or security interest for low-income 
     housing uses;
       ``(2) the ability of the public housing agency to make 
     payments on the mortgage or security interest; and
       ``(3) such other criteria as the Secretary may specify.
       ``(c) No Federal Liability.--No action taken under this 
     section shall result in any liability to the Federal 
     Government.''.

     SEC. 517. MENTAL HEALTH ACTION PLAN.

       The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     the Secretary of Labor, and appropriate State and local 
     officials and representatives, shall--
       (1) develop an action plan and list of recommendations for 
     the improvement of means of providing severe mental illness 
     treatment to families and individuals receiving housing 
     assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
     including public housing residents, residents of multifamily 
     housing assisted with project-based assistance under section 
     8 of such Act, and recipients of tenant-based assistance 
     under such section; and
       (2) develop and disseminate a list of current practices 
     among public housing agencies and owners of assisted housing 
     that serve to benefit persons in need of mental health 
     care.''.
                       Subtitle B--Public Housing

                PART 1--CAPITAL AND OPERATING ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 518. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR LOWER INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS.

       (a) Repeals.--
       (1) In general.--Section 5 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsections (h) through (k); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (l), as added by the 
     preceding provisions of this Act, as subsection (i).
       (2) Conforming amendments.--The United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 is amended--
       (A) in section 21(d) (42 U.S.C. 1437s(d)), by striking 
     ``section 5(h) or''; and
       (C) in section 307 (42 U.S.C. 1437aaa-6), by striking 
     ``section 5(h) and''.
       (b) Local Notification.--Section 5(e)(2) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c(e)(2)) is amended 
     by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``; 
     the Secretary shall require that each such agreement shall 
     provide that, notwithstanding any order, judgment, or decree 
     of any court (including any settlement order), before making 
     any amounts that are provided pursuant to any contract for 
     contributions under this title available for use for the 
     development of any housing or other property not previously 
     used as public housing, the public housing agency shall (A) 
     notify the chief executive officer (or other appropriate 
     official) of the unit of general local government in which 
     the public housing for which such amounts are to be so used 
     is located (or to be located) of such use, and (B) pursuant 
     to the request of such unit of general local government, 
     provide such information as may reasonably be requested by 
     such unit of general local government regarding the public 
     housing to be so assisted (except to the extent otherwise 
     prohibited by law)''.

     SEC. 519. PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL AND OPERATING FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 9 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 9. PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL AND OPERATING FUNDS.

       ``(a) Merger Into Capital Fund.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act 
     of 1998, any assistance made available for public housing 
     under section 14 of this Act before October 1, 1999, shall be 
     merged into the Capital Fund established under subsection 
     (d).
       ``(b) Merger Into Operating Fund.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act 
     of 1998, any assistance made available for public housing 
     under section 9 of this Act before October 1, 1999, shall be 
     merged into the Operating Fund established under subsection 
     (e).
       ``(c) Allocation Amount.--
       ``(1) In General.--For fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter, the Secretary shall allocate amounts in the 
     Capital Fund and Operating Funds for assistance for public 
     housing agencies eligible for such assistance. The Secretary 
     shall determine the amount of the allocation for each 
     eligible agency, which shall be, for any fiscal year 
     beginning after the effective date of the formulas described 
     in subsections (d)(2) and (e)(2)--
       ``(A) for assistance from the Capital Fund, the amount 
     determined for the agency under the formula under subsection 
     (d)(2); and
       ``(B) for assistance from the Operating Fund, the amount 
     determined for the agency under the formula under subsection 
     (e)(2).
       ``(2) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     assistance for public housing agencies under this section the 
     following amounts:
       ``(A) Capital fund.--For allocations of assistance from the 
     Capital Fund, $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such 
     sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, 
     and 2003.
       ``(B) Operating fund.--For allocations of assistance from 
     the Operating Fund, $2,900,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and 
     such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2000, 
     2001, 2002, and 2003.
       ``(d) Capital Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a Capital 
     Fund for the purpose of making assistance available to public 
     housing agencies to carry out capital and management 
     activities, including--
       ``(A) the development, financing, and modernization of 
     public housing projects, including the redesign, 
     reconstruction, and reconfiguration of public housing sites 
     and buildings (including accessibility improvements) and the 
     development of mixed-finance projects;
       ``(B) vacancy reduction;
       ``(C) addressing deferred maintenance needs and the 
     replacement of obsolete utility systems and dwelling 
     equipment;
       ``(D) planned code compliance;
       ``(E) management improvements;
       ``(F) demolition and replacement;
       ``(G) resident relocation;
       ``(H) capital expenditures to facilitate programs to 
     improve the empowerment and economic self-sufficiency of 
     public housing residents and to improve resident 
     participation;
       ``(I) capital expenditures to improve the security and 
     safety of residents; and
       ``(J) homeownership activities, including programs under 
     section 32.
       ``(2) Formula.--The Secretary shall develop a formula for 
     determining the amount of assistance provided to public 
     housing agencies from the Capital Fund for a fiscal year, 
     which shall include a mechanism to reward performance. The 
     formula may take into account such factors as--
       ``(A) the number of public housing dwelling units owned, 
     assisted, or operated by the public housing agency, the 
     characteristics and locations of the projects, and the 
     characteristics of the families served and to be served 
     (including the incomes of the families);
       ``(B) the need of the public housing agency to carry out 
     rehabilitation and modernization activities, replacement 
     housing, and reconstruction, construction, and demolition 
     activities related to public housing dwelling units owned, 
     assisted, or operated by the public housing agency, including 
     backlog and projected future needs of the agency;
       ``(C) the cost of constructing and rehabilitating property 
     in the area;
       ``(D) the need of the public housing agency to carry out 
     activities that provide a safe and secure environment in 
     public housing units owned, assisted, or operated by the 
     public housing agency;
       ``(E) any record by the public housing agency of exemplary 
     performance in the operation of public housing, as indicated 
     by the system of performance indicators established pursuant 
     to section 6(j); and
       ``(F) any other factors that the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.
       ``(3) Conditions on use for development and 
     modernization.--
       ``(A) Development.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     Act, any public housing developed using amounts provided 
     under this subsection, or under section 14 as in effect 
     before the effective date under section 503(a) of the Quality 
     Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, shall be 
     operated under the terms and conditions applicable to public 
     housing during the 40-year period that begins on the date on 
     which the project (or stage of the project) becomes available 
     for occupancy.
       ``(B) Modernization.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     Act, any public housing or portion thereof that is modernized 
     using amounts provided under this subsection or under section 
     14 (as in effect before the effective date under section 
     503(a) of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 
     1998) shall be maintained and operated under the terms and 
     conditions applicable to public housing during the 20-year 
     period that begins on the latest date on which modernization 
     is completed.
       ``(C) Applicability of latest expiration date.--Public 
     housing subject to this paragraph or to any other provision 
     of law mandating the operation of the housing as public 
     housing or under the terms and conditions applicable to 
     public housing for a specified length of time, shall be 
     maintained and operated as required until the latest such 
     expiration date.
       ``(e) Operating Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     Operating Fund for the purpose of making assistance available 
     to public housing agencies for the operation and management 
     of public housing, including--
       ``(A) procedures and systems to maintain and ensure the 
     efficient management and operation of public housing units 
     (including amounts sufficient to pay for the reasonable costs 
     of review by an independent auditor of the documentation or 
     other information maintained pursuant to section 6(j)(6) by a 
     public housing agency or resident management corporation to 
     substantiate the performance of that agency or corporation);
       ``(B) activities to ensure a program of routine 
     preventative maintenance;
       ``(C) anticrime and antidrug activities, including the 
     costs of providing adequate security for

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     public housing residents, including above-baseline police 
     service agreements;
       ``(D) activities related to the provision of services, 
     including service coordinators for elderly persons or persons 
     with disabilities;
       ``(E) activities to provide for management and 
     participation in the management and policy making of public 
     housing by public housing residents;
       ``(F) the costs of insurance;
       ``(G) the energy costs associated with public housing 
     units, with an emphasis on energy conservation;
       ``(H) the costs of administering a public housing work 
     program under section 12, including the costs of any related 
     insurance needs;
       ``(I) the costs of repaying, together with rent 
     contributions, debt incurred to finance the rehabilitation 
     and development of public housing units, which shall be 
     subject to such reasonable requirements as the Secretary may 
     establish; and
       ``(J) the costs associated with the operation and 
     management of mixed finance projects, to the extent 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) Formula.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a formula 
     for determining the amount of assistance provided to public 
     housing agencies from the Operating Fund for a fiscal year. 
     The formula may take into account--
       ``(i) standards for the costs of operating and reasonable 
     projections of income, taking into account the 
     characteristics and locations of the public housing projects 
     and characteristics of the families served and to be served 
     (including the incomes of the families), or the costs of 
     providing comparable services as determined in accordance 
     with criteria or a formula representing the operations of a 
     prototype well-managed public housing project;
       ``(ii) the number of public housing dwelling units owned, 
     assisted, or operated by the public housing agency;
       ``(iii) the number of public housing dwelling units owned, 
     assisted, or operated by the public housing agency that are 
     chronically vacant and the amount of assistance appropriate 
     for those units;
       ``(iv) to the extent quantifiable, the extent to which the 
     public housing agency provides programs and activities 
     designed to promote the economic self-sufficiency and 
     management skills of public housing residents;
       ``(v) the need of the public housing agency to carry out 
     anti-crime and anti-drug activities, including providing 
     adequate security for public housing residents;
       ``(vi) the amount of public housing rental income foregone 
     by the public housing agency as a result of escrow savings 
     accounts under section 23(d)(2) for families participating in 
     a family self-sufficiency program of the agency under such 
     section 23; and
       ``(vii) any other factors that the Secretary determines to 
     be appropriate.
       ``(B) Incentive to increase certain rental income.--The 
     formula shall provide an incentive to encourage public 
     housing agencies to facilitate increases in earned income by 
     families in occupancy. Any such incentive shall provide that 
     the agency shall benefit from increases in such rental income 
     and that such amounts accruing to the agency pursuant to such 
     benefit may be used only for low-income housing or to benefit 
     the residents of the public housing agency.
       ``(C) Treatment of savings.--The treatment of utility and 
     waste management costs under the formula shall provide that a 
     public housing agency shall receive the full financial 
     benefit from any reduction in the cost of utilities or waste 
     management resulting from any contract with a third party to 
     undertake energy conservation improvements in one or more of 
     its public housing projects.
       ``(3) Condition on use.--No portion of any public housing 
     project operated using amounts provided under this 
     subsection, or under this section as in effect before the 
     effective date under section 503(a) of the Quality Housing 
     and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, may be disposed of 
     before the expiration of the 10-year period beginning upon 
     the conclusion of the fiscal year for which such amounts were 
     provided, except as otherwise provided in this Act.
       ``(f) Negotiated Rulemaking Procedure.--The formulas under 
     subsections (d)(2) and (e)(2) shall be developed according to 
     procedures for issuance of regulations under the negotiated 
     rulemaking procedure under subchapter III of chapter 5 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(g) Limitations on Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) Flexibility for capital fund amounts.--Of any amounts 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2000 or any fiscal year 
     thereafter that are allocated for fiscal year 2000 or any 
     fiscal year thereafter from the Capital Fund for any public 
     housing agency, the agency may use not more than 20 percent 
     for activities that are eligible under subsection (e) for 
     assistance with amounts from the Operating Fund, but only if 
     the public housing agency plan for the agency provides for 
     such use.
       ``(2) Full flexibility for small pha's.--Of any amounts 
     allocated for any fiscal year for any public housing agency 
     that owns or operates less than 250 public housing dwelling 
     units, is not designated pursuant to section 6(j)(2) as a 
     troubled public housing agency, and (in the determination of 
     the Secretary) is operating and maintaining its public 
     housing in a safe, clean, and healthy condition, the agency 
     may use any such amounts for any eligible activities under 
     subsections (d)(1) and (e)(1), regardless of the fund from 
     which the amounts were allocated and provided. This 
     subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of 
     the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998.
       ``(3) Limitation on new construction.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), a public housing agency may not use any of the 
     amounts allocated for the agency from the Capital Fund or 
     Operating Fund for the purpose of constructing any public 
     housing unit, if such construction would result in a net 
     increase from the number of public housing units owned, 
     assisted, or operated by the public housing agency on October 
     1, 1999, including any public housing units demolished as 
     part of any revitalization effort.
       ``(B) Exception regarding use of assistance.--A public 
     housing agency may use amounts allocated for the agency from 
     the Capital Fund or Operating Fund for the construction and 
     operation of housing units that are available and affordable 
     to low-income families in excess of the limitations on new 
     construction set forth in subparagraph (A), but the formulas 
     established under subsections (d)(2) and (e)(2) shall not 
     provide additional funding for the specific purpose of 
     allowing construction and operation of housing in excess of 
     those limitations (except to the extent provided in 
     subparagraph (C)).
       ``(C) Exception regarding formulas.--Subject to reasonable 
     limitations set by the Secretary, the formulas established 
     under subsections (d)(2) and (e)(2) may provide additional 
     funding for the operation and modernization costs (but not 
     the initial development costs) of housing in excess of 
     amounts otherwise permitted under this paragraph, and such 
     amounts may be so used, if--
       ``(i) such units are part of a mixed-finance project or 
     otherwise leverage significant additional private or public 
     investment; and
       ``(ii) the estimated cost of the useful life of the project 
     is less than the estimated cost of providing tenant-based 
     assistance under section 8(o) for the same period of time.
       ``(h) Technical Assistance.--To the extent amounts are 
     provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary may 
     make grants or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
     in accordance with this subsection for purposes of providing, 
     either directly or indirectly--
       ``(1) technical assistance to public housing agencies, 
     resident councils, resident organizations, and resident 
     management corporations, including assistance relating to 
     monitoring and inspections;
       ``(2) training for public housing agency employees and 
     residents;
       ``(3) data collection and analysis;
       ``(4) training, technical assistance, and education to 
     public housing agencies that are--
       ``(A) at risk of being designated as troubled under section 
     6(j), to assist such agencies from being so designated; and
       ``(B) designated as troubled under section 6(j), to assist 
     such agencies in achieving the removal of that designation;
       ``(5) contract expertise;
       ``(6) training and technical assistance to assist in the 
     oversight and management of public housing or tenant-based 
     assistance; and
       ``(7) clearinghouse services in furtherance of the goals 
     and activities of this subsection.
     As used in this subsection, the terms `training' and 
     `technical assistance' shall include training or technical 
     assistance and the cost of necessary travel for participants 
     in such training or technical assistance, by or to officials 
     and employees of the Department and of public housing 
     agencies, and to residents and to other eligible grantees.
       ``(i) Eligibility of Units Acquired From Proceeds of Sales 
     Under Demolition or Disposition Plan.--If a public housing 
     agency uses proceeds from the sale of units under a 
     homeownership program in accordance with section 32 to 
     acquire additional units to be sold to low-income families, 
     the additional units shall be counted as public housing for 
     purposes of determining the amount of the allocation to the 
     agency under this section until sale by the agency, but in no 
     case longer than 5 years.
       ``(j) Penalty for Slow Expenditure of Capital Funds.--
       ``(1) Obligation of amounts.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (4) and subject to paragraph (2), a public housing 
     agency shall obligate any assistance received under this 
     section not later than 24 months after, as applicable--
       ``(A) the date on which the funds become available to the 
     agency for obligation in the case of modernization; or
       ``(B) the date on which the agency accumulates adequate 
     funds to undertake modernization, substantial rehabilitation, 
     or new construction of units.
       ``(2) Extension of time period for obligation.--The 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) may, extend the time period under paragraph (1) for a 
     public housing agency, for such period as the Secretary 
     determines to be necessary, if the Secretary determines that 
     the failure of the agency to obligate assistance in a timely 
     manner is attributable to--
       ``(i) litigation;
       ``(ii) obtaining approvals of the Federal Government or a 
     State or local government;
       ``(iii) complying with environmental assessment and 
     abatement requirements;
       ``(iv) relocating residents;
       ``(v) an event beyond the control of the public housing 
     agency; or
       ``(vi) any other reason established by the Secretary by 
     notice published in the Federal Register;
       ``(B) shall disregard the requirements of paragraph (1) 
     with respect to any unobligated amounts made available to a 
     public housing agency, to the extent that the total of such 
     amounts does not exceed 10 percent of the original amount 
     made available to the public housing agency; and
       ``(C) may, with the prior approval of the Secretary, extend 
     the time period under paragraph (1), for an additional period 
     not to exceed 12 months, based on--
       ``(i) the size of the public housing agency;
       ``(ii) the complexity of capital program of the public 
     housing agency;
       ``(iii) any limitation on the ability of the public housing 
     agency to obligate the amounts allocated for the agency from 
     the Capital Fund in

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     a timely manner as a result of State or local law; or
       ``(iv) such other factors as the Secretary determines to be 
     relevant.
       ``(3) Effect of failure to comply.--
       ``(A) Prohibition of new assistance.--A public housing 
     agency shall not be awarded assistance under this section for 
     any month during any fiscal year in which the public housing 
     agency has funds unobligated in violation of paragraph (1) or 
     (2).
       ``(B) Withholding of assistance.--During any fiscal year 
     described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall withhold 
     all assistance that would otherwise be provided to the public 
     housing agency. If the public housing agency cures its 
     failure to comply during the year, it shall be provided with 
     the share attributable to the months remaining in the year.
       ``(C) Redistribution.--The total amount of any funds not 
     provided public housing agencies by operation of this 
     paragraph shall be allocated for agencies determined under 
     section 6(j) to be high-performing.
       ``(4) Exception to obligation requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), if the 
     Secretary has consented, before the effective date under 
     section 503(a) of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility 
     Act of 1998, to an obligation period for any agency longer 
     than provided under paragraph (1), a public housing agency 
     that obligates its funds before the expiration of that period 
     shall not be considered to be in violation of paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Prior fiscal years.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
     (A), any funds appropriated to a public housing agency for 
     fiscal year 1997 or prior fiscal years shall be fully 
     obligated by the public housing agency not later than 
     September 30, 1999.
       ``(5) Expenditure of amounts.--
       ``(A) In general.--A public housing agency shall spend any 
     assistance received under this section not later than 4 years 
     (plus the period of any extension approved by the Secretary 
     under paragraph (2)) after the date on which funds become 
     available to the agency for obligation.
       ``(B) Enforcement.--The Secretary shall enforce the 
     requirement of subparagraph (A) through default remedies up 
     to and including withdrawal of the funding.
       ``(6) Right of recapture.--Any obligation entered into by a 
     public housing agency shall be subject to the right of the 
     Secretary to recapture the obligated amounts for violation by 
     the public housing agency of the requirements of this 
     subsection.
       ``(k) Emergency Reserve and Use of Amounts.--
       ``(1) Set-asides.--In each fiscal year after fiscal year 
     1999, the Secretary shall set aside, for use in accordance 
     with this subsection, not more than 2 percent of the total 
     amount made available to carry out this section for such 
     fiscal year. In addition to amounts set aside under the 
     preceding sentence, in each fiscal year the Secretary may set 
     from the total amount made available to carry out this 
     section for such fiscal year not more than $20,000,000 for 
     the Operation Safe Home program administered by the Office of 
     the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, for law enforcement efforts to combat violent 
     crime on or near the premises of public and federally 
     assisted housing.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--Amounts set aside under paragraph (1) 
     shall be available to the Secretary for use for assistance, 
     as provided in paragraph (3), in connection with--
       ``(A) emergencies and other disasters; and
       ``(C) housing needs resulting from any settlement of 
     litigation; and
       ``(3) Eligible uses.--In carrying out this subsection, the 
     Secretary may use amounts set aside under this subsection to 
     provide--
       ``(A) assistance for any eligible use under the Operating 
     Fund or the Capital Fund established by this section; or
       ``(B) tenant-based assistance in accordance with section 8.
       ``(4) Limitation.--With respect to any fiscal year, the 
     Secretary may carry over not more than a total of $25,000,000 
     in unobligated amounts set aside under this subsection for 
     use in connection with the activities described in paragraph 
     (2) during the succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(5) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish the use of 
     any amounts allocated under this subsection relating to 
     emergencies (other than disasters and housing needs resulting 
     from any settlement of litigation) in the Federal Register.
       ``(l) Treatment of Nonrental Income.--A public housing 
     agency that receives income from nonrental sources (as 
     determined by the Secretary) may retain and use such amounts 
     without any decrease in the amounts received under this 
     section from the Capital or Operating Fund. Any such 
     nonrental amounts retained shall be used only for low-income 
     housing or to benefit the residents assisted by the public 
     housing agency.
       ``(m) Provision of Only Capital or Operating Assistance.--
       ``(1) Authority.--In appropriate circumstances, as 
     determined by the Secretary, a public housing agency may 
     commit capital assistance only, or operating assistance only, 
     for public housing units, which assistance shall be subject 
     to all of the requirements applicable to public housing 
     except as otherwise provided in this subsection.
       ``(2) Exemptions.--In the case of any public housing unit 
     assisted pursuant to the authority under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary may, by regulation, reduce the period under 
     subsection (d)(3) or (e)(3), as applicable, during which such 
     units must be operated under requirements applicable to 
     public housing. In cases in which there is commitment of 
     operating assistance but no commitment of capital assistance, 
     the Secretary may make section 8 requirements applicable, as 
     appropriate, by regulation.
       ``(n) Treatment of Public Housing.--
       ``(1) Certain state and city funded housing.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section--
       ``(i) for purposes of determining the allocations from the 
     Operating and Capital Funds pursuant to the formulas under 
     subsections (d)(2) and (e)(2) and determining assistance 
     pursuant to section 519(e) of the Quality Housing and Work 
     Responsibility Act of 1998 and under section 9 or 14 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act), for any period before the 
     implementation of such formulas, the Secretary shall deem any 
     covered locally developed public housing units as public 
     housing units developed under this title and such units shall 
     be eligible for such assistance; and
       ``(ii) assistance provided under this section, under such 
     section 518(d)(3), or under such section 9 or 14 to any 
     public housing agency may be used with respect to any covered 
     locally developed public housing units.
       ``(B) Covered units.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `covered locally developed public housing units' means--
       ``(i) not more than 7,000 public housing units developed 
     pursuant to laws of the State of New York and that received 
     debt service and operating subsidies pursuant to such laws; 
     and
       ``(ii) not more than 5,000 dwelling units developed 
     pursuant to section 34 of chapter 121B of the General Laws of 
     the State of Massachusetts.
       ``(2) Reduction of asthma incidence.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this section, the New York City Housing 
     Authority may, in its sole discretion, from amounts provided 
     from the Operating and Capital Funds, or from amounts 
     provided for public housing before amounts are made available 
     from such Funds, use not more than exceeding $500,000 per 
     year for the purpose of initiating, expanding or continuing a 
     program for the reduction of the incidence of asthma among 
     residents. The Secretary shall consult with the Administrator 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services to identify and consider sources of 
     funding for the reduction of the incidence of asthma among 
     recipients of assistance under this title.
       ``(3) Services for elderly residents.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this section, the New York City Housing 
     Authority may, in its sole discretion, from amounts provided 
     from the Operating and Capital Funds, or from amounts 
     provided for public housing before the amounts are made 
     available from such Funds, use not more than $600,000 per 
     year for the purpose of developing a comprehensive plan to 
     address the need for services for elderly residents. Such 
     plan may be developed by a partnership created by such 
     Housing Authority and may include the creation of a model 
     project for assisted living at one or more developments. The 
     model project may provide for contracting with private 
     parties for the delivery of services.
       ``(4) Effective date.--This subsection shall apply to 
     fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year thereafter.''.
       (b) Allocation of Assistance.--Section 6 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d) is amended by 
     striking subsection (p).
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--The United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 303(b)(10) (42 U.S.C. 1437aaa-2(b)(10)), by 
     striking ``under section 9'' the first place it appears and 
     inserting ``from the Operating Fund''; and
       (2) in section 305(e) (42 U.S.C. 1437aaa-4(e)), by striking 
     ``Operating subsidies'' and inserting ``Amounts from an 
     allocation from the Operating Fund''.
       (d) Transitional Ceiling Rents.--Notwithstanding section 
     3(a)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437a(1)), during the period ending upon the later of the 
     implementation of the formulas established pursuant to 
     subsections (d)(2) and (e)(2) of such Act (as amended by this 
     section) and October 1, 1999, a public housing agency may 
     take any of the following actions with respect to public 
     housing:
       (1) New provisions.--An agency may--
       (A) adopt and apply ceiling rents that reflect the 
     reasonable market value of the housing, but that are not less 
     than--
       (i) for housing other than housing predominantly for 
     elderly or disabled families (or both), 75 percent of the 
     monthly cost to operate the housing of the agency;
       (ii) for housing predominantly for elderly or disabled 
     families (or both), 100 percent of the monthly cost to 
     operate the housing of the agency; and
       (iii) the monthly cost to make a deposit to a replacement 
     reserve (in the sole discretion of the public housing 
     agency); and
       (B) allow families to pay ceiling rents referred to in 
     subparagraph (A), unless, with respect to any family, the 
     ceiling rent established under this paragraph would exceed 
     the amount payable as rent by that family under paragraph 
     (1).
       (2) Ceiling rents from balanced budget act, I.--An agency 
     may utilize the authority under section 3(a)(2) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)(2)), as in 
     effect immediately before the enactment of this Act, 
     notwithstanding any amendment to such section made by this 
     Act.
       (3) Transitional ceiling rents for balanced budget act, 
     I.--An agency may utilize the authority with respect to 
     ceiling rents under section 402(b)(2) of The Balanced Budget 
     Downpayment Act, I (42 U.S.C. 1437a note), notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law (including the expiration of the 
     applicability of such section or the repeal of such section).
       (e) Transitional Provision of Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), before the 
     implementation of formulas pursuant to sections 9(d)(2) and 
     9(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as amended 
     by subsection (a) of this section), the Secretary shall 
     provide

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     that each public housing agency shall receive funding under 
     sections 9 and 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
     as those sections existed immediately before the enactment of 
     this Act (except that such sections shall be subject to any 
     amendments to such sections that may be contained in title II 
     of this Act).
       (2) Qualifications.--Before the implementation of formulas 
     pursuant to sections 9(d)(2) and 9(e)(2) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (as amended by subsection (a) of this 
     section)--
       (A) if a public housing agency establishes a rental amount 
     that is based on a ceiling rent established pursuant to 
     subsection (d)(1) of this section, the Secretary shall take 
     into account any reduction of the per unit dwelling rental 
     income of the public housing agency resulting from the use of 
     that rental amount in calculating the contributions for the 
     public housing agency for the operation of the public housing 
     under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
       (B) if a public housing agency establishes a rental amount 
     that is based on an adjustment to income under section 
     3(b)(5)(G) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in 
     effect immediately before the enactment of this Act), the 
     Secretary shall not take into account any reduction of or any 
     increase in the per unit dwelling rental income of the public 
     housing agency resulting from the use of that rental amount 
     in calculating the contributions for the public housing 
     agency for the operation of the public housing under section 
     9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; and
       (C) if a public housing agency establishes a rental amount 
     other than as provided under subparagraph (A) or (B) that is 
     less than the greatest of the amounts determined under 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 3(a)(1) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, the Secretary shall not 
     take into account any reduction of the per unit dwelling 
     rental income of the public housing agency resulting from the 
     use of that rental amount in calculating the contributions 
     for the public housing agency for the operation of the public 
     housing under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937.
       (f) Effective Date of Operating Formula.--Notwithstanding 
     the effective date under section 503(a), the Secretary may 
     extend the effective date of the formula under section 
     9(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as amended 
     by subsection (a) of this section) for up to 6 months if such 
     additional time is necessary to implement such formula.
       (g) Effective Date.--Subsections (d), (e), and (f) shall 
     take effect upon the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 520. TOTAL DEVELOPMENT COSTS.

       (a) Definition.--Section 3(c)(1) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(c)(1)) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end of the second sentence 
     the following: `, but does not include the costs costs 
     associated with the demolition of or remediation of 
     environmental hazards associated with public housing units 
     that will not be replaced on the project site, or other 
     extraordinary site costs as determined by the Secretary''.
       (b) Determination.--Section 6(b) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(b)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) In calculating the total development cost of a 
     project under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consider 
     only capital assistance provided by the Secretary to a public 
     housing agency that are authorized for use in connection with 
     the development of public housing, and shall exclude all 
     other amounts, including amounts provided under--
       ``(A) the HOME investment partnerships program authorized 
     under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act; or
       ``(B) the community development block grants program under 
     title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
       ``(4) The Secretary may restrict the amount of capital 
     funds that a public housing agency may use to pay for housing 
     construction costs. For purposes of this paragraph, housing 
     construction costs include the actual hard costs for the 
     construction of units, builders' overhead and profit, 
     utilities from the street, and finish landscaping.''.

     SEC. 521. SANCTIONS FOR IMPROPER USE OF AMOUNTS.

       Section 6(j) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437d(j)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Sanctions for improper use of amounts.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to any other actions 
     authorized under this Act, if the Secretary finds that a 
     public housing agency receiving assistance amounts under 
     section 9 for public housing has failed to comply 
     substantially with any provision of this Act relating to the 
     public housing program, the Secretary may--
       ``(i) terminate assistance payments under this section 9 to 
     the agency;
       ``(ii) withhold from the agency amounts from the total 
     allocations for the agency pursuant to section 9;
       ``(iii) reduce the amount of future assistance payments 
     under section 9 to the agency by an amount equal to the 
     amount of such payments that were not expended in accordance 
     with this Act;
       ``(iv) limit the availability of assistance amounts 
     provided to the agency under section 9 to programs, projects, 
     or activities not affected by such failure to comply;
       ``(v) withhold from the agency amounts allocated for the 
     agency under section 8; or
       ``(vi) order other corrective action with respect to the 
     agency.
       ``(B) Termination of compliance action.--If the Secretary 
     takes action under subparagraph (A) with respect to a public 
     housing agency, the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) in the case of action under subparagraph (A)(i), 
     resume payments of assistance amounts under section 9 to the 
     agency in the full amount of the total allocations under 
     section 9 for the agency at the time that the Secretary first 
     determines that the agency will comply with the provisions of 
     this Act relating to the public housing program;
       ``(ii) in the case of action under clause (ii) or (v) of 
     subparagraph (A), make withheld amounts available as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to ensure that the agency 
     complies with the provisions of this Act relating to such 
     program;
       ``(iii) in the case of action under subparagraph (A)(iv), 
     release such restrictions at the time that the Secretary 
     first determines that the agency will comply with the 
     provisions of this Act relating to such program; or
       ``(iv) in the case of action under subparagraph (vi), cease 
     such action at the time that the Secretary first determines 
     that the agency will comply with the provisions of this Act 
     relating to such program.''.

     SEC. 522. REPEAL OF MODERNIZATION FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 14 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437l) is hereby repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Funds for public housing development.--Section 5(c)(5) 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437c(c)(5)) is amended by striking ``for use under section 
     14 or'' and inserting ``for use under section 9 or''.
       (2) Allocation of assistance.--Section 213(d)(1)(B)(ii) of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
     1439(d)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ``or 14''.
       (3) Moving to work demonstration.--Section 204 of the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1996 (as contained in section 101(e) of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996; 42 
     U.S.C. 1437f) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(j) Capital and Operating Fund Assistance.--With respect 
     to any public housing agency participating in the 
     demonstration under this section that receives assistance 
     from the Capital or Operating Fund under section 9 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (as amended by the Quality 
     Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998), for purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) any reference to assistance under section 9 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 shall be considered to 
     refer also to assistance provided from the Operating Fund 
     under section 9(e) of such Act (as so amended); and
       ``(2) any reference to assistance under section 14 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 shall be considered to 
     refer also to assistance provided from the Capital Fund under 
     section 9(d) of such Act (as so amended).''.
       (4) Lead-based paint poisoning prevention act.--Section 302 
     of the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 
     4822) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``assisted under section 14'' and inserting 
     ``assisted with capital assistance provided under section 
     9''; and
       (ii) by striking ``assistance under section 14'' and 
     inserting ``capital assistance provided under section 9''; 
     and
       (B) in subsection (f), by striking ``for comprehensive 
     improvement assistance under section 14'' and inserting 
     ``under the Capital Fund under section 9''.
       (5) HOME program assistance.--Section 212(d)(5) of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12742(d)(5)) is amended by striking ``section 14'' and 
     inserting ``section 9(d)(1)''.
       (c) Savings Provisions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 14 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 shall apply as provided in section 519(e) of this 
     Act.
       (2) Expansion of use of modernization funding.--Before the 
     implementation of formulas pursuant to sections 9(d)(2) and 
     9(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as amended 
     by section 519(a) of this Act) an agency may utilize any 
     authority provided under or pursuant to section 14(q) of such 
     Act (including the authority under section 201(a) of the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1996 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-277)), as such 
     provisions (including such section 201(a)) may be amended 
     thereafter, including any amendment made by title II of this 
     Act), notwithstanding any other provision of law (including 
     the repeal made under this section, the expiration of the 
     applicability of such section 201, or any repeal of such 
     section 201).
       (3) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

             PART 2--ADMISSIONS AND OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS

     SEC. 523. FAMILY CHOICE OF RENTAL PAYMENT.

       Paragraph (2) of section 3(a) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)(2)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Rental payments for public housing families.--
       ``(A) Authority for family to select.--
       ``(i) In general.--A family residing in a public housing 
     dwelling shall pay as monthly rent for the unit the amount 
     determined under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (B), 
     subject to the requirement under paragraph (3) (relating to 
     minimum rents). Each public housing agency shall provide for 
     each family residing in a public housing dwelling unit owned, 
     assisted, or oper

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     ated by the agency to elect annually whether the rent paid by 
     such family shall be determined under clause (i) or (ii) of 
     subparagraph (B). A public housing agency may not at any time 
     fail to provide both such rent options for any public housing 
     dwelling unit owned, assisted, or operated by the agency.
       ``(ii) Authority to retain flat and ceiling rents.--
     Notwithstanding clause (i) or any other provision of law, any 
     public housing agency that is administering flat rents or 
     ceiling rents pursuant to any authority referred to in 
     section 519(d) of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility 
     Act of 1998 before the effective day of such Act may continue 
     to charge rent in accordance with such rent provisions after 
     such effective date, except that the agency shall provide for 
     families residing in public housing dwelling units owned or 
     operated by the agency to elect annually whether to pay rent 
     under such provisions or in accordance with one of the rent 
     options referred to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(B) Allowable rent structures.--
       ``(i) Flat rents.--Except as otherwise provided under this 
     clause, each public housing agency shall establish, for each 
     dwelling unit in public housing owned or operated by the 
     agency, a flat rental amount for the dwelling unit, which 
     shall--
       ``(I) be based on the rental value of the unit, as 
     determined by the public housing agency; and
       ``(II) be designed in accordance with subparagraph (D) so 
     that the rent structures do not create a disincentive for 
     continued residency in public housing by families who are 
     attempting to become economically self-sufficient through 
     employment or who have attained a level of self-sufficiency 
     through their own efforts.

     The rental amount for a dwelling unit shall be considered to 
     comply with the requirements of this clause if such amount 
     does not exceed the actual monthly costs to the public 
     housing agency attributable to providing and operating the 
     dwelling unit. The preceding sentence may not be construed to 
     require establishment of rental amounts equal to or based on 
     operating costs or to prevent public housing agencies from 
     developing flat rents required under this clause in any other 
     manner that may comply with this clause.
       ``(ii) Income-based rents.--
       ``(I) In general.--The monthly rental amount determined 
     under this clause for a family shall be an amount, determined 
     by the public housing agency, that does not exceed the 
     greatest of the amounts (rounded to the nearest dollar) 
     determined under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph 
     (1). This clause may not be construed to require a public 
     housing agency to charge a monthly rent in the maximum amount 
     permitted under this clause.
       ``(II) Discretion.--Subject to the limitation on monthly 
     rental amount under subclause (I), a public housing agency 
     may, in its discretion, implement a rent structure under this 
     clause requiring that a portion of the rent be deposited to 
     an escrow or savings account, imposing ceiling rents, or 
     adopting income exclusions (such as those set forth in 
     section 3(b)(5)(B)), or may establish another reasonable rent 
     structure or amount.
       ``(C) Switching rent determination methods because of 
     hardship circumstances.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in 
     the case of a family that has elected to pay rent in the 
     amount determined under subparagraph (B)(i), a public housing 
     agency shall immediately provide for the family to pay rent 
     in the amount determined under subparagraph (B)(ii) during 
     the period for which such election was made upon a 
     determination that the family is unable to pay the amount 
     determined under subparagraph (B)(i) because of financial 
     hardship, including--
       ``(i) situations in which the income of the family has 
     decreased because of changed circumstances, loss of reduction 
     of employment, death in the family, and reduction in or loss 
     of income or other assistance;
       ``(ii) an increase, because of changed circumstances, in 
     the family's expenses for medical costs, child care, 
     transportation, education, or similar items; and
       ``(iii) such other situations as may be determined by the 
     agency.
       ``(D) Encouragement of self-sufficiency.--The rental policy 
     developed by each public housing agency shall encourage and 
     reward employment and economic self-sufficiency.
       ``(E) Income reviews.--Notwithstanding the second sentence 
     of paragraph (1), in the case of families that are paying 
     rent in the amount determined under subparagraph (B)(i), the 
     agency shall review the income of such family not less than 
     once every 3 years.''.

     SEC. 524. OCCUPANCY BY POLICE OFFICERS AND OVER-INCOME 
                   FAMILIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 3(a) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(a), as amended by the preceding 
     provisions of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) Occupancy by police officers.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B) and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public housing 
     agency may, in accordance with the public housing agency plan 
     for the agency, allow a police officer who is not otherwise 
     eligible for residence in public housing to reside in a 
     public housing dwelling unit. The number and location of 
     units occupied by police officers under this paragraph and 
     the terms and conditions of their tenancies shall be 
     determined by the public housing agency.
       ``(B) Increased security.--A public housing agency may take 
     the actions authorized in subparagraph (A) only for the 
     purpose of increasing security for the residents of a public 
     housing project.
       ``(C) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `police 
     officer' means any person determined by a public housing 
     agency to be, during the period of residence of that person 
     in public housing, employed on a full-time basis as a duly 
     licensed professional police officer by a Federal, State, or 
     local government or by any agency thereof (including a public 
     housing agency having an accredited police force).
       ``(5) Occupancy by over-income families in certain public 
     housing.--
       ``(A) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a public housing agency that owns or operates less than 
     250 units may, on a month-to-month basis, lease a dwelling 
     unit in a public housing project to an over-income family in 
     accordance with this paragraph, but only if there are no 
     eligible families applying for housing assistance from the 
     public housing agency for that month and the agency provides 
     not less than 30-day public notice of the availability of 
     such assistance.
       ``(B) Terms and conditions.--The number and location of 
     dwelling units of a public housing agency occupied under this 
     paragraph by over-income families, and the terms and 
     conditions of those tenancies, shall be determined by the 
     public housing agency, except that--
       ``(i) notwithstanding paragraph (2), rent for a unit shall 
     be in an amount that is not less than the costs to operate 
     the unit;
       ``(ii) if an eligible family applies for residence after an 
     over-income family moves in to the last available unit, the 
     over-income family shall vacate the unit in accordance with 
     notice of termination of tenancy provided by the agency, 
     which shall be provided not less than 30 days before such 
     termination; and
       ``(iii) if a unit is vacant and there is no one on the 
     waiting list, the public housing agency may allow an over-
     income family to gain immediate occupancy in the unit, while 
     simultaneously providing reasonable public notice and 
     outreach with regard to availability of the unit.
       ``(C) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `over-income family' means an individual or family that is 
     not a low-income family at the time of initial occupancy.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by this paragraph is 
     made on, and shall apply beginning upon, the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 525. SITE-BASED WAITING LISTS.

       Section 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437d) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(s) Site-Based Waiting Lists.--
       ``(1) Authority.--A public housing agency may establish 
     procedures for maintaining waiting lists for admissions to 
     public housing projects of the agency, which may include 
     (notwithstanding any other law, regulation, handbook, or 
     notice to the contrary) a system of site-based waiting lists 
     under which applicants may apply directly at or otherwise 
     designate the project or projects in which they seek to 
     reside. All such procedures shall comply with all provisions 
     of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing 
     Act, and other applicable civil rights laws.
       ``(2) Notice.--Any system described in paragraph (1) shall 
     provide for the full disclosure by the public housing agency 
     to each applicant of any option available to the applicant in 
     the selection of the project in which to reside.''.

     SEC. 526. PET OWNERSHIP.

       Title I of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437 et seq.), as amended by the preceding provisions of this 
     Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 31. PET OWNERSHIP IN PUBLIC HOUSING.

       ``(a) Ownership Conditions.--A resident of a dwelling unit 
     in public housing (as such term is defined in subsection (c)) 
     may own 1 or more common household pets or have 1 or more 
     common household pets present in the dwelling unit of such 
     resident, subject to the reasonable requirements of the 
     public housing agency, if the resident maintains each pet 
     responsibly and in accordance with applicable State and local 
     public health, animal control, and animal anti-cruelty laws 
     and regulations and with the policies established in the 
     public housing agency plan for the agency.
       ``(b) Reasonable Requirements.--The reasonable requirements 
     referred to in subsection (a) may include--
       ``(1) requiring payment of a nominal fee, a pet deposit, or 
     both, by residents owning or having pets present, to cover 
     the reasonable operating costs to the project relating to the 
     presence of pets and to establish an escrow account for 
     additional costs not otherwise covered, respectively;
       ``(2) limitations on the number of animals in a unit, based 
     on unit size;
       ``(3) prohibitions on--
       ``(A) types of animals that are classified as dangerous; 
     and
       ``(B) individual animals, based on certain factors, 
     including the size and weight of the animal; and
       ``(4) restrictions or prohibitions based on size and type 
     of building or project, or other relevant conditions.
       ``(c) Pet Ownership In Public Housing Designated For 
     Occupancy By Elderly or Handicapped Families.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term `public housing' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 3(b), except that such term does 
     not include any public housing that is federally assisted 
     rental housing for the elderly or handicapped, as such term 
     is defined in section 227(d) of the Housing and Urban-Rural 
     Recovery Act of 1983 (12 U.S.C. 1701r-1(d)).
       ``(d) Regulations.--This section shall take effect upon the 
     date of the effectiveness of regulations issued by the 
     Secretary to carry out this section. Such regulations shall 
     be issued after notice and opportunity for public comment in 
     accordance with the procedure under section 553 of title 5, 
     United States Code, applicable to sub

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     stantive rules (notwithstanding subsections (a)(2), (b)(B), 
     and (d)(3) of such section).''.

   PART 3--MANAGEMENT, HOMEOWNERSHIP, AND DEMOLITION AND DISPOSITION

     SEC. 529. CONTRACT PROVISIONS.

       Section 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437d) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(4)(E), by striking ``except in the 
     case of agencies not receiving operating assistance under 
     section 9'' and inserting ``for each agency that receives 
     assistance under this title''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (e).

     SEC. 530. HOUSING QUALITY REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437d) is amended by inserting after subsection (e) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Housing Quality Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each contract for contributions for a 
     public housing agency shall require that the agency maintain 
     its public housing in a condition that complies with 
     standards which meet or exceed the housing quality standards 
     established under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Federal standards.--The Secretary shall establish 
     housing quality standards under this paragraph that ensure 
     that public housing dwelling units are safe and habitable. 
     Such standards shall include requirements relating to 
     habitability, including maintenance, health and sanitation 
     factors, condition, and construction of dwellings, and shall, 
     to the greatest extent practicable, be consistent with the 
     standards established under section 8(o)(8)(B)(i). The 
     Secretary may determine whether the laws, regulations, 
     standards, or codes of any State or local jurisdiction meet 
     or exceed these standards, for purposes of this subsection.
       ``(3) Annual inspections.--Each public housing agency that 
     owns or operates public housing shall make an annual 
     inspection of each public housing project to determine 
     whether units in the project are maintained in accordance 
     with the requirements under paragraph (1). The agency shall 
     retain the results of such inspections and, upon the request 
     of the Secretary, the Inspector General for the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, or any auditor conducting an 
     audit under section 5(h), shall make such results 
     available.''.

     SEC. 531. DEMOLITION AND DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--Section 18 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437p) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 18. DEMOLITION AND DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC HOUSING.

       ``(a) Applications for Demolition and Disposition.--Except 
     as provided in subsection (b), upon receiving an application 
     by a public housing agency for authorization, with or without 
     financial assistance under this title, to demolish or dispose 
     of a public housing project or a portion of a public housing 
     project (including any transfer to a resident-supported 
     nonprofit entity), the Secretary shall approve the 
     application, if the public housing agency certifies--
       ``(1) in the case of--
       ``(A) an application proposing demolition of a public 
     housing project or a portion of a public housing project, 
     that--
       ``(i) the project or portion of the public housing project 
     is obsolete as to physical condition, location, or other 
     factors, making it unsuitable for housing purposes; and
       ``(ii) no reasonable program of modifications is cost-
     effective to return the public housing project or portion of 
     the project to useful life; and
       ``(B) an application proposing the demolition of only a 
     portion of a public housing project, that the demolition will 
     help to ensure the viability of the remaining portion of the 
     project;
       ``(2) in the case of an application proposing disposition 
     by sale or other transfer of a public housing project or 
     other real property subject to this title--
       ``(A) the retention of the property is not in the best 
     interests of the residents or the public housing agency 
     because--
       ``(i) conditions in the area surrounding the public housing 
     project adversely affect the health or safety of the 
     residents or the feasible operation of the project by the 
     public housing agency; or
       ``(ii) disposition allows the acquisition, development, or 
     rehabilitation of other properties that will be more 
     efficiently or effectively operated as low-income housing;
       ``(B) the public housing agency has otherwise determined 
     the disposition to be appropriate for reasons that are--
       ``(i) in the best interests of the residents and the public 
     housing agency;
       ``(ii) consistent with the goals of the public housing 
     agency and the public housing agency plan; and
       ``(iii) otherwise consistent with this title; or
       ``(C) for property other than dwelling units, the property 
     is excess to the needs of a public housing project or the 
     disposition is incidental to, or does not interfere with, 
     continued operation of a public housing project;
       ``(3) that the public housing agency has specifically 
     authorized the demolition or disposition in the public 
     housing agency plan, and has certified that the actions 
     contemplated in the public housing agency plan comply with 
     this section;
       ``(4) that the public housing agency--
       ``(A) will notify each family residing in a project subject 
     to demolition or disposition 90 days prior to the 
     displacement date, except in cases of imminent threat to 
     health or safety, consistent with any guidelines issued by 
     the Secretary governing such notifications, that--
       ``(i) the public housing project will be demolished or 
     disposed of;
       ``(ii) the demolition of the building in which the family 
     resides will not commence until each resident of the building 
     is relocated; and
       ``(iii) each family displaced by such action will be 
     offered comparable housing--

       ``(I) that meets housing quality standards;
       ``(II) that is located in an area that is generally not 
     less desirable than the location of the displaced person's 
     housing; and
       ``(III) which may include--

       ``(aa) tenant-based assistance, except that the requirement 
     under this clause regarding offering of comparable housing 
     shall be fulfilled by use of tenant-based assistance only 
     upon the relocation of such family into such housing;
       ``(bb) project-based assistance; or
       ``(cc) occupancy in a unit operated or assisted by the 
     public housing agency at a rental rate paid by the family 
     that is comparable to the rental rate applicable to the unit 
     from which the family is vacated;
       ``(B) will provide for the payment of the actual and 
     reasonable relocation expenses of each resident to be 
     displaced;
       ``(C) will ensure that each displaced resident is offered 
     comparable housing in accordance with the notice under 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(D) will provide any necessary counseling for residents 
     who are displaced; and
       ``(E) will not commence demolition or complete disposition 
     until all residents residing in the building are relocated;
       ``(5) that the net proceeds of any disposition will be 
     used--
       ``(A) unless waived by the Secretary, for the retirement of 
     outstanding obligations issued to finance the original public 
     housing project or modernization of the project; and
       ``(B) to the extent that any proceeds remain after the 
     application of proceeds in accordance with subparagraph (A), 
     for--
       ``(i) the provision of low-income housing or to benefit the 
     residents of the public housing agency; or
       ``(ii) leveraging amounts for securing commercial 
     enterprises, on-site in public housing projects of the public 
     housing agency, appropriate to serve the needs of the 
     residents; and
       ``(6) that the public housing agency has complied with 
     subsection (c).
       ``(b) Disapproval of Applications.--The Secretary shall 
     disapprove an application submitted under subsection (a) if 
     the Secretary determines that--
       ``(1) any certification made by the public housing agency 
     under that subsection is clearly inconsistent with 
     information and data available to the Secretary or 
     information or data requested by the Secretary; or
       ``(2) the application was not developed in consultation 
     with--
       ``(A) residents who will be affected by the proposed 
     demolition or disposition;
       ``(B) each resident advisory board and resident council, if 
     any, of the project (or portion thereof) that will be 
     affected by the proposed demolition or disposition; and
       ``(C) appropriate government officials.
       ``(c) Resident Opportunity To Purchase in Case of Proposed 
     Disposition.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a proposed disposition of 
     a public housing project or portion of a project, the public 
     housing agency shall, in appropriate circumstances, as 
     determined by the Secretary, initially offer the property to 
     any eligible resident organization, eligible resident 
     management corporation, or nonprofit organization acting on 
     behalf of the residents, if that entity has expressed an 
     interest, in writing, to the public housing agency in a 
     timely manner, in purchasing the property for continued use 
     as low-income housing.
       ``(2) Timing.--
       ``(A) Expression of interest.--A resident organization, 
     resident management corporation, or other resident-supported 
     nonprofit entity referred to in paragraph (1) may express 
     interest in purchasing property that is the subject of a 
     disposition, as described in paragraph (1), during the 30-day 
     period beginning on the date of notification of a proposed 
     sale of the property.
       ``(B) Opportunity to arrange purchase.--If an entity 
     expresses written interest in purchasing a property, as 
     provided in subparagraph (A), no disposition of the property 
     shall occur during the 60-day period beginning on the date of 
     receipt of that written notice (other than to the entity 
     providing the notice), during which time that entity shall be 
     given the opportunity to obtain a firm commitment for 
     financing the purchase of the property.
       ``(d) Replacement Units.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, replacement public housing units for public 
     housing units demolished in accordance with this section may 
     be built on the original public housing location or in the 
     same neighborhood as the original public housing location if 
     the number of the replacement public housing units is 
     significantly fewer than the number of units demolished.
       ``(e) Consolidation of Occupancy Within or Among 
     Buildings.--Nothing in this section may be construed to 
     prevent a public housing agency from consolidating occupancy 
     within or among buildings of a public housing project, or 
     among projects, or with other housing for the purpose of 
     improving living conditions of, or providing more efficient 
     services to, residents.
       ``(f) De Minimis Exception to Demolition Requirements.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in any 
     5-year period a public housing agency may demolish not more 
     than the lesser of 5 dwelling units or 5 percent of the total 
     dwelling units owned by the public housing agency, but only 
     if the space occupied by the demolished unit is used for 
     meeting the service or other needs of public housing 
     residents or the demolished unit was beyond repair.
       ``(g) Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition 
     Act.--The Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition 
     Policies Act of 1970 shall not apply to activities under this 
     section.
       ``(h) Relocation and Replacement.--Of the amounts 
     appropriated for tenant-based assist

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     ance under section 8 in any fiscal year, the Secretary may 
     use such sums as are necessary for relocation and replacement 
     housing for dwelling units that are demolished and disposed 
     of from the public housing inventory (in addition to other 
     amounts that may be available for such purposes).''.
       (b) Homeownership Replacement Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of 
     section 1002 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for 
     Additional Disaster Assistance, for Anti-terrorism 
     Initiatives, for Assistance in the Recovery from the Tragedy 
     that Occurred At Oklahoma City, and Rescissions Act, 1995 
     (Public Law 104-19; 109 Stat. 236), subsection (g) of section 
     304 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437aaa-3(g)) is repealed.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall be effective with respect to any plan for the 
     demolition, disposition, or conversion to homeownership of 
     public housing that is approved by the Secretary after 
     September 30, 1995.
       (c) Treatment of Frost-Leland Provisions.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, on and after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the public housing projects described 
     in section 415 of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development--Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 
     (Public Law 100-202; 101 Stat. 1329-213), as in effect on 
     April 25, 1996, shall be eligible for demolition under--
       (1) section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
     amended by this Act; and
       (2) section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
     that section existed on the day before the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       (c) Applicability.--This section shall take effect on, and 
     the amendments made by this section are made on, and shall 
     apply beginning upon, the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 532. RESIDENT COUNCILS AND RESIDENT MANAGEMENT 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) Resident Management.--Section 20 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437r) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting after ``materials'' 
     the following: ``, rent determination, community service 
     requirements,'';
       (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Assistance Amounts.--A contract under this section 
     for management of a public housing project by a resident 
     management corporation shall provide for--
       ``(1) the public housing agency to provide a portion of the 
     assistance to agency from the Capital and Operating Funds to 
     the resident management corporation in accordance with 
     subsection (e) for purposes of operating the public housing 
     project covered by the contract and performing such other 
     eligible activities with respect to the project as may be 
     provided under the contract;
       ``(2) the amount of income expected to be derived from the 
     project itself (from sources such as rents and charges);
       ``(3) the amount of income to be provided to the project 
     from the other sources of income of the public housing agency 
     (such as interest income, administrative fees, and rents); 
     and
       ``(4) any income generated by a resident management 
     corporation of a public housing project that exceeds the 
     income estimated under the contract shall be used for 
     eligible activities under subsections (d)(1) and (e)(1) of 
     section 9.'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (3) and 
     redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3);
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6);
       (B) by striking the subsection designation and heading and 
     all that follows through the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(e) Direct Provision of Operating and Capital 
     Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall directly provide 
     assistance from the Operating and Capital Funds to a resident 
     management corporation managing a public housing development 
     pursuant to a contract under this section, but only if--
       ``(A) the resident management corporation petitions the 
     Secretary for the release of the funds;
       ``(B) the contract provides for the resident management 
     corporation to assume the primary management responsibilities 
     of the public housing agency; and
       ``(C) the Secretary determines that the corporation has the 
     capability to effectively discharge such responsibilities.
       ``(2) Use of assistance.--Any assistance from the Operating 
     and Capital Funds provided to a resident management 
     corporation pursuant to this subsection shall be used for 
     purposes of operating the public housing developments of the 
     agency and performing such other eligible activities with 
     respect to public housing as may be provided under the 
     contract.
       ``(3) Responsibility of public housing agency.--If the 
     Secretary provides direct funding to a resident management 
     corporation under this subsection, the public housing agency 
     shall not be responsible for the actions of the resident 
     management corporation.
       ``(4) Calculation of operating fund allocation.--
     Notwithstanding any provision of section 9 or any regulation 
     under such section, and subject to the exception provided in 
     paragraph (3), the portion of the amount received by a public 
     housing agency under section 9 that is due to an allocation 
     from the Operating Fund and that is allocated to a public 
     housing project managed by a resident management corporation 
     shall not be less than the public housing agency per unit 
     monthly amount provided in the previous year as determined on 
     an individual project basis.
       ``(5) Calculation of total income.--
       ``(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the amount of funds 
     provided by a public housing agency to a public housing 
     project managed by a resident management corporation may not 
     be reduced during the 3-year period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1987 or on any later date on which a resident management 
     corporation is first established for the project.
       ``(B) If the total income of a public housing agency 
     (including any amounts from the Capital or Operating Funds 
     provided to the public housing agency under section 9) is 
     reduced or increased, the income provided by the public 
     housing agency to a public housing project managed by a 
     resident management corporation shall be reduced or increased 
     in proportion to the reduction or increase in the total 
     income of the public housing agency, except that any 
     reduction in amounts from the Operating Fund that occurs as a 
     result of fraud, waste, or mismanagement by the public 
     housing agency shall not affect the funds provided to the 
     resident management corporation.''; and
       (C) in paragraph (6)(A) (as so redesignated by subparagraph 
     (A) of this paragraph), by striking ``the operating subsidies 
     provided to'' and inserting ``the allocations from the 
     Operating Fund for''; and
       (5) by striking subsections (f) and (g).
       (b) Purchase By Resident Management Corporations.--Section 
     21 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437s) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``comprehensive 
     improvement assistance under section 14'' and inserting 
     ``assistance from the Capital Fund'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)(A)(v), by striking ``minimum safety 
     and livability standards applicable under section 14'' and 
     inserting ``housing quality standards applicable under 
     section 6(f)'';
       (C) in paragraph (7)--
       (i) by striking ``Annual contributions'' and inserting 
     ``Capital and operating assistance'';
       (ii) in the first sentence, by striking ``pay annual 
     contributions'' and inserting ``provide assistance under 
     section 9''; and
       (iii) by striking the last sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``Such assistance may not exceed the allocation 
     for the project under section 9.''; and
       (D) in paragraph (8), by striking ``Operating subsidies.--
     Operating subsidies'' and inserting ``Operating fund 
     allocation.--Amounts from the Operating Fund'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(3)--
       (A) by striking ``a certificate under section 8(b)(1) or a 
     housing voucher'' and inserting ``tenant-based assistance''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``fair market rent for such certificate'' 
     and inserting ``payment standard for such assistance''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), by inserting ``, as in effect before 
     the effective date under section 503(a) of the Quality 
     Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998,'' after 
     ``section 6(c)(4)(D)''.

     SEC. 533. CONVERSION OF PUBLIC HOUSING TO VOUCHERS; REPEAL OF 
                   FAMILY INVESTMENT CENTERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 22 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437t) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 22. AUTHORITY TO CONVERT PUBLIC HOUSING TO VOUCHERS.

       ``(a) Authority.--A public housing agency may convert any 
     public housing project (or portion thereof) owned by the 
     public housing agency to tenant-based assistance, but only in 
     accordance with the requirements of this section.
       ``(b) Conversion Assessment.--
       ``(1) In general.--To convert public housing under this 
     section, a public housing agency shall conduct an assessment 
     of the public housing that includes--
       ``(A) a cost analysis that demonstrates whether or not the 
     cost (both on a net present value basis and in terms of new 
     budget authority requirements) of providing tenant-based 
     assistance under section 8 for the same families in 
     substantially similar dwellings over the same period of time 
     is less expensive than continuing public housing assistance 
     in the public housing project for the remaining useful life 
     of the project;
       ``(B) an analysis of the market value of the public housing 
     project both before and after rehabilitation, and before and 
     after conversion;
       ``(C) an analysis of the rental market conditions with 
     respect to the likely success of the use of tenant-based 
     assistance under section 8 in that market for the specific 
     residents of the public housing project, including an 
     assessment of the availability of decent and safe dwellings 
     renting at or below the payment standard established for 
     tenant-based assistance under section 8 by the agency;
       ``(D) the impact of the conversion to tenant-based 
     assistance under this section on the neighborhood in which 
     the public housing project is located; and
       ``(E) a plan that identifies actions, if any, that the 
     public housing agency would take with regard to converting 
     any public housing project or projects (or portions thereof) 
     of the public housing agency to tenant-based assistance.
       ``(2) Timing.--Not later than 2 years after the effective 
     date under section 503(a) of the Quality Housing and Work 
     Responsibility Act of 1998, each public housing agency shall 
     conduct an assessment under paragraph (1) or (3) of the 
     status of each public housing project owned by such agency 
     and shall submit to the Secretary such assessment. A public 
     housing agency may otherwise undertake an assessment under 
     this subsection at any time and for any public housing 
     project (or portion thereof) owned by the agency. A public 
     housing agency may update a previously conducted assessment 
     for a project (or portion thereof) for purposes of compliance 
     with the one-year limitation under subsection (c).

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       ``(3) Streamlined Assessment.--At the discretion of the 
     Secretary or at the request of a public housing agency, the 
     Secretary may waive any or all of the requirements of 
     paragraph (1) or (3) or otherwise require a streamlined 
     assessment with respect to any public housing project or 
     class of public housing projects.
       ``(c) Criteria for Implementation of Conversion Plan.--A 
     public housing agency may convert a public housing project 
     (or portion thereof) owned by the agency to tenant-based 
     assistance only pursuant to a conversion assessment under 
     subsection (b) that one year and that demonstrates that the 
     conversion--
       ``(1) will not be more expensive than continuing to operate 
     the public housing project (or portion thereof) as public 
     housing;
       ``(2) will principally benefit the residents of the public 
     housing project (or portion thereof) to be converted, the 
     public housing agency, and the community; and
       ``(3) will not adversely affect the availability of 
     affordable housing in such community.
       ``(d) Conversion Plan Requirement.--A public housing 
     project may be converted under this section to tenant-based 
     assistance only as provided in a conversion plan under this 
     subsection, which has not been disapproved by the Secretary 
     pursuant to subsection (e). Each conversion plan shall--
       ``(1) be developed by the public housing agency, in 
     consultation with the appropriate public officials, with 
     significant participation by the residents of the project (or 
     portion thereof) to be converted;
       ``(2) be consistent with and part of the public housing 
     agency plan;
       ``(3) describe the conversion and future use or disposition 
     of the project (or portion thereof) and include an impact 
     analysis on the affected community;
       ``(4) provide that the public housing agency shall--
       ``(A) notify each family residing in a public housing 
     project (or portion) to be converted under the plan 90 days 
     prior to the displacement date except in cases of imminent 
     threat to health or safety, consistent with any guidelines 
     issued by the Secretary governing such notifications, that--
       ``(i) the public housing project (or portion) will be 
     removed from the inventory of the public housing agency; and
       ``(ii) each family displaced by such action will be offered 
     comparable housing--

       ``(I) that meets housing quality standards;
       ``(II) that is located in an area that is generally not 
     less desirable than the location of the displaced person's 
     housing; and
       ``(III) which may include--

       ``(aa) tenant-based assistance, except that the requirement 
     under this clause regarding offering of comparable housing 
     shall be fulfilled by use of tenant-based assistance only 
     upon the relocation of such family into such housing;
       ``(bb) project-based assistance; or
       ``(cc) occupancy in a unit operated or assisted by the 
     public housing agency at a rental rate paid by the family 
     that is comparable to the rental rate applicable to the unit 
     from which the family is vacated;
       ``(B) provide any necessary counseling for families 
     displaced by such action;
       ``(C) ensure that, if the project (or portion) converted is 
     used as housing after such conversion, each resident may 
     choose to remain in their dwelling unit in the project and 
     use the tenant-based assistance toward rent for that unit; 
     and
       ``(D) provide any actual and reasonable relocation expenses 
     for families displaced by the conversion; and
       ``(5) provide that any proceeds to the agency from the 
     conversion will be used subject to the limitations that are 
     applicable under section 18(a)(5) to proceeds resulting from 
     the disposition or demolition of public housing.
       ``(e) Review and Approval of Conversion Plans.--The 
     Secretary shall disapprove a conversion plan only if--
       ``(1) the plan is plainly inconsistent with the conversion 
     assessment for the agency developed under subsection (b);
       ``(2) there is reliable information and data available to 
     the Secretary that contradicts that conversion assessment; or
       ``(3) the plan otherwise fails to meet the requirements of 
     this section.
       ``(f) Tenant-Based Assistance.--To the extent approved by 
     the Secretary, the funds used by the public housing agency to 
     provide tenant-based assistance under section 8 shall be 
     added to the annual contribution contract administered by the 
     public housing agency.''.
       (b) Savings Provision.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a) shall not affect any contract or other agreement entered 
     into under section 22 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937, as such section existed immediately before the 
     effective date under section 503(a) of the Quality Housing 
     and Work Responsibility Act of 1998.

     SEC. 534. TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN HOUSING TO 
                   INDEPENDENT MANAGER AT REQUEST OF RESIDENTS.

       The United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by 
     striking section 25 (42 U.S.C. 1437w) and inserting the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 25. TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN HOUSING TO 
                   INDEPENDENT MANAGER AT REQUEST OF RESIDENTS.

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary may transfer the 
     responsibility and authority for management of specified 
     housing (as such term is defined in subsection (h)) from a 
     public housing agency to an eligible management entity, in 
     accordance with the requirements of this section, if--
       ``(1) a request for transfer of management of such housing 
     is made and approved in accordance with subsection (b); and
       ``(2) the Secretary or the public housing agency, as 
     appropriate pursuant to subsection (b), determines that--
       ``(A) due to the mismanagement of the agency, such housing 
     has deferred maintenance, physical deterioration, or 
     obsolescence of major systems and other deficiencies in the 
     physical plant of the project;
       ``(B) such housing is located in an area such that the 
     housing is subject to recurrent vandalism and criminal 
     activity (including drug-related criminal activity); and
       ``(C) the residents can demonstrate that the elements of 
     distress for such housing specified in subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) can be remedied by an entity or entities, identified by 
     the residents, that has or have a demonstrated capacity to 
     manage, with reasonable expenses for modernization.
       ``(b) Request for Transfer.--The responsibility and 
     authority for managing specified housing may be transferred 
     only pursuant to a request made by a majority vote of the 
     residents for the specified housing that--
       ``(1) in the case of specified housing that is owned by a 
     public housing agency that is designated as a troubled agency 
     under section 6(j)(2)--
       ``(A) is made to the public housing agency or the 
     Secretary; and
       ``(B) is approved by the agency or the Secretary; or
       ``(2) in the case of specified housing that is owned by a 
     public housing agency that is not designated as a troubled 
     agency under section 6(j)(2)--
       ``(A) is made to and approved by the public housing agency; 
     or
       ``(B) if a request is made to the agency pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) and is not approved, is subsequently made to 
     and approved by the Secretary.
       ``(c) Capital and Operating Assistance.--Pursuant to a 
     contract under subsection (d), the Secretary shall require 
     the public housing agency for specified housing to provide to 
     the manager for the housing, from any assistance from the 
     Capital and Operating Funds under section 9 for the agency, 
     fair and reasonable amounts for the housing for eligible 
     capital and operating activities under subsection (d)(1) and 
     (e)(1) of section 9. The amount made available under this 
     subsection to a manager shall be determined by the Secretary 
     based on the share for the specified housing of the aggregate 
     amount of assistance from such Funds for the public housing 
     agency transferring the housing, taking into consideration 
     the operating and capital improvement needs of the specified 
     housing, the operating and capital improvement needs of the 
     remaining public housing units managed by the public housing 
     agency, and the public housing agency plan of such agency.
       ``(d) Contract Between Secretary and Manager.--
       ``(1) Requirements.--Pursuant to the approval of a request 
     under this section for transfer of the management of 
     specified housing, the Secretary shall enter into a contract 
     with the eligible management entity.
       ``(2) Terms.--A contract under this subsection shall 
     contain provisions establishing the rights and 
     responsibilities of the manager with respect to the specified 
     housing and the Secretary and shall be consistent with the 
     requirements of this Act applicable to public housing 
     projects.
       ``(e) Compliance With Public Housing Agency Plan.--A 
     manager of specified housing under this section shall comply 
     with the approved public housing agency plan applicable to 
     the housing and shall submit such information to the public 
     housing agency from which management was transferred as may 
     be necessary for such agency to prepare and update its public 
     housing agency plan.
       ``(f) Demolition and Disposition by Manager.--A manager 
     under this section may demolish or dispose of specified 
     housing only if, and in the manner, provided for in the 
     public housing agency plan for the agency transferring 
     management of the housing.
       ``(g) Limitation on PHA Liability.--A public housing agency 
     that is not a manager for specified housing shall not be 
     liable for any act or failure to act by a manager or resident 
     council for the specified housing.
       ``(h) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) Eligible management entity.--The term `eligible 
     management entity' means, with respect to any public housing 
     project, any of the following entities:
       ``(A) Nonprofit organization.--A public or private 
     nonprofit organization, which may--
       ``(i) include a resident management corporation; and
       ``(ii) not include the public housing agency that owns or 
     operates the project.
       ``(B) For-profit entity.--A for-profit entity that has 
     demonstrated experience in providing low-income housing.
       ``(C) State or local government.--A State or local 
     government, including an agency or instrumentality thereof.
       ``(D) Public housing agency.--A public housing agency 
     (other than the public housing agency that owns or operates 
     the project).
     The term does not include a resident council.
       ``(2) Manager.--The term `manager' means any eligible 
     management entity that has entered into a contract under this 
     section with the Secretary for the management of specified 
     housing.
       ``(3) Nonprofit.--The term `nonprofit' means, with respect 
     to an organization, association, corporation, or other 
     entity, that no part of the net earnings of the entity inures 
     to the benefit of any member, founder, contributor, or 
     individual.
       ``(4) Private nonprofit organization.--The term `private 
     nonprofit organization' means any private organization 
     (including a State or locally chartered organization) that--
       ``(A) is incorporated under State or local law;
       ``(B) is nonprofit in character;
       ``(C) complies with standards of financial accountability 
     acceptable to the Secretary; and

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       ``(D) has among its purposes significant activities related 
     to the provision of decent housing that is affordable to low-
     income families.
       ``(5) Public nonprofit organization.--The term `public 
     nonprofit organization' means any public entity that is 
     nonprofit in character.
       ``(6) Specified housing.--The term `specified housing' 
     means a public housing project or projects, or a portion of a 
     project or projects, for which the transfer of management is 
     requested under this section. The term includes one or more 
     contiguous buildings and an area of contiguous row houses, 
     but in the case of a single building, the building shall be 
     sufficiently separable from the remainder of the project of 
     which it is part to make transfer of the management of the 
     building feasible for purposes of this section.''.

     SEC. 535. DEMOLITION, SITE REVITALIZATION, REPLACEMENT 
                   HOUSING, AND TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 24 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 24. DEMOLITION, SITE REVITALIZATION, REPLACEMENT 
                   HOUSING, AND TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR 
                   PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Purposes.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
     assistance to public housing agencies for the purposes of--
       ``(1) improving the living environment for public housing 
     residents of severely distressed public housing projects 
     through the demolition, rehabilitation, reconfiguration, or 
     replacement of obsolete public housing projects (or portions 
     thereof);
       ``(2) revitalizing sites (including remaining public 
     housing dwelling units) on which such public housing projects 
     are located and contributing to the improvement of the 
     surrounding neighborhood;
       ``(3) providing housing that will avoid or decrease the 
     concentration of very low-income families; and
       ``(4) building sustainable communities.
       ``(b) Grant Authority.--The Secretary may make grants as 
     provided in this section to applicants whose applications for 
     such grants are approved by the Secretary under this section.
       ``(c) Contribution Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may not make any grant 
     under this section to any applicant unless the applicant 
     certifies to the Secretary that the applicant will--
       ``(A) supplement the aggregate amount of assistance 
     provided under this section with an amount of funds from 
     sources other than this section equal to not less than 5 
     percent of the amount provided under this section; and
       ``(B) in addition to supplemental amounts provided in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A), if the applicant uses more 
     than 5 percent of the amount of assistance provided under 
     this section for services under subsection (d)(1)(L), provide 
     supplemental funds from sources other than this section in an 
     amount equal to the amount so used in excess of 5 percent.
       ``(2) Supplemental funds.--In calculating the amount of 
     supplemental funds provided by a grantee for purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the grantee may include amounts from other 
     Federal sources, any State or local government sources, any 
     private contributions, the value of any donated material or 
     building, the value of any lease on a building, the value of 
     the time and services contributed by volunteers, and the 
     value of any other in-kind services or administrative costs 
     provided.
       ``(3) Exemption.--If assistance provided under this title 
     will be used only for providing tenant-based assistance under 
     section 8 or demolition of public housing (without 
     replacement), the Secretary may exempt the applicant from the 
     requirements under paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(d) Eligible Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Grants under this section may be used 
     for activities to carry out revitalization programs for 
     severely distressed public housing, including--
       ``(A) architectural and engineering work;
       ``(B) redesign, rehabilitation, or reconfiguration of a 
     severely distressed public housing project, including the 
     site on which the project is located;
       ``(C) the demolition, sale, or lease of the site, in whole 
     or in part;
       ``(D) covering the administrative costs of the applicant, 
     which may not exceed such portion of the assistance provided 
     under this section as the Secretary may prescribe;
       ``(E) payment of reasonable legal fees;
       ``(F) providing reasonable moving expenses for residents 
     displaced as a result of the revitalization of the project;
       ``(G) economic development activities that promote the 
     economic self-sufficiency of residents under the 
     revitalization program;
       ``(H) necessary management improvements;
       ``(I) leveraging other resources, including additional 
     housing resources, retail supportive services, jobs, and 
     other economic development uses on or near the project that 
     will benefit future residents of the site;
       ``(J) replacement housing (including appropriate 
     homeownership downpayment assistance for displaced residents 
     or other appropriate replacement homeownership activities) 
     and rental assistance under section 8;
       ``(K) transitional security activities; and
       ``(L) necessary supportive services, except that not more 
     than 15 percent of the amount of any grant may be used for 
     activities under this paragraph.
       ``(2) Endowment trust for supportive services.--In using 
     grant amounts under this section made available in fiscal 
     year 2000 or thereafter for supportive services under 
     paragraph (1)(L), a public housing agency may deposit such 
     amounts in an endowment trust to provide supportive services 
     over such period of time as the agency determines. Such 
     amounts shall be provided to the agency by the Secretary in a 
     lump sum when requested by the agency, shall be invested in a 
     wise and prudent manner, and shall be used (together with any 
     interest thereon earned) only for eligible uses pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(L). A public housing agency may use amounts in 
     an endowment trust under this paragraph in conjunction with 
     other amounts donated or otherwise made available to the 
     trust for similar purposes.
       ``(e) Application and Selection.--
       ``(1) Application.--An application for a grant under this 
     section shall demonstrate the appropriateness of the proposal 
     in the context of the local housing market relative to other 
     alternatives, and shall include such other information and be 
     submitted at such time and in accordance with such 
     procedures, as the Secretary shall prescribe.
       ``(2) Selection criteria.--The Secretary shall establish 
     selection criteria for the award of grants under this section 
     and shall include such factors as--
       ``(A) the relationship of the grant to the public housing 
     agency plan for the applicant and how the grant will result 
     in a revitalized site that will enhance the neighborhood in 
     which the project is located and enhance economic 
     opportunities for residents;
       ``(B) the capability and record of the applicant public 
     housing agency, or any alternative management entity for the 
     agency, for managing large-scale redevelopment or 
     modernization projects, meeting construction timetables, and 
     obligating amounts in a timely manner;
       ``(C) the extent to which the applicant could undertake 
     such activities without a grant under this section;
       ``(D) the extent of involvement of residents, State and 
     local governments, private service providers, financing 
     entities, and developers, in the development of a 
     revitalization program for the project;
       ``(E) the need for affordable housing in the community;
       ``(F) the supply of other housing available and affordable 
     to families receiving tenant-based assistance under section 
     8;
       ``(G) the amount of funds and other resources to be 
     leveraged by the grant;
       ``(H) the extent of the need for, and the potential impact 
     of, the revitalization program; and
       ``(I) such other factors as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(3) Applicability of selection criteria.--The Secretary 
     may determine not to apply certain of the selection criteria 
     established pursuant to paragraph (2) when awarding grants 
     for demolition only, tenant-based assistance only, or other 
     specific categories of revitalization activities. This 
     section may not be construed to require any application for a 
     grant under this section to include demolition of public 
     housing or to preclude use of grant amounts for 
     rehabilitation or rebuilding of any housing on an existing 
     site.
       ``(f) Cost Limits.--Subject to the provisions of this 
     section, the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall establish cost limits on eligible activities 
     under this section sufficient to provide for effective 
     revitalization programs; and
       ``(2) may establish other cost limits on eligible 
     activities under this section.
       ``(g) Disposition and Replacement.--Any severely distressed 
     public housing disposed of pursuant to a revitalization plan 
     and any public housing developed in lieu of such severely 
     distressed housing, shall be subject to the provisions of 
     section 18. Severely distressed public housing demolished 
     pursuant to a revitalization plan shall not be subject to the 
     provisions of section 18.
       ``(h) Administration by Other Entities.--The Secretary may 
     require a grantee under this section to make arrangements 
     satisfactory to the Secretary for use of an entity other than 
     the public housing agency to carry out activities assisted 
     under the revitalization plan, if the Secretary determines 
     that such action will help to effectuate the purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(i) Withdrawal of Funding.--If a grantee under this 
     section does not proceed within a reasonable timeframe, in 
     the determination of the Secretary, the Secretary shall 
     withdraw any grant amounts under this section that have not 
     been obligated by the public housing agency. The Secretary 
     shall redistribute any withdrawn amounts to one or more other 
     applicants eligible for assistance under this section or to 
     one or more other entities capable of proceeding 
     expeditiously in the same locality in carrying out the 
     revitalization plan of the original grantee.
       ``(j) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) Applicant.--The term `applicant' means--
       ``(A) any public housing agency that is not designated as 
     troubled pursuant to section 6(j)(2);
       ``(B) any public housing agency for which a private housing 
     management agent has been selected, or a receiver has been 
     appointed, pursuant to section 6(j)(3); and
       (C) any public housing agency that is designated as 
     troubled pursuant to section 6(j)(2) and that--
       ``(i) is so designated principally for reasons that will 
     not affect the capacity of the agency to carry out a 
     revitalization program;
       ``(ii) is making substantial progress toward eliminating 
     the deficiencies of the agency; or
       ``(iii) is otherwise determined by the Secretary to be 
     capable of carrying out a revitalization program.
       ``(2) Severely distressed public housing.--The term 
     `severely distressed public housing' means a public housing 
     project (or building in a project)--
       ``(A) that--
       ``(i) requires major redesign, reconstruction or 
     redevelopment, or partial or total demolition, to correct 
     serious deficiencies in the original design (including 
     inappropriately high population density), deferred 
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     tion or obsolescence of major systems and other deficiencies 
     in the physical plant of the project;
       ``(ii) is a significant contributing factor to the physical 
     decline of and disinvestment by public and private entities 
     in the surrounding neighborhood;
       ``(iii)(I) is occupied predominantly by families who are 
     very low-income families with children, are unemployed, and 
     dependent on various forms of public assistance; or
       ``(II) has high rates of vandalism and criminal activity 
     (including drug-related criminal activity) in comparison to 
     other housing in the area;
       ``(iv) cannot be revitalized through assistance under other 
     programs, such as the program for capital and operating 
     assistance for public housing under this Act, or the programs 
     under sections 9 and 14 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (as in effect before the effective date under under 
     section 503(a) the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility 
     Act of 1998), because of cost constraints and inadequacy of 
     available amounts; and
       ``(v) in the case of individual buildings, is, in the 
     Secretary's determination, sufficiently separable from the 
     remainder of the project of which the building is part to 
     make use of the building feasible for purposes of this 
     section; or
       ``(B) that was a project described in subparagraph (A) that 
     has been legally vacated or demolished, but for which the 
     Secretary has not yet provided replacement housing assistance 
     (other than tenant-based assistance).
       ``(3) Supportive services.--The term `supportive services' 
     includes all activities that will promote upward mobility, 
     self-sufficiency, and improved quality of life for the 
     residents of the public housing project involved, including 
     literacy training, job training, day care, transportation, 
     and economic development activities.
       ``(k) Grantee Reporting.--The Secretary shall require 
     grantees of assistance under this section to report the 
     sources and uses of all amounts expended for revitalization 
     plans.
       ``(l) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     Congress an annual report setting forth--
       ``(1) the number, type, and cost of public housing units 
     revitalized pursuant to this section;
       ``(2) the status of projects identified as severely 
     distressed public housing;
       ``(3) the amount and type of financial assistance provided 
     under and in conjunction with this section; and
       ``(4) the recommendations of the Secretary for statutory 
     and regulatory improvements to the program established by 
     this section.
       ``(m) Funding.--
       ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section 
     $600,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002.
       ``(2) Technical assistance and program oversight.--Of the 
     amount appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for any fiscal 
     year, the Secretary may use up to 2 percent for technical 
     assistance or contract expertise. Such assistance or contract 
     expertise may be provided directly or indirectly by grants, 
     contracts, or cooperative agreements, and shall include 
     training, and the cost of necessary travel for participants 
     in such training, by or to officials of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, of public housing agencies, 
     and of residents.
       ``(n) Sunset.--No assistance may be provided under this 
     section after September 30, 2002.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section is 
     made on, and shall apply beginning upon, the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 536. HOMEOWNERSHIP.

       Title I of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437 et seq.), as amended by the preceding provisions of this 
     Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 32. RESIDENT HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) In General.--A public housing agency may carry out a 
     homeownership program in accordance with this section and the 
     public housing agency plan of the agency to make public 
     housing dwelling units, public housing projects, and other 
     housing projects available for purchase by low-income 
     families for use only as principal residences for such 
     families. An agency may transfer a unit pursuant to a 
     homeownership program only if the program is authorized under 
     this section and approved by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Participating Units.--A program under this section 
     may cover any existing public housing dwelling units or 
     projects, and may include other dwelling units and housing 
     owned, assisted, or operated, or otherwise acquired for use 
     under such program, by the public housing agency.
       ``(c) Eligible Purchasers.--
       ``(1) Low-income requirement.--Only low-income families 
     assisted by a public housing agency, other low-income 
     families, and entities formed to facilitate such sales by 
     purchasing units for resale to low-income families shall be 
     eligible to purchase housing under a homeownership program 
     under this section.
       ``(2) Other requirements.--A public housing agency may 
     establish other requirements or limitations for families to 
     purchase housing under a homeownership program under this 
     section, including requirements or limitations regarding 
     employment or participation in employment counseling or 
     training activities, criminal activity, participation in 
     homeownership counseling programs, evidence of regular 
     income, and other requirements. In the case of purchase by an 
     entity for resale to low-income families, the entity shall 
     sell the units to low-income families within 5 years from the 
     date of its acquisition of the units. The entity shall use 
     any net proceeds from the resale and from managing the units, 
     as determined in accordance with guidelines of the Secretary, 
     for housing purposes, such as funding resident organizations 
     and reserves for capital replacements.
       ``(d) Right of First Refusal.--In making any sale under 
     this section, the public housing agency shall initially offer 
     the public housing unit at issue to the resident or residents 
     occupying that unit, if any, or to an organization serving as 
     a conduit for sales to any such resident.
       ``(e) Protection of Nonpurchasing Residents.--If a public 
     housing resident does not exercise the right of first refusal 
     under subsection (d) with respect to the public housing unit 
     in which the resident resides, the public housing agency--
       ``(1) shall notify the resident residing in the unit 90 
     days prior to the displacement date except in cases of 
     imminent threat to health or safety, consistent with any 
     guidelines issued by the Secretary governing such 
     notifications, that--
       ``(A) the public housing unit will be sold;
       ``(B) the transfer of possession of the unit will occur 
     until the resident is relocated; and
       ``(C) each resident displaced by such action will be 
     offered comparable housing--
       ``(i) that meets housing quality standards;
       ``(ii) that is located in an area that is generally not 
     less desirable than the location of the displaced resident's 
     housing; and
       ``(iii) which may include--

       ``(I) tenant-based assistance, except that the requirement 
     under this subclause regarding offering of comparable housing 
     shall be fulfilled by use of tenant-based assistance only 
     upon the relocation of such resident into such housing;
       ``(II) project-based assistance; or
       ``(III) occupancy in a unit owned, operated, or assisted by 
     the public housing agency at a rental rate paid by the 
     resident that is comparable to the rental rate applicable to 
     the unit from which the resident is vacated;

       ``(2) shall provide for the payment of the actual and 
     reasonable relocation expenses of the resident to be 
     displaced;
       ``(3) shall ensure that the displaced resident is offered 
     comparable housing in accordance with the notice under 
     paragraph (1);
       ``(4) shall provide any necessary counseling for the 
     displaced resident; and
       ``(5) shall not transfer possession of the unit until the 
     resident is relocated.
       ``(f) Financing and Assistance.--A homeownership program 
     under this section may provide financing for acquisition of 
     housing by families purchasing under the program, or for 
     acquisition of housing by the public housing agency for sale 
     under the program, in any manner considered appropriate by 
     the agency (including sale to a resident management 
     corporation).
       ``(g) Downpayment Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each family purchasing housing under a 
     homeownership program under this section shall be required to 
     provide from its own resources a downpayment in connection 
     with any loan for acquisition of the housing, in an amount 
     determined by the public housing agency. Except as provided 
     in paragraph (2), the agency shall permit the family to use 
     grant amounts, gifts from relatives, contributions from 
     private sources, and similar amounts as downpayment amounts 
     in such purchase.
       ``(2) Direct family contribution.--In purchasing housing 
     pursuant to this section, each family shall contribute an 
     amount of the downpayment, from resources of the family other 
     than grants, gifts, contributions, or other similar amounts 
     referred to in paragraph (1), that is not less than 1 percent 
     of the purchase price.
       ``(h) Ownership Interests.--A homeownership program under 
     this section may provide for sale to the purchasing family of 
     any ownership interest that the public housing agency 
     considers appropriate under the program, including ownership 
     in fee simple, a condominium interest, an interest in a 
     limited dividend cooperative, a shared appreciation interest 
     with a public housing agency providing financing.
       ``(i) Resale.--
       ``(1) Authority and limitation.--A homeownership program 
     under this section shall permit the resale of a dwelling unit 
     purchased under the program by an eligible family, but shall 
     provide such limitations on resale as the agency considers 
     appropriate (whether the family purchases directly from the 
     agency or from another entity) for the agency to recapture--
       ``(A) some or all of the economic gain derived from any 
     such resale occurring during the 5-year period beginning upon 
     purchase of the dwelling unit by the eligible family; and
       ``(B) after the expiration of such 5-year period, only such 
     amounts as are equivalent to the assistance provided under 
     this section by the agency to the purchaser.
       ``(2) Considerations.--The limitations referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A) may provide for consideration of the 
     aggregate amount of assistance provided under the program to 
     the family, the contribution to equity provided by the 
     purchasing eligible family, the period of time elapsed 
     between purchase under the homeownership program and resale, 
     the reason for resale, any improvements to the property made 
     by the eligible family, any appreciation in the value of the 
     property, and any other factors that the agency considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(j) Net Proceeds.--The net proceeds of any sales under a 
     homeownership program under this section remaining after 
     payment of all costs of the sale shall be used for purposes 
     relating to low-income housing and in accordance with the 
     public housing agency plan of the agency carrying out the 
     program.
       ``(k) Homeownership Assistance.--From amounts distributed 
     to a public housing agency under the Capital Fund under 
     section 9(d), or from other income earned by the public 
     housing agency, the public housing agency may provide 
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     tate the ability of those residents to purchase a principal 
     residence, including a residence other than a residence 
     located in a public housing project.
       ``(l) Inapplicability of Disposition Requirements.--The 
     provisions of section 18 shall not apply to disposition of 
     public housing dwelling units under a homeownership program 
     under this section.''.

     SEC. 537. REQUIRED CONVERSION OF DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING TO 
                   TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Title I of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), as amended by the preceding 
     provisions of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 33. REQUIRED CONVERSION OF DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING 
                   TO TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Identification of Units.--Each public housing agency 
     shall identify all public housing projects of the public 
     housing agency that meet all of the following requirements:
       ``(1) The project is on the same or contiguous sites.
       ``(2) The project is determined by the public housing 
     agency to be distressed, which determination shall be made in 
     accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary, 
     which guidelines shall take into account the criteria 
     established in the Final Report of the National Commission on 
     Severely Distressed Public Housing (August 1992).
       ``(3) The project--
       ``(A) is identified as distressed housing under paragraph 
     (2) for which the public housing agency cannot assure the 
     long-term viability as public housing through reasonable 
     modernization expenses, density reduction, achievement of a 
     broader range of family income, or other measures; or
       ``(B) has an estimated cost, during the remaining useful 
     life of the project, of continued operation and modernization 
     as public housing that exceeds the estimated cost, during the 
     remaining useful life of the project, of providing tenant-
     based assistance under section 8 for all families in 
     occupancy, based on appropriate indicators of cost (such as 
     the percentage of total development costs required for 
     modernization).
       ``(b) Consultation.--Each public housing agency shall 
     consult with the appropriate public housing residents and the 
     appropriate unit of general local government in identifying 
     any public housing projects under subsection (a).
       ``(c) Plan for Removal of Units From Inventories of 
     PHA's.--
       ``(1) Development.--Each public housing agency shall 
     develop and carry out a 5-year plan in conjunction with the 
     Secretary for the removal of public housing units identified 
     under subsection (a) from the inventory of the public housing 
     agency and the annual contributions contract.
       ``(2) Approval.--Each plan required under paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       ``(A) be included as part of the public housing agency 
     plan;
       ``(B) be certified by the relevant local official to be in 
     accordance with the comprehensive housing affordability 
     strategy under title I of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992; and
       ``(C) include a description of any disposition and 
     demolition plan for the public housing units.
       ``(3) Extensions.--The Secretary may extend the 5-year 
     deadline described in paragraph (1) by not more than an 
     additional 5 years if the Secretary makes a determination 
     that the deadline is impracticable.
       ``(4) Review by secretary.--
       ``(A) Failure to identify projects.--If the Secretary 
     determines, based on a plan submitted under this subsection, 
     that a public housing agency has failed to identify 1 or more 
     public housing projects that the Secretary determines should 
     have been identified under subsection (a), the Secretary may 
     designate the public housing projects to be removed from the 
     inventory of the public housing agency pursuant to this 
     section.
       ``(B) Erroneous identification of projects.--If the 
     Secretary determines, based on a plan submitted under this 
     subsection, that a public housing agency has identified 1 or 
     more public housing projects that should not have been 
     identified pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) require the public housing agency to revise the plan 
     of the public housing agency under this subsection; and
       ``(ii) prohibit the removal of any such public housing 
     project from the inventory of the public housing agency under 
     this section.
       ``(d) Conversion to Tenant-Based Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--To the extent approved in advance in 
     appropriations Acts, the Secretary shall make budget 
     authority available to a public housing agency to provide 
     assistance under this Act to families residing in any public 
     housing project that, pursuant to this section, is removed 
     from the inventory of the agency and the annual contributions 
     contract of the agency.
       ``(2) Conversion requirements.--Each agency carrying out a 
     plan under subsection (c) for removal of public housing 
     dwelling units from the inventory of the agency shall--
       ``(A) notify each family residing in a public housing 
     project to be converted under the plan 90 days prior to the 
     displacement date, except in cases of imminent threat to 
     health or safety, consistent with any guidelines issued by 
     the Secretary governing such notifications, that--
       ``(i) the public housing project will be removed from the 
     inventory of the public housing agency; and
       ``(ii) each family displaced by such action will be offered 
     comparable housing--

       ``(I) that meets housing quality standards; and
       ``(II) which may include--

       ``(aa) tenant-based assistance, except that the requirement 
     under this clause regarding offering of comparable housing 
     shall be fulfilled by use of tenant-based assistance only 
     upon the relocation of such family into such housing;
       ``(bb) project-based assistance; or
       ``(cc) occupancy in a unit operated or assisted by the 
     public housing agency at a rental rate paid by the family 
     that is comparable to the rental rate applicable to the unit 
     from which the family is vacated.
       ``(B) provide any necessary counseling for families 
     displaced by such action;
       ``(C) ensure that, if the project (or portion) converted is 
     used as housing after such conversion, each resident may 
     choose to remain in their dwelling unit in the project and 
     use the tenant-based assistance toward rent for that unit;
       ``(D) ensure that each displaced resident is offered 
     comparable housing in accordance with the notice under 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(E) provide any actual and reasonable relocation expenses 
     for families displaced by such action.
       ``(e) Cessation of Unnecessary Spending.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, if, in the determination of the 
     Secretary, a project or projects of a public housing agency 
     meet or are likely to meet the criteria set forth in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary may direct the agency to cease 
     additional spending in connection with such project or 
     projects until the Secretary determines or approves an 
     appropriate course of action with respect to such project or 
     projects under this section, except to the extent that 
     failure to expend such amounts would endanger the health or 
     safety of residents in the project or projects.
       ``(f) Use of Budget Authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, if a project or projects are identified 
     pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary may authorize or 
     direct the transfer, to the tenant-based assistance program 
     of such agency or to appropriate site revitalization or other 
     capital improvements approved by the Secretary, of--
       ``(1) in the case of an agency receiving assistance under 
     the comprehensive improvement assistance program, any amounts 
     obligated by the Secretary for the modernization of such 
     project or projects pursuant to section 14 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect immediately before 
     the effective date under section 503(a) of the Quality 
     Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998);
       ``(2) in the case of an agency receiving public housing 
     modernization assistance by formula pursuant to such section 
     14, any amounts provided to the agency which are attributable 
     pursuant to the formula for allocating such assistance to 
     such project or projects;
       ``(3) in the case of an agency receiving assistance for the 
     major reconstruction of obsolete projects, any amounts 
     obligated by the Secretary for the major reconstruction of 
     such project or projects pursuant to section 5(j)(2) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect immediately 
     before the effective date under section 503(a) of the Quality 
     Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998; and
       ``(4) in the case of an agency receiving assistance 
     pursuant to the formulas under section 9, any amounts 
     provided to the agency which are attributable pursuant to the 
     formulas for allocating such assistance to such project or 
     projects.
       ``(g) Removal by Secretary.--The Secretary shall take 
     appropriate actions to ensure removal of any public housing 
     project identified under subsection (a) from the inventory of 
     a public housing agency, if the public housing agency fails 
     to adequately develop a plan under subsection (c) with 
     respect to that project, or fails to adequately implement 
     such plan in accordance with the terms of the plan.
       ``(h) Administration.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may require a public 
     housing agency to provide to the Secretary or to public 
     housing residents such information as the Secretary considers 
     to be necessary for the administration of this section.
       ``(2) Applicability of section 18.--Section 18 shall not 
     apply to the demolition of public housing projects removed 
     from the inventory of the public housing agency under this 
     section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 202 of the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437l note) is repealed.
       (c) Transition.--
       (1) Use of amounts.--Any amounts made available to a public 
     housing agency to carry out section 202 of the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (enacted as 
     section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and 
     Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 
     1321-279)) may be used, to the extent or in such amounts as 
     are or have been provided in advance in appropriation Acts, 
     to carry out section 33 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (as added by subsection (a) of this section).
       (2) Savings provision.--Notwithstanding the amendments made 
     by this section, section 202 of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (42 U.S.C. 14371 note) and 
     any regulations implementing such section, as in effect 
     immediately before the enactment of this Act, shall continue 
     to apply to public housing developments identified by the 
     Secretary or a public housing agency for conversion pursuant 
     to that section or for assessment of whether such conversion 
     is required prior to enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 538. LINKING SERVICES TO PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS.

       (a) In General.--Title I of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), as

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     amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 34. SERVICES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--To the extent that amounts are provided 
     in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary may make 
     grants to public housing agencies on behalf of public housing 
     residents, or directly to resident management corporations, 
     resident councils, or resident organizations (including 
     nonprofit entities supported by residents), for the purposes 
     of providing a program of supportive services and resident 
     empowerment activities to provide supportive services to 
     public housing residents or assist such residents in becoming 
     economically self-sufficient.
       ``(b) Eligible Activities.--Grantees under this section may 
     use such amounts only for activities on or near the property 
     of the public housing agency or public housing project that 
     are designed to promote the self-sufficiency of public 
     housing residents or provide supportive services for such 
     residents, including activities relating to--
       ``(1) physical improvements to a public housing project in 
     order to provide space for supportive services for residents;
       ``(2) the provision of service coordinators or a congregate 
     housing services program for elderly individuals, elderly 
     disabled individuals, nonelderly disabled individuals, or 
     temporarily disabled individuals;
       ``(3) the provision of services related to work readiness, 
     including education, job training and counseling, job search 
     skills, business development training and planning, tutoring, 
     mentoring, adult literacy, computer access, personal and 
     family counseling, health screening, work readiness health 
     services, transportation, and child care;
       ``(4) economic and job development, including employer 
     linkages and job placement, and the start-up of resident 
     microenterprises, community credit unions, and revolving loan 
     funds, including the licensing, bonding, and insurance needed 
     to operate such enterprises;
       ``(5) resident management activities and resident 
     participation activities; and
       ``(6) other activities designed to improve the economic 
     self-sufficiency of residents.
       ``(c) Funding Distribution.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except for amounts provided under 
     subsection (d), the Secretary may distribute amounts made 
     available under this section on the basis of a competition or 
     a formula, as appropriate.
       ``(2) Factors for distribution.--Factors for distribution 
     under paragraph (1) shall include--
       ``(A) the demonstrated capacity of the applicant to carry 
     out a program of supportive services or resident empowerment 
     activities;
       ``(B) the ability of the applicant to leverage additional 
     resources for the provision of services; and
       ``(C) the extent to which the grant will result in a high 
     quality program of supportive services or resident 
     empowerment activities.
       ``(d) Matching Requirement.--The Secretary may not make any 
     grant under this section to any applicant unless the 
     applicant supplements amounts made available under this 
     section with funds from sources other than this section in an 
     amount equal to not less than 25 percent of the grant amount. 
     Such supplemental amounts may include--
       ``(1) funds from other Federal sources;
       ``(2) funds from any State or local government sources;
       ``(3) funds from private contributions; and
       ``(4) the value of any in-kind services or administrative 
     costs provided to the applicant.
       ``(e) Funding for Resident Organizations.--To the extent 
     that there are a sufficient number of qualified applications 
     for assistance under this section, not less than 25 percent 
     of any amounts appropriated to carry out this section shall 
     be provided directly to resident councils, resident 
     organizations, and resident management corporations. In any 
     case in which a resident council, resident organization, or 
     resident management corporation lacks adequate expertise, the 
     Secretary may require the council, organization, or 
     corporation to utilize other qualified organizations as 
     contract administrators with respect to financial assistance 
     provided under this section.''.
       (b) Assessment and Report by Secretary.--Not later than 3 
     years after the date of the enactment of the Quality Housing 
     and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development shall--
       (1) conduct an evaluation and assessment of grants carried 
     out by resident organizations, and particularly of the effect 
     of the grants on living conditions in public housing; and
       (2) submit to the Congress a report setting forth the 
     findings of the Secretary as a result of the evaluation and 
     assessment and including any recommendations the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.
       This subsection shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 539. MIXED-FINANCE PUBLIC HOUSING.

       Title I of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437 et seq.), as amended by the preceding provisions of this 
     Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 35. MIXED FINANCE PUBLIC HOUSING.

       ``(a) Authority.--A public housing agency may own, operate, 
     assist, or otherwise participate in 1 or more mixed-finance 
     projects in accordance with this section.
       ``(b) Assistance.--
       ``(1) Forms.--A public housing agency may provide to a 
     mixed-finance project assistance from the Operating Fund 
     under section 9, assistance from the Capital Fund under such 
     section, or both forms of assistance. A public housing agency 
     may, in accordance with regulations established by the 
     Secretary, provide capital assistance to a mixed-finance 
     project in the form of a grant, loan, guarantee, or other 
     form of investment in the project, which may involve drawdown 
     of funds on a schedule commensurate with construction draws 
     for deposit into an interest-bearing escrow account to serve 
     as collateral or credit enhancement for bonds issued by a 
     public agency, or for other forms of public or private 
     borrowings, for the construction or rehabilitation of the 
     development.
       ``(2) Use.--To the extent deemed appropriate by the 
     Secretary, assistance used in connection with the costs 
     associated with the operation and management of mixed-finance 
     projects may be used for funding of an operating reserve to 
     ensure affordability for low-income and very low-income 
     families in lieu of the availability of operating funds for 
     public housing units in a mixed-finance project.
       ``(c) Compliance With Public Housing Requirements.--The 
     units assisted with capital or operating assistance in a 
     mixed-finance project shall be developed, operated, and 
     maintained in accordance with the requirements of this Act 
     relating to public housing during the period required by 
     under this Act, unless otherwise specified in this section. 
     For purposes of this Act, any reference to public housing 
     owned or operated by a public housing agency shall include 
     dwelling units in a mixed finance project that are assisted 
     by the agency with capital or operating assistance.
       ``(d) Mixed-Finance Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `mixed-finance project' means a project that meets the 
     requirements of paragraph (2) and is financially assisted by 
     private resources, which may include low-income housing tax 
     credits, in addition to amounts provided under this Act.
       ``(2) Types of projects.--The term includes a project that 
     is developed--
       ``(A) by a public housing agency or by an entity affiliated 
     with a public housing agency;
       ``(B) by a partnership, a limited liability company, or 
     other entity in which the public housing agency (or an entity 
     affiliated with a public housing agency) is a general 
     partner, managing member, or otherwise participates in the 
     activities of that entity;
       ``(C) by any entity that grants to the public housing 
     agency the right of first refusal and first option to 
     purchase, after the close of the compliance period, of the 
     qualified low-income building in which the public housing 
     units exist in accordance with section 42(i)(7) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       ``(D) in accordance with such other terms and conditions as 
     the Secretary may prescribe by regulation.
       ``(e) Structure of Projects.--Each mixed-finance project 
     shall be developed--
       ``(1) in a manner that ensures that public housing units 
     are made available in the project, by regulatory and 
     operating agreement, master contract, individual lease, 
     condominium or cooperative agreement, or equity interest;
       ``(2) in a manner that ensures that the number of public 
     housing units bears approximately the same proportion to the 
     total number of units in the mixed-finance project as the 
     value of the total financial commitment provided by the 
     public housing agency bears to the value of the total 
     financial commitment in the project, or shall not be less 
     than the number of units that could have been developed under 
     the conventional public housing program with the assistance, 
     or as may otherwise be approved by the Secretary; and
       ``(3) in accordance with such other requirements as the 
     Secretary may prescribe by regulation.
       ``(f) Taxation.--
       ``(1) In general.--A public housing agency may elect to 
     exempt all public housing units in a mixed-finance project--
       ``(A) from the provisions of section 6(d), and instead 
     subject such units to local real estate taxes; and
       ``(B) from the finding of need and cooperative agreement 
     provisions under section 5(e)(1)(ii) and 5(e)(2), but only if 
     the development of the units is not inconsistent with the 
     jurisdiction's comprehensive housing affordability strategy.
       ``(2) Low-income housing tax credit.--With respect to any 
     unit in a mixed-finance project that is assisted pursuant to 
     the low-income housing tax credit under section 42 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the rents charged to the 
     residents may be set at levels not to exceed the amounts 
     allowable under that section, provided that such levels for 
     public housing residents do not exceed the amounts allowable 
     under section 3.
       ``(g) Use of Savings.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this Act, to the extent deemed appropriate by the 
     Secretary, to facilitate the establishment of 
     socioeconomically mixed communities, a public housing agency 
     that uses assistance from the Capital Fund for a mixed-
     finance project, to the extent that income from such a 
     project reduces the amount of assistance used for operating 
     or other costs relating to public housing, may use such 
     resulting savings to rent privately developed dwelling units 
     in the neighborhood of the mixed-finance project. Such units 
     shall be made available for occupancy only by low-income 
     families eligible for residency in public housing.
       ``(h) Effect of Certain Contract Terms.--If an entity that 
     owns or operates a mixed-finance project, that includes a 
     significant number of units other than public housing units 
     enters into a contract with a public housing agency, the 
     terms of which obligate the entity to operate and maintain a 
     specified number of units in the project as public housing 
     units in accordance with the requirements of this Act for the 
     period required by law, such contractual terms may provide 
     that, if, as a result of a reduction in appropriations under 
     section 9 or any other change in applicable law, the public 
     housing agency is unable to fulfill its contractual obliga

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     tions with respect to those public housing units, that entity 
     may deviate, under procedures and requirements developed 
     through regulations by the Secretary, from otherwise 
     applicable restrictions under this Act regarding rents, 
     income eligibility, and other areas of public housing 
     management with respect to a portion or all of those public 
     housing units, to the extent necessary to preserve the 
     viability of those units while maintaining the low-income 
     character of the units to the maximum extent practicable.''.
       (b) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue such 
     regulations as may be necessary to promote the development of 
     mixed-finance projects, as that term is defined in section 
     3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as amended by 
     this Act).
       Subtitle C--Section 8 Rental and Homeownership Assistance

     SEC. 545. MERGER OF CERTIFICATE AND VOUCHER PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 8(o) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(o) Voucher Program.--
       ``(1) Authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may provide assistance to 
     public housing agencies for tenant-based assistance using a 
     payment standard established in accordance with subparagraph 
     (B). The payment standard shall be used to determine the 
     monthly assistance that may be paid for any family, as 
     provided in paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Establishment of payment standard.--Except as 
     provided under subparagraph (D), the payment standard for 
     each size of dwelling unit in a market area shall not exceed 
     110 percent of the fair market rental established under 
     subsection (c) for the same size of dwelling unit in the same 
     market area and shall be not less than 90 percent of that 
     fair market rental.
       ``(C) Set-aside.--The Secretary may set aside not more than 
     5 percent of the budget authority made available for 
     assistance under this subsection as an adjustment pool. The 
     Secretary shall use amounts in the adjustment pool to make 
     adjusted payments to public housing agencies under 
     subparagraph (A), to ensure continued affordability, if the 
     Secretary determines that additional assistance for such 
     purpose is necessary, based on documentation submitted by a 
     public housing agency.
       ``(D) Approval.--The Secretary may require a public housing 
     agency to submit the payment standard of the public housing 
     agency to the Secretary for approval, if the payment standard 
     is less than 90 percent of the fair market rental or exceeds 
     110 percent of the fair market rental.
       ``(E) Review.--The Secretary--
       ``(i) shall monitor rent burdens and review any payment 
     standard that results in a significant percentage of the 
     families occupying units of any size paying more than 30 
     percent of adjusted income for rent; and
       ``(ii) may require a public housing agency to modify the 
     payment standard of the public housing agency based on the 
     results of that review.
       ``(2) Amount of monthly assistance payment.--Subject to the 
     requirement under section 3(a)(3) (relating to minimum rental 
     amount), the monthly assistance payment for a family 
     receiving assistance under this subsection shall be 
     determined as follows:
       ``(A) Tenant-based assistance; rent not exceeding payment 
     standard.--For a family receiving tenant-based assistance, if 
     the rent for the family (including the amount allowed for 
     tenant-paid utilities) does not exceed the applicable payment 
     standard established under paragraph (1), the monthly 
     assistance payment for the family shall be equal to the 
     amount by which the rent (including the amount allowed for 
     tenant-paid utilities) exceeds the greatest of the following 
     amounts, rounded to the nearest dollar:
       ``(i) 30 percent of the monthly adjusted income of the 
     family.
       ``(ii) 10 percent of the monthly income of the family.
       ``(iii) If the family is receiving payments for welfare 
     assistance from a public agency and a part of those payments, 
     adjusted in accordance with the actual housing costs of the 
     family, is specifically designated by that agency to meet the 
     housing costs of the family, the portion of those payments 
     that is so designated.
       ``(B) Tenant-based assistance; rent exceeding payment 
     standard.--For a family receiving tenant-based assistance, if 
     the rent for the family (including the amount allowed for 
     tenant-paid utilities) exceeds the applicable payment 
     standard established under paragraph (1), the monthly 
     assistance payment for the family shall be equal to the 
     amount by which the applicable payment standard exceeds the 
     greatest of amounts under clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Families receiving project-based assistance.--For a 
     family receiving project-based assistance, the rent that the 
     family is required to pay shall be determined in accordance 
     with section 3(a)(1), and the amount of the housing 
     assistance payment shall be determined in accordance with 
     subsection (c)(3) of this section.
       ``(3) 40 percent limit.--At the time a family initially 
     receives tenant-based assistance under this section with 
     respect to any dwelling unit, the total amount that a family 
     may be required to pay for rent may not exceed 40 percent of 
     the monthly adjusted income of the family.
       ``(4) Eligible families.--To be eligible to receive 
     assistance under this subsection, a family shall, at the time 
     a family initially receives assistance under this subsection, 
     be a low-income family that is--
       ``(A) a very low-income family;
       ``(B) a family previously assisted under this title;
       ``(C) a low-income family that meets eligibility criteria 
     specified by the public housing agency;
       ``(D) a family that qualifies to receive a voucher in 
     connection with a homeownership program approved under title 
     IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; 
     or
       ``(E) a family that qualifies to receive a voucher under 
     section 223 or 226 of the Low-Income Housing Preservation and 
     Resident Homeownership Act of 1990.
       ``(5) Annual review of family income.--
       ``(A) In general.--Reviews of family incomes for purposes 
     of this section shall be subject to the provisions of section 
     904 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments 
     Act of 1988 and shall be conducted upon the initial provision 
     of housing assistance for the family and thereafter not less 
     than annually.
       ``(B) Procedures.--Each public housing agency administering 
     assistance under this subsection shall establish procedures 
     that are appropriate and necessary to ensure that income data 
     provided to the agency and owners by families applying for or 
     receiving assistance from the agency is complete and 
     accurate. Each public housing agency shall, not less 
     frequently than annually, conduct a review of the family 
     income of each family receiving assistance under this 
     subsection.
       ``(6) Selection of families and disapproval of owners.--
       ``(A) Preferences.--
       ``(i) Authority to establish.--Each public housing agency 
     may establish a system for making tenant-based assistance 
     under this subsection available on behalf of eligible 
     families that provides preference for such assistance to 
     eligible families having certain characteristics, which may 
     include a preference for families residing in public housing 
     who are victims of a crime of violence (as such term is 
     defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) that 
     has been reported to an appropriate law enforcement agency.
       ``(ii) Content.--Each system of preferences established 
     pursuant to this subparagraph shall be based upon local 
     housing needs and priorities, as determined by the public 
     housing agency using generally accepted data sources, 
     including any information obtained pursuant to an opportunity 
     for public comment as provided under section 5A(f) and under 
     the requirements applicable to the comprehensive housing 
     affordability strategy for the relevant jurisdiction.
       ``(B) Selection of tenants.--Each housing assistance 
     payment contract entered into by the public housing agency 
     and the owner of a dwelling unit) shall provide that the 
     screening and selection of families for those units shall be 
     the function of the owner. In addition, the public housing 
     agency may elect to screen applicants for the program in 
     accordance with such requirements as the Secretary may 
     establish.
       ``(C) PHA disapproval of owners.--In addition to other 
     grounds authorized by the Secretary, a public housing agency 
     may elect not to enter into a housing assistance payments 
     contract under this subsection with an owner who refuses, or 
     has a history of refusing, to take action to terminate 
     tenancy for activity engaged in by the tenant, any member of 
     the tenant's household, any guest, or any other person under 
     the control of any member of the household that--
       ``(i) threatens the health or safety of, or right to 
     peaceful enjoyment of the premises by, other tenants or 
     employees of the public housing agency, owner, or other 
     manager of the housing;
       ``(ii) threatens the health or safety of, or right to 
     peaceful enjoyment of the residences by, persons residing in 
     the immediate vicinity of the premises; or
       ``(iii) is drug-related or violent criminal activity.
       ``(7) Leases and tenancy.--Each housing assistance payment 
     contract entered into by the public housing agency and the 
     owner of a dwelling unit--
       ``(A) shall provide that the lease between the tenant and 
     the owner shall be for a term of not less than 1 year, except 
     that the public housing agency may approve a shorter term for 
     an initial lease between the tenant and the dwelling unit 
     owner if the public housing agency determines that such 
     shorter term would improve housing opportunities for the 
     tenant and if such shorter term is considered to be a 
     prevailing local market practice;
       ``(B) shall provide that the dwelling unit owner shall 
     offer leases to tenants assisted under this subsection that--
       ``(i) are in a standard form used in the locality by the 
     dwelling unit owner; and
       ``(ii) contain terms and conditions that--

       ``(I) are consistent with State and local law; and
       ``(II) apply generally to tenants in the property who are 
     not assisted under this section;

       ``(C) shall provide that during the term of the lease, the 
     owner shall not terminate the tenancy except for serious or 
     repeated violation of the terms and conditions of the lease, 
     for violation of applicable Federal, State, or local law, or 
     for other good cause;
       ``(D) shall provide that during the term of the lease, any 
     criminal activity that threatens the health, safety, or right 
     to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other tenants, any 
     criminal activity that threatens the health, safety, or right 
     to peaceful enjoyment of their residences by persons residing 
     in the immediate vicinity of the premises, or any violent or 
     drug-related criminal activity on or near such premises, 
     engaged in by a tenant of any unit, any member of the 
     tenant's household, or any guest or other person under the 
     tenant's control, shall be cause for termination of tenancy;
       ``(E) shall provide that any termination of tenancy under 
     this subsection shall be preceded by the provision of written 
     notice by the owner to the tenant specifying the grounds for 
     that action, and any relief shall be consistent with 
     applicable State and local law; and
       ``(F) may include any addenda required by the Secretary to 
     set forth the provisions of this subsection.

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       ``(8) Inspection of units by pha's.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (11), 
     for each dwelling unit for which a housing assistance payment 
     contract is established under this subsection, the public 
     housing agency shall inspect the unit before any assistance 
     payment is made to determine whether the dwelling unit meets 
     the housing quality standards under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Housing quality standards.--The housing quality 
     standards under this subparagraph are standards for safe and 
     habitable housing established--
       ``(i) by the Secretary for purposes of this subsection; or
       ``(ii) by local housing codes or by codes adopted by public 
     housing agencies that--

       ``(I) meet or exceed housing quality standards, except that 
     the Secretary may waive the requirement under this subclause 
     to significantly increase access to affordable housing and to 
     expand housing opportunities for families assisted under this 
     subsection, except where such waiver could adversely affect 
     the health or safety of families assisted under this 
     subsection; and
       ``(II) do not severely restrict housing choice

       ``(C) Inspection.--The determination required under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be made by the public housing agency 
     (or other entity, as provided in paragraph (11)) pursuant to 
     an inspection of the dwelling unit conducted before any 
     assistance payment is made for the unit. Inspections of 
     dwelling units under this subparagraph shall be made before 
     the expiration of the 15-day period beginning upon a request 
     by the resident or landlord to the public housing agency or, 
     in the case of any public housing agency that provides 
     assistance under this subsection on behalf of more than 1250 
     families, before the expiration of a reasonable period 
     beginning upon such request. The performance of the agency in 
     meeting the 15-day inspection deadline shall be taken into 
     consideration in assessing the performance of the agency.
       ``(D) Annual inspections.--Each public housing agency 
     providing assistance under this subsection (or other entity, 
     as provided in paragraph (11)) shall make an annual 
     inspection of each assisted dwelling unit during the term of 
     the housing assistance payments contract for the unit to 
     determine whether the unit is maintained in accordance with 
     the requirements under subparagraph (A). The agency (or other 
     entity) shall retain the records of the inspection for a 
     reasonable time and shall make the records available upon 
     request to the Secretary, the Inspector General for the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, and any auditor 
     conducting an audit under section 5(h).
       ``(E) Inspection guidelines.--The Secretary shall establish 
     procedural guidelines and performance standards to facilitate 
     inspections of dwelling units and conform such inspections 
     with practices utilized in the private housing market. Such 
     guidelines and standards shall take into consideration 
     variations in local laws and practices of public housing 
     agencies and shall provide flexibility to authorities 
     appropriate to facilitate efficient provision of assistance 
     under this subsection.
       ``(9) Vacated units.--If an assisted family vacates a 
     dwelling unit for which rental assistance is provided under a 
     housing assistance payment contract before the expiration of 
     the term of the lease for the unit, rental assistance 
     pursuant to such contract may not be provided for the unit 
     after the month during which the unit was vacated.
       ``(10) Rent.--
       ``(A) Reasonableness.--The rent for dwelling units for 
     which a housing assistance payment contract is established 
     under this subsection shall be reasonable in comparison with 
     rents charged for comparable dwelling units in the private, 
     unassisted local market.
       ``(B) Negotiations.--A public housing agency (or other 
     entity, as provided in paragraph (11)) shall, at the request 
     of a family receiving tenant-based assistance under this 
     subsection, assist that family in negotiating a reasonable 
     rent with a dwelling unit owner. A public housing agency (or 
     such other entity) shall review the rent for a unit under 
     consideration by the family (and all rent increases for units 
     under lease by the family) to determine whether the rent (or 
     rent increase) requested by the owner is reasonable. If a 
     public housing agency (or other such entity) determines that 
     the rent (or rent increase) for a dwelling unit is not 
     reasonable, the public housing agency (or other such entity) 
     shall not make housing assistance payments to the owner under 
     this subsection with respect to that unit.
       ``(C) Units exempt from local rent control.--If a dwelling 
     unit for which a housing assistance payment contract is 
     established under this subsection is exempt from local rent 
     control provisions during the term of that contract, the rent 
     for that unit shall be reasonable in comparison with other 
     units in the market area that are exempt from local rent 
     control provisions.
       ``(D) Timely payments.--Each public housing agency shall 
     make timely payment of any amounts due to a dwelling unit 
     owner under this subsection. The housing assistance payment 
     contract between the owner and the public housing agency may 
     provide for penalties for the late payment of amounts due 
     under the contract, which shall be imposed on the public 
     housing agency in accordance with generally accepted 
     practices in the local housing market.
       ``(E) Penalties.--Unless otherwise authorized by the 
     Secretary, each public housing agency shall pay any penalties 
     from administrative fees collected by the public housing 
     agency, except that no penalty shall be imposed if the late 
     payment is due to factors that the Secretary determines are 
     beyond the control of the public housing agency.
       ``(11) Leasing of units owned by pha.--If an eligible 
     family assisted under this subsection leases a dwelling unit 
     (other than a public housing dwelling unit) that is owned by 
     a public housing agency administering assistance under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall require the unit of general 
     local government or another entity approved by the Secretary, 
     to make inspections required under paragraph (8) and rent 
     determinations required under paragraph (10). The agency 
     shall be responsible for any expenses of such inspections and 
     determinations.
       ``(12) Assistance for rental of manufactured housing.--
       ``(A) In general.--A public housing agency may make 
     assistance payments in accordance with this subsection on 
     behalf of a family that utilizes a manufactured home as a 
     principal place of residence. Such payments may be made only 
     for the rental of the real property on which the manufactured 
     home owned by any such family is located.
       ``(B) Rent calculation.--
       ``(i) Charges included.--For assistance pursuant to this 
     paragraph, the rent for the space on which a manufactured 
     home is located and with respect to which assistance payments 
     are to be made shall include maintenance and management 
     charges and tenant-paid utilities.
       ``(ii) Payment standard.--The public housing agency shall 
     establish a payment standard for the purpose of determining 
     the monthly assistance that may be paid for any family under 
     this paragraph. The payment standard may not exceed an amount 
     approved or established by the Secretary.
       ``(iii) Monthly assistance payment.--The monthly assistance 
     payment for a family assisted under this paragraph shall be 
     determined in accordance with paragraph (2).
       ``(13) PHA project-based assistance.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary enters into an annual 
     contributions contract under this subsection with a public 
     housing agency pursuant to which the public housing agency 
     will enter into a housing assistance payment contract with 
     respect to an existing structure under this subsection--
       ``(i) the housing assistance payment contract may not be 
     attached to the structure unless the owner agrees to 
     rehabilitate or newly construct the structure other than with 
     assistance under this Act, and otherwise complies with this 
     section; and
       ``(ii) the public housing agency may approve a housing 
     assistance payment contract for such existing structures for 
     not more than 15 percent of the funding available for tenant-
     based assistance administered by the public housing agency 
     under this section.
       ``(B) Extension of contract term.--In the case of a housing 
     assistance payment contract that applies to a structure under 
     this paragraph, a public housing agency may enter into a 
     contract with the owner, contingent upon the future 
     availability of appropriated funds for the purpose of 
     renewing expiring contracts for assistance payments, as 
     provided in appropriations Acts, to extend the term of the 
     underlying housing assistance payment contract for such 
     period as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 
     achieve long-term affordability of the housing. The contract 
     shall obligate the owner to have such extensions of the 
     underlying housing assistance payment contract accepted by 
     the owner and the successors in interest of the owner.
       ``(C) Rent calculation.--For project-based assistance under 
     this paragraph, housing assistance payment contracts shall 
     establish rents and provide for rent adjustments in 
     accordance with subsection (c).
       ``(D) Adjusted rents.--With respect to rents adjusted under 
     this paragraph--
       ``(i) the adjusted rent for any unit shall be reasonable in 
     comparison with rents charged for comparable dwelling units 
     in the private, unassisted, local market; and
       ``(ii) the provisions of subsection (c)(2)(C) shall not 
     apply.
       ``(14) Inapplicability to tenant-based assistance.--
     Subsection (c) shall not apply to tenant-based assistance 
     under this subsection.
       ``(15) Homeownership option.--
       ``(A) In general.--A public housing agency providing 
     assistance under this subsection may, at the option of the 
     agency, provide assistance for homeownership under subsection 
     (y).
       ``(B) Alternative administration.--A public housing agency 
     may contract with a nonprofit organization to administer a 
     homeownership program under subsection (y).
       ``(16) Rental vouchers for relocation of witnesses and 
     victims of crime.--
       ``(A) Witnesses.--Of amounts made available for assistance 
     under this subsection in each fiscal year, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Inspector General, shall make available 
     such sums as may be necessary for the relocation of witnesses 
     in connection with efforts to combat crime in public and 
     assisted housing pursuant to requests from law enforcement or 
     prosecution agencies.
       ``(B) Victims of crime.--
       ``(i) In general.--Of amounts made available for assistance 
     under this section in each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     make available such sums as may be necessary for the 
     relocation of families residing in public housing who are 
     victims of a crime of violence (as that term is defined in 
     section 16 of title 18, United States Code) that has been 
     reported to an appropriate law enforcement agency.
       ``(ii) Notice.--A public housing agency that receives 
     amounts under this subparagraph shall establish procedures 
     for providing notice of the availability of that assistance 
     to families that may be eligible for that assistance.
       ``(17) Deed restrictions.--Assistance under this subsection 
     may not be used in any manner that abrogates any local deed 
     restriction that applies to any housing consisting of 1 to 4 
     dwelling units. This paragraph may not be construed to affect 
     the provisions or applicability of the Fair Housing Act.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8(f)(6) of the United 
     States Housing Act (42 U.S.C.

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     1437f(f)(6)) is amended by inserting ``or (o)(13)'' after 
     ``(d)(2)''.
       (c) Applicability.--Notwithstanding the amendment made by 
     subsection (a) of this section, any amendments to section 
     8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f(o)) that are contained in title II of this Act shall 
     apply with respect to the provision of assistance under such 
     section during the period before implementation (pursuant to 
     section 559 of this title) of such section 8(o) as amended by 
     subsection (a) of this section.

     SEC. 546. PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES.

       Section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(6) Public housing agency.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the term `public housing agency' means any State, county, 
     municipality, or other governmental entity or public body (or 
     agency or instrumentality thereof) which is authorized to 
     engage in or assist in the development or operation of public 
     housing.
       ``(B) Section 8 program.--For purposes of the program for 
     tenant-based assistance under section 8, such term includes--
       ``(i) a consortia of public housing agencies that the 
     Secretary determines has the capacity and capability to 
     administer a program for assistance under such section in an 
     efficient manner;
       ``(ii) any other public or private nonprofit entity that, 
     upon the effective date under section 503(a) of the Quality 
     Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, was 
     administering any program for tenant-based assistance under 
     section 8 of this Act (as in effect before the effective date 
     of such Act), pursuant to a contract with the Secretary or a 
     public housing agency; and
       ``(iii) with respect to any area in which no public housing 
     agency has been organized or where the Secretary determines 
     that a public housing agency is unwilling or unable to 
     implement a program for tenant-based assistance section 8, or 
     is not performing effectively--
       ``(I) the Secretary or another public or private nonprofit 
     entity that by contract agrees to receive assistance amounts 
     under section 8 and enter into housing assistance payments 
     contracts with owners and perform the other functions of 
     public housing agency under section 8; or
       ``(II) notwithstanding any provision of State or local law, 
     a public housing agency for another area that contracts with 
     the Secretary to administer a program for housing assistance 
     under section 8, without regard to any otherwise applicable 
     limitations on its area of operation.''.

     SEC. 547. ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.

       Subsection (q) of section 8 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(q)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(q) Administrative Fees.--
       ``(1) Fee for ongoing costs of administration.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish fees for 
     the costs of administering the tenant-based assistance, 
     certificate, voucher, and moderate rehabilitation programs 
     under this section.
       ``(B) Fiscal year 1999.--
       ``(i) Calculation.--For fiscal year 1999, the fee for each 
     month for which a dwelling unit is covered by an assistance 
     contract shall be--

       ``(I) in the case of a public housing agency that, on an 
     annual basis, is administering a program for not more than 
     600 dwelling units, 7.65 percent of the base amount; and
       ``(II) in the case of an agency that, on an annual basis, 
     is administering a program for more than 600 dwelling units 
     (aa) for the first 600 units, 7.65 percent of the base 
     amount, and (bb) for any additional dwelling units under the 
     program, 7.0 percent of the base amount.

       ``(ii) Base amount.--For purposes of this subparagraph, the 
     base amount shall be the higher of--

       ``(I) the fair market rental established under section 8(c) 
     of this Act (as in effect immediately before the effective 
     date under section 503(a) of the Quality Housing and Work 
     Responsibility Act of 1998) for fiscal year 1993 for a 2-
     bedroom existing rental dwelling unit in the market area of 
     the agency, and
       ``(II) the amount that is the lesser of (aa) such fair 
     market rental for fiscal year 1994, or (bb) 103.5 percent of 
     the amount determined under clause (i),

     adjusted based on changes in wage data or other objectively 
     measurable data that reflect the costs of administering the 
     program, as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary may 
     require that the base amount be not less than a minimum 
     amount and not more than a maximum amount.
       ``(C) Subsequent fiscal years.--For subsequent fiscal 
     years, the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal 
     Register, for each geographic area, establishing the amount 
     of the fee that would apply for public housing agencies 
     administering the program, based on changes in wage data or 
     other objectively measurable data that reflect the costs of 
     administering the program, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(D) Increase.--The Secretary may increase the fee if 
     necessary to reflect the higher costs of administering small 
     programs and programs operating over large geographic areas.
       ``(E) Decrease.--The Secretary may decrease the fee for 
     units owned by a public housing agency to reflect reasonable 
     costs of administration.
       ``(2) Fee for preliminary expenses.--The Secretary shall 
     also establish reasonable fees (as determined by the 
     Secretary) for--
       ``(A) the costs of preliminary expenses, in the amount of 
     $500, for a public housing agency, except that such fee shall 
     apply to an agency only in the first year that the agency 
     administers a tenant-based assistance program under this 
     section, and only if, immediately before the effective date 
     under section 503(a) of the Quality Housing and Work 
     Responsibility Act of 1998, the agency was not administering 
     a tenant-based assistance program under the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect immediately before such 
     effective date), in connection with its initial increment of 
     assistance received;
       ``(B) the costs incurred in assisting families who 
     experience difficulty (as determined by the Secretary) in 
     obtaining appropriate housing under the programs; and
       ``(C) extraordinary costs approved by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Transfer of fees in cases of concurrent geographical 
     jurisdiction.--In each fiscal year, if any public housing 
     agency provides tenant-based assistance under this section on 
     behalf of a family who uses such assistance for a dwelling 
     unit that is located within the jurisdiction of such agency 
     but is also within the jurisdiction of another public housing 
     agency, the Secretary shall take such steps as may be 
     necessary to ensure that the public housing agency that 
     provides the services for a family receives all or part of 
     the administrative fee under this section (as appropriate).
       ``(4) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to fiscal 
     year 1999 and fiscal years thereafter.''.

     SEC. 548. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY PERSONNEL IN ASSISTED 
                   HOUSING.

       Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f) is amended--
       (1) by transferring and inserting subsection (z) after 
     subsection (y) (and before subsection (aa)); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(cc) Law Enforcement and Security Personnel.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, in the case of assistance attached to a structure, 
     for the purpose of increasing security for the residents of a 
     project, an owner may admit, and assistance under this 
     section may be provided to, police officers and other 
     security personnel who are not otherwise eligible for 
     assistance under the Act.
       ``(2) Rent requirements.--With respect to any assistance 
     provided by an owner under this subsection, the Secretary 
     may--
       ``(A) permit the owner to establish such rent requirements 
     and other terms and conditions of occupancy that the 
     Secretary considers to be appropriate; and
       ``(B) require the owner to submit an application for those 
     rent requirements, which application shall include such 
     information as the Secretary, in the discretion of the 
     Secretary, determines to be necessary.
       ``(3) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to fiscal 
     year 1999 and fiscal years thereafter.''.

     SEC. 549. ADVANCE NOTICE TO TENANTS OF EXPIRATION, 
                   TERMINATION, OR OWNER NONRENEWAL OF ASSISTANCE 
                   CONTRACT.

       (a) Permanent Applicability of Notice and Endless Lease 
     Provisions.--
       (1) Notice.--Section 8(c) of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (8) and (10); and
       (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the first sentence and 
     inserting the following new sentence: `` Not less than one 
     year before terminating any contract under which assistance 
     payments are received under this section, other than a 
     contract for tenant-based assistance under this section, an 
     owner shall provide written notice to the Secretary and the 
     tenants involved of the proposed termination, specifying the 
     reasons for the termination with sufficient detail to enable 
     the Secretary to evaluate whether the termination is lawful 
     and whether there are additional actions that can be taken by 
     the Secretary to avoid the termination.''.
       (2) Endless Lease.--Section 8(d)(1)(B) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(d)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (ii) by striking ``(ii)'' and all that 
     follows through ''the owner'' and inserting ``(ii) during the 
     term of the lease, the owner''; and
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``(iii)'' and all that 
     follows through ``any criminal activity'' the first place it 
     appears and inserting ``(iii) during the term of the lease, 
     any criminal activity''.
       (3) Permanent effectiveness of amendments.--The amendments 
     under this subsection are made on, and shall apply beginning 
     upon, the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply 
     thereafter, notwithstanding section 203 of the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f note) or any other provision of law (including the 
     expiration of the applicability of such section 203 or any 
     repeal of such section 203).
       (b) Exemption of Tenant-Based Assistance From Contract 
     Provisions.--Paragraph (9) of section 8(c) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(9)), as 
     amended by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is further 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(9)'' and inserting ``(8)(A)''; and
       (2) by striking the third sentence and all that follows and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) In the case of owner who has requested that the 
     Secretary renew the contract, the owner's notice under 
     subparagraph (A) to the tenants shall include statements 
     that--
       ``(i) the owner currently has a contract with the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development that pays the 
     Government's share of the tenant's rent and the date on which 
     the contract will expire;
       ``(ii) the owner intends to renew the contract for another 
     year;
       ``(iii) renewal of the contract may depend upon the 
     Congress making funds available for such renewal;

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       ``(iv) the owner is required by law to notify tenants of 
     the possibility that the contract may not be renewed if 
     Congress does not provide funding for such renewals;
       ``(v) in the event of nonrenewal, the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development will provide tenant-based rental 
     assistance to all eligible residents, enabling them to choose 
     the place they wish to rent; and
       ``(vi) the notice itself does not indicate an intent to 
     terminate the contract by either the owner or the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, provided there is 
     Congressional approval of funding availability.
       ``(C) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
     paragraph, if the owner agrees to a 5-year contract renewal 
     offered by the Secretary, payments under which shall be 
     subject to the availability of appropriations for any year, 
     the owner shall provide a written notice to the Secretary and 
     the tenants not less than 180 days before the termination of 
     such contract. In the event the owner does not provide the 
     180-day notice required in the immediately preceding 
     sentence, the owner may not evict the tenants or increase the 
     tenants' rent payment until such time as the owner has 
     provided the 180-day notice and such period has elapsed. The 
     Secretary may allow the owner to renew the terminating 
     contract for a period of time sufficient to give tenants 180 
     days of advance notice under such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(D) Any notice under this paragraph shall also comply 
     with any additional requirements established by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(E) For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `termination' means the expiration of the assistance contract 
     or an owner's refusal to renew the assistance contract, and 
     such term shall include termination of the contract for 
     business reasons.''.
       (c) Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability 
     Act of 1997.--Section 514(d) of the Multifamily Assisted 
     Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f 
     note) is amended by inserting at the end the following new 
     sentences: `In addition, if after giving the notice required 
     in the first sentence, an owner determines to terminate a 
     contract, an owner shall provide an additional written notice 
     with respect to the termination, in a form prescribed by the 
     Secretary, not less than 120 days prior to the termination. 
     In the event the owner does not provide the 120-day notice 
     required in the preceding sentence, the owner may not evict 
     the tenants or increase the tenants' rent payment until such 
     time as the owner has provided the 120-day notice and such 
     period has elapsed. The Secretary may allow the owner to 
     renew the terminating contract for a period of time 
     sufficient to give tenants 120 days of advance notice in 
     accordance with section 524 of this Act.''.

     SEC. 550. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Lower Income Housing Assistance.--Section 8 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking the second and third 
     sentences;
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Rental 
     Certificates and''; and
       (B) in the first undesignated paragraph--
       (i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
       (ii) by striking the second sentence;
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``(A)''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (B) in the first sentence of paragraph (4), by striking 
     ``or by a family that qualifies to receive'' and all that 
     follows through ``1990'';
       (C) by striking paragraphs (5) and (7); and
       (D) redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5);
       (4) in subsection (d)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the third sentence and 
     all that follows through the end of the subparagraph;
       (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``(H)'' and all that 
     follows through ``owner'' and inserting ``(H) An owner''; and
       (C) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (E) and 
     redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (H) (as amended by 
     subparagraph (B) of this paragraph) as subparagraphs (B) 
     through (D), respectively;
       (5) in subsection (f)(7)--
       (A) by striking ``(b) or''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period the following: ``and 
     that provides for the eligible family to select suitable 
     housing and to move to other suitable housing''; and
       (6) by striking subsection (j);
       (7) by striking subsection (n);
       (8) in subsection (u)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, certificates''; and
       (B) by striking ``certificates or'' each place that term 
     appears; and
       (9) in subsection (x)(2), by striking ``housing certificate 
     assistance'' and inserting ``tenant-based assistance''.
       (b) HOPWA Grants for Community Residences and Services.--
     Section 861(b)(1)(D) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12910(b)(1)(D)) is amended 
     by striking ``certificates or vouchers'' and inserting 
     ``assistance''.
       (c) Section 8 Certificates and Vouchers.--Section 931 of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1437c note) is amended by striking ``assistance under 
     the certificate and voucher programs under sections 8(b) and 
     (o) of such Act'' and inserting ``tenant-based assistance 
     under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937''.
       (d) Assistance for Displaced Residents.--Section 223(a) of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (12 U.S.C. 
     4113(a)) is amended by striking ``assistance under the 
     certificate and voucher programs under sections 8(b) and 
     8(o)'' and inserting ``tenant-based assistance under section 
     8''.
       (e) Rural Housing Preservation Grants.--Section 533(a) of 
     the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490m(a)) is amended in 
     the second sentence by striking ``assistance payments as 
     provided by section 8(o)'' and inserting ``tenant-based 
     assistance as provided under section 8''.
       (f) Repeal of Moving to Opportunities for Fair Housing 
     Demonstration.--Section 152 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is repealed.
       (g) Assistance for Troubled Multifamily Housing Projects.--
     Section 201(m)(2)(A) of the Housing and Community Development 
     Amendments of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1a(m)(2)(A)) is amended 
     by striking ``section 8(b)(1)'' and inserting ``section 8''.

     SEC. 551. FUNDING AND ALLOCATION.

       Section 213 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 1439) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (i) in clause (i), by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``Amounts for tenant-based assistance under section 
     8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 may not be 
     provided to any public housing agency that has been 
     disqualified from providing such assistance.''; and
       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``8(b)(1)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``8(o)'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
     paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively.

     SEC. 552. TREATMENT OF COMMON AREAS.

       Section 8(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f(d)), as amended by the preceding provisions of 
     this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Treatment of common areas.--The Secretary may not 
     provide any assistance amounts pursuant to an existing 
     contract for project-based assistance under this section for 
     a housing project and may not enter into a new or renewal 
     contract for such assistance for a project unless the owner 
     of the project provides consent, to such local law 
     enforcement agencies as the Secretary determines appropriate, 
     for law enforcement officers of such agencies to enter common 
     areas of the project at any time and without advance notice 
     upon a determination of probable cause by such officers that 
     criminal activity is taking place in such areas.''.

     SEC. 553. PORTABILITY.

       Section 8(r) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f(r)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking the last sentence;
       (2) in paragraph (3))--
       (A) by striking ``(b) or''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary 
     shall establish procedures for the compensation of public 
     housing agencies that issue vouchers to families that move 
     into or out of the jurisdiction of the public housing agency 
     under portability procedures. The Secretary may reserve 
     amounts available for assistance under subsection (o) to 
     compensate those public housing agencies.'';
       (3) by striking ``(r)'' and all that follows through the 
     end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(r) Portability.--(1) In general.--(A) Any family 
     receiving tenant-based assistance under subsection (o) may 
     receive such assistance to rent an eligible dwelling unit if 
     the dwelling unit to which the family moves is within any 
     area in which a program is being administered under this 
     section.
       ``(B)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) and subject to 
     any exceptions established under clause (ii) of this 
     subparagraph, a public housing agency may require that any 
     family not living within the jurisdiction of the public 
     housing agency at the time the family applies for assistance 
     from the agency shall, during the 12-month period beginning 
     on the date of initial receipt of housing assistance made 
     available on behalf of the family from such agency, lease and 
     occupy an eligible dwelling unit located within the 
     jurisdiction served by the agency.
       ``(ii) The Secretary may establish such exceptions to the 
     authority of public housing agencies established under clause 
     (i).''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Lease violations.--A family may not receive a voucher 
     from a public housing agency and move to another jurisdiction 
     under the tenant-based assistance program if the family has 
     moved out of the assisted dwelling unit of the family in 
     violation of a lease.''.

     SEC. 554. LEASING TO VOUCHER HOLDERS.

       Notwithstanding section 203(d) of the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (as contained 
     in section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and 
     Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-134; 42 U.S.C. 
     1437f note)), section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) is amended by striking subsection (t). 
     This section shall apply beginning upon, and the amendment 
     made by this section is made on, and shall apply beginning 
     upon, the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 555. HOMEOWNERSHIP OPTION.

       (a) In general.--Section 8(y) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(y)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``A family receiving'' and all that follows through ``if the 
     family'' and inserting the following: ``A public housing 
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     viding tenant-based assistance on behalf of an eligible 
     family under this section may provide assistance for an 
     eligible family that purchases a dwelling unit (including a 
     unit under a lease-purchase agreement) that will be owned by 
     1 or more members of the family, and will be occupied by the 
     family, if the family'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the semicolon 
     ``, or owns or is acquiring shares in a cooperative''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``(i) participates'' and all that follows 
     through ``(ii) demonstrates'' and inserting ``demonstrates''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting ``, except that the Secretary may provide 
     for the consideration of public assistance in the case of an 
     elderly family or a disabled family'' after ``other than 
     public assistance'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(2) Determination of amount of assistance.--
       ``(A) Monthly expenses not exceeding payment standard.--If 
     the monthly homeownership expenses, as determined in 
     accordance with requirements established by the Secretary, do 
     not exceed the payment standard, the monthly assistance 
     payment shall be the amount by which the homeownership 
     expenses exceed the highest of the following amounts, rounded 
     to the nearest dollar:
       ``(i) 30 percent of the monthly adjusted income of the 
     family.
       ``(ii) 10 percent of the monthly income of the family.
       ``(iii) If the family is receiving payments for welfare 
     assistance from a public agency, and a portion of those 
     payments, adjusted in accordance with the actual housing 
     costs of the family, is specifically designated by that 
     agency to meet the housing costs of the family, the portion 
     of those payments that is so designated.
       ``(B) Monthly expenses exceed payment standard.--If the 
     monthly homeownership expenses, as determined in accordance 
     with requirements established by the Secretary, exceed the 
     payment standard, the monthly assistance payment shall be the 
     amount by which the applicable payment standard exceeds the 
     highest of the amounts under clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A).'';
       (3) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) and inserting 
     the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) Inspections and contract conditions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each contract for the purchase of a unit 
     to be assisted under this section shall--
       ``(i) provide for pre-purchase inspection of the unit by an 
     independent professional; and
       ``(ii) require that any cost of necessary repairs be paid 
     by the seller.
       ``(B) Annual inspections not required.--The requirement 
     under subsection (o)(8)(A)(ii) for annual inspections shall 
     not apply to units assisted under this section.
       ``(4) Other authority of the secretary.--The Secretary 
     may--
       ``(A) limit the term of assistance for a family assisted 
     under this subsection; and
       ``(B) modify the requirements of this subsection as the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary to make appropriate 
     adaptations for lease-purchase agreements.''; and
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7) (as previously 
     amended by this Act), and (8) as paragraphs (5), (6), and 
     (7), respectively.
       (b) Demonstration Program.--
       (1) In general.--With the consent of the affected public 
     housing agencies, the Secretary may carry out (or contract 
     with 1 or more entities to carry out) a demonstration program 
     under section 8(y) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437f(y)) to expand homeownership opportunities 
     for low-income families.
       (2) Report.--The Secretary shall report annually to 
     Congress on activities conducted under this subsection.
       (c) Applicability.--This section shall take effect on, and 
     the amendments made by this section are made on, and shall 
     apply beginning upon, the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 556. RENEWALS.

       (a) In General.--Section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), as amended by the preceding 
     provisions of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(dd) Tenant-Based Contract Renewals.--Subject to amounts 
     provided in appropriation Acts, starting in fiscal year 1999, 
     the Secretary shall renew all expiring tenant-based annual 
     contribution contracts under this section by applying an 
     inflation factor based on local or regional factors to an 
     allocation baseline. The allocation baseline shall be 
     calculated by including, at a minimum, amounts sufficient to 
     ensure continued assistance for the actual number of families 
     assisted as of October 1, 1997, with appropriate upward 
     adjustments for incremental assistance and additional 
     families authorized subsequent to that date.''.
       (b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall implement the provision added by the 
     amendment made by subsection (a) through notice, not later 
     than December 31, 1998, and shall issue final regulations 
     which shall be developed pursuant to the procedures for 
     issuance of regulations under the negotiated rulemaking 
     procedure under subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5, 
     United States Code, not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 557. MANUFACTURED HOUSING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall carry out a program during fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, and 2001 to demonstrate the effectiveness of 
     providing, directly to eligible families that own 
     manufactured homes and rent real property on which their 
     homes are located, tenant-based assistance for the rental of 
     such property that would otherwise be provided directly to 
     the owners of such real property under section 8(o)(12) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937.
       (b) Requirements.--The demonstration program under this 
     section shall be subject to the following requirements:
       (1) Scope.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall carry out the demonstration program with respect to the 
     Housing Authority of the County of San Diego, in California, 
     and the Housing Authority of the City of San Diego, in 
     California.
       (2) Eligible families.--Under the demonstration program, 
     each public housing agency shall provide tenant-based 
     assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 on behalf of eligible families who rent real 
     property on which their manufactured homes are located and 
     which is owned by an owner who has refused to participate in 
     the section 8 program.
       (3) Participation arrangements.--Each public housing agency 
     participating in the demonstration program shall enter into 
     arrangements with families assisted under the program 
     providing for their participation in the program and may, to 
     the extent authorized by the Secretary, continue to provide 
     assistance in the same manner as under the demonstration 
     program after its conclusion to such participating families.
       (4) Waiver of other requirements.--Under the demonstration 
     program, the Secretary may waive, or specify alternative 
     requirements for, requirements established by or under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 relating 
     to the provision of assistance under subsection (j) or 
     (o)(12) of such section.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2002, the Secretary 
     shall submit a report to the Congress describing and 
     evaluating the demonstration program under this section.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 558. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated for 
     providing public housing agencies with tenant-based housing 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937--
       (1) to provide amounts for incremental assistance under 
     such section 8--
       (A) for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001, the amount 
     necessary to assist 100,000 incremental dwelling units in 
     each such fiscal year; and
       (B) for each of fiscal years 1999, 2002, and 2003, such 
     sums as may be necessary; and
       (2) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, for--
       (A) relocation and replacement housing for units that are 
     demolished and disposed of from the public housing inventory 
     (in addition to other amounts that may be available for such 
     purposes);
       (B) relocation of residents of properties that are owned by 
     the Secretary and being disposed of or that are discontinuing 
     section 8 project-based assistance;
       (C) the conversion of section 23 projects to assistance 
     under section 8;
       (D) carrying out the family unification program;
       (E) relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to 
     combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a 
     request from a law enforcement or prosecution agency;
       (F) nonelderly disabled families affected by the 
     designation of a public housing development under section 7 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937, the establishment 
     of preferences in accordance with section 651 of the Housing 
     and Community Development Act of 1992, or the restriction of 
     occupancy to elderly families in accordance with section 658 
     of such Act, and to the extent the Secretary determines that 
     such amount is not needed to fund applications for such 
     affected families, to other nonelderly disabled families;
       (G) housing vouchers for homeless individuals; and
       (H) housing vouchers to compensate public housing agencies 
     which issue vouchers to families that move into or out of the 
     jurisdiction of the agency under portability procedures.
       (b) Assistance for Disabled Families.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated, for tenant-based assistance under section 
     8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, to be used in 
     accordance with paragraph (2), $50,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2000, and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent 
     fiscal year.
       (2) Use.--The Secretary shall provide amounts made 
     available under paragraph (1) to public housing agencies only 
     for use to provide tenant-based assistance under section 8 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 for nonelderly disabled 
     families (including such families relocating pursuant to 
     designation of a public housing development under 7 of such 
     Act or to the establishment of occupancy restrictions in 
     accordance with section 658 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992, and other nonelderly disabled 
     families who have applied to the agency for assistance under 
     such section 8).
       (3) Allocation of amounts.--The Secretary shall allocate 
     and provide amounts made available under paragraph (1) to 
     public housing agencies as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate based on the relative levels of need among the 
     authorities for assistance for families described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 559. RULEMAKING AND IMPLEMENTATION.

       (a) Interim Regulations.--The Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development shall issue such interim regulations as may 
     be necessary to implement the amendments made by this 
     subtitle and other provisions in this title which relate to 
     section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.

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       (b) Final Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue final 
     regulations necessary to implement the amendments made by 
     this subtitle and other provisions in this title which relate 
     to section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 not 
     later then 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Factors For Consideration.--Before the publication of 
     the final regulations under subsection (b), in addition to 
     public comments invited in connection with the publication of 
     the interim rule, the Secretary shall--
       (1) seek recommendations on the implementation of sections 
     8(o)(6)(B), 8(o)(7)(B), and 8(o)(10)(D) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 and of renewals of expiring tenant-based 
     assistance from organizations representing--
       (A) State or local public housing agencies;
       (B) owners and managers of tenant-based housing assisted 
     under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
       (C) families receiving tenant-based assistance under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; and
       (D) legal service organizations; and
       (2) convene not less than 2 public forums at which the 
     persons or organizations making recommendations under 
     paragraph (1) may express views concerning the proposed 
     disposition of the recommendations.
       (d) Conversion Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide for the 
     conversion of assistance under the certificate and voucher 
     programs under subsections (b) and (o) of section 8 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect before the 
     applicability of the amendments made by this subtitle, to the 
     voucher program established by the amendments made by this 
     subtitle.
       (2) Continued applicability.--The Secretary may apply the 
     provisions of the United States Housing Act of 1937, or any 
     other provision of law amended by this subtitle, as those 
     provisions were in effect immediately before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act (except that such provisions shall be 
     subject to any amendments to such provisions that may be 
     contained in title II of this Act), to assistance obligated 
     by the Secretary before October 1, 1999, for the certificate 
     or voucher program under section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, if the Secretary determines that such 
     action is necessary for simplification of program 
     administration, avoidance of hardship, or other good cause.
       (e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
           Subtitle D--Home Rule Flexible Grant Demonstration

     SEC. 561. HOME RULE FLEXIBLE GRANT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       The United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     title:
           ``TITLE IV--HOME RULE FLEXIBLE GRANT DEMONSTRATION

     ``SEC. 401. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to demonstrate the 
     effectiveness of authorizing local governments and 
     municipalities, in coordination with the public housing 
     agencies for such jurisdictions--
       ``(1) to receive and combine program allocations of covered 
     housing assistance; and
       ``(2) to design creative approaches for providing and 
     administering Federal housing assistance based on the 
     particular needs of the jurisdictions that--
       ``(A) provide incentives to low-income families with 
     children whose head of the household is employed, seeking 
     employment, or preparing for employment by participating in a 
     job training or educational program, or any program that 
     otherwise assists individuals in obtaining employment and 
     attaining economic self-sufficiency;
       ``(B) reduce costs of Federal housing assistance and 
     achieve greater cost-effectiveness in Federal housing 
     assistance expenditures;
       ``(C) increase the stock of affordable housing and housing 
     choices for low-income families;
       ``(D) increase homeownership among low-income families;
       ``(E) reduce geographic concentration of assisted families;
       ``(F) reduce homelessness through providing permanent 
     housing solutions;
       ``(G) improve program management; and
       ``(H) achieve such other purposes with respect to low-
     income families, as determined by the participating local 
     governments and municipalities in coordination with the 
     public housing agencies;

     ``SEC. 402. FLEXIBLE GRANT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Authority and Use.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
     demonstration program in accordance with the purposes under 
     section 401 and the provisions of this title. A jurisdiction 
     approved by the Secretary for participation in the program 
     may receive and combine and enter into performance-based 
     contracts for the use of amounts of covered housing 
     assistance, in the manner determined appropriate by the 
     participating jurisdiction, during the period of the 
     jurisdiction's participation--
       ``(1) to provide housing assistance and services for low-
     income families in a manner that facilitates the transition 
     of such families to work;
       ``(2) to reduce homelessness through providing permanent 
     housing solutions;
       ``(3) to increase homeownership among low-income families; 
     or
       ``(4) for other housing purposes for low-income families 
     determined by the participating jurisdiction.
       ``(b) Period of Participation.--A jurisdiction may 
     participate in the demonstration program under this title for 
     a period consisting of not less than 1 nor more than 5 fiscal 
     years.
       ``(c) Participating Jurisdictions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), during the 4-
     year period consisting of fiscal years 1999 through 2002, the 
     Secretary may approve for participation in the program under 
     this title not more than an aggregate of 100 jurisdictions 
     over the entire term of the demonstration program. A 
     jurisdiction that was approved for participation in the 
     demonstration program under this title in a fiscal year and 
     that is continuing such participation in any subsequent 
     fiscal year shall count as a single jurisdiction for purposes 
     of the numerical limitation under this paragraph.
       ``(2) Exclusion of high performing agencies.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this title other than 
     paragraph (4) of this subsection, the Secretary may approve 
     for participation in the demonstration program under this 
     title only jurisdictions served by public housing agencies 
     that--
       ``(A) are not designated as high-performing agencies, 
     pursuant to their most recent scores under the public housing 
     management assessment program under section 6(j)(2) (or any 
     successor assessment program for public housing agencies), as 
     of the time of approval; and
       ``(B) have a most recent score under the public housing 
     management assessment program under section 6(j)(2) (or any 
     successor assessment program for public housing agencies), as 
     of the time of approval, that is among the lowest 40 percent 
     of the scores of all agencies.
       ``(3) Limitation on troubled and non-troubled phas.--Of the 
     jurisdictions approved by the Secretary for participation in 
     the demonstration program under this title--
       ``(A) not more than 55 may be jurisdictions served by a 
     public housing agency that, at the time of approval, is 
     designated as a troubled agency under the public housing 
     management assessment program under section 6(j)(2) (or any 
     successor assessment program for public housing agencies); 
     and
       ``(B) not more than 45 may be jurisdictions served by a 
     public housing agency that, at the time of approval, is not 
     designated as a troubled agency under the public housing 
     management assessment program under section 6(j)(2) (or any 
     successor assessment program for public housing agencies).
       ``(4) Exception.--If the City of Indianapolis, Indiana 
     submits an application for participation in the program under 
     this title and, upon review of the application under section 
     406(b), the Secretary determines that such application is 
     approvable under this title, the Secretary shall approve such 
     application, notwithstanding the second sentence of section 
     406(b)(2). Such City shall count for purposes of the 
     numerical limitations on jurisdictions under paragraphs (1) 
     and (3) of section 402(c), but the provisions of section 
     402(c)(2) (relating to exclusion of high-performing agencies) 
     shall not apply to such City.

     ``SEC. 403. PROGRAM ALLOCATION AND COVERED HOUSING 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Program Allocation.--In each fiscal year, the amount 
     made available to each participating jurisdiction under the 
     demonstration program under this title shall be equal to the 
     sum of the amounts of covered housing assistance that would 
     otherwise be made available under the provisions of this Act 
     to the public housing agency for the jurisdiction.
       ``(b) Covered Housing Assistance.--For purposes of this 
     title, the term `covered housing assistance' means--
       ``(1) operating assistance under section 9 (as in effect 
     before the effective date under section 503(a) of the Quality 
     Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998);
       ``(2) modernization assistance under section 14 (as in 
     effect before the effective date under section 503(a) of the 
     Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998);
       ``(3) assistance for the certificate and voucher programs 
     under section 8 (as in effect before the effective date under 
     section 503(a) of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility 
     Act of 1998);
       ``(4) assistance from the Operating Fund under section 
     9(e);
       ``(5) assistance from the Capital Fund under section 9(d); 
     and
       ``(6) tenant-based assistance under section 8 (as amended 
     by the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998).

     ``SEC. 404. APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS UNDER PROGRAMS FOR 
                   COVERED HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--In each fiscal year of the demonstration 
     program under this title, amounts made available to a 
     participating jurisdiction under the demonstration program 
     shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as such 
     amounts would be subject to if made available under the 
     provisions of this Act pursuant to which covered housing 
     assistance is otherwise made available under this Act to the 
     public housing agency for the jurisdiction, except that--
       ``(1) the Secretary may waive any such term or condition 
     identified by the jurisdiction to the extent that the 
     Secretary determines such action to be appropriate to carry 
     out the purposes of the demonstration program under this 
     title; and
       ``(2) the participating jurisdiction may combine the 
     amounts made available and use the amounts for any activity 
     eligible under the programs under sections 8 and 9.
       ``(b) Number of Families Assisted.--In carrying out the 
     demonstration program under this title, each participating 
     jurisdiction shall assist substantially the same total number 
     of eligible low-income families as would have otherwise been 
     served by the public housing agency for the jurisdiction had 
     the jurisdiction not participated in the demonstration 
     program under this title.
       ``(c) Protection of Recipients.--This title may not be 
     construed to authorize the termination of assistance to any 
     recipient receiving assistance under this Act before the date 
     of enactment of this title as a result of the implementation 
     of the demonstration program under this title.
       ``(d) Effect on Ability To Compete for Other Programs.--
     This title may not be construed to affect the ability of any 
     applying or

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     participating jurisdiction (or a public housing agency for 
     any such jurisdiction) to compete or otherwise apply for or 
     receive assistance under any other housing assistance program 
     administered by the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 405. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Applicability of Certain Provisions.--Notwithstanding 
     section 404(a)(1), the Secretary may not waive, with respect 
     to any participating jurisdiction, any of the following 
     provisions:
       ``(1) The first sentence of paragraph (1) of section 3(a) 
     (relating to eligibility of low-income families).
       ``(2) Section 16 (relating to income eligibility and 
     targeting of assistance).
       ``(3) Paragraph (2) of section 3(a) (relating to rental 
     payments for public housing families).
       ``(4) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 8(o) (to the extent 
     such paragraphs limit the amount of rent paid by families 
     assisted with tenant-based assistance).
       ``(5) Section 18 (relating to demolition or disposition of 
     public housing).
       ``(b) Compliance With Assistance Plan.--A participating 
     jurisdiction shall provide assistance using amounts received 
     pursuant to this title in the manner set forth in the plan of 
     the jurisdiction approved by the Secretary under section 
     406(a)(2).

     ``SEC. 406. APPLICATION.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide for 
     jurisdictions to submit applications for approval to 
     participate in the demonstration program under this title. An 
     application--
       ``(1) shall be submitted only after the jurisdiction 
     provides for citizen participation through a public hearing 
     and, if appropriate, other means;
       ``(2) shall include a plan for the provision of housing 
     assistance with amounts received pursuant to this title 
     that--
       ``(A) is developed by the jurisdiction;
       ``(B) takes into consideration comments from the public 
     hearing, any other public comments on the proposed program, 
     and comments from current and prospective residents who would 
     be affected; and
       ``(C) identifies each term or condition for which the 
     jurisdiction is requesting waiver under section 404 (a)(1);
       ``(3) shall describe how the plan for use of amounts will 
     assist in meeting the purposes of, and be used in accordance 
     with, sections 401 and 402(a), respectively;
       ``(4) shall propose standards for measuring performance in 
     using assistance provided pursuant to this title based on the 
     performance standards under subsection (b)(4);
       ``(5) shall propose the length of the period for 
     participation of the jurisdiction is in the demonstration 
     program under this title;
       ``(6) shall--
       ``(A) in the case of the application of any jurisdiction 
     within whose boundaries are areas subject to any other unit 
     of general local government, include the signed consent of 
     the appropriate executive official of such unit to the 
     application; and
       ``(B) in the case of the application of a consortia of 
     units of general local government (as provided under section 
     409(1)(B)), include the signed consent of the appropriate 
     executive officials of each unit included in the consortia;
       ``(7) shall include information sufficient, in the 
     determination of the Secretary--
       ``(A) to demonstrate that the jurisdiction has or will have 
     management and administrative capacity sufficient to carry 
     out the plan under paragraph (2), including a demonstration 
     that the applicant has a history of effectively administering 
     amounts provided under other programs of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, such as the community 
     development block grant program, the HOME investment 
     partnerships program, and the programs for assistance for the 
     homeless under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
     Act;
       ``(B) to demonstrate that carrying out the plan will not 
     result in excessive duplication of administrative efforts and 
     costs, particularly with respect to activities performed by 
     public housing agencies operating within the boundaries of 
     the jurisdiction;
       ``(C) to describe the function and activities to be carried 
     out by such public housing agencies affected by the plan; and
       ``(D) to demonstrate that the amounts received by the 
     jurisdiction will be maintained separate from other funds 
     available to the jurisdiction and will be used only to carry 
     out the plan;
       ``(8) shall include information describing how the 
     jurisdiction will make decisions regarding asset management 
     of housing for low-income families under programs for covered 
     housing assistance or assisted with grant amounts under this 
     title;
       ``(9) shall--
       ``(A) clearly identify any State or local laws that will 
     affect implementation of the plan under paragraph (2) and any 
     contractual rights and property interests that may be 
     affected by the plan;
       ``(B) describe how the plan will be carried out with 
     respect to such laws, rights, and interests; and
       ``(C) contain a legal memorandum sufficient to describe how 
     the plan will comply with such laws and how the plan will be 
     carried out without violating or impairing such rights and 
     interests; and
       ``(10) shall identify procedures for how the jurisdiction 
     shall return to providing covered assistance for the 
     jurisdiction under the provisions of title I, in the case of 
     determination under subsection (b)(4)(B).

     A plan required under paragraph (2) to be included in the 
     application may be contained in a memorandum of agreement or 
     other document executed by a jurisdiction and public housing 
     agency, if such document is submitted together with the 
     application.
       ``(b) Review, Approval, and Performance Standards.--
       ``(1) Review.--The Secretary shall review each application 
     for participation in the demonstration program under this 
     title and shall determine and notify the jurisdiction 
     submitting the application, not later than 90 days after its 
     submission, of whether the application is approvable under 
     this title. If the Secretary determines that the application 
     of a jurisdiction is approvable under this title, the 
     Secretary shall provide affected public housing agencies an 
     opportunity to review and to provide written comments on the 
     application for a period of not less than 30 days after 
     notification under the preceding sentence. If the Secretary 
     determines that an application is not approvable under this 
     title, the Secretary shall notify the jurisdiction submitting 
     the application of the reasons for such determination. Upon 
     making a determination of whether an application is 
     approvable or nonapprovable under this title, the Secretary 
     shall make such determination publicly available in writing 
     together with a written statement of the reasons for such 
     determination.
       ``(2) Approval.--The Secretary may approve jurisdictions 
     for participation in the demonstration program under this 
     title, but only from among applications that the Secretary 
     has determined under paragraph are approvable under this 
     title and only in accordance with section 402(c). The 
     Secretary shall base the selection of jurisdictions to 
     approve on the potential success, as evidenced by the 
     application, in--
       ``(A) achieving the goals set forth in the performance 
     standards under paragraph (4)(A); and
       ``(B) increasing housing choices for low-income families.
       ``(3) Agreement.--The Secretary shall offer to enter into 
     an agreement with each jurisdiction approved for 
     participation in the program under this title providing for 
     assistance pursuant to this title for a period in accordance 
     with section 402(b) and incorporating a requirement that the 
     jurisdiction achieve a particular level of performance in 
     each of the areas for which performance standards are 
     established under paragraph (4)(A) of this subsection. If the 
     Secretary and the jurisdiction enter into an agreement, the 
     Secretary shall provide any covered housing assistance for 
     the jurisdiction in the manner authorized under this title. 
     The Secretary may not provide covered housing assistance for 
     a jurisdiction in the manner authorized under this title 
     unless the Secretary and jurisdiction enter into an agreement 
     under this paragraph.
       ``(4) Performance standards.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary and each participating 
     jurisdiction may collectively establish standards for 
     evaluating the performance of the participating jurisdiction 
     in meeting the purposes under section 401 of this title, 
     which may include standards for--
       ``(i) moving dependent low-income families to economic 
     self-sufficiency;
       ``(ii) reducing the per-family cost of providing housing 
     assistance;
       ``(iii) expanding the stock of affordable housing and 
     housing choices for low-income families;
       ``(iv) improving program management;
       ``(v) increasing the number of homeownership opportunities 
     for low-income families;
       ``(vi) reducing homelessness through providing permanent 
     housing resources;
       ``(vii) reducing geographic concentration of assisted 
     families; and
       ``(viii) any other performance goals that the Secretary and 
     the participating jurisdiction may establish.
       ``(B) Failure to comply.--If, at any time during the 
     participation of a jurisdiction in the program under this 
     title, the Secretary determines that the jurisdiction is not 
     sufficiently meeting, or making progress toward meeting, the 
     levels of performance incorporated into the agreement of the 
     jurisdiction pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
     shall terminate the participation of the jurisdiction in the 
     program under this title and require the implementation of 
     the procedures included in the application of the 
     jurisdiction pursuant to subsection (a)(10).
       ``(5) Troubled agencies.--The Secretary may establish 
     requirements for the approval of applications under this 
     section submitted by public housing agencies designated under 
     section 6(j)(2) as troubled, which may include additional or 
     different criteria determined by the Secretary to be more 
     appropriate for such agencies.
       ``(c) Status of PHAs.--This title may not be construed to 
     require any change in the legal status of any public housing 
     agency or in any legal relationship between a jurisdiction 
     and a public housing agency as a condition of participation 
     in the program under this title.
       ``(d) PHA Plans.--In carrying out this title, the Secretary 
     may provide for a streamlined public housing agency plan and 
     planning process under section 5A for participating 
     jurisdictions.

     ``SEC. 407. TRAINING.

       ``The Secretary, in consultation with representatives of 
     public and assisted housing interests, may provide training 
     and technical assistance relating to providing assistance 
     under this title and may conduct detailed evaluations of up 
     to 30 jurisdictions for the purpose of identifying replicable 
     program models that are successful at carrying out the 
     purposes of this title.

     ``SEC. 408. ACCOUNTABILITY.

       ``(a) Maintenance of Records.--Each participating 
     jurisdiction shall maintain such records as the Secretary may 
     require to--
       ``(1) document the amounts received by the jurisdiction 
     under this Act and the disposition of such amounts under the 
     demonstration program under this title;
       ``(2) ensure compliance by the jurisdiction with this 
     title; and
       ``(3) evaluate the performance of the jurisdiction under 
     the demonstration program under this title.
       ``(b) Reports.--Each participating jurisdiction shall 
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     port in a form and at a time specified by the Secretary, 
     which shall include--
       ``(1) documentation of the use of amounts made available to 
     the jurisdiction under this title;
       ``(2) any information as the Secretary may request to 
     assist the Secretary in evaluating the demonstration program 
     under this title; and
       ``(3) a description and analysis of the effect of assisted 
     activities in addressing the objectives of the demonstration 
     program under this title.
       ``(c) Access To Documents By Secretary and Comptroller 
     General.--The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the 
     United States, or any duly authorized representative of the 
     Secretary or the Comptroller General, shall have access for 
     the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, 
     papers, and records maintained by a participating 
     jurisdiction that relate to the demonstration program under 
     this title.
       ``(d) Performance Review and Evaluation.--
       ``(1) Performance review.--Based on the performance 
     standards established under section 406(b)(4), the Secretary 
     shall monitor the performance of participating jurisdictions 
     in providing assistance under this title.
       ``(2) Status report.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     conclusion of the second year of the demonstration program 
     under this title, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an 
     interim report on the status of the demonstration program and 
     the progress each participating jurisdiction in achieving the 
     purposes of the demonstration program under section 401.

     ``SEC. 409. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this title, the following definitions 
     shall apply:
       ``(1) Jurisdiction.--The term `jurisdiction' means--
       ``(A) a unit of general local government (as such term is 
     defined in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act) that has boundaries, for purposes of 
     carrying out this title, that--
       ``(i) wholly contain the area within which a public housing 
     agency is authorized to operate; and
       ``(ii) do not contain any areas contained within the 
     boundaries of any other participating jurisdiction; and
       ``(B) a consortia of such units of general local 
     government, organized for purposes of this title.
       ``(2) Participating jurisdiction.--The term `participating 
     jurisdiction' means, with respect to a period for which such 
     an agreement is made, a jurisdiction that has entered into an 
     agreement under section 406(b)(3) to receive assistance 
     pursuant to this title for such fiscal year.

     ``SEC. 410. TERMINATION AND EVALUATION.

       ``(a) Termination.--The demonstration program under this 
     title shall terminate not less than 2 and not more than 5 
     years after the date on which the demonstration program is 
     commenced.
       ``(b) Evaluation.--Not later than 6 months after the 
     termination of the demonstration program under this title, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a final report, 
     which shall include--
       ``(1) an evaluation the effectiveness of the activities 
     carried out under the demonstration program; and
       ``(2) any findings and recommendations of the Secretary for 
     any appropriate legislative action.

     ``SEC. 411. APPLICABILITY.

       ``This title shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
     of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 
     1998.''.
  Subtitle E--Accountability and Oversight of Public Housing Agencies

     SEC. 563. STUDY OF ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR EVALUATING PUBLIC 
                   HOUSING AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall provide under subsection (e) for a study to 
     be conducted to determine the effectiveness of various 
     alternative methods of evaluating the performance of public 
     housing agencies and other providers of federally assisted 
     housing.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the study under this section 
     shall be--
       (1) to identify and examine various methods of evaluating 
     and improving the performance of public housing agencies in 
     administering public housing and tenant-based rental 
     assistance programs and of other providers of federally 
     assisted housing, which are alternatives to oversight by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
       (2) to identify specific monitoring and oversight 
     activities currently conducted by the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development and to evaluate whether such activities 
     should be eliminated, expanded, modified, or transferred to 
     other entities (including governmental and private entities) 
     to increase accuracy and effectiveness and improve 
     monitoring.
       (c) Evaluation of Various Performance Evaluation Systems.--
     To carry out the purposes under subsection (b), the study 
     under this section shall identify, and analyze the advantages 
     and disadvantages of various methods of regulating and 
     evaluating the performance of public housing agencies and 
     other providers of federally assisted housing, including the 
     following methods:
       (1) Current system.--The system pursuant to the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937, including the methods and 
     requirements under such system for reporting, auditing, 
     reviewing, sanctioning, and monitoring of such agencies and 
     housing providers and the public housing management 
     assessment program pursuant to section 6(j) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937.
       (2) Accreditation models.--Various models that are based 
     upon accreditation of such agencies and housing providers, 
     subject to the following requirements:
       (A) The study shall identify and analyze various models 
     used in other industries and professions for accreditation 
     and determine the extent of their applicability to the 
     programs for public housing and federally assisted housing.
       (B) If any accreditation models are determined to be 
     applicable to the public and federally assisted housing 
     programs, the study shall identify appropriate goals, 
     objectives, and procedures for an accreditation program for 
     such agencies and housing providers.
       (C) The study shall evaluate the feasibility and merit of 
     establishing an independent accreditation and evaluation 
     entity to assist, supplement, or replace the role of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development in assessing and 
     monitoring the performance of such agencies and housing 
     providers.
       (D) The study shall identify the necessary and appropriate 
     roles and responsibilities of various entities that would be 
     involved in an accreditation program, including the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Inspector 
     General of the Department, an accreditation entity, 
     independent auditors and examiners, local entities, and 
     public housing agencies.
       (E) The study shall estimate the costs involved in 
     developing and maintaining such an independent accreditation 
     program.
       (3) Performance based models.--Various performance-based 
     models, including systems that establish performance goals or 
     targets, assess the compliance with such goals or targets, 
     and provide for incentives or sanctions based on performance 
     relative to such goals or targets.
       (4) Local review and monitoring models.--Various models 
     providing for local, resident, and community review and 
     monitoring of such agencies and housing providers, including 
     systems for review and monitoring by local and State 
     governmental bodies and agencies.
       (5) Private models.--Various models using private 
     contractors for review and monitoring of such agencies and 
     housing providers.
       (6) Other models.--Various models of any other systems that 
     may be more effective and efficient in regulating and 
     evaluating such agencies and housing providers.
       (d) Consultation.--The entity that, pursuant to subsection 
     (e), carries out the study under this section shall, in 
     carrying out the study, consult with individuals and 
     organizations experienced in managing public housing, private 
     real estate managers, representatives from State and local 
     governments, residents of public housing, families and 
     individuals receiving tenant-based assistance, the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development, the Inspector General of 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the 
     Comptroller General of the United States.
       (e) Contract to Conduct Study.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     shall enter into a contract, within 90 days of the enactment 
     of this Act, with a public or nonprofit private entity to 
     conduct the study under this section, using amounts made 
     available pursuant to subsection (g).
       (2) National academy of public administration.--The 
     Secretary shall request the National Academy of Public 
     Administration to enter into the contract under paragraph (1) 
     to conduct the study under this section. If such Academy 
     declines to conduct the study, the Secretary shall carry out 
     such paragraph through other public or nonprofit private 
     entities, selected through a competitive process.
       (f) Report.--
       (1) Interim report.--The Secretary shall ensure that, not 
     later than the expiration of the 6-month period beginning on 
     the date of the execution of the contract under subsection 
     (e)(1), the entity conducting the study under this section 
     submits to the Congress an interim report describing the 
     actions taken to carry out the study, the actions to be taken 
     to complete the study, and any findings and recommendations 
     available at the time.
       (2) Final report.--The Secretary shall ensure that--
       (A) not later than the expiration of the 12-month period 
     beginning on the date of the execution of the contract under 
     subsection (e)(1), the study required under this section is 
     completed and a report describing the findings and 
     recommendations as a result of the study is submitted to the 
     Congress; and
       (B) before submitting the report under this paragraph to 
     the Congress, the report is submitted to the Secretary, 
     national organizations for public housing agencies, and other 
     appropriate national organizations at such time to provide 
     the Secretary and such agencies an opportunity to review the 
     report and provide written comments on the report, which 
     shall be included together with the report upon submission to 
     the Congress under subparagraph (A).
       (g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 564. PUBLIC HOUSING MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.

       Section 6(j) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437d(j)), as amended by the preceding provisions of 
     this Act, is further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) The amount and percentage of funds provided to the 
     public housing agency from the Capital Fund under section 
     9(d) which remain unobligated by the public housing agency 
     after 3 years.'';
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``energy'' and 
     inserting ``utility'';
       (C) by transferring and inserting subparagraph (E) after 
     subparagraph (D);
       (D) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (K); 
     and
       (E) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(H) The extent to which the public housing agency--
       ``(i) coordinates, promotes, or provides effective programs 
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     nomic self-sufficiency of public housing residents; and
       ``(ii) provides public housing residents with opportunities 
     for involvement in the administration of the public housing.
       ``(I) The extent to which the public housing agency--
       ``(i) implements effective screening and eviction policies 
     and other anticrime strategies; and
       ``(ii) coordinates with local government officials and 
     residents in the project and implementation of such 
     strategies.
       ``(J) The extent to which the public housing agency is 
     providing acceptable basic housing conditions.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
       (i) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``Such procedures shall provide that an agency that fails on 
     a widespread basis to provide acceptable basic housing 
     conditions for its residents shall be designated as a 
     troubled public housing agency. The Secretary may use a 
     simplified set of indicators for public housing agencies with 
     less than 250 public housing units.''; and
       (ii) by striking ``under section 14'' and inserting ``for 
     assistance from the Capital Fund under section 9(d);
       (B) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ``under section 
     14'' and inserting``for assistance from the Capital Fund 
     under section 9(d)'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B)(i)--
       (i) by inserting ``with more than 250 units'' after 
     ``public housing agency''; and
       (ii) by striking ``review conducted under section 14(p)'' 
     and inserting ``comparable and recent review''; and
       (D) in the first sentence of subparagraph (C), by inserting 
     ``(if applicable)'' after ``subparagraph (B)'';
       (3) in paragraph (5)(F), as so redesignated by the 
     preceding provisions of this Act, by striking ``program under 
     section 14'' and all that follows and inserting ``program for 
     assistance from the Capital Fund under section 9(d) and 
     specifies the amount of assistance the agency received under 
     such program.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(6)(A) To the extent that the Secretary determines such 
     action to be necessary in order to ensure the accuracy of any 
     certification made under this section, the Secretary shall 
     require an independent auditor to review documentation or 
     other information maintained by a public housing agency 
     pursuant to this section to substantiate each certification 
     submitted by the agency or corporation relating to the 
     performance of that agency or corporation.
       ``(B) The Secretary may withhold, from assistance otherwise 
     payable to the agency or corporation under section 9, amounts 
     sufficient to pay for the reasonable costs of any review 
     under this paragraph.
       ``(7) The Secretary shall apply the provisions of this 
     subsection to resident management corporations in the same 
     manner as applied to public housing agencies.''.

     SEC. 565. EXPANSION OF POWERS FOR DEALING WITH PUBLIC HOUSING 
                   AGENCIES IN SUBSTANTIAL DEFAULT.

       (a) In General.--Section 6(j)(3) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(j)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following new 
     clause:
       ``(i) solicit competitive proposals from other public 
     housing agencies and private housing management agents which 
     (I) in the discretion of the Secretary, may be selected by 
     existing public housing residents through administrative 
     procedures established by the Secretary, and (II) if 
     appropriate, shall provide for such agents to manage all, or 
     part, of the housing administered by the public housing 
     agency or all or part of the other programs of the agency;'';
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``under section 14'' and 
     inserting ``from the Capital Fund under section 9(d)''; and
       (C) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following new 
     clauses:
       ``(iv) take possession of all or part of the public housing 
     agency, including all or part of any project or program of 
     the agency, including any project or program under any other 
     provision of this title; and
       ``(v) require the agency to make other arrangements 
     acceptable to the Secretary and in the best interests of the 
     public housing residents and families assisted under section 
     8 for managing all, or part, of the public housing 
     administered by the agency or of the programs of the 
     agency.''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (D) and inserting 
     the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B)(i) If a public housing agency is identified as 
     troubled under this subsection, the Secretary shall notify 
     the agency of the troubled status of the agency.
       ``(ii)(I) Upon the expiration of the 1-year period 
     beginning on the later of the date on which the agency 
     receives initial notice from the Secretary of the troubled 
     status of the agency under clause (i) and the date of the 
     enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act 
     of 1998, the agency shall improve its performance, as 
     measured by the performance indicators established pursuant 
     to paragraph (1), by at least 50 percent of the difference 
     between the most recent performance measurement and the 
     measurement necessary to remove that agency's designation as 
     troubled.
       ``(II) Upon the expiration of the 2-year period beginning 
     on the later of the date on which the agency receives initial 
     notice from the Secretary of the troubled status of the 
     agency under clause (i) and the date of the enactment of the 
     Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, the 
     agency shall improve its performance, as measured by the 
     performance indicators established pursuant to paragraph (1), 
     such that the agency is no longer designated as troubled.
       ``(III) In the event that a public housing agency 
     designated as troubled under this subsection fails to comply 
     with the requirements set forth in subclause (I) or (II), the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(aa) in the case of a troubled public housing agency with 
     1,250 or more units, petition for the appointment of a 
     receiver pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii); or
       ``(bb) in the case of a troubled public housing agency with 
     fewer than 1,250 units, either petition for the appointment 
     of a receiver pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii), or take 
     possession of the public housing agency (including all or 
     part of any project or program of the agency) pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A)(iv) and appoint, on a competitive or 
     noncompetitive basis, an individual or entity as an 
     administrative receiver to assume the responsibilities of the 
     Secretary for the administration of all or part of the public 
     housing agency (including all or part of any project or 
     program of the agency).
     This subparagraph shall not be construed to limit the courses 
     of action available to the Secretary under subparagraph (A).
       ``(IV) During the period between the date on which a 
     petition is filed under subclause (III)(aa) and the date on 
     which a receiver assumes responsibility for the management of 
     the public housing agency under such subclause, the Secretary 
     may take possession of the public housing agency (including 
     all or part of any project or program of the agency) pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A)(iv) and may appoint, on a competitive or 
     noncompetitive basis, an individual or entity as an 
     administrative receiver to assume the responsibilities of the 
     Secretary for the administration of all or part of the public 
     housing agency (including all or part of any project or 
     program of the agency).
       ``(C) If a receiver is appointed pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A)(ii), in addition to the powers accorded by the court 
     appointing the receiver, the receiver--
       ``(i) may abrogate any contract to which the United States 
     or an agency of the United States is not a party that, in the 
     receiver's written determination (which shall include the 
     basis for such determination), substantially impedes 
     correction of the substantial default, but only after the 
     receiver determines that reasonable efforts to renegotiate 
     such contract have failed;
       ``(ii) may demolish and dispose of all or part of the 
     assets of the public housing agency (including all or part of 
     any project of the agency) in accordance with section 18, 
     including disposition by transfer of properties to resident-
     supported nonprofit entities;
       ``(iii) if determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, 
     may seek the establishment, as permitted by applicable State 
     and local law, of 1 or more new public housing agencies;
       ``(iv) if determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, 
     may seek consolidation of all or part of the agency 
     (including all or part of any project or program of the 
     agency), as permitted by applicable State and local laws, 
     into other well-managed public housing agencies with the 
     consent of such well-managed agencies; and
       ``(v) shall not be required to comply with any State or 
     local law relating to civil service requirements, employee 
     rights (except civil rights), procurement, or financial or 
     administrative controls that, in the receiver's written 
     determination (which shall include the basis for such 
     determination), substantially impedes correction of the 
     substantial default.
       ``(D)(i) If, pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iv), the 
     Secretary takes possession of all or part of the public 
     housing agency, including all or part of any project or 
     program of the agency, the Secretary--
       ``(I) may abrogate any contract to which the United States 
     or an agency of the United States is not a party that, in the 
     written determination of the Secretary (which shall include 
     the basis for such determination), substantially impedes 
     correction of the substantial default, but only after the 
     Secretary determines that reasonable efforts to renegotiate 
     such contract have failed;
       ``(II) may demolish and dispose of all or part of the 
     assets of the public housing agency (including all or part of 
     any project of the agency) in accordance with section 18, 
     including disposition by transfer of properties to resident-
     supported nonprofit entities;
       ``(III) may seek the establishment, as permitted by 
     applicable State and local law, of 1 or more new public 
     housing agencies;
       ``(IV) may seek consolidation of all or part of the agency 
     (including all or part of any project or program of the 
     agency), as permitted by applicable State and local laws, 
     into other well-managed public housing agencies with the 
     consent of such well-managed agencies;
       ``(V) shall not be required to comply with any State or 
     local law relating to civil service requirements, employee 
     rights (except civil rights), procurement, or financial or 
     administrative controls that, in the Secretary's written 
     determination (which shall include the basis for such 
     determination), substantially impedes correction of the 
     substantial default; and
       ``(VI) shall, without any action by a district court of the 
     United States, have such additional authority as a district 
     court of the United States would have the authority to confer 
     upon a receiver to achieve the purposes of the receivership.
       ``(ii) If, pursuant to subparagraph (B)(ii)(III)(bb), the 
     Secretary appoints an administrative receiver to assume the 
     responsibilities of the Secretary for the administration of 
     all or part of the public housing agency (including all or 
     part of any project or program of the agency), the Secretary 
     may delegate to the administrative receiver any or all of the 
     powers given the Secretary by this subparagraph, as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate and subject to clause 
     (iii).
       ``(iii) An administrative receiver may not take an action 
     described in subclause (III) or (IV) of clause (i) unless the 
     Secretary first approves an application by the administrative 
     receiver to authorize such action.

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       ``(E) The Secretary may make available to receivers and 
     other entities selected or appointed pursuant to this 
     paragraph such assistance as the Secretary determines in the 
     discretion of the Secretary is necessary and available to 
     remedy the substantial deterioration of living conditions in 
     individual public housing projects or other related 
     emergencies that endanger the health, safety, and welfare of 
     public housing residents or families assisted under section 
     8. A decision made by the Secretary under this paragraph 
     shall not be subject to review in any court of the United 
     States, or in any court of any State, territory, or 
     possession of the United States.
       ``(F) In any proceeding under subparagraph (A)(ii), upon a 
     determination that a substantial default has occurred and 
     without regard to the availability of alternative remedies, 
     the court shall appoint a receiver to conduct the affairs of 
     all or part of the public housing agency in a manner 
     consistent with this Act and in accordance with such further 
     terms and conditions as the court may provide. The receiver 
     appointed may be another public housing agency, a private 
     management corporation, or any other person or appropriate 
     entity. The court shall have power to grant appropriate 
     temporary or preliminary relief pending final disposition of 
     the petition by the Secretary.
       ``(G) The appointment of a receiver pursuant to this 
     paragraph may be terminated, upon the petition of any party, 
     when the court determines that all defaults have been cured 
     or the public housing agency is capable again of discharging 
     its duties.
       ``(H) If the Secretary (or an administrative receiver 
     appointed by the Secretary) takes possession of a public 
     housing agency (including all or part of any project or 
     program of the agency), or if a receiver is appointed by a 
     court, the Secretary or receiver shall be deemed to be acting 
     not in the official capacity of that person or entity, but 
     rather in the capacity of the public housing agency, and any 
     liability incurred, regardless of whether the incident giving 
     rise to that liability occurred while the Secretary or 
     receiver was in possession of all or part of the public 
     housing agency (including all or part of any project or 
     program of the agency), shall be the liability of the public 
     housing agency.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The provisions of, and duties and 
     authorities conferred or confirmed by, the amendments made by 
     subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any action taken 
     before, on, or after the effective date of this Act and shall 
     apply to any receiver appointed for a public housing agency 
     before the date of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Technical Correction Regarding Applicability to Section 
     8.--Section 8(h) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is 
     amended by inserting ``(except as provided in section 
     6(j)(3))'' after ``section 6''.
       (d) Implementation.--The Secretary may administer the 
     amendments made by subsection (a) as necessary to ensure the 
     efficient and effective initial implementation of this 
     section.
       (e) Applicability.--This section shall take effect on, and 
     the amendments made by this section are made on, and shall 
     apply beginning upon, the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 566. AUDITS.

       Section 5 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437d), as amended by the preceding provisions of this 
     Act, is further amended by inserting after subsection (g) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Audits.--
       ``(1) By secretary and comptroller general.--Each contract 
     for contributions for any assistance under this Act to a 
     public housing agency shall provide that the Secretary, the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, and the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, 
     shall, for the purpose of audit and examination, have access 
     to any books, documents, papers, and records of the public 
     housing agency that are pertinent to this Act and to its 
     operations with respect to financial assistance under the 
     this Act.
       ``(2) Withholding of amounts for audits under single audit 
     act.--The Secretary may, in the sole discretion of the 
     Secretary, arrange for and pay the costs of an audit required 
     under chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code. In such 
     circumstances, the Secretary may withhold, from assistance 
     otherwise payable to the agency under this Act, amounts 
     sufficient to pay for the reasonable costs of conducting an 
     acceptable audit, including, when appropriate, the reasonable 
     costs of accounting services necessary to place the agency's 
     books and records in auditable condition. As agreed to by the 
     Secretary and the Inspector General, the Inspector General 
     may arrange for an audit under this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 567. ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW 
                   ORLEANS.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary and the Housing Authority 
     of New Orleans (in this section referred to as the ``Housing 
     Authority'') shall, pursuant to the cooperative endeavor 
     agreement in effect between the Secretary and the Housing 
     Authority, establish an advisory council for the Housing 
     Authority of New Orleans (in this section referred to as the 
     ``advisory council'') that complies with the requirements of 
     this section.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The advisory council shall be appointed by 
     the Secretary, not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and shall be composed of the following 
     members:
       (A) The Inspector General of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development (or the Inspector General's designee).
       (B) Not more than 7 other members, who shall be selected 
     for appointment based on their experience in successfully 
     reforming troubled public housing agencies or in providing 
     affordable housing in coordination with State and local 
     governments, the private sector, affordable housing 
     residents, or local nonprofit organizations.
       (2) Prohibition on additional pay.--Members of the advisory 
     council shall serve without compensation, but shall be 
     reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary 
     expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as 
     members of the Board using amounts made available for 
     technical assistance under section 9(h) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (as amended by this Act).
       (c) Functions.--The advisory council shall--
       (1) establish standards and guidelines for assessing the 
     performance of the Housing Authority in carrying out 
     operational, asset management, and financial functions for 
     purposes of the reports and finding under subsections (d) and 
     (e), respectively;
       (2) provide advice, expertise, and recommendations to the 
     Housing Authority regarding the management, operation, 
     repair, redevelopment, revitalization, demolition, and 
     disposition of public housing projects of the Housing 
     Authority;
       (3) report to the Congress under subsection (d) regarding 
     any progress of the Housing Authority in improving the 
     performance of its functions; and
       (4) make a final finding to the Congress under subsection 
     (e) regarding the future of the Housing Authority.
       (d) Quarterly Reports.--The advisory council shall report 
     to the Congress and the Secretary not less than every 3 
     months regarding the performance of the Housing Authority and 
     any progress of the authority in improving its performance 
     and carrying out its functions.
       (e) Final Finding.--Upon the expiration of the 18-month 
     period that begins upon the appointment under subsection 
     (b)(1) of all members of the advisory council, the advisory 
     council shall make and submit to the Congress and the 
     Secretary a finding of whether the Housing Authority has 
     substantially improved its performance, the performance of 
     its functions, and the overall condition of the Authority 
     such that the Authority should be allowed to continue to 
     operate as the manager of the public housing of the 
     Authority. In making the finding under this subsection, the 
     advisory council shall consider whether the Housing Authority 
     has made sufficient progress in the demolition and 
     revitalization of the Desire Homes project, the 
     revitalization of the St. Thomas Homes project, the 
     appropriate allocation of operating subsidy amounts, and the 
     appropriate expending of modernization amounts.
       (f) Receivership.--If the advisory council finds under 
     subsection (e) that the Housing Authority has not 
     substantially improved its performance in a manner sufficient 
     that the Authority should be allowed to continue to operate 
     as the manager of the public housing of the Authority, the 
     Secretary shall (notwithstanding the conditions required 
     under section 6(j)(3)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 for action under such section) petition under clause 
     (ii) of section 6(j)(3)(A) for the appointment of a receiver 
     for the Housing Authority, which receivership shall be 
     subject to the provisions of such section.
       (g) Regular Remedies.--Nothing in this section, or in the 
     cooperative endeavor agreement in effect between the 
     Secretary and the Housing Authority, may be construed to 
     prevent the Secretary from taking any action with respect to 
     the Housing Authority, in accordance with such section 
     6(j)(3) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437d(j)(3)), as amended by this Act, that is authorized 
     under section.
       (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 568. TREATMENT OF TROUBLED PHA'S.

       Section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Treatment of Troubled Public Housing Agencies.--
       ``(1) Effect of troubled status on chas.--The comprehensive 
     housing affordability strategy (or any consolidated plan 
     incorporating such strategy) for the State or unit of general 
     local government in which any troubled public housing agency 
     is located shall not be considered to comply with the 
     requirements under this section unless such plan includes a 
     description of the manner in which the State or unit will 
     provide financial or other assistance to such troubled agency 
     in improving its operations to remove such designation.
       ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `troubled public housing agency' means a public housing 
     agency that, upon the effective date of the Quality Housing 
     and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, is designated under 
     section 6(j)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as a 
     troubled public housing agency.''.
     Subtitle F--Safety and Security in Public and Assisted Housing

     SEC. 575. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE ONLY TO PUBLIC HOUSING AND 
                   SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Drug-Related and Criminal Activity Under Public Housing 
     Grievance Procedure.--Section 6(k) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(k)) is amended, in the 
     matter following paragraph (6)--
       (1) by inserting ``violent or'' before ``drug-related''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting ``or any activity resulting in a felony 
     conviction,'' after ``on or off such premises,''.
       (b) Termination of Tenancy in Public Housing.--Section 6(l) 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(l)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated by the preceding 
     provisions of this Act)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraph:

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       ``(A) a reasonable period of time, but not to exceed 30 
     days--
       ``(i) if the health or safety of other tenants, public 
     housing agency employees, or persons residing in the 
     immediate vicinity of the premises is threatened; or
       ``(ii) in the event of any drug-related or violent criminal 
     activity or any felony conviction;''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting before the semicolon 
     at the end the following: ``, except that if a State or local 
     law provides for a shorter period of time, such shorter 
     period shall apply'';
       (2) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated by the preceding 
     provisions of this Act), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (7) (as so redesignated by 
     the preceding provisions of this Act), the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) provide that any occupancy in violation of section 
     576(b) of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 
     1998 (relating to ineligibility of illegal drug users and 
     alcohol abusers) or the furnishing of any false or misleading 
     information pursuant to section 577 of such Act (relating to 
     termination of tenancy and assistance for illegal drug users 
     and alcohol abusers) shall be cause for termination of 
     tenancy;''.
       (c) Availability of Criminal Records for Tenant Screening 
     and Eviction.--Section 6(q) of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(q)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (C)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``public housing'' and inserting ``covered 
     housing assistance'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) Requests by owners of project-based section 8 
     housing.--A public housing agency may make a request under 
     subparagraph (A) for information regarding applicants for, or 
     tenants of, housing that is provided project-based assistance 
     under section 8 only if the housing is located within the 
     jurisdiction of the agency and the owner of such housing has 
     requested that the agency obtain such information on behalf 
     of the owner. Upon such a request by the owner, the agency 
     shall make a request under subparagraph (A) for the 
     information. The agency may not make such information 
     available to the owner but shall perform determinations for 
     the owner regarding screening, lease enforcement, and 
     eviction based on criteria supplied by the owner.'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``Fee'' and inserting ``Fees''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     the case of a public housing agency obtaining information 
     pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) for another owner of housing, 
     the agency may pass such fee on to the owner initiating the 
     request and may charge additional reasonable fees for making 
     the request on behalf of the owner and taking other actions 
     for owners under this subsection.'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(8) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(A) Adult.--The term `adult' means a person who is 18 
     years of age or older, or who has been convicted of a crime 
     as an adult under any Federal, State, or tribal law.
       ``(B) Covered housing assistance.--The term `covered 
     housing assistance' means--
       ``(i) a dwelling unit in public housing;
       ``(ii) a dwelling unit in housing that is provided project-
     based assistance under section 8, including new construction 
     and substantial rehabilitation projects; and
       ``(iii) tenant-based assistance under section 8.
       ``(C) Owner.--The term `owner' means, with respect to 
     covered housing assistance described in subparagraph (B)(ii), 
     the entity or private person (including a cooperative or 
     public housing agency) that has the legal right to lease or 
     sublease dwelling units in the housing assisted.''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(5) Confidentiality.--A public housing agency receiving 
     information under this subsection may use such information 
     only for the purposes provided in this subsection and such 
     information may not be disclosed to any person who is not an 
     officer, employee, or authorized representative of the agency 
     and who has a job-related need to have access to the 
     information in connection with admission of applicants, 
     eviction of tenants, or termination of assistance. For 
     judicial eviction proceedings, disclosures may be made to the 
     extent necessary. The Secretary shall, by regulation, 
     establish procedures necessary to ensure that information 
     provided under this subsection to a public housing agency is 
     used, and confidentiality of such information is maintained, 
     as required under this subsection. The Secretary shall 
     establish standards for confidentiality of information 
     obtained under this subsection by public housing agencies on 
     behalf of owners.
       ``(6) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly and willfully 
     requests or obtains any information concerning an applicant 
     for, or tenant of, covered housing assistance pursuant to the 
     authority under this subsection under false pretenses, or any 
     person who knowingly and willfully discloses any such 
     information in any manner to any individual not entitled 
     under any law to receive it, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor 
     and fined not more than $5,000. The term `person' as used in 
     this paragraph include an officer, employee, or authorized 
     representative of any public housing agency.
       ``(7) Civil Action.--Any applicant for, or tenant of, 
     covered housing assistance affected by (A) a negligent or 
     knowing disclosure of information referred to in this 
     subsection about such person by an officer, employee, or 
     authorized representative of any public housing agency, which 
     disclosure is not authorized by this subsection, or (B) any 
     other negligent or knowing action that is inconsistent with 
     this subsection, may bring a civil action for damages and 
     such other relief as may be appropriate against any public 
     housing agency responsible for such unauthorized action. The 
     district court of the United States in the district in which 
     the affected applicant or tenant resides, in which such 
     unauthorized action occurred, or in which the officer, 
     employee, or representative alleged to be responsible for any 
     such unauthorized action resides, shall have jurisdiction in 
     such matters. Appropriate relief that may be ordered by such 
     district courts shall include reasonable attorney's fees and 
     other litigation costs.''.
       (d) Authority To Require Access to Criminal Records.--
     Section 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437d), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(t) Authority To Require Access to Criminal Records.--A 
     public housing agency may require, as a condition of 
     providing admission to the public housing program or assisted 
     housing program under the jurisdiction of the public housing 
     agency, that each adult member of the household provide a 
     signed, written authorization for the public housing agency 
     to obtain records described in subsection (q)(1) regarding 
     such member of the household from the National Crime 
     Information Center, police departments, and other law 
     enforcement agencies.''.
       (e) Obtaining Information From Drug Abuse Treatment 
     Facilities.--Section 6 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d), as amended by the preceding 
     provisions of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(u) Obtaining Information From Drug Abuse Treatment 
     Facilities.--
       ``(1) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law other than the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 
     et seq.), a public housing agency may require each person who 
     applies for admission to public housing to sign one or more 
     forms of written consent authorizing the agency to receive 
     information from a drug abuse treatment facility that is 
     solely related to whether the applicant is currently engaging 
     in the illegal use of a controlled substance.
       ``(2) Confidentiality of applicant's records.--
       ``(A) Limitation on information requested.--In a form of 
     written consent, a public housing agency may request only 
     whether the drug abuse treatment facility has reasonable 
     cause to believe that the applicant is currently engaging in 
     the illegal use of a controlled substance.
       ``(B) Records management.--Each public housing agency that 
     receives information under this subsection from a drug abuse 
     treatment facility shall establish and implement a system of 
     records management that ensures that any information received 
     by the public housing agency under this subsection--
       ``(i) is maintained confidentially in accordance with 
     section 543 of the Public Health Service Act (12 U.S.C. 
     290dd-2);
       ``(ii) is not misused or improperly disseminated; and
       ``(iii) is destroyed, as applicable--

       ``(I) not later than 5 business days after the date on 
     which the public housing agency gives final approval for an 
     application for admission; or
       ``(II) if the public housing agency denies the application 
     for admission, in a timely manner after the date on which the 
     statute of limitations for the commencement of a civil action 
     from the applicant based upon that denial of admission has 
     expired.

       ``(C) Expiration of written consent.--In addition to the 
     requirements of subparagraph (B), an applicant's signed 
     written consent shall expire automatically after the public 
     housing agency has made a final decision to either approve or 
     deny the applicant's application for admittance to public 
     housing.
       ``(3) Prohibition of discriminatory treatment of 
     applicants.--
       ``(A) Forms signed.--A public housing agency may only 
     require an applicant for admission to public housing to sign 
     one or more forms of written consent under this subsection if 
     the public housing agency requires all such applicants to 
     sign the same form or forms of written consent.
       ``(B) Circumstances of inquiry.--A public housing agency 
     may only make an inquiry to a drug abuse treatment facility 
     under this subsection if--
       ``(i) the public housing agency makes the same inquiry with 
     respect to all applicants; or
       ``(ii) the public housing agency only makes the same 
     inquiry with respect to each and every applicant with respect 
     to whom--

       ``(I) the public housing agency receives information from 
     the criminal record of the applicant that indicates evidence 
     of a prior arrest or conviction; or
       ``(II) the public housing agency receives information from 
     the records of prior tenancy of the applicant that 
     demonstrates that the applicant--

       ``(aa) engaged in the destruction of property;
       ``(bb) engaged in violent activity against another person; 
     or
       ``(cc) interfered with the right of peaceful enjoyment of 
     the premises of another tenant.
       ``(4) Fee permitted.--A drug abuse treatment facility may 
     charge a public housing agency a reasonable fee for 
     information provided under this subsection.
       ``(5) Disclosure permitted by treatment facilities.--A drug 
     abuse treatment facility shall not be liable for damages 
     based on any in

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     formation required to be disclosed pursuant to this 
     subsection if such disclosure is consistent with section 543 
     of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd-2).
       ``(6) Option to not request information.--A public housing 
     agency shall not be liable for damages based on its decision 
     not to require each person who applies for admission to 
     public housing to sign one or more forms of written consent 
     authorizing the public housing agency to receive information 
     from a drug abuse treatment facility under this subsection.
       ``(7) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(A) Drug abuse treatment facility.--The term `drug abuse 
     treatment facility' means an entity that--
       ``(i) is--

       ``(I) an identified unit within a general medical care 
     facility; or
       ``(II) an entity other than a general medical care 
     facility; and

       ``(ii) holds itself out as providing, and provides, 
     diagnosis, treatment, or referral for treatment with respect 
     to the illegal use of a controlled substance.
       ``(B) Controlled substance.--The term `controlled 
     substance' has the meaning given the term in section 102 of 
     the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
       ``(C) Currently engaging in the illegal use of a controlled 
     substance.--The term `currently engaging in the illegal use 
     of a controlled substance' means the illegal use of a 
     controlled substance that occurred recently enough to justify 
     a reasonable belief that an applicant's illegal use of a 
     controlled substance is current or that continuing illegal 
     use of a controlled substance by the applicant is a real and 
     ongoing problem.
       ``(8) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect 
     upon enactment and without the necessity of guidance from, or 
     any regulation issued by, the Secretary.''.

     SEC. 576. SCREENING OF APPLICANTS FOR FEDERALLY ASSISTED 
                   HOUSING.

       (a) Ineligibility Because of Eviction for Drug Crimes.--Any 
     tenant evicted from federally assisted housing by reason of 
     drug-related criminal activity (as such term is defined in 
     section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437a(b)) shall not be eligible for federally assisted 
     housing during the 3-year period beginning on the date of 
     such eviction, unless the evicted tenant successfully 
     completes a rehabilitation program approved by the public 
     housing agency (which shall include a waiver of this 
     subsection if the circumstances leading to eviction no longer 
     exist).
       (b) Ineligibility of Illegal Drug Users and Alcohol 
     Abusers.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a public housing agency or an owner of federally 
     assisted housing, as determined by the Secretary, shall 
     establish standards that prohibit admission to the program or 
     admission to federally assisted housing for any household 
     with a member--
       (A) who the public housing agency or owner determines is 
     illegally using a controlled substance; or
       (B) with respect to whom the public housing agency or owner 
     determines that it has reasonable cause to believe that such 
     household member's illegal use (or pattern of illegal use) of 
     a controlled substance, or abuse (or pattern of abuse) of 
     alcohol, may interfere with the health, safety, or right to 
     peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents.
       (2) Consideration of rehabilitation.--In determining 
     whether, pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), to deny admission to 
     the program or federally assisted housing to any household 
     based on a pattern of illegal use of a controlled substance 
     or a pattern of abuse of alcohol by a household member, a 
     public housing agency or an owner may consider whether such 
     household member--
       (A) has successfully completed a supervised drug or alcohol 
     rehabilitation program (as applicable) and is no longer 
     engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance or 
     abuse of alcohol (as applicable);
       (B) has otherwise been rehabilitated successfully and is no 
     longer engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance 
     or abuse of alcohol (as applicable); or
       (C) is participating in a supervised drug or alcohol 
     rehabilitation program (as applicable) and is no longer 
     engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance or 
     abuse of alcohol (as applicable).
       (c) Authority To Deny Admission To Criminal Offenders.--
     Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section 
     and in addition to any other authority to screen applicants, 
     in selecting among applicants for admission to the program or 
     to federally assisted housing, if the public housing agency 
     or owner of such housing (as applicable) determines that an 
     applicant or any member of the applicant's household is or 
     was, during a reasonable time preceding the date when the 
     applicant household would otherwise be selected for 
     admission, engaged in any drug-related or violent criminal 
     activity or other criminal activity which would adversely 
     affect the health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of 
     the premises by other residents, the owner, or public housing 
     agency employees, the public housing agency or owner may--
       (1) deny such applicant admission to the program or to 
     federally assisted housing; and
       (2) after the expiration of the reasonable period beginning 
     upon such activity, require the applicant, as a condition of 
     admission to the program or to federally assisted housing, to 
     submit to the public housing agency or owner evidence 
     sufficient (as the Secretary shall by regulation provide) to 
     ensure that the individual or individuals in the applicant's 
     household who engaged in criminal activity for which denial 
     was made under paragraph (1) have not engaged in any criminal 
     activity during such reasonable period.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--The United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 is amended--
       (1) in section 6--
       (A) by striking subsection (r); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (s), (t), and (u) (as 
     added by the preceding provisions of this Act) as subsections 
     (r), (s), and (t), respectively; and
       (2) in section 16 (42 U.S.C. 1437n), by striking subsection 
     (e).

     SEC. 577. TERMINATION OF TENANCY AND ASSISTANCE FOR ILLEGAL 
                   DRUG USERS AND ALCOHOL ABUSERS IN FEDERALLY 
                   ASSISTED HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a public housing agency or an owner of federally 
     assisted housing (as applicable), shall establish standards 
     or lease provisions for continued assistance or occupancy in 
     federally assisted housing that allow the agency or owner (as 
     applicable) to terminate the tenancy or assistance for any 
     household with a member--
       (1) who the public housing agency or owner determines is 
     illegally using a controlled substance; or
       (2) whose illegal use (or pattern of illegal use) of a 
     controlled substance, or whose abuse (or pattern of abuse) of 
     alcohol, is determined by the public housing agency or owner 
     to interfere with the health, safety, or right to peaceful 
     enjoyment of the premises by other residents.
       (b) Consideration of Rehabilitation.--In determining 
     whether, pursuant to subsection (a)(2), to terminate tenancy 
     or assistance to any household based on a pattern of illegal 
     use of a controlled substance or a pattern of abuse of 
     alcohol by a household member, a public housing agency or an 
     owner may consider whether such household member--
       (1) has successfully completed a supervised drug or alcohol 
     rehabilitation program (as applicable) and is no longer 
     engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance or 
     abuse of alcohol (as applicable);
       (2) has otherwise been rehabilitated successfully and is no 
     longer engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance 
     or abuse of alcohol (as applicable); or
       (3) is participating in a supervised drug or alcohol 
     rehabilitation program (as applicable) and is no longer 
     engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance or 
     abuse of alcohol (as applicable).

     SEC. 578. INELIGIBILITY OF DANGEROUS SEX OFFENDERS FOR 
                   ADMISSION TO PUBLIC HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, an owner of federally assisted housing shall prohibit 
     admission to such housing for any household that includes any 
     individual who is subject to a lifetime registration 
     requirement under a State sex offender registration program.
       (b) Obtaining information.--As provided in regulations 
     issued by the Secretary to carry out this section--
       (1) a public housing agency shall carry out criminal 
     history background checks on applicants for federally 
     assisted housing and make further inquiry with State and 
     local agencies as necessary to determine whether an applicant 
     for federally assisted housing is subject to a lifetime 
     registration requirement under a State sex offender 
     registration program; and
       (2) State and local agencies responsible for the collection 
     or maintenance of criminal history record information or 
     information on persons required to register as sex offenders 
     shall comply with requests of public housing agencies for 
     information pursuant to this section.
       (c) Requests By Owners For PHA's To Obtain Information.--A 
     public housing agency may take any action under subsection 
     (b) regarding applicants for, or tenants of, federally 
     assisted housing other than federally assisted housing 
     described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 579(a)(2), 
     but only if the housing is located within the jurisdiction of 
     the agency and the owner of such housing has requested that 
     the agency take such action on behalf of the owner. Upon such 
     a request by the owner, the agency shall take the action 
     requested under subsection (b). The agency may not make any 
     information obtained pursuant to the action under subsection 
     (b) available to the owner but shall perform determinations 
     for the owner regarding screening, lease enforcement, and 
     eviction based on criteria supplied by the owner.
       (d) Opportunity To Dispute.--Before an adverse action is 
     taken with respect to an applicant for federally assisted 
     housing on the basis that an individual is subject to a 
     lifetime registration requirement under a State sex offender 
     registration program, the public housing agency obtaining the 
     record shall provide the tenant or applicant with a copy of 
     the registration information and an opportunity to dispute 
     the accuracy and relevance of that information.
       (e) Fee.--A public housing agency may be charged a 
     reasonable fee for taking actions under subsection (b). In 
     the case of a public housing agency taking actions on behalf 
     of another owner of federally assisted housing pursuant to 
     subsection (c), the agency may pass such fee on to the owner 
     making the request and may charge an additional reasonable 
     fee for making the request on behalf of the owner.
       (f) Records Management.--Each public housing agency shall 
     establish and implement a system of records management that 
     ensures that any criminal record or information regarding a 
     lifetime registration requirement under a State sex offender 
     registration program that is obtained under this section by 
     the public housing agency is--
       (1) maintained confidentially;
       (2) not misused or improperly disseminated; and
       (3) destroyed, once the purpose for which the record was 
     requested has been accomplished.

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     SEC. 579. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this subtitle, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Drug-related criminal activity.--The term ``drug-
     related criminal activity'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
       (2) Federally assisted housing.--The term ``federally 
     assisted housing'' means a dwelling unit--
       (A) in public housing (as such term is defined in section 
     3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437a));
       (B) assisted with tenant-based assistance under section 8 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
       (C) in housing that is provided project-based assistance 
     under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
     including new construction and substantial rehabilitation 
     projects;
       (D) in housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959 (as amended by section 801 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act);
       (E) in housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the 
     enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act;
       (F) in housing that is assisted under section 811 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;
       (G) in housing financed by a loan or mortgage insured under 
     section 221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act that bears 
     interest at a rate determined under the proviso of section 
     221(d)(5) of such Act;
       (H) in housing insured, assisted, or held by the Secretary 
     or a State or State agency under section 236 of the National 
     Housing Act; or
       (I) in housing assisted under section 514 or 515 of the 
     Housing Act of 1949.
       (3) Owner.--The term ``owner'' means, with respect to 
     federally assisted housing, the entity or private person 
     (including a cooperative or public housing agency) that has 
     the legal right to lease or sublease dwelling units in such 
     housing.
               Subtitle G--Repeals and Related Provisions

     SEC. 581. ANNUAL REPORT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress on--
       (1) the impact of the amendments made by this Act on--
       (A) the demographics of public housing residents and 
     families receiving tenant-based assistance under the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937; and
       (B) the economic viability of public housing agencies; and
       (2) the effectiveness of the rent policies established by 
     this Act and the amendments made by this Act on the 
     employment status and earned income of public housing 
     residents.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 582. REPEALS RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING AND SECTION 8 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--The following provisions of law are hereby 
     repealed:
       (1) Public housing rent waivers for police.--Section 519 of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1437a-1).
       (2) Treatment of certificate and voucher holders.--
     Subsection (c) of section 183 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note).
       (3) Report regarding fair housing objectives.--Section 153 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f note).
       (4) Miscellaneous provisions.--Subsections (b)(1) and (c) 
     of section 326 of the Housing and Community Development 
     Amendments of 1981 (Public Law 97-35, 95 Stat. 406; 42 U.S.C. 
     1437f note).
       (5) Payment for development managers.--Section 329A of the 
     Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1981 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437j-1).
       (6) Public housing childhood development.--Section 222 of 
     the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (12 U.S.C. 
     1701z-6 note).
       (7) Indian housing childhood development.--Section 518 of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1701z-6 note).
       (8) Public housing comprehensive transition 
     demonstration.--Section 126 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note).
       (9) Public housing one-stop perinatal services 
     demonstration.--Section 521 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 1437t note).
       (10) Public housing mincs demonstration.--Section 522 of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f note).
       (11) Public housing energy efficiency demonstration.--
     Section 523 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g note).
       (12) Omaha homeownership demonstration.--Section 132 of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 
     102-550; 106 Stat. 3712).
       (13) Public and assisted housing youth sports programs.--
     Section 520 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 11903a).
       (14) Multifamily financing.--The penultimate sentence of 
     section 302(b)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1717(b)(2)) and the penultimate sentence of section 305(a)(2) 
     of the Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 
     1454(a)(2)).
       (15) Special projects for elderly or handicapped 
     families.--Section 209 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1438).
       (b) Savings Provision.--Except to the extent otherwise 
     provided in this Act, the repeals made by subsection (a) 
     shall not affect any legally binding obligations entered into 
     before the effective date under section 503(a) of this Act.

     SEC. 583. PUBLIC HOUSING FLEXIBILITY IN CHAS.

       Section 105(b) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705(b)) is amended--
       (1) by transferring and inserting the flush material that 
     precedes the first paragraph that is designated as (17) 
     (relating to abbreviated housing strategies and consisting of 
     2 sentences) to the end of the subsection (following the last 
     numbered paragraph);
       (2) by redesignating the second paragraph that is 
     designated as paragraph (17) (as added by section 681(2) of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 
     102-550; 106 Stat. 3830)) as paragraph (20);
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (17) (as added by section 
     220(b)(3) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1992 (Public Law 102-550; 106 Stat. 3761)) as paragraph (19);
       (4) in the second paragraph designated as paragraph (16) 
     (as so designated by section 220(c)(1) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-550; 106 
     Stat. 3762))--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (B) by striking ``(16)'' and inserting ``(18)'';
       (5) in paragraph (16) (as added by section 1014(3) of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 
     102-550; 106 Stat. 3908))--
       (A) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (B) by striking ``(16)'' and inserting ``(17)'';
       (6) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (15) as 
     paragraphs (12) through (16), respectively; and
       (7) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(11) describe the manner in which the plan of the 
     jurisdiction will help address the needs of public 
     housing;''.

     SEC. 584. USE OF AMERICAN PRODUCTS.

       (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--It 
     is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds 
     made available in this Act should be American made.
       (b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance 
     to, or entering into any contract with, any entity using 
     funds made available in this Act, the head of each Federal 
     agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to 
     such entity a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a) by the Congress.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 585. GAO STUDY ON HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COSTS.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study that provides an objective and 
     independent accounting and analysis of the full cost to the 
     Federal Government, public housing agencies, State and local 
     governments, and other entities, per assisted household, of 
     the Federal assisted housing programs, taking into account 
     the qualitative differences among Federal assisted housing 
     programs in accordance with applicable standards of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.
       (b) Contents.--The study under this section shall--
       (1) analyze the full cost to the Federal Government, public 
     housing agencies, State and local governments, and other 
     parties, per assisted household, of the Federal assisted 
     housing programs, in accordance with generally accepted 
     accounting principles, and shall conduct the analysis on a 
     nationwide and regional basis and in a manner such that 
     accurate per unit cost comparisons may be made between 
     Federal assisted housing programs, including grants, direct 
     subsidies, tax concessions, Federal mortgage insurance 
     liability, periodic renovation and rehabilitation, and 
     modernization costs, demolition costs, and other ancillary 
     costs such as security; and
       (2) measure and evaluate qualitative differences among 
     Federal assisted housing programs in accordance with 
     applicable standards of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development.
       (c) Prohibition of Recommendations.--In conducting the 
     study under this section and reporting under subsection (e), 
     the Comptroller General may not make any recommendations 
     regarding Federal housing policy.
       (d) Federal Assisted Housing Programs.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``Federal assisted housing programs'' 
     means--
       (1) the public housing program under the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, except that the study under this section 
     shall differentiate between and compare the development and 
     construction of new public housing and the assistance of 
     existing public housing structures;
       (2) the certificate program for rental assistance under 
     section 8(b)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
       (3) the voucher program for rental assistance under section 
     8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
       (4) the programs for project-based assistance under section 
     8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
       (5) the rental assistance payments program under section 
     521(a)(2)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949;
       (6) the program for housing for the elderly under section 
     202 of the Housing Act of 1959;
       (7) the program for housing for persons with disabilities 
     under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act;
       (8) the program for financing housing by a loan or mortgage 
     insured under section 221(d)(3)

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     of the National Housing Act that bears interest at a rate 
     determined under the proviso of section 221(d)(5) of such 
     Act;
       (9) the program under section 236 of the National Housing 
     Act;
       (10) the program for construction or substantial 
     rehabilitation under section 8(b)(2) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as in effect before October 1, 1983; and
       (11) any other program for housing assistance administered 
     by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, under which occupancy in the 
     housing assisted or housing assistance provided is based on 
     income, as the Comptroller General may determine.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Congress a final report which shall contain the 
     results of the study under this section, including the 
     analysis and estimates required under subsection (b).
       (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 586. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING DRUG 
                   ELIMINATION ACT OF 1990.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Public 
     and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Program Amendments of 
     1998''.
       (b) Findings.--Section 5122 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 
     1988 (42 U.S.C. 11901) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or violent'' after 
     ``drug-related'';
       (2) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by inserting ``and violent'' after ``drug-related''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(6) the Federal Government should provide support for 
     effective safety and security measures to combat drug-related 
     and violent crime, primarily in and around public housing 
     projects with severe crime problems;
       ``(7) closer cooperation should be encouraged between 
     public and assisted housing managers, local law enforcement 
     agencies, and residents in developing and implementing anti-
     crime programs; and
       ``(8) anti-crime strategies should be improved through the 
     expansion of community-oriented policing initiatives.''.
       (c) Authority to Make Grants.--Section 5123 of the Anti-
     Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11902) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The'';
       (2) by striking ``tribally designated housing entities'' 
     and inserting ``recipients of assistance under the Native 
     American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
     1996'';
       (3) by inserting ``and violent'' after ``drug-related''; 
     and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Consortia.--Subject to terms and conditions 
     established by the Secretary, public housing agencies may 
     form consortia for purposes of applying for grants under this 
     chapter.''.
       (d) Eligible Activities.--Section 5124 of the Anti-Drug 
     Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11903) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``drug-related crime 
     on or about'' and inserting ``drug-related or violent crime 
     in and around'';
       (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (7)--
       (i) by striking ``tribally designated housing entity'' and 
     inserting ``recipient of assistance under the Native American 
     Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996''; and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (8) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) sports programs and sports activities that serve 
     primarily youths from public or other federally assisted low-
     income housing projects and are operated in conjunction with, 
     or in furtherance of, an organized program or plan designed 
     to reduce or eliminate drugs and drug-related problems in and 
     around such projects.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``drug-related crime in'' and inserting ``drug-related crime 
     in and around''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``drug-related activity 
     at'' and inserting ``drug-related or violent activity in or 
     around''.
       (e) Applications.--Section 5125 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act 
     of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11904) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``tribally designated housing entity'' and 
     inserting ``recipient of assistance under the Native American 
     Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996'';
       (B) by striking ``crime on the premises'' and inserting 
     ``or violent crime in and around''; and
       (C) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, which plan shall be coordinated with and may 
     be included in the public housing agency plan submitted to 
     the Secretary pursuant to section 5A of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter that precedes paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Except as'' and all that follows through ``on--'' and 
     inserting the following: ``The Secretary shall approve 
     applications under subsection (b) that are not subject to a 
     preference under subsection (b)(2)(A) on the basis of 
     thresholds or criteria such as--''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``crime problem in'' and 
     inserting ``or violent crime problem in and around'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or violent'' after 
     ``drug-related'' each place it appears;
       (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c)'';
       (5) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as 
     subsections (c) through (e), respectively; and
       (6) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) 1-Year Renewable Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--An eligible applicant that is a public 
     housing agency may apply for a 1-year grant under this 
     chapter that, subject to the availability of appropriated 
     amounts, shall be renewed annually for a period of not more 
     than 4 additional years, except that such renewal shall be 
     contingent upon the Secretary finding, upon an annual or more 
     frequent review, that the grantee agency is performing under 
     the terms of the grant and applicable laws in a satisfactory 
     manner and meets such other requirements as the Secretary may 
     prescribe. The Secretary may adjust the amount of any grant 
     received or renewed under this paragraph to take into account 
     increases or decreases in amounts appropriated for these 
     purposes or such other factors as the Secretary determines to 
     be appropriate.
       ``(2) Eligibility and preference.--The Secretary may not 
     provide assistance under this chapter to an applicant that is 
     a public housing agency unless--
       ``(A) the agency will use the grants to continue or expand 
     activities eligible for assistance under this chapter, as in 
     effect immediately before the effective date under section 
     503(a) of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 
     1998, in which case the Secretary shall provide preference to 
     such applicant; except that preference under this 
     subparagraph shall not preclude selection by the Secretary of 
     other meritorious applications that address urgent or serious 
     crime problems nor be construed to require continuation of 
     activities determined by the Secretary to be unworthy of 
     continuation; or
       ``(B) the agency is in the class established under 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Pha's having urgent or serious crime problems.--The 
     Secretary shall, by regulations issued after notice and 
     opportunity for public comment, set forth criteria for 
     establishing a class of public housing agencies that have 
     urgent or serious crime problems. The Secretary may reserve a 
     portion of the amount appropriated to carry out this chapter 
     in each fiscal year only for grants for public housing 
     agencies in such class, except that any amounts from such 
     portion reserved that are not obligated to agencies in the 
     class shall be made available only for agencies that are 
     subject to a preference under paragraph (2)(A).
       ``(4) Inapplicability to federally assisted low-income 
     housing.--The provisions of this subsection shall not apply 
     to federally assisted low-income housing.''.
       (f) Definitions.--Section 5126 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act 
     of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11905) is amended by striking paragraph 
     (5) and inserting the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Recipient.--The term `recipient', when used in 
     reference to the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
     Determination Act of 1996, has the meaning given such term in 
     section 4 of such Act.''.
       (g) Reports, Monitoring, and Funding.--Chapter 2 of 
     subtitle C of title V of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 is 
     amended by striking sections 5127, 5128, 5129, and 5130 and 
     inserting the following new sections:

     ``SEC. 5127. REPORTS.

       ``(a) Grantee Reports.--The Secretary shall require 
     grantees under this chapter to provide periodic reports that 
     include the obligation and expenditure of grant funds, the 
     progress made by the grantee in implementing the plan 
     described in section 5125(a), and any change in the incidence 
     of drug-related crime in projects assisted under this 
     chapter.
       ``(b) HUD Reports.--The Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the Congress not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act 
     of 1998 describing the system used to distribute funding to 
     grantees under this section, which shall include descriptions 
     of--
       ``(1) the methodology used to distribute amounts made 
     available under this chapter among public housing agencies, 
     including provisions used to provide for renewals of ongoing 
     programs funded under this chapter; and
       ``(2) actions taken by the Secretary to ensure that amounts 
     made available under this chapter are not used to fund 
     baseline local government services, as described in section 
     5128(b).
       ``(c) Notice of Funding Awards.--The Secretary shall cause 
     to be published in the Federal Register notice of all grant 
     awards made pursuant to this chapter, which shall identify 
     the grantees and the amount of the grants. Such notice shall 
     be published not less frequently than annually.

     ``SEC. 5128. MONITORING.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall audit and monitor 
     the programs funded under this chapter to ensure that 
     assistance provided under this chapter is administered in 
     accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
       ``(b) Prohibition of Funding Baseline Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts provided under this chapter may 
     not be used to reimburse or support any local law enforcement 
     agency or unit of general local government for the provision 
     of services that are included in the baseline of services 
     required to be provided by any such entity pursuant to a 
     local cooperation agreement under section 5(e)(2) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 or any provision of an 
     annual contributions contract for payments in lieu of 
     taxation pursuant to section 6(d) of such Act.
       ``(2) Description.--Each public housing agency that 
     receives grant amounts under this

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     chapter shall describe, in the report under section 5127(a), 
     such baseline of services for the unit of general local 
     government in which the jurisdiction of the agency is 
     located.
       ``(c) Enforcement.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
     effective enforcement of this section, which may include the 
     use of on-site monitoring, independent public audit 
     requirements, certification by local law enforcement or local 
     government officials regarding the performance of baseline 
     services referred to in subsection (b), and entering into 
     agreements with the Attorney General to achieve compliance, 
     and verification of compliance, with the provisions of this 
     chapter.

     ``SEC. 5129. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this chapter $310,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
     and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2000, 
     2001, 2002, and 2003.
       ``(b) Set-Aside for Federally Assisted Low-Income 
     Housing.--Of any amounts made available in any fiscal year to 
     carry out this chapter not more than 6.25 percent shall be 
     available for grants for federally assisted low-income 
     housing.
       ``(c) Set-Aside for Technical Assistance and Program 
     Oversight.--Of any amounts appropriated in any fiscal year to 
     carry out this chapter, amounts shall be available to the 
     extent provided in appropriations Acts to provide training, 
     technical assistance, contract expertise, program oversight, 
     program assessment, execution, and other assistance for or on 
     behalf of public housing agencies, recipients of assistance 
     under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
     Determination Act of 1996, resident organizations, and 
     officials and employees of the Department (including training 
     and the cost of necessary travel for participants in such 
     training, by or to officials and employees of the Department 
     and of public housing agencies, and to residents and to other 
     eligible grantees). Assistance and other activities carried 
     out using amounts made available under this subsection may be 
     provided directly or indirectly by grants, contracts, or 
     cooperative agreements.''.

     SEC. 587. REVIEW OF DRUG ELIMINATION PROGRAM CONTRACTS.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall investigate all security contracts awarded 
     by grantees under the Public and Assisted Housing Drug 
     Elimination Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et seq.) that are 
     public housing agencies that own or operate more than 4,500 
     public housing dwelling units--
       (1) to determine whether the contractors under such 
     contracts have complied with all laws and regulations 
     regarding prohibition of discrimination in hiring practices;
       (2) to determine whether such contracts were awarded in 
     accordance with the applicable laws and regulations regarding 
     the award of such contracts;
       (3) to determine how many such contracts were awarded under 
     emergency contracting procedures; and
       (4) to evaluate the effectiveness of the contracts.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the 
     investigation required under subsection (a) and submit a 
     report to the Congress regarding the findings under the 
     investigation. With respect to each such contract, the report 
     shall (1) state whether the contract was made and is 
     operating, or was not made or is not operating, in full 
     compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and (2) for 
     each contract that the Secretary determines is in such 
     compliance issue a certification of such compliance by the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
       (c) Actions.--For each contract that is described in the 
     report under subsection (b) as not made or not operating in 
     full compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall promptly 
     take any actions available under law or regulation that are 
     necessary--
       (1) to bring such contract into compliance; or
       (2) to terminate the contract.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 588. PROHIBITION ON USE OF ASSISTANCE FOR EMPLOYMENT 
                   RELOCATION ACTIVITIES.

       Section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Prohibition on Use of Assistance for Employment 
     Relocation Activities.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, no amount from a grant under section 106 made in 
     fiscal year 1999 or any succeeding fiscal year may be used to 
     assist directly in the relocation of any industrial or 
     commercial plant, facility, or operation, from 1 area to 
     another area, if the relocation is likely to result in a 
     significant loss of employment in the labor market area from 
     which the relocation occurs.''.

     SEC. 589. TREATMENT OF OCCUPANCY STANDARDS.

       (a) Establishment of Policy.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development shall publish a notice in the 
     Federal Register for effect that takes effect upon 
     publication and provides that the specific and unmodified 
     standards provided in the March 20, 1991, Memorandum from the 
     General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development to all Regional Counsel shall be the policy of 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development with respect 
     to complaints of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) on the basis of familial status 
     which involve an occupancy standard established by a housing 
     provider.
       (b) Prohibition of National Standard.--The Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development shall not directly or 
     indirectly establish a national occupancy standard.

     SEC. 590. INCOME ELIGIBILITY FOR HOME AND CDBG PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall, for not less than 10 jurisdictions that 
     are metropolitan cities or urban counties for purposes of 
     title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
     grant exceptions not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act for such jurisdictions that provide 
     that--
       (1) for purposes of the HOME investment partnerships 
     program under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act, the limitation based on percentage of 
     median income that is applicable under section 104(10), 
     214(1)(A), or 215(a)(1)(A) for any area of the jurisdiction 
     shall be the numerical percentage that is specified in such 
     section; and
       (2) for purposes of the community development block grant 
     program under title I of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974, the limitation based on percentage 
     of median income that is applicable pursuant to section 
     102(a)(20) for any area within the State or unit of general 
     local government shall be the numerical percentage that is 
     specified in subparagraph (A) of such section.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC 591. REPORT ON SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY HOMES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to 
     the Congress a report, which shall include information 
     relating to--
       (1) with respect to 1- to 4-family dwellings owned by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, on a monthly 
     average basis--
       (A) the total number of units in those dwellings;
       (B) the number and percentage of units in those dwellings 
     that are unoccupied, and their average period of vacancy, and 
     the number and percentage of units in those dwellings that 
     have been unoccupied for more than 1 year, as of that date; 
     and
       (C) the number and percentage of units in those projects 
     that are determined by the Inspector General to be 
     substandard, based on any--
       (i) lack of hot or cold piped water;
       (ii) lack of working toilets;
       (iii) regular and prolonged breakdowns in heating;
       (iv) dangerous electrical problems;
       (v) unsafe hallways or stairways;
       (vi) leaking roofs, windows, or pipes;
       (vii) open holes in walls and ceilings; and
       (viii) indications of rodent infestation; and
       (2) with respect to multifamily housing projects (as that 
     term is defined in section 203 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Amendments of 1978) owned by the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development on a monthly average basis--
       (A) the total number of units in those projects;
       (B) the number and percentage of units in those projects 
     that are unoccupied, and their average period of vacancy, and 
     the number and percentage of units in those projects that 
     have been unoccupied for more than 1 year, as of that date; 
     and
       (C) the number and percentage of units in those projects 
     that are determined by the Inspector General to be 
     substandard, based on any--
       (i) lack of hot or cold piped water;
       (ii) lack of working toilets;
       (iii) regular and prolonged breakdowns in heating;
       (iv) dangerous electrical problems;
       (v) unsafe hallways or stairways;
       (vi) leaking roofs, windows, or pipes;
       (vii) open holes in walls and ceilings; and
       (viii) indications of rodent infestation; and
       (3) the Department's plans and operations to address 
     vacancies and substandard physical conditions described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 592. USE OF ASSISTED HOUSING BY ALIENS.

       (a) In General.--Section 214 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development'' and inserting ``applicable 
     Secretary'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by moving clauses (ii) and 
     (iii) 2 ems to the left;
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development'' and inserting ``applicable Secretary''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the Secretary'' and inserting ``the 
     applicable Secretary'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter following subparagraph 
     (B)--
       (i) by inserting ``applicable'' before ``Secretary''; and
       (ii) by moving such matter (as so amended by clause (i)) 2 
     ems to the right;
       (C) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), by inserting ``applicable'' 
     before ``Secretary'';
       (D) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``the applicable Secretary''; and
       (E) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``applicable'' before 
     ``Secretary'';
       (4) in subsection (h) (as added by section 576 of the 
     Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
     of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104-208))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Except in the case of an election under 
     paragraph (2)(A), no'' and inserting ``No'';

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       (ii) by striking ``this section'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (d)''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``applicable'' before ``Secretary''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) may, notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection, elect not to affirmatively establish and verify 
     eligibility before providing financial assistance''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``in complying with 
     this section'' and inserting ``in carrying out subsection 
     (d)''; and
       (5) by redesignating subsection (h) (as amended by 
     paragraph (4)) as subsection (i).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     are made on, and shall apply beginning upon, the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 593. PROTECTION OF SENIOR HOMEOWNERS UNDER REVERSE 
                   MORTGAGE PROGRAM.

       (a) Mortgage Insurance Authority.--Section 255(g) of the 
     National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-20(g)) is amended by 
     striking the first 2 sentences and inserting the following 
     new sentence: ``The aggregate number of mortgages insured 
     under this section may not exceed 150,000.''.
       (b) Other Approaches to Consumer Education.--Section 255(f) 
     of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-20(f)) is 
     amended by adding after paragraph (5) the following:
     ``The Secretary shall consult with consumer groups, industry 
     representatives, representatives of counseling organizations, 
     and other interested parties to identify alternative 
     approaches to providing consumer information required by this 
     subsection that may be feasible and desirable for home equity 
     conversion mortgages insured under this section and other 
     types of reverse mortgages. The Secretary may, in lieu of 
     providing the consumer education required by this subsection, 
     adopt alternative approaches to consumer education that may 
     be developed as a result of such consultations, but only if 
     the alternative approaches provide all of the information 
     specified in this subsection.''.
       (c) Funding for Counseling and Consumer Education and 
     Outreach.--Section 255 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1715z-20) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(l) Funding for Counseling and Consumer Education and 
     Outreach.--Of any amounts made available for any of fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2003 for housing counseling under section 
     106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, up to a 
     total of $1,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary in 
     each such fiscal year, in such amounts as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate, for the following purposes in 
     connection with home equity conversion mortgages insured 
     under this section:
       ``(1) Counseling.--For housing counseling authorized by 
     section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968.
       ``(2) Consumer education.--For transfer to the departmental 
     salaries and expenses account for consumer education and 
     outreach activities.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 255 of the National 
     Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-20) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``demonstration 
     program of'';
       (2) in subsections (a) and (i)(1), by striking 
     ``demonstration'' each place it appears;
       (3) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' at the end and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (3);
       (4) by striking subsection (k) (relating to reports to 
     Congress); and
       (5) by redesignating subsection (l) (as added by subsection 
     (c) of this section) as subsection (k).
       (e) Disclosure Requirements and Prohibition of Funding of 
     Unnecessary or Excessive Costs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 255(d) of the National Housing Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1715z-20(d)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) has received full disclosure, as prescribed by the 
     Secretary, of all costs charged to the mortgagor, including 
     costs of estate planning, financial advice, and other 
     services that are related to the mortgage but are not 
     required to obtain the mortgage, which disclosure shall 
     clearly state which charges are required to obtain the 
     mortgage and which are not required to obtain the mortgage; 
     and''
       (B) in paragraph (9)(F), by striking ``and'';
       (C) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) have been made with such restrictions as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate to ensure that the 
     mortgagor does not fund any unnecessary or excessive costs 
     for obtaining the mortgage, including any costs of estate 
     planning, financial advice, or other related services.''.
       (2) Implementation.--
       (A) Notice.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall, by interim notice, implement the amendments made by 
     paragraph (1) in an expeditious manner, as determined by the 
     Secretary. Such notice shall not be effective after the date 
     of the effectiveness of the final regulations issued under 
     subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
       (B) Regulations.--The Secretary shall, not later than the 
     expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, issue final regulations to implement 
     the amendments made by paragraph (1). Such regulations shall 
     be issued only after notice and opportunity for public 
     comment pursuant to the provisions of section 553 of title 5, 
     United States Code (notwithstanding subsections (a)(2) and 
     (b)(3)(B) of such section).
       (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on, and 
     the amendments made by this section are made on, and shall 
     apply beginning upon, the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 594. HOUSING COUNSELING.

       (a) Extension of Emergency Homeownership Counseling.--
     Section 106(c)(9) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
     1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x(c)(9)) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1994'' and inserting ``September 30, 2000''.
       (b) Notification of Delinquency on Veterans Home Loans.--
       Subparagraph (C) of section 106(c)(5) of the Housing and 
     Urban Development Act of 1968 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) Notification.--Notification under subparagraph (A) 
     shall not be required with respect to any loan for which the 
     eligible homeowner pays the amount overdue before the 
     expiration of the 45-day period under subparagraph 
     (B)(ii).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     are made on, and shall apply beginning upon, the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 595. NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Subsidy Layering Certification.--Section 206 of the 
     Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
     of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4136) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``certification by the Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``certification by a recipient to the Secretary''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``any housing project'' and inserting ``the 
     housing project involved''.
       (b) Inclusion of Homebuyer Selection Policies and 
     Criteria.--Section 207(b) of the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
     4137(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Tenant Selection.--'' and inserting 
     ``Tenant  and Homebuyer Selection.--'';
       (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``and homebuyer'' after ``tenant''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``and homebuyers'' 
     after ``tenants''.
       (c) Repayment of Grant Amounts for Violation of Affordable 
     Housing Requirement.--Section 209 of the Native American 
     Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
     U.S.C. 4139) is amended by striking ``section 205(2)'' and 
     inserting ``section 205(a)(2)''.
       (d) Amendment to United States Housing Act of 1937.--
     Section 7 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437e) is amended by striking subsection (h).
       (e) Miscellaneous.--
       (1) Definition of indian areas.--Section 4(10) of the 
     Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
     of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103(10)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(10) Indian area.--The term `Indian area' means the area 
     within which an Indian tribe or a tribally designated housing 
     entity, as authorized by 1 or more Indian tribes, provides 
     assistance under this Act for affordable housing.''.
       (2) Cross-reference.--Section 4(12)(C)(i)(II) of the Native 
     American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
     1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103(12)(C)(i)(II)) is amended by striking 
     ``section 107'' and inserting ``section 705''.
       (3) Local cooperation agreements.--Section 101(c) of the 
     Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
     of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Local Cooperation Agreement.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this Act, grant amounts provided under 
     this Act on behalf of an Indian tribe may not be used for 
     rental or lease-purchase homeownership units that are owned 
     by the recipient for the tribe unless the governing body of 
     the locality within which the property subject to the 
     development activities to be assisted with the grant amounts 
     is or will be situated has entered into an agreement with the 
     recipient for the tribe providing for local cooperation 
     required by the Secretary pursuant to this Act.''.
       (4) Exemption from taxation.--Section 101(d) of the Native 
     American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
     1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111(d)) is amended--
       (A) by striking the subsection designation and subsection 
     heading and all that follows through the end of paragraph (1) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Exemption From Taxation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, grant amounts provided under this Act 
     on behalf of an Indian tribe may not be used for affordable 
     housing activities under this Act for rental or lease-
     purchase dwelling units developed under the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) or with amounts 
     provided under this Act that are owned by the recipient for 
     the tribe unless--
       ``(1) such dwelling units (which, in the case of units in a 
     multi-unit project, shall be exclusive of any portions of the 
     project not developed under the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 or with amounts provided under this Act) are exempt from 
     all real and personal property taxes levied or imposed by any 
     State, tribe, city, county, or other political subdivision; 
     and''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by inserting ``for the tribe'' after ``the recipient''.
       (5) Submission of indian housing plan.--Section 102(a) of 
     the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
     Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4112(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)'';

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       (B) in paragraph (1)(A), as so designated by subparagraph 
     (A) of this paragraph, by adding ``or'' at the end;
       (C) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(B)''; and
       (D) by striking ``(3)'' and inserting ``(2)''.
       (6) Clarification.--Section 103(c)(3) of the Native 
     American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
     1996 (25 U.S.C. 4113(c)(3)) is amended by inserting ``not'' 
     before ``prohibited''.
       (7) Applicability of provisions of civil rights.--Section 
     201(b)(5) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
     Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4131(b)(5)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Indian tribes'' and inserting ``federally 
     recognized tribes and the tribally designated housing 
     entities of those tribes''; and
       (B) by striking ``under this subsection'' and inserting 
     ``under this Act''.
       (8) Eligibility.--Section 205(a)(1) of the Native American 
     Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
     U.S.C. 4135(a)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
     and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) in the case of a contract to purchase existing 
     housing, is made available for purchase only by a family that 
     is a low-income family at the time of purchase;
       ``(C) in the case of a lease-purchase agreement for 
     existing housing or for housing to be constructed, is made 
     available for lease-purchase only by a family that is a low-
     income family at the time the agreement is entered into; and
       ``(D) in the case of a contract to purchase housing to be 
     constructed, is made available for purchase only by a family 
     that is a low-income family at the time the contract is 
     entered into; and''.
       (9) Tenant selection.--Section 207(b)(3)(B) of the Native 
     American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
     1996 (25 U.S.C. 4137(b)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``of 
     any rejected applicant of the grounds for any rejection'' and 
     inserting ``to any rejected applicant of that rejection and 
     the grounds for that rejection''.
       (10) Availability of records.--Section 208 of the Native 
     American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
     1996 (25 U.S.C. 4138) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (b)''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (a)''.
       (11) IHP requirement.--Section 184(b)(2) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13a(b)(2)) 
     is amended by striking ``that is under the jurisdiction of an 
     Indian tribe'' and all that follows before the period at the 
     end.
       (12) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 184(i)(5)(C) 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 
     U.S.C. 1715z-13a(i)(5)(C)) is amended by striking ``note'' 
     and inserting ``not''.
       (13) Environmental review under the indian housing loan 
     guarantee program.--Section 184 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13a) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
       ``(k) Environmental Review.--For purposes of environmental, 
     review, decisionmaking, and action under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 
     any other law that furthers the purposes of that Act, a loan 
     guarantee under this section shall--
       ``(1) be treated as a grant under the Native American 
     Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
     U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); and
       ``(2) be subject to the regulations promulgated by the 
     Secretary to carry out section 105 of the Native American 
     Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
     U.S.C. 4115).''.
       (14) Public availability of information.--
       (A) In general.--Title IV of the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4161 
     et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 408. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.

       ``Each recipient shall make any housing plan, policy, or 
     annual report prepared by the recipient available to the 
     general public.''.
       (B) Table of contents.--Section 1(b) of the Native American 
     Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
     U.S.C. 4101 note) is amended in the table of contents by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 407 the 
     following:

``Sec. 408. Public availability of information.''.

       (15) Ineligibility of indian tribes.--Section 460 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12899h-1) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal year 1998''.
       (16) Treatment of previous amendments.--Section 402 of The 
     Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I (42 U.S.C. 1437a note) is 
     amended by striking subsection (e).
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     are made and shall apply beginning upon the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 596. CDBG PUBLIC SERVICES CAP.

       (a) In General.--Section 105(a)(8) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(8)) is 
     amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section is 
     made on, and shall apply beginning upon, the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 597. MODERATE REHABILITATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Reprogramming.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, but only to the extent specifically provided in advance 
     in a subsequent appropriations Act, the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development shall reprogram funds under contracts 
     NY36K113004 and NY36K113005 of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development and shall allocate such funds to the City 
     of New Rochelle, New York. Such allocation shall be 
     consistent with the requirements of the HOME Investment 
     Partnerships Act. This section shall take effect on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Exception Projects.--Section 524(a)(2) of the 
     Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 
     1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and subject to section 516 of this 
     subtitle'' after ``Notwithstanding paragraph (1)''; and
       (2) by striking ``the base rent adjusted by an operating 
     cost adjustment factor established by the Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``the lesser of existing rents, adjusted by an 
     operating cost adjustment factor established by the 
     Secretary, fair market rents (less any amounts allowed for 
     tenant-purchased utilities), or comparable market rents for 
     the market area''.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on, and 
     the amendments made by this section are made on, and shall 
     apply beginning upon, the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 598. NATIONAL CITIES IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM.

       From amounts that are or have been recaptured in the Annual 
     Contributions for Assisted Housing account, before any 
     rescissions of such amounts, $5,000,000, shall be transferred 
     to the National Cities in Schools Community Development 
     Program account, to remain available until expended, that the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make 
     available to carry out the National Cities in Schools 
     Community Development Program under section 930 of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 
     102-550, 106 Stat. 3672, 3887). This section shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 599. TENANT PARTICIPATION IN MULTIFAMILY HOUSING 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The last sentence of subsection (a) of 
     section 202 of the Housing and Community Development 
     Amendments of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1b(a)) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, or 
     a project which receives project-based assistance under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f) or enhanced vouchers under the Low-Income Housing 
     Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, the 
     provisions of the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation 
     Act of 1987, or the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
     Affordability Act of 1997''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section is 
     made on, and shall apply beginning upon, the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 599A. CLARIFICATION REGARDING RECREATIONAL VEHICLES.

       (a) In General.--Section 603(6) of the Manufactured Housing 
     Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
     5402(6)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the 
     end the following: ``; and except that such term shall not 
     include any self-propelled recreational vehicle''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section is 
     made on, and shall apply beginning upon, the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 599B. DETERMINATION OF LOW-INCOME ELIGIBILITY FOR 
                   HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Income Targeting.--Section 214(2) of the Cranston-
     Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act is amended by 
     striking ``at the time of occupancy or at the time funds are 
     invested, whichever is later''.
       (b) Qualification as Affordable Housing.--Section 215(b)(2) 
     of such Act is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) is the principal residence of an owner whose family 
     qualifies as a low-income family--
       ``(A) in the case of a contract to purchase existing 
     housing, at the time of purchase;
       ``(B) in the case of a lease-purchase agreement for 
     existing housing or for housing to be constructed, at the 
     time the agreement is signed; or
       ``(C) in the case of a contract to purchase housing to be 
     constructed, at the time the contract is signed;''.
       (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section are 
     made on, and shall apply beginning upon, the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 599C. AMENDMENTS TO RURAL HOUSING PROGRAMS.

       (a) Permanent Extension of Underserved Areas Program.--
     Section 509(f)(4)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
     1479(f)(4)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``fiscal year 1998'' 
     and inserting ``each fiscal year''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``such fiscal 
     year'' and inserting ``each fiscal year''.
       (b) Permanent Extension of Section 515 Program.--
       (1) Authority to make loans.--Section 515(b) of the Housing 
     Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485(b)(4)) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as 
     paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively.
       (2) Set-aside for nonprofit entities.--The first sentence 
     of section 515(w)(1) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
     1485(w)(1)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1998'' and 
     inserting ``each fiscal year''.
       (c) Loan Guarantee Program for Multifamily Rental Housing 
     in Rural Areas.--Section 538 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
     U.S.C. 1490p-2) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (t), by striking ``fiscal year 1998'' and 
     inserting ``each fiscal year''; and

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       (2) by striking subsection (u) and inserting the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(u) Tax-Exempt Financing.--The Secretary may not deny a 
     guarantee under this section on the basis that the interest 
     on the loan or on an obligation supporting the loan for which 
     a guarantee is sought is exempt from inclusion in gross 
     income for purposes of chapter I of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986.''.
       (d) Farm Labor Housing Eligibility for Low-Income Housing 
     Tax Credit Financing.--The first sentence of section 514(a) 
     of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484(a)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, or any nonprofit limited partnership in which 
     the general partner is a nonprofit entity,'' after ``private 
     nonprofit organization''.
       (e) Optional Conversion of Rental Assistance Payments to 
     Operating Subsidy for Migrant Farmworker Projects.--
       (1) In general.--Section 521(a) of the Housing Act of 1949 
     (42 U.S.C. 1490(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Operating assistance for migrant farmworker 
     projects.--
       ``(A) Authority.--In the case of housing (and related 
     facilities) for migrant farmworkers provided or assisted with 
     a loan under section 514 or a grant under section 516, the 
     Secretary may, at the request of the owner of the project, 
     use amounts provided for rental assistance payments under 
     paragraph (2) to provide assistance for the costs of 
     operating the project. Any project assisted under this 
     paragraph may not receive rental assistance under paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(B) Amount.--In any fiscal year, the assistance provided 
     under this paragraph for any project shall not exceed an 
     amount equal to 90 percent of the operating costs for the 
     project for the year, as determined by the Secretary. The 
     amount of assistance to be provided for a project under this 
     paragraph shall be an amount that makes units in the project 
     available to migrant farmworkers in the area of the project 
     at rates not exceeding 30 percent of the monthly adjusted 
     incomes of such farmworkers, based on the prevailing incomes 
     of such farmworkers in the area.
       ``(C) Submission of information.--The owner of a project 
     assisted under this paragraph shall be required to provide to 
     the Secretary, at least annually, a budget of operating 
     expenses and estimated rental income, which the Secretary may 
     use to determine the amount of assistance for the project.
       ``(D) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(i) The term `migrant farmworker' has the same meaning 
     given such term in section 516(k)(7).
       ``(ii) The term `operating cost' means expenses incurred in 
     operating a project, including expenses for--
       ``(I) administration, maintenance, repair, and security of 
     the project;
       ``(II) utilities, fuel, furnishings, and equipment for the 
     project; and
       ``(III) maintaining adequate reserve funds for the 
     project.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Title V of the Housing Act of 
     1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 502--
       (i) in subsection (c)(1)(A)(i), by striking ``or (a)(2)'' 
     and inserting ``, (a)(2), or (5)'';
       (ii) in subsection (c)(4)(B)(ii), by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``, or additional assistance 
     or an increase in assistance provided under section 
     521(a)(5)'';
       (iii) in subsection (c)(4)(B)(iii), by ``or 521(a)(5)'' 
     after ``section 521(a)(2)'';
       (iv) in subsection (c)(4)(B)(v), by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``, or current tenants of 
     projects not assisted under section 521(a)(5)'';
       (v) in subsection (c)(5)(C)(iii)--

       (I) by striking the second comma; and
       (II) by inserting ``or any assistance payments received 
     under section 521(a)(5),'' before ``with respect''; and

       (vi) in subsection (c)(5)(D), by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``or, in the case of housing 
     assisted under section 521(a)(5), does not exceed the rents 
     established for the project under such section'';
       (B) in the second sentence of subparagraph (A) of section 
     509(f)(4), by striking ``an amount of section 521 rental 
     assistance'' and inserting ``from amounts available for 
     assistance under paragraphs (2) and (5) of section 521(a), an 
     amount'';
       (C) in section 513(c)(2)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``or contracts for operating assistance under section 
     521(a)(5)'' after ``section 521(a)(2)(A)'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or operating 
     assistance contracts'' after ``contracts'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``rental'' each 
     place it appears; and
       (iv) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or operating 
     assistance contracts'' after ``contracts'';
       (D) in section 521(a)(2)(B)--
       (i) by inserting ``or paragraph (5)'' after ``this 
     paragraph''; and
       (ii) by striking ``which shall'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end and inserting the following: 
     ``. The budget (and the income, in the case of a project 
     assisted under this paragraph) shall be used to determine the 
     amount of the assistance for each project.'';
       (E) in section 521(c), by striking ``subsection (a)(2)'' 
     and inserting ``subsections (a)(2) and (a)(5)'';
       (F) in section 521(e), by inserting after ``recipient'' the 
     following: ``or any tenant in a project assisted under 
     subsection (a)(5)''; and
       (G) in section 530, by striking ``rental assistance 
     payments with respect to such project under section 
     521(a)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``assistance payments with 
     respect to such project under section 521(a)(2)(A) or 
     521(a)(5)''.
       (f) Rural Housing Guaranteed Loans.--Section 502(h)(6)(C) 
     of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h)(6)(C)) is 
     amended by striking ``, subject to the maximum dollar amount 
     limitation of section 203(b)(2) of the National Housing Act'' 
     each place it appears.
       (g) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section are 
     made on, and shall apply beginning upon, the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 599D. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Expiration.--Section 1319 of the National Flood 
     Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting ``September 30, 2001''.
       (b) Emergency Implementation of Program.--Section 1336(a) 
     of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
     4056(a)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1998'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2001''.
       (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section are 
     made on, and shall apply beginning upon, the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 599E. ASSISTANCE FOR SELF-HELP HOUSING PROVIDERS

       (a) National Competitive Grants.--Section 11 of the Housing 
     Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 12805 
     note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``to--'' and all that 
     follows and inserting the following: ``to national and 
     regional organizations and consortia that have experience in 
     providing or facilitating self-help housing homeownership 
     opportunities.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Habitat for Humanity, 
     its affiliates, and other''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``similar to the 
     homeownership program carried out by Habitat for Humanity 
     International,'';
       (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) National Competition.--The Secretary shall select 
     organizations and consortia referred to in subsection (a) to 
     receive grants through a national competitive process, which 
     the Secretary shall establish.'';
       (4) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Assistance to affiliates.--Any organization or 
     consortia that receives a grant under this section may use 
     amounts in the fund established for such organization or 
     consortia pursuant to paragraph (1) for the purposes under 
     subsection (d) by providing assistance from the fund to local 
     affiliates of such organization or consoria.'';
       (5) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``to Other 
     Organizations''; and
       (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``subsection (a)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
       (6) by striking subsection (g);
       (7) in subsection (h)--
       (A) by striking the first sentence; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``subsection 
     (a)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
       (8) in subsection (i)(5), by inserting ``(or, in the case 
     of grant amounts from amounts made available for fiscal year 
     1996 to carry out this section, within 36 months)'' before 
     the comma;
       (9) in subsection (j), by inserting ``(or, in the case of 
     grant amounts from amounts made available for fiscal year 
     1996 to carry out this section, within 36 months)'' before 
     the second comma;
       (10) in subsection (k)(1), by striking ``under subsection 
     (a)(1) or (a)(2)'';
       (11) by redesignating subsection (p) as subsection (q);
       (12) by inserting after subsection (o) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(p) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this 
     section, there are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     years 1999 and 2000 such sums as may be necessary.''; and
       (13) in the section heading, by striking ``HABITAT FOR 
     HUMANITY AND OTHER''.
       (b) Savings Provisions.--Notwithstanding the amendments 
     made by subsection (a), any grant under section 11 of the 
     Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 
     12805 note) from amounts appropriated in fiscal year 1998 or 
     any prior fiscal year shall be governed by the provisions of 
     such section 11 as in effect immediately before the enactment 
     of this Act, except that the amendments made by paragraphs 
     (8) and (9) of subsection (a) of this section shall apply to 
     such grants.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect, and 
     the amendments made by this section are made on, and shall 
     apply beginning upon, the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 599F. SPECIAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 237 of the National Housing Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1715z-2) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``not more than 26 
     percent of the total principal obligation (including such 
     initial service charges, and such appraisal, inspection, and 
     other fees as the Secretary shall approve) of'' before ``any 
     mortgage'';
       (2) in paragraph (c)(2) by striking ``$18,000:'' and all 
     that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting 
     ``$70,000;'';
       (3) in paragraph (c)(3)--
       (A) by inserting ``, prior to and during the 12 months 
     immediately following the purchase of the property, from a 
     community development financial institution under section 
     103(5) of the Community Development Banking and Financial 
     Institutions Act of 1994'' after ``budget, debt management, 
     and related counseling''; and
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (4) in paragraph (c)(4)--
       (A) by striking ``25'' and inserting ``36''; and
       (B) by striking the period and inserting ``; and'';
       (5) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraphs:

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       ``(5) require the mortgagor to be subject, if necessary, to 
     a default mitigation effort undertaken by an intermediary 
     community development financial institution under section 
     103(5) of the Community Development Banking and Financial 
     Institutions Act of 1994, that is acting as a sponsor and 
     pass-through of insurance under section 203 and is approved 
     by the Secretary;
       ``(6) involve a total principal obligation (including such 
     initial service charges, and such appraisal, inspection, and 
     other fees as the Secretary shall approve) that is not more 
     than 90 percent of the value of the property for which the 
     mortgage is provided; and
       ``(7) involve a total principal obligation (including such 
     initial service charges, and such appraisal, inspection, and 
     other fees as the Secretary shall approve) in which the 
     mortgagor has equity (as defined by the Secretary) of not 
     less than 10 percent and such equity shall be subordinate to 
     the interest of the Secretary in the mortgaged property.'';
       (6) in subsection (d), by striking ``and (2)'' and 
     inserting ``(2) to families living in empowerment zones and 
     enterprise communities (as those terms are defined in section 
     1393(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
     1393(b)) who are eligible for homeownership assistance, and 
     (3)'';
       (7) in subsection (e), by striking ``public or private 
     organizations'' and inserting ``community development 
     financial institutions under section 103(5) of the Community 
     Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994'';
       (8) in subsection (f), by striking ``all mortgages'' and 
     inserting ``the portions of mortgages'';
       (9) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (j); and
       (10) by inserting after subsection (f), the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(g) Mortgages insured under this section shall be subject 
     to an insurance premium fee of not more than 1.25 percent of 
     the total mortgage principal obligation (including such 
     initial service charges, and such appraisal, inspection, and 
     other fees as the Secretary shall approve).
       ``(h) Before insuring a mortgage under this section, the 
     Secretary shall enter into such contracts or other agreements 
     as may be necessary to ensure that the mortgagee or other 
     holder of the mortgage shall assume not less than 10 percent 
     and not more than 50 percent of any loss on the insured 
     mortgage, subject to any reasonable limit on the liability of 
     the mortgagee or holder of the mortgage that may be specified 
     in the event of unusual or catastrophic losses that may be 
     incurred by any one mortgagee or mortgage holder.
       ``(i) No guarantees may be issued under section 306(g) for 
     the timely payment of interest or principal on securities 
     backed, in whole or in part, by mortgages insured under this 
     section.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments under by this section 
     are made on, and shall apply beginning upon, the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 599G. REHABILITATION DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall, to the extent amounts are provided in 
     appropriation Acts to carry out this section, carry out a 
     program to demonstrate the effectiveness of making grants for 
     rehabilitation of single family housing located within 10 
     demonstration areas designated by the Secretary. Of the areas 
     designated by the Secretary under this section--
       (1) 6 shall be areas that have primarily urban 
     characteristics;
       (2) 3 shall be areas that are outside of a metropolitan 
     statistical area; and
       (3) 1 shall be an area that has primarily rural 
     characteristics.
     In selecting areas, the Secretary shall provide for national 
     geographic and demographic diversity.
       (b) Grantees.--Grants under the program under this section 
     may be made only to agencies of State and local governments 
     and non-profit organizations operating within the 
     demonstration areas.
       (c) Selection Criteria.--In selecting among applications 
     for designation of demonstration areas and grants under this 
     section, the Secretary shall consider--
       (1) the extent of single family residences located in the 
     proposed area that have rehabilitation needs;
       (2) the ability and expertise of the applicant in carrying 
     out the purposes of the demonstration program, including the 
     availability of qualified housing counselors and contractors 
     in the proposed area willing and able to participate in 
     rehabilitation activities funded with grant amounts;
       (3) the extent to which the designation of such area and 
     the grant award would promote affordable housing 
     opportunities;
       (4) the extent to which selection of the proposed area 
     would have a beneficial effect on the neighborhood or 
     community in the area and on surrounding areas;
       (5) the extent to which the applicant has demonstrated that 
     grant amounts will be used to leverage additional public or 
     private funds to carry out the purposes of the demonstration 
     program;
       (6) the extent to which lenders (including local lenders 
     and lenders outside the proposed area) are willing and able 
     to make loans for rehabilitation activities assisted with 
     grant funds; and
       (7) the extent to which the application provides for the 
     involvement of local residents in the planning of 
     rehabilitation activities in the demonstration area.
       (d) Use of Grant Funds.--Funds from grants made under this 
     section may be used by grantees--
       (1) to subsidize interest on loans, over a period of not 
     more than 5 years from the origination date of the loan, made 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act for 
     rehabilitation of any owner-occupied 1- to 4-family 
     residence, including the payment of interest during any 
     period in which a residence is uninhabitable because of 
     rehabilitation activities;
       (2) to facilitate loans for rehabilitation of 1- to 4-
     family properties previously subject to a mortgage insured 
     under the National Housing Act that has been foreclosed or 
     for which insurance benefits have been paid, including to 
     establish revolving loan funds, loan loss reserves, and other 
     financial structures; and
       (3) to provide technical assistance in conjunction with the 
     rehabilitation of owner-occupied 1- to 4-family residences, 
     including counseling, selection contractors, monitoring of 
     work, approval of contractor payments, and final inspection 
     of work.
       (e) Definition of Rehabilitation.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``rehabilitation'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 203(k)(2)(B) of the National Housing Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1709(k)(2)(B)).
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003.
       (g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 599H. ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN LOCALITIES.

       (a) Use of HOME Funds For Public Housing Modernization.--
     Notwithstanding section 212(d)(5) of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(d)(5)), 
     amounts made available to the City of Bismarck, North Dakota 
     or the State of North Dakota, under subtitle A of title II of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
     U.S.C. 12741 et seq.) for fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 
     or 2002, may be used to carry out activities authorized under 
     section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437l) for the purpose of modernizing the Crescent 
     Manor public housing project located at 107 East Bowen 
     Avenue, in Bismarck, North Dakota, if--
       (1) the Burleigh County Housing Authority (or any successor 
     public housing agency that owns or operates the Crescent 
     Manor public housing project) has obligated all other Federal 
     assistance made available to that public housing agency for 
     that fiscal year; or
       (2) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     authorizes the use of those amounts for the purpose of 
     modernizing that public housing project, which authorization 
     may be made with respect to 1 or more of those fiscal years.
       (b) Consultation With Affected Areas in Settlement of 
     Litigation.--In negotiating any settlement of, or consent 
     decree for, significant litigation regarding public housing 
     or section 8 tenant-based assistance that involves the 
     Secretary and any public housing agency or any unit of 
     general local government, the Secretary shall seek the views 
     of any units of general local government and public housing 
     agencies having jurisdictions that are adjacent to the 
     jurisdiction of the public housing agency involved, if the 
     resolution of such litigation would involve the acquisition 
     or development of public housing dwelling units or the use of 
     vouchers under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 in jurisdictions that are adjacent to the jurisdiction 
     of the public housing agency involved in the litigation.
       (c) Treatment of PHA Repayment Agreement.--
       (1) Limitation on secretary.--During the 2-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, if the 
     Housing Authority of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, is 
     otherwise in compliance with the Repayment Lien Agreement and 
     Repayment Plan approved by the Secretary on February 12, 
     1997, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     not take any action that has the effect of reducing the 
     inventory of senior citizen housing owned by such housing 
     authority that does not receive assistance from the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.
       (2) Alternative Repayment Options.--During the period 
     referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall assist the 
     housing authority referred to in such paragraph to identify 
     alternative repayment options to the plan referred to in such 
     paragraph and to execute an amended repayment plan that will 
     not adversely affect the housing referred to in such 
     paragraph.
       (3) Rule of construction.--This subsection may not be 
     construed to alter--
       (A) any lien held by the Secretary pursuant to the 
     agreement referred to in paragraph (1); or
       (B) the obligation of the housing authority referred to in 
     paragraph (1) to close all remaining items contained in the 
     Inspector General audits numbered 89 SF 1004 (issued January 
     20, 1989), 93 SF 1801 (issued October 30, 1993), and 96 SF 
     1002 (issued February 23, 1996).
       (d) Ceiling Rents For Certain Section 8 Properties.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, within 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall establish ceiling rents for the Marshall Field Garden 
     Apartments Homes in Chicago, Illinois, at rent levels, in the 
     determination of the Secretary made in consultation with the 
     owner, that facilitate retaining or attracting working class 
     families.
       (e) Application for Moving to Work Demonstration Program.--
     Upon the submission of an application for participation in 
     the moving to work demonstration program under section 204 of 
     the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1996 (as contained in section 101(e) of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996; 42 
     U.S.C. 1437f note) by the Charlotte Housing Authority of 
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     lina, or the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, 
     Pennsylvania, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall--
       (1) consider such application, notwithstanding--
       (A) the limitation under subsection (b) of such section on 
     the number of public housing agencies that may participate in 
     such program; or
       (B) any limitation regarding the date for the submission of 
     applications for participation in such program; and
       (2) approve or disapprove the application based on the 
     criteria for selection for participation in such program, 
     notwithstanding the limitations referred to in paragraph (1) 
     of this subsection.
       (f) Use of Project to Benefit Low-Income Persons.--The 
     project funded by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development under the supportive housing program of title IV 
     of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act through 
     grant number FL 29T90-1285 (commonly known as Royal Pointe) 
     shall be considered to have been approved pursuant to section 
     423(b)(3) of such Act as of December 31, 1995 for use for the 
     direct benefit of low-income persons.
       (g) Rural Housing Assistance.--The last sentence of section 
     520 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490) is amended by 
     inserting before the period the following: ``, and the city 
     of Altus, Oklahoma, shall be considered a rural area for 
     purposes of this title until the receipt of data from the 
     decennial census in the year 2000''.
       (h) Funding for Purchase and Conversion of Existing 
     Assisted Housing.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, and only to the extent specifically provided in a 
     subsequent appropriations Act, from any amounts previously 
     appropriated for Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing or 
     for the Public Housing Capital Fund and not obligated by the 
     Secretary, the Secretary may make available to the Lockport 
     Housing Authority in Lockport, New York, such sums as may be 
     necessary for use in accordance with section 5 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c) for the purchase 
     and rehabilitation of a project that is assisted under 
     section 8 of such Act and located on a site contiguous to the 
     site of a public housing project administered by the agency.
       (i) Rural and Tribal Assistance.--From the amounts that 
     were made available to the Secretary under the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998, for grants for 
     rural and tribal areas pursuant to the 5th undesignated 
     paragraph of the heading ``Community Planning and 
     Development--community development block grant programs'' 
     (Public Law 105-65; 111 Stat. 1357), the Secretary shall 
     provide from any amounts remaining unobligated--
       (1) $2,800,000 for seed money for a multi-State rural 
     homeownership campaign administered by the Rural 
     Opportunities Affordable Housing Finance Alliance; and
       (2) $500,000 to the Rural Housing Institute of the 
     Muscatine Center for Strategic Action.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, this 
     subsection shall take affect only to the extent specifically 
     provided in a subsequent appropriations Act.
       (j) Community Services Demonstration.--
       (1) Authority.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall, to the extent amounts are appropriated to 
     carry out this subsection, provide financial assistance to 
     the Bethune-Cookman College in Volusia County, Florida (in 
     this subsection referred to as the ``College''), in 
     accordance with the provisions of this subsection, for the 
     College to establish and operate, as a national 
     demonstration, the Bethune-Cookman Community Services Student 
     Union Center.
       (2) Use.--Any financial assistance provided to the College 
     pursuant to this subsection shall be used by the College for 
     the construction, maintenance, and endowment of the Bethune-
     Cookman Community Services Student Union Center through--
       (A) the acquisition of necessary equipment, including 
     utility vehicles; or
       (B) the acquisition of necessary real property;
       (3) Application.--The Secretary shall provide financial 
     assistance under this subsection only pursuant to application 
     by the College for such assistance at such time, in such 
     manner, and providing such information as the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development may reasonably require.
       (4) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for 
     assistance under this subsection. Any amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until 
     expended.
       (k) Independence Square Foundation.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, including 28 U.S.C. 516, the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall enforce the 
     use agreement entered into between the Secretary and the 
     Independence Square Foundation of Newport, Rhode Island: 
     Provided further, That such enforcement shall include the 
     option of instituting civil litigation to determine the 
     current applicability of the aforementioned use agreement or 
     petition for the issuance of an injunction to prevent the 
     demolition of the property subject to the aforementioned use 
     agreement.
       (l) Removal of HOPE VI Demolition Requirement.--The 
     Secretary may approve otherwise qualified applications 
     received in response to a notice published at 63 Federal 
     Register 15489 (March 31, 1998) for grants from the 
     $26,000,000 set-aside of amounts made available under the 
     head `REVITALIZATION OF SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING 
     (HOPE VI)' in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
     and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-65, 111 Stat. 1354) 
     without regard to whether such applications propose or plan 
     demolition of obsolete public housing projects.
       (m) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on, and 
     the amendments made by this section are made on, and shall 
     apply beginning upon, the date of the enactment of this Act.

               TITLE VI--FHA PROPERTY DISPOSITION REFORM

     SEC. 601. SINGLE FAMILY CLAIMS REFORM AND SALE OF PROPERTY.

       (a) Revision of Claims Procedures.--Section 204 of the 
     National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1710) is amended by striking 
     ``Sec. 204.'' and all that follows through the end of 
     subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``Sec. 204. (a) In General.--
       ``(1) Authorized claims procedures.--The Secretary may, in 
     accordance with this subsection and terms and conditions 
     prescribed by the Secretary, pay insurance benefits to a 
     mortgagee for any mortgage insured under section 203 through 
     any of the following methods:
       ``(A) Assignment of mortgage.--The Secretary may pay 
     insurance benefits whenever a mortgage has been in a monetary 
     default for not less than 3 full monthly installments or 
     whenever the mortgagee is entitled to foreclosure for a 
     nonmonetary default. Insurance benefits shall be paid 
     pursuant to this subparagraph only upon the assignment, 
     transfer, and delivery to the Secretary of--
       ``(i) all rights and interests arising under the mortgage;
       ``(ii) all claims of the mortgagee against the mortgagor or 
     others arising out of the mortgage transaction;
       ``(iii) title evidence satisfactory to the Secretary; and
       ``(iv) such records relating to the mortgage transaction as 
     the Secretary may require.
       ``(B) Conveyance of title to property.--The Secretary may 
     pay insurance benefits if the mortgagee has acquired title to 
     the mortgaged property through foreclosure or has otherwise 
     acquired such property from the mortgagor after a default 
     upon--
       ``(i) the prompt conveyance to the Secretary of title to 
     the property which meets the standards of the Secretary in 
     force at the time the mortgage was insured and which is 
     evidenced in the manner provided by such standards; and
       ``(ii) the assignment to the Secretary of all claims of the 
     mortgagee against the mortgagor or others, arising out of 
     mortgage transaction or foreclosure proceedings, except such 
     claims as may have been released with the consent of the 
     Secretary.

     The Secretary may permit the mortgagee to tender to the 
     Secretary a satisfactory conveyance of title and transfer of 
     possession directly from the mortgagor or other appropriate 
     grantor, and may pay to the mortgagee the insurance benefits 
     to which it would otherwise be entitled if such conveyance 
     had been made to the mortgagee and from the mortgagee to the 
     Secretary.
       ``(C) Claim without conveyance of title.--The Secretary may 
     pay insurance benefits upon sale of the mortgaged property at 
     foreclosure where such sale is for at least the fair market 
     value of the property (with appropriate adjustments), as 
     determined by the Secretary, and upon assignment to the 
     Secretary of all claims referred to in clause (ii) of 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) Preforeclosure sale.--The Secretary may pay insurance 
     benefits upon the sale of the mortgaged property by the 
     mortgagor after default and the assignment to the Secretary 
     of all claims referred to in clause (ii) of subparagraph (B), 
     if--
       ``(i) the sale of the mortgaged property has been approved 
     by the Secretary;
       ``(ii) the mortgagee receives an amount at least equal to 
     the fair market value of the property (with appropriate 
     adjustments), as determined by the Secretary; and
       ``(iii) the mortgagor has received an appropriate 
     disclosure, as determined by the Secretary.
         (2) Payment for loss mitigation.--The Secretary may pay 
     insurance benefits to the mortgagee to recompense the 
     mortgagee for all or part of any costs of the mortgagee for 
     taking loss mitigation actions that provide an alternative to 
     foreclosure of a mortgage that is in default (including but 
     not limited to actions such as special forbearance, loan 
     modification, and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, but not 
     including assignment of mortgages to the Secretary under 
     section 204(a)(1)(A)). No actions taken under this paragraph, 
     nor any failure to act under this paragraph, by the Secretary 
     or by a mortgagee shall be subject to judicial review.
       ``(3) Determination of claims procedure.--The Secretary 
     shall publish guidelines for determining which of the 
     procedures for payment of insurance under paragraph (1) are 
     available to a mortgagee when it claims insurance benefits. 
     At least one of the procedures for payment of insurance 
     benefits specified in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B) shall be 
     available to a mortgagee with respect to a mortgage, but the 
     same procedure shall not be required to be available for all 
     of the mortgages held by a mortgagee.
       ``(4) Servicing of assigned mortgages.--If a mortgage is 
     assigned to the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A), the 
     Secretary may permit the assigning mortgagee or its servicer 
     to continue to service the mortgage for reasonable 
     compensation and on terms and conditions determined by the 
     Secretary. Neither the Secretary nor any servicer of the 
     mortgage shall be required to forbear from collection of 
     amounts due under the mortgage or otherwise pursue loss 
     mitigation measures.
       ``(5) Calculation of insurance benefits.--Insurance 
     benefits shall be paid in accordance with section 520 and 
     shall be equal to the original principal obligation of the 
     mortgage (with such additions and deductions as the Secretary 
     determines are appropriate) which was unpaid upon the date 
     of--
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       ``(B) the institution of foreclosure proceedings;
       ``(C) the acquisition of the property after default other 
     than by foreclosure; or
       ``(D) sale of the mortgaged property by the mortgagor.
       ``(6) Forbearance and recasting after default.--The 
     mortgagee may, upon such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary may prescribe--
       ``(A) extend the time for the curing of the default and the 
     time for commencing foreclosure proceedings or for otherwise 
     acquiring title to the mortgaged property, to such time as 
     the mortgagee determines is necessary and desirable to enable 
     the mortgagor to complete the mortgage payments, including an 
     extension of time beyond the stated maturity of the mortgage, 
     and in the event of a subsequent foreclosure or acquisition 
     of the property by other means the Secretary may include in 
     the amount of insurance benefits an amount equal to any 
     unpaid mortgage interest; or
       ``(B) provide for a modification of the terms of the 
     mortgage for the purpose of recasting, over the remaining 
     term of the mortgage or over such longer period pursuant to 
     guidelines as may be prescribed by the Secretary, the total 
     unpaid amount then due, with the modification to become 
     effective currently or to become effective upon the 
     termination of an agreed-upon extension of the period for 
     curing the default; and the principal amount of the mortgage, 
     as modified, shall be considered the `original principal 
     obligation of the mortgage' for purposes of paragraph (5).
       ``(7) Termination of premium obligation.--The obligation of 
     the mortgagee to pay the premium charges for insurance shall 
     cease upon fulfillment of the appropriate requirements under 
     which the Secretary may pay insurance benefits, as described 
     in paragraph (1). The Secretary may also terminate the 
     mortgagee's obligation to pay mortgage insurance premiums 
     upon receipt of an application filed by the mortgagee for 
     insurance benefits under paragraph (1), or in the event the 
     contract of insurance is terminated pursuant to section 229.
       ``(8) Effect on payment of insurance benefits under section 
     230.--Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of 
     the Secretary to pay insurance benefits under section 230.
       ``(9) Treatment of mortgage assignment program.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or the Amended 
     Stipulation entered as a consent decree on November 8, 1979, 
     in Ferrell v. Cuomo, No. 73 C 334 (N.D. Ill.), or any other 
     order intended to require the Secretary to operate the 
     program of mortgage assignment and forbearance that was 
     operated by the Secretary pursuant to the Amended Stipulation 
     and under the authority of section 230, prior to its 
     amendment by section 407(b) of The Balanced Budget 
     Downpayment Act, I (Public Law 104-99; 110 Stat. 45), no 
     mortgage assigned under this section may be included in any 
     mortgage foreclosure avoidance program that is the same or 
     substantially equivalent to such a program of mortgage 
     assignment and forbearance.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The Secretary shall publish a notice 
     in the Federal Register stating the effective date of the 
     terms and conditions prescribed by the Secretary under 
     section 204(a)(1) of the National Housing Act, as amended by 
     subsection (a) of this section. Subsections (a) and (k) of 
     section 204 of the National Housing Act, as in effect 
     immediately before such effective date, shall continue to 
     apply to any mortgage insured under section 203 of the 
     National Housing Act before such effective date, except that 
     the Secretary may, at the request of the mortgagee, pay 
     insurance benefits as provided in subparagraphs (A) and (D) 
     of section 204(a)(1) of such Act to calculate insurance 
     benefits in accordance with section 204(a)(5) of such Act.
       (c) Repeal of Redundant Provision.--Subsection (k) of 
     section 204 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1710(k)) 
     is hereby repealed.
       (d) Authority To Sell.--Section 204(g) of the National 
     Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1710(g)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``The Secretary may sell real 
     and personal property acquired by the Secretary pursuant to 
     the provisions of this Act on such terms and conditions as 
     the Secretary may prescribe.''.
       (e) Authority To Insure Mortgage.--Section 223(c) of the 
     National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715n(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``him'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``the Secretary''; and
       (2) by inserting before ``of any property acquired'', the 
     following: ``, including a sale through another entity acting 
     under authority of the fourth sentence of section 204(g),''.
       (f) Loss Mitigation.--Section 230 of the National Housing 
     Act is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (e) as (b) 
     through (f); and
       (2) by inserting a new subsection (a) as follows:
       ``(a) Upon default of any mortgage insured under this 
     title, mortgagees shall engage in loss mitigation actions for 
     the purpose of providing an alternative to foreclosure 
     (including but not limited to actions such as special 
     forbearance, loss modification, and deeds in lieu of 
     foreclosure, but not including assignment of mortgages to the 
     Secretary under section 204(a)(1)(A)) as provided in 
     regulations by the Secretary.''.
       (g) Penalty.--Section 536(a) of the National Housing Act is 
     amended by inserting at the end of paragraph (2) the 
     following:
       ``In the case of the mortgagee's failure to engage in loss 
     mitigation activities, as provided in section 536(b)(1)(I), 
     the penalty shall be in the amount of three times the amount 
     of any insurance benefits claimed by the mortgagee with 
     respect to any mortgage for which the mortgagee failed to 
     engage in such loss mitigation actions.''.
       (h) Violation.--Section 536(b)(1) of the National Housing 
     Act is amended by inserting after subparagraph (h) the 
     following:
       ``(I) Failure to engage in loss mitigation actions as 
     provided in section 230(a) of this Act.''.

     SEC. 602. DISPOSITION OF HUD-OWNED SINGLE FAMILY ASSETS IN 
                   REVITALIZATION AREAS.

       Section 204 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1710) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Disposition of Assets in Revitalization Areas.--
       ``(1) In general.--The purpose of this subsection is to 
     require the Secretary to carry out a program under which 
     eligible assets (as such term is defined in paragraph (2)) 
     shall be made available for sale in a manner that promotes 
     the revitalization, through expanded homeownership 
     opportunities, of revitalization areas. Notwithstanding the 
     authority under the last sentence of subsection (g), the 
     Secretary shall dispose of all eligible assets under the 
     program and shall establish the program in accordance with 
     the requirements under this subsection.
       ``(2) Eligible assets.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `eligible asset' means any of the following assets 
     of the Secretary:
       ``(A) Properties.--Any property that--
       ``(i) is designed as a dwelling for occupancy by 1 to 4 
     families;
       ``(ii) is located in a revitalization area;
       ``(iii) was previously subject to a mortgage insured under 
     the provisions of this Act; and
       ``(iv) is owned by the Secretary pursuant to the payment of 
     insurance benefits under this Act.
       ``(B) Mortgages.--Any mortgage that--
       ``(i) is an interest in a property that meets the 
     requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A);
       ``(ii) was previously insured under the provisions of this 
     Act; and
       ``(iii) is held by the Secretary pursuant to the payment of 
     insurance benefits under this Act.
     For purposes of this subsection, an asset under this 
     subparagraph shall be considered to be located in a 
     revitalization area, or in the asset control area of a 
     preferred purchaser, if the property described in clause (i) 
     is located in such area.
       ``(C) Future interests.--Any contingent future interest of 
     the Secretary in an asset described in subparagraph (A) or 
     (B).
       ``(3) Revitalization areas.--The Secretary shall designate 
     areas as revitalization areas for purposes of this 
     subsection. Before designation of an area as a revitalization 
     area, the Secretary shall consult with affected units of 
     general local government and interested nonprofit 
     organizations. The Secretary may designate as revitalization 
     areas only areas that meet one of the following requirements:
       ``(A) Very-low income area.--The median household income 
     for the area is less than 60 percent of the median household 
     income for--
       ``(i) in the case of any area located within a metropolitan 
     area, such metropolitan area; or
       ``(ii) in the case of any area not located within a 
     metropolitan area, the State in which the area is located.
       ``(B) High concentration of eligible assets.--A high rate 
     of default or foreclosure for single family mortgages insured 
     under the National Housing Act has resulted, or may result, 
     in the area--
       ``(i) having a disproportionately high concentration of 
     eligible assets, in comparison with the concentration of such 
     assets in surrounding areas; or
       ``(ii) being detrimentally impacted by eligible assets in 
     the vicinity of the area.
       ``(C) Low home ownership rate.--The rate for home ownership 
     of single family homes in the area is substantially below the 
     rate for homeownership in the metropolitan area.
       ``(4) Preference for sale to preferred purchasers.--The 
     Secretary shall provide a preference, among prospective 
     purchasers of eligible assets, for sale of such assets to any 
     purchaser who--
       ``(A) is--
       ``(i) the unit of general local government having 
     jurisdiction with respect to the area in which are located 
     the eligible assets to be sold; or
       ``(ii) a nonprofit organization;
       ``(B) in making a purchase under the program under this 
     subsection--
       ``(i) establishes an asset control area, which shall be an 
     area that consists of part or all of a revitalization area; 
     and
       ``(ii) purchases all interests of the Secretary in all 
     assets of the Secretary that, at any time during the period 
     which shall be set forth in the sale agreement required under 
     paragraph (7)--

       ``(I) are or become eligible assets; and
       ``(II) are located in the asset control area of the 
     purchaser; and

       ``(C) has the capacity to carry out the purchase of 
     eligible assets under the program under this subsection and 
     under the provisions of this paragraph.
       ``(5) Agreements Required for Purchase.--
       ``(A) Preferred purchasers.--Under the program under this 
     subsection, the Secretary may sell an eligible asset as 
     provided in paragraph (4) to a preferred purchaser only 
     pursuant to a binding agreement by the preferred purchaser 
     that the eligible asset will be used in conjunction with a 
     home ownership plan that provides as follows:
       ``(i) The plan has as its primary purpose the expansion of 
     home ownership in, and the revitalization of, the asset 
     control area, established pursuant to paragraph (4)(B)(i) by 
     the purchaser, in which the eligible asset is located.
       ``(ii) Under the plan, the preferred purchaser has 
     established, and agreed to meet, specific performance goals 
     for increasing the rate of home ownership for eligible assets 
     in the asset control area that are under the purchaser's 
     control. The plan shall provide that the Secretary may waive 
     or modify such goals or deadlines

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     only upon a determination by the Secretary that a good faith 
     effort has been made in complying with the goals through the 
     homeownership plan and that exceptional neighborhood 
     conditions prevented attainment of the goal.
       ``(iii) Under the plan, the preferred purchaser has 
     established rehabilitation standards that meet or exceed the 
     standards for housing quality established under subparagraph 
     (B)(iii) by the Secretary, and has agreed that each asset 
     property for an eligible asset purchased will be 
     rehabilitated in accordance with such standards.
       ``(B) Non-preferred purchasers.--Under the program under 
     this subsection, the Secretary may sell an eligible asset to 
     a purchaser who is not a preferred purchaser only pursuant to 
     a binding agreement by the purchaser that complies with the 
     following requirements:
       ``(i) The purchaser has agreed to meet specific performance 
     goals established by the Secretary for home ownership of the 
     asset properties for the eligible assets purchased by the 
     purchaser, except that the Secretary may, by including a 
     provision in the sale agreement required under paragraph (7), 
     provide for a lower rate of home ownership in sales involving 
     exceptional circumstances.
       ``(ii) The purchaser has agreed that each asset property 
     for an eligible asset purchased will be rehabilitated to 
     comply with minimum standards for housing quality established 
     by the Secretary for purposes of the program under this 
     subsection.
       ``(6) Discount for preferred purchasers.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the purpose of providing a public 
     purpose discount for the bulk sales of eligible assets made 
     under the program under this subsection by preferred 
     purchasers, each eligible asset sold through the program 
     under this subsection to a preferred purchaser shall be sold 
     at a price that is discounted from the value of the asset, as 
     based on the appraised value of the asset property (as such 
     term is defined in paragraph (8)).
       ``(B) Appraisals.--The Secretary shall require that each 
     appraisal of an eligible asset under this paragraph is based 
     upon--
       ``(i) the market value of the asset property in its `as is' 
     physical condition, which shall take into consideration age 
     and condition of major mechanical and structural systems; and
       ``(ii) the value of the property appraised for home 
     ownership.
       ``(C) Discount classes.--The Secretary, in the sole 
     discretion of the Secretary, shall establish the discount 
     under this paragraph for an eligible asset, which shall be in 
     one of the following amounts:
       ``(i) Standard discount.--In the case only of eligible 
     assets with asset properties that, at the time of sale under 
     this subsection, do not meet the standards for housing 
     quality established pursuant to paragraph (5)(B)(ii), an 
     amount that--

       ``(I) is appropriate to provide reasonable resources for 
     the improvement such assets; and
       ``(II) takes into consideration the financial safety and 
     soundness of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund.

       ``(ii) Deep discount.--In the case only of eligible assets 
     described in clause (i) for which the Secretary determines a 
     deep discount is appropriate, an amount that exceeds the 
     amount of a standard discount under clause (i). In making a 
     determination whether a deep discount is appropriate, the 
     Secretary may consider the condition of the asset property, 
     the extent of resources available to the preferred purchaser, 
     the comprehensive revitalization plan undertaken by such 
     purchaser, or any other circumstances the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(iii) Minimal discount.--In the case only of eligible 
     assets with asset properties that, at the time of sale under 
     this subsection, meet or substantially meet the standards for 
     housing quality established pursuant to paragraph (5)(B)(ii), 
     an amount that is less than the amount of a standard discount 
     under clause (i) of this subparagraph and is sufficient to 
     provide assistance to the preferred purchaser in meeting 
     costs associated with compliance with the program 
     requirements under this subsection.
       ``(D) Determination of discount class.--The Secretary 
     shall, in the sole discretion of the Secretary, establish a 
     method for determining which discount under clause (i) or 
     (ii) subparagraph (C) shall be provided for an eligible asset 
     that is described in such clause (i) and sold to a preferred 
     purchaser. The method may result in the assignment of 
     discounts on any basis consistent with subparagraph (C) that 
     the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out the purposes 
     of this subsection.
       ``(7) Sale agreement.--The Secretary may sell an eligible 
     asset under this subsection only pursuant to a sale agreement 
     entered into under this paragraph with the purchaser, which 
     shall include the following provisions:
       ``(A) Assets.--The sale agreement shall identify the 
     eligible assets to be purchased and the interests sold.
       ``(B) Revitalization area and asset control area.--The sale 
     agreement shall identify--
       ``(i) the boundaries of the specific revitalization areas 
     (or portions thereof) in which are located the eligible 
     assets that are covered by the agreement; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a preferred purchaser, the asset 
     control area established pursuant to paragraph (4)(B)(i) that 
     is covered by the agreement.
       ``(C) Financing.--The sale agreement shall identify the 
     sources of financing for the purchase of the eligible assets.
       ``(D) Binding agreements.--The sale agreement shall contain 
     binding agreements by the purchaser sufficient to comply 
     with--
       ``(i) in the case of a preferred purchaser, the 
     requirements under paragraph (5)(A), which agreements shall 
     provide that the eligible assets purchased will be used in 
     conjunction with a home ownership plan meeting the 
     requirements of such paragraph, and shall set forth the terms 
     of the homeownership plan, including--

       ``(I) the goals of the plan for the eligible assets 
     purchased and for the asset control area subject to the plan;
       ``(II) the revitalization areas (or portions thereof) in 
     which the homeownership plan is operating or will operate;
       ``(III) the specific use or disposition of the eligible 
     assets under the plan; and
       ``(IV) any activities to be conducted and services to be 
     provided under the plan; or

       ``(ii) in the case of a purchaser who is not a preferred 
     purchaser, the requirements under paragraph (5)(B).
       ``(E) Purchase price and discount.--The sale agreement 
     shall establish the purchase price of the eligible assets, 
     which in the case of a preferred purchaser shall provide for 
     a discount in accordance with paragraph (6).
       ``(F) Housing quality.--The sale agreement shall provide 
     for compliance of the eligible assets purchased with the 
     rehabilitation standards established under paragraph 
     (5)(A)(iii) or the minimum standards for housing quality 
     established under paragraph (5)(B)(ii), as applicable, and 
     shall specify such standards.
       ``(G) Performance goals and sanctions.--The sale agreement 
     shall set forth the specific performance goals applicable to 
     the purchaser, in accordance with paragraph (5), shall set 
     forth any sanctions for failure to meet such goals and 
     deadlines, and shall require the purchaser to certify 
     compliance with such goals.
       ``(H) Period covered.--The sale agreement shall establish--
       ``(i) in the case of a preferred purchaser, the time period 
     referred to in paragraph (4)(B)(ii); and
       ``(ii) in the case of a purchaser who is not a preferred 
     purchaser, the time period for purchase of eligible assets 
     that may be covered by the purchase.
       ``(I) Other terms.--The agreement shall contain such other 
     terms and conditions as may be necessary to require that 
     eligible assets purchased under the agreement are used in 
     accordance with the program under this subsection.
       ``(8) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(A) Asset control area.--The term `asset control area' 
     means the area established by a preferred purchaser pursuant 
     to paragraph (4)(B)(i).
       ``(B) Asset property.--The term `asset property' means--
       ``(i) with respect to an eligible asset that is a property, 
     such property; and
       ``(ii) with respect to an eligible asset that is a 
     mortgage, the property that is subject to the mortgage.
       ``(C) Eligible asset.--The term `eligible asset' means an 
     asset described in paragraph (2).
       ``(D) Nonprofit organization.--The term `nonprofit 
     organization' means a private organization that--
       ``(i) is organized under State or local laws;
       ``(ii) has no part of its net earnings inuring to the 
     benefit of any member, shareholder, founder, contributor, or 
     individual; and
       ``(iii) complies with standards of financial responsibility 
     that the Secretary may require.
       ``(E) Preferred purchaser.--The term `preferred purchaser' 
     means a purchaser described in paragraph (4).
       ``(F) Unit of general local government.--The term `unit of 
     general local government' means any city, town, township, 
     county, parish, village, or other general purpose political 
     subdivision of a State.
       ``(9) Secretary's discretion.--The Secretary shall have the 
     authority to implement and administer the program under this 
     subsection in such manner as the Secretary may determine. The 
     Secretary may, in the sole discretion of the Secretary, enter 
     into contracts to provide for the proper administration of 
     the program with such public or nonprofit entities as the 
     Secretary determines are qualified.
       ``(10) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
     to implement the program under this subsection through 
     rulemaking in accordance with the procedures established 
     under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, regarding 
     substantive rules. Such regulations shall take effect not 
     later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.''.
       Titles I, II, III, IV, and VI of this Act may be cited as 
     the ``Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1999''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Jerry Lewis,
     Tom DeLay,
     James T. Walsh,
     David L. Hobson,
     Joe Knollenberg,
     R. Frelinghuysen,
     Mark W. Neumann,
     Roger Wicker,
     Bob Livingston,
     Louis Stokes,
     Alan B. Mollohan,
     Marcy Kaptur,
     Carrie P. Meek,
     David E. Price,
     Dave Obey,

                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Kit Bond,
     Conrad Burns,
     Ted Stevens,
     Richard Shelby,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Larry E. Craig,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Patrick Leahy,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Tom Harkin,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.


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  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

409

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affirmative

Nays

14

para.103.13                  [Roll No. 483]

                                YEAS--409

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     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--14

     Conyers
     Crane
     DeFazio
     English
     Hostettler
     Lipinski
     Paul
     Petri
     Roemer
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Velazquez

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Brown (CA)
     Fawell
     Kennelly
     Linder
     McHale
     Moran (VA)
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Torres
     Wilson
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.103.14  commerce, justice, state, judiciary appropriations for fy 
          1999

  On motion of Mr. ROGERS, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 4276) 
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; together with the amendment 
of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. ROGERS, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.103.15  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 4276

  Mr. MOLLOHAN moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 4276 be 
instructed to not concur in any Senate legislative provisions or any 
extraneous legislative provisions, which are outside the scope of 
conference, which could have the effect of causing a Government 
shutdown.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Rogers, Kolbe, Taylor of North Carolina, Regula, 
Latham, Livingston, Young of Florida, Mollohan, Skaggs, Dixon and Obey, 
as managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.103.16  waiving requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 575):

       Resolved, That the requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI 
     for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee 
     on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is 
     waived with respect to any resolution reported from that 
     committee before the legislative day of October 11, 1998, 
     providing for consideration or disposition of any of the 
     following:
       (1) A bill or joint resolution making general 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
     any amendment thereto, any conference report thereon, or any 
     amendment reported in disagreement from a conference thereon.
       (2) A bill or joint resolution that includes provisions 
     making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1999, any 
     amendment thereto, any conference report thereon, or any 
     amendment reported in disagreement from a conference thereon.
       Sec. 2. It shall be in order at any time before October 11, 
     1998, for the Speaker to entertain motions to suspend the 
     rules, provided that the object of any such motion is 
     announced from the floor at least two hours

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     before the motion is offered. In scheduling the consideration 
     of legislation under this authority, the Speaker or his 
     designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or his 
     designee.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. MYRICK, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

218

When there appeared

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Nays

206

para.103.17                  [Roll No. 484]

                                YEAS--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--206

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Calvert
     Clement
     Davis (VA)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Linder
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Stearns
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.103.18  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4259

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 576):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4259) to allow Haskell Indian Nations 
     University and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 
     each to conduct a demonstration project to test the 
     feasibility and desirability of new personnel management 
     policies and procedures, and for other purposes. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 
     order against consideration of the bill are waived. General 
     debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Each 
     section of the bill shall be considered as read. During 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The 
     chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone 
     until a time during further consideration in the Committee of 
     the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and 
     (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic 
     voting on any postponed question that follows another 
     electronic vote without intervening business, provided that 
     the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any 
     series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, the previous question was 
ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the 
operation thereof, the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.103.19  haskell university and southwestern polytechnic institute 
          demonstration projects

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to House Resolution 576 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4259) to allow Haskell Indian Nations University and the 
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute each to conduct a 
demonstration project to test the feasibility and desirability of new 
personnel management policies and procedures, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, des

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ignated Mr. QUINN as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after 
some time spent therein,

para.103.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. CUMMINGS:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Haskell Indian Nations University in 
     Lawrence, Kansas, and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic 
     Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are authorized to 
     conduct, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 47 of title 5, 
     United States Code, demonstration projects for the purpose of 
     testing the feasibility and desirability of implementing 
     alternative personnel policies and procedures.
       (b) Limitation Inapplicable.--Any demonstration projects 
     conducted under subsection (a) shall be conducted without 
     regard to, and shall not be taken into account for purposes 
     of, the limitation under section 4703(d)(2) of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (c) Commencement and Termination Dates.--Each demonstration 
     project under this Act--
       (1) shall commence within 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (2) shall terminate by the end of the 5-year period 
     beginning on the date on which such project commences, except 
     that the project may continue beyond the end of such 5-year 
     period to the extent necessary to validate the results of the 
     project.

It was decided in the

Yeas

181

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negative

Nays

244

para.103.21                  [Roll No. 485]

                                AYES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--244

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Boucher
     Kennelly
     Matsui
     Parker
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Rush
     Stark
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. STEARNS, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 576, 
reported the bill back to the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.103.22  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, the managers on the 
part of the House were granted permission until midnight tonight to file 
a conference report on the bill (H.R. 3874) to amend the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 to make improvements to the special supplemental program for 
women, infants, and children and to extend the authority of that program 
through fiscal year 2003; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule; and to file a conference report 
on the bill (S. 2206) to amend the Head Start Act, the Low-Income Home 
Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and the Community Services Block Grant 
Act to reauthorize and make improvements to those Acts, to establish 
demonstration projects that provide an opportunity for persons with 
limited means to accumulate assets, and for other purposes; together 
with statements thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.103.23  order of business--consideration of h.r. 3694

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order on October 7, 1998, or any day 
thereafter, to consider the conference report to accompany the bill 
(H.R. 3694) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other 
purposes; that all points of order against the conference report and 
against its consideration be waived; and that the conference report be 
considered as read when called up.

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para.103.24  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. WELLER, pursuant to House Resolution 575, at 4:18 p.m. announced 
the Speaker will recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of Rule XXVII, with respect to the following bills and 
resolutions that may be considered on Wednesday, October 7, 1998: H.R. 
4679, Antimicrobial Regulation Technical Corrections Act of 1998; H.R. 
3783, Child Online Protection; H.R. 8, Border Smog Reduction Act; H.R. 
4657, Clark County Land Exchange; H.R. 4656, Clark County Land Exchange; 
S. 2505, to convey title to the Tunnison Lab Hagerman Field Station in 
Gooding County, Idaho; H.R. 2921, Multichannel Video Competition and 
Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 4616, Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office; 
H.R. 2348, designating the Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building; H. Con. 
Res. 331, expressing the sense of Congress concerning the inadequacy of 
sewage infrastructure in Tijuana, Mexico; S. 2022, Crime Identification 
Technology Act of 1998; S. 512, Identify Theft and Assumption Deterrence 
Act; S. 1976, Crime Victims with Disabilities Awareness Act; H.R. 804, 
to ensure that Federal Funds made available to hire or rehire law 
enforcement officers are used in a manner that produces a net gain of 
the number of law enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative 
public safety services; and H.R. 4293, to establish a cultural and 
training program for disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and 
the Republic of Ireland.

para.103.25  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the committee of 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4101 ``An Act making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
and for other purposes.''.

para.103.26  official photograph of the house of representatives

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Oversight was discharged from further consideration of the following 
resolution (H. Res. 577):

       Resolved, That at a time designated by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, official photographs of the House 
     may be taken while the House is in actual session. Payment 
     for the costs associated with taking, preparing, and 
     distributing such photographs may be made from the applicable 
     accounts of the House of Representatives.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.103.27  further message from the senate

       A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of 
     its clerks, announced a bill of the following title in which 
     concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1892. An Act to provide that a person closely related to 
     a judge of a court exercising judicial power under article 
     III of the United States Constitution (other than the Supreme 
     Court) may not be appointed as a judge of the same court, and 
     for other purposes.

para.103.28  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 2505. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey title to the Tunnison Lab Hagerman Field Station in 
     Gooding County, Idaho, to the University of Idaho; to the 
     Committee on Resources.

para.103.29  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 3007. An Act to establish the Commission on the 
     Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, 
     and Technology Development Act.
       H.R. 4101. An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4103. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 4068. An Act to make certain corrections in laws 
     relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes.

para.103.30  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 414. An Act to amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to 
     encourage competition in international shipping and growth of 
     United States exports, and for other purposes.

para.103.31  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, 
bills of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 4068. To make certain technical corrections in laws 
     relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3007. To establish the Commission on the Advancement 
     of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and 
     Technology Development.
       H.R. 3616. To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 
     for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
     military construction, and for defense activities of the 
     Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for 
     such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
     purposes.

para.103.32  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. McCRERY, for 
today after 3:30 p.m. and October 7.
  And then,

para.103.33  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, at 9 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.103.34  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1842. A 
     bill to terminate further development and implementation of 
     the American Heritage Rivers Initiative (Rept. No. 105-781). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3087. A 
     bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to grant an 
     easement to Chugach Alaska Corporation; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-782). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2756. A 
     bill to authorize an exchange of property between the Kake 
     Tribal Corporation and the Sealaska Corporation and the 
     United States; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-783). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3088. A 
     bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 
     regarding Huna Totem Corporation public interest land 
     exchange, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-784). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 4389. A 
     bill to provide for the conveyance of various reclamation 
     project facilities to local water authorities, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-785). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 3874. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
     make improvements to the special supplemental nutrition 
     program for women, infants, and children and to extend the 
     authority of that program through fiscal year 2003 (Rept. No. 
     105-786). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Conference. Conference report on 
     S. 2206. An act to amend the Head Start Act, the Low-Income 
     Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and make improvements 
     to those Acts, to establish demonstration projects that 
     provide an opportunity for persons with limited means to 
     accumulate assets, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     788). Ordered to be printed.

para.103.35  reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bill and report was delivered to the Clerk 
for printing, and the bill was referred as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 3610. A bill to 
     authorize and facilitate a program to enhance training, 
     research and development, energy conservation and efficiency, 
     and consumer education in the oilheat industry for the 
     benefit of oilheat consumers and the public, and for other 
     pur

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     poses, with an amendment; referred to the Committee on 
     Science for a period ending not later than October 7, 1998, 
     for consideration of such provisions of the bill and 
     amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee 
     pursuant to clause 1(n), rule X. (Rept. No. 105-787, Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.

para.103.36  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 4705. A bill to provide a temporary authority for the 
     use of voluntary separation incentives by the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to reduce employment levels, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 4706. A bill to ensure that the United States is 
     prepared to meet the Year 2000 computer problem; to the 
     Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GORDON:
       H.R. 4707. A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from 
     planning the sale of the Southeastern Power Administration; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Green, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Turner, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Ney, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 4708. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the allowance for burial and funeral expenses of 
     certain veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kucinich, 
             and Mr. Davis of Florida):
       H.R. 4709. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require a health insurance 
     issuer to notify all participants and beneficiaries if a 
     group health plan fails to pay premiums necessary to maintain 
     coverage, and provide a conversion option for such 
     participants and beneficiaries if the plan is terminated; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Solomon, and 
             Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 4710. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to permit the replacement of health insurance 
     policies for certain disabled Medicare beneficiaries 
     notwithstanding that the replacement policies may duplicate 
     Medicare benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4711. A bill to authorize the sale of excess 
     Department of Defense aircraft for the purpose of dispersing 
     oil spills; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on National 
     Security, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 

para.103.37  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 107: Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 350: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. 
     Kildee.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 619: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 959: Mrs. Capps and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1049: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1206: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Hill and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 2560: Ms. Danner, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hall 
     of Ohio, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Visclosky, Mr. Wise, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Dreier, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Talent, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Weldon 
     of Florida, Mr. Rogan, Mrs. Bono, and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 2847: Mr. Frost and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 2948: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 3228: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Wise and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 3547: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and 
     Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 3758: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 3779: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 3900: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 3954: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 3991: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 4007: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 4092: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 4181: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 4281: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 4362: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 4415: Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 4461: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 4478: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 4479: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 4498: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Martinez, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 4567: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 4590: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 4594: Mr. Christensen, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 4621: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 4623: Mr. Paxon and Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 4628: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 4653: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 4683: Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 4692: Mr. Stark.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Bryant.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Green, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
     McKeon, Mr.  Scarborough, and Mr. Turner.
       H. Con. Res. 274: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Underwood, 
     and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 307: Mr. Owens.
       H. Con. Res. 328: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Maloney 
     of Connecticut, and Mr. Cummings.
       H. Res. 565: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Castle, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, and Mr. Coyne.

para.103.38  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       80. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Mr. Gregory D. 
     Watson of Austin, Texas, relative to a petition to the United 
     States Congress requesting that the House of Representatives 
     not lend its support to any legislation that would result in 
     the complete discontinuation by the Federal Government of the 
     printing of paper One Dollar United States currency in favor 
     of a One Dollar Coin; was referred to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services. 

para.103.39  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 836: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Res. 483: Mr. Hastings of Washington.

.
                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1998 (104)

para.104.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:00 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  October 7, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Pete Sessions to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.104.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, October 6, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.104.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11583. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Empowerment Zones: Rule for Second Round 
     Designations [Docket No. FR-4281-F-07] (RIN: 2506-AB97) 
     received October 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11584. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird Hunting; 
     Extension of Temporary Approval of Tungsten-Iron Shot as 
     Nontoxic for the 1998-99 Season (RIN: 1018-AE35) received 
     October 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11585. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird Hunting; 
     Temporary Approval of Tungsten-Polymer Shot as Nontoxic for 
     the 1998-99 Season (RIN: 1018-AE66) received October 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.

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       11586. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird Hunting: Final 
     Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations 
     (RIN: 1018-AE93) received October 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11587. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Endangered or Threatened Status for Four Plants from 
     Southwestern California and Baja California, Mexico (RIN: 
     1018-AD38) received October 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11588. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered or Threatened 
     Status for Three Plants from the Chaparral and Scrub of 
     Southwestern California (RIN: 1018-AD60) received October 6, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11589. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Endangered or Threatened Status for Four Southwestern 
     California Plants from Vernal Wetlands and Clay Soils (RIN: 
     1018-AL88) received October 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources. 

para.104.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 3790. An Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
     Library of Congress.
       H.R. 4248. An Act to authorize the use of receipts from the 
     sale of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps to 
     promote additional stamp purchases.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with an 
amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of 
the House of the following title:

       H.R. 2614. An Act to improve the reading and literacy 
     skills of children and families by improving in-service 
     instructional practices for teachers who teach reading, to 
     stimulate the development of more high-quality family 
     literacy programs, to support extended learning-time 
     opportunities for children, to ensure that children can read 
     well and independently not later than third grade, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 2095. An Act to reauthorize and amend the National Fish 
     and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.

para.104.5  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. BLUNT, pursuant to House Resolution 575, at 10:03 a.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bills and 
resolutions that may be considered today: S. 2094 to amend the Fish and 
Wildlife Improvement Act; H.R. 2886, to provide for a demonstration 
project in the Stanislaus National Forest, California; H.R. 3796, to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the administrative site 
for the Rogue River National Forest; H.R. 4151, to amend chapter 47 of 
title 18, United States Code, relating to identity fraud; S. 53, to 
require the general application of the antitrust laws to major league 
baseball; S.J. Res. 51, of the Senate granting the consent of Congress 
to the Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact; and S. 1021, to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that consideration may not 
be denied to preference eligibles applying for certain positions in the 
competitive services.

para.104.6  intelligence authorization

  Mr. GOSS, pursuant to the order of the House of October 6, 1998, 
called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 105-780):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     3694), to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for 
     intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
     United States Government, the Community Management Account, 
     and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
     System, and for other purposes, having met, after full and 
     free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follow:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations.
Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments.
Sec. 104. Community Management Account.
Sec. 105. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for 
              fiscal year 1998.

 TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by 
              law.
Sec. 302. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.
Sec. 303. One-year extension of application of sanctions laws to 
              intelligence activities.
Sec. 304. Sense of Congress on intelligence community contracting.
Sec. 305. Modification of national security education program.
Sec. 306. Requirement to direct competitive analysis of analytical 
              products having National importance.
Sec. 307. Annual reports to Congress.
Sec. 308. Quadrennial intelligence review.
Sec. 309. Designation of headquarters compound of Central Intelligence 
              Agency as the George Bush Center for Intelligence.

                 TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Sec. 401. Enhanced protective authority for CIA personnel and family 
              members.
Sec. 402. Authority for retroactive payment of specified special pay 
              allowance.
Sec. 403. Technical amendments.

         TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 501. Extension of authority to engage in commercial activities as 
              security for intelligence collection activities.

      TITLE VI--FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
                             INVESTIGATIONS

Sec. 601. Pen registers and trap and trace devices in foreign 
              intelligence and international terrorism investigations.
Sec. 602. Access to certain business records for foreign intelligence 
              and international terrorism investigations.
Sec. 603. Conforming and clerical amendments.
Sec. 604. Wire and electronic communications interception requirements.
Sec. 605. Authority of Attorney General to accept voluntary services.

    TITLE VII--WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
            EMPLOYEES REPORTING URGENT CONCERNS TO CONGRESS

Sec. 701. Short title; findings.
Sec. 702. Protection of intelligence community employees who report 
              urgent concerns to congress.

                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1999 for the conduct of the intelligence and 
     intelligence-related activities of the following elements of 
     the United States Government:
       (1) The Central Intelligence Agency.
       (2) The Department of Defense.
       (3) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
       (4) The National Security Agency.
       (5) The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, 
     and the Department of the Air Force.
       (6) The Department of State.
       (7) The Department of the Treasury.
       (8) The Department of Energy.
       (9) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (10) The National Reconnaissance Office.
       (11) The National Imagery and Mapping Agency.

     SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Specifications of Amounts and Personnel Ceilings.--The 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101, and 
     the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 1999, 
     for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the elements listed in such section, are those 
     specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
     prepared to accompany the conference report on the bill H.R. 
     3694 of the 105th Congress.
       (b) Availability of Classified Schedule of 
     Authorizations.--The Schedule of Authorizations shall be made 
     available to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives and to the President. The 
     President shall provide for suitable distribution of the 
     Schedule, or of appropriate portions of the Schedule, within 
     the Executive Branch.

     SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS.

       (a) Authority for Adjustments.--With the approval of the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director 
     of Central Intelligence may authorize employment of civilian 
     personnel in excess of the number authorized for fiscal year 
     1999 under section 102 when the Director of Central 
     Intelligence determines that such action is necessary to the 
     performance of

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     important intelligence functions, except that the number of 
     personnel employed in excess of the number authorized under 
     such section may not, for any element of the intelligence 
     community, exceed two percent of the number of civilian 
     personnel authorized under such section for such element.
       (b) Notice to Intelligence Committees.--The Director of 
     Central Intelligence shall promptly notify the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate upon an exercise of the authority granted by this 
     section.

     SEC. 104. COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Community Management Account of 
     the Director of Central Intelligence for fiscal year 1999 the 
     sum of $129,123,000. Within such amount, funds identified in 
     the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in 
     section 102(a) for the Advanced Research and Development 
     Committee and the Advanced Technology Group shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2000.
       (b) Authorized Personnel Levels.--The elements within the 
     Community Management Account of the Director of Central 
     Intelligence are authorized 283 full-time personnel as of 
     September 30, 1999. Personnel serving in such elements may be 
     permanent employees of the Community Management Staff or 
     personnel detailed from other elements of the United States 
     Government.
       (c) Classified Authorizations.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Community 
     Management Account by subsection (a), there is also 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Community Management 
     Account for fiscal year 1999 such additional amounts as are 
     specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
     referred to in section 102(a). Such additional amounts shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2000.
       (2) Authorization of personnel.--In addition to the 
     personnel authorized by subsection (b) for elements of the 
     Community Management Account as of September 30, 1999, there 
     is authorized such additional personnel for such elements as 
     of that date as is specified in the classified Schedule of 
     Authorizations.
       (d) Reimbursement.--Except as provided in section 113 of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404h), during 
     fiscal year 1999, any officer or employee of the United 
     States or member of the Armed Forces who is detailed to the 
     staff of an element within the Community Management Account 
     from another element of the United States Government shall be 
     detailed on a reimbursable basis, except that any such 
     officer, employee, or member may be detailed on a 
     nonreimbursable basis for a period of less than one year for 
     the performance of temporary functions as required by the 
     Director of Central Intelligence.
       (e) National Drug Intelligence Center.--
       (1) In general.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization in subsection (a), the amount of $27,000,000 
     shall be available for the National Drug Intelligence Center. 
     Within such amount, funds provided for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation purposes shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2000, and funds provided for procurement 
     purposes shall remain available until September 30, 2001.
       (2) Transfer of funds.--The Director of Central 
     Intelligence shall transfer to the Attorney General of the 
     United States funds available for the National Drug 
     Intelligence Center under paragraph (1). The Attorney General 
     shall utilize funds so transferred for the activities of the 
     National Drug Intelligence Center.
       (3) Limitation.--Amounts available for the National Drug 
     Intelligence Center may not be used in contravention of the 
     provisions of section 103(d)(1) of the National Security Act 
     of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-3(d)(1)).
       (4) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Attorney General shall retain full authority over the 
     operations of the National Drug Intelligence Center.
       (f) Transfer Authority for Funds for Security Requirements 
     at Overseas Locations.--
       (1) In general.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization in subsection (a), the Director of Central 
     Intelligence may transfer funds to departments or other 
     agencies for the sole purpose of supporting certain 
     intelligence community security requirements at overseas 
     locations, as specified by the Director.
       (2) Limitation.--Amounts made available for departments or 
     agencies under paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) transferred to the specific appropriation;
       (B) allocated to the specific account in the specific 
     amount, as determined by the Director;
       (C) merged with funds in such account that are available 
     for architectural and engineering support expenses at 
     overseas locations; and
       (D) available only for the same purposes, and subject to 
     the same terms and conditions, as the funds described in 
     subparagraph (C).

     SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL 
                   APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998.

       (a) Authorization.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 1998 under section 101 of the Intelligence 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-107) 
     for the conduct of the intelligence activities of elements of 
     the United States Government listed in such section are 
     hereby increased, with respect to any such authorized amount, 
     by the amount by which appropriations pursuant to such 
     authorization were increased by the following:
       (1) An emergency supplemental appropriation in title I of 
     the 1998 Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act 
     (Public Law 105-174).
       (2) An emergency supplemental appropriation in a 
     supplemental appropriations Act for fiscal year 1998 that is 
     enacted after September 28, 1998, for such amounts as are 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)).
       (b) Ratification.--For purposes of section 504 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414), any obligation 
     or expenditure of those amounts deemed to have been 
     specifically authorized by Congress in the Act referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1) and in the supplemental appropriations Act 
     referred to in subsection (a)(2) is hereby ratified and 
     confirmed.

 TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal 
     year 1999 the sum of $201,500,000.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
                   AUTHORIZED BY LAW.

       Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 
     retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be 
     increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may 
     be necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits 
     authorized by law.

     SEC. 302. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

       The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not 
     be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any 
     intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by 
     the Constitution or the laws of the United States.

     SEC. 303. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS 
                   TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

       Section 905 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     441d) is amended by striking out ``January 6, 1999'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``January 6, 2000''.

     SEC. 304. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
                   CONTRACTING.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Director of Central 
     Intelligence should continue to direct that elements of the 
     intelligence community, whenever compatible with the national 
     security interests of the United States and consistent with 
     operational and security concerns related to the conduct of 
     intelligence activities, and where fiscally sound, should 
     competitively award contracts in a manner that maximizes the 
     procurement of products properly designated as having been 
     made in the United States.

     SEC. 305. MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Assistance for Counterproliferation Studies.--The David 
     L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 
     1901 et seq.) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 801 (50 U.S.C. 1901) is amended by inserting 
     ``counterproliferation studies,'' after ``area studies,'' in 
     subsections (b)(7) and (c)(2).
       (2) Section 802 (50 U.S.C. 1902) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``counterproliferation 
     studies,'' after ``area studies,'' in paragraphs (1)(B)(i), 
     (1)(C), and (4); and
       (B) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting 
     ``counterproliferation study,'' after ``area study,'' in 
     subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii).
       (3) Section 803 (50 U.S.C. 1903) is amended by striking out 
     ``and area'' in subsections (b)(8) and (d)(4) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``area, and counterproliferation''.
       (4) Section 806(b)(1) (50 U.S.C. 1906(b)(1)) is amended by 
     striking out ``and area'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``area, and counterproliferation''.
       (b) Revision of Membership of National Security Education 
     Board.--Section 803(b)(6) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1903(b)(6)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(6) The Secretary of Energy.''.

     SEC. 306. REQUIREMENT TO DIRECT COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS OF 
                   ANALYTICAL PRODUCTS HAVING NATIONAL IMPORTANCE.

       Section 102(g)(2) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 403(g)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph (D):
       ``(D) direct competitive analysis of analytical products 
     having National importance;''.

     SEC. 307. ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       (a) Additional Annual Reports From the Director of Central 
     Intelligence.--Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


 ``Additional Annual Reports from the Director of Central Intelligence

       ``Sec. 114. (a) Report on Intelligence Community 
     Cooperation with Federal Law Enforcement Agencies.--(1) Not 
     later than December 31 of each year, the Director of Central 
     Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
     committees and the congressional leadership a report 
     describing the nature and extent of cooperation and 
     assistance provided by the intelligence community to Federal 
     law enforcement agencies with respect to efforts to stop the 
     illegal importation into the United States of controlled 
     substances (as that term is defined in section 102(6) of the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)) that are 
     included in schedule I or II under part B of such Act.
       ``(2) Each such report shall include a discussion of the 
     following:
       ``(A) Illegal importation of such controlled substances 
     through transit zones such as the Caribbean Sea and across 
     the southwest and northern borders of the United States.

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       ``(B) Methodologies used for such illegal importation.
       ``(C) Additional routes used for such illegal importation.
       ``(D) Quantities of such controlled substances transported 
     through each route.
       ``(3) Each such report may be prepared in classified form, 
     unclassified form, or unclassified form with a classified 
     annex.
       ``(b) Annual Report on the Safety and Security of Russian 
     Nuclear Facilities and Nuclear Military Forces.--(1) The 
     Director of Central Intelligence shall, on an annual basis, 
     submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the 
     congressional leadership an intelligence report assessing the 
     safety and security of the nuclear facilities and nuclear 
     military forces in Russia.
       ``(2) Each such report shall include a discussion of the 
     following:
       ``(A) The ability of the Government of Russia to maintain 
     its nuclear military forces.
       ``(B) The security arrangements at civilian and military 
     nuclear facilities in Russia.
       ``(C) The reliability of controls and safety systems at 
     civilian nuclear facilities in Russia.
       ``(D) The reliability of command and control systems and 
     procedures of the nuclear military forces in Russia.
       ``(3) Each such report shall be submitted in unclassified 
     form, but may contain a classified annex.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `congressional intelligence committees' 
     means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate.
       ``(2) The term `congressional leadership' means the Speaker 
     and the minority leader of the House of Representatives and 
     the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in the first 
     section of such Act is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 113 the following new item:

``Sec. 114. Additional annual reports from the Director of Central 
              Intelligence.''.

       (c) Date for First Report on Cooperation With Civilian Law 
     Enforcement Agencies.--The first report under section 114(a) 
     of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection 
     (a), shall be submitted not later than December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 308. QUADRENNIAL INTELLIGENCE REVIEW.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress--
       (1) that the Director of Central Intelligence and the 
     Secretary of Defense should jointly complete, in 1999 and 
     every four years thereafter, a comprehensive review of United 
     States intelligence programs and activities, with each such 
     review--
       (A) to include assessments of intelligence policy, 
     resources, manpower, organization, and related matters; and
       (B) to encompass the programs and activities funded under 
     the National Foreign Intelligence Program (NFIP), the Joint 
     Military Intelligence Program (JMIP), and the Tactical 
     Intelligence and Related Activities (TIARA) accounts;
       (2) that the results of each review should be shared with 
     the appropriate committees of Congress and the congressional 
     leadership; and
       (3) that the Director, in conjunction with the Secretary, 
     should establish a nonpartisan, independent panel (with 
     members chosen in consultation with the appropriate 
     committees of Congress and the congressional leadership from 
     individuals in the private sector) in order to--
       (A) assess each review under paragraph (1);
       (B) conduct an assessment of alternative intelligence 
     structures to meet the anticipated intelligence requirements 
     for the national security and foreign policy of the United 
     States through the year 2010; and
       (C) make recommendations to the Director and the Secretary 
     regarding the optimal intelligence structure for the United 
     States in light of the assessment under subparagraph (B).
       (b) Report.--(1) Not later than December 1, 1998, the 
     Director of Central Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense 
     shall jointly submit to the committees specified in paragraph 
     (2) the views of the Director and the Secretary regarding--
       (A) the potential value of conducting quadrennial 
     intelligence reviews as described in subsection (a)(1); and
       (B) the potential value of assessments of such reviews as 
     described in subsection (a)(3)(A).
       (2) The committees referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
     following:
       (A) The Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
       (B) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
     Committee on National Security, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 309. DESIGNATION OF HEADQUARTERS COMPOUND OF CENTRAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AS THE GEORGE BUSH CENTER 
                   FOR INTELLIGENCE.

       (a) Designation.--The headquarters compound of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency located in Langley, Virginia, shall be 
     known and designated as the ``George Bush Center for 
     Intelligence''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     headquarters compound referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``George Bush Center for 
     Intelligence''.

                 TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

     SEC. 401. ENHANCED PROTECTIVE AUTHORITY FOR CIA PERSONNEL AND 
                   FAMILY MEMBERS.

       Section 5(a)(4) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
     1949 (50 U.S.C. 403f(a)(4)) is amended by striking out ``and 
     the protection of Agency personnel and of defectors, their 
     families,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and the 
     protection of current and former Agency personnel and their 
     immediate families, defectors and their immediate 
     families,''.

     SEC. 402. AUTHORITY FOR RETROACTIVE PAYMENT OF SPECIFIED 
                   SPECIAL PAY ALLOWANCE.

       (a) Authorization.--The Director of Central Intelligence 
     may make payments with respect to the period beginning on 
     January 30, 1998, and ending on April 7, 1998, of the special 
     pay allowance described in the Central Intelligence Agency 
     notice dated April 7, 1998 (notwithstanding the otherwise 
     applicable effective date for such payments of April 7, 
     1998).
       (b) Funds Available.--Payments authorized by subsection (a) 
     may be made from amounts appropriated for the Central 
     Intelligence Agency for fiscal year 1998 or for fiscal year 
     1999.

     SEC. 403. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949.--The Central 
     Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 5(a)(1) (50 U.S.C. 403f(a)(1)) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 
     102(a)(2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraphs (2) 
     and (3) of section 102(a)'';
       (B) by striking out ``(c)(5)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``(c)(6)'';
       (C) by inserting ``(3),'' after ``403(a)(2),'';
       (D) by inserting ``(c)(6), (d)'' after ``403-3''; and
       (E) by inserting ``(a), (g)'' after ``403-4''.
       (2) Section 6 (50 U.S.C. 403g) is amended by striking out 
     ``(c)(5)'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``(c)(6)''.
       (b) Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act.--Section 
     201(c) of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 
     U.S.C. 2011(c)) is amended by striking out ``section 
     103(c)(5) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     403-3(c)(5))'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph (6) 
     of section 103(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 403-3(c))''.

         TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN COMMERCIAL 
                   ACTIVITIES AS SECURITY FOR INTELLIGENCE 
                   COLLECTION ACTIVITIES.

       Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``December 31, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``December 31, 2000''.

      TITLE VI--FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
                             INVESTIGATIONS

     SEC. 601. PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES IN FOREIGN 
                   INTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
                   INVESTIGATIONS.

       The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
     U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating title IV as title VI and section 401 
     as section 601, respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after title III the following new title:

   ``TITLE IV--PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES FOR FOREIGN 
                         INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES


                             ``definitions

       ``Sec. 401. As used in this title:
       ``(1) The terms `foreign power', `agent of a foreign 
     power', `international terrorism', `foreign intelligence 
     information', `Attorney General', `United States person', 
     `United States', `person', and `State' shall have the same 
     meanings as in section 101 of this Act.
       ``(2) The terms `pen register' and `trap and trace device' 
     have the meanings given such terms in section 3127 of title 
     18, United States Code.
       ``(3) The term `aggrieved person' means any person--
       ``(A) whose telephone line was subject to the installation 
     or use of a pen register or trap and trace device authorized 
     by this title; or
       ``(B) whose communication instrument or device was subject 
     to the use of a pen register or trap and trace device 
     authorized by this title to capture incoming electronic or 
     other communications impulses.


``pen registers and trap and trace devices for foreign intelligence and 
                 international terrorism investigations

       ``Sec. 402. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Attorney General or a designated attorney for the 
     Government may make an application for an order or an 
     extension of an order authorizing or approving the 
     installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace 
     device for any investigation to gather foreign intelligence 
     information or information concerning international terrorism 
     which is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation under such guidelines as the Attorney General 
     approves pursuant to Executive Order No. 12333, or a 
     successor order.
       ``(2) The authority under paragraph (1) is in addition to 
     the authority under title I of this Act to conduct the 
     electronic surveillance referred to in that paragraph.
       ``(b) Each application under this section shall be in 
     writing under oath or affirmation to--
       ``(1) a judge of the court established by section 103(a) of 
     this Act; or
       ``(2) a United States Magistrate Judge under chapter 43 of 
     title 28, United States Code, who is publicly designated by 
     the Chief Justice of the United States to have the power to 
     hear applications for and grant orders approving the 
     installation and use of a pen register or trap or trace 
     device on behalf of a judge of that court.
       ``(c) Each application under this section shall require the 
     approval of the Attorney General, or a designated attorney 
     for the Government, and shall include--

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       ``(1) the identity of the Federal officer seeking to use 
     the pen register or trap and trace device covered by the 
     application;
       ``(2) a certification by the applicant that the information 
     likely to be obtained is relevant to an ongoing foreign 
     intelligence or international terrorism investigation being 
     conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation under 
     guidelines approved by the Attorney General; and
       ``(3) information which demonstrates that there is reason 
     to believe that the telephone line to which the pen register 
     or trap and trace device is to be attached, or the 
     communication instrument or device to be covered by the pen 
     register or trap and trace device, has been or is about to be 
     used in communication with--
       ``(A) an individual who is engaging or has engaged in 
     international terrorism or clandestine intelligence 
     activities that involve or may involve a violation of the 
     criminal laws of the United States; or
       ``(B) a foreign power or agent of a foreign power under 
     circumstances giving reason to believe that the communication 
     concerns or concerned international terrorism or clandestine 
     intelligence activities that involve or may involve a 
     violation of the criminal laws of the United States.
       ``(d)(1) Upon an application made pursuant to this section, 
     the judge shall enter an ex parte order as requested, or as 
     modified, approving the installation and use of a pen 
     register or trap and trace device if the judge finds that the 
     application satisfies the requirements of this section.
       ``(2) An order issued under this section--
       ``(A) shall specify--
       ``(i) the identity, if known, of the person who is the 
     subject of the foreign intelligence or international 
     terrorism investigation;
       ``(ii) in the case of an application for the installation 
     and use of a pen register or trap and trace device with 
     respect to a telephone line--
       ``(I) the identity, if known, of the person to whom is 
     leased or in whose name the telephone line is listed; and
       ``(II) the number and, if known, physical location of the 
     telephone line; and
       ``(iii) in the case of an application for the use of a pen 
     register or trap and trace device with respect to a 
     communication instrument or device not covered by clause 
     (ii)--
       ``(I) the identity, if known, of the person who owns or 
     leases the instrument or device or in whose name the 
     instrument or device is listed; and
       ``(II) the number of the instrument or device; and
       ``(B) shall direct that--
       ``(i) upon request of the applicant, the provider of a wire 
     or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian, or 
     other person shall furnish any information, facilities, or 
     technical assistance necessary to accomplish the installation 
     and operation of the pen register or trap and trace device in 
     such a manner as will protect its secrecy and produce a 
     minimum amount of interference with the services that such 
     provider, landlord, custodian, or other person is providing 
     the person concerned;
       ``(ii) such provider, landlord, custodian, or other 
     person--
       ``(I) shall not disclose the existence of the investigation 
     or of the pen register or trap and trace device to any person 
     unless or until ordered by the court; and
       ``(II) shall maintain, under security procedures approved 
     by the Attorney General and the Director of Central 
     Intelligence pursuant to section 105(b)(2)(C) of this Act, 
     any records concerning the pen register or trap and trace 
     device or the aid furnished; and
       ``(iii) the applicant shall compensate such provider, 
     landlord, custodian, or other person for reasonable expenses 
     incurred by such provider, landlord, custodian, or other 
     person in providing such information, facilities, or 
     technical assistance.
       ``(e) An order issued under this section shall authorize 
     the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace 
     device for a period not to exceed 90 days. Extensions of such 
     an order may be granted, but only upon an application for an 
     order under this section and upon the judicial finding 
     required by subsection (d). The period of extension shall be 
     for a period not to exceed 90 days.
       ``(f) No cause of action shall lie in any court against any 
     provider of a wire or electronic communication service, 
     landlord, custodian, or other person (including any officer, 
     employee, agent, or other specified person thereof) that 
     furnishes any information, facilities, or technical 
     assistance under subsection (d) in accordance with the terms 
     of a court under this section.
       ``(g) Unless otherwise ordered by the judge, the results of 
     a pen register or trap and trace device shall be furnished at 
     reasonable intervals during regular business hours for the 
     duration of the order to the authorized Government official 
     or officials.


                   ``authorization during emergencies

       ``Sec. 403. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     title, when the Attorney General makes a determination 
     described in subsection (b), the Attorney General may 
     authorize the installation and use of a pen register or trap 
     and trace device on an emergency basis to gather foreign 
     intelligence information or information concerning 
     international terrorism if--
       ``(1) a judge referred to in section 402(b) of this Act is 
     informed by the Attorney General or his designee at the time 
     of such authorization that the decision has been made to 
     install and use the pen register or trap and trace device, as 
     the case may be, on an emergency basis; and
       ``(2) an application in accordance with section 402 of this 
     Act is made to such judge as soon as practicable, but not 
     more than 48 hours, after the Attorney General authorizes the 
     installation and use of the pen register or trap and trace 
     device, as the case may be, under this section.
       ``(b) A determination under this subsection is a reasonable 
     determination by the Attorney General that--
       ``(1) an emergency requires the installation and use of a 
     pen register or trap and trace device to obtain foreign 
     intelligence information or information concerning 
     international terrorism before an order authorizing the 
     installation and use of the pen register or trap and trace 
     device, as the case may be, can with due diligence be 
     obtained under section 402 of this Act; and
       ``(2) the factual basis for issuance of an order under such 
     section 402 to approve the installation and use of the pen 
     register or trap and trace device, as the case may be, 
     exists.
       ``(c)(1) In the absence of an order applied for under 
     subsection (a)(2) approving the installation and use of a pen 
     register or trap and trace device authorized under this 
     section, the installation and use of the pen register or trap 
     and trace device, as the case may be, shall terminate at the 
     earlier of--
       ``(A) when the information sought is obtained;
       ``(B) when the application for the order is denied under 
     section 402 of this Act; or
       ``(C) 48 hours after the time of the authorization by the 
     Attorney General.
       ``(2) In the event that an application for an order applied 
     for under subsection (a)(2) is denied, or in any other case 
     where the installation and use of a pen register or trap and 
     trace device under this section is terminated and no order 
     under section 402 of this Act is issued approving the 
     installation and use of the pen register or trap and trace 
     device, as the case may be, no information obtained or 
     evidence derived from the use of the pen register or trap and 
     trace device, as the case may be, shall be received in 
     evidence or otherwise disclosed in any trial, hearing, or 
     other proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, 
     department, office, agency, regulatory body, legislative 
     committee, or other authority of the United States, a State, 
     or political subdivision thereof, and no information 
     concerning any United States person acquired from the use of 
     the pen register or trap and trace device, as the case may 
     be, shall subsequently be used or disclosed in any other 
     manner by Federal officers or employees without the consent 
     of such person, except with the approval of the Attorney 
     General if the information indicates a threat of death or 
     serious bodily harm to any person.


                   ``authorization during time of war

       ``Sec. 404. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     President, through the Attorney General, may authorize the 
     use of a pen register or trap and trace device without a 
     court order under this title to acquire foreign intelligence 
     information for a period not to exceed 15 calendar days 
     following a declaration of war by Congress.


                          ``use of information

       ``Sec. 405. (a)(1) Information acquired from the use of a 
     pen register or trap and trace device installed pursuant to 
     this title concerning any United States person may be used 
     and disclosed by Federal officers and employees without the 
     consent of the United States person only in accordance with 
     the provisions of this section.
       ``(2) No information acquired from a pen register or trap 
     and trace device installed and used pursuant to this title 
     may be used or disclosed by Federal officers or employees 
     except for lawful purposes.
       ``(b) No information acquired pursuant to this title shall 
     be disclosed for law enforcement purposes unless such 
     disclosure is accompanied by a statement that such 
     information, or any information derived therefrom, may only 
     be used in a criminal proceeding with the advance 
     authorization of the Attorney General.
       ``(c) Whenever the United States intends to enter into 
     evidence or otherwise use or disclose in any trial, hearing, 
     or other proceeding in or before any court, department, 
     officer, agency, regulatory body, or other authority of the 
     United States against an aggrieved person any information 
     obtained or derived from the use of a pen register or trap 
     and trace device pursuant to this title, the United States 
     shall, before the trial, hearing, or the other proceeding or 
     at a reasonable time before an effort to so disclose or so 
     use that information or submit it in evidence, notify the 
     aggrieved person and the court or other authority in which 
     the information is to be disclosed or used that the United 
     States intends to so disclose or so use such information.
       ``(d) Whenever any State or political subdivision thereof 
     intends to enter into evidence or otherwise use or disclose 
     in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any 
     court, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, or other 
     authority of the State or political subdivision thereof 
     against an aggrieved person any information obtained or 
     derived from the use of a pen register or trap and trace 
     device pursuant to this title, the State or political 
     subdivision thereof shall notify the aggrieved person, the 
     court or other authority in which the information is to be 
     disclosed or used, and the Attorney General that the State or 
     political subdivision thereof intends to so disclose or so 
     use such information.
       ``(e)(1) Any aggrieved person against whom evidence 
     obtained or derived from the use of a pen register or trap 
     and trace device is to be, or has been, introduced or 
     otherwise used or disclosed in any trial, hearing, or other 
     proceeding in or before any court, department, officer, 
     agency, regulatory body, or other authority of the United 
     States, or a State or political subdivision thereof, may move 
     to suppress the evidence obtained or derived from the use of 
     the pen register or trap and trace device, as the case may 
     be, on the grounds that--
       ``(A) the information was unlawfully acquired; or
       ``(B) the use of the pen register or trap and trace device, 
     as the case may be, was not made in conformity with an order 
     of authorization or approval under this title.
       ``(2) A motion under paragraph (1) shall be made before the 
     trial, hearing, or other pro

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     ceeding unless there was no opportunity to make such a motion 
     or the aggrieved person concerned was not aware of the 
     grounds of the motion.
       ``(f)(1) Whenever a court or other authority is notified 
     pursuant to subsection (c) or (d), whenever a motion is made 
     pursuant to subsection (e), or whenever any motion or request 
     is made by an aggrieved person pursuant to any other statute 
     or rule of the United States or any State before any court or 
     other authority of the United States or any State to discover 
     or obtain applications or orders or other materials relating 
     to the use of a pen register or trap and trace device 
     authorized by this title or to discover, obtain, or suppress 
     evidence or information obtained or derived from the use of a 
     pen register or trap and trace device authorized by this 
     title, the United States district court or, where the motion 
     is made before another authority, the United States district 
     court in the same district as the authority shall, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law and if the 
     Attorney General files an affidavit under oath that 
     disclosure or any adversary hearing would harm the national 
     security of the United States, review in camera and ex parte 
     the application, order, and such other materials relating to 
     the use of the pen register or trap and trace device, as the 
     case may be, as may be necessary to determine whether the use 
     of the pen register or trap and trace device, as the case may 
     be, was lawfully authorized and conducted.
       ``(2) In making a determination under paragraph (1), the 
     court may disclose to the aggrieved person, under appropriate 
     security procedures and protective orders, portions of the 
     application, order, or other materials relating to the use of 
     the pen register or trap and trace device, as the case may 
     be, or may require the Attorney General to provide to the 
     aggrieved person a summary of such materials, only where such 
     disclosure is necessary to make an accurate determination of 
     the legality of the use of the pen register or trap and trace 
     device, as the case may be.
       ``(g)(1) If the United States district court determines 
     pursuant to subsection (f) that the use of a pen register or 
     trap and trace device was not lawfully authorized or 
     conducted, the court may, in accordance with the requirements 
     of law, suppress the evidence which was unlawfully obtained 
     or derived from the use of the pen register or trap and trace 
     device, as the case may be, or otherwise grant the motion of 
     the aggrieved person.
       ``(2) If the court determines that the use of the pen 
     register or trap and trace device, as the case may be, was 
     lawfully authorized or conducted, it may deny the motion of 
     the aggrieved person except to the extent that due process 
     requires discovery or disclosure.
       ``(h) Orders granting motions or requests under subsection 
     (g), decisions under this section that the use of a pen 
     register or trap and trace device was not lawfully authorized 
     or conducted, and orders of the United States district court 
     requiring review or granting disclosure of applications, 
     orders, or other materials relating to the installation and 
     use of a pen register or trap and trace device shall be final 
     orders and binding upon all courts of the United States and 
     the several States except a United States Court of Appeals or 
     the Supreme Court.


                       ``congressional oversight

       ``Sec. 406. (a) On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General 
     shall fully inform the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate concerning all uses 
     of pen registers and trap and trace devices pursuant to this 
     title.
       ``(b) On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General shall 
     also provide to the committees referred to in subsection (a) 
     and to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report setting forth with 
     respect to the preceding six-month period--
       ``(1) the total number of applications made for orders 
     approving the use of pen registers or trap and trace devices 
     under this title; and
       ``(2) the total number of such orders either granted, 
     modified, or denied.''.

     SEC. 602. ACCESS TO CERTAIN BUSINESS RECORDS FOR FOREIGN 
                   INTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
                   INVESTIGATIONS.

       The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
     U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), as amended by section 601 of this Act, 
     is further amended by inserting after title IV, as added by 
     such section 601, the following new title:

``TITLE V--ACCESS TO CERTAIN BUSINESS RECORDS FOR FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE 
                                PURPOSES


                             ``definitions

       ``Sec. 501. As used in this title:
       ``(1) The terms `foreign power', `agent of a foreign 
     power', `foreign intelligence information', `international 
     terrorism', and `Attorney General' shall have the same 
     meanings as in section 101 of this Act.
       ``(2) The term `common carrier' means any person or entity 
     transporting people or property by land, rail, water, or air 
     for compensation.
       ``(3) The term `physical storage facility' means any 
     business or entity that provides space for the storage of 
     goods or materials, or services related to the storage of 
     goods or materials, to the public or any segment thereof.
       ``(4) The term `public accommodation facility' means any 
     inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment that provides 
     lodging to transient guests.
       ``(5) The term `vehicle rental facility' means any person 
     or entity that provides vehicles for rent, lease, loan, or 
     other similar use to the public or any segment thereof.


   ``access to certain business records for foreign intelligence and 
                 international terrorism investigations

       ``Sec. 502. (a) The Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation or a designee of the Director (whose rank shall 
     be no lower than Assistant Special Agent in Charge) may make 
     an application for an order authorizing a common carrier, 
     public accommodation facility, physical storage facility, or 
     vehicle rental facility to release records in its possession 
     for an investigation to gather foreign intelligence 
     information or an investigation concerning international 
     terrorism which investigation is being conducted by the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation under such guidelines as the 
     Attorney General approves pursuant to Executive Order No. 
     12333, or a successor order.
       ``(b) Each application under this section--
       ``(1) shall be made to--
       ``(A) a judge of the court established by section 103(a) of 
     this Act; or
       ``(B) a United States Magistrate Judge under chapter 43 of 
     title 28, United States Code, who is publicly designated by 
     the Chief Justice of the United States to have the power to 
     hear applications and grant orders for the release of records 
     under this section on behalf of a judge of that court; and
       ``(2) shall specify that--
       ``(A) the records concerned are sought for an investigation 
     described in subsection (a); and
       ``(B) there are specific and articulable facts giving 
     reason to believe that the person to whom the records pertain 
     is a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power.
       ``(c)(1) Upon application made pursuant to this section, 
     the judge shall enter an ex parte order as requested, or as 
     modified, approving the release of records if the judge finds 
     that the application satisfies the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(2) An order under this subsection shall not disclose 
     that it is issued for purposes of an investigation described 
     in subsection (a).
       ``(d)(1) Any common carrier, public accommodation facility, 
     physical storage facility, or vehicle rental facility shall 
     comply with an order under subsection (c).
       ``(2) No common carrier, public accommodation facility, 
     physical storage facility, or vehicle rental facility, or 
     officer, employee, or agent thereof, shall disclose to any 
     person (other than those officers, agents, or employees of 
     such common carrier, public accommodation facility, physical 
     storage facility, or vehicle rental facility necessary to 
     fulfill the requirement to disclose information to the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation under this section) that the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation has sought or obtained 
     records pursuant to an order under this section.


                       ``congressional oversight

       ``Sec. 503. (a) On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General 
     shall fully inform the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate concerning all 
     requests for records under this title.
       ``(b) On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General shall 
     provide to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report setting forth with 
     respect to the preceding six-month period--
       ``(1) the total number of applications made for orders 
     approving requests for records under this title; and
       ``(2) the total number of such orders either granted, 
     modified, or denied.''.

     SEC. 603. CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Conforming Amendment.--Section 601 of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as redesignated by 
     section 601(1) of this Act, is amended by striking out 
     ``other than title III'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``other than titles III, IV, and V''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents at the 
     beginning of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
     1978 is amended by striking out the items relating to title 
     IV and section 401 and inserting in lieu thereof the 
     following:

   ``TITLE IV--PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES FOR FOREIGN 
                         INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES

``401. Definitions.
``402. Pen registers and trap and trace devices for foreign 
              intelligence and international terrorism investigations.
``403. Authorization during emergencies.
``404. Authorization during time of war.
``405. Use of information.
``406. Congressional oversight.

``TITLE V--ACCESS TO CERTAIN BUSINESS RECORDS FOR FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE 
                                PURPOSES

``501. Definitions.
``502. Access to certain business records for foreign intelligence and 
              international terrorism investigations.
``503. Congressional oversight.

                       ``TITLE VI--EFFECTIVE DATE

``601. Effective date.''.

     SEC. 604. WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPTION 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2518(11)(b) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``of a purpose'' and all 
     that follows through the end of such clause and inserting 
     ``that there is probable cause to believe that the person's 
     actions could have the effect of thwarting interception from 
     a specified facility;'';
       (2) in clause (iii), by striking ``such purpose'' and all 
     that follows through the end of such clause and inserting 
     ``such showing has been adequately made; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following clause:
       ``(iv) the order authorizing or approving the interception 
     is limited to interception only for such time as it is 
     reasonable to presume that the person identified in the 
     application is or was reasonably proximate to the instrument 
     through which such communication will be or was 
     transmitted.''.

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       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2518(12) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``by reason of subsection 
     (11)'';
       (2) by striking ``the facilities from which, or''; and
       (3) by striking the comma following ``where''.

     SEC. 605. AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ACCEPT VOLUNTARY 
                   SERVICES.

       Section 524(d)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``or services'' after ``property''.

    TITLE VII--WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
            EMPLOYEES REPORTING URGENT CONCERNS TO CONGRESS

     SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the 
     ``Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act of 
     1998''.
       (b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) national security is a shared responsibility, requiring 
     joint efforts and mutual respect by Congress and the 
     President;
       (2) the principles of comity between the Branches of 
     Government apply to the handling of national security 
     information;
       (3) Congress, as a co-equal Branch of Government, is 
     empowered by the Constitution to serve as a check on the 
     Executive Branch; in that capacity, it has a ``need to know'' 
     of allegations of wrongdoing within the Executive Branch, 
     including allegations of wrongdoing in the Intelligence 
     Community;
       (4) no basis in law exists for requiring prior 
     authorization of disclosures to the intelligence committees 
     of Congress by employees of the Executive Branch of 
     classified information about wrongdoing within the 
     Intelligence Community;
       (5) the risk of reprisal perceived by employees and 
     contractors of the Intelligence Community for reporting 
     serious or flagrant problems to Congress may have impaired 
     the flow of information needed by the intelligence committees 
     to carry out oversight responsibilities; and
       (6) to encourage such reporting, an additional procedure 
     should be established that provides a means for such 
     employees and contractors to report to Congress while 
     safeguarding the classified information involved in such 
     reporting.

     SEC. 702. PROTECTION OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES WHO 
                   REPORT URGENT CONCERNS TO CONGRESS.

       (a) Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (d) of section 17 of the 
     Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5)(A) An employee of the Agency, or of a contractor to 
     the Agency, who intends to report to Congress a complaint or 
     information with respect to an urgent concern may report such 
     complaint or information to the Inspector General.
       ``(B) Not later than the end of the 14-calendar day period 
     beginning on the date of receipt from an employee of a 
     complaint or information under subparagraph (A), the 
     Inspector General shall determine whether the complaint or 
     information appears credible. If the Inspector General 
     determines that the complaint or information appears 
     credible, the Inspector General shall, before the end of such 
     period, transmit the complaint or information to the 
     Director.
       ``(C) Upon receipt of a transmittal from the Inspector 
     General under subparagraph (B), the Director shall, within 7 
     calendar days of such receipt, forward such transmittal to 
     the intelligence committees, together with any comments the 
     Director considers appropriate.
       ``(D)(i) If the Inspector General does not transmit, or 
     does not transmit in an accurate form, the complaint or 
     information described in subparagraph (B), the employee 
     (subject to clause (ii)) may submit the complaint or 
     information to Congress by contacting either or both of the 
     intelligence committees directly.
       ``(ii) The employee may contact the intelligence committees 
     directly as described in clause (i) only if the employee--
       ``(I) before making such a contact, furnishes to the 
     Director, through the Inspector General, a statement of the 
     employee's complaint or information and notice of the 
     employee's intent to contact the intelligence committees 
     directly; and
       ``(II) obtains and follows from the Director, through the 
     Inspector General, direction on how to contact the 
     intelligence committees in accordance with appropriate 
     security practices.
       ``(iii) A member or employee of one of the intelligence 
     committees who receives a complaint or information under 
     clause (i) does so in that member or employee's official 
     capacity as a member or employee of that committee.
       ``(E) The Inspector General shall notify an employee who 
     reports a complaint or information to the Inspector General 
     under this paragraph of each action taken under this 
     paragraph with respect to the complaint or information. Such 
     notice shall be provided not later than 3 days after any such 
     action is taken.
       ``(F) An Action taken by the Director or the Inspector 
     General under this paragraph shall not be subject to judicial 
     review.
       ``(G) In this paragraph:
       ``(i) The term `urgent concern' means any of the following:
       ``(I) A serious or flagrant problem, abuse, violation of 
     law or executive order, or deficiency relating to the 
     funding, administration, or operations of an intelligence 
     activity involving classified information, but does not 
     include differences of opinions concerning public policy 
     matters.
       ``(II) A false statement to Congress, or a willful 
     withholding from Congress, on an issue of material fact 
     relating to the funding, administration, or operation of an 
     intelligence activity.
       ``(III) An action, including a personnel action described 
     in section 2302(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, 
     constituting reprisal or threat of reprisal prohibited under 
     subsection (e)(3)(B) in response to an employee's reporting 
     an urgent concern in accordance with this paragraph.
       ``(ii) The term `intelligence committees' means the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The heading to subsection (d) of 
     such section is amended by inserting ``; Reports to Congress 
     on Urgent Concerns'' before the period.
       (b) Additional Provisions With Respect to Inspectors 
     General of the Intelligence Community.--
       (1) In general.--The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended by redesignating section 8H as 
     section 8I and by inserting after section 8G the following 
     new section:
       ``Sec. 8H. (a)(1)(A) An employee of the Defense 
     Intelligence Agency, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, 
     the National Reconnaissance Office, or the National Security 
     Agency, or of a contractor of any of those Agencies, who 
     intends to report to Congress a complaint or information with 
     respect to an urgent concern may report the complaint or 
     information to the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Defense (or designee).
       ``(B) An employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     or of a contractor of the Bureau, who intends to report to 
     Congress a complaint or information with respect to an urgent 
     concern may report the complaint or information to the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Justice (or designee).
       ``(C) Any other employee of, or contractor to, an executive 
     agency, or element or unit thereof, determined by the 
     President under section 2302(a)(2)(C)(ii) of title 5, United 
     States Code, to have as its principal function the conduct of 
     foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities, who 
     intends to report to Congress a complaint or information with 
     respect to an urgent concern may report the complaint or 
     information to the appropriate Inspector General (or 
     designee) under this Act or section 17 of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Act of 1949.
       ``(2) If a designee of an Inspector General under this 
     section receives a complaint or information of an employee 
     with respect to an urgent concern, that designee shall report 
     the complaint or information to the Inspector General within 
     7 calendar days of receipt.
       ``(b) Not later than the end of the 14-calendar day period 
     beginning on the date of receipt of an employee complaint or 
     information under subsection (a), the Inspector General shall 
     determine whether the complaint or information appears 
     credible. If the Inspector General determines that the 
     complaint or information appears credible, the Inspector 
     General shall, before the end of such period, transmit the 
     complaint or information to the head of the establishment.
       ``(c) Upon receipt of a transmittal from the Inspector 
     General under subsection (b), the head of the establishment 
     shall, within 7 calendar days of such receipt, forward such 
     transmittal to the intelligence committees, together with any 
     comments the head of the establishment considers appropriate.
       ``(d)(1) If the Inspector General does not transmit, or 
     does not transmit in an accurate form, the complaint or 
     information described in subsection (b), the employee 
     (subject to paragraph (2)) may submit the complaint or 
     information to Congress by contacting either or both of the 
     intelligence committees directly.
       ``(2) The employee may contact the intelligence committees 
     directly as described in paragraph (1) only if the employee--
       ``(A) before making such a contact, furnishes to the head 
     of the establishment, through the Inspector General, a 
     statement of the employee's complaint or information and 
     notice of the employee's intent to contact the intelligence 
     committees directly; and
       ``(B) obtains and follows from the head of the 
     establishment, through the Inspector General, direction on 
     how to contact the intelligence committees in accordance with 
     appropriate security practices.
       ``(3) A member or employee of one of the intelligence 
     committees who receives a complaint or information under 
     paragraph (1) does so in that member or employee's official 
     capacity as a member or employee of that committee.
       ``(e) The Inspector General shall notify an employee who 
     reports a complaint or information under this section of each 
     action taken under this section with respect to the complaint 
     or information. Such notice shall be provided not later than 
     3 days after any such action is taken.
       ``(f) An action taken by the head of an establishment or an 
     Inspector General under this section shall not be subject to 
     judicial review.
       ``(g) In this section:
       ``(1) The term `urgent concern' means any of the following:
       ``(A) A serious or flagrant problem, abuse, violation of 
     law or Executive order, or deficiency relating to the 
     funding, administration, or operations of an intelligence 
     activity involving classified information, but does not 
     include differences of opinions concerning public policy 
     matters.
       ``(B) A false statement to Congress, or a willful 
     withholding from Congress, on an issue of material fact 
     relating to the funding, administration, or operation of an 
     intelligence activity.
       ``(C) An action, including a personnel action described in 
     section 2302(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, 
     constituting reprisal or threat of reprisal prohibited under 
     section 7(c) in response to an employee's reporting an urgent 
     concern in accordance with this section.
       ``(2) The term `intelligence committees' means the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate.''.
       (2) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8I of such Act (as 
     redesignated by paragraph (1)) is amended by striking out 
     ``or 8E'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``8E, or 8H''.


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       And the Senate agree to the same.
     From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for 
     consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Porter Goss,
     Bill Young,
     Jerry Lewis,
     Bud Shuster,
     Bill McCollum,
     Michael N. Castle,
     Sherwood Boehlert,
     Charles F. Bass,
     Jim Gibbons,
     Norman D. Dicks,
     Julian C. Dixon,
     David E. Skaggs,
     Nancy Pelosi,
     Jane Harman,
     Ike Skelton,
     Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.,
     From the Committee on National Security, for consideration of 
     the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Floyd Spence,
     Bob Stump,
     Loretta Sanchez,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Richard Shelby,
     John H. Chafee,
     Dick Lugar,
     Mike DeWine,
     Jon Kyl,
     Jim Inhofe,
     Orrin G. Hatch,
     Pat Roberts,
     Wayne Allard,
     Dan Coats,
     Bob Kerrey,
     John Glenn,
     Richard H. Bryan,
     Bob Graham,
     John F. Kerry,
     Max Baucus,
     Chuck Robb,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Carl Levin,
     From the Committee on Armed Services,
     Strom Thurmond,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. BARR moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 3694 to the 
committee of conference with instructions to the managers on the part of 
the House to remove section 604.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BARR objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

148

When there appeared

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Nays

267

para.104.7                   [Roll No. 486]

                                YEAS--148

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bryant
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Filner
     Ford
     Fossella
     Furse
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gutknecht
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Klink
     Largent
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McDade
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Owens
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Sununu
     Talent
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Yates

                                NAYS--267

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Capps
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tierney
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Andrews
     Clay
     Fattah
     Goodling
     Graham
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kind (WI)
     LaFalce
     Martinez
     McCrery
     McKeon
     Peterson (PA)
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Roukema
     Solomon
     Souder
     White
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DICKS demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said conference 
report, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

337

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affirmative

Nays

83

para.104.8                   [Roll No. 487]

                                AYES--337

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell

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     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--83

     Bachus
     Barr
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Filner
     Furse
     Goode
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Istook
     Jones
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lewis (KY)
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Petri
     Pombo
     Redmond
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ryun
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Smith, Linda
     Stark
     Stearns
     Talent
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Camp
     Dunn
     Fattah
     Gephardt
     Hutchinson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Maloney (CT)
     McCrery
     McKeon
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.104.9  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to House Resolution 575, at 12:28 p.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bills and 
resolutions that may be considered today: H.R. 4712, regarding music 
licensing and copyright protection; S. 1892, to provide that a person 
closely related to a judge of a court exercising judicial power under 
article III of the United States Constitution (other than the Supreme 
Court) may not be appointed as a judge of the same court; to be added to 
the list of suspensions previously announced today following S. 1021, 
veterans' employment opportunity.

para.104.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4570

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 573):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of the 
     rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 
     of the bill (H.R. 4570) to provide for certain boundary 
     adjustments and conveyances involving public lands, to 
     establish and improve the management of certain heritage 
     areas, historic areas, National Parks, wild and scenic 
     rivers, and national trails, to protect communities by 
     reducing hazardous fuels levels on public lands, and for 
     other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
     and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 
     by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
     on Resources. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule and shall 
     be considered as read. No amendment to the bill shall be in 
     order except those specified in section 2 of this resolution. 
     Each amendment may be offered only in the order specified, 
     may be offered only by a Member specified or his designee, 
     shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 
     specified equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
     an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not 
     be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 
     House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 
     against the first amendment specified in section 2 are 
     waived. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with our without 
     instructions.
       Sec. 2. The amendments described in the first section of 
     this resolution are as follows:
       (1) the amendments by Representative Hansen of Utah printed 
     in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 
     6 of rule XXIII, which shall be debatable for twenty minutes; 
     and
       (2) an amendment by Representative Miller of California if 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII on October 5, 
     1998, which shall be debatable for one hour.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

225

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

198

para.104.11                  [Roll No. 488]

                                YEAS--225

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins

[[Page 2043]]


     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Davis (VA)
     Furse
     Gilman
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     LaFalce
     McCrery
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Serrano
     Weldon (PA)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.104.12  omnibus national parks and public lands

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to House Resolution 573 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4570) to provide for certain boundary adjustments and conveyances 
involving public lands, to establish and improve the management of 
certain heritage areas, historic areas, National Parks, wild and scenic 
rivers, and national trails, to protect communities by reducing 
hazardous fuels levels on public, and for other purposes.
  The Acting Chairman, Mrs. EMERSON assumed the Chair; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. NEY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 573, reported the 
bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:
       

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Omnibus 
     National Parks and Public Lands Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

         TITLE I--BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS AND RELATED CONVEYANCES

Sec. 101. Fort Davis Historic Site, Fort Davis, Texas.
Sec. 102. Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, Kentucky.
Sec. 103. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah.
Sec. 104. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia.
Sec. 105. Wasatch-Cache National Forest and Mount Naomi Wilderness, 
              Utah.
Sec. 106. Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico.

            TITLE II--OTHER LAND CONVEYANCES AND MANAGEMENT

           Subtitle A--Southern Nevada Public Land Management

Sec. 201. Conveyance to Clark County Department of Aviation.

      Subtitle B--Conveyance of Canyon Ferry Reservoir Properties

Sec. 221. Findings.
Sec. 222. Purpose.
Sec. 223. Definitions.
Sec. 224. Sale of Properties.
Sec. 225. Management of Bureau of Reclamation recreation area.
Sec. 226. Use of proceeds.
Sec. 227. Montana Fish and Wildlife Conservation Trust.
Sec. 228. Canyon Ferry-Broadwater County Trust.
Sec. 229. Canyon Ferry Cabin Site Transfer Trust.

   Subtitle C--Conveyance of National Forest Lands for Public School 
                                Purposes

Sec. 231. Authorization of use of National Forest lands for public 
              school purposes.

                     Subtitle D--Other Conveyances

Sec. 241. Land exchange, El Portal Administrative Site, California.
Sec. 242. Authorization to use land in Merced County, California, for 
              elementary school.
Sec. 243. Issuance of quitclaim deed, Steffens family property, Big 
              Horn County, Wyoming.
Sec. 244. Issuance of quitclaim deed, Lowe family property, Big Horn 
              County, Wyoming.
Sec. 245. Utah schools and lands exchange.
Sec. 246. Land exchange, Routt National Forest, Colorado.
Sec. 247. Hart Mountain jurisdictional transfers, Oregon.
Sec. 248. Sale, lease, or exchange of Idaho school land.
Sec. 249. Transfer of jurisdiction of certain property in San Joaquin 
              County, California, to Bureau of Land Management.
Sec. 250. Conveyance, Camp Owen and related parcels, Kern County, 
              California.
Sec. 251. Treatment of certain land acquired by exchange, Red Cliffs 
              Desert Reserve, Utah.
Sec. 252. Land conveyance, Yavapai County, Arizona.
Sec. 253. Conveyance, Old Coyote Administrative Site, Rio Arriba 
              County, New Mexico.
Sec. 254. Acquisition of real property interests for addition to 
              Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park.
Sec. 255. Land transfers involving Rogue River National Forest and 
              other public lands in Oregon.
Sec. 256. Protection of Oregon and California Railroad grant lands.

                       TITLE III--HERITAGE AREAS

     Subtitle A--Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor of 
                              Pennsylvania

Sec. 301. Change in name of Heritage Corridor.
Sec. 302. Purpose.
Sec. 303. Corridor Commission.

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Sec. 304. Powers of Corridor Commission.
Sec. 305. Duties of Corridor Commission.
Sec. 306. Termination of Corridor Commission.
Sec. 307. Duties of other Federal entities.
Sec. 308. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 309. Local authority and private property.
Sec. 310. Duties of the Secretary.

       Subtitle B--Automobile National Heritage Area of Michigan

Sec. 311. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 312. Definitions.
Sec. 313. Automobile National Heritage Area.
Sec. 314. Designation of partnership as management entity.
Sec. 315. Management duties of the Automobile National Heritage Area 
              Partnership.
Sec. 316. Duties and authorities of Federal agencies.
Sec. 317. Lack of effect on land use regulation and private property.
Sec. 318. Sunset.
Sec. 319. Authorization of appropriations.

   Subtitle C--Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area of 
                              Pennsylvania

Sec. 321. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 322. Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area.
Sec. 323. Compact.
Sec. 324. Authorities and duties of management entity.
Sec. 325. Duties and authorities of Federal agencies.
Sec. 326. Sunset.
Sec. 327. Authorization of appropriations.

                  Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 331. Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, 
              Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Sec. 332. Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, 
              Illinois.

                        TITLE IV--HISTORIC AREAS

Sec. 401. Battle of Midway National Memorial study.
Sec. 402. Historic lighthouse preservation.
Sec. 403. Thomas Cole National Historic Site, New York.
Sec. 404. Addition of the Paoli Battlefield to the Valley Forge 
              National Historical Park.
Sec. 405. Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark, Arizona.
Sec. 406. Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, New York.
Sec. 407. Gateway Visitor Center authorization, Independence National 
              Historical Park.
Sec. 408. Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama.
Sec. 409. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, 
              Arkansas.
Sec. 410. Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut.
Sec. 411. Kate Mullany National Historic Site, New York.
Sec. 412. Route 66 National Historic Highway.
Sec. 413. Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution at Valley 
              Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania.

                       TITLE V--SAN RAFAEL SWELL

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Definitions.

          Subtitle A--San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area

Sec. 511. Short title; findings; purposes.
Sec. 512. Designation.
Sec. 513. Definitions.
Sec. 514. Grants, technical assistance, and other duties and 
              authorities of Federal agencies.
Sec. 515. Compact and heritage plan.
Sec. 516. Heritage Council.
Sec. 517. Lack of effect on land use regulation.
Sec. 518. Authorization of appropriations.

        Subtitle B--San Rafael Swell National Conservation Area

Sec. 521. Definition of plan.
Sec. 522. Establishment of national conservation area.
Sec. 523. Management.
Sec. 524. Additions.
Sec. 525. Advisory Council.
Sec. 526. Relationship to other laws and administrative provisions.
Sec. 527. Communications equipment.

         Subtitle C--Wilderness Areas Within Conservation Area

Sec. 531. Designation of wilderness.
Sec. 532. Administration of wilderness areas.
Sec. 533. Livestock.
Sec. 534. Wilderness release.

  Subtitle D--Other Special Management Areas Within Conservation Area

Sec. 541. San Rafael Swell Desert Bighorn Sheep Management Area.
Sec. 542. Semi-primitive nonmotorized use areas.
Sec. 543. Scenic visual area of critical environmental concern.

               Subtitle E--General Management Provisions

Sec. 551. Livestock grazing.
Sec. 552. Cultural and paleontological resources.
Sec. 553. Land exchanges relating to school and institutional trust 
              lands.
Sec. 554. Water rights.
Sec. 555. Miscellaneous.

                        TITLE VI--NATIONAL PARKS

Sec. 601. Provision for roads in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Sec. 602. Expansion of Arches National Park, Utah.
Sec. 603. Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia.
Sec. 604. Studies of potential National Park System units in Hawaii.
Sec. 605. Santa Cruz Island, additional rights of use and occupancy.
Sec. 606. Acquisition of Warren Property for Morristown National 
              Historical Park.
Sec. 607. Amendment of Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
              regarding treatment of receipts at certain parks.
Sec. 608. Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.
Sec. 609. Protection of lodges in Grand Canyon National Park.

                      TITLE VII--REAUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 701. Reauthorization of National Historic Preservation Act.
Sec. 702. Reauthorization of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation 
              Area Citizen Advisory Commission.
Sec. 703. Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey.
Sec. 704. Extension of authorization for Upper Delaware Citizens 
              Advisory Council.

                     TITLE VIII--RIVERS AND TRAILS

Sec. 801. National discovery trails.
Sec. 802. Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers.
Sec. 803. Assistance to the National Historic Trails Interpretive 
              Center.

                  TITLE IX--HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION

Sec. 901. Short title.
Sec. 902. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 903. Definitions.

        Subtitle A--Management of Wildland/Urban Interface Areas

Sec. 911. Identification of wildland/urban interface areas.
Sec. 912. Contracting to reduce hazardous fuels and undertake forest 
              management projects in wildland/urban interface areas.
Sec. 913. Monitoring requirements.
Sec. 914. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 915. Special funds.
Sec. 916. Termination of authority.

                  Subtitle B--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 921. Regulations.
Sec. 922. Authorization of appropriations.

                   TITLE X--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 1001. Authority to establish Mahatma Gandhi memorial.
Sec. 1002. Establishment of the National Cave and Karst Research 
              Institute in New Mexico.
Sec. 1003. Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty land claims.
Sec. 1004. Otay Mountain Wilderness.
Sec. 1005. Acquisition and management of Wilcox Ranch, Utah, for 
              wildlife habitat.
Sec. 1006. Acquisition of mineral and geothermal interests within Mount 
              St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
Sec. 1007. Operation and Maintenance of Certain Water Impoundment 
              Structures in the Emigrant Wilderness, Stanislaus 
              National Forest, California.
Sec. 1008. East Texas blowdown-NEPA parity.
Sec. 1009. Exemption for certain right-of-way holders from strict 
              liability for recovery of fire suppression costs.
Sec. 1010. Study of improved outdoor recreational access for persons 
              with disabilities.
Sec. 1011. Communication site.
Sec. 1012. Amendment of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Sec. 1013. Leasing of certain reserved mineral interests.
Sec. 1014. Oil and gas wells in Wayne National Forest, Ohio.
Sec. 1015. Memorial to Mr. Benjamin Banneker in the District of 
              Columbia.
Sec. 1016. Protection of sanctity of contracts and leases of surface 
              patent holders with respect to coalbed methane gas.

 TITLE XI--AMENDMENTS AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO 1996 OMNIBUS PARKS 
                                  ACT

Sec. 1100. Reference to Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act 
              of 1996.

       Subtitle A--Technical Corrections to the Omnibus Parks Act

Sec. 1101. Presidio of San Francisco.
Sec. 1102. Colonial National Historical Park.
Sec. 1103. Merced Irrigation District.
Sec. 1104. Big Thicket National Preserve.
Sec. 1105. Kenai Natives Association land exchange.
Sec. 1106. Lamprey Wild and Scenic River.
Sec. 1107. Vancouver National Historic Reserve.
Sec. 1108. Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sec. 1109. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
Sec. 1110. Great Falls Historic District, New Jersey.
Sec. 1111. New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park.
Sec. 1112. Nicodemus National Historic Site.
Sec. 1113. Unalaska.
Sec. 1114. Revolutionary War and War of 1812 historic preservation 
              study.
Sec. 1115. Shenandoah Valley battlefields.
Sec. 1116. Washita Battlefield.
Sec. 1117. Ski area permit rental charge.

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Sec. 1118. Glacier Bay National Park.
Sec. 1119. Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center.
Sec. 1120. National Park Service administrative reform.
Sec. 1121. Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.
Sec. 1122. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve.
Sec. 1123. Recreation lakes.
Sec. 1124. Fossil forest protection.
Sec. 1125. Opal Creek Wilderness and Scenic Recreation Area.
Sec. 1126. Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.
Sec. 1127. Natchez National Historical Park.
Sec. 1128. Regulation of fishing in certain waters of Alaska.
Sec. 1129. National Coal Heritage Area.
Sec. 1130. Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area.
Sec. 1131. Augusta Canal National Heritage Area.
Sec. 1132. Essex National Heritage Area.
Sec. 1133. Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor.
Sec. 1134. Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.

           Subtitle B--Other Amendments to Omnibus Parks Act

Sec. 1151. Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial extension.
Sec. 1152. Land acquisition, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation 
              Area.

   TITLE XII--DUTCH JOHN FEDERAL PROPERTY DISPOSITION AND ASSISTANCE

Sec. 1201. Short title.
Sec. 1202. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 1203. Definitions.
Sec. 1204. Disposition of certain lands and properties.
Sec. 1205. Revocation of withdrawals.
Sec. 1206. Transfers of jurisdiction.
Sec. 1207. Surveys.
Sec. 1208. Planning.
Sec. 1209. Appraisals.
Sec. 1210. Disposal of properties.
Sec. 1211. Valid existing rights.
Sec. 1212. Cultural resources.
Sec. 1213. Transition of services to local government control.
Sec. 1214. Authorization of appropriations.

     TITLE XIII--RECLAMATION PROJECT CONVEYANCES AND MISCELLANEOUS 
                               PROVISIONS

           Subtitle A--Sly Park Dam and Reservoir, California

Sec. 1311. Short title.
Sec. 1312. Definitions.
Sec. 1313. Conveyance of project.
Sec. 1314. Relationship to existing operations.
Sec. 1315. Relationship to certain contract obligations.
Sec. 1316. Relationship to other laws.
Sec. 1317. Liability.

                  Subtitle B--Minidoka Project, Idaho

Sec. 1321. Short title
Sec. 1322. Definitions.
Sec. 1323. Conveyance.
Sec. 1324. Relationship to existing operations.
Sec. 1325. Relationship to certain contract obligations.
Sec. 1326. Liability.

          Subtitle C--Carlsbad Irrigation Project, New Mexico

Sec. 1331. Short title.
Sec. 1332. Definitions.
Sec. 1333. Conveyance of project.
Sec. 1334. Relationship to existing operations.
Sec. 1335. Relationship to certain contract obligations.
Sec. 1336. Lease management and past revenues collected from the 
              acquired lands.
Sec. 1337. Water conservation practices.
Sec. 1338. Liability.
Sec. 1339. Future reclamation benefits.

                Subtitle D--Palmetto Bend Project, Texas

Sec. 1341. Short title.
Sec. 1342. Definitions.
Sec. 1343. Conveyance of project.
Sec. 1344. Relationship to existing operations.
Sec. 1345. Relationship to certain contract obligations.
Sec. 1346. Relationship to other laws.
Sec. 1347. Liability.

       Subtitle E--Wellton-Mohawk Division, Gila Project, Arizona

Sec. 1351. Short title.
Sec. 1352. Definitions.
Sec. 1353. Conveyance of project.
Sec. 1354. Relationship to existing operations.
Sec. 1355. Liability.
Sec. 1356. Lands transfer.
Sec. 1357. Water and power contracts.

               Subtitle F--Canadian River Project, Texas

Sec. 1361. Short title.
Sec. 1362. Definitions.
Sec. 1363. Prepayment and conveyance of project.
Sec. 1364. Relationship to existing operations.
Sec. 1365. Relationship to certain contract obligations.
Sec. 1366. Relationship to other laws.
Sec. 1367. Liability.

        Subtitle G--Clear Creek Distribution System, California

Sec. 1371. Short title.
Sec. 1372. Definitions.
Sec. 1373. Conveyance of project.
Sec. 1374. Relationship to existing operations.
Sec. 1375. Relationship to certain contract obligations.
Sec. 1376. Liability.

                Subtitle H--Pine River Project, Colorado

Sec. 1381. Short title.
Sec. 1382. Definitions.
Sec. 1383. Conveyance of project.
Sec. 1384. Relationship to existing operations.
Sec. 1385. Relationship to other laws.
Sec. 1386. Liability.

     Subtitle I--Technical Corrections and Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 1391. Technical corrections.
Sec. 1392. Authorization to construct temperature control devices.
Sec. 1393. Colusa Basin watershed integrated resources management.
Sec. 1394. Limitation on statutory construction.

                TITLE XIV--PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO ALASKA

Sec. 1401. Automatic land bank protection.
Sec. 1402. Development by third-party trespassers.
Sec. 1403. Retained mineral estate.
Sec. 1404. Amendment to Public Law 102-415.
Sec. 1405. Clarification on treatment of bonds from a Native 
              Corporation.
Sec. 1406. Mining claims.
Sec. 1407. Sale, disposition, or other use of common varieties of sand, 
              gravel, stone, pumice, peat, clay, or cinder resources.
Sec. 1408. Alaska Native allotment applications.
Sec. 1409. Visitor services.
Sec. 1410. Local hire report.
Sec. 1411. Shareholder benefits.
Sec. 1412. Shareholder homesite program.
Sec. 1413. Moratorium on Federal management.
Sec. 1414. Easement for Chugach Alaska Corporation.
Sec. 1415. Calista Native Corporation land exchange.

                       TITLE XV--OTHER PROVISIONS

Sec. 1501. Adams National Historical Park.
Sec. 1502. Acquisition of lands for Frederick Law Olmstead National 
              Historic Site.
Sec. 1503. Designation of Dante Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne 
              National Park.
Sec. 1504. Designation of California Coastal Rocks and Islands 
              Wilderness Area to be administered by Bureau of Land 
              Management.
Sec. 1505. Spanish Peaks Wilderness.
Sec. 1506. Rosie the Riveter National Park Service affiliated site.

         TITLE I--BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS AND RELATED CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 101. FORT DAVIS HISTORIC SITE, FORT DAVIS, TEXAS.

       The Act entitled ``An Act Authorizing the establishment of 
     a national historic site at Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, 
     Texas'', approved September 8, 1961 (75 Stat. 488; 16 U.S.C. 
     461 note), is amended in the first section by striking ``not 
     to exceed four hundred and sixty acres'' and inserting ``not 
     to exceed 476 acres''.

     SEC. 102. ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, 
                   KENTUCKY.

       (a) In General.--Upon acquisition of the land known as Knob 
     Creek Farm pursuant to subsection (b), the boundary of the 
     Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, 
     established by the Act of July 17, 1916 (39 Stat. 385, 
     chapter 247; 16 U.S.C. 211 et seq.), is revised to include 
     such land. Lands acquired pursuant to this section shall be 
     administered by the Secretary of the Interior as part of the 
     historic site.
       (b) Acquisition of Knob Creek Farm.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior may acquire, by donation only, the approximately 228 
     acres of land known as Knob Creek Farm in Larue County, 
     Kentucky, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Knob 
     Creek Farm Unit, Abraham Lincoln National Historic Site'', 
     numbered 338/80,077, and dated October 1998. Such map shall 
     be on file and available for public inspection in the 
     appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
       (c) Study and Report.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     study the Knob Creek Farm in Larue County, Kentucky, and not 
     later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     submit a report to the Congress containing the results of the 
     study. The purpose of the study shall be to:
       (1) Identify significant resources associated with the Knob 
     Creek Farm and the early boyhood of Abraham Lincoln.
       (2) Evaluate the threats to the long-term protection of the 
     Knob Creek Farm's cultural, recreational, and natural 
     resources.
       (3) Examine the incorporation of the Knob Creek Farm into 
     the operations of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National 
     Historic Site and establish a strategic management plan for 
     implementing such incorporation. In developing the plan, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (A) determine infrastructure requirements and property 
     improvements needed at Knob Creek Farm to meet National Park 
     Service standards;
       (B) identify current and potential uses of Knob Creek Farm 
     for recreational, interpretive, and educational 
     opportunities; and
       (C) project costs and potential revenues associated with 
     acquisition, development, and operation of Knob Creek Farm.
       (d) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     such sums as may be necessary to carry out subsection (c).

     SEC. 103. GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT, UTAH.

       (a) Exclusion of Certain Lands.--The boundaries of the 
     Grand Staircase-Escalante

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     National Monument in the State of Utah are hereby modified to 
     exclude the following lands:
       (1) The parcel known as Henrieville Town, Utah, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``Henrieville Town 
     Exclusion, Garfield County, Utah'', dated March 25, 1998.
       (2) The parcel known as Cannonville Town, Utah, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``Cannonville Town 
     Exclusion, Garfield County, Utah'', dated March 25, 1998.
       (3) The parcel known as Tropic Town, Utah, as generally 
     depicted on the map entitled ``Tropic Town Parcel'', dated 
     July 21, 1998.
       (4) The parcel known as Boulder Town, Utah, as generally 
     depicted on the map entitled ``Boulder Town Exclusion, 
     Garfield County, Utah'', dated March 25, 1998.
       (b) Inclusion of Certain Additional Lands.--The boundaries 
     of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument are hereby 
     modified to include the parcel known as East Clark Bench, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``East Clark Bench 
     Inclusion, Kane County, Utah'', dated March 25, 1998.
       (c) Maps.--The maps referred to in subsections (a) and (b) 
     shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
     office of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in 
     the State of Utah and in the office of the Director of the 
     Bureau of Land Management.
       (d) Land Conveyance, Tropic Town, Utah.--The Secretary of 
     the Interior shall convey to Garfield County School District, 
     Utah, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to the lands shown on the map entitled ``Tropic Town 
     Parcel'' and dated July 21, 1998, in accordance with section 
     1 of the Act of June 14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869; commonly known 
     as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act), for use as the 
     location for a school and for other education purposes.
       (e) Land Conveyance, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Utah.--
     The Secretary shall transfer to the State of Utah all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the lands 
     shown on the map entitled ``Kodachrome Basin Conveyance No. 1 
     and No. 2'' and dated July 21, 1998, in accordance with 
     section 1 of the Act of June 14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869; 
     commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act), 
     for inclusion of the lands in Kodachrome Basin State Park.
       (f) Utility Corridor Designation, U.S. Route 89, Kane 
     County, Utah.--There is hereby designated a utility corridor 
     with regard to U.S. Route 89, in Kane County, Utah. The 
     utility corridor shall run from the boundary of Glen Canyon 
     Recreation Area easterly to Mount Carmel Jct. and shall 
     consist of the following:
       (1) Bureau of Land Management lands located on the north 
     side of U.S. Route 89 within 240 feet of the center line of 
     the highway.
       (2) Bureau of Land Management lands located on the south 
     side of U.S. Route 89 within 500 feet of the center line of 
     the highway.

     SEC. 104. GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL MONUMENT, 
                   VIRGINIA.

       (a) Addition.--The boundaries of the George Washington 
     Birthplace National Monument are modified to include the 
     property generally known as George Washington's Boyhood Home, 
     Ferry Farm, located in Stafford County, Virginia, across the 
     Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg, Virginia, comprising 
     approximately 85 acres. The boundary modification is 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``George Washington 
     Birthplace National Monument Boundary Map'', numbered 322/
     80,020 and dated April 1998. The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall keep the map on file and available for public 
     inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park 
     Service.
       (b) Acquisition of Easement.--After enactment of this 
     section, the Secretary of the Interior may acquire no more 
     than a less than fee interest in the property described in 
     subsection (a) to ensure the preservation of the important 
     cultural and natural resources associated with Ferry Farm.
       (c) Resource Study.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     date on which funds are made available to carry out this 
     section, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a 
     resource study of the property described in subsection (a). 
     The study shall--
       (1) identify the full range of resources and historic 
     themes associated with Ferry Farm, including those associated 
     with George Washington's tenure at the property described in 
     subsection (a) and those associated with the Civil War 
     period;
       (2) identify alternatives for further National Park Service 
     involvement at the property described in subsection (a) 
     beyond those that may be provided for in the acquisition 
     authorized under subsection (b); and
       (3) include cost estimates for any necessary acquisition, 
     development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance 
     associated with the alternatives identified.
       (d) Agreements.--Upon completion of the resource study 
     under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior may enter 
     into agreements with the owner of the property described in 
     subsection (a) or other entities for the purpose of providing 
     programs, services, facilities, or technical assistance that 
     further the preservation and public use of the property.

     SEC. 105. WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST AND MOUNT NAOMI 
                   WILDERNESS, UTAH.

       (a) Boundary Adjustment.--To correct a faulty land survey, 
     the boundaries of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the 
     State of Utah and the boundaries of the Mount Naomi 
     Wilderness, which is located within the Wasatch-Cache 
     National Forest and was established as a component of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System in section 102(a)(1) 
     of the Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-428; 98 
     Stat. 1657), are hereby modified to exclude the parcel of 
     land known as the D. Hyde property, which encompasses an area 
     of cultivation and private use, as generally depicted on the 
     map entitled ``D. Hyde Property Section 7 Township 12 North 
     Range 2 East SLB & M'', dated July 23, 1998.
       (b) Land Conveyance.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     convey to Darrell Edward Hyde of Cache County, Utah, all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     parcel of land identified in subsection (a). As part of the 
     conveyance, the Secretary shall release, on behalf of the 
     United States, any claims of the United States against 
     Darrell Edward Hyde for trespass or unauthorized use of the 
     parcel before its conveyance.
       (c) Wilderness Addition.--To prevent any net loss of 
     wilderness within the State of Utah, the boundaries of the 
     Mount Naomi Wilderness are hereby modified to include a 
     parcel of land comprising approximately 7.25 acres, 
     identified as the ``Mount Naomi Wilderness Boundary 
     Realignment Consideration'' on the map entitled ``Mount Naomi 
     Wilderness Addition'', dated September 25, 1998.

     SEC. 106. BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT, NEW MEXICO.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Bandelier National Monument (in this section referred 
     to as the ``Monument'') was established by Presidential 
     proclamation on February 11, 1916, to preserve the 
     archaeological resources of a ``vanished people, with as much 
     land as may be necessary for the proper protection thereof. . 
     .'' (Presidential Proclamation No. 1322; 39 Stat. 1764).
       (2) At various times since the establishment of the 
     Monument, the Congress and the President have adjusted the 
     boundaries and purpose of the Monument to further 
     preservation of archaeological and natural resources within 
     the Monument:
       (A) On February 25, 1932, the Otowi Section of the Santa Fe 
     National Forest (some 4,699 acres of land) was transferred to 
     the Monument from the Santa Fe National Forest (Presidential 
     Proclamation No. 1991; 47 Stat. 2503).
       (B) On December 9, 1959, 3,600 acres of Frijoles Mesa were 
     transferred to the National Park Service from the Atomic 
     Energy Commission, and such lands were subsequently added to 
     the Monument on January 9, 1961, because of ``pueblo-type 
     archeological ruins germane to those in the monument area'' 
     (Presidential Proclamation No. 3388; 75 Stat. 1014).
       (C) On May 27, 1963, Upper Canyon, consisting of 2,882 
     acres of land previously administered by the Atomic Energy 
     Commission, was added to the Monument to preserve the lands 
     ``unusual scenic character together with geologic and 
     topographic features, the preservation of which would 
     implement the purposes of such monument (Presidential 
     Proclamation No. 3539; 77 Stat. 1006).
       (D) In 1976, concerned about upstream land management 
     activities that could result in flooding and erosion in the 
     Monument, Congress enacted Public Law 94-578 (90 Stat. 2732, 
     2736) to include the headwaters of the Rito de los Frijoles 
     and the Canada de Cochiti Grant (a total of 7,310 acres) 
     within the boundaries of the Monument.
       (E) In 1976, Congress enacted Public Law 94-567 (90 Stat. 
     2692), which created the Bandelier Wilderness, a 23,267 acres 
     area that covers over 70 percent of the Monument.
       (3) The Monument still has potential threats from flooding, 
     erosion, and water quality deterioration because of the mixed 
     ownership of the upper watersheds, along its western border, 
     particularly in Alamo Canyon.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to modify the 
     boundaries of the Monument to allow for acquisition and 
     enhanced protection of the lands within the Monument's upper 
     watershed.
       (c) Boundary Modification.--Effective on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the boundaries of the Monument are 
     hereby modified to include approximately 935 acres of land, 
     comprised of the Elk Meadows subdivision, the Gardner parcel, 
     the Clark parcel, and the Baca Land & Cattle Co. lands within 
     the Upper Alamo watershed, as depicted on the National Park 
     Service map entitled ``Proposed Boundary Expansion Map 
     Bandelier National Monument'' dated July 1997. Such map shall 
     be on file and available for public inspection in the offices 
     of the Director of the National Park Service, Department of 
     the Interior.
       (d) Acquisition Authority--
       (1) Acquisition methods.--Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), 
     and (4), the Secretary of the Interior may acquire lands and 
     interests therein within the boundaries of the area added to 
     the Monument by this section by donation, purchase with 
     donated or appropriated funds, transfer with another Federal 
     agency, or exchange.
       (2) Consent of owner required.--Lands or interests therein 
     may be acquired under paragraph (1) only with the consent of 
     the owner of the lands.
       (3) State and local lands.--Lands or interests therein 
     owned by the State of New

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     Mexico, or a political subdivision thereof, may be acquired 
     under paragraph (1) only by donation or exchange.
       (4) Acquisition of less than fee interests in land.--The 
     Secretary may acquire less than fee interests in land only if 
     the Secretary determines that such less than fee acquisition 
     will adequately protect the Monument from flooding, erosion, 
     and degradation of its drainage waters.
       (e) Administration.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Director of the National Park Service, shall 
     manage the Monument, including lands added to the Monument by 
     this section, in accordance with this section, the provisions 
     of law generally applicable to units of National Park System, 
     including the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.; 
     commonly known as the National Park Service Organic Act), and 
     such specific laws as heretofore have been enacted regarding 
     the Monument.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     the purpose of this section.

            TITLE II--OTHER LAND CONVEYANCES AND MANAGEMENT

           Subtitle A--Southern Nevada Public Land Management

     SEC. 201. CONVEYANCE TO CLARK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION.

       (a) Conveyance Required.--Notwithstanding the land use 
     planning requirements contained in sections 202 and 203 of 
     the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1711 and 1712), but subject to subsection (b) of this 
     section, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the 
     Department of Aviation of Clark County, Nevada (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Aviation Department''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     public lands identified for disposition on the map entitled 
     ``Ivanpah Valley Airport Selections, #1'' and dated September 
     30, 1998, for the purpose of developing an airport facility 
     and related infrastructure. Such map shall be on file and 
     available for public inspection in the offices of the 
     Director and the Las Vegas District of the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (b) Airspace Study and Mitigation of Adverse Effects.--The 
     conveyance identified in subsection (a) shall not occur 
     unless each of the following occur:
       (1) The Aviation Department conducts an airspace assessment 
     to identify any adverse effect on access to the Las Vegas 
     Basin under visual flight rules that would result from the 
     construction and operation of a commercial or primary 
     airport, or both, on the land to be conveyed.
       (2) The Federal Aviation Administration certifies to the 
     Secretary that the Aviation Department's assessment is 
     thorough and that alternatives have been developed to address 
     each adverse effect identified in the assessment, including 
     alternatives that ensure access to the Las Vegas Basin under 
     visual flight rules at a level that is equal to or better 
     than existing access.
       (3) The Aviation Department enters into an agreement with 
     the Secretary to retain ownership of nearby Jean Airport and 
     to maintain and develop Jean Airport as a general aviation 
     airport.
       (c) Phased Conveyances.--The Secretary shall convey the 
     lands identified in subsection (a) in smaller parcels over a 
     period of up to 20 years, as may be required to carry out the 
     phased construction and development of the airport facility 
     and infrastructure on the lands to be conveyed. As 
     consideration for the conveyance of each parcel, the Aviation 
     Department shall pay to the United States an amount equal to 
     the fair market value of the parcel.
       (d) Determinations of Fair Market Value.--During the 3-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the fair market value of a parcel to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be based on an appraisal of the fair 
     market value as of a date not later than 6 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act. The fair market value of 
     each parcel conveyed after the end of such period shall be 
     based on a subsequent appraisal. An appraisal conducted after 
     such period shall consider the parcel in its unimproved state 
     and shall not reflect any enhancement in value to the parcel 
     based upon the existence or planned construction of 
     infrastructure on or near the parcel.
       (e) Reversionary Interest.--During the 5-year period 
     beginning 20 years after the date on which the Secretary 
     conveys the first parcel under subsection (a), if the 
     Secretary determines that the Aviation Department is not 
     developing or progressing toward the development of the 
     conveyed lands as an airport facility, the Secretary may 
     exercise a right to reenter the conveyed lands. Any 
     determination of the Secretary under this subsection shall be 
     made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. If the 
     Secretary exercises a right to reenter the conveyed lands 
     under this subsection, the Secretary shall reimburse the 
     Aviation Department for all payments made to the United 
     States under subsection (c).
       (f) Withdrawal.--The public lands referred to in subsection 
     (a) are hereby withdrawn from mineral entry under the Act of 
     May 10, 1872 (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.; popularly known as the 
     Mining Law of 1872), and the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
     181 et seq.).
       (g) Mojave National Preserve Overflights.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall consult with the Secretary in the 
     preparation of an airspace management plan for the Ivanpah 
     Airport which avoids, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     overflights of the Mojave National Preserve in California 
     consistent with Federal Aviation Administration 
     recommendations for safety.

      Subtitle B--Conveyance of Canyon Ferry Reservoir Properties

     SEC. 221. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that the conveyance of the Properties 
     described in section 224(b) to the Lessees of those 
     Properties for fair market value would have the beneficial 
     results of--
       (1) reducing Pick-Sloan project debt for the Canyon Ferry 
     Reservoir;
       (2) providing a permanent source of funding to acquire and 
     improve public access, to conserve fish and wildlife, and to 
     enhance public hunting, fishing, and recreational 
     opportunities in the State of Montana;
       (3) eliminating Federal payments in lieu of taxes and 
     associated management expenditures in connection with the 
     Federal Government's ownership of the Properties while 
     increasing local tax revenues from the new owners of the 
     Properties; and
       (4) eliminating expensive and contentious disputes between 
     the Secretary of the Interior and Lessees while ensuring that 
     the Federal Government receives full and fair value for the 
     conveyance of the Properties.

     SEC. 222. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this subtitle is to establish terms and 
     conditions under which the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     convey, for fair market value, certain Properties around 
     Canyon Ferry Reservoir in the State of Montana, to the 
     Lessees of the Properties.

     SEC. 223. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Cabin trust.--The terms ``Cabin Trust'' and ``Canyon 
     Ferry Cabin Site Transfer Trust'' mean the Canyon Ferry Cabin 
     Site Transfer Trust established pursuant to section 229.
       (2) CFRA.--The term ``CFRA'' means the Canyon Ferry 
     Recreation Association, Incorporated, a Montana corporation.
       (3) Commissioners.--The term ``Commissioners'' means the 
     Board of Commissioners for Broadwater County, Montana.
       (4) County trust.--The terms ``County Trust'' and ``Canyon 
     Ferry-Broadwater County Trust'' mean the Canyon Ferry-
     Broadwater County Trust established pursuant to section 228.
       (5) Lessee.--The term ``Lessee'' means the leaseholder (or 
     permit holder) of any one of the cabin sites described in 
     section 224(b) on the date of the enactment of this subtitle 
     and the heirs, executors, and assigns of the leaseholder's 
     (or permit holder's) interest in that cabin site.
       (6) Property.--The term ``Property'' means any one of the 
     cabin sites described in section 224(b).
       (7) Properties.--The term ``Properties'' means all 265 of 
     the cabin sites (and related parcels) described in section 
     224(b).
       (8) Purchaser.--The term ``Purchaser'' means a person or 
     entity, excluding CFRA or a Lessee, that purchases the 
     Properties under section 224.
       (9) Reservoir.--The terms ``Reservoir'' and ``Canyon Ferry 
     Reservoir'' mean the Canyon Ferry Reservoir in the State of 
     Montana.
       (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (11) State trust.--The terms ``State Trust'' and ``Montana 
     Fish and Wildlife Conservation Trust'' mean the Montana Fish 
     and Wildlife Conservation Trust established pursuant to 
     section 227.

     SEC. 224. SALE OF PROPERTIES.

       (a) Sale Required.--Subject to subsection (c) and section 
     228(a), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary shall sell at fair market value--
       (1) all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to all (but not fewer than all) of the Properties, 
     subject to valid existing rights; and
       (2) perpetual easements for--
       (A) vehicular access to each Property;
       (B) access to and the use of one dock per Property; and
       (C) access to and the use of all boathouses, ramps, 
     retaining walls, and other improvements for which access is 
     provided in the Property leases as of the date of the 
     enactment of this subtitle.
       (b) Description of Properties.--
       (1) In general.--The Properties to be conveyed are--
       (A) the 265 cabin sites of the Bureau of Reclamation 
     located along the northern end of the Reservoir in portions 
     of sections 2, 11, 12, 13, 15, 22, 23, and 26, Township 10 
     North, Range 1 West; and
       (B) any small parcels contiguous to the Property (not 
     including shoreline or land needed to provide public access 
     to the shoreline of the Reservoir) that the Secretary 
     determines should be conveyed in order to eliminate 
     inholdings and facilitate administration of surrounding land 
     remaining in Federal ownership.
       (2) Acreage; legal description.--The acreage and legal 
     description of each Property and of each parcel determined by 
     the Secretary under paragraph (1)(B) shall be determined by 
     agreement between the Secretary and CFRA.
       (c) Purchase Process.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) solicit sealed bids for the Properties;
       (B) subject to paragraph (2), sell the Properties to the 
     bidder that submits the highest bid above the minimum bid 
     determined under paragraph (2); and
       (C) only accept bids that provide for the purchase of all 
     of the Properties in one bundle.

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       (2) Minimum bid.--Before accepting bids, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with CFRA, shall establish a minimum bid based 
     on an appraisal of the fair market value of the Properties, 
     exclusive of the value of private improvements made by 
     leaseholders of the Properties before the date of the 
     conveyance. The appraisal shall be conducted in conformance 
     with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
     Practice.
       (3) Right of first refusal.--If the highest bidder is a 
     person other than CFRA, CFRA shall have the right to match 
     the highest bid and purchase the Properties at a price equal 
     to the amount of that other person's bid.
       (d) Terms of Conveyance for Purchaser Other Than CFRA.--
       (1) Application of subsection.--This subsection applies in 
     the event that the highest bidder for the Properties is other 
     than CFRA, and CFRA does not match the highest bid as 
     authorized in subsection (c)(3).
       (2) Payment and conveyance.--The Secretary shall convey the 
     Properties to the Purchaser upon the payment by the Purchaser 
     of the bid amount. The Secretary shall use the proceeds as 
     provided in section 226.
       (3) Purchaser to extend option to purchase or to continue 
     leasing.--
       (A) Purchase option.--The Purchaser shall give each Lessee 
     of a Property conveyed under this section an option to 
     purchase the Property at fair market value as determined 
     under subsection (c)(2).
       (B) Right to continue lease.--A Lessee that is unable or 
     unwilling to purchase a Property shall be provided the 
     opportunity to continue to lease the Property for fair market 
     value rent under the same terms and conditions as apply under 
     the existing lease for the Property, including the right to 
     renew the term of the existing lease for two consecutive 
     five-year terms.
       (C) Compensation for improvements.--If a Lessee declines to 
     purchase a Property, the Purchaser shall compensate the 
     Lessee for the fair market value, as determined pursuant to 
     customary appraisal procedures, of all improvements made to 
     the Property. The Lessee may sell the improvements to the 
     Purchaser at any time, but the sale shall be completed by the 
     final termination of the lease, after all renewals as 
     provided in subparagraph (B).
       (4) Property descriptions and historical use.--The 
     Purchaser shall honor the existing descriptions of the 
     Properties and historical use restrictions for the 
     Properties.
       (e) Terms of Conveyance for CFRA.--
       (1) Application of subsection.--This subsection applies in 
     the event that CFRA is the highest bidder or matches the 
     highest bid as authorized in subsection (c)(3).
       (2) Time for conveyance.--The Secretary shall close on a 
     Property within 45 days after receipt of the purchase request 
     from the Lessee of the Property or CFRA.
       (3) Time for payment.--At the closing for a Property to be 
     purchased by the Lessee or CFRA, the Lessee or CFRA shall 
     deliver to the Secretary payment for the Property. The 
     Secretary shall use the proceeds as provided in section 226.
       (4) Purchase amount.--The Secretary and CFRA shall 
     determine the purchase amount of each Property based on the 
     appraisal conducted pursuant to subsection (c)(2), the amount 
     bid pursuant to subsection (c)(1), and the proportionate 
     share of administrative costs pursuant to subsection (g). The 
     total purchase amount for all Properties shall equal the 
     total bid amount plus administrative costs pursuant to 
     subsection (g).
       (5) Time for purchase.--CFRA and the Lessees shall complete 
     purchase of at least 75 percent of the Properties not later 
     than August 1 of the year that is at least 12 months after 
     title to the first Property is transferred by the Secretary 
     to a Lessee.
       (6) Effect of failure to complete purchase.--On the August 
     1 determined under paragraph (5), the Secretary shall convey, 
     without consideration, to the Canyon Ferry Cabin Site 
     Transfer Trust the fee title to any Property not purchased by 
     CFRA or a Lessee before that date.
       (7) Costs.--The Lessee shall reimburse CFRA for a 
     proportionate share of the costs to CFRA of completing the 
     transactions, including any interest charges.
       (f) Continued Public Access to Reservoir.--The Secretary, 
     the Purchaser, CFRA, and subsequent owners of each Property 
     shall ensure that existing public access to and along the 
     shoreline of the Reservoir is not obstructed.
       (g) Administrative Costs.--Any reasonable administrative 
     cost incurred by the Secretary incident to the conveyance 
     under subsection (a) shall be reimbursed by the Purchaser or 
     CFRA, as the case may be.
       (h) Timing.--The Secretary shall make every effort to 
     complete the conveyance under subsection (a) not later than 
     one year after the date on which the conditions specified in 
     section 228(a) are satisfied.
       (i) Closing.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall complete no real 
     estate closings under this section until the Secretary is 
     prepared to close on every individual Property. Real estate 
     closings to complete the conveyance under subsection (a) may 
     be staggered to facilitate the conveyance as agreed to by the 
     Secretary and the Purchaser or CFRA, as the case may be.
       (2) Conveyance to lessee.--If a Lessee elects to purchase a 
     Property from the Purchaser or CFRA, the Secretary, upon 
     request by the Lessee, shall have the conveyance documents 
     prepared in the Lessee's name or names in order to minimize 
     the time and documents required to complete the closing for 
     the Property.

     SEC. 225. MANAGEMENT OF BUREAU OF RECLAMATION RECREATION 
                   AREA.

       (a) Contract for Campground Management.--Not later than six 
     months after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) offer to enter into a contract with the Board of 
     Commissioners for Broadwater County, Montana, under which the 
     Commissioners would undertake the management of the Bureau of 
     Reclamation recreation area known as Silos recreation area;
       (2) enter into such a contract if mutually agreed upon by 
     the Secretary and the Commissioners; and
       (3) grant necessary easements to Broadwater County, 
     Montana, for access roads within and adjacent to the Silos 
     recreation area.
       (b) Concession Income.--Any income generated by any 
     concessions which may be granted by the Commissioners at the 
     Silos recreation area shall be deposited in the Canyon Ferry-
     Broadwater County Trust established pursuant to section 228 
     and may be disbursed by the manager of the County Trust as 
     part of the income of the County Trust.

     SEC. 226. USE OF PROCEEDS.

       Proceeds received by the United States from the conveyances 
     under this subtitle shall be used as follows:
       (1) 10 percent of the proceeds shall be applied by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to reduce the outstanding debt for 
     the Pick-Sloan project at Canyon Ferry Reservoir.
       (2) 90 percent of the proceeds shall be deposited into the 
     State Trust.

     SEC. 227. MONTANA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST.

       (a) Establishment of State Trust.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     nonprofit charitable permanent perpetual public trust in 
     Montana to be known as the ``Montana Fish and Wildlife 
     Conservation Trust'', to provide a permanent source of 
     funding to acquire publicly accessible land and interests in 
     land, including easements and conservation easements, in 
     Montana from willing sellers at fair market value to--
       (A) restore and conserve fisheries habitat, including 
     riparian habitat;
       (B) restore and conserve wildlife habitat;
       (C) enhance public hunting, fishing, and recreational 
     opportunities; and
       (D) improve public access to public lands.
       (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall establish the State 
     Trust in consultation with the Montana congressional 
     delegation and the Governor of the State of Montana.
       (b) State Trust manager.--The State Trust shall be managed 
     by a manager who shall be responsible for--
       (1) investing the corpus of the State Trust; and
       (2) disbursing funds from the State Trust at the request of 
     the Joint State-Federal Agency Board established under 
     subsection (c) upon receipt of a request for disbursement 
     that complies with the requirements of such subsection.
       (c) Joint State-Federal Agency Board.--
       (1) Establishment.--An advisory board for the State Trust 
     shall be established by the State Trust and shall be known as 
     the ``Joint State-Federal Agency Board''. The Joint State-
     Federal Agency Board shall consist of the following persons:
       (A) A Forest Service employee working in Montana designated 
     by the Forest Service.
       (B) A Bureau of Land Management employee working in Montana 
     designated by the Bureau of Land Management.
       (C) A Bureau of Reclamation employee working in Montana 
     designated by the Bureau of Reclamation.
       (D) A Fish and Wildlife Service employee working in Montana 
     designated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       (E) A Fish, Wildlife, and Parks employee designated by the 
     Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.
       (2) Submission of disbursement request.--A request for 
     disbursement from the State Trust may be submitted to the 
     manager of the State Trust if the request satisfies a purpose 
     of the State Trust specified in subsection (a) and is agreed 
     to by a majority of the members of the Joint State-Federal 
     Agency Board.
       (3) Consultation and consideration.--Before submitting a 
     request for disbursement to the manager of the State Trust, 
     the Joint State-Federal Agency Board shall consult with the 
     Citizen Advisory Board established under subsection (d) 
     regarding the merits of the request and after consideration 
     of the plan for the State Trust prepared under subsection 
     (e). The Joint State-Federal Agency Board shall also notify 
     members of the public, including local governments, of 
     proposed requests for disbursement and shall provide an 
     opportunity for public comment. The Joint State-Federal 
     Agency Board shall consider any comments or recommendations 
     for requests submitted by members of the public or the 
     Citizen Advisory Board.
       (d) Citizen Advisory Board.--The Joint State-Federal Agency 
     Board shall appoint, from nominations submitted by the 
     Secretary, a Citizen Advisory Board consisting of four 
     members, including one representative with a demonstrated 
     commitment to improving public access to public lands and to 
     fish and wildlife conservation from each of the following:
       (1) A Montana organization representing agricultural 
     landowners.

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       (2) A Montana organization representing hunters.
       (3) A Montana organization representing fishermen.
       (4) A Montana nonprofit land trust or environmental 
     organization.
       (e) State Trust Plan.--The Citizen Advisory Board, in 
     consultation with the Joint State-Federal Agency Board and 
     the Montana Association of Counties, shall prepare (and 
     periodically update) a plan for the management and use of the 
     State Trust. The plan shall include recommendations regarding 
     appropriate requests for disbursement from the State Trust. 
     The plan shall be designed to maximize effectiveness of State 
     Trust expenditures considering public needs and requests, 
     availability of property, alternative sources of funding, and 
     availability of matching funds.
       (f) Treatment of Principal and Earnings.--
       (1) Principal.--The principal amount of the State Trust 
     shall be inviolate.
       (2) Earnings.--Earnings on amounts in the State Trust shall 
     be used to carry out subsection (a) and to administer the 
     State Trust and Citizen Advisory Board.
       (g) Local Purposes.--No more than 50 percent of the income 
     from the State Trust in any given year shall be utilized 
     outside the watershed of the Missouri River in Montana, from 
     Holter Dam upstream to the confluence of the Jefferson, 
     Gallatin, and Madison Rivers.
       (h) Management of Acquisitions.--Land and interests in land 
     acquired under this section shall be managed for the purposes 
     specified in subsection (a).

     SEC. 228. CANYON FERRY-BROADWATER COUNTY TRUST.

       (a) Trust Required as Condition on Conveyances.--The 
     Secretary may not sell the Properties under section 224 
     unless and until--
       (1) the Board of Commissioners for Broadwater County, 
     Montana, establishes a nonprofit charitable permanent 
     perpetual public trust, to be known as the ``Canyon Ferry-
     Broadwater County Trust''; and
       (2) at least $3,000,000, or some lesser amount as offset by 
     in-kind contributions made before full funding of the County 
     Trust, is deposited as the initial corpus of the County 
     Trust.
       (b) Reduction for In-Kind Contributions.--The amount 
     required to be deposited in the County Trust under subsection 
     (a)(2) may be reduced to reflect in-kind contributions made 
     in Broadwater County and related to the improvement of access 
     to those portions of the Reservoir lying within Broadwater 
     County or for the creation and improvement of new and 
     existing recreational areas within Broadwater County. In kind 
     contributions, including the value of such contributions, the 
     nature and type of contribution, and the entity providing the 
     contribution, must be approved in advance by the 
     commissioners, but in kind contributions may not include any 
     contribution made by Broadwater County.
       (c) County Trust Management.--The County Trust shall be 
     managed by a nonprofit foundation or other independent 
     trustee to be selected by the Commissioners. The selected 
     person or entity shall be referred to as the ``trust 
     manager''.
       (d) Use.--
       (1) In general.--The trust manager shall invest the corpus 
     of the County Trust and shall disburse funds from the County 
     Trust only as provided in this subsection.
       (2) Silo recreation area.--A sum not to exceed $500,000 may 
     be expended from the corpus of the County Trust to pay for 
     the planning and construction of a harbor at the Silos 
     recreation area.
       (3) Other uses.--The balance of the principal of the County 
     Trust shall be inviolate. Income derived from the County 
     Trust may be expended for the improvement of access to those 
     portions of Canyon Ferry Reservoir lying within Broadwater 
     County, Montana, and for the creation and improvement of new 
     and existing recreational areas within Broadwater County.
       (4) Limitation.--All interest earned on the principal of 
     the County Trust shall be reinvested and considered part of 
     the corpus of the County Trust until the sum of $3,000,000, 
     or such lesser amount as offset by in-kind contributions (as 
     defined under subsection (b)), is deposited as the initial 
     corpus of the County Trust.
       (5) Disbursement.--The trust manager shall either approve 
     or reject any request for disbursement, but shall not make 
     any expenditure except on the recommendation of the advisory 
     committee established under subsection (e).
       (e) Advisory Committee.--
       (1) Appointment.--The Commissioners shall appoint an 
     advisory committee consisting of not less than three nor more 
     than five persons.
       (2) Duties.--The advisory committee shall meet on a regular 
     basis to establish priorities and prepare requests for the 
     disbursement of funds from the County Trust, except that the 
     advisory committee shall recommend only such expenditures as 
     are approved by the Commissioners.
       (f) No Offset.--Neither the corpus of the County Trust nor 
     its interest shall be used to reduce or replace the regular 
     operating expenses of the Secretary at the Reservoir, unless 
     such use is authorized by the Commissioners.

     SEC. 229. CANYON FERRY CABIN SITE TRANSFER TRUST.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a trust 
     in Montana, to be known as the ``Canyon Ferry Cabin Site 
     Transfer Trust''.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Canyon Ferry Cabin Site 
     Transfer Trust are as follows:
       (1) To receive each unsold Property transferred by the 
     Secretary under section 224(e)(6).
       (2) To provide all appropriate real estate management 
     services, including collecting rents, paying taxes, enforcing 
     lease terms and selling Property.
       (3) To pay to the State Trust any income generated from the 
     Cabin Trust after the payment of management fees, costs, and 
     expenses.
       (c) Trust Term.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Cabin Trust shall be established on 
     August 1 of the year that is at least 12 months after title 
     to the first Property is transferred by the Secretary to a 
     Lessee.
       (2) Termination.--The Cabin Trust shall terminate after the 
     completion of the last sale of a Property under its 
     management.
       (d) Administration.--The Cabin Trust shall be managed by a 
     trust manager who shall administer it consistent with the 
     purposes of this section.
       (e) Continuation of Leases.--
       (1) In general.--The Cabin Trust shall allow a Lessee that 
     is unable or unwilling to purchase a Property to continue to 
     lease the Property pursuant to the terms and conditions of 
     the lease in effect for the Property on the date of the 
     enactment of this subtitle.
       (2) Rental payments.--All rents received during the 
     continuation of a lease under paragraph (1) shall be paid to 
     the Cabin Trust.
       (3) Limitation on right to transfer lease.--Subject to 
     valid existing rights, a Lessee may not sell or otherwise 
     assign or transfer the leasehold without purchasing the 
     Property from the Cabin Trust and conveying the fee interest 
     in the Property. In the event of a sale by a Lessee to a 
     third party, it shall be permissible for a simultaneous 
     closing to be conducted wherein the Lessee conveys its 
     interest in the leasehold improvements to the third party and 
     the Cabin Trust conveys the fee title to the third party.
       (f) Conveyance by Cabin Trust.--All conveyances of a 
     Property and any related parcels described in section 
     224(b)(1)(B) by the Cabin Trust shall be at fair market value 
     as determined by a new appraisal, but in no event may the 
     Cabin Trust convey any Property to a Lessee for an amount 
     less than the value established for the Property by the 
     appraisal conducted pursuant to section 224(c)(2).
       (g) Sale Proceeds.--All proceeds from the sale of a 
     Property received by the Cabin Trust shall be distributed by 
     the trust manager as follows:
       (1) 10 percent of the proceeds shall be paid to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to be applied to the reduction of 
     the outstanding debt for the Pick-Sloan project at Canyon 
     Ferry Reservoir.
       (2) 90 percent of the proceeds shall be paid to the Montana 
     Fish and Wildlife Conservation Trust.
       (h) Costs.--The Lessee, or a third party acquiring a 
     Property with the cooperation of the Lessee, shall reimburse 
     the Cabin Trust for a proportionate share of the costs to the 
     Cabin Trust of completing the transactions contemplated by 
     this section. In addition, the Lessee, or a third party 
     acquiring a Property with the cooperation of the Lessee, 
     shall reimburse the Cabin Trust for costs, including costs of 
     the new appraisal, associated with conveying the Property 
     from the Cabin Trust to the Lessee or a third party.

   Subtitle C--Conveyance of National Forest Lands for Public School 
                                Purposes

     SEC. 231. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR 
                   PUBLIC SCHOOL PURPOSES.

       (a) Transfers.--The Secretary of Agriculture may, upon a 
     finding that the transfer of certain National Forest lands 
     for local public school purposes would serve the public 
     interest, authorize the transfer of up to 40 acres of 
     National Forest lands to a local governmental entity for 
     public school purposes. The Secretary may make available only 
     those National Forest lands that have been identified for 
     disposal or exchange or are not otherwise needed for National 
     Forest purposes. The Secretary shall make such transfers 
     using the least amount of land required for the efficient 
     operation of the project involved.
       (b) Costs.--Such transfers may be made at discounted or no-
     cost. The Secretary shall provide for a no-cost transfer to a 
     local governmental entity for public school purposes if the 
     Secretary determines that the charges for such lands would 
     impose an undue hardship on the local governmental entity.
       (c) Conditions.--Such transfers shall be conditioned on the 
     requirement that the lands so transferred will be used solely 
     for public school purposes.
       (d) Deadline for Consideration of Application for Use for 
     School.--If the Secretary receives an application from a duly 
     qualified applicant that is a local education agency seeking 
     a conveyance of land under this section for use for an 
     elementary or secondary school, including a public charter 
     school, the Secretary shall--
       (1) before the end of the 10-day period beginning on the 
     date of that receipt, provide notice of that receipt to the 
     applicant; and
       (2) before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the 
     date of that receipt--

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       (A) determine whether or not to convey land pursuant to the 
     application, and notify the applicant of that determination; 
     or
       (B) report to the Congress and the applicant the reasons 
     that determination has not been made.

                     Subtitle D--Other Conveyances

     SEC. 241. LAND EXCHANGE, EL PORTAL ADMINISTRATIVE SITE, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Authorization of Exchange.--If the non-Federal lands 
     described in subsection (b) are conveyed to the United States 
     in accordance with this section, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall convey to the party conveying the non-Federal 
     lands all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to a parcel of land consisting of approximately 8 acres 
     administered by the Department of Interior as part of the El 
     Portal Administrative Site in the State of California, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``El Portal 
     Administrative Site Land Exchange'', dated June 1998.
       (b) Receipt of Non-Federal Lands.--The parcel of non-
     Federal lands referred to in subsection (a) consists of 
     approximately 8 acres, known as the Yosemite View parcel, 
     which is located adjacent to the El Portal Administrative 
     Site, as generally depicted on the map referred to in 
     subsection (a). Title to the non-Federal lands must be 
     acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior, and the 
     conveyance shall be subject to such valid existing rights of 
     record as may be acceptable to the Secretary. The parcel 
     shall conform with the title approval standards applicable to 
     Federal land acquisitions.
       (c) Equalization of Values.--If the value of the Federal 
     land and non-Federal lands to be exchanged under this section 
     are not equal in value, the difference in value shall be 
     equalized through a cash payment or the provision of goods or 
     services as agreed upon by the Secretary and the party 
     conveying the non-Federal lands.
       (d) Applicability of Other Laws.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     process the land exchange authorized by this section in the 
     manner provided in part 2200 of title 43, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this subtitle.
       (e) Boundary Adjustment.--Upon completion of the land 
     exchange, the Secretary shall adjust the boundaries of the El 
     Portal Administrative Site as necessary to reflect the 
     exchange. Lands acquired by the Secretary under this section 
     shall be administered as part of the El Portal Administrative 
     Site.
       (f) Map.--The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be on 
     file and available for inspection in appropriate offices of 
     the Department of the Interior.
       (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the land exchange under this section as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 242. AUTHORIZATION TO USE LAND IN MERCED COUNTY, 
                   CALIFORNIA, FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

       (a) Removal of Restrictions.--Notwithstanding the 
     restrictions otherwise applicable under the terms of 
     conveyance by the United States of any of the land described 
     in subsection (b) to Merced County, California, or under any 
     agreement concerning any part of such land between such 
     county and the Secretary of the Interior or any other officer 
     or agent of the United States, the land described in 
     subsection (b) may be used for the purpose specified in 
     subsection (c).
       (b) Land Affected.--The land referred to in subsection (a) 
     is the north 25 acres of the 40 acres located in the 
     northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 20, 
     township 7 south, range 13 east, Mount Diablo base line and 
     Meridian in Merced County, California, conveyed to such 
     county by deed recorded in volume 1941 at page 441 of the 
     official records in Merced County, California.
       (c) Authorized Uses.--Merced County, California, may 
     authorize the use of the land described in subsection (b) for 
     an elementary school serving children without regard to their 
     race, creed, color, national origin, physical or mental 
     disability, or sex, operated by a nonsectarian organization 
     on a nonprofit basis and in compliance with all applicable 
     requirements of the laws of the United States and the State 
     of California. If Merced County permits such lands to be used 
     for such purposes, the county shall include information 
     concerning such use in the periodic reports to the Secretary 
     of the Interior required under the terms of the conveyance of 
     such lands to the county by the United States. Any violation 
     of the provisions of this subsection shall be deemed to be a 
     breach of the conditions and covenants under which such lands 
     were conveyed to Merced County by the United States, and 
     shall have the same effect as provided by deed whereby the 
     United States conveyed the lands to the county. Except as 
     specified in this subsection, nothing in this section shall 
     increase or diminish the authority or responsibility of the 
     county with respect to the land.

     SEC. 243. ISSUANCE OF QUITCLAIM DEED, STEFFENS FAMILY 
                   PROPERTY, BIG HORN COUNTY, WYOMING.

       (a) Issuance.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
     subsection (d), the Secretary of the Interior is directed to 
     issue, without consideration, a quitclaim deed to Marie 
     Wambeke of Big Horn County, Wyoming, the personal 
     representative of the estate of Fred Steffens, to the land 
     described in subsection (b).
       (b) Land Description.--The land referred to in subsection 
     (a) is the approximately 80-parcel known as ``Farm Unit C'' 
     in the E\1/2\NW\1/4\ of Section 27, Township 57 North, Range 
     97 West, 6th Principal Meridian, Wyoming.
       (c) Revocation of Withdrawal.--The Bureau of Reclamation 
     withdrawal for the Shoshone Reclamation Project under 
     Secretarial Order dated October 21, 1913, is hereby revoked 
     with respect to the land described in subsection (b).
       (d) Reservation of Mineral Interests.--All minerals 
     underlying the land described in subsection (b) are hereby 
     reserved to the United States.

     SEC. 244. ISSUANCE OF QUITCLAIM DEED, LOWE FAMILY PROPERTY, 
                   BIG HORN COUNTY, WYOMING.

       (a) Issuance.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
     subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior is directed to 
     issue, without consideration, a quitclaim deed to John R. and 
     Margaret J. Lowe of Big Horn County, Wyoming, to the land 
     described in subsection (b).
       (b) Land Description.--The land referred to in subsection 
     (a) is the approximately 40-acre parcel located in the SW\1/
     4\SE\1/4\ of Section 11, Township 51 North, Range 96 West, 
     6th Principal Meridian, Wyoming.
       (c) Reservation of Mineral Interests.--All minerals 
     underlying the land described in subsection (b) are hereby 
     reserved to the United States.

     SEC. 245. UTAH SCHOOLS AND LANDS EXCHANGE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The State of Utah owns approximately 176,600 acres of 
     land, as well as approximately 24,165 acres of mineral 
     interests, administered by the Utah School and Institutional 
     Trust Lands Administration, within the exterior boundaries of 
     the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, established 
     by Presidential proclamation on September 18, 1996, pursuant 
     to section 2 of the Antiquities Act of 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431). 
     The State of Utah also owns approximately 200,000 acres of 
     land, and 76,000 acres of mineral interests, administered by 
     the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, 
     within the exterior boundaries of several units of the 
     National Park System and the National Forest System, and 
     within certain Indian reservations in Utah. These lands were 
     granted by Congress to the State of Utah pursuant to the Utah 
     Enabling Act, chap. 138, 28 Stat. 107 (1894), to be held in 
     trust for the benefit of the State's public school system and 
     other public institutions.
       (2) Many of the State school trust lands within the 
     monument may contain significant economic quantities of 
     mineral resources, including coal, oil, and gas, tar sands, 
     coalbed methane, titanium, uranium, and other energy and 
     metalliferous minerals. Certain State school trust lands 
     within the Monument, like the Federal lands comprising the 
     Monument, have substantial noneconomic scientific, historic, 
     cultural, scenic, recreational, and natural resources, 
     including ancient Native American archaeological sites and 
     rare plant and animal communities.
       (3) Development of surface and mineral resources on State 
     school trust lands within the monument could be incompatible 
     with the preservation of these scientific and historic 
     resources for which the monument was established. Federal 
     acquisition of State school trust lands within the monument 
     would eliminate this potential incompatibility, and would 
     enhance management of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National 
     Monument.
       (4) The United States owns lands and interest in lands 
     outside of the monument that can be transferred to the State 
     of Utah in exchange for the monument inholdings without 
     jeopardizing Federal management objectives or needs.
       (5) In 1993, Congress passed and the President signed 
     Public Law 103-93, which contained a process for exchanging 
     State of Utah school trust inholdings in the National Park 
     System, the National Forest System, and certain Indian 
     reservations in Utah. Among other things, it identified 
     various Federal lands and interests in land that were 
     available to exchange for these State inholdings.
       (6) Although Public Law 103-93 offered the hope of a 
     prompt, orderly exchange of State inholdings for Federal 
     lands elsewhere, implementation of the legislation has been 
     very slow. Completion of this process is realistically 
     estimated to be many years away, at great expense to both the 
     State and the United States in the form of expert witnesses, 
     lawyers, appraisers, and other litigation costs.
       (7) The State also owns approximately 2,560 acres of land 
     in or near the Alton coal field which has been declared an 
     area unsuitable for coal mining under the terms of the 
     Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. This land is also 
     administered by the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands 
     Administration, but its use is limited given this 
     declaration.
       (8) The large presence of State school trust land 
     inholdings in the monument, national parks, national forests, 
     and Indian reservations make land and resource management in 
     these areas difficult, costly, and controversial for both the 
     State of Utah and the United States.
       (9) It is in the public interest to reach agreement on 
     exchange of inholdings, on terms fair to both the State and 
     the United States. Agreement saves much time and delay in 
     meeting the expectations of the State school and 
     institutional trusts, in sim

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     plifying management of Federal and Indian lands and 
     resources, and in avoiding expensive, protracted litigation 
     under Public Law 103-93.
       (10) The State of Utah and the United States have reached 
     an agreement under which the State would exchange of all its 
     State school trust lands within the monument, and specified 
     inholdings in national parks, forests, and Indian 
     reservations that are subject to Public Law 103-93, for 
     various Federal lands and interests in lands located outside 
     the monument, including Federal lands and interests 
     identified as available for exchange in Public Law 103-93 and 
     additional Federal lands and interests in lands.
       (11) The State school trust lands to be conveyed to the 
     Federal Government include properties within units of the 
     National Park System, the National Forest System, and the 
     Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The Federal 
     assets made available for exchange with the State were 
     selected with a great sensitivity to environmental concerns 
     and a belief and expectation by both parties that Federal 
     assets to be conveyed to the State would be unlikely to 
     trigger significant environmental controversy.
       (12) The parties agreed at the outset of negotiations to 
     avoid identifying Federal assets for conveyance to the State 
     where any of the following was known to exist or likely to be 
     an issue as a result of foreseeable future uses of the land: 
     significant wildlife resources, endangered species habitat, 
     significant archaeological resources, areas of critical 
     environmental concern, coal resources requiring surface 
     mining to extract the mineral deposits, wilderness study 
     areas, significant recreational areas, or any other lands 
     known to raise significant environmental concerns of any 
     kind.
       (13) The parties further agreed that the use of any mineral 
     interests obtained by the State of Utah where the Federal 
     Government retains surface and other interest, will not 
     conflict with established Federal land and environmental 
     management objectives, and shall be fully subject to all 
     environmental regulations applicable to development of non-
     Federal mineral interest on Federal lands.
       (14) Because the inholdings to be acquired by the Federal 
     Government include properties within the boundaries of some 
     of the most renowned conservation land units in the United 
     States, and because a mission of the Utah School and 
     Institutional Trust Lands Administration is to produce 
     economic benefits for Utah's public schools and other 
     beneficiary institutions, the exchange of lands called for in 
     this agreement will resolve many longstanding environmental 
     conflicts and further the interest of the State trust lands, 
     the school children of Utah, and these conservation 
     resources.
       (15) Under this Agreement taken as a whole, the State 
     interests to be conveyed to the United States by the State of 
     Utah, and the Federal interests and payments to be conveyed 
     to the State of Utah by the United States, are approximately 
     equal in value.
       (16) The purpose of this section is to enact into law and 
     direct prompt implementation of this historic agreement.
       (b) Ratification of Agreed Exchange Between the State of 
     Utah and the Department of the Interior.--
       (1) Agreement.--The State of Utah and the Department of the 
     Interior have agreed to exchange certain Federal lands, 
     Federal mineral interests, and payment of money for lands and 
     mineral interests managed by the Utah School and 
     Institutional Trust Lands Administration, lands and mineral 
     interests of approximately equal value inheld within the 
     Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument the Goshute and 
     Navajo Indian Reservations, units of the National Park 
     System, the National Forest System, and the Alton coal 
     fields.
       (2) Ratification.--All terms, conditions, procedures, 
     covenants, reservations, and other provisions set forth in 
     the document entitled ``Agreement to Exchange Utah School 
     Trust Lands Between the State of Utah and the United States 
     of America'' (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Agreement'') are hereby incorporated in this section, are 
     ratified and confirmed, and set forth the obligations and 
     commitments of the United States, the State of Utah, and Utah 
     School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, as a 
     matter of Federal law.
       (c) Legal Descriptions.--
       (1) In general.--The maps and legal descriptions referred 
     to in the Agreement depict the lands subject to the 
     conveyances.
       (2) Public availability.--The maps and descriptions 
     referred to in the Agreement shall be on file and available 
     for public inspection in the offices of the Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Utah State Director of the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (3) Conflict.--In case of conflict between the maps and the 
     legal descriptions, the legal descriptions shall control.
       (d) Costs.--The United States and the State of Utah shall 
     each bear its own respective costs incurred in the 
     implementation of this section.
       (e) Repeal of Public Law 103-93 and Public Law 104-211.--
     The provisions of Public Law 103-93 (107 Stat. 995), other 
     than section 7(b)(1), section 7(b)(3), and section 10(b) 
     thereof, are hereby repealed. Public Law 104-211 (110 Stat. 
     3013) is hereby repealed.
       (f) Cash Payment Previously Authorized.--As previously 
     authorized and made available by section 7(b)(1) and (b)(3) 
     of Public Law 103-93, upon completion of all conveyances 
     described in the Agreement, the United States shall pay 
     $50,000,000 to the State of Utah from funds not otherwise 
     appropriated from the Treasury.
       (g) Schedule for Conveyances.--All conveyances under 
     sections 2 and 3 of the Agreement shall be completed within 
     70 days after the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 246. LAND EXCHANGE, ROUTT NATIONAL FOREST, COLORADO.

       (a) Authorization of Exchange.--If the non-Federal lands 
     described in subsection (b) are conveyed to the United States 
     in accordance with this section, the Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall convey to the party conveying the non-Federal lands all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of land consisting of approximately 84 acres within 
     the Routt National Forest in the State of Colorado, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``Miles Land 
     Exchange'', Routt National Forest, dated May 1996.
       (b) Receipt of Non-Federal Lands.--The parcel of non-
     Federal lands referred to in subsection (a) consists of 
     approximately 84 acres, known as the Miles parcel, located 
     adjacent to the Routt National Forest, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled ``Miles Land Exchange'', Routt National 
     Forest, dated May 1996. Title to the non-Federal lands must 
     be acceptable to the Secretary of Agriculture, and the 
     conveyance shall be subject to such valid existing rights of 
     record as may be acceptable to the Secretary of Agriculture. 
     The parcel shall conform with the title approval standards 
     applicable to Federal land acquisitions.
       (c) Approximately Equal in Value.--The values of both the 
     Federal and non-Federal lands to be exchanged under this 
     section are deemed to be approximately equal in value, and no 
     additional valuation determinations are required.
       (d) Applicability of Other Laws.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     process the land exchange authorized by this section in the 
     manner provided in subpart A of part 254 of title 36, Code of 
     Federal Regulations.
       (e) Maps.--The maps referred to in subsections (a) and (b) 
     shall be on file and available for inspection in the office 
     of the Forest Supervisor, Routt National Forest, and in the 
     office of the Chief of the Forest Service.
       (f) Boundary Adjustment.--Upon approval and acceptance of 
     title by the Secretary of Agriculture, the non-Federal lands 
     conveyed to the United States under this section shall become 
     part of the Routt National Forest, and the boundaries of the 
     Routt National Forest shall be adjusted to reflect the land 
     exchange. Upon receipt of the non-Federal lands, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall manage the lands in accordance 
     with the laws and regulations pertaining to the National 
     Forest System. For purposes of section 7 of the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9), the 
     boundaries of the Routt National Forest, as adjusted by this 
     section, shall be considered to be the boundaries of the 
     National Forest as of January 1, 1965.
       (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of 
     Agriculture may require such additional terms and conditions 
     in connection with the conveyances under this section as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 247. HART MOUNTAIN JURISDICTIONAL TRANSFERS, OREGON.

       (a) Transfer From the Bureau of Land Management to the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service.--
       (1) In general.--Administrative jurisdiction over the 
     parcels of land identified for transfer to the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service on the map entitled ``Hart Mountain 
     Jurisdictional Transfer'', dated February 26, 1998, 
     comprising approximately 12,100 acres of land in Lake County, 
     Oregon, located adjacent to or within the Hart Mountain 
     National Antelope Refuge, is transferred from the Bureau of 
     Land Management to the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service.
       (2) Inclusion in refuge.--The parcels of land described in 
     paragraph (1) shall be included in the Hart Mountain National 
     Antelope Refuge.
       (3) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     parcels of land described in paragraph (1)--
       (A) are withdrawn from--
       (i) surface entry under the public land laws;
       (ii) leasing under the mineral leasing laws and Geothermal 
     Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); and
       (iii) location and entry under the mining laws; and
       (B) shall be treated as parcels of land subject to the 
     provisions of Executive Order No. 7523 of December 21, 1936, 
     as amended by Executive Order No. 7895 of May 23, 1938, and 
     Presidential Proclamation No. 2416 of July 25, 1940, that 
     withdrew parcels of land for the Hart Mountain National 
     Antelope Refuge.
       (4) Management.--The land described in paragraph (1) shall 
     be included in the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge and 
     managed in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.), 
     and other applicable law and with management plans and 
     agreements between the Bureau of Land Management and the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the Hart Mountain 
     Refuge.
       (b) Continued Management of Guano Creek Wilderness Study 
     Area by the Bureau of Land Management.--
       (1) In general.--The parcels of land identified for 
     cooperative management on the map entitled ``Hart Mountain 
     Jurisdictional

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     Transfer'', dated February 26, 1998, comprising approximately 
     10,900 acres of land in Lake County, Oregon, located south of 
     the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, shall be retained 
     under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management.
       (2) Management.--The parcels of land described in paragraph 
     (1) that are within the Guano Creek Wilderness Study Area Act 
     shall be managed so as not to impair the suitability of the 
     area for designation as wilderness, in accordance with 
     current and future management plans and agreements (including 
     the agreement known as the ``Shirk Ranch Agreement'', dated 
     September 30, 1997), until such date as Congress enacts a law 
     directing otherwise.
       (c) Transfer From the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service to the Bureau of Land Management.--
       (1) In general.--Administrative jurisdiction over the 
     parcels of land identified for transfer to the Bureau of Land 
     Management on the map entitled ``Hart Mountain Jurisdictional 
     Transfer'', dated February 26, 1998, comprising approximately 
     7,700 acres of land in Lake County, Oregon, located adjacent 
     to or within the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, is 
     transferred from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
     to the Bureau of Land Management.
       (2) Removal from refuge.--The parcels of land described in 
     paragraph (1) are removed from the Hart Mountain National 
     Antelope Refuge, and the boundary of the refuge is modified 
     to reflect that removal.
       (3) Revocation of withdrawal.--The provisions of Executive 
     Order No. 7523 of December 21, 1936, as amended by Executive 
     Order No. 7895 of May 23, 1938, and Presidential Proclamation 
     No. 2416 of July 25, 1940, that withdrew the parcels of land 
     for the refuge, shall be of no effect with respect to the 
     parcels of land described in paragraph (1).
       (4) Status.--The parcels of land described in paragraph 
     (1)--
       (A) are designated as public land; and
       (B) shall be open to--
       (i) surface entry under the public land laws;
       (ii) leasing under the mineral leasing laws and the 
     Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); and
       (iii) location and entry under the mining laws.
       (5) Management.--The land described in paragraph (1) shall 
     be managed in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other 
     applicable law, and the agreement known as the ``Shirk Ranch 
     Agreement'', dated September 30, 1997.
       (d) Map.--A copy of the map described in subsections (a), 
     (b), and (c) and such additional legal descriptions as are 
     applicable shall be kept on file and available for public 
     inspection in the Office of the Regional Director of Region 1 
     of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the local 
     District Office of the Bureau of Land Management, the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and 
     the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives.
       (e) Correction of Reference to Wildlife Refuge.--Section 28 
     of the Act of August 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 718, chapter 732; 72 
     Stat. 818; 25 U.S.C. 564w-1), is amended in subsections (f) 
     and (g) by striking ``Klamath Forest National Wildlife 
     Refuge'' each place it appears and inserting ``Klamath Marsh 
     National Wildlife Refuge''.

     SEC. 248. SALE, LEASE, OR EXCHANGE OF IDAHO SCHOOL LAND.

       The Act of July 3, 1890 (commonly known as the ``Idaho 
     Admission Act'') (26 Stat. 215, chapter 656), is amended by 
     striking section 5 and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 5. SALE, LEASE, OR EXCHANGE OF SCHOOL LAND.

       ``(a) Sale.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (c), 
     all land granted under this Act for educational purposes 
     shall be sold only at public sale.
       ``(2) Use of proceeds.--
       ``(A) In general.--Proceeds of the sale of school land--
       ``(i) except as provided in clause (ii), shall be deposited 
     in the public school permanent endowment fund and expended 
     only for the support of public schools; and
       ``(ii)(I) may be deposited in a land bank fund to be used 
     to acquire, in accordance with State law, other land in the 
     State for the benefit of the beneficiaries of the public 
     school permanent endowment fund; or
       ``(II) if the proceeds are not used to acquire other land 
     in the State within a period specified by State law, shall be 
     transferred to the public school permanent endowment fund.
       ``(B) Earnings reserve fund.--Earnings on amounts in the 
     public school permanent endowment fund shall be deposited in 
     an earnings reserve fund to be used for the support of public 
     schools of the State in accordance with State law.
       ``(b) Lease.--Land granted under this Act for educational 
     purposes may be leased in accordance with State law.
       ``(c) Exchange.--
       ``(1) In general.--Land granted for educational purposes 
     under this Act may be exchanged for other public or private 
     land.
       ``(2) Valuation.--The values of exchanged lands shall be 
     approximately equal, or, if the values are not approximately 
     equal, the values shall be equalized by the payment of funds 
     by the appropriate party.
       ``(3) Exchanges with the united states.--
       ``(A) In general.--A land exchange with the United States 
     shall be limited to Federal land within the State that is 
     subject to exchange under the law governing the 
     administration of the Federal land.
       ``(B) Previous exchanges.--All land exchanges made with the 
     United States before the date of enactment of this paragraph 
     are approved.
       ``(d) Reservation for School Purposes.--Land granted for 
     educational purposes, whether surveyed or unsurveyed, shall 
     not be subject to preemption, homestead entry, or any other 
     form of entry under the land laws of the United States, but 
     shall be reserved for school purposes only.''.

     SEC. 249. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY IN SAN 
                   JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TO BUREAU OF LAND 
                   MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Transfer.--The property described in subsection (b) is 
     hereby transferred by operation of law upon the enactment of 
     this Act from the administrative jurisdiction of the Federal 
     Bureau of Prisons, United States Department of Justice, to 
     the Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of 
     the Interior. The Attorney General of the United States and 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall take such actions as may 
     be necessary to carry out such transfer.
       (b) Property Description.--The property referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a portion of a 200-acre property located in 
     the San Joaquin Valley, approximately 55 miles east of San 
     Francisco, 2 miles to the west of the City of Tracy, 
     California, municipal limits, approximately 1.25 miles west 
     of Interstate 5 (I-5) and \1/2\ mile southeast of the I-580/
     I-205 split as indicated by Exhibit I-3, formerly a Federal 
     Aviation Administration (FAA) antenna field, known as the 
     ``Tracy Site''.

     SEC. 250. CONVEYANCE, CAMP OWEN AND RELATED PARCELS, KERN 
                   COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall convey, without consideration, to Kern County, 
     California, all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to three parcels of land under the jurisdiction 
     of the Forest Service in Kern County, as follows
       (1) Approximately 104 acres known as Camp Owen.
       (2) Approximately 4 acres known as Wofford Heights Park.
       (3) Approximately 3.4 acres known as the French Gulch 
     maintenance yard.
       (b) Condition on Conveyance.--The lands conveyed under this 
     section shall be subject to valid existing rights of record.
       (c) Time for Conveyance.--The Secretary shall complete the 
     conveyance under this section within three months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Legal Descriptions.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the lands to be conveyed under this section 
     shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary.

     SEC. 251. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LAND ACQUIRED BY EXCHANGE, RED 
                   CLIFFS DESERT RESERVE, UTAH.

       (a) Limitation on Liability.--In support of the habitat 
     conservation plan of Washington County, Utah, for the 
     protection of the desert tortoise and surrounding habitat, 
     the transfer of the land described in subsection (b) from the 
     city of St. George, Utah, to the United States shall convey 
     no liability on the United States that did not already exist 
     with the United States on the date of the transfer of the 
     land.
       (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a parcel of approximately 15 acres of land 
     located within the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve in Washington 
     County, Utah, that was formerly used as a landfill by the 
     city of St. George.

     SEC. 252. LAND CONVEYANCE, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA.

       (a) Conveyance Required.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, 
     without consideration and for educational related purposes, 
     to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, a nonprofit 
     corporation authorized to do business in the State of 
     Arizona, all right, title, and interest of the United States, 
     if any, to a parcel of real property consisting of 
     approximately 16 acres in Yavapai County, Arizona, which is 
     more fully described as the parcel lying east of the east 
     right-of-way boundary of the Willow Creek Road in the 
     southwest one-quarter of the southwest one-quarter (SW\1/
     4\SW\1/4\) of section 2, township 14 north, range 2 west, 
     Gila and Salt River meridian.
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--Subject to the limitation that 
     the land to be conveyed is to be used only for educational 
     related purposes, the conveyance under subsection (a) is to 
     be made without any other conditions, limitations, 
     reservations, restrictions, or terms by the United States.

     SEC. 253. CONVEYANCE, OLD COYOTE ADMINISTRATIVE SITE, RIO 
                   ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.

       (a) Conveyance of Property.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Interior (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') 
     shall convey to the County of Rio Arriba, New Mexico 
     (referred to in this section as the ``County''), subject to 
     the terms and conditions stated in subsection (b), all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the land 
     (including all improvements on the land) known as the ``Old 
     Coyote Administrative Site'' located approximately \1/2\ mile 
     east of the Village of Coyote, New Mexico, on State Road 96, 
     comprising one tract of 130.27 acres (as described in Public 
     Land Order 3730), and one tract of 276.76 acres (as described 
     in Executive Order 4599).

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       (b) Terms and Conditions.--
       (1) Consideration for the conveyance described in 
     subsection (a) shall be--
       (A) an amount that is consistent with the special pricing 
     program for Governmental entities under the Recreation and 
     Public Purposes Act; and
       (B) an agreement between the Secretary and the County 
     indemnifying the Government of the United States from all 
     liability of the Government that arises from the property.
       (2) The lands conveyed by this Act shall be used for public 
     purposes. If such lands cease to be used for public purposes, 
     at the option of the United States, such lands will revert to 
     the United States.
       (c) Land Withdrawals.--Land withdrawals under Public Land 
     Order 3730 and Executive Order 4599 as extended in the 
     Federal Register on May 25, 1989 (54 F.R. 22629), shall be 
     revoked simultaneous with the conveyance of the property 
     under subsection (a).

     SEC. 254. ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS FOR ADDITION 
                   TO CHICKAMAUGA-CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL MILITARY 
                   PARK.

       The Secretary of the Interior may acquire private lands, 
     easements, and buildings within the areas authorized for 
     acquisition for Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military 
     Park, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated 
     funds, or by exchange. Lands acquired by the Secretary 
     pursuant to this section shall be administered by the 
     Secretary as part of the park.

     SEC. 255. LAND TRANSFERS INVOLVING ROGUE RIVER NATIONAL 
                   FOREST AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS IN OREGON.

       (a) Transfer From Public Domain to National Forest.--
       (1) Land transfer.--The public domain lands depicted on the 
     map entitled ``BLM/Rogue River N.F. Administrative 
     Jurisdiction Transfer'' and dated April 28, 1998, consisting 
     of approximately 2,058 acres within the external boundaries 
     of Rogue River National Forest in the State of Oregon are 
     hereby added to and made a part of Rogue River National 
     Forest.
       (2) Administrative jurisdiction.--Administrative 
     jurisdiction over the lands described in paragraph (1) is 
     hereby transferred from the Secretary of the Interior to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture. Subject to valid existing rights, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture shall manage such lands as part 
     of Rogue River National Forest in accordance with the Act of 
     March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Law), and under 
     the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the National 
     Forest System.
       (b) Transfer From National Forest to Public Domain.--
       (1) Land transfer.--The Federal lands depicted on the map 
     entitled ``BLM/Rogue River N.F. Administrative Jurisdiction 
     Transfer'' and dated April 28, 1998, consisting of 
     approximately 1,632 acres within the external boundaries of 
     Rogue River National Forest, are hereby transferred to 
     unreserved public domain status, and their status as part of 
     Rogue River National Forest and the National Forest System is 
     hereby revoked.
       (2) Administrative jurisdiction.--Administrative 
     jurisdiction over the lands described in paragraph (1) is 
     hereby transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the 
     Secretary of the Interior. Subject to valid existing rights, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall administer such lands 
     under the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to 
     unreserved public domain lands.
       (c) Restoration of Status of Certain National Forest Lands 
     as Revested Railroad Grant Lands.--
       (1) Restoration of earlier status.--The Federal lands 
     depicted on the map entitled ``BLM/Rogue River N.F. 
     Administrative Jurisdiction Transfer'' and dated April 28, 
     1998, consisting of approximately 4,298 acres within the 
     external boundaries of Rogue River National Forest, are 
     hereby restored to the status of revested Oregon and 
     California Railroad grant lands, and their status as part of 
     Rogue River National Forest and the National Forest System is 
     hereby revoked.
       (2) Administrative jurisdiction.--Administrative 
     jurisdiction over the lands described in paragraph (1) is 
     hereby transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the 
     Secretary of the Interior. Subject to valid existing rights, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall administer such lands 
     under the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.), 
     and other laws, rules, and regulations applicable to revested 
     Oregon and California Railroad grant lands under the 
     administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior.
       (d) Addition of Certain Revested Railroad Grant Lands to 
     National Forest.--
       (1) Land transfer.--The revested Oregon and California 
     Railroad grant lands depicted on the map entitled ``BLM/Rogue 
     River N.F. Administrative Jurisdiction Transfer'' and dated 
     April 28, 1998, consisting of approximately 960 acres within 
     the external boundaries of Rogue River National Forest, are 
     hereby added to and made a part of Rogue River National 
     Forest.
       (2) Administrative jurisdiction.--Administrative 
     jurisdiction over the lands described in paragraph (1) is 
     hereby transferred from the Secretary of the Interior to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture. Subject to valid existing rights, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture shall manage such lands as part 
     of the Rogue River National Forest in accordance with the Act 
     of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Law), and under 
     the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the National 
     Forest System.
       (3) Distribution of receipts.--Notwithstanding the sixth 
     paragraph under the heading ``forest service'' in the Act of 
     May 23, 1908 and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 
     U.S.C. 500), revenues derived from the lands described in 
     paragraph (1) shall be distributed in accordance with the Act 
     of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.).
       (e) Boundary Adjustment.--The boundaries of Rogue River 
     National Forest are hereby adjusted to encompass the lands 
     transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture under this section and to exclude 
     private property interests adjacent to the exterior 
     boundaries of Rogue River National Forest, as depicted on the 
     map entitled ``Rogue River National Forest Boundary 
     Adjustment'' and dated April 28, 1998.
       (f) Maps.--Within 60 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the maps referred to in this section shall be 
     available for public inspection in the office of the Chief of 
     the Forest Service.
       (g) Miscellaneous Requirements.--As soon as practicable 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise 
     the public land records relating to the lands transferred 
     under this section to reflect the administrative, boundary, 
     and other changes made by this section. The Secretaries shall 
     publish in the Federal Register appropriate notice to the 
     public of the changes in administrative jurisdiction made by 
     this section with regard to lands described in this section.

     SEC. 256. PROTECTION OF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD GRANT 
                   LANDS.

       (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) O&C lands.--The term ``O&C lands'' means the lands 
     that--
       (A) revested in the United States under the Act of June 9, 
     1916 (Chapter 137; 39 Stat. 218), commonly known as Oregon 
     and California Railroad grant lands; and
       (B) are managed by the Secretary of the Interior through 
     the Bureau of Land Management under the Act of August 28, 
     1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.).
       (2) CBWR lands.--The term ``CBWR lands'' means the lands 
     that--
       (A) were reconveyed to the United States under the Act of 
     February 26, 1919 (Chapter 47; 40 Stat. 1179), commonly known 
     as Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands; and
       (B) are managed by the Secretary of the Interior through 
     the Bureau of Land Management under the Act of August 28, 
     1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.).
       (3) Public domain lands.--The term ``public domain lands'' 
     has the meaning given the term ``public lands'' in the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1701 et seq.), except that the term does not include O&C 
     lands and CBWR lands.
       (4) O&C geographic area.--The term ``O&C geographic area'' 
     means all lands in the State of Oregon located within the 
     boundaries of the Bureau of Land Management's Medford 
     District, Roseburg District, Eugene District, Salem District, 
     Coos Bay District, and Klamath Resource Area of the Lakeview 
     District, as those districts and that resource area were 
     constituted on January 1, 1998.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (b) Policy of No Net Loss of O&C Lands.--In carrying out 
     sales, purchases, and exchanges of lands located in the O&C 
     geographic area, the Secretary shall seek to ensure that such 
     sales, purchases, and exchanges do not decrease the number of 
     acres of O&C lands.
       (c) Determination of Whether Loss Occurred.--Not later than 
     April 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall determine 
     whether there has been a net reduction in the number of acres 
     of O&C lands during the preceding fiscal year as a result of 
     the disposal of lands by the United States under any 
     provision of law.
       (d) Actions in Event of a Loss of O&C Lands.--
       (1) Designation of replacement lands.--If the Secretary 
     determines under subsection (c) for a fiscal year that a 
     reduction in the number of acres of O&C lands occurred, the 
     Secretary shall designate a number of acres of forested 
     public domain lands within the O&C geographic area, equal to 
     the number of acres of that reduction, for treatment as O&C 
     lands under subsection (e). The Secretary shall make the 
     designation under this paragraph within 90 days after the 
     date on which the Secretary made the determination under 
     subsection (c).
       (2) Lands designated.--The Secretary shall designate under 
     paragraph (1) forested public domain lands that are stocked 
     with timber in volumes per acre that are not less than the 
     average volumes per acre found on the O&C lands that were 
     disposed of during the fiscal year involved. Public domain 
     lands designated under paragraph (1) shall be selected from 
     public domain lands within similar land allocations, under 
     the resource management plans then in effect, as the O&C 
     lands that were disposed of.
       (e) Treatment of Designated Lands.--Public domain lands 
     designated by the Secretary under subsection (d) shall for 
     all purposes have the same status, be administered, and be 
     otherwise treated as lands that were revested in the United 
     States pursuant to the Act of June 9, 1916 (chapter 137; 39 
     Stat. 218), and managed by the Secretary under the Act of 
     August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.).
       (f) Congressional Notification.--Not later than September 
     30 of each fiscal year in which public domain lands are 
     designated under subsection (d), the Secretary shall sub

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     mit to Congress a report describing each designation of lands 
     under such subsection in that fiscal year.

                       TITLE III--HERITAGE AREAS

     Subtitle A--Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor of 
                              Pennsylvania

     SEC. 301. CHANGE IN NAME OF HERITAGE CORRIDOR.

       The Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage 
     Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-692; 102 Stat. 4552; 16 
     U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking ``Delaware and Lehigh 
     Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor'' each place it 
     appears (except section 4(a)) and inserting ``Delaware and 
     Lehigh National Heritage Corridor''.

     SEC. 302. PURPOSE.

       Section 3(b) of such Act (102 Stat. 4552) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) By inserting after ``subdivisions'' the following: ``in 
     enhancing economic development within the context of 
     preservation and''.
       (2) By striking ``and surrounding the Delaware and Lehigh 
     Navigation Canal in the Commonwealth'' and inserting ``the 
     Corridor''.

     SEC. 303. CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

       (a) Membership.--Section 5(b) of such Act (102 Stat. 4553) 
     is amended as follows:
       (1) In the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``appointed not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act''.
       (2) By striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) 3 individuals appointed by the Secretary upon 
     consideration of individuals recommended by the governor, of 
     whom--
       ``(A) 1 shall represent the Pennsylvania Department of 
     Conservation and Natural Resources;
       ``(B) 1 shall represent the Pennsylvania Department of 
     Community and Economic Development; and
       ``(C) 1 shall represent the Pennsylvania Historical and 
     Museum Commission.''.
       (3) In paragraph (3), by striking ``the Secretary, after 
     receiving recommendations from the Governor, of whom'' and 
     all that follows through ``Delaware Canal region'' and 
     inserting the following: ``the Secretary upon consideration 
     of individuals recommended by the governor, of whom--
       ``(A) 1 shall represent a city, 1 shall represent a 
     borough, and 1 shall represent a township; and
       ``(B) 1 shall represent each of the 5 counties of Luzerne, 
     Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Bucks in Pennsylvania''.
       (4) In paragraph (4)--
       (A) By striking ``8 individuals'' and inserting ``9 
     individuals''.
       (B) By striking ``the Secretary, after receiving 
     recommendations from the Governor, who shall have'' and all 
     that follows through ``Canal region. A vacancy'' and 
     inserting the following: ``the Secretary upon consideration 
     of individuals recommended by the governor, of whom--
       ``(A) 3 shall represent the northern region of the 
     Corridor;
       ``(B) 3 shall represent the middle region of the Corridor; 
     and
       ``(C) 3 shall represent the southern region of the 
     Corridor.

     A vacancy''.
       (b) Terms.--Section 5 of such Act (102 Stat. 4553) is 
     amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Terms.--The following provisions shall apply to a 
     member of the Commission appointed under paragraph (3) or (4) 
     of subsection (b):
       ``(1) Length of term.--The member shall be appointed for a 
     term of 3 years.
       ``(2) Carryover.--The member shall serve until a successor 
     is appointed by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Replacement.--If the member resigns or is unable to 
     serve due to incapacity or death, the Secretary shall 
     appoint, not later than 60 days after receiving a nomination 
     of the appointment from the Governor, a new member to serve 
     for the remainder of the term.
       ``(4) Term limits.--A member may serve for not more than 6 
     years.''

     SEC. 304. POWERS OF CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

       (a) Conveyance of Real Estate.--Section 7(g)(3) of such Act 
     (102 Stat. 4555) is amended in the first sentence by 
     inserting ``or nonprofit organization'' after ``appropriate 
     public agency''.
       (b) Cooperative Agreements.--Section 7(h) of such Act (102 
     Stat. 4555) is amended as follows:
       (1) In the first sentence, by inserting ``any non-profit 
     organization,'' after ``subdivision of the Commonwealth,''.
       (2) In the second sentence, by inserting ``such nonprofit 
     organization,'' after ``such political subdivision,''.

     SEC. 305. DUTIES OF CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

       Section 8(b) of such Act (102 Stat. 4556) is amended in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ``, cultural, 
     natural, recreational, and scenic'' after ``interpret the 
     historic''.

     SEC. 306. TERMINATION OF CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

       Section 9(a) of such Act (102 Stat. 4556) is amended by 
     striking ``5 years after the date of enactment of this Act'' 
     and inserting ``5 years after the date of enactment of the 
     Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 307. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES.

       Section 11 of such Act (102 Stat. 4557) is amended in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``the flow of the 
     Canal or the natural'' and inserting ``directly affecting the 
     purposes of the Corridor''.

     SEC. 308. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Commission.--Section 12(a) of such Act (102 Stat. 4558) 
     is amended by striking ``$350,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,000,000''.
       (b) Management Action Plan.--Section 12 of such Act (102 
     Stat. 4558) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Management Action Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--To implement the management action plan 
     created by the Commission, there is authorized to be 
     appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2007.
       ``(2) Limitation on expenditures.--Amounts made available 
     under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the costs 
     of implementing the management action plan.''.

     SEC. 309. LOCAL AUTHORITY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.

       Such Act is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 13 (102 Stat. 4558) as section 
     14; and
       (2) by inserting after section 12 the following:

     ``SEC. 13. LOCAL AUTHORITY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.

       ``The Commission shall not interfere with--
       ``(1) the private property rights of any person; or
       ``(2) any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any political subdivision of 
     Pennsylvania.''.

     SEC. 310. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

       Section 10 of such Act (102 Stat. 4557) is amended by 
     striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Technical Assistance and Grants.--The Secretary, upon 
     request of the Commission, is authorized to provide grants 
     and technical assistance to the Commission or units of 
     government, nonprofit organizations, and other persons, for 
     development and implementation of the Plan.''.

       Subtitle B--Automobile National Heritage Area of Michigan

     SEC. 311. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the industrial, cultural, and natural heritage legacies 
     of Michigan's automobile industry are nationally significant;
       (2) in the areas of Michigan including and in proximity to 
     Detroit, Dearborn, Pontiac, Flint, and Lansing, the design 
     and manufacture of the automobile helped establish and expand 
     the United States industrial power;
       (3) the industrial strength of automobile manufacturing was 
     vital to defending freedom and democracy in 2 world wars and 
     played a defining role in American victories;
       (4) the economic strength of our Nation is connected 
     integrally to the vitality of the automobile industry, which 
     employs millions of workers and upon which 1 out of 7 United 
     States jobs depends;
       (5) the industrial and cultural heritage of the automobile 
     industry in Michigan includes the social history and living 
     cultural traditions of several generations;
       (6) the United Auto Workers and other unions played a 
     significant role in the history and progress of the labor 
     movement and the automobile industry;
       (7) the Department of the Interior is responsible for 
     protecting and interpreting the Nation's cultural and 
     historic resources, and there are significant examples of 
     these resources within Michigan to merit the involvement of 
     the Federal Government to develop programs and projects in 
     cooperation with the Automobile National Heritage Area 
     Partnership, Incorporated, the State of Michigan, and other 
     local and governmental bodies, to adequately conserve, 
     protect, and interpret this heritage for the educational and 
     recreational benefit of this and future generations of 
     Americans;
       (8) the Automobile National Heritage Area Partnership, 
     Incorporated would be an appropriate entity to oversee the 
     development of the Automobile National Heritage Area; and
       (9) 2 local studies, ``A Shared Vision for Metropolitan 
     Detroit'' and ``The Machine That Changed the World'', and a 
     National Park Service study, ``Labor History Theme Study: 
     Phase III; Suitability-Feasibility'', demonstrated that 
     sufficient historical resources exist to establish the 
     Automobile National Heritage Area.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this subtitle is to establish 
     the Automobile National Heritage Area to--
       (1) foster a close working relationship with all levels of 
     government, the private sector, and the local communities in 
     Michigan and empower communities in Michigan to conserve 
     their automotive heritage while strengthening future economic 
     opportunities; and
       (2) conserve, interpret, and develop the historical, 
     cultural, natural, and recreational resources related to the 
     industrial and cultural heritage of the Automobile National 
     Heritage Area.

     SEC. 312. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors 
     of the Partnership.
       (2) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
     Automobile National Heritage Area established by section 313.
       (3) Partnership.--The term ``Partnership'' means the 
     Automobile National Heritage Area Partnership, Incorporated 
     (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the 
     State of Michigan).

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       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.

     SEC. 313. AUTOMOBILE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the State of 
     Michigan the Automobile National Heritage Area.
       (b) Boundaries.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the boundaries 
     of the Heritage Area shall include lands in Michigan that are 
     related to the following corridors:
       (A) The Rouge River Corridor.
       (B) The Detroit River Corridor.
       (C) The Woodward Avenue Corridor.
       (D) The Lansing Corridor.
       (E) The Flint Corridor.
       (F) The Sauk Trail/Chicago Road Corridor.
       (2) Specific boundaries.--The specific boundaries of the 
     Heritage Area shall be those specified in the management plan 
     approved under section 315.
       (3) Map.--The Secretary shall prepare a map of the Heritage 
     Area which shall be on file and available for public 
     inspection in the office of the Director of the National Park 
     Service.
       (4) Consent of local governments.--(A) The Partnership 
     shall provide to the government of each city, village, and 
     township that has jurisdiction over property proposed to be 
     included in the Heritage Area written notice of that 
     proposal.
       (B) Property may not be included in the Heritage Area if--
       (i) the Partnership fails to give notice of the inclusion 
     in accordance with subparagraph (A);
       (ii) any local government to which the notice is required 
     to be provided objects to the inclusion, in writing to the 
     Partnership, by not later than the end of the period provided 
     pursuant to clause (iii); or
       (iii) fails to provide a period of at least 60 days for 
     objection under clause (ii).
       (c) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be 
     administered in accordance with this subtitle.
       (d) Additions and Deletions of Lands.--The Secretary may 
     add or remove lands to or from the Heritage Area in response 
     to a request from the Partnership.

     SEC. 314. DESIGNATION OF PARTNERSHIP AS MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

       (a) In General.--The Partnership shall be the management 
     entity for the Heritage Area.
       (b) Federal Funding.--
       (1) Authorization to receive funds.--The Partnership may 
     receive amounts appropriated to carry out this subtitle.
       (2) Disqualification.--If a management plan for the 
     Heritage Area is not submitted to the Secretary as required 
     under section 315 within the time specified in that section, 
     the Partnership shall cease to be authorized to receive 
     Federal funding under this subtitle until such a plan is 
     submitted to the Secretary.
       (c) Authorities of Partnership.--The Partnership may, for 
     purposes of preparing and implementing the management plan 
     for the Heritage Area, use Federal funds made available under 
     this subtitle--
       (1) to make grants to the State of Michigan, its political 
     subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, and other persons;
       (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with or provide 
     technical assistance to the State of Michigan, its political 
     subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, and other 
     organizations;
       (3) to hire and compensate staff;
       (4) to obtain money from any source under any program or 
     law requiring the recipient of such money to make a 
     contribution in order to receive such money; and
       (5) to contract for goods and services.
       (d) Prohibition of Acquisition of Real Property.--The 
     Partnership may not use Federal funds received under this 
     subtitle to acquire real property or any interest in real 
     property.

     SEC. 315. MANAGEMENT DUTIES OF THE AUTOMOBILE NATIONAL 
                   HERITAGE AREA PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) Heritage Area Management Plan.--
       (1) Submission for review by secretary.--The Board of 
     Directors of the Partnership shall, within 3 years after the 
     date of enactment of this subtitle, develop and submit for 
     review to the Secretary a management plan for the Heritage 
     Area.
       (2) Plan requirements, generally.--A management plan 
     submitted under this section shall--
       (A) present comprehensive recommendations for the 
     conservation, funding, management, and development of the 
     Heritage Area;
       (B) be prepared with public participation;
       (C) take into consideration existing Federal, State, 
     county, and local plans and involve residents, public 
     agencies, and private organizations in the Heritage Area;
       (D) include a description of actions that units of 
     government and private organizations are recommended to take 
     to protect the resources of the Heritage Area; and
       (E) specify existing and potential sources of Federal and 
     non-Federal funding for the conservation, management, and 
     development of the Heritage Area.
       (3) Additional plan requirements.--The management plan also 
     shall include the following, as appropriate:
       (A) An inventory of resources contained in the Heritage 
     Area, including a list of property in the Heritage Area that 
     should be conserved, restored, managed, developed, or 
     maintained because of the natural, cultural, or historic 
     significance of the property as it relates to the themes of 
     the Heritage Area. The inventory may not include any property 
     that is privately owned unless the owner of the property 
     consents in writing to that inclusion.
       (B) A recommendation of policies for resource management 
     that consider and detail the application of appropriate land 
     and water management techniques, including (but not limited 
     to) the development of intergovernmental cooperative 
     agreements to manage the historical, cultural, and natural 
     resources and recreational opportunities of the Heritage Area 
     in a manner consistent with the support of appropriate and 
     compatible economic viability.
       (C) A program for implementation of the management plan, 
     including plans for restoration and construction and a 
     description of any commitments that have been made by persons 
     interested in management of the Heritage Area.
       (D) An analysis of means by which Federal, State, and local 
     programs may best be coordinated to promote the purposes of 
     this subtitle.
       (E) An interpretive plan for the Heritage Area.
       (4) Approval and disapproval of the management plan.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after submission 
     of the Heritage Area management plan by the Board, the 
     Secretary shall approve or disapprove the plan. If the 
     Secretary has taken no action after 180 days, the plan shall 
     be considered approved.
       (B) Disapproval and revisions.--If the Secretary 
     disapproves the management plan, the Secretary shall advise 
     the Board, in writing, of the reasons for the disapproval and 
     shall make recommendations for revision of the plan. The 
     Secretary shall approve or disapprove proposed revisions to 
     the plan not later than 60 days after receipt of such 
     revisions from the Board. If the Secretary has taken no 
     action for 60 days after receipt, the plan and revisions 
     shall be considered approved.
       (b) Priorities.--The Partnership shall give priority to the 
     implementation of actions, goals, and policies set forth in 
     the management plan for the Heritage Area, including--
       (1) assisting units of government, regional planning 
     organizations, and nonprofit organizations--
       (A) in conserving the natural and cultural resources in the 
     Heritage Area;
       (B) in establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits 
     in the Heritage Area;
       (C) in developing recreational opportunities in the 
     Heritage Area;
       (D) in increasing public awareness of and appreciation for 
     the natural, historical, and cultural resources of the 
     Heritage Area;
       (E) in the restoration of historic buildings that are 
     located within the boundaries of the Heritage Area and 
     related to the theme of the Heritage Area; and
       (F) in ensuring that clear, consistent, and environmentally 
     appropriate signs identifying access points and sites of 
     interest are put in place throughout the Heritage Area; and
       (2) consistent with the goals of the management plan, 
     encouraging economic viability in the affected communities by 
     appropriate means.
       (c) Consideration of Interests of Local Groups.--The 
     Partnership shall, in preparing and implementing the 
     management plan for the Heritage Area, consider the interest 
     of diverse units of government, businesses, private property 
     owners, and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area.
       (d) Public Meetings.--The Partnership shall conduct public 
     meetings at least annually regarding the implementation of 
     the Heritage Area management plan.
       (e) Annual Reports.--The Partnership shall, for any fiscal 
     year in which it receives Federal funds under this subtitle 
     or in which a loan made by the Partnership with Federal funds 
     under section 314(c)(1) is outstanding, submit an annual 
     report to the Secretary setting forth its accomplishments, 
     its expenses and income, and the entities to which it made 
     any loans and grants during the year for which the report is 
     made.
       (f) Cooperation With Audits.--The Partnership shall, for 
     any fiscal year in which it receives Federal funds under this 
     subtitle or in which a loan made by the Partnership with 
     Federal funds under section 314(c)(1) is outstanding, make 
     available for audit by the Congress, the Secretary, and 
     appropriate units of government all records and other 
     information pertaining to the expenditure of such funds and 
     any matching funds, and require, for all agreements 
     authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other 
     organizations, that the receiving organizations make 
     available for such audit all records and other information 
     pertaining to the expenditure of such funds.
       (g) Delegation.--The Partnership may delegate the 
     responsibilities and actions under this section for each 
     corridor identified in section 313(b)(1). All delegated 
     actions are subject to review and approval by the 
     Partnership.

     SEC. 316. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

       (a) Technical Assistance and Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide technical 
     assistance and, subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, grants to units of government, nonprofit 
     organizations, and other persons upon request of the 
     Partnership, and to the Partnership, regarding the management 
     plan and its implementation.
       (2) Prohibition of certain requirements.--The Secretary may 
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     grants under this section, require any recipient of such 
     technical assistance or a grant to enact or modify land use 
     restrictions.
       (3) Determinations regarding assistance.--The Secretary 
     shall decide if a unit of government, nonprofit organization, 
     or other person shall be awarded technical assistance or 
     grants and the amount of that assistance. Such decisions 
     shall be based on the relative degree to which the assistance 
     effectively fulfills the objectives contained in the Heritage 
     Area management plan and achieves the purposes of this 
     subtitle. Such decisions shall give consideration to projects 
     which provide a greater leverage of Federal funds.
       (b) Provision of Information.--In cooperation with other 
     Federal agencies, the Secretary shall provide the general 
     public with information regarding the location and character 
     of the Heritage Area.
       (c) Other Assistance.--The Secretary may enter into 
     cooperative agreements with public and private organizations 
     for the purposes of implementing this subsection.
       (d) Duties of Other Federal Agencies.--Any Federal entity 
     conducting any activity directly affecting the Heritage Area 
     shall consider the potential effect of the activity on the 
     Heritage Area management plan and shall consult with the 
     Partnership with respect to the activity to minimize the 
     adverse effects of the activity on the Heritage Area.

     SEC. 317. LACK OF EFFECT ON LAND USE REGULATION AND PRIVATE 
                   PROPERTY.

       (a) Lack of Effect on Authority of Local Government.--
     Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to modify, 
     enlarge, or diminish any authority of Federal, State, or 
     local governments to regulate any use of land under any other 
     law or regulation.
       (b) Lack of Zoning or Land Use Powers.--Nothing in this 
     subtitle shall be construed to grant powers of zoning or land 
     use control to the Partnership.
       (c) Local Authority and Private Property Not Affected.--
     Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to affect or to 
     authorize the Partnership to interfere with--
       (1) the rights of any person with respect to private 
     property; or
       (2) any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the 
     State of Michigan or a political subdivision thereof.

     SEC. 318. SUNSET.

       The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any 
     assistance under this subtitle after September 30, 2014.

     SEC. 319. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     under this subtitle not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal 
     year. Not more than a total of $10,000,000 may be 
     appropriated for the Heritage Area under this subtitle.
       (b) 50 Percent Match.--Federal funding provided under this 
     subtitle, after the designation of the Heritage Area, may not 
     exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any activity carried 
     out with any financial assistance or grant provided under 
     this subtitle.

   Subtitle C--Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area of 
                              Pennsylvania

     SEC. 321. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The industrial and cultural heritage of northeastern 
     Pennsylvania inclusive of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, and 
     Susquehanna counties, related directly to anthracite and 
     anthracite-related industries, is nationally significant, as 
     documented in the United States Department of the Interior-
     National Parks Service, National Register of Historic Places, 
     Multiple Property Documentation submittal of the Pennsylvania 
     Historic and Museum Commission (1996).
       (2) These industries include anthracite mining, ironmaking, 
     textiles, and rail transportation.
       (3) The industrial and cultural heritage of the anthracite 
     and related industries in this region includes the social 
     history and living cultural traditions of the people of the 
     region.
       (4) The labor movement of the region played a significant 
     role in the development of the Nation including the formation 
     of many key unions such as the United Mine Workers of 
     America, and crucial struggles to improve wages and working 
     conditions, such as the 1900 and 1902 anthracite strikes.
       (5) The Department of the Interior is responsible for 
     protecting the Nation's cultural and historic resources, and 
     there are significant examples of these resources within this 
     4-county region to merit the involvement of the Federal 
     Government to develop programs and projects, in cooperation 
     with the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority, the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and other local and 
     governmental bodies, to adequately conserve, protect, and 
     interpret this heritage for future generations, while 
     providing opportunities for education and revitalization.
       (6) The Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority would be an 
     appropriate management entity for a Heritage Area established 
     in the region.
       (b) Purpose.--The objectives of the Lackawanna Heritage 
     Valley American Heritage Area are as follows:
       (1) To foster a close working relationship with all levels 
     of government, the private sector, and the local communities 
     in the anthracite coal region of northeastern Pennsylvania 
     and empower the communities to conserve their heritage while 
     continuing to pursue economic opportunities.
       (2) To conserve, interpret, and develop the historical, 
     cultural, natural, and recreational resources related to the 
     industrial and cultural heritage of the 4-county region of 
     northeastern Pennsylvania.

     SEC. 322. LACKAWANNA HERITAGE VALLEY AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the 
     Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area (in this 
     subtitle referred to as the ``Heritage Area'').
       (b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall be comprised of 
     all or parts of the counties of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, 
     and Susquehanna in Pennsylvania, determined pursuant to the 
     compact under section 323.
       (c) Management Entity.--The management entity for the 
     Heritage Area shall be the Lackawanna Heritage Valley 
     Authority.

     SEC. 323. COMPACT.

       To carry out the purposes of this subtitle, the Secretary 
     of the Interior (in this subtitle referred to as the 
     ``Secretary'') shall enter into a compact with the management 
     entity. The compact shall include information relating to the 
     objectives and management of the area, including each of the 
     following:
       (1) A delineation of the boundaries of the Heritage Area.
       (2) A discussion of the goals and objectives of the 
     Heritage Area, including an explanation of the proposed 
     approach to conservation and interpretation and a general 
     outline of the protection measures committed to by the 
     partners.

     SEC. 324. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

       (a) Authorities of the Management Entity.--The management 
     entity may, for purposes of preparing and implementing the 
     management plan developed under subsection (b), use funds 
     made available through this subtitle for the following:
       (1) To make loans and grants to, and enter into cooperative 
     agreements with States and their political subdivisions, 
     private organizations, or any person.
       (2) To hire and compensate staff.
       (b) Management Plan.--The management entity shall develop a 
     management plan for the Heritage Area that presents 
     comprehensive recommendations for the Heritage Area's 
     conservation, funding, management, and development. Such plan 
     shall take into consideration existing State, county, and 
     local plans and involve residents, public agencies, and 
     private organizations working in the Heritage Area. It shall 
     include actions to be undertaken by units of government and 
     private organizations to protect the resources of the 
     Heritage Area. It shall specify the existing and potential 
     sources of funding to protect, manage, and develop the 
     Heritage Area. Such plan shall include, as appropriate, the 
     following:
       (1) An inventory of the resources contained in the Heritage 
     Area, including a list of any property in the Heritage Area 
     that is related to the themes of the Heritage Area and that 
     should be preserved, restored, managed, developed, or 
     maintained because of its natural, cultural, historic, 
     recreational, or scenic significance.
       (2) A recommendation of policies for resource management 
     which considers and details application of appropriate land 
     and water management techniques, including, but not limited 
     to, the development of intergovernmental cooperative 
     agreements to protect the Heritage Area's historical, 
     cultural, recreational, and natural resources in a manner 
     consistent with supporting appropriate and compatible 
     economic viability.
       (3) A program for implementation of the management plan by 
     the management entity, including plans for restoration and 
     construction, and specific commitments of the identified 
     partners for the first 5 years of operation.
       (4) An analysis of ways in which local, State, and Federal 
     programs may best be coordinated to promote the purposes of 
     this subtitle.
       (5) An interpretation plan for the Heritage Area.

     The management entity shall submit the management plan to the 
     Secretary for approval within 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this subtitle. If a management plan is not 
     submitted to the Secretary as required within the specified 
     time, the Heritage Area shall no longer qualify for Federal 
     funding.
       (c) Duties of Management Entity.--The management entity 
     shall--
       (1) give priority to implementing actions set forth in the 
     compact and management plan, including steps to assist units 
     of government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit 
     organizations in preserving the Heritage Area;
       (2) assist units of government, regional planning 
     organizations, and nonprofit organizations in establishing 
     and maintaining interpretive exhibits in the Heritage Area; 
     assist units of government, regional planning organizations, 
     and nonprofit organizations in developing recreational 
     resources in the Heritage Area;
       (3) assist units of government, regional planning 
     organizations, and nonprofit organizations in increasing 
     public awareness of and appreciation for the natural, 
     historical, and architectural resources and sites in the 
     Heritage Area; assist units of government, regional planning 
     organizations and nonprofit organizations in the restoration 
     of any historic building relating to the themes of the 
     Heritage Area;
       (4) encourage by appropriate means economic viability in 
     the Heritage Area consistent with the goals of the plan; 
     encourage local governments to adopt land use policies 
     consistent with the management of the Heritage Area and the 
     goals of the plan;
       (5) assist units of government, regional planning 
     organizations, and nonprofit orga

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     nizations to ensure that clear, consistent, and 
     environmentally appropriate signs identifying access points 
     and sites of interest are put in place throughout the 
     Heritage Area;
       (6) consider the interests of diverse governmental, 
     business, and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area;
       (7) conduct public meetings at least quarterly regarding 
     the implementation of the management plan;
       (8) submit substantial changes (including any increase of 
     more than 20 percent in the cost estimates for 
     implementation) to the management plan to the Secretary for 
     the Secretary's approval; for any year in which Federal funds 
     have been received under this subtitle, submit an annual 
     report to the Secretary setting forth its accomplishments, 
     its expenses and income, and the entity to which any loans 
     and grants were made during the year for which the report is 
     made; and
       (9) for any year in which Federal funds have been received 
     under this subtitle, make available for audit all records 
     pertaining to the expenditure of such funds and any matching 
     funds, and require, for all agreements authorizing 
     expenditure of Federal funds by other organizations, that the 
     receiving organizations make available for audit all records 
     pertaining to the expenditure of such funds.
       (d) Prohibition on the Acquisition of Real Property.--The 
     management entity may not use Federal funds received under 
     this subtitle to acquire real property or an interest in real 
     property. Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude any 
     management entity from using Federal funds from other sources 
     for their permitted purposes.

     SEC. 325. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

       (a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may, upon request of the 
     management entity, provide technical and financial assistance 
     to the management entity to develop and implement the 
     management plan. In assisting the management entity, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to actions that in general 
     assist in--
       (A) conserving the significant natural, historic, and 
     cultural resources which support its themes; and
       (B) providing educational, interpretive, and recreational 
     opportunities consistent with its resources and associated 
     values.
       (2) Spending for non-federally owned property.--The 
     Secretary may spend Federal funds directly on non-federally 
     owned property to further the purposes of this subtitle, 
     especially in assisting units of government in appropriate 
     treatment of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and 
     objects listed or eligible for listing on the National 
     Register of Historic Places. The Historic American Building 
     Survey/Historic American Engineering Record shall conduct 
     those studies necessary to document the industrial, 
     engineering, building, and architectural history of the 
     region.
       (b) Approval and Disapproval of Compacts and Management 
     Plans.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Governor of 
     Pennsylvania, shall approve or disapprove a compact or 
     management plan submitted under this subtitle not later than 
     90 days after receiving such compact or management plan.
       (c) Action Following Disapproval.--If the Secretary 
     disapproves a submitted compact or management plan, the 
     Secretary shall advise the management entity in writing of 
     the reasons therefore and shall make recommendations for 
     revisions in the compact or plan. The Secretary shall approve 
     or disapprove a proposed revision within 90 days after the 
     date it is submitted.
       (d) Approving Amendments.--The Secretary shall review 
     substantial amendments to the management plan for the 
     Heritage Area. Funds appropriated pursuant to this subtitle 
     may not be expended to implement the changes made by such 
     amendments until the Secretary approves the amendments.

     SEC. 326. SUNSET.

       The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any 
     assistance under this subtitle after September 30, 2012.

     SEC. 327. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     under this subtitle not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal 
     year. Not more than a total of $10,000,000 may be 
     appropriated for the Heritage Area under this subtitle.
       (b) 50 Percent Match.--Federal funding provided under this 
     subtitle, after the designation of the Heritage Area, may not 
     exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any assistance or 
     grant provided or authorized under this subtitle.

                  Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 331. BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR, 
                   MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

       Section 10(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish the 
     Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in 
     Massachusetts and Rhode Island'', approved November 10, 1986 
     (Public Law 99-647; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), is amended by 
     striking ``For fiscal year 1996, 1997, and 1998,'' and 
     inserting ``For fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000,''.

     SEC. 332. ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE 
                   CORRIDOR, ILLINOIS.

       (a) Extension of Commission.--Section 111(a) of the 
     Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 
     1984 (Public Law 98-398; 98 Stat. 1456; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) 
     is amended by striking ``ten'' and inserting ``20''.
       (b) Repeal of Extension Authority.--Section 111 of such Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``(a) Termination.--''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).

                        TITLE IV--HISTORIC AREAS

     SEC. 401. BATTLE OF MIDWAY NATIONAL MEMORIAL STUDY.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) September 2, 1998, marked the 53d anniversary of the 
     United States victory over Japan in World War II.
       (2) The Battle of Midway proved to be the turning point in 
     the war in the Pacific, as United States Navy forces 
     inflicted such severe losses on the Imperial Japanese Navy 
     during the battle that the Imperial Japanese Navy never again 
     took the offensive against United States or allied forces.
       (3) During the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942, an 
     outnumbered force of the United States Navy, consisting of 29 
     ships and other units of the Armed Forces under the command 
     of Admiral Nimitz and Admiral Spruance, outmaneuvered and 
     out-fought 350 ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
       (4) It is in the public interest to study whether Midway 
     Atoll should be established as a national memorial to the 
     Battle of Midway to express the enduring gratitude of the 
     American people for victory in the battle and to inspire 
     future generations of Americans with the heroism and 
     sacrifice of the members of the Armed Forces who achieved 
     that victory.
       (5) The historic structures on Midway Atoll should be 
     protected and maintained.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section shall be to 
     require a study of the feasibility and suitability of 
     designating the Midway Atoll as a national memorial to the 
     Battle of Midway within the boundaries of the Midway Atoll 
     National Wildlife Refuge. The study of the Midway Atoll and 
     its environs shall include, but not be limited to, 
     identification of interpretive opportunities for the 
     educational and inspirational benefit of present and future 
     generations, and of the unique and significant circumstances 
     involving the defense of the island by the United States in 
     World War II and the Battle of Midway.
       (c) Study of The Establishment of Midway Atoll as a 
     National Memorial to the Battle of Midway.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, shall carry out a study of the suitability and 
     feasibility of establishing Midway Atoll as a national 
     memorial to the Battle of Midway. The Secretary shall carry 
     out the study in consultation with the Director of the 
     National Park Service, the International Midway Memorial 
     Foundation, Inc. (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Foundation''), the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Battle of 
     Coral Sea Association, the American Legion, or other 
     appropriate veterans group, respectively, and the Midway 
     Phoenix Corporation.
       (2) Considerations.--In studying the establishment of 
     Midway Atoll as a national memorial to the Battle of Midway 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall address the 
     following:
       (A) The appropriate Federal agency to manage such a 
     memorial, and whether and under what conditions to lease or 
     otherwise allow the Foundation or another appropriate entity 
     to administer, maintain, and fully utilize for use as a 
     national memorial to the Battle of Midway the lands 
     (including any equipment, facilities, infrastructure, and 
     other improvements) and waters of Midway Atoll if designated 
     as a national memorial.
       (B) Whether designation as a national memorial would 
     conflict with current management of Midway Atoll as a 
     wildlife refuge and whether, and under what circumstances, 
     the needs and requirements of the wildlife refuge should take 
     precedence over the needs and requirements of a national 
     memorial on Midway Atoll.
       (C) Whether, and under what conditions, to permit the use 
     of the facilities on Sand Island for purposes other than a 
     wildlife refuge or a national memorial.
       (D) Whether to impose conditions on public access to Midway 
     Atoll if designated as a national memorial.
       (d) Report.--Upon completion of the study required under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the 
     study, which shall include any recommendations for further 
     legislative action. The report shall also include an 
     inventory of all known past and present facilities and 
     structures of historical significance on Midway Atoll and its 
     environs. The report shall include a description of each 
     historic facility and structure and a discussion of how each 
     will contribute to the designation and interpretation of the 
     proposed national memorial.
       (e) Continuing Discussions.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to delay or prohibit discussions or agreements 
     between the Foundation, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the 
     Battle of Coral Sea Association, the American Legion, or any 
     other appropriate veterans group, or the Midway Phoenix 
     Corporation and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
     or any other Government entity regarding the future role of 
     the Foundation or the Midway Phoenix Corporation on Midway 
     Atoll.

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       (f) Existing Agreement.--This section shall not affect any 
     agreement in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     between the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
     Midway Phoenix Corporation.
       (g) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section not more than $100,000.

     SEC. 402. HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION.

       (a) Preservation of Historic Light Stations.--Title III of 
     the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470w-470w-
     6) is amended by adding the following new section after 
     section 307:

     ``SEC. 308. HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION.

       ``(a) In General.--In order to provide a national historic 
     light station program, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) collect and disseminate information concerning 
     historic light stations, including historic lighthouses and 
     associated structures;
       ``(2) foster educational programs relating to the history, 
     practice, and contribution to society of historic light 
     stations;
       ``(3) sponsor or conduct research and study into the 
     history of light stations;
       ``(4) maintain a listing of historic light stations; and
       ``(5) assess the effectiveness of the program established 
     by this section regarding the conveyance of historic light 
     stations.
       ``(b) Conveyance of Historic Light Stations.--
       ``(1) Within one year of the date of enactment of this 
     section, the Secretary and the Administrator of General 
     Services shall establish a process for identifying, and 
     selecting, an eligible entity to which a historic light 
     station could be conveyed for education, park, recreation, 
     cultural, or historic preservation purposes.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall review all applicants for the 
     conveyance of a historic light station, when the historic 
     light station has been identified as excess to the needs of 
     the agency with administrative jurisdiction over the historic 
     light station, and forward to the Administrator a single 
     approved application for the conveyance of the historic light 
     station. When selecting an eligible entity, the Secretary may 
     consult with the State Historic Preservation Officer of the 
     state in which the historic light station is located. A 
     priority of consideration shall be afforded public entities 
     that submit applications in which the public entity enters 
     into a partnership with a nonprofit organization whose 
     primary mission is historic light station preservation.
       ``(3)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (B), the 
     Administrator shall convey, by quitclaim deed, without 
     consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to the historic light station, subject to the 
     conditions set forth in subsection (c). The conveyance of a 
     historic light station under this section shall not be 
     subject to the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.
       ``(B)(i) Historic light stations located within the 
     exterior boundaries of a unit of the National Park System or 
     a refuge within the National Wildlife Refuge System shall be 
     conveyed or sold only with the approval of the Secretary.
       ``(ii) If the Secretary approves the conveyance or sale of 
     a historic light station referenced in this paragraph, such 
     conveyance or sale shall be subject to the conditions set 
     forth in subsection (c) and any other terms or conditions the 
     Secretary considers necessary to protect the resources of the 
     park unit or wildlife refuge.
       ``(iii) For those historic light stations referenced in 
     this paragraph, the Secretary is encouraged to enter 
     cooperative agreements with appropriate eligible entities, as 
     provided in this Act, to the extent such cooperative 
     agreements are consistent with the Secretary's 
     responsibilities to manage and administer the park unit or 
     wildlife refuge, as appropriate.
       ``(c) Terms of Conveyance.--
       ``(1) The conveyance of a historic light station shall be 
     made subject to any conditions the Administrator considers 
     necessary to ensure that--
       ``(A) the lights, antennas, sound signal, electronic 
     navigation equipment, and associated light station equipment 
     located at the historic light station, which are active aids 
     to navigation, shall continue to be operated and maintained 
     by the United States for as long as needed for this purpose;
       ``(B) the eligible entity to which the historic light 
     station is conveyed under this section shall not interfere or 
     allow interference in any manner with aids to navigation 
     without the express written permission of the head of the 
     agency responsible for maintaining the aids to navigation;
       ``(C) there is reserved to the United States the right to 
     relocate, replace, or add any aid to navigation located at 
     the historic light station as may be necessary for navigation 
     purposes;
       ``(D) the eligible entity to which the historic light 
     station is conveyed under this section shall maintain the 
     historic light station in accordance with this Act, the 
     Secretary's Standards for the Treatment of Historic 
     Properties, and other applicable laws;
       ``(E) the eligible entity to which the historic light 
     station is conveyed under this section shall make the 
     historic light station available for education, park, 
     recreation, cultural or historic preservation purposes for 
     the general public at reasonable times and under reasonable 
     conditions; and
       ``(F) the United States shall have the right, at any time, 
     to enter the historic light station without notice for 
     purposes of maintaining and inspecting aids to navigation and 
     ensuring compliance with paragraph (C), to the extent that it 
     is not possible to provide advance notice.
       ``(2) The Secretary, the Administrator, and any eligible 
     entity to which a historic light station is conveyed under 
     this section, shall not be required to maintain any active 
     aids to navigation associated with a historic light station.
       ``(3) In addition to any term or condition established 
     pursuant to this subsection, the conveyance of a historic 
     light station shall include a condition that the historic 
     light station in its existing condition, at the option of the 
     Administrator, revert to the United States if--
       ``(A) the historic light station or any part of the 
     historic light station ceases to be available for education, 
     park, recreation, cultural, or historic preservation purposes 
     for the general public at reasonable times and under 
     reasonable conditions which shall be set forth in the 
     eligible entity's application;
       ``(B) the historic light station or any part of the 
     historic light station ceases to be maintained in a manner 
     that ensures its present or future use as an aid to 
     navigation or compliance with this Act, the Secretary's 
     Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, and other 
     applicable laws; or
       ``(C) at least 30 days before the reversion, the 
     Administrator provides written notice to the owner that the 
     historic light station is needed for national security 
     purposes.
       ``(d) Description of Property.--The Administrator shall 
     prepare the legal description of any historic light station 
     conveyed under this section. The Administrator may retain all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any 
     historical artifact, including any lens or lantern, that is 
     associated with the historic light station and located at the 
     light station at the time of conveyance. All conditions 
     placed with the deed of title to the historic light station 
     shall be construed as covenants running with the land. No 
     submerged lands shall be conveyed to non-Federal entities.
       ``(e) Responsibilities of Conveyees.--Each eligible entity 
     to which a historic light station is conveyed under this 
     section shall use and maintain the historic light station in 
     accordance with this section, and have such conditions 
     recorded with the deed of title to the historic light 
     station.
       ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section and 
     sections 309 and 310:
       ``(1) Historic light station.--The term `historic light 
     station' includes the light tower, lighthouse, keepers 
     dwelling, garages, storage sheds, oil house, fog signal 
     building, boat house, barn, pumphouse, tramhouse support 
     structures, piers, walkways, and related real property and 
     improvements associated therewith; provided that the light 
     tower or lighthouse shall be included in or eligible for 
     inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
       ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' shall 
     mean--
       ``(A) any department or agency of the Federal government; 
     or
       ``(B) any department or agency of the state in which the 
     historic light station is located, the local government of 
     the community in which the historic light station is located, 
     nonprofit corporation, educational agency, or community 
     development organization that--
       ``(i) has agreed to comply with the conditions set forth in 
     subsection (c) and to have such conditions recorded with the 
     deed of title to the historic light station;
       ``(ii) is financially able to maintain the historic light 
     station in accordance with the conditions set forth in 
     subsection (c); and
       ``(iii) can indemnify the Federal government to cover any 
     loss in connection with the historic light station, or any 
     expenses incurred due to reversion.
       ``(3) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
     Administrator of General Services.''.
       (b) Sale of Excess Light Stations.--Title III of the 
     National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470w-470w-6) is 
     amended by adding the following new section after section 
     308:

     ``SEC. 309. HISTORIC LIGHT STATION SALES.

       ``In the event no applicants are approved for the 
     conveyance of a historic light station pursuant to section 
     308, the historic light station shall be offered for sale. 
     Terms of such sales shall be developed by the Administrator. 
     Conveyance documents shall include all necessary covenants to 
     protect the historical integrity of the historic light 
     station and ensure that any active aids to navigation located 
     at the historic light station are operated and maintained by 
     the United States for as long as needed for that purpose. Net 
     sale proceeds shall be transferred to the National Maritime 
     Heritage Grant Program, established by section 4 of the 
     National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-451; 
     16 U.S.C. 5403), within the Department of the Interior.''.
       (c) Transfer of Historic Light Stations to Federal 
     Agencies.--Title III of the National Historic Preservation 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 470w-470w-6) is amended by adding the 
     following new section after section 309:

     ``SEC. 310. TRANSFER OF HISTORIC LIGHT STATIONS TO FEDERAL 
                   AGENCIES.

       ``After the date of enactment of this section, any 
     department or agency of the Federal government, to which a 
     historic light station is conveyed, shall maintain the 
     historic light station in accordance with this Act, the 
     Secretary's Standards for the Treat

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     ment of Historic Properties, and other applicable laws.''.
       (d) Funding.--There are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out this section.

     SEC. 403. THOMAS COLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, NEW YORK.

       (a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) The term ``historic site'' means the Thomas Cole 
     National Historic Site established by subsection (c).
       (2) The term ``Hudson River artists'' means artists who 
     were associated with the Hudson River school of landscape 
     painting.
       (3) The term ``plan'' means the general management plan 
     developed pursuant to subsection (e)(4).
       (4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (5) The term ``Society'' means the Greene County Historical 
     Society of Greene County, New York, which owns the Thomas 
     Cole home, studio, and other property comprising the historic 
     site.
       (b) Findings and Purposes.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (A) The Hudson River school of landscape painting was 
     inspired by Thomas Cole and was characterized by a group of 
     19th century landscape artists who recorded and celebrated 
     the landscape and wilderness of America, particularly in the 
     Hudson River Valley region in the State of New York.
       (B) Thomas Cole is recognized as America's most prominent 
     landscape and allegorical painter of the mid-19th century.
       (C) Located in Greene County, New York, the Thomas Cole 
     House, also known as Thomas Cole's Cedar Grove, is listed on 
     the National Register of Historic Places and has been 
     designated as a National Historic Landmark.
       (D) Within a 15 mile radius of the Thomas Cole House, an 
     area that forms a key part of the rich cultural and natural 
     heritage of the Hudson River Valley region, significant 
     landscapes and scenes painted by Thomas Cole and other Hudson 
     River artists, such as Frederic Church, survive intact.
       (E) The State of New York has established the Hudson River 
     Valley Greenway to promote the preservation, public use, and 
     enjoyment of the natural and cultural resources of the Hudson 
     River Valley region.
       (F) Establishment of the Thomas Cole National Historic Site 
     will provide opportunities for the illustration and 
     interpretation of cultural themes of the heritage of the 
     United States and unique opportunities for education, public 
     use, and enjoyment.
       (2) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       (A) to preserve and interpret the home and studio of Thomas 
     Cole for the benefit, inspiration, and education of the 
     people of the United States;
       (B) to help maintain the integrity of the setting in the 
     Hudson River Valley region that inspired artistic expression;
       (C) to coordinate the interpretive, preservation, and 
     recreational efforts of Federal, State, and other entities in 
     the Hudson Valley region in order to enhance opportunities 
     for education, public use, and enjoyment; and
       (D) to broaden understanding of the Hudson River Valley 
     region and its role in American history and culture.
       (c) Establishment of Thomas Cole National Historic Site.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established, as an affiliated 
     area of the National Park System, the Thomas Cole National 
     Historic Site in the State of New York.
       (2) Description.--The historic site shall consist of the 
     home and studio of Thomas Cole, comprising approximately 3.4 
     acres, located at 218 Spring Street, in the village of 
     Catskill, New York, as generally depicted on the boundary map 
     numbered TCH/80002, and dated March 1992.
       (d) Retention of Ownership And Management of Historic Site 
     By Greene County Historical Society.--The Greene County 
     Historical Society of Greene County, New York, shall continue 
     to own, manage, and operate the historic site.
       (e) Administration of Historic Site.--
       (1) Applicability of national park system laws.--The 
     historic site shall be administered by the Society in a 
     manner consistent with this Act and all laws generally 
     applicable to units of the National Park System, including 
     the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.; commonly 
     known as the National Park Service Organic Act), and the Act 
     of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.; commonly known as 
     the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act).
       (2) Cooperative agreements.--
       (A) Assistance to society.--The Secretary may enter into 
     cooperative agreements with the Society to preserve the 
     Thomas Cole House and other structures in the historic site 
     and to assist with education programs and research and 
     interpretation of the Thomas Cole House and associated 
     landscapes.
       (B) Other assistance.--To further the purposes of this 
     section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements 
     with the State of New York, the Society, the Thomas Cole 
     Foundation, and other public and private entities to 
     facilitate public understanding and enjoyment of the lives 
     and works of the Hudson River artists through the provision 
     of assistance to develop, present, and fund art exhibits, 
     resident artist programs, and other appropriate activities 
     related to the preservation, interpretation, and use of the 
     historic site.
       (3) Artifacts and property.--
       (A) Personal property generally.--The Secretary may acquire 
     personal property associated with, and appropriate for, the 
     interpretation of the historic site.
       (B) Works of art.--The Secretary may acquire works of art 
     associated with Thomas Cole and other Hudson River artists 
     for the purpose of display at the historic site.
       (4) General management plan.--Within two complete fiscal 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall develop a general management plan for the 
     historic site with the cooperation of the Society. Upon the 
     completion of the plan, the Secretary shall provide a copy of 
     the plan to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate. The plan shall include 
     recommendations for regional wayside exhibits, to be carried 
     out through cooperative agreements with the State of New York 
     and other public and private entitles. The plan shall be 
     prepared in accordance with section 12(b) of Public Law 91-
     383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-1 et seq.; commonly known as the National 
     Park System General Authorities Act).
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this section.

     SEC. 404. ADDITION OF THE PAOLI BATTLEFIELD TO THE VALLEY 
                   FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       (a) Boundary Modification.--Section 2(a) of the Act of July 
     4, 1976 (Public Law 94-337; 90 Stat. 796; 16 U.S.C. 410aa-1), 
     is amended by adding the following after the first sentence 
     thereof: ``The park shall also include the Paoli Battlefield, 
     located in the Borough of Malvern, Pennsylvania, as depicted 
     on the map numbered 001 and dated July 24, 1996 (hereinafter 
     in this Act referred to as the `Paoli Battlefield 
     Addition').''
       (b) Acquisition of Lands.--Section 4(a) of the Act of July 
     4, 1976 (Public Law 94-337; 90 Stat. 796; 16 U.S.C. 410aa-3), 
     is amended by adding the following before the period at the 
     end thereof: ``, except that there is authorized to be 
     appropriated an additional amount of not more than $2,500,000 
     for the acquisition of property within the Paoli Battlefield 
     Addition if non-Federal monies in the amount of not less than 
     $1,000,000 are available for the acquisition (and subsequent 
     donation to the National Park Service) of such property''.
       (c) Cooperative Management.--Section 3 of the Act of July 
     4, 1976 (Public Law 94-337; 90 Stat. 796; 16 U.S.C. 410aa-2), 
     is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: ``The 
     Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
     Borough of Malvern for the management by the Borough of the 
     Paoli Battlefield Addition.''.

     SEC. 405. CASA MALPAIS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, ARIZONA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares that--
       (1) the Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark was 
     occupied by one of the largest and most sophisticated 
     Mogollon communities in the United States;
       (2) the landmark includes a 58-room masonry pueblo, 
     including stairways, Great Kiva complex, and fortification 
     walls, a prehistoric trail, and catacomb chambers where the 
     deceased were placed;
       (3) the Casa Malpais was designated as a national historic 
     landmark by the Secretary of the Interior in 1964; and
       (4) the State of Arizona and the community of Springerville 
     are undertaking a program of interpretation and preservation 
     of the landmark.
       (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to assist 
     in the preservation and interpretation of the Casa Malpais 
     National Historic Landmark for the benefit of the public.
       (c) Cooperative Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--In furtherance of the purpose of this 
     section, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter 
     into cooperative agreements with the State of Arizona and the 
     town of Springerville, Arizona, pursuant to which the 
     Secretary may provide technical assistance to interpret, 
     operate, and maintain the Casa Malpais National Historic 
     Landmark and may also provide financial assistance for 
     planning, staff training, and development of the Casa Malpais 
     National Historic Landmark, but not including other routine 
     operations.
       (2) Additional provisions.--Any such agreement may also 
     contain provisions that--
       (A) the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
     National Park Service, shall have right to access at all 
     reasonable times to all public portions of the property 
     covered by such agreement for the purpose of interpreting the 
     landmark; and
       (B) no changes or alterations shall be made in the landmark 
     except by mutual agreement between the Secretary and the 
     other parties to all such agreements.
       (d) Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary to provide 
     financial assistance in accordance with this section.

     SEC. 406. LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, 
                   NEW YORK.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) immigration, and the resulting diversity of cultural 
     influences, is a key factor in defining American identity; 
     the majority of United States citizens trace their ancestry 
     to persons born in nations other than the United States;
       (2) the latter part of the 19th century and the early part 
     of the 20th century marked a period in which the volume of 
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     coming to the United States far exceeded that of any time 
     prior to or since that period;
       (3) no single identifiable neighborhood in the United 
     States absorbed a comparable number of immigrants than the 
     Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City;
       (4) the Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street in 
     New York City is an outstanding survivor of the vast number 
     of humble buildings that housed immigrants to New York City 
     during the greatest wave of immigration in American history;
       (5) the Lower East Side Tenement is owned and operated as a 
     museum by the Lower East Side Tenement Museum;
       (6) the Lower East Side Tenement Museum is dedicated to 
     interpreting immigrant life within a neighborhood long 
     associated with the immigrant experience in the United 
     States, New York's Lower East Side, and its importance to 
     United States history; and
       (7) the National Park Service found the Lower East Side 
     Tenement at 97 Orchard Street to be nationally significant; 
     the Secretary of the Interior declared it a National Historic 
     Landmark on April 19, 1994, and the National Park Service 
     through a special resource study found the Lower East Side 
     Tenement suitable and feasible for inclusion in the National 
     Park System.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       (1) to ensure the preservation, maintenance, and 
     interpretation of this site and to interpret at the site the 
     themes of immigration, tenement life in the later half of the 
     19th century and the first half of the 20th century, the 
     housing reform movement, and tenement architecture in the 
     United States;
       (2) to ensure continued interpretation of the nationally 
     significant immigrant phenomenon associated with New York 
     City's Lower East Side and its role in the history of 
     immigration to the United States; and
       (3) to enhance the interpretation of the Castle Clinton, 
     Ellis Island, and Statue of Liberty National Monuments.
       (c) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) Historic site.--The term ``historic site'' means the 
     Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street on Manhattan 
     Island in New York City, New York, and designated as a 
     national historic site by subsection (d)(1).
       (2) Lower East Side Tenement Museum.--The term ``Lower East 
     Side Tenement Museum'' means the Lower East Side Tenement 
     Museum, a nonprofit organization established in New York 
     City, which owns and operates the tenement building at 97 
     Orchard Street and manages other properties in the vicinity 
     of 97 Orchard Street as administrative and program support 
     facilities for 97 Orchard Street.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (d) Establishment of Historic Site.--
       (1) Designation.--To further the purposes of this section 
     and the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the preservation 
     of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and 
     antiquities of national significance, and for other 
     purposes'', approved August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), 
     the Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street, in the 
     City of New York, State of New York, is designated a national 
     historic site to be known as ``Lower East Side Tenement 
     National Historic Site''.
       (2) Status as affiliated site.--The Lower East Side 
     Tenement National Historic Site shall be an affiliated site 
     of the National Park System. The Secretary shall coordinate 
     the operation and interpretation of the historic site with 
     that of the Lower East Side Tenement Historic Site and the 
     Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Castle Clinton National 
     Monument, as the historic site's story and interpretation of 
     the immigrant experience in the United States is directly 
     related to the themes and purposes of these national 
     monuments.
       (3) Ownership and operation.--The Lower East Side Tenement 
     National Historic Site shall continue to be owned, operated, 
     and managed by the Lower East Side Tenement Museum.
       (e) Management of Historic Site.--
       (1) Cooperative agreement.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     enter into a cooperative agreement with the Lower East Side 
     Tenement Museum to ensure the marking, interpretation, and 
     preservation of the historic site.
       (2) Assistance.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
     technical and financial assistance to the Lower East Side 
     Tenement Museum to mark, interpret, and preserve the historic 
     site, including the making of preservation-related capital 
     improvements and repairs.
       (3) Management plan.--The Secretary shall, working with the 
     Lower East Side Tenement Museum, develop a general management 
     plan for the historic site to define the National Park 
     Service's roles and responsibilities with regard to the 
     interpretation and the preservation of the historic site. The 
     plan shall also outline how interpretation and programming 
     for the Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site and 
     the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Castle Clinton 
     national monuments will be integrated and coordinated so as 
     to enhance the stories at each of the 4 sites. Such plan 
     shall be completed within 2 years after the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (4) Savings clause.--Nothing in this section authorizes the 
     Secretary to acquire the property at 97 Orchard Street or to 
     assume overall financial responsibility for the operation, 
     maintenance, or management of the Lower East Side Tenement 
     National Historic Site.
       (f) Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
     section.

     SEC. 407. GATEWAY VISITOR CENTER AUTHORIZATION, INDEPENDENCE 
                   NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       (a) Findings and Purpose.--
       (1) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (A) The National Park Service completed and approved in 
     1997 a general management plan for Independence National 
     Historical Park that establishes goals and priorities for the 
     park's future.
       (B) The general management plan for Independence National 
     Historical Park calls for the revitalization of Independence 
     Mall and recommends as a critical component of the 
     Independence Mall's revitalization the development of a new 
     ``Gateway Visitor Center''.
       (C) Such a visitor center would replace the existing park 
     visitor center and would serve as an orientation center for 
     visitors to the park and to city and regional attractions.
       (D) Subsequent to the completion of the general management 
     plan, the National Park Service undertook and completed a 
     design project and master plan for Independence Mall which 
     includes the Gateway Visitor Center.
       (E) Plans for the Gateway Visitor Center call for it to be 
     developed and managed, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
     the Interior, by a nonprofit organization which represents 
     the various public and civic interests of the greater 
     Philadelphia metropolitan area.
       (F) The Gateway Visitor Center Corporation, a nonprofit 
     organization, has been established to raise funds for and 
     cooperate in a program to design, develop, construct, and 
     operate the proposed Gateway Visitor Center.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to authorize 
     the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative 
     agreement with the Gateway Visitor Center Corporation to 
     construct and operate a regional visitor center on 
     Independence Mall.
       (b) Gateway Visitor Center Authorization.--
       (1) Agreement.--The Secretary of the Interior, in 
     administering the Independence National Historical Park, may 
     enter into an agreement under appropriate terms and 
     conditions with the Gateway Visitor Center Corporation (a 
     nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the State 
     of Pennsylvania) to facilitate the construction and operation 
     of a regional Gateway Visitor Center on Independence Mall.
       (2) Operations of center.--The Agreement shall authorize 
     the Corporation to operate the Center in cooperation with the 
     Secretary and to provide at the Center information, 
     interpretation, facilities, and services to visitors to 
     Independence National Historical Park, its surrounding 
     historic sites, the city of Philadelphia, and the region, in 
     order to assist in their enjoyment of the historic, cultural, 
     educational, and recreational resources of the greater 
     Philadelphia area.
       (3) Management-related activities.--The Agreement shall 
     authorize the Secretary to undertake at the Center activities 
     related to the management of Independence National Historical 
     Park, including, but not limited to, provision of appropriate 
     visitor information and interpretive facilities and programs 
     related to Independence National Historical Park.
       (4) Activities of corporation.--The Agreement shall 
     authorize the Corporation, acting as a private nonprofit 
     organization, to engage in activities appropriate for 
     operation of a regional visitor center that may include, but 
     are not limited to, charging fees, conducting events, and 
     selling merchandise, tickets, and food to visitors to the 
     Center.
       (5) Use of revenues.--Revenues from activities engaged in 
     by the Corporation shall be used for the operation and 
     administration of the Center.
       (6) Protection of park.--Nothing in this section authorizes 
     the Secretary or the Corporation to take any actions in 
     derogation of the preservation and protection of the values 
     and resources of Independence National Historical Park.
       (7) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means an agreement 
     under this section between the Secretary and the Corporation.
       (B) Center.--The term ``Center'' means a Gateway Visitor 
     Center constructed and operated in accordance with the 
     Agreement.
       (C) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means the 
     Gateway Visitor Center Corporation (a nonprofit corporation 
     established under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania).
       (D) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.

     SEC. 408. TUSKEGEE AIRMEN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, ALABAMA.

       (a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) Historic site.--The term ``historic site'' means the 
     Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site as established by 
     subsection (d).
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (3) Tuskegee airmen.--The term ``Tuskegee Airmen'' means 
     the thousands of men and women who were trained at Tuskegee 
     University's Moton Field to serve in America's African-
     American Air Force units during World War II and those men 
     and women who participate in the Tuskegee Experience today, 
     who are represented by Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.

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       (4) Tuskegee university.--The term ``Tuskegee University'' 
     means the institution of higher education by that name 
     located in the State of Alabama and founded by Booker T. 
     Washington in 1881, formerly named Tuskegee Institute.
       (b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The struggle of African-Americans for greater roles in 
     North American military conflicts spans the 17th, 18th, 19th, 
     and 20th centuries. Opportunities for African-American 
     participation in the United States military were always very 
     limited and controversial. Quotas, exclusion, and racial 
     discrimination were based on the prevailing attitude in the 
     United States, particularly on the part of the United States 
     military, that African-Americans did not possess the 
     intellectual capacity, aptitude, and skills to be successful 
     fighters.
       (2) As late as the 1940's these perceptions continued 
     within the United States military. Key leaders within the 
     United States Army Air Corps did not believe that African-
     Americans possessed the capacity to become successful 
     military pilots. After succumbing to pressure exerted by 
     civil rights groups and the black press, the Army decided to 
     train a small number of African-American pilot cadets under 
     special conditions. Although prejudice and discrimination 
     against African-Americans was a national phenomenon, not just 
     a southern trait, it was more intense in the South where it 
     had hardened into rigidly enforced patterns of segregation. 
     Such was the environment where the military chose to locate 
     the training of the Tuskegee Airmen.
       (3) The military selected Tuskegee Institute (now known as 
     Tuskegee University) as a civilian contractor for a variety 
     of reasons. These included the school's existing facilities, 
     engineering and technical instructors, and a climate with 
     ideal flying conditions year round. Tuskegee Institute's 
     strong interest in providing aeronautical training for 
     African-American youths was also an important factor. 
     Students from the school's civilian pilot training program 
     had some of the best test scores when compared to other 
     students from programs across the Southeast.
       (4) In 1941 the United States Army Air Corps awarded a 
     contract to Tuskegee Institute to operate a primary flight 
     school at Moton Field. Tuskegee Institute (now known as 
     Tuskegee University) chose an African-American contractor who 
     designed and constructed Moton Field, with the assistance of 
     its faculty and students, as the site for its military pilot 
     training program. The field was named for the school's second 
     president, Robert Russa Moton. Consequently, Tuskegee 
     Institute was one of a very few American institutions (and 
     the only African-American institution) to own, develop, and 
     control facilities for military flight instruction.
       (5) Moton Field, also known as the Primary Flying Field or 
     Airport Number 2, was the only primary flight training 
     facility for African-American pilot candidates in the United 
     States Army Air Corps during World War II. The facility 
     symbolizes the entrance of African-American pilots into the 
     United States Army Air Corps, although on the basis of a 
     policy of segregation that was mandated by the military and 
     institutionalized in the South. The facility also symbolizes 
     the singular role of Tuskegee Institute (Tuskegee University) 
     in providing leadership as well as economic and educational 
     resources to make that entry possible.
       (6) The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American 
     soldiers to complete their training successfully and to enter 
     the United States Army Air Corps. Almost 1,000 aviators were 
     trained as America's first African-American military pilots. 
     In addition, more than 10,000 military and civilian African-
     American men and women served as flight instructors, 
     officers, bombardiers, navigators, radio technicians, 
     mechanics, air traffic controllers, parachute riggers, 
     electrical and communications specialists, medical 
     professionals, laboratory assistants, cooks, musicians, 
     supply, firefighting, and transportation personnel.
       (7) Although military leaders were hesitant to use the 
     Tuskegee Airmen in combat, the Airmen eventually saw 
     considerable action in North Africa and Europe. Acceptance 
     from United States Army Air Corps units came slowly, but 
     their courageous and, in many cases, heroic performance 
     earned them increased combat opportunities and respect.
       (8) The successes of the Tuskegee Airmen proved to the 
     American public that African-Americans, when given the 
     opportunity, could become effective military leaders and 
     pilots. This helped pave the way for desegregation of the 
     military, beginning with President Harry S. Truman's 
     Executive Order 9981 in 1948. The Tuskegee Airmen's success 
     also helped set the stage for civil rights advocates to 
     continue the struggle to end racial discrimination during the 
     civil rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's.
       (9) The story of the Tuskegee Airmen also reflects the 
     struggle of African-Americans to achieve equal rights, not 
     only through legal attacks on the system of segregation, but 
     also through the techniques of nonviolent direct action. The 
     members of the 477th Bombardment Group, who staged a 
     nonviolent demonstration to desegregate the officer's club at 
     Freeman Field, Indiana, helped set the pattern for direct 
     action protests popularized by civil rights activists in 
     later decades.
       (c) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are the 
     following:
       (1) To inspire present and future generations to strive for 
     excellence by understanding and appreciating the heroic 
     legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, through interpretation and 
     education, and the preservation of cultural resources at 
     Moton Field, which was the site of primary flight training.
       (2) To commemorate and interpret--
       (A) the impact of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II;
       (B) the training process for the Tuskegee Airmen, including 
     the roles played by Moton Field, other training facilities, 
     and related sites;
       (C) the African-American struggle for greater participation 
     in the United States Armed Forces and more significant roles 
     in defending their country;
       (D) the significance of successes of the Tuskegee Airmen in 
     leading to desegregation of the United States Armed Forces 
     shortly after World War II; and
       (E) the impacts of Tuskegee Airmen accomplishments on 
     subsequent civil rights advances of the 1950's and 1960's.
       (3) To recognize the strategic role of Tuskegee Institute 
     (now Tuskegee University) in training the airmen and 
     commemorating them at this historic site.
       (d) Establishment of the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic 
     Site.--In order to commemorate and interpret, in association 
     with Tuskegee University, the heroic actions of the Tuskegee 
     Airmen during World War II, there is hereby established as a 
     unit of the National Park System the Tuskegee Airmen National 
     Historic Site in the State of Alabama.
       (e) Description of Historic Site.--
       (1) Initial parcel.--The historic site shall consist of 
     approximately 44 acres, including approximately 35 acres 
     owned by Tuskegee University and approximately 9 acres owned 
     by the City of Tuskegee, known as Moton Field, in Macon 
     County, Alabama, as generally depicted on a map entitled 
     ``Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site Boundary Map'', 
     numbered NHS-TA-80,000, and dated September 1998. Such map 
     shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
     appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
       (2) Subsequent expansion.--Upon completion of agreements 
     regarding the development and operation of the Tuskegee 
     Airmen National Center as described in subsection (i), the 
     Secretary is authorized to acquire approximately 46 
     additional acres owned by Tuskegee University as generally 
     depicted on the map referenced in paragraph (1). Lands 
     acquired by the Secretary pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
     administered by the Secretary as part of the historic site.
       (f) Property Acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire by 
     donation, exchange, or purchase with donated or appropriated 
     funds the real property described in subsection (e), except 
     that any property owned by the State of Alabama, any 
     political subdivision thereof, or Tuskegee University may be 
     acquired only by donation. Property donated by Tuskegee 
     University shall be used only for purposes consistent with 
     the purposes of this section. The Secretary may also acquire 
     by the same methods personal property associated with, and 
     appropriate for, the interpretation of the historic site.
       (g) Administration of Historic Site.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
     historic site in accordance with this section and the laws 
     generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 
     including the Act of August 25, 1916 (commonly known as the 
     National Park Service Organic Act; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and 
     the Act of August 21, 1935 (commonly known as the Historic 
     Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act; 16 U.S.C. 461 et 
     seq.).
       (2) Role of tuskegee university.--The Secretary shall 
     consult with Tuskegee University as its principal partner in 
     determining the organizational structure, developing the 
     ongoing interpretive themes, and establishing policies for 
     the wise management, use and development of the historic 
     site. With the agreement of Tuskegee University, the 
     Secretary shall engage appropriate departments, and 
     individual members of the University's staff, faculty, and 
     students in the continuing work of helping to identify, 
     research, explicate, interpret, and format materials for the 
     historic site. Through the President of the University, or 
     with the approval of the President of the University, the 
     Secretary shall seek to engage Tuskegee alumni in the task of 
     providing artifacts and historical information for the 
     historic site.
       (3) Role of tuskegee airmen.--The Secretary, in cooperation 
     with Tuskegee University, shall work with the Tuskegee Airmen 
     to facilitate the acquisition of artifacts, memorabilia, and 
     historical research for interpretive exhibits, and to support 
     their efforts to raise funds for the development of visitor 
     facilities and programs at the historic site.
       (4) Development.--Operation and development of the historic 
     site shall reflect Alternative C, Living History: The 
     Tuskegee Airmen Experience, as expressed in the final special 
     resource study entitled ``Moton Field/Tuskegee Airmen Special 
     Resource Study'', dated September 1998. Subsequent 
     development of the historic site shall reflect Alternative D 
     after an agreement is reached with Tuskegee University on the 
     development of the Tuskegee Airmen National Center as 
     described in subsection (i).
       (h) Cooperative Agreements Generally.--The Secretary may 
     enter into cooperative agreements with Tuskegee University, 
     other educational institutions, the Tuskegee Airmen, 
     individuals, private and public organizations, and other 
     Federal agencies in furtherance of the purposes of

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     this section. The Secretary shall consult with Tuskegee 
     University in the formulation of any major cooperative 
     agreements with other universities or federal agencies that 
     may affect Tuskegee University's interests in the historic 
     site. To every extent possible, the Secretary shall seek to 
     complete cooperative agreements requiring the use of higher 
     educational institutions with and through Tuskegee 
     University.
       (i) Tuskegee airmen national center.--
       (1) Cooperative agreement for development.--The Secretary 
     shall enter into a cooperative agreement with Tuskegee 
     University to define the partnership needed to develop the 
     Tuskegee Airmen National Center on the grounds of the 
     historic site.
       (2) Purpose of center.--The purpose of the Tuskegee Airmen 
     National Center shall be to extend the ability to relate more 
     fully the story of the Tuskegee Airmen at Moton Field. The 
     center shall provide for a Tuskegee Airmen Memorial, shall 
     provide large exhibit space for the display of period 
     aircraft and equipment used by the Tuskegee Airmen, and shall 
     house a Tuskegee University Department of Aviation Science. 
     The Secretary shall insure that interpretive programs for 
     visitors benefit from the University's active pilot training 
     instruction program, and the historical continuum of flight 
     training in the tradition of the Tuskegee Airmen. The 
     Secretary is authorized to permit the Tuskegee University 
     Department of Aviation Science to occupy historic buildings 
     within the Moton Field complex until the Tuskegee Airmen 
     National Center has been completed.
       (3) Report.--Within 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with Tuskegee 
     University and the Tuskegee Airmen, shall prepare a report on 
     the partnership needed to develop the Tuskegee Airmen 
     National Center, and submit the report to the Committee on 
     Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
       (4) Time for agreement.--Sixty days after the report 
     required by paragraph (3) is submitted to Congress, the 
     Secretary may enter into the cooperative agreement under this 
     subsection with Tuskegee University, and other interested 
     partners, to implement the development and operation of the 
     Tuskegee Airmen National Center.
       (j) General Management Plan.--Within 2 complete fiscal 
     years after funds are first made available to carry out this 
     section, the Secretary shall prepare, in consultation with 
     Tuskegee University, a general management plan for the 
     historic site and shall submit the plan to the Committee on 
     Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
       (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     $29,114,000.

     SEC. 409. LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL HISTORIC 
                   SITE, ARKANSAS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The 1954 United States Supreme Court decision of Brown 
     v. Board of Education, which mandated an end to the 
     segregation of public schools, was one of the most 
     significant court decisions in the history of the United 
     States.
       (2) The admission of nine African-American students, known 
     as the ``Little Rock Nine'', to Central High School in Little 
     Rock, Arkansas, as a result of the Brown decision, was the 
     most prominent national example of the implementation of the 
     Brown decision, and served as a catalyst for the integration 
     of other, previously segregated public schools in the United 
     States.
       (3) 1997 marked the 70th anniversary of the construction of 
     Central High School, which has been named by the American 
     Institute of Architects as the most beautiful high school 
     building in America.
       (4) Central High School was included on the National 
     Register of Historic Places in 1977 and designated by the 
     Secretary of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark in 
     1982 in recognition of its national significance in the 
     development of the civil rights movement in the United 
     States.
       (5) The designation of Little Rock Central High School as a 
     unit of the National Park System will recognize the 
     significant role the school played in the desegregation of 
     public schools in the South and will interpret for future 
     generations the events associated with early desegregation of 
     southern schools.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to preserve, 
     protect, and interpret for the benefit, education, and 
     inspiration of present and future generations, Central High 
     School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and its role in the 
     integration of public schools and the development of the 
     civil rights movement in the United States.
       (c) Establishment as National Historic Site.--The Little 
     Rock Central High School National Historic Site in the State 
     of Arkansas (referred to in this section as the ``historic 
     site'') is hereby established as a unit of the National Park 
     System. The historic site shall consist of lands and 
     interests therein comprising the Central High School campus 
     and adjacent properties in Little Rock, Arkansas, as 
     generally depicted on a map entitled ``Proposed Little Rock 
     Central High School National Historic Site'', numbered LIRO-
     20,000, and dated July 1998. Such map shall be on file and 
     available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
     the National Park Service.
       (d) Administration of Historic Site.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') 
     shall administer the historic site in accordance with this 
     section. Only those lands under the direct jurisdiction of 
     the Secretary shall be administered in accordance with the 
     provisions of law generally applicable to units of the 
     National Park System, including the Act of August 25, 1916 
     (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.; commonly known as the National Park 
     Service Organic Act), and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 
     U.S.C. 461 et seq.; commonly known as the Historic Sites, 
     Buildings, and Antiquities Act). Nothing in this section 
     shall affect the authority of the Little Rock School District 
     to administer Little Rock Central High School nor shall this 
     section affect the authorities of the City of Little Rock in 
     the neighborhood surrounding the school.
       (e) Cooperative Agreements.--
       (1) Authority.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative 
     agreements with appropriate public and private agencies, 
     organizations, and institutions (including, but not limited 
     to, the State of Arkansas, the City of Little Rock, the 
     Little Rock School District, Central High Museum, Inc., 
     Central High Neighborhood, Inc., or the University of 
     Arkansas) in furtherance of the purposes of this section.
       (2) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate visitor 
     interpretation of the historic site with the Little Rock 
     School District and the Central High School Museum, Inc.
       (f) General Management Plan.--Within three years after the 
     date funds are made available, the Secretary shall prepare a 
     general management plan for the historic site. The plan shall 
     be prepared in consultation and coordination with the Little 
     Rock School District, the City of Little Rock, Central High 
     Museum, Inc., and with other appropriate organizations and 
     agencies. The plan shall identify specific roles and 
     responsibilities for the National Park Service in 
     administering the historic site, and shall identify lands or 
     property, if any, that might be necessary for the National 
     Park Service to acquire in order to carry out its 
     responsibilities. The plan shall also identify the roles and 
     responsibilities of other entities in administering the 
     historic site and its programs. The plan shall include a 
     management framework that ensures the administration of the 
     historic site does not interfere with the continuing use of 
     Central High School as an educational institution.
       (g) Acquisition of Property.--
       (1) Method of acquisition.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary is authorized to acquire, by purchase with donated 
     or appropriated funds, by exchange, or by donation, the lands 
     and interests therein located within the boundaries of the 
     historic site.
       (2) Conditions.--The Secretary may acquire lands or 
     interests therein under paragraph (1) only with the consent 
     of the owner thereof. Lands or interests therein owned by the 
     State of Arkansas or a political subdivision thereof may be 
     acquired under paragraph (1) only by donation or exchange.
       (h) Desegregation in Public Education Theme Study.--
       (1) Theme study.--Within two years after the date funds are 
     made available, the Secretary shall prepare and transmit to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives a National Historic Landmark Theme Study 
     (referred to in this subsection as the ``theme study'') on 
     the history of desegregation in public education. The purpose 
     of the theme study shall be to identify sites, districts, 
     buildings, structures, and landscapes that best illustrate or 
     commemorate key events or decisions in the historical 
     movement to provide for racial desegregation in public 
     education. On the basis of the theme study, the Secretary 
     shall identify possible new national historic landmarks 
     appropriate to this theme and prepare a list in order of 
     importance or merit of the most appropriate sites for 
     national historic landmark designation.
       (2) Opportunities for education and research.--The theme 
     study shall identify appropriate means to establish linkages 
     between sites identified in paragraph (1) and between those 
     sites and the historic site and with other existing units of 
     the National Park System to maximize opportunities for public 
     education and scholarly research on desegregation in public 
     education. The theme study also shall recommend opportunities 
     for cooperative arrangements with State and local 
     governments, educational institutions, local historical 
     organizations, and other appropriate entities to preserve and 
     interpret key sites in the history of desegregation in public 
     education.
       (3) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
     cooperative agreements with one or more educational 
     institutions, public history organizations, or civil rights 
     organizations knowledgeable about desegregation in public 
     education to prepare the theme study and to ensure that the 
     theme study meets scholarly standards.
       (4) Theme study coordination with general management 
     plan.--The theme study shall be prepared as part of the 
     preparation and development of the general management plan 
     for the historic site.
       (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.

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     SEC. 410. WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, CONNECTICUT.

       (a) Acquisition of Land for Visitor and Administrative 
     Facilities.--Section 4 of the Weir Farm National Historic 
     Site Establishment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-485; 104 Stat. 
     1171; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) Acquisition of Land for Visitor and Administrative 
     Facilities; Limitations.--(1) In order to preserve and 
     maintain the historic setting and character of the historic 
     site, the Secretary may acquire not more than 15 additional 
     acres for the development of visitor and administrative 
     facilities for the historic site. The property acquired under 
     the authority of this paragraph may be contiguous or in close 
     proximity to the parcels described in subsection (b). The 
     acquired property shall be included within the boundaries of 
     the historic site and shall be operated and maintained as 
     part of the historic site.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall keep development of the property 
     acquired under paragraph (1) to a minimum so that the 
     character of the acquired property is similar to the natural 
     and undeveloped landscape of the parcels described in 
     subsection (b). Any parking area for the resulting visitor 
     and administrative facilities shall not exceed 30 spaces. 
     Items sold in the visitor facilities shall be limited to 
     educational and interpretive materials related to the purpose 
     of the historic site and shall not include food.
       ``(3) Prior to and as a prerequisite to any development of 
     visitor and administrative facilities on the property 
     acquired under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall enter into 
     one or more agreements with the appropriate zoning authority 
     of the town of Ridgefield and the town of Wilton for the 
     purposes of--
       ``(A) developing the parking, visitor, and administrative 
     facilities for the historic site; and
       ``(B) managing bus traffic to the historic site, which will 
     include limiting parking for large tour buses to an offsite 
     location.''.
       (b) Increase in Maximum Acquisition Authority.--Section 7 
     of such Act (104 Stat. 1173) is amended by striking 
     ``$1,500,000'' and inserting ``$4,000,000''.

     SEC. 411. KATE MULLANY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, NEW YORK.

       (a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) The term ``historic site'' means the Kate Mullany 
     National Historic Site established by subsection (d).
       (2) The term ``plan'' means the general management plan 
     developed pursuant to subsection (h).
       (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Kate Mullany House in Troy, New York, is listed on 
     the National Register of Historic Places and has been 
     designated as a National Historic Landmark.
       (2) The National Historic Landmark Theme Study on American 
     Labor History concluded that the Kate Mullany House appears 
     to meet the criteria of national significance, suitability, 
     and feasibility for inclusion in the National Park System.
       (3) The city of Troy, New York--
       (A) played an important role in the development of the 
     collar and cuff industry and the iron industry in the 19th 
     century, and in the development of early men's and women's 
     worker and cooperative organizations; and
       (B) was the home of the first women's labor union, led by 
     Irish immigrant Kate Mullany.
       (4) The city of Troy, New York, with 6 neighboring cities, 
     towns, and villages, entered into a cooperative arrangement 
     to create the Hudson-Mohawk Urban Cultural Park Commission to 
     manage their valuable historic resources and the area within 
     these municipalities has been designated by the State of New 
     York as a heritage area to represent industrial development 
     and labor themes in the State's development.
       (5) This area, known as the Hudson-Mohawk Urban Cultural 
     Park or RiverSpark, has been a pioneer in the development of 
     partnership parks where intergovernmental and public and 
     private partnerships bring abut the conservation of our 
     heritage and the attainment of goals for preservation, 
     education, recreation, and economic development.
       (6) Establishment of the Kate Mullany National Historic 
     Site and cooperative efforts between the National Park 
     Service and the Hudson-Mohawk Urban Cultural Park Commission 
     will provide opportunities for the illustration and 
     interpretation of important themes of the heritage of the 
     United States, and will provide unique opportunities for 
     education, public use, and enjoyment.
       (c) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       (1) to preserve and interpret the nationally significant 
     home of Kate Mullany for the benefit, inspiration, and 
     education of the people of the United States; and
       (2) to interpret the connection between immigration and the 
     industrialization of the Nation, including the history of 
     Irish immigration, women's history, and worker history.
       (d) Establishment of Historic Site.--There is established, 
     as a unit of the National Park System, the Kate Mullany 
     National Historic Site in the State of New York. The historic 
     site shall consist of the home of Kate Mullany, comprising 
     approximately .05739 acre, located at 350 Eighth Street in 
     Troy, New York, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
     ``Kate Mullany House, Troy, New York'', numbered 101.23, and 
     dated December 10, 1976 (as revised September 16, 1997).
       (e) Acquisition of Property.--
       (1) Real property.--The Secretary may acquire lands and 
     interests therein within the boundaries of the historic site 
     and ancillary real property for parking or interpretation, as 
     necessary and appropriate for management of the historic 
     site. Such acquisitions may be by donation, purchase from 
     willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or 
     exchange.
       (2) Personal property.--The Secretary may acquire personal 
     property associated with, and appropriate for, the 
     interpretation of the historic site using the methods 
     provided in paragraph (1).
       (f) Administration of Historic Site.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
     historic site in accordance with this section and all laws 
     generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 
     including the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.; 
     commonly known as the National Park Service Organic Act), and 
     the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.; commonly 
     known as the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act).
       (2) Cooperative agreements.--To further the purposes of 
     this section, the Secretary may consult with and enter into 
     cooperative agreements with the State of New York and the 
     Hudson-Mohawk Urban Cultural Park Commission, and other 
     public and private entities to facilitate public 
     understanding and enjoyment of the life and work of Kate 
     Mullany through the development, presentation, and funding of 
     exhibits and other appropriate activities related to the 
     preservation, interpretation, and use of the historic site 
     and related historic resources.
       (g) Exhibits.--The Secretary may display, and accept for 
     the purposes of display, items associated with Kate Mullany, 
     as may be necessary for the interpretation of the historic 
     site.
       (h) General Management Plan.--Not later than two complete 
     fiscal years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall develop a general management plan for the 
     historic site. Upon its completion, the Secretary shall 
     submit the plan to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the 
     House of Representatives. The plan shall include 
     recommendations for regional wayside exhibits, to be carried 
     out through cooperative agreements with the State of New York 
     and other public and private entitles. The plan shall be 
     prepared in accordance with section 12(b) of Public Law 91-
     383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-1 et seq.; commonly known as the National 
     Park System General Authorities Act).
       (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this section.

     SEC. 412. ROUTE 66 NATIONAL HISTORIC HIGHWAY.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Route 66.--The term ``Route 66'' means--
       (A) portions of the highway formerly designated as United 
     States Route 66 that remain in existence as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act;
       (B) public lands in the immediate vicinity of the highway; 
     and
       (C) private lands in the immediate vicinity of the highway 
     owned by persons who are willing to participate in the 
     programs authorized by this section.
       (2) Cultural resource programs.--The term ``Cultural 
     Resource Programs'' means the programs established and 
     administered by the National Park Service for the benefit of 
     and in support of cultural resources related to Route 66, 
     either directly or indirectly.
       (3) Preservation of route 66.--The term ``preservation of 
     Route 66'' means the preservation or restoration of portions 
     of the highway, businesses and sites of interest and other 
     contributing resources along the highway commemorating Route 
     66 during its period of outstanding historic significance 
     (principally between 1933 and 1970), as defined by the July 
     1995 National Park Service ``Special Resource Study of Route 
     66''.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Cultural Resource 
     Programs at the National Park Service.
       (5) State.--The term ``State'' means a State in which a 
     portion of Route 66 is located.
       (b) Designation of Historic Highway.--Route 66 is 
     designated as ``Route 66 National Historic Highway''.
       (c) General Management.--The Secretary, in collaboration 
     with the entities described in subsection (d), shall 
     facilitate the development of guidelines and a program of 
     technical assistance and grants that will set priorities for 
     the preservation of Route 66. The Secretary shall designate 
     officials of the National Park Service stationed at locations 
     convenient to the States to perform the functions of the 
     Cultural Resource Programs under this section.
       (d) General Functions.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) support efforts of State and local public and private 
     persons, nonprofit Route 66 preservation entities, Indian 
     Tribes, State Historic Preservation Offices, and entities in 
     the States to preserve Route 66 by providing technical 
     assistance, participating in cost-sharing programs, and 
     making grants;
       (2) act as a clearinghouse for communication among Federal, 
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     cies, nonprofit Route 66 preservation entities, Indian 
     Tribes, State historic Preservation Offices, and private 
     persons and entities interested in the preservation of Route 
     66; and
       (3) assist the States in determining the appropriate form 
     of and establishing and supporting a non-Federal entity or 
     entities to perform the functions of the Cultural Resource 
     Programs after those programs are terminated.
       (e) Other Authorities.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary may--
       (1) collaborate with the Secretary of Transportation to--
       (A) address transportation factors that may conflict with 
     preservation efforts in such a way as to ensure ongoing 
     preservation, interpretation and management of Route 66 
     National Historic Highway; and
       (B) take advantage, to the maximum extent possible, of 
     existing programs, such as the Scenic Byways program under 
     section 162 of title 23, United States Code.
       (2) enter into cooperative agreements, including, but not 
     limited to study, planning, preservation, rehabilitation and 
     restoration;
       (3) accept donations;
       (4) provide cost-share grants and information;
       (5) provide technical assistance in historic preservation; 
     and
       (6) conduct research.
       (f) Road Signs.--The Secretary may sponsor a road sign 
     program on Route 66 to be implemented on a cost-sharing basis 
     with State and local organizations.
       (g) Preservation Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide assistance in 
     the preservation of Route 66 in a manner that is compatible 
     with the idiosyncratic nature of the highway.
       (2) Planning.--The Secretary shall not prepare or require 
     preparation of an overall management plan for Route 66, but 
     shall cooperate with the States and local public and private 
     persons and entities, State Historic Preservation Offices, 
     nonprofit Route 66 preservation entities, and Indian Tribes 
     in developing local preservation plans to guide efforts to 
     protect the most important or representative resources of 
     Route 66.
       (h) Technical Assistance Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a program of 
     technical assistance in the preservation of Route 66.
       (2) Guidelines for preservation needs.--
       (A) In general.--As part of the program under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall establish guidelines for setting 
     priorities for preservation needs.
       (B) Basis.--The guidelines under subparagraph (A) may be 
     based on national register standards, modified as appropriate 
     to meet the needs of Route 66 so as to allow for the 
     preservation of Route 66.
       (i) Program for Coordination of Activities.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate a program 
     of historic research, curation, preservation strategies, and 
     the collection of oral and video histories of Route 66.
       (2) Design.--The program under paragraph (1) shall be 
     designed for continuing use and implementation by other 
     organizations after the Cultural Resource Programs are 
     terminated.
       (j) Grants.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) make cost-share grants for preservation of Route 66 
     available for resources that meet the guidelines under 
     subsection (h); and
       (2) provide information about existing cost-share 
     opportunities.
       (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2009 to carry out the purposes of this section.

     SEC. 413. VALLEY FORGE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AT 
                   VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, 
                   PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Act of July 4, 1976 (Public Law 94-337; 90 Stat. 796; 
     16 U.S.C. 410aa et seq.), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 5. VALLEY FORGE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

       ``(a) Museum Authorized.--In administering the park, the 
     Secretary may enter into an agreement pursuant to this 
     section with the Valley Forge Historical Society (hereinafter 
     referred to as the `Society') to facilitate the planning, 
     construction, and operation of a museum on Federal land 
     within the boundaries of the park to be known as the `Valley 
     Forge Museum of the American Revolution'.
       ``(b) Purpose of Museum.--
       ``(1) Activities of society.--The agreement shall authorize 
     the Society to construct and operate the museum in 
     cooperation with the Secretary and to provide at the museum 
     programs and services to visitors to the park related to the 
     story of Valley Forge and the American Revolution. The 
     Society, acting as a private nonprofit organization, may 
     engage in activities appropriate for operation of the museum, 
     including charging fees, conducting events, and selling 
     merchandise, tickets, and food to visitors to the museum.
       ``(2) Activities of secretary.--The agreement shall 
     authorize the Secretary to undertake at the museum activities 
     related to the management of the park, including the 
     provision of appropriate visitor information and interpretive 
     facilities and programs related to the park.
       ``(c) Use of Revenues.--The agreement shall require that 
     revenues derived by the Society from the museum's facilities 
     and services be used to offset the expenses of the museum's 
     operation and maintenance.
       ``(d) Term of Occupancy.--The agreement shall authorize the 
     Society to occupy any structure constructed pursuant to the 
     agreement for such a term as the parties may specify in the 
     agreement.
       ``(e) Conditions.--The agreement shall be subject to the 
     following terms and conditions:
       ``(1) The conveyance by the Society to the United States of 
     all right, title, and interest in any structure constructed 
     at the park pursuant to the agreement.
       ``(2) The authority of the Society to occupy and use any 
     such structure shall be for the exhibition, preservation, and 
     interpretation of artifacts associated with the Valley Forge 
     story and the American Revolution to enhance the visitor 
     experience to the park and to conduct appropriately related 
     activities of the Society consistent with its mission. Such 
     authority shall not be transferred or conveyed without the 
     express consent of the Secretary.
       (3) Such other terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(f) Relation to Other Park Values.--Nothing in this 
     section shall authorize the Secretary or the Society to take 
     any actions in derogation of the preservation and protection 
     of the values and resources of the park.''.

                       TITLE V--SAN RAFAEL SWELL

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``San Rafael Swell National 
     Heritage and Conservation Act''.

     SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Advisory council.--The term ``Advisory Council'' means 
     the San Rafael Swell National Conservation Area Advisory 
     Council established under section 525.
       (2) Conservation area.--The term ``conservation area'' 
     means the San Rafael Swell National Conservation Area 
     established by section 522.
       (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Bureau of Land Management.
       (4) National heritage area.--The term ``national heritage 
     area'' means the San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area 
     established by section 513.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management.
       (6) Semi-primitive area.--The term ``semi-primitive area'' 
     means any area designated as a semi-primitive nonmotorized 
     use area under section 542.

          Subtitle A--San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area

     SEC. 511. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; PURPOSES.

       (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``San 
     Rafael Swell National Heritage Area Act''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The history of the American West is one of the most 
     significant chapters of United States history, and the major 
     themes and images of the history of the American West provide 
     a legacy that has done much to shape the contemporary 
     culture, attitudes, and values of the American West and the 
     United States.
       (2) The San Rafael Swell region of the State of Utah was 
     one of the country's last frontiers and possesses important 
     historical, cultural, and natural resources that are 
     representative of the central themes associated with the 
     history of the American West, including themes of pre-
     Columbian and Native American culture, exploration, 
     pioneering, settlement, ranching, outlaws, prospecting and 
     mining, water development and irrigation, railroad building, 
     industrial development, and the utilization and conservation 
     of natural resources.
       (3) The San Rafael Swell region contains important 
     historical sites, including sections of the Old Spanish 
     Trail, the Outlaw Trail, the Green River Crossing, and 
     numerous sites associated with cowboy, pioneer, and mining 
     history.
       (4) The heritage of the San Rafael Swell region includes 
     the activities of many prominent historical figures of the 
     old American West, such as Chief Walker, John Wesley Powell, 
     Kit Carson, John C. Fremont, John W. Gunnison, Butch Cassidy, 
     John W. Taylor, and the Swasey brothers.
       (5) The San Rafael Swell region has a notable history of 
     coal and uranium mining, and a rich cultural heritage of 
     activities associated with mining, such as prospecting, 
     railroad building, immigrant workers, coal camps, labor union 
     movements, and mining disasters.
       (6) The San Rafael Swell region is widely recognized for 
     its significant paleontological resources and dinosaur bone 
     quarries, including the Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry which 
     was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1966.
       (7) The beautiful rural landscapes, historic and cultural 
     landscapes, and spectacular scenic vistas of the San Rafael 
     Swell region contain significant undeveloped recreational 
     opportunities for people throughout the United States.
       (8) Museums and visitor centers have already been 
     constructed in the San Rafael Swell region, including the 
     John Wesley Powell River History Museum, the College of 
     Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum, the Museum of the San 
     Rafael, the Western Mining and Railroad Museum, the Emery 
     County Pioneer Museum, and the Cleveland Lloyd

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     Dinosaur Quarry, and these museums are available to interpret 
     the themes of the national heritage area established by this 
     title and to coordinate the interpretive and preservation 
     activities of the area.
       (9) Despite the efforts of the State of Utah, political 
     subdivisions of the State, volunteer organizations, and 
     private businesses, the cultural, historical, natural, and 
     recreational resources of the San Rafael Swell region have 
     not realized their full potential and may be lost without 
     assistance from the Federal Government.
       (10) Many of the historical, cultural, and scientific sites 
     of the San Rafael Swell region are located on lands owned by 
     the Federal Government and are managed by the Bureau of Land 
     Management or the United States Forest Service.
       (11) The preservation of the cultural, historical, natural, 
     and recreational resources of the San Rafael Swell region 
     within a regional framework requires cooperation among local 
     property owners and Federal, State, and local government 
     entities.
       (12) Partnerships between Federal, State, and local 
     governments, local and regional entities of these 
     governments, and the private sector offer the most effective 
     opportunities for the enhancement and management of the 
     cultural, historical, natural, and recreational resources of 
     the San Rafael Swell region.
       (c) Purposes.--The purposes of this subtitle are--
       (1) to establish the San Rafael Swell National Heritage 
     Area to promote the preservation, conservation, 
     interpretation, and development of the historical, cultural, 
     natural, and recreational resources related to the 
     historical, cultural, and industrial heritage of the San 
     Rafael Swell region of the State of Utah, which includes the 
     counties of Carbon and Emery, and portions of the county of 
     Sanpete;
       (2) to encourage within the national heritage area a broad 
     range of economic and recreational opportunities to enhance 
     the quality of life for present and future generations;
       (3) to assist the State of Utah, political subdivisions of 
     the State and their local and regional entities, and 
     nonprofit organizations, or combinations thereof, in 
     preparing and implementing a heritage plan for the national 
     heritage area and in developing policies and programs that 
     will preserve, enhance, and interpret the cultural, 
     historical, natural, recreational, and scenic resources of 
     the heritage area; and
       (4) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
     financial assistance and technical assistance to support the 
     preparation and implementation of the heritage plan for the 
     national heritage area.

     SEC. 512. DESIGNATION.

       There is hereby designated the San Rafael Swell National 
     Heritage Area.

     SEC. 513. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) Compact.--The term ``compact'' means an agreement 
     described in section 515(a).
       (2) Financial assistance.--The term ``financial 
     assistance'' means funds appropriated by the Congress and 
     made available to the Heritage Council for the purposes of 
     preparing and implementing a heritage plan.
       (3) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
     San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area established by this 
     subtitle.
       (4) Heritage plan.--The term ``heritage plan'' means a plan 
     described in section 515(b).
       (5) Heritage council.--The term ``Heritage Council'' means 
     the entity designated in the compact for a National Heritage 
     Area and described in section 516(a).
       (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (7) Technical assistance.--The term ``technical 
     assistance'' includes--
       (A) assistance by the Secretary in the preparation of any 
     heritage plan, compact, or resource inventory; and
       (B) professional guidance provided by the Secretary.
       (8) Unit of government.--The term ``unit of government'' 
     means the government of a State, a political subdivision of a 
     State, or an Indian tribe.

     SEC. 514. GRANTS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER DUTIES AND 
                   AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

       (a) Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants for the 
     purposes of this subtitle to any unit of government or to the 
     Heritage Council.
       (2) Permitted and prohibited uses of grants.--
       (A) Permitted uses.--Grants made under this section may be 
     used for reports, studies, interpretive exhibits, historic 
     preservation projects, construction of cultural, 
     recreational, and interpretive facilities that are open to 
     the public, and such other expenditures as are consistent 
     with this subtitle.
       (B) Prohibited uses.--Grants made under this section may 
     not be used for acquisition of real property or any interest 
     in real property.
       (3) Applicability of restrictions to subgrants.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (2), any subgrant made from funds 
     received as a grant (or subgrant) made under this section 
     shall be treated as a grant made under this section.
       (4) Protection of federal investment.--Any grant made under 
     this section shall be subject to an agreement that 
     conversion, use, or disposal of the project so assisted for 
     purposes contrary to the purposes of this subtitle, as 
     determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the 
     United States to compensation equal to the greater of--
       (A) all Federal funds made available to such project under 
     this subtitle; or
       (B) the proportion of the increased value of the project 
     attributable to such funds, as determined at the time of such 
     conversion, use, or disposal.
       (b) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
     technical assistance with respect to this subtitle.
       (c) Duration of Eligibility for Grants and Technical 
     Assistance.--The Secretary may not provide any grant, and may 
     provide only limited technical assistance, under this 
     subtitle after the expiration of the 10-year period beginning 
     on the date of the designation of the National Heritage Area.
       (d) Disqualification for Federal Funding.--If a heritage 
     plan meeting the requirements of section 515(b) is not 
     forwarded to the Secretary as required under section 
     516(b)(1) within the time specified in section 516(b)(1), the 
     Secretary may not, after such time, provide technical 
     assistance or grants under this subtitle until such a 
     heritage plan for the National Heritage Area is developed and 
     forwarded to the Secretary.
       (e) Other Duties and Authorities of Secretary.--
       (1) Signing of compact.--The Secretary shall sign or 
     withhold signature on any proposed compact submitted under 
     this subtitle not later than 90 days after receiving the 
     proposed compact. If the Secretary withholds signature on the 
     proposed compact, the Secretary shall advise the submitter, 
     in writing, of the reasons. The Secretary shall sign or 
     withhold signature on each proposed revision to the proposed 
     compact not later than 90 days after receiving the proposed 
     revision. A submitter shall hold a public meeting in the 
     immediate vicinity of the proposed National Heritage Area 
     before making any major revisions in any proposed compact 
     submitted under this subtitle.
       (2) Monitoring of national heritage area.--The Secretary 
     shall monitor the National Heritage Area. Monitoring of the 
     National Heritage Area shall include monitoring to ensure 
     compliance with the terms of the compact for the area.
       (f) Duties of Federal Entities.--Any Federal entity 
     conducting or supporting activities within the National 
     Heritage Area, and any unit of government acting pursuant to 
     a grant of Federal funds or a Federal permit or agreement and 
     conducting or supporting such activities, shall, to the 
     maximum extent practicable--
       (1) consult with the Secretary and the Heritage Council for 
     the National Heritage Area with respect to such activities; 
     and
       (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the Heritage Council 
     in the carrying out of the duties of the Secretary and the 
     Heritage Council under this subtitle, and coordinate such 
     activities to minimize any real or potential adverse impact 
     on the National Heritage Area.
       (g) Prohibition of Certain Requirements.--The Secretary may 
     not, as a condition of the award of technical assistance or 
     financial assistance under this section, require any 
     recipient of such assistance to enact or modify land use 
     restrictions.

     SEC. 515. COMPACT AND HERITAGE PLAN.

       (a) Compact.--
       (1) In general.--The compact submitted under this subtitle 
     with respect to the National Heritage Area shall consist of 
     an agreement entered into by the Secretary, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, and the Governor of Utah or a designee of the 
     Governor, in coordination with the Heritage Council. Such 
     agreement shall define the area, describe anticipated 
     programs for the area, and include information relating to 
     the objectives and management of the area. Such information 
     shall include, but need not be limited to, each of the 
     following:
       (A) Boundaries.--A delineation of the boundaries of the 
     National Heritage Area. Such boundaries shall include the 
     land generally depicted on the map entitled San Rafael Swell 
     National Heritage-Conservation Area Proposed, dated June 12, 
     1998, which shall be on file and available for public 
     inspection in the office of the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management.
       (B) Management entity.--An identification and description 
     of the Heritage Council.
       (C) Non-federal participants.--A list of the initial 
     participants to be involved in developing and implementing 
     the heritage plan and a statement of the financial commitment 
     of those participants.
       (D) Goals, objectives, and conceptual framework.--A 
     discussion of the goals, objectives, and cost of the National 
     Heritage Area, including an explanation of--
       (i) the conceptual framework, proposed by the partners 
     referred to in subparagraph (C), for development and 
     implementation of the heritage plan for the National Heritage 
     Area; and
       (ii) the costs associated with the conceptual framework.
       (E) Role of state.--A description of the role of the State 
     of Utah.
       (2) Consistency with economic viability.--The compact 
     submitted under this subtitle shall be consistent with 
     continued economic viability in the communities within the 
     National Heritage Area.
       (3) Initiation of actions.--Actions called for in the 
     compact shall be initiated within a reasonable time after 
     designation of the National Heritage Area and shall ensure 
     effective implementation of the State and local aspects of 
     the compact.
       (b) Heritage Plan.--

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       (1) In general.--The heritage plan forwarded to the 
     Secretary under this subtitle shall be a plan which sets 
     forth the strategy to implement the goals and objectives of 
     the National Heritage Area. The heritage plan shall--
       (A) present comprehensive recommendations for the 
     conservation, funding, management, and development of the 
     area;
       (B) be prepared with public participation;
       (C) take into consideration existing Federal, State, 
     county, and local plans and involve residents, private 
     property owners, public agencies, and private organizations 
     in the area;
       (D) include a description of actions that units of 
     government and private organizations could take to protect 
     the resources of the area; and
       (E) specify existing and potential sources of funding for 
     the conservation, management, and development of the area.
       (2) Additional information.--The heritage plan forwarded to 
     the Secretary under this subtitle also shall include the 
     following, as appropriate:
       (A) Inventory of resources.--An inventory of important 
     natural, cultural, or historic resources which illustrate the 
     themes of the National Heritage Area.
       (B) Recommendations for management.--A recommendation of 
     policies for management of the historical, cultural, and 
     natural resources and the recreational and educational 
     opportunities of the area in a manner consistent with the 
     support of appropriate and compatible economic viability.
       (C) Program and commitments.--A program for implementation 
     of the heritage plan by the Heritage Council and specific 
     commitments, for the first 5 years of operation of the 
     heritage plan, by the partners identified in the compact.
       (D) Analysis of coordination.--An analysis of means by 
     which Federal, State, and local programs may best be 
     coordinated to promote the purposes of this subtitle.
       (E) Interpretive plan.--An interpretive plan for the 
     National Heritage Area.
       (3) Relationship to conservation area management plan.--The 
     heritage plan and the conservation area management plan shall 
     not be inconsistent. However, nothing in the heritage plan 
     may supersede the management plan for the conservation area 
     under section 533, with respect to the application of the 
     management plan to the conservation area.

     SEC. 516. HERITAGE COUNCIL.

       (a) In General.--The management entity for the National 
     Heritage Area shall be known as the ``Heritage Council''. The 
     Heritage Council shall be an entity that reflects a broad 
     cross-section of interests within the National Heritage Area 
     and shall include--
       (1) at least 1 representative of one or more units of 
     government in the State of Utah;
       (2) representatives of interested or affected groups; and
       (3) private property owners who reside within the National 
     Heritage Area.
       (b) Duties.--The Heritage Council shall fulfill each of the 
     following requirements:
       (1) Heritage plan.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
     of the designation of the National Heritage Area, the 
     Heritage Council shall develop and forward to the Secretary 
     and to the Governor of Utah a heritage plan in accordance 
     with the compact under subsection (a).
       (2) Priorities.--The Heritage Council shall give priority 
     to the implementation of actions, goals, and policies set 
     forth in the compact and heritage plan for the National 
     Heritage Area, including assisting units of government and 
     others in--
       (A) carrying out programs which recognize important 
     resource values within the National Heritage Area;
       (B) encouraging economic viability in the affected 
     communities;
       (C) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits in 
     the area;
       (D) developing recreational and educational opportunities 
     in the area;
       (E) increasing public awareness of and appreciation for the 
     natural, historical, and cultural resources of the area;
       (F) restoring historic buildings that are located within 
     the boundaries of the area and relate to the theme of the 
     area; and
       (G) ensuring that clear, consistent, and appropriate signs 
     identifying public access points and sites of interest are 
     put in place throughout the area.
       (3) Consideration of interests of local groups.--The 
     Heritage Council shall, in developing and implementing the 
     heritage plan for the National Heritage Area, consider the 
     interests of diverse units of government, businesses, private 
     property owners, and nonprofit groups within the geographic 
     area.
       (4) Public meetings.--The Heritage Council shall conduct 
     public meetings at least annually regarding the 
     implementation of the heritage plan for the National Heritage 
     Area. The Heritage Council shall place a notice of each such 
     meeting in a newspaper of general circulation in the area and 
     shall make the minutes of the meeting available to the 
     public.

     SEC. 517. LACK OF EFFECT ON LAND USE REGULATION.

       (a) Lack of Effect on Authority of Governments.--Nothing in 
     this subtitle shall be construed to modify, enlarge, or 
     diminish any authority of Federal, State, and local 
     governments to regulate any use of land as provided for by 
     law or regulation.
       (b) Lack of Zoning or Land Use Powers of Entity.--Nothing 
     in this subtitle shall be construed to grant powers of zoning 
     or land use to the management entity for the National 
     Heritage Area.
       (c) BLM Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
     construed to modify, enlarge, or diminish the authority of 
     the Secretary or the Bureau of Land Management with respect 
     to lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau.
       (2) Cooperation.--In carrying out this subtitle, the 
     Secretary shall work cooperatively under the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 with the Forest Service, 
     the Heritage Council under section 516, State and local 
     governments, and private entities.

     SEC. 518. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     for grants made and technical assistance provided under 
     subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of section 514, and 
     the administration of such grants and assistance, not more 
     than $1,000,000 annually, to remain available until expended.
       (b) Annual Allocation for Grants.--In any fiscal year, not 
     less than 70 percent of the funds obligated under this 
     subtitle shall be used for grants made under section 514(a).
       (c) Limitation on Percent of Cost.--
       (1) In general.--Federal funding provided under this 
     subtitle, after the designation of the National Heritage 
     Area, for any technical assistance or grant with respect to 
     the area may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the 
     assistance or grant. Federal funding provided under this 
     subtitle with respect to an area before the designation of 
     the area as the National Heritage Area may not exceed an 
     amount proportionate to the level of local support of and 
     commitment to the designation of the area.
       (2) Treatment of donations.--The value of property or 
     services donated by non-Federal sources and used for 
     management of the National Heritage Area shall be treated as 
     non-Federal funding for purposes of paragraph (1).
       (d) Limitation on Total Funding.--Not more than a total of 
     $10,000,000 may be made available under this section with 
     respect to the National Heritage Area.
       (e) Allocation of Appropriations.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, no funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available to the Secretary to carry out this subtitle--
       (1) may be obligated or expended by any person unless the 
     appropriation of such funds has been allocated in the manner 
     prescribed by this subtitle; or
       (2) may be obligated or expended by any person in excess of 
     the amount prescribed by this subtitle.

        Subtitle B--San Rafael Swell National Conservation Area

     SEC. 521. DEFINITION OF PLAN.

       In this subtitle, the term ``plan'' means the comprehensive 
     management plan developed for the national conservation area 
     under section 523, including such revisions thereto as may be 
     required in order to implement this subtitle.

     SEC. 522. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.

       (a) Establishment.--In order to preserve and maintain 
     heritage, tourism, recreational, historical, scenic, 
     archaeological, paleontological, biological, cultural, 
     scientific, educational, and economic resources, there is 
     hereby established the San Rafael Swell National Conservation 
     Area.
       (b) Area Included.--The conservation area shall consist of 
     all public lands within the exterior boundaries of the 
     conservation area, comprised of approximately 630,000 acres, 
     as generally depicted on the map entitled ``San Rafael Swell 
     National Heritage/Conservation Area Proposed'', dated June 
     12, 1998, including areas depicted within those boundaries on 
     that map as ``Proposed Wilderness'', ``Proposed Bighorn Sheep 
     Management Area'', ``Scenic Visual Area of Critical 
     Environmental Concern'', and ``Semi-Primitive Non-Motorized 
     Use Areas''.
       (c) Map and Legal Description.--As soon as is practicable 
     after enactment of this Act, the map referred to in 
     subsection (b) and a legal description of the conservation 
     area shall be filed by the Secretary with the Committee on 
     Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. Such map and 
     description shall have the same force and effect as if 
     included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct 
     clerical and typographical errors in such map and legal 
     description. Such map and description shall be on file and 
     available for public inspection in the office of the Director 
     and the Utah State Director of the Bureau of Land Management 
     of the Department of the Interior.
       (d) Withdrawals.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     Federal lands within the conservation area are hereby 
     withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
     under the public land laws; and from entry, application, and 
     selection under the Act of March 3, 1877 (Ch. 107, 19 Stat. 
     377, 43 U.S.C. 321 et seq.; commonly referred to as the 
     ``Desert Lands Act''), section 4 of the Act of August 18, 
     1894 (Ch. 301, 28 Stat. 422; 43 U.S.C. 641; commonly referred 
     to as the ``Carey Act''), section 2275 of the Revised 
     Statutes, as amended (43 U.S.C. 851), and section 2276 of the 
     Revised Statutes (43 U.S.C. 852). The Secretary shall return 
     to the applicants any such applications pending on the date 
     of enactment of this Act, without further action. Subject to 
     valid existing rights, as of the date of enactment of this 
     Act, lands within the conservation area are withdrawn from 
     location under the general mining laws, the operation of the 
     mineral and geothermal leasing laws, and the mineral material 
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     posal laws, except that mineral materials subject to disposal 
     may be made available from existing sites to the extent 
     compatible with the purposes for which the conservation area 
     is established. All minerals located within an area 
     designated as wilderness by this title shall be administered 
     in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
     seq.).
       (e) Closure to Forestry.--The Secretary shall prohibit all 
     commercial sale of trees, portions of trees, and forest 
     products located in the conservation area.

     SEC. 523. MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall, in consultation with 
     the Advisory Council and subject to valid existing rights, 
     manage the conservation area to conserve, protect, and 
     enhance the resources of the conservation area referred to in 
     section 522(a), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976, and other applicable laws.
       (b) Uses.--The Secretary shall allow such uses of the 
     conservation area as are specified in the management plan 
     developed under subsection (b) and that the Secretary finds 
     will further the conservation, protection, enhancement, 
     public use, and enjoyment of the resource values referred to 
     in section 522(a). Except when needed for administrative and 
     emergency purposes, the uses of motorized vehicles in the 
     conservation area shall be permitted only on roads and trails 
     specifically designated for such use as part of the 
     management plan prepared pursuant to subsection (c).
       (c) Management Plan.--No later than 3 years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with 
     the Advisory Council, shall develop a comprehensive plan for 
     the long-range management and protection of the conservation 
     area. The plan shall be developed with full opportunity for 
     public participation and comment, and shall contain 
     provisions designed to assure access to an protection of the 
     heritage, tourism, recreational, historical, scenic, 
     archaeological, paleontological, biological, cultural, 
     scientific, educational, and economic resources and values of 
     the conservation area.
       (d) Visitors.--
       (1) Visitors center.--The Secretary may establish, in 
     cooperation with the Advisory Council and other public or 
     private entities as the Secretary considers appropriate, a 
     visitors center designed to interpret the history and the 
     geological, ecological, natural, cultural, and other 
     resources of the conservation area.
       (2) Visitors use of area.--In addition to the Visitors 
     Center, the Secretary may provide for visitor use of the 
     public lands in the conservation area to such extent and in 
     such manner as the Secretary considers consistent with the 
     purposes for which the conservation area is established. To 
     the extent practicable, the Secretary shall make available to 
     visitors and other members of the public a map of the 
     conservation area and such other educational and interpretive 
     materials as may be appropriate.
       (e) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may provide 
     technical assistance to, and enter into such cooperative 
     agreements and contracts with, the State of Utah and with 
     local governments and private entities as the Secretary deems 
     necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and policies 
     of this subtitle.

     SEC. 524. ADDITIONS.

       (a) Addition to Conservation Area.--Any lands located 
     within the boundaries of the conservation area that are 
     acquired by the United States on or after the date of 
     enactment of this Act shall become a part of the conservation 
     area and shall be subject to this subtitle.
       (b) Land Exchanges To Resolve Conflicts.--The Secretary 
     shall, within 4 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, study, identify, and initiate voluntary land exchanges 
     which would resolve ownership-related land use conflicts 
     within the conservation area. Lands may be acquired under 
     this subsection only from willing sellers.

     SEC. 525. ADVISORY COUNCIL.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established the San Rafael 
     Swell National Conservation Area Advisory Council. The 
     Advisory Council shall advise the Secretary regarding 
     management of the conservation area.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Advisory Council shall consist of 11 
     members appointed by the Secretary from among persons who are 
     representative of the various major citizen's interests 
     concerned with the management of the public lands located in 
     the conservation area. Of the members--
       (A) 2 shall be appointed from individuals recommended by 
     the Governor of the State of Utah;
       (B) 4 shall be appointed from individuals recommended by 
     the Board of Commissioners of Emery County, Utah, and shall 
     include a representative of each of the Emery County Public 
     Lands Council and the San Rafael Regional Heritage Council 
     recognized under section 514(a);
       (C) 1 shall be the Director of the Bureau of Land 
     Management in the State of Utah, or his or her designee; and
       (D) 4 shall be selected by the Secretary.
       (2) Appointment process.--The Secretary shall appoint the 
     members of the Advisory Council in accordance with rules 
     prescribed by the Secretary.
       (3) Terms.--(A) The term of members of the Advisory Council 
     shall be a period established by the Secretary, which may not 
     exceed 4 years and which, except as provided by subparagraph 
     (B), shall be the same for all members.
       (B) In appointing the initial members of the Advisory 
     Council, the Secretary shall, for a portion of the members, 
     specify terms that are shorter than the period established 
     under subparagraph (A), as necessary to achieve staggering of 
     terms.
       (c) Chairperson.--The Advisory Council shall have a 
     Chairperson, who shall be selected by the Advisory Council 
     from among its members.
       (d) Meetings.--The Advisory Council shall meet at least 
     twice each year, at the call of the Secretary or the 
     Chairperson.
       (e) Pay and Expenses.--Members of the Advisory Council 
     shall serve without pay, except travel and per diem shall be 
     paid to each member for meetings called by the Secretary or 
     the Chairperson.
       (f) Furnishing Advice.--The Advisory Council may furnish 
     advice to the Secretary with respect to the planning and 
     management of the public lands within the conservation area 
     and such other matters as may be referred to it by the 
     Secretary.
       (g) Termination.--The Advisory Council shall terminate 10 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless 
     otherwise extended by law.

     SEC. 526. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
                   PROVISIONS.

       (a) Public Land Laws.--Except as otherwise specifically 
     provided in this title, nothing in this subtitle shall be 
     construed as limiting the applicability to lands in the 
     conservation area of laws applicable to public lands 
     generally, including but not limited to the National Historic 
     Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), the Archaeological 
     Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.), 
     or the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).
       (b) Non-BLM Land.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
     construed as by itself altering the status of any lands that 
     on the date of enactment of this Act were not managed by the 
     Bureau of Land Management.

     SEC. 527. COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT.

       Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit the 
     Secretary from authorizing the installation of communications 
     equipment in the conservation area for public safety 
     purposes, other than within areas designated as wilderness, 
     to the highest practicable degree consistent with 
     requirements and restrictions otherwise applicable to the 
     conservation area.

         Subtitle C--Wilderness Areas Within Conservation Area

     SEC. 531. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS.

       (a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the 
     Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following lands 
     in the conservation area, as generally depicted on the map 
     entitled ``San Rafael Swell National Heritage/Conservation 
     Area Proposed'', dated June 12, 1998, are hereby designated 
     as wilderness and therefore as components of the National 
     Wilderness Preservation System:
       (1) Crack Canyon Wilderness Area, consisting of 
     approximately 25,624 acres.
       (2) Mexican Mountain Wilderness Area, consisting of 
     approximately 27,257 acres.
       (3) Muddy Creek Wilderness Area, consisting of 
     approximately 39,348 acres.
       (4) San Rafael Reef Wilderness Area, consisting of 
     approximately 48,227 acres.
       (b) Map and Description.--As soon as practicable after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a 
     map and a legal description of each area designated as 
     wilderness by subsection (a) with the Committee on Resources 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources of the Senate. Each map and description 
     shall have the same force and effect as if included in this 
     title, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and 
     typographical errors in such maps and legal descriptions. 
     Each map and legal description shall be on file and available 
     for public inspection in the office of the Director of the 
     Bureau of Land Management, and the office of the State 
     Director of the Bureau of Land Management in the State of 
     Utah, Department of the Interior.

     SEC. 532. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.

       (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, each 
     area designated as wilderness by this title shall be 
     administered by the Secretary in accordance with this title 
     and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
       (b) Incorporation of Acquired Lands and Interests.--Any 
     lands or interest in lands within the boundaries of an area 
     designated as wilderness by this title that is acquired by 
     the United States after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     shall be added to and administered as part of the wilderness 
     area within which the acquired lands or interest in lands are 
     located.
       (c) Management Plans.--As soon as possible after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation 
     with the Advisory Council, shall prepare plans in accordance 
     with section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
     Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) to manage the areas designated 
     as wilderness by this title.

     SEC. 533. LIVESTOCK.

       Grazing of livestock in areas designated as wilderness by 
     this title, where such grazing was established before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act--
       (1) may not be reduced, increased, or withdrawn, except in 
     accordance with the laws and regulations that apply to 
     grazing on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management; 
     and

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       (2) shall be administered in accordance with section 
     4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) and the 
     guidelines set forth in House Report 96-1126.

     SEC. 534. WILDERNESS RELEASE.

       (a) Finding.--The Congress finds and directs that public 
     lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management within 
     the conservation area in the County of Emery, Utah, that are 
     depicted on the map entitled ``San Rafael Swell National 
     Heritage/Conservation Area Proposed'', dated June 12, 1998, 
     have been adequately studied for wilderness designation 
     pursuant to section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782).
       (b) Release.--Any public lands administered by the Bureau 
     of Land Management within the conservation area in the County 
     of Emery, Utah, that are depicted on the map entitled ``San 
     Rafael Swell National Heritage/Conservation Area Proposed'', 
     dated June 12, 1998, and that are not designated as 
     wilderness by this title are no longer subject to section 
     603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
     (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)). Such lands shall be managed for public 
     uses as defined in section 103(c) of the Federal Land Policy 
     and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(c)) and in 
     accordance with land management plans adopted pursuant to 
     section 202 of such Act (43 U.S.C. 1712) and this title.

  Subtitle D--Other Special Management Areas Within Conservation Area

     SEC. 541. SAN RAFAEL SWELL DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP MANAGEMENT 
                   AREA.

       (a) Establishment and Purposes.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the 
     conservation area the San Rafael Swell Desert Bighorn Sheep 
     Management Area (in this section referred to as the 
     ``management area'').
       (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the management area are the 
     following:
       (A) To provide for the prudent management of Desert Bighorn 
     Sheep and their habitat in the Sid's Mountain area of the 
     conservation area.
       (B) To provide opportunities for watchable wildlife, 
     hunting, and scientific study of Desert Bighorn Sheep and 
     their habitat.
       (C) To provide a seed source for other Desert Bighorn Sheep 
     herds, and a gene pool to protect genetic diversity within 
     the Desert Bighorn Sheep species.
       (D) To provide educational opportunities to the public 
     regarding Desert Big Horn Sheep and their environs.
       (E) To maintain the natural qualities of the lands and 
     habitat of the management area to the extent practicable with 
     prudent management of desert bighorn sheep.
       (b) Area Included.--The management area shall consist of 
     approximately 73,909 acres of federally owned lands and 
     interests therein managed by the Bureau of Land Management as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``San Rafael Swell 
     National Heritage/Conservation Area Proposed'', dated June 
     12, 1998.
       (c) Management and Use.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the management area and use of the management area 
     shall be subject to all requirements and restrictions that 
     apply to the conservation area.
       (2) Mechanized travel.--The Secretary shall not allow any 
     mechanized travel in the management area, except--
       (A) mechanized travel that is in accordance with the plan; 
     and
       (B) mechanized travel by personnel of the Utah Division of 
     Wildlife Resources and the Bureau of Land Management, 
     including landings of helicopters, may be allowed as needed 
     to manage the Desert Bighorn Sheep and their habitat.
       (3) Desert bighorn sheep management.--The Secretary and the 
     Utah Division of Wildlife Resources may use such management 
     tools as are needed to provide for the sustainability of the 
     Desert Bighorn Sheep herd and the range resource of the 
     management area, including animal transplanting (both into 
     and out of the management area), hunting, water development, 
     fencing, surveys, prescribed fire, control of noxious or 
     invading weeds, and predator control.
       (4) Wildlife viewing.--The Secretary, in cooperation with 
     the State of Utah and the Advisory Council, shall manage the 
     management area to provide opportunities for the public to 
     view Desert Bighorn Sheep in their natural habitat. However, 
     the Secretary may restrict mechanized and nonmechanized 
     visitation to sensitive areas during critical seasons as 
     needed to provide for the proper management of the Desert 
     Bighorn Sheep herd of the management area.
       (d) Management Plan.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall include a management 
     plan for the management area in the management plan for the 
     conservation area under section 523.
       (2) Contents.--The management plan for the management area 
     shall establish goals and management steps to be taken within 
     the management area to achieve the purposes of the management 
     area under subsection (a)(2).
       (3) Participation.--The Secretary shall cooperate with the 
     Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and the Advisory Council 
     in developing the management plan for the management area.
       (e) Facilities.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may establish, operate, and 
     maintain in the management area such facilities as are needed 
     to provide for the management and safety of recreational 
     users of the management area.
       (2) Viewing sites.--Facilities under this subsection may 
     include improved sheep viewing sites around the periphery of 
     the management area, if such sites do not interfere with the 
     proper management of the sheep and their habitat.
       (f) Development of Heritage Sites.--This section shall not 
     be construed to preclude the utilization, enhancement, and 
     maintenance of national heritage area sites in the management 
     area, if such activities do not conflict with the purposes of 
     the management area under subsection (a).

     SEC. 542. SEMI-PRIMITIVE NONMOTORIZED USE AREAS.

       (a) Designation and Purposes.--The Secretary shall 
     designate areas in the conservation area as semi-primitive 
     nonmotorized use areas. The purposes of the semi-primitive 
     areas are the following:
       (1) To provide opportunities for isolation from the sights 
     and sounds of man.
       (2) To provide opportunities to have a high degree of 
     interaction with the natural environment.
       (3) To provide opportunities for recreational users to 
     practice outdoor skills in settings that present moderate 
     challenge and risk.
       (b) Area Included.--The semi-primitive areas shall consist 
     generally of approximately 120,695 acres of federally owned 
     lands and interests therein located in the conservation area 
     that are managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``San Rafael Swell 
     National Heritage/Conservation Area Proposed'', dated June 
     12, 1998.
       (c) Management and Use.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this section, semi-primitive areas shall be subject to all 
     requirements and restrictions that apply to the conservation 
     area.
       (d) Management Plan.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall include a management 
     plan for the semi-primitive areas in the management plan for 
     the conservation area under section 523.
       (2) Contents.--The management plans for the semi-primitive 
     areas shall establish goals and management steps to be taken 
     within the semi-primitive areas to achieve the purposes under 
     subsection (a).
       (e) Development of Heritage Sites.--This section shall not 
     be construed to preclude the utilization, enhancement, and 
     maintenance of national heritage area sites in any semi-
     primitive area, if such activities do not conflict with the 
     purposes of the semi-primitive areas under subsection (a).

     SEC. 543. SCENIC VISUAL AREA OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   CONCERN.

       (a) Designation and Purpose.--The Secretary shall designate 
     areas in the conservation area as a scenic visual area of 
     critical environmental concern (in this section referred to 
     as the ``scenic visual ACEC''). The purpose of the scenic 
     visual ACEC is to preserve the scenic value of the Interstate 
     Route 70 corridor within the conservation area.
       (b) Area Included.--The scenic visual ACEC shall consist 
     generally of approximately 27,670 acres of lands and 
     interests therein located in the conservation area bordering 
     Interstate Route 70 that are managed by the Bureau of Land 
     Management, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``San 
     Rafael Swell National Heritage/Conservation Area Proposed'', 
     dated June 12, 1998.
       (c) Management and Use.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this section, the scenic visual ACEC shall be subject to all 
     requirements and restrictions that apply to the conservation 
     area, and shall be managed to protect scenic values in 
     accordance with the Bureau of Land Management document 
     entitled ``San Rafael Resource Management Plan, Utah, Moab 
     District, San Rafael Resource Area, 1991''.

               Subtitle E--General Management Provisions

     SEC. 551. LIVESTOCK GRAZING.

       (a) Areas Other Than Wilderness.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     Secretary shall permit domestic livestock grazing in areas of 
     the conservation area where grazing was established before 
     the enactment of this Act. Grazing in such areas may not be 
     reduced, increased, or withdrawn, except in accordance with 
     the laws and regulations that apply to grazing on lands 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
       (2) Compliance with applicable requirements.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), any livestock grazing on public 
     lands within the conservation area and activities the 
     Secretary determines necessary to carry out proper and 
     practical grazing management programs on such public lands 
     (such as animal damage control activities), shall be managed 
     in accordance with the Act of June 28, 1934 (43 U.S.C. 315 et 
     seq.; commonly referred to as the ``Taylor Grazing Act''), 
     section 402 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976 (43 U.S.C. 1752), other laws governing the management of 
     public lands, and the management plan for the conservation 
     area.
       (3) Certain water facilities not affected.--Nothing in this 
     title shall affect the maintenance, repair, or equivalent 
     replacement of, or ingress to or egress from, water 
     catchment, storage, and conveyance facilities in existence 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act that are 
     associated with livestock or wildlife purposes, whether 
     located within or outside of the boundaries of areas 
     designated as part of the conservation area under this title.
       (b) Wilderness.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     wilderness designated by this title.

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     SEC. 552. CULTURAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES.

       The Secretary shall allow for the discovery of, shall 
     protect, and may interpret, cultural or paleontological 
     resources located within areas designated as part of the 
     conservation area, to the extent consistent with the other 
     provisions of this title governing management of those areas.

     SEC. 553. LAND EXCHANGES RELATING TO SCHOOL AND INSTITUTIONAL 
                   TRUST LANDS.

       (a) Exchange Authorized.--
       (1) Identification of lands and interests by state.--Not 
     later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Governor of the State of Utah may identify, describe, and 
     notify the Secretary of any school and institutional trust 
     lands the value or economic potential of which may be 
     diminished by establishment of the conservation area under 
     this title, and that the State would like to exchange for 
     other Federal lands or interests in land within the State of 
     Utah.
       (2) Offer by secretary.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of receipt of notification under subsection (a), and 
     after seeking the advice of the Governor of the State of Utah 
     on potential lands for exchange, the Secretary shall transmit 
     to the Governor a list of Federal lands or interests in lands 
     within the State of Utah that the Secretary believes are 
     approximately equivalent in value to the lands described in 
     subsection (a) of this section, and shall offer such lands 
     for exchange to the State for the lands described in 
     subsection (a).
       (b) Ensuring Equivalent Value.--
       (1) In general.--In preparing the list under subsection 
     (a)(2), the Secretary shall take all steps as are necessary 
     and reasonable to ensure that the State of Utah agrees that 
     the lands offered by the Secretary are approximately 
     equivalent in value to the lands identified and described by 
     the State under subsection (a)(1).
       (2) Accounting for revenue sharing.--If the State of Utah 
     shares revenue from the properties to be acquired by the 
     State under this section, the value of such properties shall 
     be the value otherwise established under this section, 
     reduced by a percentage that represents the Federal revenue 
     sharing obligation. The amount of such reduction shall not be 
     considered a property right of the State of Utah.
       (c) Public Interest.--The exchange of lands included in the 
     list prepared under subsection (a)(2) shall be construed as 
     satisfying the provisions of section 206(a) of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 requiring that 
     exchanges of lands be in the public interest.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) School and institutional trust lands.--The term 
     ``school and institutional trust lands'' means those 
     properties granted by the United States in the Utah Enabling 
     Act to the State of Utah in trust, and other lands that under 
     State law must be managed for the benefit of the public 
     school system or the institutions of the State that are 
     designated by the Utah Enabling Act, that are located in the 
     conservation area.
       (2) Utah enabling act.--The term ``Utah Enabling Act'' 
     means the Act entitled ``An Act to enable the people of Utah 
     to form a constitution and State government, and to be 
     admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original 
     States'', approved July 16, 1894 (chapter 138; 28 Stat. 107).

     SEC. 554. WATER RIGHTS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The San Rafael Swell region of Utah is a high desert 
     climate with little annual precipitation and scarce water 
     resources.
       (2) In order to preserve the limited amount of water 
     available to wildlife, the State of Utah has granted to the 
     Division of Wildlife Resources an in-stream flow right in the 
     San Rafael River.
       (3) This preserved right will guarantee that wetland and 
     riparian habitats within the San Rafael region will be 
     protected for designations such as wilderness, semi-primitive 
     areas, bighorn sheep, and other Federal land needs within the 
     San Rafael Swell region.
       (b) No Federal Reservation.--Nothing in this title or any 
     other Act of Congress shall constitute or be construed to 
     constitute either an express or implied Federal reservation 
     of water or water rights for any purpose arising from the 
     designation of areas as part of the conservation area or as a 
     wilderness or semi-primitive area under this title.
       (c) Acquisition and Exercise of Water Rights Under Utah 
     Law.--The United States may acquire and exercise such water 
     rights as it deems necessary to carry out its 
     responsibilities on any lands designated as part of the 
     conservation area under this title pursuant to the 
     substantive and procedural requirements of the State of Utah. 
     Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize the use 
     of eminent domain by the United States to acquire water 
     rights for such lands. Within areas designated as part of the 
     conservation area under this title, all rights to water 
     granted under the laws of the State of Utah may be exercised 
     in accordance with the substantive and procedural 
     requirements of the State of Utah.
       (d) Exercise of Water Rights Generally Under Utah Laws.--
     Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit the 
     exercise of water rights as provided under the laws of the 
     State of Utah.
       (e) Colorado River.--Nothing in this title shall be 
     construed to affect the operation of any existing private, 
     local, State, or federally owned dam, reservoir, or other 
     water works on the Colorado River or its tributaries. Nothing 
     in this title shall alter, amend, construe, supersede, or 
     preempt any local, State, or Federal law; any existing 
     private, local, or State agreement; or any interstate compact 
     or international treaty pertaining to the waters of the 
     Colorado River or its tributaries.

     SEC. 555. MISCELLANEOUS.

       (a) State Fish and Wildlife Management.--In accordance with 
     section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131(d)(7)), 
     nothing in this title shall be construed as affecting the 
     jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State of Utah with 
     respect to fish and wildlife management activities, including 
     water development, predator control, transplanting animals, 
     stocking fish, hunting, fishing, and trapping.
       (b) Prohibition of Buffer Zones.--The Congress does not 
     intend that the designation of an area by this title as part 
     of the conservation area or a wilderness or semi-primitive 
     area lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer 
     zones around the area. It is the intention of the Congress 
     that any protective perimeter or buffer zone be located 
     wholly within such an area. The fact that nonconforming 
     activities or uses can be seen or heard from land within such 
     an area shall not, of itself, preclude such activities or 
     uses up to the boundary of the area. Nonconforming activities 
     that occur outside of the boundaries of such an area 
     designated by this title shall not be taken into account in 
     assessing unnecessary and undue degradation of such an area.
       (c) Adjustment of Certain Boundaries Along Roads.--
       (1) Adjustment authorized.--The Secretary may adjust a 
     boundary described in paragraph (2) that runs along a road as 
     necessary to ensure that the boundary is set back from the 
     center line of the road, as follows:
       (A) In the case of Interstate 70, a setback that 
     corresponds with the boundary of the right-of-way for 
     Interstate 70.
       (B) In the case of any high standard road, 150 feet.
       (C) In the case of any road classified as a County Class B 
     road, 100 feet.
       (D) In the case of any road that is equivalent to County 
     Class D roads, 50 feet.
       (2) Boundaries described.--A boundary referred to in 
     paragraph (1) is any boundary of a wilderness or semi-
     primitive area designated by this title, or of the San Rafael 
     Swell Desert Bighorn Sheep Management Area established by 
     section 541, that is depicted on a map referred to in this 
     title.
       (d) Access.--
       (1) Reasonable access allowed.--Subject to valid existing 
     rights, the holder of any permit authorizing use of an 
     existing improvement, structure, or facility (including those 
     related to water and grazing resources) that is located 
     within the conservation area or a wilderness or semi-
     primitive area designated under this title, whether located 
     on Federal or non-Federal lands, shall be allowed reasonable 
     access to such improvement, structure, or facility in order 
     that it may be operated, maintained, repaired, or 
     equivalently replaced as necessary.
       (2) Reasonable access defined.--For the purposes of this 
     subsection, the term ``reasonable access''--
       (A) means the right of ingress and egress; and
       (B) includes access by motorized transport on routes in 
     existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act, unless 
     the Secretary determines that transport--
       (i) is not necessary or customary; or
       (ii) was not historically employed.
       (e) Land Acquisition by Exchange or Purchase.--The 
     Secretary shall offer to acquire from non-governmental 
     entities lands and interests in lands located within or 
     adjacent to the conservation area or a wilderness or semi-
     primitive area designated under this title. Lands may be 
     acquired under this subsection only by exchange or purchase 
     from willing sellers.
       (f) Rights-of-way.--Nothing in this title, including any 
     reference to, or depiction or lack of a depiction on, the map 
     entitled ``San Rafael Swell National Heritage/Conservation 
     Area Proposed'', dated June 12, 1998, affects any right-of-
     way claim that arose under section 2477 of the Revised 
     Statutes (43 U.S.C. 932).

                        TITLE VI--NATIONAL PARKS

     SEC. 601. PROVISION FOR ROADS IN PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL 
                   LAKESHORE.

       Section 6 of the Act of October 15, 1966, entitled ``An Act 
     to establish in the State of Michigan the Pictured Rocks 
     National Lakeshore, and for other purposes'' (16 U.S.C. 460s-
     5), is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (b)(1) by striking ``including a scenic 
     shoreline drive'' and inserting ``including appropriate 
     improvements to Alger County Road H-58''.
       (2) By adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Prohibition of Certain Construction.--A scenic 
     shoreline drive may not be constructed in the Pictured Rocks 
     National Lakeshore.''.

     SEC. 602. EXPANSION OF ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, UTAH.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Boundary expansion.--Subsection (a) of the first 
     section of Public Law 92-155 (16 U.S.C. 272; 85 Stat. 422) is 
     amended as follows:
       (A) By inserting after the first sentence the following new 
     sentence: ``Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
     sentence, the boundary of the park shall also include the 
     area consisting of approximately 3,140

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     acres and known as the `Lost Spring Canyon Addition', as 
     depicted on the map entitled `Boundary Map, Arches National 
     Park, Lost Spring Canyon Addition', numbered 138/60,000-B, 
     and dated April 1997.''.
       (B) In the last sentence, by striking ``Such map'' and 
     inserting ``Such maps''.
       (2) Inclusion of land in park.--Section 2 of Public Law 92-
     155 (16 U.S.C. 272a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentences: ``As soon as possible after the date 
     of the enactment of this sentence, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall transfer jurisdiction over the Federal lands 
     contained in the Lost Spring Canyon Addition from the Bureau 
     of Land Management to the National Park Service. The Lost 
     Spring Canyon addition shall be administered in accordance 
     with the laws and regulations applicable to the park.''.
       (3) Protection of existing grazing permit.--Section 3 of 
     Public Law 92-155 (16 U.S.C. 272b) is amended as follows:
       (A) By inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Where''.
       (B) By adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Existing Leases, Permits, or Licenses.--(1) In the 
     case of any grazing lease, permit, or license with respect to 
     lands within the Lost Spring Canyon Addition that was issued 
     before the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall, subject to periodic renewal, 
     continue such lease, permit, or license for a period of time 
     equal to the lifetime of the permittee as of that date and 
     any direct descendants of the permittee born before that 
     date. Any such grazing lease, permit, or license shall be 
     permanently retired at the end of such period. Pending the 
     expiration of such period, the permittee (or a descendant of 
     the permittee who holds the lease, permit, or license) shall 
     be entitled to periodically renew the lease, permit, or 
     license, subject to such limitations, conditions, or 
     regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.
       ``(2) Any such grazing lease, permit, or license may be 
     sold during the period specified in paragraph (1) only on the 
     condition that the purchaser shall, immediately upon such 
     acquisition, permanently retire such lease, permit, or 
     license. Nothing in this subsection shall affect other 
     provisions concerning leases, permits, or licenses under the 
     Taylor Grazing Act.
       ``(3) Any portion of any grazing lease, permit, or license 
     with respect to lands within the Lost Spring Canyon Addition 
     shall be administered by the National Park Service.''.
       (4) Withdrawal from mineral entry and leasing; pipeline 
     management.--Section 5 of Public Law 92-155 (16 U.S.C. 272d) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Withdrawal From Mineral Entry and Leasing; Pipeline 
     Management.--(1) Subject to valid existing rights, Federal 
     lands within the Lost Spring Canyon Addition are hereby 
     appropriated and withdrawn from entry, location, selection, 
     leasing, or other disposition under the public land laws, 
     including the mineral leasing laws.
       ``(2) The inclusion of the Lost Spring Canyon Addition in 
     the park shall not affect the right of the Northwest Pipeline 
     Corporation (or its successors or assigns) to operate the 
     natural gas pipeline located within the park and the Addition 
     on the date of the enactment of this subsection and to 
     maintain the pipeline and related facilities in a manner 
     consistent with the requirments of the natural Gas Pipeline 
     Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. 60201 and following).''.
       (5) Effect on school trust lands.--
       (A) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (i) A parcel of State school trust lands, more specifically 
     described as section 16, township 23 south, range 22 east, of 
     the Salt Lake base and meridian, is partially contained 
     within the Lost Spring Canyon Addition included within the 
     boundaries of Arches National Park by the amendment by 
     subsection (a).
       (ii) The parcel was originally granted to the State of Utah 
     for the purpose of generating revenue for the public schools 
     through the development of natural and other resources 
     located on the parcel.
       (iii) It is in the interest of the State of Utah and the 
     United States for the parcel to be exchanged for Federal 
     lands of equivalent value outside the Lost Spring Canyon 
     Addition, in order to permit Federal management of all lands 
     within the Lost Spring Canyon Addition.
       (B) Land exchange.--Public Law 92-155 is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 8. LAND EXCHANGE INVOLVING SCHOOL TRUST LANDS.

       ``(a) Exchange Requirement.--If, not later than one year 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, and in 
     accordance with this section, the State of Utah offers to 
     transfer all right, title and interest of the State in and to 
     the parcel of school trust lands described in subsection 
     (b)(1) to the United States, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall accept the offer on behalf of the United States and, 
     within 180 days after the date of such acceptance, transfer 
     to the State of Utah all right, title and interest of the 
     United States in and to the parcel of land described in 
     subsection (b)(2). Title to the State lands shall be 
     transferred at the same time as conveyance of title to the 
     Federal lands by the Secretary of the Interior. The exchange 
     of lands under this section shall be subject to valid 
     existing rights, and each party shall succeed to the rights 
     and obligations of the other party with respect to any lease, 
     right-of-way, or permit encumbering the exchanged lands.
       ``(b) Description of Parcels.--
       ``(1) State conveyance.--The parcel of school trust lands 
     to be conveyed by the State of Utah under subsection (a) is 
     section 16, township 23 south, range 22 east of the Salt Lake 
     base and meridian.
       ``(2) Federal conveyance.--The parcel of Federal lands to 
     be conveyed by the Secretary of the Interior consists of 
     approximately 639 acres and is identified as lots 1 through 
     12 located in the S\1/2\N\1/2\ and the N\1/2\N\1/2\N\1/2\S\1/
     2\ of section 1, township 25 south, range 18 east, Salt Lake 
     base and meridian.
       ``(3) Equivalent value.--The Federal lands described in 
     paragraph (2) are of equivalent value to the State school 
     trust lands described in paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Management by State.--At least 60 days before 
     undertaking or permitting any surface disturbing activities 
     to occur on the lands acquired by the State under this 
     section, the State shall consult with the Utah State Office 
     of the Bureau of Land Management concerning the extent and 
     impact of such activities on Federal lands and resources and 
     conduct, in a manner consistent with Federal laws, inventory, 
     mitigation, and management activities in connection with any 
     archaeological, paleontological, and cultural resources 
     located on the acquired lands. To the extent consistent with 
     applicable law governing the use and disposition of State 
     school trust lands, the State shall preserve existing 
     grazing, recreational, and wildlife uses of the acquired 
     lands. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     preclude the State from authorizing or undertaking surface or 
     mineral activities authorized by existing or future land 
     management plans for the acquired lands.
       ``(d) Implementation.--Administrative actions necessary to 
     implement the land exchange described in this section shall 
     be completed within 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this section.''.

     SEC. 603. CUMBERLAND ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, GEORGIA.

       (a) Treatment of Main Road and Historic Structures.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (A) The main road at Cumberland Island National Seashore 
     and numerous historic structures on Cumberland Island are 
     included on the National Register of Historic Places.
       (B) The continued existence and use of the main road, as 
     well as a spur road that provides access to Plum Orchard 
     mansion at Cumberland Island National Seashore, is necessary 
     for maintenance and access to the natural, cultural, and 
     historical resources of Cumberland Island National Seashore.
       (C) The preservation of the main road and the numerous 
     historic structures at Cumberland Island National Seashore is 
     not only lawful, but also mandated under section 4(a)(3) of 
     the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(a)(3)).
       (D) The inclusion of these roads and historic structures 
     both on the National Register of Historic Places and in the 
     Cumberland Island Wilderness or potential wilderness area is 
     incompatible and causes competing mandates on the Secretary 
     of the Interior for management.
       (2) Exclusion of roads from wilderness.--The main road on 
     Cumberland Island (as described on the National Register of 
     Historic Places), the spur road that provides access to Plum 
     Orchard mansion, and the area extending 10 feet on each side 
     of the center line of both roads are hereby excluded from the 
     boundaries of the Cumberland Island Wilderness and the 
     potential wilderness area.
       (3) Exclusion of structures from wilderness.--The Secretary 
     of the Interior shall modify the boundaries of the Cumberland 
     Island Wilderness and the potential wilderness area to 
     exclude--
       (A) each structure at Cumberland Island National Seashore 
     that is listed on National Register of Historic Places; and
       (B) such land surrounding each excluded structure as the 
     Secretary considers necessary to eliminate incompatible and 
     competing management requirements.
       (4) Effect of exclusion.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     be construed to affect the inclusion of the main road or a 
     structure at Cumberland Island National Seashore on the 
     National Register of Historic Places or the authority of the 
     Secretary of the Interior to impose reasonable restrictions, 
     subject to valid existing rights, on the use of the main road 
     or spur road to minimize any adverse impacts on the 
     Cumberland Island Wilderness or the potential wilderness 
     area.
       (b) Restoration of Plum Orchard Mansion.--
       (1) Restoration required.--Using funds appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in paragraph 
     (4), the Secretary of the Interior shall restore Plum Orchard 
     mansion at Cumberland Island National Seashore so that the 
     condition of the restored mansion is at least equal to the 
     condition of the mansion when it was donated to the United 
     States. The Secretary shall endeavor to collect donations of 
     money and in-kind contributions for the purpose of restoring 
     structures within the Plum Orchard historic district.
       (2) Subsequent maintenance.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall endeavor to enter into an agreement with public 
     persons, private persons, or both, to provide for the 
     maintenance of Plum Orchard mansion following its 
     restoration.
       (3) Restoration plan.--Not later than 270 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this

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     Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a 
     comprehensive plan for the repair, stabilization, 
     restoration, and subsequent maintenance of Plum Orchard 
     mansion to the condition the mansion was in when acquired by 
     the United States.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for the 
     restoration and maintenance of Plum Orchard mansion under 
     this subsection.
       (c) Archaeological and Historic Sites.--The Secretary of 
     the Interior shall identify, document, and protect 
     archaeological sites located on Federal land within 
     Cumberland Island National Seashore. The Secretary shall 
     prepare and implement a plan to preserve designated national 
     historic sites within the seashore.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Cumberland Island National Seashore'' means 
     the national seashore established under Public Law 92-536 (16 
     U.S.C. 459i et seq.).
       (2) The term ``Cumberland Island Wilderness'' means the 
     wilderness area in the Cumberland Island National Seashore 
     designated by section 2 of Public Law 97-250 (96 Stat. 709; 
     16 U.S.C. 1132 note).
       (3) The term ``potential wilderness area'' means the 
     potential wilderness area in the Cumberland Island National 
     Seashore designated by such section 2.
       (4) The term ``National Register of Historic Places'' means 
     the register maintained by the Secretary of the Interior 
     under section 101(a)(1)(A) of the National Historic 
     Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(a)(1)(A)) that is composed 
     of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects 
     significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, 
     engineering, and culture.

     SEC. 604. STUDIES OF POTENTIAL NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM UNITS IN 
                   HAWAII.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Director of the National Park Service, shall 
     undertake feasibility studies regarding the establishment of 
     National Park System units in the following areas in the 
     State of Hawaii:
       (1) Island of Maui: The shoreline area known as ``North 
     Beach'', immediately north of the present resort hotels at 
     Kaanapali Beach, in the Lahaina district in the area 
     extending from the beach inland to the main highway.
       (2) Island of Lanai: The mountaintop area known as ``Hale'' 
     in the central part of the island.
       (3) Island of Kauai: The shoreline area from ``Anini 
     Beach'' to ``Makua Tunnels'' on the north coast of this 
     island.
       (4) Island of Molokai: The ``Halawa Valley'' on the eastern 
     end of the island, including its shoreline, cove and lookout/
     access roadway.
       (b) Kalaupapa Settlement Boundaries.--The studies conducted 
     under this section shall include a study of the feasibility 
     of extending the present National Historic Park boundaries at 
     Kalaupapa Settlement eastward to Halawa Valley along the 
     island's north shore.
       (c) Report.--A report containing the results of the studies 
     under this section shall be submitted to the Congress 
     promptly upon completion.

     SEC. 605. SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF USE AND 
                   OCCUPANCY.

       Section 202(e) of Public Law 96-199 (16 U.S.C. 410ff-1(e)) 
     is amended by adding the following at the end thereof:
       ``(5) In the case of the real property referred to in 
     paragraph (1), in addition to the rights of use and occupancy 
     reserved under paragraph (1) and set forth in Instrument 90-
     027494, upon the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary 
     shall grant identical rights of use and occupancy to Mr. 
     Francis Gherini of Ventura, California, the previous owner of 
     the real property, and to each of the two grantors identified 
     in Instrument No. 92-102117 recorded in the Official Records 
     of the County of Santa Barbara, California. The use and 
     occupancy rights granted to Mr. Francis Gherini shall be for 
     a term of 25 years from the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph. The Secretary shall grant such rights without 
     consideration and shall execute and record such instruments 
     as necessary to vest such rights in such individuals as 
     promptly as practicable, but no later than 90 days, after the 
     enactment of this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 606. ACQUISITION OF WARREN PROPERTY FOR MORRISTOWN 
                   NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment 
     of the Morristown National Historical Park in the State of 
     New Jersey, and for other purposes'', approved March 2, 1933 
     (chapter 182; 16 U.S.C. 409 et seq.), is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:
       ``Sec. 8. (a) In addition to any other lands or interest 
     authorized to be acquired for inclusion in Morristown 
     National Historical Park, and notwithstanding the first 
     proviso of the first section of this Act, the Secretary of 
     the Interior may acquire by purchase, donation, purchase with 
     appropriated funds, or otherwise, not to exceed 15 acres of 
     land and interests therein comprising the property known as 
     the Warren Property or Mount Kimble. The Secretary may expend 
     such sums as may be necessary for such acquisition.
       ``(b) Any lands or interests acquired under this section 
     shall be included in and administered as part of the 
     Morristown National Historical Park.''.

     SEC. 607. AMENDMENT OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND ACT 
                   OF 1965 REGARDING TREATMENT OF RECEIPTS AT 
                   CERTAIN PARKS.

       Section 4(i)(1)(B) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
     Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-6a(i)(1)(B)) is amended by 
     inserting the following after the second sentence: 
     ``Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in any fiscal year, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall also withhold from the 
     special account 100 percent of the fees and charges collected 
     in connection with any unit of the national park system at 
     which entrance or admission fees cannot be collected by 
     reason of deed restrictions, and the amounts so withheld 
     shall be retained by the Secretary and shall be available, 
     without further appropriation, for expenditure by the 
     Secretary for purpose of such park system unit.''.

     SEC. 608. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
       (1) The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area is a 
     nationally significant resource and the national recreation 
     area has been adversely affected by land use changes 
     occurring within and outside its boundaries.
       (2) The population of the metropolitan Atlanta area 
     continues to expand northward, leaving dwindling 
     opportunities to protect the scenic, recreation, natural, and 
     historic values of the 2,000-foot wide corridor adjacent to 
     each bank of the Chattahoochee River and its impoundments in 
     the 48-mile segment known as the area of national concern.
       (3) The State of Georgia has enacted the Metropolitan River 
     Protection Act in order to ensure the protection of the 
     corridor located within 2,000 feet of each bank of the 
     Chattahoochee River, or the 100-year flood plain, whichever 
     is greater, and such corridor includes the area of national 
     concern.
       (4) Visitor use of the Chattahoochee River National 
     Recreation Area has shifted dramatically since the 
     establishment of the national recreation area from waterborne 
     to water-related and land-based activities.
       (5) The State of Georgia and its political subdivisions 
     along the Chattahoochee River have indicated their 
     willingness to join in cooperative efforts with the United 
     States of America to link existing units of the national 
     recreation area with a series of linear corridors to be 
     established within the area of national concern and elsewhere 
     on the river and provided Congress appropriates certain funds 
     in support of such effort, funding from the State, its 
     political subdivisions, private foundations, corporate 
     entities, private individuals, and other sources will be 
     available to fund more than half of the estimated cost of 
     such cooperative effort.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
       (1) increase the level of protection of the remaining open 
     spaces within the area of national concern along the 
     Chattahoochee River and to enhance visitor enjoyment of such 
     areas by adding land-based links between existing units of 
     the national recreation area;
       (2) assure that the national recreation area is managed to 
     standardize acquisition, planning, design, construction, and 
     operation of the linear corridors; and
       (3) authorize the appropriation of Federal funds to cover a 
     portion of the costs of the Federal, State, local, and 
     private cooperative effort to add additional areas to the 
     Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in order to 
     establish a series of linear corridors linking existing units 
     of the national recreation area and to protect other 
     undeveloped portions of the Chattahoochee River corridor.
       (c) Amendments to Chattahoochee NRA Act.--The Act of August 
     15, 1978, entitled ``An Act to authorize the establishment of 
     the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State 
     of Georgia, and for other purposes'' (Public Law 95-344; 16 
     U.S.C. 460ii et seq.) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 101 (16 U.S.C. 460ii) is amended as follows:
       (A) By inserting after ``numbered Chat-20,003, and dated 
     September 1984'' the following: ``and on the maps entitled 
     `Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Interim 
     Boundary Maps 1, 2, and 3' and dated August 6, 1998''.
       (B) By amending the fourth sentence to read as follows: 
     ``After July 1, 1999, the Secretary of the Interior (in this 
     Act referred to as the `Secretary') may modify the boundaries 
     of the recreation area to include other lands within the 
     river corridor of the Chattahoochee River by submitting a 
     revised map or other boundary description to the Congress. 
     Such revised boundaries shall take effect on the date 6 
     months after the date of such submission unless, within such 
     6-month period, the Congress adopts a Joint Resolution 
     disapproving such revised boundaries. Such revised map or 
     other boundary description shall be prepared by the Secretary 
     after consultation with affected landowners and with the 
     State of Georgia and affected political subdivisions.''.
       (C) By striking out ``may not exceed approximately 6,800 
     acres.'' and inserting ``may not exceed 10,000 acres.''.
       (2) Section 102(f) (16 U.S.C. 460ii-1(f)) is repealed.
       (3) Section 103(b) (16 U.S.C. 460ii-2(b)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary is authorized 
     to enter into cooperative agreements with the State, its 
     political subdivisions, and other entities to assure 
     standardized acquisition, planning, design, construction, and 
     operation of the national recreation area.''.

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       (4) Section 105(a) (16 U.S.C. 460ii-4(a)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations; Acceptance of 
     Donations.--In addition to funding and the donation of lands 
     and interests in lands provided by the State of Georgia, 
     local government authorities, private foundations, corporate 
     entities, and individuals, and funding that may be available 
     pursuant to the settlement of litigation, there is hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for land acquisition not more 
     than $25,000,000 for fiscal years after fiscal year 1998. The 
     Secretary is authorized to accept the donation of funds and 
     lands or interests in lands to carry out this Act.''.
       (5) Section 105(c) (16 U.S.C. 460ii-4(c)) is amended by 
     adding the following at the end thereof: ``The Secretary 
     shall submit a new plan within 3 years after the enactment of 
     this sentence to provide for the protection, enhancement, 
     enjoyment, development, and use of areas added to the 
     national recreation area. During the preparation of the 
     revised plan the Secretary shall seek and encourage the 
     participation of the State of Georgia and its affected 
     political subdivisions, private landowners, interested 
     citizens, public officials, groups, agencies, educational 
     institutions, and others.''.
       (6) Section 102(a) (16 U.S.C. 460ii-1(a)) is amended by 
     inserting the following before the period at the end of the 
     first sentence: ``, except that lands and interests in lands 
     within the Addition Area depicted on the map referred to in 
     section 101 may not be acquired without the consent of the 
     owner thereof''.

     SEC. 609. PROTECTION OF LODGES IN GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK.

       Section 3 of the Grand Canyon National Park Enlargement Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 228b) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) The Secretary of the Interior is prohibited from 
     demolishing, or authorizing or permitting (by contract or 
     otherwise) any other person to demolish, the Thunderbird 
     Lodge or the Kachina Lodge in the Grand Canyon National Park 
     unless the Congress approves of the demolition in advance by 
     the enactment of a law.''.

                      TITLE VII--REAUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 701. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION 
                   ACT.

       The National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 and 
     following; Public Law 89-665) is amended as follows:
       (1) In the third sentence of section 101(a)(6) (16 U.S.C. 
     470a(a)(6)) by striking ``shall review'' and inserting ``may 
     review'' and by striking ``shall determine'' and inserting 
     ``determine''.
       (2) Section 101(e)(2) (16 U.S.C. 470a(e)(2)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(2) The Secretary may administer grants to the National 
     Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States, 
     chartered by an Act of Congress approved October 26, 1949 (63 
     Stat. 947), consistent with the purposes of its charter and 
     this Act.''.
       (3) Section 102 (16 U.S.C. 470b) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by 
     redesignating subsection (d), as added by section 4009(3) of 
     Public Law 102-575, as subsection (e).
       (4) Section 101(b)(1) (16 U.S.C. 470a(b)(1)) is amended by 
     adding the following at the end thereof:

     ``For purposes of subparagraph (A), the State and Indian 
     tribe shall be solely responsible for determining which 
     professional employees, are necessary to carry out the duties 
     of the State or tribe, consistent with standards developed by 
     the Secretary.''.
       (5) Section 107 (16 U.S.C. 470g) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``Sec. 107. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to be 
     applicable to the White House and its grounds, the Supreme 
     Court building and its grounds, or the United States Capitol 
     and its related buildings and grounds as depicted on the map 
     entitled `Map Showing Properties Under the Jurisdiction of 
     the Architect of the Capitol' and dated November 6, 1996, 
     which shall be on file in the office of the Secretary of the 
     Interior.''.
       (6) Section 108 (16 U.S.C. 470h) is amended by striking 
     ``1997'' and inserting ``2004''.
       (7) Section 110(a)(1) (16 U.S.C. 470h-2(a)(1)) is amended 
     by inserting the following before the period at the end of 
     the second sentence: ``, especially those located in central 
     business areas. When locating Federal facilities, Federal 
     agencies shall give first consideration to historic 
     properties in historic districts. If no such property is 
     operationally appropriate and economically prudent, then 
     Federal agencies shall consider other developed or 
     undeveloped sites within historic districts. Federal agencies 
     shall then consider historic properties outside of historic 
     districts, if no suitable site within a district exists. Any 
     rehabilitation or construction that is undertaken pursuant to 
     this Act must be architecturally compatible with the 
     character of the surrounding historic district or 
     properties''.
       (8) The first sentence of section 110(l) (16 U.S.C. 470h-
     2(l)) is amended by striking ``with the Council'' and 
     inserting ``pursuant to regulations issued by the Council''.
       (9) The last sentence of section 212(a) (16 U.S.C. 470t(a)) 
     is amended by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2004''.

     SEC. 702. REAUTHORIZATION OF DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL 
                   RECREATION AREA CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMISSION.

       Section 5 of Public Law 101-573 (16 U.S.C. 460o note) is 
     amended by striking ``10'' and inserting ``20''.

     SEC. 703. COASTAL HERITAGE TRAIL ROUTE IN NEW JERSEY.

       Public Law 100-515 (102 Stat. 2563; 16 U.S.C. 1244 note) is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (b)(1) of section 6 by striking 
     ``$1,000,000'' and inserting ``$4,000,000''.
       (2) In subsection (c) of section 6 by striking ``five'' and 
     inserting ``10''.
       (3) In the second sentence of section 2 by inserting 
     ``including sites in the Township of Woodbridge, New 
     Jersey,'' after ``cultural sites''.

     SEC. 704. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR UPPER DELAWARE 
                   CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL.

       The last sentence of paragraph (1) of section 704(f) of the 
     National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1274 
     note) is amended by striking ``20'' and inserting ``30''.

                     TITLE VIII--RIVERS AND TRAILS

     SEC. 801. NATIONAL DISCOVERY TRAILS.

       (a) National Trails System Act Amendments.--
       (1) National Discovery Trails Established.--
       (A) In general.--Section 3(a) of the National Trails System 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1242(a)) is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5)(A) National discovery trails, established as provided 
     in section 5, which will be extended, continuous, interstate 
     trails so located as to provide for outstanding outdoor 
     recreation and travel and to connect representative examples 
     of America's trails and communities. National discovery 
     trails should provide for the conservation and enjoyment of 
     significant natural, cultural, and historic resources 
     associated with each trail and should be so located as to 
     represent metropolitan, urban, rural, and backcountry regions 
     of the Nation. Any such trail may be designated on Federal 
     lands and, with the consent of the owner thereof, on any non-
     Federal lands. The consent of the owner shall be obtained in 
     the form of a written agreement, which shall include such 
     terms and conditions as the parties to the agreement consider 
     advisable, and may include provisions regarding the 
     discontinuation of the trail designation. The Congress does 
     not intend for the establishment of a national discovery 
     trail to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or 
     buffer zones adjacent to a national discovery trail. The fact 
     that there may be activities or uses on lands adjacent to the 
     trail that would not be permitted on the trail shall not 
     preclude such activities or uses on such lands adjacent to 
     the trail to the extent consistent with other applicable law. 
     Nothing in this Act may be construed to impose or permit the 
     imposition of any landowner on the use of any non-Federal 
     lands without the consent of the owner. Neither the 
     designation of a national discovery trail nor any plan 
     related thereto shall affect, or be considered, in the 
     granting or denial of a right-of-way or any conditions 
     relating thereto.
       ``(B) The appropriate Secretary for each national discovery 
     trail shall administer the trail in cooperation with a 
     competent trailwide volunteer-based organization. Where 
     national discovery trails are congruent with other local, 
     State, national scenic, or national historic trails, the 
     designation of the discovery trail shall not in any way 
     diminish the values and significance for which these trails 
     were established.''.
       (B) Feasibility requirements; cooperative management 
     requirement.--Section 5(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(b)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) For purposes of this subsection, a trail shall not 
     be considered feasible and desirable for designation as a 
     national discovery trail unless it meets all of the following 
     criteria:
       ``(A) The trail must link to one or more areas within the 
     boundaries of a metropolitan area (as those boundaries are 
     determined under section 134(c) of title 23, United States 
     Code). It should also join with other trails, tying the 
     National Trails System to significant recreation and 
     resources areas.
       ``(B) The trail must be supported by at least one competent 
     trailwide volunteer-based organization. Each trail shall have 
     extensive local and trailwide support by the public, by user 
     groups, and by affected State and local governments.
       ``(C) The trail must be extended and pass through more than 
     one State. At a minimum, it should be a continuous, walkable 
     route. National discovery trails are specifically exempted 
     from the provisions of sections 7(g) of this Act.
       ``(D) The appropriate Secretary shall obtain written 
     consent from affected landowners prior to entering nonpublic 
     lands for the purposes of conducting any surveys or studies 
     of nonpublic lands for purposes of this Act. Provided, before 
     any designation or establishment of any discovery trail 
     provided by this Act, the appropriate Secretary must ensure 
     written notification to all nonpublic landowners on which a 
     designated trail crosses or abuts nonpublic lands. 
     Furthermore, any nonpublic landowner that has property 
     crossed by or abutting land designated under this Act, if 
     trespassing should occur by travelers on the National 
     Discovery Trail, has the right to request and subsequently 
     require the appropriate Secretary to coordinate with State 
     and local officials to ensure to the maximum extent feasible 
     that no further trespassing should occur on such nonpublic 
     land.''.
       (2) Designation of the American Discovery Trail as a 
     National Discovery Trail.--Section 5(a) of such Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended as follows:

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       (A) By redesignating the paragraph relating to the 
     California National Historic Trail as paragraph (18).
       (B) By redesignating the paragraph relating to the Pony 
     Express National Historic Trail as paragraph (19).
       (C) By redesignating the paragraph relating to the Selma to 
     Montgomery National Historic Trail as paragraph (20).
       (D) By adding at the end the following:
       ``(21) The American Discovery Trail, a trail of 
     approximately 6,000 miles extending from Cape Henlopen State 
     Park in Delaware to Point Reyes National Seashore in 
     California, extending westward through Delaware, Maryland, 
     the District of Columbia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky, 
     where near Cincinnati it splits into two routes. The Northern 
     Midwest route traverses Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, 
     Nebraska, and Colorado, and the Southern Midwest route 
     traverses Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado. 
     After the two routes rejoin in Denver, Colorado, the route 
     continues through Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California. The 
     trail is generally described in Volume 2 of the National Park 
     Service feasibility study dated June 1995 which shall be on 
     file and available for public inspection in the office of the 
     Director of the National Park Service, Department of the 
     Interior, the District of Columbia. The American Discovery 
     Trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior 
     in cooperation with at least one competent trailwide 
     volunteer-based organization, affected land managing agencies 
     and State and local governments as appropriate. No lands or 
     interests outside the exterior boundaries of federally 
     administered areas may be acquired by the Federal Government 
     solely for the American Discovery Trail. The American 
     Discovery Trail is specifically exempted from the provisions 
     of subsection (e), (f), and (g) of section 7.''.
       (3) Comprehensive National Discovery Trail Plan.--Section 5 
     of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1244) is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Within 3 complete fiscal years after the date of 
     enactment of any law designating a national discovery trail, 
     the responsible Secretary shall submit a comprehensive plan 
     for the protection, management, development, and use of the 
     Federal portions of the trail, and provide technical 
     assistance to States and local units of government and 
     private landowners, as requested, for nonfederal portions of 
     the trail, to the Committee on Resources of the United States 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the United States Senate. In developing 
     a comprehensive management plan for a national discovery 
     trail, the responsible Secretary shall cooperate to the 
     fullest practicable extent with the organizations sponsoring 
     the trail. The responsible Secretary shall ensure that the 
     comprehensive plan does not conflict with existing agency 
     direction and shall consult with the affected land managing 
     agencies, the Governors of the affected States, affected 
     county and local political jurisdictions, and local 
     organizations maintaining components of the trail. Components 
     of the comprehensive plan include--
       ``(1) policies, objectives and practices to be observed in 
     the administration and management of the trail, including the 
     identification of all significant natural, historical, and 
     cultural resources to be preserved, model agreements 
     necessary for joint trail administration among and between 
     interested parties, and an identified carrying capacity for 
     critical segments of the trail and procedures for 
     implementation, where appropriate;
       ``(2) strategies for trail protection to retain the values 
     for which the trail is being established and recognized by 
     the Federal Government;
       ``(3) general and site-specific trail-related development, 
     including anticipated costs; and
       ``(4) the process to be followed to implement the trail 
     marking authorities in section 7(c) conforming to approved 
     trail logo or emblem requirements.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The National Trails System Act 
     is amended:
       (1) In section 2(b) (16 U.S.C. 1241(b)), by striking 
     ``scenic and historic'' and inserting ``scenic, historic, and 
     discovery''.
       (2) In the section heading to section 5 (16 U.S.C. 1244), 
     by striking ``and national historic'' and inserting ``, 
     national historic, and national discovery''.
       (3) In section 5(a) (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)), in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``and national historic'' and inserting ``, 
     national historic, and national discovery''; and
       (B) by striking ``and National Historic'' and inserting ``, 
     National Historic, and National Discovery''.
       (4) In section 5(b) (16 U.S.C. 1244(b)), in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``or national historic'' 
     and inserting ``, national historic, or national discovery''.
       (5) In section 5(b)(3) (16 U.S.C. 1244(b)(3)), by striking 
     ``or national historic'' and inserting ``, national historic, 
     or national discovery''.
       (6) In section 7(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1246(a)(2)), by striking 
     ``and national historic'' and inserting ``, national 
     historic, and national discovery''.
       (7) In section 7(b) (16 U.S.C. 1246(b)), by striking ``or 
     national historic'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting ``, national historic, or national discovery''.
       (8) In section 7(c) (16 U.S.C. 1246(c))--
       (A) by striking ``scenic or national historic'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``scenic, national historic, or 
     national discovery'';
       (B) in the second proviso, by striking ``scenic, or 
     national historic'' and inserting ``scenic, national 
     historic, or national discovery''; and
       (C) by striking ``, and national historic'' and inserting 
     ``, national historic, and national discovery''.
       (9) In section 7(d) (16 U.S.C. 1246(d)), by striking ``or 
     national historic'' and inserting ``national historic, or 
     national discovery''.
       (10) In section 7(e) (16 U.S.C. 1246(e)), by striking ``or 
     national historic'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting ``, national historic, or national discovery''.
       (11) In section 7(f)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1246(f)(2)), by striking 
     ``National Scenic or Historic Trail'' and inserting 
     ``national scenic, historic, or discovery trail''.
       (12) In section 7(h)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1246(h)(1)), by striking 
     ``or national historic'' and inserting ``national historic, 
     or national discovery''.
       (13) In section 7(i) (16 U.S.C. 1246(i)), by striking ``or 
     national historic'' and inserting ``national historic, or 
     national discovery''.

     SEC. 802. SUDBURY, ASSABET, AND CONCORD WILD AND SCENIC 
                   RIVERS.

       Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1274(a)) is amended--
       (1) by designating the four undesignated paragraphs after 
     paragraph (156) as paragraphs (157), (158), (159), and (160), 
     respectively; and
       (2) by adding the following new paragraph at the end 
     thereof:
       ``(161) Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers, 
     Massachusetts.--The 29 miles of river segments in 
     Massachusetts, as follows:
       ``(A) The 14.9 mile segment of the Sudbury river beginning 
     at the Danforth Street bridge in the town of Framington, 
     downstream to Route 2 bridge in Concord, as a scenic river.
       ``(B) The 1.7 mile segment of the Sudbury River from the 
     Route 2 bridge downstream to its confluence with the Assabet 
     River at Egg Rock, as a recreational river.
       ``(C) The 4.4 mile segment of the Assabet River beginning 
     1,000 feet downstream from the Damon Mill Dam in the town of 
     Concord, to its confluence with the Sudbury River at Egg Rock 
     in Concord, as a recreational river.
       ``(D) The 8.0 mile segment of the Concord River from Egg 
     Rock at the confluence of the Sudbury and Assabet Rivers 
     downstream to the Route 3 bridge in the town of Billerica, as 
     a recreational river.

     The segments referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (D) 
     shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in 
     cooperation with the SUASCO River Stewardship Council 
     provided for in the plan through cooperative agreements under 
     section 10(e) between the Secretary and the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts and its relevant political subdivisions 
     (including the towns of Framingham, Wayland, Sudbury, 
     Lincoln, Concord, Carlisle, Bedford, and Billerica). The 
     segments shall be managed in accordance with the plan 
     entitled `Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild and Scenic River 
     Study, River Conservation Plan' dated March 16, 1995. The 
     plan is deemed to satisfy the requirement for a comprehensive 
     management plan under subsection (d) of this section.''.

     SEC. 803. ASSISTANCE TO THE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS 
                   INTERPRETIVE CENTER.

       (a) Findings and Purposes.--
       (1) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares the 
     following:
       (A) The city of Casper, Wyoming, is nationally significant 
     as the only geographic location in the western United States 
     where 4 congressionally recognized historic trails (the 
     Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, the California Trail, and the 
     Pony Express Trail), the Bridger Trail, the Bozeman Trail, 
     and many Indian routes converged.
       (B) The historic trails that passed through the Casper area 
     are a distinctive part of the national character and possess 
     important historical and cultural values representing themes 
     of migration, settlement, transportation, and commerce that 
     shaped the landscape of the West.
       (C) The Bureau of Land Management has not yet established a 
     historic trails interpretive center in Wyoming or in any 
     adjacent State to educate and focus national attention on the 
     history of the mid-19th century immigrant trails that crossed 
     public lands in the Intermountain West.
       (D) At the invitation of the Bureau of Land Management, the 
     city of Casper and the National Historic Trails Foundation, 
     Inc. (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of 
     the State of Wyoming) entered into a memorandum of 
     understanding in 1992, and have since signed an assistance 
     agreement in 1993 and a cooperative agreement in 1997, to 
     create, manage, and sustain a National Historic Trails 
     Interpretive Center to be located in Casper, Wyoming, to 
     professionally interpret the historic trails in the Casper 
     area for the benefit of the public.
       (E) The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center 
     authorized by this section is consistent with the purposes 
     and objectives of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1241 et seq.), which directs the Secretary of the Interior to 
     protect, interpret, and manage the remnants of historic 
     trails on public lands.
       (F) The State of Wyoming effectively joined the partnership 
     to establish the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center 
     through a legislative allocation of supporting funds, and the 
     citizens of the city of Casper have increased local taxes to 
     meet their financial obligations under the assist

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     ance agreement and the cooperative agreement referred to in 
     paragraph (4).
       (G) The National Historic Trails Foundation, Inc. has 
     secured most of the $5,000,000 of non-Federal funding pledged 
     by State and local governments and private interests pursuant 
     to the cooperative agreement referred to in subparagraph (D).
       (H) The Bureau of Land Management has completed the 
     engineering and design phase of the National Historic Trails 
     Interpretive Center, and the National Historic Trails 
     Foundation, Inc. is ready for Federal financial and technical 
     assistance to construct the Center pursuant to the 
     cooperative agreement referred to in subparagraph (D).
       (2) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are the 
     following:
       (A) To recognize the importance of the historic trails that 
     passed through the Casper, Wyoming, area as a distinctive 
     aspect of American heritage worthy of interpretation and 
     preservation.
       (B) To assist the city of Casper, Wyoming, and the National 
     Historic Trails Foundation, Inc. in establishing the National 
     Historic Trails Interpretive Center to memorialize and 
     interpret the significant role of those historic trails in 
     the history of the United States.
       (C) To highlight and showcase the Bureau of Land 
     Management's stewardship of public lands in Wyoming and the 
     West.
       (b) National Historic Trails Interpretive Center.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Secretary''), shall 
     establish in Casper, Wyoming, a center for the interpretation 
     of the historic trails in the vicinity of Casper, including 
     the Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, the California Trail, and 
     the Pony Express Trail, the Bridger Trail, the Bozeman Trail, 
     and various Indian routes. The center shall be known as the 
     National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Center'').
       (2) Facilities.--The Secretary, subject to the availability 
     of appropriations, shall construct, operate, and maintain 
     facilities for the Center--
       (A) on land provided by the city of Casper, Wyoming;
       (B) in cooperation with the city of Casper and the National 
     Historic Trails Interpretive Center Foundation, Inc. (a 
     nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the State 
     of Wyoming); and
       (C) in accordance with--
       (i) the Memorandum of Understanding entered into on March 
     4, 1993, by the city, the foundation, and the Wyoming State 
     Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and
       (ii) the cooperative agreement between the foundation and 
     the Wyoming State Director of the Bureau of Land Management, 
     numbered K910A970020.
       (3) Donations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary may accept, retain, and expend donations of 
     funds, property, or services from individuals, foundations, 
     corporations, or public entities for the purpose of 
     development and operation of the Center.
       (4) Entrance fee.--Notwithstanding section 4 of the Land 
     and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a), 
     the Secretary may--
       (A) collect an entrance fee from visitors to the Center; 
     and
       (B) use amounts received by the United States from that fee 
     for expenses of operation of the Center.
       (5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000 to carry out 
     this section.

                  TITLE IX--HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION

     SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Community Protection and 
     Hazardous Fuels Reduction Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 902. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Management of Federal lands has been characterized by 
     large cyclical variations in fire suppression policies, 
     timber harvesting levels, and the attention paid to commodity 
     and noncommodity values.
       (2) Forests on Federal lands are experiencing significant 
     disease epidemics and insect infestations.
       (3) The combination of inconsistent management and natural 
     effects has resulted in a hazardous fuels buildup on Federal 
     lands that threatens catastrophic wildfire.
       (4) While the long-term effect of catastrophic wildfire on 
     forests and forest systems is a matter of debate, there 
     should be no question that catastrophic wildfire must be 
     prevented in areas of the Federal lands where wildlands abut, 
     or are located in close proximity to, communities, 
     residences, and other private and public facilities on non-
     Federal lands.
       (5) Wildfire resulting from hazardous fuels buildup in such 
     wildland/urban interface areas threatens the destruction of 
     communities, puts human life and property at risk, threatens 
     community water supplies with erosion that follows wildfire, 
     destroys wildlife habitat, and damages ambient air quality.
       (6) The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
     Interior must assign a high priority and undertake aggressive 
     management to achieve the elimination of hazardous fuel 
     buildup and reduction of the risk of wildfire to the 
     wildland/urban interface areas on Federal lands. Protection 
     of human life and property, including water supplies and 
     ambient air quality, must be given the highest priority.
       (7) The noncommodity resources, including riparian zones 
     and wildlife habitats, in wildland/urban interface areas on 
     Federal lands which must be protected to provide recreational 
     opportunities, clean water, and other amenities to 
     neighboring communities and the public suffer from a backlog 
     of unfunded forest management projects designed to provide 
     such protection.
       (8) In a period of fiscal austerity characterized by 
     shrinking budgets and personnel levels, Congress must provide 
     the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
     Interior with innovative tools to accomplish the required 
     reduction in hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other 
     forest management projects in the wildland/urban interface 
     areas on the Federal lands at least cost.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to provide new 
     authority and innovative tools to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to safeguard 
     communities, lives, and property by reducing or eliminating 
     the threat of catastrophic wildfire, and to undertake needed 
     forest management projects, in wildland/urban interface areas 
     on Federal lands.

     SEC. 903. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title:
       (1) Federal lands.--The term ``Federal lands'' means--
       (A) federally managed lands administered by the Bureau of 
     Land Management under the Secretary of the Interior; and
       (B) federally managed lands administered by the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.
       (2) Forest management project.--The term ``forest 
     management project'' means a project, including riparian zone 
     enhancement, habitat improvement, noncommercial hazardous 
     fuels reduction, and soil stabilization or other water 
     quality improvement project, designed to protect one or more 
     noncommodity resources on or in close proximity to Federal 
     lands.
       (3) Land management plan.--The term ``land management 
     plan'' means the following:
       (A) With respect to Federal lands described in paragraph 
     (1)(A), a land use plan prepared by the Bureau of Land 
     Management pursuant to section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
     and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), or other 
     multiple-use plan currently in effect.
       (B) With respect to Federal lands described in paragraph 
     (1)(B), a land and resource management plan (or if no final 
     plan is in effect, a draft land and resource management plan) 
     prepared by the Forest Service pursuant to section 6 of the 
     Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 
     (16 U.S.C. 1604).
       (4) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
     means--
       (A) with respect to the Federal lands described in 
     paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary of the Interior; and
       (B) with respect to the Federal lands described in 
     paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary of Agriculture.
       (5) Wildland/urban interface area.--The term ``wildland/
     urban interface area'' means the line, area, or zone where 
     structures and other human development meet or intermingle 
     with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuel.
       (6) Congressional committees.--The term ``congressional 
     committees'' means the Committee on Resources and the 
     Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate.
       (7) Hazardous fuels buildup.--The term ``hazardous fuels 
     buildup'' means that level of fuels accumulation, within a 
     fire regime, in which an ignition with the right combination 
     of weather and topographic conditions can result in--
       (A) a dangerous exposure of risk to firefighters and the 
     public;
       (B) a high potential to cause risk of loss to key 
     components that define ecological resources, capital 
     investments, and private property; or
       (C) both subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       (8) Forest product.--The term ``forest product'' means any 
     tree or tree part that can be used for a commercial purpose.
       (9) Fuels.--The term ``fuels'' includes forage, woody 
     debris, duff, needle cast, brush, understory, ladder fuels, 
     and dead or dying overstory.

        Subtitle A--Management of Wildland/Urban Interface Areas

     SEC. 911. IDENTIFICATION OF WILDLAND/URBAN INTERFACE AREAS.

       On or before September 30 of each year, each District 
     Manager of the Bureau of Land Management and each Forest 
     Supervisor of the Forest Service shall identify those areas 
     on Federal lands within the jurisdiction of the District 
     Manager or Forest Supervisor that the District Manager or 
     Forest Supervisor determines--
       (1) meet the definition of wildland/urban interface areas; 
     and
       (2) have hazardous fuels buildups and other forest 
     management needs that warrant the use of forest management 
     projects as provided in section 912.

     SEC. 912. CONTRACTING TO REDUCE HAZARDOUS FUELS AND UNDERTAKE 
                   FOREST MANAGEMENT PROJECTS IN WILDLAND/URBAN 
                   INTERFACE AREAS.

       (a) Contracting Authority.--

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       (1) In general.--The Secretary concerned is authorized to 
     enter into contracts under this section for the sale of 
     forest products in a wildland/urban interface area identified 
     under section 911 for the primary purpose of reducing 
     hazardous fuels buildups in the area.
       (2) Inclusion of forest management projects.--Subject to 
     paragraph (3) and subsection (e), the Secretary concerned may 
     require, as a condition of any sale of forest products 
     referred to in paragraph (1), that the purchaser of such 
     products undertake one or more forest management projects in 
     the wildland/urban interface area.
       (3) Conditions on inclusion.--The Secretary concerned may 
     include a forest management project as a condition in a 
     contract for the sale of forest products referred to in 
     paragraph (1) only when the Secretary determines that--
       (A) the forest management project is consistent with the 
     applicable land management plan; and
       (B) the objectives of the forest management project can be 
     accomplished most cost efficiently and effectively when the 
     project is performed as part of the sale contract.
       (b) Financing and Supplemental Funding.--
       (1) Financing through sales.--The financing of a forest 
     management project required as a condition of a contract for 
     a sale of forest products authorized by subsection (a) shall 
     be accomplished by including in the contract a provision that 
     offsets the costs incurred by the purchaser in carrying out 
     the required forest management project, by reducing the 
     amount required to be paid to the United States by the 
     purchaser for forest products sold under the contract.
       (2) Amount of reduction of payment.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the amount of the reduction referred to in paragraph (1) 
     shall be equal to the costs referred to in paragraph (1), 
     minus any assistance to the purchaser under paragraph (3) 
     used to pay those costs.
       (B) Limitation.--The amount of the reduction for a sale may 
     not exceed the portion of the total amount otherwise required 
     to be paid to the United States by the purchaser (before the 
     reduction) that remains after deducting from that total 
     amount the amounts necessary to make distributions and 
     payments under the provisions of law referred to in paragraph 
     (1) or (2) of subsection (d) that apply to that total amount.
       (3) Use of appropriated funds.--The Secretary concerned may 
     use appropriated funds to assist the purchaser to undertake a 
     forest management project required as a condition of a 
     contract authorized by subsection (a) if such funds are 
     provided from the resource function or functions that 
     directly benefit from the performance of the project and are 
     available from the annual appropriation for such function or 
     functions during the fiscal year in which the sale is 
     offered. The amount of assistance to be provided for each 
     forest management project shall be included in the 
     prospectus, and published in the advertisement, for the sale.
       (c) Determination of Forest Management Offsets.--Prior to 
     the advertisement of a sale authorized by subsection (a) and 
     subject to section 915(b), the Secretary concerned shall 
     determine the offsetting cost (under subsection (b)(1)) of 
     each forest management project to be required as a condition 
     of the sale contract. A description of the forest management 
     project, and the cost of the project to be offset against the 
     purchaser's payment for forest products in the sale, shall be 
     included in the prospectus, and published in the 
     advertisement, for the sale.
       (d) Treatment of Forest Management Project Offsets as 
     Moneys Received.--
       (1) Bureau of land management lands.--In the case of 
     Federal lands described in section 903(1)(A), the amount of 
     any reduction under subsection (b)(1) of the amount required 
     to be paid by a purchaser in a sale authorized by subsection 
     (a) shall be considered to be money received, for purposes of 
     title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 875; 43 
     U.S.C. 1181f), the first section of the Act of May 24, 1939 
     (53 Stat. 753; 43 U.S.C. 1181f-1), or other applicable law 
     concerning the distribution of receipts from the sale of 
     forest products on such lands.
       (2) Forest system lands.--In the case of Federal lands 
     described in section 903(1)(B), the amount of any reduction 
     under subsection (b)(1) of the amount required to be paid by 
     a purchaser in a sale authorized by subsection (a)--
       (A) shall be considered to be money received, for purposes 
     of the sixth paragraph under the heading ``FOREST SERVICE'' 
     in the Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260; 16 U.S.C. 500), and 
     section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963; 
     commonly known as the Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 500); and
       (B) shall not be considered to be money received, for 
     purposes of the fourteenth paragraph under the heading 
     ``FOREST SERVICE'' of the Act of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 843; 
     16 U.S.C. 501).
       (e) Limitation on Amount of Offsets.--The total amount by 
     which purchase payments are reduced under subsection (b)(1) 
     each fiscal year--
       (1) under contracts awarded by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, may not exceed $40,000,000; and
       (2) under contracts awarded by the Secretary of the 
     Interior, may not exceed $10,000,000.

     SEC. 913. MONITORING REQUIREMENTS.

       The Secretary concerned shall monitor the preparation and 
     offering of contracts, and the performance of forest 
     management projects, pursuant to section 912 to determine the 
     effectiveness of such contracts and forest management 
     projects in achieving the purpose of this title.

     SEC. 914. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Annual Report.--Not later than 90 days after the end of 
     each full fiscal year in which contracts are entered into 
     under section 912, the Secretary concerned shall submit to 
     the congressional committees a report, which shall provide 
     for the Federal lands within the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary concerned the following:
       (1) A list of the wildland/urban interface areas identified 
     on or before September 30 of the previous fiscal year 
     pursuant to section 911.
       (2) A summary of all contracts entered into, and all forest 
     management projects performed, pursuant to section 912 during 
     the preceding fiscal year;
       (3) A discussion of any delays in excess of three months 
     encountered during the preceding fiscal year, and likely to 
     occur in the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, in 
     preparing and offering the sales, and in performing the 
     forest management projects, pursuant to section 912.
       (4) The results of the monitoring required by section 913 
     of the contracts authorized, and the forest management 
     projects performed, pursuant to section 912.
       (5) Any anticipated problems in the implementation of this 
     subtitle.
       (b) Four Year Report.--The fourth report prepared by the 
     Secretary concerned under subsection (a) shall contain, in 
     addition to the matters required by subsection (a), the 
     following:
       (1) An assessment by the Secretary concerned regarding 
     whether the contracting authority provided in section 912 
     should be reauthorized beyond the period specified in section 
     915(a).
       (2) If reauthorization is warranted, such recommendations 
     as the Secretary concerned considers appropriate regarding 
     changes in such authority to better achieve the purpose of 
     this title.

     SEC. 915. SPECIAL FUNDS.

       (a) Establishment and Initial Funding.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, not later than 30 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act--
       (1) the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall each establish and maintain a special fund 
     which shall be available, without further appropriation, for 
     the purposes of planning, offering, and managing sales of 
     forest products referred to in section 912(a)(1);
       (2) the Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer, from 
     amounts available to such Secretary for reduction of wildland 
     fire hazardous fuels for the fiscal year in which this Act is 
     enacted and each of the 3 following fiscal years, $10,000,000 
     to the fund established by the Secretary of Agriculture 
     pursuant to paragraph (1); and
       (3) the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer, from 
     amounts available to such Secretary for reduction of 
     hazardous fuels for the fiscal year in which this Act is 
     enacted, $10,000,000 to the fund established by the Secretary 
     of the Interior pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (b) Replenishment of Funds.--Each fund established pursuant 
     to subsection (a) shall receive all of the receipts from each 
     sale of forest products referred to in section 912(a)(1) from 
     Federal lands within the jurisdiction of the Secretary who 
     established such fund, minus the amount required to be 
     distributed under the provisions of law referred to in 
     paragraph (1) or (2), as applicable, of section 912(d).
       (c) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--Each Secretary concerned shall terminate 
     the fund established by such Secretary pursuant to subsection 
     (a) at the expiration of the last day of the fifth full 
     fiscal year occurring after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (2) Treatment of balance and future receipts.--Any moneys 
     remaining in a fund established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) 
     upon the expiration of the day referred to in paragraph (1), 
     and any receipts after that day from sales of forest products 
     under section 912(a)(1)--
       (A) shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture for 
     reduction of wildland fire hazardous fuels, in the case of 
     moneys remaining in the fund established by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and receipts for forest products from Federal 
     lands within the jurisdiction of such Secretary; and
       (B) shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for 
     the reduction of hazardous fuels, in the case of moneys 
     remaining in the fund established by the Secretary of the 
     Interior and receipts for forest products from Federal lands 
     within the jurisdiction of such Secretary.

     SEC. 916. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

       (a) Termination Date.--The authority of the Secretary 
     concerned to offer sales of forest products pursuant to 
     section 912, and to require the purchasers of such products 
     to undertake forest management projects as a condition of 
     such sales, shall terminate at the end of the five-fiscal 
     year beginning on the first October 1st occurring after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Effect on Existing Sales.--Any contract for a sale of 
     forest products pursuant to section 912 entered into before 
     the end of the period specified in subsection (a), and still 
     in effect at the end of such period, shall remain in effect 
     after the end of such period pursuant to the terms of the 
     contract.

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                  Subtitle B--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 921. REGULATIONS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary concerned shall prescribe such 
     regulations as are necessary and appropriate to implement 
     this title.

     SEC. 922. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for each of the 
     first five fiscal years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act such sums as may be necessary to carry 
     out this title.

                   TITLE X--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1001. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MAHATMA GANDHI MEMORIAL.

       (a) In General.--The Government of India may establish a 
     memorial to honor Mahatma Gandhi on the Federal land in the 
     District of Columbia.
       (b) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     or any other head of a Federal agency may enter into 
     cooperative agreements with the Government of India to 
     maintain features associated with the memorial.
       (c) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The 
     establishment of the memorial shall be in accordance with the 
     Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), except that 
     sections 2(c) and 6(b) of that Act shall not apply with 
     respect to the memorial.
       (d) Limitation on Payment of Expenses.--The Government of 
     the United States shall not pay any expense of the 
     establishment of the memorial or its maintenance.

     SEC. 1002. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAVE AND KARST 
                   RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN NEW MEXICO.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       (1) to further the science of speleology;
       (2) to centralize and standardize speleological 
     information;
       (3) to foster interdisciplinary cooperation in cave and 
     karst research programs;
       (4) to promote public education;
       (5) to promote national and international cooperation in 
     protecting the environment for the benefit of cave and karst 
     landforms; and
       (6) to promote and develop environmentally sound and 
     sustainable resource management practices.
       (b) Establishment of the Institute.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to 
     in this section as the ``Secretary''), acting through the 
     Director of the National Park Service, shall establish the 
     National Cave and Karst Research Institute (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Institute'').
       (2) Purposes.--The Institute shall, to the extent 
     practicable, further the purposes of this section.
       (3) Location.--The Institute shall be located in the 
     vicinity of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, in the State of 
     New Mexico. The Institute shall not be located inside the 
     boundaries of Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
       (c) Administration of the Institute.--
       (1) Management.--The Institute shall be jointly 
     administered by the National Park Service and a public or 
     private agency, organization, or institution, as determined 
     by the Secretary.
       (2) Guidelines.--The Institute shall be operated and 
     managed in accordance with the study prepared by the National 
     Park Service pursuant to section 203 of Public Law 101-578 
     (16 U.S.C. 4310 note).
       (3) Contracts and cooperative agreements.--The Secretary 
     may enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with a 
     public or private agency, organization, or institution to 
     carry out this section.
       (4) Facility.--
       (A) Leasing or acquiring a facility.--The Secretary may 
     lease or acquire a facility for the Institute.
       (B) Construction of a facility.--If the Secretary 
     determines that a suitable facility is not available for a 
     lease or acquisition under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
     may construct a facility for the Institute.
       (5) Acceptance of grants and transfers.--To carry out this 
     section, the Secretary may accept--
       (A) a grant or donation from a private person; or
       (B) a transfer of funds from another Federal agency.
       (d) Funding.--
       (1) Matching funds.--The Secretary may spend only such 
     amount of Federal funds to carry out this section as is 
     matched by an equal amount of funds from non-Federal sources.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.

     SEC. 1003. GUADALUPE-HIDALGO TREATY LAND CLAIMS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Equity Act of 1998''.
       (b) Definitions and Findings.--
       (1) Definitions.--For purpose of this section:
       (A) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
     Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Commission established 
     under subsection (c).
       (B) Treaty of guadalupe-hidalgo.--The term ``Treaty of 
     Guadalupe-Hidalgo'' means the treaty of Peace, Friendship, 
     Limits, and Settlement (Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo), between 
     the United States and the Republic of Mexico, signed February 
     2, 1848 (TS 207: 9 Bevans 791).
       (C) Eligible descendant.--The term ``eligible descendant'' 
     means a descendant of a person who--
       (i) was a Mexican citizen before the Treaty of Guadalupe 
     Hidalgo;
       (ii) was a member of a community land grant; and
       (iii) became a United States citizen within ten years after 
     the effective date of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, May 
     30, 1848, pursuant to the terms of the Treaty.
       (D) Community land grant.--The term ``community land 
     grant'' means a village, town, settlement, or pueblo 
     consisting of land held in common (accompanied by lesser 
     private allotments) by three or more families under a grant 
     from the King of Spain (or his representative) before the 
     effective date of the Treaty of Cordova, August 24, 1821, or 
     from the authorities of the Republic of Mexico before May 30, 
     1848, in what became the State of New Mexico, regardless of 
     the original character of the grant.
       (E) Reconstituted.--The term ``reconstituted'', with regard 
     to a valid community land grant, means restoration to full 
     status as a municipality with rights properly belonging to a 
     municipality under State law and the right of local self-
     government.
       (2) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (A) New Mexico has a unique history regarding the 
     acquisition of ownership of land as a result of the 
     substantial number of Spanish and Mexican land grants that 
     were an integral part of the colonization and growth of New 
     Mexico before the United States acquired the area in the 
     Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
       (B) Various provisions of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo 
     have not yet been fully implemented in the spirit of article 
     VI, section 2, of the Constitution of the United States.
       (C) Serious questions regarding the prior ownership of 
     lands in the State of New Mexico, particularly certain public 
     lands, still exist.
       (D) Congressionally established land claim commissions have 
     been used in the past to successfully examine disputed land 
     possession questions.
       (c) Establishment and Membership of Commission.
       (1) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be 
     known as the ``Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims 
     Commission''.
       (2) Number and Appointment of Members.--The Commission 
     shall be composed of five members appointed by the President, 
     by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. At least 
     two of the members of the Commission shall be selected from 
     among persons who are eligible descendants. All members shall 
     demonstrate knowledge and expertise about the history and law 
     associated with the New Mexico land grants.
       (3) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of 
     the Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
     in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (4) Compensation.--Members shall each be entitled to 
     receive the daily equivalent of level V of the Executive 
     Schedule for each day (including travel time) during which 
     they are engaged in the actual performance of duties vested 
     in the Commission.
       (d) International Agreements for Cooperation in the 
     Procurement of Relevant Documents.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress recognizes that--
       (A) the availability of documents concerning community land 
     grants in the State of New Mexico in the United States is 
     limited; and
       (B) a fair and equitable evaluation of the community land 
     grants will depend upon obtaining a comprehensive compilation 
     of the relevant documents available.
       (2) Bilateral agreements.--The Secretary of State is 
     authorized to negotiate bilateral agreements with the 
     Governments of Mexico and Spain to obtain their full 
     cooperation with the Commission so that the Commission will 
     have access to certified copies of all relevant documents in 
     those countries relating to community land grants in the 
     State of New Mexico.
       (e) Development of Code of Land Grant Claims Procedures.--
       (1) Development of procedures.--Not later than one year 
     after the date on which the second bilateral agreement 
     described in subsection (d) is concluded, the Commission 
     shall develop workable and equitable procedures, in clear and 
     concise form, for land grant evaluations, including but not 
     limited to--
       (A) a criteria for the Commission to use during its 
     evaluation of what constituted a legal community land grant 
     under Mexican and Spanish law;
       (B) the scope of admissible evidence;
       (C) appropriate presumptions, if any, regarding previous 
     adjudications made by the Surveyor General and the Court of 
     Private Land Claims, and other court decisions involving the 
     Treaty;
       (D) a set of procedural rules setting forth the burden of 
     proof that the Commission will use in determining the 
     validity of community land grants;
       (E) an outline of investigative services the Commission 
     proposes to make available to land grant claimants;
       (F) safeguards, acceptable to title insurance companies, to 
     ensure that private property owners will not be affected, 
     either with the threat of losing possession to their property 
     or any impairment to the legal, equitable or clear title to 
     their property by the work of the Commission;

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       (G) safeguards, acceptable to the New Mexico State 
     Engineer, that clearly protect and do not in any way affect 
     the water rights of any person or entity;
       (H) safeguards, acceptable to the various Native American 
     Tribes and Pueblos, that clearly protect the status quo 
     regarding existing Indian Lands;
       (I) procedures, acceptable to the various Native American 
     Tribes and Pueblos, that--
       (i) provide them with access to sacred sites that may 
     eventually be adjudicated as community land grants, and that 
     may become part of any reconstituted community land grant; 
     and
       (ii) require that any such sites be identified by the 
     various Native American Tribes and Pueblos during the 
     development of the Code of Land Grant Claims Procedures for 
     the Commission;
       (J) an outline of the rights and responsibilities of 
     community land grantees if a community land grant is 
     reconstituted; and
       (K) any other items the Commission deems appropriate and 
     necessary.
       (2) Review by congressional resource committees.--Prior to 
     beginning the examination of specific community land claims, 
     the Commission shall submit the Code of Land Claims Procedure 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives. The Committees shall have ninety days to 
     hold hearings and examine the Code. The Commission may not 
     commence evaluations of specific community land claims 
     earlier than the 90 days after the date of submission of the 
     Code under this subsection.
       (f) Examination of Land Claims Located in New Mexico.--
       (1) Submission of new mexico land claims petitions.--Any 
     three (or more) eligible descendants who are also descendants 
     of the same community land grant may file with the Commission 
     a petition on behalf of themselves and all other descendants 
     of that community land grant seeking a determination of the 
     validity of the land claim that is the basis for the 
     petition.
       (2) Deadline for submission.--To be considered by the 
     Commission a petition under paragraph (1) must be received by 
     the Commission not later than five years after the date on 
     which the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the 
     Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives has 
     completed the 90-day review period.
       (3) Elements of petition.--A petition under paragraph (1) 
     shall be made under oath and shall contain the following:
       (A) The names and addresses of the eligible descendants who 
     are petitioners.
       (B) The fact that the land involved in the petition was a 
     community land grant at the time of the effective date of the 
     Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty and that such land is now within the 
     borders of the State of New Mexico.
       (C) The extent of the community land grant, to the best of 
     the knowledge of the petitioners, accompanied with a survey 
     or, if a survey is not feasible for them, a sketch map 
     thereof.
       (D) The fact that the petitioners reside, or intend to 
     settle upon, the community land grant.
       (E) All facts known to petitioners concerning the community 
     land grant, together with copies of all papers in regard 
     thereto available to petitioners.
       (4) Petition hearing.--At one or more designated locations 
     in the State of New Mexico, the Commission shall hold a 
     hearing upon each petition timely submitted under this 
     subsection, at which hearing all persons having an interest 
     in the land involved in the petition shall have the right, 
     upon notice, to appear as a party.
       (5) Subpoena power.--
       (A) In general.--The Commission may issue subpoenas 
     requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the 
     production of any evidence relating to any petition submitted 
     under paragraph (1). The attendance of witnesses and the 
     production of evidence may be required from any place within 
     the United States at any designated place of hearing within 
     the State of New Mexico.
       (B) Failure to obey a subpoena.--If a person refuses to 
     obey a subpoena issued under subparagraph (A), the Commission 
     may apply to a United States district court for an order 
     requiring that person to appear before the Commission to give 
     testimony, produce evidence, or both, relating to the matter 
     under investigation. The application may be made within the 
     judicial district where the hearing is conducted or where 
     that person is found, resides, or transacts business. Any 
     failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the 
     court as civil contempt.
       (C) Service of subpoenas.--The subpoenas of the Commission 
     shall be served in the manner provided for subpoenas issued 
     by a United States district court under the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure for the United States district courts.
       (D) Service of process.--All process of any court to which 
     application is to be made under subparagraph (B) may be 
     served in the judicial district in which the person required 
     to be served resides or may be found.
       (6) Decision.--On the basis of the facts contained in a 
     petition submitted under paragraph (1), and the hearing held 
     with regard to the petition, the commission shall determine, 
     consistent with the Code of Land Claims Procedure, the 
     validity of the community land grant described in the 
     petition. The decision shall include a recommendation of the 
     Commission regarding whether the community land grant should 
     be reconstituted and its lands restored.
       (7) Protection of Non-Federal Property.--The decision of 
     the Commission regarding the validity of a petition submitted 
     under paragraph (1) shall not affect the ownership, title or 
     rights of owners of any non-Federal lands covered by the 
     petition. Any recommendation of the Commission under 
     paragraph (6) regarding whether a community land grant should 
     be reconstituted and its lands restored may not address, 
     affect or otherwise involve non-Federal lands. In the case of 
     a valid petition covering lands held in non-Federal 
     ownership, the Commission shall modify the recommendation 
     under the paragraph (6) to recommend the substitution of 
     comparable Federal lands in the State of New Mexico for the 
     lands held in non-Federal ownership.
       (g) Community Land Grant Study Center.--To assist the 
     Commission in the performance of its activities under 
     subsection (d), the commission shall establish a Community 
     Land Grant Study Center at the Onate Center in Alcalde, New 
     Mexico. The Commission shall be charged with the 
     responsibility of directing the research, study, and 
     investigations necessary for the Commission to perform its 
     duties under this section.
       (h) Miscellaneous Powers of Commission.--
       (1) Hearings and sessions.--The Commission may, for the 
     purpose of carrying out this section, hold hearings, sit and 
     act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence 
     as the Commission considers appropriate, and may administer 
     oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before it.
       (2) Powers of members and agents.--Any member or agent of 
     the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any 
     action which the Commission is authorized to take by this 
     subsection.
       (3) Gifts, bequests, and devises.--The Commission may 
     accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of 
     services or property, both real and personal, for the purpose 
     of aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission so long 
     as it is determined that the acceptance of such gifts, 
     bequests or devises do not constitute a conflict of interest.
       (4) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
     in the same manner and under the same conditions as the other 
     departments and agencies of the United States.
       (5) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of 
     the Commission the Administrator of General Services shall 
     provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the 
     administrative support services necessary for the Commission 
     to carry out its responsibilities under this section.
       (6) Immunity.--The Commission is an agency of the United 
     States for the purpose of part V of title 18, United States 
     Code (relating to immunity of witnesses).
       (i) Report.--As soon as practicable after reaching its last 
     decision under subsection (f), the Commission shall submit to 
     the President and the Congress a report containing each 
     decision, including the recommendation of the Commission 
     regarding whether certain community land grants should be 
     reconstituted, so that the Congress may act upon the 
     recommendations.
       (j) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on 180 
     days after submitting its final report under subsection (i).
       (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
     1999 through 2007 for the purpose of carrying out the 
     activities of the Commission and to establish and operate the 
     Community Land Grant Study Center under subsection (g).

     SEC. 1004. OTAY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares the 
     following:
       (1) The public lands within the Otay Mountain region of 
     California are one of the last remaining pristine locations 
     in western San Diego County, California.
       (2) This rugged mountain adjacent to the United States-
     Mexico border is internationally known for its diversity of 
     unique and sensitive plants.
       (3) This area plays a critical role in San Diego's multi-
     species conservation plan, a national model made for 
     maintaining biodiversity.
       (4) Due to its proximity to the international border, this 
     area is the focus of important law enforcement and border 
     interdiction efforts necessary to curtail illegal immigration 
     and protect the area's wilderness values.
       (5) The illegal immigration traffic, combined with the 
     rugged topography, also presents unique fire management 
     challenges for protecting lives and resources.
       (b) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the 
     Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain public lands 
     in the California Desert District of the Bureau of Land 
     Management, California, comprising approximately 18,500 acres 
     as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Otay Mountain 
     Wilderness'' and dated May 7, 1998, are hereby designated as 
     wilderness and therefore as a component of the National 
     Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the 
     Otay Mountain Wilderness.
       (c) Map and Legal Description.--
       (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, a map and a legal description for the 
     Wilderness Area shall be filed by the Secretary with the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives. 
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     have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 
     except that the Secretary, as appropriate, may correct 
     clerical and typographical errors in such legal description 
     and map. Such map and legal description for the Wilderness 
     Area shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
     the offices of the Director and California State Director, 
     Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
       (2) United states-mexico border.--In carrying out this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that the southern 
     boundary of the Wilderness Area is 100 feet north of the 
     trail depicted on the map referred to in paragraph (1) and is 
     at least 100 feet from the United States-Mexico international 
     border.
       (e) Wilderness Review.--The Congress hereby finds and 
     directs that all the public lands not designated wilderness 
     within the boundaries of the Southern Otay Mountain 
     Wilderness Study Area (CA-060-029) and the Western Otay 
     Mountain Wilderness Study Area (CA-060-028) managed by the 
     Bureau of Land Management and reported to the Congress in 
     1991, have been adequately studied for wilderness designation 
     pursuant to section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), and are no longer 
     subject to the requirements contained in section 603(c) of 
     that Act pertaining to the management of wilderness study 
     areas in a manner that does not impair the suitability of 
     such areas for preservation as wilderness.
       (f) Administration of Wilderness Area.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and to 
     paragraph (2), the Wilderness Area shall be administered by 
     the Secretary in accordance with the provisions of the 
     Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that--
       (A) any reference in such provisions to the effective date 
     of the Wilderness Act is deemed to be a reference to the 
     effective date of this Act; and
       (B) any reference in such provisions to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture is deemed to be a reference to the Secretary of 
     the Interior.
       (2) Border enforcement, drug interdiction, and wildland 
     fire protection.--Because of the proximity of the Wilderness 
     Area to the United States-Mexico international border, drug 
     interdiction, border operations, and wildland fire management 
     operations are common management actions throughout the area 
     encompassing the Wilderness Area. This section recognizes the 
     need to continue such management actions so long as such 
     management actions are conducted in accordance with the 
     Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and are subject to 
     such conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (g) Further Acquisitions.--Any lands within the boundaries 
     of the Wilderness Area that are acquired by the United States 
     after the date of enactment of this Act shall become part of 
     the Wilderness Area and shall be managed in accordance with 
     all the provisions of this section and other laws applicable 
     to such a wilderness.
       (h) No Buffer Zones.--The Congress does not intend for the 
     designation of the Wilderness Area by this section to lead to 
     the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around 
     the Wilderness Area. The fact that nonwilderness activities 
     or uses can be seen or heard from areas within the Wilderness 
     Area shall not, of itself, preclude such activities or uses 
     up to the boundary of the Wilderness Area.
       (i) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) Public lands.--The term ``public lands'' has the same 
     meaning as that term has in section 103(e) of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (3) Wilderness area.--The term ``Wilderness Area'' means 
     the Otay Mountain Wilderness designated by subsection (b).

     SEC. 1005. ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF WILCOX RANCH, UTAH, 
                   FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The lands within the Wilcox Ranch in eastern Utah are 
     prime habitat for wild turkeys, eagles, hawks, bears, 
     cougars, elk, deer, bighorn sheep, and many other important 
     species, and Range Creek within the Wilcox Ranch could become 
     a blue ribbon trout stream.
       (2) These lands also contain a great deal of undisturbed 
     cultural and archeological resources, including ancient 
     pottery, arrowheads, and rock homes constructed centuries 
     ago.
       (3) These lands, while comprising only approximately 3,800 
     acres, control access to over 75,000 acres of Federal lands 
     under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management.
       (4) Acquisition of the Wilcox Ranch would benefit the 
     people of the United States by preserving and enhancing 
     important wildlife habitat, ensuring access to lands of the 
     Bureau of Land Management, and protecting priceless 
     archeological and cultural resources.
       (5) These lands, if acquired by the United States, can be 
     managed by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources at no 
     additional expense to the Federal Government.
       (b) Acquisition of Lands.--As soon as practicable, after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall acquire, through purchase, the Wilcox Ranch 
     located in Emery County, in eastern Utah.
       (c) Funds for Purchase.--The Secretary of the Interior is 
     authorized to use not more than $5,000,000 from the land and 
     water conservation fund established under section 2 of the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-
     5) for the purchase of the Wilcox Ranch under subsection (b).
       (d) Management of Lands.--Upon payment by the State of Utah 
     of one-half of the purchase price of the Wilcox Ranch to the 
     United States, or transfer by the State of Utah of lands of 
     the same such value to the United States, the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall transfer to the State of Utah all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to those 
     Wilcox Ranch lands acquired under subsection (b) for 
     management by the State Division of Wildlife Resources for 
     wildlife habitat and public access.

     SEC. 1006. ACQUISITION OF MINERAL AND GEOTHERMAL INTERESTS 
                   WITHIN MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL VOLCANIC 
                   MONUMENT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Act entitled ``An Act to designate the Mount St. 
     Helens National Volcanic Monument in the State of Washington, 
     and for other purposes'', approved August 26, 1982 (96 Stat. 
     301; 16 U.S.C. 431 note), required the United States to 
     acquire all land and interests in land in the Mount St. 
     Helens National Volcanic Monument.
       (2) The Act directed the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     acquire the surface interests and the mineral and geothermal 
     interests by separate exchanges and expressed the sense of 
     Congress that the exchanges be completed by November 24, 
     1982, and August 26, 1983, respectively.
       (3) The surface interests exchange was consummated timely, 
     but the exchange of all mineral and geothermal interests has 
     not yet been completed a decade and a half after the 
     enactment of that Act.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to facilitate 
     and otherwise provide for the expeditious completion of the 
     previously mandated Federal acquisition of private mineral 
     and geothermal interests within the Mount St. Helens National 
     Volcanic Monument.
       (c) Acquisition.--Section 3 of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     designate the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in 
     the State of Washington, and for other purposes'', approved 
     August 26, 1982 (Public Law 97-243; 96 Stat. 302; 16 U.S.C. 
     431 note), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(g) Exchanges For Mineral and Geothermal Interests Held 
     by Certain Companies.--
       ``(1) Definition of company.--In this subsection, the term 
     `company' means a company referred to in subsection (c) or 
     its assigns or successors.
       ``(2) Exchange required.--Within 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall acquire by exchange the mineral and geothermal 
     interests in the Monument of each company.
       ``(3) Monetary credits.--
       ``(A) Issuance.--In exchange for all mineral and geothermal 
     interests acquired by the Secretary of the Interior from each 
     company under paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall issue to each such company monetary credits with a 
     value of $2,100,000 that may be used for the payment of--
       ``(i) not more than 50 percent of the bonus or other 
     payments made by successful bidders in any sales of mineral, 
     oil, gas, or geothermal leases under the Mineral Leasing Act 
     (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
     Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), or the Geothermal Steam Act of 
     1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) in the contiguous 48 States;
       ``(ii) not more than 10 percent of the bonus or other 
     payments made by successful bidders in any sales of mineral, 
     oil, gas, or geothermal leases in Alaska under the laws 
     specified in clause (i);
       ``(iii) not more than 50 percent of any royalty, rental, or 
     advance royalty payment made to the United States to maintain 
     any mineral, oil or gas, or geothermal lease in the 
     contiguous 48 States issued under the laws specified in 
     clause (i); or
       ``(iv) not more than 10 percent of any royalty, rental, or 
     advance royalty payment made to the United States to maintain 
     any mineral, oil or gas, or geothermal lease in Alaska issued 
     under the laws specified in clause (i).
       ``(B) Value of credits.--The total credits of $4,200,000 in 
     value issued under subparagraph (A) are deemed to equal the 
     fair market value of all mineral and geothermal interests to 
     be conveyed by exchange under paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Acceptance of credits.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall accept credits issued under paragraph (3)(A) in the 
     same manner as cash for the payments described in such 
     paragraph. The use of the credits shall be subject to the 
     laws (including regulations) governing such payments, to the 
     extent the laws are consistent with this subsection.
       ``(5) Treatment of credits for distribution to states.--All 
     amounts in the form of credits accepted by the Secretary of 
     the Interior under paragraph (4) for the payments described 
     in paragraph (3)(A) shall be considered to be money received 
     for the purpose of section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
     U.S.C. 191) and section 20 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 
     1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019).
       ``(6) Exchange account.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, not later than 30 days after the completion of the 
     exchange

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     with a company required by paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall establish an exchange account for that 
     company for the monetary credits issued to that company under 
     paragraph (3). The account for a company shall be established 
     with the Minerals Management Service of the Department of the 
     Interior and have an initial balance of credits equal to 
     $2,100,000.
       ``(B) Use of credits.--The credits in a company's account 
     shall be available to the company for the purposes specified 
     in paragraph (3)(A). The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     adjust the balance of credits in the account to reflect 
     credits accepted by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to 
     paragraph (4).
       ``(C) Transfer or sale of credits.--
       ``(i) Transfer or sale authorized.--A company may transfer 
     or sell any credits in the company's account to another 
     person.
       ``(ii) Use of transferred credits.--Credits transferred or 
     sold under clause (i) may be used in accordance with this 
     subsection only by a person that is qualified to bid on, or 
     that holds, a mineral, oil, or gas lease under the Mineral 
     Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), the Outer Continental 
     Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), or the Geothermal 
     Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
       ``(iii) Notification.--Within 30 days after the transfer or 
     sale of any credits by a company, that company shall notify 
     the Secretary of the Interior of the transfer or sale. The 
     transfer or sale of any credit shall not be considered valid 
     until the Secretary of the Interior has received the 
     notification required under this clause.
       ``(D) Time limit on use of credits.--On the date that is 5 
     years after the date on which an account is created under 
     subparagraph (A) for a company, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall terminate that company's account. Any credits that 
     originated in the terminated account and have not been used 
     as of the termination date, including any credits transferred 
     or sold under subparagraph (C), shall become unusable.
       ``(7) Title to interests.--On the date of the establishment 
     of an exchange account for a company under paragraph (6)(A), 
     title to any mineral and geothermal interests that are held 
     by the company and are to be acquired by the Secretary of the 
     Interior under paragraph (2) shall transfer to the United 
     States.
       ``(h) Other Mineral and Geothermal Interests.--Within 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the Senate a report--
       ``(1) identifying all remaining privately held mineral 
     interests within the boundaries of the Monument referred to 
     in section 1(a); and
       ``(2) setting forth a plan and a timetable by which the 
     Secretary would propose to complete the acquisition of such 
     interests.''.

     SEC. 1007. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN WATER 
                   IMPOUNDMENT STRUCTURES IN THE EMIGRANT 
                   WILDERNESS, STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Agreement To Operate and Maintain Certain Water 
     Impoundment Structures.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     enter into a cooperative agreement with a qualified non-
     Federal entity under which the entity shall assume the 
     responsibility to operate and maintain all the following 
     water impoundment structures within the boundaries of the 
     Emigrant Wilderness in the Stanislaus National Forest, 
     California:
       (1) Horse Meadow enhancement structure.
       (2) Red Can Lake level structure.
       (3) Yellowhammer Lake level structure.
       (4) Huckleberry Lake level structure.
       (5) Long streamflow maintenance structure.
       (6) Lower Buck streamflow maintenance structure.
       (7) Leighton streamflow maintenance structure.
       (8) High Emigrant streamflow maintenance structure.
       (9) Emigrant Meadow streamflow maintenance structure.
       (10) Middle Emigrant streamflow maintenance structure.
       (11) Emigrant streamflow maintenance structure.
       (12) Snow streamflow maintenance structure.
       (13) Bigelow streamflow maintenance structure.
       (b) Responsibilities of the Secretary.--The Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) prepare a map identifying the location, size, and type 
     of each water impoundment structure listed in subsection (a);
       (2) share equally with the non-Federal entity the 
     administrative cost of complying with the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 
     all other applicable laws, except that the cost share of the 
     non-Federal entity shall not exceed $5,000;
       (3) prescribe terms and conditions of the cooperative 
     agreement that sets forth the rights and obligations of the 
     Secretary and the non-Federal entity, including, at a 
     minimum, provisions that--
       (A) require the non-Federal entity to conduct its operation 
     and maintenance activities in accordance with a plan of 
     operations approved by the Secretary;
       (B) require approval by the Secretary of all operation and 
     maintenance activities conducted by the non-Federal entity;
       (C) require the Secretary to solicit public involvement 
     during any environmental analysis under NEPA in accordance 
     with the Forest Service NEPA procedures;
       (D) require the non-Federal entity to comply with all 
     applicable State and Federal environmental, public health, 
     and safety requirements;
       (E) establish monitoring standards; and
       (F) establish enforcement standards, including provisions 
     for termination for noncompliance with terms and conditions; 
     and
       (4) ensure that the non-Federal entity is in compliance 
     with the terms and conditions of this section and the 
     cooperative agreement.
       (c) Responsibilities of the Non-Federal Entity.--
       (1) In general.--The non-Federal entity shall be 
     responsible for carrying out its operation and maintenance 
     activities on the structures listed in subsection (a) in 
     conformance with this section and the cooperative agreement.
       (2) Operation and maintenance costs.--The non-Federal 
     entity shall be responsible for the costs associated with the 
     maintenance and operation of the structures listed in 
     subsection (a).
       (3) Safety requirements.--Maintenance referred to in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) includes any reconstruction or 
     rehabilitation necessary to meet applicable State and Federal 
     public health and safety requirements.
       (d) Failure To Consummate an Agreement.--The Secretary 
     shall not be obligated to maintain any of the structures 
     listed in subsection (a) if--
       (1) within 365 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary is unable to identify any qualified non-
     Federal entity that is willing to enter into a cooperative 
     agreement regarding the operation and maintenance of the 
     water impoundment structures listed in subsection (a), or
       (2) within 365 days after the date of the termination of a 
     cooperative agreement entered into under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary is unable to identify any non-Federal entity 
     qualified and willing to enter into a subsequent cooperative 
     agreement regarding the operation and maintenance of the 
     water impoundment structures listed in subsection (a).
       (e) Prohibition of Mechanized Transport and Motorized 
     Equipment.--The use of mechanized transport and motorized 
     equipment to operate and maintain the structures listed in 
     section 1(a) is prohibited.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Non-federal entity.--The term ``non-Federal entity'' 
     means a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation 
     under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)), any State or local government or 
     political subdivision of such a government, or any private 
     individual, organization, corporation, or other legal entity.
       (2) NEPA.--The term ``NEPA'' means the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

     SEC. 1008. EAST TEXAS BLOWDOWN-NEPA PARITY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture or the 
     Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, shall request the 
     Council on Environmental Quality to approve alternative 
     arrangements under part 1506.11 of title 40, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, authorizing removal of dead, downed, or severely 
     root-sprung trees in areas described in subsection (b), that 
     are similar to the alternative arrangements approved by the 
     Council on Environmental Quality for National Forests and 
     Grasslands in Texas, as set forth in a letter from the 
     Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality to the 
     Deputy Chief of the National Forest System dated March 10, 
     1998.
       (b) Areas Described.--The areas referred to in subsection 
     (a) are the following:
       (1) Approximately 20,000 acres of blowdown forest in the 
     Routt National Forest, Colorado.
       (2) Approximately 700 acres of blowdown forest in the Rio 
     Grande National Forest, Colorado.
       (3) Approximately 50,000 acres of bark beetle infested 
     forest in the Dixie National Forest, Utah.
       (4) Approximately 25,000 acres of insect and fuel-loading 
     conditions on National Forest System lands in the Tahoe 
     Basin, California.
       (5) Approximately 28,000 acres of fire-damaged, dead, and 
     dying trees in the Malheur National Forest, Oregon.
       (6) Approximately 10,000 acres of gypsy moth infestation in 
     the Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania.
       (7) Approximately 5,000 acres of severely ice damaged 
     forests in the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, 
     and the Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont.
       (8) Approximately 10,000 acres of severe Mountain pine 
     beetle damaged forests in the Panhandle National Forest, 
     Nezperce National Forest, and Boise National Forest, Idaho.
       (9) Approximately 10,000 acres of severely ice damaged 
     forests in the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky.
       (10) Approximately 15,000 acres of fire-damaged, dead, and 
     dying trees in the Osceola National Forest and Apalachica 
     National Forest, Florida.
       (c) Consideration of Requests.--Upon receipt of a request 
     under subsection (a), the Council on Environmental Quality 
     shall promptly consider and approve or disapprove the 
     request.
       (d) Regulations.--The Chairman of the Council on 
     Environmental Quality shall, by not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, issue regulations--
       (1) governing the approval of alternative arrangements 
     under part 1506.11 of title 40,

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     Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant to requests under 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) establishing criteria under which those requests will 
     be considered and approved or disapproved.

     SEC. 1009. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN RIGHT-OF-WAY HOLDERS FROM 
                   STRICT LIABILITY FOR RECOVERY OF FIRE 
                   SUPPRESSION COSTS.

       Section 504(h) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
     Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764(h)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(3) Fire suppression costs.--In the regulations required 
     under this subsection, the Secretary concerned may not impose 
     liability without fault against any holder of a right-of-way 
     granted, issued, or renewed under section 501(a)(4) to 
     recover fire suppression costs incurred by the United States 
     with respect to right-of-way.''.

     SEC. 1010. STUDY OF IMPROVED OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACCESS FOR 
                   PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall jointly provide for the 
     conduct of a study to consider ways to improve the access of 
     persons with disabilities to outdoor recreational 
     opportunities (such as fishing, hunting, shooting, trapping, 
     wildlife viewing, hiking, boating, and camping) that are made 
     available to the public on the Federal lands described in 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Covered Federal Lands.--The Federal lands referred to 
     in subsection (a) are the following:
       (1) National Forest System lands.
       (2) Units of the National Park System.
       (3) Areas in the National Wildlife Refuge System.
       (4) Lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
       (c) Performance by Independent Entity.--To conduct the 
     study under this section, the Secretaries shall select an 
     independent entity in the private sector that has 
     demonstrated expertise in issues regarding improved access 
     for persons with disabilities. The Secretaries shall consult 
     with the National Council on Disability regarding the 
     selection of the independent entity.
       (d) Report on Study.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the entity conducting the 
     study shall submit to the Secretaries and the Congress a 
     report that sets forth the results of the study.

     SEC. 1011. COMMUNICATION SITE.

       (a) In General.--The site located directly below 
     Inspiration Point within the San Jacinto Ranger District of 
     the San Bernardino National Forest, California, on which 
     communications facilities are located on August 1, 1998, is 
     hereby designated to be used for communication purposes by 
     the persons who operate such communications facilities on 
     such date and their successors or assigns until such time as 
     such persons, successors, or assigns no longer require the 
     use of such site and provide written notice to that effect to 
     the Forest Service.
       (b) Limitation.--Nothing in this subsection (a) shall be 
     construed to--
       (1) excuse such persons, successors, or assigns from 
     complying with requirements of law or regulation that do not 
     unreasonably or unduly restrict the continued use of such 
     site;
       (2) require the site to be made available to other persons 
     for communications use or other purposes; and
       (3) require dedication of the site for continued use for 
     communications purposes after the notice referred to in 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 1012. AMENDMENT OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS 
                   ACT.

       Section 8(k)(2)(B) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1337(k)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``an agency 
     of the Federal Government'' and inserting ``a Federal, State, 
     or local government agency''.

     SEC. 1013. LEASING OF CERTAIN RESERVED MINERAL INTERESTS.

       (a) Application of Mineral Leasing Act.--Notwithstanding 
     the provisions of section 4 of the 1964 Public Land Sale Act 
     (P.L. 88-608, 78 Stat. 988), the Federal reserved mineral 
     interests in lands conveyed under that Act by United States 
     land patents No. 49-71-0059 and No. 49-71-0065 shall be 
     subject to the operation of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
     U.S.C. 181 et seq.).
       (b) Entry.--Any person who acquires any lease under the 
     Mineral Leasing Act for the interests referred to in 
     subsection (a) may exercise the right to enter reserved to 
     the United States and persons authorized by the United States 
     in the patents conveying the lands described in subsection 
     (a) by occupying so much of the surface thereof as may be 
     required for all purposes reasonably incident to the 
     exploration for, and extraction and removal of, the leased 
     minerals by either of the following means:
       (1) By securing the written consent or waiver of the 
     patentee.
       (2) In the absence of such consent or waiver, by posting a 
     bond or other financial guarantee with the Secretary of the 
     Interior in an amount sufficient to insure--
       (A) the completion of reclamation pursuant to the 
     Secretary's requirements under the Mineral Leasing Act, and
       (B) the payment to the surface owner for--
       (i) any damages to crops and tangible improvements of the 
     surface owner that result from activities under the mineral 
     lease, and
       (ii) any permanent loss of income to the surface owner due 
     to loss or impairment of grazing use, or of other uses of the 
     land by the surface owner at the time of commencement of 
     activities under the mineral lease.
       (c) Lands Covered by Patent No. 49-71-0065.--In the case of 
     the lands in United States patent No. 49-71-0065, the 
     preceding provisions of this section take effect January 1, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1014. OIL AND GAS WELLS IN WAYNE NATIONAL FOREST, OHIO.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Interior may enter 
     into noncompetitive oil and gas production and reclamation 
     contracts in accordance with this section with operators of 
     wells in the Wayne National Forest in the State of Ohio who 
     meet the criteria of section 17(b)(3)(A) of the Act of 
     February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(3)(A)) pursuant to 
     private land mineral leases which were in effect on and after 
     the date of the enactment of this section, subject to the 
     same laws and regulations that applied to those private land 
     mineral leases.
       (b) Additional Drilling.--No contract under this section 
     may authorize deeper completions or additional drilling.
       (c) Bonding.--
       (1) Waiver of Federal bonding.--Each contract under this 
     section shall require the contractor to provide a Federal oil 
     and gas bond to ensure complete and timely reclamation of the 
     former lease tract in accordance with the regulations of the 
     Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service, unless the 
     Secretary of the Interior accepts in lieu thereof assurances 
     from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of 
     Oil and Gas, that--
       (A) the contractor has duly satisfied the bonding 
     requirements of the State of Ohio; and following inspection 
     of operator performance, the Ohio Department of Natural 
     Resources is not opposed to such waiver of Federal bonding 
     requirements;
       (B) the United States of America is entitled to apply for 
     and receive funding under the provision of section 1509.071 
     of the Ohio Revised Code so as to properly plug and restore 
     oil and gas sites and lease tracts; and
       (C) during the 2 years prior to the date on which the 
     contract is entered into no less than 20 percent of Ohio 
     State severance tax revenues has been allocated to the State 
     of Ohio Orphan Well Fund.
       (2) Continued compliance with 20 percent requirement.--In 
     entering into any contract under this section, the Secretary 
     of the Interior shall reserve the right to require the 
     contractor to comply with all Federal oil and gas bonding 
     requirements applicable to Federal oil and gas leases under 
     the regulations of the Bureau of Land Management and the 
     Forest Service whenever the Secretary finds that less than 20 
     percent of Ohio State severance tax revenues has been 
     allocated to the State of Ohio Orphan Well Fund.

     SEC. 1015. MEMORIAL TO MR. BENJAMIN BANNEKER IN THE DISTRICT 
                   OF COLUMBIA.

       (a) Memorial Authorized.--The Washington Interdependence 
     Council of the District of Columbia is authorized to 
     establish a memorial in the District of Columbia to honor and 
     commemorate the accomplishments of Mr. Benjamin Banneker.
       (b) Compliance With Standards For Commemorative Works.--The 
     establishment of the memorial shall be in accordance with the 
     Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
       (c) Payment of Expenses.--The Washington Interdependence 
     Council shall be solely responsible for acceptance of 
     contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the 
     establishment of the memorial. No Federal funds may be used 
     to pay any expense of the establishment of the memorial.
       (d) Deposit of Excess Funds.--If, upon payment of all 
     expenses of the establishment of the memorial (including the 
     maintenance and preservation amount required under section 
     8(b) of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b))), or 
     upon expiration of the authority for the memorial under 
     section 10(b) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1010(b)), there remains 
     a balance of funds received for the establishment of the 
     memorial, the Washington Interdependence Council shall 
     transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury for deposit in the account provided for in section 
     8(b)(1) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)(1)).

     SEC. 1016. PROTECTION OF SANCTITY OF CONTRACTS AND LEASES OF 
                   SURFACE PATENT HOLDERS WITH RESPECT TO COALBED 
                   METHANE GAS.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the United 
     States shall recognize as not infringing upon any ownership 
     rights of the United States to coalbed methane any--
       (1) contract or lease covering any land that was conveyed 
     by the United States under the Act entitled ``An Act for the 
     protection of surface rights of entrymen'', approved March 3, 
     1909 (30 U.S.C. 81), or the Act entitled ``An Act to provide 
     for agricultural entries on coal lands'', approved June 22, 
     1910 (30 U.S.C. 83 et seq.), that--
       (A) was entered into by a person who has title to the land 
     derived under those Acts, and
       (B) conveys rights to explore for, extract, and sell 
     coalbed methane from the land; or
       (2) coalbed methane production from the land described in 
     paragraph (1) by a person who has title to the land and who, 
     on or before the date of enactment of this Act, has filed an 
     application with the State oil and gas regulating agency for 
     a permit to drill an oil and gas well to a completion target 
     located in a coal formation.
       (b) Application.--Subsection (a)--
       (1) shall apply only to a valid contract or lease described 
     in subsection (a) that is in effect on the date of enactment 
     of this Act;
       (2) shall not otherwise change the terms or conditions of, 
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     tions of any person under, such a contract or lease;
       (3) shall apply only to land with respect to which the 
     United States is the owner of coal reserved to the United 
     States in a patent issued under the Act of March 3, 1909 (30 
     U.S.C. 81), or the Act of June 22, 1910 (30 U.S.C. 83 et 
     seq.), the position of the United States as the owner of the 
     coal not having passed to a third party by deed, patent, or 
     other conveyance by the United States;
       (4) shall not apply to any interest in coal or land 
     conveyed, restored, or transferred by the United States to a 
     federally recognized Indian tribe, including any conveyance, 
     restoration, or transfer made pursuant to the Indian 
     Reorganization Act, June 18, 1934 (c. 576, 48 Stat. 984, as 
     amended); the Act of June 28, 1938 (c. 776, 52 Stat. 1209 as 
     implemented by the order of September 14, 1938, 3 Fed. Reg. 
     1425); and including the area described in section 3 of 
     Public Law 98-290; or any executive order;
       (5) shall not be construed to constitute a waiver of any 
     rights of the United States with respect to coalbed methane 
     production that is not subject to subsection (a); and
       (6) shall not limit the right of any person who entered 
     into a contract or lease before the date of enactment of this 
     Act, or enters into a contract or lease on or after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, for coal owned by the United 
     States, to mine and remove the coal and to release coalbed 
     methane without liability to any person referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2).

 TITLE XI--AMENDMENTS AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO 1996 OMNIBUS PARKS 
                                  ACT

     SEC. 1100. REFERENCE TO OMNIBUS PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS 
                   MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1996.

       In this title, the term ``Omnibus Parks Act'' means the 
     Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public 
     Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 4093).

       Subtitle A--Technical Corrections to the Omnibus Parks Act

     SEC. 1101. PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO.

       Title I of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (16 U.S.C. 
     460bb note) is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 101(2) (110 Stat. 4097), by striking ``the 
     Presidio is'' and inserting ``the Presidio was''.
       (2) In section 103(b)(1) (110 Stat. 4099), by striking 
     ``other lands administrated by the Secretary.'' in the last 
     sentence and inserting ``other lands administered by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (3) In section 105(a)(2) (110 Stat. 4104), by striking ``in 
     accordance with section 104(h) of this title.'' and inserting 
     ``in accordance with section 104(i) of this title.''.

     SEC. 1102. COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       Section 211(d) of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4110; 16 U.S.C. 81p) is amended by striking ``depicted 
     on the map dated August 1993, numbered 333/80031A,'' and 
     inserting ``depicted on the map dated August 1996, numbered 
     333/80031B,''.

     SEC. 1103. MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT.

       Section 218(a) of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4113) is amended by striking ``this Act'' and inserting 
     ``this section''.

     SEC. 1104. BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE.

       Section 306(d) of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4132; 16 U.S.C. 698 note) is amended by striking 
     ``until the earlier of the consummation of the exchange of 
     July 1, 1998,'' and inserting ``until the earlier of the 
     consummation of the exchange or July 1, 1998,''.

     SEC. 1105. KENAI NATIVES ASSOCIATION LAND EXCHANGE.

       Section 311 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4139) is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii), by striking ``W, Seward 
     Meridian'' and inserting ``W., Seward Meridian''.
       (2) In subsection (f)(1), by striking ``to be know'' and 
     inserting ``to be known''.

     SEC. 1106. LAMPREY WILD AND SCENIC RIVER.

       (a) Technical Correction.--Section 3(a) of the Wild and 
     Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C 1274(a)), as amended by section 
     405(a) of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 Stat. 
     4149), is amended in the second sentence of the unnumbered 
     paragraph relating to the Lamprey River, New Hampshire, by 
     striking ``through cooperation agreements'' and inserting 
     ``through cooperative agreements''.
       (b) Cross Reference.--Section 405(b)(1) of division I of 
     the Omnibus Parks Act (110 Stat. 4149; 16 U.S.C. 1274 note) 
     is amended by striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``the Wild 
     and Scenic Rivers Act''.

     SEC. 1107. VANCOUVER NATIONAL HISTORIC RESERVE.

       Section 502(a) of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4154; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking ``by 
     the Vancouver Historical Assessment' published''.

     SEC. 1108. MEMORIAL TO MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

       Section 508 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4157, 40 U.S.C. 1003 note) is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (a), by striking ``of 1986'' and 
     inserting ``(40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.)'';.
       (2) In subsection (b), by striking ``the Act'' and all that 
     follows through ``1986'' and inserting ``the Commemorative 
     Works Act''.
       (3) In subsection (d), by striking ``the Act referred to in 
     section 4401(b))'' and inserting ``the Commemorative Works 
     Act)''.

     SEC. 1109. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

       The first sentence of section 205(g) of the National 
     Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470m(g)), as amended by 
     section 509(c) of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4157), is amended by striking ``for the purpose.'' and 
     inserting ``for that purpose.''.

     SEC. 1110. GREAT FALLS HISTORIC DISTRICT, NEW JERSEY.

       Section 510(a)(1) of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act 
     (110 Stat. 4158; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking 
     ``the contribution of our national heritage'' and inserting 
     ``the contribution to our national heritage''.

     SEC. 1111. NEW BEDFORD WHALING NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       (a) Section 511 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4159; 16 U.S.C. 410ddd) is amended as follows:
       (1) In the section heading, by striking ``national historic 
     landmark district'' and inserting ``whaling national 
     historical park''.
       (2) In subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``certain districts 
     structures, and relics'' and inserting ``certain districts, 
     structures, and relics''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking ``The area included 
     with the New Bedford National Historic Landmark District, 
     known as the'' and inserting ``The area included within the 
     New Bedford Historic District (a National Landmark District), 
     also known as the''.
       (3) In subsection (d)(2), by striking ``to provide''.
       (4) By redesignating the second subsection (e) and 
     subsection (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively.
       (5) In subsection (g), as so redesignated--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 3(D).'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (d).''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``cooperative grants 
     under subsection (d)(2).'' and inserting ``cooperative 
     agreements under subsection (e)(2).''.

     SEC. 1112. NICODEMUS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

       Section 512(a)(1)(B) of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act 
     (110 Stat. 4163; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking 
     ``Afican-Americans'' and inserting ``African-Americans''.

     SEC. 1113. UNALASKA.

       Section 513(c) of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4165; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking 
     ``whall be comprised'' and inserting ``shall be comprised''.

     SEC. 1114. REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND WAR OF 1812 HISTORIC 
                   PRESERVATION STUDY.

       Section 603(d)(2) of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act 
     (110 Stat. 4172; 16 U.S.C. 1a-5 note) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (b) shall--'' and inserting ``paragraph (1) 
     shall--''.

     SEC. 1115. SHENANDOAH VALLEY BATTLEFIELDS.

       Section 606 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4175; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 5.'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (e).'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 9.'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (h).''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Commission plan 
     approved by the Secretary under section 6.'' and inserting 
     ``plan developed and approved under subsection (f).''.
       (2) In subsection (f)(1), by striking ``this Act'' and 
     inserting ``this section''.
       (3) In subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``purposes of this Act'' 
     and inserting ``purposes of this section''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``section 9.'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (i).''.
       (4) In subsection (h)(12), by striking ``this Act'' and 
     inserting ``this section''.

     SEC. 1116. WASHITA BATTLEFIELD.

       Section 607 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4181; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``this Act'' and 
     inserting ``this section''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``local land owners'' 
     and inserting ``local landowners''.

     SEC. 1117. SKI AREA PERMIT RENTAL CHARGE.

       Section 701 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat 4182; 16 U.S.C. 497c) is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (b)(2), by striking ``1992'' and 
     inserting ``1993''.
       (2) In subsection (b)(3), by striking ``legislated by this 
     Act'' and inserting ``required by this section''.
       (3) In subsection (d)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``formula of this Act'' and inserting ``formula of this 
     section''; and
       (B) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and in the sentence 
     below paragraph (3)--
       (i) by inserting ``adjusted gross revenue for the'' before 
     ``1994-1995 base year'' each place it appears ; and
       (ii) by striking ``this Act'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``this section''.
       (4) In subsection (f), by inserting inside the parenthesis 
     ``offered for commercial or other promotional purposes'' 
     after ``complimentary lift tickets''.
       (5) In subsection (i), by striking ``this Act'' and 
     inserting ``this section''.

     SEC. 1118. GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK.

       Section 3 of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-2), as amended 
     by section 703 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4185), is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (g), by striking ``bearing the cost of 
     such exhibits and demonstrations;'' and inserting ``bearing 
     the cost of such exhibits and demonstrations.''.

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       (2) By capitalizing the first letter of the first word in 
     each of the subsections (a) through (i).
       (3) By striking the semicolon at the end of each of the 
     subsections (a) through (f) and at the end of subsection (h) 
     and inserting a period.
       (4) In subsection (i), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a period.
       (5) By conforming the margins of subsection (j) with the 
     margins of the preceding subsections.

     SEC. 1119. ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO VISITOR CENTER.

       Section 809(b) of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4189; 16 U.S.C. 410ff note) is amended by striking 
     ``section 301'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''.

     SEC. 1120. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM.

       (a) Technical Corrections.--Section 814 of division I of 
     the Omnibus Parks Act (110 Stat. 4190) is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (a) (16 U.S.C. 17o note)--
       (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``this Act'' and 
     inserting ``this section'';
       (B) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking ``Comptetitive 
     leasing.--'' and inserting ``Competitive leasing.--'';
       (C) in paragraph (9), by striking ``granted by statue'' and 
     inserting ``granted by statute'';
       (D) in paragraph (11)(B)(ii), by striking ``more cost 
     effective'' and inserting ``more cost-effective'';
       (E) in paragraph (13), by striking ``paragraph (13),'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (12),''; and
       (F) in paragraph (18), by striking ``under paragraph 
     (7)(A)(i)(I), any lease under paragraph (11)(B), and any 
     lease of seasonal quarters under subsection (l),'' and 
     inserting ``under paragraph (7)(A) and any lease under 
     paragraph (11)''.
       (2) In subsection (d)(2)(E), by striking ``is amended''.
       (b) Change to Plural.--Section 7(c)(2) of the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9(c)(2)), 
     as added by section 814(b) of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4194), is amended as follows:
       (1) In subparagraph (C), by striking ``lands, water, and 
     interest therein'' and inserting ``lands, waters, and 
     interests therein''.
       (2) In subparagraph (F), by striking ``lands, water, or 
     interests therein, or a portion of whose lands, water, or 
     interests therein,'' and inserting ``lands, waters, or 
     interests therein, or a portion of whose lands, waters, or 
     interests therein,''.
       (c) Add Missing Word.--Section 2(b) of Public Law 101-337 
     (16 U.S.C. 19jj-1(b)), as amended by section 814(h)(3) of the 
     Omnibus Parks Act (110 Stat. 4199), is amended by inserting 
     ``or'' after ``park system resource''.

     SEC. 1121. BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE 
                   CORRIDOR.

       Section 6(d)(2) of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish 
     the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in 
     Massachusetts and Rhode Island'', approved November 10, 1986 
     (Public Law 99-647; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), as added by section 
     901(c) of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 Stat. 
     4202), is amended by striking ``may be made in the approval 
     plan'' and inserting ``may be made in the approved plan''.

     SEC. 1122. TALLGRASS PRAIRIE NATIONAL PRESERVE.

       Subtitle A of title X of division I of the Omnibus Parks 
     Act is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 1002(a)(4)(A) (110 Stat. 4204; 16 U.S.C. 
     689u(a)(4)(A)), by striking ``to purchase'' and inserting 
     ``to acquire''.
       (2) In section 1004(b) (110 Stat. 4205; 16 U.S.C. 689u-
     2(b)), by striking ``of June 3, 1994,'' and inserting ``on 
     June 3, 1994,''.
       (3) In section 1005 (110 Stat. 4205; 16 U.S.C. 689u-3)--
       (A) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``this Act'' and 
     inserting ``this subtitle''; and
       (B) in subsection (g)(3)(A), by striking ``the tall grass 
     prairie'' and inserting ``the tallgrass prairie''.

     SEC. 1123. RECREATION LAKES.

       (a) Technical Corrections.--Section 1021(a) of division I 
     of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 Stat. 4210; 16 U.S.C. 460l-10e 
     note) is amended as follows:
       (1) By striking ``manmade lakes'' both places it appears 
     and inserting ``man-made lakes''.
       (2) By striking ``for recreational opportunities at 
     federally-managed'' and inserting ``for recreational 
     opportunities at federally managed''.
       (b) Advisory Commission.--Section 13 of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-10e), as added 
     by section 1021(b) of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 Stat. 4210), 
     is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (b)(6), by striking ``recreation related 
     infrastructure.'' and inserting ``recreation-related 
     infrastructure.''.
       (2) In subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``water related recreation'' in the first 
     sentence and inserting ``water-related recreation'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``at federally-managed 
     lakes'' and inserting ``at federally managed lakes''; and
       (C) by striking ``manmade lakes'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``man-made lakes''.

     SEC. 1124. FOSSIL FOREST PROTECTION.

       Section 103 of the San Juan Basin Wilderness Protection Act 
     of 1984 (43 U.S.C. 178), as amended by section 1022(e) of the 
     Omnibus Parks Act (110 Stat. 4213), is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsections (b)(1) and (e)(1), by striking 
     ``Committee on Natural Resources'' and inserting ``Committee 
     on Resources''.
       (2) In subsection (e)(1), by striking ``this Act'' and 
     inserting ``this subsection''.

     SEC. 1125. OPAL CREEK WILDERNESS AND SCENIC RECREATION AREA.

       Section 1023(c)(1)(A) of division I of the Omnibus Parks 
     Act (110 Stat. 4215; 16 U.S.C. 545b(c)(1)(A)) is amended by 
     striking ``of 1964''.

     SEC. 1126. BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

       Section 1029 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4232; 16 U.S.C. 460kkk) is amended as follows:
       (1) In the section heading, by striking ``recreation area'' 
     and inserting ``national recreation area''.
       (2) In subsection (b)(1), by inserting quotation marks 
     around the term ``recreation area''.
       (3) In subsection (e)(3)(B), by striking ``subsections (b) 
     (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10).'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), and (J) of 
     paragraph (2).''.
       (4) In subsection (f)(2)(A)(i), by striking ``profit sector 
     roles'' and inserting ``private-sector roles''.
       (5) In subsection (g)(1), by striking ``and revenue raising 
     activities.'' and inserting ``and revenue-raising 
     activities.''.

     SEC. 1127. NATCHEZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       Section 3(b)(1) of Public Law 100-479 (16 U.S.C. 410oo-
     2(b)(1)), as added by section 1030 of the Omnibus Parks Act 
     (110 Stat. 4238), is amended by striking ``and visitors' 
     center'' and inserting ``and visitor center''.

     SEC. 1128. REGULATION OF FISHING IN CERTAIN WATERS OF ALASKA.

       Section 1035 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 2240) is amended as follows:
       (1) In the section heading, by striking ``regulations'' and 
     inserting ``regulation''.
       (2) In subsection (c), by striking ``this Act'' and 
     inserting ``this section''.

     SEC. 1129. NATIONAL COAL HERITAGE AREA.

       Title I of division II of the Omnibus Parks Act (16 U.S.C. 
     461 note) is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 104(4) (110 Stat. 4244), by striking 
     ``history preservation'' and inserting ``historic 
     preservation''.
       (2) In section 105 (110 Stat. 4244), by striking 
     ``paragraphs (2) and (5) of section 104'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (2) of section 104''.
       (3) In section 106(a)(3) (110 Stat. 4244), by striking ``or 
     Secretary'' and inserting ``or the Secretary''.

     SEC. 1130. TENNESSEE CIVIL WAR HERITAGE AREA.

       Title II of division II of the Omnibus Parks Act (16 U.S.C. 
     461 note) is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 201(b)(4) (110 Stat. 4245), by striking 
     ``and associated sites associated'' and insert ``and sites 
     associated''.
       (2) In section 207(a) (110 Stat. 4248), by striking ``as 
     provide for'' and inserting ``as provided for''.

     SEC. 1131. AUGUSTA CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

       Section 301(1) of division II of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4249; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking 
     ``National Historic Register of Historic Places,'' and 
     inserting ``National Register of Historic Places,''.

     SEC. 1132. ESSEX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

       Section 501(8) of division II of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4257; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking ``a 
     visitors' center'' and inserting ``a visitor center''.

     SEC. 1133. OHIO & ERIE CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.

       Title VIII of division II of the Omnibus Parks Act (16 
     U.S.C. 461 note) is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 805(b)(2) (110 Stat. 4269), by striking 
     ``One individuals,'' and inserting ``One individual,''.
       (2) In section 808(a)(3)(A) (110 Stat. 4279), by striking 
     ``from the Committee.'' and inserting ``from the 
     Committee,''.

     SEC. 1134. HUDSON RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

       Section 908(a)(1)(B) of division II of the Omnibus Parks 
     Act (110 Stat. 4279; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by 
     striking ``on nonfederally owned property'' and inserting 
     ``for non-federally owned property''.

           Subtitle B--Other Amendments to Omnibus Parks Act

     SEC. 1151. BLACK REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOTS MEMORIAL 
                   EXTENSION.

       Section 506 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (40 
     U.S.C. 1003 note; 110 Stat. 4155) is amended by striking 
     ``October 27, 1998'' and inserting ``October 27, 2003''.

     SEC. 1152. LAND ACQUISITION, BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS RECREATION 
                   AREA.

       Section 1029(c) of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 
     Stat. 4233; 16 U.S.C. 460kkk(c)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Land acquisition.--Notwithstanding subsection (h), 
     the Secretary is authorized to acquire, in partnership with 
     other entities, a less than fee interest in lands at Thompson 
     Island within the recreation area. The Secretary may acquire 
     the lands only by donation, purchase with donated or 
     appropriated funds, or by exchange.''.

   TITLE XII--DUTCH JOHN FEDERAL PROPERTY DISPOSITION AND ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Dutch John Federal 
     Property Disposition and Assistance Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 1202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--

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       (1)(A) Dutch John, Utah, was founded by the Secretary of 
     the Interior in 1958 on Bureau of Reclamation land as a 
     community to house personnel, administrative offices, and 
     equipment for project construction and operation of the 
     Flaming Gorge Dam and Reservoir as authorized by the Act of 
     April 11, 1956 (70 Stat. 105, chapter 203; 43 U.S.C. 620 et 
     seq.); and
       (B) permanent structures (including houses, administrative 
     offices, equipment storage and maintenance buildings, and 
     other public buildings and facilities) were constructed and 
     continue to be owned and maintained by the Secretary of the 
     Interior;
       (2)(A) Bureau of Reclamation land surrounding the Flaming 
     Gorge Reservoir (including the Dutch John community) was 
     included within the boundaries of the Flaming Gorge National 
     Recreation Area in 1968 under Public Law 90-540 (16 U.S.C. 
     460v et seq.);
       (B) Public Law 90-540 assigned responsibility for 
     administration, protection, and development of the Flaming 
     Gorge National Recreation Area to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and provided that lands and waters needed or used 
     for the Colorado River Storage Project would continue to be 
     administered by the Secretary of the Interior; and
       (C) most structures within the Dutch John community 
     (including the schools and public buildings within the 
     community) occupy lands administered by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture;
       (3)(A) the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 
     the Interior are unnecessarily burdened with the cost of 
     continuing to provide basic services and facilities and 
     building maintenance and with the administrative costs of 
     operating the Dutch John community; and
       (B) certain structures and lands are no longer essential to 
     management of the Colorado River Storage Project or to 
     management of the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area;
       (4)(A) residents of the community are interested in 
     purchasing the homes they currently rent from the Secretary 
     of the Interior and the land on which the homes are located;
       (B) Daggett County, Utah, is interested in reducing the 
     financial burden the County experiences in providing local 
     government support services to a community that produces 
     little direct tax revenue because of Federal ownership; and
       (C) a withdrawal of the role of the Federal Government in 
     providing basic direct community services to Dutch John would 
     require local government to provide the services at a 
     substantial cost;
       (5)(A) residents of the Dutch John community are interested 
     in self-government of the community; and
       (B) with growing demands for additional commercial 
     recreation services for visitors to the Flaming Gorge 
     National Recreation Area and Ashley National Forest, there 
     are opportunities for private economic development, but few 
     private lands are available for the services; and
       (6) the privatization and disposal to local government of 
     certain lands in and surrounding Dutch John would be in the 
     public interest.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to privatize certain lands in and surrounding Dutch 
     John, Utah;
       (2) to transfer jurisdiction of certain Federal property 
     between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
     Interior;
       (3) to improve the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area;
       (4) to dispose of certain residential units, public 
     buildings, and facilities;
       (5) to provide interim financial assistance to local 
     government to defray the cost of providing basic governmental 
     services;
       (6) to achieve efficiencies in operation of the Flaming 
     Gorge Dam and Reservoir and the Flaming Gorge National 
     Recreation Area;
       (7) to reduce long-term Federal outlays; and
       (8) to serve the interests of the residents of Dutch John 
     and Daggett County, Utah, and the general public.

     SEC. 1203. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Secretary of agriculture.--The term ``Secretary of 
     Agriculture'' means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
     through the Chief of the Forest Service.
       (2) Secretary of the interior.--The term ``Secretary of the 
     Interior'' means the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation.

     SEC. 1204. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN LANDS AND PROPERTIES.

       (a) In General.--Lands, structures, and community 
     infrastructure facilities within or associated with Dutch 
     John, Utah, that have been identified by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior as unnecessary 
     for support of the agency of the respective Secretary shall 
     be transferred or disposed of in accordance with this title.
       (b) Land Description.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (e), the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall dispose of (in accordance with this title) 
     approximately 2,450 acres within or associated with the Dutch 
     John, Utah, community in the NW\1/4\ NW\1/4\, S\1/2\ NW\1/4\, 
     and S\1/2\ of Section 1, the S\1/2\ of Section 2, 10 acres 
     more or less within the NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ of Section 3, 
     Sections 11 and 12, the N\1/2\ of Section 13, and the E\1/2\ 
     NE\1/4\ of Section 14 of Township 2 North, Range 22 East, 
     Salt Lake Base and Meridian, that have been determined to be 
     available for transfer by the Secretary of Agriculture and 
     the Secretary of the Interior, respectively.
       (c) Infrastructure Facilities and Land.--Except as provided 
     in subsection (e), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     dispose of (in accordance with this title) community 
     infrastructure facilities and land that have been determined 
     to be available for transfer by the Secretary of the 
     Interior, including the following:
       (1) The fire station, sewer systems, sewage lagoons, water 
     systems (except as provided in subsection (e)(3)), old post 
     office, electrical and natural gas distribution systems, 
     hospital building, streets, street lighting, alleys, 
     sidewalks, parks, and community buildings located within or 
     serving Dutch John, including fixtures, equipment, land, 
     easements, rights-of-way, or other property primarily used 
     for the operation, maintenance, replacement, or repair of a 
     facility referred to in this paragraph.
       (2) The Dutch John Airport, comprising approximately 25 
     acres, including runways, roads, rights-of-way, and 
     appurtenances to the Airport, subject to such monitoring and 
     remedial action by the United States as is necessary.
       (3) The lands on which are located the Dutch John public 
     schools, which comprise approximately 10 acres.
       (d) Other Properties and Facilities.--The Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall dispose 
     of (in accordance with this title) the other properties and 
     facilities that have been determined to be available for 
     transfer or disposal by the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior, respectively, including the 
     following:
       (1) Certain residential units occupied on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, as determined by the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (2) Certain residential units unoccupied on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, as determined by the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (3) Lots within the Dutch John community that are occupied 
     on the date of enactment of this Act by privately owned 
     modular homes under lease agreements with the Secretary of 
     the Interior.
       (4) Unoccupied platted lots within the Dutch John 
     community.
       (5) The land, comprising approximately 3.8 acres, on which 
     is located the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 
     within Block 9, of the Dutch John community.
       (6) The lands for which special use permits, easements, or 
     rights-of-way for commercial uses have been issued by the 
     Forest Service.
       (7) The lands on which are located the offices, 3 employee 
     residences, warehouses, and facilities of the Utah Division 
     of Wildlife Resources, as described in the survey required 
     under section 1207, including yards and land defined by 
     fences in existence on the date of enactment of this Act.
       (8) The Dutch John landfill site, subject to such 
     monitoring and remedial action by the United States as is 
     necessary, with responsibility for monitoring and remediation 
     being shared by the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior proportionate to their historical 
     use of the site.
       (9) Such fixtures and furnishing in existence and in place 
     on the date of enactment of this Act as are mutually 
     determined by Daggett County, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     and the Secretary of the Interior to be necessary for the 
     full use of properties or facilities disposed of under this 
     title.
       (10) Such other properties or facilities at Dutch John that 
     the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior 
     determines are not necessary to achieve the mission of the 
     respective Secretary and the disposal of which would be 
     consistent with this title.
       (e) Retained Properties.--Except to the extent the 
     following properties are determined by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior to be available 
     for disposal, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
     of the Interior shall retain for their respective use the 
     following:
       (1) All buildings and improvements located within the 
     industrial complex of the Bureau of Reclamation, including 
     the maintenance shop, 40 industrial garages, 2 warehouses, 
     the equipment storage building, the flammable equipment 
     storage building, the hazardous waste storage facility, and 
     the property on which the buildings and improvements are 
     located.
       (2) 17 residences under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
     of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, of which--
       (A) 15 residences shall remain under the jurisdiction of 
     the Secretary of the Interior; and
       (B) 2 residences shall remain under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture.
       (3) The Dutch John water system raw water supply line and 
     return line between the power plant and the water treatment 
     plant, pumps and pumping equipment, and any appurtenances and 
     rights-of-way to the line and other facilities, with the 
     retained facilities to be operated and maintained by the 
     United States with pumping costs and operation and 
     maintenance costs of the pumps to be included as a cost to 
     Daggett County in a water service contract.
       (4) The heliport and associated real estate, consisting of 
     approximately 20 acres, which shall remain under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture.
       (5) The Forest Service warehouse complex and associated 
     real estate, consisting of approximately 2 acres, which shall 
     remain under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture.

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       (6) The Forest Service office complex and associated real 
     estate, which shall remain under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture.
       (7) The United States Post Office, pursuant to Forest 
     Service Special Use Permit No. 1073, which shall be 
     transferred to the jurisdiction of the United States Postal 
     Service pursuant to section 1206(d).

     SEC. 1205. REVOCATION OF WITHDRAWALS.

       In the case of lands and properties transferred under 
     section 1204, effective on the date of transfer to the 
     Secretary of the Interior (if applicable) or conveyance by 
     quitclaim deed out of Federal ownership, authorization for 
     each of the following withdrawals is revoked:
       (1) The Public Water Reserve No. 16, Utah No. 7, dated 
     March 9, 1914.
       (2) The Secretary of the Interior Order dated October 20, 
     1952.
       (3) The Secretary of the Interior Order dated July 2, 1956, 
     No. 71676.
       (4) The Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, dated 
     October 1, 1968, established under Public Law 90-540 (16 
     U.S.C. 460v et seq.), as to lands described in section 
     1204(b).
       (5) The Dutch John Administrative Site, dated December 12, 
     1951 (PLO 769, U-0611).

     SEC. 1206. TRANSFERS OF JURISDICTION.

       (a) Transfers From the Secretary of Agriculture.--Except 
     for properties retained under section 1204(e), all lands 
     designated under section 1204 for disposal shall be--
       (1) transferred from the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior and, if 
     appropriate, the United States Postal Service; and
       (2) removed from inclusion in the Ashley National Forest 
     and the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area.
       (b) Exchange of Jurisdiction Between Interior and 
     Agriculture.--
       (1) Transfer to secretary of agriculture.--The Secretary of 
     the Interior shall transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture 
     administrative jurisdiction over certain lands and interests 
     in lands, consisting of approximately 2,167 acres in Duchesne 
     and Wasatch Counties, Utah, which were acquired by the 
     Secretary of the Interior for the Central Utah Project, as 
     depicted on the following maps:
       (A) The map entitled ``The Dutch John Townsite, Ashley 
     National Forest, Lower Stillwater'', dated February 1997.
       (B) The map entitled ``The Dutch John Townsite, Ashley 
     National Forest, Red Hollow (Diamond Properties)'', dated 
     February 1997.
       (C) The map entitled ``The Dutch John Townsite, Ashley 
     National Forest, Coal Hollow (Current Creek Reservoir)'', 
     dated February 1997.
       (2) Transfer to secretary of the interior.--The Secretary 
     of Agriculture shall transfer to the Secretary of the 
     Interior administrative jurisdiction over certain lands and 
     interests in lands, consisting of approximately 2,450 acres 
     in the Ashley National Forest, as depicted on the map 
     entitled ``Ashley National Forest, Lands to be Transferred to 
     the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) from the Forest Service'', 
     dated February 1997.
       (3) Effect of exchange.--
       (A) National forests.--The lands and interests in land 
     transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture under paragraph 
     (1) shall become part of the Ashley or Uinta National Forest, 
     as appropriate. The boundaries of each of the National 
     Forests are hereby adjusted as appropriate to reflect the 
     transfers of administrative jurisdiction.
       (B) Management.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall manage 
     the lands and interests in land transferred to the Secretary 
     of Agriculture under paragraph (1) in accordance with the Act 
     of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the ``Weeks Law'') (36 
     Stat. 962, chapter 186; 16 U.S.C. 515 et seq.), and other 
     laws (including rules and regulations) applicable to the 
     National Forest System.
       (C) Wildlife mitigation.--As of the date of the transfer 
     under paragraph (1), the wildlife mitigation requirements of 
     section 8 of the Act of April 11, 1956 (43 U.S.C. 620g), 
     shall be deemed to be met.
       (D) Adjustment of boundaries.--This paragraph does not 
     limit the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to adjust 
     the boundaries of the Ashley or Uinta National Forest 
     pursuant to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly 
     known as the ``Weeks Law'') (36 Stat. 963, chapter 186; 16 
     U.S.C. 521).
       (4) Land and water conservation fund.--For the purposes of 
     section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
     (16 U.S.C. 460l-9), the boundaries of the Ashley and Uinta 
     National Forests, as adjusted under this section, shall be 
     considered to be the boundaries of the Forests as of January 
     1, 1965.
       (c) Federal Improvements.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture jurisdiction 
     over Federal improvements on the lands transferred to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture under this section.
       (d) Transfer to United States Postal Service.--The 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer to the United States 
     Postal Service administrative jurisdiction over certain lands 
     and interests in land subject to Forest Service Special Use 
     Permit No. 1073, containing approximately 0.34 acres.
       (e) Withdrawals.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), lands 
     retained by the Federal Government under this title shall 
     continue to be withdrawn from mineral entry under the United 
     States mining laws.

     SEC. 1207. SURVEYS.

       The Secretary of the Interior shall survey or resurvey all 
     or portions of the Dutch John community as necessary--
       (1) to accurately describe parcels identified under this 
     title for transfer among agencies, for Federal disposal, or 
     for retention by the United States; and
       (2) to facilitate future recordation of title.

     SEC. 1208. PLANNING.

       (a) Responsibility.--In cooperation with the residents of 
     Dutch John, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary 
     of the Interior, Daggett County, Utah, shall be responsible 
     for developing a land use plan that is consistent with 
     maintenance of the values of the land that is adjacent to 
     land that remains under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture or Secretary of the Interior under this title.
       (b) Cooperation.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall cooperate with Daggett County 
     in ensuring that disposal processes are consistent with the 
     land use plan developed under subsection (a) and with this 
     title.

     SEC. 1209. APPRAISALS.

       (a) Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     conduct appraisals to determine the fair market value of 
     properties designated for disposal under paragraphs (1), (2), 
     (3), (5), and (7) of section 1204(d).
       (2) Unoccupied platted lots.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of receipt by the Secretary of the Interior from an 
     eligible purchaser of a written notice of intent to purchase 
     an unoccupied platted lot referred to in section 1204(d)(4), 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct an appraisal of 
     the lot.
       (3) Special use permits.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     receipt by the Secretary of the Interior from a permit holder 
     of a written notice of intent to purchase a property 
     described in section 1210(g), the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall conduct an appraisal of the property.
       (B) Improvements and alternative land.--An appraisal to 
     carry out subparagraph (A) may include an appraisal of the 
     value of permit holder improvements and alternative land in 
     order to conduct an in-lieu land sale.
       (4) Occupied parcels.--In the case of an occupied parcel, 
     an appraisal under this subsection shall include an appraisal 
     of the full fee value of the occupied lot or land parcel and 
     the value of residences, structures, facilities, and 
     existing, in-place federally owned fixtures and furnishings 
     necessary for full use of the property.
       (5) Unoccupied parcels.--In the case of an unoccupied 
     parcel, an appraisal under this subsection shall consider 
     potential future uses of the parcel that are consistent with 
     the land use plan developed under section 1208(a) (including 
     the land use map of the plan) and with subsection (c).
       (6) Funding.--Funds for appraisals conducted under this 
     section shall be derived from the Upper Colorado River Basin 
     Fund authorized by section 5 of the Act of April 11, 1956 (70 
     Stat. 107, chapter 203; 43 U.S.C. 620d).
       (b) Reductions for Improvements.--An appraisal of a 
     residence or a structure or facility leased for private use 
     under this section shall deduct the contributory value of 
     improvements made by the current occupant or lessee if the 
     occupant or lessee provides reasonable evidence of 
     expenditure of money or materials in making the improvements.
       (c) Current Use.--An appraisal under this section shall 
     consider the current use of a property (including the use of 
     housing as a community residence) and avoid uncertain 
     speculation as to potential future use.
       (d) Review.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall make 
     an appraisal under this section available for review by a 
     current occupant or lessee.
       (2) Additional information or appeal.--
       (A) In general.--The current occupant or lessee may provide 
     additional information, or appeal the findings of the 
     appraisal in writing, to the Upper Colorado Regional Director 
     of the Bureau of Reclamation.
       (B) Action by secretary of the interior.--The Secretary of 
     the Interior--
       (i) shall consider the additional information or appeal; 
     and
       (ii) may conduct a second appraisal if the Secretary 
     determines that a second appraisal is necessary.
       (e) Inspection.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     provide opportunities for other qualified, interested 
     purchasers to inspect completed appraisals under this 
     section.

     SEC. 1210. DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES.

       (a) Conveyances.--
       (1) Patents.--The Secretary of the Interior shall dispose 
     of properties identified for disposal under section 1204, 
     other than properties retained under section 1204(e), without 
     regard to law governing patents.
       (2) Condition and land.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this title, conveyance of a building, structure, or facility 
     under this title shall be in its current condition and shall 
     include the land parcel on which the building, structure, or 
     facility is situated.
       (3) Fixtures and furnishings.--An existing and in-place 
     fixture or furnishing necessary for the full use of a 
     property or facility under this title shall be conveyed along 
     with the property.
       (4) Maintenance.--
       (A) Before conveyance.--Before property is conveyed under 
     this title, the Secretary of

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     the Interior shall ensure reasonable and prudent maintenance 
     and proper care of the property.
       (B) After conveyance.--After property is conveyed to a 
     recipient under this title, the recipient shall be 
     responsible for--
       (i) maintenance and proper care of the property; and
       (ii) any contamination of the property.
       (b) Infrastructure Facilities and Land.--Infrastructure 
     facilities and land described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     section 1204(c) shall be conveyed, without consideration, to 
     Daggett County, Utah.
       (c) School.--The lands on which are located the Dutch John 
     public schools described in section 1204(c)(3) shall be 
     conveyed, without consideration, to the Daggett County School 
     District.
       (d) Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.--Lands on which 
     are located the offices, 3 employee residences, warehouses, 
     and facilities of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 
     described in section 1204(d)(7) shall be conveyed, without 
     consideration, to the Division.
       (e) Residences and Lots.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Fair market value.--A residence and occupied 
     residential lot to be disposed of under this title shall be 
     sold for the appraised fair market value.
       (B) Notice.--The Secretary of the Interior shall provide 
     local general public notice, and written notice to lessees 
     and to current occupants of residences and of occupied 
     residential lots for disposal, of the intent to sell 
     properties under this title.
       (2) Purchase of residences or lots by lessees.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary 
     of the Interior shall provide a holder of a current lease 
     from the Secretary for a residence to be sold under paragraph 
     (1) or (2) of section 1204(d) or for a residential lot 
     occupied by a privately owned dwelling described in section 
     1204(d)(3) a period of 180 days beginning on the date of the 
     written notice of the Secretary of intent of the Secretary to 
     sell the residence or lot, to execute a contract with the 
     Secretary of the Interior to purchase the residence or lot 
     for the appraised fair market value.
       (B) Notice of intent to purchase.--To obtain the protection 
     of subparagraph (A), the lessee shall, during the 30-day 
     period beginning on the date of receipt of the notice 
     referred to in subparagraph (A), notify the Secretary in 
     writing of the intent of the lessee to purchase the residence 
     or lot.
       (C) No notice or purchase contract.--If no written 
     notification of intent to purchase is received by the 
     Secretary in accordance with subparagraph (B) or if a 
     purchase contract has not been executed in accordance with 
     subparagraph (A), the residence or lot shall become available 
     for purchase by other persons under paragraph (3).
       (3) Purchase of residences or lots by other persons.--
       (A) Eligibility.--If a residence or lot becomes available 
     for purchase under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall make the residence or lot available for 
     purchase by--
       (i) a current authorized occupant of the residence to be 
     sold;
       (ii) a holder of a current reclamation lease for a 
     residence within Dutch John;
       (iii) an employee of the Bureau of Reclamation or the 
     Forest Service who resides in Dutch John; or
       (iv) a Federal or non-Federal employee in support of a 
     Federal agency who resides in Dutch John.
       (B) Priority.--
       (i) Seniority.--Priority for purchase of properties 
     available for purchase under this paragraph shall be by 
     seniority of reclamation lease or residency in Dutch John.
       (ii) Priority list.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     compile a priority list of eligible potential purchasers that 
     is based on the length of continuous residency in Dutch John 
     or the length of a continuous residence lease issued by the 
     Bureau of Reclamation in Dutch John, with the highest 
     priority provided for purchasers with the longest continuous 
     residency or lease.
       (iii) Interruptions.--If a continuous residency or lease 
     was interrupted, the Secretary shall consider only that most 
     recent continuous residency or lease.
       (iv) Other factors.--In preparing the priority list, the 
     Secretary shall not consider a factor (including agency 
     employment or position) other than the length of the current 
     residency or lease.
       (v) Disputes.--A potential purchaser may file a written 
     appeal over a dispute involving eligibility or ranking on the 
     priority list with the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Upper Colorado Regional Director of the Bureau of 
     Reclamation. The Secretary, acting through the Regional 
     Director, shall consider the appeal and resolve the dispute.
       (C) Notice.--The Secretary of the Interior shall provide 
     general public notice and written notice by certified mail to 
     eligible purchasers that specifies--
       (i) properties available for purchase under this paragraph;
       (ii) the appraised fair market value of the properties;
       (iii) instructions for potential eligible purchasers; and
       (iv) any purchase contract requirements.
       (D) Notice of intent to purchase.--An eligible purchaser 
     under this paragraph shall have a period of 90 days after 
     receipt of written notification to submit to the Secretary of 
     the Interior a written notice of intent to purchase a 
     specific available property at the listed appraised fair 
     market value.
       (E) Notice of eligibility of highest eligible purchaser to 
     purchase property.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     provide notice to the potential purchaser with the highest 
     eligible purchaser priority for each property that the 
     purchaser will have the first opportunity to execute a sales 
     contract and purchase the property.
       (F) Availability to other purchasers on priority list.--If 
     no purchase contract is executed for a property by the 
     highest priority purchaser within the 180 days after receipt 
     of notice under subparagraph (E), the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall make the property available to other 
     purchasers listed on the priority list.
       (G) Limitation on number of properties.--No household may 
     purchase more than 1 residential property under this 
     paragraph.
       (4) Residual property to county.--If a residence or lot to 
     be disposed of under this title is not purchased in 
     accordance with paragraph (2) or (3) within 2 years after 
     providing the first notice of intent to sell under paragraph 
     (1)(B), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey the 
     residence or lot to Daggett County without consideration.
       (5) Advisory committee.--The Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Upper Colorado Regional Director of the 
     Bureau of Reclamation, may appoint a nonfunded Advisory 
     Committee comprised of 1 representative from each of the 
     Bureau of Reclamation, Daggett County, and the Dutch John 
     community to review and provide advice to the Secretary on 
     the resolution of disputes arising under this subsection and 
     subsection (f).
       (6) Financing.--The Secretary of the Interior shall provide 
     advice to potential purchasers under this subsection and 
     subsection (f) in obtaining appropriate and reasonable 
     financing for the purchase of a residence or lot.
       (f) Unoccupied Platted Lots.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall make an unoccupied platted 
     lot described in section 1204(d)(4) available for sale to 
     eligible purchasers for the appraised fair market value of 
     the lot.
       (2) Conveyance for public purpose.--On request from Daggett 
     County, the Secretary of the Interior may convey directly to 
     the County without consideration a lot referred to in 
     paragraph (1) that will be used for a public use purpose that 
     is consistent with the land use plan developed under section 
     1208(a).
       (3) Administration.--The procedures established under 
     subsection (e) shall apply to this subsection to the maximum 
     extent practicable, as determined by the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (4) Land-use designation.--For each lot sold under this 
     subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall include in 
     the notice of intent to sell the lot provided under this 
     subsection the land-use designation of the lot established 
     under the land use plan developed under section 1208(a).
       (5) Limitation on number of lots.--No household may 
     purchase more than 1 residential lot under this subsection.
       (6) Limitation on purchase of additional lots.--No 
     household purchasing an existing residence under this section 
     may purchase an additional single home, residential lot.
       (7) Residual lots to county.--If a lot described in 
     paragraph (1) is not purchased in accordance with paragraphs 
     (1) through (6) within 2 years after providing the first 
     notice of intent to sell under this subsection, the Secretary 
     of the Interior shall convey the lot to Daggett County 
     without consideration.
       (g) Special Use Permits.--
       (1) Sale.--Lands on which Forest Service special use 
     permits are issued to holders numbered 4054 and 9303, Ashley 
     National Forest, comprising approximately 15.3 acres and 1 
     acre, respectively, may be sold at appraised fair market 
     value to the holder of the permit.
       (2) Administration of permits.--On transfer of jurisdiction 
     of the land to the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to 
     section 1206, the Secretary of the Interior shall administer 
     the permits under the terms and conditions of the permits.
       (3) Notice of availability for purchase.--The Secretary of 
     the Interior shall notify the respective permit holders in 
     writing of the availability of the land for purchase.
       (4) Appraisals.--The Secretary of the Interior shall not 
     conduct an appraisal of the land unless the Secretary 
     receives a written notice of intent to purchase the land 
     within 2 years after providing notice under paragraph (3).
       (5) Alternative parcels.--On request by permit holder 
     number 9303, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation 
     with Daggett County, may--
       (A) consider sale of a parcel within the Daggett County 
     community of similar size and appraised value in lieu of the 
     land under permit on the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (B) provide the holder credit toward the purchase or other 
     negotiated compensation for the appraised value of 
     improvements of the permittee to land under permit on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (6) Residual land to county.--If land described in 
     paragraph (1) is not purchased in accordance with paragraphs 
     (1) through (5) within 2 years after providing the first 
     notice of intent to sell under this subsection, the Secretary 
     of the Interior shall convey

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     the land to Daggett County without consideration.
       (h) Transfers to County.--Other land occupied by 
     authorization of a special use permit, easement, or right-of-
     way to be disposed of under this title shall be transferred 
     to Daggett County if the holder of the authorization and the 
     County, prior to transfer of the lands to the County--
       (1) agree to and execute a legal document that grants the 
     holder the rights and privileges provided in the existing 
     authorization; or
       (2) enter into another arrangement that is mutually 
     satisfactory to the holder and the County.
       (i) Church Land.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall offer 
     to sell land to be disposed of under this title on which is 
     located an established church to the parent entity of the 
     church at the appraised fair market value.
       (2) Notice.--The Secretary of the Interior shall notify the 
     church in writing of the availability of the land for 
     purchase.
       (3) Residual land to county.--If land described in 
     paragraph (1) is not purchased in accordance with paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) within 2 years after providing the first notice 
     of intent to sell under this subsection, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall convey the land to Daggett County without 
     consideration.
       (j) Residual Properties to County.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior shall convey all lands, buildings, or facilities 
     designated for disposal under this title that are not 
     conveyed in accordance with subsections (a) through (i) to 
     Daggett County without consideration.
       (k) Water Rights.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the other provisions of this 
     subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer all 
     water rights the Secretary holds that are applicable to the 
     Dutch John municipal water system to Daggett County.
       (2) Water service contract.--
       (A) In general.--Transfer of rights under paragraph (1) is 
     contingent on Daggett County entering into a water service 
     contract with the Secretary of the Interior covering payment 
     for and delivery of untreated water to Daggett County 
     pursuant to the Act of April 11, 1956 (70 Stat. 105, chapter 
     203; 43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.).
       (B) Delivered water.--The contract shall require payment 
     only for water actually delivered.
       (3) Existing rights.--Existing rights for transfer to 
     Daggett County under this subsection include--
       (A) Utah Water Right 41-2942 (A30557, Cert. No. 5903) for 
     0.08 cubic feet per second from a water well; and
       (B) Utah Water Right 41-3470 (A30414b), an unapproved 
     application to segregate 12,000 acre-feet per year of water 
     from the original approved Flaming Gorge water right (41-
     2963) for municipal use in the town of Dutch John and 
     surrounding areas.
       (4) Culinary water supplies.--The transfer of water rights 
     under this subsection is conditioned on the agreement of 
     Daggett County to provide culinary water supplies to Forest 
     Service campgrounds served (on the date of enactment of this 
     Act) by the water supply system and to Forest Service and 
     Bureau of Reclamation facilities, at a rate equivalent to 
     other similar uses.
       (5) Maintenance.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall be responsible for 
     maintenance of their respective water systems from the point 
     of the distribution lines of the systems.
       (l) Shoreline Access.--On receipt of an acceptable 
     application, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consider 
     issuance of a special use permit affording Flaming Gorge 
     Reservoir public shoreline access and use within the vicinity 
     of Dutch John in conjunction with commercial visitor 
     facilities provided and maintained under such a permit.
       (m) Revenues.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), all 
     revenues derived from the sale of properties as authorized by 
     this title shall temporarily be deposited in a segregated 
     interest-bearing trust account in the Treasury with the 
     moneys on hand in the account paid to Daggett County 
     semiannually to be used by the County for purposes associated 
     with the provision of governmental and community services to 
     the Dutch John community.
       (2) Deposit in the general fund.--Of the revenues described 
     in paragraph (1), 15.1 percent shall be deposited in the 
     general fund of the Treasury.

     SEC. 1211. VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.

       (a) Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--If any lease, permit, right-of-way, 
     easement, or other valid existing right is appurtenant to 
     land conveyed to Daggett County, Utah, under this title, the 
     County shall honor and enforce the right through a legal 
     agreement entered into by the County and the holder before 
     the date of conveyance.
       (2) Extension or termination.--The County may extend or 
     terminate an agreement under paragraph (1) at the end of the 
     term of the agreement.
       (b) Use of Revenues.--During such period as the County is 
     enforcing a right described in subsection (a)(1) through a 
     legal agreement between the County and the holder of the 
     right under subsection (a), the County shall collect and 
     retain any revenues due the Federal Government under the 
     terms of the right.
       (c) Extinguishment of Rights.--If a right described in 
     subsection (a)(1) with respect to certain land has been 
     extinguished or otherwise protected, the County may dispose 
     of the land.

     SEC. 1212. CULTURAL RESOURCES.

       (a) Memoranda of Agreement.--Before transfer and disposal 
     under this title of any land that contains cultural resources 
     and that may be eligible for listing on the National Register 
     of Historic Places, the Secretary of Agriculture, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Utah 
     Historic Preservation Office, and Daggett County, Utah, shall 
     prepare a memorandum of agreement, for review and approval by 
     the Utah Office of Historical Preservation and the Advisory 
     Council on Historic Preservation established by title II of 
     the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470i et 
     seq.), that contains a strategy for protecting or mitigating 
     adverse effects on cultural resources on the land.
       (b) Interim Protection.--Until such time as a memorandum of 
     agreement has been approved, or until lands are disposed of 
     under this title, the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide 
     clearance or protection for the resources.
       (c) Transfer Subject to Agreement.--On completion of 
     actions required under the memorandum of agreement for 
     certain land, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide for 
     the conveyance of the land to Daggett County, Utah, subject 
     to the memorandum of agreement.

     SEC. 1213. TRANSITION OF SERVICES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
                   CONTROL.

       (a) Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     provide training and transitional operating assistance to 
     personnel designated by Daggett County, Utah, as successors 
     to the operators for the Secretary of the infrastructure 
     facilities described in section 1204(c).
       (2) Duration of training.--With respect to an 
     infrastructure facility, training under paragraph (1) shall 
     continue for such period as is necessary for the designated 
     personnel to demonstrate reasonable capability to safely and 
     efficiently operate the facility, but not to exceed 2 years.
       (3) Continuing assistance.--The Secretary shall remain 
     available to assist with resolving questions about the 
     original design and installation, operating and maintenance 
     needs, or other aspects of the infrastructure facilities.
       (b) Transition Costs.--For the purpose of defraying costs 
     of transition in administration and provision of basic 
     community services, an annual payment of $300,000 (as 
     adjusted by the Secretary for changes in the Consumer Price 
     Index for all-urban consumers published by the Department of 
     Labor) shall be provided from the Upper Colorado River Basin 
     Fund authorized by section 5 of the Act of April 11, 1956 (70 
     Stat. 107, chapter 203; 43 U.S.C. 620d), to Daggett County, 
     Utah, or, in accordance with subsection (c), to Dutch John, 
     Utah, for a period not to exceed 15 years beginning the first 
     January 1 that occurs after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (c) Division of Payment.--If Dutch John becomes 
     incorporated and become responsible for operating any of the 
     infrastructure facilities referred to in subsection (a)(1) or 
     for providing other basic local governmental services, the 
     payment amount for the year of incorporation and each 
     following year shall be proportionately divided between 
     Daggett County and Dutch John based on the respective costs 
     paid by each government for the previous year to provide the 
     services.
       (d) Electric Power.--
       (1) Availability.--The United States shall make available 
     electric power and associated energy from the Colorado River 
     Storage Project for the Dutch John community.
       (2) Amount.--The amount of electric power and associated 
     energy made available under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 
     1,000,000 kilowatt-hours per year.
       (3) Rates.--The rates for power and associated energy shall 
     be the firm capacity and energy rates of the Salt Lake City 
     Area/Integrated Projects.

     SEC. 1214. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Resource Recovery and Mitigation.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture, out of 
     nonpower revenues to the Federal Government from land 
     transferred under this title, such sums as are necessary to 
     implement such habitat, sensitive resource, or cultural 
     resource recovery, mitigation, or replacement strategies as 
     are developed with respect to land transferred under this 
     title, except that the strategies may not include acquisition 
     of privately owned lands in Daggett County.
       (b) Other Sums.--In addition to sums made available under 
     subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated such 
     sums as are necessary to carry out this title.

     TITLE XIII--RECLAMATION PROJECT CONVEYANCES AND MISCELLANEOUS 
                               PROVISIONS

           Subtitle A--Sly Park Dam and Reservoir, California

     SEC. 1311. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Sly Park Unit 
     Conveyance Act''.

     SEC. 1312. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``District'' means the El Dorado Irrigation 
     District, a political subdivision of the State of California 
     that has its principal place of business in the city of 
     Placerville, El Dorado County, California.
       (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (3) The term ``Project'' means all of the right, title, and 
     interest in and to the Sly

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     Park Dam and Reservoir, Camp Creek Diversion Dam and Tunnel, 
     and conduits and canals held by the United States pursuant to 
     or related to the authorization in the Act entitled ``An Act 
     to authorize the American River Basin Development, 
     California, for irrigation and reclamation, and for other 
     purposes'', approved October 14, 1949 (63 Stat. 852 chapter 
     690);

     SEC. 1313. CONVEYANCE OF PROJECT.

       (a) In General.--In consideration of the District accepting 
     the obligations of the Federal Government for the Project and 
     subject to the payment by the District of the net present 
     value of the remaining repayment obligation, as determined by 
     Office of Management and Budget Circular A-129 (in effect on 
     the date of enactment of this Act), the Secretary shall 
     convey the Project to the District.
       (b) Deadline.--
       (1) In general.--If no changes in Project operations are 
     expected following the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall complete the conveyance expeditiously, but 
     not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Deadline if changes in operations intended.--If the 
     District intends to change Project operations as a result of 
     the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary--
       (A) shall take into account those potential changes for the 
     purpose of completing any required environmental evaluation 
     associated with the conveyance; and
       (B) shall complete the conveyance by not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Administrative costs of conveyance.--If the Secretary 
     fails to complete the conveyance under this subtitle before 
     the applicable deadline under paragraph (1) or (2), the full 
     cost of administrative action and environmental compliance 
     for the conveyance shall be borne by the Secretary. If the 
     Secretary completes the conveyance before that deadline, \1/
     2\ of such cost shall be paid by the District.

     SEC. 1314. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
     construed as significantly expanding or otherwise changing 
     the use or operation of the Project from its current use and 
     operation.
       (b) Future Alterations.--If the District alters the 
     operations or uses of the Project it shall comply with all 
     applicable laws or regulations governing such changes at that 
     time (subject to section 1315).

     SEC. 1315. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS.

       (a) Payment Obligations Not Affected.--The conveyance of 
     the Project under this subtitle does not affect the payment 
     obligations of the District under the contract between the 
     District and the Secretary numbered 14-06-200-7734, as 
     amended by contracts numbered 14-06-200-4282A and 14-06-200-
     8536A.
       (b) Payment Obligations Extinguished.--Provision of 
     consideration by the District in accordance with section 
     1313(b) shall extinguish all payment obligations under 
     contract numbered 14-06-200-949IR1 between the District and 
     the Secretary.

     SEC. 1316. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

       (a) Reclamation Laws.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b), upon conveyance of the Project under this subtitle, the 
     Reclamation Act of 1902 (82 Stat. 388) and all Acts 
     amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto shall not apply to 
     the Project.
       (b) Payments Into the Central Valley Project Restoration 
     Fund.--The El Dorado Irrigation District shall continue to 
     make payments into the Central Valley Project Restoration 
     Fund for 31 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act. The District's obligation shall be calculated in the 
     same manner as Central Valley Project water contractors.

     SEC. 1317. LIABILITY.

       Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date 
     of conveyance of the Project under this subtitle, the United 
     States shall not be liable for damages of any kind arising 
     out of any act, omission, or occurrence based on its prior 
     ownership or operation of the conveyed property.

                  Subtitle B--Minidoka Project, Idaho

     SEC. 1321. SHORT TITLE

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Burley Irrigation 
     District Conveyance Act''.

     SEC. 1322. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) District.--The term ``District'' means the Burley 
     Irrigation District, an irrigation district organized under 
     the law of the State of Idaho.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (3) Project.--The term ``Project'' means all of the right, 
     title, and interest in and to the Southside Pumping Division 
     of the Minidoka Project, Idaho, including the water 
     distribution system below the headworks of the Minidoka Dam 
     held in the name of the United States for the benefit of, and 
     for use on land within, the District for which the allocable 
     construction costs have been fully repaid by the District.

     SEC. 1323. CONVEYANCE.

       (a) In General.--In consideration of the District accepting 
     the obligations of the Federal Government for the Project, 
     and subject to the completion of payments by the District 
     required under subsection (c)(3), the Secretary shall convey 
     the Project and the water rights described in subsection (b) 
     to the District.
       (b) Water Rights.--
       (1) Transfer required.--The Secretary shall transfer to the 
     District, through an agreement among the District, the 
     Minidoka Irrigation District, and the Secretary and in 
     accordance with and subject to the law of the State of Idaho, 
     all natural flow, waste, seepage, return flow, and ground 
     water rights held in the name of the United States--
       (A) for the benefit of the South Side Pumping Division 
     operated and maintained by the District;
       (B) for use on lands within the District or that are return 
     flows for which the District may receive credit against 
     storage water used.
       (2) Limitation.--The transfer of the property interest of 
     the United States in Project water rights directed to be 
     conveyed by this section shall--
       (A) neither enlarge nor diminish the water rights of either 
     the Minidoka Irrigation District or the District, as set 
     forth in their respective contracts with the United States;
       (B) not be exercised as to impair the integrated operation 
     of the Minidoka Project by the Secretary pursuant to 
     applicable Federal law;
       (C) not affect any other water rights; and
       (D) not result in any adverse impact on any other project 
     water user.
       (c) Deadline.--
       (1) In general.--If no changes in Project operations are 
     expected following the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall complete the conveyance expeditiously, but 
     not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Deadline if changes in operations intended.--If the 
     District intends to change Project operations as a result of 
     the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary--
       (A) shall take into account those potential changes for the 
     purpose of completing any required environmental evaluation 
     associated with the conveyance; and
       (B) shall complete the conveyance by not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Administrative costs of conveyance.--If the Secretary 
     fails to complete the conveyance under this subtitle before 
     the applicable deadline under paragraph (1) or (2), the full 
     cost of administrative action and environmental compliance 
     for the conveyance shall be borne by the Secretary. If the 
     Secretary completes the conveyance before that deadline, \1/
     2\ of such cost shall be borne by the District.

     SEC. 1324. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
     construed as significantly expanding or otherwise changing 
     the use or operation of the Project from its current use and 
     operation.
       (b) Future Alterations.--If the District alters the 
     operations or uses of the Project it shall comply with all 
     applicable laws or regulations governing such changes at that 
     time (subject to section 1325).

     SEC. 1325. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS.

       (a) Savings.--Nothing in this subtitle or any transfer 
     pursuant thereto shall affect the right of Minidoka 
     Irrigation District to the joint use of the gravity portion 
     of the Southside Canal, subject to compliance by the Minidoka 
     Irrigation District with the terms and conditions of a 
     contract between the District and Minidoka Irrigation 
     District, and any amendments or changes made by agreement of 
     the irrigation districts.
       (b) Allocation of Storage Space.--The Secretary shall 
     provide an allocation to the District of storage space in 
     Minidoka Reservoir, American Falls Reservoir, and Palisades 
     Reservoir, as described in Burley Contract Nos. 14-06-100-
     2455 and 14-06-W-48, subject to the obligation of Burley to 
     continue to assume and satisfy its allocable costs of 
     operation and maintenance associated with the storage 
     facilities operated by the Bureau of Reclamation.
       (c) Project Reserved Power.--The Secretary shall continue 
     to provide the District with project reserved power from the 
     Minidoka Reclamation Power Plant, Palisades Reclamation Power 
     Plant, Black Canyon Reclamation Power Plant, and Anderson 
     Ranch Reclamation Power Plant in accordance with the terms of 
     the existing contracts, including any renewals thereof as 
     provided in such contracts.

     SEC. 1326. LIABILITY.

       Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date 
     of conveyance of the Project under this subtitle, the United 
     States shall not be held liable for damages of any kind 
     arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence based on its 
     prior ownership or operation of the conveyed property.

          Subtitle C--Carlsbad Irrigation Project, New Mexico

     SEC. 1331. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Carlsbad Irrigation 
     Project Acquired Land Conveyance Act''.

     SEC. 1332. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``District'' means the Carlsbad Irrigation 
     District, a quasimunicipal corporation formed under the laws 
     of the State of New Mexico that has its principal place of 
     business in the city of Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico.
       (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (3) The term ``Project'' means all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the lands (including the subsurface and 
     mineral estate) in

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     Eddy County, New Mexico, described as the acquired lands in 
     section (7) of the Status of Lands and Title Report: Carlsbad 
     Project as reported by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1978 and 
     all interests the United States holds in the irrigation and 
     drainage system of the Carlsbad Project and all related ditch 
     rider houses, maintenance shop and buildings, and Pecos River 
     Flume.

     SEC. 1333. CONVEYANCE OF PROJECT.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), in 
     consideration of the District accepting the obligations of 
     the Federal Government for the Project, and subject to the 
     completion of payments by the District required under 
     subsection (c)(3), the Secretary shall convey the Project to 
     the District
       (b) Retained Title.--The Secretary shall retain title to 
     the surface estate (but not the mineral estate) of such 
     Project lands which are located under the footprint of 
     Brantley and Avalon dams or any other Project dam or 
     reservoir diversion structure. The Secretary shall retain 
     storage and flow easements for any tracts located under the 
     maximum spillway elevations of Avalon and Brantley 
     Reservoirs.
       (c) Deadline.--
       (1) In general.--If no changes in Project operations are 
     expected following the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall complete the conveyance expeditiously, but 
     not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Deadline if changes in operations intended.--If the 
     District intends to change Project operations as a result of 
     the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary--
       (A) shall take into account those potential changes for the 
     purpose of completing any required environmental evaluation 
     associated with the conveyance; and
       (B) shall complete the conveyance by not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Administrative costs of conveyance.--If the Secretary 
     fails to complete the conveyance under this subtitle before 
     the applicable deadline under paragraph (1) or (2), the full 
     cost of administrative action and environmental compliance 
     for the conveyance shall be borne by the Secretary. If the 
     Secretary completes the conveyance before that deadline, \1/
     2\ of such cost shall be paid by the District.

     SEC. 1334. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
     construed as significantly expanding or otherwise changing 
     the use and operation of the Project from its current use. 
     The Project shall continue to be managed and used by the 
     District for the purposes for which the Project was 
     authorized, based on historic operations, and consistent with 
     the management of other adjacent project lands.
       (b) Future Alterations.--If the District alters the 
     operations or uses of the Project, it shall comply with all 
     applicable laws or regulations governing such changes at that 
     time (subject to section 1335).

     SEC. 1335. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), upon 
     conveyance of the Project under this subtitle the District 
     shall assume all rights and obligations of the United States 
     under the agreement dated July 28, 1994, between the United 
     States and the Director, New Mexico Department of Game and 
     Fish (Document No. 2-LM-40-00640), relating to management of 
     certain lands near Brantley Reservoir for fish and wildlife 
     purposes and the agreement dated March 9, 1977, between the 
     United States and the New Mexico Department of Energy, 
     Minerals, and Natural Resources (Contract No. 7-07-57-X0888) 
     for the management and operation of Brantley Lake State Park.
       (b) Limitation.--The District shall not be obligated for 
     any financial support agreed to by the Secretary, or the 
     Secretary's designee, in either agreement and the District 
     shall not be entitled to any receipts or revenues generated 
     as a result of either agreement.

     SEC. 1336. LEASE MANAGEMENT AND PAST REVENUES COLLECTED FROM 
                   THE ACQUIRED LANDS.

       (a) Notification of Leaseholders.--Within 120 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     provide to the District a written identification of all 
     mineral and grazing leases in effect on Project lands on the 
     date of enactment of this Act and notify all leaseholders of 
     the conveyance authorized by this subtitle.
       (b) Management of Leases, Licenses, and Permits.--The 
     District shall assume all rights and obligations of the 
     United States for all mineral and grazing leases, licenses, 
     and permits existing on the Project lands conveyed under 
     section 1333, and shall be entitled to any receipts from such 
     leases, licenses, and permits accruing after the date of 
     conveyance. All such receipts shall be used for purposes for 
     which the Project was authorized and for financing the 
     portion of operations, maintenance, and replacement at the 
     Sumner Dam that, prior to conveyance, was the responsibility 
     of the Bureau of Reclamation, with the exception of major 
     maintenance programs in progress prior to conveyance. The 
     District shall continue to adhere to the current Bureau of 
     Reclamation mineral leasing stipulations for the Project.
       (c) Availability of Amounts Paid Into the Reclamation 
     Fund.--
       (1) Amounts in fund on date of enactment.--Amounts in the 
     reclamation fund on the date of enactment of this Act which 
     exist as construction credits to the Carlsbad Project under 
     the terms of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 
     U.S.C. 351-359) shall be deposited into the general fund of 
     the Treasury and credited to deficit reduction or retirement 
     of the Federal debt.
       (2) Receipts after date of enactment.--Of the receipts from 
     mineral and grazing leases, licenses, and permits on Project 
     lands to be conveyed under section 1333 that are received by 
     the United States after the date of enactment of this Act and 
     before the date of conveyance, up to $200,000 shall be 
     applied to pay the cost referred to in section 1333(c)(3) and 
     the remainder shall be deposited into the general fund of the 
     Treasury of the United States and credited to deficit 
     reduction or retirement of the Federal debt.

     SEC. 1337. WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES.

       Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to limit the 
     ability of the District to voluntarily implement water 
     conservation practices.

     SEC. 1338. LIABILITY.

       Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date 
     of conveyance of the Project under this subtitle, the United 
     States shall not be liable for damages of any kind arising 
     out of any act, omission, or occurrence based on its prior 
     ownership or operation of the conveyed property.

     SEC. 1339. FUTURE RECLAMATION BENEFITS.

       After completion of the conveyance under this subtitle, the 
     District shall not be eligible for any emergency loan from 
     the Bureau of Reclamation for maintenance or replacement of 
     any facility conveyed under this subtitle.

                Subtitle D--Palmetto Bend Project, Texas

     SEC. 1341. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Palmetto Bend 
     Conveyance Act''.

     SEC. 1342. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) State.--The term ``State'' means the Lavaca-Navidad 
     River Authority and the Texas Water Development Board, 
     jointly.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (3) Project.--The term ``Project'' means all of the right, 
     title, and interest in and to the Palmetto Bend reclamation 
     project, Texas, authorized by Public Law 90-562 (82 Stat. 
     999).

     SEC. 1343. CONVEYANCE OF PROJECT.

       (a) In General.--In consideration of the State accepting 
     the obligations of the Federal Government for the Project and 
     subject to the payment by the State of the net present value 
     of the remaining repayment obligation, as determined by 
     Office of Management and Budget Circular A-129 (in effect on 
     the date of enactment of this Act) and the completion of 
     payments by the State required under subsection (b)(3), the 
     Secretary shall convey the Project to the State.
       (b) Deadline.--
       (1) In general.--If no changes in Project operations are 
     expected following the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall complete the conveyance expeditiously, but 
     not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Deadline if changes in operations intended.--If the 
     State intends to change Project operations as a result of the 
     conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary--
       (A) shall take into account those potential changes for the 
     purpose of completing any required environmental evaluation 
     associated with the conveyance; and
       (B) shall complete the conveyance by not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Administrative costs of conveyance.--If the Secretary 
     fails to complete the conveyance under this title before the 
     applicable deadline under paragraph (1) or (2), the full cost 
     of administrative action and environmental compliance for the 
     conveyance shall be borne by the Secretary. If the Secretary 
     completes the conveyance before that deadline, \1/2\ of such 
     cost shall be paid by the State.

     SEC. 1344. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
     construed as significantly expanding or otherwise changing 
     the use or operation of the Project from its current use and 
     operation.
       (b) Future Alterations.--If the State alters the operations 
     or uses of the Project it shall comply will all applicable 
     laws or regulations governing such changes at that time.
       (c) Condition.--Subject to the laws of the State of Texas, 
     Lake Texana shall not be used to wheel water originating from 
     the Texas, Colorado River.

     SEC. 1345. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS.

       Existing obligations of the United States pertaining to the 
     Project shall continue in effect and be assumed by the State.

     SEC. 1346. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

       Upon conveyance of the Project under this subtitle, the 
     Reclamation Act of 1902 (82 Stat. 388) and all Acts 
     amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto shall not apply to 
     the Project.

     SEC. 1347. LIABILITY.

       Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date 
     of conveyance of the Project under this subtitle, the United 
     States shall not be liable for damages of any kind arising 
     out of any act, omission, or occurrence based on its prior 
     ownership or operation of the conveyed property.

       Subtitle E--Wellton-Mohawk Division, Gila Project, Arizona

     SEC. 1351. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Wellton-Mohawk Division 
     Title Transfer Act of 1998''.

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     SEC. 1352. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``District'' means the Wellton-Mohawk 
     Irrigation and Drainage District, an irrigation and drainage 
     district created, organized, and existing under and by virtue 
     of the laws of the State of Arizona.
       (2) The term ``Project'' means all of the right, title, and 
     interest in and to the Wellton-Mohawk Division, Gila Project, 
     Arizona, held by the United States pursuant to or related to 
     any authorization in the Act of July 30, 1947 (chapter 382; 
     61 Stat. 628).
       (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (4) The term ``withdrawn lands'' means those lands within 
     and adjacent to the District that have been withdrawn from 
     public use for reclamation purposes.

     SEC. 1353. CONVEYANCE OF PROJECT.

       (a) In General.--In consideration of the District accepting 
     the obligations of the Federal Government for the Project, 
     and subject to the payment of fair market value by the 
     District for the withdrawn lands and the completion of 
     payments by the District required under subsection (b)(3), 
     the Secretary shall convey the Project and the withdrawn 
     lands to the District in accordance with the Memorandum of 
     Agreement between the Secretary and the District numbered 8-
     AA-34-WAO14 and dated July 10, 1998.
       (b) Deadline.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall complete the 
     conveyance expeditiously, but not later than 3 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Administrative costs of conveyance.--If the Secretary 
     fails to complete the conveyance under this subtitle before 
     the applicable deadline under paragraph (1), the full cost of 
     administrative action and environmental compliance for the 
     conveyance shall be borne by the Secretary. If the Secretary 
     completes the conveyance before that deadline, \1/2\ of such 
     cost shall be paid by the District.

     SEC. 1354. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
     construed as significantly expanding or otherwise changing 
     the use or operation of the Project from its current use or 
     operation.
       (b) Future Alterations.--If the District alters the 
     operations or uses of the Project, it shall comply with all 
     applicable laws and regulations governing such changes at 
     that time.

     SEC. 1355. LIABILITY.

       Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date 
     of conveyance of the Project under this subtitle, the United 
     States shall not be held liable under any law for damages of 
     any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence 
     based on its prior ownership or operation of the conveyed 
     property.

     SEC. 1356. LANDS TRANSFER.

       Pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement between the 
     Secretary and the District numbered 8-AA-34-WAO14 and dated 
     July 10, 1998, the Secretary may transfer to the District, by 
     sale or exchange, at fair market value, public lands located 
     in or adjacent to the Project, and lands held by the Federal 
     Government on the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant 
     to Public Law 93-320 and Public Law 100-512 and located in or 
     adjacent to the District, other than lands in the Gila River 
     channel.

     SEC. 1357. WATER AND POWER CONTRACTS.

       Notwithstanding any conveyance or transfer under this 
     subtitle, the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy shall 
     provide for and deliver Colorado River water and Parker-Davis 
     Project Priority Use Power to the District in accordance with 
     the terms of existing contracts with the District, including 
     any amendments and supplements thereto or extensions thereof 
     and as provided under section 2 of the Memorandum of 
     Agreement between the Secretary and the District numbered 8-
     AA-34-WAO14 and dated July 10, 1998.

               Subtitle F--Canadian River Project, Texas

     SEC. 1361. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Canadian River Project 
     Prepayment Act''.

     SEC. 1362. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``Authority'' means the Canadian River 
     Municipal Water Authority, a conservation and reclamation 
     district of the State of Texas.
       (2) The term ``Canadian River Project Authorization Act'' 
     means the Act entitled `An Act to authorize the construction, 
     operation, and maintenance by the Secretary of the Interior 
     of the Canadian River reclamation project, Texas'', approved 
     December 29, 1950 (chapter 1183; 64 Stat. 1124).
       (3) The term ``Project'' means all of the right, title, and 
     interest in and to all land and improvements comprising the 
     pipeline and related facilities of the Canadian River Project 
     authorized by the Canadian River Project Authorization Act.
       (4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.

     SEC. 1363. PREPAYMENT AND CONVEYANCE OF PROJECT.

       (a) In General.--(1) In consideration of the Authority 
     accepting the obligation of the Federal Government for the 
     Project and subject to the payment by the Authority of the 
     applicable amount under paragraph (2) within the 360-day 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     subtitle, the Secretary shall convey the Project to the 
     Authority, as provided in section 2(c)(3) of the Canadian 
     River Project Authorization Act (64 Stat. 1124).
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the applicable amount 
     shall be--
       (A) $34,806,731, if payment is made by the Authority within 
     the 270-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
     title; or
       (B) the amount specified in subparagraph (A) adjusted to 
     include interest on that amount since the date of the 
     enactment of this subtitle at the appropriate Treasury bill 
     rate for an equivalent term, if payment is made by the 
     Authority after the period referred to in subparagraph (A).
       (3) If payment under paragraph (1) is not made by the 
     Authority within the period specified in paragraph (1), this 
     subtitle shall have no force or effect.
       (b) Financing.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed 
     to affect the right of the Authority to use a particular type 
     of financing.

     SEC. 1364. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
     construed as significantly expanding or otherwise changing 
     the use or operation of the Project from its current use and 
     operation.
       (b) Future Alterations.--If the Authority alters the 
     operations or uses of the Project it shall comply with all 
     applicable laws or regulations governing such alteration at 
     that time.
       (c) Recreation.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the National Park Service, shall continue to operate 
     the Lake Meredith National Recreation Area at Lake Meredith.
       (d) Flood Control.--The Secretary of the Army, acting 
     through the Corps of Engineers, shall continue to prescribe 
     regulations for the use of storage allocated to flood control 
     at Lake Meredith as prescribed in the Letter of Understanding 
     entered into between the Corps, the Bureau of Reclamation, 
     and the Authority in March and May 1980.
       (e) Sanford Dam Property.--The Authority shall have the 
     right to occupy and use without payment of lease or rental 
     charges or license or use fees the property retained by the 
     Bureau of Reclamation at Sanford Dam and all buildings 
     constructed by the United States thereon for use as the 
     Authority's headquarters and maintenance facility. Buildings 
     constructed by the Authority on such property, or past and 
     future additions to Government constructed buildings, shall 
     be allowed to remain on the property. The Authority shall 
     operate and maintain such property and facilities without 
     cost to the United States.

     SEC. 1365. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS.

       (a) Payment Obligations Extinguished.--Provision of 
     consideration by the Authority in accordance with section 
     603(a) shall extinguish all payment obligations under 
     contract numbered 14-06-500-485 between the Authority and the 
     Secretary.
       (b) Operation and Maintenance Costs.--After completion of 
     the conveyance provided for in section 1363, the Authority 
     shall have full responsibility for the cost of operation and 
     maintenance of Sanford Dam, and shall continue to have full 
     responsibility for operation and maintenance of the Project 
     pipeline and related facilities.
       (c) General.--Rights and obligations under the existing 
     contract No. 14-06-500-485 between the Authority and the 
     United States, other than provisions regarding repayment of 
     construction charge obligation by the Authority and 
     provisions relating to the Project aqueduct, shall remain in 
     full force and effect for the remaining term of the contract.

     SEC. 1366. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

       Upon conveyance of the Project under this subtitle, the 
     Reclamation Act of 1902 (82 Stat. 388) and all Acts 
     amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto shall not apply to 
     the Project.

     SEC. 1367. LIABILITY.

       Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date 
     of conveyance of the Project under this subtitle, the United 
     States shall not be liable under any law for damages of any 
     kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating 
     to the conveyed property.

        Subtitle G--Clear Creek Distribution System, California

     SEC. 1371. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Clear Creek 
     Distribution System Conveyance Act''.

     SEC. 1372. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (2) District.--The term ``District'' means the Clear Creek 
     Community Services District, a California community services 
     district located in Shasta County, California.
       (3) Distribution system.--The term ``Distribution System'' 
     means all the right title and interest in and to the Clear 
     Creek distribution system as defined in the agreement 
     entitled ``Agreement Between the United States and the Clear 
     Creek Community Services District to Transfer Title to the 
     Clear Creek Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community 
     Services District'' (Agreement No. 8-07-20-L6975).

     SEC. 1373. CONVEYANCE OF PROJECT.

       (a) In General.--In consideration of the District accepting 
     the obligations of the Federal Government for the 
     Distribution System and subject to the completion of payments 
     by the District required under sub

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     section (b)(3), the Secretary shall convey the Distribution 
     System to the District.
       (b) Deadline.--
       (1) In general.--If no changes in Project operations are 
     expected following the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall complete the conveyance expeditiously, but 
     not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Deadline if changes in operations intended.--If the 
     District intends to change Project operations as a result of 
     the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary--
       (A) shall take into account those potential changes for the 
     purpose of completing any required environmental evaluation 
     associated with the conveyance; and
       (B) shall complete the conveyance by not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Administrative costs of conveyance.--If the Secretary 
     fails to complete the conveyance under this subtitle before 
     the applicable deadline under paragraph (1) or (2), the full 
     cost of administrative action and environmental compliance 
     for the conveyance shall be borne by the Secretary. If the 
     Secretary completes the conveyance before that deadline, \1/
     2\ of such cost shall be paid by the District.

     SEC. 1374. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
     construed as significantly expanding or otherwise changing 
     the use or operation of the Distribution System from its 
     current use and operation.
       (b) Future Alterations.--If the District alters the 
     operations or uses of the Distribution System it shall comply 
     with all applicable laws or regulations governing such 
     changes at that time (subject to section 1375).

     SEC. 1375. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS.

       (a) Native American Trust Responsibility.--The Secretary 
     shall ensure that any trust responsibilities to any Native 
     American Tribes that may be affected by the conveyance under 
     this title are protected and fulfilled.
       (b) Contract Obligations.--Conveyance of the Distribution 
     System under this subtitle--
       (1) shall not affect any of the provisions of the 
     District's existing water service contract with the United 
     States (contract number 14-06-200-489-IR3), as it may be 
     amended or supplemented; and
       (2) shall not deprive the District of any existing 
     contractual or statutory entitlement to subsequent interim 
     renewals of such contract or to renewal by entering into a 
     long-term water service contract.

     SEC. 1376. LIABILITY.

       Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date 
     of conveyance of the Distribution System under this subtitle, 
     the United States shall not be liable under any law for 
     damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or 
     occurrence based on its prior ownership or operation of the 
     conveyed property.

                Subtitle H--Pine River Project, Colorado

     SEC. 1381. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Vallecito Dam and 
     Reservoir Conveyance Act''.

     SEC. 1382. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``District'' means the Pine River Irrigation 
     District, a political division of the State of Colorado duly 
     organized, existing, and acting pursuant to the laws thereof 
     with its principal place of business in the city of Bayfield, 
     La Plata County, Colorado.
       (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (3) The term the ``Project'' means Vallecito Dam and 
     Reservoir, and associated interests, owned by the United 
     States and authorized in 1937 under the provisions of the 
     Department of the Interior Appropriation Act of June 25, 1910 
     (36 Stat. 835).
       (4) The term ``Repayment Contract'' means Repayment 
     Contract #I1r-1204, between Reclamation and the Pine River 
     Irrigation District, dated April 15, 1940, and amended 
     November 30, 1953, all amendments thereto, and changes 
     pursuant to the Act of July 27, 1954 (68 Stat. 534).
       (5) The term ``Tribe'' means the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, 
     a federally recognized Indian tribe located on the Southern 
     Ute Indian Reservation, La Plata County, Colorado.
       (6) The term ``Jurisdictional Map'' means the map entitled 
     ``Transfer of Jurisdiction--Vallecito Reservoir, United 
     States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service and United 
     States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and 
     the Bureau of Indian Affairs'' dated March, 1998.

     SEC. 1383. CONVEYANCE OF PROJECT.

       (a) Conveyance to District.--
       (1) In general.--In consideration of the District accepting 
     the obligations of the Federal Government for the Project and 
     subject to the completion of payments by the District 
     required under subsection (b)(3) and occurrence of the events 
     described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall convey an undivided \5/6\ interest in the 
     Project to the District.
       (2) Submission of management plan.--Prior to any conveyance 
     under paragraph (1), the District shall submit to the 
     Secretary a plan to manage the Project in a manner 
     substantially similar to the manner in which it was managed 
     prior to the transfer and in accordance with applicable 
     Federal and State laws, including provisions--
       (A) protecting the interests in the Project held by the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs for the Tribe;
       (B) preserving public access and recreational values and 
     preventing growth on certain lands to be conveyed hereunder, 
     as set forth in an Agreement dated March 20, 1998, between 
     the District and residents of Vallecito Reservoir; and
       (C) ensuring that any future change in the use of the water 
     supplied by Vallecito Reservoir shall comply with applicable 
     law.
       (3) Limitation.--No interest in the Project shall convey 
     under this subsection before the date on which the Secretary 
     receives a copy of a resolution adopted by the Tribe 
     declaring that the terms of the conveyance protects the 
     Indian trust assets of the Tribe.
       (b) Deadline.--
       (1) In general.--If no changes in Project operations are 
     expected following the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall complete the conveyance under subsection (a) 
     expeditiously, but not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Deadline if changes in operations intended.--If the 
     District intends to change Project operations as a result of 
     the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary--
       (A) shall take into account those potential changes for the 
     purpose of completing any required environmental evaluation 
     associated with the conveyance; and
       (B) shall complete the conveyance by not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Administrative costs of conveyance.--If the District 
     submits a plan in accordance with subsection (a)(2) and the 
     Secretary receives a copy of a resolution described in 
     subsection (a)(3), and the Secretary fails to complete the 
     conveyance under subsection (a) before the applicable 
     deadline under paragraph (1) or (2), the full cost of 
     administrative action and environmental compliance for the 
     conveyance shall be borne by the Secretary. If the Secretary 
     completes the conveyance before that deadline, \1/2\ of such 
     cost shall be paid by the District.
       (c) Tribal Interests.--At the option of the Tribe, the 
     Secretary shall convey to the Tribe an undivided \1/6\ 
     interest in the Project, all interests in lands over which 
     the Bureau of Indian Affairs holds administrative 
     jurisdiction under section 1384(e)(1)(A), and water rights 
     associated with those interests. No consideration or 
     compensation shall be required to be paid to the United 
     States for such conveyance.
       (d) Restriction on Partition.--Any conveyance of interests 
     in lands under this subtitle shall be subject to the 
     prohibition that those interests in those lands may not be 
     partitioned. Any quit claim deed or patent evidencing such a 
     conveyance shall expressly prohibit partitioning.

     SEC. 1384. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
     construed as significantly expanding or otherwise changing 
     the use or operation of the Project from its current use and 
     operation.
       (b) Description of Existing Condition.--The Secretary shall 
     submit to the District, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the 
     State of Colorado a description of the existing condition of 
     Vallecito Dam based on Bureau of Reclamation's current 
     knowledge and understanding.
       (c) Future Alterations.--If the District alters the 
     operations or uses of the Project it shall comply with all 
     applicable laws or regulations governing such changes at that 
     time.
       (d) Flood Control Plan.--The District shall work with Corps 
     of Engineers to develop a flood control plan for the 
     operation of Vallecito Dam for flood control purposes.
       (e) Jurisdictional Transfer of Lands.--
       (1) Inundated lands.--To provide for the consolidation of 
     lands associated with the Project to be retained by the 
     Forest Service and the consolidation of lands to be 
     transferred to the District, the administrative jurisdiction 
     of lands inundated by and along the shoreline of Vallecito 
     Reservoir, as shown on the Jurisdictional Map, shall be 
     transferred, as set forth in this subsection, concurrently 
     with any conveyance under section 1383. Except as otherwise 
     shown on the Jurisdictional Map--
       (A) for withdrawn lands (approximately 260 acres) lying 
     below the 7,665-foot reservoir water surface elevation level, 
     the Forest Service shall transfer an undivided \5/6\ interest 
     to the Bureau of Reclamation and an undivided \1/6\ interest 
     to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in trust for the Tribe; and
       (B) for Project acquired lands (approximately 230 acres) 
     above the 7,665-foot reservoir water surface elevation level, 
     the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     shall transfer their interests to the Forest Service.
       (2) Map.--The Jurisdictional Map and legal descriptions of 
     the lands transferred pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be on 
     file and available for public inspection in the offices of 
     the Chief of the Forest Service, the Commissioner of 
     Reclamation, appropriate field offices of those agencies, and 
     the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate.
       (3) Administration.--Following the transfer of 
     administrative jurisdiction under paragraph (1):

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       (A) All lands that, by reason of the transfer of 
     administrative jurisdiction under paragraph (1), become 
     National Forest System lands within the boundaries of the San 
     Juan National Forest, shall be administered in accordance 
     with the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the 
     National Forest System.
       (B) Bureau of Reclamation withdrawals of land from the San 
     Juan National Forest established by Secretarial Orders on 
     November 9, 1936, October 14, 1937, and June 20, 1945, 
     together designated as Serial No. C-28259, shall be revoked.
       (C) The Forest Service shall issue perpetual easements to 
     the District and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, at no cost to 
     the District or the Bureau of Indian Affairs, providing 
     adequate access across all lands subject to Forest Service 
     jurisdiction to insure the District and the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs the ability to continue to operate and maintain the 
     Project.
       (D) The undivided \5/6\ interest in National Forest System 
     lands that, by reason of the transfer of administrative 
     jurisdiction under paragraph (1) is to be administered by 
     Bureau of Reclamation, shall be conveyed to the District 
     pursuant to section 1383.
       (E) The District and the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall 
     issue perpetual easements to the Forest Service, at no cost 
     to the Forest Service, from National Forest System lands to 
     Vallecito Reservoir to assure continued public access to 
     Vallecito Reservoir when the Reservoir level drops below the 
     7,665-foot water surface elevation.
       (F) The District and the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall 
     issue a perpetual easement to the Forest Service, at no cost 
     to the Forest Service, for the reconstruction, maintenance, 
     and operation of a road from La Plata County Road No. 501 to 
     National Forest System lands east of the Reservoir.
       (4) Valid existing rights.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall affect any valid existing rights or interests in any 
     existing land use authorization, except that any such land 
     use authorization shall be administered by the agency having 
     jurisdiction over the land after the transfer of 
     administrative jurisdiction under paragraph (1) in accordance 
     with paragraph (3) and other applicable law. Renewal or 
     reissuance of any such authorization shall be in accordance 
     with applicable law and the regulations of the agency having 
     jurisdiction, except that the change of administrative 
     jurisdiction shall not in itself constitute a ground to deny 
     the renewal or reissuance of any such authorization.
       (f) Federal Dam Charge.--Nothing in this subtitle shall 
     relieve the holder of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission license for Vallecito Dam in effect on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act from the obligation to make 
     payments under section 10(e)(2) of the Federal Power Act 
     during the term of the license. At the expiration of the 
     present license term, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission shall adjust the charge to reflect either (1) the 
     1/6 interest of the United States remaining in the Vallecito 
     Dam after conveyance to the District; or (2) if the remaining 
     1/6 interest of the United States has been conveyed to the 
     Tribe pursuant to section 1383(c), then no Federal dam charge 
     shall be levied from the date of expiration of the present 
     license.

     SEC. 1385. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

       Upon conveyance of the Project under this subtitle, the 
     Reclamation Act of 1902 (82 Stat. 388) and all Acts 
     amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto shall not apply to 
     the Project.

     SEC. 1386. LIABILITY.

       Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date 
     of the conveyance of the remaining undivided 1/6 right and 
     interest in the Pine River Project to the Tribe pursuant to 
     subsection 1383(c), the United States shall not be held 
     liable by any court for damages of any kind arising out of 
     any act, omission, or occurrence relating to such Project, 
     based on its prior ownership or operation of the conveyed 
     property.

     Subtitle I--Technical Corrections and Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 1391. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Reduction of Waiting Period for Obligation of Funds 
     Provided Under Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978.--
     Section 5 of the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 (92 
     Stat. 2471; 43 U.S.C. 509) is amended by striking ``sixty 
     days'' and all that follows through ``day certain)'' and 
     inserting ``30 calendar days''.
       (b) Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Reclamation and Reuse 
     Project.--
       (1) Technical corrections.--Section 1621 of the Reclamation 
     Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 
     390h-12g) is amended--
       (A) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1621. ALBUQUERQUE METROPOLITAN AREA WATER RECLAMATION 
                   AND REUSE PROJECT.'';

     and
       (B) in subsection (a) by striking ``Reuse'' and all that 
     follows through ``reclaim'' and inserting ``Reuse Project to 
     reclaim''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections in section 2 
     of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 1621 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 1621. Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water Reclamation and Reuse 
              Project.''.

       (c) Phoenix Metropolitan Water Reclamation and Reuse 
     Project.--Section 1608 of the Reclamation Projects 
     Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4666; 43 
     U.S.C. 390h-6) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) The Secretary, in cooperation with the city of 
     Phoenix, Arizona, shall participate in the planning, design, 
     and construction of the Phoenix Metropolitan Water 
     Reclamation and Reuse Project to utilize fully wastewater 
     from the regional wastewater treatment plant for direct 
     municipal, industrial, agricultural, and environmental 
     purposes, groundwater recharge, and indirect potable reuse in 
     the Phoenix metropolitan area.'';
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking the first sentence; and
       (3) by striking subsection (c).
       (d) Refund of Certain Amounts Received Under Reclamation 
     Reform Act of 1982.--
       (1) Refund required.--Subject to paragraph (2) and the 
     availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall refund fully amounts received by the United States as 
     collections under section 224(i) of the Reclamation Reform 
     Act of 1982 (101 Stat. 1330-268; 43 U.S.C. 390ww(i)) for paid 
     bills (including interest collected) issued by the Secretary 
     of the Interior before January 1, 1994, for full-cost charges 
     that were assessed for failure to file certain certification 
     forms under sections 206 and 224(c) of such Act (96 Stat. 
     1266, 1272; 43 U.S.C. 390ff, 390ww(c)).
       (2) Administrative fee.--In the case of a refund of amounts 
     collected in connection with sections 206 and 224(c) of the 
     Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1266, 1272; 43 
     U.S.C. 390ff, 390ww(c)) with respect to any water year after 
     the 1987 water year, the amount refunded shall be reduced by 
     an administrative fee of $260 for each occurrence.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $3,000,000.
       (e) Extension of Periods for Repayments for Nueces River 
     Reclamation Project and Canadian River Reclamation Project, 
     Texas.--Section 2 of the Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1996 
     (Public Law 104-318; 110 Stat. 3862) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Extension of Periods for Repayment.--Notwithstanding 
     any provision of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 
     U.S.C. 485 et seq.), the Secretary of the Interior--
       ``(1) shall extend the period for repayment by the city of 
     Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Nueces River Authority under 
     contract No. 6-07-01-X0675, relating to the Nueces River 
     reclamation project, Texas, until--
       ``(A) August 1, 2029, for repayment pursuant to the 
     municipal and industrial water supply benefits portion of the 
     contract; and
       ``(B) until August 1, 2044, for repayment pursuant to the 
     fish and wildlife and recreation benefits portion of the 
     contract; and
       ``(2) shall extend the period for repayment by the Canadian 
     River Municipal Water Authority under contract No. 14-06-500-
     485, relating to the Canadian River reclamation project, 
     Texas, until October 1, 2021.''.
       (f) Solano Project Water.--
       (1) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Interior is 
     authorized to enter into contracts with the Solano County 
     Water Agency, or any of its member unit contractors for water 
     from the Solano Project, California, pursuant to the Act of 
     February 21, 1911 (43 U.S.C. 523), for--
       (A) the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject 
     water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other 
     beneficial purposes, using any facilities associated with the 
     Solano Project, California, and
       (B) the exchange of water among Solano Project contractors, 
     for the purposes set forth in subparagraph (A), using 
     facilities associated with the Solano Project, California.
       (2) Limitation.--The authorization under paragraph (1) 
     shall be limited to the use of that portion of the Solano 
     Project facilities downstream of Mile 26 of the Putah South 
     Canal (as that canal is depicted on the official maps of the 
     Bureau of Reclamation), which is below the diversion points 
     on the Putah South Canal utilized by the city of Fairfield 
     for delivery of Solano Project water.
       (g) Fish Passage and Protective Facilities, Rogue River 
     Basin, Oregon.--The Secretary of the Interior is authorized 
     to use otherwise available amounts to provide up to 
     $2,000,000 in financial assistance to the Medford Irrigation 
     District and the Rogue River Valley Irrigation District for 
     the design and construction of fish passage and protective 
     facilities at North Fork Little Butte Creek Diversion Dam and 
     South Fork Little Butte Creek Diversion Dam in the Rogue 
     River basin, Oregon, if the Secretary determines in writing 
     that these facilities will enhance the fish recovery efforts 
     currently underway at the Rogue River Basin Project, Oregon.

     SEC. 1392. AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT TEMPERATURE CONTROL 
                   DEVICES.

       (a) Folsom Dam.--The Secretary of the Interior is hereby 
     authorized to construct in accordance with the draft 
     environmental impact statement/environmental impact report 
     for the Central Valley Supply contracts under Public Law 101-
     514 (section 206) and the report entitled ``Assessment of the 
     Beneficial and Adverse Impacts of Operating a Temperature 
     Control Device (TCD) at the Water Supply Intakes of Folsom 
     Dam'', a temperature control device on Folsom Dam and 
     necessary associated temperature monitoring facilities. The 
     temperature control device and said associated temperature 
     monitoring facilities shall be operated as an integral part 
     of the Central Valley Project for the benefit and propagation 
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     nook salmon and steelhead trout in the American River, 
     California.
       (b) Device on Non-CVP Facilities.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior is hereby authorized to construct or assist in the 
     construction of 1 or more temperature control devices on 
     existing non-Federal facilities delivering Central Valley 
     Project water supplies from Folsom Reservoir and necessary 
     associated temperature monitoring facilities. These costs of 
     construction of temperature control device and associated 
     temperature monitoring facilities shall be nonreimbursable 
     and operated by the non-Federal facility owner at its 
     expense, in coordination with the Central Valley Project for 
     the benefit and propagation of chinook salmon and steelhead 
     trout in the American River, California.
       (c) Authorization.--There is hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for the construction of a temperature control 
     device on Folsom Dam and necessary associated temperature 
     monitoring facilities the sum of $5,000,000 (adjusted for 
     inflation based on October 1997 prices). There is also 
     authorized to be appropriated for the construction of a 
     temperature control device on existing non-Federal facilities 
     and necessary associated temperature monitoring facilities 
     the sum of $2,000,000 (October 1997 prices). There is also 
     authorized to be appropriated, in addition thereto, such 
     amounts as are required for operation, maintenance, and 
     replacement of the temperature control devices on Folsom Dam 
     and associated temperature monitoring facilities.

     SEC. 1393. COLUSA BASIN WATERSHED INTEGRATED RESOURCES 
                   MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Colusa 
     Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act''.
       (b) Authorization of Assistance.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') 
     may provide financial assistance to the Colusa Basin Drainage 
     District, California (in this section referred to as the 
     ``District''), for use by the District or by local agencies 
     acting pursuant to section 413 of the State of California 
     statute known as the Colusa Basin Drainage Act (California 
     Stats. 1987, ch. 1399), as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act (in this section referred to as the 
     ``State statute''), for planning, design, environmental 
     compliance, and construction required in carrying out 
     eligible projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed to--
       (1)(A) reduce the risk of damage to urban and agricultural 
     areas from flooding or the discharge of drainage water or 
     tailwater;
       (B) assist in groundwater recharge efforts to alleviate 
     overdraft and land subsidence; or
       (C) construct, restore, or preserve wetland and riparian 
     habitat; and
       (2) capture, as an incidental purpose of any of the 
     purposes referred to in paragraph (1), surface or stormwater 
     for conservation, conjunctive use, and increased water 
     supplies.
       (c) Project Selection.--
       (1) Eligible projects.--A project shall be an eligible 
     project for purposes of subsection (b) only if it is--
       (A) identified in the document entitled ``Colusa Basin 
     Water Management Program'', dated February 1995; and
       (B) carried out in accordance with that document and all 
     environmental documentation requirements that apply to the 
     project under the laws of the United States and the State of 
     California.
       (2) Compatibility requirement.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that projects for which assistance is provided under this 
     section are not inconsistent with watershed protection and 
     environmental restoration efforts being carried out under the 
     authority of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act 
     (Public Law 102-575; 106 Stat. 4706 et seq.) or the CALFED 
     Bay-Delta Program.
       (d) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) Non-federal share.--The Secretary shall require that 
     the District and cooperating non-Federal agencies or 
     organizations pay--
       (A) 25 percent of the costs associated with construction of 
     any project carried out with assistance provided under this 
     section; and
       (B) 100 percent of any operation, maintenance, and 
     replacement and rehabilitation costs with respect to such a 
     project.
       (2) Planning, design, and compliance assistance.--Funds 
     appropriated pursuant to this section may be made available 
     to fund all costs incurred for planning, design, and 
     environmental compliance activities by the District or by 
     local agencies acting pursuant to the State statute, in 
     accordance with agreements with the Secretary.
       (3) Treatment of contributions.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall treat the value of lands, 
     interests in lands (including rights-of-way and other 
     easements), and necessary relocations contributed by the 
     District to a project as a payment by the District of the 
     costs of the project.
       (e) Costs Nonreimbursable.--Amounts expended pursuant to 
     this section shall be considered nonreimbursable for purposes 
     of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388; 43 U.S.C. 371 et 
     seq.), and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto.
       (f) Agreements.--Funds appropriated pursuant to this 
     section may be made available to the District or a local 
     agency only if the District or local agency, as applicable, 
     has entered into a binding agreement with the Secretary--
       (1) under which the District or the local agency is 
     required to pay the non-Federal share of the costs of 
     construction required by subsection (d)(1); and
       (2) governing the funding of planning, design, and 
     compliance activities costs under subsection (d)(2).
       (g) Reimbursement.--For project work (including work 
     associated with studies, planning, design, and construction) 
     carried out by the District or by a local agency acting 
     pursuant to the State statute referred to in subsection (b) 
     before the date amounts are provided for the project under 
     this section, the Secretary shall, subject to amounts being 
     made available in advance in appropriations Acts, reimburse 
     the District or the local agency, without interest, an amount 
     equal to the estimated Federal share of the cost of such work 
     under subsection (d).
       (h) Cooperative Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative 
     agreements and contracts with the District to assist the 
     Secretary in carrying out the purposes of this section.
       (2) Subcontracting.--Under such cooperative agreements and 
     contracts, the Secretary may authorize the District to manage 
     and let contracts and receive reimbursements, subject to 
     amounts being made available in advance in appropriations 
     Acts, for work carried out under such contracts or 
     subcontracts.
       (i) Relationship to Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.--
     Activities carried out, and financial assistance provided, 
     under this section shall not be considered a supplemental or 
     additional benefit for purposes of the Reclamation Reform Act 
     of 1982 (96 Stat. 1263; 43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq.).
       (j) Appropriations Authorized.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     $25,000,000, plus such additional amount, if any, as may be 
     required by reason of changes in costs of services of the 
     types involved in the District's projects as shown by 
     engineering and other relevant indexes. Sums appropriated 
     under this subsection shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 1394. LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this title shall be construed to abrogate or 
     affect any obligation of the United States under section 
     120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).

                TITLE XIV--PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO ALASKA

     SEC. 1401. AUTOMATIC LAND BANK PROTECTION.

       (a) Lands Received in Exchange From Certain Federal 
     Agencies.--The matter preceding clause (i) of section 
     907(d)(1)(A) of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1636(d)(1)(A)) is amended by 
     inserting ``or conveyed to a Native Corporation pursuant to 
     an exchange authorized by section 22(f) of Alaska Native 
     Claims Settlement Act or section 1302(h) of this Act or other 
     applicable law'' after ``Settlement Trust''.
       (b) Lands Exchanged Among Native Corporations.--Section 
     907(d)(2)(B) of such Act (43 U.S.C. 1636(d)(2)(B)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) lands or interest in lands shall not be considered 
     developed or leased or sold to a third party as a result of 
     an exchange or conveyance of such land or interest in land 
     between or among Native Corporations and trusts, 
     partnerships, corporations, or joint ventures, whose 
     beneficiaries, partners, shareholders, or joint venturers are 
     Native Corporations.''.
       (c) Actions by Trustee Serving Pursuant to Agreement of 
     Native Corporations.--Section 907(d)(3)(B) of such Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1636(d)(3)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) to actions by any trustee whose right, title, or 
     interest in land or interests in land arises pursuant to an 
     agreement between or among Native Corporations and trusts, 
     partnerships, or joint ventures whose beneficiaries, 
     partners, shareholders, or joint venturers are Native 
     Corporations.''.

     SEC. 1402. DEVELOPMENT BY THIRD-PARTY TRESPASSERS.

       Section 907(d)(2)(A)(i) of the Alaska National Interest 
     Lands Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1636(d)(2)(A)(i)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Any such modification shall be performed 
     by the Native individual or Native Corporation.'' after 
     ``substantial modification.'';
       (2) by inserting a period after ``developed state'' the 
     second place it appears; and
       (3) by adding ``Any lands previously developed by third-
     party trespassers shall not be considered to have been 
     developed.''.

     SEC. 1403. RETAINED MINERAL ESTATE.

       (a) In General.--Section 12(c)(4) of the Alaska Native 
     Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1611(c)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively, and by inserting 
     after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(C) Where such public lands are surrounded by or 
     contiguous to subsurface lands obtained by a Regional 
     Corporation under subsections (a) or (b), the Corporation 
     may, upon request, have such public land conveyed to it.
       ``(D)(i) A Regional Corporation which elects to obtain 
     public lands under subparagraph (C) shall be limited to a 
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     more than 12,000 acres. Selection by a Regional Corporation 
     of in lieu surface acres under subparagraph (E) pursuant to 
     an election under subparagraph (C) shall not be made from any 
     lands within a conservation system unit (as that term is 
     defined by section 102(4) of the Alaska National Interest 
     Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3102(4)).
       ``(ii) An election to obtain the public lands described in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) shall include all available 
     parcels within the township in which the public lands are 
     located.
       ``(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph and subparagraph 
     (C), the term `Regional Corporation' shall refer only to 
     Doyon, Limited.''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``(A) or (B)'' and inserting ``(A), (B), or (C)''.
       (b) Failure to Appeal Not Prohibitive.--Section 12(c) of 
     the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1611(c)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (4) 
     shall apply, notwithstanding the failure of the Regional 
     Corporation to have appealed the rejection of a selection 
     during the conveyance of the relevant surface estate.''.

     SEC. 1404. AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC LAW 102-415.

       Section 20 of the Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections 
     Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 2129), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Establishment of the account under subsection (b) and 
     conveyance of land under subsection (c), if any, shall be 
     treated as though 3,520 acres of land had been conveyed to 
     Gold Creek under section 14(h)(2) of the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act for which rights to subsurface estate are 
     hereby provided to CIRI. Within 1 year from the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, CIRI shall select 3,520 acres 
     of land from the area designated for selection by paragraph 
     I.B.(2)(b) of the document identified in section 12(b) 
     (referring to the Talkeetna Mountains) of the Act of January 
     2, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1611 note). Not more than five selections 
     shall be made under this subsection, each of which shall be 
     reasonably compact and in whole sections, except when 
     separated by unavailable land or when the remaining 
     entitlement is less than a whole section.''.

     SEC. 1405. CLARIFICATION ON TREATMENT OF BONDS FROM A NATIVE 
                   CORPORATION.

       Section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1626(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``and on bonds 
     received from a Native Corporation'' after ``from a Native 
     Corporation''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ``or bonds issued by 
     a Native Corporation which bonds shall be subject to the 
     protection of section 7(h) until voluntarily and expressly 
     sold or pledged by the shareholder subsequent to the date of 
     distribution'' before the semicolon.

     SEC. 1406. MINING CLAIMS.

       Paragraph (3) of section 22(c) of the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1621(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``regional corporation'' each place it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Regional 
     Corporation''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``The provisions of 
     this section shall apply to Haida Corporation and the Haida 
     Traditional Use Sites, which shall be treated as a Regional 
     Corporation for the purposes of this paragraph, except that 
     any revenues remitted to Haida Corporation under this section 
     shall not be subject to distribution pursuant to section 7(i) 
     of this Act.''.

     SEC. 1407. SALE, DISPOSITION, OR OTHER USE OF COMMON 
                   VARIETIES OF SAND, GRAVEL, STONE, PUMICE, PEAT, 
                   CLAY, OR CINDER RESOURCES.

       Subsection (i) of section 7 of the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Seventy per centum'' and inserting ``(A) 
     Except as provided by subparagraph (B), seventy percent''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) In the case of the sale, disposition, or other use of 
     common varieties of sand, gravel, stone, pumice, peat, clay, 
     or cinder resources made during a fiscal year ending after 
     the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the revenues 
     received by a Regional Corporation shall not be subject to 
     division under subparagraph (A). Nothing in this subparagraph 
     is intended to or shall be construed to alter the ownership 
     of such sand, gravel, stone, pumice, peat, clay, or cinder 
     resources.''.

     SEC. 1408. ALASKA NATIVE ALLOTMENT APPLICATIONS.

       Section 905(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1634(a)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(7) Paragraph (1) of this subsection and subsection (d) 
     shall apply, and paragraph (5) of this subsection shall cease 
     to apply, to an application--
       ``(A) that is open and pending on the date of enactment of 
     this paragraph,
       ``(B) if the lands described in the application are in 
     Federal ownership other than as a result of reacquisition by 
     the United States after January 3, 1959, and
       ``(C) if any protest which is filed by the State of Alaska 
     pursuant to paragraph (5)(B) with respect to the application 
     is withdrawn or dismissed either before, on, or after the 
     date of the enactment of this paragraph.
       ``(8)(A) Any allotment application which is open and 
     pending and which is legislatively approved by enactment of 
     paragraph (7) shall, when allotted, be made subject to any 
     easement, trail, or right-of-way in existence on the date of 
     the Native allotment applicant's commencement of use and 
     occupancy.
       ``(B) The jurisdiction of the Secretary is extended to make 
     any factual determinations required to carry out this 
     paragraph.''.

     SEC. 1409. VISITOR SERVICES.

       Paragraph (1) of section 1307(b) of the Alaska National 
     Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3197(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Native Corporation'' and inserting 
     ``Native Corporations''; and
       (2) by striking ``is most directly affected'' and inserting 
     ``are most directly affected''.

     SEC. 1410. LOCAL HIRE REPORT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     transmit to Congress a report.
       (b) Local Hire.--The report required by subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) indicate the actions taken in carrying out subsection 
     (b) of section 1308 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3198);
       (2) address the recruitment processes that may restrict 
     employees hired under subsection (a) of such section from 
     successfully obtaining positions in the competitive service; 
     and
       (3) describe the actions of the Secretary of the Interior 
     in contracting with Alaska Native Corporations to provide 
     services with respect to public lands in Alaska.
       (c) Cooperation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior in carrying out 
     this section with respect to the Forest Service.

     SEC. 1411. SHAREHOLDER BENEFITS.

       Section 7 of the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1606) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(r) Benefits for Shareholders or Immediate Families.--The 
     authority of a Native Corporation to provide benefits to its 
     shareholders who are Natives or descendants of Natives or to 
     its shareholders' immediate family members who are Natives or 
     descendants of Natives to promote the health, education, or 
     welfare of such shareholders or family members is expressly 
     authorized and confirmed. Eligibility for such benefits need 
     not be based on share ownership in the Native Corporation and 
     such benefits may be provided on a basis other than pro rata 
     based on share ownership.''.

     SEC. 1412. SHAREHOLDER HOMESITE PROGRAM.

       Section 39(b)(1)(B) of the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement 
     Act (43 U.S.C. 1629e(b)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting after 
     ``settlor corporation'' the following: ``or the land is 
     conveyed for a homesite by the Trust to a beneficiary of the 
     Trust who is also a legal resident under Alaska law of the 
     Native village of the settlor corporation and the conveyance 
     does not exceed 1.5 acres''.

     SEC. 1413. MORATORIUM ON FEDERAL MANAGEMENT.

       Prior to December 31, 1999, neither the Secretary of the 
     Interior nor the Secretary of Agriculture may issue or 
     implement final regulations, rules, or policies pursuant to 
     title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) to assert jurisdiction, 
     management, or control over the navigable waters transferred 
     to the State of Alaska pursuant to the Submerged Lands Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) or the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the admission of the State of Alaska into the 
     Union'', approved July 7, 1958 (Public Law 85-508; 72 Stat. 
     339).

     SEC. 1414. EASEMENT FOR CHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, not later than December 11, 1998, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall convey to Chugach Alaska Corporation an 
     easement for the construction, use, and maintenance of forest 
     roads and related facilities necessary for access to and 
     economic development of the land interests in the Carbon 
     Mountain and Katalla vicinity that were conveyed to Chugach 
     Alaska Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act. The public shall be permitted use of the 
     roads pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in the 
     1982 Chugach Natives, Inc. Settlement Agreement. The location 
     of the easement is depicted on the map entitled ``Carbon 
     Mountain Access Easement'' and dated November 4, 1997. 
     Nothing in this section waives any legal environmental 
     requirement with respect to the actual road construction.
       (b) Construction and Maintenance.--Construction and 
     maintenance of any roads pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
     in accordance with the best management practices of the 
     Forest Service as promulgated in the Forest Service Handbook.
       (c) Settlement Agreement To Remain In Force.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed as impairing or diminishing 
     any right granted Chugach Alaska Corporation under the 1982 
     Chugach Natives, Inc. Settlement Agreement.

     SEC. 1415. CALISTA NATIVE CORPORATION LAND EXCHANGE.

       (a) Congressional Findings.--Congress finds and declares 
     that--
       (1) the land exchange authorized by section 8126 of Public 
     Law 102-172 should be implemented without further delay;
       (2) the Calista Corporation, the Native Regional 
     Corporation organized under the authority of the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act for the Yupik Eskimos of 
     Southwestern Alaska, which includes the majority of the Yukon 
     Delta National Wildlife Refuge--

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       (A) has responsibilities provided for by the Alaska Native 
     Claims Settlement Act to help address social, cultural, 
     economic, health, subsistence, and related issues within the 
     region and among its villages, including the viability of the 
     villages themselves, many of which are remote and isolated; 
     and
       (B) has been unable to fully carry out such 
     responsibilities;
       (3) the implementation of the exchange referenced in this 
     subsection is essential to helping Calista utilize its assets 
     to carry out those responsibilities and to realize the 
     benefits of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act;
       (4) the parties to the exchange have been unable to reach 
     agreement on the valuation of the lands and interests in 
     lands to be conveyed to the United States under section 8126 
     of Public Law 102-172; and
       (5) in light of the foregoing, it is appropriate and 
     necessary in this unique situation that Congress authorize 
     and direct the implementation of this exchange as set forth 
     in this section in furtherance of the purposes and underlying 
     goals of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the 
     Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
       (b) Land Exchange Implementation.--Section 8126 of Public 
     Law 102-172 (105 Stat. 1206) is amended to read as follows:
       ``Sec. 8126. (a)(1) In exchange for lands, partial estates, 
     and land selection rights identified in the document entitled 
     `The Calista Conveyance and Relinquishment Document', dated 
     October 28, 1991, as amended September 18, 1998 (hereinafter 
     referred to as `CCRD'), the United States will establish a 
     property account for the Calista Corporation, a corporation 
     organized under the laws of the State of Alaska, in the 
     amount identified in the CCRD, and in accordance with the 
     provisions of this Act.
       ``(2) The CCRD contains the land descriptions of the lands 
     and interests in lands to be conveyed, the selections to be 
     relinquished, the charges to entitlement, the quantity and 
     class of entitlement to be transferred to the United States, 
     the terms of the Kuskokwim Corporation Conservation Easement, 
     and the amount that is authorized for the property account.
       ``(3) The covenants, terms, and conditions to be used in 
     any transfers to the United States described in the CCRD 
     shall be binding on the United States and the participating 
     Native corporations and shall be a matter of Federal law.
       ``(b)(1) The aggregate values of such lands and interests 
     in lands, together with compensation for the considerations 
     set forth in congressional findings concerning the Calista 
     Region and its villages, shall be the sum provided in section 
     IX of the CCRD. The amounts credited to the property account 
     described in this subsection shall not be subject to 
     adjustment for minor changes in acreage resulting from 
     preparation or correction of the land descriptions in the 
     CCRD or the exclusion of any small tracts of land as a result 
     of hazardous material surveys. The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall maintain an accounting of the lands and interests in 
     lands remaining to be conveyed or relinquished by Calista 
     Corporation and the participating village corporations 
     pursuant to this section. The Secretary of the Treasury on 
     October 1, 1998, shall establish a property account on behalf 
     of Calista Corporation.
       ``(2) The account shall be credited and available for use 
     as provided in paragraph (4), according to the following 
     schedule of percentages of the amount in section IX of the 
     CCRD:
       ``(A) On October 1, 1999, and on October 1 of each year 
     thereafter through October 1, 2005, the amount equal to 12.69 
     percent.
       ``(B) On October 1, 2007, the amount equal to 11.17 
     percent.
       ``(3)(A) Unless otherwise authorized by law, the aggregate 
     amount of all credits to the account, pursuant to the 
     schedule set forth in paragraph (2), shall be equal to the 
     amount in section IX of the CCRD.
       ``(B) All amounts credited to the account shall be from 
     amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated and shall 
     be available for expenditure without further appropriation 
     and without fiscal year limitation.
       ``(4) The property account may not be used until all 
     conveyances, relinquishments of selections, and adjustments 
     to entitlements described in the CCRD have been made to and 
     accepted by the United States. The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury when all 
     requirements of the preceding sentence have been met. 
     Immediately thereafter the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     comply with his duties under this paragraph including the 
     computations of the amount in the account, the amount that 
     may be expended in any particular Federal fiscal year, and 
     the balance of the account after any transaction. The 
     property account may be used in the same manner as any other 
     property account held by any other Alaska Native Corporation.
       ``(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Calista 
     Corporation on its own behalf or on behalf of the village 
     corporations identified in the CCRD, may assign any or all of 
     the account upon written notification to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury and the Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(6) The Secretary of the Treasury shall notify the 
     Secretary of the Interior and Calista whenever there is a 
     reduction in the property account, the purpose for such 
     reduction and the remaining balance in the account. The 
     Alaska State Office of the Bureau of Land Management shall be 
     the official repository of such notices.
       ``(7) For the purpose of the determination of the 
     applicability of section 7(i) of the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(i)) to revenues generated 
     pursuant to that section, such revenues shall be calculated 
     in accordance with section IX of the CCRD.
       ``(8) The United States shall not be liable for the 
     redistribution of benefits by the Calista Corporation to the 
     participating Alaska Native village corporations pursuant to 
     this section.
       ``(9) These transactions are not based on appraised 
     property values and therefore shall not be used as a 
     precedent for establishing property values.
       ``(10) Prior to the issuance of any conveyance documents or 
     relinquishments and acceptance, the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the participating Native corporations may, by mutual 
     agreement, modify the legal descriptions included in the CCRD 
     to correct clerical errors.
       ``(11) Property located in the State of Alaska that is 
     purchased by use of the property account shall be considered 
     and treated as conveyances of land selections under the 
     Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
       ``(12) The conveyance of lands, partial estates and land 
     selection rights and relinquishment or adjustments to 
     entitlement made by the Alaska Native Corporations pursuant 
     to this section and the use of the property account in the 
     Treasury shall be treated as the receipt of land or any 
     interest therein or cash in order to equalize the values of 
     properties exchanged pursuant to section 22(f) of the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1621(f)) as provided 
     in the first sentence in section 21(c) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 
     1620(c)).
       ``(13) With respect to the content of the CCRD, the 
     Secretary of the Interior, the Calista Regional Corporation, 
     and the participating village corporations agree upon the 
     lands, interests in lands, relinquishments and adjustments to 
     entitlement described therein that may be offered to the 
     United States pursuant to this section. These parties also 
     agree with the amounts to be made available in the property 
     account once all conveyances and relinquishments are 
     completed, and the parties agree with the needs set forth in 
     the congressional findings in section 6(a) of the ANCSA Land 
     Bank Protection Act of 1998. The parties do not necessarily 
     agree on the hortatory statements, descriptions, and 
     attributions of resource values which are included in the 
     CCRD as drafted by Calista. But such disagreements will not 
     affect the implementation of this section.
       ``(14) Descriptions of resource values provided for surface 
     lands which are not offered in the exchange and will remain 
     privately owned by village corporations form no part of the 
     consideration for the exchange.''.

                       TITLE XV--OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1501. ADAMS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) In 1946, the Secretary of the Interior, by means of the 
     authority provided to the Secretary under section 2 of the 
     Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 462; commonly known as the 
     Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act), established 
     the Adams Mansion National Historic Site in Quincy, 
     Massachusetts.
       (2) In 1952, again using the authority provided under the 
     Act of August 21, 1935, the Secretary enlarged the historic 
     site and renamed it the Adams National Historic Site.
       (3) In 1972, title III of Public Law 92-272 (86 Stat. 121) 
     authorized the Secretary to expand the boundaries of the 
     Adams National Historic Site to include an additional 3.68 
     acres and to acquire lands and interests in lands within the 
     expanded boundaries.
       (4) Section 312 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 
     1978 (Public Law 95-625; 92 Stat. 3479) authorized the 
     Secretary to accept the conveyance of the birthplaces in 
     Quincy, Massachusetts, of John Adams, second President of the 
     United States, and John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the 
     United States, and to administer the birthplaces as part of 
     the Adams National Historic Site.
       (5) In 1980, Public Law 96-435 (94 Stat. 1861) authorized 
     the Secretary to accept the conveyance of the United First 
     Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts, the burial site of 
     John Adams and his wife, Abigail Adams, and John Quincy Adams 
     and his wife, Louisa Adams, and to administer the burial site 
     as part of the Adams National Historic Site.
       (6) The actions described in the preceding paragraphs to 
     preserve for the benefit, education, and inspiration of 
     present and future generations of Americans the home, 
     property, birthplaces, and burial site of John Adams, Abigail 
     Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Louisa Adams, have resulted in 
     a multi-site unit of the National Park System with no 
     overarching enabling or authorizing legislation.
       (7) The sites and resources associated with John Adams and 
     his wife, Abigail Adams, and John Quincy Adams and his wife, 
     Louisa Adams, deserve recognition as a national historical 
     park in the National Park System.
       (b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) Historical park.--The term ``historical park'' means 
     the Adams National Historical Park established in subsection 
     (c).
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (c) Adams National Historical Park.
       (1) Establishment.--In order to preserve for the benefit, 
     education, and inspiration of the people of the United States 
     certain properties in Quincy, Massachusetts, associated with 
     John Adams, second President of the

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     United States, his wife, Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, 
     sixth President of the United States, and his wife, Louisa 
     Adams, there is established the Adams National Historical 
     Park as a unit of the National Park System.
       (2) Boundaries.--The historical park shall be comprised 
     of--
       (A) all property owned by the National Park Service in the 
     Adams National Historic Site as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, as well as all property previously authorized to 
     be acquired by the Secretary for inclusion in the Adams 
     National Historic Site, as generally depicted on the map 
     entitled ``Adams National Historical Park'', numbered NARO 
     386/92001, and dated July 22, 1992; and
       (B) all property authorized to be acquired for inclusion in 
     the historical park by this section or other law enacted 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Visitor and administrative sites.--To preserve the 
     historical character and landscape of the main features of 
     the historical park, the Secretary may acquire up to 10 acres 
     for the development of visitor, administrative, museum, 
     curatorial, and maintenance facilities adjacent to or in the 
     general proximity of the property depicted on the map 
     identified in paragraph (2)(A).
       (4) Map.--The map of the historical park shall be on file 
     and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
     offices of the National Park Service.
       (d) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The park shall be administered by the 
     Secretary in accordance with this section and the provisions 
     of law generally applicable to units of the National Park 
     System, including the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et 
     seq.; commonly known as the National Park Service Organic 
     Act), and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.; 
     commonly known as the Historic Sites, Buildings, and 
     Antiquities Act).
       (2) Cooperative Agreements.--
       (A) Agreements authorized.--The Secretary may consult and 
     enter into cooperative agreements with interested entities 
     and individuals to provide for the preservation, development, 
     interpretation, and use of the historical park.
       (B) Condition.--Any payments made by the Secretary pursuant 
     to a cooperative agreement under this subsection shall be 
     subject to the condition that conversion, use, or disposal of 
     the project for which the payments are made for purposes 
     contrary to the purposes for which the historical park is 
     established, as determined by the Secretary, will result in a 
     right of the United States to reimbursement in an amount 
     equal to the greater of--
       (i) all payments made by the Secretary in connection with 
     the project; or
       (ii) the proportion of the increased value of the project 
     attributable to the payments, as determined at the time of 
     such conversion, use, or disposal.
       (3) Acquisition of real property.--To advance the purposes 
     for which the historical park is established, the Secretary 
     may acquire real property within the boundaries of the 
     historical park by any of the following methods:
       (A) Purchase using funds appropriated or donated to the 
     Secretary.
       (B) Acceptance of a donation of the real property.
       (C) Use of a land exchange.
       (4) Repeal of superseded administrative authorities.--(A) 
     Section 312 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 
     (Public Law 95-625; 92 Stat. 3479) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 312.''; and
       (ii) by striking subsection (b).
       (B) The first section of Public Law 96-435 (94 Stat. 1861) 
     is amended--
       (i) by striking ``(a)'' after ``That''; and
       (ii) by striking subsection (b).
       (5) References to historic site.--Any reference in any law 
     (other than this section), regulation, document, record, map, 
     or other paper of the United States to the Adams National 
     Historic Site shall be considered to be a reference to the 
     historical park.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     the purposes for which the historical park is established, 
     for annual operations and maintenance of the historical park, 
     and for acquisition of property and development of facilities 
     necessary to operate and maintain the historical park, as may 
     be outlined in an approved general management plan for the 
     historical park.

     SEC. 1502. ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR FREDERICK LAW OLMSTEAD 
                   NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

       Section 201 of Public Law 96-87 (93 Stat. 664; 16 U.S.C. 
     461 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (c), in order to 
     preserve and maintain the historic setting of the Site, the 
     Secretary may acquire, by donation only, lands and interests 
     in lands that are situated adjacent to the Site and owned by 
     the Brookline Conservation Land Trust (a nonprofit 
     corporation established under the laws of the State of 
     Massachusetts).
       ``(2) Lands acquired under this subsection shall be 
     included in and maintained and managed as part of the 
     Site.''.

     SEC. 1503. DESIGNATION OF DANTE FASCELL VISITOR CENTER AT 
                   BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK.

       (a) Designation.--The Biscayne National Park visitor 
     center, located on the shore of Biscayne Bay on Convoy Point, 
     is designated as the Dante Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne 
     National Park.
       (b) References.--Any reference in any statute, rule, 
     regulation, Executive order, publication, map, or paper or 
     other document of the United States to the Biscayne National 
     Park visitor center is deemed to refer to the Dante Fascell 
     Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park.

     SEC. 1504. DESIGNATION OF CALIFORNIA COASTAL ROCKS AND 
                   ISLANDS WILDERNESS AREA TO BE ADMINISTERED BY 
                   BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The California coastal rocks and islands are a critical 
     component of a unique ecosystem of California.
       (2) The California coastal rocks and islands comprise a 
     narrow flight lane in the Pacific Flyway, providing protected 
     nest sites as well as feeding and perching areas for millions 
     of seabirds.
       (3) This unique ecosystem is also important for the 
     continued survival of endangered or threatened sea mammals, 
     such as stellar sea lions and elephant seals.
       (4) Designation of the California coastal rocks and islands 
     as wilderness would add a significant natural component to 
     the National Wilderness Preservation System.
       (b) Designation as Wilderness.--In furtherance of the 
     purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), all 
     unreserved and unappropriated ocean islands in the State of 
     California (as more fully described in subsection (c)) that, 
     as of the date of the enactment of this Act, are under the 
     jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management are hereby 
     designated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System, and shall be known 
     as the California Coastal Rocks and Islands Wilderness.
       (c) Description of Covered Islands.--The ocean islands 
     covered by subsection (b) are those islands, reefs, rocks, 
     and islets lying within three miles off the Pacific coast of 
     the State of California from Oregon to the Mexican border and 
     above the mean high tides, except those already reserved and 
     appropriated for other uses as listed in the exhibit titled 
     ``Lands Not Affected By Wilderness Designation'' dated 
     February 26, 1997, and on file and available for public 
     review in the California office of the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (d) Management Authority.--The California Coastal Rocks and 
     Islands Wilderness shall remain under the jurisdiction of the 
     Bureau of Land Management, and the islands, reefs, rocks, and 
     islets designated as wilderness under subsection (b) are 
     managed, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, under a 
     memorandum of understanding by the California Department of 
     Fish and Game.
       (e) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     California Coastal Rocks and Islands Wilderness shall be 
     administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance 
     with the Wilderness Act, except that, with respect to such 
     wilderness area, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 
     effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the date of the enactment of this Act and any 
     reference to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be deemed to 
     be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior.
       (f) Effect on Other Laws.--This section shall take 
     precedence over and supersede the temporary reservation made 
     by the Act of February 18, 1931 (Chapter 226; 46 Stat. 1172).

     SEC. 1505. SPANISH PEAKS WILDERNESS.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 2 of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 
     1993 (Public Law 103-77) is amended by adding the following 
     new paragraph at the end of subsection (a):
       ``(20) Certain lands in the San Isabel National Forest 
     which comprise approximately 18,000 acres, as generally 
     depicted on a map entitled `Proposed Spanish Peaks 
     Wilderness', dated May 1997, and which shall be known as the 
     Spanish Peaks Wilderness.''.
       (b) Map and Description.--As soon as practicable after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall file a map and a boundary description of the area 
     designated as the Spanish Peaks Wilderness by paragraph (20) 
     of subsection 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993, as 
     amended by this section, with the Committee on Resources of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the Senate. Such map and boundary 
     description shall have the same force and effect as if 
     included in the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993, except that 
     if the Secretary is authorized to correct clerical and 
     typographical errors in such boundary description and map. 
     Such map and boundary description shall be on file and 
     available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of 
     the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
       (c) Conforming Change.--Section 10 of the Colorado 
     Wilderness Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-77) is hereby 
     repealed, and section 11 of such Act is renumbered as section 
     10.

     SEC. 1506. ROSIE THE RIVETER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AFFILIATED 
                   SITE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The City of Richmond, California, is located on the 
     northeastern shore of San Francisco Bay and consists of 
     several miles of waterfront which have been used for shipping 
     and industry since the beginning of the 20th century. During 
     the years of World War II, the population of Richmond grew 
     from 220 to over 100,000.
       (2) An area of Richmond, California, now known as Marina 
     Park and Marina Green, was the location in the 1940's of the 
     Richmond Kaiser Shipyards, which produced Liberty and Victory 
     ships during World War II.

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       (3) Thousands of women of all ages and ethnicities moved 
     from across the United States to Richmond, California, in 
     search of high paying jobs and skills never before available 
     to women in the shipyards.
       (4) Kaiser Corporation supported women workers by 
     installing child care centers at the shipyards so mothers 
     could work while their children were well cared for nearby.
       (5) These women, referred to as ``Rosie the Riveter'' and 
     ``Wendy the Welder'', built hundreds of liberty and victory 
     ships in record time for use by the United States Navy. Their 
     labor played a crucial role in increasing American 
     productivity during the war years and in meeting the demand 
     for naval ships.
       (6) In part the Japanese plan to defeat the United States 
     Navy was predicated on victory occurring before United States 
     shipyards could build up its fleet of ships.
       (7) The City of Richmond, California, has dedicated the 
     former site of Kaiser Shipyard #2 as Rosie the Riveter 
     Memorial Park and will construct a memorial honoring American 
     women's labor during World War II. The memorial will be 
     representative of one of the Liberty ships built on the site 
     during the war effort.
       (8) The City of Richmond, California, is committed to 
     collective interpretative oral histories for the public to 
     learn of the stories of the ``Rosies'' and ``Wendys'' who 
     worked in the shipyards.
       (9) The Rosie the Riveter Park is a nationally significant 
     site because there tens of thousands of women entered the 
     work force for the first time, working in heavy industry to 
     support their families and the War effort. This was a turning 
     point for the Richmond, California, area and the nation as a 
     whole, when women joined the workforce and successfully 
     completed jobs for which previously it was believed they were 
     incapable.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     conduct a feasibility study to determine whether--
       (A) the Rosie the Riveter Park located in Richmond, 
     California, is suitable for designation as an affiliated site 
     to the National Park Service; and
       (B) the Rosie the Riveter Memorial Committee established by 
     the City of Richmond, California, with respect to that park 
     is eligible for technical assistance for interpretative 
     functions relating to the park, including preservation of 
     oral histories from former works at the Richmond Kaiser 
     Shipyards.
       (2) Reports.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the study 
     under paragraph (1) and submit a report containing findings, 
     conclusions, and recommendations from the study to the 
     Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Energy and Environment of the Senate.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MILLER of California objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

123

When there appeared

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Nays

302

para.104.13                  [Roll No. 489]

                                YEAS--123

     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goodling
     Granger
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Kim
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--302

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Fazio
     Gekas
     Hefner
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     LaFalce
     McCrery
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
  So the bill was not passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was not passed was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.104.14  submission of conference report--h.r. 4104

  Mr. KOLBE submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-789) on the 
bill (H.R. 4104) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and 
certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para.104.15  antimicrobial regulation

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4679) to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the 
circumstances in which a substance is considered to be a pesticide 
chemical for purposes of such Act, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, recognized Mr. BLILEY and Mr. BROWN 
of Ohio, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,

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  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.104.16  border smog reduction

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 8) to amend the Clean Air Act 
to deny entry into the United States of certain foreign motor vehicles 
that do not comply with State laws governing motor vehicles emissions, 
and for other purposes:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Border Smog Reduction Act of 
     1998''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF CLEAN AIR ACT.

       Section 183 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511b) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Vehicles Entering Ozone Nonattainment Areas.--
       ``(1) Authority regarding ozone inspection and maintenance 
     testing.--
       ``(A) In general.--No noncommercial motor vehicle 
     registered in a foreign country and operated by a United 
     States citizen or by an alien who is a permanent resident of 
     the United States, or who holds a visa for the purposes of 
     employment or educational study in the United States, may 
     enter a covered ozone nonattainment area from a foreign 
     country bordering the United States and contiguous to the 
     nonattainment area more than twice in a single calendar-month 
     period, if State law has requirements for the inspection and 
     maintenance of such vehicles under the applicable 
     implementation plan in the nonattainment area.
       ``(B) Applicability.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if 
     the operator presents documentation at the United States 
     border entry point establishing that the vehicle has complied 
     with such inspection and maintenance requirements as are in 
     effect and are applicable to motor vehicles of the same type 
     and model year.
       ``(2) Sanctions for violations.--The President may impose 
     and collect from the operator of any motor vehicle who 
     violates, or attempts to violate, paragraph (1) a civil 
     penalty of not more than $200 for the second violation or 
     attempted violation and $400 for the third and each 
     subsequent violation or attempted violation.
       ``(3) State election.--The prohibition set forth in 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply in any State that elects to be 
     exempt from the prohibition. Such an election shall take 
     effect upon the President's receipt of written notice from 
     the Governor of the State notifying the President of such 
     election.
       ``(4) Alternative approach.--The prohibition set forth in 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply in a State, and the President 
     may implement an alternative approach, if--
       ``(A) the Governor of the State submits to the President a 
     written description of an alternative approach to facilitate 
     the compliance, by some or all foreign-registered motor 
     vehicles, with the motor vehicle inspection and maintenance 
     requirements that are--
       ``(i) related to emissions of air pollutants;
       ``(ii) in effect under the applicable implementation plan 
     in the covered ozone nonattainment area; and
       ``(iii) applicable to motor vehicles of the same types and 
     model years as the foreign-registered motor vehicles; and
       ``(B) the President approves the alternative approach as 
     facilitating compliance with the motor vehicle inspection and 
     maintenance requirements referred to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(5) Definition of covered ozone nonattainment area.--In 
     this section, the term `covered ozone nonattainment area' 
     means a Serious Area, as classified under section 181 as of 
     the date of enactment of this subsection.''.

     SEC. 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       (a) In General.--The amendment made by section 2 takes 
     effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
     Nothing in that amendment shall require action that is 
     inconsistent with the obligations of the United States under 
     any international agreement.
       (b) Information.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the appropriate agency of the United 
     States shall distribute information to publicize the 
     prohibition set forth in the amendment made by section 2.

     SEC. 4. STUDY BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study of the impact of the amendment 
     made by section 2.
       (b) Contents of Study.--The study under subsection (a) 
     shall compare--
       (1) the potential impact of the amendment made by section 2 
     on air quality in ozone nonattainment areas affected by the 
     amendment; with
       (2) the impact on air quality in those areas caused by the 
     increase in the number of vehicles engaged in commerce 
     operating in the United States and registered in, or operated 
     from, Mexico, as a result of the implementation of the North 
     American Free Trade Agreement.
       (c) Report.--Not later than July 1, 1999, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
     describing the findings of the study under subsection (a).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, recognized Mr. BLILEY and Mr. BROWN 
of Ohio, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment was agreed to was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.104.17  child online protection

  Mr. TAUZIN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3783) to 
amend section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 to require persons 
who are engaged in the business of selling or transferring, by means of 
the World Wide Web, material that is harmful to minors to restrict 
access to such material by minors, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, recognized Mr. TAUZIN and Mr. 
MARKEY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require persons who are engaged 
in the business of distributing, by means of the World Wide Web, 
material that is harmful to minors to restrict access to such material 
by minors, and for other purposes.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.104.18  further message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed bills of the following titles in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 505. An Act to amend the provisions of title 17, United 
     States Code, with respect to the duration of copyright, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 2561. An Act to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act with 
     respect to furnishing and using consumer reports for 
     employment purposes. 

para.104.19  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 4104

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-790) the resolution (H. Res. 579) waiving points of order 
against consideration of the conference report on the bill (H.R. 4104) 
making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States 
Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain 
Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.104.20  providing for consideration of h.j. res. 131 and waiving 
          certain enrollment requirements for the remainder of the 105th 
          congress

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-791) the resolution (H. Res. 580)

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providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 131) 
waiving certain enrollment requirements for the remainder of the One 
Hundred Fifth Congress with respect to any bill or joint resolution 
making general or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1999.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.104.21  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 4104

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 579):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 4104) making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes. All points of order against the conference report 
     and against its consideration are waived. The conference 
     report shall be considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

231

When there appeared

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Nays

194

para.104.22                  [Roll No. 490]

                                YEAS--231

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Boucher
     Kennelly
     McCrery
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Saxton
     Waxman
     Weller
     Yates
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.104.23  treasury, postal service appropriations for fy-1999

  Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to House Resolution 579, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-789):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     4104) ``making appropriations for the Treasury Department, 
     the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the 
     President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes'', 
     having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to 
     recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as 
     follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:
     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes, namely:

                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices 
     including operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building 
     and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, 
     repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial 
     insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned 
     overseas, when necessary for the performance of official 
     business; not to exceed $2,900,000 for official travel 
     expenses; not to exceed $150,000 for official reception and 
     representation expenses; not to exceed $258,000 for 
     unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be 
     allocated and expended under the direction of the Secretary 
     of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on his 
     certificate, $123,151,000: Provided, That the Office of 
     Foreign Assets Control shall be funded at no less than 
     $6,560,800: Provided further, That the Department is 
     authorized to charge both direct and indirect costs to the 
     Office of Foreign Assets Control in the implementation of 
     this floor: Provided further, That the methodology for 
     applying such charges will be the same method used in 
     developing the Departmental Offices Fiscal Year 1999 
     President's Budget Justification to the Congress.

                         Automation Enhancement


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For development and acquisition of automatic data 
     processing equipment, software, and services for the 
     Department of the Treasury,

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     $28,690,000: Provided, That these funds shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2000: Provided further, That 
     these funds shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts 
     as necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Department's 
     offices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further, 
     That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any 
     other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated shall be used to 
     support or supplement the Internal Revenue Service 
     appropriations for Information Systems: Provided further, 
     That $6,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Customs 
     Modernization project may not be transferred to the United 
     States Customs Service or obligated until the Treasury's 
     Chief Information Officer, through the Treasury Investment 
     Review Board, concurs on the plan and milestone schedule for 
     the deployment of the system: Provided further, That 
     $6,000,000 of the funds made available for the Customs 
     Modernization project may not be obligated for any major 
     system investments prior to the development of an 
     architecture which is compliant with the Treasury Information 
     Systems Architecture Framework (TISAF) and the establishment 
     of measures to enforce compliance with the architecture.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, not to exceed $2,000,000 for official 
     travel expenses; including hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     and not to exceed $100,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a 
     confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 
     direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury, 
     $30,678,000.

           Treasury Building and Annex Repair and Restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Treasury 
     Building and Annex, $27,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That none of the funds provided shall be 
     available for obligation until September 30, 1999.

                  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
     Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel 
     expenses of non-Federal law enforcement personnel to attend 
     meetings concerned with financial intelligence activities, 
     law enforcement, and financial regulation; not to exceed 
     $14,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
     and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, with 
     or without reimbursement, $24,000,000: Provided, That funds 
     appropriated in this account may be used to procure personal 
     services contracts.

                    Violent Crime Reduction Programs


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For activities authorized by Public Law 103-322, to remain 
     available until expended, which shall be derived from the 
     Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, as follows:
       (1) As authorized by section 190001(e), $119,000,000; of 
     which $3,000,000 shall be available to the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms for administering the Gang Resistance 
     Education and Training program; of which $1,400,000 shall be 
     available to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; of 
     which $22,628,000 shall be available to the United States 
     Secret Service, including $6,700,000 for vehicle replacement, 
     $5,000,000 for investigations of counterfeiting, $7,732,000 
     for the 2000 candidate/nominee protection program, and 
     $3,196,000 for forensic and related support of investigations 
     of missing and exploited children, of which $1,196,000 shall 
     be available as a grant for activities related to the 
     investigations of exploited children and shall remain 
     available until expended; of which $65,472,000 shall be 
     available for the United States Customs Service, including 
     $54,000,000 for narcotics detection technology, $9,500,000 
     for the passenger processing initiative, $972,000 for 
     construction of canopies for inspection of outbound vehicles 
     along the Southwest border, and $1,000,000 for technology 
     investments related to the Cyber-Smuggling Center; of which 
     $2,500,000 shall be available to the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy, including $1,000,000 for Model State Drug Law 
     Conferences, and $1,500,000 to expand the Milwaukee, 
     Wisconsin High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area; and of which 
     $24,000,000 shall be available for Interagency Crime and Drug 
     Enforcement;
       (2) As authorized by section 32401, $13,000,000 to the 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for disbursement 
     through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to local 
     governments for Gang Resistance Education and Training: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding sections 32401 and 310001, 
     such funds shall be allocated to State and local law 
     enforcement and prevention organizations.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center, as a bureau of the Department of the 
     Treasury, including materials and support costs of Federal 
     law enforcement basic training; purchase (not to exceed 52 
     for police-type use, without regard to the general purchase 
     price limitation) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; for 
     expenses for student athletic and related activities; 
     uniforms without regard to the general purchase price 
     limitation for the current fiscal year; the conducting of and 
     participating in firearms matches and presentation of awards; 
     for public awareness and enhancing community support of law 
     enforcement training; not to exceed $9,500 for official 
     reception and representation expenses; room and board for 
     student interns; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     $71,923,000, of which up to $13,843,000 for materials and 
     support costs of Federal law enforcement basic training shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That the 
     Center is authorized to accept and use gifts of property, 
     both real and personal, and to accept services, for 
     authorized purposes, including funding of a gift of intrinsic 
     value which shall be awarded annually by the Director of the 
     Center to the outstanding student who graduated from a basic 
     training program at the Center during the previous fiscal 
     year, which shall be funded only by gifts received through 
     the Center's gift authority: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, students 
     attending training at any Federal Law Enforcement Training 
     Center site shall reside in on-Center or Center-provided 
     housing, insofar as available and in accordance with Center 
     policy: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 
     account shall be available, at the discretion of the 
     Director, for the following: (1) training United States 
     Postal Service law enforcement personnel and Postal police 
     officers; (2) State and local government law enforcement 
     training on a space-available basis; (3) training of foreign 
     law enforcement officials on a space-available basis with 
     reimbursement of actual costs to this appropriation, except 
     that reimbursement may be waived by the Secretary for law 
     enforcement training activities in foreign countries 
     undertaken pursuant to section 801 of the Antiterrorism and 
     Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Public Law 104-32; (4) 
     training of private sector security officials on a space-
     available basis with reimbursement of actual costs to this 
     appropriation; and (5) travel expenses of non-Federal 
     personnel to attend course development meetings and training 
     sponsored by the Center: Provided further, That the Center is 
     authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of 
     reimbursements from agencies receiving training sponsored by 
     the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, except that 
     total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not 
     exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of the 
     fiscal year: Provided further, That the Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center is authorized to provide training 
     for the Gang Resistance Education and Training program to 
     Federal and non-Federal personnel at any facility in 
     partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: 
     Provided further, That the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
     Center is authorized to provide short-term medical services 
     for students undergoing training at the Center.


     acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses

       For expansion of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
     Center, for acquisition of necessary additional real property 
     and facilities, and for ongoing maintenance, facility 
     improvements, and related expenses, $34,760,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement


                 interagency crime and drug enforcement

       For expenses necessary for the detection and investigation 
     of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking, 
     including cooperative efforts with State and local law 
     enforcement, $51,900,000, of which $7,827,000 shall remain 
     available until expended.

                      Financial Management Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Financial Management Service, 
     $196,490,000, of which not to exceed $13,235,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2001, for information systems 
     modernization initiatives.


                         FEDERAL FINANCING BANK

       For liquidation of certain debts to the United States 
     Treasury incurred by the Federal Financing Bank pursuant to 
     section 9(b) of the Federal Financing Bank Act of 1973, 
     $3,317,960,000.

                Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco 
     and Firearms, including purchase of not to exceed 812 
     vehicles for police-type use, of which 650 shall be for 
     replacement only, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire 
     of aircraft; services of expert witnesses at such rates as 
     may be determined by the Director; for payment of per diem 
     and/or subsistence allowances to employees where an 
     assignment to the National Response Team during the 
     investigation of a bombing or arson incident requires an 
     employee to work 16 hours or more per day or to remain 
     overnight at his or her post of duty; not to exceed $15,000 
     for official reception and representation expenses; for 
     training of State and local law enforcement agencies with or 
     without reimbursement, including training in connection with 
     the training and acquisition of canines for explosives and 
     fire accelerants detection; and provision of laboratory 
     assistance to State and local agencies, with or without 
     reimbursement, $541,574,000, of which $2,206,000 shall not be 
     available for obligation until September 30, 1999; of which 
     $27,000,000 may be used for the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction 
     Initiative; of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be 
     available for the payment of attorneys' fees as provided by 
     18 U.S.C. 924(d)(2); and of which $1,000,000 shall be 
     available for the equipping of any vessel, vehicle, 
     equipment, or aircraft available for official use by a State 
     or local law enforcement agency if the conveyance will be 
     used in joint law enforcement operations with the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and for the payment of overtime 
     salaries, travel, fuel, training, equipment, and other 
     similar costs of State and local law enforcement personnel, 
     including sworn officers and support personnel, that are 
     incurred in joint operations with the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms: Provided, That no funds made available 
     by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the 
     functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms to other agencies or Departments in 
     fiscal year 1999: Provided further, That of the

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     funds made available, $4,500,000 shall be made available for 
     the expansion of the National Tracing Center: Provided 
     further, That no funds appropriated herein shall be available 
     for salaries or administrative expenses in connection with 
     consolidating or centralizing, within the Department of the 
     Treasury, the records, or any portion thereof, of acquisition 
     and disposition of firearms maintained by Federal firearms 
     licensees: Provided further, That no funds appropriated 
     herein shall be used to pay administrative expenses or the 
     compensation of any officer or employee of the United States 
     to implement an amendment or amendments to 27 CFR 178.118 or 
     to change the definition of ``Curios or relics'' in 27 CFR 
     178.11 or remove any item from ATF Publication 5300.11 as it 
     existed on January 1, 1994: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds appropriated herein shall be available to 
     investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal 
     firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided 
     further, That such funds shall be available to investigate 
     and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief 
     from Federal firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): 
     Provided further, That no funds in this Act may be used to 
     provide ballistics imaging equipment to any State or local 
     authority who has obtained similar equipment through a 
     Federal grant or subsidy unless the State or local authority 
     agrees to return that equipment or to repay that grant or 
     subsidy to the Federal Government: Provided further, That no 
     funds under this Act may be used to electronically retrieve 
     information gathered pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name 
     or any personal identification code.

                     United States Customs Service


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Customs 
     Service, including purchase and lease of up to 1,050 motor 
     vehicles of which 550 are for replacement only and of which 
     1,030 are for police-type use and commercial operations; hire 
     of motor vehicles; contracting with individuals for personal 
     services abroad; not to exceed $40,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses; and awards of compensation to 
     informers, as authorized by any Act enforced by the United 
     States Customs Service, $1,642,565,000, of which such sums as 
     become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums 
     subject to section 13031(f )(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (19 U.S.C. 
     58c(f )(3)), shall be derived from that Account; of the 
     total, not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment 
     for rental space in connection with pre-clearance operations, 
     not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be available until expended 
     for research, not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available 
     until expended for conducting special operations pursuant to 
     19 U.S.C. 2081, and up to $8,000,000 shall be available until 
     expended for the procurement of automation infrastructure 
     items, including hardware, software, and installation: 
     Provided, That uniforms may be purchased without regard to 
     the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal 
     year: Provided further, That of the amount provided, an 
     additional $2,400,000 shall be made available for staffing 
     and resources for the child pornography cyber-smuggling 
     initiative: Provided further, That $500,000 shall be 
     available to fund the expansion of services at the Vermont 
     World Trade Office: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $2,500,000 shall be available until expended for relocation 
     of the Customs Air Branch from Belle Chase, Louisiana, to 
     Hammond, Louisiana: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, the fiscal year aggregate 
     overtime limitation prescribed in subsection 5(c)(1) of the 
     Act of February 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 261 and 267) shall be 
     $30,000: Provided further, That of the amount provided, 
     $9,500,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1999.


  operation, maintenance and procurement, air and marine interdiction 
                                programs

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of marine vessels, aircraft, and 
     other related equipment of the Air and Marine Programs, 
     including operational training and mission-related travel, 
     and rental payments for facilities occupied by the air or 
     marine interdiction and demand reduction programs, the 
     operations of which include the following: (1) the 
     interdiction of narcotics and other goods; (2) the provision 
     of support to Customs and other Federal, State, and local 
     agencies in the enforcement or administration of laws 
     enforced by the Customs Service; and (3) at the discretion of 
     the Commissioner of Customs, the provision of assistance to 
     Federal, State, and local agencies in other law enforcement 
     and emergency humanitarian efforts, $113,688,000, which shall 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That no aircraft 
     or other related equipment, with the exception of aircraft 
     which is one of a kind and has been identified as excess to 
     Customs requirements and aircraft which has been damaged 
     beyond repair, shall be transferred to any other Federal 
     agency, department, or office outside of the Department of 
     the Treasury, during fiscal year 1999 without the prior 
     approval of the Committees on Appropriations.


                   harbor maintenance fee collection

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For administrative expenses related to the collection of 
     the Harbor Maintenance Fee, pursuant to Public Law 103-182, 
     $3,000,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
     Fund and to be transferred to and merged with the Customs 
     ``Salaries and Expenses'' account for such purposes.

                       Bureau of the Public Debt


                     Administering the Public Debt

       For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt 
     issues of the United States, $176,500,000, of which not to 
     exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses, and of which not to exceed 
     $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2001, 
     for information systems modernization initiatives: Provided, 
     That the sum appropriated herein from the General Fund for 
     fiscal year 1999 shall be reduced by not more than $4,400,000 
     as definitive security issue fees and Treasury Direct 
     Investor Account Maintenance fees are collected, so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 1999 appropriation from the 
     General Fund estimated at $172,100,000, and in addition, 
     $20,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
     Fund to reimburse the Bureau for administrative and personnel 
     expenses for financial management of the Fund, as authorized 
     by section 102 of Public Law 101-380: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provisions of law, effective upon 
     enactment and thereafter, the Bureau of the Public Debt shall 
     be fully and directly reimbursed by the funds described in 
     section 104 of Public Law 101-136 (103 Stat. 789) for costs 
     and services performed by the Bureau in the administration of 
     such funds.

                        Internal Revenue Service


                 processing, assistance, and management

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for 
     tax returns processing; revenue accounting; tax law and 
     account assistance to taxpayers by telephone and 
     correspondence; programs to match information returns and tax 
     returns; management services; rent and utilities; and 
     inspection; including purchase (not to exceed 150 for 
     replacement only for police-type use) and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
     determined by the Commissioner, $3,086,208,000, of which up 
     to $3,700,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly 
     Program, and of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be for 
     official reception and representation expenses: Provided, 
     That of the amount provided, $105,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for postage and shall not be 
     obligated before September 30, 1999: Provided further, That, 
     pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3206(a), funds shall continue to be 
     provided to the United States Postal Service for postage due: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided, $25,000,000 
     shall not be available for obligation until September 30, 
     1999.


                          Tax Law Enforcement

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for 
     determining and establishing tax liabilities; providing 
     litigation support; issuing technical rulings; examining 
     employee plans and exempt organizations; conducting criminal 
     investigation and enforcement activities; securing unfiled 
     tax returns; collecting unpaid accounts; compiling statistics 
     of income and conducting compliance research; purchase (for 
     police-type use, not to exceed 850) and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
     determined by the Commissioner, $3,164,189,000.


             Earned Income Tax Credit Compliance Initiative

       For funding essential earned income tax credit compliance 
     and error reduction initiatives pursuant to section 5702 of 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33), 
     $143,000,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 may be used 
     to reimburse the Social Security Administration for the costs 
     of implementing section 1090 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 
     1997.


                          Information Systems

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for 
     information systems and telecommunications support, including 
     developmental information systems and operational information 
     systems; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 
     1343(b)); and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at 
     such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, 
     $1,265,456,000, which shall remain available until September 
     30, 2000, and of which $103,000,000 shall be available only 
     for improvements to customer service.


                   Information Technology Investments

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service, 
     $211,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002, 
     for the capital asset acquisition of information technology 
     systems, including management and related contractual costs 
     of such acquisition, and including contractual costs 
     associated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: 
     Provided, That none of these funds is available for 
     obligation until September 30, 1999: Provided further, That 
     none of these funds shall be obligated until the Internal 
     Revenue Service and the Department of the Treasury submit to 
     Congress for approval, a plan for expenditure that: (1) 
     implements the Internal Revenue Service's Modernization 
     Blueprint submitted to Congress on May 15, 1997; (2) meets 
     the information systems investment guidelines established by 
     the Office of Management and Budget and in the fiscal year 
     1998 budget; (3) is reviewed and approved by the Office of 
     Management and Budget, the Department of the Treasury's IRS 
     Management Board, and is reviewed by the General Accounting 
     Office; (4) meets the requirements of the May 15, 1997 
     Internal Revenue Service's Systems Life Cycle program; and 
     (5) is in compliance with acquisition rules, requirements, 
     guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices of 
     the Federal Government.


          administrative provisions--internal revenue service

       Section 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service 
     may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service 
     appropriation upon the advance approval of the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain a 
     training program to ensure that Internal Revenue Service 
     employees are trained in

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     taxpayers' rights, in dealing courteously with the taxpayers, 
     and in cross-cultural relations.
        Sec. 103. The funds provided in this Act for the Internal 
     Revenue Service shall be used to provide, as a minimum, the 
     fiscal year 1995 level of service, staffing, and funding for 
     Taxpayer Services.
        Sec. 104. None of the funds appropriated by this title 
     shall be used in connection with the collection of any 
     underpayment of any tax imposed by the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 unless the conduct of officers and employees of the 
     Internal Revenue Service in connection with such collection, 
     including any private sector employees under contract to the 
     Internal Revenue Service, complies with subsection (a) of 
     section 805 (relating to communications in connection with 
     debt collection), and section 806 (relating to harassment or 
     abuse), of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1692).
        Sec. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and 
     enforce policies and procedures which will safeguard the 
     confidentiality of taxpayer information.
        Sec. 106. Funds made available by this or any other Act to 
     the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved 
     facilities and increased manpower to provide a sufficient and 
     effective 1-800 help line for taxpayers. The Commissioner 
     shall continue to make the improvement of the Internal 
     Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a priority and 
     allocate resources necessary to increase phone lines and 
     staff to improve the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line 
     service.
       Sec. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     reorganization of the field office structure of the Internal 
     Revenue Service Criminal Investigators Division will result 
     in a reduction of criminal investigators in Wisconsin and 
     South Dakota from the 1996 level.

                      United States Secret Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, 
     including purchase of not to exceed 739 vehicles for police-
     type use, of which 675 shall be for replacement only, and 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; training 
     and assistance requested by State and local governments, 
     which may be provided without reimbursement; services of 
     expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the 
     Director; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia, 
     and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on 
     private or other property not in Government ownership or 
     control, as may be necessary to perform protective functions; 
     for payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to 
     employees where a protective assignment during the actual day 
     or days of the visit of a protectee require an employee to 
     work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at his or her 
     post of duty; the conducting of and participating in firearms 
     matches; presentation of awards; for travel of Secret Service 
     employees on protective missions without regard to the 
     limitations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if 
     approval is obtained in advance from the Committees on 
     Appropriations; for research and development; for making 
     grants to conduct behavioral research in support of 
     protective research and operations; not to exceed $20,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed 
     $50,000 to provide technical assistance and equipment to 
     foreign law enforcement organizations in counterfeit 
     investigations; for payment in advance for commercial 
     accommodations as may be necessary to perform protective 
     functions; and for uniforms without regard to the general 
     purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year, 
     $600,302,000: Provided, That $18,000,000 provided for 
     protective travel shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000; Provided further, That of the amount provided, 
     $5,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1999.


      acquisition, construction, improvement, and related expenses

       For necessary expenses of construction, repair, alteration, 
     and improvement of facilities, $8,068,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

             General Provisions--Department of the Treasury

       Sec. 110. Any obligation or expenditure by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury in connection with law enforcement activities of 
     a Federal agency or a Department of the Treasury law 
     enforcement organization in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 
     9703(g)(4)(B) from unobligated balances remaining in the Fund 
     on September 30, 1999, shall be made in compliance with 
     reprogramming guidelines.
        Sec. 111. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury 
     in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including 
     maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for 
     official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; 
     purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the general 
     purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used 
     overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts 
     with the Department of State for the furnishing of health and 
     medical services to employees and their dependents serving in 
     foreign countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
        Sec. 112. The funds provided to the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms for fiscal year 1999 in this Act for the 
     enforcement of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act shall 
     be expended in a manner so as not to diminish enforcement 
     efforts with respect to section 105 of the Federal Alcohol 
     Administration Act.
        Sec. 113. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in 
     this Act made available to the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, United States Customs 
     Service, and United States Secret Service may be transferred 
     between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations. No transfer may increase or 
     decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
       Sec. 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in 
     this Act made available to the Departmental Offices, Office 
     of Inspector General, Financial Management Service, and 
     Bureau of the Public Debt, may be transferred between such 
     appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations. No transfer may increase or decrease any such 
     appropriation by more than 2 percent.
       Sec. 115. Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the explosive in a 
     fixed shotgun shell'' and inserting ``an explosive'';
       (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``the explosive in a 
     fixed metallic cartridge'' and inserting ``an explosive''; 
     and
       (3) by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the following:
       ``(16) The term `antique firearm' means--
       ``(A) any firearm (including any firearm with a matchlock, 
     flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition 
     system) manufactured in or before 1898; or
       ``(B) any replica of any firearm described in subparagraph 
     (A) if such replica--
       ``(i) is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or 
     conventional centerfire fixed ammunition; or
       ``(ii) uses rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed 
     ammunition which is no longer manufactured in the United 
     States and which is not readily available in the ordinary 
     channels of commercial trade; or
       ``(C) any muzzle loading rifle, muzzle loading shotgun, or 
     muzzle loading pistol, which is designed to use black powder, 
     or a black powder substitute, and which cannot use fixed 
     ammunition. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
     `antique firearm' shall not include any weapon which 
     incorporates a firearm frame or receiver, any firearm which 
     is converted into a muzzle loading weapon, or any muzzle 
     loading weapon which can be readily converted to fire fixed 
     ammunition by replacing the barrel, bolt, breechblock, or any 
     combination thereof.''.
       Sec. 116. Of the funds available for the purchase of law 
     enforcement vehicles, no funds may be obligated until the 
     Secretary of the Treasury certifies that the purchase by the 
     respective Treasury bureau is consistent with the vehicle 
     management principles: Provided, That the Secretary may 
     delegate this authority to the Assistant Secretary for 
     Management.
       Sec. 117. Exception to Immunity From Attachment or 
     Execution. (a) Section 1610 of title 28, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f )(1)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     including but not limited to section 208(f ) of the Foreign 
     Missions Act (22 U.S.C. 4308(f )), and except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), any property with respect to which 
     financial transactions are prohibited or regulated pursuant 
     to section 5(b) of the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 
     App. 5(b)), section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)), sections 202 and 203 of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-
     1702), or any other proclamation, order, regulation, or 
     license issued pursuant thereto, shall be subject to 
     execution or attachment in aid of execution of any judgment 
     relating to a claim for which a foreign state (including any 
     agency or instrumentality or such state) claiming such 
     property is not immune under section 1605(a)(7).
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if, at the time the 
     property is expropriated or seized by the foreign state, the 
     property has been held in title by a natural person or, if 
     held in trust, has been held for the benefit of a natural 
     person or persons.
       ``(2)(A) At the request of any party in whose favor a 
     judgment has been issued with respect to a claim for which 
     the foreign state is not immune under section 1605(a)(7), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State shall 
     fully, promptly, and effectively assist any judgment creditor 
     or any court that has issued any such judgment in 
     identifying, locating, and executing against the property of 
     that foreign state or any agency or instrumentality of such 
     state.
       ``(B) In providing such assistance, the Secretaries--
       ``(i) may provide such information to the court under seal; 
     and
       ``(ii) shall provide the information in a manner sufficient 
     to allow the court to direct the United States Marshall's 
     office to promptly and effectively execute against that 
     property.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1606 of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after ``punitive 
     damages'' the following: ``, except any action under section 
     1605(a)(7) or 1610(f )''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall apply to any claim for which a foreign state is 
     not immune under section 1605(a)(7) of title 28, United 
     States Code, arising before, on, or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Waiver.--The President may waive the requirements of 
     this section in the interest of national security.
       This title may be cited as the ``Treasury Department 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.

                        TITLE II--POSTAL SERVICE

                  Payments to the Postal Service Fund

       For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone 
     on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) 
     and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, 
     $71,195,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000: Provided, That none of the funds provided shall be 
     available for obligation until October 1, 1999: Provided 
     further, That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind 
     shall continue to

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     be free: Provided further, That 6-day delivery and rural 
     delivery of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 
     level: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to 
     implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any 
     officer or employee of any State or local child support 
     enforcement agency, or any individual participating in a 
     State or local program of child support enforcement, a fee 
     for information requested or provided concerning an address 
     of a postal customer: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or 
     close small rural and other small post offices in the fiscal 
     year ending on September 30, 1999.
       This title may be cited as the ``Postal Service 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.

TITLE III--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO 
                             THE PRESIDENT

        Compensation of the President and the White House Office


                     compensation of the president

       For compensation of the President, including an expense 
     allowance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 
     U.S.C. 102, $250,000: Provided, That none of the funds made 
     available for official expenses shall be expended for any 
     other purpose and any unused amount shall revert to the 
     Treasury pursuant to section 1552 of title 31, United States 
     Code: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
     for official expenses shall be considered as taxable to the 
     President.


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by 
     law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence 
     expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which shall be 
     expended and accounted for as provided in that section; hire 
     of passenger motor vehicles, newspapers, periodicals, 
     teletype news service, and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to 
     be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); 
     and not to exceed $19,000 for official entertainment 
     expenses, to be available for allocation within the Executive 
     Office of the President, $52,344,000: Provided, That 
     $10,100,000 of the funds appropriated shall be available for 
     reimbursements to the White House Communications Agency.

                 Executive Residence at the White House


                           operating expenses

       For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, 
     refurnishing, improvement, heating, and lighting, including 
     electric power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence at 
     the White House and official entertainment expenses of the 
     President, $8,061,000, to be expended and accounted for as 
     provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114: Provided, 
     That such amount shall not be available for expenses for 
     domestic staff overtime.
       In addition, for necessary expenses for domestic staff 
     overtime, $630,000: Provided, That such amount shall not 
     become available for obligation until the Comptroller General 
     of the United States notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations that: (1) the Executive Office of the 
     President has received, reviewed, and commented on the draft 
     report of the General Accounting Office with respect to its 
     audit of the Executive Residence at the White House; and (2) 
     the General Accounting Office has received the comments of 
     the Executive Office of the President.


                         reimbursable expenses

       For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at 
     the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, 
     That all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive 
     Residence shall be made in accordance with the provisions of 
     this paragraph: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, such amount for reimbursable 
     operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the 
     Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive 
     offsetting collections, for such expenses: Provided further, 
     That the Executive Residence shall require each person 
     sponsoring a reimbursable political event to pay in advance 
     an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event, and all 
     such advance payments shall be credited to this account and 
     remain available until expended: Provided further, That the 
     Executive Residence shall require the national committee of 
     the political party of the President to maintain on deposit 
     $25,000, to be separately accounted for and available for 
     expenses relating to reimbursable political events sponsored 
     by such committee during such fiscal year: Provided further, 
     That the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written 
     notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating 
     expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing 
     such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, 
     and that such amount is collected within 30 days after the 
     submission of such notice: Provided further, That the 
     Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess 
     penalties and other charges on any such amount that is not 
     reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the 
     interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding 
     debt on a United States Government claim under section 3717 
     of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That each 
     such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest 
     and charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That the Executive 
     Residence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of 
     the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth 
     the reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive 
     Residence during the preceding fiscal year, including the 
     total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that 
     consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the 
     amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political 
     events, and the portion of each such amount that has been 
     reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further, 
     That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the 
     tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events within 
     the Executive Residence that includes a standard for the 
     classification of any such expense as political or 
     nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this 
     paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence 
     from any other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II 
     of chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code.

 Special Assistance to the President and the Official Residence of the 
                             Vice President


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to 
     provide assistance to the President in connection with 
     specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence expenses 
     as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be expended and 
     accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, $3,512,000.


                           operating expenses

  (including transfer of funds)ighting, including electric power and 
fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice President; the hire of 
   passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 for official 
   entertainment expenses of the Vice President, to be accounted for 
    solely on his certificate, $334,000: Provided, That advances or 
  repayments or transfers from this appropriation may be made to any 
   department or agency for expenses of carrying out such activities.

                      Council of Economic Advisers


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out its 
     functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), 
     $3,666,000.

                      Office of Policy Development

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 
     U.S.C. 107, $4,032,000.

                       National Security Council


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Security Council, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     $6,806,000.

                        Office of Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 
     U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     $28,350,000.

                    Office of Management and Budget


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and 
     Budget (OMB), including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $60,617,000, of 
     which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available to carry 
     out the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
     Code: Provided, That, as provided in 31 U.S.C. 1301(a), 
     appropriations shall be applied only to the objects for which 
     appropriations were made except as otherwise provided by law: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this 
     Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be used for 
     the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing orders or 
     any activities or regulations under the provisions of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.): Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act 
     may be expended for the altering of the transcript of actual 
     testimony of witnesses, except for testimony of officials of 
     the Office of Management and Budget, before the Committees on 
     Appropriations or the Committees on Veterans' Affairs or 
     their subcommittees: Provided further, That the preceding 
     shall not apply to printed hearings released by the 
     Committees on Appropriations or the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs: Provided further, That the Director of OMB amends 
     Section ____.36 of OMB Circular A-110 to require Federal 
     awarding agencies to ensure that all data produced under an 
     award will be made available to the public through the 
     procedures established under the Freedom of Information Act: 
     Provided further, That if the agency obtaining the data does 
     so solely at the request of a private party, the agency may 
     authorize a reasonable user fee equaling the incremental cost 
     of obtaining the data: Provided further, That OMB is directed 
     to submit a report by March 31, 1999, to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, 
     and the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     that: (1) identifies specific paperwork reduction 
     accomplishments expected, constituting annual 5 percent 
     reductions in paperwork expected in fiscal year 1999 and 
     fiscal year 2000; and (2) issues guidance on the requirements 
     of 5 U.S.C. Sec. 801(a)(1) and (3); sections 804(3), and 
     808(2), including a standard new rule reporting form for use 
     under section 801(a)(1)(A) and (B).

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to title I 
     of Public Law 100-690; not to exceed $8,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses; and for participation 
     in joint projects or in the provision of services on matters 
     of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public 
     organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, 
     $48,042,000, of which $30,100,000 shall remain available 
     until expended, consisting of $1,100,000 for policy research 
     and evaluation, and $16,000,000 for the

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     Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center for counternarcotics 
     research and development projects, and $13,000,000 for the 
     continued operation of the technology transfer program: 
     Provided, That the $16,000,000 for the Counterdrug Technology 
     Assessment Center shall be available for transfer to other 
     Federal departments or agencies: Provided further, That the 
     Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize 
     gifts, both real and personal, public and private, without 
     fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or 
     facilitating the work of the Office.

                     Federal Drug Control Programs


             high intensity drug trafficking areas program

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas 
     Program, $182,477,000 for drug control activities consistent 
     with the approved strategy for each of the designated High 
     Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, of which no less than 51 
     percent shall be transferred to State and local entities for 
     drug control activities, which shall be obligated within 120 
     days of the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided, That 
     funding shall be provided for existing High Intensity Drug 
     Trafficking Areas at no less than the total fiscal year 1998 
     level consisting of funding from this account as well as the 
     Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.


                        special forfeiture fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For activities to support a national anti-drug campaign for 
     youth, and other purposes, authorized by Public Law 100-690, 
     as amended, $214,500,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That such funds may be transferred to other Federal 
     departments and agencies to carry out such activities: 
     Provided further, That of the funds provided, $185,000,000 
     shall be to support a national media campaign to reduce and 
     prevent drug use among young Americans: Provided further, 
     That none of the funds provided for the support of a national 
     media campaign may be obligated for the following purposes: 
     to supplant current anti-drug community based coalitions; to 
     supplant current pro bono public service time donated by 
     national and local broadcasting networks; for partisan 
     political purposes; or to fund media campaigns that feature 
     any elected officials, persons seeking elected office, 
     cabinet-level officials, or other Federal officials employed 
     pursuant to Schedule C of title 5, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, section 213, absent advance notice to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Senate Judiciary 
     Committee: Provided further, That: (1) the Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) will require a pro bono match 
     commitment up-front as part of its media buy from each and 
     every seller of ad time and space; (2) ONDCP, or any agent 
     acting on its behalf, may not obligate any funds for the 
     creative development of advertisements from for-profit 
     organizations, not including out-of-pocket production costs 
     and talent re-use payments, unless: (A) the advertisements 
     are intended to reach a minority, ethnic or other special 
     audience that cannot be obtained on a pro bono basis within 
     the time frames required by ONDCP's advertising and buying 
     agencies; and (B) ONDCP receives prior approval from the 
     Committees on Appropriations; (3) ONDCP will submit within 3 
     months of the enactment of this Act an implementation plan to 
     the Committees on Appropriations to secure corporate 
     sponsorship equaling 40 percent of the appropriated amount in 
     fiscal year 1999, the definition of which is a contribution 
     that is not received as a result of leveraging funds to 
     receive said sponsorship, corporate sponsorship equaling 60 
     percent of the appropriated amount in fiscal year 2000, 
     corporate sponsorship equaling 80 percent of the appropriated 
     amount in fiscal year 2001, corporate sponsorship equaling 
     100 percent of the appropriated amount in fiscal year 2002; 
     (4) the funds provided for the support of a national media 
     campaign may be used to fund the purchase of media time and 
     space, talent re-use payments, out-of-pocket advertising 
     production costs, testing and evaluation of advertising, 
     evaluation of the effectiveness of the media campaign, the 
     negotiated fees for the winning bidder on the request for 
     proposal recently issued by ONDCP, partnership with 
     community, civic, and professional groups, and Government 
     organizations related to the media campaign, entertainment 
     industry collaborations to fashion anti-drug messages in 
     movies, television programming, and popular music, 
     interactive (Internet and new) media projects/activities, 
     public information (News Media Outreach), and corporate 
     sponsorship/participation; (5) ONDCP shall not obligate funds 
     provided for the national media campaign for fiscal year 1999 
     until ONDCP has submitted the evaluation and results of Phase 
     I of the campaign to the Committees on Appropriations, and 
     may obligate not more than 75 percent of these funds until 
     ONDCP has submitted the evaluation and results of Phase II of 
     the campaign to the Committees on Appropriations; and (6) 
     ONDCP is required to report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations not only quarterly, but also to provide 
     monthly itemized reports of all expenditures and obligations 
     relating to the media campaign as well as the specific 
     parameters of the national media campaign, and shall report 
     to Congress within 1 year on the effectiveness of the 
     national media campaign based upon the measurable outcomes 
     provided to Congress previously: Provided further, That of 
     the funds provided, $4,500,000 shall be available for 
     transfer to the Agricultural Research Service for anti-drug 
     research and related matters: Provided further, That of the 
     funds provided, $20,000,000 shall be to continue a program of 
     matching grants to drug-free communities, as authorized in 
     the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997: Provided further, That 
     of the funds provided, $5,000,000 shall be available for the 
     chronic users study.

                          Unanticipated Needs

       For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet 
     unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, 
     security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during 
     the current fiscal year, $1,000,000.
       This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.

                     TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

 Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Committee for Purchase From 
     People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by the 
     Act of June 23, 1971, Public Law 92-28, $2,464,000.

                      Federal Election Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, 
     $36,500,000, of which no less than $4,402,500 shall be 
     available for internal automated data processing systems, and 
     of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for 
     reception and representation expenses: Provided, That of the 
     amounts appropriated for salaries and expenses, $1,120,000 
     may not be obligated until the Federal Election Commission 
     submits a plan for approval to the House Committee on 
     Appropriations for the expenditure of such funds.

                   Federal Labor Relations Authority


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
     Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization 
     Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 
     1978, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     including hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles, and rental of conference rooms in the 
     District of Columbia and elsewhere, $22,586,000: Provided, 
     That public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may 
     be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence 
     as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed 
     intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees 
     charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management 
     relations conferences shall be credited to and merged with 
     this account, to be available without further appropriation 
     for the costs of carrying out these conferences.

                    General Services Administration


                         federal buildings fund

                 limitations on availability of revenue

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For additional expenses necessary to carry out the purpose 
     of the Fund established pursuant to section 210(f ) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 
     amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f )), $450,018,000 to be deposited 
     into the Fund. The revenues and collections deposited into 
     the Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of real 
     property management and related activities not otherwise 
     provided for, including operation, maintenance, and 
     protection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of 
     buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased 
     premises; moving governmental agencies (including space 
     adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in 
     connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer of 
     space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing 
     buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally 
     owned buildings including grounds, approaches and 
     appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, 
     preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of 
     buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as 
     otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to 
     purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of 
     federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of 
     projects by contract or otherwise; construction of new 
     buildings (including equipment for such buildings); and 
     payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for 
     public buildings acquired by installment purchase and 
     purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of $5,605,018,000, 
     of which: (1) $492,190,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for construction of additional projects at locations 
     and at maximum construction improvement costs (including 
     funds for sites and expenses and associated design and 
     construction services) as follows:
       New construction:
       Arkansas:
       Little Rock, U.S. courthouse, $3,436,000
       California:
       San Diego, U.S. courthouse, $15,400,000
       San Jose, U.S. courthouse, $10,800,000
       Colorado:
       Denver, U.S. courthouse, $83,959,000
       District of Columbia:
       Southeast Federal Center remediation, $10,000,000
       Florida:
       Jacksonville, U.S. courthouse, $86,010,000
       Orlando, U.S. courthouse, $1,930,000
       Massachusetts:
       Springfield, U.S. courthouse, $5,563,000
       Michigan:
       Sault Sainte Marie, border station, $572,000
       Mississippi:
       Biloxi-Gulfport, U.S. courthouse, $7,543,000
       Missouri:
       Cape Girardeau, U.S. courthouse, $2,196,000
       Montana:
       Babb, Piegan border station, $6,165,000
       New York:
       Brooklyn, U.S. courthouse, $152,626,000
       New York, U.S. Mission to the United Nations, $3,163,000
       Oregon:

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       Eugene, U.S. courthouse, $7,190,000
       Tennessee:
       Greenville, U.S. courthouse, $28,229,000
       Texas:
       Laredo, U.S. courthouse, $28,105,000
       West Virginia:
       Wheeling, U.S. courthouse, $29,303,000
       Nationwide:
       Non-prospectus, $10,000,000:
     Provided, That each of the immediately foregoing limits of 
     costs on new construction projects may be exceeded to the 
     extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but 
     not to exceed 10 percent unless advance approval is obtained 
     from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law in order to rescind a General Services Administration 
     property sale, the General Services Administration is 
     authorized to re-acquire that parcel of land on Block 111, 
     East Denver, Denver, Colorado, which was sold at public 
     auction by the Federal Government to its present owner 
     pursuant to paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 12 of Public 
     Law 94-204 (43 U.S.C. 1611 note) at a price equivalent to the 
     1988 auction sale price plus the amount of cumulative 
     consumer price index, pursuant to the methodology as used in 
     Public Law 104-42, Sec. 107(a), from the closing date of the 
     sale until the date of re-acquisition by the Federal 
     Government, offset by any net income received from the 
     property by the present owner since the 1988 sale: Provided 
     further, That the funds provided in Public Law 102-393 for 
     Hilo, Hawaii, shall be expended for the planning and design 
     of the Mauna Kea Astronomy Educational Center, 
     notwithstanding Public Law 103-123, and of the funds provided 
     not more than $475,000 is to be disbursed in this fiscal 
     year: Provided further, That all funds for direct 
     construction projects shall expire on September 30, 2000, and 
     remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except for funds for 
     projects as to which funds for design or other funds have 
     been obligated in whole or in part prior to such date: 
     Provided further, That of the funds provided for non-
     prospectus construction projects, $2,100,000 shall be 
     available until expended for acquisition, lease, 
     construction, and equipping of flexiplace telecommuting 
     centers: Provided further, That from the funds made available 
     under this heading in this or prior Acts of Congress, the 
     Administrator of General Services may purchase at a price he 
     determines appropriate, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, property adjacent to the new courthouse currently 
     under construction in Scranton, Pennsylvania; and (2) 
     $668,031,000 shall remain available until expended, for 
     repairs and alterations which includes associated design and 
     construction services: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided, $161,500,000 shall not be available for obligation 
     until September 30, 1999: Provided further, That funds in the 
     Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations shall, for 
     prospectus projects, be limited to the amount by project as 
     follows, except each project may be increased by an amount 
     not to exceed 10 percent unless advance approval is obtained 
     from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount:
       Repairs and alterations:
       California:
       San Francisco, Appraisers Building, $29,778,000
       Colorado:
       Lakewood, Denver Federal Center, Building 25, $29,351,000
       District of Columbia:
       Federal Office Building, 10B, $13,844,000
       Interstate Commerce Commission, Connecting Wing Complex, 
     Customs Building, Phase 3/3, $83,959,000
       Old Executive Office Building, $25,210,000
       Department of State, Phase 1, $29,779,000
       New York:
       Brookhaven, Internal Revenue Service, Service Center, 
     $20,019,000
       New York, U.S. Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, $4,782,000
       Pennsylvania:
       Philadelphia, Byrne-Green, Federal Building-U.S. 
     Courthouse, $11,212,000
       Virginia:
       Reston, J.W. Powell Building, $9,151,000
       Nationwide:
       Chlorofluorocarbons Program, $25,000,000
       Energy Program, $25,000,000
       Design Program, $16,710,000
       Basic Repairs and Alteration, $344,236,000:

     Provided further, That additional projects for which 
     prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded under 
     this category only if advance approval is obtained from the 
     Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
     amounts provided in this or any prior Act for ``Repairs and 
     Alterations'' may be used to fund costs associated with 
     implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to 
     meet the minimum standards for security in accordance with 
     current law and in compliance with the reprogramming 
     guidelines of the appropriate committees of the House and 
     Senate: Provided further, That the difference between the 
     funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or 
     any prior Act, under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'', 
     may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used 
     to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided 
     further, That all funds for repairs and alterations 
     prospectus projects shall expire on September 30, 2000, and 
     remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except funds for 
     projects as to which funds for design or other funds have 
     been obligated in whole or in part prior to such date: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided, $100,000 shall 
     be used to address the lighting issues at the Byrne-Green 
     Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Provided 
     further, That of the amount provided in this or any prior Act 
     for Basic Repairs and Alterations, $1,600,000 shall be 
     provided to complete the alterations required at the 
     Milwaukee, Wisconsin Courthouse: Provided further, That of 
     the amount provided in this or any prior Act for Basic 
     Repairs and Alterations, $1,100,000 may be used to provide a 
     new fence surrounding the Suitland Federal Complex in 
     Suitland, Maryland: Provided further, That $5,700,000 of the 
     funds provided under this heading in Public Law 103-329 for 
     the Holtsville, New York, IRS Service Center shall remain 
     available until September 30, 1999: Provided further, That 
     the amount provided in this or any prior Act for Basic 
     Repairs and Alterations may be used to pay claims against the 
     Government arising from any projects under the heading 
     ``Repairs and Alterations'' or used to fund authorized 
     increases in prospectus projects; (3) $215,764,000 for 
     installment acquisition payments including payments on 
     purchase contracts which shall remain available until 
     expended; (4) $2,583,261,000 for rental of space which shall 
     remain available until expended: Provided further, That of 
     the amount provided, $15,000,000 shall not be available for 
     obligation until September 30, 1999; and (5) $1,554,772,000 
     for building operations which shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided further, That of the amount provided 
     $68,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1999: Provided further, That funds available to 
     the General Services Administration shall not be available 
     for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration and 
     acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required by 
     the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended, has not been 
     approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for 
     each project for required expenses for the development of a 
     proposed prospectus: Provided further, That for the purposes 
     of this authorization, and hereafter, buildings constructed 
     pursuant to the purchase contract authority of the Public 
     Buildings Amendments of 1972 (40 U.S.C. 602a), buildings 
     occupied pursuant to installment purchase contracts, and 
     buildings under the control of another department or agency 
     where alterations of such buildings are required in 
     connection with the moving of such other department or agency 
     from buildings then, or thereafter to be, under the control 
     of the General Services Administration shall be considered to 
     be federally owned buildings: Provided further, That funds 
     available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for 
     emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained from the 
     Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That amounts 
     necessary to provide reimbursable special services to other 
     agencies under section 210(f )(6) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 
     490(f )(6)) and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, 
     lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or 
     other property not in Government ownership or control as may 
     be appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service to 
     perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, 
     shall be available from such revenues and collections: 
     Provided further, That the remaining balances and associated 
     assets and liabilities of the Pennsylvania Avenue Activities 
     account are hereby transferred to the Federal Buildings Fund 
     to be effective October 1, 1998, and that all income earned 
     after that effective date that would otherwise have been 
     deposited to the Pennsylvania Avenue Activities account shall 
     thereafter be deposited to the Federal Buildings Fund, to be 
     available for the purposes authorized by Public Laws 104-134 
     and 104-208, notwithstanding subsection 210(f )(2) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, as amended: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided, $475,000 shall 
     be made available for the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer 
     event: Provided further, That of the amount provided, 
     $600,000 shall be made available for the 1999 World Alpine 
     Ski Championships: Provided further, That revenues and 
     collections and any other sums accruing to this Fund during 
     fiscal year 1999, excluding reimbursements under section 
     210(f )(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f )(6)) in excess of 
     $5,605,018,000 shall remain in the Fund and shall not be 
     available for expenditure except as authorized in 
     appropriations Acts.


                         policy and operations

       For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
     for Government-wide policy and oversight activities 
     associated with asset management activities; utilization and 
     donation of surplus personal property; transportation; 
     procurement and supply; Government-wide and internal 
     responsibilities relating to automated data management, 
     telecommunications, information resources management, and 
     related technology activities; utilization survey, deed 
     compliance inspection, appraisal, environmental and cultural 
     analysis, and land use planning functions pertaining to 
     excess and surplus real property; agency-wide policy 
     direction; Board of Contract Appeals; accounting, records 
     management, and other support services incident to 
     adjudication of Indian Tribal Claims by the United States 
     Court of Federal Claims; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109; and not to exceed $5,000 for official reception and 
     representation expenses; $109,594,000: Provided, That none of 
     the funds appropriated from this Act shall be available to 
     convert the Old Post Office at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue in 
     Northwest Washington, D.C., from office use to any other use 
     until a comprehensive plan, which shall include street-level 
     retail use, has been approved by the Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations, the House Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and the Senate Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works: Provided further, That no funds from this Act 
     shall be available to acquire by purchase, condemnation, or 
     otherwise the leasehold rights of the existing lease with 
     private parties at the Old Post Office prior to the approval 
     of the comprehensive plan by the Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations, the House Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and the Senate Committee on Environment

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     and Public Works: Provided further, That $100,000 is provided 
     to the property disposal activity for the Racine, Wisconsin, 
     property transfer identified in General Services 
     Administration General Provision section 409.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $32,000,000: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for 
     payment for information and detection of fraud against the 
     Government, including payment for recovery of stolen 
     Government property: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other 
     Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of 
     efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of 
     Inspector General effectiveness.


           allowances and office staff for former presidents

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 
     1958, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, 
     $2,241,000: Provided, That the Administrator of General 
     Services shall transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury such 
     sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of such 
     Acts.


          general provisions--general services administration

       Sec. 401. The appropriate appropriation or fund available 
     to the General Services Administration shall be credited with 
     the cost of operation, protection, maintenance, upkeep, 
     repair, and improvement, included as part of rentals received 
     from Government corporations pursuant to law (40 U.S.C. 129).
       Sec. 402. Funds available to the General Services 
     Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles.
       Sec. 403. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made 
     available for fiscal year 1999 for Federal Buildings Fund 
     activities may be transferred between such activities only to 
     the extent necessary to meet program requirements: Provided, 
     That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by 
     the Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 404. No funds made available by this Act shall be used 
     to transmit a fiscal year 2000 request for United States 
     Courthouse construction that: (1) does not meet the design 
     guide standards for construction as established and approved 
     by the General Services Administration, the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management 
     and Budget; and (2) does not reflect the priorities of the 
     Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its 
     approved 5-year construction plan: Provided, That the fiscal 
     year 2000 request must be accompanied by a standardized 
     courtroom utilization study of each facility to be 
     constructed, replaced, or expanded.
       Sec. 405. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 
     provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 
     other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings 
     Fund, to any agency which does not pay the rate per square 
     foot assessment for space and services as determined by the 
     General Services Administration in compliance with the Public 
     Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
       Sec. 406. Funds provided to other Government agencies by 
     the Information Technology Fund, General Services 
     Administration, under 40 U.S.C. 757 and sections 5124(b) and 
     5128 of Public Law 104-106, Information Technology Management 
     Reform Act of 1996, for performance of pilot information 
     technology projects which have potential for Government-wide 
     benefits and savings, may be repaid to this Fund from any 
     savings actually incurred by these projects or other funding, 
     to the extent feasible.
       Sec. 407. From funds made available under the heading 
     ``Federal Buildings Fund Limitations on Revenue'', claims 
     against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from 
     direct construction projects and acquisition of buildings may 
     be liquidated from savings effected in other construction 
     projects with prior notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 408. From the funds made available under the heading 
     ``Federal Buildings Fund Limitations on Revenue'', in 
     addition to amounts provided in budget activities above, up 
     to $5,000,000 shall be available for the demolition, cleanup 
     and conveyance of the property at block 35 and lot 2 of block 
     36 in Anchorage, Alaska: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Administrator of General Services 
     shall, not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, demolish and remove all buildings, 
     structures and other fixtures on the property at block 35 and 
     lot 2 of block 36, Anchorage Original Townsite East Addition, 
     Anchorage, Alaska, excluding any portion dedicated for use by 
     the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Provided 
     further, That the remediation of said parcel shall include 
     the removal of all asbestos, lead and any other 
     contamination, and restoration of the property, to the extent 
     practicable, to an undeveloped condition: Provided further, 
     That upon completion of the activities required for the 
     demolition and removal of buildings, and notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Administrator of General Services 
     shall convey to the municipality of Anchorage, without 
     reimbursement, all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States to the property.
       Sec. 409. The Administrator of General Services may convey 
     to the City of Racine, Wisconsin, all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to a parcel of excess 
     real property, including improvements thereon, that is 
     located on 2310 Center Street, commencing at the intersection 
     of the North line of 24th Street and the center line of 
     Center Street, being the point of the beginning; thence 
     Northerly along the center line of Center Street, 426 feet to 
     the South line of 23rd Street extended East; thence Westerly 
     along the South line of 23rd Street extended East; 325 feet 
     to the West line of Franklin Street extended South; thence 
     southerly along the West line of Franklin Street extended 
     South to a point on the North line of 24th Street; thence 
     Easterly along the North line of 24th Street to the point of 
     beginning located in Racine, Wisconsin, and which contains 
     the U.S. Army Reserve Center.
       Sec. 410. Department of Transportation Headquarters. (a) In 
     General.--The Administrator of General Services shall--
       (1) enter into an operating lease to acquire space for the 
     Department of Transportation headquarters; and
       (2) commence procurement of the lease not later than 
     November 1, 1998:
     Provided, That the annual rent payment does not exceed 
     $55,000,000.
       (b) Terms.--The authority granted in subsection (a) is 
     effective only to the extent that the lease acquisition meets 
     the guidelines for operating leases set forth in the joint 
     statement of the managers for the conference report to the 
     Balanced Budget Agreement of 1997, as determined by the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
       Sec. 411. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     requirement under section 407 of Public Law 104-208 (110 
     Stat. 3009-337-38), that the Administrator of General 
     Services charge user fees for flexiplace telecommuting 
     centers that approximate commercial charges for comparable 
     space and services but in no instance less than the amount 
     necessary to pay the cost of establishing and operating such 
     centers, shall not apply to the user fees charged for the 
     period beginning October 1, 1996, and ending September 30, 
     1998, for the telecommuting centers established as part of a 
     pilot telecommuting demonstration program in the Washington, 
     D.C. metropolitan area by Public Laws 102-393, 103-123, 103-
     329, 104-52, and 104-208: Provided, That for these centers in 
     the pilot demonstration program for the period beginning 
     October 1, 1998, and ending September 30, 2000, the 
     Administrator shall charge fees for Federal agency use of a 
     telecenter based on 50 percent of the Administrator's annual 
     costs of operating the center, including the reasonable cost 
     of replacement for furniture, fixtures, and equipment: 
     Provided further, That effective October 1, 2000, the 
     Administrator shall charge fees for Federal agency use of the 
     demonstration telecommuting centers based on 100 percent of 
     the annual operating costs, including the reasonable cost of 
     replacement for furniture, fixtures, and equipment: Provided 
     further, That, to the extent such user charges do not cover 
     the Administrator's costs in operating these centers, 
     appropriations to the General Services Administration are 
     authorized to reimburse the Federal Buildings Fund for any 
     loss of revenue.
       Sec. 412. (a) Authority To Convey.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Administrator of General Services shall convey to 
     the University of Miami, by negotiated sale or by negotiated 
     land exchange and by not later than September 30, 1999, all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     property described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Property described.--The property referred to in 
     paragraph (1) is real property in Miami-Dade County, Florida, 
     including improvements thereon, comprising the Federal 
     facility known as the United States Naval Observatory/
     Alternate Time Service Laboratory, consisting of 
     approximately 76 acres. The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property shall be determined by a survey 
     that is satisfactory to the Administrator.
       (b) Condition Regarding Use.--Any conveyance under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that during 
     the 10-year period beginning on the date of the conveyance, 
     the University shall use the property, or provide for use of 
     the property, only for--
       (1) a research, education, and training facility 
     complementary to longstanding national research missions, 
     subject to such incidental exceptions as may be approved by 
     the Administrator;
       (2) research-related purposes other than the use specified 
     in paragraph (1), under an agreement entered into by the 
     Administrator and the University; or
       (3) a combination of uses described in paragraph (1) and 
     paragraph (2), respectively.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Administrator may 
     require such additional terms and conditions with respect to 
     the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Administrator 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       (d) Reversion.--If the Administrator determines at any time 
     that the property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being 
     used in accordance with this section, all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the property, including any improvements 
     thereon, shall revert to the United States, and the United 
     States shall have the right of immediate entry thereon.
       Sec. 413. The Administrator of General Services is directed 
     to reincorporate the elements of the original proposed design 
     for the facade of the United States Courthouse, London, 
     Kentucky, project into the revised design of the building in 
     order to ensure compatibility of this new facility with the 
     historic U.S. Courthouse in London, Kentucky, to maintain the 
     stateliness of the building. Construction or design of the 
     London, Kentucky, project should not be diminished in anyway 
     to achieve this goal.

                 Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund

       For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to 
     carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy 
     and Conflict Resolution Act of 1997, $4,250,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $3,000,000 will be for 
     capitalization of the Fund, and $1,250,000 will be for annual 
     operating expenses.

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                     Merit Systems Protection Board


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit 
     Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles, and direct procurement of 
     survey printing, $25,805,000, together with not to exceed 
     $2,430,000 for administrative expenses to adjudicate 
     retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service 
     Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the 
     Merit Systems Protection Board.

              National Archives and Records Administration


                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses in connection with the 
     administration of the National Archives (including the 
     Information Security Oversight Office) and records and 
     related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses 
     necessary for the review and declassification of documents, 
     and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $224,614,000: 
     Provided, That of the amount provided, $7,861,000 shall not 
     be available for obligation until September 30, 1999: 
     Provided further, That the Archivist of the United States is 
     authorized to use any excess funds available from the amount 
     borrowed for construction of the National Archives facility, 
     for expenses necessary to provide adequate storage for 
     holdings.


                        repairs and restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives 
     facilities, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, 
     $11,325,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $2,000,000 is for an architectural and engineering study for 
     the renovation of the Archives I facility, of which 
     $4,000,000 is for encasement of the Charters of Freedom, and 
     of which $875,000 is for a requirements study and design of 
     the National Archives Anchorage, Alaska, facility.

        National Historical Publications and Records Commission


                             grants program

       For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 
     historical publications and records as authorized by 44 
     U.S.C. 2504, as amended, $10,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That of the amount provided, 
     $4,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1999.

                      Office of Government Ethics


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act 
     of 1978, as amended and the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 
     for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $8,492,000.

                     Office of Personnel Management


                         Salaries and Expenses

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical 
     examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on 
     a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
     Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not 
     to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation 
     expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable funds of 
     the Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 
     10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem 
     and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting 
     Rights Act activities require an employee to remain overnight 
     at his or her post of duty, $85,350,000; and in addition 
     $91,236,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred 
     from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel 
     Management without regard to other statutes, including direct 
     procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and 
     insurance programs: Provided, That the provisions of this 
     appropriation shall not affect the authority to use 
     applicable trust funds as provided by section 8348(a)(1)(B) 
     of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That, 
     except as may be consistent with 5 U.S.C. 8902a(f )(1) and 
     (i), no payment may be made from the Employees Health 
     Benefits Fund to any physician, hospital, or other provider 
     of health care services or supplies who is, at the time such 
     services or supplies are provided to an individual covered 
     under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, excluded, 
     pursuant to section 1128 or 1128A of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7 through 1320a-7a), from participation in 
     any program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395 et seq.): Provided further, That no part of this 
     appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of 
     the Legal Examining Unit of the Office of Personnel 
     Management established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 
     of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: 
     Provided further, That the President's Commission on White 
     House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of 
     October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 1999, accept 
     donations of money, property, and personal services in 
     connection with the development of a publicity brochure to 
     provide information about the White House Fellows, except 
     that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or 
     reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of 
     employees of such Commission.


                      office of inspector general

                         salaries and expenses

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act, 
     as amended, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, $960,000; and in 
     addition, not to exceed $9,145,000 for administrative 
     expenses to audit the Office of Personnel Management's 
     retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the 
     appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel 
     Management, as determined by the Inspector General: Provided, 
     That the Inspector General is authorized to rent conference 
     rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.


      government payment for annuitants, employees health benefits

       For payment of Government contributions with respect to 
     retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), as amended, such sums as may be 
     necessary.


       government payment for annuitants, employee life insurance

       For payment of Government contributions with respect to 
     employees retiring after December 31, 1989, as required by 
     chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, such sums as may 
     be necessary.


        payment to civil service retirement and disability fund

       For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased 
     annuity benefits becoming effective on or after October 20, 
     1969, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and annuities under 
     special Acts to be credited to the Civil Service Retirement 
     and Disability Fund, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, 
     That annuities authorized by the Act of May 29, 1944, as 
     amended, and the Act of August 19, 1950, as amended (33 
     U.S.C. 771-775), may hereafter be paid out of the Civil 
     Service Retirement and Disability Fund.

                       Office of Special Counsel


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 
     of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-
     454), the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 
     101-12), Public Law 103-424, and the Uniformed Services 
     Employment and Reemployment Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-353), 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of 
     fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms 
     in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, $8,720,000.

                        United States Tax Court


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and 
     other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $32,765,000: 
     Provided, That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid 
     upon the written certificate of the judge.
       This title may be cited as the ``Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                                This Act

       Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
        Sec. 502. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those 
     contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
     record and available for public inspection, except where 
     otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
     Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
       Sec. 503. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary 
     of any Government employee where funding an activity or 
     paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a 
     decision, determination, rule, regulation, or policy that 
     would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930.
       Sec. 504. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be available in fiscal year 1999 for the purpose of 
     transferring control over the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center located at Glynco, Georgia, and Artesia, New 
     Mexico, out of the Department of the Treasury.
       Sec. 505. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person 
     filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly 
     held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of 
     the United States and has satisfactorily completed his period 
     of active military or naval service, and has within 90 days 
     after his release from such service or from hospitalization 
     continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1 
     year, made application for restoration to his former position 
     and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management 
     as still qualified to perform the duties of his former 
     position and has not been restored thereto.
       Sec. 506. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be 
     expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in 
     expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 
     2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, 
     popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
       Sec. 507. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and 
     Products.--In the case of any equipment or products that may 
     be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance 
     provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that 
     entities receiving such assistance should, in expending the 
     assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and 
     products.
       (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a 
     notice describ

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     ing the statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
       Sec. 508. If it has been finally determined by a court or 
     Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label 
     bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription 
     with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to 
     the United States that is not made in the United States, such 
     person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or 
     subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, 
     pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility 
     procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 
     48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 509. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
     available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 
     expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal 
     employees health benefit program which provides any benefits 
     or coverage for abortions.
       Sec. 510. The provision of section 509 shall not apply 
     where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 
     were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an 
     act of rape or incest.
       Sec. 511. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
     not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining 
     available at the end of fiscal year 1999 from appropriations 
     made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 1999 
     in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 
     2000, for each such account for the purposes authorized: 
     Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Committees 
     on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of 
     such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be 
     made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines.
       Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Executive Office of the President to request 
     from the Federal Bureau of Investigation any official 
     background investigation report on any individual, except 
     when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that--
       (1) such individual has given his or her express written 
     consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the 
     date of such request and during the same presidential 
     administration; or
       (2) such request is required due to extraordinary 
     circumstances involving national security.
       Sec. 513. Funds provided in this Act may be used to 
     initiate or continue projects or activities to the extent 
     necessary, consistent with existing agency plans, to achieve 
     Year 2000 (Y2K) computer conversion until such time as 
     supplemental appropriations are made available for that 
     purpose: Provided, That the program, project, or activity 
     from which funds are obligated for Y2K conversion activities 
     shall be reimbursed when such supplemental appropriations are 
     made available.
       Sec. 514. Hereafter, any payment of attorneys fees, costs, 
     and sanctions required to be made by the Federal Government 
     pursuant to the order of the district court in the case 
     Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc. v. 
     Clinton, 989 F. Supp. 8 (1997), or any appeal of such case, 
     shall be derived by transfer from amounts made available in 
     this or any other Act for any fiscal year for ``Compensation 
     of the President and the White House Office--Salaries and 
     Expenses''.
       Sec. 515. Notwithstanding section 515 of Public Law 104-
     208, 50 percent of the unobligated balances available to the 
     White House Office, Salaries and Expenses appropriations in 
     fiscal year 1997, shall remain available through September 
     30, 1999, for the purposes of satisfying the conditions of 
     section 515 of this Act.
       Sec. 516. The Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
     National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act 
     of 1992, as amended (20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), is amended as 
     follows:
       (a) in section 11, by--
       (1) deleting the heading and inserting ``Use of the 
     Institute by a Federal Agency or Other Entity.''; and
       (2) adding the following new subsection at the end:
       ``(e) Non-Federal Entities.--
       ``(1) Non-Federal entities, including State and local 
     governments, Native American tribal governments, 
     nongovernmental organizations and persons, as defined in 1 
     U.S.C. 1, may use the Foundation and the Institute to provide 
     assessment, mediation, or other related services in 
     connection with a dispute or conflict involving the Federal 
     Government related to the environment, public lands, or 
     natural resources.
       ``(2) Payment into the environmental dispute resolution 
     fund.--Entities utilizing services pursuant to this 
     subsection shall reimburse the Institute for the costs of 
     services provided. Such amounts shall be deposited into the 
     Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund established under 
     section 10.''; and
       (b) in section 12, by:
       (1) deleting ``In General--'' and inserting ``(a) In 
     General--''; and
       (2) adding the following new subsection:
       ``(b) The Institute.--The authorities set forth above 
     shall, with the exception of paragraph (4), apply to the 
     Institute established pursuant to section 10.''; and
       (c) in section 10(b), by adding before the period the 
     following: ``, including not to exceed $1,000 annually for 
     official reception and representation expenses''.
       Sec. 517. The cost accounting standards promulgated under 
     section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (Public Law 93-400; 41 U.S.C. 422) shall not apply with 
     respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Program established under chapter 89 of title 5, 
     United States Code.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

       Sec. 601. Funds appropriated in this or any other Act may 
     be used to pay travel to the United States for the immediate 
     family of employees serving abroad in cases of death or life 
     threatening illness of said employee.
       Sec. 602. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any 
     other Act for fiscal year 1999 shall obligate or expend any 
     such funds, unless such department, agency, or 
     instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer 
     in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all 
     of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, 
     or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the 
     Controlled Substances Act) by the officers and employees of 
     such department, agency, or instrumentality.
       Sec. 603. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1345, any agency, 
     department, or instrumentality of the United States which 
     provides or proposes to provide child care services for 
     Federal employees may, in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, 
     reimburse any Federal employee or any person employed to 
     provide such services for travel, transportation, and 
     subsistence expenses incurred for training classes, 
     conferences, or other meetings in connection with the 
     provision of such services: Provided, That any per diem 
     allowance made pursuant to this section shall not exceed the 
     rate specified in regulations prescribed pursuant to section 
     5707 of title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 604. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 
     maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in 
     accordance with section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 
     Stat. 810), for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle 
     (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement, and 
     undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $8,100 
     except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $9,100: 
     Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed 
     $3,700 for police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 
     for special heavy-duty vehicles: Provided further, That the 
     limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more 
     than 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for 
     demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid 
     Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: 
     Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section 
     may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative 
     fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over 
     the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles.
       Sec. 605. Appropriations of the executive departments and 
     independent establishments for the current fiscal year 
     available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the 
     activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters 
     allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 
     5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.
       Sec. 606. Unless otherwise specified during the current 
     fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this 
     or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any 
     officer or employee of the Government of the United States 
     (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is 
     owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of 
     duty is in the continental United States unless such person: 
     (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person in the 
     service of the United States on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act who, being eligible for citizenship, has filed a 
     declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United 
     States prior to such date and is actually residing in the 
     United States; (3) is a person who owes allegiance to the 
     United States; (4) is an alien from Cuba, Poland, South 
     Vietnam, the countries of the former Soviet Union, or the 
     Baltic countries lawfully admitted to the United States for 
     permanent residence; (5) is a South Vietnamese, Cambodian, or 
     Laotian refugee paroled in the United States after January 1, 
     1975; or (6) is a national of the People's Republic of China 
     who qualifies for adjustment of status pursuant to the 
     Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992: Provided, That for 
     the purpose of this section, an affidavit signed by any such 
     person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the 
     requirements of this section with respect to his or her 
     status have been complied with: Provided further, That any 
     person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, 
     and, upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or 
     imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both: Provided 
     further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, 
     and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing 
     law: Provided further, That any payment made to any officer 
     or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall 
     be recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This 
     section shall not apply to citizens of Ireland, Israel, or 
     the Republic of the Philippines, or to nationals of those 
     countries allied with the United States in a current defense 
     effort, or to international broadcasters employed by the 
     United States Information Agency, or to temporary employment 
     of translators, or to temporary employment in the field 
     service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies.
       Sec. 607. Appropriations available to any department or 
     agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, 
     including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be 
     available for payment to the General Services Administration 
     for charges for space and services and those expenses of 
     renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which 
     constitute public improvements performed in accordance with 
     the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 749), the Public 
     Buildings Amendments of 1972 (87 Stat. 216), or other 
     applicable law.
       Sec. 608. In addition to funds provided in this or any 
     other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and 
     use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including 
     Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule 
     recovered through recycling or waste prevention

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     programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for 
     the following purposes:
       (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and 
     recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 12873 
     (October 20, 1993), including any such programs adopted prior 
     to the effective date of the Executive order.
       (2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs, 
     including, but not limited to, the development and 
     implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution 
     prevention programs.
       (3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as 
     deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
       Sec. 609. Funds made available by this or any other Act for 
     administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the 
     corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, 
     United States Code, shall be available, in addition to 
     objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for 
     rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with 
     5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this heading, 
     all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 
     expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 
     Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in the 
     event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are 
     subsequently transferred to or paid from other funds, the 
     limitations on administrative expenses shall be 
     correspondingly reduced.
       Sec. 610. No part of any appropriation for the current 
     fiscal year contained in this or any other Act shall be paid 
     to any person for the filling of any position for which he or 
     she has been nominated after the Senate has voted not to 
     approve the nomination of said person.
       Sec. 611. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
     any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of 
     boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, 
     councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they 
     are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and 
     specific statutory approval to receive financial support from 
     more than one agency or instrumentality.
       Sec. 612. Funds made available by this or any other Act to 
     the Postal Service Fund (39 U.S.C. 2003) shall be available 
     for employment of guards for all buildings and areas owned or 
     occupied by the Postal Service and under the charge and 
     control of the Postal Service, and such guards shall have, 
     with respect to such property, the powers of special 
     policemen provided by the first section of the Act of June 1, 
     1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318), and, as to 
     property owned or occupied by the Postal Service, the 
     Postmaster General may take the same actions as the 
     Administrator of General Services may take under the 
     provisions of sections 2 and 3 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as 
     amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318a and 318b), attaching 
     thereto penal consequences under the authority and within the 
     limits provided in section 4 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as 
     amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318c).
       Sec. 613. None of the funds made available pursuant to the 
     provisions of this Act shall be used to implement, 
     administer, or enforce any regulation which has been 
     disapproved pursuant to a resolution of disapproval duly 
     adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United 
     States.
       Sec. 614. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of 
     any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999, by this 
     or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate 
     employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, 
     United States Code--
       (1) during the period from the date of expiration of the 
     limitation imposed by section 614 of the Treasury and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 1998, until the normal 
     effective date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that 
     is to take effect in fiscal year 1999, in an amount that 
     exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step of 
     the applicable wage schedule in accordance with section 614; 
     and
       (2) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal 
     year 1999, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage 
     survey adjustment, the rate payable under paragraph (1) by 
     more than the sum of--
       (A) the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 
     1999 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in 
     the rates of pay under the General Schedule; and
       (B) the difference between the overall average percentage 
     of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in 
     fiscal year 1999 under section 5304 of such title (whether by 
     adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage 
     of such payments which was effective in fiscal year 1998 
     under such section.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) 
     of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no 
     employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid 
     during the periods for which subsection (a) is in effect at a 
     rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under 
     subsection (a) were subsection (a) applicable to such 
     employee.
       (c) For the purposes of this section, the rates payable to 
     an employee who is covered by this section and who is paid 
     from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 1998, shall 
     be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of 
     Personnel Management.
       (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of 
     premium pay for employees subject to this section may not be 
     changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 1998, 
     except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel 
     Management to be consistent with the purpose of this section.
       (e) This section shall apply with respect to pay for 
     service performed after September 30, 1998.
       (f ) For the purpose of administering any provision of law 
     (including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, 
     retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) 
     that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes 
     any requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of 
     salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable 
     after the application of this section shall be treated as the 
     rate of salary or basic pay.
       (g) Nothing in this section shall be considered to permit 
     or require the payment to any employee covered by this 
     section at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable 
     were this section not in effect.
       (h) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for 
     exceptions to the limitations imposed by this section if the 
     Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to 
     ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.
       Sec. 615. During the period in which the head of any 
     department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 
     employee of the Government appointed by the President of the 
     United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or 
     expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the 
     office of such department head, agency head, officer, or 
     employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for 
     any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or 
     redecoration is expressly approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations. For the purposes of this section, the word 
     ``office'' shall include the entire suite of offices assigned 
     to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily 
     by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled 
     by the individual.
       Sec. 616. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, and/or 
     lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous 
     to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of 
     conducting Federal law enforcement training without the 
     advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations, except 
     that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is 
     authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional 
     facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for 
     training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center 
     facilities.
       Sec. 617. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United 
     States Code, or section 611 of this Act, funds made available 
     for fiscal year 1999 by this or any other Act shall be 
     available for the interagency funding of national security 
     and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives 
     which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or 
     entities, as provided by Executive Order No. 12472 (April 3, 
     1984).
       Sec. 618. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
     other Act may be obligated or expended by any Federal 
     department, agency, or other instrumentality for the salaries 
     or expenses of any employee appointed to a position of a 
     confidential or policy-determining character excepted from 
     the competitive service pursuant to section 3302 of title 5, 
     United States Code, without a certification to the Office of 
     Personnel Management from the head of the Federal department, 
     agency, or other instrumentality employing the Schedule C 
     appointee that the Schedule C position was not created solely 
     or primarily in order to detail the employee to the White 
     House.
       (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 
     Federal employees or members of the armed services detailed 
     to or from--
       (1) the Central Intelligence Agency;
       (2) the National Security Agency;
       (3) the Defense Intelligence Agency;
       (4) the offices within the Department of Defense for the 
     collection of specialized national foreign intelligence 
     through reconnaissance programs;
       (5) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the 
     Department of State;
       (6) any agency, office, or unit of the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps, the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of 
     Justice, the Department of Transportation, the Department of 
     the Treasury, and the Department of Energy performing 
     intelligence functions; and
       (7) the Director of Central Intelligence.
       Sec. 619. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any 
     other Act for fiscal year 1999 shall obligate or expend any 
     such funds, unless such department, agency, or 
     instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer 
     in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all 
     of its workplaces are free from discrimination and sexual 
     harassment and that all of its workplaces are not in 
     violation of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as 
     amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 
     and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
       Sec. 620. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act may be used to pay for the expenses of travel of 
     employees, including employees of the Executive Office of the 
     President, not directly responsible for the discharge of 
     official governmental tasks and duties: Provided, That this 
     restriction shall not apply to the family of the President, 
     Members of Congress or their spouses, Heads of State of a 
     foreign country or their designees, persons providing 
     assistance to the President for official purposes, or other 
     individuals so designated by the President.
       Sec. 621. For purposes of each provision of law amended by 
     section 704(a)(2) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 
     5318 note), no adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, 
     United States Code, shall be considered to have taken effect 
     in fiscal year 1999 in the rates of basic pay for the 
     statutory pay systems.
       Sec. 622. None of the funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act shall be used to acquire information technologies 
     which do not comply with part 39.106 (Year 2000 compliance) 
     of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless an agency's 
     Chief Information Officer determines that noncompliance with 
     part 39.106 is necessary to the function and operation of the 
     requesting agency or the acquisition is required by a signed 
     contract with the agency in effect before the

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     date of the enactment of this Act. Any waiver granted by the 
     Chief Information Officer shall be reported to the Office of 
     Management and Budget, and copies shall be provided to 
     Congress.
       Sec. 623. None of the funds made available in this Act for 
     the United States Customs Service may be used to allow the 
     importation into the United States of any good, ware, 
     article, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured by 
     forced or indentured child labor, as determined pursuant to 
     section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
       Sec. 624. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     part of any funds provided by this Act or any other Act 
     beginning in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter shall be 
     available for paying Sunday premium pay to any employee 
     unless such employee actually performed work during the time 
     corresponding to such premium pay.
       Sec. 625. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
     any other Act shall be available for the payment of the 
     salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, 
     who--
       (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to 
     prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the 
     Federal Government from having any direct oral or written 
     communication or contact with any Member, committee, or 
     subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter 
     pertaining to the employment of such other officer or 
     employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such 
     other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether 
     such communication or contact is at the initiative of such 
     other officer or employee or in response to the request or 
     inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
       (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, 
     reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance of 
     efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, 
     transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any 
     employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or 
     condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of 
     the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit 
     any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other 
     officer or employee, by reason of any communication or 
     contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, 
     committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in 
     paragraph (1).
       Sec. 626. Section 626(b) of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
     and General Government Appropriations Act, 1997, as contained 
     in section 101(f ) of Public Law 104-208 (110 Stat. 3009-
     360), the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997, is 
     amended to read as follows: ``(b) Until September 30, 1999, 
     or until the end of the current FTS 2000 contracts, whichever 
     is earlier, subsection (a) shall continue to apply to the use 
     of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act.''.
       Sec. 627. (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``crime of violence'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 16 of title 18, United States Code; and
       (2) the term ``law enforcement officer'' means any employee 
     described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 
     8401(17) of title 5, United States Code; and any special 
     agent in the Diplomatic Security Service of the Department of 
     State.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, 
     United States Code, or any other provision of law relating to 
     tort liability, a law enforcement officer shall be construed 
     to be acting within the scope of his or her office or 
     employment, if the officer takes reasonable action, including 
     the use of force, to--
       (1) protect an individual in the presence of the officer 
     from a crime of violence;
       (2) provide immediate assistance to an individual who has 
     suffered or who is threatened with bodily harm; or
       (3) prevent the escape of any individual who the officer 
     reasonably believes to have committed in the presence of the 
     officer a crime of violence.
       Sec. 628. Federal Firefighters Overtime Pay Reform Act of 
     1998. (a) In General.--Subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 5542 by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f ) In applying subsection (a) of this section with 
     respect to a firefighter who is subject to section 5545b--
       ``(1) such subsection shall be deemed to apply to hours of 
     work officially ordered or approved in excess of 106 hours in 
     a biweekly pay period, or, if the agency establishes a weekly 
     basis for overtime pay computation, in excess of 53 hours in 
     an administrative workweek; and
       ``(2) the overtime hourly rate of pay is an amount equal to 
     one and one-half times the hourly rate of basic pay under 
     section 5545b(b)(1)(A) or (c)(1)(B), as applicable, and such 
     overtime hourly rate of pay may not be less than such hourly 
     rate of basic pay in applying the limitation on the overtime 
     rate provided in paragraph (2) of such subsection (a).''; and
       (2) by inserting after section 5545a the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 5545b. Pay for firefighters

       ``(a) This section applies to an employee whose position is 
     classified in the firefighter occupation in conformance with 
     the GS-081 standard published by the Office of Personnel 
     Management, and whose normal work schedule, as in effect 
     throughout the year, consists of regular tours of duty which 
     average at least 106 hours per biweekly pay period.
       ``(b)(1) If the regular tour of duty of a firefighter 
     subject to this section generally consists of 24-hour shifts, 
     rather than a basic 40-hour workweek (as determined under 
     regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel 
     Management), section 5504(b) shall be applied as follows in 
     computing pay--
       ``(A) paragraph (1) of such section shall be deemed to 
     require that the annual rate be divided by 2756 to derive the 
     hourly rate; and
       ``(B) the computation of such firefighter's daily, weekly, 
     or biweekly rate shall be based on the hourly rate under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(2) For the purpose of sections 5595(c), 5941, 8331(3), 
     and 8704(c), and for such other purposes as may be expressly 
     provided for by law or as the Office of Personnel Management 
     may by regulation prescribe, the basic pay of a firefighter 
     subject to this subsection shall include an amount equal to 
     the firefighter's basic hourly rate (as computed under 
     paragraph (1)(A)) for all hours in such firefighter's regular 
     tour of duty (including overtime hours).
       ``(c)(1) If the regular tour of duty of a firefighter 
     subject to this section includes a basic 40-hour workweek (as 
     determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of 
     Personnel Management), section 5504(b) shall be applied as 
     follows in computing pay--
       ``(A) the provisions of such section shall apply to the 
     hours within the basic 40-hour workweek;
       ``(B) for hours outside the basic 40-hour workweek, such 
     section shall be deemed to require that the hourly rate be 
     derived by dividing the annual rate by 2756; and
       ``(C) the computation of such firefighter's daily, weekly, 
     or biweekly rate shall be based on subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     as each applies to the hours involved.
       ``(2) For purposes of sections 5595(c), 5941, 8331(3), and 
     8704(c), and for such other purposes as may be expressly 
     provided for by law or as the Office of Personnel Management 
     may by regulation prescribe, the basic pay of a firefighter 
     subject to this subsection shall include--
       ``(A) an amount computed under paragraph (1)(A) for the 
     hours within the basic 40-hour workweek; and
       ``(B) an amount equal to the firefighter's basic hourly 
     rate (as computed under paragraph (1)(B)) for all hours 
     outside the basic 40-hour workweek that are within such 
     firefighter's regular tour of duty (including overtime 
     hours).
       ``(d)(1) A firefighter who is subject to this section shall 
     receive overtime pay in accordance with section 5542, but 
     shall not receive premium pay provided by other provisions of 
     this subchapter.
       ``(2) For the purpose of applying section 7(k) of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 to a firefighter who is subject 
     to this section, no violation referred to in section 7(k) 
     shall be deemed to have occurred if the requirements of 
     section 5542(a) are met, applying section 5542(a) as provided 
     in subsection (f ) of that section: Provided, That the 
     overtime hourly rate of pay for such firefighter shall in all 
     cases be an amount equal to one and one-half times the 
     firefighter's hourly rate of basic pay under subsection 
     (b)(1)(A) or (c)(1)(B) of this section, as applicable.
       ``(3) The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe 
     regulations, with respect to firefighters subject to this 
     section, that would permit an agency to reduce or eliminate 
     the variation in the amount of firefighters' biweekly pay 
     caused by work scheduling cycles that result in varying hours 
     in the regular tours of duty from pay period to pay period. 
     Under such regulations, the pay that a firefighter would 
     otherwise receive for regular tours of duty over the work 
     scheduling cycle shall, to the extent practicable, remain 
     unaffected.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5545a 
     the following:

``5545b. Pay for firefighters.''.
       (c) Training.--Section 4109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), a firefighter who 
     is subject to section 5545b of this title shall be paid basic 
     pay and overtime pay for the firefighter's regular tour of 
     duty while attending agency sanctioned training.''.
       (d) Inclusion in Basic Pay for Federal Retirement.--
     Section 8331(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after subparagraph (D);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subpara-
     graph (G);
       (3) by inserting the following:
       ``(E) with respect to a criminal investigator, availability 
     pay under section 5545a of this title;
       ``(F) pay as provided in section 5545b (b)(2) and (c)(2); 
     and ''; and
       (4) by striking ``subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E)'' 
     and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) through (G)''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable 
     pay period which begins on or after October 1, 1998.
       (f ) Regulations.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Office of Personnel Management, a firefighter subject to 
     section 5545b of title 5, United States Code, as added by 
     this section, whose regular tours of duty average 60 hours or 
     less per workweek and do not include a basic 40-hour 
     workweek, shall, upon implementation of this section, be 
     granted an increase in basic pay equal to 2 step-increases of 
     the applicable General Schedule grade, and such increase 
     shall not be an equivalent increase in pay. If such increase 
     results in a change to a longer waiting period for the 
     firefighter's next step increase, the firefighter shall be 
     credited with an additional year of service for the purpose 
     of such waiting period. If such increase results in a rate of 
     basic pay which is above the maximum rate of the applicable 
     grade, such resulting pay rate shall be treated as a retained 
     rate of basic pay in accordance with section 5363 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (g) No Reduction in Regular Pay.--Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, the regular 
     pay (over the established work scheduling cycle) of a 
     firefighter subject to section 5545b of title 5, United 
     States Code, as added by this section, shall not be re

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     duced as a result of the implementation of this section.
       Sec. 629. (1) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the 
     Attorney General shall conduct a joint review of Federal 
     efforts and submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, including the Committees on Appropriations, a 
     plan to improve coordination among the Federal agencies with 
     responsibility to protect the borders against drug 
     trafficking. The review shall also include consideration of 
     Federal agencies' coordination with State and local law 
     enforcement agencies. The plan shall include an assessment 
     and action plan, including the activities of the following 
     departments and agencies:
       (A) Department of the Treasury;
       (B) Department of Justice;
       (C) United States Coast Guard;
       (D) Department of Defense;
       (E) Department of Transportation;
       (F) Department of State; and
       (G) Department of the Interior.
       (2) The purpose of the plan under paragraph (1) is to 
     maximize the effectiveness of the border control efforts in 
     achieving the objectives of the national drug control 
     strategy in a manner that is also consistent with the goal of 
     facilitating trade. In order to maximize the effectiveness, 
     the plan shall:
       (A) specify the methods used to enhance cooperation, 
     planning and accountability among the Federal, State, and 
     local agencies with responsibilities along the Southwest 
     border;
       (B) specify mechanisms to ensure cooperation among the 
     agencies, including State and local agencies, with 
     responsibilities along the Southwest border;
       (C) identify new technologies that will be used in 
     protecting the borders including conclusions regarding 
     appropriate deployment of technology;
       (D) identify new initiatives for infrastructure 
     improvements;
       (E) recommend reinforcements in terms of resources, 
     technology and personnel necessary to ensure capacity to 
     maintain appropriate inspections;
       (F) integrate findings of the White House Intelligence 
     Architecture Review into the plan; and
       (G) make recommendations for strengthening the HIDTA 
     program along the Southwest border.
       Sec. 630. (a) Flexiplace Work Telecommuting Programs.--For 
     fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year thereafter, of the 
     funds made available to each Executive agency for salaries 
     and expenses, at a minimum $50,000 shall be available only 
     for the necessary expenses of the Executive agency to carry 
     out a flexiplace work telecommuting program.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' means 
     the following list of departments and agencies: Department of 
     State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Interior, Labor, Health 
     and Human Services, Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban 
     Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, Veterans' 
     Affairs, General Services Administration, Office of Personnel 
     Management, Small Business Administration, Social Security 
     Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and the 
     United States Postal Service.
       (2) Flexiplace work telecommuting program.--The term 
     ``flexiplace work telecommuting program'' means a program 
     under which employees of an Executive agency are permitted to 
     perform all or a portion of their duties at a flexiplace work 
     telecommuting center established under section 210(l) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 490(l)) or other Federal law.
       Sec. 631. (a) Meritorious Executive.--Section 4507(e)(1) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``$10,000'' and inserting ``an amount equal to 20 percent of 
     annual basic pay''.
       (b) Distinguished Executive.--Section 4507(e)(2) of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$20,000'' and 
     inserting ``an amount equal to 35 percent of annual basic 
     pay''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998, or the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
       Sec. 632. (a) Career SES Performance Awards.--Section 
     5384(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``3 percent'' and inserting ``10 percent''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``15 percent'' and inserting ``20 
     percent''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998, or the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
       Sec. 633. (a) International Postal Arrangements.--Section 
     407 of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 407. International Postal Arrangements

       ``(a)(1) The Secretary of State shall have primary 
     responsibility for formulation, coordination and oversight of 
     policy with respect to United States participation in the 
     Universal Postal Union, including the Universal Postal 
     Convention and other Acts of the Universal Postal Union, 
     amendments thereto, and all postal treaties and conventions 
     concluded within the framework of the Convention and such 
     Acts.
       ``(2) Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary may, with 
     the consent of the President, negotiate and conclude 
     treaties, conventions and amendments referred to in paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(b)(1) Subject to subsections (a), (c), and (d), the 
     Postal Service may, with the consent of the President, 
     negotiate and conclude postal treaties and conventions.
       ``(2) The Postal Service may, with the consent of the 
     President, establish rates of postage or other charges on 
     mail matter conveyed between the United States and other 
     countries.
       ``(3) The Postal Service shall transmit a copy of each 
     postal treaty or convention concluded with other governments 
     under the authority of this subsection to the Secretary of 
     State, who shall furnish a copy to the Public Printer for 
     publication.
       ``(c) The Postal Service shall not conclude any treaty or 
     convention under the authority of this section or any other 
     arrangement related to the delivery of international postal 
     services that is inconsistent with any policy developed 
     pursuant to subsection (a).
       ``(d) In carrying out their responsibilities under this 
     section, the Secretary and the Postal Service shall consult 
     with such federal agencies as the Secretary or the Postal 
     Service considers appropriate, private providers of 
     international postal services, users of international postal 
     services, the general public, and such other persons as the 
     Secretary or the Postal Service considers appropriate.''.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that any treaty, convention or amendment entered into under 
     the authority of section 407 of title 39 of the United States 
     Code, as amended by this section, should not grant any undue 
     or unreasonable preference to the Postal Service, a private 
     provider of postal services, or any other person.
       (c) Trade-In-Service Programs.--The second sentence of 
     paragraph (5) of section 306(a) of the Trade and Tariff Act 
     of 1984 (19 U.S.C. 2114b(5)) is amended by inserting ``postal 
     and delivery services,'' after ``transportation.''.
       (d) Transfer of Funds.--In fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal 
     year hereafter, the Postal Service shall allocate to the 
     Department of State from any funds available to the Postal 
     Service such sums as may be reasonable, documented and 
     auditable for the Department of State to carry out the 
     activities of section 407 of title 39, United States Code.
       Sec. 634. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the 
     President, or his designee, must certify to Congress, 
     annually, that no person or persons with direct or indirect 
     responsibility for administering the Executive Office of the 
     President's Drug-Free Workplace Plan are themselves subject 
     to a program of individual random drug testing.
       Sec. 635. (a) None of the funds made available in this or 
     any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 
     training that--
       (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, 
     and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of 
     official duties;
       (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of 
     emotional response or psychological stress in some 
     participants;
       (3) does not require prior employee notification of the 
     content and methods to be used in the training and written 
     end of course evaluation;
       (4) contains any methods or content associated with 
     religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age'' 
     belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
       (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' 
     personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
     otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing 
     directly upon the performance of official duties.
       Sec. 636. No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
     for fiscal year 1999 may be used to implement or enforce the 
     agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4355 of the Government 
     or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such 
     policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following 
     provisions: ``These restrictions are consistent with and do 
     not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee 
     obligations, rights, or liabilities created by Executive 
     Order No. 12958; section 7211 of title 5, United States Code 
     (governing disclosures to Congress); section 1034 of title 
     10, United States Code, as amended by the Military 
     Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosure to 
     Congress by members of the military); section 2302(b)(8) of 
     title 5, United States Code, as amended by the Whistleblower 
     Protection Act (governing disclosures of illegality, waste, 
     fraud, abuse or public health or safety threats); the 
     Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (50 U.S.C. 421 
     et seq.) (governing disclosures that could expose 
     confidential Government agents); and the statutes which 
     protect against disclosure that may compromise the national 
     security, including sections 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 of 
     title 18, United States Code, and section 4(b) of the 
     Subversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 783(b)). The 
     definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, 
     and liabilities created by said Executive order and listed 
     statutes are incorporated into this agreement and are 
     controlling.'': Provided, That notwithstanding the preceding 
     paragraph, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is 
     to be executed by a person connected with the conduct of an 
     intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an 
     employee or officer of the United States Government, may 
     contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for 
     which such document is to be used. Such form or agreement 
     shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not 
     disclose any classified information received in the course of 
     such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the 
     United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also 
     make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress or 
     to an authorized official of an executive agency or the 
     Department of Justice that are essential to reporting a 
     substantial violation of law.
       Sec. 637. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, 
     other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative 
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     and for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, 
     pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or film 
     presentation designed to support or defeat legislation 
     pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the 
     Congress itself.
       Sec. 638. (a) In General.--For calendar year 2000, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall prepare 
     and submit to Congress, with the budget submitted under 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, an accounting 
     statement and associated report containing--
       (1) an estimate of the total annual costs and benefits 
     (including quantifiable and nonquantifiable effects) of 
     Federal rules and paperwork, to the extent feasible--
       (A) in the aggregate;
       (B) by agency and agency program; and
       (C) by major rule;
       (2) an analysis of impacts of Federal regulation on State, 
     local, and tribal government, small business, wages, and 
     economic growth; and
       (3) recommendations for reform.
       (b) Notice.--The Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall provide public notice and an opportunity to 
     comment on the statement and report under subsection (a) 
     before the statement and report are submitted to Congress.
       (c) Guidelines.--To implement this section, the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidelines to 
     agencies to standardize--
       (1) measures of costs and benefits; and
       (2) the format of accounting statements.
       (d) Peer Review.--The Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget shall provide for independent and external peer 
     review of the guidelines and each accounting statement and 
     associated report under this section. Such peer review shall 
     not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
     U.S.C. App.).
       Sec. 639. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any 
     other Act, may be used by an agency to provide a Federal 
     employee's home address to any labor organization except when 
     it is made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that the employee has 
     authorized such disclosure or that such disclosure has been 
     ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
       Sec. 640. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to 
     establish scientific certification standards for explosives 
     detection canines, and shall provide, on a reimbursable 
     basis, for the certification of explosives detection canines 
     employed by Federal agencies, or other agencies providing 
     explosives detection services at airports in the United 
     States.
       Sec. 641. None of the funds made available in this Act or 
     any other Act may be used to provide any non-public 
     information such as mailing or telephone lists to any person 
     or any organization outside of the Federal Government without 
     the approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 642. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
     any other Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda 
     purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized 
     by the Congress.
       Sec. 643. The Director of the United States Marshals 
     Service is directed to conduct a quarterly threat assessment 
     on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control 
     Policy.
       Sec. 644. Section 636(c) of Public Law 104-208 is amended 
     as follows:
       (1) In subparagraph (1) by inserting after ``United States 
     Code'' the following: ``any agency or court in the Judicial 
     Branch,'';
       (2) In subparagraph (2) by amending ``prosecution, or 
     detention'' to read: ``prosecution, detention, or 
     supervision''; and
       (3) In subparagraph (3) by inserting after ``title 5,'' the 
     following: ``and, with regard to the Judicial Branch, mean a 
     justice or judge of the United States as defined in 28 U.S.C. 
     451 in regular active service or retired from regular active 
     service, other judicial officers as authorized by the 
     Judicial Conference of the United States, and supervisors and 
     managers within the Judicial Branch as authorized by the 
     Judicial Conference of the United States,''.
       Sec. 645. (a) In this section the term ``agency''--
       (1) means an Executive agency as defined under section 105 
     of title 5, United States Code;
       (2) includes a military department as defined under section 
     102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the Postal Rate 
     Commission; and
       (3) shall not include the General Accounting Office.
       (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations 
     to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency 
     shall use official time in an honest effort to perform 
     official duties. An employee not under a leave system, 
     including a Presidential appointee exempted under section 
     6301(2) of title 5, United States Code, has an obligation to 
     expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of such 
     employee's time in the performance of official duties.
       Sec. 646. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to, upon submission 
     of proper documentation (as determined by the Secretary), 
     reimburse importers of large capacity military magazine 
     rifles as defined in the Treasury Department's April 6, 1998 
     ``Study on the Sporting Suitability of Modified Semiautomatic 
     Assault Rifles'', for which authority had been granted to 
     import such firearms into the United States on or before 
     November 14, 1997, and released under bond to the importer by 
     the U.S. Customs Service on or before February 10, 1998: 
     Provided, That the importer abandons title to the firearms to 
     the United States: Provided further, That reimbursements are 
     submitted to the Secretary for his approval within 120 days 
     of the enactment of this provision. In no event shall 
     reimbursements under this provision exceed the importers cost 
     for the weapons, plus any shipping, transportation, duty, and 
     storage costs related to the importation of such weapons. 
     Money made available for expenditure under 31 U.S.C. 1304(a) 
     in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for 
     reimbursements under this provision: Provided further, That 
     accepting the compensation provided under this provision is 
     final and conclusive and constitutes a complete release of 
     any and all claims, demands, rights, and causes of action 
     whatsoever against the United States, its agencies, officers, 
     or employees arising from the denial by the Department of the 
     Treasury of the entry of such firearms into the United 
     States. Such compensation is not otherwise required by law 
     and is not intended to create or recognize any legally 
     enforceable right to any person.
       Sec. 647. (a) The adjustment in rates of basic pay for the 
     statutory pay systems that takes effect in fiscal year 1999 
     under section 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, 
     shall be an increase of 3.6 percent.
       (b) Funds used to carry out this section shall be paid from 
     appropriations which are made to each applicable department 
     or agency for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 1999.
       Sec. 648. International Mail Reporting Requirement. (a) In 
     General.--Chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding after section 3662 the following:

     ``Sec. 3663. Annual report on international services

       ``(a) Not later than July 1 of each year, the Postal Rate 
     Commission shall transmit to each House of Congress a 
     comprehensive report of the costs, revenues, and volumes 
     accrued by the Postal Service in connection with mail matter 
     conveyed between the United States and other countries for 
     the previous fiscal year.
       ``(b) Not later than March 15 of each year, the Postal 
     Service shall provide to the Postal Rate Commission such data 
     as the Commission may require to prepare the report required 
     under subsection (a) of this section. Data shall be provided 
     in sufficient detail to enable the Commission to analyze the 
     costs, revenues, and volumes for each international mail 
     product or service, under the methods determined appropriate 
     by the Commission for the analysis of rates for domestic 
     mail.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 63 of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding after the item relating to section 3662 the 
     following:

``3663. Annual report on international services.''.

       Sec. 649. Extension of Sunset Provision.--Section 2(f )(2) 
     of the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) 
     is amended by striking ``(2)'' and all that follows through 
     ``10 years'' and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Sunset.--Effective 15 years''.
       Sec. 650. Importation of Certain Grains. (a) Findings.--The 
     Congress finds that--
       (1) importation of grains into the United States at less 
     than the cost to produce those grains is causing injury to 
     the United States producers of those grains;
       (2) importation of grains into the United States at less 
     than the fair value of those grains is causing injury to the 
     United States producers of those grains;
       (3) the Canadian Government and the Canadian Wheat Board 
     have refused to disclose pricing and cost information 
     necessary to determine whether grains are being exported to 
     the United States at prices in violation of United States 
     trade laws or agreements.
       (b) Requirements.--
       (1) The Customs Service, consulting with the United States 
     Trade Representative and the Department of Commerce, shall 
     conduct a study of the efficiency and effectiveness of 
     requiring that all spring wheat, durum or barley imported 
     into the United States be imported into the United States 
     through a single port of entry.
       (2) The Customs Service shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and the 
     House Committee on Ways and Means not later than 90 days 
     after the effective date of this Act on the results of the 
     study required by paragraph (1).
       Sec. 651. Designation of Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office 
     Building. (a) In General.--The building of the United States 
     Postal Service located at 180 East Kellogg Boulevard in Saint 
     Paul, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office 
     Building''.
       Sec. 652. The Administrator of General Services may 
     provide, from government-wide credit card rebates, up to 
     $3,000,000 in support of the Joint Financial Management 
     Improvement Program as approved by the Chief Financial 
     Officer's Council.
       Sec. 653. Section 6302(g) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after ``chapter 35'' the following: 
     ``or section 3595''.
       Sec. 654. Assessment of Federal Regulations and Policies on 
     Families. (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are 
     to--
       (1) require agencies to assess the impact of proposed 
     agency actions on family well-being; and
       (2) improve the management of executive branch agencies.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given the term 
     ``Executive agency'' by section 105 of title 5, United States 
     Code, except such term does not include the General 
     Accounting Office; and
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       (A) a group of individuals related by blood, marriage, 
     adoption, or other legal custody who live together as a 
     single household; and
       (B) any individual who is not a member of such group, but 
     who is related by blood, marriage, or adoption to a member of 
     such group, and over half of whose support in a calendar year 
     is received from such group.
       (c) Family Policymaking Assessment.--Before implementing 
     policies and regulations that may affect family well-being, 
     each agency shall assess such actions with respect to 
     whether--
       (1) the action strengthens or erodes the stability or 
     safety of the family and, particularly, the marital 
     commitment;
       (2) the action strengthens or erodes the authority and 
     rights of parents in the education, nurture, and supervision 
     of their children;
       (3) the action helps the family perform its functions, or 
     substitutes governmental activity for the function;
       (4) the action increases or decreases disposable income or 
     poverty of families and children;
       (5) the proposed benefits of the action justify the 
     financial impact on the family;
       (6) the action may be carried out by State or local 
     government or by the family; and
       (7) the action establishes an implicit or explicit policy 
     concerning the relationship between the behavior and personal 
     responsibility of youth, and the norms of society.
       (d) Governmentwide Family Policy Coordination and Review.--
       (1) Certification and rationale.--With respect to each 
     proposed policy or regulation that may affect family well-
     being, the head of each agency shall--
       (A) submit a written certification to the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget and to Congress that such 
     policy or regulation has been assessed in accordance with 
     this section; and
       (B) provide an adequate rationale for implementation of 
     each policy or regulation that may negatively affect family 
     well-being.
       (2) Office of management and budget.--The Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget shall--
       (A) ensure that policies and regulations proposed by 
     agencies are implemented consistent with this section; and
       (B) compile, index, and submit annually to the Congress the 
     written certifications received pursuant to paragraph (1)(A).
       (3) Office of policy development.--The Office of Policy 
     Development shall--
       (A) assess proposed policies and regulations in accordance 
     with this section;
       (B) provide evaluations of policies and regulations that 
     may affect family well-being to the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget; and
       (C) advise the President on policy and regulatory actions 
     that may be taken to strengthen the institutions of marriage 
     and family in the United States.
       (e) Assessments Upon Request by Members of Congress.--Upon 
     request by a Member of Congress relating to a proposed policy 
     or regulation, an agency shall conduct an assessment in 
     accordance with subsection (c), and shall provide a 
     certification and rationale in accordance with subsection 
     (d).
       (f ) Judicial Review.--This section is not intended to 
     create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
     enforceable at law by a party against the United States, its 
     agencies, its officers, or any person.
       Sec. 655. None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this 
     Act or any other provision of law may be used for any system 
     to implement section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, 
     unless the system allows, in connection with a person's 
     delivery of a firearm to a Federal firearms licensee as 
     collateral for a loan, the background check to be performed 
     at the time the collateral is offered for delivery to such 
     licensee: Provided, That the licensee notifies local law 
     enforcement within 48 hours of the licensee receiving a 
     denial on the person offering the collateral: Provided 
     further, That the provisions of section 922(t) shall apply at 
     the time of the redemption of the firearm.

            TITLE VIII--TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 801. TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
                   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT FUNDS.

       (a) Permitting Other Federal Entities to Administer 
     Program.--Section 11003 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     (D.C. Code, sec. 1-761.2) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, and includes any 
     agreement with a department, agency, or instrumentality of 
     the United States entered into under that section'' after 
     ``the Trustee''; and
       (2) in paragraph (10), by striking ``, partnership, joint 
     venture, corporation, mutual company, joint-stock company, 
     trust, estate, unincorporated organization, association, or 
     employee organization'' and inserting ``; partnership; joint 
     venture; corporation; mutual company; joint-stock company; 
     trust; estate; unincorporated organization; association; 
     employee organization; or department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States'' .
       (b) Permitting Waiver of Recovery of Amounts Paid in 
     Error.--Section 11021(3) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-
     763.1(3)) is amended by inserting ``, or waive recoupment or 
     recovery of,'' after ``recover''.
       (c) Permitting Use of Trust Fund to Cover Administrative 
     Expenses.--Section 11032 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-
     764.2) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--Amounts in the Trust Fund shall be 
     used--
       ``(1) to make Federal benefit payments under this subtitle;
       ``(2) subject to subsection (b)(1), to cover the reasonable 
     and necessary expenses of administering the Trust Fund under 
     the contract entered into pursuant to section 11035(b);
       ``(3) to cover the reasonable and necessary administrative 
     expenses incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
     Secretary s responsibilities under this subtitle; and
       ``(4) for such other purposes as are specified in this 
     subtitle.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``(including 
     expenses described in section 11041(b))'' after ``to 
     administer the Trust Fund''.
       (d) Promoting Flexibility in Administration of Program.--
     Section 11035 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-764.5) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(c) Subcontracts.--Notwithstanding any provision of a 
     District Retirement Program or any other law, rule, or 
     regulation, the Trustee may, with the approval of the 
     Secretary, enter into one or more subcontracts with the 
     District Government or any person to provide services to the 
     Trustee in connection with its performance of the contract. 
     The Trustee shall monitor the performance of any such 
     subcontract and enforce its provisions.
       ``(d) Determination by the Secretary.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (b) or any other provision of this subtitle, the 
     Secretary may determine, with respect to any function 
     otherwise to be performed by the Trustee, that in the 
     interest of economy and efficiency such function shall be 
     performed by the Secretary rather than the Trustee.''.
       (e) Process for Reimbursement of District Government for 
     Expenses of Interim Administration.--Section 11041 of such 
     Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-765.1) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``The Trustee shall'' 
     and inserting ``The Secretary or the Trustee shall, at such 
     times during or after the period of interim administration 
     described in subsection (a) as are deemed appropriate by the 
     Secretary or the Trustee'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``the Secretary or'' 
     after ``if''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``the replacement plan 
     adoption date'' and inserting ``such time as the Secretary 
     notifies the District Government that the Secretary has 
     directed the Trustee to carry out the duties and 
     responsibilities required under the contract''.
       (f ) Annual Federal Payment Into Federal Supplemental 
     Fund.--Section 11053 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-766.3) is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Annual Amortization Amount.--At the end of each 
     applicable fiscal year the Secretary shall promptly pay into 
     the Federal Supplemental Fund from the General Fund of the 
     Treasury an amount equal to the annual amortization amount 
     for the year (which may not be less than zero).'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``freeze date'' and 
     inserting ``effective date of this Act'';
       (3) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d); and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Administrative Expenses.--During each applicable 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall pay into the Federal 
     Supplemental Fund from the General Fund of the Treasury 
     amounts not to exceed the covered administrative expenses for 
     the year.''.
       (g) Technical Corrections.--(1) Section 11012(c) of such 
     Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-752.2(c)) is amended by striking 
     ``District of Columbia Retirement Board'' and inserting 
     ``District Government''.
       (2) Section 11033(c)(1) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-
     764.3(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``consisting'' in the 
     first place that it appears.
       (3) Section 11052 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-766.2) is 
     amended by inserting ``to'' after ``may be made only''.

     SEC. 802. CLARIFYING TREATMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
                   EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED TO FEDERAL RETIREMENT 
                   SYSTEMS.

       (a) Eligibility of Nonjudicial Employees of District of 
     Columbia Courts for Medicare and Social Security Benefits.--
     Section 11246(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public 
     Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 755) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Conforming Amendments to Internal Revenue Code and 
     Social Security.--(A) Section 3121(b)(7)(C) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the definition of 
     employment for service performed in the employ of the 
     District of Columbia) is amended by inserting `(other than 
     the Federal Employees Retirement System provided in chapter 
     84 of title 5, United States Code)' after `law of the United 
     States'.
       ``(B) Section 210(a)(7)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 410(a)(7)(D)) (relating to the definition of 
     employment for service performed in the employ of the 
     District of Columbia), is amended by inserting `(other than 
     the Federal Employees Retirement System provided in chapter 
     84 of title 5, United States Code)' after `law of the United 
     States.''.
       (b) Vesting Under Previous District of Columbia Retirement 
     Program.--For purposes of vesting pursuant to section 2610(b) 
     of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit 
     Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Code, sec. 1-627.10(b)), 
     creditable service with the District for employees whose 
     participation in the District Defined Contribution Plan 
     ceases as a result of the implementation of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997 shall include--
       (1) continuous service performed by nonjudicial employees 
     of the District of Columbia courts after September 30, 1997; 
     and
       (2) service performed for a successor employer, including 
     the Department of Justice or the Dis

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     trict of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and Courts 
     Services Agency established under section 11233 of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997, that provides services 
     previously performed by the District government.

     SEC. 803. METHODOLOGY FOR DESIGNATING ASSETS OF RETIREMENT 
                   FUND.

       Section 11033 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (D.C. 
     Code, sec. 1-764.3) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Methodology for Designating Assets.--
       ``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (b), the 
     Secretary may develop and implement a methodology for 
     designating assets after the replacement plan adoption date 
     that takes into account the value of the District Retirement 
     Fund as of the replacement plan adoption date and the 
     proportion of such value represented by $1.275 billion, 
     together with the income (including returns on investments) 
     earned on the assets of and withdrawals from and deposits to 
     the Fund during the period between such date and the date on 
     which the Secretary designates assets under subsection (b). 
     In implementing a methodology under the previous sentence, 
     the Secretary shall not be required to determine the value of 
     designated assets as of the replacement plan adoption date. 
     Nothing in this paragraph may be deemed to effect the 
     entitlement of the District Retirement Fund to income 
     (including returns on investments) earned after the 
     replacement plan adoption date on assets designated for 
     retention by the Fund.
       ``(2) Employee contributions; judicial retirement and 
     survivors annuity fund.--The Secretary may develop and 
     implement a methodology comparable to the methodology 
     described in paragraph (1) in carrying out the requirements 
     of subsection (c) and in designating assets to be transferred 
     to the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors 
     Annuity Fund pursuant to section 124(c)(1) of the District of 
     Columbia Retirement Reform Act (as amended by section 11252).
       ``(3) Discretion of the secretary.--The Secretary's 
     development and implementation of methodologies for 
     designating assets under this subsection shall be final and 
     binding.''.

     SEC. 804. TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
                   JUDICIAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Administration of Judicial Retirement and Survivors 
     Annuity Fund.--Section 
     11-1570, District of Columbia Code, as amended by section 
     11251 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``title I of the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997'' 
     and inserting ``subtitle A of title XI of the Balanced Budget 
     Act of 1997''; and
       (B) by inserting after the second sentence the following 
     new sentences: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     District law or any other law, rule, or regulation, any 
     Trustee, contractor, or enrolled actuary selected by the 
     Secretary under this subsection may, with the approval of the 
     Secretary, enter into one or more subcontracts with the 
     District of Columbia government or any person to provide 
     services to such Trustee, contractor, or enrolled actuary in 
     connection with its performance of its agreement with the 
     Secretary. Such Trustee, contractor, or enrolled actuary 
     shall monitor the performance of any subcontract to which it 
     is a party and enforce its provisions.''.
       (2) In subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``chief judges of the District of Columbia 
     Court of Appeals and Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Secretary'';
       (B) by striking ``and the Secretary'';
       (C) by striking ``and appropriations''; and
       (D) by striking ``and deficiency''.
       (3) By amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c)(1) Amounts in the Fund are available--
       ``(A) for the payment of judges retirement pay, annuities, 
     refunds, and allowances under this subchapter;
       ``(B) to cover the reasonable and necessary expenses of 
     administering the Fund under any agreement entered into with 
     a Trustee, contractor, or enrolled actuary under subsection 
     (b)(1), including any agreement with a department, agency or 
     instrumentality of the United States; and
       ``(C) to cover the reasonable and necessary administrative 
     expenses incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
     Secretary s responsibilities under this subchapter.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of District law 
     or any other law, rule, or regulation--
       ``(A) the Secretary may review benefit determinations under 
     this subchapter made prior to the date of the enactment of 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, and shall make initial 
     benefit determinations after such date; and
       ``(B) the Secretary may recoup or recover, or waive 
     recoupment or recovery of, any amounts paid under this 
     subchapter as a result of errors or omissions by any 
     person.''.
       (4) In subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, there shall be deposited into the Fund'' and 
     inserting ``The Secretary shall pay into the Fund from the 
     General Fund of the Treasury''; and
       (B) by striking ``(beginning with the first fiscal year 
     which ends more than 6 months after the replacement plan 
     adoption date described in section 103(13) of the National 
     Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
     1997)''.
       (5) In subsection (d)(2)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``June 30, 1997'' and inserting ``September 
     30, 1997''; and
       (B) by striking ``net the sum of future normal cost'' and 
     inserting ``net of the sum of the present value of future 
     normal costs''.
       (6) In subsection (d)(3), by striking ``shall be taken from 
     sums available for that fiscal year for the payment of the 
     expenses of the Court, and''.
       (7) By adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(h) For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986--
       ``(1) the Fund shall be treated as a trust described in 
     section 401(a) of the Code that is exempt from taxation under 
     section 501(a) of the Code;
       ``(2) any transfer to or distribution from the Fund shall 
     be treated in the same manner as a transfer to or 
     distribution from a trust described in section 401(a) of the 
     Code; and
       ``(3) the benefits provided by the Fund shall be treated as 
     benefits provided under a governmental plan maintained by the 
     District of Columbia.
       ``(i) For purposes of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the benefits provided by the Fund shall 
     be treated as benefits provided under a governmental plan 
     maintained by the District of Columbia.
       ``( j) To the extent that any provision of subpart A of 
     part I of subchapter D of the chapter 1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended after 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection, such provision 
     as amended shall apply to the Fund only to the extent the 
     Secretary determines that application of the provision as 
     amended is consistent with the administration of this 
     subchapter.
       ``(k) Federal obligations for benefits under this 
     subchapter are backed by the full faith and credit of the 
     United States.''.
       (b) Regulatory Authority of Secretary.--Section 11251 of 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 
     756) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Regulations; Effect on Reform Act.--Title 11, 
     District of Columbia Code, is amended by adding the following 
     new section:

     `Sec. 11-1572. Regulations; effect on Reform Act

       `(a) The Secretary is authorized to issue regulations to 
     implement, interpret, administer and carry out the purposes 
     of this subchapter, and, in the Secretary's discretion, those 
     regulations may have retroactive effect, except that nothing 
     in this subsection may be construed to permit the Secretary 
     to issue any regulation to retroactively reduce or eliminate 
     the benefits to which any individual is entitled under this 
     subchapter.
       `(b) This subchapter supersedes any provision of the 
     District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (Public Law 96-
     122) inconsistent with this subchapter and the regulations 
     thereunder.'.''; and
       (3) by amending subsection (c) (as so redesignated) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(c) Clerical Amendments.--
       ``(1) The table of sections for subchapter III of chapter 
     15 of title 11, District of Columbia Code, is amended by 
     amending the item relating to section 11-1570 to read as 
     follows:

`11-1570. The District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors 
              Annuity Fund.'.

       ``(2) The table of sections for subchapter III of chapter 
     15 of title 11, District of Columbia Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

       `11-1572. Regulations; effect on Reform Act.'.''.

       (c) Termination of Previous Fund and Program.--Section 124 
     of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (D.C. Code, 
     sec. 1-714), as amended by section 11252(a) of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``(except as provided 
     in section 11-1570, District of Columbia Code)'' after ``the 
     following'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``title I of the 
     National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
     Improvement Act of 1997'' and inserting ``subtitle A of title 
     XI of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``(2) The'' and inserting ``(2) In 
     accordance with the direction of the Secretary, the'';
       (B) by striking ``in the Treasury'' and inserting ``at the 
     Board''; and
       (C) by striking ``appropriated'' and inserting ``used''.
       (d) Administration of Retirement Funds.--Section 11252 of 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Transition from District of Columbia 
     Administration.--Sections 11023, 11032(b)(2), 11033(d), and 
     11041 shall apply to the administration of the District of 
     Columbia Judges Retirement Fund established under section 124 
     of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (D.C. Code, 
     sec. 1-714), the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and 
     Survivors Annuity Fund established under section 11-1570, 
     District of Columbia Code, and the retirement program for 
     judges under subchapter III of chapter 15 of title 11, 
     District of Columbia Code, except as follows:
       ``(1) In applying each such section--
       ``(A) any reference to this subtitle shall instead refer to 
     subchapter III of chapter 15 of title 11, District of 
     Columbia Code;
       ``(B) any reference to the District Retirement Program 
     shall be deemed to include the retirement program for judges 
     under subchapter III of chapter 15 of title 11, District of 
     Columbia Code;
       ``(C) any reference to the District Retirement Fund shall 
     be deemed to include the District of Columbia Judges 
     Retirement Fund established

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     under section 124 of the District of Columbia Retirement 
     Reform Act;
       ``(D) any reference to Federal benefit payments shall be 
     deemed to include judges retirement pay, annuities, refunds 
     and allowances under subchapter III of chapter 15 of title 
     11, District of Columbia Code;
       ``(E) any reference to the Trust Fund shall instead refer 
     to the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors 
     Annuity Fund established under section 11-1570, District of 
     Columbia Code;
       ``(F) any reference to section 11033 shall instead refer to 
     section 124 of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform 
     Act, as amended by section 11252; and
       ``(G) any reference to chapter 2 shall instead refer to 
     section 11-1570, District of Columbia Code.
       ``(2) In applying section 11023--
       ``(A) any reference to the contract shall instead refer to 
     the agreement referred to in section 11-1570(b), District of 
     Columbia Code ; and
       ``(B) any reference to the Trustee shall instead refer to 
     the Trustee or contractor referred to in section 
     11-1570(b), District of Columbia Code.
       ``(3) In applying section 11033(d)--
       ``(A) any reference to this section shall instead refer to 
     section 124 of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform 
     Act, as amended by section 11252; and
       ``(B) any reference to the Trustee shall instead refer to 
     the Secretary or the Trustee or contractor referred to in 
     section 11-1570(b), District of Columbia Code.
       ``(4) In applying section 11041(b), any reference to the 
     Trustee shall instead refer to the Trustee or contractor 
     referred to in section 11-1570(b), District of Columbia 
     Code.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Effective Date.--The provisions of subsection (c) 
     shall take effect on the date on which the assets of the 
     District of Columbia Judges Retirement Fund are transferred 
     to the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors 
     Annuity Fund.''.
       (e) Miscellaneous Technical and Clerical Amendments.--(1) 
     Sections 11-1568(d) and 11-1569, District of Columbia Code, 
     are each amended by striking ``Mayor'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``Secretary of the Treasury''.
       (2) Section 11-1568.2, District of Columbia Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Mayor of the District of Columbia'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of the 
     Treasury''.
       (3) Section 121(b)(1)(A) of the District of Columbia 
     Retirement Reform Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-711(b)(1)(A)), as 
     amended by section 11252(c)(1) of the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997 (as redesignated by subsection (d)(1)), is amended in 
     the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``11'' and 
     inserting ``12''.
       (4) Section 11-1561(4), District of Columbia Code, as 
     amended by section 11253(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997, is amended by striking ``sections'' and inserting 
     ``section''.
       (5) Section 11253(c) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 759) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Treatment of Federal Service of Judges.--Section 
     11-1564, District of Columbia Code, is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking `section 1-
     1814)' and inserting `section 1-714) or the District of 
     Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund 
     (established by section 11-1570)'; and
       ``(2) in subsection (d)(4), by striking `Judges Retirement 
     Fund established by section 124(a) of the District of 
     Columbia Retirement Reform Act' and inserting `Judicial 
     Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund under section 11-
     1570'.''.
       (6) Section 11253 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 759) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Redeposits to Fund.--Section 11-1568.1(4)(A), 
     District of Columbia Code, is amended by striking `Judges 
     Retirement Fund' and inserting `Judicial Retirement and 
     Survivors Annuity Fund'.''.
       (f ) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections 
     (a)(2), (a)(4), and (a)(6) shall take effect October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 805. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, this title and 
     the amendments made by this title shall take effect as if 
     included in the enactment of title XI of the Balanced Budget 
     Act of 1997.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Treasury and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 1999''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Jim Kolbe,
     Frank Wolf,
     Ernest Istook, Jr.,
     Anne M. Northup,
     Robert B. Aderholt,
     Bob Livingston,
     Joseph McDade,
                                    Managers on the Part of House.

     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Richard Shelby,
     Lauch Faircloth,
     Ted Stevens,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. HOYER moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 4104 to the 
committee of conference with instructions to the managers on the part of 
the House to insist on section 624 of H.R. 4104 dealing with 
contraceptive prescription coverage under the Federal Health Benefit 
Plan.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. HOYER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, by unanimous consent, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.104.24  multichannel video competition

  Mr. TAUZIN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2921) to 
amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal 
Communications Commission to conduct an inquiry into the impediments to 
the development of competition in the market for multichannel video 
programming distribution; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, recognized Mr. TAUZIN and Mr. 
MARKEY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
promote the competitive viability of direct-to-home satellite television 
service.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.104.25  corporal harold gomez post office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4616) to 
designate the United States Post Office located at 3813 Main Street in 
East Chicago, Indiana, as the ``Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
DAVIS of Illinois, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McHUGH demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.104.26  mervyn dymally post office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2348) to 
redesignate the Federal building located at 701 South Santa Fe Avenue in 
Compton, California, and known as the Compton Main Post Office, as the 
``Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
DAVIS of Illinois, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McHUGH demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.104.27  h.r. 4616--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 4616) to designate the United States Post Office 
located at 3813 Main Street in East Chicago, Indiana, as the ``Corporal 
Harold Gomez Post Office''.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

425

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.104.28                  [Roll No. 491]

                                YEAS--425

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Cooksey
     Greenwood
     Kennelly
     McCrery
     Miller (CA)
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rogers
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.104.29  h.r. 2348--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2348) to redesignate the Federal 
building located at 701 South Santa Fe Avenue in Compton, California, 
and known as the Compton Main Post Office, as the ``Mervyn Dymally Post 
Office Building''.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

421

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.104.30                  [Roll No. 492]

                                YEAS--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder

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     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Bereuter
       

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Conyers
     Kennelly
     McCrery
     Miller (CA)
     Pastor
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Sherman
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Wolf
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.104.31  h.r. 4104--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to the previous order 
of the House, announced the unfinished business to be the question on 
agreeing to the motion to recommit the conference report on H.R. 4101 to 
the committee of conference with instructions for the managers on the 
part of the House to insist on section 624 of H.R. 4104 dealing with 
contraceptive prescription coverage under the Federal Health Benefit 
Plan.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

202

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

226

para.104.32                  [Roll No. 493]

                                YEAS--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--226

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Kennelly
     McCrery
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Smith (OR)
     Yates
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

290

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

137

para.104.33                  [Roll No. 494]

                                YEAS--290

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon

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     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--137

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Kennelly
     Markey
     McCrery
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Smith (OR)
     Yates
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.104.34  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. HULSHOF, pursuant to House Resolution 575, at 9:42 p.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bills and 
resolutions that may be considered on Thursday, October 8: H.R. 4364, 
depository institution regulatory streamlining; H. Res. 578 science 
policy report; H. Res. 565, importance of mammograms to fight cancer; 
H.R. 2263, congressional medal posthumously to Theodore Roosevelt; H.R. 
4506, international child labor relief; H.R. 4660, to provide rewards 
for information leading to the arrest and conviction of an act of 
international terrorism; H. Con. Res. 320, supporting the people of 
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and condemning the Nazi Soviet Pact of 
Non-Agression of 1939; H. Res. 557, expressing support for U.S. 
government efforts to identify Holocaust-era assets; H. Con. Res. 331, 
expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the inadequacy of sewage 
infrastructure facilities in Tijuana, Mexico; H. Con. Res. 309, 
condemning the forced abduction of Ugandan children; H.R. 3874, William 
F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization; S. 2206, Coats Human 
Services Reauthorization; S.J. Res. 51, granting the consent of Congress 
to the Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact; S. 1026 to 
reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States; and H.R. 2281 
copyright treaties implementation.

para.104.35  baseball antitrust

  Mr. HYDE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 53) to require the general application of the antitrust laws to 
major league baseball, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, recognized Mr. HYDE and Mr. 
CONYERS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.104.36  fairness in music licensing

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 505) to amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, 
with respect to the duration of copyright, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER 
and Ms. JACKSON-LEE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.104.37  submission of conference report--h.r. 3150

  Mr. GEKAS submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-794) on the 
bill (H.R. 3150) to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for 
other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the 
Record under the rule.

para.104.38  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. McCOLLUM, pursuant to House Resolution 575, at 10:30 p.m. 
announced the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the 
rules under

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clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bills and 
resolutions that may be considered on Thursday, October 8: H. Con. Res. 
335, H1-B Technical Corrections; H. Con. Res. 334, relating to Taiwan's 
participation in the World Health Organization; H. Con. Res. 302, 
recognizing the importance of children and families in the United States 
and expressing support for the goals of National Kids Day and National 
Family Month.

para.104.39  crime identification technology

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2022) to provide for the improvement of interstate criminal 
justice identification, information, communications, and forensics; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM  and Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.104.40  identity fraud

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4151) 
to amend chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, relating to 
identity fraud, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM  and Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.104.41  crime victims with disabilities awareness

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1976) to increase public awareness of the plight of victims 
of crime with developmental disabilities, to collect data to measure the 
magnitude of the problem, and to develop strategies to address the 
safety and justice needs of victims of crime with developmental 
disabilities.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM  and Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.104.42  law enforcement officer hiring

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 804) 
to amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to ensure that Federal funds made available to hire or 
rehire law enforcement officers are used in a manner that produces a net 
gain of the number of law enforcement officers who perform 
nonadministrative public safety services.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM  and Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.104.43  ireland cultural and training program

  Mr. SMITH of Texas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
4293) to establish a cultural and training program for disadvantaged 
individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, recognized Mr. SMITH of Texas 
and Ms. JACKSON-LEE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
establish a cultural training program for disadvantaged individuals to 
assist the Irish peace process.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.104.44  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Delahunt:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, October 6, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     been served with a subpoena for documents issued by the 
     Plymouth Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in 
     the case of Pert Dickie, et al. V. Kelly Regan, et al..
       The subpoena appears to relate to my official duties. I am 
     currently consulting with the Office of General Counsel to 
     determine whether compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                              William D. Delahunt.

para.104.45  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker.

       H.R. 449. An Act to provide for the orderly disposal of 
     certain Federal lands in Clark County, Nevada, and to provide 
     for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands in the 
     State of Nevada.
       H.R. 930. An Act to require Federal employees to use 
     Federal travel charge cards for all payments of expenses of 
     official Government travel, to amend title 31, United States 
     Code, to establish requirements for prepayment audits of 
     Federal agency transportation expenses, to authorize 
     reimbursement of Federal agency employees for taxes incurred 
     on travel or transportation reimbursements, and to authorize 
     test programs for the payment of Federal employee travel 
     expenses and relocation expenses.
       H.R. 1481. An Act to amend the Great Lakes Fish and 
     Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for 
     implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery 
     Resources Restoration Study.
       H.R. 1836. An Act to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to improve ad

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     ministration of sanctions against unfit health care providers 
     under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 3381. An Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture 
     and the Secretary of the Interior to exchange land and other 
     assets with Big Sky Lumber Co. and other entities.

para.104.46  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 314. An Act to provide a process for identifying the 
     functions of the Federal Government that are not inherently 
     governmental functions, and for other purposes.

para.104.47  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following date present to the President, for his 
approval, bills of the House of the following titles:

           On October 6, 1998:
       H.R. 4101. Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4103. Making appropriations for the Department of 
     Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes.



        THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF OCTOBER 7), 1998

  And then,

para.104.48  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HULSHOF, at 12 o'clock and 1 minute a.m., Thursday, 
October 8 (legislative day of Wednesday, October 7), 1998, the House 
adjourned.

para.104.49  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. KOLBE: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 4104. A bill making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-789). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 579. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4104) making 
     appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States 
     Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and 
     certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     790). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 580. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 131) waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements for the remainder of the One Hundred Fifth 
     Congress with respect to any bill or joint resolution making 
     general or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1999 
     (Rept. No. 105-791). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. Report in the matter of 
     Franklin L. Haney (Rept. No. 105-792). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 3828. A bill 
     to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve 
     access to health care services for certain Medicare-eligible 
     veterans; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-793 Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. HYDE. Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 3150. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-794). Ordered to 
     be printed.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. House Resolution 581. 
     Resolution authorizing and directing the Committee on the 
     Judiciary to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for 
     the impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton, President of 
     the United States (Rept. No. 105-795). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.104.50  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 3828. Referral to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs 
     and Commerce extended for a period ending not later than 
     October 9, 1998.

para.104.51  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Science discharged 
from further consideration. H.R. 3610 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed.

para.104.52  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 4712. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     extend the term of copyright, to provide for a music 
     licensing exemption, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4713. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for State and local real property 
     taxes paid by certain taxpayers aged 65 or older who do not 
     itemize their deductions and to provide for the establishment 
     of senior citizen real property tax accounts; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 4714. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt certain transactions at fair market value 
     between partnerships and private foundations from the tax on 
     self-dealing and to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     establish an exemption procedure from such taxes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 4715. A bill to remove Federal impediments to retail 
     competition in the electric power industry, thereby providing 
     opportunities within electricity restructuring; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 4716. A bill to allow certain individuals who provided 
     service to the Armed Forces of the United States in the 
     Philippines during World War II to receive a reduced SSI 
     benefit after moving back to the Philippines; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Baker, Mr. John, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and 
             Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 4717. A bill to provide Outer Continental Shelf Impact 
     Assistance to State and local governments, to amend the Land 
     and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and 
     Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and the Federal Aid in 
     Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to as the 
     Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the 
     outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American 
     people, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Scott, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Watt of 
             North Carolina, Ms. Lee, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Torres, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Carson, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Furse, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Thompson, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             Blagojevich):
       H.R. 4718. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 to make such title fully applicable to the 
     judicial branch of the Federal Government; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 4719. A bill to establish the International Financial 
     Institution Reexamination and Review Commission; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 4720. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend for 6 months the contracts of certain 
     managed care organizations under the Medicare Program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Crane, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Linda 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 4721. A bill to establish restrictions on the 
     provision to minors of contraceptive drugs and devices 
     through family planning projects under title X of the Public 
     Health Service Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady

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             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
             Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kolbe, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Rangel, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 4722. A bill to create a National Museum of Women's 
     History Advisory Committee; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 4723. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to deduct a children's contribution from the amount of 
     income applied monthly to payment for the cost of care in an 
     institution for an individual receiving medical assistance 
     under a State Medicaid plan; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:
       H.R. 4724. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to designate El Camino Real de los Tejas as a National 
     Historic Trail; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4725. A bill to provide surveillance and research to 
     better understand the prevalence and pattern of autism and 
     other pervasive developmental disabilities so that effective 
     treatment and prevention strategies can be implemented; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 4726. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to reduce the maximum financial risk permitted 
     for physicians participating in Medicare+Choice plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned. 
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. McDermott, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 4727. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to delay the 15% reduction and to make revisions 
     in the per beneficiary and per visit payment limits on 
     payment for health services under the Medicare Program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 4728. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an increased credit for medical research; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bob Schaffer, 
             and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 4729. A bill to provide for protection of the 
     Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and endangered 
     species and other wildlife that inhabit or uses that refuge, 
     and to ensure that scarce refuge land in and around the 
     Minneapolis, Minnesota, metropolitan area is not subjected to 
     physical or auditory impairment; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.J. Res. 131. A joint resolution waiving certain 
     enrollment requirements for the remainder of the One Hundred 
     Fifth Congress with respect to any bill or joint resolution 
     making general or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
     1999; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bereuter, 
             and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 334. Concurrent resolution relating to 
     Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. NORTHUP (for herself and Mr. Young of Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 335. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     50th anniversary of the National Institute of Allergy and 
     Infectious Diseases, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Ehlers):
       H. Res. 578. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the print of the Committee on Science 
     entitled ``Unlocking Our Future: Toward a New National 
     Science Policy`` should serve as a framework for future 
     deliberations on congressional science policy and funding; to 
     the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself and Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island):
       H. Res. 582. A resolution directing the Committee on the 
     Judiciary to undertake an inquiry into whether grounds exist 
     to impeach Kenneth W. Starr, an independent prosecutor of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Rules. 

para.104.53  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MCCOLLUM:
       H.R. 4730. A bill for the relief of Robert Anthony Broley; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 4731. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel EAGLE FEATHERS; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.104.54  additional sponsors

       H.R. 26: Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 676: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Costello, and Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1197: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1441: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2098: Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 2263: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2346: Mr. Green, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
     Underwood, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2375: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jackson 
     of Illinois, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Clay, Mr. McNulty, 
     Mr. Poshard, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2754: Ms. Eshoo and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Allen and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Christian-
     Green, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 2991: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 3046: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 3230: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 3236: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 3553: Ms. DeGette and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 3707: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 3783: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 3814: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Camp, and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 3815: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Talent, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 3835: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Pickett, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 3855: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 3879: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. 
     Collins.
       H.R. 3900: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 3912: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 3949: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 4012: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 4071: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky and Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 4126: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 4170: Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 4213: Mrs. McCarthy of New York and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 4214: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 4339: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 4340: Mr. Bilirakis and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 4377: Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 4383: Mr. Shimkus and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 4395: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 4403: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hilliard, and Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri.
       H.R. 4449: Mr. Wise and Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 4450: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 4467: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Manton, and 
     Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 4513: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 4522: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 4552: Ms. Lofgren and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 4577: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 4590: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 4591: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 4592: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 4596: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 4611: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 4621: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 4627: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Green, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 4643: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 4644: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 4648: Mr. Moakley and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 4653: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 4672: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 4683: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Ganske.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mrs. Wilson
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H. Con. Res. 69: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Hefner, 
     Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Miller of California.
       H. Con. Res. 236: Mr. Istook, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H. Con. Res. 249: Mr. Dingell and Ms. Sanchez.
       H. Con. Res. 258: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Conyers, 
     Mr. Markey, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Horn, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. 
     Berman.

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       H. Con. Res. 283: Ms. McKinney.
       H. Con. Res. 316: Mr. Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 325: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H. Con. Res. 328: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Duncan, 
     and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 331: Mr. Sherman.
       H. Res. 559: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Porter.
       H. Res. 565: Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
     Kaptur, and Ms. Granger.
       H. Res. 566: Mr. Levin, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Quinn.


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                     THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1998 (105)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.105.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, October 7, 1998.
  Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

325

Nays

72

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

9

para.105.2                   [Roll No. 495]

                                YEAS--325

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--72

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hulshof
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Manzullo
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--9

     Carson
     Cunningham
     Manton
     Martinez
     Metcalf
     Petri
     Reyes
     Sanford
     Shadegg

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Cannon
     Conyers
     Crane
     Davis (FL)
     Dixon
     Engel
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hinojosa
     Houghton
     Hyde
     Jefferson
     Kasich
     Maloney (CT)
     McCrery
     McDade
     Meek (FL)
     Miller (CA)
     Mollohan
     Obey
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Strickland
  So the Journal was approved.

para.105.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 678. An Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of Thomas Alva Edison and the 
     125th anniversary of Edison's invention of the light bulb, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1659. An Act to provide for the expeditious completion 
     of the acquisition of private mineral interests within the 
     Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument mandated by the 
     1982 Act that established the Monument, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2000. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to make certain clarifications to the land 
     bank protection provisions, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2411. An Act to provide for a land exchange involving 
     the Cape Cod National Seashore and to extend the authority 
     for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission.
       H.R. 2795. An Act to extend certain contracts between the 
     Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation water contractors in 
     Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water from Glendo 
     Reservoir.
       H.R. 4079. An Act to authorize the construction of 
     temperature control devices at Folsom Dam in California.
       H.R. 4081. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric 
     project in the State of Arkansas.
       H.R. 4166. An Act to amend the Idaho Admission Act 
     regarding the sale or lease of school land.
       H.R. 4655. An Act to establish a program to support a 
     transition to democracy in Iraq.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House 
of the following title:

       H.R. 3528. An Act to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     with respect to the use of alternative dispute resolution 
     processes in United States district courts, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3874) ``An Act to amend 
the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
provide children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, 
to simplify program operations and improve program management, to extend 
certain authorities contained in those Acts through fiscal year 2003, 
and for other purposes.''
  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles in which concurrence of the House is requested:


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       S. 736. An Act to convey certain real property within the 
     Carlsbad Project in New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation 
     District.
       S. 744. An Act to authorize the construction of the Fall 
     River Water Users District Rural Water System and authorize 
     financial assistance to the Fall River Water Users District, 
     a non-profit corporation, in the planning and construction of 
     the water supply system, and for other purposes.
       S. 1175. An Act to reauthorize the Delaware Water Gap 
     National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission for 10 
     additional years.
       S. 1637. An Act to expedite State review of criminal 
     records of applicants for bail enforcement officer 
     employment, and for other purposes.
       S. 1641. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     study alternatives for establishing a national historic trail 
     to commemorate and interpret the history of women's rights in 
     the United States.
       S. 2041. An Act 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 Willow Lake Natural 
     Treatment System Project for the reclamation and reuse of 
     water, and for other purposes.
       S. 2086. An Act to revise the boundaries of the George 
     Washington Birthplace National Monument.
       S. 2117. An Act to authorize the construction of the 
     Perkins County Rural Water System and authorize financial 
     assistance to the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc., a 
     nonprofit corporation, in the planning and construction of 
     the water supply system, and for other purposes.
       S. 2140. An Act to amend the Reclamation Projects 
     Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse project.
       S. 2142. An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the facilities of the Pine River Project, to allow 
     jurisdictional transfer of lands between the Department of 
     Agriculture, Forest Service, and the Department of the 
     Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, and the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs, and for other purposes.
       S. 2235. An Act to amend part Q of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to encourage the use of 
     school resource officers.
       S. 2239. An Act to revise the boundary of Fort Matanzas 
     National Monument, and for other purposes.
       S. 2240. An Act to establish the Adams National Historical 
     Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 2241. An Act to provide for the acquisition of lands 
     formerly occupied by the Franklin D. Roosevelt family at Hyde 
     Park, New York, and for other purposes.
       S. 2246. An Act to amend the Act which established the 
     Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, in the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by modifying the boundary, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 2247. An Act to permit the payment of medical expenses 
     incurred by the United States Park Police in the performance 
     of duty to be made directly by the National Park Service, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 2248. An Act to allow for waiver and indemnification in 
     mutual law enforcement agreements between the National Park 
     Service and a State or political subdivision, when required 
     by State law, and for other purposes.
       S. 2257. An Act to reauthorize the National Historic 
     Preservation Act.
       S. 2284. An Act to establish the Minuteman Missile National 
     Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 2285. An Act to establish a commission, in honor of the 
     150th Anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, to further 
     protect sites of importance in the historic efforts to secure 
     equal rights for women.
       S. 2309. An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to enter into an agreement for the construction and operation 
     of the Gateway Visitor Center at Independence National 
     Historical Park.
       S. 2468. An Act to designate the Biscayne National Park 
     Visitor Center as the Dante Fascell Visitor Center.

para.105.4  recess--10:23 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 23 minutes a.m., until 
approximately 10:50 a.m., to prepare for an official photograph of the 
House of Representatives in session.

para.105.5  u.s. house of representatives--official photograph

  Pursuant to House Resolution 577, the Speaker suspended legislative 
business of the House temporarily while an official photograph was taken 
by the representatives of the National Geographic Society, for inclusion 
in the U.S. Capitol Historical Society's new edition of We, the People, 
and for other nonprofit news and educational purposes.

para.105.6  after recess--10:55 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.105.7  privileges of the house--investigatory powers of the 
          committee on the judiciary

  Mr. HYDE, by direction of the Committee on the Judiciary called up the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 581):

       Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary, acting as a 
     whole or by any subcommittee thereof appointed by the 
     chairman for the purposes hereof and in accordance with the 
     rules of the committee, is authorized and directed to 
     investigate fully and completely whether sufficient grounds 
     exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its 
     constitutional power to impeach William Jefferson Clinton, 
     President of the United States of America. The committee 
     shall report to the House of Representatives such 
     resolutions, articles of impeachment, or other 
     recommendations as it deems proper.
       Sec. 2. (a) For the purpose of making such investigation, 
     the committee is authorized to require--
       (1) by subpoena or otherwise--
       (A) the attendance and testimony of any person (including 
     at a taking of a deposition by counsel for the committee); 
     and
       (B) the production of such things; and
       (2) by interrogatory, the furnishing of such information;

     as it deems necessary to such investigation.
       (b) Such authority of the committee may be exercised--
       (1) by the chairman and the ranking minority member acting 
     jointly, or, if either declines to act, by the other acting 
     alone, except that in the event either so declines, either 
     shall have the right to refer to the committee for decision 
     the question whether such authority shall be so exercised and 
     the committee shall be convened promptly to render that 
     decision; or
       (2) by the committee acting as a whole or by subcommittee.

     Subpoenas and interrogatories so authorized may be issued 
     over the signature of the chairman, or ranking minority 
     member, or any member designated by either of them, and may 
     be served by any person designated by the chairman, or 
     ranking minority member, or any member designated by either 
     of them. The chairman, or ranking minority member, or any 
     member designated by either of them (or, with respect to any 
     deposition, answer to interrogatory, or affidavit, any person 
     authorized by law to administer oaths) may administer oaths 
     to any witness. For the purposes of this section, ``things'' 
     includes, without limitation, books, records, correspondence, 
     logs, journals, memorandums, papers, documents, writings, 
     drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, reproductions, 
     recordings, tapes, transcripts, printouts, data compilations 
     from which information can be obtained (translated if 
     necessary, through detection devices into reasonably usable 
     form), tangible objects, and other things of any kind.

  The SPEAKER ruled that the resolution did present a question of 
privilege and recognized Mr. HYDE.
  Pending consideration of said resolution.
  On motion of Mr. HYDE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the time for debate on the resolution be expanded to two 
hours.
  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. CONYERS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That there be ten minutes of debate time be allocated on the 
motion to recommit if offered by Mr. BOUCHER, equally divided between 
the proponent and opponent.
  After further debate,

para.105.8  call of the house

  The SPEAKER recognized Mr. HYDE to move a call of the House.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--

para.105.9                   [Roll No. 496]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks

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     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER announced that 423 Members had been recorded, a 
quorum.
  Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.
  After further debate,
  Mr. HYDE moved the previous question on the resolution to its adoption 
or rejection.
  Mr. BOUCHER moved to recommit the resolution to the Committee on the 
Judiciary with instructions to report the resolution back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:

       Strike the first section and insert the following:
       That (a)(1) The House of Representatives authorizes and 
     instructs the Committee on the Judiciary (in this Resolution 
     referred to as the ``Committee'') to take the following steps 
     within the time indicated in order, fully and fairly, to 
     conduct an inquiry and, if appropriate, to act upon the 
     Referral from the Independent Counsel (in this Resolution 
     referred to as ``the Referral'') in a manner which ensures 
     the faithful discharge of the Constitutional duty of the 
     Congress and concludes the inquiry at the earliest possible 
     time, and, consistent with chapter 40 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to consider any subsequent referral made by the 
     Independent Counsel under section 595(c) of such title 28.
       (2) The Committee shall thoroughly and comprehensively 
     review the constitutional standard for impeachment and 
     determine if the facts presented in the Referral, if assumed 
     to be true, could constitute grounds for the impeachment of 
     the President.
       (b) If the Committee determines that the facts stated in 
     the Referral, if assumed to be true, could constitute grounds 
     for impeachment, the Committee shall investigate fully and 
     completely whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of 
     Representatives to exercise its constitutional power to 
     impeach the President.
       (c) If the Committee finds that there are not sufficient 
     grounds to impeach the President, it shall then be in order 
     for the Committee to consider recommending to the House of 
     Representatives alternative sanctions.
       (d) Following the conclusion of its inquiry, the Committee 
     shall consider any recommendation it may commend to the 
     House, including--
       (1) one or more articles of impeachment;
       (2) alternative sanctions; or
       (3) no action.

     The Committee shall make such a recommendation sufficiently 
     in advance of December 31, 1998, so that the House of 
     Representatives may consider such recommendations as the 
     Committee may make by that date.
       (e) If the Committee is unable to complete its assignment 
     within the time frame set out in subsection (d), a report to 
     the House of Representatives may be made by the Committee 
     requesting an extension of time.

  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SENSENBRENNER the previous question was ordered on 
the motion to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said resolution with instructions?
  The SPEAKER announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BOUCHER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

198

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

236

para.105.10                  [Roll No. 497]

                                YEAS--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--236

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble

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     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Pryce (OH)
       
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said 
resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

258

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

176

para.105.11                  [Roll No. 498]

                                AYES--258

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--176

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Pryce (OH)
       
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.105.12  submission of conference report--h.r. 2281

  Mr. COBLE submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-796) on the 
bill (H.R. 2281) to amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the 
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and 
Performances and Phonograms Treaty; together with a statement thereon, 
for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.105.13  notice--consideration of resolution--question of privileges

  Mr. VISCLOSKY, pursuant to clause 4(c) of rule XI, announced his 
intention to call up the following privileged resolution:

       A resolution, in accordance with House Rule IX, clause 1, 
     expressing the sense of the House that its integrity has been 
     impugned because the antidumping provisions of the Trade and 
     Tariff Act of 1930, (Subtitle B of Title VII) have not been 
     expeditiously enforced;
       Whereas the current financial crisis in Asia, Russia, and 
     other regions have involved massive depreciation in the 
     currencies of several key steel-producing and steel-consuming 
     countries, along with a collapse in the domestic demand for 
     steel in these countries;
       Whereas the crises have generated and will continue to 
     generate surges in United States imports of steel, both from 
     the countries whose currencies have depreciated in the crisis 
     and from steel-producing countries that are no longer able to 
     export steel to the countries in economic crisis;

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       Whereas United States imports of finished steel mill 
     products from Asian steel-producing countries, the People's 
     Republic of China, Japan, Korea, India, Taiwan, Indonesia, 
     Thailand, and Malaysia, have increased by 79 percent in the 
     first 5 months of 1998 compared to the same period of 1997;
       Whereas year-to-date imports of steel from Russia now 
     exceed the record import levels of 1997, and steel imports 
     from Russia and the Ukraine now approach 2,500,000 net tons;
       Whereas foreign government trade restrictions and private 
     restraints of trade distort international trade and 
     investment patterns and result in burdens on United States 
     commerce, including absorption of a disproportionate share of 
     diverted steel trade;
       Whereas the European Union, for example, despite also being 
     a major economy, in 1997 imported only one-tenth as much 
     finished steel products from Asian steel-producing countries 
     as the United States did and has restricted imports of steel 
     from the Commonwealth of Independent States, including 
     Russia;
       Whereas the United States is simultaneously facing a 
     substantial increase in steel imports from countries within 
     the Commonwealth of Independent States, including Russia, 
     caused in part by the closure of Asian markets;
       Whereas there is a well-recognized need for improvements in 
     the enforcement of the United States trade laws to provide an 
     effective responsibility to such situations:
       Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives, that the House of 
     Representatives calls upon the President to:
       (1) take all necessary measures to respond to the surge of 
     steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, 
     Russia, and other regions, and for other purposes;
       (2) pursue enhanced enforcement of United States trade laws 
     with respect to the surge of steel imports into the United 
     States, using all remedies available under those laws 
     including offsetting duties, quantitative restraints, and 
     other authorized remedial measures as appropriate;
       (3) pursue with all tools at his disposal a more equitable 
     sharing of the burden of accepting imports of finished steel 
     products from Asia and the countries within the Commonwealth 
     of Independent States;
       (4) establish a task force within the executive branch with 
     responsibility for closely monitoring United States imports 
     of steel; and
       (5) report to the Congress by no later than January 5, 
     1999, with a comprehensive plan for responding to this import 
     surge, including ways of limiting its deleterious effects on 
     employment, prices, and investment in the United States steel 
     industry. 

para.105.14  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 131

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 580):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. 
     Res. 131) waiving certain enrollment requirements for the 
     remainder of the One Hundred Fifth Congress with respect to 
     any bill or joint resolution making general or continuing 
     appropriations for fiscal year 1999. The joint resolution 
     shall be considered as read for amendment. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the joint 
     resolution to final passage without intervening motion 
     except: (1) one hour of debate on the joint resolution 
     equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the 
     Minority Leader or their designees; and (2) one motion to 
     recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.105.15  waiving certain enrollment requirements

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, pursuant to H. Res. 580, the House considered 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 331) waiving certain enrollment 
requirements for the remainder of the One Hundred Fifth Congress with 
respect to any bill or joint resolution making general or continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 1999.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.105.16  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. THOMAS, pursuant to House Resolution 575, at 3:29 p.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bills to be 
considered today: (H.R. 2675) to require that the Office of Personnel 
Management submit proposed legislation regarding which group universal 
and group variable life insurance would be available under chapter 87 of 
title 5, United States Code; and (S. 2561) to amend the Fair Credit 
Reporting Act with respect to furnishing and using consumer reports for 
employment purposes.

para.105.17  theodore roosevelt medal of honor

  Mr. BUYER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2263) to 
authorize and request the President to award the Congressional Medal of 
Honor posthumously to Theodore Roosevelt for his gallant and heroic 
actions in the attack on San Juan Heights, Cuba, during the Spanish-
American War.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, recognized Mr. BUYER and Mr. 
McHALE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BUYER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.105.18  further providing for the consideration of h.r. 4274

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-798) the resolution (H. Res. 584) further providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4274) making appropriations for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.105.19  further providing for the consideration of h.r. 4274

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 584):

       Resolved, That during consideration of the bill (H.R. 4274) 
     making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
     and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes, in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
     the Union pursuant to House Resolution 564--
       (1) general debate shall not exceed one hour; and
       (2) amendments numbered 2 and 3 in House Report 105-762 
     shall be in order before consideration of any other 
     amendment.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,

para.105.20  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the Committee of 
Conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2281) ``An Act to amend title 17, United 
States Code, to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization 
Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and for other 
purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3694) ``An Act to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the 
Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4194) ``An Act making 
appropriations for the Departments of Vet

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erans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 2206) ``An Act to amend the 
Head Start Act, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and 
the Community Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and make 
improvements to those Acts, to establish demonstration projects that 
provide an opportunity for persons with limited means to accumulate 
assets, and for other purposes.''.

para.105.21  motion to adjourn

  Mr. OBEY moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

58

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

349

para.105.22                  [Roll No. 499]

                                YEAS--58

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Clayton
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kilpatrick
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Rodriguez
     Sabo
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Strickland
     Towns
     Waters
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NAYS--349

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Barr
     Buyer
     Christensen
     Cunningham
     Doyle
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Moran (VA)
     Ney
     Oxley
     Pickering
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Ryun
     Wamp
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.
  After further debate,
  Mr. DREIER moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mrs. SLAUGHTER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

224

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

201

para.105.23                  [Roll No. 500]

                                YEAS--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)

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     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Buyer
     Fattah
     Horn
     Kennelly
     McDade
     Pickering
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Whitfield
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  Ms. FURSE moved to reconsider the vote whereby the previous question 
was ordered on the resolution.
  Mr. DeLAY moved to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the motion to reconsider said vote?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the ayes had 
it.
  Ms. FURSE demanded a recorded vote on the motion to lay on the table 
the motion to reconsider said vote, which demand was supported by one-
fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

231

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

197

para.105.24                  [Roll No. 501]

                                AYES--231

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Andrews
     Buyer
     Kennelly
     McDade
     Pryce (OH)
     Whitfield
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote on 
ordering the previous question was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.


[[Page 2128]]



Yeas

214

It was decided in the

Nays

209

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.105.25                  [Roll No. 502]

                                AYES--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--209

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Walsh
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

       
     Buyer
     Cox
     Dooley
     Fazio
     Kennelly
     Lantos
     Lowey
     Martinez
     McDade
     Pryce (OH)
     Yates
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  Mr. DREIER moved to reconsider the vote whereby the resolution was 
agreed to.
  Mr. PORTMAN moved to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the 
vote on the resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the motion to reconsider said vote?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

230

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affirmative

Nays

192

para.105.26                  [Roll No. 503]

                                AYES--230

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer

[[Page 2129]]


     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Buyer
     Diaz-Balart
     Dooley
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Harman
     Johnson, Sam
     Kennelly
     Martinez
     McDade
     Pryce (OH)
     Yates
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote on 
the resolution was agreed to.

para.105.27  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.105.28  order of business--consideration of amendments to h.r. 4274

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, during the further consideration of the bill H.R. 4274, 
debate time allotted to amendments numbered 2 and 3 in House Report 105-
762 pursuant to House Resolution 584, be limited to sixteen minutes on 
each amendment: on the amendment by Mr. Greenwood, eight minutes to be 
allocated and controlled by Mr. Greenwood, and eight minutes allocated 
and controlled by Mr. Coburn; and on the Istook amendment, eight minutes 
to be allocated and controlled by Mr. Istook, and eight minutes to be 
allocated and controlled by Mr. Stokes.

para.105.29  labor--hhs appropriations fy 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
584 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 4274) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. BEREUTER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

para.105.30  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. ISTOOK 
to the amendment offered by Mr. GREENWOOD:
  Substitute amendment by Mr. ISTOOK:

       Strike section 220 (page 52, line 3, and all that follows 
     through page 53, line 8) and insert the following:
       Sec. 220. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     no provider of services under title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act shall be exempt from any State law requiring 
     notification or the reporting of child abuse, child 
     molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
     for any fiscal year for carrying out title X of the Public 
     Health Service Act may be made available to any family 
     planning project under section 1001 of such title if any 
     provider of services in the project knowingly provides 
     contraceptive drugs or devices to a minor, unless--
       (1) such provider of services has given actual written 
     notice to a custodial parent or custodial legal guardian of 
     the minor, notifying the parent or legal guardian of the 
     intent to provide the drugs or devices, at least five 
     business days before providing the drugs or devices; or
       (2) the minor has the written consent of a custodial parent 
     or custodial legal guardian to receive the drugs or devices; 
     or
       (3) the minor is emancipated under applicable State law; or
       (4) a court of competent jurisdiction has directed that the 
     minor may receive the drugs or devices.
       (c)(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall require that 
     each family planning project under section 1001 of title X of 
     the Public Health Service Act--
       (A) expressly inform all minors who seek the services of 
     the project that abstinence is the only certain way to avoid 
     pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and infection with 
     the human immunodeficiency virus; and
       (B) ensure that all individuals who provide counseling 
     services to minors through the project are trained to provide 
     to minors counseling that encourages the minors--
       (i) to abstain from sexual activity;
       (ii) to avoid being coerced into engaging in sexual 
     activities; and
       (iii) to involve their parents in the decision to seek 
     family planning services.
       (2) The Secretary, acting through the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Population Affairs, shall carry out the 
     following with respect to family planning projects referred 
     to in paragraph (1):
       (A) The Secretary shall develop and disseminate to the 
     projects protocols for providing the counseling described in 
     paragraph (1)(B), including protocols for training 
     individuals to provide the counseling.
       (B) The Secretary shall ensure that such protocols include 
     protocols specific to younger adolescents.
       (C) In developing protocols under subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B), the Secretary shall consider the results of research 
     under title XX of the Public Health Service Act.
       (d) Each provider of services under section 1001 of title X 
     of the Public Health Service Act shall each year certify to 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services compliance with 
     this section. Such Secretary shall prescribe such regulations 
     as may be necessary to effectuate this section.

  Amendment by Mr. GREENWOOD;

       Page 52, strike line 8 and all that follows through page 
     53, line 8, and insert the following:
       (b)(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall require that 
     each family planning project under section 1001 of title X of 
     the Public Health Service Act--
       (A) expressly inform all minors who seek the services of 
     the project that abstinence is the only certain way to avoid 
     pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and infection with 
     the human immunodeficiency virus; and
       (B) ensure that all individuals who provide counseling 
     services to minors through the project are trained to provide 
     to minors counseling that encourages the minors--
       (i) to abstain from sexual activity;
       (ii) to avoid being coerced into engaging in sexual 
     activities; and
       (iii) to involve their parents in the decision to seek 
     family planning services.
       (2) The Secretary, acting through the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Population Affairs, shall carry out the 
     following with respect to family planning projects referred 
     to in paragraph (1):
       (A) The Secretary shall develop and disseminate to the 
     projects protocols for providing the counseling described in 
     paragraph (1)(B), including protocols for training 
     individuals to provide the counseling.
       (B) The Secretary shall ensure that such protocols include 
     protocols specific to younger adolescents.
       (C) In developing protocols under subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B), the Secretary shall consider the results of research 
     under title XX of the Public Health Service Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

224

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

200

para.105.31                  [Roll No. 504]

                                AYES--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)

[[Page 2130]]


     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Buyer
     Fazio
     Kennelly
     Martinez
     McDade
     Moakley
     Peterson (PA)
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Yates
  So the substitute amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BEREUTER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.105.32  message from the president--veto of h.r. 4101

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the House of Representatives:
  I am returning herewith without my approval, H.R. 4101, the 
``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.'' I am vetoing this bill 
because it fails to address adequately the crisis now gripping our 
Nation's farm community.
  I firmly believe and have stated often that the Federal Government 
must play an important role in strengthening the farm safety net. This 
appropriations bill provides an opportunity each year for the Government 
to take steps to help hardworking farmers achieve a decent living, 
despite the misfortune of bad weather, crop disease, collapsing markets, 
or other forces that affect their livelihoods. It is especially 
necessary for the Government to act this year, with prices dropping 
precipitously, crops destroyed by flood, drought, and disease, and where 
many farmers will see their net income drop by as much as 40 percent 
below a 5-year average.
  Two years ago, when I signed the ``Freedom to Farm Bill,'' I made 
clear that it did not provide an adequate safety net for our Nation's 
farmers. There is no better proof of that bill's shortcomings than the 
hardship in America's farm country this year. Our farm families are 
facing their worst crisis in a decade.
  My Administration has already taken steps to address this crisis. In 
July, we announced the purchase of $250 million of wheat to export to 
hungry people around the world. In August, I signed legislation to speed 
up farm program payments. But in the face of a growing emergency for our 
Nation's farmers, we must do more to ensure that American farmers can 
continue to provide, for years to come, the safest and least expensive 
food in the world. Last month, I sent to the Congress a request for $2.3 
billion in emergency aid for our farmers, and I supported Senator 
Daschle's and Harkin's proposal to boost farm income by lifting the cap 
on marketing loan rates.
  I am extremely disappointed that the Congress has reacted to this 
agriculture emergency situation by sending me a bill that fails to 
provide an adequate safety net for our farmers. I have repeatedly 
stated that I would veto any emergency farm assistance bill if it did 
not adequately address our farmers' immediate needs, and this bill does 
not do enough.
  The lack of sufficient emergency aid for farmers in this bill is 
particularly problematic in light of the bill's other provisions that 
affect farmers and their rural communities. Cutting edge agricultural 
research is absolutely essential to improve our farmers' productivity 
and to maintain their advantage over our competitors around the world. 
But this bill eliminates the $120 million in competitive research 
grants for this year that I strongly supported and signed into law just 
last June. It also blocks the $60 million from the Fund for Rural 
America provided through that same bill, preventing needed additional 
rural development funds that would help our Nation's rural communities 
to diversify their economies and improve their quality of life. The 
bill also cuts spending for our food safety initiative in half, denying 
funds for research, public education, and other food safety 
improvements.
  Many of our most vulnerable farmers have also had to face an obstacle 
that no one in America ever should have to confront: racial 
discrimination. Over 1,000 minority farmers have filed claims of 
discrimination by USDA's farm loan programs in the 1980s and early 
1990s that the statute of limitations bars from being addressed. While 
I am pleased that this legislation contains a provision waiving the 
statute of limitations, I am disappointed that it does not contain the 
language included in the Senate's version of this bill, which 
accelerates the resolution of the cases, provides claimants with a fair 
and full court review if they so choose, and covers claims stemming 
from USDA's housing loan programs.
  Therefore, as I return this bill, I again call on the Congress to 
send me a comprehensive plan, before this session ends, that adequately 
responds to the very real needs of our farmers at this difficult time.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 7, 1998.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, ordered 
that the veto message, together with the accompanying bill, be printed 
(H. Doc. 105-321) and spread upon the pages of the Journal of the 
House.
  On motion of Mr. SKEEN, by unanimous consent, the veto message and 
accompanying bill were referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

para.105.33  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 3150

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept.

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No. 105-799) the resolution (H. Res. 586) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3150) to amend 
title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.105.34  change of reference--h.r. 1804

  On motion of Mr. KIM, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1804) to designate the Federal Building 
located at 210 Seminary Street in Florence, Alabama, as the ``John 
McKinley Federal Building''.
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on Government Reform 
and Oversight.

para.105.35  change of reference--h.r. 4668

  On motion of Mr. KIM, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4668) to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service at 30 North 7th Street in Terre Haute, 
Indiana, as the ``John T. Myers Federal Building''.
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on Government Reform 
and Oversight.

para.105.36  h.r. 2263--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 2263) to authorize and request the President to 
award the congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to Theodore 
Roosevelt for his gallant and heroic actions in the attack on San Juan 
Heights, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.105.37  science policy report

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following resolution (H. Res. 578): 

       Whereas the United States must maintain and improve its 
     preeminent position in science and technology in order to 
     advance human understanding of the universe and all it 
     contains, and to improve the lives, health, and freedom of 
     all peoples; and
       Whereas the Committee on Science of the House of 
     Representatives is hereby submitting a print to Congress 
     entitled ``Unlocking Our Future: Toward a New National 
     Science Policy'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the print from the Committee on Science 
     entitled ``Unlocking Our Future: Toward a New National 
     Science Policy'' should serve as a framework for future 
     deliberations on congressional science policy and funding.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER and 
Mr. BROWN of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.105.38  submission of conference report--h.r. 1853

  Mr. GOODLING submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-800) on the 
bill (H.R. 1853) to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
Technology Education Act; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para.105.39  further message from the senate

  A further a message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its 
clerks, announced that the Senate has passed bills of the following 
titles in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 442. An Act to establish a national policy against State 
     and local government interference with interstate commerce on 
     the Internet or interactive computer services, and to 
     exercise congressional jurisdiction over interstate commerce 
     by establishing a moratorium on the imposition of exactions 
     that would interfere with the free flow of commece via the 
     Internet, and for other purposes.
       S. 2584. An Act to provide aviator continuation pay for 
     military members killed in Operation Desert Shield.

para.105.40  mammograms and biopsies

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 565):

       Whereas 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her 
     lifetime;
       Whereas nearly 180,000 American women will be diagnosed 
     with breast cancer this year, and nearly 44,000 women will 
     die of the disease;
       Whereas breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death 
     of women between the ages of 40 and 55;
       Whereas it is universally recognized that regular 
     mammograms are the best way to detect breast cancer at its 
     earliest, most treatable stages, and that mammograms can 
     detect small breast cancers up to 2 years earlier than they 
     can be detected through self-examination;
       Whereas early detection, including regular mammography 
     screening with prompt treatment, could result in one-third 
     fewer breast cancer deaths among women over age 50;
       Whereas the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer 
     Institute recognize that regular mammograms are beneficial to 
     women in their forties and recommend that women begin 
     mammography screening by age 40;
       Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
     determined in 1995 that nearly half of American women age 50 
     and older, and more than one-third of American women age 40 
     to 49, had not received a mammogram in the previous year;
       Whereas annual mammograms are essential in early detection 
     of breast cancer, and biopsies are the only way to diagnose 
     or rule out breast cancer with certainty;
       Whereas it is vital that women have information about 
     breast biopsy and the biopsy options that are available to 
     them;
       Whereas cutting-edge technology in women's health is 
     creating more options for women; and
       Whereas greater awareness of the importance of mammograms 
     leads to more mammograms and biopsies: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) all American women should take an active role in the 
     fight against breast cancer by all the means that are 
     available to them, including self-examination, physician 
     examination, and regular mammograms;
       (2) the role played by community organizations and health 
     care providers in promoting awareness of the importance of 
     regular mammograms and of biopsy options and in helping to 
     expand the availability of low-cost mammograms and biopsies 
     should be recognized and applauded; and
       (3) the Federal Government has a responsibility to--
       (A) endeavor to raise awareness about the importance of the 
     early detection (through mammography and biopsy) and prompt 
     treatment of breast cancer;
       (B) continue to fund research so that the causes of and a 
     cure for breast cancer may be discovered; and
       (C) continue to make mammograms and biopsies more widely 
     available to women over 40.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. BLILEY and Mr. 
BROWN of Ohio, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BASS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Thursday, October 9, 1998, pursuant to the prior announcement of the 
Chair.

para.105.41  little rock central high school national historic site

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate

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(S. 2232) to establish the Little Rock Central High School National 
Historic Site in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.105.42  dutch john, utah land transfer

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 890) to dispose of certain Federal properties located in Dutch John, 
Utah, to assist the local government in the interim delivery of basic 
services to the Dutch John community, and for other purposes; was taken 
from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.105.43  international child labor relief

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4506) to 
provide for United States support for developmental alternatives for 
underage child workers; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
LUTHER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.105.44  rewards for information relating to international crimes

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4660) to 
amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide 
rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of any 
individual for the commision of an act, or conspiracy to act, of 
international terrorism, narcotics related offenses, or for serious 
violations of international humanitarian law relating to the Former 
Yugoslavia; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
LUTHER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide 
rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of any 
individual for the commission of an act, or conspiracy to act, of 
international terrorism, narcotics related offenses, or for serious 
violations of international humanitarian law relating to the Former 
Yugoslavia, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.105.45  inadequate sewage infrastructure in tijuana, mexico

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 331); as amended: 

       Since the 1930's, United States beaches have been severely 
     impacted by the flow of sewage from Mexico and, in the last 2 
     decades, this environmental problem has been elevated to a 
     major health and safety concern; and
       Whereas, most recently, the flow of sewage from Tijuana, 
     Mexico, has forced beach closures and caused other 
     environmental and economic hardships in the cities of 
     Imperial Beach, Coronado, and San Diego, California, and 
     caused severe degradation of the Tijuana National Estuarian 
     Wildlife Preserve: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) if the Government of Mexico does not take appropriate 
     actions to recognize and mitigate the inadequacy of sewage 
     infrastructure facilities in Mexico (including facilities for 
     the treatment and transport of sewage) and the adverse 
     environmental and economic impacts of sewage from Mexico on 
     cities in the United States, the United States should review 
     its obligations with Mexico under treaties and other 
     international agreements (including agreements relating to 
     port access, loan guarantees, and other types of foreign aid) 
     and take appropriate actions to ensure that the Government of 
     Mexico shares in the burdens caused by its sewage 
     infrastructure problems; and
       (2) any measurement of the responsiveness of the Government 
     of Mexico to requests to mitigate its sewage treatment 
     problems should be based on risk assessment procedures 
     developed in consultation with the San Diego County Health 
     Officer.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
LUTHER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had not voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BECERRA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Thursday, October 9, 1998, pursuant to the prior announcement of the 
Chair.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.105.46  holocaust-era assets

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 557): 

       Whereas the Holocaust was one of the most tragic and 
     complex horrors in this century, and survivors of that 
     catastrophe are now reaching the end of their lives;
       Whereas among the many atrocities committed by the Nazis 
     was their systematic effort to confiscate property illegally 
     and wrongfully from individuals, institutions, and 
     communities solely because of religion or ethnicity;
       Whereas the Nazi regime used foreign financial institutions 
     to launder and hold property illegally confiscated from 
     Holocaust victims, and some foreign financial institutions 
     violated their fiduciary duty to their customers by 
     converting to their own use financial assets belonging to 
     Holocaust victims and denying heirs of these victims access 
     to these assets through restrictive regulations and 
     unreasonable interpretation of those regulations;
       Whereas in the post-Communist period of transition many of 
     the countries of Central and Eastern Europe have begun to 
     enact legal procedures for the restitution of property 
     confiscated or stolen from victims of the holocaust to 
     communities and to individual survivors of the Holocaust and 
     their heirs;
       Whereas, despite the enactment of legislation and the 
     establishment of institutions to restore confiscated property 
     in a number of countries, progress has been slow, difficult, 
     and painful, and some countries have established restrictions 
     which require those whose properties have been wrongfully 
     plundered to reside in or be a current citizen of the country 
     from which they now seek restitution or compensation;
       Whereas the Tripartite Gold Commission has now concluded 
     its activities, and under the leadership of the United States 
     established an international Nazi Persecutees' Relief Fund, 
     reached agreement with most of the countries which had gold 
     on deposit with the Tripartite Gold Commission to donate 
     their shares to this Persecutees' Fund, and the United States 
     has pledged to contribute $25 million to this fund;
       Whereas two significant agreements have recently been 
     reached, the first between Holocaust survivors and private 
     Swiss banks and the second between Holocaust survivors and 
     European insurance companies, which represent significant 
     first steps in the international effort to provide belated 
     justice to survivors and victims of the Holocaust and their 
     heirs;
       Whereas the Department of State and the United States 
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     will co-host the Washington Conference on Holocaust-Era 
     Assets later this year in order to review current efforts, 
     share research across national borders, renew efforts to open 
     Nazi-era archives, and spur greater progress on the 
     restitution of Holocaust-era assets; and
       Whereas there is a growing international consensus and 
     sense of urgency that, after a half century of indifference 
     and inaction, justice must be obtained for victims and 
     survivors of the holocaust and their heirs; Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) recognizes the great responsibility which the United 
     States has to Holocaust survivors and their families, many of 
     whom are American citizens, to continue to treat the issue of 
     Holocaust-era assets as a high priority and to encourage 
     other governments to do the same;
       (2) commends the agencies of the United States government 
     for their untiring efforts and for the example they have set, 
     including the publication of the May 1997 and June 1998 
     reports on U.S. and Allied Efforts to Recover or Restore Gold 
     and Other Assets Stolen or Hidden by Germany in World War II 
     and the efforts to return such assets to their rightful 
     owners;
       (3) commends those organizations which have played a 
     critical role in the effort to assure compensation and/or 
     restitution for survivors of the Holocaust, and in particular 
     to the World Jewish Congress and the World Jewish Restitution 
     Organization;
       (4) welcomes the convening of the Washington Conference on 
     Holocaust-Era Assets later this year by the United States 
     Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Department of State and 
     expresses the hope that this conference will contribute to 
     the sharing of information and will spur greater progress on 
     the restitution of Holocaust-era assets;
       (5) commends those countries which have instituted 
     procedures for the restitution of individual and communal 
     property confiscated from Holocaust victims, and urges those 
     governments which have not established such procedures to 
     adopt fair and transparent legislation and regulations 
     necessary for such restitution;
       (6) calls upon countries in transition in Central and 
     Eastern Europe to remove certain citizenship or residency 
     prerequisites for individual survivors of the Holocaust 
     seeking restitution of confiscated property;
       (7) notes that former Communist countries which seek to 
     become members of the North Atlantic Alliance and other 
     international organizations must recognize that a part of the 
     process of international integration involves the enactment 
     of laws which safeguard and protect property rights that are 
     similar to those in democratic countries which do not require 
     artificial citizenship and residency requirements for 
     restitution or compensation;
       (8) commends those countries which have established 
     significant commissions, such as the Presidential Advisory 
     Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States, to 
     conduct research into matters relating to Holocaust-era 
     assets, to assure that information developed by these 
     commissions is publicly available, to complete their major 
     historical research efforts, and to contribute to the major 
     funds established to benefit needy Holocaust survivors no 
     later than December 31, 1999;
       (9) commends those countries and organizations which have 
     opened their archives and made public records and documents 
     relating to the Nazi era, and urges all countries and 
     organizations, including the United Nations, the Holy See, 
     the International Committee of the Red Cross and national Red 
     Cross organizations, to assure that all materials relating to 
     that era are fully accessible to the public;
       (10) urges all countries to develop and include as a part 
     of their educational curriculum material on the Holocaust, 
     the history of the Second World War, the evils of 
     discrimination and persecution of racial, ethnic or religious 
     minorities, and the consequences of the failure to respect 
     human rights;
       (11) appreciates the efforts of the government of Germany 
     for successfully concluding an agreement with the Conference 
     on Material Claims Against Germany on matters concerning 
     restitution for Holocaust survivors from Central and Eastern 
     Europe who have not yet received restitution, and urges the 
     government of Germany to continue to negotiate with the 
     Claims Conference to expand the eligibility criteria to 
     ensure that all needy Holocaust survivors receive 
     restitution;
       (12) urges all countries to continue aggressive 
     investigation and prosecution of individuals who may have 
     been involved in Nazi-era war crimes, such as the Government 
     of Germany which should investigate Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering 
     for war crimes of active euthanasia and crimes against 
     humanity committed during World War II;
       (13) urges countries, especial Israel, Russia, Poland, and 
     other Central and East European nations, and organizations 
     such as the International Committee of the Red Cross and 
     Israel's Jewish Agency to coordinate efforts to help reunite 
     family members separated during the Holocaust; and
       (14) directs the Clerk of the House to transmit a copy of 
     this resolution to the Secretary of State and requests that 
     the Secretary transmit copies to all relevant parties.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
LANTOS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. LANTOS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Thursday, October 9, 1998, pursuant to the prior announcement of the 
Chair.

para.105.47  forced abduction of ugandan children

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 309); as amended: 

       Whereas the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has abducted 
     approximately 10,000 children, some as young as 8 years old, 
     in northern Uganda to support its efforts to overthrow the 
     Government of Uganda;
       Whereas the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in 
     March 1998 condemned ``in the strongest terms'' the LRA's 
     child abductions;
       Whereas children kidnapped by the LRA are forced to raid 
     and loot villages, fight in the front lines against the 
     Ugandan army, serve as sexual slaves to rebel commanders, and 
     help kill other abducted children who try to escape;
       Whereas the LRA, led by Joseph Kony, has continued to kill, 
     torture, maim, rape, and abduct large numbers of civilians, 
     virtually enslaving numerous children;
       Whereas LRA child abductees serve as surrogates for 
     Sudanese government forces against the south;
       Whereas Sudanese government soldiers deliver food supplies, 
     vehicles, ammunition, and arms to LRA base camps in 
     government-controlled southern Sudan;
       Whereas children who manage to escape from LRA captivity 
     find their families displaced or deceased and have little 
     access to rehabilitation programs, and in many instances 
     their families are afraid for their children turned toy 
     soldiers to return home;
       Whereas children are conscripted, coaxed, or tricked into 
     volunteering for the armed forces and are sometimes sold to 
     armies and armed groups by impoverished families;
       Whereas the United Nations has recommended the 
     establishment, through the Optional Protocol to the 
     Convention on the Rights of the Child, of age 18 as the 
     minimum age for recruitment and participation of individuals 
     in armed forces; and
       Whereas the International Committee of the Red Cross, the 
     United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations 
     High Commission on Refugees, and the United Nations High 
     Commissioner on Human Rights, as well as many nongovernmental 
     organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights 
     Watch, also support the establishment of 18 as the minimum 
     age for military recruitment and participation in armed 
     conflict: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) condemns the abduction of children by the Lord's 
     Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda and calls for the 
     immediate release of all LRA child captives;
       (2) urges Olara Otunnu, the recently appointed United 
     Nations Special Representative on Children and Armed 
     Conflict, to take appropriate measures to resolve the LRA 
     problem;
       (3) encourages the United Nations Committee on the Rights 
     of the Child to investigate the situation in northern Uganda;
       (4) calls on the Al-Bashir government to cease supporting 
     the LRA in the abductions and kidnapping of children in 
     Northern Uganda;
       (5) calls on the President and the Secretary of State to 
     support efforts to end the abduction of children by the LRA 
     and obtain their release; and
       (6) asks the President to provide more support to United 
     Nations agencies and nongovernmental organizations working to 
     rehabilitate former child soldiers and reintegrate them into 
     society.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
PAYNE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and

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said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.105.48  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 4309. An Act to provide a comprehensive program of 
     support for victims of torture.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1853) ``An Act to amend 
the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act.''. 

para.105.49  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. MICA, pursuant to House Resolution 575, at 11:03 p.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bills to be 
considered today: (H.R. 4651) to make minor and technical amendments 
relating to Federal Criminal Law and Procedure; (H.R. 1197) to amend 
title 35, United States Code, to protect patent owners against the 
unauthorized sale of plant parts taken from plants illegalluy reproduced 
and for other purposes or (S. 1072) Plane Patent Amendments; (H.R. 2431) 
to establish an Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring, to provide 
for the imposition of sanctions aginst countries engages in a pattern of 
religious persecution, and for other purposes; (H. Con. Res. 334) 
relating to Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization; (H. 
Con. Res. 320) supporting the Baltic people of Estonia, Latvia, 
Lithuania, and comdemning Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Agression of August 
23, 1939; (S. 2094) to amend the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 
1978 to enable the Secretary of the Interior to more effectively use the 
proceeds from the sale of certain items; (S. 2505) to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey title to the Tunnison Lab Hagerman 
Field Station in Gooding County, Idaho, to the University of Idaho; (H. 
Con. Res. 214) recognizing the contributions of the cities of Bristol, 
Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia, and their people to the origins and 
development of Country Music, and for other purposes; (S. 2432) to 
support programs of grants to States to address the assistive technology 
needs of individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes; (H.R. 
2616) to amend titles VI and X of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 to improve and expand charter schools; A bill on Veterans' 
Programs Enhancement Act of 1998; (S. 852) to establish nationally 
uniform requirements regarding the titling and registration of salvage, 
nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles; (S. 1260) to amend the Securities 
Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct 
of securities class actions under State law and for other purposes; 
(H.R. 4567) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make 
revisions in the per beneficiary and per visit payment limits on payment 
for health services under the Medicare program; (H.R. 4052) to establish 
designations for United States Postal Service buildings located in 
Coconut Grove, Opa Locka, Carol City, and Miami, Florida; (S. 2370) to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
Tall Timbers Village Square, United States Highway 19 Sosuth, in 
Thomasville, Georgia, as the ``Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper Station''; 
(H.R. 2187) to designate the United States Courthouse located at 40 
Foley Square in New York, New York, as the ``Thurgood Marshall United 
States Courthouse''; and (H.R. 2560) to award congressional gold medals 
to Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, 
Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest 
Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred to 
collectively as the ``Little Rock Nine'' on the occasion of the 40th 
anniversary of the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, 
Arkansas.

para.105.50  veterans employment opportunities

  Mr. MICA moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1021) to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that 
consideration may not be denied to preference eligibles applying for 
certain positions in the competitive services, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, recognized Mr. MICA and Mr. 
CUMMINGS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.105.51  federal employees life insurance

  Mr. MICA moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2675) to require that the 
Office of Personnel Management submit proposed legislation under which 
group universal life insurance and group variable universal life 
insurance would be available under chapter 87 of title 5, United States 
Code, and for other purposes:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Life 
     Insurance Improvement Act''.

     SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON CERTAIN LIFE INSURANCE OPTIONS 
                   OFFERED TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than July 31, 1998, the Office 
     of Personnel Management shall conduct a study on life 
     insurance options for Federal employees described under 
     subsection (b) and submit a report to Congress.
       (b) Study and Report.--The study and report referred to 
     under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) survey and ascertain the interest of Federal employees 
     in an offering under chapter 87 of title 5, United States 
     Code, of insurance coverage options relating to--
       (A) group universal life insurance;
       (B) group variable universal life insurance; and
       (C) additional voluntary accidental death and dismemberment 
     insurance; and
       (2) include any comments, analysis, and recommendations of 
     the Office of Personnel Management relating to such options.

     SEC. 3. REPEAL OF MAXIMUM LIMITATION ON EMPLOYEE INSURANCE.

       Chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 8701(c), in the first sentence, by striking 
     the comma immediately following ``$10,000'' and all that 
     follows and inserting a period; and
       (2) in section 8714b(b), in the first sentence, by striking 
     ``except'' and all that follows and inserting a period.

     SEC. 4. FOSTER CHILD COVERAGE.

       Section 8701(d)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``or foster child'' after ``stepchild'' 
     both places it appears.

     SEC. 5. INCONTESTABILITY OF ERRONEOUS COVERAGE.

       Section 8706 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 5(2), is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) The insurance of an employee under a policy purchased 
     under section 8709 shall not be invalidated based on a 
     finding that the employee erroneously became insured, or 
     erroneously continued insurance upon retirement or 
     entitlement to compensation under subchapter I of chapter 81 
     of this title, if such finding occurs after the erroneous 
     insurance and applicable withholdings have been in force for 
     2 years during the employee's lifetime.''.

     SEC. 6. DIRECT PAYMENT OF INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS.

       Chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 8707--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) During'' and 
     inserting ``(a) Subject to subsection (c)(2), during'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b)(1) Whenever'' and 
     inserting ``(b)(1) Subject to subsection (c)(2), whenever''; 
     and
       (C) in subsection (c), by inserting ``(1)'' immediately 
     after ``(c)'' and by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) An employee who is subject to withholdings under this 
     section and whose pay, annuity, or compensation is 
     insufficient to cover such withholdings may nevertheless 
     continue insurance if the employee arranges to pay currently 
     into the Employees' Life Insurance Fund, through the agency 
     or retirement system that administers pay, annuity, or 
     compensation, an amount equal to the withholdings that would 
     otherwise be required under this section.'';
       (2) in section 8714a(d), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:

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       ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an employee who is 
     subject to withholdings under this subsection and whose pay, 
     annuity, or compensation is insufficient to cover such 
     withholdings may nevertheless continue optional insurance if 
     the employee arranges to pay currently into the Employees' 
     Life Insurance Fund, through the agency or retirement system 
     which administers pay, annuity, or compensation, an amount 
     equal to the withholdings that would otherwise be required 
     under this subsection.'';
       (3) in section 8714b(d), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an employee who is 
     subject to withholdings under this subsection and whose pay, 
     annuity, or compensation is insufficient to cover such 
     withholdings may nevertheless continue additional optional 
     insurance if the employee arranges to pay currently into the 
     Employees' Life Insurance Fund, through the agency or 
     retirement system which administers pay, annuity, or 
     compensation, an amount equal to the withholdings that would 
     otherwise be required under this subsection.''; and
       (4) in section 8714c(d), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an employee who is 
     subject to withholdings under this subsection and whose pay, 
     annuity, or compensation is insufficient to cover such 
     withholdings may nevertheless continue optional life 
     insurance on family members if the employee arranges to pay 
     currently into the Employees' Life Insurance Fund, through 
     the agency or retirement system that administers pay, 
     annuity, or compensation, an amount equal to the withholdings 
     that would otherwise be required under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CONTINUATION AND 
                   PORTABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 8714b of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking the last 2 sentences of paragraph (2); and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The amount of additional optional insurance continued 
     under paragraph (2) shall be continued, with or without 
     reduction, in accordance with the employee's written election 
     at the time eligibility to continue insurance during 
     retirement or receipt of compensation arises, as follows:
       ``(A) The employee may elect to have withholdings cease in 
     accordance with subsection (d), in which case--
       ``(i) the amount of additional optional insurance continued 
     under paragraph (2) shall be reduced each month by 2 percent 
     effective at the beginning of the second calendar month after 
     the date the employee becomes 65 years of age and is retired 
     or is in receipt of compensation; and
       ``(ii) the reduction under clause (i) shall continue for 50 
     months at which time the insurance shall stop.
       ``(B) The employee may, instead of the option under 
     subparagraph (A), elect to have the full cost of additional 
     optional insurance continue to be withheld from such 
     employee's annuity or compensation on and after the date such 
     withholdings would otherwise cease pursuant to an election 
     under subparagraph (A), in which case the amount of 
     additional optional insurance continued under paragraph (2) 
     shall not be reduced, subject to paragraph (4).
       ``(C) An employee who does not make any election under the 
     preceding provisions of this paragraph shall be treated as if 
     such employee had made an election under subparagraph (A).
       ``(4) If an employee makes an election under paragraph 
     (3)(B), that individual may subsequently cancel such 
     election, in which case additional optional insurance shall 
     be determined as if the individual had originally made an 
     election under paragraph (3)(A).
       ``(5)(A) An employee whose additional optional insurance 
     under this section would otherwise stop in accordance with 
     paragraph (1) and who is not eligible to continue insurance 
     under paragraph (2) may elect, under conditions prescribed by 
     the Office of Personnel Management, to continue all or a 
     portion of so much of the additional optional insurance as 
     has been in force for not less than--
       ``(i) the 5 years of service immediately preceding the date 
     of the event which would cause insurance to stop under 
     paragraph (1); or
       ``(ii) the full period or periods of service during which 
     the insurance was available to the employee, if fewer than 5 
     years,
     at group rates established for purposes of this section, in 
     lieu of conversion to an individual policy. The amount of 
     insurance continued under this paragraph shall be reduced by 
     50 percent effective at the beginning of the second calendar 
     month after the date the employee or former employee attains 
     age 70 and shall stop at the beginning of the second calendar 
     month after attainment of age 80, subject to a provision for 
     temporary extension of life insurance coverage and for 
     conversion to an individual policy of life insurance under 
     conditions approved by the Office. Alternatively, insurance 
     continued under this paragraph may be reduced or stopped at 
     any time the employee or former employee elects.
       ``(B) When an employee or former employee elects to 
     continue additional optional insurance under this paragraph 
     following separation from service or 12 months without pay, 
     the insured individual shall submit timely payment of the 
     full cost thereof, plus any amount the Office determines 
     necessary to cover associated administrative expenses, in 
     such manner as the Office shall prescribe by regulation. 
     Amounts required under this subparagraph shall be deposited, 
     used, and invested as provided under section 8714 and shall 
     be reported and accounted for together with amounts withheld 
     under section 8714a(d).
       ``(C)(i) Subject to clause (ii), no election to continue 
     additional optional insurance may be made under this 
     paragraph 3 years after the effective date of this paragraph.
       ``(ii) On and after the date on which an election may not 
     be made under clause (i), all additional optional insurance 
     under this paragraph for former employees shall terminate, 
     subject to a provision for temporary extension of life 
     insurance coverage and for conversion to an individual policy 
     of life insurance under conditions approved by the Office.''; 
     and
       (2) in the second sentence of subsection (d)(1) by 
     inserting ``if insurance is continued as provided under 
     subsection (c)(3)(A),'' after ``except that,''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Office of Personnel Management 
     shall submit a report to Congress on additional optional 
     insurance provided under section 8714b(c)(5) of title 5, 
     United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this 
     section). Such report shall include recommendations on 
     whether continuation for such additional optional insurance 
     should terminate as provided under such section, be extended, 
     or be made permanent.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--The last sentence of section 
     8714b(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``(and any amounts withheld as provided in 
     subsection (c)(3)(B))'' after ``Amounts so withheld''.

     SEC. 8. IMPROVED OPTIONAL LIFE INSURANCE ON FAMILY MEMBERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 8714c(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) The optional life insurance on family members 
     provided under this section shall be made available to each 
     eligible employee who has elected coverage under this 
     section, under conditions the Office shall prescribe, in 
     multiples, at the employee's election, of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 
     times--
       ``(A) $5,000 for a spouse; and
       ``(B) $2,500 for each child described under section 
     8701(d).
       ``(2) An employee may reduce or stop coverage elected 
     pursuant to this section at any time.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 8714c of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``section 8714b(c)(2) 
     of this title'' and inserting ``section 8714b(c) (2) through 
     (4)''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting before the last 
     sentence the following: ``Notwithstanding the preceding 
     sentence, the full cost shall be continued after the calendar 
     month in which the former employee becomes 65 years of age 
     if, and for so long as, an election under this section 
     corresponding to that described in section 8714b(c)(3)(B) 
     remains in effect with respect to such former employee.''.

     SEC. 9. OPEN SEASON.

       Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Office of Personnel Management 
     shall conduct an open enrollment opportunity for purposes of 
     chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, over a period of 
     not less than 8 weeks. During this period, an employee (as 
     defined under section 8701(a) of such title)--
       (1) may, if the employee previously declined or voluntarily 
     terminated any coverage under chapter 87 of such title, elect 
     to begin, resume, or increase group life insurance (and 
     acquire applicable accidental death and dismemberment 
     insurance) under all sections of such chapter without 
     submitting evidence of insurability; and
       (2) may, if currently insured for optional life insurance 
     on family members, elect an amount above the minimum 
     insurance on a spouse.

     SEC. 10. MERIT SYSTEM JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) In General.--Section 7703 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ``within 30 days'' and 
     inserting ``within 60 days''; and
       (2) in subsection (d) in the first sentence, by inserting 
     after ``filing'' the following: ``, within 60 days after the 
     date the Director received notice of the final order or 
     decision of the Board,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and 
     apply to any suit, action, or other administrative or 
     judicial proceeding pending on such date or commenced on or 
     after such date.

     SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
     the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Maximum Limitation on Employee Insurance.--Section 3 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable 
     pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (c) Erroneous Coverage.--Section 5 shall be effective in 
     any case in which a finding of erroneous insurance coverage 
     is made on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (d) Direct Payment of Insurance Contributions.--Section 6 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable 
     pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (e) Additional Optional Life Insurance.--
       (1) In general.--Section 7 shall take effect on the first 
     day of the first pay period that begins on or after the 180th 
     day following the date of enactment of this Act, or on any 
     earlier date that the Office of Personnel Management may 
     prescribe that is at least 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Regulations.--The Office shall prescribe regulations 
     under which an employee may elect to continue additional 
     optional insurance that remains in force on such effective 
     date without subsequent reduction and with the full cost 
     withheld from annuity or compensation on and after such 
     effective date if that employee--
       (A) separated from service before such effective date due 
     to retirement or entitlement to

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     compensation under subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 
     United States Code; and
       (B) continued additional optional insurance pursuant to 
     section 8714b(c)(2) as in effect immediately before such 
     effective date.
       (f) Improved Optional Life Insurance on Family Members.--
     The amendments made by section 8 shall take effect on the 
     first day of the first pay period which begins on or after 
     the 180th day following the date of enactment of this Act or 
     on any earlier date that the Office of Personnel Management 
     may prescribe.
       (g) Open Season.--Any election made by an employee under 
     section 9, and applicable withholdings, shall be effective on 
     the first day of the first applicable pay period that--
       (1) begins on or after the date occurring 365 days after 
     the first day of the election period authorized under section 
     9; and
       (2) follows a pay period in which the employee was in a pay 
     and duty status.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, recognized Mr. MICA and Mr. 
CUMMINGS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendments?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendments of the Senate were agreed 
to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendments of the Senate were agreed to was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.105.52  importance of children and families

  Mrs. MORELLA moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 302): 

       Whereas there is an epidemic of children in crisis in the 
     United States caused by the increased stresses on children 
     from contemporary society, which can even include instances 
     of child abuse and neglect;
       Whereas newspaper headlines, news reports, and various 
     studies provide evidence that children are more frequently 
     committing acts of violence, taking illegal drugs, and 
     committing suicide, indicating that the future of the 
     children of the United States, and therefore the future of 
     the Nation, is at risk;
       Whereas all families in the United States, regardless of 
     their economic status, ethnic or cultural heritage, or 
     geographic location, are experiencing the pressures caused by 
     contemporary society while trying to raise and nurture their 
     children;
       Whereas it is imperative that the people of the United 
     States act boldly to secure the future of the Nation by 
     halting and healing the pain of children in crisis;
       Whereas KidsPeace is the oldest, most successful, and most 
     comprehensive not-for-profit organization dedicated solely to 
     helping children attain the confidence and develop the 
     courage necessary to confront and overcome crises;
       Whereas KidsPeace has more than 1,500 caregivers helping 
     more than 2,000 children each day in 25 locations across the 
     United States;
       Whereas KidsPeace established National KidsDay and National 
     Family Month to recognize and focus attention on 
     relationships between parents and children;
       Whereas National KidsDay is celebrated on the third 
     Saturday of September, during the period when children are 
     returning to school, when children are subject to a very high 
     level of stress, and when there is a critical need for 
     children to feel honored, valued, supported, and loved;
       Whereas National Family Month is celebrated during the 
     five-week period between Mother's Day in May and Father's Day 
     in June, which is a critical adjustment period for families 
     to prepare for children to return to the home at the end of 
     the school year and can provide a wonderful opportunity for 
     families to prepare to use their time together during the 
     summer to grow and strengthen as a family unit; and
       Whereas these celebrations can provide opportunities for 
     parents, grandparents, and caregivers to recognize the 
     importance of being involved in the physical and emotional 
     lives of their children: Now, therefore be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) recognizes the importance of children and families to 
     the future of the United States;
       (2) expresses support for the goals of National KidsDay and 
     National Family Month, as established by KidsPeace; and
       (3) encourages the people of the United States to 
     participate in local and national activities and celebrations 
     recognizing National KidsDay and National Family Month.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, recognized Mrs. MORELLA and Mr. 
CUMMINGS, each for 20 minutes.



         FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF OCTOBER 8), 1998

  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.105.53  campaign finance sunshine

  Mr. MICA moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2109) to 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require reports filed 
under such Act to be filed electronically and to require the Federal 
Election Commission to make such reports available to the public within 
24 hours of receipt; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, recognized Mr. MICA and Mr. CLAY, 
each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.105.54  child nutrition reauthorization

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
conference report (Rept No. 105-786):
       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     3874), to amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide children with increased 
     access to food and nutrition assistance, to simplify program 
     operations and improve program management, to extend certain 
     authorities contained in those Acts through fiscal year 2003, 
     and for other purposes, having met, after full and free 
     conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``William F. 
     Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

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       Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

               TITLE I--SCHOOL LUNCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS

       Sec. 101. Provision of commodities.
       Sec. 102. Nutritional and other program requirements.
       Sec. 103. Special assistance.
       Sec. 104. Miscellaneous provisions and definitions.
       Sec. 105. Summer food service program for children.
       Sec. 106. Commodity distribution program.
       Sec. 107. Child and adult care food program.
       Sec. 108. Meal supplements for children in afterschool 
           care.
       Sec. 109. Pilot projects.
       Sec. 110. Training, technical assistance, and food service 
           management institute.
       Sec. 111. Compliance and accountability.
       Sec. 112. Information clearinghouse.
       Sec. 113. Accommodation of the special dietary needs of 
           individuals with disabilities.

            TITLE II--SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND RELATED PROGRAMS

       Sec. 201. School breakfast program authorization.
       Sec. 202. State administrative expenses.
       Sec. 203. Special supplemental nutrition program for women, 
           infants, and children.
       Sec. 204. Nutrition education and training.

               TITLE III--COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS

       Sec. 301. Information from recipient agencies.
       Sec. 302. Food distribution.

                        TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATE

       Sec. 401. Effective date.

               TITLE I--SCHOOL LUNCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS

     SEC. 101. PROVISION OF COMMODITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 6 of the National School Lunch Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1755) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as 
     subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The National School Lunch Act 
     is amended by striking ``section 6(e)'' each place it appears 
     in sections 14(f), 16(a), and 17(h)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1762a(f), 1765(a), 1766(h)(1)(B)) and inserting ``section 
     6(c)''.

     SEC. 102. NUTRITIONAL AND OTHER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Technical Amendments.--Section 9(f) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(f)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
       (2) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking ``this 
     paragraph'' each place it appears and inserting ``this 
     subsection''.
       (b) Waiver of Requirement for Weighted Averages for 
     Nutrient Analysis.--Section 9(f) of the National School Lunch 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(f)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(5) Waiver of requirement for weighted averages for 
     nutrient analysis.--During the period ending on September 30, 
     2003, the Secretary shall not require the use of weighted 
     averages for nutrient analysis of menu items and foods 
     offered or served as part of a meal offered or served under 
     the school lunch program under this Act or the school 
     breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).''.
       (c) Requirement for Food Safety Inspections.--Section 9 of 
     the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Food Safety Inspections.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     school participating in the school lunch program under this 
     Act or the school breakfast program under section 4 of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall, at least 
     once during each school year, obtain a food safety inspection 
     conducted by a State or local governmental agency responsible 
     for food safety inspections.
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a school 
     if a food safety inspection of the school is required by a 
     State or local governmental agency responsible for food 
     safety inspections.''.
       (d) Single Permanent Agreement Between State Agency and 
     School Food Authority; Common Claims Form.--Section 9 of the 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758), as amended by 
     subsection (c), is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(i) Single Permanent Agreement Between State Agency and 
     School Food Authority; Common Claims Form.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a single State agency administers any 
     combination of the school lunch program under this Act, the 
     school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773), the summer food 
     service program for children under section 13 of this Act, or 
     the child and adult care food program under section 17 of 
     this Act, the agency shall--
       ``(A) require each school food authority to submit to the 
     State agency a single agreement with respect to the operation 
     by the authority of the programs administered by the State 
     agency; and
       ``(B) use a common claims form with respect to meals and 
     supplements served under the programs administered by the 
     State agency.
       ``(2) Additional requirement.--The agreement described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) shall be a permanent agreement that may be 
     amended as necessary.''.

     SEC. 103. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) School Eligibility Requirements for Payments.--Section 
     11(a)(1) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1759a(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) in clause (i)(I), by striking ``3 successive school 
     years'' each place it appears and inserting ``4 successive 
     school years''; and
       (B) in clauses (ii) and (iii), by striking ``3-school-year 
     period'' each place it appears and inserting ``4-school-year 
     period'';
       (2) in subparagraph (D)--
       (A) in clause (i)--
       (i) by striking ``3-school-year period'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``4-school-year period''; and
       (ii) by striking ``2 school years'' and inserting ``4 
     school years'';
       (B) in clause (ii)--
       (i) by striking the first sentence;
       (ii) by striking ``The school'' and inserting ``A school 
     described in clause (i)''; and
       (iii) by striking ``5-school-year period'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``4-school-year period''; and
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``5-school-year period'' 
     and inserting ``4-school-year period''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (E), by striking clause (iii).
       (b) Adjustments to Payment Rates.--
       (1) In general.--Section 11(a)(3)(B) of the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(3)(B)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(B) The annual'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Computation of adjustment.--
       ``(i) In general.--The annual'';
       (B) by striking ``Each annual'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(ii) Basis.--Each annual'';
       (C) by striking ``The adjustments'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(iii) Rounding.--

       ``(I) Through june 30, 1999.--For the period ending June 
     30, 1999, the adjustments''; and

       (D) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(II) July 1, 1999, and thereafter.--On July 1, 1999, and 
     on each subsequent July 1, the national average payment rates 
     for meals and supplements shall be adjusted to the nearest 
     lower cent increment and shall be based on the unrounded 
     amounts for the preceding 12-month period.''.

       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 4(b) of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)) is amended--
       (A) in the second sentence of paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
     ``adjusted to the nearest one-fourth cent,''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii), by striking ``, which shall be 
     adjusted'' and all that follows and inserting ``(as adjusted 
     pursuant to section 11(a)(3)(B) of the National School Lunch 
     Act (42 U.S.C 1759a(a)(3)(B))).''.
       (c) Information and Assistance Concerning Reimbursement 
     Options.--
       (1) In general.--Section 11 of the National School Lunch 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(f) Information and Assistance Concerning Reimbursement 
     Options.--
       ``(1) In general.--From funds made available under 
     paragraph (3), the Secretary shall provide grants to not more 
     than 10 State agencies in each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001 
     to enable the agencies, in accordance with criteria 
     established by the Secretary, to--
       ``(A) identify separately in a list--
       ``(i) schools that are most likely to benefit from electing 
     to receive special assistance under subparagraph (C) or (E) 
     of subsection (a)(1); and
       ``(ii) schools that may benefit from electing to receive 
     special assistance under subparagraph (C) or (E) of 
     subsection (a)(1);
       ``(B) make the list of schools identified under this 
     subsection available to each school district within the State 
     and to the public;
       ``(C) provide technical assistance to schools, or school 
     districts containing the schools, to enable the schools to 
     evaluate and receive special assistance under subparagraph 
     (C) or (E) of subsection (a)(1);
       ``(D) take any other actions the Secretary determines are 
     consistent with receiving special assistance under 
     subparagraph (C) or (E) of subsection (a)(1) and receiving a 
     grant under this subsection; and
       ``(E) as soon as practicable after receipt of the grant, 
     but not later than September 30, 2001, take the actions 
     described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
       ``(2) Report.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2002, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry of the Senate a report 
     on the activities of the State agencies receiving grants 
     under this subsection.
       ``(B) Contents.--In the report, the Secretary shall 
     specify--
       ``(i) the number of schools identified as likely to benefit 
     from electing to receive special assistance under 
     subparagraph (C) or (E) of subsection (a)(1);
       ``(ii) the number of schools identified under this 
     subsection that have elected to receive special assistance 
     under subparagraph (C) or (E) of subsection (a)(1); and
       ``(iii) a description of how the funds and technical 
     assistance made available under this subsection have been 
     used.
       ``(3) Funding.--Out of any moneys in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     provide to

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     the Secretary $2,250,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 and 
     2001 to carry out this subsection. The Secretary shall be 
     entitled to receive the funds and shall accept the funds, 
     without further appropriation.''.
       (2) Technical amendments.--The National School Lunch Act is 
     amended in the second sentence of each of sections 
     21(e)(2)(A) and 26(d) (42 U.S.C. 1769b-1(e)(2)(A), 1769g(d)) 
     by inserting at the end before the period ``, without further 
     appropriation''.

     SEC. 104. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Adjustments to Reimbursement Rates.--Section 12(f) of 
     the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(f)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``school breakfasts and lunches'' and 
     inserting ``breakfasts, lunches, suppers, and supplements'';
       (2) by striking ``sections 4 and 11'' and inserting 
     ``sections 4, 11, 13, and 17''; and
       (3) by striking ``lunches and breakfasts'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``meals and supplements''.
       (b) Criminal Penalties.--Section 12(g) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(g)) is amended by striking 
     ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$25,000''.
       (c) Food and Nutrition Projects.--Section 12(m) of the 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(m)) is amended by 
     striking ``1998'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``2003''.
       (d) Buy American.--Section 12 of the National School Lunch 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1760) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(n) Buy American.--
       ``(1) Definition of domestic commodity or product.--In this 
     subsection, the term `domestic commodity or product' means--
       ``(A) an agricultural commodity that is produced in the 
     United States; and
       ``(B) a food product that is processed in the United States 
     substantially using agricultural commodities that are 
     produced in the United States.
       ``(2) Requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary shall require that a school food authority 
     purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, domestic 
     commodities or products.
       ``(B) Limitations.--Subparagraph (A) shall apply only to--
       ``(i) a school food authority located in the contiguous 
     United States; and
       ``(ii) a purchase of a domestic commodity or product for 
     the school lunch program under this Act or the school 
     breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).
       ``(3) Applicability to hawaii.--Paragraph (2)(A) shall 
     apply to a school food authority in Hawaii with respect to 
     domestic commodities or products that are produced in Hawaii 
     in sufficient quantities to meet the needs of meals provided 
     under the school lunch program under this Act or the school 
     breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).''.
       (e) Procurement Contracts.--Section 12 of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760), as amended by subsection 
     (d), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) Procurement Contracts.--In acquiring a good or 
     service for programs under this Act or the Child Nutrition 
     Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) (other than section 17 
     of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1786)), a State, State agency, school, 
     or school food authority may enter into a contract with a 
     person that has provided specification information to the 
     State, State agency, school, or school food authority for use 
     in developing contract specifications for acquiring such good 
     or service.''.

     SEC. 105. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN.

       (a) Establishment of Site Limitation.--Section 13(a)(7)(B) 
     of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(7)(B)) is 
     amended by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) operate--
       ``(I) not more than 25 sites, with not more than 300 
     children being served at any 1 site; or
       ``(II) with a waiver granted by the State agency under 
     standards developed by the Secretary, with not more than 500 
     children being served at any 1 site;''.
       (b) Elimination of Meal Contracting Restrictions, 
     Indication of Interest Requirement, and Vendor Registration 
     Requirements.--Section 13 of the National School Lunch Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1761) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(7)(B)--
       (A) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii); and
       (B) by redesignating clauses (iv) through (vii) as clauses 
     (ii) through (v) respectively; and
       (2) in subsection (l)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the first sentence--

       (I) by striking ``(other than private nonprofit 
     organizations eligible under subsection (a)(7))''; and
       (II) by striking ``only with food service management 
     companies registered with the State in which they operate'' 
     and inserting ``with food service management companies''; and

       (ii) by striking the last sentence;
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``shall'' and 
     inserting ``may''; and
       (ii) by striking the second and third sentences;
       (C) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (D) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively.
       (c) Offer Versus Serve.--Section 13(f)(7) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(f)(7)) is amended in the 
     first sentence by striking ``attending a site on school 
     premises operated directly by the authority''.
       (d) Reauthorization of Program.--Section 13(q) of the 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(q)) is amended by 
     striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2003''.
       (e) Technical Amendment.--
       (1) In general.--Section 706(j)(1) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2293) is amended by 
     striking ``methods of assessing'' and inserting ``methods for 
     assessing''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     takes effect on January 1, 1997.

     SEC. 106. COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.

       Section 14(a) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1762a(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
     striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2003''.

     SEC. 107. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.

       (a) Eligibility of Institutions.--Section 17(a) of the 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``Reimbursement'' 
     and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (r), 
     reimbursement''; and
       (2) in the sixth sentence, by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) an institution (except a school or family or group 
     day care home sponsoring organization) or family or group day 
     care home shall--
       ``(A)(i) be licensed, or otherwise have approval, by the 
     appropriate Federal, State, or local licensing authority; or
       ``(ii) be in compliance with appropriate procedures for 
     renewing participation in the program, as prescribed by the 
     Secretary, and not be the subject of information possessed by 
     the State indicating that the license of the institution or 
     home will not be renewed;
       ``(B) if Federal, State, or local licensing or approval is 
     not available--
       ``(i) meet any alternate approval standards established by 
     the appropriate State or local governmental agency; or
       ``(ii) meet any alternate approval standards established by 
     the Secretary after consultation with the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services; or
       ``(C) if the institution provides care to school children 
     outside of school hours and Federal, State, or local 
     licensing or approval is not required for the institution, 
     meet State or local health and safety standards; and''.
       (b) Automatic Eligibility for Even Start Program 
     Participants.--Section 17(c)(6) of the National School Lunch 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(c)(6)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A)''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B).
       (c) Periodic Site Visits.--Section 17(d) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(d)) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by inserting 
     after ``if it'' the following: ``has been visited by a State 
     agency prior to approval and it''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``that allows'' and inserting ``that--
       ``(i) allows'';
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) requires periodic site visits to private 
     institutions that the State agency determines have a high 
     probability of program abuse.''.
       (d) Tax Exempt Status and Removal of Notification 
     Requirement for Incomplete Applications.--Section 17(d)(1) of 
     the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(d)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting after the third sentence the following: 
     ``An institution moving toward compliance with the 
     requirement for tax exempt status shall be allowed to 
     participate in the child and adult care food program for a 
     period of not more than 180 days, except that a State agency 
     may grant a single extension of not to exceed an additional 
     90 days if the institution demonstrates, to the satisfaction 
     of the State agency, that the inability of the institution to 
     obtain tax exempt status within the 180-day period is due to 
     circumstances beyond the control of the institution.''; and
       (2) by striking the last sentence.
       (e) Use of Funds for Audits.--Section 17(i) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(i)) is amended by striking 
     ``2 percent'' and inserting ``1.5 percent (except, in the 
     case of each of fiscal years 2005 through 2007, 1 percent)''.
       (f) Permanent Authorization of Demonstration Project.--
     Section 17(p) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1766(p)) is amended by striking paragraphs (4) and (5).
       (g) Management Support.--Section 17 of the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(q) Management Support.--
       ``(1) Technical and training assistance.--In addition to 
     the training and technical assistance that is provided to 
     State agencies under other provisions of this Act and the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), the 
     Secretary shall provide training and technical assistance in 
     order to assist the State agencies in improving their pro

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     gram management and oversight under this section.
       ``(2) Funding.--For each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003, 
     the Secretary shall reserve to carry out paragraph (1) 
     $1,000,000 of the amounts made available to carry out this 
     section.''.
       (h) Participation by At-Risk Child Care Programs.--Section 
     17 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), as 
     amended by subsection (g), is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(r) Program for At-Risk School Children.--
       ``(1) Definition of at-risk school child.--In this 
     subsection, the term `at-risk school child' means a school 
     child who--
       ``(A) is not more than 18 years of age, except that the age 
     limitation provided by this subparagraph shall not apply to a 
     child described in section 12(d)(1)(A); and
       ``(B) participates in a program authorized under this 
     section operated at a site located in a geographical area 
     served by a school in which at least 50 percent of the 
     children enrolled are certified as eligible to receive free 
     or reduced price school meals under this Act or the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).
       ``(2) Participation in child and adult care food program.--
     An institution may participate in the program authorized 
     under this section only if the institution provides 
     supplements under a program--
       ``(A) organized primarily to provide care to at-risk school 
     children during after-school hours, weekends, or holidays 
     during the regular school year; and
       ``(B) with an educational or enrichment purpose.
       ``(3) Administration.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the other provisions of this section apply to an 
     institution described in paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Supplement reimbursement.--
       ``(A) Limitations.--An institution may claim reimbursement 
     under this subsection only for--
       ``(i) a supplement served under a program organized 
     primarily to provide care to at-risk school children during 
     after-school hours, weekends, or holidays during the regular 
     school year; and
       ``(ii) 1 supplement per child per day.
       ``(B) Rate.--A supplement shall be reimbursed under this 
     subsection at the rate established for a free supplement 
     under subsection (c)(3).
       ``(C) No charge.--A supplement claimed for reimbursement 
     under this subsection shall be served without charge.''.
       (i) WIC Information.--Section 17 of the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), as amended by subsection (h), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(s) Information Concerning the Special Supplemental 
     Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide each State 
     agency administering a child and adult care food program 
     under this section with information concerning the special 
     supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
     children authorized under section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
     Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786).
       ``(2) Requirements for state agencies.--Each State agency 
     shall ensure that each participating family and group day 
     care home and child care center (other than an institution 
     providing care to school children outside school hours)--
       ``(A) receives materials that include--
       ``(i) a basic explanation of the importance and benefits of 
     the special supplemental nutrition program for women, 
     infants, and children;
       ``(ii) the maximum State income eligibility standards, 
     according to family size, for the program; and
       ``(iii) information concerning how benefits under the 
     program may be obtained;
       ``(B) receives periodic updates of the information 
     described in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) provides the information described in subparagraph 
     (A) to parents of enrolled children at enrollment.''.
       (j) Transfer of Homeless Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 17 of the National School Lunch 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), as amended by subsection (i), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(t) Participation by Emergency Shelters.--
       ``(1) Definition of emergency shelter.--In this subsection, 
     the term `emergency shelter' means--
       ``(A) an emergency shelter (as defined in section 321 of 
     the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     11351)); or
       ``(B) a site operated by the shelter.
       ``(2) Administration.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, an emergency shelter shall be eligible to 
     participate in the program authorized under this section in 
     accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to 
     eligible institutions described in subsection (a).
       ``(3) Licensing requirements.--The licensing requirements 
     contained in subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to an 
     emergency shelter.
       ``(4) Health and safety standards.--To be eligible to 
     participate in the program authorized under this section, an 
     emergency shelter shall comply with applicable State or local 
     health and safety standards.
       ``(5) Meal or supplement reimbursement.--
       ``(A) Limitations.--An emergency shelter may claim 
     reimbursement under this subsection--
       ``(i) only for a meal or supplement served to children 
     residing at an emergency shelter, if the children are--

       ``(I) not more than 12 years of age;
       ``(II) children of migrant workers, if the children are not 
     more than 15 years of age; or
       ``(III) children with disabilities; and

       ``(ii) for not more than 3 meals, or 2 meals and a 
     supplement, per child per day.
       ``(B) Rate.--A meal or supplement eligible for 
     reimbursement shall be reimbursed at the rate at which free 
     meals and supplements are reimbursed under subsection (c).
       ``(C) No charge.--A meal or supplement claimed for 
     reimbursement shall be served without charge.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 13(a)(3)(C) of the National School Lunch Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(3)(C)) is amended--
       (i) in clause (i), by adding ``or'' at the end;
       (ii) by striking clause (ii); and
       (iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii).
       (B) Section 17(a) of the National School Lunch Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1766(a)) is amended in the third sentence--
       (i) by striking ``and public'' and inserting ``public''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and emergency shelters (as provided in 
     subsection (t))''.
       (C)(i) Section 17B of the National School Lunch Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1766b) is repealed.
       (ii) Section 25(b)(1) of the National School Lunch Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1769f(b)(1) is amended--
       (I) by striking subparagraph (D); and
       (II) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (G) as 
     subparagraphs (D) through (F), respectively.
       (3) Technical amendments.--
       (A) Section 12(d) of the National School Lunch Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1760(d)) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``mental or physical'' 
     each place it appears; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Disability.--The term `disability' has the meaning 
     given the term in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for purposes 
     of title II of that Act (29 U.S.C. 760 et seq.).''.
       (B) Section 13(a)(1) of the National School Lunch Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1761(a)(1)) is amended in subparagraph (D) of the 
     second sentence--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``to be mentally or 
     physically handicapped'' and inserting ``to have a 
     disability''; and
       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``the mentally or 
     physically handicapped'' and inserting ``individuals who have 
     a disability''.
       (C) Section 17(a) of the National School Lunch Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1766(a)) is amended by striking ``handicaps'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``disabilities''.
       (D) Section 15 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
     U.S.C. 1784) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (6), by striking ``mental or physical 
     handicaps'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``disabilities''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Disability.--The term `disability' has the meaning 
     given the term in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for purposes 
     of title II of that Act (29 U.S.C. 760 et seq.).''.
       (4) Effective Date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) take effect on July 1, 1999.

     SEC. 108. MEAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR CHILDREN IN AFTERSCHOOL CARE.

       (a) General Authority.--Section 17A(a) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``supplements to'' and 
     inserting ``supplements under a program organized primarily 
     to provide care for''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(C) operate afterschool programs with an educational or 
     enrichment purpose.''.
       (b) Eligible Children.--Section 17A(b) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a(b)) is amended by striking 
     ``served to children'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``served to school children who are not more than 18 years of 
     age, except that the age limitation provided by this 
     subsection shall not apply to a child described in section 
     12(d)(1)(A).''.
       (c) Reimbursement.--Section 17A(c) of the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a(c)) is amended by striking ``(c) 
     Reimbursement.--For'' and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Reimbursement.--
       ``(1) At-risk school children.--In the case of an eligible 
     child who is participating in a program authorized under this 
     section operated at a site located in a geographical area 
     served by a school in which at least 50 percent of the 
     children enrolled are certified as eligible to receive free 
     or reduced price school meals under this Act or the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), a supplement 
     provided under this section to the child shall be--
       ``(A) reimbursed at the rate at which free supplements are 
     reimbursed under section 17(c)(3); and
       ``(B) served without charge.
       ``(2) Other school children.--In the case of an eligible 
     child who is participating in a program authorized under this 
     section at a site that is not described in paragraph (1), 
     for''.

     SEC. 109. PILOT PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 18 of the National School Lunch 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is amended by striking subsections (c), 
     (e), (g), and (h).
       (b) Breakfast Pilot Projects.--Section 18(i) of the 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(i)) is amended to 
     read as follows:

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       ``(i) Breakfast Pilot Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of funds 
     made available under paragraph (10), for a period of 3 
     successive school years, the Secretary shall make grants to 
     State agencies to conduct pilot projects in elementary 
     schools under the jurisdiction of not more than 6 school food 
     authorities approved by the Secretary to--
       ``(A) reduce paperwork, simplify meal counting 
     requirements, and make changes that will increase 
     participation in the school breakfast program; and
       ``(B) evaluate the effect of providing free breakfasts to 
     elementary school children, without regard to family income, 
     on participation, academic achievement, attendance and 
     tardiness, and dietary intake over the course of a day.
       ``(2) Nominations.--A State agency that seeks a grant under 
     this subsection shall submit to the Secretary nominations of 
     school food authorities to participate in a pilot project 
     under this subsection
       ``(3) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve for 
     participation in pilot projects under this subsection 
     elementary schools under the jurisdiction of not more than 6 
     nominated school food authorities selected so as to--
       ``(A) provide for an equitable distribution of pilot 
     projects among urban and rural elementary schools;
       ``(B) provide for an equitable distribution of pilot 
     projects among elementary schools of varying family income 
     levels; and
       ``(C) permit the evaluation of pilot projects to 
     distinguish the effects of the pilot projects from other 
     factors, such as changes or differences in educational 
     policies or program.
       ``(4) Grants to school food authorities.--A State agency 
     receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall make grants to 
     school food authorities to conduct the pilot projects 
     described in paragraph (1).
       ``(5) Duration of pilot projects.--Subject to the 
     availability of funds made available to carry out this 
     subsection, a school food authority receiving amounts under a 
     grant to conduct a pilot project described in paragraph (1) 
     shall conduct the project during a period of 3 successive 
     school years.
       ``(6) Waiver authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Secretary may waive the requirements of this Act and the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) relating 
     to counting of meals, applications for eligibility, and 
     related requirements that would preclude the Secretary from 
     making a grant to conduct a pilot project under paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(B) Nonwaivable requirements.--The Secretary may not 
     waive a requirement under subparagraph (A) if the waiver 
     would prevent a program participant, a potential program 
     participant, or a school from receiving all of the benefits 
     and protections of this Act, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), or a Federal law (including a 
     regulation) that protects an individual constitutional right 
     or a statutory civil right.
       ``(7) Requirements for participation in pilot project.--To 
     be eligible to participate in a pilot project under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) a State agency--
       ``(i) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
     time and in such manner as the Secretary shall establish to 
     meet criteria the Secretary has established to enable a valid 
     evaluation to be conducted; and
       ``(ii) shall provide such information relating to the 
     operation and results of the pilot project as the Secretary 
     may reasonably require; and
       ``(B) a school food authority--
       ``(i) shall agree to serve all breakfasts at no charge to 
     all children enrolled in participating elementary schools;
       ``(ii) shall not have a history of violations of this Act 
     or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.);
       ``(iii) shall have, under the jurisdiction of the school 
     food authority, a sufficient number of elementary schools 
     that are not participating in the pilot projects to permit a 
     valid evaluation of the effects of the pilot projects; and
       ``(iv) shall meet all other requirements that the Secretary 
     may reasonably require.
       ``(8) Evaluation of pilot projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service, shall 
     conduct an evaluation of the pilot projects conducted by the 
     school food authorities selected for participation.
       ``(B) Content.--The evaluation shall include--
       ``(i) a determination of the effect of participation in the 
     pilot project on the academic achievement, attendance and 
     tardiness, and dietary intake over the course of a day of 
     participating children that is not attributable to changes in 
     educational policies and practices; and
       ``(ii) a determination of the effect that participation by 
     elementary schools in the pilot project has on the proportion 
     of students who eat breakfast and on the paperwork required 
     to be completed by the schools.
       ``(C) Report.--On completion of the pilot projects and the 
     evaluation, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
     the Senate a report describing the results of the evaluation 
     of the pilot projects required under subparagraph (A).
       ``(9) Reimbursement.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     a school conducting a pilot project under this subsection 
     shall receive a total Federal reimbursement under the school 
     breakfast program in an amount that is equal to the total 
     Federal reimbursement for the school for the prior year under 
     the program (adjusted to reflect changes in the series for 
     food away from home of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
     Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
     Department of Labor and adjusted for fluctuations in 
     enrollment).
       ``(B) Excess needs.--Funds required for the pilot project 
     in excess of the level of reimbursement received by the 
     school for the prior year (adjusted to reflect changes 
     described in subparagraph (A) and adjusted for fluctuations 
     in enrollment) may be taken from any non-Federal source or 
     from amounts provided under this subsection.
       ``(10) Authorization of appropriations.--
       ``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection.
       ``(B) Requirement.--No amounts may be provided under this 
     subsection unless specifically provided in appropriations 
     Acts.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 18 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1769), as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is further 
     amended by redesignating subsections (d), (f), and (i) as 
     subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
       (2) Section 101(b) of the Child Nutrition Amendments of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 1769 note; Public Law 102-342) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``(1)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``other than those required under section 
     18(c) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C 1769(c)) to 
     identify other'' and inserting ``to identify''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2).

     SEC. 110. TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND FOOD SERVICE 
                   MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE.

       (a) Technical Amendments.--Section 21(c)(2) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b-1(c)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``of section 24'' each place it appears in 
     subparagraphs (F) and (H) and inserting ``established by the 
     Secretary''.
       (b) Training and Technical Assistance.--Section 21(e)(1) of 
     the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b-1(e)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2003''.
       (c) Food Service Management Institute.--Section 21(e)(2)(A) 
     of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b-1(e)(2)(A)) 
     is amended in the first sentence by striking ``and $2,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1996 and each subsequent fiscal year,'' and 
     inserting ``$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 
     1998, and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each subsequent 
     fiscal year,''.

     SEC. 111. COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

       Section 22(d) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1769c(d)) is amended by striking ``1996'' and inserting 
     ``2003''.

     SEC. 112. INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

       Section 26(d) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1769g(d)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``and 
     $100,000 for fiscal year 1998'' and inserting ``$100,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998, and $166,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003''.

     SEC. 113. ACCOMMODATION OF THE SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS OF 
                   INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

       Section 27 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1769h) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 27. ACCOMMODATION OF THE SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS OF 
                   INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered program.--The term `covered program' means--
       ``(A) the school lunch program authorized under this Act;
       ``(B) the school breakfast program authorized under section 
     4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); and
       ``(C) any other program authorized under this Act or the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (except for section 17) that the 
     Secretary determines is appropriate.
       ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a 
     school food authority, institution, or service institution 
     that participates in a covered program.
       ``(b) Activities.--The Secretary may carry out activities 
     to help accommodate the special dietary needs of individuals 
     with disabilities who are participating in a covered program. 
     The activities may include--
       ``(1) developing and disseminating to State agencies 
     guidance and technical assistance materials;
       ``(2) conducting training of State agencies and eligible 
     entities; and
       ``(3) providing grants to State agencies and eligible 
     entities.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to 
     carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2003.''.

            TITLE II--SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND RELATED PROGRAMS

     SEC. 201. SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

       Section 4(a) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1773(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``and 
     to carry out the provisions of subsection (g)''.

     SEC. 202. STATE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       (a) Homeless Shelters.--Section 7(a)(5)(B) of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1776(a)(5)(B)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) Reallocation of funds.--

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       ``(i) Return to secretary.--For each fiscal year, any 
     amounts appropriated that are not obligated or expended 
     during the fiscal year and are not carried over for the 
     succeeding fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     returned to the Secretary.
       ``(ii) Reallocation by secretary.--The Secretary shall 
     allocate, for purposes of administrative costs, any remaining 
     amounts among States that demonstrate a need for the 
     amounts.''.
       (b) Elimination of 10 Percent Transfer Limitation.--Section 
     7(a)(6) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1776(a)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(6) Use of administrative funds.--Funds available to a 
     State under this subsection and under section 13(k)(1) of the 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(k)(1)) may be used 
     by the State for the costs of administration of the programs 
     authorized under this Act (except for the programs authorized 
     under sections 17 and 21) and the National School Lunch Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) without regard to the basis on which 
     the funds were earned and allocated.''.
       (c) Reauthorization of Program.--Section 7(g) of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1776(g)) is amended by 
     striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2003''.

     SEC. 203. SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, 
                   INFANTS, AND CHILDREN.

       (a) Additional Requirements for Applicants.--
       (1) Physical presence requirement.--Section 17(d)(3) of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(3)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Physical presence.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii) and 
     subject to the requirements of the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and 
     section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     794), each individual seeking certification or 
     recertification for participation in the program shall be 
     physically present at each certification or recertification 
     determination in order to determine eligibility under the 
     program.
       ``(ii) Waivers.--If the agency determines that the 
     requirement of clause (i) would present an unreasonable 
     barrier to participation, a local agency may waive the 
     requirement of clause (i) with respect to--

       ``(I) an infant or child who--

       ``(aa) was present at the initial certification visit; and
       ``(bb) is receiving ongoing health care from a provider 
     other than the local agency; or

       ``(II) an infant or child who--

       ``(aa) was present at the initial certification visit;
       ``(bb) was present at a certification or recertification 
     determination within the 1-year period ending on the date of 
     the certification or recertification determination described 
     in clause (i); and
       ``(cc) has 1 or more parents who work.''.
       (2) Income documentation requirement.--Section 17(d)(3) of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(3)), as 
     amended by paragraph (1), is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(D) Income documentation.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), in 
     order to participate in the program pursuant to clause (i) of 
     paragraph (2)(A), an individual seeking certification or 
     recertification for participation in the program shall 
     provide documentation of family income.
       ``(ii) Waivers.--A State agency may waive the documentation 
     requirement of clause (i), in accordance with criteria 
     established by the Secretary, with respect to--

       ``(I) an individual for whom the necessary documentation is 
     not available; or
       ``(II) an individual, such as a homeless woman or child, 
     for whom the agency determines the requirement of clause (i) 
     would present an unreasonable barrier to participation.''.

       (3) Adjunct documentation requirement.--Section 17(d)(3) of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(3)), as 
     amended by paragraph (2), is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(E) Adjunct documentation.--In order to participate in 
     the program pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of paragraph 
     (2)(A), an individual seeking certification or 
     recertification for participation in the program shall 
     provide documentation of receipt of assistance described in 
     that clause.''.
       (b) Education and Educational Materials Relating to Effects 
     of Drug and Alcohol Use.--Section 17(e)(1) of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(e)(1)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``A local agency 
     participating in the program shall provide education or 
     educational materials relating to the effects of drug and 
     alcohol use by a pregnant, postpartum, or breastfeeding woman 
     on the developing child of the woman.''.
       (c) Distribution of Nutrition Education Materials.--Section 
     17(e)(3) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1786(e)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(3) The'' and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Nutrition education materials.--
       ``(A) In general.--The''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Sharing of materials.--The Secretary may provide, in 
     bulk quantity, nutrition education materials (including 
     materials promoting breastfeeding) developed with funds made 
     available for the program authorized under this section to 
     State agencies administering the commodity supplemental food 
     program authorized under sections 4(a) and 5 of the 
     Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 
     612c note; Public Law 93-86) at no cost to that program.''.
       (d) Use of Claims From Vendors and Participants.--Section 
     17(f)(21) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1786(f)(21)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(21) Use of claims from vendors and participants.--A 
     State agency may use funds recovered from vendors and 
     participants, as a result of a claim arising under the 
     program, to carry out the program during--
       ``(A) the fiscal year in which the claim arises;
       ``(B) the fiscal year in which the funds are collected; and
       ``(C) the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which 
     the funds are collected.''.
       (e) Individuals Participating at More Than 1 Site.--Section 
     17(f) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(23) Individuals participating at more than 1 site.--Each 
     State agency shall implement a system designed by the State 
     agency to identify individuals who are participating at more 
     than 1 site under the program.''.
       (f) Identification of High Risk Vendors; Compliance 
     Investigations.--
       (1) In general.--Section 17(f) of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)), as amended by subsection (e), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(24) High risk vendors.--Each State agency shall--
       ``(A) identify vendors that have a high probability of 
     program abuse; and
       ``(B) conduct compliance investigations of the vendors.''.
       (2) Regulations.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     promulgate--
       (A) not later than March 1, 1999, proposed regulations to 
     carry out section 17(f)(24) of the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(24)), as added by paragraph (1); and
       (B) not later than March 1, 2000, final regulations to 
     carry out section 17(f)(24) of that Act.
       (g) Reauthorization of Program.--Section 17(g)(1) of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(g)(1)) is amended 
     in the first sentence by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2003''.
       (h) Purchase of Breast Pumps.--Section 17(h)(1)(C) of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(1)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(C) In'' and inserting the following:
       ``(C) Remaining amounts.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), in''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Breast pumps.--A State agency may use amounts made 
     available under clause (i) for the purchase of breast 
     pumps.''.
       (i) Nutrition Services and Administration.--
       (1) Allocation of amounts.--Section 17(h)(2)(A) of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(2)(A)) is 
     amended in the first sentence by striking ``1998'' and 
     inserting ``2003''.
       (2) Technical amendment.--Section 17(h)(2)(A)(iv) of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(2)(A)(iv)) is 
     amended by striking ``, to the extent funds are not already 
     provided under subparagraph (I)(v) for the same purpose,''.
       (3) Level of per-participant expenditure for nutrition 
     services and administration.--Section 17(h)(2)(B)(ii) of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(2)(B)(ii)) is 
     amended by striking ``15 percent'' and inserting ``10 percent 
     (except that the Secretary may establish a higher percentage 
     for State agencies that are small)''.
       (4) Technical amendments.--Section 17(h)(3) of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(3)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``In the case'' and 
     all that follows through ``subsequent fiscal year,'' and 
     inserting ``For each fiscal year,''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraphs (F) and (G).
       (5) Conversion of amounts for supplemental foods to amounts 
     for nutrition services and administration.--Section 
     17(h)(5)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1786(h)(5)(A)) is amended in the matter preceding clause (i) 
     by striking ``achieves'' and all that follows through ``such 
     State agency may'' and inserting ``submits a plan to reduce 
     average food costs per participant and to increase 
     participation above the level estimated for the State agency, 
     the State agency may, with the approval of the Secretary,''.
       (j) Infant Formula Procurement.--Section 17(h)(8)(A) of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(8)(A)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) Competitive bidding system.--A State agency using a 
     competitive bidding system for infant formula shall award 
     contracts to bidders offering the lowest net price unless the 
     State agency demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that the weighted average retail price for 
     different brands of infant formula in the State does not vary 
     by more than 5 percent.''.
       (k) Infrastructure and Breastfeeding Promotion and Support 
     Activities.--Section 17(h)(10)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)(A)) is amended by striking 
     ``1998'' and inserting ``2003''.
       (l) Consideration of Price Levels of Retail Stores for 
     Participation in Program.--

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       (1) In general.--Section 17(h) of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(11) Consideration of price levels of retail stores for 
     participation in program.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the purpose of promoting efficiency 
     and to contain costs under the program, a State agency shall, 
     in selecting a retail store for participation in the program, 
     take into consideration the prices that the store charges for 
     foods under the program as compared to the prices that other 
     stores charge for the foods.
       ``(B) Subsequent price increases.--The State agency shall 
     establish procedures to ensure that a retail store selected 
     for participation in the program does not subsequently raise 
     prices to levels that would otherwise make the store 
     ineligible for participation in the program.''.
       (2) Regulations.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     promulgate--
       (A) not later than March 1, 1999, proposed regulations to 
     carry out section 17(h)(11) of the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(11)), as added by paragraph (1); and
       (B) not later than March 1, 2000, final regulations to 
     carry out section 17(h)(11) of that Act.
       (m) Management Information System Plan.--Section 17(h) of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)), as 
     amended by subsection (l)(1), is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(12) Management information system plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--In consultation with State agencies, 
     vendors, and other interested persons, the Secretary shall 
     establish a long-range plan for the development and 
     implementation of management information systems (including 
     electronic benefit transfers) to be used in carrying out the 
     program.
       ``(B) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry of the Senate a report on actions taken to carry 
     out subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Interim period.--Prior to the date of submission of 
     the report of the Secretary required under subparagraph (B), 
     a State agency may not require retail stores to pay the cost 
     of systems or equipment that may be required to test 
     electronic benefit transfer systems.''.
       (n) Use of Funds in Preceding and Subsequent Fiscal 
     Years.--
       (1) In general.--Section 17(i)(3)(A) of the Child Nutrition 
     Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(i)(3)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``subparagraphs (B) and (C)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (B)''; and
       (B) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i)(I) not more than 1 percent (except as provided in 
     subparagraph (C)) of the amount of funds allocated to a State 
     agency under this section for supplemental foods for a fiscal 
     year may be expended by the State agency for allowable 
     expenses incurred under this section for supplemental foods 
     during the preceding fiscal year; and
       ``(II) not more than 1 percent of the amount of funds 
     allocated to a State agency under this section for nutrition 
     services and administration for a fiscal year may be expended 
     by the State agency for allowable expenses incurred under 
     this section for supplemental foods and nutrition services 
     and administration during the preceding fiscal year; and
       ``(ii)(I) for each fiscal year, of the amounts allocated to 
     a State agency for nutrition services and administration, an 
     amount equal to not more than 1 percent of the amount 
     allocated to the State agency under this section for the 
     fiscal year may be expended by the State agency for allowable 
     expenses incurred under this section for nutrition services 
     and administration during the subsequent fiscal year; and
       ``(II) for each fiscal year, of the amounts allocated to a 
     State agency for nutrition services and administration, an 
     amount equal to not more than \1/2\ of 1 percent of the 
     amount allocated to the State agency under this section for 
     the fiscal year may be expended by the State agency, with the 
     prior approval of the Secretary, for the development of a 
     management information system, including an electronic 
     benefit transfer system, during the subsequent fiscal 
     year.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 17 of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (h)(10)(A), by inserting after 
     ``nutrition services and administration funds'' the 
     following: ``and supplemental foods funds''; and
       (B) in subsection (i)(3)--
       (i) by striking subparagraphs (C) through (G); and
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (C).
       (o) Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.--
       (1) Matching requirement.--Section 17(m)(3) of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(3)) is amended in 
     the first sentence by inserting ``program income or'' after 
     ``satisfied from''.
       (2) Criteria for additional funds.--Section 17(m)(6)(C) of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(6)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``serve additional recipients in'';
       (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) documentation that demonstrates that--
       ``(I) there is a need for an increase in funds; and
       ``(II) the use of the increased funding will be consistent 
     with serving nutritionally at-risk persons and expanding the 
     awareness and use of farmers' markets;'';
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) whether, in the case of a State that intends to use 
     any funding provided under subparagraph (G)(i) to increase 
     the value of the Federal share of the benefits received by a 
     recipient, the funding provided under subparagraph (G)(i) 
     will increase the rate of coupon redemption.''.
       (3) Ranking criteria for state plans.--Section 17(m)(6) of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(6)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (F); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (F).
       (4) Funding for current and new states.--Section 
     17(m)(6)(F) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1786(m)(6)(F)), as redesignated by paragraph (3)(B), is 
     amended--
       (A) in clause (i)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``that wish'' and 
     all follows through ``to do so'' and inserting ``whose State 
     plan''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``for additional 
     recipients'';
       (B) in the second sentence of clause (ii), by striking 
     ``that desire to serve additional recipients, and''.
       (5) Reauthorization of program.--Section 17(m)(9)(A) of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(9)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2003''.
       (p) Disqualification of Certain Vendors.--
       (1) In general.--Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(o) Disqualification of Vendors Convicted of Trafficking 
     or Illegal Sales.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), a 
     State agency shall permanently disqualify from participation 
     in the program authorized under this section a vendor 
     convicted of--
       ``(A) trafficking in food instruments (including any 
     voucher, draft, check, or access device (including an 
     electronic benefit transfer card or personal identification 
     number) issued in lieu of a food instrument under this 
     section); or
       ``(B) selling firearms, ammunition, explosives, or 
     controlled substances (as defined in section 102 of the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) in exchange for 
     food instruments (including any item described in 
     subparagraph (A) issued in lieu of a food instrument under 
     this section).
       ``(2) Notice of disqualification.--The State agency shall--
       ``(A) provide the vendor with notification of the 
     disqualification; and
       ``(B) make the disqualification effective on the date of 
     receipt of the notice of disqualification.
       ``(3) Prohibition of receipt of lost revenues.--A vendor 
     shall not be entitled to receive any compensation for 
     revenues lost as a result of disqualification under this 
     subsection.
       ``(4) Exceptions in lieu of disqualification.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State agency may permit a vendor that, 
     but for this paragraph, would be disqualified under paragraph 
     (1), to continue to participate in the program if the State 
     agency determines, in its sole discretion according to 
     criteria established by the Secretary, that--
       ``(i) disqualification of the vendor would cause hardship 
     to participants in the program authorized under this section; 
     or
       ``(ii)(I) the vendor had, at the time of the violation 
     under paragraph (1), an effective policy and program in 
     effect to prevent violations described in paragraph (1); and
       ``(II) the ownership of the vendor was not aware of, did 
     not approve of, and was not involved in the conduct of the 
     violation.
       ``(B) Civil penalty.--If a State agency under subparagraph 
     (A) permits a vendor to continue to participate in the 
     program in lieu of disqualification, the State agency shall 
     assess the vendor a civil penalty in an amount determined by 
     the State agency, in accordance with criteria established by 
     the Secretary, except that--
       ``(i) the amount of the civil penalty shall not exceed 
     $10,000 for each violation; and
       ``(ii) the amount of civil penalties imposed for violations 
     investigated as part of a single investigation may not exceed 
     $40,000.''.
       (2) Regulations.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     promulgate--
       (A) not later than March 1, 1999, proposed regulations to 
     carry out section 17(o) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     (42 U.S.C. 1786(o)), as added by paragraph (1); and
       (B) not later than March 1, 2000, final regulations to 
     carry out section 17(o) of that Act.
       (q) Criminal Forfeiture.--Section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
     Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), as amended by subsection 
     (p)(1), is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(p) Criminal Forfeiture.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of State 
     law and in addition to any other penalty authorized by law, a 
     court may order a person that is convicted of a violation of 
     a provision of law described in paragraph (2), with respect 
     to food instruments (including any item described in 
     subsection (o)(1)(A) issued in lieu of a food instrument 
     under this section), funds, assets,

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     or property that have a value of $100 or more and that are 
     the subject of a grant or other form of assistance under this 
     section, to forfeit to the United States all property 
     described in paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Applicable laws.--A provision of law described in 
     this paragraph is--
       ``(A) section 12(g) of the National School Lunch Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1760(g)); and
       ``(B) any other Federal law imposing a penalty for 
     embezzlement, willful misapplication, stealing, obtaining by 
     fraud, or trafficking in food instruments (including any item 
     described in subsection (o)(1)(A) issued in lieu of a food 
     instrument under this section), funds, assets, or property.
       ``(3) Property subject to forfeiture.--The following 
     property shall be subject to forfeiture under paragraph (1):
       ``(A) All property, real and personal, used in a 
     transaction or attempted transaction, to commit, or to 
     facilitate the commission of, a violation described in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(B) All property, real and personal, constituting, 
     derived from, or traceable to any proceeds a person obtained 
     directly or indirectly as a result of a violation described 
     in paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Procedures; interest of owner.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (5), all property subject to forfeiture under this 
     subsection, any seizure or disposition of the property, and 
     any proceeding relating to the forfeiture, seizure, or 
     disposition shall be subject to section 413 of the 
     Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 
     (21 U.S.C. 853), other than subsection (d) of that section.
       ``(5) Proceeds.--The proceeds from any sale of forfeited 
     property and any amounts forfeited under this subsection 
     shall be used--
       ``(A) first, to reimburse the Department of Justice, the 
     Department of the Treasury, and the United States Postal 
     Service for the costs incurred by the Departments or Service 
     to initiate and complete the forfeiture proceeding;
       ``(B) second, to reimburse the Office of Inspector General 
     of the Department of Agriculture for any costs incurred by 
     the Office in the law enforcement effort resulting in the 
     forfeiture;
       ``(C) third, to reimburse any Federal, State, or local law 
     enforcement agency for any costs incurred in the law 
     enforcement effort resulting in the forfeiture; and
       ``(D) fourth, by the State agency to carry out approval, 
     reauthorization, and compliance investigations of vendors.''.
       (r) Study of Cost Containment Practices.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct 
     a study on the effect of cost containment practices 
     established by States under the special supplemental 
     nutrition program for women, infants, and children authorized 
     under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
     U.S.C. 1786) for the selection of vendors and approved food 
     items (other than infant formula) on--
       (A) program participation;
       (B) access and availability of prescribed foods;
       (C) voucher redemption rates and actual food selections by 
     participants;
       (D) participants on special diets or with specific food 
     allergies;
       (E) participant use and satisfaction of prescribed foods;
       (F) achievement of positive health outcomes; and
       (G) program costs.
       (2) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
     the Senate--
       (A) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, an interim report describing the results of the 
     study conducted under paragraph (1); and
       (B) not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, a final report describing the results of the study 
     conducted under paragraph (1).
       (s) Study of WIC Services.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study that assesses--
       (A) the cost of delivering services under the special 
     supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
     children authorized under section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
     Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), including the costs of 
     implementing and administering cost containment efforts;
       (B) the fixed and variable costs incurred by State and 
     local governments for delivering the services and the extent 
     to which those costs are charged to State agencies;
       (C) the quality of the services delivered, taking into 
     account the effect of the services on the health of 
     participants; and
       (D) the costs incurred for personnel, automation, central 
     support, and other activities to deliver the services and 
     whether the costs meet Federal audit standards for allowable 
     costs under the program.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate a report containing the results of the study conducted 
     under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 204. NUTRITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

       Section 19(i) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1788(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking the subsection heading and all that follows 
     through paragraph (3)(A) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each 
     of fiscal years 1997 through 2003.''; and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively.

               TITLE III--COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 301. INFORMATION FROM RECIPIENT AGENCIES.

       Section 3(f)(2) of the Commodity Distribution Reform Act 
     and WIC Amendments of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 
     100-237) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Information from recipient agencies.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     information with respect to the types and forms of 
     commodities that are most useful to persons participating in 
     programs described in subsection (a)(2) is collected from 
     recipient agencies operating the programs.
       ``(B) Frequency.--The information shall be collected at 
     least once every 2 years.
       ``(C) Additional submissions.--The Secretary shall provide 
     the recipient agencies a means for voluntarily submitting 
     customer acceptability information.''.

     SEC. 302. FOOD DISTRIBUTION.

       The Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 
     1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 100-237) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating sections 13 and 14 as sections 17 and 
     18, respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after section 12 the following:

     ``SEC. 13. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER COMMODITIES BETWEEN 
                   PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Transfer.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary 
     may transfer any commodities purchased with appropriated 
     funds for a domestic food assistance program administered by 
     the Secretary to any other domestic food assistance program 
     administered by the Secretary if the transfer is necessary to 
     ensure that the commodities will be used while the 
     commodities are still suitable for human consumption.
       ``(b) Reimbursement.--The Secretary shall, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, provide reimbursement for the value of 
     the commodities transferred under subsection (a) from 
     accounts available for the purchase of commodities under the 
     program receiving the commodities.
       ``(c) Crediting.--Any reimbursement made under subsection 
     (b) shall--
       ``(1) be credited to the accounts that incurred the costs 
     when the transferred commodities were originally purchased; 
     and
       ``(2) be available for the purchase of commodities with the 
     same limitations as are provided for appropriated funds for 
     the reimbursed accounts for the fiscal year in which the 
     transfer takes place.

     ``SEC. 14. AUTHORITY TO RESOLVE CLAIMS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may determine the amount 
     of, settle, and adjust all or part of a claim arising under a 
     domestic food assistance program administered by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(b) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive a claim described in 
     subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that a waiver 
     would serve the purposes of the program.
       ``(c) Authority of the Attorney General.--Nothing in this 
     section diminishes the authority of the Attorney General 
     under section 516 of title 28, United States Code, or any 
     other provision of law, to supervise and conduct litigation 
     on behalf of the United States.

     ``SEC. 15. PAYMENT OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVAL OF 
                   COMMODITIES THAT POSE A HEALTH OR SAFETY RISK.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may use funds available to 
     carry out section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 
     774, chapter 641; 7 U.S.C. 612c), that are not otherwise 
     committed, for the purpose of reimbursing States for State 
     and local costs associated with the removal of commodities 
     distributed under any domestic food assistance program 
     administered by the Secretary if the Secretary determines 
     that the commodities pose a health or safety risk.
       ``(b) Allowable Costs.--The costs--
       ``(1) may include costs for storage, transportation, 
     processing, and destruction of the commodities described in 
     subsection (a); and
       ``(2) shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary.
       ``(c) Replacement Commodities.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may use funds described in 
     subsection (a) for the purpose of purchasing additional 
     commodities if the purchase will expedite replacement of the 
     commodities described in subsection (a).
       ``(2) Recovery.--Use of funds under paragraph (1) shall not 
     restrict the Secretary from recovering funds or services from 
     a supplier or other entity regarding the commodities 
     described in subsection (a).
       ``(d) Crediting of Recovered Funds.--Funds recovered from a 
     supplier or other entity regarding the commodities described 
     in subsection (a) shall--
       ``(1) be credited to the account available to carry out 
     section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 774, 
     chapter 641; 7 U.S.C. 612c), to the extent the funds 
     represent expenditures from that account under subsections 
     (a) and (c); and
       ``(2) remain available to carry out the purposes of section 
     32 of that Act until expended.
       ``(e) Termination Date.--The authority provided by this 
     section terminates effective October 1, 2000.

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     ``SEC. 16. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT COMMODITIES DONATED BY FEDERAL 
                   SOURCES.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may accept donations of 
     commodities from any Federal agency, including commodities of 
     another Federal agency determined to be excess personal 
     property pursuant to section 202(d) of the Federal Property 
     and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483(d)).
       ``(b) Use.--The Secretary may donate the commodities 
     received under subsection (a) to States for distribution 
     through any domestic food assistance program administered by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(c) Payment.--Notwithstanding section 202(d) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 483(d)), the Secretary shall not be required to make 
     any payment in connection with the commodities received under 
     subsection (a).''.

                        TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATE

     SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act take effect on October 1, 1998.

       And the Senate agree to the same.
     From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, 
     and modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Goodling,
     Frank Riggs,
     Mike Castle,
     W. L. Clay,
     M. G. Martinez,
     From the Committee on Agriculture, for consideration of secs. 
     2, 101, 104(b), 106, 202(c), and 202(o) of the House bill, 
     and secs. 101, 111, 114, 203(c), 203(r), and titles III and 
     IV of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Bob Smith,
     Bob Goodlatte,
     Charlie Stenholm,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Richard G. Lugar,
     Thad Cochran,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Tom Harkin,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, recognized Mr. GOODLING and Mr. 
CLAY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GOODLING demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Thursday, October 9, 1998, pursuant to the prior announcement of the 
Chair.

para.105.55  carl d. perkins vocational and applied technology education

  Mr. GOODLING called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 105-
800):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1853), to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
     Technology Education Act, having met, after full and free 
     conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
     Amendments of 1998''.
       (b) Amendment.--The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
     Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       ``(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the `Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998.
       ``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     Act is as follows:

``Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
``Sec. 2. Purpose.
``Sec. 3. Definitions.
``Sec. 4. Transition provisions.
``Sec. 5. Privacy.
``Sec. 6. Limitation.
``Sec. 7. Special rule.
``Sec. 8. Authorization of appropriations.

 ``TITLE I--VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TO THE STATES

                   ``Part A--Allotment and Allocation

``Sec. 111. Reservations and State allotment.
``Sec. 112. Within State allocation.
``Sec. 113. Accountability.
``Sec. 114. National activities.
``Sec. 115. Assistance for the outlying areas.
``Sec. 116. Native American program.
``Sec. 117. Tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and technical 
              institutions.
``Sec. 118. Occupational and employment information.

                       ``Part B--State Provisions

``Sec. 121. State administration.
``Sec. 122. State plan.
``Sec. 123. Improvement plans.
``Sec. 124. State leadership activities.

                       ``Part C--Local Provisions

``Sec. 131. Distribution of funds to secondary school programs.
``Sec. 132. Distribution of funds for postsecondary vocational and 
              technical education programs.
``Sec. 133. Special rules for vocational and technical education.
``Sec. 134. Local plan for vocational and technical education programs.
``Sec. 135. Local uses of funds.

                    ``TITLE II--TECH-PREP EDUCATION

``Sec. 201. Short title.
``Sec. 202. Definitions.
``Sec. 203. State allotment and application.
``Sec. 204. Tech-prep education.
``Sec. 205. Consortium applications.
``Sec. 206. Report.
``Sec. 207. Demonstration program.
``Sec. 208. Authorization of appropriations.

                    ``TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

              ``Part A--Federal Administrative Provisions

``Sec. 311. Fiscal requirements.
``Sec. 312. Authority to make payments.
``Sec. 313. Construction.
``Sec. 314. Voluntary selection and participation.
``Sec. 315. Limitation for certain students.
``Sec. 316. Federal laws guaranteeing civil rights.
``Sec. 317. Authorization of Secretary.
``Sec. 318. Participation of private school personnel.

               ``Part B--State Administrative Provisions

``Sec. 321. Joint funding.
``Sec. 322. Prohibition on use of funds to induce out-of-State 
              relocation of businesses.
``Sec. 323. State administrative costs.
``Sec. 324. Limitation on Federal regulations.
``Sec. 325. Student assistance and other Federal programs.

     ``SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this Act is to develop more fully the 
     academic, vocational, and technical skills of secondary 
     students and postsecondary students who elect to enroll in 
     vocational and technical education programs, by--
       ``(1) building on the efforts of States and localities to 
     develop challenging academic standards;
       ``(2) promoting the development of services and activities 
     that integrate academic, vocational, and technical 
     instruction, and that link secondary and postsecondary 
     education for participating vocational and technical 
     education students;
       ``(3) increasing State and local flexibility in providing 
     services and activities designed to develop, implement, and 
     improve vocational and technical education, including tech-
     prep education; and
       ``(4) disseminating national research, and providing 
     professional development and technical assistance, that will 
     improve vocational and technical education programs, 
     services, and activities.

     ``SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this Act:
       ``(1) Administration.--The term `administration', when used 
     with respect to an eligible agency or eligible recipient, 
     means activities necessary for the proper and efficient 
     performance of the eligible agency or eligible recipient's 
     duties under this Act, including supervision, but does not 
     include curriculum development activities, personnel 
     development, or research activities.
       ``(2) All aspects of an industry.--The term `all aspects of 
     an industry' means strong experience in, and comprehensive 
     understanding of, the industry that the individual is 
     preparing to enter.
       ``(3) Area vocational and technical education school.--The 
     term `area vocational and technical education school' means--
       ``(A) a specialized public secondary school used 
     exclusively or principally for the provision of vocational 
     and technical education to individuals who are available for 
     study in preparation for entering the labor market;
       ``(B) the department of a public secondary school 
     exclusively or principally used for providing vocational and 
     technical education in not fewer than 5 different 
     occupational fields to individuals who are available for 
     study in preparation for entering the labor market;
       ``(C) a public or nonprofit technical institution or 
     vocational and technical education school used exclusively or 
     principally for the provision of vocational and technical 
     education to individuals who have completed or left secondary 
     school and who are available for study in preparation for 
     entering the labor market, if the institution or school 
     admits as regular students both individuals who have 
     completed secondary school and individuals who have left 
     secondary school; or
       ``(D) the department or division of an institution of 
     higher education, that operates under the policies of the 
     eligible agency and that provides vocational and technical 
     education in not fewer than five different occupational 
     fields leading to immediate employment but not necessarily 
     leading to a baccalaureate degree, if the department or 
     division admits as regular students both individuals who have 
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     ondary school and individuals who have left secondary school.
       ``(4) Career guidance and academic counseling.--The term 
     `career guidance and academic counseling' means providing 
     access to information regarding career awareness and planning 
     with respect to an individual's occupational and academic 
     future that shall involve guidance and counseling with 
     respect to career options, financial aid, and postsecondary 
     options.
       ``(5) Charter school.--The term `charter school' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 10306 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8066).
       ``(6) Cooperative education.--The term `cooperative 
     education' means a method of instruction of education for 
     individuals who, through written cooperative arrangements 
     between a school and employers, receive instruction, 
     including required academic courses and related vocational 
     and technical education instruction, by alternation of study 
     in school with a job in any occupational field, which 
     alternation shall be planned and supervised by the school and 
     employer so that each contributes to the education and 
     employability of the individual, and may include an 
     arrangement in which work periods and school attendance may 
     be on alternate half days, full days, weeks, or other periods 
     of time in fulfilling the cooperative program.
       ``(7) Displaced homemaker.--The term `displaced homemaker' 
     means an individual who--
       ``(A)(i) has worked primarily without remuneration to care 
     for a home and family, and for that reason has diminished 
     marketable skills;
       ``(ii) has been dependent on the income of another family 
     member but is no longer supported by that income; or
       ``(iii) is a parent whose youngest dependent child will 
     become ineligible to receive assistance under part A of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) not 
     later than 2 years after the date on which the parent applies 
     for assistance under this title; and
       ``(B) is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing 
     difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment.
       ``(8) Educational service agency.--The term `educational 
     service agency' has the meaning given the term in section 
     14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
       ``(9) Eligible agency.--The term `eligible agency' means a 
     State board designated or created consistent with State law 
     as the sole State agency responsible for the administration 
     of vocational and technical education or for supervision of 
     the administration of vocational and technical education in 
     the State.
       ``(10) Eligible institution.--The term `eligible 
     institution' means--
       ``(A) an institution of higher education;
       ``(B) a local educational agency providing education at the 
     postsecondary level;
       ``(C) an area vocational and technical education school 
     providing education at the postsecondary level;
       ``(D) a postsecondary educational institution controlled by 
     the Bureau of Indian Affairs or operated by or on behalf of 
     any Indian tribe that is eligible to contract with the 
     Secretary of the Interior for the administration of programs 
     under the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Act of April 
     16, 1934 (48 Stat. 596; 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq.);
       ``(E) an educational service agency; or
       ``(F) a consortium of 2 or more of the entities described 
     in subparagraphs (A) through (E).
       ``(11) Eligible recipient.--The term `eligible recipient' 
     means--
       ``(A) a local educational agency, an area vocational and 
     technical education school, an educational service agency, or 
     a consortium, eligible to receive assistance under section 
     131; or
       ``(B) an eligible institution or consortium of eligible 
     institutions eligible to receive assistance under section 
     132.
       ``(12) Governor.--The term `Governor' means the chief 
     executive officer of a State or an outlying area.
       ``(13) Individual with limited english proficiency.--The 
     term `individual with limited English proficiency' means a 
     secondary school student, an adult, or an out-of-school 
     youth, who has limited ability in speaking, reading, writing, 
     or understanding the English language, and--
       ``(A) whose native language is a language other than 
     English; or
       ``(B) who lives in a family or community environment in 
     which a language other than English is the dominant language.
       ``(14) Individual with a disability.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `individual with a disability' 
     means an individual with any disability (as defined in 
     section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12102)).
       ``(B) Individuals with disabilities.--The term `individuals 
     with disabilities' means more than 1 individual with a 
     disability.
       ``(15) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
       ``(16) Local educational agency.--The term `local 
     educational agency' has the meaning given the term in section 
     14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 8801).
       ``(17) Nontraditional training and employment.--The term 
     `nontraditional training and employment' means occupations or 
     fields of work, including careers in computer science, 
     technology, and other emerging high skill occupations, for 
     which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25 
     percent of the individuals employed in each such occupation 
     or field of work.
       ``(18) Outlying area.--The term `outlying area' means the 
     United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of 
     the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and 
     the Republic of Palau.
       ``(19) Postsecondary educational institution.--The term 
     `postsecondary educational institution' means--
       ``(A) an institution of higher education that provides not 
     less than a 2-year program of instruction that is acceptable 
     for credit toward a bachelor's degree;
       ``(B) a tribally controlled college or university; or
       ``(C) a nonprofit educational institution offering 
     certificate or apprenticeship programs at the postsecondary 
     level.
       ``(20) School dropout.--The term `school dropout' means an 
     individual who is no longer attending any school and who has 
     not received a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
     equivalent.
       ``(21) Secondary school.--The term `secondary school' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 14101 of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
       ``(22) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
       ``(23) Special populations.--The term `special populations' 
     means--
       ``(A) individuals with disabilities;
       ``(B) individuals from economically disadvantaged families, 
     including foster children;
       ``(C) individuals preparing for nontraditional training and 
     employment;
       ``(D) single parents, including single pregnant women;
       ``(E) displaced homemakers; and
       ``(F) individuals with other barriers to educational 
     achievement, including individuals with limited English 
     proficiency.
       ``(24) State.--The term `State', unless otherwise 
     specified, means each of the several States of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, and each outlying area.
       ``(25) Support services.--The term `support services' means 
     services related to curriculum modification, equipment 
     modification, classroom modification, supportive personnel, 
     and instructional aids and devices.
       ``(26) Tech-prep program.--The term `tech-prep program' 
     means a program of study that--
       ``(A) combines at least 2 years of secondary education (as 
     determined under State law) and 2 years of postsecondary 
     education in a nonduplicative sequential course of study;
       ``(B) strengthens the applied academic component of 
     vocational and technical education through the integration of 
     academic, and vocational and technical, instruction;
       ``(C) provides technical preparation in an area such as 
     engineering technology, applied science, a mechanical, 
     industrial, or practical art or trade, agriculture, a health 
     occupation, business, or applied economics;
       ``(D) builds student competence in mathematics, science, 
     and communications (including through applied academics) in a 
     coherent sequence of courses; and
       ``(E) leads to an associate degree or a certificate in a 
     specific career field, and to high skill, high wage 
     employment, or further education.
       ``(27) Tribally controlled college or university.--The term 
     `tribally controlled college or university' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 2 of the Tribally Controlled 
     College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
     1801(a)(4)).
       ``(28) Tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and 
     technical institution.--The term `tribally controlled 
     postsecondary vocational and technical institution' means an 
     institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, except that paragraph (2) 
     of such section shall not be applicable and the reference to 
     Secretary in paragraph (5)(A) of such section shall be deemed 
     to refer to the Secretary of the Interior) that--
       ``(A) is formally controlled, or has been formally 
     sanctioned or chartered, by the governing body of an Indian 
     tribe or Indian tribes;
       ``(B) offers a technical degree or certificate granting 
     program;
       ``(C) is governed by a board of directors or trustees, a 
     majority of whom are Indians;
       ``(D) demonstrates adherence to stated goals, a philosophy, 
     or a plan of operation, that fosters individual Indian 
     economic and self-sufficiency opportunity, including programs 
     that are appropriate to stated tribal goals of developing 
     individual entrepreneurships and self-sustaining economic 
     infrastructures on reservations;
       ``(E) has been in operation for at least 3 years;
       ``(F) holds accreditation with or is a candidate for 
     accreditation by a nationally recognized accrediting 
     authority for postsecondary vocational and technical 
     education; and
       ``(G) enrolls the full-time equivalent of not less than 100 
     students, of whom a majority are Indians.
       (29) Vocational and technical education.--The term 
     `vocational and technical education' means organized 
     educational activities that--
       ``(A) offer a sequence of courses that provides individuals 
     with the academic and technical knowledge and skills the 
     individuals need to prepare for further education and for 
     careers (other than careers requiring a baccalaureate, 
     master's, or doctoral degree) in current or emerging 
     employment sectors; and
       ``(B) include competency-based applied learning that 
     contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning 
     and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general 
     employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-
     specific skills, of an individual.
       ``(30) Vocational and technical student organization.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `vocational and technical 
     student organization' means an organization for individuals 
     enrolled in a vocational and technical education program that 
     engages in vocational and technical activities as an integral 
     part of the instructional program.
       ``(B) State and national units.--An organization described 
     in subparagraph (A) may have State and national units that 
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     work and purposes of instruction in vocational and technical 
     education at the local level.

     ``SEC. 4. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

       ``The Secretary shall take such steps as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate to provide for the orderly 
     transition to the authority of this Act from any authority 
     under provisions of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Applied Technology Education Act, as such Act was in effect 
     on the day before the date of enactment of the Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
     Amendments of 1998.

     ``SEC. 5. PRIVACY.

       ``(a) GEPA.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
     supersede the privacy protections afforded parents and 
     students under section 444 of the General Education 
     Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g), as added by the Family 
     Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (section 513 of 
     Public Law 93-380; 88 Stat. 571).
       ``(b) Prohibition on Development of National Database.--
     Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit the 
     development of a national database of personally identifiable 
     information on individuals receiving services under this Act.

     ``SEC. 6. LIMITATION.

       ``All of the funds made available under this Act shall be 
     used in accordance with the requirements of this Act. None of 
     the funds made available under this Act may be used to 
     provide funding under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 
     1994 (20 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.) or to carry out, through 
     programs funded under this Act, activities that were funded 
     under the School-To-Work Opportunities Act of 1994, unless 
     the programs funded under this Act serve only those 
     participants eligible to participate in the programs under 
     this Act.

     ``SEC. 7. SPECIAL RULE.

       ``In the case of a local community in which no employees 
     are represented by a labor organization, for purposes of this 
     Act the term `representatives of employees' shall be 
     substituted for `labor organization'.

     ``SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     Act (other than sections 114, 117, and 118, and title II) 
     such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003.

 ``TITLE I--VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TO THE STATES

                   ``PART A--ALLOTMENT AND ALLOCATION

     ``SEC. 111. RESERVATIONS AND STATE ALLOTMENT.

       ``(a) Reservations and State Allotment.--
       ``(1) Reservations.--From the sum appropriated under 
     section 8 for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve--
       ``(A) 0.2 percent to carry out section 115;
       ``(B) 1.50 percent to carry out section 116, of which--
       ``(i) 1.25 percent of the sum shall be available to carry 
     out section 116(b); and
       ``(ii) 0.25 percent of the sum shall be available to carry 
     out section 116(h); and
       ``(C) in the case of each of the fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003, 0.54 percent to carry out section 503 of Public Law 
     105-220.
       ``(2) State allotment formula.--Subject to paragraphs (3) 
     and (4), from the remainder of the sums appropriated under 
     section 8 and not reserved under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall allot to a State for the fiscal 
     year--
       ``(A) an amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of 
     the sums being allotted as the product of the population aged 
     15 to 19 inclusive, in the State in the fiscal year preceding 
     the fiscal year for which the determination is made and the 
     State's allotment ratio bears to the sum of the corresponding 
     products for all the States;
       ``(B) an amount that bears the same ratio to 20 percent of 
     the sums being allotted as the product of the population aged 
     20 to 24, inclusive, in the State in the fiscal year 
     preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made 
     and the State's allotment ratio bears to the sum of the 
     corresponding products for all the States;
       ``(C) an amount that bears the same ratio to 15 percent of 
     the sums being allotted as the product of the population aged 
     25 to 65, inclusive, in the State in the fiscal year 
     preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made 
     and the State's allotment ratio bears to the sum of the 
     corresponding products for all the States; and
       ``(D) an amount that bears the same ratio to 15 percent of 
     the sums being allotted as the amounts allotted to the State 
     under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) for such years bears to 
     the sum of the amounts allotted to all the States under 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) for such year.
       ``(3) Minimum allotment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law and subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), and paragraph 
     (4), no State shall receive for a fiscal year under this 
     subsection less than \1/2\ of 1 percent of the amount 
     appropriated under section 8 and not reserved under paragraph 
     (1) for such fiscal year. Amounts necessary for increasing 
     such payments to States to comply with the preceding sentence 
     shall be obtained by ratably reducing the amounts to be paid 
     to other States.
       ``(B) Requirement.--No State, by reason of the application 
     of subparagraph (A), shall receive for a fiscal year more 
     than 150 percent of the amount the State received under this 
     subsection for the preceding fiscal year (or in the case of 
     fiscal year 1999 only, under section 101 of the Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, as 
     such section was in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
     Technology Education Amendments of 1998).
       ``(C) Special rule.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to paragraph (4), no State, by 
     reason of the application of subparagraph (A), shall be 
     allotted for a fiscal year more than the lesser of--

       ``(I) 150 percent of the amount that the State received in 
     the preceding fiscal year (or in the case of fiscal year 1999 
     only, under section 101 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Applied Technology Education Act, as such section was in 
     effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
     Amendments of 1998); and
       ``(II) the amount calculated under clause (ii).

       ``(ii) Amount.--The amount calculated under this clause 
     shall be determined by multiplying--

       ``(I) the number of individuals in the State counted under 
     paragraph (2) in the preceding fiscal year; by
       ``(II) 150 percent of the national average per pupil 
     payment made with funds available under this section for that 
     year (or in the case of fiscal year 1999, only, under section 
     101 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
     Education Act, as such section was in effect on the day 
     before the date of enactment of the Carl D. Perkins 
     Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 
     1998).

       ``(4) Hold harmless.--
       ``(A) In general.--No State shall receive an allotment 
     under this section for a fiscal year that is less than the 
     allotment the State received under part A of title I of the 
     Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.) (as such part was in effect on 
     the day before the date of enactment of the Carl D. Perkins 
     Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 
     1998) for fiscal year 1998.
       ``(B) Ratable reduction.--If for any fiscal year the amount 
     appropriated for allotments under this section is 
     insufficient to satisfy the provisions of subparagraph (A), 
     the payments to all States under such subparagraph shall be 
     ratably reduced.
       ``(b) Reallotment.--If the Secretary determines that any 
     amount of any State's allotment under subsection (a) for any 
     fiscal year will not be required for such fiscal year for 
     carrying out the activities for which such amount has been 
     allotted, the Secretary shall make such amount available for 
     reallotment. Any such reallotment among other States shall 
     occur on such dates during the same year as the Secretary 
     shall fix, and shall be made on the basis of criteria 
     established by regulation. No funds may be reallotted for any 
     use other than the use for which the funds were appropriated. 
     Any amount reallotted to a State under this subsection for 
     any fiscal year shall remain available for obligation during 
     the succeeding fiscal year and shall be deemed to be part of 
     the State's allotment for the year in which the amount is 
     obligated.
       ``(c) Allotment Ratio.--
       ``(1) In general.--The allotment ratio for any State shall 
     be 1.00 less the product of--
       ``(A) 0.50; and
       ``(B) the quotient obtained by dividing the per capita 
     income for the State by the per capita income for all the 
     States (exclusive of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the 
     United States Virgin Islands), except that--
       ``(i) the allotment ratio in no case shall be more than 
     0.60 or less than 0.40; and
       ``(ii) the allotment ratio for the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico and the United States Virgin Islands shall be 0.60.
       ``(2) Promulgation.--The allotment ratios shall be 
     promulgated by the Secretary for each fiscal year between 
     October 1 and December 31 of the fiscal year preceding the 
     fiscal year for which the determination is made. Allotment 
     ratios shall be computed on the basis of the average of the 
     appropriate per capita incomes for the 3 most recent 
     consecutive fiscal years for which satisfactory data are 
     available.
       ``(3) Definition of per capita income.--For the purpose of 
     this section, the term `per capita income' means, with 
     respect to a fiscal year, the total personal income in the 
     calendar year ending in such year, divided by the population 
     of the area concerned in such year.
       ``(4) Population determination.--For the purposes of this 
     section, population shall be determined by the Secretary on 
     the basis of the latest estimates available to the Department 
     of Education.
       ``(d) Definition of State.--For the purpose of this 
     section, the term `State' means each of the several States of 
     the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.

     ``SEC. 112. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATION.

       ``(a) In General.--From the amount allotted to each State 
     under section 111 for a fiscal year, the State board 
     (hereinafter referred to as the `eligible agency') shall make 
     available--
       ``(1) not less than 85 percent for distribution under 
     section 131 or 132, of which not more than 10 percent of the 
     85 percent may be used in accordance with subsection (c);
       ``(2) not more than 10 percent to carry out State 
     leadership activities described in section 124, of which--
       ``(A) an amount equal to not more than 1 percent of the 
     amount allotted to the State under section 111 for the fiscal 
     year shall be available to serve individuals in State 
     institutions, such as State correctional institutions and 
     institutions that serve individuals with disabilities; and
       ``(B) not less than $60,000 and not more than $150,000 
     shall be available for services that prepare individuals for 
     nontraditional training and employment; and
       ``(3) an amount equal to not more than 5 percent, or 
     $250,000, whichever is greater, for administration of the 
     State plan, which may be used for the costs of--
       ``(A) developing the State plan;
       ``(B) reviewing the local plans;
       ``(C) monitoring and evaluating program effectiveness;
       ``(D) assuring compliance with all applicable Federal laws; 
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       ``(E) providing technical assistance.
       ``(b) Matching Requirement.--Each eligible agency receiving 
     funds made available under subsection (a)(3) shall match, 
     from non-Federal sources and on a dollar-for-dollar basis, 
     the funds received under subsection (a)(3).
       ``(c) Reserve.--
       ``(1) In general.--From amounts made available under 
     subsection (a)(1) to carry out this subsection, an eligible 
     agency may award grants to eligible recipients for vocational 
     and technical education activities described in section 135 
     in--
       ``(A) rural areas;
       ``(B) areas with high percentages of vocational and 
     technical education students; and
       ``(C) areas with high numbers of vocational and technical 
     students; and
       ``(D) communities negatively impacted by changes resulting 
     from the amendments made by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 1998 to the 
     within State allocation under section 231 of the Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (as 
     such section 231 was in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
     Technology Education Amendments of 1998).
       ``(2) Special rule.--Each eligible agency awarding a grant 
     under this subsection shall use the grant funds to serve at 
     least 2 of the categories described in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (D) of paragraph (1).

     ``SEC. 113. ACCOUNTABILITY.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish 
     a State performance accountability system, comprised of the 
     activities described in this section, to assess the 
     effectiveness of the State in achieving statewide progress in 
     vocational and technical education, and to optimize the 
     return of investment of Federal funds in vocational and 
     technical education activities.
       ``(b) State Performance Measures.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each eligible agency, with input from 
     eligible recipients, shall establish performance measures for 
     a State that consist of--
       ``(A) the core indicators of performance described in 
     paragraph (2)(A);
       ``(B) any additional indicators of performance (if any) 
     identified by the eligible agency under paragraph (2)(B); and
       ``(C) a State adjusted level of performance described in 
     paragraph (3)(A) for each core indicator of performance, and 
     State levels of performance described in paragraph (3)(B) for 
     each additional indicator of performance.
       ``(2) Indicators of performance.--
       ``(A) Core indicators of performance.--Each eligible agency 
     shall identify in the State plan core indicators of 
     performance that include, at a minimum, measures of each of 
     the following:
       ``(i) Student attainment of challenging State established 
     academic, and vocational and technical, skill proficiencies.
       ``(ii) Student attainment of a secondary school diploma or 
     its recognized equivalent, a proficiency credential in 
     conjunction with a secondary school diploma, or a 
     postsecondary degree or credential.
       ``(iii) Placement in, retention in, and completion of, 
     postsecondary education or advanced training, placement in 
     military service, or placement or retention in employment.
       ``(iv) Student participation in and completion of 
     vocational and technical education programs that lead to 
     nontraditional training and employment.
       ``(B) Additional indicators of performance.--An eligible 
     agency, with input from eligible recipients, may identify in 
     the State plan additional indicators of performance for 
     vocational and technical education activities authorized 
     under the title.
       ``(C) Existing indicators.--If a State previously has 
     developed State performance measures that meet the 
     requirements of this section, the State may use such 
     performance measures to measure the progress of vocational 
     and technical education students.
       ``(D) State role.--Indicators of performance described in 
     this paragraph shall be established solely by each eligible 
     agency with input from eligible recipients.
       ``(3) Levels of performance.--
       ``(A) State adjusted levels of performance for core 
     indicators of performance.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each eligible agency, with input from 
     eligible recipients, shall establish in the State plan 
     submitted under section 122, levels of performance for each 
     of the core indicators of performance described in paragraph 
     (2)(A) for vocational and technical education activities 
     authorized under this title. The levels of performance 
     established under this subparagraph shall, at a minimum--

       ``(I) be expressed in a percentage or numerical form, so as 
     to be objective, quantifiable, and measurable; and
       ``(II) require the State to continually make progress 
     toward improving the performance of vocational and technical 
     education students.

       ``(ii) Identification in the state plan.--Each eligible 
     agency shall identify, in the State plan submitted under 
     section 122, levels of performance for each of the core 
     indicators of performance for the first 2 program years 
     covered by the State plan.
       ``(iii) Agreement on state adjusted levels of performance 
     for first 2 years.--The Secretary and each eligible agency 
     shall reach agreement on the levels of performance for each 
     of the core indicators of performance, for the first 2 
     program years covered by the State plan, taking into account 
     the levels identified in the State plan under clause (ii) and 
     the factors described in clause (vi). The levels of 
     performance agreed to under this clause shall be considered 
     to be the State adjusted level of performance for the State 
     for such years and shall be incorporated into the State plan 
     prior to the approval of such plan.
       ``(iv) Role of the secretary.--The role of the Secretary in 
     the agreement described in clauses (iii) and (v) is limited 
     to reaching agreement on the percentage or number of students 
     who attain the State adjusted levels of performance.
       ``(v) Agreement on state adjusted levels of performance for 
     3rd, 4th and 5th years.--Prior to the third program year 
     covered by the State plan, the Secretary and each eligible 
     agency shall reach agreement on the State adjusted levels of 
     performance for each of the core indicators of performance 
     for the third, fourth and fifth program years covered by the 
     State plan, taking into account the factors described in 
     clause (vi). The State adjusted levels of performance agreed 
     to under this clause shall be considered to be the State 
     adjusted levels of performance for the State for such years 
     and shall be incorporated into the State plan.
       ``(vi) Factors.--The agreement described in clause (iii) or 
     (v) shall take into account--

       ``(I) how the levels of performance involved compare with 
     the State adjusted levels of performance established for 
     other States taking into account factors including the 
     characteristics of participants when the participants entered 
     the program and the services or instruction to be provided; 
     and
       ``(II) the extent to which such levels of performance 
     promote continuous improvement on the indicators of 
     performance by such State.

       ``(vii) Revisions.--If unanticipated circumstances arise in 
     a State resulting in a significant change in the factors 
     described in clause (vi)(II), the eligible agency may request 
     that the State adjusted levels of performance agreed to under 
     clause (iii) or (vi) be revised. The Secretary shall issue 
     objective criteria and methods for making such revisions.
       ``(B) Levels of performance for additional indicators.--
     Each eligible agency shall identify in the State plan, State 
     levels of performance for each of the additional indicators 
     of performance described in paragraph (2)(B). Such levels 
     shall be considered to be the State levels of performance for 
     purposes of this title.
       ``(c) Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each eligible agency that receives an 
     allotment under section 111 shall annually prepare and submit 
     to the Secretary a report regarding--
       ``(A) the progress of the State in achieving the State 
     adjusted levels of performance on the core indicators of 
     performance; and
       ``(B) information on the levels of performance achieved by 
     the State with respect to the additional indicators of 
     performance, including the levels of performance for special 
     populations.
       ``(2) Special populations.--The report submitted by the 
     eligible agency in accordance with paragraph (1) shall 
     include a quantifiable description of the progress special 
     populations participating in vocational and technical 
     education programs have made in meeting the State adjusted 
     levels of performance established by the eligible agency.
       ``(3) Information dissemination.--The Secretary--
       ``(A) shall make the information contained in such reports 
     available to the general public;
       ``(B) shall disseminate State-by-State comparisons of the 
     information; and
       ``(C) shall provide the appropriate committees of Congress 
     copies of such reports.

     ``SEC. 114. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) Program Performance Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall collect performance 
     information about, and report on, the condition of vocational 
     and technical education and on the effectiveness of State and 
     local programs, services, and activities carried out under 
     this title in order to provide the Secretary and Congress, as 
     well as Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies, with 
     information relevant to improvement in the quality and 
     effectiveness of vocational and technical education. The 
     Secretary annually shall report to Congress on the 
     Secretary's aggregate analysis of performance information 
     collected each year pursuant to this title, including an 
     analysis of performance data regarding special populations.
       ``(2) Compatibility.--The Secretary shall, to the extent 
     feasible, ensure that the performance information system is 
     compatible with other Federal information systems.
       ``(3) Assessments.--As a regular part of its assessments, 
     the National Center for Education Statistics shall collect 
     and report information on vocational and technical education 
     for a nationally representative sample of students. Such 
     assessment may include international comparisons.
       ``(b) Miscellaneous Provisions.--
       ``(1) Collection of information at reasonable cost.--The 
     Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to 
     secure at reasonable cost the information required by this 
     title. To ensure reasonable cost, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the National Center for Education 
     Statistics, the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, and 
     an entity assisted under section 118 shall determine the 
     methodology to be used and the frequency with which 
     information is to be collected.
       ``(2) Cooperation of states.--All eligible agencies 
     receiving assistance under this Act shall cooperate with the 
     Secretary in implementing the information systems developed 
     pursuant to this Act.
       ``(c) Research, Development, Dissemination, Evaluation and 
     Assessment.--
       ``(1) Single plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may, directly or through 
     grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, carry out 
     research, development, dissemination, evaluation and 
     assessment, capacity building, and technical assistance with 
     regard to the vocational and technical education programs 
     under this Act. The Secretary shall develop a single plan for 
     such activities.

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       ``(B) Plan.--Such plan shall--
       ``(i) identify the vocational and technical education 
     activities described in subparagraph (A) the Secretary will 
     carry out under this section;
       ``(ii) describe how the Secretary will evaluate such 
     vocational and technical education activities in accordance 
     with paragraph (3); and
       ``(iii) include such other information as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.
       ``(2) Independent advisory panel.--The Secretary shall 
     appoint an independent advisory panel, consisting of 
     vocational and technical education administrators, educators, 
     researchers, and representatives of labor organizations, 
     businesses, parents, guidance and counseling professionals, 
     and other relevant groups, to advise the Secretary on the 
     implementation of the assessment described in paragraph (3), 
     including the issues to be addressed, the methodology of the 
     studies involved, and the findings and recommendations 
     resulting from the assessment. The panel shall submit to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources 
     of the Senate, and the Secretary an independent analysis of 
     the findings and recommendations resulting from the 
     assessment described in paragraph (3). The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the panel 
     established under this subsection.
       ``(3) Evaluation and assessment.--
       ``(A) In general.--From amounts made available under 
     paragraph (8), the Secretary shall provide for the conduct of 
     an independent evaluation and assessment of vocational and 
     technical education programs under this Act through studies 
     and analyses conducted independently through grants, 
     contracts, and cooperative agreements that are awarded on a 
     competitive basis.
       ``(B) Contents.--The assessment required under paragraph 
     (1) shall include descriptions and evaluations of--
       ``(i) the extent to which State, local, and tribal entities 
     have developed, implemented, or improved State and local 
     vocational and technical education programs and the effect of 
     programs assisted under this Act on that development, 
     implementation, or improvement, including the capacity of 
     State, tribal, and local vocational and technical education 
     systems to achieve the purpose of this Act;
       ``(ii) the extent to which expenditures at the Federal, 
     State, tribal, and local levels address program improvement 
     in vocational and technical education, including the impact 
     of Federal allocation requirements (such as within-State 
     allocation formulas) on the delivery of services;
       ``(iii) the preparation and qualifications of teachers of 
     vocational and technical, and academic, curricula in 
     vocational and technical education programs, as well as 
     shortages of such teachers;
       ``(iv) participation of students in vocational and 
     technical education programs;
       ``(v) academic and employment outcomes of vocational and 
     technical education, including analyses of--

       ``(I) the number of vocational and technical education 
     students and tech-prep students who meet State adjusted 
     levels of performance;
       ``(II) the extent and success of integration of academic, 
     and vocational and technical, education for students 
     participating in vocational and technical education programs; 
     and
       ``(III) the extent to which vocational and technical 
     education programs prepare students for subsequent employment 
     in high-wage, high-skill careers or participation in 
     postsecondary education;

       ``(vi) employer involvement in, and satisfaction with, 
     vocational and technical education programs;
       ``(vii) the use and impact of educational technology and 
     distance learning with respect to vocational and technical 
     education and tech-prep programs; and
       ``(viii) the effect of State adjusted levels of performance 
     and State levels of performance on the delivery of vocational 
     and technical education services.
       ``(C) Reports.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate--

       ``(I) an interim report regarding the assessment on or 
     before January 1, 2002; and
       ``(II) a final report, summarizing all studies and analyses 
     that relate to the assessment and that are completed after 
     the assessment, on or before July 1, 2002.

       ``(ii) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the reports required by this subsection shall not be 
     subject to any review outside the Department of Education 
     before their transmittal to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
     on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, and the 
     Secretary, but the President, the Secretary, and the 
     independent advisory panel established under paragraph (2) 
     may make such additional recommendations to Congress with 
     respect to the assessment as the President, the Secretary, or 
     the panel determine to be appropriate.
       ``(4) Collection of state information and report.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may collect and 
     disseminate information from States regarding State efforts 
     to meet State adjusted levels of performance described in 
     section 113.
       ``(B) Report.--The Secretary shall gather any information 
     collected pursuant to subparagraph (A) and submit a report to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate.
       ``(5) Research.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, after consulting with the 
     States, shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative 
     agreements on a competitive basis to an institution of higher 
     education, a public or private nonprofit organization or 
     agency, or a consortium of such institutions, organizations, 
     or agencies to establish a national research center or 
     centers--
       ``(i) to carry out research for the purpose of developing, 
     improving, and identifying the most successful methods for 
     successfully addressing the education, employment, and 
     training needs of participants in vocational and technical 
     education programs, including research and evaluation in such 
     activities as--

       ``(I) the integration of vocational and technical 
     instruction, and academic, secondary and postsecondary 
     instruction;
       ``(II) education technology and distance learning 
     approaches and strategies that are effective with respect to 
     vocational and technical education;
       ``(III) State adjusted levels of performance and State 
     levels of performance that serve to improve vocational and 
     technical education programs and student achievement; and
       ``(IV) academic knowledge and vocational and technical 
     skills required for employment or participation in 
     postsecondary education;

       ``(ii) to carry out research to increase the effectiveness 
     and improve the implementation of vocational and technical 
     education programs, including conducting research and 
     development, and studies, providing longitudinal information 
     or formative evaluation with respect to vocational and 
     technical education programs and student achievement;
       ``(iii) to carry out research that can be used to improve 
     teacher training and learning in the vocational and technical 
     education classroom, including--

       ``(I) effective inservice and preservice teacher education 
     that assists vocational and technical education systems; and
       ``(II) dissemination and training activities related to the 
     applied research and demonstration activities described in 
     this subsection, which may also include serving as a 
     repository for information on vocational and technical 
     skills, State academic standards, and related materials; and

       ``(iv) to carry out such other research as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate to assist State and local recipients 
     of funds under this Act.
       ``(B) Report.--The center or centers conducting the 
     activities described in subparagraph (A) shall annually 
     prepare a report of key research findings of such center or 
     centers and shall submit copies of the report to the 
     Secretary, the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
     the House of Representatives, the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources of the Senate, the Library of Congress, and 
     each eligible agency.
       ``(C) Dissemination.--The center or centers shall conduct 
     dissemination and training activities based upon the research 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(6) Demonstrations and dissemination.--
       ``(A) Demonstration program.--The Secretary is authorized 
     to carry out demonstration vocational and technical education 
     programs, to replicate model vocational and technical 
     education programs, to disseminate best practices 
     information, and to provide technical assistance upon request 
     of a State, for the purposes of developing, improving, and 
     identifying the most successful methods and techniques for 
     providing vocational and technical education programs 
     assisted under this Act.
       ``(B) Demonstration partnership.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
     demonstration partnership project involving a 4-year, 
     accredited postsecondary institution, in cooperation with 
     local public education organizations, volunteer groups, and 
     private sector business participants to provide program 
     support, and facilities for education, training, tutoring, 
     counseling, employment preparation, specific skills training 
     in emerging and established professions, and for retraining 
     of military medical personnel, individuals displaced by 
     corporate or military restructuring, migrant workers, as well 
     as other individuals who otherwise do not have access to such 
     services, through multisite, multistate distance learning 
     technologies.
       ``(ii) Program.--Such program may be carried out directly 
     or through grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or 
     through the national center or centers established under 
     paragraph (5).
       ``(7) Definition.--In this section, the term `institution 
     of higher education' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
       ``(8) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such 
     sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999 and each of the 
     4 succeeding fiscal years.

     ``SEC. 115. ASSISTANCE FOR THE OUTLYING AREAS.

       ``(a) Outlying Areas.--From funds reserved pursuant to 
     section 111(a)(1)(A), the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) make a grant in the amount of $500,000 to Guam; and
       ``(2) make a grant in the amount of $190,000 to each of 
     American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands.
       ``(b) Remainder.--Subject to the provisions of subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall make a grant of the remainder of 
     funds reserved pursuant to section 111(a)(1)(A) to the 
     Pacific Region Educational Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii, to 
     make grants for vocational and technical education and 
     training in Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall 
     Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic 
     of Palau, for the purpose of providing direct vocational and 
     technical educational services, including--
       ``(1) teacher and counselor training and retraining;
       ``(2) curriculum development; and

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       ``(3) the improvement of vocational and technical education 
     and training programs in secondary schools and institutions 
     of higher education, or improving cooperative education 
     programs involving both secondary schools and institutions of 
     higher education.
       ``(c) Limitation.--The Pacific Region Educational 
     Laboratory may use not more than 5 percent of the funds 
     received under subsection (b) for administrative costs.
       ``(d) Restriction.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 
     States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau shall not 
     receive any funds under this title for any fiscal year that 
     begins after September 30, 2001.

     ``SEC. 116. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Alaska native.--The term `Alaska Native' means a 
     Native as such term is defined in section 3 of the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b)).
       ``(2) Bureau funded school.--The term `Bureau funded 
     school' has the meaning given the term in section 1146 of the 
     Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2026).
       ``(3) Indian, indian tribe, and tribal organization.--The 
     terms `Indian', `Indian tribe', and `tribal organization' 
     have the meanings given the terms in section 4 of the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     450b).
       ``(4) Native hawaiian.--The term `Native Hawaiian' means 
     any individual any of whose ancestors were natives, prior to 
     1778, of the area which now comprises the State of Hawaii.
       ``(5) Native hawaiian organization.--The term `Native 
     Hawaiian organization' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 9212 of the Native Hawaiian Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     7912).
       ``(b) Program Authorized.--
       ``(1) Authority.--From funds reserved under section 
     111(a)(1)(B)(i), the Secretary shall make grants to and enter 
     into contracts with Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and 
     Alaska Native entities to carry out the authorized programs 
     described in subsection (d), except that such grants or 
     contracts shall not be awarded to secondary school programs 
     in Bureau funded schools.
       ``(2) Indian tribes and tribal organizations.--The grants 
     or contracts described in this section (other than in 
     subsection (i)) that are awarded to any Indian tribe or 
     tribal organization shall be subject to the terms and 
     conditions of section 102 of the Indian Self-Determination 
     Act (25 U.S.C. 450f) and shall be conducted in accordance 
     with the provisions of sections 4, 5, and 6 of the Act of 
     April 16, 1934, which are relevant to the programs 
     administered under this subsection.
       ``(3) Special authority relating to secondary schools 
     operated or supported by the bureau of indian affairs.--An 
     Indian tribe, a tribal organization, or an Alaska Native 
     entity, that receives funds through a grant made or contract 
     entered into under paragraph (1) may use the funds to provide 
     assistance to a secondary school operated or supported by the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs to enable such school to carry out 
     vocational and technical education programs.
       ``(4) Matching.--If sufficient funding is available, the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs shall expend an amount equal to the 
     amount made available under this subsection, relating to 
     programs for Indians, to pay a part of the costs of programs 
     funded under this subsection. During each fiscal year the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs shall expend not less than the 
     amount expended during the prior fiscal year on vocational 
     and technical education programs, services, and technical 
     activities administered either directly by, or under contract 
     with, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, except that in no year 
     shall funding for such programs, services, and activities be 
     provided from accounts and programs that support other Indian 
     education programs. The Secretary and the Assistant Secretary 
     of the Interior for Indian Affairs shall prepare jointly a 
     plan for the expenditure of funds made available and for the 
     evaluation of programs assisted under this subsection. Upon 
     the completion of a joint plan for the expenditure of the 
     funds and the evaluation of the programs, the Secretary shall 
     assume responsibility for the administration of the program, 
     with the assistance and consultation of the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs.
       ``(5) Regulations.--If the Secretary promulgates any 
     regulations applicable to subsection (b)(2), the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(A) confer with, and allow for active participation by, 
     representatives of Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and 
     individual tribal members; and
       ``(B) promulgate the regulations under subchapter III of 
     chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, commonly known as 
     the ``Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990''.
       ``(6) Application.--Any Indian tribe, tribal organization, 
     or Bureau funded school eligible to receive assistance under 
     subsection (b) may apply individually or as part of a 
     consortium with another such Indian tribe, tribal 
     organization, or Bureau funded school.
       ``(c) Authorized Activities.--
       ``(1) Authorized programs.--Funds made available under this 
     section shall be used to carry out vocational and technical 
     education programs consistent with the purpose of this Act.
       ``(2) Stipends.--
       ``(A) In general.--Funds received pursuant to grants or 
     contracts awarded under subsection (b) may be used to provide 
     stipends to students who are enrolled in vocational and 
     technical education programs and who have acute economic 
     needs which cannot be met through work-study programs.
       ``(B) Amount.--Stipends described in subparagraph (A) shall 
     not exceed reasonable amounts as prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(d) Grant or Contract Application.--In order to receive a 
     grant or contract under this section an organization, tribe, 
     or entity described in subsection (b) shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary that shall include an assurance 
     that such organization, tribe, or entity shall comply with 
     the requirements of this section.
       ``(e) Restrictions and Special Considerations.--The 
     Secretary may not place upon grants awarded or contracts 
     entered into under subsection (b) any restrictions relating 
     to programs other than restrictions that apply to grants made 
     to or contracts entered into with States pursuant to 
     allotments under section 111(a). The Secretary, in awarding 
     grants and entering into contracts under this paragraph, 
     shall ensure that the grants and contracts will improve 
     vocational and technical education programs, and shall give 
     special consideration to--
       ``(1) programs that involve, coordinate with, or encourage 
     tribal economic development plans; and
       ``(2) applications from tribally controlled colleges or 
     universities that--
       ``(A) are accredited or are candidates for accreditation by 
     a nationally recognized accreditation organization as an 
     institution of postsecondary vocational and technical 
     education; or
       ``(B) operate vocational and technical education programs 
     that are accredited or are candidates for accreditation by a 
     nationally recognized accreditation organization and issue 
     certificates for completion of vocational and technical 
     education programs.
       ``(f) Consolidation of Funds.--Each organization, tribe, or 
     entity receiving assistance under this section may 
     consolidate such assistance with assistance received from 
     related programs in accordance with the provisions of the 
     Indian Employment, Training and Related Services 
     Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C 3401 et seq.).
       ``(g) Nonduplicative and Nonexclusive Services.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed--
       ``(1) to limit the eligibility of any organization, tribe, 
     or entity described in subsection (b) to participate in any 
     activity offered by an eligible agency or eligible recipient 
     under this title; or
       ``(2) to preclude or discourage any agreement, between any 
     organization, tribe, or entity described in subsection (b) 
     and any eligible agency or eligible recipient, to facilitate 
     the provision of services by such eligible agency or eligible 
     recipient to the population served by such eligible agency or 
     eligible recipient.
       ``(h) Native Hawaiian Programs.--From the funds reserved 
     pursuant to section 111(a)(1)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall 
     award grants to or enter into contracts with organizations 
     primarily serving and representing Native Hawaiians which are 
     recognized by the Governor of the State of Hawaii to plan, 
     conduct, and administer programs, or portions thereof, which 
     are authorized by and consistent with the provisions of this 
     section for the benefit of Native Hawaiians.

     ``SEC. 117. TRIBALLY CONTROLLED POSTSECONDARY VOCATIONAL AND 
                   TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS.

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary shall, subject to 
     the availability of appropriations, make grants pursuant to 
     this section to tribally controlled postsecondary vocational 
     and technical institutions to provide basic support for the 
     education and training of Indian students.
       ``(b) Use of Grants.--Amounts made available pursuant to 
     this section shall be used for vocational and technical 
     education programs.
       ``(c) Amount of Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the sums appropriated for any fiscal 
     year for grants under this section are not sufficient to pay 
     in full the total amount which approved applicants are 
     eligible to receive under this section for such fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall first allocate to each such applicant who 
     received funds under this part for the preceding fiscal year 
     an amount equal to 100 percent of the product of the per 
     capita payment for the preceding fiscal year and such 
     applicant's Indian student count for the current program 
     year, plus an amount equal to the actual cost of any increase 
     to the per capita figure resulting from inflationary 
     increases to necessary costs beyond the institution's 
     control.
       ``(2) Per capita determination.--For the purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the per capita payment for any fiscal year 
     shall be determined by dividing the amount available for 
     grants to tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and 
     technical institutions under this section for such program 
     year by the sum of the Indian student counts of such 
     institutions for such program year. The Secretary shall, on 
     the basis of the most accurate data available from the 
     institutions, compute the Indian student count for any fiscal 
     year for which such count was not used for the purpose of 
     making allocations under this section.
       ``(d) Applications.--Any tribally controlled postsecondary 
     vocational and technical institution that desires to receive 
     a grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary in such manner and form as the Secretary may 
     require.
       ``(e) Expenses.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, provide for each program year 
     to each tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and 
     technical institution having an application approved by the 
     Secretary, an amount necessary to pay expenses associated 
     with--
       ``(A) the maintenance and operation of the program, 
     including development costs, costs of basic and special 
     instruction (including special programs for individuals with 
     disabilities and academic instruction), materials, student 
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     portation, student services, daycare and family support 
     programs for students and their families (including 
     contributions to the costs of education for dependents), and 
     student stipends;
       ``(B) capital expenditures, including operations and 
     maintenance, and minor improvements and repair, and physical 
     plant maintenance costs, for the conduct of programs funded 
     under this section; and
       ``(C) costs associated with repair, upkeep, replacement, 
     and upgrading of the instructional equipment.
       ``(2) Accounting.--Each institution receiving a grant under 
     this section shall provide annually to the Secretary an 
     accurate and detailed accounting of the institution's 
     operating and maintenance expenses and such other information 
     concerning costs as the Secretary may reasonably require.
       ``(f) Other Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as specifically provided in this 
     Act, eligibility for assistance under this section shall not 
     preclude any tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and 
     technical institution from receiving Federal financial 
     assistance under any program authorized under the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965, or any other applicable program for 
     the benefit of institutions of higher education or vocational 
     and technical education.
       ``(2) Prohibition on alteration of grant amount.--The 
     amount of any grant for which tribally controlled 
     postsecondary vocational and technical institutions are 
     eligible under this section shall not be altered because of 
     funds allocated to any such institution from funds 
     appropriated under the Act of November 2, 1921 (commonly 
     known as the `Snyder Act') (42 Stat. 208, chapter 115; 25 
     U.S.C. 13).
       ``(3) Prohibition on contract denial.--No tribally 
     controlled postsecondary vocational and technical institution 
     for which an Indian tribe has designated a portion of the 
     funds appropriated for the tribe from funds appropriated 
     under the Act of November 2, 1921, may be denied a contract 
     for such portion under the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (except as provided in that Act), or 
     denied appropriate contract support to administer such 
     portion of the appropriated funds.
       ``(g) Needs Estimate and Report on Facilities and 
     Facilities Improvement.--
       ``(1) Needs estimate.--The Secretary shall, based on the 
     most accurate data available from the institutions and Indian 
     tribes whose Indian students are served under this section, 
     and in consideration of employment needs, economic 
     development needs, population training needs, and facilities 
     needs, prepare an actual budget needs estimate for each 
     institution eligible under this section for each subsequent 
     program year, and submit such budget needs estimate to 
     Congress in such a timely manner as will enable the 
     appropriate committees of Congress to consider such needs 
     data for purposes of the uninterrupted flow of adequate 
     appropriations to such institutions. Such data shall take 
     into account the purposes and requirements of part A of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act.
       ``(2) Study of training and housing needs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a detailed 
     study of the training, housing, and immediate facilities 
     needs of each institution eligible under this section. The 
     study shall include an examination of--
       ``(i) training equipment needs;
       ``(ii) housing needs of families whose heads of households 
     are students and whose dependents have no alternate source of 
     support while such heads of households are students; and
       ``(iii) immediate facilities needs.
       ``(B) Report.--The Secretary shall report to Congress not 
     later than July 1, 2000, on the results of the study required 
     by subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Contents.--The report required by subparagraph (B) 
     shall include the number, type, and cost of meeting the needs 
     described in subparagraph (A), and rank each institution by 
     relative need.
       ``(D) Priority.--In conducting the study required by 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give priority to 
     institutions that are receiving assistance under this 
     section.
       ``(3) Long-term study of facilities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
     conduct of a long-term study of the facilities of each 
     institution eligible for assistance under this section.
       ``(B) Contents.--The study required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall include a 5-year projection of training facilities, 
     equipment, and housing needs and shall consider such factors 
     as projected service population, employment, and economic 
     development forecasting, based on the most current and 
     accurate data available from the institutions and Indian 
     tribes affected.
       ``(C) Submission.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     detailed report on the results of such study not later than 
     the end of the 18-month period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Indian.--The terms `Indian' and `Indian tribe' have 
     the meanings given the terms in section 2 of the Tribally 
     Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978.
       ``(2) Indian student count.--The term `Indian student 
     count' means a number equal to the total number of Indian 
     students enrolled in each tribally controlled postsecondary 
     vocational and technical institution, determined as follows:
       ``(A) Registrations.--The registrations of Indian students 
     as in effect on October 1 of each year.
       ``(B) Summer term.--Credits or clock hours toward a 
     certificate earned in classes offered during a summer term 
     shall be counted toward the computation of the Indian student 
     count in the succeeding fall term.
       ``(C) Admission criteria.--Credits or clock hours toward a 
     certificate earned in classes during a summer term shall be 
     counted toward the computation of the Indian student count if 
     the institution at which the student is in attendance has 
     established criteria for the admission of such student on the 
     basis of the student's ability to benefit from the education 
     or training offered. The institution shall be presumed to 
     have established such criteria if the admission procedures 
     for such studies include counseling or testing that measures 
     the student's aptitude to successfully complete the course in 
     which the student has enrolled. No credit earned by such 
     student for purposes of obtaining a secondary school degree 
     or its recognized equivalent shall be counted toward the 
     computation of the Indian student count.
       ``(D) Determination of hours.--Indian students earning 
     credits in any continuing education program of a tribally 
     controlled postsecondary vocational and technical institution 
     shall be included in determining the sum of all credit or 
     clock hours.
       ``(E) Continuing education.--Credits or clock hours earned 
     in a continuing education program shall be converted to the 
     basis that is in accordance with the institution's system for 
     providing credit for participation in such programs.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each of the 4 succeeding 
     fiscal years.

     ``SEC. 118. OCCUPATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION.

       ``(a) National Activities.--From funds appropriated under 
     subsection (f), the Secretary, in consultation with 
     appropriate Federal agencies, is authorized--
       ``(1) to provide assistance to an entity to enable the 
     entity--
       ``(A) to provide technical assistance to State entities 
     designated under subsection (b) to enable the State entities 
     to carry out the activities described in subsection (b);
       ``(B) to disseminate information that promotes the 
     replication of high quality practices described in subsection 
     (b);
       ``(C) to develop and disseminate products and services 
     related to the activities described in subsection (b); and
       ``(2) to award grants to States that designate State 
     entities in accordance with subsection (b) to enable the 
     State entities to carry out the State level activities 
     described in subsection (b).
       ``(b) State Level Activities.--In order for a State to 
     receive a grant under this section, the eligible agency and 
     the Governor of the State shall jointly designate an entity 
     in the State--
       ``(1) to provide support for a career guidance and academic 
     counseling program designed to promote improved career and 
     education decisionmaking by individuals (especially in areas 
     of career information delivery and use);
       ``(2) to make available to students, parents, teachers, 
     administrators, and counselors, and to improve accessibility 
     with respect to, information and planning resources that 
     relate educational preparation to career goals and 
     expectations;
       ``(3) to equip teachers, administrators, and counselors 
     with the knowledge and skills needed to assist students and 
     parents with career exploration, educational opportunities, 
     and education financing.
       ``(4) to assist appropriate State entities in tailoring 
     career-related educational resources and training for use by 
     such entities;
       ``(5) to improve coordination and communication among 
     administrators and planners of programs authorized by this 
     Act and by section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act at the 
     Federal, State, and local levels to ensure nonduplication of 
     efforts and the appropriate use of shared information and 
     data; and
       ``(6) to provide ongoing means for customers, such as 
     students and parents, to provide comments and feedback on 
     products and services and to update resources, as 
     appropriate, to better meet customer requirements.
       ``(c) Nonduplication.--
       ``(1) Wagner-peyser act.--The State entity designated under 
     subsection (b) may use funds provided under subsection (b) to 
     supplement activities under section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser 
     Act to the extent such activities do not duplicate activities 
     assisted under such section.
       ``(2) Public law 105-220.--None of the functions and 
     activities assisted under this section shall duplicate the 
     functions and activities carried out under Public Law 105-
     220.
       ``(d) Funding Rule.--Of the amounts appropriated to carry 
     out this section, the Federal entity designated under 
     subsection (a) shall use--
       ``(1) not less than 85 percent to carry out subsection (b); 
     and
       ``(2) not more than 15 percent to carry out subsection (a).
       ``(e) Report.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     appropriate Federal agencies, shall prepare and submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress, an annual report that 
     includes--
       ``(1) an identification of activities assisted under this 
     section during the prior program year;
       ``(2) a description of the specific products and services 
     assisted under this section that were delivered in the prior 
     program year; and
       ``(3) an assessment of the extent to which States have 
     effectively coordinated activities assisted under this 
     section with activities authorized under section 15 of the 
     Wagner-Peyser Act.
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003.

                       ``PART B--STATE PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 121. STATE ADMINISTRATION.

       ``(a) Eligible Agency Responsibilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--The responsibilities of an eligible 
     agency under this title shall include--
       ``(A) coordination of the development, submission, and 
     implementation of the State plan, and the evaluation of the 
     program, services, and activities assisted under this title, 
     including
     preparation for nontraditional training and employment;

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       ``(B) consultation with the Governor and appropriate 
     agencies, groups, and individuals including parents, 
     students, teachers, representatives of businesses, labor 
     organizations, eligible recipients, State and local 
     officials, and local program administrators, involved in the 
     planning, administration, evaluation, and coordination of 
     programs funded under this title;
       ``(C) convening and meeting as an eligible agency 
     (consistent with State law and procedure for the conduct of 
     such meetings) at such time as the eligible agency determines 
     necessary to carry out the eligible agency's responsibilities 
     under this title, but not less than 4 times annually; and
       ``(D) the adoption of such procedures as the eligible 
     agency considers necessary to--
       ``(i) implement State level coordination with the 
     activities undertaken by the State boards under section 111 
     of Public Law 105-220; and
       ``(ii) make available to the service delivery system under 
     section 121 of Public Law 105-220 within the State a listing 
     of all school dropout, postsecondary, and adult programs 
     assisted under this title.
       ``(2) Exception.--Except with respect to the 
     responsibilities set forth in paragraph (1), the eligible 
     agency may delegate any of the other responsibilities of the 
     eligible agency that involve the administration, operation, 
     supervision of activities assisted under this title, in whole 
     or in part, to 1 or more appropriate State agencies.

     ``SEC. 122. STATE PLAN.

       ``(a) State Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each eligible agency desiring assistance 
     under this title for any fiscal year shall prepare and submit 
     to the Secretary a State plan for a 5-year period, together 
     with such annual revisions as the eligible agency determines 
     to be necessary.
       ``(2) Revisions.--Each eligible agency--
       ``(A) may submit such annual revisions of the State plan to 
     the Secretary as the eligible agency determines to be 
     necessary; and
       ``(B) shall, after the second year of the 5 year State 
     plan, conduct a review of activities assisted under this 
     title and submit any revisions of the State plan that the 
     eligible agency determines necessary to the Secretary.
       ``(3) Hearing process.--The eligible agency shall conduct 
     public hearings in the State, after appropriate and 
     sufficient notice, for the purpose of affording all segments 
     of the public and interested organizations and groups 
     (including employers, labor organizations, and parents), an 
     opportunity to present their views and make recommendations 
     regarding the State plan. A summary of such recommendations 
     and the eligible agency's response to such recommendations 
     shall be included in the State plan.
       ``(b) Plan Development.--
       ``(1) In general.--The eligible agency shall develop the 
     State plan in consultation with teachers, eligible 
     recipients, parents, students, interested community members, 
     representatives of special populations, representatives of 
     business and industry, and representatives of labor 
     organizations in the State, and shall consult the Governor of 
     the State with respect to such development.
       ``(2) Activities and procedures.--The eligible agency shall 
     develop effective activities and procedures, including access 
     to information needed to use such procedures, to allow the 
     individuals described in paragraph (1) to participate in 
     State and local decisions that relate to development of the 
     State plan.
       ``(c) Plan Contents.--The State plan shall include 
     information that--
       ``(1) describes the vocational and technical education 
     activities to be assisted that are designed to meet or exceed 
     the State adjusted levels of performance, including a 
     description of--
       ``(A) the secondary and postsecondary vocational and 
     technical education programs to be carried out, including 
     programs that will be carried out by the eligible agency to 
     develop, improve, and expand access to quality, state-of-the-
     art technology in vocational and technical education 
     programs;
       ``(B) the criteria that will be used by the eligible agency 
     in approving applications by eligible recipients for funds 
     under this title;
       ``(C) how such programs will prepare vocational and 
     technical education students for opportunities in 
     postsecondary education or entry into high skill, high wage 
     jobs in current and emerging occupations; and
       ``(D) how funds will be used to improve or develop new 
     vocational and technical education courses;
       ``(2) describes how comprehensive professional development 
     (including initial teacher preparation) for vocational and 
     technical, academic, guidance, and administrative personnel 
     will be provided;
       ``(3) describes how the eligible agency will actively 
     involve parents, teachers, local businesses (including small- 
     and medium-sized businesses), and labor organizations in the 
     planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of such 
     vocational and technical education programs;
       ``(4) describes how funds received by the eligible agency 
     through the allotment made under section 111 will be 
     allocated--
       ``(A) among secondary school vocational and technical 
     education, or postsecondary and adult vocational and 
     technical education, or both, including the rationale for 
     such allocation; and
       ``(B) among any consortia that will be formed among 
     secondary schools and eligible institutions, and how funds 
     will be allocated among the members of the consortia, 
     including the rationale for such allocation;
       ``(5) describes how the eligible agency will--
       ``(A) improve the academic and technical skills of students 
     participating in vocational and technical education programs, 
     including strengthening the academic, and vocational and 
     technical, components of vocational and technical education 
     programs through the integration of academics with vocational 
     and technical education to ensure learning in the core 
     academic, and vocational and technical, subjects, and provide 
     students with strong experience in, and understanding of, all 
     aspects of an industry; and
       ``(B) ensure that students who participate in such 
     vocational and technical education programs are taught to the 
     same challenging academic proficiencies as are taught to all 
     other students;
       ``(6) describes how the eligible agency will annually 
     evaluate the effectiveness of such vocational and technical 
     education programs, and describe, to the extent practicable, 
     how the eligible agency is coordinating such programs to 
     ensure nonduplication with other existing Federal programs;
       ``(7) describes the eligible agency's program strategies 
     for special populations;
       ``(8) describes how individuals who are members of the 
     special populations--
       ``(A) will be provided with equal access to activities 
     assisted under this title;
       ``(B) will not be discriminated against on the basis of 
     their status as members of the special populations; and
       ``(C) will be provided with programs designed to enable the 
     special populations to meet or exceed State adjusted levels 
     of performance, and prepare special populations for further 
     learning and for high skill, high wage careers;
       ``(9) describe what steps the eligible agency shall take to 
     involve representatives of eligible recipients in the 
     development of the State adjusted levels of performance;
       ``(10) provides assurances that the eligible agency will 
     comply with the requirements of this title and the provisions 
     of the State plan, including the provision of a financial 
     audit of funds received under this title which may be 
     included as part of an audit of other Federal or State 
     programs;
       ``(11) provides assurances that none of the funds expended 
     under this title will be used to acquire equipment (including 
     computer software) in any instance in which such acquisition 
     results in a direct financial benefit to any organization 
     representing the interests of the purchasing entity, the 
     employees of the purchasing entity, or any affiliate of such 
     an organization;
       ``(12) describes how the eligible agency will report data 
     relating to students participating in vocational and 
     technical education in order to adequately measure the 
     progress of the students, including special populations;
       ``(13) describes how the eligible agency will adequately 
     address the needs of students in alternative education 
     programs, if appropriate;
       ``(14) describes how the eligible agency will provide local 
     educational agencies, area vocational and technical education 
     schools, and eligible institutions in the State with 
     technical assistance;
       ``(15) describes how vocational and technical education 
     relates to State and regional occupational opportunities;
       ``(16) describes the methods proposed for the joint 
     planning and coordination of programs carried out under this 
     title with other Federal education programs;
       ``(17) describes how funds will be used to promote 
     preparation for nontraditional training and employment;
       ``(18) describes how funds will be used to serve 
     individuals in State correctional institutions;
       ``(19) describes how funds will be used effectively to link 
     secondary and postsecondary education;
       ``(20) describes how the eligible agency will ensure that 
     the data reported to the eligible agency from local 
     educational agencies and eligible institutions under this 
     title and the data the eligible agency reports to the 
     Secretary are complete, accurate, and reliable; and
       ``(21) contains the description and information specified 
     in sections 112(b)(8) and 121(c) of Public Law 105-220 
     concerning the provision of services only for postsecondary 
     students and school dropouts.
       ``(d) Plan Option.--The eligible agency may fulfill the 
     requirements of subsection (a) by submitting a plan under 
     section 501 of Public Law 105-220.
       ``(e) Plan Approval.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve a State 
     plan, or a revision to an approved State plan, unless the 
     Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) the State plan, or revision, respectively, does not 
     meet the requirements of this section; or
       ``(B) the State's levels of performance on the core 
     indicators of performance consistent with section 113 are not 
     sufficiently rigorous to meet the purpose of this Act.
       ``(2) Disapproval.--The Secretary shall not finally 
     disapprove a State plan, except after giving the eligible 
     agency notice and an opportunity for a hearing.
       ``(3) Consultation.--The eligible agency shall develop the 
     portion of each State plan relating to the amount and uses of 
     any funds proposed to be reserved for adult vocational and 
     technical education, postsecondary vocational and technical 
     education, tech-prep education, and secondary vocational and 
     technical education after consultation with the State agency 
     responsible for supervision of community colleges, technical 
     institutes, or other 2-year postsecondary institutions 
     primarily engaged in providing postsecondary vocational and 
     technical education, and the State agency responsible for 
     secondary education. If a State agency finds that a portion 
     of the final State plan is objectionable, the State agency 
     shall file such objections with the eligible agency. The 
     eligible agency shall respond to any objections of the State 
     agency in the State plan submitted to the Secretary.
       ``(4) Timeframe.--A State plan shall be deemed approved by 
     the Secretary if the Secretary has not responded to the 
     eligible agency regarding the State plan within 90 days of 
     the date the Secretary receives the State plan.

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       ``(f) Transition.--This section shall be subject to section 
     4 for fiscal year 1999 only, with respect to activities under 
     this section.

     ``SEC. 123. IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

       ``(a) State Program Improvement Plan.--If a State fails to 
     meet the State adjusted levels of performance described in 
     the report submitted under section 113(c), the eligible 
     agency shall develop and implement a program improvement plan 
     in consultation with appropriate agencies, individuals, and 
     organizations for the first program year succeeding the 
     program year in which the eligible agency failed to meet the 
     State adjusted levels of performance, in order to avoid a 
     sanction under subsection (d).
       ``(b) Local Evaluation.--Each eligible agency shall 
     evaluate annually, using the State adjusted levels of 
     performance, the vocational and technical education 
     activities of each eligible recipient receiving funds under 
     this title.
       ``(c) Local Improvement Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--If, after reviewing the evaluation, the 
     eligible agency determines that an eligible recipient is not 
     making substantial progress in achieving the State adjusted 
     levels of performance, the eligible agency shall--
       ``(A) conduct an assessment of the educational needs that 
     the eligible recipient shall address to overcome local 
     performance deficiencies;
       ``(B) enter into an improvement plan based on the results 
     of the assessment, which plan shall include instructional and 
     other programmatic innovations of demonstrated effectiveness, 
     and where necessary, strategies for appropriate staffing and 
     staff development; and
       ``(C) conduct regular evaluations of the progress being 
     made toward reaching the State adjusted levels of 
     performance.
       ``(2) Consultation.--The eligible agency shall conduct the 
     activities described in paragraph (1) in consultation with 
     teachers, parents, other school staff, appropriate agencies, 
     and other appropriate individuals and organizations.
       ``(d) Sanctions.--
       ``(1) Technical assistance.--If the Secretary determines 
     that an eligible agency is not properly implementing the 
     eligible agency's responsibilities under section 122, or is 
     not making substantial progress in meeting the purpose of 
     this Act, based on the State adjusted levels of performance, 
     the Secretary shall work with the eligible agency to 
     implement improvement activities consistent with the 
     requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) Failure.--If an eligible agency fails to meet the 
     State adjusted levels of performance, has not implemented an 
     improvement plan as described in paragraph (1), has shown no 
     improvement within 1 year after implementing an improvement 
     plan as described in paragraph (1), or has failed to meet the 
     State adjusted levels of performance for 2 or more 
     consecutive years, the Secretary may, after notice and 
     opportunity for a hearing, withhold from the eligible agency 
     all, or a portion of, the eligible agency's allotment under 
     this title. The Secretary may waive the sanction under this 
     paragraph due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances 
     such as a natural disaster or a precipitous and unforeseen 
     decline in the financial resources of the State.
       ``(3) Funds resulting from reduced allotments.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall use funds withheld 
     under paragraph (2), for a State served by an eligible 
     agency, to provide (through alternative arrangements) 
     services and activities within the State to meet the purpose 
     of this Act.
       ``(B) Redistribution.--If the Secretary cannot 
     satisfactorily use funds withheld under paragraph (2), then 
     the amount of funds retained by the Secretary as a result of 
     a reduction in an allotment made under paragraph (2) shall be 
     redistributed to other eligible agencies in accordance with 
     section 111.

     ``SEC. 124. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) General Authority.--From amounts reserved under 
     section 112(a)(2), each eligible agency shall conduct State 
     leadership activities.
       ``(b) Required Uses of Funds.--The State leadership 
     activities described in subsection (a) shall include--
       ``(1) an assessment of the vocational and technical 
     education programs carried out with funds under this title 
     that includes an assessment of how the needs of special 
     populations are being met and how such programs are designed 
     to enable special populations to meet State adjusted levels 
     of performance and prepare the special populations for 
     further learning or for high skill, high wage careers;
       ``(2) developing, improving, or expanding the use of 
     technology in vocational and technical education that may 
     include--
       ``(A) training of vocational and technical education 
     personnel to use state-of-the-art technology, that may 
     include distance learning;
       ``(B) providing vocational and technical education students 
     with the academic, and vocational and technical, skills that 
     lead to entry into the high technology and telecommunications 
     field; or
       ``(C) encouraging schools to work with high technology 
     industries to offer voluntary internships and mentoring 
     programs;
       ``(3) professional development programs, including 
     providing comprehensive professional development (including 
     initial teacher preparation) for vocational and technical, 
     academic, guidance, and administrative personnel, that--
       ``(A) will provide inservice and preservice training in 
     state-of-the-art vocational and technical education programs 
     and techniques, effective teaching skills based on research, 
     and effective practices to improve parental and community 
     involvement; and
       ``(B) will help teachers and personnel to assist students 
     in meeting the State adjusted levels of performance 
     established under section 113;
       ``(C) will support education programs for teachers of 
     vocational and technical education in public schools and 
     other public school personnel who are involved in the direct 
     delivery of educational services to vocational and technical 
     education students to ensure that such teachers stay current 
     with the needs, expectations, and methods of industry; and
       ``(D) is integrated with the professional development 
     activities that the State carries out under title II of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6001 et seq.) and title II of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965;
       ``(4) support for vocational and technical education 
     programs that improve the academic, and vocational and 
     technical, skills of students participating in vocational and 
     technical education programs by strengthening the academic, 
     and vocational and technical, components of such vocational 
     and technical education programs through the integration of 
     academics with vocational and technical education to ensure 
     learning in the core academic, and vocational and technical, 
     subjects;
       ``(5) providing preparation for nontraditional training and 
     employment;
       ``(6) supporting partnerships among local educational 
     agencies, institutions of higher education, adult education 
     providers, and, as appropriate, other entities, such as 
     employers, labor organizations, parents, and local 
     partnerships, to enable students to achieve State academic 
     standards, and vocational and technical skills;
       ``(7) serving individuals in State institutions, such as 
     State correctional institutions and institutions that serve 
     individuals with disabilities; and
       ``(8) support for programs for special populations that 
     lead to high skill, high wage careers.
       ``(c) Permissible Uses of Funds.--The leadership activities 
     described in subsection (a) may include--
       ``(1) technical assistance for eligible recipients;
       ``(2) improvement of career guidance and academic 
     counseling programs that assist students in making informed 
     academic, and vocational and technical education, decisions;
       ``(3) establishment of agreements between secondary and 
     postsecondary vocational and technical education programs in 
     order to provide postsecondary education and training 
     opportunities for students participating in such vocational 
     and technical education programs, such as tech-prep programs;
       ``(4) support for cooperative education;
       ``(5) support for vocational and technical student 
     organizations, especially with respect to efforts to increase 
     the participation of students who are members of special 
     populations;
       ``(6) support for public charter schools operating 
     secondary vocational and technical education programs;
       ``(7) support for vocational and technical education 
     programs that offer experience in, and understanding of, all 
     aspects of an industry for which students are preparing to 
     enter;
       ``(8) support for family and consumer sciences programs;
       ``(9) support for education and business partnerships;
       ``(10) support to improve or develop new vocational and 
     technical education courses;
       ``(11) providing vocational and technical education 
     programs for adults and school dropouts to complete their 
     secondary school education; and
       ``(12) providing assistance to students, who have 
     participated in services and activities under this title, in 
     finding an appropriate job and continuing their education.
       ``(d) Restriction on Uses of Funds.--An eligible agency 
     that receives funds under section 112(a)(2) may not use any 
     of such funds for administrative costs.

                       ``PART C--LOCAL PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 131. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL 
                   PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Distribution for Fiscal Year 1999.--Except as 
     provided in section 133 and as otherwise provided in this 
     section, each eligible agency shall distribute the portion of 
     the funds made available under section 112(a)(1) to carry out 
     this section for fiscal year 1999 to local educational 
     agencies within the State as follows:
       ``(1) Seventy percent.--From 70 percent of such portion, 
     each local educational agency shall be allocated an amount 
     that bears the same relationship to such 70 percent as the 
     amount such local educational agency was allocated under 
     section 1124 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 0634) for the preceding fiscal year bears to 
     the total amount received under such section by all local 
     educational agencies in the State for such preceding fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) Twenty percent.--From 20 percent of such portion, 
     each local educational agency shall be allocated an amount 
     that bears the same relationship to such 20 percent as the 
     number of students with disabilities who have individualized 
     education programs under section 614(d) of the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)) served by 
     such local educational agency for the preceding fiscal year 
     bears to the total number of such students served by all 
     local educational agencies in the State for such preceding 
     fiscal year.
       ``(3) Ten percent.--From 10 percent of such portion, each 
     local educational agency shall be allocated an amount that 
     bears the same relationship to such 10 percent as the number 
     of students enrolled in schools and adults enrolled in 
     training programs under the jurisdiction of such local 
     educational agency for the preceding fiscal year bears to the 
     number of students enrolled in schools and adults enrolled in 
     training programs under the jurisdiction of all local 
     educational agencies in the State for such preceding fiscal 
     year.
       ``(b) Special Distribution Rules for Succeeding Fiscal 
     Years.--Except as provided in section 133 and as otherwise 
     provided in this section, each eligible agency shall 
     distribute the portion of funds made available under section 
     112(a)(1) to carry out this section for fiscal year

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     2000 and succeeding fiscal years to local educational 
     agencies within the State as follows:
       ``(1) 30 percent.--30 percent shall be allocated to such 
     local educational agencies in proportion to the number of 
     individuals aged 15 through 19, inclusive, who reside in the 
     school district served by such local educational agency for 
     the preceding fiscal year compared to the total number of 
     such individuals who reside in the school districts served by 
     all local educational agencies in the State for such 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(2) 70 percent.--70 percent shall be allocated to such 
     local educational agencies in proportion to the number of 
     individuals aged 15 through 19, inclusive, who reside in the 
     school district served by such local educational agency from 
     families with incomes below the poverty line (as defined by 
     the Office of Management and Budget and revised annually in 
     accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services 
     Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a family 
     of the size involved for the fiscal year for which the 
     determination is made compared to the number of such 
     individuals who reside in the school districts served by all 
     the local educational agencies in the State for such 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(c) Waiver for More Equitable Distribution.--The 
     Secretary may waive the application of subsection (b) in the 
     case of any eligible agency that submits to the Secretary an 
     application for such a waiver that--
       ``(1) demonstrates that a proposed alternative formula more 
     effectively targets funds on the basis of poverty (as defined 
     by the Office of Management and Budget and revised annually 
     in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services 
     Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) to local educational 
     agencies within the State than the formula described in 
     subsection (b); and
       ``(2) includes a proposal for such an alternative formula.
       ``(d) Minimum Allocation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     local educational agency shall not receive an allocation 
     under subsection (a) unless the amount allocated to such 
     agency under subsection (a) is greater than $15,000. A local 
     educational agency may enter into a consortium with other 
     local educational agencies for purposes of meeting the 
     minimum allocation requirement of this paragraph.
       ``(2) Waiver.--The eligible agency shall waive the 
     application of paragraph (1) in any case in which the local 
     educational agency--
       ``(A)(i) is located in a rural, sparsely populated area, or
       ``(ii) is a public charter school operating secondary 
     vocational and technical education programs; and
       ``(B) demonstrates that the local educational agency is 
     unable to enter into a consortium for purposes of providing 
     activities under this part.
       ``(3) Redistribution.--Any amounts that are not allocated 
     by reason of paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) shall be 
     redistributed to local educational agencies that meet the 
     requirements of paragraph (1) or (2) in accordance with the 
     provisions of this section.
       ``(e) Limited Jurisdiction Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--In applying the provisions of subsection 
     (a), no eligible agency receiving assistance under this title 
     shall allocate funds to a local educational agency that 
     serves only elementary schools, but shall distribute such 
     funds to the local educational agency or regional educational 
     agency that provides secondary school services to secondary 
     school students in the same attendance area.
       ``(2) Special rule.--The amount to be allocated under 
     paragraph (1) to a local educational agency that has 
     jurisdiction only over secondary schools shall be determined 
     based on the number of students that entered such secondary 
     schools in the previous year from the elementary schools 
     involved.
       ``(f) Allocations to Area Vocational and Technical 
     Education Schools and Educational Service Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each eligible agency shall distribute 
     the portion of funds made available under section 112(a)(1) 
     for any fiscal year by such eligible agency for secondary 
     school vocational and technical education activities under 
     this section to the appropriate area vocational and technical 
     education school or educational service agency in any case in 
     which the area vocational and technical education school or 
     educational service agency, and the local educational agency 
     concerned--
       ``(A) have formed or will form a consortium for the purpose 
     of receiving funds under this section; or
       ``(B) have entered into or will enter into a cooperative 
     arrangement for such purpose.
       ``(2) Allocation basis.--If an area vocational and 
     technical education school or educational service agency 
     meets the requirements of paragraph (1), then the amount that 
     would otherwise be distributed to the local educational 
     agency shall be allocated to the area vocational and 
     technical education school, the educational service agency, 
     and the local educational agency based on each school, agency 
     or entity's relative share of students who are attending 
     vocational and technical education programs (based, if 
     practicable, on the average enrollment for the preceding 3 
     years;
       ``(3) Appeals procedure.--The eligible agency shall 
     establish an appeals procedure for resolution of any dispute 
     arising between a local educational agency and an area 
     vocational and technical education school or an educational 
     service agency with respect to the allocation procedures 
     described in this section, including the decision of a local 
     educational agency to leave a consortium or terminate a 
     cooperative arrangement.
       ``(g) Consortium Requirements.--
       ``(1) Alliance.--Any local educational agency receiving an 
     allocation that is not sufficient to conduct a program which 
     meets the requirements of section 135 is encouraged to--
       ``(A) form a consortium or enter into a cooperative 
     agreement with an area vocational and technical education 
     school or educational service agency offering programs that 
     meet the requirements of section 135; and
       ``(B) transfer such allocation to the area vocational and 
     technical education school or educational service agency; and
       ``(C) operate programs that are of sufficient size, scope, 
     and quality to be effective.
       ``(2) Funds to consortium.--Funds allocated to a consortium 
     formed to meet the requirements of this paragraph shall be 
     used only for purposes and programs that are mutually 
     beneficial to all members of the consortium and can be used 
     only for programs authorized under this title. Such funds may 
     not be reallocated to individual members of the consortium 
     for purposes or programs benefiting only one member of the 
     consortium.
       ``(h) Data.--The Secretary shall collect information from 
     eligible agencies regarding the specific dollar allocations 
     made available by the eligible agency for vocational and 
     technical education programs under subsections (a), (b), (c), 
     and (d) and how these allocations are distributed to local 
     educational agencies, area vocational and technical education 
     schools, and educational service agencies, within the State 
     in accordance with this section.
       ``(i) Special Rule.--Each eligible agency distributing 
     funds under this section shall treat a secondary school 
     funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs within the State as if 
     such school were a local educational agency within the State 
     for the purpose of receiving a distribution under this 
     section.

     ``SEC. 132. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR POSTSECONDARY 
                   VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Allocation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsections (b) 
     and (c) and section 133, each eligible agency shall 
     distribute the portion of the funds made available under 
     section 112(a)(1) to carry out this section for any fiscal 
     year to eligible institutions or consortia of eligible 
     institutions within the State.
       ``(2) Formula.--Each eligible institution or consortium of 
     eligible institutions shall be allocated an amount that bears 
     the same relationship to the portion of funds made available 
     under section 112(a)(1) to carry out this section for any 
     fiscal year as the sum of the number of individuals who are 
     Federal Pell Grant recipients and recipients of assistance 
     from the Bureau of Indian Affairs enrolled in programs 
     meeting the requirements of section 135 offered by such 
     institution or consortium in the preceding fiscal year bears 
     to the sum of the number of such recipients enrolled in such 
     programs within the State for such year.
       ``(3) Consortium requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--In order for a consortium of eligible 
     institutions described in paragraph (2) to receive assistance 
     pursuant to such paragraph, such consortium shall operate 
     joint projects that--
       ``(i) provide services to all postsecondary institutions 
     participating in the consortium; and
       ``(ii) are of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be 
     effective.
       ``(B) Funds to consortium.--Funds allocated to a consortium 
     formed to meet the requirements of this section shall be used 
     only for purposes and programs that are mutually beneficial 
     to all members of the consortium and shall be used only for 
     programs authorized under this title. Such funds may not be 
     reallocated to individual members of the consortium for 
     purposes or programs benefiting only one member of the 
     consortium.
       ``(4) Waiver.--The eligible agency may waive the 
     application of paragraph (3)(A)(i) in any case in which the 
     eligible institution is located in a rural, sparsely 
     populated area.
       ``(b) Waiver for More Equitable Distribution.--The 
     Secretary may waive the application of subsection (a) if an 
     eligible agency submits to the Secretary an application for 
     such a waiver that--
       ``(1) demonstrates that the formula described in subsection 
     (a) does not result in a distribution of funds to the 
     eligible institutions or consortia within the State that have 
     the highest numbers of economically disadvantaged individuals 
     and that an alternative formula will result in such a 
     distribution; and
       ``(2) includes a proposal for such an alternative formula.
       ``(c) Minimum Grant Amount.--
       ``(1) In general.--No institution or consortium shall 
     receive an allocation under this section in an amount that is 
     less than $50,000.
       ``(2) Redistribution.--Any amounts that are not distributed 
     by reason of paragraph (1) shall be redistributed to eligible 
     institutions or consortia in accordance with this section.

     ``SEC. 133. SPECIAL RULES FOR VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL 
                   EDUCATION.

       ``(a) Special Rule for Minimal Allocation.--
       ``(1) General authority.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     sections 131 and 132 and in order to make a more equitable 
     distribution of funds for programs serving the areas of 
     greatest economic need, for any program year for which a 
     minimal amount is made available by an eligible agency for 
     distribution under section 131 or 132, such State may 
     distribute such minimal amount for such year--
       ``(A) on a competitive basis; or
       ``(B) through any alternative method determined by the 
     State.
       ``(2) Minimal amount.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `minimal amount' means not more than 15 percent of the 
     total amount made available for distribution under section 
     112(a)(1).
       ``(b) Redistribution.--
       ``(1) In general.--In any academic year that an eligible 
     recipient does not expend all of the amounts the eligible 
     recipient is allocated for

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     such year under section 131 or 132, such eligible recipient 
     shall return any unexpended amounts to the eligible agency to 
     be reallocated under section 131 or 132, as appropriate.
       ``(2) Redistribution of amounts returned late in an 
     academic year.--In any academic year in which amounts are 
     returned to the eligible agency under section 131 or 132 and 
     the eligible agency is unable to reallocate such amounts 
     according to such sections in time for such amounts to be 
     expended in such academic year, the eligible agency shall 
     retain such amounts for distribution in combination with 
     amounts provided under section 112(a)(1) for the following 
     academic year.
       ``(c) Construction.--Nothing in section 131 or 132 shall be 
     construed--
       ``(1) to prohibit a local educational agency or a 
     consortium thereof that receives assistance under section 
     131, from working with an eligible institution or consortium 
     thereof that receives assistance under section 132, to carry 
     out secondary school vocational and technical education 
     programs in accordance with this title;
       ``(2) to prohibit an eligible institution or consortium 
     thereof that receives assistance under section 132, from 
     working with a local educational agency or consortium thereof 
     that receives assistance under section 131, to carry out 
     postsecondary and adult vocational and technical education 
     programs in accordance with this title; or
       ``(3) to require a charter school, that provides vocational 
     and technical education programs and is considered a local 
     educational agency under State law, to jointly establish the 
     charter school's eligibility for assistance under this title 
     unless the charter school is explicitly permitted to do so 
     under the State's charter school statute.
       ``(d) Consistent Application.--For purposes of this 
     section, the eligible agency shall provide funds to charter 
     schools offering vocational and technical education programs 
     in the same manner as the eligible agency provides those 
     funds to other schools. Such vocational and technical 
     education programs within a charter school shall be of 
     sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective.

     ``SEC. 134. LOCAL PLAN FOR VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Local Plan Required.--Any eligible recipient desiring 
     financial assistance under this part shall, in accordance 
     with requirements established by the eligible agency (in 
     consultation with such other educational entities as the 
     eligible agency determines to be appropriate) submit a local 
     plan to the eligible agency. Such local plan shall cover the 
     same period of time as the period of time applicable to the 
     State plan submitted under section 122.
       ``(b) Contents.--The eligible agency shall determine 
     requirements for local plans, except that each local plan 
     shall--
       ``(1) describe how the vocational and technical education 
     programs required under section 135(b) will be carried out 
     with funds received under this title;
       ``(2) describe how the vocational and technical education 
     activities will be carried out with respect to meeting State 
     adjusted levels of performance established under section 113;
       ``(3) describe how the eligible recipient will--
       ``(A) improve the academic and technical skills of students 
     participating in vocational and technical education programs 
     by strengthening the academic, and vocational and technical, 
     components of such programs through the integration of 
     academics with vocational and technical education programs 
     through a coherent sequence of courses to ensure learning in 
     the core academic, and vocational and technical, subjects;
       ``(B) provide students with strong experience in and 
     understanding of all aspects of an industry; and
       ``(C) ensure that students who participate in such 
     vocational and technical education programs are taught to the 
     same challenging academic proficiencies as are taught for all 
     other students;
       ``(4) describe how parents, students, teachers, 
     representatives of business and industry, labor 
     organizations, representatives of special populations, and 
     other interested individuals are involved in the development, 
     implementation, and evaluation of vocational and technical 
     education programs assisted under this title, and how such 
     individuals and entities are effectively informed about, and 
     assisted in understanding, the requirements of this title;
       ``(5) provide assurances that the eligible recipient will 
     provide a vocational and technical education program that is 
     of such size, scope, and quality to bring about improvement 
     in the quality of vocational and technical education 
     programs;
       ``(6) describe the process that will be used to 
     independently evaluate and continuously improve the 
     performance of the eligible recipient;
       ``(7) describe how the eligible recipient--
       ``(A) will review vocational and technical education 
     programs, and identify and adopt strategies to overcome 
     barriers that result in lowering rates of access to or 
     lowering success in the programs, for special populations; 
     and
       ``(B) will provide programs that are designed to enable the 
     special populations to meet the State adjusted levels of 
     performance;
       ``(8) describe how individuals who are members of the 
     special populations will not be discriminated against on the 
     basis of their status as members of the special populations;
       ``(9) describe how funds will be used to promote 
     preparation for nontraditional training and employment; and
       ``(10) describe how comprehensive professional development 
     (including initial teacher preparation) for vocational and 
     technical, academic, guidance, and administrative personnel 
     will be provided.

     ``SEC. 135. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) General Authority.--Each eligible recipient that 
     receives funds under this part shall use such funds to 
     improve vocational and technical education programs.
       ``(b) Requirements for Uses of Funds.--Funds made available 
     to eligible recipients under this part shall be used to 
     support vocational and technical education programs that--
       ``(1) strengthen the academic, and vocational and 
     technical, skills of students participating in vocational and 
     technical education programs by strengthening the academic, 
     and vocational and technical, components of such programs 
     through the integration of academics with vocational and 
     technical education programs through a coherent sequence of 
     courses to ensure learning in the core academic, and 
     vocational and technical, subjects;
       ``(2) provide students with strong experience in and 
     understanding of all aspects of an industry;
       ``(3) develop, improve, or expand the use of technology in 
     vocational and technical education, which may include--
       ``(A) training of vocational and technical education 
     personnel to use state-of-the-art technology, which may 
     include distance learning;
       ``(B) providing vocational and technical education students 
     with the academic, and vocational and technical, skills that 
     lead to entry into the high technology and telecommunications 
     field; or
       ``(C) encouraging schools to work with high technology 
     industries to offer voluntary internships and mentoring 
     programs;
       ``(4) provide professional development programs to 
     teachers, counselors, and administrators, including--
       ``(A) inservice and preservice training in state-of-the-art 
     vocational and technical education programs and techniques, 
     in effective teaching skills based on research, and in 
     effective practices to improve parental and community 
     involvement;
       ``(B) support of education programs for teachers of 
     vocational and technical education in public schools and 
     other public school personnel who are involved in the direct 
     delivery of educational services to vocational and technical 
     education students, to ensure that such teachers and 
     personnel stay current with all aspects of an industry;
       ``(C) internship programs that provide business experience 
     to teachers; and
       ``(D) programs designed to train teachers specifically in 
     the use and application of technology;
       ``(5) develop and implement evaluations of the vocational 
     and technical education programs carried out with funds under 
     this title, including an assessment of how the needs of 
     special populations are being met;
       ``(6) initiate, improve, expand, and modernize quality 
     vocational and technical education programs;
       ``(7) provide services and activities that are of 
     sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective; and
       ``(8) link secondary vocational and technical education and 
     postsecondary vocational and technical education, including 
     implementing tech-prep programs.
       ``(c) Permissive.--Funds made available to an eligible 
     recipient under this title may be used--
       ``(1) to involve parents, businesses, and labor 
     organizations as appropriate, in the design, implementation, 
     and evaluation of vocational and technical education programs 
     authorized under this title, including establishing effective 
     programs and procedures to enable informed and effective 
     participation in such programs;
       ``(2) to provide career guidance and academic counseling 
     for students participating in vocational and technical 
     education programs;
       ``(3) to provide work-related experience, such as 
     internships, cooperative education, school-based enterprises, 
     entrepreneurship, and job shadowing that are related to 
     vocational and technical education programs;
       ``(4) to provide programs for special populations;
       ``(5) for local education and business partnerships;
       ``(6) to assist vocational and technical student 
     organizations;
       ``(7) for mentoring and support services;
       ``(8) for leasing, purchasing, upgrading or adapting 
     equipment, including instructional aides;
       ``(9) for teacher preparation programs that assist 
     individuals who are interested in becoming vocational and 
     technical education instructors, including individuals with 
     experience in business and industry;
       ``(10) for improving or developing new vocational and 
     technical education courses;
       ``(11) to provide support for family and consumer sciences 
     programs;
       ``(12) to provide vocational and technical education 
     programs for adults and school dropouts to complete their 
     secondary school education;
       ``(13) to provide assistance to students who have 
     participated in services and activities under this title in 
     finding an appropriate job and continuing their education;
       ``(14) to support nontraditional training and employment 
     activities; and
       ``(15) to support other vocational and technical education 
     activities that are consistent with the purpose of this Act.
       ``(d) Administrative Costs.--Each eligible recipient 
     receiving funds under this part shall not use more than 5 
     percent of the funds for administrative costs associated with 
     the administration of activities assisted under this section.

                    ``TITLE II--TECH-PREP EDUCATION

     ``SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This title may be cited as the `Tech-Prep Education Act'.

     ``SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

       ``(a) In this title:
       ``(1) Articulation agreement.--The term `articulation 
     agreement' means a written commitment to a program designed 
     to provide stu

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     dents with a non duplicative sequence of progressive 
     achievement leading to degrees or certificates in a tech-prep 
     education program.
       ``(2) Community college.--The term `community college'--
       ``(A) means an institution of higher education, as defined 
     in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, that 
     provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable 
     for full credit toward a bachelor's degree; and
       ``(B) includes tribally controlled colleges or 
     universities.
       ``(3) Tech-prep program.--The term `tech-prep program' 
     means a program of study that--
       ``(A) combines at a minimum 2 years of secondary education 
     (as determined under State law) with a minimum of 2 years of 
     postsecondary education in a nonduplicative, sequential 
     course of study;
       ``(B) integrates academic, and vocational and technical, 
     instruction, and utilizes work-based and worksite learning 
     where appropriate and available;
       ``(C) provides technical preparation in a career field such 
     as engineering technology, applied science, a mechanical, 
     industrial, or practical art or trade, agriculture, health 
     occupations, business, or applied economics;
       ``(D) builds student competence in mathematics, science, 
     reading, writing, communications, economics, and workplace 
     skills through applied, contextual academics, and integrated 
     instruction, in a coherent sequence of courses;
       ``(E) leads to an associate or a baccalaureate degree or a 
     postsecondary certificate in a specific career field; and
       ``(F) leads to placement in appropriate employment or to 
     further education.

     ``SEC. 203. STATE ALLOTMENT AND APPLICATION.

       ``(a) In General.--For any fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     allot the amount made available under section 206 among the 
     States in the same manner as funds are allotted to States 
     under paragraph (2) of section 111(a).
       ``(b) Payments to Eligible Agencies.--The Secretary shall 
     make a payment in the amount of a State's allotment under 
     subsection (a) to the eligible agency that serves the State 
     and has an application approved under subsection (c).
       ``(c) State Application.--Each eligible agency desiring 
     assistance under this title shall submit an application to 
     the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied 
     by such information as the Secretary may require.

     ``SEC. 204. TECH-PREP EDUCATION.

       ``(a) Grant Program Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--From amounts made available to each 
     eligible agency under section 203, the eligible agency, in 
     accordance with the provisions of this title, shall award 
     grants, on a competitive basis or on the basis of a formula 
     determined by the eligible agency, for tech-prep education 
     programs described in subsection (c). The grants shall be 
     awarded to consortia between or among--
       ``(A) a local educational agency, an intermediate 
     educational agency or area vocational and technical education 
     school serving secondary school students, or a secondary 
     school funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and
       ``(B)(i) a nonprofit institution of higher education that 
     offers--
       ``(I) a 2-year associate degree program, or a 2-year 
     certificate program, and is qualified as institutions of 
     higher education pursuant to section 102 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965, including an institution receiving 
     assistance under the Tribally Controlled College or 
     University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) 
     and a tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and 
     technical institution; or
       ``(II) a 2-year apprenticeship program that follows 
     secondary instruction,
     if such nonprofit institution of higher education is not 
     prohibited from receiving assistance under part B of title IV 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.) 
     pursuant to the provisions of section 435(a)(3) of such Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 1083(a)); or
       ``(ii) a proprietary institution of higher education that 
     offers a 2-year associate degree program and is qualified as 
     an institution of higher education pursuant to section 102 of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, if such proprietary 
     institution of higher education is not subject to a default 
     management plan required by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Special rule.--In addition, a consortium described in 
     paragraph (1) may include 1 or more--
       ``(A) institutions of higher education that award a 
     baccalaureate degree; and
       ``(B) employer or labor organizations.
       ``(b) Duration.--Each grant recipient shall use amounts 
     provided under the grant to develop and operate a 4- or 6-
     year tech-prep education program described in subsection (c).
       ``(c) Contents of Tech-Prep Program.--Each tech-prep 
     program shall--
       ``(1) be carried out under an articulation agreement 
     between the participants in the consortium;
       ``(2) consist of at least 2 years of secondary school 
     preceding graduation and 2 years or more of higher education, 
     or an apprenticeship program of at least 2 years following 
     secondary instruction, with a common core of required 
     proficiency in mathematics, science, reading, writing, 
     communications, and technologies designed to lead to an 
     associate's degree or a postsecondary certificate in a 
     specific career field;
       ``(3) include the development of tech-prep programs for 
     both secondary and postsecondary, including consortium, 
     participants in the consortium that--
       ``(A) meets academic standards developed by the State;
       ``(B) links secondary schools and 2-year postsecondary 
     institutions, and if possible and practicable, 4-year 
     institutions of higher education through nonduplicative 
     sequences of courses in career fields, including the 
     investigation of opportunities for tech-prep secondary 
     students to enroll concurrently in secondary and 
     postsecondary coursework;
       ``(C) uses, if appropriate and available, work-based or 
     worksite learning in conjunction with business and all 
     aspects of an industry; and
       ``(D) uses educational technology and distance learning, as 
     appropriate, to involve all the consortium partners more 
     fully in the development and operation of programs;
       ``(4) include in-service training for teachers that--
       ``(A) is designed to train vocational and technical 
     teachers to effectively implement tech-prep programs;
       ``(B) provides for joint training for teachers in the tech-
     prep consortium;
       ``(C) is designed to ensure that teachers and 
     administrators stay current with the needs, expectations, and 
     methods of business and all aspects of an industry;
       ``(D) focuses on training postsecondary education faculty 
     in the use of contextual and applied curricula and 
     instruction; and
       ``(E) provides training in the use and application of 
     technology;
       ``(5) include training programs for counselors designed to 
     enable counselors to more effectively--
       ``(A) provide information to students regarding tech-prep 
     education programs;
       ``(B) support student progress in completing tech-prep 
     programs;
       ``(C) provide information on related employment 
     opportunities;
       ``(D) ensure that such students are placed in appropriate 
     employment; and
       ``(E) stay current with the needs, expectations, and 
     methods of business and all aspects of an industry;
       ``(6) provide equal access, to the full range of technical 
     preparation programs, to individuals who are members of 
     special populations, including the development of tech-prep 
     program services appropriate to the needs of special 
     populations; and
       ``(7) provide for preparatory services that assist 
     participants in tech-prep programs.
       ``(d) Additional Authorized Activities.--Each tech-prep 
     program may--
       ``(1) provide for the acquisition of tech-prep program 
     equipment;
       ``(2) acquire technical assistance from State or local 
     entities that have designed, established, and operated tech-
     prep programs that have effectively used educational 
     technology and distance learning in the delivery of curricula 
     and services and in the articulation process; and
       ``(3) establish articulation agreements with institutions 
     of higher education, labor organizations, or businesses 
     located inside or outside the State and served by the 
     consortium, especially with regard to using distance learning 
     and educational technology to provide for the delivery of 
     services and programs.

     ``SEC. 205. CONSORTIUM APPLICATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each consortium that desires to receive 
     a grant under this title shall submit an application to the 
     eligible agency at such time and in such manner as the 
     eligible agency shall prescribe.
       ``(b) Plan.--Each application submitted under this section 
     shall contain a 5-year plan for the development and 
     implementation of tech-prep programs under this title, which 
     plan shall be reviewed after the second year of the plan.
       ``(c) Approval.--The eligible agency shall approve 
     applications based on the potential of the activities 
     described in the application to create an effective tech-prep 
     program.
       ``(d) Special Consideration.--The eligible agency, as 
     appropriate, shall give special consideration to applications 
     that--
       ``(1) provide for effective employment placement activities 
     or the transfer of students to baccalaureate degree programs;
       ``(2) are developed in consultation with business, 
     industry, institutions of higher education, and labor 
     organizations;
       ``(3) address effectively the issues of school dropout 
     prevention and reentry and the needs of special populations;
       ``(4) provide education and training in areas or skills in 
     which there are significant workforce shortages, including 
     the information technology industry; and
       ``(5) demonstrate how tech-prep programs will help students 
     meet high academic and employability competencies.
       ``(e) Equitable Distribution of Assistance.--In awarding 
     grants under this title, the eligible agency shall ensure an 
     equitable distribution of assistance between urban and rural 
     consortium participants.

     ``SEC. 206. REPORT.

       ``Each eligible agency that receives a grant under this 
     title annually shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a 
     report on the effectiveness of the tech-prep programs 
     assisted under this title, including a description of how 
     grants were awarded within the State.

     ``SEC. 207. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Demonstration Program Authorized.--From funds 
     appropriated under subsection (e) for a fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall award grants to consortia described in 
     section 204(a) to enable the consortia to carry out tech-prep 
     education programs.
       ``(b) Program Contents.--Each tech-prep program referred to 
     in subsection (a)--
       ``(1) shall--
       ``(A) involve the location of a secondary school on the 
     site of a community college;
       ``(B) involve a business as a member of the consortium; and
       ``(C) require the voluntary participation of secondary 
     school students in the tech-prep education program; and
       ``(2) may provide summer internships at a business for 
     students or teachers.
       ``(c) Application.--Each consortium desiring a grant under 
     this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
     such time, in such manner and accompanied by such information 
     as the Secretary may require.

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       ``(d) Applicability.--The provisions of sections 203, 204, 
     205, and 206 shall not apply to this section, except that--
       ``(1) the provisions of section 204(a) shall apply for 
     purposes of describing consortia eligible to receive 
     assistance under this section;
       ``(2) each tech-prep education program assisted under this 
     section shall meet the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), 
     (3)(A), (3)(B), (3)(C), (3)(D), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of 
     section 204(c), except that such paragraph (3)(B) shall be 
     applied by striking ``, and if possible and practicable, 4-
     year institutions of higher education through nonduplicative 
     sequences of courses in career fields''; and
       ``(3) in awarding grants under this section, the Secretary 
     shall give special consideration to consortia submitting 
     applications under subsection (c) that meet the requirements 
     of paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5) of section 205(d), 
     except that such paragraph (1) shall be applied by striking 
     ``or the transfer of students to baccalaureate degree 
     programs''.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

     ``SEC. 208. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     title (other than section 207) such sums as may be necessary 
     for fiscal year 1999 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.

                    ``TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

              ``PART A--FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 311. FISCAL REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds made available under 
     this Act for vocational and technical education activities 
     shall supplement, and shall not supplant, non-Federal funds 
     expended to carry out vocational and technical education 
     activities and tech-prep activities.
       ``(b) Maintenance of Effort.--
       ``(1) Determination.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), no payments shall be made under this Act for any 
     fiscal year to a State for vocational and technical education 
     programs or tech-prep programs unless the Secretary 
     determines that the fiscal effort per student or the 
     aggregate expenditures of such State for vocational and 
     technical education programs for the fiscal year preceding 
     the fiscal year for which the determination is made, equaled 
     or exceeded such effort or expenditures for vocational and 
     technical education programs, for the second fiscal year 
     preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is 
     made.
       ``(B) Computation.--In computing the fiscal effort or 
     aggregate expenditures pursuant to subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary shall exclude capital expenditures, special one-
     time project costs, and the cost of pilot programs.
       ``(C) Decrease in federal support.--If the amount made 
     available for vocational and technical education programs 
     under this Act for a fiscal year is less than the amount made 
     available for vocational and technical education programs 
     under this Act for the preceding fiscal year, then the fiscal 
     effort per student or the aggregate expenditures of a State 
     required by subparagraph (B) for such preceding fiscal year 
     shall be decreased by the same percentage as the percentage 
     decrease in the amount so made available.
       ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirements of 
     this section, with respect to not more than 5 percent of 
     expenditures by any eligible agency for 1 fiscal year only, 
     on making a determination that such waiver would be equitable 
     due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances affecting 
     the ability of the eligible agency to meet such requirements, 
     such as a natural disaster or an unforeseen and precipitous 
     decline in financial resources. No level of funding permitted 
     under such a waiver may be used as the basis for computing 
     the fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures required under 
     this section for years subsequent to the year covered by such 
     waiver. The fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures for the 
     subsequent years shall be computed on the basis of the level 
     of funding that would, but for such waiver, have been 
     required.

     ``SEC. 312. AUTHORITY TO MAKE PAYMENTS.

       ``Any authority to make payments or to enter into contracts 
     under this Act shall be available only to such extent or in 
     such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation 
     Acts.

     ``SEC. 313. CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit, allow, 
     encourage, or authorize any Federal control over any aspect 
     of a private, religious, or home school, regardless of 
     whether a home school is treated as a private school or home 
     school under State law. This section shall not be construed 
     to bar students attending private, religious, or home schools 
     from participation in programs or services under this Act.

     ``SEC. 314. VOLUNTARY SELECTION AND PARTICIPATION.

       ``No funds made available under this Act shall be used--
       ``(1) to require any secondary school student to choose or 
     pursue a specific career path or major; and
       ``(2) to mandate that any individual participate in a 
     vocational and technical education program, including a 
     vocational and technical education program that requires the 
     attainment of a federally funded skill level, standard, or 
     certificate of mastery.

     ``SEC. 315. LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS.

       ``No funds received under this Act may be used to provide 
     vocational and technical education programs to students prior 
     to the seventh grade, except that equipment and facilities 
     purchased with funds under this Act may be used by such 
     students.

     ``SEC. 316. FEDERAL LAWS GUARANTEEING CIVIL RIGHTS.

       ``Nothing in this Act shall be construed to be inconsistent 
     with applicable Federal law prohibiting discrimination on the 
     basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, or 
     disability in the provision of Federal programs or services.

     ``SEC. 317. AUTHORIZATION OF SECRETARY.

       ``For the purposes of increasing and expanding the use of 
     technology in vocational and technical education instruction, 
     including the training of vocational and technical education 
     personnel as provided in this Act, the Secretary is 
     authorized to receive and use funds collected by the Federal 
     Government from fees for the use of property, rights-of-way, 
     and easements under the control of Federal departments and 
     agencies for the placement of telecommunications services 
     that are dependent, in whole or in part, upon the utilization 
     of general spectrum rights for the transmission or reception 
     of such services.

     ``SEC. 318. PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOL PERSONNEL.

       ``An eligible agency or eligible recipient that uses funds 
     under this Act for inservice and preservice vocational and 
     technical education professional development programs for 
     vocational and technical education teachers, administrators, 
     and other personnel may, upon request, permit the 
     participation in such programs of vocational and technical 
     education teachers, administrators, and other personnel in 
     nonprofit private schools offering vocational and technical 
     education programs located in the geographical area served by 
     such agency or recipient.

               ``PART B--STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 321. JOINT FUNDING.

       ``(a) General Authority.--Funds made available to eligible 
     agencies under this Act may be used to provide additional 
     funds under an applicable program if--
       ``(1) such program otherwise meets the requirements of this 
     Act and the requirements of the applicable program;
       ``(2) such program serves the same individuals that are 
     served under this Act;
       ``(3) such program provides services in a coordinated 
     manner with services provided under this Act; and
       ``(4) such funds are used to supplement, and not supplant, 
     funds provided from non-Federal sources.
       ``(b) Applicable Program.--For the purposes of this 
     section, the term ``applicable program'' means any program 
     under any of the following provisions of law:
       ``(1) Chapters 4 and 5 of subtitle B of title I of Public 
     Law 105-220.
       ``(2) The Wagner-Peyser Act.
       ``(c) Use of Funds as Matching Funds.--For the purposes of 
     this section, the term `additional funds' does not include 
     funds used as matching funds.

     ``SEC. 322. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO INDUCE OUT-OF-
                   STATE RELOCATION OF BUSINESSES.

       ``No funds provided under this Act shall be used for the 
     purpose of directly providing incentives or inducements to an 
     employer to relocate a business enterprise from one State to 
     another State if such relocation will result in a reduction 
     in the number of jobs available in the State where the 
     business enterprise is located before such incentives or 
     inducements are offered.

     ``SEC. 323. STATE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     for each fiscal year for which an eligible agency receives 
     assistance under this Act, the eligible agency shall provide, 
     from non-Federal sources for the costs the eligible agency 
     incurs for the administration of programs under this Act an 
     amount that is not less than the amount provided by the 
     eligible agency from non-Federal sources for such costs for 
     the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(b) Exception.--If the amount made available for 
     administration of programs under this Act for a fiscal year 
     is less than the amount made available for administration of 
     programs under this Act for the preceding fiscal year, the 
     amount the eligible agency is required to provide from non-
     Federal sources for costs the eligible agency incurs for 
     administration of programs under this Act shall be the same 
     percentage as the amount made available for administration of 
     programs under this Act.

     ``SEC. 324. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

       ``The Secretary may issue regulations under this Act only 
     to the extent necessary to administer and ensure compliance 
     with the specific requirements of this Act.

     ``SEC. 325. STUDENT ASSISTANCE AND OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Attendance Costs Not Treated as Income or 
     Resources.--The portion of any student financial assistance 
     received under this Act that is made available for attendance 
     costs described in subsection (b) shall not be considered as 
     income or resources in determining eligibility for assistance 
     under any other program funded in whole or in part with 
     Federal funds.
       ``(b) Attendance Costs.--The attendance costs described in 
     this subsection are--
       ``(1) tuition and fees normally assessed a student carrying 
     an academic workload as determined by the institution, and 
     including costs for rental or purchase of any equipment, 
     materials, or supplies required of all students in that 
     course of study; and
       ``(2) an allowance for books, supplies, transportation, 
     dependent care, and miscellaneous personal expenses for a 
     student attending the institution on at least a half-time 
     basis, as determined by the institution.
       ``(c) Costs of Vocational and Technical Education 
     Services.--Funds made available under this Act may be used to 
     pay for the costs of vocational and technical education 
     services

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     required in an individualized education plan developed 
     pursuant to section 614(d) of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act and services necessary to meet the 
     requirements of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
     with respect to ensuring equal access to vocational and 
     technical education.''.

     SEC. 2. PROMOTING SCHOLAR-ATHLETE COMPETITIONS.

       Section 10104 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8004) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``to be held in 1995'' 
     and inserting ``to be held in 1999''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``in the summer of 1995'' 
     and inserting ``in the summer of 1999'';
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``in 1996 and thereafter, 
     as well as replicate such program''; and
       (C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``1995'' and inserting 
     ``1999''.

     SEC. 3. REFERENCES TO CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED 
                   TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ACT.

       (a) Immigration and Nationality Act.--Section 245A(h)(4)(C) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1255a(h)(4)(C)) is amended by striking ``Vocational Education 
     Act of 1963'' and inserting ``Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Technical Education Act of 1998''.
       (b) National Defense Authorization Act.--Section 4461 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (10 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively.
       (c) Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.--The 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6301 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 1114(b)(2)(C)(v) (20 U.S.C. 
     6314(b)(2)(C)(v)), by striking ``Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Applied Technical Education Act,'' and inserting ``Carl 
     D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998'';
       (2) in section 9115(b)(5) (20 U.S.C. 7815(b)(5)), by 
     striking ``Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education 
     Act'' and inserting ``Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Technical Education Act of 1998'';
       (3) in section 14302(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 8852(a)(2))--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as 
     subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively; and
       (4) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of section 
     14307(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 8857(a)(1)), by striking ``Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Technical Education 
     Act'' and inserting ``Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Technical Education Act of 1998''.
       (d) Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.--
     Section 533(c)(4)(A) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant 
     Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by striking 
     ``(20 U.S.C. 2397h(3)'' and inserting ``, as such section was 
     in effect on the day preceding the date of enactment of the 
     Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
     Amendments of 1998''.
       (e) Improving America's Schools Act of 1994.--Section 563 
     of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 
     6301 note) is amended by striking ``the date of enactment of 
     an Act reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Technical Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.)'' and 
     inserting ``July 1, 1999''.
       (f) Workforce Investment Act of 1998.--Section 101(3) of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801(3)) is 
     amended by striking ``section 521 of the Carl D. Perkins 
     Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     2471)'' and inserting ``section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins 
     Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998''.
       (g) Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.--Section 
     214(c) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 
     (40 U.S.C. App. 214(c)) is amended by striking ``Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational Education Act'' and inserting ``Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998''.
       (h) Vocational Education Amendments of 1968.--Section 104 
     of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 (82 Stat. 
     1091) is amended by striking ``section 3 of the Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational Education Act'' and inserting ``the Carl 
     D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998''.
       (i) Older Americans Act of 1965.--The Older Americans Act 
     of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 502(b)(1)(N)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     3056(b)(1)(N)(i)), by striking ``or the Carl D. Perkins 
     Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     2301 et seq.)''; and
       (2) in section 505(d)(2) (42 U.S.C. 3056c(d)(2))--
       (A) by striking ``employment and training programs'' and 
     inserting ``workforce investment activities''; and
       (B) by striking ``the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.)'' 
     and inserting ``the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical 
     Education Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 4. ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY.

       The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9201 
     et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 224, by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Transition.--The provisions of this section shall be 
     subject to section 506(b).''; and
       (2) by amending paragraph (2) of section 506(b) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Limitation.--The authority to take actions under 
     paragraph (1) shall apply until July 1, 2000.''.

     SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Workforce Investment Act of 1998.--Section 121 of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2841) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(iv), by inserting before the 
     semicolon the following: ``(other than part C of title I of 
     such Act and subject to subsection (f))''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Application to Certain Vocational Rehabilitation 
     Programs.--
       ``(1) Limitation.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to apply to part C of title I of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 741).
       ``(2) Client assistance.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to require that any entity carrying out a client 
     assistance program authorized under section 112 of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 732)--
       ``(A) violate the requirement of section 112(c)(1)(A) of 
     that Act that the entity be independent of any agency which 
     provides treatment, services, or rehabilitation to 
     individuals under that Act; or
       ``(B) carry out any activity not authorized under section 
     112 of that Act (including appropriate Federal 
     regulations).''.
       (b) Wagner-Peyser Act.--
       (1) In general.--Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (as 
     added by section 309 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998) 
     is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i), by striking ``under'' and 
     all that follows through ``for which'' and inserting ``under 
     the provisions of this section for any purpose other than the 
     statistical purposes for which''; and
       (B) in subsection (e)(2)(G), by striking ``complementary'' 
     and inserting ``complementarity''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     take effect July 2, 1999.
       (c) Rehabilitation Act of 1973.--Section 725(c)(7) of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended by section 410 of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998) is amended by striking 
     ``management,'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``management;''.

     SEC. 6. REPEALS AND EXTENSIONS OF PREVIOUS HIGHER EDUCATION 
                   AMENDMENTS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Higher Education Amendments of 1986.--Title XIII of the 
     Higher Education Amendments of 1986 (Public Law 99-498) is 
     repealed.
       (b) Higher Education Amendments of 1992.--The following 
     provisions of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 (Public 
     Law 102-325) are repealed:
       (1) Parts E, F, and G of title XIII.
       (2) Title XIV.
       (3) Parts A, B, C, and D of title XV.
       
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Bill Goodling,
     Howard ``Buck'' McKeon,
     Frank Riggs,
     John E. Peterson,
     Sam Johnson,
     Bill Clay,
     Matthew G. Martinez,
     Dale E. Kildee,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Jim Jeffords,
     Dan Coats,
     Judd Gregg,
     Bill Frist,
     Mike DeWine,
     Michael B. Enzi,
     Tim Hutchinson,
     Susan Collins,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Ted Kennedy,
     Chris Dodd,
     Tom Harkin,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Paul Wellstone,
     Jack Reed,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection and, under the operation 
thereof, the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.105.56  community opportunities, accountability, and training and 
          education services

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-788):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 
     2206), to amend the Head Start Act, the Low-Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and the Community Services 
     Block Grant Act to reauthorize and make improvements to those 
     Acts, to establish demonstration projects that provide an 
     opportunity for persons with limited means to accumulate 
     assets, and for other purposes, having met, after full and 
     free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 
     amendment, insert the following:

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     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Community Opportunities, 
     Accountability, and Training and Educational Services Act of 
     1998'' or the ``Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 
     1998''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

                      TITLE I--HEAD START PROGRAMS

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 103. Definitions.
Sec. 104. Financial assistance for Head Start programs.
Sec. 105. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 106. Allotment of funds.
Sec. 107. Designation of Head Start agencies.
Sec. 108. Quality standards.
Sec. 109. Powers and functions of Head Start agencies.
Sec. 110. Head Start transition.
Sec. 111. Submission of plans to Governors.
Sec. 112. Participation in Head Start programs.
Sec. 113. Early Head Start programs for families with infants and 
              toddlers.
Sec. 114. Technical assistance and training.
Sec. 115. Professional requirements.
Sec. 116. Research and evaluation.
Sec. 117. Reports.
Sec. 118. Repeal of consultation requirement.
Sec. 119. Repeal of Head Start Transition Project Act.

            TITLE II--COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

Sec. 201. Reauthorization.
Sec. 202. Conforming amendments.

              TITLE III--LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Authorization.
Sec. 303. Definitions.
Sec. 304. Natural disasters and other emergencies.
Sec. 305. State allotments.
Sec. 306. Administration.
Sec. 307. Payments to States.
Sec. 308. Residential Energy Assistance Challenge option.
Sec. 309. Technical assistance, training, and compliance reviews.

                   TITLE IV--ASSETS FOR INDEPENDENCE

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Findings.
Sec. 403. Purposes.
Sec. 404. Definitions.
Sec. 405. Applications.
Sec. 406. Demonstration authority; annual grants.
Sec. 407. Reserve Fund.
Sec. 408. Eligibility for participation.
Sec. 409. Selection of individuals to participate.
Sec. 410. Deposits by qualified entities.
Sec. 411. Local control over demonstration projects.
Sec. 412. Annual progress reports.
Sec. 413. Sanctions.
Sec. 414. Evaluations.
Sec. 415. Treatment of funds.
Sec. 416. Authorization of appropriations.
                      TITLE I--HEAD START PROGRAMS

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Head Start Amendments of 
     1998''.

     SEC. 102. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       Section 636 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 636. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       ``It is the purpose of this subchapter to promote school 
     readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development 
     of low-income children through the provision, to low-income 
     children and their families, of health, educational, 
     nutritional, social, and other services that are determined, 
     based on family needs assessments, to be necessary.''.

     SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 637 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
     (16) and (17) and inserting the paragraphs at the end of the 
     section;
       (2) by inserting before paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(1) The term `child with a disability' means--
       ``(A) a child with a disability, as defined in section 
     602(3) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 
     and
       ``(B) an infant or toddler with a disability, as defined in 
     section 632(5) of such Act.
       ``(2) The term `delegate agency' means a public, private 
     nonprofit, or for-profit organization or agency to which a 
     grantee has delegated all or part of the responsibility of 
     the grantee for operating a Head Start program.'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (4);
       (4) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) The term `family literacy services' means services 
     that are of sufficient intensity in terms of hours, and of 
     sufficient duration, to make sustainable changes in a family, 
     and that integrate all of the following activities:
       ``(A) Interactive literacy activities between parents and 
     their children.
       ``(B) Training for parents regarding how to be the primary 
     teacher for their children and full partners in the education 
     of their children.
       ``(C) Parent literacy training that leads to economic self-
     sufficiency.
       ``(D) An age-appropriate education to prepare children for 
     success in school and life experiences.'';
       (6) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require an 
     agency to provide services to a child who has not reached the 
     age of compulsory school attendance for more than the number 
     of hours per day permitted by State law (including 
     regulation) for the provision of services to such a child.'';
       (7) by striking paragraph (12) and inserting the following:
       ``(12) The term `migrant and seasonal Head Start program' 
     means--
       ``(A) with respect to services for migrant farmworkers, a 
     Head Start program that serves families who are engaged in 
     agricultural labor and who have changed their residence from 
     one geographic location to another in the preceding 2-year 
     period; and
       ``(B) with respect to services for seasonal farmworkers, a 
     Head Start program that serves families who are engaged 
     primarily in seasonal agricultural labor and who have not 
     changed their residence to another geographic location in the 
     preceding 2-year period.'';
       (8) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following:
       ``(15) The term `scientifically based reading research'--
       ``(A) means the application of rigorous, systematic, and 
     objective procedures to obtain valid knowledge relevant to 
     reading development, reading instruction, and reading 
     difficulties; and
       ``(B) shall include research that--
       ``(i) employs systematic, empirical methods that draw on 
     observation or experiment;
       ``(ii) involves rigorous data analyses that are adequate to 
     test the stated hypotheses and justify the general 
     conclusions drawn;
       ``(iii) relies on measurements or observational methods 
     that provide valid data across evaluators and observers and 
     across multiple measurements and observations; and
       ``(iv) has been accepted by a peer-reviewed journal or 
     approved by a panel of independent experts through a 
     comparably rigorous, objective, and scientific review.''; and
       (9) in paragraph (17) (as redesignated in paragraph (1))--
       (A) by striking ``Term'' and inserting ``term'';
       (B) by striking ``Virgin Islands,'' and inserting ``Virgin 
     Islands of the United States, and the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, but for fiscal years ending before 
     October 1, 2001 (and fiscal year 2002, if the legislation 
     described in section 640(a)(2)(B)(iii) has not been enacted 
     before September 30, 2001), also means''; and
       (C) by striking ``Palau, and the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands.'' and inserting ``and the Republic 
     of Palau.''.

     SEC. 104. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS.

       Section 638(1) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9833(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``aid the'' and inserting ``enable the''; 
     and
       (2) by striking the semicolon and inserting ``and attain 
     school readiness;''.

     SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 639 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9834) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``1995 through 1998'' 
     and inserting ``1999 through 2003''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(1) for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to carry 
     out activities authorized under section 642A, not more than 
     $35,000,000 but not less than the amount that was made 
     available for such activities for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(2) not more than $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003 to carry out impact studies under section 
     649(g); and
       ``(3) not more than $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and 
     such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2000 
     through 2003, to carry out other research, demonstration, and 
     evaluation activities, including longitudinal studies, under 
     section 649.''.

     SEC. 106. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.

       (a) Allotments.--Section 640(a) of the Head Start Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9835(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``and migrant'' the first place it appears 
     and all that follows through ``handicapped children'', and 
     inserting ``Head Start programs, services for children with 
     disabilities, and migrant and seasonal Head Start programs'';
       (ii) by striking ``and migrant'' each other place it 
     appears and inserting ``Head Start programs and by migrant 
     and seasonal''; and
       (iii) by striking ``1994'' and inserting ``1998'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(B) payments'' and 
     all that follows through ``Virgin Islands according'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) payments, subject to paragraph (7)--
       ``(i) to Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands of the 
     United States;
       ``(ii) for fiscal years ending before October 1, 2001, to 
     the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau; and
       ``(iii) if legislation approving renegotiated Compacts of 
     Free Association for the juris

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     dictions described in clause (ii) has not been enacted before 
     September 30, 2001, for fiscal year 2002 to those 
     jurisdictions;

     according'';
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting ``, of which not less than $3,000,000 of the amount 
     appropriated for such fiscal year shall be made available to 
     carry out activities described in section 648(c)(4);'';
       (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``related to the 
     development and implementation of quality improvement plans 
     under section 641A(d)(2).'' and inserting ``carried out under 
     paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 641A(d) related to 
     correcting deficiencies and conducting proceedings to 
     terminate the designation of Head Start agencies; and'';
       (E) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) payments for research, demonstration, and evaluation 
     activities under section 649.''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following: ``No Freely 
     Associated State may receive financial assistance under this 
     subchapter after fiscal year 2002.'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``equal'' and all 
     that follows through ``amount;'' and inserting ``equal to the 
     sum of--
       ``(I) 60 percent of such excess amount for fiscal year 
     1999, 50 percent of such excess amount for fiscal year 2000, 
     47.5 percent of such excess amount for fiscal year 2001, 35 
     percent of such excess amount for fiscal year 2002, and 25 
     percent of such excess amount for fiscal year 2003;'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in clause (ii)--

       (I) by striking ``adequate qualified staff'' and inserting 
     ``adequate numbers of qualified staff''; and
       (II) by inserting ``and children with disabilities'' before 
     ``, when'';

       (ii) in clause (iv), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``, and to encourage the staff to continually 
     improve their skills and expertise by informing the staff of 
     the availability of Federal and State incentive and loan 
     forgiveness programs for professional development'';
       (iii) in clause (v), by inserting ``and collaboration 
     efforts for such programs'' before the period;
       (iv) in clause (vi), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``, and are accessible to children with disabilities and 
     their parents.'';
       (v) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii); and
       (vi) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
       ``(vii) Ensuring that such programs have qualified staff 
     that can promote language skills and literacy growth of 
     children and that can provide children with a variety of 
     skills that have been identified, through scientifically 
     based reading research, as predictive of later reading 
     achievement.'';
       (C) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in clause (i)--

       (I) in subclause (I)--

       (aa) by striking ``this subparagraph'' and inserting ``this 
     paragraph'';
       (bb) by striking ``of staff'' and inserting ``of classroom 
     teachers and other staff'';
       (cc) by striking ``such staff'' and inserting ``qualified 
     staff, including recruitment and retention pursuant to 
     achieving the requirements set forth in section 648A(a)''; 
     and
       (dd) by adding at the end the following: ``Preferences in 
     awarding salary increases, in excess of cost-of-living 
     allowances, with such funds shall be granted to classroom 
     teachers and staff who obtain additional training or 
     education related to their responsibilities as employees of a 
     Head Start program.'';

       (II) in subclause (II), by striking ``the subparagraph'' 
     and inserting ``this subparagraph''; and
       (III) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(III) From the remainder of the amount reserved under 
     this paragraph (after the Secretary carries out subclause 
     (I)), the Secretary shall carry out any or all of the 
     activities described in clauses (ii) through (vii), placing 
     the highest priority on the activities described in clause 
     (ii).'';
       (ii) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) To train classroom teachers and other staff to meet 
     the education performance standards described in section 
     641A(a)(1)(B), through activities--
       ``(I) to promote children's language and literacy growth, 
     through techniques identified through scientifically based 
     reading research;
       ``(II) to promote the acquisition of the English language 
     for non-English background children and families;
       ``(III) to foster children's school readiness skills 
     through activities described in section 648A(a)(1); and
       ``(IV) to provide training necessary to improve the 
     qualifications of the staff of the Head Start agencies and to 
     support staff training, child counseling, and other services 
     necessary to address the problems of children participating 
     in Head Start programs, including children from dysfunctional 
     families, children who experience chronic violence in their 
     communities, and children who experience substance abuse in 
     their families.'';
       (iii) by striking clause (v); and
       (iv) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as clauses (v) 
     and (vi), respectively; and
       (D) in subparagraph (D)(i)(II), by striking ``and migrant'' 
     and inserting ``Head Start programs and migrant and 
     seasonal'';
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1981'' and inserting 
     ``1998'';
       (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) any amount available after all allotments are made 
     under subparagraph (A) for such fiscal year shall be 
     distributed proportionately on the basis of the number of 
     children less than 5 years of age from families whose income 
     is below the poverty line.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:

     ``For purposes of this paragraph, for each fiscal year the 
     Secretary shall use the most recent data available on the 
     number of children less than 5 years of age from families 
     whose income is below the poverty line, as published by the 
     Department of Commerce, unless the Secretary and the 
     Secretary of Commerce determine that use of the most recent 
     data available would be inappropriate or unreliable. If the 
     Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce determine that some 
     or all of the data referred to in this paragraph are 
     inappropriate or unreliable, the Secretaries shall issue a 
     report setting forth their reasons in detail.'';
       (4) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' 
     and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) and (D)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``and to encourage Head Start agencies to 
     collaborate with entities involved in State and local 
     planning processes (including the State lead agency 
     administering the financial assistance received under the 
     Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     9858 et seq.) and the entities providing resource and 
     referral services in the State) in order to better meet the 
     needs of low-income children and families'';
       (C) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in clause (i)(I), by inserting ``the appropriate 
     regional office of the Administration for Children and 
     Families and'' before ``agencies'';
       (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in clause (iv)--

       (I) by striking ``education, and national service 
     activities,'' and inserting ``education, and community 
     service activities,'';
       (II) by striking ``and activities'' and inserting 
     ``activities''; and
       (III) by striking the period and inserting ``(including 
     coordination of services with those State officials who are 
     responsible for administering part C and section 619 of the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431-
     1445, 1419)), and services for homeless children;''; and

       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(v) include representatives of the State Head Start 
     Association and local Head Start agencies in unified planning 
     regarding early care and education services at both the State 
     and local levels, including collaborative efforts to plan for 
     the provision of full-working-day, full calendar year early 
     care and education services for children; and
       ``(vi) encourage local Head Start agencies to appoint a 
     State level representative to represent Head Start agencies 
     within the State in conducting collaborative efforts 
     described in subparagraphs (B) and (D), and in clause (v).'';
       (D) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (F); 
     and
       (E) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) Following the award of collaboration grants described 
     in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall provide, from the 
     reserved sums, supplemental funding for collaboration 
     grants--
       ``(i) to States that (in consultation with their State Head 
     Start Associations) develop statewide, regional, or local 
     unified plans for early childhood education and child care 
     that include the participation of Head Start agencies; and
       ``(ii) to States that engage in other innovative 
     collaborative initiatives, including plans for collaborative 
     training and professional development initiatives for child 
     care, early childhood education and Head Start service 
     managers, providers, and staff.
       ``(E)(i) The Secretary shall--
       ``(I) review on an ongoing basis evidence of barriers to 
     effective collaboration between Head Start programs and other 
     Federal, State, and local child care and early childhood 
     education programs and resources;
       ``(II) develop initiatives, including providing additional 
     training and technical assistance and making regulatory 
     changes, in necessary cases, to eliminate barriers to the 
     collaboration; and
       ``(III) develop a mechanism to resolve administrative and 
     programmatic conflicts between programs described in 
     subclause (I) that would be a barrier to service providers, 
     parents, or children related to the provision of unified 
     services and the consolidation of funding for child care 
     services.
       ``(ii) In the case of a collaborative activity funded under 
     this subchapter and another provision of law providing for 
     Federal child care or early childhood education, the use of 
     equipment and nonconsumable supplies purchased with funds 
     made available under this subchapter or such provision shall 
     not be restricted to children enrolled or otherwise 
     participating in the program carried out under that 
     subchapter or provision, during a period in which the 
     activity is predominantly funded under this subchapter or 
     such provision.''; and
       (5) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``From'';

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       (B) by striking ``3 percent'' and all that follows and 
     inserting the following: ``7.5 percent for fiscal year 1999, 
     8 percent for fiscal year 2000, 9 percent for fiscal year 
     2001, 10 percent for fiscal year 2002, and 10 percent for 
     fiscal year 2003, of the amount appropriated pursuant to 
     section 639(a), except as provided in subparagraph (B); and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B)(i) If the Secretary does not submit an interim report 
     on the preliminary findings of the Early Head Start impact 
     study currently being conducted by the Secretary (as of the 
     date of enactment of the Head Start Amendments of 1998) to 
     the appropriate committees by June 1, 2001, the amount of the 
     reserved portion for fiscal year 2002 that exceeds the 
     reserved portion for fiscal year 2001, if any, shall be used 
     for quality improvement activities described in section 
     640(a)(3) and shall not be used to serve an increased number 
     of eligible children under section 645A.
       ``(ii) If the Secretary does not submit a final report on 
     the Early Head Start impact study to the appropriate 
     committees by June 1, 2002, or if the Secretary finds in the 
     report that there are substantial deficiencies in the 
     programs carried out under section 645A, the amount of the 
     reserved portion for fiscal year 2003 that exceeds the 
     reserved portion for fiscal year 2002, if any, shall be used 
     for quality improvement activities described in section 
     640(a)(3) and shall not be used to serve an increased number 
     of eligible children under section 645A.
       ``(iii) In this subparagraph:
       ``(I) The term `appropriate committees' means the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.
       ``(II) The term `reserved portion', used with respect to a 
     fiscal year, means the amount required to be used in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A) for that fiscal year.
       ``(C)(i) For any fiscal year for which the Secretary 
     determines that the amount appropriated under section 639(a) 
     is not sufficient to permit the Secretary to reserve the 
     portion described in subparagraph (A) without reducing the 
     number of children served by Head Start programs or adversely 
     affecting the quality of Head Start services, relative to the 
     number of children served and the quality of the services 
     during the preceding fiscal year, the Secretary may reduce 
     the percentage of funds required to be reserved for the 
     portion described in subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year for 
     which the determination is made, but not below the percentage 
     required to be so reserved for the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(ii) For any fiscal year for which the amount 
     appropriated under section 639(a) is reduced to a level that 
     requires a lower amount to be made available under this 
     subchapter to Head Start agencies and entities described in 
     section 645A, relative to the amount made available to the 
     agencies and entities for the preceding fiscal year, adjusted 
     as described in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall 
     proportionately reduce--
       ``(I) the amounts made available to the entities for 
     programs carried out under section 645A; and
       ``(II) the amounts made available to Head Start agencies 
     for Head Start programs.''.
       (b) Children With Disabilities.--Section 640(d) of the Head 
     Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``1982'' and inserting ``1999'';
       (2) by striking ``(as defined in section 602(a) of the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following: ``Such policies and 
     procedures shall require Head Start agencies to coordinate 
     programmatic efforts with efforts to implement part C and 
     section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act (20 U.S.C 1431-1445, 1419).''.
       (c) Increased Appropriations.--Section 640(g) of the Head 
     Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835(g)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon and 
     inserting ``, and the performance history of the applicant in 
     providing services under other Federal programs (other than 
     the program carried out under this subchapter);'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the semicolon and 
     inserting ``, and organizations and public entities serving 
     children with disabilities;'';
       (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the semicolon and 
     inserting ``and the extent to which, and manner in which, the 
     applicant demonstrates the ability to collaborate and 
     participate with other local community providers of child 
     care or preschool services to provide full-working-day full 
     calendar year services;'';
       (D) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``program; and'' and 
     inserting ``program or any other early childhood program;'';
       (E) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) the extent to which the applicant proposes to foster 
     partnerships with other service providers in a manner that 
     will enhance the resource capacity of the applicant; and
       ``(H) the extent to which the applicant, in providing 
     services, plans to coordinate with the local educational 
     agency serving the community involved and with schools in 
     which children participating in a Head Start program operated 
     by such agency will enroll following such program, regarding 
     such services and the education services provided by such 
     local educational agency.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), after taking into 
     account paragraph (1), the Secretary may allocate a portion 
     of the remaining additional funds under subsection (a)(2)(A) 
     for the purpose of increasing funds available for activities 
     described in such subsection.''.
       (d) Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Programs.--Section 
     640(l) (42 U.S.C. 9835(l)) is amended--
       (1) by striking``(l)'' and inserting ``(l)(1)'';
       (2) by striking ``migrant Head Start programs'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``migrant and seasonal Head Start 
     programs'';
       (3) by striking ``migrant families'' and inserting 
     ``migrant and seasonal farmworker families''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(A), in determining 
     the need and demand for migrant and seasonal Head Start 
     programs (and services provided through such programs), the 
     Secretary shall consult with appropriate entities, including 
     providers of services for migrant and seasonal Head Start 
     programs. The Secretary shall, after taking into 
     consideration the need and demand for migrant and seasonal 
     Head Start programs (and such services), ensure that there is 
     an adequate level of such services for eligible children of 
     migrant farmworkers before approving an increase in the 
     allocation of funds provided under such subsection for 
     unserved eligible children of seasonal farmworkers. In 
     serving the eligible children of seasonal farmworkers, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that services provided by migrant and 
     seasonal Head Start programs do not duplicate or overlap with 
     other Head Start services available to eligible children of 
     such farmworkers.
       ``(3) In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary shall 
     continue the administrative arrangement responsible for 
     meeting the needs of children of migrant and seasonal 
     farmworkers and Indian children and shall ensure that 
     appropriate funding is provided to meet such needs.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 644(f)(2) of the Head 
     Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9839(f)(2)) is amended by striking 
     ``Except'' and all that follows through ``financial'' and 
     inserting ``Financial''.

     SEC. 107. DESIGNATION OF HEAD START AGENCIES.

       Section 641 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``or for-profit'' after ``nonprofit''; and
       (B) by inserting ``(in consultation with the chief 
     executive officer of the State involved, if such State 
     expends non-Federal funds to carry out Head Start programs)'' 
     after ``Secretary'' the last place it appears;
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``area designated by the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs as near-reservation'' and inserting 
     ``off-reservation area designated by an appropriate tribal 
     government in consultation with the Secretary'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting ``, in consultation with the chief 
     executive officer of the State involved if such State expends 
     non-Federal funds to carry out Head Start programs,'' after 
     ``shall'';
       (ii) by inserting ``or for-profit'' after ``nonprofit''; 
     and
       (iii) by striking ``makes a finding'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end, and inserting the following: 
     ``determines that the agency involved fails to meet program 
     and financial management requirements, performance standards 
     described in section 641A(a)(1), results-based performance 
     measures developed by the Secretary under section 641A(b), or 
     other requirements established by the Secretary.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, in consultation with 
     the chief executive officer of the State if such State 
     expends non-Federal funds to carry out Head Start programs,'' 
     after ``shall''; and
       (C) by aligning the margins of paragraphs (2) and (3) with 
     the margins of paragraph (1);
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     after the first sentence the following: ``In selecting from 
     among qualified applicants for designation as a Head Start 
     agency, the Secretary shall give priority to any qualified 
     agency that functioned as a Head Start delegate agency in the 
     community and carried out a Head Start program that the 
     Secretary determines met or exceeded such performance 
     standards and such results-based performance measures.'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and programs under 
     part C and section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C 1431-1445, 1419)'' after ``(20 U.S.C. 
     2741 et seq.)'';
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(at home and in the 
     center involved where practicable)'' after ``activities'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (D)--

       (I) in clause (iii), by adding ``or'' at the end;
       (II) by striking clause (iv); and
       (III) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv);

       (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and (D)'' and 
     inserting ``, (D), and (E)'';
       (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and

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       (v) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) to offer to parents of participating children 
     substance abuse counseling (either directly or through 
     referral to local entities), including information on drug-
     exposed infants and fetal alcohol syndrome;'';
       (D) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
       ``(7) the plan of such applicant to meet the needs of non-
     English background children and their families, including 
     needs related to the acquisition of the English language;'';
       (E) in paragraph (8)--
       (i) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (ii) by redesignating such paragraph as paragraph (9);
       (F) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) the plan of such applicant to meet the needs of 
     children with disabilities;''; and
       (G) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) the plan of such applicant to collaborate with other 
     entities carrying out early childhood education and child 
     care programs in the community.'';
       (5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) If no agency in the community receives priority 
     designation under subsection (c), and there is no qualified 
     applicant in the community, the Secretary shall designate a 
     qualified agency to carry out the Head Start program in the 
     community on an interim basis until a qualified applicant 
     from the community is so designated.''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) If the Secretary determines that a nonprofit agency 
     and a for-profit agency have submitted applications for 
     designation of equivalent quality under subsection (d), the 
     Secretary may give priority to the nonprofit agency. In 
     selecting from among qualified applicants for designation as 
     a Head Start agency under subsection (d), the Secretary shall 
     give priority to applicants that have demonstrated capacity 
     in providing comprehensive early childhood services to 
     children and their families.''.

     SEC. 108. QUALITY STANDARDS.

       (a) Quality Standards.--Section 641A(a) of the Head Start 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 9836a(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``, including minimum levels of overall accomplishment,'' 
     after ``regulation standards'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``education,'';
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as 
     subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively; and
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B)(i) education performance standards to ensure the 
     school readiness of children participating in a Head Start 
     program, on completion of the Head Start program and prior to 
     entering school; and
       ``(ii) additional education performance standards to ensure 
     that the children participating in the program, at a 
     minimum--
       ``(I) develop phonemic, print, and numeracy awareness;
       ``(II) understand and use language to communicate for 
     various purposes;
       ``(III) understand and use increasingly complex and varied 
     vocabulary;
       ``(IV) develop and demonstrate an appreciation of books; 
     and
       ``(V) in the case of non-English background children, 
     progress toward acquisition of the English language.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2);
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively;
       (4) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated in paragraph (3))--
       (A) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``child'' and 
     inserting ``early childhood education and''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in clause (i)--

       (I) by striking ``not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section,''; and
       (II) by striking ``section 651(b)'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``this subsection; and''; and

       (ii) in subclause (ii), by striking ``November 2, 1978'' 
     and inserting ``the date of enactment of the Coats Human 
     Services Reauthorization Act of 1998''; and
       (5) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated in paragraph (3)), by 
     striking ``to an agency (referred to in this subchapter as 
     the `delegate agency')'' and inserting ``to a delegate 
     agency''.
       (b) Performance Measures.--Section 641A(b) of the Head 
     Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836a(b)) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by inserting ``Results-Based'' before 
     ``Performance'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the'' and inserting ``The'';
       (B) by striking ``child'' and inserting ``early childhood 
     education and'';
       (C) by inserting before ``(referred'' the following: ``, 
     and the impact of the services provided through the programs 
     to children and their families''; and
       (D) by striking ``performance measures'' and inserting 
     ``results-based performance measures''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Design'' and 
     inserting ``Characteristics'';
       (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``shall be designed--'' and inserting ``shall--'';
       (C) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``to assess'' and 
     inserting ``be used to assess the impact of'';
       (D) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``to'';
       (ii) by striking ``and peer review'' and inserting ``, peer 
     review, and program evaluation''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``, not later than July 1, 1999'' before 
     the semicolon;
       (E) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``be developed'' 
     before ``for other''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following: ``The performance 
     measures shall include the performance standards described in 
     subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii).'';
       (4) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``and by region'' and 
     inserting ``, regionally, and locally''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Educational performance measures.--Such results-based 
     performance measures shall include educational performance 
     measures that ensure that children participating in Head 
     Start programs--
       ``(A) know that letters of the alphabet are a special 
     category of visual graphics that can be individually named;
       ``(B) recognize a word as a unit of print;
       ``(C) identify at least 10 letters of the alphabet; and
       ``(D) associate sounds with written words.
       ``(5) Additional local results-based performance 
     measures.--In addition to other applicable results-based 
     performance measures, Head Start agencies may establish local 
     results-based educational performance measures.''.
       (c) Monitoring.--Section 641A(c) of the Head Start Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9836a(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and results-based 
     performance measures developed by the Secretary under 
     subsection (b)'' after ``standards established under this 
     subchapter''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by inserting ``(including children with disabilities)'' 
     after ``eligible children''; and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) include as part of the reviews of the programs, a 
     review and assessment of program effectiveness, as measured 
     in accordance with the results-based performance measures 
     developed by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b) and 
     with the performance standards established pursuant to 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1); and
       ``(E) seek information from the communities and the States 
     involved about the performance of the programs and the 
     efforts of the Head Start agencies to collaborate with other 
     entities carrying out early childhood education and child 
     care programs in the community.''.
       (d) Termination.--Section 641A(d) of the Head Start Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9836a(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``or results-based performance measures 
     developed by the Secretary under subsection (b)'' after 
     ``subsection (a)''; and
       (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) with respect to each identified deficiency, require 
     the agency--
       ``(i) to correct the deficiency immediately, if the 
     Secretary finds that the deficiency threatens the health or 
     safety of staff or program participants or poses a threat to 
     the integrity of Federal funds;
       ``(ii) to correct the deficiency not later than 90 days 
     after the identification of the deficiency if the Secretary 
     finds, in the discretion of the Secretary, that such a 90-day 
     period is reasonable, in light of the nature and magnitude of 
     the deficiency; or
       ``(iii) in the discretion of the Secretary (taking into 
     consideration the seriousness of the deficiency and the time 
     reasonably required to correct the deficiency), to comply 
     with the requirements of paragraph (2) concerning a quality 
     improvement plan; and''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``able to correct a deficiency immediately'' 
     and inserting ``required to correct a deficiency immediately 
     or during a 90-day period under clause (i) or (ii) of 
     paragraph (1)(B)''.
       (e) Report.--Section 641A(e) of the Head Start Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9836a(e)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Such report shall be widely disseminated and 
     available for public review in both written and electronic 
     formats.''.

     SEC. 109. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF HEAD START AGENCIES.

       Section 642 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or for-profit'' after 
     ``nonprofit'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (D); and
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) and 
     subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively;
       (B) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and'';
       (D) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively;

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       (E) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) offer to parents of participating children substance 
     abuse counseling (either directly or through referral to 
     local entities), including information on drug-exposed 
     infants and fetal alcohol syndrome;'';
       (F) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated in subparagraph (D)), 
     by striking ``paragraphs (4) through (6)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraphs (4) through (7)''; and
       (G) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11)(A) inform custodial parents in single-parent 
     families that participate in programs, activities, or 
     services carried out or provided under this subchapter about 
     the availability of child support services for purposes of 
     establishing paternity and acquiring child support; and
       ``(B) refer eligible parents to the child support offices 
     of State and local governments.'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by inserting ``and collaborate'' after ``coordinate'';
       (B) by striking ``section 402(g) of the Social Security 
     Act, and other'' and inserting ``the State program carried 
     out under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
     1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), and other early childhood 
     education and development''; and
       (C) by inserting ``and programs under part C and section 
     619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
     U.S.C 1431-1445, 1419)'' after ``(20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.)'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``carry out'' and all that follows through 
     ``maintain'' and inserting ``take steps to ensure, to the 
     maximum extent possible, that children maintain'';
       (ii) by inserting ``and educational'' after 
     ``developmental''; and
       (iii) by striking ``to build'' and inserting ``build'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2);
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and
       (D) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) (as redesignated 
     in subparagraph (C)), by striking ``the Head Start Transition 
     Project Act (42 U.S.C. 9855 et seq.)'' and inserting 
     ``section 642A''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Head Start agencies shall adopt, in consultation with 
     experts in child development and with classroom teachers, an 
     assessment to be used when hiring or evaluating any classroom 
     teacher in a center-based Head Start program. Such assessment 
     shall measure whether such teacher has mastered the functions 
     described in section 648A(a)(1).''.

     SEC. 110. HEAD START TRANSITION.

       The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 642 the following:

     ``SEC. 642A. HEAD START TRANSITION.

       ``Each Head Start agency shall take steps to coordinate 
     with the local educational agency serving the community 
     involved and with schools in which children participating in 
     a Head Start program operated by such agency will enroll 
     following such program, including--
       ``(1) developing and implementing a systematic procedure 
     for transferring, with parental consent, Head Start program 
     records for each participating child to the school in which 
     such child will enroll;
       ``(2) establishing channels of communication between Head 
     Start staff and their counterparts in the schools (including 
     teachers, social workers, and health staff) to facilitate 
     coordination of programs;
       ``(3) conducting meetings involving parents, kindergarten 
     or elementary school teachers, and Head Start program 
     teachers to discuss the educational, developmental, and other 
     needs of individual children;
       ``(4) organizing and participating in joint transition-
     related training of school staff and Head Start staff;
       ``(5) developing and implementing a family outreach and 
     support program in cooperation with entities carrying out 
     parental involvement efforts under title I of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
       ``(6) assisting families, administrators, and teachers in 
     enhancing educational and developmental continuity between 
     Head Start services and elementary school classes; and
       ``(7) linking the services provided in such Head Start 
     program with the education services provided by such local 
     educational agency.''.

     SEC. 111. SUBMISSION OF PLANS TO GOVERNORS.

       The first sentence of section 643 of the Head Start Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9838) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``45 days'';
       (2) by striking ``so disapproved'' and inserting 
     ``disapproved (for reasons other than failure of the program 
     to comply with State health, safety, and child care laws, 
     including regulations applicable to comparable child care 
     programs in the State)''; and
       (3) by inserting before the period ``, as evidenced by a 
     written statement of the Secretary's findings that is 
     transmitted to such officer''.

     SEC. 112. PARTICIPATION IN HEAD START PROGRAMS.

       (a) Regulations.--Section 645(a)(1) of the Head Start Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 9840(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``provide (A) that'' and inserting the 
     following: ``provide--
       ``(A) that'';
       (2) by striking ``assistance; and (B) pursuant'' and 
     inserting the following: ``assistance; and
       ``(B) pursuant'';
       (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``that programs'' and 
     inserting ``that--
       ``(i) programs''; and
       (4) by striking ``clause (A).'' and inserting the 
     following: ``subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) a child who has been determined to meet the low-
     income criteria and who is participating in a Head Start 
     program in a program year shall be considered to continue to 
     meet the low-income criteria through the end of the 
     succeeding program year.
     In determining, for purposes of this paragraph, whether a 
     child who has applied for enrollment in a Head Start program 
     meets the low-income criteria, an entity may consider 
     evidence of family income during the 12 months preceding the 
     month in which the application is submitted, or during the 
     calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the 
     application is submitted, whichever more accurately reflects 
     the needs of the family at the time of application.''.
       (b) Sliding Fee Scale.--Section 645(b) of the Head Start 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 9840(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``A Head Start agency that provides a Head Start 
     program with full-working-day services in collaboration with 
     other agencies or entities may collect a family copayment to 
     support extended day services if a copayment is required in 
     conjunction with the collaborative. The copayment charged to 
     families receiving services through the Head Start program 
     shall not exceed the copayment charged to families with 
     similar incomes and circumstances who are receiving the 
     services through participation in a program carried out by 
     another agency or entity.''.
       (c) Continuous Recruitment and Acceptance of 
     Applications.--Section 645(c) of the Head Start Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9840(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Each Head Start program operated in a community 
     shall be permitted to recruit and accept applications for 
     enrollment of children throughout the year.''.
       (d) Off-Reservation Area.--Section 645(d)(1)(B) of the Head 
     Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840(d)(1)(B)) is amended by striking 
     ``a community with'' and all that follows through ``Indian 
     Affairs'' and inserting ``a community that is an off-
     reservation area, designated by an appropriate tribal 
     government, in consultation with the Secretary''.

     SEC. 113. EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES WITH INFANTS 
                   AND TODDLERS.

       Section 645A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840a) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``EARLY HEAD 
     START'' before ``PROGRAMS FOR'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period;
       (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (C) by striking ``for--'' and all that follows through 
     ``(1)'' and inserting ``for'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``(including programs 
     for infants and toddlers with disabilities)'' after 
     ``community'';
       (B) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) ensure formal linkages with the agencies and entities 
     described in section 644(b) of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1444(b)) and providers 
     of early intervention services for infants and toddlers with 
     disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); and'';
       (4) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``subsection (a)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``3 (or under'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``3;'';
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by striking paragraph (2);
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
       (D) in paragraph (2), as redesignated in subparagraph (C), 
     by inserting ``or for-profit'' after ``nonprofit'';
       (6) by striking subsection (e);
       (7) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively;
       (8) in subsection (e) (as redesignated in paragraph (7))--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Other''; and
       (B) by striking ``From the balance remaining of the portion 
     specified in section 640(a)(6), after making grants to the 
     eligible entities specified in subsection (e),'' and 
     inserting ``From the portion specified in section 
     640(a)(6),'';
       (9) by striking subsection (h); and
       (10) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Monitoring, Training, Technical Assistance, and 
     Evaluation.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--In order to ensure the successful 
     operation of programs assisted under this section, the 
     Secretary shall use funds from the portion specified in 
     section 640(a)(6) to monitor the operation of such programs, 
     evaluate their effectiveness, and provide training and 
     technical assistance tailored to the particular needs of such 
     programs.
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       ``(A) In general.--Of the amount made available to carry 
     out this section for any fiscal year, not less than 5 percent 
     and not more than 10 percent shall be reserved to fund a 
     training and technical assistance account.
       ``(B) Activities.--Funds in the account may be used by the 
     Secretary for purposes including--
       ``(i) making grants to, and entering into contracts with, 
     organizations with specialized expertise relating to infants, 
     toddlers, and families and the capacity needed to provide 
     direction and support to a national training and technical 
     assistance system, in order to provide such direction and 
     support;
       ``(ii) providing ongoing training and technical assistance 
     for regional and program staff charged with monitoring and 
     overseeing the administration of the program carried out 
     under this section;
       ``(iii) providing ongoing training and technical assistance 
     for existing recipients (as of the date of such training or 
     assistance) of grants under subsection (a) and support and 
     program planning and implementation assistance for new 
     recipients of such grants; and
       ``(iv) providing professional development and personnel 
     enhancement activities, including the provision of funds to 
     recipients of grants under subsection (a) for the recruitment 
     and retention of qualified staff with an appropriate level of 
     education and experience.''.

     SEC. 114. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--Section 648 of the Head Start Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9843) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) ensure the provision of technical assistance to 
     assist Head Start agencies, entities carrying out other child 
     care and early childhood programs, communities, and States in 
     collaborative efforts to provide quality full-working-day, 
     full calendar year services, including technical assistance 
     related to identifying and assisting in resolving barriers to 
     collaboration.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) give priority consideration to--
       ``(A) activities to correct program and management 
     deficiencies identified through reviews carried out pursuant 
     to section 641A(c) (including the provision of assistance to 
     local programs in the development of quality improvement 
     plans under section 641A(d)(2)); and
       ``(B) assisting Head Start agencies in--
       ``(i) ensuring the school readiness of children; and
       ``(ii) meeting the educational performance measures 
     described in section 641A(b)(4);'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``supplement amounts 
     provided under section 640(a)(3)(C)(ii) in order to'' after 
     ``(2)'';
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by inserting ``and implementing'' after ``developing''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``a longer day'' and inserting the 
     following: ``the day, and assist the agencies and programs in 
     expediting the sharing of information about innovative models 
     for providing full-working-day, full calendar year services 
     for children'';
       (D) in paragraph (7), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (E) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and'';
       (F) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (10), respectively;
       (G) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) assist Head Start agencies in the development of 
     collaborative initiatives with States and other entities 
     within the States, to foster effective early childhood 
     professional development systems;
       ``(4) provide technical assistance and training, either 
     directly or through a grant, contract, or cooperative 
     agreement with an entity that has experience in the 
     development and operation of successful family literacy 
     services programs, for the purpose of--
       ``(A) assisting Head Start agencies providing family 
     literacy services, in order to improve the quality of such 
     family literacy services; and
       ``(B) enabling those Head Start agencies that demonstrate 
     effective provision of family literacy services, based on 
     improved outcomes for children and their parents, to provide 
     technical assistance and training to other Head Start 
     agencies and to service providers that work in collaboration 
     with such agencies to provide family literacy services;''; 
     and
       (H) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) provide support for Head Start agencies (including 
     policy councils and policy committees, as defined in 
     regulation) that meet the standards described in section 
     641A(a) but that have, as documented by the Secretary through 
     reviews conducted pursuant to section 641A(c), significant 
     programmatic, quality, and fiscal issues to address.''.
       (b) Services.--Section 648(e) of the Head Start Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9843(e)) is amended by inserting ``(including services 
     to promote the acquisition of the English language)'' after 
     ``non-English language background children''.

     SEC. 115. PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 648A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9843a) is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Classroom Teachers.--
       ``(1) Professional requirements.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that each Head Start classroom in a center-based 
     program is assigned one teacher who has demonstrated 
     competency to perform functions that include--
       ``(A) planning and implementing learning experiences that 
     advance the intellectual and physical development of 
     children, including improving the readiness of children for 
     school by developing their literacy and phonemic, print, and 
     numeracy awareness, their understanding and use of language, 
     their understanding and use of increasingly complex and 
     varied vocabulary, their appreciation of books, and their 
     problem solving abilities;
       ``(B) establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy learning 
     environment;
       ``(C) supporting the social and emotional development of 
     children; and
       ``(D) encouraging the involvement of the families of the 
     children in a Head Start program and supporting the 
     development of relationships between children and their 
     families.
       ``(2) Degree requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that not 
     later than September 30, 2003, at least 50 percent of all 
     Head Start teachers nationwide in center-based programs 
     have--
       ``(i) an associate, baccalaureate, or advanced degree in 
     early childhood education; or
       ``(ii) an associate, baccalaureate, or advanced degree in a 
     field related to early childhood education, with experience 
     in teaching preschool children.
       ``(B) Progress.--The Secretary shall require Head Start 
     agencies to demonstrate continuing progress each year to 
     reach the result described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Alternative Credentialing Requirements.--The 
     Secretary shall ensure that, for center-based programs, each 
     Head Start classroom that does not have a teacher that meets 
     the requirements of clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (2)(A) is 
     assigned one teacher who has--
       ``(A) a child development associate credential that is 
     appropriate to the age of the children being served in 
     center-based programs;
       ``(B) a State-awarded certificate for preschool teachers 
     that meets or exceeds the requirements for a child 
     development associate credential; or
       ``(C) a degree in a field related to early childhood 
     education with experience in teaching preschool children and 
     a State-awarded certificate to teach in a preschool program.
       ``(4) Waiver.--
       ``(A) In general.--On request, the Secretary shall grant a 
     180-day waiver of the requirements of paragraph (3), for a 
     Head Start agency that can demonstrate that the agency has 
     unsuccessfully attempted to recruit an individual who has a 
     credential, certificate, or degree described in paragraph 
     (3), with respect to an individual who--
       ``(i) is enrolled in a program that grants any such 
     credential, certificate, or degree; and
       ``(ii) will receive such credential, certificate, or degree 
     under the terms of such program not later than 180 days after 
     beginning employment as a teacher with such agency.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Secretary may not grant more than 
     one such waiver with respect to such individual.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``staff,'' and inserting ``staff or''; and
       (B) by striking ``, or that'' and all that follows through 
     ``families''.

     SEC. 116. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.

       Section 649 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9844) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (8), respectively;
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) establish evaluation methods that measure the 
     effectiveness and impact of family literacy services program 
     models, including models for the integration of family 
     literacy services with Head Start services;''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) study the experiences of small, medium, and large 
     States with Head Start programs in order to permit 
     comparisons of children participating in the programs with 
     eligible children who did not participate in the programs, 
     which study--
       ``(A) may include the use of a data set that existed prior 
     to the initiation of the study; and
       ``(B) shall compare the educational achievement, social 
     adaptation, and health status of the participating children 
     and the eligible nonparticipating children; and
       ``(10) provide for--
       ``(A) using the Survey of Income and Program Participation 
     to conduct an analysis of the different income levels of Head 
     Start participants compared to comparable persons who did not 
     attend Head Start programs;
       ``(B) using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 
     which began gathering data in 1988 on children who attended 
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     programs, to examine the wide range of outcomes measured 
     within the Survey, including outcomes related to cognitive, 
     socio-emotional, behavioral, and academic development;
       ``(C) using the Survey of Program Dynamics, the new 
     longitudinal survey required by section 414 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 614), to begin annual reporting, 
     through the duration of the Survey, on Head Start program 
     attendees' academic readiness performance and improvements;
       ``(D) ensuring that the Survey of Program Dynamics is 
     linked with the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth at 
     least once by the use of a common performance test, to be 
     determined by the expert panel, for the greater national 
     usefulness of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 
     database; and
       ``(E) disseminating the results of the analysis, 
     examination, reporting, and linkage described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D) to persons conducting other 
     studies under this subchapter.

     The Secretary shall ensure that an appropriate entity carries 
     out a study described in paragraph (9), and prepares and 
     submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
     containing the results of the study, not later than September 
     30, 2002.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) National Head Start Impact Research.--
       ``(1) Expert panel.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall appoint an 
     independent panel consisting of experts in program evaluation 
     and research, education, and early childhood programs--
       ``(i) to review, and make recommendations on, the design 
     and plan for the research (whether conducted as a single 
     assessment or as a series of assessments) described in 
     paragraph (2), within 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     the Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998;
       ``(ii) to maintain and advise the Secretary regarding the 
     progress of the research; and
       ``(iii) to comment, if the panel so desires, on the interim 
     and final research reports submitted under paragraph (7).
       ``(B) Travel expenses.--The members of the panel shall not 
     receive compensation for the performance of services for the 
     panel, but shall be allowed travel expenses, including per 
     diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
     employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
     title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or 
     regular places of business in the performance of services for 
     the panel. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United 
     States Code, the Secretary may accept the voluntary and 
     uncompensated services of members of the panel.
       ``(2) General authority.--After reviewing the 
     recommendations of the expert panel, the Secretary shall make 
     a grant to, or enter into a contract or cooperative agreement 
     with, an organization to conduct independent research that 
     provides a national analysis of the impact of Head Start 
     programs. The Secretary shall ensure that the organization 
     shall have expertise in program evaluation, and research, 
     education, and early childhood programs.
       ``(3) Designs and techniques.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that the research uses rigorous methodological designs and 
     techniques (based on the recommendations of the expert 
     panel), including longitudinal designs, control groups, 
     nationally recognized standardized measures, and random 
     selection and assignment, as appropriate. The Secretary may 
     provide that the research shall be conducted as a single 
     comprehensive assessment or as a group of coordinated 
     assessments designed to provide, when taken together, a 
     national analysis of the impact of Head Start programs.
       ``(4) Programs.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     research focuses primarily on Head Start programs that 
     operate in the 50 States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or 
     the District of Columbia and that do not specifically target 
     special populations.
       ``(5) Analysis.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     organization conducting the research--
       ``(A)(i) determines if, overall, the Head Start programs 
     have impacts consistent with their primary goal of increasing 
     the social competence of children, by increasing the everyday 
     effectiveness of the children in dealing with their present 
     environments and future responsibilities, and increasing 
     their school readiness;
       ``(ii) considers whether the Head Start programs--
       ``(I) enhance the growth and development of children in 
     cognitive, emotional, and physical health areas;
       ``(II) strengthen families as the primary nurturers of 
     their children; and
       ``(III) ensure that children attain school readiness; and
       ``(iii) examines--
       ``(I) the impact of the Head Start programs on increasing 
     access of children to such services as educational, health, 
     and nutritional services, and linking children and families 
     to needed community services; and
       ``(II) how receipt of services described in subclause (I) 
     enriches the lives of children and families participating in 
     Head Start programs;
       ``(B) examines the impact of Head Start programs on 
     participants on the date the participants leave Head Start 
     programs, at the end of kindergarten and at the end of first 
     grade (whether in public or private school), by examining a 
     variety of factors, including educational achievement, 
     referrals for special education or remedial course work, and 
     absenteeism;
       ``(C) makes use of random selection from the population of 
     all Head Start programs described in paragraph (4) in 
     selecting programs for inclusion in the research; and
       ``(D) includes comparisons of individuals who participate 
     in Head Start programs with control groups (including 
     comparison groups) composed of--
       ``(i) individuals who participate in other early childhood 
     programs (such as public or private preschool programs and 
     day care); and
       ``(ii) individuals who do not participate in any other 
     early childhood program.
       ``(6) Consideration of sources of variation.--In designing 
     the research, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
     consider addressing possible sources of variation in impact 
     of Head Start programs, including variations in impact 
     related to such factors as--
       ``(A) Head Start program operations;
       ``(B) Head Start program quality;
       ``(C) the length of time a child attends a Head Start 
     program;
       ``(D) the age of the child on entering the Head Start 
     program;
       ``(E) the type of organization (such as a local educational 
     agency or a community action agency) providing services for 
     the Head Start program;
       ``(F) the number of hours and days of program operation of 
     the Head Start program (such as whether the program is a 
     full-working-day, full calendar year program, a part-day 
     program, or a part-year program); and
       ``(G) other characteristics and features of the Head Start 
     program (such as geographic location, location in an urban or 
     a rural service area, or participant characteristics), as 
     appropriate.
       ``(7) Reports.--
       ``(A) Submission of interim reports.--The organization 
     shall prepare and submit to the Secretary two interim reports 
     on the research. The first interim report shall describe the 
     design of the research, and the rationale for the design, 
     including a description of how potential sources of variation 
     in impact of Head Start programs have been considered in 
     designing the research. The second interim report shall 
     describe the status of the research and preliminary findings 
     of the research, as appropriate.
       ``(B) Submission of final report.--The organization shall 
     prepare and submit to the Secretary a final report containing 
     the findings of the research.
       ``(C) Transmittal of reports to congress.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall transmit, to the 
     committees described in clause (ii), the first interim report 
     by September 30, 1999, the second interim report by September 
     30, 2001, and the final report by September 30, 2003.
       ``(ii) Committees.--The committees referred to in clause 
     (i) are the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate.
       ``(8) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `impact', 
     used with respect to a Head Start program, means a difference 
     in an outcome for a participant in the program that would not 
     have occurred without the participation in the program.
       ``(h) Quality Improvement Study.--
       ``(1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study regarding 
     the use and effects of use of the quality improvement funds 
     made available under section 640(a)(3) since fiscal year 
     1991.
       ``(2) Report.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit to 
     Congress not later than September 2000 a report containing 
     the results of the study, including information on--
       ``(A) the types of activities funded with the quality 
     improvement funds;
       ``(B) the extent to which the use of the quality 
     improvement funds has accomplished the goals of section 
     640(a)(3)(B);
       ``(C) the effect of use of the quality improvement funds on 
     teacher training, salaries, benefits, recruitment, and 
     retention; and
       ``(D) the effect of use of the quality improvement funds on 
     the development of children receiving services under this 
     subchapter.''.

     SEC. 117. REPORTS.

       Section 650 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9846) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Status of Children.--'' before 
     ``At'';
       (2) by striking ``and Labor'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``and the Workforce''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Facilities.--At least once during every 5-year 
     period, the Secretary shall prepare and submit, to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate, a report concerning the condition, 
     location, and ownership of facilities used, or available to 
     be used, by Indian Head Start agencies (including Native 
     Alaskan Head Start agencies) and Native Hawaiian Head Start 
     agencies.''.

     SEC. 118. REPEAL OF CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.

       Section 657A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9852a) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 119. REPEAL OF HEAD START TRANSITION PROJECT ACT.

       The Head Start Transition Project Act (42 U.S.C. 9855-
     9855g) is repealed.

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            TITLE II--COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

     SEC. 201. REAUTHORIZATION.

       The Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et 
     seq.) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 671. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This subtitle may be cited as the `Community Services 
     Block Grant Act'.

     ``SEC. 672. PURPOSES AND GOALS.

       ``The purposes of this subtitle are--
       ``(1) to provide assistance to States and local 
     communities, working through a network of community action 
     agencies and other neighborhood-based organizations, for the 
     reduction of poverty, the revitalization of low-income 
     communities, and the empowerment of low-income families and 
     individuals in rural and urban areas to become fully self-
     sufficient (particularly families who are attempting to 
     transition off a State program carried out under part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)); 
     and
       ``(2) to accomplish the goals described in paragraph (1) 
     through--
       ``(A) the strengthening of community capabilities for 
     planning and coordinating the use of a broad range of 
     Federal, State, local, and other assistance (including 
     private resources) related to the elimination of poverty, so 
     that this assistance can be used in a manner responsive to 
     local needs and conditions;
       ``(B) the organization of a range of services related to 
     the needs of low-income families and individuals, so that 
     these services may have a measurable and potentially major 
     impact on the causes of poverty in the community and may help 
     the families and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency;
       ``(C) the greater use of innovative and effective 
     community-based approaches to attacking the causes and 
     effects of poverty and of community breakdown;
       ``(D) the maximum participation of residents of the low-
     income communities and members of the groups served by 
     programs assisted through the block grants made under this 
     subtitle to empower such residents and members to respond to 
     the unique problems and needs within their communities; and
       ``(E) the broadening of the resource base of programs 
     directed to the elimination of poverty so as to secure a more 
     active role in the provision of services for--
       ``(i) private, religious, charitable, and neighborhood-
     based organizations; and
       ``(ii) individual citizens, and business, labor, and 
     professional groups, who are able to influence the quantity 
     and quality of opportunities and services for the poor.

     ``SEC. 673. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this subtitle:
       ``(1) Eligible entity; family literacy services.--
       ``(A) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means an 
     entity--
       ``(i) that is an eligible entity described in section 
     673(1) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
     of the Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998) as 
     of the day before such date of enactment or is designated by 
     the process described in section 676A (including an 
     organization serving migrant or seasonal farmworkers that is 
     so described or designated); and
       ``(ii) that has a tripartite board or other mechanism 
     described in subsection (a) or (b), as appropriate, of 
     section 676B.
       ``(B) Family literacy services.--The term `family literacy 
     services' has the meaning given the term in section 637 of 
     the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832).
       ``(2) Poverty line.--The term `poverty line' means the 
     official poverty line defined by the Office of Management and 
     Budget based on the most recent data available from the 
     Bureau of the Census. The Secretary shall revise annually (or 
     at any shorter interval the Secretary determines to be 
     feasible and desirable) the poverty line, which shall be used 
     as a criterion of eligibility in the community services block 
     grant program established under this subtitle. The required 
     revision shall be accomplished by multiplying the official 
     poverty line by the percentage change in the Consumer Price 
     Index for All Urban Consumers during the annual or other 
     interval immediately preceding the time at which the revision 
     is made. Whenever a State determines that it serves the 
     objectives of the block grant program established under this 
     subtitle, the State may revise the poverty line to not to 
     exceed 125 percent of the official poverty line otherwise 
     applicable under this paragraph.
       ``(3) Private, nonprofit organization.--The term `private, 
     nonprofit organization' includes a religious organization, to 
     which the provisions of section 679 shall apply.
       ``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.
       ``(5) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
     and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

     ``SEC. 674. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003 to carry out the provisions of this subtitle 
     (other than sections 681 and 682).
       ``(b) Reservations.--Of the amounts appropriated under 
     subsection (a) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     reserve--
       ``(1) \1/2\ of 1 percent for carrying out section 675A 
     (relating to payments for territories);
       ``(2) 1 \1/2\ percent for activities authorized in sections 
     678A through 678F, of which--
       ``(A) not less than \1/2\ of the amount reserved by the 
     Secretary under this paragraph shall be distributed directly 
     to eligible entities, organizations, or associations 
     described in section 678A(c)(2) for the purpose of carrying 
     out activities described in section 678A(c); and
       ``(B) \1/2\ of the remainder of the amount reserved by the 
     Secretary under this paragraph shall be used by the Secretary 
     to carry out evaluation and to assist States in carrying out 
     corrective action activities and monitoring (to correct 
     programmatic deficiencies of eligible entities), as described 
     in sections 678B(c) and 678A; and
       ``(3) 9 percent for carrying out section 680 (relating to 
     discretionary activities) and section 678E(b)(2).

     ``SEC. 675. ESTABLISHMENT OF BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

       ``The Secretary is authorized to establish a community 
     services block grant program and make grants through the 
     program to States to ameliorate the causes of poverty in 
     communities within the States.

     ``SEC. 675A. DISTRIBUTION TO TERRITORIES.

       ``(a) Apportionment.--The Secretary shall apportion the 
     amount reserved under section 674(b)(1) for each fiscal year 
     on the basis of need among Guam, American Samoa, the United 
     States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands.
       ``(b) Application.--Each jurisdiction to which subsection 
     (a) applies may receive a grant under this section for the 
     amount apportioned under subsection (a) on submitting to the 
     Secretary, and obtaining approval of, an application, 
     containing provisions that describe the programs for which 
     assistance is sought under this section, that is prepared in 
     accordance with, and contains the information described in, 
     section 676.

     ``SEC. 675B. ALLOTMENTS AND PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) Allotments in General.--The Secretary shall, from the 
     amount appropriated under section 674(a) for each fiscal year 
     that remains after the Secretary makes the reservations 
     required in section 674(b), allot to each State (subject to 
     section 677) an amount that bears the same ratio to such 
     remaining amount as the amount received by the State for 
     fiscal year 1981 under section 221 of the Economic 
     Opportunity Act of 1964 bore to the total amount received by 
     all States for fiscal year 1981 under such section, except--
       ``(1) that no State shall receive less than \1/4\ of 1 
     percent of the amount appropriated under section 674(a) for 
     such fiscal year; and
       ``(2) as provided in subsection (b).
       ``(b) Allotments in Years With Greater Available Funds.--
       ``(1) Minimum allotments.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), if the amount appropriated under section 674(a) for a 
     fiscal year that remains after the Secretary makes the 
     reservations required in section 674(b) exceeds $345,000,000, 
     the Secretary shall allot to each State not less than \1/2\ 
     of 1 percent of the amount appropriated under section 674(a) 
     for such fiscal year.
       ``(2) Maintenance of fiscal year 1990 levels.--Paragraph 
     (1) shall not apply with respect to a fiscal year if the 
     amount allotted under subsection (a) to any State for that 
     year is less than the amount allotted under section 674(a)(1) 
     (as in effect on September 30, 1989) to such State for fiscal 
     year 1990.
       ``(3) Maximum allotments.--The amount allotted under 
     paragraph (1) to a State for a fiscal year shall be reduced, 
     if necessary, so that the aggregate amount allotted to such 
     State under such paragraph and subsection (a) does not exceed 
     140 percent of the aggregate amount allotted to such State 
     under the corresponding provisions of this subtitle for the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(c) Payments.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
     eligible States for the allotments described in subsections 
     (a) and (b). The Secretary shall make payments for the grants 
     in accordance with section 6503(a) of title 31, United States 
     Code.
       ``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `State' does 
     not include Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands.

     ``SEC. 675C. USES OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) Grants to Eligible Entities and Other 
     Organizations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not less than 90 percent of the funds 
     made available to a State under section 675A or 675B shall be 
     used by the State to make grants for the purposes described 
     in section 672 to eligible entities.
       ``(2) Obligational authority.--Funds distributed to 
     eligible entities through grants made in accordance with 
     paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall be available for 
     obligation during that fiscal year and the succeeding fiscal 
     year, subject to paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Recapture and redistribution of unobligated funds.--
       ``(A) Amount.--Beginning on October 1, 2000, a State may 
     recapture and redistribute funds distributed to an eligible 
     entity through a grant made under paragraph (1) that are 
     unobligated at the end of a fiscal year if such unobligated 
     funds exceed 20 percent of the amount so distributed to such 
     eligible entity for such fiscal year.
       ``(B) Redistribution.--In redistributing funds recaptured 
     in accordance with this paragraph, States shall redistribute 
     such funds to an eligible entity, or require the original 
     recipient of the funds to redistribute the funds to a 
     private, nonprofit organization, located within the community 
     served by the original recipient of the funds, for ac

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     tivities consistent with the purposes of this subtitle.
       ``(b) Statewide Activities.--
       ``(1) Use of remainder.--If a State uses less than 100 
     percent of the grant or allotment received under section 675A 
     or 675B to make grants under subsection (a), the State shall 
     use the remainder of the grant or allotment under section 
     675A or 675B (subject to paragraph (2)) for activities that 
     may include--
       ``(A) providing training and technical assistance to those 
     entities in need of such training and assistance;
       ``(B) coordinating State-operated programs and services, 
     and at the option of the State, locally-operated programs and 
     services, targeted to low-income children and families with 
     services provided by eligible entities and other 
     organizations funded under this subtitle, including detailing 
     appropriate employees of State or local agencies to entities 
     funded under this subtitle, to ensure increased access to 
     services provided by such State or local agencies;
       ``(C) supporting statewide coordination and communication 
     among eligible entities;
       ``(D) analyzing the distribution of funds made available 
     under this subtitle within the State to determine if such 
     funds have been targeted to the areas of greatest need;
       ``(E) supporting asset-building programs for low-income 
     individuals, such as programs supporting individual 
     development accounts;
       ``(F) supporting innovative programs and activities 
     conducted by community action agencies or other neighborhood-
     based organizations to eliminate poverty, promote self-
     sufficiency, and promote community revitalization;
       ``(G) supporting State charity tax credits as described in 
     subsection (c); and
       ``(H) supporting other activities, consistent with the 
     purposes of this subtitle.
       ``(2) Administrative cap.--No State may spend more than the 
     greater of $55,000, or 5 percent, of the grant received under 
     section 675A or State allotment received under section 675B 
     for administrative expenses, including monitoring activities. 
     Funds to be spent for such expenses shall be taken from the 
     portion of the grant under section 675A or State allotment 
     that remains after the State makes grants to eligible 
     entities under subsection (a). The cost of activities 
     conducted under paragraph (1)(A) shall not be considered to 
     be administrative expenses. The startup cost and cost of 
     administrative activities conducted under subsection (c) 
     shall be considered to be administrative expenses.
       ``(c) Charity Tax Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if there is in 
     effect under State law a charity tax credit, the State may 
     use for any purpose the amount of the allotment that is 
     available for expenditure under subsection (b).
       ``(2) Limit.--The aggregate amount a State may use under 
     paragraph (1) during a fiscal year shall not exceed 100 
     percent of the revenue loss of the State during the fiscal 
     year that is attributable to the charity tax credit, as 
     determined by the Secretary of the Treasury without regard to 
     any such revenue loss occurring before January 1, 1999.
       ``(3) Definitions and rules.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Charity tax credit.--The term `charity tax credit' 
     means a nonrefundable credit against State income tax (or, in 
     the case of a State that does not impose an income tax, a 
     comparable benefit) that is allowable for contributions, in 
     cash or in kind, to qualified charities.
       ``(B) Qualified Charity.--
       ``(i) In General.--The term `qualified charity' means any 
     organization--

       ``(I) that is--

         ``(aa) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) 
     of such Code;
         ``(bb) an eligible entity; or
         ``(cc) a public housing agency as defined in section 
     3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437a(b)(6));

       ``(II) that is certified by the appropriate State authority 
     as meeting the requirements of clauses (iii) and (iv); and
       ``(III) if such organization is otherwise required to file 
     a return under section 6033 of such Code, that elects to 
     treat the information required to be furnished by clause (v) 
     as being specified in section 6033(b) of such Code.

       ``(ii) Certain contributions to collection organizations 
     treated as contributions to qualified charity.--

       ``(I) In general.--A contribution to a collection 
     organization shall be treated as a contribution to a 
     qualified charity if the donor designates in writing that the 
     contribution is for the qualified charity.
       ``(II) Collection organization.--The term `collection 
     organization' means an organization described in section 
     501(c)(3) of such Code and exempt from tax under section 
     501(a) of such Code--

       ``(aa) that solicits and collects gifts and grants that, by 
     agreement, are distributed to qualified charities;
       ``(bb) that distributes to qualified charities at least 90 
     percent of the gifts and grants the organization receives 
     that are designated for such qualified charities; and
       ``(cc) that meets the requirements of clause (vi).
       ``(iii) Charity must primarily assist poor individuals.--

       ``(I) In general.--An organization meets the requirements 
     of this clause only if the appropriate State authority 
     reasonably expects that the predominant activity of such 
     organization will be the provision of direct services within 
     the United States to individuals and families whose annual 
     incomes generally do not exceed 185 percent of the poverty 
     line in order to prevent or alleviate poverty among such 
     individuals and families.
       ``(II) No recordkeeping in certain cases.--An organization 
     shall not be required to establish or maintain records with 
     respect to the incomes of individuals and families for 
     purposes of subclause (I) if such individuals or families are 
     members of groups that are generally recognized as including 
     substantially only individuals and families described in 
     subclause (I).
       ``(III) Food aid and homeless shelters.--Except as 
     otherwise provided by the appropriate State authority, for 
     purposes of subclause (I), services to individuals in the 
     form of--

       ``(aa) donations of food or meals; or
       ``(bb) temporary shelter to homeless individuals;

     shall be treated as provided to individuals described in 
     subclause (I) if the location and provision of such services 
     are such that the service provider may reasonably conclude 
     that the beneficiaries of such services are predominantly 
     individuals described in subclause (I).

       ``(iv) Minimum expense requirement.--

       ``(I) In general.--An organization meets the requirements 
     of this clause only if the appropriate State authority 
     reasonably expects that the annual poverty program expenses 
     of such organization will not be less than 75 percent of the 
     annual aggregate expenses of such organization.
       ``(II) Poverty program expense.--For purposes of subclause 
     (I)--

       ``(aa) In general.--The term `poverty program expense' 
     means any expense in providing direct services referred to in 
     clause (iii).
       ``(bb) Exceptions.--Such term shall not include any 
     management or general expense, any expense for the purpose of 
     influencing legislation (as defined in section 4911(d) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986), any expense for the purpose 
     of fundraising, any expense for a legal service provided on 
     behalf of any individual referred to in clause (iii), any 
     expense for providing tuition assistance relating to 
     compulsory school attendance, and any expense that consists 
     of a payment to an affiliate of the organization.
       ``(v) Reporting requirement.--The information required to 
     be furnished under this clause about an organization is--

       ``(I) the percentages determined by dividing the following 
     categories of the organization's expenses for the year by the 
     total expenses of the organization for the year: expenses for 
     direct services, management expenses, general expenses, 
     fundraising expenses, and payments to affiliates; and
       ``(II) the category or categories (including food, shelter, 
     education, substance abuse prevention or treatment, job 
     training, or other) of services that constitute predominant 
     activities of the organization.

       ``(vi) Additional requirements for collection 
     organizations.--The requirements of this clause are met if 
     the organization--

       ``(I) maintains separate accounting for revenues and 
     expenses; and
       ``(II) makes available to the public information on the 
     administrative and fundraising costs of the organization, and 
     information as to the organizations receiving funds from the 
     organization and the amount of such funds.

       ``(vii) Special rule for states requiring tax uniformity.--
     In the case of a State--

       ``(I) that has a constitutional requirement of tax 
     uniformity; and
       ``(II) that, as of December 31, 1997, imposed a tax on 
     personal income with--

       ``(aa) a single flat rate applicable to all earned and 
     unearned income (except insofar as any amount is not taxed 
     pursuant to tax forgiveness provisions); and
       ``(bb) no generally available exemptions or deductions to 
     individuals;

     the requirement of paragraph (2) shall be treated as met if 
     the amount of the credit described in paragraph (2) is 
     limited to a uniform percentage (but not greater than 25 
     percent) of State personal income tax liability (determined 
     without regard to credits).
       ``(4) Limitation on use of funds for startup and 
     administrative activities.--Except to the extent provided in 
     subsection (b)(2), no part of the aggregate amount a State 
     uses under paragraph (1) may be used to pay for the cost of 
     the startup and administrative activities conducted under 
     this subsection.
       ``(5) Prohibition on use of funds for legal services or 
     tuition assistance.--No part of the aggregate amount a State 
     uses under paragraph (1) may be used to provide legal 
     services or to provide tuition assistance related to 
     compulsory education requirements (not including tuition 
     assistance for tutoring, camps, skills development, or other 
     supplemental services or training).
       ``(6) Prohibition on supplanting funds.--No part of the 
     aggregate amount a State uses under paragraph (1) may be used 
     to supplant non-Federal funds that would be available, in the 
     absence of Federal funds, to offset a revenue loss of the 
     State attributable to a charity tax credit.

     ``SEC. 676. APPLICATION AND PLAN.

       ``(a) Designation of Lead Agency.--
       ``(1) Designation.--The chief executive officer of a State 
     desiring to receive a grant or allotment under section 675A 
     or 675B shall designate, in an application submitted to the 
     Secretary under subsection (b), an appropriate State agency 
     that complies with the

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     requirements of paragraph (2) to act as a lead agency for 
     purposes of carrying out State activities under this 
     subtitle.
       ``(2) Duties.--The lead agency shall--
       ``(A) develop the State plan to be submitted to the 
     Secretary under subsection (b);
       ``(B) in conjunction with the development of the State plan 
     as required under subsection (b), hold at least one hearing 
     in the State with sufficient time and statewide distribution 
     of notice of such hearing, to provide to the public an 
     opportunity to comment on the proposed use and distribution 
     of funds to be provided through the grant or allotment under 
     section 675A or 675B for the period covered by the State 
     plan; and
       ``(C) conduct reviews of eligible entities under section 
     678B.
       ``(3) Legislative hearing.--In order to be eligible to 
     receive a grant or allotment under section 675A or 675B, the 
     State shall hold at least one legislative hearing every 3 
     years in conjunction with the development of the State plan.
       ``(b) State Application and Plan.--Beginning with fiscal 
     year 2000, to be eligible to receive a grant or allotment 
     under section 675A or 675B, a State shall prepare and submit 
     to the Secretary an application and State plan covering a 
     period of not less than 1 fiscal year and not more than 2 
     fiscal years. The plan shall be submitted not later than 30 
     days prior to the beginning of the first fiscal year covered 
     by the plan, and shall contain such information as the 
     Secretary shall require, including--
       ``(1) an assurance that funds made available through the 
     grant or allotment will be used--
       ``(A) to support activities that are designed to assist 
     low-income families and individuals, including families and 
     individuals receiving assistance under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), homeless 
     families and individuals, migrant or seasonal farmworkers, 
     and elderly low-income individuals and families, and a 
     description of how such activities will enable the families 
     and individuals--
       ``(i) to remove obstacles and solve problems that block the 
     achievement of self-sufficiency (including self-sufficiency 
     for families and individuals who are attempting to transition 
     off a State program carried out under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act);
       ``(ii) to secure and retain meaningful employment;
       ``(iii) to attain an adequate education, with particular 
     attention toward improving literacy skills of the low-income 
     families in the communities involved, which may include 
     carrying out family literacy initiatives;
       ``(iv) to make better use of available income;
       ``(v) to obtain and maintain adequate housing and a 
     suitable living environment;
       ``(vi) to obtain emergency assistance through loans, 
     grants, or other means to meet immediate and urgent family 
     and individual needs; and
       ``(vii) to achieve greater participation in the affairs of 
     the communities involved, including the development of public 
     and private grassroots partnerships with local law 
     enforcement agencies, local housing authorities, private 
     foundations, and other public and private partners to--

       ``(I) document best practices based on successful 
     grassroots intervention in urban areas, to develop 
     methodologies for widespread replication; and
       ``(II) strengthen and improve relationships with local law 
     enforcement agencies, which may include participation in 
     activities such as neighborhood or community policing 
     efforts;

       ``(B) to address the needs of youth in low-income 
     communities through youth development programs that support 
     the primary role of the family, give priority to the 
     prevention of youth problems and crime, and promote increased 
     community coordination and collaboration in meeting the needs 
     of youth, and support development and expansion of innovative 
     community-based youth development programs that have 
     demonstrated success in preventing or reducing youth crime, 
     such as--
       ``(i) programs for the establishment of violence-free zones 
     that would involve youth development and intervention models 
     (such as models involving youth mediation, youth mentoring, 
     life skills training, job creation, and entrepreneurship 
     programs); and
       ``(ii) after-school child care programs; and
       ``(C) to make more effective use of, and to coordinate 
     with, other programs related to the purposes of this subtitle 
     (including State welfare reform efforts);
       ``(2) a description of how the State intends to use 
     discretionary funds made available from the remainder of the 
     grant or allotment described in section 675C(b) in accordance 
     with this subtitle, including a description of how the State 
     will support innovative community and neighborhood-based 
     initiatives related to the purposes of this subtitle;
       ``(3) information provided by eligible entities in the 
     State, containing--
       ``(A) a description of the service delivery system, for 
     services provided or coordinated with funds made available 
     through grants made under section 675C(a), targeted to low-
     income individuals and families in communities within the 
     State;
       ``(B) a description of how linkages will be developed to 
     fill identified gaps in the services, through the provision 
     of information, referrals, case management, and followup 
     consultations;
       ``(C) a description of how funds made available through 
     grants made under section 675C(a) will be coordinated with 
     other public and private resources; and
       ``(D) a description of how the local entity will use the 
     funds to support innovative community and neighborhood-based 
     initiatives related to the purposes of this subtitle, which 
     may include fatherhood initiatives and other initiatives with 
     the goal of strengthening families and encouraging effective 
     parenting;
       ``(4) an assurance that eligible entities in the State will 
     provide, on an emergency basis, for the provision of such 
     supplies and services, nutritious foods, and related 
     services, as may be necessary to counteract conditions of 
     starvation and malnutrition among low-income individuals;
       ``(5) an assurance that the State and the eligible entities 
     in the State will coordinate, and establish linkages between, 
     governmental and other social services programs to assure the 
     effective delivery of such services to low-income individuals 
     and to avoid duplication of such services, and a description 
     of how the State and the eligible entities will coordinate 
     the provision of employment and training activities, as 
     defined in section 101 of such Act, in the State and in 
     communities with entities providing activities through 
     statewide and local workforce investment systems under the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998;
       ``(6) an assurance that the State will ensure coordination 
     between antipoverty programs in each community in the State, 
     and ensure, where appropriate, that emergency energy crisis 
     intervention programs under title XXVI (relating to low-
     income home energy assistance) are conducted in such 
     community;
       ``(7) an assurance that the State will permit and cooperate 
     with Federal investigations undertaken in accordance with 
     section 678D;
       ``(8) an assurance that any eligible entity in the State 
     that received funding in the previous fiscal year through a 
     community services block grant made under this subtitle will 
     not have its funding terminated under this subtitle, or 
     reduced below the proportional share of funding the entity 
     received in the previous fiscal year unless, after providing 
     notice and an opportunity for a hearing on the record, the 
     State determines that cause exists for such termination or 
     such reduction, subject to review by the Secretary as 
     provided in section 678C(b);
       ``(9) an assurance that the State and eligible entities in 
     the State will, to the maximum extent possible, coordinate 
     programs with and form partnerships with other organizations 
     serving low-income residents of the communities and members 
     of the groups served by the State, including religious 
     organizations, charitable groups, and community 
     organizations;
       ``(10) an assurance that the State will require each 
     eligible entity in the State to establish procedures under 
     which a low-income individual, community organization, or 
     religious organization, or representative of low-income 
     individuals that considers its organization, or low-income 
     individuals, to be inadequately represented on the board (or 
     other mechanism) of the eligible entity to petition for 
     adequate representation;
       ``(11) an assurance that the State will secure from each 
     eligible entity in the State, as a condition to receipt of 
     funding by the entity through a community services block 
     grant made under this subtitle for a program, a community 
     action plan (which shall be submitted to the Secretary, at 
     the request of the Secretary, with the State plan) that 
     includes a community-needs assessment for the community 
     served, which may be coordinated with community-needs 
     assessments conducted for other programs;
       ``(12) an assurance that the State and all eligible 
     entities in the State will, not later than fiscal year 2001, 
     participate in the Results Oriented Management and 
     Accountability System, another performance measure system for 
     which the Secretary facilitated development pursuant to 
     section 678E(b), or an alternative system for measuring 
     performance and results that meets the requirements of that 
     section, and a description of outcome measures to be used to 
     measure eligible entity performance in promoting self-
     sufficiency, family stability, and community revitalization; 
     and
       ``(13) information describing how the State will carry out 
     the assurances described in this subsection.
       ``(c) Funding Termination or Reductions.--For purposes of 
     making a determination in accordance with subsection (b)(8) 
     with respect to--
       ``(1) a funding reduction, the term `cause' includes--
       ``(A) a statewide redistribution of funds provided through 
     a community services block grant under this subtitle to 
     respond to--
       ``(i) the results of the most recently available census or 
     other appropriate data;
       ``(ii) the designation of a new eligible entity; or
       ``(iii) severe economic dislocation; or
       ``(B) the failure of an eligible entity to comply with the 
     terms of an agreement or a State plan, or to meet a State 
     requirement, as described in section 678C(a); and
       ``(2) a termination, the term `cause' includes the failure 
     of an eligible entity to comply with the terms of an 
     agreement or a State plan, or to meet a State requirement, as 
     described in section 678C(a).
       ``(d) Procedures and Information.--The Secretary may 
     prescribe procedures for the purpose of assessing the 
     effectiveness of eli

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     gible entities in carrying out the purposes of this subtitle.
       ``(e) Revisions and Inspection.--
       ``(1) Revisions.--The chief executive officer of each State 
     may revise any plan prepared under this section and shall 
     submit the revised plan to the Secretary.
       ``(2) Public inspection.--Each plan or revised plan 
     prepared under this section shall be made available for 
     public inspection within the State in such a manner as will 
     facilitate review of, and comment on, the plan.
       ``(f) Transition.--For fiscal year 2000, to be eligible to 
     receive a grant or allotment under section 675A or 675B, a 
     State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
     application and State plan in accordance with the provisions 
     of this subtitle (as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of the Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 
     1998), rather than the provisions of subsections (a) through 
     (c) relating to applications and plans.

     ``SEC. 676A. DESIGNATION AND REDESIGNATION OF ELIGIBLE 
                   ENTITIES IN UNSERVED AREAS.

       ``(a) Qualified Organization In or Near Area.--
       ``(1) In general.--If any geographic area of a State is 
     not, or ceases to be, served by an eligible entity under this 
     subtitle, and if the chief executive officer of the State 
     decides to serve such area, the chief executive officer may 
     solicit applications from, and designate as an eligible 
     entity--
       ``(A) a private nonprofit organization (which may include 
     an eligible entity) that is geographically located in the 
     unserved area, that is capable of providing a broad range of 
     services designed to eliminate poverty and foster self-
     sufficiency, and that meets the requirements of this 
     subtitle; and
       ``(B) a private nonprofit eligible entity that is 
     geographically located in an area contiguous to or within 
     reasonable proximity of the unserved area and that is already 
     providing related services in the unserved area.
       ``(2) Requirement.--In order to serve as the eligible 
     entity for the area, an entity described in paragraph (1)(B) 
     shall agree to add additional members to the board of the 
     entity to ensure adequate representation--
       ``(A) in each of the three required categories described in 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 676B(a)(2), by 
     members that reside in the community comprised by the 
     unserved area; and
       ``(B) in the category described in section 676B(a)(2)(B), 
     by members that reside in the neighborhood to be served.
       ``(b) Special Consideration.--In designating an eligible 
     entity under subsection (a), the chief executive officer 
     shall grant the designation to an organization of 
     demonstrated effectiveness in meeting the goals and purposes 
     of this subtitle and may give priority, in granting the 
     designation, to eligible entities that are providing related 
     services in the unserved area, consistent with the needs 
     identified by a community-needs assessment.
       ``(c) No Qualified Organization in or Near Area.--If no 
     private, nonprofit organization is identified or determined 
     to be qualified under subsection (a) to serve the unserved 
     area as an eligible entity the chief executive officer may 
     designate an appropriate political subdivision of the State 
     to serve as an eligible entity for the area. In order to 
     serve as the eligible entity for that area, the political 
     subdivision shall have a board or other mechanism as required 
     in section 676B(b).

     ``SEC. 676B. TRIPARTITE BOARDS.

       ``(a) Private Nonprofit Entities.--
       ``(1) Board.--In order for a private, nonprofit entity to 
     be considered to be an eligible entity for purposes of 
     section 673(1), the entity shall administer the community 
     services block grant program through a tripartite board 
     described in paragraph (2) that fully participates in the 
     development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the 
     program to serve low-income communities.
       ``(2) Selection and composition of board.--The members of 
     the board referred to in paragraph (1) shall be selected by 
     the entity and the board shall be composed so as to assure 
     that--
       ``(A) \1/3\ of the members of the board are elected public 
     officials, holding office on the date of selection, or their 
     representatives, except that if the number of such elected 
     officials reasonably available and willing to serve on the 
     board is less than \1/3\ of the membership of the board, 
     membership on the board of appointive public officials or 
     their representatives may be counted in meeting such \1/3\ 
     requirement;
       ``(B)(i) not fewer than \1/3\ of the members are persons 
     chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures 
     adequate to assure that these members are representative of 
     low-income individuals and families in the neighborhood 
     served; and
       ``(ii) each representative of low-income individuals and 
     families selected to represent a specific neighborhood within 
     a community under clause (i) resides in the neighborhood 
     represented by the member; and
       ``(C) the remainder of the members are officials or members 
     of business, industry, labor, religious, law enforcement, 
     education, or other major groups and interests in the 
     community served.
       ``(b) Public Organizations.--In order for a public 
     organization to be considered to be an eligible entity for 
     purposes of section 673(1), the entity shall administer the 
     community services block grant program through--
       ``(1) a tripartite board, which shall have members selected 
     by the organization and shall be composed so as to assure 
     that not fewer than \1/3\ of the members are persons chosen 
     in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate 
     to assure that these members--
       ``(A) are representative of low-income individuals and 
     families in the neighborhood served;
       ``(B) reside in the neighborhood served; and
       ``(C) are able to participate actively in the development, 
     planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs funded 
     under this subtitle; or
       ``(2) another mechanism specified by the State to assure 
     decisionmaking and participation by low-income individuals in 
     the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of 
     programs funded under this subtitle.

     ``SEC. 677. PAYMENTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.

       ``(a) Reservation.--If, with respect to any State, the 
     Secretary--
       ``(1) receives a request from the governing body of an 
     Indian tribe or tribal organization within the State that 
     assistance under this subtitle be made directly to such tribe 
     or organization; and
       ``(2) determines that the members of such tribe or tribal 
     organization would be better served by means of grants made 
     directly to provide benefits under this subtitle,
     the Secretary shall reserve from amounts that would otherwise 
     be allotted to such State under section 675B for the fiscal 
     year the amount determined under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Determination of Reserved Amount.--The Secretary 
     shall reserve for the purpose of subsection (a) from amounts 
     that would otherwise be allotted to such State, not less than 
     100 percent of an amount that bears the same ratio to the 
     State allotment for the fiscal year involved as the 
     population of all eligible Indians for whom a determination 
     has been made under subsection (a) bears to the population of 
     all individuals eligible for assistance through a community 
     services block grant made under this subtitle in such State.
       ``(c) Awards.--The sums reserved by the Secretary on the 
     basis of a determination made under subsection (a) shall be 
     made available by grant to the Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization serving the individuals for whom such a 
     determination has been made.
       ``(d) Plan.--In order for an Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization to be eligible for a grant award for a fiscal 
     year under this section, the tribe or organization shall 
     submit to the Secretary a plan for such fiscal year that 
     meets such criteria as the Secretary may prescribe by 
     regulation.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Indian tribe; tribal organization.--The terms `Indian 
     tribe' and `tribal organization' mean a tribe, band, or other 
     organized group recognized in the State in which the tribe, 
     band, or group resides, or considered by the Secretary of the 
     Interior, to be an Indian tribe or an Indian organization for 
     any purpose.
       ``(2) Indian.--The term `Indian' means a member of an 
     Indian tribe or of a tribal organization.

     ``SEC. 678. OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES.

       ``(a) Office.--The Secretary shall carry out the functions 
     of this subtitle through an Office of Community Services, 
     which shall be established in the Department of Health and 
     Human Services. The Office shall be headed by a Director.
       ``(b) Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements.--The 
     Secretary shall carry out functions of this subtitle through 
     grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements.

     ``SEC. 678A. TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall use amounts reserved 
     in section 674(b)(2)--
       ``(A) for training, technical assistance, planning, 
     evaluation, and performance measurement, to assist States in 
     carrying out corrective action activities and monitoring (to 
     correct programmatic deficiencies of eligible entities), and 
     for reporting and data collection activities, related to 
     programs carried out under this subtitle; and
       ``(B) to distribute amounts in accordance with subsection 
     (c).
       ``(2) Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.--The 
     activities described in paragraph (1)(A) may be carried out 
     by the Secretary through grants, contracts, or cooperative 
     agreements with appropriate entities.
       ``(b) Terms and Technical Assistance Process.--The process 
     for determining the training and technical assistance to be 
     carried out under this section shall--
       ``(1) ensure that the needs of eligible entities and 
     programs relating to improving program quality (including 
     quality of financial management practices) are addressed to 
     the maximum extent feasible; and
       ``(2) incorporate mechanisms to ensure responsiveness to 
     local needs, including an ongoing procedure for obtaining 
     input from the national and State networks of eligible 
     entities.
       ``(c) Distribution Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amounts reserved under section 
     674(b)(2)(A) for activities to be carried out under this 
     subsection shall be distributed directly to eligible 
     entities, organizations, or associations described in 
     paragraph (2) for the purpose of improving program quality 
     (including quality of financial management practices), 
     management information and reporting systems, and measurement 
     of program results, and for the purpose of ensuring 
     responsiveness to identified local needs.

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       ``(2) Eligible entities, organizations, or associations.--
     Eligible entities, organizations, or associations described 
     in this paragraph shall be eligible entities, or statewide or 
     local organizations or associations, with demonstrated 
     expertise in providing training to individuals and 
     organizations on methods of effectively addressing the needs 
     of low-income families and communities.

     ``SEC. 678B. MONITORING OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

       ``(a) In General.--In order to determine whether eligible 
     entities meet the performance goals, administrative 
     standards, financial management requirements, and other 
     requirements of a State, the State shall conduct the 
     following reviews of eligible entities:
       ``(1) A full onsite review of each such entity at least 
     once during each 3-year period.
       ``(2) An onsite review of each newly designated entity 
     immediately after the completion of the first year in which 
     such entity receives funds through the community services 
     block grant program.
       ``(3) Followup reviews including prompt return visits to 
     eligible entities, and their programs, that fail to meet the 
     goals, standards, and requirements established by the State.
       ``(4) Other reviews as appropriate, including reviews of 
     entities with programs that have had other Federal, State, or 
     local grants (other than assistance provided under this 
     subtitle) terminated for cause.
       ``(b) Requests.--The State may request training and 
     technical assistance from the Secretary as needed to comply 
     with the requirements of this section.
       ``(c) Evaluations by the Secretary.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct in several States in each fiscal year evaluations 
     (including investigations) of the use of funds received by 
     the States under this subtitle in order to evaluate 
     compliance with the provisions of this subtitle, and 
     especially with respect to compliance with section 676(b). 
     The Secretary shall submit, to each State evaluated, a report 
     containing the results of such evaluations, and 
     recommendations of improvements designed to enhance the 
     benefit and impact of the activities carried out with such 
     funds for people in need. On receiving the report, the State 
     shall submit to the Secretary a plan of action in response to 
     the recommendations contained in the report. The results of 
     the evaluations shall be submitted annually to the 
     Chairperson of the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
     of the House of Representatives and the Chairperson of the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate as part 
     of the report submitted by the Secretary in accordance with 
     section 678E(b)(2).

     ``SEC. 678C. CORRECTIVE ACTION; TERMINATION AND REDUCTION OF 
                   FUNDING.

       ``(a) Determination.--If the State determines, on the basis 
     of a final decision in a review pursuant to section 678B, 
     that an eligible entity fails to comply with the terms of an 
     agreement, or the State plan, to provide services under this 
     subtitle or to meet appropriate standards, goals, and other 
     requirements established by the State (including performance 
     objectives), the State shall--
       ``(1) inform the entity of the deficiency to be corrected;
       ``(2) require the entity to correct the deficiency;
       ``(3)(A) offer training and technical assistance, if 
     appropriate, to help correct the deficiency, and prepare and 
     submit to the Secretary a report describing the training and 
     technical assistance offered; or
       ``(B) if the State determines that such training and 
     technical assistance are not appropriate, prepare and submit 
     to the Secretary a report stating the reasons for the 
     determination;
       ``(4)(A) at the discretion of the State (taking into 
     account the seriousness of the deficiency and the time 
     reasonably required to correct the deficiency), allow the 
     entity to develop and implement, within 60 days after being 
     informed of the deficiency, a quality improvement plan to 
     correct such deficiency within a reasonable period of time, 
     as determined by the State; and
       ``(B) not later than 30 days after receiving from an 
     eligible entity a proposed quality improvement plan pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A), either approve such proposed plan or 
     specify the reasons why the proposed plan cannot be approved; 
     and
       ``(5) after providing adequate notice and an opportunity 
     for a hearing, initiate proceedings to terminate the 
     designation of or reduce the funding under this subtitle of 
     the eligible entity unless the entity corrects the 
     deficiency.
       ``(b) Review.--A determination to terminate the designation 
     or reduce the funding of an eligible entity is reviewable by 
     the Secretary. The Secretary shall, upon request, review such 
     a determination. The review shall be completed not later than 
     90 days after the Secretary receives from the State all 
     necessary documentation relating to the determination to 
     terminate the designation or reduce the funding. If the 
     review is not completed within 90 days, the determination of 
     the State shall become final at the end of the 90th day.
       ``(c) Direct Assistance.--Whenever a State violates the 
     assurances contained in section 676(b)(8) and terminates or 
     reduces the funding of an eligible entity prior to the 
     completion of the State hearing described in that section and 
     the Secretary's review as required in subsection (b), the 
     Secretary is authorized to provide financial assistance under 
     this subtitle to the eligible entity affected until the 
     violation is corrected. In such a case, the grant or 
     allotment for the State under section 675A or 675B for the 
     earliest appropriate fiscal year shall be reduced by an 
     amount equal to the funds provided under this subsection to 
     such eligible entity.

     ``SEC. 678D. FISCAL CONTROLS, AUDITS, AND WITHHOLDING.

       ``(a) Fiscal Controls, Procedures, Audits, and 
     Inspections.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State that receives funds under this 
     subtitle shall--
       ``(A) establish fiscal control and fund accounting 
     procedures necessary to assure the proper disbursal of and 
     accounting for Federal funds paid to the State under this 
     subtitle, including procedures for monitoring the funds 
     provided under this subtitle;
       ``(B) ensure that cost and accounting standards of the 
     Office of Management and Budget apply to a recipient of the 
     funds under this subtitle;
       ``(C) subject to paragraph (2), prepare, at least every 
     year, an audit of the expenditures of the State of amounts 
     received under this subtitle and amounts transferred to carry 
     out the purposes of this subtitle; and
       ``(D) make appropriate books, documents, papers, and 
     records available to the Secretary and the Comptroller 
     General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized 
     representatives, for examination, copying, or mechanical 
     reproduction on or off the premises of the appropriate entity 
     upon a reasonable request for the items.
       ``(2) Audits.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), each audit 
     required by subsection (a)(1)(C) shall be conducted by an 
     entity independent of any agency administering activities or 
     services carried out under this subtitle and shall be 
     conducted in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
     principles.
       ``(B) Single audit requirements.--Audits shall be conducted 
     under this paragraph in the manner and to the extent provided 
     in chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known 
     as the `Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996').
       ``(C) Submission of copies.--Within 30 days after the 
     completion of each such audit in a State, the chief executive 
     officer of the State shall submit a copy of such audit to any 
     eligible entity that was the subject of the audit at no 
     charge, to the legislature of the State, and to the 
     Secretary.
       ``(3) Repayments.--The State shall repay to the United 
     States amounts found not to have been expended in accordance 
     with this subtitle or the Secretary may offset such amounts 
     against any other amount to which the State is or may become 
     entitled under this subtitle.
       ``(b) Withholding.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, after providing 
     adequate notice and an opportunity for a hearing conducted 
     within the affected State, withhold funds from any State that 
     does not utilize the grant or allotment under section 675A or 
     675B in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle, 
     including the assurances such State provided under section 
     676.
       ``(2) Response to complaints.--The Secretary shall respond 
     in an expeditious and speedy manner to complaints of a 
     substantial or serious nature that a State has failed to use 
     funds in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle, 
     including the assurances provided by the State under section 
     676. For purposes of this paragraph, a complaint of a failure 
     to meet any one of the assurances provided under section 676 
     that constitutes disregarding that assurance shall be 
     considered to be a complaint of a serious nature.
       ``(3) Investigations.--Whenever the Secretary determines 
     that there is a pattern of complaints of failures described 
     in paragraph (2) from any State in any fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall conduct an investigation of the use of funds 
     received under this subtitle by such State in order to ensure 
     compliance with the provisions of this subtitle.

     ``SEC. 678E. ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) State Accountability and Reporting Requirements.--
       ``(1) Performance measurement.--
       ``(A) In general.--By October 1, 2001, each State that 
     receives funds under this subtitle shall participate, and 
     shall ensure that all eligible entities in the State 
     participate, in a performance measurement system, which may 
     be a performance measurement system for which the Secretary 
     facilitated development pursuant to subsection (b), or an 
     alternative system that the Secretary is satisfied meets the 
     requirements of subsection (b).
       ``(B) Local agencies.--The State may elect to have local 
     agencies that are subcontractors of the eligible entities 
     under this subtitle participate in the performance 
     measurement system. If the State makes that election, 
     references in this section to eligible entities shall be 
     considered to include the local agencies.
       ``(2) Annual report.--Each State shall annually prepare and 
     submit to the Secretary a report on the measured performance 
     of the State and the eligible entities in the State. Prior to 
     the participation of the State in the performance measurement 
     system, the State shall include in the report any information 
     collected by the State relating to such performance. Each 
     State shall also include in the report an accounting of the 
     expenditure of funds received by the State through the 
     community services block grant program, including an 
     accounting of funds spent on administrative costs by the 
     State and the eligible entities, and funds spent by eligible 
     entities on the direct delivery of local services, and shall 
     include information on the

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     number of and characteristics of clients served under this 
     subtitle in the State, based on data collected from the 
     eligible entities. The State shall also include in the report 
     a summary describing the training and technical assistance 
     offered by the State under section 678C(a)(3) during the year 
     covered by the report.
       ``(b) Secretary's Accountability and Reporting 
     Requirements.--
       ``(1) Performance measurement.--The Secretary, in 
     collaboration with the States and with eligible entities 
     throughout the Nation, shall facilitate the development of 
     one or more model performance measurement systems, which may 
     be used by the States and by eligible entities to measure 
     their performance in carrying out the requirements of this 
     subtitle and in achieving the goals of their community action 
     plans. The Secretary shall provide technical assistance, 
     including support for the enhancement of electronic data 
     systems, to States and to eligible entities to enhance their 
     capability to collect and report data for such a system and 
     to aid in their participation in such a system.
       ``(2) Reporting requirements.--At the end of each fiscal 
     year beginning after September 30, 1999, the Secretary shall, 
     directly or by grant or contract, prepare a report 
     containing--
       ``(A) a summary of the planned use of funds by each State, 
     and the eligible entities in the State, under the community 
     services block grant program, as contained in each State plan 
     submitted pursuant to section 676;
       ``(B) a description of how funds were actually spent by the 
     State and eligible entities in the State, including a 
     breakdown of funds spent on administrative costs and on the 
     direct delivery of local services by eligible entities;
       ``(C) information on the number of entities eligible for 
     funds under this subtitle, the number of low-income persons 
     served under this subtitle, and such demographic data on the 
     low-income populations served by eligible entities as is 
     determined by the Secretary to be feasible;
       ``(D) a comparison of the planned uses of funds for each 
     State and the actual uses of the funds;
       ``(E) a summary of each State's performance results, and 
     the results for the eligible entities, as collected and 
     submitted by the States in accordance with subsection (a)(2); 
     and
       ``(F) any additional information that the Secretary 
     considers to be appropriate to carry out this subtitle, if 
     the Secretary informs the States of the need for such 
     additional information and allows a reasonable period of time 
     for the States to collect and provide the information.
       ``(3) Submission.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate the report described in paragraph 
     (2), and any comments the Secretary may have with respect to 
     such report. The report shall include definitions of direct 
     and administrative costs used by the Department of Health and 
     Human Services for programs funded under this subtitle.
       ``(4) Costs.--Of the funds reserved under section 
     674(b)(3), not more than $350,000 shall be available to carry 
     out the reporting requirements contained in paragraph (2).

     ``SEC. 678F. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) Construction of Facilities.--
       ``(1) Limitations.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     grants made under this subtitle (other than amounts reserved 
     under section 674(b)(3)) may not be used by the State, or by 
     any other person with which the State makes arrangements to 
     carry out the purposes of this subtitle, for the purchase or 
     improvement of land, or the purchase, construction, or 
     permanent improvement (other than low-cost residential 
     weatherization or other energy-related home repairs) of any 
     building or other facility.
       ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the limitation 
     contained in paragraph (1) upon a State request for such a 
     waiver, if the Secretary finds that the request describes 
     extraordinary circumstances to justify the purchase of land 
     or the construction of facilities (or the making of permanent 
     improvements) and that permitting the waiver will contribute 
     to the ability of the State to carry out the purposes of this 
     subtitle.
       ``(b) Political Activities.--
       ``(1) Treatment as a state or local agency.--For purposes 
     of chapter 15 of title 5, United States Code, any entity that 
     assumes responsibility for planning, developing, and 
     coordinating activities under this subtitle and receives 
     assistance under this subtitle shall be deemed to be a State 
     or local agency. For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     section 1502(a) of such title, any entity receiving 
     assistance under this subtitle shall be deemed to be a State 
     or local agency.
       ``(2) Prohibitions.--Programs assisted under this subtitle 
     shall not be carried on in a manner involving the use of 
     program funds, the provision of services, or the employment 
     or assignment of personnel, in a manner supporting or 
     resulting in the identification of such programs with--
       ``(A) any partisan or nonpartisan political activity or any 
     political activity associated with a candidate, or contending 
     faction or group, in an election for public or party office;
       ``(B) any activity to provide voters or prospective voters 
     with transportation to the polls or similar assistance in 
     connection with any such election; or
       ``(C) any voter registration activity.
       ``(3) Rules and regulations.--The Secretary, after 
     consultation with the Office of Personnel Management, shall 
     issue rules and regulations to provide for the enforcement of 
     this subsection, which shall include provisions for summary 
     suspension of assistance or other action necessary to permit 
     enforcement on an emergency basis.
       ``(c) Nondiscrimination.--
       ``(1) In general.--No person shall, on the basis of race, 
     color, national origin, or sex be excluded from participation 
     in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to 
     discrimination under, any program or activity funded in whole 
     or in part with funds made available under this subtitle. Any 
     prohibition against discrimination on the basis of age under 
     the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.) 
     or with respect to an otherwise qualified individual with a 
     disability as provided in section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), or title II of the Americans 
     with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.) shall 
     also apply to any such program or activity.
       ``(2) Action of secretary.--Whenever the Secretary 
     determines that a State that has received a payment under 
     this subtitle has failed to comply with paragraph (1) or an 
     applicable regulation, the Secretary shall notify the chief 
     executive officer of the State and shall request that the 
     officer secure compliance. If within a reasonable period of 
     time, not to exceed 60 days, the chief executive officer 
     fails or refuses to secure compliance, the Secretary is 
     authorized to--
       ``(A) refer the matter to the Attorney General with a 
     recommendation that an appropriate civil action be 
     instituted;
       ``(B) exercise the powers and functions provided by title 
     VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), 
     the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), 
     section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     794), or title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
     1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.), as may be applicable; or
       ``(C) take such other action as may be provided by law.
       ``(3) Action of attorney general.--When a matter is 
     referred to the Attorney General pursuant to paragraph (2), 
     or whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that 
     the State is engaged in a pattern or practice of 
     discrimination in violation of the provisions of this 
     subsection, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in 
     any appropriate United States district court for such relief 
     as may be appropriate, including injunctive relief.

     ``SEC. 678G. DRUG AND CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES AND REFERRALS.

       ``(a) Drug Testing and Rehabilitation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
     construed to prohibit a State from testing participants in 
     programs, activities, or services carried out or provided 
     under this subtitle for controlled substances. A State that 
     conducts such testing shall inform the participants who test 
     positive for any of such substances about the availability of 
     treatment or rehabilitation services and refer such 
     participants for appropriate treatment or rehabilitation 
     services.
       ``(2) Administrative expenses.--Any funds provided under 
     this subtitle expended for such testing shall be considered 
     to be expended for administrative expenses and shall be 
     subject to the limitation specified in section 675C(b)(2).
       ``(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `controlled 
     substance' has the meaning given the term in section 102 of 
     the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
       ``(b) Child Support Services and Referrals.--During each 
     fiscal year for which an eligible entity receives a grant 
     under section 675C, such entity shall--
       ``(1) inform custodial parents in single-parent families 
     that participate in programs, activities, or services carried 
     out or provided under this subtitle about the availability of 
     child support services; and
       ``(2) refer eligible parents to the child support offices 
     of State and local governments.

     ``SEC. 679. OPERATIONAL RULE.

       ``(a) Religious Organizations Included as Nongovernmental 
     Providers.--For any program carried out by the Federal 
     Government, or by a State or local government under this 
     subtitle, the government shall consider, on the same basis as 
     other nongovernmental organizations, religious organizations 
     to provide the assistance under the program, so long as the 
     program is implemented in a manner consistent with the 
     Establishment Clause of the first amendment to the 
     Constitution. Neither the Federal Government nor a State or 
     local government receiving funds under this subtitle shall 
     discriminate against an organization that provides assistance 
     under, or applies to provide assistance under, this subtitle, 
     on the basis that the organization has a religious character.
       ``(b) Religious Character and Independence.--
       ``(1) In general.--A religious organization that provides 
     assistance under a program described in subsection (a) shall 
     retain its religious character and control over the 
     definition, development, practice, and expression of its 
     religious beliefs.
       ``(2) Additional safeguards.--Neither the Federal 
     Government nor a State or local government shall require a 
     religious organization--
       ``(A) to alter its form of internal governance, except (for 
     purposes of administration of the community services block 
     grant program) as provided in section 676B; or
       ``(B) to remove religious art, icons, scripture, or other 
     symbols;

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     in order to be eligible to provide assistance under a program 
     described in subsection (a).
       ``(3) Employment Practices.--A religious organization's 
     exemption provided under section 702 of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-1) regarding employment practices 
     shall not be affected by its participation in, or receipt of 
     funds from, programs described in subsection (a).
       ``(c) Limitations on Use of Funds for Certain Purposes.--No 
     funds provided directly to a religious organization to 
     provide assistance under any program described in subsection 
     (a) shall be expended for sectarian worship, instruction, or 
     proselytization.
       ``(d) Fiscal Accountability.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any 
     religious organization providing assistance under any program 
     described in subsection (a) shall be subject to the same 
     regulations as other nongovernmental organizations to account 
     in accord with generally accepted accounting principles for 
     the use of such funds provided under such program.
       ``(2) Limited audit.--Such organization shall segregate 
     government funds provided under such program into a separate 
     account. Only the government funds shall be subject to audit 
     by the government.
       ``(e) Treatment of Eligible Entities and Other Intermediate 
     Organizations.--If an eligible entity or other organization 
     (referred to in this subsection as an `intermediate 
     organization'), acting under a contract, or grant or other 
     agreement, with the Federal Government or a State or local 
     government, is given the authority under the contract or 
     agreement to select nongovernmental organizations to provide 
     assistance under the programs described in subsection (a), 
     the intermediate organization shall have the same duties 
     under this section as the government.

     ``SEC. 680. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY.

       ``(a) Grants, Contracts, Arrangements, Loans, and 
     Guarantees.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, from funds reserved 
     under section 674(b)(3), make grants, loans, or guarantees to 
     States and public agencies and private, nonprofit 
     organizations, or enter into contracts or jointly financed 
     cooperative arrangements with States and public agencies and 
     private, nonprofit organizations (and for-profit 
     organizations, to the extent specified in paragraph (2)(E)) 
     for each of the objectives described in paragraphs (2) 
     through (4).
       ``(2) Community economic development.--
       ``(A) Economic development activities.--The Secretary shall 
     make grants described in paragraph (1) on a competitive basis 
     to private, nonprofit organizations that are community 
     development corporations to provide technical and financial 
     assistance for economic development activities designed to 
     address the economic needs of low-income individuals and 
     families by creating employment and business development 
     opportunities.
       ``(B) Consultation.--The Secretary shall exercise the 
     authority provided under subparagraph (A) after consultation 
     with other relevant Federal officials.
       ``(C) Governing boards.--For a community development 
     corporation to receive funds to carry out this paragraph, the 
     corporation shall be governed by a board that shall consist 
     of residents of the community and business and civic leaders 
     and shall have as a principal purpose planning, developing, 
     or managing low-income housing or community development 
     projects.
       ``(D) Geographic distribution.--In making grants to carry 
     out this paragraph, the Secretary shall take into 
     consideration the geographic distribution of funding among 
     States and the relative proportion of funding among rural and 
     urban areas.
       ``(E) Reservation.--Of the amounts made available to carry 
     out this paragraph, the Secretary may reserve not more than 1 
     percent for each fiscal year to make grants to private, 
     nonprofit organizations or to enter into contracts with 
     private, nonprofit or for-profit organizations to provide 
     technical assistance to aid community development 
     corporations in developing or implementing activities funded 
     to carry out this paragraph and to evaluate activities funded 
     to carry out this paragraph.
       ``(3) Rural community development activities.--The 
     Secretary shall provide the assistance described in paragraph 
     (1) for rural community development activities, which shall 
     include providing--
       ``(A) grants to private, nonprofit corporations to enable 
     the corporations to provide assistance concerning home repair 
     to rural low-income families and concerning planning and 
     developing low-income rural rental housing units; and
       ``(B) grants to multistate, regional, private, nonprofit 
     organizations to enable the organizations to provide training 
     and technical assistance to small, rural communities 
     concerning meeting their community facility needs.
       ``(4) Neighborhood innovation projects.--The Secretary 
     shall provide the assistance described in paragraph (1) for 
     neighborhood innovation projects, which shall include 
     providing grants to neighborhood-based private, nonprofit 
     organizations to test or assist in the development of new 
     approaches or methods that will aid in overcoming special 
     problems identified by communities or neighborhoods or 
     otherwise assist in furthering the purposes of this subtitle, 
     and which may include providing assistance for projects that 
     are designed to serve low-income individuals and families who 
     are not being effectively served by other programs.
       ``(b) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall require all 
     activities receiving assistance under this section to be 
     evaluated for their effectiveness. Funding for such 
     evaluations shall be provided as a stated percentage of the 
     assistance or through a separate grant awarded by the 
     Secretary specifically for the purpose of evaluation of a 
     particular activity or group of activities.
       ``(c) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall compile an annual 
     report containing a summary of the evaluations required in 
     subsection (b) and a listing of all activities assisted under 
     this section. The Secretary shall annually submit the report 
     to the Chairperson of the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Chairperson 
     of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.

     ``SEC. 681. COMMUNITY FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Grants.--The Secretary may, through grants to public 
     and private, nonprofit agencies, provide for community-based, 
     local, statewide, and national programs--
       ``(1) to coordinate private and public food assistance 
     resources, wherever the grant recipient involved determines 
     such coordination to be inadequate, to better serve low-
     income populations;
       ``(2) to assist low-income communities to identify 
     potential sponsors of child nutrition programs and to 
     initiate such programs in underserved or unserved areas; and
       ``(3) to develop innovative approaches at the State and 
     local level to meet the nutrition needs of low-income 
     individuals.
       ``(b) Allotments and Distribution of Funds.--
       ``(1) Not to exceed $6,000,000 in appropriations.--Of the 
     amount appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this 
     section (but not to exceed $6,000,000), the Secretary shall 
     distribute funds for grants under subsection (a) as follows:
       ``(A) Allotments.--From a portion equal to 60 percent of 
     such amount (but not to exceed $3,600,000), the Secretary 
     shall allot for grants to eligible agencies for statewide 
     programs in each State the amount that bears the same ratio 
     to such portion as the low-income and unemployed population 
     of such State bears to the low-income and unemployed 
     population of all the States.
       ``(B) Competitive grants.--From a portion equal to 40 
     percent of such amount (but not to exceed $2,400,000), the 
     Secretary shall make grants on a competitive basis to 
     eligible agencies for local and statewide programs.
       ``(2) Greater available appropriations.--Any amounts 
     appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this section in 
     excess of $6,000,000 shall be allotted as follows:
       ``(A) Allotments.--The Secretary shall use 40 percent of 
     such excess to allot for grants under subsection (a) to 
     eligible agencies for statewide programs in each State an 
     amount that bears the same ratio to 40 percent of such excess 
     as the low-income and unemployed population of such State 
     bears to the low-income and unemployed population of all the 
     States.
       ``(B) Competitive grants for local and statewide 
     programs.--The Secretary shall use 40 percent of such excess 
     to make grants under subsection (a) on a competitive basis to 
     eligible agencies for local and statewide programs.
       ``(C) Competitive grants for nationwide programs.--The 
     Secretary shall use the remaining 20 percent of such excess 
     to make grants under subsection (a) on a competitive basis to 
     eligible agencies for nationwide programs, including programs 
     benefiting Indians, as defined in section 677, and migrant or 
     seasonal farmworkers.
       ``(3) Eligibility for allotments for statewide programs.--
     To be eligible to receive an allotment under paragraph (1)(A) 
     or (2)(A), an eligible agency shall demonstrate that the 
     proposed program is statewide in scope and represents a 
     comprehensive and coordinated effort to alleviate hunger 
     within the State.
       ``(4) Minimum allotments for statewide programs.--
       ``(A) In general.--From the amounts allotted under 
     paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A), the minimum total allotment for 
     each State for each fiscal year shall be--
       ``(i) $15,000 if the total amount appropriated to carry out 
     this section is not less than $7,000,000 but less than 
     $10,000,000;
       ``(ii) $20,000 if the total amount appropriated to carry 
     out this section is not less than $10,000,000 but less than 
     $15,000,000; or
       ``(iii) $30,000 if the total amount appropriated to carry 
     out this section is not less than $15,000,000.
       ``(B) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `State' does 
     not include Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       ``(5) Maximum grants.--From funds made available under 
     paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) for any fiscal year, the 
     Secretary may not make grants under subsection (a) to an 
     eligible agency in an aggregate amount exceeding $50,000. 
     From funds made available under paragraph (2)(C) for any 
     fiscal year, the Secretary may not make grants under 
     subsection (a) to an eligible agency in an aggregate amount 
     exceeding $300,000.
       ``(c) Report.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     prepare and submit, to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
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     of the Senate, a report concerning the grants made under this 
     section. Such report shall include--
       ``(1) a list of grant recipients;
       ``(2) information on the amount of funding awarded to each 
     grant recipient; and
       ``(3) a summary of the activities performed by the grant 
     recipients with funding awarded under this section and a 
     description of the manner in which such activities meet the 
     objectives described in subsection (a).
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003.

     ``SEC. 682. NATIONAL OR REGIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE 
                   INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH.

       ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     make a grant to an eligible service provider to administer 
     national or regional programs to provide instructional 
     activities for low-income youth. In making such a grant, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to eligible service providers 
     that have a demonstrated ability to operate such a program.
       ``(b) Program Requirements.--Any instructional activity 
     carried out by an eligible service provider receiving a grant 
     under this section shall be carried out on the campus of an 
     institution of higher education (as defined in section 
     1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1141(a))) and shall include--
       ``(1) access to the facilities and resources of such an 
     institution;
       ``(2) an initial medical examination and follow-up referral 
     or treatment, without charge, for youth during their 
     participation in such activity;
       ``(3) at least one nutritious meal daily, without charge, 
     for participating youth during each day of participation;
       ``(4) high quality instruction in a variety of sports (that 
     shall include swimming and that may include dance and any 
     other high quality recreational activity) provided by coaches 
     and teachers from institutions of higher education and from 
     elementary and secondary schools (as defined in section 14101 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 8801)); and
       ``(5) enrichment instruction and information on matters 
     relating to the well-being of youth, to include educational 
     opportunities and information on study practices, education 
     for the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse, and information 
     on health and nutrition, career opportunities, and family and 
     job responsibilities.
       ``(c) Advisory Committee; Partnerships.--The eligible 
     service provider shall, in each community in which a program 
     is funded under this section--
       ``(1) ensure that--
       ``(A) a community-based advisory committee is established, 
     with representatives from local youth, family, and social 
     service organizations, schools, entities providing park and 
     recreation services, and other community-based organizations 
     serving high-risk youth; or
       ``(B) an existing community-based advisory board, 
     commission, or committee with similar membership is utilized 
     to serve as the committee described in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(2) enter into formal partnerships with youth-serving 
     organizations or other appropriate social service entities in 
     order to link program participants with year-round services 
     in their home communities that support and continue the 
     objectives of this subtitle.
       ``(d) Eligible Providers.--A service provider that is a 
     national private, nonprofit organization, a coalition of such 
     organizations, or a private, nonprofit organization applying 
     jointly with a business concern shall be eligible to apply 
     for a grant under this section if--
       ``(1) the applicant has demonstrated experience in 
     operating a program providing instruction to low-income 
     youth;
       ``(2) the applicant agrees to contribute an amount (in cash 
     or in kind, fairly evaluated) of not less than 25 percent of 
     the amount requested, for the program funded through the 
     grant;
       ``(3) the applicant agrees to use no funds from a grant 
     authorized under this section for administrative expenses; 
     and
       ``(4) the applicant agrees to comply with the regulations 
     or program guidelines promulgated by the Secretary for use of 
     funds made available through the grant.
       ``(e) Application Process.--To be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this section, a service provider shall submit to 
     the Secretary, for approval, an application at such time, in 
     such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
     may require.
       ``(f) Promulgation of Regulations or Program Guidelines.--
     The Secretary shall promulgate regulations or program 
     guidelines to ensure funds made available through a grant 
     made under this section are used in accordance with the 
     objectives of this subtitle.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003 for grants to carry out this section.

     ``SEC. 683. REFERENCES.

       ``Any reference in any provision of law to the poverty line 
     set forth in section 624 or 625 of the Economic Opportunity 
     Act of 1964 shall be construed to be a reference to the 
     poverty line defined in section 673. Except as otherwise 
     provided, any reference in any provision of law to any 
     community action agency designated under title II of the 
     Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 shall be construed to be a 
     reference to an entity eligible to receive funds under the 
     community services block grant program.''.

     SEC. 202. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Older Americans Act of 1965.--Section 306(a)(6)(E)(ii) 
     of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3026(a)(6)(E)(ii)) is amended by striking ``section 675(c)(3) 
     of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
     9904(c)(3))'' and inserting ``section 676B of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act''.
       (b) Community Economic Development Act of 1981.--
       (1) Source of funds.--Section 614 of the Community Economic 
     Development Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9803) is repealed.
       (2) Advisory community investment board.--Section 615(a)(2) 
     of the Community Economic Development Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 
     9804(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``through the Office'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``through an appropriate 
     office.''.
       (c) Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986.--Section 
     407 of the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 
     U.S.C. 9812a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting after ``funds available'' the following: 
     ``(before the date of enactment of the Coats Human Services 
     Reauthorization Act of 1998)''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``9910(a))'' the following: ``(as in 
     effect before such date)''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) by inserting after ``funds available'' the following: 
     ``(before the date of enactment of the Coats Human Services 
     Reauthorization Act of 1998)''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``9910(a))'' the following: ``(as in 
     effect before such date)''.
       (d) Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988.--Section 3521(c)(2) of the 
     Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11841(c)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``, such as activities authorized by 
     section 681(a)(2)(F) of the Community Services Block Grant 
     Act (42 U.S.C. section 9910(a)(2)(F)),''.
              TITLE III--LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Amendments of 1998''.

     SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 2602(b) of the Low-Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(b)) is amended 
     by inserting ``, such sums as may be necessary for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and $2,000,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2002 through 2004'' after ``1995 through 1999''.
       (b) Program Year.--Section 2602(c) of the Low-Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(c)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(c) Amounts appropriated under this section for any 
     fiscal year for programs and activities under this title 
     shall be made available for obligation in the succeeding 
     fiscal year.''.
       (c) Incentive Program for Leveraging Non-Federal 
     Resources.--Section 2602(d) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(d)'' and inserting ``(d)(1)'';
       (2) by striking ``are authorized'' and inserting ``is 
     authorized'';
       (3) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and all that follows and 
     inserting the following: ``$30,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2004, except as provided in paragraph 
     (2).''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) For any of fiscal years 1999 through 2004 for which 
     the amount appropriated under subsection (b) is not less than 
     $1,400,000,000, there is authorized to be appropriated 
     $50,000,000 to carry out section 2607A.''.
       (d) Technical Amendments.--Section 2602(e) of the Low-
     Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(e)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``are authorized'' and inserting ``is 
     authorized''; and
       (2) by striking ``subsection (g)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (e) of such section''.

     SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 2603(4) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
     Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8622(4)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the term'' and inserting ``The term''; 
     and
       (2) by striking the semicolon and inserting a period.

     SEC. 304. NATURAL DISASTERS AND OTHER EMERGENCIES.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 2603 of the Low-Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8622) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (8) through (11), respectively;
       (2) by inserting before paragraph (8) (as redesignated in 
     paragraph (1)) the following:
       ``(7) The term `natural disaster' means a weather event 
     (relating to cold or hot weather), flood, earthquake, 
     tornado, hurricane, or ice storm, or an event meeting such 
     other criteria as the Secretary, in the discretion of the 
     Secretary, may determine to be appropriate.'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated in 
     paragraph (3)) the following:
       ``(1) The term `emergency' means--
       ``(A) a natural disaster;
       ``(B) a significant home energy supply shortage or 
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       ``(C) a significant increase in the cost of home energy, as 
     determined by the Secretary;
       ``(D) a significant increase in home energy disconnections 
     reported by a utility, a State regulatory agency, or another 
     agency with necessary data;
       ``(E) a significant increase in participation in a public 
     benefit program such as the food stamp program carried out 
     under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the 
     national program to provide supplemental security income 
     carried out under title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), or the State temporary assistance for 
     needy families program carried out under part A of title IV 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), as 
     determined by the head of the appropriate Federal agency;
       ``(F) a significant increase in unemployment, layoffs, or 
     the number of households with an individual applying for 
     unemployment benefits, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Labor; or
       ``(G) an event meeting such criteria as the Secretary, in 
     the discretion of the Secretary, may determine to be 
     appropriate.''.
       (b) Considerations.--Section 2604(g) of the Low-Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8623(g)) is amended 
     by striking the last two sentences and inserting the 
     following: ``In determining whether to make such an allotment 
     to a State, the Secretary shall take into account the extent 
     to which the State was affected by the natural disaster or 
     other emergency involved, the availability to the State of 
     other resources under the program carried out under this 
     title or any other program, and such other factors as the 
     Secretary may find to be relevant. Not later than 30 days 
     after making the determination, but prior to releasing an 
     allotted amount to a State, the Secretary shall notify 
     Congress of the allotments made pursuant to this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 305. STATE ALLOTMENTS.

       Section 2604 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act 
     of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8623) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
     Islands.'' and inserting ``and the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(3)(B)(ii), by striking 
     ``application'' and inserting ``applications'';
       (3) by striking subsection (f);
       (4) in the first sentence of subsection (g), by striking 
     ``(a) through (f)'' and inserting ``(a) through (d)''; and
       (5) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (e).

     SEC. 306. ADMINISTRATION.

       Section 2605 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act 
     of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking ``and not transferred 
     pursuant to section 2604(f) for use under another block 
     grant'';
       (B) in paragraph (14), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (C) in the matter following paragraph (14), by striking 
     ``The Secretary may not prescribe the manner in which the 
     States will comply with the provisions of this subsection.''; 
     and
       (D) in the matter following paragraph (16), by inserting 
     before ``The Secretary shall issue'' the following: ``The 
     Secretary may not prescribe the manner in which the States 
     will comply with the provisions of this subsection.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``States'' and 
     inserting ``State''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (G)(i), by striking ``has'' and 
     inserting ``had''; and
       (3) in paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of subsection (k) by 
     inserting ``, particularly those low-income households with 
     the lowest incomes that pay a high proportion of household 
     income for home energy'' before the period.

     SEC. 307. PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       Section 2607(b)(2)(B) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8626(b)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``and not 
     transferred pursuant to section 2604(f)''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``but not 
     transferred by the State''.

     SEC. 308. RESIDENTIAL ENERGY ASSISTANCE CHALLENGE OPTION.

       (a) Evaluation.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct an evaluation of the Residential Energy 
     Assistance Challenge program described in section 2607B of 
     the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 
     8626b).
       (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall prepare and submit to Congress a report 
     containing--
       (1) the findings resulting from the evaluation described in 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) the State evaluations described in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) of subsection (b) of such section 2607B.
       (c) Incentive Grants.--Section 2607B(b)(1) of the Low-
     Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 
     8626b(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``For each of the fiscal 
     years 1996 through 1999'' and inserting ``For each fiscal 
     year''.
       (d) Technical Amendments.--Section 2607B of the Low-Income 
     Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8626b) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(2)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (N) as 
     subparagraphs (E) through (M), respectively; and
       (B) in clause (i) of subparagraph (I) (as redesignated in 
     subparagraph (A)), by striking ``on'' and inserting ``of''; 
     and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).

     SEC. 309. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND COMPLIANCE 
                   REVIEWS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2609A(a) of the Low-Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8628a(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``$250,000'' and inserting ``$300,000'';
       (2) by striking ``Secretary--'' and all that follows 
     through ``(1) to make'' and inserting the following: 
     ``Secretary--
       ``(1) to--
       ``(A) make'';
       (3) by striking ``organizations; or'' and all that follows 
     through ``(2) to enter'' and inserting the following: 
     ``organizations; or
       ``(B) enter'';
       (4) by striking the following:
     ``to provide'' and inserting the following:
     ``to provide'';
       (5) by striking ``title.'' and inserting the following: 
     ``title; or
       ``(2) to conduct onsite compliance reviews of programs 
     supported under this title.''; and
       (6) in paragraph (1)(B) (as redesignated in paragraphs (2) 
     and (3))--
       (A) by inserting ``or interagency agreements'' after 
     ``cooperative arrangements''; and
       (B) by inserting ``(including Federal agencies)'' after 
     ``public agencies''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The section heading of section 
     2609A of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 
     (42 U.S.C. 8628a) is amended to read as follows:


      ``technical assistance, training, and compliance reviews''.

                   TITLE IV--ASSETS FOR INDEPENDENCE

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Assets for Independence 
     Act''.

     SEC. 402. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Economic well-being does not come solely from income, 
     spending, and consumption, but also requires savings, 
     investment, and accumulation of assets because assets can 
     improve economic independence and stability, connect 
     individuals with a viable and hopeful future, stimulate 
     development of human and other capital, and enhance the 
     welfare of offspring.
       (2) Fully \1/2\ of all Americans have either no, 
     negligible, or negative assets available for investment, just 
     as the price of entry to the economic mainstream, the cost of 
     a house, an adequate education, and starting a business, is 
     increasing. Further, the household savings rate of the United 
     States lags far behind other industrial nations, presenting a 
     barrier to economic growth.
       (3) In the current tight fiscal environment, the United 
     States should invest existing resources in high-yield 
     initiatives. There is reason to believe that the financial 
     returns, including increased income, tax revenue, and 
     decreased welfare cash assistance, resulting from individual 
     development accounts will far exceed the cost of investment 
     in those accounts.
       (4) Traditional public assistance programs concentrating on 
     income and consumption have rarely been successful in 
     promoting and supporting the transition to increased economic 
     self-sufficiency. Income-based domestic policy should be 
     complemented with asset-based policy because, while income-
     based policies ensure that consumption needs (including food, 
     child care, rent, clothing, and health care) are met, asset-
     based policies provide the means to achieve greater 
     independence and economic well-being.

     SEC. 403. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this title are to provide for the 
     establishment of demonstration projects designed to 
     determine--
       (1) the social, civic, psychological, and economic effects 
     of providing to individuals and families with limited means 
     an incentive to accumulate assets by saving a portion of 
     their earned income;
       (2) the extent to which an asset-based policy that promotes 
     saving for postsecondary education, homeownership, and 
     microenterprise development may be used to enable individuals 
     and families with limited means to increase their economic 
     self-sufficiency; and
       (3) the extent to which an asset-based policy stabilizes 
     and improves families and the community in which the families 
     live.

     SEC. 404. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Applicable period.--The term ``applicable period'' 
     means, with respect to amounts to be paid from a grant made 
     for a project year, the calendar year immediately preceding 
     the calendar year in which the grant is made.
       (2) Eligible individual.--The term ``eligible individual'' 
     means an individual who is selected to participate in a 
     demonstration project by a qualified entity under section 
     409.
       (3) Emergency withdrawal.--The term ``emergency 
     withdrawal'' means a withdrawal by an eligible individual 
     that--
       (A) is a withdrawal of only those funds, or a portion of 
     those funds, deposited by the individual in the individual 
     development account of the individual;
       (B) is permitted by a qualified entity on a case-by-case 
     basis; and

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       (C) is made for--
       (i) expenses for medical care or necessary to obtain 
     medical care, for the individual or a spouse or dependent of 
     the individual described in paragraph (8)(D);
       (ii) payments necessary to prevent the eviction of the 
     individual from the residence of the individual, or 
     foreclosure on the mortgage for the principal residence of 
     the individual, as defined in paragraph (8)(B); or
       (iii) payments necessary to enable the individual to meet 
     necessary living expenses following loss of employment.
       (4) Household.--The term ``household'' means all 
     individuals who share use of a dwelling unit as primary 
     quarters for living and eating separate from other 
     individuals.
       (5) Individual development account.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``individual development 
     account'' means a trust created or organized in the United 
     States exclusively for the purpose of paying the qualified 
     expenses of an eligible individual, or enabling the eligible 
     individual to make an emergency withdrawal, but only if the 
     written governing instrument creating the trust contains the 
     following requirements:
       (i) No contribution will be accepted unless the 
     contribution is in cash or by check.
       (ii) The trustee is a federally insured financial 
     institution, or a State insured financial institution if no 
     federally insured financial institution is available.
       (iii) The assets of the trust will be invested in 
     accordance with the direction of the eligible individual 
     after consultation with the qualified entity providing 
     deposits for the individual under section 410.
       (iv) The assets of the trust will not be commingled with 
     other property except in a common trust fund or common 
     investment fund.
       (v) Except as provided in clause (vi), any amount in the 
     trust that is attributable to a deposit provided under 
     section 410 may be paid or distributed out of the trust only 
     for the purpose of paying the qualified expenses of the 
     eligible individual, or enabling the eligible individual to 
     make an emergency withdrawal.
       (vi) Any balance in the trust on the day after the date on 
     which the individual for whose benefit the trust is 
     established dies shall be distributed within 30 days of that 
     date as directed by that individual to another individual 
     development account established for the benefit of an 
     eligible individual.
       (B) Custodial accounts.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     a custodial account shall be treated as a trust if the assets 
     of the custodial account are held by a bank (as defined in 
     section 408(n) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) or 
     another person who demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary, that the manner in which such person will 
     administer the custodial account will be consistent with the 
     requirements of this title, and if the custodial account 
     would, except for the fact that it is not a trust, constitute 
     an individual development account described in subparagraph 
     (A). For purposes of this title, in the case of a custodial 
     account treated as a trust by reason of the preceding 
     sentence, the custodian of that custodial account shall be 
     treated as the trustee of the account.
       (6) Project year.--The term ``project year'' means, with 
     respect to a demonstration project, any of the 5 consecutive 
     12-month periods beginning on the date the project is 
     originally authorized to be conducted.
       (7) Qualified entity.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``qualified entity'' means--
       (i) one or more not-for-profit organizations described in 
     section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code; or
       (ii) a State or local government agency, or a tribal 
     government, submitting an application under section 405 
     jointly with an organization described in clause (i).
       (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
     be construed as preventing an organization described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i) from collaborating with a financial 
     institution or for-profit community development corporation 
     to carry out the purposes of this title.
       (8) Qualified expenses.--The term ``qualified expenses'' 
     means one or more of the following, as provided by a 
     qualified entity:
       (A) Postsecondary educational expenses.--Postsecondary 
     educational expenses paid from an individual development 
     account directly to an eligible educational institution. In 
     this subparagraph:
       (i) Postsecondary educational expenses.--The term 
     ``postsecondary educational expenses'' means the following:

       (I) Tuition and fees.--Tuition and fees required for the 
     enrollment or attendance of a student at an eligible 
     educational institution.
       (II) Fees, books, supplies, and equipment.--Fees, books, 
     supplies, and equipment required for courses of instruction 
     at an eligible educational institution.

       (ii) Eligible educational institution.--The term ``eligible 
     educational institution'' means the following:

       (I) Institution of higher education.--An institution 
     described in section 101 or 102 of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965.
       (II) Postsecondary vocational education school.--An area 
     vocational education school (as defined in subparagraph (C) 
     or (D) of section 521(4) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2471(4))) 
     which is in any State (as defined in section 521(33) of such 
     Act), as such sections are in effect on the date of enactment 
     of this title.

       (B) First-home purchase.--Qualified acquisition costs with 
     respect to a principal residence for a qualified first-time 
     homebuyer, if paid from an individual development account 
     directly to the persons to whom the amounts are due. In this 
     subparagraph:
       (i) Principal residence.--The term ``principal residence'' 
     means a main residence, the qualified acquisition costs of 
     which do not exceed 100 percent of the average area purchase 
     price applicable to such residence.
       (ii) Qualified acquisition costs.--The term ``qualified 
     acquisition costs'' means the costs of acquiring, 
     constructing, or reconstructing a residence. The term 
     includes any usual or reasonable settlement, financing, or 
     other closing costs.
       (iii) Qualified first-time homebuyer.--

       (I) In general.--The term ``qualified first-time 
     homebuyer'' means an individual participating in the project 
     involved (and, if married, the individual's spouse) who has 
     no present ownership interest in a principal residence during 
     the 3-year period ending on the date of acquisition of the 
     principal residence to which this subparagraph applies.
       (II) Date of acquisition.--The term ``date of acquisition'' 
     means the date on which a binding contract to acquire, 
     construct, or reconstruct the principal residence to which 
     this subparagraph applies is entered into.

       (C) Business capitalization.--Amounts paid from an 
     individual development account directly to a business 
     capitalization account that is established in a federally 
     insured financial institution (or in a State insured 
     financial institution if no federally insured financial 
     institution is available) and is restricted to use solely for 
     qualified business capitalization expenses. In this 
     subparagraph:
       (i) Qualified business capitalization expenses.--The term 
     ``qualified business capitalization expenses'' means 
     qualified expenditures for the capitalization of a qualified 
     business pursuant to a qualified plan.
       (ii) Qualified expenditures.--The term ``qualified 
     expenditures'' means expenditures included in a qualified 
     plan, including capital, plant, equipment, working capital, 
     and inventory expenses.
       (iii) Qualified business.--The term ``qualified business'' 
     means any business that does not contravene any law or public 
     policy (as determined by the Secretary).
       (iv) Qualified plan.--The term ``qualified plan'' means a 
     business plan, or a plan to use a business asset purchased, 
     which--

       (I) is approved by a financial institution, a 
     microenterprise development organization, or a nonprofit loan 
     fund having demonstrated fiduciary integrity;
       (II) includes a description of services or goods to be 
     sold, a marketing plan, and projected financial statements; 
     and
       (III) may require the eligible individual to obtain the 
     assistance of an experienced entrepreneurial adviser.

       (D) Transfers to idas of family members.--Amounts paid from 
     an individual development account directly into another such 
     account established for the benefit of an eligible individual 
     who is--
       (i) the individual's spouse; or
       (ii) any dependent of the individual with respect to whom 
     the individual is allowed a deduction under section 151 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (9) Qualified savings of the individual for the period.--
     The term ``qualified savings of the individual for the 
     period'' means the aggregate of the amounts contributed by an 
     individual to the individual development account of the 
     individual during the period.
       (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of 
     Community Services.
       (11) Tribal government.--The term ``tribal government'' 
     means a tribal organization, as defined in section 4 of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 450b) or a Native Hawaiian organization, as defined in 
     section 9212 of the Native Hawaiian Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     7912).

     SEC. 405. APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Announcement of Demonstration Projects.--Not later than 
     3 months after the date of enactment of this title, the 
     Secretary shall publicly announce the availability of funding 
     under this title for demonstration projects and shall ensure 
     that applications to conduct the demonstration projects are 
     widely available to qualified entities.
       (b) Submission.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this title, a qualified entity may submit to the 
     Secretary an application to conduct a demonstration project 
     under this title.
       (c) Criteria.--In considering whether to approve an 
     application to conduct a demonstration project under this 
     title, the Secretary shall assess the following:
       (1) Sufficiency of project.--The degree to which the 
     project described in the application appears likely to aid 
     project participants in achieving economic self-sufficiency 
     through activities requiring one or more qualified expenses.
       (2) Administrative ability.--The experience and ability of 
     the applicant to responsibly administer the project.
       (3) Ability to assist participants.--The experience and 
     ability of the applicant in recruiting, educating, and 
     assisting project participants to increase their economic 
     independence and general well-being through the development 
     of assets.

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       (4) Commitment of non-federal funds.--The aggregate amount 
     of direct funds from non-Federal public sector and from 
     private sources that are formally committed to the project as 
     matching contributions.
       (5) Adequacy of plan for providing information for 
     evaluation.--The adequacy of the plan for providing 
     information relevant to an evaluation of the project.
       (6) Other factors.--Such other factors relevant to the 
     purposes of this title as the Secretary may specify.
       (d) Preferences.--In considering an application to conduct 
     a demonstration project under this title, the Secretary shall 
     give preference to an application that--
       (1) demonstrates the willingness and ability to select 
     individuals described in section 408 who are predominantly 
     from households in which a child (or children) is living with 
     the child's biological or adoptive mother or father, or with 
     the child's legal guardian;
       (2) provides a commitment of non-Federal funds with a 
     proportionately greater amount of such funds committed from 
     private sector sources; and
       (3) targets such individuals residing within one or more 
     relatively well-defined neighborhoods or communities 
     (including rural communities) that experience high rates of 
     poverty or unemployment.
       (e) Approval.--Not later than 9 months after the date of 
     enactment of this title, the Secretary shall, on a 
     competitive basis, approve such applications to conduct 
     demonstration projects under this title as the Secretary 
     considers to be appropriate, taking into account the 
     assessments required by subsections (c) and (d). The 
     Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     that the applications that are approved involve a range of 
     communities (both rural and urban) and diverse populations.
       (f) Contracts With Nonprofit Entities.--The Secretary may 
     contract with an entity described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 
     section 501(a) of such Code to carry out any responsibility 
     of the Secretary under this section or section 412 if--
       (1) such entity demonstrates the ability to carry out such 
     responsibility; and
       (2) the Secretary can demonstrate that such responsibility 
     would not be carried out by the Secretary at a lower cost.
       (g) Grandfathering of Existing Statewide Programs.--Any 
     statewide individual asset-building program that is carried 
     out in a manner consistent with the purposes of this title, 
     that is established under State law as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and that as of such date is operating 
     with an annual State appropriation of not less than 
     $1,000,000 in non-Federal funds, shall be deemed to meet the 
     eligibility requirements of this subtitle, and the entity 
     carrying out the program shall be deemed to be a qualified 
     entity. The Secretary shall consider funding the statewide 
     program as a demonstration project described in this 
     subtitle. In considering the statewide program for funding, 
     the Secretary shall review an application submitted by the 
     entity carrying out such statewide program under this 
     section, notwithstanding the preference requirements listed 
     in subsection (d). Any program requirements under sections 
     407 through 411 that are inconsistent with State statutory 
     requirements in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, 
     governing such statewide program, shall not apply to the 
     program.

     SEC. 406. DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY; ANNUAL GRANTS.

       (a) Demonstration Authority.--If the Secretary approves an 
     application to conduct a demonstration project under this 
     title, the Secretary shall, not later than 10 months after 
     the date of enactment of this title, authorize the applicant 
     to conduct the project for 5 project years in accordance with 
     the approved application and the requirements of this title.
       (b) Grant Authority.--For each project year of a 
     demonstration project conducted under this title, the 
     Secretary may make a grant to the qualified entity authorized 
     to conduct the project. In making such a grant, the Secretary 
     shall make the grant on the first day of the project year in 
     an amount not to exceed the lesser of--
       (1) the aggregate amount of funds committed as matching 
     contributions from non-Federal public or private sector 
     sources; or
       (2) $1,000,000.

     SEC. 407. RESERVE FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--A qualified entity under this title, 
     other than a State or local government agency or a tribal 
     government, shall establish a Reserve Fund that shall be 
     maintained in accordance with this section.
       (b) Amounts in Reserve Fund.--
       (1) In general.--As soon after receipt as is practicable, a 
     qualified entity shall deposit in the Reserve Fund 
     established under subsection (a)--
       (A) all funds provided to the qualified entity from any 
     public or private source in connection with the demonstration 
     project; and
       (B) the proceeds from any investment made under subsection 
     (c)(2).
       (2) Uniform accounting regulations.--The Secretary shall 
     prescribe regulations with respect to accounting for amounts 
     in the Reserve Fund established under subsection (a).
       (c) Use of Amounts in the Reserve Fund.--
       (1) In general.--A qualified entity shall use the amounts 
     in the Reserve Fund established under subsection (a) to--
       (A) assist participants in the demonstration project in 
     obtaining the skills (including economic literacy, budgeting, 
     credit, and counseling skills) and information necessary to 
     achieve economic self-sufficiency through activities 
     requiring qualified expenses;
       (B) provide deposits in accordance with section 410 for 
     individuals selected by the qualified entity to participate 
     in the demonstration project;
       (C) administer the demonstration project; and
       (D) provide the research organization evaluating the 
     demonstration project under section 414 with such information 
     with respect to the demonstration project as may be required 
     for the evaluation.
       (2) Authority to invest funds.--
       (A) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall establish guidelines 
     for investing amounts in the Reserve Fund established under 
     subsection (a) in a manner that provides an appropriate 
     balance between return, liquidity, and risk.
       (B) Investment.--A qualified entity shall invest the 
     amounts in its Reserve Fund that are not immediately needed 
     to carry out the provisions of paragraph (1), in accordance 
     with the guidelines established under subparagraph (A).
       (3) Limitation on uses.--Not more than 9.5 percent of the 
     amounts provided to a qualified entity under section 406(b) 
     shall be used by the qualified entity for the purposes 
     described in subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of paragraph 
     (1), of which not less than 2 percent of the amounts shall be 
     used by the qualified entity for the purposes described in 
     paragraph (1)(D). If two or more qualified entities are 
     jointly administering a project, no qualified entity shall 
     use more than its proportional share for the purposes 
     described in subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of paragraph 
     (1).
       (d) Unused Federal Grant Funds Transferred to the Secretary 
     When Project Terminates.--Notwithstanding subsection (c), 
     upon the termination of any demonstration project authorized 
     under this section, the qualified entity conducting the 
     project shall transfer to the Secretary an amount equal to--
       (1) the amounts in its Reserve Fund at the time of the 
     termination; multiplied by
       (2) a percentage equal to--
       (A) the aggregate amount of grants made to the qualified 
     entity under section 406(b); divided by
       (B) the aggregate amount of all funds provided to the 
     qualified entity from all sources to conduct the project.

     SEC. 408. ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION.

       (a) In General.--Any individual who is a member of a 
     household that is eligible for assistance under the State 
     temporary assistance for needy families program established 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or that meets each of the following 
     requirements shall be eligible to participate in a 
     demonstration project conducted under this title:
       (1) Income test.--The adjusted gross income of the 
     household does not exceed the earned income amount described 
     in section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (taking 
     into account the size of the household).
       (2) Net worth test.--
       (A) In general.--The net worth of the household, as of the 
     end of the calendar year preceding the determination of 
     eligibility, does not exceed $10,000.
       (B) Determination of net worth.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the net worth of a household is the amount 
     equal to--
       (i) the aggregate market value of all assets that are owned 
     in whole or in part by any member of the household; minus
       (ii) the obligations or debts of any member of the 
     household.
       (C) Exclusions.--For purposes of determining the net worth 
     of a household, a household's assets shall not be considered 
     to include the primary dwelling unit and one motor vehicle 
     owned by a member of the household.
       (b) Individuals Unable To Complete the Project.--The 
     Secretary shall establish such regulations as are necessary 
     to ensure compliance with this title if an individual 
     participating in the demonstration project moves from the 
     community in which the project is conducted or is otherwise 
     unable to continue participating in that project, including 
     regulations prohibiting future eligibility to participate in 
     any other demonstration project conducted under this title.

     SEC. 409. SELECTION OF INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE.

       From among the individuals eligible to participate in a 
     demonstration project conducted under this title, each 
     qualified entity shall select the individuals--
       (1) that the qualified entity determines to be best suited 
     to participate; and
       (2) to whom the qualified entity will provide deposits in 
     accordance with section 410.

     SEC. 410. DEPOSITS BY QUALIFIED ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Not less than once every 3 months during 
     each project year, each qualified entity under this title 
     shall deposit in the individual development account of each 
     individual participating in the project, or into a parallel 
     account maintained by the qualified entity--
       (1) from the non-Federal funds described in section 
     405(c)(4), a matching contribution of not less than $0.50 and 
     not more than $4 for every $1 of earned income (as defined in 
     section 911(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) 
     deposited in the account by a project participant during that 
     period;
       (2) from the grant made under section 406(b), an amount 
     equal to the matching contribution made under paragraph (1); 
     and

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       (3) any interest that has accrued on amounts deposited 
     under paragraph (1) or (2) on behalf of that individual into 
     the individual development account of the individual or into 
     a parallel account maintained by the qualified entity.
       (b) Limitation on Deposits for an Individual.--Not more 
     than $2,000 from a grant made under section 406(b) shall be 
     provided to any one individual over the course of the 
     demonstration project.
       (c) Limitation on Deposits for a Household.--Not more than 
     $4,000 from a grant made under section 406(b) shall be 
     provided to any one household over the course of the 
     demonstration project.
       (d) Withdrawal of Funds.--The Secretary shall establish 
     such guidelines as may be necessary to ensure that funds held 
     in an individual development account are not withdrawn, 
     except for one or more qualified expenses, or for an 
     emergency withdrawal. Such guidelines shall include a 
     requirement that a responsible official of the qualified 
     entity conducting a project approve a withdrawal from such an 
     account in writing. The guidelines shall provide that no 
     individual may withdraw funds from an individual development 
     account earlier than 6 months after the date on which the 
     individual first deposits funds in the account.
       (e) Reimbursement.--An individual shall reimburse an 
     individual development account for any funds withdrawn from 
     the account for an emergency withdrawal, not later than 12 
     months after the date of the withdrawal. If the individual 
     fails to make the reimbursement, the qualified entity 
     administering the account shall transfer the funds deposited 
     into the account or a parallel account under this section to 
     the Reserve Fund of the qualified entity, and use the funds 
     to benefit other individuals participating in the 
     demonstration project involved.

     SEC. 411. LOCAL CONTROL OVER DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

       A qualified entity under this title, other than a State or 
     local government agency or a tribal government, shall, 
     subject to the provisions of section 413, have sole authority 
     over the administration of the project. The Secretary may 
     prescribe only such regulations or guidelines with respect to 
     demonstration projects conducted under this title as are 
     necessary to ensure compliance with the approved applications 
     and the requirements of this title.

     SEC. 412. ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS.

       (a) In General.--Each qualified entity under this title 
     shall prepare an annual report on the progress of the 
     demonstration project. Each report shall include both program 
     and participant information and shall specify for the period 
     covered by the report the following information:
       (1) The number and characteristics of individuals making a 
     deposit into an individual development account.
       (2) The amounts in the Reserve Fund established with 
     respect to the project.
       (3) The amounts deposited in the individual development 
     accounts.
       (4) The amounts withdrawn from the individual development 
     accounts and the purposes for which such amounts were 
     withdrawn.
       (5) The balances remaining in the individual development 
     accounts.
       (6) The savings account characteristics (such as threshold 
     amounts and match rates) required to stimulate participation 
     in the demonstration project, and how such characteristics 
     vary among different populations or communities.
       (7) What service configurations of the qualified entity 
     (such as configurations relating to peer support, structured 
     planning exercises, mentoring, and case management) increased 
     the rate and consistency of participation in the 
     demonstration project and how such configurations varied 
     among different populations or communities.
       (8) Such other information as the Secretary may require to 
     evaluate the demonstration project.
       (b) Submission of Reports.--The qualified entity shall 
     submit each report required to be prepared under subsection 
     (a) to--
       (1) the Secretary; and
       (2) the Treasurer (or equivalent official) of the State in 
     which the project is conducted, if the State or a local 
     government or a tribal government committed funds to the 
     demonstration project.
       (c) Timing.--The first report required by subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the end of 
     the calendar year in which the Secretary authorized the 
     qualified entity to conduct the demonstration project, and 
     subsequent reports shall be submitted every 12 months 
     thereafter, until the conclusion of the project.

     SEC. 413. SANCTIONS.

       (a) Authority To Terminate Demonstration Project.--If the 
     Secretary determines that a qualified entity under this title 
     is not operating a demonstration project in accordance with 
     the entity's approved application under section 405 or the 
     requirements of this title (and has not implemented any 
     corrective recommendations directed by the Secretary), the 
     Secretary shall terminate such entity's authority to conduct 
     the demonstration project.
       (b) Actions Required Upon Termination.--If the Secretary 
     terminates the authority to conduct a demonstration project, 
     the Secretary--
       (1) shall suspend the demonstration project;
       (2) shall take control of the Reserve Fund established 
     pursuant to section 407;
       (3) shall make every effort to identify another qualified 
     entity (or entities) willing and able to conduct the project 
     in accordance with the approved application (or, if 
     modification is necessary to incorporate the recommendations, 
     the application as modified) and the requirements of this 
     title;
       (4) shall, if the Secretary identifies an entity (or 
     entities) described in paragraph (3)--
       (A) authorize the entity (or entities) to conduct the 
     project in accordance with the approved application (or, if 
     modification is necessary to incorporate the recommendations, 
     the application as modified) and the requirements of this 
     title;
       (B) transfer to the entity (or entities) control over the 
     Reserve Fund established pursuant to section 407; and
       (C) consider, for purposes of this title--
       (i) such other entity (or entities) to be the qualified 
     entity (or entities) originally authorized to conduct the 
     demonstration project; and
       (ii) the date of such authorization to be the date of the 
     original authorization; and
       (5) if, by the end of the 1-year period beginning on the 
     date of the termination, the Secretary has not found a 
     qualified entity (or entities) described in paragraph (3), 
     shall--
       (A) terminate the project; and
       (B) from the amount remaining in the Reserve Fund 
     established as part of the project, remit to each source that 
     provided funds under section 405(c)(4) to the entity 
     originally authorized to conduct the project, an amount that 
     bears the same ratio to the amount so remaining as the amount 
     provided from the source under section 405(c)(4) bears to the 
     amount provided from all such sources under that section.

     SEC. 414. EVALUATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 10 months after the date of 
     enactment of this title, the Secretary shall enter into a 
     contract with an independent research organization to 
     evaluate, the demonstration projects conducted under this 
     title, individually and as a group, including evaluating all 
     qualified entities participating in and sources providing 
     funds for the demonstration projects conducted under this 
     title.
       (b) Factors To Evaluate.--In evaluating any demonstration 
     project conducted under this title, the research organization 
     shall address the following factors:
       (1) The effects of incentives and organizational or 
     institutional support on savings behavior in the 
     demonstration project.
       (2) The savings rates of individuals in the demonstration 
     project based on demographic characteristics including 
     gender, age, family size, race or ethnic background, and 
     income.
       (3) The economic, civic, psychological, and social effects 
     of asset accumulation, and how such effects vary among 
     different populations or communities.
       (4) The effects of individual development accounts on 
     savings rates, homeownership, level of postsecondary 
     education attained, and self-employment, and how such effects 
     vary among different populations or communities.
       (5) The potential financial returns to the Federal 
     Government and to other public sector and private sector 
     investors in individual development accounts over a 5-year 
     and 10-year period of time.
       (6) The lessons to be learned from the demonstration 
     projects conducted under this title and if a permanent 
     program of individual development accounts should be 
     established.
       (7) Such other factors as may be prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       (c) Methodological Requirements.--In evaluating any 
     demonstration project conducted under this title, the 
     research organization shall--
       (1) for at least one site, use control groups to compare 
     participants with nonparticipants;
       (2) before, during, and after the project, obtain such 
     quantitative data as are necessary to evaluate the project 
     thoroughly; and
       (3) develop a qualitative assessment, derived from sources 
     such as in-depth interviews, of how asset accumulation 
     affects individuals and families.
       (d) Reports by the Secretary.--
       (1) Interim reports.--Not later than 90 days after the end 
     of the calendar year in which the Secretary first authorizes 
     a qualified entity to conduct a demonstration project under 
     this title, and every 12 months thereafter until all 
     demonstration projects conducted under this title are 
     completed, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an interim 
     report setting forth the results of the reports submitted 
     pursuant to section 412(b).
       (2) Final reports.--Not later than 12 months after the 
     conclusion of all demonstration projects conducted under this 
     title, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a final report 
     setting forth the results and findings of all reports and 
     evaluations conducted pursuant to this title.
       (e) Evaluation Expenses.--The Secretary shall expend 2 
     percent of the amount appropriated under section 416 for a 
     fiscal year, to carry out the objectives of this section.

     SEC. 415. TREATMENT OF FUNDS.

       Of the funds deposited in individual development accounts 
     for eligible individuals, only the funds deposited by the 
     individuals (including interest accruing on those funds) may 
     be considered to be the income, assets, or resources of the 
     individuals, for purposes of determining eligibility for, or 
     the amount of assistance furnished under, any Federal or 
     federally assisted program based on need.

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     SEC. 416. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     title, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 
     2002, and 2003, to remain available until expended.
       And the House agree to the same.
     Bill Goodling,
     Mike Castle,
     Mark Souder,
     Bill Clay,
     Matthew G. Martinez,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Jim Jeffords,
     Dan Coats,
     Judd Gregg,
     Ted Kennedy,
     Chris Dodd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, recognized Mr. GOODLING and Mr. 
CLAY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said conference report was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on 
the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.105.57  potomac highlands airport authority compact

  Mr. LEACH moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution of 
the Senate (S.J. Res. 51) granting the consent of Congress to the 
Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact entered into between the 
States of Maryland and West Virginia.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, recognized Mr. LEACH and Mr. 
NADLER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said joint resolution was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.105.58  depository streamlining

  Mrs. ROUKEMA moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4364) 
to streamline the regulation of depository institutions, to safeguard 
confidential banking and credit union supervisory information, and for 
other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, recognized Mrs. ROUKEMA and Mr. 
LaFALCE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.105.59  fair credit reporting

  Mr. LEACH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2561) to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to 
furnishing and using consumer reports for employment purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, recognized Mr. LEACH and Mr. 
LaFALCE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.105.60  senate bills referred

  Bills of the Senate of the following titles were taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 744. An Act to authorize the construction of the Fall 
     River Water Users District Rural Water System and authorize 
     financial assistance to the Fall River Water Users District, 
     a nonprofit corporation, in the planning and construction of 
     the water supply system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       S. 736. An Act to convey certain real property within the 
     Carlsbad Project in New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation 
     District; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 1175. An Act to reauthorize the Delaware Water Gap 
     National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission for 10 
     additional years; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 1637. An Act to expedite State review of criminal 
     records of applicants for bail enforcement officer 
     employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Judiciary.
       S. 1641. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     study alternatives for establishing a national historic trail 
     to commemorate and interpret the history of women's rights in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2041. An Act 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 Willow Lake Natural 
     Treatment System Project for the reclamation and reuse of 
     water, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2086. An Act to revise the boundaries of the George 
     Washington Birthplace National Monument; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       S. 2117. An Act to authorize the construction of the 
     Perkins County Rural Water System and authorize financial 
     assistance to the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc., a 
     nonprofit corporation, in the planning and construction of 
     the water supply system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       S. 2140. An Act to amend the Reclamation Projects 
     Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse project; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2142. An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the facilities of the Pine River Project, to allow 
     jurisdictional transfer of lands between the Department of 
     Agriculture, Forest Service, and the Department of the 
     Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, and the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs; and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       S. 2235. An Act to amend part Q of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to encourage the use of 
     school resource officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     and Education and the Workforce.
       S. 2239. An Act to revise the boundary of Fort Matanzas 
     National Monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       S. 2240. An Act to establish the Adams National Historical 
     Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2241. An Act to provide for the acquisition of lands 
     formerly occupied by the Franklin D. Roosevelt family at Hyde 
     Park, New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       S. 2246. An Act to amend the Act which established the 
     Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, in the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by modifying the boundary, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2247. An Act to permit the payment of medical expenses 
     incurred by the United States Park Police in the performance 
     of duty to be made directly by the National Park Service, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       S. 2248. An Act to allow for waiver and indemnification in 
     mutual law enforcement agreements between the National Park 
     Service and a State or political subdivision, when required 
     by State law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       S. 2284. An Act to establish the Minuteman Missile National 
     Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources and National 
     Security.
       S. 2285. An Act to establish a commission, in honor of the 
     150th Anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, to further 
     protect sites of importance in the historic efforts to secure 
     equal rights for women, to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2309. An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to enter into an agreement for the construction and operation 
     of the Gateway Visitor Center at Independence Na

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     tional Historical Park; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2468. An Act to designate the Biscayne National Park 
     Visitor Center as the Dante Fascell Visitor Center; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       S. 2584. An Act to provide aviator continuation pay for 
     military members killed in Operation Desert Shield; to the 
     Committee on National Security.

para.105.61  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, 
bills of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 449. To provide for the orderly disposal of certain 
     Federal lands in Clark County, Nevada, and to provide for the 
     acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands in the State 
     of Nevada.
       H.R. 930. To require Federal employees to use Federal 
     travel charge cards for all payments of expenses of official 
     Government travel, to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     establish requirements for prepayment audits of Federal 
     agency transportation expenses, to authorize reimbursement of 
     Federal agency employees for taxes incurred on travel or 
     transportation reimbursements, and to authorize test programs 
     for the payment of Federal employee travel expenses and 
     relocation expenses.
       H.R. 1481. To amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife 
     Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for implementation of 
     recommendations of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources 
     Restoration Study.
       H.R. 1836. To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States 
     Code, to improve administration of sanctions against unfit 
     health care providers under the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Program, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3381. To direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     exchange land and other assets with Big Sky Lumber Co, and 
     other entities. 

para.105.62  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. YATES, for 
today after 6 p.m.
  And then,

para.105.63  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. LEACH, at 1 o'clock and 40 minutes a.m., Friday, 
October 9 (legislative day of Thursday, October 8), 1998, the House 
adjourned.

para.105.64  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. COBLE: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2281. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     implement the World Intellectual Property Organization 
     Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty 
     (Rept. No. 105-796). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. HANSEN: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. 
     Report in the matter of Representative Jay Kim (Rept. No. 
     105-797). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee of Rules. House Resolution 584. 
     Resolution further providing for consideration of the bill 
     (H.R. 4274) making appropriations for the Department of 
     Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related 
     agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-798). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 586. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3150) to amend title 11 of 
     the United States Code, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-799). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1853. A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Applied Technology Education Act (Rept. No. 105-800). Ordered 
     to be printed.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 3888. A bill to 
     amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the 
     protection of consumers against ``slamming'' by 
     telecommunications carriers, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-801). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 4353. A bill to 
     amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Foreign 
     Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 to improve the competitiveness 
     of American business and promote foreign commerce, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 105-802). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.105.65  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 4732. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the treatment of bonds issued to finance 
     electric output facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself and Mr. Bonior):
       H.R. 4733. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to 
     consolidate and enhance the trade adjustment assistance and 
     NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs under that 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 4734. A bill to amend part Q of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reduce the local 
     matching amount to ensure more local communities can qualify 
     for a grant to hire additional police officers; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 4735. A bill to make technical corrections to the 
     Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BENTSEN (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 4736. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure the proper payment of approved nursing 
     and paramedical education programs under the Medicare 
     Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ganske, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, and Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 4737. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and 
     individual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
     provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital 
     or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, 
     infection, tumor, or disease; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 4738. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, provide tax 
     relief for farmers and small businesses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
             Jefferson):
       H.R. 4739. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
     for comprehensive financing for graduate medical education; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 4740. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit early distributions from employee stock 
     ownership plans for higher education expenses and first-time 
     homebuyer purchases; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 4741. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be 
     limited by employer contributions to employee stock ownership 
     plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. 
             Kaptur):
       H.R. 4742. A bill to improve consumers' access to airline 
     industry information, to promote competition in the aviation 
     industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 4743. A bill to reauthorize the Public Safety and 
     Community Policing Grants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Gingrich):
       H.R. 4744. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that have 
     been designated as being no longer needed in research 
     conducted or supported by the Public Health Service, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 4745. A bill to establish a program to assist 
     homeowners experiencing unavoidable, temporary difficulty 
     making payments on mortgages insured under the National 
     Housing Act; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 4746. A bill to provide for the settlement of the 
     reserved water rights of the Shivwits and for the 
     construction of certain water projects; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 4747. A bill to respond to the needs of United States 
     farmers experiencing exceptionally low commodity prices and 
     extensive crop failures; to the Committee on Agri

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     culture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. QUINN:
       H.R. 4748. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require 6-months' advance notice to enrollees 
     of Medicare managed care plans of termination of hospital 
     participation under such plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SAXTON (by request):
       H.R. 4749. A bill to approve a governing international 
     fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic 
     of Estonia; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON (by request):
       H.R. 4750. A bill to approve a governing international 
     fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic 
     of Lithuania; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Carson, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, 
             Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut):
       H.R. 4751. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a presumption of service connection for the 
     occurrence of hepatitis C in certain veterans; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 4752. A bill to prohibit the construction of any 
     monument, memorial, or other structure at the site of the Iwo 
     Jima Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, until such time as an 
     environmental impact statement is prepared for the 
     construction; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 4753. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of outpatient 
     presciption drugs and home infusion drug therapy under the 
     Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Callahan):
       H.R. 4754. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a 12-month study of the effects of double-crested 
     cormorants on commercial and recreational fish species, and 
     to require the Secretary to prepare a long-term, 
     comprehensive population management strategy for double-
     crested cormorants; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4755. A bill to provide for the collection and 
     interpretation of state of the art, non-intrusive 3-
     dimensional seismic data on certain federal lands in Alaska, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.J. Res. 132. A joint resolution commending the veterans 
     of service in the Army who fought in the Battle of the Bulge 
     during World War II, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 336. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     Taliban regime and supporting a broad based government in 
     Afghanistan; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H. Con. Res. 337. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the total debt owed by 31 of the 40 
     Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) to the United States 
     should be forgiven; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H. Con. Res. 338. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the people of Taiwan deserve to be 
     represented in international institutions; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H. Con. Res. 339. Concurrent resolution concerning 
     economic, humanitarian, and other assistance to the northern 
     part of Somalia; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Crane, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania):
       H. Con. Res. 340. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that Iraq is in unacceptable and 
     material breach of its international obligations, that the 
     United States should insist on the removal, destruction, or 
     otherwise rendering harmless of Iraq's programs for 
     biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, and that the 
     United States should fully support the right of inspectors 
     with the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq to 
     unfettered and unannounced inspections of suspected weapons 
     facilities; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Hayworth, and Mr. Knollenberg):
       H. Con. Res. 341. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the commitment made by the United 
     States, in conjunction with South Korea and Japan, to arrange 
     financing and construction of 2 nuclear reactors for North 
     Korea, and to provide fuel oil and other assistance to North 
     Korea, should be suspended until North Korea no longer poses 
     a nuclear threat to the peace and security of Northeast Asia 
     or the United States; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Hayworth, and Mr. Crane):
       H. Con. Res. 342. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should impose 
     sanctions under the Arms Export Control Act and the Iran-Iraq 
     Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with respect to the 
     acquisition by Iran of advanced missile technology from other 
     countries and should take steps to expedite the development 
     of a missile defense system for the United States and for 
     United States forces wherever deployed to deal with the 
     Iranian missile threat, and should assist Israel in the 
     acquisition of a missile defense system capable of defending 
     all Israeli territory against Iranian missile attack; 
     referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committe on National Security, for a period 
     to be subsequently determiend by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiciton of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Linder, Mr. Riley, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Redmond, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Foley, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Wicker, and Mr. Stearns):
       H. Con. Res. 343. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     opposition of Congress to any deployment of United States 
     ground forces in Kosovo, a province in southern Serbia, for 
     peacemaking or peacekeeping purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Con. Res. 344. Concurrent resolution to express the 
     sense of the Congress regarding North Atlantic swordfish and 
     other highly migratory species of fish; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. DeLay):
       H. Con. Res. 345. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the President should reassert the 
     traditional opposition of the United States to the unilateral 
     declaration of a Palestinian State; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Hill):
       H. Res. 583. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     with respect to barriers between the United States and Canada 
     with regard to certain agriculture products; referred to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiciton of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Combest, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. Paul):
       H. Res. 585. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Health Care Financing 
     Administration should adhere to the statutory deadlines for 
     implementation of the prospective payment system for home 
     health services furnished under the Medicare Program; 
     referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Ms. Kaptur):
       H. Res. 587. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the seriousness of the 
     national problems associated with mental illness and with 
     respect to congressional intent to establish a mental illness 
     task force; to the Committee on Commerce. 

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para.105.66  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 59: Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 778: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 779: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 780: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2001: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Berry, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. 
     Hefner.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
     and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Smith of Texas and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 2882: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 3333: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 3435: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 3503: Mr. Blumenauer and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 3511: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Inglis 
     of South Carolina, Mr. Hulshof, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
     Stupak.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 3622: Mr. Allen, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ackerman, and Ms. 
     DeGette.
       H.R. 3684: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 3794: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Mascara, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 3828: Mr. Allen, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 4070: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 4175: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and 
     Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 4180: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 4182: Mr. Kanjorski and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 4203: Mr. Payne, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 4214: Mr. Olver and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 4291: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Frost, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 4403: Ms. Delauro.
       H.R. 4415: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 4448: Mr. Ford, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. McNulty, 
     Ms. Delauro, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 4449: Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Miller of California, 
     and Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H.R. 4467: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 4476: Mr. Doyle and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 4513: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 4538: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 4567: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. 
     Sununu.
       H.R. 4590: Ms. Kaptur and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 4621: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 4634: Mr. Pallone and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 4648: Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 4659: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 4674: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 4684: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4692: Mr. Sandlin.
       H. Con. Res. 154: Mr. McDermott.
       H. Con. Res. 290: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
     Gekas, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Burton 
     of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H. Con. Res. 313: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H. Con. Res. 328: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. Carson, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina.
       H. Res. 359: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Walsh, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H. Res. 460: Mr. Mascara.
       H. Res. 479: Mr. Tierney.
       H. Res. 561: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Underwood.

para.105.67  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 4567: Mr. Allen, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Oberstar.
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                      FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1998 (106)

para.106.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. 
EMERSON, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  October 9, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jo Ann Emerson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.106.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, October 8, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.106.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11590. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Potato Research and Promotion Plan; Suspension of Portions of 
     the Plan; Amendments of the Regulations Regarding Importers' 
     Votes; and Clarification of Reporting Requirements [FV-96-
     703FR] received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11591. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Dried Prunes Produced in California; Increased Assessment 
     Rate [Docket No. FV98-993-2 FR] received October 8, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11592. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal of 
     Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 97-056-17] received October 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11593. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dimethomorph [(E,Z) 4-
     [3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3- (3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)--1-oxo-2-
     propenyl] morpholine]; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300740; FRL-
     6036-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 8, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11594. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hexythiazox; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300720; FRL-6030-3] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11595. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Paraquat; Extension of 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300726; FRL-6032-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11596. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cyromazine; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300741; FRL-6037-
     1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11597. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hexythiazox; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300732; FRL-6035-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11598. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Mancozeb; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300714; FRL-6029-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11599. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     Withdrawal of Final Rule [MD068-3027; FRL-6174-3] received 
     October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11600. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Approval of VOC and NOx RACT Determinations for 
     Individual Sources [PA-4076a; FRL-6166-1] received October 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11601. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Minnesota [MN52-01-
     7277a; MN53-01-7278a; FRL-6162-1] received October 8, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11602. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans Tennessee: Approval of 
     Revisions to the Nashville/Davidson County Portion of the 
     Tennessee SIP Regarding Control of Volatile Organic Compounds 
     [TN-201-9828a; FRL-6169-6] received October 8, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11603. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans For Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants: Alabama [AL-046-9826a; FRL-6168-4] received 
     October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11604. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Part 
     80 of the Rules Concerning U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Traffic 
     Services (VTS) Systems in New Orleans, Louisiana--received 
     October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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       11605. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act 
     of 1992, Petition for Rulemaking of Ameritech New Media, Inc. 
     Regarding Development of Competition and Diversity in Video 
     Programming Distribution and Carriage [CS Docket No. 97-248 
     RM No. 9097] received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11606. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of 
     Coatings [Docket No. 98F-0183] received October 8, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11607. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Japan [Transmittal No. DTC 106-98], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11608. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Japan [Transmittal No. DTC 117-98], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11609. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Norway [Transmittal No. DTC 132-98], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11610. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Algeria [Transmittal No. DTC 124-98], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11611. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of a proposed Technical Assistance Agreement 
     with Spain [Transmittal No. DTC 115-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11612. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Singapore [Transmittal No. DTC 104-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11613. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Mexico [Transmittal No. DTC 96-98], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11614. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Israel [Transmittal No. DTC 126-98], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11615. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Japan [Transmittal No. DTC 131-98], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11616. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Japan [Transmittal No. DTC 127-98], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11617. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Japan [Transmittal No. DTC 120-98], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11618. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with United Kingdom [Transmittal No. DTC 108-98], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11619. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       11620. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Performance 
     Ratings (RIN: 3206-AH77) received October 8, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       11621. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 
     Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 092298B] received 
     October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11622. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 
     Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 092298A] received 
     October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11623. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock by Trawl Vessels Using Nonpelagic Trawl Gear in 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 971208298-8055-
     02; I.D. 092898A] received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11624. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock by Trawl Vessels Using Nonpelagic Trawl Gear in 
     Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands [Docket No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D. 092898E] received 
     October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11625. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna [I.D. 
     092298C] received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11626. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Adminstration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--
     Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Shortraker/Rougheye Rockfish in the Eastern Regulatory Area 
     of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 
     092998C] received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11627. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Adminstration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--
     Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; 
     West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Ocean Recreational Salmon 
     Fisheries; Closure and Reopening; Queets River, Washington, 
     to Cape Falcon, Oregon, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       11628. A letter from the General Counsel, Executive Office 
     for Immigration Review, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Suspension of Deportation and 
     Cancellation of Removal [EOIR No. 124I; AG ORDER No. 2182-98] 
     (RIN: 1125-AA25) received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

       11629. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Eligibility Reporting Requirements 
     (RIN: 2900-AJ09) received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

para.106.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 3332. An Act to amend the High-Performance Computing 
     Act of 1991 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999 
     and 2000 for the Next Generation Internet program, to require 
     the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee to 
     monitor and give advice concerning the development and 
     implementation of the Next Generation Internet program and 
     report to the President and the Congress on its activities, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4284. An Act to authorize the Government of India to 
     establish a memorial to honor Mahatma Gandhi in the District 
     of Columbia.
       H.R. 4293. An Act to establish a cultural training program 
     for disadvantaged individuals to assist the Irish peace 
     process.
       H.R. 4558. An Act to make technical amendments to clarify 
     the provision of benefits for noncitizens, and to improve the 
     provision of unemployment insurance, child support, and 
     supplemental security income benefits.
       H.R. 4658. An Act to extend the date by which an automated 
     entry-exit control system must be developed.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House 
of the following titles:

       H.R. 2616. An Act to amend titles VI and X of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve and 
     expand charter schools.
       H.R. 3809. An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
     United States Customs Service for drug interdiction, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the

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House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1702) ``An Act to 
encourage the development of a commercial space industry in the United 
States, and for other purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills and a 
concurrent resolution of the following titles in which the concurrence 
of the House is requested:

       S. 361. An Act to amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger 
     Conservation Act of 1994 to prohibit the sale, importation, 
     and exportation of products intended for human consumption or 
     application containing, or labeled or advertised as 
     containing, any substance derived from any species of 
     rhinoceros or tiger, and to reauthorize the Rhinoceros and 
     Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
       S. 1970. An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     establish a program to provide assistance in the conservation 
     of neotropical migratory birds.
       S. 2217. An Act to provide for continuation of the Federal 
     research investment in a fiscally sustainable way, and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 2238. An Act to reform unfair and anticompetitive 
     practices in the professional boxing industry.
       S. 2358. An Act to provide for the establishment of a 
     presumption of service-connection for illnesses associated 
     with service in the Persian Gulf War, to extend and enhance 
     certain health care authorities relating to such service, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 2427. An Act to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
     Management Act of 1996 to extend the legislative authority 
     for the Black Patriots Foundation to establish a 
     commemorative work.
       S. 2524. An Act to codify without substantive change laws 
     related to Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, 
     and Organizations and to improve the United States Code.
       S. Con. Res. 120. Concurrent resolution to redesignate the 
     United States Capitol Police headquarters building located at 
     119 D Street, Northeast, Washington, D.C., as the ``Eney, 
     Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building''.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 2022) ``An Act to provide for the improvement 
of interstate criminal justice identification, information, 
communications, and forensics.''.

para.106.5  waiving all points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 3150

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 586):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 3150) to amend title 11 of the United States Code, 
     and for other purposes. All points of order against the 
     conference report and against its consideration are waived. 
     The conference report shall be considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. LINDER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.106.6  bankruptcy reform

  Mr. GEKAS, pursuant to House Resolution 586, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-794):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     3150), to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for 
     other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, 
     have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy 
     Reform Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                TITLE I--CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

                   Subtitle A--Needs based bankruptcy

Sec. 101. Conversion.
Sec. 102. Dismissal or conversion.
Sec. 103. Notice of alternatives.
Sec. 104. Debtor financial management training test program.

              Subtitle B--Consumer Bankruptcy Protections

Sec. 105. Definitions.
Sec. 106. Disclosures.
Sec. 107. Debtor's bill of rights.
Sec. 108. Enforcement.
Sec. 109. Sense of the congress.
Sec. 110. Discouraging abuse reaffirmation practices.
Sec. 111. Promotion alternative dispute resolution.
Sec. 112. Enhanced disclosure for credit extensions secured by a 
              dwelling.
Sec. 113. Dual use debit card.
Sec. 114. Enhanced disclosures under an open-end credit plan.
Sec. 115. Protection of savings earmarked for the postsecondary 
              education of children.
Sec. 116. Effect of discharge.
Sec. 117. Automatic stay.
Sec. 118. Reinforce the fresh start.
Sec. 119. Discouraging bad faith repeat filings.
Sec. 120. Curbing abusive filings.
Sec. 121. Debtor retention of personal property security.
Sec. 122. Relief from the automatic stay when the debtor does not 
              complete intended surrender of consumer debt collateral.
Sec. 123. Giving secured creditors fair treatment in chapter 13.
Sec. 124. Restraining abusive purchases on secured credit.
Sec. 125. Fair valuation of collateral.
Sec. 126. Exemptions.
Sec. 127. Limitation.
Sec. 128. Rolling stock equipment.
Sec. 129. Discharge under chapter 13.
Sec. 130. Bankruptcy judgeships.
Sec. 131. Additional amendments to title 11, United States code.
Sec. 132. Amendment to section 1325 of title 11, United States code.
Sec. 133. Application of the codebtor stay only when the stay protects 
              the debtor.
Sec. 134. Adequate protection for investors.
Sec. 135. Limitation on luxury goods.
Sec. 136. Giving debtors the ability to keep leased personal property 
              by assumption.
Sec. 137. Adequate protection of lessors and purchase money secured 
              creditors.
Sec. 139. Automatic stay.
Sec. 140. Extend period between bankruptcy discharges.
Sec. 141. Definition of domestic support obligation.
Sec. 142. Priorities for claims for domestic support obligations.
Sec. 143. Requirements to obtain confirmation and discharge in cases 
              involving domestic support obligations.
Sec. 144. Exceptions to automatic stay in domestic support obligation 
              proceedings.
Sec. 145. Nondischargeability of certain debts for alimony, 
              maintenance, and support.
Sec. 146. Continued liability of property.
Sec. 147. Protection of domestic support claims against preferential 
              transfer motions.
Sec. 148. Definition of household goods and antiques.
Sec. 149. Nondischargeable debts.

                TITLE II--DISCOURAGING BANKRUPTCY ABUSE

Sec. 201. Reenactment of chapter 12.
Sec. 202. Meetings of creditors and equity security holders.
Sec. 203. Protection of retirement savings in bankruptcy.
Sec. 204. Protection of refinance of security interest.
Sec. 205. Executory contracts and unexpired leases.
Sec. 206. Creditors and equity security holders committees.
Sec. 207. Amendment to section 546 of title 11, United States code.
Sec. 208. Limitation.
Sec. 209. Amendment to section 330(a) of title 11, United States code.
Sec. 210. Postpetition disclosure and solicitation.
Sec. 211. Preferences.
Sec. 212. Venue of certain proceedings.
Sec. 213. Period for filing plan under chapter 11.
Sec. 214. Fees arising from certain ownership interests.
Sec. 215. Claims relating to insurance deposits in cases ancillary to 
              foreign proceedings.
Sec. 216. Defaults based on nonmonetary obligations.

           TITLE III--GENERAL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Definition of disinterested person.
Sec. 302. Miscellaneous improvements.

             TITLE IV--SMALL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. Flexible rules for disclosure Statement and plan.
Sec. 402. Definitions.
Sec. 403. Standard form disclosure Statement and plan.
Sec. 404. Uniform national reporting requirements.
Sec. 405. Uniform reporting rules and forms for small business cases.
Sec. 406. Duties in small business cases.
Sec. 407. Plan filing and confirmation deadlines.
Sec. 408. Plan confirmation deadline.
Sec. 409. Prohibition against extension of time.
Sec. 410. Duties of the United States trustee.
Sec. 411. Scheduling conferences.
Sec. 412. Serial filer provisions.
Sec. 413. Expanded grounds for dismissal or conversion and appointment 
              of trustee.
Sec. 414. Study of operation of title 11 of the United States code with 
              respect to small businesses.
Sec. 415. Payment of interest.

                TITLE V--MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Petition and proceedings related to petition.

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Sec. 502. Applicability of other sections to chapter 9.

              TITLE VI--STREAMLINING THE BANKRUPTCY SYSTEM

Sec. 601. Creditor representation at first meeting of creditors.
Sec. 602. Audit procedures.
Sec. 603. Giving creditors fair notice in chapter 7 and 13 cases.
Sec. 604. Dismissal for failure to timely file schedules or provide 
              required information.
Sec. 605. Adequate time to prepare for hearing on confirmation of the 
              plan.
Sec. 606. Chapter 13 plans to have a 5-year duration in certain cases.
Sec. 607. Sense of the Congress regarding expansion of rule 9011 of the 
              Federal rules of bankruptcy procedure.
Sec. 608. Elimination of certain fees payable in chapter 11 bankruptcy 
              cases.
Sec. 609. Study of bankruptcy impact of credit extended to dependent 
              students.
Sec. 610. Prompt relief from stay in individual cases.
Sec. 611. Stopping abusive conversions from chapter 13.

                       TITLE VII--BANKRUPTCY DATA

Sec. 701. Improved bankruptcy statistics.
Sec. 702. Uniform rules for the collection of bankruptcy data.
Sec. 703. Sense of the Congress regarding availability of bankruptcy 
              data.

                 TITLE VIII--BANKRUPTCY TAX PROVISIONS

Sec. 801. Treatment of certain liens.
Sec. 802. Effective notice to government.
Sec. 803. Notice of request for a determination of taxes.
Sec. 804. Rate of interest on tax claims.
Sec. 805. Tolling of priority of tax claim time periods.
Sec. 806. Priority property taxes incurred.
Sec. 807. Chapter 13 discharge of fraudulent and other taxes.
Sec. 808. Chapter 11 discharge of fraudulent taxes.
Sec. 809. Stay of tax proceedings.
Sec. 810. Periodic payment of taxes in chapter 11 cases.
Sec. 811. Avoidance of statutory tax liens prohibited.
Sec. 812. Payment of taxes in the conduct of business.
Sec. 813. Tardily filed priority tax claims.
Sec. 814. Income tax returns prepared by tax authorities.
Sec. 815. Discharge of the estate's liability for unpaid taxes.
Sec. 816. Requirement to file tax returns to confirm chapter 13 plans.
Sec. 817. Standards for tax disclosure.
Sec. 818. Setoff of tax refunds.

            TITLE IX--ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES

Sec. 901. Amendment to add chapter 15 to title 11, United States code.
Sec. 902. Amendments to other chapters in title 11, United States code.

                 TITLE X--FINANCIAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS

Sec. 1001. Treatment of certain agreements by conservators or --
              receivers of insured depository institutions.
Sec. 1002. Authority of the corporation with respect to failed and 
              failing institutions.
Sec. 1003. Amendments relating to transfers of qualified financial 
              contracts.
Sec. 1004. Amendments relating to disaffirmance or repudiation of 
              qualified financial contracts.
Sec. 1005. Clarifying amendment relating to master agreements.
Sec. 1006. Federal deposit insurance corporation improvement act of 
              1991.
Sec. 1007. Bankruptcy code amendments.
Sec. 1008. Recordkeeping requirements.
Sec. 1009. Exemptions from contemporaneous execution ---requirement.
Sec. 1010. Damage measure.
Sec. 1011. SIPC stay.
Sec. 1012. Asset-backed securitizations.
Sec. 1013. Federal reserve collateral requirements.
Sec. 1014. Severability; effective date; application of ---amendments.

                    TITLE XI--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

Sec. 1101. Definitions.
Sec. 1102. Adjustment of dollar amounts.
Sec. 1103. Extension of time.
Sec. 1104. Technical amendments.
Sec. 1105. Penalty for persons who negligently or fraudulently prepare 
              bankruptcy petitions.
Sec. 1106. Limitation on compensation of professional persons.
Sec. 1107. Special tax provisions.
Sec. 1108. Effect of conversion.
Sec. 1109. Amendment to table of sections.
Sec. 1110. Allowance of administrative expenses.
Sec. 1111. Priorities.
Sec. 1112. Exemptions.
Sec. 1113. Exceptions to discharge.
Sec. 1114. Effect of discharge.
Sec. 1115. Protection against discriminatory treatment.
Sec. 1116. Property of the estate.
Sec. 1117. Preferences.
Sec. 1118. Postpetition transactions.
Sec. 1119. Disposition of property of the estate.
Sec. 1120. General provisions.
Sec. 1121. Appointment of elected trustee.
Sec. 1122. Abandonment of railroad line.
Sec. 1123. Contents of plan.
Sec. 1124. Discharge under chapter 12.
Sec. 1125. Bankruptcy cases and proceedings.
Sec. 1126. Knowing disregard of bankruptcy law or rule.
Sec. 1127. Transfers made by nonprofit charitable corporations.
Sec. 1128. Prohibition on certain actions for failure to incur finance 
              charges.
Sec. 1129. Protection of valid purchase money security interests.
Sec. 1130. Trustees.

      TITLE XII--GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS

Sec. 1201. Effective date; application of amendments.

                TITLE I--CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

                   Subtitle A--Needs based bankruptcy

     SEC. 101. CONVERSION.

       Section 706(c) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``or consents to'' after ``requests''.

     SEC. 102. DISMISSAL OR CONVERSION.

       (a) In General.--Section 707 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 707. Dismissal of a case or conversion to a case under 
       chapter 13'';

     and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) 
     of this paragraph--
       (i) in the first sentence--

       (I) by striking ``but not at the request or suggestion'' 
     and inserting ``, panel trustee or'';
       (II) by inserting ``, or, with the debtor's consent, 
     convert such a case to a case under chapter 13 of this 
     title,'' after ``consumer debts''; and
       (III) by striking ``substantial abuse'' and inserting 
     ``abuse''; and

       (ii) by striking the last sentence and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2)(A)(i) In considering under paragraph (1) whether the 
     granting of relief would be an abuse of the provisions of 
     this chapter, the court shall presume abuse exists if the 
     debtor's current monthly income less amounts set forth in 
     clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv), and multiplied by 60 months is 
     not less than 25 percent of the debtor's nonpriority 
     unsecured claims in the case or $5,000, whichever is less.
       ``(ii) The debtor's monthly expenses shall be the 
     applicable monthly expenses under National Standards, Local 
     Standards, and Other Necessary Expenses allowance (excluding 
     payments for debts) issued by the Internal Revenue Service 
     for the area in which the debtor resides, as in effect on the 
     date of the entry of the order for relief, for the debtor, 
     the dependents of the debtor, and the spouse of the debtor in 
     a joint case, if the spouse is not otherwise a dependent.
       ``(iii) The debtor's average monthly payments on account of 
     secured debts shall be calculated as the total of all amounts 
     scheduled as contractually due to secured creditors in each 
     month of the 60 months following the date of the petition, 
     and dividing that total by 60 months.
       ``(iv) The debtor's expenses for payment of all priority 
     claims (including priority child support and alimony claims), 
     which shall be calculated as the total amount of debts 
     entitled to priority, and dividing the total by 60 months.
       ``(B) In any proceeding brought under this subsection, the 
     presumption of abuse may be rebutted only by demonstrating 
     extraordinary circumstances that require additional expenses 
     or adjustment of current monthly total income. In order to 
     establish extraordinary circumstances, the debtor must 
     itemize each additional expense or adjustment of income and 
     provide documentation for such expenses and a detailed 
     explanation of the extraordinary circumstances which make 
     such expenses necessary and reasonable. The debtor, and the 
     attorney for the debtor if the debtor has an attorney, shall 
     attest under oath to the accuracy of any information provided 
     to demonstrate that additional expenses or adjustment to 
     income are required. The presumption of abuse may be rebutted 
     only if such additional expenses or adjustments to income 
     cause the debtor's current monthly income less the amounts 
     set forth in clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of subparagraph 
     (A) when multiplied by 60 to be less than 25 percent of the 
     debtor's nonpriority unsecured claims $5,000, whichever is 
     less.
       ``(C) As part of the schedule of current income and 
     expenditures required under section 521 of this title, the 
     debtor shall include a statement of the debtor's current 
     monthly income, and the calculations which determine whether 
     a presumption arises under subparagraph (A)(i), showing how 
     each amount is calculated. The bankruptcy rules promulgated 
     under section 2075 of title 28, United States Code, shall 
     prescribe a form for such statement and may provide general 
     rules on its content.
       ``(3) In considering under paragraph (1) whether the 
     granting of relief would be an abuse of the provisions of 
     this chapter in a case in which the presumption in 
     subparagraph (A)(i) does not apply or has been rebutted, the 
     court shall consider--
       ``(A) whether the debtor filed the petition in bad faith; 
     or
       ``(B) the totality of the circumstances (including whether 
     the debtor seeks to reject a personal services contract and 
     the financial need for such rejection as sought by the 
     debtor) of the debtor's financial situation demonstrates 
     abuse.''.
       (b) Definition.--Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 101 by inserting after paragraph (10) the 
     following:
       ``(10A) `currently monthly income' means the average 
     monthly income from all sources derived which the debtor, or 
     in a joint case, the debtor and the debtor's spouse, receive 
     without regard to whether it is taxable income, in the 180 
     days preceding the date of determination, and includes any 
     amount paid by anyone other than the debtor or, in a joint 
     case, the debtor and the

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     debtor's spouse, on a regular basis to the household expenses 
     of the debtor or the debtor's dependents and, in a joint 
     case, the debtor's spouse if not otherwise a dependent;''; 
     and
       (2) in section 704--
       (i) in paragraph (8) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in paragraph (9) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) With respect to an individual debtor under this 
     chapter, the panel trustee or bankruptcy administrator shall 
     review all materials filed by the debtor and, 10 days prior 
     to the first meeting of creditors, file with the court a 
     statement as to whether the debtor's case would be presumed 
     to be an abuse under section 707(b) of this title, and the 
     court shall provide a copy of such statement to all creditors 
     within 5 days. If, based on the filing of such statement with 
     the court, the panel trustee or bankruptcy administrator 
     determines that the debtor's case should be presumed to be an 
     abuse under section 707(b) of this title and the debtor's 
     current monthly income, when multiplied by 12, is not less 
     than the highest national median family income reported for a 
     family of equal or lesser size, or in the case of a household 
     of 1 person, the national median household income for 1 
     earner, the panel trustee or bankruptcy administrator shall 
     within 30 days file a motion to dismiss or convert under 
     section 707(b) of this title, or file a statement setting 
     forth the reasons the trustee does not believe that such a 
     motion would be appropriate.
       ``(3)(A) If a panel trustee appointed under section 
     586(a)(1) of title 28 brings a motion for dismissal or 
     conversion under this subsection and the court grants that 
     motion and finds that the action of the counsel for the 
     debtor in filing under this chapter was not substantially 
     justified, the court shall order the counsel for the debtor 
     to reimburse the trustee for all reasonable costs in 
     prosecuting the motion, including reasonable attorneys' fees.
       ``(B) If the court finds that the attorney for the debtor 
     violated Rule 9011, at a minimum, the court shall order--
       ``(i) the assessment of an appropriate civil penalty 
     against the counsel for the debtor; and
       ``(ii) the payment of the civil penalty to the panel 
     trustee or the United States trustee.
       ``(C) In the case of a petition referred to in subparagraph 
     (B), the signature of an attorney shall constitute a 
     certificate that the attorney has--
       ``(i) performed a reasonable investigation into the 
     circumstances that gave rise to the petition; and
       ``(ii) determined that the petition--
       ``(I) is well grounded in fact; and
       ``(II) is warranted by existing law or a good faith 
     argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of 
     existing law and does not constitute an abuse under paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection.
       ``(4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the court 
     may award a debtor all reasonable costs in contesting a 
     motion brought by a party in interest (other than a panel 
     trustee or United States trustee) under this subsection 
     (including reasonable attorneys' fees) if--
       ``(i) the court does not grant the motion; and
       ``(ii) the court finds that--
       ``(I) the position of the party that brought the motion was 
     not substantially justified; or
       ``(II) the party brought the motion solely for the purpose 
     of coercing a debtor into waiving a right guaranteed to the 
     debtor under this title.
       ``(B) A party in interest that has a claim of an aggregate 
     amount less than $1,000 shall not be subject to subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(5) However, only the judge, United States trustee, 
     bankruptcy administrator or panel trustee may bring a motion 
     under this section if the debtor and the debtor's spouse 
     combined, as of the date of the order for relief, have 
     current monthly total income equal to or less than the 
     national median household monthly income calculated on a 
     monthly basis for a household of equal size. However, for a 
     household of more than 4 individuals, the median income shall 
     be that of a household of 4 individuals plus $583 for each 
     additional member of that household.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 7 of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 707 and 
     inserting the following:

       ``707. Dismissal of a case or conversion to a case under 
           chapter 13.''.

     SEC. 103. NOTICE OF ALTERNATIVES.

       Section 342(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Before the commencement of a case under this title by 
     an individual whose debts are primarily consumer debts, that 
     individual shall be given or obtain (as required in section 
     521(a)(1), as part of the certification process under 
     subchapter 1 of chapter 5) a written notice prescribed by the 
     United States trustee for the district in which the petition 
     is filed pursuant to section 586 of title 28. The notice 
     shall contain the following:
       ``(1) A brief description of chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13 and 
     the general purpose, benefits, and costs of proceeding under 
     each of those chapters.
       ``(2) A brief description of services that may be available 
     to that individual from a credit counseling service that is 
     approved by the United States trustee for that district.''.

     SEC. 104. DEBTOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING TEST PROGRAM.

       (a) Development of Financial Management and Training 
     Curriculum and Materials.--The Director of the Executive 
     Office for United States Trustees (in this section referred 
     to as the ``Director'') shall consult with a wide range of 
     individuals who are experts in the field of debtor education, 
     including trustees who are appointed under chapter 13 of 
     title 11 of the United States Code and who operate financial 
     management education programs for debtors, and shall develop 
     a financial management training curriculum and materials that 
     can be used to educate individual debtors on how to better 
     manage their finances.
       (b) Test--(1) The Director shall select 3 judicial 
     districts of the United States in which to test the 
     effectiveness of the financial management training curriculum 
     and materials developed under subsection (a).
       (2) For a 1-year period beginning not later than 270 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, such curriculum 
     and materials shall be made available by the Director, 
     directly or indirectly, on request to individual debtors in 
     cases filed in such 1-year period under chapter 7 or 13 of 
     title 11 of the United States Code.
       (c) Evaluation.--(1) During the 1-year period referred to 
     in subsection (b), the Director shall evaluate the 
     effectiveness of--
       (A) the financial management training curriculum and 
     materials developed under subsection (a); and
       (B) a sample of existing consumer education programs such 
     as those described in the Report of the National Bankruptcy 
     Review Commission (October 20, 1997) that are representative 
     of consumer education programs carried out by the credit 
     industry, by trustees serving under chapter 13 of title 11 of 
     the United States Code, and by consumer counselling groups.
       (2) Not later than 3 months after concluding such 
     evaluation, the Director shall submit a report to the Speaker 
     of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore 
     of the Senate, for referral to the appropriate committees of 
     the Congress, containing the findings of the Director 
     regarding the effectiveness of such curriculum, such 
     materials, and such programs.

              Subtitle B--Consumer Bankruptcy Protections

     SEC. 105. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(3A) `assisted person' means any person whose debts 
     consist primarily of consumer debts and whose non-exempt 
     assets are less than $150,000;'';
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(4A) `bankruptcy assistance' means any goods or services 
     sold or otherwise provided to an assisted person with the 
     express or implied purpose of providing information, advice, 
     counsel, document preparation or filing, or attendance at a 
     creditors' meeting or appearing in a proceeding on behalf of 
     another or providing legal representation with respect to a 
     proceeding under this title;''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (12A) the following:
       ``(12B) `debt relief agency' means any person who provides 
     any bankruptcy assistance to an assisted person in return for 
     the payment of money or other valuable consideration, or who 
     is a bankruptcy petition preparer pursuant to section 110 of 
     this title, but does not include any person that is any of 
     the following or an officer, director, employee or agent 
     thereof--
       ``(A) any nonprofit organization which is exempt from 
     taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986;
       ``(B) any creditor of the person to the extent the creditor 
     is assisting the person to restructure any debt owed by the 
     person to the creditor; or
       ``(C) any depository institution (as defined in section 3 
     of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) or any Federal credit 
     union or State credit union (as those terms are defined in 
     section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act), or any 
     affiliate or subsidiary of such a depository institution or 
     credit union;''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--In section 104(b)(1) by 
     inserting ``101(3),'' after ``sections''.

     SEC. 106. DISCLOSURES.

       (a) Disclosures.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 526. Disclosures

       ``(a) A debt relief agency providing bankruptcy assistance 
     to an assisted person shall provide the following notices to 
     the assisted person:
       ``(1) the written notice required under section 342(b)(1) 
     of this title; and
       ``(2) to the extent not covered in the written notice 
     described in paragraph (1) of this section and no later than 
     three business days after the first date on which a debt 
     relief agency first offers to provide any bankruptcy 
     assistance services to an assisted person, a clear and 
     conspicuous written notice advising assisted persons of the 
     following--
       ``(A) all information the assisted person is required to 
     provide with a petition and thereafter during a case under 
     this title must be complete, accurate and truthful;
       ``(B) all assets and all liabilities must be completely and 
     accurately disclosed in the documents filed to commence the 
     case, and the replacement value of each asset as defined in 
     section 506 of this title must be stated in those documents 
     where requested after reasonable inquiry to establish such 
     value;
       ``(C) current monthly total income, projected monthly net 
     income and, in a chapter 13 case, monthly net income must be 
     stated after reasonable inquiry; and
       ``(D) that information an assisted person provides during 
     their case may be audited pursuant to this title and that 
     failure to provide such information may result in dismissal 
     of the proceeding under this title or other sanction 
     including, in some instances, criminal sanctions.
       ``(b) A debt relief agency providing bankruptcy assistance 
     to an assisted person shall provide each assisted person at 
     the same time as the notices required under subsection (a)(1) 
     with the following statement, to the extent applicable, or 
     one substantially similar. The statement shall be clear and 
     conspicuous and shall be in a single document separate from 
     other documents or notices provided to the assisted person:

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       `` `IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BANKRUPTCY ASSISTANCE 
     SERVICES FROM AN ATTORNEY OR BANKRUPTCY PETITION PREPARER
       `` `If you decide to seek bankruptcy relief, you can 
     represent yourself, you can hire an attorney to represent 
     you, or you can get help in some localities from a bankruptcy 
     petition preparer who is not an attorney. THE LAW REQUIRES AN 
     ATTORNEY OR BANKRUPTCY PETITION PREPARER TO GIVE YOU A 
     WRITTEN CONTRACT SPECIFYING WHAT THE ATTORNEY OR BANKRUPTCY 
     PETITION PREPARER WILL DO FOR YOU AND HOW MUCH IT WILL COST. 
     Ask to see the contract before you hire anyone.
       `` `The following information helps you understand what 
     must be done in a routine bankruptcy case to help you 
     evaluate how much service you need. Although bankruptcy can 
     be complex, many cases are routine.
       `` `Before filing a bankruptcy case, either you or your 
     attorney should analyze your eligibility for different forms 
     of debt relief made available by the Bankruptcy Code and 
     which form of relief is most likely to be beneficial for you. 
     Be sure you understand the relief you can obtain and its 
     limitations. To file a bankruptcy case, documents called a 
     Petition, Schedules and Statement of Financial Affairs, as 
     well as in some cases a Statement of Intention need to be 
     prepared correctly and filed with the bankruptcy court. You 
     will have to pay a filing fee to the bankruptcy court. Once 
     your case starts, you will have to attend the required first 
     meeting of creditors where you may be questioned by a court 
     official called a ``trustee'' and by creditors.
       `` `If you choose to file a chapter 7 case, you may be 
     asked by a creditor to reaffirm a debt. You may want help 
     deciding whether to do so and a creditor is not permitted to 
     coerce you into reaffirming your debts.
       `` `If you choose to file a chapter 13 case in which you 
     repay your creditors what you can afford over three to five 
     years, you may also want help with preparing your chapter 13 
     plan and with the confirmation hearing on your plan which 
     will be before a bankruptcy judge.
       `` `If you select another type of relief under the 
     Bankruptcy Code other than chapter 7 or chapter 13, you will 
     want to find out what needs to be done from someone familiar 
     with that type of relief.
       `` `Your bankruptcy case may also involve litigation. You 
     are generally permitted to represent yourself in litigation 
     in bankruptcy court, but only attorneys, not bankruptcy 
     petition preparers, can give you legal advice.'.
       ``(c) Except to the extent the debt relief agency provides 
     the required information itself after reasonably diligent 
     inquiry of the assisted person or others so as to obtain such 
     information reasonably accurately for inclusion on the 
     petition, schedules or statement of financial affairs, a debt 
     relief agency providing bankruptcy assistance to an assisted 
     person, to the extent permitted by nonbankruptcy law, shall 
     provide each assisted person at the time required for the 
     notice required under subsection (a)(1) reasonably sufficient 
     information (which may be provided orally or in a clear and 
     conspicuous writing) to the assisted person on how to provide 
     all the information the assisted person is required to 
     provide under this title pursuant to section 521, including--
       ``(1) how to value assets at replacement value, determine 
     current monthly total income, projected monthly income and, 
     in a chapter 13 case, net monthly income, and related 
     calculations;
       ``(2) how to complete the list of creditors, including how 
     to determine what amount is owed and what address for the 
     creditor should be shown; and
       ``(3) how to determine what property is exempt and how to 
     value exempt property at replacement value as defined in 
     section 506 of this title.
       ``(d) A debt relief agency shall maintain a copy of the 
     notices required under subsection (a) of this section for two 
     years after the later of the date on which the notice is 
     given the assisted person.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of section for chapter 
     5 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 525 the following:

       ``526. Disclosures.''.

     SEC. 107. DEBTOR'S BILL OF RIGHTS.

       (a) Debtor's Bill of Rights.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 of 
     title 11, United States Code, as amended by section 106, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 527. Debtor's bill of rights

       ``(a) A debt relief agency shall--
       ``(1) no later than five business days after the first date 
     on which a debt relief agency provides any bankruptcy 
     assistance services to an assisted person, but prior to such 
     assisted person's petition under this title being filed, 
     execute a written contract with the assisted person 
     specifying clearly and conspicuously the services the agency 
     will provide the assisted person and the basis on which fees 
     or charges will be made for such services and the terms of 
     payment, and give the assisted person a copy of the fully 
     executed and completed contract in a form the person can 
     keep;
       ``(2) disclose in any advertisement of bankruptcy 
     assistance services or of the benefits of bankruptcy directed 
     to the general public (whether in general media, seminars or 
     specific mailings, telephonic or electronic messages or 
     otherwise) that the services or benefits are with respect to 
     proceedings under this title, clearly and conspicuously using 
     the following statement: `We are a debt relief agency. We 
     help people file Bankruptcy petitions to obtain relief under 
     the Bankruptcy Code.' or a substantially similar statement. 
     An advertisement shall be of bankruptcy assistance services 
     if it describes or offers bankruptcy assistance with a 
     chapter 13 plan, regardless of whether chapter 13 is 
     specifically mentioned, including such statements as 
     `federally supervised repayment plan' or `Federal debt 
     restructuring help' or other similar statements which would 
     lead a reasonable consumer to believe that help with debts 
     was being offered when in fact in most cases the help 
     available is bankruptcy assistance with a chapter 13 plan; 
     and
       ``(3) if an advertisement directed to the general public 
     indicates that the debt relief agency provides assistance 
     with respect to credit defaults, mortgage foreclosures, lease 
     eviction proceedings, excessive debt, debt collection 
     pressure, or inability to pay any consumer debt, disclose 
     conspicuously in that advertisement that the assistance is 
     with respect to or may involve proceedings under this title, 
     using the following statement: ``We are a debt relief agency. 
     We help people file Bankruptcy petitions to obtain relief 
     under the Bankruptcy Code.'' or a substantially similar 
     statement.
       ``(b) A debt relief agency shall not--
       ``(1) fail to perform any service which the debt relief 
     agency has told the assisted person or prospective assisted 
     person the agency would provide that person in connection 
     with the preparation for or activities during a proceeding 
     under this title;
       ``(2) make any statement, or counsel or advise any assisted 
     person to make any statement in any document filed in a 
     proceeding under this title, which is untrue and misleading 
     or which upon the exercise of reasonable care, should be 
     known by the debt relief agency to be untrue or misleading;
       ``(3) misrepresent to any assisted person or prospective 
     assisted person, directly or indirectly, affirmatively or by 
     material omission, what services the debt relief agency can 
     reasonably expect to provide that person, or the benefits an 
     assisted person may obtain or the difficulties the person may 
     experience if the person seeks relief in a proceeding 
     pursuant to this title; or
       ``(4) advise an assisted person or prospective assisted 
     person to incur more debt in contemplation of that person 
     filing a proceeding under this title or in order to pay an 
     attorney or bankruptcy petition preparer fee or charge for 
     services performed as part of preparing for or representing a 
     debtor in a proceeding under this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of section for chapter 
     5 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by section 106, 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     526, the following:

``527. Debtor's bill of rights.''.

     SEC. 108. ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Enforcement.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 11, 
     United States Code, as amended by sections 106 and 107, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 528. Debt relief agency enforcement

       ``(a) Assisted Person Waivers Invalid.--Any waiver by any 
     assisted person of any protection or right provided by or 
     under section 526 or 527 of this title shall be void and may 
     not be enforced by any Federal or State court or any other 
     person.
       ``(b) Noncompliance.--
       ``(1) Any contract between a debt relief agency and an 
     assisted person for bankruptcy assistance which does not 
     comply with the material requirements of section 526 or 527 
     of this title shall be treated as void and may not be 
     enforced by any Federal or State court or by any other 
     person.
       ``(2) Any debt relief agency which has been found, after 
     notice and hearing, to have--
       ``(A) negligently failed to comply with any provision of 
     section 526 or 527 with respect to a bankruptcy case or 
     related proceeding of an assisted person;
       ``(B) provided bankruptcy assistance to an assisted person 
     in a case or related proceeding which is dismissed or 
     converted because the debt relief agency's negligent failure 
     to file bankruptcy papers, including papers specified in 
     section 521 of this title; or
       ``(C) negligently or intentionally disregarded the material 
     requirements of this title or the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 
     Procedure applicable to such debt relief agency shall be 
     liable to the assisted person in the amount of any fees and 
     charges in connection with providing bankruptcy assistance to 
     such person which the debt relief agency has already been 
     paid on account of that proceeding.
       ``(3) In addition to such other remedies as are provided 
     under State law, whenever the chief law enforcement officer 
     of a State, or an official or agency designated by a State, 
     has reason to believe that any person has violated or is 
     violating section 526 or 527 of this title, the State--
       ``(A) may bring an action to enjoin such violation;
       ``(B) may bring an action on behalf of its residents to 
     recover the actual damages of assisted persons arising from 
     such violation, including any liability under paragraph (2); 
     and
       ``(C) in the case of any successful action under 
     subparagraph (A) or (B), shall be awarded the costs of the 
     action and reasonable attorney fees as determined by the 
     court.
       ``(4) The United States District Court for any district 
     located in the State shall have concurrent jurisdiction of 
     any action under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (3).
       ``(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, 
     if the court, on its own motion or on the motion of the 
     United States trustee, finds that a person intentionally 
     violated section 526 or 527 of this title, or engaged in a 
     clear and consistent pattern or practice of violating section 
     526 or 527 of this title, the court may--
       ``(A) enjoin the violation of such section; or
       ``(B) impose an appropriate civil penalty against such 
     person.
       ``(c) Relation to State Law.--This section and sections 526 
     and 527 shall not annul, alter, affect or exempt any person 
     subject to those sections from complying with any law of any 
     State except to the extent that such law is incon

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     sistent with those sections, and then only to the extent of 
     the inconsistency.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of section for chapter 
     5 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by sections 106 
     and 107, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 527, the following:

``528. Debt relief agency enforcement.''.

     SEC. 109. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that States should develop 
     curricula relating to the subject of personal finance, 
     designed for use in elementary and secondary schools.

     SEC. 110. DISCOURAGING ABUSE REAFFIRMATION PRACTICES.

       Section 524(c)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) if the consideration for such agreement is based on a 
     wholly unsecured consumer debt, such agreement contains a 
     clear and conspicuous statement which advises the debtor--
       ``(i) that the debtor is entitled to a hearing before the 
     court at which the debtor shall appear in person and at which 
     the court will decide whether the agreement is an undue 
     hardship, not in the debtor's best interest, and not the 
     result of a threat by the creditor to take any action that 
     cannot be legally taken or that is not intended to be taken; 
     and
       ``(ii) that if the debtor is represented by counsel, the 
     debtor may waive the debtor's right to such a hearing by 
     signing a statement waiving the hearing, stating that the 
     debtor is represented by counsel, and identifying such 
     counsel;'';
       (3) in subsection (6)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``; and'';
       (C) by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(iii) not entered into by the debtor as the result of a 
     threat by the creditor to take any action that cannot be 
     legally taken or that is not intended to be taken.''; and
       (4) in the 3d sentence of subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``of this section'' and inserting a comma; 
     and
       (B) by inserting after ``such agreement'' the following:

     ``or if the consideration for such agreement is based on a 
     wholly unsecured consumer debt (except for debts owed to 
     creditors defined in section 461(b)(10(A)(iv) of title 12, 
     United States Code) and the debtor has not waived the 
     debtor's right to a hearing on the agreement in accordance 
     with subsection (c)(2)(C) of this section''.

     SEC. 111. PROMOTION ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

       (a) Reduction of Claim.--Section 502 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k)(1) The court, on the motion of the debtor and after a 
     hearing, may reduce a claim filed under this section based in 
     whole on unsecured consumer debts by not more than 20 
     percent, if the debtor can prove by clear and convincing 
     evidence that the claim was filed by a creditor who 
     unreasonably refused to negotiate a reasonable alternative 
     repayment schedule proposed by an approved credit counseling 
     agency acting on behalf of the debtor, if--
       ``(A) such offer was made at least 60 days before the 
     filing of the petition;
       ``(B) such offer provided for payment of at least 60 
     percent of the amount of the debtor over a period not to 
     exceed the repayment period of the loan, or a reasonable 
     extension thereof; and
       ``(C) no part of the debt under the alternative repayment 
     schedule is nondischargeable.
       ``(2) The debtor shall have the burden of proving that the 
     proposed alternative repayment schedule was made in the 60-
     day period specified in subparagraph (A) and that the 
     creditor unreasonably refused to consider the debtor's 
     proposal.''.
       (b) Limitation on Avoidability.--Section 547 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(h) The trustee may not avoid a transfer if such transfer 
     was made as a part of an alternative repayment plan between 
     the debtor and any creditor of the debtor created by an 
     approved credit counseling agency.''.

     SEC. 112. ENHANCED DISCLOSURE FOR CREDIT EXTENSIONS SECURED 
                   BY A DWELLING.

       (a) Study Required.--During the period beginning 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act and ending 18 months 
     after the date of the enactment, the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Board'') shall conduct a study and submit to Congress a 
     report (including recommendations for any appropriate 
     legislation) regarding--
       (1) whether a consumer engaging in an open-end credit 
     transaction (as defined pursuant to section 103 of the Truth 
     in lending Act) secured by the consumer's principal dwelling 
     is provided adequate information under Federal law, including 
     under section 127A of the Truth in Lending Act, regarding the 
     tax deductibility of interest paid on such transaction; and
       (2) whether a consumer engaging in a closed-end credit 
     transaction (as defined pursuant to section 103 of the Truth 
     in Lending Act) secured by the consumer's principal dwelling 
     is provided adequate information regarding the tax 
     deductibility of interest paid on such transaction.

     In conducting such study, the Board shall specifically 
     consider whether additional disclosures are necessary with 
     respect to such open-end or closed-end credit transactions in 
     which the amount of the credit extended exceeds the fair 
     market value of the dwelling.
       (b) Regulations.--If the Board determines that additional 
     disclosures are necessary in connection with transactions 
     described in subsection (a), the Board, pursuant to its 
     authority under the Truth in Lending Act, may promulgate 
     regulations that would require such additional disclosures. 
     Any such regulations promulgated by the Board under this 
     section shall not take effect before the end of the 36-month 
     period after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 113. DUAL USE DEBIT CARD.

       (a) Study Required.--The Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System (in this section referred to as the ``Board'') 
     shall conduct a study of existing protections provided to 
     consumers to limit their liability for unauthorized use or a 
     debit card or similar access device.
       (b) Specific Considerations.--In conducting the study 
     required by subsection (a), the Board shall specifically 
     consider the following--
       (1) the extent to which existing provisions of section 909 
     of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Board's 
     implementing regulations provide adequate unauthorized use 
     liability protection for consumers;
       (2) the extent to which any voluntary industry rules have 
     enhanced the level of protection afforded consumers in 
     connection with such unauthorized use liability; and
       (3) whether amendments to the Electronic Funds Transfer Act 
     or the Board's implementing regulations thereto are necessary 
     to provide adequate protection for consumers in this area.
       (c) Report and Regulations.--Not later than 2 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board shall make 
     public a report on its findings with respect to the adequacy 
     of existing protections afforded consumers with respect to 
     unauthorized-use liability for debit cards and similar access 
     devices. If the Board determines that such protections are 
     inadequate, the Board, pursuant to its authority under the 
     Electronic Funds Transfer Act, may issue regulations to 
     address such inadequacy. Any regulations issued by the Board 
     shall not be effective before 36 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 114. ENHANCED DISCLOSURES UNDER AN OPEN-END CREDIT PLAN.

       (a) Initial and Annual Minimum Payment Disclosure.--Section 
     127(a) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1637(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) In the case of any credit or charge card account 
     under an open-end consumer credit plan on which a minimum 
     monthly or periodic payment will be required, other than an 
     account described in paragraph (8)--
       ``(A) the following statement: `The minimum payment amount 
     shown on your billing statement is the smallest payment which 
     you an make in order to keep the account in good standing. 
     This payment option is offered as a convenience and you may 
     make larger payments at any time. Making only the minimum 
     payment each month will increase the amount of interest you 
     pay and the length of time it takes to repay your outstanding 
     balance.';
       ``(B) if the plan provides that the consumer will be 
     permitted to forgo making a minimum payment during a 
     specified billing cycle, a statement, if applicable, that if 
     the consumer chooses to forgo making the minimum payment, 
     finance charges will continue to accrue; and
       ``(C) an example, based on an annual percentage rate and 
     method for determining minimum periodic payments recently in 
     effect for that creditor, and a $500 outstanding balance, 
     showing the estimated minimum periodic payment, and the 
     estimated period of time it would take to repay the $500 
     outstanding balance if the consumer paid only the minimum 
     periodic payment on each monthly or periodic statement and 
     obtained no additional extensions of credit.
       ``(10) With respect to one billing cycle per calendar year, 
     the creditor shall transmit the information required under 
     paragraph (9) to each consumer to whom the creditor is 
     required to transit a statement pursuant to subsection (b) 
     for such billing cycle. The creditor shall also transmit to 
     such consumer for such cycle a worksheet prescribed by the 
     Board to assist the consumer in determining the consumer's 
     household income and debt obligations.''.
       (b) Period Minimum Payment Disclosures.--Section 127(b) of 
     the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1637(b)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) The following statement: `The minimum payment amount 
     shown on your billing statement is the smallest payment which 
     you can make in order to keep the account in good standing. 
     This payment option is offered as a convenience and you may 
     make larger payments at any time. Making only the minimum 
     payment each month will increase the amount of interest you 
     pay and the length of time it takes to repay your outstanding 
     balance.' ''.
       (c) Enforcement.--Section 127 of the Truth in Lending Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 1637) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(h) In promulgating regulations to implement the 
     disclosure of an example required under subsection (a)(9)(C) 
     and (a)(10), the Board shall set forth a model disclosure to 
     accompany the example stating that the credit features shown 
     are only an example which does not obligate the creditor, but 
     is intended to illustrate the approximate length of time it 
     could take to repay using the assumptions set forth in 
     subsection (a)(9)(C) without regard to any other factors that 
     could impact an approximate repayment period, including other 
     credit features or the consumer's payment or other behavior 
     with respect to the account. Compliance with the disclosures 
     required under subsection (a)(9)(C) and (a)(10) shall be 
     enforced exclusively by the Federal agencies set forth in 
     section 108.''.
       (d) Regulatory Implementation.--The Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Board'') shall promulgate regulations implementing the

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     amendments made by subsections (a) and (b). Such regulations 
     shall take effect no earlier than the end of the 36-month 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (e) Study Required.--The Board shall conduct a study to 
     determine whether consumers have adequate information about 
     borrowing activities which may result in financial problems. 
     In studying this issue, the Board shall consider the extent 
     to which--
       (1) consumers, in establishing new credit arrangements, are 
     aware of their existing payment obligations, the need to 
     consider those obligations in deciding to take on new credit, 
     and how taking on excessive credit can result in financial 
     difficulty;
       (2) minimum periodic payment features offered in connection 
     with open-end credit plans impact consumer default rates;
       (3) consumers always make only the minimum payment 
     throughout the life of the plan;
       (4) consumers are aware that making only minimum payments 
     will increase the cost and repayment period of an open-end 
     loan; and
       (5) the availability of low minimum payment options is a 
     cause of consumers experiencing financial difficulty.
       (f) Report to Congress.--Before the end of the 2-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Board shall submit to Congress a report containing the 
     findings of the Board in connection with the study required 
     under subsection (b).
       (g) Regulations.--The Board shall, by regulation 
     promulgated pursuant to its authority under the Truth in 
     Lending Act, require additional disclosures to consumers 
     regarding minimum payment features, including periodic 
     statement disclosures, if the Board determines that such 
     disclosures are necessary based on its findings. Any such 
     regulations promulgated by the Board shall not take effect 
     earlier than January 1, 2001.

     SEC. 115. PROTECTION OF SAVINGS EARMARKED FOR THE 
                   POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN.

       (a) In General.--Section 522(b) of title 11, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 330, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) postsecondary education accounts as described as 
     follows:
       ``(i) except as provided under applicable State law or 
     except as provided in paragraph (5), any funds placed in a 
     qualified tuition program (as described in section 529(b) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) at least 365 days before 
     the date of entry of the order for relief and which has not 
     been pledged or promised to any person in connection with any 
     extension of credit; or
       ``(ii) except as provided in paragraph (5), any funds 
     placed in an education individual retirement account (as 
     defined in section 530(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986) at least 365 days before the date of entry of the order 
     for relief and which has not been pledged or promised to any 
     person in connection with any extension of credit;''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) For purposes of paragraph (3)(D), funds placed in a 
     qualified tuition program or in an education individual 
     retirement account shall not be exempt under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) unless the debtor has one or more dependent children 
     less than 22 years of age;
       ``(B) if the amounts in such postsecondary accounts do not 
     exceed the lesser of $50,000 (in the aggregate) in accounts 
     attributable to each such dependent child or $100,000 (in the 
     aggregate) attributable to all such dependent children;
       ``(C) to the extent such funds contributed to such account 
     exceed $500 per year per child; and
       ``(D) any individual (other than the dependent child of the 
     debtor to whom such account is attributable) has any 
     ownership right to such funds, or the right to obtain 
     ownership in the future of any amount of such funds (other 
     than upon the death or serious mental impairment of such 
     child), or direct the application of such funds for any 
     purpose other than the postsecondary education of such 
     child.''.

     SEC. 116. EFFECT OF DISCHARGE.

       Section 524 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) The willful failure of a creditor to credit payments 
     received under a plan confirmed under this title (including a 
     plan of reorganization confirmed under chapter 11 of this 
     title) in the manner required by the plan (including 
     crediting the amounts required under the plan) shall 
     constitute a violation of an injunction under subsection 
     (a)(2).
       ``(j)(1) An individual who is injured by the failure of a 
     creditor to comply with the requirements for a reaffirmation 
     agreement under subsections (c) and (d), or by any willful 
     violation of the injunction under subsection (a)(2), shall be 
     entitled to recover--
       ``(A) the greater of--
       ``(i) the amount of actual damages; or
       ``(ii) $1,000; and
       ``(B) costs and attorneys' fees.
       ``(2) An action to recover for a violation specified in 
     paragraph (1) may not be brought as a class action.''.

     SEC. 117. AUTOMATIC STAY.

       Section 362(h) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(h)(1) An individual who is injured by any willful 
     violation of a stay provided in this section shall be 
     entitled to recover--
       ``(A) actual damages; and
       ``(B) reasonable costs, including attorneys' fees.
       ``(2) An action to recover for a violation specified in 
     paragraph (1) may not be brought as a class action.''.

     SEC. 118. REINFORCE THE FRESH START.

       (a) Restoration of an Effective Discharge.--Section 
     523(a)(17) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``by a court'' and inserting ``on a 
     prisoner by any court'',
       (2) by striking ``section 1915(b) or (f)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b) or (f)(2) of section 1915'', and
       (3) by inserting ``(or a similar non-Federal law)'' after 
     ``title 28'' each place it appears.

     SEC. 119. DISCOURAGING BAD FAITH REPEAT FILINGS.

       Section 362(c) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) If a single or joint case is filed by or against an 
     individual debtor under chapter 7, 11, or 13, and if a single 
     or joint case of the debtor was pending within the previous 
     1-year period but was dismissed, other than a case refiled 
     under a chapter other than chapter 7 after dismissal under 
     section 707(b) of this title, the stay under subsection (a) 
     with respect to any action taken with respect to a debt or 
     property securing such debt or with respect to any lease will 
     terminate with respect to the debtor on the 30th day after 
     the filing of the later case. Upon motion by a party in 
     interest for continuation of the automatic stay and upon 
     notice and a hearing, the court may extend the stay in 
     particular cases as to any or all creditors (subject to such 
     conditions or limitations as the court may then impose) after 
     notice and a hearing completed before the expiration of the 
     30-day period only if the party in interest demonstrates that 
     the filing of the later case is in good faith as to the 
     creditors to be stayed. A case is presumptively filed not in 
     good faith (but such presumption may be rebutted by clear and 
     convincing evidence to the contrary)--
       ``(A) as to all creditors if--
       ``(i) more than 1 previous case under any of chapters 7, 
     11, or 13 in which the individual was a debtor was pending 
     within such 1-year period;
       ``(ii) a previous case under any of chapters 7, 11, or 13 
     in which the individual was a debtor was dismissed within 
     such 1-year period, after the debtor failed to file or amend 
     the petition or other documents as required by this title or 
     the court without substantial excuse (but mere inadvertence 
     or negligence shall not be substantial excuse unless the 
     dismissal was caused by the negligence of the debtor's 
     attorney), failed to provide adequate protection as ordered 
     by the court, or failed to perform the terms of a plan 
     confirmed by the court; or
       ``(iii) there has not been a substantial change in the 
     financial or personal affairs of the debtor since the 
     dismissal of the next most previous case under any of 
     chapters 7, 11, or 13 of this title, or any other reason to 
     conclude that the later case will be concluded, if a case 
     under chapter 7 of this title, with a discharge, and if a 
     chapter 11 or 13 case, a confirmed plan which will be fully 
     performed;
       ``(B) as to any creditor that commenced an action under 
     subsection (d) in a previous case in which the individual was 
     a debtor if, as of the date of dismissal of such case, that 
     action was still pending or had been resolved by terminating, 
     conditioning, or limiting the stay as to actions of such 
     creditor.
       ``(4) If a single or joint case is filed by or against an 
     individual debtor under this title, and if 2 or more single 
     or joint cases of the debtor were pending within the previous 
     year but were dismissed, other than a case refiled under 
     section 707(b) of this title, the stay under subsection (a) 
     will not go into effect upon the filing of the later case. On 
     request of a party in interest, the court shall promptly 
     enter an order confirming that no stay is in effect. If a 
     party in interest requests within 30 days of the filing of 
     the later case, the court may order the stay to take effect 
     in the case as to any or all creditors (subject to such 
     conditions or limitations as the court may impose), after 
     notice and hearing, only if the party in interest 
     demonstrates that the filing of the later case is in good 
     faith as to the creditors to be stayed. A stay imposed 
     pursuant to the preceding sentence will be effective on the 
     date of entry of the order allowing the stay to go into 
     effect. A case is presumptively not filed in good faith (but 
     such presumption may be rebutted by clear and convincing 
     evidence to the contrary)--
       ``(A) as to all creditors if--
       ``(i) 2 or more previous cases under this title in which 
     the individual was a debtor were pending within the 1-year 
     period;
       ``(ii) a previous case under this title in which the 
     individual was a debtor was dismissed within the time period 
     stated in this paragraph after the debtor failed to file or 
     amend the petition or other documents as required by this 
     title or the court without substantial excuse (but mere 
     inadvertence or negligence shall not be substantial excuse 
     unless the dismissal was caused by the negligence of the 
     debtor's attorney), failed to pay adequate protection as 
     ordered by the court, or failed to perform the terms of a 
     plan confirmed by the court; or
       ``(iii) there has not been a substantial change in the 
     financial or personal affairs of the debtor since the 
     dismissal of the next most previous case under this title, or 
     any other reason to conclude that the later case will not be 
     concluded, if a case under chapter 7, with a discharge, and 
     if a case under chapter 11 or 13, with a confirmed plan that 
     will be fully performed; or
       ``(B) as to any creditor that commenced an action under 
     subsection (d) in a previous case in which the individual was 
     a debtor if, as of the date of dismissal of such case, such 
     action was still pending or had been resolved by terminating, 
     conditioning, or limiting the stay as to action of such 
     creditor.''.

     SEC. 120. CURBING ABUSIVE FILINGS.

       (a) In General.--Section 362(d) of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--

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       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) with respect to a stay of an act against real 
     property under subsection (a), by a creditor whose claim is 
     secured by an interest in such real estate, if the court 
     finds that the filing of the bankruptcy petition was part of 
     a scheme to delay, hinder, and defraud creditors that 
     involved either--
       ``(A) transfer of all or part ownership of, or other 
     interest in, the real property without the consent of the 
     secured creditor or court approval; or
       ``(B) multiple bankruptcy filings affecting the real 
     property.

     If recorded in compliance with applicable State laws 
     governing notices of interests or liens in real property, an 
     order entered pursuant to this subsection shall be binding in 
     any other case under this title purporting to affect the real 
     property filed not later than 2 years after that recording, 
     except that a debtor in a subsequent case may move for relief 
     from such order based upon changed circumstances or for good 
     cause shown, after notice and a hearing.''.
       (b) Automatic Stay.--Section 362(b) of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (17), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (18) by striking the period at the end; 
     and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following:
       ``(19) under subsection (a), of any act to enforce any lien 
     against or security interest in real property following the 
     entry of an order under section 362(d)(4) of this title as to 
     that property in any prior bankruptcy case for a period of 2 
     years after entry of such an order. The debtor in a 
     subsequent case, however, may move the court for relief from 
     such order based upon changed circumstances or for other good 
     cause shown, after notice and a hearing; or
       ``(20) under subsection (a), of any act to enforce any lien 
     against or security interest in real property--
       ``(A) if the debtor is ineligible under section 109(g) of 
     this title to be a debtor in a bankruptcy case; or
       ``(B) if the bankruptcy case was filed in violation of a 
     bankruptcy court order in a prior bankruptcy case prohibiting 
     the debtor from being a debtor in another bankruptcy case.''.

     SEC. 121. DEBTOR RETENTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITY.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 521--
       (A) in paragraph (4) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) in an individual case under chapter 7 of this title, 
     not retain possession of personal property as to which a 
     creditor has an allowed claim for the purchase price secured 
     in whole or in part by an interest in that personal property 
     unless, in the case of an individual debtor, the debtor takes 
     1 of the following actions within 45 days after the first 
     meeting of creditors under section 341(a)--
       ``(A) enters into an agreement with the creditor pursuant 
     to section 524(c) of this title with respect to the claim 
     secured by such property; or
       ``(B) redeems such property from the security interest 
     pursuant to section 722 of this title.

     ``If the debtor fails to so act within the 45-day period, the 
     personal property affected shall no longer be property of the 
     estate, and the creditor may take whatever action as to such 
     property as is permitted by applicable nonbankruptcy law, 
     unless the court determines on the motion of the trustee, and 
     after notice and a hearing, that such property is of 
     consequential value or benefit to the estate.''; and
       (2) in section 722 by inserting ``in full at the time of 
     redemption'' before the period at the end.

     SEC. 122. RELIEF FROM THE AUTOMATIC STAY WHEN THE DEBTOR DOES 
                   NOT COMPLETE INTENDED SURRENDER OF CONSUMER 
                   DEBT COLLATERAL.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended as follows--
       (1) in section 362--
       (A) by striking ``(e), and (f)'' in subsection (c) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``(e), (f), and (h)''; and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (h), as amended by section 
     117, as subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) 
     the following:
       ``(h) In an individual case pursuant to chapter 7, 11, or 
     13 the stay provided by subsection (a) is terminated with 
     respect to property of the estate securing in whole or in 
     part a claim, or subject to an unexpired lease, if the debtor 
     fails within the applicable time set by section 521(a)(2) of 
     this title--
       ``(1) to file timely any statement of intention required 
     under section 521(a)(2) of this title with respect to that 
     property or to indicate therein that the debtor will either 
     surrender the property or retain it and, if retaining it, 
     either redeem the property pursuant to section 722 of this 
     title, reaffirm the debt it secures pursuant to section 
     524(c) of this title, or assume the unexpired lease pursuant 
     to section 365(p) of this title if the trustee does not do 
     so, as applicable; or
       ``(2) to take timely the action specified in that statement 
     of intention, as it may be amended before expiration of the 
     period for taking action, unless the statement of intention 
     specifies reaffirmation and the creditor refuses to reaffirm 
     on the original contract terms;

     unless the court determines on the motion of the trustee, and 
     after notice and a hearing, that such property is of 
     consequential value or benefit to the estate.''; and
       (2) in section 521, as amended by sections 121 and 604--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``consumer'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``forty-five days after the filing of a 
     notice of intent under this section'' and inserting ``30 days 
     after the first date set for the meeting of creditors under 
     section 341(a) of this title''; and
       (ii) by striking ``forty-five day'' the second place it 
     appears and inserting ``30-day'';
       (C) in paragraph (2)(C) by inserting ``except as provided 
     in section 362(h) of this title'' before the semicolon; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) If the debtor fails timely to take the action 
     specified in subsection (a)(6) of this section, or in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 362(h) of this title, with 
     respect to property which a lessor or bailor owns and has 
     leased, rented, or bailed to the debtor or as to which a 
     creditor holds a security interest not otherwise voidable 
     under section 522(f), 544, 545, 547, 548, or 549 of this 
     title, nothing in this title shall prevent or limit the 
     operation of a provision in the underlying lease or agreement 
     which has the effect of placing the debtor in default under 
     such lease or agreement by reason of the occurrence, 
     pendency, or existence of a proceeding under this title or 
     the insolvency of the debtor. Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be deemed to justify limiting such a provision in any 
     other circumstance.''.

     SEC. 123. GIVING SECURED CREDITORS FAIR TREATMENT IN CHAPTER 
                   13.

       Section 1325(a)(5)(B)(i) of title 11, United States Code, 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) the plan provides that the holder of such claim 
     retain the lien securing such claim until the earlier of 
     payment of the underlying debt determined under nonbankruptcy 
     law or discharge under section 1328 of this title, and that 
     if the case under this chapter is dismissed or converted 
     without completion of the plan, such lien shall also be 
     retained by such holder to the extent recognized by 
     applicable nonbankruptcy law; and''.

     SEC. 124. RESTRAINING ABUSIVE PURCHASES ON SECURED CREDIT.

       Section 506 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) In an individual case under chapter 7, 11, 12, or 
     13--
       ``(1) subsection (a) shall not apply to an allowed claim to 
     the extent attributable in whole or in part to the purchase 
     price of personal property acquired by the debtor within 5 
     years of the filing of the petition, except for the purpose 
     of applying paragraph (3) of this subsection;
       ``(2) if such allowed claim attributable to the purchase 
     price is secured only by the personal property so acquired, 
     the value of the personal property and the amount of the 
     allowed secured claim shall be the sum of the unpaid 
     principal balance of the purchase price and accrued and 
     unpaid interest and charges at the contract rate;
       ``(3) if such allowed claim attributable to the purchase 
     price is secured by the personal property so acquired and 
     other property, the value of the security may be determined 
     under subsection (a), but the value of the security and the 
     amount of the allowed secured claim shall be not less than 
     the unpaid principal balance of the purchase price of the 
     personal property acquired and unpaid interest and charges at 
     the contract rate; and
       ``(4) in any subsequent case under this title that is filed 
     by or against the debtor in the 2-year period beginning on 
     the date the petition is filed in the original case, the 
     value of the personal property and the amount of the allowed 
     secured claim shall be deemed to be not less than the amount 
     provided under paragraphs (2) and (3).''.

     SEC. 125. FAIR VALUATION OF COLLATERAL.

       Section 506(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
     ``In the case of an individual debtor under chapters 7 and 
     13, such value with respect to personal property securing an 
     allowed claim shall be determined based on the replacement 
     value of such property as of the date of filing the petition 
     without deduction for costs of sale or marketing. With 
     respect to property acquired for personal, family, or 
     household purpose, replacement value shall mean the price a 
     retail merchant would charge for property of that kind 
     considering the age and condition of the property at the time 
     value is determined.''.

     SEC. 126. EXEMPTIONS.

       Section 522(b)(2)(A) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``180'' and inserting ``730''; and
       (2) by striking ``, or for a longer portion of such 180-day 
     period than in any other place''.

     SEC. 127. LIMITATION.

       Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by inserting ``subject to 
     subsection (n),'' before ``any property''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) For purposes of subsection (b)(2)(A) and 
     notwithstanding subsection (a), the value of an interest in--
       ``(1) real or personal property that the debtor or a 
     dependent of the debtor uses as a residence;
       ``(2) a cooperative that owns property that the debtor or a 
     dependent of the debtor uses as a residence; or
       ``(3) a burial plot for the debtor or a dependent of the 
     debtor;

     shall be reduced to the extent such value is attributable to 
     any portion of any property that the debtor disposed of in 
     the 730-day period ending of the date of the filing of the 
     petition, with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud a 
     creditor and that the debtor could not exempt, or that 
     portion that the debtor could not exempt, under

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     subsection (b) if on such date the debtor had held the 
     property so disposed of.''.

     SEC. 128. ROLLING STOCK EQUIPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 1168 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1168. Rolling stock equipment.

       ``(a)(1) The right of a secured party with a security 
     interest in or of a lessor or conditional vendor of equipment 
     described in paragraph (2) to take possession of such 
     equipment in compliance with an equipment security agreement, 
     lease, or conditional sale contract, and to enforce any of 
     its other rights or remedies under such security agreement, 
     lease, or conditional sale contract, to sell, lease, or 
     otherwise retain or dispose of such equipment, is not limited 
     or otherwise affected by any other provision of this title or 
     by any power of the court, except that the right to take 
     possession and enforce those other rights and remedies shall 
     be subject to section 362 of this title, if--
       ``(A) before the date that is 60 days after the date of 
     commencement of a case under this chapter, the trustee, 
     subject to the court's approval, agrees to perform all 
     obligations of the debtor under such security agreement, 
     lease, or conditional sale contract; and
       ``(B) any default, other than a default of a kind described 
     in section 365(b)(2) of this title, under such security 
     agreement, lease, or conditional sale contract--
       ``(i) that occurs before the date of commencement of the 
     case and is an event of default therewith is cured before the 
     expiration of such 60-day period;
       ``(ii) that occurs or becomes an event of default after the 
     date of commencement of the case and before the expiration of 
     such 60-day period is cured before the later of--
       ``(I) the date that is 30 days after the date of the 
     default or event of the default; or
       ``(II) the expiration of such 60-day period; and
       ``(iii) that occurs on or after the expiration of such 60-
     day period is cured in accordance with the terms of such 
     security agreement, lease, or conditional sale contract, if 
     cure is permitted under that agreement, lease, or conditional 
     sale contract.
       ``(2) The equipment described in this paragraph--
       ``(A) is rolling stock equipment or accessories used on 
     rolling stock equipment, including superstructures or racks, 
     that is subject to a security interest granted by, leased to, 
     or conditionally sold to a debtor; and
       ``(B) includes all records and documents relating to such 
     equipment that are required, under the terms of the security 
     agreement, lease, or conditional sale contract, that is to be 
     surrendered or returned by the debtor in connection with the 
     surrender or return of such equipment.
       ``(3) Paragraph (1) applies to a secured party, lessor, or 
     conditional vendor acting in its own behalf or acting as 
     trustee or otherwise in behalf of another party.
       ``(b) The trustee and the secured party, lessor, or 
     conditional vendor whose right to take possession is 
     protected under subsection (a) may agree, subject to the 
     court's approval, to extend the 60-day period specified in 
     subsection (a)(1).
       ``(c)(1) In any case under this chapter, the trustee shall 
     immediately surrender and return to a secured party, lessor, 
     or conditional vendor, described in subsection (a)(1), 
     equipment described in subsection (a)(2), if at any time 
     after the date of commencement of the case under this chapter 
     such secured party, lessor, or conditional vendor is entitled 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(1) to take possession of such 
     equipment and makes a written demand for such possession of 
     the trustee.
       ``(2) At such time as the trustee is required under 
     paragraph (1) to surrender and return equipment described in 
     subsection (a)(2), any lease of such equipment, and any 
     security agreement or conditional sale contract relating to 
     such equipment, if such security agreement or conditional 
     sale contract is an executory contract, shall be deemed 
     rejected.
       ``(d) With respect to equipment first placed in service on 
     or prior to October 22, 1994, for purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `lease' includes any written agreement with 
     respect to which the lessor and the debtor, as lessee, have 
     expressed in the agreement or in a substantially 
     contemporaneous writing that the agreement is to be treated 
     as a lease for Federal income tax purposes; and
       ``(2) the term `security interest' means a purchase-money 
     equipment security interest.
       ``(e) With respect to equipment first placed in service 
     after October 22, 1994, for purposes of this section, the 
     term `rolling stock equipment' includes rolling stock 
     equipment that is substantially rebuilt and accessories used 
     on such equipment.''.
       (b) Aircraft Equipment and Vessels.--Section 1110 of title 
     11, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1110. Aircraft equipment and vessels

       ``(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and subject to 
     subsection (b), the right of a secured party with a security 
     interest in equipment described in paragraph (3), or of a 
     lessor or conditional vendor of such equipment, to take 
     possession of such equipment in compliance with a security 
     agreement, lease, or conditional sale contract, and to 
     enforce any of its other rights or remedies, under such 
     security agreement, lease, or conditional sale contract, to 
     sell, lease, or otherwise retain or dispose of such 
     equipment, is not limited or otherwise affected by any other 
     provision of this title or by any power of the court.
       ``(2) The right to take possession and to enforce the other 
     rights and remedies described in paragraph (1) shall be 
     subject to section 362 of this title if--
       ``(A) before the date that is 60 days after the date of the 
     order for relief under this chapter, the trustee, subject to 
     the approval of the court, agrees to perform all obligations 
     of the debtor under such security agreement, lease, or 
     conditional sale contract; and
       ``(B) any default, other than a default of a kind specified 
     in section 365(b)(2) of this title, under such security 
     agreement, lease, or conditional sale contract--
       ``(i) that occurs before the date of the order is cured 
     before the expiration of such 60-day period;
       ``(ii) that occurs after the date of the order and before 
     the expiration of such 60-day period is cured before the 
     later of--
       ``(I) the date that is 30 days after the date of the 
     default; or
       ``(II) the expiration of such 60-day period; and
       ``(iii) that occurs on or after the expiration of such 60-
     day period is cured in compliance with the terms of such 
     security agreement, lease, or conditional sale contract, if a 
     cure is permitted under that agreement, lease, or contract.
       ``(3) The equipment described in this paragraph--
       ``(A) is--
       ``(i) an aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, 
     or spare part (as defined in section 40102 of title 49) that 
     is subject to a security interest granted by, leased to, or 
     conditionally sold to a debtor that, at the time such 
     transaction is entered into, holds an air carrier operating 
     certificate issued pursuant to chapter 447 of title 49 for 
     aircraft capable of carrying 10 or more individuals or 6,000 
     pounds or more of cargo; or
       ``(ii) a documented vessel (as defined in section 30101(1) 
     of title 46) that is subject to a security interest granted 
     by, leased to, or conditionally sold to a debtor that is a 
     water carrier that, at the time such transaction is entered 
     into, holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
     or permit issued by the Department of Transportation; and
       ``(B) includes all records and documents relating to such 
     equipment that are required, under the terms of the security 
     agreement, lease, or conditional sale contract, to be 
     surrendered or returned by the debtor in connection with the 
     surrender or return of such equipment.
       ``(4) Paragraph (1) applies to a secured party, lessor, or 
     conditional vendor acting in its own behalf or acting as 
     trustee or otherwise in behalf of another party.
       ``(b) The trustee and the secured party, lessor, or 
     conditional vendor whose right to take possession is 
     protected under subsection (a) may agree, subject to the 
     approval of the court, to extend the 60-day period specified 
     in subsection (a)(1).
       ``(c)(1) In any case under this chapter, the trustee shall 
     immediately surrender and return to a secured party, lessor, 
     or conditional vendor, described in subsection (a)(1), 
     equipment described in subsection (a)(3), if at any time 
     after the date of the order for relief under this chapter 
     such secured party, lessor, or conditional vendor is entitled 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(1) to take possession of such 
     equipment and makes a written demand for such possession to 
     the trustee.
       ``(2) At such time as the trustee is required under 
     paragraph (1) to surrender and return equipment described in 
     subsection (a)(3), any lease of such equipment, and any 
     security agreement or conditional sale contract relating to 
     such equipment, if such security agreement or conditional 
     sale contract is an executory contract, shall be deemed 
     rejected.
       ``(d) With respect to equipment first placed in service on 
     or before October 22, 1994, for purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `lease' includes any written agreement with 
     respect to which the lessor and the debtor, as lessee, have 
     expressed in the agreement or in a substantially 
     contemporaneous writing that the agreement is to be treated 
     as a lease for Federal income tax purposes; and
       ``(2) the term `security interest' means a purchase-money 
     equipment security interest.''.

     SEC. 129. DISCHARGE UNDER CHAPTER 13.

       Section 1328(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) provided for under section 1322(b)(5) of this title;
       ``(2) of the kind specified in paragraph (2), (4), (3)(B), 
     (5), (8), or (9) of section 523(a) of this title;
       ``(3) for restitution, or a criminal fine, included in a 
     sentence on the debtor's conviction of a crime; or
       ``(4) for restitution, or damages, awarded in a civil 
     action against the debtor as a result of willful or malicious 
     injury by the debtor that caused personal injury to an 
     individual or the death of an individual.''.

     SEC. 130. BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1998''.
       (b) Temporary Judgeships.--
       (1) Appointments.--The following judgeship positions shall 
     be filled in the manner prescribed in section 152(a)(1) of 
     title 28, United States Code, for the appointment of 
     bankruptcy judges provided for in section 152(a)(2) of such 
     title:
       (A) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the eastern 
     district of California.
       (B) Four additional bankruptcy judgeships for the central 
     district of California.
       (C) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the southern 
     district of Florida.
       (D) Two additional bankruptcy judgeships for the district 
     of Maryland.
       (E) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the eastern 
     district of Michigan.
       (F) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the southern 
     district of Mississippi.
       (G) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the district of 
     New Jersey.
       (H) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the eastern 
     district of New York.

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       (I) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the northern 
     district of New York.
       (J) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the southern 
     district of New York.
       (K) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the eastern 
     district of Pennsylvania.
       (L) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the middle 
     district of Pennsylvania.
       (M) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the western 
     district of Tennessee.
       (N) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the eastern 
     district of Virginia.
       (2) Vacancies.--The first vacancy occurring in the office 
     of a bankruptcy judge in each of the judicial districts set 
     forth in paragraph (1) that--
       (A) results from the death, retirement, resignation, or 
     removal of a bankruptcy judge; and
       (B) occurs 5 years or more after the appointment date of a 
     bankruptcy judge appointed under paragraph (1);

     shall not be filled.
       (c) Extensions.--
       (1) In general.--The temporary bankruptcy judgeship 
     positions authorized for the northern district of Alabama, 
     the district of Delaware, the district of Puerto Rico, the 
     district of South Carolina, and the eastern district of 
     Tennessee under section 3(a) (1), (3), (7), (8), and (9) of 
     the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) are 
     extended until the first vacancy occurring in the office of a 
     bankruptcy judge in the applicable district resulting from 
     the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a 
     bankruptcy judge and occurring--
       (A) 8 years or more after November 8, 1993, with respect to 
     the northern district of Alabama;
       (B) 10 years or more after October 28, 1993, with respect 
     to the district of Delaware;
       (C) 8 years or more after August 29, 1994, with respect to 
     the district of Puerto Rico;
       (D) 8 years or more after June 27, 1994, with respect to 
     the district of South Carolina; and
       (E) 8 years or more after November 23, 1993, with respect 
     to the eastern district of Tennessee.
       (2) Applicability of other provisions.--All other 
     provisions of section 3 of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 
     1992 remain applicable to such temporary judgeship position.
       (d) Technical Amendment.--The first sentence of section 
     152(a)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read 
     as follows: ``Each bankruptcy judge to be appointed for a 
     judicial district as provided in paragraph (2) shall be 
     appointed by the United States court of appeals for the 
     circuit in which such district is located.''.
       (e) Travel Expenses of Bankruptcy Judges.--Section 156 of 
     title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(g)(1) In this subsection, the term `travel expenses'--
       ``(A) means the expenses incurred by a bankruptcy judge for 
     travel that is not directly related to any case assigned to 
     such bankruptcy judge; and
       ``(B) shall not include the travel expenses of a bankruptcy 
     judge if--
       ``(i) the payment for the travel expenses is paid by such 
     bankruptcy judge from the personal funds of such bankruptcy 
     judge; and
       ``(ii) such bankruptcy judge does not receive funds 
     (including reimbursement) from the United States or any other 
     person or entity for the payment of such travel expenses.
       ``(2) Each bankruptcy judge shall annually submit the 
     information required under paragraph (3) to the chief 
     bankruptcy judge for the district in which the bankruptcy 
     judge is assigned.
       ``(3)(A) Each chief bankruptcy judge shall submit an annual 
     report to the Director of the Administrative Office of the 
     United States Courts on the travel expenses of each 
     bankruptcy judge assigned to the applicable district 
     (including the travel expenses of the chief bankruptcy judge 
     of such district).
       ``(B) The annual report under this paragraph shall 
     include--
       ``(i) the travel expenses of each bankruptcy judge, with 
     the name of the bankruptcy judge to whom the travel expenses 
     apply;
       ``(ii) a description of the subject matter and purpose of 
     the travel relating to each travel expense identified under 
     clause (i), with the name of the bankruptcy judge to whom the 
     travel applies; and
       ``(iii) the number of days of each travel described under 
     clause (ii), with the name of the bankruptcy judge to whom 
     the travel applies.
       ``(4)(A) The Director of the Administrative Office of the 
     United States Courts shall--
       ``(i) consolidate the reports submitted under paragraph (3) 
     into a single report; and
       ``(ii) annually submit such consolidated report to 
     Congress.
       ``(B) The consolidated report submitted under this 
     paragraph shall include the specific information required 
     under paragraph (3)(B), including the name of each bankruptcy 
     judge with respect to clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of 
     paragraph (3)(B).''.

     SEC. 131. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 11, UNITED STATES 
                   CODE.

       (a) Section 507(a) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) Tenth, allowed claims for death or personal injuries 
     resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle or vessel if 
     such operation was unlawful because the debtor was 
     intoxicated from using alcohol, a drug or another 
     substance.''.
       (b) Section 523(a)(9) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``or vessel'' after ``vehicle''.

     SEC. 132. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1325 OF TITLE 11, UNITED 
                   STATES CODE.

       Section 1325(b)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``received by the debtor'', 
     ``(other than child support payments, foster care payments, 
     or disability payments for a dependent child made in 
     accordance with applicable nonbankruptcy law and which is 
     reasonably necessary to be expended)''.

     SEC. 133. APPLICATION OF THE CODEBTOR STAY ONLY WHEN THE STAY 
                   PROTECTS THE DEBTOR.

       Section 1301(b) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2)(A) Notwithstanding subsection (c) and except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), in any case in which the debtor 
     did not receive the consideration for the claim held by a 
     creditor, the stay provided by subsection (a) shall apply to 
     that creditor for a period not to exceed 30 days beginning on 
     the date of the order for relief, to the extent the creditor 
     proceeds against--
       ``(i) the individual that received that consideration; or
       ``(ii) property not in the possession of the debtor that 
     secures that claim.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the stay provided 
     by subsection (a) shall apply in any case in which the debtor 
     is primarily obligated to pay the creditor in whole or in 
     part with respect to a claim described in subparagraph (A) 
     under a legally binding separation or property settlement 
     agreement or divorce or dissolution decree with respect to--
       ``(i) an individual described in subparagraph (A)(i); or
       ``(ii) property described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(3) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the stay provided by 
     subsection (a) shall terminate as of the date of confirmation 
     of the plan, in any case in which the plan of the debtor 
     provides that the debtor's interest in personal property 
     subject to a lease with respect to which the debtor is the 
     lessee will be surrendered or abandoned or no payments will 
     be made under the plan on account of the debtor's obligations 
     under the lease.''.

     SEC. 134. ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR INVESTORS.

       (a) Definition.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (48) the 
     following:
       ``(48A) `securities self regulatory organization' means 
     either a securities association registered with the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to section 15A of 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or a national securities 
     exchange registered with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission pursuant to section 6 of the Securities Exchange 
     Act of 1934;''.
       (b) Automatic Stay.--Section 362(b) of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 120, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (19) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (20) by striking the period at the end and 
     a inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (20) the following:
       ``(21) under subsection (a), of the commencement or 
     continuation of an investigation or action by a securities 
     self regulatory organization to enforce such organization's 
     regulatory power; of the enforcement of an order or decision, 
     other than for monetary sanctions, obtained in an action by 
     the securities self regulatory organization to enforce such 
     organization's regulatory power; or of any act taken by the 
     securities self regulatory organization to delist, delete, or 
     refuse to permit quotation of any stock that does not meet 
     applicable regulatory requirements.''.

     SEC. 135. LIMITATION ON LUXURY GOODS.

       Section 523(a)(2)(C) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(C)(i) for purposes of subparagraph (A), consumer debts 
     owed to a single creditor and aggregating more than $250 for 
     `luxury goods or services' incurred by an individual debtor 
     on or within 90 days before the order for relief under this 
     title, or cash advances aggregating more than $250 that are 
     extensions of consumer credit under an open end credit plan 
     obtained by an individual debtor on or within 90 days before 
     the order for relief under this title, are presumed to be 
     nondischargeable; and
       ``(ii) for purposes of this subparagraph--
       ``(I) the term `luxury goods or services' does not include 
     goods or services reasonably necessary for the support or 
     maintenance of the debtor or a dependent of the debtor; and
       ``(II) the term `an extension of consumer credit under an 
     open end credit plan' has the same meaning such term has for 
     purposes of the Consumer Credit Protection Act;''.

     SEC. 136. GIVING DEBTORS THE ABILITY TO KEEP LEASED PERSONAL 
                   PROPERTY BY ASSUMPTION.

       Section 365 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(p)(1) If a lease of personal property is rejected or not 
     timely assumed by the trustee under subsection (d), the 
     leased property is no longer property of the estate and the 
     stay under section 362(a) of this title is automatically 
     terminated.
       ``(2) In the case of an individual under chapter 7, the 
     debtor may notify the creditor in writing that the debtor 
     desires to assume the lease. Upon being so notified, the 
     creditor may, at its option, notify the debtor that it is 
     willing to have the lease assumed by the debtor and may 
     condition such assumption on cure of any outstanding default 
     on terms set by the contract. If within 30 days of such 
     notice the debtor notifies the lessor in writing that the 
     lease is assumed, the liability under the lease will be 
     assumed by the debtor and not by the estate. The stay under 
     section 362 of this title and the injunction under section 
     524(a)(2) of this title shall not be violated by notification 
     of the debtor and negotiation of cure under this subsection.
       ``(3) In a case under chapter 11 of this title in which the 
     debtor is an individual and in a case under chapter 13 of 
     this title, if the debtor is the lessee with respect to 
     personal property and the

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     lease is not assumed in the plan confirmed by the court, the 
     lease is deemed rejected as of the conclusion of the hearing 
     on confirmation. If the lease is rejected, the stay under 
     section 362 of this title and any stay under section 1301 is 
     automatically terminated with respect to the property subject 
     to the lease.''.

     SEC. 137. ADEQUATE PROTECTION OF LESSORS AND PURCHASE MONEY 
                   SECURED CREDITORS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 1307 the following:

     ``Sec. 1307A. Adequate protection in chapter 13 cases

       ``(a)(1)(A) On or before the date that is 30 days after the 
     filing of a case under this chapter, the debtor shall make 
     cash payments in an amount determined under paragraph (2)(A), 
     to--
       ``(i) any lessor of personal property; and
       ``(ii) any creditor holding a claim secured by personal 
     property to the extent that the claim is attributable to the 
     purchase of that property by the debtor.
       ``(B) The debtor or the plan shall continue making the 
     adequate protection payments until the earlier of the date on 
     which--
       ``(i) the creditor begins to receive actual payments under 
     the plan; or
       ``(ii) the debtor relinquishes possession of the property 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) to--
       ``(I) the lessor or creditor; or
       ``(II) any third party acting under claim of right, as 
     applicable.
       ``(2) The payments referred to in paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
     the contract amount.
       ``(b)(1) Subject to the limitations under paragraph (2), 
     the court may, after notice and hearing, change the amount 
     and timing of the dates of payment of payments made under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(2)(A) The payments referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
     payable not less frequently than monthly.
       ``(B) The amount of payments referred to in paragraph (1) 
     shall not be less than the amount of any weekly, biweekly, 
     monthly, or other periodic payment schedules as payable under 
     the contract between the debtor and creditor.
       ``(c) Notwithstanding section 1326(b), the payments 
     referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be continued in 
     addition to plan payments under a confirmed plan until actual 
     payments to the creditor begin under that plan, if the 
     confirmed plan provides--
       ``(1) for payments to a creditor or lessor described in 
     subsection (a)(1); and
       ``(2) for the deferral of payments to such creditor or 
     lessor under the plan until the payment of amounts described 
     in section 1326(b).
       ``(d) Notwithstanding sections 362, 542, and 543, a lessor 
     or creditor described in subsection (a) may retain possession 
     of property described in that subsection that was obtained in 
     accordance with applicable law before the date of filing of 
     the petition until the first payment under subsection 
     (a)(1)(A) is received by the lessor or creditor.
       ``(e) On or before 60 days after the filling of a case 
     under this chapter, a debtor retaining possession of personal 
     property subject to a lease or securing a claim attributable 
     in whole or in part to the purchase price of such property 
     shall provide each creditor or lessor reasonable evidence of 
     the maintenance of any required insurance coverage with 
     respect to the use or ownership of such property and continue 
     to do so for so long as the debtor retains possession of such 
     property.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 13 of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1307 
     the following:

       ``1307A. Adequate protection in chapter 13 cases.''.

     SEC. 139. AUTOMATIC STAY.

       Section 362(b) of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by sections 120 and 134, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (20), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (21), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (21) the following:
       ``(22) under subsection (a) of any transfer that is not 
     avoidable under section 544 of this title and that is not 
     avoidable under section 549 of this title;
       ``(23) under subsection (a)(3), of the continuation of any 
     eviction, unlawful detainer action, or similar proceeding by 
     a lessor against a debtor involving residential real property 
     in which the debtor resides as a tenant under a rental 
     agreement and the debtor has not paid rent to the lessor 
     pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement or applicable 
     State law after the commencement and during the course of the 
     case;
       ``(24) under subsection (a)(3), of the commencement or 
     continuation of any eviction, unlawful detainer action, or 
     similar proceeding by a lessor against a debtor involving 
     residential real property in which the debtor resides as a 
     tenant under a rental agreement that has terminated pursuant 
     to the lease agreement or applicable State law;
       ``(25) under subsection (a)(3), of any eviction, unlawful 
     detainer action, or similar proceeding, if the debtor has 
     previously filed within the last year and failed to pay post-
     petition rent during the course of that case; or
       ``(26) under subsection (a)(3), of eviction actions based 
     on endangerment to property or person or the use of illegal 
     drugs.''.

     SEC. 140. EXTEND PERIOD BETWEEN BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGES.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 727(a)(8) by striking ``six'' and inserting 
     ``8''; and
       (2) in section 1328 by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the court 
     shall not grant a discharge of all debts provided for by the 
     plan or disallowed under section 502 of this title if the 
     debtor has received a discharge in any case filed under this 
     title within 5 years of the order for relief under this 
     chapter.''.

     SEC. 141. DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC SUPPORT OBLIGATION.

       Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (12A); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following:
     (14A) `domestic support obligation' means a debt that accrues 
     before or after the entry of an order for relief under this 
     title that is--
       ``(A) owed to or recoverable by--
       ``(i) a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor or 
     that child's legal guardian; or
       ``(ii) a governmental unit;
       ``(B) in the nature of alimony, maintenance, or support 
     (including assistance provided by a governmental unit) of 
     such spouse, former spouse, or child, without regard to 
     whether such debt is expressly so designated;
       ``(C) established or subject to establishment before or 
     after entry of an order for relief under this title, by 
     reason of applicable provisions of--
       ``(i) a separation agreement, divorce decree, or property 
     settlement agreement;
       ``(ii) an order of a court of record; or
       ``(iii) a determination made in accordance with applicable 
     nonbankruptcy law by a governmental unit; and
       ``(D) not assigned to a nongovernmental entity, unless that 
     obligation is assigned voluntarily by the spouse, former 
     spouse, child, or parent solely for the purpose of collecting 
     the debt.''.

     SEC. 142. PRIORITIES FOR CLAIMS FOR DOMESTIC SUPPORT 
                   OBLIGATIONS.

       Section 507(a) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (7);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively;
       (3) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``First'' and inserting ``Second'';
       (4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``Second'' and inserting ``Third'';
       (5) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``Third'' and inserting ``Fourth'';
       (6) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``Fourth'' and inserting ``Fifth'';
       (7) in paragraph (6), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``Fifth'' and inserting ``Sixth'';
       (8) in paragraph (7), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``Sixth'' and inserting ``Seventh''; and
       (9) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the 
     following:
       ``(1) First, allowed claims for domestic support 
     obligations to be paid in the following order on the 
     condition that funds received under this paragraph by a 
     governmental unit in a case under this title be applied:
       ``(A) Claims that, as of the date of entry of the order for 
     relief, are owed directly to a spouse, former spouse, or 
     child of the debtor, or the parent of such child, without 
     regard to whether the claim is filed by the spouse, former 
     spouse, child, or parent, or is filed by a governmental unit 
     on behalf of that person.
       ``(B) Claims that, as of the date of entry of the order for 
     relief, are assigned by a spouse, former spouse, child of the 
     debtor, or the parent of that child to a governmental unit or 
     are owed directly to a governmental unit under applicable 
     nonbankruptcy law.''.

     SEC. 143. REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN CONFIRMATION AND DISCHARGE 
                   IN CASES INVOLVING DOMESTIC SUPPORT 
                   OBLIGATIONS.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 1129(a), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(14) If the debtor is required by a judicial or 
     administrative order or statute to pay a domestic support 
     obligation, the debtor has paid all amounts payable under 
     such order or statute for such obligation that become payable 
     after the date on which the petition is filed.'';
       (2) in section 1325(a)--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) if the debtor is required by a judicial or 
     administrative order or statute to pay a domestic support 
     obligation, the debtor has paid all amounts payable under 
     such order for such obligation that become payable after the 
     date on which the petition is filed.''; and
       (3) in section 1328(a), as amended by section 129, in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``, and with 
     respect to a debtor who is required by a judicial or 
     administrative order to pay a domestic support obligation, 
     certifies that all amounts payable under such order or 
     statute that are due on or before the date of the 
     certification (including amounts due before or after the 
     petition was filed) have been paid'' after ``completion by 
     the debtor of all payments under the plan''.

     SEC. 144. EXCEPTIONS TO AUTOMATIC STAY IN DOMESTIC SUPPORT 
                   OBLIGATION PROCEEDINGS.

       Section 362(b) of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by sections 120, 134, and 139, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) under subsection (a)--
       ``(A) of the commencement or continuation of an action or 
     proceeding for--
       ``(i) the establishment of paternity as a part of an effort 
     to collect domestic support obligations; or
       ``(ii) the establishment or modification of an order for 
     domestic support obligations; or
       ``(B) the collection of a domestic support obligation from 
     property that is not property of the estate;'';

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       (2) in paragraph (25), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (26), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (26) the following:
       ``(27) under subsection (a) with respect to the withholding 
     of income pursuant to an order as specified in section 466(b) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 666(b)); or
       ``(28) under subsection (a) with respect to--
       ``(A) the withholding, suspension, or restriction of 
     drivers' licenses, professional and occupational licenses, 
     and recreational licenses pursuant to State law, as specified 
     in section 466(a)(16) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)(16)) or with respect to the reporting of overdue 
     support owed by an absent parent to any consumer reporting 
     agency as specified in section 466(a)(7) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(7));
       ``(B) the interception of tax refunds, as specified in 
     sections 464 and 466(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 664 and 666(a)(3)); or
       ``(C) the enforcement of medical obligations as specified 
     under title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.).''.

     SEC. 145. NONDISCHARGEABILITY OF CERTAIN DEBTS FOR ALIMONY, 
                   MAINTENANCE, AND SUPPORT.

       Section 523 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (5) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(5) for a domestic support obligation;'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(6), or (15)'' and 
     inserting ``or (6)''; and
       (3) in paragraph (15), by striking ``governmental unit'' 
     and all through the end of the paragraph and inserting a 
     semicolon.

     SEC. 146. CONTINUED LIABILITY OF PROPERTY.

       Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) a debt of a kind specified in paragraph (1) or (5) of 
     section 523(a) (in which case, notwithstanding any provision 
     of applicable nonbankruptcy law to the contrary, such 
     property shall be liable for a debt of a kind specified in 
     section 523(a)(5);''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)(1)(A), by striking the dash and all 
     that follows through the end of the subparagraph and 
     inserting ``of a kind that is specified in section 523(a)(5); 
     or''.

     SEC. 147. PROTECTION OF DOMESTIC SUPPORT CLAIMS AGAINST 
                   PREFERENTIAL TRANSFER MOTIONS.

       Section 547(c)(7) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(7) to the extent such transfer was a bona fide payment 
     of a debt for a domestic support obligation; or''.

     SEC. 148. DEFINITION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND ANTIQUES.

       Section 522(f)(1)(B) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(B)''; and
       (2) by striking ``(i)'' and inserting ``(aa)''; and
       (3) by striking ``(ii)'' and inserting ``(bb)'';
       (4) by striking ``(iii)'' and inserting ``(cc)'';
       (5) by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(ii) `household goods' shall mean for the purposes of 
     this subparagraph (B) clothing; furniture; appliances; one 
     radio; one television; one VCR; linens; china; crockery; 
     kitchenware; educational materials and educational equipment 
     primarily for the use of minor dependent children of the 
     debtor, but only one personal computer only if used primarily 
     for the education or entertainment of such minor children; 
     medical equipment and supplies; furniture exclusively for the 
     use of minor children, elderly or disabled dependents of the 
     debtor; and personal effects (including wedding rings and the 
     toys and hobby equipment of minor dependent children) of the 
     debtor and his or her dependents: Provided, That the 
     following are not included within the scope of the term 
     `household goods':
       ``(aa) works of art (unless by or of the debtor or his or 
     her dependents);
       ``(bb) electronic entertainment equipment (except one 
     television, one radio, and one VCR);
       ``(cc) items acquired as antiques;
       ``(dd) jewelry (except wedding rings);
       ``(ee) a computer (except as otherwise provided for in this 
     section), motor vehicle (including a tractor or lawn 
     tractor), boat, or a motorized recreational device, 
     conveyance, vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft.''.

     SEC. 149. NONDISCHARGEABLE DEBTS.

       Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after paragraph (14) the following:
       ``(14A) incurred to pay a debt that is nondischargeable by 
     reason of section 727, 1141, 1228(a), 1228(b), or 1328(b), or 
     any other provision of this subsection, if the debtor 
     incurred the debt to pay such a nondischargeable debt with 
     the intent to discharge in bankruptcy the newly-created debt, 
     except that all debts incurred to pay nondischargeable debts, 
     without regard to intent, are nondischargeable if incurred 
     within 90 days of the filing of the petition;''.

                TITLE II--DISCOURAGING BANKRUPTCY ABUSE

     SEC. 201. REENACTMENT OF CHAPTER 12.

       (a) Reenactment.--Chapter 12 of title 11 of the United 
     States Code, as in effect on September 30, 1998, is hereby 
     reenacted.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 202. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AND EQUITY SECURITY HOLDERS.

       Section 341 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the court, 
     on the request of a party in interest and after notice and a 
     hearing, for cause may order that the United States trustee 
     not convene a meeting of creditors or equity security holders 
     if the debtor has filed a plan as to which the debtor 
     solicited acceptances prior to the commencement of the 
     case.''.

     SEC. 203. PROTECTION OF RETIREMENT SAVINGS IN BANKRUPTCY.

       (a) In General.--Section 522 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``(2)(A) any property'' and inserting:
       ``(3) Property listed in this paragraph is--
       ``(A) any property'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) retirement funds to the extent that those funds are 
     in a fund or account that is exempt from taxation under 
     section 401, 403, 408, 408A, 414, 457, or 501(a) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting:
       ``(2) Property listed in this paragraph is property that is 
     specified under subsection (d), unless the State law that is 
     applicable to the debtor under paragraph (3)(A) specifically 
     does not so authorize.'';
       (C) in the matter preceding paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``(b)'' and inserting ``(b)(1)'';
       (ii) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' both places it appears 
     and inserting ``paragraph (3)'';
       (iii) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``paragraph (2)''; and
       (iv) by striking ``Such property is--''; and
       (D) by adding at the end of the subsection the following:
       ``(4) For purposes of paragraph (3)(C), the following shall 
     apply:
       ``(A) If the retirement funds are in a retirement fund that 
     has received a favorable determination pursuant to section 
     7805 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and that 
     determination is in effect as of the date of the commencement 
     of the case under section 301, 302, or 303 of this title, 
     those funds shall be presumed to be exempt from the estate.
       ``(B) If the retirement funds are in a retirement fund that 
     has not received a favorable determination pursuant to such 
     section 7805, those funds are exempt from the estate if the 
     debtor demonstrates that--
       ``(i) no prior determination to the contrary has been made 
     by a court or the Internal Revenue Service; and
       ``(ii) the retirement fund is in substantial compliance 
     with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986.
       ``(C) A direct transfer of retirement funds from 1 fund or 
     account that is exempt from taxation under section 401, 403, 
     408, 408A, 414, 457, or 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, pursuant to section 401(a)(31) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, or otherwise, shall not cease to 
     qualify for exemption under paragraph (3)(C) by reason of 
     that direct transfer.
       ``(D)(i) Any distribution that qualifies as an eligible 
     rollover distribution within the meaning of section 402(c) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or that is described in 
     clause (ii) shall not cease to qualify for exemption under 
     paragraph (3)(C) by reason of that distribution.
       ``(ii) A distribution described in this clause is an amount 
     that--
       ``(I) has been distributed from a fund or account that is 
     exempt from taxation under section 401, 403, 408, 408A, 414, 
     457, or 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
       ``(II) to the extent allowed by law, is deposited in such a 
     fund or account not later than 60 days after the distribution 
     of that amount.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``subsection (b)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(2)''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) Retirement funds to the extent that those funds are 
     in a fund or account that is exempt from taxation under 
     section 401, 403, 408, 408A, 414, 457, or 501(a) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (b) Automatic Stay.--Section 362(b) of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by sections 120, 134, 139, and 144 is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (27), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (28), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or'';
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (28) the following:
       ``(29) under subsection (a), of withholding of income from 
     a debtor's wages and collection of amounts withheld, pursuant 
     to the debtor's agreement authorizing that withholding and 
     collection for the benefit of a pension, profit-sharing, 
     stock bonus, or other plan established under section 401, 
     403, 408, 408A, 414, 457, or 501(a) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 that is sponsored by the employer of the debtor, 
     or an affiliate, successor, or predecessor of such employer--
       ``(A) to the extent that the amounts withheld and collected 
     are used solely for payments relating to a loan from a plan 
     that satisfies the requirements of section 408(b)(1) of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or is subject 
     to section 72(p) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       ``(B) in the case of a loan from a thrift savings plan 
     described in subchapter III of title 5, that satisfies the 
     requirements of section 8433(g) of such title.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end of the flush material following 
     paragraph (19) the following: ``Paragraph (19) does not apply 
     to any amount owed to a plan referred to in that paragraph 
     that is incurred under a loan made during the 1-year period 
     preceding the filing of a petition. Nothing in paragraph (19) 
     may be construed to provide that any loan made under a 
     governmental plan under section 414(d), or a contract or 
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     under section 403(b), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     constitutes a claim or a debt under this title.''.
       (c) Exceptions To Discharge.--Section 523(a) of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (17);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (18) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(19) owed to a pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus, or 
     other plan established under section 401, 403, 408, 408A, 
     414, 457, or 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     pursuant to--
       ``(A) a loan permitted under section 408(b)(1) of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) or subject 
     to section 72(p) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       ``(B) a loan from the thrift savings plan described in 
     subchapter III of title 5, that satisfies the requirements of 
     section 8433(g) of such title.
     Paragraph (19) does not apply to any amount owed to a plan 
     referred to in that paragraph that is incurred under a loan 
     made during the 1-year period preceding the filing of a 
     petition. Nothing in paragraph (19) may be construed to 
     provide that any loan made under a governmental plan under 
     section 414(d), or a contract or account under section 
     403(b), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 constitutes a 
     claim or a debt under this title.''.
       (d) Plan Contents.--Section 1322 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) A plan may not materially alter the terms of a loan 
     described in section 362(b)(19) of this title.''.

     SEC. 204. PROTECTION OF REFINANCE OF SECURITY INTEREST.

       Subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 547(e)(2) of 
     title 11, United States Code, are amended by striking ``10'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``30''.

     SEC. 205. EXECUTORY CONTRACTS AND UNEXPIRED LEASES.

       Section 365(d)(4) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), in any case under any 
     chapter of this title, an unexpired lease of nonresidential 
     real property under which the debtor is the lessee shall be 
     deemed rejected and the trustee shall immediately surrender 
     that nonresidential real property to the lessor if the 
     trustee does not assume or reject the unexpired lease by the 
     earlier of--
       ``(i) the date that is 180 days after the date of the order 
     for relief; or
       ``(ii) the date of the entry of an order confirming a plan.
       ``(B) The court may extend the period determined under 
     subparagraph (A) only upon a motion of the lessor.''.

     SEC. 206. CREDITORS AND EQUITY SECURITY HOLDERS COMMITTEES.

       Section 1102(a)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting before the first sentence the following: 
     ``On its own motion or on request of a party in interest, and 
     after notice and hearing, the court may order a change in the 
     membership of a committee appointed under this subsection, if 
     the court determines that the change is necessary to ensure 
     adequate representation of creditors or equity security 
     holders.''.

     SEC. 207. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 546 OF TITLE 11, UNITED STATES 
                   CODE.

       Section 546 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting at the end thereof:
       ``(I) Notwithstanding section 545 (2) and (3) of this 
     title, the trustee may not avoid a warehouseman's lien for 
     storage, transportation or other costs incidental to the 
     storage and handling of goods, as provided by section 7-209 
     of the Uniform Commercial Code.''.

     SEC. 208. LIMITATION.

       Section 546(c)(1)(B) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``20'' and inserting ``45''.

     SEC. 209. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 330(A) OF TITLE 11, UNITED 
                   STATES CODE.

       Section 330(a) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (3)(A) after the word ``awarded'', by 
     inserting ``to an examiner, chapter 11 trustee, or 
     professional person''; and
       (2) by adding at the end of subsection (3)(A) the 
     following:
       ``(3)(B) In determining the amount of reasonable 
     compensation to be awarded a trustee, the court shall treat 
     such compensation as a commission based on the results 
     achieved.''.

     SEC. 210. POSTPETITION DISCLOSURE AND SOLICITATION.

       Section 1125 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Notwithstanding subsection (b), an acceptance or 
     rejection of the plan may be solicited from a holder of a 
     claim or interest if such solicitation complies with 
     applicable nonbankruptcy law and if such holder was solicited 
     before the commencement of the case in a manner complying 
     with applicable nonbankruptcy law.''.

     SEC. 211. PREFERENCES.

       Section 547(c) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) to the extent that such transfer was in payment of a 
     debt incurred by the debtor in the ordinary course of 
     business or financial affairs of the debtor and the 
     transferee, and such transfer was--
       ``(A) made in the ordinary course of business or financial 
     affairs of the debtor and the transferee; or
       ``(B) made according to ordinary business terms;'';
       (2) in paragraph (7) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) if, in a case filed by a debtor whose debts are not 
     primarily consumer debts, the aggregate value of all property 
     that constitutes or is affected by such transfer is less than 
     $5000.''.

     SEC. 212. VENUE OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.

       Section 1409(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``, or a nonconsumer debt against a noninsider 
     of less than $10,000,'' after ``$5,000''.

     SEC. 213. PERIOD FOR FILING PLAN UNDER CHAPTER 11.

       Section 1121(d) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``On'' and inserting ``(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (1), on''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2)(A) Such 120-day period may not be extended beyond a 
     date that is 18 months after the date of the order for relief 
     under this chapter.
       ``(B) Such 180-day period may not be extended beyond a date 
     that is 20 months after the date of the order for relief 
     under this chapter.''.

     SEC. 214. FEES ARISING FROM CERTAIN OWNERSHIP INTERESTS.

       Section 523(a)(16) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``dwelling'' the first place it appears;
       (2) by striking ``ownership or'' and inserting 
     ``ownership,'';
       (3) by striking ``housing'' the first place it appears; and
       (4) by striking ``but only'' and all that follows through 
     ``such period,'', and inserting ``or a lot in a homeowners 
     association, for as long as the debtor or the trustee has a 
     legal, equitable, or possessory ownership interest in such 
     unit, such corporation, or such lot, and until such time as 
     the debtor or trustee has surrendered any legal, equitable or 
     possessory interest in such unit, such corporation, or such 
     lot,''.

     SEC. 215. CLAIMS RELATING TO INSURANCE DEPOSITS IN CASES 
                   ANCILLARY TO FOREIGN PROCEEDINGS.

       Section 304 of title 11, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 304. Cases ancillary to foreign proceedings

       ``(a) For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `domestic insurance company' means a 
     domestic insurance company, as such term is used in section 
     109(b)(2);
       ``(2) the term `foreign insurance company' means a foreign 
     insurance company, as such term is used in section 109(b)(3);
       ``(3) the term `United States claimant' means a beneficiary 
     of any deposit referred to in subsection (b) or any 
     multibeneficiary trust referred to in subsection (b);
       ``(4) the term `United States creditor' means, with respect 
     to a foreign insurance company--
       ``(i) a United States claimant; or
       ``(ii) any business entity that operates in the United 
     States and that is a creditor; and
       ``(5) the term `United States policyholder' means a holder 
     of an insurance policy issued in the United States.
       ``(b) The court may not grant relief under chapter 15 of 
     this title with respect to any deposit, escrow, trust fund, 
     or other security required or permitted under any applicable 
     State insurance law or regulation for the benefit of claim 
     holders in the United States.''.

     SEC. 215. DEFAULTS BASED ON NONMONETARY OBLIGATIONS.

       (a) Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases.--Section 365 
     of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting the following:
     ``other than a default that is a breach of a provision 
     relating to--
       ``(i) the satisfaction of any provision (other than a 
     penalty rate or penalty provision) relating to a default 
     arising from any failure to perform nonmonetary obligations 
     under an unexpired lease of real property (excluding 
     executory contracts that transfer a right or interest under a 
     filed or issued patent, copyright, trademark, trade dress, or 
     trade secret), if it is impossible for the trustee to cure 
     such default by performing nonmonetary acts at and after the 
     time of assumption; or
       ``(ii) the satisfaction of any provision (other than a 
     penalty rate or penalty provision) relating to a default 
     arising from any failure to perform nonmonetary obligations 
     under an executory contract, if it is impossible for the 
     trustee to cure such default by performing nonmonetary acts 
     at and after the time of assumption and if the court 
     determines, based on the equities of the case, that this 
     subparagraph should not apply with respect to such 
     default;''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (2)(D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) the satisfaction of any penalty rate or penalty 
     provision relating to a default arising from a failure to 
     perform nonmonetary obligations under an executory contract 
     (excluding executory contracts that transfer a right or 
     interest under a filed or issued patent, copyright, 
     trademark, trade dress, or trade secret) or under an 
     unexpired lease of real or personal property.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by adding ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``; or'' at the end and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (4);
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (5) through (9); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph(5); and
       (4) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ``; except that'' and 
     all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
     inserting a period.
       (b) Impairment of Claims or Interests.--Section 1124(2) of 
     title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``or of a kind that 
     section 365(b)(1)(A) of this title expressly does not require 
     to be cured'' before the semicolon at the end;

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       (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) if such claim or such interest arises from any 
     failure to perform a nonmonetary obligation, compensates the 
     holder of such claim or such interest (other than the debtor 
     or an insider) for any actual pecuniary loss incurred by such 
     holder as a result of such failure; and''.

           TITLE III--GENERAL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. DEFINITION OF DISINTERESTED PERSON.

       Section 101(14) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(14) `disinterested person' means a person that--
       ``(A) is not a creditor, an equity security holder, or an 
     insider;
       ``(B) is not and was not, within 2 years before the date of 
     the filing of the petition, a director, officer, or employee 
     of the debtor; and
       ``(C) does not have an interest materially adverse to the 
     interest of the estate or of any class of creditors or equity 
     security holders, by reason of any direct or indirect 
     relationship to, connection with, or interest in, the debtor, 
     or for any other reason;''.

     SEC. 302. MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) Who May Be a Debtor.--Section 109 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an 
     individual may not be a debtor under this title unless that 
     individual has, during the 90-day period preceding the date 
     of filing of the petition of that individual, received credit 
     counseling, including, at a minimum, participation in an 
     individual or group briefing that outlined the opportunities 
     for available credit counseling and assisted that individual 
     in performing an initial budget analysis, through a credit 
     counseling program (offered through an approved credit 
     counseling service described in section 111(a)).
       ``(2)(A) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a 
     debtor who resides in a district for which the United States 
     trustee or bankruptcy administrator of the bankruptcy court 
     of that district determines that the approved credit 
     counseling services for that district are not reasonably able 
     to provide adequate services to the additional individuals 
     who would otherwise seek credit counseling from those 
     programs by reason of the requirements of paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Each United States trustee or bankruptcy 
     administrator that makes a determination described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall review that determination not later 
     than one year after the date of that determination, and not 
     less frequently than every year thereafter.
       ``(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the requirements of 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a debtor who 
     submits to the court a certification that--
       ``(i) describes exigent circumstances that merit a waiver 
     of the requirements of paragraph (1);
       ``(ii) states that the debtor requested credit counseling 
     services from an approved credit counseling service, but was 
     unable to obtain the services referred to in paragraph (1) 
     during the 5-day period beginning on the date on which the 
     debtor made that request; and
       ``(iii) is satisfactory to the court.
       ``(B) With respect to a debtor, an exemption under 
     subparagraph (A) shall cease to apply to that debtor on the 
     date on which the debtor meets the requirements of paragraph 
     (1), but in no case may the exemption apply to that debtor 
     after the date that is 30 days after the debtor files a 
     petition.''.
       (b) Chapter 7 Discharge.--Section 727(a) of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (9), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) after the filing of the petition, the debtor failed 
     to complete an instructional course concerning personal 
     financial management described in section 111.''.
       (c) Chapter 13 Discharge.--Section 1328 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) The court shall not grant a discharge under this 
     section to a debtor, unless after filing a petition the 
     debtor has completed an instructional course concerning 
     personal financial management described in section 111.
       ``(g) Subsection (f) shall not apply with respect to a 
     debtor who resides in a district for which the United States 
     trustee or bankruptcy administrator of the bankruptcy court 
     of that district determines that the approved instructional 
     courses are not adequate to service the additional 
     individuals who would be required to complete the 
     instructional course by reason of the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(h) Each United States trustee or bankruptcy 
     administrator that makes a determination described in 
     subsection (g) shall review that determination not later than 
     1 year after the date of that determination, and not less 
     frequently than every year thereafter.
       (d) Debtor's Duties.--Section 521 of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by sections 121, 604, and 122, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) In addition to the requirements under subsection (a), 
     an individual debtor shall file with the court--
       ``(1) a certificate from the credit counseling service that 
     provided the debtor services under section 109(h); and
       ``(2) a copy of the debt repayment plan, if any, developed 
     under section 109(h) through the credit counseling service 
     referred to in paragraph (1).''.
       (e) Exceptions to Discharge.--Section 523(d) of title 11, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 202 of this Act, is 
     amended by striking paragraph (3)(A)(i) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) within the applicable period of time prescribed under 
     section 109(h), the debtor received credit counseling through 
     a credit counseling program in accordance with section 
     109(h); and''.
       (f) General Provisions.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 1 of title 11, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 111. Credit counseling services; financial management 
       instructional courses

       ``(a) The clerk of each district shall maintain a list of 
     credit counseling services that provide 1 or more programs 
     described in section 109(h) and a list of instructional 
     courses concerning personal financial management that have 
     been approved by--
       ``(1) the United States trustee; or
       ``(2) the bankruptcy administrator for the district.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 1 of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``111. Credit counseling services; financial management instructional 
              courses.''.
       (g) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 317 of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
       ``(13A) `debtor's principal residence'--
       ``(A) means a residential structure, including incidental 
     property, without regard to whether that structure is 
     attached to real property; and
       ``(B) includes an individual condominium or cooperative 
     unit;''; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (27A), as added by section 
     318 of this Act, the following:
       ``(27B) `incidental property' means, with respect to a 
     debtor's principal residence--
       ``(A) property commonly conveyed with a principal residence 
     in the area where the real estate is located;
       ``(B) all easements, rights, appurtenances, fixtures, 
     rents, royalties, mineral rights, oil or gas rights or 
     profits, water rights, escrow funds, or insurance proceeds; 
     and
       ``(C) all replacements or additions;''.
       (h) Limitation.--Section 362 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) If 1 case commenced under chapter 7, 11, or 13 of 
     this title is dismissed due to the creation of a debt 
     repayment plan, then for purposes of section 362(c)(3) of 
     this title the subsequent case commenced under any such 
     chapter shall not be presumed to be filed not in good 
     faith.''.

     SEC. 303. EXTENSIONS.

       Section 302(d)(3) of the Bankruptcy, Judges, United States 
     Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (28 U.S.C. 
     581 note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter following clause 
     (ii), by striking ``or October 1, 2002, whichever occurs 
     first''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (F)--
       (A) in clause (i)--
       (i) in subclause (II), by striking ``or October 1, 2002, 
     whichever occurs first''; and
       (ii) in the matter following subclause (II), by striking 
     ``October 1, 2003, or''; and
       (B) in clause (ii), in the matter following subclause 
     (II)--
       (i) by striking ``before October 1, 2003, or''; and
       (ii) by striking ``, whichever occurs first''.

             TITLE IV--SMALL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. FLEXIBLE RULES FOR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND PLAN.

       Section 1125(f) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(f) Notwithstanding subsection (b), in a small business 
     case--
       ``(1) in determining whether a disclosure statement 
     provides adequate information, the court shall consider the 
     complexity of the case, the benefit of additional information 
     to creditors and other parties in interest, and the cost of 
     providing additional information;
       ``(2) the court may determine that the plan itself provides 
     adequate information and that a separate disclosure statement 
     is not necessary;
       ``(3) the court may approve a disclosure statement 
     submitted on standard forms approved by the court or adopted 
     pursuant to section 2075 of title 28; and
       ``(4)(A) the court may conditionally approve a disclosure 
     statement subject to final approval after notice and a 
     hearing;
       ``(B) acceptances and rejections of a plan may be solicited 
     based on a conditionally approved disclosure statement if the 
     debtor provides adequate information to each holder of a 
     claim or interest that is solicited, but a conditionally 
     approved disclosure statement shall be mailed not less than 
     20 days before the date of the hearing on confirmation of the 
     plan; and
       ``(C) the hearing on the disclosure statement may be 
     combined with the hearing on confirmation of a plan.''.

     SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking paragraph (51C) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(51C) `small business case' means a case filed under 
     chapter 11 of this title in which the debtor is a small 
     business debtor;
       ``(51D) `small business debtor' means--
       ``(A) a person (including affiliates of such person that 
     are also debtors under this title) that has aggregate 
     noncontingent, liquidated secured and unsecured debts as of 
     the date of the petition or the order for relief in an amount 
     not more than $4,000,000 (excluding debts owed to 1 or more 
     affiliates or insiders) a case in which the United States 
     trustee has appointed under section 1102(a)(1) of this title 
     a committee of un

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     secured creditors that `the court has determined' is 
     sufficiently active and representative to provide effective 
     oversight of the debtor, except that if a group of affiliated 
     debtors has aggregate noncontingent liquidated secured and 
     unsecured debts greater than $4,000,000 (excluding debt owed 
     to 1 or more affiliates or insiders), then no member of such 
     group is a small business debtor;''.
       (b) Effect of Discharge.--Section 524 of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 402, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(k)(1) An individual who is injured by the willful 
     failure of a creditor to substantially comply with the 
     requirements specified in subsections (c) and (d), or by any 
     willful violation of the injunction operating under 
     subsection (a)(2), shall be entitled to recover--
       ``(A) the greater of--
       ``(i) the amount of actual damages; or
       ``(ii) $1,000; and
       ``(B) costs and attorneys' fees.
       ``(2) An action to recover for a violation specified in 
     paragraph (1) may not be brought as a class action.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1102(a)(3) of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``debtor'' after 
     ``small business''.

     SEC. 403. STANDARD FORM DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND PLAN.

       The Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States shall, within a reasonable 
     period of time after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     propose for adoption standard form disclosure statements and 
     plans of reorganization for small business debtors (as 
     defined in section 101 of title 11, United States Code, as 
     amended by this Act), designed to achieve a practical balance 
     between--
       (1) the reasonable needs of the courts, the United States 
     trustee, creditors, and other parties in interest for 
     reasonably complete information; and
       (2) economy and simplicity for debtors.

     SEC. 404. UNIFORM NATIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Reporting Required.--(1) Title 11 of the United States 
     Code is amended by inserting after section 307 the following:

     ``Sec. 308. Debtor reporting requirements

       ``A small business debtor shall file periodic financial and 
     other reports containing information including--
       ``(1) the debtor's profitability, that is, approximately 
     how much money the debtor has been earning or losing during 
     current and recent fiscal periods;
       ``(2) reasonable approximations of the debtor's projected 
     cash receipts and cash disbursements over a reasonable 
     period;
       ``(3) comparisons of actual cash receipts and disbursements 
     with projections in prior reports;
       ``(4) whether the debtor is--
       ``(A) in compliance in all material respects with 
     postpetition requirements imposed by this title and the 
     Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure; and
       ``(B) timely filing tax returns and paying taxes and other 
     administrative claims when due, and, if not, what the 
     failures are and how, at what cost, and when the debtor 
     intends to remedy such failures; and
       ``(5) such other matters as are in the best interests of 
     the debtor and creditors, and in the public interest in fair 
     and efficient procedures under chapter 11 of this title.''.
       (2) The table of sections of chapter 3 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 307 the following:

``308. Debtor reporting requirements.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect 60 days after the date on which rules are 
     prescribed pursuant to section 2075, title 28, United States 
     Code to establish forms to be used to comply with section 308 
     of title 11, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

     SEC. 405. UNIFORM REPORTING RULES AND FORMS FOR SMALL 
                   BUSINESS CASES.

       (a) Proposal of Rules and Forms.--The Advisory Committee on 
     Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United 
     States shall propose for adoption amended Federal Rules of 
     Bankruptcy Procedure and Official Bankruptcy Forms to be used 
     by small business debtors to file periodic financial and 
     other reports containing information, including information 
     relating to--
       (1) the debtor's profitability;
       (2) the debtor's cash receipts and disbursements; and
       (3) whether the debtor is timely filing tax returns and 
     paying taxes and other administrative claims when due.
       (b) Purpose.--The rules and forms proposed under subsection 
     (a) shall be designed to achieve a practical balance 
     between--
       (1) the reasonable needs of the bankruptcy court, the 
     United States trustee, creditors, and other parties in 
     interest for reasonably complete information;
       (2) the small business debtor's interest that required 
     reports be easy and inexpensive to complete; and
       (3) the interest of all parties that the required reports 
     help the small business debtor to understand its financial 
     condition and plan its future.

     SEC. 406. DUTIES IN SMALL BUSINESS CASES.

       (a) Duties in Chapter 11 Cases.--Title 11 of the United 
     States Code is amended by inserting after section 1114 the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 1115. Duties of trustee or debtor in possession in 
       small business cases

       ``In a small business case, a trustee or the debtor in 
     possession, in addition to the duties provided in this title 
     and as otherwise required by law, shall--
       ``(1) append to the voluntary petition or, in an 
     involuntary case, file within 3 days after the date of the 
     order for relief--
       ``(A) its most recent balance sheet, statement of 
     operations, cash-flow statement, Federal income tax return; 
     or
       ``(B) a statement made under penalty of perjury that no 
     balance sheet, statement of operations, or cash-flow 
     statement has been prepared and no Federal tax return has 
     been filed;
       ``(2) attend, through its senior management personnel and 
     counsel, meetings scheduled by the court or the United States 
     trustee, including initial debtor interviews, scheduling 
     conferences, and meetings of creditors convened under section 
     341 of this title unless the court waives this requirement 
     after notice and hearing, upon a finding of extraordinary and 
     compelling circumstances;
       ``(3) timely file all schedules and statements of financial 
     affairs, unless the court, after notice and a hearing, grants 
     an extension, which shall not extend such time period to a 
     date later than 30 days after the date of the order for 
     relief, absent extraordinary and compelling circumstances;
       ``(4) file all postpetition financial and other reports 
     required by the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure or by 
     local rule of the district court;
       ``(5) subject to section 363(c)(2) of this title, maintain 
     insurance customary and appropriate to the industry;
       ``(6)(A) timely file tax returns;
       ``(B) subject to section 363(c)(2) of this title, timely 
     pay all administrative expense tax claims, except those being 
     contested by appropriate proceedings being diligently 
     prosecuted; and
       ``(C) subject to section 363(c)(2) of this title, establish 
     1 or more separate deposit accounts not later than 10 
     business days after the date of order for relief (or as soon 
     thereafter as possible if all banks contacted decline the 
     business) and deposit therein, not later than 1 business day 
     after receipt thereof, all taxes payable for periods 
     beginning after the date the case is commenced that are 
     collected or withheld by the debtor for governmental units 
     unless the court waives this requirement after notice and 
     hearing, upon a finding of extraordinary and compelling 
     circumstances; and
       ``(7) allow the United States trustee, or its designated 
     representative, to inspect the debtor's business premises, 
     books, and records at reasonable times, after reasonable 
     prior written notice, unless notice is waived by the 
     debtor.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
     11, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1114 the following:

``1115. Duties of trustee or debtor in possession in small business 
              cases.''.

     SEC. 407. PLAN FILING AND CONFIRMATION DEADLINES.

       Section 1121(e) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(e) In a small business case--
       ``(1) only the debtor may file a plan until after 90 days 
     after the date of the order for relief, unless shortened on 
     request of a party in interest made during the 90-day period, 
     or unless extended as provided by this subsection, after 
     notice and hearing the court, for cause, orders otherwise;
       ``(2) the plan, and any necessary disclosure statement, 
     shall be filed not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     order for relief; and
       ``(3) the time periods specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     and the time fixed in section 1129(e) of this title, within 
     which the plan shall be confirmed may be extended only if--
       ``(A) the debtor, after providing notice to parties in 
     interest (including the United States trustee), demonstrates 
     by a preponderance of the evidence that it is more likely 
     than not that the court will confirm a plan within a 
     reasonable time;
       ``(B) a new deadline is imposed at the time the extension 
     is granted; and
       ``(C) the order extending time is signed before the 
     existing deadline has expired.''.

     SEC. 408. PLAN CONFIRMATION DEADLINE.

       Section 1129 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) In a small business case, the plan shall be confirmed 
     not later than 150 days after the date of the order for 
     relief unless such 150-day period is extended as provided in 
     section 1121(e)(3) of this title.''.

     SEC. 409. PROHIBITION AGAINST EXTENSION OF TIME.

       Section 105(d) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B)(vi) by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) in a small business case, not extend the time periods 
     specified in sections 1121(e) and 1129(e) of this title 
     except as provided in section 1121(e)(3) of this title.''.

     SEC. 410. DUTIES OF THE UNITED STATES TRUSTEE.

       (a) Duties of the United States Trustee.--Section 586(a) of 
     title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (G) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
       ``(H) in small business cases (as defined in section 101 of 
     title 11), performing the additional duties specified in 
     title 11 pertaining to such cases;'';
       (2) in paragraph (6) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (7) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:

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       ``(8) in each of such small business cases--
       ``(A) conduct an initial debtor interview as soon as 
     practicable after the entry of order for relief but before 
     the first meeting scheduled under section 341(a) of title 11 
     at which time the United States trustee shall begin to 
     investigate the debtor's viability, inquire about the 
     debtor's business plan, explain the debtor's obligations to 
     file monthly operating reports and other required reports, 
     attempt to develop an agreed scheduling order, and inform the 
     debtor of other obligations;
       ``(B) when determined to be appropriate and advisable, 
     visit the appropriate business premises of the debtor and 
     ascertain the state of the debtor's books and records and 
     verify that the debtor has filed its tax returns; and
       ``(C) review and monitor diligently the debtor's 
     activities, to identify as promptly as possible whether the 
     debtor will be unable to confirm a plan; and
       ``(9) in cases in which the United States trustee finds 
     material grounds for any relief under section 1112 of title 
     11, the United States trustee shall apply promptly to the 
     court for relief.''.

     SEC. 411. SCHEDULING CONFERENCES.

       Section 105(d) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``, 
     may'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) shall hold such status conferences as are necessary 
     to further the expeditious and economical resolution of the 
     case; and''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ``unless inconsistent with 
     another provision of this title or with applicable Federal 
     Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure,'' and inserting ``may''.

     SEC. 412. SERIAL FILER PROVISIONS.

       Section 362 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (i) as so redesignated by section 124--
       (A) by striking ``An'' and inserting ``(1) Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), an''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) If such violation is based on an action taken by an 
     entity in the good-faith belief that subsection (h) applies 
     to the debtor, then recovery under paragraph (1) against such 
     entity shall be limited to actual damages.''; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (i), as redesignated by 
     section 124, the following:
       ``(j) The filing of a petition under chapter 11 of this 
     title operates as a stay of the acts described in subsection 
     (a) only in an involuntary case involving no collusion by the 
     debtor with creditors and in which the debtor--
       ``(1) is a debtor in a small business case pending at the 
     time the petition is filed;
       ``(2) was a debtor in a small business case which was 
     dismissed for any reason by an order that became final in the 
     2-year period ending on the date of the order for relief 
     entered with respect to the petition;
       ``(3) was a debtor in a small business case in which a plan 
     was confirmed in the 2-year period ending on the date of the 
     order for relief entered with respect to the petition; or
       ``(4) is an entity that has succeeded to substantially all 
     of the assets or business of a small business debtor 
     described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); unless the debtor 
     proves, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the filing 
     of such petition resulted from circumstances beyond the 
     control of the debtor not foreseeable at the time the case 
     then pending was filed; and that it is more likely than not 
     that the court will confirm a feasible plan, but not a 
     liquidating plan, within a reasonable time.''.

     SEC. 413. EXPANDED GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL OR CONVERSION AND 
                   APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE.

       (a) Expanded Grounds for Dismissal or Conversion.--Section 
     1112(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in subsection 
     (c), and in section 1104(a)(3) of this title, on request of a 
     party in interest, and after notice and a hearing, the court 
     shall convert a case under this chapter to a case under 
     chapter 7 of this title or dismiss a case under this chapter, 
     whichever is in the best interest of creditors and the 
     estate, if the movant establishes cause.
       ``(2) The relief provided in paragraph (1) shall not be 
     granted if the debtor or another party in interest objects 
     and establishes, by a preponderance of the evidence that--
       ``(A) it is more likely than not that a plan will be 
     confirmed within a time as fixed by this title or by order of 
     the court entered pursuant to section 1121(e)(3), or within a 
     reasonable time if no time has been fixed; and
       ``(B) if the reason is an act or omission of the debtor 
     that--
       ``(i) there exists a reasonable justification for the act 
     or omission; and
       ``(ii) the act or omission will be cured within a 
     reasonable time fixed by the court not to exceed 30 days 
     after the court decides the motion, unless the movant 
     expressly consents to a continuance for a specific period of 
     time, or compelling circumstances beyond the control of the 
     debtor justify an extension.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, cause includes--
       ``(A) substantial or continuing loss to or diminution of 
     the estate;
       ``(B) gross mismanagement of the estate;
       ``(C) failure to maintain appropriate insurance;
       ``(D) unauthorized use of cash collateral harmful to 1 or 
     more creditors;
       ``(E) failure to comply with an order of the court;
       ``(F) failure timely to satisfy any filing or reporting 
     requirement established by this title or by any rule 
     applicable to a case under this chapter;
       ``(G) failure to attend the meeting of creditors convened 
     under section 341(a) of this title or an examination ordered 
     under rule 2004 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure;
       ``(H) failure timely to provide information or attend 
     meetings reasonably requested by the United States trustee;
       ``(I) failure timely to pay taxes due after the date of the 
     order for relief or to file tax returns due after the order 
     for relief;
       ``(J) failure to file a disclosure statement, or to file or 
     confirm a plan, within the time fixed by this title or by 
     order of the court;
       ``(K) failure to pay any fees or charges required under 
     chapter 123 of title 28;
       ``(L) revocation of an order of confirmation under section 
     1144 of this title;
       ``(M) inability to effectuate substantial consummation of a 
     confirmed plan;
       ``(N) material default by the debtor with respect to a 
     confirmed plan; and
       ``(O) termination of a plan by reason of the occurrence of 
     a condition specified in the plan.
       ``(4) The court shall commence the hearing on any motion 
     under this subsection not later than 30 days after filing of 
     the motion, and shall decide the motion within 15 days after 
     commencement of the hearing, unless the movant expressly 
     consents to a continuance for a specific period of time or 
     compelling circumstances prevent the court from meeting the 
     time limits established by this paragraph.''.
       (b) Additional Grounds for Appointment of Trustee.--Section 
     1104(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) if grounds exist to convert or dismiss the case under 
     section 1112 of this title, but the court determines that the 
     appointment of a trustee is in the best interests of 
     creditors and the estate.''.

     SEC. 414. STUDY OF OPERATION OF TITLE 11 OF THE UNITED STATES 
                   CODE WITH RESPECT TO SMALL BUSINESSES.

       Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration, in consultation with the Attorney General, 
     the Director of the Administrative Office of United States 
     Trustees, and the Director of the Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, shall--
       (1) conduct a study to determine--
       (A) the internal and external factors that cause small 
     businesses, especially sole proprietorships, to become 
     debtors in cases under title 11 of the United States Code and 
     that cause certain small businesses to successfully complete 
     cases under chapter 11 of such title; and
       (B) how Federal laws relating to bankruptcy may be made 
     more effective and efficient in assisting small businesses to 
     remain viable; and
       (2) submit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and 
     the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report 
     summarizing that study.

     SEC. 415. PAYMENT OF INTEREST.

       Section 362(d)(3) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or 30 days after the court determines 
     that the debtor is subject to this paragraph, whichever is 
     later'' after ``90-day period)''; and
       (2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) the debtor has commenced monthly payments (which 
     payments may, in the debtor's sole discretion, 
     notwithstanding section 363(c)(2) of this title, be made from 
     rents or other income generated before or after the 
     commencement of the case by or from the property) to each 
     creditor whose claim is secured by such real estate (other 
     than a claim secured by a judgment lien or by an unmatured 
     statutory lien), which payments are in an amount equal to 
     interest at the then-applicable nondefault contract rate of 
     interest on the value of the creditor's interest in the real 
     estate; or''.

                TITLE V--MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. PETITION AND PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO PETITION.

       (a) Technical Amendment Relating to Municipalities.--
     Section 921(d) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``notwithstanding section 301(b)'' before the 
     period at the end.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 301 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``A voluntary''; and
       (2) by amending the last sentence to read as follows:
       ``(b) The commencement of a voluntary case under a chapter 
     of this title constitutes an order for relief under such 
     chapter.''.

     SEC. 502. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER SECTIONS TO CHAPTER 9.

       Section 901 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``555, 556,'' after ``553,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``559, 560,'' after ``557,''.

              TITLE VI--STREAMLINING THE BANKRUPTCY SYSTEM

     SEC. 601. CREDITOR REPRESENTATION AT FIRST MEETING OF 
                   CREDITORS.

       Section 341(c) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``Notwithstanding any local court rule, provision of a State 
     constitution, any other Federal or State law that is not a 
     bankruptcy law, or other requirement that representation at 
     the meeting of creditors under subsection (a) be by an 
     attorney, a creditor holding a consumer debt or any 
     representative of the creditor (which may include an entity 
     or an employee of an entity and may be a representative for 
     more than one creditor) shall be permitted to appear at and 
     participate in the meeting of creditors in a case under 
     chapter 7 or 13, either alone or in con

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     junction with an attorney for the creditor. Nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed to require any creditor to be 
     represented by an attorney at any meeting of creditors.''.

     SEC. 602. AUDIT PROCEDURES.

       (a) Amendments.--Section 586 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by amending striking paragraph (6) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(6) make such reports as the Attorney General directs, 
     including the results of audits performed under subsection 
     (f); and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f)(1)(A) The Attorney General shall establish procedures 
     to determine the accuracy, veracity, and completeness of 
     petitions, schedules, and other information which the debtor 
     is required to provide under sections 521 and 1322 of title 
     11, and, if applicable, section 111 of title 11, in 
     individual cases filed under chapter 7 or 13 of such title. 
     Such audits shall be in accordance with generally accepted 
     auditing standards and performed by independent certified 
     public accountants or independent licensed public 
     accountants.
       ``(B) Those procedures shall--
       ``(i) establish a method of selecting appropriate qualified 
     persons to contract to perform those audits;
       ``(ii) establish a method of randomly selecting cases to be 
     audited, except that not less than 1 out of every 250 cases 
     in each Federal judicial district shall be selected for 
     audit;
       ``(iii) require audits for schedules of income and expenses 
     which reflect greater than average variances from the 
     statistical norm of the district in which the schedules were 
     filed; and
       ``(iv) establish procedures for providing, not less 
     frequently than annually, public information concerning the 
     aggregate results of such audits including the percentage of 
     cases, by district, in which a material misstatement of 
     income or expenditures is reported.
       ``(2) The United States trustee for each district is 
     authorized to contract with auditors to perform audits in 
     cases designated by the United States trustee according to 
     the procedures established under paragraph (1).
       ``(3)(A) The report of each audit conducted under this 
     subsection shall be filed with the court and transmitted to 
     the United States trustee. Each report shall clearly and 
     conspicuously specify any material misstatement of income or 
     expenditures or of assets identified by the person performing 
     the audit. In any case where a material misstatement of 
     income or expenditures or of assets has been reported, the 
     clerk of the bankruptcy court shall give notice of the 
     misstatement to the creditors in the case.
       ``(B) If a material misstatement of income or expenditures 
     or of assets is reported, the United States trustee shall--
       ``(i) report the material misstatement, if appropriate, to 
     the United States Attorney pursuant to section 3057 of title 
     18, United States Code; and
       ``(ii) if advisable, take appropriate action, including but 
     not limited to commencing an adversary proceeding to revoke 
     the debtor's discharge pursuant to section 727(d) of title 
     11, United States Code.''.
       (b) Amendments to Section 521 of Title 11, U.S.C.--Section 
     521(a) of title 11, United States Code, as amended by section 
     604, is amended in paragraphs (3) and (4) by adding ``or an 
     auditor appointed pursuant to section 586 of title 28, United 
     States Code'' after ``serving in the case''.
       (c) Amendments to Section 727 of Title 11, U.S.C.--Section 
     727(d) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by deleting ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) by substituting ``; or'' for the period at the end of 
     paragraph (3); and
       (3) by adding the following at the end the following:
       ``(4) the debtor has failed to explain satisfactorily--
       ``(A) a material misstatement in an audit performed 
     pursuant to section 586(f) of title 28, United States Code; 
     or
       ``(B) a failure to make available for inspection all 
     necessary accounts, papers, documents, financial records, 
     files, and all other papers, things, or property belonging to 
     the debtor that are requested for an audit conducted pursuant 
     to section 586(f) of title 28, United States Code.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 18 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 603. GIVING CREDITORS FAIR NOTICE IN CHAPTER 7 AND 13 
                   CASES.

       (a) Notice.--Section 342 of title 11, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``, but the failure of such notice to 
     contain such information shall not invalidate the legal 
     effect of such notice''; and
       (B) by adding the following at the end:
     ``If the credit agreement between the debtor and the creditor 
     or the last communication before the filing of the petition 
     in a voluntary case from the creditor to a debtor who is an 
     individual states an account number of the debtor which is 
     the current account number of the debtor with respect to any 
     debt held by the creditor against the debtor, the debtor 
     shall include such account number in any notice to the 
     creditor required to be given under this title. If the 
     creditor has specified to the debtor an address at which the 
     creditor wishes to receive correspondence regarding the 
     debtor's account, any notice to the creditor required to be 
     given by the debtor under this title shall be given at such 
     address. For the purposes of this section, `notice' shall 
     include, but shall not be limited to, any correspondence from 
     the debtor to the creditor after the commencement of the 
     case, any statement of the debtor's intention under section 
     521(a)(2) of this title, notice of the commencement of any 
     proceeding in the case to which the creditor is a party, and 
     any notice of the hearing under section 1324 of this 
     title.'';
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) At any time, a creditor in a case of an individual 
     debtor under chapter 7 or 13 may file with the court and 
     serve on the debtor a notice of the address to be used to 
     notify the creditor in that case. Five days after receipt of 
     such notice, if the court or the debtor is required to give 
     the creditor notice, such notice shall be given at that 
     address.
       ``(e) An entity may file with the court a notice stating 
     its address for notice in cases under chapters 7 and 13. 
     After 30 days following the filing of such notice, any notice 
     in any case filed under chapter 7 or 13 given by the court 
     shall be to that address unless specific notice is given 
     under subsection (d) with respect to a particular case.
       ``(f) Notice given to a creditor other than as provided in 
     this section shall not be effective notice until it has been 
     brought to the attention of the creditor. If the creditor has 
     designated a person or department to be responsible for 
     receiving notices concerning bankruptcy cases and has 
     established reasonable procedures so that bankruptcy notices 
     received by the creditor will be delivered to such department 
     or person, notice will not be brought to the attention of the 
     creditor until received by such person or department. No 
     sanction under section 362(h) of this title or any other 
     sanction which a court may impose on account of violations of 
     the stay under section 362(a) of this title or failure to 
     comply with section 542 or 543 of this title may be imposed 
     on any action of the creditor unless the action takes place 
     after the creditor has received notice of the commencement of 
     the case effective under this section.''.
       (b) Debtor's Duties.--Section 521 of title 11, United 
     States Code, as amended by sections 121, 604, 122, 301, and 
     302, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The debtor shall--'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) file--
       ``(A) a list of creditors; and
       ``(B) unless the court orders otherwise--
       ``(i) a schedule of assets and liabilities;
       ``(ii) a schedule of current income and current 
     expenditures;
       ``(iii) a statement of the debtor's financial affairs and, 
     if applicable, a certificate--

       ``(I) of an attorney whose name is on the petition as the 
     attorney for the debtor or any bankruptcy petition preparer 
     signing the petition pursuant to section 110(b)(1) of this 
     title indicating that such attorney or bankruptcy petition 
     preparer delivered to the debtor any notice required by 
     section 342(b) of this title; or
       ``(II) if no attorney for the debtor is indicated and no 
     bankruptcy petition preparer signed the petition, of the 
     debtor that such notice was obtained and read by the debtor;

       ``(iv) copies of any Federal tax returns, including any 
     schedules or attachments, filed by the debtor for the 3-year 
     period preceding the order for relief;
       ``(v) copies of all payment advices or other evidence of 
     payment, if any, received by the debtor from any employer of 
     the debtor in the period 60 days prior to the filing of the 
     petition;
       ``(vi) a statement of the amount of projected monthly net 
     income, itemized to show how calculated; and
       ``(vii) a statement disclosing any reasonably anticipated 
     increase in income or expenditures over the 12-month period 
     following the date of filing;''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e)(1) At any time, a creditor, in the case of an 
     individual under chapter 7 or 13, may file with the court 
     notice that the creditor requests the petition, schedules, 
     and a statement of affairs filed by the debtor in the case 
     and the court shall make those documents available to the 
     creditor who requests those documents.
       ``(2) At any time, a creditor in a case under chapter 13 
     may file with the court notice that the creditor requests the 
     plan filed by the debtor in the case, and the court shall 
     make such plan available to the creditor who requests such 
     plan at a reasonable cost and not later than 5 days after 
     such request.
       ``(f) An individual debtor in a case under chapter 7 or 13 
     shall file with the court--
       ``(1) at the time filed with the taxing authority, all tax 
     returns, including any schedules or attachments, with respect 
     to the period from the commencement of the case until such 
     time as the case is closed;
       ``(2) at the time filed with the taxing authority, all tax 
     returns, including any schedules or attachments, that were 
     not filed with the taxing authority when the schedules under 
     subsection (a)(1) were filed with respect to the period that 
     is 3 years before the order for relief;
       ``(3) any amendments to any of the tax returns, including 
     schedules or attachments, described in paragraph (1) or (2); 
     and
       ``(4) in a case under chapter 13, a statement subject to 
     the penalties of perjury by the debtor of the debtor's income 
     and expenditures in the preceding tax year and monthly 
     income, that shows how the amounts are calculated--
       ``(A) beginning on the date that is the later of 90 days 
     after the close of the debtor's tax year or 1 year after the 
     order for relief, unless a plan has been confirmed; and
       ``(B) thereafter, on or before the date that is 45 days 
     before each anniversary of the confirmation of the plan until 
     the case is closed.
       ``(d)(1) A statement referred to in subsection (c)(4) shall 
     disclose--
       ``(A) the amount and sources of income of the debtor;
       ``(B) the identity of any persons responsible with the 
     debtor for the support of any dependents of the debtor; and
       ``(C) the identity of any persons who contributed, and the 
     amount contributed, to the household in which the debtor 
     resides.
       ``(2) The tax returns, amendments, and statement of income 
     and expenditures described in

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     paragraph (1) shall be available to the United States 
     trustee, any bankruptcy administrator, any trustee, and any 
     party in interest for inspection and copying, subject to the 
     requirements of subsection (e).
       ``(g)(1) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
     of the Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998, the Director 
     of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts 
     shall establish procedures for safeguarding the 
     confidentiality of any tax information required to be 
     provided under this section.
       ``(2) The procedures under paragraph (1) shall include 
     restrictions on creditor access to tax information that is 
     required to be provided under this section.
       ``(3) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     the Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998, the Director of 
     the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall 
     prepare, and submit to Congress a report that--
       ``(A) assesses the effectiveness of the procedures under 
     paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) if appropriate, includes proposed legislation--
       ``(i) to further protect the confidentiality of tax 
     information; and
       ``(ii) to provide penalties for the improper use by any 
     person of the tax information required to be provided under 
     this section.
       ``(h) If requested by the United States trustee or a 
     trustee serving in the case, the debtor provide a document 
     that establishes the identity of the debtor, including a 
     driver's license, passport, or other document that contains a 
     photograph of the debtor and such other personal identifying 
     information relating to the debtor that establishes the 
     identity of the debtor.''.

     SEC. 604. DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE SCHEDULES OR 
                   PROVIDE REQUIRED INFORMATION.

       Section 521 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The debtor''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b)(1) Notwithstanding section 707(a) of this title, and 
     subject to paragraph (2), if an individual debtor in a 
     voluntary case under chapter 7 or 13 fails to file all of the 
     information required under subsection (a)(1) within 45 days 
     after the filing of the petition commencing the case, the 
     case shall be automatically dismissed effective on the 46th 
     day after the filing of the petition.
       ``(2) With respect to a case described in paragraph (1), 
     any party in interest may request the court to enter an order 
     dismissing the case. The court shall, if so requested, enter 
     an order of dismissal not later than 5 days after such 
     request.
       ``(3) Upon request of the debtor made within 45 days after 
     the filing of the petition commencing a case described in 
     paragraph (1), the court may allow the debtor an additional 
     period of not to exceed 45 days to file the information 
     required under subsection (a)(1) if the court finds 
     justification for extending the period for the filing.''.

     SEC. 605. ADEQUATE TIME TO PREPARE FOR HEARING ON 
                   CONFIRMATION OF THE PLAN.

       (a) Hearing.--Section 1324 of title 11, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``After'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and after''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) The hearing on confirmation of the plan may be held 
     not earlier than 20 days, and not later than 45 days, after 
     the meeting of creditors under section 341(a) of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Filing of Plan.--Section 1321 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1321. Filing of plan

       ``The debtor shall file a plan not later than 90 days after 
     the order for relief under this chapter, except that the 
     court may extend such period if the need for an extension is 
     attributable to circumstances for which the debtor should not 
     justly be held accountable.''.

     SEC. 606. CHAPTER 13 PLANS TO HAVE A 5-YEAR DURATION IN 
                   CERTAIN CASES.

       Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending section 1322(d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) If the current monthly total income of the debtor and 
     in a joint case, the debtor and the debtor's spouse combined, 
     is not less than the highest national median family income 
     reported for a family of equal or lesser size or, in the case 
     of a household of 1 person, not less than the national median 
     household income for 1 earner, the plan may not provide for 
     payments over a period that is longer than 5 years. If the 
     current monthly total income of the debtor or in a joint 
     case, the debtor and the debtor's spouse combined, is less 
     than the highest national median family income reported for a 
     family of equal or lesser size, or in the case of a household 
     of 1 person less than the national median household income 
     for 1 earner, the plan may not provide for payments over a 
     period that is longer than 3 years, unless the court, for 
     cause, approves a longer period, but the court may not 
     approve a period that is longer than 5 years.''; and
       (2) in section 1329--
       (A) by striking in subsection (c) ``three years'' and 
     inserting ``the applicable commitment period under section 
     1325(b)(1)(B)(ii)''; and
       (B) by inserting at the end of subsection (c) the 
     following:

     ``The duration period shall be 5 years if the current monthly 
     total income of the debtor, and in a joint case, the debtor 
     and the debtor's spouse combined, is not less than the 
     highest national median family income reported for a family 
     of equal or lesser size or, in the case of a household of 1 
     person, not less than the national median household income 
     for 1 earner, as of the date of the modification and shall be 
     3 years if the current monthly total income is less than the 
     highest national median family income reported for a family 
     of equal or lesser size or, in the case of a household of 1 
     person, less than the national median household income for 1 
     earner as of the date of the modification.''.

     SEC. 607. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING EXPANSION OF RULE 
                   9011 OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY 
                   PROCEDURE.

       It is the sense of the Congress that rule 9011 of the 
     Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (11 U.S.C. App) should 
     be modified to include a requirement that all documents 
     (including schedules), signed and unsigned, submitted to the 
     court or to a trustee by debtors who represent themselves and 
     debtors who are represented by an attorney be submitted only 
     after the debtor or the debtor's attorney has made reasonable 
     inquiry to verify that the information contained in such 
     documents is well grounded in fact, and is warranted by 
     existing law or a good-faith argument for the extension, 
     modification, or reversal of existing law.

     SEC. 608. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN FEES PAYABLE IN CHAPTER 11 
                   BANKRUPTCY CASES.

       (a) Amendments.--Section 1930(a)(6) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the 1st sentence by striking ``until the case is 
     converted or dismissed, whichever occurs first''; and
       (2) in the 2d sentence--
       (A) by striking ``The'' and inserting ``Until the plan is 
     confirmed or the case is converted (whichever occurs first) 
     the''; and
       (B) by striking ``less than $300,000;'' and inserting 
     ``less than $300,000. Until the case is converted, dismissed, 
     or closed (whichever occurs first and without regard to 
     confirmation of the plan) the fee shall be''.
       (b) Delayed Effective Date.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 609. STUDY OF BANKRUPTCY IMPACT OF CREDIT EXTENDED TO 
                   DEPENDENT STUDENTS.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall--
       (1) conduct a study regarding the impact that the extension 
     of credit to individuals who are--
       (A) claimed as dependents for purposes of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986; and
       (B) enrolled in post-secondary educational institutions,

     has on the rate of cases filed under title 11 of the United 
     States Code; and
       (2) submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and the President pro tempore of the Senate a report 
     summarizing such study.

     SEC. 610. PROMPT RELIEF FROM STAY IN INDIVIDUAL CASES.

       Section 362(e) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(e)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in the case of an 
     individual filing under chapter 7, 11, or 13, the stay under 
     subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 60 days 
     after a request is made by a party in interest under 
     subsection (d), unless--
       ``(A) a final decision is rendered by the court during the 
     60-day period beginning on the date of the request; or
       ``(B) that 60-day period is extended--
       ``(i) by agreement of all parties in interest; or
       ``(ii) by the court for such specific period of time as the 
     court finds is required by for good cause as described in 
     findings made by the court.''.

     SEC. 611. STOPPING ABUSIVE CONVERSIONS FROM CHAPTER 13.

       Section 348(f)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``in the converted case, with allowed 
     secured claims'' and inserting ``only in a case converted to 
     chapter 11 or 12 but not in a case converted to chapter 7, 
     with allowed secured claims in cases under chapters 11 and 
     12''; and
       (B) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) with respect to cases converted from chapter 13--
       ``(i) the claim of any creditor holding security as of the 
     date of the petition shall continue to be secured by that 
     security unless the full amount of such claim determined 
     under applicable nonbankruptcy law has been paid in full as 
     of the date of conversion, notwithstanding any valuation or 
     determination of the amount of an allowed secured claim made 
     for the purposes of the chapter 13 proceeding; and
       ``(ii) unless a prebankruptcy default has been fully cured 
     pursuant to the plan at the time of conversion, in any 
     proceeding under this title or otherwise, the default shall 
     have the effect given under applicable nonbankruptcy law.''.

                       TITLE VII--BANKRUPTCY DATA

     SEC. 701. IMPROVED BANKRUPTCY STATISTICS.

       (a) Amendment.--Chapter 6 of part I of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 159. Bankruptcy statistics

       ``(a) The clerk of each district shall compile statistics 
     regarding individual debtors with primarily consumer debts 
     seeking relief under chapters 7, 11, and 13 of title 11. 
     Those statistics shall be in a form prescribed by the 
     Director of the Administrative Office of the United States 
     Courts (referred to in this section as the `Office').
       ``(b) The Director shall--
       ``(1) compile the statistics referred to in subsection (a);

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       ``(2) make the statistics available to the public; and
       ``(3) not later than October 31, 1998, and annually 
     thereafter, prepare, and submit to Congress a report 
     concerning the information collected under subsection (a) 
     that contains an analysis of the information.
       ``(c) The compilation required under subsection (b) shall--
       ``(1) be itemized, by chapter, with respect to title 11;
       ``(2) be presented in the aggregate and for each district; 
     and
       ``(3) include information concerning--
       ``(A) the total assets and total liabilities of the debtors 
     described in subsection (a), and in each category of assets 
     and liabilities, as reported in the schedules prescribed 
     pursuant to section 2075 of this title and filed by those 
     debtors;
       ``(B) the current total monthly income, projected monthly 
     net income, and average income and average expenses of those 
     debtors as reported on the schedules and statements that each 
     such debtor files under sections 111, 521, and 1322 of title 
     11;
       ``(C) the aggregate amount of debt discharged in the 
     reporting period, determined as the difference between the 
     total amount of debt and obligations of a debtor reported on 
     the schedules and the amount of such debt reported in 
     categories which are predominantly nondischargeable;
       ``(D) the average period of time between the filing of the 
     petition and the closing of the case;
       ``(E) for the reporting period--
       ``(i) the number of cases in which a reaffirmation was 
     filed; and
       ``(ii)(I) the total number of reaffirmations filed;
       ``(II) of those cases in which a reaffirmation was filed, 
     the number in which the debtor was not represented by an 
     attorney; and
       ``(III) of those cases, the number of cases in which the 
     reaffirmation was approved by the court;
       ``(F) with respect to cases filed under chapter 13 of title 
     11, for the reporting period--
       ``(i)(I) the number of cases in which a final order was 
     entered determining the value of property securing a claim in 
     an amount less than the amount of the claim; and
       ``(II) the number of final orders determining the value of 
     property securing a claim issued;
       ``(ii) the number of cases dismissed for failure to make 
     payments under the plan; and
       ``(iii) the number of cases in which the debtor filed 
     another case within the 6 years previous to the filing;
       ``(G) the number of cases in which creditors were fined for 
     misconduct and any amount of punitive damages awarded by the 
     court for creditor misconduct; and
       ``(H) the number of cases in which sanctions under rule 
     9011 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure were 
     imposed against debtor's counsel and damages awarded under 
     such Rule.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 6 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``159. Bankruptcy statistics.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 18 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 702. UNIFORM RULES FOR THE COLLECTION OF BANKRUPTCY 
                   DATA.

       (a) Amendment.--Title 28 of the United States Code is 
     amended by inserting after section 589a the following:

     ``Sec. 589b. Bankruptcy data

       ``(a) Rules.--The Attorney General shall, within a 
     reasonable time after the effective date of this section, 
     issue rules requiring uniform forms for (and from time to 
     time thereafter to appropriately modify and approve)--
       ``(1) final reports by trustees in cases under chapters 7, 
     12, and 13 of title 11; and
       ``(2) periodic reports by debtors in possession or 
     trustees, as the case may be, in cases under chapter 11 of 
     title 11.
       ``(b) Reports.--All reports referred to in subsection (a) 
     shall be designed (and the requirements as to place and 
     manner of filing shall be established) so as to facilitate 
     compilation of data and maximum possible access of the 
     public, both by physical inspection at 1 or more central 
     filing locations, and by electronic access through the 
     Internet or other appropriate media.
       ``(c) Required Information.--The information required to be 
     filed in the reports referred to in subsection (b) shall be 
     that which is in the best interests of debtors and creditors, 
     and in the public interest in reasonable and adequate 
     information to evaluate the efficiency and practicality of 
     the Federal bankruptcy system. In issuing rules proposing the 
     forms referred to in subsection (a), the Attorney General 
     shall strike the best achievable practical balance between--
       ``(1) the reasonable needs of the public for information 
     about the operational results of the Federal bankruptcy 
     system; and
       ``(2) economy, simplicity, and lack of undue burden on 
     persons with a duty to file reports.
       ``(d) Final Reports.--Final reports proposed for adoption 
     by trustees under chapters 7, 12, and 13 of title 11 shall, 
     in addition to such other matters as are required by law or 
     as the Attorney General in the discretion of the Attorney 
     General, shall propose, include with respect to a case under 
     such title--
       ``(1) information about the length of time the case was 
     pending;
       ``(2) assets abandoned;
       ``(3) assets exempted;
       ``(4) receipts and disbursements of the estate;
       ``(5) expenses of administration;
       ``(6) claims asserted;
       ``(7) claims allowed; and
       ``(8) distributions to claimants and claims discharged 
     without payment,

     in each case by appropriate category and, in cases under 
     chapters 12 and 13 of title 11, date of confirmation of the 
     plan, each modification thereto, and defaults by the debtor 
     in performance under the plan.
       ``(e) Periodic Reports.--Periodic reports proposed for 
     adoption by trustees or debtors in possession under chapter 
     11 of title 11 shall, in addition to such other matters as 
     are required by law or as the Attorney General, in the 
     discretion of the Attorney General, shall propose, include--
       ``(1) information about the standard industry 
     classification, published by the Department of Commerce, for 
     the businesses conducted by the debtor;
       ``(2) length of time the case has been pending;
       ``(3) number of full-time employees as at the date of the 
     order for relief and at end of each reporting period since 
     the case was filed;
       ``(4) cash receipts, cash disbursements and profitability 
     of the debtor for the most recent period and cumulatively 
     since the date of the order for relief;
       ``(5) compliance with title 11, whether or not tax returns 
     and tax payments since the date of the order for relief have 
     been timely filed and made;
       ``(6) all professional fees approved by the court in the 
     case for the most recent period and cumulatively since the 
     date of the order for relief (separately reported, in for the 
     professional fees incurred by or on behalf of the debtor, 
     between those that would have been incurred absent a 
     bankruptcy case and those not); and
       ``(7) plans of reorganization filed and confirmed and, with 
     respect thereto, by class, the recoveries of the holders, 
     expressed in aggregate dollar values and, in the case of 
     claims, as a percentage of total claims of the class 
     allowed.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
     39 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``589b. Bankruptcy data.''.

     SEC. 703. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF 
                   BANKRUPTCY DATA.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the national policy of the United States should be that 
     all data held by bankruptcy clerks in electronic form, to the 
     extent such data reflects only public records (as defined in 
     section 107 of title 11 of the United States Code), should be 
     released in a usable electronic form in bulk to the public 
     subject to such appropriate privacy concerns and safeguards 
     as the Judicial Conference of the United States may 
     determine; and
       (2) there should be established a bankruptcy data system in 
     which--
       (A) a single set of data definitions and forms are used to 
     collect data nationwide; and
       (B) data for any particular bankruptcy case are aggregated 
     in the same electronic record.

                 TITLE VIII--BANKRUPTCY TAX PROVISIONS

     SEC. 801. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LIENS.

       (a) Treatment of Certain Liens.--Section 724 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by inserting ``(other than to the extent that there is a 
     properly perfected unavoidable tax lien arising in connection 
     with an ad valorem tax on real or personal property of the 
     estate)'' after ``under this title'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), after ``507(a)(1)'', insert 
     ``(except that such expenses, other than claims for wages, 
     salaries, or commissions which arise after the filing of a 
     petition, shall be limited to expenses incurred under chapter 
     7 of this title and shall not include expenses incurred under 
     chapter 11 of this title)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Before subordinating a tax lien on real or personal 
     property of the estate, the trustee shall--
       ``(1) exhaust the unencumbered assets of the estate; and
       ``(2) in a manner consistent with section 506(c) of this 
     title, recover from property securing an allowed secured 
     claim the reasonable, necessary costs and expenses of 
     preserving or disposing of that property.
       ``(f) Notwithstanding the exclusion of ad valorem tax liens 
     set forth in this section and subject to the requirements of 
     subsection (e)--
       ``(1) claims for wages, salaries, and commissions that are 
     entitled to priority under section 507(a)(3) of this title; 
     or
       ``(2) claims for contributions to an employee benefit plan 
     entitled to priority under section 507(a)(4) of this title,

     may be paid from property of the estate which secures a tax 
     lien, or the proceeds of such property.''.
       (b) Determination of Tax Liability.--Section 505(a)(2) of 
     title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) the amount or legality of any amount arising in 
     connection with an ad valorem tax on real or personal 
     property of the estate, if the applicable period for 
     contesting or redetermining that amount under any law (other 
     than a bankruptcy law) has expired.''.

     SEC. 802. EFFECTIVE NOTICE TO GOVERNMENT.

       (a) Effective Notice to Governmental Units.--Section 342 of 
     title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(d) If a debtor lists a governmental unit as a creditor 
     in a list or schedule, any notice required to be given by the 
     debtor under this title, any rule, any applicable law, or any 
     order of the court, shall identify the department, agency, or 
     instrumentality through which the debtor is indebted. The 
     debtor shall identify (with information such as a taxpayer 
     identification num

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     ber, loan, account or contract number, or real estate parcel 
     number, where applicable), and describe the underlying basis 
     for the governmental unit's claim. If the debtor's liability 
     to a governmental unit arises from a debt or obligation owed 
     or incurred by another individual, entity, or organization, 
     or under a different name, the debtor shall identify such 
     individual, entity, organization, or name.
       ``(e) The clerk shall keep and update quarterly, in the 
     form and manner as the Director of the Administrative Office 
     of the United States Courts prescribes, and make available to 
     debtors, a register in which a governmental unit may 
     designate a safe harbor mailing address for service of notice 
     in cases pending in the district. A governmental unit may 
     file a statement with the clerk designating a safe harbor 
     address to which notices are to be sent, unless such 
     governmental unit files a notice of change of address.''.
       (b) Adoption of Rules Providing Notice.--The Advisory 
     Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference 
     shall, within a reasonable period of time after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, propose for adoption enhanced 
     rules for providing notice to State, Federal, and local 
     government units that have regulatory authority over the 
     debtor or which may be creditors in the debtor's case. Such 
     rules shall be reasonably calculated to ensure that notice 
     will reach the representatives of the governmental unit, or 
     subdivision thereof, who will be the proper persons 
     authorized to act upon the notice. At a minimum, the rules 
     should require that the debtor--
       (1) identify in the schedules and the notice, the 
     subdivision, agency, or entity in respect of which such 
     notice should be received;
       (2) provide sufficient information (such as case captions, 
     permit numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, or similar 
     identifying information) to permit the governmental unit or 
     subdivision thereof, entitled to receive such notice, to 
     identify the debtor or the person or entity on behalf of 
     which the debtor is providing notice where the debtor may be 
     a successor in interest or may not be the same as the person 
     or entity which incurred the debt or obligation; and
       (3) identify, in appropriate schedules, served together 
     with the notice, the property in respect of which the claim 
     or regulatory obligation may have arisen, if any, the nature 
     of such claim or regulatory obligation and the purpose for 
     which notice is being given.
       (c) Effect of Failure of Notice.--Section 342 of title 11, 
     United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) A notice that does not comply with subsections (d) 
     and (e) shall not be effective unless the debtor 
     demonstrates, by clear and convincing evidence, that timely 
     notice was given in a manner reasonably calculated to satisfy 
     the requirements of this section was given, and that--
       ``(1) either the notice was timely sent to the safe harbor 
     address provided in the register maintained by the clerk of 
     the district in which the case was pending for such purposes; 
     or
       ``(2) no safe harbor address was provided in such list for 
     the governmental unit and that an officer of the governmental 
     unit who is responsible for the matter or claim had actual 
     knowledge of the case in sufficient time to act.''.

     SEC. 803. NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR A DETERMINATION OF TAXES.

       Section 505(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``Unless'' at the beginning of the second 
     sentence thereof and inserting ``If the request is made 
     substantially in the manner designated by the governmental 
     unit and unless''.

     SEC. 804. RATE OF INTEREST ON TAX CLAIMS.

       Chapter 5 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 511. Rate of interest on tax claims

       ``If any provision of this title requires the payment of 
     interest on a tax claim or requires the payment of interest 
     to enable a creditor to receive the present value of the 
     allowed amount of a tax claim, the rate of interest shall be 
     as follows:
       ``(1) In the case of ad valorem tax claims, whether secured 
     or unsecured, other unsecured tax claims where interest is 
     required to be paid under section 726(a)(5) of this title, 
     secured tax claims, and administrative tax claims paid under 
     section 503(b)(1) of this title, the rate shall be determined 
     under applicable nonbankruptcy law.
       ``(2) In the case of all other tax claims, the minimum rate 
     of interest shall be the Federal short-term rate rounded to 
     the nearest full percent, determined under section 1274(d) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, plus 3 percentage points
       ``(A) In the case of claims for Federal income taxes, such 
     rate shall be subject to any adjustment that may be required 
     under section 6621(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(B) In the case of taxes paid under a confirmed plan or 
     reorganization, such rate shall be determined as of the 
     calendar month in which the plan is confirmed.''.

     SEC. 805. TOLLING OF PRIORITY OF TAX CLAIM TIME PERIODS.

       Section 507(a)(9)(A) of title 11, United States Code, as so 
     redesignated, is amended--
       (1) in clause (i) by inserting after ``petition'' and 
     before the semicolon ``, plus any time, plus 6 months, during 
     which the stay of proceedings was in effect in a prior case 
     under this title''; and
       (2) amend clause (ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) assessed within 240 days before the date of the 
     filing of the petition, exclusive of--

       ``(I) any time plus 30 days during which an offer in 
     compromise with respect of such tax, was pending or in effect 
     during such 240-day period;
       ``(II) any time plus 30 days during which an installment 
     agreement with respect of such tax was pending or in effect 
     during such 240-day period, up to 1 year; and
       ``(III) any time plus 6 months during which a stay of 
     proceedings against collections was in effect in a prior case 
     under this title during such 240-day period.''.

     SEC. 806. PRIORITY PROPERTY TAXES INCURRED.

       Section 507(a)(8)(B) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``assessed'' and inserting ``incurred''.

     SEC. 807. CHAPTER 13 DISCHARGE OF FRAUDULENT AND OTHER TAXES.

       Section 1328(a)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``(1),'' after ``paragraph''.

     SEC. 808. CHAPTER 11 DISCHARGE OF FRAUDULENT TAXES.

       Section 1141(d) of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by section 119A, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), the 
     confirmation of a plan does not discharge a debtor which is a 
     corporation from any debt for a tax or customs duty with 
     respect to which the debtor made a fraudulent return or 
     willfully attempted in any manner to evade or defeat such 
     tax.''.

     SEC. 809. STAY OF TAX PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) Section 362 Stay Limited to Prepetition Taxes.--Section 
     362(a)(8) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the period at the end and inserting ``, in respect 
     of a tax liability for a taxable period ending before the 
     order for relief.''.
       (b) Appeal of Tax Court Decisions Permitted.--Section 
     362(b)(9) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) the appeal of a decision by a court or administrative 
     tribunal which determines a tax liability of the debtor 
     without regard to whether such determination was made 
     prepetition or postpetition.''.

     SEC. 810. PERIODIC PAYMENT OF TAXES IN CHAPTER 11 CASES.

       Section 1129(a)(9) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking ``deferred cash payments, over a period not 
     exceeding six years after the date of assessment of such 
     claim,'' and inserting ``regular installment payments in 
     cash, but in no case with a balloon provision, and no more 
     than three months apart, beginning no later than the 
     effective date of the plan and ending on the earlier of five 
     years after the petition date or the last date payments are 
     to be made under the plan to unsecured creditors,'';
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) with respect to a secured claim which would be 
     described in section 507(a)(8) of this title but for its 
     secured status, the holder of such claim will receive on 
     account of such claim cash payments of not less than is 
     required in subparagraph (C) and over a period no greater 
     than is required in such subparagraph.''.

     SEC. 811. AVOIDANCE OF STATUTORY TAX LIENS PROHIBITED.

       Section 545(2) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ``, except 
     where such purchaser is a purchaser described in section 6323 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or similar provision of 
     State or local law;''.

     SEC. 812. PAYMENT OF TAXES IN THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.

       (a) Payment of Taxes Required.--Section 960 of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Any''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Such taxes shall be paid when due in the conduct of 
     such business unless--
       ``(1) the tax is a property tax secured by a lien against 
     property that is abandoned within a reasonable time after the 
     lien attaches, by the trustee of a bankruptcy estate, 
     pursuant to section 554 of title 11; or
       ``(2) payment of the tax is excused under a specific 
     provision of title 11.
       ``(c) In a case pending under chapter 7 of title 11, 
     payment of a tax may be deferred until final distribution is 
     made under section 726 of title 11 if--
       ``(1) the tax was not incurred by a trustee duly appointed 
     under chapter 7 of title 11; or
       ``(2) before the due date of the tax, the court has made a 
     finding of probable insufficiency of funds of the estate to 
     pay in full the administrative expenses allowed under section 
     503(b) of title 11 that have the same priority in 
     distribution under section 726(b) of title 11 as such tax.''.
       (b) Payment of Ad Valorem Taxes Required.--Section 
     503(b)(1)(B) of title 11, United States Code, is amended in 
     clause (i) by inserting after ``estate,'' and before 
     ``except'' the following: ``whether secured or unsecured, 
     including property taxes for which liability is in rem only, 
     in personam or both,''.
       (c) Request for Payment of Administrative Expense Taxes 
     Eliminated.--Section 503(b)(1) of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (a) of 
     this section, a governmental unit shall not be required to 
     file a request for the payment of a claim described in 
     subparagraph (B) or (C);''.
       (d) Payment of Taxes and Fees as Secured Claims.--Section 
     506 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by inserting ``or State statute'' 
     after ``agreement''; and
       (2) in subsection (c) by inserting ``, including the 
     payment of all ad valorem property taxes in

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     respect of the property'' before the period at the end.

     SEC. 813. TARDILY FILED PRIORITY TAX CLAIMS.

       Section 726(a)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``before the date on which the trustee 
     commences distribution under this section'' and inserting 
     ``on or before the earlier of 10 days after the mailing to 
     creditors of the summary of the trustee's final report or the 
     date on which the trustee commences final distribution under 
     this section''.

     SEC. 814. INCOME TAX RETURNS PREPARED BY TAX AUTHORITIES.

       Section 523(a)(1)(B) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or equivalent report or notice,'' after 
     ``a return,'';
       (2) in clause (i)--
       (A) by inserting ``or given'' after ``filed''; and
       (B) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (3) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by inserting ``or given'' after ``filed''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, report, or notice'' after ``return''; 
     and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) for purposes of this subsection, a return--

       ``(I) must satisfy the requirements of applicable 
     nonbankruptcy law, and includes a return prepared pursuant to 
     section 6020(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or 
     similar State or local law, or a written stipulation to a 
     judgment entered by a nonbankruptcy tribunal, but does not 
     include a return made pursuant to section 6020(b) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or similar State or local law; 
     and
       ``(II) must have been filed in a manner permitted by 
     applicable nonbankruptcy law; or''.

     SEC. 815. DISCHARGE OF THE ESTATE'S LIABILITY FOR UNPAID 
                   TAXES.

       Section 505(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     in the second sentence by inserting ``the estate,'' after 
     ``misrepresentation,''.

     SEC. 816. REQUIREMENT TO FILE TAX RETURNS TO CONFIRM CHAPTER 
                   13 PLANS.

       (a) Filing of Prepetition Tax Returns Required for Plan 
     Confirmation.--Section 1325(a) of title 11, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 143, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (6) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (7) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) if the debtor has filed all Federal, State, and local 
     tax returns as required by section 1308 of this title.''.
       (b) Additional Time Permitted for Filing Tax Returns.--(1) 
     Chapter 13 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 137, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1308. Filing of prepetition tax returns

       ``(a) On or before the day prior to the day on which the 
     first meeting of the creditors is convened under section 
     341(a) of this title, the debtor shall have filed with 
     appropriate tax authorities all tax returns for all taxable 
     periods ending in the 3-year period ending on the date of 
     filing of the petition.
       ``(b) If the tax returns required by subsection (a) have 
     not been filed by the date on which the first meeting of 
     creditors is convened under section 341(a) of this title, the 
     trustee may continue such meeting for a reasonable period of 
     time, to allow the debtor additional time to file any unfiled 
     returns, but such additional time shall be no more than--
       ``(1) for returns that are past due as of the date of the 
     filing of the petition, 120 days from such date;
       ``(2) for returns which are not past due as of the date of 
     the filing of the petition, the later of 120 days from such 
     date or the due date for such returns under the last 
     automatic extension of time for filing such returns to which 
     the debtor is entitled, and for which request has been timely 
     made, according to applicable nonbankruptcy law; and
       ``(3) upon notice and hearing, and order entered before the 
     lapse of any deadline fixed according to this subsection, 
     where the debtor demonstrates, by clear and convincing 
     evidence, that the failure to file the returns as required is 
     because of circumstances beyond the control of the debtor, 
     the court may extend the deadlines set by the trustee as 
     provided in this subsection for--
       ``(A) a period of no more than 30 days for returns 
     described in paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
       ``(B) for no more than the period of time ending on the 
     applicable extended due date for the returns described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(c) For purposes of this section only, a return includes 
     a return prepared pursuant to section 6020 (a) or (b) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or similar State or local law, 
     or a written stipulation to a judgment entered by a 
     nonbankruptcy tribunal.''.
       (2) The table of sections of chapter 13 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 1307 the following:

``1308. Filing of prepetition tax returns.''.
       (c) Dismissal or Conversion on Failure To Comply.--Section 
     1307 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Upon the failure of the debtor to file tax returns 
     under section 1308 of this title, on request of a party in 
     interest or the United States trustee and after notice and a 
     hearing, the court shall dismiss a case or convert a case 
     under this chapter to a case under chapter 7 of this title, 
     whichever is in the best interests of creditors and the 
     estate.''.
       (d) Timely Filed Claims.--Section 502(b)(9) of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``, and except that in a case under chapter 
     13 of this title, a claim of a governmental unit for a tax in 
     respect of a return filed under section 1308 of this title 
     shall be timely if it is filed on or before 60 days after 
     such return or returns were filed as required.''.
       (e) Rules for Objections to Claims and to Confirmation.--It 
     is the sense of the Congress that the Advisory Committee on 
     Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference should, within a 
     reasonable period of time after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, propose for adoption amended Federal Rules of 
     Bankruptcy Procedure which provide that--
       (1) notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 3015(f), in 
     cases under chapter 13 of title 11, United States Code, a 
     governmental unit may object to the confirmation of a plan on 
     or before 60 days after the debtor files all tax returns 
     required under sections 1308 and 1325(a)(7) of title 11, 
     United States Code; and
       (2) in addition to the provisions of Rule 3007, in a case 
     under chapter 13 of title 11, United States Code, no 
     objection to a tax in respect of a return required to be 
     filed under such section 1308 shall be filed until such 
     return has been filed as required.

     SEC. 817. STANDARDS FOR TAX DISCLOSURE.

       Section 1125(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     in paragraph (1)--
       (1) by inserting after ``records,'' the following: 
     ``including a full discussion of the potential material 
     Federal, State, and local tax consequences of the plan to the 
     debtor, any successor to the debtor, and a hypothetical 
     investor domiciled in the State in which the debtor resides 
     or has its principal place of business typical of the holders 
     of claims or interests in the case,'';
       (2) by inserting ``such'' after ``enable''; and
       (3) by striking ``reasonable'' where it appears after 
     ``hypothetical'' and by striking ``typical of holders of 
     claims or interests'' after ``investor''.

     SEC. 818. SETOFF OF TAX REFUNDS.

       Section 362(b) of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by sections 120, 134, 139, and 203, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (29) by striking ``or'';
       (2) in paragraph (29) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (29) the following:
       ``(30) under subsection (a) of the setoff of an income tax 
     refund, by a governmental unit, in respect of a taxable 
     period which ended before the order for relief against an 
     income tax liability for a taxable period which also ended 
     before the order for relief, unless--
       ``(A) prior to such setoff, an action to determine the 
     amount or legality of such tax liability under section 505(a) 
     was commenced; or
       ``(B) where the setoff of an income tax refund is not 
     permitted because of a pending action to determine the amount 
     or legality of a tax liability, the governmental unit may 
     hold the refund pending the resolution of the action.''.

            TITLE IX--ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES

     SEC. 901. AMENDMENT TO ADD CHAPTER 15 TO TITLE 11, UNITED 
                   STATES CODE.

       (a) In General.--Title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after chapter 13 the following:

          ``CHAPTER 15--ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES

``Sec.
``1501. Purpose and scope of application.

                   ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``1502. Definitions.
``1503. International obligations of the United States.
``1504. Commencement of ancillary case.
``1505. Authorization to act in a foreign country.
``1506. Public policy exception.
``1507. Additional assistance.
``1508. Interpretation.

``SUBCHAPTER II--ACCESS OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS TO THE 
                                 COURT

``1509. Right of direct access.
``1510. Limited jurisdiction.
``1511. Commencement of case under section 301 or 303.
``1512. Participation of a foreign representative in a case under this 
              title.
``1513. Access of foreign creditors to a case under this title.
``1514. Notification to foreign creditors concerning a case under this 
              title.

    ``SUBCHAPTER III--RECOGNITION OF A FOREIGN PROCEEDING AND RELIEF

``1515. Application for recognition of a foreign proceeding.
``1516. Presumptions concerning recognition.
``1517. Order recognizing a foreign proceeding.
``1518. Subsequent information.
``1519. Relief that may be granted upon petition for recognition of a 
              foreign proceeding.
``1520. Effects of recognition of a foreign main proceeding.
``1521. Relief that may be granted upon recognition of a foreign 
              proceeding.
``1522. Protection of creditors and other interested persons.
``1523. Actions to avoid acts detrimental to creditors.
``1524. Intervention by a foreign representative.

     ``SUBCHAPTER IV--COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COURTS AND FOREIGN 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

``1525. Cooperation and direct communication between the court and 
              foreign courts or foreign representatives.
``1526. Cooperation and direct communication between the trustee and 
              foreign courts or foreign representatives.
``1527. Forms of cooperation.

                 ``SUBCHAPTER V--CONCURRENT PROCEEDINGS

``1528. Commencement of a case under this title after recognition of a 
              foreign main proceeding.

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``1529. Coordination of a case under this title and a foreign 
              proceeding.
``1530. Coordination of more than 1 foreign proceeding.
``1531. Presumption of insolvency based on recognition of a foreign 
              main proceeding.
``1532. Rule of payment in concurrent proceedings.

     ``Sec. 1501. Purpose and scope of application

       ``(a) The purpose of this of chapter is to incorporate the 
     Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency so as to provide 
     effective mechanisms for dealing with cases of cross-border 
     insolvency with the objectives of--
       ``(1) cooperation between--
       ``(A) United States courts, United States Trustees, 
     trustees, examiners, debtors, and debtors in possession; and
       ``(B) the courts and other competent authorities of foreign 
     countries involved in cross-border insolvency cases;
       ``(2) greater legal certainty for trade and investment;
       ``(3) fair and efficient administration of cross-border 
     insolvencies that protects the interests of all creditors, 
     and other interested entities, including the debtor;
       ``(4) protection and maximization of the value of the 
     debtor's assets; and
       ``(5) facilitation of the rescue of financially troubled 
     businesses, thereby protecting investment and preserving 
     employment.
       ``(b) This chapter applies where--
       ``(1) assistance is sought in the United States by a 
     foreign court or a foreign representative in connection with 
     a foreign proceeding;
       ``(2) assistance is sought in a foreign country in 
     connection with a case under this title;
       ``(3) a foreign proceeding and a case under this title with 
     respect to the same debtor are taking place concurrently; or
       ``(4) creditors or other interested persons in a foreign 
     country have an interest in requesting the commencement of, 
     or participating in, a case or proceeding under this title.
       ``(c) This chapter does not apply to--
       ``(1) a proceeding concerning an entity identified by 
     exclusion in subsection 109(b);
       ``(2) an individual, or to an individual and such 
     individual's spouse, who have debts within the limits 
     specified in section 109(e) and who are citizens of the 
     United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence in the United States; or
       ``(3) an entity subject to a proceeding under the 
     Securities Investor Protection Act, a stockbroker subject to 
     subchapter III of chapter 7 of this title, or a commodity 
     broker subject to subchapter IV of chapter 7 of this title.

                   ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``Sec. 1502. Definitions

       ``For the purposes of this chapter, the term--
       ``(1) `debtor' means an entity that is the subject of a 
     foreign proceeding;
       ``(2) `establishment' means any place of operations where 
     the debtor carries out a nontransitory economic activity;
       ``(3) `foreign court' means a judicial or other authority 
     competent to control or supervise a foreign proceeding;
       ``(4) `foreign main proceeding' means a foreign proceeding 
     taking place in the country where the debtor has the center 
     of its main interests;
       ``(5) `foreign nonmain proceeding' means a foreign 
     proceeding, other than a foreign main proceeding, taking 
     place in a country where the debtor has an establishment;
       ``(6) `trustee' includes a trustee, a debtor in possession 
     in a case under any chapter of this title, or a debtor under 
     chapter 9 of this title; and
       ``(7) `within the territorial jurisdiction of the United 
     States' when used with reference to property of a debtor 
     refers to tangible property located within the territory of 
     the United States and intangible property deemed under 
     applicable nonbankruptcy law to be located within that 
     territory, including any property subject to attachment or 
     garnishment that may properly be seized or garnished by an 
     action in a Federal or State court in the United States.

     ``Sec. 1503. International obligations of the United States

       ``To the extent that this chapter conflicts with an 
     obligation of the United States arising out of any treaty or 
     other form of agreement to which it is a party with 1 or more 
     other countries, the requirements of the treaty or agreement 
     prevail.

     ``Sec. 1504. Commencement of ancillary case

       ``A case under this chapter is commenced by the filing of a 
     petition for recognition of a foreign proceeding under 
     section 1515.

     ``Sec. 1505. Authorization to act in a foreign country

       ``A trustee or another entity, including an examiner, may 
     be authorized by the court to act in a foreign country on 
     behalf of an estate created under section 541. An entity 
     authorized to act under this section may act in any way 
     permitted by the applicable foreign law.

     ``Sec. 1506. Public policy exception

       ``Nothing in this chapter prevents the court from refusing 
     to take an action governed by this chapter if the action 
     would be manifestly contrary to the public policy of the 
     United States.

     ``Sec. 1507. Additional assistance

       ``(a) Subject to the specific limitations stated elsewhere 
     in this chapter the court, upon recognition of a foreign 
     proceeding, to provide additional assistance to a foreign 
     representative under this title or under other laws of the 
     United States.
       ``(b) In determining whether to provide additional 
     assistance under this title or under other laws of the United 
     States, the court shall consider whether such additional 
     assistance, consistent with the principles of comity, will 
     reasonably assure--
       ``(1) just treatment of all holders of claims against or 
     interests in the debtor's property;
       ``(2) protection of claim holders in the United States 
     against prejudice and inconvenience in the processing of 
     claims in such foreign proceeding;
       ``(3) prevention of preferential or fraudulent dispositions 
     of property of the debtor;
       ``(4) distribution of proceeds of the debtor's property 
     substantially in accordance with the order prescribed by this 
     title; and
       ``(5) if appropriate, the provision of an opportunity for a 
     fresh start for the individual that such foreign proceeding 
     concerns.

     ``Sec. 1508. Interpretation

       ``In interpreting this chapter, the court shall consider 
     its international origin, and the need to promote an 
     application of this chapter that is consistent with the 
     application of similar statutes adopted by foreign 
     jurisdictions.

``SUBCHAPTER II--ACCESS OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS TO THE 
                                 COURT

     ``Sec. 1509. Right of direct access

       ``(a) A foreign representative is entitled to commence a 
     case under section 1504 by filing a petition for recognition 
     under section 1515, and upon recognition, to apply directly 
     to other Federal and State courts for appropriate relief in 
     those courts.
       ``(b) Upon recognition, and subject to section 1510, a 
     foreign representative has the capacity to sue and be sued, 
     and shall be subject to the laws of the United States of 
     general applicability.
       ``(c) Subject to section 1510 of this title, a foreign 
     representative is subject to laws of general application.
       ``(d) Recognition under this chapter is prerequisite to the 
     granting of comity or cooperation to a foreign representative 
     in any State or Federal court in the United States. Any 
     request for comity or cooperation by a foreign representative 
     in any court shall be accompanied by a sworn statement 
     setting forth whether recognition under section 1515 has been 
     sought and the status of any such petition.
       ``(e) Upon denial of recognition under this chapter, the 
     court may issue appropriate orders necessary to prevent an 
     attempt to obtain comity or cooperation from courts in the 
     United States without such recognition.

     ``Sec. 1510. Limited jurisdiction

       ``The sole fact that a foreign representative files a 
     petition under section 1515 does not subject the foreign 
     representative to the jurisdiction of any court in the United 
     States for any other purpose.

     ``Sec. 1511. Commencement of case under section 301 or 303

       ``(a) Upon recognition, a foreign representative may 
     commence--
       ``(1) an involuntary case under section 303; or
       ``(2) a voluntary case under section 301 or 302, if the 
     foreign proceeding is a foreign main proceeding.
       ``(b) The petition commencing a case under subsection (a) 
     must be accompanied by a statement describing the petition 
     for recognition and its current status. The court where the 
     petition for recognition has been filed must be advised of 
     the foreign representative's intent to commence a case under 
     subsection (a) prior to such commencement.

     ``Sec. 1512. Participation of a foreign representative in a 
       case under this title

       ``Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, the foreign 
     representative in that proceeding is entitled to participate 
     as a party in interest in a case regarding the debtor under 
     this title.

     ``Sec. 1513. Access of foreign creditors to a case under this 
       title

       ``(a) Foreign creditors have the same rights regarding the 
     commencement of, and participation in, a case under this 
     title as domestic creditors.
       ``(b)(1) Subsection (a) does not change or codify present 
     law as to the priority of claims under section 507 or 726 of 
     this title, except that the claim of a foreign creditor under 
     those sections shall not be given a lower priority than that 
     of general unsecured claims without priority solely because 
     the holder of such claim is a foreign creditor.
       ``(2)(A) Subsection (a) and paragraph (1) do not change or 
     codify present law as to the allowability of foreign revenue 
     claims or other foreign public law claims in a proceeding 
     under this title.
       ``(B) Allowance and priority as to a foreign tax claim or 
     other foreign public law claim shall be governed by any 
     applicable tax treaty of the United States, under the 
     conditions and circumstances specified therein.

     ``Sec. 1514. Notification to foreign creditors concerning a 
       case under this title

       ``(a) Whenever in a case under this title notice is to be 
     given to creditors generally or to any class or category of 
     creditors, such notice shall also be given to the known 
     creditors generally, or to creditors in the notified class or 
     category, that do not have addresses in the United States. 
     The court may order that appropriate steps be taken with a 
     view to notifying any creditor whose address is not yet 
     known.
       ``(b) Such notification to creditors with foreign addresses 
     described in subsection (a) shall be given individually, 
     unless the court considers that, under the circumstances, 
     some other form of notification would be more appropriate. No 
     letters rogatory or other similar formality is required.
       ``(c) When a notification of commencement of a case is to 
     be given to foreign creditors, the notification shall--
       ``(1) indicate the time period for filing proofs of claim 
     and specify the place for their filing;
       ``(2) indicate whether secured creditors need to file their 
     proofs of claim; and
       ``(3) contain any other information required to be included 
     in such a notification to creditors

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     pursuant to this title and the orders of the court.
       ``(d) Any rule of procedure or order of the court as to 
     notice or the filing of a claim shall provide such additional 
     time to creditors with foreign addresses as is reasonable 
     under the circumstances.

    ``SUBCHAPTER III--RECOGNITION OF A FOREIGN PROCEEDING AND RELIEF

     ``Sec. 1515. Application for recognition of a foreign 
       proceeding

       ``(a) A foreign representative applies to the court for 
     recognition of the foreign proceeding in which the foreign 
     representative has been appointed by filing a petition for 
     recognition.
       ``(b) A petition for recognition shall be accompanied by--
       ``(1) a certified copy of the decision commencing the 
     foreign proceeding and appointing the foreign representative;
       ``(2) a certificate from the foreign court affirming the 
     existence of the foreign proceeding and of the appointment of 
     the foreign representative; or
       ``(3) in the absence of evidence referred to in paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), any other evidence acceptable to the court of 
     the existence of the foreign proceeding and of the 
     appointment of the foreign representative.
       ``(c) A petition for recognition shall also be accompanied 
     by a statement identifying all foreign proceedings with 
     respect to the debtor that are known to the foreign 
     representative.
       ``(d) The documents referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     of subsection (b) must be translated into English. The court 
     may require a translation into English of additional 
     documents.

     ``Sec. 1516. Presumptions concerning recognition

       ``(a) If the decision or certificate referred to in section 
     1515(b) indicates that the foreign proceeding is a foreign 
     proceeding as defined in section 101 and that the person or 
     body is a foreign representative as defined in section 101, 
     the court is entitled to so presume.
       ``(b) The court is entitled to presume that documents 
     submitted in support of the petition for recognition are 
     authentic, whether or not they have been legalized.
       ``(c) In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the 
     debtor's registered office, or habitual residence in the case 
     of an individual, is presumed to be the center of the 
     debtor's main interests.

     ``Sec. 1517. Order recognizing a foreign proceeding

       ``(a) Subject to section 1506, after notice and a hearing 
     an order recognizing a foreign proceeding shall be entered 
     if--
       ``(1) the foreign proceeding is a foreign main proceeding 
     or foreign nonmain proceeding within the meaning of section 
     1502;
       ``(2) the foreign representative applying for recognition 
     is a person or body as defined in section 101; and
       ``(3) the petition meets the requirements of section 1515.
       ``(b) The foreign proceeding shall be recognized--
       ``(1) as a foreign main proceeding if it is taking place in 
     the country where the debtor has the center of its main 
     interests; or
       ``(2) as a foreign nonmain proceeding if the debtor has an 
     establishment within the meaning of section 1502 in the 
     foreign country where the proceeding is pending.
       ``(c) A petition for recognition of a foreign proceeding 
     shall be decided upon at the earliest possible time. Entry of 
     an order recognizing a foreign proceeding shall constitute 
     recognition under this chapter.
       ``(d) The provisions of this subchapter do not prevent 
     modification or termination of recognition if it is shown 
     that the grounds for granting it were fully or partially 
     lacking or have ceased to exist, but in considering such 
     action the court shall give due weight to possible prejudice 
     to parties that have relied upon the granting of recognition. 
     The case under this chapter may be closed in the manner 
     prescribed for a case under section 350.

     ``Sec. 1518. Subsequent information

       ``From the time of filing the petition for recognition of 
     the foreign proceeding, the foreign representative shall file 
     with the court promptly a notice of change of status 
     concerning--
       ``(1) any substantial change in the status of the foreign 
     proceeding or the status of the foreign representative's 
     appointment; and
       ``(2) any other foreign proceeding regarding the debtor 
     that becomes known to the foreign representative.

     ``Sec. 1519. Relief that may be granted upon petition for 
       recognition of a foreign proceeding

       ``(a) From the time of filing a petition for recognition 
     until the petition is decided upon, the court may, at the 
     request of the foreign representative, where relief is 
     urgently needed to protect the assets of the debtor or the 
     interests of the creditors, grant relief of a provisional 
     nature, including--
       ``(1) staying execution against the debtor's assets;
       ``(2) entrusting the administration or realization of all 
     or part of the debtor's assets located in the United States 
     to the foreign representative or another person authorized by 
     the court, including an examiner, in order to protect and 
     preserve the value of assets that, by their nature or because 
     of other circumstances, are perishable, susceptible to 
     devaluation or otherwise in jeopardy; and
       ``(3) any relief referred to in paragraph (3), (4), or (7) 
     of section 1521(a).
       ``(b) Unless extended under section 1521(a)(6), the relief 
     granted under this section terminates when the petition for 
     recognition is decided upon.
       ``(c) It is a ground for denial of relief under this 
     section that such relief would interfere with the 
     administration of a foreign main proceeding.
       ``(d) The court may not enjoin a police or regulatory act 
     of a governmental unit, including a criminal action or 
     proceeding, under this section.
       ``(e) The standards, procedures, and limitations applicable 
     to an injunction shall apply to relief under this section.

     ``Sec. 1520. Effects of recognition of a foreign main 
       proceeding

       ``(a) Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding that is a 
     foreign main proceeding--
       ``(1) section 362 applies with respect to the debtor and 
     that property of the debtor that is within the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States;
       ``(2) a transfer, an encumbrance, or any other disposition 
     of an interest of the debtor in property within the 
     territorial jurisdiction of the United States is restrained 
     as and to the extent that is provided for property of an 
     estate under sections 363, 549, and 552; and
       ``(3) unless the court orders otherwise, the foreign 
     representative may operate the debtor's business and may 
     exercise the powers of a trustee under section 549, subject 
     to sections 363 and 552.
       ``(b) The scope, and the modification or termination, of 
     the stay and restraints referred to in subsection (a) are 
     subject to the exceptions and limitations provided in 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 362, subsections (b) 
     and (c) of section 363, and sections 552, 555 through 557, 
     559, and 560.
       ``(c) Subsection (a) does not affect the right to commence 
     individual actions or proceedings in a foreign country to the 
     extent necessary to preserve a claim against the debtor.
       ``(d) Subsection (a) does not affect the right of a foreign 
     representative or an entity to file a petition commencing a 
     case under this title or the right of any party to file 
     claims or take other proper actions in such a case.

     ``Sec. 1521. Relief that may be granted upon recognition of a 
       foreign proceeding

       ``(a) Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, whether 
     main or nonmain, where necessary to effectuate the purpose of 
     this chapter and to protect the assets of the debtor or the 
     interests of the creditors, the court may, at the request of 
     the foreign representative, grant any appropriate relief, 
     including--
       ``(1) staying the commencement or continuation of 
     individual actions or individual proceedings concerning the 
     debtor's assets, rights, obligations or liabilities to the 
     extent they have not been stayed under section 1520(a);
       ``(2) staying execution against the debtor's assets to the 
     extent it has not been stayed under section 1520(a);
       ``(3) suspending the right to transfer, encumber or 
     otherwise dispose of any assets of the debtor to the extent 
     this right has not been suspended under section 1520(a);
       ``(4) providing for the examination of witnesses, the 
     taking of evidence or the delivery of information concerning 
     the debtor's assets, affairs, rights, obligations or 
     liabilities;
       ``(5) entrusting the administration or realization of all 
     or part of the debtor's assets within the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States to the foreign 
     representative or another person, including an examiner, 
     authorized by the court;
       ``(6) extending relief granted under section 1519(a); and
       ``(7) granting any additional relief that may be available 
     to a trustee, except for relief available under sections 522, 
     544, 545, 547, 548, 550, and 724(a).
       ``(b) Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, whether 
     main or nonmain, the court may, at the request of the foreign 
     representative, entrust the distribution of all or part of 
     the debtor's assets located in the United States to the 
     foreign representative or another person, including an 
     examiner, authorized by the court, provided that the court is 
     satisfied that the interests of creditors in the United 
     States are sufficiently protected.
       ``(c) In granting relief under this section to a 
     representative of a foreign nonmain proceeding, the court 
     must be satisfied that the relief relates to assets that, 
     under the law of the United States, should be administered in 
     the foreign nonmain proceeding or concerns information 
     required in that proceeding.
       ``(d) The court may not enjoin a police or regulatory act 
     of a governmental unit, including a criminal action or 
     proceeding, under this section.
       ``(e) The standards, procedures, and limitations applicable 
     to an injunction shall apply to relief under paragraphs (1), 
     (2), (3), and (6) of subsection (a).

     ``Sec. 1522. Protection of creditors and other interested 
       persons

       ``(a) The court may grant relief under section 1519 or 
     1521, or may modify or terminate relief under subsection (c), 
     only if the interests of the creditors and other interested 
     entities, including the debtor, are sufficiently protected.
       ``(b) The court may subject relief granted under section 
     1519 or 1521, or the operation of the debtor's business under 
     section 1520(a)(2) of this title, to conditions it considers 
     appropriate, including the giving of security or the filing 
     of a bond.
       ``(c) The court may, at the request of the foreign 
     representative or an entity affected by relief granted under 
     section 1519 or 1521, or at its own motion, modify or 
     terminate such relief.
       ``(d) Section 1104(d) shall apply to the appointment of an 
     examiner under this chapter. Any examiner shall comply with 
     the qualification requirements imposed on a trustee by 
     section 322.

     ``Sec. 1523. Actions to avoid acts detrimental to creditors

       ``(a) Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, the foreign 
     representative has standing in a case concerning the debtor 
     pending under another chapter of this title to initiate 
     actions under sections 522, 544, 545, 547, 548, 550, and 
     724(a).
       ``(b) When the foreign proceeding is a foreign nonmain 
     proceeding, the court must be satisfied

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     that an action under subsection (a) relates to assets that, 
     under United States law, should be administered in the 
     foreign nonmain proceeding.

     ``Sec. 1524. Intervention by a foreign representative

       ``Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, the foreign 
     representative may intervene in any proceedings in a State or 
     Federal court in the United States in which the debtor is a 
     party.

     ``SUBCHAPTER IV--COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COURTS AND FOREIGN 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

     ``Sec. 1525. Cooperation and direct communication between the 
       court and foreign courts or foreign representatives

       ``(a) Consistent with section 1501, the court shall 
     cooperate to the maximum extent possible with foreign courts 
     or foreign representatives, either directly or through the 
     trustee.
       ``(b) The court is entitled to communicate directly with, 
     or to request information or assistance directly from, 
     foreign courts or foreign representatives, subject to the 
     rights of parties in interest to notice and participation.

     ``Sec. 1526. Cooperation and direct communication between the 
       trustee and foreign courts or foreign representatives

       ``(a) Consistent with section 1501, the trustee or other 
     person, including an examiner, authorized by the court, 
     shall, subject to the supervision of the court, cooperate to 
     the maximum extent possible with foreign courts or foreign 
     representatives.
       ``(b) The trustee or other person, including an examiner, 
     authorized by the court is entitled, subject to the 
     supervision of the court, to communicate directly with 
     foreign courts or foreign representatives.

     ``Sec. 1527. Forms of cooperation

       ``Cooperation referred to in sections 1525 and 1526 may be 
     implemented by any appropriate means, including--
       ``(1) appointment of a person or body, including an 
     examiner, to act at the direction of the court;
       ``(2) communication of information by any means considered 
     appropriate by the court;
       ``(3) coordination of the administration and supervision of 
     the debtor's assets and affairs;
       ``(4) approval or implementation of agreements concerning 
     the coordination of proceedings; and
       ``(5) coordination of concurrent proceedings regarding the 
     same debtor.

                 ``SUBCHAPTER V--CONCURRENT PROCEEDINGS

     ``Sec. 1528. Commencement of a case under this title after 
       recognition of a foreign main proceeding

       ``After recognition of a foreign main proceeding, a case 
     under another chapter of this title may be commenced only if 
     the debtor has assets in the United States. The effects of 
     such case shall be restricted to the assets of the debtor 
     that are within the territorial jurisdiction of the United 
     States and, to the extent necessary to implement cooperation 
     and coordination under sections 1525, 1526, and 1527, to 
     other assets of the debtor that are within the jurisdiction 
     of the court under sections 541(a) of this title, and 1334(e) 
     of title 28, to the extent that such other assets are not 
     subject to the jurisdiction and control of a foreign 
     proceeding that has been recognized under this chapter.

     ``Sec. 1529. Coordination of a case under this title and a 
       foreign proceeding

       ``Where a foreign proceeding and a case under another 
     chapter of this title are taking place concurrently regarding 
     the same debtor, the court shall seek cooperation and 
     coordination under sections 1525, 1526, and 1527, and the 
     following shall apply:
       ``(1) When the case in the United States is taking place at 
     the time the petition for recognition of the foreign 
     proceeding is filed--
       ``(A) any relief granted under sections 1519 or 1521 must 
     be consistent with the relief granted in the case in the 
     United States; and
       ``(B) even if the foreign proceeding is recognized as a 
     foreign main proceeding, section 1520 does not apply.
       ``(2) When a case in the United States under this title 
     commences after recognition, or after the filing of the 
     petition for recognition, of the foreign proceeding--
       ``(A) any relief in effect under sections 1519 or 1521 
     shall be reviewed by the court and shall be modified or 
     terminated if inconsistent with the case in the United 
     States; and
       ``(B) if the foreign proceeding is a foreign main 
     proceeding, the stay and suspension referred to in section 
     1520(a) shall be modified or terminated if inconsistent with 
     the relief granted in the case in the United States.
       ``(3) In granting, extending, or modifying relief granted 
     to a representative of a foreign nonmain proceeding, the 
     court must be satisfied that the relief relates to assets 
     that, under the law of the United States, should be 
     administered in the foreign nonmain proceeding or concerns 
     information required in that proceeding.
       ``(4) In achieving cooperation and coordination under 
     sections 1528 and 1529, the court may grant any of the relief 
     authorized under section 305.

     ``Sec. 1530. Coordination of more than 1 foreign proceeding

       ``In matters referred to in section 1501, with respect to 
     more than 1 foreign proceeding regarding the debtor, the 
     court shall seek cooperation and coordination under sections 
     1525, 1526, and 1527, and the following shall apply:
       ``(1) Any relief granted under section 1519 or 1521 to a 
     representative of a foreign nonmain proceeding after 
     recognition of a foreign main proceeding must be consistent 
     with the foreign main proceeding.
       ``(2) If a foreign main proceeding is recognized after 
     recognition, or after the filing of a petition for 
     recognition, of a foreign nonmain proceeding, any relief in 
     effect under section 1519 or 1521 shall be reviewed by the 
     court and shall be modified or terminated if inconsistent 
     with the foreign main proceeding.
       ``(3) If, after recognition of a foreign nonmain 
     proceeding, another foreign nonmain proceeding is recognized, 
     the court shall grant, modify, or terminate relief for the 
     purpose of facilitating coordination of the proceedings.

     ``Sec. 1531. Presumption of insolvency based on recognition 
       of a foreign main proceeding

       ``In the absence of evidence to the contrary, recognition 
     of a foreign main proceeding is for the purpose of commencing 
     a proceeding under section 303, proof that the debtor is 
     generally not paying its debts as such debts become due.

     ``Sec. 1532. Rule of payment in concurrent proceedings

       ``Without prejudice to secured claims or rights in rem, a 
     creditor who has received payment with respect to its claim 
     in a foreign proceeding pursuant to a law relating to 
     insolvency may not receive a payment for the same claim in a 
     case under any other chapter of this title regarding the 
     debtor, so long as the payment to other creditors of the same 
     class is proportionately less than the payment the creditor 
     has already received.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for title 
     11, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to chapter 13 the following:

``15. Ancillary and Other Cross-Border Cases................1501''.....

     SEC. 902. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER CHAPTERS IN TITLE 11, UNITED 
                   STATES CODE.

       (a) Applicability of Chapters.--Section 103 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``, and this chapter, sections 307, 304, 555 
     through 557, 559, and 560 apply in a case under chapter 15''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Chapter 15 applies only in a case under such chapter, 
     except that--
       ``(1) sections 1513 and 1514 apply in all cases under this 
     title; and
       ``(2) section 1505 applies to trustees and to any other 
     entity (including an examiner) authorized by the court under 
     chapters 7, 11, and 12, to debtors in possession under 
     chapters 11 and 12, and to debtors under chapter 9 who are 
     authorized to act under section 1505.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Paragraphs (23) and (24) of title 11, 
     United States Code, are amended to read as follows:
       ``(23) `foreign proceeding' means a collective judicial or 
     administrative proceeding in a foreign country, including an 
     interim proceeding, pursuant to a law relating to insolvency 
     in which proceeding the assets and affairs of the debtor are 
     subject to control or supervision by a foreign court, for the 
     purpose of reorganization or liquidation;
       ``(24) `foreign representative' means a person or body, 
     including a person or body appointed on an interim basis, 
     authorized in a foreign proceeding to administer the 
     reorganization or the liquidation of the debtor's assets or 
     affairs or to act as a representative of the foreign 
     proceeding;''.
       (c) Amendments to Title 28, United States Code.--
       (1) Procedures.--Section 157(b)(2) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (N), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (O), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(P) recognition of foreign proceedings and other matters 
     under chapter 15 of title 11.''.
       (2) Bankruptcy cases and proceedings.--Section 1334(c)(1) 
     of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``Nothing in'' and inserting ``Except with respect to a case 
     under chapter 15 of title 11, nothing in''.
       (3) Duties of trustees.--Section 586(a)(3) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``15,'' after 
     ``chapter''.

                 TITLE X--FINANCIAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1001. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS BY CONSERVATORS OR 
                   --RECEIVERS OF INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Definition of Qualified Financial Contract.--Section 
     11(e)(8)(D)(i) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1821(e)(8)(D)(i)) is amended by inserting ``, 
     resolution or order'' after ``any similar agreement that the 
     Corporation determines by regulation''.
       (b) Definition of Securities Contract.--Section 
     11(e)(8)(D)(ii) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1821(e)(8)(D)(ii)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(ii) Securities contract.--The term `securities 
     contract'--

       ``(I) means a contract for the purchase, sale, or loan of a 
     security, a certificate of deposit, a mortgage loan, or any 
     interest in a mortgage loan, a group or index of securities, 
     certificates of deposit, or mortgage loans or interests 
     therein (including any interest therein or based on the value 
     thereof) or any option on any of the foregoing, including any 
     option to purchase or sell any such security, certificate of 
     deposit, loan, interest, group or index, or option;
       ``(II) does not include any purchase, sale, or repurchase 
     obligation under a participation in a commercial mortgage 
     loan unless the Corporation determines by regulation, 
     resolution, or order to include any such agreement within the 
     meaning of such term;

       ``(III) means any option entered into on a national 
     securities exchange relating to foreign currencies;
       ``(IV) means the guarantee by or to any securities clearing 
     agency of any settlement of cash, securities, certificates of 
     deposit, mortgage loans or interests therein, group or index 
     of securities, certificates of deposit, or mortgage loans or 
     interests therein (including any interest therein or

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     based on the value thereof) or option on any of the 
     foregoing, including any option to purchase or sell any such 
     security, certificate of deposit, loan, interest, group or 
     index or option;
       ``(V) means any margin loan;
       ``(VI) means any other agreement or transaction that is 
     similar to any agreement or transaction referred to in this 
     clause;
       ``(VII) means any combination of the agreements or 
     transactions referred to in this clause;
       ``(VIII) means any option to enter into any agreement or 
     transaction referred to in this clause;
       ``(IX) means a master agreement that provides for an 
     agreement or transaction referred to in subclause (I), (III), 
     (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), or (VIII), together with all 
     supplements to any such master agreement, without regard to 
     whether the master agreement provides for an agreement or 
     transaction that is not a securities contract under this 
     clause, except that the master agreement shall be considered 
     to be a securities contract under this clause only with 
     respect to each agreement or transaction under the master 
     agreement that is referred to in subclause (I), (III), (IV), 
     (V), (VI), (VII), or (VIII); and
       ``(X) means any security agreement or arrangement or other 
     credit enhancement related to any agreement or transaction 
     referred to in this clause.''.

       (c) Definition of Commodity Contract.--Section 
     11(e)(8)(D)(iii) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1821(e)(8)(D)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iii) Commodity contract.--The term `commodity contract' 
     means--

       ``(I) with respect to a futures commission merchant, a 
     contract for the purchase or sale of a commodity for future 
     delivery on, or subject to the rules of, a contract market or 
     board of trade;
       ``(II) with respect to a foreign futures commission 
     merchant, a foreign future;
       ``(III) with respect to a leverage transaction merchant, a 
     leverage transaction;
       ``(IV) with respect to a clearing organization, a contract 
     for the purchase or sale of a commodity for future delivery 
     on, or subject to the rules of, a contract market or board of 
     trade that is cleared by such clearing organization, or 
     commodity option traded on, or subject to the rules of, a 
     contract market or board of trade that is cleared by such 
     clearing organization;
       ``(V) with respect to a commodity options dealer, a 
     commodity option;
       ``(VI) any other agreement or transaction that is similar 
     to any agreement or transaction referred to in this clause;
       ``(VII) any combination of the agreements or transactions 
     referred to in this clause;
       ``(VIII) any option to enter into any agreement or 
     transaction referred to in this clause;
       ``(IX) a master agreement that provides for an agreement or 
     transaction referred to in subclause (I), (II), (III), (IV), 
     (V), (VI), (VII), or (VIII), together with all supplements to 
     any such master agreement, without regard to whether the 
     master agreement provides for an agreement or transaction 
     that is not a commodity contract under this clause, except 
     that the master agreement shall be considered to be a 
     commodity contract under this clause only with respect to 
     each agreement or transaction under the master agreement that 
     is referred to in subclause (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), 
     (VI), (VII), or (VIII); or
       ``(X) a security agreement or arrangement or other credit 
     enhancement related to any agreement or transaction referred 
     to in this clause.''.

       (d) Definition of Forward Contract.--Section 
     11(e)(8)(D)(iv) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1821(e)(8)(D)(iv)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iv) Forward contract.--The term `forward contract' 
     means--

       ``(I) a contract (other than a commodity contract) for the 
     purchase, sale, or transfer of a commodity or any similar 
     good, article, service, right, or interest which is presently 
     or in the future becomes the subject of dealing in the 
     forward contract trade, or product or byproduct thereof, with 
     a maturity date more than 2 days after the date the contract 
     is entered into, including a repurchase agreement, reverse 
     repurchase agreement, consignment, lease, swap, hedge 
     transaction, deposit, loan, option, allocated transaction, 
     unallocated transaction, or any other similar agreement;
       ``(II) any combination of agreements or transactions 
     referred to in subclauses (I) and (III);
       ``(III) any option to enter into any agreement or 
     transaction referred to in subclause (I) or (II);
       ``(IV) a master agreement that provides for an agreement or 
     transaction referred to in subclauses (I), (II), or (III), 
     together with all supplements to any such master agreement, 
     without regard to whether the master agreement provides for 
     an agreement or transaction that is not a forward contract 
     under this clause, except that the master agreement shall be 
     considered to be a forward contract under this clause only 
     with respect to each agreement or transaction under the 
     master agreement that is referred to in subclause (I), (II), 
     or (III); or
       ``(V) a security agreement or arrangement or other credit 
     enhancement related to any agreement or transaction referred 
     to in subclause (I), (II), (III), or (IV).''.

       (e) Definition of Repurchase Agreement.--Section 
     11(e)(8)(D)(v) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1821(e)(8)(D)(v)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(v) Repurchase agreement.--The terms `repurchase 
     agreement' and `reverse repurchase agreement'--

       ``(I) mean an agreement, including related terms, which 
     provides for the transfer of 1 or more certificates of 
     deposit, mortgage-related securities (as such term is defined 
     in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), mortgage loans, 
     interests in mortgage-related securities or mortgage loans, 
     eligible bankers' acceptances, qualified foreign government 
     securities or securities that are direct obligations of, or 
     that are fully guaranteed by, the United States or any agency 
     of the United States against the transfer of funds by the 
     transferee of such certificates of deposit, eligible bankers' 
     acceptances, securities, loans, or interests with a 
     simultaneous agreement by such transferee to transfer to the 
     transferor thereof certificates of deposit, eligible bankers' 
     acceptances, securities, loans, or interests as described 
     above, at a date certain not later than 1 year after such 
     transfers or on demand, against the transfer of funds, or any 
     other similar agreement;
       ``(II) does not include any repurchase obligation under a 
     participation in a commercial mortgage loan unless the 
     Corporation determines by regulation, resolution, or order to 
     include any such participation within the meaning of such 
     term;
       ``(III) means any combination of agreements or transactions 
     referred to in subclauses (I) and (IV);
       ``(IV) means any option to enter into any agreement or 
     transaction referred to in subclause (I) or (III);
       ``(V) means a master agreement that provides for an 
     agreement or transaction referred to in subclause (I), (III), 
     or (IV), together with all supplements to any such master 
     agreement, without regard to whether the master agreement 
     provides for an agreement or transaction that is not a 
     repurchase agreement under this clause, except that the 
     master agreement shall be considered to be a repurchase 
     agreement under this subclause only with respect to each 
     agreement or transaction under the master agreement that is 
     referred to in subclause (I), (III), or (IV); and
       ``(VI) means a security agreement or arrangement or other 
     credit enhancement related to any agreement or transaction 
     referred to in subclause (I), (III), (IV), or (V).

     For purposes of this clause, the term `qualified foreign 
     government security' means a security that is a direct 
     obligation of, or that is fully guaranteed by, the central 
     government of a member of the Organization for Economic 
     Cooperation and Development (as determined by regulation or 
     order adopted by the appropriate Federal banking 
     authority).''.
       (f) Definition of Swap Agreement.--The Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(e)(8)(D)(vi)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(vi) Swap agreement.--The term `swap agreement' means--

       ``(I) any agreement, including the terms and conditions 
     incorporated by reference in any such agreement, which is an 
     interest rate swap, option, future, or forward agreement, 
     including a rate floor, rate cap, rate collar, cross-currency 
     rate swap, and basis swap; a spot, same day-tomorrow, 
     tomorrow-next, forward, or other foreign exchange or precious 
     metals agreement; a currency swap, option, future, or forward 
     agreement; an equity index or equity swap, option, future, or 
     forward agreement; a debt index or debt swap, option, future, 
     or forward agreement; a credit spread or credit swap, option, 
     future, or forward agreement; a commodity index or commodity 
     swap, option, future, or forward agreement;
       ``(II) any agreement or transaction similar to any other 
     agreement or transaction referred to in this clause that is 
     presently, or in the future becomes, regularly entered into 
     in the swap market (including terms and conditions 
     incorporated by reference in such agreement) and that is a 
     forward, swap, future, or option on 1 or more rates, 
     currencies, commodities, equity securities or other equity 
     instruments, debt securities or other debt instruments, or 
     economic indices or measures of economic risk or value;
       ``(III) any combination of agreements or transactions 
     referred to in this clause;
       ``(IV) any option to enter into any agreement or 
     transaction referred to in this clause;
       ``(V) a master agreement that provides for an agreement or 
     transaction referred to in subclause (I), (II), (III), or 
     (IV), together with all supplements to any such master 
     agreement, without regard to whether the master agreement 
     contains an agreement or transaction that is not a swap 
     agreement under this clause, except that the master agreement 
     shall be considered to be a swap agreement under this clause 
     only with respect to each agreement or transaction under the 
     master agreement that is referred to in subclause (I), (II), 
     (III), or (IV); and
       ``(VI) any security agreement or arrangement or other 
     credit enhancement related to any agreements or transactions 
     referred to in subparagraph (I), (II), (III), or (IV).

     Such term is applicable for purposes of this Act only and 
     shall not be construed or applied so as to challenge or 
     affect the characterization, definition, or treatment of any 
     swap agreement under any other statute, regulation, or rule, 
     including the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange 
     Act of 1934, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, 
     the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act 
     of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Securities 
     Investor Protection Act of 1970, the Commodity Exchange Act, 
     and the regulations promulgated by the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission.''.
       (g) Definition of Transfer.--Section 11(e)(8)(D)(viii) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1821(e)(8)(D)(viii)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(viii) Transfer.--The term `transfer' means every mode, 
     direct or indirect, absolute or conditional, voluntary or 
     involuntary, of disposing of or parting with property or with 
     an interest in property, including retention of title as a 
     security interest and foreclosure of the depository 
     institutions's equity of redemption.''.
       (h) Treatment of Qualified Financial Contracts.--Section 
     11(e)(8) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1821(e)(8)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``paragraph (10)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (9) and (10)'';

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       (2) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``to cause the 
     termination or liquidation'' and inserting ``such person has 
     to cause the termination, liquidation, or acceleration'';
       (3) by amending subparagraph (A)(ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) any right under any security agreement or 
     arrangement or other credit enhancement related to 1 or more 
     qualified financial contracts described in clause (i);''; and
       (4) by amending subparagraph (E)(ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) any right under any security agreement or 
     arrangement or other credit enhancement related to 1 or more 
     qualified financial contracts described in clause (i);''.
       (i) Avoidance of Transfers.--Section 11(e)(8)(C)(i) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(e)(8)(C)(i)) is 
     amended by inserting ``section 5242 of the Revised Statutes 
     (12 U.S.C. 91) or any other Federal or State law relating to 
     the avoidance of preferential or fraudulent transfers,'' 
     before ``the Corporation''.

     SEC. 1002. AUTHORITY OF THE CORPORATION WITH RESPECT TO 
                   FAILED AND FAILING INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 11(e)(8) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(e)(8)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``other than paragraph 
     (12) of this subsection, subsection (d)(9)'' and inserting 
     ``other than subsections (d)(9) and (e)(10)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(F) Clarification.--No provision of law shall be 
     construed as limiting the right or power of the Corporation, 
     or authorizing any court or agency to limit or delay, in any 
     manner, the right or power of the Corporation to transfer any 
     qualified financial contract in accordance with paragraphs 
     (9) and (10) of this subsection or to disaffirm or repudiate 
     any such contract in accordance with subsection (e)(1) of 
     this section.
       ``(G) Walkaway clauses not effective.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (E), and sections 403 and 404 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 
     1991, no walkaway clause shall be enforceable in a qualified 
     financial contract of an insured depository institution in 
     default.
       ``(ii) Walkaway clause defined.--For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, the term `walkaway clause' means a provision in 
     a qualified financial contract that, after calculation of a 
     value of a party's position or an amount due to or from 1 of 
     the parties in accordance with its terms upon termination, 
     liquidation, or acceleration of the qualified financial 
     contract, either does not create a payment obligation of a 
     party or extinguishes a payment obligation of a party in 
     whole or in part solely because of such party's status as a 
     nondefaulting party.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 
     11(e)(12)(A) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1821(e)(12)(A)) is amended by inserting ``or the exercise of 
     rights or powers'' after ``the appointment''.

     SEC. 1003. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TRANSFERS OF QUALIFIED 
                   FINANCIAL CONTRACTS.

       (a) Transfers of Qualified Financial Contracts to Financial 
     Institutions.--Section 11(e)(9) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(e)(9)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(9) Transfer of qualified financial contracts.--
       ``(A) In general.--In making any transfer of assets or 
     liabilities of a depository institution in default which 
     includes any qualified financial contract, the conservator or 
     receiver for such depository institution shall either--
       ``(i) transfer to 1 financial institution, other than a 
     financial institution for which a conservator, receiver, 
     trustee in bankruptcy, or other legal custodian has been 
     appointed or which is otherwise the subject of a bankruptcy 
     or insolvency proceeding--

       ``(I) all qualified financial contracts between any person 
     or any affiliate of such person and the depository 
     institution in default;
       ``(II) all claims of such person or any affiliate of such 
     person against such depository institution under any such 
     contract (other than any claim which, under the terms of any 
     such contract, is subordinated to the claims of general 
     unsecured creditors of such institution);
       ``(III) all claims of such depository institution against 
     such person or any affiliate of such person under any such 
     contract; and
       ``(IV) all property securing or any other credit 
     enhancement for any contract described in subclause (I) or 
     any claim described in subclause (II) or (III) under any such 
     contract; or

       ``(ii) transfer none of the qualified financial contracts, 
     claims, property or other credit enhancement referred to in 
     clause (i) (with respect to such person and any affiliate of 
     such person).
       ``(B) Transfer to foreign bank, foreign financial 
     institution, or branch or agency of a foreign bank or 
     financial institution.--In transferring any qualified 
     financial contracts and related claims and property pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A)(i), the conservator or receiver for such 
     depository institution shall not make such transfer to a 
     foreign bank, financial institution organized under the laws 
     of a foreign country, or a branch or agency of a foreign bank 
     or financial institution unless, under the law applicable to 
     such bank, financial institution, branch or agency, to the 
     qualified financial contracts, and to any netting contract, 
     any security agreement or arrangement or other credit 
     enhancement related to 1 or more qualified financial 
     contracts the contractual rights of the parties to such 
     qualified financial contracts, netting contracts, security 
     agreements or arrangements, or other credit enhancements are 
     enforceable substantially to the same extent as permitted 
     under this section.
       ``(C) Transfer of contracts subject to the rules of a 
     clearing organization.--In the event that a conservator or 
     receiver transfers any qualified financial contract and 
     related claims, property and credit enhancements pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A)(i) and such contract is subject to the rules 
     of a clearing organization, the clearing organization shall 
     not be required to accept the transferee as a member by 
     virtue of the transfer.
       ``(D) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `financial institution' means a broker or dealer, a 
     depository institution, a futures commission merchant, or any 
     other institution as determined by the Corporation by 
     regulation to be a financial institution.''.
       (b) Notice to Qualified Financial Contract 
     Counterparties.--Section 11(e)(10)(A) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(e)(10)(A)) is amended by 
     amending the flush material following clause (ii) to read as 
     follows: ``the conservator or receiver shall notify any 
     person who is a party to any such contract of such transfer 
     by 5:00 p.m. (eastern time) on the business day following the 
     date of the appointment of the receiver, in the case of a 
     receivership, or the business day following such transfer, in 
     the case of a conservatorship.''.
       (c) Rights Against Receiver and Treatment of Bridge 
     Banks.--Section 11(e)(10) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(e)(10)) is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(B) Certain rights not enforceable.--
       ``(i) Receivership.--A person who is a party to a qualified 
     financial contract with an insured depository institution may 
     not exercise any right such person has to terminate, 
     liquidate, or net such contract under paragraph (8)(A) or 
     section 403 or 404 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 solely by reason of or 
     incidental to the appointment of a receiver for the 
     depository institution (or the insolvency or financial 
     condition of the depository institution for which the 
     receiver has been appointed)--

       ``(I) until 5:00 p.m. (eastern time) on the business day 
     following the date of the appointment of the receiver; or
       ``(II) after the person has received notice that the 
     contract has been transferred pursuant to paragraph (9)(A).

       ``(ii) Conservatorship.--A person who is a party to a 
     qualified financial contract with an insured depository 
     institution may not exercise any right such person has to 
     terminate, liquidate, or net such contract under paragraph 
     (8)(E) or sections 403 or 404 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991, solely by 
     reason of or incidental to the appointment of a conservator 
     for the depository institution (or the insolvency or 
     financial condition of the depository institution for which 
     the conservator has been appointed).
       ``(iii) Notice.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     Corporation as receiver or conservator of an insured 
     depository institution shall be deemed to have notified a 
     person who is a party to a qualified financial contract with 
     such depository institution if the Corporation has taken 
     steps reasonably calculated to provide notice to such person 
     by the time specified in subparagraph (A) of this subsection.
       ``(C) Treatment of bridge banks.--The following 
     institutions shall not be considered a financial institution 
     for which a conservator, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, or 
     other legal custodian has been appointed or which is 
     otherwise the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency 
     proceeding for purposes of subsection (e)(9)--
       ``(i) a bridge bank; or
       ``(ii) a depository institution organized by the 
     Corporation, for which a conservator is appointed either--

       ``(I) immediately upon the organization of the institution; 
     or
       ``(II) at the time of a purchase and assumption transaction 
     between such institution and the Corporation as receiver for 
     a depository institution in default.''.

     SEC. 1004. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DISAFFIRMANCE OR 
                   REPUDIATION OF QUALIFIED FINANCIAL CONTRACTS.

       Section 11(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1821(e)) is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (15) as 
     paragraphs (12) through (16), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(11) Disaffirmance or repudiation of qualified financial 
     contracts.--In exercising the rights of disaffirmance or 
     repudiation of a conservator or receiver with respect to any 
     qualified financial contract to which an insured depository 
     institution is a party, the conservator or receiver for such 
     institution shall either--
       ``(A) disaffirm or repudiate all qualified financial 
     contracts between--
       ``(i) any person or any affiliate of such person; and
       ``(ii) the depository institution in default; or
       ``(B) disaffirm or repudiate none of the qualified 
     financial contracts referred to in subparagraph (A) (with 
     respect to such person or any affiliate of such person).''.

     SEC. 1005. CLARIFYING AMENDMENT RELATING TO MASTER 
                   AGREEMENTS.

       Section 11(e)(8)(D)(vii) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(e)(8)(D)(vii)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(vii) Treatment of master agreement as 1 agreement.--Any 
     master agreement for any contract or agreement described in 
     any preceding clause of this subparagraph (or any master 
     agreement for such master agreement or agreements), together 
     with all supplements to such master agreement, shall be 
     treated as a single agreement and a single qualified 
     financial contract. If a master agreement contains provisions 
     relating to agreements or transactions that

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     are not themselves qualified financial contracts, the master 
     agreement shall be deemed to be a qualified financial 
     contract only with respect to those transactions that are 
     themselves qualified financial contracts.''.

     SEC. 1006. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION IMPROVEMENT 
                   ACT OF 1991.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 402 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (12 U.S.C. 
     4402) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as 
     subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively;
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) an uninsured national bank or an uninsured State bank 
     that is a member of the Federal Reserve System if the 
     national bank or State member bank is not eligible to make 
     application to become an insured bank under section 5 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act;''; and
       (C) by amending subparagraph (C) (as redesignated) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(C) a branch or agency of a foreign bank, a foreign bank 
     and any branch or agency of the foreign bank, or the foreign 
     bank that established the branch or agency, as those terms 
     are defined in section 1(b) of the International Banking Act 
     of 1978;'';
       (2) in paragraph (11), by adding before the period ``and 
     any other clearing organization with which such clearing 
     organization has a netting contract'';
       (3) by amending paragraph (14)(A)(i) to read as follows:
       ``(i) means a contract or agreement between 2 or more 
     financial institutions, clearing organizations, or members 
     that provides for netting present or future payment 
     obligations or payment entitlements (including liquidation or 
     closeout values relating to such obligations or entitlements) 
     among the parties to the agreement; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(15) Payment.--The term `payment' means a payment of 
     United States dollars, another currency, or a composite 
     currency, and a noncash delivery, including a payment or 
     delivery to liquidate an unmatured obligation.''.
       (b) Enforceability of Bilateral Netting Contracts.--Section 
     403 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement 
     Act of 1991 (12 U.S.C. 4403) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     State or Federal law (other than paragraphs (8)(E), (8)(F), 
     and (10)(B) of section 11(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act or any order authorized under section 5(b)(2) of the 
     Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970, the covered 
     contractual payment obligations and the covered contractual 
     payment entitlements between any 2 financial institutions 
     shall be netted in accordance with, and subject to the 
     conditions of, the terms of any applicable netting contract 
     (except as provided in section 561(b)(2) of title 11).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Enforceability of Security Agreements.--The 
     provisions of any security agreement or arrangement or other 
     credit enhancement related to 1 or more netting contracts 
     between any 2 financial institutions shall be enforceable in 
     accordance with their terms (except as provided in section 
     561(b)(2) of title 11) and shall not be stayed, avoided, or 
     otherwise limited by any State or Federal law (other than 
     paragraphs (8)(E), (8)(F), and (10)(B) of section 11(e) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and section 5(b)(2) of the 
     Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970).''.
       (c) Enforceability of Clearing Organization Netting 
     Contracts.--Section 404 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (12 U.S.C. 4404) is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     State or Federal law (other than paragraphs (8)(E), (8)(F), 
     and (10)(B) of section 11(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act and any order authorized under section 5(b)(2) of the 
     Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970, the covered 
     contractual payment obligations and the covered contractual 
     payment entitlements of a member of a clearing organization 
     to and from all other members of a clearing organization 
     shall be netted in accordance with and subject to the 
     conditions of any applicable netting contract (except as 
     provided in section 561(b)(2) of title 11, United States 
     Code).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Enforceability of Security Agreements.--The 
     provisions of any security agreement or arrangement or other 
     credit enhancement related to 1 or more netting contracts 
     between any 2 members of a clearing organization shall be 
     enforceable in accordance with their terms (except as 
     provided in section 561(b)(2) of title 11, United States 
     Code) and shall not be stayed, avoided, or otherwise limited 
     by any State or Federal law other than paragraphs (8)(E), 
     (8)(F), and (10)(B) of section 11(e) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act and section 5(b)(2) of the Securities Investor 
     Protection Act of 1970.''.
       (d) Enforceability of Contracts With Uninsured National 
     Banks and Uninsured Federal Branches and Agencies.--The 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 
     (12 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 407 as section 408; and
       (2) by adding after section 406 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 407. TREATMENT OF CONTRACTS WITH UNINSURED NATIONAL 
                   BANKS AND UNINSURED FEDERAL BRANCHES AND 
                   AGENCIES.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11) of section 11(e) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act shall apply to an uninsured 
     national bank or uninsured Federal branch or Federal agency 
     except--
       ``(1) any reference to the `Corporation as receiver' or 
     `the receiver or the Corporation' shall refer to the receiver 
     of an uninsured national bank or uninsured Federal branch or 
     Federal agency appointed by the Comptroller of the Currency;
       ``(2) any reference to the `Corporation' (other than in 
     section 11(e)(8)(D) of such Act), the `Corporation, whether 
     acting as such or as conservator or receiver', a `receiver', 
     or a `conservator' shall refer to the receiver or conservator 
     of an uninsured national bank or uninsured Federal branch or 
     Federal agency appointed by the Comptroller of the Currency; 
     and
       ``(3) any reference to an `insured depository institution' 
     or `depository institution' shall refer to an uninsured 
     national bank or an uninsured Federal branch or Federal 
     agency.
       ``(b) Liability.--The liability of a receiver or 
     conservator of an uninsured national bank or uninsured 
     Federal branch or agency shall be determined in the same 
     manner and subject to the same limitations that apply to 
     receivers and conservators of insured depository institutions 
     under section 11(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       ``(c) Regulatory Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Comptroller of the Currency, in 
     consultation with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     may promulgate regulations to implement this section.
       ``(2) Specific requirement.--In promulgating regulations to 
     implement this section, the Comptroller of the Currency shall 
     ensure that the regulations generally are consistent with the 
     regulations and policies of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation adopted pursuant to the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms 
     `Federal branch', `Federal agency', and `foreign bank' have 
     the same meaning as in section 1(b) of the International 
     Banking Act.''.

     SEC. 1007. BANKRUPTCY CODE AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Definitions of Forward Contract, Repurchase Agreement, 
     Securities Clearing Agency, Swap Agreement, Commodity 
     Contract, and Securities Contract.--Title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 101--
       (A) in paragraph (25)--
       (i) by striking ``means a contract'' and inserting 
     ``means--
       ``(A) a contract'';
       (ii) by striking ``, or any combination thereof or option 
     thereon;'' and inserting ``, or any other similar 
     agreement;''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) a combination of agreements or transactions referred 
     to in subparagraphs (A) and (C);
       ``(C) an option to enter into an agreement or transaction 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B);
       ``(D) a master netting agreement that provides for an 
     agreement or transaction referred to in subparagraph (A), 
     (B), or (C), together with all supplements to such master 
     netting agreement, without regard to whether such master 
     netting agreement provides for an agreement or transaction 
     that is not a forward contract under this paragraph, except 
     that such master netting agreement shall be considered to be 
     a forward contract under this paragraph only with respect to 
     each agreement or transaction under such master netting 
     agreement that is referred to in subparagraph (A), (B) or 
     (C); or
       ``(E) a security agreement or arrangement, or other credit 
     enhancement, directly pertaining to a contract, option, 
     agreement, or transaction referred to in subparagraph (A), 
     (B), (C), or (D), but not to exceed the actual value of such 
     contract, option, agreement, or transaction on the date of 
     the filing of the petition;'';
       (B) by amending paragraph (47) to read as follows:
       ``(47) `repurchase agreement' and `reverse repurchase 
     agreement'--
       ``(A) mean--
       ``(i) an agreement, including related terms, which provides 
     for the transfer of--

       ``(I) a certificate of deposit, mortgage-related security 
     (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), mortgage 
     loan, interest in a mortgage-related security or mortgage 
     loan, eligible bankers' acceptance, qualified foreign 
     government security; or
       ``(II) security that is a direct obligation of, or that is 
     fully guaranteed by, the United States or an agency of the 
     United States against the transfer of funds by the transferee 
     of such certificate of deposit, eligible bankers' acceptance, 
     security, loan, or interest;

     with a simultaneous agreement by such transferee to transfer 
     to the transferor thereof a certificate of deposit, eligible 
     bankers' acceptance, security, loan, or interest of the kind 
     described in subclause (I) or (II), at a date certain not 
     later than 1 year after the transferor's transfer or on 
     demand, against the transfer of funds;
       ``(ii) a combination of agreements or transactions referred 
     to in clauses (i) and (iii);
       ``(iii) an option to enter into an agreement or transaction 
     referred to in clause (i) or (ii);
       ``(iv) a master netting agreement that provides for an 
     agreement or transaction referred to in clause (i), (ii), or 
     (iii), together with all supplements to such master netting 
     agreement, without regard to whether such master netting 
     agreement provides for an agreement or transaction that is 
     not a repurchase agreement under this subparagraph, except 
     that such master netting agreement shall be considered to be 
     a repurchase agreement under this subparagraph only

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     with respect to each agreement or transaction under such 
     master netting agreement that is referred to in clause (i), 
     (ii), or (iii); or
       ``(v) a security agreement or arrangement, or other credit 
     enhancement, directly pertaining to a contract referred to in 
     clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv), but not to exceed the 
     actual value of such contract on the date of the filing of 
     the petition; and
       ``(B) do not include a repurchase obligation under a 
     participation in a commercial mortgage loan;
     and, for purposes of this paragraph, the term `qualified 
     foreign government security' means a security that is a 
     direct obligation of, or that is fully guaranteed by, the 
     central government of a member of the Organization for 
     Economic Cooperation and Development;'';
       (C) in paragraph (48) by inserting ``or exempt from such 
     registration under such section pursuant to an order of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission'' after ``1934''; and
       (D) by amending paragraph (53B) to read as follows:
       ``(53B) `swap agreement' means--
       ``(A) an agreement, including the terms and conditions 
     incorporated by reference in such agreement, that is--
       ``(i) an interest rate swap, option, future, or forward 
     agreement, including a rate floor, rate cap, rate collar, 
     cross-currency rate swap, and basis swap;
       ``(ii) a spot, same day-tomorrow, tomorrow-next, forward, 
     or other foreign exchange or precious metals agreement;
       ``(iii) a currency swap, option, future, or forward 
     agreement;
       ``(iv) an equity index or an equity swap, option, future, 
     or forward agreement;
       ``(v) a debt index or a debt swap, option, future, or 
     forward agreement;
       ``(vi) a credit spread or a credit swap, option, future, or 
     forward agreement; or
       ``(vii) a commodity index or a commodity swap, option, 
     future, or forward agreement;
       ``(B) an agreement or transaction similar to an agreement 
     or transaction referred to in this paragraph that--
       ``(i) is currently, or in the future becomes, regularly 
     entered into in the swap market (including terms and 
     conditions incorporated by reference therein); and
       ``(ii) is a forward, swap, future, or option on a rate, 
     currency, commodity, equity security, or other equity 
     instrument, on a debt security or other debt instrument, or 
     on an economic index or measure of economic risk or value;
       ``(C) a combination of agreements or transactions referred 
     to in this paragraph;
       ``(D) an option to enter into an agreement or transaction 
     referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(E) a master netting agreement that provides for an 
     agreement or transaction referred to in subparagraph (A), 
     (B), (C), or (D), together with all supplements to such 
     master netting agreement and without regard to whether such 
     master netting agreement contains an agreement or transaction 
     described in any such subparagraph, but only with respect to 
     each agreement or transaction referred to in any such 
     subparagraph that is under such master netting agreement; or
       ``(F) is applicable for purposes of this title only and 
     shall not be construed or applied so as to challenge or 
     affect the characterization, definition, or treatment of any 
     swap agreement under any other statute, regulation, or rule, 
     including the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange 
     Act of 1934, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, 
     the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act 
     of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Securities 
     Investor Protection Act of 1970, the Commodity Exchange Act, 
     and the regulations prescribed by the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.'';
       (2) by amending section 741(7) to read as follows:
       ``(7) `securities contract'--
       ``(A) means--
       ``(i) a contract for the purchase, sale, or loan of a 
     security, a mortgage loan or an interest in a mortgage loan, 
     a group or index of securities, or mortgage loans or 
     interests therein (including an interest therein or based on 
     the value thereof), or option on any of the foregoing, 
     including an option to purchase or sell any of the foregoing;
       ``(ii) an option entered into on a national securities 
     exchange relating to foreign currencies;
       ``(iii) the guarantee by or to a securities clearing agency 
     of a settlement of cash, securities, mortgage loans or 
     interests therein, group or index of securities, or mortgage 
     loans or interests therein (including any interest therein or 
     based on the value thereof), or option on any of the 
     foregoing, including an option to purchase or sell any of the 
     foregoing;
       ``(iv) a margin loan;
       ``(v) any other agreement or transaction that is similar to 
     an agreement or transaction referred to in this subparagraph;
       ``(vi) a combination of the agreements or transactions 
     referred to in this subparagraph;
       ``(vii) an option to enter into an agreement or transaction 
     referred to in this subparagraph;
       ``(viii) a master netting agreement that provides for an 
     agreement or transaction referred to in clause (i), (ii), 
     (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), or (vii), together with all 
     supplements to such master netting agreement, without regard 
     to whether such master netting agreement provides for an 
     agreement or transaction that is not a securities contract 
     under this subparagraph, except that such master netting 
     agreement shall be considered to be a securities contract 
     under this subparagraph only with respect to each agreement 
     or transaction under such master netting agreement that is 
     referred to in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), or 
     (vii); or
       ``(ix) a security agreement or arrangement, or other credit 
     enhancement, directly pertaining to a contract referred to in 
     this subparagraph, but not to exceed the actual value of such 
     contract on the date of the filing of the petition; and
       ``(B) does not include a purchase, sale, or repurchase 
     obligation under a participation in a commercial mortgage 
     loan;''; and
       (3) in section 761(4)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (D); and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) any other agreement or transaction that is similar to 
     an agreement or transaction referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(G) a combination of the agreements or transactions 
     referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(H) an option to enter into an agreement or transaction 
     referred to in this paragraph;
       ``(I) a master netting agreement that provides for an 
     agreement or transaction referred to in subparagraph (A), 
     (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), or (H), together with all 
     supplements to such master netting agreement, without regard 
     to whether such master netting agreement provides for an 
     agreement or transaction that is not a commodity contract 
     under this paragraph, except that such master netting 
     agreement shall be considered to be a commodity contract 
     under this paragraph only with respect to each agreement or 
     transaction under such master netting agreement that is 
     referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), 
     (G), or (H); or
       ``(J) a security agreement or arrangement, or other credit 
     enhancement, directly pertaining to a contract referred to in 
     this paragraph, but not to exceed the actual value of such 
     contract on the date of the filing of the petition;''.
       (b) Definitions of Financial Institution, Financial 
     Participant, and Forward Contract Merchant.--Section 101 of 
     title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (22) to read as follows:
       ``(22) `financial institution' means--
       ``(A) a Federal reserve bank, or an entity that is a 
     commercial or savings bank, industrial savings bank, savings 
     and loan association, trust company, or receiver or 
     conservator for such entity and, when such Federal reserve 
     bank, receiver, or conservator or entity is acting as agent 
     or custodian for a customer in connection with a securities 
     contract, as defined in section 741 of this title, such 
     customer; or
       ``(B) in connection with a securities contract, as defined 
     in section 741 of this title, an investment company 
     registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940;'';
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (22) the following:
       ``(22A) `financial participant' means an entity that is a 
     party to a securities contract, commodity contract or forward 
     contract, or on the date of the filing of the petition, has a 
     commodity contract (as defined in section 761 of this title) 
     with the debtor or any other entity (other than an affiliate) 
     of a total gross dollar value of at least $1,000,000,000 in 
     notional or actual principal amount outstanding on any day 
     during the previous 15-month period, or has gross mark-to-
     market positions of at least $100,000,000 (aggregated across 
     counterparties) in any such agreement or transaction with the 
     debtor or any other entity (other than an affiliate) on any 
     day during the previous 15-month period;''; and
       (3) by amending paragraph (26) to read as follows:
       ``(26) `forward contract merchant' means a Federal reserve 
     bank, or an entity whose business consists in whole or in 
     part of entering into forward contracts as or with merchants 
     or in a commodity, as defined or in section 761 of this 
     title, or any similar good, article, service, right, or 
     interest which is presently or in the future becomes the 
     subject of dealing or in the forward contract trade;''.
       (c) Definition of Master Netting Agreement and Master 
     Netting Agreement Participant.--Section 101 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph 
     (38) the following new paragraphs:
       ``(38A) the term `master netting agreement' means an 
     agreement providing for the exercise of rights, including 
     rights of netting, setoff, liquidation, termination, 
     acceleration, or closeout, under or in connection with 1 or 
     more contracts that are described in any 1 or more of 
     paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 561(a), or any security 
     agreement or arrangement or other credit enhancement related 
     to 1 or more of the foregoing. If a master netting agreement 
     contains provisions relating to agreements or transactions 
     that are not contracts described in paragraphs (1) through 
     (5) of section 561(a), the master netting agreement shall be 
     deemed to be a master netting agreement only with respect to 
     those agreements or transactions that are described in any 1 
     or more of the paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 561(a);
       ``(38B) the term `master netting agreement participant' 
     means an entity that, at any time before the filing of the 
     petition, is a party to an outstanding master netting 
     agreement with the debtor;''.
       (d) Swap Agreements, Securities Contracts, Commodity 
     Contracts, Forward Contracts, Repurchase Agreements, and 
     Master Netting Agreements Under the Automatic-Stay.--
       (1) In general.--Section 362(b) of title 11, United States 
     Code, as amended by sections 120, 134, 139, 203 and 818, is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``, pledged to, and 
     under the control of,'' after ``held by'';
       (B) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``, pledged to, and 
     under the control of,'' after ``held by'';
       (C) by amending paragraph (17) to read as follows:
       ``(17) under subsection (a), of the setoff by a swap 
     participant of a mutual debt and claim under or in connection 
     with a swap agreement that constitutes the setoff of a claim 
     against the debtor for a payment or transfer due from the 
     debtor under or in connection with a swap agreement against a 
     payment due to the debtor from the swap participant under or 
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     tion with a swap agreement or against cash, securities, or 
     other property held by, pledged to, and under the control of, 
     or due from such swap participant to guarantee, secure, or 
     settle a swap agreement;'';
       (D) in paragraph (27), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (E) in paragraph (28) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (F) by inserting after paragraph (28) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(29) under subsection (a), of the setoff by a master 
     netting agreement participant of a mutual debt and claim 
     under or in connection with 1 or more master netting 
     agreements or any contract or agreement subject to such 
     agreements that constitutes the setoff of a claim against the 
     debtor for any payment or other transfer of property due from 
     the debtor under or in connection with such agreements or any 
     contract or agreement subject to such agreements against any 
     payment due to the debtor from such master netting agreement 
     participant under or in connection with such agreements or 
     any contract or agreement subject to such agreements or 
     against cash, securities, or other property held by, pledged 
     or and under the control of, or due from such master netting 
     agreement participant to margin, guarantee, secure, or settle 
     such agreements or any contract or agreement subject to such 
     agreements, to the extent such participant is eligible to 
     exercise such offset rights under paragraph (6), (7), or (17) 
     for each individual contract covered by the master netting 
     agreement in issue.''.
       (2) Limitation.--Section 362 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Limitation.--The exercise of rights not subject to 
     the stay arising under subsection (a) pursuant to paragraph 
     (6), (7), or (17) of subsection (b) shall not be stayed by an 
     order of a court or administrative agency in any proceeding 
     under this title.''.
       (e) Limitation of Avoidance Powers Under Master Netting 
     Agreement.--Section 546 of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (g) (as added by section 103 of Public 
     Law 101-311)--
       (A) by striking ``under a swap agreement'';
       (B) by striking ``in connection with a swap agreement'' and 
     inserting ``under or in connection with any swap agreement'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (g) (as added by section 
     222(a) of Public Law 103-394) as subsection (i); and
       (3) by inserting before subsection (i) (as redesignated) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Notwithstanding sections 544, 545, 547, 548(a)(2)(B), 
     and 548(b) of this title, the trustee may not avoid a 
     transfer made by or to a master netting agreement participant 
     under or in connection with any master netting agreement or 
     any individual contract covered thereby that is made before 
     the commencement of the case, and except to the extent the 
     trustee could otherwise avoid such a transfer made under an 
     individual contract covered by such master netting agreement, 
     except under section 548(a)(1)(A) of this title.''.
       (f) Fraudulent Transfers of Master Netting Agreements.--
     Section 548(d)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'';
       (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) a master netting agreement participant that receives 
     a transfer in connection with a master netting agreement or 
     any individual contract covered thereby takes for value to 
     the extent of such transfer, except, with respect to a 
     transfer under any individual contract covered thereby, to 
     the extent such master netting agreement participant 
     otherwise did not take (or is otherwise not deemed to have 
     taken) such transfer for value.''.
       (g) Termination or Acceleration of Securities Contracts.--
     Section 555 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 555. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or 
       accelerate a securities contract''; and

       (2) in the first sentence, by striking ``liquidation'' and 
     inserting ``liquidation, termination, or acceleration''.
       (h) Termination or Acceleration of Commodities or Forward 
     Contracts.--Section 556 of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 556. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or 
       accelerate a commodities contract or forward contract''; 
       and

       (2) in the first sentence, by striking ``liquidation'' and 
     inserting ``liquidation, termination, or acceleration''.
       (i) Termination or Acceleration of Repurchase Agreements.--
     Section 559 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 559. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or 
       accelerate a repurchase agreement''; and

       (2) in the first sentence, by striking ``liquidation'' and 
     inserting ``liquidation, termination, or acceleration''.
       (j) Liquidation, Termination, or Acceleration of Swap 
     Agreements.--Section 560 of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 560. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or 
       accelerate a swap agreement''; and

       (2) in the first sentence, by striking ``termination of a 
     swap agreement'' and inserting ``liquidation, termination, or 
     acceleration of a swap agreement''; and
       (3) by striking ``in connection with any swap agreement'' 
     and inserting ``in connection with the termination, 
     liquidation, or acceleration of a swap agreement''.
       (k) Liquidation, Termination, Acceleration, or Offset Under 
     a Master Netting Agreement and Across Contracts.--Title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 560 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 561. Contractual right to terminate, liquidate, 
       accelerate, or offset under a master netting agreement and 
       across contracts

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the exercise 
     of any contractual right, because of a condition of the kind 
     specified in section 365(e)(1), to cause the termination, 
     liquidation, or acceleration of or to offset or net 
     termination values, payment amounts or other transfer 
     obligations arising under or in connection with 1 or more (or 
     the termination, liquidation, or acceleration of 1 or more--
       ``(1) securities contracts, as defined in section 741(7);
       ``(2) commodity contracts, as defined in section 761(4);
       ``(3) forward contracts;
       ``(4) repurchase agreements;
       ``(5) swap agreements; or
       ``(6) master netting agreements,
     shall not be stayed, avoided, or otherwise limited by 
     operation of any provision of this title or by any order of a 
     court or administrative agency in any proceeding under this 
     title.
       ``(b) Exception.--
       ``(1) A party may exercise a contractual right described in 
     subsection (a) to terminate, liquidate, or accelerate only to 
     the extent that such party could exercise such a right under 
     section 555, 556, 559, or 560 for each individual contract 
     covered by the master netting agreement in issue.
       ``(2) If a debtor is a commodity broker subject to 
     subchapter IV of chapter 7 of this title--
       ``(A) a party may not net or offset an obligation to the 
     debtor arising under, or in connection with, a commodity 
     contract against any claim arising under, or in connection 
     with, other instruments, contracts, or agreements listed in 
     subsection (a) except to the extent the party has no positive 
     net equity in the commodity accounts at the debtor, as 
     calculated under subchapter IV;
       ``(B) another commodity broker may not net or offset an 
     obligation to the debtor arising under, or in connection 
     with, a commodity contract entered into or held on behalf of 
     a customer of the debtor against any claim arising under, or 
     in connection with, other instruments, contracts, or 
     agreements listed in subsection (a).
       ``(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     `contractual right' includes a right set forth in a rule or 
     bylaw of a national securities exchange, a national 
     securities association, or a securities clearing agency, a 
     right set forth in a bylaw of a clearing organization or 
     contract market or in a resolution of the governing board 
     thereof, and a right, whether or not evidenced in writing, 
     arising under common law, under law merchant, or by reason of 
     normal business practice.''.
       (l) Municipal Bankruptcies.--Section 901 of title 11, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, 555, 556'' after ``553''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, 559, 560, 561,'' after ``557''.
       (m) Ancillary Proceedings.--Section 304 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Any provisions of this title relating to securities 
     contracts, commodity contracts, forward contracts, repurchase 
     agreements, swap agreements, or master netting agreements 
     shall apply in a case ancillary to a foreign proceeding under 
     this section or any other section of this title, so that 
     enforcement of contractual provisions of such contracts and 
     agreements in accordance with their terms will not be stayed 
     or otherwise limited by operation of any provision of this 
     title or by order of a court in any case under this title, 
     and to limit avoidance powers to the same extent as in a 
     proceeding under chapter 7 or 11 of this title (such 
     enforcement not to be limited based on the presence or 
     absence of assets of the debtor in the United States).''.
       (n) Commodity Broker Liquidations.--Title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 766 the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 767. Commodity broker liquidation and forward contract 
       merchants, commodity brokers, stockbrokers, financial 
       institutions, securities clearing agencies, swap 
       participants, repo participants, and master netting 
       agreement participants

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the 
     exercise of rights by a forward contract merchant, commodity 
     broker, stockbroker, financial institution, securities 
     clearing agency, swap participant, repo participant, or 
     master netting agreement participant under this title shall 
     not affect the priority of any unsecured claim it may have 
     after the exercise of such rights.''.
       (o) Stockbroker Liquidations.--Title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 752 the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 753. Stockbroker liquidation and forward contract 
       merchants, commodity brokers, stockbrokers, financial 
       institutions, securities clearing agencies, swap 
       participants, repo participants, and master netting 
       agreement participants

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the 
     exercise of rights by a forward contract merchant, commodity 
     broker, stockbroker, financial institution, securities 
     clearing agency, swap participant, repo participant, 
     financial participant, or master netting agreement 
     participant under this title shall not affect the priority of 
     any unsecured claim it may have after the exercise of such 
     rights.''.
       (p) Setoff.--Section 553 of title 11, United States Code, 
     is amended--

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       (1) in subsection (a)(3)(C), by inserting ``(except for a 
     setoff of a kind described in section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(7), 
     362(b)(17), 362(b)(19), 555, 556, 559, or 560 of this 
     title)'' before the period; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``362(b)(14),'' and 
     inserting ``362(b)(17), 362(b)(19), 555, 556, 559, 560,''.
       (q) Securities Contracts, Commodity Contracts, and Forward 
     Contracts.--Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 362(b)(6), by striking ``financial 
     institutions,'' each place such term appears and inserting 
     ``financial institution, financial participant'';
       (2) in section 546(e), by inserting ``financial 
     participant'' after ``financial institution,'';
       (3) in section 548(d)(2)(B), by inserting ``financial 
     participant'' after ``financial institution,'';
       (4) in section 555--
       (A) by inserting ``financial participant'' after 
     ``financial institution,''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period ``, a right set forth in 
     a bylaw of a clearing organization or contract market or in a 
     resolution of the governing board thereof, and a right, 
     whether or not in writing, arising under common law, under 
     law merchant, or by reason of normal business practice''; and
       (5) in section 556, by inserting ``, financial 
     participant'' after ``commodity broker''.
       (r) Conforming Amendments.--Title 11 of the United States 
     Code is amended--
       (1) in the table of sections of chapter 5--
       (A) by amending the items relating to sections 555 and 556 
     to read as follows:

``555. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a 
              securities contract.
``556. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a 
              commodities contract or forward contract.''; and

       (B) by amending the items relating to sections 555 and 556 
     to read as follows:

``559. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a 
              repurchase agreement.
``560. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a swap 
              agreement.''; and

       (2) in the table of sections of chapter 7--
       (A) by inserting after the item relating to section 766 the 
     following:

``767. Commodity broker liquidation and forward contract merchants, 
              commodity brokers, stockbrokers, financial institutions, 
              securities clearing agencies, swap participants, repo 
              participants, and master netting agreement 
              participants.''; and

       (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 752 the 
     following:

``753. Stockbroker liquidation and forward contract merchants, 
              commodity brokers, stockbrokers, financial institutions, 
              securities clearing agencies, swap participants, repo 
              participants, and master netting agreement 
              participants.''.

     SEC. 1008. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 11(e)(8) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1821(e)(8)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) Recordkeeping requirements.--The Corporation, in 
     consultation with the appropriate Federal banking agencies, 
     may prescribe regulations requiring more detailed 
     recordkeeping with respect to qualified financial contracts 
     (including market valuations) by insured depository 
     institutions.''.

     SEC. 1009. EXEMPTIONS FROM CONTEMPORANEOUS EXECUTION ---
                   REQUIREMENT.

       Section 13(e)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1823(e)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Exemptions from contemporaneous execution 
     requirement.--An agreement to provide for the lawful 
     collateralization of--
       ``(A) deposits of, or other credit extension by, a Federal, 
     State, or local governmental entity, or of any depositor 
     referred to in section 11(a)(2), including an agreement to 
     provide collateral in lieu of a surety bond;
       ``(B) bankruptcy estate funds pursuant to section 345(b)(2) 
     of title 11, United States Code;
       ``(C) extensions of credit, including any overdraft, from a 
     Federal reserve bank or Federal home loan bank; or
       ``(D) 1 or more qualified financial contracts, as defined 
     in section 11(e)(8)(D),

     shall not be deemed invalid pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) 
     solely because such agreement was not executed 
     contemporaneously with the acquisition of the collateral or 
     because of pledges, delivery, or substitution of the 
     collateral made in accordance with such agreement.''.

     SEC. 1010. DAMAGE MEASURE.

       (a) Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting after section 561 the following:

     ``Sec. 562. Damage measure in connection with swap 
       agreements, securities contracts, forward contracts, 
       commodity contracts, repurchase agreements, or master 
       netting agreements

       ``If the trustee rejects a swap agreement, securities 
     contract as defined in section 741 of this title, forward 
     contract, commodity contract (as defined in section 761 of 
     this title) repurchase agreement, or master netting agreement 
     pursuant to section 365(a) of this title, or if a forward 
     contract merchant, stockbroker, financial institution, 
     securities clearing agency, repo participant, financial 
     participant, master netting agreement participant, or swap 
     participant liquidates, terminates, or accelerates such 
     contract or agreement, damages shall be measured as of the 
     earlier of--
       ``(1) the date of such rejection; or
       ``(2) the date of such liquidation, termination, or 
     acceleration.''; and
       (2) in the table of sections of chapter 5 by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 561 the following:

``562. Damage measure in connection with swap agreements, securities 
              contracts, forward contracts, commodity contracts, 
              repurchase agreements, or master netting agreements.''.
       (b) Claims Arising From Rejection.--Section 502(g) of title 
     11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by designating the existing text as paragraph (1); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) A claim for damages calculated in accordance with 
     section 561 of this title shall be allowed under subsection 
     (a), (b), or (c), or disallowed under subsection (d) or (e), 
     as if such claim had arisen before the date of the filing of 
     the petition.''.

     SEC. 1011. SIPC STAY.

       Section 5(b)(2) of the Securities Investor Protection Act 
     of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 78eee(b)(2)) is amended by adding after 
     subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Exception from stay.--
       ``(i) Notwithstanding section 362 of title 11, United 
     States Code, neither the filing of an application under 
     subsection (a)(3) nor any order or decree obtained by 
     Securities Investor Protection Corporation from the court 
     shall operate as a stay of any contractual rights of a 
     creditor to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a securities 
     contract, commodity contract, forward contract, repurchase 
     agreement, swap agreement, or master netting agreement, each 
     as defined in title 11, to offset or net termination values, 
     payment amounts, or other transfer obligations arising under 
     or in connection with 1 or more of such contracts or 
     agreements, or to foreclose on any cash collateral pledged by 
     the debtor whether or not with respect to 1 or more of such 
     contracts or agreements.
       ``(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i), such application, order, 
     or decree may operate as a stay of the foreclosure on 
     securities collateral pledged by the debtor, whether or not 
     with respect to 1 or more of such contracts or agreements, 
     securities sold by the debtor under a repurchase agreement or 
     securities lent under a securities lending agreement.
       ``(iii) As used in this section, the term `contractual 
     right' includes a right set forth in a rule or bylaw of a 
     national securities exchange, a national securities 
     association, or a securities clearing agency, a right set 
     forth in a bylaw of a clearing organization or contract 
     market or in a resolution of the governing board thereof, and 
     a right, whether or not in writing, arising under common law, 
     under law merchant, or by reason of normal business 
     practice.''.

     SEC. 1012. ASSET-BACKED SECURITIZATIONS.

       Section 541 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     paragraph (4);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) of subsection (b) as 
     paragraph (6);
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) of subsection (b) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) any eligible asset (or proceeds thereof), to the 
     extent that such eligible asset was transferred by the 
     debtor, before the date of commencement of the case, to an 
     eligible entity in connection with an asset-backed 
     securitization, except to the extent such asset (or proceeds 
     or value thereof) may be recovered by the trustee under 
     section 550 by virtue of avoidance under section 548(a); 
     or''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) Asset-backed securitization.--The term `asset-backed 
     securitization' means a transaction in which eligible assets 
     transferred to an eligible entity are used as the source of 
     payment on securities, the most senior of which are rated 
     investment grade by 1 or more nationally recognized 
     securities rating organizations, issued by an issuer;
       ``(2) Eligible asset.--The term `eligible asset' means--
       ``(A) financial assets (including interests therein and 
     proceeds thereof), either fixed or revolving, including 
     residential and commercial mortgage loans, consumer 
     receivables, trade receivables, and lease receivables, that, 
     by their terms, convert into cash within a finite time 
     period, plus any rights or other assets designed to assure 
     the servicing or timely distribution of proceeds to security 
     holders;
       ``(B) cash; and
       ``(C) securities.
       ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) an issuer; or
       ``(B) a trust, corporation, partnership, or other entity 
     engaged exclusively in the business of acquiring and 
     transferring eligible assets directly or indirectly to an 
     issuer and taking actions ancillary thereto;
       ``(4) Issuer.--The term `issuer' means a trust, 
     corporation, partnership, or other entity engaged exclusively 
     in the business of acquiring and holding eligible assets, 
     issuing securities backed by eligible assets, and taking 
     actions ancillary thereto.
       ``(5) Transferred.--The term `transferred' means the 
     debtor, pursuant to a written agreement, represented and 
     warranted that eligible assets were sold, contributed, or 
     otherwise conveyed with the intention of removing them from 
     the estate of the debtor pursuant to subsection (b)(5), 
     irrespective, without limitation of--
       ``(A) whether the debtor directly or indirectly obtained or 
     held an interest in the issuer or in any securities issued by 
     the issuer;
       ``(B) whether the debtor had an obligation to repurchase or 
     to service or supervise the servicing of all or any portion 
     of such eligible assets; or

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       ``(C) the characterization of such sale, contribution, or 
     other conveyance for tax, accounting, regulatory reporting, 
     or other purposes.''.

     SEC. 1013. FEDERAL RESERVE COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS.

       The 2d sentence of the 2d undesignated paragraph of section 
     16 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 412) is amended by 
     striking ``acceptances acquired under section 13 of this 
     Act'' and inserting ``acceptances acquired under section 10A, 
     10B, 13, or 13A of this Act''.

     SEC. 1014. SEVERABILITY; EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF 
                   AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Severability.--If any provision of this Act or any 
     amendment made by this Act, or the application of any such 
     provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held 
     to be unconstitutional, the remaining provisions of and 
     amendments made by this Act and the application of such other 
     provisions and amendments to any person or circumstance shall 
     not be affected thereby.
       (b) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this 
     Act shall apply with respect to cases commenced or 
     appointments made under any Federal or State law after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, but shall not apply with 
     respect to cases commenced or appointments made under any 
     Federal or State law before the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

                    TITLE XI--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

     SEC. 1101. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 317, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``In this title--'' and inserting ``In this 
     title:'';
       (2) in each paragraph, by inserting ``The term'' after the 
     paragraph designation;
       (3) in paragraph (35)(B), by striking ``paragraphs (21B) 
     and (33)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (23) and (35)'';
       (4) in each of paragraphs (35A) and (38), by striking ``; 
     and'' at the end and inserting a period;
       (5) in paragraph (51B)--
       (A) by inserting ``who is not a family farmer'' after 
     ``debtor'' the first place it appears; and
       (B) by striking ``thereto having aggregate'' and all that 
     follows through the end of the paragraph;
       (6) by amending paragraph (54) to read as follows:
       ``(54) The term `transfer' means--
       ``(A) the creation of a lien;
       ``(B) the retention of title as a security interest;
       ``(C) the foreclosure of a debtor's equity of redemption; 
     or
       ``(D) each mode, direct or indirect, absolute or 
     conditional, voluntary or involuntary, of disposing of or 
     parting with--
       ``(i) property; or
       ``(ii) an interest in property;'';
       (7) in each of paragraphs (1) through (35), in each of 
     paragraphs (36) and (37), and in each of paragraphs (40) 
     through (55) (including paragraph (54), as amended by 
     paragraph (6) of this section), by striking the semicolon at 
     the end and inserting a period; and
       (8) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (55), including 
     paragraph (54), as amended by paragraph (6) of this section, 
     in entirely numerical sequence.

     SEC. 1102. ADJUSTMENT OF DOLLAR AMOUNTS.

       Section 104 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``522(f)(3), 707(b)(5),'' after ``522(d),'' each 
     place it appears.

     SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF TIME.

       Section 108(c)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``922'' and all that follows through 
     ``or'', and inserting ``922, 1201, or''.

     SEC. 1104. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       Title 11 of the United States Code is amended--
       (1) in section 109(b)(2) by striking ``subsection (c) or 
     (d) of'';
       (2) in section 541(b)(4) by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (3) in section 552(b)(1) by striking ``product'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``products''.

     SEC. 1105. PENALTY FOR PERSONS WHO NEGLIGENTLY OR 
                   FRAUDULENTLY PREPARE BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS.

       Section 110(j)(3) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``attorney's'' and inserting ``attorneys' 
     ''.

     SEC. 1106. LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION OF PROFESSIONAL 
                   PERSONS.

       Section 328(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``on a fixed or percentage fee basis,'' after 
     ``hourly basis,''.

     SEC. 1107. SPECIAL TAX PROVISIONS.

       Section 346(g)(1)(C) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``, except'' and all that follows through 
     ``1986''.

     SEC. 1108. EFFECT OF CONVERSION.

       Section 348(f)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``of the estate'' after ``property'' the 
     first place it appears.

     SEC. 1109. AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF SECTIONS.

       The table of sections for chapter 5 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 556 and inserting the following:

``556. Contractual right to liquidate a commodities contract or forward 
              contract.''.

     SEC. 1110. ALLOWANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       Section 503(b)(4) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or 
     (E) of'' before ``paragraph (3)''.

     SEC. 1111. PRIORITIES.

       Section 507(a) of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by section 323, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting a period; and
       (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``unsecured'' after 
     ``allowed''.

     SEC. 1112. EXEMPTIONS.

       Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 320, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (f)(1)(A)(ii)(II)--
       (A) by striking ``includes a liability designated as'' and 
     inserting ``is for a liability that is designated as, and is 
     actually in the nature of,''; and
       (B) by striking ``, unless'' and all that follows through 
     ``support''; and
       (2) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``subsection (f)(2)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (f)(1)(B)''.

     SEC. 1113. EXCEPTIONS TO DISCHARGE.

       Section 523 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``or (6)'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``(6), or (15)'';
       (2) as amended by section 304(e) of Public Law 103-394 (108 
     Stat. 4133), in paragraph (15), by transferring such 
     paragraph so as to insert it after paragraph (14) of 
     subsection (a);
       (3) in subsection (a)(9), by inserting ``, watercraft, or 
     aircraft'' after ``motor vehicle'';
       (4) in subsection (a)(15), as so redesignated by paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection, by inserting ``to a spouse, former 
     spouse, or child of the debtor and'' after ``(15)'';
       (5) in subsection (a)(17)--
       (A) by striking ``by a court'' and inserting ``on a 
     prisoner by any court'';
       (B) by striking ``section 1915 (b) or (f)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b) or (f)(2) of section 1915''; and
       (C) by inserting ``(or a similar non-Federal law)'' after 
     ``title 28'' each place it appears; and
       (6) in subsection (e), by striking ``a insured'' and 
     inserting ``an insured''.

     SEC. 1114. EFFECT OF DISCHARGE.

       Section 524(a)(3) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``section 523'' and all that follows 
     through ``or that'' and inserting ``section 523, 1228(a)(1), 
     or 1328(a)(1) of this title, or that''.

     SEC. 1115. PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT.

       Section 525(c) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``student'' before 
     ``grant'' the second place it appears; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the program operated 
     under part B, D, or E of'' and inserting ``any program 
     operated under''.

     SEC. 1116. PROPERTY OF THE ESTATE.

       Section 541(b)(4)(B)(ii) of title 11, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting ``365 or'' before ``542''.

     SEC. 1117. PREFERENCES.

       Section 547 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsections (c) and (h)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) If the trustee avoids under subsection (b) a security 
     interest given between 90 days and 1 year before the date of 
     the filing of the petition, by the debtor to an entity that 
     is not an insider for the benefit of a creditor that is an 
     insider, such security interest shall be considered to be 
     avoided under this section only with respect to the creditor 
     that is an insider.''.

     SEC. 1118. POSTPETITION TRANSACTIONS.

       Section 549(c) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``an interest in'' after ``transfer of'';
       (2) by striking ``such property'' and inserting ``such real 
     property''; and
       (3) by striking ``the interest'' and inserting ``such 
     interest''.

     SEC. 1119. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OF THE ESTATE.

       Section 726(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``1009,''.

     SEC. 1120. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       Section 901(a) of title 11, United States Code, as amended 
     by section 408, is amended by inserting ``1123(d),'' after 
     ``1123(b),''.

     SEC. 1121. APPOINTMENT OF ELECTED TRUSTEE.

       Section 1104(b) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2)(A) If an eligible, disinterested trustee is elected 
     at a meeting of creditors under paragraph (1), the United 
     States trustee shall file a report certifying that election. 
     Upon the filing of a report under the preceding sentence--
       ``(i) the trustee elected under paragraph (1) shall be 
     considered to have been selected and appointed for purposes 
     of this section; and
       ``(ii) the service of any trustee appointed under 
     subsection (d) shall terminate.
       ``(B) In the case of any dispute arising out of an election 
     under subparagraph (A), the court shall resolve the 
     dispute.''.

     SEC. 1122. ABANDONMENT OF RAILROAD LINE.

       Section 1170(e)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``section 11347'' and inserting ``section 
     11326(a)''.

     SEC. 1123. CONTENTS OF PLAN.

       Section 1172(c)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``section 11347'' and inserting ``section 
     11326(a)''.

     SEC. 1124. DISCHARGE UNDER CHAPTER 12.

       Subsections (a) and (c) of section 1228 of title 11, United 
     States Code, are amended by striking ``1222(b)(10)'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``1222(b)(9)''.

     SEC. 1125. BANKRUPTCY CASES AND PROCEEDINGS.

       Section 1334(d) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``made under this subsection'' and 
     inserting ``made under subsection (c)''; and
       (2) by striking ``This subsection'' and inserting 
     ``Subsection (c) and this subsection''.

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     SEC. 1126. KNOWING DISREGARD OF BANKRUPTCY LAW OR RULE.

       Section 156(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first undesignated paragraph--
       (A) by inserting ``(1) the term'' before `` `bankruptcy''; 
     and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (2) in the second undesignated paragraph--
       (A) by inserting ``(2) the term'' before `` `document''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``this title'' and inserting ``title 11''.

     SEC. 1127. TRANSFERS MADE BY NONPROFIT CHARITABLE 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) Sale of Property of Estate.--Section 363(d) of title 
     11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``only'' and all that follows through the 
     end of the subsection and inserting ``only--
       ``(1) in accordance with applicable nonbankruptcy law that 
     governs the transfer of property by a corporation or trust 
     that is not a moneyed, business, or commercial corporation or 
     trust; and
       ``(2) to the extent not inconsistent with any relief 
     granted under subsection (c), (d), (e), or (f) of section 362 
     of this title.''.
       (b) Confirmation of Plan for Reorganization.--Section 
     1129(a) of title 11, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 143, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(15) All transfers of property of the plan shall be made 
     in accordance with any applicable provisions of nonbankruptcy 
     law that govern the transfer of property by a corporation or 
     trust that is not a moneyed, business, or commercial 
     corporation or trust.''.
       (c) Transfer of Property.--Section 541 of title 11, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 
     property that is held by a debtor that is a corporation 
     described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code 
     may be transferred to an entity that is not such a 
     corporation, but only under the same conditions as would 
     apply if the debtor had not filed a case under this title.''.
       (d) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to a case pending under title 11, United States 
     Code, on the date of enactment of this Act, except that the 
     court shall not confirm a plan under chapter 11 of this title 
     without considering whether this section would substantially 
     affect the rights of a party in interest who first acquired 
     rights with respect to the debtor after the date of the 
     petition. The parties who may appear and be heard in a 
     proceeding under this section include the attorney general of 
     the State in which the debtor is incorporated, was formed, or 
     does business.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     deemed to require the court in which a case under chapter 11 
     is pending to remand or refer any proceeding, issue, or 
     controversy to any other court or to require the approval of 
     any other court for the transfer of property.

     SEC. 1128. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACTIONS FOR FAILURE TO 
                   INCUR FINANCE CHARGES.

       Section 127 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1637) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Prohibition on Certain Actions for Failure To Incur 
     Finance Charges.--A creditor of an account under an open end 
     consumer credit plan may not terminate an account prior to 
     its expiration date solely because the consumer has not 
     incurred finance charges on the account. Nothing in this 
     subsection shall prohibit a creditor from terminating an 
     account for inactivity in 3 or more consecutive months.''.

     SEC. 1129. PROTECTION OF VALID PURCHASE MONEY SECURITY 
                   INTERESTS.

       Section 547(c)(3)(B) of title 11, united states code, is 
     amended by striking ``20'' and inserting ``30''.

     SEC. 1130. TRUSTEES.

       (a) Suspension and Termination of Panel Trustees and 
     Standing Trustees.--Section 586(d) of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(d)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) A trustee whose appointment under subsection (a)(1) 
     or under subsection (b) is terminated or who ceases to be 
     assigned to cases filed under title 11 of the United States 
     Code may obtain judicial review of the final agency decision 
     by commencing an action in the United States district court 
     for the district for which the panel to which the trustee is 
     appointed under subsection (a)(1), or in the United States 
     district court for the district in which the trustee is 
     appointed under subsection (b) resides, after first 
     exhausting all available administrative remedies, which if 
     the trustee so elects, shall also include an administrative 
     hearing on the record. Unless the trustee elects to have an 
     administrative hearing on the record, the trustee shall be 
     deemed to have exhausted all administrative remedies for 
     purposes of this paragraph if the agency fails to make a 
     final agency decision within 90 days after the trustee 
     requests administrative remedies. The Attorney General shall 
     prescribe procedures to implement this paragraph. The 
     decision of the agency shall be affirmed by the district 
     court unless it is unreasonable and without cause based on 
     the administrative record before the agency.''.
       (b) Expenses of Standing Trustees.--Section 586(e) of title 
     28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3) After first exhausting all available administrative 
     remedies, an individual appointed under subsection (b) may 
     obtain judicial review of final agency action to deny a claim 
     of actual, necessary expenses under this subsection by 
     commencing an action in the United States district court in 
     the district where the individual resides. The decision of 
     the agency shall be affirmed by the district court unless it 
     is unreasonable or without cause based upon the 
     administrative record before the agency.
       ``(4) The Attorney General shall prescribe procedures to 
     implement this subsection.''.

      TITLE XII--GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 1201. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided otherwise in this 
     Act, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take 
     effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this 
     Act shall not apply with respect to cases commenced under 
     title 11 of the United States Code before the effective date 
     of this Act.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of the 
     House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Henry Hyde,
     Bill McCollum,
     George W. Gekas,
     Bob Goodlatte,
     Ed Bryant,
     Steve Chabot,
     Rick Boucher,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Orrin G. Hatch,
     Chuck Grassley,
     Jeff Sessions,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GEKAS, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. NADLER moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 3150 to the 
committee of conference with instructions for the managers on the part 
of the House to disagree to section 110 of the conference report and 
agree to section 210 and section 211 of the Senate amendment; and 
disagree to section 149 of the conference report and agree to section 
315 of the Senate amendment.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. NADLER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

157

When there appeared

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Nays

266

para.106.7                   [Roll No. 505]

                                YEAS--157

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Fox
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

[[Page 2213]]



                                NAYS--266

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Berman
     Burton
     Cook
     Goodling
     John
     Kennelly
     McDade
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Tierney
     Torres
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. NADLER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said conference 
report, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

300

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

125

para.106.8                   [Roll No. 506]

                                AYES--300

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--125

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Berman
     Fattah
     John
     Kennelly
     McDade
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Tierney
     Torres
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.106.9  h. res. 565--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 565) expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives regarding the importance of mammograms and 
biopsies in the fight against breast cancer.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?

[[Page 2214]]

  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

424

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.106.10                  [Roll No. 507]

                                YEAS--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Berman
     Delahunt
     Fowler
     John
     Kennelly
     McDade
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Tierney
     Torres
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.106.11  h. con. res. 331--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 331) 
expressing the sense of Congress concerning the inadequacy of sewage 
infrastructure facilities in Tijuana, Mexico; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FILNER demanded a recorded vote on the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass said bill, as amended, which demand was supported by one-fifth 
of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

250

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

174

para.106.12                  [Roll No. 508]

                                AYES--250

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--174

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher

[[Page 2215]]


     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Berman
     Fowler
     Gephardt
     John
     Kennelly
     McDade
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Roemer
     Tierney
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said concurrent resolution, as 
amended, was not agreed to.

para.106.13  h. res. 557--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 557) expressing support 
for U.S. government efforts to identify Holocaust-era assets, urging the 
restitution of individual and communal property, and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

427

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.106.14                  [Roll No. 509]

                                YEAS--427

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Berman
     Fowler
     John
     Kennelly
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Tierney
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.106.15  h.r. 3874--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 
3874) to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to make improvements to 
the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
children and to extend the authority of that program through fiscal year 
2003.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said conference report?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

422

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.106.16                  [Roll No. 510]

                                YEAS--422

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)

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     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

       
     Berman
     DeFazio
     Doggett
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Kennelly
     Lampson
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Sherman
     Tierney
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said conference report was agree to was, by unanimous consent, laid on 
the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.106.17  correct enrollment of h.r. 3150

  On motion of Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 346) was taken from the Speaker's 
table:

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (H. R. 
     3150), to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for 
     other purposes, the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
     shall make the following correction:
       In section 1014 of the bill, strike ``Act'' each place it 
     appears and insert ``title''.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk requests the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.106.18  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. THOMAS, pursuant to House Resolution 575, at 12:10 p.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bills to be 
considered today: H.R. 4353, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 to improve the 
competitiveness of American business and promote foreign commerce, and 
for other purposes; H. Res. 212, recognizing suicide as a national 
problem, and for other purposes; S. 1298, to designate a Federal 
building located in Florence, Alabama, as the ``Justice John McKinley 
Federal Building''; H.R. 4516, to designate the United States Postal 
Service building located at 11550 Livingston Road, in Oxon Hill, 
Maryland, as the ``Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building''; S. 191, 
to throttle criminal use of guns; S. 2235, to amend part Q of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to encourage the use 
of school resource officers; S. 2193, to implement the provisions of the 
Trademark Law Treaty.

para.106.19  medicare home health care interim payment system

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4567) to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make revisions in the 
per beneficiary and per visit payment limits on payment for health 
services under the Medicare Program; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
STARK, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. THOMAS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Saturday, October 10, 1998.

para.106.20  plant patent amendments

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1197) to 
amend title 35, United States Code, to protect patent owners against the 
unauthorized sale of plant parts taken from plants illegally reproduced, 
and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
FRANK of Massachusetts, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

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para.106.21  taiwan world health organization

  Mr. SOLOMON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 334): 

       Whereas good health is a basic right for every citizen of 
     the world and access to the highest standards of health 
     information and services is necessary to help guarantee this 
     right;
       Whereas direct and unobstructed participation in 
     international health cooperation forums and programs is 
     therefore crucial, especially with today's greater potential 
     for the cross-border spread of various infectious diseases 
     such as AIDS and Hong Kong bird flu through increased trade 
     and travel;
       Whereas the World Health Organization (WHO) set forth in 
     the first chapter of its charter the objective of attaining 
     the highest possible level of health for all people;
       Whereas in 1977 the World Health Organization established 
     ``Health for all by the year 2000'' as its overriding 
     priority and reaffirmed that central vision with the 
     initiation of its ``Health For All'' renewal process in 1995;
       Whereas Taiwan's population of 21,000,000 people is larger 
     than that of \3/4\ of the member states already in the World 
     Health Organization and shares the noble goals of the 
     organization;
       Whereas Taiwan's achievements in the field of health are 
     substantial, including one of the highest life expectancy 
     levels in Asia, maternal and infant mortality rates 
     comparable to those of western countries, the eradication of 
     such infectious diseases as cholera, smallpox, and the 
     plague, the first Asian nation to be rid of polio, and the 
     first country in the world to provide children with free 
     hepatitis B vaccinations;
       Whereas prior to 1972 and its loss of membership in the 
     World Health Organization, Taiwan sent specialists to serve 
     in other member countries on countless health projects and 
     its health experts held key positions in the organization, 
     all to the benefit of the entire Pacific region;
       Whereas Taiwan is not allowed to participate in any WHO-
     organized forums and workshops concerning the latest 
     technologies in the diagnosis, monitoring, and control of 
     diseases;
       Whereas in recent years both the Taiwanese Government and 
     individual Taiwanese experts have expressed a willingness to 
     assist financially or technically in WHO-supported 
     international aid and health activities, but have ultimately 
     been unable to render such assistance;
       Whereas according to the constitution of the World Health 
     Organization, Taiwan does not fulfill the criteria for 
     membership;
       Whereas the World Health Organization does allow observers 
     to participate in the activities of the organization; and
       Whereas in light of all of the benefits that such 
     participation could bring to the state of health not only in 
     Taiwan, but also regionally and globally: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) Taiwan and its 21,000,000 people should have 
     appropriate and meaningful participation in the World Health 
     Organization; and
       (2) it should be United States policy to pursue some 
     initiative in the World Health Organization which will give 
     Taiwan meaningful participation in a manner that is 
     consistent with such organization's requirements.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. SOLOMON and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Saturday, October 10, 1998.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.106.22  submission of conference report--s. 1260

  Mr. BLILEY submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-803) on the 
bill of the Senate (S. 1260) to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities class 
actions under State law, and for other purposes; together with a 
statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.106.23  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House of the 
following titles:

       H.R. 2431. An Act to establish an Office of Religious 
     Persecution Monitoring, to provide for the imposition of 
     sanctions against countries engaged in a pattern of religious 
     persecution, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3903. An Act to provide for an exchange of lands 
     located near Gustavus, Alaska, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments 
of the House to the bill (S. 417) ``An Act to extend energy 
conservation programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
through September 30, 2002'' with an amendment.

para.106.24  supporting the baltic people of estonia, latvia, and 
          lithuania

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 320); as amended: 

       Whereas on February 16, 1918, February 24, 1918, and 
     November 18, 1918, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, declared, 
     respectively, their independence and became democratic, 
     peace-loving states with membership in the League of Nations 
     and diplomatic representation in the United States;
       Whereas on August 23, 1939, emissaries of Adolf Hitler and 
     Joseph Stalin, Nazi German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop and 
     Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov, signed an agreement known as 
     the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression which contained secret 
     protocols that illegally divided Eastern Europe into spheres 
     of influence with Estonia, Latvia, and part of Poland going 
     to the Soviet Union and Lithuania and Poland going to Nazi 
     Germany;
       Whereas the Soviet Army fulfilled the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 
     Non-Aggression by illegally invading Lithuania on June 15, 
     1940, and invading both Latvia and Estonia on June 17, 1940;
       Whereas this illegal and forcible occupation was never 
     recognized by the United States and successive United States 
     Administrations maintained continuous diplomatic relations 
     with these countries throughout the Soviet period, never once 
     considering them to be ``Soviet Republics'';
       Whereas the Baltic peoples valiantly re-established their 
     independence through peaceful means and the United States 
     recognized their independent governments in 1991; and
       Whereas Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have achieved 
     commendable success in the eight years since they re-
     established independence, including full democracy, 
     significant economic reforms, and civilian control of a new 
     military based on Western standards: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That, in observance of the 59th anniversary of 
     the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression, the Congress--
       (1) reaffirms the United States policy of the non-
     recognition of the occupation by the Soviet Union of 
     Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia subsequent to the Nazi-Soviet 
     Pact of Non-Aggression, which for the 50 years after the 
     signing of such Pact was a commendable bipartisan policy that 
     refused to legally recognize the Soviet occupation of these 
     countries;
       (2) urges Russia, in the spirit of democracy, to renounce 
     the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression and its secret 
     supplemental protocols, as illegal;
       (3) welcomes and supports the signing of the United States-
     Baltic Charter by the United States, Lithuania, Latvia, and 
     Estonia that reiterates the strong historical kinship between 
     the peoples of these countries; and
       (4) calls on the President and Secretary of State to work 
     to ensure that Russia understands that the Nazi-Soviet Pact 
     of Non-Aggression should be considered illegal and null and 
     void.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SOLOMON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Saturday, October 10, 1998

para.106.25  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. GOODLING, pursuant to House Resolution 575, at 2:17 p.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bill which 
may be considered today: (H.R. 4309) to provide a comprehensive program 
of support for victims of torture.

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para.106.26  contributions of the Cities and People of Bristol

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 214): 

       Whereas the cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, 
     Virginia, have long been a gathering place for musicians from 
     the nearby mountainous countryside;
       Whereas phonographic recordings made in Bristol in August 
     of 1927 launched the careers of the Carter Family and Jimmie 
     Rodgers, who are recognized as the first commercially 
     successful modern Country Music artists;
       Whereas these recordings have been called the ``Big Bang of 
     Country Music'' by the Country Music Foundation in its 
     publication ``Country, the Music and the Musicians'';
       Whereas Jimmie Rodgers has been named the Father of Country 
     Music and was the first artist to be inducted into the 
     Country Music Hall of Fame;
       Whereas the original members of the Carter Family have been 
     recognized as Country Music's First Family in part because 
     their works have had an unparalleled influence on succeeding 
     generations of Country Music artists;
       Whereas ``The Roots of Country Music'', a three-part 
     television series which aired nationally on the Turner 
     Broadcasting System in June of 1996, recognized the 
     significant contribution of the cities of Bristol to the 
     development and commercial acceptance of Country Music;
       Whereas in 1984 the Tennessee Senate recognized Bristol as 
     the ``Birthplace of Country Music''; and
       Whereas in 1995, the Virginia General Assembly recognized 
     Bristol as the ``Birthplace of Country Music'': Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) recognizes the critical contributions of the cities of 
     Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, and their 
     residents to the origins and development of Country Music;
       (2) congratulates the cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and 
     Bristol, Virginia, for launching with the Bristol recordings 
     of 1927 the careers of the Nation's first widely known 
     Country Music artists; and
       (3) acknowledges and commends the cities of Bristol, 
     Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, as the birthplace of 
     Country Music, a style of music which has enjoyed broad 
     commercial success in the United States and throughout much 
     of the world.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. GOODLING and Mr. 
MARTINEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.106.27  disabled assistive technology needs

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2432) to support programs of grants to States to address the 
assistive technology needs of individuals with disabilities, and for 
other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. GOODLING and Mr. 
MARTINEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.106.28  native american programs

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce was discharged from further consideration of 
the bill of the Senate (S. 459) to amend the Native American Programs 
Act of 1974 to extend certain authorizations, and for other purposes.
  Mr. GOODLING submitted the following amendments which were agreed to:

       On page 2, line 3, strike out ``1997'' and ``1998'' and 
     insert after 1999, ``2000, 2001, and 2002''.
       On page 2, line 7, strike out ``1997'' and ``1998'' and 
     insert after 1999, ``2000, 2001, and 2002''.
       On page 2, line 13, strike out ``1997'' and ``1998'' and 
     insert after 1999, ``2000, 2001, and 2002''
       On page 4, line 4, strike out ``for each of the fiscal 
     years''.
       On page 4, line 5, strike out ``$1,000,000''.
       On page 4, line 6, strike out ``for the first fiscal year 
     and all that follows through line 9.
       On page 4, line 5, after ``inserting'', insert ``2000 and 
     2001.''

  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  When said bill, as amended, was considered, read twice, ordered to be 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.

para.106.29  community-designed charter schools

  Mr. RIGGS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2616) to amend titles VI and X 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve and 
expand charter schools:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Charter School Expansion Act 
     of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. INNOVATIVE CHARTER SCHOOLS.

       Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 7301 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 6201(a) (20 U.S.C. 7331(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) support for planning, designing, and initial 
     implementation of charter schools as described in part C of 
     title X; and''; and
       (2) in section 6301(b) (20 U.S.C. 7351(b))--
       (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) planning, designing, and initial implementation of 
     charter schools as described in part C of title X; and''.

     SEC. 3. CHARTER SCHOOLS.

       (a) Purpose.--Section 10301(b) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8061(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``planning, program'' before ``design''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) expanding the number of high-quality charter schools 
     available to students across the Nation.''.
       (b) Criteria for Priority Treatment.--Section 10302 of such 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8062) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) not more than 2 years to carry out dissemination 
     activities described in section 10304(f)(6)(B).'';
       (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Limitation.--A charter school may not receive--
       ``(1) more than 1 grant for activities described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(2); or
       ``(2) more than 1 grant for activities under subparagraph 
     (C) of subsection (c)(2).''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Priority Treatment.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001.--In awarding 
     grants under this part for any of the fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, and 2001 from funds appropriated under section 10311 
     that are in excess of $51,000,000 for the fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to States to the extent that 
     the States meet the criteria described in paragraph (2) and 1 
     or more of the criteria described in subparagraph (A), (B), 
     or (C) of paragraph (3).
       ``(B) Succeeding fiscal years.--In awarding grants under 
     this part for fiscal year 2002 or any succeeding fiscal year 
     from any funds appropriated under section 10311, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to States to the extent that 
     the States meet the criteria described in paragraph (2) and 1 
     or more of the criteria described

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     in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Review and evaluation priority criteria.--The 
     criteria referred to in paragraph (1) is that the State 
     provides for periodic review and evaluation by the authorized 
     public chartering agency of each charter school, at least 
     once every 5 years unless required more frequently by State 
     law, to determine whether the charter school is meeting the 
     terms of the school's charter, and is meeting or exceeding 
     the academic performance requirements and goals for charter 
     schools as set forth under State law or the school's charter.
       ``(3) Priority criteria.--The criteria referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are the following:
       ``(A) The State has demonstrated progress, in increasing 
     the number of high quality charter schools that are held 
     accountable in the terms of the schools' charters for meeting 
     clear and measurable objectives for the educational progress 
     of the students attending the schools, in the period prior to 
     the period for which a State educational agency or eligible 
     applicant applies for a grant under this part.
       ``(B) The State--
       ``(i) provides for 1 authorized public chartering agency 
     that is not a local educational agency, such as a State 
     chartering board, for each individual or entity seeking to 
     operate a charter school pursuant to such State law; or
       ``(ii) in the case of a State in which local educational 
     agencies are the only authorized public chartering agencies, 
     allows for an appeals process for the denial of an 
     application for a charter school.
       ``(C) The State ensures that each charter school has a high 
     degree of autonomy over the charter school's budgets and 
     expenditures.
       ``(f) Amount Criteria.--In determining the amount of a 
     grant to be awarded under this part to a State educational 
     agency, the Secretary shall take into consideration the 
     number of charter schools that are operating, or are approved 
     to open, in the State.''.
       (c) Applications.--Section 10303 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
     8063) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) describe how the State educational agency--
       ``(A) will inform each charter school in the State 
     regarding--
       ``(i) Federal funds that the charter school is eligible to 
     receive; and
       ``(ii) Federal programs in which the charter school may 
     participate;
       ``(B) will ensure that each charter school in the State 
     receives the charter school's commensurate share of Federal 
     education funds that are allocated by formula each year, 
     including during the first year of operation of the charter 
     school; and
       ``(C) will disseminate best or promising practices of 
     charter schools to each local educational agency in the 
     State; and''; and
       (D) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (B))--
       (i) in subparagraph (E), insert ``planning, program'' 
     before ``design'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (K), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (L) as subparagraph 
     (N); and
       (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (K) the following:
       ``(L) a description of how a charter school that is 
     considered a local educational agency under State law, or a 
     local educational agency in which a charter school is 
     located, will comply with sections 613(a)(5) and 613(e)(1)(B) 
     of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
       ``(M) if the eligible applicant desires to use subgrant 
     funds for dissemination activities under section 
     10302(c)(2)(C), a description of those activities and how 
     those activities will involve charter schools and other 
     public schools, local educational agencies, developers, and 
     potential developers; and''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``10302(e)(1) or''; and
       (3) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``subparagraphs (A) through (L)'' and 
     inserting ``subparagraphs (A) through (N)''; and
       (B) by striking ``subparagraphs (I), (J), and (K)'' and 
     inserting ``subparagraphs (J), (K), and (N)''.
       (d) Administration.--Section 10304 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
     8064) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
     a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) the number of high quality charter schools created 
     under this part in the State; and
       ``(7) in the case of State educational agencies that 
     propose to use grant funds to support dissemination 
     activities under section 10302(c)(2)(C), the quality of those 
     activities and the likelihood that those activities will 
     improve student achievement.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) in the case of an eligible applicant that proposes to 
     use grant funds to support dissemination activities under 
     section 10302(c)(2)(C), the quality of those activities and 
     the likelihood that those activities will improve student 
     achievement.'';
       (3) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``, except that the State educational agency may 
     reserve not more than 10 percent of the grant funds to 
     support dissemination activities described in paragraph 
     (6)'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, or to disseminate 
     information about the charter school and successful practices 
     in the charter school,'' after ``charter school'';
       (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``20 percent'' and 
     inserting ``10 percent''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Dissemination.--
       ``(A) In general.--A charter school may apply for funds 
     under this part, whether or not the charter school has 
     applied for or received funds under this part for planning, 
     program design, or implementation, to carry out the 
     activities described in subparagraph (B) if the charter 
     school has been in operation for at least 3 consecutive years 
     and has demonstrated overall success, including--
       ``(i) substantial progress in improving student 
     achievement;
       ``(ii) high levels of parent satisfaction; and
       ``(iii) the management and leadership necessary to overcome 
     initial start-up problems and establish a thriving, 
     financially viable charter school.
       ``(B) Activities.--A charter school described in 
     subparagraph (A) may use funds reserved under paragraph (1) 
     to assist other schools in adapting the charter school's 
     program (or certain aspects of the charter school's program), 
     or to disseminate information about the charter school, 
     through such activities as--
       ``(i) assisting other individuals with the planning and 
     start-up of 1 or more new public schools, including charter 
     schools, that are independent of the assisting charter school 
     and the assisting charter school's developers, and that agree 
     to be held to at least as high a level of accountability as 
     the assisting charter school;
       ``(ii) developing partnerships with other public schools, 
     including charter schools, designed to improve student 
     performance in each of the schools participating in the 
     partnership;
       ``(iii) developing curriculum materials, assessments, and 
     other materials that promote increased student achievement 
     and are based on successful practices within the assisting 
     charter school; and
       ``(iv) conducting evaluations and developing materials that 
     document the successful practices of the assisting charter 
     school and that are designed to improve student performance 
     in other schools.''.
       (f) National Activities.--Section 10305 of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 8065) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 10305. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall reserve for each 
     fiscal year the greater of 5 percent or $5,000,000 of the 
     amount appropriated to carry out this part, except that in no 
     fiscal year shall the total amount so reserved exceed 
     $8,000,000, to carry out the following activities:
       ``(1) To provide charter schools, either directly or 
     through State educational agencies, with--
       ``(A) information regarding--
       ``(i) Federal funds that charter schools are eligible to 
     receive; and
       ``(ii) other Federal programs in which charter schools may 
     participate; and
       ``(B) assistance in applying for Federal education funds 
     that are allocated by formula, including assistance with 
     filing deadlines and submission of applications.
       ``(2) To provide for the completion of the 4-year national 
     study (which began in 1995) of charter schools.
       ``(3) To provide for other evaluations or studies that 
     include the evaluation of the impact of charter schools on 
     student achievement, including information regarding--
       ``(A) students attending charter schools reported on the 
     basis of race, age, disability, gender, limited English 
     proficiency, and previous enrollment in public school; and
       ``(B) the professional qualifications of teachers within a 
     charter school and the turnover of the teaching force.
       ``(4) To provide--
       ``(A) information to applicants for assistance under this 
     part;
       ``(B) assistance to applicants for assistance under this 
     part with the preparation of applications under section 
     10303;
       ``(C) assistance in the planning and startup of charter 
     schools;
       ``(D) training and technical assistance to existing charter 
     schools; and
       ``(E) for the dissemination to other public schools of best 
     or promising practices in charter schools.
       ``(5) To provide (including through the use of 1 or more 
     contracts that use a competitive bidding process) for the 
     collection of information regarding the financial resources 
     available to charter schools, including access to private 
     capital, and to widely disseminate to charter schools any 
     such relevant information and model descriptions of 
     successful programs.
       ``(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to require charter schools to collect any data 
     described in subsection (a).''.
       (g) Commensurate Treatment; Records Transfer; Paperwork 
     Reduction.--Part C of title X of such Act (20 U.S.C. 8061 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating sections 10306 and 10307 as sections 
     10310 and 10311, respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after section 10305 the following:

     ``SEC. 10306. FEDERAL FORMULA ALLOCATION DURING FIRST YEAR 
                   AND FOR SUCCESSIVE ENROLLMENT EXPANSIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of the allocation to 
     schools by the States or their agencies of funds under part A 
     of title I, and any other Federal funds which the Secretary 
     allocates to States on a formula basis, the Secretary and 
     each State educational agency shall take such measures not 
     later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the 
     Charter School Expansion

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     Act of 1998 as are necessary to ensure that every charter 
     school receives the Federal funding for which the charter 
     school is eligible not later than 5 months after the charter 
     school first opens, notwithstanding the fact that the 
     identity and characteristics of the students enrolling in 
     that charter school are not fully and completely determined 
     until that charter school actually opens. The measures 
     similarly shall ensure that every charter school expanding 
     its enrollment in any subsequent year of operation receives 
     the Federal funding for which the charter school is eligible 
     not later than 5 months after such expansion.
       ``(b) Adjustment and Late Openings.--
       ``(1) In general.--The measures described in subsection (a) 
     shall include provision for appropriate adjustments, through 
     recovery of funds or reduction of payments for the succeeding 
     year, in cases where payments made to a charter school on the 
     basis of estimated or projected enrollment data exceed the 
     amounts that the school is eligible to receive on the basis 
     of actual or final enrollment data.
       ``(2) Rule.--For charter schools that first open after 
     November 1 of any academic year, the State, in accordance 
     with guidance provided by the Secretary and applicable 
     Federal statutes and regulations, shall ensure that such 
     charter schools that are eligible for the funds described in 
     subsection (a) for such academic year have a full and fair 
     opportunity to receive those funds during the charter 
     schools' first year of operation.

     ``SEC. 10307. SOLICITATION OF INPUT FROM CHARTER SCHOOL 
                   OPERATORS.

       ``To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure 
     that administrators, teachers, and other individuals directly 
     involved in the operation of charter schools are consulted in 
     the development of any rules or regulations required to 
     implement this part, as well as in the development of any 
     rules or regulations relevant to charter schools that are 
     required to implement part A of title I, the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), or any 
     other program administered by the Secretary that provides 
     education funds to charter schools or regulates the 
     activities of charter schools.

     ``SEC. 10308. RECORDS TRANSFER.

       ``State educational agencies and local educational 
     agencies, to the extent practicable, shall ensure that a 
     student's records and, if applicable, a student's 
     individualized education program as defined in section 
     602(11) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 1401(11)), are transferred to a charter school 
     upon the transfer of the student to the charter school, and 
     to another public school upon the transfer of the student 
     from a charter school to another public school, in accordance 
     with applicable State law.

     ``SEC. 10309. PAPERWORK REDUCTION.

       ``To the extent practicable, the Secretary and each 
     authorized public chartering agency shall ensure that 
     implementation of this part results in a minimum of paperwork 
     for any eligible applicant or charter school.''.
       (h) Part C Definitions.--Section 10310(1) of such Act (as 
     redesignated by subsection (e)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 8066(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``an enabling 
     statute'' and inserting ``a specific State statute 
     authorizing the granting of charters to schools'';
       (2) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ``is a school to 
     which parents choose to send their children, and that'' 
     before ``admits'';
       (3) in subparagraph (J), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (4) in subparagraph (K), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(L) has a written performance contract with the 
     authorized public chartering agency in the State that 
     includes a description of how student performance will be 
     measured in charter schools pursuant to State assessments 
     that are required of other schools and pursuant to any other 
     assessments mutually agreeable to the authorized public 
     chartering agency and the charter school.''.
       (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 10311 of such 
     Act (as redesignated by subsection (e)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 8067) 
     is amended by striking ``$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1995'' 
     and inserting ``$100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999''.
       (j) Title XIV Definitions.--Section 14101 of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 8801) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (14), by inserting ``, including a public 
     elementary charter school,'' after ``residential school''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (25), by inserting ``, including a public 
     secondary charter school,'' after ``residential school''.
       (k) Conforming Amendment.--The matter preceding paragraph 
     (1) of section 10304(e) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 8064(e)) is 
     amended by striking ``10306(1)'' and inserting ``10310(1)''. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. RIGGS and Mr. 
MARTINEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. RIGGS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Saturday, October 10, 1998.

para.106.30  notice--consideration of resolution--question of privileges

  Mr. TRAFICANT, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to call up the following resolution as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

  A resolution, in accordance with House rule IX, clause 1, expressing 
the sense of the House that its integrity has been impugned because the 
anti-dumping provisions of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1930, (Subtitle B 
of Title VII) have not been expeditiously enforced;
  Whereas the current financial crisis in Asia, Russia, and other 
regions have involved massive depreciation in the currencies of several 
key steel-producing and steel-consuming countries, along with a collapse 
in the domestic demand for steel in these countries;
  Whereas the crises have generated and will continue to generate surges 
in United States imports of steel, both from the countries whose 
currencies have depreciated in the crisis and from steel-producing 
countries that are no longer able to export steel to the countries in 
economic crisis;
  Whereas United States imports of finished steel mill products from 
Asian steel-producing countries, the People's Republic of China, Japan, 
Korea, India, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia, have increased 
by 79 percent in the first 5 months of 1998 compared to the same period 
in 1997;
  Whereas year-to-date imports of steel from Russia now exceed the 
record import levels of 1997, and steel imports from Russia and Ukraine 
now approach 2,500,000 net tons;
  Whereas foreign government trade restrictions and private restraints 
of trade distort international trade and investment patterns and result 
in burdens on United States commerce, including absorption of a 
disproportionate share of diverted steel trade;
  Whereas the European Union, for example, despite also being a major 
economy, in 1997 imported only one-tenth as much finished steel products 
from Asian steel-producing countries as the United States did and has 
restricted imports of steel from the Commonwealth of Independent States, 
including Russia;
  Whereas the United States is simultaneously facing a substantial 
increase in steel imports from countries within the Commonwealth of 
Independent States, including Russia, caused in part by the closure of 
Asian markets;
  Whereas there is a well-recognized need for improvements in the 
enforcement of United States trade laws to provide an effective response 
to such situations:
  Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives that 
the House of Representatives calls upon the President of the United 
States to:
  Number 1, take all necessary measures to respond to the surge of steel 
imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other 
regions, and for other purposes;
  Number 2, to pursue enhanced enforcement of United States trade laws 
with respect to the surge of steel imports into the United States, using 
all remedies available under those laws including offsetting duties, 
quantitative restraints, and other authorized remedial measures as 
appropriate;
  Number 3, pursue with all tools at his disposal a more equitable 
sharing of the burden of accepting imports of finished steel products 
from Asia and the countries within the Commonwealth of Independent 
States;
  Number 4, establish a task force within the executive branch with 
responsibility for closely monitoring United States imports of steel; 
and
  Number 5, report to the Congress by no later than January 5, of the 
coming year, 1999, with a comprehensive plan for responding to this 
import surge, including ways of limiting its deleterious effects on 
employment, prices, and investment in the United States steel industry. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, responded to the foregoing 
notice, and said:
  ``Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a Member other 
than the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the 
privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
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tleman from Ohio [Mr. Traficant] will appear in the Record at this 
point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
the time designated for consideration of the resolution.''.

para.106.31  national motor vehicle consumer protection

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 852) to establish nationally uniform requirements regarding the 
titling and registration of salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt 
vehicles; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. BLILEY and Mr. 
MARKEY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MARKEY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Saturday, October 10, 1998.

para.106.32  international anti-bribery and fair competition

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4353) to 
amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Foreign Corrupt 
Practices Act of 1977 to improve the competitiveness of American 
business and promote foreign commerce, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. BLILEY and Mr. 
MARKEY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.106.33  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.106.34  international anti-bribery

  On motion of Mr. OXLEY, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2375) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Foreign 
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, to strengthen prohibitions on 
international bribery and other corrupt practices, and for other 
purposes; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. OXLEY submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 4353, as passed by the House.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Foreign Corrupt 
Practices Act of 1977 to improve the competitiveness of American 
business and promote foreign commerce, and for other purposes.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 4353, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.106.35  suicide as a national problem

  Mr. BROWN of Ohio moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following resolution (H. Res. 212): 

       Whereas suicide, the ninth leading cause of all deaths in 
     the United States and the third such cause for young persons 
     ages 15 through 24, claims over 31,000 lives annually, more 
     than homicide;
       Whereas suicide attempts, estimated to exceed 750,000 
     annually, adversely impact the lives of millions of family 
     members;
       Whereas suicide completions annually cause over 200,000 
     family members to grieve over and mourn a tragic suicide 
     death for the first time, thus creating a population of over 
     4,000,000 such mourners in the United States;
       Whereas the suicide completion rate per 100,000 persons has 
     remained relatively stable over the past 40 years for the 
     general population, and that rate has nearly tripled for 
     young persons;
       Whereas the suicide rate is rising among African American 
     young men;
       Whereas the suicide completion rate is highest for adults 
     over 65;
       Whereas the stigma associated with mental illness works 
     against suicide prevention by keeping persons at risk of 
     completing suicide from seeking lifesaving help;
       Whereas the stigma associated with suicide deaths seriously 
     inhibits surviving family members from regaining meaningful 
     lives;
       Whereas suicide deaths impose a huge unrecognized and 
     unmeasured economic burden on the United States in terms of 
     potential years of life lost, medical costs incurred, and 
     work time lost by mourners;
       Whereas suicide is a complex, multifaceted biological, 
     sociological, psychological, and societal problem;
       Whereas even though many suicides are currently 
     preventable, there is still a need for the development of 
     more effective suicide prevention programs;
       Whereas suicide prevention opportunities continue to 
     increase due to advances in clinical research, in mental 
     disorder treatments, and in basic neuroscience, and due to 
     the development of community-based initiatives that await 
     evaluation; and
       Whereas suicide prevention efforts should be encouraged to 
     the maximum extent possible: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) recognizes suicide as a national problem and declares 
     suicide prevention to be a national priority;
       (2) acknowledges that no single suicide prevention program 
     or effort will be appropriate for all populations or 
     communities;
       (3) encourages initiatives dedicated to--
       (A) preventing suicide;
       (B) responding to people at risk for suicide and people who 
     have attempted suicide;
       (C) promoting safe and effective treatment for persons at 
     risk for suicidal behavior;
       (D) supporting people who have lost someone to suicide; and
       (E) developing an effective national strategy for the 
     prevention of suicide; and
       (4) encourages the development, and the promotion of 
     accessibility and affordability, of mental health services, 
     to enable all persons at risk for suicide to obtain the 
     services, without fear of any stigma.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. BURR and Mr. BROWN 
of Ohio, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.106.36  u.s. postal service buildings--florida

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4052) to 
establish designations for United States Postal Service buildings 
located in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka, Carol City, and Miami, Florida; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mrs. 
MEEK of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

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para.106.37  justice john mckinley federal building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1298) to designate a Federal building located in Florence, Alabama, 
as the ``Justice John McKinley Federal Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mrs. 
MEEK of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.106.38  jacob joseph chestnut post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4516) to 
designate the United States Postal Service building located at 11550 
Livingston Road, in Oxon Hill, Maryland, as the ``Jacob Joseph Chestnut 
Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mrs. 
MEEK of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.106.39  order of business--consideration of h.j. res. 133

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the Committee on Appropriations be discharged from the 
further consideration of (H.J. Res. 133) making further continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes, when called 
up; and that it be in order at any time to consider the joint resolution 
in the House; that the joint resolution be considered as read for 
amendment; that the joint resolution be debatable for not to exceed one 
hour, to be equally divided and controlled by Mr. Livingston and the 
gentleman from Wisconsin, Mr. Obey; that all points of order against the 
joint resolution and against its consideration be waived; and that the 
previous question be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to 
final passage without intervening motion, except one motion to recommit, 
with or without instructions.

para.106.40  further continuing appropriations, fy 1999

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to the previous order of the House, called up 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 133) making further continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 1999.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said special order.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LaHOOD objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

421

When there appeared

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Nays

0

para.106.41                  [Roll No. 511]

                                YEAS--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

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                             NOT VOTING--13

     Berman
     Frank (MA)
     Inglis
     John
     Kennelly
     Manton
     Mollohan
     Nethercutt
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Smith (MI)
     Tierney
     Yates
  So the joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.106.42  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4761

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-805) the resolution (H. Res. 588) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4761) to require the United States Trade Representative 
to take certain actions in response to the failure of the European Union 
to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.106.43  waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-806) the resolution (H. Res. 589) waiving a requirement of 
clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of certain 
resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.106.44  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. CASTLE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 10 
o'clock a.m. on Saturday, October 10, 1998.

para.106.45  general leave to extend remarks until last edition of the 
          record

  On motion of CASTLE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That all Members of the House shall have the privilege, until 
the last edition authorized by the Joint Committee on Printing is 
published, to extend and revise their own remarks in the Congressional 
Record on more than one subject, if they so desire, and may also include 
therein such short quotations as may be necessary to explain or complete 
such extensions of remarks; but this order shall not apply to any 
subject matter which may have occurred, or to any speech delivered 
subsequent to the adjournment of Congress.

para.106.46  congressional gold medals--``little rock nine''

  Mr. CASTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2560) to 
award congressional gold medals to Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls 
LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, 
Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and Jefferson 
Thomas, commonly referred to collectively as the ``Little Rock Nine'' on 
the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the integration of Central High 
School in Little Rock, Arkansas; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. CASTLE and Mr. 
VENTO, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
authorize the President to award gold medals to Jean Brown Trickey, 
Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray 
Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and 
Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred to collectively as the `Little Rock 
Nine,' and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.106.47  notice--consideration of resolution--question of privileges

  Mr. OBERSTAR, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to call up the following resolution as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       A resolution, in accordance with House Rule IX, Clause 1, 
     expressing the sense of the House that its integrity has been 
     impugned because the anti-dumping provisions of the Trade and 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (Subtitle B of Title VII) have not been 
     expeditiously enforced;
       Wherease the current financial crises in Asia, Russia, and 
     other regions have involved massive depreciation in the 
     currencies of several key steel-producing and steel consuming 
     countries, along with a collapse in the domestic demand for 
     steel in these countries;
       Whereas the crises have generated and will continue to 
     generate surges in United States imports of steel, both from 
     the countries whose currencies have depreciated in the crisis 
     and from steel producing countries that are no longer able to 
     export steel to the countries in economic crisis;
       Whereas United States imports of finished steel mill 
     products from Asian steel producing countries--the People's 
     Republic of China, Japan, Korea, India, Taiwan, Indonesia, 
     Thailand, and Malaysia--have increased by 79 percent in the 
     first 5 months of 1998 compared to the same period in 1997;
       Whereas year-to-date imports of steel from Russia now 
     exceed the record import levels of 1997, and steel imports 
     from Russia and Ukraine now approach 2,500,000 net tons;
       Whereas foreign government trade restrictions and private 
     restraints of trade distort international trade and 
     investment patterns and result in burdens on United States 
     commerce, including absorption of a disproportionate share of 
     diverted steel trade;
       Whereas the European Union, for example, despite also being 
     a major economy, in 1997 imported only one-tenth as much 
     finished steel products from Asian steel-producing countries 
     as the United States did and has restricted imports of steel 
     from the Commonwealth of Independent States, including 
     Russia;
       Whereas the United States is simultaneously facing a 
     substantial increase in steel imports from countries within 
     the Commonwealth of Independent States, including Russia, 
     caused in part by the closure of Asian markets;
       Whereas there is a well-recognized need for improvements in 
     the enforcement of United States trade laws to provide an 
     effective response to such situations: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the House of 
     Representatives calls upon the President to--
       (1) take all necessary measures to respond to the surge of 
     steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, 
     Russia, and other regions, and for other purposes;
       (2) pursue enhanced enforcement of United States trade laws 
     with respect to the surge of steel imports into the United 
     States, using all remedies available under those laws 
     including offsetting duties, quantitative restraints, and 
     other authorized remedial measures as appropriate;
       (3) pursue with all tools at his disposal a more equitable 
     sharing of the burden of accepting imports of finished steel 
     products from Asia and the countries within the Commonwealth 
     of Independent States;
       (4) establish a task force within the executive branch with 
     responsibility for closely monitoring United States imports 
     of steel; and
       (5) report to the Congress by no later than January 5, 
     1999, with a comprehensive plan for responding to this import 
     surge, including ways of limiting its deleterious effects on 
     employment, prices, and investment in the United States steel 
     industry.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, responded to the foregoing 
notice, and said:
  ``Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a Member other 
than the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the 
privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Oberstar] will appear in the Record at 
this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
the time designated for consideration of the resolution.''.

para.106.48  throttle criminal gun use

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 191) to throttle criminal use of guns; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. McCOL

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LUM and Mr. SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.

para.106.49  school resource officers encouragement

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2235) to amend part Q of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 to encourage the use of school resource officers.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and 
Mr. SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.106.50  notice--consideration of resolution--question of privileges

  Mr. BERRY, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to call up the following resolution as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

  A resolution in accordance with House Rule IX, clause 1, expressing 
the sense of the House that its integrity has been impugned because the 
anti-dumping provisions of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1930, (Subtitle 
B of Title VII) have not been expeditiously enforced;
  Whereas the current financial crisis in Asia, Russia, and other 
regions have involved massive depreciation in the currencies of several 
key steel-producing and steel-consuming countries, along with the 
collapse in the domestic demand for steel in these countries;
  Whereas the crisis has generated and will continue to generate surges 
in United States imports of steel, both from the countries whose 
currencies have depreciated in the crisis and from steel-producing 
countries that are no longer able to export steel to the countries in 
economic crisis;
  Whereas United States imports of finished steel mill products from 
Asian steel-producing countries, the People's Republic of China, Japan, 
Korea, India, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, have increased 
by 79 percent in the first 5 months of 1998, compared to the same 
period in 1997;
  Whereas year-to-date imports of steel from Russia now exceed the 
record levels of 1997, and steel imports from Russia and Ukraine now 
approach 2.5 million net tons;
  Whereas foreign government trade restrictions and private restraints 
of trade distort international trade and investment patterns and result 
in burdens on United States commerce, including the absorption of a 
disproportionate share of diverted steel trade;
  Whereas the European Union, for example, despite also being a major 
economy, in 1997 imported only one-tenth as much finished steel 
products from Asian steel-producing countries as the United States did 
and has restricted imports of steel from the Commonwealth of 
Independent States, including Russia;
  Whereas the United States is simultaneously facing a substantial 
increase in steel imports from countries within the Commonwealth of 
Independent States, including Russia, caused in part by the closure of 
Asian markets;
  Whereas there is well-recognized need for the enforcement of United 
States trade laws to provide an effective response to such situations:
  Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives that 
the House of Representatives calls upon the President to:
  (1) take all necessary measures to respond to the surge of steel 
imports resulting from the final crisis in Asia, Russia, and other 
regions, and for other purposes;
  (2) pursue enhanced enforcement of the United States trade laws with 
respect to the surge of steel imports into the United States, using all 
remedies available under those laws including offsetting duties, 
quantitative restraints, and other authorized remedial measures as 
appropriate;
  (3) pursue with all tools as its disposal a more equitable sharing of 
the burden of accepting imports of finished steel products from Asia 
and the countries from within the Commonwealth of States;
  (4) establish a task force within the executive branch with 
responsibility for closely monitoring United States steel imports of 
steel; and
  (5) report to the Congress by no later than January 5, 1999, with a 
comprehensive plan for responding to this import surge, including the 
ways of limiting its deleterious effects on employment, prices, and 
investment in the United States steel industry. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, responded to the foregoing 
notice, and said:
  ``Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a Member 
other than the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of 
the privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the 
resolution is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Arkansas [Mr. Berry] will appear in the Record at this 
point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
the time designated for consideration of the resolution.''.

para.106.51  trademark law treaty implementation

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2193) to implement the provisions of the Trademark Law Treaty.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.106.52  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. SAXTON, pursuant to House Resolution 575, at 7:47 p.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bills to be 
considered on Saturday, October 10, 1998: H.R. 4110, to provide a cost-
of-living adjustment in rates of compensation paid to veterans with 
service-connected disabilities, to make various improvements in 
education, housing, and cemetery programs of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes; H.R. 2431, to establish an Office of 
Religious Persecution Monitoring, to provide for the imposition of 
sanctions against countries engaged in a pattern of religious 
persecution, and for other purposes; H.R. 4309, to provide a 
comprehensive program of support for victims of torture; H. Res. 559, 
condemning the terror, vengeance, and human rights abuses against the 
civilian population of Sierra Leone; H. Res. 533, expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives regarding the culpa

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bility of Hun Sen for war crimes, against humanity, and genocide in 
Cambodia (the former Kampuchea, the People's Republic of Kampuchea, and 
the State of Cambodia); H. Con. Res. 295, expressing the sense of 
Congress that the 65th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933 
should serve as a reminder of the brutality of the government of the 
former Soviet Union's repressive policies toward the Ukrainian people; 
H. Res. 523, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
regarding the terrorist bombing of the United States Embassies in East 
Africa; H.R. 3528, to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect 
to the use of alternative dispute resolution processes in United States 
district courts, and for other purposes; H.R. 3610, to authorize and 
facilitate a program to enhance training, research and development, 
energy conservation and efficiency, and consumer education in the 
oilheat industry for the benefit of oilheat consumers and the public, 
and for other purposes; S. 1754, to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to consolidate and reauthorize health professions and minority and 
disadvantaged health professions and disadvantaged health education 
programs, and for other purposes; H.R. 4523, to make technical 
corrections to the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
Improvement Act of 1997; H.R. 4566, to make technical and clarifying 
amendments to the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
Improvement Act of 1997; S.J. Res. 58, recognizing the accomplishments 
of Inspector General since their creation in 1978 in preventing and 
detecting waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and in promoting 
economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Federal Government; H. 
Res. 590, recognizing and honoring Hunter Scott for his efforts to honor 
the memory of the captain and crew of the U.S.. INDIANAPOLIS and for the 
outstanding example he has set for the young people of the United 
States; S. 2432, to support programs of grants to States to address the 
assistive technology needs of individuals with disabilities, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 2186, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
provide assistance to the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center 
in Casper, Wyoming; H.R. 3903, to provide for an exchange of lands 
located near Gustavus, Alaska, and for other purposes; H.R. 3796, to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the administrative site 
for the Rogue River National Forest and use the proceeds for the 
construction or improvement of offices and support buildings for the 
Rogue River National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management; H.R. 
2886, to provide for a demonstration project in the Stanislaus National 
Forest, California, under which a private contractor will perform 
multiple resource management activities for that unit of the National 
Forest System; H.R. 4735, to make technical corrections to the Omnibus 
Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996; S. 2095, to reauthorize 
and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act; 
S. 2240, to establish the Adams National Historical Park in the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes; S. 1408, to 
establish the Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, and for 
other purposes; S. 1718, to amend the Weir Farm National Historic Site 
Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize the acquisition of additional 
acreage for the historic site to permit the development of visitor and 
administrative facilities and to authorize the appropriation of 
additional amounts for the acquisition of real and personal property; S. 
469, to designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers 
as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. 2106, 
to expand the boundaries of Arches National Park, Utah, to include 
portions of certain drainages that are under the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Land Management, and to include a portion of Fish Seep Draw 
owned by the State of Utah, and for other purposes; S. 2413, to provide 
for the development of a management plan for the Woodland Lake Park 
tract in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the State of Arizona 
reflecting the current use of the tract as a public park; S. 1175, to 
reauthorize the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen 
Advisory Commission for 10 additional years; and S. 391, to provide for 
the disposition of certain funds appropriated to pay judgment in favor 
of the Mississippi Sioux Indians, and for other purposes.

para.106.53  tunnison lab

  Mr. SAXON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2505) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey title to the 
Tunnison Lab Hagerman Field Station in Gooding County, Idaho, to the 
University of Idaho.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. SAXON and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.106.54  fish and wildlife improvements

  Mr. SAXON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2094) to amend the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 to 
enable the Secretary of the Interior to more effectively use the 
proceeds of sales of certain items.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. SAXON and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.106.55  social security advisory board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 703 of 
the Social Security Act (42 United States Code 903) as amended by 
section 103 of Public Law 103-296, reappointed as a member of the Social 
Security Advisory Board, Ms. Jo Ann Barhardt of Arlington, Virginia, 
from private life, to fill an existing vacancy thereon.

para.106.56  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a joint 
resolution of the House of the following title.

       H.J. Res. 133. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.

para.106.57  message from the president--report on payments to cuba from 
          u.s. citizens

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  This report is submitted pursuant to 1705(e)(6) of the Cuban Democracy 
Act of 1992, 22 U.S.C. 6004(e)(6) (the ``CDA''), as amended by section 
102(g) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 
1996, Public Law 104-114 (March 12, 1996), 110 Stat. 785, 22 U.S.C. 
6021-91 (the ``LIBERTAD Act''), which requires that I report to the 
Congress on a semiannual basis detailing payments made to Cuba by any 
United States person as a result of the provision of telecommunications 
services authorized by this subsection.
  The CDA, which provides that telecommunications services are permitted 
between the United States and Cuba, specifically authorizes the 
President to provide for payments to Cuba by license. The CDA states 
that licenses

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may be issued for full or partial settlement of telecommunications 
services with Cuba, but may not require any withdrawal from a blocked 
account. Following enactment of the CDA on October 23, 1992, a number of 
U.S. telecommunications companies successfully negotiated agreements to 
provide telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba 
consistent with policy guidelines developed by the Department of State 
and the Federal Communications Commission.
  Subsequent to enactment of the CDA, the Department of the Treasury's 
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Cuban Assets Control 
Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515 (the ``CACR''), to provide for specific 
licensing on a case-by-case basis for certain transactions incident to 
the receipt or transmission of telecommunications between the United 
States and Cuba, 31 C.F.R. 515.542(c), including settlement of charges 
under traffic agreements.
  The OFAC has issued eight licenses authorizing transactions incident 
to the receipt or transmission of telecommunications between the United 
States and Cuba since the enactment of the CDA. None of these licenses 
permits payments to the Government of Cuba from a blocked account. For 
the period January 1 through June 30, 1998, OFAC-licensed U.S. carriers 
reported payments to the Government of Cuba in settlement of charges 
under telecommunications traffic agreements as follows:

AT&T Corporation (formerly, American Telephone and Telegraph 
  Company)..................................................$12,795,658
AT&T de Puerto Rico.............................................292,229
Global One (formerly, Sprint Incorporated)....................3,075,733
IDB WorldCom Services, Inc. (formerly, IDB Communications, Inc4,402,634
MCI International, Inc. (formerly, MCI Communications Corporat8,468,743
Telefonica Larga Distancia de Puerto Rico, Inc..................129,752
WilTel, Inc. (formerly, WilTel Underseas Cable, Inc.).........4,983,368
WorldCom, Inc. (formerly, LDDS Communications, Inc.)..........5,371,531
                                                             __________
                                                             39,519,648
  I shall continue to report semiannually on telecommunications 
payments to the Government of Cuba from United States persons.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 8, 1998.

  The message was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-322).

para.106.58  senate bills and concurrent resolution referred

  Bills and a concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following 
titles were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred 
as follows:

       S. 1970. An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     establish a program to provide assistance in the conservation 
     of neotropical migratory birds; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       S. 2358. An Act to provide for the establishment of a 
     presumption of service-connection for illnesses associated 
     with service in the Persian Gulf War, to extend and enhance 
     certain health care authorities relating to such service, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       S. 2427. An Act to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
     Management Act of 1996 to extend the legislative authority 
     for the Black Patriots Foundation to establish a 
     commemorative work; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2524. An Act to codify without substantive change laws 
     related to Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, 
     and Organizations and to improve the United States Code; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. Con. Res. 120. Concurrent resolution to redesignate the 
     United States Capitol Police headquarters building located at 
     119 D Street, Northeast, Washington, D.C., as the ``Eney, 
     Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.106.59  enrolled bills and joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills, and a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon 
signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 3694. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1999 for intelligence and intelligence related 
     activities of the United States Government, the Community 
     Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
     Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3790. An Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
     Library of Congress.
       H.R. 4194. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4248. An Act to authorize the use of receipts from the 
     sale of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps to 
     promote additional stamp purchases.
       H.J. Res. 133. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.

para.106.60  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 2022. An Act to provide for the improvement of 
     interstate criminal justice identification, information, 
     communication, and forensics.

para.106.61  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BERMAN, for Thursday, October 8 after 8:30 p.m., and balance of 
the week; and
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.106.62  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. EHLERS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 8 o'clock and 57 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
10 o'clock a.m. on Saturday, October 10, 1998.

para.106.63  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     S. 1260. An act to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of 
     securities class actions under State law, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-803). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. GOSS: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 
     Investigation into Iranian Arms Shipments to Bosnia (Rept. 
     No. 105-804). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 588. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4761) to require the United States Trade Representative to 
     take certain actions in response to the failure of the 
     European Union to comply with the rulings of the World Trade 
     Organization (Rept. No. 105-805). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 589. 
     Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of Rule XI 
     with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
     from the Committee on Rules, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 105-806). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.106.64  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1965. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce extended for a period ending not later than October 
     16, 1998.
       H.R. 3055. Referral to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure extended for a period ending not later than 
     October 16, 1998.
       H.R. 3511. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 16, 1998.
       H.R. 3828. Referral to the Committees on Veterans Affairs 
     and Commerce extended for a period ending not later than 
     October 16, 1998.
       H.R. 3829. Referral to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, the Judiciary, and National Security extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 16, 1998.
       H.R. 3844. Referral to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure extended for a period ending not later than 
     October 16, 1998.
       H.R. 4377. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 16, 1998.
       H.R. 4567. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 16, 1998. 

para.106.65  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. LaFalce):
       H.R. 4756. A bill to ensure that the United States is 
     prepared to meet the Year 2000 computer problem; to the 
     Committee on Science.

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           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Young of Florida, 
             and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 4757. A bill to designate the North/South Center as 
     the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. EVANS:
       H.R. 4758. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
     Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 4759. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to repeal redundant reporting and record keeping 
     requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan:
       H.R. 4760. A bill to require the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service to approve a permit required for importation 
     of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Watkins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Collins, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Christensen, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Berry):
       H.R. 4761. A bill to require the United States Trade 
     Representative to take certain actions in response to the 
     failure of the European Union to comply with the rulings of 
     the World Trade Organization; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Dickey, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans, Mr. Holden, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 4762. A bill to impose a temporary ban on the 
     importation of certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and 
     Brazil, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 4763. A bill to declare certain Amerasians to be 
     citizens of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 4764. A bill to require any Federal or State court to 
     recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed 
     by a State other than the State where the court is located 
     when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate 
     commerce; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Gingrich):
       H.R. 4765. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount allowable for qualified adoption 
     expenses, to permanently extend the credit for adoption 
     expenses, and to adjust the limitations on such credit for 
     inflation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4766. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     conduct a study and submit a report regarding the 
     availability of educational instruction in the English 
     language to student citizens in the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. DEGETTE:
       H.R. 4767. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the coverage of needy children under 
     the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and the 
     Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 4768. A bill to designate the United States Courthouse 
     located at 40 Centre Street in New York, New York, as the 
     ``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse``; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4769. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to prepare a report on the current Federal program costs, and 
     Federal revenues, attributable to the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico and on other matters relating to the taxation of 
     residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FAWELL:
       H.R. 4770. A bill to amend the Labor-Management Reporting 
     and Disclosure Act of 1959; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 4771. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to waive the penalty for late enrollment under 
     part B of the Medicare Program for certain military retirees 
     and dependents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 4772. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit disbursements of non-Federal funds by 
     foreign nationals in campaigns for election for Federal 
     office; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 4773. A bill to provide for assistance by the United 
     States to promote economic growth and stabilization of 
     Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Irish 
     Republic; to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Snowbarger, and Mr. Ryun):
       H.R. 4774. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service at 410 North 6th Street in Garden City, 
     Kansas, as the ``Clifford R. Hope Post Office''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 4775. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     grant a Federal charter to The National Teachers Hall of Fame 
     in Emporia, Kansas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4776. A bill to make it a Federal crime to use a 
     weapon of a State or local law enforcement officer in the 
     commission of a crime against the officer; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 4777. A bill to expand authority for programs to 
     encourage Federal employees to commute by means other than 
     single-occupancy motor vehicles to include an option to pay 
     cash for agency-provided parking spaces, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Petri, Mr. Talent, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cunningham, 
             and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 4778. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to clarify the exemption for houseparents from the 
     minimum wage and maximum hours requirements of that Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 4779. A bill to provide block grant options for 
     certain education funding; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 4780. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for expenses of 
     attending elementary and secondary schools and for 
     contributions to charitable organizations which provide 
     scholarships for children to attend such schools; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. Bob SCHAFFER:
       H.R. 4781. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require the national committees of political 
     parties to file pre-general election reports with the Federal 
     Election Commission without regard to whether or not the 
     parties have made contributions or expenditures under such 
     Act during the periods covered by such reports; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       H.R. 4782. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the dependent care tax credit refundable and to 
     increase the amount of allowable dependent care expenses, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 133. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Yates, Mr. Rush, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Minge, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Markey, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Waters, Mr. Leach, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Lofgren, and 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H. Con. Res. 347. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding measures to achieve a peaceful 
     resolution of the conflict in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Res. 590. A resolution recognizing and honoring Hunter 
     Scott for his efforts to honor the memory of the captain and 
     crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS and for the outstanding 
     example he has set for the young people of the United States; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

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           By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois):
       H. Res. 591. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Supreme Court of the United 
     States should improve its employment practices with regard to 
     hiring more qualified minority applicants to serve as clerks 
     to the Justices; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.106.66  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ORTIZ:
       H.R. 4783. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel GRIEFSWALD; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YATES:
       H.R. 4784. A bill for the relief of Marin Turcinovic, and 
     his fiancee, Corina Dechalup; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para.106.67  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 23: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Lee, 
     Mr. Coyne, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 44: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 167: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 168: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Souder, and Mrs. 
     Bono.
       H.R. 616: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Shays and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Becerra, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 1073: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Drier and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Kleczka and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 2273: Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Wise and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 2465: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2524: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Minge and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2715: Mr. Ney and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 2908: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 2950: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 3008: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 3033: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 3279: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 3637: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 3702: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 3720: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Norwood, and 
     Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 3766: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 3779: Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Sawyer, and 
     Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 3794: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 3833: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 3946: Mr. Doyle, Ms. Sanchez, and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Thomas and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 3956: Ms. Brown of Florida and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. Spratt and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 4035: Mr. Hill, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Gejdenson, 
     Mr. Blunt, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Poshard, and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 4036: Mr. Hill, Mr. Baker, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
     Blunt, Mr. Parker, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Poshard, Mr. Borski, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scarborough, 
     Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 4126: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 4127: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 4130: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 4153: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 4154: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 4291: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 4358: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 4383: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 4415: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 4449: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 4467: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Bonior, and Ms. 
     DeLauro.
       H.R. 4492: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. 
     Blumenauer.
       H.R. 4513: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 4545: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 4546: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Stearns, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Porter, Mr. Talent, Mr. Deal 
     of Georgia, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 4552: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 4553: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 4581: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 4628: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 4648: Mr. Markey, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and 
     Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 4653: Mr. Filner, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 4683: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sherman, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 4686: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 4709: Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 4717: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. 
     Aderholt.
       H.R. 4727: Mr. Murtha, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 4733: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 4737: Ms. Eshoo.
       H. Con. Res. 122: Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Ms. Granger, Mr. LaTourette, and Ms. Ros-
     Lehtinen.
       H. Con. Res. 274: Mr. Goss and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H. Con. Res. 286: Mr. Oberstar and Ms. McKinney.
       H. Con. Res. 314: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 325: Mr. Conyers.
       H. Con. Res. 328: Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Obey, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. 
     Bentsen.
       H. Con. Res. 335: Mrs. Morella.
       H. Con. Res. 345: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Green, 
     Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Cook, 
     Mr. Sessions, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Talent, Mr. Miller of 
     Florida, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana.
       H. Res. 406: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H. Res. 483: Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Owens, and Mr. 
     Meeks of New York.
       H. Res. 519: Mr. Goodling.
       H. Res. 561: Mr. Porter.
       H. Res. 571: Mr. Graham and Mr. Abercrombie.



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                    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1998 (107)

para.107.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 10, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Charles F. Bass to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.107.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, October 9, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.107.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11630. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report to Congress containing a plan to reduce 
     overhead costs of the supply management activities of the 
     Defense Logistics Agency and the military departments so that 
     the overhead costs for each fiscal year after fiscal year 
     2000 do not exceed eight percent of net sales at standard 
     price by Inventory Control Points during that year; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       11631. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Ginnie Mae MBS Program: Book Entry Securities 
     [Docket No. FR-4331-1-01] received October 8, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       11632. A letter from the Acting Director, Financial Crimes 
     Enforcement Network, transmitting the Network's final rule--
     Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations----Exemptions 
     from the Requirements to Report Transactions in Currency--
     Phase II (RIN: 1506-AA12) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       11633. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report to Congress on appropriations 
     legislation within seven days of enactment; to the Committee 
     on the Budget.
       11634. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final regulations--Federal Work-Study Programs 
     (RIN: 1840-AC56), pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11635. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a Consolidated Report to Congress on 
     the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Program 
     Implementation Assessments (PIAs) for Fiscal Years 1992-1997; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11636. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Louisiana: Final Authorization of State Hazardous 
     Waste Management Program Revisions [FRL-6176-1] received 
     October 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11637. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Idaho: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-6176-7] received October 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11638. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Taipei for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 99-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11639. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     notification that an emergency exists which requires that 
     consent to the proposed transfer, of electronic counter-
     measure pods, on a temporary basis to the Governement of 
     Norway, become effective immediately in the national security 
     interests of the United States; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11640. A letter from the Director of Congressional Affairs, 
     Central Intelligence Agency, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act from October 
     1, 1997 to September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       11641. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List 
     Additions--received October 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       11642. A letter from the Director of Executive Budgeting 
     and Assistance Management, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule-- Audit Requirements 
     for Institutions of Higher Education and Other Non-Profit 
     Organization [Docket No. 980925248-8248-01] (RIN: 0605-AA12) 
     received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       11643. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department of Transportation's first annual 
     Performance Plan under the Government Performance and Results 
     Act of 1993; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       11644. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Geothermal Resources Leasing and 
     Operations [AA-610-08-4141-02] (RIN: 1004-AB18) received 
     October 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11645. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Justice Programs, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant 
     Act of 1998 [OJP (BJA)-1192] (RIN: 1121-AA48) received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       11646. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend section 879 of title 18, United States 
     Code, to provide clearer coverage over threats against former 
     Presidents, members of their families, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       11647. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report with recommendations on the feasibility 
     and environmental benefits of requiring tank vessels to carry 
     oil spill prevention and response equipment; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11648. A letter from the Secretary of Labor and Chairman of 
     the Board, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting 
     the 23nd Annual Report of the Corporation, which includes the 
     Corporation's financial statements as of September 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 1308; jointly to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce and Ways and Means.
       11649. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a report on the 
     agencies plan for achieving a drug-free workplace, pursuant 
     to Public Law 102--321, 101(a) (106 Stat. 327); jointly to 
     the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight and 
     Appropriations.

       11650. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Hospice Wage Index [HCFA-1039-N] (RIN: 0938-AI87) 
     received October 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para.107.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills and a joint 
resolution of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 624. An Act to amend the Armored Car Industry 
     Reciprocity Act of 1993 to clarify certain requirements and 
     to improve the flow of interstate commerce.
       H.R. 1021. An Act to provide for a land exchange involving 
     certain National Forest System lands within the Routt 
     National Forest in the State of Colorado.
       H.R. 3069. An Act to extend the Advisory Council on 
     California Indian Policy to allow the Advisory Council to 
     advise Congress on the implementation of the proposals and 
     recommendations of the Advisory Council.
       H.R. 3830. An Act to provide for the exchange of certain 
     lands within the State of Utah.
       H.R. 4337. An Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide financial assistance to the State of 
     Maryland for a pilot program to develop measures to eradicate 
     or control nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria.
       H.R. 4679. An Act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to clarify the circumstances in which a 
     substance is considered to be a pesticide chemical for 
     purposes of such act, and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 131. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements for the remainder of the One Hundred Fifth 
     Congress with respect to any bill or joint resolution making 
     general or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1999.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House 
of the following title:

       H.R. 3494. An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to violent sex crimes against children, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills and 
concurrent resolutions of the following titles in which the concurrence 
of the House is requested:

       S. 1752. An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain administrative sites and use the proceeds 
     for the acquisition of office sites and the acquisition, 
     construction, or improvement of offices and support buildings 
     for the Coconino National Forest, Kaibab National Forest, 
     Prescott National Forest, and Tonto National Forest in the 
     State of Arizona.
       S. 2087. An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila 
     Project, and designated lands within or adjacent to the Gila 
     Project, to the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage 
     District, and for other purposes.
       S. 2131. An Act to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
     improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 2133. An Act to preserve the cultural resources of the 
     Route 66 corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance.
       S. 2401. An Act to authorize the addition of the Paoli 
     Battlefield site in Malvern, Pennsylvania, to Valley Forge 
     National Historical Park.
       S. 2402. An Act to direct the Secretaries of Agriculture 
     and Interior to convey certain lands in San Juan County, New 
     Mexico, to San Juan College.
       S. 2413. An Act prohibiting the conveyance of Woodland Lake 
     Park tract in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the State 
     of Arizona unless the conveyance is made to the town of 
     Pinetop-Lakeside or is authorized by act of Congress.
       S. 2458. An Act to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the creation of the Morristown National 
     Historical Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other 
     purposes'' to authorize the acquisition of property known as 
     the ``Warren Property''.
       S. 2500. An Act to protect the sanctity of contracts and 
     leases entered into by surface patent holders with respect to 
     coalbed methane gas.
       S. 2513. An Act to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over certain Federal land located within or adjacent to Rogue 
     River National Forest and to clarify the authority of the 
     Bureau of Land Management to sell and exchange other Federal 
     land in Oregon.
       S. Con. Res. 83. Concurrent resolution remembering the life 
     of George Washington and his contributions to the Nation.
       S. Con. Res. 119. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     50th anniversary of the American Red Cross Blood Services.

para.107.5  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. DREIER, pursuant to House Resolution 575, at 10:02 a.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bills to be 
considered today: S. 1677, to reauthorize the North American Wetlands 
Conservation Act and the Partnerships for Wildlife Act; H.R. 3046, to 
provide for financial assistance for higher education to the dependents 
of Federal, State, and local public safety officers who are killed or 
permanently and totally disabled as the result of a traumatic injury 
sustained in the line of duty; and H.R. 3055, to deem the activities of 
the Miccosukee Tribe on the Tamiami Indian Reservation to be consistent 
with the purposes of the Everglades National Park, and for other 
purposes.

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para.107.6  waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 589):

       Resolved, That the requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI 
     for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee 
     on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is 
     waived with respect to any resolution reported from that 
     committee for the remainder of the second session of the One 
     Hundred Fifth Congress providing for consideration or 
     disposition of any of the following:
       (1) A bill or joint resolution making general 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
     any amendment thereto, any conference report thereon, or any 
     amendment reported in disagreement from a conference thereon.
       (2) A bill or joint resolution that includes provisions 
     making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1999, any 
     amendment thereto, any conference report thereon, or any 
     amendment reported in disagreement from a conference thereon.
       Sec. 2. It shall be in order at any time for the remainder 
     of the second session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress for 
     the Speaker to entertain motions to suspend the rules, 
     provided that the object of any such motion is announced from 
     the floor at least two hours before the motion is offered. In 
     scheduling the consideration of legislation under this 
     authority, the Speaker or his designee shall consult with the 
     Minority Leader or his designee.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. DREIER moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, announced that the yeas had it
  Mr. MOAKLEY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.107.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4761

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 588):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 
     to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4761) to require the 
     United States Trade Representative to take certain actions in 
     response to the failure of the European Union to comply with 
     the rulings of the World Trade Organization. The bill shall 
     be considered as read for amendment. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage 
     without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate on 
     the bill equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means; 
     and (2) one motion to recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.107.8  agreeing to the amendment of the senate with amendments to 
          h.r. 4110

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 592):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution the 
     House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker's 
     table the bill H.R. 4110, with the amendment of the Senate 
     thereto, and to have concurred in the amendment of the Senate 
     with the following amendments:
       (1) Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend title 
     38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services 
     provided to Persian Gulf War veterans, to provide a cost-of-
     living adjustment in rates of compensation paid to veterans 
     with service-connected disabilities, to enhance programs 
     providing health care, compensation, education, insurance, 
     and other benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
       (2) In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
     amendment of the Senate, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans 
     Programs Enhancement Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States code.

TITLE I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO VETERANS OF PERSIAN GULF WAR AND FUTURE 
                               CONFLICTS

Sec. 101. Agreement with National Academy of Sciences regarding 
              evaluation of health consequences of service in Southwest 
              Asia during the Persian Gulf War.
Sec. 102. Health care for veterans of Persian Gulf War and future 
              conflicts.
Sec. 103. National center on war-related illnesses and post-deployment 
              health issues.
Sec. 104. Coordination of activities.
Sec. 105. Improving effectiveness of care of Persian Gulf War veterans.
Sec. 106. Contract for independent recommendations on research and for 
              development of curriculum on care of Persian Gulf War 
              veterans.
Sec. 107. Extension and improvement of evaluation of health status of 
              spouses and children of Persian Gulf War veterans.

                   TITLE II--EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

                     Subtitle A--Education Matters

Sec. 201. Calculation of reporting fee based on total veteran 
              enrollment during a calendar year.
Sec. 202. Election of advance payment of work-study allowance.
Sec. 203. Alternative to twelve semester hour equivalency requirement.
Sec. 204. Medical evidence for flight training requirements.
Sec. 205. Waiver of wage increase and minimum payment rate requirements 
              for government job training program approval.
Sec. 206. Expansion of education outreach services.
Sec. 207. Information on minimum requirements for education benefits 
              for members of the Armed Forces discharged early from 
              duty for the convenience of the Government.

 Subtitle B--Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
                               Amendments

Sec. 211. Enforcement of rights with respect to a State as an employer.
Sec. 212. Protection of extraterritorial employment and reemployment 
              rights of members of the uniformed services.
Sec. 213. Complaints relating to reemployment of members of the 
              uniformed services in Federal service.

            TITLE III--COMPENSATION, PENSION, AND INSURANCE

Sec. 301. Medal of Honor special pension.
Sec. 302. Accelerated death benefit for Servicemembers' Group Life 
              Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance 
              participants.
Sec. 303. Assessment of effectiveness of insurance and survivor 
              benefits programs for survivors of veterans with service-
              connected disabilities.
Sec. 304. National Service Life Insurance program.

                       TITLE IV--MEMORIAL AFFAIRS

Sec. 401. Commemoration of individuals whose remains are unavailable 
              for interment.
Sec. 402. Merchant mariner burial and cemetery benefits.
Sec. 403. Redesignation of National Cemetery System and establishment 
              of Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs.
Sec. 404. State cemetery grants program.

                   TITLE V--COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS

      Subtitle A--Administrative Provisions Relating to the Court

Sec. 501. Continuation in office of judges pending confirmation for 
              second term.
Sec. 502. Exemption of retirement fund from sequestration orders.
Sec. 503. Adjustments for survivor annuities.
Sec. 504. Reports on retirement program modifications.

                     Subtitle B--Renaming of Court

Sec. 511. Renaming of the Court of Veterans Appeals.
Sec. 512. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 513. Effective date.

                           TITLE VI--HOUSING

Sec. 601. Loan guarantee for multifamily transitional housing for 
              homeless veterans.
Sec. 602. Veterans housing benefit program fund account consolidation.
Sec. 603. Extension of eligibility of members of Selected Reserve for 
              veterans housing loans.
Sec. 604. Applicability of procurement law to certain contracts of 
              department of veterans affairs.

             TITLE VII--CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MATTERS

Sec. 701. Authorization of major medical facility projects.

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Sec. 702. Authorization of major medical facility leases.
Sec. 703. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 704. Increase in threshold for major medical facility leases for 
              purposes of congressional authorization.
Sec. 705. Threshold for treatment of parking facility project as a 
              major medical facility project.
Sec. 706. Parking fees.
Sec. 707. Master plan regarding use of Department of Veterans Affairs 
              lands at West Los Angeles Medical Center, California.
Sec. 708. Designation of Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
              Aspinwall, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 709. Designation of Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
              Gainesville, Florida.
Sec. 710. Designation of Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient 
              clinic, Columbus, Ohio.

        TITLE VIII--HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Scholarship program for Department of Veterans Affairs 
              employees receiving education or training in the health 
              professions.
Sec. 803. Education debt reduction program for Veterans Health 
              Administration health professionals.
Sec. 804. Repeal of prohibition on payment of tuition loans.
Sec. 805. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 806. Coordination with appropriations provision.

    TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS MEDICAL CARE AND MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION 
                               PROVISIONS

Sec. 901. Examinations and care associated with certain radiation 
              treatment.
Sec. 902. Extension of authority to counsel and treat veterans for 
              sexual trauma.
Sec. 903. Management of specialized treatment and rehabilitative 
              programs.
Sec. 904. Authority to use for operating expenses of Department of 
              Veterans Affairs medical facilities amounts available by 
              reason of the limitation on pension for veterans 
              receiving nursing home care.
Sec. 905. Report on nurse locality pay.
Sec. 906. Annual report on program and expenditures of Department of 
              Veterans Affairs for domestic response to weapons of mass 
              destruction.
Sec. 907. Interim appointment of Under Secretary for Health.

                         TITLE X--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 1001. Requirement for naming of Department property.
Sec. 1002. Members of the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
Sec. 1003. Flexibility in docketing and hearing of appeals by Board of 
              Veterans' Appeals.
Sec. 1004. Disabled veterans outreach program specialists.
Sec. 1005. Technical amendments.

            TITLE XI--COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT

Sec. 1101. Increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency 
              and indemnity compensation.
Sec. 1102. Publication of adjusted rates.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of title 38, United States Code.
TITLE I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO VETERANS OF PERSIAN GULF WAR AND FUTURE 
                               CONFLICTS

     SEC. 101. AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
                   REGARDING EVALUATION OF HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF 
                   SERVICE IN SOUTHWEST ASIA DURING THE PERSIAN 
                   GULF WAR.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide for 
     the National Academy of Sciences, an independent nonprofit 
     scientific organization with appropriate expertise which is 
     not a part of the Federal Government, to review and evaluate 
     the available scientific evidence regarding associations 
     between illness and service in the Persian Gulf War.
       (b) Agreement.--(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of 
     Sciences for the Academy to perform the activities covered by 
     this section. The Secretary shall seek to enter into the 
     agreement not later than two months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2)(A) If the Secretary is unable within the time period 
     set forth in paragraph (1) to enter into an agreement with 
     the Academy for the purposes of this section on terms 
     acceptable to the Secretary, the Secretary shall seek to 
     enter into an agreement for purposes of this section with 
     another appropriate scientific organization that is not part 
     of the Government, operates as a not-for-profit entity, and 
     has expertise and objectivity comparable to that of the 
     Academy.
       (B) If the Secretary enters into an agreement with another 
     organization under this paragraph, any reference in this 
     section to the National Academy of Sciences shall be treated 
     as a reference to such other organization.
       (c) Review of Scientific Evidence.--(1) Under the agreement 
     under subsection (b), the National Academy of Sciences shall 
     conduct a comprehensive review and evaluation of the 
     available scientific and medical information regarding the 
     health status of Gulf War veterans and the health 
     consequences of exposures to risk factors during service in 
     the Persian Gulf War. In conducting such review and 
     evaluation, the Academy shall--
       (A) identify the biological, chemical, or other toxic 
     agents, environmental or wartime hazards, or preventive 
     medicines or vaccines (including the agents specified in 
     subsection (d)(1)) to which members of the Armed Forces who 
     served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the 
     Persian Gulf War may have been exposed by reason of such 
     service;
       (B) identify the illnesses associated with the agents, 
     hazards, or medicines or vaccines identified under 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (C) identify the illnesses (including diagnosed illnesses 
     and undiagnosed illnesses) for which there is scientific 
     evidence of a higher prevalence among populations of Gulf War 
     veterans when compared with other appropriate populations of 
     individuals.
       (2) In identifying illnesses under subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C) of paragraph (1), the Academy shall review and summarize 
     the relevant scientific evidence regarding illnesses, 
     including symptoms, adverse reproductive health outcomes, and 
     mortality, among the members described in paragraph (1)(A) 
     and among other appropriate populations of individuals.
       (3) In conducting the review and evaluation under paragraph 
     (1), the Academy shall, for each illness identified under 
     subparagraph (B) or (C) of that paragraph, assess the latency 
     period, if any, between service or exposure to any potential 
     risk factor (including an agent, hazard, or medicine or 
     vaccine identified under subparagraph (A) of that paragraph) 
     and the manifestation of such illness.
       (d) Specified Agents.--(1) In identifying under subsection 
     (c)(1)(A) the agents, hazards, or preventive medicines or 
     vaccines to which members of the Armed Forces may have been 
     exposed, the National Academy of Sciences shall consider the 
     following:
       (A) The following organophosphorous pesticides:
       (i) Chlorpyrifos.
       (ii) Diazinon.
       (iii) Dichlorvos.
       (iv) Malathion.
       (B) The following carbamate pesticides:
       (i) Proxpur.
       (ii) Carbaryl.
       (iii) Methomyl.
       (C) The carbamate pyridostigmine bromide used as nerve 
     agent prophylaxis.
       (D) The following chlorinated hydrocarbons and other 
     pesticides and repellents:
       (i) Lindane.
       (ii) Pyrethrins.
       (iii) Permethrins.
       (iv) Rodenticides (bait).
       (v) Repellent (DEET).
       (E) The following low-level nerve agents and precursor 
     compounds at exposure levels below those which produce 
     immediately apparent incapacitating symptoms:
       (i) Sarin.
       (ii) Tabun.
       (F) The following synthetic chemical compounds:
       (i) Mustard agents at levels below those which cause 
     immediate blistering.
       (ii) Volatile organic compounds.
       (iii) Hydrazine.
       (iv) Red fuming nitric acid.
       (v) Solvents.
       (G) The following sources of radiation:
       (i) Depleted uranium.
       (ii) Microwave radiation.
       (iii) Radio frequency radiation.
       (H) The following environmental particulates and 
     pollutants:
       (i) Hydrogen sulfide.
       (ii) Oil fire byproducts.
       (iii) Diesel heater fumes.
       (iv) Sand micro-particles.
       (I) Diseases endemic to the region (including the 
     following):
       (i) Leishmaniasis.
       (ii) Sandfly fever.
       (iii) Pathogenic escherichia coli.
       (iv) Shigellosis.
       (J) Time compressed administration of multiple live, 
     `attenuated', and toxoid vaccines.
       (2) The consideration of agents, hazards, and medicines and 
     vaccines under paragraph (1) shall not preclude the Academy 
     from identifying other agents, hazards, or medicines or 
     vaccines to which members of the Armed Forces may have been 
     exposed for purposes of any report under subsection (h).
       (3) Not later than six months after entry into the 
     agreement under subsection (b), the Academy shall submit to 
     the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives a report specifying the agents, 
     hazards, and medicines and vaccines considered under 
     paragraph (1).
       (e) Scientific Determinations Concerning Illnesses.--(1) 
     For each illness identified under subparagraph (B) or (C) of 
     subsection (c)(1), the National Academy of Sciences shall 
     determine (to the extent available scientific evidence 
     permits) whether there is scientific evidence of an 
     association of that illness with Gulf War service or exposure 
     during Gulf War service to one or more agents, hazards, or 
     medicines or vaccines. In

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     making those determinations, the Academy shall consider--
       (A) the strength of scientific evidence, the replicability 
     of results, the statistical significance of results, and the 
     appropriateness of the scientific methods used to detect the 
     association;
       (B) in any case where there is evidence of an apparent 
     association, whether there is reasonable confidence that that 
     apparent association is not due to chance, bias, or 
     confounding;
       (C) the increased risk of the illness among human or animal 
     populations exposed to the agent, hazard, or medicine or 
     vaccine;
       (D) whether a plausible biological mechanism or other 
     evidence of a causal relationship exists between exposure to 
     the agent, hazard, or medicine or vaccine and the illness;
       (E) in any case where information about exposure levels is 
     available, whether the evidence indicates that the levels of 
     exposure of the studied populations were of the same 
     magnitude as the estimated likely exposures of Gulf War 
     veterans; and
       (F) whether there is an increased risk of illness among 
     Gulf War veterans in comparison with appropriate peer groups.
       (2) The Academy shall include in its reports under 
     subsection (h) a full discussion of the scientific evidence 
     and reasoning that led to its conclusions under this 
     subsection.
       (f) Recommendations for Additional Scientific Studies.--(1) 
     Under the agreement under subsection (b), the National 
     Academy of Sciences shall make any recommendations that it 
     considers appropriate for additional scientific studies 
     (including studies relating to treatment models) to resolve 
     areas of continuing scientific uncertainty relating to the 
     health consequences of service in the Persian Gulf War or 
     exposure to toxic agents, environmental or wartime hazards, 
     or preventive medicines or vaccines associated with Gulf War 
     service.
       (2) In making recommendations for additional studies, the 
     Academy shall consider the available scientific data, the 
     value and relevance of the information that could result from 
     such studies, and the cost and feasibility of carrying out 
     such studies.
       (g) Subsequent Reviews.--(1) Under the agreement under 
     subsection (b), the National Academy of Sciences shall 
     conduct on a periodic and ongoing basis additional reviews of 
     the evidence and data relating to its activities under this 
     section.
       (2) As part of each review under this subsection, the 
     Academy shall--
       (A) conduct as comprehensive a review as is practicable of 
     the information referred to in subsection (c), the evidence 
     referred to in subsection (e), and the data referred to in 
     subsection (f) that became available since the last review of 
     such information, evidence, and data under this section; and
       (B) make determinations under the subsections referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) on the basis of the results of such 
     review and all other reviews previously conducted for 
     purposes of this section.
       (h) Reports by Academy.--(1) Under the agreement under 
     subsection (b), the National Academy of Sciences shall submit 
     to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives and the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs periodic written reports regarding the Academy's 
     activities under the agreement.
       (2) The first report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted 
     not later than two years after entry into the agreement under 
     subsection (b). That report shall include--
       (A) the determinations and discussion referred to in 
     subsection (e); and
       (B) any recommendations of the Academy under subsection 
     (f).
       (3) Reports shall be submitted under this subsection at 
     least once every two years, as measured from the date of the 
     report under paragraph (2).
       (4) In any report under this subsection (other than the 
     report under paragraph (2)), the Academy may specify an 
     absence of meaningful developments in the scientific or 
     medical community with respect to the activities of the 
     Academy under this section during the two-year period ending 
     on the date of such report.
       (i) Reports by Secretary.--(1) The Secretary shall review 
     each report from the Academy under subsection (h). As part of 
     such review, the Secretary shall seek comments on, and 
     evaluation of, the Academy's report from the heads of other 
     affected departments and agencies of the United States.
       (2) Based upon a review under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
     available scientific and medical information regarding the 
     health consequences of Persian Gulf War service and of 
     exposures to risk factors during service in the Persian Gulf 
     War. The Secretary shall include in the report the 
     Secretary's recommendations as to whether there is sufficient 
     evidence to warrant a presumption of service-connection for 
     the occurrence of a specified condition in Gulf War veterans. 
     In determining whether to make such a recommendation, the 
     Secretary shall consider the matters specified in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (F) of subsection (e)(1).
       (3) The report under this subsection shall be submitted not 
     later than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary 
     receives the report from the Academy.
       (j) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective 11 
     years after the last day of the fiscal year in which the 
     National Academy of Sciences enters into an agreement with 
     the Secretary under subsection (b).
       (k) Definition.--In this section, the term ``toxic agent, 
     environmental or wartime hazard, or preventive medicine or 
     vaccine associated with Gulf War service'' means a 
     biological, chemical, or other toxic agent, environmental or 
     wartime hazard, or preventive medicine or vaccine that is 
     known or presumed to be associated with service in the Armed 
     Forces in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the 
     Persian Gulf War, whether such association arises as a result 
     of single, repeated, or sustained exposure and whether such 
     association arises through exposure singularly or in 
     combination.

     SEC. 102. HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS OF PERSIAN GULF WAR AND 
                   FUTURE CONFLICTS.

       (a) Authority.--Section 1710(e) is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a veteran who 
     served on active duty in a theater of combat operations (as 
     determined by the Secretary in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense) during a period of war after the 
     Persian Gulf War, or in combat against a hostile force during 
     a period of hostilities (as defined in section 1712A(a)(2)(B) 
     of this title) after the date of the enactment of this 
     subparagraph, is eligible for hospital care, medical 
     services, and nursing home care under subsection (a)(2)(F) 
     for any illness, notwithstanding that there is insufficient 
     medical evidence to conclude that such condition is 
     attributable to such service.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``or (1)(D)'' after 
     ``paragraph (1)(C)'';
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking out ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking out ``December 31, 1998.'' in subparagraph 
     (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``December 31, 2001; and''; 
     and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) in the case of care for a veteran described in 
     paragraph (1)(D), after a period of two years beginning on 
     the date of the veteran's discharge or release from active 
     military, naval, or air service.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) When the Secretary first provides care for veterans 
     using the authority provided in paragraph (1)(D), the 
     Secretary shall establish a system for collection and 
     analysis of information on the general health status and 
     health care utilization patterns of veterans receiving care 
     under that paragraph. Not later than 18 months after first 
     providing care under such authority, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the experience under that 
     authority. The Secretary shall include in the report any 
     recommendations of the Secretary for extension of that 
     authority.''.
       (b) Implementation Report.--Not later than October 1, 1999, 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives a report on the Secretary's plan for 
     establishing and operating the system for collection and 
     analysis of information required by paragraph (5) of section 
     1710(e) of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a)(4).

     SEC. 103. NATIONAL CENTER ON WAR-RELATED ILLNESSES AND POST-
                   DEPLOYMENT HEALTH ISSUES.

       (a) Assessment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of 
     Sciences, or another appropriate independent organization, 
     under which such entity shall assist in developing a plan for 
     the establishment of a national center or national centers 
     for the study of war-related illnesses and post-deployment 
     health issues. The purposes of such a center may include--
       (1) carrying out and promoting research regarding the 
     etiologies, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of war-
     related illnesses and post-deployment health issues; and
       (2) promoting the development of appropriate health 
     policies, including monitoring, medical recordkeeping, risk 
     communication, and use of new technologies.
       (b) Recommendations and Report.--With respect to such a 
     center, an agreement under this section shall provide for the 
     Academy (or other entity) to--
       (1) make recommendations regarding (A) design of an 
     organizational structure or structures, operational scope, 
     staffing and resource needs, establishment of appropriate 
     databases, the advantages of single or multiple sites, 
     mechanisms for implementing recommendations on policy, and 
     relationship to academic or scientific entities, (B) the role 
     or roles that relevant Federal departments and agencies 
     should have in the establishment and operation of any such 
     center or centers, and (C) such other matters as it considers 
     appropriate; and
       (2) report to the Secretary, the Secretaries of Defense and 
     Health and Human Services, and the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives, not later 
     than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, on 
     its recommendations.
       (c) Report on Establishment of National Center.--Not later 
     than 60 days after receiving the report under subsection (b), 
     the Secretaries specified in subsection (b)(2) shall submit 
     to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and 
     Natoinal Security of the House of Representatives a joint 
     report on the findings and recommendations contained in that 
     report. Such report may set forth an operational

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     plan for carrying out any recommendation in that report to 
     establish a national center or centers for the study of war-
     related illnesses. No action to carry out such plan may be 
     taken after the submission of such report until the end of a 
     90-day period following the date of the submission.

     SEC. 104. COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.

       Section 707 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health Status 
     Act (title VII of Public Law 102-585; 38 U.S.C. 527 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking out ``government activities 
     on health-related research'' and inserting the following: 
     ``health-related government activities'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking out ``research''; and
       (3) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(b) Public Advisory Committee.--Not later than January 1, 
     1999, the head of the department or agency designated under 
     subsection (a) shall establish an advisory committee 
     consisting of members of the general public, including 
     Persian Gulf War veterans and representatives of such 
     veterans, to provide advice to the head of that department or 
     agency on proposed research studies, research plans, or 
     research strategies relating to the health consequences of 
     military service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations 
     during the Persian Gulf War. The department or agency head 
     shall consult with such advisory committee on a regular 
     basis.
       ``(c) Reports.--(1) Not later than March 1 of each year, 
     the head of the department or agency designated under 
     subsection (a) shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
     on--
       ``(A) the status and results of all such research 
     activities undertaken by the executive branch during the 
     previous year; and
       ``(B) research priorities identified during that year.
       ``(2)(A) Not later than 120 days after submission of the 
     epidemiological research study conducted by the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs entitled `VA National Survey of Persian Gulf 
     Veterans--Phase III', the head of the department or agency 
     designated under subsection (a) shall submit to the 
     congressional committees specified in paragraph (1) a report 
     on the findings under that study and any other pertinent 
     medical literature.
       ``(B) With respect to any findings of that study and any 
     other pertinent medical literature which identify scientific 
     evidence of a greater relative risk of illness or illnesses 
     in family members of veterans who served in the Persian Gulf 
     War theater of operations than in family members of veterans 
     who did not so serve, the head of the department or agency 
     designated under subsection (a) shall seek to ensure that 
     appropriate research studies are designed to follow up on 
     such findings.
       ``(d) Public Availability of Research Findings.--The head 
     of the department or agency designated under subsection (a) 
     shall ensure that the findings of all research conducted by 
     or for the executive branch relating to the health 
     consequences of military service in the Persian Gulf theater 
     of operations during the Persian Gulf War (including 
     information pertinent to improving provision of care for 
     veterans of such service) are made available to the public 
     through peer-reviewed medical journals, the World Wide Web, 
     and other appropriate media.
       ``(e) Outreach.--The head of the department or agency 
     designated under subsection (a) shall ensure that the 
     appropriate departments consult and coordinate in carrying 
     out an ongoing program to provide information to those who 
     served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the 
     Persian Gulf War relating to (1) the health risks, if any, 
     resulting from any risk factors associated with such service, 
     and (2) any services or benefits available with respect to 
     such health risks.''.

     SEC. 105. IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS OF CARE OF PERSIAN GULF WAR 
                   VETERANS.

       (a) Assessment by National Academy of Sciences.--Not later 
     than April 1, 1999, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences 
     to review the available scientific data in order to--
       (1) assess whether a methodology could be used by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for determining the efficacy 
     of treatments furnished to, and health outcomes (including 
     functional status) of, Persian Gulf War veterans who have 
     been treated for illnesses which may be associated with their 
     service in the Persian Gulf War; and
       (2) identify, to the extent feasible, with respect to each 
     undiagnosed illness prevalent among such veterans and for any 
     other chronic illness that the Academy determines to warrant 
     such review, empirically valid models of treatment for such 
     illness which employ successful treatment modalities for 
     populations with similar symptoms.
       (b) Action on Report.--(1) After receiving the final report 
     of the National Academy of Sciences under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall, if a reasonable and scientifically feasible 
     methodology is identified by the Academy, develop an 
     appropriate mechanism to monitor and study the effectiveness 
     of treatments furnished to, and health outcomes of, Persian 
     Gulf War veterans who suffer from diagnosed and undiagnosed 
     illnesses which may be associated with their service in the 
     Persian Gulf War.
       (2) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 
     a report on the implementation of paragraph (1).
       (3) The Secretary shall carry out paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     not later than 180 days after receiving the final report of 
     the National Academy of Sciences under subsection (a).

     SEC. 106. CONTRACT FOR INDEPENDENT RECOMMENDATIONS ON 
                   RESEARCH AND FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM ON 
                   CARE OF PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERANS.

       Section 706 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health Status 
     Act (title VII of Public Law 102-585; 38 U.S.C. 527 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Research Review and Development of Medical Education 
     Curriculum.--(1) In order to further understanding of the 
     health consequences of military service in the Persian Gulf 
     theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War and of new 
     research findings with implications for improving the 
     provision of care for veterans of such service, the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall seek 
     to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of 
     Sciences under which the Institute of Medicine of the Academy 
     would--
       ``(A) develop a curriculum pertaining to the care and 
     treatment of veterans of such service who have ill-defined or 
     undiagnosed illnesses for use in the continuing medical 
     education of both general and specialty physicians who 
     provide care for such veterans; and
       ``(B) on an ongoing basis, periodically review and provide 
     recommendations regarding the research plans and research 
     strategies of the Departments relating to the health 
     consequences of military service in the Persian Gulf theater 
     of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
       ``(2) Recommendations to be provided under paragraph (1)(B) 
     include any recommendations that the Academy considers 
     appropriate for additional scientific studies (including 
     studies related to treatment models) to resolve areas of 
     continuing scientific uncertainty relating to the health 
     consequences of any aspects of such military service. In 
     making recommendations for additional studies, the Academy 
     shall consider the available scientific data, the value and 
     relevance of the information that could result from such 
     studies, and the cost and feasibility of carrying out such 
     studies.
       ``(3) Not later than nine months after the Institute of 
     Medicine provides the Secretaries the curriculum developed 
     under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretaries shall provide for the 
     conduct of continuing education programs using that 
     curriculum. Those programs shall include instruction which 
     seeks to emphasize use of appropriate protocols of diagnosis, 
     referral, and treatment of such veterans.''.

     SEC. 107. EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF EVALUATION OF HEALTH 
                   STATUS OF SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF PERSIAN GULF 
                   WAR VETERANS.

       (a) One-Year Extension.--Subsection (b) of section 107 of 
     the Persian Gulf War Veterans' Benefits Act (title I of 
     Public Law 103-446; 38 U.S.C. 1117 note) is amended by 
     striking out ``December 31, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``December 31, 1999''.
       (b) Termination of Certain Testing and Evaluation 
     Requirements.--Subsection (a) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``the'' after ``Secretary of'';
       (2) by striking out ``study'' both places it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``program''; and
       (3) by striking out the sentence following paragraph (3).
       (c) Enhanced Flexibility in Examinations.--Subsection (d) 
     of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``shall'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``may''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, including fee arrangements described 
     in section 1703 of title 38, United States Code'' after 
     ``arrangements''.
       (d) Outreach.--Subsection (g) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``to ensure'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``for the purposes of the program.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     conducting such outreach activities, the Secretary shall 
     advise that medical treatment is not available under the 
     program.''.
       (e) Report to Congress.--Subsection (i) of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) Report to Congress.--Not later than July 31, 1999, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
     on activities with respect to the program, including the 
     provision of services under subsection (d).''.
                   TITLE II--EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
                     Subtitle A--Education Matters

     SEC. 201. CALCULATION OF REPORTING FEE BASED ON TOTAL VETERAN 
                   ENROLLMENT DURING A CALENDAR YEAR.

       (a) In General.--The second sentence of section 3684(c) is 
     amended by striking out ``on October 31'' and all that 
     follows through the period and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``during the calender year.''.
       (b) Funding.--Section 3684(c), as amended by subsection 
     (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``The reporting fee payable under this 
     subsection shall be paid from amounts appropriated for 
     readjustment benefits.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to calendar years beginning after 
     December 31, 1998.

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     SEC. 202. ELECTION OF ADVANCE PAYMENT OF WORK-STUDY 
                   ALLOWANCE.

       (a) In General.--The third sentence of section 3485(a)(1) 
     is amended by striking out ``An individual shall be paid in 
     advance'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``An individual may 
     elect, in a manner prescribed by the Secretary, to be paid in 
     advance''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to agreements entered into under 
     section 3485 of title 38, United States Code, on or after 
     January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 203. ALTERNATIVE TO TWELVE SEMESTER HOUR EQUIVALENCY 
                   REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--The following sections of chapter 30 are 
     each amended by striking out ``successfully completed'' each 
     place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``successfully 
     completed (or otherwise received academic credit for)'': 
     sections 3011(a)(2), 3012(a)(2), 3018(b)(4)(ii), 3018A(a)(2), 
     3018B(a)(1)(B), 3018B(a)(2)(B), and 3018C(a)(3).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 204. MEDICAL EVIDENCE FOR FLIGHT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Title 38, United States Code.--Sections 3034(d)(2) and 
     3241(b)(2) are each amended--
       (1) by striking out ``pilot's license'' each place it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``pilot certificate''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting ``, on the day the individual begins a 
     course of flight training,'' after ``meets''.
       (b) Title 10, United States Code.--Section 16136(c)(2) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``pilot's license'' each place it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``pilot certificate''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting ``, on the day the individual begins a 
     course of flight training,'' after ``meets''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to courses of flight training 
     beginning on or after October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 205. WAIVER OF WAGE INCREASE AND MINIMUM PAYMENT RATE 
                   REQUIREMENTS FOR GOVERNMENT JOB TRAINING 
                   PROGRAM APPROVAL.

       (a) In General.--Section 3677(b) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (3) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking 
     out ``(A)'' and ``(B)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(i)'' 
     and ``(ii)'', respectively; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The requirement under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall not 
     apply with respect to a training establishment operated by 
     the United States or by a State or local government.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to approval of programs of training 
     on the job under section 3677 of title 38, United States 
     Code, on or after October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 206. EXPANSION OF EDUCATION OUTREACH SERVICES.

       (a) Expansion of Education Outreach Services to Members of 
     the Armed Forces.--Section 3034 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(e)(1) In the case of a member of the Armed Forces who 
     participates in basic educational assistance under this 
     chapter, the Secretary shall furnish the information 
     described in paragraph (2) to each such member. The Secretary 
     shall furnish such information as soon as practicable after 
     the basic pay of the member has been reduced by $1,200 in 
     accordance with section 3011(b) or 3012(c) of this title and 
     at such additional times as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) The information referred to in paragraph (1) is 
     information with respect to the benefits, limitations, 
     procedures, eligibility requirements (including time-in-
     service requirements), and other important aspects of the 
     basic educational assistance program under this chapter, 
     including application forms for such basic educational 
     assistance under section 5102 of this title.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall furnish the forms described in 
     paragraph (2) and other educational materials to educational 
     institutions, training establishments, and military education 
     personnel, as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall use amounts appropriated for 
     readjustment benefits to carry out this subsection and 
     section 5102 of this title with respect to application forms 
     under that section for basic educational assistance under 
     this chapter.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 207. INFORMATION ON MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION 
                   BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   DISCHARGED EARLY FROM DUTY FOR THE CONVENIENCE 
                   OF THE GOVERNMENT.

       (a) Active Duty Program.--Section 3011 is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) The Secretary concerned shall inform any member of 
     the Armed Forces who has not completed that member's initial 
     obligated period of active duty (as described in subsection 
     (a)(1)(A)) and who indicates the intent to be discharged or 
     released from such duty for the convenience of the Government 
     of the minimum active duty requirements for entitlement to 
     educational assistance benefits under this chapter. Such 
     information shall be provided to the member in a timely 
     manner.''.
       (b) Reserve Program.--Section 3012 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g)(1) The Secretary concerned shall inform any member of 
     the Armed Forces who has not completed that member's initial 
     service (as described in paragraph (2)) and who indicates the 
     intent to be discharged or released from such service for the 
     convenience of the Government of the minimum service 
     requirements for entitlement to educational assistance 
     benefits under this chapter. Such information shall be 
     provided to the member in a timely manner.
       ``(2) The initial service referred to in paragraph (1) is 
     the initial obligated period of active duty (described in 
     subparagraphs (A)(i) or (B)(i) of subsection (a)(1)) or the 
     period of service in the Selected Reserve (described in 
     subparagraphs (A)(ii) or (B)(ii) of subsection (a)(1)).''.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Section 3036(b)(1) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and (B)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``(B)''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, 
     and (C) describing the efforts under sections 3011(i) and 
     3012(g) of this title to inform members of the Armed Forces 
     of the minimum service requirements for entitlement to 
     educational assistance benefits under this chapter and the 
     results from such efforts''.
       (d) Effective Dates.--(1) The amendments made by 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply with 
     respect to reports to Congress submitted by the Secretary of 
     Defense under section 3036 of title 38, United States Code, 
     on or after January 1, 2000.
 Subtitle B--Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
                               Amendments

     SEC. 211. ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO A STATE AS AN 
                   EMPLOYER.

       (a) In General.--Section 4323 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 4323. Enforcement of rights with respect to a State or 
       private employer

       ``(a) Action for Relief.--(1) A person who receives from 
     the Secretary a notification pursuant to section 4322(e) of 
     this title of an unsuccessful effort to resolve a complaint 
     relating to a State (as an employer) or a private employer 
     may request that the Secretary refer the complaint to the 
     Attorney General. If the Attorney General is reasonably 
     satisfied that the person on whose behalf the complaint is 
     referred is entitled to the rights or benefits sought, the 
     Attorney General may appear on behalf of, and act as attorney 
     for, the person on whose behalf the complaint is submitted 
     and commence an action for relief under this chapter for such 
     person. In the case of such an action against a State (as an 
     employer), the action shall be brought in the name of the 
     United States as the plaintiff in the action.
       ``(2) A person may commence an action for relief with 
     respect to a complaint against a State (as an employer) or a 
     private employer if the person--
       ``(A) has chosen not to apply to the Secretary for 
     assistance under section 4322(a) of this title;
       ``(B) has chosen not to request that the Secretary refer 
     the complaint to the Attorney General under paragraph (1); or
       ``(C) has been refused representation by the Attorney 
     General with respect to the complaint under such paragraph.
       ``(b) Jurisdiction.--(1) In the case of an action against a 
     State (as an employer) or a private employer commenced by the 
     United States, the district courts of the United States shall 
     have jurisdiction over the action.
       ``(2) In the case of an action against a State (as an 
     employer) by a person, the action may be brought in a State 
     court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with the laws 
     of the State.
       ``(3) In the case of an action against a private employer 
     by a person, the district courts of the United States shall 
     have jurisdiction of the action.
       ``(c) Venue.--(1) In the case of an action by the United 
     States against a State (as an employer), the action may 
     proceed in the United States district court for any district 
     in which the State exercises any authority or carries out any 
     function.
       ``(2) In the case of an action against a private employer, 
     the action may proceed in the United States district court 
     for any district in which the private employer of the person 
     maintains a place of business.
       ``(d) Remedies.--(1) In any action under this section, the 
     court may award relief as follows:
       ``(A) The court may require the employer to comply with the 
     provisions of this chapter.
       ``(B) The court may require the employer to compensate the 
     person for any loss of wages or benefits suffered by reason 
     of such employer's failure to comply with the provisions of 
     this chapter.
       ``(C) The court may require the employer to pay the person 
     an amount equal to the amount referred to in subparagraph (B) 
     as liquidated damages, if the court determines that the 
     employer's failure to comply with the provisions of this 
     chapter was willful.
       ``(2)(A) Any compensation awarded under subparagraph (B) or 
     (C) of paragraph (1) shall

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     be in addition to, and shall not diminish, any of the other 
     rights and benefits provided for under this chapter.
       ``(B) In the case of an action commenced in the name of the 
     United States for which the relief includes compensation 
     awarded under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1), such 
     compensation shall be held in a special deposit account and 
     shall be paid, on order of the Attorney General, directly to 
     the person. If the compensation is not paid to the person 
     because of inability to do so within a period of three years, 
     the compensation shall be covered into the Treasury of the 
     United States as miscellaneous receipts.
       ``(3) A State shall be subject to the same remedies, 
     including prejudgment interest, as may be imposed upon any 
     private employer under this section.
       ``(e) Equity Powers.--The court may use its full equity 
     powers, including temporary or permanent injunctions, 
     temporary restraining orders, and contempt orders, to 
     vindicate fully the rights or benefits of persons under this 
     chapter.
       ``(f) Standing.--An action under this chapter may be 
     initiated only by a person claiming rights or benefits under 
     this chapter under subsection (a) or by the United States 
     under subsection (a)(1).
       ``(g) Respondent.--In any action under this chapter, only 
     an employer or a potential employer, as the case may be, 
     shall be a necessary party respondent.
       ``(h) Fees, Court Costs.--(1) No fees or court costs may be 
     charged or taxed against any person claiming rights under 
     this chapter.
       ``(2) In any action or proceeding to enforce a provision of 
     this chapter by a person under subsection (a)(2) who obtained 
     private counsel for such action or proceeding, the court may 
     award any such person who prevails in such action or 
     proceeding reasonable attorney fees, expert witness fees, and 
     other litigation expenses.
       ``(i) Inapplicability of State Statute of Limitations.--No 
     State statute of limitations shall apply to any proceeding 
     under this chapter.
       ``(j) Definition.--In this section, the term `private 
     employer' includes a political subdivision of a State.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--(1) Section 4323 of title 38, United 
     States Code, as amended by subsection (a), shall apply to 
     actions commenced under chapter 43 of such title on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to 
     actions commenced under such chapter before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act that are not final on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, without regard to when the cause of 
     action accrued.
       (2) In the case of any such action against a State (as an 
     employer) in which a person, on the day before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, is represented by the Attorney 
     General under section 4323(a)(1) of such title as in effect 
     on such day, the court shall upon motion of the Attorney 
     General, substitute the United States as the plaintiff in the 
     action pursuant to such section as amended by subsection (a).

     SEC. 212. PROTECTION OF EXTRATERRITORIAL EMPLOYMENT AND 
                   REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Definition of Employee.--Section 4303(3) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Such term 
     includes any person who is a citizen, national, or permanent 
     resident alien of the United States employed in a workplace 
     in a foreign country by an employer that is an entity 
     incorporated or otherwise organized in the United States or 
     that is controlled by an entity organized in the United 
     States, within the meaning of section 4319(c) of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Foreign Countries.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 43 is 
     amended by inserting after section 4318 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 4319. Employment and reemployment rights in foreign 
       countries

       ``(a) Liability of Controlling United States Employer of 
     Foreign Entity.--If an employer controls an entity that is 
     incorporated or otherwise organized in a foreign country, any 
     denial of employment, reemployment, or benefit by such entity 
     shall be presumed to be by such employer.
       ``(b) Inapplicability to Foreign Employer.--This subchapter 
     does not apply to foreign operations of an employer that is a 
     foreign person not controlled by an United States employer.
       ``(c) Determination of Controlling Employer.--For the 
     purpose of this section, the determination of whether an 
     employer controls an entity shall be based upon the 
     interrelations of operations, common management, centralized 
     control of labor relations, and common ownership or financial 
     control of the employer and the entity.
       ``(d) Exemption.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this subchapter, an employer, or an entity controlled by an 
     employer, shall be exempt from compliance with any of 
     sections 4311 through 4318 of this title with respect to an 
     employee in a workplace in a foreign country, if compliance 
     with that section would cause such employer, or such entity 
     controlled by an employer, to violate the law of the foreign 
     country in which the workplace is located.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 43 is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4318 
     the following new item:

``4319. Employment and reemployment rights in foreign countries.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply only with respect to causes of action arising 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 213. COMPLAINTS RELATING TO REEMPLOYMENT OF MEMBERS OF 
                   THE UNIFORMED SERVICES IN FEDERAL SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--The first sentence of paragraph (1) of 
     section 4324(c) is amended by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``, without regard as to whether the 
     complaint accrued before, on, or after October 13, 1994''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to complaints filed with the Merit Systems 
     Protection Board on or after October 13, 1994.
            TITLE III--COMPENSATION, PENSION, AND INSURANCE

     SEC. 301. MEDAL OF HONOR SPECIAL PENSION.

       (a) Increase.--Section 1562(a) is amended by striking out 
     ``$400'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$600''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first month 
     beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 302. ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFIT FOR SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP 
                   LIFE INSURANCE AND VETERANS' GROUP LIFE 
                   INSURANCE PARTICIPANTS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Subchapter III of chapter 19 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1980. Option to receive accelerated death benefit

       ``(a) For the purpose of this section, a person shall be 
     considered to be terminally ill if the person has a medical 
     prognosis such that the life expectancy of the person is less 
     than a period prescribed by the Secretary. The maximum length 
     of such period may not exceed 12 months.
       ``(b)(1) A terminally ill person insured under 
     Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance or Veterans' Group Life 
     Insurance may elect to receive in a lump-sum payment a 
     portion of the face value of the insurance as an accelerated 
     death benefit reduced by an amount necessary to assure that 
     there is no increase in the actuarial value of the benefit 
     paid, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall prescribe the maximum amount of 
     the accelerated death benefit available under this section 
     that the Secretary finds to be administratively practicable 
     and actuarially sound, but in no event may the amount of the 
     benefit exceed the amount equal to 50 percent of the face 
     value of the person's insurance in force on the date the 
     election of the person to receive the benefit is approved.
       ``(3) A person making an election under this section may 
     elect to receive an amount that is less than the maximum 
     amount prescribed under paragraph (2). The Secretary shall 
     prescribe the increments in which a reduced amount under this 
     paragraph may be elected.
       ``(c) The portion of the face value of insurance which is 
     not paid in a lump sum as an accelerated death benefit under 
     this section shall remain payable in accordance with the 
     provisions of this chapter.
       ``(d) Deductions under section 1969 of this title and 
     premiums under section 1977(c) of this title shall be 
     reduced, in a manner consistent with the percentage reduction 
     in the face value of the insurance as a result of payment of 
     an accelerated death benefit under this section, effective 
     with respect to any amounts which would otherwise become due 
     on or after the date of payment under this section.
       ``(e) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry 
     out this section. Such regulations shall include provisions 
     regarding--
       ``(1) the form and manner in which an application for an 
     election under this section shall be made; and
       ``(2) the procedures under which any such application shall 
     be considered.
       ``(f)(1) An election to receive a benefit under this 
     section shall be irrevocable.
       ``(2) A person may not make more than one election under 
     this section, even if the election of the person is to 
     receive less than the maximum amount of the benefit available 
     to the person under this section.
       ``(g) If a person insured under Servicemembers' Group Life 
     Insurance elects to receive a benefit under this section and 
     the person's Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance is 
     thereafter converted to Veterans' Group Life Insurance as 
     provided in section 1968(b) of this title, the amount of the 
     benefit paid under this section shall reduce the amount of 
     Veterans' Group Life Insurance available to the person under 
     section 1977(a) of this title.
       ``(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     amount of the accelerated death benefit received by a person 
     under this section shall not be considered income or 
     resources for purposes of determining eligibility for or the 
     amount of benefits under any Federal or federally-assisted 
     program or for any other purpose.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1979 the following new item:

``1980. Option to receive accelerated death benefit.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1970(g) is amended in 
     the first sentence--
       (1) by striking out ``Payments of benefits'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``Any payments''; and
       (2) by inserting ``an insured or'' after ``or on account 
     of,''.

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       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 303. ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTIVENESS OF INSURANCE AND 
                   SURVIVOR BENEFITS PROGRAMS FOR SURVIVORS OF 
                   VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.

       (a) Report on Assessment.--Not later than October 1, 1999, 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives a report containing an assessment of the 
     adequacy of the insurance and survivor benefits programs of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs (including the payment of 
     dependency and indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of 
     title 38, United States Code) in meeting the needs of 
     survivors of veterans with service-connected disabilities, 
     including survivors of catastrophically disabled veterans who 
     cared for those veterans.
       (b) Report Elements.--The report on the assessment under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) An identification of the characteristics that make a 
     disabled veteran catastrophically disabled.
       (2) A statement of the number of veterans with service-
     connected disabilities who participate in insurance programs 
     administered by the Department.
       (3) A statement of the number of survivors of veterans with 
     service-connected disabilities who receive dependency and 
     indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of title 38, United 
     States Code.
       (4) Data on veterans with service-connected disabilities 
     that are relevant to the insurance programs administered by 
     the Department, and an assessment how such data might be used 
     to better determine the cost above standard premium rates of 
     insuring veterans with service-connected disabilities under 
     such programs.
       (5) An analysis of various methods of accounting and 
     providing for the additional cost of insuring the lives of 
     veterans with service-connected disabilities under the 
     insurance programs administered by the Department.
       (6) An assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of the 
     current insurance programs and dependency and indemnity 
     compensation programs of the Department in meeting the needs 
     of survivors of severely-disabled or catastrophically-
     disabled veterans.
       (7) An analysis of various methods of meeting the 
     transitional financial needs of survivors of veterans with 
     service-connected disabilities immediately after the deaths 
     of such veterans.
       (8) Such recommendations as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate regarding means of improving the benefits 
     available to survivors of veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities under programs administered by the Department.

     SEC. 304. NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Eligibility of Certain Veterans for Dividends Under 
     NSLI Program.--Section 1919(b) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``sections 602(c)(2) and'' and inserting 
     ``section''; and
       (2) by striking ``sections'' after ``under such'' and 
     inserting ``section''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect at the end of the 90-day period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                       TITLE IV--MEMORIAL AFFAIRS

     SEC. 401. COMMEMORATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHOSE REMAINS ARE 
                   UNAVAILABLE FOR INTERMENT.

       (a) Memorial Headstones or Markers for Certain Members of 
     the Armed Forces and Spouses.--Subsection (b) of section 2306 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) The Secretary shall furnish, when requested, an 
     appropriate memorial headstone or marker for the purpose of 
     commemorating an eligible individual whose remains are 
     unavailable. Such a headstone or marker shall be furnished 
     for placement in a national cemetery area reserved for that 
     purpose under section 2403 of this title, a veterans' 
     cemetery owned by a State, or, in the case of a veteran, in a 
     State, local, or private cemetery.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), an eligible individual 
     is any of the following:
       ``(A) A veteran.
       ``(B) The spouse or surviving spouse of a veteran.
       ``(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), the remains of an 
     individual shall be considered to be unavailable if the 
     individual's remains--
       ``(A) have not been recovered or identified;
       ``(B) were buried at sea, whether by the individual's own 
     choice or otherwise;
       ``(C) were donated to science; or
       ``(D) were cremated and the ashes scattered without 
     interment of any portion of the ashes.
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `veteran' includes an individual who dies in 
     the active military, naval, or air service.
       ``(B) The term `surviving spouse' includes an unremarried 
     surviving spouse whose subsequent remarriage was terminated 
     by death or divorce.''.
       (b) Alternative Commemoration for Certain Spouses.--Such 
     section is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e)(1) When the Secretary has furnished a headstone or 
     marker under subsection (a) for the unmarked grave of an 
     individual, the Secretary shall, if feasible, add a memorial 
     inscription to that headstone or marker rather than 
     furnishing a separate headstone or marker under that 
     subsection for the surviving spouse of such individual.
       ``(2) When the Secretary has furnished a memorial headstone 
     or marker under subsection (b) for purposes of commemorating 
     a veteran or an individual who died in the active military, 
     naval, or air service, the Secretary shall, if feasible, add 
     a memorial inscription to that headstone or marker rather 
     than furnishing a separate memorial headstone or marker under 
     that subsection for the surviving spouse of such 
     individual.''.
       (c) Memorial Areas.--Section 2403(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, group 
     memorials may be placed to honor the memory of groups of 
     individuals referred to in subsection (a), and appropriate 
     memorial headstones and markers may be placed to honor the 
     memory of individuals referred to in subsection (a) and 
     section 2306(b) of this title.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall apply to deaths occurring after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 402. MERCHANT MARINER BURIAL AND CEMETERY BENEFITS.

       (a) Benefits.--Part G of subtitle II of title 46, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 111 the 
     following new chapter:

                ``CHAPTER 112--MERCHANT MARINER BENEFITS

``Sec.
``11201. Eligibility for veterans' burial and cemetery benefits.
``11202. Qualified service.
``11203. Documentation of qualified service.
``11204. Processing fees.

     ``Sec. 11201. Eligibility for veterans' burial and cemetery 
       benefits

       ``(a) Eligibility.--
       ``(1) In general.--The qualified service of a person 
     referred to in paragraph (2) shall be considered to be active 
     duty in the Armed Forces during a period of war for purposes 
     of eligibility for benefits under the following provisions of 
     title 38:
       ``(A) Chapter 23 (relating to burial benefits).
       ``(B) Chapter 24 (relating to interment in national 
     cemeteries).
       ``(2) Covered individuals.--Paragraph (1) applies to a 
     person who--
       ``(A) receives an honorable service certificate under 
     section 11203 of this title; and
       ``(B) is not eligible under any other provision of law for 
     benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs.
       ``(b) Reimbursement for Benefits Provided.--The Secretary 
     shall reimburse the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the 
     value of benefits that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     provides for a person by reason of eligibility under this 
     section.
       ``(c) Applicability.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Benefits may be provided under the 
     provisions of law referred to in subsection (a)(1) by reason 
     of this chapter only for deaths occurring after the date of 
     the enactment of this chapter.
       ``(2) Burials, etc. in national cemeteries.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in the case of an initial 
     burial or columbarium placement after the date of the 
     enactment of this chapter, benefits may be provided under 
     chapter 24 of title 38 by reason of this chapter (regardless 
     of the date of death), and in such a case benefits may be 
     provided under section 2306 of such title.

     ``Sec. 11202. Qualified service

       ``For purposes of this chapter, a person shall be 
     considered to have engaged in qualified service if, between 
     August 16, 1945, and December 31, 1946, the person--
       ``(1) was a member of the United States merchant marine 
     (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval 
     Transportation Service) serving as a crewmember of a vessel 
     that was--
       ``(A) operated by the War Shipping Administration or the 
     Office of Defense Transportation (or an agent of the 
     Administration or Office);
       ``(B) operated in waters other than inland waters, the 
     Great Lakes, and other lakes, bays, and harbors of the United 
     States;
       ``(C) under contract or charter to, or property of, the 
     Government of the United States; and
       ``(D) serving the Armed Forces; and
       ``(2) while so serving, was licensed or otherwise 
     documented for service as a crewmember of such a vessel by an 
     officer or employee of the United States authorized to 
     license or document the person for such service.

     ``Sec. 11203. Documentation of qualified service

       ``(a) Record of Service.--The Secretary, or in the case of 
     personnel of the Army Transport Service or the Naval 
     Transport Service, the Secretary of Defense, shall, upon 
     application--
       ``(1) issue a certificate of honorable service to a person 
     who, as determined by that Secretary, engaged in qualified 
     service of a nature and duration that warrants issuance of 
     the certificate; and
       ``(2) correct, or request the appropriate official of the 
     Government to correct, the service records of that person to 
     the extent necessary to reflect the qualified service and the 
     issuance of the certificate of honorable service.
       ``(b) Timing of Documentation.--A Secretary receiving an 
     application under subsection (a) shall act on the application 
     not later than one year after the date of that receipt.

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       ``(c) Standards Relating to Service.--In making a 
     determination under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary acting 
     on the application shall apply the same standards relating to 
     the nature and duration of service that apply to the issuance 
     of honorable discharges under section 401(a)(1)(B) of the GI 
     Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (38 U.S.C. 106 note).
       ``(d) Correction of Records.--An official who is requested 
     under subsection (a)(2) to correct the service records of a 
     person shall make such correction.

     ``Sec. 11204. Processing fees

       ``(a) Collection of Fees.--The Secretary, or in the case of 
     personnel of the Army Transport Service or the Naval 
     Transport Service, the Secretary of Defense, shall collect a 
     fee of $30 from each applicant for processing an application 
     submitted under section 11203(a) of this title.
       ``(b) Treatment of Fees Collected.--Amounts received by the 
     Secretary under this section shall be deposited in the 
     General Fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts of the 
     department in which the Coast Guard is operating and ascribed 
     to Coast Guard activities. Amounts received by the Secretary 
     of Defense under this section shall be deposited in the 
     General Fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts of the 
     Department of Defense. In either case, such amounts shall be 
     available, subject to appropriation, for the administrative 
     costs of processing applications under section 11203 of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters at the 
     beginning of subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 111 
     the following new item:

``112. Merchant Mariner Benefits...........................11201''.....

     SEC. 403. REDESIGNATION OF NATIONAL CEMETERY SYSTEM AND 
                   ESTABLISHMENT OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR MEMORIAL 
                   AFFAIRS.

       (a) Redesignation as National Cemetery Administration.--(1) 
     The National Cemetery System of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs shall hereafter be known and designated as the 
     National Cemetery Administration. The position of Director of 
     the National Cemetery System is hereby redesignated as Under 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs.
       (2) Section 301(c)(4) is amended by striking out ``National 
     Cemetery System'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``National 
     Cemetery Administration''.
       (3) Section 307 is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``a Director of 
     the National Cemetery System'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``an Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``The 
     Director'' and all that follows through ``National Cemetery 
     System'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The Under Secretary 
     is the head of the National Cemetery Administration''.
       (b) Pay Rate for Under Secretary.--Chapter 53 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 5314, by inserting after the item relating 
     to the Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs the following new item:
       ``Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs.''; and
       (2) in section 5315, by striking out ``Director of the 
     National Cemetery System.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1)(A) The heading of section 307 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 307. Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs''.

       (B) The item relating to section 307 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 3 is amended to read as 
     follows:

``307. Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs.''.

       (2) Section 2306(d) is amended by striking out ``within the 
     National Cemetery System'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``under the control of the National 
     Cemetery Administration''.
       (3) Section 2400 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking out ``National Cemetery System'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``National Cemetery Administration 
     responsible''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking out ``Such 
     system'' and all that follows through ``National Cemetery 
     System'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The National 
     Cemetery Administration shall be headed by the Under 
     Secretary for Memorial Affairs'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking out ``National Cemetery 
     System'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``national cemeteries 
     and other facilities under the control of the National 
     Cemetery Administration''; and
       (C) by amending the heading to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2400. Establishment of National Cemetery 
       Administration; composition of Administration''.

       (4) The item relating to section 2400 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 24 is amended to read as 
     follows:

``2400. Establishment of National Cemetery Administration; composition 
              of Administration.''.

       (5) Section 2402 is amended in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) by striking out ``in the National Cemetery 
     System'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``under the control of 
     the National Cemetery Administration''.
       (6) Section 2403(c) is amended by striking out ``in the 
     National Cemetery System created by this chapter'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``under the control of the National 
     Cemetery Administration''.
       (7) Section 2405(c) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``within the National Cemetery System'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``under the control of the 
     National Cemetery Administration''; and
       (B) by striking out ``within such System'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``under the control of such Administration''.
       (8) Section 2408(c)(1) is amended by striking out ``in the 
     National Cemetery System'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``under the control of the National Cemetery 
     Administration''.
       (d) References.--
       (1) Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
     paper, or other record of the United States to the National 
     Cemetery System shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
     National Cemetery Administration.
       (2) Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
     paper, or other record of the United States to the Director 
     of the National Cemetery System shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
     Memorial Affairs.

     SEC. 404. STATE CEMETERY GRANTS PROGRAM.

       (a) Amount of Grant Relative to Project Cost.--(1) 
     Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2408(b) are amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(1) The amount of a grant under this section may not 
     exceed--
       ``(A) in the case of the establishment of a new cemetery, 
     the sum of (i) the cost of improvements to be made on the 
     land to be converted into a cemetery, and (ii) the cost of 
     initial equipment necessary to operate the cemetery; and
       ``(B) in the case of the expansion or improvement of an 
     existing cemetery, the sum of (i) the cost of improvements to 
     be made on any land to be added to the cemetery, and (ii) the 
     cost of any improvements to be made to the existing cemetery.
       ``(2) If the amount of a grant under this section is less 
     than the amount of costs referred to in subparagraph (A) or 
     (B) of paragraph (1), the State receiving the grant shall 
     contribute the excess of such costs over the grant.''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with 
     respect to grants under section 2408 of title 38, United 
     States Code, made after the end of the 60-day period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations Without Fiscal Year 
     Limitation.--The first sentence of section 2408(e) is amended 
     by striking out ``shall remain available until the end of the 
     second fiscal year following the fiscal year for which they 
     are appropriated'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``shall 
     remain available until expended''.
       (c) Extension of Authorization of Appropriations for Grant 
     Program.--Paragraph (2) of section 2408(a) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(2) There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
     may be necessary for fiscal year 1999 and for each succeeding 
     fiscal year through fiscal year 2004 for the purpose of 
     making grants under paragraph (1).''.
                   TITLE V--COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS
      Subtitle A--Administrative Provisions Relating to the Court

     SEC. 501. CONTINUATION IN OFFICE OF JUDGES PENDING 
                   CONFIRMATION FOR SECOND TERM.

       Section 7253(c) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``A judge who is nominated by the 
     President for appointment to an additional term on the Court 
     without a break in service and whose term of office expires 
     while that nomination is pending before the Senate may 
     continue in office for up to one year while that nomination 
     is pending.''.

     SEC. 502. EXEMPTION OF RETIREMENT FUND FROM SEQUESTRATION 
                   ORDERS.

       Section 7298 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(g) For purpose of section 255(g)(1)(B) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     905(g)(1)(B)), the retirement fund shall be treated in the 
     same manner as the Claims Judges' Retirement Fund.''.

     SEC. 503. ADJUSTMENTS FOR SURVIVOR ANNUITIES.

       Subsection (o) of section 7297 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(o) Each survivor annuity payable from the retirement 
     fund shall be increased at the same time as, and by the same 
     percentage by which, annuities payable from the Judicial 
     Survivors' Annuities Fund are increased pursuant to section 
     376(m) of title 28.''.

     SEC. 504. REPORTS ON RETIREMENT PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS.

       (a) Report on Judges' Retirement System.--Not later than 
     one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for 
     Veterans Claims shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
     on the feasibility and desirability of merging the retirement 
     plan of the judges of that court with retirement plans of 
     other Federal judges.
       (b) Report on Survivor Annuities Plan.--Not later than six 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the chief 
     judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans 
     Claims shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of 
     the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the 
     feasibility and desirability of allowing judges of that court 
     to participate in the survivor annuity programs available to 
     other Federal judges.

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                     Subtitle B--Renaming of Court

     SEC. 511. RENAMING OF THE COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS.

       (a) In General.--The United States Court of Veterans 
     Appeals is hereby renamed as, and shall hereafter be known 
     and designated as, the United States Court of Appeals for 
     Veterans Claims.
       (b) Section 7251.--Section 7251 is amended by striking 
     ``United States Court of Veterans Appeals'' and inserting 
     ``United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims''.

     SEC. 512. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Conforming Amendments to Title 38, United States 
     Code.--
       (1) The following sections are amended by striking ``Court 
     of Veterans Appeals'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims'': sections 5904, 
     7101(b), 7252(a), 7253, 7254, 7255, 7256, 7261, 7262, 7263, 
     7264, 7266(a)(1), 7267(a), 7268(a), 7269, 7281(a), 7282(a), 
     7283, 7284, 7285(a), 7286, 7291, 7292, 7296, 7297, and 7298.
       (2)(A) The heading of section 7286 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 7286. Judicial Conference of the Court''.

       (B) The heading of section 7291 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 7291. Date when Court decision becomes final''.

       (C) The heading of section 7298 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 7298. Retirement Fund''.

       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 72 is 
     amended as follows:
       (A) The item relating to section 7286 is amended to read as 
     follows:

``7286. Judicial Conference of the Court.''.

       (B) The item relating to section 7291 is amended to read as 
     follows:

``7291. Date when Court decision becomes final.''.

       (C) The item relating to section 7298 is amended to read as 
     follows:

``7298. Retirement Fund.''.

       (4)(A) The heading of chapter 72 is amended to read as 
     follows:

  ``CHAPTER 72--UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS''.

       (B) The item relating to chapter 72 in the table of 
     chapters at the beginning of title 38, United States Code, 
     and the item relating to such chapter in the table of 
     chapters at the beginning of part V are amended to read as 
     follows:

``72. United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims........7251''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments to Other Laws.--
       (1) The following provisions of law are amended by striking 
     ``Court of Veterans Appeals'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims'':
       (A) Section 8440d of title 5, United States Code.
       (B) Section 2412 of title 28, United States Code.
       (C) Section 906 of title 44, United States Code.
       (D) Section 109 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.).
       (2)(A) The heading of section 8440d of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 8440d. Judges of the United States Court of Appeals 
       for Veterans Claims''.

       (B) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 84 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``8440d. Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans 
              Claims.''.

       (c) Other Legal References.--Any reference in a law, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the United States Court of Veterans Appeals shall 
     be deemed to be a reference to the United States Court of 
     Appeals for Veterans Claims.

     SEC. 513. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle, and the amendments made by this subtitle, 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first month 
     beginning more than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
                           TITLE VI--HOUSING

     SEC. 601. LOAN GUARANTEE FOR MULTIFAMILY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING 
                   FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 37 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subchapter:

 ``SUBCHAPTER VI--LOAN GUARANTEE FOR MULTIFAMILY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING 
                         FOR HOMELESS VETERANS

     ``Sec. 3771. Definitions

       ``For purposes of this subchapter:
       ``(1) The term `veteran' has the meaning given such term by 
     paragraph (2) of section 101.
       ``(2) The term `homeless veteran' means a veteran who is a 
     homeless individual.
       ``(3) The term `homeless individual' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 103 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302).

     ``Sec. 3772. General authority

       ``(a) The Secretary may guarantee the full or partial 
     repayment of a loan that meets the requirements of this 
     subchapter.
       ``(b)(1) Not more than 15 loans may be guaranteed under 
     subsection (a), of which not more than five such loans may be 
     guaranteed during the three-year period beginning on the date 
     of the enactment of this subchapter.
       ``(2) A guarantee of a loan under subsection (a) shall be 
     in an amount that is not less than the amount necessary to 
     sell the loan in a commercial market.
       ``(3) Not more than an aggregate amount of $100,000,000 in 
     loans may be guaranteed under subsection (a).
       ``(c) A loan may not be guaranteed under this subchapter 
     unless, before closing such loan, the Secretary has approved 
     the loan.
       ``(d)(1) The Secretary shall enter into contracts with a 
     qualified nonprofit organization, or other qualified 
     organization, that has experience in underwriting 
     transitional housing projects to obtain advice in carrying 
     out this subchapter, including advice on the terms and 
     conditions necessary for a loan that meets the requirements 
     of section 3773 of this title.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a nonprofit 
     organization is an organization that is described in 
     paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from tax under 
     subsection (a) of such section.
       ``(e) The Secretary may carry out this subchapter in 
     advance of the issuance of regulations for such purpose.
       ``(f) The Secretary may guarantee loans under this 
     subchapter notwithstanding any requirement for prior 
     appropriations for such purpose under any provision of law.

     ``Sec. 3773. Requirements

       ``(a) A loan referred to in section 3772 of this title 
     meets the requirements of this subchapter if each of the 
     following requirements is met:
       ``(1) The loan--
       ``(A) is for--
       ``(i) construction of, rehabilitation of, or acquisition of 
     land for a multifamily transitional housing project described 
     in subsection (b), or more than one of such purposes; or
       ``(ii) refinancing of an existing loan for such a project; 
     and
       ``(B) may also include additional reasonable amounts for--
       ``(i) financing acquisition of furniture, equipment, 
     supplies, or materials for the project; or
       ``(ii) in the case of a loan made for purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(i), supplying the organization carrying out 
     the project with working capital relative to the project.
       ``(2) The loan is made in connection with funding or the 
     provision of substantial property or services for such 
     project by either a State or local government or a 
     nongovernmental entity, or both.
       ``(3) The maximum loan amount does not exceed the lesser 
     of--
       ``(A) that amount generally approved (utilizing prudent 
     underwriting principles) in the consideration and approval of 
     projects of similar nature and risk so as to assure repayment 
     of the loan obligation; and
       ``(B) 90 percent of the total cost of the project.
       ``(4) The loan is of sound value, taking into account the 
     creditworthiness of the entity (and the individual members of 
     the entity) applying for such loan.
       ``(5) The loan is secured.
       ``(6) The loan is subject to such terms and conditions as 
     the Secretary determines are reasonable, taking into account 
     other housing projects with similarities in size, location, 
     population, and services provided.
       ``(b) For purposes of this subchapter, a multifamily 
     transitional housing project referred to in subsection (a)(1) 
     is a project that--
       ``(1) provides transitional housing to homeless veterans, 
     which housing may be single room occupancy (as defined in 
     section 8(n) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f(n)));
       ``(2) provides supportive services and counselling services 
     (including job counselling) at the project site with the goal 
     of making such veterans self-sufficient;
       ``(3) requires that each such veteran seek to obtain and 
     maintain employment;
       ``(4) charges a reasonable fee for occupying a unit in such 
     housing; and
       ``(5) maintains strict guidelines regarding sobriety as a 
     condition of occupying such unit.
       ``(c) Such a project--
       ``(1) may include space for neighborhood retail services or 
     job training programs; and
       ``(2) may provide transitional housing to veterans who are 
     not homeless and to homeless individuals who are not veterans 
     if--
       ``(A) at the time of taking occupancy by any such veteran 
     or homeless individual, the transitional housing needs of 
     homeless veterans in the project area have been met;
       ``(B) the housing needs of any such veteran or homeless 
     individual can be met in a manner that is compatible with the 
     manner in which the needs of homeless veterans are met under 
     paragraph (1); and
       ``(C) the provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) of 
     subsection (b) are met.
       ``(d) In determining whether to guarantee a loan under this 
     subchapter, the Secretary shall consider--
       ``(1) the availability of Department of Veterans Affairs 
     medical services to residents of the multifamily transitional 
     housing project; and
       ``(2) the extent to which needs of homeless veterans are 
     met in a community, as assessed under section 107 of Public 
     Law 102-405.

     ``Sec. 3774. Default

       ``(a) The Secretary shall take such steps as may be 
     necessary to obtain repayment on any loan that is in default 
     and that is guaranteed under this subchapter.

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       ``(b) Upon default of a loan guaranteed under this 
     subchapter and terminated pursuant to State law, a lender may 
     file a claim under the guarantee for an amount not to exceed 
     the lesser of--
       ``(1) the maximum guarantee; or
       ``(2) the difference between--
       ``(A) the total outstanding obligation on the loan, 
     including principal, interest, and expenses authorized by the 
     loan documents, through the date of the public sale (as 
     authorized under such documents and State law); and
       ``(B) the amount realized at such sale.

     ``Sec. 3775. Audit

       ``During each of the first three years of operation of a 
     multifamily transitional housing project with respect to 
     which a loan is guaranteed under this subchapter, there shall 
     be an annual, independent audit of such operation. Such audit 
     shall include a detailed statement of the operations, 
     activities, and accomplishments of such project during the 
     year covered by such audit. The party responsible for 
     obtaining such audit (and paying the costs therefor) shall be 
     determined before the Secretary issues a guarantee under this 
     subchapter.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 37 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new items:

 ``SUBCHAPTER VI--LOAN GUARANTEE FOR MULTIFAMILY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING 
                         FOR HOMELESS VETERANS

``3771. Definitions.
``3772. General authority.
``3773. Requirements.
``3774. Default.
``3775. Audit.''.

     SEC. 602. VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT 
                   CONSOLIDATION.

       (a) Consolidation of Housing Loan Revolving Funds.--
     Subchapter III of chapter 37 is amended--
       (1) by striking out sections 3723, 3724, and 3725; and
       (2) by inserting after section 3721 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 3722. Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund

       ``(a) There is hereby established in the Treasury of the 
     United States a fund known as the Veterans Housing Benefit 
     Program Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
     `Fund').
       ``(b) The Fund shall be available to the Secretary, without 
     fiscal year limitation, for all housing loan operations under 
     this chapter, other than administrative expenses, consistent 
     with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.
       ``(c) There shall be deposited into the Fund the following, 
     which shall constitute the assets of the Fund:
       ``(1) Any amount appropriated to the Fund.
       ``(2) Amounts paid into the Fund under section 3729 of this 
     title or any other provision of law or regulation established 
     by the Secretary imposing fees on persons or other entities 
     participating in the housing loan programs under this 
     chapter.
       ``(3) All other amounts received by the Secretary on or 
     after October 1, 1998, incident to housing loan operations 
     under this chapter, including--
       ``(A) collections of principal and interest on housing 
     loans made by the Secretary under this chapter;
       ``(B) proceeds from the sale, rental, use, or other 
     disposition of property acquired under this chapter;
       ``(C) proceeds from the sale of loans pursuant to sections 
     3720(h) and 3733(a)(3) of this title; and
       ``(D) penalties collected pursuant to section 3710(g)(4)(B) 
     of this title.
       ``(d) Amounts deposited into the Fund under paragraphs (2) 
     and (3) of subsection (c) shall be deposited in the 
     appropriate financing or liquidating account of the Fund.
       ``(e) For purposes of this section, the term `housing loan' 
     shall not include a loan made pursuant to subchapter V of 
     this chapter.''.
       (b) Transfers of Amounts into Veterans Housing Benefit 
     Program Fund.--All amounts in the following funds are hereby 
     transferred to the Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund:
       (1) The Direct Loan Revolving Fund, as such fund was 
     continued under section 3723 of title 38, United States Code 
     (as such section was in effect on the day before the 
     effective date of this title).
       (2) The Department of Veterans Affairs Loan Guaranty 
     Revolving Fund, as established by section 3724 of such title 
     (as such section was in effect on the day before the 
     effective date of this title).
       (3) The Guaranty and Indemnity Fund, as established by 
     section 3725 of such title (as such section was in effect on 
     the day before the effective date of this title).
       (c) Repeal of Authority to Sell Participation Certificates 
     and of Obsolete Requirement to Credit Proceeds.--
       (1) Repeal of authority to sell participation 
     certificates.--Section 3720 is amended by striking out 
     subsection (e).
       (2) Repeal of obsolete requirement to credit proceeds.--
     Section 3733 is amended by striking out subsection (e).
       (d) Submission of Summary Financial Statement on Housing 
     Programs.--Section 3734 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) The information submitted under subsection (a) shall 
     include a statement that summarizes the financial activity of 
     each of the housing programs operated under this chapter. The 
     statement shall be presented in a form that is simple, 
     concise, and readily understandable, and shall not include 
     references to financing accounts, liquidating accounts, or 
     program accounts.''.
       (e) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Conforming amendments to chapter 37.--Chapter 37 is 
     amended as follows:
       (A) Section 3703(e)(1) is amended by striking out 
     ``3729(c)(1)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``3729(c)''.
       (B) Section 3711(k) is amended by striking out ``and 
     section 3723 of this title'' both places it appears.
       (C) Section 3727(c) is amended by striking out ``funds 
     established pursuant to sections 3723 and 3724 of this title, 
     as applicable'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``fund 
     established pursuant to section 3722 of this title''.
       (D) Section 3729 is amended--
       (i) in subsection (c)--

       (I) by striking out ``(c)(1)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``(c)''; and
       (II) by striking out paragraphs (2) and (3); and

       (ii) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``(c)(1)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``(c)''.
       (E) Section 3733(a)(6) is amended by striking out 
     ``Department of Veterans Affairs Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund 
     established by section 3724(a)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund established 
     by section 3722(a)''.
       (F) Section 3734, as amended by subsection (d), is further 
     amended--
       (i) in subsection (a)--

       (I) by striking out ``Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund and the 
     Guaranty and Indemnity Fund'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund''; 
     and
       (II) by striking out ``funds,'' in paragraph (2) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``fund,'';

       (ii) in subsection (b), by striking out ``each fund'' in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the fund''; and
       (iii) in subsection (b)(2)--

       (I) by striking out subparagraph (B);
       (II) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), and 
     (G) as subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F), 
     respectively; and
       (III) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking 
     out ``subsections (a)(3) and (c)(2) of section 3729'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 3729(a)(3)''.

       (G) Section 3735(a)(3)(A)(i) is amended by striking out 
     ``Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund and the Guaranty and Indemnity 
     Fund'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Veterans Housing 
     Benefit Program Fund''.
       (2) Other conforming amendment.--Section 2106(e) is amended 
     by striking out ``, as appropriate, deposited in either the 
     direct loan or loan guaranty revolving fund established by 
     section 3723 or 3724 of this title, respectively'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``deposited in the Veterans Housing 
     Benefit Program Fund established by section 3722 of this 
     title''.
       (3) Technical and clerical amendments.--(A) The heading for 
     section 3734 is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 3734. Annual submission of information on the Veterans 
       Housing Benefit Program Fund and housing programs''.

       (B) The heading for section 3763 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 3763. Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program 
       Account''.

       (C) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 37 is 
     amended--
       (i) by inserting after the item relating to section 3721 
     the following new item:

``3722. Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund.'';

       (ii) by striking out the items relating to sections 3723, 
     3724, and 3725;
       (iii) by striking out the item relating to section 3734 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``3734. Annual submission of information on the Veterans Housing 
              Benefit Program Fund and housing programs.'';

     and
       (iv) by striking out the item relating to section 3763 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``3763. Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account.''.

       (f) Effective Date.--This title and the amendments made by 
     this title shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 603. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF SELECTED 
                   RESERVE FOR VETERANS HOUSING LOANS.

       (a) Extension.--Section 3702(a)(2)(E) is amended by 
     striking out ``October 27, 1999,'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 2003,''.
       (b) One-Year Extension of Fee Provision.--Section 
     3729(a)(4) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``With respect to a loan closed after 
     September 30, 1993, and before October 1, 2002,'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``(A) With respect to a loan closed 
     during the period specified in subparagraph (B)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) The specified period for purposes of subparagraph (A) 
     is the period beginning on October 1, 1993, and ending on 
     September 30, 2002, except that in the case of a loan 
     described in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2), such period 
     ends on September 30, 2003.''.

     SEC. 604. APPLICABILITY OF PROCUREMENT LAW TO CERTAIN 
                   CONTRACTS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3720(b) is amended by striking ``; 
     however'' and all that fol

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     lows and inserting the following: ``, except that title III 
     of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) shall apply to any contract for 
     services or supplies on account of any property acquired 
     pursuant to this section.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to contracts entered into under 
     section 3720 of title 38, United States Code, after the end 
     of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
             TITLE VII--CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MATTERS

     SEC. 701. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
     carry out the following major medical facility projects, with 
     each project to be carried out in the amount specified for 
     that project:
       (1) Alterations and demolition at the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California, in 
     an amount not to exceed $23,200,000.
       (2) Construction and seismic work at the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico, in an 
     amount not to exceed $50,000,000.
       (3) Outpatient clinic expansion at the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, D.C., in an 
     amount not to exceed $29,700,000.
       (4) Construction of a psychogeriatric care building and 
     demolition of a seismically unsafe building at the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, in 
     an amount not to exceed $22,400,000.
       (5) Construction of an ambulatory care addition and 
     renovations for ambulatory care at the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland (Wade Park), Ohio, in an 
     amount not to exceed $28,300,000, of which $7,500,000 shall 
     be derived from funds appropriated for a fiscal year before 
     fiscal year 1999 that remain available for obligation.
       (6) Construction of an ambulatory care addition at the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tucson, 
     Arizona, in an amount not to exceed $35,000,000.
       (7) Construction of an addition for psychiatric care at the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 
     in an amount not to exceed $24,200,000.
       (8) Outpatient clinic projects at Auburn and Merced, 
     California, as part of the Northern California Healthcare 
     Systems Project, in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000, to be 
     derived only from funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
     Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 1999 that 
     remain available for obligation.
       (9) Renovations to a nursing home care unit at the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lebanon, 
     Pennsylvania, in an amount not to exceed $9,500,000.
       (10) Construction of a spinal cord injury center at the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tampa, 
     Florida, in an amount not to exceed $46,300,000, of which 
     $20,000,000 shall be derived from funds appropriated for a 
     fiscal year before fiscal year 1999 that remain available for 
     obligation.
       (b) Construction of Parking Facility.--The Secretary may 
     construct a parking structure at the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, in an amount not to 
     exceed $13,000,000, of which $11,900,000 shall be derived 
     from funds in the Parking Revolving Fund.

     SEC. 702. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES.

       The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into leases for 
     satellite outpatient clinics as follows:
       (1) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in an amount not to exceed 
     $1,800,000.
       (2) Daytona Beach, Florida, in an amount not to exceed 
     $2,600,000.
       (3) Oakland Park, Florida, in an amount not to exceed 
     $4,100,000.

      SEC. 703. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1999 and 
     for fiscal year 2000--
       (1) for the Construction, Major Projects, account 
     $241,100,000 for the projects authorized in section 701(a); 
     and
       (2) for the Medical Care account, $8,500,000 for the leases 
     authorized in section 702.
       (b) Limitation.--(1) The projects authorized in section 
     701(a) may only be carried out using--
       (A) funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999 or fiscal year 
     2000 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
     subsection (a);
       (B) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
     for a fiscal year before fiscal year 1999 that remain 
     available for obligation; and
       (C) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
     for fiscal year 1999 for a category of activity not specific 
     to a project.
       (2) The project authorized in section 701(b) may only be 
     carried out using funds appropriated for a fiscal year before 
     fiscal year 1999--
       (A) for the Parking Revolving Fund; or
       (B) for Construction, Major Projects, for a category of 
     activity not specific to a project.

     SEC. 704. INCREASE IN THRESHOLD FOR MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
                   LEASES FOR PURPOSES OF CONGRESSIONAL 
                   AUTHORIZATION.

       Section 8104(a)(3)(B) is amended by striking out 
     ``$300,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$600,000''.

     SEC. 705. THRESHOLD FOR TREATMENT OF PARKING FACILITY PROJECT 
                   AS A MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT.

       Section 8109(i)(2) is amended by striking out 
     ``$3,000,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$4,000,000''.

     SEC. 706. PARKING FEES.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 
     establish or collect any parking fee at any parking facility 
     associated with the Spark M. Matsunaga Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center in Honolulu, 
     Hawaii.
       (b) Report.--Not later than September 15, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs 
     of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding 
     the Department's experience in exercising and administering 
     the authority of the Secretary to charge parking fees under 
     subsections (d) and (e) of section 8109 of title 38, United 
     States Code. The report shall include--
       (1) the results of a survey which shall describe the 
     parking facilities and number of parking spaces available to 
     employees of the Department at each medical facility of the 
     Department with more than 50 employees;
       (2) an analysis of the means by which the Secretary could 
     implement in a cost-effective manner the authority of the 
     Secretary under subsection (e) of section 8109 of title 38, 
     United States Code; and
       (3) recommendations for amending section 8109 of such 
     title--
       (A) to address the applicability of parking fees to 
     employees of the Secretary who are employed at a regional 
     office which is co-located with a medical facility;
       (B) to address the applicability of parking fees to persons 
     using parking facilities at Department of Veterans Affairs 
     medical centers co-located with facilities of the Department 
     of Defense;
       (C) to link any schedule of applicable fees to applicable 
     commercial rates; and
       (D) to achieve any other purpose.

     SEC. 707. MASTER PLAN REGARDING USE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS LANDS AT WEST LOS ANGELES MEDICAL 
                   CENTER, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the master plan of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs relating to the use of Department lands at 
     the West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Center, California.
       (b) Report Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     set forth the following:
       (1) The master plan referred to in that subsection, if such 
     a plan currently exists.
       (2) A current assessment of the master plan.
       (3) Any proposal of the Department for a veterans park on 
     the lands referred to in subsection (a), and an assessment of 
     such proposals.
       (4) Any proposal to use a portion of those lands as 
     dedicated green space, and an assessment of such proposals.
       (c) Alternative Report Element.--If a master plan referred 
     to in subsection (a) does not exist as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall set forth in the 
     report under that subsection, in lieu of the matters 
     specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), a plan 
     for the development of a master plan for the use of the lands 
     referred to in subsection (a) over the next 25 years and over 
     the next 50 years.

     SEC. 708. DESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
                   MEDICAL CENTER, ASPINWALL, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in 
     Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, is hereby designated as the ``H. 
     John Heinz III Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Center''. Any reference to that medical center in any law, 
     regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the 
     United States shall be considered to be a reference to the H. 
     John Heinz III Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

     SEC. 709. DESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
                   MEDICAL CENTER, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA.

       The Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in 
     Gainesville, Florida, is hereby designated as the ``Malcom 
     Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''. Any 
     reference to that medical center in any law, regulation, map, 
     document, record, or other paper of the United States shall 
     be considered to be a reference to the Malcom Randall 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

     SEC. 710. DESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
                   OUTPATIENT CLINIC, COLUMBUS, OHIO.

       The Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in 
     Columbus, Ohio, shall after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act be known and designated as the ``Chalmers P. Wylie 
     Veterans Outpatient Clinic''. Any reference to that 
     outpatient clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, 
     record, or other paper of the United States shall be 
     considered to be a reference to the Chalmers P. Wylie 
     Veterans Outpatient Clinic.
        TITLE VIII--HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Health Care Personnel Incentive Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 802. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES RECEIVING EDUCATION OR 
                   TRAINING IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS.

       (a) Program Authority.--Chapter 76 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subchapter:

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        ``SUBCHAPTER VI--EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

     ``Sec. 7671. Authority for program

       ``As part of the Educational Assistance Program, the 
     Secretary may carry out a scholarship program under this 
     subchapter. The program shall be known as the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Employee Incentive Scholarship Program 
     (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the 
     `Program'). The purpose of the Program is to assist, through 
     the establishment of an incentive program for individuals 
     employed in the Veterans Health Administration, in meeting 
     the staffing needs of the Veterans Health Administration for 
     health professional occupations for which recruitment or 
     retention of qualified personnel is difficult.

     ``Sec. 7672. Eligibility; agreement

       ``(a) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the 
     Program, an individual must be an eligible Department 
     employee who is accepted for enrollment or enrolled (as 
     described in section 7602 of this title) as a full-time or 
     part-time student in a field of education or training 
     described in subsection (c).
       ``(b) Eligible Department Employees.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a), an eligible Department employee is any 
     employee of the Department who, as of the date on which the 
     employee submits an application for participation in the 
     Program, has been continuously employed by the Department for 
     not less than two years.
       ``(c) Qualifying Fields of Education or Training.--A 
     scholarship may be awarded under the Program only for 
     education and training in a field leading to appointment or 
     retention in a position under section 7401 of this title.
       ``(d) Award of Scholarships.--Notwithstanding section 
     7603(d) of this title, the Secretary, in selecting 
     participants in the Program, may award a scholarship only to 
     applicants who have a record of employment with the Veterans 
     Health Administration which, in the judgment of the 
     Secretary, demonstrates a high likelihood that the applicant 
     will be successful in completing such education or training 
     and in employment in such field.
       ``(e) Agreement.--(1) An agreement between the Secretary 
     and a participant in the Program shall (in addition to the 
     requirements set forth in section 7604 of this title) include 
     the following:
       ``(A) The Secretary's agreement to provide the participant 
     with a scholarship under the Program for a specified number 
     (from one to three) of school years during which the 
     participant pursues a course of education or training 
     described in subsection (c) that meets the requirements set 
     forth in section 7602(a) of this title.
       ``(B) The participant's agreement to serve as a full-time 
     employee in the Veterans Health Administration for a period 
     of time (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the 
     `period of obligated service') determined in accordance with 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary of up to three 
     calendar years for each school year or part thereof for which 
     the participant was provided a scholarship under the Program, 
     but for not less than three years.
       ``(C) The participant's agreement to serve under 
     subparagraph (B) in a Department facility selected by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(2) In a case in which an extension is granted under 
     section 7673(c)(2) of this title, the number of years for 
     which a scholarship may be provided under the Program shall 
     be the number of school years provided for as a result of the 
     extension.
       ``(3) In the case of a participant who is a part-time 
     student, the period of obligated service shall be reduced in 
     accordance with the proportion that the number of credit 
     hours carried by such participant in any such school year 
     bears to the number of credit hours required to be carried by 
     a full-time student in the course of training being pursued 
     by the participant, but in no event to less than one year.

     ``Sec. 7673. Scholarship

       ``(a) Scholarship.--A scholarship provided to a participant 
     in the Program for a school year shall consist of payment of 
     the tuition (or such portion of the tuition as may be 
     provided under subsection (b)) of the participant for that 
     school year and payment of other reasonable educational 
     expenses (including fees, books, and laboratory expenses) for 
     that school year.
       ``(b) Amounts.--The total amount of the scholarship payable 
     under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) in the case of a participant in the Program who is a 
     full-time student, may not exceed $10,000 for any one year; 
     and
       ``(2) in the case of a participant in the Program who is a 
     part-time student, shall be the amount specified in paragraph 
     (1) reduced in accordance with the proportion that the number 
     of credit hours carried by the participant in that school 
     year bears to the number of credit hours required to be 
     carried by a full-time student in the course of education or 
     training being pursued by the participant.
       ``(c) Limitation on Years of Payment.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2), a participant in the Program may not receive a 
     scholarship under subsection (a) for more than three school 
     years.
       ``(2) The Secretary may extend the number of school years 
     for which a scholarship may be awarded to a participant in 
     the Program who is a part-time student to a maximum of six 
     school years if the Secretary determines that the extension 
     would be in the best interest of the United States.
       ``(d) Payment of Educational Expenses by Educational 
     Institutions.--The Secretary may arrange with an educational 
     institution in which a participant in the Program is enrolled 
     for the payment of the educational expenses described in 
     subsection (a). Such payments may be made without regard to 
     subsections (a) and (b) of section 3324 of title 31.

     ``Sec. 7674. Obligated service

       ``(a) In General.--Each participant in the Program shall 
     provide service as a full-time employee of the Department for 
     the period of obligated service provided in the agreement of 
     the participant entered into under section 7603 of this 
     title. Such service shall be provided in the full-time 
     clinical practice of such participant's profession or in 
     another health-care position in an assignment or location 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Determination of Service Commencement Date.--(1) Not 
     later than 60 days before a participant's service 
     commencement date, the Secretary shall notify the participant 
     of that service commencement date. That date is the date for 
     the beginning of the participant's period of obligated 
     service.
       ``(2) As soon as possible after a participant's service 
     commencement date, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) in the case of a participant who is not a full-time 
     employee in the Veterans Health Administration, appoint the 
     participant as such an employee; and
       ``(B) in the case of a participant who is an employee in 
     the Veterans Health Administration but is not serving in a 
     position for which the participant's course of education or 
     training prepared the participant, assign the participant to 
     such a position.
       ``(3)(A) In the case of a participant receiving a degree 
     from a school of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, optometry, 
     or podiatry, the participant's service commencement date is 
     the date upon which the participant becomes licensed to 
     practice medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, optometry, or 
     podiatry, as the case may be, in a State.
       ``(B) In the case of a participant receiving a degree from 
     a school of nursing, the participant's service commencement 
     date is the later of--
       ``(i) the participant's course completion date; or
       ``(ii) the date upon which the participant becomes licensed 
     as a registered nurse in a State.
       ``(C) In the case of a participant not covered by 
     subparagraph (A) or (B), the participant's service 
     commencement date is the later of--
       ``(i) the participant's course completion date; or
       ``(ii) the date the participant meets any applicable 
     licensure or certification requirements.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall by regulation prescribe the 
     service commencement date for participants who were part-time 
     students. Such regulations shall prescribe terms as similar 
     as practicable to the terms set forth in paragraph (3).
       ``(c) Commencement of Obligated Service.--(1) Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), a participant in the Program shall 
     be considered to have begun serving the participant's period 
     of obligated service--
       ``(A) on the date, after the participant's course 
     completion date, on which the participant (in accordance with 
     subsection (b)) is appointed as a full-time employee in the 
     Veterans Health Administration; or
       ``(B) if the participant is a full-time employee in the 
     Veterans Health Administration on such course completion 
     date, on the date thereafter on which the participant is 
     assigned to a position for which the participant's course of 
     training prepared the participant.
       ``(2) A participant in the Program who on the participant's 
     course completion date is a full-time employee in the 
     Veterans Health Administration serving in a capacity for 
     which the participant's course of training prepared the 
     participant shall be considered to have begun serving the 
     participant's period of obligated service on such course 
     completion date.
       ``(d) Course Completion Date Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `course completion date' means the date on which a 
     participant in the Program completes the participant's course 
     of education or training under the Program.

     ``Sec. 7675. Breach of agreement: liability

       ``(a) Liquidated Damages.--A participant in the Program 
     (other than a participant described in subsection (b)) who 
     fails to accept payment, or instructs the educational 
     institution in which the participant is enrolled not to 
     accept payment, in whole or in part, of a scholarship under 
     the agreement entered into under section 7603 of this title 
     shall be liable to the United States for liquidated damages 
     in the amount of $1,500. Such liability is in addition to any 
     period of obligated service or other obligation or liability 
     under the agreement.
       ``(b) Liability During Course of Education or Training.--
     (1) Except as provided in subsection (d), a participant in 
     the Program shall be liable to the United States for the 
     amount which has been paid to or on behalf of the participant 
     under the agreement if any of the following occurs:
       ``(A) The participant fails to maintain an acceptable level 
     of academic standing in the educational institution in which 
     the participant is enrolled (as determined by the educational 
     institution under regulations prescribed by the Secretary).

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       ``(B) The participant is dismissed from such educational 
     institution for disciplinary reasons.
       ``(C) The participant voluntarily terminates the course of 
     education or training in such educational institution before 
     the completion of such course of education or training.
       ``(D) The participant fails to become licensed to practice 
     medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, podiatry, or optometry in a 
     State, fails to become licensed as a registered nurse in a 
     State, or fails to meet any applicable licensure requirement 
     in the case of any other health-care personnel who provide 
     either direct patient-care services or services incident to 
     direct patient-care services, during a period of time 
     determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(E) In the case of a participant who is a part-time 
     student, the participant fails to maintain employment, while 
     enrolled in the course of training being pursued by the 
     participant, as a Department employee.
       ``(2) Liability under this subsection is in lieu of any 
     service obligation arising under a participant's agreement.
       ``(c) Liability During Period of Obligated Service.--(1) 
     Except as provided in subsection (d), if a participant in the 
     Program breaches the agreement by failing for any reason to 
     complete such participant's period of obligated service, the 
     United States shall be entitled to recover from the 
     participant an amount determined in accordance with the 
     following formula:

 
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       ``(2) In such formula:
       ``(A) `A' is the amount the United States is entitled to 
     recover.
       ``(B) `' is the sum of--
       ``(i) the amounts paid under this subchapter to or on 
     behalf of the participant; and
       ``(ii) the interest on such amounts which would be payable 
     if at the time the amounts were paid they were loans bearing 
     interest at the maximum legal prevailing rate, as determined 
     by the Treasurer of the United States.
       ``(C) `t' is the total number of months in the 
     participant's period of obligated service, including any 
     additional period of obligated service in accordance with 
     section 7673(c)(2) of this title.
       ``(D) `s' is the number of months of such period served by 
     the participant in accordance with section 7673 of this 
     title.
       ``(d) Limitation on Liability for Reductions-in-Force.--
     Liability shall not arise under subsection (b)(1)(E) or (c) 
     in the case of a participant otherwise covered by the 
     subsection concerned if the participant fails to maintain 
     employment as a Department employee due to a staffing 
     adjustment.
       ``(e) Period for Payment of Damages.--Any amount of damages 
     which the United States is entitled to recover under this 
     section shall be paid to the United States within the one-
     year period beginning on the date of the breach of the 
     agreement.

     ``Sec. 7676. Expiration of program

       ``The Secretary may not furnish scholarships to individuals 
     who have not commenced participation in the Program before 
     December 31, 2001.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new items:

        ``SUBCHAPTER VI--EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

``7671. Authority for program.
``7672. Eligibility; agreement.
``7673. Scholarship.
``7674. Obligated service.
``7675. Breach of agreement: liability.
``7676. Expiration of program.''.

     SEC. 803. EDUCATION DEBT REDUCTION PROGRAM FOR VETERANS 
                   HEALTH ADMINISTRATION HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

       (a) Program Authority.--Chapter 76 (as amended by section 
     802(a)), is further amended by adding after subchapter VI the 
     following new subchapter:

           ``SUBCHAPTER VII--EDUCATION DEBT REDUCTION PROGRAM

     ``Sec. 7681. Authority for program

       ``(a) In General.--(1) As part of the Educational 
     Assistance Program, the Secretary may carry out an education 
     debt reduction program under this subchapter. The program 
     shall be known as the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Education Debt Reduction Program (hereinafter in this 
     subchapter referred to as the `Education Debt Reduction 
     Program').
       ``(2) The purpose of the Education Debt Reduction Program 
     is to assist in the recruitment of qualified health care 
     professionals for positions in the Veterans Health 
     Administration for which recruitment or retention of an 
     adequate supply of qualified personnel is difficult.
       ``(b) Relationship to Educational Assistance Program.--
     Education debt reduction payments under the Education Debt 
     Reduction Program may be in addition to other assistance 
     available to individuals under the Educational Assistance 
     Program.

     ``Sec. 7682. Eligibility

       ``(a) Eligibility.--An individual is eligible to 
     participate in the Education Debt Reduction Program if the 
     individual--
       ``(1) is a recently appointed employee in the Veterans 
     Health Administration serving under an appointment under 
     section 7402(b) of this title in a position for which 
     recruitment or retention of a qualified health-care personnel 
     (as determined by the Secretary) is difficult; and
       ``(2) owes any amount of principal or interest under a 
     loan, the proceeds of which were used by or on behalf of that 
     individual to pay costs relating to a course of education or 
     training which led to a degree that qualified the individual 
     for the position referred to in paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Covered Costs.--For purposes of subsection (a)(2), 
     costs relating to a course of education or training include--
       ``(1) tuition expenses;
       ``(2) all other reasonable educational expenses, including 
     expenses for fees, books, and laboratory expenses; and
       ``(3) reasonable living expenses.
       ``(c) Recently Appointed Individuals.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a), an individual shall be considered to be 
     recently appointed to a position if the individual has held 
     that position for less than six months.

     ``Sec. 7683. Education debt reduction

       ``(a) In General.--Education debt reduction payments under 
     the Education Debt Reduction Program shall consist of 
     payments to individuals selected to participate in the 
     program of amounts to reimburse such individuals for payments 
     by such individuals of principal and interest on loans 
     described in section 7682(a)(2) of this title.
       ``(b) Frequency of Payment.--(1) The Secretary may make 
     education debt reduction payments to any given participant in 
     the Education Debt Reduction Program on a monthly or annual 
     basis, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall make such payments at the end of 
     the period determined by the Secretary under paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Performance Requirement.--The Secretary may make 
     education debt reduction payments to a participant in the 
     Education Debt Reduction Program for a period only if the 
     Secretary determines that the individual maintained an 
     acceptable level of performance in the position or positions 
     served by the participant during the period.
       ``(d) Maximum Annual Amount.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 
     the amount of education debt reduction payments made to a 
     participant for a year under the Education Debt Reduction 
     Program may not exceed--
       ``(A) $6,000 for the first year of the participant's 
     participation in the Program;
       ``(B) $8,000 for the second year of the participant's 
     participation in the Program; and
       ``(C) $10,000 for the third year of the participant's 
     participation in the Program.
       ``(2) The total amount payable to a participant in such 
     Program for any year may not exceed the amount of the 
     principal and interest on loans referred to in subsection (a) 
     that is paid by the individual during such year.

     ``Sec. 7684. Expiration of program

       ``The Secretary may not make education debt reduction 
     payments to individuals who have not commenced participation 
     in the Education Debt Reduction Program before December 31, 
     2001.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter (as amended by section 802(b)) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new items:

           ``SUBCHAPTER VII--EDUCATION DEBT REDUCTION PROGRAM

``7681. Authority for program.
``7682. Eligibility.
``7683. Education debt reduction.
``7684. Expiration of program.''.

     SEC. 804. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT OF TUITION LOANS.

       Section 523(b) of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 
     (Public Law 102-585; 106 Stat. 4959; 38 U.S.C. 7601 note) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 805. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       Chapter 76 is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 7601(a) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (B) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) the employee incentive scholarship program provided 
     for in subchapter VI of this chapter; and''; and
       ``(5) the education debt reduction program provided for in 
     subchapter VII of this chapter.''.
       (2) Section 7602 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (i) by striking out ``subchapter I or II'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``subchapter II, III, or VI'';
       (ii) by striking out ``or for which'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``, for which''; and
       (iii) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, or for which a scholarship may be awarded 
     under subchapter VI of this chapter, as the case may be''; 
     and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking out ``subchapter I or 
     II'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subchapter II, III, or 
     VI''.
       (3) Section 7603 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking out ``To apply to participate in the 
     Educational Assistance Program,'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``(1) To apply to participate in the Educational 
     Assistance Program under subsection II, III, V, or VI of this 
     chapter,''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) To apply to participate in the Educational Assistance 
     Program under subchapter VII of this chapter, an individual 
     shall submit to the Secretary an application for such 
     participation.''; and

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       (B) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``(if required)'' 
     before the period at the end.
       (4) Section 7604 is amended by striking out ``subchapter 
     II, III, or V'' in paragraphs (1)(A), (2)(D), and (5) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``subchapter II, III, V, or VI''.
       (5) Section 7632 is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking out ``and the Tuition Reimbursement 
     Program'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``, the Tuition 
     Reimbursement Program, the Employee Incentive Scholarship 
     Program, and the Education Debt Reduction Program''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``(if any)'' after ``number of 
     students'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(if any)'' after 
     ``education institutions''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by striking ``and per participant'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``, per participant''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, per participant in the Employee 
     Incentive Scholarship Program, and per participant in the 
     Education Debt Reduction Program'' before the period at the 
     end.
       (6) Section 7636 is amended by striking ``or a stipend'' 
     and inserting ``a stipend, or education debt reduction''.

     SEC. 806. COORDINATION WITH APPROPRIATIONS PROVISION.

       This title shall be considered to be the authorizing 
     legislation referred to in the third proviso under the 
     heading ``Veterans Health Administration--medical care'' in 
     title I of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
     and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, and the reference in that proviso 
     to the ``Primary Care Providers Incentive Act'' shall be 
     treated as referring to this title.
    TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS MEDICAL CARE AND MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION 
                               PROVISIONS

     SEC. 901. EXAMINATIONS AND CARE ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN 
                   RADIATION TREATMENT.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 17 is amended by inserting after 
     section 1720D the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1720E. Nasopharyngeal radium irradiation

       ``(a) The Secretary may provide any veteran a medical 
     examination, and hospital care, medical services, and nursing 
     home care, which the Secretary determines is needed for the 
     treatment of any cancer of the head or neck which the 
     Secretary finds may be associated with the veteran's receipt 
     of nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments in active 
     military, naval, or air service.
       ``(b) The Secretary shall provide care and services to a 
     veteran under subsection (a) only on the basis of evidence in 
     the service records of the veteran which document 
     nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatment in service, 
     except that, notwithstanding the absence of such 
     documentation, the Secretary may provide such care to a 
     veteran who--
       ``(1) served as an aviator in the active military, naval, 
     or air service before the end of the Korean conflict; or
       ``(2) underwent submarine training in active naval service 
     before January 1, 1965.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1720D the following new item:

``1720E. Nasopharyngeal radium irradiation.''.

     SEC. 902. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO COUNSEL AND TREAT 
                   VETERANS FOR SEXUAL TRAUMA.

       Section 1720D(a) is amended by striking out ``December 31, 
     1998'' in paragraphs (1) and (3) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``December 31, 2001''.

     SEC. 903. MANAGEMENT OF SPECIALIZED TREATMENT AND 
                   REHABILITATIVE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Standards of Job Performance.--Section 1706(b) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``April 1, 1997, 
     April 1, 1998, and April 1, 1999'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``April 1, 1999, April 1, 2000, and April 1, 2001''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) To ensure compliance with paragraph (1), the Under 
     Secretary for Health shall prescribe objective standards of 
     job performance for employees in positions described in 
     subparagraph (B) with respect to the job performance of those 
     employees in carrying out the requirements of paragraph (1). 
     Those job performance standards shall include measures of 
     workload, allocation of resources, and quality-of-care 
     indicators.
       ``(B) Positions described in this subparagraph are 
     positions in the Veterans Health Administration that have 
     responsibility for allocating and managing resources 
     applicable to the requirements of paragraph (1).
       ``(C) The Under Secretary shall develop the job performance 
     standards under subparagraph (A) in consultation with the 
     Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special Disabilities 
     Programs and the Committee on Care of Severely Chronically 
     Mentally Ill Veterans.''.
       (b) Deadline for Prescribing Standards.--The standards of 
     job performance required by paragraph (3) of section 1706(b) 
     of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall be prescribed not later than January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 904. AUTHORITY TO USE FOR OPERATING EXPENSES OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL 
                   FACILITIES AMOUNTS AVAILABLE BY REASON OF THE 
                   LIMITATION ON PENSION FOR VETERANS RECEIVING 
                   NURSING HOME CARE.

       (a) In General.--Section 5503(a)(1)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``Effective through September 30, 1997, any'' in the 
     second sentence and inserting ``Any''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as of October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 905. REPORT ON NURSE LOCALITY PAY.

       (a) Report Required.--(1) Not later than February 1, 1999, 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives a report assessing the system of locality-
     based pay for nurses established under the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Nurse Pay Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-366) 
     and now set forth in section 7451 of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (2) The Secretary shall submit with the report under 
     paragraph (1) a copy of the report on the locality pay system 
     prepared by the contractor pursuant to a contract with 
     Systems Flow, Inc., that was entered into on May 22, 1998.
       (b) Matters To Be Included--The report of the Secretary 
     under subsection (a)(1) shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the effects of the locality-based pay 
     system, including information, shown by facility and grade 
     level, regarding the frequency and percentage increases, if 
     any, in the rate of basic pay under that system of nurses 
     employed in the Veterans Health Administration.
       (2) An assessment of the manner in which that system is 
     being applied.
       (3) Plans and recommendations of the Secretary for 
     administrative and legislative improvements or revisions to 
     the locality pay system.
       (4) An explanation of the reasons for any decision not to 
     adopt any recommendation in the report referred to in 
     subsection (a)(2).
       (c) Updated Report.--Not later than February 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs 
     of the Senate and House of Representatives a report updating 
     the report submitted under subsection (a)(1).

     SEC. 906. ANNUAL REPORT ON PROGRAM AND EXPENDITURES OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR DOMESTIC 
                   RESPONSE TO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 530. Annual report on program and expenditures for 
       domestic response to weapons of mass destruction

       ``(a) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 
     an annual report, to be submitted each year at the time that 
     the President submits the budget for the next fiscal year 
     under section 1105 of title 31, on the activities of the 
     Department relating to preparation for, and participation in, 
     a domestic medical response to an attack involving weapons of 
     mass destruction.
       ``(b) Each report under subsection (a) shall include the 
     following:
       ``(1) A statement of the amounts of funds and the level of 
     personnel resources (stated in terms of full-time equivalent 
     employees) expected to be used by the Department during the 
     next fiscal year in preparation for a domestic medical 
     response to an attack involving weapons of mass destruction, 
     including the anticipated source of those funds and any 
     anticipated shortfalls in funds or personnel resources to 
     achieve the tasks assigned the Department by the President in 
     connection with preparation for such a response.
       ``(2) A detailed statement of the funds expended and 
     personnel resources (stated in terms of full-time equivalent 
     employees) used during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
     year during which the report is submitted in preparation for 
     a domestic medical response to an attack involving weapons of 
     mass destruction or in response to such an attack, including 
     identification of the source of those funds and a description 
     of how those funds were expended.
       ``(3) A detailed statement of the funds expended and 
     expected to be expended, and the personnel resources (stated 
     in terms of full-time equivalent employees) used and expected 
     to be used, during the fiscal year during which the report is 
     submitted in preparation for a domestic medical response to 
     an attack involving weapons of mass destruction or in 
     response to such an attack, including identification of the 
     source of funds expended and a description of how those funds 
     were expended.
       ``(c) This section shall expire on January 1, 2009.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 529 the following new item:

``530. Annual report on program and expenditures for domestic response 
              to weapons of mass destruction.''.

     SEC. 907. INTERIM APPOINTMENT OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR HEALTH.

       The President may appoint to the position of Under 
     Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     for service through June 30, 1999, the individual whose 
     appointment to that position under section 305 of title 38, 
     United States Code, expired on September 28, 1998.
                         TITLE X--OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 1001. REQUIREMENT FOR NAMING OF DEPARTMENT PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 5, as amended 
     by section 906(a), is further

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     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 531. Requirement relating to naming of Department 
       property

       ``Except as expressly provided by law, a facility, 
     structure, or real property of the Department, and a major 
     portion (such as a wing or floor) of any such facility, 
     structure, or real property, may be named only for the 
     geographic area in which the facility, structure, or real 
     property is located.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     530, as added by section 906(b), the following new item:

``531. Requirement relating to naming of Department property.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 531 of title 38, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply with respect 
     to the assignment or designation of the name of a facility, 
     structure, or real property of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs (or of a major portion thereof) after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1002. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS.

       (a) Requirement for Board Members To Be Attorneys.--Section 
     7101A(a) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Each member of the Board shall be a member in good 
     standing of the bar of a State.''.
       (b) Employment Reversion Rights.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     7101A(d) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2)(A) Upon removal from the Board under paragraph (1) of 
     a member of the Board who before appointment to the Board 
     served as an attorney in the civil service, the Secretary 
     shall appoint that member to an attorney position at the 
     Board, if the removed member so requests. If the removed 
     member served in an attorney position at the Board 
     immediately before appointment to the Board, appointment to 
     an attorney position under this paragraph shall be in the 
     grade and step held by the removed member immediately before 
     such appointment to the Board.
       ``(B) The Secretary is not required to make an appointment 
     to an attorney position under this paragraph if the Secretary 
     determines that the member of the Board removed under 
     paragraph (1) is not qualified for the position.''.

     SEC. 1003. FLEXIBILITY IN DOCKETING AND HEARING OF APPEALS BY 
                   BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS.

       (a) Flexibility in Order of Consideration and 
     Determination.--Subsection (a) of section 7107 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3) and'' after ``Except as provided'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out the second sentence 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``Any such 
     motion shall set forth succinctly the grounds upon which the 
     motion is based. Such a motion may be granted only--
       ``(A) if the case involves interpretation of law of general 
     application affecting other claims;
       ``(B) if the appellant is seriously ill or is under severe 
     financial hardship; or
       ``(C) for other sufficient cause shown.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) A case referred to in paragraph (1) may be postponed 
     for later consideration and determination if such 
     postponement is necessary to afford the appellant a 
     hearing.''.
       (b) Scheduling of Field Hearings.--Subsection (d) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``in the order'' and 
     all that follows through the end and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``in accordance with the place of the case on the 
     docket under subsection (a) relative to other cases on the 
     docket for which hearings are scheduled to be held within 
     that area.''; and
       (2) by striking out paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new paragraph (3):
       ``(3) A hearing to be held within an area served by a 
     regional office of the Department may, for cause shown, be 
     advanced on motion for an earlier hearing. Any such motion 
     shall set forth succinctly the grounds upon which the motion 
     is based. Such a motion may be granted only--
       ``(A) if the case involves interpretation of law of general 
     application affecting other claims;
       ``(B) if the appellant is seriously ill or is under severe 
     financial hardship; or
       ``(C) for other sufficient cause shown.''.

     SEC. 1004. DISABLED VETERANS OUTREACH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4103A(a)(1) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``for each 6,900 
     veterans residing in such State'' through the period and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``for each 7,400 veterans who are 
     between the ages of 20 and 64 residing in such State.'';
       (2) in the third sentence, by striking out ``of the Vietnam 
     era''; and
       (3) by striking out the fourth sentence.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to appointments of disabled 
     veterans' outreach program specialists under section 4103A of 
     title 38, United States Code, on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1005. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Section Redesignation.--Section 1103, as added by 
     section 8031(a) of the Veterans Reconciliation Act of 1997 
     (title VIII of Public Law 105-33), is redesignated as section 
     1104, and the item relating to that section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 11 is revised to reflect 
     that redesignation.
       (b) Other Amendments to title 38, U.S.C.--
       (1) Section 712(a) is amended by striking out ``the date of 
     the enactment of this section'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``November 2, 1994,''.
       (2) Section 1706(b)(1) is amended by striking out ``the 
     date of the enactment of this section'' at the end of the 
     first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 9, 
     1996''.
       (3) Section 1710(e)(2)(A)(ii) is amended by striking out 
     ``section 2'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 3''.
       (4) Section 1803(c)(2) is amended by striking out ``who 
     furnishes health care that the Secretary determines 
     authorized'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``furnishing 
     health care services that the Secretary determines are 
     authorized''.
       (5) Section 2408(d)(1) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``November 21, 
     1997,''; and
       (B) by striking out ``on the condition described in'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``subject to the condition 
     specified in''.
       (6) Section 3018B(a)(2)(E) is amended by striking out 
     ``before the one-year period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this section,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``before October 23, 1993,''.
       (7) Section 3231(a)(2) is amended by striking out 
     ``subsection (f)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection 
     (e)''.
       (8) Section 3674A(b)(1) is amended by striking out ``after 
     the 18-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this section''.
       (9) Section 3680A(d)(2)(C) is amended by striking out 
     ``section''.
       (10) Section 3714(f)(1)(B) is amended by striking out 
     ``more than 45 days after the date of the enactment of the 
     Veterans' Benefits and Programs Improvement Act of 1988'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``after January 1, 1989''.
       (11) Section 3727(a) is amended by striking out ``the date 
     of enactment of this section'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``May 7, 1968''.
       (12) Section 3730(a) is amended by striking out ``Within'' 
     and all that follows through ``steps to'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``The Secretary shall''.
       (13) Section 4102A(e)(1) is amended by striking out the 
     second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
     ``A person may not be assigned after October 9, 1996, as such 
     a Regional Administrator unless the person is a veteran.''.
       (14) Section 4110A is amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (b); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) of subsection (a) as 
     subsection (b) and striking out ``paragraph (1)'' therein and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (a)''.
       (15) Section 5303A(d) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking out ``on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this subsection'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``after October 13, 1982,''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking out ``on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection,'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``after October 13, 1982,''.
       (16) Section 5313(d)(1) is amended by striking out ``the 
     date of the enactment of this section,'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``October 7, 1980,''.
       (17) Section 5315(b)(1) is amended by striking out ``the 
     date of the enactment of this section,'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``October 17, 1980,''.
       (18) Section 8107(b)(3)(E) is amended by striking out 
     ``section 7305'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     7306(f)(1)(A)''.
       (c) Public Law 104-275.--The Veterans' Benefits 
     Improvements Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-275) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 303(b) (110 Stat. 3332; 38 U.S.C. 4104 note) is 
     amended by striking out ``sections 4104(b)(1) and (c)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``subsections (b)(1) and (c) of 
     section 4104''.
       (2) Section 705(e) (110 Stat. 3350; 38 U.S.C. 545 note) is 
     amended by striking out ``section 5316'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``section 5315''.
            TITLE XI--COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT

     SEC. 1101. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND 
                   DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.

       (a) Rate Adjustment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall, effective on December 1, 1998, increase the dollar 
     amounts in effect for the payment of disability compensation 
     and dependency and indemnity compensation by the Secretary, 
     as specified in subsection (b).
       (b) Amounts To Be Increased.--The dollar amounts to be 
     increased pursuant to subsection (a) are the following:
       (1) Compensation.--Each of the dollar amounts in effect 
     under section 1114 of title 38, United States Code.
       (2) Additional compensation for dependents.--Each of the 
     dollar amounts in effect under sections 1115(1) of such 
     title.
       (3) Clothing allowance.--The dollar amount in effect under 
     section 1162 of such title.
       (4) New dic rates.--The dollar amounts in effect under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1311(a) of such title.
       (5) Old dic rates.--Each of the dollar amounts in effect 
     under section 1311(a)(3) of such title.

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       (6) Additional dic for surviving spouses with minor 
     children.--The dollar amount in effect under section 1311(b) 
     of such title.
       (7) Additional dic for disability.--The dollar amounts in 
     effect under sections 1311(c) and 1311(d) of such title.
       (8) DIC for dependent children.--The dollar amounts in 
     effect under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title.
       (c) Determination of Increase.--(1) The increase under 
     subsection (a) shall be made in the dollar amounts specified 
     in subsection (b) as in effect on November 30, 1998.
       (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), each such amount 
     shall be increased by the same percentage as the percentage 
     by which benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased effective 
     December 1, 1998, as a result of a determination under 
     section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)).
       (3) Each dollar amount increased pursuant to paragraph (2) 
     shall, if not a whole dollar amount, be rounded down to the 
     next lower whole dollar amount.
       (d) Special Rule.--The Secretary may adjust 
     administratively, consistent with the increases made under 
     subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation payable 
     to persons within the purview of section 10 of Public Law 85-
     857 (72 Stat. 1263) who are not in receipt of compensation 
     payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 38, United States 
     Code.

     SEC. 1102. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES.

       At the same time as the matters specified in section 
     215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     415(i)(2)(D)) are required to be published by reason of a 
     determination made under section 215(i) of such Act during 
     fiscal year 1998, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified in 
     subsection (b) of section 1101, as increased pursuant to that 
     section.

  Pending consideration of said resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
EVANS, each for 20 minutes.
  On motion of Mr. STUMP, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the time for debate on the bill be limited to 5 minutes 
on each side.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to the resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. STUMP demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.107.9  privileges of the house

  Mr. VISCLOSKY rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution:

       A resolution, in accordance with House Rule IX, Clause 1, 
     expressing the sense of the House that its integrity has been 
     impugned because the anti-dumping provisions of the Trade and 
     Tariff Act of 1930, (Subtitle B of title VII) have not been 
     expeditiously enforced;
       Whereas the current financial crises in Asia, Russia, and 
     other regions have involved massive depreciation in the 
     currencies of several key steel-producing and steel consuming 
     countries, along with a collapse in the domestic demand for 
     steel in these countries; Whereas the crises have generated 
     and will continue to generate surges in United States imports 
     of steel, both from the countries whose currencies have 
     depreciated in the crisis and from steel producing countries 
     that are no longer able to export steel to the countries in 
     economic crisis;
       Whereas United States imports of finished steel mill 
     products from Asian steel producing countries--the People's 
     Republic of China, Japan, Korea, India, Taiwan, Indonesia, 
     Thailand, and Malaysia--have increased by 79 percent in the 
     first 5 months of 1998 compared to the same period in 1997;
       Whereas year-to-date imports of steel from Russia now 
     exceed the record import levels of 1997, and steel imports 
     from Russia and Ukraine now approach 2,500,000 net tons;
       Whereas foreign government trade restrictions and private 
     restraints of trade distort international trade and 
     investment patterns and result in burdens on United States 
     commerce, including absorption of a disproportionate share of 
     diverted steel trade;
       Whereas the European Union, for example, despite also being 
     a major economy, in 1997 imported only one-tenth as much 
     finished steel products from Asian steel producing countries 
     as the United States did and has restricted imports of steel 
     from the Commonwealth of Independent States, including 
     Russia;
       Whereas the United States is simultaneously facing a 
     substantial increase in steel imports from countries within 
     the Commonwealth of Independent States, including Russia, 
     caused in part by the closure of Asian markets;
       Whereas there is a well-recognized need for improvements in 
     the enforcement of United States trade laws to provide an 
     effective response to such situations: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the House of 
     Representatives calls upon the President to--
       (1) take all necessary measures to respond to the surge of 
     steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, 
     Russia, and other regions, and for other purposes;
       (2) pursue enhanced enforcement of United States trade laws 
     with respect to the surge of steel imports into the United 
     States, using all remedies available under those laws 
     including offsetting duties, quantitative restraints, and 
     other authorized remedial measures as appropriate;
       (3) pursue with all tools at his disposal a more equitable 
     sharing of the burden of accepting imports of finished steel 
     products from Asia and the countries within the Commonwealth 
     of Independent States;
       (4) establish a task force within the executive branch with 
     responsibility for closely monitoring United States imports 
     of steel; and
       (5) report to the Congress by no later than January 5, 
     1999, with a comprehensive plan for responding to this import 
     surge, including ways of limiting its deleterious effects on 
     employment, prices, and investment in the United States steel 
     industry.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Members who desired 
to be heard on whether the resolution presented a question of privileges 
of the House.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I offer this question of privilege to bring attention 
to a catastrophic situation facing this Nation. The trade laws that the 
Congress has enacted over the last 60 years are designed to ensure that 
American workers are not hurt by unfair and illegal trade practices. 
Congressional intent, as represented by the Trade and Tariff Act of 
1930, is being ignored at the present time.
  ``The U.S. steel industry and its workers are suffering because the 
Asian and Russian financial crises have led those countries to dump 
their steel on our market. The U.S. has been reluctant to stop this 
illegal practice. Steel that was formerly produced for domestic 
consumption in Asia is now being shipped to the United States where it 
is sold at prices below the cost of production. Steel prices in the 
United States have fallen 20 percent in the last 3 months alone.
  ``The European Union has protected itself and its steel industry 
against dumping by erecting temporary barriers to steel imports during 
the crisis. Their steel industry is weathering the storm. In America, 
the demand for domestic steel has decreased dramatically in mills in 
Alabama, West Virginia, Utah, Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, and workers have 
been laid off because of the decreased demand for American steel. 
American workers should not have to pay the price of the 
administration's refusal to enforce trade laws which the Congress has 
enacted and supports. This impinges on the integrity of this House.
  ``American steel workers, the most efficient in the world, cannot 
continue to be besieged by foreign steel products while waiting 
indefinitely for trade cases to be settled. Damage to the American 
steel industry is extensive, severe and rapidly growing. We need to 
protect our American steel workers by stemming the tide of illegally 
dumped steel, and the administration's failure to act again directly 
impinges on the integrity of this House.''. 

  Mr. BERRY was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about the steel crisis that is 
escalating out of control and is having a devastating effect on the 
people of the First Congressional District of Arkansas as well as 
people around the country. I am a free trader so long as the rules of 
free trade are rigorously enforced. Fair trade is imperative to support 
free trade.
  ``What is not fair is the export of the Asian and Russian crisis to 
our shores. Currently Japanese and Russian and other foreign steel 
companies are unable to sell their excess capacity at home. These 
foreign steel producers are dumping their products on the U.S. market 
by selling at prices less than their cost and below those in their home 
markets.
  ``As a result, this growing steel import crisis is causing injury to 
our domestic steel companies and the industry. It is threatening the 
jobs of people in the First Congressional District of Arkansas and 
across America. As a result, the steel imports in May 1998 increased 
28.5 percent from their level of

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the previous year. Through June 1998 the imports from Japan were up 
113.7 percent, while imports from Korea rose 89.5 percent.
  ``Mr. Speaker, we need to protect American workers and American 
industry by stopping the illegal dumping of steel from other countries. 
Now is the time to act. We have the responsibility and the opportunity 
to correct this problem, and I assure my colleagues that I will do 
everything I can to help. We can win, but we must fight.''. 

  Mr. TRAFICANT was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I am not addressing and will not address the 
deplorable plight and condition of the steel industry at this time. But 
I believe there are some precedents in legal arguments concerning the 
privileges of the House and its Members to advance privileged 
resolutions. I would like to make those arguments, and I want to make 
it clear through the legislative intent and history of today's request 
for a vote that we are challenging past precedents on the rulings and 
questions of privilege, and today's efforts are another step forward to 
bring back to the powers of the House those which the Constitution 
deems are within the jurisdictional authority of the House.
  ``Having said that, specifically article I, section 8 clearly states 
that Congress shall regulate commerce with foreign nations. Congress. 
Not the White House, not the Trade Rep, not the World Trade 
Organization. Although they can assist the Congress, they do not have 
the mandated authority to undertake the actions necessary for remedy in 
this condition. And I hope Congress is listening. I know they want to 
get out of here. But let us not talk about steel. Let us talk about the 
Constitution.
  ``Having said that, I believe that this matter of privilege today is 
within the scope of the United States House of Representatives for the 
following reasons. While I admit past precedents did not destroy the 
powers of Congress, the decisions of past Congresses, as upheld by the 
Chair, have diminished the Congress, specifically the House of the 
people. In that regard, the legal question is, if congressional powers 
are being diminished and there is a condition that does not lend itself 
to remedy by the House who has the mandated power to remedy, then the 
resolution must be heard on cause.
  ``So the Traficant appeal is saying, by the nature of past decisions, 
Parliamentarians and the Chair have upheld denying the resolutions of 
privilege, while I maintain that decision has created a diminishing 
power and authority that is duly granted to the Constitution, duly 
granted to the Members of the House of Representatives, and strips us 
of those powers specifically. That is what my question of a ruling is 
on.
  ``In closing, ladies and gentlemen, this is more than some trickery 
here. I want to say this to every Member in the House. We have 
delegated our authority. What we have not delegated has been usurped, 
and both sides of the aisle has allowed that to happen, and by not 
challenging this today and reversing past precedents, we in fact have 
diminished and destroyed what powers we are granted under the 
Constitution.''. 

  Mr. OBERSTAR was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I rise to be heard on the question of privilege.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the resolution under consideration, I believe, does 
constitute a question of privileges of the House, because the trade 
laws that the Congress has enacted over the last 60 years are designed 
to ensure that American workers are not hurt by unfair and illegal 
dumping of manufactured products, including steel. Congressional intent 
as represented by the Trade and Tariff Act of 1930, is being 
specifically ignored.
  ``This is not a partisan matter. It is a matter that concerns Members 
on both sides of the aisle. It is not a matter limited to the present 
administration in Washington, the Clinton administration. It is an 
issue that has spread over several administrations, going back to the 
1970s, the Carter administration, later the Reagan administration, the 
Bush administration. This Congress, through our congressional steel 
caucus, on a bipartisan basis has advocated vigorous action against 
unfairly traded steel.
  ``Shortly after the end of World War II a famous American historian 
and journalist, John Gunther, wrote:

       What makes America a great nation is the fact that it can 
     roll over 90 million tons of steel ingots a year, more than 
     Great Britain, prewar Germany, Japan, France and the Soviet 
     Union combined.

  ``Gunther wrote: ``This is a steel age.''
  ``We still live in that steel age. Steel is still the most versatile 
building material in an industrial society. We are the world's most 
efficient producer of steel. American steel industry has lost 350,000 
jobs over the last decade, has closed over 450 plants, modernized its 
facilities to the tune of $50 billion of investment. We have gone from 
10 man hours to produce a ton of steel in 1981 to 1\1/2\ to 3 hours 
depending on the type of steel today to produce a ton of steel compared 
with 4\1/2\ to 5 hours in Japan, 6\1/2\ hours in the European Union and 
10 hours in Russia. And yet steel from those countries is being sold in 
the United States at below cost of production in the country of origin, 
and this administration, like previous administrations, until prodded 
by Congress, has not acted decisively to protect our domestic industry, 
our basic building block security industry.
  ``We need to act. This resolution that we propose as a point of 
privilege calls on the administration to act, we ought to bring that 
resolution to the House floor before this session of Congress adjourns, 
and I urge the Chair to rule in the interests of working men and women 
of America in the steel valley, the Mon Valley of Pennsylvania-Ohio, 
and the taconite industry of northern Minnesota and northern Michigan 
and in the interest of America's standing in the world community as a 
powerful economic force.''. 

  Mr. NEY was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I stand today to support this Visclosky privileged 
resolution which expresses the sense of the House that the integrity of 
our anti-dumping provisions of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1930 have 
not been enforced.
  ``My colleague from Ohio (Mr. Traficant) I think has eloquently and 
adequately expressed the ability of this Congress to consider this 
privileged resolution.
  ``Trade laws that were enacted 60 years ago, Mr. Speaker, were 
designed to protect American workers. That is what this government did. 
It designed laws to protect American workers so they are not hurt by 
unfair trade practices.
  ``The U.S. steel workers and the steel industry are suffering in one 
of the worst ways in recent modern times because the Asia and Russia 
financial crisis has led those countries to illegally dump their steel 
on the market. It could not be any clearer.
  ``Steel that was formerly produced for domestic consumption in Asia 
is now being shipped to the United States where it is sold at prices 
below the cost of production. Steel prices have fallen 20 percent in 
the last 3 months alone. The Europeans have protected itself and the 
steel industry against dumping by erecting temporary barriers on steel 
imports. So Europe has stood up for its workers; that is what Europe 
has done, Mr. Speaker. The European steel industry will weather the 
storm while the American steel industry and its workers are announcing 
new layoffs daily.
  ``We need to push for this resolution. We need to push the White 
House to do everything they can to stop illegal dumping practices that 
are damaging our steel industry.
  ``In closing, Mr. Speaker, I ask where is the Congress? Where is the 
White House? Where is the United States Government? Today we have a 
chance to answer those questions. We are here, by supporting the 
Visclosky resolution, to finally stand up for steel workers, to stand 
up for working Americans, to stand up for families in this country and 
to stand up for the United States. This is mandatory, it is a must, it 
is the right thing to do.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I support the Visclosky privileged resolution.''. 

  Mr. HINCHEY was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I would like to say a word on this resolution because 
I think the issue that is raised is critically important to the Members 
of this House and to the people of this country, and it is one that we 
ought to have a full and complete debate on. The reason I

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say that is in recognition of the statements that have been made just a 
few moments ago with regard to the impact that the dumping of steel is 
having on congressional districts and the people in those congressional 
districts, the workers in those congressional districts and their 
families across the country. This is an aggravated symptom of a much 
larger problem however.
  ``Mr. Speaker, we are in the midst of a global economic crisis, and 
one of the features of that global economic crisis is the propensity of 
some nations in the world suffering the effects of deflation to attempt 
to dump their products, both manufactured products and commodities, on 
to the markets of other countries. We are in a most vulnerable position 
indeed to this particular activity, and we have not done nearly enough 
to protect our economy from the effects of this kind of dumping.
  ``One of the things that we ought to do immediately is to petition 
the Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates substantially so that we 
may buttress our economy from the effects of this kind of dumping and 
the larger effects of the global economic crisis.
  ``In addition to that, we have a major issue that is currently before 
the Congress with regard to the International Monetary Fund which this 
Congress has not yet addressed. We need to increase the funding for the 
IMF, and if we were to do so, that increase in funding would make it 
less likely that resolutions of this nature would have to be brought to 
the floor.
  ``We are in an important issue right now. We need to decide this 
issue, bring that question of IMF funding before on the floor so that 
we can have a full and complete debate on it.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. ``The Chair would remind the Members that 
the issue before the Members is neither the advisability of the United 
States trade policy nor the actions of the administration on trade, but 
rather the procedural question of whether the resolution offered by the 
gentleman from Indiana constitutes a question of the privileges of the 
House under rule IX. The Chair would ask Members to confine their 
arguments to that issue.''. 

  Mr. KUCINICH was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I rise in favor of a privileged motion for H. Con. 
Resolution 328 which provides Congress with an opportunity to protect 
the American steel worker and the American steel industry. I am in 
concurrence with previous speakers who cited the Constitution of the 
United States with respect to Congress' ability to protect commerce in 
this country and to protect the jobs of the people whom we serve.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I think that we are here as a Congress to say that 
Congress needs to take action on the crisis posed by cheap subsidized 
steel imports from developing countries that are trying to earn foreign 
exchange to repay their own onerous debts. American steel is under 
siege, and we need to stand up for American steel and for American 
jobs.
  ``So, therefore, I rise in favor of the privileged motion for H. Con. 
Resolution 328. I ask the Chair to grant the privileged motion. 
Otherwise I ask Members to vote for a motion to appeal a ruling of the 
Chair and vote for H. Con. Resolution 328. It is important that we 
stand up for America and stand up for American steel.''. 

  Mr. DOYLE was recognized and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I rise to be heard on the question of privilege 
offered by the gentleman from Indiana. The resolution under 
consideration constitutes a question of privilege of the House because 
trade laws enacted by the House over 60 years ago are being ignored. 
These laws were specifically designed to ensure that American workers 
are not hurt by unfair and illegal dumping of manufactured products 
including steel.
  ``I am sorry to say that the congressional intent, as represented by 
the Trade and Tariff Act of 1930, is specifically ignored. This is an 
external crisis caused by steel dumping in the U.S. by foreign 
producers for whom any price for steel is higher than the price they 
would get at home.
  ``Because of a result of the Asian and Russian financial crisis, 
there is no market for steel in their home countries. This is a crisis 
addressable by laws currently in effect which are not being enforced.
  ``U.S. steel remains very competitive. But steel was being dumped in 
the U.S. at below the cost of production, which is illegal and a 
violation of the laws that the Legislative Branch has enacted. U.S. 
trade laws are supposed to be enforced by the Executive Branch. The 
administration has failed to stop these illegal activities, and the 
dignity of this House is being impugned. I urge the support of the 
resolution.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did not present a question of the privileges of the House 
under rule IX, and said:

  ``The Chair is prepared to rule on whether the resolution offered by 
the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky) presents a question of the 
privileges of the House under rule IX.
  ``The resolution offered by the gentleman from Indiana calls upon the 
President to address a trade imbalance in the area of steel imports. 
Specifically, the resolution calls upon the President to pursue 
enhanced enforcement of trade laws, to establish a task force on 
monitoring imports, and to submit a report to Congress by the date 
certain on that matter.
  ``A resolution expressing the legislative sentiment that the 
President should take specified action to achieve desired public policy 
end does not present the question affecting the rights of the House, 
collectively, its safety, dignity, or integrity of its proceedings as 
required under rule IX.
  ``In the opinion of the Chair, the resolution offered by the 
gentleman from Indiana is purely a legislative proposition, properly 
initiated through the introduction in the hopper under clause 4 of rule 
22.
  ``The Chair will note a recent relevant precedent on this point. On 
February 7, 1995, Speaker Gingrich ruled, consistent with the landmark 
ruling of May 6, 1921 by Speaker Gillett, that a resolution invoking 
the legislative powers enumerated in the Constitution and requiring a 
multifaceted evaluation and report by the Comptroller General on the 
proposed support of the Mexican pesos did not constitute the question 
of the privileges of the House.
  ``In his ruling, Speaker Gingrich stated: `Were the Chair to rule 
otherwise, then any alleged infringement by the Executive Branch, even, 
for example, through the regulatory process conferred on Congress by 
the Constitution would give rise to a question of the privileges of the 
House.'
  ``Although constitutional prerogatives have not been invoked in the 
text of the resolution before us today, the principle put forth in the 
1995 ruling is nevertheless pertinent, as evidenced by the debate on 
this question. To permit a question of the privileges of the House 
addressing presidential trade policy through the mere invocation of the 
Constitution would permit any Member to advance virtually any 
legislative proposal as a question of the privileges of the House.
  ``Accordingly, the resolution offered by the gentleman from Indiana 
does not request constitute a question of the privileges of the House 
under rule IX and may not be considered at this time.''. 

  Mr. VISCLOSKY appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?
  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the 
Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken 
by electronic device.

Yeas

219

When there appeared

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Nays

204

para.107.10                  [Roll No. 512]

                                YEAS--219

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon

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     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Berman
     Boucher
     Collins
     Hefner
     Kennelly
     Lazio
     Nethercutt
     Parker
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
  So the motion to lay the appeal of the ruling of the Chair on the 
table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.107.11  h. res. 589--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on the motion on 
ordering the previous question on the resolution (H. Res. 589) waiving a 
requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of 
certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and for other 
purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said motion?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

221

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

201

para.107.12                  [Roll No. 513]

                                YEAS--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar

[[Page 2249]]


     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Berman
     Boucher
     Collins
     Hefner
     Kennelly
     Lazio
     Metcalf
     Nethercutt
     Parker
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.107.13  h. res. 588--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 588) providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4761) to require the United States Trade Representative to take certain 
actions in response to the failure of the European Union to comply with 
the rulings of the World Trade Organization.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

243

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

179

para.107.14                  [Roll No. 514]

                                YEAS--243

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--179

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Berman
     Boucher
     Collins
     Harman
     Hefner
     Kennelly
     Lazio
     Nethercutt
     Parker
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.107.15  h. res. 592--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 592) providing for the 
concurrence by the House with amendments to the Senate amendment to H.R. 
4110.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

423

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.107.16                  [Roll No. 515]

                                YEAS--423

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah

[[Page 2250]]


     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Berman
     Boucher
     Collins
     Hefner
     Kennelly
     Nethercutt
     Parker
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Taylor (NC)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  By unanimous consent, the title to the bill, H.R. 4110, was amended so 
as to read: ``An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
benefits and services provided to Persian Gulf War veterans, to provide 
a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensation paid to veterans 
with service-connected disabilities, to enhance programs providing 
health care, compensation, education, insurance, and other benefits for 
veterans, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 592, the Senate amendment to the bill, 
H.R. 4110, was considered as agreed to with amendments.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the 
House amendments to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4110.

para.107.17  h.r. 4567--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4567) to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to make revisions in the per beneficiary and per 
visit payment limits on payment for health services under the Medicare 
Program; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

412

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para.107.18                  [Roll No. 516]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher

[[Page 2251]]


     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Paul
     Sabo
       

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Berman
     Bilbray
     Boucher
     Collins
     English
     Hefner
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Kennelly
     Largent
     Nethercutt
     Parker
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the per 
beneficiary and per visit home health payment limits under the medicare 
program, to improve access to health care services for certain medicare-
eligible veterans, to authorize additional exceptions to the imposition 
of civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries, and to 
expand the membership of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.107.19  h. con. res. 334--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 334) 
relating to Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SOLOMON demanded a recorded vote on the motion to suspend the 
rules and agree to said concurrent resolution which demand was supported 
by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

418

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.107.20                  [Roll No. 517]

                                AYES--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Berman
     Boucher
     Collins
     Ensign
     Hefner
     Kennelly
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Parker
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Smith (TX)
     Taylor (NC)
     Walsh
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.107.21  h. con. res. 320--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 320) 
supporting the Baltic people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and 
condemning the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression of August 23, 1939; as 
amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

417

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.107.22                  [Roll No. 518]

                                YEAS--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra

[[Page 2252]]


     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Berman
     Boucher
     Collins
     Ensign
     Hefner
     Hobson
     Kennelly
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Parker
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Smith (TX)
     Taylor (NC)
     Walsh
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.107.23  h.r. 2616--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
2616) to amend titles VI and X of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 to improve and expand charter schools.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

369

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

50

para.107.24                  [Roll No. 519]

                                YEAS--369

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman

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     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--50

     Abercrombie
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Brown (FL)
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Crapo
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Dingell
     Evans
     Filner
     Furse
     Goode
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Jones
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Mink
     Paul
     Payne
     Pickett
     Rivers
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Berman
     Boucher
     Collins
     Ensign
     Hefner
     Kennelly
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Parker
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Taylor (NC)
     Walsh
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendment of the Senate was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment of the Senate was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.25  s. 852--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 852) to establish 
nationally uniform requirements regarding the titling and registration 
of salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

271

It was decided in the

Nays

133

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

2

para.107.26                  [Roll No. 520]

                                YEAS--271

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--133

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Deal
     Tauscher
       

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Berman
     Blunt
     Boucher
     Chambliss
     Collins
     Ensign
     Forbes
     Hefner
     Inglis
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Parker
     Paul
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Royce
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Taylor (NC)
     Walsh
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
the bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.

para.107.27  lower east side tenement national historic site

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1408) to establish the Lower East Side Tenement National 
Historic Site, and for other purposes.
  Mr. HANSEN submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

  TITLE I--LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, NEW YORK.

     SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1)(A) immigration, and the resulting diversity of cultural 
     influences, is a key factor in defining the identity of the 
     United States; and
       (B) many United States citizens trace their ancestry to 
     persons born in nations other than the United States;
       (2) the latter part of the 19th century and the early part 
     of the 20th century marked a period in which the volume of 
     immigrants coming to the United States far exceeded that of 
     any time prior to or since that period;
       (3) no single identifiable neighborhood in the United 
     States absorbed a comparable number of immigrants than the 
     Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City;
       (4) the Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street in 
     New York City is an outstanding survivor of the vast number 
     of humble buildings that housed immigrants to New York City 
     during the greatest wave of immigration in American history;

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       (5) the Lower East Side Tenement is owned and operated as a 
     museum by the Lower East Side Tenement Museum;
       (6) the Lower East Side Tenement Museum is dedicated to 
     interpreting immigrant life within a neighborhood long 
     associated with the immigrant experience in the United 
     States, New York City's Lower East Side, and its importance 
     to United States history; and
       (7)(A) the Director of the National Park Service found the 
     Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street to be 
     nationally significant; and
       (B) the Secretary of the Interior declared the Lower East 
     Side Tenement a National Historic Landmark on April 19, 1994; 
     and
       (C) the Director of the National Park Service, through a 
     special resource study, found the Lower East Side Tenement 
     suitable and feasible for inclusion in the National Park 
     System.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to ensure the preservation, maintenance, and 
     interpretation of this site and to interpret at the site the 
     themes of immigration, tenement life in the latter half of 
     the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, the 
     housing reform movement, and tenement architecture in the 
     United States;
       (2) to ensure continued interpretation of the nationally 
     significant immigrant phenomenon associated with New York 
     City's Lower East Side and the Lower East Side's role in the 
     history of immigration to the United States; and
       (3) to enhance the interpretation of the Castle Clinton, 
     Ellis Island, and Statue of Liberty National Monuments.

     SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title:
       (1) Historic site.--The term ``historic site'' means the 
     Lower East Side Tenement found at 97 Orchard Street on 
     Manhattan Island in City of New York, State of New York, and 
     designated as a national historic site by section 103.
       (2) Museum.--The term ``Museum'' means the Lower East Side 
     Tenement Museum, a nonprofit organization established in City 
     of New York, State of New York, which owns and operates the 
     tenement building at 97 Orchard Street and manages other 
     properties in the vicinity of 97 Orchard Street as 
     administrative and program support facilities for 97 Orchard 
     Street.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.

     SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORIC SITE.

       (a) In General.--To further the purposes of this title and 
     the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the preservation of 
     historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities 
     of national significance, and for other purposes'', approved 
     August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), the Lower East Side 
     Tenement at 97 Orchard Street, in the City of New York, State 
     of New York, is designated a national historic site.
       (b) Coordination With National Park System.--
       (1) Affiliated site.--The historic site shall be an 
     affiliated site of the National Park System.
       (2) Coordination.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Museum, shall coordinate the operation and interpretation of 
     the historic site with the Statue of Liberty National 
     Monument, Ellis Island National Monument, and Castle Clinton 
     National Monument. The historic site's story and 
     interpretation of the immigrant experience in the United 
     States is directly related to the themes and purposes of 
     these National Monuments.
       (c) Ownership.--The historic site shall continue to be 
     owned, operated, and managed by the Museum.

     SEC. 104. MANAGEMENT OF THE HISTORIC SITE.

       (a) Cooperative Agreement.--The Secretary may enter into a 
     cooperative agreement with the Museum to ensure the marking, 
     interpretation, and preservation of the national historic 
     site designated by section 103(a).
       (b) Technical and Financial Assistance.--The Secretary may 
     provide technical and financial assistance to the Museum to 
     mark, interpret, and preserve the historic site, including 
     making preservation-related capital improvements and repairs.
       (c) General Management Plan.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Museum, shall develop a general management plan for the 
     historic site that defines the role and responsibility of the 
     Secretary with regard to the interpretation and the 
     preservation of the historic site.
       (2) Integration with national monuments.--The plan shall 
     outline how interpretation and programming for the historic 
     site shall be integrated and coordinated with the Statue of 
     Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island National Monument, 
     and Castle Clinton National Monument to enhance the story of 
     the historic site and these National Monuments.
       (3) Completion.--The plan shall be completed not later than 
     2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (d) Limited Role of Secretary.--Nothing in this title 
     authorizes the Secretary to acquire the property at 97 
     Orchard Street or to assume overall financial responsibility 
     for the operation, maintenance, or management of the historic 
     site.

     SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out this title.

                        TITLE II--OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 201. CASA MALPAIS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, ARIZONA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares that--
       (1) the Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark was 
     occupied by one of the largest and most sophisticated 
     Mogollon communities in the United States;
       (2) the landmark includes a 58-room masonry pueblo, 
     including stairways, Great Kiva complex, and fortification 
     walls, a prehistoric trail, and catacomb chambers where the 
     deceased were placed;
       (3) the Casa Malpais was designated as a national historic 
     landmark by the Secretary of the Interior in 1964; and
       (4) the State of Arizona and the community of Springerville 
     are undertaking a program of interpretation and preservation 
     of the landmark.
       (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to assist 
     in the preservation and interpretation of the Casa Malpais 
     National Historic Landmark for the benefit of the public.
       (c) Cooperative Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--In furtherance of the purpose of this 
     section, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter 
     into cooperative agreements with the State of Arizona and the 
     town of Springerville, Arizona, pursuant to which the 
     Secretary may provide technical assistance to interpret, 
     operate, and maintain the Casa Malpais National Historic 
     Landmark and may also provide financial assistance for 
     planning, staff training, and development of the Casa Malpais 
     National Historic Landmark, but not including other routine 
     operations.
       (2) Additional provisions.--Any such agreement may also 
     contain provisions that--
       (A) the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
     National Park Service, shall have right to access at all 
     reasonable times to all public portions of the property 
     covered by such agreement for the purpose of interpreting the 
     landmark; and
       (B) no changes or alterations shall be made in the landmark 
     except by mutual agreement between the Secretary and the 
     other parties to all such agreements.
       (d) Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary to provide 
     financial assistance in accordance with this section.

     SEC. 202. PROVISION FOR ROADS IN PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL 
                   LAKESHORE.

       Section 6 of the Act of October 15, 1966, entitled ``An Act 
     to establish in the State of Michigan the Pictured Rocks 
     National Lakeshore, and for other purposes'' (16 U.S.C. 460s-
     5), is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (b)(1) by striking ``including a scenic 
     shoreline drive'' and inserting ``including appropriate 
     improvements to Alger County Road H-58''.
       (2) By adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Prohibition of Certain Construction.--A scenic 
     shoreline drive may not be constructed in the Pictured Rocks 
     National Lakeshore.''.

  When said bill, as amended, was considered, read twice, ordered to be 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.

para.107.28  weir farm national historic site

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1718) to amend the Weir Farm National Historic Site 
Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize the acquisition of additional 
acreage for the historic site to permit the development of visitor and 
administrative facilities and to authorize the appropriation of 
additional amounts for the acquisition of real and personal property.
  Mr. HANSEN submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, CONNECTICUT.

       (a) Acquisition of Land for Visitor and Administrative 
     Facilities.--Section 4 of the Weir Farm National Historic 
     Site Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public 
     Law 101-485; 104 Stat. 1171) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(d) Acquisition of Land for Visitor and Administrative 
     Facilities; Limitations.--
       ``(1) Acquisition.--
       ``(A) In general.--To preserve and maintain the historic 
     setting and character of the historic site, the Secretary may 
     acquire not more than 15 additional acres for the development 
     of visitor and administrative facilities for the historic 
     site.
       ``(B) Proximity.--The property acquired under this 
     subsection shall be contiguous to or in close proximity to 
     the property described in subsection (b).
       ``(C) Management.--The acquired property shall be included 
     within the boundary of the historic site and shall be managed 
     and maintained as part of the historic site.

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       ``(2) Development.--The Secretary shall keep development of 
     the property acquired under paragraph (1) to a minimum so 
     that the character of the acquired property will be similar 
     to the natural and undeveloped landscape of the property 
     described in subsection (b).
       ``(3) Agreements.--Prior to and as a prerequisite to any 
     development of visitor and administrative facilities on the 
     property acquired under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     enter into 1 or more agreements with the appropriate zoning 
     authority of the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut, and the 
     town of Wilton, Connecticut, for the purposes of--
       ``(A) developing the parking, visitor, and administrative 
     facilities for the historic site; and
       ``(B) managing bus traffic to the historic site and 
     limiting parking for large tour buses to an offsite 
     location.''.
       (b) Increase in Maximum Acquisition Authority.--Section 7 
     of the Weir Farm National Historic Site Act of 1990 (16 
     U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 101-485; 104 Stat. 1173) is 
     amended by striking ``$1,500,000'' and inserting 
     ``$4,000,000''.

     SEC. 2. ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF WILCOX RANCH, UTAH, FOR 
                   WILDLIFE HABITAT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The lands within the Wilcox Ranch in eastern Utah are 
     prime habitat for wild turkeys, eagles, hawks, bears, 
     cougars, elk, deer, bighorn sheep, and many other important 
     species, and Range Creek within the Wilcox Ranch could become 
     a blue ribbon trout stream.
       (2) These lands also contain a great deal of undisturbed 
     cultural and archeological resources, including ancient 
     pottery, arrowheads, and rock homes constructed centuries 
     ago.
       (3) These lands, while comprising only approximately 3,800 
     acres, control access to over 75,000 acres of Federal lands 
     under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management.
       (4) Acquisition of the Wilcox Ranch would benefit the 
     people of the United States by preserving and enhancing 
     important wildlife habitat, ensuring access to lands of the 
     Bureau of Land Management, and protecting priceless 
     archeological and cultural resources.
       (5) These lands, if acquired by the United States, can be 
     managed by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources at no 
     additional expense to the Federal Government.
       (b) Acquisition of Lands.--As soon as practicable, after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall acquire, through purchase, the Wilcox Ranch 
     located in Emery County, in eastern Utah.
       (c) Funds for Purchase.--The Secretary of the Interior is 
     authorized to use not more than $5,000,000 from the land and 
     water conservation fund established under section 2 of the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-
     5) for the purchase of the Wilcox Ranch under subsection (b).
       (d) Management of Lands.--Upon payment by the State of Utah 
     of one-half of the purchase price of the Wilcox Ranch to the 
     United States, or transfer by the State of Utah of lands of 
     the same such value to the United States, the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall transfer to the State of Utah all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to those 
     Wilcox Ranch lands acquired under subsection (b) for 
     management by the State Division of Wildlife Resources for 
     wildlife habitat and public access.

     SEC. 3. LAND CONVEYANCE, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA.

       (a) Conveyance Required.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, 
     without consideration and for educational related purposes, 
     to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, a nonprofit 
     corporation authorized to do business in the State of 
     Arizona, all right, title, and interest of the United States, 
     if any, to a parcel of real property consisting of 
     approximately 16 acres in Yavapai County, Arizona, which is 
     more fully described as the parcel lying east of the east 
     right-of-way boundary of the Willow Creek Road in the 
     southwest one-quarter of the southwest one-quarter (SW\1/
     4\SW\1/4\) of section 2, township 14 north, range 2 west, 
     Gila and Salt River meridian.
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--Subject to the limitation that 
     the land to be conveyed is to be used only for educational 
     related purposes, the conveyance under subsection (a) is to 
     be made without any other conditions, limitations, 
     reservations, restrictions, or terms by the United States. If 
     the Secretary of the Interior determines that the conveyed 
     lands are not being used for educational related purposes, at 
     the option of the United States, the lands shall revert to 
     the United States.

     SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE, EL PORTAL ADMINISTRATIVE SITE, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Authorization of Exchange.--If the non-Federal lands 
     described in subsection (b) are conveyed to the United States 
     in accordance with this section, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall convey to the party conveying the non-Federal 
     lands all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to a parcel of land consisting of approximately 8 acres 
     administered by the Department of Interior as part of the El 
     Portal Administrative Site in the State of California, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``El Portal 
     Administrative Site Land Exchange'', dated June 1998.
       (b) Receipt of Non-Federal Lands.--The parcel of non-
     Federal lands referred to in subsection (a) consists of 
     approximately 8 acres, known as the Yosemite View parcel, 
     which is located adjacent to the El Portal Administrative 
     Site, as generally depicted on the map referred to in 
     subsection (a). Title to the non-Federal lands must be 
     acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior, and the 
     conveyance shall be subject to such valid existing rights of 
     record as may be acceptable to the Secretary. The parcel 
     shall conform with the title approval standards applicable to 
     Federal land acquisitions.
       (c) Equalization of Values.--If the value of the Federal 
     land and non-Federal lands to be exchanged under this section 
     are not equal in value, the difference in value shall be 
     equalized through a cash payment or the provision of goods or 
     services as agreed upon by the Secretary and the party 
     conveying the non-Federal lands.
       (d) Applicability of Other Laws.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     process the land exchange authorized by this section in the 
     manner provided in part 2200 of title 43, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this subtitle.
       (e) Boundary Adjustment.--Upon completion of the land 
     exchange, the Secretary shall adjust the boundaries of the El 
     Portal Administrative Site as necessary to reflect the 
     exchange. Lands acquired by the Secretary under this section 
     shall be administered as part of the El Portal Administrative 
     Site.
       (f) Map.--The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be on 
     file and available for inspection in appropriate offices of 
     the Department of the Interior.
       (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the land exchange under this section as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

  When said bill, as amended, was considered, read twice, ordered to be 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 to 
authorize the acquisition of additional acreage for the historic site to 
permit the development of visitor and administrative facilities and to 
authorize the appropriation of additional amounts for the acquisition of 
real and personal property, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.

para.107.29  automobile national heritage area

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3910) to authorize the Automobile National Heritage Area.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. HANSEN submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

         TITLE I--AUTOMOBILE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA OF MICHIGAN

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Automobile National 
     Heritage Area Act''.

     SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the industrial, cultural, and natural heritage legacies 
     of Michigan's automobile industry are nationally significant;
       (2) in the areas of Michigan including and in proximity to 
     Detroit, Dearborn, Pontiac, Flint, and Lansing, the design 
     and manufacture of the automobile helped establish and expand 
     the United States industrial power;
       (3) the industrial strength of automobile manufacturing was 
     vital to defending freedom and democracy in 2 world wars and 
     played a defining role in American victories;
       (4) the economic strength of our Nation is connected 
     integrally to the vitality of the automobile industry, which 
     employs millions of workers and upon which 1 out of 7 United 
     States jobs depends;
       (5) the industrial and cultural heritage of the automobile 
     industry in Michigan includes the social history and living 
     cultural traditions of several generations;
       (6) the United Auto Workers and other unions played a 
     significant role in the history and progress of the labor 
     movement and the automobile industry;
       (7) the Department of the Interior is responsible for 
     protecting and interpreting the Nation's cultural and 
     historic resources, and there are significant examples of 
     these resources within Michigan to merit the involvement of 
     the Federal Government to develop programs and projects in 
     cooperation with the Automobile National Heritage Area

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     Partnership, Incorporated, the State of Michigan, and other 
     local and governmental bodies, to adequately conserve, 
     protect, and interpret this heritage for the educational and 
     recreational benefit of this and future generations of 
     Americans;
       (8) the Automobile National Heritage Area Partnership, 
     Incorporated would be an appropriate entity to oversee the 
     development of the Automobile National Heritage Area; and
       (9) 2 local studies, ``A Shared Vision for Metropolitan 
     Detroit'' and ``The Machine That Changed the World'', and a 
     National Park Service study, ``Labor History Theme Study: 
     Phase III; Suitability-Feasibility'', demonstrated that 
     sufficient historical resources exist to establish the 
     Automobile National Heritage Area.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to establish the 
     Automobile National Heritage Area to--
       (1) foster a close working relationship with all levels of 
     government, the private sector, and the local communities in 
     Michigan and empower communities in Michigan to conserve 
     their automotive heritage while strengthening future economic 
     opportunities; and
       (2) conserve, interpret, and develop the historical, 
     cultural, natural, and recreational resources related to the 
     industrial and cultural heritage of the Automobile National 
     Heritage Area.

     SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors 
     of the Partnership.
       (2) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
     Automobile National Heritage Area established by section 104.
       (3) Partnership.--The term ``Partnership'' means the 
     Automobile National Heritage Area Partnership, Incorporated 
     (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the 
     State of Michigan).
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.

     SEC. 104. AUTOMOBILE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the State of 
     Michigan the Automobile National Heritage Area.
       (b) Boundaries.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the boundaries 
     of the Heritage Area shall include lands in Michigan that are 
     related to the following corridors:
       (A) The Rouge River Corridor.
       (B) The Detroit River Corridor.
       (C) The Woodward Avenue Corridor.
       (D) The Lansing Corridor.
       (E) The Flint Corridor.
       (F) The Sauk Trail/Chicago Road Corridor.
       (2) Specific boundaries.--The specific boundaries of the 
     Heritage Area shall be those specified in the management plan 
     approved under section 106.
       (3) Map.--The Secretary shall prepare a map of the Heritage 
     Area which shall be on file and available for public 
     inspection in the office of the Director of the National Park 
     Service.
       (4) Notice to local governments.--The Partnership shall 
     provide to the government of each city, village, and township 
     that has jurisdiction over property proposed to be included 
     in the Heritage Area written notice of that proposal.
       (c) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be 
     administered in accordance with this title.

     SEC. 105. DESIGNATION OF PARTNERSHIP AS MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

       (a) In General.--The Partnership shall be the management 
     entity for the Heritage Area.
       (b) Federal Funding.--
       (1) Authorization to receive funds.--The Partnership may 
     receive amounts appropriated to carry out this title.
       (2) Disqualification.--If a management plan for the 
     Heritage Area is not submitted to the Secretary as required 
     under section 106 within the time specified in that section, 
     the Partnership shall cease to be authorized to receive 
     Federal funding under this title until such a plan is 
     submitted to the Secretary.
       (c) Authorities of Partnership.--The Partnership may, for 
     purposes of preparing and implementing the management plan 
     for the Heritage Area, use Federal funds made available under 
     this title--
       (1) to make grants to the State of Michigan, its political 
     subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, and other persons;
       (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with or provide 
     technical assistance to the State of Michigan, its political 
     subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, and other 
     organizations;
       (3) to hire and compensate staff;
       (4) to obtain money from any source under any program or 
     law requiring the recipient of such money to make a 
     contribution in order to receive such money; and
       (5) to contract for goods and services.
       (d) Prohibition of Acquisition of Real Property.--The 
     Partnership may not use Federal funds received under this 
     title to acquire real property or any interest in real 
     property.

     SEC. 106. MANAGEMENT DUTIES OF THE AUTOMOBILE NATIONAL 
                   HERITAGE AREA PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) Heritage Area Management Plan.--
       (1) Submission for review by secretary.--The Board of 
     Directors of the Partnership shall, within 3 years after the 
     date of enactment of this title, develop and submit for 
     review to the Secretary a management plan for the Heritage 
     Area.
       (2) Plan requirements, generally.--A management plan 
     submitted under this section shall--
       (A) present comprehensive recommendations for the 
     conservation, funding, management, and development of the 
     Heritage Area;
       (B) be prepared with public participation;
       (C) take into consideration existing Federal, State, 
     county, and local plans and involve residents, public 
     agencies, and private organizations in the Heritage Area;
       (D) include a description of actions that units of 
     government and private organizations are recommended to take 
     to protect the resources of the Heritage Area; and
       (E) specify existing and potential sources of Federal and 
     non-Federal funding for the conservation, management, and 
     development of the Heritage Area.
       (3) Additional plan requirements.--The management plan also 
     shall include the following, as appropriate:
       (A) An inventory of resources contained in the Heritage 
     Area, including a list of property in the Heritage Area that 
     should be conserved, restored, managed, developed, or 
     maintained because of the natural, cultural, or historic 
     significance of the property as it relates to the themes of 
     the Heritage Area. The inventory may not include any property 
     that is privately owned unless the owner of the property 
     consents in writing to that inclusion.
       (B) A recommendation of policies for resource management 
     that consider and detail the application of appropriate land 
     and water management techniques, including (but not limited 
     to) the development of intergovernmental cooperative 
     agreements to manage the historical, cultural, and natural 
     resources and recreational opportunities of the Heritage Area 
     in a manner consistent with the support of appropriate and 
     compatible economic viability.
       (C) A program for implementation of the management plan, 
     including plans for restoration and construction and a 
     description of any commitments that have been made by persons 
     interested in management of the Heritage Area.
       (D) An analysis of means by which Federal, State, and local 
     programs may best be coordinated to promote the purposes of 
     this title.
       (E) An interpretive plan for the Heritage Area.
       (4) Approval and disapproval of the management plan.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after submission 
     of the Heritage Area management plan by the Board, the 
     Secretary shall approve or disapprove the plan. If the 
     Secretary has taken no action after 180 days, the plan shall 
     be considered approved.
       (B) Disapproval and revisions.--If the Secretary 
     disapproves the management plan, the Secretary shall advise 
     the Board, in writing, of the reasons for the disapproval and 
     shall make recommendations for revision of the plan. The 
     Secretary shall approve or disapprove proposed revisions to 
     the plan not later than 60 days after receipt of such 
     revisions from the Board. If the Secretary has taken no 
     action for 60 days after receipt, the plan and revisions 
     shall be considered approved.
       (b) Priorities.--The Partnership shall give priority to the 
     implementation of actions, goals, and policies set forth in 
     the management plan for the Heritage Area, including--
       (1) assisting units of government, regional planning 
     organizations, and nonprofit organizations--
       (A) in conserving the natural and cultural resources in the 
     Heritage Area;
       (B) in establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits 
     in the Heritage Area;
       (C) in developing recreational opportunities in the 
     Heritage Area;
       (D) in increasing public awareness of and appreciation for 
     the natural, historical, and cultural resources of the 
     Heritage Area;
       (E) in the restoration of historic buildings that are 
     located within the boundaries of the Heritage Area and 
     related to the theme of the Heritage Area; and
       (F) in ensuring that clear, consistent, and environmentally 
     appropriate signs identifying access points and sites of 
     interest are put in place throughout the Heritage Area; and
       (2) consistent with the goals of the management plan, 
     encouraging economic viability in the affected communities by 
     appropriate means.
       (c) Consideration of Interests of Local Groups.--The 
     Partnership shall, in preparing and implementing the 
     management plan for the Heritage Area, consider the interest 
     of diverse units of government, businesses, private property 
     owners, and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area.
       (d) Public Meetings.--The Partnership shall conduct public 
     meetings at least annually regarding the implementation of 
     the Heritage Area management plan.
       (e) Annual Reports.--The Partnership shall, for any fiscal 
     year in which it receives Federal funds under this title or 
     in which a loan made by the Partnership with Federal funds 
     under section 105(c)(1) is outstanding, submit an annual 
     report to the Secretary setting forth its accomplishments, 
     its expenses and income, and the entities to which it made 
     any loans and grants during the year for which the report is 
     made.
       (f) Cooperation With Audits.--The Partnership shall, for 
     any fiscal year in which it receives Federal funds under this 
     title or in which a loan made by the Partnership with Federal 
     funds under section 105(c)(1) is outstanding, make available 
     for audit by the Congress, the Secretary, and appropriate

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     units of government all records and other information 
     pertaining to the expenditure of such funds and any matching 
     funds, and require, for all agreements authorizing 
     expenditure of Federal funds by other organizations, that the 
     receiving organizations make available for such audit all 
     records and other information pertaining to the expenditure 
     of such funds.
       (g) Delegation.--The Partnership may delegate the 
     responsibilities and actions under this section for each 
     corridor identified in section 104(b)(1). All delegated 
     actions are subject to review and approval by the 
     Partnership.

     SEC. 107. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

       (a) Technical Assistance and Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide technical 
     assistance and, subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, grants to units of government, nonprofit 
     organizations, and other persons upon request of the 
     Partnership, and to the Partnership, regarding the management 
     plan and its implementation.
       (2) Prohibition of certain requirements.--The Secretary may 
     not, as a condition of the award of technical assistance or 
     grants under this section, require any recipient of such 
     technical assistance or a grant to enact or modify land use 
     restrictions.
       (3) Determinations regarding assistance.--The Secretary 
     shall decide if a unit of government, nonprofit organization, 
     or other person shall be awarded technical assistance or 
     grants and the amount of that assistance. Such decisions 
     shall be based on the relative degree to which the assistance 
     effectively fulfills the objectives contained in the Heritage 
     Area management plan and achieves the purposes of this title. 
     Such decisions shall give consideration to projects which 
     provide a greater leverage of Federal funds.
       (b) Provision of Information.--In cooperation with other 
     Federal agencies, the Secretary shall provide the general 
     public with information regarding the location and character 
     of the Heritage Area.
       (c) Other Assistance.--The Secretary may enter into 
     cooperative agreements with public and private organizations 
     for the purposes of implementing this subsection.
       (d) Duties of Other Federal Agencies.--Any Federal entity 
     conducting any activity directly affecting the Heritage Area 
     shall consider the potential effect of the activity on the 
     Heritage Area management plan and shall consult with the 
     Partnership with respect to the activity to minimize the 
     adverse effects of the activity on the Heritage Area.

     SEC. 108. LACK OF EFFECT ON LAND USE REGULATION AND PRIVATE 
                   PROPERTY.

       (a) Lack of Effect on Authority of Local Government.--
     Nothing in this title shall be construed to modify, enlarge, 
     or diminish any authority of Federal, State, or local 
     governments to regulate any use of land under any other law 
     or regulation.
       (b) Lack of Zoning or Land Use Powers.--Nothing in this 
     title shall be construed to grant powers of zoning or land 
     use control to the Partnership.
       (c) Local Authority and Private Property Not Affected.--
     Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect or to 
     authorize the Partnership to interfere with--
       (1) the rights of any person with respect to private 
     property; or
       (2) any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the 
     State of Michigan or a political subdivision thereof.

     SEC. 109. SUNSET.

       The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any 
     assistance under this title after September 30, 2014.

     SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     under this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal 
     year. Not more than a total of $10,000,000 may be 
     appropriated for the Heritage Area under this title.
       (b) 50 Percent Match.--Federal funding provided under this 
     title, after the designation of the Heritage Area, may not 
     exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any activity carried 
     out with any financial assistance or grant provided under 
     this title.
         TITLE II--GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT

     SEC. 201. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS AND CONVEYANCES, GRAND 
                   STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT, UTAH.

       (a) Exclusion of Certain Lands.--The boundaries of the 
     Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in the State of 
     Utah are hereby modified to exclude the following lands:
       (1) The parcel known as Henrieville Town, Utah, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``Henrieville Town 
     Exclusion, Garfield County, Utah'', dated March 25, 1998.
       (2) The parcel known as Cannonville Town, Utah, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``Cannonville Town 
     Exclusion, Garfield County, Utah'', dated March 25, 1998.
       (3) The parcel known as Tropic Town, Utah, as generally 
     depicted on the map entitled ``Tropic Town Parcel'', dated 
     July 21, 1998.
       (4) The parcel known as Boulder Town, Utah, as generally 
     depicted on the map entitled ``Boulder Town Exclusion, 
     Garfield County, Utah'', dated March 25, 1998.
       (b) Inclusion of Certain Additional Lands.--The boundaries 
     of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument are hereby 
     modified to include the parcel known as East Clark Bench, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``East Clark Bench 
     Inclusion, Kane County, Utah'', dated March 25, 1998.
       (c) Maps.--The maps referred to in subsections (a) and (b) 
     shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
     office of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in 
     the State of Utah and in the office of the Director of the 
     Bureau of Land Management.
       (d) Land Conveyance, Tropic Town, Utah.--The Secretary of 
     the Interior shall convey to Garfield County School District, 
     Utah, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to the lands shown on the map entitled ``Tropic Town 
     Parcel'' and dated July 21, 1998, in accordance with section 
     1 of the Act of June 14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869; commonly known 
     as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act), for use as the 
     location for a school and for other education purposes.
       (e) Land Conveyance, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Utah.--
     The Secretary shall transfer to the State of Utah all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the lands 
     shown on the map entitled ``Kodachrome Basin Conveyance No. 1 
     and No. 2'' and dated July 21, 1998, in accordance with 
     section 1 of the Act of June 14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869; 
     commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act), 
     for inclusion of the lands in Kodachrome Basin State Park.

     SEC. 202. UTILITY CORRIDOR DESIGNATION, U.S. ROUTE 89, KANE 
                   COUNTY, UTAH.

       There is hereby designated a utility corridor with regard 
     to U.S. Route 89, in Kane County, Utah. The utility corridor 
     shall run from the boundary of Glen Canyon Recreation Area 
     westerly to Mount Carmel Jct. and shall consist of the 
     following:
       (1) Bureau of Land Management lands located on the north 
     side of U.S. Route 89 within 240 feet of the center line of 
     the highway.
       (2) Bureau of Land Management lands located on the south 
     side of U.S. Route 89 within 500 feet of the center line of 
     the highway.
      TITLE III-- TUSKEGEE AIRMEN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, ALABAMA

     SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title:
       (1) Historic site.--The term ``historic site'' means the 
     Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site as established by 
     section 303.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (3) Tuskegee airmen.--The term ``Tuskegee Airmen'' means 
     the thousands of men and women who were trained at Tuskegee 
     University's Moton Field to serve in America's African-
     American Air Force units during World War II and those men 
     and women who participate in the Tuskegee Experience today, 
     who are represented by Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
       (4) Tuskegee university.--The term ``Tuskegee University'' 
     means the institution of higher education by that name 
     located in the State of Alabama and founded by Booker T. 
     Washington in 1881, formerly named Tuskegee Institute.

     SEC. 302. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The struggle of African-Americans for greater roles in 
     North American military conflicts spans the 17th, 18th, 19th, 
     and 20th centuries. Opportunities for African-American 
     participation in the United States military were always very 
     limited and controversial. Quotas, exclusion, and racial 
     discrimination were based on the prevailing attitude in the 
     United States, particularly on the part of the United States 
     military, that African-Americans did not possess the 
     intellectual capacity, aptitude, and skills to be successful 
     fighters.
       (2) As late as the 1940's these perceptions continued 
     within the United States military. Key leaders within the 
     United States Army Air Corps did not believe that African-
     Americans possessed the capacity to become successful 
     military pilots. After succumbing to pressure exerted by 
     civil rights groups and the black press, the Army decided to 
     train a small number of African-American pilot cadets under 
     special conditions. Although prejudice and discrimination 
     against African-Americans was a national phenomenon, not just 
     a southern trait, it was more intense in the South where it 
     had hardened into rigidly enforced patterns of segregation. 
     Such was the environment where the military chose to locate 
     the training of the Tuskegee Airmen.
       (3) The military selected Tuskegee Institute (now known as 
     Tuskegee University) as a civilian contractor for a variety 
     of reasons. These included the school's existing facilities, 
     engineering and technical instructors, and a climate with 
     ideal flying conditions year round. Tuskegee Institute's 
     strong interest in providing aeronautical training for 
     African-American youths was also an important factor. 
     Students from the school's civilian pilot training program 
     had some of the best test scores when compared to other 
     students from programs across the Southeast.
       (4) In 1941 the United States Army Air Corps awarded a 
     contract to Tuskegee Institute to operate a primary flight 
     school at Moton Field. Tuskegee Institute (now known as 
     Tuskegee University) chose an African-American contractor who 
     designed and constructed Moton Field, with the assistance of 
     its faculty and students, as the site for its military pilot 
     training program. The field was named for the school's second 
     president, Robert Russa Moton. Consequently, Tuskegee 
     Institute was one of a very few American institutions (and 
     the only African-American institution) to own, develop, and 
     control facilities for military flight instruction.

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       (5) Moton Field, also known as the Primary Flying Field or 
     Airport Number 2, was the only primary flight training 
     facility for African-American pilot candidates in the United 
     States Army Air Corps during World War II. The facility 
     symbolizes the entrance of African-American pilots into the 
     United States Army Air Corps, although on the basis of a 
     policy of segregation that was mandated by the military and 
     institutionalized in the South. The facility also symbolizes 
     the singular role of Tuskegee Institute (Tuskegee University) 
     in providing leadership as well as economic and educational 
     resources to make that entry possible.
       (6) The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American 
     soldiers to complete their training successfully and to enter 
     the United States Army Air Corps. Almost 1,000 aviators were 
     trained as America's first African-American military pilots. 
     In addition, more than 10,000 military and civilian African-
     American men and women served as flight instructors, 
     officers, bombardiers, navigators, radio technicians, 
     mechanics, air traffic controllers, parachute riggers, 
     electrical and communications specialists, medical 
     professionals, laboratory assistants, cooks, musicians, 
     supply, firefighting, and transportation personnel.
       (7) Although military leaders were hesitant to use the 
     Tuskegee Airmen in combat, the Airmen eventually saw 
     considerable action in North Africa and Europe. Acceptance 
     from United States Army Air Corps units came slowly, but 
     their courageous and, in many cases, heroic performance 
     earned them increased combat opportunities and respect.
       (8) The successes of the Tuskegee Airmen proved to the 
     American public that African-Americans, when given the 
     opportunity, could become effective military leaders and 
     pilots. This helped pave the way for desegregation of the 
     military, beginning with President Harry S. Truman's 
     Executive Order 9981 in 1948. The Tuskegee Airmen's success 
     also helped set the stage for civil rights advocates to 
     continue the struggle to end racial discrimination during the 
     civil rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's.
       (9) The story of the Tuskegee Airmen also reflects the 
     struggle of African-Americans to achieve equal rights, not 
     only through legal attacks on the system of segregation, but 
     also through the techniques of nonviolent direct action. The 
     members of the 477th Bombardment Group, who staged a 
     nonviolent demonstration to desegregate the officer's club at 
     Freeman Field, Indiana, helped set the pattern for direct 
     action protests popularized by civil rights activists in 
     later decades.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are the 
     following:
       (1) To inspire present and future generations to strive for 
     excellence by understanding and appreciating the heroic 
     legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, through interpretation and 
     education, and the preservation of cultural resources at 
     Moton Field, which was the site of primary flight training.
       (2) To commemorate and interpret--
       (A) the impact of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II;
       (B) the training process for the Tuskegee Airmen, including 
     the roles played by Moton Field, other training facilities, 
     and related sites;
       (C) the African-American struggle for greater participation 
     in the United States Armed Forces and more significant roles 
     in defending their country;
       (D) the significance of successes of the Tuskegee Airmen in 
     leading to desegregation of the United States Armed Forces 
     shortly after World War II; and
       (E) the impacts of Tuskegee Airmen accomplishments on 
     subsequent civil rights advances of the 1950's and 1960's.
       (3) To recognize the strategic role of Tuskegee Institute 
     (now Tuskegee University) in training the airmen and 
     commemorating them at this historic site.

     SEC. 303. ESTABLISHMENT OF TUSKEGEE AIRMEN NATIONAL HISTORIC 
                   SITE.

       (a) Establishment.--In order to commemorate and interpret, 
     in association with Tuskegee University, the heroic actions 
     of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, there is hereby 
     established as a unit of the National Park System the 
     Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in the State of 
     Alabama.
       (b) Description of Historic Site.--
       (1) Initial parcel.--The historic site shall consist of 
     approximately 44 acres, including approximately 35 acres 
     owned by Tuskegee University and approximately 9 acres owned 
     by the City of Tuskegee, known as Moton Field, in Macon 
     County, Alabama, as generally depicted on a map entitled 
     ``Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site Boundary Map'', 
     numbered NHS-TA-80,000, and dated September 1998. Such map 
     shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
     appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
       (2) Subsequent expansion.--Upon completion of agreements 
     regarding the development and operation of the Tuskegee 
     Airmen National Center as described in subsection 304, the 
     Secretary is authorized to acquire approximately 46 
     additional acres owned by Tuskegee University as generally 
     depicted on the map referenced in paragraph (1). Lands 
     acquired by the Secretary pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
     administered by the Secretary as part of the historic site.
       (c) Property Acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire by 
     donation, exchange, or purchase with donated or appropriated 
     funds the real property described in subsection (b), except 
     that any property owned by the State of Alabama, any 
     political subdivision thereof, or Tuskegee University may be 
     acquired only by donation. Property donated by Tuskegee 
     University shall be used only for purposes consistent with 
     the purposes of this title. The Secretary may also acquire by 
     the same methods personal property associated with, and 
     appropriate for, the interpretation of the historic site.
       (d) Administration of Historic Site.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
     historic site in accordance with this title and the laws 
     generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 
     including the Act of August 25, 1916 (commonly known as the 
     National Park Service Organic Act; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and 
     the Act of August 21, 1935 (commonly known as the Historic 
     Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act; 16 U.S.C. 461 et 
     seq.).
       (2) Role of tuskegee university.--The Secretary shall 
     consult with Tuskegee University as its principal partner in 
     determining the organizational structure, developing the 
     ongoing interpretive themes, and establishing policies for 
     the wise management, use and development of the historic 
     site. With the agreement of Tuskegee University, the 
     Secretary shall engage appropriate departments, and 
     individual members of the University's staff, faculty, and 
     students in the continuing work of helping to identify, 
     research, explicate, interpret, and format materials for the 
     historic site. Through the President of the University, or 
     with the approval of the President of the University, the 
     Secretary shall seek to engage Tuskegee alumni in the task of 
     providing artifacts and historical information for the 
     historic site.
       (3) Role of tuskegee airmen.--The Secretary, in cooperation 
     with Tuskegee University, shall work with the Tuskegee Airmen 
     to facilitate the acquisition of artifacts, memorabilia, and 
     historical research for interpretive exhibits, and to support 
     their efforts to raise funds for the development of visitor 
     facilities and programs at the historic site.
       (4) Development.--Operation and development of the historic 
     site shall reflect Alternative C, Living History: The 
     Tuskegee Airmen Experience, as expressed in the final special 
     resource study entitled ``Moton Field/Tuskegee Airmen Special 
     Resource Study'', dated September 1998. Subsequent 
     development of the historic site shall reflect Alternative D 
     after an agreement is reached with Tuskegee University on the 
     development of the Tuskegee Airmen National Center as 
     described in section 304.
       (e) Cooperative Agreements Generally.--The Secretary may 
     enter into cooperative agreements with Tuskegee University, 
     other educational institutions, the Tuskegee Airmen, 
     individuals, private and public organizations, and other 
     Federal agencies in furtherance of the purposes of this 
     title. The Secretary shall consult with Tuskegee University 
     in the formulation of any major cooperative agreements with 
     other universities or federal agencies that may affect 
     Tuskegee University's interests in the historic site. To 
     every extent possible, the Secretary shall seek to complete 
     cooperative agreements requiring the use of higher 
     educational institutions with and through Tuskegee 
     University.

     SEC. 304. TUSKEGEE AIRMEN NATIONAL CENTER.

       (a) Cooperative Agreement for Development.--The Secretary 
     shall enter into a cooperative agreement with Tuskegee 
     University to define the partnership needed to develop the 
     Tuskegee Airmen National Center on the grounds of the 
     historic site.
       (b) Purpose of Center.--The purpose of the Tuskegee Airmen 
     National Center shall be to extend the ability to relate more 
     fully the story of the Tuskegee Airmen at Moton Field. The 
     center shall provide for a Tuskegee Airmen Memorial, shall 
     provide large exhibit space for the display of period 
     aircraft and equipment used by the Tuskegee Airmen, and shall 
     house a Tuskegee University Department of Aviation Science. 
     The Secretary shall insure that interpretive programs for 
     visitors benefit from the University's active pilot training 
     instruction program, and the historical continuum of flight 
     training in the tradition of the Tuskegee Airmen. The 
     Secretary is authorized to permit the Tuskegee University 
     Department of Aviation Science to occupy historic buildings 
     within the Moton Field complex until the Tuskegee Airmen 
     National Center has been completed.
       (c) Report.--Within 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with Tuskegee 
     University and the Tuskegee Airmen, shall prepare a report on 
     the partnership needed to develop the Tuskegee Airmen 
     National Center, and submit the report to the Committee on 
     Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
       (d) Time for Agreement.--Sixty days after the report 
     required by subsection (c) is submitted to Congress, the 
     Secretary may enter into the cooperative agreement under this 
     section with Tuskegee University, and other interested 
     partners, to implement the development and operation of the 
     Tuskegee Airmen National Center.

     SEC. 305. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.

       Within 2 complete fiscal years after funds are first made 
     available to carry out this title, the Secretary shall 
     prepare, in consultation with Tuskegee University, a general 
     management plan for the historic site and shall submit the 
     plan to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives

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     and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate.

     SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to 
     carry out this title, $29,114,000.
      TITLE IV--DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR OF 
                              PENNSYLVANIA

     SEC. 401. CHANGE IN NAME OF HERITAGE CORRIDOR.

       The Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage 
     Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-692; 102 Stat. 4552; 16 
     U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking ``Delaware and Lehigh 
     Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor'' each place it 
     appears (except section 4(a)) and inserting ``Delaware and 
     Lehigh National Heritage Corridor''.

     SEC. 402. PURPOSE.

       Section 3(b) of such Act (102 Stat. 4552) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) By inserting after ``subdivisions'' the following: ``in 
     enhancing economic development within the context of 
     preservation and''.
       (2) By striking ``and surrounding the Delaware and Lehigh 
     Navigation Canal in the Commonwealth'' and inserting ``the 
     Corridor''.

     SEC. 403. CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

       (a) Membership.--Section 5(b) of such Act (102 Stat. 4553) 
     is amended as follows:
       (1) In the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``appointed not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act''.
       (2) By striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) 3 individuals appointed by the Secretary upon 
     consideration of individuals recommended by the governor, of 
     whom--
       ``(A) 1 shall represent the Pennsylvania Department of 
     Conservation and Natural Resources;
       ``(B) 1 shall represent the Pennsylvania Department of 
     Community and Economic Development; and
       ``(C) 1 shall represent the Pennsylvania Historical and 
     Museum Commission.''.
       (3) In paragraph (3), by striking ``the Secretary, after 
     receiving recommendations from the Governor, of whom'' and 
     all that follows through ``Delaware Canal region'' and 
     inserting the following: ``the Secretary upon consideration 
     of individuals recommended by the governor, of whom--
       ``(A) 1 shall represent a city, 1 shall represent a 
     borough, and 1 shall represent a township; and
       ``(B) 1 shall represent each of the 5 counties of Luzerne, 
     Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Bucks in Pennsylvania''.
       (4) In paragraph (4)--
       (A) By striking ``8 individuals'' and inserting ``9 
     individuals''.
       (B) By striking ``the Secretary, after receiving 
     recommendations from the Governor, who shall have'' and all 
     that follows through ``Canal region. A vacancy'' and 
     inserting the following: ``the Secretary upon consideration 
     of individuals recommended by the governor, of whom--
       ``(A) 3 shall represent the northern region of the 
     Corridor;
       ``(B) 3 shall represent the middle region of the Corridor; 
     and
       ``(C) 3 shall represent the southern region of the 
     Corridor.

     A vacancy''.
       (b) Terms.--Section 5 of such Act (102 Stat. 4553) is 
     amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Terms.--The following provisions shall apply to a 
     member of the Commission appointed under paragraph (3) or (4) 
     of subsection (b):
       ``(1) Length of term.--The member shall be appointed for a 
     term of 3 years.
       ``(2) Carryover.--The member shall serve until a successor 
     is appointed by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Replacement.--If the member resigns or is unable to 
     serve due to incapacity or death, the Secretary shall 
     appoint, not later than 60 days after receiving a nomination 
     of the appointment from the Governor, a new member to serve 
     for the remainder of the term.
       ``(4) Term limits.--A member may serve for not more than 6 
     years.''

     SEC. 404. POWERS OF CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

       (a) Conveyance of Real Estate.--Section 7(g)(3) of such Act 
     (102 Stat. 4555) is amended in the first sentence by 
     inserting ``or nonprofit organization'' after ``appropriate 
     public agency''.
       (b) Cooperative Agreements.--Section 7(h) of such Act (102 
     Stat. 4555) is amended as follows:
       (1) In the first sentence, by inserting ``any non-profit 
     organization,'' after ``subdivision of the Commonwealth,''.
       (2) In the second sentence, by inserting ``such nonprofit 
     organization,'' after ``such political subdivision,''.

     SEC. 405. DUTIES OF CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

       Section 8(b) of such Act (102 Stat. 4556) is amended in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ``, cultural, 
     natural, recreational, and scenic'' after ``interpret the 
     historic''.

     SEC. 406. TERMINATION OF CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

       Section 9(a) of such Act (102 Stat. 4556) is amended by 
     striking ``5 years after the date of enactment of this Act'' 
     and inserting ``5 years after the date of enactment of the 
     Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 407. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES.

       Section 11 of such Act (102 Stat. 4557) is amended in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``the flow of the 
     Canal or the natural'' and inserting ``directly affecting the 
     purposes of the Corridor''.

     SEC. 408. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Commission.--Section 12(a) of such Act (102 Stat. 4558) 
     is amended by striking ``$350,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,000,000''.
       (b) Management Action Plan.--Section 12 of such Act (102 
     Stat. 4558) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Management Action Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--To implement the management action plan 
     created by the Commission, there is authorized to be 
     appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2007.
       ``(2) Limitation on expenditures.--Amounts made available 
     under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the costs 
     of implementing the management action plan.''.

     SEC. 409. LOCAL AUTHORITY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.

       Such Act is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 13 (102 Stat. 4558) as section 
     14; and
       (2) by inserting after section 12 the following:

     ``SEC. 13. LOCAL AUTHORITY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.

       ``The Commission shall not interfere with--
       ``(1) the private property rights of any person; or
       ``(2) any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any political subdivision of 
     Pennsylvania.''.

     SEC. 410. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

       Section 10 of such Act (102 Stat. 4557) is amended by 
     striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Technical Assistance and Grants.--The Secretary, upon 
     request of the Commission, is authorized to provide grants 
     and technical assistance to the Commission or units of 
     government, nonprofit organizations, and other persons, for 
     development and implementation of the Plan.''.
                         TITLE V--OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 501. BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR, 
                   MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

       Section 10(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish the 
     Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in 
     Massachusetts and Rhode Island'', approved November 10, 1986 
     (Public Law 99-647; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), is amended by 
     striking ``For fiscal year 1996, 1997, and 1998,'' and 
     inserting ``For fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000,''.

     SEC. 502. ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE 
                   CORRIDOR, ILLINOIS.

       (a) Extension of Commission.--Section 111(a) of the 
     Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 
     1984 (Public Law 98-398; 98 Stat. 1456; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) 
     is amended by striking ``ten'' and inserting ``20''.
       (b) Repeal of Extension Authority.--Section 111 of such Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``(a) Termination.--''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 503. WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST AND MOUNT NAOMI 
                   WILDERNESS, UTAH.

       (a) Boundary Adjustment.--To correct a faulty land survey, 
     the boundaries of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the 
     State of Utah and the boundaries of the Mount Naomi 
     Wilderness, which is located within the Wasatch-Cache 
     National Forest and was established as a component of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System in section 102(a)(1) 
     of the Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-428; 98 
     Stat. 1657), are hereby modified to exclude the parcel of 
     land known as the D. Hyde property, which encompasses an area 
     of cultivation and private use, as generally depicted on the 
     map entitled ``D. Hyde Property Section 7 Township 12 North 
     Range 2 East SLB & M'', dated July 23, 1998.
       (b) Land Conveyance.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     convey to Darrell Edward Hyde of Cache County, Utah, all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     parcel of land identified in subsection (a). As part of the 
     conveyance, the Secretary shall release, on behalf of the 
     United States, any claims of the United States against 
     Darrell Edward Hyde for trespass or unauthorized use of the 
     parcel before its conveyance.
       (c) Wilderness Addition.--To prevent any net loss of 
     wilderness within the State of Utah, the boundaries of the 
     Mount Naomi Wilderness are hereby modified to include a 
     parcel of land comprising approximately 7.25 acres, 
     identified as the ``Mount Naomi Wilderness Boundary 
     Realignment Consideration'' on the map entitled ``Mount Naomi 
     Wilderness Addition'', dated September 25, 1998.

     SEC. 504. AUTHORIZATION TO USE LAND IN MERCED COUNTY, 
                   CALIFORNIA, FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

       (a) Removal of Restrictions.--Notwithstanding the 
     restrictions otherwise applicable under the terms of 
     conveyance by the United States of any of the land described 
     in subsection (b) to Merced County, California, or under any 
     agreement concerning any part of such land between such 
     county and the Secretary of the Interior or any other officer 
     or agent of the United States, the land described in 
     subsection (b) may be used for the purpose specified in 
     subsection (c).
       (b) Land Affected.--The land referred to in subsection (a) 
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     40 acres located in the northwest quarter of the southwest 
     quarter of section 20, township 7 south, range 13 east, Mount 
     Diablo base line and Meridian in Merced County, California, 
     conveyed to such county by deed recorded in volume 1941 at 
     page 441 of the official records in Merced County, 
     California.
       (c) Authorized Uses.--Merced County, California, may 
     authorize the use of the land described in subsection (b) for 
     an elementary school serving children without regard to their 
     race, creed, color, national origin, physical or mental 
     disability, or sex, operated by a nonsectarian organization 
     on a nonprofit basis and in compliance with all applicable 
     requirements of the laws of the United States and the State 
     of California. If Merced County permits such lands to be used 
     for such purposes, the county shall include information 
     concerning such use in the periodic reports to the Secretary 
     of the Interior required under the terms of the conveyance of 
     such lands to the county by the United States. Any violation 
     of the provisions of this subsection shall be deemed to be a 
     breach of the conditions and covenants under which such lands 
     were conveyed to Merced County by the United States, and 
     shall have the same effect as provided by deed whereby the 
     United States conveyed the lands to the county. Except as 
     specified in this subsection, nothing in this section shall 
     increase or diminish the authority or responsibility of the 
     county with respect to the land.

     SEC. 505. ROSIE THE RIVETER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AFFILIATED 
                   SITE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The City of Richmond, California, is located on the 
     northeastern shore of San Francisco Bay and consists of 
     several miles of waterfront which have been used for shipping 
     and industry since the beginning of the 20th century. During 
     the years of World War II, the population of Richmond grew 
     from 220 to over 100,000.
       (2) An area of Richmond, California, now known as Marina 
     Park and Marina Green, was the location in the 1940's of the 
     Richmond Kaiser Shipyards, which produced Liberty and Victory 
     ships during World War II.
       (3) Thousands of women of all ages and ethnicities moved 
     from across the United States to Richmond, California, in 
     search of high paying jobs and skills never before available 
     to women in the shipyards.
       (4) Kaiser Corporation supported women workers by 
     installing child care centers at the shipyards so mothers 
     could work while their children were well cared for nearby.
       (5) These women, referred to as ``Rosie the Riveter'' and 
     ``Wendy the Welder'', built hundreds of liberty and victory 
     ships in record time for use by the United States Navy. Their 
     labor played a crucial role in increasing American 
     productivity during the war years and in meeting the demand 
     for naval ships.
       (6) In part the Japanese plan to defeat the United States 
     Navy was predicated on victory occurring before United States 
     shipyards could build up its fleet of ships.
       (7) The City of Richmond, California, has dedicated the 
     former site of Kaiser Shipyard #2 as Rosie the Riveter 
     Memorial Park and will construct a memorial honoring American 
     women's labor during World War II. The memorial will be 
     representative of one of the Liberty ships built on the site 
     during the war effort.
       (8) The City of Richmond, California, is committed to 
     collective interpretative oral histories for the public to 
     learn of the stories of the ``Rosies'' and ``Wendys'' who 
     worked in the shipyards.
       (9) The Rosie the Riveter Park is a nationally significant 
     site because there tens of thousands of women entered the 
     work force for the first time, working in heavy industry to 
     support their families and the War effort. This was a turning 
     point for the Richmond, California, area and the nation as a 
     whole, when women joined the workforce and successfully 
     completed jobs for which previously it was believed they were 
     incapable.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     conduct a feasibility study to determine whether--
       (A) the Rosie the Riveter Park located in Richmond, 
     California, is suitable for designation as an affiliated site 
     to the National Park Service; and
       (B) the Rosie the Riveter Memorial Committee established by 
     the City of Richmond, California, with respect to that park 
     is eligible for technical assistance for interpretative 
     functions relating to the park, including preservation of 
     oral histories from former works at the Richmond Kaiser 
     Shipyards.
       (2) Reports.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the study 
     under paragraph (1) and submit a report containing findings, 
     conclusions, and recommendations from the study to the 
     Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Energy and Environment of the Senate.

     SEC. 506. FORT DAVIS HISTORIC SITE, FORT DAVIS, TEXAS.

       The Act entitled ``An Act Authorizing the establishment of 
     a national historic site at Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, 
     Texas'', approved September 8, 1961 (75 Stat. 488; 16 U.S.C. 
     461 note), is amended in the first section by striking ``not 
     to exceed four hundred and sixty acres'' and inserting ``not 
     to exceed 476 acres''.

     SEC. 507. REAUTHORIZATION OF DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL 
                   RECREATION AREA CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMISSION.

       Section 5 of Public Law 101-573 (16 U.S.C. 460o note) is 
     amended by striking ``10'' and inserting ``20''.

     SEC. 508. ACQUISITION OF WARREN PROPERTY FOR MORRISTOWN 
                   NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment 
     of the Morristown National Historical Park in the State of 
     New Jersey, and for other purposes'', approved March 2, 1933 
     (chapter 182; 16 U.S.C. 409 et seq.), is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:
       ``Sec. 8. (a) In addition to any other lands or interest 
     authorized to be acquired for inclusion in Morristown 
     National Historical Park, and notwithstanding the first 
     proviso of the first section of this Act, the Secretary of 
     the Interior may acquire by purchase, donation, purchase with 
     appropriated funds, or otherwise, not to exceed 15 acres of 
     land and interests therein comprising the property known as 
     the Warren Property or Mount Kimble. The Secretary may expend 
     such sums as may be necessary for such acquisition.
       ``(b) Any lands or interests acquired under this section 
     shall be included in and administered as part of the 
     Morristown National Historical Park.''.

     SEC. 509. GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL MONUMENT, 
                   VIRGINIA.

       (a) Acquisition of Easement.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     may acquire no more than a less than fee interest in the 
     property generally known as George Washington's Boyhood Home, 
     Ferry Farm, located in Stafford County, Virginia, across the 
     Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg, Virginia, comprising 
     approximately 85 acres as generally depicted on the map 
     entitled ``George Washington Birthplace National Monument 
     Boundary Map'', numbered 322/80,020, and dated April 1998, to 
     ensure the preservation of the important cultural and natural 
     resources associated with Ferry Farm. The Secretary of the 
     Interior shall keep the map on file and available for public 
     inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park 
     Service.
       (b) Management of Easement.--The Secretary shall enter into 
     a cooperative agreement with Kenmore Association, Inc., for 
     the management of Ferry Farm pending completion of the study 
     referred to in subsection (c).
       (c) Resource Study.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     date on which funds are made available to carry out this 
     section, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a 
     resource study of the property described in subsection (a). 
     The study shall--
       (1) identify the full range of resources and historic 
     themes associated with Ferry Farm, including those associated 
     with George Washington's tenure at the property and those 
     associated with the Civil War period;
       (2) identify alternatives for further National Park Service 
     involvement at the property beyond those that may be provided 
     for in the acquisition authorized unedr subsection (a); and
       (3) include cost estimates for any necessary acquisition, 
     development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance 
     associated with the alternatives identified.
       (d) Agreements.--Upon completion of the resource study 
     under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior may enter 
     into an agreement with the owner of the property described in 
     subsection (a) or other entities for the purpose of providing 
     programs, services, facilities, or technical assistance that 
     further the preservation and public use of the property.

     SEC. 510. ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, 
                   KENTUCKY.

       (a) In General.--Upon acquisition of the land known as Knob 
     Creek Farm pursuant to subsection (b), the boundary of the 
     Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, 
     established by the Act of July 17, 1916 (39 Stat. 385, 
     chapter 247; 16 U.S.C. 211 et seq.), is revised to include 
     such land. Lands acquired pursuant to this section shall be 
     administered by the Secretary of the Interior as part of the 
     historic site.
       (b) Acquisition of Knob Creek Farm.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior may acquire, by donation only, the approximately 228 
     acres of land known as Knob Creek Farm in Larue County, 
     Kentucky, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Knob 
     Creek Farm Unit, Abraham Lincoln National Historic Site'', 
     numbered 338/80,077, and dated October 1998. Such map shall 
     be on file and available for public inspection in the 
     appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
       (c) Study and Report.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     study the Knob Creek Farm in Larue County, Kentucky, and not 
     later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     submit a report to the Congress containing the results of the 
     study. The purpose of the study shall be to:
       (1) Identify significant resources associated with the Knob 
     Creek Farm and the early boyhood of Abraham Lincoln.
       (2) Evaluate the threats to the long-term protection of the 
     Knob Creek Farm's cultural, recreational, and natural 
     resources.
       (3) Examine the incorporation of the Knob Creek Farm into 
     the operations of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National 
     Historic Site and establish a strategic management plan for 
     implementing such incorporation. In developing the plan, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (A) determine infrastructure requirements and property 
     improvements needed at Knob

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     Creek Farm to meet National Park Service standards;
       (B) identify current and potential uses of Knob Creek Farm 
     for recreational, interpretive, and educational 
     opportunities; and
       (C) project costs and potential revenues associated with 
     acquisition, development, and operation of Knob Creek Farm.
       (d) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     such sums as may be necessary to carry out subsection (c).

     SEC. 511. STUDIES OF POTENTIAL NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM UNITS IN 
                   HAWAII.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Director of the National Park Service, shall 
     undertake feasibility studies regarding the establishment of 
     National Park System units in the following areas in the 
     State of Hawaii:
       (1) Island of Maui: The shoreline area known as ``North 
     Beach'', immediately north of the present resort hotels at 
     Kaanapali Beach, in the Lahaina district in the area 
     extending from the beach inland to the main highway.
       (2) Island of Lanai: The mountaintop area known as ``Hale'' 
     in the central part of the island.
       (3) Island of Kauai: The shoreline area from ``Anini 
     Beach'' to ``Makua Tunnels'' on the north coast of this 
     island.
       (4) Island of Molokai: The ``Halawa Valley'' on the eastern 
     end of the island, including its shoreline, cove and lookout/
     access roadway.
       (b) Kalaupapa Settlement Boundaries.--The studies conducted 
     under this section shall include a study of the feasibility 
     of extending the present National Historic Park boundaries at 
     Kalaupapa Settlement eastward to Halawa Valley along the 
     island's north shore.
       (c) Report.--A report containing the results of the studies 
     under this section shall be submitted to the Congress 
     promptly upon completion.

     SEC. 512. MEMORIAL TO MR. BENJAMIN BANNEKER IN THE DISTRICT 
                   OF COLUMBIA.

       (a) Memorial Authorized.--The Washington Interdependence 
     Council of the District of Columbia is authorized to 
     establish a memorial in the District of Columbia to honor and 
     commemorate the accomplishments of Mr. Benjamin Banneker.
       (b) Compliance With Standards For Commemorative Works.--The 
     establishment of the memorial shall be in accordance with the 
     Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
       (c) Payment of Expenses.--The Washington Interdependence 
     Council shall be solely responsible for acceptance of 
     contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the 
     establishment of the memorial. No Federal funds may be used 
     to pay any expense of the establishment of the memorial.
       (d) Deposit of Excess Funds.--If, upon payment of all 
     expenses of the establishment of the memorial (including the 
     maintenance and preservation amount required under section 
     8(b) of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b))), or 
     upon expiration of the authority for the memorial under 
     section 10(b) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1010(b)), there remains 
     a balance of funds received for the establishment of the 
     memorial, the Washington Interdependence Council shall 
     transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury for deposit in the account provided for in section 
     8(b)(1) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)(1)).

     SEC. 513. LAND ACQUISITION, BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS RECREATION 
                   AREA.

       Section 1029(c) of division I of the Omnibus Parks and 
     Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333; 110 
     Stat. 4233; 16 U.S.C. 460kkk(c)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Land acquisition.--Notwithstanding subsection (h), 
     the Secretary is authorized to acquire, in partnership with 
     other entities, a less than fee interest in lands at Thompson 
     Island within the recreation area. The Secretary may acquire 
     the lands only by donation, purchase with donated or 
     appropriated funds, or by exchange.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
authorize the Automobile National Heritage Area in the State of 
Michigan, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.107.30  apache-sitgreaves national forest

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2413) to provide for the development of a management plan for the 
Woodland Lake Park tract in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the 
State of Arizona reflecting the current use of the tract as a public 
park; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.31  arches national park, Utah

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2106) to expand the boundaries of Arches National Park, Utah, to 
include portions of certain drainages that are under the jurisdiction of 
the Bureau of Land Management, and to include a portion of Fish Seep 
Draw owned by the State of Utah, and for other purposes; was taken from 
the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.32  national cave and karst research institute

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 231) to establish the National Cave and Karst Research Institute in 
the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; was taken from the 
Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.33  sudbury, assabet, and concord rivers

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 469) to designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord 
Rivers as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; was 
taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. HANSEN submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF SUDBURY, ASSABET, AND CONCORD 
                   SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RIVERS, MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic River 
     Study Act (title VII of Public Law 101-628; 104 Stat. 4497)--
       (A) designated segments of the Sudbury, Assabet, and 
     Concord Rivers in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, totaling 
     29 river miles, for study and potential addition to the 
     National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and
       (B) directed the Secretary of the Interior to establish the 
     Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers Study Committee (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Study Committee'') to advise the 
     Secretary in conducting the study and in the consideration of 
     management alternatives should the rivers be included in the 
     National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
       (2) The study determined the following river segments are 
     eligible for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
     System based on their free-flowing condition and outstanding 
     scenic, recreation, wildlife, cultural, and historic values:
       (A) The 16.6-mile segment of the Sudbury River beginning at 
     the Danforth Street Bridge in the town of Framingham, to its 
     confluence with the Assabet River.
       (B) The 4.4-mile segment of the Assabet River from 1,000 
     feet downstream from the Damon Mill Dam in the town of 
     Concord to the confluence with the Sudbury River at Egg Rock 
     in Concord.
       (C) The 8-mile segment of the Concord River from Egg Rock 
     at the confluence of the Sudbury and Assabet Rivers to the 
     Route 3 bridge in the town of Billerica.
       (3) The towns that directly abut the segments, including 
     Framingham, Sudbury, Wayland, Lincoln, Concord, Bedford, 
     Carlisle, and Billerica, Massachusetts, have each 
     demonstrated their desire for National Wild and Scenic River 
     designation through town meeting votes endorsing designation.
       (4) During the study, the Study Committee and the National 
     Park Service prepared a comprehensive management plan for the 
     segment, entitled ``Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild and 
     Scenic River Study, River Conservation Plan'' and dated March 
     16, 1995 (in this section referred to as the ``plan''), which 
     establishes objectives, standards, and action programs that 
     will ensure long-term protection of the rivers' outstanding 
     values and compatible management of their land and water 
     resources.
       (5) The Study Committee voted unanimously on February 23, 
     1995, to recommend that the Congress include these segments 
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     the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System for management in 
     accordance with the plan.
       (b) Designation.--Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 
     Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended--
       (1) by designating the four undesignated paragraphs after 
     paragraph (156) as paragraphs (157), (158), (159), and (160), 
     respectively; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(161) Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers, 
     Massachusetts.--(A) The 29 miles of river segments in 
     Massachusetts, as follows:
       ``(i) The 14.9-mile segment of the Sudbury River beginning 
     at the Danforth Street Bridge in the town of Framingham, 
     downstream to the Route 2 Bridge in Concord, as a scenic 
     river.
       ``(ii) The 1.7-mile segment of the Sudbury River from the 
     Route 2 Bridge downstream to its confluence with the Assabet 
     River at Egg Rock, as a recreational river.
       ``(iii) The 4.4-mile segment of the Assabet River beginning 
     1,000 feet downstream from the Damon Mill Dam in the town of 
     Concord, to its confluence with the Sudbury River at Egg Rock 
     in Concord; as a recreational river.
       ``(iv) The 8-mile segment of the Concord River from Egg 
     Rock at the confluence of the Sudbury and Assabet Rivers 
     downstream to the Route 3 Bridge in the town of Billerica, as 
     a recreational river.
       ``(B) The segments referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be 
     administered by the Secretary of the Interior in cooperation 
     with the SUASCO River Stewardship Council provided for in the 
     plan referred to in subparagraph (C) through cooperative 
     agreements under section 10(e) between the Secretary and the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its relevant political 
     subdivisions (including the towns of Framingham, Wayland, 
     Sudbury, Lincoln, Concord, Carlisle, Bedford, and Billerica).
       ``(C) The segments referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be 
     managed in accordance with the plan entitled `Sudbury, 
     Assabet and Concord Wild and Scenic River Study, River 
     Conservation Plan', dated March 16, 1995. The plan is deemed 
     to satisfy the requirement for a comprehensive management 
     plan under subsection (d) of this section.''.
       (c) Federal Role in Management.--(1) The Director of the 
     National Park Service or the Director's designee shall 
     represent the Secretary of the Interior in the implementation 
     of the plan, this section, and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     with respect to each of the segments designated by the 
     amendment made by subsection (b)(2), including the review of 
     proposed federally assisted water resources projects that 
     could have a direct and adverse effect on the values for 
     which the segment is established, as authorized under section 
     7(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1278(a)).
       (2) Pursuant to sections 10(e) and section 11(b)(1) of the 
     Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e), 1282(b)(1)), 
     the Director shall offer to enter into cooperative agreements 
     with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, its relevant 
     political subdivisions, the Sudbury Valley Trustees, and the 
     Organization for the Assabet River. Such cooperative 
     agreements shall be consistent with the plan and may include 
     provisions for financial or other assistance from the United 
     States to facilitate the long-term protection, conservation, 
     and enhancement of each of the segments designated by the 
     amendment made by subsection (b)(2).
       (3) The Director may provide technical assistance, staff 
     support, and funding to assist in the implementation of the 
     plan, except that the total cost to the Federal Government of 
     activities to implement the plan may not exceed $100,000 each 
     fiscal year.
       (4) Notwithstanding section 10(c) of the Wild and Scenic 
     Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(c)), any portion of a segment 
     designated by the amendment made by subsection (b)(2) that is 
     not already within the National Park System shall not under 
     this section--
       (A) become a part of the National Park System;
       (B) be managed by the National Park Service; or
       (C) be subject to regulations which govern the National 
     Park System.
       (d) Water Resources Projects.--(1) In determining whether a 
     proposed water resources project would have a direct and 
     adverse effect on the values for which the segments 
     designated by the amendment made by subsection (b)(2) were 
     included in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall specifically consider the 
     extent to which the project is consistent with the plan.
       (2) The plan, including the detailed Water Resources Study 
     incorporated by reference in the plan and such additional 
     analysis as may be incorporated in the future, shall serve as 
     the primary source of information regarding the flows needed 
     to maintain instream resources and potential compatibility 
     between resource protection and possible additional water 
     withdrawals.
       (e) Land Management.--(1) The zoning bylaws of the towns of 
     Framingham, Sudbury, Wayland, Lincoln, Concord, Carlisle, 
     Bedford, and Billerica, Massachusetts, as in effect on the 
     date of enactment of this Act, are deemed to satisfy the 
     standards and requirements under section 6(c) of the Wild and 
     Scenic rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(c)). For the purpose of 
     that section, the towns are deemed to be ``villages'' and the 
     provisions of that section which prohibit Federal acquisition 
     of lands through condemnation shall apply.
       (2) The United States Government shall not acquire by any 
     means title to land, easements, or other interests in land 
     along the segments designated by the amendment made by 
     subsection (b)(2) or their tributaries for the purposes of 
     designation of the segments under the amendment. Nothing in 
     this section shall prohibit Federal acquisition of interests 
     in land along those segments or tributaries under other laws 
     for other purposes.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry 
     out this section not to exceed $100,000 for each fiscal year.

     SEC. 2. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
       (1) The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area is a 
     nationally significant resource and the national recreation 
     area has been adversely affected by land use changes 
     occurring within and outside its boundaries.
       (2) The population of the metropolitan Atlanta area 
     continues to expand northward, leaving dwindling 
     opportunities to protect the scenic, recreation, natural, and 
     historic values of the 2,000-foot wide corridor adjacent to 
     each bank of the Chattahoochee River and its impoundments in 
     the 48-mile segment known as the area of national concern.
       (3) The State of Georgia has enacted the Metropolitan River 
     Protection Act in order to ensure the protection of the 
     corridor located within 2,000 feet of each bank of the 
     Chattahoochee River, or the 100-year flood plain, whichever 
     is greater, and such corridor includes the area of national 
     concern.
       (4) Visitor use of the Chattahoochee River National 
     Recreation Area has shifted dramatically since the 
     establishment of the national recreation area from waterborne 
     to water-related and land-based activities.
       (5) The State of Georgia and its political subdivisions 
     along the Chattahoochee River have indicated their 
     willingness to join in cooperative efforts with the United 
     States of America to link existing units of the national 
     recreation area with a series of linear corridors to be 
     established within the area of national concern and elsewhere 
     on the river and provided Congress appropriates certain funds 
     in support of such effort, funding from the State, its 
     political subdivisions, private foundations, corporate 
     entities, private individuals, and other sources will be 
     available to fund more than half of the estimated cost of 
     such cooperative effort.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
       (1) increase the level of protection of the remaining open 
     spaces within the area of national concern along the 
     Chattahoochee River and to enhance visitor enjoyment of such 
     areas by adding land-based links between existing units of 
     the national recreation area;
       (2) assure that the national recreation area is managed to 
     standardize acquisition, planning, design, construction, and 
     operation of the linear corridors; and
       (3) authorize the appropriation of Federal funds to cover a 
     portion of the costs of the Federal, State, local, and 
     private cooperative effort to add additional areas to the 
     Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in order to 
     establish a series of linear corridors linking existing units 
     of the national recreation area and to protect other 
     undeveloped portions of the Chattahoochee River corridor.
       (c) Amendments to Chattahoochee NRA Act.--The Act of August 
     15, 1978, entitled ``An Act to authorize the establishment of 
     the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State 
     of Georgia, and for other purposes'' (Public Law 95-344; 16 
     U.S.C. 460ii et seq.) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 101 (16 U.S.C. 460ii) is amended as follows:
       (A) By inserting after ``numbered Chat-20,003, and dated 
     September 1984'' the following: ``and on the maps entitled 
     `Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Interim 
     Boundary Maps 1, 2, and 3' and dated August 6, 1998''.
       (B) By amending the fourth sentence to read as follows: 
     ``After July 1, 1999, the Secretary of the Interior (in this 
     Act referred to as the `Secretary') may modify the boundaries 
     of the recreation area to include other lands within the 
     river corridor of the Chattahoochee River by submitting a 
     revised map or other boundary description to the Congress. 
     Such revised boundaries shall take effect on the date 6 
     months after the date of such submission unless, within such 
     6-month period, the Congress adopts a Joint Resolution 
     disapproving such revised boundaries. Such revised map or 
     other boundary description shall be prepared by the Secretary 
     after consultation with affected landowners and with the 
     State of Georgia and affected political subdivisions.''.
       (C) By striking out ``may not exceed approximately 6,800 
     acres.'' and inserting ``may not exceed 10,000 acres.''.
       (2) Section 102(f) (16 U.S.C. 460ii-1(f)) is repealed.
       (3) Section 103(b) (16 U.S.C. 460ii-2(b)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary is authorized 
     to enter into cooperative agreements with the State, its 
     political subdivisions, and other entities to assure 
     standardized acquisition, planning, design, construction, and 
     operation of the national recreation area.''.
       (4) Section 105(a) (16 U.S.C. 460ii-4(a)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations; Acceptance of 
     Donations.--In addition to

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     funding and the donation of lands and interests in lands 
     provided by the State of Georgia, local government 
     authorities, private foundations, corporate entities, and 
     individuals, and funding that may be available pursuant to 
     the settlement of litigation, there is hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated for land acquisition not more than 
     $25,000,000 for fiscal years after fiscal year 1998. The 
     Secretary is authorized to accept the donation of funds and 
     lands or interests in lands to carry out this Act.''.
       (5) Section 105(c) (16 U.S.C. 460ii-4(c)) is amended by 
     adding the following at the end thereof: ``The Secretary 
     shall submit a new plan within 3 years after the enactment of 
     this sentence to provide for the protection, enhancement, 
     enjoyment, development, and use of areas added to the 
     national recreation area. During the preparation of the 
     revised plan the Secretary shall seek and encourage the 
     participation of the State of Georgia and its affected 
     political subdivisions, private landowners, interested 
     citizens, public officials, groups, agencies, educational 
     institutions, and others.''.
       (6) Section 102(a) (16 U.S.C. 460ii-1(a)) is amended by 
     inserting the following before the period at the end of the 
     first sentence: ``, except that lands and interests in lands 
     within the Addition Area depicted on the map referred to in 
     section 101 may not be acquired without the consent of the 
     owner thereof''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers as a 
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other 
purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.

para.107.34  exchange of lands-gustavus, alaska

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 3903) to 
provide for an exchange of lands located near Gustavus, Alaska, and for 
other purposes; together with the following amendments of the Senate 
thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Page 2, line 8, strike out ``paragraph (4)'' and insert: 
     ``paragraph (2)''
       Page 2, line 9, strike out ``paragraph (3)'' and insert: 
     ``paragraph (4)''
       Page 4, line 1, strike out ``838.66'' and insert: 
     ``1191.75''
       Page 11, line 19, strike out ``units'' and insert: ``units 
     resulting from this Act''
       Page 11, line 20, strike out ``consideration in applying'' 
     and insert: ``charged against''
       Page 12, line 1, strike out ``units'' and insert: ``units 
     resulting from this Act''
       Page 12, lines 1 and 2, strike out ``be considered in 
     applying'' and insert: ``be charged against''

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, said Senate amendments were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendments were 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.35  national historic trails interpretive center

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2186) to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the 
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming; 
together with the following amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken 
from the Speaker's table:

       Page 6, line 6, strike out all after ``retain,'' down to 
     and including ``appropriations,'' in line 7 and insert: 
     ``and''
       Page 6, line 16, strike out ``subject to appropriations,''
       Page 6, strike out all after line 18, over to and including 
     line 6 on page 7
       Page 7, line 7, strike out ``(f)'' and insert: ``(e)''

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, said Senate amendments were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendments were 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.36  rogue river national forest

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 3796) to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the administrative site 
for the Rogue River National Forest and use the proceeds for the 
construction or improvement of offices and support buildings for the 
Rogue River National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management; together 
with the following amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the 
Speaker's table:

       Page 2, line 15, strike out ``provide'' and insert: 
     ``accept''

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, said Senate amendment were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendment were 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.37  stanislaus national forest

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2886) to 
provide for a demonstration project in the Stanislaus National Forest, 
California, under which a private contractor will perform multiple 
resource management activities for that unit of the National Forest 
System; together with the following amendment of the Senate thereto, was 
taken from the Speaker's table:

       Page 2, line 23, strike out ``prescribed burns'' and insert 
     : ``prescribed burns in the Granite watershed''

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, said Senate amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendment were 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.38  land and water conservation fund

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1333) to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
1965 to allow national park units that cannot charge an entrance or 
admission fee to retain other fees and charges.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.39  frederick law olmsted national historic site

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2246) to amend the Act which established the Frederick Law 
Olmsted National Historic Site, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by 
modifying the boundary and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.40  adams national historical park

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2240) to establish the Adams National Historical Park in the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.41  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 1274. An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that in accordance with sections 1928a-
1928d, of title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice

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President, appoints the following Senators as members of the Senate 
Delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly during the Second Session of 
the One Hundred Fifth Congress, to be held in Edinburg, United Kingdom, 
November 9-14, 1998--the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch); the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Warner); the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley); the Senator 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter); the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. 
Hutchinson); the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions); the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Smith); the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Thompson); the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Bumpers); the Senator from Maryland (Ms. 
Mikulski); and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka).
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 391. An Act to provide for the disposition of certain 
     funds appropriated to pay judgment in favor of the 
     Mississippi Sioux Indians, and for other purposes.

para.107.42  150th anniversary--seneca falls convention

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2285) to establish a commission, in honor of the 150th 
Anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, to further protect sites of 
importance in the historic efforts to secure equal rights for women.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.43  black patriots foundation

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2427) to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management 
Act of 1996 to extend the legislative authority for the Black Patriots 
Foundation to establish a commemorative work.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.44  omnibus parks and public lands management technical 
          corrections

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4735) to make technical corrections to the Omnibus Parks and Public 
Lands Management Act of 1996.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.107.45  dante fascell visitor center

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2468) to designate the Biscayne National Park Visitor Center 
as the Dante Fascell Visitor Center.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.46  sierra leone human rights abuses

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 559):

       Whereas the ousted Armed Forces Revolutionary Council 
     (AFRC) military junta and the rebel fighters of the 
     Revolutionary United Front (RUF) have mounted a campaign of 
     terror, vengeance, and human rights abuses on the civilian 
     population of Sierra Leone;
       Whereas the AFRC/RUF violence against civilians continues 
     with at least 1,200 persons having hands or feet amputated by 
     rebels (and the International Committee of the Red Cross 
     (ICRC) estimates that every victim who makes it to medical 
     help is only 1 of 4 who have been mutilated);
       Whereas the AFRC/RUF continues to abduct children and 
     forcibly train them as combatants, in numbers estimated by 
     UNICEF to exceed 3,000 since March 1998;
       Whereas the humanitarian consequences of this campaign have 
     been the flight of more than 250,000 refugees to Guinea and 
     Liberia in the last 6 months and the increase of internally 
     displaced Sierra Leoneans to over 250,000 in camps and towns 
     in the north and east;
       Whereas the governments of Guinea and Liberia are having 
     great difficulty caring for the huge number of refugees, now 
     totaling 600,000 in Guinea and Liberia, and emergency appeals 
     have been issued by the United Nations High Commission for 
     Refugees (UNHCR) for $7,300,000 for emergency food, shelter, 
     sanitation, medical, educational, psychological, and social 
     services;
       Whereas starvation and hunger-related deaths have begun in 
     the north with more than 500 people dying since August 1, 
     1998, a situation that will only get worse in the next 
     months;
       Whereas the humanitarian community is unable, because of 
     continuing security concerns, to deliver food and medicine to 
     the vulnerable groups within the north and east of Sierra 
     Leone;
       Whereas the Economic Community of West African States 
     (ECOWAS) and its military peacekeeping arm called ECOMOG are 
     doing their best, but require additional logistic support to 
     either bring this AFRC/RUF rebel war to a conclusion or force 
     a negotiated settlement;
       Whereas arms and weapons continue to be supplied to the 
     AFRC/RUF in direct violation of a United Nations arms 
     embargo;
       Whereas United Nations Under Secretary for Humanitarian 
     Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Sergio Viera de 
     Melo, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Refugees 
     International, following May through June 1998 visits to 
     Sierra Leone, have condemned, in the strongest terms, the 
     terrible human rights violations done by the AFRC/RUF rebels 
     to civilians; and
       Whereas the Special Representative of the United Nations 
     Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, Olara 
     Otunu, following a May 1998 visit to Sierra Leone, called 
     upon the United Nations to make Sierra Leone one of the pilot 
     projects in the rehabilitation of child combatants: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) urges the President and the Secretary of State to give 
     high priority to solving the conflict in Sierra Leone and to 
     bring stability to West Africa in general;
       (2) urges the State Department to give the needed 
     logistical support to ECOMOG and the Government of Sierra 
     Leone to bring this conflict to a rapid conclusion;
       (3) condemns the use of children as combatants in the 
     conflict in Sierra Leone;
       (4) urges the establishment of a secure humanitarian 
     corridor to strategic areas in the north and east of Sierra 
     Leone for the safe delivery of food and medicines by the 
     Government of Sierra Leone and humanitarian agencies already 
     in the country mandated to deliver this aid;
       (5) urges the President and the Secretary of State to 
     strictly enforce the United Nations arms embargo on the Armed 
     Forces Revolutionary Council and Revolutionary United Front 
     (AFRC/RUF) rebel forces;
       (6) urges the President and the Secretary of State to work 
     with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 
     nations to ensure there are sufficient African forces and 
     arms provided to its military peacekeeping arm ECOMOG;
       (7) urges the President and the Secretary of State to 
     support the United Nations High Commission for Refugees 
     (UNHCR) appeal for aid to the Sierra Leonean refugees in 
     Guinea, Liberia, and other countries;
       (8) urges the President and the State Department to support 
     the United Nations agencies and nongovernmental organizations 
     working in Sierra Leone to bring humanitarian relief and 
     peace to the country;
       (9) urges the President and the State Department to support 
     the Government of Sierra Leone in its demobilization, 
     disarmament, and reconstruction plan for the country as peace 
     becomes a reality; and
       (10) encourages and supports, Olara Otunu, United Nations 
     Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children 
     and Armed Conflict, to continue in his efforts to work in 
     Sierra Leone in the establishment of programs designed to 
     rehabilitate child combatants.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
CLEMENT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.

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  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.107.47  religious persecution monitoring

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2431) to establish an Office 
of Religious Persecution Monitoring, to provide for the imposition of 
sanctions against countries engaged in a pattern of religious 
persecution, and for other purposes;

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a)  Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     ``International Religious Freedom Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings; policy.
Sec. 3. Definitions.

                TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 101. Office on International Religious Freedom; Ambassador at 
              Large for International Religious Freedom.
Sec. 102. Reports.
Sec. 103. Establishment of a religious freedom Internet site.
Sec. 104. Training for Foreign Service officers.
Sec. 105. High-level contacts with nongovernmental organizations.
Sec. 106. Programs and allocations of funds by United States missions 
              abroad.
Sec. 107. Equal access to United States missions abroad for conducting 
              religious activities.
Sec. 108. Prisoner lists and issue briefs on religious freedom 
              concerns.

        TITLE II--COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Sec. 201. Establishment and composition.
Sec. 202. Duties of the Commission.
Sec. 203. Report of the Commission.
Sec. 204. Applicability of other laws.
Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 206. Termination.

                  TITLE III--NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

Sec. 301. Special Adviser on International Religious Freedom.

                     TITLE IV--PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS

   Subtitle I--Targeted Responses to Violations of Religious Freedom 
                                 Abroad

Sec. 401. Presidential actions in response to violations of religious 
              freedom.
Sec. 402. Presidential actions in response to particularly severe 
              violations of religious freedom.
Sec. 403. Consultations.
Sec. 404. Report to Congress.
Sec. 405. Description of Presidential actions.
Sec. 406. Effects on existing contracts.
Sec. 407. Presidential waiver.
Sec. 408. Publication in Federal Register.
Sec. 409. Termination of Presidential actions.
Sec. 410. Preclusion of judicial review.

                Subtitle II--Strengthening Existing Law

Sec. 421. United States assistance.
Sec. 422. Multilateral assistance.
Sec. 423. Exports of certain items used in particularly severe 
              violations of religious freedom.

                TITLE V--PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Sec. 501. Assistance for promoting religious freedom.
Sec. 502. International broadcasting.
Sec. 503. International exchanges.
Sec. 504. Foreign Service awards.

            TITLE VI--REFUGEE, ASYLUM, AND CONSULAR MATTERS

Sec. 601. Use of Annual Report.
Sec. 602. Reform of refugee policy.
Sec. 603. Reform of asylum policy.
Sec. 604. Inadmissibility of foreign government officials who have 
              engaged in particularly severe violations of religious 
              freedom.
Sec. 605. Studies on the effect of expedited removal provisions on 
              asylum claims.

                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 701. Business codes of conduct.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS; POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The right to freedom of religion undergirds the very 
     origin and existence of the United States. Many of our 
     Nation's founders fled religious persecution abroad, 
     cherishing in their hearts and minds the ideal of religious 
     freedom. They established in law, as a fundamental right and 
     as a pillar of our Nation, the right to freedom of religion. 
     From its birth to this day, the United States has prized this 
     legacy of religious freedom and honored this heritage by 
     standing for religious freedom and offering refuge to those 
     suffering religious persecution.
       (2) Freedom of religious belief and practice is a universal 
     human right and fundamental freedom articulated in numerous 
     international instruments, including the Universal 
     Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on 
     Civil and Political Rights, the Helsinki Accords, the 
     Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance 
     and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, the United 
     Nations Charter, and the European Convention for the 
     Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
       (3) Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 
     recognizes that ``Everyone has the right to freedom of 
     thought, conscience, and religion. This right includes 
     freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either 
     alone or in community with others and in public or private, 
     to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, 
     worship, and observance.''. Article 18(1) of the 
     International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 
     recognizes that ``Everyone shall have the right to freedom of 
     thought, conscience, and religion. This right shall include 
     freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his 
     choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with 
     others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or 
     belief in worship, observance, practice, and teaching''. 
     Governments have the responsibility to protect the 
     fundamental rights of their citizens and to pursue justice 
     for all. Religious freedom is a fundamental right of every 
     individual, regardless of race, sex, country, creed, or 
     nationality, and should never be arbitrarily abridged by any 
     government.
       (4) The right to freedom of religion is under renewed and, 
     in some cases, increasing assault in many countries around 
     the world. More than one-half of the world's population lives 
     under regimes that severely restrict or prohibit the freedom 
     of their citizens to study, believe, observe, and freely 
     practice the religious faith of their choice. Religious 
     believers and communities suffer both government-sponsored 
     and government-tolerated violations of their rights to 
     religious freedom. Among the many forms of such violations 
     are state-sponsored slander campaigns, confiscations of 
     property, surveillance by security police, including by 
     special divisions of ``religious police'', severe 
     prohibitions against construction and repair of places of 
     worship, denial of the right to assemble and relegation of 
     religious communities to illegal status through arbitrary 
     registration laws, prohibitions against the pursuit of 
     education or public office, and prohibitions against 
     publishing, distributing, or possessing religious literature 
     and materials.
       (5) Even more abhorrent, religious believers in many 
     countries face such severe and violent forms of religious 
     persecution as detention, torture, beatings, forced marriage, 
     rape, imprisonment, enslavement, mass resettlement, and death 
     merely for the peaceful belief in, change of or practice of 
     their faith. In many countries, religious believers are 
     forced to meet secretly, and religious leaders are targeted 
     by national security forces and hostile mobs.
       (6) Though not confined to a particular region or regime, 
     religious persecution is often particularly widespread, 
     systematic, and heinous under totalitarian governments and in 
     countries with militant, politicized religious majorities.
       (7) Congress has recognized and denounced acts of religious 
     persecution through the adoption of the following 
     resolutions:
       (A) House Resolution 515 of the One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress, expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives with respect to the persecution of Christians 
     worldwide.
       (B) Senate Concurrent Resolution 71 of the One Hundred 
     Fourth Congress, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding 
     persecution of Christians worldwide.
       (C) House Concurrent Resolution 102 of the One Hundred 
     Fourth Congress, expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives concerning the emancipation of the Iranian 
     Baha'i community.
       (b) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United States, 
     as follows:
       (1) To condemn violations of religious freedom, and to 
     promote, and to assist other governments in the promotion of, 
     the fundamental right to freedom of religion.
       (2) To seek to channel United States security and 
     development assistance to governments other than those found 
     to be engaged in gross violations of the right to freedom of 
     religion, as set forth in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     in the International Financial Institutions Act of 1977, and 
     in other formulations of United States human rights policy.
       (3) To be vigorous and flexible, reflecting both the 
     unwavering commitment of the United States to religious 
     freedom and the desire of the United States for the most 
     effective and principled response, in light of the range of 
     violations of religious freedom by a variety of persecuting 
     regimes, and the status of the relations of the United States 
     with different nations.
       (4) To work with foreign governments that affirm and 
     protect religious freedom, in order to develop multilateral 
     documents and initiatives to combat violations of religious 
     freedom and promote the right to religious freedom abroad.
       (5) Standing for liberty and standing with the persecuted, 
     to use and implement appropriate tools in the United States 
     foreign policy apparatus, including diplomatic, political, 
     commercial, charitable, educational, and cultural channels, 
     to promote respect for religious freedom by all governments 
     and peoples.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Ambassador at large.--The term ``Ambassador at Large'' 
     means the Ambassador at Large for International Religious 
     Freedom appointed under section 101(b).
       (2) Annual report.--The term ``Annual Report'' means the 
     Annual Report on International Religious Freedom described in 
     section 102(b).
       (3) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives; and

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       (B) in the case of any determination made with respect to 
     the taking of President action under paragraphs (9) through 
     (15) of section 405(a), the term includes the committees 
     described in subparagraph (A) and, where appropriate, the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate.
       (4) Commensurate action.--The term ``commensurate action'' 
     means action taken by the President under section 405(b).
       (5) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the United 
     States Commission on International Religious Freedom 
     established in section 201(a).
       (6) Country reports on human rights practices.--The term 
     ``Country Reports on Human Rights Practices'' means the 
     annual reports required to be submitted by the Department of 
     State to Congress under sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (7) Executive summary.--The term ``Executive Summary'' 
     means the Executive Summary to the Annual Report, as 
     described in section 102(b)(1)(F).
       (8) Government or foreign government.--The term 
     ``government'' or ``foreign government'' includes any agency 
     or instrumentality of the government.
       (9) Human rights reports.--The term ``Human Rights 
     Reports'' means all reports submitted by the Department of 
     State to Congress under sections 116 and 502B of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.
       (10) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the Office on 
     International Religious Freedom established in section 
     101(a).
       (11) Particularly severe violations of religious freedom.--
     The term ``particularly severe violations of religious 
     freedom'' means systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of 
     religious freedom, including violations such as--
       (A) torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or 
     punishment;
       (B) prolonged detention without charges;
       (C) causing the disappearance of persons by the abduction 
     or clandestine detention of those persons; or
       (D) other flagrant denial of the right to life, liberty, or 
     the security of persons.
       (12) Special adviser.--The term ``Special Adviser'' means 
     the Special Adviser to the President on International 
     Religious Freedom described in section 101(i) of the National 
     Security Act of 1947, as added by section 301 of this Act.
       (13) Violations of religious freedom.--The term 
     ``violations of religious freedom'' means violations of the 
     internationally recognized right to freedom of religion and 
     religious belief and practice, as set forth in the 
     international instruments referred to in section 2(a)(2) and 
     as described in section 2(a)(3), including violations such 
     as--
       (A) arbitrary prohibitions on, restrictions of, or 
     punishment for--
       (i) assembling for peaceful religious activities such as 
     worship, preaching, and prayer, including arbitrary 
     registration requirements,
       (ii) speaking freely about one's religious beliefs,
       (iii) changing one's religious beliefs and affiliation,
       (iv) possession and distribution of religious literature, 
     including Bibles, or
       (v) raising one's children in the religious teachings and 
     practices of one's choice, or
       (B) any of the following acts if committed on account of an 
     individual's religious belief or practice: detention, 
     interrogation, imposition of an onerous financial penalty, 
     forced labor, forced mass resettlement, imprisonment, forced 
     religious conversion, beating, torture, mutilation, rape, 
     enslavement, murder, and execution.
                TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 101. OFFICE ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM; 
                   AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS 
                   FREEDOM.

       (a) Establishment of Office.--There is established within 
     the Department of State an Office on International Religious 
     Freedom that shall be headed by the Ambassador at Large for 
     International Religious Freedom appointed under subsection 
     (b).
       (b) Appointment.--The Ambassador at Large shall be 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate.
       (c) Duties.--The Ambassador at Large shall have the 
     following responsibilities:
       (1) In general.--The primary responsibility of the 
     Ambassador at Large shall be to advance the right to freedom 
     of religion abroad, to denounce the violation of that right, 
     and to recommend appropriate responses by the United States 
     Government when this right is violated.
       (2) Advisory role.--The Ambassador at Large shall be a 
     principal adviser to the President and the Secretary of State 
     regarding matters affecting religious freedom abroad and, 
     with advice from the Commission on International Religious 
     Freedom, shall make recommendations regarding--
       (A) the policies of the United States Government toward 
     governments that violate the freedom of religion or that fail 
     to ensure the individual's right to religious belief and 
     practice; and
       (B) policies to advance the right to religious freedom 
     abroad.
       (3) Diplomatic representation.--Subject to the direction of 
     the President and the Secretary of State, the Ambassador at 
     Large is authorized to represent the United States in matters 
     and cases relevant to religious freedom abroad in--
       (A) contacts with foreign governments, intergovernmental 
     organizations, and specialized agencies of the United 
     Nations, the Organization on Security and Cooperation in 
     Europe, and other international organizations of which the 
     United States is a member; and
       (B) multilateral conferences and meetings relevant to 
     religious freedom abroad.
       (4) Reporting responsibilities.--The Ambassador at Large 
     shall have the reporting responsibilities described in 
     section 102.
       (d) Funding.--The Secretary of State shall provide the 
     Ambassador at Large with such funds as may be necessary for 
     the hiring of staff for the Office, for the conduct of 
     investigations by the Office, and for necessary travel to 
     carry out the provisions of this section.

     SEC. 102. REPORTS.

       (a) Portions of Annual Human Rights Reports.--The 
     Ambassador at Large shall assist the Secretary of State in 
     preparing those portions of the Human Rights Reports that 
     relate to freedom of religion and freedom from discrimination 
     based on religion and those portions of other information 
     provided Congress under sections 116 and 502B of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151m, 2304) that relate to 
     the right to freedom of religion.
       (b) Annual Report on International Religious Freedom.--
       (1) Deadline for submission.--On September 1 of each year 
     or the first day thereafter on which the appropriate House of 
     Congress is in session, the Secretary of State, with the 
     assistance of the Ambassador at Large, and taking into 
     consideration the recommendations of the Commission, shall 
     prepare and transmit to Congress an Annual Report on 
     International Religious Freedom supplementing the most recent 
     Human Rights Reports by providing additional detailed 
     information with respect to matters involving international 
     religious freedom. Each Annual Report shall contain the 
     following:
       (A) Status of religious freedom.--A description of the 
     status of religious freedom in each foreign country, 
     including--
       (i) trends toward improvement in the respect and protection 
     of the right to religious freedom and trends toward 
     deterioration of such right;
       (ii) violations of religious freedom engaged in or 
     tolerated by the government of that country; and
       (iii) particularly severe violations of religious freedom 
     engaged in or tolerated by the government of that country.
       (B) Violations of religious freedom.--An assessment and 
     description of the nature and extent of violations of 
     religious freedom in each foreign country, including 
     persecution of one religious group by another religious 
     group, religious persecution by governmental and 
     nongovernmental entities, persecution targeted at individuals 
     or particular denominations or entire religions, the 
     existence of government policies violating religious freedom, 
     and the existence of government policies concerning--
       (i) limitations or prohibitions on, or lack of availability 
     of, openly conducted, organized religious services outside of 
     the premises of foreign diplomatic missions or consular 
     posts; and
       (ii) the forced religious conversion of minor United States 
     citizens who have been abducted or illegally removed from the 
     United States, and the refusal to allow such citizens to be 
     returned to the United States.
       (C) United states policies.--A description of United States 
     actions and policies in support of religious freedom in each 
     foreign country engaging in or tolerating violations of 
     religious freedom, including a description of the measures 
     and policies implemented during the preceding 12 months by 
     the United States under titles I, IV, and V of this Act in 
     opposition to violations of religious freedom and in support 
     of international religious freedom.
       (D) International agreements in effect.--A description of 
     any binding agreement with a foreign government entered into 
     by the United States under section 401(b) or 402(c).
       (E) Training and guidelines of government personnel.--A 
     description of--
       (i) the training described in section 602 (a) and (b) and 
     section 603 (b) and (c) on violations of religious freedom 
     provided to immigration judges and consular, refugee, 
     immigration, and asylum officers; and
       (ii) the development and implementation of the guidelines 
     described in sections 602(c) and 603(a).
       (F) Executive summary.--An Executive Summary to the Annual 
     Report highlighting the status of religious freedom in 
     certain foreign countries and including the following:
       (i) Countries in which the united states is actively 
     promoting religious freedom.--An identification of foreign 
     countries in which the United States is actively promoting 
     religious freedom. This section of the report shall include a 
     description of United States actions taken to promote the 
     internationally recognized right to freedom of religion and 
     oppose violations of such right under title IV and title V of 
     this Act during the period covered by the Annual Report. Any 
     country designated as a country of particular concern for 
     religious freedom under section 402(b)(1) shall be included 
     in this section of the report.
       (ii) Countries of significant improvement in religious 
     freedom.--An identification of foreign countries the 
     governments of which have demonstrated significant 
     improvement in the protection and promotion of the 
     internationally recognized right to freedom of religion 
     during the period covered by the Annual Report. This section 
     of the report shall include a description of the nature of 
     the improvement and an analysis of the factors contributing 
     to such improvement, including actions taken by the United 
     States under this Act.
       (2) Classified addendum.--If the Secretary of State 
     determines that it is in the national security interests of 
     the United States or is necessary for the safety of 
     individuals to be identified in the Annual Report or is 
     necessary to further the purposes of this Act, any 
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     required by paragraph (1), including measures or actions 
     taken by the United States, may be summarized in the Annual 
     Report or the Executive Summary and submitted in more detail 
     in a classified addendum to the Annual Report or the 
     Executive Summary.
       (c) Preparation of Reports Regarding Violations of 
     Religious Freedom.--
       (1) Standards and investigations.--The Secretary of State 
     shall ensure that United States missions abroad maintain a 
     consistent reporting standard and thoroughly investigate 
     reports of violations of the internationally recognized right 
     to freedom of religion.
       (2) Contacts with nongovernmental organizations.--In 
     compiling data and assessing the respect of the right to 
     religious freedom for the Human Rights Reports, the Annual 
     Report on International Religious Freedom, and the Executive 
     Summary, United States mission personnel shall, as 
     appropriate, seek out and maintain contacts with religious 
     and human rights nongovernmental organizations, with the 
     consent of those organizations, including receiving reports 
     and updates from such organizations and, when appropriate, 
     investigating such reports.
       (d) Amendments to the Foreign Assistance Act.--
       (1) Content of human rights reports for countries receiving 
     economic assistance.--Section 116(d) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting ``; and ''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) wherever applicable, violations of religious freedom, 
     including particularly severe violations of religious freedom 
     (as defined in section 3 of the International Religious 
     Freedom Act of 1998).''.
       (2) Contents of human rights reports for countries 
     receiving security assistance.--Section 502B(b) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and with the assistance of the 
     Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom'' 
     after ``Labor''; and
       (B) by inserting after the second sentence the following 
     new sentence: ``Such report shall also include, wherever 
     applicable, information on violations of religious freedom, 
     including particularly severe violations of religious freedom 
     (as defined in section 3 of the International Religious 
     Freedom Act of 1998).''.

     SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT OF A RELIGIOUS FREEDOM INTERNET SITE.

       In order to facilitate access by nongovernmental 
     organizations (NGOs) and by the public around the world to 
     international documents on the protection of religious 
     freedom, the Secretary of State, with the assistance of the 
     Ambassador at Large, shall establish and maintain an Internet 
     site containing major international documents relating to 
     religious freedom, the Annual Report, the Executive Summary, 
     and any other documentation or references to other sites as 
     deemed appropriate or relevant by the Ambassador at Large.

     SEC. 104. TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS.

       Chapter 2 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 708. TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS.

       ``The Secretary of State, with the assistance of other 
     relevant officials, such as the Ambassador at Large for 
     International Religious Freedom appointed under section 
     101(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 and 
     the director of the National Foreign Affairs Training Center, 
     shall establish as part of the standard training provided 
     after January 1, 1999, for officers of the Service, including 
     chiefs of mission, instruction in the field of 
     internationally recognized human rights. Such training shall 
     include--
       ``(1) instruction on international documents and United 
     States policy in human rights, which shall be mandatory for 
     all members of the Service having reporting responsibilities 
     relating to human rights and for chiefs of mission; and
       ``(2) instruction on the internationally recognized right 
     to freedom of religion, the nature, activities, and beliefs 
     of different religions, and the various aspects and 
     manifestations of violations of religious freedom.''.

     SEC. 105. HIGH-LEVEL CONTACTS WITH NONGOVERNMENTAL 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       United States chiefs of mission shall seek out and contact 
     religious nongovernmental organizations to provide high-level 
     meetings with religious nongovernmental organizations where 
     appropriate and beneficial. United States chiefs of mission 
     and Foreign Service officers abroad shall seek to meet with 
     imprisoned religious leaders where appropriate and 
     beneficial.

     SEC. 106. PROGRAMS AND ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS BY UNITED STATES 
                   MISSIONS ABROAD.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) United States diplomatic missions in countries the 
     governments of which engage in or tolerate violations of the 
     internationally recognized right to freedom of religion 
     should develop, as part of annual program planning, a 
     strategy to promote respect for the internationally 
     recognized right to freedom of religion; and
       (2) in allocating or recommending the allocation of funds 
     or the recommendation of candidates for programs and grants 
     funded by the United States Government, United States 
     diplomatic missions should give particular consideration to 
     those programs and candidates deemed to assist in the 
     promotion of the right to religious freedom.

     SEC. 107. EQUAL ACCESS TO UNITED STATES MISSIONS ABROAD FOR 
                   CONDUCTING RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Subject to this section, the Secretary of 
     State shall permit, on terms no less favorable than that 
     accorded other nongovernmental activities unrelated to the 
     conduct of the diplomatic mission, access to the premises of 
     any United States diplomatic mission or consular post by any 
     United States citizen seeking to conduct an activity for 
     religious purposes.
       (b) Timing and Location.--The Secretary of State shall make 
     reasonable accommodations with respect to the timing and 
     location of such access in light of--
       (1) the number of United States citizens requesting the 
     access (including any particular religious concerns regarding 
     the time of day, date, or physical setting for services);
       (2) conflicts with official activities and other 
     nonofficial United States citizen requests;
       (3) the availability of openly conducted, organized 
     religious services outside the premises of the mission or 
     post;
       (4) availability of space and resources; and
       (5) necessary security precautions.
       (c) Discretionary Access for Foreign Nationals.--The 
     Secretary of State may permit access to the premises of a 
     United States diplomatic mission or consular post to foreign 
     nationals for the purpose of attending or participating in 
     religious activities conducted pursuant to this section.

     SEC. 108. PRISONER LISTS AND ISSUE BRIEFS ON RELIGIOUS 
                   FREEDOM CONCERNS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--To encourage involvement with 
     religious freedom concerns at every possible opportunity and 
     by all appropriate representatives of the United States 
     Government, it is the sense of Congress that officials of the 
     executive branch of Government should promote increased 
     advocacy on such issues during meetings between foreign 
     dignitaries and executive branch officials or Members of 
     Congress.
       (b) Prisoner Lists and Issue Briefs on Religious Freedom 
     Concerns.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Ambassador at Large, the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, United States chiefs of 
     mission abroad, regional experts, and nongovernmental human 
     rights and religious groups, shall prepare and maintain issue 
     briefs on religious freedom, on a country-by-country basis, 
     consisting of lists of persons believed to be imprisoned, 
     detained, or placed under house arrest for their religious 
     faith, together with brief evaluations and critiques of the 
     policies of the respective country restricting religious 
     freedom. In considering the inclusion of names of prisoners 
     on such lists, the Secretary of State shall exercise 
     appropriate discretion, including concerns regarding the 
     safety, security, and benefit to such prisoners.
       (c) Availability of Information.--The Secretary shall, as 
     appropriate, provide religious freedom issue briefs under 
     subsection (b) to executive branch officials and Members of 
     Congress in anticipation of bilateral contacts with foreign 
     leaders, both in the United States and abroad.
        TITLE II--COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

     SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION.

       (a) Generally.--There is established the United States 
     Commission on International Religious Freedom.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of--
       (A) the Ambassador at Large, who shall serve ex officio as 
     a nonvoting member of the Commission; and
       (B) 9 other members, who shall be United States citizens 
     who are not being paid as officers or employees of the United 
     States, and who shall be appointed as follows:
       (i) 3 members of the Commission shall be appointed by the 
     President.
       (ii) 3 members of the Commission shall be appointed by the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate, of which 2 of the 
     members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the 
     leader in the Senate of the political party that is not the 
     political party of the President, and of which 1 of the 
     members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the 
     leader in the Senate of the other political party.
       (iii) 3 members of the Commission shall be appointed by the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, of which 2 of the 
     members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the 
     leader in the House of the political party that is not the 
     political party of the President, and of which 1 of the 
     members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the 
     leader in the House of the other political party.
       (2) Selection.--
       (A) In general.--Members of the Commission shall be 
     selected among distinguished individuals noted for their 
     knowledge and experience in fields relevant to the issue of 
     international religious freedom, including foreign affairs, 
     direct experience abroad, human rights, and international 
     law.
       (B) Security clearances.--Each Member of the Commission 
     shall be required to obtain a security clearance.
       (3) Time of appointment.--The appointments required by 
     paragraph (1) shall be made not later than 120 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Terms.--The term of office of each member of the 
     Commission shall be 2 years. Members of the Commission shall 
     be eligible for reappointment to a second term.
       (d) Election of Chair.--At the first meeting of the 
     Commission in each calendar year, a majority of the members 
     of the Commission present and voting shall elect the Chair of 
     the Commission.
       (e) Quorum.--Six voting members of the Commission shall 
     constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting business.
       (f) Meetings.--Each year, within 15 days, or as soon as 
     practicable, after the issuance of the Country Report on 
     Human Rights Practices, the Commission shall convene. The 
     Commission shall otherwise meet at the call of the Chair or,

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     if no Chair has been elected for that calendar year, at the 
     call of six voting members of the Commission.
       (g) Vacancies.--Any vacancy of the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers, but shall be filled in the manner in which 
     the original appointment was made.
       (h) Administrative Support.--The Secretary of State shall 
     assist the Commission by providing to the Commission such 
     staff and administrative services of the Office as may be 
     necessary and appropriate for the Commission to perform its 
     functions. Any employee of the executive branch of Government 
     may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement to 
     the agency of that employee and such detail shall be without 
     interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (i) Funding.--Members of the Commission shall be allowed 
     travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence at 
     rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I 
     of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
     their homes or regular places of business in the performance 
     of services for the Commission.

     SEC. 202. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--The Commission shall have as its primary 
     responsibility--
       (1) the annual and ongoing review of the facts and 
     circumstances of violations of religious freedom presented in 
     the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, the Annual 
     Report, and the Executive Summary, as well as information 
     from other sources as appropriate; and
       (2) the making of policy recommendations to the President, 
     the Secretary of State, and Congress with respect to matters 
     involving international religious freedom.
       (b) Policy Review and Recommendations in Response to 
     Violations.--The Commission, in evaluating United States 
     Government policies in response to violations of religious 
     freedom, shall consider and recommend options for policies of 
     the United States Government with respect to each foreign 
     country the government of which has engaged in or tolerated 
     violations of religious freedom, including particularly 
     severe violations of religious freedom, including diplomatic 
     inquiries, diplomatic protest, official public protest 
     demarche of protest, condemnation within multilateral fora, 
     delay or cancellation of cultural or scientific exchanges, 
     delay or cancellation of working, official, or state visits, 
     reduction of certain assistance funds, termination of certain 
     assistance funds, imposition of targeted trade sanctions, 
     imposition of broad trade sanctions, and withdrawal of the 
     chief of mission.
       (c) Policy Review and Recommendations in Response to 
     Progress.--The Commission, in evaluating the United States 
     Government policies with respect to countries found to be 
     taking deliberate steps and making significant improvement in 
     respect for the right of religious freedom, shall consider 
     and recommend policy options, including private commendation, 
     diplomatic commendation, official public commendation, 
     commendation within multilateral fora, an increase in 
     cultural or scientific exchanges, or both, termination or 
     reduction of existing Presidential actions, an increase in 
     certain assistance funds, and invitations for working, 
     official, or state visits.
       (d) Effects on Religious Communities and Individuals.--
     Together with specific policy recommendations provided under 
     subsections (b) and (c), the Commission shall also indicate 
     its evaluation of the potential effects of such policies, if 
     implemented, on the religious communities and individuals 
     whose rights are found to be violated in the country in 
     question.
       (e) Monitoring.--The Commission shall, on an ongoing basis, 
     monitor facts and circumstances of violations of religious 
     freedom, in consultation with independent human rights groups 
     and nongovernmental organizations, including churches and 
     other religious communities, and make such recommendations as 
     may be necessary to the appropriate officials and offices in 
     the United States Government.
       (f) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the 
     purpose of carrying out its duties under this title, hold 
     hearings, sit and act at times and places in the United 
     States, take testimony, and receive evidence as the 
     Commission considers advisable to carry out the purposes of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 203. REPORT OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than May 1 of each year, the 
     Commission shall submit a report to the President, the 
     Secretary of State, and Congress setting forth its 
     recommendations for United States policy options based on its 
     evaluations under section 202.
       (b) Classified Form of Report.--The report may be submitted 
     in classified form, together with a public summary of 
     recommendations, if the classification of information would 
     further the purposes of this Act.
       (c) Individual or Dissenting Views.--Each member of the 
     Commission may include the individual or dissenting views of 
     the member.

     SEC. 204. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.

       The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall 
     not apply to the Commission.

     SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Commission $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1999 
     and 2000 to carry out the provisions of this title.
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subparagraph (a) are authorized to remain 
     available until expended but not later than the date of 
     termination of the Commission.

     SEC. 206. TERMINATION.

       The Commission shall terminate 4 years after the initial 
     appointment of all of the Commissioners.
                  TITLE III--NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

     SEC. 301. SPECIAL ADVISER ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

       Section 101 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     402) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i) It is the sense of the Congress that there should be 
     within the staff of the National Security Council a Special 
     Adviser to the President on International Religious Freedom, 
     whose position should be comparable to that of a director 
     within the Executive Office of the President. The Special 
     Adviser should serve as a resource for executive branch 
     officials, compiling and maintaining information on the facts 
     and circumstances of violations of religious freedom (as 
     defined in section 3 of the International Religious Freedom 
     Act of 1998), and making policy recommendations. The Special 
     Adviser should serve as liaison with the Ambassador at Large 
     for International Religious Freedom, the United States 
     Commission on International Religious Freedom, Congress and, 
     as advisable, religious nongovernmental organizations.''.
                     TITLE IV--PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS
   Subtitle I--Targeted Responses to Violations of Religious Freedom 
                                 Abroad

     SEC. 401. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO VIOLATIONS OF 
                   RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

       (a) Response to violations of religious freedom.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) United states policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States--
       (i) to oppose violations of religious freedom that are or 
     have been engaged in or tolerated by the governments of 
     foreign countries; and
       (ii) to promote the right to freedom of religion in those 
     countries through the actions described in subsection (b).
       (B) Requirement of presidential action.--For each foreign 
     country the government of which engages in or tolerates 
     violations of religious freedom, the President shall oppose 
     such violations and promote the right to freedom of religion 
     in that country through the actions described in subsection 
     (b).
       (2) Basis of actions.--Each action taken under paragraph 
     (1)(B) shall be based upon information regarding violations 
     of religious freedom, as described in the latest Country 
     Reports on Human Rights Practices, the Annual Report and 
     Executive Summary, and on any other evidence available, and 
     shall take into account any findings or recommendations by 
     the Commission with respect to the foreign country.
       (b) Presidential Actions.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
     President, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the 
     Ambassador at Large, the Special Adviser, and the Commission, 
     shall, as expeditiously as practicable in response to the 
     violations described in subsection (a) by the government of a 
     foreign country--
       (A) take one or more of the actions described in paragraphs 
     (1) through (15) of section 405(a) (or commensurate action in 
     substitution thereto) with respect to such country; or
       (B) negotiate and enter into a binding agreement with the 
     government of such country, as described in section 405(c).
       (2) Deadline for actions.--Not later than September 1 of 
     each year, the President shall take action under any of the 
     paragraphs (1) through (15) of section 405(a) (or 
     commensurate action in substitution thereto) with respect to 
     each foreign country the government of which has engaged in 
     or tolerated violations of religious freedom at any time 
     since September 1 of the preceding year, except that in the 
     case of action under any of the paragraphs (9) through (15) 
     of section 405(a) (or commensurate action in substitution 
     thereto)--
       (A) the action may only be taken after the requirements of 
     sections 403 and 404 have been satisfied; and
       (B) the September 1 limitation shall not apply.
       (3) Authority for delay of presidential actions.--The 
     President may delay action under paragraph (2) described in 
     any of the paragraphs (9) through (15) of section 405(a) (or 
     commensurate action in substitution thereto) if he determines 
     and certifies to Congress that a single, additional period of 
     time, not to exceed 90 days, is necessary pursuant to the 
     same provisions applying to countries of particular concern 
     for religious freedom under section 402(c)(3).
       (c) Implementation.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (b), the 
     President shall--
       (A) take the action or actions that most appropriately 
     respond to the nature and severity of the violations of 
     religious freedom;
       (B) seek to the fullest extent possible to target action as 
     narrowly as practicable with respect to the agency or 
     instrumentality of the foreign government, or specific 
     officials thereof, that are responsible for such violations; 
     and
       (C) when appropriate, make every reasonable effort to 
     conclude a binding agreement concerning the cessation of such 
     violations in countries with which the United States has 
     diplomatic relations.
       (2) Guidelines for presidential actions.--In addition to 
     the guidelines under paragraph (1), the President, in 
     determining whether to take a Presidential action under 
     paragraphs (9) through (15) of section 405(a) (or 
     commensurate action in substitution thereto), shall seek to 
     minimize any adverse impact on--
       (A) the population of the country whose government is 
     targeted by the Presidential action or actions; and
       (B) the humanitarian activities of United States and 
     foreign nongovernmental organizations in such country.

     SEC. 402. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO PARTICULARLY 
                   SEVERE VIOLATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

       (a) Response to Particularly Severe Violations of Religious 
     Freedom.--

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       (1) United states policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States--
       (A) to oppose particularly severe violations of religious 
     freedom that are or have been engaged in or tolerated by the 
     governments of foreign countries; and
       (B) to promote the right to freedom of religion in those 
     countries through the actions described in subsection (c).
       (2) Requirement of presidential action.--Whenever the 
     President determines that the government of a foreign country 
     has engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of 
     religious freedom, the President shall oppose such violations 
     and promote the right to religious freedom through one or 
     more of the actions described in subsection (c).
       (b) Designations of Countries of Particular Concern for 
     Religious Freedom.--
       (1) Annual review.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than September 1 of each year, 
     the President shall review the status of religious freedom in 
     each foreign country to determine whether the government of 
     that country has engaged in or tolerated particularly severe 
     violations of religious freedom in that country during the 
     preceding 12 months or since the date of the last review of 
     that country under this subparagraph, whichever period is 
     longer. The President shall designate each country the 
     government of which has engaged in or tolerated violations 
     described in this subparagraph as a country of particular 
     concern for religious freedom.
       (B) Basis of review.--Each review conducted under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be based upon information contained in 
     the latest Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, the 
     Annual Report, and on any other evidence available and shall 
     take into account any findings or recommendations by the 
     Commission with respect to the foreign country.
       (C) Implementation.--Any review under subparagraph (A) of a 
     foreign country may take place singly or jointly with the 
     review of one or more countries and may take place at any 
     time prior to September 1 of the respective year.
       (2) Determinations of responsible parties.--For the 
     government of each country designated as a country of 
     particular concern for religious freedom under paragraph 
     (1)(A), the President shall seek to determine the agency or 
     instrumentality thereof and the specific officials thereof 
     that are responsible for the particularly severe violations 
     of religious freedom engaged in or tolerated by that 
     government in order to appropriately target Presidential 
     actions under this section in response.
       (3) Congressional notification.--Whenever the President 
     designates a country as a country of particular concern for 
     religious freedom under paragraph (1)(A), the President 
     shall, as soon as practicable after the designation is made, 
     transmit to the appropriate congressional committees--
       (A) the designation of the country, signed by the 
     President; and
       (B) the identification, if any, of responsible parties 
     determined under paragraph (2).
       (c) Presidential Actions With Respect to Countries of 
     Particular Concern for Religious Freedom.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) 
     with respect to each country of particular concern for 
     religious freedom designated under subsection (b)(1)(A), the 
     President shall, after the requirements of sections 403 and 
     404 have been satisfied, but not later than 90 days (or 180 
     days in case of a delay under paragraph (3)) after the date 
     of designation of the country under that subsection, carry 
     out one or more of the following actions under subparagraph 
     (A) or subparagraph (B):
       (A) Presidential actions.--One or more of the Presidential 
     actions described in paragraphs (9) through (15) of section 
     405(a), as determined by the President.
       (B) Commensurate actions.--Commensurate action in 
     substitution to any action described in subparagraph (A).
       (2) Substitution of binding agreements.--
       (A) In general.--In lieu of carrying out action under 
     paragraph (1), the President may conclude a binding agreement 
     with the respective foreign government as described in 
     section 405(c). The existence of a binding agreement under 
     this paragraph with a foreign government may be considered by 
     the President prior to making any determination or taking any 
     action under this title.
       (B) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this paragraph may 
     be construed to authorize the entry of the United States into 
     an agreement covering matters outside the scope of violations 
     of religious freedom.
       (3) Authority for delay of presidential actions.--If, on or 
     before the date that the President is required (but for this 
     paragraph) to take action under paragraph (1), the President 
     determines and certifies to Congress that a single, 
     additional period of time not to exceed 90 days is 
     necessary--
       (A) for a continuation of negotiations that have been 
     commenced with the government of that country to bring about 
     a cessation of the violations by the foreign country;
       (B) for a continuation of multilateral negotiations into 
     which the United States has entered to bring about a 
     cessation of the violations by the foreign country;
       (C)(i) for a review of corrective action taken by the 
     foreign country after designation of such country as a 
     country of particular concern; or
       (ii) in anticipation that corrective action will be taken 
     by the foreign country during the 90-day period,
     then the President shall not be required to take action until 
     the expiration of that period of time.
       (4) Exception for ongoing presidential action.--The 
     President shall not be required to take action pursuant to 
     this subsection in the case of a country of particular 
     concern for religious freedom, if with respect to such 
     country--
       (A) the President has taken action pursuant to this Act in 
     a preceding year;
       (B) such action is in effect at the time the country is 
     designated as a country of particular concern for religious 
     freedom under this section;
       (C) the President reports to Congress the information 
     described in section 404(a) (1), (2), (3), and (4) regarding 
     the actions in effect with respect to the country; and
       (D) at the time the President determines a country to be a 
     country of particular concern, if that country is already 
     subject to multiple, broad-based sanctions imposed in 
     significant part in response to human rights abuses, and such 
     sanctions are ongoing, the President may determine that one 
     or more of these sanctions also satisfies the requirements of 
     this subsection. In a report to Congress pursuant to section 
     404(a) (1), (2), (3), and (4), and, as applicable, to section 
     408, the President must designate the specific sanction or 
     sanctions which he determines satisfy the requirements of 
     this subsection. The sanctions so designated shall remain in 
     effect subject to section 409 of this Act.
       (d) Statutory Construction.--A determination under this 
     Act, or any amendment made by this Act, that a foreign 
     country has engaged in or tolerated particularly severe 
     violations of religious freedom shall not be construed to 
     require the termination of assistance or other activities 
     with respect to that country under any other provision of 
     law, including section 116 or 502B of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n, 2304).

     SEC. 403. CONSULTATIONS.

       (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the President 
     decides to take action under section 401 in response to 
     violations of religious freedom and the President decides to 
     take action under paragraphs (9) through (15) of section 
     405(a) (or commensurate action in substitution thereto) with 
     respect to that country, or not later than 90 days after the 
     President designates a country as a country of particular 
     concern for religious freedom under section 402, as the case 
     may be, the President shall carry out the consultations 
     required in this section.
       (b) Duty To Consult With Foreign Governments Prior To 
     Taking Presidential Actions.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall--
       (A) request consultation with the government of such 
     country regarding the violations giving rise to designation 
     of that country as a country of particular concern for 
     religious freedom or to Presidential action under section 
     401; and
       (B) if agreed to, enter into such consultations, privately 
     or publicly.
       (2) Use of multilateral fora.--If the President determines 
     it to be appropriate, such consultations may be sought and 
     may occur in a multilateral forum, but, in any event, the 
     President shall consult with appropriate foreign governments 
     for the purposes of achieving a coordinated international 
     policy on actions that may be taken with respect to a country 
     described in subsection (a), prior to implementing any such 
     action.
       (3) Election of nondisclosure of negotiations to public.--
     If negotiations are undertaken or an agreement is concluded 
     with a foreign government regarding steps to cease the 
     pattern of violations by that government, and if public 
     disclosure of such negotiations or agreement would jeopardize 
     the negotiations or the implementation of such agreement, as 
     the case may be, the President may refrain from disclosing 
     such negotiations and such agreement to the public, except 
     that the President shall inform the appropriate congressional 
     committees of the nature and extent of such negotiations and 
     any agreement reached.
       (c) Duty To Consult With Humanitarian Organizations.--The 
     President should consult with appropriate humanitarian and 
     religious organizations concerning the potential impact of 
     United States policies to promote freedom of religion in 
     countries described in subsection (a).
       (d) Duty To Consult With United States Interested 
     Parties.--The President shall, as appropriate, consult with 
     United States interested parties as to the potential impact 
     of intended Presidential action or actions in countries 
     described in subsection (a) on economic or other interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 404. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), not later than 
     90 days after the President decides to take action under 
     section 401 in response to violations of religious freedom 
     and the President decides to take action under paragraphs (9) 
     through (15) of section 405(a) (or commensurate action in 
     substitution thereto) with respect to that country, or not 
     later than 90 days after the President designates a country 
     as a country of particular concern for religious freedom 
     under section 402, as the case may be, the President shall 
     submit a report to Congress containing the following:
       (1) Identification of presidential actions.--An 
     identification of the Presidential action or actions 
     described in paragraphs (9) through (15) of section 405(a) 
     (or commensurate action in substitution thereto) to be taken 
     with respect to the foreign country.
       (2) Description of violations.--A description of the 
     violations giving rise to the Presidential action or actions 
     to be taken.
       (3) Purpose of presidential actions.--A description of the 
     purpose of the Presidential action or actions.
       (4) Evaluation.--
       (A) Description.--An evaluation, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State, the Ambassador at Large, the Commission, 
     the Special Adviser, the parties described in section 403 (c) 
     and (d), and whoever else the President deems appropriate, 
     of--
       (i) the impact upon the foreign government;
       (ii) the impact upon the population of the country; and
       (iii) the impact upon the United States economy and other 
     interested parties.

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       (B) Authority to withhold disclosure.--The President may 
     withhold part or all of such evaluation from the public but 
     shall provide the entire evaluation to Congress.
       (5) Statement of policy options.--A statement that 
     noneconomic policy options designed to bring about cessation 
     of the particularly severe violations of religious freedom 
     have reasonably been exhausted, including the consultations 
     required in section 403.
       (6) Description of multilateral negotiations.--A 
     description of multilateral negotiations sought or carried 
     out, if appropriate and applicable.
       (b) Delay in Transmittal of Report.--If, on or before the 
     date that the President is required (but for this subsection) 
     to submit a report under subsection (a) to Congress, the 
     President determines and certifies to Congress that a single, 
     additional period of time not to exceed 90 days is necessary 
     pursuant to section 401(b)(3) or section 402(c)(3), then the 
     President shall not be required to submit the report to 
     Congress until the expiration of that period of time.

     SEC. 405. DESCRIPTION OF PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS.

       (a) Description of Presidential Actions.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (d), the Presidential actions referred 
     to in this subsection are the following:
       (1) A private demarche.
       (2) An official public demarche.
       (3) A public condemnation.
       (4) A public condemnation within one or more multilateral 
     fora.
       (5) The delay or cancellation of one or more scientific 
     exchanges.
       (6) The delay or cancellation of one or more cultural 
     exchanges.
       (7) The denial of one or more working, official, or state 
     visits.
       (8) The delay or cancellation of one or more working, 
     official, or state visits.
       (9) The withdrawal, limitation, or suspension of United 
     States development assistance in accordance with section 116 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (10) Directing the Export-Import Bank of the United States, 
     the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, or the Trade and 
     Development Agency not to approve the issuance of any (or a 
     specified number of) guarantees, insurance, extensions of 
     credit, or participations in the extension of credit with 
     respect to the specific government, agency, instrumentality, 
     or official found or determined by the President to be 
     responsible for violations under section 401 or 402.
       (11) The withdrawal, limitation, or suspension of United 
     States security assistance in accordance with section 502B of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (12) Consistent with section 701 of the International 
     Financial Institutions Act of 1977, directing the United 
     States executive directors of international financial 
     institutions to oppose and vote against loans primarily 
     benefiting the specific foreign government, agency, 
     instrumentality, or official found or determined by the 
     President to be responsible for violations under section 401 
     or 402.
       (13) Ordering the heads of the appropriate United States 
     agencies not to issue any (or a specified number of) specific 
     licenses, and not to grant any other specific authority (or a 
     specified number of authorities), to export any goods or 
     technology to the specific foreign government, agency, 
     instrumentality, or official found or determined by the 
     President to be responsible for violations under section 401 
     or 402, under--
       (A) the Export Administration Act of 1979;
       (B) the Arms Export Control Act;
       (C) the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; or
       (D) any other statute that requires the prior review and 
     approval of the United States Government as a condition for 
     the export or reexport of goods or services.
       (14) Prohibiting any United States financial institution 
     from making loans or providing credits totaling more than 
     $10,000,000 in any 12-month period to the specific foreign 
     government, agency, instrumentality, or official found or 
     determined by the President to be responsible for violations 
     under section 401 or 402.
       (15) Prohibiting the United States Government from 
     procuring, or entering into any contract for the procurement 
     of, any goods or services from the foreign government, 
     entities, or officials found or determined by the President 
     to be responsible for violations under section 401 or 402.
       (b) Commensurate Action.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (d), the President may substitute any other action authorized 
     by law for any action described in paragraphs (1) through 
     (15) of subsection (a) if such action is commensurate in 
     effect to the action substituted and if the action would 
     further the policy of the United States set forth in section 
     2(b) of this Act. The President shall seek to take all 
     appropriate and feasible actions authorized by law to obtain 
     the cessation of the violations. If commensurate action is 
     taken, the President shall report such action, together with 
     an explanation for taking such action, to the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       (c) Binding Agreements.--The President may negotiate and 
     enter into a binding agreement with a foreign government that 
     obligates such government to cease, or take substantial steps 
     to address and phase out, the act, policy, or practice 
     constituting the violation of religious freedom. The entry 
     into force of a binding agreement for the cessation of the 
     violations shall be a primary objective for the President in 
     responding to a foreign government that has engaged in or 
     tolerated particularly severe violations of religious 
     freedom.
       (d) Exceptions.--Any action taken pursuant to subsection 
     (a) or (b) may not prohibit or restrict the provision of 
     medicine, medical equipment or supplies, food, or other 
     humanitarian assistance.

     SEC. 406. EFFECTS ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.

       The President shall not be required to apply or maintain 
     any Presidential action under this subtitle--
       (1) in the case of procurement of defense articles or 
     defense services--
       (A) under existing contracts or subcontracts, including the 
     exercise of options for production quantities, to satisfy 
     requirements essential to the national security of the United 
     States;
       (B) if the President determines in writing and so reports 
     to Congress that the person or other entity to which the 
     Presidential action would otherwise be applied is a sole 
     source supplier of the defense articles or services, that the 
     defense articles or services are essential, and that 
     alternative sources are not readily or reasonably available; 
     or
       (C) if the President determines in writing and so reports 
     to Congress that such articles or services are essential to 
     the national security under defense coproduction agreements; 
     or
       (2) to products or services provided under contracts 
     entered into before the date on which the President publishes 
     his intention to take the Presidential action.

     SEC. 407. PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the President 
     may waive the application of any of the actions described in 
     paragraphs (9) through (15) of section 405(a) (or 
     commensurate action in substitution thereto) with respect to 
     a country, if the President determines and so reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that--
       (1) the respective foreign government has ceased the 
     violations giving rise to the Presidential action;
       (2) the exercise of such waiver authority would further the 
     purposes of this Act; or
       (3) the important national interest of the United States 
     requires the exercise of such waiver authority.
       (b) Congressional Notification.--Not later than the date of 
     the exercise of a waiver under subsection (a), the President 
     shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the 
     waiver or the intention to exercise the waiver, together with 
     a detailed justification thereof.

     SEC. 408. PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the President 
     shall cause to be published in the Federal Register the 
     following:
       (1) Determinations of governments, officials, and entities 
     of particular concern.--Any designation of a country of 
     particular concern for religious freedom under section 
     402(b)(1), together with, when applicable and to the extent 
     practicable, the identities of the officials or entities 
     determined to be responsible for the violations under section 
     402(b)(2).
       (2) Presidential actions.--A description of any 
     Presidential action under paragraphs (9) through (15) of 
     section 405(a) (or commensurate action in substitution 
     thereto) and the effective date of the Presidential action.
       (3) Delays in transmittal of presidential action reports.--
     Any delay in transmittal of a Presidential action report, as 
     described in section 404(b).
       (4) Waivers.--Any waiver under section 407.
       (b) Limited Disclosure of Information.--The President may 
     limit publication of information under this section in the 
     same manner and to the same extent as the President may limit 
     the publication of findings and determinations described in 
     section 654(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2414(c)), if the President determines that the 
     publication of information under this section--
       (1) would be harmful to the national security of the United 
     States; or
       (2) would not further the purposes of this Act.

     SEC. 409. TERMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS.

       Any Presidential action taken under this Act with respect 
     to a foreign country shall terminate on the earlier of the 
     following dates:
       (1) Termination date.--Within 2 years of the effective date 
     of the Presidential action unless expressly reauthorized by 
     law.
       (2) Foreign government actions.--Upon the determination by 
     the President, in consultation with the Commission, and 
     certification to Congress that the foreign government has 
     ceased or taken substantial and verifiable steps to cease the 
     particularly severe violations of religious freedom.

     SEC. 410. PRECLUSION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       No court shall have jurisdiction to review any Presidential 
     determination or agency action under this Act or any 
     amendment made by this Act.
                Subtitle II--Strengthening Existing Law

     SEC. 421. UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Implementation of Prohibition on Economic Assistance.--
     Section 116(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151n(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the text above paragraph (1), by inserting ``and in 
     consultation with the Ambassador at Large for International 
     Religious Freedom'' after ``Labor''.
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) whether the government--
       ``(A) has engaged in or tolerated particularly severe 
     violations of religious freedom, as defined in section 3 of 
     the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998; or
       ``(B) has failed to undertake serious and sustained efforts 
     to combat particularly severe violations of religious freedom 
     (as defined in section 3 of the International Religious 
     Freedom Act of 1998), when such efforts could have been 
     reasonably undertaken.''.
       (b) Implementation of Prohibition on Military Assistance.--
     Section 502B(a) of the For

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     eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(a)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) In determining whether the government of a country 
     engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of 
     internationally recognized human rights, the President shall 
     give particular consideration to whether the government--
       ``(A) has engaged in or tolerated particularly severe 
     violations of religious freedom, as defined in section 3 of 
     the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998; or
       ``(B) has failed to undertake serious and sustained efforts 
     to combat particularly severe violations of religious freedom 
     when such efforts could have been reasonably undertaken.''.

     SEC. 422. MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE.

       Section 701 of the International Financial Institutions Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 262d) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) In determining whether the government of a country 
     engages in a pattern of gross violations of internationally 
     recognized human rights, as described in subsection (a), the 
     President shall give particular consideration to whether a 
     foreign government--
       ``(1) has engaged in or tolerated particularly severe 
     violations of religious freedom, as defined in section 3 of 
     the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998; or
       ``(2) has failed to undertake serious and sustained efforts 
     to combat particularly severe violations of religious freedom 
     when such efforts could have been reasonably undertaken.''.

     SEC. 423. EXPORTS OF CERTAIN ITEMS USED IN PARTICULARLY 
                   SEVERE VIOLATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

       (a) Mandatory Licensing.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of Commerce, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall include on the 
     list of crime control and detection instruments or equipment 
     controlled for export and reexport under section 6(n) of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. App. 2405(n)), 
     or under any other provision of law, items being exported or 
     reexported to countries of particular concern for religious 
     freedom that the Secretary of Commerce, with the concurrence 
     of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with 
     appropriate officials including the Assistant Secretary of 
     State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor and the 
     Ambassador at Large, determines are being used or are 
     intended for use directly and in significant measure to carry 
     out particularly severe violations of religious freedom.
       (b) Licensing Ban.--The prohibition on the issuance of a 
     license for export of crime control and detection instruments 
     or equipment under section 502B(a)(2) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(a)(2)) shall apply to 
     the export and reexport of any item included pursuant to 
     subsection (a) on the list of crime control instruments.
                TITLE V--PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

     SEC. 501. ASSISTANCE FOR PROMOTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) In many nations where severe violations of religious 
     freedom occur, there is not sufficient statutory legal 
     protection for religious minorities or there is not 
     sufficient cultural and social understanding of international 
     norms of religious freedom.
       (2) Accordingly, in the provision of foreign assistance, 
     the United States should make a priority of promoting and 
     developing legal protections and cultural respect for 
     religious freedom.
       (b) Allocation of Funds for Increased Promotion of 
     Religious Freedoms.--Section 116(e) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(e)) is amended by inserting ``, 
     including the right to free religious belief and practice'' 
     after ``adherence to civil and political rights''.

     SEC. 502. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.

       Section 303(a) of the United States International 
     Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) promote respect for human rights, including freedom 
     of religion.''.

     SEC. 503. INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES.

       Section 102(b) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2452(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after paragraph (10);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) promoting respect for and guarantees of religious 
     freedom abroad by interchanges and visits between the United 
     States and other nations of religious leaders, scholars, and 
     religious and legal experts in the field of religious 
     freedom.''.

     SEC. 504. FOREIGN SERVICE AWARDS.

       (a) Performance Pay.--Section 405(d) of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3965(d)) is amended by inserting after 
     the first sentence the following: ``Such service in the 
     promotion of internationally recognized human rights, 
     including the right to freedom of religion, shall serve as a 
     basis for granting awards under this section.''.
       (b) Foreign Service Awards.--Section 614 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4013) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``Distinguished, 
     meritorious service in the promotion of internationally 
     recognized human rights, including the right to freedom of 
     religion, shall serve as a basis for granting awards under 
     this section.''.
            TITLE VI--REFUGEE, ASYLUM, AND CONSULAR MATTERS

     SEC. 601. USE OF ANNUAL REPORT.

       The Annual Report, together with other relevant 
     documentation, shall serve as a resource for immigration 
     judges and consular, refugee, and asylum officers in cases 
     involving claims of persecution on the grounds of religion. 
     Absence of reference by the Annual Report to conditions 
     described by the alien shall not constitute the sole grounds 
     for a denial of the alien's claim.

     SEC. 602. REFORM OF REFUGEE POLICY.

       (a) Training.--Section 207 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) The Attorney General, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State, shall provide all United States officials 
     adjudicating refugee cases under this section with the same 
     training as that provided to officers adjudicating asylum 
     cases under section 208.
       ``(2) Such training shall include country-specific 
     conditions, instruction on the internationally recognized 
     right to freedom of religion, instruction on methods of 
     religious persecution practiced in foreign countries, and 
     applicable distinctions within a country between the nature 
     of and treatment of various religious practices and 
     believers.''.
       (b) Training for Foreign Service Officers.--Section 708 of 
     the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as added by section 104 of 
     this Act, is further amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary of State''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) The Secretary of State shall provide sessions on 
     refugee law and adjudications and on religious persecution to 
     each individual seeking a commission as a United States 
     consular officer. The Secretary shall also ensure that any 
     member of the Service who is assigned to a position that may 
     be called upon to assess requests for consideration for 
     refugee admissions, including any consular officer, has 
     completed training on refugee law and refugee adjudications 
     in addition to the training required in this section.''.
       (c) Guidelines for Refugee-Processing Posts.--
       (1) Guidelines for addressing hostile biases.--The Attorney 
     General and the Secretary of State shall develop and 
     implement guidelines that address potential biases in 
     personnel of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that 
     are hired abroad and involved with duties which could 
     constitute an effective barrier to a refugee claim if such 
     personnel carries a bias against the claimant on the grounds 
     of religion, race, nationality, membership in a particular 
     social group, or political opinion. The subject matter of 
     this training should be culturally sensitive and tailored to 
     provide a nonbiased, nonadversarial atmosphere for the 
     purpose of refugee adjudications.
       (2) Guidelines for refugee-processing posts in establishing 
     agreements with united states government-designated refugee 
     processing entities.--The Attorney General and the Secretary 
     of State shall develop and implement guidelines to ensure 
     uniform procedures for establishing agreements with United 
     States Government-designated refugee processing entities and 
     personnel, and uniform procedures for such entities and 
     personnel responsible for preparing refugee case files for 
     use by the Immigration and Naturalization Service during 
     refugee adjudications. These procedures should ensure, to the 
     extent practicable, that case files prepared by such entities 
     accurately reflect information provided by the refugee 
     applicants and that genuine refugee applicants are not 
     disadvantaged or denied refugee status due to faulty case 
     file preparation.
       (d) Annual Consultation.--The President shall include in 
     each annual report on proposed refugee admissions under 
     section 207(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1157(d)) information about religious persecution of 
     refugee populations eligible for consideration for admission 
     to the United States. The Secretary of State shall include 
     information on religious persecution of refugee populations 
     in the formal testimony presented to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     during the consultation process under section 207(e) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(e)).

     SEC. 603. REFORM OF ASYLUM POLICY.

       (a) Guidelines.--The Attorney General and the Secretary of 
     State shall develop guidelines to ensure that persons with 
     potential biases against individuals on the grounds of 
     religion, race, nationality, membership in a particular 
     social group, or political opinion, including interpreters 
     and personnel of airlines owned by governments known to be 
     involved in practices which would meet the definition of 
     persecution under international refugee law, shall not in any 
     manner be used to interpret conversations between aliens and 
     inspection or asylum officers.
       (b) Training for Asylum and Immigration Officers.--The 
     Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     State, the Ambassador at Large, and other relevant officials 
     such as the Director of the National Foreign Affairs Training 
     Center, shall provide training to all officers adjudicating 
     asylum cases, and to immigration officers performing duties 
     under section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)), on the nature of religious persecution 
     abroad, including country-specific conditions, instruction on 
     the internationally recognized right to freedom of religion, 
     instruction on methods of religious persecution practiced in 
     foreign countries, and applicable distinctions within a 
     country in the treatment of various religious practices and 
     believers.
       (c) Training for Immigration Judges.--The Executive Office 
     of Immigration Review of the Department of Justice shall 
     incorporate into its initial and ongoing training of 
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     judges training on the extent and nature of religious 
     persecution internationally, including country-specific 
     conditions, and including use of the Annual Report. Such 
     training shall include governmental and nongovernmental 
     methods of persecution employed, and differences in the 
     treatment of religious groups by such persecuting entities.

     SEC. 604. INADMISSIBILITY OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO 
                   HAVE ENGAGED IN PARTICULARLY SEVERE VIOLATIONS 
                   OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

       (a) Ineligibility for Visas or Admission.--Section 
     212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(G) Foreign government officials who have engaged in 
     particularly severe violations of religious freedom.--Any 
     alien who, while serving as a foreign government official, 
     was responsible for or directly carried out, at any time 
     during the preceding 24-month period, particularly severe 
     violations of religious freedom, as defined in section 3 of 
     the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, and the 
     spouse and children, if any, are inadmissible.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to aliens seeking to enter the United States on 
     or after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 605. STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF EXPEDITED REMOVAL 
                   PROVISIONS ON ASYLUM CLAIMS.

       (a) Studies.--
       (1) Commission request for participation by experts on 
     refugee and asylum issues.--If the Commission so requests, 
     the Attorney General shall invite experts designated by the 
     Commission, who are recognized for their expertise and 
     knowledge of refugee and asylum issues, to conduct a study, 
     in cooperation with the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, to determine whether immigration officers described 
     in paragraph (2) are engaging in any of the conduct described 
     in such paragraph.
       (2) Duties of comptroller general.--The Comptroller General 
     of the United States shall conduct a study alone or, upon 
     request by the Commission, in cooperation with experts 
     designated by the Commission, to determine whether 
     immigration officers performing duties under section 235(b) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)) 
     with respect to aliens who may be eligible to be granted 
     asylum are engaging in any of the following conduct:
       (A) Improperly encouraging such aliens to withdraw their 
     applications for admission.
       (B) Incorrectly failing to refer such aliens for an 
     interview by an asylum officer for a determination of whether 
     they have a credible fear of persecution (within the meaning 
     of section 235(b)(1)(B)(v) of such Act).
       (C) Incorrectly removing such aliens to a country where 
     they may be persecuted.
       (D) Detaining such aliens improperly or in inappropriate 
     conditions.
       (b) Reports.--
       (1) Participation by experts.--In the case of a Commission 
     request under subsection (a), the experts designated by the 
     Commission under that subsection may submit a report to the 
     committees described in paragraph (2). Such report may be 
     submitted with the Comptroller General's report under 
     subsection (a)(2) or independently.
       (2) Duties of comptroller general.--Not later than 
     September 1, 2000, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives, and 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report 
     containing the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a)(2). If the Commission requests designated 
     experts to participate with the Comptroller General in the 
     preparation and submission of the report, the Comptroller 
     General shall grant the request.
       (c) Access to Proceedings.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), to 
     facilitate the studies and reports, the Attorney General 
     shall permit the Comptroller General of the United States 
     and, in the case of a Commission request under subsection 
     (a), the experts designated under subsection (a) to have 
     unrestricted access to all stages of all proceedings 
     conducted under section 235(b) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act.
       (2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply in cases in 
     which the alien objects to such access, or the Attorney 
     General determines that the security of a particular 
     proceeding would be threatened by such access, so long as any 
     restrictions on the access of experts designated by the 
     Commission under subsection (a) do not contravene 
     international law.
                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 701. BUSINESS CODES OF CONDUCT.

       (a) Congressional Finding.--Congress recognizes the 
     increasing importance of transnational corporations as global 
     actors, and their potential for providing positive leadership 
     in their host countries in the area of human rights.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     transnational corporations operating overseas, particularly 
     those corporations operating in countries the governments of 
     which have engaged in or tolerated violations of religious 
     freedom, as identified in the Annual Report, should adopt 
     codes of conduct--
       (1) upholding the right to freedom of religion of their 
     employees; and
       (2) ensuring that a worker's religious views and peaceful 
     practices of belief in no way affect, or be allowed to 
     affect, the status or terms of his or her employment.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
CLEMENT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendments?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendments of the Senate were agreed 
to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendments of the Senate were agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.48  victims of torture support program

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4309) to provide a 
comprehensive program of support for victims of torture:

       Page 6, strike out all after line 9, down to and including 
     line 21 and insert:
       (b) Funding.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Health 
     and Human Services for fiscal years 1999 and 2000, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) 
     (relating to assistance for domestic centers and programs for 
     the treatment of victims of torture) $5,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999, and $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
     to this subsection shall remain available until expended.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
CLEMENT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendment of the Senate was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment of the Senate was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.49  cambodia war crimes

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 533); as amended:

       Whereas under the Vietnamese communist occupation of 
     Cambodia (the former People's Republic of Kampuchea and the 
     State of Cambodia) between 1979 and 1989, Hun Sen was among a 
     large number of former Khmer Rouge members who were 
     designated by the Vietnamese communists as surrogate leaders 
     of the People's Republic of Kampuchea, where international 
     human rights organizations documented widespread human rights 
     violations;
       Whereas during the period leading to internationally 
     supervised elections in 1993, as Prime Minister of the State 
     of Cambodia and a Politburo member of the communist Cambodian 
     People's Party (CPP), Hun Sen was responsible for the 
     disappearances, murder, and assassination attempts against 
     democratic opponents of the Cambodian People's Party;
       Whereas after the Cambodian People's Party lost the 1993 
     national election, Hun Sen organized a military force that 
     threatened a military coup, resulting in his being given a 
     share of the Prime Minister position with Prince Norodom 
     Ranariddh, the election winner, and his Cambodian People's 
     Party maintaining control of the military, the internal 
     security forces, and provincial government administration;
       Whereas in July 1997, Hun Sen ordered a coup d'etat against 
     First Prime Minister Prince Ranariddh which resulted in the 
     deaths of a large number of civilians caught in the crossfire 
     and the torture and summary execution of at least 100 
     government officials and the forced displacement of at least 
     50,000 people as assaults continued on people or communities 
     loyal to Prince Ranariddh;
       Whereas during the period leading to the July 1998 national 
     election there were widespread threats, assaults, and the 
     suspected assassination of scores of members of parties 
     opposed to Hun Sen;
       Whereas in September 1998, Hun Sen ordered a violent 
     crackdown on thousands of unarmed demonstrators, including 
     Buddhist monks, who supported credible investigations of 
     irregularities in the electoral process and the change in the 
     format for allocating seats in the National Assembly which 
     permitted Hun Sen to maintain a small edge over Prince 
     Ranariddh's FUNCINPEC Party and entitled Hun Sen to maintain 
     the post of Prime Minister, which resulted in the brutality 
     toward tens of thousands of pro-de

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     mocracy advocates and the deaths and disappearances of an 
     unknown number of people, and led to widespread civil unrest 
     which threatens to further destroy Cambodian society; and
       Whereas Hun Sen has held, and continues to hold, high 
     government office in a repressive and violent regime, and has 
     the power to decide for peace and democracy and has instead 
     decided for killing and repression, who has the power to 
     minimize illegal actions by subordinates and allies and hold 
     responsible those who committed such actions, but did not, 
     and who once again is directing a campaign of murder and 
     repression against unarmed civilians, while treating with 
     contempt international efforts to achieve a genuinely 
     democratic government in Cambodia: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is a sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) the United States should establish a collection of 
     information that can be supplied to an appropriate 
     international judicial tribunal for use as evidence to 
     support a possible indictment and trial of Hun Sen for 
     violations of international humanitarian law after 1978;
       (2) any such information concerning Hun Sen and individuals 
     under his authority already collected by the United States, 
     including information regarding the March 1997 grenade attack 
     against Sam Rainsy, should be provided to the tribunal at the 
     earliest possible time;
       (3) the United States should work with members of 
     interested countries and nongovernmental organizations 
     relating to information any country or organization may hold 
     concerning allegations of violations of international 
     humanitarian law after 1978 posed against Hun Sen and any 
     individual under his authority in Cambodia and give all such 
     information to the tribunal;
       (4) the United States should work with other interested 
     countries relating to measures to be taken to bring to 
     justice Hun Sen and individuals under Hun Sen's authority 
     indicted for such violations of international humanitarian 
     law after 1978; and
       (5) the United States should support such a tribunal for 
     the purpose of investigating Hun Sen's possible criminal 
     culpability for conceiving, directing, and sustaining a 
     variety of actions in violation of international humanitarian 
     law after 1978 in any judicial proceeding that may result.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
DAVIS of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``A 
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
regarding the culpability of Hun Sen for violations of international 
humanitarian law after 1978 in Cambodia (the former People's Republic of 
Kampuchea and the State of Cambodia).''. 

  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to and the title was amended 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.107.50  65th anniversary of the ukrainian famine reminder for the 
          former soviet union

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 295):

       Whereas this year marks the 65th anniversary of the 
     Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933 that caused the deaths of at 
     least 7,000,000 Ukrainians and that was covered up and 
     officially denied by the government of the former Soviet 
     Union;
       Whereas millions of Ukrainians died, not by natural causes 
     such as pestilence, drought, floods, or a poor harvest, but 
     by policies designed to punish Ukraine for its aversion and 
     opposition to the government of the former Soviet Union's 
     oppression and imperialism, including the forced 
     collectivization of agriculture;
       Whereas, when Ukraine was famine-stricken, the government 
     of the former Soviet Union exported 1,700,000 tons of grain 
     to the West while offers from international relief 
     organizations to assist the starving population were rejected 
     on the grounds that there was no famine in Ukraine and no 
     need for the assistance;
       Whereas the borders of Ukraine were tightly controlled and 
     starving Ukrainians were not allowed to cross into Russian 
     territory in search of bread;
       Whereas, in his book ``The Harvest of Sorrow'', British 
     historian Robert Conquest explains, ``A quarter of the rural 
     population, men, women, and children, lay dead or dying, the 
     rest in various stages of debilitation with no strength to 
     bury their families or neighbors.'';
       Whereas the Commission on the Ukraine Famine was 
     established on December 13, 1985, to conduct a study with the 
     goal of expanding the world's knowledge and understanding of 
     the famine and to expose the government of the former Soviet 
     Union for its atrocities in the famine;
       Whereas the Commission's report to Congress confirmed that 
     the government of the former Soviet Union consciously 
     employed the brutal policy of forced famine to repress the 
     Ukrainian population and to oppress the Ukrainians' 
     inviolable religious and political rights; and
       Whereas the Commission on the Ukraine Famine presented 4 
     volumes of findings and conclusions, 10 volumes of archival 
     material, and over 200 cassettes of testimony from famine 
     survivors to the newly independent Government of Ukraine in 
     1993, during the official observances of the 60th anniversary 
     of the Ukrainian famine in Kyiv, Ukraine: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the victims of the government of the former Soviet 
     Union-engineered Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933 be solemnly 
     remembered on its 65th anniversary;
       (2) the Congress condemns the systematic disregard for 
     human life, human rights, human liberty, and self-
     determination that characterized the repressive policies of 
     the government of the former Soviet Union during the 
     Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933;
       (3) on the 65th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 
     1932-1933, in contrast to the policies of the government of 
     the former Soviet Union, Ukraine is moving toward democracy, 
     a free-market economy, and full respect for human rights, and 
     it is essential that the United States continue to assist 
     Ukraine as it proceeds down this path; and
       (4) any supplemental material that will assist in the 
     dissemination of information about the Ukrainian Famine of 
     1932-1933, and thereby help to prevent similar future 
     tragedies, be compiled and made available worldwide for the 
     study of the devastation of the famine.

     SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

       The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall--
       (1) transmit a copy of this resolution to--
       (A) the President;
       (B) the Secretary of State; and
       (C) the co-chairs of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus; 
     and
       (2) request that the Secretary of State transmit a copy of 
     this resolution to the Government of Ukraine.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.107.51  terrorist bombings of u.s. embassies in east africa

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 523); as amended:

       Whereas on August 7, 1998, 254 people, 12 of whom were 
     United States citizens, were killed when a bomb exploded at 
     the United States Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, and 9 people 
     were killed when a bomb exploded at the United States Embassy 
     in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;
       Whereas these bombs were detonated minutes apart and were 
     clearly coordinated;
       Whereas in both cases trucks, driven by suicidal terrorists 
     and loaded with explosives, approached the embassies but were 
     diverted from attacking their primary targets by quick 
     thinking Embassy security staff;
       Whereas the bombs did explode, injuring thousands of 
     innocent civilians and destroying millions of dollars worth 
     of local property;
       Whereas the Governments of Israel and France immediately 
     sent search and rescue teams to aid in the aftermath of the 
     bombings;
       Whereas on August 7, 1998, Pakistani police arrested 
     suspect Muhammad Sadiq Odeh, who confessed to being part of a 
     team which was orchestrated and financed by Osama bin Laden; 
     and
       Whereas Osama bin Laden, an exiled Saudi Arabian 
     businessman who is believed to be currently living in 
     Afghanistan, is a known sponsor of international terrorism 
     against secular Middle Eastern regimes and has publicly 
     stated his support for attacks against American influence, 
     Americans, and American targets: Now, therefore, be it

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       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) expresses the deep condolences of the House of 
     Representatives and the American people to the families of 
     all persons killed or injured in the bombing;
       (2) expresses our dismay for the mayhem and destruction 
     visited upon the Governments and people of Kenya and 
     Tanzania;
       (3) expresses gratitude to the people and the Governments 
     of Kenya and Tanzania for their assistance to the people and 
     the property of the United States in the aftermath of the 
     bombings;
       (4) expresses our gratitude to the United States Embassy 
     guards whose quick thinking and heroic actions prevented even 
     more deaths and injuries;
       (5) expresses our gratitude to the people and the 
     Governments of Israel, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, 
     Japan, Australia, and South Africa, as well as the many 
     private organizations which volunteered to assist the United 
     States in the aftermath of the bombings;
       (6) expresses our gratitude to United States personnel for 
     their dedication in serving abroad and promoting United 
     States interests and courageously assuming the risks of 
     living and working overseas;
       (7) expresses our gratitude to United States Federal and 
     local agencies which assisted in the aftermath of the 
     bombings;
       (8) expresses our condemnation of all persons and parties 
     involved in the outrageous and illegal attacks which resulted 
     in the tragic loss of life of so many Americans, Kenyans, 
     Tanzanians, and others;
       (9) expresses the determination of the House of 
     Representatives to assist, in any way possible, in the arrest 
     of all persons responsible for these attacks; and
       (10) expresses the intention of the House of 
     Representatives to examine whether security needs of United 
     States facilities overseas are being met and what kinds of 
     tools can be employed to discourage nations from harboring 
     terrorists.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.107.52  alternate dispute resolution

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3528) to amend title 28, 
United States Code, with respect to the use of alternative dispute 
resolution processes in the United States district courts, and for other 
purposes:

       Page 2, after line 3, insert:

     ``SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.

       ``Congress finds that--
       ``(1) alternative dispute resolution, when supported by the 
     bench and bar, and utilizing properly trained neutrals in a 
     program adequately administered by the court, has the 
     potential to provide a variety of benefits, including greater 
     satisfaction of the parties, innovative methods of resolving 
     disputes, and greater efficiency in achieving settlements;
       ``(2) certain forms of alternative dispute resolution, 
     including mediation, early neutral evaluation, minitrials, 
     and voluntary arbitration, may have potential to reduce the 
     large backlog of cases now pending in some federal courts 
     throughout the United States, thereby allowing the courts to 
     process their remaining cases more efficiently; and
       ``(3) the continued growth of Federal appellate court-
     annexed mediation programs suggests that this form of 
     alternative dispute resolution can be equally effective in 
     resolving disputes in the federal trial courts; therefore, 
     the district courts should consider including mediation in 
     their local alternative dispute resolution programs.''
       Page 2, line 4, strike out ``SEC, 2'' and insert: ``SEC. 
     3''
       Page 2, line 21, strike out ``2071(b)'' and insert: 
     ``2071(a)''
       Page 3, line 1, strike out ``2071(b)'' and insert: 
     ``2071(a)''
       Page 4, line 5, strike out ``SEC. 3'' and insert: ``SEC. 
     4''
       Page 4, line 13, strike out ``2071(b)'' and insert: 
     ``2071(a)''
       Page 5, line 18, strike out ``2071(b)'' and insert: 
     ``2071(a)''
       Page 5, line 22, strike out ``SEC. 4'' and insert: ``SEC. 
     5''
       Page 6, line 21, strike out ``2071(b)'' and insert: 
     ``2071(a)''
       Page 7, line 1, strike out ``SEC. 5'' and insert: ``SEC. 
     6''
       Page 7, line 7, strike out ``subsections (b) and (c)'' and 
     insert: ``subsections (a), (b), and (c)''
       Page 7, line 11, after ``it'' insert: ``when the parties 
     consent''
       Page 7, line 24, strike out ``2071(b)'' and insert: 
     ``2071(a)''
       Page 8, line 9, strike out ``section'' and insert: 
     ``chapter''
       Page 8, line 10, strike out ``action'' and insert: 
     ``program''
       Page 8, line 11, strike out ``section 906'' and insert: 
     ``title IX''
       Page 8, line 12, strike out ``100-102'' and insert: ``100-
     702''
       Page 8, line 13, strike out ``as in effect prior to the 
     date of its repeal'' and insert: ``as amended by section 1 of 
     Public Law 105-53''
       Page 8, line 14, strike out ``SEC. 6'' and insert: ``SEC. 
     7''
       Page 9, line 16, strike out ``SEC. 7'' and insert: ``SEC. 
     8''
       Page 10, line 1, strike out ``SEC. 8'' and insert: ``SEC. 
     9''
       Page 10, line 21, strike out ``2071(b)'' and insert: 
     ``2071(a)''
       Page 11, line 22, strike out ``SEC. 9'' and insert: ``SEC. 
     10''
       Page 12, line 10, after ``arbitrators'' insert: ``and other 
     neutrals''
       Page 12, line 13, strike out ``SEC. 10'' and insert: ``SEC. 
     11''
       Page 12, line 18, strike out ``SEC. 11'' and insert: ``SEC 
     12''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendments?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendments of the Senate were agreed 
to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendments of the Senate were agreed to was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.53  police, fire, and emergency officers educational assistance

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3046) to 
provide for financial assistance for higher education to the dependents 
of Federal, State, and local public safety officers who are killed or 
permanently and totally disabled as the result of a traumatic injury 
sustained in the line of duty; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.107.54  public safety officers educational assistance

  On motion of Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1525) to provide financial assistance for higher education to 
the dependents of Federal, State, and local public Safety officers who 
are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of a 
traumatic injury sustained in the line of duty.
  When said bill was considered, read twice.
  Mr. COBLE submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 3046, as passed by the House.
  When said bill, as amended, was considered, read twice, ordered to be 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

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  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 3046, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.107.55  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 2 
o'clock p.m. on Sunday, October 11, 1998.

para.107.56  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Sunday, October 11, 1998, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 1998 for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para.107.57  national oilheat research

  Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado, moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 3610) to authorize and facilitate a program to enhance 
training, research and development, energy conservation and efficiency, 
and consumer education in the oilheat industry for the benefit of 
oilheat consumers and the public, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of 
Colorado and Mr. HALL of Texas, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.107.58  inspector general recognition

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution of 
the Senate (S.J. Res. 58) recognizing the accomplishments of Inspector 
General since their creation in 1978 in preventing and detecting waste, 
fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and in promoting economy, efficiency, 
and effectiveness in the Federal Government.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. HORN and Ms. 
NORTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said joint resolution was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.59  district of columbia courts and justice technical 
          corrections

  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 4566) to make technical and clarifying amendments to the National 
Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. DAVIS of 
Virginia and Ms. NORTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
make technical corrections to the National Capital Revitalization and 
Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 with respect to the courts and 
court system of the District of Columbia.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.107.60  recognition and honor for hunter scott

  Mr. SCARBOROUGH moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 590); as amended:

       Whereas 13-year-old Hunter Scott of Cantonment, Florida, 
     has received international recognition for his efforts to 
     honor the memory of the captain and crew of the U.S.S. 
     INDIANAPOLIS, which sank in the Pacific Ocean during the 
     final days of World War II;
       Whereas Hunter Scott has spent the past two years seeking 
     recognition for the crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS, many of 
     whom perished as a result of shark attacks and exposure after 
     being stranded in the water for four days;
       Whereas Hunter Scott's extensive work is the subject of 
     legislation before this Congress, supported by Democrats and 
     Republicans alike;
       Whereas Hunter Scott's work ethic, love of country, and 
     strength of character serve as a shining example to the young 
     people of the United States; and
       Whereas Hunter Scott has helped the crew of the U.S.S. 
     INDIANAPOLIS receive international recognition from the New 
     York Times, USA Today, the Associated Press, CBS, 
     Nickelodeon, and other print and broadcast media: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes and 
     honors Hunter Scott for his efforts to honor the memory of 
     the captain and crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS and for the 
     outstanding example he has set for the young people of the 
     United States.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. SCARBOROUGH and 
Mr. CUMMINGS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.107.61  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. SCARBOROUGH, pursuant to House Resolution 575, at 5:55 p.m. 
announced the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the 
rules under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bills 
to be considered today: H.R. 3494, to amend title 18, United States 
Code, with respect to violent sex crimes against children, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 3888, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve 
the protection of consumers against ``slamming'' by telecommunications 
carriers, and for other purposes; H.R. 4781, to amend the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the national committees of 
political parties to file pre-general election reports with the Federal 
Election Commission without regard to whether or not the parties have 
made contributions or expenditures under such Act during the periods 
covered by such reports; H.R. 4772, to amend the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit disbursements of non-Federal funds by 
foreign nationals in campaigns for election for Federal office; A House 
Resolution calling on the President to take all necessary measures under 
existing law to respond to the significant increase of steel imports 
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia and other Regions 
and for other purposes; H.R. 1274, to authorize appropriations for the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal years 1998 and 
1999, and for other purposes; S. 610, to implement the obligations of 
the United States under the Convention on the Prohibition of the 
Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on 
Their Destruction, known as ``the Chemical Weapons Convention'' and 
opened for signature and signed by the

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United States on January 13, 1993; H.R. 3055, to deem the activities of 
the Miccosukee Tribe on the Tamiami Indian Reservation to be consistent 
with the purposes of the Everglades National Park, and for other 
purposes; S. 1693, to provide for improved management and increased 
accountability for certain National Park Service programs, and for other 
purposes; S. 2349, to authorize appropriations for the hazardous 
materials transportation program, and for other purposes; H.R. 3899, to 
expand home ownership in the United States; S. 2524, to codify without 
substantive change laws related to Patriotic and National Observances, 
Ceremonies, and Organizations and to improve the United States Code; 
H.R. 2281, to amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the World 
Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and Performances and 
Phonograms Treaty.

para.107.62  wetlands and wildlife enhancement

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of 
the Senate (S. 1677) to reauthorize the North American Wetlands 
Conservation Act and the Partnerships for Wildlife Act; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and 
Mr. MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act and the 
Partnerships for Wildlife Act, and for other purposes.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.63  national fish and wildlife foundation establishment

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2095) to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation Establishment Act; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MILLER of California objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Monday, October 12, 1998 pursuant to the prior announcement of the 
Chair.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.107.64  mississippi sioux tribes judgment fund

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 391) to provide for the disposition of certain funds appropriated to 
pay judgment in favor of the Mississippi Sioux Indians, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.107.65  senate bills and concurrent resolution referred

  Bills and a joint resolution of the Senate of the following titles 
were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as 
follows:

       S. 1752. An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain administrative sites and use the proceeds 
     for the acquisition of office sites and the acquisition, 
     construction, or improvement of offices and support buildings 
     for the Coconino National Forest, Kaibab National Forest, 
     Prescott National Forest, and Tonto National Forest in the 
     State of Arizona; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2087. An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila 
     Project, and designated lands within or adjacent to the Gila 
     Project, to the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage 
     District, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       S. 2133. An Act to preserve the cultural resources of the 
     Route 66 corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       S. 2401. An Act to authorize the addition of the Paoli 
     Battlefield site in Malvern, Pennsylvania, to Valley Forge 
     National Historical Park; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2402. An Act to direct the Secretaries of Agriculture 
     and Interior to convey certain lands in San Juan County, New 
     Mexico, to San Juan College; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2500. An Act to protect the sanctity of contracts and 
     leases entered into by surface patent holders with respect to 
     coalbed methane gas; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. Con. Res. 83. A concurrent resolution remembering the 
     life of George Washington and his contributions to the 
     Nation; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

para.107.66  enrolled joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled joint resolution of the 
House of the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.J. Res. 131. Waiving certain enrollment requirements for 
     the remainder of the One Hundred Fifth Congress with respect 
     to any bill or joint resolution making general or continuing 
     appropriations for fiscal year 1999.
  And then,

para.107.67  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 6 o'clock and 38 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Sunday, October 11, 1998.

para.107.68  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SAXTON: Report of the Joint Economic Committee on the 
     1998 Economic Report of the President (Rept. No. 105-807). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3529. A bill to 
     establish a national policy against State and local 
     interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or 
     online services, and to exercise congressional jurisdiction 
     over interstate commerce by establishing a moratorium on the 
     imposition of exactions that would interfere with the free 
     flow of commerce via the Internet, and for other purposes; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-808 Pt. 1). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 2526. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make the percentage limitations on individual contributions 
     to the Thrift Savings Plan more consistent with the dollar 
     amount limitation on elective deferrals, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-809). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.107.69  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 3529. Referral to the Committees on Rules and Ways and 
     Means extended for a period ending not later than October 10, 
     1998.

para.107.70  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committees on Rules and Ways and 
Means discharged from further consideration. H.R. 3529 referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

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para.107.71  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 4785. A bill to provide for relief from excessive 
     punitive damage awards in cases involving primarily financial 
     loss by establishing rules for proportionality between the 
     amount of punitive damages and the amount of economic loss; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 4786. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require the deposit of certain contributions 
     and donations to be returned to donors in a special account, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Fawell, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Shimkus, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 4787. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service at 7748 South Cottage Grove Avenue in 
     Chicago, Illinois, as the ``John H. Sengstacke Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. LAFALCE:
       H.R. 4788. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act to enhance the advertising of the terms and costs of 
     consumer automobile leases, to permit consumer comparison of 
     advertised lease offerings, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 4789. A bill to require criminal and abusive work 
     history background checks for direct care employees in 
     nursing facilities, home health agencies, and hospice 
     programs under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. REDMOND:
       H.R. 4790. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to ban the acceptance of cash contributions 
     greater than $100 in campaigns for election for Federal 
     office; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas:
       H.R. 4791. A bill to establish rules for the payment of 
     damage awards for future losses in certain health care 
     liability actions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLILEY:
       H.R. 4792. A bill to improve the adoption system of the 
     District of Columbia; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 4793. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     allow Federal agencies to reimburse their employees for 
     certain adoption expenses; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 4794. A bill to provide for substantial reductions in 
     the price of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. 
             Weller):
       H.R. 4795. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies 
     with other companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       H.R. 4796. A bill to amend the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 to prohibit the use of funds for any 
     facility a primary purpose of which is the distribution or 
     use of tobacco products; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 4797. A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act 
     of 1972 to require that a State having an approved coastal 
     zone management program must be provided a copy of an 
     environmental impact statement to enable its review under 
     that Act of any plan for exploration or development of, or 
     production from, any area in the coastal zone of the State; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KUCINICH:
       H.R. 4798. A bill to provide for the restructuring of the 
     electric power industry; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 4799. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 to improve access to health insurance and Medicare 
     benefits for individuals ages 55 to 65 to be fully funded 
     through premiums and anti-fraud provisions, to amend title 
     XIX of the Social Security Act to provide financial 
     assistance for those individuals who are too poor to afford 
     the premiums, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 4800. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of a national program of 
     traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury registries; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 4801. A bill to ensure the restoration and 
     preservation of State authority over intrastate 
     telecommunications; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4802. A bill to ensure that digital data services are 
     made widely available to the American people; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4803. A bill to authorize electronic issuance and 
     recognition of migratory bird hunting and conservation 
     stamps; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 4804. A bill to amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to permit paid staff other than nurse 
     aides and licensed health professionals to provide feeding 
     and hydration assistance to residents in nursing facilities 
     participating in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs and to 
     provide special training requirements for such staff, and to 
     establish a program to ensure that such facilities do not 
     employ individuals who have a history of patient or resident 
     abuse or have been convicted of certain crimes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota):
       H. Con. Res. 348. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     President and Chile to engage in negotiations to conclude a 
     free trade agreement between the United States and Chile, in 
     the absence of fast track authority; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H. Con. Res. 349. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States strongly supports 
     any assistance that can be provided to the Government and 
     people of Turkmenistan to build pipelines or take any other 
     measures that will lead to the resumption of natural gas 
     exports; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H. Res. 592. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House with amendments in the Senate amendment to H.R. 
     4110; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H. Res. 593. A resolution permitting payments to be made by 
     the House of Representatives to reimburse Members, officers, 
     and employees for qualified adoption expenses; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight. 

para.107.72  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 158: Mr. John.
       H.R. 326: Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Brady of 
     Pennsylvania, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 2275: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2333: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2346: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin and Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 2754: Ms. Millender-McDonald and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 3157: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 3634: Mr. Shimkus and Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3780: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 3792: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 3855: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 3899: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Castle, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. 
     Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 4358: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 4383: Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 4477: Mr. Ney, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Pomeroy, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Furse, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 4552: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 4609: Mr. Hobson and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 4627: Ms. Carson, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 4646: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
     Sanders.
       H.R. 4654: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 4674: Mrs. Capps, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 4675: Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 4683: Mrs. Wilson and Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 4689: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Latham, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. 
     Boehlert.

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       H. Con. Res. 126: Mrs. Fowler and Mr. Spratt.
       H. Con. Res. 258: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 328: Mr. LaHood and Mr. Metcalf.
       H. Res. 519: Mr. Hoekstra.

para.107.73  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 859: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 3014: Ms. Waters.


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                     SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1998 (108)

para.108.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 11, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Kevin Brady to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.108.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Saturday, October 10, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.108.3  bills and joint resolution presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following dates present to the President, for his 
approval, bills and a joint resolution of the House of the following 
titles:

           On October 10, 1998:
       H.R. 3694. To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 
     for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
     United States Government, the Community Management Account, 
     and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
     System, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3790. To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint 
     coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Library of 
     Congress.
       H.R. 4248. To authorize the use of receipts from the sale 
     of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps to 
     promote additional stamp purchases.
       H.R. 4194. Making appropriations for the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for 
     sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
           On October 9, 1998:
       H.J. Res. 133. Making further continuing appropriations for 
     the fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.

  And then,

para.108.4  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SCARBOROUGH, pursuant to the special order agreed to 
on October 10, 1998, at 8 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 1998, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para.108.5  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4805. A bill to require reports on travel of Executive 
     branch officers and employees to international conferences, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 4806. A bill to authorize the carrying out of a flood 
     damage reduction and recreation project at Grand Forks, North 
     Dakota, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.108.6  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 3710: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4065: Mr. Calvert.
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                     MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1998 (109)

para.109.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. PEASE, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

       Washington, DC,
                                                 October 12, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.109.2  recess--12:47 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.109.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.
    

para.109.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Sunday, October 11, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.109.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

         [Executive Communications Re-Referred: E10321, E10322]

       10321. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Irish Potatoes Grown in 
     Colorado; Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-948-1 
     IFR] Received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); referred to the Committee on Agriculture. July 
     27, 1998.
       10322. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Fresh Bartlett Pears Grown in 
     Oregon and Washington; Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV98-931-1 IFR] Received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); referred to the Committee on Agriculture. July 
     27, 1998.
       11651. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Development, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Long-Range Financial Forecasts of Electric 
     Borrowers (RIN: 0572-AA89) received October 8, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11652. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Development, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Year 2000 Compliance: Electric Program [7 CFR 
     Parts 1710 and 1726] received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11653. A letter from the Chairman, the Board of Governors 
     of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the ninth annual 
     report on the assessment of the Profitability of Credit Card 
     Operations of Depository Institutions, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 
     1637; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11654. A letter from the Clerk, District of Columbia 
     Circuit, United States Court of Appeals, transmitting an 
     opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     District of Columbia Circuit, No. 97-1250--Larry Hice v. 
     Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, United 
     States Department of Labor and Electrospace Systems, Inc.; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11655. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Energy Conservation Program for 
     Consumer Products; Energy Conservation Standards for Electric 
     Cooking Products (Electric Cooktops, Electric Self-Cleaning-
     Ovens, and Microwave Ovens) [Docket Number EE-RM-S-97-700] 
     (RIN: 1904-AA84) received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11656. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Personnel Assurance Program (RIN: 
     1992-AA14) [Docket No. DP-RM-97-100] received October 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11657. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Price Competitive Sale of Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve Petroleum; Standard Sales Provisions (RIN 
     Number: 1901-AA81) received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11658. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Third Annual Report 
     and Analysis on Competitive Market Conditions With Respect to 
     Commercial Mobile Services, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 
     332(c)(1)(C); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11659. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting The Price-Anderson Act-Crossing the 
     Bridge to the Next Century: A Report to Congress; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11660. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Agency, transmitting notification concerning the Department 
     of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance 
     (LOA) to Greece for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-47), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11661. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Depart

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     ment of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance 
     (LOA) to Greece for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-38), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11662. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of decisions made by the President regarding the 
     drawdown of articles and services from the inventory and 
     resources of the Departments of Defense, State, Justice, the 
     Treasury, and Transportation, and military education and 
     training from the Department of Defense, to provide 
     counternarcotics assistance to Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, 
     Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, 
     Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, and the countries of 
     the Eastern Caribbean Regional Security System (Presidential 
     Determination 98-41), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2364(a)(1); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11663. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification for FY 1999 that no United Nations agency or 
     United Nations affiliated agency grants any official status, 
     accreditation, or recognition to any organization which 
     promotes and condones or seeks the legalization of 
     pedophilia, or which includes as a subsidiary or member any 
     such organization, pursuant to Public Law 103--236; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       11664. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     (Serbia and Montenegro) Kosovo Sanctions Regulations [31 CFR 
     Part 586] received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11665. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the proposed obligation of up to $53.4 million to 
     implement the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program 
     under the FY 1998 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     Public Law 105-56, pursuant to Public Law 104--106; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       11666. A letter from the Director, Executive Office for 
     Immigration Review, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Executive Office for Immigration 
     Review, Board of Immigration Appeals; 18 Board Members [EOIR 
     No. 123F; AG Order No. 2180-98] (RIN: 1125-AA24) received 
     October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       11667. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, Reserve 
     Officers Association, transmitting a copy of the Report of 
     Audit for the year ending 31 March 1997 of the Association's 
     accounts, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(41) and 1103; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       11668. A letter from the Chairman, United States Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting an amendment to the sentencing 
     guidelines which enhances penalties for fraudulent 
     telemarketing schemes and other similar offenses, pursuant to 
     Public Law 105-184; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       11669. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Upgrading 
     of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/
     Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) Accreditation 
     Manual (Docket Number 980722187-8187-01) (RIN: 0693-ZA21) 
     received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       11670. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     report on the labor market situation for certain disabled 
     veterans and Vietnam Theater veterans, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 
     2010A; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       11671. A letter from the Chairman, United States 
     International Trade Commission, transmitting the combined 
     report on the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act--Impact 
     on the United States, and the Andean Trade Preference Act--
     Impact on the United States, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 3204; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11672. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Import Administration, Director, Office of Insular Affairs, 
     Department of Commerce, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Limit On Duty-Free 
     Insular Watches In Calendar Year 1999 [Docket No. 980716178-
     8234-02] (RIN: 0625-AA53) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       11673. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Designation of 
     Rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (RIN: 
     0503-AA18) received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11674. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a report on Agency 
     Drug-Free Workplace Plans, pursuant to Public Law 100--71, 
     section 503(a)(1)(A) (101 Stat. 468); jointly to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and Oversight and 
     Appropriations.
       11675. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary For Congressional Affairs, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide a temporary authority for the use of voluntary 
     separation incentives by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     to reduce employment levels, and for other purposes; jointly 
     to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Government Reform 
     and Oversight. 

para.109.6  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to House Resolution 589, at 2:09 p.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bills to be 
considered today: (H.R. 2349) to redesignate the Federal building 
located at 10301 South Compton Avenue, in Los Angeles, California, and 
known as the Watts Finance Office, as the ``Augustus F. Hawkins Post 
Office Building''; (H. Con. Res. 350) calling on the President to take 
all necessary measures under existing law to respond to the significant 
increase of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, 
Russia and other Regions and for other purposes; and (H.R. 4738) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring 
provisions, provide tax relief for farmers and small businesses, and for 
other purposes.

para.109.7  violent sex crimes against children

  Mr. HUTCHINSON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3494) to amend title 18, 
United States Code, with respect to violent sex crimes against children, 
and for other purposes:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Protection 
     of Children From Sexual Predators Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

             TITLE I--PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM PREDATORS

Sec. 101. Use of interstate facilities to transmit identifying 
              information about a minor for criminal sexual purposes.
Sec. 102. Coercion and enticement.
Sec. 103. Increased penalties for transportation of minors or assumed 
              minors for illegal sexual activity and related crimes.
Sec. 104. Repeat offenders in transportation offense.
Sec. 105. Inclusion of offenses relating to child pornography in 
              definition of sexual activity for which any person can be 
              charged with a criminal offense.
Sec. 106. Transportation generally.

        TITLE II--PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

Sec. 201. Additional jurisdictional base for prosecution of production 
              of child pornography.
Sec. 202. Increased penalties for child pornography offenses.
Sec. 203. ``Zero tolerance'' for possession of child pornography.

                   TITLE III--SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION

Sec. 301. Elimination of redundancy and ambiguities.
Sec. 302. Increased penalties for abusive sexual contact.
Sec. 303. Repeat offenders in sexual abuse cases.

    TITLE IV--PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF OBSCENE MATERIAL TO MINORS

Sec. 401. Transfer of obscene material to minors.

  TITLE V--INCREASED PENALTIES FOR OFFENSES AGAINST CHILDREN AND FOR 
                            REPEAT OFFENDERS

Sec. 501. Death or life in prison for certain offenses whose victims 
              are children.
Sec. 502. Sentencing enhancement for chapter 117 offenses.
Sec. 503. Increased penalties for use of a computer in the sexual abuse 
              or exploitation of a child.
Sec. 504. Increased penalties for knowing misrepresentation in the 
              sexual abuse or exploitation of a child.
Sec. 505. Increased penalties for pattern of activity of sexual 
              exploitation of children.
Sec. 506. Clarification of definition of distribution of pornography.
Sec. 507. Directive to the United States Sentencing Commission.

       TITLE VI--CRIMINAL, PROCEDURAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS

Sec. 601. Pretrial detention of sexual predators.
Sec. 602. Criminal forfeiture for offenses against minors.
Sec. 603. Civil forfeiture for offenses against minors.
Sec. 604. Reporting of child pornography by electronic communication 
              service providers.
Sec. 605. Civil remedy for personal injuries resulting from certain sex 
              crimes against children.
Sec. 606. Administrative subpoenas.
Sec. 607. Grants to States to offset costs associated with sexually 
              violent offender registration requirements.

            TITLE VII--MURDER AND KIDNAPPING INVESTIGATIONS

Sec. 701. Authority to investigate serial killings.

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Sec. 702. Kidnapping.
Sec. 703. Morgan P. Hardiman Child Abduction and Serial Murder 
              Investigative Resources Center.

     TITLE VIII--RESTRICTED ACCESS TO INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SERVICES

Sec. 801. Prisoner access.
Sec. 802. Recommended prohibition.
Sec. 803. Survey.

                           TITLE IX--STUDIES

Sec. 901. Study on limiting the availability of pornography on the 
              Internet.
Sec. 902. Study of hotlines.

             TITLE I--PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM PREDATORS

     SEC. 101. USE OF INTERSTATE FACILITIES TO TRANSMIT 
                   IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT A MINOR FOR 
                   CRIMINAL SEXUAL PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 117 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 2425. Use of interstate facilities to transmit 
       information about a minor

       ``Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of 
     interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special 
     maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, 
     knowingly initiates the transmission of the name, address, 
     telephone number, social security number, or electronic mail 
     address of another individual, knowing that such other 
     individual has not attained the age of 16 years, with the 
     intent to entice, encourage, offer, or solicit any person to 
     engage in any sexual activity for which any person can be 
     charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall 
     be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, 
     or both.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for 
     chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

``2425. Use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a 
              minor.''.

     SEC. 102. COERCION AND ENTICEMENT.

       Section 2422 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``or attempts to do so,'' before ``shall 
     be fined''; and
       (B) by striking ``five'' and inserting ``10''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of 
     interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special 
     maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States 
     knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any 
     individual who has not attained the age of 18 years, to 
     engage in prostitution or any sexual activity for which any 
     person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to 
     do so, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
     than 15 years, or both.''.

     SEC. 103. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS OR 
                   ASSUMED MINORS FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND 
                   RELATED CRIMES.

       Section 2423 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Transportation With Intent To Engage in Criminal 
     Sexual Activity.--A person who knowingly transports an 
     individual who has not attained the age of 18 years in 
     interstate or foreign commerce, or in any commonwealth, 
     territory or possession of the United States, with intent 
     that the individual engage in prostitution, or in any sexual 
     activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal 
     offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this 
     title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``10 years'' and 
     inserting ``15 years''.

     SEC. 104. REPEAT OFFENDERS IN TRANSPORTATION OFFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 117 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 2426. Repeat offenders

       ``(a) Maximum Term of Imprisonment.--The maximum term of 
     imprisonment for a violation of this chapter after a prior 
     sex offense conviction shall be twice the term of 
     imprisonment otherwise provided by this chapter.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `prior sex offense conviction' means a 
     conviction for an offense--
       ``(A) under this chapter, chapter 109A, or chapter 110; or
       ``(B) under State law for an offense consisting of conduct 
     that would have been an offense under a chapter referred to 
     in paragraph (1) if the conduct had occurred within the 
     special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United 
     States; and
       ``(2) the term `State' means a State of the United States, 
     the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or 
     possession of the United States.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for 
     chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

``2426. Repeat offenders.''.

     SEC. 105. INCLUSION OF OFFENSES RELATING TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY 
                   IN DEFINITION OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY FOR WHICH ANY 
                   PERSON CAN BE CHARGED WITH A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 117 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 2427. Inclusion of offenses relating to child 
       pornography in definition of sexual activity for which any 
       person can be charged with a criminal offense

       ``In this chapter, the term `sexual activity for which any 
     person can be charged with a criminal offense' includes the 
     production of child pornography, as defined in section 
     2256(8).''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for 
     chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

``2427. Inclusion of offenses relating to child pornography in 
              definition of sexual activity for which any person can be 
              charged with a criminal offense.''.

     SEC. 106. TRANSPORTATION GENERALLY.

       Section 2421 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or attempts to do so,'' before ``shall 
     be fined''; and
       (2) by striking ``five years'' and inserting ``10 years''.

        TITLE II--PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

     SEC. 201. ADDITIONAL JURISDICTIONAL BASE FOR PROSECUTION OF 
                   PRODUCTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

       (a) Use of a Child.--Section 2251(a) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``if that visual 
     depiction was produced using materials that have been mailed, 
     shipped, or transported in interstate or foreign commerce by 
     any means, including by computer,'' before ``or if''.
       (b) Allowing Use of a Child.--Section 2251(b) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, if that 
     visual depiction was produced using materials that have been 
     mailed, shipped, or transported in interstate or foreign 
     commerce by any means, including by computer,'' before ``or 
     if''.
       (c) Increased Penalties in Section 2251(d).--Section 
     2251(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``or chapter 109A'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``, chapter 109A, or chapter 117''.

     SEC. 202. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY OFFENSES.

       (a) Increased Penalties in Section 2252.--Section 2252(b) 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``or 
     chapter 109A'' and inserting ``, chapter 109A, or chapter 
     117''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the possession of child 
     pornography'' and inserting ``aggravated sexual abuse, sexual 
     abuse, or abusive sexual conduct involving a minor or ward, 
     or the production, possession, receipt, mailing, sale, 
     distribution, shipment, or transportation of child 
     pornography''.
       (b) Increased Penalties in Section 2252A.--Section 2252A(b) 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``or 
     chapter 109A'' and inserting ``, chapter 109A, or chapter 
     117''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the possession of child 
     pornography'' and inserting ``aggravated sexual abuse, sexual 
     abuse, or abusive sexual conduct involving a minor or ward, 
     or the production, possession, receipt, mailing, sale, 
     distribution, shipment, or transportation of child 
     pornography''.

     SEC. 203. ``ZERO TOLERANCE'' FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD 
                   PORNOGRAPHY.

       (a) Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors.--
     Section 2252 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``3 or more'' each 
     place that term appears and inserting ``1 or more''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Affirmative Defense.--It shall be an affirmative 
     defense to a charge of violating paragraph (4) of subsection 
     (a) that the defendant--
       ``(1) possessed less than 3 matters containing any visual 
     depiction proscribed by that paragraph; and
       ``(2) promptly and in good faith, and without retaining or 
     allowing any person, other than a law enforcement agency, to 
     access any visual depiction or copy thereof--
       ``(A) took reasonable steps to destroy each such visual 
     depiction; or
       ``(B) reported the matter to a law enforcement agency and 
     afforded that agency access to each such visual depiction.''.
       (b) Material Constituting or Containing Child 
     Pornography.--Section 2252A of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ``3 or more images'' 
     each place that term appears and inserting ``an image''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Affirmative Defense.--It shall be an affirmative 
     defense to a charge of violating subsection (a)(5) that the 
     defendant--
       ``(1) possessed less than 3 images of child pornography; 
     and
       ``(2) promptly and in good faith, and without retaining or 
     allowing any person, other than a law enforcement agency, to 
     access any image or copy thereof--
       ``(A) took reasonable steps to destroy each such image; or
       ``(B) reported the matter to a law enforcement agency and 
     afforded that agency access to each such image.''.

                   TITLE III--SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION

     SEC. 301. ELIMINATION OF REDUNDANCY AND AMBIGUITIES.

       (a) Making Consistent Language on Age Differential.--
     Section 2241(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``younger than that person'' and inserting 
     ``younger than the person so engaging''.
       (b) Redundancy.--Section 2243(a) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``crosses a State line with 
     intent to engage in a sexual act with a person who has not 
     attained the age of 12 years, or''.
       (c) State Defined.--Section 2246 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--

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       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) the term `State' means a State of the United States, 
     the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, possession, 
     or territory of the United States.''.

     SEC. 302. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR ABUSIVE SEXUAL CONTACT.

       Section 2244 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Offenses Involving Young Children.--If the sexual 
     contact that violates this section is with an individual who 
     has not attained the age of 12 years, the maximum term of 
     imprisonment that may be imposed for the offense shall be 
     twice that otherwise provided in this section.''.

     SEC. 303. REPEAT OFFENDERS IN SEXUAL ABUSE CASES.

       Section 2247 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2247. Repeat offenders

       ``(a) Maximum Term of Imprisonment.--The maximum term of 
     imprisonment for a violation of this chapter after a prior 
     sex offense conviction shall be twice the term otherwise 
     provided by this chapter.
       ``(b) Prior Sex Offense Conviction Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `prior sex offense conviction' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 2426(b).''.

    TITLE IV--PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF OBSCENE MATERIAL TO MINORS

     SEC. 401. TRANSFER OF OBSCENE MATERIAL TO MINORS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 71 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1470. Transfer of obscene material to minors

       ``Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of 
     interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly transfers obscene 
     matter to another individual who has not attained the age of 
     16 years, knowing that such other individual has not attained 
     the age of 16 years, or attempts to do so, shall be fined 
     under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or 
     both.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for 
     chapter 71 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

``1470. Transfer of obscene material to minors.''.

  TITLE V--INCREASED PENALTIES FOR OFFENSES AGAINST CHILDREN AND FOR 
                            REPEAT OFFENDERS

     SEC. 501. DEATH OR LIFE IN PRISON FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES WHOSE 
                   VICTIMS ARE CHILDREN.

       Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Death or Imprisonment for Crimes Against Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is 
     convicted of a Federal offense that is a serious violent 
     felony (as defined in subsection (c)) or a violation of 
     section 2422, 2423, or 2251 shall, unless the sentence of 
     death is imposed, be sentenced to imprisonment for life, if--
       ``(A) the victim of the offense has not attained the age of 
     14 years;
       ``(B) the victim dies as a result of the offense; and
       ``(C) the defendant, in the course of the offense, engages 
     in conduct described in section 3591(a)(2).
       ``(2) Exception.--With respect to a person convicted of a 
     Federal offense described in paragraph (1), the court may 
     impose any lesser sentence that is authorized by law to take 
     into account any substantial assistance provided by the 
     defendant in the investigation or prosecution of another 
     person who has committed an offense, in accordance with the 
     Federal Sentencing Guidelines and the policy statements of 
     the Federal Sentencing Commission pursuant to section 994(p) 
     of title 28, or for other good cause.''.

     SEC. 502. SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT FOR CHAPTER 117 OFFENSES.

       (a) In General.--Pursuant to its authority under section 
     994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States 
     Sentencing Commission shall review and amend the Federal 
     Sentencing Guidelines to provide a sentencing enhancement for 
     offenses under chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code.
       (b) Instruction to Commission.--In carrying out subsection 
     (a), the United States Sentencing Commission shall ensure 
     that the sentences, guidelines, and policy statements for 
     offenders convicted of offenses described in subsection (a) 
     are appropriately severe and reasonably consistent with other 
     relevant directives and with other Federal Sentencing 
     Guidelines.

     SEC. 503. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR USE OF A COMPUTER IN THE 
                   SEXUAL ABUSE OR EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD.

       Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, 
     United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission 
     shall--
       (1) review the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for--
       (A) aggravated sexual abuse under section 2241 of title 18, 
     United States Code;
       (B) sexual abuse under section 2242 of title 18, United 
     States Code;
       (C) sexual abuse of a minor or ward under section 2243 of 
     title 18, United States Code; and
       (D) coercion and enticement of a minor under section 
     2422(b) of title 18, United States Code, contacting a minor 
     under section 2422(c) of title 18, United States Code, and 
     transportation of minors and travel under section 2423 of 
     title 18, United States Code; and
       (2) upon completion of the review under paragraph (1), 
     promulgate amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines to 
     provide appropriate enhancement if the defendant used a 
     computer with the intent to persuade, induce, entice, coerce, 
     or facilitate the transport of a child of an age specified in 
     the applicable provision of law referred to in paragraph (1) 
     to engage in any prohibited sexual activity.

     SEC. 504. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR KNOWING MISREPRESENTATION 
                   IN THE SEXUAL ABUSE OR EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD.

       Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, 
     United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission 
     shall--
       (1) review the Federal Sentencing Guidelines on aggravated 
     sexual abuse under section 2241 of title 18, United States 
     Code, sexual abuse under section 2242 of title 18, United 
     States Code, sexual abuse of a minor or ward under section 
     2243 of title 18, United States Code, coercion and enticement 
     of a minor under section 2422(b) of title 18, United States 
     Code, contacting a minor under section 2422(c) of title 18, 
     United States Code, and transportation of minors and travel 
     under section 2423 of title 18, United States Code; and
       (2) upon completion of the review under paragraph (1), 
     promulgate amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines to 
     provide appropriate enhancement if the defendant knowingly 
     misrepresented the actual identity of the defendant with the 
     intent to persuade, induce, entice, coerce, or facilitate the 
     transport of a child of an age specified in the applicable 
     provision of law referred to in paragraph (1) to engage in a 
     prohibited sexual activity.

     SEC. 505. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR PATTERN OF ACTIVITY OF 
                   SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN.

       Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, 
     United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission 
     shall--
       (1) review the Federal Sentencing Guidelines on aggravated 
     sexual abuse under section 2241 of title 18, United States 
     Code, sexual abuse under section 2242 of title 18, United 
     States Code, sexual abuse of a minor or ward under section 
     2243 of title 18, United States Code, coercion and enticement 
     of a minor under section 2422(b) of title 18, United States 
     Code, contacting a minor under section 2422(c) of title 18, 
     United States Code, and transportation of minors and travel 
     under section 2423 of title 18, United States Code; and
       (2) upon completion of the review under paragraph (1), 
     promulgate amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines to 
     increase penalties applicable to the offenses referred to in 
     paragraph (1) in any case in which the defendant engaged in a 
     pattern of activity involving the sexual abuse or 
     exploitation of a minor.

     SEC. 506. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF DISTRIBUTION OF 
                   PORNOGRAPHY.

       Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, 
     United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission 
     shall--
       (1) review the Federal Sentencing Guidelines relating to 
     the distribution of pornography covered under chapter 110 of 
     title 18, United States Code, relating to the sexual 
     exploitation and other abuse of children; and
       (2) upon completion of the review under paragraph (1), 
     promulgate such amendments to the Federal Sentencing 
     Guidelines as are necessary to clarify that the term 
     ``distribution of pornography'' applies to the distribution 
     of pornography--
       (A) for monetary remuneration; or
       (B) for a nonpecuniary interest.

     SEC. 507. DIRECTIVE TO THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING 
                   COMMISSION.

       In carrying out this title, the United States Sentencing 
     Commission shall--
       (1) with respect to any action relating to the Federal 
     Sentencing Guidelines subject to this title, ensure 
     reasonable consistency with other guidelines of the Federal 
     Sentencing Guidelines; and
       (2) with respect to an offense subject to the Federal 
     Sentencing Guidelines, avoid duplicative punishment under the 
     Federal Sentencing Guidelines for substantially the same 
     offense.

       TITLE VI--CRIMINAL, PROCEDURAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS

     SEC. 601. PRETRIAL DETENTION OF SEXUAL PREDATORS.

       Section 3156(a)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) any felony under chapter 109A, 110, or 117; and''.

     SEC. 602. CRIMINAL FORFEITURE FOR OFFENSES AGAINST MINORS.

       Section 2253 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``or 2252 of this chapter'' and inserting ``2252, 
     2252A, or 2260 of this chapter, or who is convicted of an 
     offense under section 2421, 2422, or 2423 of chapter 117,''.

     SEC. 603. CIVIL FORFEITURE FOR OFFENSES AGAINST MINORS.

       Section 2254(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or 2252 of this 
     chapter'' and inserting ``2252, 2252A, or 2260 of this 
     chapter, or used or intended to be used to commit or to 
     promote the commission of an offense under section 2421, 
     2422, or 2423 of chapter 117,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or 2252 of this 
     chapter'' and inserting ``2252, 2252A, or 2260 of this 
     chapter, or obtained from a violation of section 2421, 2422, 
     or 2423 of chapter 117,''.

     SEC. 604. REPORTING OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY BY ELECTRONIC 
                   COMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS.

       (a) In General.--The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 13001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
     226 the following:

     ``SEC. 227. REPORTING OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY BY ELECTRONIC 
                   COMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `electronic communication service' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 2510 of title 18, United 
     States Code; and

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       ``(2) the term `remote computing service' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 2711 of title 18, United States 
     Code.
       ``(b) Requirements.--
       ``(1) Duty to report.--Whoever, while engaged in providing 
     an electronic communication service or a remote computing 
     service to the public, through a facility or means of 
     interstate or foreign commerce, obtains knowledge of facts or 
     circumstances from which a violation of section 2251, 2251A, 
     2252, 2252A, or 2260 of title 18, United States Code, 
     involving child pornography (as defined in section 2256 of 
     that title), is apparent, shall, as soon as reasonably 
     possible, make a report of such facts or circumstances to a 
     law enforcement agency or agencies designated by the Attorney 
     General.
       ``(2) Designation of agencies.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this section, the Attorney 
     General shall designate the law enforcement agency or 
     agencies to which a report shall be made under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Failure to report.--A provider of electronic 
     communication services or remote computing services described 
     in paragraph (1) who knowingly and willfully fails to make a 
     report under that paragraph shall be fined--
       ``(A) in the case of an initial failure to make a report, 
     not more than $50,000; and
       ``(B) in the case of any second or subsequent failure to 
     make a report, not more than $100,000.
       ``(c) Civil Liability.--No provider or user of an 
     electronic communication service or a remote computing 
     service to the public shall be held liable on account of any 
     action taken in good faith to comply with this section.
       ``(d) Limitation of Information or Material Required in 
     Report.--A report under subsection (b)(1) may include 
     additional information or material developed by an electronic 
     communication service or remote computing service, except 
     that the Federal Government may not require the production of 
     such information or material in that report.
       ``(e) Monitoring Not Required.--Nothing in this section may 
     be construed to require a provider of electronic 
     communication services or remote computing services to engage 
     in the monitoring of any user, subscriber, or customer of 
     that provider, or the content of any communication of any 
     such person.
       ``(f) Conditions of Disclosure of Information Contained 
     Within Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--No law enforcement agency that receives 
     a report under subsection (b)(1) shall disclose any 
     information contained in that report, except that disclosure 
     of such information may be made--
       ``(A) to an attorney for the government for use in the 
     performance of the official duties of the attorney;
       ``(B) to such officers and employees of the law enforcement 
     agency, as may be necessary in the performance of their 
     investigative and recordkeeping functions;
       ``(C) to such other government personnel (including 
     personnel of a State or subdivision of a State) as are 
     determined to be necessary by an attorney for the government 
     to assist the attorney in the performance of the official 
     duties of the attorney in enforcing Federal criminal law; or
       ``(D) as permitted by a court at the request of an attorney 
     for the government, upon a showing that such information may 
     disclose a violation of State criminal law, to an appropriate 
     official of a State or subdivision of a State for the purpose 
     of enforcing such State law.
       ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms `attorney 
     for the government' and `State' have the meanings given those 
     terms in Rule 54 of the Federal Rules of Criminal 
     Procedure.''.
       (b) Exception to Prohibition on Disclosure.--Section 
     2702(b)(6) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(6) to a law enforcement agency--
       ``(A) if the contents--
       ``(i) were inadvertently obtained by the service provider; 
     and
       ``(ii) appear to pertain to the commission of a crime; or
       ``(B) if required by section 227 of the Crime Control Act 
     of 1990.''.

     SEC. 605. CIVIL REMEDY FOR PERSONAL INJURIES RESULTING FROM 
                   CERTAIN SEX CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN.

       Section 2255(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``2251 or 2252'' and inserting ``2241(c), 2242, 
     2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, or 2423''.

     SEC. 606. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 223 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 3486, by striking the section designation 
     and heading and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 3486. Administrative subpoenas in Federal health care 
       investigations''; and

       (2) by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 3486A. Administrative subpoenas in cases involving 
       child abuse and child sexual exploitation

       ``(a) Authorization.--
       ``(1) In general.--In any investigation relating to any act 
     or activity involving a violation of section 1201, 2241(c), 
     2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, or 
     2423 of this title in which the victim is an individual who 
     has not attained the age of 18 years, the Attorney General, 
     or the designee of the Attorney General, may issue in writing 
     and cause to be served a subpoena--
       ``(A) requiring a provider of electronic communication 
     service or remote computing service to disclose the name, 
     address, local and long distance telephone toll billing 
     records, telephone number or other subscriber number or 
     identity, and length of service of a subscriber to or 
     customer of such service and the types of services the 
     subscriber or customer utilized, which may be relevant to an 
     authorized law enforcement inquiry; or
       ``(B) requiring a custodian of records to give testimony 
     concerning the production and authentication of such records 
     or information.
       ``(2) Attendance of witnesses.--Witnesses summoned under 
     this section shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are 
     paid witnesses in the courts of the United States.
       ``(b) Procedures Applicable.--The same procedures for 
     service and enforcement as are provided with respect to 
     investigative demands in section 3486 apply with respect to a 
     subpoena issued under this section.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for 
     chapter 223 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 3486 and inserting the 
     following:

``3486. Administrative subpoenas in Federal health care investigations.
``3486A. Administrative subpoenas in cases involving child abuse and 
              child sexual exploitation.''.

     SEC. 607. GRANTS TO STATES TO OFFSET COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH 
                   SEXUALLY VIOLENT OFFENDER REGISTRATION 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 170101 of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating the second subsection designated as 
     subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Grants to States for Costs of Compliance.--
       ``(1) Program authorized.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice 
     Assistance (in this subsection referred to as the `Director') 
     shall carry out a program, which shall be known as the `Sex 
     Offender Management Assistance Program' (in this subsection 
     referred to as the `SOMA program'), under which the Director 
     shall award a grant to each eligible State to offset costs 
     directly associated with complying with this section.
       ``(B) Uses of funds.--Each grant awarded under this 
     subsection shall be--
       ``(i) distributed directly to the State for distribution to 
     State and local entities; and
       ``(ii) used for training, salaries, equipment, materials, 
     and other costs directly associated with complying with this 
     section.
       ``(2) Eligibility.--
       ``(A) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection, the chief executive of a State shall, on an 
     annual basis, submit to the Director an application (in such 
     form and containing such information as the Director may 
     reasonably require) assuring that--
       ``(i) the State complies with (or made a good faith effort 
     to comply with) this section; and
       ``(ii) where applicable, the State has penalties comparable 
     to or greater than Federal penalties for crimes listed in 
     this section, except that the Director may waive the 
     requirement of this clause if a State demonstrates an 
     overriding need for assistance under this subsection.
       ``(B) Regulations.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Director shall promulgate 
     regulations to implement this subsection (including the 
     information that must be included and the requirements that 
     the States must meet) in submitting the applications required 
     under this subsection. In allocating funds under this 
     subsection, the Director may consider the annual number of 
     sex offenders registered in each eligible State's monitoring 
     and notification programs.
       ``(ii) Certain training programs.--Prior to implementing 
     this subsection, the Director shall study the feasibility of 
     incorporating into the SOMA program the activities of any 
     technical assistance or training program established as a 
     result of section 40152 of this Act. In a case in which 
     incorporating such activities into the SOMA program will 
     eliminate duplication of efforts or administrative costs, the 
     Director shall take administrative actions, as allowable, and 
     make recommendations to Congress to incorporate such 
     activities into the SOMA program prior to implementing the 
     SOMA program.
       ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, $25,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.''.
       (b) Study.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the Director 
     shall conduct a study to assess the efficacy of the Sex 
     Offender Management Assistance Program under section 
     170101(i) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
     Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071(i)), as added by this section, 
     and submit recommendations to Congress.

            TITLE VII--MURDER AND KIDNAPPING INVESTIGATIONS

     SEC. 701. AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE SERIAL KILLINGS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 33 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 540B. Investigation of serial killings

       ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General and the Director of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation may investigate serial 
     killings in violation of the laws of a State or political 
     subdivision, if such investigation is requested by the head 
     of a law enforcement agency with investigative or 
     prosecutorial jurisdiction over the offense.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Killing.--The term `killing' means conduct that would 
     constitute an offense under section 1111 of title 18, United 
     States Code, if Federal jurisdiction existed.
       ``(2) Serial killings.--The term `serial killings' means a 
     series of 3 or more killings, not less than 1 of which was 
     committed within the United States, having common 
     characteristics such as to suggest the reasonable possibility 
     that the crimes were committed by the same actor or actors.
       ``(3) State.--The term `State' means a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, 
     territory, or possession of the United States.''.

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       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for 
     chapter 33 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at end the following:

``540B. Investigation of serial killings.''.

     SEC. 702. KIDNAPPING.

       (a) Clarification of Element of Offense.--Section 
     1201(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``, regardless of whether the person was alive when 
     transported across a State boundary if the person was alive 
     when the transportation began'' before the semicolon.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 1201(a)(5) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``designated'' and 
     inserting ``described''.
       (c) 24-Hour Rule.--Section 1201(b) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the fact that the 
     presumption under this section has not yet taken effect does 
     not preclude a Federal investigation of a possible violation 
     of this section before the 24-hour period has ended.''.

     SEC. 703. MORGAN P. HARDIMAN CHILD ABDUCTION AND SERIAL 
                   MURDER INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES CENTER.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
     establish within the Federal Bureau of Investigation a Child 
     Abduction and Serial Murder Investigative Resources Center to 
     be known as the ``Morgan P. Hardiman Child Abduction and 
     Serial Murder Investigative Resources Center'' (in this 
     section referred to as the ``CASMIRC'').
       (b) Purpose.--The CASMIRC shall be managed by National 
     Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime of the Critical 
     Incident Response Group of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation (in this section referred to as the ``NCAVC''), 
     and by multidisciplinary resource teams in Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation field offices, in order to provide 
     investigative support through the coordination and provision 
     of Federal law enforcement resources, training, and 
     application of other multidisciplinary expertise, to assist 
     Federal, State, and local authorities in matters involving 
     child abductions, mysterious disappearance of children, child 
     homicide, and serial murder across the country. The CASMIRC 
     shall be co-located with the NCAVC.
       (c) Duties of the CASMIRC.--The CASMIRC shall perform such 
     duties as the Attorney General determines appropriate to 
     carry out the purposes of the CASMIRC, including--
       (1) identifying, developing, researching, acquiring, and 
     refining multidisciplinary information and specialities to 
     provide for the most current expertise available to advance 
     investigative knowledge and practices used in child 
     abduction, mysterious disappearance of children, child 
     homicide, and serial murder investigations;
       (2) providing advice and coordinating the application of 
     current and emerging technical, forensic, and other Federal 
     assistance to Federal, State, and local authorities in child 
     abduction, mysterious disappearances of children, child 
     homicide, and serial murder investigations;
       (3) providing investigative support, research findings, and 
     violent crime analysis to Federal, State, and local 
     authorities in child abduction, mysterious disappearances of 
     children, child homicide, and serial murder investigations;
       (4) providing, if requested by a Federal, State, or local 
     law enforcement agency, on site consultation and advice in 
     child abduction, mysterious disappearances of children, child 
     homicide and serial murder investigations;
       (5) coordinating the application of resources of pertinent 
     Federal law enforcement agencies, and other Federal entities 
     including, but not limited to, the United States Customs 
     Service, the Secret Service, the Postal Inspection Service, 
     and the United States Marshals Service, as appropriate, and 
     with the concurrence of the agency head to support Federal, 
     State, and local law enforcement involved in child abduction, 
     mysterious disappearance of a child, child homicide, and 
     serial murder investigations;
       (6) conducting ongoing research related to child 
     abductions, mysterious disappearances of children, child 
     homicides, and serial murder, including identification and 
     investigative application of current and emerging 
     technologies, identification of investigative searching 
     technologies and methods for physically locating abducted 
     children, investigative use of offender behavioral assessment 
     and analysis concepts, gathering statistics and information 
     necessary for case identification, trend analysis, and case 
     linkages to advance the investigative effectiveness of 
     outstanding abducted children cases, develop investigative 
     systems to identify and track serious serial offenders that 
     repeatedly victimize children for comparison to unsolved 
     cases, and other investigative research pertinent to child 
     abduction, mysterious disappearance of a child, child 
     homicide, and serial murder covered in this section;
       (7) working under the NCAVC in coordination with the 
     National Center For Missing and Exploited Children and the 
     Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the 
     Department of Justice to provide appropriate training to 
     Federal, State, and local law enforcement in matters 
     regarding child abductions, mysterious disappearances of 
     children, child homicides; and
       (8) establishing a centralized repository based upon case 
     data reflecting child abductions, mysterious disappearances 
     of children, child homicides and serial murder submitted by 
     State and local agencies, and an automated system for the 
     efficient collection, retrieval, analysis, and reporting of 
     information regarding CASMIRC investigative resources, 
     research, and requests for and provision of investigative 
     support services.
       (d) Appointment of Personnel to the CASMIRC.--
       (1) Selection of members of the casmirc and participating 
     state and local law enforcement personnel.--The Director of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall appoint the members 
     of the CASMIRC. The CASMIRC shall be staffed with Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation personnel and other necessary 
     personnel selected for their expertise that would enable them 
     to assist in the research, data collection, and analysis, and 
     provision of investigative support in child abduction, 
     mysterious disappearance of children, child homicide and 
     serial murder investigations. The Director may, with 
     concurrence of the appropriate State or local agency, also 
     appoint State and local law enforcement personnel to work 
     with the CASMIRC.
       (2) Status.--Each member of the CASMIRC (and each 
     individual from any State or local law enforcement agency 
     appointed to work with the CASMIRC) shall remain as an 
     employee of that member's or individual's respective agency 
     for all purposes (including the purpose of performance 
     review), and service with the CASMIRC shall be without 
     interruption or loss of civil service privilege or status and 
     shall be on a nonreimbursable basis, except if appropriate to 
     reimburse State and local law enforcement for overtime costs 
     for an individual appointed to work with the resource team. 
     Additionally, reimbursement of travel and per diem expenses 
     will occur for State and local law enforcement participation 
     in resident fellowship programs at the NCAVC when offered.
       (3) Training.--CASMIRC personnel, under the guidance of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Center for the 
     Analysis of Violent Crime and in consultation with the 
     National Center For Missing and Exploited Children, shall 
     develop a specialized course of instruction devoted to 
     training members of the CASMIRC consistent with the purpose 
     of this section. The CASMIRC shall also work with the 
     National Center For Missing and Exploited Children and the 
     Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the 
     Department of Justice to develop a course of instruction for 
     State and local law enforcement personnel to facilitate the 
     dissemination of the most current multidisciplinary expertise 
     in the investigation of child abductions, mysterious 
     disappearances of children, child homicides, and serial 
     murder of children.
       (e) Report to Congress.--One year after the establishment 
     of the CASMIRC, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress 
     a report, which shall include--
       (1) a description of the goals and activities of the 
     CASMIRC; and
       (2) information regarding--
       (A) the number and qualifications of the members appointed 
     to the CASMIRC;
       (B) the provision of equipment, administrative support, and 
     office space for the CASMIRC; and
       (C) the projected resource needs for the CASMIRC.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may 
     be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001.
       (g) Conforming Amendment.--Subtitle C of title XVII of the 
     Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 
     U.S.C. 5776a et seq.) is repealed.

     TITLE VIII--RESTRICTED ACCESS TO INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SERVICES

     SEC. 801. PRISONER ACCESS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency, 
     officer, or employee of the United States shall implement, or 
     provide any financial assistance to, any Federal program or 
     Federal activity in which a Federal prisoner is allowed 
     access to any electronic communication service or remote 
     computing service without the supervision of an official of 
     the Federal Government.

     SEC. 802. RECOMMENDED PROHIBITION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) a Minnesota State prisoner, serving 23 years for 
     molesting teenage girls, worked for a nonprofit work and 
     education program inside the prison, through which the 
     prisoner had unsupervised access to the Internet;
       (2) the prisoner, through his unsupervised access to the 
     Internet, trafficked in child pornography over the Internet;
       (3) Federal law enforcement authorities caught the prisoner 
     with a computer disk containing 280 pictures of juveniles 
     engaged in sexually explicit conduct;
       (4) a jury found the prisoner guilty of conspiring to trade 
     in child pornography and possessing child pornography;
       (5) the United States District Court for the District of 
     Minnesota sentenced the prisoner to 87 months in Federal 
     prison, to be served upon the completion of his 23-year State 
     prison term; and
       (6) there has been an explosion in the use of the Internet 
     in the United States, further placing our Nation's children 
     at risk of harm and exploitation at the hands of predators on 
     the Internet and increasing the ease of trafficking in child 
     pornography.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     State Governors, State legislators, and State prison 
     administrators should prohibit unsupervised access to the 
     Internet by State prisoners.

     SEC. 803. SURVEY.

       (a) Survey.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall conduct a 
     survey of the States to determine to what extent each State 
     allows prisoners access to any interactive computer service 
     and whether such access is supervised by a prison official.
       (b) Report.--The Attorney General shall submit a report to 
     Congress of the findings of the survey conducted pursuant to 
     subsection (a).
       (c) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' 
     means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

                           TITLE IX--STUDIES

     SEC. 901. STUDY ON LIMITING THE AVAILABILITY OF PORNOGRAPHY 
                   ON THE INTERNET.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney

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     General shall request that the National Academy of Sciences, 
     acting through its National Research Council, enter into a 
     contract to conduct a study of computer-based technologies 
     and other approaches to the problem of the availability of 
     pornographic material to children on the Internet, in order 
     to develop possible amendments to Federal criminal law and 
     other law enforcement techniques to respond to the problem.
       (b) Contents of Study.--The study under this section shall 
     address each of the following:
       (1) The capabilities of present-day computer-based control 
     technologies for controlling electronic transmission of 
     pornographic images.
       (2) Research needed to develop computer-based control 
     technologies to the point of practical utility for 
     controlling the electronic transmission of pornographic 
     images.
       (3) Any inherent limitations of computer-based control 
     technologies for controlling electronic transmission of 
     pornographic images.
       (4) Operational policies or management techniques needed to 
     ensure the effectiveness of these control technologies for 
     controlling electronic transmission of pornographic images.
       (c) Final Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to 
     the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a final report of the study 
     under this section, which report shall--
       (1) set forth the findings, conclusions, and 
     recommendations of the Council; and
       (2) be submitted by the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate to relevant 
     Government agencies and committees of Congress.

     SEC. 902. STUDY OF HOTLINES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall conduct 
     a study in accordance with subsection (b) and submit to 
     Congress a report on the results of that study.
       (b) Contents of Study.--The study under this section shall 
     include an examination of--
       (1) existing State programs for informing the public about 
     the presence of sexual predators released from prison, as 
     required in section 170101 of the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071), including the 
     use of CD-ROMs, Internet databases, and Sexual Offender 
     Identification Hotlines, such as those used in the State of 
     California; and
       (2) the feasibility of establishing a national hotline for 
     parents to access a Federal Bureau of Investigation database 
     that tracks the location of convicted sexual predators 
     established under section 170102 of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14072) and, in 
     determining that feasibility, the Attorney General shall 
     examine issues including the cost, necessary changes to 
     Federal and State laws necessitated by the creation of such a 
     hotline, consistency with Federal and State case law 
     pertaining to community notification, and the need for, and 
     accuracy and reliability of, the information available 
     through such a hotline.
         Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend title 
     18, United States Code, to protect children from sexual abuse 
     and exploitation, and for other purposes.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, recognized Mr. HUTCHINSON and Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendments?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.109.8  patriotic and national observances

  Mr. HUTCHINSON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2524) to codify without substantive change laws related to 
Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations and to 
improve the United States Code.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, recognized Mr. HUTCHINSON and Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.109.9  order of business--consideration of h.j.res. 134

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order that the Committee on Appropriations 
be discharged from the further consideration of (H.J. Res. 134) making 
further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1999, when called up; 
and that it be in order at any time to consider the joint resolution in 
the House; that the joint resolution be considered as read for 
amendment; that the joint resolution be debatable for not to exceed one 
hour, to be equally divided and controlled by Mr. Livingston and the 
gentleman from Wisconsin, Mr. Obey; that all points of order against the 
joint resolution and against its consideration be waived; and that the 
previous question be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to 
final passage without intervening motion, except one motion to recommit, 
with or without instructions.

para.109.10  further continuing appropriations, fy 1999

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to the previous order of the House, called up 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 134) making further continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 1999.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said special order.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.109.11  miccosukee tribe

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3055) to 
deem the activities of the Miccosukee Tribe on the Tamiami Indian 
Reservation to be consistent with the purposes of the Everglades 
National Park, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BASS, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
deem the activities of the Miccosukee Tribe on the Miccosukee Reserved 
Area to be consistent with the purposes of the Everglades National Park, 
and for other purposes.''. 
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.109.12  perkins county water system

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2117) to authorize the construction of the Perkins County 
Rural Water System and authorize financial assistance to the Perkins 
County Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, in the 
planning and construction of the water supply system, and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. HANSEN submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
         TITLE I--PERKINS COUNTY RURAL WATER SYSTEM ACT OF 1998

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Perkins County Rural Water 
     System Act of 1998''.

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     SEC. 102. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) in 1977, the North Dakota State Legislature authorized 
     and directed the State Water Commission to conduct the 
     Southwest Area Water Supply Study, which included water 
     service to a portion of Perkins County, South Dakota;
       (2) amendments made by the Garrison Diversion Unit 
     Reformulation Act of 1986 (Public Law 101-294) authorized the 
     Southwest Pipeline project as an eligible project for Federal 
     cost share participation; and
       (3) the Perkins County Rural Water System has continued to 
     be recognized by the State of North Dakota, the Southwest 
     Water Authority, the North Dakota Water Commission, the 
     Department of the Interior, and Congress as a component of 
     the Southwest Pipeline Project.

     SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Feasibility study.--The term ``feasibility study'' 
     means the study entitled ``Feasibility Study for Rural Water 
     System for Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc.'', as 
     amended in March 1995.
       (2) Project construction budget.--The term ``project 
     construction budget'' means the description of the total 
     amount of funds that are needed for the construction of the 
     water supply system, as described in the feasibility study.
       (3) Pumping and incidental operational requirements.--The 
     term ``pumping and incidental operational requirements'' 
     means all power requirements that are incidental to the 
     operation of intake facilities, pumping stations, water 
     treatment facilities, cooling facilities, reservoirs, and 
     pipelines to the point of delivery of water by the Perkins 
     County Rural Water System to each entity that distributes 
     water at retail to individual users.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the 
     Bureau of Reclamation.
       (5) Water supply system.--The term ``water supply system'' 
     means the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc., a 
     nonprofit corporation, established and operated substantially 
     in accordance with the feasibility study.

     SEC. 104. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     water supply system for the Federal share of the costs of--
       (1) the planning and construction of the water supply 
     system; and
       (2) repairs to existing public water distribution systems 
     to ensure conservation of the resources and to make the 
     systems functional under the new water supply system.
       (b) Limitation on Availability of Construction Funds.--The 
     Secretary shall not obligate funds for the construction of 
     the water supply system until--
       (1) the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) are met with respect to 
     the water supply system; and
       (2) a final engineering report and a plan for a water 
     conservation program have been prepared and submitted to 
     Congress for a period of not less than 90 days before the 
     commencement of construction of the system.

     SEC. 105. MITIGATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE LOSSES.

       Mitigation of fish and wildlife losses incurred as a result 
     of the construction and operation of the water supply system 
     shall be on an acre-for-acre basis, based on ecological 
     equivalency, concurrent with project construction, as 
     provided in the feasibility study.

     SEC. 106. USE OF PICK-SLOAN POWER.

       (a) In General.--From power designated for future 
     irrigation and drainage pumping for the Pick-Sloan Missouri 
     River Basin Program, the Western Area Power Administration 
     shall make available the capacity and energy required to meet 
     the pumping and incidental operational requirements of the 
     water supply system during the period beginning May 1 and 
     ending October 31 of each year.
       (b) Conditions.--The capacity and energy described in 
     subsection (a) shall be made available on the following 
     conditions:
       (1) The water supply system shall be operated on a not-for-
     profit basis.
       (2) The water supply system may contract to purchase its 
     entire electric service requirements, including the capacity 
     and energy made available under subsection (a), from a 
     qualified preference power supplier that itself purchases 
     power from the Western Area Power Administration.
       (3) The rate schedule applicable to the capacity and energy 
     made available under subsection (a) shall be the firm power 
     rate schedule of the Pick-Sloan Eastern Division of the 
     Western Area Power Administration in effect when the power is 
     delivered by the Administration.
       (4) It shall be agreed by contract among--
       (A) the Western Area Power Administration;
       (B) the power supplier with which the water supply system 
     contracts under paragraph (2);
       (C) the power supplier of the entity described in 
     subparagraph (B); and
       (D) the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc.;
     that in the case of the capacity and energy made available 
     under subsection (a), the benefit of the rate schedule 
     described in paragraph (3) shall be passed through to the 
     water supply system, except that the power supplier of the 
     water supply system shall not be precluded from including, in 
     the charges of the supplier to the water system for the 
     electric service, the other usual and customary charges of 
     the supplier.

     SEC. 107. FEDERAL SHARE.

       The Federal share under section 104 shall be 75 percent 
     of--
       (1) the amount allocated in the total project construction 
     budget for the planning and construction of the water supply 
     system under section 104; and
       (2) such sums as are necessary to defray increases in 
     development costs reflected in appropriate engineering cost 
     indices after March 1, 1995.

     SEC. 108. NON-FEDERAL SHARE.

       The non-Federal share under section 104 shall be 25 percent 
     of--
       (1) the amount allocated in the total project construction 
     budget for the planning and construction of the water supply 
     system under section 104; and
       (2) such sums as are necessary to defray increases in 
     development costs reflected in appropriate engineering cost 
     indices after March 1, 1995.

     SEC. 109. CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT.

       (a) Authorization.--At the request of the Perkins County 
     Rural Water System, the Secretary may provide construction 
     oversight to the water supply system for areas of the water 
     supply system.
       (b) Project Oversight Administration.--The amount of funds 
     used by the Secretary for planning and construction of the 
     water supply system may not exceed an amount equal to 3 
     percent of the amount provided in the total project 
     construction budget for the portion of the project to be 
     constructed in Perkins County, South Dakota.

     SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated--
       (1) $15,000,000 for the planning and construction of the 
     water system under section 104; and
       (2) such sums as are necessary to defray increases in 
     development costs reflected in appropriate engineering cost 
     indices after March 1, 1995.
              TITLE II--PINE RIVER PROJECT CONVEYANCE ACT

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Pine River Project 
     Conveyance Act''.

     SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) The term ``Jurisdictional Map'' means the map entitled 
     ``Transfer of Jurisdiction--Vallecito Reservoir, United 
     States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service and United 
     States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and 
     the Bureau of Indian Affairs'' dated March, 1998.
       (2) The term ``Pine River Project'' or the ``Project'' 
     means Vallecito Dam and Reservoir owned by the United States 
     and authorized in 1937 under the provisions of the Department 
     of the Interior Appropriation Act of June 25, 1910, 36 Stat. 
     835; facilities appurtenant to the Dam and Reservoir, 
     including equipment, buildings, and other improvements; lands 
     adjacent to the Dam and Reservoir; easements and rights-of-
     way necessary for access and all required connections with 
     the Dam and Reservoir, including those for necessary roads; 
     and associated personal property, including contract rights 
     and any and all ownership or property interest in water or 
     water rights.
       (3) The term ``Repayment Contract'' means Repayment 
     Contract #I1r-1204, between Reclamation and the Pine River 
     Irrigation District, dated April 15, 1940, and amended 
     November 30, 1953, and all amendments and additions thereto, 
     including the Act of July 27, 1954 (68 Stat. 534), covering 
     the Pine River Project and certain lands acquired in support 
     of the Vallecito Dam and Reservoir pursuant to which the Pine 
     River Irrigation District has assumed operation and 
     maintenance responsibilities for the dam, reservoir, and 
     water-based recreation in accordance with existing law.
       (4) The term ``Reclamation'' means the Department of the 
     Interior, Bureau of Reclamation.
       (5) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (6) The term ``Southern Ute Indian Tribe'' or ``Tribe'' 
     means a federally recognized Indian tribe, located on the 
     Southern Ute Indian Reservation, La Plata County, Colorado.
       (7) The term ``Pine River Irrigation District'' or 
     ``District'' means a political division of the State of 
     Colorado duly organized, existing, and acting pursuant to the 
     laws thereof with its principal place of business in the City 
     of Bayfield, La Plata County, Colorado and having an 
     undivided \5/6\ right and interest in the use of the water 
     made available by Vallecito Reservoir for the purpose of 
     supplying the lands of the District, pursuant to the 
     Repayment Contract, and the decree in Case No. 1848-B, 
     District Court, Water Division 7, State of Colorado, as well 
     as an undivided \5/6\ right and interest in the Pine River 
     Project.

     SEC. 203. TRANSFER OF THE PINE RIVER PROJECT.

       (a) Conveyance.--The Secretary is authorized to convey, 
     without consideration or compensation to the District, by 
     quitclaim deed or patent, pursuant to section 206, the United 
     States undivided \5/6\ right and interest in the Pine River 
     Project under the jurisdiction of Reclamation for the benefit 
     of the Pine River Irrigation District. No partition of the 
     undivided \5/6\ right and interest in the Pine River Project 
     shall be permitted from

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     the undivided \1/6\ right and interest in the Pine River 
     Project described in subsection (b) and any quitclaim deed or 
     patent evidencing a transfer shall expressly prohibit 
     partitioning. Effective on the date of the conveyance, all 
     obligations between the District and the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs on the one hand and Reclamation on the other hand, 
     under the Repayment Contract or with respect to the Pine 
     River Project are extinguished. Upon completion of the title 
     transfer, said Repayment Contract shall become null and void. 
     The District shall be responsible for paying 50 percent of 
     all costs associated with the title transfer.
       (b) Bureau of Indian Affairs Interest.--At the option of 
     the Tribe, the Secretary is authorized to convey to the Tribe 
     the Bureau of Indian Affairs' undivided \1/6\ right and 
     interest in the Pine River Project and the water supply made 
     available by Vallecito Reservoir pursuant to the Memorandum 
     of Understanding between the Bureau of Reclamation and the 
     Office of Indian Affairs dated January 3, 1940, together with 
     its Amendment dated July 9, 1964 (`MOU'), the Repayment 
     Contract and decrees in Case Nos. 1848-B and W-1603-76D, 
     District Court, Water Division 7, State of Colorado. In the 
     event of such conveyance, no consideration or compensation 
     shall be required to be paid to the United States.
       (c) Federal Dam Use Charge.--Nothing in this title shall 
     relieve the holder of the license issued by the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission under the Federal Power Act for 
     Vallecito Dam in effect on the date of enactment of this Act 
     from the obligation to make payments under section 10(e)(2) 
     of the Federal Power Act during the remaining term of the 
     present license. At the expiration of the present license 
     term, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall adjust 
     the charge to reflect either (1) the \1/6\ interest of the 
     United States remaining in the Vallecito Dam after conveyance 
     to the District; or (2) if the remaining \1/6\ interest of 
     the United States has been conveyed to the Tribe pursuant to 
     subsection (b), then no Federal dam charge shall be levied 
     from the date of expiration of the present license.

     SEC. 204. JURISDICTIONAL TRANSFER OF LANDS.

       (a) Inundated Lands.--To provide for the consolidation of 
     lands associated with the Pine River Project to be retained 
     by the Forest Service and the consolidation of lands to be 
     transferred to the District, the administrative jurisdiction 
     of lands inundated by and along the shoreline of Vallecito 
     Reservoir, as shown on the Jurisdictional Map, shall be 
     transferred, as set forth in subsection (b) (the 
     ``Jurisdictional Transfer''), concurrently with the 
     conveyance described in section 203(a). Except as otherwise 
     shown on the Jurisdictional Map--
       (1) for withdrawn lands (approximately 260 acres) lying 
     below the 7,765-foot reservoir water surface elevation level, 
     the Forest Service shall transfer an undivided \5/6\ interest 
     to Reclamation and an undivided \1/6\ interest to the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs in trust for the Tribe; and
       (2) for Project acquired lands (approximately 230 acres) 
     above the 7,765-foot reservoir water surface elevation level, 
     Reclamation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall transfer 
     their interests to the Forest Service.
       (b) Map.--The Jurisdictional Map and legal descriptions of 
     the lands transferred pursuant to subsection (a) shall be on 
     file and available for public inspection in the offices of 
     the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     the Commissioner of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, 
     appropriate field offices of those agencies, and the 
     Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
       (c) Administration.--Following the Jurisdictional Transfer:
       (1) All lands that, by reason of the Jurisdictional 
     Transfer, become National Forest System lands within the 
     boundaries of the San Juan National Forest, shall be 
     administered in accordance with the laws, rules, and 
     regulations applicable to the National Forest System.
       (2) Reclamation withdrawals of land from the San Juan 
     National Forest established by Secretarial Orders on November 
     9, 1936, October 14, 1937, and June 20, 1945, together 
     designated as Serial No. C-28259, shall be revoked.
       (3) The Forest Service shall issue perpetual easements to 
     the District and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, at no cost to 
     the District or the Bureau of Indian Affairs, providing 
     adequate access across all lands subject to Forest Service 
     jurisdiction to insure the District and the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs the ability to continue to operate and maintain the 
     Pine River Project.
       (4) The undivided \5/6\ interest in National Forest System 
     lands that, by reason of the Jurisdictional Transfer is to be 
     administered by Reclamation, shall be conveyed to the 
     District pursuant to section 203(a).
       (5) The District and the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall 
     issue perpetual easements to the Forest Service, at no cost 
     to the Forest Service, from National Forest System lands to 
     Vallecito Reservoir to assure continued public access to 
     Vallecito Reservoir when the Reservoir level drops below the 
     7,665-foot water surface elevation.
       (6) The District and the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall 
     issue a perpetual easement to the Forest Service, at no cost 
     to the Forest Service, for the reconstruction, maintenance, 
     and operation of a road from La Plata County Road No. 501 to 
     National Forest System lands east of the Reservoir.
       (d) Valid Existing Rights.--Nothing in this title shall 
     affect any valid existing rights or interests in any existing 
     land use authorization, except that any such land use 
     authorization shall be administered by the agency having 
     jurisdiction over the land after the Jurisdictional Transfer 
     in accordance with subsection (c) and other applicable law. 
     Renewal or reissuance of any such authorization shall be in 
     accordance with applicable law and the regulations of the 
     agency having jurisdiction, except that the change of 
     administrative jurisdiction shall not in itself constitute a 
     ground to deny the renewal or reissuance of any such 
     authorization.

     SEC. 205. LIABILITY.

       Effective on the date of the conveyance of the remaining 
     undivided \1/6\ right and interest in the Pine River Project 
     to the Tribe pursuant to section 203(b), the United States 
     shall not be held liable by any court for damages of any kind 
     arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to 
     such Project, except for damages caused by acts of negligence 
     committed by the United States or by its employees, agents, 
     or contractors prior to the date of conveyance. Nothing in 
     this section shall be deemed to increase the liability of the 
     United States beyond that currently provided in the Federal 
     Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 2671 et seq.).

     SEC. 206. COMPLETION OF CONVEYANCE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary's completion of the 
     conveyance under section 203 shall not occur until the 
     following events have been completed:
       (1) Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
     of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and other applicable 
     Federal and State laws.
       (2) The submission of a written statement from the Southern 
     Ute Indian Tribe to the Secretary indicating the Tribe's 
     satisfaction that the Tribe's Indian Trust Assets are 
     protected in the conveyance described in section 203.
       (3) Execution of an agreement acceptable to the Secretary 
     which limits the future liability of the United States 
     relative to the operation of the Project.
       (4) The submission of a statement by the Secretary to the 
     District, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the State of 
     Colorado on the existing condition of Vallecito Dam based on 
     Bureau of Reclamation's current knowledge and understanding.
       (5) The development of an agreement between the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs and the District to prescribe the District's 
     obligation to so operate the Project that the \1/6\ rights 
     and interests to the Project and water supply made available 
     by Vallecito Reservoir held by the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     are protected. Such agreement shall supercede the Memorandum 
     of Agreement referred to in section 203(b) of this Act.
       (6) The submission of a plan by the District to manage the 
     Project in a manner substantially similar to the manner in 
     which it was managed prior to the transfer and in accordance 
     with applicable Federal and State laws, including management 
     for the preservation of public access and recreational values 
     and for the prevention of growth on certain lands to be 
     conveyed hereunder, as set forth in an Agreement dated March 
     20, 1998, between the District and residents of Vallecito 
     Reservoir. Any future change in the use of the water supplied 
     by Vallecito Reservoir shall comply with applicable law.
       (7) The development of a flood control plan by the 
     Secretary of the Army acting through the Corps of Engineers 
     which shall direct the District in the operation of Vallecito 
     Dam for such purposes.
       (b) Report.--If the transfer authorized in section 203 is 
     not substantially completed within 18 months from the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with 
     the District, shall promptly provide a report to the 
     Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
     on the status of the transfer described in section 203(a), 
     any obstacles to completion of such transfer, and the 
     anticipated date for such transfer.
       (c) Future Benefits.--Effective upon transfer, the District 
     shall not be entitled to receive any further Reclamation 
     benefits attributable to its status as a Reclamation project 
     pursuant to the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, and Acts 
     supplementary thereto or amendatory thereof.
                 TITLE III--WELLTON-MOHAWK TRANSFER ACT

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be referred to as the ``Wellton-Mohawk 
     Transfer Act''.

     SEC. 302. TRANSFER.

       The Secretary of the Interior (``Secretary'') is authorized 
     to carry out the terms of the Memorandum of Agreement No. 8-
     AA-34-WAO14 (``Agreement'') dated July 10, 1998 between the 
     Secretary and the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage 
     District (``District'') providing for the transfer of works, 
     facilities, and lands to the District, including conveyance 
     of Acquired Lands, Public Lands, and Withdrawn Lands, as 
     defined in the Agreement.

     SEC. 303. WATER AND POWER CONTRACTS.

       Notwithstanding the transfer, the Secretary and the 
     Secretary of Energy shall provide for and deliver Colorado 
     River water and Parker-Davis Project Priority Use Power to 
     the District in accordance with the terms of existing 
     contracts with the District, including any amendments or 
     supplements thereto or extensions thereof and as provided 
     under section 2 of the Agreement.

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     SEC. 304. SAVINGS.

       Nothing in this title shall affect any obligations under 
     the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act (Public Law 93-
     320, 43 U.S.C. 1571).

     SEC. 305. REPORT.

       If transfer of works, facilities, and lands pursuant to the 
     Agreement has not occurred by July 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall report on the status of the transfer as provided in 
     section 5 of the Agreement.

     SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.
            TITLE IV--SLY PARK DAM AND RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Sly Park Unit Conveyance 
     Act''.

     SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) The term ``District'' means the El Dorado Irrigation 
     District, a political subdivision of the State of California 
     that has its principal place of business in the city of 
     Placerville, El Dorado County, California.
       (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (3) The term ``Project'' means all of the right, title, and 
     interest in and to the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir, Camp Creek 
     Diversion Dam and Tunnel, and conduits and canals held by the 
     United States pursuant to or related to the authorization in 
     the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the American River 
     Basin Development, California, for irrigation and 
     reclamation, and for other purposes'', approved October 14, 
     1949 (63 Stat. 852 chapter 690);

     SEC. 403. CONVEYANCE OF PROJECT.

       (a) In General.--In consideration of the District accepting 
     the obligations of the Federal Government for the Project and 
     subject to the payment by the District of the net present 
     value of the remaining repayment obligation, as determined by 
     Office of Management and Budget Circular A-129 (in effect on 
     the date of enactment of this Act), the Secretary shall 
     convey the Project to the District.
       (b) Deadline.--
       (1) In general.--If no changes in Project operations are 
     expected following the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall complete the conveyance expeditiously, but 
     not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Deadline if changes in operations intended.--If the 
     District intends to change Project operations as a result of 
     the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary--
       (A) shall take into account those potential changes for the 
     purpose of completing any required environmental evaluation 
     associated with the conveyance; and
       (B) shall complete the conveyance by not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Administrative costs of conveyance.--If the Secretary 
     fails to complete the conveyance under this title before the 
     applicable deadline under paragraph (1) or (2), the full cost 
     of administrative action and environmental compliance for the 
     conveyance shall be borne by the Secretary. If the Secretary 
     completes the conveyance before that deadline, \1/2\ of such 
     cost shall be paid by the District.

     SEC. 404. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
     as significantly expanding or otherwise changing the use or 
     operation of the Project from its current use and operation.
       (b) Future Alterations.--If the District alters the 
     operations or uses of the Project it shall comply with all 
     applicable laws or regulations governing such changes at that 
     time (subject to section 405).

     SEC. 405. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS.

       (a) Payment Obligations Not Affected.--The conveyance of 
     the Project under this title does not affect the payment 
     obligations of the District under the contract between the 
     District and the Secretary numbered 14-06-200-7734, as 
     amended by contracts numbered 14-06-200-4282A and 14-06-200-
     8536A.
       (b) Payment Obligations Extinguished.--Provision of 
     consideration by the District in accordance with section 
     403(b) shall extinguish all payment obligations under 
     contract numbered 14-06-200-949IR1 between the District and 
     the Secretary.

     SEC. 406. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

       (a) Reclamation Laws.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b), upon conveyance of the Project under this title, the 
     Reclamation Act of 1902 (82 Stat. 388) and all Acts 
     amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto shall not apply to 
     the Project.
       (b) Payments Into the Central Valley Project Restoration 
     Fund.--The El Dorado Irrigation District shall continue to 
     make payments into the Central Valley Project Restoration 
     Fund for 31 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act. The District's obligation shall be calculated in the 
     same manner as Central Valley Project water contractors.

     SEC. 407. LIABILITY.

       Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date 
     of conveyance of the Project under this title, the United 
     States shall not be liable for damages of any kind arising 
     out of any act, omission, or occurrence based on its prior 
     ownership or operation of the conveyed property.
          TITLE V--CLEAR CREEK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CONVEYANCE

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Clear Creek Distribution 
     System Conveyance Act''.

     SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (2) District.--The term ``District'' means the Clear Creek 
     Community Services District, a California community services 
     district located in Shasta County, California.
       (3) Reclamation.--The term ``Reclamation'' means the United 
     States Bureau of Reclamation.
       (4) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means Agreement No. 
     8-07-20-L6975 entitled ``Agreement Between the United States 
     and the Clear Creek Community Services District to Transfer 
     Title to the Clear Creek Distribution System to the Clear 
     Creek Community Services District.''
       (5) Distribution system.--The term ``Distribution System'' 
     means that term as defined in the Agreement.

     SEC. 503. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY TITLE.

       The Secretary is hereby authorized to convey title to the 
     Distribution System consistent with the terms and conditions 
     set forth in the Agreement.

     SEC. 504. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.

       Following conveyance of title as provided in this title, 
     the District shall comply with all requirements of Federal, 
     California, and local law as may be applicable to non-Federal 
     water distribution systems.

     SEC. 505. NATIVE AMERICAN TRUST RESPONSIBILITY.

       The Secretary shall ensure that any trust responsibilities 
     to any Native American Tribes that may be affected by the 
     transfer under this title are protected and fulfilled.

     SEC. 506. LIABILITY.

       Effective on the date of conveyance as provided in this 
     title, the District agrees that it shall hold the United 
     States harmless and shall indemnify the United States for any 
     and all claims, costs, damages, and judgments of any kind 
     arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to 
     the Distribution System, except for such claims, costs, or 
     damages arising from acts of negligence committed by the 
     United States or by its employees, agents, or contractors 
     prior to the date of conveyance for which the United States 
     is found liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 
     2671 et seq.), provided such acts of negligence exclude all 
     actions related to the installation of the Distribution 
     System and/or prior billing and payment relative to the 
     Distribution System.

     SEC. 507. DEAUTHORIZATION.

       Effective upon the date of conveyance, the Distribution 
     System is hereby deauthorized as a Federal Reclamation 
     Project facility. Thereafter, the District shall not be 
     entitled to receive any further Reclamation benefits relative 
     to the Distribution System. Such deauthorization shall not 
     affect any of the provisions of the District's existing water 
     service contract with the United States (contract number 14-
     06-200-489-IR3), as it may be amended or supplemented. Nor 
     shall such deauthorization deprive the District of any 
     existing contractual or statutory entitlement to subsequent 
     interim renewals of such contract or renewal by entering into 
     a long-term water service contract.
    TITLE VI--COLUSA BASIN WATERSHED INTEGRATED RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 601. COLUSA BASIN WATERSHED INTEGRATED RESOURCES 
                   MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Colusa 
     Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act''.
       (b) Authorization of Assistance.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') 
     may provide financial assistance to the Colusa Basin Drainage 
     District, California (in this section referred to as the 
     ``District''), for use by the District or by local agencies 
     acting pursuant to section 413 of the State of California 
     statute known as the Colusa Basin Drainage Act (California 
     Stats. 1987, ch. 1399), as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act (in this section referred to as the 
     ``State statute''), for planning, design, environmental 
     compliance, and construction required in carrying out 
     eligible projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed to--
       (1)(A) reduce the risk of damage to urban and agricultural 
     areas from flooding or the discharge of drainage water or 
     tailwater;
       (B) assist in groundwater recharge efforts to alleviate 
     overdraft and land subsidence; or
       (C) construct, restore, or preserve wetland and riparian 
     habitat; and
       (2) capture, as an incidental purpose of any of the 
     purposes referred to in paragraph (1), surface or stormwater 
     for conservation, conjunctive use, and increased water 
     supplies.
       (c) Project Selection.--
       (1) Eligible projects.--A project shall be an eligible 
     project for purposes of subsection (b) only if it is--
       (A) identified in the document entitled ``Colusa Basin 
     Water Management Program'', dated February 1995; and
       (B) carried out in accordance with that document and all 
     environmental documentation requirements that apply to the 
     project under the laws of the United States and the State of 
     California.
       (2) Compatibility requirement.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that projects for which assistance is provided under this 
     section are not inconsistent with watershed protection and 
     environmental restoration efforts being carried out under the 
     authority of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act 
     (Public Law 102-575; 106 Stat. 4706 et seq.) or the CALFED 
     Bay-Delta Program.

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       (d) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) Non-federal share.--The Secretary shall require that 
     the District and cooperating non-Federal agencies or 
     organizations pay--
       (A) 25 percent of the costs associated with construction of 
     any project carried out with assistance provided under this 
     section; and
       (B) 100 percent of any operation, maintenance, and 
     replacement and rehabilitation costs with respect to such a 
     project.
       (2) Planning, design, and compliance assistance.--Funds 
     appropriated pursuant to this section may be made available 
     to fund all costs incurred for planning, design, and 
     environmental compliance activities by the District or by 
     local agencies acting pursuant to the State statute, in 
     accordance with agreements with the Secretary.
       (3) Treatment of contributions.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall treat the value of lands, 
     interests in lands (including rights-of-way and other 
     easements), and necessary relocations contributed by the 
     District to a project as a payment by the District of the 
     costs of the project.
       (e) Costs Nonreimbursable.--Amounts expended pursuant to 
     this section shall be considered nonreimbursable for purposes 
     of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388; 43 U.S.C. 371 et 
     seq.), and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto.
       (f) Agreements.--Funds appropriated pursuant to this 
     section may be made available to the District or a local 
     agency only if the District or local agency, as applicable, 
     has entered into a binding agreement with the Secretary--
       (1) under which the District or the local agency is 
     required to pay the non-Federal share of the costs of 
     construction required by subsection (d)(1); and
       (2) governing the funding of planning, design, and 
     compliance activities costs under subsection (d)(2).
       (g) Reimbursement.--For project work (including work 
     associated with studies, planning, design, and construction) 
     carried out by the District or by a local agency acting 
     pursuant to the State statute referred to in subsection (b) 
     before the date amounts are provided for the project under 
     this section, the Secretary shall, subject to amounts being 
     made available in advance in appropriations Acts, reimburse 
     the District or the local agency, without interest, an amount 
     equal to the estimated Federal share of the cost of such work 
     under subsection (d).
       (h) Cooperative Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative 
     agreements and contracts with the District to assist the 
     Secretary in carrying out the purposes of this section.
       (2) Subcontracting.--Under such cooperative agreements and 
     contracts, the Secretary may authorize the District to manage 
     and let contracts and receive reimbursements, subject to 
     amounts being made available in advance in appropriations 
     Acts, for work carried out under such contracts or 
     subcontracts.
       (i) Relationship to Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.--
     Activities carried out, and financial assistance provided, 
     under this section shall not be considered a supplemental or 
     additional benefit for purposes of the Reclamation Reform Act 
     of 1982 (96 Stat. 1263; 43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq.).
       (j) Appropriations Authorized.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     $25,000,000, plus such additional amount, if any, as may be 
     required by reason of changes in costs of services of the 
     types involved in the District's projects as shown by 
     engineering and other relevant indexes. Sums appropriated 
     under this subsection shall remain available until expended.
                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 701. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Reduction of Waiting Period for Obligation of Funds 
     Provided Under Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978.--
     Section 5 of the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 (92 
     Stat. 2471; 43 U.S.C. 509) is amended by striking ``sixty 
     days'' and all that follows through ``day certain)'' and 
     inserting ``30 calendar days''.
       (b) Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Reclamation and Reuse 
     Project.--
       (1) Technical corrections.--Section 1621 of the Reclamation 
     Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 
     390h-12g) is amended--
       (A) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1621. ALBUQUERQUE METROPOLITAN AREA WATER RECLAMATION 
                   AND REUSE PROJECT.'';

     and
       (B) in subsection (a) by striking ``Reuse'' and all that 
     follows through ``reclaim'' and inserting ``Reuse Project to 
     reclaim''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections in section 2 
     of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 1621 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 1621. Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water Reclamation and Reuse 
              Project.''.
       (c) Phoenix Metropolitan Water Reclamation and Reuse 
     Project.--Section 1608 of the Reclamation Projects 
     Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4666; 43 
     U.S.C. 390h-6) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) The Secretary, in cooperation with the city of 
     Phoenix, Arizona, shall participate in the planning, design, 
     and construction of the Phoenix Metropolitan Water 
     Reclamation and Reuse Project to utilize fully wastewater 
     from the regional wastewater treatment plant for direct 
     municipal, industrial, agricultural, and environmental 
     purposes, groundwater recharge, and indirect potable reuse in 
     the Phoenix metropolitan area.'';
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking the first sentence; and
       (3) by striking subsection (c).
       (d) Refund of Certain Amounts Received Under Reclamation 
     Reform Act of 1982.--
       (1) Refund required.--Subject to paragraph (2) and the 
     availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall refund fully amounts received by the United States as 
     collections under section 224(i) of the Reclamation Reform 
     Act of 1982 (101 Stat. 1330-268; 43 U.S.C. 390ww(i)) for paid 
     bills (including interest collected) issued by the Secretary 
     of the Interior before January 1, 1994, for full-cost charges 
     that were assessed for failure to file certain certification 
     or reporting forms under sections 206 and 224(c) of such Act 
     (96 Stat. 1266, 1272; 43 U.S.C. 390ff, 390ww(c)).
       (2) Administrative fee.--In the case of a refund of amounts 
     collected in connection with sections 206 and 224(c) of the 
     Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1266, 1272; 43 
     U.S.C. 390ff, 390ww(c)) with respect to any water year after 
     the 1987 water year, the amount refunded shall be reduced by 
     an administrative fee of $260 for each occurrence.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $3,000,000.
       (e) Extension of Periods for Repayments for Nueces River 
     Reclamation Project and Canadian River Reclamation Project, 
     Texas.--Section 2 of the Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1996 
     (Public Law 104-318; 110 Stat. 3862) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Extension of Periods for Repayment.--Notwithstanding 
     any provision of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 
     U.S.C. 485 et seq.), the Secretary of the Interior--
       ``(1) shall extend the period for repayment by the city of 
     Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Nueces River Authority under 
     contract No. 6-07-01-X0675, relating to the Nueces River 
     reclamation project, Texas, until--
       ``(A) August 1, 2029, for repayment pursuant to the 
     municipal and industrial water supply benefits portion of the 
     contract; and
       ``(B) until August 1, 2044, for repayment pursuant to the 
     fish and wildlife and recreation benefits portion of the 
     contract; and
       ``(2) shall extend the period for repayment by the Canadian 
     River Municipal Water Authority under contract No. 14-06-500-
     485, relating to the Canadian River reclamation project, 
     Texas, until October 1, 2021.''.
       (f) Solano Project Water.--
       (1) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Interior is 
     authorized to enter into contracts with the Solano County 
     Water Agency, or any of its member unit contractors for water 
     from the Solano Project, California, pursuant to the Act of 
     February 21, 1911 (43 U.S.C. 523), for--
       (A) the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject 
     water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other 
     beneficial purposes, using any facilities associated with the 
     Solano Project, California, and
       (B) the exchange of water among Solano Project contractors, 
     for the purposes set forth in subparagraph (A), using 
     facilities associated with the Solano Project, California.
       (2) Limitation.--The authorization under paragraph (1) 
     shall be limited to the use of that portion of the Solano 
     Project facilities downstream of Mile 26 of the Putah South 
     Canal (as that canal is depicted on the official maps of the 
     Bureau of Reclamation), which is below the diversion points 
     on the Putah South Canal utilized by the city of Fairfield 
     for delivery of Solano Project water.
       (g) Fish Passage and Protective Facilities, Rogue River 
     Basin, Oregon.--The Secretary of the Interior is authorized 
     to use otherwise available amounts to provide up to 
     $2,000,000 in financial assistance to the Medford Irrigation 
     District and the Rogue River Valley Irrigation District for 
     the design and construction of fish passage and protective 
     facilities at North Fork Little Butte Creek Diversion Dam and 
     South Fork Little Butte Creek Diversion Dam in the Rogue 
     River basin, Oregon, if the Secretary determines in writing 
     that these facilities will enhance the fish recovery efforts 
     currently underway at the Rogue River Basin Project, Oregon.
       (h) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this 
     Act shall be construed to abrogate or affect any obligation 
     of the United States under section 120(h) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).

     SEC. 702. DICKENSON, NORTH DAKOTA.

       The Secretary of the Interior shall waive the scheduled 
     annual payments for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 under section 
     208 of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 
     1988 (Public Law 100-202; 101 Stat. 1329-118).

  When said bill, as amended, was considered, read twice, ordered to be 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.

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para.109.13  u.s.-poland fishery agreement

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (H.R. 3461) to approve a governing international fishery 
agreement between the United States and the Republic of Poland.
  Mr. HANSEN submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     TITLE I--GOVERNING INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENT WITH POLAND

     SEC. 101. GOVERNING INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENT WITH 
                   POLAND.

       Notwithstanding section 203 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1823), the 
     governing international fishery agreement between the 
     Government of the United States of America and the Government 
     of the Republic of Poland, as contained in the message to 
     Congress from the President of the United States dated 
     February 5, 1998, is approved as a governing international 
     fishery agreement for the purposes of such Act and shall 
     enter into force and effect with respect to the United States 
     on the date of enactment of this Act.

              TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS FISHERIES PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES 
                   CONVENTION ACT OF 1995.

       (a) Reauthorization.--Section 211 of the Northwest Atlantic 
     Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5610) is amended 
     by striking ``for each of '' and all that follows through the 
     end of the sentence and inserting ``for each fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 2001.''.
       (b) Miscellaneous Technical Amendments.--The Northwest 
     Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 is further 
     amended--
       (1) in section 207(e) (16 U.S.C. 5606(e)), by striking 
     ``sections'' and inserting ``section'';
       (2) in section 209(c) (16 U.S.C. 5608(c)), by striking 
     ``chapter 17'' and inserting ``chapter 171''; and
       (3) in section 210(6) (16 U.S.C. 5609(6)), by striking 
     ``the Magnuson Fishery'' and inserting ``the Magnuson-Stevens 
     Fishery''.
       (c) Report Requirement.--The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 
     Convention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 212. ANNUAL REPORT.

       ``The Secretary shall annually report to the Congress on 
     the activities of the Fisheries Commission, the General 
     Council, the Scientific Council, and the consultative 
     committee established under section 208.''.
       (d) North Atlantic Fisheries Organization Quota Allocation 
     Practice.--The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 
     1995 (16 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``SEC. 213. QUOTA ALLOCATION PRACTICE.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce, acting 
     through the Secretary of State, shall promptly seek to 
     establish a new practice for allocating quotas under the 
     Convention that--
       ``(1) is predictable and transparent;
       ``(2) provides fishing opportunities for all members of the 
     Organization; and
       ``(3) is consistent with the Straddling Fish Stocks 
     Agreement.
       ``(b) Report.--The Secretary of Commerce shall include in 
     annual reports under section 212--
       ``(1) a description of the results of negotiations held 
     pursuant to subsection (a);
       ``(2) an identification of barriers to achieving such a new 
     allocation practice; and
       ``(3) recommendations for any further legislation that is 
     necessary to achieve such a new practice.
       ``(c) Definition.--In this section the term `Straddling 
     Fish Stocks Agreement' means the United Nations Agreement for 
     the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations 
     Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating 
     to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks 
     and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.''.

     SEC. 202. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION 
                   ACT OF 1975.

       (a) Reauthorization.--Section 10(4) of the Atlantic Tunas 
     Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971h(4)) is amended by 
     striking ``For fiscal year 1998,'' and inserting ``For each 
     of fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001,''.
       (b) Miscellaneous Technical Amendments.--(1) The Atlantic 
     Tunas Convention Act of 1975 is further amended--
       (A) in section 2 (16 U.S.C. 971), by redesignating the 
     second paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);
       (B) in section 5(b) (16 U.S.C. 971c(b)), by striking 
     ``fisheries zone'' and inserting ``exclusive economic zone'';
       (C) in section 6(c)(6) (16 U.S.C. 971d(c)(6))--
       (i) by designating the last sentence as subparagraph (B), 
     and by indenting the first line thereof; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ``subparagraph 
     (A)'' and inserting ``clause (i)'';
       (D) by redesignating the first section 11 (16 U.S.C. 971 
     note) as section 13, and moving that section so as to appear 
     after section 12 of that Act;
       (E) by amending the style of the heading and designation 
     for each of sections 11 and 12 so as to conform to the style 
     of the headings and designations of the other sections of 
     that Act; and
       (F) by striking ``Magnuson Fishery'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``Magnuson-Stevens Fishery''.
       (2) Section 3(b)(3)(B) of the Act of September 4, 1980 
     (Public Law 96-339; 16 U.S.C. 971i(b)(3)(B)), is amended by 
     inserting ``of 1975'' after ``Act''.

     SEC. 203. AUTHORITY OF STATES OF WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND 
                   CALIFORNIA TO MANAGE DUNGENESS CRAB FISHERY.

       (a) In General.--Subject to the provisions of this section 
     and notwithstanding section 306(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1856(a)), 
     each of the States of Washington, Oregon, and California may 
     adopt and enforce State laws and regulations governing 
     fishing and processing in the exclusive economic zone 
     adjacent to that State in any Dungeness crab (Cancer 
     magister) fishery for which there is no fishery management 
     plan in effect under that Act.
       (b) Requirements for State Management.--Any law or 
     regulation adopted by a State under this section for a 
     Dungeness crab fishery--
       (1) except as provided in paragraph (2), shall apply 
     equally to vessels engaged in the fishery in the exclusive 
     economic zone and vessels engaged in the fishery in the 
     waters of the State, and without regard to the State that 
     issued the permit under which a vessel is operating;
       (2) shall not apply to any fishing by a vessel in exercise 
     of tribal treaty rights except as provide in United States v. 
     Washington, D.C. No. CV-70-09213, United States District 
     Court for the Western District of Washington; and
       (3) shall include any provisions necessary to implement 
     tribal treaty rights pursuant to the decision in United 
     States v. Washington, D.C. No. CV-70-09213.
       (c) Limitation on Enforcement of State Limited Access 
     Systems.--Any law of the State of Washington, Oregon, or 
     California that establishes or implements a limited access 
     system for a Dungeness crab fishery may not be enforced 
     against a vessel that is otherwise legally fishing in the 
     exclusive economic zone adjacent to that State and that is 
     not registered under the laws of that State, except a law 
     regulating landings.
       (d) State Permit or Treaty Right Required.--No vessel may 
     harvest or process Dungeness crab in the exclusive economic 
     zone adjacent to the State of Washington, Oregon, or 
     California, except as authorized by a permit issued by any of 
     those States or pursuant to any tribal treaty rights to 
     Dungeness crab pursuant to the decision in United States v. 
     Washington, D.C. No. CV-70-09213.
       (e) State Authority Otherwise Preserved.--Except as 
     expressly provided in this section, nothing in this section 
     reduces the authority of any State under the Magnuson-Stevens 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et 
     seq.) to regulate fishing, fish processing, or landing of 
     fish.
       (f) Termination of Authority.--The authority of the States 
     of Washington, Oregon, and California under this section with 
     respect to a Dungeness crab fishery shall expire on the 
     effective date of a fishery management plan for the fishery 
     under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act.
       (g) Repeal.--Section 112(d) of Public Law 104-297 (16 
     U.S.C. 1856 note) is repealed.
       (h) Definitions.--The definitions set forth in section 3 of 
     the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1802) shall apply to this section.
       (i) Sunset.--This section shall have no force or effect on 
     and after September 30, 2001.

                 TITLE III--NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Hydrographic Services 
     Improvement Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       (2) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       (3) Hydrographic data.--The term ``hydrographic data'' 
     means information acquired through hydrographic or 
     bathymetric surveying, photogrammetry, geodetic measurements, 
     tide and current observations, or other methods, that is used 
     in providing hydrographic services.
       (4) Hydrographic services.--The term ``hydrographic 
     services'' means--
       (A) the management, maintenance, interpretation, 
     certification, and dissemination of bathymetric, 
     hydrographic, geodetic, and tide and current information, 
     including the production of nautical charts, nautical 
     information databases, and other products derived from 
     hydrographic data;
       (B) the development of nautical information systems; and
       (C) related activities.
       (5) Act of 1947.--The term ``Act of 1947'' means the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to define the functions and duties of the 
     Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes'', approved 
     August 6, 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.).

     SEC. 303. FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.

       (a) Responsibilities.--To fulfill the data gathering and 
     dissemination duties of the

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     Administration under the Act of 1947, the Administrator 
     shall--
       (1) acquire and disseminate hydrographic data;
       (2) promulgate standards for hydrographic data used by the 
     Administration in providing hydrographic services;
       (3) promulgate standards for hydrographic services provided 
     by the Administration;
       (4) ensure comprehensive geographic coverage of 
     hydrographic services, in cooperation with other appropriate 
     Federal agencies;
       (5) maintain a national database of hydrographic data, in 
     cooperation with other appropriate Federal agencies;
       (6) provide hydrographic services in uniform, easily 
     accessible formats;
       (7) participate in the development of, and implement for 
     the United States in cooperation with other appropriate 
     Federal agencies, international standards for hydrographic 
     data and hydrographic services; and
       (8) to the greatest extent practicable and cost-effective, 
     fulfill the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (6) through 
     contracts or other agreements with private sector entities.
       (b) Authorities.--To fulfill the data gathering and 
     dissemination duties of the Administration under the Act of 
     1947, and subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
     Administrator--
       (1) may procure, lease, evaluate, test, develop, and 
     operate vessels, equipment, and technologies necessary to 
     ensure safe navigation and maintain operational expertise in 
     hydrographic data acquisition and hydrographic services;
       (2) may enter into contracts and other agreements with 
     qualified entities, consistent with subsection (a)(8), for 
     the acquisition of hydrographic data and the provision of 
     hydrographic services;
       (3) shall award contracts for the acquisition of 
     hydrographic data in accordance with title IX of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     541 et seq.); and
       (4) may design and install where appropriate Physical 
     Oceanographic Real-Time Systems to enhance navigation safety 
     and efficiency.

     SEC. 304. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``hydrographic product'' means any publicly or commercially 
     available product produced by a non-Federal entity that 
     includes or displays hydrographic data.
       (b) Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator may--
       (A) develop and implement a quality assurance program that 
     is equally available to all applicants, under which the 
     Administrator may certify hydrographic products that satisfy 
     the standards promulgated by the Administrator under section 
     303(a)(3);
       (B) authorize the use of the emblem or any trademark of the 
     Administration on a hydrographic product certified under 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (C) charge a fee for such certification and use.
       (2) Limitation on fee amount.--Any fee under paragraph 
     (1)(C) shall not exceed the costs of conducting the quality 
     assurance testing, evaluation, or studies necessary to 
     determine whether the hydrographic product satisfies the 
     standards adopted under section 303(a)(3), including the cost 
     of administering such a program.
       (c) Limitation on Liability.--The Government of the United 
     States shall not be liable for any negligence by a person 
     that produces hydrographic products certified under this 
     section.
       (d) Hydrographic Services Account.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a 
     separate account, which shall be known as the Hydrographic 
     Services Account.
       (2) Content.--The account shall consist of--
       (A) amounts received by the United States as fees charged 
     under subsection (b)(1)(C); and
       (B) such other amounts as may be provided by law.
       (3) Use.--Amounts in the account shall be available to the 
     Administrator, without further appropriation, for 
     hydrographic services.
       (e) Limitation on New Fees and Increases in Existing Fees 
     for Hydrographic Services.--After the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Administrator may not--
       (1) establish any fee or other charge for the provision of 
     any hydrographic service except as authorized by this 
     section; or
       (2) increase the amount of any fee or other charge for the 
     provision of any hydrographic service except as authorized by 
     this section and section 1307 of title 44, United States 
     Code.

     SEC. 305. REPORTS.

       (a) Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall report to the 
     Congress on a plan to increase, consistent with this title, 
     contracting with the private sector for photogrammetric and 
     remote sensing services related to hydrographic data 
     acquisition or hydrographic services. In preparing the 
     report, the Administrator shall consult with private sector 
     entities knowledgeable in photogrammetry and remote sensing.
       (2) Contents.--The report shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of which of the photogrammetric and 
     remote sensing services related to hydrographic data 
     acquisition or hydrographic services performed by the 
     National Ocean Service can be performed adequately by 
     private-sector entities.
       (B) An evaluation of the relative cost-effectiveness of the 
     Federal Government and private-sector entities in performing 
     those services.
       (C) A plan for increasing the use of contracts with 
     private-sector entities in performing those services, with 
     the goal of obtaining performance of 50 percent of those 
     services through contracts with private-sector entities by 
     fiscal year 2003.
       (b) Ports.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Commandant 
     of the Coast Guard shall report to the Congress on--
       (1) the status of implementation of real-time tide and 
     current data systems in United States ports;
       (2) existing safety and efficiency needs in United States 
     ports that could be met by increased use of those systems; 
     and
       (3) a plan for expanding those systems to meet those needs, 
     including an estimate of the cost of implementing those 
     systems in priority locations.
       (c) Maintaining Federal Expertise in Hydrographic 
     Services.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall report to the 
     Congress on a plan to ensure that Federal competence and 
     expertise in hydrographic surveying will be maintained after 
     the decommissioning of the 3 existing Administration 
     hydrographic survey vessels.
       (2) Contents.--The report shall include--
       (A) an evaluation of the seagoing capacity, personnel, and 
     equipment necessary to maintain Federal expertise in 
     hydrographic services;
       (B) an estimated schedule for decommissioning the 3 
     existing survey vessels;
       (C) a plan to maintain Federal expertise in hydrographic 
     services after the decommissioning of these vessels; and
       (D) an estimate of the cost of carrying out this plan.
       (d) United States Implementation of Electronic Nautical 
     Charts.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Administrator shall report to the Congress 
     on the status of implementation by the United States of 
     electronic nautical charts. The report shall address, at a 
     minimum--
       (1) the role of the private sector, and the potential for 
     the Administration to employ partnerships or other 
     arrangements with the private sector, in domestic and 
     international development and implementation of electronic 
     nautical chart technology;
       (2) the effects of private sector participation in the 
     development and implementation of electronic nautical chart 
     technology on public safety and the continued ability of the 
     Federal Government to assume liability for United States 
     nautical charts; and
       (3) the range of alternative means by which the 
     Administration can effectively and efficiently make 
     electronic nautical chart data available to the private 
     sector and the general public, including an evaluation of 
     relative costs and advantages or disadvantages of each such 
     alternative.

     SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
     the following:
       (1) To carry out nautical mapping and charting functions 
     under the Act of 1947 and sections 303 and 304, except for 
     conducting hydrographic surveys, $33,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $35,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, and $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       (2) To conduct hydrographic surveys under section 
     303(a)(1), including leasing of ships, $33,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $37,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, and $39,000,000 for fiscal year 2002. Of 
     these amounts, no more than $15,000,000 is authorized for any 
     one fiscal year to operate hydrographic survey vessels owned 
     and operated by the Administration.
       (3) To carry out geodetic functions under the Act of 1947, 
     $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $22,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002.
       (4) To carry out tide and current measurement functions 
     under the Act of 1947, $22,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2002. Of these amounts, $3,500,000 is authorized 
     for each fiscal year to implement and operate a national 
     quality control system for real-time tide and current data, 
     and $7,250,000 is authorized for each fiscal year to design 
     and install real-time tide and current data measurement 
     systems under section 303(b)(4).

     SEC. 307. AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF NOAA CORPS COMMISSIONED 
                   OFFICERS.

       (a) Authorized Number.--Section 2 of the Coast and Geodetic 
     Survey Commissioned Officers' Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853a) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (e) as 
     subsections (b) through (f), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(a)(1) Except as provided as in paragraph (2), there are 
     authorized to be not less than 264 and not more than 299 
     commissioned officers on the active list of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
       ``(2) The Administrator may reduce the number of 
     commissioned officers on the active list below 264 if the 
     Administrator deter

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     mines that it is appropriate, taking into consideration--
       ``(A) the number of billets on the fisheries, hydrographic, 
     and oceanographic vessels owned and operated by the 
     Administration;
       ``(B) the need of the Administration to collect high-
     quality oceanographic, fisheries, and hydrographic data and 
     information on a continuing basis;
       ``(C) the need for effective and safe operation of the 
     Administration's fisheries, hydrographic and oceanographic 
     vessels;
       ``(D) the need for effective management of the commissioned 
     Corps; and
       ``(E) the protection of the interests of taxpayers.
       ``(3) At least 90 days before beginning any reduction as 
     described in paragraph (2), the Administrator shall provide 
     notice of such reduction to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committees 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives.''.
       (b) Officer Responsible for Commissioned Officers and 
     Vessel Fleet.--Section 24(a) of the Coast and Geodetic Survey 
     Commissioned Officers' Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853u(a)) is 
     amended by inserting ``One such position shall be appointed 
     from the officers on the active duty promotion list serving 
     in or above the grade of captain, and who shall be 
     responsible for administration of the commissioned officers, 
     and for oversight of the operation of the vessel fleet, of 
     the Administration.'' before ``An officer''.
       (c) Relief From Moratorium on New Appointments.--The 
     Secretary of Commerce immediately shall terminate the 
     moratorium on new appointments of commissioned officers to 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Corps.

       TITLE IV--NORTHWEST STRAITS MARINE CONSERVATION INITIATIVE

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Northwest Straits Marine 
     Conservation Initiative Act''.

     SEC. 402. ESTABLISHMENT.

       There is established a commission to be known as the 
     Northwest Straits Advisory Commission (in this title referred 
     to as the ``Commission'').

     SEC. 403. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION.

       The Commission shall be organized and operated in 
     accordance with the provisions of the Northwest Straits 
     Citizen's Advisory Commission Report of August 20, 1998, on 
     file with the Secretary of Commerce (in this title referred 
     to as the ``Report'').

     SEC. 404. FUNDING.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce may, from 
     amounts available to the Secretary to carry out the work of 
     the Commission, provide assistance for use in accordance with 
     the Report and the priorities of the Commission--
       (1) to collect marine resources data in the Northwest 
     Straits;
       (2) to coordinate Federal, state and local marine resources 
     protection and restoration activities in the Northwest 
     Straits; and
       (3) to carry out other activities identified in the Report 
     as important to the protection and restoration of marine 
     resources in the Northwest Straits.
       (b) Provision.--The Secretary may provide the assistance 
     authorized by subsection (a) through the Director of the 
     Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, unless the 
     Governor of the State of Washington objects. If the Governor 
     objects, then the Secretary may provide the assistance though 
     the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.

     SEC. 405. LIMITATION.

       Nothing in this title provides the Commission with the 
     authority to implement any Federal law or regulation.

  When said bill, as amended, was considered, read twice, ordered to be 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United 
States and the Republic of Poland, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.

para.109.14  fall river water district

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 744) to authorize the construction of the Fall River Water 
Users District Rural Water System and authorize financial assistance to 
the Fall River Water Users District, a non-profit corporation, in the 
planning and construction of the water supply system, and for other 
purposes.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.109.15  rogue river national forest

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4326) to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal lands 
located within or adjacent to the Rogue River National Forest and to 
clarify the authority of the Bureau of Land Management to sell and 
exchange other Federal lands in Oregon.
  Mr. HANSEN submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Oregon 
     Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Land transfers involving Rogue River National Forest and other 
              public lands in Oregon.
Sec. 3. Protection of Oregon and California Railroad grant lands
Sec. 4. Hart Mountain jurisdictional transfers, Oregon.
Sec. 5. Boundary expansion, Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, 
              Oregon.
Sec. 6. Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project, Salem, Oregon.
Sec. 7. Conveyance to Deschutes County, Oregon.

     SEC. 2. LAND TRANSFERS INVOLVING ROGUE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST 
                   AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS IN OREGON.

       (a) Map References.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``maps 1 and 2'' refers to the maps entitled 
     ``BLM/Rogue River NF Administrative Jurisdiction Transfer, 
     North Half'' and ``BLM/Rogue River NF Administrative 
     Jurisdiction Transfer, South Half'' , both dated April 28, 
     1998.
       (2) The term ``maps 3 and 4'' refers to the maps entitled 
     ``BLM/Rogue River NF Boundary Adjustment, North Half'' and 
     ``BLM/Rogue River NF Boundary Adjustment, South Half'' , both 
     dated April 28, 1998.
       (b) Transfer From Public Domain to National Forest.--
       (1) Land transfer.--The public domain lands depicted on 
     maps 1 and 2 consisting of approximately 2,058 acres within 
     the external boundaries of Rogue River National Forest in the 
     State of Oregon are hereby added to and made a part of Rogue 
     River National Forest.
       (2) Administrative jurisdiction.--Administrative 
     jurisdiction over the lands described in paragraph (1) is 
     hereby transferred from the Secretary of the Interior to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture. Subject to valid existing rights, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture shall manage such lands as part 
     of Rogue River National Forest in accordance with the Act of 
     March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Law), and under 
     the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the National 
     Forest System.
       (c) Transfer From National Forest to Public Domain.--
       (1) Land transfer.--The Federal lands depicted on maps 1 
     and 2 consisting of approximately 1,632 acres within the 
     external boundaries of Rogue River National Forest are hereby 
     transferred to unreserved public domain status, and their 
     status as part of Rogue River National Forest and the 
     National Forest System is hereby revoked.
       (2) Administrative jurisdiction.--Administrative 
     jurisdiction over the lands described in paragraph (1) is 
     hereby transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the 
     Secretary of the Interior. Subject to valid existing rights, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall administer such lands 
     under the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to 
     unreserved public domain lands.
       (d) Restoration of Status of Certain National Forest Lands 
     as Revested Railroad Grant Lands.--
       (1) Restoration of earlier status.--The Federal lands 
     depicted on maps 1 and 2 consisting of approximately 4,298 
     acres within the external boundaries of Rogue River National 
     Forest are hereby restored to the status of revested Oregon 
     and California Railroad grant lands, and their status as part 
     of Rogue River National Forest and the National Forest System 
     is hereby revoked.
       (2) Administrative jurisdiction.--Administrative 
     jurisdiction over the lands described in paragraph (1) is 
     hereby transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the 
     Secretary of the Interior. Subject to valid existing rights, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall administer such lands 
     under the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.), 
     and other laws, rules, and regulations applicable to revested 
     Oregon and California Railroad grant lands under the 
     administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior.
       (e) Addition of Certain Revested Railroad Grant Lands to 
     National Forest.--
       (1) Land transfer.--The revested Oregon and California 
     Railroad grant lands depicted on maps 1 and 2 consisting of 
     approximately 960 acres within the external boundaries of 
     Rogue River National Forest are hereby added to and made a 
     part of Rogue River National Forest.

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       (2) Administrative jurisdiction.--Administrative 
     jurisdiction over the lands described in paragraph (1) is 
     hereby transferred from the Secretary of the Interior to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture. Subject to valid existing rights, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture shall manage such lands as part 
     of the Rogue River National Forest in accordance with the Act 
     of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Law), and under 
     the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the National 
     Forest System.
       (3) Distribution of receipts.--Notwithstanding the sixth 
     paragraph under the heading ``forest service'' in the Act of 
     May 23, 1908 and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 
     U.S.C. 500), revenues derived from the lands described in 
     paragraph (1) shall be distributed in accordance with the Act 
     of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.).
       (f) Boundary Adjustment.--The boundaries of Rogue River 
     National Forest are hereby adjusted to encompass the lands 
     transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture under this section and to exclude 
     private property interests adjacent to the exterior 
     boundaries of Rogue River National Forest, as depicted on 
     maps 3 and 4.
       (g) Maps.--Within 60 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the maps referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
     available for public inspection in the office of the Chief of 
     the Forest Service.
       (h) Miscellaneous Requirements.--As soon as practicable 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise 
     the public land records relating to the lands transferred 
     under this section to reflect the administrative, boundary, 
     and other changes made by this section. The Secretaries shall 
     publish in the Federal Register appropriate notice to the 
     public of the changes in administrative jurisdiction made by 
     this section with regard to lands described in this section.

     SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD GRANT 
                   LANDS

       (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) O & C land.--The term ``O & C land'' means the land 
     (commonly known as ``Oregon and California Railroad grant 
     land'') that--
       (A) revested in the United States under the Act of June 9, 
     1916 (39 Stat. 218, chapter 137); and
       (B) is managed by the Secretary of the Interior through the 
     Bureau of Land Management under the Act of August 28, 1937 
     (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.).
       (2) CBWR land.--The term ``CBWR land'' means the land 
     (commonly known as ``Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land'') that--
       (A) was reconveyed to the United States under the Act of 
     February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1179, chapter 47); and
       (B) is managed by the Secretary of the Interior through the 
     Bureau of Land Management under the Act of August 28, 1937 
     (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.).
       (3) Public domain land.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``public domain land'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``public lands'' in section 103 of the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1702).
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``public domain land'' does not 
     include O & C land or CBWR land.
       (4) Geographic area.--The term ``geographic area'' means 
     the area in the State of Oregon within the boundaries of the 
     Medford District, Roseburg District, Eugene District, Salem 
     District, Coos Bay District, and Klamath Resource Area of the 
     Lakeview District of the Bureau of Land Management, as the 
     districts and the resource area were constituted on January 
     1, 1998.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (b) Policy of No Net Loss of O & C Land, CBWR Land, or 
     Public Domain Land.--In carrying out sales, purchases, and 
     exchanges of land in the geographic area, the Secretary shall 
     ensure that on expiration of the 10-year period beginning on 
     the date of enactment of this Act and on expiration of each 
     10-year period thereafter, the number of acres of O & C land 
     and CBWR land in the geographic area, and the number of acres 
     of O & C land, CBWR land, and public domain land in the 
     geographic area that are available for timber harvesting, are 
     not less than the number of acres of such land on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Relationship to Umpqua Land Exchange Authority.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, this 
     section shall not apply to an exchange of land authorized 
     pursuant to section 1028 of the Omnibus Parks and Public 
     Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 
     4231), or any implementing legislation or administrative 
     rule, if the land exchange is consistent with the memorandum 
     of understanding between the Umpqua Land Exchange Project and 
     the Association of Oregon and California Land Grant Counties 
     dated February 19, 1998.

     SEC. 4. HART MOUNTAIN JURISDICTIONAL TRANSFERS, OREGON.

       (a) Transfer From the Bureau of Land Management to the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service.--
       (1) In general.--Administrative jurisdiction over the 
     parcels of land identified for transfer to the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service on the map entitled ``Hart Mountain 
     Jurisdictional Transfer'', dated February 26, 1998, 
     comprising approximately 12,100 acres of land in Lake County, 
     Oregon, located adjacent to or within the Hart Mountain 
     National Antelope Refuge, is transferred from the Bureau of 
     Land Management to the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service.
       (2) Inclusion in refuge.--The parcels of land described in 
     paragraph (1) shall be included in the Hart Mountain National 
     Antelope Refuge.
       (3) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     parcels of land described in paragraph (1)--
       (A) are withdrawn from--
       (i) surface entry under the public land laws;
       (ii) leasing under the mineral leasing laws and Geothermal 
     Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); and
       (iii) location and entry under the mining laws; and
       (B) shall be treated as parcels of land subject to the 
     provisions of Executive Order No. 7523 of December 21, 1936, 
     as amended by Executive Order No. 7895 of May 23, 1938, and 
     Presidential Proclamation No. 2416 of July 25, 1940, that 
     withdrew parcels of land for the Hart Mountain National 
     Antelope Refuge.
       (4) Management.--The land described in paragraph (1) shall 
     be included in the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge and 
     managed in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.), 
     and other applicable law and with management plans and 
     agreements between the Bureau of Land Management and the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the Hart Mountain 
     Refuge.
       (b) Continued Management of Guano Creek Wilderness Study 
     Area by the Bureau of Land Management.--
       (1) In general.--The parcels of land identified for 
     cooperative management on the map entitled ``Hart Mountain 
     Jurisdictional Transfer'', dated February 26, 1998, 
     comprising approximately 10,900 acres of land in Lake County, 
     Oregon, located south of the Hart Mountain National Antelope 
     Refuge, shall be retained under the jurisdiction of the 
     Bureau of Land Management.
       (2) Management.--The parcels of land described in paragraph 
     (1) that are within the Guano Creek Wilderness Study Area Act 
     shall be managed so as not to impair the suitability of the 
     area for designation as wilderness, in accordance with 
     current and future management plans and agreements (including 
     the agreement known as the ``Shirk Ranch Agreement'' dated 
     September 30, 1997), until such date as Congress enacts a law 
     directing otherwise.
       (c) Transfer From the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service to the Bureau of Land Management.--
       (1) In general.--Administrative jurisdiction over the 
     parcels of land identified for transfer to the Bureau of Land 
     Management on the map entitled ``Hart Mountain Jurisdictional 
     Transfer'', dated February 26, 1998, comprising approximately 
     7,700 acres of land in Lake County, Oregon, located adjacent 
     to or within the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, is 
     transferred from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
     to the Bureau of Land Management.
       (2) Removal from refuge.--The parcels of land described in 
     paragraph (1) are removed from the Hart Mountain National 
     Antelope Refuge, and the boundary of the refuge is modified 
     to reflect that removal.
       (3) Revocation of withdrawal.--The provisions of Executive 
     Order No. 7523 of December 21, 1936, as amended by Executive 
     Order No. 7895 of May 23, 1938, and Presidential Proclamation 
     No. 2416 of July 25, 1940, that withdrew the parcels of land 
     for the refuge, shall be of no effect with respect to the 
     parcels of land described in paragraph (1).
       (4) Status.--The parcels of land described in paragraph 
     (1)--
       (A) are designated as public land; and
       (B) shall be open to--
       (i) surface entry under the public land laws;
       (ii) leasing under the mineral leasing laws and the 
     Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); and
       (iii) location and entry under the mining laws.
       (5) Management.--The land described in paragraph (1) shall 
     be managed in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other 
     applicable law, and the agreement known as the ``Shirk Ranch 
     Agreement'' dated September 30, 1997.
       (d) Map.--A copy of the map described in subsections (a), 
     (b), and (c) and such additional legal descriptions as are 
     applicable shall be kept on file and available for public 
     inspection in the Office of the Regional Director of Region 1 
     of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the local 
     District Office of the Bureau of Land Management, the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and 
     the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives.
       (e) Correction of Reference to Wildlife Refuge.--Section 28 
     of the Act of August 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 718, chapter 732; 72 
     Stat. 818; 25 U.S.C. 564w-1), is amended in subsections (f) 
     and (g) by striking ``Klamath Forest National Wildlife 
     Refuge'' each place it appears and inserting ``Klamath Marsh 
     National Wildlife Refuge''.

     SEC. 5. BOUNDARY EXPANSION, BANDON MARSH NATIONAL WILDLIFE 
                   REFUGE, OREGON.

       Section 102 of Public Law 97-137 (95 Stat. 1709; 16 U.S.C. 
     668dd note) is amended by striking ``three hundred acres'' 
     and inserting ``1,000 acres''.

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     SEC. 6. WILLOW LAKE NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEM PROJECT, SALEM, 
                   OREGON.

       (a) In General.--Title XVI of the Reclamation Projects 
     Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1634. WILLOW LAKE NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEM PROJECT.

       ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with 
     the city of Salem, Oregon, is authorized to participate in 
     the design, planning, and construction of the Willow Lake 
     Natural Treatment System Project to reclaim and reuse 
     wastewater within and without the service area of the city of 
     Salem.
       ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     project authorized by this section shall not exceed 25 
     percent of the total cost of the project.
       ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds 
     for the operation and maintenance of the project authorized 
     by this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections in section 2 
     of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 1633 the following:

``Sec. 1634. Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project.

     SEC. 7. CONVEYANCE TO DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to 
     authorize the Secretary of the Interior to sell at fair 
     market value to Deschutes County, Oregon, certain land to be 
     used to protect the public's interest in clean water in the 
     aquifer that provides drinking water for residents of 
     Deschutes County and to promote the public interest in the 
     efficient delivery of social services and public amenities in 
     southern Deschutes County by--
       (1) providing land for private residential development to 
     compensate for development prohibitions on private land that 
     is currently zoned for residential development, but the 
     development of which would cause increased pollution of 
     ground and surface water;
       (2) providing for the streamlined and low-cost acquisition 
     of land by nonprofit and governmental social service entities 
     that offer needed community services to residents of the 
     area;
       (3) allowing Deschutes County to provide land for community 
     amenities and services, such as open space, parks, roads, and 
     other public spaces and uses, to area residents at little or 
     no cost to the public; and
       (4) otherwise assist in the implementation of the Deschutes 
     County Regional Problem Solving Project.
       (b) Sale of Land.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') may make 
     available for sale at fair market value to Deschutes County, 
     Oregon, a parcel of the land in Deschutes County comprising 
     approximately 544 acres and lying in township 22 south, range 
     10 east, Willamette meridian, as more fully described as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 1:
       (A) Government Lot 3, the portion west of Highway 97;
       (B) Government Lot 4;
       (C) SENW, the portion west of Highway 97; SWNW, the portion 
     west of Highway 97, NWSW, the portion west of Highway 97; 
     SWSW, the portion west of Highway 97;
       (2) Section 2:
       (A) Government Lot 1;
       (B) SENE, SESW, the portion east of Huntington Road; NESE; 
     NWSE; SWSE; SESE, the portion west of Highway 97;
       (3) Section 11:
       (A) Government Lot 10;
       (B) NENE, the portion west of Highway 97; NWNE; SWNE, the 
     portion west of Highway 97; NENW, the portion east of 
     Huntington Road; SWNW, the portion east of Huntington Road; 
     SENW.
       (c) Suitability for Sale.--The Secretary shall convey the 
     land under subsection (b) only if the Secretary determines 
     that the land is suitable for sale through the land use 
     planning process.
       (d) Special Account.--The amount paid by the County for the 
     conveyance of land under subsection (b)--
       (1) shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury 
     of the United States; and
       (2) may be used by the Secretary for the purchase of 
     environmentally sensitive land east of range 9 east, 
     Willamette meridian, in the State of Oregon that is 
     consistent with the goals and objectives of the land use 
     planning process of the Bureau of Land Management.

  When said bill, as amended, was considered, read twice, ordered to be 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.

para.109.16  burley irrigation district

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 538) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
facilities of the Minidoka project to the Burley Irrigation District, 
and for other purposes; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.109.17  change of reference--memorial

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, Memorial Number 303, 
received by the House from the legislature of the State of Idaho, was 
rereferred to the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on 
Resources.

para.109.18  change of reference--executive communications

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of Executive 
Communications 10321 and 10322.
  When said Executive Communications were rereferred to the Committee on 
Agriculture.

para.109.19  dante fascell north-south center

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 4757) to designate the North/South Center as the Dante B. 
Fascell North-South Center.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.109.20  augustus f. hawkins finance office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2349) to 
redesignate the Federal building located at 10301 South Compton Avenue, 
in Los Angeles, California, and known as the Watts Finance Office, as 
the ``Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Ms. 
MILLENDER-McDONALD, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.109.21  anti-slamming protection

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3888) to 
amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the protection of 
consumers against ``slamming'' by telecommunications carriers, and for 
other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. BLILEY and Mr. 
DINGELL, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed, as amended, was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

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para.109.22  wpo copyright treaties implementation

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-796):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2281), to amend title 17, United States Code, to implement 
     the World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty 
     and Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and for other 
     purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Millennium Copyright 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

                 TITLE I--WIPO TREATIES IMPLEMENTATION

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Technical amendments.
Sec. 103. Copyright protection systems and copyright management 
              information.
Sec. 104. Evaluation of impact of copyright law and amendments on 
              electronic commerce and technological development.
Sec. 105. Effective date.

      TITLE II--ONLINE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT LIABILITY LIMITATION

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Limitations on liability for copyright infringement.
Sec. 203. Effective date.

      TITLE III COMPUTER MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR COPYRIGHT EXEMPTION

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Limitations on exclusive rights; computer programs.

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. Provisions Relating to the Commissioner of Patents and 
              Trademarks and the Register of Copyrights.
Sec. 402. Ephemeral recordings.
Sec. 403. Limitations on exclusive rights; distance education.
Sec. 404. Exemption for libraries and archives.
Sec. 405. Scope of exclusive rights in sound recordings; ephemeral 
              recordings.
Sec. 406. Assumption of contractual obligations related to transfers of 
              rights in motion pictures.
Sec. 407. Effective date.

            TITLE V--PROTECTION OF CERTAIN ORIGINAL DESIGNS

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Protection of certain original designs.
Sec. 503. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 504. Joint study of the effect of this title.
Sec. 505. Effective date.

                 TITLE I--WIPO TREATIES IMPLEMENTATION

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``WIPO Copyright and 
     Performances and Phonograms Treaties Implementation Act of 
     1998''.

     SEC. 102. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 17, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the definition of ``Berne Convention 
     work'';
       (2) in the definition of ``The `country of origin' of a 
     Berne Convention work''--
       (A) by striking ``The `country of origin' of a Berne 
     Convention work, for purposes of section 411, is the United 
     States if'' and inserting ``For purposes of section 411, a 
     work is a `United States work' only if'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``nation or nations 
     adhering to the Berne Convention'' and inserting ``treaty 
     party or parties'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``does not adhere to 
     the Berne Convention'' and inserting ``is not a treaty 
     party''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``does not adhere to 
     the Berne Convention'' and inserting ``is not a treaty 
     party''; and
       (C) in the matter following paragraph (3) by striking ``For 
     the purposes of section 411, the `country of origin' of any 
     other Berne Convention work is not the United States.'';
       (3) by inserting after the definition of ``fixed'' the 
     following:
       ``The `Geneva Phonograms Convention' is the Convention for 
     the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against 
     Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms, concluded at 
     Geneva, Switzerland, on October 29, 1971.'';
       (4) by inserting after the definition of ``including'' the 
     following:
       ``An `international agreement' is--
       ``(1) the Universal Copyright Convention;
       ``(2) the Geneva Phonograms Convention;
       ``(3) the Berne Convention;
       ``(4) the WTO Agreement;
       ``(5) the WIPO Copyright Treaty;
       ``(6) the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty; and
       ``(7) any other copyright treaty to which the United States 
     is a party.'';
       (5) by inserting after the definition of ``transmit'' the 
     following:
       ``A `treaty party' is a country or intergovernmental 
     organization other than the United States that is a party to 
     an international agreement.'';
       (6) by inserting after the definition of ``widow'' the 
     following:
       ``The `WIPO Copyright Treaty' is the WIPO Copyright Treaty 
     concluded at Geneva, Switzerland, on December 20, 1996.'';
       (7) by inserting after the definition of ``The `WIPO 
     Copyright Treaty' '' the following:
       ``The `WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty' is the WIPO 
     Performances and Phonograms Treaty concluded at Geneva, 
     Switzerland, on December 20, 1996.''; and
       (8) by inserting after the definition of ``work made for 
     hire'' the following:
       ``The terms `WTO Agreement' and `WTO member country' have 
     the meanings given those terms in paragraphs (9) and (10), 
     respectively, of section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
     Act.''.
       (b) Subject Matter of Copyright; National Origin.--Section 
     104 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``foreign nation that is a 
     party to a copyright treaty to which the United States is 
     also a party'' and inserting ``treaty party'';
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``party to the Universal 
     Copyright Convention'' and inserting ``treaty party'';
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6);
       (D) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5) and 
     inserting it after paragraph (4);
       (E) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) the work is a sound recording that was first fixed in 
     a treaty party; or'';
       (F) in paragraph (4) by striking ``Berne Convention work'' 
     and inserting ``pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work that 
     is incorporated in a building or other structure, or an 
     architectural work that is embodied in a building and the 
     building or structure is located in the United States or a 
     treaty party''; and
       (G) by inserting after paragraph (6), as so redesignated, 
     the following:

     ``For purposes of paragraph (2), a work that is published in 
     the United States or a treaty party within 30 days after 
     publication in a foreign nation that is not a treaty party 
     shall be considered to be first published in the United 
     States or such treaty party, as the case may be.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Effect of Phonograms Treaties.--Notwithstanding the 
     provisions of subsection (b), no works other than sound 
     recordings shall be eligible for protection under this title 
     solely by virtue of the adherence of the United States to the 
     Geneva Phonograms Convention or the WIPO Performances and 
     Phonograms Treaty.''.
       (c) Copyright in Restored Works.--Section 104A(h) of title 
     17, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(A) a nation adhering to the Berne Convention;
       ``(B) a WTO member country;
       ``(C) a nation adhering to the WIPO Copyright Treaty;
       ``(D) a nation adhering to the WIPO Performances and 
     Phonograms Treaty; or
       ``(E) subject to a Presidential proclamation under 
     subsection (g).'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) The term `eligible country' means a nation, other 
     than the United States, that--
       ``(A) becomes a WTO member country after the date of the 
     enactment of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act;
       ``(B) on such date of enactment is, or after such date of 
     enactment becomes, a nation adhering to the Berne Convention;
       ``(C) adheres to the WIPO Copyright Treaty;
       ``(D) adheres to the WIPO Performances and Phonograms 
     Treaty; or
       ``(E) after such date of enactment becomes subject to a 
     proclamation under subsection (g).'';
       (3) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C)(iii) by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) at the end of subparagraph (D) by striking the period 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) if the source country for the work is an eligible 
     country solely by virtue of its adherence to the WIPO 
     Performances and Phonograms Treaty, is a sound recording.'';
       (4) in paragraph (8)(B)(i)--
       (A) by inserting ``of which'' before ``the majority''; and
       (B) by striking ``of eligible countries''; and
       (5) by striking paragraph (9).
       (d) Registration and Infringement Actions.--Section 411(a) 
     of title 17, United States Code, is amended in the first 
     sentence--
       (1) by striking ``actions for infringement of copyright in 
     Berne Convention works whose country of origin is not the 
     United States and''; and
       (2) by inserting ``United States'' after ``no action for 
     infringement of the copyright in any''.

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       (e) Statute of Limitations.--Section 507(a) of title 17, 
     United State Code, is amended by striking ``No'' and 
     inserting ``Except as expressly provided otherwise in this 
     title, no''.

     SEC. 103. COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND COPYRIGHT 
                   MANAGEMENT INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Title 17, United States Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new chapter:

       ``CHAPTER 12--COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

``Sec.
``1201. Circumvention of copyright protection systems.
``1202. Integrity of copyright management information.
``1203. Civil remedies.
``1204. Criminal offenses and penalties.
``1205. Savings clause.

     ``Sec. 1201. Circumvention of copyright protection systems

       ``(a) Violations Regarding Circumvention of Technological 
     Measures.--(1)(A) No person shall circumvent a technological 
     measure that effectively controls access to a work protected 
     under this title. The prohibition contained in the preceding 
     sentence shall take effect at the end of the 2-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this chapter.
       ``(B) The prohibition contained in subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply to persons who are users of a copyrighted work 
     which is in a particular class of works, if such persons are, 
     or are likely to be in the succeeding 3-year period, 
     adversely affected by virtue of such prohibition in their 
     ability to make noninfringing uses of that particular class 
     of works under this title, as determined under subparagraph 
     (C).
       ``(C) During the 2-year period described in subparagraph 
     (A), and during each succeeding 3-year period, the Librarian 
     of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Register of 
     Copyrights, who shall consult with the Assistant Secretary 
     for Communications and Information of the Department of 
     Commerce and report and comment on his or her views in making 
     such recommendation, shall make the determination in a 
     rulemaking proceeding on the record for purposes of 
     subparagraph (B) of whether persons who are users of a 
     copyrighted work are, or are likely to be in the succeeding 
     3-year period, adversely affected by the prohibition under 
     subparagraph (A) in their ability to make noninfringing uses 
     under this title of a particular class of copyrighted works. 
     In conducting such rulemaking, the Librarian shall examine--
       ``(i) the availability for use of copyrighted works;
       ``(ii) the availability for use of works for nonprofit 
     archival, preservation, and educational purposes;
       ``(iii) the impact that the prohibition on the 
     circumvention of technological measures applied to 
     copyrighted works has on criticism, comment, news reporting, 
     teaching, scholarship, or research;
       ``(iv) the effect of circumvention of technological 
     measures on the market for or value of copyrighted works; and
       ``(v) such other factors as the Librarian considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(D) The Librarian shall publish any class of copyrighted 
     works for which the Librarian has determined, pursuant to the 
     rulemaking conducted under subparagraph (C), that 
     noninfringing uses by persons who are users of a copyrighted 
     work are, or are likely to be, adversely affected, and the 
     prohibition contained in subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
     such users with respect to such class of works for the 
     ensuing 3-year period.
       ``(E) Neither the exception under subparagraph (B) from the 
     applicability of the prohibition contained in subparagraph 
     (A), nor any determination made in a rulemaking conducted 
     under subparagraph (C), may be used as a defense in any 
     action to enforce any provision of this title other than this 
     paragraph.
       ``(2) No person shall manufacture, import, offer to the 
     public, provide, or otherwise traffic in any technology, 
     product, service, device, component, or part thereof, that--
       ``(A) is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of 
     circumventing a technological measure that effectively 
     controls access to a work protected under this title;
       ``(B) has only limited commercially significant purpose or 
     use other than to circumvent a technological measure that 
     effectively controls access to a work protected under this 
     title; or
       ``(C) is marketed by that person or another acting in 
     concert with that person with that person's knowledge for use 
     in circumventing a technological measure that effectively 
     controls access to a work protected under this title.
       ``(3) As used in this subsection--
       ``(A) to `circumvent a technological measure' means to 
     descramble a scrambled work, to decrypt an encrypted work, or 
     otherwise to avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, or impair a 
     technological measure, without the authority of the copyright 
     owner; and
       ``(B) a technological measure `effectively controls access 
     to a work' if the measure, in the ordinary course of its 
     operation, requires the application of information, or a 
     process or a treatment, with the authority of the copyright 
     owner, to gain access to the work.
       ``(b) Additional Violations.--(1) No person shall 
     manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide, or 
     otherwise traffic in any technology, product, service, 
     device, component, or part thereof, that--
       ``(A) is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of 
     circumventing protection afforded by a technological measure 
     that effectively protects a right of a copyright owner under 
     this title in a work or a portion thereof;
       ``(B) has only limited commercially significant purpose or 
     use other than to circumvent protection afforded by a 
     technological measure that effectively protects a right of a 
     copyright owner under this title in a work or a portion 
     thereof; or
       ``(C) is marketed by that person or another acting in 
     concert with that person with that person's knowledge for use 
     in circumventing protection afforded by a technological 
     measure that effectively protects a right of a copyright 
     owner under this title in a work or a portion thereof.
       ``(2) As used in this subsection--
       ``(A) to `circumvent protection afforded by a technological 
     measure' means avoiding, bypassing, removing, deactivating, 
     or otherwise impairing a technological measure; and
       ``(B) a technological measure `effectively protects a right 
     of a copyright owner under this title' if the measure, in the 
     ordinary course of its operation, prevents, restricts, or 
     otherwise limits the exercise of a right of a copyright owner 
     under this title.
       ``(c) Other Rights, Etc., Not Affected.--(1) Nothing in 
     this section shall affect rights, remedies, limitations, or 
     defenses to copyright infringement, including fair use, under 
     this title.
       ``(2) Nothing in this section shall enlarge or diminish 
     vicarious or contributory liability for copyright 
     infringement in connection with any technology, product, 
     service, device, component, or part thereof.
       ``(3) Nothing in this section shall require that the design 
     of, or design and selection of parts and components for, a 
     consumer electronics, telecommunications, or computing 
     product provide for a response to any particular 
     technological measure, so long as such part or component, or 
     the product in which such part or component is integrated, 
     does not otherwise fall within the prohibitions of subsection 
     (a)(2) or (b)(1).
       ``(4) Nothing in this section shall enlarge or diminish any 
     rights of free speech or the press for activities using 
     consumer electronics, telecommunications, or computing 
     products.
       ``(d) Exemption for Nonprofit Libraries, Archives, and 
     Educational Institutions.--(1) A nonprofit library, archives, 
     or educational institution which gains access to a 
     commercially exploited copyrighted work solely in order to 
     make a good faith determination of whether to acquire a copy 
     of that work for the sole purpose of engaging in conduct 
     permitted under this title shall not be in violation of 
     subsection (a)(1)(A). A copy of a work to which access has 
     been gained under this paragraph--
       ``(A) may not be retained longer than necessary to make 
     such good faith determination; and
       ``(B) may not be used for any other purpose.
       ``(2) The exemption made available under paragraph (1) 
     shall only apply with respect to a work when an identical 
     copy of that work is not reasonably available in another 
     form.
       ``(3) A nonprofit library, archives, or educational 
     institution that willfully for the purpose of commercial 
     advantage or financial gain violates paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall, for the first offense, be subject to the civil 
     remedies under section 1203; and
       ``(B) shall, for repeated or subsequent offenses, in 
     addition to the civil remedies under section 1203, forfeit 
     the exemption provided under paragraph (1).
       ``(4) This subsection may not be used as a defense to a 
     claim under subsection (a)(2) or (b), nor may this subsection 
     permit a nonprofit library, archives, or educational 
     institution to manufacture, import, offer to the public, 
     provide, or otherwise traffic in any technology, product, 
     service, component, or part thereof, which circumvents a 
     technological measure.
       ``(5) In order for a library or archives to qualify for the 
     exemption under this subsection, the collections of that 
     library or archives shall be--
       ``(A) open to the public; or
       ``(B) available not only to researchers affiliated with the 
     library or archives or with the institution of which it is a 
     part, but also to other persons doing research in a 
     specialized field.
       ``(e) Law Enforcement, Intelligence, and Other Government 
     Activities.--This section does not prohibit any lawfully 
     authorized investigative, protective, information security, 
     or intelligence activity of an officer, agent, or employee of 
     the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a 
     State, or a person acting pursuant to a contract with the 
     United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a 
     State. For purposes of this subsection, the term `information 
     security' means activities carried out in order to identify 
     and address the vulnerabilities of a government computer, 
     computer system, or computer network.
       ``(f) Reverse Engineering.--(1) Notwithstanding the 
     provisions of subsection (a)(1)(A), a person who has lawfully 
     obtained the right to use a copy of a computer program may 
     circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls 
     access to a particular portion of that program for the sole 
     purpose of identifying and analyzing those elements of the 
     program that are necessary to achieve interoperability of an 
     independently created computer program with other programs, 
     and that have not previously been readily available to the 
     person engaging in the circumvention, to the extent any such

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     acts of identification and analysis do not constitute 
     infringement under this title.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a)(2) 
     and (b), a person may develop and employ technological means 
     to circumvent a technological measure, or to circumvent 
     protection afforded by a technological measure, in order to 
     enable the identification and analysis under paragraph (1), 
     or for the purpose of enabling interoperability of an 
     independently created computer program with other programs, 
     if such means are necessary to achieve such interoperability, 
     to the extent that doing so does not constitute infringement 
     under this title.
       ``(3) The information acquired through the acts permitted 
     under paragraph (1), and the means permitted under paragraph 
     (2), may be made available to others if the person referred 
     to in paragraph (1) or (2), as the case may be, provides such 
     information or means solely for the purpose of enabling 
     interoperability of an independently created computer program 
     with other programs, and to the extent that doing so does not 
     constitute infringement under this title or violate 
     applicable law other than this section.
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `interoperability' means the ability of computer programs to 
     exchange information, and of such programs mutually to use 
     the information which has been exchanged.
       ``(g) Encryption Research.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `encryption research' means activities 
     necessary to identify and analyze flaws and vulnerabilities 
     of encryption technologies applied to copyrighted works, if 
     these activities are conducted to advance the state of 
     knowledge in the field of encryption technology or to assist 
     in the development of encryption products; and
       ``(B) the term `encryption technology' means the scrambling 
     and descrambling of information using mathematical formulas 
     or algorithms.
       ``(2) Permissible acts of encryption research.--
     Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(1)(A), it is 
     not a violation of that subsection for a person to circumvent 
     a technological measure as applied to a copy, phonorecord, 
     performance, or display of a published work in the course of 
     an act of good faith encryption research if--
       ``(A) the person lawfully obtained the encrypted copy, 
     phonorecord, performance, or display of the published work;
       ``(B) such act is necessary to conduct such encryption 
     research;
       ``(C) the person made a good faith effort to obtain 
     authorization before the circumvention; and
       ``(D) such act does not constitute infringement under this 
     title or a violation of applicable law other than this 
     section, including section 1030 of title 18 and those 
     provisions of title 18 amended by the Computer Fraud and 
     Abuse Act of 1986.
       ``(3) Factors in determining exemption.--In determining 
     whether a person qualifies for the exemption under paragraph 
     (2), the factors to be considered shall include--
       ``(A) whether the information derived from the encryption 
     research was disseminated, and if so, whether it was 
     disseminated in a manner reasonably calculated to advance the 
     state of knowledge or development of encryption technology, 
     versus whether it was disseminated in a manner that 
     facilitates infringement under this title or a violation of 
     applicable law other than this section, including a violation 
     of privacy or breach of security;
       ``(B) whether the person is engaged in a legitimate course 
     of study, is employed, or is appropriately trained or 
     experienced, in the field of encryption technology; and
       ``(C) whether the person provides the copyright owner of 
     the work to which the technological measure is applied with 
     notice of the findings and documentation of the research, and 
     the time when such notice is provided.
       ``(4) Use of technological means for research activities.--
     Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(2), it is 
     not a violation of that subsection for a person to--
       ``(A) develop and employ technological means to circumvent 
     a technological measure for the sole purpose of that person 
     performing the acts of good faith encryption research 
     described in paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) provide the technological means to another person 
     with whom he or she is working collaboratively for the 
     purpose of conducting the acts of good faith encryption 
     research described in paragraph (2) or for the purpose of 
     having that other person verify his or her acts of good faith 
     encryption research described in paragraph (2).
       ``(5) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this chapter, the Register of 
     Copyrights and the Assistant Secretary for Communications and 
     Information of the Department of Commerce shall jointly 
     report to the Congress on the effect this subsection has had 
     on--
       ``(A) encryption research and the development of encryption 
     technology;
       ``(B) the adequacy and effectiveness of technological 
     measures designed to protect copyrighted works; and
       ``(C) protection of copyright owners against the 
     unauthorized access to their encrypted copyrighted works.

     The report shall include legislative recommendations, if any.
       ``(h) Exceptions Regarding Minors.--In applying subsection 
     (a) to a component or part, the court may consider the 
     necessity for its intended and actual incorporation in a 
     technology, product, service, or device, which--
       ``(1) does not itself violate the provisions of this title; 
     and
       ``(2) has the sole purpose to prevent the access of minors 
     to material on the Internet.
       ``(i) Protection of Personally Identifying Information.--
       (1) Circumvention permitted.--Notwithstanding the 
     provisions of subsection (a)(1)(A), it is not a violation of 
     that subsection for a person to circumvent a technological 
     measure that effectively controls access to a work protected 
     under this title, if--
       ``(A) the technological measure, or the work it protects, 
     contains the capability of collecting or disseminating 
     personally identifying information reflecting the online 
     activities of a natural person who seeks to gain access to 
     the work protected;
       ``(B) in the normal course of its operation, the 
     technological measure, or the work it protects, collects or 
     disseminates personally identifying information about the 
     person who seeks to gain access to the work protected, 
     without providing conspicuous notice of such collection or 
     dissemination to such person, and without providing such 
     person with the capability to prevent or restrict such 
     collection or dissemination;
       ``(C) the act of circumvention has the sole effect of 
     identifying and disabling the capability described in 
     subparagraph (A), and has no other effect on the ability of 
     any person to gain access to any work; and
       ``(D) the act of circumvention is carried out solely for 
     the purpose of preventing the collection or dissemination of 
     personally identifying information about a natural person who 
     seeks to gain access to the work protected, and is not in 
     violation of any other law.
       ``(2) Inapplicability to certain technological measures.--
     This subsection does not apply to a technological measure, or 
     a work it protects, that does not collect or disseminate 
     personally identifying information and that is disclosed to a 
     user as not having or using such capability.
       ``(j) Security Testing.--
       ``(1) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `security testing' means accessing a computer, computer 
     system, or computer network, solely for the purpose of good 
     faith testing, investigating, or correcting, a security flaw 
     or vulnerability, with the authorization of the owner or 
     operator of such computer, computer system, or computer 
     network.
       ``(2) Permissible acts of security testing.--
     Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(1)(A), it is 
     not a violation of that subsection for a person to engage in 
     an act of security testing, if such act does not constitute 
     infringement under this title or a violation of applicable 
     law other than this section, including section 1030 of title 
     18 and those provisions of title 18 amended by the Computer 
     Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986.
       ``(3) Factors in determining exemption.--In determining 
     whether a person qualifies for the exemption under paragraph 
     (2), the factors to be considered shall include--
       ``(A) whether the information derived from the security 
     testing was used solely to promote the security of the owner 
     or operator of such computer, computer system or computer 
     network, or shared directly with the developer of such 
     computer, computer system, or computer network; and
       ``(B) whether the information derived from the security 
     testing was used or maintained in a manner that does not 
     facilitate infringement under this title or a violation of 
     applicable law other than this section, including a violation 
     of privacy or breach of security.
       ``(4) Use of technological means for security testing.--
     Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(2), it is 
     not a violation of that subsection for a person to develop, 
     produce, distribute or employ technological means for the 
     sole purpose of performing the acts of security testing 
     described in subsection (2), provided such technological 
     means does not otherwise violate section (a)(2).
       ``(k) Certain Analog Devices and Certain Technological 
     Measures.--
       ``(1) Certain analog devices.--
       ``(A) Effective 18 months after the date of the enactment 
     of this chapter, no person shall manufacture, import, offer 
     to the public, provide or otherwise traffic in any--
       ``(i) VHS format analog video cassette recorder unless such 
     recorder conforms to the automatic gain control copy control 
     technology;
       ``(ii) 8mm format analog video cassette camcorder unless 
     such camcorder conforms to the automatic gain control 
     technology;
       ``(iii) Beta format analog video cassette recorder, unless 
     such recorder conforms to the automatic gain control copy 
     control technology, except that this requirement shall not 
     apply until there are 1,000 Beta format analog video cassette 
     recorders sold in the United States in any one calendar year 
     after the date of the enactment of this chapter;
       ``(iv) 8mm format analog video cassette recorder that is 
     not an analog video cassette camcorder, unless such recorder 
     conforms to the automatic gain control copy control 
     technology, except that this requirement shall not apply 
     until there are 20,000 such recorders sold in the United 
     States in any one calendar year after the date of the 
     enactment of this chapter; or
       ``(v) analog video cassette recorder that records using an 
     NTSC format video input and that is not otherwise covered 
     under clauses (i) through (iv), unless such device conforms 
     to the automatic gain control copy control technology.

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       ``(B) Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
     chapter, no person shall manufacture, import, offer to the 
     public, provide or otherwise traffic in--
       ``(i) any VHS format analog video cassette recorder or any 
     8mm format analog video cassette recorder if the design of 
     the model of such recorder has been modified after such date 
     of enactment so that a model of recorder that previously 
     conformed to the automatic gain control copy control 
     technology no longer conforms to such technology; or
       ``(ii) any VHS format analog video cassette recorder, or 
     any 8mm format analog video cassette recorder that is not an 
     8mm analog video cassette camcorder, if the design of the 
     model of such recorder has been modified after such date of 
     enactment so that a model of recorder that previously 
     conformed to the four-line colorstripe copy control 
     technology no longer conforms to such technology.

     Manufacturers that have not previously manufactured or sold a 
     VHS format analog video cassette recorder, or an 8mm format 
     analog cassette recorder, shall be required to conform to the 
     four-line colorstripe copy control technology in the initial 
     model of any such recorder manufactured after the date of the 
     enactment of this chapter, and thereafter to continue 
     conforming to the four-line colorstripe copy control 
     technology. For purposes of this subparagraph, an analog 
     video cassette recorder `conforms to' the four-line 
     colorstripe copy control technology if it records a signal 
     that, when played back by the playback function of that 
     recorder in the normal viewing mode, exhibits, on a reference 
     display device, a display containing distracting visible 
     lines through portions of the viewable picture.
       ``(2) Certain encoding restrictions.--No person shall apply 
     the automatic gain control copy control technology or 
     colorstripe copy control technology to prevent or limit 
     consumer copying except such copying--
       ``(A) of a single transmission, or specified group of 
     transmissions, of live events or of audiovisual works for 
     which a member of the public has exercised choice in 
     selecting the transmissions, including the content of the 
     transmissions or the time of receipt of such transmissions, 
     or both, and as to which such member is charged a separate 
     fee for each such transmission or specified group of 
     transmissions;
       ``(B) from a copy of a transmission of a live event or an 
     audiovisual work if such transmission is provided by a 
     channel or service where payment is made by a member of the 
     public for such channel or service in the form of a 
     subscription fee that entitles the member of the public to 
     receive all of the programming contained in such channel or 
     service;
       ``(C) from a physical medium containing one or more 
     prerecorded audiovisual works; or
       ``(D) from a copy of a transmission described in 
     subparagraph (A) or from a copy made from a physical medium 
     described in subparagraph (C).

     In the event that a transmission meets both the conditions 
     set forth in subparagraph (A) and those set forth in 
     subparagraph (B), the transmission shall be treated as a 
     transmission described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Inapplicability.--This subsection shall not--
       ``(A) require any analog video cassette camcorder to 
     conform to the automatic gain control copy control technology 
     with respect to any video signal received through a camera 
     lens;
       ``(B) apply to the manufacture, importation, offer for 
     sale, provision of, or other trafficking in, any professional 
     analog video cassette recorder; or
       ``(C) apply to the offer for sale or provision of, or other 
     trafficking in, any previously owned analog video cassette 
     recorder, if such recorder was legally manufactured and sold 
     when new and not subsequently modified in violation of 
     paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) An `analog video cassette recorder' means a device 
     that records, or a device that includes a function that 
     records, on electromagnetic tape in an analog format the 
     electronic impulses produced by the video and audio portions 
     of a television program, motion picture, or other form of 
     audiovisual work.
       ``(B) An `analog video cassette camcorder' means an analog 
     video cassette recorder that contains a recording function 
     that operates through a camera lens and through a video input 
     that may be connected with a television or other video 
     playback device.
       ``(C) An analog video cassette recorder `conforms' to the 
     automatic gain control copy control technology if it--
       ``(i) detects one or more of the elements of such 
     technology and does not record the motion picture or 
     transmission protected by such technology; or
       ``(ii) records a signal that, when played back, exhibits a 
     meaningfully distorted or degraded display.
       ``(D) The term `professional analog video cassette 
     recorder' means an analog video cassette recorder that is 
     designed, manufactured, marketed, and intended for use by a 
     person who regularly employs such a device for a lawful 
     business or industrial use, including making, performing, 
     displaying, distributing, or transmitting copies of motion 
     pictures on a commercial scale.
       ``(E) The terms `VHS format,' `8mm format,' `Beta format,' 
     `automatic gain control copy control technology,' 
     `colorstripe copy control technology,' `four-line version of 
     the colorstripe copy control technology,' and `NTSC' have the 
     meanings that are commonly understood in the consumer 
     electronics and motion picture industries as of the date of 
     the enactment of this chapter.
       ``(5) Violations.--Any violation of paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection shall be treated as a violation of subsection 
     (b)(1) of this section. Any violation of paragraph (2) of 
     this subsection shall be deemed an `act of circumvention' for 
     the purposes of section 1203(c)(3)(A) of this chapter.

     ``Sec. 1202. Integrity of copyright management information

       ``(a) False Copyright Management Information.--No person 
     shall knowingly and with the intent to induce, enable, 
     facilitate, or conceal infringement--
       ``(1) provide copyright management information that is 
     false, or
       ``(2) distribute or import for distribution copyright 
     management information that is false.
       ``(b) Removal or Alteration of Copyright Management 
     Information.--No person shall, without the authority of the 
     copyright owner or the law--
       ``(1) intentionally remove or alter any copyright 
     management information,
       ``(2) distribute or import for distribution copyright 
     management information knowing that the copyright management 
     information has been removed or altered without authority of 
     the copyright owner or the law, or
       ``(3) distribute, import for distribution, or publicly 
     perform works, copies of works, or phonorecords, knowing that 
     copyright management information has been removed or altered 
     without authority of the copyright owner or the law,
     knowing, or, with respect to civil remedies under section 
     1203, having reasonable grounds to know, that it will induce, 
     enable, facilitate, or conceal an infringement of any right 
     under this title.
       ``(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     `copyright management information' means any of the following 
     information conveyed in connection with copies or 
     phonorecords of a work or performances or displays of a work, 
     including in digital form, except that such term does not 
     include any personally identifying information about a user 
     of a work or of a copy, phonorecord, performance, or display 
     of a work:
       ``(1) The title and other information identifying the work, 
     including the information set forth on a notice of copyright.
       ``(2) The name of, and other identifying information about, 
     the author of a work.
       ``(3) The name of, and other identifying information about, 
     the copyright owner of the work, including the information 
     set forth in a notice of copyright.
       ``(4) With the exception of public performances of works by 
     radio and television broadcast stations, the name of, and 
     other identifying information about, a performer whose 
     performance is fixed in a work other than an audiovisual 
     work.
       ``(5) With the exception of public performances of works by 
     radio and television broadcast stations, in the case of an 
     audiovisual work, the name of, and other identifying 
     information about, a writer, performer, or director who is 
     credited in the audiovisual work.
       ``(6) Terms and conditions for use of the work.
       ``(7) Identifying numbers or symbols referring to such 
     information or links to such information.
       ``(8) Such other information as the Register of Copyrights 
     may prescribe by regulation, except that the Register of 
     Copyrights may not require the provision of any information 
     concerning the user of a copyrighted work.
       ``(d) Law Enforcement, Intelligence, and Other Government 
     Activities.--This section does not prohibit any lawfully 
     authorized investigative, protective, information security, 
     or intelligence activity of an officer, agent, or employee of 
     the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a 
     State, or a person acting pursuant to a contract with the 
     United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a 
     State. For purposes of this subsection, the term `information 
     security' means activities carried out in order to identify 
     and address the vulnerabilities of a government computer, 
     computer system, or computer network.
       ``(e) Limitations on Liability.--
       ``(1) Analog transmissions.--In the case of an analog 
     transmission, a person who is making transmissions in its 
     capacity as a broadcast station, or as a cable system, or 
     someone who provides programming to such station or system, 
     shall not be liable for a violation of subsection (b) if--
       ``(A) avoiding the activity that constitutes such violation 
     is not technically feasible or would create an undue 
     financial hardship on such person; and
       ``(B) such person did not intend, by engaging in such 
     activity, to induce, enable, facilitate, or conceal 
     infringement of a right under this title.
       ``(2) Digital transmissions.--
       ``(A) If a digital transmission standard for the placement 
     of copyright management information for a category of works 
     is set in a voluntary, consensus standard-setting process 
     involving a representative cross-section of broadcast 
     stations or cable systems and copyright owners of a category 
     of works that are intended for public performance by such 
     stations or systems, a person identified in paragraph (1) 
     shall not be liable for a violation of subsection (b) with 
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     ticular copyright management information addressed by such 
     standard if--
       ``(i) the placement of such information by someone other 
     than such person is not in accordance with such standard; and
       ``(ii) the activity that constitutes such violation is not 
     intended to induce, enable, facilitate, or conceal 
     infringement of a right under this title.
       ``(B) Until a digital transmission standard has been set 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) with respect to the placement of 
     copyright management information for a category or works, a 
     person identified in paragraph (1) shall not be liable for a 
     violation of subsection (b) with respect to such copyright 
     management information, if the activity that constitutes such 
     violation is not intended to induce, enable, facilitate, or 
     conceal infringement of a right under this title, and if--
       ``(i) the transmission of such information by such person 
     would result in a perceptible visual or aural degradation of 
     the digital signal; or
       ``(ii) the transmission of such information by such person 
     would conflict with--

       ``(I) an applicable government regulation relating to 
     transmission of information in a digital signal;
       ``(II) an applicable industry-wide standard relating to the 
     transmission of information in a digital signal that was 
     adopted by a voluntary consensus standards body prior to the 
     effective date of this chapter; or
       ``(III) an applicable industry-wide standard relating to 
     the transmission of information in a digital signal that was 
     adopted in a voluntary, consensus standards-setting process 
     open to participation by a representative cross-section of 
     broadcast stations or cable systems and copyright owners of a 
     category of works that are intended for public performance by 
     such stations or systems.

       ``(3) Definitions.--As used in this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `broadcast station' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 153)); and
       ``(B) the term `cable system' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 602 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 522)).

     ``Sec. 1203. Civil remedies

       ``(a) Civil Actions.--Any person injured by a violation of 
     section 1201 or 1202 may bring a civil action in an 
     appropriate United States district court for such violation.
       ``(b) Powers of the Court.--In an action brought under 
     subsection (a), the court--
       ``(1) may grant temporary and permanent injunctions on such 
     terms as it deems reasonable to prevent or restrain a 
     violation, but in no event shall impose a prior restraint on 
     free speech or the press protected under the 1st amendment to 
     the Constitution;
       ``(2) at any time while an action is pending, may order the 
     impounding, on such terms as it deems reasonable, of any 
     device or product that is in the custody or control of the 
     alleged violator and that the court has reasonable cause to 
     believe was involved in a violation;
       ``(3) may award damages under subsection (c);
       ``(4) in its discretion may allow the recovery of costs by 
     or against any party other than the United States or an 
     officer thereof;
       ``(5) in its discretion may award reasonable attorney's 
     fees to the prevailing party; and
       ``(6) may, as part of a final judgment or decree finding a 
     violation, order the remedial modification or the destruction 
     of any device or product involved in the violation that is in 
     the custody or control of the violator or has been impounded 
     under paragraph (2).
       ``(c) Award of Damages.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     title, a person committing a violation of section 1201 or 
     1202 is liable for either--
       ``(A) the actual damages and any additional profits of the 
     violator, as provided in paragraph (2), or
       ``(B) statutory damages, as provided in paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Actual damages.--The court shall award to the 
     complaining party the actual damages suffered by the party as 
     a result of the violation, and any profits of the violator 
     that are attributable to the violation and are not taken into 
     account in computing the actual damages, if the complaining 
     party elects such damages at any time before final judgment 
     is entered.
       ``(3) Statutory damages.--(A) At any time before final 
     judgment is entered, a complaining party may elect to recover 
     an award of statutory damages for each violation of section 
     1201 in the sum of not less than $200 or more than $2,500 per 
     act of circumvention, device, product, component, offer, or 
     performance of service, as the court considers just.
       ``(B) At any time before final judgment is entered, a 
     complaining party may elect to recover an award of statutory 
     damages for each violation of section 1202 in the sum of not 
     less than $2,500 or more than $25,000.
       ``(4) Repeated violations.--In any case in which the 
     injured party sustains the burden of proving, and the court 
     finds, that a person has violated section 1201 or 1202 within 
     three years after a final judgment was entered against the 
     person for another such violation, the court may increase the 
     award of damages up to triple the amount that would otherwise 
     be awarded, as the court considers just.
       ``(5) Innocent violations.--
       ``(A) In general.--The court in its discretion may reduce 
     or remit the total award of damages in any case in which the 
     violator sustains the burden of proving, and the court finds, 
     that the violator was not aware and had no reason to believe 
     that its acts constituted a violation.
       ``(B) Nonprofit library, archives, or educational 
     institutions.--In the case of a nonprofit library, archives, 
     or educational institution, the court shall remit damages in 
     any case in which the library, archives, or educational 
     institution sustains the burden of proving, and the court 
     finds, that the library, archives, or educational institution 
     was not aware and had no reason to believe that its acts 
     constituted a violation.

     ``Sec. 1204. Criminal offenses and penalties

       ``(a) In General.--Any person who violates section 1201 or 
     1202 willfully and for purposes of commercial advantage or 
     private financial gain--
       ``(1) shall be fined not more than $500,000 or imprisoned 
     for not more than 5 years, or both, for the first offense; 
     and
       ``(2) shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned 
     for not more than 10 years, or both, for any subsequent 
     offense.
       ``(b) Limitation for Nonprofit Library, Archives, or 
     Educational Institution.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a 
     nonprofit library, archives, or educational institution.
       ``(c) Statute of Limitations.--No criminal proceeding shall 
     be brought under this section unless such proceeding is 
     commenced within five years after the cause of action arose.

     ``Sec. 1205. Savings clause

       ``Nothing in this chapter abrogates, diminishes, or weakens 
     the provisions of, nor provides any defense or element of 
     mitigation in a criminal prosecution or civil action under, 
     any Federal or State law that prevents the violation of the 
     privacy of an individual in connection with the individual's 
     use of the Internet.''.
       (b) Conforming amendment.--The table of chapters for title 
     17, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item 
     relating to chapter 11 the following:

``12. Copyright Protection and Management Systems...........1201''.....

     SEC. 104. EVALUATION OF IMPACT OF COPYRIGHT LAW AND 
                   AMENDMENTS ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND 
                   TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Evaluation by the Register of Copyrights and the 
     Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.--The 
     Register of Copyrights and the Assistant Secretary for 
     Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce 
     shall jointly evaluate--
       (1) the effects of the amendments made by this title and 
     the development of electronic commerce and associated 
     technology on the operation of sections 109 and 117 of title 
     17, United States Code; and
       (2) the relationship between existing and emergent 
     technology and the operation of sections 109 and 117 of title 
     17, United States Code.
       (b) Report to Congress.--The Register of Copyrights and the 
     Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the 
     Department of Commerce shall, not later than 24 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress 
     a joint report on the evaluation conducted under subsection 
     (a), including any legislative recommendations the Register 
     and the Assistant Secretary may have.

     SEC. 105. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     title, this title and the amendments made by this title shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Amendments Relating to Certain International 
     Agreements.--(1) The following shall take effect upon the 
     entry into force of the WIPO Copyright Treaty with respect to 
     the United States:
       (A) Paragraph (5) of the definition of ``international 
     agreement'' contained in section 101 of title 17, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 102(a)(4) of this Act.
       (B) The amendment made by section 102(a)(6) of this Act.
       (C) Subparagraph (C) of section 104A(h)(1) of title 17, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 102(c)(1) of this 
     Act.
       (D) Subparagraph (C) of section 104A(h)(3) of title 17, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 102(c)(2) of this 
     Act.
       (2) The following shall take effect upon the entry into 
     force of the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty with 
     respect to the United States:
       (A) Paragraph (6) of the definition of ``international 
     agreement'' contained in section 101 of title 17, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 102(a)(4) of this Act.
       (B) The amendment made by section 102(a)(7) of this Act.
       (C) The amendment made by section 102(b)(2) of this Act.
       (D) Subparagraph (D) of section 104A(h)(1) of title 17, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 102(c)(1) of this 
     Act.
       (E) Subparagraph (D) of section 104A(h)(3) of title 17, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 102(c)(2) of this 
     Act.
       (F) The amendments made by section 102(c)(3) of this Act.

      TITLE II--ONLINE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT LIABILITY LIMITATION

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Online Copyright 
     Infringement Liability Limitation Act''.

     SEC. 202. LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY FOR COPYRIGHT 
                   INFRINGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 17, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding after section 511 the following new 
     section:

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     ``Sec. 512. Limitations on liability relating to material 
       online

       ``(a) Transitory Digital Network Communications.--A service 
     provider shall not be liable for monetary relief, or, except 
     as provided in subsection (j), for injunctive or other 
     equitable relief, for infringement of copyright by reason of 
     the provider's transmitting, routing, or providing 
     connections for, material through a system or network 
     controlled or operated by or for the service provider, or by 
     reason of the intermediate and transient storage of that 
     material in the course of such transmitting, routing, or 
     providing connections, if--
       ``(1) the transmission of the material was initiated by or 
     at the direction of a person other than the service provider;
       ``(2) the transmission, routing, provision of connections, 
     or storage is carried out through an automatic technical 
     process without selection of the material by the service 
     provider;
       ``(3) the service provider does not select the recipients 
     of the material except as an automatic response to the 
     request of another person;
       ``(4) no copy of the material made by the service provider 
     in the course of such intermediate or transient storage is 
     maintained on the system or network in a manner ordinarily 
     accessible to anyone other than anticipated recipients, and 
     no such copy is maintained on the system or network in a 
     manner ordinarily accessible to such anticipated recipients 
     for a longer period than is reasonably necessary for the 
     transmission, routing, or provision of connections; and
       ``(5) the material is transmitted through the system or 
     network without modification of its content.
       ``(b) System Caching.--
       ``(1) Limitation on liability.--A service provider shall 
     not be liable for monetary relief, or, except as provided in 
     subsection (j), for injunctive or other equitable relief, for 
     infringement of copyright by reason of the intermediate and 
     temporary storage of material on a system or network 
     controlled or operated by or for the service provider in a 
     case in which--
       ``(A) the material is made available online by a person 
     other than the service provider,
       ``(B) the material is transmitted from the person described 
     in subparagraph (A) through the system or network to a person 
     other than the person described in subparagraph (A) at the 
     direction of that other person, and
       ``(C) the storage is carried out through an automatic 
     technical process for the purpose of making the material 
     available to users of the system or network who, after the 
     material is transmitted as described in subparagraph (B), 
     request access to the material from the person described in 
     subparagraph (A),
     if the conditions set forth in paragraph (2) are met.
       (2) Conditions.--The conditions referred to in paragraph 
     (1) are that--
       ``(A) the material described in paragraph (1) is 
     transmitted to the subsequent users described in paragraph 
     (1)(C) without modification to its content from the manner in 
     which the material was transmitted from the person described 
     in paragraph (1)(A);
       ``(B) the service provider described in paragraph (1) 
     complies with rules concerning the refreshing, reloading, or 
     other updating of the material when specified by the person 
     making the material available online in accordance with a 
     generally accepted industry standard data communications 
     protocol for the system or network through which that person 
     makes the material available, except that this subparagraph 
     applies only if those rules are not used by the person 
     described in paragraph (1)(A) to prevent or unreasonably 
     impair the intermediate storage to which this subsection 
     applies;
       ``(C) the service provider does not interfere with the 
     ability of technology associated with the material to return 
     to the person described in paragraph (1)(A) the information 
     that would have been available to that person if the material 
     had been obtained by the subsequent users described in 
     paragraph (1)(C) directly from that person, except that this 
     subparagraph applies only if that technology--
       ``(i) does not significantly interfere with the performance 
     of the provider's system or network or with the intermediate 
     storage of the material;
       ``(ii) is consistent with generally accepted industry 
     standard communications protocols; and
       ``(iii) does not extract information from the provider's 
     system or network other than the information that would have 
     been available to the person described in paragraph (1)(A) if 
     the subsequent users had gained access to the material 
     directly from that person;
       ``(D) if the person described in paragraph (1)(A) has in 
     effect a condition that a person must meet prior to having 
     access to the material, such as a condition based on payment 
     of a fee or provision of a password or other information, the 
     service provider permits access to the stored material in 
     significant part only to users of its system or network that 
     have met those conditions and only in accordance with those 
     conditions; and
       ``(E) if the person described in paragraph (1)(A) makes 
     that material available online without the authorization of 
     the copyright owner of the material, the service provider 
     responds expeditiously to remove, or disable access to, the 
     material that is claimed to be infringing upon notification 
     of claimed infringement as described in subsection (c)(3), 
     except that this subparagraph applies only if--
       ``(i) the material has previously been removed from the 
     originating site or access to it has been disabled, or a 
     court has ordered that the material be removed from the 
     originating site or that access to the material on the 
     originating site be disabled; and
       ``(ii) the party giving the notification includes in the 
     notification a statement confirming that the material has 
     been removed from the originating site or access to it has 
     been disabled or that a court has ordered that the material 
     be removed from the originating site or that access to the 
     material on the originating site be disabled.
       ``(c) Information Residing on Systems or Networks At 
     Direction of Users.--
       ``(1) In general.--A service provider shall not be liable 
     for monetary relief, or, except as provided in subsection 
     (j), for injunctive or other equitable relief, for 
     infringement of copyright by reason of the storage at the 
     direction of a user of material that resides on a system or 
     network controlled or operated by or for the service 
     provider, if the service provider--
       ``(A)(i) does not have actual knowledge that the material 
     or an activity using the material on the system or network is 
     infringing;
       ``(ii) in the absence of such actual knowledge, is not 
     aware of facts or circumstances from which infringing 
     activity is apparent; or
       ``(iii) upon obtaining such knowledge or awareness, acts 
     expeditiously to remove, or disable access to, the material;
       ``(B) does not receive a financial benefit directly 
     attributable to the infringing activity, in a case in which 
     the service provider has the right and ability to control 
     such activity; and
       ``(C) upon notification of claimed infringement as 
     described in paragraph (3), responds expeditiously to remove, 
     or disable access to, the material that is claimed to be 
     infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity.
       ``(2) Designated agent.--The limitations on liability 
     established in this subsection apply to a service provider 
     only if the service provider has designated an agent to 
     receive notifications of claimed infringement described in 
     paragraph (3), by making available through its service, 
     including on its website in a location accessible to the 
     public, and by providing to the Copyright Office, 
     substantially the following information:
       ``(A) the name, address, phone number, and electronic mail 
     address of the agent.
       ``(B) other contact information which the Register of 
     Copyrights may deem appropriate.
     The Register of Copyrights shall maintain a current directory 
     of agents available to the public for inspection, including 
     through the Internet, in both electronic and hard copy 
     formats, and may require payment of a fee by service 
     providers to cover the costs of maintaining the directory.
       ``(3) Elements of notification.--
       ``(A) To be effective under this subsection, a notification 
     of claimed infringement must be a written communication 
     provided to the designated agent of a service provider that 
     includes substantially the following:
       ``(i) A physical or electronic signature of a person 
     authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive 
     right that is allegedly infringed.
       ``(ii) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to 
     have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a 
     single online site are covered by a single notification, a 
     representative list of such works at that site.
       ``(iii) Identification of the material that is claimed to 
     be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and 
     that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, 
     and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service 
     provider to locate the material.
       ``(iv) Information reasonably sufficient to permit the 
     service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an 
     address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic 
     mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
       ``(v) A statement that the complaining party has a good 
     faith belief that use of the material in the manner 
     complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its 
     agent, or the law.
       ``(vi) A statement that the information in the notification 
     is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the 
     complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner 
     of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
       ``(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), a notification from a 
     copyright owner or from a person authorized to act on behalf 
     of the copyright owner that fails to comply substantially 
     with the provisions of subparagraph (A) shall not be 
     considered under paragraph (1)(A) in determining whether a 
     service provider has actual knowledge or is aware of facts or 
     circumstances from which infringing activity is apparent.
       ``(ii) In a case in which the notification that is provided 
     to the service provider's designated agent fails to comply 
     substantially with all the provisions of subparagraph (A) but 
     substantially complies with clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of 
     subparagraph (A), clause (i) of this subparagraph applies 
     only if the service provider promptly attempts to contact the 
     person making the notification or takes other reasonable 
     steps to assist in the receipt of notification that 
     substantially complies with all the provisions of 
     subparagraph (A).

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       ``(d) Information Location Tools.--A service provider shall 
     not be liable for monetary relief, or, except as provided in 
     subsection (j), for injunctive or other equitable relief, for 
     infringement of copyright by reason of the provider referring 
     or linking users to an online location containing infringing 
     material or infringing activity, by using information 
     location tools, including a directory, index, reference, 
     pointer, or hypertext link, if the service provider--
       ``(1)(A) does not have actual knowledge that the material 
     or activity is infringing;
       ``(B) in the absence of such actual knowledge, is not aware 
     of facts or circumstances from which infringing activity is 
     apparent; or
       ``(C) upon obtaining such knowledge or awareness, acts 
     expeditiously to remove, or disable access to, the material;
       ``(2) does not receive a financial benefit directly 
     attributable to the infringing activity, in a case in which 
     the service provider has the right and ability to control 
     such activity; and
       ``(3) upon notification of claimed infringement as 
     described in subsection (c)(3), responds expeditiously to 
     remove, or disable access to, the material that is claimed to 
     be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity, 
     except that, for purposes of this paragraph, the information 
     described in subsection (c)(3)(A)(iii) shall be 
     identification of the reference or link, to material or 
     activity claimed to be infringing, that is to be removed or 
     access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably 
     sufficient to permit the service provider to locate that 
     reference or link.
       ``(e) Limitation on liability of nonprofit educational 
     institutions.--(1) When a public or other nonprofit 
     institution of higher education is a service provider, and 
     when a faculty member or graduate student who is an employee 
     of such institution is performing a teaching or research 
     function, for the purposes of subsections (a) and (b) such 
     faculty member or graduate student shall be considered to be 
     a person other than the institution, and for the purposes of 
     subsections (c) and (d) such faculty member's or graduate 
     student's knowledge or awareness of his or her infringing 
     activities shall not be attributed to the institution, if--
       ``(A) such faculty member's or graduate student's 
     infringing activities do not involve the provision of online 
     access to instructional materials that are or were required 
     or recommended, within the preceding 3-year period, for a 
     course taught at the institution by such faculty member or 
     graduate student;
       ``(B) the institution has not, within the preceding 3-year 
     period, received more than 2 notifications described in 
     subsection (c)(3) of claimed infringement by such faculty 
     member or graduate student, and such notifications of claimed 
     infringement were not actionable under subsection (f); and
       ``(C) the institution provides to all users of its system 
     or network informational materials that accurately describe, 
     and promote compliance with, the laws of the United States 
     relating to copyright.
       ``(2) Injunctions.--For the purposes of this subsection, 
     the limitations on injunctive relief contained in subsections 
     (j)(2) and (j)(3), but not those in (j)(1), shall apply.
       ``(f) Misrepresentations.--Any person who knowingly 
     materially misrepresents under this section--
       ``(1) that material or activity is infringing, or
       ``(2) that material or activity was removed or disabled by 
     mistake or misidentification,
      shall be liable for any damages, including costs and 
     attorneys' fees, incurred by the alleged infringer, by any 
     copyright owner or copyright owner's authorized licensee, or 
     by a service provider, who is injured by such 
     misrepresentation, as the result of the service provider 
     relying upon such misrepresentation in removing or disabling 
     access to the material or activity claimed to be infringing, 
     or in replacing the removed material or ceasing to disable 
     access to it.
       ``(g) Replacement of Removed or Disabled Material and 
     Limitation on Other Liability.--
       ``(1) No liability for taking down generally.--Subject to 
     paragraph (2), a service provider shall not be liable to any 
     person for any claim based on the service provider's good 
     faith disabling of access to, or removal of, material or 
     activity claimed to be infringing or based on facts or 
     circumstances from which infringing activity is apparent, 
     regardless of whether the material or activity is ultimately 
     determined to be infringing.
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with 
     respect to material residing at the direction of a subscriber 
     of the service provider on a system or network controlled or 
     operated by or for the service provider that is removed, or 
     to which access is disabled by the service provider, pursuant 
     to a notice provided under subsection (c)(1)(C), unless the 
     service provider--
       ``(A) takes reasonable steps promptly to notify the 
     subscriber that it has removed or disabled access to the 
     material;
       ``(B) upon receipt of a counter notification described in 
     paragraph (3), promptly provides the person who provided the 
     notification under subsection (c)(1)(C) with a copy of the 
     counter notification, and informs that person that it will 
     replace the removed material or cease disabling access to it 
     in 10 business days; and
       ``(C) replaces the removed material and ceases disabling 
     access to it not less than 10, nor more than 14, business 
     days following receipt of the counter notice, unless its 
     designated agent first receives notice from the person who 
     submitted the notification under subsection (c)(1)(C) that 
     such person has filed an action seeking a court order to 
     restrain the subscriber from engaging in infringing activity 
     relating to the material on the service provider's system or 
     network.
       ``(3) Contents of counter notification.--To be effective 
     under this subsection, a counter notification must be a 
     written communication provided to the service provider's 
     designated agent that includes substantially the following:
       ``(A) A physical or electronic signature of the subscriber.
       ``(B) Identification of the material that has been removed 
     or to which access has been disabled and the location at 
     which the material appeared before it was removed or access 
     to it was disabled.
       ``(C) A statement under penalty of perjury that the 
     subscriber has a good faith belief that the material was 
     removed or disabled as a result of mistake or 
     misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
       ``(D) The subscriber's name, address, and telephone number, 
     and a statement that the subscriber consents to the 
     jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial 
     district in which the address is located, or if the 
     subscriber's address is outside of the United States, for any 
     judicial district in which the service provider may be found, 
     and that the subscriber will accept service of process from 
     the person who provided notification under subsection 
     (c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person.
       ``(4) Limitation on other liability.--A service provider's 
     compliance with paragraph (2) shall not subject the service 
     provider to liability for copyright infringement with respect 
     to the material identified in the notice provided under 
     subsection (c)(1)(C).
       ``(h) Subpoena To Identify Infringer.--
       ``(1) Request.--A copyright owner or a person authorized to 
     act on the owner's behalf may request the clerk of any United 
     States district court to issue a subpoena to a service 
     provider for identification of an alleged infringer in 
     accordance with this subsection.
       ``(2) Contents of request.--The request may be made by 
     filing with the clerk--
       ``(A) a copy of a notification described in subsection 
     (c)(3)(A);
       ``(B) a proposed subpoena; and
       ``(C) a sworn declaration to the effect that the purpose 
     for which the subpoena is sought is to obtain the identity of 
     an alleged infringer and that such information will only be 
     used for the purpose of protecting rights under this title.
       ``(3) Contents of subpoena.--The subpoena shall authorize 
     and order the service provider receiving the notification and 
     the subpoena to expeditiously disclose to the copyright owner 
     or person authorized by the copyright owner information 
     sufficient to identify the alleged infringer of the material 
     described in the notification to the extent such information 
     is available to the service provider.
       ``(4) Basis for granting subpoena.--If the notification 
     filed satisfies the provisions of subsection (c)(3)(A), the 
     proposed subpoena is in proper form, and the accompanying 
     declaration is properly executed, the clerk shall 
     expeditiously issue and sign the proposed subpoena and return 
     it to the requester for delivery to the service provider.
       ``(5) Actions of service provider receiving subpoena.--Upon 
     receipt of the issued subpoena, either accompanying or 
     subsequent to the receipt of a notification described in 
     subsection (c)(3)(A), the service provider shall 
     expeditiously disclose to the copyright owner or person 
     authorized by the copyright owner the information required by 
     the subpoena, notwithstanding any other provision of law and 
     regardless of whether the service provider responds to the 
     notification.
       ``(6) Rules applicable to subpoena.--Unless otherwise 
     provided by this section or by applicable rules of the court, 
     the procedure for issuance and delivery of the subpoena, and 
     the remedies for noncompliance with the subpoena, shall be 
     governed to the greatest extent practicable by those 
     provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governing 
     the issuance, service, and enforcement of a subpoena duces 
     tecum.
       ``(i) Conditions for Eligibility.--
       ``(1) Accommodation of technology.--The limitations on 
     liability established by this section shall apply to a 
     service provider only if the service provider--
       ``(A) has adopted and reasonably implemented, and informs 
     subscribers and account holders of the service provider's 
     system or network of, a policy that provides for the 
     termination in appropriate circumstances of subscribers and 
     account holders of the service provider's system or network 
     who are repeat infringers; and
       ``(B) accommodates and does not interfere with standard 
     technical measures.
       ``(2) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term 
     `standard technical measures' means technical measures that 
     are used by copyright owners to identify or protect 
     copyrighted works and--
       ``(A) have been developed pursuant to a broad consensus of 
     copyright owners and service providers in an open, fair, 
     voluntary, multi-industry standards process;
       ``(B) are available to any person on reasonable and 
     nondiscriminatory terms; and
       ``(C) do not impose substantial costs on service providers 
     or substantial burdens on their systems or networks.
       ``(j) Injunctions.--The following rules shall apply in the 
     case of any application for an injunction under section 502 
     against a

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     service provider that is not subject to monetary remedies 
     under this section:
       ``(1) Scope of relief.--(A) With respect to conduct other 
     than that which qualifies for the limitation on remedies set 
     forth in subsection (a), the court may grant injunctive 
     relief with respect to a service provider only in one or more 
     of the following forms:
       ``(i) An order restraining the service provider from 
     providing access to infringing material or activity residing 
     at a particular online site on the provider's system or 
     network.
       ``(ii) An order restraining the service provider from 
     providing access to a subscriber or account holder of the 
     service provider's system or network who is engaging in 
     infringing activity and is identified in the order, by 
     terminating the accounts of the subscriber or account holder 
     that are specified in the order.
       ``(iii) Such other injunctive relief as the court may 
     consider necessary to prevent or restrain infringement of 
     copyrighted material specified in the order of the court at a 
     particular online location, if such relief is the least 
     burdensome to the service provider among the forms of relief 
     comparably effective for that purpose.
       ``(B) If the service provider qualifies for the limitation 
     on remedies described in subsection (a), the court may only 
     grant injunctive relief in one or both of the following 
     forms:
       ``(i) An order restraining the service provider from 
     providing access to a subscriber or account holder of the 
     service provider's system or network who is using the 
     provider's service to engage in infringing activity and is 
     identified in the order, by terminating the accounts of the 
     subscriber or account holder that are specified in the order.
       ``(ii) An order restraining the service provider from 
     providing access, by taking reasonable steps specified in the 
     order to block access, to a specific, identified, online 
     location outside the United States.
       ``(2) Considerations.--The court, in considering the 
     relevant criteria for injunctive relief under applicable law, 
     shall consider--
       ``(A) whether such an injunction, either alone or in 
     combination with other such injunctions issued against the 
     same service provider under this subsection, would 
     significantly burden either the provider or the operation of 
     the provider's system or network;
       ``(B) the magnitude of the harm likely to be suffered by 
     the copyright owner in the digital network environment if 
     steps are not taken to prevent or restrain the infringement;
       ``(C) whether implementation of such an injunction would be 
     technically feasible and effective, and would not interfere 
     with access to noninfringing material at other online 
     locations; and
       ``(D) whether other less burdensome and comparably 
     effective means of preventing or restraining access to the 
     infringing material are available.
       ``(3) Notice and Ex Parte Orders.--Injunctive relief under 
     this subsection shall be available only after notice to the 
     service provider and an opportunity for the service provider 
     to appear are provided, except for orders ensuring the 
     preservation of evidence or other orders having no material 
     adverse effect on the operation of the service provider's 
     communications network.
       ``(k) Definitions.--
       ``(1) Service provider.--(A) As used in subsection (a), the 
     term `service provider' means an entity offering the 
     transmission, routing, or providing of connections for 
     digital online communications, between or among points 
     specified by a user, of material of the user's choosing, 
     without modification to the content of the material as sent 
     or received.
       ``(B) As used in this section, other than subsection (a), 
     the term `service provider' means a provider of online 
     services or network access, or the operator of facilities 
     therefor, and includes an entity described in subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(2) Monetary relief.--As used in this section, the term 
     `monetary relief' means damages, costs, attorneys' fees, and 
     any other form of monetary payment.
       ``(l) Other Defenses Not Affected.--The failure of a 
     service provider's conduct to qualify for limitation of 
     liability under this section shall not bear adversely upon 
     the consideration of a defense by the service provider that 
     the service provider's conduct is not infringing under this 
     title or any other defense.
       ``(m) Protection of Privacy.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to condition the applicability of subsections 
     (a) through (d) on--
       ``(1) a service provider monitoring its service or 
     affirmatively seeking facts indicating infringing activity, 
     except to the extent consistent with a standard technical 
     measure complying with the provisions of subsection (i); or
       ``(2) a service provider gaining access to, removing, or 
     disabling access to material in cases in which such conduct 
     is prohibited by law.
       ``(n) Construction.--Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) 
     describe separate and distinct functions for purposes of 
     applying this section. Whether a service provider qualifies 
     for the limitation on liability in any one of those 
     subsections shall be based solely on the criteria in that 
     subsection, and shall not affect a determination of whether 
     that service provider qualifies for the limitations on 
     liability under any other such subsection.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 5 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

``512. Limitations on liability relating to material online.''.

     SEC. 203. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

      TITLE III-COMPUTER MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR COPYRIGHT EXEMPTION

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Computer Maintenance 
     Competition Assurance Act''.

     SEC. 302. LIMITATIONS ON EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS; COMPUTER PROGRAMS.

       Section 117 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Making of Additional Copy or Adaptation by Owner of 
     Copy.--Notwithstanding'';
       (2) by striking ``Any exact'' and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Lease, Sale, or Other Transfer of Additional Copy or 
     Adaptation.--Any exact''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Machine Maintenance or Repair.--Notwithstanding the 
     provisions of section 106, it is not an infringement for the 
     owner or lessee of a machine to make or authorize the making 
     of a copy of a computer program if such copy is made solely 
     by virtue of the activation of a machine that lawfully 
     contains an authorized copy of the computer program, for 
     purposes only of maintenance or repair of that machine, if--
       ``(1) such new copy is used in no other manner and is 
     destroyed immediately after the maintenance or repair is 
     completed; and
       ``(2) with respect to any computer program or part thereof 
     that is not necessary for that machine to be activated, such 
     program or part thereof is not accessed or used other than to 
     make such new copy by virtue of the activation of the 
     machine.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the `maintenance' of a machine is the servicing of 
     the machine in order to make it work in accordance with its 
     original specifications and any changes to those 
     specifications authorized for that machine; and
       ``(2) the `repair' of a machine is the restoring of the 
     machine to the state of working in accordance with its 
     original specifications and any changes to those 
     specifications authorized for that machine.''.

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS 
                   AND TRADEMARKS AND THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS

       (a) Compensation.--(1) Section 3(d) of title 35, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``prescribed by law for 
     Assistant Secretaries of Commerce'' and inserting ``in effect 
     for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of 
     title 5, United States Code''.
       (2) Section 701(e) of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``IV'' and inserting ``III''; and
       (B) by striking ``5315'' and inserting ``5314''.
       (3) Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of 
     Patents and Trademarks.
       ``Register of Copyrights.''.
       (b) Clarification of Authority of the Copyright Office.--
     Section 701 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as 
     subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) In addition to the functions and duties set out 
     elsewhere in this chapter, the Register of Copyrights shall 
     perform the following functions:
       ``(1) Advise Congress on national and international issues 
     relating to copyright, other matters arising under this 
     title, and related matters.
       ``(2) Provide information and assistance to Federal 
     departments and agencies and the Judiciary on national and 
     international issues relating to copyright, other matters 
     arising under this title, and related matters.
       ``(3) Participate in meetings of international 
     intergovernmental organizations and meetings with foreign 
     government officials relating to copyright, other matters 
     arising under this title, and related matters, including as a 
     member of United States delegations as authorized by the 
     appropriate Executive branch authority.
       ``(4) Conduct studies and programs regarding copyright, 
     other matters arising under this title, and related matters, 
     the administration of the Copyright Office, or any function 
     vested in the Copyright Office by law, including educational 
     programs conducted cooperatively with foreign intellectual 
     property offices and international intergovernmental 
     organizations.
       ``(5) Perform such other functions as Congress may direct, 
     or as may be appropriate in furtherance of the functions and 
     duties specifically set forth in this title.''

     SEC. 402. EPHEMERAL RECORDINGS.

       Section 112(a) of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
       (2) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';

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       (3) by inserting after ``under a license'' the following: 
     ``, including a statutory license under section 114(f),'';
       (4) by inserting after ``114(a),'' the following: ``or for 
     a transmitting organization that is a broadcast radio or 
     television station licensed as such by the Federal 
     Communications Commission and that makes a broadcast 
     transmission of a performance of a sound recording in a 
     digital format on a nonsubscription basis,''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) In a case in which a transmitting organization 
     entitled to make a copy or phonorecord under paragraph (1) in 
     connection with the transmission to the public of a 
     performance or display of a work is prevented from making 
     such copy or phonorecord by reason of the application by the 
     copyright owner of technical measures that prevent the 
     reproduction of the work, the copyright owner shall make 
     available to the transmitting organization the necessary 
     means for permitting the making of such copy or phonorecord 
     as permitted under that paragraph, if it is technologically 
     feasible and economically reasonable for the copyright owner 
     to do so. If the copyright owner fails to do so in a timely 
     manner in light of the transmitting organization's reasonable 
     business requirements, the transmitting organization shall 
     not be liable for a violation of section 1201(a)(1) of this 
     title for engaging in such activities as are necessary to 
     make such copies or phonorecords as permitted under paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection.''.

     SEC. 403. LIMITATIONS ON EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS; DISTANCE 
                   EDUCATION.

       (a) Recommendations by Register of Copyrights.--Not later 
     than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Register of Copyrights, after consultation with 
     representatives of copyright owners, nonprofit educational 
     institutions, and nonprofit libraries and archives, shall 
     submit to the Congress recommendations on how to promote 
     distance education through digital technologies, including 
     interactive digital networks, while maintaining an 
     appropriate balance between the rights of copyright owners 
     and the needs of users of copyrighted works. Such 
     recommendations shall include any legislation the Register of 
     Copyrights considers appropriate to achieve the objective 
     described in the preceding sentence.
       (b) Factors.--In formulating recommendations under 
     subsection (a), the Register of Copyrights shall consider--
       (1) the need for an exemption from exclusive rights of 
     copyright owners for distance education through digital 
     networks;
       (2) the categories of works to be included under any 
     distance education exemption;
       (3) the extent of appropriate quantitative limitations on 
     the portions of works that may be used under any distance 
     education exemption;
       (4) the parties who should be entitled to the benefits of 
     any distance education exemption;
       (5) the parties who should be designated as eligible 
     recipients of distance education materials under any distance 
     education exemption;
       (6) whether and what types of technological measures can or 
     should be employed to safeguard against unauthorized access 
     to, and use or retention of, copyrighted materials as a 
     condition of eligibility for any distance education 
     exemption, including, in light of developing technological 
     capabilities, the exemption set out in section 110(2) of 
     title 17, United States Code;
       (7) the extent to which the availability of licenses for 
     the use of copyrighted works in distance education through 
     interactive digital networks should be considered in 
     assessing eligibility for any distance education exemption; 
     and
       (8) such other issues relating to distance education 
     through interactive digital networks that the Register 
     considers appropriate.

     SEC. 404. EXEMPTION FOR LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES.

       Section 108 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting ``Except 
     as otherwise provided in this title and notwithstanding'';
       (B) by inserting after ``no more than one copy or 
     phonorecord of a work'' the following: ``, except as provided 
     in subsections (b) and (c)''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3) by inserting after ``copyright'' the 
     following: ``that appears on the copy or phonorecord that is 
     reproduced under the provisions of this section, or includes 
     a legend stating that the work may be protected by copyright 
     if no such notice can be found on the copy or phonorecord 
     that is reproduced under the provisions of this section'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``a copy or phonorecord'' and inserting 
     ``three copies or phonorecords'';
       (B) by striking ``in facsimile form''; and
       (C) by striking ``if the copy or phonorecord reproduced is 
     currently in the collections of the library or archives.'' 
     and inserting ``if--
       ``(1) the copy or phonorecord reproduced is currently in 
     the collections of the library or archives; and
       ``(2) any such copy or phonorecord that is reproduced in 
     digital format is not otherwise distributed in that format 
     and is not made available to the public in that format 
     outside the premises of the library or archives.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``a copy or phonorecord'' and inserting 
     ``three copies or phonorecords'';
       (B) by striking ``in facsimile form'';
       (C) by inserting ``or if the existing format in which the 
     work is stored has become obsolete,'' after ``stolen,''; and
       (D) by striking ``if the library or archives has, after a 
     reasonable effort, determined that an unused replacement 
     cannot be obtained at a fair price.'' and inserting ``if--
       ``(1) the library or archives has, after a reasonable 
     effort, determined that an unused replacement cannot be 
     obtained at a fair price; and
       ``(2) any such copy or phonorecord that is reproduced in 
     digital format is not made available to the public in that 
     format outside the premises of the library or archives in 
     lawful possession of such copy.''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:

     ``For purposes of this subsection, a format shall be 
     considered obsolete if the machine or device necessary to 
     render perceptible a work stored in that format is no longer 
     manufactured or is no longer reasonably available in the 
     commercial marketplace.''.

     SEC. 405. SCOPE OF EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS IN SOUND RECORDINGS; 
                   EPHEMERAL RECORDINGS.

       (a) Scope of Exclusive Rights in Sound Recordings.--Section 
     114 of title 17, United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Subsection (d) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) a nonsubscription broadcast transmission;''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Statutory Licensing of Certain Transmissions.--The 
     performance of a sound recording publicly by means of a 
     subscription digital audio transmission not exempt under 
     paragraph (1), an eligible nonsubscription transmission, or a 
     transmission not exempt under paragraph (1) that is made by a 
     preexisting satellite digital audio radio service shall be 
     subject to statutory licensing, in accordance with subsection 
     (f) if--
       ``(A)(i) the transmission is not part of an interactive 
     service;
       ``(ii) except in the case of a transmission to a business 
     establishment, the transmitting entity does not automatically 
     and intentionally cause any device receiving the transmission 
     to switch from one program channel to another; and
       ``(iii) except as provided in section 1002(e), the 
     transmission of the sound recording is accompanied, if 
     technically feasible, by the information encoded in that 
     sound recording, if any, by or under the authority of the 
     copyright owner of that sound recording, that identifies the 
     title of the sound recording, the featured recording artist 
     who performs on the sound recording, and related information, 
     including information concerning the underlying musical work 
     and its writer;
       ``(B) in the case of a subscription transmission not exempt 
     under paragraph (1) that is made by a preexisting 
     subscription service in the same transmission medium used by 
     such service on July 31, 1998, or in the case of a 
     transmission not exempt under paragraph (1) that is made by a 
     preexisting satellite digital audio radio service--
       ``(i) the transmission does not exceed the sound recording 
     performance complement; and
       ``(ii) the transmitting entity does not cause to be 
     published by means of an advance program schedule or prior 
     announcement the titles of the specific sound recordings or 
     phonorecords embodying such sound recordings to be 
     transmitted; and
       ``(C) in the case of an eligible nonsubscription 
     transmission or a subscription transmission not exempt under 
     paragraph (1) that is made by a new subscription service or 
     by a preexisting subscription service other than in the same 
     transmission medium used by such service on July 31, 1998--
       ``(i) the transmission does not exceed the sound recording 
     performance complement, except that this requirement shall 
     not apply in the case of a retransmission of a broadcast 
     transmission if the retransmission is made by a transmitting 
     entity that does not have the right or ability to control the 
     programming of the broadcast station making the broadcast 
     transmission, unless--

       ``(I) the broadcast station makes broadcast transmissions--

       ``(aa) in digital format that regularly exceed the sound 
     recording performance complement; or
       ``(bb) in analog format, a substantial portion of which, on 
     a weekly basis, exceed the sound recording performance 
     complement; and

       ``(II) the sound recording copyright owner or its 
     representative has notified the transmitting entity in 
     writing that broadcast transmissions of the copyright owner's 
     sound recordings exceed the sound recording performance 
     complement as provided in this clause;

       ``(ii) the transmitting entity does not cause to be 
     published, or induce or facilitate the publication, by means 
     of an advance program schedule or prior announcement, the 
     titles of the specific sound recordings to be transmitted, 
     the phonorecords embodying such sound recordings, or, other 
     than for illustrative purposes, the names of the featured 
     recording artists, except that this clause does not 
     disqualify a transmitting entity that makes a prior 
     announcement that a particular artist will be featured within 
     an unspecified future time period, and in the case of a 
     retransmission of a broadcast transmission by a transmitting 
     entity that does not have the right or ability to control

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     the programming of the broadcast transmission, the 
     requirement of this clause shall not apply to a prior oral 
     announcement by the broadcast station, or to an advance 
     program schedule published, induced, or facilitated by the 
     broadcast station, if the transmitting entity does not have 
     actual knowledge and has not received written notice from the 
     copyright owner or its representative that the broadcast 
     station publishes or induces or facilitates the publication 
     of such advance program schedule, or if such advance program 
     schedule is a schedule of classical music programming 
     published by the broadcast station in the same manner as 
     published by that broadcast station on or before September 
     30, 1998;
       ``(iii) the transmission--

       ``(I) is not part of an archived program of less than 5 
     hours duration;
       ``(II) is not part of an archived program of 5 hours or 
     greater in duration that is made available for a period 
     exceeding 2 weeks;
       ``(III) is not part of a continuous program which is of 
     less than 3 hours duration; or
       ``(IV) is not part of an identifiable program in which 
     performances of sound recordings are rendered in a 
     predetermined order, other than an archived or continuous 
     program, that is transmitted at--

       ``(aa) more than 3 times in any 2-week period that have 
     been publicly announced in advance, in the case of a program 
     of less than 1 hour in duration, or
       ``(bb) more than 4 times in any 2-week period that have 
     been publicly announced in advance, in the case of a program 
     of 1 hour or more in duration,

     except that the requirement of this subclause shall not apply 
     in the case of a retransmission of a broadcast transmission 
     by a transmitting entity that does not have the right or 
     ability to control the programming of the broadcast 
     transmission, unless the transmitting entity is given notice 
     in writing by the copyright owner of the sound recording that 
     the broadcast station makes broadcast transmissions that 
     regularly violate such requirement;

       ``(iv) the transmitting entity does not knowingly perform 
     the sound recording, as part of a service that offers 
     transmissions of visual images contemporaneously with 
     transmissions of sound recordings, in a manner that is likely 
     to cause confusion, to cause mistake, or to deceive, as to 
     the affiliation, connection, or association of the copyright 
     owner or featured recording artist with the transmitting 
     entity or a particular product or service advertised by the 
     transmitting entity, or as to the origin, sponsorship, or 
     approval by the copyright owner or featured recording artist 
     of the activities of the transmitting entity other than the 
     performance of the sound recording itself;
       ``(v) the transmitting entity cooperates to prevent, to the 
     extent feasible without imposing substantial costs or 
     burdens, a transmission recipient or any other person or 
     entity from automatically scanning the transmitting entity's 
     transmissions alone or together with transmissions by other 
     transmitting entities in order to select a particular sound 
     recording to be transmitted to the transmission recipient, 
     except that the requirement of this clause shall not apply to 
     a satellite digital audio service that is in operation, or 
     that is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, on 
     or before July 31, 1998;
       ``(vi) the transmitting entity takes no affirmative steps 
     to cause or induce the making of a phonorecord by the 
     transmission recipient, and if the technology used by the 
     transmitting entity enables the transmitting entity to limit 
     the making by the transmission recipient of phonorecords of 
     the transmission directly in a digital format, the 
     transmitting entity sets such technology to limit such making 
     of phonorecords to the extent permitted by such technology;
       ``(vii) phonorecords of the sound recording have been 
     distributed to the public under the authority of the 
     copyright owner or the copyright owner authorizes the 
     transmitting entity to transmit the sound recording, and the 
     transmitting entity makes the transmission from a phonorecord 
     lawfully made under the authority of the copyright owner, 
     except that the requirement of this clause shall not apply to 
     a retransmission of a broadcast transmission by a 
     transmitting entity that does not have the right or ability 
     to control the programming of the broadcast transmission, 
     unless the transmitting entity is given notice in writing by 
     the copyright owner of the sound recording that the broadcast 
     station makes broadcast transmissions that regularly violate 
     such requirement;
       ``(viii) the transmitting entity accommodates and does not 
     interfere with the transmission of technical measures that 
     are widely used by sound recording copyright owners to 
     identify or protect copyrighted works, and that are 
     technically feasible of being transmitted by the transmitting 
     entity without imposing substantial costs on the transmitting 
     entity or resulting in perceptible aural or visual 
     degradation of the digital signal, except that the 
     requirement of this clause shall not apply to a satellite 
     digital audio service that is in operation, or that is 
     licensed under the authority of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, on or before July 31, 1998, to the extent that 
     such service has designed, developed, or made commitments to 
     procure equipment or technology that is not compatible with 
     such technical measures before such technical measures are 
     widely adopted by sound recording copyright owners; and
       ``(ix) the transmitting entity identifies in textual data 
     the sound recording during, but not before, the time it is 
     performed, including the title of the sound recording, the 
     title of the phonorecord embodying such sound recording, if 
     any, and the featured recording artist, in a manner to permit 
     it to be displayed to the transmission recipient by the 
     device or technology intended for receiving the service 
     provided by the transmitting entity, except that the 
     obligation in this clause shall not take effect until 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of the Digital Millennium 
     Copyright Act and shall not apply in the case of a 
     retransmission of a broadcast transmission by a transmitting 
     entity that does not have the right or ability to control the 
     programming of the broadcast transmission, or in the case in 
     which devices or technology intended for receiving the 
     service provided by the transmitting entity that have the 
     capability to display such textual data are not common in the 
     marketplace.''.
       (2) Subsection (f) is amended--
       (A) in the subsection heading by striking ``Nonexempt 
     Subscription'' and inserting ``Certain Nonexempt'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the first sentence--

       (I) by striking ``(1) No'' and inserting ``(1)(A) No'';
       (II) by striking ``the activities'' and inserting 
     ``subscription transmissions by preexisting subscription 
     services and transmissions by preexisting satellite digital 
     audio radio services''; and

       (III) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2001''; and

       (ii) by amending the third sentence to read as follows: 
     ``Any copyright owners of sound recordings, preexisting 
     subscription services, or preexisting satellite digital audio 
     radio services may submit to the Librarian of Congress 
     licenses covering such subscription transmissions with 
     respect to such sound recordings.''; and
       (C) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) In the absence of license agreements negotiated under 
     subparagraph (A), during the 60-day period commencing 6 
     months after publication of the notice specified in 
     subparagraph (A), and upon the filing of a petition in 
     accordance with section 803(a)(1), the Librarian of Congress 
     shall, pursuant to chapter 8, convene a copyright arbitration 
     royalty panel to determine and publish in the Federal 
     Register a schedule of rates and terms which, subject to 
     paragraph (3), shall be binding on all copyright owners of 
     sound recordings and entities performing sound recordings 
     affected by this paragraph. In establishing rates and terms 
     for preexisting subscription services and preexisting 
     satellite digital audio radio services, in addition to the 
     objectives set forth in section 801(b)(1), the copyright 
     arbitration royalty panel may consider the rates and terms 
     for comparable types of subscription digital audio 
     transmission services and comparable circumstances under 
     voluntary license agreements negotiated as provided in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(C)(i) Publication of a notice of the initiation of 
     voluntary negotiation proceedings as specified in 
     subparagraph (A) shall be repeated, in accordance with 
     regulations that the Librarian of Congress shall prescribe--
       ``(I) no later than 30 days after a petition is filed by 
     any copyright owners of sound recordings, any preexisting 
     subscription services, or any preexisting satellite digital 
     audio radio services indicating that a new type of 
     subscription digital audio transmission service on which 
     sound recordings are performed is or is about to become 
     operational; and
       ``(II) in the first week of January, 2001, and at 5-year 
     intervals thereafter.
       ``(ii) The procedures specified in subparagraph (B) shall 
     be repeated, in accordance with regulations that the 
     Librarian of Congress shall prescribe, upon filing of a 
     petition in accordance with section 803(a)(1) during a 60-day 
     period commencing--
       ``(I) 6 months after publication of a notice of the 
     initiation of voluntary negotiation proceedings under 
     subparagraph (A) pursuant to a petition under clause (i)(I) 
     of this subparagraph; or
       ``(II) on July 1, 2001, and at 5-year intervals thereafter.
       ``(iii) The procedures specified in subparagraph (B) shall 
     be concluded in accordance with section 802.
       ``(2)(A) No later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the 
     Librarian of Congress shall cause notice to be published in 
     the Federal Register of the initiation of voluntary 
     negotiation proceedings for the purpose of determining 
     reasonable terms and rates of royalty payments for public 
     performances of sound recordings by means of eligible 
     nonsubscription transmissions and transmissions by new 
     subscription services specified by subsection (d)(2) during 
     the period beginning on the date of the enactment of such Act 
     and ending on December 31, 2000, or such other date as the 
     parties may agree. Such rates and terms shall distinguish 
     among the different types of eligible nonsubscription 
     transmission services and new subscription services then in 
     operation and shall include a minimum fee for each such type 
     of service. Any copyright owners of sound recordings or any 
     entities performing sound recordings affected by this 
     paragraph may submit to the Librarian of Congress licenses 
     covering such eligible nonsubscription transmissions and new 
     subscription services with respect to such sound recordings. 
     The parties to each negotiation proceeding shall bear their 
     own costs.

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       ``(B) In the absence of license agreements negotiated under 
     subparagraph (A), during the 60-day period commencing 6 
     months after publication of the notice specified in 
     subparagraph (A), and upon the filing of a petition in 
     accordance with section 803(a)(1), the Librarian of Congress 
     shall, pursuant to chapter 8, convene a copyright arbitration 
     royalty panel to determine and publish in the Federal 
     Register a schedule of rates and terms which, subject to 
     paragraph (3), shall be binding on all copyright owners of 
     sound recordings and entities performing sound recordings 
     affected by this paragraph during the period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 
     and ending on December 31, 2000, or such other date as the 
     parties may agree. Such rates and terms shall distinguish 
     among the different types of eligible nonsubscription 
     transmission services then in operation and shall include a 
     minimum fee for each such type of service, such differences 
     to be based on criteria including, but not limited to, the 
     quantity and nature of the use of sound recordings and the 
     degree to which use of the service may substitute for or may 
     promote the purchase of phonorecords by consumers. In 
     establishing rates and terms for transmissions by eligible 
     nonsubscription services and new subscription services, the 
     copyright arbitration royalty panel shall establish rates and 
     terms that most clearly represent the rates and terms that 
     would have been negotiated in the marketplace between a 
     willing buyer and a willing seller. In determining such rates 
     and terms, the copyright arbitration royalty panel shall base 
     its decision on economic, competitive and programming 
     information presented by the parties, including--
       ``(i) whether use of the service may substitute for or may 
     promote the sales of phonorecords or otherwise may interfere 
     with or may enhance the sound recording copyright owner's 
     other streams of revenue from its sound recordings; and
       ``(ii) the relative roles of the copyright owner and the 
     transmitting entity in the copyrighted work and the service 
     made available to the public with respect to relative 
     creative contribution, technological contribution, capital 
     investment, cost, and risk.

     In establishing such rates and terms, the copyright 
     arbitration royalty panel may consider the rates and terms 
     for comparable types of digital audio transmission services 
     and comparable circumstances under voluntary license 
     agreements negotiated under subparagraph (A).
       ``(C)(i) Publication of a notice of the initiation of 
     voluntary negotiation proceedings as specified in 
     subparagraph (A) shall be repeated in accordance with 
     regulations that the Librarian of Congress shall prescribe--
       ``(I) no later than 30 days after a petition is filed by 
     any copyright owners of sound recordings or any eligible 
     nonsubscription service or new subscription service 
     indicating that a new type of eligible nonsubscription 
     service or new subscription service on which sound recordings 
     are performed is or is about to become operational; and
       ``(II) in the first week of January 2000, and at 2-year 
     intervals thereafter, except to the extent that different 
     years for the repeating of such proceedings may be determined 
     in accordance with subparagraph (A).
       ``(ii) The procedures specified in subparagraph (B) shall 
     be repeated, in accordance with regulations that the 
     Librarian of Congress shall prescribe, upon filing of a 
     petition in accordance with section 803(a)(1) during a 60-day 
     period commencing--
       ``(I) 6 months after publication of a notice of the 
     initiation of voluntary negotiation proceedings under 
     subparagraph (A) pursuant to a petition under clause (i)(I); 
     or
       ``(II) on July 1, 2000, and at 2-year intervals thereafter, 
     except to the extent that different years for the repeating 
     of such proceedings may be determined in accordance with 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(iii) The procedures specified in subparagraph (B) shall 
     be concluded in accordance with section 802.
       ``(3) License agreements voluntarily negotiated at any time 
     between 1 or more copyright owners of sound recordings and 1 
     or more entities performing sound recordings shall be given 
     effect in lieu of any determination by a copyright 
     arbitration royalty panel or decision by the Librarian of 
     Congress.
       ``(4)(A) The Librarian of Congress shall also establish 
     requirements by which copyright owners may receive reasonable 
     notice of the use of their sound recordings under this 
     section, and under which records of such use shall be kept 
     and made available by entities performing sound recordings.
       ``(B) Any person who wishes to perform a sound recording 
     publicly by means of a transmission eligible for statutory 
     licensing under this subsection may do so without infringing 
     the exclusive right of the copyright owner of the sound 
     recording--
       ``(i) by complying with such notice requirements as the 
     Librarian of Congress shall prescribe by regulation and by 
     paying royalty fees in accordance with this subsection; or
       ``(ii) if such royalty fees have not been set, by agreeing 
     to pay such royalty fees as shall be determined in accordance 
     with this subsection.
       ``(C) Any royalty payments in arrears shall be made on or 
     before the twentieth day of the month next succeeding the 
     month in which the royalty fees are set.''.
       (3) Subsection (g) is amended--
       (A) in the subsection heading by striking ``Subscription'';
       (B) in paragraph (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``subscription transmission licensed'' and 
     inserting ``transmission licensed under a statutory 
     license'';
       (C) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) by striking 
     ``subscription''; and
       (D) in paragraph (2) by striking ``subscription''.
       (4) Subsection (j) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (4) and (9) and redesignating 
     paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), and (8) as paragraphs 
     (3), (5), (9), (12), (13), and (14), respectively;
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) An `archived program' is a predetermined program that 
     is available repeatedly on the demand of the transmission 
     recipient and that is performed in the same order from the 
     beginning, except that an archived program shall not include 
     a recorded event or broadcast transmission that makes no more 
     than an incidental use of sound recordings, as long as such 
     recorded event or broadcast transmission does not contain an 
     entire sound recording or feature a particular sound 
     recording.'';
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(4) A `continuous program' is a predetermined program 
     that is continuously performed in the same order and that is 
     accessed at a point in the program that is beyond the control 
     of the transmission recipient.'';
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (5), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(6) An `eligible nonsubscription transmission' is a 
     noninteractive nonsubscription digital audio transmission not 
     exempt under subsection (d)(1) that is made as part of a 
     service that provides audio programming consisting, in whole 
     or in part, of performances of sound recordings, including 
     retransmissions of broadcast transmissions, if the primary 
     purpose of the service is to provide to the public such audio 
     or other entertainment programming, and the primary purpose 
     of the service is not to sell, advertise, or promote 
     particular products or services other than sound recordings, 
     live concerts, or other music-related events.
       ``(7) An `interactive service' is one that enables a member 
     of the public to receive a transmission of a program 
     specially created for the recipient, or on request, a 
     transmission of a particular sound recording, whether or not 
     as part of a program, which is selected by or on behalf of 
     the recipient. The ability of individuals to request that 
     particular sound recordings be performed for reception by the 
     public at large, or in the case of a subscription service, by 
     all subscribers of the service, does not make a service 
     interactive, if the programming on each channel of the 
     service does not substantially consist of sound recordings 
     that are performed within 1 hour of the request or at a time 
     designated by either the transmitting entity or the 
     individual making such request. If an entity offers both 
     interactive and noninteractive services (either concurrently 
     or at different times), the noninteractive component shall 
     not be treated as part of an interactive service.
       ``(8) A `new subscription service' is a service that 
     performs sound recordings by means of noninteractive 
     subscription digital audio transmissions and that is not a 
     preexisting subscription service or a preexisting satellite 
     digital audio radio service.'';
       (E) by inserting after paragraph (9), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(10) A `preexisting satellite digital audio radio 
     service' is a subscription satellite digital audio radio 
     service provided pursuant to a satellite digital audio radio 
     service license issued by the Federal Communications 
     Commission on or before July 31, 1998, and any renewal of 
     such license to the extent of the scope of the original 
     license, and may include a limited number of sample channels 
     representative of the subscription service that are made 
     available on a nonsubscription basis in order to promote the 
     subscription service.
       ``(11) A `preexisting subscription service' is a service 
     that performs sound recordings by means of noninteractive 
     audio-only subscription digital audio transmissions, which 
     was in existence and was making such transmissions to the 
     public for a fee on or before July 31, 1998, and may include 
     a limited number of sample channels representative of the 
     subscription service that are made available on a 
     nonsubscription basis in order to promote the subscription 
     service.''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(15) A `transmission' is either an initial transmission 
     or a retransmission.''.
       (5) The amendment made by paragraph (2)(B)(i)(III) of this 
     subsection shall be deemed to have been enacted as part of 
     the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 
     1995, and the publication of notice of proceedings under 
     section 114(f)(1) of title 17, United States Code, as in 
     effect upon the effective date of that Act, for the 
     determination of royalty payments shall be deemed to have 
     been made for the period beginning on the effective date of 
     that Act and ending on December 1, 2001.
       (6) The amendments made by this subsection do not annul, 
     limit, or otherwise impair the rights that are preserved by 
     section 114 of title 17, United States Code, including the 
     rights preserved by subsections (c), (d)(4), and (i) of such 
     section.
       (b) Ephemeral Recordings.--Section 112 of title 17, United 
     States Code, is amended--

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       (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Statutory License.--(1) A transmitting organization 
     entitled to transmit to the public a performance of a sound 
     recording under the limitation on exclusive rights specified 
     by section 114(d)(1)(C)(iv) or under a statutory license in 
     accordance with section 114(f) is entitled to a statutory 
     license, under the conditions specified by this subsection, 
     to make no more than 1 phonorecord of the sound recording 
     (unless the terms and conditions of the statutory license 
     allow for more), if the following conditions are satisfied:
       ``(A) The phonorecord is retained and used solely by the 
     transmitting organization that made it, and no further 
     phonorecords are reproduced from it.
       ``(B) The phonorecord is used solely for the transmitting 
     organization's own transmissions originating in the United 
     States under a statutory license in accordance with section 
     114(f) or the limitation on exclusive rights specified by 
     section 114(d)(1)(C)(iv).
       ``(C) Unless preserved exclusively for purposes of archival 
     preservation, the phonorecord is destroyed within 6 months 
     from the date the sound recording was first transmitted to 
     the public using the phonorecord.
       ``(D) Phonorecords of the sound recording have been 
     distributed to the public under the authority of the 
     copyright owner or the copyright owner authorizes the 
     transmitting entity to transmit the sound recording, and the 
     transmitting entity makes the phonorecord under this 
     subsection from a phonorecord lawfully made and acquired 
     under the authority of the copyright owner.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding any provision of the antitrust laws, 
     any copyright owners of sound recordings and any transmitting 
     organizations entitled to a statutory license under this 
     subsection may negotiate and agree upon royalty rates and 
     license terms and conditions for making phonorecords of such 
     sound recordings under this section and the proportionate 
     division of fees paid among copyright owners, and may 
     designate common agents to negotiate, agree to, pay, or 
     receive such royalty payments.
       ``(4) No later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
     of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Librarian of 
     Congress shall cause notice to be published in the Federal 
     Register of the initiation of voluntary negotiation 
     proceedings for the purpose of determining reasonable terms 
     and rates of royalty payments for the activities specified by 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection during the period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of such Act and ending on 
     December 31, 2000, or such other date as the parties may 
     agree. Such rates shall include a minimum fee for each type 
     of service offered by transmitting organizations. Any 
     copyright owners of sound recordings or any transmitting 
     organizations entitled to a statutory license under this 
     subsection may submit to the Librarian of Congress licenses 
     covering such activities with respect to such sound 
     recordings. The parties to each negotiation proceeding shall 
     bear their own costs.
       ``(5) In the absence of license agreements negotiated under 
     paragraph (3), during the 60-day period commencing 6 months 
     after publication of the notice specified in paragraph (4), 
     and upon the filing of a petition in accordance with section 
     803(a)(1), the Librarian of Congress shall, pursuant to 
     chapter 8, convene a copyright arbitration royalty panel to 
     determine and publish in the Federal Register a schedule of 
     reasonable rates and terms which, subject to paragraph (6), 
     shall be binding on all copyright owners of sound recordings 
     and transmitting organizations entitled to a statutory 
     license under this subsection during the period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of the Digital Millennium Copyright 
     Act and ending on December 31, 2000, or such other date as 
     the parties may agree. Such rates shall include a minimum fee 
     for each type of service offered by transmitting 
     organizations. The copyright arbitration royalty panel shall 
     establish rates that most clearly represent the fees that 
     would have been negotiated in the marketplace between a 
     willing buyer and a willing seller. In determining such rates 
     and terms, the copyright arbitration royalty panel shall base 
     its decision on economic, competitive, and programming 
     information presented by the parties, including--
       ``(A) whether use of the service may substitute for or may 
     promote the sales of phonorecords or otherwise interferes 
     with or enhances the copyright owner's traditional streams of 
     revenue; and
       ``(B) the relative roles of the copyright owner and the 
     transmitting organization in the copyrighted work and the 
     service made available to the public with respect to relative 
     creative contribution, technological contribution, capital 
     investment, cost, and risk.

     In establishing such rates and terms, the copyright 
     arbitration royalty panel may consider the rates and terms 
     under voluntary license agreements negotiated as provided in 
     paragraphs (3) and (4). The Librarian of Congress shall also 
     establish requirements by which copyright owners may receive 
     reasonable notice of the use of their sound recordings under 
     this section, and under which records of such use shall be 
     kept and made available by transmitting organizations 
     entitled to obtain a statutory license under this subsection.
       ``(6) License agreements voluntarily negotiated at any time 
     between 1 or more copyright owners of sound recordings and 1 
     or more transmitting organizations entitled to obtain a 
     statutory license under this subsection shall be given effect 
     in lieu of any determination by a copyright arbitration 
     royalty panel or decision by the Librarian of Congress.
       ``(7) Publication of a notice of the initiation of 
     voluntary negotiation proceedings as specified in paragraph 
     (4) shall be repeated, in accordance with regulations that 
     the Librarian of Congress shall prescribe, in the first week 
     of January 2000, and at 2-year intervals thereafter, except 
     to the extent that different years for the repeating of such 
     proceedings may be determined in accordance with paragraph 
     (4). The procedures specified in paragraph (5) shall be 
     repeated, in accordance with regulations that the Librarian 
     of Congress shall prescribe, upon filing of a petition in 
     accordance with section 803(a)(1), during a 60-day period 
     commencing on July 1, 2000, and at 2-year intervals 
     thereafter, except to the extent that different years for the 
     repeating of such proceedings may be determined in accordance 
     with paragraph (4). The procedures specified in paragraph (5) 
     shall be concluded in accordance with section 802.
       ``(8)(A) Any person who wishes to make a phonorecord of a 
     sound recording under a statutory license in accordance with 
     this subsection may do so without infringing the exclusive 
     right of the copyright owner of the sound recording under 
     section 106(1)--
       ``(i) by complying with such notice requirements as the 
     Librarian of Congress shall prescribe by regulation and by 
     paying royalty fees in accordance with this subsection; or
       ``(ii) if such royalty fees have not been set, by agreeing 
     to pay such royalty fees as shall be determined in accordance 
     with this subsection.
       ``(B) Any royalty payments in arrears shall be made on or 
     before the 20th day of the month next succeeding the month in 
     which the royalty fees are set.
       ``(9) If a transmitting organization entitled to make a 
     phonorecord under this subsection is prevented from making 
     such phonorecord by reason of the application by the 
     copyright owner of technical measures that prevent the 
     reproduction of the sound recording, the copyright owner 
     shall make available to the transmitting organization the 
     necessary means for permitting the making of such phonorecord 
     as permitted under this subsection, if it is technologically 
     feasible and economically reasonable for the copyright owner 
     to do so. If the copyright owner fails to do so in a timely 
     manner in light of the transmitting organization's reasonable 
     business requirements, the transmitting organization shall 
     not be liable for a violation of section 1201(a)(1) of this 
     title for engaging in such activities as are necessary to 
     make such phonorecords as permitted under this subsection.
       ``(10) Nothing in this subsection annuls, limits, impairs, 
     or otherwise affects in any way the existence or value of any 
     of the exclusive rights of the copyright owners in a sound 
     recording, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 
     or in a musical work, including the exclusive rights to 
     reproduce and distribute a sound recording or musical work, 
     including by means of a digital phonorecord delivery, under 
     section 106(1), 106(3), and 115, and the right to perform 
     publicly a sound recording or musical work, including by 
     means of a digital audio transmission, under sections 106(4) 
     and 106(6).''.
       (c) Scope of Section 112(a) of Title 17 Not Affected.--
     Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this 
     section shall affect the scope of section 112(a) of title 17, 
     United States Code, or the entitlement of any person to an 
     exemption thereunder.
       (d) Procedural Amendments to Chapter 8.--Section 802 of 
     title 17, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in the first sentence by striking ``60'' and inserting 
     ``90''; and
       (B) in the third sentence by striking ``that 60-day 
     period'' and inserting ``an additional 30-day period''; and
       (2) in subsection (g) by inserting after the second 
     sentence the following: ``When this title provides that the 
     royalty rates or terms that were previously in effect are to 
     expire on a specified date, any adjustment by the Librarian 
     of those rates or terms shall be effective as of the day 
     following the date of expiration of the rates or terms that 
     were previously in effect, even if the Librarian's decision 
     is rendered on a later date.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 801(b)(1) of title 
     17, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by 
     striking ``sections 114, 115, and 116'' and inserting 
     ``sections 114(f)(1)(B), 115, and 116''.
       (2) Section 802(c) of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``section 111, 114, 116, or 119, any 
     person entitled to a compulsory license'' and inserting 
     ``section 111, 112, 114, 116, or 119, any transmitting 
     organization entitled to a statutory license under section 
     112(f), any person entitled to a statutory license''.
       (3) Section 802(g) of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``sections 111, 114'' and inserting 
     ``sections 111, 112, 114''.
       (4) Section 802(h)(2) of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``section 111, 114'' and inserting 
     ``section 111, 112, 114''.
       (5) Section 803(a)(1) of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``sections 114, 115'' and inserting 
     ``sections 112, 114, 115''.
       (6) Section 803(a)(5) of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 114'' and inserting ``section 112 
     or 114''; and

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       (B) by striking ``that section'' and inserting ``those 
     sections''.

     SEC. 406. ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO 
                   TRANSFERS OF RIGHTS IN MOTION PICTURES.

       (a) In General.--Part VI of title 28, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:

      ``CHAPTER 180--ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

``Sec. 4001. Assumption of contractual obligations related to transfers 
              of rights in motion pictures.

     ``Sec. 4001. Assumption of contractual obligations related to 
       transfers of rights in motion pictures

       ``(a) Assumption of Obligations.--(1) In the case of a 
     transfer of copyright ownership under United States law in a 
     motion picture (as the terms `transfer of copyright 
     ownership' and `motion picture' are defined in section 101 of 
     title 17) that is produced subject to 1 or more collective 
     bargaining agreements negotiated under the laws of the United 
     States, if the transfer is executed on or after the effective 
     date of this chapter and is not limited to public performance 
     rights, the transfer instrument shall be deemed to 
     incorporate the assumption agreements applicable to the 
     copyright ownership being transferred that are required by 
     the applicable collective bargaining agreement, and the 
     transferee shall be subject to the obligations under each 
     such assumption agreement to make residual payments and 
     provide related notices, accruing after the effective date of 
     the transfer and applicable to the exploitation of the rights 
     transferred, and any remedies under each such assumption 
     agreement for breach of those obligations, as those 
     obligations and remedies are set forth in the applicable 
     collective bargaining agreement, if--
       ``(A) the transferee knows or has reason to know at the 
     time of the transfer that such collective bargaining 
     agreement was or will be applicable to the motion picture; or
       ``(B) in the event of a court order confirming an 
     arbitration award against the transferor under the collective 
     bargaining agreement, the transferor does not have the 
     financial ability to satisfy the award within 90 days after 
     the order is issued.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), `knows or has 
     reason to know' means any of the following:
       ``(A) Actual knowledge that the collective bargaining 
     agreement was or will be applicable to the motion picture.
       ``(B)(i) Constructive knowledge that the collective 
     bargaining agreement was or will be applicable to the motion 
     picture, arising from recordation of a document pertaining to 
     copyright in the motion picture under section 205 of title 17 
     or from publication, at a site available to the public on-
     line that is operated by the relevant union, of information 
     that identifies the motion picture as subject to a collective 
     bargaining agreement with that union, if the site permits 
     commercially reasonable verification of the date on which the 
     information was available for access.
       ``(ii) Clause (i) applies only if the transfer referred to 
     in subsection (a)(1) occurs--
       ``(i) after the motion picture is completed, or
       ``(ii) before the motion picture is completed and--
       ``(I) within 18 months before the filing of an application 
     for copyright registration for the motion picture under 
     section 408 of title 17, or
       ``(II) if no such application is filed, within 18 months 
     before the first publication of the motion picture in the 
     United States.
       ``(C) Awareness of other facts and circumstances pertaining 
     to a particular transfer from which it is apparent that the 
     collective bargaining agreement was or will be applicable to 
     the motion picture.
       ``(b) Scope of Exclusion of Transfers of Public Performance 
     Rights.--For purposes of this section, the exclusion under 
     subsection (a) of transfers of copyright ownership in a 
     motion picture that are limited to public performance rights 
     includes transfers to a terrestrial broadcast station, cable 
     system, or programmer to the extent that the station, system, 
     or programmer is functioning as an exhibitor of the motion 
     picture, either by exhibiting the motion picture on its own 
     network, system, service, or station, or by initiating the 
     transmission of an exhibition that is carried on another 
     network, system, service, or station. When a terrestrial 
     broadcast station, cable system, or programmer, or other 
     transferee, is also functioning otherwise as a distributor or 
     as a producer of the motion picture, the public performance 
     exclusion does not affect any obligations imposed on the 
     transferee to the extent that it is engaging in such 
     functions.
       ``(c) Exclusion for Grants of Security Interests.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
       ``(1) a transfer of copyright ownership consisting solely 
     of a mortgage, hypothecation, or other security interest; or
       ``(2) a subsequent transfer of the copyright ownership 
     secured by the security interest described in paragraph (1) 
     by or under the authority of the secured party, including a 
     transfer through the exercise of the secured party's rights 
     or remedies as a secured party, or by a subsequent 
     transferee.

     The exclusion under this subsection shall not affect any 
     rights or remedies under law or contract.
       ``(d) Deferral Pending Resolution of Bona Fide Dispute.--A 
     transferee on which obligations are imposed under subsection 
     (a) by virtue of paragraph (1) of that subsection may elect 
     to defer performance of such obligations that are subject to 
     a bona fide dispute between a union and a prior transferor 
     until that dispute is resolved, except that such deferral 
     shall not stay accrual of any union claims due under an 
     applicable collective bargaining agreement.
       ``(e) Scope of Obligations Determined by Private 
     Agreement.--Nothing in this section shall expand or diminish 
     the rights, obligations, or remedies of any person under the 
     collective bargaining agreements or assumption agreements 
     referred to in this section.
       ``(f) Failure To Notify.--If the transferor under 
     subsection (a) fails to notify the transferee under 
     subsection (a) of applicable collective bargaining 
     obligations before the execution of the transfer instrument, 
     and subsection (a) is made applicable to the transferee 
     solely by virtue of subsection (a)(1)(B), the transferor 
     shall be liable to the transferee for any damages suffered by 
     the transferee as a result of the failure to notify.
       ``(g) Determination of Disputes and Claims.--Any dispute 
     concerning the application of subsections (a) through (f) 
     shall be determined by an action in United States district 
     court, and the court in its discretion may allow the recovery 
     of full costs by or against any party and may also award a 
     reasonable attorney's fee to the prevailing party as part of 
     the costs.
       ``(h) Study.--The Comptroller General, in consultation with 
     the Register of Copyrights, shall conduct a study of the 
     conditions in the motion picture industry that gave rise to 
     this section, and the impact of this section on the motion 
     picture industry. The Comptroller General shall report the 
     findings of the study to the Congress within 2 years after 
     the effective date of this chapter.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for part 
     VI of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``180. Assumption of Certain Contractual Obligations........4001''.....

     SEC. 407. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this title, this title and 
     the amendments made by this title shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

            TITLE V--PROTECTION OF CERTAIN ORIGINAL DESIGNS

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be referred to as the ``Vessel Hull Design 
     Protection Act''.

     SEC. 502. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN ORIGINAL DESIGNS.

       Title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new chapter:

              ``CHAPTER 13--PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

``Sec.
``1301. Designs protected.
``1302. Designs not subject to protection.
``1303. Revisions, adaptations, and rearrangements.
``1304. Commencement of protection.
``1305. Term of protection.
``1306. Design notice.
``1307. Effect of omission of notice.
``1308. Exclusive rights.
``1309. Infringement.
``1310. Application for registration.
``1311. Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign country.
``1312. Oaths and acknowledgments.
``1313. Examination of application and issue or refusal of 
              registration.
``1314. Certification of registration.
``1315. Publication of announcements and indexes.
``1316. Fees.
``1317. Regulations.
``1318. Copies of records.
``1319. Correction of errors in certificates.
``1320. Ownership and transfer.
``1321. Remedy for infringement.
``1322. Injunctions.
``1323. Recovery for infringement.
``1324. Power of court over registration.
``1325. Liability for action on registration fraudulently obtained.
``1326. Penalty for false marking.
``1327. Penalty for false representation.
``1328. Enforcement by Treasury and Postal Service .
``1329. Relation to design patent law.
``1330. Common law and other rights unaffected.
``1331. Administrator; Office of the Administrator.
``1332. No retroactive effect.

     ``Sec. 1301. Designs protected

       ``(a) Designs Protected.--
       ``(1) In general.--The designer or other owner of an 
     original design of a useful article which makes the article 
     attractive or distinctive in appearance to the purchasing or 
     using public may secure the protection provided by this 
     chapter upon complying with and subject to this chapter.
       ``(2) Vessel hulls.--The design of a vessel hull, including 
     a plug or mold, is subject to protection under this chapter, 
     notwithstanding section 1302(4).
       ``(b) Definitions.--For the purpose of this chapter, the 
     following terms have the following meanings:
       ``(1) A design is `original' if it is the result of the 
     designer's creative endeavor that provides a distinguishable 
     variation over prior work pertaining to similar articles 
     which is more than merely trivial and has not been copied 
     from another source.
       ``(2) A `useful article' is a vessel hull, including a plug 
     or mold, which in normal use

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     has an intrinsic utilitarian function that is not merely to 
     portray the appearance of the article or to convey 
     information. An article which normally is part of a useful 
     article shall be deemed to be a useful article.
       ``(3) A `vessel' is a craft, especially one larger than a 
     rowboat, designed to navigate on water, but does not include 
     any such craft that exceeds 200 feet in length.
       ``(4) A `hull' is the frame or body of a vessel, including 
     the deck of a vessel, exclusive of masts, sails, yards, and 
     rigging.
       ``(5) A `plug' means a device or model used to make a mold 
     for the purpose of exact duplication, regardless of whether 
     the device or model has an intrinsic utilitarian function 
     that is not only to portray the appearance of the product or 
     to convey information.
       ``(6) A `mold' means a matrix or form in which a substance 
     for material is used, regardless of whether the matrix or 
     form has an intrinsic utilitarian function that is not only 
     to portray the appearance of the product or to convey 
     information.

     ``Sec. 1302. Designs not subject to protection

       ``Protection under this chapter shall not be available for 
     a design that is--
       ``(1) not original;
       ``(2) staple or commonplace, such as a standard geometric 
     figure, a familiar symbol, an emblem, or a motif, or another 
     shape, pattern, or configuration which has become standard, 
     common, prevalent, or ordinary;
       ``(3) different from a design excluded by paragraph (2) 
     only in insignificant details or in elements which are 
     variants commonly used in the relevant trades;
       ``(4) dictated solely by a utilitarian function of the 
     article that embodies it; or
       ``(5) embodied in a useful article that was made public by 
     the designer or owner in the United States or a foreign 
     country more than 1 year before the date of the application 
     for registration under this chapter.

     ``Sec. 1303. Revisions, adaptations, and rearrangements

       ``Protection for a design under this chapter shall be 
     available notwithstanding the employment in the design of 
     subject matter excluded from protection under section 1302 if 
     the design is a substantial revision, adaptation, or 
     rearrangement of such subject matter. Such protection shall 
     be independent of any subsisting protection in subject matter 
     employed in the design, and shall not be construed as 
     securing any right to subject matter excluded from protection 
     under this chapter or as extending any subsisting protection 
     under this chapter.

     ``Sec. 1304. Commencement of protection

       ``The protection provided for a design under this chapter 
     shall commence upon the earlier of the date of publication of 
     the registration under section 1313(a) or the date the design 
     is first made public as defined by section 1310(b).

     ``Sec. 1305. Term of protection

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the 
     protection provided under this chapter for a design shall 
     continue for a term of 10 years beginning on the date of the 
     commencement of protection under section 1304.
       ``(b) Expiration.--All terms of protection provided in this 
     section shall run to the end of the calendar year in which 
     they would otherwise expire.
       ``(c) Termination of Rights.--Upon expiration or 
     termination of protection in a particular design under this 
     chapter, all rights under this chapter in the design shall 
     terminate, regardless of the number of different articles in 
     which the design may have been used during the term of its 
     protection.

     ``Sec. 1306. Design notice

       ``(a) Contents of Design Notice.--(1) Whenever any design 
     for which protection is sought under this chapter is made 
     public under section 1310(b), the owner of the design shall, 
     subject to the provisions of section 1307, mark it or have it 
     marked legibly with a design notice consisting of--
       ``(A) the words `Protected Design', the abbreviation 
     `Prot'd Des.', or the letter `D' with a circle, or the symbol 
     *D*;
       ``(B) the year of the date on which protection for the 
     design commenced; and
       ``(C) the name of the owner, an abbreviation by which the 
     name can be recognized, or a generally accepted alternative 
     designation of the owner.
     Any distinctive identification of the owner may be used for 
     purposes of subparagraph (C) if it has been recorded by the 
     Administrator before the design marked with such 
     identification is registered.
       ``(2) After registration, the registration number may be 
     used instead of the elements specified in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C) of paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Location of Notice.--The design notice shall be so 
     located and applied as to give reasonable notice of design 
     protection while the useful article embodying the design is 
     passing through its normal channels of commerce.
       ``(c) Subsequent Removal of Notice.--When the owner of a 
     design has complied with the provisions of this section, 
     protection under this chapter shall not be affected by the 
     removal, destruction, or obliteration by others of the design 
     notice on an article.

     ``Sec. 1307. Effect of omission of notice

       ``(a) Actions With Notice.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), the omission of the notice prescribed in 
     section 1306 shall not cause loss of the protection under 
     this chapter or prevent recovery for infringement under this 
     chapter against any person who, after receiving written 
     notice of the design protection, begins an undertaking 
     leading to infringement under this chapter.
       ``(b) Actions Without Notice.--The omission of the notice 
     prescribed in section 1306 shall prevent any recovery under 
     section 1323 against a person who began an undertaking 
     leading to infringement under this chapter before receiving 
     written notice of the design protection. No injunction shall 
     be issued under this chapter with respect to such undertaking 
     unless the owner of the design reimburses that person for any 
     reasonable expenditure or contractual obligation in 
     connection with such undertaking that was incurred before 
     receiving written notice of the design protection, as the 
     court in its discretion directs. The burden of providing 
     written notice of design protection shall be on the owner of 
     the design.

     ``Sec. 1308. Exclusive rights

       ``The owner of a design protected under this chapter has 
     the exclusive right to--
       ``(1) make, have made, or import, for sale or for use in 
     trade, any useful article embodying that design; and
       ``(2) sell or distribute for sale or for use in trade any 
     useful article embodying that design.

     ``Sec. 1309. Infringement

       ``(a) Acts of Infringement.--Except as provided in 
     subjection (b), it shall be infringement of the exclusive 
     rights in a design protected under this chapter for any 
     person, without the consent of the owner of the design, 
     within the United States and during the term of such 
     protection, to--
       ``(1) make, have made, or import, for sale or for use in 
     trade, any infringing article as defined in subsection (e); 
     or
       ``(2) sell or distribute for sale or for use in trade any 
     such infringing article.
       ``(b) Acts of Sellers and Distributors.--A seller or 
     distributor of an infringing article who did not make or 
     import the article shall be deemed to have infringed on a 
     design protected under this chapter only if that person--
       ``(1) induced or acted in collusion with a manufacturer to 
     make, or an importer to import such article, except that 
     merely purchasing or giving an order to purchase such article 
     in the ordinary course of business shall not of itself 
     constitute such inducement or collusion; or
       ``(2) refused or failed, upon the request of the owner of 
     the design, to make a prompt and full disclosure of that 
     person's source of such article, and that person orders or 
     reorders such article after receiving notice by registered or 
     certified mail of the protection subsisting in the design.
       ``(c) Acts Without Knowledge.--It shall not be infringement 
     under this section to make, have made, import, sell, or 
     distribute, any article embodying a design which was created 
     without knowledge that a design was protected under this 
     chapter and was copied from such protected design.
       ``(d) Acts in Ordinary Course of Business.--A person who 
     incorporates into that person's product of manufacture an 
     infringing article acquired from others in the ordinary 
     course of business, or who, without knowledge of the 
     protected design embodied in an infringing article, makes or 
     processes the infringing article for the account of another 
     person in the ordinary course of business, shall not be 
     deemed to have infringed the rights in that design under this 
     chapter except under a condition contained in paragraph (1) 
     or (2) of subsection (b). Accepting an order or reorder from 
     the source of the infringing article shall be deemed ordering 
     or reordering within the meaning of subsection (b)(2).
       ``(e) Infringing Article Defined.--As used in this section, 
     an `infringing article' is any article the design of which 
     has been copied from a design protected under this chapter, 
     without the consent of the owner of the protected design. An 
     infringing article is not an illustration or picture of a 
     protected design in an advertisement, book, periodical, 
     newspaper, photograph, broadcast, motion picture, or similar 
     medium. A design shall not be deemed to have been copied from 
     a protected design if it is original and not substantially 
     similar in appearance to a protected design.
       ``(f) Establishing Originality.--The party to any action or 
     proceeding under this chapter who alleges rights under this 
     chapter in a design shall have the burden of establishing the 
     design's originality whenever the opposing party introduces 
     an earlier work which is identical to such design, or so 
     similar as to make prima facie showing that such design was 
     copied from such work.
       ``(g) Reproduction for Teaching or Analysis.--It is not an 
     infringement of the exclusive rights of a design owner for a 
     person to reproduce the design in a useful article or in any 
     other form solely for the purpose of teaching, analyzing, or 
     evaluating the appearance, concepts, or techniques embodied 
     in the design, or the function of the useful article 
     embodying the design.

     ``Sec. 1310. Application for registration

       ``(a) Time Limit for Application for Registration.--
     Protection under this chapter shall be lost if application 
     for registration of the design is not made within two years 
     after the date on which the design is first made public.
       ``(b) When Design Is Made Public.--A design is made public 
     when an existing useful article embodying the design is 
     anywhere publicly exhibited, publicly distributed, or offered 
     for sale or sold to the public by the owner of the design or 
     with the owner's consent.

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       ``(c) Application by Owner of Design.--Application for 
     registration may be made by the owner of the design.
       ``(d) Contents of Application.--The application for 
     registration shall be made to the Administrator and shall 
     state--
       ``(1) the name and address of the designer or designers of 
     the design;
       ``(2) the name and address of the owner if different from 
     the designer;
       ``(3) the specific name of the useful article embodying the 
     design;
       ``(4) the date, if any, that the design was first made 
     public, if such date was earlier than the date of the 
     application;
       ``(5) affirmation that the design has been fixed in a 
     useful article; and
       ``(6) such other information as may be required by the 
     Administrator.
     The application for registration may include a description 
     setting forth the salient features of the design, but the 
     absence of such a description shall not prevent registration 
     under this chapter.
       ``(e) Sworn Statement.--The application for registration 
     shall be accompanied by a statement under oath by the 
     applicant or the applicant's duly authorized agent or 
     representative, setting forth, to the best of the applicant's 
     knowledge and belief--
       ``(1) that the design is original and was created by the 
     designer or designers named in the application;
       ``(2) that the design has not previously been registered on 
     behalf of the applicant or the applicant's predecessor in 
     title; and
       ``(3) that the applicant is the person entitled to 
     protection and to registration under this chapter.
     If the design has been made public with the design notice 
     prescribed in section 1306, the statement shall also describe 
     the exact form and position of the design notice.
       ``(f) Effect of Errors.--(1) Error in any statement or 
     assertion as to the utility of the useful article named in 
     the application under this section, the design of which is 
     sought to be registered, shall not affect the protection 
     secured under this chapter.
       ``(2) Errors in omitting a joint designer or in naming an 
     alleged joint designer shall not affect the validity of the 
     registration, or the actual ownership or the protection of 
     the design, unless it is shown that the error occurred with 
     deceptive intent.
       ``(g) Design Made in Scope of Employment.--In a case in 
     which the design was made within the regular scope of the 
     designer's employment and individual authorship of the design 
     is difficult or impossible to ascribe and the application so 
     states, the name and address of the employer for whom the 
     design was made may be stated instead of that of the 
     individual designer.
       ``(h) Pictorial Representation of Design.--The application 
     for registration shall be accompanied by two copies of a 
     drawing or other pictorial representation of the useful 
     article embodying the design, having one or more views, 
     adequate to show the design, in a form and style suitable for 
     reproduction, which shall be deemed a part of the 
     application.
       ``(i) Design in More Than One Useful Article.--If the 
     distinguishing elements of a design are in substantially the 
     same form in different useful articles, the design shall be 
     protected as to all such useful articles when protected as to 
     one of them, but not more than one registration shall be 
     required for the design.
       ``(j) Application for More Than One Design.--More than one 
     design may be included in the same application under such 
     conditions as may be prescribed by the Administrator. For 
     each design included in an application the fee prescribed for 
     a single design shall be paid.

     ``Sec. 1311. Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign 
       country

       ``An application for registration of a design filed in the 
     United States by any person who has, or whose legal 
     representative or predecessor or successor in title has, 
     previously filed an application for registration of the same 
     design in a foreign country which extends to designs of 
     owners who are citizens of the United States, or to 
     applications filed under this chapter, similar protection to 
     that provided under this chapter shall have that same effect 
     as if filed in the United States on the date on which the 
     application was first filed in such foreign country, if the 
     application in the United States is filed within 6 months 
     after the earliest date on which any such foreign application 
     was filed.

     ``Sec. 1312. Oaths and acknowledgments

       ``(a) In General.--Oaths and acknowledgments required by 
     this chapter--
       ``(1) may be made--
       ``(A) before any person in the United States authorized by 
     law to administer oaths; or
       ``(B) when made in a foreign country, before any diplomatic 
     or consular officer of the United States authorized to 
     administer oaths, or before any official authorized to 
     administer oaths in the foreign country concerned, whose 
     authority shall be proved by a certificate of a diplomatic or 
     consular officer of the United States; and
       ``(2) shall be valid if they comply with the laws of the 
     State or country where made.
       ``(b) Written Declaration in Lieu of Oath.--(1) The 
     Administrator may by rule prescribe that any document which 
     is to be filed under this chapter in the Office of the 
     Administrator and which is required by any law, rule, or 
     other regulation to be under oath, may be subscribed to by a 
     written declaration in such form as the Administrator may 
     prescribe, and such declaration shall be in lieu of the oath 
     otherwise required.
       ``(2) Whenever a written declaration under paragraph (1) is 
     used, the document containing the declaration shall state 
     that willful false statements are punishable by fine or 
     imprisonment, or both, pursuant to section 1001 of title 18, 
     and may jeopardize the validity of the application or 
     document or a registration resulting therefrom.

     ``Sec. 1313. Examination of application and issue or refusal 
       of registration

       ``(a) Determination of Registrability of Design; 
     Registration.--Upon the filing of an application for 
     registration in proper form under section 1310, and upon 
     payment of the fee prescribed under section 1316, the 
     Administrator shall determine whether or not the application 
     relates to a design which on its face appears to be subject 
     to protection under this chapter, and, if so, the Register 
     shall register the design. Registration under this subsection 
     shall be announced by publication. The date of registration 
     shall be the date of publication.
       ``(b) Refusal To Register; Reconsideration.--If, in the 
     judgment of the Administrator, the application for 
     registration relates to a design which on its face is not 
     subject to protection under this chapter, the Administrator 
     shall send to the applicant a notice of refusal to register 
     and the grounds for the refusal. Within 3 months after the 
     date on which the notice of refusal is sent, the applicant 
     may, by written request, seek reconsideration of the 
     application. After consideration of such a request, the 
     Administrator shall either register the design or send to the 
     applicant a notice of final refusal to register.
       ``(c) Application To Cancel Registration.--Any person who 
     believes he or she is or will be damaged by a registration 
     under this chapter may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, 
     apply to the Administrator at any time to cancel the 
     registration on the ground that the design is not subject to 
     protection under this chapter, stating the reasons for the 
     request. Upon receipt of an application for cancellation, the 
     Administrator shall send to the owner of the design, as shown 
     in the records of the Office of the Administrator, a notice 
     of the application, and the owner shall have a period of 3 
     months after the date on which such notice is mailed in which 
     to present arguments to the Administrator for support of the 
     validity of the registration. The Administrator shall also 
     have the authority to establish, by regulation, conditions 
     under which the opposing parties may appear and be heard in 
     support of their arguments. If, after the periods provided 
     for the presentation of arguments have expired, the 
     Administrator determines that the applicant for cancellation 
     has established that the design is not subject to protection 
     under this chapter, the Administrator shall order the 
     registration stricken from the record. Cancellation under 
     this subsection shall be announced by publication, and notice 
     of the Administrator's final determination with respect to 
     any application for cancellation shall be sent to the 
     applicant and to the owner of record.

     ``Sec. 1314. Certification of registration

       ``Certificates of registration shall be issued in the name 
     of the United States under the seal of the Office of the 
     Administrator and shall be recorded in the official records 
     of the Office. The certificate shall state the name of the 
     useful article, the date of filing of the application, the 
     date of registration, and the date the design was made 
     public, if earlier than the date of filing of the 
     application, and shall contain a reproduction of the drawing 
     or other pictorial representation of the design. If a 
     description of the salient features of the design appears in 
     the application, the description shall also appear in the 
     certificate. A certificate of registration shall be admitted 
     in any court as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in 
     the certificate.

     ``Sec. 1315. Publication of announcements and indexes

       ``(a) Publications of the Administrator.--The Administrator 
     shall publish lists and indexes of registered designs and 
     cancellations of designs and may also publish the drawings or 
     other pictorial representations of registered designs for 
     sale or other distribution.
       ``(b) File of Representatives of Registered Designs.--The 
     Administrator shall establish and maintain a file of the 
     drawings or other pictorial representations of registered 
     designs. The file shall be available for use by the public 
     under such conditions as the Administrator may prescribe.

     ``Sec. 1316. Fees

       ``The Administrator shall by regulation set reasonable fees 
     for the filing of applications to register designs under this 
     chapter and for other services relating to the administration 
     of this chapter, taking into consideration the cost of 
     providing these services and the benefit of a public record.

     ``Sec. 1317. Regulations

       ``The Administrator may establish regulations for the 
     administration of this chapter.

     ``Sec. 1318. Copies of records

       ``Upon payment of the prescribed fee, any person may obtain 
     a certified copy of any official record of the Office of the 
     Administrator that relates to this chapter. That copy shall 
     be admissible in evidence with the same effect as the 
     original.

     ``Sec. 1319. Correction of errors in certificates

       ``The Administrator may, by a certificate of correction 
     under seal, correct any error in a registration incurred 
     through the fault of the Office, or, upon payment of the 
     required

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     fee, any error of a clerical or typographical nature 
     occurring in good faith but not through the fault of the 
     Office. Such registration, together with the certificate, 
     shall thereafter have the same effect as if it had been 
     originally issued in such corrected form.

     ``Sec. 1320. Ownership and transfer

       ``(a) Property Right in Design.--The property right in a 
     design subject to protection under this chapter shall vest in 
     the designer, the legal representatives of a deceased 
     designer or of one under legal incapacity, the employer for 
     whom the designer created the design in the case of a design 
     made within the regular scope of the designer's employment, 
     or a person to whom the rights of the designer or of such 
     employer have been transferred. The person in whom the 
     property right is vested shall be considered the owner of the 
     design.
       ``(b) Transfer of Property Right.--The property right in a 
     registered design, or a design for which an application for 
     registration has been or may be filed, may be assigned, 
     granted, conveyed, or mortgaged by an instrument in writing, 
     signed by the owner, or may be bequeathed by will.
       ``(c) Oath or Acknowledgement of Transfer.--An oath or 
     acknowledgment under section 1312 shall be prima facie 
     evidence of the execution of an assignment, grant, 
     conveyance, or mortgage under subsection (b).
       ``(d) Recordation of Transfer.--An assignment, grant, 
     conveyance, or mortgage under subsection (b) shall be void as 
     against any subsequent purchaser or mortgagee for a valuable 
     consideration, unless it is recorded in the Office of the 
     Administrator within 3 months after its date of execution or 
     before the date of such subsequent purchase or mortgage.

     ``Sec. 1321. Remedy for infringement

       ``(a) In General.--The owner of a design is entitled, after 
     issuance of a certificate of registration of the design under 
     this chapter, to institute an action for any infringement of 
     the design.
       ``(b) Review of Refusal To Register.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2), the owner of a design may seek judicial review 
     of a final refusal of the Administrator to register the 
     design under this chapter by bringing a civil action, and may 
     in the same action, if the court adjudges the design subject 
     to protection under this chapter, enforce the rights in that 
     design under this chapter.
       ``(2) The owner of a design may seek judicial review under 
     this section if--
       ``(A) the owner has previously duly filed and prosecuted to 
     final refusal an application in proper form for registration 
     of the design;
       ``(B) the owner causes a copy of the complaint in the 
     action to be delivered to the Administrator within 10 days 
     after the commencement of the action; and
       ``(C) the defendant has committed acts in respect to the 
     design which would constitute infringement with respect to a 
     design protected under this chapter.
       ``(c) Administrator as Party to Action.--The Administrator 
     may, at the Administrator's option, become a party to the 
     action with respect to the issue of registrability of the 
     design claim by entering an appearance within 60 days after 
     being served with the complaint, but the failure of the 
     Administrator to become a party shall not deprive the court 
     of jurisdiction to determine that issue.
       ``(d) Use of Arbitration To Resolve Dispute.--The parties 
     to an infringement dispute under this chapter, within such 
     time as may be specified by the Administrator by regulation, 
     may determine the dispute, or any aspect of the dispute, by 
     arbitration. Arbitration shall be governed by title 9. The 
     parties shall give notice of any arbitration award to the 
     Administrator, and such award shall, as between the parties 
     to the arbitration, be dispositive of the issues to which it 
     relates. The arbitration award shall be unenforceable until 
     such notice is given. Nothing in this subsection shall 
     preclude the Administrator from determining whether a design 
     is subject to registration in a cancellation proceeding under 
     section 1313(c).

     Sec. 1322. Injunctions

       ``(a) In General.--A court having jurisdiction over actions 
     under this chapter may grant injunctions in accordance with 
     the principles of equity to prevent infringement of a design 
     under this chapter, including, in its discretion, prompt 
     relief by temporary restraining orders and preliminary 
     injunctions.
       ``(b) Damages for Injunctive Relief Wrongfully Obtained.--A 
     seller or distributor who suffers damage by reason of 
     injunctive relief wrongfully obtained under this section has 
     a cause of action against the applicant for such injunctive 
     relief and may recover such relief as may be appropriate, 
     including damages for lost profits, cost of materials, loss 
     of good will, and punitive damages in instances where the 
     injunctive relief was sought in bad faith, and, unless the 
     court finds extenuating circumstances, reasonable attorney's 
     fees.

     ``Sec. 1323. Recovery for infringement

       ``(a) Damages.--Upon a finding for the claimant in an 
     action for infringement under this chapter, the court shall 
     award the claimant damages adequate to compensate for the 
     infringement. In addition, the court may increase the damages 
     to such amount, not exceeding $50,000 or $1 per copy, 
     whichever is greater, as the court determines to be just. The 
     damages awarded shall constitute compensation and not a 
     penalty. The court may receive expert testimony as an aid to 
     the determination of damages.
       ``(b) Infringer's Profits.--As an alternative to the 
     remedies provided in subsection (a), the court may award the 
     claimant the infringer's profits resulting from the sale of 
     the copies if the court finds that the infringer's sales are 
     reasonably related to the use of the claimant's design. In 
     such a case, the claimant shall be required to prove only the 
     amount of the infringer's sales and the infringer shall be 
     required to prove its expenses against such sales.
       ``(c) Statute of Limitations.--No recovery under subsection 
     (a) or (b) shall be had for any infringement committed more 
     than 3 years before the date on which the complaint is filed.
       ``(d) Attorney's Fees.--In an action for infringement under 
     this chapter, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees 
     to the prevailing party.
       ``(e) Disposition of Infringing and Other Articles.--The 
     court may order that all infringing articles, and any plates, 
     molds, patterns, models, or other means specifically adapted 
     for making the articles, be delivered up for destruction or 
     other disposition as the court may direct.

     ``Sec. 1324. Power of court over registration

       ``In any action involving the protection of a design under 
     this chapter, the court, when appropriate, may order 
     registration of a design under this chapter or the 
     cancellation of such a registration. Any such order shall be 
     certified by the court to the Administrator, who shall make 
     an appropriate entry upon the record.

     ``Sec. 1325. Liability for action on registration 
       fraudulently obtained

       ``Any person who brings an action for infringement knowing 
     that registration of the design was obtained by a false or 
     fraudulent representation materially affecting the rights 
     under this chapter, shall be liable in the sum of $10,000, or 
     such part of that amount as the court may determine. That 
     amount shall be to compensate the defendant and shall be 
     charged against the plaintiff and paid to the defendant, in 
     addition to such costs and attorney's fees of the defendant 
     as may be assessed by the court.

     ``Sec. 1326. Penalty for false marking

       ``(a) In General.--Whoever, for the purpose of deceiving 
     the public, marks upon, applies to, or uses in advertising in 
     connection with an article made, used, distributed, or sold, 
     a design which is not protected under this chapter, a design 
     notice specified in section 1306, or any other words or 
     symbols importing that the design is protected under this 
     chapter, knowing that the design is not so protected, shall 
     pay a civil fine of not more than $500 for each such offense.
       ``(b) Suit by Private Persons.--Any person may sue for the 
     penalty established by subsection (a), in which event one-
     half of the penalty shall be awarded to the person suing and 
     the remainder shall be awarded to the United States.

     ``Sec. 1327. Penalty for false representation

       ``Whoever knowingly makes a false representation materially 
     affecting the rights obtainable under this chapter for the 
     purpose of obtaining registration of a design under this 
     chapter shall pay a penalty of not less than $500 and not 
     more than $1,000, and any rights or privileges that 
     individual may have in the design under this chapter shall be 
     forfeited.

     ``Sec. 1328. Enforcement by Treasury and Postal Service

       ``(a) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     United States Postal Service shall separately or jointly 
     issue regulations for the enforcement of the rights set forth 
     in section 1308 with respect to importation. Such regulations 
     may require, as a condition for the exclusion of articles 
     from the United States, that the person seeking exclusion 
     take any one or more of the following actions:
       ``(1) Obtain a court order enjoining, or an order of the 
     International Trade Commission under section 337 of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 excluding, importation of the articles.
       ``(2) Furnish proof that the design involved is protected 
     under this chapter and that the importation of the articles 
     would infringe the rights in the design under this chapter.
       ``(3) Post a surety bond for any injury that may result if 
     the detention or exclusion of the articles proves to be 
     unjustified.
       ``(b) Seizure and Forfeiture.--Articles imported in 
     violation of the rights set forth in section 1308 are subject 
     to seizure and forfeiture in the same manner as property 
     imported in violation of the customs laws. Any such forfeited 
     articles shall be destroyed as directed by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury or the court, as the case may be, except that 
     the articles may be returned to the country of export 
     whenever it is shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary of 
     the Treasury that the importer had no reasonable grounds for 
     believing that his or her acts constituted a violation of the 
     law.

     ``Sec. 1329. Relation to design patent law

       ``The issuance of a design patent under title 35 for an 
     original design for an article of manufacture shall terminate 
     any protection of the original design under this chapter.

     ``Sec. 1330. Common law and other rights unaffected

       ``Nothing in this chapter shall annul or limit--
       ``(1) common law or other rights or remedies, if any, 
     available to or held by any person with respect to a design 
     which has not been registered under this chapter; or

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       ``(2) any right under the trademark laws or any right 
     protected against unfair competition.

     ``Sec. 1331. Administrator; Office of the Administrator

       ``In this chapter, the `Administrator' is the Register of 
     Copyrights, and the `Office of the Administrator' and the 
     `Office' refer to the Copyright Office of the Library of 
     Congress.

     ``Sec. 1332. No retroactive effect

       ``Protection under this chapter shall not be available for 
     any design that has been made public under section 1310(b) 
     before the effective date of this chapter.''.

     SEC. 503. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Table of Chapters.--The table of chapters for title 17, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

``13. Protection of Original Designs........................1301''.....

       (b) Jurisdiction of District Courts Over Design Actions.--
     (1) Section 1338(c) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``, and to exclusive rights in designs 
     under chapter 13 of title 17,'' after ``title 17''.
       (2)(A) The section heading for section 1338 of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``designs,'' 
     after ``mask works,''.
       (B) The item relating to section 1338 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 85 of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``designs,'' after 
     ``mask works,''.
       (c) Place for Bringing Design Actions.--(1) Section 1400(a) 
     of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or 
     designs'' after ``mask works''.
       (2) The section heading for section 1400 of title 28, 
     United States Code is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. Patents and copyrights, mask works, and designs''.

       (3) The item relating to section 1400 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 87 of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``1400.  Patents and copyrights, mask works, and designs.''.

       (d) Actions Against the United States.--Section 1498(e) of 
     title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, and 
     to exclusive rights in designs under chapter 13 of title 
     17,'' after ``title 17''.

     SEC. 504. JOINT STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF THIS TITLE.

       (a) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and not later than 2 years after 
     such date of enactment, the Register of Copyrights and the 
     Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks shall submit to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a joint report evaluating the effect of the 
     amendments made by this title.
       (b) Elements For Consideration.--In carrying out subsection 
     (a), the Register of Copyrights and the Commissioner of 
     Patents and Trademarks shall consider--
       (1) the extent to which the amendments made by this title 
     has been effective in suppressing infringement of the design 
     of vessel hulls;
       (2) the extent to which the registration provided for in 
     chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code, as added by this 
     title, has been utilized;
       (3) the extent to which the creation of new designs of 
     vessel hulls have been encouraged by the amendments made by 
     this title;
       (4) the effect, if any, of the amendments made by this 
     title on the price of vessels with hulls protected under such 
     amendments; and
       (5) such other considerations as the Register and the 
     Commissioner may deem relevant to accomplish the purposes of 
     the evaluation conducted under subsection (a).

     SEC. 505. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by sections 502 and 503 shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 
     remain in effect until the end of the 2-year period beginning 
     on such date of enactment. No cause of action based on 
     chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code, as added by this 
     title, may be filed after the end of that 2-year period.

       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend title 17, 
     United States Code, to implement the World Intellectual 
     Property Organization Copyright Treaty and Performances and 
     Phonograms Treaty, and for other purposes.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of the 
     House bill, and the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Tom Bliley,
     Billy Tauzin,
     John D. Dingell,
     From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of the 
     House bill, and the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Henry J. Hyde,
     Howard Coble,
     Bob Goodlatte,
     John Conyers, Jr.,
     Howard L. Berman,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Orrin G. Hatch,
     Strom Thurmond,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. COBLE and Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said conference report was agreed to was passed was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.109.23  notice--consideration of resolution--question of privileges

  Mr. TRAFICANT, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to call up the following resolution as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       In accordance with House rule IX, clause 1, expressing the 
     sense of the House that its integrity has been impugned 
     because the anti-dumping provisions of the Trade and Tariff 
     Act of 1930, Subtitle B of Title VII, have not been 
     expeditiously enforced: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives that the House of 
     Representatives calls upon the President to:
       (1) Immediately review for a period of 10 days the entry 
     into the customs territory of the United States of hot-rolled 
     steel products or plate steel products that are the product 
     or manufacture of Japan, Russia, or Brazil;
       (2) If, after the above-reference review period, the 
     President finds that the governments of Japan, Russia, or 
     Brazil are not abiding by the spirit and letter of 
     international trade agreements with respect to dumping, the 
     President shall immediately impose a one-year ban on imports 
     of hot-rolled steel products and plate steel products that 
     are the product or manufacture of Japan, Russia or Brazil;
       (3) Establish a task force within the Executive Branch to 
     closely monitor U.S. imports of steel from other countries to 
     determine whether or not international trade agreements are 
     being violated with respect to dumping; and,
       (4) Report to the Congress by no later than January 5, 
     1999, on any other actions the Executive Branch has taken or 
     intends to take to ensure that all of the trading partners of 
     the United States abide by the spirit and letter of 
     international trade agreements with respect to the import 
     into the United States of steel products. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, responded to the foregoing 
notice, and said:
  ``Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a Member other 
than the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the 
privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time or place 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of the resolution 
being properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Ohio will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair's will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
the time designated by the Chair for consideration of the resolution.''.

para.109.24  tax relief to farmers and small businesses

  Mr. ARCHER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4738) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring 
provisions, provide tax relief for farmers and small businesses, and for 
other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. ARCHER and Mr. 
RANGEL, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ARCHER, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.109.25  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, an

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nounced that the Senate had passed without amendment a joint resolution 
of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 134. Joint Resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.

para.109.26  response to significant increase of steel imports

  Mr. ARCHER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 350): 

       Whereas the current financial crises in Asia, Russia, and 
     other regions have involved massive depreciation in the 
     currencies of several key steel-producing and steel consuming 
     countries, along with a collapse in the domestic demand for 
     steel in these countries;
       Whereas the crises have generated and will continue to 
     generate significant increases in United States imports of 
     steel, both from the countries whose currencies have 
     depreciated in the crisis and from steel producing countries 
     that are no longer able to export steel to the countries in 
     economic crisis;
       Whereas United States imports of finished steel mill 
     products from Asian steel producing countries--the People's 
     Republic of China, Japan, Korea, India, Taiwan, Indonesia, 
     Thailand, and Malaysia--have increased by over 70 percent in 
     the first 5 months of 1998 compared to the same period in 
     1997;
       Whereas year-to-date imports of steel from Russia now 
     exceed the record import levels of 1997, and steel imports 
     from Russia and Ukraine now approach 2,500,000 metric tons;
       Whereas foreign government trade restrictions and private 
     restraints of trade distort international trade and 
     investment patterns and result in burdens on United States 
     commerce, including absorption of a disproportionate share of 
     diverted steel trade;
       Whereas the European Union, for example, despite also being 
     a major economy, in 1997 imported only one-tenth as much 
     finished steel products from Asian steel producing countries 
     as the United States did and has restricted imports of steel 
     from the Commonwealth of Independent States, including 
     Russia;
       Whereas the United States is simultaneously facing a 
     substantial increase in steel imports from countries within 
     the Commonwealth of Independent States, including Russia, 
     caused in part by the closure of Asian markets; and
       Whereas many would recognize that there may be a need to 
     determine if there should be improvements in the enforcement 
     of United States trade laws to provide an effective response 
     to such situations: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress calls upon the President to--
       (1) pursue vigorous enforcement of United States trade laws 
     relating to unfair trade practices with respect to the 
     significant increase of steel imports into the United States, 
     using all remedies available under all those laws;
       (2) pursue consultations with officials of Japan, Korea, 
     the European Union, and other nations to eliminate import 
     barriers that affect steel mill products and to increase 
     access to their markets;
       (3) closely monitor United States imports of steel and make 
     the data gathered from such monitoring available to the 
     public as soon as possible; and
       (4) report to the Congress by no later than January 5, 
     1999, on the impact that the significant increase in steel 
     imports is having on employment, prices, and investment in 
     the United States steel industry.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. ARCHER and Mr. 
VISCLOSKY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. ENGLISH demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.109.27  h.r. 3494--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3494) to 
amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to violent sex crimes 
against children, and for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendments?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. ENGLISH objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

400

It was decided in the

Nays

0

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

2

para.109.28                  [Roll No. 521]

                                YEAS--400

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson

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     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Lofgren
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Berman
     Borski
     Boucher
     Castle
     Cooksey
     Deutsch
     Ehlers
     Gephardt
     Graham
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Inglis
     John
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Lampson
     Largent
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Norwood
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Skaggs
     Spratt
     Taylor (MS)
     Waxman
     Yates
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendments of the Senate were agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.109.29  h. con. res. 350--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 350) 
calling on the President to take all necessary measures under existing 
law to respond to the significant increase of steel imports resulting 
from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, and for 
other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

153

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

249

para.109.30                  [Roll No. 522]

                                YEAS--153

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--249

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Berman
     Borski
     Boucher
     Castle
     Cooksey
     Deutsch
     Ehlers
     Gephardt
     Graham
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Inglis
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Lampson
     Largent
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Norwood
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Skaggs
     Spratt
     Waxman
     Yates
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said concurrent resolution was 
not passed.

para.109.31  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 2204. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed a bill of the 
following title in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 2364. An Act to reauthorize and make reforms to programs 
     authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
     of 1965 and the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
     1965.''

para.109.32  S. 2095--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 2095) to reauthorize and 
amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act; as 
amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MILLER of California demanded a recorded vote on the motion to 
suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended, which demand was 
supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

153

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

248

para.109.33                  [Roll No. 523]

                                AYES--153

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan

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     Dunn
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--248

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Becerra
     Berman
     Borski
     Boucher
     Castle
     Cooksey
     Deutsch
     Ehlers
     Gephardt
     Graham
     Hefner
     Inglis
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Klug
     Lampson
     Largent
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Norwood
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Skaggs
     Spratt
     Waxman
     Yates
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said bill, as amended, was not 
passed.

para.109.34  enrolled joint resolutions signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 1659. An Act to provide for the expeditious completion 
     of the acquisition of private mineral interests within the 
     Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument mandated by the 
     1982 Act that established the monument, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.J. Res. 134. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.

para.109.35  joint resolutions presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, 
joint resolutions of the House of the following titles:

       H.J. Res. 131. Waiving certain enrollment requirements for 
     the remainder of the One Hundred Fifth Congress with respect 
     to any bill or joint resolution making general or continuing 
     appropriations for fiscal year 1999.
       H.J. Res. 134. Making further continuing appropriations for 
     the fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.

para.109.36  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. SKAGGS, for today;
  To Mr. YATES, for today;
  To Mr. DEUTSCH, for today and October 13;
  To Ms. KILPATRICK, for today and October 13; and
  To Mr. SCARBOROUGH, for today.
  And then,

para.109.37  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. MICA, at 11 o'clock and 1 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.109.38  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 4326. A 
     bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain 
     Federal lands located within or adjacent to the Rogue River 
     National Forest and to clarify the authority of the Bureau of 
     Land Management to sell and exchange other Federal lands in 
     Oregon (Rept. No. 105-810). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 4111. A 
     bill to provide for outlet modifications to Folsom Dam, a 
     study for reconstruction of the Northfork American River 
     Cofferdam, and the transfer to the State of California all 
     right, title, and interest in and to the Auburn Dam, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-811). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3056. A 
     bill to provide for the preservation and sustainability of 
     the family farm through the transfer of responsibility for 
     operation and maintenance of the Flathead Indian Irrigation 
     Project, Montana; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-812). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 4223. A 
     bill to assist in the development and implementation of 
     projects to provide for the control of drainage, storm, flood 
     and other waters as part of water-related integrated resource 
     management, environmental infrastructure, and resource 
     protection and development projects in the Colusa Basin 
     Watershed, California (Rept. No. 105-813). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1567. A 
     bill to provide for the designation of additional wilderness 
     lands in the eastern United States; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-814). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 4023. A 
     bill to provide for the conveyance of the Forest Service 
     property in Kern County, California, in exchange for county 
     lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 105-815, Pt. 1). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 3297. A 
     bill to suspend the continued development of a roadless area 
     policy on public domain units and other units of the National 
     Forest System pending adequate public participation and 
     determinations that a roadless area policy will not adversely 
     affect forest health; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-816, 
     Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 4738. A bill 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain 
     expiring provisions, provide tax relief for farmers and small 
     businesses, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-817). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.

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para.109.39  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Porter):
       H.R. 4807. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of Mongolia; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SNOWBARGER (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 4808. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to permit an affiliation between a depository institution 
     and the holding company successor to the Student Loan 
     Marketing Association under certain circumstances and subject 
     to certain conditions; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii):
       H.R. 4809. A bill for the relief of the State of Hawaii; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS:
       H.R. 4810. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the deductibility of business meal expenses 
     for individuals subject to Federal hours of service; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 4811. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to prohibit fees for 
     using teller windows at depository institutions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.R. 4812. A bill to make the Federal employees health 
     benefits program available to individuals age 55 to 65 who 
     would not otherwise have health insurance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. JONES (for himself and Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 4813. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to protect critical infrastructure radio systems from 
     interference and to promote efficient spectrum management of 
     the private land mobile radio bands, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself and Mr. Hill):
       H.R. 4814. A bill to provide for the harmonization of 
     registrations of certain pesticides used on canola; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. QUINN:
       H.R. 4815. A bill to provide that December 7 each year 
     shall be treated for all purposes related to Federal 
     employment in the same manner as November 11; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. REDMOND (for himself and Mrs. Wilson):
       H.R. 4816. A bill to authorize the acquisition of the 
     Valles Caldera currently managed by the Baca Land and Cattle 
     Company, to provide for an effective land and wildlife 
     management program for this resource within the Department of 
     Agriculture through the private sector, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 4817. A bill to provide a location in Arlington, 
     Virginia, for construction of a memorial to honor the men and 
     women who have served in the United States Air Force; to the 
     Committee on National Security, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Lee, Ms. Christian-Green, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Scott, 
             and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 4818. A bill to provide that payments of the earned 
     income tax credit are to be disregarded for 12 months in 
     determining eligibility for benefits under the program of 
     block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families, the supplemental security income program, the 
     Medicaid Program, and public housing programs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, and Banking and Financial Services, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 134. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Regula, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Dickey, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Weller, and Mr. Aderholt):
       H. Con. Res. 350. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     President to take all necessary measures under existing law 
     to respond to the significant increase of steel imports 
     resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and 
     other regions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para.109.40  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       401. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of Georgia, relative to House 
     Resolution Number 856, urging the United States Congress, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, and the Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation to revise comprehensively the existing laws, 
     regulations, and policies with respect to the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Program in order to adequately protect farmers 
     against unavoidable crop losses and to prevent the serious 
     reduction in farm operations and farm acreage throughout the 
     nation; to the Committee on Agriculture. 

                      [Re-Referred: Memorial 303]

       303. By the SPEAKER: A memorial of the Legislature of the 
     State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 10 
     memorializing the recognition of state and county rights-of-
     way under Revised Statute 2477 and take appropriate action to 
     invalidate the proposed policy change for forest roadless 
     areas; jointly, to the Committees on Agriculture and 
     Resources. May 4, 1998.

para.109.41  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 18: Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 40: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2995: Mr. Towns and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 3024: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 3568: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 3778: Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 3956: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 3988: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 4126: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 4332: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 4344: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Portman, Mr. Baesler, and Mr. 
     Gibbons.
       H.R. 4467: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 4683: Mr. Portman and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 4729: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 4761: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.J. Res. 40: Mr. Kildee.
       H. Con. Res. 322: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H. Res. 554: Mr. Pappas, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Rivers, 
     and Mr. McGovern.

para.109.42  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       81. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Compton City 
     Council, Compton, California, relative to a Resolution of the 
     City Council of the City of Compton Opposing Mandatory Social 
     Security Coverage for State and Local Employees (Resolution 
     No. 19,214); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       82. Also, a petition of the United Seniors Association, 
     relative to Urging the Congress of the United States to enact 
     H.R. 857; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 



.
                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1998 (110)

para.110.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. PETRI, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 13, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Thomas E. Petri to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.110.2  recess--9:01 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 10 o'clock a.m.

para.110.3  after recess--10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, called the House to order.

para.110.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, October 12, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.110.5  communications

  Under clause 2, rule XXIV, 

       11676. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to

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     Section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act; was referred to the 
     Committee on International Relations. 

para.110.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 214. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     contributions of the cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and 
     Bristol, Virginia, and their people to the origins and 
     development of Country Music, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House 
of the following titles:

       H.R. 700. An Act to remove the restriction on the 
     distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs 
     parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of 
     Cahuilla Indians.
       H.R. 2327. An Act to provide for a change in the exemption 
     from the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards 
     Act of 1938 for minors who are 17 years of age and who engage 
     in the operation of automobiles and trucks.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills and a 
concurrent resolution of the following titles in which the concurrence 
of the House is requested:

       S. 1642. An Act to improve the effectiveness and 
     performance of Federal financial assistance programs, 
     simplify Federal financial assistance application and 
     reporting requirements, and improve the delivery of services 
     to the public.
       S. 1722. An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend certain program with respect to women's 
     health research and prevention activities at the National 
     Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention.
       S. 2116. An Act to clarify and enhance the authorities of 
     the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
     Agriculture.
       S. Con. Res. 123. Concurrent resolution to express the 
     sense of Congress regarding the policy of the Forest Service 
     toward recreational shooting and archery ranges on Federal 
     land.

  The message also announced, that pursuant to Public Law 100-696, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, announces the appointment of 
the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) as a member of the United 
States Capitol Preservation Commission.

para.110.7  national park service concession management

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1693) to provide for improved management and increased 
accountability for certain National Park Service programs, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. VENTO objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.110.8  u.s. commitment to citizens of guam

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following resolution (H. Res. 494): 

       Whereas the Chamorro people have inhabited Guam and the 
     Mariana Islands for at least 4,000 years and developed a 
     unique and autonomous seafaring agrarian culture, governing 
     themselves through their own form of district government;
       Whereas in 1565 the Kingdom of Spain claimed the islands of 
     the Chamorro people, which were named the Ladrones by 
     Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 and renamed the Marianas by the 
     Jesuit missionary Diego Luis de San Vitores in 1668, to 
     secure the trans-Pacific route of the Manila-Acapulco Galleon 
     Trade, then, upon San Vitores's death in 1672, the islands 
     were placed under military governance;
       Whereas in 1898 the United States defeated the Kingdom of 
     Spain in the Spanish-American War and acquired Guam, Puerto 
     Rico, and the Philippines by virtue of the Treaty of Paris;
       Whereas, in signing the treaty, the United States 
     Government accepted responsibility for its new possessions 
     and agreed that Congress would determine the civil rights and 
     political status of the native inhabitants, as stated 
     specifically in Article IX;
       Whereas President William McKinley, by Executive Order 108-
     A on December 23, 1898, placed the island of Guam under the 
     administration of the United States Navy, which administered 
     and governed the island, initially as a coaling station, then 
     as a major supply depot at the end of World War II;
       Whereas a series of rulings popularly known as the 
     ``Insular Cases'', issued by the United States Supreme Court 
     from 1901 to 1922, defined Guam as an ``unincorporated 
     territory'' in which the United States Constitution was not 
     fully applicable;
       Whereas the United States Naval Government of Guam was 
     forced to surrender the island of Guam to the invading forces 
     of the Japanese Imperial Army on December 10, 1941, after 
     which Japanese occupation and control of Guam lasted until 
     the United States Forces recaptured the island in 1944;
       Whereas Guam is the only remaining United States territory 
     to have been occupied by Japanese forces during World War II, 
     the occupation lasting for 32 months from 1941 to 1944;
       Whereas the people of Guam remained loyal to the United 
     States throughout the Japanese occupation, risked torture and 
     death to help clothe and feed American soldiers hiding from 
     enemy forces, and were subjected to forced labor, ruthless 
     executions, and other brutalities for their support of the 
     United States;
       Whereas, upon liberation of the people of Guam, the island 
     was returned to United States Navy governance, which, like 
     its prewar predecessor, limited the civil and political 
     rights of the people, despite numerous appeals and petitions 
     to higher authorities and Congress for the granting of United 
     States citizenship and relief from military rule;
       Whereas in 1945, upon establishment of the United Nations, 
     the United States voluntarily listed Guam as a nonself-
     governing territory, pursuant to Article 73 of the United 
     Nations Charter, and today Guam continues to be included in 
     this list;
       Whereas on March 6, 1949, the House of Assembly, the lower 
     house of the popularly elected 9th Guam Congress, which was 
     merely an advisory body to the Naval Governor of Guam, 
     adjourned in protest over the limitation of its legislative 
     rights granted to it by the United States Department of the 
     Navy in 1947 and refused to reconvene until the United States 
     Congress enacted an organic act for Guam;
       Whereas the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 384) passed by 
     Congress and signed by President Truman on August 1, 1950, 
     statutorily decreed Guam's status as an ``unincorporated 
     territory'', established a three-branched civilian government 
     patterned after the Federal model, and conferred United 
     States citizenship upon the people of Guam;
       Whereas, since the granting of American citizenship, the 
     people of Guam have greater participation in the American 
     democratic processes and some measure of self-government;
       Whereas the people of Guam, who strongly adhere to the 
     belief that a government should derive power and right from 
     the governed, successfully gathered enough support to push 
     for the passage of the Elective Governor Act (Public Law 90-
     497) on September 11, 1968, and in which Congress granted the 
     people of Guam the right to elect their own governor and 
     lieutenant governor;
       Whereas the Congress enacted the Guam-Virgin Islands 
     Delegate bill on April 10, 1972, allowing for Guam to have a 
     nonvoting delegate in the United States House of 
     Representatives, and although the delegate is not accorded a 
     vote on the floor of the House of Representatives, it is 
     still one of the benchmarks in Guam's political evolution and 
     heightens Guam's visibility in the national arena;
       Whereas, although Congress authorized in Public Law 94-584, 
     the formation of a locally drafted constitution, the 
     subsequent Guam Constitution, it was not ratified by Guam's 
     electorate through a referendum on August 4, 1979;
       Whereas concerns regarding Guam's political status led the 
     Twelfth Guam Legislature to create the first political status 
     commission in 1973, known as the Status Commission, the 
     Thirteenth Guam Legislature in 1975 created another 
     commission, known as the Second Political Status Commission, 
     to address Guam's political status issue and explore 
     alternative status options, and in 1980, the existing Guam 
     Commission on Self-Determination (CSD) was created to 
     identify and pursue the status choice of the people of Guam, 
     and in 1996 the Twenty-Fourth Guam Legislature created the 
     Commission on Decolonization to continue pursuing Guam's 
     political status;
       Whereas the CSD, after conducting studies on 5 Guam 
     political status options, proceeded to conduct a public 
     education campaign, which was followed by a status referendum 
     on January 12, 1982 in which 49 percent of the people of Guam 
     voted for Commonwealth, 26 percent for Statehood, 10 percent 
     for Status Quo, 5 percent for Incorporated Status, 4 percent 
     for Free Association, 4 percent Independence, and 2 percent 
     for other options;
       Whereas on September 4, 1982, a runoff was held between 
     commonwealth and statehood, the top options from the January 
     referendum, with the outcome of the runoff resulting in 27 
     percent voting for statehood

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     and 73 percent of Guam's electorate casting their votes in 
     favor of a close relationship with the United States through 
     a Commonwealth of Guam structure for local self-government;
       Whereas in 1988 the people of Guam first presented the Guam 
     Commonwealth Act to Congress to meet the various aspirations 
     of the people of Guam, which bill has been reintroduced by 
     Guam's Congressional delegates since 1988 until the present;
       Whereas Congress has continued to enact other measures to 
     address the various aspirations of the people of Guam, while 
     considering legislative approaches to advance self-government 
     without precluding Guam's further right of self-
     determination, consistent with the national political climate 
     that emphasizes decentralization of the decision making 
     process from Washington to the local governments and a 
     relationship with the Federal Government that is based on 
     mutual respect and consent of the governed; and
       Whereas the people of Guam are loyal citizens of the United 
     States and have repeatedly demonstrated their commitment to 
     the American ideals of democracy and civil rights, as well as 
     to American leadership in times of peace as well as war, 
     prosperity as well as want: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) recognizes 100 years of Guam's loyalty and service to 
     the United States; and
       (2) will use the centennial anniversary of the 1898 
     Spanish-American War to reaffirm its commitment to the United 
     States citizens of Guam for increased self-government, 
     consistent with self-determination for the people of Guam.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska 
and Mr. MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MILLER of California, objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.110.9  homeownership expansion

  Mr. LAZIO moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3899) to 
expand homeownership in the United States; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. LAZIO and Mr. 
KENNEDY of Massachusetts, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.110.10  federal reports elimination

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1364) to eliminate unnecessary and wasteful Federal reports; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. HORN and Mr. 
KUCINICH, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. KUCINICH, objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.110.11  year 2000 computer problem

  Mrs. MORELLA moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4756) 
to ensure that the United States is prepared to meet the Year 2000 
computer problem; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mrs. MORELLA and Mr. 
BARCIA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BARCIA, objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.110.12  travel reports of executive branch

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 4805) to require reports on travel of Executive branch officers 
and employees to international conferences, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. SMITH of New 
Jersey and Mr. HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HAMILTON, objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.110.13  wrongful expropriation by formerly totalitarian governments

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following resolution (H. Res. 562): 

         Whereas totalitarian regimes, including Fascist and 
     Communist dictatorships, have caused immeasurable human 
     suffering and loss, degrading not only every conceivable 
     human right, but the human spirit itself;
       Whereas the villainy of communism was dedicated, in 
     particular, to the organized and systematic destruction of 
     private property ownership, including ownership of real, 
     personal, business, and financial property, by individuals 
     and communities;
       Whereas the confiscation of property without compensation 
     by totalitarian regimes was often designed to victimize 
     people because of religion, ethnicity, national or social 
     origin, or opposition to such regimes;
       Whereas certain individuals and communities twice suffered 
     the taking of their properties without compensation, first by 
     the Nazis and their collaborators and next by subsequent 
     Communist regimes;
       Whereas churches, synagogues, mosques, and other religious 
     properties, as well as properties such as hospitals, schools 
     and orphanages owned by religious communities, were destroyed 
     or confiscated as a means of breaking the spiritual devotion 
     and allegiance of religious people and dismantling religious 
     communities;
       Whereas refugees from communism, in addition to being 
     wrongfully deprived of their property, were often forced to 
     relinquish their citizenship in order to protect themselves 
     and their families from reprisals by the Communists who ruled 
     their countries;
       Whereas the participating States of the Organization for 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe have agreed to achieve or 
     maintain full recognition and protection of all types of 
     property, including private property, and the right to 
     prompt, just and effective compensation in the event private 
     property is taken for public use;
       Whereas the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the 
     Caucasus, and Central Asia, have entered a post-Communist 
     period of transition and democratic development, and many 
     countries have begun the difficult and wrenching process of 
     trying to right the wrongs of previous totalitarian regimes;
       Whereas many countries in Central and Eastern Europe have 
     enacted laws providing for the restitution of properties that 
     were illegally or unjustly seized, nationalized, confiscated, 
     or otherwise expropriated by totalitarian regimes;
       Whereas legal or administrative restrictions that require 
     claimants to reside in, or be a citizen of, the country from 
     which they seek restitution of, or compensation for, 
     wrongfully expropriated property are arbitrary, 
     discriminatory, and in violation of international law; and
       Whereas the rule of law and democratic norms require that 
     the activity of governments and their administrative agencies 
     be

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     exercised in accordance with the laws passed by their 
     parliaments or legislatures, and such laws themselves must be 
     consistent with international human rights standards: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) welcomes the efforts of many formerly totalitarian 
     countries to address the complex and difficult question of 
     the status of wrongfully expropriated properties;
       (2) urges countries which have not already done so to 
     return wrongfully expropriated properties to their rightful 
     owners or, when actual return is not possible, to pay prompt, 
     just and effective compensation, in accordance with 
     principles of justice and in a manner that is just, 
     transparent and fair;
       (3) calls for the return of wrongfully expropriated 
     properties to religious communities;
       (4) calls on Croatia, the Czech Republic, Latvia, 
     Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and any other nation whose laws 
     or regulations limit restitution or compensation for 
     wrongfully expropriated properties to persons who reside in, 
     or are citizens of, the country from which restitution or 
     compensation is sought, to remove such restrictions; and
       (5) urges formerly totalitarian countries to pass and 
     effectively implement laws that provide for restitution of, 
     or compensation for, wrongfully expropriated property.
       Sec. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
     transmit a copy of this resolution to the President.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. SMITH of New 
Jersey and Mr. HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HAMILTON, objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.110.14  gabon elections

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 518); as amended: 

       Whereas Gabon is a heavily forested and oil-rich country on 
     central Africa's west coast;
       Whereas Gabon gained independence from France in 1960;
       Whereas the Government of Gabon is involved in ongoing 
     efforts to mediate regional conflicts;
       Whereas Gabon is scheduled to hold national elections in 
     December 1998 for the purpose of electing a President;
       Whereas Gabon was subject to single-party rule until 1990;
       Whereas the International Foundation for Election Systems 
     (IFES) and the Africa America Institute (AAI) served as 
     observers during the organization of the 1993 Presidential 
     and legislative elections in Gabon and found widespread 
     electoral irregularities;
       Whereas the Government of Gabon is a signatory to the 
     ``Paris Accords'' of 1994, approved by national referendum in 
     July 1995, which provides for a state of law guaranteeing 
     basic individual freedoms and the organization of free and 
     fair elections under a new independent national election 
     commission;
       Whereas the people of Gabon have demonstrated their support 
     for the democratic process through the formation of numerous 
     political parties since 1990 and their strong participation 
     in prior elections; and
       Whereas it is in the interest of the United States to 
     promote political and economic freedom in Africa and 
     throughout the world: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) recognizes and commends the Government of Gabon's 
     ongoing efforts to resolve central African conflicts;
       (2) recognizes and commends those Gabonese who have 
     demonstrated their love for free and fair elections;
       (3) commends the Gabonese Government for inviting IFES to 
     perform a pre-election assessment study;
       (4) calls on the Gabonese Government--
       (A) to take further measures to help ensure a credible 
     election and to ensure that the election commission remains 
     independent and impartial; and
       (B) to further welcome IFES, the National Democratic 
     Institute, the International Republican Institute, or other 
     appropriate international nongovernmental organizations to 
     aid the organization and oversight of, the December 1998 
     Presidential election in Gabon, in an effort to ensure that 
     these elections in Gabon are free and fair;
       (5) urges the Government of Gabon to take all necessary and 
     lawful steps toward conducting free and fair elections;
       (6) calls on the international community to join the United 
     States in offering their assistance toward conducting free 
     and fair elections in Gabon;
       (7) urges the United States Government to continue to 
     provide support directly and through appropriate 
     nongovernmental organizations to aid the organization of free 
     and fair elections in Gabon; and
       (8) urges the United States Government and the 
     international community to continue to encourage the 
     Government of Gabon to ensure a lasting and committed 
     transition to democracy.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.110.15  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 2807. An Act to amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger 
     Conservation Act of 1994 to prohibit the sale, importation, 
     and exportation of products labeled as containing substances 
     derived from rhinoceros or tiger.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of 
the Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 1260) ``An Act to amend 
the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to 
limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law, and for 
other purposes.''.

para.110.16  institute of standards and technology authorization

  Mrs. MORELLA moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1274) to authorize 
appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Technology Administration 
     Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM CENTER 
                   EXTENSION.

       Section 25(c)(5) of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(c)(5)) is amended by striking 
     ``, which are designed'' and all that follows through 
     ``operation of a Center.'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``. 
     After the sixth year, a Center may receive additional 
     financial support under this section if it has received a 
     positive evaluation through an independent review, under 
     procedures established by the Institute. Such an independent 
     review shall be required at least every two years after the 
     sixth year of operation. Funding received for a fiscal year 
     under this section after the sixth year of operation shall 
     not exceed one third of the capital and annual operating and 
     maintenance costs of the Center under the program.''.

     SEC. 3. MALCOLM BALDRIGE QUALITY AWARD.

       (a) Additional Awards.--Section 17(c)(3) of the Stevenson-
     Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
     3711a(c)(3)) is amended by inserting ``, unless the Secretary 
     determines that a third award is merited and can be given at 
     no additional cost to the Federal Government'' after ``in any 
     year''.
       (b) Categories.--Section 17(c)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler 
     Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a(c)(1)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Health care providers.
       ``(E) Education providers.''.

     SEC. 4. NOTICE.

       (a) Redesignation.--Section 31 of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act is redesignated as section 32.
       (b) Notice.--The National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 30 the following new section:


                                ``notice

       ``Sec. 31. (a) Notice of Reprogramming.--If any funds 
     authorized for carrying out this Act are subject to a 
     reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to 
     the Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate, notice of such action shall concurrently be 
     provided to the Committee on Science of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate.
       ``(b) Notice of Reorganization.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--The Secretary shall provide notice to 
     the Committees on Science and

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     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and 
     Appropriations of the Senate, not later than 15 days before 
     any major reorganization of any program, project, or activity 
     of the Institute.
       ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term ``major reorganization'' means any reorganization of the 
     Institute that involves the reassignment of more than 25 
     percent of the employees of the Institute.''.

     SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM.

       With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of 
     Congress that the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology should--
       (1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit date-
     related problems in its computer systems to ensure that those 
     systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and 
     beyond; and
       (2) develop contingency plans for those systems that the 
     Institute is unable to correct in time.

     SEC. 6. ENHANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) Educationally useful federal equipment.--The term 
     ``educationally useful Federal equipment'' means computers 
     and related peripheral tools and research equipment that is 
     appropriate for use in schools.
       (2) School.--The term ``school'' means a public or private 
     educational institution that serves any of the grades of 
     kindergarten through grade 12.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--
       (1) In general.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
     Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology should, to the greatest extent practicable and in 
     a manner consistent with applicable Federal law (including 
     Executive Order No. 12999), donate educationally useful 
     Federal equipment to schools in order to enhance the science 
     and mathematics programs of those schools.
       (2) Reports.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director 
     of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall 
     prepare and submit to the President a report. The President 
     shall submit the report to Congress at the same time as the 
     President submits a budget request to Congress under section 
     1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.
       (B) Contents of report.--The report prepared by the 
     Director under this paragraph shall describe any donations of 
     educationally useful Federal equipment to schools made during 
     the period covered by the report.

     SEC. 7. TEACHER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT INSTITUTE 
                   PROGRAM.

       The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
     U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 19 
     the following:
       ``Sec. 19A. (a) The Director shall establish within the 
     Institute a teacher science and technology enhancement 
     program to provide for professional development of 
     mathematics and science teachers of elementary, middle, and 
     secondary schools (as those terms are defined by the 
     Director), including providing for the improvement of those 
     teachers with respect to the understanding of science and the 
     impacts of science on commerce.
       ``(b) In carrying out the program under this section, the 
     Director shall focus on the areas of--
       ``(1) scientific measurements;
       ``(2) tests and standards development;
       ``(3) industrial competitiveness and quality;
       ``(4) manufacturing;
       ``(5) technology transfer; and
       ``(6) any other area of expertise of the Institute that the 
     Director determines to be appropriate.
       ``(c) The Director shall develop and issue procedures and 
     selection criteria for participants in the program.
       ``(d) The program under this section shall be conducted on 
     an annual basis during the summer months, during the period 
     of time when a majority of elementary, middle, and secondary 
     schools have not commenced a school year.
       ``(e) The program shall provide for teachers' participation 
     in activities at the laboratory facilities of the Institute, 
     or shall utilize other means of accomplishing the goals of 
     the program as determined by the Director, which may include 
     the Internet, video conferencing and recording, and workshops 
     and conferences.''.

     SEC. 8. OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCIALIZATION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Department of Commerce an Office of Space Commercialization 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Office'').
       (b) Director.--The Office shall be headed by a Director, 
     who shall be a senior executive and shall be compensated at a 
     level in the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of 
     title 5, United States Code, as determined by the Secretary 
     of Commerce.
       (c) Functions of the Office; Duties of the Director.--The 
     Office shall be the principal unit for the coordination of 
     space-related issues, programs, and initiatives within the 
     Department of Commerce. The primary responsibilities of the 
     Director, in carrying out the functions of the Office, shall 
     include--
       (1) promoting commercial provider investment in space 
     activities by collecting, analyzing, and disseminating 
     information on space markets, and conducting workshops and 
     seminars to increase awareness of commercial space 
     opportunities;
       (2) assisting United States commercial providers in the 
     efforts of those providers to conduct business with the 
     United States Government;
       (3) acting as an industry advocate within the executive 
     branch of the Federal Government to ensure that the Federal 
     Government meets the space-related requirements of the 
     Federal Government, to the fullest extent feasible, using 
     commercially available space goods and services;
       (4) ensuring that the United States Government does not 
     compete with United States commercial providers in the 
     provision of space hardware and services otherwise available 
     from United States commercial providers;
       (5) promoting the export of space-related goods and 
     services;
       (6) representing the Department of Commerce in the 
     development of United States policies and in negotiations 
     with foreign countries to ensure free and fair trade 
     internationally in the area of space commerce; and
       (7) seeking the removal of legal, policy, and institutional 
     impediments to space commerce.

     SEC. 9. EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE 
                   TECHNOLOGY.

       Section 5 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
     of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3704) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(f) Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive 
     Technology.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Under 
     Secretary, shall establish for fiscal year 1999 a program to 
     be known as the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive 
     Technology (referred to in this subsection as the `program'). 
     The purpose of the program shall be to strengthen the 
     technological competitiveness of those States that have 
     historically received less Federal research and development 
     funds than those received by a majority of the States.
       ``(2) Arrangements.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall--
       ``(A) enter into such arrangements as may be necessary to 
     provide for the coordination of the program through the State 
     committees established under the Experimental Program to 
     Stimulate Competitive Research of the National Science 
     Foundation; and
       ``(B) cooperate with--
       ``(i) any State science and technology council established 
     under the program under subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) representatives of small business firms and other 
     appropriate technology-based businesses.
       ``(3) Grants and cooperative agreements.--In carrying out 
     the program, the Secretary, acting through the Under 
     Secretary, may make grants or enter into cooperative 
     agreements to provide for--
       ``(A) technology research and development;
       ``(B) technology transfer from university research;
       ``(C) technology deployment and diffusion; and
       ``(D) the strengthening of technological capabilities 
     through consortia comprised of--
       ``(i) technology-based small business firms;
       ``(ii) industries and emerging companies;
       ``(iii) universities; and
       ``(iv) State and local development agencies and entities.
       ``(4) Requirements for making awards.--
       ``(A) In general.--In making awards under this subsection, 
     the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall 
     ensure that the awards are awarded on a competitive basis 
     that includes a review of the merits of the activities that 
     are the subject of the award.
       ``(B) Matching requirement.--The non-Federal share of the 
     activities (other than planning activities) carried out under 
     an award under this subsection shall be not less than 25 
     percent of the cost of those activities.
       ``(5) Criteria for states.--The Secretary, acting through 
     the Under Secretary, shall establish criteria for achievement 
     by each State that participates in the program. Upon the 
     achievement of all such criteria, a State shall cease to be 
     eligible to participate in the program.
       ``(6) Coordination.--To the extent practicable, in carrying 
     out this subsection, the Secretary, acting through the Under 
     Secretary, shall coordinate the program with other programs 
     of the Department of Commerce.
       ``(7) Report.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Technology Administration Act of 1998, the 
     Under Secretary shall prepare and submit a report that meets 
     the requirements of this paragraph to the Secretary. Upon 
     receipt of the report, the Secretary shall transmit a copy of 
     the report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science of 
     the House of Representatives.
       ``(B) Requirements for report.--The report prepared under 
     this paragraph shall contain with respect to the program--
       ``(i) a description of the structure and procedures of the 
     program;
       ``(ii) a management plan for the program;
       ``(iii) a description of the merit-based review process to 
     be used in the program;
       ``(iv) milestones for the evaluation of activities to be 
     assisted under the program in fiscal year 1999;
       ``(v) an assessment of the eligibility of each State that 
     participates in the Experimental Program to Stimulate 
     Competitive Research of the National Science Foundation to 
     participate in the program under this subsection; and
       ``(vi) the evaluation criteria with respect to which the 
     overall management and effectiveness of the program will be 
     evaluated.''.

     SEC. 10. NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY MEDAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   TECHNOLOGY.

       In the administration of section 16 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
     Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711), 
     Environmental Technology shall be established as a separate 
     nomination category with appropriate unique criteria for that 
     category.

     SEC. 11. INTERNATIONAL ARCTIC RESEARCH CENTER.

       The Congress finds that the International Arctic Research 
     Center is an internationally-supported effort to conduct 
     important weather and climate studies, and other research 
     projects of benefit to the United States. It is, therefore,

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     the sense of the Congress that, as with similar research 
     conducted in the Antarctic, the United States should provide 
     similar support for this important effort.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mrs. MORELLA and Mr. 
BARCIA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voice,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BARCIA, objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.110.17  economic development administration reform

  Mr. SHUSTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2364) to reauthorize and make reforms to programs authorized by the 
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and the Appalachian 
Regional Development Act of 1965.
  The SPEAKER pro tempo, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. SHUSTER and Mr. 
OBERSTAR, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.110.18  health professions education partnerships

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1754) to amend the Public Health Service Act to consolidate and 
reauthorize health professions and minority and disadvantaged health 
professions and disadvantaged health education programs, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
BLILEY and Mr. BROWN of Ohio, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio, objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum 
was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.110.19  securities litigation uniform standard

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-803):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 
     1260), to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities class 
     actions under State law, and for other purposes, having met, 
     after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and 
     do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Securities Litigation 
     Uniform Standards Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 
     sought to prevent abuses in private securities fraud 
     lawsuits;
       (2) since enactment of that legislation, considerable 
     evidence has been presented to Congress that a number of 
     securities class action lawsuits have shifted from Federal to 
     State courts;
       (3) this shift has prevented that Act from fully achieving 
     its objectives;
       (4) State securities regulation is of continuing 
     importance, together with Federal regulation of securities, 
     to protect investors and promote strong financial markets; 
     and
       (5) in order to prevent certain State private securities 
     class action lawsuits alleging fraud from being used to 
     frustrate the objectives of the Private Securities Litigation 
     Reform Act of 1995, it is appropriate to enact national 
     standards for securities class action lawsuits involving 
     nationally traded securities, while preserving the 
     appropriate enforcement powers of State securities regulators 
     and not changing the current treatment of individual 
     lawsuits.
            TITLE I--SECURITIES LITIGATION UNIFORM STANDARDS

     SEC. 101. LIMITATION ON REMEDIES.

       (a) Amendments to the Securities Act of 1933.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1933 
     (15 U.S.C. 77p) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 16. ADDITIONAL REMEDIES; LIMITATION ON REMEDIES.

       ``(a) Remedies Additional.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), the rights and remedies provided by this 
     title shall be in addition to any and all other rights and 
     remedies that may exist at law or in equity.
       ``(b) Class Action Limitations.--No covered class action 
     based upon the statutory or common law of any State or 
     subdivision thereof may be maintained in any State or Federal 
     court by any private party alleging--
       ``(1) an untrue statement or omission of a material fact in 
     connection with the purchase or sale of a covered security; 
     or
       ``(2) that the defendant used or employed any manipulative 
     or deceptive device or contrivance in connection with the 
     purchase or sale of a covered security.
       ``(c) Removal of Covered Class Actions.--Any covered class 
     action brought in any State court involving a covered 
     security, as set forth in subsection (b), shall be removable 
     to the Federal district court for the district in which the 
     action is pending, and shall be subject to subsection (b).
       ``(d) Preservation of Certain Actions.--
       ``(1) Actions under state law of state of incorporation.--
       ``(A) Actions preserved.--Notwithstanding subsection (b) or 
     (c), a covered class action described in subparagraph (B) of 
     this paragraph that is based upon the statutory or common law 
     of the State in which the issuer is incorporated (in the case 
     of a corporation) or organized (in the case of any other 
     entity) may be maintained in a State or Federal court by a 
     private party.
       ``(B) Permissible actions.--A covered class action is 
     described in this subparagraph if it involves--
       ``(i) the purchase or sale of securities by the issuer or 
     an affiliate of the issuer exclusively from or to holders of 
     equity securities of the issuer; or
       ``(ii) any recommendation, position, or other communication 
     with respect to the sale of securities of the issuer that--

       ``(I) is made by or on behalf of the issuer or an affiliate 
     of the issuer to holders of equity securities of the issuer; 
     and
       ``(II) concerns decisions of those equity holders with 
     respect to voting their securities, acting in response to a 
     tender or exchange offer, or exercising dissenters' or 
     appraisal rights.

       ``(2) State actions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, nothing in this section may be construed to 
     preclude a State or political subdivision thereof or a State 
     pension plan from bringing an action involving a covered 
     security on its own behalf, or as a member of a class 
     comprised solely of other States, political subdivisions, or 
     State pension plans that are named plaintiffs, and that have 
     authorized participation, in such action.
       ``(B) State pension plan defined.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `State pension plan' means a pension plan 
     established and maintained for its employees by the 
     government of the State or political subdivision thereof, or 
     by any agency or instrumentality thereof.
       ``(3) Actions under contractual agreements between issuers 
     and indenture trustees.--Notwithstanding subsection (b) or 
     (c), a covered class action that seeks to enforce a 
     contractual agreement between an issuer and an indenture 
     trustee may be maintained in a State or Federal court by a 
     party to the agreement or a successor to such party.
       ``(4) Remand of removed actions.--In an action that has 
     been removed from a State court pursuant to subsection (c), 
     if the Federal court determines that the action may be 
     maintained in State court pursuant to this subsection, the 
     Federal court shall remand such action to such State court.
       ``(e) Preservation of State Jurisdiction.--The securities 
     commission (or any agency or office performing like 
     functions) of any State shall retain jurisdiction under the 
     laws of such State to investigate and bring enforcement 
     actions.
       ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) Affiliate of the issuer.--The term `affiliate of the 
     issuer' means a person that directly or indirectly, through 
     one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or 
     is under common control with, the issuer.
       ``(2) Covered class action.--

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       ``(A) In general.--The term `covered class action' means--
       ``(i) any single lawsuit in which--

       ``(I) damages are sought on behalf of more than 50 persons 
     or prospective class members, and questions of law or fact 
     common to those persons or members of the prospective class, 
     without reference to issues of individualized reliance on an 
     alleged misstatement or omission, predominate over any 
     questions affecting only individual persons or members; or
       ``(II) one or more named parties seek to recover damages on 
     a representative basis on behalf of themselves and other 
     unnamed parties similarly situated, and questions of law or 
     fact common to those persons or members of the prospective 
     class predominate over any questions affecting only 
     individual persons or members; or

       ``(ii) any group of lawsuits filed in or pending in the 
     same court and involving common questions of law or fact, in 
     which--

       ``(I) damages are sought on behalf of more than 50 persons; 
     and
       ``(II) the lawsuits are joined, consolidated, or otherwise 
     proceed as a single action for any purpose.

       ``(B) Exception for derivative actions.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A), the term `covered class action' does not 
     include an exclusively derivative action brought by one or 
     more shareholders on behalf of a corporation.
       ``(C) Counting of certain class members.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, a corporation, investment company, pension 
     plan, partnership, or other entity, shall be treated as one 
     person or prospective class member, but only if the entity is 
     not established for the purpose of participating in the 
     action.
       ``(D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph 
     shall be construed to affect the discretion of a State court 
     in determining whether actions filed in such court should be 
     joined, consolidated, or otherwise allowed to proceed as a 
     single action.
       ``(3) Covered security.--The term `covered security' means 
     a security that satisfies the standards for a covered 
     security specified in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 18(b) 
     at the time during which it is alleged that the 
     misrepresentation, omission, or manipulative or deceptive 
     conduct occurred, except that such term shall not include any 
     debt security that is exempt from registration under this 
     title pursuant to rules issued by the Commission under 
     section 4(2).''.
       (2) Circumvention of stay of discovery.--Section 27(b) of 
     the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77z-1(b)) is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Circumvention of stay of discovery.--Upon a proper 
     showing, a court may stay discovery proceedings in any 
     private action in a State court as necessary in aid of its 
     jurisdiction, or to protect or effectuate its judgments, in 
     an action subject to a stay of discovery pursuant to this 
     subsection.''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--Section 22(a) of the Securities 
     Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77v(a)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``except as provided in section 16 with 
     respect to covered class actions,'' after ``Territorial 
     courts,''; and
       (B) by striking ``No case'' and inserting ``Except as 
     provided in section 16(c), no case''.
       (b) Amendments to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 28 of the Securities Exchange Act 
     of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78bb) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``The rights and 
     remedies'' and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection 
     (f), the rights and remedies''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Limitations on Remedies.--
       ``(1) Class action limitations.--No covered class action 
     based upon the statutory or common law of any State or 
     subdivision thereof may be maintained in any State or Federal 
     court by any private party alleging--
       ``(A) a misrepresentation or omission of a material fact in 
     connection with the purchase or sale of a covered security; 
     or
       ``(B) that the defendant used or employed any manipulative 
     or deceptive device or contrivance in connection with the 
     purchase or sale of a covered security.
       ``(2) Removal of covered class actions.--Any covered class 
     action brought in any State court involving a covered 
     security, as set forth in paragraph (1), shall be removable 
     to the Federal district court for the district in which the 
     action is pending, and shall be subject to paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Preservation of certain actions.--
       ``(A) Actions under state law of state of incorporation.--
       ``(i) Actions preserved.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or 
     (2), a covered class action described in clause (ii) of this 
     subparagraph that is based upon the statutory or common law 
     of the State in which the issuer is incorporated (in the case 
     of a corporation) or organized (in the case of any other 
     entity) may be maintained in a State or Federal court by a 
     private party.
       ``(ii) Permissible actions.--A covered class action is 
     described in this clause if it involves--

       ``(I) the purchase or sale of securities by the issuer or 
     an affiliate of the issuer exclusively from or to holders of 
     equity securities of the issuer; or
       ``(II) any recommendation, position, or other communication 
     with respect to the sale of securities of an issuer that--

       ``(aa) is made by or on behalf of the issuer or an 
     affiliate of the issuer to holders of equity securities of 
     the issuer; and
       ``(bb) concerns decisions of such equity holders with 
     respect to voting their securities, acting in response to a 
     tender or exchange offer, or exercising dissenters' or 
     appraisal rights.
       ``(B) State actions.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this subsection, nothing in this subsection may be construed 
     to preclude a State or political subdivision thereof or a 
     State pension plan from bringing an action involving a 
     covered security on its own behalf, or as a member of a class 
     comprised solely of other States, political subdivisions, or 
     State pension plans that are named plaintiffs, and that have 
     authorized participation, in such action.
       ``(ii) State pension plan defined.--For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, the term `State pension plan' means a pension 
     plan established and maintained for its employees by the 
     government of a State or political subdivision thereof, or by 
     any agency or instrumentality thereof.
       ``(C) Actions under contractual agreements between issuers 
     and indenture trustees.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or 
     (2), a covered class action that seeks to enforce a 
     contractual agreement between an issuer and an indenture 
     trustee may be maintained in a State or Federal court by a 
     party to the agreement or a successor to such party.
       ``(D) Remand of removed actions.--In an action that has 
     been removed from a State court pursuant to paragraph (2), if 
     the Federal court determines that the action may be 
     maintained in State court pursuant to this subsection, the 
     Federal court shall remand such action to such State court.
       ``(4) Preservation of state jurisdiction.--The securities 
     commission (or any agency or office performing like 
     functions) of any State shall retain jurisdiction under the 
     laws of such State to investigate and bring enforcement 
     actions.
       ``(5) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(A) Affiliate of the issuer.--The term `affiliate of the 
     issuer' means a person that directly or indirectly, through 
     one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or 
     is under common control with, the issuer.
       ``(B) Covered class action.--The term `covered class 
     action' means--
       ``(i) any single lawsuit in which--

       ``(I) damages are sought on behalf of more than 50 persons 
     or prospective class members, and questions of law or fact 
     common to those persons or members of the prospective class, 
     without reference to issues of individualized reliance on an 
     alleged misstatement or omission, predominate over any 
     questions affecting only individual persons or members; or
       ``(II) one or more named parties seek to recover damages on 
     a representative basis on behalf of themselves and other 
     unnamed parties similarly situated, and questions of law or 
     fact common to those persons or members of the prospective 
     class predominate over any questions affecting only 
     individual persons or members; or

       ``(ii) any group of lawsuits filed in or pending in the 
     same court and involving common questions of law or fact, in 
     which--

       ``(I) damages are sought on behalf of more than 50 persons; 
     and
       ``(II) the lawsuits are joined, consolidated, or otherwise 
     proceed as a single action for any purpose.

       ``(C) Exception for derivative actions.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (B), the term `covered class action' does not 
     include an exclusively derivative action brought by one or 
     more shareholders on behalf of a corporation.
       ``(D) Counting of certain class members.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, a corporation, investment company, pension 
     plan, partnership, or other entity, shall be treated as one 
     person or prospective class member, but only if the entity is 
     not established for the purpose of participating in the 
     action.
       ``(E) Covered security.--The term `covered security' means 
     a security that satisfies the standards for a covered 
     security specified in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 18(b) 
     of the Securities Act of 1933, at the time during which it is 
     alleged that the misrepresentation, omission, or manipulative 
     or deceptive conduct occurred, except that such term shall 
     not include any debt security that is exempt from 
     registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to 
     rules issued by the Commission under section 4(2) of that 
     Act.
       ``(F) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph 
     shall be construed to affect the discretion of a State court 
     in determining whether actions filed in such court should be 
     joined, consolidated, or otherwise allowed to proceed as a 
     single action.''.
       (2) Circumvention of stay of discovery.--Section 21D(b)(3) 
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u-
     4(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) Circumvention of stay of discovery.--Upon a proper 
     showing, a court may stay discovery proceedings in any 
     private action in a State court, as necessary in aid of its 
     jurisdiction, or to protect or effectuate its judgments, in 
     an action subject to a stay of discovery pursuant to this 
     paragraph.''.
       (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not affect or apply to

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     any action commenced before and pending on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 102. PROMOTION OF RECIPROCAL SUBPOENA ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Commission Action.--The Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, in consultation with State securities commissions 
     (or any agencies or offices performing like functions), shall 
     seek to encourage the adoption of State laws providing for 
     reciprocal enforcement by State securities commissions of 
     subpoenas issued by another State securities commission 
     seeking to compel persons to attend, testify in, or produce 
     documents or records in connection with an action or 
     investigation by a State securities commission of an alleged 
     violation of State securities laws.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission 
     (hereafter in this section referred to as the ``Commission'') 
     shall submit a report to the Congress--
       (1) identifying the States that have adopted laws described 
     in subsection (a);
       (2) describing the actions undertaken by the Commission and 
     State securities commissions to promote the adoption of such 
     laws; and
       (3) identifying any further actions that the Commission 
     recommends for such purposes.
  TITLE II--REAUTHORIZATION OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 35 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
     U.S.C. 78kk) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 35. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--In addition to any other funds 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Commission, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out the functions, 
     powers, and duties of the Commission, $351,280,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999.
       ``(b) Miscellaneous Expenses.--Funds appropriated pursuant 
     to this section are authorized to be expended--
       ``(1) not to exceed $3,000 per fiscal year, for official 
     reception and representation expenses;
       ``(2) not to exceed $10,000 per fiscal year, for funding a 
     permanent secretariat for the International Organization of 
     Securities Commissions; and
       ``(3) not to exceed $100,000 per fiscal year, for expenses 
     for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with 
     foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members 
     of their delegations, appropriate representatives, and staff 
     to exchange views concerning developments relating to 
     securities matters, for development and implementation of 
     cooperation agreements concerning securities matters, and 
     provision of technical assistance for the development of 
     foreign securities markets, such expenses to include 
     necessary logistic and administrative expenses and the 
     expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in 
     attendance at such consultations and meetings, including--
       ``(A) such incidental expenses as meals taken in the course 
     of such attendance;
       ``(B) any travel or transportation to or from such 
     meetings; and
       ``(C) any other related lodging or subsistence.''.

     SEC. 202. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EDGAR SYSTEM.

       Section 35A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
     U.S.C. 78ll) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e); and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``(d)'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' at the end and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (3).

     SEC. 203. COMMISSION PROFESSIONAL ECONOMISTS.

       Section 4(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
     U.S.C. 78d(b)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Economists.--
       ``(A) Commission authority.--Notwithstanding the provisions 
     of chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, the Commission 
     is authorized--
       ``(i) to establish its own criteria for the selection of 
     such professional economists as the Commission deems 
     necessary to carry out the work of the Commission;
       ``(ii) to appoint directly such professional economists as 
     the Commission deems qualified; and
       ``(iii) to fix and adjust the compensation of any 
     professional economist appointed under this paragraph, 
     without regard to the provisions of chapter 54 of title 5, 
     United States Code, or subchapters II, III, or VIII of 
     chapter 53, of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(B) Limitation on compensation.--No base compensation 
     fixed for an economist under this paragraph may exceed the 
     pay for Level IV of the Executive Schedule, and no payments 
     to an economist appointed under this paragraph shall exceed 
     the limitation on certain payments in section 5307 of title 
     5, United States Code.
       ``(C) Other benefits.--All professional economists 
     appointed under this paragraph shall remain within the 
     existing civil service system with respect to employee 
     benefits.''.
              TITLE III--CLERICAL AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 301. CLERICAL AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Securities Act of 1933.--The Securities Act of 1933 (15 
     U.S.C. 77 et seq.) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 2(a)(15)(i) (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)(15)(i)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``3(a)(2) of the Act'' and inserting 
     ``3(a)(2)''; and
       (B) by striking ``section 2(13) of the Act'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (13) of this subsection''.
       (2) Section 11(f)(2)(A) (15 U.S.C. 77k(f)(2)(A)) is amended 
     by striking ``section 38'' and inserting ``section 21D(f)''.
       (3) Section 13 (15 U.S.C. 77m) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 12(2)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``section 12(a)(2)''; and
       (B) by striking ``section 12(1)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``section 12(a)(1)''.
       (4) Section 18 (15 U.S.C. 77r) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ``, or authorized 
     for listing,'' after ``Exchange, or listed'';
       (B) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i), by striking ``Capital 
     Markets Efficiency Act of 1996'' and inserting ``National 
     Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996'';
       (C) in subsection (c)(2)(C)(i), by striking ``Market'' and 
     inserting ``Markets'';
       (D) in subsection (d)(1)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``section 2(10)'' and inserting ``section 
     2(a)(10)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``subparagraphs (A) and (B)'' and 
     inserting ``subparagraphs (a) and (b)'';
       (E) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``Securities 
     Amendments Act of 1996'' and inserting ``National Securities 
     Markets Improvement Act of 1996''; and
       (F) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ``For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the'' and inserting ``The''.
       (5) Sections 27, 27A, and 28 (15 U.S.C. 77z-1, 77z-2, 77z-
     3) are transferred to appear after section 26, in that order.
       (6) Paragraph (28) of schedule A of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
     77aa(28)) is amended by striking ``identic'' and inserting 
     ``identical''.
       (b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--The Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78 et seq.) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 3(a)(10) (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(10)) is amended by 
     striking ``deposit, for'' and inserting ``deposit for''.
       (2) Section 3(a)(12)(A)(vi) (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(12)(A)(vi)) 
     is amended by moving the margin 2 em spaces to the left.
       (3) Section 3(a)(22)(A) (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(22)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 3(h)'' and inserting ``section 
     3''; and
       (B) by striking ``section 3(t)'' and inserting ``section 
     3''.
       (4) Section 3(a)(39)(B)(i) (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(39)(B)(i)) is 
     amended by striking ``an order to the Commission'' and 
     inserting ``an order of the Commission''.
       (5) The following sections are each amended by striking 
     ``Federal Reserve Board'' and inserting ``Board of Governors 
     of the Federal Reserve System'': subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 7 (15 U.S.C. 78g(a), (b)); section 17(g) (15 U.S.C. 
     78q(g)); and section 26 (15 U.S.C. 78z).
       (6) The heading of subsection (d) of section 7 (15 U.S.C. 
     78g(d)) is amended by striking ``Exception'' and inserting 
     ``Exceptions''.
       (7) Section 14(g)(4) (15 U.S.C. 78n(g)(4)) is amended by 
     striking ``consolidation sale,'' and inserting 
     ``consolidation, sale,''.
       (8) Section 15 (15 U.S.C. 78o) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)(8), by moving the margin 2 em spaces 
     to the left;
       (B) in subsection (h)(2), by striking ``affecting'' and 
     inserting ``effecting'';
       (C) in subsection (h)(3)(A)(i)(II)(bb), by inserting ``or'' 
     after the semicolon;
       (D) in subsection (h)(3)(A)(ii)(I), by striking 
     ``maintains'' and inserting ``maintained'';
       (E) in subsection (h)(3)(B)(ii), by striking 
     ``association'' and inserting ``associated''.
       (9) Section 15B(c)(4) (15 U.S.C. 78o-4(c)(4)) is amended by 
     striking ``convicted by any offense'' and inserting 
     ``convicted of any offense''.
       (10) Section 15C(f)(5) (15 U.S.C. 78o-5(f)(5)) is amended 
     by striking ``any person or class or persons'' and inserting 
     ``any person or class of persons''.
       (11) Section 19(c)(5) (15 U.S.C. 78s(c)(5)) is amended by 
     moving the margin 2 em spaces to the right.
       (12) Section 20 (15 U.S.C. 78t) is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (f) as subsection (e).
       (13) Section 21D (15 U.S.C. 78u-4) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (g)(2)(B)(i), by striking ``paragraph 
     (1)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)''.
       (B) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); and
       (14) Section 31(a) (15 U.S.C. 78ee(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``this subsection'' and inserting ``this section''.
       (c) Investment Company Act of 1940.--The Investment Company 
     Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 2(a)(8) (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(8)) is amended by 
     striking ``Unitde'' and inserting ``United''.
       (2) Section 3(b) (15 U.S.C. 80a-3(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (3) of subsection (a)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (1)(C) of subsection (a)''.
       (3) Section 12(d)(1)(G)(i)(III)(bb) (15 U.S.C. 80a-
     12(d)(1)(G)(i)(III)(bb)) is amended by striking ``the 
     acquired fund'' and inserting ``the acquired company''.
       (4) Section 18(e)(2) (15 U.S.C. 80a-18(e)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (e)(2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1) 
     of this subsection''.

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       (5) Section 30 (15 U.S.C. 80a-29) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subsection (b)(1);
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``semi-annually'' and 
     inserting ``semiannually''; and
       (C) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h), as added by 
     section 508(g) of the National Securities Markets Improvement 
     Act of 1996, as subsections (i) and (j), respectively.
       (6) Section 31(f) (15 U.S.C. 80a-30(f)) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (e)''.
       (d) Investment Advisers Act of 1940.--The Investment 
     Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b et seq.) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 203(e)(8)(B) (15 U.S.C. 80b-3(e)(8)(B)) is 
     amended by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon.
       (2) Section 222(b)(2) (15 U.S.C. 80b-18a(b)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``principle'' and inserting ``principal''.
       (e) Trust Indenture Act of 1939.--The Trust Indenture Act 
     of 1939 (15 U.S.C. 77aaa et seq.) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 303 (15 U.S.C. 77ccc) is amended by striking 
     ``section 2'' each place it appears in paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     and inserting ``section 2(a)''.
       (2) Section 304(a)(4)(A) (15 U.S.C. 77ddd(a)(4)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``(14) of subsection'' and inserting 
     ``(13) of section''.
       (3) Section 313(a) (15 U.S.C. 77mmm(a)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``any change to'' after the paragraph 
     designation at the beginning of paragraph (4); and
       (B) by striking ``any change to'' in paragraph (6).
       (4) Section 319(b) (15 U.S.C. 77sss(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``the Federal Register Act'' and inserting ``chapter 
     15 of title 44, United States Code,''.

     SEC. 302. EXEMPTION OF SECURITIES ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH 
                   CERTAIN STATE HEARINGS.

       Section 18(b)(4)(C) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
     U.S.C. 77r(b)(4)(C)) is amended by striking ``paragraph (4) 
     or (11)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4), (10), or (11)''.
       And the House agree to the same.
     Tom Bliley,
     M.G. Oxley,
     Billy Tauzin,
     Chris Cox,
     Rick White,
     Anna G. Eshoo,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Alfonse D'Amato,
     Phil Gramm,
     Chris Dodd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
BLILEY and Mr. DINGELL, each for 20 minutes.
  Pending consideration of said conference report.
  On motion of Mr. BLILEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the complete copy of the conference report on S. 1260 
being considered today, including the entire corrected Statement of 
Managers as agreed to by the conferees, be inserted in the Record.
  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. DINGELL, objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.110.20  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 3267. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a 
     feasibility study and construct a project to reclaim the 
     Salton Sea. 

para.110.21  h.r. 1693--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 1693) to provide for 
improved management and increased accountability for certain National 
Park Service programs, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.110.22  h. res. 494 --unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 494) expressing 
the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States has 
enjoyed the loyalty of the United States citizens of Guam, and that the 
United States recognizes the centennial anniversary of the Spanish-
American War as an opportune time for Congress to reaffirm its 
commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
determination for the people of Guam.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. COMBEST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

410

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para.110.23                  [Roll No. 524]

                                YEAS--410

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney

[[Page 2323]]


     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Boucher
     Cooksey
     Deutsch
     Graham
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Inglis
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Lampson
     Largent
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Souder
     Spratt
     Visclosky
     Wexler
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.110.24  s. 1364--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 1364) to eliminate unnecessary 
and wasteful Federal reports; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GIBBONS demanded a recorded vote on the motion to suspend the 
rules and pass said bill, as amended, which demand was supported by one-
fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

390

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

19

para.110.25                  [Roll No. 525]

                                AYES--390

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--19

     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Dixon
     Furse
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Lee
     McKinney
     Meeks (NY)
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Payne
     Thompson
     Towns
     Waters
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Boucher
     Burton
     Cooksey
     Deutsch
     Graham
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Inglis
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Lampson
     Largent
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Souder
     Spratt
     Visclosky
     Wexler
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.

para.110.26  h.r. 4756--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4756) to ensure that the United States 
is prepared to meet the Year 2000 computer problem; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.

[[Page 2324]]

  Mr. FOSSELLA demanded a recorded vote on the motion to suspend the 
rules and pass said bill, as amended, which demand was supported by one-
fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

407

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

3

para.110.27                  [Roll No. 526]

                                AYES--407

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--3

     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Paul

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Boucher
     Cooksey
     Deutsch
     Graham
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Inglis
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Lampson
     Largent
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Souder
     Spratt
     Visclosky
     Wexler
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.110.28  women's health research and prevention

  Mr. BILIRAKIS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1722) to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and 
extend certain programs with respect to women's health research and 
prevention activities at the National Institutes of Health and the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, recognized Mr. BILIRAKIS and 
Mr. BROWN of Ohio, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BILIRAKIS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.110.29  fair labor standards relating to automobiles and trucks

  Mr. FAWELL moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2327) to provide for a change 
in the exemption from the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 for minors between 16 and 18 years of age who 
engage in the operation of automobiles and trucks:

       Page 4, strike out all after line 4, down to and including 
     line 10, and insert:
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--This Act shall become effective on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Exception.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     defining the term ``occasional and incidential'' shall also 
     apply to any case, action, citation or appeal pending on the 
     date of enactment of this Act unless such case, action, 
     citation or appeal involves property damage or personal 
     injury.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, recognized Mr. FAWELL and Mr. 
MARTINEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment was agreed to was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.110.30  recognition of the importance of african-american music

  Mr. NORWOOD moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 27): 

       Whereas artists, songwriters, producers, engineers, 
     educators, executives, and other professionals in the music 
     industry provide inspiration and leadership through their 
     creation of music, dissemination of educational information, 
     and financial contributions to charitable and community-based 
     organizations;

[[Page 2325]]

       Whereas African-American music is indigenous to the United 
     States and originates from African genres of music;
       Whereas African-American genres of music such as gospel, 
     blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, rap, and hip-hop have their 
     roots in the African-American experience;
       Whereas African-American music has a pervasive influence on 
     dance, fashion, language, art, literature, cinema, media, 
     advertisements, and other aspects of culture;
       Whereas the prominence of African-American music in the 
     20th century has reawakened interest in the legacy and 
     heritage of the art form of African-American music;
       Whereas African-American music embodies the strong presence 
     of, and significant contributions made by, African-Americans 
     in the music industry and society as a whole;
       Whereas the multibillion dollar African-American music 
     industry contributes greatly to the domestic and worldwide 
     economy; and
       Whereas African-American music has a positive impact on and 
     broad appeal to diverse groups, both nationally and 
     internationally: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) recognizes the importance of the contributions of 
     African-American music to global culture and the positive 
     impact of African-American music on global commerce; and
       (2) calls on the people of the United States to take the 
     opportunity to study, reflect on, and celebrate the majesty, 
     vitality, and importance of African-American music.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, recognized Mr. NORWOOD and Mr. 
MARTINEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.110.31  h.r. 4805--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4805) to require reports on travel of 
Executive branch officers and employees to international conferences, 
and for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.110.32  h. res. 562--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H. Res. 562) concerning properties 
wrongfully expropriated by formerly totalitarian governments.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.110.33  h. res. 518--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 518) calling for free and 
transparent elections in Gabon; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to and the preamble was amended 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.110.34  h.r. 1274--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1274) to 
authorize appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said Senate amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said Senate amendment was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on 
the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.110.35  s. 1754--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (S. 1754) to amend the Public Health Service 
Act to consolidate and reauthorize health professions and minority and 
disadvantaged health professions and disadvantaged health education 
programs, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CAMPBELL objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

303

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

102

para.110.36                  [Roll No. 527]

                                YEAS--303

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Camp
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim

[[Page 2326]]


     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--102

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goss
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Parker
     Paul
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Whitfield
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Cooksey
     Davis (IL)
     Deutsch
     Goode
     Graham
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Inglis
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Lampson
     Largent
     Lipinski
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Smith (OR)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Visclosky
     Wexler
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.110.37  s. 1260--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the conference report on (S. 1260) to amend the 
Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit 
the conduct of securities class actions under State law, and for other 
purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. DINGELL demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
   

Yeas

319

It was decided in the

Nays

82

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.110.38                  [Roll No. 528]

                                YEAS--319

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--82

     Abercrombie
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Lowey
       

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                             NOT VOTING--32

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Cooksey
     Davis (IL)
     Deutsch
     Goode
     Graham
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Lampson
     Largent
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     Murtha
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Smith (OR)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Visclosky
     Wexler
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said conference report was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on 
the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.110.39  s. 1722--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHLERT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 1722) to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to revise and extend certain programs with respect to 
women's health research and prevention activities at the National 
Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

401

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.110.40                  [Roll No. 529]

                                YEAS--401

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Chambliss
     Cooksey
     Davis (IL)
     Deutsch
     Goode
     Graham
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Inglis
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Lampson
     Largent
     Lipinski
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     Murtha
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Tiahrt
     Wexler
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.110.41  providing for the consideration of certain resolutions in 
          preparation for the adjournment of the second session sine die

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-818) the resolution (H. Res. 594) providing for consideration of 
certain resolutions in preparation for the adjournment of the second 
session sine die.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.110.42  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to House Resolution 589, at 6:38 p.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bills to be 
considered on Wednesday, October 14: H.R. 599, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to add bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma to the list of 
diseases presumed to be service-connected for certain radiation-exposed 
veterans; S. 1397, to establish a commission to assist in commemoration 
of the centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the Wright 
brothers; S. 1733, to require the Commissioner of Social Security and 
food stamp State agencies to take certain actions to ensure that food 
stamp coupons are not issued to deceased individuals; H.R. 3963, to 
establish terms and conditions under which the Secretary of the Interior 
shall convey leaseholds in certain properties around Canyon Ferry 
Reservoir, Montana; H.R. 4501, to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to improve the 
access for persons with disabilities to outdoor recreational 
opportunities made available to the public; H.R. 3878, to subject 
certain reserved mineral interests of the operation of the Mineral 
Leasing Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 3972, to amend the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior 
from charging State and local government agencies for certain uses of 
the sand, gravel, and shell resources of the Outer Continental Shelf; S. 
759, to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to 
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the Secretary of State to submit an annual report to Congress concerning 
diplomatic immunity; H.R. 4519, to authorize the President to consent to 
third party transfer of the ex-USS Bowman County to the USS LST Ship 
Memorial, Inc.; S. 610, to implement the obligations of the United 
States under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, 
Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
Destruction, known as ``the Chemical Weapons Convention'' and opened for 
signature and signed by the United States on January 13, 1993; H.R. 
4243, to reduce waste, fraud, and error in Government programs by making 
improvements with respect to Federal management and debt collection 
practices, Federal payment systems, and Federal benefit programs, and 
for other purposes.

para.110.43  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, laid before the House the 
following communication from Ms. Betsy Boyd, District Director, office 
of the Honorable Peter A. DeFazio:

                                                 Peter A. DeFazio,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                                  October 6, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a grand jury subpoena ad 
     testificandum issued by the United States District Court for 
     the District of Oregon.
       I will make the determinations required by Rule 50 in 
     consultation with the Office of General Counsel.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Betsy Boyd,
                                                District Director.

para.110.44  senate bills and concurrent resolution referred

  Bills and a concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following 
titles were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred 
as follows:

       S. 1642. An Act to improve the effectiveness and 
     performance of Federal financial assistance programs, 
     simplify Federal financial assistance application and 
     reporting requirements, and improve the delivery of services 
     to the public; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       S. 1722. An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend certain program with respect to women's 
     health research and prevention activities at the National 
     Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention.
       S. Con. Res. 123. Concurrent Resolution to express the 
     sense of Congress regarding the policy of the Forest Service 
     toward recreational shooting and archery ranges on Federal 
     land; to the Committee on Agriculture; in addition, to the 
     Committee on Resources for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.

para.110.45  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 2411. An Act to provide for a land exchange involving 
     the Cape Cod National Seashore and to extend the authority 
     for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission.
       H.R. 2886. An Act to provide for a demonstration project in 
     the Stanislaus National Forest, California, under which a 
     private contractor will perform multiple resource management 
     activities for that unit of the National Forest System.
       H.R. 3796. An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey the administrative site for the Rogue River 
     National Forest and use the proceeds for the construction or 
     improvement of offices and support buildings for the Rogue 
     River National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management.
       H.R. 4081. An Act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric 
     project in the State of Arkansas.
       H.R. 4248. An Act to authorize the Government of India to 
     establish a memorial to honor Mahatma Gandhi in the District 
     of Columbia.
       H.R. 4659. An Act to extend the date by which an automated 
     entry-exit control system must be developed.

para.110.46  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for this approval, a 
bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 1659. To provide for the expeditious completion of the 
     acquisition of private mineral interests within the Mount St. 
     Helens National Volcanic Monument mandated by the 1982 Act 
     that established the Monument, and for other purposes.

para.110.47  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. SCARBOROUGH, 
for today.
  And then,

para.110.48  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, at 10 o'clock and 33 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.110.49  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, report of committees was delivered to the 
Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 594. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of certain 
     resolutions in preparation for the adjournment of the second 
     session sine die (Rept. No. 105-818). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.110.50  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             McCollum, and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 4819. A bill to provide for the continuation of 
     preclearance activities for air transit passengers and 
     enhanced inspectional services for vessel passengers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 4820. A bill to impose accountability on the 
     International Space Station, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 4821. A bill to extend into fiscal year 1999 the visa 
     processing period for diversity applicants whose visa 
     processing was suspended during fiscal year 1998 due to 
     embassy bombings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Hall 
             of Texas, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Largent, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 4822. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to require the improved disclosure of tax effects 
     of portfolio transactions on mutual fund performance, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 4823. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for retirement savings for the 21st century; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 4824. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for individual security accounts funded by 
     employee and employer social security payroll deductions, to 
     extend the solvency of the old-age, survivors, and disability 
     insurance program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 4825. A bill to require proof of screening for lead 
     poisoning and to ensure that children at highest risk are 
     identified and treated; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Yates, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 4826. A bill to provide victims of the Holocaust 
     access to their insurance policies; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on International 
     Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4827. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to provide 
     an exemption for restrictions on the occupancy of group homes 
     by persons convicted of certain crimes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       H.R. 4828. A bill to amend the Poultry Products Inspection 
     Act to cover birds of the

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     order Ratitae that are raised for use as human food; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Filner, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H. Res. 595. A resolution concerning the need to improve 
     working conditions at the Han Young truck factory in Tijuana, 
     Mexico; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Ms. Kaptur):
       H. Res. 596. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the seriousness of the 
     national problems associated with mental illness and with 
     respect to congressional intent to establish a ``Mental 
     Illness Working Group.``; to the Committee on Commerce. 

para.110.51  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 371: Mr. Gekas and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 599: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 902: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
     Combest, and Mr. White.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 1354: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Cummings, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Meeks of New 
     York.
       H.R. 1916: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2153: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2331: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 2346: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2754: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 2882: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2914: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2951: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2953: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 3099: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 3251: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 3281: Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 3341: Mr. Farr of California and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 3622: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 3758: Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 3779: Mr. Burr of North Carolina and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 3792: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 3802: Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 3915: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 3956: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hinchey, and Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii.
       H.R. 3991: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 4031: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 4036: Mr. Lazio of New York and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 4092: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 4197: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 4203: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 4209: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 4217: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 4235: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 4281: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 4344: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 4403: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 4449: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 4455: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 4478: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 4479: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 4514: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 4553: Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 4563: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 4590: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 4621: Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 4666: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 4674: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 4676: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 4683: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 4689: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 4692: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 4765: Mr. Fossella.
       H.R. 4778: Mrs. Myrick.
       H. Con. Res. 128: Mr. Spratt.
       H. Con. Res. 258: Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H. Con. Res. 328: Mr. Forbes and Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Con. Res. 340: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Blunt, Mr. King of New 
     York, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H. Con. Res. 341: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Blunt, Mr. King of New 
     York, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H. Con. Res. 342: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Blunt, Mr. King of New 
     York, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Scarborough.
       H. Res. 151: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H. Res. 483: Ms. Carson and Mr. Engel.
       H. Res. 519: Mr. Porter.
       H. Res. 561: Mr. Bonior and Mrs. Roukema.
       H. Res. 566: Mr. Gillmor.



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                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1998 (111)

para.111.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 14, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Roy Blunt to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.111.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, October 13, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.111.3  canyon ferry reservoir land conveyance

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3963) to 
establish terms and conditions under which the Secretary of the Interior 
shall convey leaseholds in certain properties around Canyon Ferry 
Reservoir, Montana, as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MILLER of California objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.111.4  mineral leasing

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3878) to 
subject certain reserved mineral interests of the operation of the 
Mineral Leasing Act, and for other purposes, as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
subject certain reserved mineral interests to the operation of the 
Mineral Leasing Act, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.111.5  outdoor recreational improvements for persons with 
          disabilities

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4501) to 
require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
to conduct a study to improve the access for persons with disabilities 
to outdoor recreational opportunities made available to the public.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MILLER of California objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.111.6  notice--consideration of resolution--question of privileges

  Mr. TRAFICANT, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to call up the following resolution,

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as a question of the privileges of the House:

       Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the House of 
     Representatives calls upon the President of the United States 
     to:
       (1) Immediately review and investigate for a period of 10 
     days the entry into the customs territory of the United 
     States of all steel products that are the product or 
     manufacture of Australia, China, South Africa, Ukraine, 
     Indonesia, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, or Brazil;
       (2) Immediately impose a one-year ban on imports of all 
     steel products that are the product or manufacture of 
     Australia, China, South Africa, Ukraine, Indonesia, India, 
     Japan, Russia, South Korea, or Brazil, if, after the above 
     referenced review period, he finds that the governments of 
     those countries are not abiding by the spirit and letter of 
     international trade agreements with respect to dumping or 
     other illegal actions.
       (3) Establish a task force within the Executive Branch to 
     closely monitor U.S. imports of steel from other countries to 
     determine whether or not international trade agreements are 
     being violated with respect to dumping and other illegal 
     actions.
       (4) Report to the Congress by no later than January 5, 
     1999, on any other actions the Executive Branch has taken, or 
     intends to take, to ensure that all the trading partners of 
     the United States abide by the spirit and letter of 
     international trade agreements with respect to the import 
     into the United States of steel products. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, responded to the foregoing 
notice, and said:
  ``Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a Member other 
than the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the 
privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time or place 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of the resolution 
being properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Ohio will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair's will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
the time designated by the Chair for consideration of the resolution.''.

para.111.7  uss bowman county

  Mr. HUNTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4519) to 
authorize the President to consent to third party transfer of the ex-USS 
Bowman County to the USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. HUNTER and Mr. 
SISISKY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.111.8  bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 559) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to add bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma 
to the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected for certain 
radiation-exposed veterans.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
EVANS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas 
and nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members 
present, so the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.111.9  government waste, fraud, and error reduction

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4243) to 
reduce waste, fraud, and error in Government programs by making 
improvements with respect to Federal management and debt collection 
practices, Federal payment systems, and Federal benefit programs and for 
other purposes, as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. HORN and Mr. 
WAXMAN, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.111.10  diplomatic immunity report

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 759) to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to 
require the Secretary of State to submit an annual report to Congress 
concerning diplomatic immunity.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HAMILTON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.111.11  centennial of flight commemoration

  Mr. PAPPAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1397) to establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the 
centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the Wright 
brothers.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. PAPPAS and Mr. 
CUMMINGS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.111.12  order of business--consideration of h.j. res. 135

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the Committee on Appropriations be discharged from the 
further consideration of (H.J. Res. 135) making further continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 1999, when called up; that it be in order 
at any time to consider the joint resolution in the House; that the 
joint resolution be considered as read for amendment; that the joint 
resolution be debatable for not to exceed one hour, to be equally 
divided and controlled by Mr. Livingston and the gentleman from 
Wisconsin, Mr. Obey; that all points of order against the joint 
resolution and against its consideration be waived; and that the 
previous question be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to 
final passage without intervening motion, except one motion to recommit, 
with or without instructions.

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para.111.13  further continuing appropriations, fy 1999

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, called 
up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 135) making further continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 1999.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said order of the House.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LaHOOD objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the joint resolution were 
postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.111.14  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 4566. An Act to make technical corrections to the 
     National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
     Improvement Act of 1997 with respect to the courts and court 
     system of the District of Columbia.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1733. An Act to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     require food stamp State agencies to take certain actions to 
     ensure that food stamp coupons are not issued for deceased 
     individuals, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     conduct a study of options for the design, development, 
     implementation, and operation of a national database to track 
     participation in Federal means-tested public assistance 
     programs, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 391) ``An Act to provide for the disposition 
of certain funds appropriated to pay judgment in favor of the 
Mississippi Sioux Indians, and for other purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments of 
the House to the bill (S. 459) ``An Act to amend the Native American 
Programs Act of 1974 to extend certain authorizations, and for other 
purposes.''.

para.111.15  recess--1:39 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock and 39 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 2 o'clock p.m.

para.111.16  after recess--2:14 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, called the House to order.

para.111.17  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.111.18  h.j. res. 135--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 5 of rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on the passage of 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 135) making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that yeas had it.
  So the joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.111.19  h.r. 3963--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3963) to establish terms and 
conditions under which the Secretary of the Interior shall convey 
leaseholds in certain properties around Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana, 
as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MILLER of California demanded a recorded vote on the motion to 
suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended, which demand was 
supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

217

When there appeared

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Nays

181

para.111.20                  [Roll No. 530]

                                YEAS--217

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell

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     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Archer
     Barr
     Berman
     Carson
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     Frank (MA)
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Hefner
     Inglis
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Lipinski
     McGovern
     McHugh
     Neal
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rothman
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Tauzin
     Torres
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wilson
     Wise
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said bill was not passed.

para.111.21  h.r. 4501--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4501) to require the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to 
improve the access for persons with disabilities to outdoor recreational 
opportunities made available to the public.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.111.22  h.r. 559--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 559) to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to add bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma to the list of diseases 
presumed to be service-connected for certain radiation-exposed veterans.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

400

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affirmative

Nays

0

para.111.23                  [Roll No. 531]

                                YEAS--400

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Archer
     Barr
     Berman
     Carson
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     Edwards
     Frank (MA)
     Graham
     Hefner
     Inglis
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Lipinski
     McGovern
     McHugh
     Neal
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Reyes
     Rothman
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Torres
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wilson
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.111.24  s. 759--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 759) to amend the State 
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require the Secretary of 
State to submit an annual report to Congress concerning diplomatic 
immunity.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

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  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.111.25  message from the president--u.s.-estonia fisheries 
          agreement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), I transmit herewith an Agreement 
between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Estonia extending the Agreement of June 1, 
1992, Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, with 
annex, as extended (``the 1992 Agreement''). The present Agreement, 
which was effected by an exchange of notes in Tallinn on March 10 and 
June 11, 1998, extends the 1992 Agreement to June 30, 2000.
  In light of the importance of our fisheries relationship with the 
Republic of Estonia, I urge that the Congress give favorable 
consideration to this Agreement at an early date.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 14, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Resources and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 105-323).

para.111.26  message from the president--u.s.-republic of lithuania 
          fisheries agreement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), I transmit herewith an Agreement 
between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Lithuania extending the Agreement of 
November 12, 1992, Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United 
States, with annex, as extended (``the 1992 Agreement''). The present 
Agreement, which was effected by an exchange of notes in Washington on 
April 20, September 16 and September 17, 1998, extends the 1992 
Agreement to December 31, 2001.
  In light of the importance of our fisheries relationship with the 
Republic of Lithuania, I urge that the Congress give favorable 
consideration to this Agreement at an early date.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 14, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Resources and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 105-324).

para.111.27  rhinoceros and tiger conservation

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 
2807) to amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 to 
prohibit the sale, importation, and exportation of products labeled as 
containing substances derived from rhinoceros or tiger; together with 
the following amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the 
Speaker's table:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
                 TITLE I--MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY REFORM

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Migratory Bird Treaty 
     Reform Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 102. ELIMINATING STRICT LIABILITY FOR BAITING.

       Section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 704) 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 3.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to--
       ``(1) take any migratory game bird by the aid of baiting, 
     or on or over any baited area, if the person knows or 
     reasonably should know that the area is a baited area; or
       ``(2) place or direct the placement of bait on or adjacent 
     to an area for the purpose of causing, inducing, or allowing 
     any person to take or attempt to take any migratory game bird 
     by the aid of baiting on or over the baited area.''.

     SEC. 103. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

       Section 6(a) of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 
     707(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``thereof shall be fined not more than 
     $500'' and inserting the following: ``thereof--
       ``(1) shall be fined not more than $15,000'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph (1)), by 
     striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) in the case of a violation of section 3(b)(2), shall 
     be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not 
     more than 1 year, or both.''.

     SEC. 104. REPORT.

       Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a 
     report analyzing the effect of the amendments made by section 
     2, and the general practice of baiting, on migratory bird 
     conservation and law enforcement efforts under the Migratory 
     Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 701 et seq.).
         TITLE II--NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Improvement Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 202. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE AND FISH 
                   REFUGE.

       (a) In General.--In accordance with section 4(a)(5) of the 
     National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 
     (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)(5)), there are transferred to the Corps 
     of Engineers, without reimbursement, approximately 37.36 
     acres of land of the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and 
     Fish Refuge in the State of Minnesota, as designated on the 
     map entitled ``Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Fish 
     Refuge lands transferred to Corps of Engineers'', dated 
     January 1998, and available, with accompanying legal 
     descriptions of the land, for inspection in appropriate 
     offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The first section and section 2 
     of the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 721, 722) are amended by striking ``Upper 
     Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Upper Mississippi River National 
     Wildlife and Fish Refuge''.

     SEC. 203. KILLCOHOOK COORDINATION AREA.

       (a) In General.--In accordance with section 4(a)(5) of the 
     National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 
     (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)(5)), the jurisdiction of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service over approximately 1,439.26 
     acres of land in the States of New Jersey and Delaware, known 
     as the ``Killcohook Coordination Area'', as established by 
     Executive Order No. 6582, issued February 3, 1934, and 
     Executive Order No. 8648, issued January 23, 1941, is 
     terminated.
       (b) Executive Orders.--Executive Order No. 6582, issued 
     February 3, 1934, and Executive Order No. 8648, issued 
     January 23, 1941, are revoked.

     SEC. 204. LAKE ELSIE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

       (a) In General.--In accordance with section 4(a)(5) of the 
     National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 
     (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)(5)), the jurisdiction of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service over approximately 634.7 
     acres of land and water in Richland County, North Dakota, 
     known as the ``Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge'', as 
     established by Executive Order No. 8152, issued June 12, 
     1939, is terminated.
       (b) Executive Order.--Executive Order No. 8152, issued June 
     12, 1939, is revoked.

     SEC. 205. KLAMATH FOREST NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

       Section 28 of the Act of August 13, 1954 (25 U.S.C. 564w-
     1), is amended in subsections (f) and (g) by striking 
     ``Klamath Forest National Wildlife Refuge'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Klamath Marsh National Wildlife 
     Refuge''.

     SEC. 206. VIOLATION OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM 
                   ADMINISTRATION ACT.

       Section 4 of the National Wildlife Refuge System 
     Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (c), by striking 
     ``knowingly''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``(f) Any'' and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Penalties.--
       ``(1) Knowing violations.--Any'';
       (B) by inserting ``knowingly'' after ``who''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Other violations.--Any person who otherwise violates 
     or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act 
     (including a regulation issued under this Act) shall be fined 
     under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more 
     than 180 days, or both.''.
              TITLE III--WETLANDS AND WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Wetlands and Wildlife 
     Enhancement Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 302. REAUTHORIZATION OF NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS 
                   CONSERVATION ACT.

       Section 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Conservation 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended by striking ``not to 
     exceed'' and all that follows and inserting ``not to exceed 
     $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.''.

     SEC. 303. REAUTHORIZATION OF PARTNERSHIPS FOR WILDLIFE ACT.

       Section 7105(h) of the Partnerships for Wildlife Act (16 
     U.S.C. 3744(h)) is amended by striking ``for each of fiscal 
     years'' and all that follows and inserting ``not to exceed 
     $6,250,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.''.

     SEC. 304. MEMBERSHIP OF THE NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS 
                   CONSERVATION COUNCIL.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 4(a)(1)(D) of the 
     North American Wetlands Con

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     servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)(D)), during the period of 
     1999 through 2002, the membership of the North American 
     Wetlands Conservation Council under section 4(a)(1)(D) of 
     that Act shall consist of--
       (1) 1 individual who shall be the Group Manager for 
     Conservation Programs of Ducks Unlimited, Inc. and who shall 
     serve for 1 term of 3 years beginning in 1999; and
       (2) 2 individuals who shall be appointed by the Secretary 
     of the Interior in accordance with section 4 of that Act and 
     who shall each represent a different organization described 
     in section 4(a)(1)(D) of that Act.
       (b) Publication of Policy.--Not later than June 30, 1999, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal 
     Register, after notice and opportunity for public comment, a 
     policy for making appointments under section 4(a)(1)(D) of 
     the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     4403(a)(1)(D)).
              TITLE IV--RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Rhinoceros and Tiger 
     Conservation Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 402. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) the populations of all but 1 species of rhinoceros, and 
     the tiger, have significantly declined in recent years and 
     continue to decline;
       (2) these species of rhinoceros and tiger are listed as 
     endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and listed on Appendix I of the 
     Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of 
     Wild Fauna and Flora, signed on March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; 
     TIAS 8249) (referred to in this title as ``CITES'');
       (3) the Parties to CITES have adopted several resolutions--
       (A) relating to the conservation of tigers (Conf. 9.13 
     (Rev.)) and rhinoceroses (Conf. 9.14), urging Parties to 
     CITES to implement legislation to reduce illegal trade in 
     parts and products of the species; and
       (B) relating to trade in readily recognizable parts and 
     products of the species (Conf. 9.6), and trade in traditional 
     medicines (Conf. 10.19), recommending that Parties ensure 
     that their legislation controls trade in those parts and 
     derivatives, and in medicines purporting to contain them;
       (4) a primary cause of the decline in the populations of 
     tiger and most rhinoceros species is the poaching of the 
     species for use of their parts and products in traditional 
     medicines;
       (5) there are insufficient legal mechanisms enabling the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service to interdict products 
     that are labeled or advertised as containing substances 
     derived from rhinoceros or tiger species and prosecute the 
     merchandisers for sale or display of those products; and
       (6) legislation is required to ensure that--
       (A) products containing, or labeled or advertised as 
     containing, rhinoceros parts or tiger parts are prohibited 
     from importation into, or exportation from, the United 
     States; and
       (B) efforts are made to educate persons regarding 
     alternatives for traditional medicine products, the 
     illegality of products containing, or labeled or advertised 
     as containing, rhinoceros parts and tiger parts, and the need 
     to conserve rhinoceros and tiger species generally.

     SEC. 403. PURPOSES OF THE RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION 
                   ACT OF 1994.

       Section 3 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 
     1994 (16 U.S.C. 5302) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3) To prohibit the sale, importation, and exportation of 
     products intended for human consumption or application 
     containing, or labeled or advertised as containing, any 
     substance derived from any species of rhinoceros or tiger.''.

     SEC. 404. DEFINITION OF PERSON.

       Section 4 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 
     1994 (16 U.S.C. 5303) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) `person' means--
       ``(A) an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, 
     association, or other private entity;
       ``(B) an officer, employee, agent, department, or 
     instrumentality of--
       ``(i) the Federal Government;
       ``(ii) any State, municipality, or political subdivision of 
     a State; or
       ``(iii) any foreign government;
       ``(C) a State, municipality, or political subdivision of a 
     State; or
       ``(D) any other entity subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     United States.''.

     SEC. 405. PROHIBITION ON SALE, IMPORTATION, OR EXPORTATION OF 
                   PRODUCTS LABELED OR ADVERTISED AS RHINOCEROS OR 
                   TIGER PRODUCTS.

       The Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 
     U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 7 as section 9; and
       (2) by inserting after section 6 the following:

     ``SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON SALE, IMPORTATION, OR EXPORTATION OF 
                   PRODUCTS LABELED OR ADVERTISED AS RHINOCEROS OR 
                   TIGER PRODUCTS.

       ``(a) Prohibition.--A person shall not sell, import, or 
     export, or attempt to sell, import, or export, any product, 
     item, or substance intended for human consumption or 
     application containing, or labeled or advertised as 
     containing, any substance derived from any species of 
     rhinoceros or tiger.
       ``(b) Penalties.--
       ``(1) Criminal penalty.--A person engaged in business as an 
     importer, exporter, or distributor that knowingly violates 
     subsection (a) shall be fined under title 18, United States 
     Code, imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.
       ``(2) Civil penalties.--
       ``(A) In general.--A person that knowingly violates 
     subsection (a), and a person engaged in business as an 
     importer, exporter, or distributor that violates subsection 
     (a), may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of not 
     more than $12,000 for each violation.
       ``(B) Manner of assessment and collection.--A civil penalty 
     under this paragraph shall be assessed, and may be collected, 
     in the manner in which a civil penalty under the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 may be assessed and collected under 
     section 11(a) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1540(a)).
       ``(c) Products, Items, and Substances.--Any product, item, 
     or substance sold, imported, or exported, or attempted to be 
     sold, imported, or exported, in violation of this section or 
     any regulation issued under this section shall be subject to 
     seizure and forfeiture to the United States.
       ``(d) Regulations.--After consultation with the Secretary 
     of the Treasury, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     and the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary 
     shall issue such regulations as are appropriate to carry out 
     this section.
       ``(e) Enforcement.--The Secretary, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, and the Secretary of the department in which the 
     Coast Guard is operating shall enforce this section in the 
     manner in which the Secretaries carry out enforcement 
     activities under section 11(e) of the Endangered Species Act 
     of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1540(e)).
       ``(f) Use of Penalty Amounts.--Amounts received as 
     penalties, fines, or forfeiture of property under this 
     section shall be used in accordance with section 6(d) of the 
     Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3375(d)).''.

     SEC. 406. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM.

       The Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 
     U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) (as amended by section 405) is amended 
     by inserting after section 7 the following:

     ``SEC. 8. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop and 
     implement an educational outreach program in the United 
     States for the conservation of rhinoceros and tiger species.
       ``(b) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall publish in the 
     Federal Register guidelines for the program.
       ``(c) Contents.--Under the program, the Secretary shall 
     publish and disseminate information regarding--
       ``(1) laws protecting rhinoceros and tiger species, in 
     particular laws prohibiting trade in products containing, or 
     labeled or advertised as containing, their parts;
       ``(2) use of traditional medicines that contain parts or 
     products of rhinoceros and tiger species, health risks 
     associated with their use, and available alternatives to the 
     medicines; and
       ``(3) the status of rhinoceros and tiger species and the 
     reasons for protecting the species.''.

     SEC. 407. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 9 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 
     1994 (16 U.S.C. 5306) (as redesignated by section 405(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000'' and 
     inserting ``1996 through 2002''.
                  TITLE V--CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVES

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Initiatives 
     Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 502. CHESAPEAKE BAY.

       Section 117 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1267) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 117. CHESAPEAKE BAY.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Chesapeake bay agreement.--The term `Chesapeake Bay 
     Agreement' means the formal, voluntary agreements, 
     amendments, directives, and adoption statements executed to 
     achieve the goal of restoring and protecting the Chesapeake 
     Bay ecosystem and the living resources of the ecosystem and 
     signed by the Chesapeake Executive Council.
       ``(2) Chesapeake bay program.--The term `Chesapeake Bay 
     Program' means the program directed by the Chesapeake 
     Executive Council in accordance with the Chesapeake Bay 
     Agreement.
       ``(3) Chesapeake bay watershed.--The term `Chesapeake Bay 
     watershed' shall have the meaning determined by the 
     Administrator.
       ``(4) Chesapeake executive council.--The term `Chesapeake 
     Executive Council' means the signatories to the Chesapeake 
     Bay Agreement.
       ``(5) Signatory jurisdiction.--The term `signatory 
     jurisdiction' means a jurisdiction of a signatory to the 
     Chesapeake Bay Agreement.
       ``(b) Continuation of Chesapeake Bay Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--In cooperation with the Chesapeake 
     Executive Council (and as a member of the Council), the 
     Administrator shall continue the Chesapeake Bay Program.
       ``(2) Program office.--The Administrator shall maintain in 
     the Environmental Protection Agency a Chesapeake Bay Program 
     Office. The Chesapeake Bay Program Office shall provide 
     support to the Chesapeake Executive Council by--
       ``(A) implementing and coordinating science, research, 
     modeling, support services, monitoring, data collection, and 
     other activities that support the Chesapeake Bay Program;
       ``(B) developing and making available, through 
     publications, technical assistance, and other appropriate 
     means, information pertaining to the environmental quality 
     and living resources of the Chesapeake Bay;
       ``(C) assisting the signatories to the Chesapeake Bay 
     Agreement, in cooperation with appropriate Federal, State, 
     and local authorities, in developing and implementing 
     specific action plans to carry out the responsibilities of 
     the signatories to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement;
       ``(D) coordinating the actions of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency with the actions of

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     the appropriate officials of other Federal agencies and State 
     and local authorities in developing strategies to--
       ``(i) improve the water quality and living resources of the 
     Chesapeake Bay; and
       ``(ii) obtain the support of the appropriate officials of 
     the agencies and authorities in achieving the objectives of 
     the Chesapeake Bay Agreement; and
       ``(E) implementing outreach programs for public 
     information, education, and participation to foster 
     stewardship of the resources of the Chesapeake Bay.
       ``(c) Interagency Agreements.--The Administrator may enter 
     into an interagency agreement with a Federal agency to carry 
     out this section.
       ``(d) Technical Assistance and Assistance Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--In consultation with other members of 
     the Chesapeake Executive Council, the Administrator may 
     provide technical assistance, and assistance grants, to 
     nonprofit private organizations and individuals, State and 
     local governments, colleges, universities, and interstate 
     agencies to carry out this section, subject to such terms and 
     conditions as the Administrator considers appropriate.
       ``(2) Federal share.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Federal share of an assistance grant provided under 
     paragraph (1) shall be determined by the Administrator in 
     accordance with Environmental Protection Agency guidance.
       ``(B) Small watershed grants program.--The Federal share of 
     an assistance grant provided under paragraph (1) to carry out 
     an implementing activity under subsection (g)(2) shall not 
     exceed 75 percent of eligible project costs, as determined by 
     the Administrator.
       ``(3) Non-federal share.--An assistance grant under 
     paragraph (1) shall be provided on the condition that non-
     Federal sources provide the remainder of eligible project 
     costs, as determined by the Administrator.
       ``(4) Administrative costs.--Administrative costs 
     (including salaries, overhead, and indirect costs for 
     services provided and charged against projects supported by 
     funds made available under this subsection) incurred by a 
     person described in paragraph (1) in carrying out a project 
     under this subsection during a fiscal year shall not exceed 
     10 percent of the grant made to the person under this 
     subsection for the fiscal year.
       ``(e) Implementation Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a signatory jurisdiction has approved 
     and committed to implement all or substantially all aspects 
     of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement, on the request of the chief 
     executive of the jurisdiction, the Administrator shall make a 
     grant to the jurisdiction for the purpose of implementing the 
     management mechanisms established under the Chesapeake Bay 
     Agreement, subject to such terms and conditions as the 
     Administrator considers appropriate.
       ``(2) Proposals.--A signatory jurisdiction described in 
     paragraph (1) may apply for a grant under this subsection for 
     a fiscal year by submitting to the Administrator a 
     comprehensive proposal to implement management mechanisms 
     established under the Chesapeake Bay Agreement. The proposal 
     shall include--
       ``(A) a description of proposed management mechanisms that 
     the jurisdiction commits to take within a specified time 
     period, such as reducing or preventing pollution in the 
     Chesapeake Bay and to meet applicable water quality 
     standards; and
       ``(B) the estimated cost of the actions proposed to be 
     taken during the fiscal year.
       ``(3) Approval.--If the Administrator finds that the 
     proposal is consistent with the Chesapeake Bay Agreement and 
     the national goals established under section 101(a), the 
     Administrator may approve the proposal for a fiscal year.
       ``(4) Federal share.--The Federal share of an 
     implementation grant provided under this subsection shall not 
     exceed 50 percent of the costs of implementing the management 
     mechanisms during the fiscal year.
       ``(5) Non-federal share.--An implementation grant under 
     this subsection shall be made on the condition that non-
     Federal sources provide the remainder of the costs of 
     implementing the management mechanisms during the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(6) Administrative costs.--Administrative costs 
     (including salaries, overhead, and indirect costs for 
     services provided and charged against projects supported by 
     funds made available under this subsection) incurred by a 
     signatory jurisdiction in carrying out a project under this 
     subsection during a fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent 
     of the grant made to the jurisdiction under this subsection 
     for the fiscal year.
       ``(f) Compliance of Federal Facilities.--
       ``(1) Subwatershed planning and restoration.--A Federal 
     agency that owns or operates a facility (as defined by the 
     Administrator) within the Chesapeake Bay watershed shall 
     participate in regional and subwatershed planning and 
     restoration programs.
       ``(2) Compliance with agreement.--The head of each Federal 
     agency that owns or occupies real property in the Chesapeake 
     Bay watershed shall ensure that the property, and actions 
     taken by the agency with respect to the property, comply with 
     the Chesapeake Bay Agreement.
       ``(g) Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Tributary, and River Basin 
     Program.--
       ``(1) Nutrient and water quality management strategies.--
     Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     subsection, the Administrator, in consultation with other 
     members of the Chesapeake Executive Council, shall ensure 
     that management plans are developed and implementation is 
     begun by signatories to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement for the 
     tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay to achieve and maintain--
       ``(A) the nutrient goals of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement 
     for the quantity of nitrogen and phosphorus entering the main 
     stem Chesapeake Bay;
       ``(B) the water quality requirements necessary to restore 
     living resources in both the tributaries and the main stem of 
     the Chesapeake Bay;
       ``(C) the Chesapeake Bay basinwide toxics reduction and 
     prevention strategy goal of reducing or eliminating the input 
     of chemical contaminants from all controllable sources to 
     levels that result in no toxic or bioaccumulative impact on 
     the living resources that inhabit the Bay or on human health; 
     and
       ``(D) habitat restoration, protection, and enhancement 
     goals established by Chesapeake Bay Agreement signatories for 
     wetlands, forest riparian zones, and other types of habitat 
     associated with the Chesapeake Bay and the tributaries of the 
     Chesapeake Bay.
       ``(2) Small watershed grants program.--The Administrator, 
     in consultation with other members of the Chesapeake 
     Executive Council, may offer the technical assistance and 
     assistance grants authorized under subsection (d) to local 
     governments and nonprofit private organizations and 
     individuals in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to implement--
       ``(A) cooperative tributary basin strategies that address 
     the Chesapeake Bay's water quality and living resource needs; 
     or
       ``(B) locally based protection and restoration programs or 
     projects within a watershed that complement the tributary 
     basin strategies.
       ``(h) Study of Chesapeake Bay Program.--Not later than 
     December 31, 2000, and every 3 years thereafter, the 
     Administrator, in cooperation with other members of the 
     Chesapeake Executive Council, shall complete a study and 
     submit a comprehensive report to Congress on the results of 
     the study. The study and report shall, at a minimum--
       ``(1) assess the commitments and goals of the management 
     strategies established under the Chesapeake Bay Agreement and 
     the extent to which the commitments and goals are being met;
       ``(2) assess the priority needs required by the management 
     strategies and the extent to which the priority needs are 
     being met;
       ``(3) assess the effects of air pollution deposition on 
     water quality of the Chesapeake Bay;
       ``(4) assess the state of the Chesapeake Bay and its 
     tributaries and related actions of the Chesapeake Bay 
     Program;
       ``(5) make recommendations for the improved management of 
     the Chesapeake Bay Program; and
       ``(6) provide the report in a format transferable to and 
     usable by other watershed restoration programs.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.''.

     SEC. 503. CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS AND WATERTRAILS.

       (a) Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to 
     in this section as the ``Secretary''), in cooperation with 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Administrator''), shall 
     provide technical and financial assistance, in cooperation 
     with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, 
     nonprofit organizations, and the private sector--
       (A) to identify, conserve, restore, and interpret natural, 
     recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the 
     Chesapeake Bay Watershed;
       (B) to identify and utilize the collective resources as 
     Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites for enhancing public education 
     of and access to the Chesapeake Bay;
       (C) to link the Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites with trails, 
     tour roads, scenic byways, and other connections as 
     determined by the Secretary;
       (D) to develop and establish Chesapeake Bay Watertrails 
     comprising water routes and connections to Chesapeake Bay 
     Gateways sites and other land resources within the Chesapeake 
     Bay Watershed; and
       (E) to create a network of Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites 
     and Chesapeake Bay Watertrails.
       (2) Components.--Components of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways 
     and Watertrails Network may include--
       (A) State or Federal parks or refuges;
       (B) historic seaports;
       (C) archaeological, cultural, historical, or recreational 
     sites; or
       (D) other public access and interpretive sites as selected 
     by the Secretary.
       (b) Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Administrator, shall establish a Chesapeake Bay Gateways 
     Grants Assistance Program to aid State and local governments, 
     local communities, nonprofit organizations, and the private 
     sector in conserving, restoring, and interpreting important 
     historic, cultural, recreational, and natural resources 
     within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
       (2) Criteria.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Administrator, shall develop appropriate eligibility, 
     prioritization, and review criteria for grants under this 
     section.
       (3) Matching funds and administrative expenses.--A grant 
     under this section--
       (A) shall not exceed 50 percent of eligible project costs;
       (B) shall be made on the condition that non-Federal 
     sources, including in-kind contributions of services or 
     materials, provide the remainder of eligible project costs; 
     and
       (C) shall be made on the condition that not more than 10 
     percent of all eligible project costs be used for 
     administrative expenses.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry

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     out this section $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003.

     SEC. 504. PFIESTERIA AND OTHER AQUATIC TOXINS RESEARCH AND 
                   GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerce (acting through 
     the Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the 
     Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health 
     Sciences and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
     and Prevention), and the Secretary of Agriculture shall--
       (1) establish a research program for the eradication or 
     control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins; and
       (2) make grants to colleges, universities, and other 
     entities in affected States for the eradication or control of 
     Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, said Senate amendment was agreed to 
with the following amendments:

       (1) Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to clarify 
     restrictions under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act on baiting 
     and to facilitate acquisition of migratory bird habitat, and 
     for other purposes.''.
       (2) In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
     amendment of the Senate, insert the following:
                 TITLE I--MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY REFORM

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Migratory Bird Treaty 
     Reform Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 102. ELIMINATING STRICT LIABILITY FOR BAITING.

       Section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 704) 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 3.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to--
       ``(1) take any migratory game bird by the aid of baiting, 
     or on or over any baited area, if the person knows or 
     reasonably should know that the area is a baited area; or
       ``(2) place or direct the placement of bait on or adjacent 
     to an area for the purpose of causing, inducing, or allowing 
     any person to take or attempt to take any migratory game bird 
     by the aid of baiting on or over the baited area.''.

     SEC. 103. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

       Section 6 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 707) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$500'' and inserting 
     ``$15,000'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Whoever violates section 3(b)(2) shall be fined under 
     title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 1 
     year, or both.''.

     SEC. 104. REPORT.

       Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a 
     report analyzing the effect of the amendments made by section 
     2, and the general practice of baiting, on migratory bird 
     conservation and law enforcement efforts under the Migratory 
     Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 701 et seq.).
         TITLE II--NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Improvement Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 202. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE AND FISH 
                   REFUGE.

       (a) In General.--In accordance with section 4(a)(5) of the 
     National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 
     (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)(5)), there are transferred to the Corps 
     of Engineers, without reimbursement, approximately 37.36 
     acres of land of the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and 
     Fish Refuge in the State of Minnesota, as designated on the 
     map entitled ``Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Fish 
     Refuge lands transferred to Corps of Engineers'', dated 
     January 1998, and available, with accompanying legal 
     descriptions of the land, for inspection in appropriate 
     offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The first section and section 2 
     of the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 721, 722) are amended by striking ``Upper 
     Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Upper Mississippi River National 
     Wildlife and Fish Refuge''.

     SEC. 203. KILLCOHOOK COORDINATION AREA.

       (a) In General.--In accordance with section 4(a)(5) of the 
     National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 
     (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)(5)), the jurisdiction of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service over approximately 1,439.26 
     acres of land in the States of New Jersey and Delaware, known 
     as the ``Killcohook Coordination Area'', as established by 
     Executive Order No. 6582, issued February 3, 1934, and 
     Executive Order No. 8648, issued January 23, 1941, is 
     terminated.
       (b) Executive Orders.--Executive Order No. 6582, issued 
     February 3, 1934, and Executive Order No. 8648, issued 
     January 23, 1941, are revoked.

     SEC. 204. LAKE ELSIE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

       (a) In General.--In accordance with section 4(a)(5) of the 
     National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 
     (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)(5)), the jurisdiction of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service over approximately 634.7 
     acres of land and water in Richland County, North Dakota, 
     known as the ``Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge'', as 
     established by Executive Order No. 8152, issued June 12, 
     1939, is terminated.
       (b) Executive Order.--Executive Order No. 8152, issued June 
     12, 1939, is revoked.

     SEC. 205. KLAMATH FOREST NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

       Section 28 of the Act of August 13, 1954 (25 U.S.C. 564w-
     1), is amended in subsections (f) and (g) by striking 
     ``Klamath Forest National Wildlife Refuge'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Klamath Marsh National Wildlife 
     Refuge''.

     SEC. 206. VIOLATION OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM 
                   ADMINISTRATION ACT.

       Section 4 of the National Wildlife Refuge System 
     Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (c), by striking 
     ``knowingly''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``(f) Any'' and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Penalties.--
       ``(1) Knowing violations.--Any'';
       (B) by inserting ``knowingly'' after ``who''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Other violations.--Any person who otherwise violates 
     or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act 
     (including a regulation issued under this Act) shall be fined 
     under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more 
     than 180 days, or both.''.
              TITLE III--WETLANDS AND WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Wetlands and Wildlife 
     Enhancement Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 302. REAUTHORIZATION OF NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS 
                   CONSERVATION ACT.

       Section 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Conservation 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended by striking ``not to 
     exceed'' and all that follows and inserting ``not to exceed 
     $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.''.

     SEC. 303. REAUTHORIZATION OF PARTNERSHIPS FOR WILDLIFE ACT.

       Section 7105(h) of the Partnerships for Wildlife Act (16 
     U.S.C. 3744(h)) is amended by striking ``for each of fiscal 
     years'' and all that follows and inserting ``not to exceed 
     $6,250,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.''.

     SEC. 304. MEMBERSHIP OF THE NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS 
                   CONSERVATION COUNCIL.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 4(a)(1)(D) of the 
     North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     4403(a)(1)(D)), during the period of 1999 through 2002, the 
     membership of the North American Wetlands Conservation 
     Council under section 4(a)(1)(D) of that Act shall consist 
     of--
       (1) 1 individual who shall be the Group Manager for 
     Conservation Programs of Ducks Unlimited, Inc. and who shall 
     serve for 1 term of 3 years beginning in 1999; and
       (2) 2 individuals who shall be appointed by the Secretary 
     of the Interior in accordance with section 4 of that Act and 
     who shall each represent a different organization described 
     in section 4(a)(1)(D) of that Act.
       (b) Publication of Policy.--Not later than June 30, 1999, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal 
     Register, after notice and opportunity for public comment, a 
     policy for making appointments under section 4(a)(1)(D) of 
     the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     4403(a)(1)(D)).
              TITLE IV--RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Rhinoceros and Tiger 
     Conservation Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 402. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) the populations of all but 1 species of rhinoceros, and 
     the tiger, have significantly declined in recent years and 
     continue to decline;
       (2) these species of rhinoceros and tiger are listed as 
     endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and listed on Appendix I of the 
     Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of 
     Wild Fauna and Flora, signed on March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; 
     TIAS 8249) (referred to in this title as ``CITES'');
       (3) the Parties to CITES have adopted several resolutions--
       (A) relating to the conservation of tigers (Conf. 9.13 
     (Rev.)) and rhinoceroses (Conf. 9.14), urging Parties to 
     CITES to implement legislation to reduce illegal trade in 
     parts and products of the species; and
       (B) relating to trade in readily recognizable parts and 
     products of the species (Conf. 9.6), and trade in traditional 
     medicines (Conf. 10.19), recommending that Parties ensure 
     that their legislation controls trade in those parts and 
     derivatives, and in medicines purporting to contain them;

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       (4) a primary cause of the decline in the populations of 
     tiger and most rhinoceros species is the poaching of the 
     species for use of their parts and products in traditional 
     medicines;
       (5) there are insufficient legal mechanisms enabling the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service to interdict products 
     that are labeled or advertised as containing substances 
     derived from rhinoceros or tiger species and prosecute the 
     merchandisers for sale or display of those products; and
       (6) legislation is required to ensure that--
       (A) products containing, or labeled or advertised as 
     containing, rhinoceros parts or tiger parts are prohibited 
     from importation into, or exportation from, the United 
     States; and
       (B) efforts are made to educate persons regarding 
     alternatives for traditional medicine products, the 
     illegality of products containing, or labeled or advertised 
     as containing, rhinoceros parts and tiger parts, and the need 
     to conserve rhinoceros and tiger species generally.

     SEC. 403. PURPOSES OF THE RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION 
                   ACT OF 1994.

       Section 3 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 
     1994 (16 U.S.C. 5302) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3) To prohibit the sale, importation, and exportation of 
     products intended for human consumption or application 
     containing, or labeled or advertised as containing, any 
     substance derived from any species of rhinoceros or tiger.''.

     SEC. 404. DEFINITION OF PERSON.

       Section 4 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 
     1994 (16 U.S.C. 5303) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) `person' means--
       ``(A) an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, 
     association, or other private entity;
       ``(B) an officer, employee, agent, department, or 
     instrumentality of--
       ``(i) the Federal Government;
       ``(ii) any State, municipality, or political subdivision of 
     a State; or
       ``(iii) any foreign government;
       ``(C) a State, municipality, or political subdivision of a 
     State; or
       ``(D) any other entity subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     United States.''.

     SEC. 405. PROHIBITION ON SALE, IMPORTATION, OR EXPORTATION OF 
                   PRODUCTS LABELED OR ADVERTISED AS RHINOCEROS OR 
                   TIGER PRODUCTS.

       The Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 
     U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 7 as section 9; and
       (2) by inserting after section 6 the following:

     ``SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON SALE, IMPORTATION, OR EXPORTATION OF 
                   PRODUCTS LABELED OR ADVERTISED AS RHINOCEROS OR 
                   TIGER PRODUCTS.

       ``(a) Prohibition.--A person shall not sell, import, or 
     export, or attempt to sell, import, or export, any product, 
     item, or substance intended for human consumption or 
     application containing, or labeled or advertised as 
     containing, any substance derived from any species of 
     rhinoceros or tiger.
       ``(b) Penalties.--
       ``(1) Criminal penalty.--A person engaged in business as an 
     importer, exporter, or distributor that knowingly violates 
     subsection (a) shall be fined under title 18, United States 
     Code, imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.
       ``(2) Civil penalties.--
       ``(A) In general.--A person that knowingly violates 
     subsection (a), and a person engaged in business as an 
     importer, exporter, or distributor that violates subsection 
     (a), may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of not 
     more than $12,000 for each violation.
       ``(B) Manner of assessment and collection.--A civil penalty 
     under this paragraph shall be assessed, and may be collected, 
     in the manner in which a civil penalty under the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 may be assessed and collected under 
     section 11(a) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1540(a)).
       ``(c) Products, Items, and Substances.--Any product, item, 
     or substance sold, imported, or exported, or attempted to be 
     sold, imported, or exported, in violation of this section or 
     any regulation issued under this section shall be subject to 
     seizure and forfeiture to the United States.
       ``(d) Regulations.--After consultation with the Secretary 
     of the Treasury, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     and the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary 
     shall issue such regulations as are appropriate to carry out 
     this section.
       ``(e) Enforcement.--The Secretary, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, and the Secretary of the department in which the 
     Coast Guard is operating shall enforce this section in the 
     manner in which the Secretaries carry out enforcement 
     activities under section 11(e) of the Endangered Species Act 
     of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1540(e)).
       ``(f) Use of Penalty Amounts.--Amounts received as 
     penalties, fines, or forfeiture of property under this 
     section shall be used in accordance with section 6(d) of the 
     Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3375(d)).''.

     SEC. 406. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM.

       The Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 
     U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) (as amended by section 405) is amended 
     by inserting after section 7 the following:

     ``SEC. 8. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop and 
     implement an educational outreach program in the United 
     States for the conservation of rhinoceros and tiger species.
       ``(b) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall publish in the 
     Federal Register guidelines for the program.
       ``(c) Contents.--Under the program, the Secretary shall 
     publish and disseminate information regarding--
       ``(1) laws protecting rhinoceros and tiger species, in 
     particular laws prohibiting trade in products containing, or 
     labeled or advertised as containing, their parts;
       ``(2) use of traditional medicines that contain parts or 
     products of rhinoceros and tiger species, health risks 
     associated with their use, and available alternatives to the 
     medicines; and
       ``(3) the status of rhinoceros and tiger species and the 
     reasons for protecting the species.''.

     SEC. 407. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 9 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 
     1994 (16 U.S.C. 5306) (as redesignated by section 405(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000'' and 
     inserting ``1996 through 2002''.
                   TITLE V--CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Initiative 
     Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 502. CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS AND WATERTRAILS.

       (a) Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to 
     in this section as the ``Secretary''), in cooperation with 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Administrator''), shall 
     provide technical and financial assistance, in cooperation 
     with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, 
     nonprofit organizations, and the private sector--
       (A) to identify, conserve, restore, and interpret natural, 
     recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the 
     Chesapeake Bay Watershed;
       (B) to identify and utilize the collective resources as 
     Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites for enhancing public education 
     of and access to the Chesapeake Bay;
       (C) to link the Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites with trails, 
     tour roads, scenic byways, and other connections as 
     determined by the Secretary;
       (D) to develop and establish Chesapeake Bay Watertrails 
     comprising water routes and connections to Chesapeake Bay 
     Gateways sites and other land resources within the Chesapeake 
     Bay Watershed; and
       (E) to create a network of Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites 
     and Chesapeake Bay Watertrails.
       (2) Components.--Components of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways 
     and Watertrails Network may include--
       (A) State or Federal parks or refuges;
       (B) historic seaports;
       (C) archaeological, cultural, historical, or recreational 
     sites; or
       (D) other public access and interpretive sites as selected 
     by the Secretary.
       (b) Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Administrator, shall establish a Chesapeake Bay Gateways 
     Grants Assistance Program to aid State and local governments, 
     local communities, nonprofit organizations, and the private 
     sector in conserving, restoring, and interpreting important 
     historic, cultural, recreational, and natural resources 
     within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
       (2) Criteria.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Administrator, shall develop appropriate eligibility, 
     prioritization, and review criteria for grants under this 
     section.
       (3) Matching funds and administrative expenses.--A grant 
     under this section--
       (A) shall not exceed 50 percent of eligible project costs;
       (B) shall be made on the condition that non-Federal 
     sources, including in-kind contributions of services or 
     materials, provide the remainder of eligible project costs; 
     and
       (C) shall be made on the condition that not more than 10 
     percent of all eligible project costs be used for 
     administrative expenses.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said Senate amendment to the 
text was agreed to with an amendment and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.

para.111.28  hawaii volcanoes national park

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, by unanimous consent, the bill of 
the Senate (S. 2129) to eliminate restrictions on the acquisition of 
certain land contiguous to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park; was taken 
from the Speaker's table.

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  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.111.29  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 589, at 3:04 p.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bills to be 
considered on Thursday, October 15, 1998: S. 1733, to require the 
Commissioner of Social Security and food stamp State agencies to take 
certain actions to ensure that food stamp coupons are not issued to 
deceased individuals; H.R. 4821, to extend into fiscal year 1999 the 
visa processing period for diversity applicants whose visa processing 
was suspended during the fiscal year 1998 due to embassy bombings; S.J. 
Res. 35, granting the consent of Congress to the Pacific Northwest 
Emergency Management Arrangement; S. 1134, granting the consent and 
approval of Congress to an interstate forest fire protection compact; S. 
610, to implement the obligations of the United States under the 
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, known 
as ``the Chemical Weapons Convention'' and opened for signature and 
signed by the United States on January 13, 1993.

para.111.30  presidential advisory commission on holocaust assets in the 
          united states

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 2(b)(2) of 
Public Law 105-186, appointed to the Presidential Advisory Commission on 
Holocaust Assets in the United States, on the part of the House, the 
following Members: Messers. Gilman and Fox.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.111.31  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. Bob SCHAFFER of Colorado, pursuant to House Resolution 589, at 
7:53 p.m. announced the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to 
suspend the rules under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the 
following bills to be considered on Thursday, October 15, 1998: H. Res. 
597, expressing the sense of the House with respect to the brutal 
killing of Mr. Matthew Shepard; H.R. 4829, authorizing the Secretary of 
the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over land within 
the boundaries of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Historic Site to the 
Archivist of the United States for the Construction of a Visitor's 
Center; H.R. 1467, to provide for the continuance of oil and gas 
operations pursuant to certain existing leases in the Wayne National 
Forest; H.R. 700, to remove the restriction on the distribution of 
certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of 
the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians; S. 2500, to protect the 
sanctity of contracts and leases entered into by surface patent holders 
with respect to coalbed methane gas; S. 2272, to amend the boundaries of 
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site in the State of Montana; S. 
2133, to preserve the cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor and to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance; H. Con. 
Res. 351, providing for the correction in enrollment to H.R. 3910; H.R. 
3972, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the 
Secretary of the Interior from charging State and local government 
agencies for certain uses of the sand, gravel, and shell resources of 
the outer Continental Shelf; S. 1132, to modify the boundaries of the 
Bandelier National Monument to include the lands within the headwaters 
of the Upper Alamo Watershed which drain into the Monument and which are 
not currently within the jurisdiction of a Federal land management 
agency, and for other purposes; and H. Res. 598, calling on the 
President to take all necessary measures to respond to the surge of 
steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and 
other regions, and for other purposes.

para.111.32  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills and a joint 
resolution of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 3687. An Act to authorize prepayment of amounts due 
     under a water reclamation project contract for the Canadian 
     River Project, Texas.
       H.R. 3910. An Act to authorize the Automobile National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Michigan, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4326. An Act to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over certain Federal lands located within or adjacent to the 
     Rogue River National Forest and to clarify the authority of 
     the Bureau of Land Management to sell and exchange other 
     Federal lands in Oregon.
       H.J. Res. 135. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills and a 
concurrent resolution of the following titles in which concurrence of 
the House is requested:

       S. 1222. An Act to catalyze restoration of estuary habitat 
     through more efficient financing of projects and enhanced 
     coordination of Federal and non-Federal restoration programs, 
     and for other purposes.
       S. 2039. An Act to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro as a National 
     Historic Trail.
       S. 2276. An Act to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate El Camino Real de los Tejas as a National Historic 
     Trail.
       S. Con. Res. 124. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the denial of benefits under the 
     Generalized System of Preferences to developing countries 
     that violate the intellectual property rights of United 
     States persons, particularly those that have not implemented 
     their obligations under the Agreement on Trade-Related 
     Aspects of Intellectual Property.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 1408) ``An Act to establish the Lower East 
Side Tenement National Historic Site, and for other purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 1693) ``An act to provide for improved 
management and increased accountability for certain National Park 
Service programs, and for other purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments 
of the House to the bill (S. 1718) ``An Act to amend the Weir Farm 
National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize the 
acquisition of additional acreage for the historic site to permit the 
development of visitor and administrative facilities and to authorize 
the appropriation of additional amounts for the acquisition of real and 
personal property.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 1754) ``An Act to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to consolidate and reauthorize health professions and 
minority and disadvantaged health education programs, and for other 
purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 2432) ``An Act to support programs of grants 
to States to address the assistive technology needs of individuals with 
disabilities, and for other purposes.''.

para.111.33  senate bills and concurrent resolution referred

  Bills and a concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following 
titles were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred 
as follows:

       S. 2039. An Act to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro as a National 
     Historic Trail; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2276. An Act to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate El Camino Real de los Tejas as a National Historic 
     Trail; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. Con. Res. 124. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the denial of benefits under the 
     Generalized System of Preferences to developing countries 
     that violate the intellectual property rights of United 
     States persons, particularly those that have not implemented 
     their obligations under the Agreement on Trade-Related 
     Aspects of Intellectual Property; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

para.111.34  enrolled bill and joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found

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truly enrolled a bill and a joint resolution of the House of the 
following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 8. An Act to amend the Clean Air Act to deny entry 
     into the United States of certain foreign motor vehicles that 
     do not comply with State laws governing motor vehicle 
     emissions, and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 135. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.

para.111.35  senate enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of 
the following titles:

       S. 53. An Act to require the general application of the 
     antitrust laws to major league baseball, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 505. An Act to amend the provisions of title 17, United 
     States Code, with respect to the duration of copyright, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 2206. An Act to amend the Head Start Act, the Low-Income 
     Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and make improvements 
     to those Acts, to establish demonstration projects that 
     provide an opportunity for persons with limited means to 
     accumulate assets, and for other purposes.
       S. 2235. An Act to amend part Q of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to encourage the use of 
     school resource officers. 

para.111.36  bills and joint resolution presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, 
bills and a joint resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 2411. To provide for a land exchange involving the 
     Cape Cod National Seashore and to extend the authority for 
     the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission.
       H.R. 2886. To provide for a demonstration project in the 
     Stanislaus Forest, California, under which a private 
     contractor will perform multiple resource management 
     activities for that unit of the National Forest System.
       H.R. 3796. To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey the administrative site for the Rogue River National 
     Forest and use the proceeds for the construction or 
     improvement of offices and support buildings for the Rogue 
     River National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management.
       H.R. 4081. To extend the deadline under the Federal Power 
     Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric project 
     in the State of Arkansas.
       H.R. 4284. To authorize the Government of India to 
     establish a memorial to honor Mahatma Gandhi in the District 
     of Columbia.
       H.R. 4658. To extend the date by which an automated entry-
     exit control system must be developed.
       H.J. Res. 135. Making further continuing appropriations for 
     the fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.

para.111.37  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. McGOVERN, for today before 5 p.m.;
  To Mr. REYES, for today before 6 p.m.; and
  To Mr. McHUGH, for today; and
  To Mr. SCARBOROUGH, for today.
  And then,

para.111.38  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. SANCHEZ, at 8 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.111.39  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 218. A bill to 
     amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified 
     current and former law enforcement officers from State laws 
     prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-819). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.111.40  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 4829. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over land 
     within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt 
     National Historic Site to the Archivist of the United States 
     for the construction of a visitor center, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 4830. A bill to provide support for certain institutes 
     and schools; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4831. A bill to temporarily reenact chapter 12 of 
     title 11 of the United States Code; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 4832. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to reduce losses from repetitive flooding; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 4833. A bill to provide grants to local educational 
     agencies to provide a sufficient number of teachers and 
     facilities to accommodate students who are disruptive in the 
     classroom; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. FURSE:
       H.R. 4834. A bill to ensure salmon recovery in the Pacific 
     Northwest, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and 
             Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 4835. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend COBRA continuation 
     coverage for surviving spouses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, and 
     Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 4836. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a 
     mechanism to promote the provision of Medicare cost-sharing 
     assistance to eligible low-income Medicare beneficiaries; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Goss, Mr. Minge, Mr. Sununu, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Ms. Granger, and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 4837. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to provide for joint resolutions on the budget, reserve 
     funds for emergency spending, strengthened enforcement of 
     budgetary decisions, increased accountability for Federal 
     spending, accrual budgeting for Federal insurance programs, 
     mitigation of the bias in the budget process toward higher 
     spending, modifications in paygo requirements when there is 
     an on-budget surplus, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 4838. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make grants to States to supplement 
     State assistance for the preservation of affordable housing 
     for low-income families; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 4839. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain crystal vases and drinking glasses; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland):
       H.R. 4840. A bill to make certain technical amendments to 
     the Act commonly known as the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, and 
     to provide that certain cost accounting standards shall not 
     be applied to the Federal Employees Health Benefit program 
     until the Cost Accounting Standards Board Review Panel 
     submits its report and recommendations to Congress; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Dickey, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Jenkins, and Mr. Hilleary):
       H.R. 4841. A bill to establish minimum standards of fair 
     conduct in franchise sales and franchise business 
     relationships, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 135. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes; considered and agreed to.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself and Ms. DeGette):
       H. Res. 597. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     with respect to the brutal killing of Mr. Matthew Shepard; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Horn, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ney, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Collins, Mr.

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             LaTourette, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Parker, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. Engel, and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 598. A resolution calling on the President to take 
     all necessary measures to respond to the surge of steel 
     imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, 
     and other regions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H. Res. 599. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     on a question relating to the privileges of the House; to the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H. Res. 600. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to provide that certain extraordinary 
     bills reported by the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight to eliminate waste and provide reform of the 
     executive branch are privileged; to the Committee on Rules. 

para.111.41  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 371: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 2704: Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Green, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Eshoo, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Pitts and Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 2868: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 2922: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2923: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 3905: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 3925: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 3955: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 4171: Mr. Traficant and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 4174: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 4221: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 4235: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 4315: Mr. Gephardt.
       H.R. 4332: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 4403: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 4429: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 4449: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 4531: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. 
     Luther.
       H.R. 4534: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 4674: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 4716: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 4761: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 4765: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 4818: Mr. Cummings, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
     Serrano and Mr. Jefferson.
       H. Con. Res. 322: Mr. Kucinich.
       H. Con. Res. 325: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Farr of 
     California, and Mr. Gilman.
       H. Con. Res. 345: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
     Rothman, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Blunt, and Mrs. Cubin. 



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                    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1998 (112)

para.112.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 15, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Frank Riggs  to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.112.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, October 14, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.112.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 3723. An Act to authorize funds for the payment of 
     salaries and expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 4151. An Act to amend chapter 47 of title 18, United 
     States Code, relating to identity fraud, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4259. An Act to allow Haskell Indian Nations 
     University and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 
     each to conduct a demonstration project to test the 
     feasibility and desirability of new personnel management 
     policies and procedures, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with an 
amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of 
the House of the following title:

       H.R. 4660. An Act to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to provide rewards for information 
     leading to the arrest or conviction of any individual for the 
     commission of an act, or conspiracy to act, of international 
     terrorism, narcotics related offenses, or for serious 
     violations of international humanitarian law relating to the 
     Former Yugoslavia, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 2253. An Act to establish a matching grant program to 
     help State and local jurisdictions purchase bullet resistant 
     equipment for use by law enforcement departments.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments of 
the House to the bill (S. 2375) ``An Act to amend the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, to 
strengthen prohibitions on international bribery and other corrupt 
practices, and for other purposes,'' with amendments.

para.112.4  visa processing extension

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4821) to 
extend into fiscal year 1999 the visa processing period for diversity 
applicants whose visa processing was suspended during fiscal year 1998 
due to embassy bombings.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. 
PAYNE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.112.5  pacific northwest emergency management arrangement

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution of 
the Senate (S.J. Res. 35) granting the consent of Congress to the 
Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. PAYNE 
of New Jersey, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said joint resolution was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.112.6  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. GEKAS, pursuant to House Resolution 589, at 10:55 a.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bills to be 
considered today: H.R. 4572, to clarify that governmental pension plans 
of the possessions of the United States shall be treated in the same 
manner as State pension plans for purposes of the limitation on the 
State income taxation of pension income; H.R. 4831, to temporarily 
reenact chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code; S. 417, to 
extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act through September 30, 2002; H.R. 4660, to amend the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide rewards for 
information leading to the arrest or conviction of any individual for 
the commission of an act, or conspiracy to act, of international 
terrorism, narcotics related offenses, or for serious violations of 
international humanitarian law relating to the Former Yugoslavia.

para.112.7  interstate forest fire protection

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1134) granting the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate 
forest fire protection compact.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. 
PAYNE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.112.8  matthew shepard

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 597):

       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House that--
       (1) Mr. Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old student at the 
     University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming, was physically 
     beaten and tortured, tied to a wooden fence and left for 
     dead;
       (2) Mr. Matthew Shepard died as a result of his injuries on 
     October 12, 1998, in a Colorado hospital surrounded by his 
     loving family and friends; and
       (3) the House--
       (A) condemns the actions which occurred in Laramie, 
     Wyoming, as unacceptable and outrageous;
       (B) urges each Member of Congress and every citizen of the 
     United States, in his or her own way, through his or her 
     church, synagogue, mosque, workplace, or social organization, 
     to join in denouncing and encouraging others to denounce this 
     outrageous murder of another human being;
       (C) pledges to join in efforts to bring an end to such 
     crimes, and to encourage all Americans to dedicate themselves 
     to ending violence in the United States; and
       (D) pledges to do everything in its power to fight the sort 
     of prejudice and intolerance that leads to the murder of 
     innocent people.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Ms. 
DeGETTE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.112.9  food stamp coupon reform

  Mr. GOODLATTE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1733) to require the Commissioner of Social Security and food 
stamp State agencies to take certain actions to ensure that food stamp 
coupons are not issued for deceased individuals to require the 
Commissioner of Social Security and food stamp State agencies to take 
certain actions to ensure that food stamp coupons are not issued for 
deceased individuals.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mr. GOODLATTE and Mr. 
STENHOLM, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GOODLATTE demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.112.10  coalbed methane gas contracts

  Mrs. CUBIN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2500) to protect the sanctity of contracts and leases entered into 
by surface patent holders with respect to coalbed methane gas.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mrs. CUBIN and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.112.11  wayne national forest oil and gas

  Mrs. CUBIN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1467) to 
provide for the continuance of oil and gas operations pursuant to 
certain existing leases in the Wayne National Forest; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mrs. CUBIN and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.112.12  outer continental shelf

  Mrs. CUBIN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3972) to 
amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of 
the Interior from charging State and local government agencies for 
certain uses of the sand, gravel, and shell resources of the outer 
Continental Shelf.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mrs. CUBIN and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.112.13  restriction removal for certain cahuilla indians

  Mrs. CUBIN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate (H.R. 700) to remove the restriction on the 
distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to 
certain members of the Aqua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) among its purposes, the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the equalization of allotments on the Agua 
     Caliente (Palm Springs) Reservation in California, and for 
     other purposes'', approved September 21, 1959, commonly known 
     as the ``Agua Caliente Equalization Act of 1959'' (25 U.S.C. 
     951 et seq.) (referred to in this section as the ``Act'') was 
     intended to provide for a reasonable degree of equalization 
     of the value of allotments made to members of the Agua 
     Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians;
       (2) the Act was enacted in response to litigation in 
     Federal courts in Segundo, et al. v. United States, 123 F. 
     Supp. 554 (1954);
       (3) the case referred to in paragraph (2) was appealed 
     under the case name United States v. Pierce, 235 F. 2d 885 
     (1956) and that case affirmed the entitlement of certain 
     members of the Band to allotments of approximately equal 
     value to lands allotted to other members of the Band;
       (4)(A) to achieve the equalization referred to in paragraph 
     (3), section 3 of the Act (25 U.S.C.

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     953) provided for the allotment or sale of all remaining 
     tribal lands, with the exception of several specifically 
     designated parcels, including 2 parcels in the Mineral 
     Springs area known as parcel A and parcel B;
       (B) section 3 of the Act restricted the distribution of any 
     net rents, profits, or other revenues derived from parcel B 
     to members of the Band and their heirs entitled to 
     equalization of the value of the allotments of those members;
       (C) from 1959 through 1984, each annual budget of the Band, 
     as approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, provided for 
     expenditure of all revenues derived from both parcel A and 
     parcel B solely for tribal governmental purposes; and
       (D) as a result of the annual budgets referred to in 
     subparagraph (C), no net revenues from parcel B were 
     available for distribution to tribal members entitled to 
     equalization under section 3 of the Act referred to in 
     paragraph (1);
       (5) by letter of December 6, 1961, the Director of the 
     Sacramento Area Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     informed the regional solicitor of the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs that the equalization of allotments on the Agua 
     Caliente Reservation with respect to those members of the 
     Band who were eligible for equalization had been completed 
     using all available excess tribal land in a manner consistent 
     with--
       (A) the decree of the court in the case referred to in 
     paragraph (2); and
       (B) the Act;
       (6) in 1968, the files of the Department of the Interior 
     with respect to the case referred to in paragraph (3), the 
     closure of which was contingent upon completion of the 
     equalization program, were retired to the Federal Record 
     Center, where they were subsequently destroyed;
       (7) on March 16, 1983, the Secretary of the Interior 
     published notice in the Federal Register that full 
     equalization had been achieved within the meaning of section 
     7 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 957);
       (8) section 7 of the Act states that ``allotments in 
     accordance with the provisions of this Act shall be deemed 
     complete and full equalization of allotments on the Agua 
     Caliente Reservation''; and
       (9) the regulations governing the equalization of 
     allotments under the Act referred to in paragraph (1) were 
     rescinded by the Secretary, effective March 31, 1983.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Band.--The term ``Band'' means the Agua Caliente Band.
       (2) Parcel b.--The term ``parcel B'' means the parcel of 
     land in the Mineral Springs area referred to as ``parcel B'' 
     in section 3(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for 
     the equalization of allotments on the Agua Caliente (Palm 
     Springs) Reservation in California, and for other purposes'', 
     approved September 21, 1959, commonly known as the ``Agua 
     Caliente Equalization Act of 1959'' (25 U.S.C. 953(b)).
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.

     SEC. 3. EQUALIZATION OF ALLOTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The full equalization of allotments within 
     the meaning of section 7 of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the equalization of allotments on the Agua 
     Caliente (Palm Springs) Reservation in California, and for 
     other purposes'', approved September 21, 1959, commonly known 
     as the ``Agua Caliente Equalization Act of 1959'' (25 U.S.C. 
     957) is deemed to have been completed.
       (b) Expiration of Entitlement.--By reason of the 
     achievement of the full equalization of allotments described 
     in subsection (a), the entitlement of holders of equalized 
     allotments to distribution of net revenues from parcel B 
     under section 3(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide 
     for the equalization of allotments on the Agua Caliente (Palm 
     Springs) Reservation in California, and for other purposes'', 
     approved September 21, 1959, commonly known as the ``Agua 
     Caliente Equalization Act of 1959'' (25 U.S.C. 953(b)) shall 
     be deemed to have expired.

     SEC. 4. REMOVAL OF RESTRICTION.

       (a) In General.--The fourth undesignated paragraph in 
     section 3(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
     equalization of allotments on the Agua Caliente (Palm 
     Springs) Reservation in California, and for other purposes'', 
     approved September 21, 1959, commonly known as the ``Agua 
     Caliente Equalization Act of 1959'' (25 U.S.C. 953(b)), is 
     amended by striking ``east: Provided,'' and all that follows 
     through the end of the paragraph and inserting ``east.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply as if this section had been enacted on March 31, 
     1983.
       (c) Subsequent Distributions.--Any per capita distribution 
     of tribal revenues of the Band made after the date of 
     enactment of this Act shall be made to all members of the 
     Band in equal amounts.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, recognized Mrs. CUBIN and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MILLER of California objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.112.14  franklin d. roosevelt historic site

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4829) to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative 
jurisdiction over land within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. 
Roosevelt Historic Site to the Archivist of the United States for the 
construction of a visitor center, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLANGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MILLER of California objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.112.15  grant-kohrs ranch national historic site

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2272) to amend the boundaries of Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic 
Site in the State of Montana.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MILLER of California objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.112.16  route 66 corridor preservation

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2133) an act to preserve the cultural resources of the Route 66 
corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
assistance.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MILLER of California objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.112.17  notice--consideration of resolution--question of privileges

  Mr. KUCINICH, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to call up the following resolution as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of 
     Representatives, that the House of Representatives calls upon 
     the President to--
       (1) Immediately obtain voluntary restraint agreements from 
     Japan, Russia, Ukraine, Korea and Brazil which limit those 
     countries in July-to-June Fiscal Year 1999 to the level of 
     their exports as calculated from July-to-June Fiscal Year 
     1998;

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       (2) Immediately impose a one-year ban on imports of hot-
     rolled steel products and plate steel products that are the 
     product or manufacture of Japan, Russia, Ukraine, Korea and 
     Brazil if he is unable to obtain voluntary restraint 
     agreements within 10 days;
       (3) pursue with all tools at his disposal a more equitable 
     sharing of the burden of accepting imports of finished steel 
     products from Asia and the countries within the Commonwealth 
     of Independent States;
       (4) establish a task force within the executive branch with 
     responsibility for closely monitoring United States imports 
     or steel; and
       (5) report to the Congress by no later than January 5, 
     1999, with a comprehensive plan for responding to this import 
     surge, including ways of limiting its deleterious effects on 
     employment, prices, and investment in the United States steel 
     industry.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, responded to the foregoing 
notice, and said:
  ``Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a Member other 
than the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the 
privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Ohio will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
the time designated for consideration of the resolution.''.

para.112.18  bandelier national monument

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1132) to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier National Monument to 
include the lands within the headwaters of the Upper Alamo Watershed 
which drain into the Monument and which are not currently within the 
jurisdiction of a Federal land management agency, to authorize purchase 
or donation of those lands, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HANSEN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.112.19  limitation on state income taxation of pensions

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4572) to 
clarify that governmental pension plans of the possessions of the United 
States shall be treated in the same manner as State pension plans for 
purposes of the limitation on the State income taxation of pension 
income; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.112.20  chapter 12 bankruptcy reform

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4831) to 
temporarily reenact chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.112.21  energy conservation reauthorization

  Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado moved to suspend the rules and agree to 
the following amendments of the Senate to the House amendments to the 
bill of the Senate (S. 417) to extend energy conservation programs under 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through September 30, 2002:

       Page 13, after the matter following line 19, of the House 
     engrossed amendments, insert:

     SEC. 9. PURCHASES FROM STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE BY 
                   ENTITIES IN INSULAR AREAS OF UNITED STATES AND 
                   FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.

       (a) Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6241) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(j) Purchases From Strategic Petroleum Reserve by 
     Entities in Insular Areas of United States and Freely 
     Associated States.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Binding offer.--The term `binding offer' means a bid 
     submitted by the State of Hawaii for an assured award of a 
     specific quantity of petroleum product, with a price to be 
     calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, that 
     obligates the offeror to take title to the petroleum product 
     without further negotiation or recourse to withdraw the 
     offer.
       ``(B) Category of petroleum product.--The term `category of 
     petroleum product' means a master line item within a notice 
     of sale.
       ``(C) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means an 
     entity that owns or controls a refinery that is located 
     within the State of Hawaii.
       ``(D) Full tanker load.--The term `full tanker load' means 
     a tanker of approximately 700,000 barrels of capacity, or 
     such lesser tanker capacity as may be designated by the State 
     of Hawaii.
       ``(E) Insular area.--The term `insular area' means the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, 
     American Samoa, the Freely Associated States of the Republic 
     of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, 
     and the Republic of Palau.
       ``(F) Offering.--The term `offering' means a solicitation 
     for bids for a quantity or quantities of petroleum product 
     from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as specified in the 
     notice of sale.
       ``(G) Notice of sale.--The term `notice of sale' means the 
     document that announces--
       ``(i) the sale of Strategic Petroleum Reserve products;
       ``(ii) the quantity, characteristics, and location of the 
     petroleum product being sold;
       ``(iii) the delivery period for the sale; and
       ``(iv) the procedures for submitting offers.
       ``(2) In general.--In the case of an offering of a quantity 
     of petroleum product during a drawdown of the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve--
       ``(A) the State of Hawaii, in addition to having the 
     opportunity to submit a competitive bid, may--
       ``(i) submit a binding offer, and shall on submission of 
     the offer, be entitled to purchase a category of a petroleum 
     product specified in a notice of sale at a price equal to the 
     volumetrically weighted average of the successful bids made 
     for the remaining quantity of the petroleum product within 
     the category that is the subject of the offering; and
       ``(ii) submit 1 or more alternative offers, for other 
     categories of the petroleum product, that will be binding if 
     no price competitive contract is awarded for the category of 
     petroleum product on which a binding offer is submitted under 
     clause (i); and
       ``(B) at the request of the Governor of the State of 
     Hawaii, a petroleum product purchased by the State of Hawaii 
     at a competitive sale or through a binding offer shall have 
     first preference in scheduling for lifting.
       ``(3) Limitation on quantity.--
       ``(A) In general.--In administering this subsection, in the 
     case of each offering, the Secretary may impose the 
     limitation described in subparagraph (B) or (C) that results 
     in the purchase of the lesser quantity of petroleum product.
       ``(B) Portion of quantity of previous imports.--The 
     Secretary may limit the quantity of a petroleum product that 
     the State of Hawaii may purchase through a binding offer at 
     any offering to 1/12 of the total quantity of imports

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     of the petroleum product brought into the State during the 
     previous year (or other period determined by the Secretary to 
     be representative).
       ``(C) Percentage of offering.--The Secretary may limit the 
     quantity that may be purchased through binding offers at any 
     offering to 3 percent of the offering.
       ``(4) Adjustments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any limitation imposed 
     under paragraph (3), in administering this subsection, in the 
     case of each offering, the Secretary shall, at the request of 
     the Governor of the State of Hawaii, or an eligible entity 
     certified under paragraph (7), adjust the quantity to be sold 
     to the State of Hawaii in accordance with this paragraph.
       ``(B) Upward adjustment.--The Secretary shall adjust upward 
     to the next whole number increment of a full tanker load if 
     the quantity to be sold is--
       ``(i) less than 1 full tanker load; or
       ``(ii) greater than or equal to 50 percent of a full tanker 
     load more than a whole number increment of a full tanker 
     load.
       ``(C) Downward adjustment.--The Secretary shall adjust 
     downward to the next whole number increment of a full tanker 
     load if the quantity to be sold is less than 50 percent of a 
     full tanker load more than a whole number increment of a full 
     tanker load.
       ``(5) Delivery to other locations.--The State of Hawaii may 
     enter into an exchange or a processing agreement that 
     requires delivery to other locations, if a petroleum product 
     of similar value or quantity is delivered to the State of 
     Hawaii.
       ``(6) Standard sales provisions.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this Act, the Secretary may require the State of 
     Hawaii to comply with the standard sales provisions 
     applicable to purchasers of petroleum product at competitive 
     sales.
       ``(7) Eligible entities.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C) and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, if the 
     Governor of the State of Hawaii certifies to the Secretary 
     that the State has entered into an agreement with an eligible 
     entity to carry out this Act, the eligible entity may act on 
     behalf of the State of Hawaii to carry out this subsection.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Governor of the State of Hawaii 
     shall not certify more than 1 eligible entity under this 
     paragraph for each notice of sale.
       ``(C) Barred company.--If the Secretary has notified the 
     Governor of the State of Hawaii that a company has been 
     barred from bidding (either prior to, or at the time that a 
     notice of sale is issued), the Governor shall not certify the 
     company under this paragraph.
       ``(8) Supplies of petroleum products.--At the request of 
     the Governor of an insular area, the Secretary shall, for a 
     period not to exceed 180 days following a drawdown of the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve, assist the insular area or the 
     President of a Freely Associated State in its efforts to 
     maintain adequate supplies of petroleum products from 
     traditional and nontraditional suppliers.''.
       (b) Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall issue such 
     regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendment made 
     by subsection (a).
       (2) Administrative procedure.--Regulations issued to carry 
     out the amendment made by subsection (a) shall not be subject 
     to--
       (A) section 523 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6393); or
       (B) section 501 of the Department of Energy Organization 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 7191).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     takes effect on the earlier of--
       (1) the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act; or
       (2) the date that final regulations are issued under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 10. INDIAN ENERGY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT.

       Section 2603 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 
     3503) is amended in subsection (c) by striking ``and 1997'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
     and 2003'' in lieu thereof.

     SEC. 11. REMEDIAL ACTION.

       (a) Section 1001(b)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     (42 U.S.C. 2296a) is amended by striking ``$65,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$140,000,000''.
       (b) Section 1003(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2296a-2) is 
     amended by striking ``$415,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$490,000,000''.
       (c) Section 1802(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2297g-1) is amended by striking ``$480,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$488,333,333''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, recognized Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of 
Colorado and Mr. HALL of Texas, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment to the 
amendments?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and the amendment of the Senate to the House 
amendments was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment of the Senate to the House amendments was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.112.22  state department basic authorities

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4660) to amend the State 
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide rewards for 
information leading to the arrest or conviction of any individual for 
the commission of an act, or conspiracy to act, or international 
terrorism, narcotics related offenses, or for serious violations of 
international humanitarian law relating to the Former Yugoslavia:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
              TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM

     SEC. 101. REVISION OF PROGRAM.

       Section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 36. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established a program for the 
     payment of rewards to carry out the purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The rewards program shall be designed to 
     assist in the prevention of acts of international terrorism, 
     international narcotics trafficking, and other related 
     criminal acts.
       ``(3) Implementation.--The rewards program shall be 
     administered by the Secretary of State, in consultation, as 
     appropriate, with the Attorney General.
       ``(b) Rewards Authorized.--In the sole discretion of the 
     Secretary (except as provided in subsection (c)(2)) and in 
     consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney General, the 
     Secretary may pay a reward to any individual who furnishes 
     information leading to--
       ``(1) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual for the commission of an act of international 
     terrorism against a United States person or United States 
     property;
       ``(2) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual conspiring or attempting to commit an act of 
     international terrorism against a United States person or 
     United States property;
       ``(3) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual for committing, primarily outside the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States, any narcotics-related 
     offense if that offense involves or is a significant part of 
     conduct that involves--
       ``(A) a violation of United States narcotics laws such that 
     the individual would be a major violator of such laws;
       ``(B) the killing or kidnapping of--
       ``(i) any officer, employee, or contract employee of the 
     United States Government while such individual is engaged in 
     official duties, or on account of that individual's official 
     duties, in connection with the enforcement of United States 
     narcotics laws or the implementing of United States narcotics 
     control objectives; or
       ``(ii) a member of the immediate family of any such 
     individual on account of that individual's official duties, 
     in connection with the enforcement of United States narcotics 
     laws or the implementing of United States narcotics control 
     objectives; or
       ``(C) an attempt or conspiracy to commit any act described 
     in subparagraph (A) or (B);
       ``(4) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual aiding or abetting in the commission of an act 
     described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3); or
       ``(5) the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution 
     of an act described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
       ``(c) Coordination.--
       ``(1) Procedures.--To ensure that the payment of rewards 
     pursuant to this section does not duplicate or interfere with 
     the payment of informants or the obtaining of evidence or 
     information, as authorized to the Department of Justice, the 
     offering, administration, and payment of rewards under this 
     section, including procedures for--
       ``(A) identifying individuals, organizations, and offenses 
     with respect to which rewards will be offered;
       ``(B) the publication of rewards;
       ``(C) the offering of joint rewards with foreign 
     governments;
       ``(D) the receipt and analysis of data; and
       ``(E) the payment and approval of payment,
     shall be governed by procedures developed by the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Attorney General.
       ``(2) Prior approval of attorney general required.--Before 
     making a reward under this section in a matter over which 
     there is Federal criminal jurisdiction, the Secretary of 
     State shall obtain the concurrence of the Attorney General.
       ``(d) Funding.--
       ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--Notwithstanding 
     section 102 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (Public Law 99-93; 99 Stat. 408), 
     but subject to paragraph (2), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of State from time to time 
     such amounts as may be necessary to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Limitation.--No amount of funds may be appropriated 
     under paragraph (1) which, when added to the unobligated 
     balance of amounts previously appropriated to carry out this 
     section, would cause such amounts to exceed $15,000,000.
       ``(3) Allocation of funds.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, funds made available to

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     carry out this section should be distributed equally for the 
     purpose of preventing acts of international terrorism and for 
     the purpose of preventing international narcotics 
     trafficking.
       ``(4) Period of availability.--Amounts appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.
       ``(e) Limitations and Certification.--
       ``(1) Maximum amount.--No reward paid under this section 
     may exceed $5,000,000.
       ``(2) Approval.--A reward under this section of more than 
     $100,000 may not be made without the approval of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(3) Certification for payment.--Any reward granted under 
     this section shall be approved and certified for payment by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(4) Nondelegation of authority.--The authority to approve 
     rewards of more than $100,000 set forth in paragraph (2) may 
     not be delegated.
       ``(5) Protection measures.--If the Secretary determines 
     that the identity of the recipient of a reward or of the 
     members of the recipient's immediate family must be 
     protected, the Secretary may take such measures in connection 
     with the payment of the reward as he considers necessary to 
     effect such protection.
       ``(f) Ineligibility.--An officer or employee of any entity 
     of Federal, State, or local government or of a foreign 
     government who, while in the performance of his or her 
     official duties, furnishes information described in 
     subsection (b) shall not be eligible for a reward under this 
     section.
       ``(g) Reports.--
       ``(1) Reports on payment of rewards.--Not later than 30 
     days after the payment of any reward under this section, the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees with respect to such reward. The 
     report, which may be submitted in classified form if 
     necessary, shall specify the amount of the reward paid, to 
     whom the reward was paid, and the acts with respect to which 
     the reward was paid. The report shall also discuss the 
     significance of the information for which the reward was paid 
     in dealing with those acts.
       ``(2) Annual reports.--Not later than 60 days after the end 
     of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees with respect to the 
     operation of the rewards program. The report shall provide 
     information on the total amounts expended during the fiscal 
     year ending in that year to carry out this section, including 
     amounts expended to publicize the availability of rewards.
       ``(h) Publication Regarding Rewards Offered by Foreign 
     Governments.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     section, in the sole discretion of the Secretary, the 
     resources of the rewards program shall be available for the 
     publication of rewards offered by foreign governments 
     regarding acts of international terrorism which do not 
     involve United States persons or property or a violation of 
     the narcotics laws of the United States.
       ``(i) Determinations of the Secretary.--A determination 
     made by the Secretary under this section shall be final and 
     conclusive and shall not be subject to judicial review.
       ``(j) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Act of international terrorism.--The term `act of 
     international terrorism' includes--
       ``(A) any act substantially contributing to the acquisition 
     of unsafeguarded special nuclear material (as defined in 
     paragraph (8) of section 830 of the Nuclear Proliferation 
     Prevention Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 3201 note)) or any nuclear 
     explosive device (as defined in paragraph (4) of that 
     section) by an individual, group, or non-nuclear-weapon state 
     (as defined in paragraph (5) of that section); and
       ``(B) any act, as determined by the Secretary, which 
     materially supports the conduct of international terrorism, 
     including the counterfeiting of United States currency or the 
     illegal use of other monetary instruments by an individual, 
     group, or country supporting international terrorism as 
     determined for purposes of section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A)).
       ``(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       ``(3) Member of the immediate family.--The term `member of 
     the immediate family', with respect to an individual, 
     includes--
       ``(A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of the 
     individual;
       ``(B) a person with respect to whom the individual stands 
     in loco parentis; and
       ``(C) any person not covered by subparagraph (A) or (B) who 
     is living in the individual's household and is related to the 
     individual by blood or marriage.
       ``(4) Rewards program.--The term `rewards program' means 
     the program established in subsection (a)(1).
       ``(5) United states narcotics laws.--The term `United 
     States narcotics laws' means the laws of the United States 
     for the prevention and control of illicit trafficking in 
     controlled substances (as such term is defined in section 
     102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6))).
       ``(6) United states person.--The term `United States 
     person' means--
       ``(A) a citizen or national of the United States; and
       ``(B) an alien lawfully present in the United States.''.

     SEC. 102. REWARDS FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS 
                   SOUGHT FOR SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL 
                   HUMANITARIAN LAW RELATING TO THE FORMER 
                   YUGOSLAVIA.

       (a) Authority.--In the sole discretion of the Secretary of 
     State (except as provided in subsection (b)(2)) and in 
     consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney General, the 
     Secretary may pay a reward to any individual who furnishes 
     information leading to--
       (1) the arrest or conviction in any country, or
       (2) the transfer to, or conviction by, the International 
     Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia,

     of any individual who is the subject of an indictment 
     confirmed by a judge of such tribunal for serious violations 
     of international humanitarian law as defined under the 
     statute of such tribunal.
       (b) Procedures.--
       (1) To ensure that the payment of rewards pursuant to this 
     section does not duplicate or interfere with the payment of 
     informants or the obtaining of evidence or information, as 
     authorized to the Department of Justice, subject to paragraph 
     (3), the offering, administration, and payment of rewards 
     under this section, including procedures for--
       (A) identifying individuals, organizations, and offenses 
     with respect to which rewards will be offered;
       (B) the publication of rewards;
       (C) the offering of joint rewards with foreign governments;
       (D) the receipt and analysis of data; and
       (E) the payment and approval of payment,
     shall be governed by procedures developed by the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Attorney General.
       (2) Before making a reward under this section in a matter 
     over which there is Federal criminal jurisdiction, the 
     Secretary of State shall obtain the concurrence of the 
     Attorney General.
       (3) Rewards under this section shall be subject to any 
     requirements or limitations that apply to rewards under 
     section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) with respect to the ineligibility of 
     government employees for rewards, maximum reward amount, and 
     procedures for the approval and certification of rewards for 
     payment.
       (c) Reference.--For the purposes of subsection (a), the 
     statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former 
     Yugoslavia means the Annex to the Report of the Secretary 
     General of the United Nations pursuant to paragraph 2 of 
     Security Council Resolution 827 (1993) (S/25704).
       (d) Determination of the Secretary.--A determination made 
     by the Secretary of State under this section shall be final 
     and conclusive and shall not be subject to judicial review.
       (e) Priority.--Rewards under this section may be paid from 
     funds authorized to carry out section 36 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.). In the 
     Administration and payment of rewards under the rewards 
     program of section 36 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.), the Secretary of State 
     shall ensure that priority is given for payments to 
     individuals described in section 36 of that Act and that 
     funds paid under this section are paid only after any and all 
     due and payable demands are met under section 36 of that Act.
       (f) Reports.--The Secretary shall inform the appropriate 
     committees of rewards paid under this section in the same 
     manner as required by section 36(g) of the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.).
       TITLE II--EXTRADITION TREATIES INTERPRETATION ACT OF 1998

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Extradition Treaties 
     Interpretation Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 202. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) each year, several hundred children are kidnapped by a 
     parent in violation of law, court order, or legally binding 
     agreement and brought to, or taken from, the United States;
       (2) until the mid-1970's, parental abduction generally was 
     not considered a criminal offense in the United States;
       (3) since the mid-1970's, United States criminal law has 
     evolved such that parental abduction is now a criminal 
     offense in each of the 50 States and the District of 
     Columbia;
       (4) in enacting the International Parental Kidnapping Crime 
     Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-173; 107 Stat. 1998; 18 U.S.C. 
     1204), Congress recognized the need to combat parental 
     abduction by making the act of international parental 
     kidnapping a Federal criminal offense;
       (5) many of the extradition treaties to which the United 
     States is a party specifically list the offenses that are 
     extraditable and use the word ``kidnapping'', but it has been 
     the practice of the United States not to consider the term to 
     include parental abduction because these treaties were 
     negotiated by the United States prior to the development in 
     United States criminal law described in paragraphs (3) and 
     (4);
       (6) the more modern extradition treaties to which the 
     United States is a party contain dual criminality provisions, 
     which provide for extradition where both parties make the 
     offense a felony, and therefore it is the practice of the 
     United States to consider such treaties to include parental 
     abduction if the other foreign state party also considers the 
     act of parental abduction to be a criminal offense; and
       (7) this circumstance has resulted in a disparity in United 
     States extradition law which should be rectified to better 
     protect the interests of children and their parents.

     SEC. 203. INTERPRETATION OF EXTRADITION TREATIES.

       For purposes of any extradition treaty to which the United 
     States is a party, Congress authorizes the interpretation of 
     the terms ``kidnaping'' and ``kidnapping'' to include 
     parental kidnapping.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
PAYNE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendment of the Senate was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment of the Senate was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.112.23  recess--1:31 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m.,until 
approximately 3 o'clock p.m.

para.112.24  after recess--3:08 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, called the House to order.

para.112.25  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 2370. An Act to amend the Organic Act of Guam to 
     clarify local executive and legislative provisions in such 
     Act, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3055. An Act to deem the activities of the Miccosukee 
     Tribe on the Miccosukee Reserved Area to be consistent with 
     the purposes of the Everglades National Park, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 2536. An Act to protect the safety of United States 
     nationals and the interests of the United States at home and 
     abroad, to improve global cooperation and responsiveness to 
     international crime and terrorism, and to more effectively 
     deter international crime and acts of violence.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 1525) ``An Act to provide financial 
assistance for higher education to the dependents of Federal, State, 
and local public safety officers who are killed or permanently and 
totally disabled as the result of a traumatic injury sustained in the 
line of duty.''.

para.112.26  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. ENGLISH, pursuant to House Resolution 589, at 3:09 p.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bills to be 
considered today: S. Con. Res 120, to redesignate the United States 
Capitol Police headquarters building located at 119 D Street, Northeast, 
Washington, D.C., as the ``Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building''; 
and S. Con. Res. 83, remembering the life of George Washington and his 
contributions to the Nation.

para.112.27  financial crises in asia, russia, and other regions

  Mr. ENGLISH moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 598): 

       Whereas the current financial crises in Asia, Russia, and 
     other regions have involved massive depreciation in the 
     currencies of several key steel-producing and steel consuming 
     countries, along with a collapse in the domestic demand for 
     steel in these countries;
       Whereas the crises have generated and will continue to 
     generate surges in United States imports of steel, both from 
     the countries whose currencies have depreciated in the crisis 
     and from steel producing countries that are no longer able to 
     export steel to the countries in economic crisis;
       Whereas United States imports of finished steel mill 
     products from Asian steel producing countries--the People's 
     Republic of China, Japan, South Korea, India, Taiwan, 
     Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia--have increased by 79 
     percent in the first 5 months of 1998 compared to the same 
     period in 1997;
       Whereas year-to-date imports of steel from Russia now 
     exceed the record import levels of 1997, and steel imports 
     from Russia and Ukraine now approach 2,500,000 net tons;
       Whereas foreign government trade restrictions and private 
     restraints of trade distort international trade and 
     investment patterns and result in burdens on United States 
     commerce, including absorption of a disproportionate share of 
     diverted steel trade;
       Whereas the European Union, for example, despite also being 
     a major economy, in 1997 imported only one-tenth as much 
     finished steel products from Asian steel producing countries 
     as the United States did and has restricted imports of steel 
     from the Commonwealth of Independent States, including 
     Russia;
       Whereas the United States is simultaneously facing a 
     substantial increase in steel imports from countries within 
     the Commonwealth of Independent States, including Russia, 
     caused in part by the closure of Asian markets;
       Whereas the United States, through the International 
     Monetary Fund, generously participates in a bailout of the 
     crisis countries on terms that do not deter and in fact 
     encourage them to export their way out of the crisis; and
       Whereas there is a well-recognized need for improvements in 
     the enforcement of United States trade laws to provide an 
     effective response to such situations: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) in accordance with rule IX, clause 1, of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives, it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that its integrity has been impugned by the 
     failure of the executive branch to expeditiously enforce 
     title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 in response to the surge 
     of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, 
     Russia, and other regions; and
       (2) the House of Representatives calls upon the President--
       (A) to immediately review, for the 10-day period beginning 
     on the date of the adoption of this resolution, the entry 
     into the customs territory of the United States of all steel 
     products that are the product or manufacture of Australia, 
     China, South Africa, Ukraine, Indonesia, India, Japan, 
     Russia, South Korea, or Brazil;
       (B) if, after the 10-day period described in subparagraph 
     (A), the President finds that the Governments of Australia, 
     China, South Africa, Ukraine, Indonesia, India, Japan, 
     Russia, South Korea, or Brazil are not abiding by the spirit 
     and letter of international trade agreements with respect to 
     imports of steel products into the United States, to 
     immediately impose a 1-year ban on the imports of all steel 
     products that are the product or manufacture of Australia, 
     China, South Africa, Ukraine, Indonesia, India, Japan, 
     Russia, South Korea, or Brazil;
       (C) to establish a task force within the executive branch 
     to closely monitor imports of steel products into the United 
     States from other countries to determine whether or not 
     international trade agreements are being violated; and
       (D) not later than January 5, 1999, to report to Congress 
     on any other actions the President has taken, or intends to 
     take, to ensure that all trading partners of the United 
     States abide by the spirit and letter of international trade 
     agreements with respect to imports of steel products into the 
     United States.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. ENGLISH and Mr. 
CRANE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. ENGLISH demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

345

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

44

para.112.28                  [Roll No. 532]

                                YEAS--345

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)

[[Page 2347]]


     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--44

     Archer
     Armey
     Ballenger
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Burr
     Camp
     Campbell
     Coble
     Crane
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Livingston
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     Miller (FL)
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Packard
     Paul
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Sanford
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Stump
     Sununu
     Thomas

                             NOT VOTING--45

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Barr
     Berman
     Blunt
     Callahan
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Deal
     Ehlers
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lipinski
     McDade
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Torres
     Waters
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.112.29  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. ENGLISH, pursuant to House Resolution 589, at 3:32 p.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bill today: 
H. Res. 601, providing for the concurrence in the Senate amendment with 
an amendment to H.R. 2204, to authorize appropriations for the fiscal 
years 1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

para.112.30  s. 1733--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 1733) to require the Commissioner of 
Social Security and food stamp State agencies to take certain actions to 
ensure that food stamp coupons are not issued for deceased individuals 
to require the Commissioner of Social Security and food stamp State 
agencies to take certain actions to ensure that food stamp coupons are 
not issued for deceased individuals.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

386

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.112.31                  [Roll No. 533]

                                YEAS--386

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise

[[Page 2348]]


     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--47

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Barr
     Berman
     Blunt
     Callahan
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Deal
     Ehlers
     Fawell
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     McDade
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Torres
     Waters
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.112.32  h.r. 700--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the amendment to the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
700) to remove the restriction on the distribution of certain revenues 
from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Aqua Caliente 
Band of Cahuilla Indians.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendment of the Senate was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment of the Senate was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.112.33  h.r. 4829--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4829) to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over land within 
the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt Historic Site to the 
Archivist of the United States for the construction of a visitor center, 
and for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.112.34  s. 2272--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 2272) to amend the 
boundaries of Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site in the State of 
Montana.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.112.35  s. 2133--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 2133) an Act to preserve 
the cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor and to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MILLER of California demanded a recorded vote on the motion to 
suspend the rules and pass said bill which demand was supported by one-
fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

201

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

190

para.112.36                  [Roll No. 534]

                                AYES--201

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--190

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)

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     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--43

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Barr
     Berman
     Blunt
     Callahan
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Deal
     Ehlers
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lipinski
     McDade
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Norwood
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Thompson
     Torres
     Waters
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said bill was not passed.

para.112.37  s. 1132--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 1132) to modify the 
boundaries of the Bandelier National Monument to include the lands 
within the headwaters of the Upper Alamo Watershed which drain into the 
Monument and which are not currently within the jurisdiction of a 
Federal land management agency, to authorize purchase or donation of 
those lands, and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

194

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

190

para.112.38                  [Roll No. 535]

                                YEAS--194

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--190

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--50

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Barr
     Berman
     Blunt
     Brown (FL)
     Callahan
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Deal
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Fawell
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hobson
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lipinski
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Mica
     Northup
     Norwood
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Scarborough
     Spratt
     Thompson
     Torres
     Waters
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said bill was not passed.

para.112.39  privileges of the house--return of senate bill

  Mr. CRANE rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 601):

       Resolved, That the bill of the Senate (S. 361) entitled the 
     ``Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1998'', in the 
     opinion of this House, contravenes the first clause of the 
     seventh section of the first article of the Constitution of 
     the United States and is an infringement of the privileges of 
     this House and that such bill be respectfully returned to the 
     Senate with a message communicating this resolution.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX, and recognized Mr. CRANE for thirty minutes.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. CRANE,the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate.

para.112.40  franklin d. roosevelt lands

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 2241) to provide for the acquisition of lands formerly 
occupied by the Franklin D. Roosevelt family at Hyde Park, New York, and 
for other purposes.

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  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.112.41  enrollment correction--H.R. 3910

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the House considered 
the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 351):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 3910) 
     to authorize the Automobile National Heritage Area in the 
     State of Michigan, and for other purposes, the Clerk of the 
     House of Representatives shall strike section 406 and insert 
     the following new section 406:

     SEC. 406. TERMINATION OF CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

       Section 9(a) of such Act (102 Stat. 4556) is amended by 
     striking ``on the day occurring 5 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``on November 18, 
     2003''.

     SEC.   . CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Effective Date.--Subsections (b) and (c) shall take 
     effect immediately after the later of--
       (1) the enactment of the Hydrographic Services Improvement 
     Act of 1998; or
       (2) the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 306 of the 
     Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Administrator the following:
       ``(1) To carry out nautical mapping and charting functions 
     under the Act of 1947 and sections 303 and 304, except for 
     conducting hydrographic surveys, $33,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $35,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001.
       ``(2) To conduct hydrographic surveys under section 
     303(a)(1), including the leasing of ships, $33,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and 
     $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2001. Of these amounts, no more 
     than $16,000,000 is authorized for any one fiscal year to 
     operate hydrographic survey vessels owned and operated by the 
     Administration.
       ``(3) To carry out geodetic functions under the Act of 
     1947, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $30,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000, and $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       ``(4) To carry out tide and current measurement functions 
     under the Act of 1947, $22,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2001. Of these amounts $4,500,000 is authorized 
     for each fiscal year to implement and operate a national 
     quality control system for real-time tide and current and 
     maintain the national tide network, and $7,000,000 is 
     authorized for each fiscal year to design and install real-
     time tide and current data measurement systems under section 
     303(b)(4).''.
       (c) Repeal of Report Requirements.--Section 305 of the 
     Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 is amended by 
     striking subsections (a) and (d).

  The concurrent resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.112.42  enrollment correction--H.R. 3461

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the House considered 
the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 352):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring) That, in the enrollment of the bill, H.R. 3461, 
     the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make the 
     following corrections:
       (1) In section 305, strike subsections (a) and (d).
       (2) Amend section 306 to read as follows:

     SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
     the following:
       (1) To carry out nautical mapping and charting functions 
     under the Act of 1947 and sections 303 and 304, except for 
     conducting hydrographic surveys, $33,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $35,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001.
       (2) To conduct hydrographic surveys under section 
     303(a)(1), including the leasing of ships, $33,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and 
     $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2001. Of these amounts, no more 
     than $16,000,000 is authorized for any one fiscal year to 
     operate hydrographic survey vessels owned and operated by the 
     Administration.
       (3) To carry out geodetic functions under the Act of 1947, 
     $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2000, and $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       (4) To carry out tide and current measurement functions 
     under the Act of 1947, $22,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2001. Of these amounts $4,500,000 is authorized 
     for each fiscal year to implement and operate a national 
     quality control system for real-time tide and current and 
     maintain the national tide network, and $7,000,000 is 
     authorized for each fiscal year to design and install real-
     time tide and current data measurement systems under section 
     303(b)(4).

  The concurrent resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.112.43  george washington tribute

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight was discharged from further 
consideration of the following concurrent resolution of the Senate (S. 
Con. Res. 83):

       Whereas December 14, 1999, will be the 200th anniversary of 
     the death of George Washington, the father of our Nation and 
     the protector of our liberties;
       Whereas the standards established by George Washington's 
     steadfast character and devotion to duty continue to inspire 
     all men and women in the service of their country and in the 
     conduct of their private lives;
       Whereas the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, 
     which maintains the Mount Vernon estate and directs research 
     and education programs relating to George Washington's 
     contribution to our national life, has requested all 
     Americans to participate in the observance of this 
     anniversary;
       Whereas bells should be caused to toll at places of worship 
     and institutions of learning for the duration of 1 minute 
     commencing at 12 o'clock noon, central standard time, 
     throughout the Nation, on the 200th anniversary of the death 
     of George Washington;
       Whereas the flag of the United States should be lowered to 
     half staff on the 200th anniversary of the death of George 
     Washington; and
       Whereas the example set by George Washington is of the 
     utmost importance to the future of the Nation, and it is the 
     responsibility of private and government institutions to 
     prepare for the observation of the 200th anniversary of the 
     death of George Washington: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) calls upon the Nation to remember the life of George 
     Washington and his contributions to the Nation; and
       (2) requests and authorizes the President of the United 
     States--
       (A) to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the 
     United States--
       (i) to commemorate the death of George Washington with 
     appropriate ceremonies and activities; and
       (ii) to cause and encourage patriotic and civic 
     associations, veterans and labor organizations, schools, 
     universities, and communities of study and worship, together 
     with citizens everywhere, to develop programs and research 
     projects that concentrate upon the life and character of 
     George Washington as it relates to the future of the Nation 
     and to the development and welfare of the lives of free 
     people everywhere; and
       (B) to notify the governments of all Nations with which the 
     United States enjoys relations that our Nation continues to 
     cherish the memory of George Washington with affection and 
     gratitude by furnishing a copy of this resolution to those 
     governments.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
concurrent resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the 
operation thereof, the concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.112.44  eney, chestnut, gibson memorial building

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 120): 

       Whereas the United States Capitol Police force has 
     protected the Capitol and upheld the beacon of democracy in 
     America;
       Whereas 3 officers of the United States Capitol Police have 
     lost their lives in the line of duty;
       Whereas Sgt. Christopher Eney was killed on August 24, 
     1984, during a training exercise;
       Whereas officer Jacob ``J.J.'' Chestnut was killed on July 
     24, 1998, while guarding his post at the Capitol; and
       Whereas Detective John Gibson was killed on July 24, 1998, 
     while protecting the lives of visitors, staff, and the Office 
     of the Majority

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     Whip of the House of Representatives: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the United States Capitol Police 
     headquarters building located at 119 D Street, Northeast, 
     Washington, D.C., shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.112.45  providing for concurrence in Senate amendment with an 
          amendment to h.r. 2204

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 602): 

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution the 
     House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker's 
     table the bill (H.R. 2204) to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard, and for other 
     purposes, and the Senate amendment thereto, and to have 
     concurred in the Senate amendment with an amendment as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Authorization 
     Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

                         TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training.
Sec. 103. LORAN-C.

                    TITLE II--COAST GUARD MANAGEMENT

Sec. 201. Severance pay.
Sec. 202. Authority to implement and fund certain awards programs.
Sec. 203. Use of appropriated funds for commercial vehicles at military 
              funerals.
Sec. 204. Authority to reimburse Novato, California, Reuse Commission.
Sec. 205. Law enforcement authority for special agents of the Coast 
              Guard Investigative Service.
Sec. 206. Report on excess Coast Guard property.
Sec. 207. Fees for navigation assistance service.
Sec. 208. Aids to navigation report.

                        TITLE III--MARINE SAFETY

Sec. 301. Extension of territorial sea for certain laws.
Sec. 302. Penalties for interfering with the safe operation of a 
              vessel.
Sec. 303. Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee.
Sec. 304. Alcohol testing.
Sec. 305. Protect marine casualty investigations from mandatory 
              release.
Sec. 306. Safety management code report and policy.
Sec. 307. Oil and hazardous substance definition and report.
Sec. 308. National Marine Transportation System.
Sec. 309. Availability and use of EPIRBS for recreational vessels.
Sec. 310. Search and rescue helicopter coverage.
Sec. 311. Petroleum transportation.
Sec. 312. Seasonal Coast Guard helicopter air rescue capability.
Sec. 313. Ship reporting systems.

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 401. Vessel identification system amendments.
Sec. 402. Conveyance of Coast Guard Reserve training facility, 
              Jacksonville, Florida.
Sec. 403. Documentation of certain vessels.
Sec. 404. Conveyance of Nahant parcel, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Sec. 405. Unreasonable obstruction to navigation.
Sec. 406. Financial responsibility for oil spill response vessels.
Sec. 407. Conveyance of Coast Guard property to Jacksonville University 
              in Jacksonville, Florida.
Sec. 408. Penalty for violation of International Safety Convention.
Sec. 409. Coast Guard City, USA.
Sec. 410. Conveyance of Communication Station Boston Marshfield 
              Receiver Site, Massachusetts.
Sec. 411. Clarification of liability of persons engaging in oil spill 
              prevention and response activities.
Sec. 412. Vessels not seagoing motor vessels.
Sec. 413. Land conveyance, Coast Guard Station Ocracoke, North 
              Carolina.
Sec. 414. Conveyance of Coast Guard property in Sault Sainte Marie, 
              Michigan.
Sec. 415. Interim authority for dry bulk cargo residue disposal.
Sec. 416. Conveyance of lighthouses.
Sec. 417. Conveyance of Coast Guard LORAN Station Nantucket.
Sec. 418. Conveyance of decommissioned Coast Guard vessels.
Sec. 419. Amendment to conveyance of vessel S/S RED OAK VICTORY.
Sec. 420. Transfer of Ocracoke Light Station to Secretary of the 
              Interior.
Sec. 421. Vessel documentation clarification.
Sec. 422. Dredge clarification.
Sec. 423. Double hull alternative designs study.
Sec. 424. Vessel sharing agreements.
Sec. 425. Reports.
Sec. 426. Report on tonnage calculation methodology.
Sec. 427. Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet Vessels.
Sec. 428. Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet Vessel, 
              JOHN HENRY.
Sec. 429. Applicability of authority to release restrictions and 
              encumbrances.
Sec. 430. Barge APL-60.
Sec. 431. Vessel financing flexibility.
Sec. 432. Hydrographic functions.

         TITLE V--ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS FOR JONES ACT WAIVERS

Sec. 501. Findings.
Sec. 502. Administrative waiver of coastwise trade laws.
Sec. 503. Revocation.
Sec. 504. Definitions.
Sec. 505. Sunset.

               TITLE VI--HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS AND HYPOXIA

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Findings.
Sec. 603. Assessments.
Sec. 604. Northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxia.
Sec. 605. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 606. Protection of States' rights.

                         TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are authorized to be appropriated for necessary 
     expenses of the Coast Guard, as follows:
       (1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $2,715,400,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $2,854,700,000; of which 
     $25,000,000 shall be derived each fiscal year from the Oil 
     Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of 
     section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and of 
     which not less than $408,000,000 shall be available for 
     expenses related to drug interdiction.
       (2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and 
     improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore 
     facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment 
     related thereto--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $399,850,000, of which $2,000,000 
     shall be made available for concept evaluation for a 
     replacement vessel for the Coast Guard icebreaker MACKINAW; 
     and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $510,300,000, of which $5,300,000 
     shall be made available to complete the conceptual design for 
     a replacement vessel for the Coast Guard icebreaker MACKINAW;
     to remain available until expended, of which $20,000,000 
     shall be derived each fiscal year from the Oil Spill 
     Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 
     1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and of which not 
     less than $62,000,000 shall be available for expenses related 
     to drug interdiction.
       (3) For research, development, test, and evaluation of 
     technologies, materials, and human factors directly relating 
     to improving the performance of the Coast Guard's mission in 
     support of search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine 
     safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws 
     and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and 
     defense readiness--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $19,000,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $18,300,000;
     to remain available until expended, of which $3,500,000 shall 
     be derived each fiscal year from the Oil Spill Liability 
     Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of 
     the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
       (4) For retired pay (including the payment of obligations 
     otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this 
     purpose), payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family 
     Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans, and payments for 
     medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under 
     chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $653,196,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $691,493,000.
       (5) For alteration or removal of bridges over navigable 
     waters of the United States constituting obstructions to 
     navigation, and for personnel and administrative costs 
     associated with the Bridge Alteration Program--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $17,000,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $26,000,000,
     to remain available until expended.
       (6) For environmental compliance and restoration at Coast 
     Guard facilities (other than parts and equipment associated 
     with operations and maintenance), $26,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999, to remain available until 
     expended.

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     SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) Active Duty Strength.--The Coast Guard is authorized an 
     end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of--
       (1) 37,944 as of September 30, 1998; and
       (2) 38,038 as of September 30, 1999.
       (b) Military Training Student Loads.--The Coast Guard is 
     authorized average military training student loads as 
     follows:
       (1) For recruit and special training--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, 1,424 student years; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, 1,424 student years.
       (2) For flight training--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, 98 student years; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, 98 student years.
       (3) For professional training in military and civilian 
     institutions--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, 283 student years; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, 283 student years.
       (4) For officer acquisition--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, 814 student years; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, 810 student years.

     SEC. 103. LORAN-C.

       (a) Fiscal Year 1999.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Transportation, in addition 
     to the funds authorized for the Coast Guard for operation of 
     the LORAN-C System, for capital expenses related to LORAN-C 
     navigation infrastructure, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999. 
     The Secretary of Transportation may transfer from the Federal 
     Aviation Administration and other agencies of the department 
     funds appropriated as authorized under this section in order 
     to reimburse the Coast Guard for related expenses.
       (b) Cost-Sharing Plan.--Not later than 6 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall develop and submit to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives a plan for cost-sharing arrangements among 
     Federal agencies for such capital and operating expenses 
     related to LORAN-C navigation infrastructure, including such 
     expenses of the Coast Guard and the Federal Aviation 
     Administration.

                    TITLE II--COAST GUARD MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 201. SEVERANCE PAY.

       (a) Warrant Officers.--Section 286a(d) of title 14, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (b) Separated Officers.--Section 286a of title 14, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking the period at the end of 
     subsection (b) and inserting ``, unless the Secretary 
     determines that the conditions under which the officer is 
     discharged or separated do not warrant payment of that amount 
     of severance pay.''.
       (c) Exception.--Section 327 of title 14, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking the period at the end of 
     paragraph (b)(3) and inserting ``, unless the Secretary 
     determines that the conditions under which the officer is 
     discharged or separated do not warrant payment of that amount 
     of severance pay.''.

     SEC. 202. AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT AND FUND CERTAIN AWARDS 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Section 93 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (u);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (v) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(w) provide for the honorary recognition of individuals 
     and organizations that significantly contribute to Coast 
     Guard programs, missions, or operations, including State and 
     local governments and commercial and nonprofit organizations, 
     and pay for, using any appropriations or funds available to 
     the Coast Guard, plaques, medals, trophies, badges, and 
     similar items to acknowledge such contribution (including 
     reasonable expenses of ceremony and presentation).''.

     SEC. 203. USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES 
                   AT MILITARY FUNERALS.

       Section 93 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 202 of this Act, is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (v);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (w) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(x) rent or lease, under such terms and conditions as are 
     considered by the Secretary to be advisable, commercial 
     vehicles to transport the next of kin of eligible retired 
     Coast Guard military personnel to attend funeral services of 
     the service member at a national cemetery.''.

     SEC. 204. AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE NOVATO, CALIFORNIA, REUSE 
                   COMMISSION.

       The Commandant of the United States Coast Guard may use up 
     to $25,000 to provide economic adjustment assistance for the 
     City of Novato, California, for the cost of revising the 
     Hamilton Reuse Planning Authority's reuse plan as a result of 
     the Coast Guard's request for housing at Hamilton Air Force 
     Base. If the Department of Defense provides such economic 
     adjustment assistance to the City of Novato on behalf of the 
     Coast Guard, then the Coast Guard may use the amount 
     authorized for use in the preceding sentence to reimburse the 
     Department of Defense for the amount of economic adjustment 
     assistance provided to the City of Novato by the Department 
     of Defense.

     SEC. 205. LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY FOR SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE 
                   COAST GUARD INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE.

       (a) Authority.--Section 95 of title 14, United States Code, 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec.  95. Special agents of the Coast Guard Investigative 
       Service law enforcement authority

       ``(a)(1) A special agent of the Coast Guard Investigative 
     Service designated under subsection (b) has the following 
     authority:
       ``(A) To carry firearms.
       ``(B) To execute and serve any warrant or other process 
     issued under the authority of the United States.
       ``(C) To make arrests without warrant for--
       ``(i) any offense against the United States committed in 
     the agent's presence; or
       ``(ii) any felony cognizable under the laws of the United 
     States if the agent has probable cause to believe that the 
     person to be arrested has committed or is committing the 
     felony.
       ``(2) The authorities provided in paragraph (1) shall be 
     exercised only in the enforcement of statutes for which the 
     Coast Guard has law enforcement authority, or in exigent 
     circumstances.
       ``(b) The Commandant may designate to have the authority 
     provided under subsection (a) any special agent of the Coast 
     Guard Investigative Service whose duties include conducting, 
     supervising, or coordinating investigation of criminal 
     activity in programs and operations of the United States 
     Coast Guard.
       ``(c) The authority provided under subsection (a) shall be 
     exercised in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the 
     Commandant and approved by the Attorney General and any other 
     applicable guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of 
     Transportation or the Attorney General.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item related to section 95 and 
     inserting the following:

``95. Special agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service law 
              enforcement authority.''.

     SEC. 206. REPORT ON EXCESS COAST GUARD PROPERTY.

       Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Administrator of the General Services Administration 
     and the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the 
     Congress a report on the current procedures used to dispose 
     of excess Coast Guard property and provide recommendations to 
     improve such procedures. The recommendations shall take into 
     consideration measures that would--
       (1) improve the efficiency of such procedures;
       (2) improve notification of excess property decisions to 
     and enhance the participation in the property disposal 
     decisionmaking process of the States, local communities, and 
     appropriate non-profit organizations;
       (3) facilitate the expeditious transfer of excess property 
     for recreation, historic preservation, education, 
     transportation, or other uses that benefit the general 
     public; and
       (4) ensure that the interests of Federal taxpayers are 
     protected.

     SEC. 207. FEES FOR NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE SERVICE.

       Section 2110 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(k) The Secretary may not plan, implement or finalize any 
     regulation that would promulgate any new maritime user fee 
     which was not implemented and collected prior to January 1, 
     1998, including a fee or charge for any domestic icebreaking 
     service or any other navigational assistance service. This 
     subsection expires on September 30, 2001.''.

     SEC. 208. AIDS TO NAVIGATION REPORT.

       Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the use of the Coast Guard's aids to 
     navigation system. The report shall include an analysis of 
     the respective use of the aids to navigation system by 
     commercial interests, members of the general public for 
     personal recreation, Federal and State government for public 
     safety, defense, and other similar purposes. To the extent 
     practicable within the time allowed, the report shall include 
     information regarding degree of use of the various portions 
     of the system.

                        TITLE III--MARINE SAFETY

     SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF TERRITORIAL SEA FOR CERTAIN LAWS.

       (a) Ports and Waterways Safety Act.--Section 102 of the 
     Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1222) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) `Navigable waters of the United States' includes all 
     waters of the territorial sea of the United States as 
     described in Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 
     1988.''.
       (b) Subtitle II of title 46.--
       (1) Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (17a) as paragraph (17b); 
     and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following:
       ``(17a) `navigable waters of the United States' includes 
     all waters of the territorial sea of the United States as 
     described in Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 
     1988.''.
       (2) Section 2301 of that title is amended by inserting 
     ``(including the territorial sea of

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     the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation 
     5928 of December 27, 1988)'' after ``of the United States''.
       (3) Section 4102(e) of that title is amended by striking 
     ``operating on the high seas'' and inserting ``owned in the 
     United States and operating beyond 3 nautical miles from the 
     baselines from which the territorial sea of the United States 
     is measured''.
       (4) Section 4301(a) of that title is amended by inserting 
     ``(including the territorial sea of the United States as 
     described in Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 
     1988)'' after ``of the United States''.
       (5) Section 4502(a)(7) of that title is amended by striking 
     ``on the high seas'' and inserting ``beyond 3 nautical miles 
     from the baselines from which the territorial sea of the 
     United States is measured, and which are owned in the United 
     States''.
       (6) Section 4506(b) of that title is amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) is operating--
       ``(A) in internal waters of the United States; or
       ``(B) within 3 nautical miles from the baselines from which 
     the territorial sea of the United States is measured.''.
       (7) Section 8502(a)(3) of that title is amended by striking 
     ``not on the high seas'' and inserting: ``not beyond 3 
     nautical miles from the baselines from which the territorial 
     sea of the United States is measured''.
       (8) Section 8503(a)(2) of that title is amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) operating--
       ``(A) in internal waters of the United States; or
       ``(B) within 3 nautical miles from the baselines from which 
     the territorial sea of the United States is measured.''.

     SEC. 302. PENALTIES FOR INTERFERING WITH THE SAFE OPERATION 
                   OF A VESSEL.

       (a) In General.--Section 2302 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2302. Penalties for negligent operations and 
       interfering with safe operation'';

       and
       (2) in subsection (a) by striking ``that endangers'' and 
     inserting ``or interfering with the safe operation of a 
     vessel, so as to endanger''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 23 of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 2302 and 
     inserting the following:

``2302. Penalties for negligent operations and interfering with safe 
              operation.''.

     SEC. 303. GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       Section 9307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 9307. Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee

       ``(a) The Secretary shall establish a Great Lakes Pilotage 
     Advisory Committee. The Committee--
       ``(1) may review proposed Great Lakes pilotage regulations 
     and policies and make recommendations to the Secretary that 
     the Committee considers appropriate;
       ``(2) may advise, consult with, report to, and make 
     recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to Great 
     Lakes pilotage;
       ``(3) may make available to the Congress recommendations 
     that the Committee makes to the Secretary; and
       ``(4) shall meet at the call of--
       ``(A) the Secretary, who shall call such a meeting at least 
     once during each calendar year; or
       ``(B) a majority of the Committee.
       ``(b)(1) The Committee shall consist of 7 members appointed 
     by the Secretary in accordance with this subsection, each of 
     whom has at least 5 years practical experience in maritime 
     operations. The term of each member is for a period of not 
     more than 5 years, specified by the Secretary. Before filling 
     a position on the Committee, the Secretary shall publish a 
     notice in the Federal Register soliciting nominations for 
     membership on the Committee.
       ``(2) The membership of the Committee shall include--
       ``(A) 3 members who are practicing Great Lakes pilots and 
     who reflect a regional balance;
       ``(B) 1 member representing the interests of vessel 
     operators that contract for Great Lakes pilotage services;
       ``(C) 1 member representing the interests of Great Lakes 
     ports;
       ``(D) 1 member representing the interests of shippers whose 
     cargoes are transported through Great Lakes ports; and
       ``(E) 1 member representing the interests of the general 
     public, who is an independent expert on the Great Lakes 
     maritime industry.
       ``(c)(1) The Committee shall elect one of its members as 
     the Chairman and one of its members as the Vice Chairman. The 
     Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman in the absence or 
     incapacity of the Chairman, or in the event of a vacancy in 
     the office of the Chairman.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall, and any other interested agency 
     may, designate a representative to participate as an observer 
     with the Committee. The representatives shall, as 
     appropriate, report to and advise the Committee on matters 
     relating to Great Lakes pilotage. The Secretary's designated 
     representative shall act as the executive secretary of the 
     Committee and shall perform the duties set forth in section 
     10(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
       ``(d)(1) The Secretary shall, whenever practicable, consult 
     with the Committee before taking any significant action 
     relating to Great Lakes pilotage.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall consider the information, advice, 
     and recommendations of the Committee in formulating policy 
     regarding matters affecting Great Lakes pilotage.
       ``(e)(1) A member of the Committee, when attending meetings 
     of the Committee or when otherwise engaged in the business of 
     the Committee, is entitled to receive--
       ``(A) compensation at a rate fixed by the Secretary, not 
     exceeding the daily equivalent of the current rate of basic 
     pay in effect for GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 
     5332 of title 5 including travel time; and
       ``(B) travel or transportation expenses under section 5703 
     of title 5.
       ``(2) A member of the Committee shall not be considered to 
     be an officer or employee of the United States for any 
     purpose based on their receipt of any payment under this 
     subsection.
       ``(f)(1) The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
     applies to the Committee, except that the Committee 
     terminates on September 30, 2003.
       ``(2) 2 years before the termination date set forth in 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Committee shall submit 
     to the Congress its recommendation regarding whether the 
     Committee should be renewed and continued beyond the 
     termination date.''.

     SEC. 304. ALCOHOL TESTING.

       (a) Adminstrative Procedure.--Section 7702 of title 46, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the second 
     sentence of subsection (c)(2) and inserting the following: 
     ``The testing may include preemployment (with respect to 
     dangerous drugs only), periodic, random, and reasonable cause 
     testing, and shall include post-accident testing.''.
       (b) Increase in Civil Penalty.--Section 2115 of title 46, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``$1,000'' and 
     inserting ``$5,000''.
       (c) Increase in Negligence Penalty.--Section 2302(c)(1) of 
     title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$1,000 
     for a first violation and not more than $5,000 for a 
     subsequent violation; or'' and inserting ``$5,000; or''.
       (d) Post Serious Marine Casualty Testing.--
       (1) Chapter 23 of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after section 2303 the following:

     ``Sec. 2303a. Post serious marine casualty alcohol testing

       ``(a) The Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure 
     that after a serious marine casualty occurs, alcohol testing 
     of crew members or other persons responsible for the 
     operation or other safety-sensitive functions of the vessel 
     or vessels involved in such casualty is conducted no later 
     than 2 hours after the casualty occurs, unless such testing 
     cannot be completed within that time due to safety concerns 
     directly related to the casualty.
       ``(b) The procedures in subsection (a) shall require that 
     if alcohol testing cannot be completed within 2 hours of the 
     occurrence of the casualty, such testing shall be conducted 
     as soon thereafter as the safety concerns in subsection (a) 
     have been adequately addressed to permit such testing, except 
     that such testing may not be required more than 8 hours after 
     the casualty occurs.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 23 of 
     title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item related to section 2303 the following:

``2303a. Post serious marine casualty alcohol testing''.

     SEC. 305. PROTECT MARINE CASUALTY INVESTIGATIONS FROM 
                   MANDATORY RELEASE.

       Section 6305(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking all after ``public'' and inserting a period and 
     ``This subsection does not require the release of information 
     described by section 552(b) of title 5 or protected from 
     disclosure by another law of the United States.''.

     SEC. 306. SAFETY MANAGEMENT CODE REPORT AND POLICY.

       (a) Report on Implementation and Enforcement of the 
     International Safety Management Code.--
       (1) The Secretary of Transportation (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a study--
       (A) reporting on the status of implementation of the 
     International Safety Management Code (hereinafter referred to 
     in this section as `Code');
       (B) detailing enforcement actions involving the Code, 
     including the role documents and reports produced pursuant to 
     the Code play in such enforcement actions;
       (C) evaluating the effects the Code has had on marine 
     safety and environmental protection, and identifying actions 
     to further promote marine safety and environmental protection 
     through the Code;
       (D) identifying actions to achieve full compliance with and 
     effective implementation of the Code; and
       (E) evaluating the effectiveness of internal reporting and 
     auditing under the Code, and recommending actions to ensure 
     the accuracy and candidness of such reporting and auditing.
     These recommended actions may include proposed limits on the 
     use in legal proceedings of documents produced pursuant to 
     the Code.

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       (2) The Secretary shall provide opportunity for the public 
     to participate in and comment on the study conducted under 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report 
     on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).
       (b) Policy.--
       (1) Not later than 9 months after submission of the report 
     in subsection (a)(3), the Secretary shall develop a policy to 
     achieve full compliance with and effective implementation of 
     the Code. The policy may include--
       (A) enforcement penalty reductions and waivers, limits on 
     the use in legal proceedings of documents produced pursuant 
     to the Code, or other incentives to ensure accurate and 
     candid reporting and auditing;
       (B) any other measures to achieve full compliance with and 
     effective implementation of the Code; and
       (C) if appropriate, recommendations to Congress for any 
     legislation necessary to implement one or more elements of 
     the policy.
       (2) The Secretary shall provide opportunity for the public 
     to participate in the development of the policy in paragraph 
     (1).
       (3) Upon completion of the policy in paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall publish the policy in the Federal Register 
     and provide opportunity for public comment on the policy.

     SEC. 307. OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE DEFINITION AND REPORT.

       (a) Definition of Oil.--Section 1001(23) of the Oil 
     Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701(23)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(23) `oil' means oil of any kind or in any form, 
     including petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil 
     mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil, but does not 
     include any substance which is specifically listed or 
     designated as a hazardous substance under subparagraphs (A) 
     through (F) of section 101(14) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9601) and which is subject to the provisions of that 
     Act;''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
     shall submit a report to the Congress on the status of the 
     joint evaluation by the Coast Guard and the Environmental 
     Protection Agency of the substances to be classified as oils 
     under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and title I of 
     the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, including opportunities 
     provided for public comment on the evaluation.

     SEC. 308. NATIONAL MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation, through 
     the Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration, shall, in 
     consultation with the National Ocean Service of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Corps of 
     Engineers, and other interested Federal agencies and 
     departments, establish a task force to assess the adequacy of 
     the nation's marine transportation system (including ports, 
     waterways, harbor approach channels, and their intermodal 
     connections) to operate in a safe, efficient, secure, and 
     environmentally sound manner.
       (b) Task Force.--
       (1) The task force shall be chaired by the Secretary of 
     Transportation or his designee and may be comprised of the 
     representatives of interested Federal agencies and 
     departments and such other nonfederal entities as the 
     Secretary deems appropriate.
       (2) The provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
     shall not apply to the task force.
       (c) Assessment.--
       (1) In carrying out the assessment under this section, the 
     task force shall examine critical issues and develop 
     strategies, recommendations, and a plan for action. Pursuant 
     to such examination and development, the task force shall--
       (A) take into account the capability of the marine 
     transportation system, the adequacy of depth of approach 
     channels and harbors, and the cost to the Federal Government 
     to accommodate projected increases in foreign and domestic 
     traffic over the next 20 years;
       (B) consult with senior public and private sector 
     officials, including the users of that system, such as ports, 
     commercial carriers, shippers, labor, recreational boaters, 
     fishermen, and environmental organizations;
       (C) sponsor public and private sector activities to further 
     refine and implement (under existing authority) the 
     strategies, recommendations, and plan for action;
       (D) evaluate the capability to dispose of dredged materials 
     that will be produced to accommodate projected increases 
     referred to in subparagraph (A); and
       (E) evaluate the future of the navigational aid system 
     including the use of virtual aids to navigation on electronic 
     charts.
       (2) The Secretary shall report to Congress on the results 
     of the assessment no later than July 1, 1999. The report 
     shall reflect the views of both the public and private 
     sectors. The Task Force shall cease to exist upon submission 
     of the report in this paragraph.

     SEC. 309. AVAILABILITY AND USE OF EPIRBS FOR RECREATIONAL 
                   VESSELS.

       The Secretary of Transportation, through the Coast Guard 
     and in consultation with the National Transportation Safety 
     Board and recreational boating organizations, shall, within 
     24 months of the date of enactment of this Act, assess and 
     report to Congress on the use of emergency position 
     indicating beacons (EPIRBs) and similar devices by operators 
     of recreational vessels on the Intracoastal Waterway and 
     operators of recreational vessels beyond the Boundary Line. 
     The assessment shall at a minimum--
       (1) evaluate the current availability and use of EPIRBs and 
     similar devices by the operators of recreational vessels and 
     the actual and potential contribution of such devices to 
     recreational boating safety; and
       (2) provide recommendations on policies and programs to 
     encourage the availability and use of EPIRBS and similar 
     devices by the operators of recreational vessels.

     SEC. 310. SEARCH AND RESCUE HELICOPTER COVERAGE.

       Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Commandant shall submit a report to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives--
       (1) identifying waters out to 50 miles from the territorial 
     sea of Maine and other States that cannot currently be served 
     by a Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter within 2 hours 
     of a report of distress or request for assistance from such 
     waters;
       (2) providing options for ensuring that all waters of the 
     area referred to in paragraph (1) can be served by a Coast 
     Guard search and rescue helicopter within 2 hours of a report 
     of distress or request for assistance from such waters;
       (3) providing an analysis assessing the overall capability 
     of Coast Guard search and rescue assets to serve each area 
     referred to in paragraph (1) within 2 hours of a report of 
     distress or request for assistance from such waters; and
       (4) identifying, among any other options the Commandant may 
     provide as required by paragraph (2), locations in the State 
     of Maine that may be suitable for the stationing of a Coast 
     Guard search and rescue helicopter and crew, including any 
     Coast Guard facility in Maine, the Bangor Air National Guard 
     Base, and any other locations.

     SEC. 311. PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) First coast guard district.--The term ``First Coast 
     Guard District'' means the First Coast Guard District 
     described in section 3.05-1(b) of title 33, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
       (3) Waters of the northeast.--The term ``waters of the 
     Northeast''--
       (A) means the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     First Coast Guard District; and
       (B) includes the waters of Long Island Sound.
       (b) Regulations Relating to Waters of the Northeast.--
       (1) Towing vessel and barge safety for waters of the 
     northeast.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than December 31, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall promulgate regulations for towing vessel and 
     barge safety for the waters of the Northeast.
       (B) Incorporation of recommendations.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), the 
     regulations promulgated under this paragraph shall give full 
     consideration to each of the recommendations for regulations 
     contained in the report entitled ``Regional Risk Assessment 
     of Petroleum Transportation in the Waters of the Northeast 
     United States'' issued by the Regional Risk Assessment Team 
     for the First Coast Guard District on February 6, 1997, and 
     the Secretary shall provide a detailed explanation if any 
     recommendation is not adopted.
       (ii) Excluded recommendations.--The regulations promulgated 
     under this paragraph shall not incorporate any recommendation 
     referred to in clause (i) that relates to anchoring or barge 
     retrieval systems.
       (2) Anchoring and barge retrieval systems.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than November 30, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall promulgate regulations under section 3719 of 
     title 46, United States Code, for the waters of the 
     Northeast, that shall give full consideration to each of the 
     recommendations made in the report referred to in paragraph 
     (1)(B)(i) relating to anchoring and barge retrieval systems, 
     and the Secretary shall provide a detailed explanation if any 
     recommendation is not adopted.
       (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in subparagraph (A) 
     prevents the Secretary from promulgating interim final 
     regulations that apply throughout the United States relating 
     to anchoring and barge retrieval systems that contain 
     requirements that are as stringent as the requirements of the 
     regulations promulgated under subparagraph (A).

     SEC. 312. SEASONAL COAST GUARD HELICOPTER AIR RESCUE 
                   CAPABILITY.

       The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to take 
     appropriate actions to ensure the establishment and operation 
     by the Coast Guard of a helicopter air rescue capability 
     that--
       (1) is located at Gabreski Airport, Westhampton, New York; 
     and
       (2) provides air rescue capability from that location from 
     April 15 to October 15 each year.

     SEC. 313. SHIP REPORTING SYSTEMS.

       Section 11 of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (Public 
     Law 92-340; 33 U.S.C. 1230), is amended by adding at the end 
     of the following:
       ``(d) Ship Reporting Systems.--The Secretary, in 
     cooperation with the International Maritime Organization, is 
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     porting systems, consistent with international law, with 
     respect to vessels subject to such reporting systems entering 
     the following areas of the Atlantic Ocean: Cape Cod Bay, 
     Massachusetts Bay, and Great South Channel (in the area 
     generally bounded by a line starting from a point on Cape 
     Ann, Massachusetts at 42 deg. 39' N., 70 deg. 37' W; then 
     northeast to 42 deg. 45' N., 70 deg. 13' W; then southeast to 
     42 deg. 10' N., 68 deg. 31 W, then south to 41 deg. 00' N., 
     68 deg. 31' W; then west to 41 deg. 00' N., 69 deg. 17' W; 
     then northeast to 42 deg. 05' N., 70 deg. 02' W, then west to 
     42 deg. 04' N., 70 deg. 10' W; and then along the 
     Massachusetts shoreline of Cape Cod Bay and Massachusetts Bay 
     back to the point on Cape Ann at 42 deg. 39' N., 70 deg. 37' 
     W) and in the coastal waters of the Southeastern United 
     States within about 25 nm along a 90 nm stretch of the 
     Atlantic seaboard (in an area generally extending from the 
     shoreline east to longitude 80 deg. 51.6' W with the southern 
     and northern boundary at latitudes 30 deg. 00' N., 31 deg. 
     27' N., respectively).''.

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 401. VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AMENDMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 121 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or is not titled in a State'' in section 
     12102(a);
       (2) by adding at the end thereof the following:

     ``Sec. 12124. Surrender of title and number

       ``(a) A documented vessel shall not be titled by a State or 
     required to display numbers under chapter 123, and any 
     certificate of title issued by a State for a documented 
     vessel shall be surrendered in accordance with regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation.
       ``(b) The Secretary may approve the surrender under 
     subsection (a) of a certificate of title for a vessel covered 
     by a preferred mortgage under section 31322(d) of this title 
     only if the mortgagee consents.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 
     121 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end thereof the following:

``12124. Surrender of title and number''.
       (c) Other Amendments.--Title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking section 31322(b) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Any indebtedness secured by a preferred mortgage that 
     is filed or recorded under this chapter, or that is subject 
     to a mortgage, security agreement, or instruments granting a 
     security interest that is deemed to be a preferred mortgage 
     under subsection (d) of this section, may have any rate of 
     interest to which the parties agree.'';
       (2) by striking ``mortgage or instrument'' each place it 
     appears in section 31322(d)(1) and inserting ``mortgage, 
     security agreement, or instrument'';
       (3) by striking section 31322(d)(3) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) A preferred mortgage under this subsection continues 
     to be a preferred mortgage even if the vessel is no longer 
     titled in the State where the mortgage, security agreement, 
     or instrument granting a security interest became a preferred 
     mortgage under this subsection.'';
       (4) by striking ``mortgages or instruments'' in subsection 
     31322(d)(2) and inserting ``mortgages, security agreements, 
     or instruments'';
       (5) by inserting ``a vessel titled in a State,'' in section 
     31325(b)(1) after ``a vessel to be documented under chapter 
     121 of this title,'';
       (6) by inserting ``a vessel titled in a State,'' in section 
     31325(b)(3) after ``a vessel for which an application for 
     documentation is filed under chapter 121 of this title,''; 
     and
       (7) by inserting ``a vessel titled in a State,'' in section 
     31325(c) after ``a vessel to be documented under chapter 121 
     of this title,''.

     SEC. 402. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD RESERVE TRAINING 
                   FACILITY, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law--
       (1) the land and improvements thereto comprising the Coast 
     Guard Reserve training facility in Jacksonville, Florida, is 
     deemed to be surplus property; and
       (2) the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall dispose of all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     that property, by sale, at fair market value.
       (b) Right of First Refusal.--Before a sale is made under 
     subsection (a) to any other person, the Commandant of the 
     Coast Guard shall give to the city of Jacksonville, Florida, 
     the right of first refusal to purchase all or any part of the 
     property required to be sold under that subsection.

     SEC. 403. DOCUMENTATION OF CERTAIN VESSELS.

       (a) General Waiver.--Notwithstanding section 27 of the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of 
     the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and sections 
     12106 and 12108 of title 46, United States Code, the 
     Secretary of Transportation may issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for each of the 
     following vessels:
       (1) SEAGULL (United States official number 1038605).
       (2) BAREFOOT CONTESA (United States official number 
     285410).
       (3) PRECIOUS METAL (United States official number 596316).
       (4) BLUE HAWAII (State of Florida registration number 
     FL0466KC).
       (5) SOUTHERN STAR (United States official number 650774).
       (6) KEEWAYDIN (United States official number 662066).
       (7) W.G. JACKSON (United States official number 1047199).
       (8) The vessel known as hopper barge E-15 (North Carolina 
     State official number 264959).
       (9) MIGHTY JOHN III (formerly the NIAGARA QUEEN, Canadian 
     registration number 318746).
       (10) MAR Y PAZ (United States official number 668179).
       (11) SAMAKEE (State of New York registration number NY 4108 
     FK).
       (12) NAWNSENSE (United States official number 977593).
       (13) ELMO (State of Florida registration number FL5337BG).
       (14) MANA-WANUI (United States official number 286657).
       (15) OLD JOE (formerly TEMPTRESS; United States official 
     number 991150).
       (16) M/V BAHAMA PRIDE (United States official number 
     588647).
       (17) WINDWISP (United States official number 571621).
       (18) SOUTHLAND (United States official number 639705).
       (19) FJORDING (United States official number 594363).
       (20) M/V SAND ISLAND (United States official number 
     542918).
       (21) PACIFIC MONARCH (United States official number 
     557467).
       (22) FLAME (United States official number 279363).
       (23) DULARGE (United States official number 653762).
       (24) DUSKEN IV (United States official number 952645).
       (25) SUMMER BREEZE (United States official number 552808).
       (26) ARCELLA (United States official number 1025983).
       (27) BILLIE-B-II (United States official number 982069).
       (28) VESTERHAVET (United States official number 979206).
       (29) BETTY JANE (State of Virginia registration number VA 
     7271 P).
       (30) VORTICE, Bari, Italy, registration number 256.
       (31) The barge G. L. 8 (Canadian official number 814376).
       (32) YESTERDAYS DREAM (United States official number 
     680266).
       (33) ENFORCER (United States official number 502610).
       (34) The vessel registered as State of Oregon registration 
     number OR 766 YE.
       (35) AMICI (United States official number 658055).
       (36) ELIS (United States official number 628358).
       (37) STURE (United States official number 617703).
       (38) CAPT GRADY (United States official number 626257).
       (39) Barge number 1 (United States official number 933248).
       (40) Barge number 2 (United States official number 256944).
       (41) Barge number 14 (United States official number 
     501212).
       (42) Barge number 18 (United States official number 
     297114).
       (43) Barge number 19 (United States official number 
     503740).
       (44) Barge number 21 (United States official number 
     650581).
       (45) Barge number 22 (United States official number 
     650582).
       (46) Barge number 23 (United States official number 
     650583).
       (47) Barge number 24 (United States official number 
     664023).
       (48) Barge number 25 (United States official number 
     664024).
       (49) Barge number 26 (United States official number 
     271926).
       (50) FULL HOUSE (United States official number 1023827).
       (51) EMBARCADERO (United States official number 669327).
       (52) S.A., British Columbia (Canada official number 
     195214).
       (53) FAR HORIZONS (United States official number 1044011).
       (54) LITTLE TOOT (United States official number 938858).
       (55) EAGLE FEATHERS (United States official number 
     1020989).
       (56) ORCA (United States official number 665270).
       (57) TAURUS (United States official number 955814).
       (58) The barge KC-251 (United States official number 
     CG019166; National Vessel Documentation Center number 
     1055559).
       (59) VIKING (United States official number 224430).
       (60) SARAH B (United States official number 928431).
       (b) FALLS POINT.--Notwithstanding section 27 of the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. App. 883), section 8 of 
     the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 U.S.C. App. 289), and section 
     12106 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of 
     Transportation may issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel FALLS POINT, State of Maine registration 
     number ME 5435 E.
       (c) COASTAL TRADER.--Section 1120(g) of the Coast Guard 
     Authorization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-324; 110 Stat. 
     3978) is amended by inserting ``COASTAL TRADER (United States 
     official number 683227),'' after ``vessels''.
       (d) NINA, PINTA, and SANTA MARIA Replicas.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1920 (46

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     U.S.C. App. 883), section 8 of the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 289), and section 12106 of title 46, United 
     States Code, the Secretary may issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade only for the purpose of carrying 
     passengers for hire for each of the vessels listed in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Vessel descriptions.--The vessels referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are the following:
       (A) NINA (United States Coast Guard vessel identification 
     number CG034346).
       (B) PINTA (United States Coast Guard vessel identification 
     number CG034345).
       (C) NAO SANTA MARIA (United States Coast Guard vessel 
     identification number CG034344).
       (e) Documentation of Vessel COLUMBUS.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), sections 12102 and 
     12106 of title 46, United States Code, and the endorsement 
     limitation in section 5501(a)(2)(B) of Public Law 102-587, 
     and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Transportation 
     may issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate 
     endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the 
     vessel COLUMBUS (United States official number 590658).
       (2) Limitation.--Coastwise trade referred to in paragraph 
     (1) may not include the transportation of dredged material 
     from a project in which the stated intent of the Corps of 
     Engineers, in its Construction Solicitation, or of another 
     contracting entity, is that the dredged material is--
       (A) to be deposited above mean high tide for the purpose of 
     beach nourishment;
       (B) to be deposited into a fill area for the purpose of 
     creation of land for an immediate use identified in the 
     Construction Solicitation other than disposal of the dredged 
     material; or
       (C) for the intention of immediate sale or resale unrelated 
     to disposal.
       (f) FOILCAT.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 12106 and 12108 
     of title 46, United States Code, section 8 of the Passenger 
     Vessel Act (46 U.S.C. App. 289), and section 27 of the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. App. 883), the Secretary 
     of Transportation may issue a certificate of documentation 
     with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise 
     trade for the vessel FOILCAT (United States official number 
     1063892). The endorsement shall provide that the vessel shall 
     operate under the certificate of documentation only within 
     the State of Hawaii and that the vessel shall not operate on 
     any route served by a passenger ferry as of the date the 
     Secretary of Transportation issues a certificate of 
     documentation under this Act.
       (2) Termination.--The endorsement issued under paragraph 
     (1) shall be in effect for the vessel FOILCAT for the 
     period--
       (A) beginning on the date on which the vessel is placed in 
     service to initiate a high-speed marine ferry demonstration 
     project sponsored by the State of Hawaii; and
       (B) ending on the last day of the 36th month beginning 
     after the date on which it became effective under 
     subparagraph (A).

     SEC. 404. CONVEYANCE OF NAHANT PARCEL, ESSEX COUNTY, 
                   MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) In General.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard, may 
     convey, by an appropriate means of conveyance, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the United 
     States Coast Guard Recreation Facility Nahant, Massachusetts, 
     to the Town of Nahant (the ``Town'') unless the Commandant, 
     or his delegate, in his sole discretion determines that the 
     conveyance would not provide a public benefit.
       (b) Identification of Property.--The Commandant may 
     identify, describe, and determine the property to be conveyed 
     under this section.
       (c) Terms of Conveyance.--The conveyance of property under 
     this section shall be made--
       (1) without payment of consideration; and
       (2) subject to such terms and conditions as the Commandant 
     may consider appropriate to protect the interests of the 
     United States, including the reservation of easements or 
     other rights on behalf of the United States.
       (d) Reversionary Interest.--The conveyance of real property 
     pursuant to this section shall be subject to the condition 
     that all right, title, and interest in such property shall 
     immediately revert to the United States if--
       (1) the property, or any part thereof, ceases to be owned 
     and used by the Town;
       (2) the Town fails to maintain the property conveyed in a 
     manner consistent with the terms and conditions in subsection 
     (c); or
       (3) at least 30 days before such reversion, the Commandant 
     provides written notice to the Town that the property 
     conveyed is needed for national security purposes.

     SEC. 405. UNREASONABLE OBSTRUCTION TO NAVIGATION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the liftbridge 
     over the back channel of the Schuylkill River in 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is deemed to unreasonably 
     obstruct navigation.

     SEC. 406. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OIL SPILL RESPONSE 
                   VESSELS.

       Section 1004 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
     2704) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``(except'' and all 
     that follows through ``Act)'' and inserting a comma; and
       (2) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following:
       ``(4) Certain tank vessels.--Subsection (a)(1) shall not 
     apply to--
       ``(A) a tank vessel on which the only oil carried as cargo 
     is an animal fat or vegetable oil, as those terms are used in 
     section 2 of the Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act; and
       ``(B) a tank vessel that is designated in its certificate 
     of inspection as an oil spill response vessel (as that term 
     is defined in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code) 
     and that is used solely for removal.''.

     SEC. 407. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY TO JACKSONVILLE 
                   UNIVERSITY IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation may convey 
     to Jacksonville University, located in Jacksonville, Florida, 
     without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to the property comprising the Long 
     Branch Rear Range Light, Jacksonville, Florida.
       (2) Identification of property.--The Secretary may 
     identify, describe, and determine the property to be conveyed 
     under this section.
       (b) Terms and Conditions.--Any conveyance of any property 
     under this section shall be made--
       (1) subject to the terms and conditions the Commandant may 
     consider appropriate; and
       (2) subject to the condition that all right, title, and 
     interest in and to property conveyed shall immediately revert 
     to the United States if the property, or any part thereof, 
     ceases to be used by Jacksonville University.

     SEC. 408. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL SAFETY 
                   CONVENTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 2302 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e)(1) A vessel may not transport Government-impelled 
     cargoes if--
       ``(A) the vessel has been detained and determined to be 
     substandard by the Secretary for violation of an 
     international safety convention to which the United States is 
     a party, and the Secretary has published notice of that 
     detention and determination in an electronic form, including 
     the name of the owner of the vessel; or
       ``(B) the operator of the vessel has on more than one 
     occasion had a vessel detained and determined to be 
     substandard by the Secretary for violation of an 
     international safety convention to which the United States is 
     a party, and the Secretary has published notice of that 
     detention and determination in an electronic form, including 
     the name of the owner of the vessel.
       ``(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) expires for a vessel 
     on the earlier of--
       ``(A) 1 year after the date of the publication in 
     electronic form on which the prohibition is based; or
       ``(B) any date on which the owner or operator of the vessel 
     prevails in an appeal of the violation of the relevant 
     international convention on which the detention is based.
       ``(3) As used in this subsection, the term `Government-
     impelled cargo' means cargo for which a Federal agency 
     contracts directly for shipping by water or for which (or the 
     freight of which) a Federal agency provides financing, 
     including financing by grant, loan, or loan guarantee, 
     resulting in shipment of the cargo by water.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     takes effect January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 409. COAST GUARD CITY, USA.

       The Commandant of the Coast Guard may recognize the 
     community of Grand Haven, Michigan, as ``Coast Guard City, 
     USA''. If the Commandant desires to recognize any other 
     community in the same manner or any other community requests 
     such recognition from the Coast Guard, the Commandant shall 
     notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 90 days prior 
     to approving such recognition.

     SEC. 410. CONVEYANCE OF COMMUNICATION STATION BOSTON 
                   MARSHFIELD RECEIVER SITE, MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) Authority to Convey.--
       (1) In general.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard may 
     convey, by an appropriate means of conveyance, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the Coast 
     Guard Communication Station Boston Marshfield Receiver Site, 
     Massachusetts, to the Town of Marshfield, Massachusetts (the 
     ``Town'') unless the Commandant, or his delegate, in his sole 
     discretion determines that the conveyance would not provide a 
     public benefit.
       (2) Limitation.--The Commandant shall not convey under this 
     section the land on which is situated the communications 
     tower and the microwave building facility of that station.
       (3) Identification of property.--
       (A) The Commandant may identify, describe and determine the 
     property to be conveyed to the Town under this section.
       (B) The Commandant shall determine the exact acreage and 
     legal description of the property to be conveyed under this 
     section by a survey satisfactory to the Commandant. The cost 
     of the survey shall be borne by the Town.
       (b) Terms and Conditions.--Any conveyance of property under 
     this section shall be made--
       (1) without payment of consideration; and
       (2) subject to the following terms and conditions:
       (A) The Commandant may reserve utility, access, and any 
     other appropriate easements on the property conveyed for the 
     purpose of operating, maintaining, and protecting the

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     communications tower and the microwave building facility.
       (B) The Town and its successors and assigns shall, at their 
     own cost and expense, maintain the property conveyed under 
     this section in a proper, substantial, and workmanlike manner 
     as necessary to ensure the operation, maintenance, and 
     protection of the communications tower and the microwave 
     building facility.
       (C) Any other terms and conditions the Commandant considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States, 
     including the reservation of easements or other rights on 
     behalf of the United States.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--The conveyance of real property 
     pursuant to this section shall be subject to the condition 
     that all right, title, and interest in such property shall 
     immediately revert to the United States if--
       (1) the property, or any part thereof, ceases to be owned 
     and used by the Town;
       (2) the Town fails to maintain the property conveyed in a 
     manner consistent with the terms and conditions in subsection 
     (b); or
       (3) at least 30 days before such reversion, the Commandant 
     provides written notice to the Town that the property 
     conveyed is needed for national security purposes.

     SEC. 411. CLARIFICATION OF LIABILITY OF PERSONS ENGAGING IN 
                   OIL SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Clarification of Liability for Preventing Substantial 
     Threat of Discharge.--Section 311 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(8) by striking ``to minimize or 
     mitigate damage'' and inserting ``to prevent, minimize, or 
     mitigate damage'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subsection (a)(23), by striking the period at the end of 
     subsection (a)(24) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at 
     the end of subsection (a) the following:
       ``(25) `removal costs' means--
       ``(A) the costs of removal of oil or a hazardous substance 
     that are incurred after it is discharged; and
       ``(B) in any case in which there is a substantial threat of 
     a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance, the costs to 
     prevent, minimize, or mitigate that threat.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting the following: ``relating to a discharge or 
     a substantial threat of a discharge of oil or a hazardous 
     substance.''.
       (b) Oil Spill Mechanical Removal.--Section 311(a)(2) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and (C)'' and inserting ``, (C)''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``, and (D) discharges incidental to mechanical 
     removal authorized by the President under subsection (c) of 
     this section''.

     SEC. 412. VESSELS NOT SEAGOING MOTOR VESSELS.

       (a) Vessel TURMOIL.--
       (1) In general.--The vessel described in paragraph (2) is 
     deemed for all purposes, including title 46, United States 
     Code, and all regulations thereunder, to be a recreational 
     vessel of less than 300 gross tons, if--
       (A) it does not carry cargo or passengers for hire; and
       (B) it does not engage in commercial fisheries or 
     oceanographic research.
       (2) Vessel described.--The vessel referred to in paragraph 
     (1) is the vessel TURMOIL (British official number 726767).
       (b) Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may establish a pilot 
     program to exempt a vessel of at least 300 gross tons as 
     measured under chapter 143 or chapter 145 of title 46, United 
     States Code, from the requirement to be inspected under 
     section 3301(7) of title 46, United States Code, as a 
     seagoing motor vessel, if--
       (A) the vessel does not carry any cargo or passengers for 
     hire;
       (B) the vessel does not engage in commercial service, 
     commercial fisheries, or oceanographic research; and
       (C) the vessel does not engage in towing.
       (2) Expiration of authority.--The authority to grant the 
     exemptions under this subsection expires 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act. Any specific exemptions 
     granted under this subsection shall nonetheless remain in 
     effect.

     SEC. 413. LAND CONVEYANCE, COAST GUARD STATION OCRACOKE, 
                   NORTH CAROLINA.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     may convey, without consideration, to the State of North 
     Carolina (in this section referred to as the ``State''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, together with any improvements 
     thereon, in Ocracoke, North Carolina, consisting of such 
     portion of the Coast Guard Station Ocracoke, North Carolina, 
     as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of the 
     conveyance.
       (b) Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall 
     be subject to the following conditions:
       (1) That the State accept the property to be conveyed under 
     that subsection subject to such easements or rights of way in 
     favor of the United States as the Secretary considers to be 
     appropriate for--
       (A) utilities;
       (B) access to and from the property;
       (C) the use of the boat launching ramp on the property; and
       (D) the use of pier space on the property by search and 
     rescue assets.
       (2) That the State maintain the property in a manner so as 
     to preserve the usefulness of the easements or rights of way 
     referred to in paragraph (1).
       (3) That the State utilize the property for transportation, 
     education, environmental, or other public purposes.
       (c) Reversion.--(1) If the Secretary determines at any time 
     that the property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being 
     used in accordance with subsection (b), all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the property, including any improvements 
     thereon, shall revert to the United States, and the United 
     States shall have the right of immediate entry thereon.
       (2) Upon reversion under paragraph (1), the property shall 
     be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Administrator 
     of General Services.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property conveyed under subsection (a), 
     and any easements or rights of way granted under subsection 
     (b)(1), shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
     State.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions with respect to 
     the conveyance under subsection (a), and any easements or 
     rights of way granted under subsection (b)(1), as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 414. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN SAULT SAINTE 
                   MARIE, MICHIGAN.

       (a) Requirement To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall 
     promptly convey, without consideration, to American Legion 
     Post No. 3 in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of 
     real property described in section 202 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-640), as amended by 
     section 323 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (Public Law 102-580), comprising approximately 0.565 acres, 
     together with any improvements thereon.
       (b) Condition.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall 
     be subject to the condition that the property be used as a 
     clubhouse for the American Legion Post No. 3.
       (c) Reversion.--(1) If the Secretary determines at any time 
     that the property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being 
     used in accordance with subsection (b), all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the property, including any improvements 
     thereon, shall revert to the United States, and the United 
     States shall have the right of immediate entry thereon.
       (2) Upon reversion under paragraph (1), the property shall 
     be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Administrator 
     of General Services.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property conveyed under subsection (a) 
     shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
     American Legion Post No. 3.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions with respect to 
     the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 415. INTERIM AUTHORITY FOR DRY BULK CARGO RESIDUE 
                   DISPOSAL.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall continue to implement and enforce the 
     United States Coast Guard 1997 Enforcement Policy for Cargo 
     Residues on the Great Lakes and revisions thereto that are 
     made in accordance with that Policy (hereinafter in this 
     section referred to as the ``Policy'') for the purpose of 
     regulating incidental discharges from vessels of residues of 
     dry bulk cargo into the waters of the Great Lakes under the 
     jurisdiction of the United States.
       (2) Any discharge under this section shall comply with all 
     terms and conditions of the Policy.
       (b) Expiration of Interim Authority.--The Policy shall 
     cease to have effect on the date which is the earliest of--
       (1) the effective date of regulations promulgated pursuant 
     to legislation enacted subsequent to the enactment of this 
     Act providing for the regulation of incidental discharges 
     from vessels of dry bulk cargo residue into the waters of the 
     Great Lakes under the jurisdiction of the United States is 
     enacted; or
       (2) September 30, 2002.

     SEC. 416. CONVEYANCE OF LIGHTHOUSES.

       (a) Authority to Convey.--
       (1) In general.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard, or the 
     Administrator of the General Services Administration, as 
     appropriate, may convey, by an appropriate means of 
     conveyance, all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to each of the following properties:
       (A) Light Station Sand Point, located in Escanaba, 
     Michigan, to the Delta County Historical Society.
       (B) Light Station Dunkirk, located in Dunkirk, New York, to 
     the Dunkirk Historical Lighthouse and Veterans' Park Museum.
       (C) The Mukilteo Light Station, located in Mukilteo, 
     Washington, to the City of Mukilteo.

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       (D) Eagle Harbor Light Station, located in Michigan, to the 
     Keweenaw County Historical Society.
       (E) Cape Decision Light Station, located in Alaska, to the 
     Cape Decision Lighthouse Society.
       (F) Cape St. Elias Light Station, located in Alaska, to the 
     Cape St. Elias Light Keepers Association.
       (G) Five Finger Light Station, located in Alaska, to the 
     Juneau Lighthouse Association.
       (H) Point Retreat Light Station, located in Alaska, to the 
     Alaska Lighthouse Association.
       (I) Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, located in New York, to the 
     Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society.
       (J) Georgetown Light, located in Georgetown County, South 
     Carolina, to the South Carolina Department of Natural 
     Resources.
       (K) Coast Guard Light Station Two Harbors, located in Lake 
     County, Minnesota, to the Lake County Historical Society.
       (2) Identification of property.--The Commandant or 
     Administrator, as appropriate, may identify, describe, and 
     determine the property to be conveyed under this subsection.
       (3) Exception.--The Commandant or Administrator, as 
     appropriate, may not convey any historical artifact, 
     including any lens or lantern, located on the property at or 
     before the time of the conveyance.
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
       (1) In general.--The conveyance of property under this 
     section shall be made--
       (A) without payment of consideration; and
       (B) subject to the terms and conditions required by this 
     section and other terms and conditions the Commandant or the 
     Administrator, as appropriate, may consider, including the 
     reservation of easements and other rights on behalf of the 
     United States.
       (2) Reversionary interest.--In addition to any term or 
     condition established under this section, the conveyance of 
     property under this section shall be subject to the condition 
     that all right, title, and interest in the property shall 
     immediately revert to the United States if--
       (A) the property, or any part of the property--
       (i) ceases to be used as a nonprofit center for public 
     benefit for the interpretation and preservation of maritime 
     history;
       (ii) ceases to be maintained in a manner that is consistent 
     with its present or future use as a site for Coast Guard aids 
     to navigation or compliance with this Act; or
       (iii) ceases to be maintained in a manner consistent with 
     the conditions in paragraph (5) established by the Commandant 
     or the Administrator, as appropriate, pursuant to the 
     National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et 
     seq.); or
       (B) at least 30 days before that reversion, the Commandant 
     or the Administrator, as appropriate, provides written notice 
     to the owner that the property is needed for national 
     security purposes.
       (3) Maintenance of navigation functions.--The conveyance of 
     property under this section shall be made subject to the 
     conditions that the Commandant or Administrator, as 
     appropriate, considers to be necessary to assure that--
       (A) the lights, antennas, and associated equipment located 
     on the property conveyed, which are active aids to 
     navigation, shall continue to be operated and maintained by 
     the United States for as long as they are needed for this 
     purpose;
       (B) the owner of the property may not interfere or allow 
     interference in any manner with aids to navigation without 
     express written permission from the Commandant or 
     Administrator, as appropriate;
       (C) there is reserved to the United States the right to 
     relocate, replace, or add any aid to navigation or make any 
     changes to the property conveyed as may be necessary for 
     navigational purposes;
       (D) the United States shall have the right, at any time, to 
     enter the property without notice for the purpose of 
     operating, maintaining and inspecting aids to navigation, and 
     for the purpose of enforcing compliance with subsection (b); 
     and
       (E) the United States shall have an easement of access to 
     and across the property for the purpose of maintaining the 
     aids to navigation in use on the property.
       (4) Obligation limitation.--The owner of the property is 
     not required to maintain any active aid to navigation 
     equipment on the property, except private aids to navigation 
     permitted under section 83 of title 14, United States Code.
       (5) Maintenance of property.--The owner of the property 
     shall maintain the property in a proper, substantial, and 
     workmanlike manner, and in accordance with any conditions 
     established by the Commandant or the Administrator, as 
     appropriate, pursuant to the National Historic Preservation 
     Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and other applicable 
     laws.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Aids to navigation.--The term ``aids to navigation'' 
     means equipment used for navigation purposes, including but 
     not limited to, a light, antenna, sound signal, electronic 
     navigation equipment, or other associated equipment which are 
     operated or maintained by the United States.
       (2) Owner.--The term ``owner'' means the person identified 
     in subsection (a)(1), and includes any successor or assign of 
     that person.
       (3) Delta county historical society.--The term ``Delta 
     County Historical Society'' means the Delta County Historical 
     Society (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws 
     of the State of Michigan, its parent organization, or 
     subsidiary, if any).
       (4) Dunkirk historical lighthouse and veterans' park 
     museum.--The term ``Dunkirk Historical Lighthouse and 
     Veterans' Park Museum'' means Dunkirk Historical Lighthouse 
     and Veterans' Park Museum located in Dunkirk, New York, or, 
     if appropriate as determined by the Commandant, the 
     Chautauqua County Armed Forces Memorial Park Corporation, New 
     York.
       (5) Lake county historical society.--The term ``Lake County 
     Historical Society'' means the Lake County Historical Society 
     (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the 
     State of Minnesota), its parent organization or subsidiary, 
     if any, and its successors and assigns.
       (d) Notification.--Not less than one year prior to 
     reporting to the General Services Administration that a 
     lighthouse or light station eligible for listing under the 
     National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et 
     seq.) and under the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard is excess 
     to the needs of the Coast Guard, the Commandant of the Coast 
     Guard shall notify the State in which the lighthouse or light 
     station is located, (including the State Historic 
     Preservation Officer, if any) the appropriate political 
     subdivision of that State, and any lighthouse, historic, or 
     maritime preservation organizations in that State, that such 
     property is excess to the needs of the Coast Guard.
       (e) Extension of Period for Conveyance of Whitlock's Mill 
     Light.--Notwithstanding section 1002(a)(3) of the Coast Guard 
     Authorization Act of 1996, the conveyance authorized by 
     section 1002(a)(2)(AA) of that Act may take place after the 
     date required by section 1002(a)(3) of that Act but no later 
     than December 31, 1998.

     SEC. 417. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD LORAN STATION NANTUCKET.

       (a) Authority to Convey.--
       (1) In general.--The Commandant of the United States Coast 
     Guard may convey, by an appropriate means of conveyance, all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     approximately 29.4 acres of land, together with the 
     improvements thereon, at Coast Guard LORAN Station Nantucket, 
     Nantucket, Massachusetts, to the Town of Nantucket, 
     Massachusetts (``the Town'') unless the Commandant, or his 
     delegate, in his sole discretion determines that the 
     conveyance would not provide a public benefit.
       (2) Identification of property.--
       (A) The Commandant may identify, define, describe, and 
     determine the real property to be conveyed under this 
     section.
       (B) The Commandant shall determine the exact acreage and 
     legal description of the property to be conveyed under this 
     section by a survey satisfactory to the Commandant. The cost 
     of the survey shall be borne by the Town.
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
       (1) In general.--The conveyance of real property under this 
     section shall be made--
       (A) without payment of consideration; and
       (B) subject to the following terms and conditions:
       (i) The Town shall not, upon the property conveyed, allow, 
     conduct, or permit any activity, or operate, allow, or permit 
     the operation of, any equipment or machinery, that would 
     interfere or cause interference, in any manner, with any aid 
     to navigation located upon property retained by the United 
     States at Coast Guard LORAN Station Nantucket, without the 
     express written permission from the Commandant.
       (ii) The Town shall maintain the real property conveyed in 
     a manner consistent with the present and future use of any 
     property retained by the United States at Coast Guard LORAN 
     Station Nantucket as a site for an aid to navigation.
       (iii) Any other terms and conditions the Commandant 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States, including the reservation of easements or other 
     rights on behalf of the United States.
       (2) Reversionary interest.--The conveyance of real property 
     pursuant to this section shall be subject to the condition 
     that all right, title, and interest in such property shall 
     immediately revert to the United States if--
       (A) the property, or any part thereof, ceases to be owned 
     and used by the Town;
       (B) the Town fails to maintain the property conveyed in a 
     manner consistent with the terms and conditions in paragraph 
     (1); or
       (C) at least 30 days before such reversion, the Commandant 
     provides written notice to the Town that the property 
     conveyed is needed for national security purposes.

     SEC. 418. CONVEYANCE OF DECOMMISSIONED COAST GUARD VESSELS.

       (a) In General.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard may 
     convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to each of 2 decommissioned ``White Class'' 133-foot 
     Coast Guard vessels to Canvasback Mission, Inc. (a nonprofit 
     corporation under the laws of the State of Oregon; in this 
     section referred to as ``the recipient''), without 
     consideration, if--
       (1) the recipient agrees--
       (A) to use the vessel for purposes of providing medical 
     services to Central and South Pacific island nations;
       (B) not to use the vessel for commercial transportation 
     purposes except those incident to the provisions of those 
     medical services;
       (C) to make the vessel available to the United States 
     Government if needed for use

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     by the Commandant in times of war or a national emergency; 
     and
       (D) to hold the Government harmless for any claims arising 
     from exposure to hazardous materials, including asbestos and 
     polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), after conveyance of the 
     vessel, except for claims arising from the use by the 
     Government under paragraph (1)(C);
       (2) the recipient has funds available that will be 
     committed to operate and maintain each vessel conveyed in 
     good working condition, in the form of cash, liquid assets, 
     or a written loan commitment, and in the amount of at least 
     $400,000 per vessel; and
       (3) the recipient agrees to any other conditions the 
     Commandant considers appropriate.
       (b) Maintenance and Delivery of Vessels.--Prior to 
     conveyance of a vessel under this section, the Commandant 
     shall, to the extent practical, and subject to other Coast 
     Guard mission requirements, make every effort to maintain the 
     integrity of the vessel and its equipment until the time of 
     delivery. If a conveyance is made under this section, the 
     Commandant shall deliver the vessel at the place where the 
     vessel is located, in its present condition, and without cost 
     to the Government. The conveyance of the vessel under this 
     section shall not be considered a distribution in commerce 
     for purposes of section 6(e) of Public Law 94-469 (15 U.S.C. 
     2605(e)).
       (c) Other Excess Equipment.--The Commandant may convey to 
     the recipient of a vessel under this section any excess 
     equipment or parts from other decommissioned Coast Guard 
     vessels for use to enhance the vessel's operability and 
     function as a medical services vessel in Central and South 
     Pacific Islands.

     SEC. 419. AMENDMENT TO CONVEYANCE OF VESSEL S/S RED OAK 
                   VICTORY.

       Section 1008(d)(1) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
     1996 is amended by striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``3 
     years''.

     SEC. 420. TRANSFER OF OCRACOKE LIGHT STATION TO SECRETARY OF 
                   THE INTERIOR.

       The Administrator of the General Services Administration 
     shall transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Federal 
     property consisting of approximately 2 acres, known as the 
     Ocracoke Light Station, to the Secretary of the Interior, 
     subject to such reservations, terms, and conditions as may be 
     necessary for Coast Guard purposes. All property so 
     transferred shall be included in and administered as part of 
     the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

     SEC. 421. VESSEL DOCUMENTATION CLARIFICATION.

       Section 12102(a)(4) of title 46, United States Code, and 
     section 2(a) of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. App. 
     802(a)) are each amended by--
       (1) striking ``president or other''; and
       (2) inserting a comma and ``by whatever title,'' after 
     ``chief executive officer''.

     SEC. 422. DREDGE CLARIFICATION.

       Section 5209(b) of the Oceans Act of 1992 (46 U.S.C. 2101 
     note) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(3) A vessel--
       ``(A) configured, outfitted, and operated primarily for 
     dredging operations; and
       ``(B) engaged in dredging operations which transfers fuel 
     to other vessels engaged in the same dredging operations 
     without charge.''.

     SEC. 423. DOUBLE HULL ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS STUDY.

       Section 4115(e) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (46 U.S. 
     Code 3703a note) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following:
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary of Transportation shall coordinate 
     with the Marine Board of the National Research Council to 
     conduct the necessary research and development of a 
     rationally based equivalency assessment approach, which 
     accounts for the overall environmental performance of 
     alternative tank vessel designs. Notwithstanding the Coast 
     Guard opinion of the application of sections 101 and 311 of 
     the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 and 1321), the intent of 
     this study is to establish an equivalency evaluation 
     procedure that maintains a high standard of environmental 
     protection, while encouraging innovative ship design. The 
     study shall include:
       ``(i) development of a generalized cost spill data base, 
     which includes all relevant costs such as clean-up costs and 
     environmental impact costs as a function of spill size;
       ``(ii) refinement of the probability density functions used 
     to establish the extent of vessel damage, based on the latest 
     available historical damage statistics, and current research 
     on the crash worthiness of tank vessel structures;
       ``(iii) development of a rationally based approach for 
     calculating an environmental index, to assess overall outflow 
     performance due to collisions and groundings; and
       ``(iv) application of the proposed index to double hull 
     tank vessels and alternative designs currently under 
     consideration.
       ``(B) A Marine Board committee shall be established not 
     later that 2 months after the date of enactment of the Coast 
     Guard Authorization Act of 1998. The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure in the House of 
     Representatives a report on the results of the study not 
     later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the Coast 
     Guard Authorization Act of 1998.
       ``(C) Of the amounts authorized by section 1012(a)(5)(A) of 
     this Act, $500,000 is authorized to carry out the activities 
     under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 424. VESSEL SHARING AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Section 5 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 
     1704) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(g) Vessel Sharing Agreements.--An ocean common carrier 
     that is the owner, operator, or bareboat, time, or slot 
     charterer of a United States-flag liner vessel documented 
     pursuant to sections 12102(a) or (d) of title 46, United 
     States Code, is authorized to agree with an ocean common 
     carrier that is not the owner, operator or bareboat charterer 
     for at least one year of United States-flag liner vessels 
     which are eligible to be included in the Maritime Security 
     Fleet Program and are enrolled in an Emergency Preparedness 
     Program pursuant to subtitle B of title VI of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1187 et seq.), to which it 
     charters or subcharters the United States-flag vessel or 
     space on the United States-flag vessel that such charterer or 
     subcharterer may not use or make available space on the 
     vessel for the carriage of cargo reserved by law for United 
     States-flag vessels.''.
       (b) Section 10(c)(6) of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. 
     App. 1709(c)(6)) is amended by inserting ``authorized by 
     section 5(g) of this Act, or as'' before ``otherwise''.
       (c) Nothing in this section shall affect or in any way 
     diminish the authority or effectiveness of orders issued by 
     the Maritime Administration pursuant to sections 9 and 41 of 
     the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. App. 808 and 839).
       (d) Section 3(6)(B) of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. 
     App. 1702(6)(B)) is amended by striking ``parcel-tanker.'' 
     and inserting ``parcel-tanker or by vessel when primarily 
     engaged in the carriage of perishable agricultural 
     commodities (i) if the common carrier and the owner of those 
     commodities are wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by a 
     person primarily engaged in the marketing and distribution of 
     those commodities and (ii) only with respect to the carriage 
     of those commodities.''.

     SEC. 425. REPORTS.

       (a) SWATH Technology.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard 
     shall, within 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation and the House Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure on the applicability of Small Waterplane Area 
     Twin Hull (SWATH) technology, including concepts developed by 
     the United States Office of Naval Research, to the design of 
     Coast Guard vessels.
       (b) Marine Guidance Systems.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall, within 12 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, evaluate and report to the Congress on 
     the suitability of marine sector laser lighting, cold cathode 
     lighting, and ultraviolet enhanced vision technologies for 
     use in guiding marine vessels and traffic.

     SEC. 426. REPORT ON TONNAGE CALCULATION METHODOLOGY.

       The Administrator of the Panama Canal Commission shall, 
     within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, submit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report detailing 
     the methodology employed in the calculation of the charge of 
     tolls for the carriage of on-deck containers and the 
     justification thereof.

     SEC. 427. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET 
                   VESSELS.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--Notwithstanding any other law, 
     the Secretary of Transportation (referred to in this section 
     as ``the Secretary'') may convey all right, title, and 
     interest of the Federal Government in and to either or both 
     of the vessels S.S. AMERICAN VICTORY (United States official 
     number 248005) and S.S. HATTIESBURG VICTORY (United States 
     official number 248651) to The Victory Ship, Inc., located in 
     Tampa, Florida (in this section referred to as the 
     ``recipient''), and the recipient may use each vessel 
     conveyed only as a memorial to the Victory class of ships.
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
       (1) Delivery of vessel.--In carrying out subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall deliver a vessel--
       (A) at the place where the vessel is located on the date of 
     conveyance;
       (B) in its condition on that date; and
       (C) at no cost to the Federal Government.
       (2) Required conditions.--The Secretary may not convey a 
     vessel under this section unless--
       (A) the recipient agrees to hold the Government harmless 
     for any claims arising from exposure to hazardous material, 
     including asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls, after 
     conveyance of the vessel, except for claims arising before 
     the date of the conveyance or from use of the vessel by the 
     Government after that date; and
       (B) the recipient has available, for use to restore the 
     vessel, in the form of cash, liquid assets, or a written loan 
     commitment, financial resources of at least $100,000.
       (3) Additional terms.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms in connection with the conveyance authorized 
     by this section as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (c) Other Unneeded Equipment.--The Secretary may convey to 
     the recipient of any vessel conveyed under this section any 
     unneeded equipment from other vessels in the National Defense 
     Reserve Fleet, for use to restore the vessel conveyed under 
     this section to museum quality.

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     SEC. 428. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET 
                   VESSEL, JOHN HENRY.

       (a) Authority to Convey.--Notwithstanding any other law, 
     the Secretary of Transportation (in this section referred to 
     as ``the Secretary'') may convey all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States Government in and to the vessel 
     JOHN HENRY (United States official number 599294) to a 
     purchaser for use in humanitarian relief efforts, including 
     the provision of water and humanitarian goods to developing 
     nations.
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
       (1) Delivery of vessel.--In carrying out subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall deliver the vessel--
       (A) at the place where the vessel is located on the date of 
     conveyance;
       (B) in its condition on that date;
       (C) at no cost to the United States Government; and
       (D) only after the vessel has been redesignated as not 
     militarily useful.
       (2) Required conditions.--The Secretary may not convey a 
     vessel under this section unless--
       (A) competitive procedures are used for sales under this 
     section;
       (B) the vessel is sold for not less than the fair market 
     value of the vessel in the United States, as determined by 
     the Secretary of Transportation;
       (C) the recipient agrees that the vessel shall not be used 
     for commercial transportation purposes or for the carriage of 
     cargoes reserved to United States flag commercial vessels 
     under section 901(b) and 901f of the Merchant Marine Act, 
     1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1241(b) and 1241f);
       (D) the recipient agrees to hold the Government harmless 
     for any claims arising from exposure to hazardous material, 
     including asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls, after the 
     conveyance of the vessel, except for claims arising before 
     the date of the conveyance or from use of the vessel by the 
     Government after that date; and
       (E) the recipient provides sufficient evidence to the 
     Secretary that it has financial resources in the form of 
     cash, liquid assets, or a written loan commitment of at least 
     $100,000.
       (F) the recipient agrees to make the vessel available to 
     the Government if the Secretary requires use of the vessel by 
     the Government for war or national emergency.
       (G) the recipient agrees to document the vessel under 
     chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code.
       (3) Additional terms.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms in connection with the conveyance authorized 
     by this section as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (c) Proceeds.--Any amounts received by the United States as 
     proceeds from the sale of the M/V JOHN HENRY shall be 
     deposited in the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund established 
     by the Act of June 2, 1951 (chapter 121; 46 U.S.C. App. 
     1241a) and shall be available and expended in accordance with 
     section 6(a) of the National Maritime Heritage Act (16 U.S.C. 
     App. 5405(a)).

     SEC. 429. APPLICABILITY OF AUTHORITY TO RELEASE RESTRICTIONS 
                   AND ENCUMBRANCES.

       Section 315(c)(1) of the Federal Maritime Commission 
     Authorization Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-595; 104 Stat. 
     2988) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``3 contiguous tracts'' and inserting ``4 
     tracts''; and
       (2) by striking ``Tract A'' and all that follows through 
     the end of the paragraph and inserting the following:

``Tract 1--Commencing at a point N45 deg. 28' 31" E 198.3 feet from 
              point `A' as shown on plat of survey of `Boundary 
              Agreement of CAFB' by D.W. Jessen and Associates, Civil 
              Engineers, Lake Charles, Louisiana, dated August 7, 1973, 
              and filed in Plat Book 23, at page 20, Records of 
              Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; thence S44 deg. 29' 09" E 
              220 feet; thence N45 deg. 28' 31" E 50 feet; thence 
              N44 deg. 29' 09" W 220 feet; thence S45 deg. 28' 31" W 50 
              feet to the point of commencement and containing 11,000 
              square feet (0.2525 acres).

``Tract 2--Commencing at a point N45 deg. 28' 31" E 198.3 feet from 
              point `A' as shown on plat of survey of `Boundary 
              Agreement of CAFB' by D.W. Jessen and Associates, Civil 
              Engineers, Lake Charles, Louisiana, dated August 7, 1973, 
              and filed in Plat Book 23, at page 20, Records of 
              Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; thence S44 deg. 29' 09" E 
              169.3 feet; thence S45 deg. 28' 31" W 75 feet; (Deed Call 
              S45 deg. 30' 51" W 75 feet), thence N44 deg. 29' 09" W 
              169.3 feet; thence N45 deg. 28' 31" E 75 feet to the 
              point of commencement and containing 12,697 square feet 
              (0.2915 acres).

``Tract 3--Commencing at a point N45 deg. 28' 31" E 248.3 feet from 
              point `A' as shown on plat of survey of `Boundary 
              Agreement of CAFB' by D.W. Jessen and Associates, Civil 
              Engineers, Lake Charles, Louisiana, dated August 7, 1973, 
              and filed in Plat Book 23, at page 20, Records of 
              Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; thence S44 deg. 29' 09" E 
              220 feet; thence N45 deg. 28' 31" E 50 feet; thence 
              N44 deg. 29' 09" W 220 feet; thence S45 deg. 28' 31" W 50 
              feet to the point of commencement and containing 11,000 
              square feet (0.2525 acres).

``Tract 4--Commencing at a point N45 deg. 28' 31" E 123.3 feet and 
              S44 deg. 29' 09" E 169.3 feet from point `A' as shown on 
              plat of survey of `Boundary Agreement of CAFB' by D.W. 
              Jessen and Associates, Civil Engineers, Lake Charles, 
              Louisiana, dated August 7, 1973, and filed in Plat Book 
              23, at page 20, Records of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; 
              thence S44 deg. 29' 09" E 50.7 feet; thence N45 deg. 28' 
              31" E 75 feet; thence N44 deg. 29' 09" W 50.7 feet; 
              thence S45 deg. 28' 31" W 75 feet (Deed Call S45 deg. 30' 
              51" W 75 feet) to the point of commencement and 
              containing 3,802 square feet (0.0873 acres).

``Composite Description--A tract of land lying in section 2, Township 
              10 South--Range 8 West, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and 
              being mone [sic] particularly described as follows: Begin 
              at a point N45 deg. 28' 31" E 123.3 feet from point `A' 
              as shown on plat of survey of `Boundary Agreement of 
              CAFB' by D.W. Jessen and Associates, Civil Engineers, 
              Lake Charles, Louisiana, dated August 7, 1973, and filed 
              in Plat Book 23, at page 20, Records of Calcasieu Parish, 
              Louisiana; thence N45 deg. 28' 31" E 175.0 feet; thence 
              S44 deg. 29' 09" E 220.0 feet; thence S45 deg. 28' 31" W 
              175.0 feet; thence N44 deg. 29' 09" W 220.0 feet to the 
              point of beginning, containing 0.8035 acres.''.

     SEC. 430. BARGE APL-60.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. App. 883), section 8 of the Act 
     of June 19, 1886 (46 U.S.C. App. 289), and section 12106 of 
     title 46, United States Code, the Secretary may issue a 
     certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
     employment in the coastwise trade for the barge APL-60 
     (United States official number 376857).
       (b) Limitations.--The vessel described in subsection (a) 
     may be employed in the coastwise trade only for the purpose 
     of participating in the ship disposal initiative initially 
     funded by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999, 
     for the duration of that initiative.
       (c) Termination.--A coastwise endorsement issued under 
     subsection (a) shall terminate on the earlier of--
       (1) the completion of the final coastwise trade voyage 
     associated with the ship disposal initiative described in 
     subsection (b); or
       (2) the sale or transfer of the vessel described in 
     subsection (a) to an owner other than the owner of the vessel 
     as of October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 431. VESSEL FINANCING FLEXIBILITY.

       The Secretary of Transportation may guarantee obligations 
     under section 1103 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. 
     U.S.C.1273), for the vessels planned for construction to be 
     purchased by the American West Steamboat Company and to be 
     named QUEEN OF THE YUKON, which will operate on the Yukon and 
     Tanana Rivers, and EMPRESS OF THE NORTH, which will operate 
     in Alaska, Washington, and Oregon. Notwithstanding sections 
     509, 1103(c)), and 1104A(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 
     (46 App. U.S.C. 1159, 1273(c), and 1274(b)), the Secretary of 
     Transportation may guarantee obligations of 87\1/2\ percent 
     of the purchase price of such vessels. Each obligation 
     guaranteed under this section may have a maturity date of 25 
     years from the date of delivery of the vessel concerned.

     SEC. 432. HYDROGRAPHIC FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Effective Date.--Subsections (b) and (c) shall take 
     effect immediately after the later of--
       (1) the enactment of the Hydrographic Services Improvement 
     Act of 1998; or
       (2) the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 306 of the 
     Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Administrator the following:
       ``(1) To carry out nautical mapping and charting functions 
     under the Act of 1947 and sections 303 and 304, except for 
     conducting hydrographic surveys, $33,000,000 for fiscal

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     year 1999, $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $35,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2001.
       ``(2) To conduct hydrographic surveys under section 
     303(a)(1), including the leasing of ships, $33,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and 
     $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2001. Of these amounts, no more 
     than $16,000,000 is authorized for any one fiscal year to 
     operate hydrographic survey vessels owned and operated by the 
     Administration.
       ``(3) To carry out geodetic functions under the Act of 
     1947, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $30,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000, and $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       ``(4) To carry out tide and current measurement functions 
     under the Act of 1947, $22,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2001. Of these amounts $4,500,000 is authorized 
     for each fiscal year to implement and operate a national 
     quality control system for real-time tide and current and 
     maintain the national tide network, and $7,000,000 is 
     authorized for each fiscal year to design and install real-
     time tide and current data measurement systems under section 
     303(b)(4).''.
       (c) Repeal of Report Requirements.--Section 305 of the 
     Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 is amended by 
     striking subsections (a) and (d).

         TITLE V--ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS FOR JONES ACT WAIVERS

     SEC. 501. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) current coastwise trade laws provide no administrative 
     authority to waive the United-States-built requirement of 
     those laws for the limited carriage of passengers for hire on 
     vessels built or rebuilt outside the United States;
       (2) requests for such waivers require the enactment of 
     legislation by the Congress;
       (3) each Congress routinely approves numerous such requests 
     for waiver and rarely rejects any such request; and
       (4) the review and approval of such waiver requests is a 
     ministerial function which properly should be executed by an 
     administrative agency with appropriate expertise.

     SEC. 502. ADMINISTRATIVE WAIVER OF COASTWISE TRADE LAWS.

       Notwithstanding sections 12106 and 12108 of title 46, 
     United States Code, section 8 of the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 289), and section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 
     1920 (46 U.S.C. App. 883), the Secretary of Transportation 
     may issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate 
     endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade as a small 
     passenger vessel or an uninspected passenger vessel for an 
     eligible vessel authorized to carry no more than 12 
     passengers for hire if the Secretary, after notice and an 
     opportunity for public comment, determines that the 
     employment of the vessel in the coastwise trade will not 
     adversely affect--
       (1) United States vessel builders; or
       (2) the coastwise trade business of any person who employs 
     vessels built in the United States in that business.

     SEC. 503. REVOCATION.

       The Secretary may revoke an endorsement issued under 
     section 502, after notice and an opportunity for public 
     comment, if the Secretary determines that the employment of 
     the vessel in the coastwise trade has substantially changed 
     since the issuance of the endorsement, and--
       (1) the vessel is employed other than as a small passenger 
     vessel or an uninspected passenger vessel; or
       (2) the employment of the vessel adversely affects--
       (A) United States vessel builders; or
       (B) the coastwise trade business of any person who employs 
     vessels built in the United States.

     SEC. 504. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       (2) Eligible vessel.--The term ``eligible vessel'' means a 
     vessel that--
       (A) was not built in the United States and is at least 3 
     years of age; or
       (B) if rebuilt, was rebuilt outside the United States at 
     least 3 years before the certification requested under 
     section 502, if granted, would take effect.
       (3) Small passenger vessel; uninspected passenger vessel; 
     passenger for hire.--The terms ``small passenger vessel'', 
     ``uninspected passenger vessel'', and ``passenger for hire'' 
     have the meaning given such terms by section 2101 of title 
     46, United States Code.

     SEC. 505. SUNSET.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), this title 
     (other than this section) shall have no force or effect on or 
     after September 30, 2002.
       (b) Endorsements Continue.--Any certificate or endorsement 
     issued under section 502 before the date referred to in 
     subsection (a) of this section shall continue in effect until 
     otherwise invalidated or revoked under chapter 121 of title 
     46, United States Code.

               TITLE VI--HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS AND HYPOXIA

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Harmful Algal Bloom and 
     Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 602. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) the recent outbreak of the harmful microbe Pfiesteria 
     piscicida in the coastal waters of the United States is one 
     example of potentially harmful algal blooms composed of 
     naturally occurring species that reproduce explosively and 
     that are increasing in frequency and intensity in the 
     Nation's coastal waters;
       (2) other recent occurrences of harmful algal blooms 
     include red tides in the Gulf of Mexico and the Southeast; 
     brown tides in New York and Texas; ciguatera fish poisoning 
     in Hawaii, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin 
     Islands; and shellfish poisonings in the Gulf of Maine, the 
     Pacific Northwest, and the Gulf of Alaska;
       (3) in certain cases, harmful algal blooms have resulted in 
     fish kills, the deaths of numerous endangered West Indian 
     manatees, beach and shellfish bed closures, threats to public 
     health and safety, and concern among the public about the 
     safety of seafood;
       (4) according to some scientists, the factors causing or 
     contributing to harmful algal blooms may include excessive 
     nutrients in coastal waters, other forms of pollution, the 
     transfer of harmful species through ship ballast water, and 
     ocean currents;
       (5) harmful algal blooms may have been responsible for an 
     estimated $1,000,000,000 in economic losses during the past 
     decade;
       (6) harmful algal blooms and blooms of non-toxic algal 
     species may lead to other damaging marine conditions such as 
     hypoxia (reduced oxygen concentrations), which are harmful or 
     fatal to fish, shellfish, and benthic organisms;
       (7) according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration in the Department of Commerce, 53 percent of 
     United States estuaries experience hypoxia for at least part 
     of the year and a 7,000 square mile area in the Gulf of 
     Mexico off Louisiana and Texas suffers from hypoxia;
       (8) according to some scientists, a factor believed to 
     cause hypoxia is excessive nutrient loading into coastal 
     waters;
       (9) there is a need to identify more workable and effective 
     actions to reduce nutrient loadings to coastal waters;
       (10) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     through its ongoing research, education, grant, and coastal 
     resource management programs, possesses a full range of 
     capabilities necessary to support a near and long-term 
     comprehensive effort to prevent, reduce, and control harmful 
     algal blooms and hypoxia;
       (11) funding for the research and related programs of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will aid in 
     improving the Nation's understanding and capabilities for 
     addressing the human and environmental costs associated with 
     harmful algal blooms and hypoxia; and
       (12) other Federal agencies such as the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, the Department of Agriculture, and the 
     National Science Foundation, along with the States, Indian 
     tribes, and local governments, conduct important work related 
     to the prevention, reduction, and control of harmful algal 
     blooms and hypoxia.

     SEC. 603. ASSESSMENTS.

       (a) Establishment of Inter-Agency Task Force.--The 
     President, through the Committee on Environment and Natural 
     Resources of the National Science and Technology Council, 
     shall establish an Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal 
     Blooms and Hypoxia (hereinafter referred to as the ``Task 
     Force''). The Task Force shall consist of the following 
     representatives from--
       (1) the Department of Commerce (who shall serve as Chairman 
     of the Task Force);
       (2) the Environmental Protection Agency;
       (3) the Department of Agriculture;
       (4) the Department of the Interior;
       (5) the Department of the Navy;
       (6) the Department of Health and Human Services;
       (7) the National Science Foundation;
       (8) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
       (9) the Food and Drug Administration;
       (10) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
       (11) the Council on Environmental Quality; and
       (12) such other Federal agencies as the President considers 
     appropriate.
       (b) Assessment of Harmful Algal Blooms.--
       (1) Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of 
     this title, the Task Force, in cooperation with the coastal 
     States, Indian tribes, and local governments, industry 
     (including agricultural organizations), academic 
     institutions, and non-governmental organizations with 
     expertise in coastal zone management, shall complete and 
     submit to the Congress an assessment which examines the 
     ecological and economic consequences of harmful algal blooms, 
     alternatives for reducing, mitigating, and controlling 
     harmful algal blooms, and the social and economic costs and 
     benefits of such alternatives.
       (2) The assessment shall--
       (A) identify alternatives for preventing unnecessary 
     duplication of effort among Federal agencies and departments 
     with respect to harmful algal blooms; and
       (B) provide for Federal cooperation and coordination with 
     and assistance to the coastal States, Indian tribes, and 
     local governments in the prevention, reduction, management, 
     mitigation, and control of harmful algal blooms and their 
     environmental and public health impacts.
       (c) Assessment of Hypoxia.--
       (1) Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of 
     this title, the Task Force, in cooperation with the States, 
     Indian tribes, local governments, industry, agricultural, 
     academic institutions, and non-governmental organizations 
     with expertise in watershed and coastal zone management, 
     shall complete and submit to the Congress an as

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     sessment which examines the ecological and economic 
     consequences of hypoxia in United States coastal waters, 
     alternatives for reducing, mitigating, and controlling 
     hypoxia, and the social and economic costs and benefits of 
     such alternatives.
       (2) The assessment shall--
       (A) establish needs, priorities, and guidelines for a peer-
     reviewed, inter-agency research program on the causes, 
     characteristics, and impacts of hypoxia;
       (B) identify alternatives for preventing unnecessary 
     duplication of effort among Federal agencies and departments 
     with respect to hypoxia; and
       (C) provide for Federal cooperation and coordination with 
     and assistance to the States, Indian tribes, and local 
     governments in the prevention, reduction, management, 
     mitigation, and control of hypoxia and its environmental 
     impacts.
       (e) Disestablishment of Task Force.--The President may 
     disestablish the Task Force after submission of the plan in 
     section 604(d).

     SEC. 604. NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO HYPOXIA.

       (a) Assessment Report.--Not later than May 30, 1999, the 
     Task Force shall complete and submit to Congress and the 
     President an integrated assessment of hypoxia in the northern 
     Gulf of Mexico that examines: the distribution, dynamics, and 
     causes; ecological and economic consequences; sources and 
     loads of nutrients transported by the Mississippi River to 
     the Gulf of Mexico; effects of reducing nutrient loads; 
     methods for reducing nutrient loads; and the social and 
     economic costs and benefits of such methods.
       (b) Submission of a Plan.--No later than March 30, 2000, 
     the President, in conjunction with the chief executive 
     officers of the States, shall develop and submit to Congress 
     a plan, based on the integrated assessment submitted under 
     subsection (a), for reducing, mitigating, and controlling 
     hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In developing such 
     plan, the President shall consult with State, Indian tribe, 
     and local governments, academic, agricultural, industry, and 
     environmental groups and representatives. Such plan shall 
     include incentive-based partnership approaches. The plan 
     shall also include the social and economic costs and benefits 
     of the measures for reducing, mitigating, and controlling 
     hypoxia. At least 90 days before the President submits such 
     plan to the Congress, a summary of the proposed plan shall be 
     published in the Federal Register for a public comment period 
     of not less than 60 days.

     SEC. 605. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Commerce for research, education, and monitoring activities 
     related to the prevention, reduction, and control of harmful 
     algal blooms and hypoxia, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
     $18,250,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $19,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2001, to remain available until expended. The Secretary 
     shall consult with the States on a regular basis regarding 
     the development and implementation of the activities 
     authorized under this section. Of such amounts for each 
     fiscal year--
       (1) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1999, $1,500,000 for fiscal 
     year 2000, and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 may be used to 
     enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to 
     carry out research and assessment activities, including 
     procurement of necessary research equipment, at research 
     laboratories of the National Ocean Service and the National 
     Marine Fisheries Service;
       (2) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $5,500,000 for fiscal 
     year 2000, and $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2001 may be used to 
     carry out the Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal 
     Blooms (ECOHAB) project under the Coastal Ocean Program 
     established under section 201(c) of Public Law 102-567;
       (3) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $2,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2000, and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 may be used by 
     the National Ocean Service of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration to carry out a peer-reviewed 
     research project on management measures that can be taken to 
     prevent, reduce, control, and mitigate harmful algal blooms;
       (4) $5,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 
     2001 may be used to carry out Federal and State annual 
     monitoring and analysis activities for harmful algal blooms 
     administered by the National Ocean Service of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
       (5) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $3,750,000 for fiscal 
     year 2000, and $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 may be used 
     for activities related to research and monitoring on hypoxia 
     by the National Ocean Service and the Office of Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Research of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.

     SEC. 606. PROTECTION OF STATES' RIGHTS.

       (a) Nothing in this title shall be interpreted to adversely 
     affect existing State regulatory or enforcement power which 
     has been granted to any State through the Clean Water Act or 
     Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
       (b) Nothing in this title shall be interpreted to expand 
     the regulatory or enforcement power of the Federal Government 
     which has been delegated to any State through the Clean Water 
     Act or Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and 
Mr. CLEMENT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 602, the amendment of the Senate to the 
bill H.R. 2204 was considered as agreed to.

para.112.46  british-american interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 168(b) 
of Public Law 102-138 and clause 8 of rule 1, appointed to the British-
American Interparliamentary Group, on the part of the House, the 
following Members: Mr. Bereuter, Chairman, Mr. Regula, Vice Chairman, 
Messrs. Boehlert, Bateman, Gillmor, Mrs. Roukema, Messrs. Ballenger, 
Blunt, Sisisky, Pickett, Wise, and Tanner.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.112.47  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. GILCHREST, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
1:00 o'clock p.m. on Friday, October 16, 1998.

para.112.48  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. KINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 589, at 6:25 p.m. announced 
the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII with respect to the following bills to be 
considered tomorrow: H.R. 1197, to amend title 35, United States Code, 
to protect patent owners against the unauthorized sale of plant parts 
taken from plants illegally reproduced, and for other purposes; H.R. 
1756, to amend chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, to require 
the development and implementation by the Secretary of the Treasury of a 
national money laundering and related financial crimes strategy to 
combat money laundering and related financial crimes, and for other 
purposes; and S. 610, to implement the obligations of the United States 
under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, known 
as ``the Chemical Weapons Convention'' and opened for signature and 
signed by the United States on January 13, 1993.

para.112.49  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House of the 
following titles:

       H.R. 1197. An Act to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     protect patent owners against the unauthorized sale of plant 
     parts taken from plants illegally reproduced, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1560. An Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
     Lewis & Clark Expedition, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1756. An Act to amend chapter 53 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to require the development and implementation by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury of a national money laundering 
     and related financial crimes strategy to combat money 
     laundering and related financial crimes, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments 
of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2807) 
``An Act to amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 to 
prohibit the sale, importation, and exportation of products labeled as 
containing substances derived from rhinoceros or tiger.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1171. An Act for the relief of Janina Altagracia 
     Castillo-Rojas

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       S. 1202. An Act providing relief for Sergio Lozano, 
     Fauricio Lozano, and Ana Lozano.
       S. 1460. An Act for the relief of Alexandre Malofienko, 
     Olga Matsko, and their son, Vladimir Malofienko.
       S. 1551. An Act for the relief of Kerantha Poole-Christian.
       S. 1916. An Act for the relief of Marin Turcinovic, and his 
     fiancee, Corina Dechalup.
       S. 1926. An Act for the relief of Regine Beatie Edwards.
       S. 1961. An Act for the relief of Suchada Kwong.
       S. 2107. An Act to enhance electronic commerce by promoting 
     the reliability and integrity of commercial transactions 
     through establishing authentication standards for electronic 
     communication, and for other purposes.
       S. 2476. An Act for the relief of Wei Jingsheng.
       S. 2637. An Act for the relief of Belinda McGregor.
       S. 2638. An Act to provide support for certain institutes 
     and schools.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 191) entitled ``An Act to throttle criminal 
use of guns.''.

para.112.50  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, a 
bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 8. To amend the Clean Air Act to deny entry into the 
     United States of certain foreign motor vehicles that do not 
     comply with State laws governing motor vehicle emissions, and 
     for other purposes.

para.112.51  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HUTCHINSON, for today until 7:30 p.m.;
  To Mr. THOMPSON, for today;
  To Mr. GREEN of Texas, for today; and
  To Ms. Eddie Bernice JOHNSON of Texas, for today and October 16.
  And then,

para.112.52  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHADEGG, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to on October 15, 1998, at 10 o'clock and 22 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned until 1 o'clock p.m. on Friday, October 16, 1998.

para.112.53  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     Hepatitis C: Silent Epidemic, Mute Public Health Response 
     (Rept. No. 105-820), Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     Medicare Home Health Services: No Surety in the Fight Against 
     Fraud and Waste (Rept. No. 105-821), Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para.112.54  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

       Mr. SHUSTER. Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2748. A bill to amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to provide assistance and slots with respect to 
     air carrier service between high density airports and 
     airports not receiving sufficient air service, to improve jet 
     aircraft service to underserved markets, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment; referred to the Committee on 
     Judiciary for a period ending not later than October 16, 
     1998, for consideration of such provisions of the bill and 
     amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee 
     pursuant to clause 1(j), rule X. (Rept. No. 105-822, Pt. 1).

para.112.55  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself and Mr. Scarborough):
       H.R. 4842. A bill to release the reversionary interests 
     retained by the United States in four deeds that conveyed 
     certain lands to the State of Florida so as to permit the 
     State to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of the lands, 
     and to provide for the conveyance of certain mineral 
     interests of the United States in the lands to the State of 
     Florida; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
       H.R. 4843. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities and 
     nursing facilities filing for relief under title 11 of the 
     United States Code to provide to appropriate State agencies 
     written notice of such filing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 4844. A bill to improve the quality of child care 
     through grants and a commission on child care standards, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 4845. A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications 
     Commission from increasing the national audience reach 
     limitations established under the Telecommunications Act of 
     1996; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 4846. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the deduction allowed for interest on 
     education loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McHALE:
       H. Con. Res. 351. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives to make a technical 
     correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3910; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H. Con. Res. 352. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives to make technical corrections 
     in the enrollment of a bill; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H. Res. 601. A resolution returning to the Senate the bill 
     S. 361; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H. Res. 602. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House with an amendment in the Senate amendment to H.R. 
     2204; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H. Res. 603. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the seat in the United Nations that 
     is reserved to Burma should be occupied by a representative 
     of the National League for Democracy; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para.112.56  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 836: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1636: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 2273: Mrs. McCarthy of New York and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 2545: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2669: Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia, Mr. Hansen, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. Moran 
     of Kansas.
       H.R. 2704: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Yates, Mrs. Clayton, 
     Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 2789: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Forbes, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 3320: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 3400: Mr. Jackson of Illinois.
       H.R. 3439: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 3553: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 3629: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 3862: Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 3918: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 3956: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 4018: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
     Luther.
       H.R. 4035: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 4036: Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 4214: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 4233: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 4235: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 4242: Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 4344: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Turner, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Edwards, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
     of Texas, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 4403: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 4492: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington and Mr. 
     Goodlatte.
       H.R. 4552: Mr. Brown of California and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 4553: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 4621: Mr. Luther and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 4653: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 4659: Mrs. Northup and Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 4683: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 4684: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 4789: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 4795: Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 4837: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Castle, Mr. Ehrlich, 
     Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
     Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Parker, 
     Mr. Pitts, Mr. Royce, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Smith 
     of Michigan.
       H.J. Res. 130: Mr. Bliley.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 283: Mr. Price of North Carolina.

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       H. Con. Res. 307: Mr. Miller of California and Mrs. Capps.
       H. Con. Res. 325: Ms. Waters.
       H. Res. 554: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H. Res. 566: Mr. Sawyer.
       H. Res. 596: Mr. Bishop.
       H. Res. 598: Mr. Costello, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Aderholt, Ms. Lee, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, 
     and Mr. Skeen.



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                     FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1998 (113)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.113.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, October 15, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.113.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11677. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's ``Report On Alternative System for 
     Availability of Funds''; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       11678. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation & 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule-- Amendment of Part 
     95 of the Commission's Rules to Provide Regulatory 
     Flexibility in the 218-219 MHz Service [WT Docket No. 98-169 
     RM-8951] Amendment of Part 95 of the Commission's Rules to 
     Allow Interactive Video and Data Service Licensees to Provide 
     Mobile Services [WT Docket No. 95-47 RM-8467], pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11679. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     letter providing information concerning the transfer of 
     defense articles; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11680. A letter from the Interim Auditor, District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Audit of 
     the Financial Accounts and Operations of ANC 5B for Fiscal 
     Years 1991 through 1997,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47--
     117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       11681. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to Establish 
     an Additional Manatee Sanctuary in Kings Bay, Crystal River, 
     Florida (RIN: 1018-AE47) received October 15, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11682. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled ``Body Armor Penalty Enhancement Act of 
     1998'' received October 15, 1998; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       11683. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue 
     Procedure 98-54] received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.113.3  providing for the consideration of s. 1132 and s. 2133

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-823) the resolution (H. Res. 604) providing for consideration of 
the bill (S. 1132) to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier National 
Monument to include the lands within the headwaters of the Upper Alamo 
Watershed which drain into the Monument and which are not currently 
within the jurisdiction of a Federal land management agency, to 
authorize purchase or donation of those lands, and for other purposes, 
and for consideration of the bill (S. 2133) an act to preserve the 
cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor and to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.113.4  further continuing appropriations fy 1999

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was discharged from further consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 136) making further continuing appropriations for 
fiscal year 1999.
  When said joint resolution was considered, read twice, ordered to be 
engrossed and read a third time, was read a third time by title, and 
passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.113.5  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, October 19, 1998, at 12 o'clock noon.

para.113.6  plant patent

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1197) to amend title 35, 
United States Code, to protect patent owners against the unauthorized 
sale of plant parts taken from plants illegally reproduced, and for 
other purposes:

       Page 4, after line 14 insert:

     SEC. 4. ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC PATENT INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--The United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office shall develop and implement statewide computer 
     networks with remote library sites in requesting rural States 
     such that citizens in those States will have enhanced access 
     to information in their State's patent and trademark 
     depository library.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``rural States'' 
     means the States that qualified on January 1, 1997, as rural 
     States under section 1501(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 379bb(b)). 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
CONYERS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendment of the Senate was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment of the Senate was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.113.7  money laundering and financial crimes

  Mr. BACHUS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1756) to amend chapter 53 of 
title 31, United States Code, to require the development and 
implementation by the Secretary of the Treasury of a national money 
laundering and related financial crimes strategy to combat money 
laundering and related financial crimes, and for other purposes:

       Page 2, strike out all after line 20, over to and including 
     line 3 on age 3 and insert:
       ``(2) Money laundering and related financial crime.--The 
     term `money laundering and related financial crime'--
       ``(A) means the movement of illicit cash or cash equivalent 
     proceeds into, out of, or through the United States, or into, 
     out of, or through United States financial institutions, as 
     defined in section 5312 of title 31, United States Code; or
       ``(B) has the meaning given that term (or the term used for 
     an equivalent offense) under State and local criminal 
     statutes pertaining to the movement of illicit cash or cash 
     equivalent proceeds.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, recognized Mr. BACHUS and Ms. 
VELAZQUEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendment of the Senate was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment of the Senate was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.113.8  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, laid before the House the 
following communication from Kay Ford, Associate Administrator, Office 
of Human Resources, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer:

         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. House of 
           Representatives,

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                                 Washington, DC, October 14, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that the Office of 
     the Chief Administrator has been served with a subpoena 
     issued by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L (50).
           Sincerely,

                                                     Kay Ford,

                                   Associate Administrator, Office
                                               of Human Resources.

para.113.9  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a joint 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 136. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 109. An Act to provide Federal housing assistance to 
     Native Hawaiians.

para.113.10  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 2476. An Act for the relief of Wei Jingsheng; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.113.11  enrolled bill and joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill and a joint 
resolution of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon 
signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 2431. An Act to express United States foreign policy 
     with respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on 
     behalf of, individuals persecuted in foreign countries on 
     account of religion; to authorize United States actions in 
     response to violations of religious freedom in foreign 
     countries; to establish an Ambassador at Large for 
     International Religious Freedom within the Department of 
     State, a Commission on International Religious Freedom, and a 
     Special Adviser on International Religious Freedom within the 
     National Security Council; and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 136. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.

para.113.12  senate enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of 
the following titles:

       S. 1892. An Act to provide that a person closely related to 
     a judge of a court exercising judicial power under article 
     III of the United States Constitution (other than the Supreme 
     Court) may not be appointed as a judge of the same court, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1976. An Act to increase public awareness of the plight 
     of victims of crime with developmental disabilities, to 
     collect data to measure the magnitude of the problem, and to 
     develop strategies to address the safety and justice needs of 
     victims of crime with developmental disabilities.

  And then,

para.113.13  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HUNTER, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 3 o'clock and 3 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:00 o'clock p.m. on Monday, October 19, 1998.

para.113.14  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 604. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1132) 
     to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier National Monument 
     to include the lands within the headwaters of the Upper Alamo 
     Watershed which drain into the Monument and which are not 
     currently within the jurisdiction of a Federal land 
     management agency, to authorize purchase or donation of those 
     lands, and for other purposes, and for consideration of the 
     bill (S. 2133) an act to preserve the cultural resources of 
     the Route 66 corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance (Rept. No. 105-823). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Committee on Resources. Monumental 
     Abuse: The Clinton Administration's Campaign of 
     Misinformation in the Establishment of the Grand Staircase-
     Escalante National Monument (Rept. No. 105-824). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.113.15  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1965. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce extended for a period ending not later than October 
     20, 1998.
       H.R. 2748. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than October 20, 1998.
       H.R. 3511. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 20, 1998.
       H.R. 3828. Referral to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs 
     and Commerce extended for a period ending not later than 
     October 20, 1998.
       H.R. 3829. Referral to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, the Judiciary, and National Security extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 20, 1998.
       H.R. 3844. Referral to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure extended for a period ending not later than 
     October 20, 1998.
       H.R. 4023. Referral to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure extended for a period 
     ending not later than October 20, 1998.
       H.R. 4377. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 20, 1998.

para.113.16  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. 
             Murtha):
       H.R. 4847. A bill to authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE 
     Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District 
     of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became 
     disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself and Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 4848. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually 
     from any consumer reporting agency; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 4849. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish therapeutic equivalence 
     requirements for generic drugs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SKAGGS:
       H.R. 4850. A bill to designate as wilderness certain lands 
     within Rocky Mountain National Park, in Colorado; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 136. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations. 

para.113.17  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 121: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 590: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Thune, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
     Ramstad, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2537: Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 2817: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Traficant, 
     and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 3779: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 3940: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 3946: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 3956: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 4036: Mr. Bentsen and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 4552: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 4692: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 4818: Mr. Clyburn and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 4841: Mr. Blunt.
       H. Con. Res. 41: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H. Con. Res. 274: Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Con. Res. 347: Mr. Porter, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Towns.
       H. Res. 512: Mr. Luther. 



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                     MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1998 (114)

para.114.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 19, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.114.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, October 16, 1998.

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  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.114.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11684. A letter from the the Acting Comptroller General, 
     the General Accounting Office, transmitting a review of the 
     President's third special impoundment message for fiscal year 
     1998, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685; (H. Doc. No. 105-325); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       11685. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Health 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a report on the 
     Department of Defense pharmacy programs to identify 
     opportunities and obstacles for improving the cost-
     effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of pharmacy 
     services for beneficiaries of the Uniformed Services; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       11686. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the consolidated annual report for 
     Fiscal Years 1991--1994 for completed projects funded under 
     Section 681(b)(A) of the Community Services Block Grant 
     (CSBG) Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11687. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1998 report of Health, United 
     States, compiled by the National Center for Health 
     Statistics, and the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 242m(a)(2)(D); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11688. A letter from the Secretary, Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting an annual report to the President and 
     to the Congress on the audit of the Telecommunications 
     Development Fund, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 614; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       11689. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting Audit Report, FY 1997 DOD Superfund 
     Financial Transactions (Report Number 98-200); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11690. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Olney, Archer, Denison-Sherman and Azle, Texas; 
     and Lawton, Oklahoma) [MM Docket No. 97-225; RM-9173; RM-
     9254] received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11691. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, Table of Allotments, 
     FM Broadcast Station. (Arcadia, Ellington, & Marble Hill, 
     Missouri, Carbondale & Steeleville, Illinois, and 
     Tiptonville, Tennessee [MM Docket No. 97-168 RM-9103 RM-9182] 
     received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11692. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations, (Eastland and Baird, Texas) [MM Docket No. 97-242 
     RM-9192] received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11693. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. 
     (Laramie and Rock River, Wyoming) [MM Docket No. 96-255 RM-
     8960 RM-9044] received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11694. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Freeport and Cedarville, Illinois) [MM Docket No. 
     97-67 RM-8996 RM-9079] received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11695. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Missoula, Montana) [MM Docket No. 98-106 RM-9277] 
     received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11696. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Station. 
     (Macon, Hampton and Roswell, Georgia) [MM Docket No. 98-18 
     RM-9204 RM-9326] received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11697. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Minor Revision of Design Basis 
     Accident Dose Limits for Independent Spent Fuel Storage and 
     Monitored Retrievable Storage Installations (RIN: 3150-AF84) 
     received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11698. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Investment Adviser Year 2000 Reports [Release No. IA-
     1769; IC-23476; File No. S7-20-98] (RIN: 32335-AH45) received 
     October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11699. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Greece [Transmittal No. DTC 69-98], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11700. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of a proposed license for the export of major 
     defense equipment sold commercially under a contract to the 
     Singapore Ministry of Defense Army [Transmittal No. DTC 130-
     98], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11701. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Japan [Transmittal No. DTC 116-98], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11702. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Greece [Transmittal No. DTC 91-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11703. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Singapore [Transmittal No. DTC 129-98], pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11704. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Japan [Transmittal No. DTC 143-98], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11705. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Turkey [Transmittal No. DTC 88-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11706. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with the United Kingdom [Transmittal No. DTC 137-98], 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11707. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting List of all reports 
     issued or released by the GAO in August 1998, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       11708. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List 
     Additions and Deletions--received October 16, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       11709. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; 
     Atlantic Bluefin Tuna; Closure [I.D. 092398B] received 
     October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11710. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a report to Congress: Operations of Glen Canyon 
     Dam, pursuant to Pub. L 102-575; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11711. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification that the President has authorized the admission 
     of up to 78,000 refugees to the United States during FY 1999 
     [Presidential Determination No. 98-39], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2601(c)(3); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       11712. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Bureau of Prisons Central Office, Regional 
     Offices, Institutions, and Staff Training Centers [BOP-1087-
     F] (RIN: 1120-AA82) received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       11713. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Non-Discrimination Toward Inmates [BOP-1077-F] 
     (RIN: 1120-AA73) received October 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       11714. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Report on Citizenship of 
     Certain Legalized Aliens''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       11715. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--VISAS: Regulations Regarding Public 
     Charge Requirements under the Immigration

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     and Nationality Act, as Amended [Public Notice 2903] received 
     October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       11716. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of State waters for private aids to navigation in 
     Wisconsin and Alabama [USCG-1998-3604] (RIN: 2115-AF50) 
     received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11717. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Elizabeth River, South 
     Branch, Portsmouth-Chesapeake, Virginia [CGD05-98-014] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11718. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Storrow Drive Connector Bridge (Central Artery 
     Tunnel Project), Charles River, Boston, MA [CGD01-98-140] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11719. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations: Port of Guanica, Guanica, Puerto 
     Rico [COTP San Juan 98-065] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received October 
     15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11720. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt and Whitney Canada PW100 
     Series Turboprop Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-33-AD; Amendment 
     39-10636; AD 98-14-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11721. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-59-AD; Amendment 39-10827; AD 98-
     21-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 15, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11722. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29357; Amdt. No. 1893] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11723. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Jetstream Model 
     3101 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-32-AD; Amendment 39-10822; 
     AD 98-21-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11724. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Jetstream Model 
     3101 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-33-AD; Amendment 39-10823; 
     AD 98-21-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11725. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-190-AD; Amendment 39-10828; AD 
     98-21-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11726. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     Equipped with Pratt & Whitney Model JT9D-70 Engines [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-185-AD; Amendment 39-10826; AD 98-21-17] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11727. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29358; Amdt. No. 1894] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received October 15, 1998], pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11728. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 
     500,680, 690, and 695 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-CE-54-
     AD; Amendment 39-10821; AD 98-08-25 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11729. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Denison, IA; Correction 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-29] received October 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11730. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Repeat Intoxicated Driver Laws [Docket No. NHTSA-98-4537] 
     (RIN: 2127-AH47) received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11731. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Buffalo Bayou, TX [CGD08-98-
     066] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11732. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Lafourche Bayou, LA [CGD08-
     98-064] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received October 15, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11733. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; New Jersey Intracoastal 
     Waterway; Grassy Sound Channel [CGD05-98-083] (RIN: 2115-
     AE47) received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11734. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Delaware River Safety Zone and Anchorage Regulations [CGD05-
     98-084] (RIN: 2115-AA98) received October 15, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11735. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Time of Designation for Restricted Area R-2908, 
     Pensacola, FL [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-9] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11736. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Realignment of Colored Federal Airway; AK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AAL-6] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received October 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11737. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-700 and -800 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-272-AD; Amendment 39-
     10819; AD 98-21-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11738. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada PW530A 
     Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-58-AD; Amendment 
     39-10817; AD 98-17-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11739. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42-200 and -
     300 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-266-AD; Amendment 39-
     10818; AD 98-21-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11740. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 050, 100, 
     200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 Rough Field Version (RFV) 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-92-AD; Amendment 39-10810; 
     AD 98-21-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11741. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-168-AD; Amendment 39-10811; 
     AD 98-21-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11742. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-173-AD; Amendment 39-10812; AD 
     98-21-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11743. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA-Groupe AEROSPATIALE Model 
     TBM 700 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-58-AD; Amendment 39-
     10824; AD 98-21-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11744. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-30, SD3-
     60, SD3-60 SHERPA, and SD3 SHERPA Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-203-AD; Amendment 39-10813; AD 98-21-05] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       11745. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAe 146-
     100A, -200A, and -300A Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-
     214-AD; Amendment 39-10814; AD 98-21-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11746. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Meade, KS [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ACE-43] received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11747. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model Avro 146-
     RJ85A and RJ100A Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-235-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10815; AD 98-21-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11748. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Ottumwa, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-27] received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11749. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Clinton, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-26] received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11750. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment 
     Program [FRA-98-4545] (RIN: 2130-AB29) received October 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11751. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Use 
     of Brokerage Firms as Depositories under the Capital 
     Construction Fund Program [Docket No. MARAD-98-4433] (RIN: 
     2133-AB35) received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11752. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. 
     NHTSA-98-4532] (RIN: 2127-AH43) received October 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11753. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report to Congress covering the training 
     grants program administered by the Research and Special 
     Programs Administration (RSPA) for the fiscal years 1993-
     1996; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11754. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Classification of Certain Transactions Involving Computer 
     Programs [TD 8785] (RIN: 1545-AU70) received October 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       11755. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to reform 
     enforcement provisions of the Housing Act of 1949; jointly to 
     the Committees on Banking and Financial Services and the 
     Judiciary.
       11756. A letter from the Chairperson, Commission On Civil 
     Rights, transmitting the reports, ``Helping Employers Comply 
     with the ADA,'' pursuant to Public Law 103-419, also a 
     companion report, ``Helping State and Local Governments 
     Comply with the ADA''; jointly to the Committees on Education 
     and the Workforce and the Judiciary.
       11757. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report of the effectiveness of 
     providing disease prevention and health promotion services to 
     Medicare beneficiaries; jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Commerce. 

para.114.4  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 19, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through October 20, 1998.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para.114.5  recess--12:03 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 3 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.114.6  after recess--9 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, called the House to order.

para.114.7  submission of conference report--h.r. 4328

  Mr. LIVINGSTON submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-825) on 
the bill (H.R. 4328) making appropriations for the Department of 
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1999, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para.114.8  further continuing appropriations fy 1999

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was discharged from further consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 137) making further continuing appropriations for 
fiscal year 1999.
  When said joint resolution was considered, read twice, ordered to be 
engrossed and read a third time, was read a third time by title, and 
passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.114.9  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 1998 for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.114.10  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 19, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker, Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on October 19, 1998 at 
     1:00 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he submits a Notice on the continuation of the 
     national emergency with respect to significant narcotics 
     traffickers centered in Colombia.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.114.11  national emergency with respect to drug traffickers in 
          columbia

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) 
provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, 
prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President 
publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice 
stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the 
anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the 
enclosed notice to the Federal Register for publication, stating that 
the emergency declared with respect to significant narcotics traffickers 
centered in Colombia is to continue in effect for 1 year beyond October 
21, 1998.
  The circumstances that led to the declaration on October 21, 1995, of 
a national emergency have not been resolved. The actions of significant 
narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia continue to pose an unusual 
and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and 
economy of the United States and to cause unparalleled violence, 
corruption, and harm in the United States and abroad. For these reasons, 
I have determined that it is necessary to maintain in force the broad 
authorities necessary to maintain economic pressure on significant 
narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia by blocking their property 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and by depriving them 
of access to the United States market and financial system.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 19, 1998.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-326).

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para.114.12  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 109. An Act to provide Federal housing assistance to 
     Native Hawaiians; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.

para.114.13  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker pro 
tempore, Mr. Pease.

       H.R. 624. An Act to amend the Armored Car Industry 
     Reciprocity Act of 1993 to clarify certain requirements and 
     to improve the flow of interstate commerce.
       H.R. 678. An Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of Thomas Alva Edison and the 
     125th anniversary of Edison's invention of the light bulb, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 700. An Act to remove the restriction on the 
     distribution of certain revenue from the Mineral Springs 
     parcel to certain members of the Agua Calients Band of 
     Cahuilla Indians.
       H.R. 1021. An Act to provide for a land exchange involving 
     certain National Forest System lands within the Routt 
     National Forest in the State of Colorado.
       H.R. 1197. An Act to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     protect patent owners against the unauthorized sale of plant 
     parts taken from plants illegally reproduced, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1274. An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1702. An Act to encourage the development of a 
     commercial space industry in the United States, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1756. An Act to amend chapter 53 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to require the development and implementation by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury of a national money laundering 
     and related financial crimes strategy to combat money 
     laundering and related financial crimes, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1853. An Act to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Applied Technology Education Act.
       H.R. 2000. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to make certain clarifications to the land 
     bank protection provisions, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2186. An Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance to the National Historic 
     Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming.
       H.R. 2281. An Act to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     implement the World Intellectual Property Organization 
     Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 2327. An Act to provide for a change in the exemption 
     from the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards 
     Act of 1938 for minors who are 17 years of age and who engage 
     in the operation of automobiles and trucks.
       H.R. 2370. An Act to amend the Organic Act of Guam to 
     clarify local executive and legislative provisions in such 
     Act, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2616. An Act to amend title VI and X of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve and expand 
     charter schools.
       H.R. 2795. An Act to extend certain contracts between the 
     Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation contractors in Wyoming 
     and Nebraska that receive water from Chendo Reservoir.
       H.R. 2675. An Act to provide for the Office of Personnel 
     Management to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress 
     on the provision of certain options for universal life 
     insurance coverage and additional death and dismemberment 
     insurance under chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, to 
     improve the administration of such chapter, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2807. An Act to clarify restrictions under the 
     Migratory Bird Treaty Act on baiting and to facilitate 
     acquisition of migratory bird habitat, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3055. An Act to deem the activities of the Miccosukee 
     Tribe on the Miccosukee Reserved Area to be consistent with 
     the purposes of the Everglades National Park, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3069. An Act to extend the Advisory Council on 
     California Indian Policy to allow the Advisory Council to 
     advise Congress on the implementation of the proposals and 
     recommendations of the Advisory Council.
       H.R. 3332. An Act to amend the High-Performance Computing 
     Act of 1991 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999 
     and 2000 for the Next Generation Internet program, to require 
     the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee to 
     monitor and give advice concerning the development and 
     implementation of the Next Generation Internet program and to 
     report to the President and the Congress on its activities, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3494. An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 3528. An Act to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     with respect to the use of alternative dispute resolution 
     processes in United States district courts, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3687. An Act to authorize prepayment of amounts due 
     under a water reclamation project contract for the Canadian 
     River Project, Texas.
       H.R. 3830. An Act to provide for the exchange of certain 
     lands within the State of Utah.
       H.R. 3874. An Act to amend the National School Lunch Act 
     and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide children with 
     increased access to food and nutrition assistance, to 
     simplify program operations and improve program management, 
     to extend certain authorities contained in those Acts through 
     fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3903. An Act to provide for an exchange of lands 
     located near Gustavus, Alaska, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4079. An Act to authorize the construction of 
     temperature control devices at Folsom Dam in California.
       H.R. 4151. An Act to amend chapter 47 of title 18, United 
     States Code, relating to identity fraud, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4166. An Act to amend the Idaho Admission Act 
     regarding the sale or lease of school land.
       H.R. 4259. An Act to allow Haskell Indian Nations 
     University and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 
     each to conduct a demonstration project to test the 
     feasibility and desirability of new personnel management 
     policies and procedures, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4293. An Act to establish a cultural training program 
     for disadvantaged individuals to assist the Irish peace 
     process.
       H.R. 4309. An Act to provide a comprehensive program of 
     support for victims of torture.
       H.R. 4326. An Act to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over certain Federal lands located within or adjacent to the 
     Rogue River National Forest and to clarify the authority of 
     the Bureau of Land Management to sell and exchange other 
     Federal lands in Oregon.
       H.R. 4337. An Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide financial assistance to the State of 
     Maryland for a pilot program to develop measures to eradicate 
     or control nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria.
       H.R. 4558. An Act to make technical amendments to clarify 
     the provision of benefits for noncitizens, and to improve the 
     provision of unemployment insurance, child support, and 
     supplemental security income benefits.
       H.R. 4566. An Act to make technical corrections to the 
     National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
     Improvement Act of 1997 with respect to the courts and court 
     system of the District of Columbia.
       H.R. 4655. An Act to establish a program to support a 
     transition to democracy in Iraq.
       H.R. 4660. An Act to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to provide rewards for information 
     leading to the arrest or conviction of any individual for the 
     commission of an act, or conspiracy to act, of international 
     terrorism, narcotics related offenses, or for serious 
     violations of international humanitarian law relating to the 
     Former Yugoslavia, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4679 An Act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to clarify the circumstances in which a 
     substance is considered to be a pesticide chemical for 
     purposes of such Act, and for other purposes.

para.114.14  senate enrolled bills and joint resolutions signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. Pease, announced his signature to 
enrolled bills and joint resolutions of the Senate of the following 
titles:

       S. 231. An Act to establish the National Cave and Karst 
     Research Institute in the State of New Mexico, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 890. An Act to dispose of certain Federal properties 
     located in Dutch John, Utah, to assist the local government 
     in the interim delivery of basic services to the Dutch John 
     community, and for other purposes.
       S. 1021. An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that consideration may not be denied to preference 
     eligibles applying for certain positions in the competitive 
     service, and for other purposes.
       S. 1298. An Act to designate a Federal building located in 
     Florence, Alabama, as the ``Justice John McKinley Federal 
     Building.''
       S. 1333. An Act to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 to allow national park units that cannot 
     charge an entrance or admission fee to retain other fees and 
     charges.
       S. 2094. An Act to amend the Fish and Wildlife Improvement 
     Act of 1978 to enable the Secretary of the Interior to more 
     effectively use the proceeds of sales of certain items.
       S. 2106. An Act to expand the boundaries of Arches National 
     Park, Utah, to include portions of certain drainages that are 
     under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and 
     to include a portion of Fish Seep Draw owned by the State of 
     Utah, and for other purposes.
       S. 2193. An Act to implement the provisions of the 
     Trademark Law Treaty.
       S. 2232. An Act to establish the Little Rock Central High 
     School National Historic Site in the State of Arkansas, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 2240. An Act to establish the Adams National Historical 
     Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other 
     purposes.

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       S. 2246. An Act to amend the Act which established the 
     Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, in the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by modifying the boundary, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 2285. An Act to establish a commission, in honor of the 
     150th Anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, to further 
     protect sites of importance in the historic efforts to secure 
     equal rights for women.
       S. 2413. An Act prohibiting the conveyance of Woodland Lake 
     Park tract in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the State 
     of Arizona unless the conveyance is made to the town of 
     Pinetop-Lakeside or is authorized by an Act of Congress.
       S. 2427. An Act to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
     Management Act of 1996 to extend the legislative authority 
     for the Black Patriots Foundation to establish a 
     commemorative work.
       S. 2468. An Act to designate the Biscayne National Park 
     Visitor Center as the Dante Fascell Visitor Center.
       S. 2505. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey title to the Tunnison Lab Hagerman Field Station in 
     Gooding County, Idaho, to the University of Idaho.
       S. 2561. An Act to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act with 
     respect to furnishing and using consumer reports for 
     employment purposes.
       S.J. 51. A joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact 
     entered into between the States of Maryland and West 
     Virginia.
       S.J. 58. A joint resolution recognizing the accomplishments 
     of Inspectors General since their creation in 1978 in 
     preventing and detecting waste, fraud, abuse, and 
     mismanagement, and in promoting economy, efficiency, and 
     effectiveness in the Federal Government.

para.114.15  bills and joint resolution presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, 
bills and a joint resolution of the House of the following titles:

           On October 16, 1998:
       H.R. 2431. To express United States foreign policy with 
     respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on 
     behalf of, individuals persecuted in foreign countries on 
     account of religion; to authorize United States actions in 
     response to violations of religious freedom in foreign 
     countries; to establish an Ambassador at Large for 
     International Religious Freedom within the Department of 
     State, a Commission on International Religious Freedom, and a 
     Special Advisor on International Religious Freedom within the 
     National Security Council; and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4112. Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.J. Res. 136. Making further continuing appropriations for 
     the fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.

  And then,

para.114.16  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 9 o'clock and 4 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 1998.

para.114.17  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calender, as follows:

       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee of conference. Conference report 
     on H.R. 4328. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-825). Ordered to be printed.

para.114.18  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 4851. A bill to withhold voluntary proportional 
     assistance for programs and projects of the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency relating to the development and 
     completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 4852. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the transfer of property subject to a 
     liability shall be treated in the same manner as the transfer 
     of property involving an assumption of liability; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 4853. A bill to modify retroactively the residence 
     requirement for transmission of citizenship to certain 
     individuals born abroad before 1953 to one citizen parent and 
     one alien parent; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 4854. A bill to declare certain Amerasians to be 
     citizens of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 4855. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to reinstate certain bonus and capital payment 
     levels for rehabilitation hospital services under part A of 
     the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 137. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations. 

para.114.19  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 902: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 2698: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 3915: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 4127: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 4449: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 4684: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 4843: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Waxman, and 
     Mr. Serrano.
       H Con. 328: Mr. McGovern.
       H Res. 483: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H. Res. 595: Mr. Miller of California and Mr. Sabo.



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                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1998 (115)

para.115.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 o'clock p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 20, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Joel Hefley to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.115.2  recess--12:44 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.115.3  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, called the House to order.

para.115.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, October 19, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.115.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11758. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mexican Fruit Fly Regulations; Addition 
     of Regulated Area [Docket No. 98-082-2] received October 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11759. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Veterinary Diagnostic Services User 
     Fees [Docket No. 94-115-2] (RIN: 0579-AA70) received October 
     15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       11760. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Validated Brucellosis-Free States; 
     South Carolina [Docket No. 98-101-1] received October 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11761. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area 
     Classifications; Mississippi [Docket No. 98-097-1] received 
     October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11762. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Importation of Horses [Docket No. 95-
     054-3] received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11763. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Fresh Bartlett Pears Grown in 
     Oregon and Washington; Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV98-931-1 IFR] received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

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       11764. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in 
     Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; Decreased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV98-906-1 FIR] received October 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11765. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Tomatoes Grown in Florida; 
     Partial Exemption From the Handling Regulation for Producer 
     Field-Packed Tomatoes [Docket No.FV98-966-2 IFR] received 
     October 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11766. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Apricots Grown in Designated 
     Counties in Washington; Change in Container Regulations 
     [Docket No. FV98-922-1 FIR] received October 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11767. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Irish Potatoes Grown in 
     Colorado; Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-948-1 
     FIR] received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11768. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Domestic Dates Produced or 
     Packed in Riverside County, CA; Increased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV98-987-1 FR] received October 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11769. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting Cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. 
     Doc. No. 105--328); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       11770. A letter from the Director, Washington Headquarters 
     Services, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); TRICARE Prime Balance 
     Billing (RIN: 0720-AA46) received October 20, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       11771. A letter from the The Chairmen, Board of Governors 
     of the Federal Reserve System, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting a Report to the Congress on the 
     Markets for Small Business and Commercial Mortgage Related 
     Securities; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11772. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 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; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11773. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7696] 
     received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11774. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Safety and 
     Soundness Standards [Docket No. 98-13] (RIN: 1557-AB67) 
     received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11775. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer 
     Alternate, Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the 
     Office's final rule--Transactions with Affiliates; Reverse 
     Repurchase Agreements--received October 20, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       11776. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Interagency Guidelines Establishing Year 2000 Standards 
     for Safety and Soundness (RIN: 1550-AB27) received October 
     15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       11777. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Rehabilitation Training: 
     Rehabilitation Long-Term Training, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11778. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Rehabilitation Long-Term Training--
     received October 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11779. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
     Mine Safety and Health, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Experienced Miner and Supervisor 
     Training (RIN: 1219-AB13) received October 15, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       11780. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Technical Amendments of Rules Relating to Labor-
     Management Standards and Standards of Conduct for Federal 
     Sector Labor Organizations; Correction (RIN: 1215-AB22) 
     received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11781. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and 
     Chief Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--
     Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest 
     Assumptions for Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received 
     October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11782. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Title I--Helping 
     Disadvantaged Children Meet High Standards (RIN: 1810-AA89) 
     received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11783. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Radio Broadcasting Services; Arcadia & Ellington, MO, 
     Carbondale, IL & Tiptonville, TN [MM Docket No. 97-168; RM-
     9103 and RM-9182] received October 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11784. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Florida [FL-
     065-9623a; FRL-6167-4] received October 16, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11785. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan for South 
     Dakota; Revisions to the Air Pollution Control Program [SD-
     001-0002a; FRL-6175-4] received October 13, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11786. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Azoxystrobin; Time-
     limited Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300744; FRL-6037-8] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received October 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11787. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Withdrawal of Final Rule 
     [PA122-4078a; FRL-6178-2] received October 14, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11788. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan, Texas: 
     Recodification of Regulations to Control Lead Emissions from 
     Stationary Sources [TX90-1-7360a; FRL-6160-2] received 
     October 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11789. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Lead; Fees for 
     Accreditation of Training Programs and Certification of Lead-
     based Paint Activities Contractors; Withdrawal of Final Rule 
     [OPPTS-62158B; FRL-6040-1] (RIN: 2070-AD11) received October 
     14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       11790. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Request for Delegation 
     of the Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk 
     Management Programs Under Clean Air Act Section 112(r)(7): 
     State of Florida [FRL-6166-9] received October 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11791. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Pleans; Reasonably Available 
     Control Technology for Oxides of Nitrogen for Specific 
     Sources in the State of New Jersey [Region 2 Docket No. NJ32-
     183a, FRL-6174-5] received October 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11792. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Alaska: Partial Program 
     Adequacy Final Determination of State Class I and II 
     Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Permit Program--and Partial 
     Program Adequacy Tentative Determination of State Class III 
     Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Permit Program [FRL-6177-6] 
     received October 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11793. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; 30-Day Notices and 135-Day PMA 
     Supplement Review [Docket No. 98N-0168] received October 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11794. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory

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     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-
     Specific Guidance About Industrial Radiography Licenses--
     received October 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11795. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed transfer of major defense 
     equipment from the Government of the United Kingdom to the 
     Government of Sri Lanka [Transmittal No. RSAT-4-98], pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11796. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy 
     of the President's determination that he has exercised the 
     authority granted him under Section 451(a)(1) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, to provide assistance to 
     The Netherlands for the trial of suspects in the Pan Am 103 
     bombing case [PD 98-40], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2261(a)(2); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11797. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to South Korea [Transmittal No. DTC 138-98], 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11798. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Switzerland [Transmittal No. DTC 142-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11799. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Canada [Transmittal No. DTC 103-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11800. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copy 
     of the President's Determination 98-37, that it is vital to 
     U.S. national security interests to provide a supplementary 
     contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development 
     Organization (``Kedo''), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2364(a)(2); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11801. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Clarification of Reporting 
     Requirements under the Wassenaar Arrangement [Docket No. 
     980814218-8218-01] (RIN: 0694-AB724) received October 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11802. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Request for Comments on Effects of 
     Foreign Policy-Based Export Controls [Docket No. 980922243-
     8243-01] received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11803. A letter from the Interim District of Columbia 
     Auditor, District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of a 
     report entitled ``Statutory Audit of the District's 
     Depository Activities for Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 47--117(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11804. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List; 
     Additions and Deletions--received October 15, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       11805. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting a copy the report of the Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission in compliance with the Government 
     in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       11806. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Reform of Affirmative Action in 
     Federal Procurement [FAC 97-08; FAR Case 97-004C] (RIN: 9000-
     AH59) received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       11807. A letter from the the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     transmitting the quarterly report of receipts and 
     expenditures of appropriations and other funds for the period 
     July 1, 1998, through September 30, 1998 as compiled by the 
     Chief Administrative Officer, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a; (H. 
     Doc. No. 105-327); to the Committee on House Oversight and 
     ordered to be printed.
       11808. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of offshore lease revenues 
     where a refund or recoupment is appropriate, pursuant to 43 
     U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee on Resources.
       11809. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Mineral Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Grazing Administration; Alaska; 
     Reindeer; General [WO-420-1050-00-24] (RIN: 1004-AD06) 
     received October 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       11810. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; 
     Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category [I.D. 091198A] 
     received October 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       11811. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Swordfish Fishery; 
     South Atlantic Quotas; Quota Adjustment Procedures [Docket 
     No. 980527137-8237-02; I.D. 121597D] (RIN: 0648-AL24) 
     received October 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       11812. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator For Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     License Limitation Program [Docket No. 970703166-8209-04; 
     I.D. 060997A3] (RIN: 0648-AH65) received October 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11813. A letter from the Director, Office Of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna 
     Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishery; Inseason 
     Adjustment; Closure [Docket No. 980320071-8128-02; I.D. 
     080698A] received October 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11814. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, NOS, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Funds Availability for the 
     Southeast Bering Sea Carrying Capacity (SEBSCC) Project 
     [Docket No. 980805207-8207-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA47) received 
     October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11815. A letter from the General Counsel, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's final rule--
     Conservation of Antarctic Animals and Plants (RIN: 3145-AA34) 
     received September 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11816. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the report on the 
     administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
     covering the six months ended June 30, 1997 and December 31, 
     1997, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 621; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       11817. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report on the 
     payment of claims to certain persons captured and interned by 
     North Vietnam; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       11818. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to assist law enforcement in the apprehension of 
     fugitives from justice; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       11819. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Interim Procedures For Certain 
     Health Care Workers [INS 1879-97] (RIN: 1115-AE73) received 
     October 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       11820. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Suspension of Deportation and 
     Cancellation of Removal [EOIR No. 1241; AG Order No. 2182-98] 
     (RIN: 1125-AA25) received October 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       11821. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Salary Offset (RIN: 
     1510-AA70) received October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       11822. A letter from the Chairman, United States Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting Telemarketing Fraud Offenses: 
     Explanation of Recent Guideline Amendments; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       11823. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the annual report on the Status of the Public 
     Ports of the United States for Calendar Years 1996-1997, 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 308(c); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11824. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision 
     [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-98-3637] received October 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11825. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Jetstream Model 
     3101 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-63-AD; Amendment 39-10836; 
     AD 98-21-28] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11826. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bob Fields Aerocessories Inflatable 
     Door Seals [Docket No. 98-CE-88-AD; Amendment 39-10844; AD 
     98-21-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to

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     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11827. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Aircraft Corporation Models 
     M20J, M20K, M20M, and M20R Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-47-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10834; AD 98-21-26] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11828. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Jetstream Models 
     3101 and 3201 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-28-AD; Amendment 
     39-10833; AD 98-21-25] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 19, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11829. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-
     600 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-74-AD; Amendment 39-
     10838; AD 98-21-30] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 19, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11830. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Menomonie, WI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-45] received October 19, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11831. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Orr, MN [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AGL-47] received October 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11832. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Two Harbors, MN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-43] received October 19, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11833. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Granite Falls, MN 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-46] received October 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11834. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Park Falls, WI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-44] received October 19, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11835. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Source of Income From Sales of Inventory Partly From Sources 
     Within a Possession of the United States; Also, Source of 
     Income Derived From Certain Purchases From a Corporation 
     Electing Section 936 [TD 8786] (RIN: 1545-AU79) received 
     October 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. Q02
       11836. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a report on the taxation of Social Security and 
     Railroad Retirement Benefits in calendar year 1993, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 401 nt.; jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.115.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 633. An Act to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     to provide that the annuities of certain special agents and 
     security personnel of the Department of State be computed in 
     the same way as applies generally with respect to Federal law 
     enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3633. An Act to amend the Controlled Substances Import 
     and Export Act to place limitations on controlled substances 
     brought into the United States.
       H.R. 4501. An Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to 
     improve the access for persons with disabilities to outdoor 
     recreational opportunities made available to the public.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House 
of the following titles:

       H.R. 2070. An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for the testing of certain persons who are 
     incarcerated or ordered detained before trial, for the 
     presence of the human immunodeficiency virus, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4283. An Act to support sustainable and broad-based 
     agricultural and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a concurrent 
resolution of the following title, in which the concurrence of the House 
is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 129. Concurrent resolution to correct a 
     technical error in the enrollment of H.R. 3910.

para.115.7  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 20, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Tuesday, October 20, 1998 
     at 10:30 a.m. ``that the Senate Passed without amendment, 
     H.J. Res. 137''.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.115.8  enrolled joint resolution signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that pursuant to 
clause 4, rule I, the Speaker pro tempore signed the following enrolled 
joint resolution, on Tuesday, October 20, 1998:

       H. J. Res. 137. making further continuing appropriations 
     for the fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.

para.115.9  private calendar business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. REDMOND, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order today under clause 6, rule XXIV, the 
Private Calendar rule, be dispensed with.

para.115.10  providing for the consideration of s. 1132 and s. 2133

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 604):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 
     to consider in the House the bill (S. 1132) to modify the 
     boundaries of the Bandelier National Monument to include the 
     lands within the headwaters of the Upper Alamo Watershed 
     which drain into the Monument and which are not currently 
     within the jurisdiction of a Federal land management agency, 
     to authorize purchase or donation of those lands, and for 
     other purposes. The bill shall be considered as read for 
     amendment. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening 
     motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Resources; and (2) one motion to 
     recommit.
       Sec. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
     order without intervention of any point of order to consider 
     in the House the bill (S. 2133) an act to preserve the 
     cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor and to authorize 
     the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance. The bill 
     shall be considered as read for amendment. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final 
     passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
     debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Resources; and (2) one motion to recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the resolution were postponed.

para.115.11  trade law technical amendments

  Mr. CRANE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4856) to 
make miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, recognized Mr. CRANE and Mr. 
MATSUI, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,

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  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.115.12  recess--2:50 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., 
subject to the call of the Chair.

para.115.13  after recess--4:25 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, called the House to order.

para.115.14  providing for certain resolutions in preparation for 
          adjournment of the second session sine die

  Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 594):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House a joint resolution 
     appointing the day for the convening of the first session of 
     the One Hundred Sixth Congress. The joint resolution shall be 
     considered as read for amendment. The previous question shall 
     be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final 
     passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
     debate equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader 
     and the Minority Leader or their designees; and (2) one 
     motion to commit.
       Sec. 2. A resolution providing that any organizational 
     caucus or conference in the House of Representatives for the 
     One Hundred Sixth Congress may begin on or after November 18, 
     1998, is hereby adopted.
       Sec. 3. A resolution providing for the printing of a 
     revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of 
     Representatives for the One Hundred Sixth Congress as a House 
     document, and for the printing and binding of three thousand 
     additional copies for the use of the House, of which nine 
     hundred copies shall be bound in leather with thumb index and 
     delivered as may be directed by the Parliamentarian of the 
     House, is hereby adopted.
       Sec. 4. A resolution providing that a committee of two 
     Members of the House be appointed to wait upon the President 
     of the United States and inform him that the House of 
     Representatives has completed its business of the session and 
     is ready to adjourn, unless the President has some other 
     communication to make to them, is hereby adopted.
       Sec. 5. The Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority 
     Leader may accept resignations and make appointments to 
     commissions, boards, and committees following the adjournment 
     of the second session sine die as authorized by law or by the 
     House.
       Sec. 6. The chairman and ranking minority member of each 
     standing committee and subcommittee may extend their remarks 
     in the Congressional Record and include a summary of the work 
     of their committee or subcommittee.

  By unanimous consent, the following amendment was agreed to:

       Strike ``November 18, 1998,'' in section 2 and inserting 
     ``November 13, 1998.'' 

  When said resolution, as amended, was considered as agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the motion whereby said resolution, as 
amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.115.15  providing for an organizational caucus or conference for 
          the one hundred sixth congress

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that, pursuant to 
section 2 of House Resolution 594, the following resolution (H. Res. 
606) was considered as adopted:

       Resolved, That any organizational caucus or conference in 
     the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress may begin on or after November 13, 1998.
       Sec. 2. As used in this resolution, the term 
     ``organizational caucus or conference'' means a party caucus 
     or conference authorized to be called under section 202(a) of 
     House Resolution 988, Ninety-third Congress, agreed to on 
     October 8, 1974, and enacted into permanent law by chapter 
     III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 
     (2 U.S.C. 29a(a)).

para.115.16  providing for revised edition of house rules manual

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that, pursuant to 
section 3 of House Resolution 594, the following resolution (H. Res. 
607) was considered as adopted:

       Resolved, That a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of 
     the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress be printed as a House document, and that three 
     thousand additional copies shall be printed and bound for the 
     use of the House of Representatives, of which nine hundred 
     copies shall be bound in leather with thumb index and 
     delivered as may be directed by the Parliamentarian of the 
     House.

para.115.17  committee to notify the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that, pursuant to 
section 4 of House Resolution 594, the following resolution (H. Res. 
608) was considered as adopted:

       Resolved, That a committee of two Members of the House be 
     appointed to wait upon the President of the United States and 
     inform him that the House of Representatives has completed 
     its business of the session and is ready to adjourn, unless 
     the President has some other communication to make to them.

para.115.18  appointment of committee to notify the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to section 4 of 
House Resolution 594, announced the appointment of Messrs. Armey and 
Gephardt as members of the committee on the part of the House to notify 
the President of the adjournment of the Congress.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.115.19  convening of first session of the one hundred sixth 
          congress

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the House considered 
the following joint resolution (H.J. Res. 138) appointing the day for 
the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.115.20  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 4328

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-826) the resolution (H. Res. 605) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4328) making 
appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.115.21  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 4328

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 605):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 4328) making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. All points 
     of order against the conference report and against its 
     consideration are waived. The conference report shall be 
     considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

333

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

88

para.115.22                  [Roll No. 536]

                                YEAS--333

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr

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     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--88

     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lee
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Rahall
     Rivers
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Becerra
     Fazio
     Hansen
     Kennedy (RI)
     Meehan
     Mollohan
     Oberstar
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Smith (NJ)
     Stark
     Tauscher
     Weygand
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.115.23  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the Committee of 
Conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1757) ``An Act to consolidate 
international affairs agencies, to authorize appropriations for the 
Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
and to ensure that the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) proceeds in a manner consistent with United States 
interests, to strengthen relations between the United States and Russia, 
to preserve the prerogatives of the Congress with respect to certain 
arms control agreements, and for other purposes.''. 

para.115.24  h. res. 604--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 604) providing for consideration of the bill (S. 
1132) to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier National Monument to 
include the lands within the headwaters of the Upper Alamo Watershed 
which drain into the Monument and which are not currently within the 
jurisdiction of the Federal land management agency, to authorize 
purchase or donation of those lands, and for other purposes, and for 
consideration of the bill (S. 2133) an act to preserve the cultural 
resources of the Route 66 corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to provide assistance.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

229

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

189

para.115.25                  [Roll No. 537]

                                YEAS--229

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White

[[Page 2376]]


     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Becerra
     Brown (OH)
     Clayton
     Fazio
     Hansen
     Kennedy (RI)
     Meehan
     Mollohan
     Northup
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Tauscher
     Velazquez
     Weygand
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.115.26  transportation appropriations for fy 1999

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 605, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 105-825):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     4328) ``making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes'', having 
     met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend 
     and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

            DIVISION A--OMNIBUS CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS

       That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the several 
     departments, agencies, corporations and other organizational 
     units of the Government for the fiscal year 1999, and for 
     other purposes, namely:
       Sec. 101(a). For programs, projects or activities in the 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, provided as 
     follows, to be effective as if it had been enacted into law 
     as the regular appropriations Act:
     An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes.

                                TITLE I

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                 Production, Processing, and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, and not to exceed $75,000 for employment under 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, $2,836,000: Provided, That not to exceed $11,000 
     of this amount, along with any unobligated balances of 
     representation funds in the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
     shall be available for official reception and representation 
     expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the 
     Secretary: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
     used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel of the 
     Department of Agriculture to carry out section 793(c)(1)(C) 
     of Public Law 104-127: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds made available by this Act may be used to enforce 
     section 793(d) of Public Law 104-127.

                          Executive Operations


                            chief economist

       For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, including 
     economic analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, 
     and the functions of the World Agricultural Outlook Board, as 
     authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
     U.S.C. 1622g), and including employment pursuant to the 
     second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 
     (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is for 
     employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,620,000.


                       national appeals division

       For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, 
     including employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
     section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of 
     which not to exceed $25,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, $11,718,000.

                 Office of Budget and Program Analysis

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
     Analysis, including employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is for employment 
     under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $6,120,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Information Officer, including employment pursuant to the 
     second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 
     (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 is for 
     employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,551,000.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
     Officer, including employment pursuant to the second sentence 
     of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
     of which not to exceed $10,000 is for employment under 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, $4,283,000: Provided, That the Chief Financial 
     Officer shall actively market cross-servicing activities of 
     the National Finance Center.

          Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Administration to carry out the 
     programs funded by this Act, $613,000.

        Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to 
     Public Law 92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 
     delegation of authority from the Administrator of General 
     Services to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 
     486, for programs and activities of the Department which are 
     included in this Act, and for the operation, maintenance, and 
     repair of Agriculture buildings, $132,184,000: Provided, That 
     in the event an agency within the Department should require 
     modification of space needs, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
     transfer a share of that agency's appropriation made 
     available by this Act to this appropriation, or may transfer 
     a share of this appropriation to that agency's appropriation, 
     but such transfers shall not exceed 5 percent of the funds 
     made available for space rental and related costs to or from 
     this account. In addition, for construction, repair, 
     improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 
     equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the 
     programs of the Department, where not otherwise provided, 
     $5,000,000, to remain available until expended; making a 
     total appropriation of $137,184,000.

                       Hazardous Waste Management


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to 
     comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607(g), and section 6001 of the 
     Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6961, 
     $15,700,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That appropriations and funds available herein to the 
     Department for Hazardous Waste Management may be transferred 
     to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all 
     requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-
     Federal lands.

                      Departmental Administration


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For Departmental Administration, $32,168,000, to provide 
     for necessary expenses for management support services to 
     offices of the Department and for general administration and 
     disaster management of the Department, repairs and 
     alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses 
     not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical 
     and efficient work of the Department, including employment 
     pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
     Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed 
     $10,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That 
     this appropriation shall be reimbursed from applicable 
     appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to 
     the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551-558.

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              Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers

       For grants and contracts pursuant to section 2501 of the 
     Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
     U.S.C. 2279), $3,000,000, to remain available until expended.

     Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out 
     the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving 
     intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive 
     branch, $3,668,000: Provided, That no other funds 
     appropriated to the Department by this Act shall be available 
     to the Department for support of activities of congressional 
     relations: Provided further, That not less than $2,241,000 
     shall be transferred to agencies funded by this Act to 
     maintain personnel at the agency level.

                        Office of Communications

       For necessary expenses to carry on services relating to the 
     coordination of programs involving public affairs, for the 
     dissemination of agricultural information, and the 
     coordination of information, work, and programs authorized by 
     Congress in the Department, $8,138,000, including employment 
     pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
     Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed 
     $10,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, and not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for farmers' 
     bulletins.

                    Office of the Inspector General


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
     General, including employment pursuant to the second sentence 
     of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
     and the Inspector General Act of 1978, $65,128,000, including 
     such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other 
     arrangements with public agencies and private persons 
     pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, including a sum not to exceed $50,000 for employment 
     under 5 U.S.C. 3109; and including a sum not to exceed 
     $100,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, 
     including the payment of informants, to be expended under the 
     direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95-
     452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97-98: Provided, That for 
     fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, funds transferred to the 
     Office of the Inspector General through forfeiture 
     proceedings or from the Department of Justice Assets 
     Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture 
     Fund, as a participating agency, as an equitable share from 
     the forfeiture of property in investigations in which the 
     Office of the Inspector General participates, or through the 
     granting of a Petition for Remission or Mitigation, shall be 
     deposited to the credit of this account for law enforcement 
     activities authorized under the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, to remain available until expended.

                     Office of the General Counsel

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
     Counsel, $29,194,000.

  Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics to 
     administer the laws enacted by the Congress for the Economic 
     Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics 
     Service, the Agricultural Research Service, and the 
     Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, 
     $540,000.

                       Economic Research Service


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service in 
     conducting economic research and analysis, as authorized by 
     the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) 
     and other laws, $65,757,000: Provided, That $2,000,000 shall 
     be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``Food and Nutrition Service, Food Program Administration'' 
     for studies and evaluations: Provided further, That this 
     appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to 
     the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 
     1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225).

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

       For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
     Statistics Service in conducting statistical reporting and 
     service work, including crop and livestock estimates, 
     statistical coordination and improvements, marketing surveys, 
     and the Census of Agriculture, as authorized by the 
     Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), the 
     Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-113), and 
     other laws, $103,964,000, of which up to $23,599,000 shall be 
     available until expended for the Census of Agriculture: 
     Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for 
     employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
     of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
     $40,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
     3109.

                     Agricultural Research Service


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses to enable the Agricultural Research 
     Service to perform agricultural research and demonstration 
     relating to production, utilization, marketing, and 
     distribution (not otherwise provided for); home economics or 
     nutrition and consumer use including the acquisition, 
     preservation, and dissemination of agricultural information; 
     and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or 
     purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for land 
     exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value 
     or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor 
     which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the 
     land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, 
     $785,518,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall 
     be available for temporary employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $115,000 shall be available 
     for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That 
     appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation 
     and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed 
     one for replacement only: Provided further, That 
     appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 
     U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of 
     buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, 
     the cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed 
     $250,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall 
     each be limited to $1,000,000, and except for ten buildings 
     to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed 
     $500,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building 
     during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
     current replacement value of the building or $250,000, 
     whichever is greater: Provided further, That the limitations 
     on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to 
     modernization or replacement of existing facilities at 
     Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That appropriations 
     hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the 
     Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, including an 
     easement to the University of Maryland to construct the 
     Transgenic Animal Facility which upon completion shall be 
     accepted by the Secretary as a gift: Provided further, That 
     the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of 
     buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 
     U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That funds may be received 
     from any State, other political subdivision, organization, or 
     individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any 
     research facility or research project of the Agricultural 
     Research Service, as authorized by law.
       None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be 
     available to carry out research related to the production, 
     processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco products.
       In fiscal year 1999, the agency is authorized to charge 
     fees, commensurate with the fair market value, for any 
     permit, easement, lease, or other special use authorization 
     for the occupancy or use of land and facilities (including 
     land and facilities at the Beltsville Agricultural Research 
     Center) issued by the agency, as authorized by law, and such 
     fees shall be credited to this account and shall remain 
     available until expended for authorized purposes.

                        buildings and facilities

       For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, 
     extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or 
     facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural 
     research programs of the Department of Agriculture, where not 
     otherwise provided, $56,437,000, to remain available until 
     expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That funds may be 
     received from any State, other political subdivision, 
     organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing 
     any research facility of the Agricultural Research Service, 
     as authorized by law.

      Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service


                   Research and Education Activities

       For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 
     cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 
     for other expenses, including $180,545,000 to carry into 
     effect the provisions of the Hatch Act (7 U.S.C. 361a-i); 
     $21,932,000 for grants for cooperative forestry research (16 
     U.S.C. 582a-a7); $29,676,000 for payments to the 1890 land-
     grant colleges, including Tuskegee University (7 U.S.C. 
     3222); $63,116,000 for special grants for agricultural 
     research (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); $15,048,000 for special grants 
     for agricultural research on improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 
     450i(c)); $119,300,000 for competitive research grants (7 
     U.S.C. 450i(b)); $5,109,000 for the support of animal health 
     and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 3195); $750,000 for 
     supplemental and alternative crops and products (7 U.S.C. 
     3319d); $600,000 for grants for research pursuant to the 
     Critical Agricultural Materials Act of 1984 (7 U.S.C. 178) 
     and section 1472 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 3318), to remain available until expended; $3,000,000 
     for higher education graduate fellowship grants (7 U.S.C. 
     3152(b)(6)), to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 
     2209b); $4,350,000 for higher education challenge grants (7 
     U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)); $1,000,000 for a higher education 
     multicultural scholars program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), to 
     remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $2,850,000 
     for an education grants program for Hispanic-serving 
     Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241); $500,000 for a secondary 
     agriculture education program and two-year postsecondary 
     education (7 U.S.C. 3152 (h)); $4,000,000 for aquaculture 
     grants (7 U.S.C. 3322); $8,000,000 for sustainable 
     agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C. 5811); 
     $9,200,000 for a program of capacity building grants (7 
     U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to colleges eligible to receive funds 
     under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328), 
     including Tuskegee University, to remain available until ex

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     pended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $1,552,000 for payments to the 1994 
     Institutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of Public Law 103-
     382; and $10,688,000 for necessary expenses of Research and 
     Education Activities, of which not to exceed $100,000 shall 
     be for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; in all, $481,216,000.
       None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be 
     available to carry out research related to the production, 
     processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco products.

              Native American Institutions Endowment Fund

       For establishment of a Native American institutions 
     endowment fund, as authorized by Public Law 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 
     301 note), $4,600,000.

                          Extension Activities

       Payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
     Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and 
     American Samoa: For payments for cooperative extension work 
     under the Smith-Lever Act, to be distributed under sections 
     3(b) and 3(c) of said Act, and under section 208(c) of Public 
     Law 93-471, for retirement and employees' compensation costs 
     for extension agents and for costs of penalty mail for 
     cooperative extension agents and State extension directors, 
     $276,548,000; payments for extension work at the 1994 
     Institutions under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), 
     $2,060,000; payments for the nutrition and family education 
     program for low-income areas under section 3(d) of the Act, 
     $58,695,000; payments for the pest management program under 
     section 3(d) of the Act, $10,783,000; payments for the farm 
     safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, $3,000,000; 
     payments for the pesticide impact assessment program under 
     section 3(d) of the Act, $3,214,000; payments to upgrade 
     research, extension, and teaching facilities at the 1890 
     land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University, as 
     authorized by section 1447 of Public Law 95-113 (7 U.S.C. 
     3222b), $8,426,000, to remain available until expended; 
     payments for the rural development centers under section 3(d) 
     of the Act, $908,000; payments for a groundwater quality 
     program under section 3(d) of the Act, $9,561,000; payments 
     for youth-at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the Act, 
     $9,000,000; payments for a food safety program under section 
     3(d) of the Act, $7,365,000; payments for carrying out the 
     provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978, 
     $3,192,000; payments for Indian reservation agents under 
     section 3(d) of the Act, $1,714,000; payments for sustainable 
     agriculture programs under section 3(d) of the Act, 
     $3,309,000; payments for rural health and safety education as 
     authorized by section 2390 of Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 
     2661 note, 2662), $2,628,000; payments for cooperative 
     extension work by the colleges receiving the benefits of the 
     second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328) and Tuskegee 
     University, $25,843,000; and for Federal administration and 
     coordination including administration of the Smith-Lever Act, 
     and the Act of September 29, 1977 (7 U.S.C. 341-349), and 
     section 1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 1980 (7 U.S.C. 301 
     note), and to coordinate and provide program leadership for 
     the extension work of the Department and the several States 
     and insular possessions, $11,741,000; in all, $437,987,000: 
     Provided, That funds hereby appropriated pursuant to section 
     3(c) of the Act of June 26, 1953, and section 506 of the Act 
     of June 23, 1972, shall not be paid to any State, the 
     District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin 
     Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and American Samoa 
     prior to availability of an equal sum from non-Federal 
     sources for expenditure during the current fiscal year.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs to 
     administer programs under the laws enacted by the Congress 
     for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration, $618,000.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, including those 
     pursuant to the Act of February 28, 1947 (21 U.S.C. 114b-c), 
     necessary to prevent, control, and eradicate pests and plant 
     and animal diseases; to carry out inspection, quarantine, and 
     regulatory activities; to discharge the authorities of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture under the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 
     Stat. 1468; 7 U.S.C. 426-426b); and to protect the 
     environment, as authorized by law, $425,803,000, of which 
     $4,105,000 shall be available for the control of outbreaks of 
     insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of 
     pest animals and birds to the extent necessary to meet 
     emergency conditions: Provided, That no funds shall be used 
     to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program 
     for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum 
     matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided 
     further, That this appropriation shall be available for field 
     employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
     of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
     $40,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
     3109: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
     available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and 
     the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be for 
     replacement only: Provided further, That, in addition, in 
     emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural 
     production industry of this country, the Secretary may 
     transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the 
     agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as may 
     be deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies 
     for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious 
     disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for 
     expenses in accordance with the Act of February 28, 1947, and 
     section 102 of the Act of September 21, 1944, and any 
     unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency 
     purposes in the next preceding fiscal year shall be merged 
     with such transferred amounts: Provided further, That 
     appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law 
     (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leased 
     buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the 
     cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
     shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value 
     of the building.
       In fiscal year 1999, the agency is authorized to collect 
     fees to cover the total costs of providing technical 
     assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other 
     political subdivisions, domestic and international 
     organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, provided 
     that such fees are structured such that any entity's 
     liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical 
     assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the 
     agency, and such fees shall be credited to this account, to 
     remain available until expended, without further 
     appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or 
     services.
        Of the total amount available under this heading in fiscal 
     year 1999, $88,000,000 shall be derived from user fees 
     deposited in the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee 
     Account.

                        buildings and facilities

       For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 
     environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, 
     and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized 
     by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 
     U.S.C. 428a, $7,700,000, to remain available until expended.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service


                           Marketing Services

       For necessary expenses to carry on services related to 
     consumer protection, agricultural marketing and distribution, 
     transportation, and regulatory programs, as authorized by 
     law, and for administration and coordination of payments to 
     States, including field employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225) and not to exceed $90,000 for employment under 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, $48,831,000, including funds for the wholesale 
     market development program for the design and development of 
     wholesale and farmer market facilities for the major 
     metropolitan areas of the country: Provided, That this 
     appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 
     2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and 
     improvements, but the cost of altering any one building 
     during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
     current replacement value of the building.
       Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization 
     activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 
     U.S.C. 9701).


                 limitation on administrative expenses

       Not to exceed $60,730,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
     obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative 
     expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or 
     other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this 
     limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the 
     Appropriations Committees.


    Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (Section 32)

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 
     1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) shall be used only for commodity program 
     expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating 
     expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of 
     Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of August 
     8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and 
     (3) not more than $10,998,000 for formulation and 
     administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to 
     the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the 
     Agricultural Act of 1961.


                   Payments to States and Possessions

       For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and 
     departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing 
     activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing 
     Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,200,000.

        Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     United States Grain Standards Act, for the administration of 
     the Packers and Stockyards Act, for certifying procedures 
     used to protect purchasers of farm products, and the 
     standardization activities related to grain under the 
     Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, including field 
     employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
     of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
     $25,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $26,787,000: 
     Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant 
     to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the

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     alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the 
     cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
     shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value 
     of the building.


        limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses

       Not to exceed $42,557,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
     obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and 
     weighing services: Provided, That if grain export activities 
     require additional supervision and oversight, or other 
     uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded 
     by up to 10 percent with notification to the Appropriations 
     Committees.


             Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Food Safety to administer the laws 
     enacted by the Congress for the Food Safety and Inspection 
     Service, $446,000.

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

       For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by 
     the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products 
     Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, 
     $616,986,000, and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to 
     this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory 
     accreditation as authorized by section 1017 of Public Law 
     102-237: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be 
     available for shell egg surveillance under section 5(d) of 
     the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1034(d)): Provided 
     further, That this appropriation shall be available for field 
     employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
     of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
     $75,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
     3109: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
     available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration 
     and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of 
     altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not 
     exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the 
     building.

    Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural 
                                Services

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services to 
     administer the laws enacted by Congress for the Farm Service 
     Agency, the Foreign Agricultural Service, the Risk Management 
     Agency, and the Commodity Credit Corporation, $572,000.

                          Farm Service Agency


                         Salaries and Expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration 
     and implementation of programs administered by the Farm 
     Service Agency, $714,499,000: Provided, That the Secretary is 
     authorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities 
     (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 
     make program payments for all programs administered by the 
     Agency: Provided further, That other funds made available to 
     the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and 
     merged with this account: Provided further, That these funds 
     shall be available for employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available 
     for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.


                         State Mediation Grants

       For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural 
     Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), $2,000,000.


                        Dairy Indemnity Program

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity 
     payments to dairy farmers for milk or cows producing such 
     milk and manufacturers of dairy products who have been 
     directed to remove their milk or dairy products from 
     commercial markets because it contained residues of chemicals 
     registered and approved for use by the Federal Government, 
     and in making indemnity payments for milk, or cows producing 
     such milk, at a fair market value to any dairy farmer who is 
     directed to remove his milk from commercial markets because 
     of: (1) the presence of products of nuclear radiation or 
     fallout if such contamination is not due to the fault of the 
     farmer; or (2) residues of chemicals or toxic substances not 
     included under the first sentence of the Act of August 13, 
     1968 (7 U.S.C. 450j), if such chemicals or toxic substances 
     were not used in a manner contrary to applicable regulations 
     or labeling instructions provided at the time of use and the 
     contamination is not due to the fault of the farmer, 
     $450,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 
     2209b): Provided, That none of the funds contained in this 
     Act shall be used to make indemnity payments to any farmer 
     whose milk was removed from commercial markets as a result of 
     the farmer's willful failure to follow procedures prescribed 
     by the Federal Government: Provided further, That this amount 
     shall be transferred to the Commodity Credit Corporation: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to utilize 
     the services, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation for the purpose of making dairy indemnity 
     disbursements.


           Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
     and guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928-1929, to 
     be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance 
     Fund, as follows: farm ownership loans, $510,682,000, of 
     which $425,031,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; operating 
     loans, $1,648,276,000, of which $948,276,000 shall be for 
     unsubsidized guaranteed loans and $200,000,000 shall be for 
     subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian tribe land acquisition 
     loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $1,000,000; for 
     emergency insured loans, $25,000,000 to meet the needs 
     resulting from natural disasters; and for boll weevil 
     eradication program loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1989, 
     $100,000,000.
       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the 
     cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm ownership 
     loans, $19,580,000, of which $6,758,000 shall be for 
     guaranteed loans; operating loans, $62,630,000, of which 
     $11,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and 
     $17,480,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian 
     tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, 
     $153,000; for emergency insured loans, $5,900,000 to meet the 
     needs resulting from natural disasters; and for boll weevil 
     eradication program loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1989, 
     $1,440,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $219,861,000, of 
     which $209,861,000 shall be transferred to and merged with 
     the appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.

                         Risk Management Agency

       For administrative and operating expenses, as authorized by 
     the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
     U.S.C. 6933), $64,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $700 
     shall be available for official reception and representation 
     expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i).

                              CORPORATIONS

       The following corporations and agencies are hereby 
     authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds 
     and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or 
     agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
     forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such 
     corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided.


                Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

       For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal 
     Crop Insurance Act, such sums as may be necessary, to remain 
     available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund


                 reimbursement for net realized losses

       For fiscal year 1999, such sums as may be necessary to 
     reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized 
     losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed (estimated to 
     be $8,439,000,000 in the President's fiscal year 1999 Budget 
     Request (H. Doc. 105-177)), but not to exceed $8,439,000,000, 
     pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 
     U.S.C. 713a-11).


       operations and maintenance for hazardous waste management

       For fiscal year 1999, the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for expenses to comply 
     with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 
     U.S.C. 9607(g), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation 
     and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6961: Provided, That expenses 
     shall be for operations and maintenance costs only and that 
     other hazardous waste management costs shall be paid for by 
     the USDA Hazardous Waste Management appropriation in this 
     Act.

                                TITLE II

                         CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

  Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment to 
     administer the laws enacted by the Congress for the Forest 
     Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
     $693,000.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


                        Conservation Operations

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of 
     the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), including 
     preparation of conservation plans and establishment of 
     measures to conserve soil and water (including farm 
     irrigation and land drainage and such special measures for 
     soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent 
     floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control 
     agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation 
     plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; 
     dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, 
     and interests therein for use in the plant materials program 
     by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to 
     exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
     428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of 
     permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and 
     maintenance of aircraft, $641,243,000, to remain available 
     until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), of which not less than 
     $5,990,000 is for snow survey and water forecasting and not 
     less than $9,025,000 is for operation and establishment

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     of the plant materials centers: Provided, That appropriations 
     hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 
     construction and improvement of buildings and public 
     improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost 
     of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other 
     public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided 
     further, That when buildings or other structures are erected 
     on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is 
     obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided further, 
     That this appropriation shall be available for technical 
     assistance and related expenses to carry out programs 
     authorized by section 202(c) of title II of the Colorado 
     River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)): 
     Provided further, That no part of this appropriation may be 
     expended for soil and water conservation operations under the 
     Act of April 27, 1935 in demonstration projects: Provided 
     further, That this appropriation shall be available for 
     employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
     of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
     $25,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
     3109: Provided further, That qualified local engineers may be 
     temporarily employed at per diem rates to perform the 
     technical planning work of the Service (16 U.S.C. 590e-2).


                     Watershed Surveys and Planning

       For necessary expenses to conduct research, investigation, 
     and surveys of watersheds of rivers and other waterways, and 
     for small watershed investigations and planning, in 
     accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention 
     Act approved August 4, 1954 (16 U.S.C. 1001-1009), 
     $10,368,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
     available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
     section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
     and not to exceed $110,000 shall be available for employment 
     under 5 U.S.C. 3109.


               Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations

       For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, 
     including but not limited to research, engineering 
     operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of 
     vegetation, rehabilitation of existing works and changes in 
     use of land, in accordance with the Watershed Protection and 
     Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954 (16 U.S.C. 1001-
     1005 and 1007-1009), the provisions of the Act of April 27, 
     1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), and in accordance with the 
     provisions of laws relating to the activities of the 
     Department, $99,443,000, to remain available until expended 
     (7 U.S.C. 2209b) (of which up to $15,000,000 may be available 
     for the watersheds authorized under the Flood Control Act 
     approved June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701 and 16 U.S.C. 1006a)): 
     Provided, That not to exceed $47,000,000 of this 
     appropriation shall be available for technical assistance: 
     Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available 
     for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 
     706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to 
     exceed $200,000 shall be available for employment under 5 
     U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000,000 
     of this appropriation is available to carry out the purposes 
     of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-205), 
     including cooperative efforts as contemplated by that Act to 
     relocate endangered or threatened species to other suitable 
     habitats as may be necessary to expedite project 
     construction.


                 Resource Conservation and Development

       For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out 
     projects for resource conservation and development and for 
     sound land use pursuant to the provisions of section 32(e) of 
     title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1010-1011; 76 Stat. 607), the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 
     U.S.C. 590a-f), and the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 
     U.S.C. 3451-3461), $35,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That this appropriation 
     shall be available for employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $50,000 shall be available 
     for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.


                      Forestry Incentives Program

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to 
     carry out the program of forestry incentives, as authorized 
     by the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
     2101), including technical assistance and related expenses, 
     $6,325,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized 
     by that Act.

                               TITLE III

           RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

          Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Rural Development to administer programs 
     under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Rural Housing 
     Service, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and the 
     Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture, 
     $588,000.


                  Rural Community Advancement Program

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, 
     as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1926a, 1926c, and 1932, 
     except for sections 381E-H, 381N, and 381O of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009f), 
     $722,686,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $29,786,000 shall be for rural community programs described 
     in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act; of which $645,007,000 shall be for the rural 
     utilities programs described in section 381E(d)(2) of such 
     Act, as provided in 7 U.S.C. 1926(a) and 7 U.S.C. 1926C; and 
     of which $47,893,000 shall be for the rural business and 
     cooperative development programs described in section 
     381E(d)(3) of such Act: Provided, That of the amount 
     appropriated for the rural business and cooperative 
     development programs, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made 
     available for a grant to a qualified national organization to 
     provide technical assistance for rural transportation in 
     order to promote economic development: Provided further, That 
     not to exceed $16,215,000 shall be for technical assistance 
     grants for rural waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) 
     of such Act; and not to exceed $5,300,000 shall be for 
     contracting with qualified national organizations for a 
     circuit rider program to provide technical assistance for 
     rural water systems: Provided further, That of the total 
     amount appropriated, not to exceed $33,926,000 shall be 
     available through June 30, 1999, for empowerment zones and 
     enterprise communities, as authorized by Public Law 103-66, 
     of which $1,844,000 shall be for rural community programs 
     described in section 381E(d)(1) of such Act; of which 
     $23,948,000 shall be for the rural utilities programs 
     described in section 381E(d)(2) of such Act; of which 
     $8,134,000 shall be for the rural business and cooperative 
     development programs described in section 381E(d)(3) of such 
     Act.

                         Rural Housing Service


              Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
     and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing 
     Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing 
     insurance fund, as follows: $3,965,313,000 for loans to 
     section 502 borrowers, as determined by the Secretary, of 
     which $3,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed 
     loans; $25,001,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; 
     $100,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing 
     loans; $20,000,000 for section 514 farm labor housing; 
     $114,321,000 for section 515 rental housing; $5,152,000 for 
     section 524 site loans; $16,930,000 for credit sales of 
     acquired property, of which up to $5,001,000 may be for 
     multi-family credit sales; and $5,000,000 for section 523 
     self-help housing land development loans.
       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the 
     cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 
     loans, $116,800,000, of which $2,700,000 shall be for 
     unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504 housing repair 
     loans, $8,808,000; section 538 multi-family housing 
     guaranteed loans, $2,320,000; section 514 farm labor housing, 
     $10,406,000; section 515 rental housing, $55,160,000; section 
     524 site loans, $17,000; credit sales of acquired property, 
     $3,492,000, of which up to $2,416,000 may be for multi-family 
     credit sales; and section 523 self-help housing land 
     development loans, $282,000: Provided, That of the total 
     amount appropriated in this paragraph, $10,380,000 shall be 
     for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as 
     authorized by Public Law 103-66: Provided further, That if 
     such funds are not obligated for empowerment zones and 
     enterprise communities by June 30, 1999, they shall remain 
     available for other authorized purposes under this head.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $360,785,000, 
     which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``Rural Housing Service, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.


                       Rental Assistance Program

       For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed 
     pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) or 
     agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or 
     payments for eligible households as authorized by section 
     502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $583,397,000; and, 
     in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by 
     section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior 
     to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance 
     program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That of 
     this amount, not more than $5,900,000 shall be available for 
     debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as 
     authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Act, and not to 
     exceed $10,000 per project for advances to nonprofit 
     organizations or public agencies to cover direct costs (other 
     than purchase price) incurred in purchasing projects pursuant 
     to section 502(c)(5)(C) of the Act: Provided further, That 
     agreements entered into or renewed during fiscal year 1999 
     shall be funded for a five-year period, although the life of 
     any such agreement may be extended to fully utilize amounts 
     obligated.


                  Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants

       For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) 
     of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $26,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, 
     That of the total amount appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be 
     for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as 
     authorized by Public Law 103-66: Provided further, That if 
     such funds are not obligated for empowerment zones and 
     enterprise communities by June 30, 1999, they shall remain 
     available for other authorized purposes under this head.


                    Rural Housing Assistance Grants

       For grants and contracts for housing for domestic farm 
     labor, very low-income hous

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     ing repair, supervisory and technical assistance, 
     compensation for construction defects, and rural housing 
     preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized 
     by 42 U.S.C. 1474, 1479(c), 1486, 1490e, and 1490m, 
     $41,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of the total amount appropriated, $1,200,000 shall be 
     for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as 
     authorized by Public Law 103-66: Provided further, That if 
     such funds are not obligated for empowerment zones and 
     enterprise communities by June 30, 1999, they shall remain 
     available for other authorized purposes under this head.


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Rural Housing Service, 
     including administering the programs authorized by the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, title V of the 
     Housing Act of 1949, and cooperative agreements, $60,978,000: 
     Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for 
     employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
     of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
     $520,000 may be used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: 
     Provided further, That the Administrator may expend not more 
     than $10,000 to provide modest nonmonetary awards to non-USDA 
     employees.

                   Rural Business-Cooperative Service


              Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $16,615,000, as authorized by 
     the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)): 
     Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
     such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
     these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
     the principal amount of direct loans of $33,000,000: Provided 
     further, That through June 30, 1999, of the total amount 
     appropriated, $3,215,520 shall be available for the cost of 
     direct loans for empowerment zones and enterprise 
     communities, as authorized by title XIII of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, to subsidize gross 
     obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, 
     $7,246,000: Provided further, That if such funds are not 
     obligated for empowerment zones and enterprise communities by 
     June 30, 1999, they shall remain available for other 
     authorized purposes under this head.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan programs, $3,482,000 shall be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Business-
     Cooperative Service, Salaries and Expenses''.


            Rural Economic Development Loans Program Account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
     under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the 
     purpose of promoting rural economic development and job 
     creation projects, $15,000,000.
       For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of 
     modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $3,783,000.
       Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit 
     payments in fiscal year 1999, as authorized by section 313 of 
     the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, $3,783,000 shall not 
     be obligated and $3,783,000 are rescinded.


                  Rural Cooperative Development Grants

       For rural cooperative development grants authorized under 
     section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $3,300,000, of which 
     $1,300,000 shall be available for cooperative agreements for 
     the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program 
     and $250,000 shall be available for an agribusiness and 
     cooperative development program.


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Rural Business-Cooperative 
     Service, including administering the programs authorized by 
     the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act; section 1323 
     of the Food Security Act of 1985; the Cooperative Marketing 
     Act of 1926; for activities relating to the marketing aspects 
     of cooperatives, including economic research findings, as 
     authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946; for 
     activities with institutions concerning the development and 
     operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative 
     agreements; $25,680,000: Provided, That this appropriation 
     shall be available for employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $260,000 may be used for 
     employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

  Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation 
                             Revolving Fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Alternative 
     Agricultural Research and Commercialization Act of 1990 (7 
     U.S.C. 5901-5908), $3,500,000 is appropriated to the 
     Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization 
     Corporation Revolving Fund.

                        Rural Utilities Service


   Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program Account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Insured loans pursuant to the authority of section 305 of 
     the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935) shall be 
     made as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans, 
     $71,500,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, 
     $75,000,000; cost of money rural telecommunications loans, 
     $300,000,000; municipal rate rural electric loans, 
     $295,000,000; and loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 
     Act, rural electric, $700,000,000 and rural 
     telecommunications, $120,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.
       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of 
     modifying loans, of direct and guaranteed loans authorized by 
     the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936), 
     as follows: cost of direct loans, $16,667,000; cost of 
     municipal rate loans, $25,842,000; cost of money rural 
     telecommunications loans, $810,000: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 305(d)(2) of the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936, borrower interest rates may 
     exceed 7 percent per year.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $29,982,000, 
     which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``Rural Utilities Service, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.


                  Rural Telephone Bank Program Account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to make such 
     expenditures, within the limits of funds available to such 
     corporation in accord with law, and to make such contracts 
     and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act, as may be necessary in carrying out its authorized 
     programs. During fiscal year 1999 and within the resources 
     and authority available, gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans shall be $157,509,000.
       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of 
     modifying loans, of direct loans authorized by the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), $4,174,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the loan programs, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred 
     to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Utilities 
     Service, Salaries and Expenses''.


               Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program

       For the cost of direct loans and grants, as authorized by 7 
     U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $12,680,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to be available for loans and grants for 
     telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas: 
     Provided, That the costs of direct loans shall be as defined 
     in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Rural Utilities Service, 
     including administering the programs authorized by the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936, and the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act, and for cooperative agreements, 
     $33,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
     available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
     section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
     and not to exceed $105,000 may be used for employment under 5 
     U.S.C. 3109.

                                TITLE IV

                         DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services to 
     administer the laws enacted by the Congress for the Food and 
     Nutrition Service, $554,000.

                       Food and Nutrition Service


                        Child Nutrition Programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), 
     except sections 17 and 21; $9,176,897,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2000, of which $4,128,747,000 
     is hereby appropriated and $5,048,150,000 shall be derived by 
     transfer from funds available under section 32 of the Act of 
     August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That none of the 
     funds made available under this heading shall be used for 
     studies and evaluations: Provided further, That up to 
     $4,300,000 shall be available for independent verification of 
     school food service claims: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds under this heading shall be available unless the 
     value of bonus commodities provided under section 32 of the 
     Act of August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 774, chapter 641; 7 U.S.C. 
     612c), and section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
     U.S.C. 1431) is included in meeting the minimum commodity 
     assistance requirement of section 6(g) of the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(g)).


special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children 
                                 (wic)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the special 
     supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
     $3,924,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
     2000: Provided, That none of the funds made available under 
     this heading shall be used for studies and evaluations: 
     Provided further, That of the total amount available, the 
     Secretary shall obligate $10,000,000 for the farmers' market 
     nutrition program within 45 days of the enactment of this 
     Act, and an additional $5,000,000 for the farmers' market 
     nutrition program from any funds not needed to maintain 
     current caseload levels: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds in this Act shall be available to pay administrative 
     expenses of WIC clinics except those that have an announced 
     policy of prohibiting smoking within the space used to carry 
     out the program: Provided further, That none of

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     the funds provided in this account shall be available for the 
     purchase of infant formula except in accordance with the cost 
     containment and competitive bidding requirements specified in 
     section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966: Provided 
     further, That State agencies required to procure infant 
     formula using a competitive bidding system may use funds 
     appropriated by this Act to purchase infant formula under a 
     cost containment contract entered into after September 30, 
     1996, only if the contract was awarded to the bidder offering 
     the lowest net price, as defined by section 17(b)(20) of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966, unless the State agency 
     demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the 
     weighted average retail price for different brands of infant 
     formula in the State does not vary by more than 5 percent.


                           Food Stamp Program

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $22,585,106,000, of which $100,000,000 
     shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and 
     at such times as may become necessary to carry out program 
     operations: Provided, That none of the funds made available 
     under this head shall be used for studies and evaluations: 
     Provided further, That funds provided herein shall be 
     expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food Stamp Act: 
     Provided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to 
     any work registration or workfare requirements as may be 
     required by law: Provided further, That funds made available 
     for Employment and Training under this head shall remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by section 16(h)(1) 
     of the Food Stamp Act.

                      commodity assistance program

       For necessary expenses to carry out the commodity 
     supplemental food program as authorized by section 4(a) of 
     the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 
     612c note) and the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, 
     $131,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2000: 
     Provided, That none of these funds shall be available to 
     reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
     donated to the program.


              Food Donations Programs for Selected Groups

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 4(a) of the 
     Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 
     612c note), and section 311 of the Older Americans Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030a), $141,081,000, to remain available 
     through September 30, 2000.

                      food program administration

       For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food 
     programs funded under this Act, $108,561,000, of which 
     $5,000,000 shall be available only for simplifying 
     procedures, reducing overhead costs, tightening regulations, 
     improving food stamp coupon handling, and assistance in the 
     prevention, identification, and prosecution of fraud and 
     other violations of law and of which $2,000,000 shall be 
     available for obligation only after promulgation of a final 
     rule to curb vendor related fraud: Provided, That this 
     appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to 
     the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 
     1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $150,000 shall be 
     available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

                                TITLE V

                FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

         Foreign Agricultural Service and General Sales Manager


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
     including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural Act of 
     1954 (7 U.S.C. 1761-1768), market development activities 
     abroad, and for enabling the Secretary to coordinate and 
     integrate activities of the Department in connection with 
     foreign agricultural work, including not to exceed $128,000 
     for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to 
     section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
     $136,203,000: Provided, That the Service may utilize advances 
     of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures 
     made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private 
     organizations and institutions under agreements executed 
     pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance 
     programs (7 U.S.C. 1736) and the foreign assistance programs 
     of the International Development Cooperation Administration 
     (22 U.S.C. 2392).
       None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be 
     available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
     products.


               Public Law 480 Program and Grant Accounts

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 
     recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including 
     interest thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development 
     and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691, 1701-1704, 1721-
     1726a, 1727-1727e, 1731-1736g-3, and 1737), as follows: (1) 
     $203,475,000 for Public Law 480 title I credit, including 
     Food for Progress programs; (2) $16,249,000 is hereby 
     appropriated for ocean freight differential costs for the 
     shipment of agricultural commodities pursuant to title I of 
     said Act and the Food for Progress Act of 1985; (3) 
     $837,000,000 is hereby appropriated for commodities supplied 
     in connection with dispositions abroad pursuant to title II 
     of said Act; and (4) $25,000,000 is hereby appropriated for 
     commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad 
     pursuant to title III of said Act: Provided, That not to 
     exceed 15 percent of the funds made available to carry out 
     any title of said Act may be used to carry out any other 
     title of said Act: Provided further, That such sums shall 
     remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct credit agreements 
     as authorized by the Agricultural Trade Development and 
     Assistance Act of 1954, and the Food for Progress Act of 
     1985, including the cost of modifying credit agreements under 
     said Act, $176,596,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     Public Law 480 title I credit program, and the Food for 
     Progress Act of 1985, to the extent funds appropriated for 
     Public Law 480 are utilized, $1,850,000, of which $1,035,000 
     may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``Foreign Agricultural Service and General Sales Manager'' 
     and $815,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.


       Commodity Credit Corporation Export Loans Program Account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation's export guarantee program, GSM 102 and 
     GSM 103, $3,820,000; to cover common overhead expenses as 
     permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990, of which $3,231,000 may be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for ``Foreign Agricultural 
     Service and General Sales Manager'' and $589,000 may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm 
     Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.

                                TITLE VI

           RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                      Food and Drug Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, 
     including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for 
     payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public 
     Law 92-313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug 
     Administration which are included in this Act; for rental of 
     special purpose space in the District of Columbia or 
     elsewhere; and for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of 
     enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the 
     Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's 
     certificate, not to exceed $25,000; $1,103,140,000, of which 
     not to exceed $132,273,000 in fees pursuant to section 736 of 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act may be credited to 
     this appropriation and remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That fees derived from applications received during 
     fiscal year 1999 shall be subject to the fiscal year 1999 
     limitation: Provided further, That none of these funds shall 
     be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user 
     fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of 
     the total amount appropriated: (1) $231,580,000 shall be for 
     the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related 
     field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of 
     which, and notwithstanding section 409(h)(5)(A) of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), 
     an amount of $500,000 shall be made available for the 
     development of systems, regulations, and pilot programs, if 
     any, that would be required to permit full implementation, 
     consistent with section 409(h)(5) of that Act, in fiscal year 
     2000 of the food contact substance notification program under 
     section 409(h) of such Act; (2) $291,981,000 shall be for the 
     Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field 
     activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (3) 
     $125,095,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation 
     and Research and for related field activities in the Office 
     of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $41,973,000 shall be for the 
     Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field 
     activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) 
     $145,736,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and 
     Radiological Health and for related field activities in the 
     Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $31,579,000 shall be for 
     the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) 
     $34,000,000 shall be for the Office of Tobacco; (8) 
     $25,855,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, other 
     than the amounts paid to the General Services Administration; 
     (9) $88,294,000 shall be for payments to the General Services 
     Administration for rent and related costs; and (10) 
     $87,047,000 shall be for other activities, including the 
     Office of the Commissioner, the Office of Policy, the Office 
     of External Affairs, the Office of Operations, the Office of 
     Management and Systems, and central services for these 
     offices: Provided further, That funds may be transferred from 
     one specified activity to another with the prior approval of 
     the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
       In addition, fees pursuant to section 354 of the Public 
     Health Service Act may be credited to this account, to remain 
     available until expended.
       In addition, fees pursuant to section 801 of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act may be credited to this account, 
     to remain available until expended.


                        Buildings and Facilities

       For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
     alteration, and purchase of

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     fixed equipment or facilities of or used by the Food and Drug 
     Administration, where not otherwise provided, $11,350,000, to 
     remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                      Financial Management Service


  Payments to the Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation

       For necessary payments to the Farm Credit System Financial 
     Assistance Corporation by the Secretary of the Treasury, as 
     authorized by section 6.28(c) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, 
     for reimbursement of interest expenses incurred by the 
     Financial Assistance Corporation on obligations issued 
     through 1994, as authorized, $2,565,000.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the 
     purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; the rental of 
     space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of 
     Columbia and elsewhere; and not to exceed $25,000 for 
     employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $61,000,000, including not to 
     exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses: Provided, That the Commission is authorized to 
     charge reasonable fees to attendees of Commission sponsored 
     educational events and symposia to cover the Commission's 
     costs of providing those events and symposia, and 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, said fees shall be credited 
     to this account, to be available without further 
     appropriation.

                       Farm Credit Administration


                 Limitation of Administrative Expenses

       Not to exceed $35,800,000 (from assessments collected from 
     farm credit institutions and from the Federal Agricultural 
     Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during the current 
     fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized under 
     12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this limitation shall not 
     apply to expenses associated with receiverships.

                     TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
     appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of 
     Agriculture for the fiscal year 1999 under this Act shall be 
     available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically 
     provided for, of not to exceed 440 passenger motor vehicles, 
     of which 437 shall be for replacement only, and for the hire 
     of such vehicles.
       Sec. 702. Funds in this Act available to the Department of 
     Agriculture shall be available for uniforms or allowances 
     therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
       Sec. 703. Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropriations of 
     the Department of Agriculture in this Act for research and 
     service work authorized by the Acts of August 14, 1946, and 
     July 28, 1954 (7 U.S.C. 427 and 1621-1629), and by chapter 63 
     of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for 
     contracting in accordance with said Acts and chapter.
       Sec. 704. The cumulative total of transfers to the Working 
     Capital Fund for the purpose of accumulating growth capital 
     for data services and National Finance Center operations 
     shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided, That no funds in this 
     Act appropriated to an agency of the Department shall be 
     transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the approval 
     of the agency administrator.
       Sec. 705. New obligational authority provided for the 
     following appropriation items in this Act shall remain 
     available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Animal and Plant 
     Health Inspection Service, the contingency fund to meet 
     emergency conditions, fruit fly program, integrated systems 
     acquisition project, and up to $2,000,000 for costs 
     associated with collocating regional offices; Farm Service 
     Agency, salaries and expenses funds made available to county 
     committees; and Foreign Agricultural Service, middle-income 
     country training program.
       New obligational authority for the boll weevil program; up 
     to 10 percent of the screwworm program of the Animal and 
     Plant Health Inspection Service; Food Safety and Inspection 
     Service, field automation and information management project; 
     funds appropriated for rental payments; funds for the Native 
     American Institutions Endowment Fund in the Cooperative State 
     Research, Education, and Extension Service; and funds for the 
     competitive research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), shall remain 
     available until expended.
       Sec. 706. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 707. Not to exceed $50,000 of the appropriations 
     available to the Department of Agriculture in this Act shall 
     be available to provide appropriate orientation and language 
     training pursuant to Public Law 94-449.
       Sec. 708. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
     pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements 
     or similar arrangements between the United States Department 
     of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 
     percent of the total direct cost of the agreement when the 
     purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to carry out 
     programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This 
     does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on 
     grants and contracts with such institutions when such 
     indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for all 
     agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act.
       Sec. 709. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     commodities acquired by the Department in connection with 
     Commodity Credit Corporation and section 32 price support 
     operations may be used, as authorized by law (15 U.S.C. 714c 
     and 7 U.S.C. 612c), to provide commodities to individuals in 
     cases of hardship as determined by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture.
       Sec. 710. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to restrict the authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     to lease space for its own use or to lease space on behalf of 
     other agencies of the Department of Agriculture when such 
     space will be jointly occupied.
       Sec. 711. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to pay indirect costs on research grants awarded 
     competitively by the Cooperative State Research, Education, 
     and Extension Service that exceed 14 percent of total Federal 
     funds provided under each award: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 1462 of the National Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this Act for grants awarded 
     competitively by the Cooperative State Research, Education, 
     and Extension Service shall be available to pay full 
     allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under the 
     Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982, Public Law 
     97-219 (15 U.S.C. 638).
       Sec. 712. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, 
     all loan levels provided in this Act shall be considered 
     estimates, not limitations.
       Sec. 713. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture 
     for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in 
     fiscal year 1999 shall remain available until expended to 
     cover obligations made in fiscal year 1999 for the following 
     accounts: the rural development loan fund program account; 
     the Rural Telephone Bank program account; the rural 
     electrification and telecommunications loans program account; 
     and the rural economic development loans program account.
       Sec. 714. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
     1999 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be 
     absorbed within the levels appropriated by this Act.
       Sec. 715. Notwithstanding the Federal Grant and Cooperative 
     Agreement Act, marketing services of the Agricultural 
     Marketing Service; Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
     Administration; and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service may use cooperative agreements to reflect a 
     relationship between the Agricultural Marketing Service, the 
     Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration or 
     the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and a State or 
     Cooperator to carry out agricultural marketing programs or to 
     carry out programs to protect the Nation's animal and plant 
     resources.
       Sec. 716. Notwithstanding the Federal Grant and Cooperative 
     Agreement Act, the Natural Resources Conservation Service may 
     enter into contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements with 
     a State agency or subdivision, or a public or private 
     organization, for the acquisition of goods or services, 
     including personal services, to carry out natural resources 
     conservation activities: Provided, That Commodity Credit 
     Corporation funds obligated for such purposes shall not 
     exceed the level obligated by the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation for such purposes in fiscal year 1998.
       Sec. 717. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     retire more than 5 percent of the Class A stock of the Rural 
     Telephone Bank or to maintain any account or subaccount 
     within the accounting records of the Rural Telephone Bank the 
     creation of which has not specifically been authorized by 
     statute: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be used to transfer to the Treasury 
     or to the Federal Financing Bank any unobligated balance of 
     the Rural Telephone Bank telephone liquidating account which 
     is in excess of current requirements and such balance shall 
     receive interest as set forth for financial accounts in 
     section 505(c) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.
       Sec. 718. Hereafter, none of the funds made available in 
     this Act may be used to provide assistance to, or to pay the 
     salaries of personnel to carry out a market promotion/market 
     access program pursuant to section 203 of the Agricultural 
     Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) that provides assistance to 
     the United States Mink Export Development Council or any mink 
     industry trade association.
       Sec. 719. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more 
     than $1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of 
     activities related to all advisory committees, panels, 
     commissions, and task forces of the Department of 
     Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated 
     rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively 
     awarded grants: Provided, That interagency funding is 
     authorized to carry out the purposes of the National Drought 
     Policy Commission.
       Sec. 720. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     used to carry out the provisions of section 918 of Public Law 
     104-127, the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act.
       Sec. 721. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may 
     be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by 
     this Act to any other agency or office of the Department for 
     more than 30 days unless the individual's employing agency or 
     office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office

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     for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of 
     assignment.
       Sec. 722. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Department of Agriculture shall be used to 
     transmit or otherwise make available to any non-Department of 
     Agriculture employee questions or responses to questions that 
     are a result of information requested for the appropriations 
     hearing process.
       Sec. 723. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire 
     new information technology systems or significant upgrades, 
     as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
     without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the 
     concurrence of the Executive Information Technology 
     Investment Review Board: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be transferred to 
     the Office of the Chief Information Officer without the prior 
     approval of the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress.
       Sec. 724. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or 
     provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies 
     funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
     expenditure in fiscal year 1999, or provided from any 
     accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the 
     collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
     Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
     a reprogramming of funds which: (1) creates new programs; (2) 
     eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases 
     funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity 
     for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates 
     an office or employees; (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or 
     activities; or (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions 
     or activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
     unless the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress are notified fifteen days in advance of such 
     reprogramming of funds.
       (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by 
     previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this 
     Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in 
     fiscal year 1999, or provided from any accounts in the 
     Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of 
     fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure for activities, 
     programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in 
     excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: 
     (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) 
     reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
     project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
     as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general 
     savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a 
     change in existing programs, activities, or projects as 
     approved by Congress; unless the Committee on Appropriations 
     of both Houses of Congress are notified fifteen days in 
     advance of such reprogramming of funds.
       Sec. 725. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act or any other Act may be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 793 
     of Public Law 104-127, with the exception of funds made 
     available under that section on January 1, 1997.
       Sec. 726. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of personnel who carry out an environmental quality 
     incentives program authorized by sections 334-341 of Public 
     Law 104-127 in excess of $174,000,000.
       Sec. 727. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     available to the Department of Agriculture may be used to 
     administer the provision of contract payments to a producer 
     under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 
     et seq.) for contract acreage on which wild rice is planted 
     unless the contract payment is reduced by an acre for each 
     contract acre planted to wild rice.
       Sec. 728. The Federal facility located in Stuttgart, 
     Arkansas, and known as the ``United States National Rice 
     Germplasm Evaluation and Enhancement Center'', shall be known 
     and designated as the ``Dale Bumpers National Rice Research 
     Center'': Provided, That any reference in law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to such federal facility shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the ``Dale Bumpers National Rice Research 
     Center''.
       Sec. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, subject to the reprogramming 
     requirements established by this Act, may transfer up to 
     $26,000,000 in discretionary funds made available by this Act 
     among programs of the Department, not otherwise appropriated 
     for a specific purpose or a specific location, for 
     distribution to or for the benefit of the Lower Mississippi 
     Delta Region, as defined in Public Law 100-460, prior to 
     normal state or regional allocation of funds: Provided, That 
     any funds made available through Chapter Four of Subtitle D 
     of Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
     3839aa et seq.) may be included in any amount reprogrammed 
     under this section if such funds are used for a purpose 
     authorized by such Chapter: Provided further, That any funds 
     made available from ongoing programs of the Department of 
     Agriculture used for the benefit of the Lower Mississippi 
     Delta Region shall be counted toward the level cited in this 
     section.
       Sec. 730. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of personnel to enroll in excess of 120,000 acres in 
     the fiscal year 1999 wetlands reserve program as authorized 
     by 16 U.S.C. 3837.
       Sec. 731. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of personnel to carry out the emergency food 
     assistance program authorized by section 27(a) of the Food 
     Stamp Act if such program exceeds $90,000,000.
       Sec. 732. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the 
     provisions of section 401 of Public Law 105-185.
       Sec. 733. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     City of Big Spring, Texas shall be eligible to participate in 
     rural housing programs administered by the Rural Housing 
     Service.
       Sec. 734. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico shall be eligible for 
     grants and loans administered by the Rural Utilities Service.
       Sec. 735. Notwithstanding section 381A of the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009), the 
     definitions of rural areas for certain business programs 
     administered by the Rural Business-Cooperative Service and 
     the community facilities programs administered by the Rural 
     Housing Service shall be those provided for in statute and 
     regulations prior to the enactment of Public Law 104-127.
       Sec. 736. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to carry out any 
     commodity purchase program that would prohibit eligibility or 
     participation by farmer-owned cooperatives.
       Sec. 737. Section 512(d)(4)(D)(iii) of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(d)(4)(D)(iii)) is 
     amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, 
     except that for purposes of this clause, antibacterial 
     ingredient or animal drug does not include the ionophore or 
     arsenical classes of animal drugs''.
       Sec. 738. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available to the Secretary by this Act, any other Act, 
     or any other source may be used to issue the final rule to 
     implement the amendments to Federal milk marketing orders 
     required by subsection (a)(1) of section 143 of the 
     Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7253), other 
     than during the period of February 1, 1999, through April 4, 
     1999, and only if the actual implementation of the amendments 
     as part of Federal milk marketing orders takes effect on 
     October 1, 1999, notwithstanding the penalties that would 
     otherwise be imposed under subsection (c) of such section.
       (b) None of such funds may be used to designate the State 
     of California as a separate Federal milk marketing order 
     under subsection (a)(2) of such section, other than during 
     the period beginning on the date of the issuance of the final 
     rule referred to in subsection (a) through September 30, 
     1999.
       (c) For purposes of this section, a rule shall be 
     considered to be a final rule when the rule is submitted to 
     Congress as required by chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
     Code, to permit congressional review of agency rulemaking and 
     before the Secretary of Agriculture conducts the producer 
     referendum required under section 8c(19) of the Agricultural 
     Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(19)), reenacted with amendments 
     by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937.
       Sec. 739. Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture announces 
     the basic formula price for milk for purposes of Federal milk 
     marketing orders issued under section 8c of the Agricultural 
     Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), reenacted with amendments by 
     the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, the 
     Secretary shall include in the announcement an estimate, 
     stated on a per hundredweight basis, of the costs incurred by 
     milk producers, including transportation and marketing costs, 
     to produce milk in the different regions of the United 
     States.
       Sec. 740. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of personnel to carry out a conservation farm option 
     program, as authorized by section 335 of Public Law 104-127.
       Sec. 741. Waiver of Statute of Limitations. (a) To the 
     extent permitted by the Constitution, any civil action to 
     obtain relief with respect to the discrimination alleged in 
     an eligible complaint, if commenced not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall not be 
     barred by any statute of limitations.
       (b) The complainant may, in lieu of filing a civil action, 
     seek a determination on the merits of the eligible complaint 
     by the Department of Agriculture if such complaint was filed 
     not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act. The Department of Agriculture shall--
       (1) provide the complainant an opportunity for a hearing on 
     the record before making that determination;
       (2) award the complainant such relief as would be afforded 
     under the applicable statute from which the eligible 
     complaint arose notwithstanding any statute of limitations; 
     and
       (3) to the maximum extent practicable within 180 days after 
     the date a determination of an eligible complaint is sought 
     under this subsection conduct an investigation, issue a 
     written determination and propose a resolution in accordance 
     with this subsection.

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       (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), if an eligible 
     claim is denied administratively, the claimant shall have at 
     least 180 days to commence a cause of action in a Federal 
     court of competent jurisdiction seeking a review of such 
     denial.
       (d) The United States Court of Federal Claims and the 
     United States District Court shall have exclusive original 
     jurisdiction over--
       (1) any cause of action arising out of a complaint with 
     respect to which this section waives the statute of 
     limitations; and
       (2) any civil action for judicial review of a determination 
     in an administrative proceeding in the Department of 
     Agriculture under this section.
       (e) As used in this section, the term ``eligible 
     complaint'' means a nonemployment related complaint that was 
     filed with the Department of Agriculture before July 1, 1997 
     and alleges discrimination at any time during the period 
     beginning on January 1, 1981 and ending December 31, 1996--
       (1) in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 
     U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) in administering--
       (A) a farm ownership, farm operating, or emergency loan 
     funded from the Agricultural Credit Insurance Program 
     Account; or
       (B) a housing program established under title V of the 
     Housing Act of 1949; or
       (2) in the administration of a commodity program or a 
     disaster assistance program.
       (f) This section shall apply in fiscal year 1999 and 
     thereafter.
       (g) The standard of review for judicial review of an agency 
     action with respect to an eligible complaint is de novo 
     review. Chapter 5 of title 5 of the United States Code shall 
     apply with respect to an agency action under this section 
     with respect to an eligible complaint, without regard to 
     section 554(a)(1) of that title.
       Sec. 742. In any claim brought under the Rehabilitation Act 
     of 1973 and filed with the Secretary of Agriculture after 
     January 1994 resulting in a finding that a farmer was 
     subjected to discrimination under any farm loan program or 
     activity conducted by the United States Department of 
     Agriculture in violation of section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), the Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall be liable for compensatory damages. Such liability 
     shall apply to any administrative action brought before the 
     date of enactment of this Act, but only if the action is 
     brought within the applicable statute of limitations and the 
     complainant sought or seeks compensatory damages while the 
     action is pending.
       Sec. 743. Public Law 102-237, Title X, Section 1013(a) and 
     (b) (7 U.S.C. 426 note) is amended by striking ``, to the 
     extent practicable,'' in each instance in which it appears.
       Sec. 744. Funds made available for conservation operations 
     by this or any other Act, including prior-year balances, 
     shall be available for financial assistance and technical 
     assistance for the purpose of constructing the Franklin 
     County Lake Project, Mississippi, in the amounts earmarked in 
     appropriations report language.
       Sec. 745. Section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926d) is amended by inserting ``25 
     percent in'' in lieu of ``equal'' in subsection (b), and by 
     inserting ``$20,000,000'' in lieu of ``$15,000,000'' in 
     subsection (d).
       Sec. 746. None of the funds made available to the Food and 
     Drug Administration by this Act shall be used to close or 
     relocate, or to plan to close or relocate, the Food and Drug 
     Administration Division of Drug Analysis in St. Louis, 
     Missouri.
       Sec. 747. None of the funds made available by this Act or 
     any other Act for any fiscal year may be used to carry out 
     section 302(h) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
     U.S.C. 1622(h)) unless the Secretary of Agriculture inspects 
     and certifies agricultural processing equipment, and imposes 
     a fee for the inspection and certification, in a manner that 
     is similar to the inspection and certification of 
     agricultural products under that section, as determined by 
     the Secretary: Provided, That this provision shall not affect 
     the authority of the Secretary to carry out the Federal Meat 
     Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Poultry Products 
     Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), or the Egg Products 
     Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.).
       Sec. 748. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 
     508(b)(5)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(b)(5)(A)), for the 1999 reinsurance and subsequent 
     reinsurance years, no producer shall pay more than $50 per 
     crop per county as an administrative fee for catastrophic 
     risk protection under section 508(b)(5)(A) of the Act.
       Sec. 749. That notwithstanding section 4703(d)(1) of title 
     5, United States Code, the personnel management demonstration 
     project established in the Department of Agriculture, as 
     described at 55 FR 9062 and amended at 61 FR 9507 and 61 FR 
     49178, shall be continued indefinitely and become effective 
     upon enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 750. Strike the last sentence under the heading of 
     Title IV--International Programs, Foreign Agricultural 
     Service of Public Law 100-202 (101 STAT. 1329 et seq.) and 
     insert in lieu thereof the following: ``On or after August 1, 
     1998 such individuals employed by contract to perform such 
     services shall not, by virtue of such employment, be 
     considered to be employees of the United States Government 
     for purposes of any law administered by the Office of 
     Personnel Management. Such individuals may be considered 
     employees within the meaning of the Federal Employee 
     Compensation Act, 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.''.
       Sec. 751. Section 1237D(c)(1) of subchapter C of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after 
     ``perpetual'' the following ``or 30-year''.
       Sec. 752. Section 1237(b)(2) of subchapter C of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 is amended by adding the following:
       ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), to the maximum 
     extent practicable should be interpreted to mean that 
     acceptance of wetlands reserve program bids may be in 
     proportion to landowner interest expressed in program 
     options.''.
       Sec. 753. (a) Section 3(d)(3) of the Forest and Rangeland 
     Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
     1642(d)(3)) (as amended by section 253(b) of the Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998) is 
     amended by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``At the 
     request of the Governor of the State of Maine, New Hampshire, 
     New York, or Vermont, the Secretary''.
       (b) Section 7(e)(2) of the Honey Research, Promotion, and 
     Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4606(e)(2)) (as amended by 
     section 605(f)(3) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
     and Education Reform Act of 1998) is amended by striking 
     ``$0.0075'' each place it appears and inserting ``$0.01''.
       (c)(1) Section 793(c)(2)(B) of the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 2204f(c)(2)(B)) 
     is amended--
       (A) in clause (iii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(v) a State agricultural experiment station.''.
       (2) Section 401(d) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
     and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621(d)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) a State agricultural experiment station.''.
       (d) Section 3(d) of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 
     361c(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``No'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in paragraph (4), no''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Territories.--In lieu of the matching funds 
     requirement of paragraph (1), the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam shall be subject to the 
     same matching funds requirements as those applicable to an 
     eligible institution under section 1449 of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222d).''.
       (e) Section 3(e) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(e)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``paragraph (4) and'' 
     after ``provided in''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Territories.--In lieu of the matching funds 
     requirement of paragraph (1), the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam shall be subject to the 
     same matching funds requirements as those applicable to an 
     eligible institution under section 1449 of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222d).''.
       (f) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     on the date of enactment of the Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998.
       Sec. 754. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any 
     other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
     personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as 
     part of the President's Budget submission to the Congress of 
     the United States for programs under the jurisdiction of the 
     Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or 
     reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees 
     proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the 
     submission of the Budget unless such Budget submission 
     identifies which additional spending reductions should occur 
     in the event the users fees proposals are not enacted prior 
     to the date of the convening of a committee of conference for 
     the fiscal year 2000 appropriations Act.
       Sec. 755. (a) Section 203(h) of the Agricultural Marketing 
     Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622(h)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following: ``Shell eggs packed under the voluntary 
     grading program of the Department of Agriculture shall not 
     have been shipped for sale previous to being packed under the 
     program, as determined under a regulation promulgated by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (b) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, shall submit a joint status report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate that describes actions taken 
     by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services--
       (1) to enhance the safety of shell eggs and egg products;
       (2) to prohibit the grading, under the voluntary grading 
     program of the Department of Agriculture, of shell eggs 
     previously shipped for sale; and
       (3) to assess the feasibility and desirability of applying 
     to all shell eggs the prohibition on repackaging to enhance 
     food safety, consumer information, and consumer awareness.
       Sec. 756. Expenses for computer-related activities of the 
     Department of Agriculture funded through the Commodity Credit 
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     Public Law 104-127 in fiscal year 1999 shall not exceed 
     $65,000,000: Provided, That section 4(g) of the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation Charter Act is amended by striking 
     $193,000,000 and inserting $188,000,000.
       Sec. 757. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture may use funds 
     for tree assistance made available under Public Law 105-174, 
     to carry out a tree assistance program to owners of trees 
     that were lost or destroyed as a result of a disaster or 
     emergency that was declared by the President or the Secretary 
     of Agriculture during the period beginning May 1, 1998, and 
     ending August 1, 1998, regardless of whether the damage 
     resulted in loss or destruction after August 1, 1998.
       (b) Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall carry 
     out the program, to the maximum extent practicable, in 
     accordance with the terms and conditions of the tree 
     assistance program established under part 783 of title 7, 
     Code of Federal Regulations.
       (c) A person shall be presumed eligible for assistance 
     under the program if the person demonstrates to the Secretary 
     that trees owned by the person were lost or destroyed by May 
     31, 1999, as a direct result of fire blight infestation that 
     was caused by a disaster or emergency described in subsection 
     (a).
       Sec. 758. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to establish an Office of 
     Community Food Security or any similar office within the 
     United States Department of Agriculture without the prior 
     approval of the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress.
       Sec. 759. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     city of Vineland, New Jersey, shall be eligible for programs 
     administered by the Rural Housing Service and the Rural 
     Business-Cooperative Service.
       Sec. 760. (a)(1) For purpose of this section, the term 
     ``Commission'' means the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission.
       (2) For purposes of this section, the term ``qualifying 
     hybrid instrument or swap agreement'' means a hybrid 
     instrument or swap agreement that--
       (A) was entered into before the start of the restraint 
     period or is entered into during the restraint period; and
       (B) is exempt under part 34 or part 35 of title 17, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 1998), 
     qualifies for the safe harbor contained in the Policy 
     Statement of the Commission regarding swap agreements 
     published in the Federal Register on July 21, 1989 (54 Fed. 
     Reg. 30694), or qualifies for the exclusion set forth in the 
     Statutory Interpretation of the Commission concerning certain 
     hybrid instruments published in the Federal Register on April 
     11, 1990 (55 Fed. Reg. 13582).
       (3) For purposes of this section, the term ``restraint 
     period'' means the period--
       (A) beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (B) ending on March 30, 1999, or the first date on which 
     legislation is enacted that authorizes appropriations for the 
     Commission for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2000, 
     whichever occurs first.
       (b) During the restraint period, the Commission may not 
     propose or issue any rule or regulation, or issue any 
     interpretation or policy statement, that restricts or 
     regulates activity in a qualifying hybrid instrument or swap 
     agreement.
       (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), during the restraint 
     period, the Commission may--
       (1) act on a petition for exemptive relief under section 
     4(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6(c));
       (2) enter such cease and desist orders and take such 
     enforcement action, including the imposition of sanctions, as 
     the Commission considers necessary to enforce any provision 
     of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) or title 
     17, Code of Federal Regulations, in connection with a 
     qualifying hybrid instrument or swap agreement, to the extent 
     such provision is otherwise applicable to that qualifying 
     hybrid instrument or swap agreement or a transaction 
     involving that qualifying hybrid instrument or swap 
     agreement;
       (3) take such action as the Commission considers 
     appropriate with regard to agricultural trade options; and
       (4) take such action as the Commission considers 
     appropriate to respond to a market emergency.
       (d)(1) The legal status of contracts involving a qualifying 
     hybrid instrument or swap agreement shall not differ from the 
     legal status afforded such contracts during the period--
       (A) beginning on--
       (i) in the case of swap agreements, July 21, 1989, which 
     was the date on which the Commission adopted a Policy 
     Statement regarding swap agreements (54 Fed. Reg. 30694); and
       (ii) in the case of hybrid instruments, April 11, 1990, 
     which was the date that the Statutory Interpretation of the 
     Commission concerning hybrid instruments was published in the 
     Federal Register; and
       (B) ending on January 1, 1998.
       (2) Neither the comment letter of the Commission submitted 
     on February 26, 1998, to the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission regarding the proposal known as ``Broker-Dealer 
     Lite'', nor the Concept Release of the Commission regarding 
     over-the-counter derivatives published in the Federal 
     Register on May 12, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 26114), shall alter or 
     affect the legal status of a qualifying hybrid instrument or 
     swap agreement under the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 
     et seq.).
       (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
     reflecting or implying a determination that a qualifying 
     hybrid instrument or swap agreement, or a transaction 
     involving a qualifying hybrid instrument or swap agreement, 
     is subject to the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et 
     seq.).
       Sec. 761. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act may be used to carry out 
     provision of section 612 of Public Law 105-185.
       Sec. 762. Section 136 of the Agricultural Market Transition 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 7236) is amended by striking ``1.25 cents'' 
     each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and 
     inserting ``3 cents''.
       Sec. 763. In implementing section 1124 of subtitle C of 
     title XI of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall:
       (a) provide $18,000,000 to the states for distribution of 
     emergency aid to individuals with family incomes below the 
     federal poverty level who have been adversely affected 
     utilizing Federal Emergency Management Agency guidelines;
       (b) transfer to the Secretary of Commerce for obligation 
     and expenditure (1) $15,000,000 for programs pursuant to 
     title IX of Public Law 91-304, as amended, of which six 
     percent may be available for administrative costs; (2) 
     $5,000,000 for the Trade Adjustment Assistance program as 
     provided by the Trade Act of 1974, as amended; and (3) 
     $7,000,000 for disaster research and prevention pursuant to 
     section 402(d) of Public Law 94-265; and
       (c) transfer to the Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration for obligation and expenditure, $5,000,000 for 
     the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the 
     Small Business Act, as amended, for eligible small 
     businesses.
       Sec. 764. (a) Section 604 of the Clean Air Act is amended 
     by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(h) Methyl Bromide.--Notwithstanding subsection (d) and 
     section 604(b), the Administrator shall not terminate 
     production of methyl bromide prior to January 1, 2005. The 
     Administrator shall promulgate rules for reductions in, and 
     terminate the production, importation, and consumption of, 
     methyl bromide under a schedule that is in accordance with, 
     but not more stringent than, the phaseout schedule of the 
     Montreal Protocol Treaty as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection.''.
       (b) Section 604(d) of the Clean Air Act is amended by 
     inserting at the end the following:
       ``(5) Sanitation and food protection.--To the extent 
     consistent with the Montreal Protocol's quarantine and 
     preshipment provisions, the Administrator shall exempt the 
     production, importation, and consumption of methyl bromide to 
     fumigate commodities entering or leaving the United States or 
     any State (or political subdivision thereof) for purposes of 
     compliance with Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
     requirements or with any international, Federal, State, or 
     local sanitation or food protection standard.
         ``(6) Critical uses.--To the extent consistent with the 
     Montreal Protocol, the Administrator, after notice and the 
     opportunity for public comment, and after consultation with 
     other departments or instrumentalities of the Federal 
     Government having regulatory authority related to methyl 
     bromide, including the Secretary of the Agriculture, may 
     exempt the production, importation, and consumption of 
     methylbromide for critical uses.''.
       (c) Section 604(e) of the Clean Air Act is amended by 
     inserting at the end the following:
       ``(3) Methyl bromide.--Notwithstanding the phaseout and 
     termination of production of methyl bromide pursuant to 
     section 604(h), the Administrator may, consistent with the 
     Montreal Protocol, authorize the production of limited 
     quantities of methyl bromide, solely for use in developing 
     countries that are Parties to the Copenhagen Amendments to 
     the Montreal Protocol.''.
       Sec. 765. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     permanent employees of county committees employed on or after 
     October 1, 1998, pursuant to 8(b) of the Soil Conservation 
     and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)) shall be 
     considered as having Federal Civil Service status only for 
     the purpose of applying for the United States Department of 
     Agriculture Civil Service vacancies.
       Sec. 766. For grants for the rural empowerment zone and 
     enterprise communities programs, an additional $15,000,000 is 
     hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended, of 
     which $10,000,000, is for grants for entities designated 
     under section 1391(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     for the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a second round 
     of the empowerment zone program in rural areas; and of which 
     $5,000,000 is for grants for rural enterprise communities for 
     the Secretary of Agriculture to designate not more than 20 
     additional rural enterprise communities provided that such 
     communities meet the designation and eligibility requirements 
     of part I of subchapter U of chapter 1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986: Provided, That the designation of rural 
     enterprise communities pursuant to this section shall be 
     solely for the purpose of this section and not for tax 
     treatment under the Internal Revenue Code: Provided further, 
     That these funds are in addition to any other funds made 
     available for empowerment zones and enterprise communities.

                    TITLE VIII--AGRICULTURAL CREDIT

       Sec. 801. Section 373 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008h) is amended by striking 
     subsection (b) and inserting the following:

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       ``(b) Prohibition of Loans for Borrowers That Have Received 
     Debt Forgiveness.--
       ``(1) Prohibitions.--Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) the Secretary may not make a loan under this title to 
     a borrower that has received debt forgiveness on a loan made 
     or guaranteed under this title; and
       ``(B) the Secretary may not guarantee a loan under this 
     title to a borrower that has received--
       ``(i) debt forgiveness after April 4, 1996, on a loan made 
     or guaranteed under this title; or
       ``(ii) received debt forgiveness on more than 3 occasions 
     on or before April 4, 1996.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may make a direct or 
     guaranteed farm operating loan for paying annual farm or 
     ranch operating expenses of a borrower who--
       (i) was restructured with a write-down under section 353; 
     or
       (ii) is current on payments under a confirmed 
     reorganization plan under chapters 11, 12, or 13 of Title 11 
     of the United States Code.
       ``(B) Emergency loans.--The Secretary may make an emergency 
     loan under section 321 to a borrower that--
       ``(i) on or before April 4, 1996, received not more than 1 
     debt forgiveness on a loan made or guaranteed under this 
     title; and
       ``(ii) after April 4, 1996, has not received debt 
     forgiveness on a loan made or guaranteed under this title.''.
       Sec. 802. Section 324(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1964(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(d) All loans'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Repayment.--
       ``(1) In general.-- All loans''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) No basis for denial of loan.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary shall not deny a loan under this subtitle to a 
     borrower by reason of the fact that the borrower lacks a 
     particular amount of collateral for the loan if the Secretary 
     is reasonably certain that the borrower will be able to repay 
     the loan.
       ``(B) Refusal to pledge available collateral.--The 
     Secretary may deny or cancel a loan under this subtitle if a 
     borrower refuses to pledge available collateral on request by 
     the Secretary.''.
       Sec. 803. (a) Section 508(n) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(n)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``If'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     if''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     emergency loans under subtitle C of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.).''.
       (b) Section 196(i)(3) of the Agricultural Market Transition 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 7333(i)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``If'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     if''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
     ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
     emergency loans under subtitle C of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.).''.
       Sec. 804. Section 302 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(D) Notice.--Beginning with fiscal year 2000 not later 
     than 12 months before a borrower will become ineligible for 
     direct loans under this subtitle by reason of this paragraph, 
     the Secretary shall notify the borrower of such impending 
     ineligibility.''.
       Sec. 805. The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 302(a)(2) (7 U.S.C. 1922(a)(2)), by 
     inserting ``for direct loans only,'' before ``have either'';
       (2) in section 311(a)(2) (7 U.S.C. 1941(a)(2)), by 
     inserting ``for direct loans only,'' before ``have either''; 
     and
       (3) in section 359 (7 U.S.C. 2006a)--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``and guaranteed''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``or guaranteed'' each 
     place it appears.
       Sec. 806. (a) Section 305 of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1925) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Sec. 305. The Secretary'' and inserting 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 305. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF FARM OWNERSHIP LOANS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
       (2) by striking ``$300,000'' and inserting ``$700,000 
     (increased, beginning with fiscal year 2000, by the inflation 
     percentage applicable to the fiscal year in which the loan is 
     guaranteed and reduced by the amount of any unpaid 
     indebtedness of the borrower on loans under subtitle B that 
     are guaranteed by the Secretary)'';
       (3) by striking ``In determining'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Determination of Value.--In determining''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Inflation Percentage.--For purposes of this section, 
     the inflation percentage applicable to a fiscal year is the 
     percentage (if any) by which--
       ``(1) the average of the Prices Paid By Farmers Index (as 
     compiled by the National Agricultural Statistics of the 
     Department of Agriculture) for the 12-month period ending on 
     August 31 of the immediately preceding fiscal year; exceeds
       ``(2) the average of such index (as so defined) for the 12-
     month period ending on August 31, 1996.''.
       (b) Section 313 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1943) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Sec. 313. The Secretary'' and inserting 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 313. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF OPERATING LOANS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
       (2) by striking ``this subtitle (1) that would cause'' and 
     inserting ``this subtitle--
       ``(1) that would cause'';
       (3) by striking ``$400,000; or (2) for the purchasing'' and 
     inserting ``$700,000 (increased, beginning with fiscal year 
     2000, by the inflation percentage applicable to the fiscal 
     year in which the loan is guaranteed and reduced by the 
     unpaid indebtedness of the borrower on loans under the 
     sections specified in section 305 that are guaranteed by the 
     Secretary); or
       ``(2) for the purchasing''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Inflation Percentage.--For purposes of this section, 
     the inflation percentage applicable to a fiscal year is the 
     percentage (if any) by which--
       ``(1) the average of the Prices Paid By Farmers Index (as 
     compiled by the National Agricultural Statistics Service of 
     the Department of Agriculture) for the 12-month period ending 
     on August 31 of the immediately preceding fiscal year; 
     exceeds
       ``(2) the average of such index (as so defined) for the 12-
     month period ending on August 31, 1996.''.
       Sec. 807. Section 353(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2001(e)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(6) Notice of recapture.--Beginning with fiscal year 2000 
     not later than 12 months before the end of the term of a 
     shared appreciation arrangement, the Secretary shall notify 
     the borrower involved of the provisions of the 
     arrangement.''.
       Sec. 808. Section 353(c)(3)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2001(c)(3)(C)) is amended by 
     striking ``110 percent'' and inserting ``100 percent''.

                  TITLE IX--INDIA-PAKISTAN RELIEF ACT

       Sec. 901. Short Title. This title may be cited as the 
     ``India-Pakistan Relief Act of 1998''.
       Sec. 902. Waiver Authority. (a) Authority.--The President 
     may waive for a period not to exceed one year upon enactment 
     of this Act with respect to India or Pakistan the application 
     of any sanction or prohibition (or portion thereof) contained 
     in section 101 or 102 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 
     620E(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or section 
     2(b)(4) of the Export Import Bank Act of 1945.
       (b) Exception.--The authority provided in subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to any restriction in section 102(b)(2) (B), 
     (C), or (G) of the Arms Export Control Act.
       (c) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available by 
     this section are designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided, That such amounts shall be available only to the 
     extent that an official budget request that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.
       Sec. 903. Consultation. Prior to each exercise of the 
     authority provided in section 902, the President shall 
     consult with the appropriate congressional committees.
       Sec. 904. Reporting Requirement. Not later than 30 days 
     prior to the expiration of a one-year period described in 
     section 902, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees on economic and 
     national security developments in India and Pakistan.
       Sec. 905. Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined. In 
     this title, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate.

 TITLE X--UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR MARKETING AND REGULATORY 
                                PROGRAMS

     SEC. 1001. GENERAL.

       Title II of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and 
     Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
     U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 218(a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (3);
       (2) by redesignating subtitle I as subtitle J;
       (3) by inserting after subtitle H the following:

            ``Subtitle I--Marketing and Regulatory Programs

     ``SEC. 285. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR MARKETING AND 
                   REGULATORY PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary 
     of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.

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       ``(b) Confirmation Required.--If the Secretary establishes 
     the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing 
     and Regulatory Programs authorized under subsection (a), the 
     Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and 
     with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       ``(c) Functions of Under Secretary.--
       ``(1) Principal functions.--Upon establishment, the 
     Secretary shall delegate to the Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs those 
     functions and duties under the jurisdiction of the Department 
     that are related to agricultural marketing, animal and plant 
     health inspection, grain inspection, and packers and 
     stockyards.
       ``(2) Additional functions.--The Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs shall 
     perform such other functions and duties as may be required by 
     law or prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(d) Succession.--Any official who is serving as Assistant 
     Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory 
     Programs on the date of the enactment of this section and who 
     was appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, shall not be required to be 
     reappointed under subsection (b) to the successor position 
     authorized under subsection (a) if the Secretary establishes 
     the position, and the official occupies the new position, 
     within 180 days after the date of enactment of this section 
     (or such later date set by the Secretary if litigation delays 
     rapid succession).
       ``(e) Executive Schedule.--Section 5314 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety (as 
     added by section 261(c)) the following:
       `Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and 
     Regulatory Programs.'.''; and
       (4) in section 296(b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) the authority of the Secretary to establish in the 
     Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
     Marketing and Regulatory Programs under section 285.''.

     SEC. 1002. PAY INCREASE PROHIBITED.

       The compensation of any officer or employee of the 
     Department of Agriculture on the date of enactment of this 
     Act shall not be increased as a result of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 1003. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture (3).'' and 
     inserting ``Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture (2).''.

             TITLE XI--EMERGENCY AND MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE

Subtitle A--Emergency Assistance for Crop and Livestock Feed Losses Due 
                              to Disasters

     SEC. 1101. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       (a) Fair and Equitable Distribution.--Assistance made 
     available under this subtitle shall be distributed in a fair 
     and equitable manner to producers who have incurred crop and 
     livestock feed losses in all affected geographic regions of 
     the United States.
       (b) Program Administration.--In carrying out this subtitle, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this title as 
     the ``Secretary'') may determine--
       (1) 1 or more loss thresholds producers on a farm must 
     incur with respect to a crop to be eligible for assistance;
       (2) the payment rate for crop and livestock feed losses 
     incurred; and
       (3) eligibility and payment limitation criteria (as defined 
     by the Secretary) for persons to receive assistance under 
     this subtitle, which, in the case of assistance received 
     under any section of this subtitle, shall be in addition to--
       (A) assistance made available under any other section of 
     this subtitle and subtitle B;
       (B) payments or loans received by a person under the 
     Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.);
       (C) payments received by a person for the 1998 crop under 
     the noninsured crop assistance program established under 
     section 196 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 7333);
       (D) crop insurance indemnities provided for the 1998 crop 
     under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); 
     and
       (E) emergency loans made available for the 1998 crop under 
     subtitle C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.).

     SEC. 1102. CROP LOSS ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer a program 
     under which emergency financial assistance is made available 
     to producers on a farm who have incurred losses associated 
     with crops due to disasters (as determined by the Secretary).
       (b) Losses Incurred for 1998 Crop.--Subject to section 
     1132, the Secretary shall use not more than $1,500,000,000 to 
     make available assistance to producers on a farm who have 
     incurred losses in the 1998 crop due to disasters.
       (c) Multiyear Losses.--Subject to section 1132, the 
     Secretary shall use not more than $875,000,000 to make 
     available assistance to producers on a farm who have incurred 
     multiyear losses (as defined by the Secretary) in the 1998 
     and preceding crops of a commodity due to disasters 
     (including, but not limited to, diseases such as scab).
       (d) Relationship Between Assistance.--The Secretary shall 
     make assistance available to producers on a farm under either 
     subsection (b) or (c).
       (e) Qualifying Losses.--Assistance under this section may 
     be made for losses associated with crops that are due to, as 
     determined by the Secretary--
       (1) quantity losses;
       (2) quality (including, but not limited to, aflatoxin) 
     losses; or
       (3) severe economic losses due to damaging weather or 
     related condition.
       (f) Crops Covered.--Assistance under this section shall be 
     applicable to losses for all crops (including losses of trees 
     from which a crop is harvested), as determined by the 
     Secretary, due to disasters.
       (g) Crop Insurance.--
       (1) Administration.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall not discriminate against or penalize 
     producers on a farm who have purchased crop insurance under 
     the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
       (2) Encouraging future crop insurance participation.--
     Subject to section 1132, the Secretary, acting through the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, may use the funds made 
     available under subsections (b) and (c), and only those 
     funds, to provide premium refunds or other assistance to 
     purchasers of crop insurance for their 1998 insured crops, or 
     their preceding (including 1998) insured crops.
       (3) Producers who have not purchased crop insurance for 
     1998 crop.--As a condition of receiving assistance under this 
     section, producers on a farm who have not purchased crop 
     insurance for the 1998 crop under that Act shall agree by 
     contract to purchase crop insurance for the 1999 and 2000 
     crops produced by the producers.
       (4) Liquidated damages.--
       (A) In general.--The contract under paragraph (3) shall 
     provide for liquidated damages to be paid by the producers 
     due to the failure of the producers to purchase crop 
     insurance as provided in paragraph (3).
       (B) Notice of damages.--The amount of the liquidated 
     damages shall be established by the Secretary and specified 
     in the contract agreed to by the producers.
       (5) Funding for crop insurance purchase requirement.--
     Subject to section 1132, such sums as may be necessary, to 
     remain available until expended, shall be available to the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to cover costs incurred by 
     the Corporation as a result of the crop insurance purchase 
     requirement of paragraph (3). Funds made available under 
     subsections (b) and (c) may not be used to cover such costs.

     SEC. 1103. EMERGENCY LIVESTOCK FEED ASSISTANCE.

       Subject to section 1132, the Secretary shall use not more 
     than $200,000,000 to make available livestock feed assistance 
     to livestock producers affected by disasters during calendar 
     year 1998.

                   Subtitle B--Market Loss Assistance

     SEC. 1111. MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Subject to section 1132 and except as 
     provided in subsection (d), the Secretary shall use not more 
     than $3,057,000,000 for assistance to owners and producers on 
     a farm who are eligible for final payments for fiscal year 
     1998 under a production flexibility contract for the farm 
     under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 
     et seq.) to partially compensate the owners and producers for 
     the loss of markets for the 1998 crop of a commodity.
       (b) Amount.--Except as provided in subsection (d), the 
     amount of assistance made available to owners and producers 
     on a farm under this section shall be proportional to the 
     amount of the contract payment received by the owners and 
     producers for fiscal year 1998 under a production flexibility 
     contract for the farm under the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act.
       (c) Time for Payment.--The assistance made available under 
     this section for an eligible owner or producer shall be made 
     as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (d) Of the total amount provided under subsection (a), 
     $200,000,000 shall be available to provide assistance to 
     dairy farmers in a manner determined by the Secretary: 
     Provided, That no payments made under this section shall 
     affect any decision with respect to rulemaking activities 
     described under section 143 of Public Law 104-127.

                      Subtitle C--Other Assistance

     SEC. 1121. INDEMNITY PAYMENTS FOR COTTON PRODUCERS.

       (a) Federal Contribution.--Subject to subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall pay $5,000,000 to the State of 
     Georgia to help fund an indemnity fund, to be established and 
     managed by that State, to compensate cotton producers in that 
     State for losses incurred in 1998 or 1999 from the loss of 
     properly stored, harvested cotton as the result of the 
     bankruptcy of a warehouseman or other party in possession of 
     warehouse receipts evidencing title to the commodity, an 
     improper conversion or transfer of the cotton, or such other 
     potential hazards as determined appropriate by the State.
       (b) Conditions on Payment to State.--The Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall make the payment to the State of Georgia 
     under subsection (a) only if the State also contributes 
     $5,000,000 to the indemnity fund and agrees to expend all 
     amounts in the indemnity fund by not later than January 1, 
     2000, to provide compensation to cotton producers as provided 
     in such subsection. If the State of Georgia fails to make its 
     contribution of $5,000,000 to the indemnity fund by July 1, 
     1999, the funds that would otherwise be paid to the State 
     shall be available to the Secretary for the purpose of 
     providing partial

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     compensation to cotton producers as provided in such 
     subsection.
       (c) Reporting Requirements.--Upon the establishment of the 
     indemnity fund, and not later than October 1, 1999, the State 
     of Georgia shall submit a report to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Congress describing the State's efforts 
     to use the indemnity fund to provide compensation to injured 
     cotton producers.

     SEC. 1122. HONEY RECOURSE LOANS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, in order to assist producers of honey to market their 
     honey in an orderly manner during a period of disastrously 
     low prices, the Secretary shall make available recourse loans 
     to producers of the 1998 crop of honey on fair and reasonable 
     terms and conditions, as determined by the Secretary.
       (b) Loan Rate.--The loan rate of the loans shall be 85 
     percent of the average price of honey during the 5-crop year 
     period preceding the 1998 crop year, excluding the crop year 
     in which the average price of honey was the highest and the 
     crop year in which the average price of honey was the lowest 
     in the period.
       (c) No Net Cost Basis.--Repayment of a loan under this 
     section shall include repayment for interest and 
     administrative costs as necessary to operate the program 
     established under this section on a no net cost basis.

     SEC. 1123. NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE TO RAISIN PRODUCERS.

       Notwithstanding any of the provisions of section 196 of the 
     Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
     U.S.C. 7333) that would exclude the following producers from 
     benefits thereunder, the Secretary shall make Noninsured Crop 
     Assistance Program payments in fiscal year 1999 to raisin 
     producers who obtained catastrophic risk protection but 
     because of adverse weather conditions were not able to comply 
     with the policy deadlines for laying the raisins in trays.

     SEC. 1124. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.

       In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act, $50,000,000 is appropriated to the 
     Department of Agriculture, to remain available until 
     expended, to provide emergency disaster assistance to persons 
     or entities who have incurred losses from a failure under 
     section 312(a) of Public Law 94-265.

     SEC. 1125. FOOD FOR PROGRESS.

       The Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (f)(3), by inserting after 
     ``$30,000,000'' the following: ``(or, in the case of fiscal 
     year 1999, $35,000,000)'';
       (2) in subsection (l)(1), by inserting after 
     ``$10,000,000'' the following: ``(or, in the case of fiscal 
     year 1999, $12,000,000)'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o); and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (m) the following:
       ``(n) During fiscal year 1999, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the Secretary shall utilize Private Voluntary 
     Organizations to carry out this section.''.

     SEC. 1126. TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF RECOURSE LOAN AUTHORITY.

       Section 137 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 
     U.S.C. 7237) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``AND OTHER 
     FIBERS'' before the period at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Recourse Loans Available for Mohair.--
       ``(1) Recourse loans available.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, during fiscal year 1999, the Secretary 
     shall make available recourse loans, as determined by the 
     Secretary, to producers of mohair produced during or before 
     that fiscal year.
       ``(2) Loan rate.--The loan rate for a loan under paragraph 
     (1) shall be equal to $2.00 per pound.
       ``(3) Term of loan.--A loan under paragraph (1) shall have 
     a term of 1 year beginning on the first day of the first 
     month after the month in which the loan is made.
       ``(4) Waiver of interest.--Notwithstanding subsection (d), 
     the Secretary shall not charge interest on a loan made under 
     paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 1127. PILOT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Domestic Market Reporting Pilot Program.--Title IV of 
     the Packers and Stockyards Act is amended to include the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 416. MANDATORY DOMESTIC REPORTING PILOT INVESTIGATION.

       ``(1) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     conduct a twelve month pilot investigation, beginning upon 
     the date of implementation of such pilot, under which the 
     Secretary shall require any person or class of persons 
     engaged in the business of buying, selling, or marketing 
     domestic or imported cattle for immediate slaughter and fresh 
     muscle cuts of beef, or domestic or imported sheep and fresh 
     or frozen muscle cuts of lamb, to report to the Secretary, in 
     the least intrusive manner possible, information relating to 
     prices for the procurement of these items.
       ``(2) Application.--This section shall only apply to a 
     person that is engaged in the business of buying, selling, or 
     marketing a significant share of the national market, as 
     determined by the Secretary, of the total volume of domestic 
     or imported cattle for immediate slaughter and fresh muscle 
     cuts of beef, or domestic or imported sheep and fresh or 
     frozen muscle cuts of lamb, bought, sold, or marketed in the 
     United States.
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than six months after the 
     conclusion of the mandatory domestic reporting pilot 
     investigation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a 
     report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry of the Senate on the effectiveness of the pilot 
     investigation. No information collected under the pilot 
     investigation may be disclosed until the report is 
     submitted.''.
       (b) Export Market Reporting Pilot Investigation.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall implement a twelve 
     month pilot investigation, beginning on the date of 
     implementation, of a streamlined electronic system for 
     collecting export data, in the least intrusive manner 
     possible, for fresh or frozen muscle cuts of meat food 
     products, and develop a data-reporting program to disseminate 
     summary information in a timely manner, not to exceed two 
     weeks after issuance.
       (2) Report.--Not later than six months after the conclusion 
     of the mandatory export reporting pilot investigation, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a report to the 
     Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate on the effectiveness of the pilot investigation.
       (c) Funding.--An amount of $250,000 is hereby appropriated 
     to carry out this section of the Act.

                       Subtitle D--Administration

     SEC. 1131. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.

       Subject to section 1132, the Secretary shall use the funds, 
     facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation to carry out subtitles A, B, and C of this title.

     SEC. 1132. EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.

       Notwithstanding the last sentence of section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended, amounts made available by subtitles A, B, 
     and C of this title are designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended: Provided, That such amounts shall be available only 
     to the extent that an official budget request that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to Congress.

     SEC. 1133. REGULATIONS.

       (a) Issuance of Regulations.--As soon as practicable after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation, as appropriate, shall issue 
     such regulations as are necessary to implement subtitles A, 
     B, and C of this title. The issuance of the regulations shall 
     be made without regard to--
       (1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of 
     title 5, United States Code;
       (2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture 
     effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to 
     notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in 
     rulemaking; and
       (3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'').
       (b) Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking.--In carrying 
     out this section, the Secretary shall use the authority 
     provided under section 808 of title 5, United States Code.

                          TITLE XII--BIODIESEL

     SEC. 1201. BIODIESEL FUEL USE CREDITS.

       (a) Amendment.--Title III of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     (42 U.S.C. 13211-13219) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 312. BIODIESEL FUEL USE CREDITS.

       ``(a) Allocation of Credits.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate one credit 
     under this section to a fleet or covered person for each 
     qualifying volume of the biodiesel component of fuel 
     containing at least 20 percent biodiesel by volume purchased 
     after the date of the enactment of this section for use by 
     the fleet or covered person in vehicles owned or operated by 
     the fleet or covered person that weigh more than 8,500 pounds 
     gross vehicle weight rating.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--No credits shall be allocated under 
     paragraph (1) for a purchase of biodiesel--
       ``(A) for use in alternative fueled vehicles; or
       ``(B) that is required by Federal or State law.
       ``(3) Authority to modify percentage.--The Secretary may, 
     by rule, lower the 20 percent biodiesel volume requirement in 
     paragraph (1) for reasons related to cold start, safety, or 
     vehicle function considerations.
       ``(4) Documentation.--A fleet or covered person seeking a 
     credit under this section shall provide written documentation 
     to the Secretary supporting the allocation of a credit to 
     such fleet or covered person under paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Use of Credits.--
       ``(1) In general.--At the request of a fleet or covered 
     person allocated a credit under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall, for the year in which the purchase of a qualifying 
     volume is made, treat that purchase as the acquisition of one 
     alternative fueled vehicle the fleet or covered person is 
     required to acquire under this title, title IV, or title V.

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       ``(2) Limitation.--Credits allocated under subsection (a) 
     may not be used to satisfy more than 50 percent of the 
     alternative fueled vehicle requirements of a fleet or covered 
     person under this title, title IV, and title V. This 
     paragraph shall not apply to a fleet or covered person that 
     is a biodiesel alternative fuel provider described in section 
     501(a)(2)(A).
       ``(c) Credit Not a Section 508 Credit.--A credit under this 
     section shall not be considered a credit under section 508.
       ``(d) Issuance of Rule.--The Secretary shall, before 
     January 1, 1999, issue a rule establishing procedures for the 
     implementation of this section.
       ``(e) Collection of Data.--The Secretary shall collect such 
     data as are required to make a determination described in 
     subsection (f)(2)(B).
       ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `biodiesel' means a diesel fuel substitute 
     produced from nonpetroleum renewable resources that meets the 
     registration requirements for fuels and fuel additives 
     established by the Environmental Protection Agency under 
     section 211 of the Clean Air Act; and
       ``(2) the term `qualifying volume' means--
       ``(A) 450 gallons; or
       ``(B) if the Secretary determines by rule that the average 
     annual alternative fuel use in light duty vehicles by fleets 
     and covered persons exceeds 450 gallons or gallon 
     equivalents, the amount of such average annual alternative 
     fuel use.''.
       (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 1992 is amended by adding at the end 
     of the items relating to title III the following new item:

``Sec. 312. Biodiesel fuel use credits.''.

                  TITLE XIII--EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                          Farm Service Agency


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $40,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.


           AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       For an additional gross obligation for the principal amount 
     of direct and guaranteed farm operating loans as authorized 
     by 7 U.S.C. 1928-1929, to be available from funds in the 
     Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, $540,510,000, of which 
     $150,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and 
     $156,704,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans.
       For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed farm 
     operating loans, including the cost of modifying such loans 
     as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, farm operating loans, $31,405,000, of which $15,969,000 
     shall be for direct loans, $13,696,000 for guaranteed 
     subsidized loans, and $1,740,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed 
     loans: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund


              dairy production disaster assistance program

       An additional $3,000,000 is provided for the dairy 
     production indemnity program as established by Public Law 
     105-174: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $3,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount of 
     the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


                      FORESTRY INCENTIVES PROGRAM

       For an additional amount to carry out the program of 
     forestry incentives, as authorized by the Cooperative 
     Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101), including 
     technical assistance and related expenses, $10,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, as authorized by that Act: 
     Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $10,000,000, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of such Act.
        This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999''.
       (b) For programs, projects or activities in the Departments 
     of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, provided as follows, to be 
     effective as if it had been enacted into law as the regular 
     appropriations Act:
     AN ACT Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes.

                     TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
     Department of Justice, $79,448,000, of which not to exceed 
     $3,317,000 is for the Facilities Program 2000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 43 
     permanent positions and 44 full-time equivalent workyears and 
     $8,136,000 shall be expended for the Department Leadership 
     Program exclusive of augmentation that occurred in these 
     offices in fiscal year 1998: Provided further, That not to 
     exceed 41 permanent positions and 48 full-time equivalent 
     workyears and $4,811,000 shall be expended for the Offices of 
     Legislative Affairs and Public Affairs: Provided further, 
     That the latter two aforementioned offices shall not be 
     augmented by personnel details, temporary transfers of 
     personnel on either a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis 
     or any other type of formal or informal transfer or 
     reimbursement of personnel or funds on either a temporary or 
     long-term basis: Provided further, That the Attorney General 
     is authorized to transfer, under such terms and conditions as 
     the Attorney General shall specify, forfeited real or 
     personal property of limited or marginal value, as such value 
     is determined by guidelines established by the Attorney 
     General, to a State or local government agency, or its 
     designated contractor or transferee, for use to support drug 
     abuse treatment, drug and crime prevention and education, 
     housing, job skills, and other community-based public health 
     and safety programs: Provided further, That any transfer 
     under the preceding proviso shall not create or confer any 
     private right of action in any person against the United 
     States, and shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 
     605 of this Act.


                         counterterrorism fund

       For necessary expenses, as determined by the Attorney 
     General, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
     reimburse any Department of Justice organization for (1) the 
     costs incurred in reestablishing the operational capability 
     of an office or facility which has been damaged or destroyed 
     as a result of any domestic or international terrorist 
     incident; (2) the costs of providing support to counter, 
     investigate or prosecute domestic or international terrorism, 
     including payment of rewards in connection with these 
     activities; (3) the costs of conducting a terrorism threat 
     assessment of Federal agencies and their facilities; (4) the 
     costs associated with ensuring the continuance of essential 
     Government functions during a time of emergency; and (5) the 
     costs of activities related to the protection of the Nation's 
     critical infrastructure: Provided, That any Federal agency 
     may be reimbursed for the costs of detaining in foreign 
     countries individuals accused of acts of terrorism that 
     violate the laws of the United States: Provided further, That 
     funds provided under this paragraph shall be available only 
     after the Attorney General notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     in accordance with section 605 of this Act.
       In addition, for necessary expenses, as determined by the 
     Attorney General, $135,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to reimburse or transfer to agencies of the 
     Department of Justice for any costs incurred in connection 
     with: (1) providing bomb training and response capabilities 
     to State and local law enforcement agencies; (2) providing 
     training and related equipment for chemical, biological, 
     nuclear, and cyber attack prevention and response 
     capabilities for States, cities, territories, and local 
     jurisdictions; and (3) providing grants, contracts, 
     cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by 
     sections 819, 821, and 822 of the Antiterrorism and Effective 
     Death Penalty Act of 1996: Provided, That such funds 
     transferred to the Office of Justice Programs may include 
     amounts for management and administration, which shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the ``Justice Assistance'' 
     account.

                   administrative review and appeals

       For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and 
     clemency petitions and immigration related activities, 
     $75,312,000.
       In addition, $59,251,000, for such purposes, to remain 
     available until expended, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $35,610,000; including not to exceed 
     $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential 
     character, to be expended under the direction of, and to be 
     accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney 
     General; and for the acquisition, lease, maintenance, and 
     operation of motor vehicles, without regard to the general 
     purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year: 
     Provided, That up to one-tenth of one percent of the 
     Department of Justice's allocation from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund grant programs may be transferred at the 
     discretion of the Attorney General to this account for the 
     audit or other review of such grant programs, as authorized 
     by section 130005 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322).

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                    United States Parole Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
     Commission as authorized by law, $7,400,000.

                            Legal Activities

            salaries and expenses, general legal activities

       For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 
     Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including 
     not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to 
     be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for 
     solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and 
     rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of 
     Columbia, $466,840,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 
     for litigation support contracts shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the funds available in this 
     appropriation, not to exceed $17,834,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for office automation systems for 
     the legal divisions covered by this appropriation, and for 
     the United States Attorneys, the Antitrust Division, and 
     offices funded through ``Salaries and Expenses'', General 
     Administration: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, not to exceed $1,000 shall be available to the 
     United States National Central Bureau, INTERPOL, for official 
     reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That 
     $813,333 of funds made available to the Department of Justice 
     in this Act shall be transferred by the Attorney General to 
     the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in 
     the United States: Provided further, That any transfer 
     pursuant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming under section 605 of this Act and shall not be 
     available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section.
       In addition, $8,160,000, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund, to remain available until 
     expended for such purposes.
        In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the 
     Department of Justice associated with processing cases under 
     the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, as 
     amended, not to exceed $4,028,000, to be appropriated from 
     the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.

               salaries and expenses, antitrust division

       For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and 
     kindred laws, $68,275,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, not to exceed $68,275,000 of 
     offsetting collections derived from fees collected in fiscal 
     year 1999 for premerger notification filings under the Hart-
     Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 
     18(a)) shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in 
     this appropriation, and shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
     from the General Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting 
     collections are received during fiscal year 1999, so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 1999 appropriation from the 
     General Fund estimated at not more than $0.


             salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

       For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States 
     Attorneys, including intergovernmental and cooperative 
     agreements, $1,009,680,000; of which not to exceed $2,500,000 
     shall be available until September 30, 2000, for (1) training 
     personnel in debt collection, (2) locating debtors and their 
     property, (3) paying the net costs of selling property, and 
     (4) tracking debts owed to the United States Government: 
     Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to 
     exceed $8,000 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $10,000,000 of those funds available for automated litigation 
     support contracts shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500,000 for the 
     operation of the National Advocacy Center shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     the expansion of existing Violent Crime Task Forces in United 
     States Attorneys Offices into demonstration projects, 
     including inter-governmental, inter-local, cooperative, and 
     task-force agreements, however denominated, and contracts 
     with State and local prosecutorial and law enforcement 
     agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of 
     violent crimes: Provided further, That, in addition to 
     reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears available to the 
     Offices of the United States Attorneys, not to exceed 9,044 
     positions and 9,312 full-time equivalent workyears shall be 
     supported from the funds appropriated in this Act for the 
     United States Attorneys: Provided further, That $2,300,000 
     shall be used to provide for additional assistant United 
     States attorneys and investigators to serve in Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania, and Camden County, New Jersey, to enforce 
     Federal laws designed to prevent the possession by criminals 
     of firearms (as that term is defined in section 921(a) of 
     title 18, United States Code), of which $1,500,000 shall be 
     used to provide for those attorneys and investigators in 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and $800,000 shall be used to 
     provide for those attorneys and investigators in Camden 
     County, New Jersey.
       In addition, $80,698,000, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund, to remain available until 
     expended for such purposes.

                   united states trustee system fund

       For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
     Program, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 589a(a), $114,248,000, to 
     remain available until expended and to be derived from the 
     United States Trustee System Fund: Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the 
     Fund shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary 
     to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $114,248,000 of 
     offsetting collections derived from fees collected pursuant 
     to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b) shall be retained and used for necessary 
     expenses in this appropriation and remain available until 
     expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
     from the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
     are received during fiscal year 1999, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 1999 appropriation from the Fund estimated 
     at $0: Provided further, That any funds collected in fiscal 
     year 1998 in excess of $114,248,000 are not available for 
     obligation.


      Salaries and Expenses, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission

       For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,227,000.

         salaries and expenses, united states marshals service

       For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals 
     Service; including the acquisition, lease, maintenance, and 
     operation of vehicles, and the purchase of passenger motor 
     vehicles for police-type use, without regard to the general 
     purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year, 
     $477,056,000, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 561(i); of which not 
     to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception 
     and representation expenses; and of which not to exceed 
     $4,000,000 for development, implementation, maintenance and 
     support, and training for an automated prisoner information 
     system shall remain available until expended.
       In addition, $25,553,000, for such purposes, to remain 
     available until expended, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund.


                              construction

       For planning, constructing, renovating, equipping, and 
     maintaining United States Marshals Service prisoner-holding 
     space in United States courthouses and federal buildings, 
     including the renovation and expansion of prisoner movement 
     areas, elevators, and sallyports, $4,600,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


 justice prisoner and alien transportation system fund, united states 
                            marshals service

       There is hereby established a Justice Prisoner and Alien 
     Transportation System Fund for the payment of necessary 
     expenses related to the scheduling and transportation of 
     United States prisoners and illegal and criminal aliens in 
     the custody of the United States Marshals Service, as 
     authorized in 18 U.S.C. 4013, including, without limitation, 
     salaries and expenses, operations, and the acquisition, 
     lease, and maintenance of aircraft and support facilities: 
     Provided, That the Fund shall be reimbursed or credited with 
     advance payments from amounts available to the Department of 
     Justice, other Federal agencies, and other sources at rates 
     that will recover the expenses of Fund operations, including, 
     without limitation, accrual of annual leave and depreciation 
     of plant and equipment of the Fund: Provided further, That 
     proceeds from the disposal of Fund aircraft shall be credited 
     to the Fund: Provided further, That amounts in the Fund shall 
     be available without fiscal year limitation, and may be used 
     for operating equipment lease agreements that do not exceed 5 
     years.

                       federal prisoner detention

       For expenses, related to United States prisoners in the 
     custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized 
     in 18 U.S.C. 4013, but not including expenses otherwise 
     provided for in appropriations available to the Attorney 
     General, $425,000,000, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 561(i), to 
     remain available until expended.

                     fees and expenses of witnesses

       For expenses, mileage, compensation, and per diems of 
     witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement and 
     supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel 
     expenses, and for per diems in lieu of subsistence, as 
     authorized by law, including advances, $95,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 
     may be made available for planning, construction, 
     renovations, maintenance, remodeling, and repair of 
     buildings, and the purchase of equipment incident thereto, 
     for protected witness safesites; and of which not to exceed 
     $1,000,000 may be made available for the purchase and 
     maintenance of armored vehicles for transportation of 
     protected witnesses.

           salaries and expenses, community relations service

       For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, 
     established by title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
     $7,199,000 and, in addition, up to $500,000 of funds made 
     available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be 
     transferred by the Attorney General to this account: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent 
     circumstances require additional funding for conflict 
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     tion activities of the Community Relations Service, the 
     Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community 
     Relations Service, from available appropriations for the 
     current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be 
     necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, 
     That any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                         assets forfeiture fund

       For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1)(A)(ii), (B), 
     (F), and (G), as amended, $23,000,000, to be derived from the 
     Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.

                    Radiation Exposure Compensation

                        administrative expenses

       For necessary administrative expenses in accordance with 
     the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, $2,000,000.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement

                 interagency crime and drug enforcement

       For necessary expenses for the detection, investigation, 
     and prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime 
     drug trafficking not otherwise provided for, to include 
     intergovernmental agreements with State and local law 
     enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and 
     prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug 
     trafficking, $304,014,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That any amounts 
     obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used 
     under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed 
     from this appropriation: Provided further, That any 
     unobligated balances remaining available at the end of the 
     fiscal year shall revert to the Attorney General for 
     reallocation among participating organizations in succeeding 
     fiscal years, subject to the reprogramming procedures 
     described in section 605 of this Act.

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution 
     of crimes against the United States; including purchase for 
     police-type use of not to exceed 2,668 passenger motor 
     vehicles, of which 2,000 will be for replacement only, 
     without regard to the general purchase price limitation for 
     the current fiscal year, and hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles; acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of 
     aircraft; and not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen 
     emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under 
     the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the 
     certificate of, the Attorney General, $2,746,805,000; of 
     which not to exceed $50,000,000 for automated data processing 
     and telecommunications and technical investigative equipment 
     and not to exceed $1,000,000 for undercover operations shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2000; of which not less 
     than $292,473,000 shall be for counterterrorism 
     investigations, foreign counterintelligence, and other 
     activities related to our national security; of which not to 
     exceed $61,800,000 shall remain available until expended; of 
     which not to exceed $10,000,000 is authorized to be made 
     available for making advances for expenses arising out of 
     contractual or reimbursable agreements with State and local 
     law enforcement agencies while engaged in cooperative 
     activities related to violent crime, terrorism, organized 
     crime, and drug investigations; and of which $1,500,000 shall 
     be available to maintain an independent program office 
     dedicated solely to the automation of fingerprint 
     identification services: Provided, That not to exceed $45,000 
     shall be available for official reception and representation 
     expenses: Provided further, That no funds in this Act may be 
     used to provide ballistics imaging equipment to any State or 
     local authority which has obtained similar equipment through 
     a Federal grant or subsidy unless the State or local 
     authority agrees to return that equipment or to repay that 
     grant or subsidy to the Federal Government.
       In addition, $223,356,000 for such purposes, to remain 
     available until expended, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund, as authorized by the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, as amended, 
     and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 
     1996.


                              Construction

       For necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings 
     and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law 
     (including equipment for such buildings); conversion and 
     extension of federally-owned buildings; and preliminary 
     planning and design of projects; $1,287,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet 
     unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be 
     expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for 
     solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; 
     expenses for conducting drug education and training programs, 
     including travel and related expenses for participants in 
     such programs and the distribution of items of token value 
     that promote the goals of such programs; purchase of not to 
     exceed 1,428 passenger motor vehicles, of which 1,080 will be 
     for replacement only, for police-type use without regard to 
     the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal 
     year; and acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of 
     aircraft; $800,780,000, of which not to exceed $1,800,000 for 
     research and $15,000,000 for transfer to the Drug Diversion 
     Control Fee Account for operating expenses shall remain 
     available until expended, and of which not to exceed 
     $4,000,000 for purchase of evidence and payments for 
     information, not to exceed $10,000,000 for contracting for 
     automated data processing and telecommunications equipment, 
     and not to exceed $2,000,000 for laboratory equipment, 
     $4,000,000 for technical equipment, and $2,000,000 for 
     aircraft replacement retrofit and parts, shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2000; and of which not to 
     exceed $50,000 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses.
       In addition, $405,000,000, for such purposes, to remain 
     available until expended, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund.


                              construction

       For necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings 
     and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law 
     (including equipment for such buildings); conversion and 
     extension of federally-owned buildings; and preliminary 
     planning and design of projects; $8,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the administration and 
     enforcement of the laws relating to immigration, 
     naturalization, and alien registration, as follows:

                     enforcement and border affairs

       For salaries and expenses for the Border Patrol program, 
     the detention and deportation program, the intelligence 
     program, the investigations program, and the inspections 
     program, including not to exceed $50,000 to meet unforeseen 
     emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under 
     the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the 
     certificate of, the Attorney General; purchase for police-
     type use (not to exceed 3,855 passenger motor vehicles, of 
     which 2,535 are for replacement only), without regard to the 
     general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal 
     year, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition, 
     lease, maintenance and operation of aircraft; research 
     related to immigration enforcement; for protecting and 
     maintaining the integrity of the borders of the United States 
     including, without limitation, equipping, maintaining, and 
     making improvements to the infrastructure; and for the care 
     and housing of Federal detainees held in the joint 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service and United States 
     Marshals Service's Buffalo Detention Facility, 
     $1,069,754,000, of which not to exceed $400,000 for research 
     shall remain available until expended; of which not to exceed 
     $10,000,000 shall be available for costs associated with the 
     training program for basic officer training, and $5,000,000 
     is for payments or advances arising out of contractual or 
     reimbursable agreements with State and local law enforcement 
     agencies while engaged in cooperative activities related to 
     immigration; and of which not to exceed $5,000,000 is to fund 
     or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated 
     with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled 
     illegal aliens: Provided, That none of the funds available to 
     the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall be available 
     to pay any employee overtime pay in an amount in excess of 
     $30,000 during the calendar year beginning January 1, 1999: 
     Provided further, That uniforms may be purchased without 
     regard to the general purchase price limitation for the 
     current fiscal year: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided in this or any other Act shall be used for the 
     continued operation of the San Clemente and Temecula 
     checkpoints unless the checkpoints are open and traffic is 
     being checked on a continuous 24-hour basis.

  citizenship and benefits, immigration support and program direction

       For all programs of the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service not included under the heading ``Enforcement and 
     Border Affairs'', $552,083,000: Provided, That not to exceed 
     $5,000 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses: Provided further, That the Attorney 
     General may transfer any funds appropriated under this 
     heading and the heading ``Enforcement and Border Affairs'' 
     between said appropriations notwithstanding any percentage 
     transfer limitations imposed under this appropriation Act and 
     may direct such fees as are collected by the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service to the activities funded under this 
     heading and the heading ``Enforcement and Border Affairs'' 
     for performance of the functions for which the fees legally 
     may be expended: Provided further, That not to exceed 43 
     permanent positions and 43 full-time equivalent workyears and 
     $4,284,000 shall be expended for the Offices of Legislative 
     Affairs and Public Affairs: Provided further, That the latter 
     two aforementioned offices shall not be augmented by 
     personnel details, temporary transfers of personnel on either 
     a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, or any other type 
     of formal or informal transfer or reimbursement of personnel 
     or funds on either a temporary or long-term basis: Provided 
     further, That the number of positions filled through non-
     career appointment at the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service, for which funding is provided in this Act or is 
     otherwise made available to the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, shall not

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     exceed 4 permanent positions and 4 full-time equivalent 
     workyears: Provided further, That funds may be used, without 
     limitation, for equipping, maintaining, and making 
     improvements to the infrastructure and the purchase of 
     vehicles for police type use within the limits of the 
     Enforcement and Border Affairs appropriation: Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during fiscal year 1999, the Attorney General is authorized 
     and directed to impose disciplinary action, including 
     termination of employment, pursuant to policies and 
     procedures applicable to employees of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, for any employee of the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service who violates policies and procedures 
     set forth by the Department of Justice relative to the 
     granting of citizenship or who willfully deceives the 
     Congress or department leadership on any matter.

                    violent crime reduction programs

       In addition, $842,490,000, for such purposes, to remain 
     available until expended, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund: Provided, That the Attorney 
     General may use the transfer authority provided under the 
     heading ``Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration Support and 
     Program Direction'' to provide funds to any program of the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service that heretofore has 
     been funded by the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.

                              construction

       For planning, construction, renovation, equipping, and 
     maintenance of buildings and facilities necessary for the 
     administration and enforcement of the laws relating to 
     immigration, naturalization, and alien registration, not 
     otherwise provided for, $90,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That no funds shall be available 
     for the site acquisition, design, or construction of any 
     Border Patrol checkpoint in the Tucson sector.

                         Federal Prison System


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the administration, operation, 
     and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional 
     institutions, including purchase (not to exceed 763, of which 
     599 are for replacement only) and hire of law enforcement and 
     passenger motor vehicles, and for the provision of technical 
     assistance and advice on corrections related issues to 
     foreign governments, $2,862,354,000: Provided, That the 
     Attorney General may transfer to the Health Resources and 
     Services Administration such amounts as may be necessary for 
     direct expenditures by that Administration for medical relief 
     for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions: 
     Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison 
     System (FPS), where necessary, may enter into contracts with 
     a fiscal agent/fiscal intermediary claims processor to 
     determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of 
     the FPS, furnish health services to individuals committed to 
     the custody of the FPS: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $6,000 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $90,000,000 for the activation of new facilities shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2000: Provided further, That, 
     of the amounts provided for Contract Confinement, not to 
     exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to 
     make payments in advance for grants, contracts and 
     reimbursable agreements, and other expenses authorized by 
     section 501(c) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 
     1980, as amended, for the care and security in the United 
     States of Cuban and Haitian entrants: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding section 4(d) of the Service Contract Act of 
     1965 (41 U.S.C. 353(d)), FPS may enter into contracts and 
     other agreements with private entities for periods of not to 
     exceed 3 years and 7 additional option years for the 
     confinement of Federal prisoners.
       In addition, $26,499,000, for such purposes, to remain 
     available until expended, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund.


                        Buildings and Facilities

       For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new 
     facilities; leasing the Oklahoma City Airport Trust Facility; 
     purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and 
     equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, 
     including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by 
     contract or force account; and constructing, remodeling, and 
     equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing 
     penal and correctional institutions, including all necessary 
     expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account, 
     $410,997,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     not to exceed $14,074,000 shall be available to construct 
     areas for inmate work programs: Provided, That labor of 
     United States prisoners may be used for work performed under 
     this appropriation: Provided further, That not to exceed 10 
     percent of the funds appropriated to ``Buildings and 
     Facilities'' in this Act or any other Act may be transferred 
     to ``Salaries and Expenses'', Federal Prison System, upon 
     notification by the Attorney General to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     in compliance with provisions set forth in section 605 of 
     this Act.


                Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated

       The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby 
     authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
     funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with 
     the law, and to make such contracts and commitments, without 
     regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 
     of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in 
     carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the 
     current fiscal year for such corporation, including purchase 
     of (not to exceed five for replacement only) and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles.


   limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries, 
                              incorporated

       Not to exceed $3,266,000 of the funds of the corporation 
     shall be available for its administrative expenses, and for 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to be computed on an 
     accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the 
     corporation's current prescribed accounting system, and such 
     amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of 
     claims, and expenditures which the said accounting system 
     requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities 
     acquired or produced, including selling and shipping 
     expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, 
     construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 
     protection, or disposition of facilities and other property 
     belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest.

                       Office of Justice Programs

                           justice assistance

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, and the Missing 
     Children's Assistance Act, as amended, including salaries and 
     expenses in connection therewith, and with the Victims of 
     Crime Act of 1984, as amended, $147,151,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by section 1001 of 
     title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968, as amended by Public Law 102-534 (106 Stat. 3524).

               state and local law enforcement assistance

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by part E of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, for 
     State and Local Narcotics Control and Justice Assistance 
     Improvements, notwithstanding the provisions of section 511 
     of said Act, $552,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, as authorized by section 1001 of title I of said 
     Act, as amended by Public Law 102-534 (106 Stat. 3524), of 
     which $47,000,000 shall be available to carry out the 
     provisions of chapter A of subpart 2 of part E of title I of 
     said Act, for discretionary grants under the Edward Byrne 
     Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs.

   violent crime reduction programs, state and local law enforcement 
                               assistance

       For assistance (including amounts for administrative costs 
     for management and administration, which amounts shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the ``Justice Assistance'' 
     account) authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322), as amended 
     (``the 1994 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968, as amended (``the 1968 Act''); and the 
     Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, as amended (``the 1990 
     Act''), $2,369,950,000, to remain available until expended, 
     which shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust 
     Fund; of which $523,000,000 shall be for Local Law 
     Enforcement Block Grants, pursuant to H.R. 728 as passed by 
     the House of Representatives on February 14, 1995, except 
     that for purposes of this Act, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico shall be considered a ``unit of local government'' as 
     well as a ``State'', for the purposes set forth in paragraphs 
     (A), (B), (D), (F), and (I) of section 101(a)(2) of H.R. 728 
     and for establishing crime prevention programs involving 
     cooperation between community residents and law enforcement 
     personnel in order to control, detect, or investigate crime 
     or the prosecution of criminals: Provided, That no funds 
     provided under this heading may be used as matching funds for 
     any other Federal grant program: Provided further, That 
     $40,000,000 of this amount shall be for Boys and Girls Clubs 
     in public housing facilities and other areas in cooperation 
     with State and local law enforcement: Provided further, That 
     funds may also be used to defray the costs of indemnification 
     insurance for law enforcement officers: Provided further, 
     That, hereafter, for the purpose of eligibility for the Local 
     Law Enforcement Block Grant Program in the State of 
     Louisiana, parish sheriffs are to be considered the unit of 
     local government at the parish level under section 108 of 
     H.R. 728: Provided further, That $20,000,000 shall be 
     available to carry out section 102(2) of H.R. 728; of which 
     $45,000,000 shall be for grants to upgrade criminal records, 
     as authorized by section 106(b) of the Brady Handgun Violence 
     Prevention Act of 1993, as amended, and section 4(b) of the 
     National Child Protection Act of 1993; of which $420,000,000 
     shall be for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as 
     authorized by section 242(j) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, as amended; of which $720,500,000 shall be 
     for Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth in Sentencing 
     Incentive Grants pursuant to subtitle A of title II of the 
     1994 Act, of which $165,000,000 shall be available for 
     payments to States for incarceration of criminal aliens, of 
     which $25,000,000 shall be available for the Cooperative 
     Agreement Program, and of which $34,000,000 shall be reserved 
     by the Attorney General for fiscal year 1999 under section 
     20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the 1994 Act; of which 
     $9,000,000 shall be for the Court Appointed Special Ad

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     vocate Program, as authorized by section 218 of the 1990 Act; 
     of which $2,000,000 shall be for Child Abuse Training 
     Programs for Judicial Personnel and Practitioners, as 
     authorized by section 224 of the 1990 Act; of which 
     $206,750,000 shall be for Grants to Combat Violence Against 
     Women, to States, units of local government, and Indian 
     tribal governments, as authorized by section 1001(a)(18) of 
     the 1968 Act, including $23,000,000 which shall be used 
     exclusively for the purpose of strengthening civil legal 
     assistance programs for victims of domestic violence, and 
     $10,000,000 which shall be used exclusively for violence on 
     college campuses: Provided further, That, of these funds, 
     $5,200,000 shall be provided to the National Institute of 
     Justice for research and evaluation of violence against 
     women, $1,196,000 shall be provided to the Office of the 
     United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for 
     domestic violence programs in D.C. Superior Court, and 
     $10,000,000 shall be available to the Office of Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the Safe Start 
     Program, to be administered as authorized by part C of the 
     Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act of 1974, as amended; of 
     which $34,000,000 shall be for Grants to Encourage Arrest 
     Policies to States, units of local government, and Indian 
     tribal governments, as authorized by section 1001(a)(19) of 
     the 1968 Act; of which $25,000,000 shall be for Rural 
     Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance 
     Grants, as authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; of 
     which $5,000,000 shall be for training programs to assist 
     probation and parole officers who work with released sex 
     offenders, as authorized by section 40152(c) of the 1994 Act, 
     and for local demonstration projects; of which $1,000,000 
     shall be for grants for televised testimony, as authorized by 
     section 1001(a)(7) of the 1968 Act; of which $5,000,000 shall 
     be for the Tribal Courts Initiative; of which $63,000,000 
     shall be for grants for residential substance abuse treatment 
     for State prisoners, as authorized by section 1001(a)(17) of 
     the 1968 Act; of which $15,000,000 shall be for grants to 
     States and units of local government for projects to improve 
     DNA analysis, as authorized by section 1001(a)(22) of the 
     1968 Act; of which $900,000 shall be for the Missing 
     Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program, as authorized by 
     section 240001(c) of the 1994 Act; of which $1,300,000 shall 
     be for Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Programs, as authorized 
     by section 220002(h) of the 1994 Act; of which $40,000,000 
     shall be for Drug Courts, as authorized by title V of the 
     1994 Act; of which $1,500,000 shall be for Law Enforcement 
     Family Support Programs, as authorized by section 1001(a)(21) 
     of the 1968 Act; of which $2,000,000 shall be for public 
     awareness programs addressing marketing scams aimed at senior 
     citizens, as authorized by section 250005(3) of the 1994 Act; 
     and of which $250,000,000 shall be for Juvenile 
     Accountability Incentive Block Grants, except that such funds 
     shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as set 
     forth in the provisions under this heading for this program 
     in Public Law 105-119, but all references in such provisions 
     to 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 1999: Provided 
     further, That funds made available in fiscal year 1999 under 
     subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act may be 
     obligated for programs to assist States in the litigation 
     processing of death penalty Federal habeas corpus petitions 
     and for drug testing initiatives: Provided further, That, if 
     a unit of local government uses any of the funds made 
     available under this title to increase the number of law 
     enforcement officers, the unit of local government will 
     achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers 
     who perform nonadministrative public safety service.


                       weed and seed program fund

       For necessary expenses, including salaries and related 
     expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, to 
     implement ``Weed and Seed'' program activities, $33,500,000 
     to remain available until expended, for intergovernmental 
     agreements, including grants, cooperative agreements, and 
     contracts, with State and local law enforcement agencies 
     engaged in the investigation and prosecution of violent 
     crimes and drug offenses in ``Weed and Seed'' designated 
     communities, and for either reimbursements or transfers to 
     appropriation accounts of the Department of Justice and other 
     Federal agencies which shall be specified by the Attorney 
     General to execute the ``Weed and Seed'' program strategy: 
     Provided, That funds designated by Congress through language 
     for other Department of Justice appropriation accounts for 
     ``Weed and Seed'' program activities shall be managed and 
     executed by the Attorney General through the Executive Office 
     for Weed and Seed: Provided further, That the Attorney 
     General may direct the use of other Department of Justice 
     funds and personnel in support of ``Weed and Seed'' program 
     activities only after the Attorney General notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate in accordance with section 605 of this Act.

                  Community Oriented Policing Services


                    violent crime reduction programs

       For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322 (``the 1994 
     Act'') (including administrative costs), $1,400,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, which shall be derived from 
     the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, for Public Safety and 
     Community Policing Grants pursuant to title I of the 1994 
     Act: Provided, That not to exceed 266 permanent positions and 
     266 full-time equivalent workyears and $32,023,000 shall be 
     expended for program management and administration: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available under this heading 
     and the unobligated balances available in this program, 
     $180,000,000 shall be used for innovative community policing 
     programs, of which $80,000,000 shall be used for a law 
     enforcement technology program, $35,000,000 shall be used for 
     policing initiatives to combat methamphetamine production and 
     trafficking and to enhance policing initiatives in drug ``hot 
     spots'', $17,500,000 shall be used for programs to combat 
     violence in schools, $25,000,000 shall be used for the 
     Matching Grant Program for Law Enforcement Armor Vests 
     pursuant to section 2501 of part Y of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, $5,000,000 
     shall be used for additional community law enforcement 
     officers and related program support for the District of 
     Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and Court Services 
     Agency, $12,500,000 shall be used for the Community Policing 
     to Combat Domestic Violence Program pursuant to section 
     1701(d) of part Q of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968, as amended, and $5,000,000 shall be used 
     for Community Prosecutors programs: Provided further, That up 
     to $35,000,000 shall be available to improve tribal law 
     enforcement including equipment and training.
        In addition, for programs of Police Corps education, 
     training, and service as set forth in sections 200101-200113 
     of the 1994 Act, $30,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund.


                       Juvenile Justice Programs

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, (``the Act''), including 
     salaries and expenses in connection therewith to be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Justice 
     Assistance, $267,597,000, to remain available until expended, 
     as authorized by section 299 of part I of title II and 
     section 506 of title V of the Act, as amended by Public Law 
     102-586, of which (1) notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, $6,847,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by 
     part A of title II of the Act, $89,000,000 shall be available 
     for expenses authorized by part B of title II of the Act, and 
     $42,750,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by 
     part C of title II of the Act: Provided, That $26,500,000 of 
     the amounts provided for part B of title II of the Act, as 
     amended, is for the purpose of providing additional formula 
     grants under part B to States that provide assurances to the 
     Administrator that the State has in effect (or will have in 
     effect no later than one year after date of application) 
     policies and programs, that ensure that juveniles are subject 
     to accountability-based sanctions for every act for which 
     they are adjudicated delinquent; (2) $12,000,000 shall be 
     available for expenses authorized by section 281 and 282 of 
     part D of title II of the Act for prevention and treatment 
     programs relating to juvenile gangs; (3) $10,000,000 shall be 
     available for expenses authorized by section 285 of part E of 
     title II of the Act; (4) $12,000,000 shall be available for 
     expenses authorized by part G of title II of the Act for 
     juvenile mentoring programs; and (5) $95,000,000 shall be 
     available for expenses authorized by title V of the Act for 
     incentive grants for local delinquency prevention programs; 
     of which $10,000,000 shall be for delinquency prevention, 
     control, and system improvement programs for tribal youth; of 
     which $25,000,000 shall be available for grants of $360,000 
     to each state and $6,640,000 shall be available for 
     discretionary grants to states, for programs and activities 
     to enforce state laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic 
     beverages to minors or the purchase or consumption of 
     alcoholic beverages by minors, prevention and reduction of 
     consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors, and for 
     technical assistance and training: Provided further, That 
     upon the enactment of reauthorization legislation for 
     Juvenile Justice Programs under the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, funding 
     provisions in this Act shall from that date be subject to the 
     provisions of that legislation and any provisions in this Act 
     that are inconsistent with that legislation shall no longer 
     have effect: Provided further, That of amounts made available 
     under the Juvenile Justice Programs of the Office of Justice 
     Programs to carry out part B (relating to Federal Assistance 
     for State and Local Programs), subpart II of part C (relating 
     to Special Emphasis Prevention and Treatment Programs), part 
     D (relating to Gang-Free Schools and Communities and 
     Community-Based Gang Intervention), part E (relating to State 
     Challenge Activities), and part G (relating to Mentoring) of 
     title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974, and to carry out the At-Risk Children's Program 
     under title V of that Act, not more than 10 percent of each 
     such amount may be used for research, evaluation, and 
     statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or 
     activities authorized under the appropriate part or title, 
     and not more than 2 percent of each such amount may be used 
     for training and technical assistance activities designed to 
     benefit the programs or activities authorized under that part 
     or title.
       In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     and other assistance, $10,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended, for developing, testing, and demonstrating programs 
     designed to reduce drug use among juveniles.

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       In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     and other assistance authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse 
     Act of 1990, as amended, $7,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, as authorized by section 214B of the Act.


                    Public Safety Officers Benefits

       To remain available until expended, for payments authorized 
     by part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796), as amended, such sums 
     as are necessary, as authorized by section 6093 of Public Law 
     100-690 (102 Stat. 4339-4340).

               General Provisions--Department of Justice

       Sec. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
     in this title for official reception and representation 
     expenses, a total of not to exceed $45,000 from funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall 
     be available to the Attorney General for official reception 
     and representation expenses in accordance with distributions, 
     procedures, and regulations established by the Attorney 
     General.
       Sec. 102. Authorities contained in the Department of 
     Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1980 
     (Public Law 96-132; 93 Stat. 1040 (1979)), as amended, shall 
     remain in effect until the termination date of this Act or 
     until the effective date of a Department of Justice 
     Appropriation Authorization Act, whichever is earlier.
       Sec. 103. None of the funds appropriated by this title 
     shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the 
     life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 
     carried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided, That 
     should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a 
     court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null 
     and void.
       Sec. 104. None of the funds appropriated under this title 
     shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate 
     in any way the performance of, any abortion.
       Sec. 105. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the 
     obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to 
     provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to 
     receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided, 
     That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect 
     of section 104 intended to address the philosophical beliefs 
     of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
       Sec. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
     to exceed $10,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to establish and publicize a program under which 
     publicly advertised, extraordinary rewards may be paid, which 
     shall not be subject to spending limitations contained in 
     sections 3059 and 3072 of title 18, United States Code: 
     Provided, That any reward of $100,000 or more, up to a 
     maximum of $2,000,000, may not be made without the personal 
     approval of the President or the Attorney General and such 
     approval may not be delegated.
       Sec. 107. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     Justice in this Act, including those derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund, may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
     than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any 
     transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 108. For fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, the Director 
     of the Bureau of Prisons may make expenditures out of the 
     Commissary Fund of the Federal Prison System, regardless of 
     whether any such expenditure is security-related, for 
     programs, goods, and services for the benefit of inmates (to 
     the extent the provision of those programs, goods, or 
     services to inmates is not otherwise prohibited by law), 
     including--
       (1) the installation, operation, and maintenance of the 
     Inmate Telephone System;
       (2) the payment of all the equipment purchased or leased in 
     connection with the Inmate Telephone System; and
       (3) the salaries, benefits, and other expenses of personnel 
     who install, operate, and maintain the Inmate Telephone 
     System.
       Sec. 109. (a) Section 3201 of the Crime Control Act of 1990 
     (28 U.S.C. 509 note) is amended to read as follows--
       ``Appropriations in this or any other Act hereafter for the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, or the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
     are available, in an amount of not to exceed $25,000 each per 
     fiscal year, to pay humanitarian expenses incurred by or for 
     any employee thereof (or any member of the employee's 
     immediate family) that results from or is incident to serious 
     illness, serious injury, or death occurring to the employee 
     while on official duty or business.''.
       (b) The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended by striking section 626 
     (8 U.S.C. 1363b).
       Sec. 110. Any amounts credited to the ``Legalization 
     Account'' established under section 245(c)(7)(B) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255a(c)(7)(B)) are 
     transferred to the ``Examinations Fee Account'' established 
     under section 286(m) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)).
       Sec. 111. The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall 
     conduct a study, not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, of private prisons that evaluates 
     the growth and development of the private prison industry 
     during the past 15 years, training qualifications of 
     personnel at private prisons, and the security procedures of 
     such facilities, and compares the general standards and 
     conditions between private prisons and Federal prisons. The 
     results of such study shall be submitted to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary and Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.
       Sec. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during fiscal year 1999, the Assistant Attorney General for 
     the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice--
       (1) may make grants, or enter into cooperative agreements 
     and contracts, for the Office of Justice Programs and the 
     component organizations of that Office; and
       (2) shall have final authority over all grants, cooperative 
     agreements, and contracts made, or entered into, for the 
     Office of Justice Programs and the component organizations of 
     that Office.
       Sec. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with 
     respect to any grant program for which amounts are made 
     available under this title, the term ``tribal'' means of or 
     relating to an Indian tribe (as that term is defined in 
     section 102(2) of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List 
     Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a(2))).
       Sec. 114. Section 286(e)(1)(C) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(e)(1)(C)) is amended by 
     inserting ``State'' and a comma immediately before 
     ``territory''.
       Sec. 115. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, for fiscal year 1999, the Attorney General may obligate 
     any funds appropriated for or reimbursed to the 
     Counterterrorism programs, projects or activities of the 
     Department of Justice to purchase or lease equipment or any 
     related items, or to acquire interim services, without regard 
     to any otherwise applicable Federal acquisition rule, if the 
     Attorney General determines that--
       (A) there is an exigent need for the equipment, related 
     items, or services in order to support an ongoing 
     counterterrorism, national security, or computer-crime 
     investigation or prosecution;
       (B) the equipment, related items, or services required are 
     not available within the Department of Justice; and
       (C) adherence to that Federal acquisition rule would--
       (i) delay the timely acquisition of the equipment, related 
     items, or services; and
       (ii) adversely affect an ongoing counterterrorism, national 
     security, or computer-crime investigation or prosecution.
       (2) In this subsection, the term ``Federal acquisition 
     rule'' means any provision of title II or IX of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act, the Small Business Act, 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or any other provision of 
     law or regulation that establishes policies, procedures, 
     requirements, conditions, or restrictions for procurements by 
     the head of a department or agency or the Federal Government.
       (b) The Attorney General shall immediately notify the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate in writing of each expenditure under 
     subsection (a), which notification shall include sufficient 
     information to explain the circumstances necessitating the 
     exercise of the authority under that subsection.
       Sec. 116. Section 110(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1221 note) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``later than'' and all that follows through ``Attorney'' and 
     inserting ``later than October 15, 1998 (and not later than 
     March 30, 2001, in the case of land border ports of entry and 
     sea ports), the Attorney'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) not significantly disrupt trade, tourism, or other 
     legitimate cross-border traffic at land border ports of 
     entry.''.
       Sec. 117. Section 402 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
     U.S.C. 842) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(5), by inserting ``negligently'' 
     before ``fail'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(10), by inserting ``negligently'' 
     before ``to fail''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)'';
       (B) by inserting ``subparagraph (B) of this paragraph and'' 
     before ``paragraph (2)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) In the case of a violation of paragraph (5) or (10) 
     of subsection (a), the civil penalty shall not exceed 
     $10,000.''.
       Sec. 118. The General Accounting Office shall--
       (1) monitor the compliance of the Department of Justice and 
     all United States Attorneys with the ``Guidance on the Use of 
     the False Claims Act in Civil Health Care Matters'' issued by 
     the Department of Justice on June 3, 1998, including any 
     revisions to that guidance; and
       (2) not later than February 1, 1999, and again not later 
     than August 2, 1999, submit a report on such compliance to 
     the Committees on the Judiciary and the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives.

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       Sec. 119. Firearms Safety. (a) Secure Gun Storage Device.--
     Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(34) The term `secure gun storage or safety device' 
     means--
       ``(A) a device that, when installed on a firearm, is 
     designed to prevent the firearm from being operated without 
     first deactivating the device;
       ``(B) a device incorporated into the design of the firearm 
     that is designed to prevent the operation of the firearm by 
     anyone not having access to the device; or
       ``(C) a safe, gun safe, gun case, lock box, or other device 
     that is designed to be or can be used to store a firearm and 
     that is designed to be unlocked only by means of a key, a 
     combination, or other similar means.''.
       (b) Certification Required in Application for Dealer's 
     License.--Section 923(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) in the case of an application to be licensed as a 
     dealer, the applicant certifies that secure gun storage or 
     safety devices will be available at any place in which 
     firearms are sold under the license to persons who are not 
     licensees (subject to the exception that in any case in which 
     a secure gun storage or safety device is temporarily 
     unavailable because of theft, casualty loss, consumer sales, 
     backorders from a manufacturer, or any other similar reason 
     beyond the control of the licensee, the dealer shall not be 
     considered to be in violation of the requirement under this 
     subparagraph to make available such a device).''.
       (c) Revocation of Dealer's License for Failure To Have 
     Secure Gun Storage or Safety Devices Available.--The first 
     sentence of section 923(e) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or fails to have secure gun storage or safety 
     devices available at any place in which firearms are sold 
     under the license to persons who are not licensees (except 
     that in any case in which a secure gun storage or safety 
     device is temporarily unavailable because of theft, casualty 
     loss, consumer sales, backorders from a manufacturer, or any 
     other similar reason beyond the control of the licensee, the 
     dealer shall not be considered to be in violation of the 
     requirement to make available such a device)''.
       (d) Statutory Construction; Evidence.--
       (1) Statutory construction.--Nothing in the amendments made 
     by this section shall be construed--
       (A) as creating a cause of action against any firearms 
     dealer or any other person for any civil liability; or
       (B) as establishing any standard of care.
       (2) Evidence.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     evidence regarding compliance or noncompliance with the 
     amendments made by this section shall not be admissible as 
     evidence in any proceeding of any court, agency, board, or 
     other entity.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       Sec. 120. Firearm Safety Education Grants. (a) In 
     General.--Section 510 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3760) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) undertaking educational and training programs for--
       ``(A) criminal justice personnel; and
       ``(B) the general public, with respect to the lawful and 
     safe ownership, storage, carriage, or use of firearms, 
     including the provision of secure gun storage or safety 
     devices;'';
       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by inserting 
     before the period the following: ``and is authorized to make 
     grants to, or enter into contracts with, those persons and 
     entities to carry out the purposes specified in subsection 
     (a)(1)(B) in accordance with subsection (c)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c)(1) In accordance with this subsection, the Director 
     may make a grant to, or enter into a contract with, any 
     person or entity referred to in subsection (b) to provide for 
     a firearm safety program that, in a manner consistent with 
     subsection (a)(1)(B), provides for general public training 
     and dissemination of information concerning firearm safety, 
     secure gun storage, and the lawful ownership, carriage, or 
     use of firearms, including the provision of secure gun 
     storage or safety devices.
       ``(2) Funds made available under a grant under paragraph 
     (1) may not be used (either directly or by supplanting non-
     Federal funds) for advocating or promoting gun control, 
     including making communications that are intended to directly 
     or indirectly affect the passage of Federal, State, or local 
     legislation intended to restrict or control the purchase or 
     use of firearms.
       ``(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), each firearm 
     safety program that receives funding under this subsection 
     shall provide for evaluations that shall be developed 
     pursuant to guidelines that the Director of the National 
     Institute of Justice of the Department of Justice, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
     Assistance and recognized private entities that have 
     expertise in firearms safety, education and training, shall 
     establish.
       ``(4) With respect to a firearm safety program that 
     receives funding under this section, the Director may waive 
     the evaluation requirement described in paragraph (3) if the 
     Director determines that the program--
       ``(A) is not of a sufficient size to justify an evaluation; 
     or
       ``(B) is designed primarily to provide material resources 
     and supplies, and that activity would not justify an 
     evaluation.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the earlier of--
       (1) October 1, 1998; or
       (2) the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 121. Firearms. Section 922 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (5) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(5) who, being an alien--
       ``(A) is illegally or unlawfully in the United States; or
       ``(B) except as provided in subsection (y)(2), has been 
     admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa (as 
     that term is defined in section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26)));'';
       (2) in subsection (g), by striking paragraph (5) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(5) who, being an alien--
       ``(A) is illegally or unlawfully in the United States; or
       ``(B) except as provided in subsection (y)(2), has been 
     admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa (as 
     that term is defined in section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26)));'';
       (3) in subsection (s)(3)(B), by striking clause (v) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(v) is not an alien who--

       ``(I) is illegally or unlawfully in the United States; or
       ``(II) subject to subsection (y)(2), has been admitted to 
     the United States under a nonimmigrant visa (as that term is 
     defined in section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26)));''; and

       (4) by inserting after subsection (x) the following:
       ``(y) Provisions Relating to Aliens Admitted Under 
     Nonimmigrant Visas.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `alien' has the same meaning as in section 
     101(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)(3)); and
       ``(B) the term `nonimmigrant visa' has the same meaning as 
     in section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26)).
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Subsections (d)(5)(B), (g)(5)(B), and 
     (s)(3)(B)(v)(II) do not apply to any alien who has been 
     lawfully admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant 
     visa, if that alien is--
       ``(A) admitted to the United States for lawful hunting or 
     sporting purposes or is in possession of a hunting license or 
     permit lawfully issued in the United States;
       ``(B) an official representative of a foreign government 
     who is--
       ``(i) accredited to the United States Government or the 
     Government's mission to an international organization having 
     its headquarters in the United States; or
       ``(ii) en route to or from another country to which that 
     alien is accredited;
       ``(C) an official of a foreign government or a 
     distinguished foreign visitor who has been so designated by 
     the Department of State; or
       ``(D) a foreign law enforcement officer of a friendly 
     foreign government entering the United States on official law 
     enforcement business.
       ``(3) Waiver.--
       ``(A) Conditions for waiver.--Any individual who has been 
     admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa may 
     receive a waiver from the requirements of subsection (g)(5), 
     if--
       ``(i) the individual submits to the Attorney General a 
     petition that meets the requirements of subparagraph (C); and
       ``(ii) the Attorney General approves the petition.
       ``(B) Petition.--Each petition under subparagraph (B) 
     shall--
       ``(i) demonstrate that the petitioner has resided in the 
     United States for a continuous period of not less than 180 
     days before the date on which the petition is submitted under 
     this paragraph; and
       ``(ii) include a written statement from the embassy or 
     consulate of the petitioner, authorizing the petitioner to 
     acquire a firearm or ammunition and certifying that the alien 
     would not, absent the application of subsection (g)(5)(B), 
     otherwise be prohibited from such acquisition under 
     subsection (g).
       ``(C) Approval of petition.--The Attorney General shall 
     approve a petition submitted in accordance with this 
     paragraph, if the Attorney General determines that waiving 
     the requirements of subsection (g)(5)(B) with respect to the 
     petitioner--
       ``(i) would be in the interests of justice; and
       ``(ii) would not jeopardize the public safety.''.
       Sec. 122. Section 3486(a)(1) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting ``or any act or activity 
     involving a Federal offense relating to the sexual 
     exploitation or other abuse of children,'' after ``health 
     care offense,''.
       Sec. 123. Section 170102 of the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14072) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``or'';
       (2) in subsection (g)(3), by striking ``minimally 
     sufficient'' and inserting ``State sexual offender''; and
       (3) by amending subsection (i) to read as follows:
       ``(i) Penalty.--A person who is--

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       ``(1) required to register under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) 
     of subsection (g) of this section and knowingly fails to 
     comply with this section;
       ``(2) required to register under a sexual offender 
     registration program in the person's State of residence and 
     knowingly fails to register in any other State in which the 
     person is employed, carries on a vocation, or is a student;
       ``(3) described in section 4042(c)(4) of title 18, United 
     States Code, and knowingly fails to register in any State in 
     which the person resides, is employed, carries on a vocation, 
     or is a student following release from prison or sentencing 
     to probation; or
       ``(4) sentenced by a court martial for conduct in a 
     category specified by the Secretary of Defense under section 
     115(a)(8)(C) of title I of Public Law 105-119, and knowingly 
     fails to register in any State in which the person resides, 
     is employed, carries on a vocation, or is a student following 
     release from prison or sentencing to probation, shall, in the 
     case of a first offense under this subsection, be imprisoned 
     for not more than 1 year and, in the case of a second or 
     subsequent offense under this subsection, be imprisoned for 
     not more than 10 years.''.
       Sec. 124. (a). (1) A nursing facility or home health care 
     agency may submit a request to the Attorney General to 
     conduct a search and exchange of records described in 
     subsection (b) regarding an applicant for employment if the 
     employment position is involved in direct patient care.
       (2) A nursing facility or home health care agency 
     requesting a search and exchange of records under this 
     section shall submit to the Attorney General through the 
     appropriate State agency or agency designated by the Attorney 
     General a copy of an employment applicant's fingerprints, a 
     statement signed by the applicant authorizing the nursing 
     facility or home health care agency to request the search and 
     exchange of records, and any other identification information 
     not more than 7 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
     public holidays under section 6103(a) of title 5, United 
     States Code) after acquiring the fingerprints, signed 
     statement, and information.
       (b) Pursuant to any submission that complies with the 
     requirements of subsection (a), the Attorney General shall 
     search the records of the Criminal Justice Information 
     Services Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 
     any criminal history records corresponding to the 
     fingerprints or other identification information submitted. 
     The Attorney General shall provide any corresponding 
     information resulting from the search to the appropriate 
     State agency or agency designated by the Attorney General to 
     receive such information.
       (c) Information regarding an applicant for employment in a 
     nursing facility or home health care agency obtained pursuant 
     to this section may be used only by the facility or agency 
     requesting the information and only for the purpose of 
     determining the suitability of the applicant for employment 
     by the facility or agency in a position involved in direct 
     patient care.
       (d) The Attorney General may charge a reasonable fee, not 
     to exceed $50 per request, to any nursing facility or home 
     health care agency requesting a search and exchange of 
     records pursuant to this section.
       (e) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report to 
     Congress on the number of requests for searches and exchanges 
     of records made under this section by nursing facilities and 
     home health care agencies and the disposition of such 
     requests.
       (f) Whoever knowingly uses any information obtained 
     pursuant to this section for a purpose other than as 
     authorized under subsection (c) shall be fined in accordance 
     with title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more 
     than 2 years, or both.
       (g) A nursing facility or home health care agency that, in 
     denying employment for an applicant, reasonably relies upon 
     information provided by the Attorney General pursuant to this 
     section shall not be liable in any action brought by the 
     applicant based on the employment determination resulting 
     from the incompleteness or inaccuracy of the information.
       (h) The Attorney General may promulgate such regulations as 
     are necessary to carry out this section, including 
     regulations regarding the security, confidentiality, 
     accuracy, use, destruction, and dissemination of information, 
     audits and recordkeeping, the imposition of fees, and any 
     necessary modifications to the definitions contained in 
     subsection (i).
       (i) In this section:
       (1) The term ``home health care agency'' means an agency 
     that provides home health care or personal care services on a 
     visiting basis in a place of residence.
       (2) The term ``nursing facility'' means a facility or 
     institution (or a distinct part of an institution) that is 
     primarily engaged in providing to residents of the facility 
     or institution nursing care, including skilled nursing care, 
     and related services for individuals who require medical or 
     nursing care.
       (j) This section shall apply without fiscal year 
     limitation.
       Sec. 125. Effective with the enactment of this Act, and in 
     any fiscal year hereafter, the Attorney General and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury may, for their respective agencies, 
     extend the payment of relocation expenses listed in section 
     5724a(b)(1) of Title 5 of the United States Code to include 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories and possessions 
     of the United States.
       Sec. 126. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the total of the amounts appropriated under this title of 
     this Act is reduced by $20,038,000, out of which the 
     reductions for each account shall be made in accordance with 
     the chart on Year 2000 funding dated September 17, 1998, 
     provided to Congress by the Department of Justice.
       Sec. 127. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
     any action brought by a prisoner under section 1979 of the 
     Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983) against a Federal, State, 
     or local jail, prison, or correctional facility, or any 
     employee or former employee thereof, arising out of the 
     incarceration of that prisoner--
       (1) the financial records of a person employed or formerly 
     employed by the Federal, State, or local jail, prison, or 
     correctional facility, shall not be subject to disclosure 
     without the written consent of that person or pursuant to a 
     court order, unless a verdict of liability has been entered 
     against that person; and
       (2) the home address, home phone number, social security 
     number, identity of family members, personal tax returns, and 
     personal banking information of a person described in 
     paragraph (1), and any other records or information of a 
     similar nature relating to that person, shall not be subject 
     to disclosure without the written consent of that person, or 
     pursuant to a court order.
       Sec. 128. (a) The numerical limitation set forth in section 
     209(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1159(b)) shall not apply to any alien described in subsection 
     (b).
       (b) An alien described in subsection (a) is an alien who 
     was a United States Government employee, employee of a 
     nongovernmental organization based in the United States, or 
     other Iraqi national who was moved to Guam by the United 
     States Government in 1996 or 1997 pursuant to an arrangement 
     made by the United States Government, and who was granted 
     asylum in the United States under section 208(a) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(a)).
       Sec. 129. (a) Amendments to Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.--
       (1) In general.--Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
       ``(8) the term `unit of local government' means--
       ``(A) any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, 
     village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a 
     State;
       ``(B) any law enforcement district or judicial enforcement 
     district that--
       ``(i) is established under applicable State law; and
       ``(ii) has the authority to, in a manner independent of 
     other State entities, establish a budget and raise revenues;
       ``(C) an Indian Tribe that performs law enforcement 
     functions, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; or
       ``(D) for the purposes of assistance eligibility, any 
     agency of the government of the District of Columbia or the 
     Federal Government that performs law enforcement functions in 
     and for--
       ``(i) the District of Columbia; or
       ``(ii) any Trust Territory of the United States;''; and
       (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``units of general local 
     government'' and inserting ``units of local government''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 221(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5631(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``units of general local government'' each place 
     that term appears and inserting ``units of local 
     government''.
       (B) Section 222(c) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5632(c)) is amended by 
     striking ``units of general local government'' each place 
     that term appears and inserting ``units of local 
     government''.
       (C) Section 223(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (4)--

       (I) by striking ``units of general local government'' and 
     inserting ``units of local government''; and
       (II) by striking ``local governments'' and inserting 
     ``units of local government'';

       (ii) in paragraph (5)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``units of general 
     local government'' and inserting ``units of local 
     government''; and
       (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``unit of general 
     local government'' and inserting ``unit of local 
     government'';

       (iii) in paragraph (6), by striking ``unit of general local 
     government'' and inserting ``unit of local government''; and
       (iv) in paragraph (10), by striking ``unit of general local 
     government'' and inserting ``unit of local government''.
       (D) Section 244(5) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5654(5)) is amended by 
     striking ``units of general local government'' and inserting 
     ``units of local government''.
       (E) Section 372(a)(3) of the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5714b(a)(3)) is 
     amended by striking ``unit of general local government'' and 
     inserting ``unit of local government''.
       (F) Section 505(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5784(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``units

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     of general local government'' and inserting ``units of local 
     government''.
       (b) Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.--
     Section 901(3) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791(3)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) `unit of local government' means--
       ``(A) any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, 
     village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a 
     State;
       ``(B) any law enforcement district or judicial enforcement 
     district that--
       ``(i) is established under applicable State law; and
       ``(ii) has the authority to, in a manner independent of 
     other State entities, establish a budget and impose taxes;
       ``(C) an Indian Tribe (as that term is defined in section 
     103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603)) that performs law enforcement 
     functions, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; or
       ``(D) for the purposes of assistance eligibility, any 
     agency of the government of the District of Columbia or the 
     Federal Government that performs law enforcement functions in 
     and for--
       ``(i) the District of Columbia; or
       ``(ii) any Trust Territory of the United States;''.
       Sec. 130. For payments of judgments against the United 
     States and compromise settlements of claims in suits against 
     the United States arising from the Financial Institutions 
     Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) and its 
     implementation, such sums as may be necessary, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the foregoing 
     authority is available for payment of judgments and 
     compromise settlements:
       Provided further, That payment of litigation expenses is 
     available under existing authority as set forth in the 
     Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation and the Department of Justice, dated 
     October 2, 1998, and may not be paid from amounts provided in 
     this Act.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                  Trade and Infrastructure Development

                            RELATED AGENCIES

            Office of the United States Trade Representative


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $24,200,000, of which $1,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not to 
     exceed $98,000 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

                     International Trade Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the International Trade 
     Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed 
     $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $44,495,000, to remain available until expended.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration

                     operations and administration

       For necessary expenses for international trade activities 
     of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and 
     engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including 
     expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose 
     of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard 
     to 44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; full medical coverage for 
     dependent members of immediate families of employees 
     stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; 
     travel and transportation of employees of the United States 
     and Foreign Commercial Service between two points abroad, 
     without regard to 49 U.S.C. 1517; employment of Americans and 
     aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad for 
     periods not exceeding ten years, and expenses of alteration, 
     repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary 
     demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of 
     tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph 
     of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign 
     countries; not to exceed $327,000 for official representation 
     expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     official use abroad, not to exceed $30,000 per vehicle; 
     obtain insurance on official motor vehicles; and rent tie 
     lines and teletype equipment, $286,264,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $1,600,000 is to be 
     derived from fees to be retained and used by the 
     International Trade Administration, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
     3302: Provided, That of the $302,757,000 provided for in 
     direct obligations (of which $284,664,000 is appropriated 
     from the General Fund, $1,600,000 is derived from fee 
     collections, and $16,493,000 is derived from unobligated 
     balances and deobligations from prior years), $59,280,000 
     shall be for Trade Development, $17,779,000 shall be for 
     Market Access and Compliance, $31,047,000 shall be for the 
     Import Administration, $182,736,000 shall be for the United 
     States and Foreign Commercial Service, and $11,915,000 shall 
     be for Executive Direction and Administration: Provided 
     further, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 
     105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational 
     and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 
     2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities without 
     regard to section 5412 of the Omnibus Trade and 
     Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4912); and that for 
     the purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions 
     of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act shall 
     include payment for assessments for services provided as part 
     of these activities.

                         Export Administration


                     operations and administration

       For necessary expenses for export administration and 
     national security activities of the Department of Commerce, 
     including costs associated with the performance of export 
     administration field activities both domestically and abroad; 
     full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate 
     families of employees stationed overseas; employment of 
     Americans and aliens by contract for services abroad; rental 
     of space abroad for periods not exceeding ten years, and 
     expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; payment of 
     tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph 
     of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign 
     countries; not to exceed $15,000 for official representation 
     expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under 
     the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized by 
     22 U.S.C. 401(b); purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with 
     special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without 
     regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law, 
     $52,331,000 to remain available until expended, of which 
     $1,877,000 shall be for inspections and other activities 
     related to national security: Provided, That the provisions 
     of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 
     108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying 
     out these activities: Provided further, That payments and 
     contributions collected and accepted for materials or 
     services provided as part of such activities may be retained 
     for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for 
     providing information to the public with respect to the 
     export administration and national security activities of the 
     Department of Commerce and other export control programs of 
     the United States and other governments: Provided further, 
     That no funds may be obligated or expended for processing 
     licenses for the export of satellites of United States origin 
     (including commercial satellites and satellite components) to 
     the People's Republic of China, unless, at least 15 days in 
     advance, the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     the Senate and other appropriate Committees of the Congress 
     are notified of such proposed action.

                  Economic Development Administration


                economic development assistance programs

       For grants for economic development assistance as provided 
     by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as 
     amended, Public Law 91-304, and such laws that were in effect 
     immediately before September 30, 1982, and for trade 
     adjustment assistance, $368,379,000: Provided, That none of 
     the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this 
     heading may be used directly or indirectly for attorneys' or 
     consultants' fees in connection with securing grants and 
     contracts made by the Economic Development Administration: 
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Secretary of Commerce may provide financial 
     assistance for projects to be located on military 
     installations closed or scheduled for closure or realignment 
     to grantees eligible for assistance under the Public Works 
     and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, without it 
     being required that the grantee have title or ability to 
     obtain a lease for the property, for the useful life of the 
     project, when in the opinion of the Secretary of Commerce, 
     such financial assistance is necessary for the economic 
     development of the area: Provided further, That the Secretary 
     of Commerce may, as the Secretary considers appropriate, 
     consult with the Secretary of Defense regarding the title to 
     land on military installations closed or scheduled for 
     closure or realignment.

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
     development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
     $24,000,000: Provided, That these funds may be used to 
     monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public 
     Works Employment Act of 1976, as amended, title II of the 
     Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and the Community Emergency 
     Drought Relief Act of 1977.

                  Minority Business Development Agency

                     minority business development

       For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in 
     fostering, promoting, and developing minority business 
     enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and 
     other agreements with public or private organizations, 
     $27,000,000.

                Economic and Information Infrastructure

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic 
     and statistical analysis programs of the Department of 
     Commerce, $48,490,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2000.

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                          Bureau of the Census

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, 
     analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for 
     by law, $136,147,000.

                     periodic censuses and programs

       For expenses necessary to conduct the decennial census, 
     $1,026,936,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That, of this amount, not less than $75,000,000 shall be for 
     the following activities: (1) $23,000,000 for additional 
     staffing requirements for local field offices; (2) 
     $17,000,000 for additional promotion, outreach, and marketing 
     activities; and (3) $35,000,000 for additional costs 
     associated with modifications to decennial census 
     questionnaires.
       In addition, for necessary expenses of the Census 
     Monitoring Board as authorized by section 210 of Public Law 
     105-119, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended.
       In addition, for expenses to collect and publish statistics 
     for other periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, 
     $155,966,000, to remain available until expended.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     (NTIA), $10,940,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs 
     incurred in spectrum management, analysis, and operations, 
     and related services and such fees shall be retained and used 
     as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum 
     services, to remain available until expended: Provided 
     further, That hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, NTIA shall not authorize spectrum use or provide any 
     spectrum functions pursuant to the NTIA Organization Act, 47 
     U.S.C. 902-903, to any Federal entity without reimbursement 
     as required by NTIA for such spectrum management costs, and 
     Federal entities withholding payment of such cost shall not 
     use spectrum: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting 
     collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, 
     from other Government agencies for all costs incurred in 
     telecommunications research, engineering, and related 
     activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of 
     the NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this 
     paragraph, and such funds received from other Government 
     agencies shall remain available until expended.


    public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction

       For grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934, as amended, $21,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended as authorized by section 391 of the Act, as 
     amended: Provided, That not to exceed $1,800,000 shall be 
     available for program administration as authorized by section 
     391 of the Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
     provisions of section 391 of the Act, the prior year 
     unobligated balances may be made available for grants for 
     projects for which applications have been submitted and 
     approved during any fiscal year: Provided further, That, 
     hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Pan-Pacific Education and Communication Experiments by 
     Satellite (PEACESAT) Program is eligible to compete for 
     Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and 
     Construction funds.

                   information infrastructure grants

       For grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934, as amended, $18,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended as authorized by section 391 of the Act, as 
     amended: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be 
     available for program administration and other support 
     activities as authorized by section 391: Provided further, 
     That, of the funds appropriated herein, not to exceed 5 
     percent may be available for telecommunications research 
     activities for projects related directly to the development 
     of a national information infrastructure: Provided further, 
     That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 392(a) and 
     392(c) of the Act, these funds may be used for the planning 
     and construction of telecommunications networks for the 
     provision of educational, cultural, health care, public 
     information, public safety, or other social services: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no entity that receives telecommunications services at 
     preferential rates under section 254(h) of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) or receives assistance under 
     the regional information sharing systems grant program of the 
     Department of Justice under part M of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796h) 
     may use funds under a grant under this heading to cover any 
     costs of the entity that would otherwise be covered by such 
     preferential rates or such assistance, as the case may be.

                      Patent and Trademark Office

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office 
     provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted 
     against the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, 
     $643,026,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of this amount, $643,026,000 shall be derived from 
     offsetting collections assessed and collected pursuant to 15 
     U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376, and shall be retained 
     and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 
     Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the 
     General Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
     are received during fiscal year 1999, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 1999 appropriation from the General Fund 
     estimated at $0: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 
     1999, should the total amount of offsetting fee collections 
     be less than $643,026,000, the total amounts available to the 
     Patent and Trademark Office shall be reduced accordingly: 
     Provided further, That any amount received in excess of 
     $643,026,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall remain available until 
     expended, but shall not be available for obligation until 
     October 1, 1999: Provided further, That the amounts charged 
     for patent fees under 35 U.S.C. 41 (a) and (b) shall be the 
     amounts charged by the Patent and Trademark Office on 
     September 30, 1998, including any applicable surcharges 
     collected pursuant to section 8001 of Public Law 103-66: 
     Provided further, That such fees shall be credited as 
     offsetting collections and shall be retained and used for 
     necessary expenses in this appropriation: Provided further, 
     That upon enactment of a statute reauthorizing the Patent and 
     Trademark Office or establishing a successor agency or 
     agencies, and upon the subsequent enactment of a new patent 
     fee schedule, the fifth proviso in this paragraph shall no 
     longer have effect: Provided further, That, in addition to 
     amounts otherwise made available under this heading, not to 
     exceed $102,000,000 of such amounts collected shall be 
     available for obligation in fiscal year 1999 for purposes as 
     authorized by law: Provided further, That any amount received 
     in excess of $102,000,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall remain 
     available until expended, but shall not be available for 
     obligation until October 1, 1999.

                         Science and Technology

                       Technology Administration


       Under Secretary for Technology/Office of Technology Policy

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for 
     Technology/Office of Technology Policy, $9,495,000, of which 
     not to exceed $1,600,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2000.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


             scientific and technical research and services

       For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, $280,136,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which not to exceed $1,625,000 may be 
     transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund''.

                     industrial technology services

       For necessary expenses of the Manufacturing Extension 
     Partnership of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, $106,800,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding the time limitations imposed 
     by 15 U.S.C. 278k(c)(1) and (5) on the duration of Federal 
     financial assistance that may be awarded by the Secretary of 
     Commerce to Regional Centers for the transfer of 
     Manufacturing Technology (``Centers''), such Federal 
     financial assistance for a Center may continue beyond six 
     years and may be renewed for additional periods, not to 
     exceed one year, at a rate not to exceed one-third of the 
     Center's total annual costs or the level of funding in the 
     sixth year, whichever is less, subject before any such 
     renewal to a positive evaluation of the Center and to a 
     finding by the Secretary of Commerce that continuation of 
     Federal funding to the Center is in the best interest of the 
     Regional Centers for the transfer of Manufacturing Technology 
     Program: Provided further, That the Center's most recent 
     performance evaluation is positive, and the Center has 
     submitted a reapplication which has successfully passed merit 
     review.
       In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced 
     Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, $203,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which not to exceed $66,000,000 shall be available for the 
     award of new grants, and of which not to exceed $500,000 may 
     be transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund''.

                  construction of research facilities

       For construction of new research facilities, including 
     architectural and engineering design, and for renovation of 
     existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by 15 
     U.S.C. 278c-278e, $56,714,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this 
     heading, $40,000,000 shall be available for obligation and 
     expenditure only after submission of a plan for the 
     expenditure of these funds, in accordance with section 605 of 
     this Act.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                  operations, research, and facilities


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft; not 
     to exceed 250 commissioned officers on the active list as of 
     September 30, 1999; grants, contracts, or other payments to 
     nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting 
     activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation 
     of facilities as

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     authorized by 33 U.S.C. 883i; $1,579,844,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That fees and donations 
     received by the National Ocean Service for the management of 
     the national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for 
     the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That in 
     addition, $63,381,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
     fund entitled ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and 
     Research Pertaining to American Fisheries'': Provided 
     further, That grants to States pursuant to sections 306 and 
     306A of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, 
     shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $31,439,000 shall be expended for Executive Direction 
     and Administration, which consists of the Offices of the 
     Under Secretary, the Executive Secretariat, Policy and 
     Strategic Planning, International Affairs, Legislative 
     Affairs, Public Affairs, Sustainable Development, the Chief 
     Scientist, and the General Counsel: Provided further, That 
     the aforementioned offices, excluding the Office of the 
     General Counsel, shall not be augmented by personnel details, 
     temporary transfers of personnel on either a reimbursable or 
     nonreimbursable basis or any other type of formal or informal 
     transfer or reimbursement of personnel or funds on either a 
     temporary or long-term basis above the level of 33 personnel: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall make 
     funds available to implement the mitigation recommendations 
     identified subsequent to the ``1995 Secretary's Report to 
     Congress on Adequacy of NEXRAD Coverage and Degradation of 
     Weather Services'', and shall ensure continuation of weather 
     service coverage for these communities until mitigation 
     activities are completed: Provided further, That no general 
     administrative charge shall be applied against any assigned 
     activity included in this Act and, further, that any direct 
     administrative expenses applied against assigned activities 
     shall be limited to five percent of the funds provided for 
     that assigned activity.

               procurement, acquisition and construction


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital 
     assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     $584,677,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That not to exceed $67,667,000 is available for the advanced 
     weather interactive processing system, and may be available 
     for obligation and expenditure only pursuant to a 
     certification by the Secretary of Commerce that the total 
     cost to complete the acquisition and deployment of the 
     advanced weather interactive processing system through Build 
     4.2 and NOAA Port system, including program management, 
     operations, and maintenance costs through deployment, will 
     not exceed $71,790,000: Provided further, That unexpended 
     balances of amounts previously made available in the 
     ``Operations, Research, and Facilities'' account for 
     activities funded under this heading may be transferred to 
     and merged with this account, to remain available until 
     expended for the purposes for which the funds were originally 
     appropriated.


                      Coastal Zone Management Fund

       Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the Coastal 
     Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456a), not to exceed 
     $4,000,000, for purposes set forth in sections 308(b)(2)(A), 
     308(b)(2)(B)(v), and 315(e) of such Act.


                      fishermen's contingency fund

       For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 
     95-372, not to exceed $953,000, to be derived from receipts 
     collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until 
     expended.

                     foreign fishing observer fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, as amended (Public Law 
     96-339), the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act of 1976, as amended (Public Law 100-627), [and 
     the American Fisheries Promotion Act (Public Law 96-561)], to 
     be derived from the fees imposed under the foreign fishery 
     observer program authorized by these Acts, not to exceed 
     $189,000, to remain available until expended.

                   fisheries finance program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $338,000, as authorized by 
     the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended: Provided, That 
     such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 
     be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available under this heading may be used for direct loans for 
     any new fishing vessel that will increase the harvesting 
     capacity in any United States fishery.

                         General Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the general administration of 
     the Department of Commerce provided for by law, including not 
     to exceed $3,000 for official entertainment, $30,000,000.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $21,000,000.

                      Patent and Trademark Office


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading 
     from prior year appropriations, fees collected in this fiscal 
     year, and balances of prior year fees, $71,000,000 are 
     rescinded.

               General Provisions--Department of Commerce

       Sec. 201. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
     appropriations and funds made available to the Department of 
     Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities 
     specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to 
     the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced 
     payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification 
     of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that 
     such payments are in the public interest.
       Sec. 202. During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for 
     salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 
     1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms 
     or allowances therefore, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
     5902).
       Sec. 203. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to support the hurricane reconnaissance aircraft and 
     activities that are under the control of the United States 
     Air Force or the United States Air Force Reserve.
       Sec. 204. None of the funds provided in this or any 
     previous Act, or hereinafter made available to the Department 
     of Commerce, shall be available to reimburse the Unemployment 
     Trust Fund or any other fund or account of the Treasury to 
     pay for any expenses paid before October 1, 1992, as 
     authorized by section 8501 of title 5, United States Code, 
     for services performed after April 20, 1990, by individuals 
     appointed to temporary positions within the Bureau of the 
     Census for purposes relating to the 1990 decennial census of 
     population.
       Sec. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased 
     by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That 
     any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 206. (a) Should legislation be enacted to dismantle or 
     reorganize the Department of Commerce, or any portion 
     thereof, the Secretary of Commerce, no later than 90 days 
     thereafter, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House and the Senate a plan for transferring funds 
     provided in this Act to the appropriate successor 
     organizations: Provided, That the plan shall include a 
     proposal for transferring or rescinding funds appropriated 
     herein for agencies or programs terminated under such 
     legislation: Provided further, That such plan shall be 
     transmitted in accordance with section 605 of this Act.
       (b) The Secretary of Commerce or the appropriate head of 
     any successor organization(s) may use any available funds to 
     carry out legislation dismantling or reorganizing the 
     Department of Commerce, or any portion thereof, to cover the 
     costs of actions relating to the abolishment, reorganization, 
     or transfer of functions and any related personnel action, 
     including voluntary separation incentives if authorized by 
     such legislation: Provided, That the authority to transfer 
     funds between appropriations accounts that may be necessary 
     to carry out this section is provided in addition to 
     authorities included under section 205 of this Act: Provided 
     further, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this 
     Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.
       Sec. 207. Any costs incurred by a Department or agency 
     funded under this title resulting from personnel actions 
     taken in response to funding reductions included in this 
     title or from actions taken for the care and protection of 
     loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed within 
     the total budgetary resources available to such Department or 
     agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 
     between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry 
     out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
     included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of 
     funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 208. The Secretary of Commerce may award contracts for 
     hydrographic, geodetic, and photogrammetric surveying and 
     mapping services in accordance with title IX of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     541 et seq.).
       Sec. 209. The Secretary of Commerce may use the Commerce 
     franchise fund for expenses and equipment necessary for the 
     maintenance and operation of such administrative services as 
     the Secretary determines may be performed more advantageously 
     as central services, pursuant to section 403 of Public Law 
     103-356: Provided, That any inventories, equipment, and other 
     assets pertaining to the services to be provided by such 
     fund, either on hand or on order, less the related 
     liabilities or unpaid obligations, and any appropriations 
     made for the purpose of providing capital shall be used to 
     capitalize such fund: Provided further, That such

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     fund shall be paid in advance from funds available to the 
     Department and other Federal agencies for which such 
     centralized services are performed, at rates which will 
     return in full all expenses of operation, including accrued 
     leave, depreciation of fund plant and equipment, amortization 
     of automated data processing (ADP) software and systems 
     (either acquired or donated), and an amount necessary to 
     maintain a reasonable operating reserve, as determined by the 
     Secretary: Provided further, That such fund shall provide 
     services on a competitive basis: Provided further, That an 
     amount not to exceed 4 percent of the total annual income to 
     such fund may be retained in the fund for fiscal year 1999 
     and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until 
     expended, to be used for the acquisition of capital 
     equipment, and for the improvement and implementation of 
     Department financial management, ADP, and other support 
     systems: Provided further, That such amounts retained in the 
     fund for fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year thereafter 
     shall be available for obligation and expenditure only in 
     accordance with section 605 of this Act: Provided further, 
     That no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, 
     amounts in excess of this reserve limitation shall be 
     deposited as miscellaneous receipts in the Treasury: Provided 
     further, That such franchise fund pilot program shall 
     terminate pursuant to section 403(f) of Public Law 103-356.
       Sec. 210. No funds may be used under this Act to process or 
     register any application filed or submitted with the Patent 
     and Trademark Office under the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the registration and protection of trademarks 
     used in commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain 
     international conventions, and for other purposes'', approved 
     July 5, 1946, commonly referred to as the Trademark Act of 
     1946, as amended, after the date of enactment of this Act for 
     a mark identical to the official tribal insignia of any 
     federally recognized Indian tribe for a period of one year 
     from the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 211. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no transaction or payment shall be authorized or 
     approved pursuant to section 515.527 of title 31, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, as in effect on September 9, 1998, with 
     respect to a mark, trade name, or commercial name that is the 
     same as or substantially similar to a mark, trade name, or 
     commercial name that was used in connection with a business 
     or assets that were confiscated unless the original owner of 
     the mark, trade name, or commercial name, or the bona fide 
     successor-in-interest has expressly consented.
       (2) No U.S. court shall recognize, enforce or otherwise 
     validate any assertion of rights by a designated national 
     based on common law rights or registration obtained under 
     such section 515.527 of such a confiscated mark, trade name, 
     or commercial name.
       (b) No U.S. court shall recognize, enforce or otherwise 
     validate any assertion of treaty rights by a designated 
     national or its successor-in-interest under sections 44 (b) 
     or (e) of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1126 (b) or 
     (e)) for a mark, trade name, or commercial name that is the 
     same as or substantially similar to a mark, trade name, or 
     commercial name that was used in connection with a business 
     or assets that were confiscated unless the original owner of 
     such mark, trade name, or commercial name, or the bona fide 
     successor-in-interest has expressly consented.
       (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall promulgate such 
     rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of this section.
       (d) In this section:
       (1) The term ``designated national'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 515.305 of title 31, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, as in effect on September 9, 1998, and includes 
     a national of any foreign country who is a successor-in-
     interest to a designated national.
       (2) The term ``confiscated'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 515.336 of title 31, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, as in effect on September 9, 1998.
         Sec. 212. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of 
     Commerce shall convey, at fair market value (as determined by 
     the Secretary), to the city of Two Harbors, Minnesota, or its 
     designee, the parcel of land described in subsection (c).
         (b) The Secretary may make the conveyance under 
     subsection (a) only if the Secretary receives adequate 
     assurances, as determined by the Secretary, that the 
     conveyance is in accordance with the requirements of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
         (c) The parcel of land referred to in subsection (a) 
     consists of approximately 21.55 acres known as the J and J 
     Casting site, in Lake County, Minnesota, together with a road 
     easement, all as described in the deed of the United States 
     Marshal, dated March 22, 1988, executed pursuant to the order 
     of sale of the United States District Court for the District 
     of Minnesota, dated May 15, 1987, in case Civil No. 5-86-300.
         (d) The Secretary shall carry out this section acting 
     through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic 
     Development.
         Sec. 213. The Secretary of Commerce, through the Under 
     Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, is authorized to 
     exchange, under such terms as the Secretary deems 
     appropriate, all right, title, and interest in the 28.16 acre 
     Lena Point property near Juneau, Alaska, to site a National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration facility: Provided, 
     That the Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement 
     with the owner of the Lena Point site to modify existing rock 
     quarry operations to minimize future site development costs, 
     and to provide appropriated funds for project mitigation 
     purposes: Provided, That Section 2(b) of Public Law 104-91 is 
     amended by striking ``on Auke Cape near Juneau, Alaska'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``in Alaska''.
         Sec. 214. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration (NOAA) is authorized to provide an easement, 
     lease, license or other long-term agreement to allow the 
     State of Alaska to own, operate and maintain a laboratory, 
     classroom, and office facility on the site of the NOAA 
     facility and to accept and expend State funds for development 
     of joint facilities that will be owned and operated by NOAA: 
     Provided, That NOAA is authorized to collect operation and 
     maintenance costs from the State of Alaska and to retain said 
     funds for utility costs, and current and future facility 
     maintenance costs.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999''.

                        TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme 
     Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and 
     grounds, including purchase or hire, driving, maintenance, 
     and operation of an automobile for the Chief Justice, not to 
     exceed $10,000 for the purpose of transporting Associate 
     Justices, and hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized 
     by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; and for 
     miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice 
     may approve, $31,059,000.

                    care of the building and grounds

       For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the 
     Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon 
     him by the Act approved May 7, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a-13b), 
     $5,400,000, of which $2,364,000 shall remain available until 
     expended.

         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other officers 
     and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as 
     authorized by law, $16,101,000.

               United States Court of International Trade

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries of the chief judge and 8 judges, salaries of 
     the officers and employees of the court, services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and necessary expenses of the 
     court, as authorized by law, $11,804,000.

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services

                         salaries and expenses

       For the salaries of circuit and district judges (including 
     judges of the territorial courts of the United States), 
     justices and judges retired from office or from regular 
     active service, judges of the United States Court of Federal 
     Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all other 
     officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise 
     specifically provided for, and necessary expenses of the 
     courts, as authorized by law, $2,821,821,000 (including the 
     purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed 
     $13,454,000 shall remain available until expended for space 
     alteration projects; and of which not to exceed $10,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended for furniture and 
     furnishings related to new space alteration and construction 
     projects.
       In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the 
     National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed 
     $2,515,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund.

                    violent crime reduction programs

       For activities of the Federal Judiciary as authorized by 
     law, $41,043,000, to remain available until expended, which 
     shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, 
     as authorized by section 190001(a) of Public Law 103-322, and 
     sections 818 and 823 of Public Law 104-132.

                           defender services

       For the operation of Federal Public Defender and Community 
     Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of 
     expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under 
     the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, as amended; the 
     compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons 
     furnishing investigative, expert and other services under the 
     Criminal Justice Act (18 U.S.C. 3006A(e)); the compensation 
     (in accordance with Criminal Justice Act maximums) and 
     reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist 
     the court in criminal cases where the defendant has waived 
     representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement 
     of travel expenses of guardians ad litem acting on behalf of 
     financially eligible minor or incompetent offenders in 
     connection with transfers from the United States to foreign 
     countries with which the United States has a treaty for the 
     execution of penal sentences; and the compensation of 
     attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for 
     the protection of their employment, as authorized by

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     28 U.S.C. 1875(d), $360,952,000, to remain available until 
     expended as authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3006A(i).

                    fees of jurors and commissioners

       For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
     1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as 
     authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of 
     commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to 
     rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 
     U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)), $66,861,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the compensation of 
     land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of 
     the highest rate payable under section 5332 of title 5, 
     United States Code.

                             Court Security

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     incident to the procurement, installation, and maintenance of 
     security equipment and protective services for the United 
     States Courts in courtrooms and adjacent areas, including 
     building ingress-egress control, inspection of packages, 
     directed security patrols, and other similar activities as 
     authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and 
     Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100-702), $174,569,000, of 
     which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for security systems, to be expended directly or 
     transferred to the United States Marshals Service, which 
     shall be responsible for administering elements of the 
     Judicial Security Program consistent with standards or 
     guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney General.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the 
     United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel 
     as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor 
     vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and 
     rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $54,500,000, 
     of which not to exceed $7,500 is authorized for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                        Federal Judicial Center


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as 
     authorized by Public Law 90-219, $17,716,000; of which 
     $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2000, 
     to provide education and training to Federal court personnel; 
     and of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                       Judicial Retirement Funds


                    payment to judiciary trust funds

       For payment to the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund, as 
     authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $27,500,000; to the Judicial 
     Survivors' Annuities Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), 
     $7,800,000; and to the United States Court of Federal Claims 
     Judges' Retirement Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), 
     $2,000,000.

                  United States Sentencing Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, 
     $9,487,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

                   General Provisions--The Judiciary

       Sec. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this 
     title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be 
     available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in 
     this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but 
     no such appropriation, except ``Courts of Appeals, District 
     Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender Services'' and 
     ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 
     Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'', shall be 
     increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: 
     Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this 
     Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.
       Sec. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     salaries and expenses appropriation for district courts, 
     courts of appeals, and other judicial services shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses 
     of the Judicial Conference of the United States: Provided, 
     That such available funds shall not exceed $10,000 and shall 
     be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office 
     of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of 
     the Judicial Conference.
       This title may be cited as ``The Judiciary Appropriations 
     Act, 1999''.

           TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

                    diplomatic and consular programs

       For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the 
     Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, including 
     expenses authorized by the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956, as amended; representation to certain 
     international organizations in which the United States 
     participates pursuant to treaties, ratified pursuant to the 
     advice and consent of the Senate, or specific Acts of 
     Congress; acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger 
     motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343, 40 U.S.C. 
     481(c), and 22 U.S.C. 2674; and for expenses of general 
     administration, $1,644,300,000: Provided, That, of the amount 
     made available under this heading, not to exceed $4,000,000 
     may be transferred to, and merged with, funds in the 
     ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'' 
     appropriations account, to be available only for emergency 
     evacuations and terrorism rewards: Provided further, That of 
     the amount made available under this heading, $500,000 shall 
     be available only for the National Law Center for Inter-
     American Free Trade: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 140(a)(5), and the second sentence of section 
     140(a)(3), of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), fees may be 
     collected during fiscal years 1999 and 2000 under the 
     authority of section 140(a)(1) of that Act: Provided further, 
     That all fees collected under the preceding proviso shall be 
     deposited in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 as an offsetting 
     collection to appropriations made under this heading to 
     recover costs as set forth under section 140(a)(2) of that 
     Act and shall remain available until expended
       In addition, not to exceed $1,252,000 shall be derived from 
     fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use 
     of facilities located at the International Center in 
     accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act 
     (Public Law 90-553), as amended; in addition, as authorized 
     by section 5 of such Act, $490,000, to be derived from the 
     reserve authorized by that section, to be used for the 
     purposes set out in that section; and, in addition, not to 
     exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from reimbursements, 
     surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House facilities in 
     accordance with section 46 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2718(a)).
       Notwithstanding section 402 of this Act, not to exceed 20 
     percent of the amounts made available in this Act in the 
     appropriation accounts ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' 
     and ``Salaries and Expenses'' under the heading 
     ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' may be transferred 
     between such appropriation accounts: Provided, That any 
     transfer pursuant to this sentence shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the general administration of 
     the Department of State and the Foreign Service, provided for 
     by law, including expenses authorized by section 9 of the Act 
     of August 31, 1964, as amended (31 U.S.C. 3721), and the 
     State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as amended, 
     $355,000,000: Provided, That, of this amount, $813,333 shall 
     be transferred to the Presidential Advisory Commission on 
     Holocaust Assets in the United States.

                        capital investment fund

       For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, 
     $80,000,000, to remain available until expended, as 
     authorized in Public Law 103-236: Provided, That section 
     135(e) of Public Law 103-236 shall not apply to funds 
     available under this heading.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), $27,495,000, 
     notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980, as amended (Public Law 96-465), as it relates to 
     post inspections.

                       representation allowances

       For representation allowances as authorized by section 905 
     of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (22 U.S.C. 
     4085), $4,350,000.

              protection of foreign missions and officials

       For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
     Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
     services in accordance with the provisions of section 214 of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     4314) and 3 U.S.C. 208, $8,100,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2000.


           security and Maintenance of United States Missions

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service 
     Buildings Act of 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C. 292-300), 
     preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for, 
     buildings that are owned or directly leased by the Department 
     of State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise 
     available, the Main State Building, and carrying out the 
     Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized by 
     title IV of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 
     Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4851), $403,561,000, to remain 
     available until expended as authorized by section 24(c) of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2696(c)): Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in 
     this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of 
     furniture and furnishings and generators for other 
     departments and agencies.

           emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service

       For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of State to 
     meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Con

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     sular Service pursuant to the requirement of 31 U.S.C. 
     3526(e), $5,500,000 to remain available until expended as 
     authorized by section 24(c) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)), of which not to 
     exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
     Repatriation Loans Program Account, subject to the same terms 
     and conditions.

                   repatriation loans program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $593,000, as authorized by 
     section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671): Provided, That such costs, including 
     the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. In 
     addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
     the direct loan program, $607,000, which may be transferred 
     to and merged with the Salaries and Expenses account under 
     Administration of Foreign Affairs.

              payment to the american institute in taiwan

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations 
     Act, Public Law 96-8, $14,750,000.

     payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund

       For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $132,500,000.

              International Organizations and Conferences

              contributions to international organizations

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to meet 
     annual obligations of membership in international 
     multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 
     pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions 
     or specific Acts of Congress, $922,000,000: Provided, That 
     any payment of arrearages shall be directed toward special 
     activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United States 
     and the respective international organization: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated in this 
     paragraph shall be available for a United States contribution 
     to an international organization for the United States share 
     of interest costs made known to the United States Government 
     by such organization for loans incurred on or after October 
     1, 1984, through external borrowings: Provided further, That, 
     of the funds appropriated in this paragraph, $100,000,000 may 
     be made available only on a semi-annual basis pursuant to a 
     certification by the Secretary of State on a semi-annual 
     basis, that the United Nations has taken no action during the 
     preceding 6 months to increase funding for any United Nations 
     program without identifying an offsetting decrease during 
     that 6-month period elsewhere in the United Nations budget 
     and cause the United Nations to exceed the expected reform 
     budget for the biennium 1998-1999 of $2,533,000,000: Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $15,000,000 shall be transferred 
     from funds made available under this heading to the 
     ``International Conferences and Contingencies'' account for 
     United States contributions to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test 
     Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission, except that such 
     transferred funds may be obligated or expended only for 
     Commission meetings and sessions, provisional technical 
     secretariat salaries and expenses, other Commission 
     administrative and training activities, including purchase of 
     training equipment, and upgrades to existing internationally 
     based monitoring systems involved in cooperative data sharing 
     agreements with the United States as of the date of enactment 
     of this Act, until the United States Senate ratifies the 
     Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 402 of this Act, not to exceed 
     $1,223,000 may be transferred from the funds made available 
     under this heading to the ``International Conferences and 
     Contingencies'' account for United States contributions to 
     the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory 
     Commission, except that such transferred funds may be 
     obligated or expended only for Commission meetings and 
     sessions, provisional technical secretariat salaries and 
     expenses, other Commission administrative and training 
     activities, including purchase of training equipment, and 
     upgrades to existing internationally based monitoring systems 
     involved in cooperative data sharing agreements with the 
     United States as of the date of enactment of this Act, until 
     the United States Senate ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear 
     Test Ban Treaty: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 402 of this Act, not to exceed $1,223,000 may be 
     transferred from the funds made available under this heading 
     to the ``International Conferences and Contingencies'' 
     account for assessed contributions to new or provisional 
     international organizations or for travel expenses of 
     official delegates to international conferences: Provided 
     further, That any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso 
     shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 
     605 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 
     expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
     forth in that section: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $2,000,000 shall only be available to establish an 
     international center for response to chemical, biological, 
     and nuclear weapons: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this paragraph may be obligated and 
     expended to pay the full U.S. assessment to the civil budget 
     of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

        contributions for international peacekeeping activities

       For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses 
     of international peacekeeping activities directed to the 
     maintenance or restoration of international peace and 
     security, $231,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds made 
     available under this Act shall be obligated or expended for 
     any new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping mission 
     unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for the new or 
     expanded mission in the United Nations Security Council (or 
     in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable): (1) 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate and other appropriate 
     committees of the Congress are notified of the estimated cost 
     and length of the mission, the vital national interest that 
     will be served, and the planned exit strategy; and (2) a 
     reprogramming of funds pursuant to section 605 of this Act is 
     submitted, and the procedures therein followed, setting forth 
     the source of funds that will be used to pay for the cost of 
     the new or expanded mission: Provided further, That funds 
     shall be available for peacekeeping expenses only upon a 
     certification by the Secretary of State to the appropriate 
     committees of the Congress that American manufacturers and 
     suppliers are being given opportunities to provide equipment, 
     services, and material for United Nations peacekeeping 
     activities equal to those being given to foreign 
     manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds made available under this heading are available to 
     pay the United States share of the cost of court monitoring 
     that is part of any United Nations peacekeeping mission.


                           arrearage payments

       For an additional amount for payment of arrearages to meet 
     obligations of membership in the United Nations, and to pay 
     assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities, 
     $475,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this heading for payment of arrearages may be 
     obligated or expended unless such obligation or expenditure 
     is expressly authorized by law: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under 
     this heading for payment of arrearages may be obligated or 
     expended until such time as the share of the total of all 
     assessed contributions for the regular budget of the United 
     Nations does not exceed 22 percent for any single United 
     Nations member, and the share of the budget for each assessed 
     United Nations peacekeeping operation does not exceed 25 
     percent for any single United Nations member.

                       International Commissions

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 
     obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or 
     specific Acts of Congress, as follows:


 international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico

       For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission, United States 
     and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United 
     States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for 
     representation; as follows:

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     $19,551,000.

                              construction

       For detailed plan preparation and construction of 
     authorized projects, $5,939,000, to remain available until 
     expended, as authorized by section 24(c) of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)).

              american sections, international commissions

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for the 
     International Joint Commission and the International Boundary 
     Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by 
     treaties between the United States and Canada or Great 
     Britain, and for the Border Environment Cooperation 
     Commission as authorized by Public Law 103-182, $5,733,000, 
     of which not to exceed $9,000 shall be available for 
     representation expenses incurred by the International Joint 
     Commission.


                  international fisheries commissions

       For necessary expenses for international fisheries 
     commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 
     law, $14,549,000: Provided, That the United States' share of 
     such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.

                                 Other

                     payment to the asia foundation

       For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized by 
     section 501 of Public Law 101-246, $8,250,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by section 24(c) of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2696(c)).

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                  Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

                arms control and disarmament activities

       For necessary expenses not otherwise provided, for arms 
     control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities, 
     $41,500,000, of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be for 
     official reception and representation expenses as authorized 
     by the Act of September 26, 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2551 
     et seq.).

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                    United States Information Agency

                   international information programs

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to 
     enable the United States Information Agency, as authorized by 
     the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as 
     amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended 
     (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 
     1977 (91 Stat. 1636), to carry out international 
     communication, educational and cultural activities; and to 
     carry out related activities authorized by law, including 
     employment, without regard to civil service and 
     classification laws, of persons on a temporary basis (not to 
     exceed $700,000 of this appropriation), as authorized by 
     section 801 of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471), and 
     entertainment, including official receptions, within the 
     United States, not to exceed $25,000 as authorized by section 
     804(3) of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1474(3)), $455,246,000: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $1,400,000 may be used for 
     representation abroad as authorized by section 302 of such 
     Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1452) and section 905 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085): Provided further, That 
     not to exceed $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other 
     payments received from or in connection with English 
     teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication programs 
     as authorized by section 810 of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 
     1475e) and, notwithstanding any other law, fees from 
     educational advising and counseling, and exchange visitor 
     program services: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $920,000, to remain available until expended, may be used to 
     carry out projects involving security construction and 
     related improvements for agency facilities not physically 
     located together with Department of State facilities abroad.


               educational and cultural exchange programs

       For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, 
     as authorized by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
     Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), and 
     Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 (91 Stat. 1636), 
     $202,500,000, to remain available until expended as 
     authorized by section 105 of such Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2455): Provided, That not to exceed $800,000, to remain 
     available until expended, may be credited to this 
     appropriation from fees or other payments received from or in 
     connection with English teaching and publication programs as 
     authorized by section 810 of the United States Information 
     and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e) and, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees from 
     educational advising and counseling: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 402 of this Act, not to exceed 
     $2,000,000 may be transferred from the funds made available 
     under this heading to the ``Technology Fund'' account.


           eisenhower exchange fellowship program trust fund

       For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, 
     Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the 
     Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204-
     5205), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower 
     Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 
     30, 1999, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay 
     any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any 
     contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the 
     rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are 
     not in accordance with OMB Circulars A-110 (Uniform 
     Administrative Requirements) and A-122 (Cost Principles for 
     Non-profit Organizations), including the restrictions on 
     compensation for personal services.


                    israeli arab scholarship program

       For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship 
     Program as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 
     2452), all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab 
     Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 1999, to remain 
     available until expended.


                 international broadcasting operations

       For expenses necessary to enable the United States 
     Information Agency, as authorized by the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended, 
     the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, as 
     amended, and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977, to carry out 
     international communication activities, $362,365,000, of 
     which not to exceed $16,000 may be used for official 
     receptions within the United States as authorized by section 
     804(3) of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1747(3)), not to exceed 
     $35,000 may be used for representation abroad as authorized 
     by section 302 of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1452) and 
     section 905 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     4085), and not to exceed $39,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/
     Radio Liberty; and in addition, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, not to exceed $2,000,000 in receipts from 
     advertising and revenue from business ventures, not to exceed 
     $500,000 in receipts from cooperating international 
     organizations, and not to exceed $1,000,000 in receipts from 
     privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the 
     International Broadcasting Bureau, to remain available until 
     expended for carrying out authorized purposes.


                          broadcasting to cuba

       For expenses necessary to enable the United States 
     Information Agency to carry out the Radio Broadcasting to 
     Cuba Act, as amended, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba 
     Act, and the International Broadcasting Act of 1994, 
     including the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement 
     of facilities for radio and television transmission and 
     reception, and purchase and installation of necessary 
     equipment for radio and television transmission and 
     reception, $22,095,000, to remain available until expended.


                           radio construction

       For the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of 
     facilities for radio transmission and reception, and purchase 
     and installation of necessary equipment for radio and 
     television transmission and reception as authorized by 
     section 801 of the United States Information and Educational 
     Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471), $13,245,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by section 704(a) of 
     such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1477b(a)).


                            east-west center

       To enable the Director of the United States Information 
     Agency to provide for carrying out the provisions of the 
     Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East 
     and West Act of 1960 (22 U.S.C. 2054-2057), by grant to the 
     Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East 
     and West in the State of Hawaii, $12,500,000: Provided, That 
     none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay 
     any salary, or enter into any contract providing for the 
     payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     5376.


                           north/south center

       To enable the Director of the United States Information 
     Agency to provide for carrying out the provisions of the 
     North/South Center Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2075), by grant to 
     an educational institution in Florida known as the North/
     South Center, $1,750,000, to remain available until expended.

                    national endowment for democracy

       For grants made by the United States Information Agency to 
     the National Endowment for Democracy as authorized by the 
     National Endowment for Democracy Act, $31,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

      General Provisions--Department of State and Related Agencies

       Sec. 401. Funds appropriated under this title shall be 
     available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and 
     differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5, 
     United States Code; for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109; and hire of passenger transportation pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1343(b).
       Sec. 402. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     State in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
     than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That not to 
     exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the 
     current fiscal year for the United States Information Agency 
     in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, 
     but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically 
     provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 
     such transfers: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant 
     to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
     under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for 
     obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 403. (a) An employee who regularly commutes from his 
     or her place of residence in the continental United States to 
     an official duty station in Canada or Mexico shall receive a 
     border equalization adjustment equal to the amount of 
     comparability payments under section 5304 of title 5, United 
     States Code, that he or she would receive if assigned to an 
     official duty station within the United States locality pay 
     area closest to the employee's official duty station.
       (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``employee'' 
     shall mean a person who--
       (1) is an ``employee'' as defined under section 2105 of 
     title 5, United States Code; and
       (2) is employed by the United States Department of State, 
     the United States Information Agency, the United States 
     Agency for International Development, or the International 
     Joint Commission, except that the term shall not include 
     members of the Foreign Service as defined by section 103 of 
     the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465), section 
     3903 of title 22, United States Code.
       (c) An equalization adjustment payable under this section 
     shall be considered basic pay for the same purposes as are 
     comparability payments under section 5304 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and its implementing regulations.
       (d) The agencies referenced in subsection (c)(2) are 
     authorized to promulgate regulations to carry out the 
     purposes of this section.
       Sec. 404. (a) Section 6(4) of the Japan-United States 
     Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2905(4)) is amended by striking 
     ``needed, except'' and all that follows through ``United 
     States'' and inserting ``needed''.
       (b) The second sentence of section 7(b) of the Japan-United 
     States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2906(b)) is amended to read 
     as follows: ``Such investment may be made only in in

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     terest-bearing obligations of the United States, in 
     obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by 
     the United States, in interest-bearing obligations of Japan, 
     or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and 
     interest by Japan.''.
       Sec. 405. The Director of the United States Information 
     Agency is authorized to administer summer travel and work 
     programs without regard to preplacement requirements.
       Sec. 406. Section 12 of the International Organizations 
     Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288f-2) is amended by inserting 
     ``and the United Nations Industrial Development 
     Organization'' after ``International Labor Organization''.
       Sec. 407. (a) Section 5545a of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k)(1) For purposes of this section, the term `criminal 
     investigator' includes a special agent occupying a position 
     under title II of Public Law 99-399 if such special agent--
       ``(A) meets the definition of such term under paragraph (2) 
     of subsection (a) (applied disregarding the parenthetical 
     matter before subparagraph (A) thereof); and
       ``(B) such special agent satisfies the requirements of 
     subsection (d) without taking into account any hours 
     described in paragraph (2)(B) thereof.
       ``(2) In applying subsection (h) with respect to a special 
     agent under this subsection--
       ``(A) any reference in such subsection to `basic pay' shall 
     be considered to include amounts designated as `salary';
       ``(B) paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection shall be 
     considered to include (in addition to the provisions of law 
     specified therein) sections 609(b)(1), 805, 806, and 856 of 
     the Foreign Service Act of 1980; and
       ``(C) paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection shall be applied 
     by substituting for `Office of Personnel Management' the 
     following: `Office of Personnel Management or the Secretary 
     of State (to the extent that matters exclusively within the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary are concerned)'.''.
       (b) Not later than the date on which the amendments made by 
     this section take effect, each special agent of the 
     Diplomatic Security Service who satisfies the requirements of 
     subsection (k)(1) of section 5545a of title 5, United States 
     Code, as amended by this section, and the appropriate 
     supervisory officer, to be designated by the Secretary of 
     State, shall make an initial certification to the Secretary 
     of State that the special agent is expected to meet the 
     requirements of subsection (d) of such section 5545a. The 
     Secretary of State may prescribe procedures necessary to 
     administer this subsection.
       (c)(1) Paragraph (2) of section 5545a(a) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended (in the matter before subparagraph 
     (A)) by striking ``Public Law 99-399)'' and inserting 
     ``Public Law 99-399, subject to subsection (k))''.
       (2) Section 5542(e) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``title 18, United States Code,'' and inserting ``title 18 or 
     section 37(a)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956,''.
       (d) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     on the first day of the first applicable pay period--
       (1) which begins on or after the 90th day following the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) on which date all regulations necessary to carry out 
     such amendments are (in the judgment of the Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management and the Secretary of State) in 
     effect.
       Sec. 408. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Department of State or the United States 
     Information Agency to provide equipment, technical support, 
     consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the 
     Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
       Sec. 409. During the current fiscal year and hereafter, the 
     Secretary of State shall have discretionary authority to pay 
     tort claims in the manner authorized by section 2672 of title 
     28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign 
     countries in connection with the overseas operations of the 
     Department of State.
       Sec. 410. (a)(1)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law and subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary of State 
     and the Attorney General shall impose, for the processing of 
     any application for the issuance of a machine readable 
     combined border crossing card and nonimmigrant visa under 
     section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     a fee of $13 (for recovery of the costs of manufacturing the 
     combined card and visa) in the case of any alien under 15 
     years of age where the application for the machine readable 
     combined border crossing card and nonimmigrant visa is made 
     in Mexico by a citizen of Mexico who has at least one parent 
     or guardian who has a visa under such section or is applying 
     for a machine readable combined border crossing card and 
     nonimmigrant visa under such section as well.
       (B) The Secretary of State and the Attorney General may not 
     commence implementation of the requirement in subparagraph 
     (A) until the later of--
       (i) the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment 
     of this Act; or
       (ii) the date on which the Secretary sets the amount of the 
     fee or surcharge in accordance with paragraph (3).
       (2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if the fee 
     for a machine readable combined border crossing card and 
     nonimmigrant visa issued under section 101(a)(15)(B) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act has been reduced under 
     paragraph (1) for a child under 15 years of age, the machine 
     readable combined border crossing card and nonimmigrant visa 
     shall be issued to expire on the earlier of--
       (i) the date on which the child attains the age of 15; or
       (ii) ten years after its date of issue.
       (B) At the request of the parent or guardian of any alien 
     under 15 years of age otherwise covered by subparagraph (A), 
     the Secretary of State and the Attorney General may charge 
     the non-reduced fee for the processing of an application for 
     the issuance of a machine readable combined border crossing 
     card and nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15)(B) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act provided that the machine 
     readable combined border crossing card and nonimmigrant visa 
     is issued to expire as of the same date as is usually 
     provided for visas issued under that section.
       (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of State shall set the amount of the fee or 
     surcharge authorized pursuant to section 140(a) of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
     1995 (Public Law 103-236; 8 U.S.C. 1351 note) for the 
     processing of machine readable nonimmigrant visas and machine 
     readable combined border crossing cards and nonimmigrant 
     visas at a level that will ensure the full recovery by the 
     Department of State of the costs of processing such machine 
     readable nonimmigrant visas and machine readable combined 
     border crossing cards and nonimmigrant visas, including the 
     costs of processing the machine readable combined border 
     crossing cards and nonimmigrant visas for which the fee is 
     reduced pursuant to this subsection.
       (b) The Secretary of State shall continue, until the date 
     that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of the 
     Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
     of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note et seq.), to process applications 
     for visas under section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act at the following cities in Mexico located 
     near the international border with the United States: 
     Nogales, Nuevo Laredo, Ciudad Acuna, Piedras Negras, Agua 
     Prieta, and Reynosa.
       (c) Section 104(b)(2) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
     Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is 
     amended by striking ``3 years'' and inserting ``5 years''.
       Sec. 411. Funds appropriated by this Act for the United 
     States Information Agency, the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency, and the Department of State may be obligated and 
     expended notwithstanding section 701 of the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 and section 
     313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
     1994 and 1995, section 53 of the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Act, and section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of State and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999''.

                       TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Maritime Administration

                       maritime security program

       For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag 
     merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the 
     United States, $89,650,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                        operations and training

       For necessary expenses of operations and training 
     activities authorized by law, $69,303,000.


          maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1936, $6,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
     of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
     further, That these funds are available to subsidize total 
     loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
     exceed $1,000,000,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed loan program, not to exceed $3,725,000, which 
     shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     Operations and Training.

           administrative provisions--maritime administration

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities 
     and services and make necessary repairs in connection with 
     any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government 
     property under control of the Maritime Administration, and 
     payments received therefore shall be credited to the 
     appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided, That 
     rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy 
     for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs 
     shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
       No obligations shall be incurred during the current fiscal 
     year from the construction fund established by the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936, or otherwise, in excess of the 
     appropriations and limitations contained in this Act or in 
     any prior appropriation Act, and all receipts which otherwise 
     would be deposited to the credit of said fund shall be 
     covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

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      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of 
     America's Heritage Abroad, $265,000, as authorized by section 
     1303 of Public Law 99-83.

                       Commission on Civil Rights

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, 
     including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $8,900,000: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 may be used to employ 
     consultants: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in 
     excess of 4 full-time individuals under Schedule C of the 
     Excepted Service exclusive of 1 special assistant for each 
     Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse 
     Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the 
     exception of the chairperson who is permitted 125 billable 
     days.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation In Europe

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94-304, 
     $1,170,000, to remain available until expended as authorized 
     by section 3 of Public Law 99-7.

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964, as amended (29 U.S.C. 206(d) and 621-634), the 
     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1991, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 
     U.S.C. 1343(b); non-monetary awards to private citizens; and 
     not to exceed $29,000,000 for payments to State and local 
     enforcement agencies for services to the Commission pursuant 
     to title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 
     sections 6 and 14 of the Age Discrimination in Employment 
     Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the 
     Civil Rights Act of 1991, $279,000,000: Provided, That the 
     Commission is authorized to make available for official 
     reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,500 
     from available funds.

                   Federal Communications Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and 
     allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-02; not 
     to exceed $600,000 for land and structure; not to exceed 
     $500,000 for improvement and care of grounds and repair to 
     buildings; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 
     representation expenses; purchase (not to exceed 16) and hire 
     of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $192,000,000, of which not to 
     exceed $300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000, for research and policy studies: Provided, That 
     $172,523,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and 
     collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the 
     Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and shall be retained 
     and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
     the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such 
     offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 1999 
     so as to result in a final fiscal year 1999 appropriation 
     estimated at $19,477,000: Provided further, That any 
     offsetting collections received in excess of $172,523,000 in 
     fiscal year 1999 shall remain available until expended, but 
     shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 1999.

                      Federal Maritime Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission 
     as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 
     1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. App. 1111), including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles 
     as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or 
     allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-02, 
     $14,150,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses.

                        Federal Trade Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, 
     including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 
     for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $86,679,000: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be 
     available for use to contract with a person or persons for 
     collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 
     3718, as amended: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, not to exceed $76,500,000 of 
     offsetting collections derived from fees collected for 
     premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino 
     Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18(a)) shall be 
     retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
     appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the 
     General Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
     are received during fiscal year 1999, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 1999 appropriation from the General Fund 
     estimated at not more than $10,179,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available to the Federal Trade Commission shall be available 
     for obligation for expenses authorized by section 151 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 
     (Public Law 102-242, 105 Stat. 2282-2285).

                       Legal Services Corporation


               payment to the legal services corporation

       For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out 
     the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, 
     as amended, $300,000,000, of which $289,000,000 is for basic 
     field programs and required independent audits; $2,015,000 is 
     for the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as 
     may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of 
     recipients; and $8,985,000 is for management and 
     administration.

          administrative provision--legal services corporation

       None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal 
     Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose 
     prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the 
     provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of 
     Public Law 105-119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to 
     the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same 
     terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that 
     all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall 
     be deemed to refer instead to 1998 and 1999, respectively.

                        Marine Mammal Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as 
     authorized by title II of Public Law 92-522, as amended, 
     $1,240,000.

                       Commission on Ocean Policy


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For the necessary expenses of the Commission on Ocean 
     Policy, $3,500,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the funds provided in this Act for the 
     Commission on Ocean Policy shall become available only upon 
     the enactment of authorizing legislation.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) 
     in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed 
     $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $23,000,000; and, in addition, to remain available until 
     expended, from fees collected in fiscal year 1998, 
     $87,000,000, and from fees collected in fiscal year 1999, 
     $214,000,000; of which not to exceed $10,000 may be used 
     toward funding a permanent secretariat for the International 
     Organization of Securities Commissions; and of which not to 
     exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for 
     consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with 
     foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members 
     of their delegations, appropriate representatives and staff 
     to exchange views concerning developments relating to 
     securities matters, development and implementation of 
     cooperation agreements concerning securities matters and 
     provision of technical assistance for the development of 
     foreign securities markets, such expenses to include 
     necessary logistic and administrative expenses and the 
     expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in 
     attendance at such consultations and meetings including: (1) 
     such incidental expenses as meals taken in the course of such 
     attendance; (2) any travel and transportation to or from such 
     meetings; and (3) any other related lodging or subsistence: 
     Provided, That fees and charges authorized by sections 
     6(b)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(b)(4)) 
     and 31(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
     78ee(d)) shall be credited to this account as offsetting 
     collections.

                     Small Business Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
     Small Business Administration as authorized by Public Law 
     103-403, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as 
     authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344, and not to exceed 
     $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $288,300,000, of which: $3,500,000 shall be available for a 
     grant to the NTTC at Wheeling Jesuit University to continue 
     the outreach program to assist small business development; 
     $4,000,000 shall be available for a grant for Western 
     Carolina University to develop a facility to assist in small 
     business and rural economic development; $2,000,000 shall be 
     available for a grant for the City of Hazard, Kentucky for a 
     Center for Rural Law Enforcement Technology and Training; 
     $1,500,000 shall be available for a grant to the State 
     University of New York to develop a facility and operate the 
     Institute of Entrepreneurship for small business and 
     workforce development; $1,500,000 shall be available for a 
     grant for Pikeville College for a telemedicine learning and 
     resource center; $1,000,000 shall be available for a grant 
     for the Center for Excellence in Marine Science Education at 
     Southampton College; $1,000,000 shall be for a grant to 
     King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, for the 
     commercialization of pulverization technologies; $850,000 
     shall be available for a grant for the Carbondale Technology 
     Transfer Center in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; 
     $1,000,000 shall be available for a grant

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     for the Institute for Software Research in Fairmont, West 
     Virginia, for Institute operations and to further develop 
     their capability to perform basic and applied research aimed 
     at software engineering, biometrics, image processing and 
     networks; $500,000 shall be available for a grant for the 
     Altoona Science and Technology Research Academy in Altoona, 
     Pennsylvania; $200,000 shall be available for a grant to the 
     City of Prestonburg, Kentucky for a regional arts and tourism 
     center; $300,000 shall be available for a grant for the City 
     of Parkersburg, West Virginia for infrastructure 
     improvements, facility upgrades, and property acquisition 
     associated with community non-profit service and enrichment 
     projects; $200,000 shall be available for the Vandalia 
     Heritage Foundation to fulfill its charter purposes; 
     $1,000,000 shall be available for a grant for the Moundsville 
     Economic Development Council to work in conjunction with the 
     Office of Law Enforcement Technology Commercialization for 
     the establishment of the National Corrections and Law 
     Enforcement Training and Technology Center, and for 
     infrastructure improvements associated with this initiative; 
     and $250,000 shall be available for a grant for the Johnstown 
     Area Regional Industries Defense Procurement Center to 
     establish a Year 2000 challenge grant program to assist small 
     businesses that rely heavily on the Federal Government's 
     acquisition system for their livelihood, and help provide a 
     solution to the Year 2000 computer problem: Provided, That 
     the Administrator is authorized to charge fees to cover the 
     cost of publications developed by the Small Business 
     Administration, and certain loan servicing activities: 
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 
     revenues received from all such activities shall be credited 
     to this account, to be available for carrying out these 
     purposes without further appropriations: Provided further, 
     That $82,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for 
     performance in fiscal year 1999 or fiscal year 2000 as 
     authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act, as 
     amended.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), $10,800,000.

                     business loans program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $2,200,000, to be available 
     until expended; and for the cost of guaranteed loans, 
     $128,030,000, as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 631 note, of which 
     $45,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2000: 
     Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
     such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
     further, That of the funds previously made available under 
     Public Law 105-135, section 507(g), for the Delta Loan 
     program, up to $20,000,000 may be transferred to and merged 
     with the appropriations for salaries and expenses: Provided 
     further, That during fiscal year 1999, commitments to 
     guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, as amended, shall not exceed the 
     amount of financings authorized under section 20(d)(1)(B)(ii) 
     of the Small Business Act, as amended: Provided further, That 
     during fiscal year 1999, commitments for general business 
     loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business 
     Act, as amended, shall not exceed $10,000,000,000 without 
     prior notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and Senate in accordance with 
     section 605 of this Act.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, $94,000,000, which may 
     be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for 
     Salaries and Expenses.

                     disaster loans program account

       For the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of 
     the Small Business Act, as amended, $76,329,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as amended.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan program, $116,000,000, which may be transferred 
     to and merged with appropriations for Salaries and Expenses, 
     including $500,000 for the Office of Inspector General of the 
     Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of 
     disaster loans and the disaster loan program, and said sums 
     shall be transferred to and merged with appropriations for 
     the Office of Inspector General.


                 surety bond guarantees revolving fund

       For additional capital for the ``Surety Bond Guarantees 
     Revolving Fund'', authorized by the Small Business Investment 
     Act, as amended, $3,300,000, to remain available without 
     fiscal year limitation as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 631 note.


        administrative provision--small business administration

       Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available 
     for the current fiscal year for the Small Business 
     Administration in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased 
     by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That 
     any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                        State Justice Institute


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as 
     authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act 
     of 1992 (Public Law 102-572 (106 Stat. 4515-4516)), 
     $6,850,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
     authorized by the Congress.
       Sec. 602. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those 
     contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
     record and available for public inspection, except where 
     otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
     Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
       Sec. 604. If any provision of this Act or the application 
     of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be 
     held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of 
     each provision to persons or circumstances other than those 
     as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
       Sec. 605. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or 
     provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
     funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
     expenditure in fiscal year 1999, or provided from any 
     accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the 
     collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
     Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
     a reprogramming of funds which: (1) creates new programs; (2) 
     eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases 
     funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity 
     for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates 
     an office or employees; (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or 
     activities; or (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions, 
     or activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
     unless the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of 
     Congress are notified 15 days in advance of such 
     reprogramming of funds.
        (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided 
     under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by 
     this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
     in fiscal year 1999, or provided from any accounts in the 
     Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of 
     fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure for activities, 
     programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in 
     excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: 
     (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) 
     reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
     project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
     as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general 
     savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a 
     change in existing programs, activities, or projects as 
     approved by Congress; unless the Appropriations Committees of 
     both Houses of Congress are notified 15 days in advance of 
     such reprogramming of funds.
       Sec. 606. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for the construction, repair (other than emergency 
     repair), overhaul, conversion, or modernization of vessels 
     for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 
     shipyards located outside of the United States.
       Sec. 607. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and 
     Products.--It is the sense of the Congress that, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
     purchased with funds made available in this Act should be 
     American-made.
       (b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance 
     to, or entering into any contract with, any entity using 
     funds made available in this Act, the head of each Federal 
     agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to 
     such entity a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a) by the Congress.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in America'' 
     inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any 
     product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, 
     and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 
     through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 608. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce any guidelines 
     of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission covering 
     harassment based on religion, when it is made known to the 
     Federal entity or official to which such funds are made 
     available that such guidelines do not differ in any respect 
     from the proposed guidelines published by the Commission on 
     October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 51266).
       Sec. 609. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be

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     obligated or expended to pay for any cost incurred for: (1) 
     opening or operating any United States diplomatic or consular 
     post in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam that was not 
     operating on July 11, 1995; (2) expanding any United States 
     diplomatic or consular post in the Socialist Republic of 
     Vietnam that was operating on July 11, 1995; or (3) 
     increasing the total number of personnel assigned to United 
     States diplomatic or consular posts in the Socialist Republic 
     of Vietnam above the levels existing on July 11, 1995; unless 
     the President certifies within 60 days the following:
       (A) Based upon all information available to the United 
     States Government, the Government of the Socialist Republic 
     of Vietnam is fully cooperating in good faith with the United 
     States in the following:
       (i) Resolving discrepancy cases, live sightings, and field 
     activities.
       (ii) Recovering and repatriating American remains.
       (iii) Accelerating efforts to provide documents that will 
     help lead to fullest possible accounting of prisoners of war 
     and missing in action.
       (iv) Providing further assistance in implementing 
     trilateral investigations with Laos.
       (B) The remains, artifacts, eyewitness accounts, archival 
     material, and other evidence associated with prisoners of war 
     and missing in action recovered from crash sites, military 
     actions, and other locations in Southeast Asia are being 
     thoroughly analyzed by the appropriate laboratories with the 
     intent of providing surviving relatives with scientifically 
     defensible, legal determinations of death or other 
     accountability that are fully documented and available in 
     unclassified and unredacted form to immediate family members.
       Sec. 610. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for any United Nations undertaking when it is made 
     known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or 
     expend such funds: (1) that the United Nations undertaking is 
     a peacekeeping mission; (2) that such undertaking will 
     involve United States Armed Forces under the command or 
     operational control of a foreign national; and (3) that the 
     President's military advisors have not submitted to the 
     President a recommendation that such involvement is in the 
     national security interests of the United States and the 
     President has not submitted to the Congress such a 
     recommendation.
       Sec. 611. None of the funds made available in this Act 
     shall be used to provide the following amenities or personal 
     comforts in the Federal prison system--
       (1) in-cell television viewing except for prisoners who are 
     segregated from the general prison population for their own 
     safety;
       (2) the viewing of R, X, and NC-17 rated movies, through 
     whatever medium presented;
       (3) any instruction (live or through broadcasts) or 
     training equipment for boxing, wrestling, judo, karate, or 
     other martial art, or any bodybuilding or weightlifting 
     equipment of any sort;
       (4) possession of in-cell coffee pots, hot plates or 
     heating elements; or
       (5) the use or possession of any electric or electronic 
     musical instrument.
       Sec. 612. None of the funds made available in title II for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 
     under the headings ``Operations, Research, and Facilities'' 
     and ``Procurement, Acquisition and Construction'' may be used 
     to implement sections 603, 604, and 605 of Public Law 102-
     567: Provided, That NOAA may develop a modernization plan for 
     its fisheries research vessels that takes fully into account 
     opportunities for contracting for fisheries surveys.
       Sec. 613. Any costs incurred by a department or agency 
     funded under this Act resulting from personnel actions taken 
     in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall 
     be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to 
     such department or agency: Provided, That the authority to 
     transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be 
     necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition 
     to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided 
     further, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this 
     Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.
       Sec. 614. None of the funds made available in this Act to 
     the Federal Bureau of Prisons may be used to distribute or 
     make available any commercially published information or 
     material to a prisoner when it is made known to the Federal 
     official having authority to obligate or expend such funds 
     that such information or material is sexually explicit or 
     features nudity.
       Sec. 615. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the 
     heading ``Office of Justice Programs--State and Local Law 
     Enforcement Assistance'', not more than 90 percent of the 
     amount to be awarded to an entity under the Local Law 
     Enforcement Block Grant shall be made available to such an 
     entity when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that the entity 
     that employs a public safety officer (as such term is defined 
     in section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968) does not provide such a public 
     safety officer who retires or is separated from service due 
     to injury suffered as the direct and proximate result of a 
     personal injury sustained in the line of duty while 
     responding to an emergency situation or a hot pursuit (as 
     such terms are defined by State law) with the same or better 
     level of health insurance benefits at the time of retirement 
     or separation as they received while on duty.
       Sec. 616. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this Act shall be used to issue visas to 
     any person who--
       (1) has been credibly alleged to have ordered, carried out, 
     or materially assisted in the extrajudicial and political 
     killings of Antoine Izmery, Guy Malary, Father Jean-Marie 
     Vincent, Pastor Antoine Leroy, Jacques Fleurival, Mireille 
     Durocher Bertin, Eugene Baillergeau, Michelange Hermann, Max 
     Mayard, Romulus Dumarsais, Claude Yves Marie, Mario Beaubrun, 
     Leslie Grimar, Joseph Chilove, Michel Gonzalez, and Jean-
     Hubert Feuille;
       (2) has been included in the list presented to former 
     President Jean-Bertrand Aristide by former National Security 
     Council Advisor Anthony Lake in December 1995, and acted upon 
     by President Rene Preval;
       (3) was sought for an interview by the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation as part of its inquiry into the March 28, 1995, 
     murder of Mireille Durocher Bertin and Eugene Baillergeau, 
     Jr., and was credibly alleged to have ordered, carried out, 
     or materially assisted in those murders, per a June 28, 1995, 
     letter to the then Minister of Justice of the Government of 
     Haiti, Jean-Joseph Exume;
       (4) was a member of the Haitian High Command during the 
     period 1991 through 1994, and has been credibly alleged to 
     have planned, ordered, or participated with members of the 
     Haitian Armed Forces in--
       (A) the September 1991 coup against any person who was a 
     duly elected government official of Haiti (or a member of the 
     family of such official), or
       (B) the murders of thousands of Haitians during the period 
     1991 through 1994; or
       (5) has been credibly alleged to have been a member of the 
     paramilitary organization known as FRAPH who planned, 
     ordered, or participated in acts of violence against the 
     Haitian people.
       (b) Exemption.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
     Secretary of State finds, on a case-by-case basis, that the 
     entry into the United States of a person who would otherwise 
     be excluded under this section is necessary for medical 
     reasons or such person has cooperated fully with the 
     investigation of these political murders. If the Secretary of 
     State exempts any such person, the Secretary shall notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees in writing.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--(1) The United States chief of 
     mission in Haiti shall provide the Secretary of State a list 
     of those who have been credibly alleged to have ordered or 
     carried out the extrajudicial and political killings 
     mentioned in paragraph (1) of subsection (a).
       (2) The Secretary of State shall submit the list provided 
     under paragraph (1) to the appropriate congressional 
     committees not later than 3 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a list of aliens denied visas, and 
     the Attorney General shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a list of aliens refused entry to 
     the United States as a result of this provision.
       (4) The Secretary of State shall submit a report under this 
     subsection not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and not later than March 1 of each year 
     thereafter as long as the Government of Haiti has not 
     completed the investigation of the extrajudicial and 
     political killings and has not prosecuted those implicated 
     for the killings specified in paragraph (1) of subsection 
     (a).
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
     International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
       Sec. 617. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to issue or renew a fishing permit or 
     authorization for any fishing vessel of the United States 
     greater than 165 feet in registered length or of more than 
     750 gross registered tons, and that has an engine or engines 
     capable of producing a total of more than 3,000 shaft 
     horsepower--
       (1) as specified in the permit application required under 
     part 648.4(a)(5) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, 
     part 648.12 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, and the 
     authorization required under part 648.80(d)(2) of title 50, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, to engage in fishing for 
     Atlantic mackerel or herring (or both) under the Magnuson-
     Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1801 et seq.); or
       (2) that would allow such a vessel to engage in the 
     catching, taking, or harvesting of fish in any other fishery 
     within the exclusive economic zone of the United States 
     (except territories), unless a certificate of documentation 
     had been issued for the vessel and endorsed with a fishery 
     endorsement that was effective on September 25, 1997, and 
     such fishery endorsement was not surrendered at any time 
     thereafter.
        (b) Any fishing permit or authorization issued or renewed 
     prior to the date of the enactment of this Act for a fishing 
     vessel to which the prohibition in subsection (a)(1) applies 
     that would allow such vessel to engage in fishing for 
     Atlantic mackerel or herring (or both) during fiscal year 
     1999 shall be null and void, and none of the funds made avail

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     able in this Act may be used to issue a fishing permit or 
     authorization that would allow a vessel whose permit or 
     authorization was made null and void pursuant to this 
     subsection to engage in the catching, taking, or harvesting 
     of fish in any other fishery within the exclusive economic 
     zone of the United States.
       Sec. 618. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be 
     available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
     products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign 
     country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or 
     tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not 
     applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the 
     same type.
       Sec. 619. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to pay the expenses of an election officer appointed 
     by a court to oversee an election of any officer or trustee 
     for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
       Sec. 620. Section 1303 of the International Security and 
     Development Corporation Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 469j) is 
     amended in subsection (e), by striking ``three'' and 
     inserting ``six''.
       Sec. 621. None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this 
     Act or any other provision of law may be used for (1) the 
     implementation of any tax or fee in connection with the 
     implementation of 18 U.S.C. 922(t); (2) any system to 
     implement 18 U.S.C. 922(t) that does not require and result 
     in the destruction of any identifying information submitted 
     by or on behalf of any person who has been determined not to 
     be prohibited from owning a firearm.
       (2) whether such subsidies had an adverse effect on United 
     States companies;
       (3) the status of the Trade Representative's contacts with 
     the Korean Government with respect to industry concerns 
     regarding Hanbo Steel and efforts to eliminate subsidies; and
       (4) the status of the Trade Representative's contacts with 
     other Asian trading partners regarding the adverse effect of 
     Korean steel subsidies on such trading partners.
       (b) The report described in subsection (a) shall also 
     include information on the status of any investigations 
     initiated as a result of press reports that the Korean 
     Government ordered Pohang Iron and Steel Company, in which 
     the Government owns a controlling interest, to sell steel in 
     Korea at a price that is 30 percent lower than the 
     international market prices.
       Sec. 623. None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     Executive Order No. 13083 (titled ``Federalism'' and dated 
     May 14, 1998).
       Sec. 624. (a) Section 118 of title 28, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``Philadelphia, and 
     Schuylkill'' and inserting ``and Philadelphia''; and
       (2) in subsection (b) by inserting ``Schuylkill,'' after 
     ``Potter,''.
       (b)(1) This section and the amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) This section and the amendments made by this section 
     shall not affect any action commenced before the effective 
     date of this section and pending on such date in the United 
     States District Court for the Eastern District of 
     Pennsylvania.
       (3) This section and the amendments made by this section 
     shall not affect the composition, or preclude the service, of 
     any grand or petit jury summoned, impaneled, or actually 
     serving on the effective date of this section.
       Sec. 625. Beginning 60 days from the date of enactment of 
     this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be made available for the 
     participation by delegates of the United States to the 
     Standing Consultative Commission unless the President 
     certifies and so reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that the United States Government is not implementing the 
     Memorandum of Understanding Relating to the Treaty Between 
     the United States of America and the Union of Soviet 
     Socialist Republics on the limitation of Anti-Ballistic 
     Missile Systems of May 26, 1972, entered into in New York on 
     September 26, 1997, by the United States, Russia, Kazakhstan, 
     Belarus, and Ukraine, or until the Senate provides it advice 
     and consent to the Memorandum of Understanding.
       Sec. 626. Time Limitation on Funding.--(a) Notwithstanding 
     any other provisions of this Act, appropriations and funds 
     made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act 
     (the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, and 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) 
     shall cease to be available after June 15, 1999.
       (b) Appropriations and funds made available by or authority 
     granted pursuant to the Act referenced in subsection (a) 
     shall be appropriated under section 1513 of title 31, United 
     States Code, in the manner established for funds provided by 
     a joint resolution making continuing appropriations.
       (c) Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to 
     Act referenced in subsection (a) shall cover all obligations 
     or expenditures incurred for any program, project or activity 
     during the period for which funds or authority for such 
     project or activity are available under such Act.
       (d) Expenditures made during the period for which funds or 
     authority are available under such Act shall be charged to 
     the full-year amount provided for the applicable 
     appropriations, fund, or authorization.

                         TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration

                          working capital fund


                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading on 
     September 30, 1998, $99,000,000 are rescinded.

                            Legal Activities


                         asset forfeiture fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $2,000,000 are rescinded.

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation


                             (RESCISSIONS)

       Of the funds provided in previous Acts, the following funds 
     are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the 
     specified amounts:
       ``Construction, 1998'', $4,000,000;
       ``Salaries and Expenses, no year'', $6,400,000;
       ``Violent Crime Reduction Program, 1996'', $2,000,000; and
       ``Violent Crime Reduction Program, 1997'', $300,000.

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                       immigration emergency fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds provided in previous Acts, the following funds 
     are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the 
     specified amounts:
       ``United States Travel and Tourism Administration, no 
     year'', $915,000; and
       ``Endowment for Children's Educational TV, no year'', 
     $1,175,000.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


                     industrial technology services

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading 
     for the Advanced Technology Program, $6,000,000 are 
     rescinded.

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Maritime Administration


                           ship construction

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $17,000,000 are rescinded.

                               TITLE VIII

     SEC. 801. ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL PROSECUTORS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 31 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 530B. Ethical standards for attorneys for the 
       Government

       ``(a) An attorney for the Government shall be subject to 
     State laws and rules, and local Federal court rules, 
     governing attorneys in each State where such attorney engages 
     in that attorney's duties, to the same extent and in the same 
     manner as other attorneys in that State.
       ``(b) The Attorney General shall make and amend rules of 
     the Department of Justice to assure compliance with this 
     section.
       ``(c) As used in this section, the term `attorney for the 
     Government' includes any attorney described in section 
     77.2(a) of part 77 of title 28 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations and also includes any independent counsel, or 
     employee of such a counsel, appointed under chapter 40.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 31 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``530B.  Ethical standards for attorneys for the Government.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and shall apply during that portion of fiscal year 
     1999 that follows that taking effect, and in each succeeding 
     fiscal year.

             TITLE IX--NATIONAL WHALE CONSERVATION FUND ACT

       Sec. 901. Short Title.--This title may be cited as the 
     ``National Whale Conservation Fund Act of 1998''.
       Sec. 902. Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the populations of whales that occur in waters of the 
     United States are resources of substantial ecological, 
     scientific, socioeconomic, and esthetic value;
       (2) whale populations--
       (A) form a significant component of marine ecosystems;
       (B) are the subject of intense research;
       (C) provide for a multimillion dollar whale watching 
     tourist industry that provides the public an opportunity to 
     enjoy and learn about great whales and the ecosystems of 
     which the whales are a part; and
       (D) are of importance to Native Americans for cultural and 
     subsistence purposes;
       (3) whale populations are in various stages of recovery, 
     and some whale populations, such as the northern right whale 
     (Eubaleana glacialis) remain perilously close to extinction;
       (4) the interactions that occur between ship traffic, 
     commercial fishing, whale watching vessels, and other 
     recreational vessels and whale populations may affect whale 
     populations adversely;
       (5) the exploration and development of oil, gas, and hard 
     mineral resources, marine debris, chemical pollutants, noise, 
     and other anthropogenic sources of change in the habi

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     tat of whales may affect whale populations adversely;
       (6) the conservation of whale populations is subject to 
     difficult challenges related to--
       (A) the migration of whale populations across international 
     boundaries;
       (B) the size of individual whales, as that size precludes 
     certain conservation research procedures that may be used for 
     other animal species, such as captive research and breeding;
       (C) the low reproductive rates of whales that require long-
     term conservation programs to ensure recovery of whale 
     populations; and
       (D) the occurrence of whale populations in offshore waters 
     where undertaking research, monitoring, and conservation 
     measures is difficult and costly;
       (7)(A) the Secretary of Commerce, through the Administrator 
     of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has 
     research and regulatory responsibility for the conservation 
     of whales under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 
     U.S.C. 1361 et seq.); and
       (B) the heads of other Federal agencies and the Marine 
     Mammal Commission established under section 201 of the Marine 
     Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1401) have related 
     research and management activities under the Marine Mammal 
     Protection Act of 1972 or the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
       (8) the funding available for the activities described in 
     paragraph (8) is insufficient to support all necessary whale 
     conservation and recovery activities; and
       (9) there is a need to facilitate the use of funds from 
     non-Federal sources to carry out the conservation of whales.
       Sec. 903. National Whale Conservation Fund.--Section 4 of 
     the National Fish and Wildlife Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 
     3703) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f)(1) In carrying out the purposes under section 2(b), 
     the Foundation may establish a national whale conservation 
     endowment fund, to be used by the Foundation to support 
     research, management activities, or educational programs that 
     contribute to the protection, conservation, or recovery of 
     whale populations in waters of the United States.
       ``(2)(A) In a manner consistent with subsection (c)(1), the 
     Foundation may--
       ``(i) accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use 
     any gift, devise, or bequest made to the Foundation for the 
     express purpose of supporting whale conservation; and
       ``(ii) deposit in the endowment fund under paragraph (1) 
     any funds made available to the Foundation under this 
     subparagraph, including any income or interest earned from a 
     gift, devise, or bequest received by the Foundation under 
     this subparagraph.
       ``(B) To raise funds to be deposited in the endowment fund 
     under paragraph (1), the Foundation may enter into 
     appropriate arrangements to provide for the design, 
     copyright, production, marketing, or licensing, of logos, 
     seals, decals, stamps, or any other item that the Foundation 
     determines to be appropriate.
       ``(C)(i) The Secretary of Commerce may transfer to the 
     Foundation for deposit in the endowment fund under paragraph 
     (1) any amount (or portion thereof) received by the Secretary 
     under section 105(a)(1) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1375(a)(1)) as a civil penalty assessed by 
     the Secretary under that section.
       ``(ii) The Directors of the Board shall ensure that any 
     amounts transferred to the Foundation under clause (i) for 
     the endowment fund under paragraph (1) are deposited in that 
     fund in accordance with this subparagraph.
       ``(3) It is the intent of Congress that in making 
     expenditures from the endowment fund under paragraph (1) to 
     carry out activities specified in that paragraph, the 
     Foundation should give priority to funding projects that 
     address the conservation of populations of whales that the 
     Foundation determines--
       ``(A) are the most endangered (including the northern right 
     whale (Eubaleana glacialis)); or
       ``(B) most warrant, and are most likely to benefit from, 
     research managment, or educational activities that may be 
     funded with amounts made available from the fund.
       ``(g) In carrying out any action on the part of the 
     Foundation under subsection (f), the Directors of the Board 
     shall consult with the Administrator of the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration and the Marine Mammal 
     Commission.''.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.
         (c) For programs, projects or activities in the District 
     of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999, provided as follows, to 
     be effective as if it had been enacted into law as the 
     regular appropriations Act:
     AN ACT Making appropriations for the government of the 
     District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole 
     or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.

                             FEDERAL FUNDS

                  Metrorail Improvements and Expansion

       For a Federal contribution to the Washington Metropolitan 
     Area Transit Authority for improvements and expansion of the 
     Mount Vernon Square Metrorail station located at the site of 
     the proposed Washington Convention Center project, 
     $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                 Federal Payment for Management Reform

       For payment to the District of Columbia, $25,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 1999, which shall be 
     deposited into an escrow account of the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority 
     and shall be disbursed from such escrow account by the 
     Authority pursuant to the instructions of the Authority only 
     for a program of management reform pursuant to sections 
     11101-11106 of the District of Columbia Management Reform Act 
     of 1997, Public Law 105-33.

  Federal Payment for Boys Town U.S.A. Operations in the District of 
                                Columbia

       For a Federal contribution of $7,100,000 to be paid to the 
     Board of Trustees of Boys Town U.S.A. for expansion of the 
     operations of Boys Town of Washington, located at 4801 
     Sargent Road, Northeast, said funds to be allocated as 
     follows: $4,700,000 in capital costs for the construction of 
     one emergency short-term residential center and four long-
     term residential homes in the District of Columbia; and 
     $2,400,000 in first-year operating expenses for said 
     facilities: Provided, That said Board of Trustees shall 
     provide quarterly financial reports during fiscal year 1999 
     on the expenditure of said funds to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives.

                  Nation's Capital Infrastructure Fund

       For a Federal contribution to the District of Columbia 
     towards the costs of infrastructure needs, which shall be 
     deposited into an escrow account of the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority 
     and disbursed by the Authority from such account for the 
     repair and maintenance of public safety facilities in the 
     District of Columbia, $18,778,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

   Environmental Study and Related Activities at Lorton Correctional 
                                Complex

       For a Federal contribution for an environmental study and 
     related activities at the property on which the Lorton 
     Correctional Complex is located, to be transferred to the 
     Federal agency with authority over the Complex, $7,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.

    Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee 
                               Operations

       For payment to the District of Columbia Corrections 
     Trustee, $184,800,000 for the administration and operation of 
     correctional facilities and for the administrative operating 
     costs of the Office of the Corrections Trustee, as authorized 
     by section 11202 of the National Capital Revitalization and 
     Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33; 
     of which $177,385,000 shall be available for expenses 
     incurred in connection with the housing, in both private, 
     District of Columbia and Federal facilities, of the sentenced 
     adult felon population of the District of Columbia; 
     $4,225,000 shall be available for personnel initiatives in 
     the District of Columbia Department of Corrections; $750,000 
     shall be available for a system of internal controls and 
     audits within the Department of Corrections; and $2,440,000 
     shall be available for administrative expenses: Provided, 
     That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
     consistent with regulations and guidance governing the use of 
     Federal funds by grantees, funds appropriated in this Act for 
     the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee shall be 
     transferred by the Secretary of the Treasury to said Trustee 
     only as funds are needed to pay properly incurred 
     obligations.

           Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $128,000,000 
     for payment to the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration 
     in the District of Columbia; of which not to exceed 
     $121,000,000 shall be for District of Columbia Courts 
     operation, to be allocated as follows: for the District of 
     Columbia Court of Appeals, $7,839,000 and 96 full-time 
     equivalent (FTE) positions; for the District of Columbia 
     Superior Court, $72,419,000 and 1,017 FTE's; for the District 
     of Columbia court system, $40,742,000 and 120 FTE's; and 
     $7,000,000 shall be for capital improvements for District of 
     Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided, That of amounts 
     available for District of Columbia Courts operation, not to 
     exceed $6,900,000 shall be for the Counsel for Child Abuse 
     and Neglect program pursuant to section 1101 of title 11, 
     D.C. Code, and section 2304 of title 16, D.C. Code, and of 
     which not to exceed $25,036,000 shall be to carry out 
     sections 2602 and 2604 of title 11, D.C. Code, relating to 
     representation of indigents in criminal cases under the 
     Criminal Justice Act, in total, $31,936,000: Provided 
     further, That subject to normal reprogramming requirements 
     contained in section 116 of this Act, this $31,936,000 may be 
     used for other purposes under this heading: Provided further, 
     That all amounts under this heading shall be paid quarterly 
     by the Treasury of the United States based on quarterly 
     apportionments approved by the Office of Management and 
     Budget, with payroll and financial services to be provided on 
     a contractual basis with the General Services Administration 
     [GSA], said services to include the preparation of monthly 
     financial reports, copies of which shall be submitted 
     directly by GSA to the President and to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, 
     the Committee on Govern

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     mental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives.

   Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, 
                  Defender, and Court Services Agency

       For payment to the District of Columbia Offender 
     Supervision, Defender, and Court Services Agency, 
     $59,400,000, as authorized by the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, 
     Public Law 105-33; of which $33,802,000 shall be for 
     necessary expenses of Parole Revocation, Adult Probation and 
     Offender Supervision, to include expenses relating to 
     supervision of adults subject to protection orders or 
     provision of services for or related to such persons; 
     $14,486,000 shall be available to the Public Defender 
     Service; and $11,112,000 shall be available to the Pretrial 
     Services Agency: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, and consistent with regulations and 
     guidance governing the use of Federal funds by grantees, 
     funds appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia 
     Offender Trustee shall be transferred by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to said Trustee only as funds are needed to pay 
     properly incurred obligations.

           Federal Payment for Metropolitan Police Department

       For payment to the Metropolitan Police Department, 
     $1,200,000, for the administration and operating costs of the 
     Citizen Complaint Review Office.

                  Federal Payment for Fire Department

       For payment to the Fire Department, $3,240,000, for a 5.5 
     percent pay increase to be effective and paid to firefighters 
     beginning October 1, 1998.

         Federal Payment to the Georgetown Waterfront Park Fund

       For payment to the Georgetown Waterfront Park Fund, 
     $1,000,000 for the construction and landscaping of Georgetown 
     Waterfront Park, property described on the District of 
     Columbia Surveyor's Plat Number S.O. 84-230: Provided, That 
     the Georgetown Waterfront Park Fund provide an amount equal 
     to one dollar for every dollar expended, in cash or in kind, 
     to carry out the activities supported by the grant.

         Federal Payment to Historical Society for City Museum

       For a Federal payment to the Historical Society of 
     Washington, D.C., for the establishment and operation of a 
     Museum of the City of Washington, D.C. at the Carnegie 
     Library at Mount Vernon Square, $2,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, to be deposited in a separate 
     account of the Society used exclusively for the establishment 
     and operation of such Museum: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall make such payment in quarterly 
     installments, and the amount of the installment for a quarter 
     shall be equal to the amount of matching funds that the 
     Society has deposited into such account for the quarter (as 
     certified by the Inspector General of the District of 
     Columbia): Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, not later than January 1, 1999, the 
     District of Columbia shall enter into an agreement with the 
     Society under which the District of Columbia shall lease the 
     Carnegie Library at Mount Vernon Square to the Society 
     beginning on such date for 99 years at a rent of $1 per year 
     for use as a city museum.

    Federal Payment for a National Museum of American Music and for 
                        Downtown Revitalization

       For a Federal contribution to the District of Columbia to 
     establish a National Museum of American Music and for 
     downtown revitalization, $700,000 which shall be deposited 
     into an escrow account held by the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That $300,000 
     shall be available from this appropriation for the Federal 
     City Council to conduct a needs and design study for a 
     National Museum of American Music: Provided further, That 
     $300,000 shall be available from this appropriation for the 
     Washington Center Alliance to further and promote the 
     objectives of the Interactive Downtown Task Force: Provided 
     further, That $100,000 shall be paid to Save New York Avenue, 
     Inc., for the further improvement of that portion of New York 
     Avenue designated as the Capital Gateway Corridor.

                       United States Park Police

       For a Federal payment to the United States Park Police, 
     $8,500,000, to acquire, modify and operate a helicopter and 
     to make necessary capital expenditures to the Park Police 
     aviation unit base: Provided, That the Chief of the United 
     States Park Police shall provide quarterly financial reports 
     during fiscal year 1999 on the expenditure of said funds to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     of the House of Representatives.

              Federal Payment for Waterfront Improvements

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
     Department of Housing and Community Development for a study 
     in consultation with the United States Army Corps of 
     Engineers of necessary improvements to the Southwest 
     Waterfront in the District of Columbia (including upgrading 
     marina dock pilings and paving and restoring walkways in the 
     marina and fish market areas) for the portions of Federal 
     property in the Southwest quadrant of the District of 
     Columbia within Lots 847 and 848, a portion of Lot 846, and 
     the unassessed Federal real property adjacent to Lot 848 in 
     Square 473, and for carrying out the improvements recommended 
     by the study, $3,000,000: Provided, That no portion of such 
     funds shall be available to the District of Columbia unless 
     the District of Columbia executes a 30-year lease with the 
     existing lessees, or with their successors in interest, of 
     such portions of property not later than 30 days after the 
     existing lessees or their successors in interest have 
     submitted to the District of Columbia acceptable plans for 
     improvements and private financing: Provided further, That 
     the District of Columbia shall report its progress on this 
     project on a quarterly basis to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate.

                 Federal Payment for Mentoring Services

       For a Federal payment to the International Youth Service 
     and Development Corps, Inc. for a mentoring program for at-
     risk children in the District of Columbia, $200,000: 
     Provided, That the International Youth Service and 
     Development Corps, Inc. shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     an annual report due November 30, 1999, on the activities 
     carried out with such funds.

                  Federal Payment for Hotline Services

       For a Federal payment to the International Youth Service 
     and Development Corps, Inc. for the operation of a resource 
     hotline for low-income individuals in the District of 
     Columbia, $50,000: Provided, That the International Youth 
     Service and Development Corps, Inc. shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate an annual report due November 30, 1999, on the 
     activities carried out with such funds.

                  Federal Payment for Public Education

       For a Federal contribution to the public education system 
     for public charter schools, $15,622,000.

Federal Payment for Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration Project in 
                        the District of Columbia

       For payment to the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     $3,000,000 for the continued funding of a Medicare 
     Coordinated Care Demonstration Project in the District of 
     Columbia as specified in section 4016(b)(2)(C) of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

         Federal Payment for Children's National Medical Center

       For a Federal contribution to the Children's National 
     Medical Center in the District of Columbia, $1,000,000 for 
     construction, renovation, and information technology 
     infrastructure costs associated with establishing community 
     pediatric health clinics for high risk children in medically 
     underserved areas of the District of Columbia.

                       DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

                           OPERATING EXPENSES

                          Division of Expenses

       The following amounts are appropriated for the District of 
     Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the general fund 
     of the District of Columbia, except as otherwise specifically 
     provided.

                   Governmental Direction and Support

       Governmental direction and support, $164,144,000 (including 
     $136,485,000 from local funds, $13,955,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $13,704,000 from other funds): Provided, That not 
     to exceed $2,500 for the Mayor, $2,500 for the Chairman of 
     the Council of the District of Columbia, and $2,500 for the 
     Chief Management Officer shall be available from this 
     appropriation for official purposes: Provided further, That 
     any program fees collected from the issuance of debt shall be 
     available for the payment of expenses of the debt management 
     program of the District of Columbia: Provided further, That 
     no revenues from Federal sources shall be used to support the 
     operations or activities of the Statehood Commission and 
     Statehood Compact Commission: Provided further, That the 
     District of Columbia shall identify the sources of funding 
     for Admission to Statehood from its own locally-generated 
     revenues: Provided further, That all employees permanently 
     assigned to work in the Office of the Mayor shall be paid 
     from funds allocated to the Office of the Mayor.

                  Economic Development and Regulation

       Economic development and regulation, $159,039,000 
     (including $45,162,000 from local funds, $83,365,000 from 
     Federal funds, and $30,512,000 from other funds), of which 
     $12,000,000 collected by the District of Columbia in the form 
     of BID tax revenue shall be paid to the respective BIDs 
     pursuant to the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996 
     (D.C. Law 11-134; D.C. Code, sec. 1-2271 et seq.), and the 
     Business Improvement Districts Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1997 (D.C. Law 12-23): Provided, That such funds are 
     available for acquiring services provided by the General 
     Services Administration: Provided further, That Business 
     Improvement Districts shall be exempt from taxes levied by 
     the District of Columbia.

                       Public Safety and Justice

       Public safety and justice, including purchase or lease of 
     135 passenger-carrying vehicles for replacement only, 
     including 130 for police-type use and five for fire-type use, 
     without regard to the general purchase price

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     limitation for the current fiscal year, $755,786,000 
     (including $530,945,000 from local funds, $30,327,000 from 
     Federal funds, and $194,514,000 from other funds): Provided, 
     That the Metropolitan Police Department is authorized to 
     replace not to exceed 25 passenger-carrying vehicles and the 
     Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services of the 
     District of Columbia is authorized to replace not to exceed 
     five passenger-carrying vehicles annually whenever the cost 
     of repair to any damaged vehicle exceeds three-fourths of the 
     cost of the replacement: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $500,000 shall be available from this appropriation for the 
     Chief of Police for the prevention and detection of crime: 
     Provided further, That the Metropolitan Police Department 
     shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate on efforts to increase 
     efficiency and improve the professionalism in the department: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, or Mayor's Order 86-45, issued March 18, 1986, the 
     Metropolitan Police Department's delegated small purchase 
     authority shall be $500,000: Provided further, That the 
     District of Columbia government may not require the 
     Metropolitan Police Department to submit to any other 
     procurement review process, or to obtain the approval of or 
     be restricted in any manner by any official or employee of 
     the District of Columbia government, for purchases that do 
     not exceed $500,000: Provided further, That the Mayor shall 
     reimburse the District of Columbia National Guard for 
     expenses incurred in connection with services that are 
     performed in emergencies by the National Guard in a militia 
     status and are requested by the Mayor, in amounts that shall 
     be jointly determined and certified as due and payable for 
     these services by the Mayor and the Commanding General of the 
     District of Columbia National Guard: Provided further, That 
     such sums as may be necessary for reimbursement to the 
     District of Columbia National Guard under the preceding 
     proviso shall be available from this appropriation, and the 
     availability of the sums shall be deemed as constituting 
     payment in advance for emergency services involved: Provided 
     further, That the Metropolitan Police Department is 
     authorized to maintain 3,800 sworn officers, with leave for a 
     50 officer attrition: Provided further, That no more than 15 
     members of the Metropolitan Police Department shall be 
     detailed or assigned to the Executive Protection Unit, until 
     the Chief of Police submits a recommendation to the Council 
     for its review: Provided further, That $100,000 shall be 
     available for inmates released on medical and geriatric 
     parole: Provided further, That commencing on December 31, 
     1998, the Metropolitan Police Department shall provide to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     of the House of Representatives, quarterly reports on the 
     status of crime reduction in each of the 83 police service 
     areas established throughout the District of Columbia: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated for expenses under 
     the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act, approved 
     September 3, 1974 (88 Stat. 1090; Public Law 93-412; D.C. 
     Code, sec. 11-2601 et seq.), for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, shall be available for obligations 
     incurred under the Act in each fiscal year since inception in 
     the fiscal year 1975: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated for expenses under the District of Columbia 
     Neglect Representation Equity Act of 1984, effective March 
     13, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-129; D.C. Code, sec. 16-2304), for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, shall be available for 
     obligations incurred under the Act in each fiscal year since 
     inception in the fiscal year 1985: Provided further, That 
     funds appropriated for expenses under the District of 
     Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable 
     Power of Attorney Act of 1986, effective February 27, 1987 
     (D.C. Law 6-204; D.C. Code, sec. 21-2060), for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1999, shall be available for 
     obligations incurred under the Act in each fiscal year since 
     inception in fiscal year 1989.

                        Public Education System

       Public education system, including the development of 
     national defense education programs, $788,956,000 (including 
     $640,135,000 from local funds, $125,869,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $22,952,000 from other funds), to be allocated as 
     follows: $644,805,000 (including $545,000,000 from local 
     funds, $95,121,000 from Federal funds, and $4,684,000 from 
     other funds), for the public schools of the District of 
     Columbia; $18,600,000 from local funds for the District of 
     Columbia Teachers' Retirement Fund; $27,857,000 (including 
     $12,235,000 from local funds and $15,622,000 from Federal 
     funds not including funds already made available for District 
     of Columbia public schools) for public charter schools: 
     Provided, That if the entirety of this allocation has not 
     been provided as payments to any public charter schools 
     currently in operation through the per pupil funding formula, 
     the funds shall be available for new public charter schools 
     on a per pupil basis: Provided further, That $480,000 of this 
     amount shall be available to the District of Columbia Public 
     Charter School Board for administrative costs: Provided 
     further, That the Emergency Transitional Education Board of 
     Trustees shall report to Congress not later than February 1, 
     1999, on the implementation of their policy to give 
     preference to newly created District of Columbia public 
     charter schools for surplus public school property; 
     $72,088,000 (including $40,148,000 from local funds, 
     $14,079,000 from Federal funds, and $17,861,000 from other 
     funds) for the University of the District of Columbia; 
     $23,419,000 (including $22,326,000 from local funds, $686,000 
     from Federal funds, and $407,000 from other funds) for the 
     Public Library; $2,187,000 (including $1,826,000 from local 
     funds and $361,000 from Federal funds) for the Commission on 
     the Arts and Humanities: Provided further, That the public 
     schools of the District of Columbia are authorized to accept 
     not to exceed 31 motor vehicles for exclusive use in the 
     driver education program: Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $2,500 for the Superintendent of Schools, $2,500 for 
     the President of the University of the District of Columbia, 
     and $2,000 for the Public Librarian shall be available from 
     this appropriation for official purposes: Provided further, 
     That $244,078 shall be used to reimburse the National Capital 
     Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America for services 
     provided on behalf of 12,600 students at 39 public schools in 
     the District of Columbia during fiscal year 1998 (including 
     staff, curriculum, and support materials): Provided further, 
     That the Inspector General of the District of Columbia shall 
     certify not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act whether or not the services were so 
     provided: Provided further, That the reimbursement shall be 
     made not later than 15 days after the Inspector General 
     certifies that the services were provided: Provided further, 
     That none of the funds contained in this Act may be made 
     available to pay the salaries of any District of Columbia 
     Public School teacher, principal, administrator, official, or 
     employee who knowingly provides false enrollment or 
     attendance information under article II, section 5 of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to provide for compulsory school 
     attendance, for the taking of a school census in the District 
     of Columbia, and for other purposes'', approved February 4, 
     1925 (D.C. Code, sec. 31-401 et seq.): Provided further, That 
     this appropriation shall not be available to subsidize the 
     education of any nonresident of the District of Columbia at 
     any District of Columbia public elementary or secondary 
     school during fiscal year 1999 unless the nonresident pays 
     tuition to the District of Columbia at a rate that covers 100 
     percent of the costs incurred by the District of Columbia 
     which are attributable to the education of the nonresident 
     (as established by the Superintendent of the District of 
     Columbia Public Schools): Provided further, That this 
     appropriation shall not be available to subsidize the 
     education of nonresidents of the District of Columbia at the 
     University of the District of Columbia, unless the Board of 
     Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia 
     adopts, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, a 
     tuition rate schedule that will establish the tuition rate 
     for nonresident students at a level no lower than the 
     nonresident tuition rate charged at comparable public 
     institutions of higher education in the metropolitan area.

                         Human Support Services

       Human support services, $1,514,751,000 (including 
     $614,679,000 from local funds, $886,682,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $13,390,000 from other funds): Provided, That 
     $21,089,000 of this appropriation, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be available solely for District of Columbia 
     employees' disability compensation: Provided further, That a 
     peer review committee shall be established to review medical 
     payments and the type of service received by a disability 
     compensation claimant: Provided further, That the District of 
     Columbia shall not provide free government services such as 
     water, sewer, solid waste disposal or collection, utilities, 
     maintenance, repairs, or similar services to any legally 
     constituted private nonprofit organization, as defined in 
     section 411(5) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
     Act (101 Stat. 485; Public Law 100-77; 42 U.S.C. 11371), 
     providing emergency shelter services in the District, if the 
     District would not be qualified to receive reimbursement 
     pursuant to such Act (101 Stat. 485; Public Law 100-77; 42 
     U.S.C. 11301 et seq.).

                              Public Works

       Public works, including rental of one passenger-carrying 
     vehicle for use by the Mayor and three passenger-carrying 
     vehicles for use by the Council of the District of Columbia 
     and leasing of passenger-carrying vehicles, $266,912,000 
     (including $257,242,000 from local funds, $3,216,000 from 
     Federal funds, and $6,454,000 from other funds): Provided, 
     That this appropriation shall not be available for collecting 
     ashes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels and places of 
     business.

           Washington Convention Center Fund Transfer Payment

       For payment to the Washington Convention Center Enterprise 
     Fund, $5,400,000 from local funds.

                    Repayment of Loans and Interest

       For reimbursement to the United States of funds loaned in 
     compliance with the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
     establishment of a modern, adequate, and efficient hospital 
     center in the District of Columbia'', approved August 7, 1946 
     (60 Stat. 896; Public Law 79-648); section 1 of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the 
     District of Columbia to borrow funds for capital improvement 
     programs and to amend provisions of law relating to Federal 
     Government participation in meeting costs of maintaining the 
     Nation's Capital City'', approved June 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 183; 
     Public Law 85-451; D.C. Code, sec. 9-219); section 4 of the 
     Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the Commis

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     sioners of the District of Columbia to plan, construct, 
     operate, and maintain a sanitary sewer to connect the Dulles 
     International Airport with the District of Columbia system'', 
     approved June 12, 1960 (74 Stat. 211; Public Law 86-515); 
     sections 723 and 743(f) of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
     Act, approved December 24, 1973, as amended (87 Stat. 821; 
     Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 47-321, note; 91 Stat. 
     1156; Public Law 95-131; D.C. Code, sec. 9-219, note), 
     including interest as required thereby, $382,170,000 from 
     local funds.

                Repayment of General Fund Recovery Debt

       For the purpose of eliminating the $331,589,000 general 
     fund accumulated deficit as of September 30, 1990, 
     $38,453,000 from local funds, as authorized by section 461(a) 
     of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 
     24, 1973, as amended (105 Stat. 540; Public Law 102-106; D.C. 
     Code, sec. 47-321(a)(1)).

              Payment of Interest on Short-Term Borrowing

       For payment of interest on short-term borrowing, 
     $11,000,000 from local funds.

                     Certificates of Participation

       For lease payments in accordance with the Certificates of 
     Participation involving the land site underlying the building 
     located at One Judiciary Square, $7,926,000 from local funds.

                      Human Resources Development

       For human resources development, including costs of 
     increased employee training, administrative reforms, and an 
     executive compensation system, $6,674,000 from local funds.

                          Productivity Savings

       The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 
     shall, under the direction of the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     make reductions of $10,000,000 in local funds to one or more 
     of the appropriation headings in this Act for productivity 
     savings.

                         Receivership Programs

       For all agencies of the District of Columbia government 
     under court ordered receivership, $318,979,000 (including 
     $189,154,000 from local funds, $96,691,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $33,134,000 from other funds): Provided, That, of 
     the sums made available to the Commission on Mental Health 
     Services, $5,000,000 shall be available to a 501(c)(3) 
     nonprofit organization formed in 1991 and located in the 
     District of Columbia to finance capital improvements to 
     community-based housing facilities dedicated for use only by 
     seriously and chronically mentally ill individuals in the 
     District of Columbia.

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
                               Authority

       For the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority, established by section 
     101(a) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Act of 1995, approved April 17, 
     1995 (109 Stat. 97; Public Law 104-8), $7,840,000: Provided, 
     That none of the funds contained in this Act may be used to 
     pay any compensation of the Executive Director or General 
     Counsel of the Authority at a rate in excess of the maximum 
     rate of compensation which may be paid to such individual 
     during fiscal year 1999 under section 102 of such Act, as 
     determined by the Comptroller General (as described in GAO 
     letter report B-279095.2).

                            ENTERPRISE FUNDS

         Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington Aqueduct

       For the Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington 
     Aqueduct, $273,314,000 from other funds (including 
     $239,493,000 for the Water and Sewer Authority and 
     $33,821,000 for the Washington Aqueduct) of which $39,933,000 
     shall be apportioned and payable to the District's debt 
     service fund for repayment of loans and interest incurred for 
     capital improvement projects.

              Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund

       For the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund, 
     established by the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, approved December 
     4, 1981 (95 Stat. 1174, 1175; Public Law 97-91), as amended, 
     for the purpose of implementing the Law to Legalize 
     Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for 
     Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia, effective 
     March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Code, secs. 2-2501 et 
     seq. and 22-1516 et seq.), $225,200,000: Provided, That the 
     District of Columbia shall identify the source of funding for 
     this appropriation title from the District's own locally-
     generated revenues: Provided further, That no revenues from 
     Federal sources shall be used to support the operations or 
     activities of the Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board.

                    Cable Television Enterprise Fund

       For the Cable Television Enterprise Fund, established by 
     the Cable Television Communications Act of 1981, effective 
     October 22, 1983 (D.C. Law 5-36; D.C. Code, sec. 43-1801 et 
     seq.), $2,108,000 from local funds.

                       Public Service Commission

       For the Public Service Commission, $5,026,000 (including 
     $252,000 from Federal funds and $4,774,000 from other funds).

                     Office of the People's Counsel

       For the Office of the People's Counsel, $2,501,000 from 
     other funds.

           Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation

       For the Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation, 
     $7,001,000 from other funds.

              Office of Banking and Financial Institutions

       For the Office of Banking and Financial Institutions, 
     $640,000 (including $390,000 from local funds and $250,000 
     from other funds).

                             Starplex Fund

       For the Starplex Fund, $8,751,000 from other funds for 
     expenses incurred by the Armory Board in the exercise of its 
     powers granted by the Act entitled ``An Act To Establish A 
     District of Columbia Armory Board, and for other purposes'', 
     approved June 4, 1948 (62 Stat. 339; D.C. Code, sec. 2-301 et 
     seq.) and the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957, 
     approved September 7, 1957 (71 Stat. 619; Public Law 85-300; 
     D.C. Code, sec. 2-321 et seq.): Provided, That the Mayor 
     shall submit a budget for the Armory Board for the 
     forthcoming fiscal year as required by section 442(b) of the 
     District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 
     1973 (87 Stat. 824; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 47-
     301(b)).

                         D.C. General Hospital

       For the District of Columbia General Hospital, established 
     by Reorganization Order No. 57 of the Board of Commissioners, 
     effective August 15, 1953, $113,599,000 of which $46,835,000 
     shall be derived by transfer from the general fund and 
     $66,764,000 shall be derived from other funds.

                         D.C. Retirement Board

       For the D.C. Retirement Board, established by section 121 
     of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act of 1979, 
     approved November 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 866; D.C. Code, sec. 1-
     711), $18,202,000 from the earnings of the applicable 
     retirement funds to pay legal, management, investment, and 
     other fees and administrative expenses of the District of 
     Columbia Retirement Board: Provided, That the District of 
     Columbia Retirement Board shall provide to the Congress and 
     to the Council of the District of Columbia a quarterly report 
     of the allocations of charges by fund and of expenditures of 
     all funds: Provided further, That the District of Columbia 
     Retirement Board shall provide the Mayor, for transmittal to 
     the Council of the District of Columbia, an itemized 
     accounting of the planned use of appropriated funds in time 
     for each annual budget submission and the actual use of such 
     funds in time for each annual audited financial report.

                      Correctional Industries Fund

       For the Correctional Industries Fund, established by the 
     District of Columbia Correctional Industries Establishment 
     Act, approved October 3, 1964 (78 Stat. 1000; Public Law 88-
     622), $3,332,000 from other funds.

              Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund

       For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund, 
     $53,539,000, of which $5,400,000 shall be derived by transfer 
     from the general fund.

                               PERSONNEL

       The government of the District of Columbia shall employ no 
     more than 32,900 FTE positions, exclusive of intra-District 
     FTE positions, during fiscal year 1999.

                             Capital Outlay


                        (including rescissions)

       For construction projects, a net increase of $1,711,160,737 
     (including a rescission of $114,430,742 of which $24,437,811 
     is from local funds and $89,992,931 is from highway trust 
     funds appropriated under this heading in prior fiscal years, 
     and an additional $1,825,591,479 of which $718,234,161 is 
     from local funds, $24,452,538 is from the highway trust fund, 
     and $1,082,904,780 is from Federal funds), to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That funds for use of 
     each capital project implementing agency shall be managed and 
     controlled in accordance with all procedures and limitations 
     established under the Financial Management System: Provided 
     further, That all funds provided by this appropriation title 
     shall be available only for the specific projects and 
     purposes intended: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
     foregoing, all authorizations for capital outlay projects, 
     except those projects covered by the first sentence of 
     section 23(a) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968, 
     approved August 23, 1968 (82 Stat. 827; Public Law 90-495; 
     D.C. Code, sec. 7-134, note), for which funds are provided by 
     this appropriation title, shall expire on September 30, 2000, 
     except authorizations for projects for which funds have been 
     obligated in whole or in part prior to September 30, 2000: 
     Provided further, That upon expiration of any such project 
     authorization the funds provided herein for the project shall 
     lapse.

                           General Provisions

       Sec. 101. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those 
     contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
     record and available for public inspection, except where 
     otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
     Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law.
       Sec. 102. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, all 
     vouchers covering expenditures of appropriations contained in 
     this Act shall be audited before payment by the designated 
     certifying official, and the vouchers as approved shall be 
     paid by checks issued by the designated disbursing official.
       Sec. 103. Whenever in this Act, an amount is specified 
     within an appropriation for par

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     ticular purposes or objects of expenditure, such amount, 
     unless otherwise specified, shall be considered as the 
     maximum amount that may be expended for said purpose or 
     object rather than an amount set apart exclusively therefor.
       Sec. 104. Appropriations in this Act shall be available, 
     when authorized by the Mayor, for allowances for privately 
     owned automobiles and motorcycles used for the performance of 
     official duties at rates established by the Mayor: Provided, 
     That such rates shall not exceed the maximum prevailing rates 
     for such vehicles as prescribed in the Federal Property 
     Management Regulations 101-7 (Federal Travel Regulations).
       Sec. 105. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for 
     expenses of travel and for the payment of dues of 
     organizations concerned with the work of the District of 
     Columbia government, when authorized by the Mayor: Provided, 
     That, in the case of the Council of the District of Columbia, 
     funds may be expended with the authorization of the chair of 
     the Council.
       Sec. 106. There are appropriated from the applicable funds 
     of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for 
     making refunds and for the payment of judgments that have 
     been entered against the District of Columbia government: 
     Provided, That nothing contained in this section shall be 
     construed as modifying or affecting the provisions of section 
     11(c)(3) of title XII of the District of Columbia Income and 
     Franchise Tax Act of 1947, approved March 31, 1956 (70 Stat. 
     78; Public Law 84-460; D.C. Code, sec. 47-1812.11(c)(3)).
       Sec. 107. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for 
     the payment of public assistance without reference to the 
     requirement of section 544 of the District of Columbia Public 
     Assistance Act of 1982, effective April 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-
     101; D.C. Code, sec. 3-205.44), and for payment of the non-
     Federal share of funds necessary to qualify for grants under 
     subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994.
       Sec. 108. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 109. No funds appropriated in this Act for the 
     District of Columbia government for the operation of 
     educational institutions, the compensation of personnel, or 
     for other educational purposes may be used to permit, 
     encourage, facilitate, or further partisan political 
     activities. Nothing herein is intended to prohibit the 
     availability of school buildings for the use of any community 
     or partisan political group during non-school hours.
       Sec. 110. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     be made available to pay the salary of any employee of the 
     District of Columbia government whose name, title, grade, 
     salary, past work experience, and salary history are not 
     available for inspection by the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations, the Subcommittee on the District of 
     Columbia of the House Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government 
     Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia of the 
     Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Council of 
     the District of Columbia, or their duly authorized 
     representative.
       Sec. 111. There are appropriated from the applicable funds 
     of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for 
     making payments authorized by the District of Columbia 
     Revenue Recovery Act of 1977, effective September 23, 1977 
     (D.C. Law 2-20; D.C. Code, sec. 47-421 et seq.).
       Sec. 112. No part of this appropriation shall be used for 
     publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any 
     policy including boycott designed to support or defeat 
     legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature.
       Sec. 113. At the start of the fiscal year, the Mayor shall 
     develop an annual plan, by quarter and by project, for 
     capital outlay borrowings: Provided, That within a reasonable 
     time after the close of each quarter, the Mayor shall report 
     to the Council of the District of Columbia and the Congress 
     the actual borrowings and spending progress compared with 
     projections.
       Sec. 114. The Mayor shall not borrow any funds for capital 
     projects unless the Mayor has obtained prior approval from 
     the Council of the District of Columbia, by resolution, 
     identifying the projects and amounts to be financed with such 
     borrowings.
       Sec. 115. The Mayor shall not expend any moneys borrowed 
     for capital projects for the operating expenses of the 
     District of Columbia government.
       Sec. 116. None of the funds provided under this Act to the 
     agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District 
     government agencies, that remain available for obligation or 
     expenditure in fiscal year 1999, or provided from any 
     accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the 
     collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
     Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for an 
     agency through a reprogramming of funds which: (1) creates 
     new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
     (3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, 
     limited or increased by Congress in the Act; (4) increases 
     funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity 
     for which funds have been denied or restricted; (5) 
     reestablishes through reprogramming any program or project 
     previously deferred through reprogramming; (6) augments 
     existing programs, projects, or activities through a 
     reprogramming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, 
     whichever is less; or (7) increases by 20 percent or more 
     personnel assigned to a specific program, project or 
     activity; unless the Appropriations Committees of both the 
     Senate and House of Representatives are notified in writing 
     thirty days in advance of any reprogramming as set forth in 
     this section.
       Sec. 117. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act 
     shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, 
     chauffeur, or other personal servants to any officer or 
     employee of the District of Columbia.
       Sec. 118. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act 
     shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger 
     automobiles as defined in the Automobile Fuel Efficiency Act 
     of 1980, approved October 10, 1980 (94 Stat. 1824; Public Law 
     96-425; 15 U.S.C. 2001(2)), with an Environmental Protection 
     Agency estimated miles per gallon average of less than 22 
     miles per gallon: Provided, That this section shall not apply 
     to security, emergency rescue, or armored vehicles.
       Sec. 119. (a) Notwithstanding section 422(7) of the 
     District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 
     1973 (87 Stat. 790; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 1-
     242(7)), the City Administrator shall be paid, during any 
     fiscal year, a salary at a rate established by the Mayor, not 
     to exceed the rate established for Level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 5315.
       (b) For purposes of applying any provision of law limiting 
     the availability of funds for payment of salary or pay in any 
     fiscal year, the highest rate of pay established by the Mayor 
     under subsection (a) of this section for any position for any 
     period during the last quarter of calendar year 1998 shall be 
     deemed to be the rate of pay payable for that position for 
     September 30, 1998.
       (c) Notwithstanding section 4(a) of the District of 
     Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945, approved August 2, 1946 
     (60 Stat. 793; Public Law 79-592; D.C. Code, sec. 5-803(a)), 
     the Board of Directors of the District of Columbia 
     Redevelopment Land Agency shall be paid, during any fiscal 
     year, per diem compensation at a rate established by the 
     Mayor.
       Sec. 120. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the 
     provisions of the District of Columbia Government 
     Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 
     1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Code, sec. 1-601.1 et seq.), 
     enacted pursuant to section 422(3) of the District of 
     Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 
     790; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 1-242(3)), shall 
     apply with respect to the compensation of District of 
     Columbia employees: Provided, That for pay purposes, 
     employees of the District of Columbia government shall not be 
     subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 121. The Director of the Office of Property Management 
     may pay rentals and repair, alter, and improve rented 
     premises, without regard to the provisions of section 322 of 
     the Economy Act of 1932 (Public Law 72-212; 40 U.S.C. 278a), 
     based upon a determination by the Director, that by reason of 
     circumstances set forth in such determination, the payment of 
     these rents and the execution of this work, without reference 
     to the limitations of section 322, is advantageous to the 
     District in terms of economy, efficiency, and the District's 
     best interest.
       Sec. 122. No later than 30 days after the end of the first 
     quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit to the Council 
     of the District of Columbia the new fiscal year 1999 revenue 
     estimates as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 
     1999. These estimates shall be used in the budget request for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000. The officially 
     revised estimates at midyear shall be used for the midyear 
     report.
       Sec. 123. No sole source contract with the District of 
     Columbia government or any agency thereof may be renewed or 
     extended without opening that contract to the competitive 
     bidding process as set forth in section 303 of the District 
     of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985, effective 
     February 21, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-85; D.C. Code, sec. 1-1183.3), 
     except that the District of Columbia government or any agency 
     thereof may renew or extend sole source contracts for which 
     competition is not feasible or practical: Provided, That the 
     determination as to whether to invoke the competitive bidding 
     process has been made in accordance with duly promulgated 
     rules and procedures and said determination has been reviewed 
     and approved by the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority.
       Sec. 124. For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, approved December 12, 1985 (99 
     Stat. 1037; Public Law 99-177), as amended, the term 
     ``program, project, and activity'' shall be synonymous with 
     and refer specifically to each account appropriating Federal 
     funds in this Act, and any sequestration order shall be 
     applied to each of the accounts rather than to the aggregate 
     total of those accounts: Provided, That sequestration orders 
     shall not be applied to any account that is specifically 
     exempted from sequestration by the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       Sec. 125. In the event a sequestration order is issued 
     pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, approved December 12, 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; 
     Public Law 99-177), as amended, after the amounts 
     appropriated to the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 
     involved have been paid to the District of Columbia, the 
     Mayor

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     of the District of Columbia shall pay to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, within 15 days after receipt of a request therefor 
     from the Secretary of the Treasury, such amounts as are 
     sequestered by the order: Provided, That the sequestration 
     percentage specified in the order shall be applied 
     proportionately to each of the Federal appropriation accounts 
     in this Act that are not specifically exempted from 
     sequestration by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.
       Sec. 126. (a) An entity of the District of Columbia 
     government may accept and use a gift or donation during 
     fiscal year 1999 if--
       (1) the Mayor approves the acceptance and use of the gift 
     or donation: Provided, That the Council of the District of 
     Columbia may accept and use gifts without prior approval by 
     the Mayor; and
       (2) the entity uses the gift or donation to carry out its 
     authorized functions or duties.
       (b) Each entity of the District of Columbia government 
     shall keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance 
     and use of any gift or donation under subsection (a) of this 
     section, and shall make such records available for audit and 
     public inspection.
       (c) For the purposes of this section, the term ``entity of 
     the District of Columbia government'' includes an independent 
     agency of the District of Columbia.
       (d) This section shall not apply to the District of 
     Columbia Board of Education, which may, pursuant to the laws 
     and regulations of the District of Columbia, accept and use 
     gifts to the public schools without prior approval by the 
     Mayor.
       Sec. 127. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act 
     may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for 
     salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the 
     offices of United States Senator or United States 
     Representative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia 
     Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979, 
     effective March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-171; D.C. Code, sec. 1-
     113(d)).
       Sec. 128. (a) The University of the District of Columbia 
     shall submit to the Mayor, the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (hereafter 
     in this section referred to as ``Authority''), and the 
     Council of the District of Columbia (hereafter in this 
     section referred to as ``Council'') no later than 15 calendar 
     days after the end of each month a report that sets forth--
       (1) current month expenditures and obligations, year-to-
     date expenditures and obligations, and total fiscal year 
     expenditure projections versus budget, broken out on the 
     basis of control center, responsibility center, and object 
     class, and for all funds, non-appropriated funds, and capital 
     financing;
       (2) a list of each account for which spending is frozen and 
     the amount of funds frozen, broken out by control center, 
     responsibility center, detailed object, and for all funding 
     sources;
       (3) a list of all active contracts in excess of $10,000 
     annually, which contains the name of each contractor; the 
     budget to which the contract is charged, broken out on the 
     basis of control center and responsibility center, and 
     contract identifying codes used by the University of the 
     District of Columbia; payments made in the last month and 
     year-to-date, the total amount of the contract and total 
     payments made for the contract and any modifications, 
     extensions, renewals; and specific modifications made to each 
     contract in the last month;
       (4) all reprogramming requests and reports that have been 
     made by the University of the District of Columbia within the 
     last month in compliance with applicable law; and
       (5) changes made in the last month to the organizational 
     structure of the University of the District of Columbia, 
     displaying previous and current control centers and 
     responsibility centers, the names of the organizational 
     entities that have been changed, the name of the staff member 
     supervising each entity affected, and the reasons for the 
     structural change.
       (b) The Mayor, the Authority, and the Council shall provide 
     the Congress by February 1, 2000, a summary, analysis, and 
     recommendations on the information provided in the monthly 
     reports.
       Sec. 129. Funds authorized or previously appropriated to 
     the government of the District of Columbia by this or any 
     other Act to procure the necessary hardware and installation 
     of new software, conversion, testing, and training to improve 
     or replace its financial management system are also available 
     for the acquisition of accounting and financial management 
     services and the leasing of necessary hardware, software or 
     any other related goods or services, as determined by the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority.
       Sec. 130. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     made available to pay the fees of an attorney who represents 
     a party who prevails in an action, including an 
     administrative proceeding, brought against the District of 
     Columbia Public Schools under the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) if--
       (1) the hourly rate of compensation of the attorney exceeds 
     the hourly rate of compensation under section 11-2604(a), 
     District of Columbia Code; or
       (2) the maximum amount of compensation of the attorney 
     exceeds the maximum amount of compensation under section 11-
     2604(b)(1), District of Columbia Code, except that 
     compensation and reimbursement in excess of such maximum may 
     be approved for extended or complex representation in 
     accordance with section 11-2604(c), District of Columbia 
     Code.
       Sec. 131. None of the funds appropriated under this Act 
     shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of 
     the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to 
     term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape 
     or incest.
       Sec. 132. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Services to District 
     of Columbia Public Schools. In using funds made available 
     under this Act or any other Act for the repair and 
     improvement of the District of Columbia's public school 
     facilities, any entity of the District of Columbia 
     government, including the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, or its 
     designee, may place orders for engineering and construction 
     and related services with the Chief of Engineers of the U.S. 
     Army Corps of Engineers. The Chief of Engineers may accept 
     such orders on a reimbursable basis and may provide any part 
     of such services by contract. In providing such services, the 
     Chief of Engineers shall follow the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulations and the implementing Department of Defense 
     regulations. This section shall apply to fiscal year 1999 and 
     each fiscal year thereafter.
       Sec. 133. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to implement or enforce the Health Care Benefits 
     Expansion Act of 1992 (D.C. Law 9-114; D.C. Code, sec. 36-
     1401 et seq.) or to otherwise implement or enforce any system 
     of registration of unmarried, cohabiting couples (whether 
     homosexual, heterosexual, or lesbian), including but not 
     limited to registration for the purpose of extending 
     employment, health, or governmental benefits to such couples 
     on the same basis that such benefits are extended to legally 
     married couples.
       Sec. 134. The Emergency Transitional Education Board of 
     Trustees shall submit to the Congress, the Mayor, the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority, and the Council of the District of 
     Columbia no later than 15 calendar days after the end of each 
     month a report that sets forth--
       (1) current month expenditures and obligations, year-to-
     date expenditures and obligations, and total fiscal year 
     expenditure projections versus budget, broken out on the 
     basis of control center, responsibility center, agency 
     reporting code, and object class, and for all funds, 
     including capital financing;
       (2) a list of each account for which spending is frozen and 
     the amount of funds frozen, broken out by control center, 
     responsibility center, detailed object, and agency reporting 
     code, and for all funding sources;
       (3) a list of all active contracts in excess of $10,000 
     annually, which contains the name of each contractor; the 
     budget to which the contract is charged, broken out on the 
     basis of control center, responsibility center, and agency 
     reporting code; and contract identifying codes used by the 
     District of Columbia Public Schools; payments made in the 
     last month and year-to-date, the total amount of the contract 
     and total payments made for the contract and any 
     modifications, extensions, renewals; and specific 
     modifications made to each contract in the last month;
       (4) all reprogramming requests and reports that are 
     required to be, and have been, submitted to the Board of 
     Education; and
       (5) changes made in the last month to the organizational 
     structure of the D.C. Public Schools, displaying previous and 
     current control centers and responsibility centers, the names 
     of the organizational entities that have been changed, the 
     name of the staff member supervising each entity affected, 
     and the reasons for the structural change.
       Sec. 135. (a) In General.--The Emergency Transitional 
     Education Board of Trustees of the District of Columbia and 
     the University of the District of Columbia shall annually 
     compile an accurate and verifiable report on the positions 
     and employees in the public school system and the university, 
     respectively. The annual report shall set forth--
       (1) the number of validated schedule A positions in the 
     District of Columbia public schools and the University of the 
     District of Columbia for fiscal year 1998, fiscal year 1999, 
     and thereafter on full-time equivalent basis, including a 
     compilation of all positions by control center, 
     responsibility center, funding source, position type, 
     position title, pay plan, grade, and annual salary; and
       (2) a compilation of all employees in the District of 
     Columbia public schools and the University of the District of 
     Columbia as of the preceding December 31, verified as to its 
     accuracy in accordance with the functions that each employee 
     actually performs, by control center, responsibility center, 
     agency reporting code, program (including funding source), 
     activity, location for accounting purposes, job title, grade 
     and classification, annual salary, and position control 
     number.
       (b) Submission.--The annual report required by subsection 
     (a) of this section shall be submitted to the Congress, the 
     Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, the Consensus 
     Commission, and the Authority, not later than February 15 of 
     each year.
       Sec. 136. (a) No later than October 1, 1998, or within 30 
     calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     whichever occurs later, and each succeeding year, the 
     Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools and 
     the University of the District of Columbia shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees, the Mayor, the 
     District of Columbia Council, the Consensus Commission, and 
     the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority, a revised appropriated funds 
     operating budget for the public school

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     system and the University of the District of Columbia for 
     such fiscal year that is in the total amount of the approved 
     appropriation and that realigns budgeted data for personal 
     services and other-than-personal services, respectively, with 
     anticipated actual expenditures.
       (b) The revised budget required by subsection (a) of this 
     section shall be submitted in the format of the budget that 
     the Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools 
     and the University of the District of Columbia submit to the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia for inclusion in the 
     Mayor's budget submission to the Council of the District of 
     Columbia pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia 
     Home Rule Act, Public Law 93-198, as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 
     47-301).
       Sec. 137. The Emergency Transitional Education Board of 
     Trustees, the Board of Trustees of the University of the 
     District of Columbia, the Board of Library Trustees, and the 
     Board of Governors of the University of the District of 
     Columbia School of Law shall vote on and approve their 
     respective annual or revised budgets before submission to the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia for inclusion in the 
     Mayor's budget submission to the Council of the District of 
     Columbia in accordance with section 442 of the District of 
     Columbia Home Rule Act, Public Law 93-198, as amended (D.C. 
     Code, sec. 47-301), or before submitting their respective 
     budgets directly to the Council.
       Sec. 138. (a) Ceiling on Total Operating Expenses.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating 
     expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 1999 
     under the caption ``Division of Expenses'' shall not exceed 
     the lesser of--
       (A) the sum of the total revenues of the District of 
     Columbia for such fiscal year; or
       (B) $5,211,920,000 (of which $132,912,000 shall be from 
     intra-District funds and $2,865,763,000 shall be from local 
     funds), which amount may be increased by the following:
       (i) proceeds of one-time transactions, which are expended 
     for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs 
     approved by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Authority; or
       (ii) after notification to the Council, additional 
     expenditures which the Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia certifies will produce additional 
     revenues during such fiscal year at least equal to 200 
     percent of such additional expenditures, and that are 
     approved by the Authority.
       (2) Enforcement.--The Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia and the Authority shall take such steps 
     as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia 
     meets the requirements of this section, including the 
     apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the 
     appropriations and funds made available to the District 
     during fiscal year 1999, except that the Chief Financial 
     Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds 
     derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for 
     capital projects.
       (b) Acceptance and Use of Grants Not Included in Ceiling.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Mayor, 
     in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer, during a 
     control year, as defined in section 305(4) of the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Act of 1995, approved April 17, 1995 (Public Law 104-8; 109 
     Stat. 152), may accept, obligate, and expend Federal, 
     private, and other grants received by the District government 
     that are not reflected in the amounts appropriated in this 
     Act.
       (2) Requirement of chief financial officer report and 
     authority approval.--No such Federal, private, or other grant 
     may be accepted, obligated, or expended pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) until--
       (A) the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 
     submits to the Authority a report setting forth detailed 
     information regarding such grant; and
       (B) the Authority has reviewed and approved the acceptance, 
     obligation, and expenditure of such grant in accordance with 
     review and approval procedures consistent with the provisions 
     of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Act of 1995.
       (3) Prohibition on spending in anticipation of approval or 
     receipt.--No amount may be obligated or expended from the 
     general fund or other funds of the District government in 
     anticipation of the approval or receipt of a grant under 
     paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection or in anticipation of the 
     approval or receipt of a Federal, private, or other grant not 
     subject to such paragraph.
       (4) Monthly reports.--The Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia shall prepare a monthly report setting 
     forth detailed information regarding all Federal, private, 
     and other grants subject to this subsection. Each such report 
     shall be submitted to the Council of the District of 
     Columbia, and to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate, not later than 15 
     days after the end of the month covered by the report.
       (c) Report on Expenditures by Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority.--Not later than 20 calendar 
     days after the end of each fiscal quarter starting October 1, 
     1998, the Authority shall submit a report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of 
     the House, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
     Senate providing an itemized accounting of all non-
     appropriated funds obligated or expended by the Authority for 
     the quarter. The report shall include information on the 
     date, amount, purpose, and vendor name, and a description of 
     the services or goods provided with respect to the 
     expenditures of such funds.
       (d) Application of Excess Revenues.--Local revenues 
     collected in excess of amounts required to support 
     appropriations in this Act for operating expenses for the 
     District of Columbia for fiscal year 1999 under the caption 
     ``Division of Expenses'' shall be applied first to the 
     elimination of the general fund accumulated deficit; second 
     to a reserve account not to exceed $250,000,000 to be used to 
     finance seasonal cash needs (in lieu of short term 
     borrowings); third to accelerate repayment of cash borrowed 
     from the Water and Sewer Fund; and fourth to reduce the 
     outstanding long-term debt.
       Sec. 139. University of the District of Columbia Investment 
     Authority. Section 108(b) of the District of Columbia Public 
     Education Act (D.C. Code, sec. 31-1408) is amended by 
     striking the period at the end of the sentence and adding the 
     phrase ``, except that the funds appropriated in this section 
     also may be invested in equity-based securities if approved 
     by the Chief Financial Officer of the District of 
     Columbia.''.
       Sec. 140. If a department or agency of the government of 
     the District of Columbia is under the administration of a 
     court-appointed receiver or other court-appointed official 
     during fiscal year 1999 or any succeeding fiscal year, the 
     receiver or official shall prepare and submit to the Mayor, 
     for inclusion in the annual budget of the District of 
     Columbia for the year, annual estimates of the expenditures 
     and appropriations necessary for the maintenance and 
     operation of the department or agency. All such estimates 
     shall be forwarded by the Mayor to the Council, for its 
     action pursuant to sections 446 and 603(c) of the District of 
     Columbia Home Rule Act, without revision but subject to the 
     Mayor's recommendations. Notwithstanding any provision of the 
     District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 
     1973 (87 Stat. 790; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code sec. 1-101 
     et seq.) the Council may comment or make recommendations 
     concerning such annual estimates but shall have no authority 
     under such Act to revise such estimates.
       Sec. 141. The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Authority and the Superintendent of 
     the District of Columbia Public Schools are hereby directed 
     to report to the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives, the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight of the House of Representatives not later than 
     April 1, 1999, on all measures necessary and steps to be 
     taken to ensure that the District's Public Schools open on 
     time to begin the 1999-2000 academic year.
       Sec. 142. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     rule, or regulation, an employee of the District of Columbia 
     public schools shall be--
       (1) classified as an Educational Service employee;
       (2) placed under the personnel authority of the Board of 
     Education; and
       (3) subject to all Board of Education rules.
       (b) School-based personnel shall constitute a separate 
     competitive area from nonschool-based personnel who shall not 
     compete with school-based personnel for retention purposes.
       Sec. 143. (a) Restrictions on Use of Official Vehicles.--
     (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the 
     funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be 
     used to provide any officer or employee of the District of 
     Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or 
     employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the 
     officer's or employee's official duties. For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term ``official duties'' does not include 
     travel between the officer's or employee's residence and 
     workplace (except in the case of an officer or employee of 
     the Metropolitan Police Department who resides in the 
     District of Columbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief 
     of the Department).
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any 
     vehicle provided to the officer of the Metropolitan Police 
     Department who was wounded in the line of duty and who is 
     referred to in the letter of July 15, 1998, from the Chief of 
     the Department to the Chair of the Subcommittee on the 
     District of Columbia of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives. Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Chief may donate the vehicle to such 
     officer as a gift on behalf of the District of Columbia, and 
     the donation shall not be subject to any Federal, State, or 
     local income or gift tax.
       (3) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 
     shall submit, by November 15, 1998, an inventory, as of 
     September 30, 1998, of all vehicles owned, leased or operated 
     by the District of Columbia government. The inventory shall 
     include, but not be limited to, the department to which the 
     vehicle is assigned; the year and make of the vehicle; the 
     acquisition date and cost; the general condition of the 
     vehicle; annual operating and maintenance costs; current 
     mileage; and whether the vehicle is allowed to be taken home 
     by a District officer or employee and if

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     so, the officer or employee's title and resident location.
       Sec. 144. (a) Source of Payment for Employees Detailed 
     Within Government.--For purposes of determining the amount of 
     funds expended by any entity within the District of Columbia 
     government during fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal 
     year, any expenditures of the District government 
     attributable to any officer or employee of the District 
     government who provides services which are within the 
     authority and jurisdiction of the entity (including any 
     portion of the compensation paid to the officer or employee 
     attributable to the time spent in providing such services) 
     shall be treated as expenditures made from the entity's 
     budget, without regard to whether the officer or employee is 
     assigned to the entity or otherwise treated as an officer or 
     employee of the entity.
       (b) Modification of Reduction in Force Procedures.--The 
     District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel 
     Act of 1978 (D.C. Code, sec. 1-601.1 et seq.), as amended, is 
     further amended in section 2408(a) by deleting ``1998'' and 
     inserting, ``1999''; in subsection (b), by deleting ``1998'' 
     and inserting, ``1999''; in subsection (i), by deleting 
     ``1998'' and inserting, ``1999''; and in subsection (k), by 
     deleting ``1998'' and inserting, ``1999''.
       Sec. 145. Assessment and Placement of Special Education 
     Students. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
     later than 120 days after the date that a District of 
     Columbia Public Schools [DCPS] student is referred for 
     evaluation or assessment--
       (1) the District of Columbia Board of Education (referred 
     to in this section as the ``Board''), or its successor and 
     DCPS shall assess or evaluate a student who may have a 
     disability and who may require special education services; 
     and
       (2) if a student is classified as having a disability, as 
     defined in section 101(a)(1) of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. 
     1401(a)(1)) or in section 7(8) of the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973 (87 Stat. 359; 29 U.S.C. 706(8)), the Board and DCPS 
     shall place that student in an appropriate program of special 
     education services.
       Sec. 146. (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of 
     the funds made available in this Act may be expended by an 
     entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds 
     the entity will comply with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 
     10a-10c).
       (b) Sense of the Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided using 
     funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of the 
     Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in 
     expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products to the greatest extent practicable.
       (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
     the head of each agency of the Federal or District of 
     Columbia government shall provide to each recipient of the 
     assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
     paragraph (1) by the Congress.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in America'' 
     inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any 
     product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, 
     and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 
     through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 147. Notwithstanding any provision of any Federally-
     granted charter or any other provision of law, beginning with 
     fiscal year 1999 and for each fiscal year hereafter, the real 
     property of the National Education Association located in the 
     District of Columbia shall be subject to taxation by the 
     District of Columbia in the same manner as any similar 
     organization.
       Sec. 148. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used for purposes of the annual independent audit of the 
     District of Columbia government (including the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority) for fiscal year 1999 unless--
       (1) the audit is conducted by the Inspector General of the 
     District of Columbia pursuant to section 208(a)(4) of the 
     District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985 (D.C. 
     Code, sec. 1-1182.8(a)(4)); and
       (2) the audit includes a comparison of audited actual year-
     end results with the revenues submitted in the budget 
     document for such year and the appropriations enacted into 
     law for such year.
       Sec. 149. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
     authorize any office, agency or entity to expend funds for 
     programs or functions for which a reorganization plan is 
     required but has not been approved by the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority (hereafter in this section referred to as 
     ``Authority''). Appropriations made by this Act for such 
     programs or functions are conditioned only on the approval by 
     the Authority of the required reorganization plans.
       Sec. 150. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, 
     or regulation, the evaluation process and instruments for 
     evaluating District of Columbia Public Schools employees 
     shall be a non-negotiable item for collective bargaining 
     purposes.
       Sec. 151. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used by the District of Columbia Corporation Counsel or any 
     other officer or entity of the District government to provide 
     assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks 
     to require Congress to provide for voting representation in 
     Congress for the District of Columbia.
       Sec. 152. The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Authority (hereafter in this 
     section referred to as ``Authority'') shall report to the 
     Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     of the House of Representatives, by February 15, 1999, on the 
     status of all partnerships or agreements entered into from 
     January 1, 1994 through September 30, 1998, between the 
     District of Columbia government and any nonprofit 
     organization that provides medical care, substance abuse 
     treatment, low income housing, food and shelter services, 
     abstinance programs, or educational services to children, 
     adults and families residing in the District. For those 
     partnerships or agreements that have been terminated, the 
     Authority shall report to Congress on the plans by the 
     District government for reinitiating the partnerships or 
     agreements with the respective nonprofit organization.
       Sec. 153. The Residency Requirement Reinstatement Amendment 
     Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-340) is hereby repealed.
       Sec. 154. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used after April 1, 1999, to transfer or confine inmates 
     classified above the medium security level, as defined by the 
     Federal Bureau of Prisons classification instrument, to the 
     Northeast Ohio Correctional Center located in Youngstown, 
     Ohio.
       Sec. 155. Reserve.--The District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, Public 
     Law 104-8, sec. 202 is amended to include the following:
       ``(i) Reserve.--Beginning with fiscal year 2000, the plan 
     or budget submitted pursuant to this Act shall contain 
     $150,000,000 for a reserve to be established by the Chief 
     Financial Officer for the District of Columbia and the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority: Provided, That the reserve shall only 
     be expended according to criteria established by the Chief 
     Financial Officer and approved by the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority.''.
       Sec. 156. Library Fundraising Authority.--D.C. Code Section 
     37-105 is amended by striking the word ``and'' after section 
     (11) and striking the period after section (12) and adding 
     the following phrase:
       ``, (13) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Board of Trustees of the District of Columbia Public Library 
     is authorized to hire a fund raiser and to raise funds from 
     private sources and expend those funds for the benefit of the 
     District of Columbia Public Library, with the prior review 
     and approval of the Chief Financial Officer for the District 
     of Columbia and the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority.''.
       Sec. 157. District of Columbia Adoption Improvement Act of 
     1998. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``District of Columbia Adoption Improvement Act of 1998''.
       (b) Database.--The District of Columbia Child and Family 
     Services Agency (referred to as ``CFSA'') shall maintain an 
     accurate database listing and tracking any child found by the 
     Family Division of the District of Columbia Superior Court to 
     be abused or neglected and who is in the custody of the 
     District of Columbia, including any child with the goal of 
     adoption or legally free for adoption.
       (c) Contracting With Private Service Providers.--
       (1) Private contracts.--Not later than September 30, 1999, 
     CFSA shall enter into contracts with private service 
     providers to perform some of the adoption recruitment and 
     placement functions of CFSA, which may include recruitment, 
     homestudy, and placement services.
       (2) Competitive bidding.--Any contract entered into 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be subject to a competitive 
     bidding process when required by CFSA contracting policies 
     and procedures.
       (3) Performance-based compensation.--
       (A) In general.--Any contract entered into pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall compensate the winning bidder pursuant to 
     paragraph (2) upon completion of contract deliverables.
       (B) Contract deliverables.--In identifying contract 
     deliverables, CFSA shall consider--
       (i) in the case of recruitment, receipt of a list of 
     potential adoptive families;
       (ii) in the case of homestudies, receipt of a completed 
     homestudy in a form specified in advance by CFSA; or
       (iii) in the case of placements, the child is placed in an 
     adoptive home approved by CFSA or the adoption is finalized.
       (4) Types of contracts.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prevent CFSA from entering into contracts that 
     provide for multiple deliverables or conditions for partial 
     payment.

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       (5) Removal of barriers to adoption.--CFSA shall meet with 
     contractors to address issues identified during the term of a 
     contract entered into pursuant to this section, including 
     issues related to barriers to timely adoptions.
       Sec. 158. Clarification of Responsibility for Adult 
     Offender Supervision in the District of Columbia. (a) Section 
     11233(b)(2) of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
     Government Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33) is 
     amended by--
       (1) striking ``; and'' in subparagraph (F) and inserting 
     ``;'';
       (2) striking ``Columbia.'' in subparagraph (G) and 
     inserting ``Columbia; and''; and
       (3) inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
       ``(H) carry out all functions which have heretofore been 
     carried out by the Social Services Division of the Superior 
     Court relating to supervision of adults subject to protection 
     orders or provision of services for or related to such 
     persons.''.
       (b) Section 11-1722 of the District of Columbia Code is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``juvenile'' after ``all'' in the first 
     sentence; and
       (B) by amending the second sentence to read as follows: 
     ``The Director shall have no jurisdiction over any adult 
     under supervision.'';
       (2) in subsection (b), inserting ``including the agency 
     established by section 11233(a) of the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997,'' 
     after ``Columbia,''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``juvenile'' after 
     ``of''.
       Sec. 159. Public Law 104-8 is amended by adding new section 
     109 as follows:

     ``SEC. 109. CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER.

       ``(a) The Authority may employ a Chief Management Officer 
     of the District of Columbia, who shall be appointed by the 
     Chair with the consent of the Authority. The Chief Management 
     Officer shall assist the Authority in the fulfillment of its 
     responsibilities under the District of Columbia Management 
     Reform Act of 1997, subtitle B of the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, 
     title XI of Public Law 105-33, to improve the effectiveness 
     and efficiency of the District of Columbia Government. The 
     Authority may delegate to the Chief Management Officer 
     responsibility for oversight and supervision of departments 
     and functions of the District of Columbia Government, or 
     successor departments and functions, consistent with the 
     District of Columbia Management Reform Act of 1997, subtitle 
     B of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
     Improvement Act of 1997, title XI of Public Law 105-33. The 
     Chief Management Officer shall report directly to the 
     Authority, through the Chair of the Authority, and shall be 
     directed in his or her performance by a majority of the 
     Authority. The Chief Management Officer shall be paid at an 
     annual rate determined by the Authority sufficient in the 
     judgment of the Authority to obtain the services of an 
     individual with the skills and experience required to 
     discharge the duties of the office.
       ``(b) Employment Contract.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the employment agreement entered into as of 
     January 15, 1998, between the Chief Management Officer and 
     the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority shall be valid in all 
     respects.''.
       Sec. 160. Section 1-1182.8(a)(4)(A) of the D.C. Code is 
     amended to read as follows--
       ``(A) Audit the financial statement and report described in 
     paragraph (3)(H) for a fiscal year, except that the financial 
     statement and report may not be audited by the same auditor 
     (or an auditor employed by or affiliated with the same 
     auditor) for more than 5 consecutive fiscal years; and''.
       Sec. 161. Deficit Reduction and Revitalization.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law or this Act, funds 
     allocated to management reform by the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority 
     under this heading in Public Law 105-100 (111 Stat. 2159), as 
     contained in the Authority's notification of June 24, 1998, 
     shall remain available for management reform until September 
     30, 1999: Provided, That said funds shall not exceed 
     $3,200,000.
       Sec. 162. Prompt Payments. (a) Section 3901 of title 31, 
     United States Code is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection (d):
       ``(d)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) of this section, 
     this chapter, except section 3907 of this title, applies to 
     the District of Columbia Courts.
       ``(2) A claim for an interest penalty not paid under this 
     chapter may be filed in the same manner as claims are filed 
     with respect to contracts to provide property or services for 
     the District of Columbia Courts.
       ``(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an 
     interest penalty under this chapter does not continue to 
     accrue for more than one year or after a claim for an 
     interest penalty is filed in the manner described in 
     paragraph (2), whichever is earlier.
       ``(B) If a claim for an interest penalty is filed in the 
     manner described in paragraph (2) and interest is not 
     available for such claims under the laws and regulations 
     governing claims under contracts to provide property or 
     services for the District of Columbia Courts, interest will 
     accrue under this chapter as provided in paragraph (A) and 
     from the date the claim is filed until the date the claim is 
     paid.
       ``(4) Paragraph (3) of this subsection does not prevent an 
     interest penalty from accruing on a claim if such interest is 
     available for such claim under the laws and regulations 
     governing claims under contracts to provide property or 
     services for the District of Columbia Courts. Such interest 
     may accrue on an unpaid contract payment and on the unpaid 
     penalty under this chapter.
       ``(5) Except as provided in section 3904 of this title, 
     this chapter does not require an interest penalty on a 
     payment that is not made because of a dispute between the 
     head of an agency and a business concern over the amount of 
     payment or compliance with the contract. A claim related to 
     the dispute, and any interest payable for the period during 
     which the dispute is being resolved, is subject to the laws 
     and regulations governing claims under contracts to provide 
     property or services for the District of Columbia Courts.''.
       Sec. 163. Section 147 of the Nation's Capital Bicentennial 
     Designation Act (Public Law 105-100; 111 Stat. 2180) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3)(B) by striking ``President's Day'' 
     and inserting ``Washington's Birthday'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ``President's Day'' 
     and inserting ``Washington's Birthday''.
       Sec. 164. Section 101(b) of the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 
     1995, Public Law 104-8, 109 Stat. 97, is amended by adding at 
     the end of paragraph (5) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Continuation of service until successor appointed.--
     Upon the expiration of a term of office, a member of the 
     Authority may continue to serve until a successor has been 
     appointed.''
       Sec. 165. Section 456(d)(2) of the District of Columbia 
     Home Rule Act (87 Stat. 774; Public Law 93-198, as amended) 
     is amended by adding at the end:
       ``(H) A statement of the balance of each account held by 
     the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority as of the end of the quarter, 
     together with a description of the activities within each 
     such account during the quarter based on information supplied 
     by the Authority.''.
       Sec. 166. No funds made available pursuant to any provision 
     of this Act or any other Act now or hereafter enacted shall 
     be used to capitalize the National Capital Revitalization 
     Corporation or for the purpose of implementing the National 
     Capital Revitalization Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-355) until at 
     least 30 days after the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority submits to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress an economic 
     development strategy.
       Sec. 167. The District of Columbia government shall 
     maintain for fiscal year 1999 the same funding levels as 
     provided in fiscal year 1997 for homeless services in the 
     District of Columbia: Provided, That in addition to such 
     amounts, $1,000,000 shall be paid to The Doe Fund for its 
     Ready, Willing & Able program in Washington, D.C.
       Sec. 168. (a) No later than November 1, 1998, or within 30 
     calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     whichever occurs later, the Chief Financial Officer shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, 
     and the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority a revised appropriated funds 
     operating budget for all agencies of the District of Columbia 
     government for such fiscal year that is in the total amount 
     of the approved appropriation and that realigns budgeted data 
     for personal services and other-than-personal-services, 
     respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.
       (b) The revised budget required by subsection (a) of this 
     section shall be submitted in the format of the budget that 
     the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to 
     section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, Public 
     Law 93-198, as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 47-301).
       Sec. 169. Notwithstanding section 602(c)(1) of the District 
     of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973, as 
     amended (87 Stat. 813; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 1-
     233(c)(1), D.C. Act 12-421), ``Oyster Elementary School 
     Construction and Revenue Bond Act of 1998'', shall take 
     effect upon the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 170. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used for any program of distributing sterile needles or 
     syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug, or 
     for any payment to any individual or entity who carries out 
     any such program.
       Sec. 171. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used to conduct any ballot initiative which seeks to legalize 
     or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, 
     use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) or any 
     tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
       This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.

               TITLE I--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE


                export-import bank of the united states

       The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized 
     to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and 
     borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in 
     accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Cor

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     poration Control Act, as may be necessary in carrying out the 
     program for the current fiscal year for such corporation: 
     Provided, That none of the funds available during the current 
     fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, or 
     commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or 
     technology to any country other than a nuclear-weapon state 
     as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-
     Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive economic 
     or military assistance under this Act that has detonated a 
     nuclear explosive after the date of enactment of this Act.


                         subsidy appropriation

       For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, 
     and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, $765,000,000 to 
     remain available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That 
     such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 
     be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974: Provided further, That such sums shall remain 
     available until 2013 for the disbursement of direct loans, 
     loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants obligated in 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002: Provided further, 
     That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or any prior 
     Act appropriating funds for foreign operations, export 
     financing, or related programs for tied-aid credits or grants 
     may be used for any other purpose except through the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated by this paragraph 
     are made available notwithstanding section 2(b)(2) of the 
     Export Import Bank Act of 1945, in connection with the 
     purchase or lease of any product by any East European 
     country, any Baltic State or any agency or national thereof.


                        administrative expenses

       For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
     guaranteed loan and insurance programs (to be computed on an 
     accrual basis), including hire of passenger motor vehicles 
     and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to 
     exceed $22,500 for official reception and representation 
     expenses for members of the Board of Directors, $50,000,000: 
     Provided, That necessary expenses (including special services 
     performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other 
     personal services) in connection with the collection of 
     moneys owed the Export-Import Bank, repossession or sale of 
     pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Export-
     Import Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the Export-Import 
     Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, or 
     the evaluation of the legal or technical aspects of any 
     transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or 
     insurance commitment has been made, shall be considered 
     nonadministrative expenses for the purposes of this heading: 
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding subsection (b) of 
     section 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection 
     (a) thereof shall remain in effect until October 1, 1999.


                overseas private investment corporation

                           noncredit account

       The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized 
     to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as 
     provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, such expenditures and commitments 
     within the limits of funds available to it and in accordance 
     with law as may be necessary: Provided, That the amount 
     available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit 
     and insurance programs (including an amount for official 
     reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed 
     $35,000) shall not exceed $32,500,000 of which not more than 
     $27,500,000 may be made available until the Corporation 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations on measures taken 
     to (1) establish sector specific investment funds; and (2) 
     support regional investment initiatives in Georgia, Armenia 
     and Azerbaijan through the Caucasus Fund: Provided further, 
     That project-specific transaction costs, including direct and 
     indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and other 
     direct costs associated with services provided to specific 
     investors or potential investors pursuant to section 234 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall not be considered 
     administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading.


                            program account

       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $50,000,000, 
     as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation Noncredit Account: Provided, That such 
     costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
     as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974: Provided further, That such sums shall be available for 
     direct loan obligations and loan guaranty commitments 
     incurred or made during fiscal years 1999 and 2000: Provided 
     further, That such sums shall remain available through fiscal 
     year 2007 for the disbursement of direct and guaranteed loans 
     obligated in fiscal year 1999, and through fiscal year 2008 
     for the disbursement of direct and guaranteed loans obligated 
     in fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That in addition, such 
     sums as may be necessary for administrative expenses to carry 
     out the credit program may be derived from amounts available 
     for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and 
     insurance programs in the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation Noncredit Account and merged with said account.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                      trade and development agency

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $44,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000: 
     Provided, That the Trade and Development Agency may receive 
     reimbursements from corporations and other entities for the 
     costs of grants for feasibility studies and other project 
     planning services, to be deposited as an offsetting 
     collection to this account and to be available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2000, for necessary expenses under this 
     paragraph: Provided further, That such reimbursements shall 
     not cover, or be allocated against, direct or indirect 
     administrative costs of the agency.

                TITLE II--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

       For expenses necessary to enable the President to carry out 
     the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for 
     other purposes, to remain available until September 30, 1999, 
     unless otherwise specified herein, as follows:


                  agency for international development

                child survival and disease programs fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, for child survival, basic education, assistance to 
     combat tropical and other diseases, and related activities, 
     in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, 
     $650,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That this amount shall be made available for such activities 
     as: (1) immunization programs; (2) oral rehydration programs; 
     (3) health and nutrition programs, and related education 
     programs, which address the needs of mothers and children; 
     (4) water and sanitation programs; (5) assistance for 
     displaced and orphaned children; (6) programs for the 
     prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, 
     tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, polio, malaria and other diseases; 
     and (7) up to $98,000,000 for basic education programs for 
     children: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be made available for 
     nonproject assistance for health and child survival programs, 
     except that funds may be made available for such assistance 
     for ongoing health programs.


                         development assistance

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     sections 103 through 106, and chapter 10 of part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, title V of the International 
     Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 
     96-533) and the provisions of section 401 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1969, $1,225,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2000: Provided, That of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading, up to $20,000,000 may be 
     made available for the Inter-American Foundation and shall be 
     apportioned directly to that Agency: Provided further, That 
     of the amount appropriated under this heading, up to 
     $11,000,000 may be made available for the African Development 
     Foundation and shall be apportioned directly to that agency: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available in 
     this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior 
     appropriations may be made available to any organization or 
     program which, as determined by the President of the United 
     States, supports or participates in the management of a 
     program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available under 
     this heading may be used to pay for the performance of 
     abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or 
     coerce any person to practice abortions; and that in order to 
     reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, funds 
     shall be available only to voluntary family planning projects 
     which offer, either directly or through referral to, or 
     information about access to, a broad range of family planning 
     methods and services, and that any such voluntary family 
     planning project shall meet the following requirements: (1) 
     service providers of referral agents in the project shall not 
     implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical 
     targets, of total number of births, number of family planning 
     acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family 
     planning (this provision shall not be construed to include 
     the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting 
     and planning purposes), (2) the project shall not include 
     payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial 
     reward to (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a family 
     planning acceptor, or (B) program personnel for achieving a 
     numerical target or quota of total number of births, number 
     of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular 
     method of family planning, (3) the project shall not deny any 
     right or benefit, including the right of access to 
     participate in any program of general welfare or the right of 
     access to health care, as a consequence of any individual's 
     decision not to accept family planning services, (4) the 
     project shall provide family planning acceptors 
     comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks 
     of the method chosen, including those conditions that might 
     render the use of the method inadvisable and those adverse 
     side effects known to be consequent to the use of the method, 
     (5) the project shall ensure that experimental contraceptive 
     drugs and devices and medical procedures are provided only in 
     the context of a scientific study in which participants are 
     advised of potential risks and benefits; and, not less than 
     60 days after the date on which the Administrator of the 
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     States Agency for International Development determines that 
     there has been a violation of the requirements contained in 
     paragraphs (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a 
     pattern or practice of violations of the requirements 
     contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator 
     shall submit to the Committee on International Relations and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, a report 
     containing a description of such violation and the corrective 
     action taken by the Agency: Provided further, That in 
     awarding grants for natural family planning under section 104 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be 
     discriminated against because of such applicant's religious 
     or conscientious commitment to offer only natural family 
     planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply 
     with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided 
     further, That for purposes of this or any other Act 
     authorizing or appropriating funds for foreign operations, 
     export financing, and related programs, the term 
     ``motivate'', as it relates to family planning assistance, 
     shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent 
     with local law, of information or counseling about all 
     pregnancy options: Provided further, That nothing in this 
     paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory 
     prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding section 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, of the funds appropriated under this heading in this 
     Act, and of the unobligated balances of funds previously 
     appropriated under this heading, $2,500,000 may be 
     transferred to ``International Organizations and Programs'' 
     for a contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural 
     Development (IFAD): Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be made available for any 
     activity which is in contravention to the Convention on 
     International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna 
     (CITES): Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be made available for 
     assistance for the central Government of the Republic of 
     South Africa, until the Secretary of State reports in writing 
     to the appropriate committees of the Congress on the steps 
     being taken by the United States Government to work with the 
     Government of the Republic of South Africa to negotiate the 
     repeal, suspension, or termination of section 15(c) of South 
     Africa's Medicines and Related Substances Control Amendment 
     Act No. 90 of 1997: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading that are made available for 
     assistance programs for displaced and orphaned children and 
     victims of war, not to exceed $25,000, in addition to funds 
     otherwise available for such purposes, may be used to monitor 
     and provide oversight of such programs: Provided further, 
     That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
     than $1,500,000 should be made available for agriculture 
     programs in Laos: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading not less than $500,000 should 
     be made available for support of the United States 
     Telecommunications Training Institute: Provided further, 
     That, of the funds made available by this Act for the 
     ``Microenterprise Initiative'' (including any local 
     currencies made available for the purposes of the 
     Initiative), not less than 50 percent of the funds used for 
     microcredit should be made available for support of programs 
     providing loans of less than $300 to very poor people, 
     particularly women, or for institutional support of 
     organizations primarily engaged in making such loans.


                                 cyprus

       Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Development 
     Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than 
     $15,000,000 shall be made available for Cyprus to be used 
     only for scholarships, administrative support of the 
     scholarship program, bicommunal projects, and measures aimed 
     at reunification of the island and designed to reduce 
     tensions and promote peace and cooperation between the two 
     communities on Cyprus.


                                 burma

       Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' and ``Development Assistance'', not less than 
     $6,500,000 shall be made available to support democracy 
     activities in Burma, democracy and humanitarian activities 
     along the Burma-Thailand border, and for Burmese student 
     groups and other organizations located outside Burma: 
     Provided, That funds made available for Burma-related 
     activities under this heading may be made available 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided further, 
     That the provision of such funds shall be made available 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.


                                Cambodia

       None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for activities or programs for Cambodia until the 
     Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees 
     on Appropriations that the Government of Cambodia has: (1) 
     thoroughly and credibly resolved all election-related 
     disputes and complaints filed by all political parties to the 
     National Election Commission and the Constitutional Council; 
     (2) discontinued all political violence and intimidation of 
     journalists and members of opposition parties; and (3) been 
     formed through credible, democratic elections: Provided, That 
     the restrictions under this heading shall not apply to 
     demining or activities administered by nongovernmental 
     organizations: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.


                               INDONESIA

       Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' and ``Development Assistance'', not less than 
     $75,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
     Indonesia: Provided, That of this amount, not less than 
     $15,000,000 should be made available for activities 
     administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives: 
     Provided further, That of the amount made available under 
     this heading up to $25,000,000 may be derived from funds that 
     are available for obligation pursuant to section 511 of this 
     Act or any comparable provision of law.


                  private and voluntary organizations

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this Act for development assistance may be made available 
     to any United States private and voluntary organization, 
     except any cooperative development organization, which 
     obtains less than 20 percent of its total annual funding for 
     international activities from sources other than the United 
     States Government: Provided, That the Administrator of the 
     Agency for International Development may, on a case-by-case 
     basis, waive the restriction contained in this paragraph, 
     after taking into account the effectiveness of the overseas 
     development activities of the organization, its level of 
     volunteer support, its financial viability and stability, and 
     the degree of its dependence for its financial support on the 
     agency: Provided further, That section 123(g) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 and the paragraph entitled ``Private 
     and Voluntary Organizations'' in title II of the Foreign 
     Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1985 (as 
     enacted in Public Law 98-473) are hereby repealed.
       Funds appropriated or otherwise made available under title 
     II of this Act should be made available to private and 
     voluntary organizations at a level which is at least 
     equivalent to the level provided in fiscal year 1995. Such 
     private and voluntary organizations shall include those which 
     operate on a not-for-profit basis, receive contributions from 
     private sources, receive voluntary support from the public 
     and are deemed to be among the most cost-effective and 
     successful providers of development assistance.


                   international disaster assistance

       For necessary expenses for international disaster relief, 
     rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance pursuant to 
     section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.


         micro and small enterprise development program account

       For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees, 
     $1,500,000, as authorized by section 108 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Provided, That such costs 
     shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That guarantees of 
     loans made under this heading in support of microenterprise 
     activities may guarantee up to 70 percent of the principal 
     amount of any such loans notwithstanding section 108 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. In addition, for 
     administrative expenses to carry out programs under this 
     heading, $500,000, all of which may be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for Operating Expenses of the 
     Agency for International Development: Provided further, That 
     funds made available under this heading shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2000.


             urban and environmental credit program account

       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of guaranteed loans 
     authorized by sections 221 and 222 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, including the cost of guaranteed loans designed 
     to promote the urban and environmental policies and 
     objectives of part I of such Act, $1,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize loan principal, 100 per centum of 
     which shall be guaranteed, pursuant to the authority of such 
     sections. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry 
     out guaranteed loan programs, $5,000,000, all of which may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     Operating Expenses of the Agency for International 
     Development: Provided further, That commitments to guarantee 
     loans under this heading may be entered into notwithstanding 
     the second and third sentences of section 222(a) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and the third and fourth 
     sentences of section 223(j) of such Act are repealed.


     payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund

       For payment to the ``Foreign Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund'', as authorized by the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980, $44,552,000.


     operating expenses of the agency for international development

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 667, $479,950,000: Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act for programs administered by the 
     Agency for International Development may be used to finance 
     printing costs of any report or study (except feasibility, 
     design, or

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     evaluation reports or studies) in excess of $25,000 without 
     the approval of the Administrator of the Agency or the 
     Administrator's designee.


 operating expenses of the agency for international development office 
                          of inspector general

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 667, $30,750,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2000, which sum shall be available for the Office of the 
     Inspector General of the Agency for International 
     Development.

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         economic support fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 4 of part II, $2,367,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2000: Provided, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $1,080,000,000 
     shall be available only for Israel, which sum shall be 
     available on a grant basis as a cash transfer and shall be 
     disbursed within thirty days of enactment of this Act or by 
     October 31, 1998, whichever is later: Provided further, That 
     not less than $775,000,000 shall be available only for Egypt, 
     which sum shall be provided on a grant basis, and of which 
     sum cash transfer assistance shall be provided with the 
     understanding that Egypt will undertake significant economic 
     reforms which are additional to those which were undertaken 
     in previous fiscal years: Provided further, That in 
     exercising the authority to provide cash transfer assistance 
     for Israel, the President shall ensure that the level of such 
     assistance does not cause an adverse impact on the total 
     level of nonmilitary exports from the United States to such 
     country: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, not less than $150,000,000 should be made 
     available for assistance for Jordan: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 
     $10,000,000 may be used to support victims of the Holocaust.


                     international fund for ireland

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $19,600,000, which shall be available for the United States 
     contribution to the International Fund for Ireland and shall 
     be made available in accordance with the provisions of the 
     Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
     415): Provided, That such amount shall be expended at the 
     minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects 
     and activities: Provided further, That funds made available 
     under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000.


          assistance for eastern europe and the baltic states

       (a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Support for East 
     European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, $430,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2000, which shall be 
     available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     economic assistance and for related programs for Eastern 
     Europe and the Baltic States.
       (b) Funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     considered to be economic assistance under the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the 
     administrative authorities contained in that Act for the use 
     of economic assistance.
       (c) None of the funds appropriated under this heading may 
     be made available for new housing construction or repair or 
     reconstruction of existing housing in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     unless directly related to the efforts of United States 
     troops to promote peace in said country.
       (d) With regard to funds appropriated under this heading 
     for the economic revitalization program in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina, and local currencies generated by such funds 
     (including the conversion of funds appropriated under this 
     heading into currency used by Bosnia and Herzegovina as local 
     currency and local currency returned or repaid under such 
     program)--
       (1) the Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development shall provide written approval for grants and 
     loans prior to the obligation and expenditure of funds for 
     such purposes, and prior to the use of funds that have been 
     returned or repaid to any lending facility or grantee; and
       (2) the provisions of section 533 of this Act shall apply.
       (e) The President is authorized to withhold funds 
     appropriated under this heading made available for economic 
     revitalization programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, if he 
     determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has not 
     complied with article III of annex 1-A of the General 
     Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     concerning the withdrawal of foreign forces, and that 
     intelligence cooperation on training, investigations, and 
     related activities between Iranian officials and Bosnian 
     officials has not been terminated.
       (f) Not to exceed $200,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading may be made available for Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina.
       (g) Funds appropriated under this heading or in prior 
     appropriations Acts that are or have been made available for 
     an Enterprise Fund may be deposited by such Fund in interest-
     bearing accounts prior to the Fund's disbursement of such 
     funds for program purposes. The Fund may retain for such 
     program purposes any interest earned on such deposits without 
     returning such interest to the Treasury of the United States 
     and without further appropriation by the Congress. Funds made 
     available for Enterprise Funds shall be expended at the 
     minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects 
     and activities.


  assistance for the new independent states of the former soviet union

       (a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     and the FREEDOM Support Act, for assistance for the New 
     Independent States of the former Soviet Union and for related 
     programs, $801,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2000: Provided, That the provisions of such chapter shall 
     apply to funds appropriated by this paragraph: Provided 
     further, That such sums as may be necessary may be 
     transferred to the Export-Import Bank of the United States 
     for the cost of any financing under the Export-Import Bank 
     Act of 1945 for activities for the New Independent States.
       (b) Funds appropriated under title II of this Act, 
     including funds appropriated under this heading, should be 
     made available for assistance for Mongolia at a level which 
     is at least equivalent to the level provided in fiscal year 
     1998: Provided, That funds made available for assistance for 
     Mongolia may be made available in accordance with the 
     purposes and utilizing the authorities provided in chapter 11 
     of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (c)(1) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that 
     are allocated for assistance for the Government of Russia, 50 
     percent shall be withheld from obligation until the President 
     determines and certifies in writing to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that the Government of Russia has terminated 
     implementation of arrangements to provide Iran with technical 
     expertise, training, technology, or equipment necessary to 
     develop a nuclear reactor, related nuclear research 
     facilities or programs, or ballistic missile capability.
       (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) assistance may be 
     provided for the Government of Russia if the President 
     determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that making such funds available: (A) is vital to the 
     national security interest of the United States; and (B) that 
     the Government of Russia is taking meaningful steps to limit 
     major supply contracts and to curtail the transfer of 
     technology and technological expertise related to activities 
     referred to in paragraph (1).
       (d) Not more than 30 percent of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading may be made available for assistance for 
     any country in the region.
       (e) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
     than $228,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
     the Southern Caucasus region: Provided, That of the funds 
     made available for the Southern Caucasus region, 17.5 percent 
     should be used for reconstruction and other activities 
     relating to the peaceful resolution of conflicts within the 
     region, especially those in the vicinity of Abkhazia and 
     Nagorno-Karabakh: Provided further, That if the Secretary of 
     State after May 30, 1999, determines and reports to the 
     relevant committees of Congress that the full amount of funds 
     that may be made available under the first proviso cannot be 
     effectively utilized, the amount provided may be used for 
     other purposes under this heading: Provided further, That of 
     the funds provided under this subsection, 37 percent shall be 
     made available for assistance for Georgia and 35 percent 
     shall be made available for assistance for Armenia: Provided 
     further, That of funds made available for Armenia, not less 
     than 12 percent shall be made available for an endowment for 
     the American University in Armenia.
       (f) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply 
     to--
       (1) activities to support democracy or assistance under 
     title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of Public 
     Law 104-201;
       (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development 
     Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421);
       (3) any activity carried out by a member of the United 
     States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his 
     or her official capacity;
       (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other 
     assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.);
       (5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act 
     of 1945; or
       (6) humanitarian assistance.
       (g) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
     than $195,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
     Ukraine: Provided, That not less than $25,000,000 of such 
     funds should be made available for nuclear reactor safety 
     programs, of which not less than $1,000,000 shall be made 
     available for personnel security initiatives at all nuclear 
     reactor installations: Provided further, That 50 percent of 
     the amount made available in this subsection, exclusive of 
     funds made available for nuclear safety and law enforcement 
     reforms, shall be withheld from obligation and expenditure 
     until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that Ukraine has undertaken significant 
     economic reforms additional to those achieved in fiscal year 
     1998, and include: (1) reform and effective enforcement of 
     commercial and tax codes; and (2) continued progress on 
     resolution of complaints by United States investors: Provided 
     further, That the report in the previous proviso shall be 
     provided 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act : 
     Provided further, That for

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     the purposes of the agreement with Ukraine submitted to the 
     Congress under section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 
     as amended, the requirement to submit the agreement and 
     related documents to the Congress and the appropriate 
     congressional committees for the periods described in that 
     Act shall be deemed satisfied upon the enactment of this Act.
       (h) The Coordinator for Assistance to the New Independent 
     States of the Former Soviet Union shall inform the Committees 
     on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds made 
     available under this heading for a United States national lab 
     to administer nuclear safety activities if the management 
     costs exceed 9 percent of the costs associated with the 
     program or activity.

                           Independent Agency


                              peace corps

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), $240,000,000, including the 
     purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for 
     administrative purposes for use outside of the United States: 
     Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided further, 
     That funds appropriated under this heading shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2000.

                          Department of State


          international narcotics control and law enforcement

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $261,000,000: Provided, That 
     none of the funds under this heading may be made available to 
     establish or operate an International Law Enforcement Academy 
     for the Western Hemisphere outside the United States: 
     Provided further, That in addition to any funds previously 
     made available for an International Law Enforcement Academy 
     for the Western Hemisphere, not less than $5,000,000 should 
     be made available to establish and operate the International 
     Law Enforcement Academy for the Western Hemisphere at the 
     deBremond Training Center in Roswell, New Mexico: Provided 
     further, That during fiscal year 1999, the Department of 
     State may also use the authority of section 608 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its 
     restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of 
     the United States Government for the purpose of providing it 
     to a foreign country under chapter 8 of part I of that Act 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.


                    migration and refugee assistance

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to 
     enable the Secretary of State to provide, as authorized by 
     law, a contribution to the International Committee of the Red 
     Cross, assistance to refugees, including contributions to the 
     International Organization for Migration and the United 
     Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and other activities 
     to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of 
     personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 
     through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized 
     by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $640,000,000: 
     Provided, That not more than $13,000,000 shall be available 
     for administrative expenses: Provided further, That not less 
     than $70,000,000 shall be made available for refugees from 
     the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and other refugees 
     resettling in Israel.


     UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 
     1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 260(c)), $30,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the funds made 
     available under this heading are appropriated notwithstanding 
     the provisions contained in section 2(c)(2) of the Migration 
     and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 which would limit the 
     amount of funds which could be appropriated for this purpose.


    nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

       For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism 
     and related programs and activities, $198,000,000, to carry 
     out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, section 
     504 of the FREEDOM Support Act for the Nonproliferation and 
     Disarmament Fund, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining 
     activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related 
     activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     including activities implemented through nongovernmental and 
     international organizations, section 301 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary contribution to the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and a voluntary 
     contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development 
     Organization (KEDO), and for a United States contribution to 
     the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory 
     Commission: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall 
     inform the Committees on Appropriations at least twenty days 
     prior to the obligation of funds for the Comprehensive 
     Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission: Provided 
     further, That of this amount not to exceed $15,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, may be made available for 
     the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, to promote bilateral and 
     multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation and 
     disarmament: Provided further, That such funds may also be 
     used for such countries other than the New Independent States 
     of the former Soviet Union and international organizations 
     when it is in the national security interest of the United 
     States to do so: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading not less than 
     $35,000,000 should be made available for demining, clearance 
     of unexploded ordnance, and related activities: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available for demining and 
     related activities, not to exceed $500,000, in addition to 
     funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used for 
     expenses related to the operation and management of the 
     demining program: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
     under this heading may be made available for the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency only if the Secretary of 
     State determines (and so reports to the Congress) that Israel 
     is not being denied its right to participate in the 
     activities of that Agency.

                       Department of the Treasury


                           debt restructuring

       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying direct loans 
     and loan guarantees, as the President may determine, for 
     which funds have been appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for programs within the International Affairs 
     Budget Function 150, including the cost of selling, reducing, 
     or canceling amounts, through debt buybacks and swaps, owed 
     to the United States as a result of concessional loans made 
     to eligible Latin American and Caribbean countries, pursuant 
     to part IV of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; of 
     modifying concessional credit agreements with least developed 
     countries, as authorized under section 411 of the 
     Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as 
     amended; and concessional loans, guarantees and credit 
     agreements with any country in sub-Saharan Africa, as 
     authorized under section 572 of the Foreign Operations, 
     Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     1989 (Public Law 100-461); and of modifying any obligation, 
     or portion of such obligation for Latin American countries to 
     pay for purchases of United States agricultural commodities 
     guaranteed by the Commodity Credit Corporation under export 
     credit guarantee programs authorized pursuant to section 5(f 
     ) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act of June 29, 
     1948, as amended, section 4(b) of the Food for Peace Act of 
     1966, as amended (Public Law 89-808), or section 202 of the 
     Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as amended (Public Law 95-
     501), $33,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $2,900,000 of such funds may be 
     used for implementation of improvements in the foreign credit 
     reporting system of the United States Government: Provided 
     further, That the authority provided by section 572 of Public 
     Law 100-461 may be exercised only with respect to countries 
     that are eligible to borrow from the International 
     Development Association, but not from the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development, commonly referred to as 
     ``IDA-only'' countries: Provided further, That the 
     authorities and appropriation under this heading shall also 
     satisfy the requirement of section 808(a)(3) of part V of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act, as amended, for the purpose of debt 
     buybacks and swaps which incur no costs (as defined under 
     section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990) in 
     fiscal year 1999.


               INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

       For necessary expenses to carry out Department of the 
     Treasury international affairs technical assistance 
     activities, $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
     which shall be available, pursuant to section 589 of this 
     Act, for economic technical assistance and for related 
     programs.


       United States Community Adjustment and Investment Program

       For the United States Community Adjustment and Investment 
     Program authorized by section 543 of the North American Free 
     Trade Agreement Implementation Act, $10,000,000 to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000. Provided, That the 
     Secretary may transfer such funds to the North American 
     Development Bank and/or to one or more Federal agencies for 
     the purpose of enabling the Bank or such Federal agencies to 
     assist in carrying out the program by providing technical 
     assistance, grants, loans, loan guarantees, and other 
     financial subsidies endorsed by the inter-agency finance 
     committee established by section 7 of Executive Order 12916: 
     Provided further, That no portion of such funds may be 
     transferred to the Bank unless the Secretary shall have first 
     entered into an agreement with the Bank that provides that 
     any such funds may not be used for the Bank's administrative 
     expenses: Provided further, That any funds transferred to the 
     Bank under this head will be in addition to the 10 percent of 
     the paid-in capital paid to the Bank by the United States 
     referred to in section 543 of the Act: Provided further, That 
     any funds transferred to any Federal Agency under this head 
     will be in addition to amounts otherwise provided to such 
     agency: Provided further, That any funds transferred to an 
     agency under this head shall be subject to the same terms and 
     conditions as the account to which transferred.

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                     TITLE III--MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


             international military education and training

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $50,000,000 of which up to $1,000,000 may remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That the civilian personnel for 
     whom military education and training may be provided under 
     this heading may include civilians who are not members of a 
     government whose participation would contribute to improved 
     civil-military relations, civilian control of the military, 
     or respect for human rights: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading for grant financed military 
     education and training for Indonesia and Guatemala may only 
     be available for expanded international military education 
     and training and funds made available for Guatemala may only 
     be provided through the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
     available to support grant financed military education and 
     training at the School of the Americas unless the Secretary 
     of Defense certifies that the instruction and training 
     provided by the School of the Americas is fully consistent 
     with training and doctrine, particularly with respect to the 
     observance of human rights, provided by the Department of 
     Defense to United States military students at Department of 
     Defense institutions whose primary purpose is to train United 
     States military personnel.


                   foreign military financing program

       For expenses necessary for grants to enable the President 
     to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, $3,330,000,000: Provided, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $1,860,000,000 
     shall be available for grants only for Israel, and not less 
     than $1,300,000,000 shall be made available for grants only 
     for Egypt: Provided further, That the funds appropriated by 
     this paragraph for Israel shall be disbursed within thirty 
     days of enactment of this Act or by October 31, 1998, 
     whichever is later: Provided further, That to the extent that 
     the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 
     purposes, grants made available for Israel by this paragraph 
     shall, as agreed by Israel and the United States, be 
     available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less 
     than $490,000,000 shall be available for the procurement in 
     Israel of defense articles and defense services, including 
     research and development: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated by this paragraph, not less than $45,000,000 
     should be available for assistance for Jordan: Provided 
     further, That during fiscal year 1999 the President is 
     authorized to, and shall, direct drawdowns of defense 
     articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, 
     defense services of the Department of Defense, and military 
     education and training of an aggregate value of not less than 
     $25,000,000 under the authority of this proviso for Jordan 
     for the purposes of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961: Provided further, That section 506(c) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply, and section 632(d) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply, to any such 
     drawdown: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available under this heading shall be available for any non-
     NATO country participating in the Partnership for Peace 
     Program except through the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of 
     the funds appropriated by this paragraph, not less than 
     $7,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
     Tunisia: Provided further, That during fiscal year 1999, the 
     President is authorized to, and shall, direct the drawdowns 
     of defense articles from the stocks of the Department of 
     Defense, defense services of the Department of Defense, and 
     military education and training of an aggregate value of not 
     less than $5,000,000 under the authority of this proviso for 
     Tunisia for the purposes of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 and any amount so directed shall count toward 
     meeting the earmark in the previous proviso: Provided 
     further, That section 506(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 shall apply and section 632(d) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 shall not apply to any such drawdown: Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated by this paragraph shall be 
     nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds 
     made available under this heading shall be obligated upon 
     apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of title 
     31, United States Code, section 1501(a).
       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans authorized 
     by section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act as follows: cost 
     of direct loans, $20,000,000: Provided, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans of not to exceed $167,000,000.
       None of the funds made available under this heading shall 
     be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, 
     defense services, or design and construction services that 
     are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms 
     Export Control Act unless the foreign country proposing to 
     make such procurements has first signed an agreement with the 
     United States Government specifying the conditions under 
     which such procurements may be financed with such funds: 
     Provided, That all country and funding level increases in 
     allocations shall be submitted through the regular 
     notification procedures of section 515 of this Act: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be available for assistance for Sudan and 
     Liberia: Provided further, That funds made available under 
     this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, 
     and related activities, and may include activities 
     implemented through nongovernmental and international 
     organizations: Provided further, That none of the funds under 
     this heading shall be available for assistance for Guatemala: 
     Provided further, That only those countries for which 
     assistance was justified for the ``Foreign Military Sales 
     Financing Program'' in the fiscal year 1989 congressional 
     presentation for security assistance programs may utilize 
     funds made available under this heading for procurement of 
     defense articles, defense services or design and construction 
     services that are not sold by the United States Government 
     under the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, That, 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations, funds made available under this 
     heading for the cost of direct loans may also be used to 
     supplement the funds available under this heading for grants, 
     and funds made available under this heading for grants may 
     also be used to supplement the funds available under this 
     heading for the cost of direct loans: Provided further, That 
     funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended at 
     the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for defense 
     articles and services: Provided further, That not more than 
     $29,910,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may 
     be obligated for necessary expenses, including the purchase 
     of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for use 
     outside of the United States, for the general costs of 
     administering military assistance and sales: Provided 
     further, That not more than $340,000,000 of funds realized 
     pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act may be obligated for expenses incurred by the Department 
     of Defense during fiscal year 1999 pursuant to section 43(b) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act, except that this limitation 
     may be exceeded only through the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.


                        peacekeeping operations

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $76,500,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading shall be obligated or expended except as 
     provided through the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.

               TITLE IV--MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE


                  funds appropriated to the president

                  international financial institutions

     CONTRIBUTION to the INTERNATIONAL BANK for RECONSTRUCTION and 
                              DEVELOPMENT

                      GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

       For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction 
     and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the 
     United States contribution to the Global Environment Facility 
     (GEF), $192,500,000 to remain available until expended for 
     contributions previously due: Provided, That such funds shall 
     be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.


       contribution to the international development association

       For payment to the International Development Association 
     (IDA) by the Secretary of the Treasury, $800,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That none of these 
     funds may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of the 
     Treasury certifies that a procedure has been established for 
     the Comptroller General of the United States to be provided 
     full access to: (1) the financial and related records of the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and IDA 
     for the purposes of conducting audits of current loans and 
     financial assistance provided by these institutions; and (2) 
     management personnel manuals, procedures, and policy 
     guidelines: Provided further, That following the review 
     conducted in the previous proviso, the Comptroller General 
     shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the 
     results of the audit and recommendations to improve 
     institutional financial and personnel procedures, especially 
     regarding the protection of individuals alleging 
     mismanagement, fraud, or abuses: Provided further, That at 
     least ten days prior to the obligation of funds appropriated 
     under this heading the Secretary of Treasury shall report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of his intent to obligate 
     such funds.


          contribution to the inter-american development bank

       For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, for the United States share of the 
     paid-in share portion of the increase in capital stock, 
     $25,610,667.


          CONTRIBUTION to the INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

                      FUND for SPECIAL OPERATIONS

       For payment to the Inter-American Bank by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury, for the United States share of the increase in 
     resources for the Fund for Special Operations, $21,152,000, 
     to remain available until expended for contributions 
     previously due.

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              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the Inter-American 
     Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 
     to the callable capital portion of the United States share of 
     such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $1,503,718,910.


  CONTRIBUTION to the ENTERPRISE for AMERICAS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT 
                                  FUND

       For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral 
     Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the 
     United States contribution to the Fund, $50,000,000 to remain 
     available until expended for contributions previously due.


               contribution to the asian development bank

       For payment to the Asian Development Bank by the Secretary 
     of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in 
     portion of the increase in capital stock, $13,221,596, to 
     remain available until expended.


              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank 
     may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable 
     capital portion of the United States share of such capital 
     stock in an amount not to exceed $647,858,204.


               contribution to the asian development fund

       For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to the increases in resources of the Asian 
     Development Fund, as authorized by the Asian Development Bank 
     Act, as amended (Public Law 89-369), $210,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $187,000,000 shall be 
     available for contributions previously due.


              contribution to the african development fund

       For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to the increase in resources of the African 
     Development Fund, $128,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $88,300,000 shall be available for 
     contributions previously due.


  contribution to the european bank for reconstruction and development

       For payment to the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $35,778,717, 
     for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the 
     increase in capital stock, to remain available until 
     expended.


              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the European Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal 
     year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United 
     States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed 
     $123,237,803.

                International Organizations and Programs

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of 
     section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program 
     Participation Act of 1973, $187,000,000: Provided, That none 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 
     available for the United Nations Fund for Science and 
     Technology: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be made available for the 
     United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA): Provided further, 
     That not less than $5,000,000 should be made available to the 
     World Food Program: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     made available under this heading, may be provided to the 
     Climate Stabilization Fund until fifteen days after the 
     Department of State provides a report to the Committees on 
     Foreign Relations and Appropriations in the Senate and the 
     Committees on International Relations and Appropriations in 
     the House of Representatives detailing the number of Fund 
     employees and associated salaries and the fiscal year 1998 
     and 1999 Fund activities, programs or projects and associated 
     costs: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading may be made available to the Korean 
     Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) or the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS


             obligations during last month of availability

       Sec. 501. Except for the appropriations entitled 
     ``International Disaster Assistance'', and ``United States 
     Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund'', not more 
     than 15 percent of any appropriation item made available by 
     this Act shall be obligated during the last month of 
     availability.


     prohibition of bilateral funding for international financial 
                              institutions

       Sec. 502. Notwithstanding section 614 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, none of the funds contained in title 
     II of this Act may be used to carry out the provisions of 
     section 209(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


                    limitation on residence expenses

       Sec. 503. Of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $126,500 shall be for 
     official residence expenses of the Agency for International 
     Development during the current fiscal year: Provided, That 
     appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that, to the 
     maximum extent possible, United States-owned foreign 
     currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars.


                         limitation on expenses

       Sec. 504. Of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $5,000 shall be for 
     entertainment expenses of the Agency for International 
     Development during the current fiscal year.


               limitation on representational allowances

       Sec. 505. Of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $95,000 shall be 
     available for representation allowances for the Agency for 
     International Development during the current fiscal year: 
     Provided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure 
     that, to the maximum extent possible, United States-owned 
     foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available by this Act for 
     general costs of administering military assistance and sales 
     under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not 
     to exceed $2,000 shall be available for entertainment 
     expenses and not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for 
     representation allowances: Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available by this Act under the heading 
     ``International Military Education and Training '', not to 
     exceed $50,000 shall be available for entertainment 
     allowances: Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available by this Act for the Inter-American Foundation, not 
     to exceed $2,000 shall be available for entertainment and 
     representation allowances: Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available by this Act for the Peace Corps, not to 
     exceed a total of $4,000 shall be available for entertainment 
     expenses: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
     by this Act under the heading ``Trade and Development 
     Agency'', not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for 
     representation and entertainment allowances.


                 prohibition on financing nuclear goods

       Sec. 506. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     (other than funds for ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
     Demining and Related Programs'') pursuant to this Act, for 
     carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, 
     except for purposes of nuclear safety, to finance the export 
     of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology.


        prohibition against direct funding for certain countries

       Sec. 507. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended 
     to finance directly any assistance or reparations to Cuba, 
     Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Sudan, or Syria: Provided, 
     That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on 
     obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, 
     credits, insurance and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank 
     or its agents.


                             military coups

       Sec. 508. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended 
     to finance directly any assistance to any country whose duly 
     elected head of government is deposed by military coup or 
     decree: Provided, That assistance may be resumed to such 
     country if the President determines and reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that subsequent to the 
     termination of assistance a democratically elected government 
     has taken office.


                       transfers between accounts

       Sec. 509. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be obligated under an appropriation account to which they 
     were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically 
     provided for in this Act, unless the President, prior to the 
     exercise of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a 
     written policy justification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate: Provided, That the exercise of such authority shall 
     be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.


                  deobligation/reobligation authority

       Sec. 510. (a) Amounts certified pursuant to section 1311 of 
     the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1955, as having been 
     obligated against appropriations heretofore made under the 
     authority of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the same 
     general purpose as any of the headings under title II of this 
     Act are, if deobligated, hereby continued available for the 
     same period as the respective appropriations under such 
     headings or until September 30, 1999, whichever is later, and 
     for the same general purpose, and for countries within the 
     same region as originally obligated: Provided, That the 
     Appropriations Committees of both Houses of the Congress are 
     notified 15 days in advance of the reobligation of such funds 
     in accordance with regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (b) Obligated balances of funds appropriated to carry out 
     section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act as of the end of 
     the fiscal year immediately preceding the current fiscal year 
     are, if deobligated, hereby continued available during the 
     current fiscal year for the same purpose under any authority 
     applicable to such appropriations under this Act: Provided, 
     That the authority of this subsection may not be used in 
     fiscal year 1999.


                         availability of funds

       Sec. 511. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation after the 
     expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so 
     provided in this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for 
     the purposes of chapters 1, 8, and 11 of

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     part I, section 667, and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and funds provided under 
     the heading ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic 
     States'', shall remain available until expended if such funds 
     are initially obligated before the expiration of their 
     respective periods of availability contained in this Act: 
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this Act, any funds made available for the purposes of 
     chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for 
     cash disbursements in order to address balance of payments or 
     economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided further, That the report required by 
     section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 
     designate for each country, to the extent known at the time 
     of submission of such report, those funds allocated for cash 
     disbursement for balance of payment and economic policy 
     reform purposes.


            limitation on assistance to countries in default

       Sec. 512. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used to furnish assistance to any country which 
     is in default during a period in excess of one calendar year 
     in payment to the United States of principal or interest on 
     any loan made to such country by the United States pursuant 
     to a program for which funds are appropriated under this Act: 
     Provided, That this section and section 620(q) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds made 
     available in this Act or during the current fiscal year for 
     Nicaragua, Brazil, Liberia, and for any narcotics-related 
     assistance for Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru authorized by the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                           commerce and trade

       Sec. 513. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made 
     available pursuant to this Act for direct assistance and none 
     of the funds otherwise made available pursuant to this Act to 
     the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any 
     loan, any assistance or any other financial commitments for 
     establishing or expanding production of any commodity for 
     export by any country other than the United States, if the 
     commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the 
     time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become 
     operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury 
     to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing 
     commodity: Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply to 
     the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of 
     Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the 
     United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United 
     States producers of the same, similar, or competing 
     commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act 
     to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding 
     feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction, 
     consultancy, publication, conference, or training in 
     connection with the growth or production in a foreign country 
     of an agricultural commodity for export which would compete 
     with a similar commodity grown or produced in the United 
     States: Provided, That this subsection shall not prohibit--
       (1) activities designed to increase food security in 
     developing countries where such activities will not have a 
     significant impact in the export of agricultural commodities 
     of the United States; or
       (2) research activities intended primarily to benefit 
     American producers.


                          surplus commodities

       Sec. 514. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
     the United States Executive Directors of the International 
     Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International 
     Development Association, the International Finance 
     Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
     International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the 
     Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North American 
     Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development, the African Development Bank, and the African 
     Development Fund to use the voice and vote of the United 
     States to oppose any assistance by these institutions, using 
     funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act, 
     for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral 
     for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the 
     assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 
     producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity.
       (b) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the 
     United States executive directors of international financial 
     institutions listed in subsection (a) of this section to use 
     the voice and vote of the United States to support the 
     purchase of American produced agricultural commodities with 
     funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act.


                       notification requirements

       Sec. 515. (a) For the purposes of providing the executive 
     branch with the necessary administrative flexibility, none of 
     the funds made available under this Act for ``Child Survival 
     and Disease Programs Fund'', ``Development assistance'', 
     ``International Organizations and Programs'', ``Trade and 
     Development Agency'', ``International narcotics control and 
     law enforcement'', ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the 
     Baltic States'', ``Assistance for the New Independent States 
     of the Former Soviet Union'', ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     ``Peacekeeping operations'', ``Operating expenses of the 
     Agency for International Development'', ``Operating expenses 
     of the Agency for International Development Office of 
     Inspector General'', ``Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, 
     demining and related programs'', ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', ``International military education and training 
     '', ``Peace Corps'', ``Migration and refugee assistance'', 
     shall be available for obligation for activities, programs, 
     projects, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other 
     operations not justified or in excess of the amount justified 
     to the Appropriations Committees for obligation under any of 
     these specific headings unless the Appropriations Committees 
     of both Houses of Congress are previously notified 15 days in 
     advance: Provided, That the President shall not enter into 
     any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of 
     section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision 
     of major defense equipment, other than conventional 
     ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be 
     aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously 
     justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the 
     quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on 
     Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such 
     commitment: Provided further, That this section shall not 
     apply to any reprogramming for an activity, program, or 
     project under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 of less than 10 percent of the amount previously 
     justified to the Congress for obligation for such activity, 
     program, or project for the current fiscal year: Provided 
     further, That the requirements of this section or any similar 
     provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior 
     Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
     may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial 
     risk to human health or welfare: Provided further, That in 
     case of any such waiver, notification to the Congress, or the 
     appropriate congressional committees, shall be provided as 
     early as practicable, but in no event later than three days 
     after taking the action to which such notification 
     requirement was applicable, in the context of the 
     circumstances necessitating such waiver: Provided further, 
     That any notification provided pursuant to such a waiver 
     shall contain an explanation of the emergency circumstances.
       (b) Drawdowns made pursuant to section 506(a)(2) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


limitation on availability of funds for international organizations and 
                                programs

       Sec. 516. Subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated under 
     this Act or any previously enacted Act making appropriations 
     for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
     programs, which are returned or not made available for 
     organizations and programs because of the implementation of 
     section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall 
     remain available for obligation until September 30, 2000: 
     Provided, That section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, is amended by inserting before the period at the end 
     thereof ``, or at the discretion of the President, Communist 
     countries listed in section 620(f) of this Act''.


           new independent states of the former soviet union

       Sec. 517. (a) None of the funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``Assistance for the New Independent States of the 
     Former Soviet Union'' shall be made available for assistance 
     for a Government of the New Independent States of the former 
     Soviet Union--
       (1) unless that Government is making progress in 
     implementing comprehensive economic reforms based on market 
     principles, private ownership, respect for commercial 
     contracts, and equitable treatment of foreign private 
     investment; and
       (2) if that Government applies or transfers United States 
     assistance to any entity for the purpose of expropriating or 
     seizing ownership or control of assets, investments, or 
     ventures.
     Assistance may be furnished without regard to this subsection 
     if the President determines that to do so is in the national 
     interest.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Assistance for the New Independent States of the Former 
     Soviet Union'' shall be made available for assistance for a 
     Government of the New Independent States of the former Soviet 
     Union if that government directs any action in violation of 
     the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any 
     other new independent state, such as those violations 
     included in the Helsinki Final Act: Provided, That such funds 
     may be made available without regard to the restriction in 
     this subsection if the President determines that to do so is 
     in the national security interest of the United States.
       (c) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Assistance for the New Independent States of the Former 
     Soviet Union'' shall be made available for any state to 
     enhance its military capability: Provided, That this 
     restriction does not apply to demilitarization, demining or 
     nonproliferation programs.
       (d) Funds appropriated under the heading ``Assistance for 
     the New Independent States

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     of the Former Soviet Union'' shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (e) Funds made available in this Act for assistance to the 
     New Independent States of the former Soviet Union shall be 
     subject to the provisions of section 117 (relating to 
     environment and natural resources) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961.
       (f) Funds appropriated in this or prior appropriations Acts 
     that are or have been made available for an Enterprise Fund 
     in the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union may 
     be deposited by such Fund in interest-bearing accounts prior 
     to the disbursement of such funds by the Fund for program 
     purposes. The Fund may retain for such program purposes any 
     interest earned on such deposits without returning such 
     interest to the Treasury of the United States and without 
     further appropriation by the Congress. Funds made available 
     for Enterprise Funds shall be expended at the minimum rate 
     necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities.
       (g) In issuing new task orders, entering into contracts, or 
     making grants, with funds appropriated in this Act or prior 
     appropriations Acts under the heading ``Assistance for the 
     New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'' for 
     projects or activities that have as one of their primary 
     purposes the fostering of private sector development, the 
     Coordinator for United States Assistance to the New 
     Independent States and the implementing agency shall 
     encourage the participation of and give significant weight to 
     contractors and grantees who propose investing a significant 
     amount of their own resources (including volunteer services 
     and in-kind contributions) in such projects and activities.
       (h)(1) Withholding of Assistance.--None of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance 
     for the Government of the Russian Federation, after 180 days 
     from the date of enactment of this Act, until agreement has 
     been reached that assistance provided with funds appropriated 
     by this Act will not be subject to customs duties or that 
     legislation has been enacted and is in force that exempts 
     such assistance from being subject to customs duties.
       (2) Waiver.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), assistance may 
     be provided for the Government of the Russian Federation if 
     the President determines that significant progress has been 
     made on reaching an agreement, or enacting and enforcing 
     legislation, that meets the objectives of this section to 
     provide exemption from customs duties for assistance 
     furnished under this Act.


   prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization

       Sec. 518. None of the funds made available to carry out 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may 
     be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method 
     of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to 
     practice abortions. None of the funds made available to carry 
     out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 
     may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary 
     sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or 
     provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo 
     sterilizations. None of the funds made available to carry out 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may 
     be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in 
     whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, 
     abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family 
     planning. None of the funds made available to carry out part 
     I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 
     obligated or expended for any country or organization if the 
     President certifies that the use of these funds by any such 
     country or organization would violate any of the above 
     provisions related to abortions and involuntary 
     sterilizations: Provided, That none of the funds made 
     available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against 
     abortion.


         excess defense articles for central european countries

       Sec. 519. Section 105 of Public Law 104-164 (110 Stat. 
     1427) is amended by striking ``1996 and 1997'' and inserting 
     ``1999 and 2000''.


                   special notification requirements

       Sec. 520. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be obligated or expended for Colombia, Honduras, Haiti, 
     Liberia, Pakistan, Serbia, Sudan, or the Democratic Republic 
     of Congo except as provided through the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.


              definition of program, project, and activity

       Sec. 521. For the purpose of this Act, ``program, project, 
     and activity'' shall be defined at the appropriations Act 
     account level and shall include all appropriations and 
     authorizations Acts earmarks, ceilings, and limitations with 
     the exception that for the following accounts: Economic 
     Support Fund and Foreign Military Financing Program, 
     ``program, project, and activity'' shall also be considered 
     to include country, regional, and central program level 
     funding within each such account; for the development 
     assistance accounts of the Agency for International 
     Development ``program, project, and activity'' shall also be 
     considered to include central program level funding, either 
     as: (1) justified to the Congress; or (2) allocated by the 
     executive branch in accordance with a report, to be provided 
     to the Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of 
     enactment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


               child survival, aids, and other activities

       Sec. 522. Up to $10,000,000 of the funds made available by 
     this Act for assistance for family planning, health, child 
     survival, basic education, AIDS and other infectious 
     diseases, may be used to reimburse United States Government 
     agencies, agencies of State governments, institutions of 
     higher learning, and private and voluntary organizations for 
     the full cost of individuals (including for the personal 
     services of such individuals) detailed or assigned to, or 
     contracted by, as the case may be, the Agency for 
     International Development for the purpose of carrying out 
     family planning activities, child survival, and basic 
     education activities, and activities relating to research on, 
     and the prevention, treatment and control of acquired immune 
     deficiency syndrome or other diseases in developing 
     countries: Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act that 
     are made available for child survival activities or disease 
     programs including activities relating to research on, and 
     the prevention, treatment and control of, acquired immune 
     deficiency syndrome may be made available notwithstanding any 
     provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign 
     countries: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
     title II of this Act may be made available pursuant to 
     section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 if a 
     primary purpose of the assistance is for child survival and 
     related programs: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
     by this Act that are made available for family planning 
     activities may be made available notwithstanding section 512 
     of this Act and section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961.


       prohibition against indirect funding to certain countries

       Sec. 523. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated to finance 
     indirectly any assistance or reparations to Cuba, Iraq, 
     Libya, Iran, Syria, North Korea, or the People's Republic of 
     China, unless the President of the United States certifies 
     that the withholding of these funds is contrary to the 
     national interest of the United States.


                           reciprocal leasing

       Sec. 524. Section 61(a) of the Arms Export Control Act is 
     amended by striking out ``1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the current fiscal year''.


                NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT

       Sec. 525. Prior to providing excess Department of Defense 
     articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall 
     notify the Committees on Appropriations to the same extent 
     and under the same conditions as are other committees 
     pursuant to subsection (c) of that section: Provided, That 
     before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense 
     articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of 
     Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in 
     accordance with the regular notification procedures of such 
     Committees: Provided further, That such Committees shall also 
     be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense 
     articles.


                       AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT

       Sec. 526. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated 
     and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672 
     and section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956.


                           democracy in china

       Sec. 527. Notwithstanding any other provision of law that 
     restricts assistance to foreign countries, funds appropriated 
     by this Act for ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made 
     available to provide general support for nongovernmental 
     organizations located outside the People's Republic of China 
     that have as their primary purpose fostering democracy in 
     that country, and for activities of nongovernmental 
     organizations located outside the People's Republic of China 
     to foster democracy in that country: Provided, That none of 
     the funds made available for activities to foster democracy 
     in the People's Republic of China may be made available for 
     assistance to the government of that country.


       PROHIBITION ON BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST COUNTRIES

       Sec. 528. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated for bilateral assistance under any heading 
     of this Act and funds appropriated under any such heading in 
     a provision of law enacted prior to enactment of this Act, 
     shall not be made available to any country which the 
     President determines--
       (1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or 
     group which has committed an act of international terrorism, 
     or
       (2) otherwise supports international terrorism.
       (b) The President may waive the application of subsection 
     (a) to a country if the President determines that national 
     security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver. The 
     President shall publish each waiver in the Federal Register 
     and, at least fifteen days before the waiver takes effect, 
     shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver 
     (including the justification for the waiver) in accordance 
     with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


                 COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES

       Sec. 529. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) 
     of

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     the Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide financing 
     to Israel, Egypt and NATO and major non-NATO allies for the 
     procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to 
     purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial 
     suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than 
     helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible 
     civilian application), if the President determines that there 
     are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons 
     for those defense articles being provided by commercial lease 
     rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act.


                         COMPETITIVE INSURANCE

       Sec. 530. All Agency for International Development 
     contracts and solicitations, and subcontracts entered into 
     under such contracts, shall include a clause requiring that 
     United States insurance companies have a fair opportunity to 
     bid for insurance when such insurance is necessary or 
     appropriate.


                  STINGERS IN THE PERSIAN GULF REGION

       Sec. 531. Except as provided in section 581 of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1990, the United States may not sell or 
     otherwise make available any Stingers to any country 
     bordering the Persian Gulf under the Arms Export Control Act 
     or chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961.


                          DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT

       Sec. 532. In order to enhance the continued participation 
     of nongovernmental organizations in economic assistance 
     activities under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     including endowments, debt-for-development and debt-for-
     nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a 
     grantee or contractor of the Agency for International 
     Development may place in interest bearing accounts funds made 
     available under this Act or prior Acts or local currencies 
     which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 
     assistance provided under title II of this Act and any 
     interest earned on such investment shall be used for the 
     purpose for which the assistance was provided to that 
     organization.


                           SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

       Sec. 533. (a) Separate Accounts for Local Currencies.--(1) 
     If assistance is furnished to the government of a foreign 
     country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under 
     agreements which result in the generation of local currencies 
     of that country, the Administrator of the Agency for 
     International Development shall--
       (A) require that local currencies be deposited in a 
     separate account established by that government;
       (B) enter into an agreement with that government which sets 
     forth--
       (i) the amount of the local currencies to be generated, and
       (ii) the terms and conditions under which the currencies so 
     deposited may be utilized, consistent with this section; and
       (C) establish by agreement with that government the 
     responsibilities of the Agency for International Development 
     and that government to monitor and account for deposits into 
     and disbursements from the separate account.
       (2) Uses of Local Currencies.--As may be agreed upon with 
     the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a 
     separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent 
     amount of local currencies, shall be used only--
       (A) to carry out chapters 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
     part II (as the case may be), for such purposes as--
       (i) project and sector assistance activities, or
       (ii) debt and deficit financing, or
       (B) for the administrative requirements of the United 
     States Government.
       (3) Programming Accountability.--The Agency for 
     International Development shall take all necessary steps to 
     ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies disbursed 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account 
     established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the 
     purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
       (4) Termination of Assistance Programs.--Upon termination 
     of assistance to a country under chapters 1 or 10 of part I 
     or chapter 4 of part II (as the case may be), any 
     unencumbered balances of funds which remain in a separate 
     account established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
     disposed of for such purposes as may be agreed to by the 
     government of that country and the United States Government.
       (5) Conforming Amendments.--The tenth and eleventh provisos 
     contained under the heading ``Sub-Saharan Africa, Development 
     Assistance'' as included in the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1989 and 
     sections 531(d) and 609 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     are repealed.
       (6) Reporting Requirement.--The Administrator of the Agency 
     for International Development shall report on an annual basis 
     as part of the justification documents submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the use of local currencies 
     for the administrative requirements of the United States 
     Government as authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), and such 
     report shall include the amount of local currency (and United 
     States dollar equivalent) used and/or to be used for such 
     purpose in each applicable country.
       (b) Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers.--(1) If 
     assistance is made available to the government of a foreign 
     country, under chapters 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash 
     transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 
     country shall be required to maintain such funds in a 
     separate account and not commingle them with any other funds.
       (2) Applicability of Other Provisions of Law.--Such funds 
     may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of 
     law which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance 
     including provisions which are referenced in the Joint 
     Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference 
     accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (H. Report No. 98-
     1159).
       (3) Notification.--At least fifteen days prior to 
     obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sector 
     assistance, the President shall submit a notification through 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations, which shall include a detailed description of 
     how the funds proposed to be made available will be used, 
     with a discussion of the United States interests that will be 
     served by the assistance (including, as appropriate, a 
     description of the economic policy reforms that will be 
     promoted by such assistance).
       (4) Exemption.--Nonproject sector assistance funds may be 
     exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1) only 
     through the notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


  compensation for united states executive directors to international 
                         financial institutions

       Sec. 534. (a) No funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     as payment to any international financial institution while 
     the United States Executive Director to such institution is 
     compensated by the institution at a rate which, together with 
     whatever compensation such Director receives from the United 
     States, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual 
     occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or while 
     any alternate United States Director to such institution is 
     compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the 
     rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level 
     V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (b) For purposes of this section, ``international financial 
     institutions'' are: the International Bank for Reconstruction 
     and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
     Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the 
     African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the 
     International Monetary Fund, the North American Development 
     Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development.


         compliance with united nations sanctions against iraq

       Sec. 535. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act to carry out the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (including title IV of chapter 2 of 
     part I, relating to the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation) or the Arms Export Control Act may be used to 
     provide assistance to any country that is not in compliance 
     with the United Nations Security Council sanctions against 
     Iraq unless the President determines and so certifies to the 
     Congress that--
       (1) such assistance is in the national interest of the 
     United States;
       (2) such assistance will directly benefit the needy people 
     in that country; or
       (3) the assistance to be provided will be humanitarian 
     assistance for foreign nationals who have fled Iraq and 
     Kuwait.


           competitive pricing for sales of defense articles

       Sec. 536. Direct costs associated with meeting a foreign 
     customer's additional or unique requirements will continue to 
     be allowable under contracts under section 22(d) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act. Loadings applicable to such direct costs 
     shall be permitted at the same rates applicable to 
     procurement of like items purchased by the Department of 
     Defense for its own use.


  authorities for the peace corps, the inter-american foundation, the 
     african development foundation and the international fund for 
                        agricultural development

       Sec. 537. (a) Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 
     provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 
     contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropriations 
     for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
     programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities 
     authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the 
     Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African Development 
     Foundation Act. The appropriate agency shall promptly report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations whenever it is conducting 
     activities or is proposing to conduct activities in a country 
     for which assistance is prohibited.
       (b) Unless expressly provided to the contrary, limitations 
     on the availability of funds for ``International 
     Organizations and Programs'' in this or any other Act, 
     including prior appropriations Acts, shall not be construed 
     to be applicable to the International Fund for Agricultural 
     Development.


                  impact on jobs in the united states

       Sec. 538. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     obligated or expended to provide--
       (a) any financial incentive to a business enterprise 
     currently located in the United States for the purpose of 
     inducing such an enterprise to relocate outside the United 
     States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce 
     the number of employees of

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     such business enterprise in the United States because United 
     States production is being replaced by such enterprise 
     outside the United States;
       (b) assistance for the purpose of establishing or 
     developing in a foreign country any export processing zone or 
     designated area in which the tax, tariff, labor, environment, 
     and safety laws of that country do not apply, in part or in 
     whole, to activities carried out within that zone or area, 
     unless the President determines and certifies that such 
     assistance is not likely to cause a loss of jobs within the 
     United States; or
       (c) assistance for any project or activity that contributes 
     to the violation of internationally recognized workers 
     rights, as defined in section 502(a)(4) of the Trade Act of 
     1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any 
     designated zone or area in that country: Provided, That in 
     recognition that the application of this subsection should be 
     commensurate with the level of development of the recipient 
     country and sector, the provisions of this subsection shall 
     not preclude assistance for the informal sector in such 
     country, micro and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder 
     agriculture.


                      Serbia-Montenegro and Kosova

       Sec. 539. (a) Restrictions.--None of the funds in this or 
     any other Act may be made available to modify or remove any 
     sanction, prohibition or requirement with respect to Serbia-
     Montenegro unless the President first submits to the Congress 
     a certification described in subsection (c).
       (b) International Financial Institutions.--The Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 
     directors of the international financial institutions to work 
     in opposition to, and vote against, any extension by such 
     institutions of any financial or technical assistance or 
     grants of any kind to the government of Serbia-Montenegro, 
     unless the President first submits to the Congress a 
     certification described in subsection (c).
       (c) Certification.--A certification described in this 
     subsection is a certification that--
       (1) there is substantial improvement in the human rights 
     situation in Kosova;
       (2) international human rights observers are allowed to 
     return to Kosova;
       (3) Serbian, Serbian-Montenegrin federal government 
     officials, and representatives of the ethnic Albanian 
     community in Kosova have agreed on and begun implementation 
     of a negotiated settlement on the future status of Kosova; 
     and
       (4) the government of Serbia-Montenegro is fully complying 
     with its obligations as a signatory to the General Framework 
     Agreement for Peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina including fully 
     cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal for the 
     Former Yugoslavia.
       (d) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the 
     application, in whole or in part, of subsections (a) and (b) 
     if he certifies in writing to the Congress that the waiver is 
     necessary to meet emergency humanitarian needs or to advance 
     negotiations toward a peaceful settlement of the conflict in 
     Kosova that is acceptable to the parties.
       (e) Exemption for Montenegro.--This section shall not apply 
     to Montenegro.


                          special authorities

       Sec. 540. (a) Funds appropriated in titles I and II of this 
     Act that are made available for Afghanistan, Lebanon, 
     Montenegro, and for victims of war, displaced children, 
     displaced Burmese, humanitarian assistance for Romania, and 
     humanitarian assistance for the peoples of Kosova, may be 
     made available notwithstanding any other provision of law.
       (b) Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the 
     provisions of sections 103 through 106 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for the purpose of supporting tropical 
     forestry and biodiversity conservation activities and, 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations, energy programs aimed at 
     reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Provided, That such 
     assistance shall be subject to sections 116, 502B, and 620A 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (c) The Agency for International Development may employ 
     personal services contractors, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for the purpose of administering programs 
     for the West Bank and Gaza.
       (d)(1) Waiver.--The President may waive the provisions of 
     section 1003 of Public Law 100-204 if the President 
     determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the 
     Senate that it is important to the national security 
     interests of the United States.
       (2) Period of Application of Waiver.--Any waiver pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) shall be effective for no more than a period 
     of six months at a time and shall not apply beyond twelve 
     months after enactment of this Act.


        policy on terminating the arab league boycott of israel

       Sec. 541. It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the Arab League countries should immediately and 
     publicly renounce the primary boycott of Israel and the 
     secondary and tertiary boycott of American firms that have 
     commercial ties with Israel;
       (2) the decision by the Arab League in 1997 to reinstate 
     the boycott against Israel was deeply troubling and 
     disappointing;
       (3) the Arab League should immediately rescind its decision 
     on the boycott and its members should develop normal 
     relations with their neighbor Israel; and
       (4) the President should--
       (A) take more concrete steps to encourage vigorously Arab 
     League countries to renounce publicly the primary boycotts of 
     Israel and the secondary and tertiary boycotts of American 
     firms that have commercial relations with Israel as a 
     confidence-building measure;
       (B) take into consideration the participation of any 
     recipient country in the primary boycott of Israel and the 
     secondary and tertiary boycotts of American firms that have 
     commercial relations with Israel when determining whether to 
     sell weapons to said country;
       (C) report to Congress on the specific steps being taken by 
     the President to bring about a public renunciation of the 
     Arab primary boycott of Israel and the secondary and tertiary 
     boycotts of American firms that have commercial relations 
     with Israel and to expand the process of normalizing ties 
     between Arab League countries and Israel; and
       (D) encourage the allies and trading partners of the United 
     States to enact laws prohibiting businesses from complying 
     with the boycott and penalizing businesses that do comply.


                       anti-narcotics activities

       Sec. 542. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', assistance may be provided to 
     strengthen the administration of justice in countries in 
     Latin America and the Caribbean and in other regions 
     consistent with the provisions of section 534(b) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, except that programs to 
     enhance protection of participants in judicial cases may be 
     conducted notwithstanding section 660 of that Act.
       (b) Funds made available pursuant to this section may be 
     made available notwithstanding section 534(c) and the second 
     and third sentences of section 534(e) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.


                       eligibility for assistance

       Sec. 543. (a) Assistance Through Nongovernmental 
     Organizations.--Restrictions contained in this or any other 
     Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be 
     construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of 
     nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this 
     Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, and 11 of 
     part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, and from funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'': 
     Provided, That the President shall take into consideration, 
     in any case in which a restriction on assistance would be 
     applicable but for this subsection, whether assistance in 
     support of programs of nongovernmental organizations is in 
     the national interest of the United States: Provided further, 
     That before using the authority of this subsection to furnish 
     assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental 
     organizations, the President shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations under the regular notification procedures of 
     those committees, including a description of the program to 
     be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons 
     for furnishing such assistance: Provided further, That 
     nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any 
     existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or 
     involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other 
     Act.
       (b) Public Law 480.--During fiscal year 1999, restrictions 
     contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance 
     for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance 
     under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
     of 1954: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated to 
     carry out title I of such Act and made available pursuant to 
     this subsection may be obligated or expended except as 
     provided through the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Exception.--This section shall not apply--
       (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance 
     to countries that support international terrorism; or
       (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
     assistance to countries that violate internationally 
     recognized human rights.


                                earmarks

       Sec. 544. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act which are 
     earmarked may be reprogrammed for other programs within the 
     same account notwithstanding the earmark if compliance with 
     the earmark is made impossible by operation of any provision 
     of this or any other Act or, with respect to a country with 
     which the United States has an agreement providing the United 
     States with base rights or base access in that country, if 
     the President determines that the recipient for which funds 
     are earmarked has significantly reduced its military or 
     economic cooperation with the United States since enactment 
     of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1991; however, before exercising 
     the authority of this subsection with regard to a base rights 
     or base access country which has significantly reduced its 
     military or economic cooperation with the United States, the 
     President shall consult with, and shall provide a written 
     policy justification to the Committees on Appropriations: 
     Provided, That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations: Provided

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     further, That assistance that is reprogrammed pursuant to 
     this subsection shall be made available under the same terms 
     and conditions as originally provided.
       (b) In addition to the authority contained in subsection 
     (a), the original period of availability of funds 
     appropriated by this Act and administered by the Agency for 
     International Development that are earmarked for particular 
     programs or activities by this or any other Act shall be 
     extended for an additional fiscal year if the Administrator 
     of such agency determines and reports promptly to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the termination of 
     assistance to a country or a significant change in 
     circumstances makes it unlikely that such earmarked funds can 
     be obligated during the original period of availability: 
     Provided, That such earmarked funds that are continued 
     available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated 
     only for the purpose of such earmark.


                         ceilings and earmarks

       Sec. 545. Ceilings and earmarks contained in this Act shall 
     not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such 
     Act specifically so directs. Earmarks or minimum funding 
     requirements contained in any other Act shall not be 
     applicable to funds appropriated by this Act.


                 prohibition on publicity or propaganda

       Sec. 546. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within 
     the United States not authorized before the date of enactment 
     of this Act by the Congress: Provided, That not to exceed 
     $750,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions of 
     section 316 of Public Law 96-533.


            purchase of american-made equipment and products

       Sec. 547. (a) To the maximum extent possible, assistance 
     provided under this Act should make full use of American 
     resources, including commodities, products, and services.
       (b) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest 
     extent practicable, all agriculture commodities, equipment 
     and products purchased with funds made available in this Act 
     should be American-made.
       (c) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into 
     any contract with, any entity using funds made available in 
     this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest 
     extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice 
     describing the statement made in subsection (b) by the 
     Congress.


           prohibition of payments to united nations members

       Sec. 548. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any 
     assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United 
     Nations.


                          consulting services

       Sec. 549. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures 
     are a matter of public record and available for public 
     inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
     law, or under existing Executive order pursuant to existing 
     law.


             private voluntary organizations--documentation

       Sec. 550. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act shall be available to a private 
     voluntary organization which fails to provide upon timely 
     request any document, file, or record necessary to the 
     auditing requirements of the Agency for International 
     Development.


  Prohibition on Assistance to Foreign Governments that Export Lethal 
   Military Equipment to Countries Supporting International Terrorism

       Sec. 551. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be available to any foreign 
     government which provides lethal military equipment to a 
     country the government of which the Secretary of State has 
     determined is a terrorist government for purposes of section 
     40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act or any other comparable 
     provision of law. The prohibition under this section with 
     respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12 months 
     after that government ceases to provide such military 
     equipment. This section applies with respect to lethal 
     military equipment provided under a contract entered into 
     after October 1, 1997.
       (b) Assistance restricted by subsection (a) or any other 
     similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President 
     determines that furnishing such assistance is important to 
     the national interests of the United States.
       (c) Whenever the waiver of subsection (b) is exercised, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report with respect to the furnishing of such 
     assistance. Any such report shall include a detailed 
     explanation of the assistance estimated to be provided, 
     including the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and 
     an explanation of how the assistance furthers United States 
     national interests.


 withholding of assistance for parking fines owed by foreign countries

       Sec. 552. (a) In General.--Of the funds made available for 
     a foreign country under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, an amount equivalent to 110 percent of the total 
     unpaid fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties owed to 
     the District of Columbia by such country as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act shall be withheld from obligation for 
     such country until the Secretary of State certifies and 
     reports in writing to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that such fines and penalties are fully paid to 
     the government of the District of Columbia.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on International Relations and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.


    limitation on assistance for the plo for the west bank and gaza

       Sec. 553. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation 
     Organization for the West Bank and Gaza unless the President 
     has exercised the authority under section 604(a) of the 
     Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 (title VI of 
     Public Law 104-107) or any other legislation to suspend or 
     make inapplicable section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 and that suspension is still in effect: Provided, 
     That if the President fails to make the certification under 
     section 604(b)(2) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act 
     of 1995 or to suspend the prohibition under other 
     legislation, funds appropriated by this Act may not be 
     obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation 
     Organization for the West Bank and Gaza.


                     war crimes tribunals drawdown

       Sec. 554. If the President determines that doing so will 
     contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide 
     or other violations of international humanitarian law, the 
     President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, of up to 
     $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United 
     Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the 
     former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or 
     such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may 
     establish to deal with such violations, without regard to the 
     ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof: 
     Provided, That the determination required under this section 
     shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required 
     under section 552(c): Provided further, That sixty days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, and every one hundred 
     eighty days thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations describing the 
     steps the United States Government is taking to collect 
     information regarding allegations of genocide or other 
     violations of international law in the former Yugoslavia and 
     to furnish that information to the United Nations War Crimes 
     Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: Provided further, That 
     the drawdown made under this section for any tribunal shall 
     not be construed as an endorsement or precedent for the 
     establishment of any standing or permanent international 
     criminal tribunal or court: Provided further, That funds made 
     available for tribunals or commissions other than for 
     Yugoslavia or Rwanda shall be made available subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


                               landmines

       Sec. 555. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     demining equipment available to the Agency for International 
     Development and the Department of State and used in support 
     of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for 
     humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in 
     foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as 
     the President may prescribe.


           restrictions concerning the palestinian authority

       Sec. 556. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     obligated or expended to create in any part of Jerusalem a 
     new office of any department or agency of the United States 
     Government for the purpose of conducting official United 
     States Government business with the Palestinian Authority 
     over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing 
     entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of 
     Principles: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply 
     to the acquisition of additional space for the existing 
     Consulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further, That 
     meetings between officers and employees of the United States 
     and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor 
     Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO 
     Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of conducting 
     official United States Government business with such 
     authority should continue to take place in locations other 
     than Jerusalem. As has been true in the past, officers and 
     employees of the United States Government may continue to 
     meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians 
     (including those who now occupy positions in the Palestinian 
     Authority), have social contacts, and have incidental 
     discussions.


               prohibition of payment of certain expenses

       Sec. 557. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act under the heading ``International 
     Military Education and Training '' or ``Foreign Military 
     Financing Program'' for Informational Program activities may 
     be obligated or expended to pay for--
       (1) alcoholic beverages;
       (2) food (other than food provided at a military 
     installation) not provided in conjunction with Informational 
     Program trips where

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     students do not stay at a military installation; or
       (3) entertainment expenses for activities that are 
     substantially of a recreational character, including entrance 
     fees at sporting events and amusement parks.


                     equitable allocation of funds

       Sec. 558. Not more than 17 percent of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 
     sections 103 through 106 and chapter 4 of part II of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, that are made available for 
     Latin America and the Caribbean region may be made available, 
     through bilateral and Latin America and the Caribbean 
     regional programs, to provide assistance for any country in 
     such region.


                  special debt relief for the poorest

       Sec. 559. (a) Authority To Reduce Debt.--The President may 
     reduce amounts owed to the United States (or any agency of 
     the United States) by an eligible country as a result of--
       (1) guarantees issued under sections 221 and 222 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;
       (2) credits extended or guarantees issued under the Arms 
     Export Control Act; or
       (3) any obligation or portion of such obligation for a 
     Latin American country, to pay for purchases of United States 
     agricultural commodities guaranteed by the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation under export credit guarantee programs authorized 
     pursuant to section 5(f ) of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     Charter Act of June 29, 1948, as amended, section 4(b) of the 
     Food for Peace Act of 1966, as amended (Public Law 89-808), 
     or section 202 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as 
     amended (Public Law 95-501).
       (b) Limitations.--
       (1) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised only to implement multilateral official debt relief 
     ad referendum agreements, commonly referred to as ``Paris 
     Club Agreed Minutes''.
       (2) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised only in such amounts or to such extent as is 
     provided in advance by appropriations Acts.
       (3) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised only with respect to countries with heavy debt 
     burdens that are eligible to borrow from the International 
     Development Association, but not from the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development, commonly referred to as 
     ``IDA-only'' countries.
       (c) Conditions.--The authority provided by subsection (a) 
     may be exercised only with respect to a country whose 
     government--
       (1) does not have an excessive level of military 
     expenditures;
       (2) has not repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism;
       (3) is not failing to cooperate on international narcotics 
     control matters;
       (4) (including its military or other security forces) does 
     not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of 
     internationally recognized human rights; and
       (5) is not ineligible for assistance because of the 
     application of section 527 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995.
       (d) Availability of Funds.--The authority provided by 
     subsection (a) may be used only with regard to funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Debt 
     restructuring ''.
       (e) Certain Prohibitions Inapplicable.--A reduction of debt 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be considered assistance 
     for purposes of any provision of law limiting assistance to a 
     country. The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised notwithstanding section 620(r) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.


             authority to engage in debt buybacks or sales

       Sec. 560. (a) Loans Eligible for Sale, Reduction, or 
     Cancellation.--
       (1) Authority to sell, reduce, or cancel certain loans.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President 
     may, in accordance with this section, sell to any eligible 
     purchaser any concessional loan or portion thereof made 
     before January 1, 1995, pursuant to the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, to the government of any eligible country as 
     defined in section 702(6) of that Act or on receipt of 
     payment from an eligible purchaser, reduce or cancel such 
     loan or portion thereof, only for the purpose of 
     facilitating--
       (A) debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or 
     debt-for-nature swaps; or
       (B) a debt buyback by an eligible country of its own 
     qualified debt, only if the eligible country uses an 
     additional amount of the local currency of the eligible 
     country, equal to not less than 40 percent of the price paid 
     for such debt by such eligible country, or the difference 
     between the price paid for such debt and the face value of 
     such debt, to support activities that link conservation and 
     sustainable use of natural resources with local community 
     development, and child survival and other child development, 
     in a manner consistent with sections 707 through 710 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, if the sale, reduction, or 
     cancellation would not contravene any term or condition of 
     any prior agreement relating to such loan.
       (2) Terms and conditions.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the President shall, in accordance with 
     this section, establish the terms and conditions under which 
     loans may be sold, reduced, or canceled pursuant to this 
     section.
       (3) Administration.--The Facility, as defined in section 
     702(8) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall notify 
     the administrator of the agency primarily responsible for 
     administering part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of 
     purchasers that the President has determined to be eligible, 
     and shall direct such agency to carry out the sale, 
     reduction, or cancellation of a loan pursuant to this 
     section. Such agency shall make an adjustment in its accounts 
     to reflect the sale, reduction, or cancellation.
       (4) Limitation.--The authorities of this subsection shall 
     be available only to the extent that appropriations for the 
     cost of the modification, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, are made in advance.
       (b) Deposit of Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale, 
     reduction, or cancellation of any loan sold, reduced, or 
     canceled pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the 
     United States Government account or accounts established for 
     the repayment of such loan.
       (c) Eligible Purchasers.--A loan may be sold pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1)(A) only to a purchaser who presents plans 
     satisfactory to the President for using the loan for the 
     purpose of engaging in debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-
     development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps.
       (d) Debtor Consultations.--Before the sale to any eligible 
     purchaser, or any reduction or cancellation pursuant to this 
     section, of any loan made to an eligible country, the 
     President should consult with the country concerning the 
     amount of loans to be sold, reduced, or canceled and their 
     uses for debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, 
     or debt-for-nature swaps.
       (e) Availability of Funds.--The authority provided by 
     subsection (a) may be used only with regard to funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Debt 
     restructuring ''.


                   limitation on assistance for haiti

       Sec. 561. (a) Limitation.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be made available for assistance for the central 
     Government of Haiti only if the President reports to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate that the Government of Haiti--
       (1) has completed privatization of (or placed under long-
     term private management or concession) three major public 
     entities including the completion of all required 
     incorporating documents, the transfer of assets, and the 
     eviction of unauthorized occupants of the land or facility;
       (2) has re-signed or is implementing the bilateral 
     Repatriation Agreement with the United States and in the 
     preceding six months that the central Government of Haiti is 
     cooperating with the United States in halting illegal 
     emigration from Haiti;
       (3) is conducting thorough investigations of extrajudicial 
     and political killings and has made substantial progress in 
     bringing to justice a person or persons responsible for one 
     or more extrajudicial or political killings in Haiti, and is 
     cooperating with United States authorities and with United 
     States-funded technical advisors to the Haitian National 
     Police in such investigations;
       (4) has taken action to remove from the Haitian National 
     Police, national palace and residential guard, ministerial 
     guard, and any other public security entity or unit of Haiti 
     those individuals who are credibly alleged to have engaged in 
     or conspired to conceal gross violations of internationally 
     recognized human rights or credibly alleged to have engaged 
     in or conspired to engage in narcotics trafficking; and
       (5) has ratified or is implementing the maritime counter-
     narcotics agreements signed in October 1997.
       (b) Availability of Electoral Assistance.--The limitation 
     in subsection (a) shall not apply to funds appropriated by 
     this Act that are made available to support elections in 
     Haiti if the President reports to the Congress that the 
     central Government of Haiti:
       (1) has achieved a transparent settlement of the contested 
     April 1997 elections; and
       (2) has made concrete progress on the constitution of a 
     credible and competent provisional electoral council that is 
     acceptable to a broad spectrum of political parties and civic 
     groups.
       (c) Exceptions.--The limitations in subsections (a) and (b) 
     shall not apply to the provision of--
       (1) counter-narcotics assistance, support for the Haitian 
     National Police's Special Investigations Unit and anti-
     corruption programs, the International Criminal Investigative 
     Assistance Program, and assistance in support of Haitian 
     customs and maritime officials;
       (2) food assistance management and support;
       (3) assistance for urgent humanitarian needs, such as 
     medical and other supplies and services in support of 
     community health services, schools, and orphanages; and
       (4) not more than $3,000,000 for the development and 
     support of political parties and civic groups.
       (d) Waiver.--At any time after 150 days from the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State may waive the 
     requirements contained in subsection (a)(1) if she reports to 
     the Committees specified in subsection (a) that the 
     Government of Haiti has satisfied the requirements of 
     subsection (a)(1) with regard to one major public entity and 
     has satisfied the remaining requirements of subsection (a).
       (e) Reports.--The Secretary of State shall provide to the 
     Committees specified in subsection (a) on a quarterly basis--

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       (1) in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, a 
     report on the status and number of United States personnel 
     deployed in and around Haiti on Department of Defense, Drug 
     Enforcement Administration, and United Nations missions, 
     including displays by functional or operational assignment 
     for such personnel and the cost to the United States of these 
     operations; and
       (2) the monthly reports, prepared during the previous 
     quarter, of the Organization of American States/United 
     Nations International Civilian Mission to Haiti (MICIVIH).
       (f) Administration of Justice Assistance.--(1) The 
     limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply to funds 
     appropriated under this Act that are made available for the 
     Ministry of Justice for the training of judges if the 
     President determines and reports to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
     on International Relations of the House of Representatives, 
     that Haiti's Minister of Justice--
       (A) has demonstrated a commitment to the professionalism of 
     judicial personnel by consistently placing students graduated 
     by the Judicial School in appropriate judicial positions and 
     has made a commitment to share program costs associated with 
     the Judicial School; and
       (B) is making progress in making the judicial branch in 
     Haiti independent from the executive branch.
       (2) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     funds to support the training of prosecutors, judicial 
     mentoring, legal assistance, and case management.


  requirement for disclosure of foreign aid in report of secretary of 
                                 state

       Sec. 562. (a) Foreign Aid Reporting Requirement.--In 
     addition to the voting practices of a foreign country, the 
     report required to be submitted to Congress under section 
     406(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal 
     years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2414a), shall include a side-
     by-side comparison of individual countries' overall support 
     for the United States at the United Nations and the amount of 
     United States assistance provided to such country in fiscal 
     year 1998.
       (b) United States Assistance.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``United States assistance'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 481(e)(4) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(4)).


   restrictions on voluntary contributions to united nations agencies

       Sec. 563. (a) Prohibition on Voluntary Contributions for 
     the United Nations.--None of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act may be made available to pay any voluntary contribution 
     of the United States to the United Nations (including the 
     United Nations Development Program) if the United Nations 
     implements or imposes any taxation on any United States 
     persons.
       (b) Certification Required for Disbursement of Funds.--None 
     of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available 
     to pay any voluntary contribution of the United States to the 
     United Nations (including the United Nations Development 
     Program) unless the President certifies to the Congress 15 
     days in advance of such payment that the United Nations is 
     not engaged in any effort to implement or impose any taxation 
     on United States persons in order to raise revenue for the 
     United Nations or any of its specialized agencies.
       (c) Definitions.--As used in this section the term ``United 
     States person'' refers to--
       (1) a natural person who is a citizen or national of the 
     United States; or
       (2) a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity 
     organized under the United States or any State, territory, 
     possession, or district of the United States.


                           burma labor report

       Sec. 564. Not later than ninety days after enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall provide to the 
     Committees on Appropriations a report addressing labor 
     practices in Burma: Provided, That the report shall provide 
     comprehensive details on child labor practices, worker's 
     rights, forced relocation of laborers, forced labor performed 
     to support the tourism industry, and forced labor performed 
     in conjunction with, and in support of, the Yadonna gas 
     pipeline: Provided further, That the report should address 
     whether the government is in compliance with international 
     labor standards: Provided further, That the report should 
     provide details regarding the United States government's 
     efforts to address and correct practices of forced labor in 
     Burma.


                                 HAITI

       Sec. 565. The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to 
     purchase defense articles and services under the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the civilian-led 
     Haitian National Police and Coast Guard: Provided, That the 
     authority provided by this section shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


         limitation on assistance to the palestinian authority

       Sec. 566. (a) Prohibition of Funds.--None of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds 
     to the Palestinian Authority.
       (b) Waiver.--The prohibition included in subsection (a) 
     shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate that waiving such prohibition is 
     important to the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       (c) Period of Application of Waiver.--Any waiver pursuant 
     to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a 
     period of six months at a time and shall not apply beyond 
     twelve months after enactment of this Act.


         limitation on assistance to the government of croatia

       Sec. 567. None of the funds appropriated by title II of 
     this Act may be made available to the Government of Croatia 
     to relocate the remains of Croatian Ustashe soldiers, at the 
     site of the World War II concentration camp at Jasenovac, 
     Croatia.


              limitation on assistance to security forces

       Sec. 568. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be provided to any unit of the security forces of a foreign 
     country if the Secretary of State has credible evidence that 
     such unit has committed gross violations of human rights, 
     unless the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees 
     on Appropriations that the government of such country is 
     taking effective measures to bring the responsible members of 
     the security forces unit to justice: Provided, That nothing 
     in this section shall be construed to withhold funds made 
     available by this Act from any unit of the security forces of 
     a foreign country not credibly alleged to be involved in 
     gross violations of human rights: Provided further, That in 
     the event that funds are withheld from any unit pursuant to 
     this section, the Secretary of State shall promptly inform 
     the foreign government of the basis for such action and 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist the foreign 
     government in taking effective measures to bring the 
     responsible members of the security forces to justice.


      limitations on transfer of military equipment to east timor

       Sec. 569. In any agreement for the sale, transfer, or 
     licensing of any lethal equipment or helicopter for Indonesia 
     entered into by the United States pursuant to the authority 
     of this Act or any other Act, the agreement shall state that 
     the United States expects that the items will not be used in 
     East Timor: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit Indonesia's inherent right to legitimate 
     national self-defense as recognized under the United Nations 
     Charter and international law.


restrictions on assistance to countries providing sanctuary to indicted 
                             war criminals

       Sec. 570. (a) Bilateral Assistance.--None of the funds made 
     available by this or any prior Act making appropriations for 
     foreign operations, export financing and related programs, 
     may be provided for any country, entity or canton described 
     in subsection (e).
       (b) Multilateral Assistance.--
       (1) Prohibition.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     instruct the United States executive directors of the 
     international financial institutions to work in opposition 
     to, and vote against, any extension by such institutions of 
     any financial or technical assistance or grants of any kind 
     to any country or entity described in subsection (e).
       (2) Notification.--Not less than 15 days before any vote in 
     an international financial institution regarding the 
     extension of financial or technical assistance or grants to 
     any country or entity described in subsection (e), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of State, shall provide to the Committee on Appropriations 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives a written 
     justification for the proposed assistance, including an 
     explanation of the United States position regarding any such 
     vote, as well as a description of the location of the 
     proposed assistance by municipality, its purpose, and its 
     intended beneficiaries.
       (3) Definition.--The term ``international financial 
     institution'' includes the International Monetary Fund, the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the 
     International Development Association, the International 
     Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guaranty 
     Agency, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development.
       (c) Exceptions.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall not apply to the provision of--
       (A) humanitarian assistance;
       (B) democratization assistance;
       (C) assistance for cross border physical infrastructure 
     projects involving activities in both a sanctioned country, 
     entity, or canton and a nonsanctioned contiguous country, 
     entity, or canton, if the project is primarily located in and 
     primarily benefits the nonsanctioned country, entity, or 
     canton and if the portion of the project located in the 
     sanctioned country, entity, or canton is necessary only to 
     complete the project;
       (D) small-scale assistance projects or activities requested 
     by United States Armed Forces that promote good relations 
     between such forces and the officials and citizens of the 
     areas in the United States SFOR sector of Bosnia;
       (E) implementation of the Brcko Arbitral Decision;
       (F) lending by the international financial institutions to 
     a country or entity to support common monetary and fiscal 
     policies at

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     the national level as contemplated by the Dayton Agreement; 
     or
       (G) direct lending to a non-sanctioned entity, or lending 
     passed on by the national government to a non-sanctioned 
     entity.
       (H) assistance to the International Police Task Force for 
     the training of a civilian police force.
       (2) Notification.--Every 30 days the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of the Agency for 
     International Development, shall publish in the Federal 
     Register and/or in a comparable publicly accessible document 
     or internet site, a listing and justification of any 
     assistance that is obligated within that period of time for 
     any country, entity, or canton described in subsection (e), 
     including a description of the purpose of the assistance 
     project and its location, by municipality.
       (d) Further limitations.--Notwithstanding subsection (c)--
       (1) no assistance may be made available by this Act, or any 
     prior Act making appropriations for foreign operations, 
     export financing and related programs, in any country, 
     entity, or canton described in subsection (e), for a program, 
     project, or activity in which a publicly indicted war 
     criminal is known to have any financial or material interest; 
     and
       (2) no assistance (other than emergency foods or medical 
     assistance or demining assistance) may be made available by 
     this Act, or any prior Act making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing and related programs for any 
     program, project, or activity in a community within any 
     country, entity or canton described in subsection (e) if 
     competent authorities within that community are not complying 
     with the provisions of Article IX and Annex 4, Article II, 
     paragraph 8 of the Dayton Agreement relating to war crimes 
     and the Tribunal.
       (e) Sanctioned Country, Entity, or Canton.--A sanctioned 
     country, entity, or canton described in this section is one 
     whose competent authorities have failed, as determined by the 
     Secretary of State, to take necessary and significant steps 
     to apprehend and transfer to the Tribunal all persons who 
     have been publicly indicted by the Tribunal.
       (f) Waiver.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     application of subsection (a) or subsection (b) with respect 
     to specified bilateral programs or international financial 
     institution projects or programs in a sanctioned country, 
     entity, or canton upon providing a written determination to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations 
     and the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives that such assistance directly supports the 
     implementation of the Dayton Agreement and its Annexes, which 
     include the obligation to apprehend and transfer indicted war 
     criminals to the Tribunal.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 15 days after the date of any 
     written determination under paragraph (1) the Secretary of 
     State shall submit a report to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
     on International Relations of the House of Representatives 
     regarding the status of efforts to secure the voluntary 
     surrender or apprehension and transfer of persons indicted by 
     the Tribunal, in accordance with the Dayton Agreement, and 
     outlining obstacles to achieving this goal; and
       (3) Assistance programs and projects affected.--Any waiver 
     made pursuant to this subsection shall be effective only with 
     respect to a specified bilateral program or multilateral 
     assistance project or program identified in the determination 
     of the Secretary of State to Congress.
       (g) Termination of Sanctions.--The sanctions imposed 
     pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) with respect to a country 
     or entity shall cease to apply only if the Secretary of State 
     determines and certifies to Congress that the authorities of 
     that country, entity, or canton have apprehended and 
     transferred to the Tribunal all persons who have been 
     publicly indicted by the Tribunal.
       (h) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) Country.--The term ``country'' means Bosnia-
     Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro.
       (2) Entity.--The term ``entity'' refers to the Federation 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska.
       (3) Canton.--The term ``canton'' means the administrative 
     units in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (4) Dayton agreement.--The term ``Dayton Agreement'' means 
     the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina, together with annexes relating thereto, done at 
     Dayton, November 10 through 16, 1995.
       (5) Tribunal.--The term ``Tribunal'' means the 
     International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
       (i) Role of Human Rights Organizations and Government 
     Agencies.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary of 
     State, the Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development, and the executive directors of the international 
     financial institutions shall consult with representatives of 
     human rights organizations and all government agencies with 
     relevant information to help prevent publicly indicted war 
     criminals from benefitting from any financial or technical 
     assistance or grants provided to any country or entity 
     described in subsection (e).


ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO STOCKPILING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR 
                           FOREIGN COUNTRIES

       Sec. 571. (a) Value of Additions to Stockpiles.--Section 
     514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking the word ``and'' after 
     ``1997'', and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``and 
     $340,000,000 for fiscal year 1999''.
       (b) Requirements Relating to the Republic of Korea and 
     Thailand.--Section 514(b)(2)(B) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2321h(b)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Of the amount specified in subparagraph (A) for 
     fiscal year 1999, not more than $320,000,000 may be made 
     available for stockpiles in the Republic of Korea and not 
     more than $20,000,000 may be made available for stockpiles in 
     Thailand.''.


 To Prohibit Foreign Assistance to the Government of Russia should it 
 enact laws which would discriminate against minority religious faiths 
                       in the Russian Federation

       Sec. 572. None of the funds appropriated under this Act may 
     be made available for the Government of Russian Federation, 
     after 180 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless 
     the President determines and certifies in writing to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate that the Government of the Russian 
     Federation has implemented no statute, executive order, 
     regulation or similar government action that would 
     discriminate, or would have as its principal effect 
     discrimination, against religious groups or religious 
     communities in the Russian Federation in violation of 
     accepted international agreements on human rights and 
     religious freedoms to which the Russian Federation is a 
     party.


                        Greenhouse Gas Emissions

       Sec. 573. (a) Funds made available in this Act to support 
     programs or activities promoting country participation in the 
     Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change 
     (FCCC) shall only be made available subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (b) The President shall provide a detailed account of all 
     Federal agency obligations and expenditures for climate 
     change programs and activities, domestic and international, 
     for fiscal year 1998, planned obligations for such activities 
     in fiscal year 1999, and any plan for programs thereafter 
     related to the implementation or the furtherance of protocols 
     pursuant to, or related to negotiations to amend the FCCC in 
     conjunction with the President's submission of the Budget of 
     the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2000: Provided, 
     That such report shall include an accounting of expenditures 
     by agency with each agency identifying climate change 
     activities and associated costs by line item as presented in 
     the President's Budget Appendix.


withholding assistance to countries violating united nations sanctions 
                             against libya

       Sec. 574. (a) Withholding of Assistance.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), whenever the President determines 
     and certifies to Congress that the government of any country 
     is violating any sanction against Libya imposed pursuant to 
     United Nations Security Council Resolution 731, 748, or 883, 
     then not less than 5 percent of the funds allocated for the 
     country under section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 out of appropriations in this Act shall be withheld from 
     obligation or expenditure for that country.
       (b) Exception.--The requirement to withhold funds under 
     subsection (a) shall not apply to funds appropriated in this 
     Act for allocation under section 653(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for development assistance or for 
     humanitarian assistance.
       (c) Waiver.--Funds may be provided for a country without 
     regard to subsection (a) if the President determines that to 
     do so is in the national security interest of the United 
     States.


       AID TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

       Sec. 575. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be provided for assistance for the central Government of 
     the Democratic Government of Congo until such time as the 
     President reports in writing to the Congress that the central 
     Government is--
       (1) investigating and prosecuting those responsible for 
     human rights violations committed in the Democratic Republic 
     of Congo; and
       (2) implementing a credible democratic transition program.
       (b) This section shall not apply to assistance to promote 
     democracy and the rule of law as part of a plan to implement 
     a credible democratic transition program.


                     assistance for the middle east

       Sec. 576. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Foreign Military 
     Financing '', ``International Military Education and Training 
     '', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', for refugees resettling in 
     Israel under the heading ``Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance'', and for assistance for Israel to carry out 
     provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 under the heading ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
     Terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs'', not more than a 
     total of $5,402,850,000 may be made available for Israel, 
     Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon,

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     the West Bank and Gaza, the Israel-Lebanon Monitoring Group, 
     the Multinational Force and Observers, the Middle East 
     Regional Democracy Fund, Middle East Regional Cooperation, 
     and Middle East Multilateral Working Groups: Provided, That 
     any funds that were appropriated under such headings in prior 
     fiscal years and that were at the time of enactment of this 
     Act obligated or allocated for other recipients may not 
     during fiscal year 1999 be made available for activities 
     that, if funded under this Act, would be required to count 
     against this ceiling: Provided further, That funds may be 
     made available notwithstanding the requirements of this 
     section if the President determines and certifies to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that it is important to the 
     national security interest of the United States to do so and 
     any such additional funds shall only be provided through the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


                      enterprise fund restrictions

       Sec. 577. Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting 
     from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an 
     Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance 
     with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations, a plan for the distribution of the assets of 
     the Enterprise Fund.


                                cambodia

       Sec. 578. The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the 
     United States executive directors of the international 
     financial institutions to use the voice and vote of the 
     United States to oppose loans to the Government of Cambodia, 
     except loans to support basic human needs.


                 export financing transfer authorities

       Sec. 579. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     other than for administrative expenses made available for 
     fiscal year 1999 for programs under title I of this Act may 
     be transferred between such appropriations for use for any of 
     the purposes, programs and activities for which the funds in 
     such receiving account may be used, but no such 
     appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 
     shall be increased by more than 25 percent by any such 
     transfer: Provided, That the exercise of such authority shall 
     be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.


                 authorization for population planning

       Sec. 580. (a) Not to exceed $385,000,000 of the funds 
     appropriated in title II of this Act may be available for 
     population planning activities or other population 
     assistance.
       (b) Such funds may be apportioned only on a monthly basis, 
     and such monthly apportionments may not exceed 8.34 percent 
     of the total available for such activities.


   REPORT ON ALL UNITED STATES MILITARY TRAINING PROVIDED TO FOREIGN 
                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

       Sec. 581. (a) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     State shall jointly provide to the Congress by January 31, 
     1999, a report on all military training provided to foreign 
     military personnel under programs administered by the 
     Department of Defense and the Department of State during 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999, including those proposed for 
     fiscal year 1999. This report shall include, for each such 
     military training activity, the foreign policy justification 
     and purpose for the training activity, the cost of the 
     training activity, the number of foreign students trained and 
     their units of operation, and the location of the training. 
     In addition, this report shall also include, with respect to 
     United States personnel, the operational benefits to United 
     States forces derived from each such training activity and 
     the United States military units involved in each such 
     training activity. This report may include a classified annex 
     if deemed necessary and appropriate.
       (b) For purposes of this section a report to Congress shall 
     be deemed to mean a report to the Appropriations and Foreign 
     Relations Committees of the Senate and the Appropriations and 
     International Relations Committees of the House of 
     Representatives.


            korean peninsula energy development organization

       Sec. 582. (a) Of the funds made available under the heading 
     ``Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
     Programs'', not to exceed $35,000,000 may be made available 
     for the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization 
     (hereafter referred to in this section as ``KEDO''), 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, only for the 
     administrative expenses and heavy fuel oil costs associated 
     with the Agreed Framework: Provided, That none of these funds 
     may be made available until March 1, 1999.
       (b) of the funds made available for KEDO, up to $15,000,000 
     may be made available prior to June 1, 1999, if, thirty days 
     prior to such obligation of funds, the President certifies 
     and so reports to Congress that:
       (1)(A) the parties to the Agreed Framework have taken and 
     continue to take demonstrable steps to assure that progress 
     is made on the implementation of the January 1, 1992, Joint 
     Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula 
     in which the government of North Korea has committed not to 
     test, manufacture, produce, receive, possess, store, deploy 
     or use nuclear weapons:
       (B) the parties to the Agreed Framework have taken and 
     continue to take demonstrable steps to assure that progress 
     is made on the implementation of the North-South dialogue; 
     and
       (C) North Korea is complying with all provisions of the 
     Agreed Framework and with the Confidential Minute between 
     North Korea and the United States.
       (2) North Korea is cooperating fully in the canning and 
     safe storage of all spent fuel from its graphite-moderated 
     nuclear reactors;
       (3) North Korea has not significantly diverted assistance 
     provided by the United States for purposes for which it was 
     not intended; and
       (4) The United States is fully engaged in efforts to impede 
     North Korea's development and export of ballistic missiles; 
     and
       (c) Of the funds made available for KEDO, up to $20,000,000 
     may be made available on or after June 1, 1999, if, thirty 
     days prior to such obligation of funds, the President 
     certifies and so reports to Congress that:
       (1) the United States has initiated meaningful discussions 
     with North Korea on implementation of the Joint Declaration 
     on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula;
       (2) the United States has reached agreement with North 
     Korea on the means for satisfying U.S. concerns regarding 
     suspect underground construction, and;
       (3) the United States is making significant progress on 
     reducing and eliminating the North Korean ballistic missile 
     threat, including its ballistic missile exports.
       (d) The President may waive the certification requirements 
     of subsections (b) and (c) if the President determines that 
     it is vital to the national security interests of the United 
     States and provides written policy justifications to the 
     appropriate congressional committees prior to his exercise of 
     such waiver. No funds may be obligated for KEDO until 30 days 
     after submission to Congress of such waiver.
       (e) Not later than January 1, 1999, the Presidential shall 
     name a ``North Korea Policy Coordinator'', who shall conduct 
     a full and complete interagency review of United States 
     policy toward North Korea, shall provide policy direction for 
     negotiations with North Korea related to nuclear weapons, 
     ballistic missiles, and other security related issues, and 
     shall also provide leadership for United States participation 
     in KEDO.
       (f) The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees an annual report (to be submitted 
     with the annual presentation for appropriations) providing a 
     full and detailed accounting of the fiscal year request for 
     the United States contribution to KEDO, the expected 
     operating budget of the KEDO, to include unpaid debt, 
     proposed annual costs associated with heavy fuel oil 
     purchases, and the amount of funds pledged by other donor 
     nations and organizations to support KEDO activities on a per 
     country basis, and other related activities.
       (g) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees an annual report on the 
     degree to which KEDO's mission and the Agreed Framework 
     continue to promote important United States national security 
     interests, contribute to delaying North Korean indigenous 
     development of nuclear weapons-related technology, and 
     positively impact the level of tension on the Korean 
     Peninsula.


   National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial 
                                Policies

       Sec. 583. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     each annual report required by subsection 1701(a) of the 
     International Financial Institutions Act, as amended (Public 
     Law 95-118, 22 U.S.C. 262r), shall comprise--
       (1) an assessment of the effectiveness of the major 
     policies and operations of the international financial 
     institutions;
       (2) the major issues affecting United States participation;
       (3) the major developments in the past year;
       (4) the prospects for the coming year;
       (5) the progress made and steps taken to achieve United 
     States policy goals (including major policy goals embodied in 
     current law) with respect to the international financial 
     institutions; and
       (6) such data and explanations concerning the 
     effectiveness, operations, and policies of the international 
     financial institutions, such recommendations concerning the 
     international financial institutions, and such other data and 
     material as the Chairman may deem appropriate.
       (b) The requirements of Sections 1602(e), 1603(c), 1604(c), 
     and 1701(b) of the International Financial Institutions Act, 
     as amended (Public Law 95-118, 22 U.S.C. 262p-1, 262p-2, 
     262p-3 and 262(r)), Section 2018(c) of the International 
     Narcotics Control Act of 1986, as amended (Public Law 99-570, 
     22 U.S.C. 2291 note), Section 407(c) of the Foreign Debt 
     Reserving Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-240, 22 U.S.C. 2291 
     note), Section 14(c) of the Inter-American Development Bank 
     Act, as amended (Public Law 86-147, 22 U.S.C. 283j-1(c)), and 
     Section 1002 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian 
     Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 (Public Law 
     102-511) (22 U.S.C. 286ll(b)) shall no longer apply to the 
     contents of such annual reports.


 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

       Sec. 584. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, 
     technical support, consulting services, or any other form of 
     assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.

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       REPORT ON IRAQI DEVELOPMENT OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

       Sec. 585. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) Iraq is continuing efforts to mask the extent of its 
     weapons of mass destruction and missile programs;
       (2) proposals to relax the current international inspection 
     regime would have potentially dangerous consequences for 
     international security; and
       (3) Iraq has demonstrated time and again that it cannot be 
     trusted to abide by international norms or by its own 
     agreements, and that the only way the international community 
     can be assured of Iraqi compliance is by ongoing inspection.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the international agencies charged with inspections in 
     Iraq--the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the 
     United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) should maintain 
     vigorous inspections, including surprise inspections, within 
     Iraq; and
       (2) the United States should oppose any efforts to ease the 
     inspections regimes on Iraq until there is clear, credible 
     evidence that the Government of Iraq is in full compliance 
     with all relevant United Nations' resolutions.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to 
     Congress on the United States Government's assessment of 
     Iraq's nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction programs 
     and its efforts to move toward procurement of nuclear weapons 
     and the means to deliver weapons of mass destruction. The 
     report shall also--
       (1) assess the United States view of the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency's action team reports and other IAEA 
     efforts to monitor the extent and nature of Iraq's nuclear 
     program; and
       (2) include the United States Government's opinion on the 
     value of maintaining the ongoing inspection regime rather 
     than replacing it with a passive monitoring system.


                    SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING IRAN

       Sec. 586. (a) The Congress finds that--
       (1) according to the Department of State, Iran continues to 
     support international terrorism, providing training, 
     financing, and weapons to such terrorist groups as Hizballah, 
     Islamic Jihad and Hamas;
       (2) Iran continues to oppose the Arab-Israeli peace process 
     and refuses to recognize Israel's right to exist;
       (3) Iran continues aggressively to seek weapons of mass 
     destruction and the missiles to deliver them;
       (4) it is long-standing United States policy to offer 
     official government-to-government dialogue with the Iranian 
     regime, such offers having been repeatedly rebuffed by 
     Tehran;
       (5) more than a year after the election of President 
     Khatemi, Iranian foreign policy continues to threaten 
     American security and that of our allies in the Middle East; 
     and
       (6) despite repeated offers and tentative steps toward 
     rapprochement with Iran by the Clinton Administration, 
     including a decision to waive sanctions under the Iran-Libya 
     Sanctions Act and the President's veto of the Iran Missile 
     Proliferation Sanctions Act, Iran has failed to reciprocate 
     in a meaningful manner.
       (b) Therefore it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the Administration should make no concessions to the 
     Government of Iran unless and until that government moderates 
     its objectionable policies, including taking steps to end its 
     support of international terrorism, opposition to the Middle 
     East peace process, and the development and proliferation of 
     weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery; and
       (2) there should be no change in United States policy 
     toward Iran until there is credible and sustained evidence of 
     a change in Iranian policies.


                         aid office of security

       Sec. 587. (a) Establishment of Office.--There shall be 
     established within the Office of the Administrator of the 
     Agency for International Development, an Office of Security. 
     Such Office of Security shall, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law except section 207 of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 and section 103 of Public Law 199-339, have the 
     responsibility for the supervision, direction, and control of 
     all security activities relating to the programs and 
     operations of that Agency.
       (b) Transfer and Allocation of Appropriations and 
     Personnel.--There are transferred to the Office of Security 
     all security functions exercised by the Office of Inspector 
     General of the Agency for International Development exercised 
     before the date of enactment of this Act. The Administrator 
     shall transfer from the Office of the Inspector General of 
     such Agency to the Office of Security established by 
     subsection (a), the personnel (including the Senior Executive 
     Service position designated for the Assistant Inspector 
     General for Security), assets, liabilities, grants, 
     contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of 
     appropriations, and other funds held, used, available to, or 
     to be made available in connection with such functions. 
     Unexpended balances of appropriations, and other funds made 
     available or to be made available in connection with such 
     functions, shall be transferred to and merged with funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Operating 
     Expenses of the Agency for International Development''.
       (c) Transfer of Employees.--Any employee in the career 
     service who is transferred pursuant to this section shall be 
     placed in a position in the Office of Security established by 
     subsection (a) which is comparable to the position the 
     employee held in the Office of the Inspector General of the 
     Agency for International Development.


  SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BALLISTIC MISSILE DEVELOPMENT BY NORTH 
                                 KOREA

       Sec. 588. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) North Korea has been active in developing new 
     generations of medium-range and intermediate-range ballistic 
     missiles, including both the Nodong and Taepo Dong class 
     missiles.
       (2) North Korea is not an adherent to the Missile 
     Technology Control Regime, actively cooperates with Iran and 
     Pakistan in ballistic missile programs, and has declared its 
     intention to continue to export ballistic missile technology.
       (3) North Korea has shared technology involved in the Taepo 
     Dong I missile program with Iran, which is concurrently 
     developing the Shahab-3 intermediate-range ballistic missile.
       (4) North Korea is developing the Taepo Dong II 
     intermediate-range ballistic missile, which is expected to 
     have sufficient range to put at risk United States 
     territories, forces, and allies throughout the Asia-Pacific 
     area.
       (5) Multistage missiles like the Taepo Dong class missile 
     can ultimately be extended to intercontinental range.
       (6) The bipartisan Commission to Assess the Ballistic 
     Missile Threat to the United States emphasized the need for 
     the United States intelligence community and United States 
     policy makers to review the methodology by which they assess 
     foreign missile programs in order to guard against surprise 
     developments with respect to such programs.
       (b) It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) North Korea should be forcefully condemned for its 
     August 31, 1998, firing of a Taepo Dong I intermediate-range 
     ballistic missile over the sovereign territory of another 
     country, specifically Japan, an event that demonstrated an 
     advanced capability for employing multistage missiles, which 
     are by nature capable of extended range, including 
     intercontinental range;
       (2) the United States should reassess its cooperative space 
     launch programs with countries that continue to assist North 
     Korea and Iran in their ballistic missile and cruise missile 
     programs;
       (3) any financial or technical assistance provided to North 
     Korea should take into account the continuing conduct by that 
     country of activities which destabilize the region, including 
     the missile firing referred to in paragraph (1), continued 
     submarine incursions into South Korean territorial waters, 
     and violations of the demilitarized zone separating North 
     Korea and South Korea;
       (4) the recommendations of the Commission to Assess the 
     Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States should be 
     incorporated into the analytical processes of the United 
     States intelligence community as soon as possible; and
       (5) the United States should accelerate cooperative theater 
     missile defense programs with Japan.


              technical assistance to foreign governments

       Sec. 589. (a) Establishment of Program.--Chapter 1 of part 
     I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 129. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 
                   FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND FOREIGN CENTRAL BANKS 
                   OF DEVELOPING OR TRANSITIONAL COUNTRIES.

       ``(a) Establishment of Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 150 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of State and 
     the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, is authorized to establish a 
     program to provide technical assistance to foreign 
     governments and foreign central banks of developing or 
     transitional countries.
       ``(2) Role of secretary of state.--The Secretary of State 
     shall provide foreign policy guidance to the Secretary to 
     ensure that the program established under this subsection is 
     effectively integrated into the foreign policy of the United 
     States.
       ``(b) Conduct of Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the program established 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide economic 
     and financial technical assistance to foreign governments and 
     foreign central banks of developing and transitional 
     countries by providing advisers with appropriate expertise to 
     advance the enactment of laws and establishment of 
     administrative procedures and institutions in such countries 
     to promote macroeconomic and fiscal stability, efficient 
     resource allocation, transparent and market-oriented 
     processes and sustainable private sector growth.
       ``(2) Additional requirements.--To the extent practicable, 
     such technical assistance shall be designed to establish--
       ``(A) tax systems that are fair, objective, and efficiently 
     gather sufficient revenues for governmental operations;
       ``(B) debt issuance and management programs that rely on 
     market forces;
       ``(C) budget planning and implementation that permits 
     responsible fiscal policy management;
       ``(D) commercial banking sector development that 
     efficiently intermediates between savers and investors; and

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       ``(E) financial law enforcement to protect the integrity of 
     financial systems, financial institutions, and government 
     programs.
       ``(c) Administrative Requirements.--In carrying out the 
     program established under subsection (a), the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall establish a methodology for identifying and 
     selecting foreign governments and foreign central banks to 
     receive assistance under the program;
       ``(2) prior to selecting a foreign government or foreign 
     central bank to receive assistance under the program, shall 
     receive the concurrence of the Secretary of State with 
     respect to the selection of such government or central bank 
     and with respect to the cost of the assistance to such 
     government or central bank;
       ``(3) shall consult with the heads of appropriate Executive 
     agencies of the United States, including the Secretary of 
     State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, and appropriate international 
     financial institutions to avoid duplicative efforts with 
     respect to those foreign countries for which such agencies or 
     organizations provide similar assistance;
       ``(4) shall ensure that the program is consistent with the 
     International Affairs Strategic Plan and Mission Performance 
     Plan of the United States Agency for International 
     Development;
       ``(5) shall establish and carry out a plan to evaluate the 
     program.
       ``(d) Administrative Authorities.--In carrying out the 
     program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     have the following administrative authorities:
       ``(1) The Secretary may provide allowances and benefits 
     under chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     (22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.) to any officer or employee of any 
     agency of the United States Government performing functions 
     under this section outside the United States.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary may allocate or transfer to any 
     agency of the United States Government any part of any funds 
     available for carrying out this section, including any 
     advance to the United States Government by any country or 
     international organization for the procurement of 
     commodities, supplies, or services.
       ``(B) Such funds shall be available for obligation and 
     expenditure for the purposes for which such funds were 
     authorized, in accordance with authority granted in this 
     section or under authority governing the activities of the 
     agency of the United States Government to which such funds 
     are allocated or transferred.
       ``(3) Appropriations for the purposes of or pursuant to 
     this section, and allocations to any agency of the United 
     States Government from other appropriations for functions 
     directly related to the purposes of this section, shall be 
     available for--
       ``(A) contracting with individuals for personal services 
     abroad, except that such individuals shall not be regarded as 
     employees of the United States Government for the purpose of 
     any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management;
       ``(B) the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     except that passenger motor vehicles may be purchased only--
       ``(i) for use in foreign countries; and
       ``(ii) if the Secretary or the Secretary's designee has 
     determined that the vehicle is necessary to accomplish the 
     mission;
       ``(C) the purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles 
     acquired for use in foreign countries;
       ``(D)(i) the rent or lease outside the United States, not 
     to exceed 5 years, of offices, buildings, grounds, and 
     quarters, including living quarters to house personnel, 
     consistent with the relevant interagency housing board 
     policy, and payments therefor in advance;
       ``(ii) maintenance, furnishings, necessary repairs, 
     improvements, and alterations to properties owned or rented 
     by the United States Government or made available for use to 
     the United States Government outside the United States; and
       ``(iii) costs of insurance, fuel, water, and utilities for 
     such properties;
       ``(E) expenses of preparing and transporting to their 
     former homes or places of burial the remains of foreign 
     participants or members of the family of foreign 
     participants, who may die while such participants are away 
     from their homes participating in activities carried out with 
     funds covered by this section;
       ``(F) notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     transportation and payment of per diem in lieu of subsistence 
     to foreign participants engaged in activities of the program 
     under this section while such participants are away from 
     their homes in countries other than the United States, at 
     rates not in excess of those prescribed by the standardized 
     Government travel regulations;
       ``(G) expenses in connection with travel of personnel 
     outside the United States, including travel expenses of 
     dependents (including expenses during necessary stop-overs 
     while engaged in such travel), and transportation of personal 
     effects, household goods, and automobiles of such personnel 
     when any part of such travel or transportation begins in one 
     fiscal year pursuant to travel orders issued in that fiscal 
     year, notwithstanding the fact that such travel or 
     transportation may not be completed during the same fiscal 
     year, and cost of transporting automobiles to and from a 
     place of storage, and the cost of storing automobiles of such 
     personnel when it is in the public interest or more 
     economical to authorize storage; and
       ``(H) grants to, and cooperative agreements and contracts 
     with, any individual, corporation, or other body of persons, 
     nonprofit organization, friendly government or government 
     agency, whether within or without the United States, and 
     international organizations, as the Secretary determines is 
     appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.
       ``(4) Whenever the Secretary determines it to be consistent 
     with the purposes of this section, the Secretary is 
     authorized to furnish services and commodities on an advance-
     of-funds basis to any friendly country or international 
     organization that is not otherwise prohibited from receiving 
     assistance under this Act. Such advances may be credited to 
     the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of 
     the Department of the Treasury and shall be available for the 
     purposes for which such appropriation, account, or fund is 
     authorized to be used.
       ``(e) Issuance of Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized 
     to issue such regulations with respect to personal service 
     contractors as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out 
     this section.
       ``(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to infringe upon the powers or functions of the 
     Secretary of State (including the powers or functions 
     described in section 103 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security 
     and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4802)) or of any 
     chief of mission (including the powers or functions described 
     in section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     3927)).
       ``(g) Termination of Assistance.--The Secretary shall 
     conclude assistance activities for a recipient foreign 
     government or foreign central bank under the program 
     established under subsection (a) if the Secretary, after 
     consultation with the appropriate officers of the United 
     States, determines that such assistance has resulted in the 
     enactment of laws or the establishment of institutions in 
     that country that promote fiscal stability and administrative 
     procedures, efficient resource allocation, transparent and 
     market-oriented processes and private sector growth in a 
     sustainable manner.
       ``(h) Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 3 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, and every 6 months 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the conduct 
     of the program established under this section during the 
     preceding 6-month period.
       ``(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate.
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Developing or transitional country.--The term 
     `developing or transitional country' means a country eligible 
     to receive development assistance under this chapter.
       ``(2) International financial institution.--The term 
     `international financial institution' means the International 
     Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development, the International Development Association, the 
     International Finance Corporation, the Multilateral 
     Investment Guarantee Agency, the Asian Development Bank, the 
     African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the 
     Inter-American Development Bank, the Inter-American 
     Investment Corporation, the European Bank for Reconstruction 
     and Development, and the Bank for Economic Cooperation and 
     Development in the Middle East and North Africa.
       ``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of the Treasury.
       ``(4) Technical assistance.--The term `technical 
     assistance' includes--
       ``(A) the use of short-term and long-term expert advisers 
     to assist foreign governments and foreign central banks for 
     the purposes described in subsection (b)(1);
       ``(B) training in the recipient country, the United States, 
     or elsewhere for the purposes described in subsection (b)(1);
       ``(C) grants of goods, services, or funds to foreign 
     governments and foreign central banks;
       ``(D) grants to United States nonprofit organizations to 
     provide services or products which contribute to the 
     provision of advice to foreign governments and foreign 
     central banks; and
       ``(D) study tours for foreign officials in the United 
     States or elsewhere for the purpose of providing technical 
     information to such officials.
       ``(5) Foreign participant.--The term `foreign participant' 
     means the national of a developing or transitional country 
     that is receiving assistance under the program established 
     under subsection (a) who has been designated to participate 
     in activities under such program.
       ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(2) Availability of amounts.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain 
     available until expended.''.
       (b) Transportation of Remains, Dependents, and Effects of 
     United States Government Employees; Death Occurring Away From 
     Official Station Abroad.--Sec

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     tion 5742(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) the travel expenses of not more than 2 persons to 
     escort the remains of a deceased employee, if death occurred 
     while the employee was in travel status away from his 
     official station in the United States or while performing 
     official duties outside the United States or in transit 
     thereto or therefrom, from the place of death to the home or 
     official station of such person, or such other place 
     appropriate for interment as is determined by the head of the 
     agency concerned.''.


                            iraq opposition

       Sec. 590. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
     the funds made available in this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for foreign operations, export financing and 
     related programs, not less than $8,000,000 shall be made 
     available only for assistance to the Iraqi democratic 
     opposition for such activities as organization, training, 
     communication and dissemination of information, and 
     developing and implementing agreements among opposition 
     groups: Provided further, That any agreement reached 
     regarding the obligation of funds under the previous proviso 
     shall include provisions to ensure appropriate monitoring on 
     the use of such funds: Provided further, That of this amount 
     not less than $3,000,000 should be made available as a grant 
     to Iraqi National Congress, to be administered by its 
     Executive Committee for the benefit of all constituent groups 
     of the Iraqi National Congress: Provided further, That within 
     30 days of enactment of this Act the Secretary of State shall 
     submit a detailed report to the Appropriations Committees of 
     Congress on implementation of this section.


                    national commission on terrorism

       Sec. 591. (a) Establishment of National Commission on 
     Terrorism.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established a national 
     commission on terrorism to review counter-terrorism policies 
     regarding the prevention and punishment of international acts 
     of terrorism directed at the United States. The commission 
     shall be known as ``The National Commission on Terrorism''.
       (2) Composition.--The commission shall be composed of 10 
     members appointed as follows:
       (A) Three members shall be appointed by the Majority Leader 
     of the Senate.
       (B) Three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (C) Two members shall be appointed by the Minority Leader 
     of the Senate.
       (D) Two members shall be appointed by the Minority Leader 
     of the House of Representatives.
       (E) The appointments of the members of the commission 
     should be made no later than 3 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Qualifications.--The members should have a knowledge 
     and expertise in matters to be studied by the commission.
       (4) Chair.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
     after consultation with the majority leader of the Senate and 
     the minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, shall designate one of the members of the Commission 
     to serve as chair of the Commission.
       (5) Period of appointment: vacancies.--Members shall be 
     appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the 
     Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
     appointment.
       (6) Security clearances.--All Members of the Commission 
     should hold appropriate security clearances.
       (b) Duties.--
       (1) In general.--The commission shall consider issues 
     relating to international terrorism directed at the United 
     States as follows:
       (A) Review the laws, regulations, policies, directives, and 
     practices relating to counterterrorism in the prevention and 
     punishment of international terrorism directed towards the 
     United States.
       (B) Assess the extent to which laws, regulations, policies, 
     directives, and practices relating to counterterrorism have 
     been effective in preventing or punishing international 
     terrorism directed towards the United States. At a minimum, 
     the assessment should include a review of the following:
       (i) Evidence that terrorist organizations have established 
     an infrastructure in the western hemisphere for the support 
     and conduct of terrorist activities.
       (ii) Executive branch efforts to coordinate 
     counterterrorism activities among Federal, State, and local 
     agencies and with other nations to determine the 
     effectiveness of such coordination efforts.
       (iii) Executive branch efforts to prevent the use of 
     nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons by terrorists.
       (C) Recommend changes to counterterrorism policy in 
     preventing and punishing international terrorism directed 
     toward the United States.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date on 
     which the Commission first meets, the Commission shall submit 
     to the President and the Congress a final report of the 
     findings and conclusions of the commission, together with any 
     recommendations.
       (c) Administrative Matters.--
       (1) Meetings.--
       (A) The commission shall hold its first meeting on a date 
     designated by the Speaker of the House which is not later 
     than 30 days after the date on which all members have been 
     appointed.
       (B) After the first meeting, the commission shall meet upon 
     the call of the chair.
       (C) A majority of the members of the commission shall 
     constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold meetings.
       (2) Authority of individuals to act for commission.--Any 
     member or agent of the commission may, if authorized by the 
     commission, take any action which the commission is 
     authorized to take under this section.
       (3) Powers.--
       (A) The commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at 
     such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such 
     evidence as the commission considers advisable to carry out 
     its duties.
       (B) The commission may secure directly from any agency of 
     the Federal Government such information as the commission 
     considers necessary to carry out its duties. Upon the request 
     of the chair of the commission, the head of a department or 
     agency shall furnish the requested information expeditiously 
     to the commission.
       (C) The commission may use the United States mails in the 
     same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       (4) Pay and expenses of commission members.--
       (A) Subject to appropriations, each member of the 
     commission who is not an employee of the government shall be 
     paid at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for each day (including travel time) during 
     which such member is engaged in performing the duties of the 
     commission.
       (B) Members and personnel for the commission may travel on 
     aircraft, vehicles, or other conveyances of the Armed Forces 
     of the United States when travel is necessary in the 
     performance of a duty of the commission except when the cost 
     of commercial transportation is less expensive.
       (C) The members of the commission may be allowed travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
     authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
     chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
     their homes or regular places of business in the performance 
     of services for the commission.
       (D)(i) A member of the commission who is an annuitant 
     otherwise covered by section 8344 of 8468 of title 5, United 
     States Code, by reason of membership on the commission shall 
     not be subject to the provisions of such section with respect 
     to membership on the commission.
       (ii) A member of the commission who is a member or former 
     member of a uniformed service shall not be subject to the 
     provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 5532 of such 
     title with respect to membership on the commission.
       (5) Staff and administrative support.--
       (A) The chairman of the commission may, without regard to 
     civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an 
     executive director and up to three additional staff members 
     as necessary to enable the commission to perform its duties. 
     The chairman of the commission may fix the compensation of 
     the executive director and other personnel without regard to 
     the provisions of chapter 51, and subchapter III of chapter 
     53, of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
     classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, 
     except that the rate of pay may not exceed the maximum rate 
     of pay for GS-15 under the General Schedule.
       (B) Upon the request of the chairman of the commission, the 
     head of any department or agency of the Federal Government 
     may detail, without reimbursement, any personnel of the 
     department or agency to the commission to assist in carrying 
     out its duties. The detail of an employee shall be without 
     interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (d) Termination of Commission.--The commission shall 
     terminate 30 days after the date on which the commission 
     submits a final report.
       (e) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated such 
     sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
     section.


                     special authorities amendment

       Sec. 592. The authority of section 614 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may not be used during 
     fiscal year 1999 for the Korean Peninsula Energy Development 
     Organization to authorize the use of more than $35,000,000 of 
     funds made available for use under that Act or the Arms 
     Export Control Act.


             ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL TRANSITION IN INDONESIA

       Sec. 593. (a) Political and Economic Reform.--It is the 
     sense of Congress that--
       (1) expanding the availability of wheat, wheat products, 
     and rice for distribution to the most needy and vulnerable 
     Indonesians is vital to the well-being of all Indonesians;
       (2) the Administration should adopt a more active approach 
     in support of democratic institutions and processes in 
     Indonesia and provide assistance for continued economic and 
     political development in Indonesia, including--
       (A) support for humanitarian programs;
       (B) leading a multinational effort to expand humanitarian 
     and food aid programs to meet the needs of Indonesia;

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       (C) working with international financial institutions to 
     recapitalize and reform the banking system, restructure 
     corporate debt, and introduce economic and legal transparency 
     in Indonesia;
       (D) urging the Government of Indonesia to remove, to the 
     maximum extent possible, barriers to trade and investment 
     which impede economic recovery in Indonesia, including 
     tariffs, quotas, export taxes, nontariff barriers, and 
     prohibitions against foreign ownership and investment;
       (E) urging the Government of Indonesia to--
       (i) recognize and protect the participation of all 
     Indonesians, including ethnic and religious minorities, in 
     the political and economic life of Indonesia; and
       (ii) release individuals detained or imprisoned for their 
     political views;
       (F) supporting efforts to establish a timetable for 
     elections and building democracy by strengthening political 
     parties and institutions and the rule of law including the 
     repeal of laws and regulations that discriminate on the basis 
     of religion or ethnicity.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations a report containing a 
     description and assessment of the actions taken by the 
     Government of the United States and the Government of 
     Indonesia to further the objectives referred to in subsection 
     (a).
       (c) Ethnic Violence.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the mistreatment of ethnic Chinese in Indonesia and the 
     criminal acts carried out against them during the May 1998 
     riots in Indonesia are deplorable and condemned;
       (2) a full and fair investigation of such criminal acts 
     should be completed by the earliest possible date, and those 
     identified as responsible for perpetrating such criminal acts 
     should be brought to justice;
       (3) the investigation by the Government of Indonesia, 
     through its Military Honor Council, of those members of the 
     armed forces of Indonesia suspected of possible involvement 
     in the May 1998 riots, and of any member of the armed forces 
     of Indonesia who may have participated in criminal acts 
     against the people of Indonesia during the riots, is 
     commended and should be supported;
       (4) the Government of Indonesia should take action to 
     assure--
       (A) the implementation of appropriate measures to prevent 
     ethnic-related violence and rapes in Indonesia and to protect 
     the human rights and physical safety of the ethnic Chinese 
     community in Indonesia; and
       (B) the provision of just compensation for victims of the 
     rape and violence that occurred during the May 1998 riots in 
     Indonesia, including medical care;
       (5) the Administration and the United Nations should 
     continue to support and assist the Government of Indonesia 
     and nongovernmental organizations, in the investigations into 
     the May 1998 riots in Indonesia in order to expedite such 
     investigations.
       (d) Report.--(1) Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing the following:
       (A) An assessment of--
       (i) whether or not there was a systematic and organized 
     campaign of violence, including the use of rape, against the 
     ethnic Chinese community in Indonesia during the May 1998 
     riots in Indonesia; and
       (ii) the level and degree of participation, if any, of 
     members of the Government or armed forces of Indonesia in the 
     riots.
       (B) An assessment of the actions taken by the Government of 
     Indonesia to investigate the May 1998 riots in Indonesia, 
     bring the perpetrators of the riots to justice, and ensure 
     that similar riots do not recur.


                         Reporting Requirements

       Sec. 594. (a) Notification.--No less than 15 days prior to 
     the export to any country identified pursuant to subparagraph 
     (C) of any lethal defense article or service in the amount of 
     $14,000,000 or less, the President shall provide a detailed 
     notification to the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations 
     and International Relations of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Content of Notification.--A detailed notification 
     transmitted pursuant to subparagraph (a) shall include the 
     same type and quantity of information required of a 
     notification submitted pursuant to section 36(b) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)).
       (c) Countries Defined.--This section shall apply to any 
     country that is--
       (1) identified in section 521 of the annual appropriations 
     Act for Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs, or a comparable provision in a subsequent 
     appropriations Act; or
       (2) currently ineligible, in whole or in part, under an 
     annual appropriations Act to receive funds for International 
     Military Education and Training or under the Foreign Military 
     Financing Program, excluding high-income countries as defined 
     pursuant to section 546(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961.
       (d) Exclusions.--Information reportable under title V of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 is excluded from the 
     requirements of this section.


sense of congress concerning the murder of four american churchwomen in 
                              el salvador

       Sec. 595. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
     findings--
       (1) the December 2, 1980 brutal assault and murder of four 
     American churchwomen by members of the Salvadoran National 
     Guard was covered up and never fully investigated;
       (2) on July 22 and July 23, 1998, Salvadoran authorities 
     granted three of the National Guardsmen convicted of the 
     crimes early release from prison;
       (3) the United Nations Truth Commission for El Salvador 
     determined in 1993 that there was sufficient evidence that 
     the Guardsmen were acting on orders from their superiors;
       (4) in March 1998, four of the convicted Guardsmen 
     confessed that they acted after receiving orders from their 
     superiors;
       (5) recently declassified documents from the State 
     Department show that United States Government officials were 
     aware of information suggesting the involvement of superior 
     officers in the murders;
       (6) United States officials granted permanent residence to 
     a former Salvadoran military official involved in the cover-
     up of the murders, enabling him to remain in Florida; and
       (7) despite the fact that the murders occurred over 17 
     years ago, the families of the four victims continue to seek 
     the disclosure of information relevant to the murders.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) information relevant to the murders should be made 
     public to the fullest extent possible;
       (2) the Secretary of State and the Department of State are 
     to be commended for fully releasing information regarding the 
     murders to the victims' families and to the American public, 
     in prompt response to congressional requests;
       (3) the President should order all other Federal agencies 
     and departments that possess relevant information to make 
     every effort to declassify and release to the victims' 
     families relevant information as expeditiously as possible;
       (4) in making determinations concerning the 
     declassification and release of relevant information, the 
     Federal agencies and departments should presume in favor of 
     releasing, rather than of withholding, such information; and
       (5) the President should direct the Attorney General to 
     review the circumstances under which individuals involved in 
     either the murders or the cover-up of the murders obtained 
     residence in the United States, and the Attorney General 
     should submit a report to the Congress on the results of such 
     review not later than January 1, 1999.


    SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE TRIAL IN THE NETHERLANDS OF THE 
         SUSPECTS INDICTED IN THE BOMBING OF PAN AM FLIGHT 103

       Sec. 596. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
     findings:
       (1) On December 21, 1988, 270 people, including 189 United 
     States citizens, were killed in a terrorist bombing on Pan Am 
     Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
       (2) Britain and the United States indicted 2 Libyan 
     intelligence agents--Abdel Basset Al-Megrahi and Lamen 
     Khalifa Fhimah--in 1991 and sought their extradition from 
     Libya to the United States or the United Kingdom to stand 
     trial for this heinous terrorist act.
       (3) The United Nations Security Council called for the 
     extradition of the suspects in Security Council Resolution 
     731 and imposed sanctions on Libya in Security Council 
     Resolutions 748 and 883 because Libyan leader, Colonel 
     Muammar Qadaffi, refused to transfer the suspects to either 
     the United States or the United Kingdom to stand trial.
       (4) The sanctions in Security Council Resolutions 748 and 
     883 include a worldwide ban on Libya's national airline, a 
     ban on flights into and out of Libya by other nations' 
     airlines, a prohibition on supplying arms, airplane parts, 
     and certain oil equipment to Libya, and a freeze on Libyan 
     government funds in other countries.
       (5) Colonel Qaddafi has continually refused to extradite 
     the suspects to either the United States or the United 
     Kingdom and has insisted that he will only transfer the 
     suspects to a third and neutral country to stand trial.
       (6) On August 24, 1998, the United States and the United 
     Kingdom proposed that Colonel Qadaffi transfer the suspects 
     to the Netherlands, where they would stand trial before a 
     Scottish court, under Scottish law, and with a panel of 
     Scottish judges.
       (7) The United States-United Kingdom proposal is consistent 
     with those previously endorsed by the Organization of African 
     Unity, the League of Arab States, the Non-Aligned Movement, 
     and the Islamic Conference.
       (8) The United Nations Security Council endorsed the United 
     States-United Kingdom proposal on August 27, 1998, in United 
     Nations Security Council Resolution 1192.
       (9) The United States Government has stated that this 
     proposal is nonnegotiable and has called on Colonel Qadaffi 
     to respond promptly, positively, and unequivocally to this 
     proposal by ensuring the timely appearance of the two accused 
     individuals in the Netherlands for trial before the Scottish 
     court.
       (10) The United States Government has called on Libya to 
     ensure the production of evidence, including the presence of 
     witnesses before the court, and to comply fully with all the 
     requirements of the United Nations Security Council 
     resolutions.
       (11) Secretary of State Albright has said that the United 
     States will urge a multilateral oil embargo against Libya in 
     the United Nations Security Council if Colonel Muammar 
     Qadaffi does not transfer the suspects to the Netherlands to 
     stand trial.

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       (12) The United Nations Security Council will convene on 
     October 30, 1998, to review sanctions imposed on Libya.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Colonel Qadaffi should promptly transfer the indicted 
     suspects Abdel Basset Al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah to 
     the Netherlands to stand trial before the Scottish court;
       (2) the United States Government should remain firm in its 
     commitment not to negotiate with Colonel Qadaffi on any of 
     the details of the proposal approved by the United Nations in 
     United Nations Security Council Resolution 1192; and
       (3) if Colonel Qadaffi does not transfer the indicted 
     suspects Abdel Basset Al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah to 
     the Netherlands by October 29, 1998, the United States 
     Permanent Representative to the United Nations should--
       (A) introduce a resolution in the United Nations Security 
     Council to impose a multilateral oil embargo against Libya;
       (B) actively promote adoption of the resolution by the 
     United Nations Security Council; and
       (C) assure that a vote will occur in the United Nations 
     Security Council on such a resolution.


SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN RECOVERING 
  CHILDREN ABDUCTED IN THE UNITED STATES AND TAKEN TO OTHER COUNTRIES.

       Sec. 597. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) many children in the United States have been abducted 
     by family members who are foreign nationals and living in 
     foreign countries;
       (2) children who have been abducted by an estranged father 
     are very rarely returned, through legal remedies, from 
     countries that only recognize the custody rights of the 
     father;
       (3) there are at least 140 cases that need to be resolved 
     in which children have been abducted by family members and 
     taken to foreign countries;
       (4) although the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
     International Child Abduction, done at The Hague on October 
     25, 1980, has made progress in aiding the return of abducted 
     children, the Convention does not address the criminal 
     aspects of child abduction, and there is a need to reach 
     agreements regarding child abduction with countries that are 
     not parties to the Convention; and
       (5) decisions on awarding custody of children should be 
     made in the children's best interest, and persons who violate 
     laws of the United States by abducting their children should 
     not be rewarded by being granted custody of those children.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the United States Government should promote 
     international cooperation in working to resolve those cases 
     in which children in the United States are abducted by family 
     members who are foreign nationals and taken to foreign 
     countries, and in seeing that justice is served by holding 
     accountable the abductors for violations of criminal law.

         TITLE VI--INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL PROGRAMS AND REFORM

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                    International Monetary Programs

         united states quota in the international monetary fund

       For an increase in the United States quota in the 
     International Monetary Fund, the dollar equivalent of 
     10,622,500,000 Special Drawing Rights, to remain available 
     until expended.


  loans to the international monetary fund-new arrangements to borrow

       For loans to the International Monetary Fund under section 
     17 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act pursuant to the New 
     Arrangements to Borrow, the dollar equivalent of 
     2,462,000,000 Special Drawing Rights, to remain available 
     until expended. In addition, the amounts appropriated by 
     title III of the Foreign Aid and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1963 (Public Law 87-872) and section 
     1101(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1984 (Public 
     Law 98-181) may also be used under section 17 of the Bretton 
     Woods Agreements Act pursuant to the New Arrangements to 
     Borrow.

                     General Provisions--This Title


  conditions for the use of appropriated funds for the international 
                             monetary fund

       Sec. 601. None of the funds appropriated in this title may 
     be obligated or made available to the International Monetary 
     Fund until 15 days after the Secretary of the Treasury and 
     the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System jointly provide written notification to the 
     appropriate committees that the major shareholders of the 
     Fund have publicly agreed to, and will act to implement in 
     the Fund the following policies:
       (1) Policies providing that conditions in standby or other 
     arrangements regarding the use of Fund resources include, in 
     addition to appropriate monetary policy conditions, 
     requirements that the recipient country, in accordance with a 
     schedule for action--
       (A) liberalize restrictions on trade in goods and services, 
     consistent with the terms of all international trade 
     agreements of which the borrowing country is a signatory;
       (B) eliminate the systemic practice or policy of government 
     directed lending on non-commercial terms or provision of 
     market distorting subsidies to favored industries, 
     enterprises, parties, or institutions; and
       (C) provide a legal basis for nondiscriminatory treatment 
     in insolvency proceedings between domestic and foreign 
     creditors, and for debtors and other concerned persons.
       (2) Policies providing that within 3 months after any 
     meeting of the Executive Board of the Fund at which a Letter 
     of Intent, a Policy Framework Paper, an Article IV economic 
     review consultation with a member country, or a change in a 
     general policy of the Fund is discussed, a full written 
     summary of the meeting should be made available for public 
     inspection, with the following information redacted:
       (A) Information which, if released, would adversely affect 
     the national security of a country, and which is of the type 
     that would be classified by the United States Government.
       (B) Market-sensitive information.
       (C) Proprietary information.
       (3) Policies providing that within 3 months after any 
     meeting of the Executive Board of the Fund at which a Letter 
     of Intent, a Memorandum of Understanding, or a Policy 
     Framework Paper is discussed, a copy of the Letter of Intent, 
     Memorandum of Understanding, or Policy Framework Paper should 
     be made available for public inspection with the following 
     information redacted:
       (A) Information which, if released, would adversely affect 
     the national security of a country, and which is of the type 
     that would be classified by the United States Government.
       (B) Market-sensitive information.
       (C) Proprietary information.
       (4) Policies providing that, in circumstances where a 
     country is experiencing balance of payments difficulties due 
     to a large short-term financing need resulting from a sudden 
     and disruptive loss of market confidence and in order to 
     provide an incentive for early repayment and encourage 
     private market financing, loans made from the Fund's general 
     resources after the date of the enactment of this section 
     are--
       (A) made available at an interest rate that reflects an 
     adjustment for risk that is not less than 300 basis points in 
     excess of the average of the market-based short-term cost of 
     financing of its largest members; and
       (B) repaid within 1 to 2\1/2\ years from each disbursement.


  reports on financial stabilization programs in the republic of korea

       Sec. 602. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
     the United States Executive Director at the International 
     Monetary Fund to exert the influence of the United States to 
     oppose further disbursement of funds to the Republic of Korea 
     under the Republic of Korea's standby arrangement of December 
     4, 1997 (in this section referred to as the ``Arrangement''), 
     unless there is in effect a certification by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury to the appropriate committees that--
       (1) no Fund resources made available pursuant to the 
     Arrangement have been used to provide financial assistance to 
     the semiconductor, steel, automobile, shipbuilding, or 
     textile and apparel industries;
       (2) the Fund has neither guaranteed nor underwritten the 
     private loans of semiconductor, steel, automobile, 
     shipbuilding, or textile and apparel manufacturers under the 
     Arrangement; and
       (3) officials from the Fund and the Department of the 
     Treasury have monitored the implementation of the provisions 
     contained in the Arrangement, and all of the conditions have 
     either been met or the Republic of Korea has committed itself 
     to fulfill all of these conditions according to an explicit 
     timetable for completion; which timetable has been provided 
     to the Fund and the Department of the Treasury and approved 
     by the Fund.
       (b) Before each disbursement of Fund resources to the 
     Republic of Korea under the Arrangement, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall report to the appropriate committees on 
     whether a certification by the Secretary pursuant to 
     subsection (a) is in effect.


                          advisory commission

       Sec. 603. (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall establish an International Financial Institution 
     Advisory Commission (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Commission'').
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of 11 
     members, as follows:
       (A) 3 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (B) 3 members appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
     Senate.
       (C) 5 members appointed jointly by the Minority Leader of 
     the House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate.
       (2) Timing of appointments.--All appointments to the 
     Commission shall be made not later than 45 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (3) Chairman.--The Majority Leader of the Senate, after 
     consultation with the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and the Minority Leaders of the House of Representatives and 
     the Senate, shall designate 1 of the members of the 
     Commission to serve as Chairman of the Commission.
       (c) Qualifications.--
       (1) Expertise.--Members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed from among those with knowledge and expertise in 
     the workings of the international financial institutions (as 
     defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial 
     Institutions Act), the World Trade Organization, and the Bank 
     for International Settlements.

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       (2) Former affiliation.--At least 4 members of the 
     Commission shall be individuals who were officers or 
     employees of the Executive Branch before January 20, 1992, 
     and not more than half of such 4 members shall have served 
     under Presidents from the same political party.
       (d) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be 
     appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the 
     Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
     appointment was made.
       (e) Duties of the Commission.--The Commission shall advise 
     and report to the Congress on the future role and 
     responsibilities of the international financial institutions 
     (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International 
     Financial Institutions Act), the World Trade Organization, 
     and the Bank for International Settlements. In carrying out 
     such duties, the Commission shall meet with and advise the 
     Secretary of the Treasury or the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Treasury, and shall examine--
       (1) the effect of globalization, increased trade, capital 
     flows, and other relevant factors on such institutions;
       (2) the adequacy, efficacy, and desirability of current 
     policies and programs at such institutions as well as their 
     suitability for respective beneficiaries of such 
     institutions;
       (3) cooperation or duplication of functions and 
     responsibilities of such institutions; and
       (4) other matters the Commission deems necessary to make 
     recommendations pursuant to subsection (g).
       (f) Powers and Procedures of the Commission.--
       (1) Hearings.--The Commission or, at its direction, any 
     panel or member of the Commission may, for the purpose of 
     carrying out the provisions of this section, hold hearings, 
     sit and act at times and places, take testimony, receive 
     evidence, and administer oaths to the extent that the 
     Commission or any panel or member considers advisable.
       (2) Information.--The Commission may secure directly 
     information that the Commission considers necessary to enable 
     the Commission to carry out its responsibilities under this 
     section.
       (3) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairman.
       (g) Report.--On the termination of the Commission, the 
     Commission shall submit to the Secretary of the Treasury and 
     the appropriate committees a report that contains 
     recommendations regarding the following matters:
       (1) Changes to policy goals set forth in the Bretton Woods 
     Agreements Act and the International Financial Institutions 
     Act.
       (2) Changes to the charters, organizational structures, 
     policies and programs of the international financial 
     institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the 
     International Financial Institutions Act).
       (3) Additional monitoring tools, global standards, or 
     regulations for, among other things, global capital flows, 
     bankruptcy standards, accounting standards, payment systems, 
     and safety and soundness principles for financial 
     institutions.
       (4) Possible mergers or abolition of the international 
     financial institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of 
     the International Financial Institutions Act), including 
     changes to the manner in which such institutions coordinate 
     their policy and program implementation and their roles and 
     responsibilities.
       (5) Any additional changes necessary to stabilize 
     currencies, promote continued trade liberalization and to 
     avoid future financial crises.
       (h) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 6 months 
     after the first meeting of the Commission, which shall be not 
     later than 30 days after the appointment of all members of 
     the Commission.
       (i) Reports by the Executive Branch.--
       (1) Within three months after receiving the report of the 
     Commission under subsection (g), the President of the United 
     States through the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to 
     the appropriate committees on the desirability and 
     feasibility of implementing the recommendations contained in 
     the report.
       (2) Annually, for three years after the termination of the 
     Commission, the President of the United States through the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees a report on the steps taken, if any, through 
     relevant international institutions and international fora to 
     implement such recommendations as are deemed feasible and 
     desirable under paragraph (1).


                    international advisory committee

       Sec. 604. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
     United States Executive Director at the International 
     Monetary Fund to exert the influence of the United States to 
     seek the establishment of a permanent advisory committee to 
     the Interim Committee of the Board of Governors of the Fund, 
     that is to consist of elected members of the national 
     legislatures of the member countries directly represented by 
     appointed members of the Executive Board of the Fund, and to 
     seek to ensure that the permanent advisory committee has the 
     same access to Fund documents as is afforded to the Executive 
     Board of the Fund.


        strengthening procedures for monitoring use of imf funds

       Sec. 605. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
     the United States Executive Director at the International 
     Monetary Fund to exert the influence of the United States to 
     strengthen Fund procedures for ascertaining that funds 
     disbursed by the Fund are used by the central bank (or other 
     fiscal agent) of a borrowing country in a manner that 
     complies with the conditions of the Fund program for the 
     country.
       (b) On request of the appropriate committees, the United 
     States Executive Director shall obtain from the Fund and make 
     available to such committees, on a confidential basis if 
     necessary, data concerning such compliance.
       (c) Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to the 
     appropriate committees on the progress made toward achieving 
     the requirements of this section.
       (d) On a quarterly basis, the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall report to the appropriate committees on the standby or 
     other arrangements of the Fund made during the preceding 
     quarter, identifying separately the arrangements to which the 
     policies described in section 601(4) of this title apply and 
     the arrangements to which such policies do not apply.


progress reports to congress on united states initiatives to update the 
           architecture of the international monetary system

       Sec. 606. Not later than July 15, 1999, and July 15, 2000, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to the Chairmen 
     and Ranking Members of the appropriate committees on the 
     progress of efforts to reform the architecture of the 
     international monetary system. The reports shall include a 
     discussion of the substance of the United States position in 
     consultations with other governments and the degree of 
     progress in achieving international acceptance and 
     implementation of such position with respect to the following 
     issues:
       (1) Adapting the mission and capabilities of the 
     International Monetary Fund to take better account of the 
     increased importance of cross-border capital flows in the 
     world economy and improving the coordination of its 
     responsibilities and activities with those of the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
       (2) Advancing measures to prevent, and improve the 
     management of, international financial crises, including by--
       (A) integrating aspects of national bankruptcy principles 
     into the management of international financial crises where 
     feasible; and
       (B) changing investor expectations about official rescues, 
     thereby reducing moral hazard and systemic risk in 
     international financial markets,

     in order to help minimize the adjustment costs that the 
     resolution of financial crises may impose on the real 
     economy, in the form of disrupted patterns of trade, 
     employment, and progress in living standards, and reduce the 
     frequency and magnitude of claims on United States taxpayer 
     resources.
       (3) Improving international economic policy cooperation, 
     including among the Group of Seven countries, to take better 
     account of the importance of cross-border capital flows in 
     the determination of exchange rate relationships.
       (4) Improving international cooperation in the supervision 
     and regulation of financial institutions and markets.
       (5) Strengthening the financial sector in emerging 
     economies, including by improving the coordination of 
     financial sector liberalization with the establishment of 
     strong public and private institutions in the areas of 
     prudential supervision, accounting and disclosure 
     conventions, bankruptcy laws and administrative procedures, 
     and the collection and dissemination of economic and 
     financial statistics, including the maturity structure of 
     foreign indebtedness.
       (6) Advocating that implementation of European Economic and 
     Monetary Union and the advent of the European Currency Unit, 
     or euro, proceed in a manner that is consistent with strong 
     global economic growth and stability in world financial 
     markets.


                               definition

       Sec. 607. For purposes of sections 601 through 606 of this 
     title, the term ``appropriate committees'' means the 
     Committees on Appropriations, Foreign Relations, and Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committees 
     on Appropriations and Banking and Financial Services of the 
     House of Representatives.


                    participation in quota increase

       Sec. 608. The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286-
     286mm) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 61. QUOTA INCREASE.

       ``(a) In General.--The United States Governor of the Fund 
     may consent to an increase in the quota of the United States 
     in the Fund equivalent to 10,622,500,000 Special Drawing 
     Rights.
       ``(b) Subject to Appropriations.--The authority provided by 
     subsection (a) shall be effective only to such extent or in 
     such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations 
     Acts.''.


                       new arrangements to borrow

       Sec. 609. Section 17 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 286e-2 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``and February 24, 1983'' and inserting 
     ``February 24, 1983, and January 27, 1997''; and
       (B) by striking ``4,250,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``6,712,000,000'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``4,250,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``6,712,000,000''; and

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       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by inserting ``or the Decision of January 27, 1997,'' 
     after ``February 24, 1983,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or the New Arrangements to Borrow, as 
     applicable'' before the period at the end.


   advocacy of policies to enhance the general effectiveness of the 
                      international monetary fund

       Sec. 610. (a) In General.--Title XV of the International 
     Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262o-262o-1) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1503. ADVOCACY OF POLICIES TO ENHANCE THE GENERAL 
                   EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY 
                   FUND.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     instruct the United States Executive Director of the 
     International Monetary Fund to use aggressively the voice and 
     vote of the Executive Director to do the following:
       ``(1) Vigorously promote policies to increase the 
     effectiveness of the International Monetary Fund in 
     structuring programs and assistance so as to promote policies 
     and actions that will contribute to exchange rate stability 
     and avoid competitive devaluations that will further 
     destabilize the international financial and trading systems.
       ``(2) Vigorously promote policies to increase the 
     effectiveness of the International Monetary Fund in promoting 
     market-oriented reform, trade liberalization, economic 
     growth, democratic governance, and social stability through--
       ``(A) establishing an independent monetary authority, with 
     full power to conduct monetary policy, that provides for a 
     non-inflationary domestic currency that is fully convertible 
     in foreign exchange markets;
       ``(B) opening domestic markets to fair and open internal 
     competition among domestic enterprises by eliminating 
     inappropriate favoritism for small or large businesses, 
     eliminating elite monopolies, creating and effectively 
     implementing anti-trust and anti-monopoly laws to protect 
     free competition, and establishing fair and accessible legal 
     procedures for dispute settlement among domestic enterprises;
       ``(C) privatizing industry in a fair and equitable manner 
     that provides economic opportunities to a broad spectrum of 
     the population, eliminating government and elite monopolies, 
     closing loss-making enterprises, and reducing government 
     control over the factors of production;
       ``(D) economic deregulation by eliminating inefficient and 
     overly burdensome regulations and strengthening the legal 
     framework supporting private contract and intellectual 
     property rights;
       ``(E) establishing or strengthening key elements of a 
     social safety net to cushion the effects on workers of 
     unemployment and dislocation; and
       ``(F) encouraging the opening of markets for agricultural 
     commodities and products by requiring recipient countries to 
     make efforts to reduce trade barriers.
       ``(3) Vigorously promote policies to increase the 
     effectiveness of the International Monetary Fund, in concert 
     with appropriate international authorities and other 
     international financial institutions (as defined in section 
     1701(c)(2)), in strengthening financial systems in developing 
     countries, and encouraging the adoption of sound banking 
     principles and practices, including the development of laws 
     and regulations that will help to ensure that domestic 
     financial institutions meet strong standards regarding 
     capital reserves, regulatory oversight, and transparency.
       ``(4) Vigorously promote policies to increase the 
     effectiveness of the International Monetary Fund, in concert 
     with appropriate international authorities and other 
     international financial institutions (as defined in section 
     1701(c)(2)), in facilitating the development and 
     implementation of internationally acceptable domestic 
     bankruptcy laws and regulations in developing countries, 
     including the provision of technical assistance as 
     appropriate.
       ``(5) Vigorously promote policies that aim at appropriate 
     burden-sharing by the private sector so that investors and 
     creditors bear more fully the consequences of their 
     decisions, and accordingly advocate policies which include--
       ``(A) strengthening crisis prevention and early warning 
     signals through improved and more effective surveillance of 
     the national economic policies and financial market 
     development of countries (including monitoring of the 
     structure and volume of capital flows to identify problematic 
     imbalances in the inflow of short and medium term investment 
     capital, potentially destabilizing inflows of offshore 
     lending and foreign investment, or problems with the maturity 
     profiles of capital to provide warnings of imminent economic 
     instability), and fuller disclosure of such information to 
     market participants;
       ``(B) accelerating work on strengthening financial systems 
     in emerging market economies so as to reduce the risk of 
     financial crises;
       ``(C) consideration of provisions in debt contracts that 
     would foster dialogue and consultation between a sovereign 
     debtor and its private creditors, and among those creditors;
       ``(D) consideration of extending the scope of the 
     International Monetary Fund's policy on lending to members in 
     arrears and of other policies so as to foster the dialogue 
     and consultation referred to in subparagraph (C);
       ``(E) intensified consideration of mechanisms to facilitate 
     orderly workout mechanisms for countries experiencing debt or 
     liquidity crises;
       ``(F) consideration of establishing ad hoc or formal 
     linkages between the provision of official financing to 
     countries experiencing a financial crisis and the willingness 
     of market participants to meaningfully participate in any 
     stabilization effort led by the International Monetary Fund;
       ``(G) using the International Monetary Fund to facilitate 
     discussions between debtors and private creditors to help 
     ensure that financial difficulties are resolved without 
     inappropriate resort to public resources; and
       ``(H) the International Monetary Fund accompanying the 
     provision of funding to countries experiencing a financial 
     crisis resulting from imprudent borrowing with efforts to 
     achieve a significant contribution by the private creditors, 
     investors, and banks which had extended such credits.
       ``(6) Vigorously promote policies that would make the 
     International Monetary Fund a more effective mechanism, in 
     concert with appropriate international authorities and other 
     international financial institutions (as defined in section 
     1701(c)(2)), for promoting good governance principles within 
     recipient countries by fostering structural reforms, 
     including procurement reform, that reduce opportunities for 
     corruption and bribery, and drug-related money laundering.
       ``(7) Vigorously promote the design of International 
     Monetary Fund programs and assistance so that governments 
     that draw on the International Monetary Fund channel public 
     funds away from unproductive purposes, including large `show 
     case' projects and excessive military spending, and toward 
     investment in human and physical capital as well as social 
     programs to protect the neediest and promote social equity.
       ``(8) Work with the International Monetary Fund to foster 
     economic prescriptions that are appropriate to the individual 
     economic circumstances of each recipient country, recognizing 
     that inappropriate stabilization programs may only serve to 
     further destabilize the economy and create unnecessary 
     economic, social, and political dislocation.
       ``(9) Structure International Monetary Fund programs and 
     assistance so that the maintenance and improvement of core 
     labor standards are routinely incorporated as an integral 
     goal in the policy dialogue with recipient countries, so 
     that--
       ``(A) recipient governments commit to affording workers the 
     right to exercise internationally recognized core worker 
     rights, including the right of free association and 
     collective bargaining through unions of their own choosing;
       ``(B) measures designed to facilitate labor market 
     flexibility are consistent with such core worker rights; and
       ``(C) the staff of the International Monetary Fund surveys 
     the labor market policies and practices of recipient 
     countries and recommends policy initiatives that will help to 
     ensure the maintenance or improvement of core labor 
     standards.
       ``(10) Vigorously promote International Monetary Fund 
     programs and assistance that are structured to the maximum 
     extent feasible to discourage practices which may promote 
     ethnic or social strife in a recipient country.
       ``(11) Vigorously promote recognition by the International 
     Monetary Fund that macroeconomic developments and policies 
     can affect and be affected by environmental conditions and 
     policies, and urge the International Monetary Fund to 
     encourage member countries to pursue macroeconomic stability 
     while promoting environmental protection.
       ``(12) Facilitate greater International Monetary Fund 
     transparency, including by enhancing accessibility of the 
     International Monetary Fund and its staff, fostering a more 
     open release policy toward working papers, past evaluations, 
     and other International Monetary Fund documents, seeking to 
     publish all Letters of Intent to the International Monetary 
     Fund and Policy Framework Papers, and establishing a more 
     open release policy regarding Article IV consultations.
       ``(13) Facilitate greater International Monetary Fund 
     accountability and enhance International Monetary Fund self-
     evaluation by vigorously promoting review of the 
     effectiveness of the Office of Internal Audit and Inspection 
     and the Executive Board's external evaluation pilot program 
     and, if necessary, the establishment of an operations 
     evaluation department modeled on the experience of the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, guided 
     by such key principles as usefulness, credibility, 
     transparency, and independence.
       ``(14) Vigorously promote coordination with the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and 
     other international financial institutions (as defined in 
     section 1701(c)(2)) in promoting structural reforms which 
     facilitate the provision of credit to small businesses, 
     including microenterprise lending, especially in the world's 
     poorest, heavily indebted countries.
       ``(b) Coordination With Other Executive Departments.--To 
     the extent that it would assist in achieving the goals 
     described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall pursue the goals in coordination with the Secretary of 
     State, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Commerce, the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the 
     Administrator of the Agency for International Development, 
     and the United States Trade Representative.''.

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       (b) Advisory Committee on IMF Policy.--Section 1701 of such 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 262p-5) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Advisory Committee on IMF Policy.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury should 
     establish an International Monetary Fund Advisory Committee 
     (in this subsection referred to as the `Advisory Committee').
       ``(2) Membership.--The Advisory Committee should consist of 
     members appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury, after 
     appropriate consultations with the relevant organizations. 
     Such members should include representatives from industry, 
     representatives from agriculture, representatives from 
     organized labor, representatives from banking and financial 
     services, and representatives from nongovernmental 
     environmental and human rights organizations.''.


              reduction of barriers to agricultural trade

       Sec. 611. Title XIV of the International Financial 
     Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262n-262n-2) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1404. REDUCTION OF BARRIERS TO AGRICULTURAL TRADE.

       ``The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund 
     to use aggressively the voice and vote of the United States 
     to vigorously promote policies to encourage the opening of 
     markets for agricultural commodities and products by 
     requiring recipient countries to make efforts to reduce trade 
     barriers.''.


   semiannual reports on financial stabilization programs led by the 
   international monetary fund in connection with financing from the 
                      exchange stabilization fund

       Sec. 612. Title XVII of the International Financial 
     Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r-262r-2) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1704. REPORTS ON FINANCIAL STABILIZATION PROGRAMS LED 
                   BY THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND IN 
                   CONNECTION WITH FINANCING FROM THE EXCHANGE 
                   STABILIZATION FUND.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and other 
     appropriate Federal agencies, shall prepare reports on the 
     implementation of financial stabilization programs (and any 
     material terms and conditions thereof) led by the 
     International Monetary Fund in countries in connection with 
     which the United States has made a commitment to provide, or 
     has provided financing from the stabilization fund 
     established under section 5302 of title 31, United States 
     Code. The reports shall include the following:
       ``(1) A description of the condition of the economies of 
     countries requiring the financial stabilization programs, 
     including the monetary, fiscal, and exchange rate policies of 
     the countries.
       ``(2) A description of the degree to which the countries 
     requiring the financial stabilization programs have fully 
     implemented financial sector restructuring and reform 
     measures required by the International Monetary Fund, 
     including--
       ``(A) ensuring full respect for the commercial orientation 
     of commercial bank lending;
       ``(B) ensuring that governments will not intervene in bank 
     management and lending decisions (except in regard to 
     prudential supervision);
       ``(C) the enactment and implementation of appropriate 
     financial reform legislation;
       ``(D) strengthening the domestic financial system and 
     improving transparency and supervision; and
       ``(E) the opening of domestic capital markets.
       ``(3) A description of the degree to which the countries 
     requiring the financial stabilization programs have fully 
     implemented reforms required by the International Monetary 
     Fund that are directed at corporate governance and corporate 
     structure, including--
       ``(A) making nontransparent conglomerate practices more 
     transparent through the application of internationally 
     accepted accounting practices, independent external audits, 
     full disclosure, and provision of consolidated statements; 
     and
       ``(B) ensuring that no government subsidized support or tax 
     privileges will be provided to bail out individual 
     corporations, particularly in the semiconductor, steel, and 
     paper industries.
       ``(4) A description of the implementation of reform 
     measures required by the International Monetary Fund to 
     deregulate and privatize economic activity by ending domestic 
     monopolies, undertaking trade liberalization, and opening up 
     restricted areas of the economy to foreign investment and 
     competition.
       ``(5) A detailed description of the trade policies of the 
     countries, including any unfair trade practices or adverse 
     effects of the trade policies on the United States.
       ``(6) A description of the extent to which the financial 
     stabilization programs have resulted in appropriate burden-
     sharing among private sector creditors, including 
     rescheduling of outstanding loans by lengthening maturities, 
     agreements on debt reduction, and the extension of new 
     credit.
       ``(7) A description of the extent to which the economic 
     adjustment policies of the International Monetary Fund and 
     the policies of the government of the country adequately 
     balance the need for financial stabilization, economic 
     growth, environmental protection, social stability, and 
     equity for all elements of the society.
       ``(8) Whether International Monetary Fund involvement in 
     labor market flexibility measures has had a negative effect 
     on core worker rights, particularly the rights of free 
     association and collective bargaining.
       ``(9) A description of any pattern of abuses of core worker 
     rights in recipient countries.
       ``(10) The amount, rate of interest, and disbursement and 
     repayment schedules of any funds disbursed from the 
     stabilization fund established under section 5302 of title 
     31, United States Code, in the form of loans, credits, 
     guarantees, or swaps, in support of the financial 
     stabilization programs.
       ``(11) The amount, rate of interest, and disbursement and 
     repayment schedules of any funds disbursed by the 
     International Monetary Fund to the countries in support of 
     the financial stabilization programs.
       ``(b) Timing.--Not later than March 15, 1999, and 
     semiannually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     submit to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services 
     and International Relations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committees on Foreign Relations, and Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
     matters described in subsection (a).''.


annual report and testimony on the state of the international financial 
         system, imf reform, and compliance with imf agreements

       Sec. 613. Title XVII of the International Financial 
     Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r-262r-2) is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1705. ANNUAL REPORT AND TESTIMONY ON THE STATE OF THE 
                   INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM, IMF REFORM, AND 
                   COMPLIANCE WITH IMF AGREEMENTS.

       ``(a) Reports.--Not later than October 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate a written report on the progress (if any) made by the 
     United States Executive Director at the International 
     Monetary Fund in influencing the International Monetary Fund 
     to adopt the policies and reform its internal procedures in 
     the manner described in section 1503.
       ``(b) Testimony.--After submitting the report required by 
     subsection (a) but not later than March 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall appear before the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and present testimony on--
       ``(1) any progress made in reforming the International 
     Monetary Fund;
       ``(2) the status of efforts to reform the international 
     financial system; and
       ``(3) the compliance of countries which have received 
     assistance from the International Monetary Fund with 
     agreements made as a condition of receiving the 
     assistance.''.


               audits of the international monetary fund

       Sec. 614. Title XVII of the International Financial 
     Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r-262r-2) is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1706. AUDITS OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.

       ``(a) Access to Materials.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall certify to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the 
     Secretary has instructed the United States Executive Director 
     at the International Monetary Fund to facilitate timely 
     access by the General Accounting Office to information and 
     documents of the International Monetary Fund needed by the 
     Office to perform financial reviews of the International 
     Monetary Fund that will facilitate the conduct of United 
     States policy with respect to the Fund.
       ``(b) Reports.--Not later than June 30, 1999, and annually 
     thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall prepare and submit to the committees specified in 
     subsection (a), the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate a report on the financial operations of the Fund 
     during the preceding year, which shall include--
       ``(1) the current financial condition of the International 
     Monetary Fund;
       ``(2) the amount, rate of interest, disbursement schedule, 
     and repayment schedule for any loans that were initiated or 
     outstanding during the preceding calendar year, and with 
     respect to disbursement schedules, the report shall identify 
     and discuss in detail any conditions required to be fulfilled 
     by a borrower country before a disbursement is made;
       ``(3) a detailed description of whether the trade policies 
     of borrower countries permit free and open trade by the 
     United States and other foreign countries in the borrower 
     countries;
       ``(4) a detailed description of the export policies of 
     borrower countries and whether the policies may result in 
     increased export of their products, goods, or services to the

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     United States which may have significant adverse effects on, 
     or result in unfair trade practices against or affecting 
     United States companies, farmers, or communities;
       ``(5) a detailed description of any conditions of 
     International Monetary Fund loans which have not been met by 
     borrower countries, including a discussion of the reasons why 
     such conditions were not met, and the actions taken by the 
     International Monetary Fund due to the borrower country's 
     noncompliance;
       ``(6) an identification of any borrower country and loan on 
     which any loan terms or conditions were renegotiated in the 
     preceding calendar year, including a discussion of the 
     reasons for the renegotiation and any new loan terms and 
     conditions; and
       ``(7) a specification of the total number of loans made by 
     the International Monetary Fund from its inception through 
     the end of the period covered by the report, the number and 
     percentage (by number) of such loans that are in default or 
     arrears, and the identity of the countries in default or 
     arrears, and the number of such loans that are outstanding as 
     of the end of period covered by the report and the aggregate 
     amount of the outstanding loans and the average yield 
     (weighted by loan principal) of the historical and 
     outstanding loan portfolios of the International Monetary 
     Fund.''.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999''.
       (e) For programs, projects or activities in the Department 
     of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1999, provided as follows, to be effective as if it had been 
     enacted into law as the regular appropriations Act:
     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.

                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                   management of lands and resources

       For expenses necessary for protection, use, improvement, 
     development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, 
     acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and 
     performance of other functions, including maintenance of 
     facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands 
     and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
     Land Management, including the general administration of the 
     Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands 
     pursuant to Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), 
     $619,311,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $2,082,000 shall be available for assessment of the mineral 
     potential of public lands in Alaska pursuant to section 1010 
     of Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3150); and of which 
     $3,000,000 shall be derived from the special receipt account 
     established by the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965, 
     as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(i)); and of which $1,500,000 
     shall be available in fiscal year 1999 subject to a match by 
     at least an equal amount by the National Fish and Wildlife 
     Foundation, to such Foundation for cost-shared projects 
     supporting conservation of Bureau lands; in addition, 
     $32,650,000 for Mining Law Administration program operations, 
     including the cost of administering the mining claim fee 
     program; to remain available until expended, to be reduced by 
     amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this 
     appropriation from annual mining claim fees so as to result 
     in a final appropriation estimated at not more than 
     $619,311,000, and $2,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, from communication site rental fees established by 
     the Bureau for the cost of administering communication site 
     activities: Provided, That appropriations herein made shall 
     not be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, 
     wild horses and burros in the care of the Bureau or its 
     contractors.


                        wildland fire management

       For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, suppression 
     operations, emergency rehabilitation; and hazardous fuels 
     reduction by the Department of the Interior, $286,895,000, to 
     remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
     $6,950,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of 
     fire facilities: Provided, That such funds are also available 
     for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts 
     from which funds were previously transferred for such 
     purposes: Provided further, That unobligated balances of 
     amounts previously appropriated to the ``Fire Protection'' 
     and ``Emergency Department of the Interior Firefighting 
     Fund'' may be transferred and merged with this appropriation: 
     Provided further, That persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 
     1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging without cost 
     from funds available from this appropriation: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received 
     by a Bureau or office of the Department of the Interior for 
     fire protection rendered pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., 
     Protection of United States Property, may be credited to the 
     appropriation from which funds were expended to provide that 
     protection, and are available without fiscal year limitation.


                    central hazardous materials fund

       For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior 
     and any of its component offices and bureaus for the remedial 
     action, including associated activities, of hazardous waste 
     substances, pollutants, or contaminants pursuant to the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), 
     $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, sums recovered from or 
     paid by a party in advance of or as reimbursement for 
     remedial action or response activities conducted by the 
     Department pursuant to section 107 or 113(f) of such Act, 
     shall be credited to this account to be available until 
     expended without further appropriation: Provided further, 
     That such sums recovered from or paid by any party are not 
     limited to monetary payments and may include stocks, bonds or 
     other personal or real property, which may be retained, 
     liquidated, or otherwise disposed of by the Secretary and 
     which shall be credited to this account.


                              construction

       For construction of buildings, recreation facilities, 
     roads, trails, and appurtenant facilities, $10,997,000, to 
     remain available until expended.


                       payments in lieu of taxes

       For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 20, 
     1976, as amended (31 U.S.C. 6901-6907), $125,000,000, of 
     which not to exceed $400,000 shall be available for 
     administrative expenses: Provided, That no payment shall be 
     made to otherwise eligible units of local government if the 
     computed amount of the payment is less than $100.


                            land acquisition

       For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 
     318(d) of Public Law 94-579, including administrative 
     expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests 
     therein, $14,600,000, to be derived from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund, to remain available until expended.


                   oregon and california grant lands

       For expenses necessary for management, protection, and 
     development of resources and for construction, operation, and 
     maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other 
     improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad 
     grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and 
     California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent 
     rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein 
     including existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such 
     grant lands; $97,037,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That 25 percent of the aggregate of all receipts 
     during the current fiscal year from the revested Oregon and 
     California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge 
     against the Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall 
     be transferred to the General Fund in the Treasury in 
     accordance with the second paragraph of subsection (b) of 
     title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 876).


               forest ecosystems health and recovery fund

                   (revolving fund, special account)

       In addition to the purposes authorized in Public Law 102-
     381, funds made available in the Forest Ecosystem Health and 
     Recovery Fund can be used for the purpose of planning, 
     preparing, and monitoring salvage timber sales and forest 
     ecosystem health and recovery activities such as release from 
     competing vegetation and density control treatments. The 
     Federal share of receipts (defined as the portion of salvage 
     timber receipts not paid to the counties under 43 U.S.C. 
     1181f and 43 U.S.C. 1181f-1 et seq., and Public Law 103-66) 
     derived from treatments funded by this account shall be 
     deposited into the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund.


                           range improvements

       For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands 
     and interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands 
     pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701), notwithstanding any 
     other Act, sums equal to 50 percent of all moneys received 
     during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15 of the 
     Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315 et seq.) and the amount 
     designated for range improvements from grazing fees and 
     mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands 
     transferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant to 
     law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be 
     available for administrative expenses.


               service charges, deposits, and forfeitures

       For administrative expenses and other costs related to 
     processing application documents and other authorizations for 
     use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs of 
     providing copies of official public land documents, for 
     monitoring construction, operation, and termination of 
     facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and for 
     rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be 
     collected under Public Law 94-579, as amended, and Public Law 
     93-153, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 
     305(a) of Public Law 94-579 (43 U.S.C. 1735(a)), any moneys 
     that have been or will be received pursuant to that section, 
     whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, 
     if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of 
     that Act (43 U.S.C. 1735(c)), shall be available and may be 
     expended under the authority of this Act by the Secretary to 
     improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands 
     administered through the Bureau of Land Management which have 
     been damaged by the action of a resource developer, 
     purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without 
     regard to whether all moneys collected from each such action 
     are used on the exact lands damaged which led to the ac

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     tion: Provided further, That any such moneys that are in 
     excess of amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land 
     for which funds were collected may be used to repair other 
     damaged public lands.


                       miscellaneous trust funds

       In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under 
     existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as 
     may be contributed under section 307 of the Act of October 
     21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701), and such amounts as may be 
     advanced for administrative costs, surveys, appraisals, and 
     costs of making conveyances of omitted lands under section 
     211(b) of that Act, to remain available until expended.


                       administrative provisions

       Appropriations for the Bureau of Land Management shall be 
     available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of 
     temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance of 
     necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the 
     United States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the 
     discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence 
     concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; 
     miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement 
     activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be 
     accounted for solely on his certificate, not to exceed 
     $10,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the 
     Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and partnership 
     arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services 
     from cooperators in connection with jointly produced 
     publications for which the cooperators share the cost of 
     printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau 
     determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted 
     quality standards.
       Section 28f(a) of title 30, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking the first sentence and inserting, ``The holder of 
     each unpatented mining claim, mill, or tunnel site, located 
     pursuant to the mining laws of the United States, whether 
     located before or after the enactment of this Act, shall pay 
     to the Secretary of the Interior, on or before September 1 of 
     each year for years 1999 through 2001, a claim maintenance 
     fee of $100 per claim or site.''
       Section 28f(d) of title 30, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding the following new subsection at the end:
       ``(3) If a small miner waiver application is determined to 
     be defective for any reason, the claimant shall have a period 
     of 60 days after receipt of written notification of the 
     defect or defects by the Bureau of Land Management to: (A) 
     cure such defect or defects, or (B) pay the $100 claim 
     maintenance fee due for such period.''.
       Section 28g of title 30, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``and before September 30, 1998'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``and before September 30, 2001''.

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                          resource management

       For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, for scientific and economic studies, 
     conservation, management, investigations, protection, and 
     utilization of fishery and wildlife resources, except whales, 
     seals, and sea lions, maintenance of the herd of long-horned 
     cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, general 
     administration, and for the performance of other authorized 
     functions related to such resources by direct expenditure, 
     contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable 
     agreements with public and private entities, $661,136,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2000, except as 
     otherwise provided herein, of which $11,648,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for operation and maintenance of 
     fishery mitigation facilities constructed by the Corps of 
     Engineers under the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan, 
     authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1976, to 
     compensate for loss of fishery resources from water 
     development projects on the Lower Snake River, and of which 
     not less than $2,000,000 shall be provided to local 
     governments in southern California for planning associated 
     with the Natural Communities Conservation Planning (NCCP) 
     program and shall remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That not less than $1,000,000 for high priority projects 
     which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps as 
     authorized by the Act of August 13, 1970, as amended: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $5,756,000 shall be used 
     for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of 
     section 4 of the Endangered Species Act, as amended, for 
     species that are indigenous to the United States (except for 
     processing petitions, developing and issuing proposed and 
     final regulations, and taking any other steps to implement 
     actions described in subsections (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or 
     (c)(2)(B)(ii)): Provided further, That of the amount 
     available for law enforcement, up to $400,000 to remain 
     available until expended, may at the discretion of the 
     Secretary, be used for payment for information, rewards, or 
     evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the 
     Service, and miscellaneous and emergency expenses of 
     enforcement activity, authorized or approved by the Secretary 
     and to be accounted for solely on his certificate: Provided 
     further, That hereafter, all fees collected for Federal 
     migratory bird permits shall be available to the Secretary, 
     without further appropriation, to be used for the expenses of 
     the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in administering such 
     Federal migratory bird permits, and shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided further, That hereafter, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 9701 and notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the 
     Secretary shall charge reasonable fees for the full costs of 
     the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in operating and 
     maintaining the M/V Tiglax and other vessels, to be credited 
     to this account and to be available until expended: Provided 
     further, That of the amount provided for environmental 
     contaminants, up to $1,000,000 may remain available until 
     expended for contaminant sample analyses.


                              construction

       For construction and acquisition of buildings and other 
     facilities required in the conservation, management, 
     investigation, protection, and utilization of fishery and 
     wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and 
     interests therein; $50,453,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That under this heading in Public Law 
     105-174, the word ``fire,'' is inserted before the word 
     ``floods''.


                            land acquisition

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 
     through 11), including administrative expenses, and for 
     acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in 
     accordance with statutory authority applicable to the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service, $48,024,000, to be derived 
     from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain 
     available until expended, of which $1,000,000, together with 
     such other sums as may become available, is for a grant to 
     the State of Ohio for acquisition of the Howard Farm near 
     Metzger Marsh in the State of Ohio.


            cooperative endangered species conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543), as 
     amended, $14,000,000, to be derived from the Cooperative 
     Endangered Species Conservation Fund, and to remain available 
     until expended.


                     national wildlife refuge fund

       For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 
     1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $10,779,000.


               north american wetlands conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Public Law 101-233, 
     as amended, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.


              wildlife conservation and appreciation fund

       For necessary expenses of the Wildlife Conservation and 
     Appreciation Fund, $800,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


                multinational species conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant 
     Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201-4203, 4211-4213, 4221-4225, 
     4241-4245, and 1538), the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 
     1997 (Public Law 105-96), and the Rhinoceros and Tiger 
     Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301-5306), $2,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That unexpended 
     balances of amounts previously appropriated to the African 
     Elephant Conservation Fund, Rewards and Operations account, 
     and Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund may be transferred 
     to and merged with this appropriation: Provided further, That 
     in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, donations to provide 
     assistance under section 5304 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger 
     Conservation Act, subchapter I of the African Elephant 
     Conservation Act, and section 6 of the Asian Elephant 
     Conservation Act of 1997 shall be deposited to this Fund and 
     shall be available without further appropriation: Provided 
     further, That in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, all 
     penalties received by the United States under 16 U.S.C. 4224 
     which are not used to pay rewards under 16 U.S.C. 4225 shall 
     be deposited to this Fund to provide assistance under 16 
     U.S.C. 4211 and shall be available without further 
     appropriation: Provided further, That in fiscal year 1999 and 
     thereafter, not more than three percent of amounts 
     appropriated to this Fund may be used by the Secretary of the 
     Interior to administer the Fund.


                       administrative provisions

       Appropriations and funds available to the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for purchase of 
     not to exceed 104 passenger motor vehicles, of which 89 are 
     for replacement only (including 38 for police-type use); 
     repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to 
     reservation areas caused by operations of the Service; 
     options for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each 
     option; facilities incident to such public recreational uses 
     on conservation areas as are consistent with their primary 
     purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, 
     buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the 
     Service and to which the United States has title, and which 
     are used pursuant to law in connection with management and 
     investigation of fish and wildlife resources: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Service may, under 
     cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrangements 
     authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators 
     in connection with jointly produced publications for which 
     the cooperators share at least one-half the cost of printing 
     either in cash or services and the Service determines the 
     cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: 
     Provided further, That the Service may accept donated 
     aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior

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     may not spend any of the funds appropriated in this Act for 
     the purchase of lands or interests in lands to be used in the 
     establishment of any new unit of the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System unless the purchase is approved in advance by the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in compliance 
     with the reprogramming procedures contained in Senate Report 
     105-56: Provided further, That hereafter the Secretary may 
     sell land and interests in land, other than surface water 
     rights, acquired in conformance with subsections 206(a) and 
     207(c) of Public Law 101-618, the receipts of which shall be 
     deposited to the Lahontan Valley and Pyramid Lake Fish and 
     Wildlife Fund and used exclusively for the purposes of such 
     subsections, without regard to the limitation on the 
     distribution of benefits in subsection 206(f)(2) of such law: 
     Provided further, That section 104(c)(50)(B) of the Marine 
     Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407) is amended by 
     inserting the words ``until expended'' after the word 
     ``Secretary'' in the second sentence.


                         technical corrections

       Unit SC-03--
       (1) The Secretary of the Interior shall, before the end of 
     the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, make such corrections to the map described in 
     paragraph (2) as are necessary to ensure that depictions of 
     areas on that map are consistent with the depictions of areas 
     appearing on the map entitled ``Amendments to the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System'', dated May 15, 1997, and on file 
     with the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) The map described in this paragraph is the map that--
       (A) is included in a set of maps entitled ``Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System'', dated October 24, 1990; and
       (B) relates to unit SC-03 of the Coastal Barrier Resources 
     System.
       Unit FL-35P--
       (1) The Secretary of the Interior shall, before the end of 
     the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, make such corrections to the map described in 
     paragraph (2) as are necessary to ensure that depictions of 
     areas on that map are consistent with the depictions of areas 
     appearing on the map entitled ``Amendments to the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System'', dated August 31, 1998, and on 
     file with the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) The map described in this paragraph is the map that--
       (A) is included in a set of maps entitled ``Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System'', dated October 24, 1990; and
       (B) relates to unit FL-35P of the Coastal Barrier Resources 
     System.
       Unit FL-35--
       The Secretary of the Interior shall, before the end of the 
     30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, revise the map depicting unit FL-35 of the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System to exclude Pumpkin Key from the 
     System.

                         National Park Service


                 operation of the national park system

       For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and 
     maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the 
     National Park Service (including special road maintenance 
     service to trucking permittees on a reimbursable basis), and 
     for the general administration of the National Park Service, 
     including not less than $1,000,000 for high priority projects 
     within the scope of the approved budget which shall be 
     carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps as authorized by 
     16 U.S.C. 1706, $1,285,604,000, of which not less than 
     $600,000 is for salaries and expenses by, at, and exclusively 
     for new hires of mineral examiners on site at the Mojave 
     National Preserve, none of which may be used for staff or 
     administrative expenses for the geological resources division 
     in Denver, Colorado or any other location, and of which 
     $12,800,000 is for research, planning and interagency 
     coordination in support of land acquisition for Everglades 
     restoration shall remain available until expended, and of 
     which not to exceed $10,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, is to be derived from the special fee account 
     established pursuant to title V, section 5201 of Public Law 
     100-203.


                  national recreation and preservation

       For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, 
     natural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership 
     programs, environmental compliance and review, international 
     park affairs, statutory or contractual aid for other 
     activities, and grant administration, not otherwise provided 
     for, $46,225,000.


                       HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

       For expenses necessary in carrying out the Historic 
     Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470), and the 
     Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public 
     Law 104-333), $72,412,000, to be derived from the Historic 
     Preservation Fund, to remain available until September 30, 
     2000, of which $7,000,000 pursuant to section 507 of Public 
     Law 104-333 shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of the total amount provided, $30,000,000 shall be for 
     Save America's Treasures for priority preservation projects, 
     including preservation of intellectual and cultural artifacts 
     and of historic structures and sites, of the National 
     Archives and Records Administration and of Federal agencies 
     to which funds were appropriated in the Fiscal Year 1998 
     Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: Provided 
     further, That individual Save America's Treasures grants 
     shall be subject to a fifty percent non-Federal match, and 
     shall be available by transfer to appropriate accounts of 
     individual agencies, after approval of projects by the 
     Secretary: Provided further, That the agencies shall develop 
     a common list of project selection criteria for Save 
     America's Treasures which shall include national 
     significance, urgency of need, and educational value, and 
     which shall be approved by the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to any commitment of grant funds: 
     Provided further, That individual projects shall only be 
     eligible for one grant, and all projects to be funded shall 
     be approved by the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to any commitment of grant funds: 
     Provided further, That within the amount provided for Save 
     America's Treasures, $3,000,000 shall be transferred 
     immediately to the Smithsonian Institution for restoration of 
     the Star Spangled Banner, $500,000 shall be available for the 
     Sewall-Belmont House and sufficient funds to complete the 
     restoration of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. 
     Constituion located in the National Archives: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds provided for Save America's 
     Treasures may be used for administrative expenses, and 
     staffing for the program shall be available from the existing 
     staffing levels in the National Park Service.


                              construction

       For construction, improvements, repair or replacement of 
     physical facilities, including the modifications authorized 
     by section 104 of the Everglades National Park Protection and 
     Expansion Act of 1989, $226,058,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That $550,000 for the Susan B. 
     Anthony House, $1,000,000 for the Virginia City Historic 
     District, $2,000,000 for the Field Museum, $500,000 for the 
     Hecksher Museum, $600,000 for the Sotterly Plantation House, 
     $1,500,000 for the Kendall County Courthouse, $1,000,000 for 
     the U-505, and $600,000 for the Wheeling National Heritage 
     Area shall be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 470a.


                    land and water conservation fund

                              (rescission)

       The contract authority provided for fiscal year 1999 by 16 
     U.S.C. 460l-10a is rescinded.


                 land acquisition and state assistance

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 
     through 11), including administrative expenses, and for 
     acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, in 
     accordance with statutory authority applicable to the 
     National Park Service, $147,925,000, to be derived from the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $500,000 is to administer the State 
     assistance program: Provided, That any funds made available 
     for the purpose of acquisition of the Elwha and Glines dams 
     shall be used solely for acquisition, and shall not be 
     expended until the full purchase amount has been appropriated 
     by the Congress: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     acquire interests in the property known as George 
     Washington's Boyhood Home, Ferry Farm, from the funds 
     provided under this heading without regard to any 
     restirctions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
     1965: Provided further, That from the funds made available 
     for land acquisition at Everglades National Park and Big 
     Cypress National Preserve, the Secretary may provide for 
     Federal assistance to the State of Florida for the 
     acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, within 
     the Everglades watershed (consisting of lands and waters 
     within the boundaries of the South Florida Water Management 
     District, Florida Bay and the Florida Keys) under terms and 
     conditions deemed necessary by the Secretary, to improve and 
     restore the hydrological function of the Everglades 
     watershed: Provided further, That funds provided under this 
     heading to the State of Florida are contingent upon new 
     matching non-Federal funds by the State and shall be subject 
     to an agreement that the lands to be acquired will be managed 
     in perpetuity for the restoration of the Everglades.


                       administrative provisions

       Appropriations for the National Park Service shall be 
     available for the purchase of not to exceed 375 passenger 
     motor vehicles, of which 291 shall be for replacement only, 
     including not to exceed 305 for police-type use, 12 buses, 
     and 6 ambulances: Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated to the National Park Service may be used to 
     process any grant or contract documents which do not include 
     the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds appropriated to the National Park Service may be 
     used to implement an agreement for the redevelopment of the 
     southern end of Ellis Island until such agreement has been 
     submitted to the Congress and shall not be implemented prior 
     to the expiration of 30 calendar days (not including any day 
     in which either House of Congress is not in session because 
     of adjournment of more than three calendar days to a day 
     certain) from the receipt by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the President of the Senate of a full and 
     comprehensive report on the development of the southern end 
     of Ellis Island, including the facts and circumstances relied 
     upon in support of the proposed project.
       None of the funds in this Act may be spent by the National 
     Park Service for activities taken in direct response to the 
     United Nations Biodiversity Convention.

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       The National Park Service may distribute to operating units 
     based on the safety record of each unit the costs of programs 
     designed to improve workplace and employee safety, and to 
     encourage employees receiving workers' compensation benefits 
     pursuant to chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to 
     return to appropriate positions for which they are medically 
     able.

                    United States Geological Survey


                 surveys, investigations, and research

       For expenses necessary for the United States Geological 
     Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research 
     covering topography, geology, hydrology, and the mineral and 
     water resources of the United States, its territories and 
     possessions, and other areas as authorized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 
     1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their mineral and water 
     resources; give engineering supervision to power permittees 
     and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees; 
     administer the minerals exploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); 
     and publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing 
     activities; and to conduct inquiries into the economic 
     conditions affecting mining and materials processing 
     industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1)) and 
     related purposes as authorized by law and to publish and 
     disseminate data; $797,896,000, of which $69,596,000 shall be 
     available only for cooperation with States or municipalities 
     for water resources investigations; and of which $16,400,000 
     shall remain available until expended for conducting 
     inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and 
     materials processing industries; and of which $2,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended for ongoing development 
     of a mineral and geologic data base; and of which 
     $161,221,000 shall be available until September 30, 2000 for 
     the biological research activity and the operation of the 
     Cooperative Research Units: Provided, That of the funds 
     available for the biological research activity, $6,600,000 
     shall be made available by grant to the University of Alaska 
     for conduct of, directly or through subgrants, basic marine 
     research activities in the North Pacific Ocean pursuant to a 
     plan approved by the Department of Commerce, the Department 
     of the Interior, and the State of Alaska: Provided further, 
     That none of these funds provided for the biological research 
     activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private 
     property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the 
     property owner: Provided further, That no part of this 
     appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the 
     cost of topographic mapping or water resources data 
     collection and investigations carried on in cooperation with 
     States and municipalities.


                       administrative provisions

       The amount appropriated for the United States Geological 
     Survey shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 
     53 passenger motor vehicles, of which 48 are for replacement 
     only; reimbursement to the General Services Administration 
     for security guard services; contracting for the furnishing 
     of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or 
     other specialized surveys when it is administratively 
     determined that such procedures are in the public interest; 
     construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and 
     appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging 
     stations and observation wells; expenses of the United States 
     National Committee on Geology; and payment of compensation 
     and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Survey duly 
     appointed to represent the United States in the negotiation 
     and administration of interstate compacts: Provided, That 
     activities funded by appropriations herein made may be 
     accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or 
     cooperative agreements as defined in 31 U.S.C. 6302 et seq.: 
     Provided further, That the United States Geological Survey 
     may contract directly with individuals or indirectly with 
     institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 
     U.S.C. 5, for the temporary or intermittent services of 
     students or recent graduates, who shall be considered 
     employees for the purposes of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, 
     United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and 
     work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
     Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to 
     be Federal employees for any other purposes.

                      Minerals Management Service


                royalty and offshore minerals management

       For expenses necessary for minerals leasing and 
     environmental studies, regulation of industry operations, and 
     collection of royalties, as authorized by law; for enforcing 
     laws and regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other 
     minerals leases, permits, licenses and operating contracts; 
     and for matching grants or cooperative agreements; including 
     the purchase of not to exceed eight passenger motor vehicles 
     for replacement only; $117,902,000, of which $72,729,000 
     shall be available for royalty management activities; and an 
     amount not to exceed $100,000,000, to be credited to this 
     appropriation and to remain available until expended, from 
     additions to receipts resulting from increases to rates in 
     effect on August 5, 1993, from rate increases to fee 
     collections for Outer Continental Shelf administrative 
     activities performed by the Minerals Management Service over 
     and above the rates in effect on September 30, 1993, and from 
     additional fees for Outer Continental Shelf administrative 
     activities established after September 30, 1993: Provided, 
     That $3,000,000 for computer acquisitions shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2000: Provided further, That 
     funds appropriated under this Act shall be available for the 
     payment of interest in accordance with 30 U.S.C. 1721(b) and 
     (d): Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be 
     available for reasonable expenses related to promoting 
     volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     $15,000 under this heading shall be available for refunds of 
     overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in 
     which the Director of the Minerals Management Service 
     concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to 
     Indian allottees or Tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable 
     erroneous payments.


                           oil spill research

       For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016, 
     title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title VIII, 
     section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $6,118,000, 
     which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
     Fund, to remain available until expended.

          Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


                       regulation and technology

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public 
     Law 95-87, as amended, including the purchase of not to 
     exceed 10 passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only; 
     $93,078,000, and notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, an 
     additional amount shall be credited to this account, to 
     remain available until expended, from performance bond 
     forfeitures in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter: Provided, 
     That the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to regulations, 
     may use directly or through grants to States, moneys 
     collected in fiscal year 1999 for civil penalties assessed 
     under section 518 of the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1268), to reclaim lands 
     adversely affected by coal mining practices after August 3, 
     1977, to remain available until expended: Provided further, 
     That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel and 
     per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending 
     Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
     sponsored training: Provided further, That beginning in 
     fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, cost-based fees for the 
     products of the Mine Map Repository shall be established (and 
     revised as needed) in Federal Register Notices, and shall be 
     collected and credited to this account, to be available until 
     expended for the costs of administering this program.


                    abandoned mine reclamation fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, 
     as amended, including the purchase of not more than 10 
     passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $185,416,000, 
     to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation 
     Fund and to remain available until expended; of which up to 
     $7,000,000, to be derived from the cumulative balance of 
     interest earned to date on the Fund, shall be for 
     supplemental grants to States for the reclamation of 
     abandoned sites with acid mine rock drainage from coal mines, 
     and for associated activities, through the Appalachian Clean 
     Streams Initiative: Provided, That grants to minimum program 
     States will be $1,500,000 per State in fiscal year 1999: 
     Provided further, That of the funds herein provided up to 
     $18,000,000 may be used for the emergency program authorized 
     by section 410 of Public Law 95-87, as amended, of which no 
     more than 25 percent shall be used for emergency reclamation 
     projects in any one State and funds for federally 
     administered emergency reclamation projects under this 
     proviso shall not exceed $11,000,000: Provided further, That 
     prior year unobligated funds appropriated for the emergency 
     reclamation program shall not be subject to the 25 percent 
     limitation per State and may be used without fiscal year 
     limitation for emergency projects: Provided further, That 
     pursuant to Public Law 97-365, the Department of the Interior 
     is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of 
     the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government to 
     pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided further, 
     That funds made available to States under title IV of Public 
     Law 95-87 may be used, at their discretion, for any required 
     non-Federal share of the cost of projects funded by the 
     Federal Government for the purpose of environmental 
     restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid mine 
     drainage from abandoned mines: Provided further, That such 
     projects must be consistent with the purposes and priorities 
     of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: Provided 
     further, That the State of Maryland may set aside the greater 
     of $1,000,000 or 10 percent of the total of the grants made 
     available to the State under title IV of the Surface Mining 
     Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30 U.S.C. 
     1231 et seq.), if the amount set aside is deposited in an 
     acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund established 
     under a State law, pursuant to which law the amount (together 
     with all interest earned on the amount) is expended by the 
     State to undertake acid mine drainage abatement and treatment 
     projects, except that before any amounts greater than 10 
     percent of its title IV grants are deposited in an acid mine 
     drainage abatement and treatment fund, the State of Maryland 
     must first complete all Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act priority one projects: Provided further,

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     That hereafter, donations received to support projects under 
     the Appalachian Clean Streams Initiative and under the 
     Western Mine Lands Restoration Partnerships Initiative, 
     pursuant to 30 U.S.C. 1231, shall be credited to this account 
     and remain available until expended without further 
     appropriation for projects sponsored under these initiatives, 
     directly through agreements with other Federal agencies, or 
     through grants to States, and funding to local governments, 
     or tax exempt private entities.

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs


                      operation of indian programs

       For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
     programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of 
     November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 
     450 et seq.), as amended, the Education Amendments of 1978 
     (25 U.S.C. 2001-2019), and the Tribally Controlled Schools 
     Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), as amended, 
     $1,584,124,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000 
     except as otherwise provided herein, of which not to exceed 
     $94,010,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not 
     limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975, as 
     amended, not to exceed $114,871,000 shall be available for 
     payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract 
     support costs associated with ongoing contracts, grants, 
     compacts, or annual funding agreements entered into with the 
     Bureau prior to or during fiscal year 1999, as authorized by 
     such Act, except that tribes and tribal organizations may use 
     their tribal priority allocations for unmet indirect costs of 
     ongoing contracts, grants, or compacts, or annual funding 
     agreements and for unmet welfare assistance costs, and of 
     which not to exceed $387,365,000 for school operations costs 
     of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall 
     become available on July 1, 1999, and shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2000; and of which not to exceed 
     $52,889,000 shall remain available until expended for housing 
     improvement, road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation 
     support, self-governance grants, the Indian Self-
     Determination Fund, land records improvement, the Navajo-Hopi 
     Settlement Program: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian 
     Self-Determination Act of 1975, as amended, and 25 U.S.C. 
     2008, not to exceed $42,160,000 within and only from such 
     amounts made available for school operations shall be 
     available to tribes and tribal organizations for 
     administrative cost grants associated with the operation of 
     Bureau-funded schools: Provided further, That hereafter funds 
     made available to tribes and tribal organizations through 
     contracts, compact agreements, or grants, as authorized by 
     the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 or grants 
     authorized by the Indian Education Amendments of 1988 (25 
     U.S.C. 2001 and 2008A) shall remain available until expended 
     by the contractor or grantee: Provided further, That 
     hereafter, to provide funding uniformity within a Self-
     Governance Compact, any funds provided in this Act with 
     availability for more than two years may be reprogrammed to 
     two year availability but shall remain available within the 
     Compact until expended: Provided further, That hereafter 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, Indian tribal 
     governments may, by appropriate changes in eligibility 
     criteria or by other means, change eligibility for general 
     assistance or change the amount of general assistance 
     payments for individuals within the service area of such 
     tribe who are otherwise deemed eligible for general 
     assistance payments so long as such changes are applied in a 
     consistent manner to individuals similarly situated and, that 
     any savings realized by such changes shall be available for 
     use in meeting other priorities of the tribes and, that any 
     net increase in costs to the Federal Government which result 
     solely from tribally increased payment levels for general 
     assistance shall be met exclusively from funds available to 
     the tribe from within its tribal priority allocation: 
     Provided further, That any forestry funds allocated to a 
     tribe which remain unobligated as of September 30, 2000, may 
     be transferred during fiscal year 2001 to an Indian forest 
     land assistance account established for the benefit of such 
     tribe within the tribe's trust fund account: Provided 
     further, That any such unobligated balances not so 
     transferred shall expire on September 30, 2001: Provided 
     further, That hereafter tribes may use tribal priority 
     allocations funds for the replacement and repair of school 
     facilities in compliance with 25 U.S.C. 2005(a), so long as 
     such replacement or repair is approved by the Secretary and 
     completed with non-Federal tribal and/or tribal priority 
     allocation funds: Provided further, That the sixth proviso 
     under Operation of Indian Programs in Public Law 102-154, for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992 (105 Stat. 1004), 
     is hereby amended to read as follows: ``Provided further, 
     That until such time as legislation is enacted to the 
     contrary, no funds shall be used to take land into trust 
     within the boundaries of the original Cherokee territory in 
     Oklahoma without consultation with the Cherokee Nation:''.


                              construction

       For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of 
     irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other 
     facilities, including architectural and engineering services 
     by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; 
     and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of 
     the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to Public Law 
     87-483, $123,421,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That such amounts as may be available for the 
     construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be 
     transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation: Provided further, 
     That not to exceed 6 percent of contract authority available 
     to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Federal Highway 
     Trust Fund may be used to cover the road program management 
     costs of the Bureau: Provided further, That any funds 
     provided for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 
     13 shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis: 
     Provided further, That for fiscal year 1999, in implementing 
     new construction or facilities improvement and repair project 
     grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to tribally 
     controlled grant schools under Public Law 100-297, as 
     amended, the Secretary of the Interior shall use the 
     Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for 
     Assistance Programs contained in 43 CFR part 12 as the 
     regulatory requirements: Provided further, That such grants 
     shall not be subject to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; the 
     Secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and determine a 
     schedule of payments for the work to be performed: Provided 
     further, That in considering applications, the Secretary 
     shall consider whether the Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization would be deficient in assuring that the 
     construction projects conform to applicable building 
     standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State health and 
     safety standards as required by 25 U.S.C. 2005(a), with 
     respect to organizational and financial management 
     capabilities: Provided further, That if the Secretary 
     declines an application, the Secretary shall follow the 
     requirements contained in 25 U.S.C. 2505(f): Provided 
     further, That any disputes between the Secretary and any 
     grantee concerning a grant shall be subject to the disputes 
     provision in 25 U.S.C. 2508(e): Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated in Public Law 105-18, making emergency 
     supplemental appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     for the repair of irrigation projects damaged in the severe 
     winter conditions and ensuing flooding, are available on a 
     nonreimbursable basis.


 indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to 
                                indians

       For miscellaneous payments to Indian tribes and individuals 
     and for necessary administrative expenses, $28,882,000, to 
     remain available until expended; of which $27,530,000 shall 
     be available for implementation of enacted Indian land and 
     water claim settlements pursuant to Public Laws 101-618 and 
     102-575, and for implementation of other enacted water rights 
     settlements; and of which $1,352,000 shall be available 
     pursuant to Public Laws 99-264, 100-383, 103-402, and 100-
     580: Provided, That in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, the 
     Secretary is directed to sell land and interests in land, 
     other than surface water rights, acquired in conformance with 
     section 2 of the Truckee River Water Quality Settlement 
     Agreement, the receipts of which shall be deposited to the 
     Lahontan Valley and Pyramid Lake Fish and Wildlife Fund, and 
     be available for the purposes of section 2 of such agreement, 
     without regard to the limitation on the distribution of 
     benefits in the second sentence of paragraph 206(f)(2) of 
     Public Law 101-618.


                 indian guaranteed loan program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, $4,501,000, as authorized 
     by the Indian Financing Act of 1974, as amended: Provided, 
     That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, 
     shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of 
     which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $59,681,698.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed loan programs, $500,000.


                    indian land consolidation pilot

       For implementation of a pilot program for consolidation of 
     fractional interests in Indian lands by direct expenditure or 
     cooperative agreement, $5,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended, of which not to exceed $250,000 shall be available 
     for administrative expenses: Provided, That the Secretary may 
     enter into a cooperative agreement, which shall not be 
     subject to Public Law 93-638, as amended, with a tribe having 
     jurisdiction over the pilot reservation to implement the 
     program to acquire fractional interests on behalf of such 
     tribe: Provided further, That the Secretary may develop a 
     reservation-wide system for establishing the fair market 
     value of various types of lands and improvements to govern 
     the amounts offered for acquisition of fractional interests: 
     Provided further, That acquisitions shall be limited to one 
     or more pilot reservations as determined by the Secretary: 
     Provided further, That funds shall be available for 
     acquisition of fractional interests in trust or restricted 
     lands with the consent of its owners and at fair market 
     value, and the Secretary shall hold in trust for such tribe 
     all interests acquired pursuant to this pilot program: 
     Provided further, That all proceeds from any lease, resource 
     sale contract, right-of-way or other transaction derived from 
     the fractional interest shall be credited to this 
     appropriation, and remain available until expended, until the 
     purchase price paid by the Secretary under this appropriation 
     has been recovered from such proceeds: Provided further, That 
     once the purchase price has been recovered, all subsequent 
     proceeds shall be managed by the Secretary for the benefit of 
     the applicable tribe or paid directly to the tribe.

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                       administrative provisions

       The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the operation of 
     Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative 
     agreements, compacts and grants, either directly or in 
     cooperation with States and other organizations.
       Appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (except the 
     revolving fund for loans, the Indian loan guarantee and 
     insurance fund, and the Indian Guaranteed Loan Program 
     account) shall be available for expenses of exhibits, and 
     purchase of not to exceed 229 passenger motor vehicles, of 
     which not to exceed 187 shall be for replacement only.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
     available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office 
     operations or pooled overhead general administration (except 
     facilities operations and maintenance) shall be available for 
     tribal contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements 
     with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the provisions of the 
     Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance 
     Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-413).
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
     available to the Bureau, other than the amounts provided 
     herein for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 
     et seq., shall be available to support the operation of any 
     elementary or secondary school in the State of Alaska.
       Appropriations made available in this or any other Act for 
     schools funded by the Bureau shall be available only to the 
     schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996. 
     No funds available to the Bureau shall be used to support 
     expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade 
     structure in place or approved by the Secretary of the 
     Interior at each school in the Bureau school system as of 
     October 1, 1995.

                          Departmental Offices

                            Insular Affairs


                       ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

       For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under 
     the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, 
     $66,175,000, of which: (1) $62,326,000 shall be available 
     until expended for technical assistance, including 
     maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, insular 
     management controls, and brown tree snake control and 
     research; grants to the judiciary in American Samoa for 
     compensation and expenses, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 
     1661(c)); grants to the Government of American Samoa, in 
     addition to current local revenues, for construction and 
     support of governmental functions; grants to the Government 
     of the Virgin Islands as authorized by law; grants to the 
     Government of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the 
     Government of the Northern Mariana Islands as authorized by 
     law (Public Law 94-241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $3,849,000 
     shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
     Insular Affairs: Provided, That all financial transactions of 
     the territorial and local governments herein provided for, 
     including such transactions of all agencies or 
     instrumentalities established or used by such governments, 
     may be audited by the General Accounting Office, at its 
     discretion, in accordance with chapter 35 of title 31, United 
     States Code: Provided further, That Northern Mariana Islands 
     Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to those 
     terms of the Agreement of the Special Representatives on 
     Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern 
     Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 99-396, or any 
     subsequent legislation related to Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands grant funding: Provided further, 
     That of the Covenant grant funding for the Government of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands $5,000,000 shall be used for the 
     construction of prison facilities and $500,000 shall be used 
     for construction and equipping of a crime laboratory unless 
     the Secretary determines that acceptable alternative 
     financing for these projects is already in place: Provided 
     further, That of the amounts provided for technical 
     assistance, sufficient funding shall be made available for a 
     grant to the Close Up Foundation: Provided further, That the 
     funds for the program of operations and maintenance 
     improvement are appropriated to institutionalize routine 
     operations and maintenance improvement of capital 
     infrastructure in American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
     Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 
     the Federated States of Micronesia through assessments of 
     long-range operations maintenance needs, improved capability 
     of local operations and maintenance institutions and agencies 
     (including management and vocational education training), and 
     project-specific maintenance (with territorial participation 
     and cost sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on 
     the individual territory's commitment to timely maintenance 
     of its capital assets): Provided further, That any 
     appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in 
     this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-
     Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation 
     grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5170c).


                      compact of free association

       For economic assistance and necessary expenses for the 
     Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands as provided for in sections 122, 221, 223, 
     232, and 233 of the Compact of Free Association, and for 
     economic assistance and necessary expenses for the Republic 
     of Palau as provided for in sections 122, 221, 223, 232, and 
     233 of the Compact of Free Association, $20,930,000, to 
     remain available until expended, as authorized by Public Law 
     99-239 and Public Law 99-658.

                        Departmental Management


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for management of the Department of 
     the Interior, $64,686,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 may 
     be for official reception and representation expenses, of 
     which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available for 
     payments pursuant to section 123 of this Act and up to 
     $1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation 
     payments and unemployment compensation payments associated 
     with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau of 
     Mines.

                        Office of the Solicitor


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 
     $36,784,000.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     $25,486,000.

             Office of Special Trustee for American Indians


                         federal trust programs

       For operation of trust programs for Indians by direct 
     expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and 
     grants, $39,499,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That funds for trust management improvements may be 
     transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs: Provided 
     further, That funds made available to Tribes and Tribal 
     organizations through contracts or grants obligated during 
     fiscal year 1999, as authorized by the Indian Self-
     Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), shall 
     remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the statute of limitations shall not commence to run on 
     any claim, including any claim in litigation pending on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, concerning losses to or 
     mismanagement of trust funds, until the affected tribe or 
     individual Indian has been furnished with an accounting of 
     such funds from which the beneficiary can determine whether 
     there has been a loss: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be 
     required to provide a quarterly statement of performance for 
     any Indian trust account that has not had activity for at 
     least eighteen months and has a balance of $1.00 or less: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue an annual 
     account statement and maintain a record of any such accounts 
     and shall permit the balance in each such account to be 
     withdrawn upon the express written request of the 
     accountholder.

           Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration


                natural resource damage assessment fund

       To conduct natural resource damage assessment activities by 
     the Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 
     et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 
     U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Public 
     Law 101-380), and Public Law 101-337; $4,492,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That unobligated and 
     unexpended balances in the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund account at 
     the end of fiscal year 1998 shall be transferred to and made 
     a part of the Departmental Offices, Natural Resource Damage 
     Assessment and Restoration, Natural Resource Damage 
     Assessment Fund account and shall remain available until 
     expended.


            management of federal lands for subsistence uses

           subsistence management, department of the interior

       For necessary expenses of bureaus and offices of the 
     Department of the Interior to manage federal lands in Alaska 
     for subsistence uses under the provisions of Title VIII of 
     the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public 
     Law 96-487 et seq.) except in areas described in section 
     339(a)(1) (A) and (B) of this Act, $8,000,000 to become 
     available on September 30, 1999, and remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That if prior to October 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines that the Alaska State 
     Legislature has approved a bill or resolution to amend the 
     Constitution of the State of Alaska that, if approved by the 
     electorate, would enable the implementation of state laws of 
     general applicability which are consistent with, and which 
     provide for the definition, preference and participation 
     specified in sections 803, 804, and 805 of the Alaska 
     National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall make an $8,000,000 grant to the State of 
     Alaska for the purpose of assisting that State in fulfilling 
     its responsibilities under sections 803, 804, and 805 of that 
     Act: Provided further, That if, on June 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary is unable to make a determination that the Alaska 
     State Legislature has approved a bill or resolution to amend 
     the Constitution of the State of Alaska that, if approved by 
     the electorate, would enable the implementation of state laws 
     of general applicability which are consistent with and which 
     provide for the definition, preference and participation 
     specified

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     in sections 803, 804, and 805 of the Alaska National Interest 
     Lands Conservation Act, $1,000,000 of these funds shall 
     become available on June 1, 1999, and shall remain available 
     until expended (with expended amounts to be subtracted from 
     the amount that could be granted to the State), for the 
     Secretary to conduct data gathering and research on 
     subsistence uses, and formulate plans for operational aspects 
     and in-season management, but not to implement and enforce 
     subsistence use management beyond those public lands which as 
     of October 1, 1998, were subject to federal management for 
     subsistence uses pursuant to Title VIII of the Alaska 
     National Interest Lands Conservation Act.

                       Administrative Provisions

       There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available 
     resources within the Working Capital Fund, 15 aircraft, 10 of 
     which shall be for replacement and which may be obtained by 
     donation, purchase or through available excess surplus 
     property: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with 
     proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the 
     purchase price for the replacement aircraft: Provided 
     further, That no programs funded with appropriated funds in 
     the ``Departmental Management'', ``Office of the Solicitor'', 
     and ``Office of Inspector General'' may be augmented through 
     the Working Capital Fund or the Consolidated Working Fund.

             General Provisions, Department of the Interior

       Sec. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be 
     available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or 
     office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the 
     emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, 
     buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment 
     damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other 
     unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made 
     available under this authority until funds specifically made 
     available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies 
     shall have been exhausted: Provided further, That all funds 
     used pursuant to this section are hereby designated by 
     Congress to be ``emergency requirements'' pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, and must be replenished by a 
     supplemental appropriation which must be requested as 
     promptly as possible.
       Sec. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or 
     transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in 
     addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of 
     the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency 
     prevention of forest or range fires on or threatening lands 
     under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for 
     the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its 
     jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or 
     actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other 
     unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to 
     actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage 
     assessment activities related to actual oil spills; for the 
     prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential 
     grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority in 
     section 1773(b) of Public Law 99-198 (99 Stat. 1658); for 
     emergency reclamation projects under section 410 of Public 
     Law 95-87; and shall transfer, from any no year funds 
     available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
     Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit 
     assumption of regulatory authority in the event a primacy 
     State is not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the 
     Surface Mining Act: Provided, That appropriations made in 
     this title for fire suppression purposes shall be available 
     for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding 
     fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies 
     for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in 
     connection with their use for fire suppression purposes, such 
     reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently 
     available at the time of receipt thereof: Provided further, 
     That for emergency rehabilitation and wildfire suppression 
     activities, no funds shall be made available under this 
     authority until funds appropriated to ``Wildland Fire 
     Management'' shall have been exhausted: Provided further, 
     That all funds used pursuant to this section are hereby 
     designated by Congress to be ``emergency requirements'' 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and must be 
     replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be 
     requested as promptly as possible: Provided further, That 
     such replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro 
     rata basis, accounts from which emergency funds were 
     transferred.
       Sec. 103. Appropriations made in this title shall be 
     available for operation of warehouses, garages, shops, and 
     similar facilities, wherever consolidation of activities will 
     contribute to efficiency or economy, and said appropriations 
     shall be reimbursed for services rendered to any other 
     activity in the same manner as authorized by sections 1535 
     and 1536 of title 31, United States Code: Provided, That 
     reimbursements for costs and supplies, materials, equipment, 
     and for services rendered may be credited to the 
     appropriation current at the time such reimbursements are 
     received.
       Sec. 104. Appropriations made to the Department of the 
     Interior in this title shall be available for services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, when authorized by the 
     Secretary, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; hire, 
     maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone 
     service in private residences in the field, when authorized 
     under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment 
     of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library 
     membership in societies or associations which issue 
     publications to members only or at a price to members lower 
     than to subscribers who are not members.
       Sec. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of the 
     Interior for salaries and expenses shall be available for 
     uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 
     U.S.C. 5901-5902 and D.C. Code 4-204).
       Sec. 106. Appropriations made in this title shall be 
     available for obligation in connection with contracts issued 
     for services or rentals for periods not in excess of twelve 
     months beginning at any time during the fiscal year.
       Sec. 107. No funds provided in this title may be expended 
     by the Department of the Interior for the conduct of offshore 
     leasing and related activities placed under restriction in 
     the President's moratorium statement of June 26, 1990, in the 
     areas of northern, central, and southern California; the 
     North Atlantic; Washington and Oregon; and the eastern Gulf 
     of Mexico south of 26 degrees north latitude and east of 86 
     degrees west longitude.
       Sec. 108. No funds provided in this title may be expended 
     by the Department of the Interior for the conduct of offshore 
     oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing, and related 
     activities, on lands within the North Aleutian Basin planning 
     area.
       Sec. 109. No funds provided in this title may be expended 
     by the Department of the Interior to conduct offshore oil and 
     natural gas preleasing, leasing and related activities in the 
     eastern Gulf of Mexico planning area for any lands located 
     outside Sale 181, as identified in the final Outer 
     Continental Shelf 5-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 1997-
     2002.
       Sec. 110. No funds provided in this title may be expended 
     by the Department of the Interior to conduct oil and natural 
     gas preleasing, leasing and related activities in the Mid-
     Atlantic and South Atlantic planning areas.
       Sec. 111. Advance payments made under this title to Indian 
     tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia pursuant 
     to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or the Tribally Controlled Schools 
     Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) may be invested by the 
     Indian tribe, tribal organization, or consortium before such 
     funds are expended for the purposes of the grant, compact, or 
     annual funding agreement so long as such funds are--
       (1) invested by the Indian tribe, tribal organization, or 
     consortium only in obligations of the United States, or in 
     obligations or securities that are guaranteed or insured by 
     the United States, or mutual (or other) funds registered with 
     the Securities and Exchange Commission and which only invest 
     in obligations of the United States or securities that are 
     guaranteed or insured by the United States; or
       (2) deposited only into accounts that are insured by an 
     agency or instrumentality of the United States, or are fully 
     collateralized to ensure protection of the Funds, even in the 
     event of a bank failure.
       Sec. 112. (a) Employees of Helium Operations, Bureau of 
     Land Management, entitled to severance pay under 5 U.S.C. 
     5595, may apply for, and the Secretary of the Interior may 
     pay, the total amount of the severance pay to the employee in 
     a lump sum. Employees paid severance pay in a lump sum and 
     subsequently reemployed by the Federal Government shall be 
     subject to the repayment provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5595(i)(2) 
     and (3), except that any repayment shall be made to the 
     Helium Fund.
       (b) Helium Operations employees who elect to continue 
     health benefits after separation shall be liable for not more 
     than the required employee contribution under 5 U.S.C. 
     8905a(d)(1)(A). The Helium Fund shall pay for 18 months the 
     remaining portion of required contributions.
       (c) The Secretary of the Interior may provide for training 
     to assist Helium Operations employees in the transition to 
     other Federal or private sector jobs during the facility 
     shut-down and disposition process and for up to 12 months 
     following separation from Federal employment, including 
     retraining and relocation incentives on the same terms and 
     conditions as authorized for employees of the Department of 
     Defense in section 348 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995.
       (d) For purposes of the annual leave restoration provisions 
     of 5 U.S.C. 6304(d)(1)(B), the cessation of helium production 
     and sales, and other related Helium Program activities shall 
     be deemed to create an exigency of public business under, and 
     annual leave that is lost during leave years 1997 through 
     2001 because of, 5 U.S.C. 6304 (regardless of whether such 
     leave was scheduled in advance) shall be restored to the 
     employee and shall be credited and available in accordance 
     with 5 U.S.C. 6304(d)(2). Annual leave so restored and 
     remaining unused upon the transfer of a Helium Program 
     employee to a position of the executive branch outside of the 
     Helium Program shall be liquidated by payment to the employee 
     of a lump sum from the Helium Fund for such leave.
       (e) Benefits under this section shall be paid from the 
     Helium Fund in accordance with section 4(c)(4) of the Helium 
     Privatization Act of 1996. Funds may be made available to

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     Helium Program employees who are or will be separated before 
     October 1, 2002 because of the cessation of helium production 
     and sales and other related activities. Retraining benefits, 
     including retraining and relocation incentives, may be paid 
     for retraining commencing on or before September 30, 2002.
       Sec. 113. In fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, the Secretary 
     may accept donations and bequests of money, services, or 
     other personal property for the management and enhancement of 
     the Department's Natural Resources Library. The Secretary may 
     hold, use, and administer such donations until expended and 
     without further appropriation.
       Sec. 114. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     including but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination 
     Act of 1975, as amended, funds available under this title for 
     Indian self-determination or self-governance contract or 
     grant support costs may be expended only for costs directly 
     attributable to contracts, grants and compacts pursuant to 
     the Indian Self-Determination Act and no funds appropriated 
     in this title shall be available for any contract support 
     costs or indirect costs associated with any contract, grant, 
     cooperative agreement, self-governance compact or funding 
     agreement entered into between an Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization and any entity other than an agency of the 
     Department of the Interior.
       Sec. 115. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the 
     National Park Service shall not develop or implement a 
     reduced entrance fee program to accommodate non-local travel 
     through a unit. The Secretary may provide for and regulate 
     local non-recreational passage through units of the National 
     Park System, allowing each unit to develop guidelines and 
     permits for such activity appropriate to that unit.
       Sec. 116. (a) Denver Service Center, Presidio, and Golden 
     Gate National Recreation Area employees who voluntarily 
     resign or retire from the National Park Service on or before 
     December 31, 1998, shall receive, from the National Park 
     Service, a lump sum voluntary separation incentive payment 
     that shall be equal to the lesser of an amount equal to the 
     amount the employee would be entitled to receive under 
     section 5595(c) of title 5, United States Code, if the 
     employee were entitled to payment under such section; or 
     $25,000.
       (1) The voluntary separation incentive payment--
       (A) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be 
     included in the computation of any other type of Government 
     benefit; and
       (B) shall be paid from appropriations or funds available 
     for the payment of the basic pay of the employee.
       (2) Employees receiving a voluntary separation incentive 
     payment and accepting employment with the Federal Government 
     within five years of the date of separation shall be required 
     to repay the entire amount of the incentive payment to the 
     National Park Service.
       (3) The Secretary may, at the request of the head of an 
     Executive branch agency, waive the repayment under paragraph 
     (2) if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and 
     is the only qualified applicant available for the position.
       (4) In addition to any other payment which it is required 
     to make under Subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United 
     States Code, the National Park Service shall remit to the 
     Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of 
     the United States to the credit of the Civil Service 
     Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15 percent 
     of the final basic pay of each employee of the National Park 
     Service--
       (A) who retires under section 8336(d)(2) of Title 5, United 
     States Code; and,
       (B) to whom a voluntary separation incentive payment has 
     been or is to be paid under the provisions of this section.
       (b) Employees of Denver Service Center, Presidio, and 
     Golden Gate National Recreation Area entitled to severance 
     pay under 5 U.S.C. 5595, may apply for, and the National Park 
     Service may pay, the total amount of severance pay to the 
     employee in a lump sum. Employees paid severance pay in a 
     lump sum and subsequently reemployed by the Federal 
     Government shall be subject to the repayment provisions of 5 
     U.S.C. 5595(i)(2) and (3), except that any repayment shall be 
     made to the National Park Service.
       (c) Employees of the Denver Service Center Presidio, and 
     Golden Gate National Recreation Area who voluntarily resign 
     on or before December 31, 1998, or who are separated in a 
     reduction in force, shall be liable for not more than the 
     required employee contribution under 5 U.S.C. 8905a(d)(1)(A) 
     if they elect to continue health benefits after separation. 
     The National Park Service shall pay for 12 months the 
     remaining portion of required contributions.
       Sec. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary is authorized to permit persons, firms or 
     organizations engaged in commercial, cultural, educational, 
     or recreational activities (as defined in section 612a of 
     title 40, United States Code) not currently occupying such 
     space to use courtyards, auditoriums, meeting rooms, and 
     other space of the main and south Interior building complex, 
     Washington, D.C., the maintenance, operation, and protection 
     of which has been delegated to the Secretary from the 
     Administrator of General Services pursuant to the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, and to 
     assess reasonable charges therefore, subject to such 
     procedures as the Secretary deems appropriate for such uses. 
     Charges may be for the space, utilities, maintenance, repair, 
     and other services. Charges for such space and services may 
     be at rates equivalent to the prevailing commercial rate for 
     comparable space and services devoted to a similar purpose in 
     the vicinity of the main and south Interior building complex, 
     Washington, D.C. for which charges are being assessed. The 
     Secretary may without further appropriation hold, administer, 
     and use such proceeds within the Departmental Management 
     Working Capital Fund to offset the operation of the buildings 
     under his jurisdiction, whether delegated or otherwise, and 
     for related purposes, until expended.
       Sec. 118. The 37 mile River Valley Trail from the town of 
     Delaware Gap to the edge of the town of Milford, Pennsylvania 
     located within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation 
     Area shall hereafter be referred to in any law, regulation, 
     document, or record of the United States as the Joseph M. 
     McDade Recreational Trail.
       Sec. 119. (a) In this section--
       (1) the term ``Huron Cemetery'' means the lands that form 
     the cemetery that is popularly known as the Huron Cemetery, 
     located in Kansas City, Kansas, as described in subsection 
     (b)(3); and
       (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (b)(1) The Secretary shall take such action as may be 
     necessary to ensure that the lands comprising the Huron 
     Cemetery (as described in paragraph (3)) are used only in 
     accordance with this subsection.
       (2) The lands of the Huron Cemetery shall be used only--
       (A) for religious and cultural uses that are compatible 
     with the use of the lands as a cemetery; and
       (B) as a burial ground.
       (3) The description of the lands of the Huron Cemetery is 
     as follows:
       The tract of land in the NW quarter of sec. 10, T. 11 S., 
     R. 25 E., of the sixth principal meridian, in Wyandotte 
     County, Kansas (as surveyed and marked on the ground on 
     August 15, 1888, by William Millor, Civil Engineer and 
     Surveyor), described as follows:
       ``Commencing on the Northwest corner of the Northwest 
     Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 10;
       ``Thence South 28 poles to the `true point of beginning';
       ``Thence South 71 degrees East 10 poles and 18 links;
       ``Thence South 18 degrees and 30 minutes West 28 poles;
       ``Thence West 11 and one-half poles;
       ``Thence North 19 degrees 15 minutes East 31 poles and 15 
     feet to the `true point of beginning', containing 2 acres or 
     more.''.
       Sec. 120. (a) Study.--The Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement with and provide funding, to the National Academy 
     of Sciences (NAS), the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, 
     (Board), to conduct a detailed, comprehensive study of the 
     environmental and reclamation requirements relating to mining 
     of locatable minerals on federal lands and the adequacy of 
     those requirements to prevent unnecessary or undue 
     degradation of federal lands in each state in which such 
     mining occurs.
       (1) Contents.--The study shall identify and consider--
       (A) the operating, reclamation and permitting requirements 
     for locatable minerals mining and exploration operations on 
     federal lands by federal and state air, water, solid waste, 
     reclamation and other environmental statutes, including 
     surface management regulations promulgated by federal land 
     management agencies and state primacy programs under 
     applicable federal statutes and state laws and the time 
     requirements applicable to project environmental review and 
     permitting;
       (B) the adequacy of federal and state environmental, 
     reclamation and permitting statutes and regulations 
     applicable in any state or states where mining or exploration 
     of locatable minerals on federal lands is occurring, to 
     prevent unnecessary or undue degradation; and
       (C) recommendations and conclusions regarding how federal 
     and state environmental, reclamation and permitting 
     requirements and programs can be coordinated to ensure 
     environmental protection, increase efficiency, avoid 
     duplication and delay, and identify the most cost-effective 
     manner for implementation.
       (b) Report.--
       No later than July 31, 1999, the Board shall submit a 
     report addressing areas described under (a)(1) to the 
     appropriate federal agencies, the Congress and the Governors 
     of affected states.
       (c) Funds.--From the funds collected for mining law 
     administration, the Secretary shall provide to the NAS such 
     funds as it requests, not to exceed $800,000, for the purpose 
     of conducting this analysis.
       (d) Surface Management Regulations.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior shall not promulgate any final regulations to change 
     the Bureau of Land Management regulations found at 43 CFR 
     Part 3809 prior to September 30, 1999.
       Sec. 121. Overhead charges levied by the Fish and Wildlife 
     Service on any and all funds transferred from the Bureau of 
     Reclamation for the Recovery Implementation Program for 
     Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin and 
     for the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish 
     Species in the San Juan River Basin shall be limited to no 
     more than 50 percent of the biennially determined full 
     indirect cost recovery rate.
       Sec. 122. (a) ANCSA Determination.--
       (1) Within 180 days following the enactment of this Act, 
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     agement shall conduct a determination under section 3(e) of 
     the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
     seq.) of the property described as Lot 1, Block 12; the north 
     50 feet of Lots 43 and 44, Block 12; Lots 50, 51 and 52, 
     Block 12; Lots 28 and 29, Block 33; and a strip of land 25 
     feet in length running east and west by 24 feet in width 
     running north and south in the southwest corner of Lot 15, 
     Block 33, all within the Nome Townsite, Records of the Cape 
     Nome Recording District, Second Judicial District, State of 
     Alaska.
       (2) The ANCSA section 3(e) determination will determine if 
     the lands must be conveyed to the Sitnasuak Native 
     Corporation (the village corporation for Nome).
       (3) If and only if the Bureau of Land Management's ANCSA 
     section 3(e) determination concludes that the Sitnasuak 
     Native Corporation is not entitled to the lands, and 
     following the settlement of any and all claims filed 
     appealing the decision, the Secretary shall carry out 
     subsection (b) of this section, and the provisions of 
     subsection (c) shall take effect.
       (b) Conveyance.--The Secretary shall convey to Kawerak, 
     Inc., a non-profit tribal organization in Nome, Alaska, 
     without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States, subject to all valid existing rights and to 
     the rights-of-way described in subsection (c), in the 
     property described as Lot 1, Block 12; the north 50 feet of 
     Lots 43 and 44, Block 12; Lots 50, 51 and 52, Block 12; Lots 
     28 and 29, Block 33; and a strip of land 25 feet in length 
     running east and west by 24 feet in width running north and 
     south in the southwest corner of Lot 15, Block 33, all within 
     the Nome Townsite, Records of the Cape Nome Recording 
     District, Second Judicial District, State of Alaska.
       (c) Rights-of-Way.--The property conveyed under subsection 
     (b) shall be subject to--
       (1) title of the State of Alaska, Department of Highways, 
     as to the south three feet of Lots 50, 51, and 52 of Block 
     12; and
       (2) rights of the public or of any governmental agencies in 
     and to any portion of the property lying within any roads, 
     streets, or highways.
       Sec. 123. Commerical Fishing in Glacier Bay National Park. 
     (a) General.--
       (1) The Secretary of the Interior and the State of Alaska 
     shall cooperate in the development of a management plan for 
     the regulation of commercial fisheries in Glacier Bay 
     National Park pursuant to existing State and Federal statutes 
     and any applicable international conservation and management 
     treaties. Such management plan shall provide for commercial 
     fishing in the marine waters within Glacier Bay National Park 
     outside of Glacier Bay Proper, and in the marine waters 
     within Glacier Bay Proper as specified in paragraphs (a)(2) 
     through (a)(5), and shall provide for the protection of park 
     values and purposes for the prohibition, of any new or 
     expanded fisheries, and for the opportunity for the study of 
     marine resources.
       (2) In the nonwilderness waters within Glacier Bay Proper, 
     commercial fishing shall be limited, by means of non-
     transferable lifetime access permits, solely to individuals 
     who--
       (A) hold a valid commercial fishing permit for a fishery in 
     a geographic area that includes the nonwilderness waters 
     within Glacier Bay Proper;
       (B) provides a sworn and notarized affidavit and other 
     available corroborating documentation to the Secretary of the 
     Interior sufficient to establish that such individual engaged 
     in commercial fishing for halibut, tanner crab, or salmon in 
     Glacier Bay Proper during qualifying years which shall be 
     established by the Secretary of the Interior within one year 
     of the date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (C) fish only with--
       (i) longline gear for halibut;
       (ii) pots or ring nets for tanner crab; or
       (iii) trolling gear for salmon.
       (3) With respect to the individuals engaging in commercial 
     fishing for Glacier Bay Proper pursuant to paragraph (2), no 
     fishing shall be allowed in the West Arm of Glacier Bay 
     Proper (West Arm) north of 58 degrees, 50 minutes north 
     latitude except for trolling for king salmon during the 
     period from October 1 through April 30. The water of Johns 
     Hopkins Inlet, Tarr Inlet and Reid Inlet shall remain closed 
     to all commercial fishing.
       (4) With respect to the individuals engaging in commercial 
     fishing in Glacier Bay Proper pursuant to paragraph (2), no 
     fishing shall be allowed in the East Arm of Glacier Bay 
     Proper (East Arm) North of a line drawn from Point Caroline, 
     through the southern end of Garforth Island to the east side 
     of Muir Inlet, except that trolling for king salmon during 
     the period from October 1 through April 30 shall be allowed 
     south of a line drawn across Muir Inlet at the southernmost 
     point of Adams Inlet.
       (5) With respect to the individuals engaging in commercial 
     fishing in Glacier Bay Proper pursuant to paragraph (2), no 
     fishing shall be allowed in Geikie Inlet.
       (b) The Beardslee Islands and Upper Dundas Bay.--Commerical 
     fishing is prohibited in the designated wilderness waters 
     within Glacier Bay National Park in Preserve, including the 
     waters of the Beardslee Islands and Upper Dundas Bay. Any 
     individual who--
       (1) on or before February 1, 1999, provides a sworn and 
     notarized affidavit and other available corroborating 
     documentation to the Secretary of the Interior sufficient to 
     establish that he or she has engaged in commercial fishing 
     for Dungeness crab in the designated wilderness waters of the 
     Beardslee Islands or Dundas Bay within Glacier Bay National 
     Park pursuant to valid commercial fishing permit in at least 
     six of the years during the period 1987 through 1996;
       (2) at the time of receiving compensation based on the 
     Secretary of the Interior's determination as described 
     below--
       (A) agrees in writing not to engaged in commercial fishing 
     for Dungeness crab within Glacier Bay Proper;
       (B) relinquishes to the State of Alaska for the purposes of 
     its retirement any commercial fishing permit for Dungness 
     crab for areas within Glacier Bay Proper;
       (C) at the individual's option, relinquishes to the United 
     States the Dungeness crab pots covered by the commercial 
     fishing permit; and
       (D) at the individual's option, relinquished to the United 
     States the fishing vessel used for Dungeness crab fishing in 
     Glacier Bay Proper; and
       (3) hold a current valid commercial fishing permit that 
     allows such individual to engage in commercial fishing for 
     Dungeness crab in Glacier Bay National Park, shall be 
     eligible to receive from the United States compensation that 
     is the greater of (i) $400,000, or (ii) an amount equal to 
     the fair market value (as of the date of relinquishment) of 
     the commercial fishing permit for Dungeness crab, of any 
     Dungeness crab pots or other Dungeness crab gear, and of not 
     more than on Dungeness crab fishing vessel, together with an 
     amount equal to the present value of the foregone net income 
     from commercial fishing for Dungeness crab for the period 
     January 1, 1999, through December 31, 2004, based on the 
     individual's net earnings from the Dungeness crab fishery 
     during the period January 1, 1991, through December 31, 1996. 
     Any individual seeking such compensation shall provide the 
     consent necessary for the Secretary of the Interior to verify 
     such net earnings in the fishery. The Secretary of the 
     Interior's determination of the amount to be paid shall be 
     completed and payment shall be made within six months from 
     the date of the application by the individuals described in 
     this subsection and shall constitute final agency action 
     subject to review pursuant to the Administrative Procedures 
     Act in the United States District Court for the District of 
     Alaska.
       (c) Definition and Savings Clause.--
       (1) As used in this section, the term ``Glacier Bay 
     Proper'' shall mean the marine waters within Glacier Bay, 
     including coves and inlets, north of a line drawn from Point 
     Custavus to Point Carolus.
       (2) Noting in this section is intended to enlarge or 
     diminish Federal or State title, jurisdiction, or authority 
     with respect to the waters of the State of Alaska, the waters 
     within the boundaries of Glacier Bay National Park, or the 
     tidal or submerged lands under any provision of State or 
     Federal law.
       Sec. 124. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     grazing permits which expire during fiscal year 1999 shall be 
     renewed for the balance of fiscal year 1999 on the same terms 
     and conditions as contained in the expiring permits, or until 
     the Bureau of Land Management completes processing these 
     permits in compliance with all applicable laws, whichever 
     comes first. Upon completion of processing by the Bureau, the 
     terms and conditions of existing grazing permits may be 
     modified, if necessary, and reissued for a term not to exceed 
     ten years. Nothing in this language shall be deemed to affect 
     the Bureau's authority to otherwise modify or terminate 
     grazing permits.
       Sec. 125. Conveyance to the Town of Pahrump, Nevada. (a) 
     Conveyance.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
     the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall convey 
     to the town of Pahrump, Nevada, without consideration, 
     subject to the requirements of 43 U.S.C. 869, all right, 
     title, and interest of the land subject to all valid existing 
     rights in the public lands located south and west of Highway 
     160 within Sections 32 and 33, T. 20 S., R. 54 E., Mount 
     Diablo Meridian.
       (b) Use.--The conveyance of the property under subsection 
     (a) shall be subject to reversion to the United States if the 
     property is used for a purpose other than the purpose of a 
     public fairground or a related public purpose.
       Sec. 126. Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 78, 
     regarding commercial air tour operators in the vicinity of 
     the Rocky Mountain National Park, as published in the Federal 
     Register, on January 8, 1997, shall remain in effect until 
     otherwise provided by an Act of Congress.
       Sec. 127. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act hereafter 
     enacted may be used by the Secretary of the Interior, except 
     with respect to land exchange costs and costs associated with 
     the preparation of land acquisitions, in the acquisition of 
     State, private, or other non-federal lands (or any interest 
     therein) in the State of Alaska, unless, in the acquisition 
     of any State, private, or other non-federal lands (or 
     interest therein) in the State of Alaska, the Secretary seeks 
     to exchange unreserved public lands before purchasing all or 
     any portion of such lands (or interest therein) in the State 
     of Alaska.
       Sec. 128. Charleston, Arkansas National Commemorative Site. 
     (a) The Congress finds that--
       (1) the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board 
     of Education, which mandated an end to the segregation of 
     public schools, was one of the most significant Court 
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       (2) the Charleston Public School District in Charleston, 
     Arkansas, in September, 1954, became the first previously-
     segregated public school district in the former Confederacy 
     to integrate following the Brown decision;
       (3) the orderly and peaceful integration of the public 
     schools in Charleston served as a model and inspiration in 
     the development of the Civil Rights movement in the United 
     States, particularly with respect to public education; and
       (4) notwithstanding the important role of the Charleston 
     School District in the successful implementation of 
     integrated public schools, the role of the district has not 
     been adequately commemorated and interpreted for the benefit 
     and understanding of the nation.
       (b) The Charleston Public School complex in Charleston, 
     Arkansas is hereby designated as the ``Charleston National 
     Commemorative Site'' in commemoration of the Charleston 
     schools' role as the first public school district in the 
     South to integrate following the 1954 United States Supreme 
     Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
       (c) The Secretary, after consultation with the Charleston 
     Public School District, shall establish an appropriate 
     commemorative monument and interpretive exhibit at the 
     Charleston National Commemorative Site to commemorate the 
     1954 integration of Charleston's public schools.
       Sec. 129. (a) In the event any tribe returns appropriations 
     made available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     for distribution to other tribes, this action shall not 
     diminish the Federal Government's trust responsibility to 
     that tribe, or the government-to-government relationship 
     between the United States and that tribe, or that tribe's 
     ability to access future appropriations.
       (b) The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) shall develop 
     alternative methods to fund tribal priority allocations (TPA) 
     base programs in future years. The alternatives shall 
     consider tribal revenues and relative needs of tribes and 
     tribal members. No later than April 1, 1999, the BIA shall 
     submit a report to Congress containing its recommendations 
     and other alternatives. The report shall also identify the 
     methods proposed to be used by BIA to acquire data that is 
     not currently available to BIA and any data gathering 
     mechanisms that may be necessary to encourage tribal 
     compliance. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     the purposes of developing recommendations, the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs is hereby authorized access to tribal revenue-
     related data held by any Federal agency, excluding 
     information held by the Internal Revenue Service.
       (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), tribal revenue 
     shall include the sum of tribal net income, however derived, 
     from any business venture owned, held, or operated, in whole 
     or in part, by any tribal entity which is eligible to receive 
     TPA on behalf of the members of any tribe, all amounts 
     distributed as per capita payments which are not otherwise 
     included in net income, and any income from fees, licenses or 
     taxes collected by any tribe.
       (d) The calculation of tribal revenues shall exclude 
     payments made by the Federal Government in settlement of 
     claims or judgments and income derived from lands, natural 
     resources, funds, and assets held in trust by the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (e) In developing alternative TPA distribution methods, the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs will take into account the financial 
     obligations of a tribe, such as budgeted health, education 
     and public works service costs; its compliance, obligations 
     and spending requirements under the Indian Gaming Regulatory 
     Act; its compliance with the Single Audit Act; and its 
     compact with its State.
       Sec. 130. None of the funds in this or any other Act shall 
     be used to issue a notice of final rulemaking with respect to 
     the valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes, including a 
     rulemaking derived from proposed rules published in 63 
     Federal Register 6113 (1998), 62 Federal Register 36030, and 
     62 Federal Register 3742 (1997) until June 1, 1999, or until 
     there is a negotiated agreement on the rule.
       Sec. 131. Up to $8,000,000 of funds available in fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 shall be available for grants, not 
     covering more than 33 percent of the total cost of any 
     acquisition to be made with such funds, to States and local 
     communities for purposes of acquiring lands or interests in 
     lands to preserve and protect Civil War battlefield sites 
     identified in the July 1993 Report on the Nation's Civil War 
     Battlefields prepared by the Civil War Sites Advisory 
     Commission. Lands or interests in lands acquired pursuant to 
     this section shall be subject to the requirements of 
     paragraph 6(f)(3) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act 
     of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-8(f)(3)).
       Sec. 132. Leasing of Certain Reserved Mineral Interests. 
     (a) Application of Mineral Leasing Act.--Notwithstanding 
     section 4 of Public Law 88-608 (78 Stat. 988), the Federal 
     reserved mineral interests in land conveyed under that Act by 
     United States land patents No. 49-71-0059 and No. 49-71-0065 
     shall be subject to the Act of February 25, 1920 (commonly 
     known as the ``Mineral Leasing Act'') (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
     seq.).
       (b) Entry.--
       (1) In general.--A person that acquires a lease under the 
     Act of February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) for the 
     interests referred to in subsection (a) may exercise the 
     right of entry that is reserved to the United States and 
     persons authorized by the United States in the patents 
     conveying the land described in subsection (a) by occupying 
     so much of the surface the land as may be required for 
     purposes reasonably incident to the exploration for, and 
     extraction and removal of, the leased minerals.
       (2) Condition.--A person that exercises a right of entry 
     under paragraph (1), shall, before commencing occupancy--
       (A) secure the written consent or waiver of the patentee; 
     or
       (B) post a bond or other financial guarantee with the 
     Secretary of the Interior in an amount sufficient to ensure--
       (i) the completion of reclamation pursuant to the 
     requirements of the Secretary under the Act of February 25, 
     1920 (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.); and
       (ii) the payment to the surface owner for--

       (I) any damage to a crop or tangible improvement of the 
     surface owner that results from activity under the mineral 
     lease; and
       (II) any permanent loss of income to the surface owner due 
     to loss or impairment of grazing use or of other uses of the 
     land by the surface owner at the time of commencement of 
     activity under the mineral lease.

       (c) Effective Date.--In the case of the land conveyed by 
     United States patent No. 49-71-0065, this section takes 
     effect January 1, 1997.
       Sec. 133. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Tribal Self-Governance Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 458aa et seq.) is 
     amended at Sec. 458ff(c) by inserting ``450c(d),'' following 
     the word ``sections''.
       Sec. 134. Correction to Coastal Barrier Resources System 
     Map. (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     make such corrections to the map described in subsection (b) 
     as are necessary to restore on that map the September 30, 
     1982, boundary for Unit M09 on the portion of Edisto Island 
     located immediately to the south and west of the Jeremy Cay 
     Causeway.
       (b) Map Described.--The map described in this subsection is 
     the map included in a set of maps entitled ``Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System'', dated October 24, 1990, that relates to 
     the unit of the Coastal Barrier Resources System entitled 
     ``Edisto Complex M09/M09P''.
       Sec. 135. Katmai National Park Land Exchange. (a) 
     Ratification of Agreement.--
       (1) Ratification.--
       (A) In general.--The terms, conditions, procedures, 
     covenants, reservations, and other provisions set forth in 
     the document entitled ``Agreement for the Sale, Purchase and 
     Conveyance of Lands between the Heirs, Designees and/or 
     Assigns of Palakia Melgenak and the United States of 
     America'' (hereinafter referred to in this section as the 
     ``Agreement''), executed by its signatories, including the 
     heirs, designees and/or assigns of Palakia Melgenak 
     (hereinafter referred to in this section as the ``Heirs'') 
     effective on September 1, 1998 are authorized, ratified and 
     confirmed, and set forth the obligations and commitments of 
     the United States and all other signatories, as a matter of 
     Federal law.
       (B) Native allotment.--Notwithstanding any provision of law 
     to the contrary, all lands described in section 2(c) of the 
     Agreement for conveyance to the Heirs shall be deemed a 
     replacement transaction under ``An Act to relieve restricted 
     Indians in the Five Civilized Tribes whose nontaxable lands 
     are required for State, county or municipal improvements or 
     sold to other persons or for other purposes'' (25 U.S.C. 
     409a, 46 Stat. 1471), as amended, and the Secretary shall 
     convey such lands by a patent consistent with the terms of 
     the Agreement and subject to the same restraints on 
     alienation and tax-exempt status as provided for Native 
     allotments pursuant to ``An Act authorizing the Secretary of 
     the Interior to allot homesteads to the natives of Alaska'' 
     (34 Stat. 197), as amended, repealed by section 18(a) the 
     Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 710), with a 
     savings clause for applications pending on December 18, 1971.
       (C) Land acquisition.--Lands and interests in land acquired 
     by the United States pursuant to the Agreement shall be 
     administered by the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter 
     referred to as the ``Secretary'') as part of the Katmai 
     National Park, subject to the laws and regulations applicable 
     thereto.
       (2) Maps and deeds.--The maps and deeds set forth in the 
     Agreement generally depict the lands subject to the 
     conveyances, the retention of consultation rights, the 
     conservation easement, the access rights, Alaska Native 
     Allotment Act status, and the use and transfer restrictions.
       (b) Katmai National Park and Preserve Wilderness.--Upon the 
     date of closing of the conveyance of the approximately 10 
     acres of Katmai National Park Wilderness lands to be conveyed 
     to the Heirs under the Agreement, the following lands shall 
     hereby be designated part of the Katmai Wilderness as 
     designated by section 701(4) of the Alaska National Interest 
     Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 94 Stat. 2417):
     A strip of land approximately one half mile long and 165 feet 
     wide lying within Section 1, Township 24 South, Range 33 
     West, Seward Meridian, Alaska, the center line of which is 
     the center of the unnamed stream from its mouth at Geographic 
     Harbor to the north line of said Section 1. Said unnamed 
     stream flows from the unnamed lake located in Sections 25 and 
     26, Township 23 South, Range 33 West, Seward Meridian. This 
     strip of land contains approximately 10 acres.
       (c) Availability of Appropriation.--None of the funds 
     appropriated in this Act or any other Act hereafter enacted 
     for the implementation of the Agreement may be expended until 
     the Secretary determines that the Heirs have signed a valid 
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     quishment and release of any and all claims described in 
     section 2(d) of the Agreement.
       (d) General Provisions.--
       (1) All of the lands designated as Wilderness pursuant to 
     this section shall be subject to any valid existing rights.
       (2) Subject to the provisions of the Alaska National 
     Interest Lands Conservation Act, the Secretary shall ensure 
     that the lands in the Geographic Harbor area not directly 
     affected by the Agreement remain accessible for the public, 
     including its mooring and mechanized transportation needs.
       (3) The Agreement shall be placed on file and available for 
     public inspection at the Alaska Regional Office of the 
     National Park Service, at the office of the Katmai National 
     Park and Preserve in King Salmon, Alaska, and at least one 
     public facility managed by the Federal, State or local 
     government located in each of Homer, Alaska, and Kodiak, 
     Alaska and such other public facilities which the Secretary 
     determines are suitable and accessible for such public 
     inspections. In addition, as soon as practicable after 
     enactment of this provision, the Secretary shall make 
     available for public inspection in those same offices, copies 
     of all maps and legal descriptions of lands prepared in 
     implementing either the Agreement or this section. Such legal 
     descriptions shall be published in the Federal Register and 
     filed with the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
     the President of the Senate.
       Sec. 136. Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements. 
     Section 124(a) of the Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (16 U.S.C. 1011(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``with willing private landowners for 
     restoration and enhancement of fish, wildlife, and other 
     biotic resources on public or private land or both'' and 
     inserting ``with the heads of other Federal agencies, tribal, 
     State, and local governments, private and nonprofit entities, 
     and landowners for the protection, restoration, and 
     enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat and other resources 
     on public or private land and the reduction of risk from 
     natural disaster where public safety is threatened''.
       Sec. 137. None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act may be expended before March 31, 1999 to publish 
     final regulations based on the regulations proposed at 63 
     Fed. Reg. 3289 on January 22, 1998.
       Sec. 138. Acquisition of Real Property Interests for 
     Addition to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military 
     Park. The Act of August 19, 1890 (16 U.S.C. 424), is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 12. ACQUISITION OF LAND.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior may 
     acquire private land, easements, and buildings within the 
     areas authorized for acquisition for the Chickamauga and 
     Chattanooga National Military Park, by donation, purchase 
     with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
       ``(b) Limitation.--Land, easements, and buildings described 
     in subsection (a) may be acquired only from willing sellers.
       ``(c) Administration.--Land, easements, and buildings 
     acquired by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be 
     administered by the Secretary as part of the park.''.
       Sec. 139. Amounts invoiced by the Secretary of the Interior 
     and paid in full before the date of enactment of this Act for 
     the purchase of Federal royalty oil by a refiner pursuant to 
     the preference for small refiners in section 36 of the 
     Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 192) or section 27(b)(2) of 
     the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1353(b)(2)) 
     are hereby ratified and deemed to be the refiner's total 
     obligation to the United States for such purchases 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the 
     regulations set forth in 30 C.F.R. 208.13 (1997), subject to 
     adjustment to reconcile billed volumes with delivered 
     volumes: Provided, That all delivered royalty oil volumes so 
     invoiced were processed, used, or exchanged for other crude 
     oil on a volume or equivalent basis that was processed or 
     used, in the refiner's refineries located in the United 
     States.
       Sec. 140. Remaining funds in the amount of $250,000, 
     appropriated as part of Public Law 105-83 in the National 
     Park Service construction account for fiscal year 1998 for an 
     environmental impact statement of a site for an interpretive 
     center along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Roanoke, Virginia, 
     may be used for the construction of an interpretive center 
     outside of the boundaries of the Blue Ridge Parkway, near 
     Roanoke, Virginia.
       Sec. 141. Section 5(a)(3) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National 
     Lakeshore, and for other purposes'', approved November 5, 
     1966 (16 U.S.C. 460u-5(a)(3)), is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by--
       (A) striking ``as of that date''; and
       (B) inserting ``, subject to subparagraph (B),'' after 
     ``term ending''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Subparagraph (A)'' 
     and inserting ``Subparagraph (A)(ii)''.
       Sec. 142. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     settlement or judgment against the United States for the 
     legislative taking by section 817 of Public Law 104-333 (110 
     Stat. 4200-4201) of real property on the eastern end of Santa 
     Cruz Island known as the Gherini Ranch shall be paid solely 
     from the permanent judgment appropriation established 
     pursuant to section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.
       Sec. 143. Public Law 102-350 (16 U.S.C. 410) is amended to 
     strike ``Marsh-Billings'' each place it appears and insert 
     ``Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller''.
       Sec. 144. Refunds or rebates received on an on-going basis 
     from a credit card services provider under the Department of 
     the Interior's charge card programs may be deposited to and 
     retained without fiscal year limitation in the Departmental 
     Working Capital Fund established under 43 U.S.C. 1467 and 
     used to fund management initiatives of general benefit to the 
     Department of the Interior's bureaus and offices as 
     determined by the Secretary or his designee.
       Sec. 145. The principal visitor center for the Santa Monica 
     Mountains National Recreation Area, regardless of location, 
     shall be named for Anthony C. Beilenson and shall be referred 
     to in any law, document or record of the United States as the 
     ``Anthony C. Beilenson Visitor Center''.
       Sec. 146. The Redwood Information Center located at 119231 
     Highway 101 in Orick, California is hereby named the ``Thomas 
     H. Kuchel Visitor Center'' and shall be referred to in any 
     law, document or record of the United States as the ``Thomas 
     H. Kuchel Visitor Center''.
       Sec. 147. Appropriations made in this title under the 
     headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Office of Special 
     Trustee for American Indians and any available unobligated 
     balances from prior appropriations Acts made under the same 
     headings, shall be available for expenditure or transfer for 
     Indian trust management activities pursuant to the Trust 
     Management Improvement Project High Level Implementation 
     Plan.
       Sec. 148. All funds received by the United States as a 
     result of the sale or the exchange and subsequent sale of 
     lands under section 412(a)(1) of the ``Treasury and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 1999'' shall be deposited in 
     the ``Everglades restoration'' account in accordance with 
     section 390(f)(2)(A) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
     and Reform Act of 1996, Public Law 104-127, 110 Stat. 1022.
       Sec. 149. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall transfer a road easement, no 
     wider than 50 feet, across lot 1 (USS 3811, First Judicial 
     District, Juneau Recording District, State of Alaska), 
     administered by the National Park Service, identified as road 
     alternative 1 on the map entitled ``Traffic and Environmental 
     Feasibility Study for Access to Proposed Auke Cape Facility'' 
     in the document for the NOAA/NMFS Juneau Consolidated 
     Facility Preliminary Draft Environmental Impact Statement, 
     dated July 1996, to the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska. 
     The Secretary of the Interior shall also transfer to the City 
     and Borough of Juneau all right, title and interest of the 
     United States in the right of way described by the plat 
     recorded in Book 54, page 371, of the Juneau Recording 
     District. Such transfers shall occur as soon as practical 
     after the Secretary of Commerce has exchanged all, or a 
     portion, of the right, title and interest in the 28.16 acres 
     known as the Auke Cape property for the 22.35 acres known as 
     the Lena Point property, near Juneau, Alaska to the City and 
     Borough of Juneau, Alaska. The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall deliver to the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska a 
     deed or patent establishing the conveyance to the City and 
     Borough of Juneau, Alaska of said easements. The Secretary of 
     the Interior shall retain the right of access and use of such 
     right of way, easement and road.
       Sec. 150. All properties administered by the National Park 
     Service at Fort Baker, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 
     and leases, concessions, permits and other agreements 
     associated with those properties, shall be exempt from all 
     taxes and special assessments, except sales tax, by the State 
     of California and its political subdivisions, including the 
     County of Marin and the City of Sausalito. Such areas of Fort 
     Baker shall remain under exclusive federal jurisdiction.
       Sec. 151. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is authorized to negotiate and 
     enter into agreements and leases, without regard to section 
     321 of chapter 314 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 
     303b), with any person, firm, association, organization, 
     corporation, or governmental entity for all or part of the 
     property within Fort Baker administered by the Secretary as 
     part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The proceeds of 
     the agreements or leases shall be retained by the Secretary 
     and such proceeds shall be available, without future 
     appropriation, for the preservation, restoration, operation, 
     maintenance and interpretation and related expenses incurred 
     with respect to Fort Baker properties.
       Sec. 152. In implementing section 1307(a) of the Alaska 
     National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3197), 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall deem the holder (on the 
     date of enactment of this Act) of the concession contract 
     KATM001-81 to be a person who, on or before January 1, 1979, 
     was engaged in adequately providing visitor services of the 
     type authorized in said contract with Katmai National Park 
     and Preserve.

                       TITLE II--RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service

                     forest and rangeland research

       For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as 
     authorized by law, $197,444,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                       state and private forestry

       For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing 
     technical and financial assistance to States, territories, 
     possessions, and others, and for forest health management, 
     cooperative forestry, and education and land conservation 
     activities, $170,722,000, to re

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     main available until expended, as authorized by law.

                         national forest system

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
     provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and 
     utilization of the National Forest System, and for 
     administrative expenses associated with the management of 
     funds provided under the headings ``Forest and Rangeland 
     Research'', ``State and Private Forestry'', ``National Forest 
     System'', ``Wildland Fire Management'', ``Reconstruction and 
     Construction'', and ``Land Acquisition'', $1,298,570,000, to 
     remain available until expended, which shall include 50 
     percent of all moneys received during prior fiscal years as 
     fees collected under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act 
     of 1965, as amended, in accordance with section 4 of the Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(i)): Provided, That up to $3,000,000 of 
     funds provided herein may be used to construct or reconstruct 
     facilities of the Forest Service: Provided further, That no 
     more than $150,000 shall be used on any single project, 
     exclusive of planning and design costs: Provided further, 
     That any unobligated balances remaining in this appropriation 
     in the road maintenance extended budget line item at the end 
     of fiscal year 1998 may be transferred to and made a part of 
     the ``Reconstruction and Construction'' appropriation, road 
     maintenance and decommissioning extended budget line item.

                        wildland fire management

       For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 
     activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
     fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands 
     under fire protection agreement, and for emergency 
     rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands 
     and water, $560,176,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That such funds are available for repayment of 
     advances from other appropriations accounts previously 
     transferred for such purposes.
       For an additional amount to cover necessary expenses for 
     emergency rehabilitation, presuppression due to emergencies, 
     and wildfire suppression activities of the Forest Service, 
     $102,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended: Provided further, That these funds shall be 
     available only to the extent an official budget request for a 
     specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress.

                    reconstruction and construction

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
     provided for, $297,352,000, to remain available until 
     expended for construction, reconstruction and acquisition of 
     buildings and other facilities, and for construction, 
     reconstruction, repair and maintenance of forest roads and 
     trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532-
     538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, That up to 
     $15,000,000 of the funds provided herein for road maintenance 
     shall be available for the decommissioning of roads, 
     including unauthorized roads not part of the transportation 
     system, which are no longer needed: Provided further, That no 
     funds shall be expended to decommission any system road until 
     notice and an opportunity for public comment has been 
     provided: Provided further, That the Forest Service may make 
     an advance of up to $200,000 from the funds provided under 
     this heading in this Act and up to $800,000 provided under 
     this heading in Public Law 105-83 to the City of Colorado 
     Springs, Colorado for the design and reconstruction of the 
     Pikes Peak Summit House in accordance with terms and 
     conditions agreed to.


                            land acquisition

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 
     U.S.C. 460l-4 through 11), including administrative expenses, 
     and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, 
     in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the 
     Forest Service, $117,918,000, to be derived from the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund, to remain available until expended.


         acquisition of lands for national forests special acts

       For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of 
     the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the 
     Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San 
     Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, 
     California, as authorized by law, $1,069,000, to be derived 
     from forest receipts.


            acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges

       For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from 
     funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, 
     public school districts, or other public school authorities 
     pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967, as amended (16 
     U.S.C. 484a), to remain available until expended.

                         range betterment fund

       For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, 
     and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the 
     prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on 
     lands in National Forests in the sixteen Western States, 
     pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94-579, as 
     amended, to remain available until expended, of which not to 
     exceed 6 percent shall be available for administrative 
     expenses associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, 
     protection, and improvements.

    gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research

       For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $92,000, to 
     remain available until expended, to be derived from the fund 
     established pursuant to the above Act.


        Management of National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses

                 subsistence management, forest service

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage 
     federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under the 
     provisions of Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest 
     Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96-487 et seq.) except in 
     areas described in section 339(a)(1)(A) and (B) of this Act, 
     $3,000,000 to become available on September 30, 1999, and 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That if prior to 
     October 1, 1999, the Secretary of the Interior determines 
     that the Alaska State Legislature has approved a bill or 
     resolution to amend the Constitution of the State of Alaska 
     that, if approved by the electorate, would enable the 
     implementation of state laws of general applicability which 
     are consistent with, and which provide for the definition, 
     preference and participation specified in sections 803, 804, 
     and 805 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
     Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make a $3,000,000 
     grant to the State of Alaska for the purpose of assisting 
     that State in fulfilling its responsibilities under sections 
     803, 804, and 805 of that Act.

               administrative provisions, forest service

       Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal 
     year shall be available for: (1) purchase of not to exceed 
     177 passenger motor vehicles of which 22 will be used 
     primarily for law enforcement purposes and of which 176 shall 
     be for replacement; acquisition of 25 passenger motor 
     vehicles from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; 
     operation and maintenance of aircraft, the purchase of not to 
     exceed two for replacement only, and acquisition of 
     sufficient aircraft from excess sources to maintain the 
     operable fleet at 213 aircraft for use in Forest Service 
     wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 
     notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 
     being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in 
     value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement 
     aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to 
     exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) 
     purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other 
     public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land, 
     waters, and interests therein, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) 
     for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National 
     Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) 
     the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and 
     (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 
     U.S.C. 3718(c).
       None of the funds made available under this Act shall be 
     obligated or expended to abolish any region, to move or close 
     any regional office for National Forest System administration 
     of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture without the 
     consent of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service 
     may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management 
     appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency 
     rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters 
     under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe 
     burning conditions.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for assistance to or through the Agency for International 
     Development and the Foreign Agricultural Service in 
     connection with forest and rangeland research, technical 
     information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall 
     be available to support forestry and related natural resource 
     activities outside the United States and its territories and 
     possessions, including technical assistance, education and 
     training, and cooperation with United States and 
     international organizations.
       None of the funds made available to the Forest Service 
     under this Act shall be subject to transfer under the 
     provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture 
     Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or 7 U.S.C. 147b unless 
     the proposed transfer is approved in advance by the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations in compliance with the 
     reprogramming procedures contained in House Report 105-163.
       None of the funds available to the Forest Service may be 
     reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the 
     procedures contained in House Report 105-163.
       No funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
     transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of 
     Agriculture without the approval of the Chief of the Forest 
     Service.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, hereafter any 
     appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may 
     be used to disseminate program information to private and 
     public individuals and organizations through the use of 
     nonmonetary items of nominal value and to provide nonmonetary 
     awards of nominal value and to incur necessary expenses for 
     the nonmonetary recognition of private individuals and 
     organiza

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     tions that make contributions to Forest Service programs.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, hereafter money 
     collected, in advance or otherwise, by the Forest Service 
     under authority of section 101 of Public Law 93-153 (30 
     U.S.C. 185(1)) as reimbursement of administrative and other 
     costs incurred in processing pipeline right-of-way or permit 
     applications and for costs incurred in monitoring the 
     construction, operation, maintenance, and termination of any 
     pipeline and related facilities, may be used to reimburse the 
     applicable appropriation to which such costs were originally 
     charged.
       Funds available to the Forest Service shall be available to 
     conduct a program of not less than $1,000,000 for high 
     priority projects within the scope of the approved budget 
     which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps as 
     authorized by the Act of August 13, 1970, as amended by 
     Public Law 93-408.
       None of the funds available in this Act shall be used for 
     timber sale preparation using clearcutting in hardwood stands 
     in excess of 25 percent of the fiscal year 1989 harvested 
     volume in the Wayne National Forest, Ohio: Provided, That 
     this limitation shall not apply to hardwood stands damaged by 
     natural disaster: Provided further, That landscape architects 
     shall be used to maintain a visually pleasing forest.
       Any money collected from the States for fire suppression 
     assistance rendered by the Forest Service on non-Federal 
     lands not in the vicinity of National Forest System lands 
     shall hereafter be used to reimburse the applicable 
     appropriation and shall remain available until expended as 
     the Secretary may direct in conducting activities authorized 
     by 16 U.S.C. 2101 note, 2101-2110, 1606, and 2111.
       Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $1,500 is 
     available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official 
     reception and representation expenses.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, hereafter the 
     Forest Service is authorized to employ or otherwise contract 
     with persons at regular rates of pay, as determined by the 
     Service, to perform work occasioned by emergencies such as 
     fires, storms, floods, earthquakes or any other unavoidable 
     cause without regard to Sundays, Federal holidays, and the 
     regular workweek.
       To the greatest extent possible, and in accordance with the 
     Final Amendment to the Shawnee National Forest Plan, none of 
     the funds available in this Act shall be used for preparation 
     of timber sales using clearcutting or other forms of even-
     aged management in hardwood stands in the Shawnee National 
     Forest, Illinois.
       Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101-
     593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
     $2,250,000 may be advanced in a lump sum as Federal financial 
     assistance to the National Forest Foundation, without regard 
     to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for administrative 
     expenses or projects on or benefitting National Forest System 
     lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That 
     of the Federal funds made available to the Foundation, no 
     more than $400,000 shall be available for administrative 
     expenses: Provided further, That the Foundation shall obtain, 
     by the end of the period of Federal financial assistance, 
     private contributions to match on at least one-for-one basis 
     funds made available by the Forest Service: Provided further, 
     That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a non-
     Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the 
     recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds: 
     Provided further, That hereafter, the National Forest 
     Foundation may hold Federal funds made available but not 
     immediately disbursed and may use any interest or other 
     investment income earned (before, on, or after the date of 
     enactment of this Act) on Federal funds to carry out the 
     purposes of Public Law 101-593: Provided further, That such 
     investments may be made only in interest-bearing obligations 
     of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both 
     principal and interest by the United States.
       Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98-244, up to 
     $2,650,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service shall 
     be available for matching funds to the National Fish and 
     Wildlife Foundation, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3701-3709, 
     and may be advanced in a lump sum as Federal financial 
     assistance, without regard to when expenses are incurred, for 
     projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or 
     related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That the 
     Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal 
     financial assistance, private contributions to match on at 
     least one-for-one basis funds advanced by the Forest Service: 
     Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer Federal 
     funds to a non-Federal recipient for a project at the same 
     rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching 
     funds.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for interactions with and providing technical assistance to 
     rural communities for sustainable rural development purposes.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 80 percent of 
     the funds appropriated to the Forest Service in the 
     ``National Forest System'' and ``Reconstruction and 
     Construction'' accounts and planned to be allocated to 
     activities under the ``Jobs in the Woods'' program for 
     projects on National Forest land in the State of Washington 
     may be granted directly to the Washington State Department of 
     Fish and Wildlife for accomplishment of planned projects. 
     Twenty percent of said funds shall be retained by the Forest 
     Service for planning and administering projects. Project 
     selection and prioritization shall be accomplished by the 
     Forest Service with such consultation with the State of 
     Washington as the Forest Service deems appropriate.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge 
     National Scenic Area, pursuant to sections 14(c)(1) and (2), 
     and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99-663.
       The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to enter into 
     grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements as appropriate 
     with the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, as well as with 
     public and other private agencies, organizations, 
     institutions, and individuals, to provide for the 
     development, administration, maintenance, or restoration of 
     land, facilities, or Forest Service programs, at the Grey 
     Towers National Historic Landmark: Provided, That, subject to 
     such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture may 
     prescribe, any such public or private agency, organization, 
     institution, or individual may solicit, accept, and 
     administer private gifts of money and real or personal 
     property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the 
     activities and services at the Grey Towers National Historic 
     Landmark: Provided further, That such gifts may be accepted 
     notwithstanding the fact that a donor conducts business with 
     the Department of Agriculture in any capacity.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
     available, as determined by the Secretary, for payments to 
     Del Norte County, California, pursuant to sections 13(e) and 
     14 of the Smith River National Recreation Area Act (Public 
     Law 101-612).
       For purposes of the Southeast Alaska Economic Disaster Fund 
     as set forth in section 101(c) of Public Law 104-134, the 
     direct grants provided in subsection (c) shall be considered 
     direct payments for purposes of all applicable law except 
     that these direct grants may not be used for lobbying 
     activities.
       No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be 
     detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this 
     Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more 
     than 30 days unless the individual's employing agency or 
     office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office 
     for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of 
     assignment.
       The Forest Service shall fund overhead, national 
     commitments, indirect expenses, and any other category for 
     use of funds which are expended at any units, that are not 
     directly related to the accomplishment of specific work on-
     the-ground (referred to as ``indirect expenditures''), from 
     funds available to the Forest Service, unless otherwise 
     prohibited by law: Provided, That not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Forest 
     Service shall provide, to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and Senate, proposed 
     definitions, which are consistent with Federal Accounting 
     Standards Advisory Board standards, to be used with the 
     fiscal year 2000 budget, for indirect expenditures: Provided 
     further, That the Forest Service shall implement and adhere 
     to the definitions on a nationwide basis without flexibility 
     for modification by any organizational level except the 
     Washington Office, and when changed by the Washington Office, 
     such changes in definition shall be reported in budget 
     requests submitted by the Forest Service: Provided further, 
     That the Forest Service shall provide in the fiscal year 2000 
     budget justification, planned indirect expenditures in 
     accordance with the definitions, summarized and displayed to 
     the Regional, Station, Area, and detached unit office level. 
     The justification shall display the estimated source and 
     amount of indirect expenditures, by expanded budget line 
     item, of funds in the agency's annual budget justification. 
     The display shall include appropriated funds and the Knutson-
     Vandenberg, Brush Disposal, Cooperative Work-Other, and 
     Salvage Sale funds. Changes between estimated and actual 
     indirect expenditures shall be reported in subsequent budget 
     justifications: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
     2000 the Secretary shall limit total annual indirect 
     obligations from the Brush Disposal, Cooperative Work-Other, 
     Knutson-Vandenberg, Reforestation, Salvage Sale, and Roads 
     and Trails funds to 20 percent of the total obligations from 
     each fund: Provided further, That not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Forest 
     Service shall provide a plan which addresses how the agency 
     will fully integrate all indirect expenditure information 
     into the agency's general ledger system.

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                         clean coal technology


                               (deferral)

       Of the funds made available under this heading for 
     obligation in prior years, $10,000,000 of such funds shall 
     not be available until October 1, 1999; $15,000,000 shall not 
     be available until October 1, 2000; and $15,000,000 shall not 
     be available until October 1, 2001: Provided, That funds made 
     available in previous appropriations Acts shall be available 
     for any ongoing project regardless of the separate request 
     for proposal under which the project was selected.

                 fossil energy research and development

       For necessary expenses in carrying out fossil energy 
     research and development activities, under the authority of 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91), 
     including the acquisition of interest, in

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     cluding defeasible and equitable interests in any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition 
     or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological 
     investigations and research concerning the extraction, 
     processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without 
     objectionable social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 
     1602, and 1603), performed under the minerals and materials 
     science programs at the Albany Research Center in Oregon, 
     $384,056,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That no part of the sum herein made available shall be used 
     for the field testing of nuclear explosives in the recovery 
     of oil and gas.

                      alternative fuels production


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Moneys received as investment income on the principal 
     amount in the Great Plains Project Trust at the Norwest Bank 
     of North Dakota, in such sums as are earned as of October 1, 
     1998, shall be deposited in this account and immediately 
     transferred to the general fund of the Treasury. Moneys 
     received as revenue sharing from operation of the Great 
     Plains Gasification Plant shall be immediately transferred to 
     the general fund of the Treasury.

                 naval petroleum and oil shale reserves

       For necessary expenses in carrying out naval petroleum and 
     oil shale reserve activities, $14,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the requirements of 
     10 U.S.C. 7430(b)(2)(B) shall not apply to fiscal year 1999: 
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, funds available pursuant to the first proviso under 
     this heading in Public Law 101-512 shall be immediately 
     available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve 
     activities.


                      elk hills school lands funds

       For necessary expenses in fulfilling the first installment 
     payment under the Settlement Agreement entered into by the 
     United States and the State of California on October 11, 
     1996, as authorized by section 3415 of Public Law 104-106, 
     $36,000,000 for payment to the State of California for the 
     State Teachers' Retirement Fund from the Elk Hills School 
     Lands Fund.

                          energy conservation

       For necessary expenses in carrying out energy conservation 
     activities, $691,701,000, to remain available until expended, 
     including, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     $64,000,000, which shall be transferred to this account from 
     amounts held in escrow under section 3002(d) of Public Law 
     95-509 (15 U.S.C. 4501(d)): Provided, That $166,000,000 shall 
     be for use in energy conservation programs as defined in 
     section 3008(3) of Public Law 99-509 (15 U.S.C. 4507): 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding section 3003(d)(2) of 
     Public Law 99-509 such sums shall be allocated to the 
     eligible programs as follows: $133,000,000 for weatherization 
     assistance grants and $33,000,000 for State energy 
     conservation grants.

                          economic regulation

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities of 
     the Office of Hearings and Appeals, $1,801,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                      strategic petroleum reserve

       For necessary expenses for Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     facility development and operations and program management 
     activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $160,120,000, 
     to remain available until expended.

                   energy information administration

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities of 
     the Energy Information Administration, $70,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


            administrative provisions, department of energy

       Appropriations under this Act for the current fiscal year 
     shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase, 
     repair, and cleaning of uniforms; and reimbursement to the 
     General Services Administration for security guard services.
       From appropriations under this Act, transfers of sums may 
     be made to other agencies of the Government for the 
     performance of work for which the appropriation is made.
       None of the funds made available to the Department of 
     Energy under this Act shall be used to implement or finance 
     authorized price support or loan guarantee programs unless 
     specific provision is made for such programs in an 
     appropriations Act.
       The Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, 
     equipment, and other contributions from public and private 
     sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other 
     agencies, Federal, State, private or foreign: Provided, That 
     revenues and other moneys received by or for the account of 
     the Department of Energy or otherwise generated by sale of 
     products in connection with projects of the Department 
     appropriated under this Act may be retained by the Secretary 
     of Energy, to be available until expended, and used only for 
     plant construction, operation, costs, and payments to cost-
     sharing entities as provided in appropriate cost-sharing 
     contracts or agreements: Provided further, That the remainder 
     of revenues after the making of such payments shall be 
     covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided 
     further, That any contract, agreement, or provision thereof 
     entered into by the Secretary pursuant to this authority 
     shall not be executed prior to the expiration of 30 calendar 
     days (not including any day in which either House of Congress 
     is not in session because of adjournment of more than three 
     calendar days to a day certain) from the receipt by the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of 
     the Senate of a full comprehensive report on such project, 
     including the facts and circumstances relied upon in support 
     of the proposed project.
       No funds provided in this Act may be expended by the 
     Department of Energy to prepare, issue, or process 
     procurement documents for programs or projects for which 
     appropriations have not been made.
       In addition to other authorities set forth in this Act, the 
     Secretary may accept fees and contributions from public and 
     private sources, to be deposited in a contributed funds 
     account, and prosecute projects using such fees and 
     contributions in cooperation with other Federal, State or 
     private agencies or concerns.
       The Secretary in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, shall 
     continue the process begun in fiscal year 1998 of accepting 
     funds from other Federal agencies in return for assisting 
     agencies in achieving energy efficiency in Federal facilities 
     and operations by the use of privately financed, energy 
     savings performance contracts and other private financing 
     mechanisms. The funds may be provided after agencies begin to 
     realize energy cost savings; may be retained by the Secretary 
     until expended; and may be used only for the purpose of 
     assisting Federal agencies in achieving greater efficiency, 
     water conservation and use of renewable energy by means of 
     privately financed mechanisms, including energy savings 
     performance contracts and utility incentive programs. These 
     recovered funds will continue to be used to administer even 
     greater energy efficiency, water conservation and use of 
     renewable energy by means of privately financed mechanisms 
     such as utility efficiency service contracts and energy 
     savings performance contracts. The recoverable funds will be 
     used for all necessary program expenses, including contractor 
     support and resources needed, to achieve overall Federal 
     energy management program objectives for greater energy 
     savings. Any such privately financed contracts shall meet the 
     provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Public Law 102-
     486 regarding energy savings performance contracts and 
     utility incentive programs.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                         Indian Health Service

                         indian health services

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 
     1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination Act, the 
     Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of 
     the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian 
     Health Service, $1,950,322,000, together with payments 
     received during the fiscal year pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) 
     for services furnished by the Indian Health Service: 
     Provided, That funds made available to tribes and tribal 
     organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any 
     other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 
     450), shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of the 
     grant or contract award and thereafter shall remain available 
     to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year 
     limitation: Provided further, That $12,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended, for the Indian Catastrophic Health 
     Emergency Fund: Provided further, That $373,801,000 for 
     contract medical care shall remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2000: Provided further, That of the funds 
     provided, up to $17,000,000 shall be used to carry out the 
     loan repayment program under section 108 of the Indian Health 
     Care Improvement Act: Provided further, That funds provided 
     in this Act may be used for one-year contracts and grants 
     which are to be performed in two fiscal years, so long as the 
     total obligation is recorded in the year for which the funds 
     are appropriated: Provided further, That the amounts 
     collected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
     the authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act shall remain available until expended for the 
     purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable 
     conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act (exclusive of planning, design, or 
     construction of new facilities): Provided further, That 
     funding contained herein, and in any earlier appropriations 
     Acts for scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2000: Provided further, That 
     amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations under 
     title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall be 
     reported and accounted for and available to the receiving 
     tribes and tribal organizations until expended: Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
     the amounts provided herein, not to exceed $203,781,000 shall 
     be for payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
     contract or grant support costs associated with contracts, 
     grants, self-governance compacts or annual funding agreements 
     between the Indian Health Service and a tribe or tribal 
     organization pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 
     1975, as amended, prior to or during fiscal year 1999: 
     Provided further, That funds provided to the Ponca Indian 
     Tribe of Nebraska in previous fiscal years that were retained 
     by the tribe to carry out the programs and functions of the 
     Indian

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     Health Service may be used by the tribe to obtain approved 
     clinical space to carry out the program.

                        indian health facilities

       For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and 
     equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, 
     including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, 
     specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase 
     and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers; 
     and for provision of domestic and community sanitation 
     facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act 
     of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self-
     Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and 
     titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to environmental health and facilities support 
     activities of the Indian Health Service, $289,465,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated for the planning, design, construction or 
     renovation of health facilities for the benefit of an Indian 
     tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land for sites to 
     construct, improve, or enlarge health or related facilities.

            administrative provisions, indian health service

       Appropriations in this Act to the Indian Health Service 
     shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109 but at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent 
     to the maximum rate payable for senior-level positions under 
     5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; 
     purchase of medical equipment; purchase of reprints; 
     purchase, renovation and erection of modular buildings and 
     renovation of existing facilities; payments for telephone 
     service in private residences in the field, when authorized 
     under regulations approved by the Secretary; and for uniforms 
     or allowances therefore as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
     and for expenses of attendance at meetings which are 
     concerned with the functions or activities for which the 
     appropriation is made or which will contribute to improved 
     conduct, supervision, or management of those functions or 
     activities: Provided, That in accordance with the provisions 
     of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian 
     patients may be extended health care at all tribally 
     administered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to 
     charges, and the proceeds along with funds recovered under 
     the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651-2653) 
     shall be credited to the account of the facility providing 
     the service and shall be available without fiscal year 
     limitation: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     law or regulation, funds transferred from the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service 
     shall be administered under Public Law 86-121 (the Indian 
     Sanitation Facilities Act) and Public Law 93-638, as amended: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated to the Indian 
     Health Service in this Act, except those used for 
     administrative and program direction purposes, shall not be 
     subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel 
     and transportation: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, funds previously or herein made 
     available to a tribe or tribal organization through a 
     contract, grant, or agreement authorized by title I or title 
     III of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
     Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), may be deobligated and 
     reobligated to a self-determination contract under title I, 
     or a self-governance agreement under title III of such Act 
     and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal 
     organization without fiscal year limitation: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds made available to the Indian 
     Health Service in this Act shall be used to implement the 
     final rule published in the Federal Register on September 16, 
     1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services, 
     relating to the eligibility for the health care services of 
     the Indian Health Service until the Indian Health Service has 
     submitted a budget request reflecting the increased costs 
     associated with the proposed final rule, and such request has 
     been included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law: 
     Provided further, That funds made available in this Act are 
     to be apportioned to the Indian Health Service as 
     appropriated in this Act, and accounted for in the 
     appropriation structure set forth in this Act: Provided 
     further, That with respect to functions transferred by the 
     Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the 
     Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and 
     services to those entities, on a reimbursable basis, 
     including payment in advance with subsequent adjustment, and 
     the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the funds 
     received from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-
     Determination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent 
     appropriation account which provided the funding, said 
     amounts to remain available until expended: Provided further, 
     That, heretofore and hereafter and notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, funds available to the Indian Health 
     Service in this Act or any other Act for Indian self-
     determination or self-governance contract or grant support 
     costs may be expended only for costs directly attributable to 
     contracts, grants and compacts pursuant to the Indian Self-
     Determination Act and no funds appropriated by this or any 
     other Act shall be available for any contract support costs 
     or indirect costs associated with any contract, grant, 
     cooperative agreement, self-governance compact, or funding 
     agreement entered into between an Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization and any entity other than the Indian Health 
     Service: Provided further, That reimbursements for training, 
     technical assistance, or services provided by the Indian 
     Health Service will contain total costs, including direct, 
     administrative, and overhead associated with the provision of 
     goods, services, or technical assistance: Provided further, 
     That the appropriation structure for the Indian Health 
     Service may not be altered without advance approval of the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

              Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi 
     Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93-531, 
     $13,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act 
     are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and groups 
     including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned lands 
     residents, those in significantly substandard housing, and 
     all others certified as eligible and not included in the 
     preceding categories: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds contained in this or any other Act may be used by the 
     Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any 
     single Navajo or Navajo family who, as of November 30, 1985, 
     was physically domiciled on the lands partitioned to the Hopi 
     Tribe unless a new or replacement home is provided for such 
     household: Provided further, That no relocatee will be 
     provided with more than one new or replacement home: Provided 
     further, That the Office shall relocate any certified 
     eligible relocatees who have selected and received an 
     approved homesite on the Navajo reservation or selected a 
     replacement residence off the Navajo reservation or on the 
     land acquired pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 640d-10.

    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
                              Development

                        payment to the institute

       For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska 
     Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by title 
     XV of Public Law 99-498, as amended (20 U.S.C. 56 part A), 
     $4,250,000.

                        Smithsonian Institution

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as 
     authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, 
     science, and history; development, preservation, and 
     documentation of the National Collections; presentation of 
     public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, 
     dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; 
     conduct of education, training, and museum assistance 
     programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease (for 
     terms not to exceed 30 years), and protection of buildings, 
     facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; up to 5 replacement 
     passenger vehicles; purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of 
     uniforms for employees; $347,154,000, of which not to exceed 
     $38,165,000 for the instrumentation program, collections 
     acquisition, Museum Support Center equipment and move, 
     exhibition reinstallation, the National Museum of the 
     American Indian, the repatriation of skeletal remains 
     program, research equipment, information management, and 
     Latino programming shall remain available until expended, and 
     including such funds as may be necessary to support American 
     overseas research centers and a total of $125,000 for the 
     Council of American Overseas Research Centers: Provided, That 
     funds appropriated herein are available for advance payments 
     to independent contractors performing research services or 
     participating in official Smithsonian presentations.

        construction and improvements, national zoological park

       For necessary expenses of planning, construction, 
     remodeling, and equipping of buildings and facilities at the 
     National Zoological Park, by contract or otherwise, 
     $4,400,000, to remain available until expended.

                  repair and restoration of buildings

       For necessary expenses of repair and restoration of 
     buildings owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, 
     by contract or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the 
     Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), including not to 
     exceed $10,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     $40,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That contracts awarded for environmental systems, protection 
     systems, and exterior repair or restoration of buildings of 
     the Smithsonian Institution may be negotiated with selected 
     contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor 
     qualifications as well as price.

                              construction

       For necessary expenses for construction, $16,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single 
     procurement for the construction of the National Museum of 
     the American Indian may be issued which includes the full 
     scope of the project: Provided further, That the solicitation 
     and the contract shall contain the clause ``availability of 
     funds'' found at 48 CFR 52.232.18.


           administrative provisions, smithsonian institution

       None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to 
     initiate the design of any expansion of current space or new 
     facility

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     without consultation with the House and Senate Appropriations 
     Committees.
       None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to 
     prepare a historic structures report, or for any other 
     purpose, involving the Holt House located at the National 
     Zoological Park in Washington, D.C.
       The Smithsonian Institution shall not use Federal funds in 
     excess of the amount specified in Public Law 101-185 for the 
     construction of the National Museum of the American Indian.

                        National Gallery of Art


                         salaries and expenses

       For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of 
     Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and 
     administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by 
     the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the 
     public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, 
     Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as authorized by 
     5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when authorized by the 
     treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, 
     and art associations or societies whose publications or 
     services are available to members only, or to members at a 
     price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and 
     cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, for other employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
     5901-5902); purchase or rental of devices and services for 
     protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, 
     alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, 
     and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and 
     repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by 
     contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, 
     or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms 
     and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $57,938,000 of 
     which not to exceed $3,026,000 for the special exhibition 
     program shall remain available until expended.


            repair, restoration and renovation of buildings

       For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and 
     renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or 
     occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or 
     otherwise, as authorized, $6,311,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That contracts awarded for 
     environmental systems, protection systems, and exterior 
     repair or renovation of buildings of the National Gallery of 
     Art may be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded 
     on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price.

             John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts


                       operations and maintenance

       For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and 
     security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts, $12,187,000.


                              construction

       For necessary expenses for capital repair and 
     rehabilitation of the existing features of the building and 
     site of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 
     $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.

            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of 
     the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) 
     including hire of passenger vehicles and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,840,000.

           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

                    National Endowment for the Arts


                       grants and administration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
     on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 
     $83,500,000 shall be available to the National Endowment for 
     the Arts for the support of projects and productions in the 
     arts through assistance to organizations and individuals 
     pursuant to sections 5(c) and 5(g) of the Act, for program 
     support, and for administering the functions of the Act, to 
     remain available until expended.


                            matching grants

       To carry out the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the 
     National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 
     1965, as amended, $14,500,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to the National Endowment for the Arts: Provided, 
     That this appropriation shall be available for obligation 
     only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of 
     gifts, bequests, and devises of money, and other property 
     accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the Endowment 
     under the provisions of section 10(a)(2), subsections 
     11(a)(2)(A) and 11(a)(3)(A) during the current and preceding 
     fiscal years for which equal amounts have not previously been 
     appropriated.

                 National Endowment for the Humanities


                       grants and administration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
     on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 
     $96,800,000, shall be available to the National Endowment for 
     the Humanities for support of activities in the humanities, 
     pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act, and for administering 
     the functions of the Act, to remain available until expended.


                            matching grants

       To carry out the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the 
     National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 
     1965, as amended, $13,900,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $9,900,000 shall be available to the 
     National Endowment for the Humanities for the purposes of 
     section 7(h): Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
     available for obligation only in such amounts as may be equal 
     to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, and devises of 
     money, and other property accepted by the chairman or by 
     grantees of the Endowment under the provisions of subsections 
     11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding 
     fiscal years for which equal amounts have not previously been 
     appropriated.

                Institute of Museum and Library Services


                       office of museum services

                       grants and administration

       For carrying out subtitle C of the Museum and Library 
     Services Act of 1996, as amended, $23,405,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                       administrative provisions

       None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation 
     on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any 
     grant or contract documents which do not include the text of 
     18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
     to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may 
     be used for official reception and representation expenses: 
     Provided further, That funds from nonappropriated sources may 
     be used as necessary for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

                        Commission of Fine Arts


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses made necessary by the Act establishing a 
     Commission of Fine Arts (40 U.S.C. 104), $898,000.


               national capital arts and cultural affairs

       For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99-190 
     (20 U.S.C. 956(a)), as amended, $7,000,000.

               Advisory Council on Historic Preservation


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic 
     Preservation (Public Law 89-665, as amended), $2,800,000: 
     Provided, That none of these funds shall be available for 
     compensation of level V of the Executive Schedule or higher 
     positions.

                  National Capital Planning Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as authorized by the National 
     Capital Planning Act of 1952 (40 U.S.C. 71-71i), including 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,954,000: 
     Provided, That all appointed members will be compensated at a 
     rate not to exceed the rate for level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule.

                United States Holocaust Memorial Council


                       holocaust memorial council

       For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Council, as 
     authorized by Public Law 96-388 (36 U.S.C. 1401), as amended, 
     $32,107,000, of which $1,575,000 for the museum's repair and 
     rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the museum's 
     exhibitions program shall remain available until expended.

                             Presidio Trust


                          presidio trust fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out title I of the Omnibus 
     Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, $14,913,000 
     shall be available to the Presidio Trust, to remain available 
     until expended. The Trust is authorized to issue obligations 
     to the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 
     104(d)(3) of the Act, in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 301. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those 
     contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
     record and available for public inspection, except where 
     otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
     Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law.
       Sec. 302. No part of any appropriation under this Act shall 
     be available to the Secretary of the Interior or the 
     Secretary of Agriculture for the leasing of oil and natural 
     gas by noncompetitive bidding on publicly owned lands within 
     the boundaries of the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois: 
     Provided, That nothing herein is intended to inhibit or 
     otherwise affect the sale, lease, or right to access to 
     minerals owned by private individuals.
       Sec. 303. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be available for any activity or the publication or 
     distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote 
     public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on 
     which congressional action is not complete.
       Sec. 304. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 305. None of the funds provided in this Act to any 
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     ligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or 
     other personal servants to any officer or employee of such 
     department or agency except as otherwise provided by law.
       Sec. 306. No assessments may be levied against any program, 
     budget activity, subactivity, or project funded by this Act 
     unless advance notice of such assessments and the basis 
     therefor are presented to the Committees on Appropriations 
     and are approved by such Committees.
       Sec. 307. (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of 
     the funds made available in this Act may be expended by an 
     entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds 
     the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act 
     of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c; popularly known as the 
     ``Buy American Act'').
       (b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided using 
     funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of the 
     Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in 
     expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products.
       (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
     the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
     made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in America'' 
     inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any 
     product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, 
     and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 
     through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 308. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     plan, prepare, or offer for sale timber from trees classified 
     as giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) which are located 
     on National Forest System or Bureau of Land Management lands 
     in a manner different than such sales were conducted in 
     fiscal year 1995.
       Sec. 309. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be obligated or expended by the National Park Service to 
     enter into or implement a concession contract which permits 
     or requires the removal of the underground lunchroom at the 
     Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
       Sec. 310. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used for the AmeriCorps program, 
     unless the relevant agencies of the Department of the 
     Interior and/or Agriculture follow appropriate reprogramming 
     guidelines: Provided, That if no funds are provided for the 
     AmeriCorps program by the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
     Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, then none of the funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for the 
     AmeriCorps programs.
       Sec. 311. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used: (1) to demolish the bridge between Jersey City, New 
     Jersey, and Ellis Island; or (2) to prevent pedestrian use of 
     such bridge, when it is made known to the Federal official 
     having authority to obligate or expend such funds that such 
     pedestrian use is consistent with generally accepted safety 
     standards.
       Sec. 312. (a) Limitation of Funds.--None of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act 
     shall be obligated or expended to accept or process 
     applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim 
     located under the general mining laws.
       (b) Exceptions.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not 
     apply if the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for 
     the claim concerned: (1) a patent application was filed with 
     the Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all 
     requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the 
     Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode 
     claims and sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised 
     Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and 
     section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill 
     site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by 
     the applicant by that date.
       (c) Report.--On September 30, 1999, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken by the 
     Department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 
     314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208).
       (d) Mineral Examinations.--In order to process patent 
     applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the 
     request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party 
     contractor to be selected by the Bureau of Land Management to 
     conduct a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill 
     sites contained in a patent application as set forth in 
     subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management shall have the 
     sole responsibility to choose and pay the third-party 
     contractor in accordance with the standard procedures 
     employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the retention of 
     third-party contractors.
       Sec. 313. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used for the purposes of 
     acquiring lands in the counties of Gallia, Lawrence, Monroe, 
     or Washington, Ohio, for the Wayne National Forest.
       Sec. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     amounts appropriated to or earmarked in committee reports for 
     the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service by 
     Public Laws 103-138, 103-332, 104-134, 104-208 and 105-83 for 
     payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract 
     support costs associated with self-determination or self-
     governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding 
     agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian 
     Health Service as funded by such Acts, are the total amounts 
     available for fiscal years 1994 through 1998 for such 
     purposes, except that, for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
     tribes and tribal organizations may use their tribal priority 
     allocations for unmet indirect costs of ongoing contracts, 
     grants, self-governance compacts or annual funding 
     agreements.
       Sec. 315. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     fiscal year 1999 the Secretaries of Agriculture and the 
     Interior are authorized to limit competition for watershed 
     restoration project contracts as part of the ``Jobs in the 
     Woods'' component of the President's Forest Plan for the 
     Pacific Northwest to individuals and entities in historically 
     timber-dependent areas in the States of Washington, Oregon, 
     and northern California that have been affected by reduced 
     timber harvesting on Federal lands.
       Sec. 316. None of the funds collected under the 
     Recreational Fee Demonstration program may be used to plan, 
     design, or construct a visitor center or any other permanent 
     structure without prior approval of the House and the Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations if the estimated total cost of 
     the facility exceeds $500,000.
       Sec. 317. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     or any other Act providing appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior, the Forest Service or the Smithsonian 
     Institution may be used to submit nominations for the 
     designation of Biosphere Reserves pursuant to the Man and 
     Biosphere program administered by the United Nations 
     Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
       (b) The provisions of this section shall be repealed upon 
     enactment of subsequent legislation specifically authorizing 
     United States participation in the Man and Biosphere program.
       Sec. 318. None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act for any fiscal year may be used to designate, or to 
     post any sign designating, any portion of Canaveral National 
     Seashore in Brevard County, Florida, as a clothing-optional 
     area or as an area in which public nudity is permitted, if 
     such designation would be contrary to county ordinance.
       Sec. 319. Of the funds provided to the National Endowment 
     for the Arts--
       (1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an 
     individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a 
     literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or 
     American Jazz Masters Fellowship.
       (2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure 
     that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made 
     to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be 
     used to make a grant to any other organization or individual 
     to conduct activity independent of the direct grant 
     recipient. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments 
     made in exchange for goods and services.
       (3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, 
     unless the application is specific to the contents of the 
     season, including identified programs and/or projects.
       Sec. 320. The National Endowment for the Arts and the 
     National Endowment for the Humanities are authorized to 
     solicit, accept, receive, and invest in the name of the 
     United States, gifts, bequests, or devises of money and other 
     property or services and to use such in furtherance of the 
     functions of the National Endowment for the Arts and the 
     National Endowment for the Humanities. Any proceeds from such 
     gifts, bequests, or devises, after acceptance by the National 
     Endowment for the Arts or the National Endowment for the 
     Humanities, shall be paid by the donor or the representative 
     of the donor to the Chairman. The Chairman shall enter the 
     proceeds in a special interest-bearing account to the credit 
     of the appropriate Endowment for the purposes specified in 
     each case.
       Sec. 321. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be expended or obligated to fund new revisions of 
     national forest land management plans until new final or 
     interim final rules for forest land management planning are 
     published in the Federal Register. Those national forests 
     which are currently in a revision process, having formally 
     published a Notice of Intent to revise prior to October 1, 
     1997; those national forests having been court-ordered to 
     revise; those national forests where plans reach the fifteen 
     year legally mandated date to revise before or during 
     calendar year 2000; national forests within the Interior 
     Columbia Basin Ecosystem study area; and the White Mountain 
     National Forest are exempt from this section and may use 
     funds in this Act and proceed to complete the forest plan 
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     in accordance with current forest planning regulations.
       Sec. 322. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be expended or obligated to complete and issue the 
     five-year program under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Planning Act.
       Sec. 323. (a) Watershed Restoration and Enhancement 
     Agreements.--For fiscal year 1999, 2000 and 2001, to the 
     extent funds are otherwise available, appropriations for the 
     Forest Service may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture 
     for the purpose of entering into cooperative agreements with 
     willing Federal, tribal, State and local governments, private 
     and nonprofit entities and landowners for the protection, 
     restoration and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat, and 
     other resources on public or private land, the reduction of 
     risk from natural disaster where public safety is threatened, 
     or a combination thereof or both that benefit these resources 
     within the watershed.
       (b) Direct and Indirect Watershed Agreements.--The 
     Secretary of Agriculture may enter into a watershed 
     restoration and enhancement agreement--
       (1) directly with a willing private landowner; or
       (2) indirectly through an agreement with a State, local or 
     tribal government or other public entity, educational 
     institution, or private nonprofit organization.
       (c) Terms and Conditions.--In order for the Secretary to 
     enter into a watershed restoration and enhancement 
     agreement--
       (1) the agreement shall--
       (A) include such terms and conditions mutually agreed to by 
     the Secretary and the landowner, state or local government, 
     or private or nonprofit entity;
       (B) improve the viability of and otherwise benefit the 
     fish, wildlife, and other resources on national forests lands 
     within the watershed;
       (C) authorize the provision of technical assistance by the 
     Secretary in the planning of management activities that will 
     further the purposes of the agreement;
       (D) provide for the sharing of costs of implementing the 
     agreement among the Federal Government, the landowner(s), and 
     other entities, as mutually agreed on by the affected 
     interests; and
       (E) ensure that any expenditure by the Secretary pursuant 
     to the agreement is determined by the Secretary to be in the 
     public interest; and
       (2) the Secretary may require such other terms and 
     conditions as are necessary to protect the public investment 
     on non-Federal lands, provided such terms and conditions are 
     mutually agreed to by the Secretary and other landowners, 
     State and local governments or both.
       (d) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than December 31, 
     1999, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House and Senate, which contains--
       (1) A concise description of each project, including the 
     project purpose, location on federal and non-federal land, 
     key activities, and all parties to the agreement.
       (2) the funding and/or other contributions provided by each 
     party for each project agreement.
       Sec. 324. (a) In providing services or awarding financial 
     assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
     Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this 
     Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts 
     shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or 
     awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, 
     workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations.
       (b) In this section:
       (1) The term ``underserved population'' means a population 
     of individuals who have historically been outside the purview 
     of arts and humanities programs due to factors such as a high 
     incidence of income below the poverty line or to geographic 
     isolation.
       (2) The term ``poverty line'' means the poverty line (as 
     defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised 
     annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) applicable to a 
     family of the size involved.
       (c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance 
     under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act 
     of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson 
     of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that 
     priority is given to providing services or awarding financial 
     assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs 
     that will encourage public knowledge, education, 
     understanding, and appreciation of the arts.
       (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
     section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and 
     Humanities Act of 1965--
       (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for 
     projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of 
     national impact or availability or are able to tour several 
     States;
       (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 
     percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, 
     excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1);
       (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually 
     and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each 
     grant category under section 5 of such Act; and
       (4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to 
     improve and support community-based music performance and 
     education.
       Sec. 325. None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
     planning, design or construction of improvements to 
     Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House without the 
     advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 326. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1010(b) 
     of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), the 
     legislative authority for the international memorial to honor 
     the victims of communism, authorized under section 905 of 
     Public Law 103-199 (107 Stat. 2331), shall expire December 
     17, 2007.
       Sec. 327. Section 101(c) of Public Law 104-134, as amended, 
     is further amended as follows: Under the heading ``Title 
     III--General Provisions'' amend section 315(f) (16 U.S.C. 
     460l-6a note) by striking ``September 30, 1999'' after the 
     words ``and end on'' and inserting ``September 30, 2001'' and 
     striking ``September 30, 2002'' after the words ``remain 
     available through'' and inserting ``September 30, 2004''.
       Sec. 328. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds in this Act may be used to enter into any new or 
     expanded self-determination contract or grant or self-
     governance compact pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination 
     Act of 1975, as amended, for any activities not previously 
     covered by such contracts, compacts or grants. Nothing in 
     this section precludes the continuation of those specific 
     activities for which self-determination and self-governance 
     contracts, compacts and grants currently exist or the renewal 
     of contracts, compacts and grants for those activities; 
     implementation of section 325 of Public Law 105-83 (111 Stat. 
     1597); or compliance with 25 U.S.C. 2005.
       Sec. 329. (a) Prohibition on Timber Purchaser Road 
     Credits.--In financing any forest development road pursuant 
     to section 4 of Public Law 88-657 (16 U.S.C. 535, commonly 
     known as the National Forest Roads and Trails Act), the 
     Secretary of Agriculture may not provide effective credit for 
     road construction to any purchaser of national forest timber 
     or other forest products.
       (b)(1) Construction of Roads by Timber Purchasers.--
     Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture makes a determination 
     that a forest development road referred to in subsection (a) 
     shall be constructed or paid for, in whole or in part, by a 
     purchaser of national forest timber or other forest products, 
     the Secretary shall include notice of the determination in 
     the notice of sale of the timber or other forest products. 
     The notice of sale shall contain, or announce the 
     availability of, sufficient information related to the road 
     described in the notice to permit a prospective bidder on the 
     sale to calculate the likely cost that would be incurred by 
     the bidder to construct or finance the construction of the 
     road so that the bidder may reflect such cost in the bid.
       (2) If there is an increase or decrease in the cost of 
     roads constructed by the timber purchaser, caused by 
     variations in quantities, changes or modifications subsequent 
     to the sale of timber made in accordance with applicable 
     timber sale contract provisions, then an adjustment to the 
     price paid for timber harvested by the purchaser shall be 
     made. The adjustment shall be applied by the Secretary as 
     soon as practicable after any such design change is 
     implemented.
       (c) Special Election by Small Business Concerns.--(1) A 
     notice of sale referred to in subsection (b) containing 
     specified road construction of $50,000 or more, shall give a 
     purchaser of national forest timber or other forest products 
     that qualifies as a ``small business concern'' under the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), and regulations 
     issued thereunder, the option to elect that the Secretary of 
     Agriculture build the roads described in the notice. The 
     Secretary shall provide the small business concern with an 
     estimate of the cost that would be incurred by the Secretary 
     to construct the roads on behalf of the small business 
     concern. The notice of sale shall also include the date on 
     which the roads described in the notice will be completed by 
     the Secretary if the election is made.
       (2) If the election referred to in paragraph (1) is made, 
     the purchaser of the national forest timber or other forest 
     products shall pay to the Secretary of Agriculture, in 
     addition to the price paid for the timber or other forest 
     products, an amount equal to the estimated cost of the roads 
     which otherwise would be paid by the purchaser as provided in 
     the notice of sale. Pending receipt of such amount, the 
     Secretary may use receipts from the sale of national forest 
     timber or other forest products and such additional sums as 
     may be appropriated for the construction of roads, such funds 
     to be available until expended, to accomplish the requested 
     road construction.
       (d) Post Construction Harvesting.--In each sale of national 
     forest timber or other forest products referred to in this 
     section, the Secretary of Agriculture is encouraged to 
     authorize harvest of the timber or other forest products in a 
     unit included in the sale as soon as road work for that unit 
     is completed and the road work is approved by the Secretary.
       (e) Construction Standard.--For any forest development road 
     that is to be constructed or paid for by a purchaser of 
     national forest timber or other forest products, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture may not require the purchaser to 
     design, construct, or maintain the road (or pay for the 
     design, construction, or maintenance of the road) to a 
     standard higher than the standard, consistent with applicable 
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     and regulations, that is sufficient for the harvesting and 
     removal of the timber or other forest products, unless the 
     Secretary bears that part of the cost necessary to meet the 
     higher standard.
       (f) Treatment of Road Value.--For any forest development 
     road that is constructed or paid for by a purchaser of 
     national forest timber or other forest products, the 
     estimated cost of the road construction, including subsequent 
     design changes, shall be considered to be money received for 
     purposes of the payments required to be made under the sixth 
     paragraph under the heading ``FOREST SERVICE'' in the Act of 
     May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260, 16 U.S.C. 500), and section 13 of 
     the Act of March 1, 1911 (35 Stat. 963; commonly known as the 
     Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 500). To the extent that the appraised 
     value of road construction determined under this subsection 
     reflects funds contributed by the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     build the road to a higher standard pursuant to subsection 
     (e), the Secretary shall modify the appraisal of the road 
     construction to exclude the effect of the Federal funds.
       (g) Effective Date.--(1) This section and the requirements 
     of this section shall take effect (and apply thereafter) upon 
     the earlier of--
       (A) April 1, 1999; or
       (B) the date that is the later of--
       (i) the effective date of regulations issued by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture to implement this section; and
       (ii) the date on which new timber sale contract provisions 
     designed to implement this section, that have been published 
     for public comment, are approved by the Secretary.
       (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any sale of national 
     forest timber or other forest products for which notice of 
     sale is provided before the effective date of this section, 
     and any effective purchaser road credit earned pursuant to a 
     contract resulting from such a notice of sale or otherwise 
     earned before that effective date shall remain in effect, and 
     shall continue to be subject to section 4 of Public Law 88-
     657 and section 14(i) of the National Forest Management Act 
     of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a(i)), and rules issued thereunder, as 
     in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       Sec. 330. Section 6(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the National 
     Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     955(b)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking ``One'' and 
     inserting ``Two''.
       Sec. 331. Section 401(f) of Public Law 105-83 (111 Stat. 
     1610) is hereby amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``1999''.
       Sec. 332. Amounts deposited during fiscal year 1998 in the 
     roads and trails fund provided for in the fourteenth 
     paragraph under the heading ``FOREST SERVICE'' of the Act of 
     March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 843; 16 U.S.C. 501), shall be used by 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, without regard to the State in 
     which the amounts were derived, to repair or reconstruct 
     roads, bridges, and trails on National Forest System lands or 
     to carry out and administer projects to improve forest health 
     conditions, which may include the repair or reconstruction of 
     roads, bridges, and trails on National Forest System lands in 
     the wildland-community interface where there is an abnormally 
     high risk of fire. The projects shall emphasize reducing 
     risks to human safety and public health and property and 
     enhancing ecological functions, long-term forest 
     productivity, and biological integrity. The Secretary shall 
     commence the projects during fiscal year 1999, but the 
     projects may be completed in a subsequent fiscal year. Funds 
     shall not be expended under this section to replace funds 
     which would otherwise appropriately be expended from the 
     timber salvage sale fund. Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to exempt any project from any environmental law.
       Sec. 333. Section 5 of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 974) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by striking ``$3,000,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$5,000,000,000'';
       (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``$300,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$500,000,000'';
       (3) by striking ``or'' at the end of subsection (d)(4);
       (4) in subsection (d)(5) by striking ``$200,000,000 or 
     more'' and inserting ``not less than $200,000,000 but less 
     than $300,000,000'' and by striking the final period and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (5) by inserting the following two new subsections after 
     subsection (d)(5):
       ``(6) not less than $300,000,000 but less than 
     $400,000,000, then coverage under this chapter shall extend 
     only to loss or damage in excess of the first $300,000 of 
     loss or damage to items covered; or
       ``(7) $400,000,000 or more, then coverage under this 
     chapter shall extend only to loss or damage in excess of the 
     first $400,000 of loss or damage to items covered.''.
       Sec. 334. Tulare Conveyance. (a) In General.--Subject to 
     subsections (c) and (d), all conveyances to the Redevelopment 
     Agency of the City of Tulare, California, of lands described 
     in subsection (b), heretofore or hereafter, made directly by 
     the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, or its 
     successors, are hereby validated to the extent that the 
     conveyances would be legal or valid if all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States, except minerals, were held by 
     the Southern Pacific Transportation Company.
       (b) Lands Described.--The lands referred to in subsection 
     (a) are the parcels shown on the map entitled ``Tulare 
     Redevelopment Agency-Railroad Parcels Proposed to be 
     Acquired'', dated May 29, 1997, that formed part of a 
     railroad right-of-way granted to the Southern Pacific 
     Railroad Company, or its successors, agents, or assigns, by 
     the Federal Government (including the right-of-way approved 
     by an Act of Congress on July 27, 1866). The map referred to 
     in this subsection shall be on file and available for public 
     inspection in the offices of the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management.
       (c) Preservation of Existing Rights of Access.--Nothing in 
     this section shall impair any existing rights of access in 
     favor of the public or any owner of adjacent lands over, 
     under or across the lands which are referred to in subsection 
     (a).
       (d) Minerals.--The United States disclaims any and all 
     right of surface entry to the mineral estate of lands 
     described in subsection (b).
       Sec. 335. The final set of maps entitled ``Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System'', dated ``October 24, 1990, revised 
     November 12, 1996'', and relating to the following units of 
     the Coastal Barrier Resources System: P04A, P05/P05P; P05A/
     P05AP, FL-06P; P10/P10P; P11; P11AP; P11A; P18/P18P; P25/
     P25P; and P32/P32P (which set of maps were created by the 
     Department of the Interior to comply with section 220 of 
     Public Law 104-333, 110 Stat. 4115, and notice of which was 
     published in the Federal Register on May 28, 1997) shall have 
     the force and effect of law and replace and substitute for 
     any other inconsistent Coastal Barrier Resource System map in 
     the possession of the Department of the Interior. This 
     provision is effective immediately upon enactment of this Act 
     and the Secretary of the Interior or his designee shall 
     immediately make this ministerial substitution.
       Sec. 336. Section 405(c)(2) of the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 1645(c)(2)) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting ``September 30, 2000''.
       Sec. 337. Section 3003 of the Petroleum Overcharge 
     Distribution and Restitution Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. 4502) is 
     amended by adding after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section are 
     repealed, and any rights that may have arisen are 
     extinguished, on the date of the enactment of the Department 
     of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1999. After that date, the amount available for direct 
     restitution to current and future refined petroleum product 
     claimants under this Act is reduced by the amounts specified 
     in title II of that Act as being derived from amounts held in 
     escrow under section 3002(d). The Secretary shall assure that 
     the amount remaining in escrow to satisfy refined petroleum 
     product claims for direct restitution is allocated equitably 
     among the claimants.''.
       Sec. 338. Section 123(a)(2)(C) of the Department of the 
     Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (111 
     Stat. 1566), is amended by striking ``self-regulated tribes 
     such as''.
       Sec. 339. (a) Restriction on Federal Management Under Title 
     VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
     Act.--
       (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, hereafter 
     neither the Secretary of the Interior nor the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may, prior to December 1, 2000, implement or 
     enforce any final rule, regulation, or policy pursuant to 
     title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
     Act to manage and to assert jurisdiction, authority, or 
     control over land, water, and wildlife, in Alaska for 
     subsistence uses, except within--
       (A) areas listed in 50 C.F.R. 100.3(b) (October 1, 1998) 
     and
       (B) areas constituting ``public land or public lands'' 
     under the definition of such term found at 50 C.F.R. 100.4 
     (October 1, 1998).
       (2) The areas in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) 
     shall only be construed to mean those public land which as of 
     October 1, 1998, were subject to federal management for 
     subistence uses pursuant to Title VIII of the Alaska National 
     Interest Lands Conservation Act.
       (b) Subsection (a) Repealed.--
       (1) The Secretary of the Interior shall certify before 
     October 1, 1999, if a bill or resolution has been passed by 
     the Alaska State Legislature to amend the Constitution of the 
     State of Alaska that, if approved by the electorate, would 
     enable the implementation of state laws of general 
     applicability consistent with, and which provide for the 
     definition, preference, and participation specified in 
     sections 803, 804, and 805 of the Alaska National Interest 
     Lands Conservation Act.
       (2) Subsection (a) shall be repealed on October 1, 1999, 
     unless prior to that date the Secretary of the Interior makes 
     such a certification described in paragraph (1).
       (c) Technical Amendments to the Alaska National Interest 
     Lands Conservation Act.--Section 805 of the Alaska National 
     Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3115) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``one year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act,''
       (2) in subsection (d) by striking ``within one year from 
     the date of enactment of this Act,''.
       (d) Effect on Tidal and Submerged Land.--Nothing in this 
     section invalidates, validates, or in any other way affects 
     any claim of the State of Alaska to title to any tidal or 
     submerged land in Alaska.
       Sec. 340. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to establish a national wildlife refuge in the 
     Kankakee River watershed in northwestern Indiana and 
     northeastern Illinois.

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       Sec. 341. Upon the condition that Skamania County conveys 
     title acceptable to the Secretary of Agriculture to all 
     right, title and interest in lands identified on a map dated 
     September 29, 1998 entitled ``Skamania County Lands to be 
     Transferred'', such lands being located on Table Mountain 
     lying within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, 
     there is hereby conveyed to Skamania County, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, the Wind River Nursery Site lands 
     and facilities and all interests therein, except for the 
     corridor of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, as 
     depicted on a map dated September 29, 1998, entitled ``Wind 
     River Conveyance'', which is on file and available for public 
     inspection in the Office of the Chief, USDA Forest Service, 
     Washington, D.C.
       The conveyance of lands to Skamania County shall become 
     automatically effective upon a determination by the Secretary 
     that Skamania County has conveyed acceptable title to the 
     United States to the Skamania County lands. Lands conveyed to 
     the United States shall become part of the Gifford Pinchot 
     National Forest and shall have the status of lands acquired 
     under the Act of March 1, 1911, (commonly called the Weeks 
     Act) and shall be managed in accordance with the laws and 
     regulations applicable to the National Forest System.
       Sec. 342. (a) Boundary Adjustments.--
       (1) Lake chelan national recreation area.--The boundary of 
     the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, established by 
     section 202 of Public Law 90-544 (16 U.S.C. 90a-1), is hereby 
     adjusted to exclude a parcel of land and waters consisting of 
     approximately 88 acres, as depicted on the map entitled 
     ``Proposed Management Units, North Cascades, Washington'', 
     numbered NP-CAS-7002A, originally dated October 1967, and 
     revised July 13, 1994.
       (2) Wenatchee national forest.--The boundary of the 
     Wenatchee National Forest is hereby adjusted to include the 
     parcel of land and waters described in paragraph (1).
       (3) Availability of map.--The map referred to in paragraph 
     (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
     the offices of the superintendent of the Lake Chelan National 
     Recreation Area and the Director of the National Park 
     Service, Department of the Interior, and in the office of the 
     Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
       (b) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--
     Administrative jurisdiction over Federal land and waters in 
     the parcel covered by the boundary adjustments in subsection 
     (a) is transferred from the Secretary of the Interior to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, and the transferred land and waters 
     shall be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture in 
     accordance with the laws and regulations pertaining to the 
     National Forest System.
       (c) Land and Water Conservation Fund.--For purposes of 
     section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
     (16 U.S.C. 460l-9), the boundaries of the Wenatchee National 
     Forest, as adjusted by subsection (a), shall be considered to 
     be the boundaries of the Wenatchee National Forest as of 
     January 1, 1965.
       Sec. 343. Hardwood Technology Transfer and Applied 
     Research. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter the 
     ``Secretary'') is hereby authorized to conduct technology 
     transfer and development, training, dissemination of 
     information and applied research in the management, 
     processing and utilization of the hardwood forest resource. 
     This authority is in addition to any other authorities which 
     may be available to the Secretary including, but not limited 
     to, the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, as 
     amended (16 U.S.C. 2101 et. seq.), and the Forest and 
     Rangeland Renewable Resources Act of 1978, as amended (16 
     U.S.C. 1600-1614).
       (b) In carrying out this authority, the Secretary may enter 
     into grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements with 
     public and private agencies, organizations, corporations, 
     institutions and individuals. The Secretary may accept gifts 
     and donations pursuant to the Act of October 10, 1978 (7 
     U.S.C. 2269) including gifts and donations from a donor that 
     conducts business with any agency of the Department of 
     Agriculture or is regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture.
       (c) The Secretary is authorized, on such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, to assume all 
     rights, title, and interest, including all outstanding 
     assets, of the Robert C. Byrd Hardwood Technology Center, 
     Inc. (hereinafter the ``Center''), a non-profit corporation 
     existing under the laws of the State of West Virginia: 
     Provided, That the Board of Directors of the Center requests 
     such an action and dissolves the corporation consistent with 
     the Articles of Incorporation and the laws of the State of 
     West Virginia.
       (d) The Secretary is authorized to operate and utilize the 
     assets of the Center as part of a newly formed ``Institute of 
     Hardwood Technology Transfer and Applied Research'' 
     (hereinafter the ``Institute''). The Institute, in addition 
     to the Center, will consist of a Director, technology 
     transfer specialists from State and Private Forestry, the 
     Forestry Sciences Laboratory in Princeton, West Virginia, and 
     any other organizational unit of the Department of 
     Agriculture as the Secretary deems appropriate. The overall 
     management of the Institute will be the responsibility of the 
     USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry.
       (e) The Secretary is authorized to generate revenue using 
     the authorities provided herein. Any revenue received as part 
     of the operation of the Institute shall be deposited into a 
     special fund in the Treasury of the United States, known as 
     the ``Hardwood Technology Transfer and Applied Research 
     Fund'', which shall be available to the Secretary until 
     expended, without further appropriation, in furtherance of 
     the purposes of this section, including upkeep, management, 
     and operation of the Institute and the payment of salaries 
     and expenses.
       (f) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such 
     sums as necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
     section.
       Sec. 344. Notwithstanding the requirements of section 
     1203(a) of Public Law 99-662 [100 Stat. 4263], the non-
     Federal share of the cost of correcting the spillway 
     deficiency at Beach City Lake, Muskingum River Basin, Ohio, 
     shall not exceed $141,000.
       Sec. 345. Notwithstanding section 343 of Public Law 105-83, 
     increases in recreation residence fees on the Sawtooth 
     National Forest shall be implemented in fiscal year 1999 only 
     to the extent that such fee increases do not exceed 25 
     percent.
       Sec. 346. Section 7 of the Granger-Thye Act of April 24, 
     1950 is amended by deleting the words ``recondition and 
     maintain,'' substituting in lieu thereof the words 
     ``renovate, recondition, improve, and maintain''.
       Sec. 347. Stewardship End Result Contracting Demonstration 
     Project. (a) In General.--Until September 30, 2002, the 
     Forest Service may enter into no more than twenty-eight (28) 
     contracts with private persons and entities, of which Region 
     One of the Forest Service shall have the authority to enter 
     into nine (9) such contracts, to perform services to achieve 
     land management goals for the national forests that meet 
     local and rural community needs.
       (b) Land Management Goals.--The land management goals of a 
     contract under subsection (a) may include, among other 
     things--
       (1) road and trail maintenance or obliteration to restore 
     or maintain water quality;
       (2) soil productivity, habitat for wildlife and fisheries, 
     or other resource values;
       (3) setting of prescribed fires to improve the composition, 
     structure, condition, and health of stands or to improve 
     wildlife habitat;
       (4) noncommercial cutting or removing of trees or other 
     activities to promote healthy forest stands, reduce fire 
     hazards, or achieve other non-commercial objectives;
       (5) watershed restoration and maintenance;
       (6) restoration and maintenance of wildlife and fish 
     habitat; and
       (7) control of noxious and exotic weeds and reestablishing 
     native plant species.
       (c) Contracts.--
       (1) Procurement procedure.--A source for performance of a 
     contract under subsection (a) shall be selected on a best-
     value basis, including consideration of source under other 
     public and private contracts.
       (2) Term.--A multiyear contract may be entered into under 
     subsection (a) in accordance with section 304B of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
     254c), except that the period of the contract may exceed 5 
     years but may not exceed 10 years.
       (3) Offsets.--
       (A) In general.--In connection with contracts under 
     subsection (a), the Forest Service may apply the value of 
     timber or other forest products removed as an offset against 
     the cost of services received.
       (B) Methods of appraisal.--The value of timber or other 
     forest products used as offsets under subparagraph (A)--
       (i) shall be determined using appropriate methods of 
     appraisal commensurate with the quantity of products to be 
     removed;
       (ii) may be determined using a unit of measure appropriate 
     to the contracts; and
       (iii) may include valuing products on a per-acre basis.
       (4) Relation to other laws.--The Forest Service may enter 
     into contracts under subsection (a), notwithstanding 
     subsections (d) and (g) of section 14 of the National Forest 
     Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a).
       (d) Receipts.--
       (1) In general.--The Forest Service may collect monies from 
     a contract under subsection (a) so long as such collection is 
     a secondary objective of negotiating contracts that will best 
     achieve the purposes of this section.
       (2) Use.--Monies from a contract under subsection (a) may 
     be retained by the Forest Service and shall be available for 
     expenditure without further appropriation at the 
     demonstration project site from which the monies are 
     collected or at another demonstration project site.
       (3) Relation to other laws.--The value of services received 
     by the Secretary under a stewardship contract project 
     conducted under this section, and any payments made or 
     resources provided by the contractor or the Secretary under 
     such a project, shall not be considered to be monies received 
     from the National Forest System under any provision of law. 
     The Act of June 9, 1930 (16 U.S.C. 576 et seq.; commonly 
     known as the Knutson-Vandenberg Act), shall not apply to 
     stewardship contracts entered into under this section.
       (e) Costs of Removal.--The Forest Service may collect 
     deposits from contractors covering the costs of removal of 
     timber or other forest products pursuant to the Act of August 
     11, 1916 (39 Stat. 462, chapter 313; 16 U.S.C. 490); and the 
     next to the last paragraph under the heading ``Forest 
     Service.'' under the heading ``Department of Agriculture'' in 
     the Act of June 30, 1914 (38 Stat. 430, chapter 131; 16 
     U.S.C. 498); notwith

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     standing the fact that the timber purchasers did not harvest 
     the timber.
       (f) Performance and Payment Guarantees.--
       (1) In general.--The Forest Service may require performance 
     and payment bonds, in accordance with sections 103-2 and 103-
     2 of part 28 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 C.F.R. 
     28.103-2, 28.103-3), in an amount that the contracting 
     officer considers sufficient to protect the Government's 
     investment in receipts generated by the contractor from the 
     estimated value of the forest products to be removed under 
     contract under subsection (a).
       (2) Excess offset value.--If the offset value of the forest 
     products exceeds the value of the resource improvement 
     treatments, the Forest Service may--
       (A) collect any residual receipts pursuant to the Act of 
     June 9, 1930 (46 Stat. 527, chapter 416; 16 U.S.C. 576b); and
       (B) apply the excess to other authorized stewardship 
     demonstration projects.
       (g) Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting.--The Forest 
     Service shall establish a multiparty monitoring and 
     evaluation process that accesses each individual stewardship 
     contract conducted under this section. Besides the Forest 
     Service, participants in this process may include any 
     cooperating governmental agencies, including tribal 
     governments, and any interested groups or individuals. The 
     Forest Service shall report annually to the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate on--
       (1) the status of development, execution, and 
     administration of contracts under subsection (a);
       (2) the specific accomplishments that have resulted; and
       (3) the role of local communities in development of 
     contract plans.
       Sec. 348. The Forest Service and the Federal Highway 
     Administration shall make available to the State of Utah, 
     $15,000,000 for construction of the Trappers Loop connector 
     road. Such funds shall be made available from the Federal 
     Land Highway Program, Public Lands Highways (Forests) funds. 
     Such funds shall be made available prior to computation and 
     aggregation of the state shares of such funds for other 
     projects.
       Sec. 349. Protection of Sanctity of Contracts and Leases of 
     Surface Patent Holders With Respect to Coalbed Methane Gas. 
     (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the United States 
     shall recognize as not infringing upon any ownership rights 
     of the United States to coalbed methane any--
       (1) contract or lease covering any land that was conveyed 
     by the United States under the Act entitled ``An Act for the 
     protection of surface rights of entrymen'', approved March 3, 
     1909 (30 U.S.C. 81), or the Act entitled ``An Act to provide 
     for agricultural entries on coal lands'', approved June 22, 
     1910 (30 U.S.C. 83 et seq.), that was--
       (A) entered into by a person who has title to said land 
     derived under said Acts, and
       (B) that conveys rights to explore for, extract, and sell 
     coalbed methane from said land; or
       (2) coalbed methane production from the lands described in 
     subsection (a)(1) by a person who has title to said land and 
     who, on or before the date of enactment of this Act, has 
     filed an application with the State oil and gas regulating 
     agency for a permit to drill an oil and gas well to a 
     completion target located in a coal formation.
       (b) Application.--Subsection (a)
       (1) shall apply only to a valid contract or lease described 
     in subsection (a) that is in effect on the date of enactment 
     of this Act;
       (2) shall not otherwise change the terms or conditions of, 
     or affect the rights or obligations of any person under such 
     a contract or lease;
       (3) shall apply only to land with respect to which the 
     United States is the owner of coal reserved to the United 
     States in a patent issued under the Act of March 3, 1909 (30 
     U.S.C. 81), or the Act of June 22, 1910 (30 U.S.C. et seq.), 
     the position of the United States as the owner of the coal 
     not having passed to a third party by deed, patent or other 
     conveyance by the United States;
       (4) shall not apply to any interest in coal or land 
     conveyed, restored, or transferred by the United States to a 
     federally recognized Indian tribe, including any conveyance, 
     restoration, or transfer made pursuant to the Indian 
     Recorganization Act, June 18, 1934 (c. 576, 48 Stat. 984, as 
     amended); the Act of June 28, 1938, (c. 776, 52 Stat. 1209 as 
     implemented by the order of September 14, 1938, 3 Fed. Reg. 
     1425); and including the area described in Sec. 3 of P.L. 98-
     290; or any executive order;
       (5) shall not be construed to constitute a waiver of any 
     rights of the United States with respect to coalbed methane 
     production that is not subject to subsection (a);
       (6) shall not limit the right of any person who entered 
     into a contract or lease before the date of enactment of this 
     Act, or enters into a contract or lease on or after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, for coal owned by the United 
     States, to mine and remove the coal and to release coalbed 
     methane without liability to any person referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2).
       Sec. 350. No timber in Region 10 of the Forest Service 
     shall be advertised for sale which, when using domestic 
     Alaska western red cedar selling values and manufacturing 
     costs, fails to provide at least 60 percent of normal profit 
     and risk of the appraised timber, except at the written 
     request by a prospective bidder. Program accomplishments 
     shall be based on volume sold. Should Region 10 sell, in 
     fiscal year 1999, the annual average portion of the decadal 
     allowable sale quantity called for in the current Tongass 
     Land Management Plan which provides greater than 60 percent 
     of normal profit and risk at the time of the sale 
     advertisement, all of the western red cedar timber from those 
     sales which is surplus to the needs of domestic processors in 
     Alaska, shall be made available to domestic processors in the 
     contiguous 48 United States based on values in the Pacific 
     Northwest as determined by the Forest Service and stated in 
     the timber sale contract. Should Region 10 sell, in fiscal 
     year 1999, less than the annual average portion of the 
     decadal allowable sale quantity called for in the current 
     Tongass Land Management Plan meeting the 60 percent of normal 
     profit and risk standard at the time of sale advertisement, 
     the volume of western red cedar timber available to domestic 
     processors at rates specified in the timber sale contract in 
     the contiguous 48 states shall be that volume: (i) which is 
     surplus to the needs of domestic processors in Alaska; and 
     (ii) is that percent of the surplus western red cedar volume 
     determined by calculating the ratio of the total timber 
     volume which has been sold on the Tongass to the annual 
     average portion of the decadal allowable sale quantity called 
     for in the current Tongass Land Management Plan. The 
     percentage shall be calculated by Region 10 on a rolling 
     basis as each sale is sold. (For purposes of this amendment, 
     a ``rolling basis'' shall mean that the determination of how 
     much western red cedar is eligible for sale to various 
     markets shall be made at the time each sale is awarded.) 
     Western red cedar shall be deemed ``surplus to the needs of 
     domestic processors in Alaska'' when the timber sale holder 
     has presented to the Forest Service documentation of the 
     inability to sell western red cedar logs from a given sale to 
     domestic Alaska processors at a price equal to or greater 
     than the log selling value stated in the contract. All 
     additional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or 
     contiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be 
     exported to foreign markets at the election of the timber 
     sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at 
     prevailing export prices at the election of the timber sale 
     holder.
       Sec. 351. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     prior to September 30, 2001 the Indian Health Service may not 
     disburse funds for the provision of health care services 
     pursuant to Public Law 93-638 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), with 
     any Alaska native village or Alaska Native village 
     corporation that is located within the area served by an 
     Alaska Native regional health entity.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit 
     the disbursal of funds to any Alaska Native village or Alaska 
     Native village corporation under any contract or compact 
     entered into prior to August 27, 1997, or to prohibit the 
     renewal of any such agreement.
       Sec. 352. None of the funds in this or any other Act shall 
     be expended in Fiscal Year 1999 by the Department of the 
     Interior, the Forest Service, or any other Federal agency for 
     the capture and physical relocation of grizzly bears in the 
     Selway-Bitteroot area of Idaho and adjacent Montana. Nothing 
     in this section shall prohibit the Department of the 
     Interior, the Forest Service, or any other Federal agency 
     from using funds to produce a final environmental impact 
     statement that will include an analysis of the habitat based 
     population viability study completed in 1998, receive public 
     comment on such final environmental impact statement, or 
     issue a Record of Decision.
       Sec. 353. King Cove Health and Safety. (a) Road on King 
     Cove Corporation Lands.--Of the funds appropriated in this 
     section, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, $20,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Aleutians East Borough for the construction of an unpaved 
     road not more than 20 feet in width, a dock, and marine 
     facilities and equipment. Such road shall be constructed on 
     King Cove Corporation Lands and shall extend from King Cove 
     to such dock. The Aleutians East Borough, in consultation 
     with the State of Alaska, shall determine the appropriate 
     location of such dock and marine facilities. In no instance 
     may any part of such road, dock, marine facilities or 
     equipment enter or pass over any land within the 
     Congressionally-designated wilderness in the Izembek National 
     Wildlife Refuge (for purposes of this section, the lands 
     within the Refuge boundary already conveyed to the King Cove 
     Corporation are not within the wilderness area).
       (b) King Cove Air Strip.--Of the funds appropriated in this 
     section, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall make 
     available up to $15,000,000 to the State of Alaska for the 
     cost of improvements to the air strip at King Cove, Alaska, 
     including to enable jet aircraft with the capability of 
     flying non-stop between Anchorage, Alaska and King Cove, 
     Alaska to land and take off from such air strip.
       (c) King Cove Indian Health Service Facility.--Of the funds 
     appropriated in this section, not later than 60 days after 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall make available $2,500,000 to the Indian Health 
     Service for the cost of new construction or improvements to 
     the clinic in King Cove, Alaska, and telemedicine and other 
     medical equipment for such clinic.
       (d) Applicability of Other Laws.--All actions undertaken 
     pursuant to this section must be in accordance with all other 
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       (e) Appropriation.--In addition to funds in this or any 
     other Act, $37,500,000 is appropriated and shall remain 
     available until expended for the King Cove Health and Safety 
     projects specifically identified within this section.
       Sec. 354. (a) In General.--To reflect the intent of 
     Congress set forth in Public Law 98-396, section 4(a)(2) of 
     the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act (16 U.S.C. 
     544(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(2) The boundaries'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Boundaries.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the boundaries''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Exclusions.--The scenic area shall not include the 
     approximately 29 acres of land owned by the Port of Camas-
     Washougal in the South \1/2\ of Section 16, Township 1 North, 
     Range 4 East, and the North \1/2\ of Section 21, Township 1 
     North, Range 4 East, Willamete Meridian, Clark County, 
     Washington, that consists of--
       ``(i) the approximately 19 acres of Port land acquired from 
     the Corps of Engineers under the Second Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1984 (Public Law 98-396); and
       ``(ii) the approximately 10 acres of adjacent Port land to 
     the west of the land described in clause (i).''.
       (b) Intent.--The amendment made by subsection (a)--
       (1) is intended to achieve the intent of Congress set forth 
     in Public Law 98-396; and
       (2) is not intended to set a precedent regarding adjustment 
     or amendment of any boundaries of the Columbia River Gorge 
     National Scenic Area or any other provisions of the Columbia 
     River Gorge National Scenic Area Act.
       Sec. 355. Section 5580 of the Revised Statutes (20 U.S.C. 
     42) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The business''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board 
     of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution may modify the 
     number of members, manner of appointment of members, or 
     tenure of members, of the boards or commissions under the 
     jurisdiction of the Smithsonian Institution, other than--
       ``(1) the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; 
     and
       ``(2) the boards or commissions of the National Gallery of 
     Art, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and 
     the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.''.
       Sec. 356. (a) The Act entitled ``An Act to promote the 
     development of Indian arts and crafts and to create a board 
     to assist therein, and for other purposes'', approved August 
     27, 1935 (25 U.S.C. 305 et seq.), is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``Sec. 7. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary of the Interior is directed to transfer all 
     right, title and interest in that portion of the Indian Arts 
     and Crafts Board art collection maintained permanently by the 
     Indian Arts and Crafts Board in Washington, District of 
     Columbia, to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to 
     be a part of the collection of the National Museum of the 
     American Indian, subject to subsection (b). Transfer of the 
     collection and costs thereof shall be carried out in 
     accordance with terms, conditions, and standards mutually 
     agreed upon by the Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
       ``(b) The Indian Arts and Crafts Board shall retain a 
     permanent license to the use of images of the collection for 
     promotional, economic development, educational and related 
     nonprofit purposes. The Indian Arts and Crafts Board shall 
     not be required to pay any royalty or fee for such 
     license.''.
       (b) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to use 
     funds appropriated in this Act under the heading `salaries 
     and expenses' under the heading `Departmental Management' for 
     the costs associated with the transfer of the collection.
       Sec. 357. None of the funds provided in this or any other 
     Act shall be available for the acquisition of lands or 
     interests in lands within the tract known as the Baca 
     Location No. 1 in New Mexico until such time as--
       (1) an appraisal is completed for such tract which conforms 
     with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
     Acquisitions; and
       (2) legislation is enacted authorizing the acquisition of 
     lands or interests in lands within such tract.
       Sec. 358. The Federal building located at 15013 Denver West 
     Parkway, Golden, Colorado, and known as the National 
     Renewable Energy Laboratory Visitors Center, shall be known 
     and designated as the ``Dan Schaefer Federal Building''. Any 
     reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or 
     other record of the United States to the United States court 
     house referred to in this provision shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the ``Dan Schaefer Federal Building''. This 
     provision shall take effect on January 3, 1999.
       Sec. 359. The new Federal building under construction at 
     325 Broadway in Boulder, Colorado, shall be known and 
     designated as the ``David Skaggs Federal Building''. Any 
     reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or 
     other record of the United States to the Federal building 
     referred to in this provision shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the ``David Skaggs Federal Building''. This 
     provision shall take effect on January 3, 1999.
       Sec. 360. The Federal building located at 201 14th Street, 
     S.W. in Washington, D.C., shall be known and redesignated as 
     the ``Sidney R. Yates Federal Building''. Any reference in a 
     law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
     United States to the Federal building referred to in this 
     provision shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Sidney 
     R. Yates Federal Building''. This provision shall take effect 
     on January 3, 1999.
       Sec. 361. If all of the funding approved for release by the 
     Committees on September 3, 1998, pursuant to Title V--
     Priority Land Acquisitions, Land Exchanges, and Maintenance 
     in Public Law 105-83 is not apportioned to and made available 
     for obligation by the relevant land management agencies 
     within five days of the enactment of this Act, those funds 
     are rescinded.
       Sec. 362. Section 219 of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform 
     and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, 
     Public Law 103-354, 7 U.S.C. Sec. 6919, is hereby repealed.

                                TITLE IV

     THE HERGER-FEINSTEIN QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP FOREST RECOVERY ACT

       Sec. 401. Pilot Project for Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe 
     National Forests to Implement Quincy Library Group Proposal. 
     (a) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Quincy Library Group-Community Stability Proposal'' means 
     the agreement by a coalition of representatives of fisheries, 
     timber, environmental, county government, citizen groups, and 
     local communities that formed in northern California to 
     develop a resource management program that promotes ecologic 
     and economic health for certain Federal lands and communities 
     in the Sierra Nevada area. Such proposal includes the map 
     entitled ``QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP Community Stability 
     Proposal'', dated October 12, 1993, and prepared by VESTRA 
     Resources of Redding, California.
       (b) Pilot Project Required.--
       (1) Pilot project and purpose.--The Secretary of 
     Agriculture (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Secretary''), acting through the Forest Service and after 
     completion of an environmental impact statement (a record of 
     decision for which shall be adopted within 300 days), shall 
     conduct a pilot project on the Federal lands described in 
     paragraph (2) to implement and demonstrate the effectiveness 
     of the resource management activities described in subsection 
     (d) and the other requirements of this section, as 
     recommended in the Quincy Library Group-Community Stability 
     Proposal.
       (2) Pilot project area.--The Secretary shall conduct the 
     pilot project on the Federal lands within Plumas National 
     Forest, Lassen National Forest, and the Sierraville Ranger 
     District of Tahoe National Forest in the State of California 
     designated as ``Available for Group Selection'' on the map 
     entitled ``QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP Community Stability 
     Proposal'', dated October 12, 1993 (in this section referred 
     to as the ``pilot project area''). Such map shall be on file 
     and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of 
     the Forest Service.
       (c) Exclusion of Certain Lands, Riparian Protection and 
     Compliance.--
       (1) Exclusion.--All spotted owl habitat areas and protected 
     activity centers located within the pilot project area 
     designated under subsection (b)(2) will be deferred from 
     resource management activities required under subsection (d) 
     and timber harvesting during the term of the pilot project.
       (2) Riparian protection.--
       (A) In general.--The Scientific Analysis Team guidelines 
     for riparian system protection described in subparagraph (B) 
     shall apply to all resource management activities conducted 
     under subsection (d) and all timber harvesting activities 
     that occur in the pilot project area during the term of the 
     pilot project.
       (B) Guidelines described.--The guidelines referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) are those in the document entitled 
     ``Viability Assessments and Management Considerations for 
     Species Associated with Late-Successional and Old-Growth 
     Forests of the Pacific Northwest'', a Forest Service research 
     document dated March 1993 and co-authored by the Scientific 
     Analysis Team, including Dr. Jack Ward Thomas.
       (C) Limitation.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
     to require the application of the Scientific Analysis Team 
     guidelines to any livestock grazing in the pilot project area 
     during the term of the pilot project, unless the livestock 
     grazing is being conducted in the specific location at which 
     the Scientific Analysis Team guidelines are being applied to 
     an activity under subsection (d).
       (3) Compliance.--All resource management activities 
     required by subsection (d) shall be implemented to the extent 
     consistent with applicable Federal law and the standards and 
     guidelines for the conservation of the California spotted owl 
     as set forth in the California Spotted Owl Sierran Provence 
     Interim Guidelines or the subsequently issued guidelines, 
     whichever are in effect.
       (4) Roadless area protection.--The Regional Forester for 
     Region 5 shall direct that any resource management activity 
     required by subsection (d)(1) and (2), all road building, all 
     timber harvesting activities, and any riparian management 
     under subsection (d)(4) that utilizes road construction or 
     timber harvesting shall not be conducted on Federal lands 
     within the Plumas National Forest, Lassen National Forest, 
     and the Sierraville Ranger District of the Tahoe National 
     Forest that are designated as either ``Off Base'' or 
     ``Deferred'' on the map referred to in subsection (a). Such 
     direction shall be effective during the term of the pilot 
     project.

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       (d) Resource Management Activities.--During the term of the 
     pilot project, the Secretary shall implement and carry out 
     the following resource management activities on an acreage 
     basis on the Federal lands included within the pilot project 
     area designated under subsection (b)(2):
       (1) Fuelbreak construction.--Construction of a strategic 
     system of defensible fuel profile zones, including shaded 
     fuelbreaks, utilizing thinning, individual tree selection, 
     and other methods of vegetation management consistent with 
     the Quincy Library Group-Community Stability Proposal, on not 
     less than 40,000, but not more than 60,000, acres per year.
       (2) Group selection and individual tree selection.--
     Utilization of group selection and individual tree selection 
     uneven-aged forest management prescriptions described in the 
     Quincy Library Group-Community Stability Proposal to achieve 
     a desired future condition of all-age, multistory, fire 
     resilient forests as follows:
       (A) Group selection.--Group selection on an average acreage 
     of .57 percent of the pilot project area land each year of 
     the pilot project.
       (B) Individual tree selection.--Individual tree selection 
     may also be utilized within the pilot project area.
       (3) Total acreage.--The total acreage on which resource 
     management activities are implemented under this subsection 
     shall not exceed 70,000 acres each year.
       (4) Riparian management.--A program of riparian management, 
     including wide protection zones and riparian restoration 
     projects, consistent with riparian protection guidelines in 
     subsection (c)(2)(B).
       (e) Cost-Effectiveness.--In conducting the pilot project, 
     Secretary shall use the most cost-effective means available, 
     as determined by the Secretary, to implement resource 
     management activities described in subsection (d).
       (f) Funding.--
       (1) Source of funds.--In conducting the pilot project, the 
     Secretary shall use, subject to the relevant reprogramming 
     guidelines of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations--
       (A) those funds specifically provided to the Forest Service 
     by the Secretary to implement resource management activities 
     according to the Quincy Library Group-Community Stability 
     Proposal; and
       (B) year-end excess funds that are allocated for the 
     administration and management of Plumas National Forest, 
     Lassen National Forest, and the Sierraville Ranger District 
     of Tahoe National Forest.
       (2) Prohibition on use of certain funds.--The Secretary may 
     not conduct the pilot project using funds appropriated for 
     any other unit of the National Forest System.
       (3) Flexibility.--Subject to normal reprogramming 
     guidelines, during the term of the pilot project, the forest 
     supervisors of Plumas National Forest, Lassen National 
     Forest, and Tahoe National Forest may allocate and use all 
     accounts that contain year-end excess funds and all available 
     excess funds for the administration and management of Plumas 
     National Forest, Lassen National Forest, and the Sierraville 
     Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest to perform the 
     resource management activities described in subsection (d).
       (4) Restriction.--The Secretary or the forest supervisors, 
     as the case may be, shall not utilize authority provided 
     under paragraphs (1)(B) and (3) if, in their judgment, doing 
     so will limit other nontimber related multiple use activities 
     for which such funds were available.
       (5) Overhead.--The Secretary shall seek to ensure that of 
     amounts available to carry out this section--
       (A) not more than 12 percent is used or allocated for 
     general administration or other overhead; and
       (B) at least 88 percent is used to implement and carry out 
     activities required by this section.
       (6) Authorized supplemental funds.--There are authorized to 
     be appropriated to implement and carry out the pilot project 
     such sums as are necessary.
       (7) Baseline funds.--Amounts available for resource 
     management activities authorized under subsection (d) shall 
     at a minimum include existing baseline funding levels.
       (g) Term of Pilot Project.--The Secretary shall conduct the 
     pilot project until the earlier of: (1) the date on which the 
     Secretary completes amendment or revision of the land and 
     resource management plans directed under and in compliance 
     with subsection (i) for the Plumas National Forest, Lassen 
     National Forest, and Tahoe National Forest; or (2) five years 
     after the date of the commencement of the pilot project.
       (h) Consultation.--(1) The statement required by subsection 
     (b)(1) shall be prepared in consultation with interested 
     members of the public, including the Quincy Library Group.
       (2) Contracting.--The Forest Service, subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, may carry out any (or all) of 
     the requirements of this section using private contracts.
       (i) Corresponding Forest Plan Amendments.--Within 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Regional 
     Forester for Region 5 shall initiate the process to amend or 
     revise the land and resource management plans for Plumas 
     National Forest, Lassen National Forest, and Tahoe National 
     Forest. The process shall include preparation of at least one 
     alternative that--
       (1) incorporates the pilot project and area designations 
     made by subsection (b), the resource management activities 
     described in subsection (d), and other aspects of the Quincy 
     Library Group-Community Stability Proposal; and
       (2) makes other changes warranted by the analyses conducted 
     in compliance with section 102(2) of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)), section 
     6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
     Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604), and other applicable laws.
       (j) Status Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than February 28 of each year 
     during the term of the pilot project, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the status of the pilot 
     project. The report shall include at least the following:
       (A) A complete accounting of the use of funds made 
     available under subsection (f)(1)(A) until such funds are 
     fully expended.
       (B) A complete accounting of the use of funds and accounts 
     made available under subsection (f)(1) for the previous 
     fiscal year, including a schedule of the amounts drawn from 
     each account used to perform resource management activities 
     described in subsection (d).
       (C) A description of total acres treated for each of the 
     resource management activities required under subsection (d), 
     forest health improvements, fire risk reductions, water yield 
     increases, and other natural resources-related benefits 
     achieved by the implementation of the resource management 
     activities described in subsection (d).
       (D) A description of the economic benefits to local 
     communities achieved by the implementation of the pilot 
     project.
       (E) A comparison of the revenues generated by, and costs 
     incurred in, the implementation of the resource management 
     activities described in subsection (d) on the Federal lands 
     included in the pilot project area with the revenues and 
     costs during each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1997 for 
     timber management of such lands before their inclusion in the 
     pilot project.
       (F) A proposed schedule for the resource management 
     activities to be undertaken in the pilot project area during 
     the 1-year period beginning on the date of submittal of the 
     report.
       (G) A description of any adverse environmental impacts from 
     the pilot project.
       (2) Limitation on expenditures.--The amount of Federal 
     funds expended on each annual report under this subsection 
     shall not exceed $125,000.
       (k) Final Report.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     independent scientific panel to review and report on whether, 
     and to what extent, implementation of the pilot project under 
     this section achieved the goals stated in the Quincy Library 
     Group-Community Stability Proposal, including improved 
     ecological health and community stability. The membership of 
     the panel shall reflect expertise in diverse disciplines in 
     order to adequately address all of those goals.
       (2) Preparation.--The panel shall initiate such review no 
     sooner than 18 months after the first day of the term of the 
     pilot project under subsection (g). The panel shall prepare 
     the report in consultation with interested members of the 
     public, including the Quincy Library Group. The report shall 
     include, but not be limited to, the following:
       (A) A description of any adverse environmental impacts 
     resulting from implementation of the pilot project.
       (B) An assessment of watershed monitoring data on lands 
     treated pursuant to this section. Such assessment shall 
     address the following issues on a priority basis: timing of 
     water releases; water quality changes; and water yield 
     changes over the short- and long-term in the pilot project 
     area.
       (3) Submission to the congress.--The panel shall submit the 
     final report to the Congress as soon as practicable, but in 
     no case later than 18 months after completion of the pilot 
     project.
       (4) Limitation on expenditures.--The amount of Federal 
     funds expended for the report under this subsection, other 
     than for watershed monitoring, shall not exceed $350,000. The 
     amount of Federal funds expended for watershed monitoring 
     under this subsection shall not exceed $175,000 for each 
     fiscal year in which the report is prepared.
       (l) Relationship to Other Laws.--Nothing in this section 
     exempts the pilot project from any Federal environmental law.
       (m) Loans for Demonstration Projects for Wood Waste or Low-
     Quality Wood Byproducts.--
       (1) Evaluation of loan advisability.--The Alternative 
     Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation 
     established under section 1658 of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5902) (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Corporation'') shall evaluate 
     the advisability of making commercialization assistance loans 
     under section 1661 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 5905) to support a 
     minimum of 2 demonstration projects for the development and 
     demonstration of commercial application of technology to 
     convert wood waste or low-quality wood byproducts into 
     usable, higher value products.
       (2) Location of demonstration projects.--If the Corporation 
     determines to make loans under this subsection to support the 
     development and demonstration of commercial application of 
     technology to convert wood waste or low-quality wood 
     byproducts into usable, higher value products, the 
     Corporation shall consider making one loan with regard to a 
     demonstration project to be conducted in the pilot project 
     area and one

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     loan with regard to a demonstration project to be conducted 
     in southeast Alaska.
       (3) Eligibility requirements.--To be eligible for a loan 
     under this subsection, a demonstration project shall be 
     required to satisfy the eligibility requirements imposed by 
     the Corporation under section 1661 of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5905).
       Sec. 402. Short Title. Section 401 of this title may be 
     cited as the ``Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest 
     Recovery Act''.

             TITLE V--LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES PROTECTION ACT

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be referred to as ``The Land Between the 
     Lakes Protection Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) Advisory board.--The term ``Advisory Board'' means the 
     Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board established under 
     section 522.
       (3) Chairman.--The term ``Chairman'' means the Chairman of 
     the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
       (4) Eligible employee.--The term ``eligible employee'' 
     means a person that was, on the date of transfer pursuant to 
     section 541, a full-time or part-time annual employee of the 
     Tennessee Valley Authority at the Recreation Area.
       (5) Environmental law.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``environmental law'' means all 
     applicable Federal, State, and local laws (including 
     regulations) and requirements related to protection of human 
     health, natural and cultural resources, or the environment.
       (B) Inclusions.--The term ``environmental law'' includes--
       (i) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
     and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.);
       (ii) the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.);
       (iii) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1251 et seq.);
       (iv) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
       (v) the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.);
       (vi) the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et 
     seq.);
       (vii) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);
       (viii) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
       (ix) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.).
       (6) Forest highway.--The term ``forest highway'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (7) Governmental unit.--The term ``governmental unit'' 
     means an agency of the Federal Government or a State or local 
     government, local governmental unit, public or municipal 
     corporation, or unit of a State university system.
       (8) Hazardous substance.--The term ``hazardous substance'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
       (9) Person.--The term ``person'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9601).
       (10) Pollutant or contaminant.--The term ``pollutant or 
     contaminant'' has the meaning given the term in section 101 
     of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
     and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
       (11) Recreation area.--The term ``Recreation Area'' means 
     the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.
       (12) Release.--The term ``release'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9601).
       (13) Response action.--The term ``response action'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
       (14) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.
       (15) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Kentucky 
     and the State of Tennessee.

     SEC. 503. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to transfer without consideration administrative 
     jurisdiction over the Recreation Area from the Tennessee 
     Valley Authority to the Secretary so that the Recreation Area 
     may be managed as a unit of the National Forest System;
       (2) to protect and manage the resources of the Recreation 
     Area for optimum yield of outdoor recreation and 
     environmental education through multiple use management by 
     the Forest Service;
       (3) to authorize, research, test, and demonstrate 
     innovative programs and cost-effective management of the 
     Recreation Area;
       (4) to authorize the Secretary to cooperate between and 
     among the States, Federal agencies, private organizations, 
     and corporations, and individuals, as appropriate, in the 
     management of the Recreation Area and to help stimulate the 
     development of the surrounding region and extend the 
     beneficial results as widely as practicable; and
       (5) to provide for the smooth and equitable transfer of 
     jurisdiction from the Tennessee Valley Authority to the 
     Secretary.

      Subtitle A--Establishment, Administration, and Jurisdiction

     SEC. 511. ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) In General.--On the transfer of administrative 
     jurisdiction under section 541, the Land Between the Lakes 
     National Recreation Area in the States of Kentucky and 
     Tennessee is established as a unit of the National Forest 
     System.
       (b) Management.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the Recreation 
     Area for multiple use as a unit of the National Forest 
     System.
       (2) Emphases.--The emphases in the management of the 
     Recreation Area shall be--
       (A) to provide public recreational opportunities;
       (B) to conserve fish and wildlife and their habitat; and
       (C) to provide for diversity of native and desirable non-
     native plants, animals, opportunities for hunting and 
     fishing, and environmental education.
       (3) Status of unit.--The Secretary may administer the 
     Recreation Area as a separate unit of the National Forest 
     System or in conjunction with an existing national forest.
       (c) Area Included.--
       (1) In general.--The Recreation Area shall comprise the 
     federally owned land, water, and interests in the land and 
     water lying between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley in the 
     States of Kentucky and Tennessee, as generally depicted on 
     the map entitled ``Land Between the Lakes National Recreation 
     Area--January, 1998''.
       (2) Map.--The map described in paragraph (1) shall be 
     available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of 
     the Forest Service, Washington, D.C.
       (d) Waters.--
       (1) Water levels and navigation.--Nothing in this title 
     affects the jurisdiction of the Tennessee Valley Authority or 
     the Army Corps of Engineers to manage and regulate water 
     levels and navigation of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley and 
     areas subject to flood easements.
       (2) Occupancy and use.--Subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Tennessee Valley Authority and the Army Corps of Engineers, 
     the Secretary shall have jurisdiction to regulate the 
     occupancy and use of the surface waters of the lakes for 
     recreational purposes.

     SEC. 512. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

       (a) Administration.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Chief of the Forest Service, shall administer the Recreation 
     Area in accordance with this title and the laws, rules, and 
     regulations pertaining to the National Forest System.
       (b) Status.--Land within the Recreation Area shall have the 
     status of land acquired under the Act of March 1, 1911 
     (commonly known as the ``Weeks Act'') (16 U.S.C. 515 et 
     seq.).
       (c) Law Enforcement.--In order to provide for a cost-
     effective transfer of the law enforcement responsibilities 
     between the Forest Service and the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority, the law enforcement authorities designated under 
     section 4A of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act 1933 (16 
     U.S.C. 831c-3) are hereby granted to special agents and law 
     enforcement officers of the Forest Service. The law 
     enforcement authorities designated under the eleventh 
     undesignated paragraph under the heading ``Surveying the 
     public lands'' of the Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 35; 16 
     U.S.C. 551), the first paragraph of that portion designated 
     ``General Expenses, Forest Service'' of the Act of March 3, 
     1905 (33 U.S.C. 873; 16 U.S.C. 559), the National Forest 
     System Drug Control Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 559b-559g) are 
     hereby granted to law enforcement agents of the Tennessee 
     Valley Authority, within the boundaries of the Recreation 
     Area, for a period of 1 year from the date on which this 
     section takes effect.

     SEC. 513. PAYMENTS TO STATES AND COUNTIES.

       (a) Payments in Lieu of Taxes.--Land within the Recreation 
     Area shall be subject to the provisions for payments in lieu 
     of taxes under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code.
       (b) Distribution.--All amounts received from charges, use 
     fees, and natural resource utilization, including timber and 
     agricultural receipts, shall not be subject to distribution 
     to States under the Act of May 23, 1908 (16 U.S.C. 500).
       (c) Payments by the Tennessee Valley Authority.--After the 
     transfer of administrative jurisdiction is made under section 
     541--
       (1) the Tennessee Valley Authority shall continue to 
     calculate the amount of payments to be made to States and 
     counties under section 13 of the Tennessee Valley Authority 
     Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831l); and
       (2) each State (including, for the purposes of this 
     subsection, the State of Kentucky, the State of Tennessee, 
     and any other State) that receives a payment under that 
     section shall continue to calculate the amounts to be 
     distributed to the State and local governments, as though the 
     transfer had not been made.

     SEC. 514. FOREST HIGHWAYS.

       (a) In General.--For purposes of section 204 of title 23, 
     United States Code, the road known as ``The Trace'' and every 
     other paved road within the Recreation Area (including any 
     road constructed to secondary standards) shall be considered 
     to be a forest highway.
       (b) State Responsibility.--
       (1) In general.--The States shall be responsible for the 
     maintenance of forest highways within the Recreation Area.
       (2) Reimbursement.--To the maximum extent provided by law, 
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     priated to the Department of Transportation and available for 
     purposes of highway construction and maintenance, the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall reimburse the States for 
     all or a portion of the costs of maintenance of forest 
     highways in the Recreation Area.

                   Subtitle B--Management Provisions

     SEC. 521. LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN.

       (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the effective 
     date of the transfer of jurisdiction under section 541, the 
     Secretary shall prepare a land and resource management plan 
     for the Recreation Area in conformity with the National 
     Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a et seq.) and 
     other applicable law.
       (b) Interim Provision.--Until adoption of the land and 
     resource management plan, the Secretary may use, as 
     appropriate, the existing Tennessee Valley Authority Natural 
     Resource Management Plan to provide interim management 
     direction. Use of all or a portion of the management plan by 
     the Secretary shall not be considered to be a major Federal 
     action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
     environment.

     SEC. 522. ADVISORY BOARD.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of transfer pursuant to section 541, the Secretary shall 
     establish the Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board.
       (b) Membership.--The Advisory Board shall be composed of 17 
     members, of whom--
       (1) 4 individuals shall be appointed by the Secretary, 
     including--
       (A) 2 residents of the State of Kentucky; and
       (B) 2 residents of the State of Tennessee;
       (2) 2 individuals shall appointed by the Kentucky Fish and 
     Wildlife Commissioner or designee;
       (3) 1 individual shall be appointed by the Tennessee Fish 
     and Wildlife Commission or designee;
       (4) 2 individuals shall be appointed by the Governor of the 
     State of Tennessee;
       (5) 2 individuals shall be appointed by the Governor of the 
     State of Kentucky; and
       (6) 2 individuals shall be appointed by appropriate 
     officials of each of the 3 counties containing the Recreation 
     Area.
       (c) Term.--
       (1) In general.--The term of a member of the Advisory Board 
     shall be 5 years.
       (2) Succession.--Members of the Advisory Board may not 
     succeed themselves.
       (d) Chairperson.--The Regional Forester shall serve as 
     chairperson of the Advisory Board.
       (e) Rules of Procedure.--The Secretary shall prescribe the 
     rules of procedure for the Advisory Board.
       (f) Functions.--The Advisory Board may advise the Secretary 
     on--
       (1) means of promoting public participation for the land 
     and resource management plan for the Recreation Area; and
       (2) environmental education.
       (g) Meetings.--
       (1) Frequency.--The Advisory Board shall meet at least 
     biannually.
       (2) Public meeting.--A meeting of the Advisory Board shall 
     be open to the general public.
       (3) Notice of meetings.--The chairperson, through the 
     placement of notices in local news media and by other 
     appropriate means shall give 2 weeks' public notice of each 
     meeting of the Advisory Board.
       (h) No Termination.--Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
     Advisory Board.

     SEC. 523. FEES.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary may charge reasonable fees 
     for admission to and the use of the designated sites, or for 
     activities, within the Recreation Area.
       (b) Factors.--In determining whether to charge fees, the 
     Secretary may consider the costs of collection weighed 
     against potential income.
       (c) Limitation.--No general entrance fees shall be charged 
     within the Recreation Area.

     SEC. 524. DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS.

       (a) In General.--All amounts received from charges, use 
     fees, and natural resource utilization, including timber and 
     agricultural receipts, shall be deposited in a special fund 
     in the Treasury of the United States to be known as the 
     ``Land Between the Lakes Management Fund''.
       (b) Use.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the 
     Secretary until expended, without further Act of 
     appropriation, for the management of the Recreation Area, 
     including payment of salaries and expenses.

     SEC. 525. SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--In addition to other authorities for the 
     authorization of special uses within the National Forest 
     System, within the Recreation Area, the Secretary may, on 
     such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe--
       (1) convey for no consideration perpetual easements to 
     governmental units for public roads over United States Route 
     68 and the Trace, and such other rights-of-way as the 
     Secretary and a governmental unit may agree;
       (2) transfer or lease to governmental units developed 
     recreation sites or other facilities to be managed for public 
     purposes; and
       (3) lease or authorize recreational sites or other 
     facilities, consistent with sections 503(2) and 511(b)(2).
       (b) Consideration.--
       (1) In general.--Consideration for a lease or other special 
     use authorization within the Recreation Area shall be based 
     on fair market value.
       (2) Reduction or waiver.--The Secretary may reduce or waive 
     a fee to a governmental unit or nonprofit organization 
     commensurate with other consideration provided to the United 
     States, as determined by the Secretary.
       (c) Procedure.--The Secretary may use any fair and 
     equitable method for authorizing special uses within the 
     Recreation Area, including public solicitation of proposals.
       (d) Existing Authorizations.--
       (1) In general.--A permit or other authorization granted by 
     the Tennessee Valley Authority that is in effect on the date 
     of transfer pursuant to section 541 may continue on transfer 
     of administration of the Recreation Area to the Secretary.
       (2) Reissuance.--A permit or authorization described in 
     paragraph (1) may be reissued or terminated under terms and 
     conditions prescribed by the Secretary.
       (3) Exercise of rights.--The Secretary may exercise any of 
     the rights of the Tennessee Valley Authority contained in any 
     permit or other authorization, including any right to amend, 
     modify, and revoke the permit or authorization.

     SEC. 526. COOPERATIVE AUTHORITIES AND GIFTS.

       (a) Fish and Wildlife Service.--
       (1) Management.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to such terms and conditions as 
     the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may issue a 
     special use authorization to the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service for the management by the Service of 
     facilities and land agreed on by the Secretary and the 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       (B) Fees.--
       (i) In general.--Reasonable admission and use fees may be 
     charged for all areas administered by the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service.
       (ii) Deposit.--The fees shall be deposited in accordance 
     with section 524.
       (2) Cooperation.--The Secretary and the Secretary of the 
     Interior may cooperate or act jointly on activities such as 
     population monitoring and inventory of fish and wildlife with 
     emphasis on migratory birds and endangered and threatened 
     species, environmental education, visitor services, 
     conservation demonstration projects and scientific research.
       (3) Subordination of fish and wildlife activities to 
     overall management.--The management and use of areas and 
     facilities under permit to the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service as authorized pursuant to this section shall 
     be subordinate to the overall management of the Recreation 
     Area as directed by the Secretary.
       (b) Authorities.--For the management, maintenance, 
     operation, and interpretation of the Recreation Area and its 
     facilities, the Secretary may--
       (1) make grants and enter into contracts and cooperative 
     agreements with Federal agencies, governmental units, 
     nonprofit organizations, corporations, and individuals; and
       (2) accept gifts under Public Law 95-442 (7 U.S.C. 2269) 
     notwithstanding that the donor conducts business with any 
     agency of the Department of Agriculture or is regulated by 
     the Secretary of Agriculture.

     SEC. 527. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL.

       Effective on the date of transfer pursuant to section 541, 
     the North-South Trail is designated as a national recreation 
     trail under section 4 of the National Trails System Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1243).

     SEC. 528. CEMETERIES.

       The Secretary shall maintain an inventory of and ensure 
     access to cemeteries within the Recreation Area for purposes 
     of burial, visitation, and maintenance.

     SEC. 529. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Minerals.--
       (1) Withdrawal.--The land within the Recreation Area is 
     withdrawn from the operation of the mining and mineral 
     leasing laws of the United States.
       (2) Use of mineral materials.--The Secretary may permit the 
     use of common varieties of mineral materials for the 
     development and maintenance of the Recreation Area.
       (b) Hunting and Fishing.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall permit hunting and 
     fishing on land and water under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary within the boundaries of the Recreation Area in 
     accordance with applicable laws of the United States and of 
     each State, respectively.
       (2) Prohibition.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may designate areas where, 
     and establish periods when, hunting or fishing is prohibited 
     for reasons of public safety, administration, or public use 
     and enjoyment.
       (B) Consultation.--Except in emergencies, a prohibition 
     under subparagraph (A) shall become effective only after 
     consultation with the appropriate fish and game departments 
     of the States.
       (3) Fish and wildlife.--Nothing in this title affects the 
     jurisdiction or responsibilities of the States with respect 
     to wildlife and fish on national forests.

     SEC. 530. HEMATITE DAM.

       Within one year from the date of transfer pursuant to 
     section 541, the Tennessee Valley Authority shall cause any 
     breach in the Hematite Dam to be repaired, or if such repairs 
     have previously been made, the Tennessee Valley Authority 
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     letter to the Secretary the sound condition of the dam. 
     Future repair costs and maintanence of the Hematite Dam shall 
     be the responsibility of the Secretary.

     SEC. 531. TRUST FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a special interest-bearing fund known as 
     the ``Land Between the Lakes Trust Fund''.
       (b) Availability.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available 
     to the Secretary, until expended, for--
       (1) public education, grants, and internships related to 
     recreation, conservation, and multiple use land management in 
     the Recreation Area; and
       (2) regional promotion in the Recreation Area, in 
     cooperation with development districts, chambers of commerce, 
     and State and local governments.
       (c) Deposits.--The Tennessee Valley Authority shall deposit 
     into the Fund $1,000,000 annually for each of the 5 fiscal 
     years commencing in the first fiscal year of the transfer. 
     Funding to carry out this section shall be derived from 
     funding described in section 549.

                    Subtitle C--Transfer Provisions

     SEC. 541. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER.

       Effective on October 1 of the first fiscal year for which 
     Congress does not appropriate to the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority at least $6,000,000 for the Recreation Area, or, if 
     this Act is enacted during a fiscal year for which Congress 
     has not made such an appropriation, effective as of the date 
     of enactment of this Act, administrative jurisdiction over 
     the Recreation Area is transferred from the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority to the Secretary.

     SEC. 542. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the policy of the United States that, to the maximum 
     extent practicable--
       (1) the transfer of jurisdiction over the Recreation Area 
     from the Tennessee Valley Authority to the Secretary should 
     be effected in an efficient and cost-effective manner; and
       (2) due consideration should be given to minimizing--
       (A) disruption of the personal lives of the Tennessee 
     Valley Authority and Forest Service employees; and
       (B) adverse impacts on permittees, contractees, and others 
     owning or operating businesses affected by the transfer.

     SEC. 543. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     transfer pursuant to section 541, the Secretary and the 
     Tennessee Valley Authority shall enter into a memorandum of 
     agreement concerning implementation of this title.
       (b) Provisions.--The memorandum of understanding shall 
     provide procedures for--
       (1) the orderly withdrawal of officers and employees of the 
     Tennessee Valley Authority;
       (2) the transfer of property, fixtures, and facilities;
       (3) the interagency transfer of officers and employees;
       (4) the transfer of records; and
       (5) other transfer issues.
       (c) Transition Team.--
       (1) In general.--The memorandum of understanding may 
     provide for a transition team consisting of the Tennessee 
     Valley Authority and Forest Service employees.
       (2) Duration.--The team may continue in existence after the 
     date of transfer.
       (3) Personnel costs.--The Tennessee Valley Authority and 
     the Forest Service shall pay personnel costs of their 
     respective team members.

     SEC. 544. RECORDS.

       (a) Recreation Area Records.--The Secretary shall have 
     access to all records of the Tennessee Valley Authority 
     pertaining to the management of the Recreation Area.
       (b) Personnel Records.--The Tennessee Valley Authority 
     personnel records shall be made available to the Secretary, 
     on request, to the extent the records are relevant to Forest 
     Service administration.
       (c) Confidentiality.--The Tennessee Valley Authority may 
     prescribe terms and conditions on the availability of records 
     to protect the confidentiality of private or proprietary 
     information.
       (d) Land Title Records.--The Tennessee Valley Authority 
     shall provide to the Secretary original records pertaining to 
     land titles, surveys, and other records pertaining to 
     transferred personal property and facilities.

     SEC. 545. TRANSFER OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.

       (a) Subject Property.--
       (1) Inventory.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     transfer pursuant to section 541, the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority shall provide the Secretary with an inventory of 
     all property and facilities at the Recreation Area.
       (2) Availability for transfer.--
       (A) In general.--All Tennessee Valley Authority property 
     associated with the administration of the Recreation Area, 
     including any property purchased with Federal funds 
     appropriated for the management of the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority land, shall be available for transfer to the 
     Secretary.
       (B) Property included.--Property under subparagraph (A) 
     includes buildings, office furniture and supplies, computers, 
     office equipment, buildings, vehicles, tools, equipment, 
     maintenance supplies, boats, engines, and publications.
       (3) Exclusion of property.--At the request of the 
     authorized representative of the Tennessee Valley Authority, 
     the Secretary may exclude movable property from transfer 
     based on a showing by the Tennessee Valley Authority that the 
     property is vital to the mission of the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority and cannot be replaced in a cost-effective manner, 
     if the Secretary determines that the property is not needed 
     for management of the Recreation Area.
       (b) Designation.--Pursuant to such procedures as may be 
     prescribed in the memorandum of agreement entered into under 
     section 543, the Secretary shall identify and designate, in 
     writing, all Tennessee Valley Authority property to be 
     transferred to the Secretary.
       (c) Facilitation of Transfer.--The Tennessee Valley 
     Authority shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use 
     personnel to facilitate the transfer of necessary property 
     and facilities to the Secretary, including replacement of 
     signs and insignia, repainting of vehicles, printing of 
     public information, and training of new personnel. Funding 
     for these costs shall be derived from funding described in 
     section 549.
       (d) Surplus Property.--
       (1) Disposition.--Any personal property, including 
     structures and facilities, that the Secretary determines 
     cannot be efficiently managed and maintained either by the 
     Forest Service or by lease or permit to other persons may be 
     declared excess by the Secretary and--
       (A) sold by the Secretary on such terms and conditions as 
     the Secretary may prescribe to achieve the maximum benefit to 
     the Federal Government; or
       (B) disposed of under the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.).
       (2) Deposit of proceeds.--All net proceeds from the 
     disposal of any property shall be deposited into the Fund 
     established by section 531.

     SEC. 546. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.

       (a) Documentation of Existing Conditions.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     transfer pursuant to section 541, the Chairman and the 
     Administrator shall provide the Secretary all documentation 
     and information that exists on the environmental condition of 
     the land and waters comprising the Recreation Area property.
       (2) Additional documentation.--The Chairman and the 
     Administrator shall provide the Secretary with any additional 
     documentation and information regarding the environmental 
     condition of the Recreation Area property as such 
     documentation and information becomes available.
       (b) Action Required.--
       (1) Assessment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     transfer pursuant to section 541, the Chairman shall provide 
     to the Secretary an assessment indicating what action, if 
     any, is required under any environmental law on Recreation 
     Area property.
       (2) Memorandum of understanding.--If the assessment 
     concludes action is required under any environmental law with 
     respect to any portion of the Recreation Area property, the 
     Secretary and the Chairman shall enter into a memorandum of 
     understanding that--
       (A) provides for the performance by the Chairman of the 
     required actions identified in the assessment; and
       (B) includes a schedule providing for the prompt completion 
     of the required actions to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
       (c) Documentation Demonstrating Action.--On the transfer of 
     jurisdiction over the Recreation Area from the Tennessee 
     Valley Authority to the Secretary, the Chairman shall provide 
     the Secretary with documentation demonstrating that all 
     actions required under any environmental law have been taken, 
     including all response actions under the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) that are necessary to protect 
     human health and the environment with respect to any 
     hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, hazardous waste, 
     hazardous material, or petroleum product or derivative of a 
     petroleum product on Recreation Area property.
       (d) Continuation of Responsibilities and Liabilities.--
       (1) In general.--The transfer of the Recreation Area 
     property under this title, and the requirements of this 
     section, shall not in any way affect the responsibilities and 
     liabilities of the Tennessee Valley Authority at the 
     Recreation Area under the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9601 et seq.) or any other environmental law.
       (2) Access.--After transfer of the Recreation Area 
     property, the Chairman shall be accorded any access to the 
     property that may be reasonably required to carry out the 
     responsibility or satisfy the liability referred to in 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) No liability.--The Secretary shall not be liable under 
     any environmental law for matters that are related directly 
     or indirectly to present or past activities of the Tennessee 
     Valley Authority on the Recreation Area property, including 
     liability for--
       (A) costs or performance of response actions required under 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) at or related 
     to the Recreation Area; or
       (B) costs, penalties, fines, or performance of actions 
     related to noncompliance with any environmental law at or 
     related to the Recreation Area or related to the presence, 
     release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, 
     pollutant, or contaminant, hazardous waste, hazardous 
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     leum product or derivative of a petroleum product of any kind 
     at or related to the Recreation Area, including contamination 
     resulting from migration.
       (4) No effect on responsibilities or liabilities.--Except 
     as provided in paragraph (3), nothing in this title affects, 
     modifies, amends, repeals, alters, limits or otherwise 
     changes, directly or indirectly, the responsibilities or 
     liabilities under any environmental law with respect to the 
     Secretary.
       (e) Other Federal Agencies.--Subject to the other 
     provisions of this section, a Federal agency that carried or 
     carries out operations at the Recreation Area resulting in 
     the release or threatened release of a hazardous substance, 
     pollutant, or contaminant, hazardous waste, hazardous 
     material, or petroleum product or derivative of a petroleum 
     product for which that agency would be liable under any 
     environmental law shall pay the costs of related response 
     actions and shall pay the costs of related actions to 
     remediate petroleum products or their derivatives.

     SEC. 547. PERSONNEL.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Hiring.--Notwithstanding section 3503 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary may--
       (A) appoint, hire, and discharge officers and employees to 
     administer the Recreation Area; and
       (B) pay the officers and employees at levels that are 
     commensurate with levels at other units of the National 
     Forest System.
       (2) Interim retention of eligible employees.--
       (A) In general.--For a period of not less than 5 months 
     after the effective date of transfer to the Forest Service--
       (i) all eligible employees shall be retained in the 
     employment of the Tennessee Valley Authority;
       (ii) those eligible employees shall be considered to be 
     placed on detail to the Secretary and shall be subject to the 
     direction of the Secretary; and
       (iii) the Secretary shall reimburse the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority for the amount of the basic pay and all other 
     compensation of those eligible employees.
       (B) Notice to employees.--The Secretary shall provide 
     eligible employees a written notice of not less than 60 days 
     before termination.
       (C) Termination for cause.--Subparagraph (A) does not 
     preclude a termination for cause during the period described 
     in subparagraph (A).
       (b) Applications for Transfer and Appointment.--An eligible 
     employee shall have the right to apply for employment by the 
     Secretary under procedures for transfer and appointment of 
     Federal employees outside the Department of Agriculture.
       (c) Hiring by the Secretary.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to subsection (b), in filling 
     personnel positions within the Recreation Area, the Secretary 
     shall follow all laws (including regulations) and policies 
     applicable to the Department of Agriculture.
       (2) Notification and hiring.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary--
       (A) shall notify all eligible employees of all openings for 
     positions with the Forest Service at the Recreation Area 
     before notifying other individuals or considering 
     applications by other individuals for the positions; and
       (B) after applications by eligible employees have received 
     consideration, if any positions remain unfilled, shall notify 
     other individuals of the openings.
       (3) Noncompetitive appointments.--Notwithstanding any other 
     placement of career transition programs authorized by the 
     Office of Personnel Management of the United States 
     Department of Agriculture, the Secretary may noncompetitively 
     appoint eligible employees to positions in the Recreation 
     Area.
       (4) Period of service.--Except to the extent that an 
     eligible employee that is appointed by the Secretary may be 
     otherwise compensated for the period of service as an 
     employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority, that period of 
     service shall be treated as a period of service as an 
     employee of the Secretary for the purposes of probation, 
     career tenure, time-in-grade, and leave.
       (d) Transfer to Positions in Other Units of the Tennessee 
     Valley Authority.--The Tennessee Valley Authority--
       (1) shall notify all eligible employees of all openings for 
     positions in other units of the Tennessee Valley Authority 
     before notifying other individuals or considering 
     applications by other individuals for the positions; and
       (2) after applications by eligible employees have received 
     consideration, if any positions remain unfilled, shall notify 
     other individuals of the openings.
       (e) Employee Benefit Transition.--
       (1) Memorandum of understanding.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary and the heads of the Office 
     of Personnel Management, the Tennessee Valley Authority and 
     the Tennessee Valley Authority Retirement System shall enter 
     into a memorandum of understanding providing for the 
     transition for all eligible employees of compensation made 
     available through the Tennessee Valley Authority Retirement 
     System.
       (B) Employee participation.--In deciding on the terms of 
     the memorandum of understanding, the Secretary and the heads 
     of the Office of Personnel Management, the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority and the Tennessee Valley Authority Retirement 
     System shall meet and consult with and give full 
     consideration to the views of employees and representatives 
     of the employees of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
       (2) Eligible employees that are transferred to other units 
     of tva.--An eligible employee that is transferred to another 
     unit of the Tennessee Valley Authority shall experience no 
     interruption in coverage for or reduction of any retirement, 
     health, leave, or other employee benefit.
       (3) Eligible employees that are hired by the secretary.--
       (A) Level of benefits.--The Secretary shall provide to an 
     eligible employee that is hired by the Forest Service a level 
     of retirement and health benefits that is equivalent to the 
     level to which the eligible employee would have been entitled 
     if the eligible employee had remained an employee of the 
     Tennessee Valley Authority.
       (B) Transfer of retirement benefits.--
       (i) In general.--Eligible employees hired by the Forest 
     Service shall become members of the Civil Service Retirement 
     System (CSRS) Offset Plan and shall have the option to 
     transfer into the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) 
     within six months of their date of transfer. Such employees 
     shall have the option at any time to receive credit in CSRS 
     Offset or FERS for all of their TVA service in accordance 
     with applicable procedures. Any deposits necessary to receive 
     credit for such service shall be considered transfers to a 
     qualified plan for purposes of favorable tax treatment of 
     such amount under the Internal Revenue Code.
       (ii) Funding shortfall.--

       (I) In general.--For all eligible employees that are not 
     part of the Civil Service Retirement System, the Tennessee 
     Valley Authority shall meet any funding shortfall resulting 
     from the transfer of retirement benefits.
       (II) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify the 
     Tennessee Valley Authority Board of the cost associated with 
     the transfer of retirement benefits.
       (III) Payment.--The Tennessee Valley Authority shall fully 
     compensate the Secretary for the costs associated with the 
     transfer of retirement benefits.
       (IV) No interruption.--An eligible employee that is hired 
     by the Forest Service and is eligible for Civil Service 
     Retirement shall not experience any interruption in 
     retirement benefits.

       (C) No interruption.--An eligible employee that is hired by 
     the Secretary--
       (i) shall experience no interruption in coverage for any 
     health, leave, or other employee benefit; and
       (ii) shall be entitled to carry over any leave time 
     accumulated during employment by the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority.
       (D) Period of service.--Notwithstanding section 8411(b)(3) 
     of title 5, United States Code, except to the extent that an 
     eligible employee may be otherwise compensated (including the 
     provision of retirement benefits in accordance with the 
     memorandum of understanding) for the period of service as an 
     employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority, that period of 
     service shall be treated as a period of service as an 
     employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for all 
     purposes relating to the Federal employment of the eligible 
     employee.
       (4) Eligible employees that are discharged not for cause.--
       (A) Level of benefits.--The parties to the memorandum of 
     understanding shall have authority to deem any applicable 
     requirement to be met, to make payments to an employee, or 
     take any other action necessary to provide to an eligible 
     employee that is discharged as being excess to the needs of 
     the Tennessee Valley Authority or the Secretary and not for 
     cause and that does not accept an offer of employment from 
     the Secretary, an optimum level of retirement and health 
     benefits that is equivalent to the level that has been 
     afforded employees discharged in previous reductions in force 
     by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
       (B) Minimum benefits.--An eligible employee that is 
     discharged as being excess to the needs of the Tennessee 
     Valley Authority or the Secretary and not for cause shall, at 
     a minimum be entitled to--
       (i) at the option of the eligible employee--

       (I) a lump-sum equal to $1,000, multiplied by the number of 
     years of service of the eligible employee (but not less that 
     $15,000 nor more than $25,000);
       (II) a lump-sum payment equal to the amount of pay earned 
     by the eligible employee for the last 26 weeks of the 
     eligible employee's service; or
       (III) the deemed addition of 5 years to the age and the 
     years of service of an eligible employee;

       (ii) 15 months of health benefits for employees and 
     dependents at the same level provided as of the date of 
     transfer pursuant to section 541;
       (iii) 1 week of pay per year of service as provided by the 
     Tennessee Valley Authority Retirement System;
       (iv) a lump-sum payment of all accumulated annual leave;
       (v) unemployment compensation in accordance with State law;
       (vi) eligible pension benefits as provided by the Tennessee 
     Valley Authority Retirement System; and
       (vii) retraining assistance provided by the Tennessee 
     Valley Authority.
       (C) Shortfall.--If the board of directors of the Tennessee 
     Valley Authority Retirement System determines that the cost 
     of providing the benefits described in subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) would have a negative impact on the overall retirement 
     system, the Tennessee Valley Authority shall be required to 
     meet any funding shortfalls.

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     SEC. 548. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY TRANSFER COSTS.

       Any costs incurred by Tennessee Valley Authority associated 
     with the transfer under this subtitle shall be derived from 
     funding described in section 549.

     SEC. 549. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY TRANSFER FUNDING.

       (a) In General.--The funding described in this section is 
     funding derived from only 1 or more of the following sources:
       (1) Nonpower fund balances and collections.
       (2) Investment returns of the nonpower program.
       (3) Applied programmatic savings in the power and nonpower 
     programs.
       (4) Savings from the suspension of bonuses and awards.
       (5) Savings from reductions in memberships and 
     contributions.
       (6) Increases in collections resulting from nonpower 
     activities, including user fees.
       (7) Increases in charges to private and public utilities 
     both investor and cooperatively owned, as well as to direct 
     load customers.
       (b) Availability.--Funds from the sources described in 
     subsection (a) shall be available notwithstanding section 11, 
     14, 15, or 29 or any other provision of the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831 et seq.) or any 
     provisions of the covenants contained in any power bonds 
     issued by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
       (c) Sufficiency of Savings.--The savings from and the 
     revenue adjustment to the budget of the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority for the first fiscal year of the transfer and each 
     fiscal year thereafter shall be sufficient so that the net 
     spending authority and resulting outlays to carry out 
     activities with funding described in subsection (a) shall not 
     exceed $0 for the first fiscal year of the transfer and each 
     fiscal year thereafter.
       (d) Itemized List of Reductions and Increased Receipts.--
       (1) Proposed changes.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of transfer pursuant to section 541, the Chairman of the 
     Tennessee Valley Authority shall submit to the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate an itemized list of 
     the amounts of reductions in spending and increases in 
     receipts that are proposed to be made as a result of 
     activities under this subsection during the first fiscal year 
     of the transfer.
       (2) Actual changes.--Not later than 24 months after the 
     effective date of the transfer, the Chairman of the Tennessee 
     Valley Authority shall submit to the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate an itemized list of 
     the amounts of reductions in spending and increases in 
     receipts as a result of activities under this subsection 
     during the first fiscal year of the transfer.

                          Subtitle D--Funding

     SEC. 551. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Agriculture.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Agriculture such sums as are necessary 
     to--
       (1) permit the Secretary to exercise administrative 
     jurisdiction over the Recreation Area under this title; and
       (2) administer the Recreation Area area as a unit of the 
     National Forest System.
       (b) Interior.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of the Interior such sums as are necessary to 
     carry out activities within the Recreation Area.

               TITLE VI--INTERSTATE 90 LAND EXCHANGE ACT

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate 90 Land Exchange 
     Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 602. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) certain parcels of private land located in central and 
     southwest Washington are intermingled with National Forest 
     System land owned by the United States and administered by 
     the Secretary of Agriculture as parts of the Mt. Baker-
     Snoqualmie National Forest, Wenatchee National Forest, and 
     Gifford Pinchot National Forest;
       (2) the private land surface estate and some subsurface is 
     owned by the Plum Creek Timber Company, L.P. in an 
     intermingled checkerboard pattern, with the United States or 
     Plum Creek owning alternate square mile sections of land or 
     fractions of square mile sections;
       (3) the checkerboard land ownership pattern in the area has 
     frustrated sound and efficient land management on both 
     private and National Forest lands by complicating fish and 
     wildlife habitat management, watershed protection, recreation 
     use, road construction and timber harvest, boundary 
     administration, and protection and management of threatened 
     and endangered species and old growth forest habitat;
       (4) acquisition by the United States of certain parcels of 
     land that have been offered by Plum Creek for addition to the 
     Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and Wenatchee National 
     Forest will serve important public objectives, including--
       (A) enhancement of public access, aesthetics and recreation 
     opportunities within or near areas of very heavy public 
     recreational use including--
       (i) the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area;
       (ii) the Pacific Crest Trail;
       (iii) Snoqualmie Pass;
       (iv) Cle Elum Lake, Kachess Lake and Keechulus Lake; and
       (v) other popular recreation areas along the Interstate 90 
     corridor east of the Seattle-Tacoma Metropolitan Area;
       (B) protection and enhancement of old growth forests and 
     habitat for threatened, endangered and sensitive species, 
     including a net gain of approximately 28,500 acres of habitat 
     for the northern spotted owl;
       (C) consolidation of National Forest holdings for more 
     efficient administration and to meet a broad array of 
     ecosystem protection and other public land management goals, 
     including net public gains of approximately 283 miles of 
     stream ownership, 14 miles of the route of the Pacific Crest 
     Trail, 20,000 acres of unroaded land, and 7,360 acres of 
     riparian land; and
       (D) a significant reduction in administrative costs to the 
     United States through--
       (i) consolidation of Federal land holdings for more 
     efficient land management and planning;
       (ii) elimination of approximately 300 miles of boundary 
     identification and posting;
       (iii) reduced right-of-way, special use, and other permit 
     processing and issuance for roads and other facilities on 
     National Forest System land; and
       (iv) other administrative cost savings;
       (5) Plum Creek has selected certain parcels of National 
     Forest System land that are logical for consolidation into 
     Plum Creek ownership utilizing a land exchange because the 
     parcels--
       (A) are intermingled with parcels owned by Plum Creek; and
       (B)(i) are generally located in less environmentally 
     sensitive areas than the Plum Creek offered land; and
       (ii) have lower public recreation and other public values 
     than the Plum Creek offered land;
       (6) time is of the essence in consummating a land exchange 
     because delays may force Plum Creek to road or log the 
     offered land and thereby diminish the public values for which 
     the offered land is to be acquired; and
       (7) it is in the public interest to complete the land 
     exchange at the earliest practicable date so that the offered 
     land can be acquired and preserved by the United States for 
     permanent public management, use, and enjoyment.
       (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to further the 
     public interest by authorizing, directing, facilitating, and 
     expediting the consummation of the Interstate 90 land 
     exchange so as to ensure that the offered land is 
     expeditiously acquired for permanent public use and 
     enjoyment.

     SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Offered land.--The term ``offered land'' means all 
     right, title and interest, including the surface and 
     subsurface interests, in land described in section 604(a) to 
     be conveyed into the public ownership of the United States 
     under this Act.
       (2) Plum creek.--The term ``Plum Creek'' means Plum Creek 
     Timber Company, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership, or its 
     successors, heirs, or assigns.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.
       (4) Selected land.--The term ``selected land'' means all 
     right, title and interest, including the surface and 
     subsurface interests, unless Plum Creek agrees otherwise, in 
     land described in section 604(b) to be conveyed into the 
     private ownership of Plum Creek under this Act.

     SEC. 604. LAND EXCHANGE.

       (a) Condition and Conveyance of Offered Land.--The exchange 
     directed by this Act shall be consummated if Plum Creek 
     conveys title acceptable to the Secretary in and to the lands 
     described in subsection (d), the offered lands described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), or, if necessary, the lands and 
     interests in land as provided in subsection (c).
       (1) Certain land comprising approximately 8,808 acres and 
     located within the exterior boundaries of the Mt. Baker-
     Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, as generally depicted 
     on a map entitled ``Interstate 90 Land Exchange'', dated 
     October 1998; and
       (2) Certain land comprising approximately 53,576 acres and 
     located within or adjacent to the exterior boundaries of the 
     Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, as generally depicted 
     on a map entitled ``Interstate 90 Land Exchange'', dated 
     October 1998.
       (b) Conveyance of Selected Land by the United States.--Upon 
     receipt of acceptable title to the offered land, and lands 
     and interests described in subsection (d), the Secretary 
     shall simultaneously convey to Plum Creek all right, title 
     and interest of the United States, subject to valid existing 
     rights, in and to the following selected land:
       (1) Certain land administered, as of the date of enactment 
     of this Act, by the Secretary of Agriculture as part of the 
     Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, and 
     comprising approximately 5,697 acres, as generally depicted 
     on a map entitled ``Interstate 90 Land Exchange'', dated 
     October 1998.
       (2) Certain land administered, as of the date of enactment 
     of this Act, by the Secretary of Agriculture as part of the 
     Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, and comprising 
     approximately 5,197 acres, as generally depicted on a map 
     entitled ``Interstate 90 Land Exchange'', dated October 1998.
       (3) Certain land administered, as of the date of enactment 
     of this Act, by the Secretary of Agriculture as part of the 
     Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington, and comprising 
     approximately 5,601 acres, as generally depicted on a map 
     entitled ``Interstate 90 Land Exchange'', dated October 1998.
       (c) Offered Land Title.--If Plum Creek conveys title 
     acceptable to the Secretary to less than all rights and 
     interests in the of

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     fered lands, but conveys title acceptable to the Secretary to 
     all rights and interests that Plum Creek owns and acquires 
     under previous agreements in the lands described in 
     subsection (d), the offered lands, and lands on the east and 
     west sides of Cle Elum Lake, comprising approximately 252 
     acres, described as Township 21 North, Range 14 East, Section 
     5, and Lost Lake lands comprising approximately 272 acres, 
     described as Township 21 North, Range 11 East, W\1/2\ of 
     Section 3, the Secretary shall convey to Plum Creek all 
     rights and interest in the selected land after the values of 
     the offered and selected land are equalized. The values of 
     the offered and selected lands shall be equalized as provided 
     in section 605(c)-(e) without regard to the value of lands 
     described in subsection (d) or the Cle Elum or Lost Lake 
     lands.
       (d) Land Donation.--Plum Creek agrees that it will convey, 
     in the form of a voluntary donation, title acceptable to the 
     Secretary in and to lands and interests in lands comprising 
     approximately 320 acres, described as Township 22 North, 
     Range 11 East, S\1/2\ of Section 13, if Plum Creek conveys 
     title to lands and interests pursuant to subsections (a) or 
     (c). It is the intention of Congress that any portion of such 
     donated land which the Secretary determines qualifies as 
     wilderness be, upon the date of its acquisition by the United 
     States, incorporated in and managed as part of the adjacent 
     Alpine Lakes Wilderness (as designated by Public Law 94-357) 
     in accordance with section 6(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1135).

     SEC. 605. EXCHANGE VALUATION, APPRAISALS AND EQUALIZATION.

       (a) Equal Value Exchange.--
       (1) In general.--The values of the offered and selected 
     land--
       (A) shall be equal; or
       (B) if the values are not equal, shall be equalized as set 
     forth in subsections (c)-(e).
       (2) Appraisal assumption.--In order to ensure the equitable 
     and uniform appraisal of both the offered and selected land 
     directed for exchange by this Act, all appraisals shall 
     determine the highest and best use of the offered and 
     selected land in accordance with applicable provisions of the 
     Washington State Forest Practices Act and rules and 
     regulations thereunder, including alternative measures for 
     protecting critical habitat pursuant to a habitat 
     conservation plan as provided in Washington Administrative 
     Code 222-16-080-(6).
       (3) Appraisals.--The values of the offered land and 
     selected land shall be determined by appraisals utilizing 
     nationally recognized appraisal standards, including 
     applicable provisions of the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
     Federal Land Acquisitions (1992), the Uniform Standards of 
     Professional Appraisal Practice, and section 206(d) of the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended 
     (43 U.S.C. 1716(d)).
       (4) Approval by the Secretary.--The appraisals, if not 
     already completed by the date of enactment of this Act, shall 
     be completed and submitted to the Secretary for approval not 
     later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act: 
     Provided, That all timber harvest cease no later than 
     November 30, 1998, except for any cleanup, reforestation, or 
     other post-harvest work which cannot be completed by November 
     30, 1998. A comprehensive summary of the appraisal consistent 
     with 7 CFR Part 1.11 shall be made available for public 
     inspection in the Office of the Supervisor, Wenatchee 
     National Forest, not less than 30 days nor more than 45 days 
     prior to the exchange of deeds.
       (b) Appraisal Period.--After the final appraised values of 
     the offered and selected lands, or any portion of the land, 
     have been approved by the Secretary or otherwise determined 
     under section 206(d) of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1716(d)), the value shall not be 
     reappraised or updated before consummation of the land 
     exchange, except to account for any timber harvest that might 
     occur after completion of the final appraisal, or for any 
     adjustments under section 606(g).
       (c) Equalization if Surplus of Offered Land.--
       (1) In general.--If the final appraised value of the 
     offered land or lands and interest in lands conveyed by Plum 
     Creek under section 604(c), except for the Cle Elum and Lost 
     Lake lands, exceeds the final appraised value of the selected 
     land, Plum Creek shall delete offered land parcels from the 
     exchange in the exact order each land Section (or offered 
     portion thereof) is listed in paragraph (2) until the values 
     are approximately equal.
       (2) Order of deletion.--Offered land deletions under 
     paragraph (1) shall be made in the following order:
       (A) Township 22 North, Range 13 East, Section 31, 
     Willamette Meridian;
       (B) Township 21 North, Range 11 East, Section 35;
       (C) Township 19 North, Range 11 East, Section 35;
       (D) Township 19 North, Range 12 East, Section 1;
       (E) Township 20 North, Range 11 East, Sections 1 and 13;
       (F) Township 19 North, Range 12 East, Section 15;
       (G) Township 20, North Range 11 East, Section 11;
       (H) Township 21 North, Range 11 East, Section 27;
       (I) Township 19 North, Range 13 East, Sections 27 and 15;
       (J) Township 21 North, Range 11 East, Sections 21 and 25;
       (K) Township 19 North, Range 11 East, Section 23;
       (L) Township 19 North, Range 13 East, Sections 21, 9 and 
     35;
       (M) Township 20 North, Range 12 East, Sections 35 and 27;
       (N) Township 19 North, Range 12 East, Section 11;
       (O) Township 21 North, Range 11 East, Section 17;
       (P) Township 21 North, Range 11 East, Section 5;
       (Q) Township 18 North, Range 15 East, Section 3;
       (R) Township 19 North, Range 14 East, Section 25;
       (S) Township 19 North, Range 15 East, Sections 29 and 31; 
     and
       (T) Township 19 North, Range 13 East, Section 7.
       (d) Equalization if Surplus of Selected Land.--
       (1) In general.--If the final appraised value of the 
     selected land exceeds the final appraised value of the 
     offered land or lands and interest in lands conveyed by Plum 
     Creek under section 604(c), except for the Cle Elum and Lost 
     Lake lands, the Secretary shall delete selected land parcels 
     from the exchange in the exact order each land Section (or 
     selected portion thereof) is listed in paragraph (2) until 
     the values are approximately equal.
       (2) Order of deletion.--Selected land deletions under 
     paragraph 1 shall be made in the following listed order:
       (A) the portion of Township 20 North, Range 11 East, 
     Section 30 lying east of the thread of Sawmill Creek;
       (B) the portion of Township 19 North, Range 11 East, 
     Section 6 lying east of the thread of Sawmill Creek;
       (C) Township 20 North, Range 11 East, Section 32;
       (D) Township 21 North, Range 14 East, Sections 28, 22, 36, 
     26 and 16;
       (E) Township 18 North, Range 15 East, Sections 13, 12 and 
     2;
       (F) Township 18 North, Range 15 East, Section 1; and
       (G) Township 18 North, Range 15 East, Section 17, 
     Willamette Meridian.
       (e) Once the values of the offered and selected lands are 
     equalized to the maximum extent practicable under subsections 
     (c) or (d), any cash equalization balance due the Secretary 
     or Plum Creek shall be made through cash equalization 
     payments under subsection 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy 
     and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)).
       (f) Use of Proceeds by the Secretary.--The amount of any 
     cash equalization payment received by the Secretary under 
     this section shall be retained by the Secretary and shall be 
     used by the Secretary until fully expended to purchase land 
     from willing sellers in the State of Washington for addition 
     to the National Forest System.

     SEC. 606. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Status of Lands After Exchange.--
       (1) Land acquired by the secretary.--
       (A) In general.--Land acquired by the Secretary under this 
     Act shall become part of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie, Gifford 
     Pinchot or Wenatchee National Forests, as appropriate.
       (B) Modification of boundaries.--
       (i) If any land acquired by the Secretary lies outside the 
     exterior boundaries of the national forests identified in 
     subparagraph (A), the boundaries of the appropriate national 
     forest are hereby modified to include such land.
       (ii) Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of 
     the Secretary to adjust the boundaries of such National 
     Forests pursuant to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1911 
     (commonly known as the ``Weeks Act'').
       (iii) For purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-9) the 
     boundaries of Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie, Wenatchee and Gifford 
     Pinchot as modified by this Act shall be considered to be the 
     boundaries of such forests as of January 1, 1965.
       (C) Management.--Land acquired by the Secretary under this 
     Act shall have the status of lands acquired under the Act of 
     March 1, 1911 and shall be managed in accordance with the 
     laws, rules, regulations and guidelines applicable to the 
     National Forest System.
       (2) Land acquired by plum creek.--Land acquired by Plum 
     Creek under this Act shall become private land for all 
     purposes of law, unless the deed by which conveyance is made 
     to Plum Creek contains a specific reservation.
       (b) Post-Exchange Access to Land.--
       (1) Finding.--Congress finds that Plum Creek and the 
     Secretary should have adequate and timely post-exchange 
     access to lands acquired pursuant to this Act over existing 
     primary, secondary, or other national forest system roads as 
     may be needed.
       (2) Intention.--It is the intention of Congress that Plum 
     Creek have access to all lands it acquires under this Act, 
     and when such access requires construction of new roads, it 
     shall be granted in compliance with the National 
     Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, the 
     National Historic Preservation Act, and other applicable 
     laws, rules, and regulations.
       (3) Access within cost share agreement areas.--Within Cost 
     Share Construction and Use Agreement Areas, Plum Creek and 
     the Secretary will convey road access, at no cost, to the 
     lands acquired by each party upon consummation of the 
     exchange pursuant to this Act in accordance with the 
     appropriate terms and procedures of said cost share 
     construction and use agreements.

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       (4) Access outside cost share agreement areas.--Outside of 
     Cost Share Construction and Use Agreement Areas, the 
     Secretary shall grant Plum Creek road access easements at no 
     cost in a form set out in Forest Service Handbook 2709.12, 
     35. In the case of new road construction, they shall conform 
     to the Secretary's rules and regulations 36 CFR 251, subpart 
     B, for the roads identified on the map entitled ``Plum Creek 
     Access Road Needs'', dated September 1998, including 
     mitigation under existing law.
       (c) Access to Certain Lands Acquired by the United 
     States.--Outside of Cost Share Construction and Use Agreement 
     Areas, Plum Creek shall grant the Secretary road access 
     easements at no cost on the locations identified by the 
     Secretary in a format acceptable to the Secretary.
       (d) Timing.--It is the intent of Congress that the land 
     exchange authorized and directed by this Act be consummated 
     no later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, unless the Secretary and Plum Creek mutually agree to 
     extend the consummation date.
       (e) Withdrawal of Selected Land.--Effective upon the date 
     of enactment of this Act, all selected land identified for 
     exchange to Plum Creek under section 604(b) is hereby 
     withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropriation under the 
     U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws, including the 
     Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, until such time as the exchange 
     is consummated, or until a particular parcel or parcels are 
     deleted from the exchange under section 605(d).
       (f) Withdrawal of Cle Elum River Lands.--Lands acquired by 
     the Secretary under this Act that are located in Township 23 
     North, Range 14 East, and Township 22 North, Range 14 East, 
     Willamette Meridian, shall upon the date of their acquisition 
     be permanently withdrawn from all forms of entry and 
     appropriation under the U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws, 
     including the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970.
       (g) Parcels Subject to Historic or Cultural Resource 
     Restrictions.--
       (1) Report to plum creek.--No later than 180 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete 
     determinations and consultation under the National Historic 
     Preservation Act and submit a report to Plum Creek and other 
     consulting parties under the National Historic Preservation 
     Act listing by exact aliquot part description any parcel or 
     parcels of selected land on which cultural properties have 
     been identified and for which protection, use restrictions or 
     mitigation requirements will be imposed. Such report shall 
     include an exact description of each restriction or 
     mitigation action required.
       (2) Plum creek response.--Within 30 days of receipt of the 
     Secretary's report under paragraph (1), Plum Creek shall 
     notify the Secretary as to: (i) those parcels it will accept 
     subject to the identified use restrictions or mitigation 
     requirements; and (ii) those parcels it will not accept 
     because the restrictions or mitigation requirements are 
     deemed by Plum Creek to be an unacceptable encumbrance on the 
     land.
       (3) Parcel deletion.--The Secretary shall delete from the 
     selected land those parcels identified by Plum Creek as 
     unacceptable for conveyance under paragraph (2).
       (4) Appraisal adjustment.--The fair market value of any 
     parcels deleted under paragraph (3), or any modification in 
     fair market value caused by the use restrictions or 
     mitigation requirements on land accepted by Plum Creek, shall 
     be based on their contributory value to the final approved 
     appraised value of the selected land and subtracted from such 
     value prior to consummation of the exchange.
       (h) Access Limitation.--The Secretary shall not grant any 
     road easements that would access the offered lands listed in 
     section 604(a) prior to consummation of the exchange: 
     Provided, That this provision shall not apply should either 
     party withdraw from the exchange.

     SEC. 607. LAND PURCHASE.

       (a) Finding.--The Congress finds that certain lands owned 
     by Plum Creek in the vicinity of the offered lands (but which 
     are not included in the land exchange under this Act, or are 
     deleted under section 605(c)) are highly desirable for 
     addition to the National Forest System, and that Plum Creek 
     has indicated its willingness to sell certain such lands to 
     the United States. It is the intention of Congress that such 
     lands be acquired by the United States, subject to the 
     availability of funds, by purchase at fair market value 
     consistent with the land acquisition procedures of the 
     Secretary, and with the consent of Plum Creek, in order to 
     preserve their outstanding scenic and natural values for the 
     benefit of future generations.
       (b) Purchase Consultation.--In furtherance of subsection 
     (a), the Secretary is authorized and directed to consult with 
     Plum Creek to determine the precise lands Plum Creek is 
     willing to sell.
       (c) Other Agreements.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to prohibit the Secretary from entering into 
     additional agreements or contracts with Plum Creek to 
     purchase, exchange or otherwise acquire lands from Plum Creek 
     in Washington or any other state under the laws, rules and 
     regulations generally applicable to Federal land 
     acquisitions.

     SEC. 608. TIETON RIVER STUDY.

       The Secretary is authorized and directed to consult with 
     Plum Creek concerning opportunities for the United States to 
     acquire by exchange or purchase Plum Creek lands along the 
     Tieton River in Township 14 North, Range 15 East, Willamette 
     Meridian.

     SEC. 609. FUTURE LAND EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITY.

       (a) Finding.--The Congress finds that certain lands which 
     were identified for exchange to the United States in the I-90 
     Land Exchange process have been, or may be, deleted from the 
     final exchange under this Act due to value equalization or 
     other reasons. However, some or all of such deleted lands, or 
     other Plum Creek lands, may possess attributes that merit 
     their conveyance to the United States in a follow-up land 
     exchange, including lands in or around the Carbon River, the 
     Yakima River, the Pacific Crest Trail, Watch Mountain and 
     Goat Mountain on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, the 
     Green River and the Manastash late successional reserve.
       (b) Future Exchange.--In furtherance of subsection (a), the 
     Secretary is authorized and directed to consult with Plum 
     Creek in examining opportunities for the United States to 
     acquire such deleted lands, or other Plum Creek lands in the 
     State of Washington, in a future exchange.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 
     report to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
     the United States Senate and the Committee on Resources of 
     the United States House of Representatives briefly outlining 
     future land exchange opportunities with Plum Creek, including 
     those for which the Secretary is required to consult under 
     section 608, which the Secretary determines merit detailed 
     analysis and consideration. The Secretary should identify the 
     most urgent acquisitions for purchase or exchange in the 
     report.

     SEC. 610. WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.

       In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act, if 
     the land exchange directed by this Act is consummated, the 
     area of land comprising approximately 15,000 acres, as 
     generally depicted on a map entitled ``Alpine Lakes 
     Wilderness Study Area'', dated October 1998, shall be 
     reviewed by the Secretary of Agriculture as to its 
     suitability for preservation as wilderness. The Secretary 
     shall submit a report and findings to the President, and the 
     President shall submit his recommendations to the United 
     States House of Representatives and United States Senate no 
     later than three years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act. Subject to valid existing rights and existing uses, such 
     lands shall, until Congress determines otherwise or until 
     December 31, 2003, be administered by the Secretary to 
     maintain their wilderness character existing as of the date 
     of enactment of this Act and potential for inclusion in the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System, and shall be 
     withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropriation under the 
     U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws, including the 
     Geothermal Steam Act of 1970.

     SEC. 611. KELLY BUTTE SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.

       (a) Establishment.--Upon conveyance to the United States of 
     the Plum Creek offered lands in the Kelly Butte area, there 
     is hereby established the Kelly Butte Special Management Area 
     in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, 
     comprising approximately 5,642 acres, as generally depicted 
     on a map entitled ``Kelly Butte Special Management Area'', 
     dated October 1998.
       (b) Management.--The Kelly Butte Special Management Area 
     shall be managed by the Secretary in accordance with the 
     laws, rules and regulations generally applicable to National 
     Forest System lands, and subject to the following additional 
     provisions:
       (1) the Area shall be managed with special emphasis on:
       (A) preserving its natural character and protecting and 
     enhancing water quality in the upper Green River watershed;
       (B) permitting hunting and fishing;
       (C) providing opportunities for primitive and semi-
     primitive recreation and scientific research and study;
       (D) protecting and enhancing populations of fish, wildlife 
     and native plant species; and
       (E) allowing for traditional uses by native American 
     peoples;
       (2) commercial timber harvest and road construction shall 
     be prohibited;
       (3) the Area shall be closed to the use of motor vehicles, 
     except as may be necessary for administrative purposes or in 
     emergencies (including rescue operations) to protect public 
     health and safety; and
       (4) the Area shall, subject to valid existing rights, be 
     permanently withdrawn from all forms of entry and 
     appropriation under the U.S. mining laws and mineral leasing 
     laws, including the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970.
       (c) No Buffer Zones.--Congress does not intend that the 
     designation of the Kelly Butte Special Management Area lead 
     to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones 
     around the Area. The fact that non-compatible activities or 
     uses can be seen or heard from within the Kelly Butte Special 
     Management Area shall not, of itself, preclude such 
     activities or uses up to the boundary of the Area.

     SEC. 612. EFFECT ON COUNTY REVENUES.

       The Secretary shall consult with the appropriate Committees 
     of Congress, and local elected officials in the counties in 
     the State of Washington in which the offered lands are 
     located, regarding options to minimize the adverse effect on 
     county revenues of the transfer of the offered lands from 
     private to Federal ownership.

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        TITLE VII--INDIAN TRIBAL TORT CLAIMS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Indian Tribal Tort Claims 
     and Risk Management Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 702. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) Indian tribes have made significant achievements toward 
     developing a foundation for economic self-sufficiency and 
     self-determination, and that economic self-sufficiency and 
     self-determination have increased opportunities for the 
     Indian tribes and other entities and persons to interact more 
     frequently in commerce and intergovernmental relationships;
       (2) although Indian tribes have sought and secured 
     liability insurance coverage to meet their needs, many Indian 
     tribes are faced with significant barriers to obtaining 
     liability insurance because of the high cost or 
     unavailability of such coverage in the private market;
       (3) as a result, Congress has extended liability coverage 
     provided to Indian tribes to organizations to carry out 
     activities under the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.); and
       (4) there is an emergent need for comprehensive and cost-
     efficient insurance that allows the economy of Indian tribes 
     to continue to grow and provides compensation to persons that 
     may suffer personal injury or loss of property.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to provide for a 
     study to facilitate relief for a person who is injured as a 
     result of an official action of a tribal government.

     SEC. 703. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     450b(e)).
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (3) Tribal organization.--The term ``tribal organization'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 4(l) of the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     450b(l)).

     SEC. 704. STUDY AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Study.--In order to minimize and, if possible, 
     eliminate redundant or duplicative liability insurance 
     coverage and to ensure that the provision of insurance to 
     Indian tribes is cost-effective, the Secretary shall conduct 
     a comprehensive survey of the degree, type, and adequacy of 
     liability insurance coverage of Indian tribes at the time of 
     the study.
       (2) Contents of study.--The study conducted under this 
     subsection shall include--
       (A) an analysis of loss data;
       (B) risk assessments;
       (C) projected exposure to liability, and related matters; 
     and
       (D) the category of risk and coverage involved, which may 
     include--
       (i) general liability;
       (ii) automobile liability;
       (iii) the liability of officials of the Indian tribe;
       (iv) law enforcement liability;
       (v) workers' compensation; and
       (vi) other types of liability contingencies.
       (3) Assessment of coverage by categories of risk.--For each 
     Indian tribe, for each category of risk identified under 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary, in conducting the study, shall 
     determine whether insurance coverage or coverage under 
     chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, applies to that 
     Indian tribe for that activity.
       (b) Report.--Not later than June 1, 1999, and annually 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress 
     that contains legislative recommendations that the Secretary 
     determines to--
       (1) be appropriate to improve the provision of insurance 
     coverage to Indian tribes; or
       (2) otherwise achieve the purpose of providing relief to 
     persons who are injured as a result of an official action of 
     a tribal government.

     SEC. 705. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department 
     of the Interior such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this title.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of the Interior 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999''.
       (f) For programs, projects or activities in the Department 
     of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, provided as 
     follows, to be effective as if it had been enacted into law 
     as the regular appropriatiions Act:
     AN ACT Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
     Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes.

                      TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration


                    training and employment services

                         (including rescission)

       For necessary expenses of the Job Training Partnership Act, 
     as amended, including the purchase and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repair of 
     buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real 
     property for training centers as authorized by the Job 
     Training Partnership Act; the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act; the Women in Apprenticeship and 
     Nontraditional Occupations Act; the National Skill Standards 
     Act of 1994; section 166(j) of the Workforce Investment Act 
     of 1998; and the School-to-Work Opportunities Act; 
     $5,272,324,000 plus reimbursements, of which $3,740,287,000 
     is available for obligation for the period July 1, 1999 
     through June 30, 2000; of which $1,250,965,000 is available 
     for obligation for the period April 1, 1999 through June 30, 
     2000, including $250,000,000 for activities authorized by 
     section 127(b)(1) of the Workforce Investment Act; of which 
     $152,072,000 is available for the period July 1, 1999 through 
     June 30, 2002, including $1,500,000 under authority of part B 
     of title III of the Job Training Partnership Act for use by 
     The Organizing Committee for The 2001 Special Olympics World 
     Winter Games in Alaska to promote employment opportunities 
     for individuals with mental disabilities, and $150,572,000 
     for necessary expenses of construction, rehabilitation, and 
     acquisition of Job Corps centers; and of which $125,000,000 
     shall be available from July 1, 1999 through September 30, 
     2000, for carrying out activities of the School-to-Work 
     Opportunities Act: Provided, That funds made available under 
     this heading to carry out the Job Training Partnership Act 
     may be used for transition to, and implementation of, the 
     provisions of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998: Provided 
     further, That $57,815,000 shall be for carrying out section 
     401 of the Job Training Partnership Act, $71,517,000 shall be 
     for carrying out section 402 of such Act, $7,300,000 shall be 
     for carrying out section 441 of such Act, $9,000,000 shall be 
     for all activities conducted by and through the National 
     Occupational Information Coordinating Committee under such 
     Act, $955,000,000 shall be for carrying out title II, part A 
     of such Act, and $129,965,000 shall be for carrying out title 
     II, part C of such Act: Provided further, That funding 
     appropriated herein under authority of part B of title III of 
     the Job Training Partnership Act includes $5,000,000 for use 
     by The Organizing Committee for The 1999 Special Olympics 
     World Summer Games to promote employment opportunities for 
     individuals with mental disabilities: Provided further, That 
     $57,815,000 shall be for carrying out section 401 of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act, $71,517,000 shall be for carrying 
     out section 402 of such Act, $7,300,000 shall be for carrying 
     out section 441 of such Act, $9,000,000 shall be for all 
     activities conducted by and through the National Occupational 
     Information Coordinating Committee under such Act, 
     $955,000,000 shall be for carrying out title II, part A of 
     such Act, and $129,965,000 shall be for carrying out title 
     II, part C of such Act: Provided further, That funding 
     appropriated herein under authority of part B of title III of 
     the Job Training Partnership Act includes $5,000,000 for use 
     by The Organizing Committee for The 1999 Special Olympics 
     World Summer Games to promote employment opportunities for 
     individuals with mental disabilities: Provided further, That 
     the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee 
     is authorized, effective upon enactment, to charge fees for 
     publications, training and technical assistance developed by 
     the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee: 
     Provided further, That revenues received from publications 
     and delivery of technical assistance and training, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, shall be credited to the 
     National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee 
     program account and shall be available to the National 
     Occupational Information Coordinating Committee without 
     further appropriations, so long as such revenues are used for 
     authorized activities of the National Occupational 
     Information Coordinating Committee: Provided further, That no 
     funds from any other appropriation shall be used to provide 
     meal services at or for Job Corps centers: Provided further, 
     That funds provided for title III of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act shall not be subject to the limitation 
     contained in subsection (b) of section 315 of such Act; that 
     the waiver described in section 315(a)(2) may be granted if a 
     substate grantee demonstrates to the Governor that such 
     waiver is appropriate due to the availability of low-cost 
     retraining services, is necessary to facilitate the provision 
     of needs-related payments to accompany long-term training, or 
     is necessary to facilitate the provision of appropriate basic 
     readjustment services; and that funds provided for 
     discretionary grants under part B of such title III may be 
     used to provide needs-related payments to participants who, 
     in lieu of meeting the enrollment requirements under section 
     314(e) of such Act, are enrolled in training by the end of 
     the sixth week after grant funds have been awarded: Provided 
     further, That funds provided to carry out section 324 of such 
     Act may be used for demonstration projects that provide 
     assistance to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent 
     workers: Provided further, That service-delivery areas may 
     transfer funding provided herein under authority of title II, 
     parts B and C of the Job Training Partnership Act between the 
     programs authorized by those titles of the Act, if the 
     transfer is approved by the Governor: Provided further, That 
     service delivery areas and substate areas may transfer up to 
     20 percent of the funding provided herein under authority of 
     title II, part A and title III of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act between the programs authorized by those 
     titles of the Act, if such transfer is approved by the 
     Governor: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any proceeds from the sale of Job Corps 
     center facilities shall be retained by the Secretary of Labor 
     to carry out the Job Corps program: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

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     Secretary of Labor may waive any of the statutory or 
     regulatory requirements of titles I-III of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (except for requirements relating to wage and 
     labor standards, worker rights, participation and protection, 
     grievance procedures and judicial review, nondiscrimination, 
     allocation of funds to local areas, eligibility, review and 
     approval of plans, the establishment and functions of service 
     delivery areas and private industry councils, and the basic 
     purposes of the Act), and any of the statutory or regulatory 
     requirements of sections 8-10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act 
     (except for requirements relating to the provision of 
     services to unemployment insurance claimants and veterans, 
     and to universal access to basic labor exchange services 
     without cost to job seekers), only for funds available for 
     expenditure in program year 1999, pursuant to a request 
     submitted by a State which identifies the statutory or 
     regulatory requirements that are requested to be waived and 
     the goals which the State or local service delivery areas 
     intend to achieve, describes the actions that the State or 
     local service delivery areas have undertaken to remove State 
     or local statutory or regulatory barriers, describes the 
     goals of the waiver and the expected programmatic outcomes if 
     the request is granted, describes the individuals impacted by 
     the waiver, and describes the process used to monitor the 
     progress in implementing a waiver, and for which notice and 
     an opportunity to comment on such request has been provided 
     to the organizations identified in section 105(a)(1) of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act, if and only to the extent that 
     the Secretary determines that such requirements impede the 
     ability of the State to implement a plan to improve the 
     workforce development system and the State has executed a 
     Memorandum of Understanding with the Secretary requiring such 
     State to meet agreed upon outcomes and implement other 
     appropriate measures to ensure accountability.
       Of the funds made available beginning on October 1, 1998 
     under this heading in Public Law 105-78 for Opportunity Areas 
     of Out-of-School Youth, $250,000,000 are rescinded.


            community service employment for older americans

       To carry out the activities for national grants or 
     contracts with public agencies and public or private 
     nonprofit organizations under paragraph (1)(A) of section 
     506(a) of title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as 
     amended, or to carry out older worker activities as 
     subsequently authorized, $343,356,000.
       To carry out the activities for grants to States under 
     paragraph (3) of section 506(a) of title V of the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965, as amended, or to carry out older 
     worker activities as subsequently authorized, $96,844,000.


              federal unemployment benefits and allowances

       For payments during the current fiscal year of trade 
     adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part I; and 
     for training, allowances for job search and relocation, and 
     related State administrative expenses under part II, 
     subchapters B and D, chapter 2, title II of the Trade Act of 
     1974, as amended, $360,700,000, together with such amounts as 
     may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent 
     appropriation for payments for any period subsequent to 
     September 15 of the current year.


     state unemployment insurance and employment service operations

       For authorized administrative expenses, $162,097,000, 
     together with not to exceed $3,132,076,000 (including not to 
     exceed $1,228,000 which may be used for amortization payments 
     to States which had independent retirement plans in their 
     State employment service agencies prior to 1980), which may 
     be expended from the Employment Security Administration 
     account in the Unemployment Trust Fund including the cost of 
     administering section 1201 of the Small Business Job 
     Protection Act of 1996, section 7(d) of the Wagner-Peyser 
     Act, as amended, section 461 of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act, the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, the Immigration Act 
     of 1990, and the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, 
     and of which the sums available in the allocation for 
     activities authorized by title III of the Social Security 
     Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 502-504), and the sums available 
     in the allocation for necessary administrative expenses for 
     carrying out 5 U.S.C. 8501-8523, shall be available for 
     obligation by the States through December 31, 1999, except 
     that funds used for automation acquisitions shall be 
     available for obligation by the States through September 30, 
     2001; and of which $162,097,000, together with not to exceed 
     $746,138,000 of the amount which may be expended from said 
     trust fund, shall be available for obligation for the period 
     July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000, to fund activities under 
     the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended, including the cost of 
     penalty mail authorized under 39 U.S.C. 3202(a)(1)(E) made 
     available to States in lieu of allotments for such purpose, 
     and of which $180,933,000 shall be available only to the 
     extent necessary for additional State allocations to 
     administer unemployment compensation laws to finance 
     increases in the number of unemployment insurance claims 
     filed and claims paid or changes in a State law: Provided, 
     That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured 
     Unemployment (AWIU) for fiscal year 1999 is projected by the 
     Department of Labor to exceed 2,629,000, an additional 
     $28,600,000 shall be available for obligation for every 
     100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata 
     amount for any increment less than 100,000) from the 
     Employment Security Administration Account of the 
     Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated in this Act which are used to establish a 
     national one-stop career center network may be obligated in 
     contracts, grants or agreements with non-State entities: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this Act for 
     activities authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act, as 
     amended, and title III of the Social Security Act, may be 
     used by the States to fund integrated Employment Service and 
     Unemployment Insurance automation efforts, notwithstanding 
     cost allocation principles prescribed under Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-87.


        advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds

       For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as 
     authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security 
     Act, as amended, and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund 
     as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1954, as amended; and for nonrepayable advances to 
     the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by section 8509 of 
     title 5, United States Code, and to the ``Federal 
     unemployment benefits and allowances'' account, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000, $357,000,000.
       In addition, for making repayable advances to the Black 
     Lung Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal year after 
     September 15, 1999, for costs incurred by the Black Lung 
     Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal year, such sums 
     as may be necessary.


                         program administration

       For expenses of administering employment and training 
     programs, $94,410,000, including $6,360,000 to support up to 
     75 full-time equivalent staff, the majority of which will be 
     term Federal appointments lasting no more than two years, to 
     administer welfare-to-work grants, together with not to 
     exceed $43,716,000, which may be expended from the Employment 
     Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust 
     Fund.

              Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Pension and Welfare Benefits 
     Administration, $90,000,000.

                  Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation


               pension benefit guaranty corporation fund

       The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is authorized to 
     make such expenditures, including financial assistance 
     authorized by section 104 of Public Law 96-364, within limits 
     of funds and borrowing authority available to such 
     Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such 
     contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
     limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government 
     Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may 
     be necessary in carrying out the program through September 
     30, 1999, for such Corporation: Provided, That not to exceed 
     $10,958,000 shall be available for administrative expenses of 
     the Corporation: Provided further, That expenses of such 
     Corporation in connection with the termination of pension 
     plans, for the acquisition, protection or management, and 
     investment of trust assets, and for benefits administration 
     services shall be considered as non-administrative expenses 
     for the purposes hereof, and excluded from the above 
     limitation.

                  Employment Standards Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Employment Standards 
     Administration, including reimbursement to State, Federal, 
     and local agencies and their employees for inspection 
     services rendered, $312,076,000, together with $1,924,000 
     which may be expended from the Special Fund in accordance 
     with sections 39(c), 44(d) and 44(j) of the Longshore and 
     Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Provided, That $1,000,000 
     shall be for the development of an alternative system for the 
     electronic submission of reports as required to be filed 
     under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 
     1959, as amended, and for a computer database of the 
     information for each submission by whatever means, that is 
     indexed and easily searchable by the public via the Internet: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Labor is authorized 
     to accept, retain, and spend, until expended, in the name of 
     the Department of Labor, all sums of money ordered to be paid 
     to the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with the terms of 
     the Consent Judgment in Civil Action No. 91-0027 of the 
     United States District Court for the District of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands (May 21, 1992): Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Labor is authorized to establish and, in 
     accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3302, collect and deposit in the 
     Treasury fees for processing applications and issuing 
     certificates under sections 11(d) and 14 of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938, as amended (29 U.S.C. 211(d) and 214) 
     and for processing applications and issuing registrations 
     under title I of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 
     Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).


                            special benefits

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses 
     (except administrative expenses) accruing during the current 
     or any prior fiscal year authorized by title 5, chapter 81 of 
     the United States Code; continu

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     ation of benefits as provided for under the head ``Civilian 
     War Benefits'' in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation 
     Act, 1947; the Employees' Compensation Commission 
     Appropriation Act, 1944; sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War 
     Claims Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 2012); and 50 percent of 
     the additional compensation and benefits required by section 
     10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 
     as amended, $179,000,000 together with such amounts as may be 
     necessary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation 
     for the payment of compensation and other benefits for any 
     period subsequent to August 15 of the current year: Provided, 
     That amounts appropriated may be used under section 8104 of 
     title 5, United States Code, by the Secretary of Labor to 
     reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the time of 
     injury, for portions of the salary of a reemployed, disabled 
     beneficiary: Provided further, That balances of 
     reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 1998, shall 
     remain available until expended for the payment of 
     compensation, benefits, and expenses: Provided further, That 
     in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation 
     from the Postal Service and from any other corporation or 
     instrumentality required under section 8147(c) of title 5, 
     United States Code, to pay an amount for its fair share of 
     the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary 
     determines to be the cost of administration for employees of 
     such fair share entities through September 30, 1999: Provided 
     further, That of those funds transferred to this account from 
     the fair share entities to pay the cost of administration, 
     $20,250,000 shall be made available to the Secretary as 
     follows: for the operation of and enhancement to the 
     automated data processing systems in support of Federal 
     Employees' Compensation Act administration, $11,969,000; for 
     expenditures relating to the expansion of the periodic roll 
     management project, $6,652,000; for the financial management 
     improvement project, $1,629,000; and the remaining funds 
     shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any 
     person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits 
     under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, or 33 U.S.C. 
     901 et seq., provide as part of such notice and claim, such 
     identifying information (including Social Security account 
     number) as such regulations may prescribe.


                    black lung disability trust fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For payments from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, 
     $1,021,000,000, of which $969,725,000 shall be available 
     until September 30, 2000, for payment of all benefits as 
     authorized by section 9501(d) (1), (2), (4), and (7) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and interest on 
     advances as authorized by section 9501(c)(2) of that Act, and 
     of which $30,191,000 shall be available for transfer to 
     Employment Standards Administration, Salaries and Expenses, 
     $20,422,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, Salaries 
     and Expenses, $306,000 for transfer to Departmental 
     Management, Office of Inspector General, and $356,000 for 
     payment into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the 
     Department of Treasury, for expenses of operation and 
     administration of the Black Lung Benefits program as 
     authorized by section 9501(d)(5)(A) of that Act: Provided, 
     That, in addition, such amounts as may be necessary may be 
     charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment 
     of compensation, interest, or other benefits for any period 
     subsequent to August 15 of the current year.

             Occupational Safety and Health Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration, $353,000,000, including not to exceed 
     $80,084,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for 
     grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Act, which grants shall be no less than 50 
     percent of the costs of State occupational safety and health 
     programs required to be incurred under plans approved by the 
     Secretary under section 18 of the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 
     U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration may retain up to $750,000 per fiscal year of 
     training institute course tuition fees, otherwise authorized 
     by law to be collected, and may utilize such sums for 
     occupational safety and health training and education grants: 
     Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary 
     of Labor is authorized, during the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, to collect and retain fees for services 
     provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and 
     may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 
     29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer national and international 
     laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of 
     equipment and products used by workers in the workplace: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 
     this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, 
     issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, 
     or order under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 
     which is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming 
     operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and 
     employs ten or fewer employees: Provided further, That no 
     funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or 
     expended to administer or enforce any standard, rule, 
     regulation, or order under the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Act of 1970 with respect to any employer of ten or fewer 
     employees who is included within a category having an 
     occupational injury lost workday case rate, at the most 
     precise Standard Industrial Classification Code for which 
     such data are published, less than the national average rate 
     as such rates are most recently published by the Secretary, 
     acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance 
     with section 24 of that Act (29 U.S.C. 673), except--
       (1) to provide, as authorized by such Act, consultation, 
     technical assistance, educational and training services, and 
     to conduct surveys and studies;
       (2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response 
     to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations 
     found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for 
     violations which are not corrected within a reasonable 
     abatement period and for any willful violations found;
       (3) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect 
     to imminent dangers;
       (4) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect 
     to health hazards;
       (5) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect 
     to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one 
     or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two 
     or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such 
     investigation authorized by such Act; and
       (6) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect 
     to complaints of discrimination against employees for 
     exercising rights under such Act: Provided further, That the 
     foregoing proviso shall not apply to any person who is 
     engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a 
     temporary labor camp and employs ten or fewer employees.

                 Mine Safety and Health Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health 
     Administration, $211,165,000, including purchase and bestowal 
     of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue 
     and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     and, in addition, not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by 
     the National Mine Health and Safety Academy for room, board, 
     tuition, and the sale of training materials, otherwise 
     authorized by law to be collected, to be available for mine 
     safety and health education and training activities, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302; the Secretary is authorized 
     to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other 
     contributions from public and private sources and to 
     prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, 
     Federal, State, or private; the Mine Safety and Health 
     Administration is authorized to promote health and safety 
     education and training in the mining community through 
     cooperative programs with States, industry, and safety 
     associations; and any funds available to the Department may 
     be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide for 
     the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the event 
     of a major disaster: Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or 
     expended to carry out section 115 of the Federal Mine Safety 
     and Health Act of 1977 or to carry out that portion of 
     section 104(g)(1) of such Act relating to the enforcement of 
     any training requirements, with respect to shell dredging, or 
     with respect to any sand, gravel, surface stone, surface 
     clay, colloidal phosphate, or surface limestone mine: 
     Provided further, That the Mine Safety and Health 
     Administration may obligate or expend funds to promulgate 
     final training regulations that are designed for the above 
     named industries by no later than September 30, 1999.

                       Bureau of Labor Statistics


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
     including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and 
     local agencies and their employees for services rendered, 
     $344,724,000, of which $11,159,000 shall be for expenses of 
     revising the Consumer Price Index and shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2000, together with not to exceed 
     $54,146,000, which may be expended from the Employment 
     Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust 
     Fund.

                        Departmental Management


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, 
     including the hire of three sedans, and including up to 
     $6,750,000 for the President's Committee on Employment of 
     People With Disabilities, and including $500,000 to fund the 
     activities of the Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission 
     authorized by section 334 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998, $190,832,000; together with not to exceed $299,000, 
     which may be expended from the Employment Security 
     Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund: 
     Provided, That no funds made available by this Act may be 
     used by the Solicitor of Labor to participate in a review in 
     any United States court of appeals of any decision made by 
     the Benefits Review Board under section 21 of the Longshore 
     and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 921) where 
     such participation is precluded by the decision of the United 
     States Supreme Court in Director, Office of Workers' 
     Compensation Programs v. Newport News Shipbuilding, 115 S. 
     Ct. 1278 (1995), notwithstanding any provisions to the 
     contrary contained in Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of 
     Appellate Procedure: Provided further, That no funds made 
     avail

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     able by this Act may be used by the Secretary of Labor to 
     review a decision under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) that has been 
     appealed and that has been pending before the Benefits Review 
     Board for more than 12 months: Provided further, That any 
     such decision pending a review by the Benefits Review Board 
     for more than one year shall be considered affirmed by the 
     Benefits Review Board on the one-year anniversary of the 
     filing of the appeal, and shall be considered the final order 
     of the Board for purposes of obtaining a review in the United 
     States courts of appeals: Provided further, That these 
     provisions shall not be applicable to the review or appeal of 
     any decision issued under the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 
     U.S.C. 901 et seq.).


        assistant secretary for veterans employment and training

       Not to exceed $182,719,000 may be derived from the 
     Employment Security Administration account in the 
     Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 38 
     U.S.C. 4100-4110A, 4212, 4214 and 4321-4327, and Public Law 
     103-353, and which shall be available for obligation by the 
     States through December 31, 1999.


                      office of inspector general

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 
     General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, as amended, $43,852,000, together with 
     not to exceed $3,648,000, which may be expended from the 
     Employment Security Administration account in the 
     Unemployment Trust Fund.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 101. None of the funds appropriated in this title for 
     the Job Corps shall be used to pay the compensation of an 
     individual, either as direct costs or any proration as an 
     indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive Level III.
       Sec. 102. Reversion of Unallotted Formula Funds Under 
     Welfare-to-Work. Section 403(a)(5)(A) of the Social Security 
     Act is amended by adding the following clause:
       ``(ix) Reversion of Unallotted Formula Funds.--If at the 
     end of any fiscal year any funds available under this 
     subparagraph have not been allotted due to a determination by 
     the Secretary that any State has not met the requirements of 
     clause (ii), such funds shall be transferred to the General 
     Fund of the Treasury of the United States.''.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 103. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act, as amended) which are appropriated for the 
     current fiscal year for the Department of Labor in this Act 
     may be transferred between appropriations, but no such 
     appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by 
     any such transfer: Provided, That the Appropriations 
     Committees of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 
     fifteen days in advance of any transfer.
       Sec. 104. Funds shall be available for carrying out title 
     IV-B of the Job Training Partnership Act, notwithstanding 
     section 427(c) of that Act, if a Job Corps center fails to 
     meet national performance standards established by the 
     Secretary.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Labor 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.

           TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration


                     health resources and services

       For carrying out titles II, III, VII, VIII, X, XII, XIX, 
     and XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, section 427(a) of 
     the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, title V and 
     section 1820 of the Social Security Act, the Health Care 
     Quality Improvement Act of 1986, as amended, and the Native 
     Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988, as amended, $4,108,040,000, 
     of which $150,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     interest subsidies on loan guarantees made prior to fiscal 
     year 1981 under part B of title VII of the Public Health 
     Service Act, and of which $65,345,000 shall be available for 
     the construction and renovation of health care and other 
     facilities, and of which $25,000,000 from general revenues, 
     notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, 
     shall be available for carrying out the Medicare rural 
     hospital flexibility grants program under section 1820 of 
     such Act: Provided, That the Division of Federal Occupational 
     Health may utilize personal services contracting to employ 
     professional management/administrative and occupational 
     health professionals: Provided further, That of the funds 
     made available under this heading, $250,000 shall be 
     available until expended for facilities renovations at the 
     Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center: Provided further, 
     That in addition to fees authorized by section 427(b) of the 
     Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, fees shall be 
     collected for the full disclosure of information under the 
     Act sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the 
     National Practitioner Data Bank, and shall remain available 
     until expended to carry out that Act: Provided further, That 
     no more than $5,000,000 is available for carrying out the 
     provisions of Public Law 104-73: Provided further, That of 
     the funds made available under this heading, $215,000,000 
     shall be for the program under title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide for voluntary family planning 
     projects: Provided further, That amounts provided to said 
     projects under such title shall not be expended for 
     abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall be 
     nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended for 
     any activity (including the publication or distribution of 
     literature) that in any way tends to promote public support 
     or opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for 
     public office: Provided further, That $461,000,000 shall be 
     for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs authorized by section 
     2616 of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made 
     available under this heading may be used to continue 
     operating the Council on Graduate Medical Education 
     established by section 301 of Public Law 102-408: Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding section 502(a)(1) of the 
     Social Security Act, not to exceed $107,434,000 is available 
     for carrying out special projects of regional and national 
     significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of such Act: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided, $2,000,000 
     shall be for support of the Center for Sustainable Health 
     Outreach at the University of Southern Mississippi in 
     affiliation with Harrison Institute at Georgetown University 
     for the establishment of demonstration programs that create 
     model health access programs, health-related jobs and 
     sustainability of community-based providers of health 
     services in rural and urban communities; and $1,250,000 shall 
     be for the American Federation for Negro Affairs Education 
     and Research Fund.


               medical facilities guarantee and loan fund

           federal interest subsidies for medical facilities

       For carrying out subsections (d) and (e) of section 1602 of 
     the Public Health Service Act, $1,000,000, together with any 
     amounts received by the Secretary in connection with loans 
     and loan guarantees under title VI of the Public Health 
     Service Act, to be available without fiscal year limitation 
     for the payment of interest subsidies. During the fiscal 
     year, no commitments for direct loans or loan guarantees 
     shall be made.


               health education assistance loans program

       Such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of 
     the program, as authorized by Title VII of the Public Health 
     Service Act, as amended. For administrative expenses to carry 
     out the guaranteed loan program, including section 709 of the 
     Public Health Service Act, $3,688,000.


             vaccine injury compensation program trust fund

       For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program 
     Trust Fund, such sums as may be necessary for claims 
     associated with vaccine-related injury or death with respect 
     to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant 
     to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the Public Health Service Act, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That for 
     necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed $3,000,000 
     shall be available from the Trust Fund to the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services.

                      vaccine injury compensation

       For payment of claims resolved by the United States Court 
     of Federal Claims related to the administration of vaccines 
     before October 1, 1988, $100,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

               Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


                disease control, research, and training

       To carry out titles II, III, VII, XI, XV, XVII, XIX and 
     XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, sections 101, 102, 
     103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine Safety 
     and Health Act of 1977, sections 20, 21 and 22 of the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, title IV of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the 
     Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; including insurance 
     of official motor vehicles in foreign countries; and hire, 
     maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $2,558,520,000, of 
     which $17,800,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     equipment and construction and renovation of facilities, and 
     in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized user 
     fees, which shall be credited to this account: Provided, That 
     in addition to amounts provided herein, up to $67,793,000 
     shall be available from amounts available under section 241 
     of the Public Health Service Act, to carry out the National 
     Center for Health Statistics surveys: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds made available for injury prevention and 
     control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may 
     be used to advocate or promote gun control: Provided further, 
     That the Director may redirect the total amount made 
     available under authority of Public Law 101-502, section 3, 
     dated November 3, 1990, to activities the Director may so 
     designate: Provided further, That the Congress is to be 
     notified promptly of any such transfer: Provided further, 
     That notwithstanding any other provison of law, a single 
     contract or related contracts for the development and 
     construction of the infectious disease laboratory through the 
     General Services Administration may be employed which 
     collectively include the full scope of the project: Provided 
     further, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the 
     clause ``availability of funds'' found at 48 CFR 52.232-18: 
     Provided further, That hereinafter obligations may be 
     incurred related to agreement with private entities without 
     receipt of advance payment.
       In addition, $51,000,000, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund, for carrying out sections 40151 
     and 40261 of Public Law 103-322.

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                     National Institutes of Health


                       national cancer institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to cancer, $2,927,187,000.


               national heart, lung, and blood institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and 
     blood diseases, and blood and blood products, $1,793,697,000.


         national institute of dental and craniofacial research

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to dental disease, 
     $234,338,000.


    national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to diabetes and digestive and 
     kidney disease, $994,218,000.


        national institute of neurological disorders and stroke

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to neurological disorders and 
     stroke, $903,278,000.


         national institute of allergy and infectious diseases

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to allergy and infectious 
     diseases, $1,570,102,000.


             national institute of general medical sciences

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to general medical sciences, 
     $1,197,825,000.


        national institute of child health and human development

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to child health and human 
     development, $750,982,000.


                         national eye institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to eye diseases and visual 
     disorders, $395,857,000.


          national institute of environmental health sciences

       For carrying out sections 301 and 311 and title IV of the 
     Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental 
     health sciences, $375,743,000.


                      national institute on aging

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to aging, $596,521,000.


 national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to arthritis and 
     musculoskeletal and skin diseases, $308,164,000.


    national institute on deafness and other communication disorders

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to deafness and other 
     communication disorders, $229,887,000.


                 national institute of nursing research

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to nursing research, 
     $69,834,000.


           national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to alcohol abuse and 
     alcoholism, $259,747,000.


                    national institute on drug abuse

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to drug abuse, $603,274,000.


                  national institute of mental health

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to mental health, 
     $861,208,000.


                national human genome research institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to human genome research, 
     $264,892,000.


                 national center for research resources

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to research resources and 
     general research support grants, $554,819,000: Provided, That 
     none of these funds shall be used to pay recipients of the 
     general research support grants program any amount for 
     indirect expenses in connection with such grants: Provided 
     further, That $30,000,000 shall be for extramural facilities 
     construction grants.


                  john e. fogarty international center

       For carrying out the activities at the John E. Fogarty 
     International Center, $35,426,000.


                      national library of medicine

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to health information 
     communications, $181,309,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be 
     available until expended for improvement of information 
     systems: Provided, That in fiscal year 1999, the Library may 
     enter into personal services contracts for the provision of 
     services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under 
     the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health.


                         office of the director

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the 
     Director, National Institutes of Health, $306,559,000, of 
     which $43,493,000 shall be for the Office of AIDS Research: 
     Provided, That funding shall be available for the purchase of 
     not to exceed twenty-nine passenger motor vehicles for 
     replacement only: Provided further, That the Director may 
     direct up to 1 percent of the total amount made available in 
     this or any other Act to all National Institutes of Health 
     appropriations to activities the Director may so designate: 
     Provided further, That no such appropriation shall be 
     decreased by more than 1 percent by any such transfers and 
     that the Congress is promptly notified of the transfer: 
     Provided further, That NIH is authorized to collect third 
     party payments for the cost of clinical services that are 
     incurred in National Institutes of Health research facilities 
     and that such payments shall be credited to the National 
     Institutes of Health Management Fund: Provided further, That 
     all funds credited to the NIH Management Fund shall remain 
     available for one fiscal year after the fiscal year in which 
     they are deposited: Provided further, That up to $500,000 
     shall be available to carry out section 499 of the Public 
     Health Service Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
     section 499(k)(10) of the Public Health Service Act, funds 
     from the National Foundation for Biomedical Research may be 
     transferred to the National Institutes of Health: Provided 
     further, That $50,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
     section 404E of the Public Health Service Act.


                        buildings and facilities

       For the study of, construction of, and acquisition of 
     equipment for, facilities of or used by the National 
     Institutes of Health, including the acquisition of real 
     property, $237,519,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which $90,000,000 of the fiscal year 1999 funds shall be 
     for the clinical research center and $40,000,000 shall become 
     available on October 1, 1999 and $9,143,000 shall be for the 
     Vaccine Facility: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, a single contract or related contracts for 
     the development and construction of the clinical research 
     center may be employed which collectively include the full 
     scope of the project: Provided further, That the solicitation 
     and contract shall contain the clause ``availability of 
     funds'' found at 48 CFR 52.232-18.

       Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


               substance abuse and mental health services

       For carrying out titles V and XIX of the Public Health 
     Service Act with respect to substance abuse and mental health 
     services, the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill 
     Individuals Act of 1986, and section 301 of the Public Health 
     Service Act with respect to program management, 
     $2,488,005,000: Provided, That of the amount provided, 
     $300,000 shall be for the Philadelphia City-wide Improvement 
     and Planning Agency.


     retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers

       For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health 
     Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for 
     payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection 
     Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, for medical care of 
     dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents' 
     Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), and for payments 
     pursuant to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 429(b)), such amounts as may be required during the 
     current fiscal year.

               Agency for Health Care Policy and Research


                    health care policy and research

       For carrying out titles III and IX of the Public Health 
     Service Act, and part A of title XI of the Social Security 
     Act, $100,408,000; in addition, amounts received from Freedom 
     of Information Act fees, reimbursable and interagency 
     agreements, and the sale of data tapes shall be credited to 
     this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the amount made available pursuant to section 
     926(b) of the Public Health Service Act shall not exceed 
     $70,647,000.

                  Health Care Financing Administration


                     grants to states for medicaid

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI 
     and XIX of the Social Security Act, $74,593,733,000, to 
     remain available until expended.
       For making, after May 31, 1999, payments to States under 
     title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last quarter of 
     fiscal year 1999 for unanticipated costs, incurred for the 
     current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
       For making payments to States under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2000, 
     $28,733,605,000, to remain available until expended.
       Payment under title XIX may be made for any quarter with 
     respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during 
     such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and 
     approved in that or any subsequent quarter.


                  payments to health care trust funds

       For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance and the 
     Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, as 
     provided under sections 217(g) and 1844 of the Social 
     Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social 
     Security Amendments of 1965, section 278(d) of Public Law 97-
     248, and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to 
     section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $62,953,000,000.

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                           program management

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, 
     XVIII, XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles XIII 
     and XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Clinical 
     Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, not to exceed 
     $1,946,500,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital 
     Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 
     Trust Funds, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social 
     Security Act; together with all funds collected in accordance 
     with section 353 of the Public Health Service Act and such 
     sums as may be collected from authorized user fees and the 
     sale of data, which shall remain available until expended, 
     and together with administrative fees collected relative to 
     Medicare overpayment recovery activities, which shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That all funds derived in 
     accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations established 
     under title XIII of the Public Health Service Act shall be 
     credited to and available for carrying out the purposes of 
     this appropriation: Provided further, That $1,000,000 shall 
     be for carrying out section 4021 of Public Law 105-33: 
     Provided further, That $45,000,000 appropriated under this 
     heading for the transition to a single Part A and Part B 
     processing system and for Year 2000 century date change 
     conversion requirements of external contractor systems shall 
     remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
     $2,000,000 of the amount available for research, 
     demonstration, and evaluation activities shall be available 
     to continue carrying out demonstration projects on Medicaid 
     coverage of community-based attendant care services for 
     people with disabilities which ensures maximum control by the 
     consumer to select and manage their attendant care services: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     may be obligated to increase Medicare provider audits and 
     implement the Department's corrective action plan to the 
     Chief Financial Officer's audit of the Health Care Financing 
     Administration's oversight of Medicare: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Health and Human Services is directed 
     to collect, in aggregate, $95,000,000 in fees in fiscal year 
     1999 from Medicare+Choice organizations pursuant to section 
     1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act and from eligible 
     organizations with risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 
     of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act.


      health maintenance organization loan and loan guarantee fund

       For carrying out subsections (d) and (e) of section 1308 of 
     the Public Health Service Act, any amounts received by the 
     Secretary in connection with loans and loan guarantees under 
     title XIII of the Public Health Service Act, to be available 
     without fiscal year limitation for the payment of outstanding 
     obligations. During fiscal year 1999, no commitments for 
     direct loans or loan guarantees shall be made.

                Administration for Children and Families


                   family support payments to states

       For making payments to States or other non-Federal entities 
     under titles I, IV-D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social 
     Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), 
     to remain available until expended, $1,989,000,000; and for 
     such purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2000, 
     $750,000,000.
       For making payments to each State for carrying out the 
     program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children under 
     title IV-A of the Social Security Act before the effective 
     date of the program of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 
     (TANF) with respect to such State, such sums as may be 
     necessary: Provided, That the sum of the amounts available to 
     a State with respect to expenditures under such title IV-A in 
     fiscal year 1997 under this appropriation and under such 
     title IV-A as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 shall not exceed the 
     limitations under section 116(b) of such Act.
       For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, 
     payments to States or other non-Federal entities under titles 
     I, IV-D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and 
     the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), for the last three 
     months of the current year for unanticipated costs, incurred 
     for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.


                   low income home energy assistance

       For making payments under title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1981, $1,100,000,000, to be available 
     for obligation in the period October 1, 1999 through 
     September 30, 2000.
       For making payments under title XXVI of such Act, 
     $300,000,000: Provided, That these funds are hereby 
     designated by Congress to be emergency requirements pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Deficit 
     Emergency Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That these 
     funds shall be made available only after submission to 
     Congress of a formal budget request by the President that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act.


                     refugee and entrant assistance

       For making payments for refugee and entrant assistance 
     activities authorized by title IV of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-422), $415,000,000: 
     Provided, That funds appropriated pursuant to section 414(a) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act under Public Law 104-
     208 for fiscal year 1997 shall be available for the costs of 
     assistance provided and other activities conducted in such 
     year and in fiscal years 1998 and 1999.


                 child care and development block grant

       For carrying out sections 658A through 658R of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (The Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990), to become available on 
     October 1, 1999 and remain available through September 30, 
     2000, $1,182,672,000: Provided, That $19,120,000 shall be 
     available for child care resource and referral and school-
     aged child care activities: Provided further, That of the 
     funds provided for fiscal year 1999 under Public Law 105-78, 
     $50,000,000 shall be reserved by the States for activities 
     authorized under section 658G of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1981 (the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990), such funds to be in addition to the 
     amounts required to be reserved by States under such section 
     658G: Provided further, That of the funds provided for fiscal 
     year 2000 $222,672,000 shall be reserved by the States for 
     activities authorized under section 658G of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (The Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990), such funds to be in 
     addition to the amounts required to be reserved by the States 
     under such section 658G: Provided further, That of the funds 
     provided for fiscal year 2000, $10,000,000 shall be for use 
     by the Secretary for child care research, demonstration and 
     evaluation activities (directly or by grants or contracts).


                      social services block grant

       For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the 
     Social Security Act, $1,909,000,000: Provided, That (1) 
     notwithstanding section 2003(c) of such Act, as amended, the 
     amount specified for allocation under such section for fiscal 
     year 1999 shall be $1,909,000,000 and (2) notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such Act, the 
     applicable percent specified under such subparagraph for a 
     State to carry out State programs pursuant to title XX of 
     such Act for fiscal years 1999 and 2000 shall be 10 percent.


                children and families services programs

                        (including rescissions)

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway 
     and Homeless Youth Act, the Developmental Disabilities 
     Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, the Head Start Act, the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (including section 
     105(a)(2) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act), 
     the Native American Programs Act of 1974, title II of Public 
     Law 95-266 (adoption opportunities), the Adoption and Safe 
     Families Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-89), the Abandoned 
     Infants Assistance Act of 1988, part B(1) of title IV and 
     sections 413, 429A, 1110, and 1115 of the Social Security 
     Act; for making payments under the Community Services Block 
     Grant Act; and for necessary administrative expenses to carry 
     out said Acts and titles I, IV, X, XI, XIV, XVI, and XX of 
     the Social Security Act, the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. 
     ch. 9), the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, title 
     IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 501 of the 
     Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, sections 40155, 
     40211 and 40241 of Public Law 103-322 and section 126 and 
     titles IV and V of Public Law 100-485, $6,032,087,000, of 
     which $10,000,000 shall be used to establish Individual 
     Development Accounts, for the purpose of encouraging low-
     income families and individuals to acquire productive assets, 
     contingent upon enactment of authorizing legislation, and of 
     which $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2000, shall be for grants to States for adoption incentive 
     payments, as authorized by section 473A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670-679); of which 
     $563,565,000 shall be for making payments under the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act; and of which $4,660,000,000 shall 
     be for making payments under the Head Start Act: Provided, 
     That, notwithstanding section 640(a)(6), of the funds made 
     available for the Head Start Act, $337,500,000 shall be set 
     aside for the Head Start Program for Families with Infants 
     and Toddlers (Early Head Start): Provided further, That to 
     the extent Community Services Block Grant funds are 
     distributed as grant funds by a State to an eligible entity 
     as provided under the Act, and have not been expended by such 
     entity, they shall remain with such entity for carryover into 
     the next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity 
     consistent with program purposes.
       In addition, $105,000,000, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund for carrying out sections 40155, 
     40211 and 40241 of Public Law 103-322.
       Funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999 under section 
     429A(e), part B of title IV of the Social Security Act shall 
     be reduced by $6,000,000.
       Funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999 under section 
     413(h)(1) of the Social Security Act shall be reduced by 
     $15,000,000.


                    family preservation and support

       For carrying out section 430 of the Social Security Act, 
     $275,000,000.


       payments to states for foster care and adoption assistance

       For making payments to States or other non-Federal entities 
     under title IV-E of the Social Security Act, $3,764,000,000.
       For making payments to States or other non-Federal entities 
     under title IV-E of the Social Security Act, for the first 
     quarter of fiscal year 2000, $1,355,000,000.

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                        Administration on Aging


                        aging services programs

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and sections 339A, 
     398, and 399 of the Public Health Service Act, $882,020,000: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding section 308(b)(1) of the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965, as amended, the amounts available to 
     each State for administration of the State plan under title 
     III of such Act shall be reduced not more than 5 percent 
     below the amount that was available to such State for such 
     purpose for fiscal year 1995: Provided further, That in 
     considering grant applications for nutrition services for 
     elder Indian recipients, the Assistant Secretary shall 
     provide maximum flexibility to applicants who seek to take 
     into account subsistence, local customs, and other 
     characteristics that are appropriate to the unique cultural, 
     regional, and geographic needs of the American Indian, Alaska 
     and Hawaiian Native communities to be served.

                        Office of the Secretary


                    general departmental management

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general 
     departmental management, including hire of six sedans, and 
     for carrying out titles III, XVII, and XX of the Public 
     Health Service Act, and the United States-Mexico Border 
     Health Commission Act, $180,051,000, together with 
     $5,851,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by 
     section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Supplemental Medical 
     Insurance Trust Fund: Provided, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading for carrying out title XVII of 
     the Public Health Service Act, $1,000,000 shall be available 
     until expended for extramural construction: Provided further, 
     That $890,000 shall be for a contract with the National 
     Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of all the available 
     scientific literature examining the cause-and-effect 
     relationship between repetitive tasks in the workplace and 
     musculoskeletal disorders: Provided further, That said 
     contract shall be awarded not later than January 1, 1999.


                      office of inspector general

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $29,000,000.


                        office for civil rights

       For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, 
     $17,345,000, together with not to exceed $3,314,000, to be 
     transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) 
     of the Social Security Act from the Hospital Insurance Trust 
     Fund and the Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund.


                            policy research

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, 
     research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security 
     Act, $14,000,000.


            PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

       For expenses necessary to support activities related to 
     countering potential biological, disease and chemical threats 
     to civilian populations, $216,922,000: Provided, That the 
     entire amount is hereby designated by Congress to be 
     emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount 
     shall be available only to the extent that an official budget 
     request for $216,922,000, that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress: Provided further, That of the amount provided 
     under this heading, $51,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be for pharmaceutical and vaccine stockpiling 
     activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 
     and $3,000,000 shall be for the renovation and modernization 
     of the Noble Army Hospital facility at Fort McClellan, 
     Alabama; and $322,000 shall be in payment to the health 
     department of Calhoun County, Michigan: Provided further, 
     That no funds shall be obligated until the Department of 
     Health and Human Services submits an operating plan to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be 
     available for not to exceed $37,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses when specifically approved by the 
     Secretary.
       Sec. 202. The Secretary shall make available through 
     assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health 
     Service to assist in child survival activities and to work in 
     AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the Agency 
     for International Development, the United Nations 
     International Children's Emergency Fund or the World Health 
     Organization.
       Sec. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this Act may 
     be used to implement section 399L(b) of the Public Health 
     Service Act or section 1503 of the National Institutes of 
     Health Revitalization Act of 1993, Public Law 103-43.
       Sec. 204. None of the funds appropriated in this Act for 
     the National Institutes of Health and the Substance Abuse and 
     Mental Health Services Administration shall be used to pay 
     the salary of an individual, through a grant or other 
     extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level 
     III.
       Sec. 205. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     expended pursuant to section 241 of the Public Health Service 
     Act, except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, 
     or for other taps and assessments made by any office located 
     in the Department of Health and Human Services, prior to the 
     Secretary's preparation and submission of a report to the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House 
     detailing the planned uses of such funds.
       Sec. 206. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or 
     subsequent Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
     and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts, may 
     be obligated or expended for the Federal Council on Aging 
     under the Older Americans Act or the Advisory Board on Child 
     Abuse and Neglect under the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 207. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act, as amended) which are appropriated for the 
     current fiscal year for the Department of Health and Human 
     Services in this Act may be transferred between 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased 
     by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That 
     the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of Congress are 
     notified at least fifteen days in advance of any transfer.
       Sec. 208. The Director of the National Institutes of 
     Health, jointly with the Director of the Office of AIDS 
     Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among institutes, 
     centers, and divisions from the total amounts identified by 
     these two Directors as funding for research pertaining to the 
     human immunodeficiency virus: Provided, That the Congress is 
     promptly notified of the transfer.
       Sec. 209. Of the amounts made available in this Act for the 
     National Institutes of Health, the amount for research 
     related to the human immunodeficiency virus, as jointly 
     determined by the Director of NIH and the Director of the 
     Office of AIDS Research, shall be made available to the 
     ``Office of AIDS Research'' account. The Director of the 
     Office of AIDS Research shall transfer from such account 
     amounts necessary to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the 
     Public Health Service Act.
       Sec. 210. Funds appropriated in this Act or subsequent 
     Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts, for the 
     National Institutes of Health may be used to provide transit 
     subsidies in amounts consistent with the transportation 
     subsidy programs authorized under section 629 of Public Law 
     101-509 to non-FTE bearing positions including trainees, 
     visiting fellows and volunteers.
       Sec. 211. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     made available to any entity under title X of the Public 
     Health Service Act unless the applicant for the award 
     certifies to the Secretary that it encourages family 
     participation in the decision of minors to seek family 
     planning services and that it provides counseling to minors 
     on how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in 
     sexual activities.
       Sec. 212. Subsection (b)(1)(H) of section 401 of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 (b)(1)(H)) is amended by 
     striking ``National Institute of Dental Research'' and 
     inserting ``National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial 
     Research''.
       Sec. 213. (a) The final rule entitled ``Organ Procurement 
     and Transplantation Network'', promulgated by the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services on April 2, 1998 (63 FR 16295 et 
     seq.) (relating to part 121 of title 42, Code of Federal 
     Regulations), shall not become effective before the 
     expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b)(1) The Institute of Medicine under contract with and 
     subject to review by the Comptroller General, in consultation 
     with the Secretary and with the Organ Procurement and 
     Transplantation Network (in this section referred to as the 
     ``OPTN''), shall conduct a review of the current polices of 
     the OPTN and the final rule specified in subsection (a) in 
     order to determine the following:
       (A) The potential impact on access to transplantation 
     services for low-income populations and for racial and ethnic 
     minority groups. With respect to State policies in carrying 
     out the program under title XIX of the Social Security Act, 
     the determination made under this subparagraph shall include 
     determining the impact of such policies regarding payment for 
     services for patients that are provided to the patients 
     outside of the States in which the patients reside.
       (B) With respect to organ procurement organizations 
     (qualified under section 371 of the Public Health Service 
     Act):
       (i) The potential impact on the ability of the 
     organizations to facilitate an appropriate rate of organ 
     donation within the service areas of the organizations.
       (ii) The reasons underlying the variations in performance 
     among such organizations.
       (iii) The potential impact of requiring sharing of organs 
     based on medical criteria instead of geography on the ability 
     of the organizations to facilitate an appropriate rate of 
     organ donation within the service areas of the organizations.
       (C) The potential impact on waiting times for organ 
     transplants, including determinations specific to the various 
     geographic regions of the United States, and if practicable, 
     waiting times for each transplant center by organ and medical 
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     graph shall include determining the impact of recent changes 
     made by the OPTN in patient listing criteria and in measures 
     of medical status.
       (D) The potential impact on patient survival rates and 
     organ failure rates which lead to retransplantation, 
     including any variance by income status, ethnicity, gender, 
     race, or blood type.
       (E) The potential impact on the costs of organ 
     transplantation services.
       (F) The potential impact on the liability, under State laws 
     and procedures regarding peer review, of members of the OPTN.
       (G) The potential impact on the confidential status of 
     information that relates to the transplantation of organs.
       (H) Recommendations, if any, to change existing policies 
     and the final rule.
       (2)(A) Not later than May 1, 1999, the Comptroller General 
     of the United States shall submit to the congressional 
     committees specified in subparagraph (B) a report describing 
     the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1).
       (B) The congressional committees referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) are the Committee on Commerce of the House 
     of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
       (c)(1) Beginning promptly after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary may conduct a series of 
     discussions with the OPTN in order to resolve issues raised 
     by the final rule referred to in subsection (a).
       (2) The Secretary and the OPTN may utilize the services of 
     a mediator in conducting the discussions under paragraph (1). 
     An individual may not be selected to serve as the mediator 
     unless the Secretary and the OPTN both approve the selection 
     of the individual to so serve, and the individual agrees 
     that, not later than June 30, 1999, the individual will 
     submit to the congressional committees specified in 
     subsection (b)(2)(B) a report describing the extent of 
     progress that has been made through the discussions under 
     paragraph (1).
       (d)(1) Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     OPTN shall provide to the Secretary, the Institutes of 
     Medicine, and the Comptroller General, upon request, any data 
     necessary to assess the effectiveness of the Nation's organ 
     donation, procurement and organ allocation systems, or to 
     assess the quality of care provided to all transplant 
     patients, and analysis of such data in a scientifically and 
     clinically valid manner. If necessary, the OPTN may provide 
     additional data as they deem appropriate.
       (2) The OPTN shall make available to the public timely and 
     accurate program-specific information on the performance of 
     transplant programs. These data shall be updated as 
     frequently as possible, and the OPTN shall work to shorten 
     the time period for data collection and analysis in producing 
     its center-specific outcomes report, including severity 
     adjusted long term survival rates. Such data shall also 
     include such other cost or performance information including 
     but not limited to transplant program-specific information on 
     waiting time within medical status, organ waitings, and 
     refusal of organ offers.
       (e) Data provided under subsection (d) shall be specific 
     (if possible) to individual transplant centers and must be 
     determined in a scientifically and clinically valid manner.
       (f) Any disclosure of patient specific medical information 
     under subsection (d) shall be subject to the restrictions 
     contained in the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, 
     and State laws.
       (g) Of the amount appropriated in this title for ``Office 
     of the Secretary-general departmental management'', $500,000 
     shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, be transferred to the Comptroller General for 
     purposes of carrying out the studies required and specified 
     in this section.
       (h) For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``Comptroller General'' means the Comptroller 
     General of the United States.
       (2) The term ``Organ Procurement and Transplantation 
     Network'' means the network operated under section 372 of the 
     Public Health Service Act.
       (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services.
       Sec. 214. (a) Section 2003(c) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1397b(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (8) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(8) $2,299,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998;''.
       (b) The amendment made by this section takes effect 
     immediately after the amendments made by section 8401 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century take effect.
       Sec. 215. The Consolidated Laboratory Building (Building 
     50) at the National Institutes of Health is hereby named the 
     Louis Stokes Laboratories.
       Sec. 216. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used 
     to carry out the Medicare+Choice program if the Secretary 
     denies participation in such program to an otherwise eligible 
     entity (including a Provider Sponsored Organization) because 
     the entity informs the Secretary that it will not provide, 
     pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for 
     abortions: Provided, That the Secretary shall make 
     appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation payment 
     to such an entity (based on an actuarially sound estimate of 
     the expected costs of providing the service to such entity's 
     enrollees): Provided further, That nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to change the Medicare program's coverage 
     for such services and a Medicare+Choice organization 
     described in this section shall be responsible for informing 
     enrollees where to obtain information about all Medicare 
     covered services.
       Sec. 217. The Vaccine Research Facility (Building 40) at 
     the National Institutes of Health is hereby named the Dale 
     and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Facility.
       Sec. 218. (a) Mental Health.--Section 1918(b) of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-7(b)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(b) Minimum Allotments for States.--
       ``(1) In general.--With respect to fiscal year 1999, the 
     amount of the allotment of a State under section 1911 shall 
     not be less than the amount the State received under section 
     1911 for fiscal year 1998.
       (b) Substance Abuse.--Section 1933(b) of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-33(b)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) Minimum Allotments for States.--
       ``(1) In general.--With respect to fiscal year 1999, the 
     amount of the allotment of a State under section 1921 shall 
     not be less than the amount the State received under section 
     1921 for fiscal year 1998 increased by 30.65 percent of the 
     percentage by which the amount allotted to the States for 
     fiscal year 1999 exceeds the amount allotted to the States 
     for fiscal year 1998.
       ``(2) Limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     a State shall not receive an allotment under section 1921 for 
     fiscal year 1999 in an amount that is less than an amount 
     equal to 0.375 percent of the amount appropriated under 
     section 1935(a) for such fiscal year.
       ``(B) Exception.--In applying subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary shall ensure that no State receives an increase in 
     its allotment under section 1921 for fiscal year 1999 (as 
     compared to the amount allotted to the State in the fiscal 
     year 1998) that is in excess of an amount equal to 300 
     percent of the percentage by which the amount appropriated 
     under section 1935(a) for fiscal year 1999 exceeds the amount 
     appropriated for the prior fiscal year.
       ``(3) Only for the purposes of calculating minimum 
     allotments under this subsection, any reference to the amount 
     appropriated under section 1935(a) for fiscal year 1998, 
     allotments to States under section 21 and any references to 
     amounts received by States in fiscal year 1998 shall include 
     amounts appropriated or received under the amendments made by 
     section 105 of the Contract with America Advancement Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-121).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and 
     (b) shall become effective as if enacted on October 1, 1998 
     and shall only apply during fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Application.--Upon the expiration of the fiscal year 
     described in paragraph (1), the provisions of sections 
     1918(b) and 1933(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300x-7(b) and 300x-33(b)), as in effect on September 
     30, 1998, shall be applied as if the amendments made by this 
     section had not been enacted.
       Sec. 219. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     provider of services under title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act shall be exempt from any State law requiring 
     notification or the reporting of child abuse, child 
     molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Health and 
     Human Services Appropriations Act, 1999''.

                   TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                            education reform

       For carrying out activities authorized by titles III and IV 
     of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, the School-to-Work 
     Opportunities Act, and sections 3122, 3132, 3136, and 3141 
     and parts B, C, and D of title III of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965, $1,314,000,000, of which 
     $491,000,000 for the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and 
     $125,000,000 for the School-to-Work Opportunities Act shall 
     become available on July 1, 1999 and remain available through 
     September 30, 2000, and of which $87,000,000 shall be for 
     section 3122: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading shall be obligated or expended to carry 
     out section 304(a)(2)(A) of the Goals 2000: Educate America 
     Act, except that no more than $1,500,000 may be used to carry 
     out activities under section 314(a)(2) of that Act: Provided 
     further, That section 315(a)(2) of the Goals 2000 Act shall 
     not apply: Provided further, That up to one-half of 1 percent 
     of the amount available under section 3132 shall be set aside 
     for the outlying areas, to be distributed on the basis of 
     their relative need as determined by the Secretary in 
     accordance with the purposes of the program: Provided 
     further, That if any State educational agency does not apply 
     for a grant under section 3132, that State's allotment under 
     section 3131 shall be reserved by the Secretary for grants to 
     local educational agencies in that State that apply directly 
     to the Secretary according to the terms and conditions 
     published by the Secretary in the Federal Register: Provided 
     further, That $22,000,000 of the funds made available under 
     section 3136 shall be for a competition consistent with the 
     subjects outlined in the House and Senate reports and the 
     statement of the managers, and that such competition should 
     be administered in a manner consistent with the authorizing 
     legislation and current departmental practices and policies: 
     Provided further, That $9,850,000 of the funds

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     made available for star schools shall be for a competition 
     consistent with the language outlined in the House and Senate 
     reports and the statement of the managers, and that such 
     competition should be administered in a manner consistent 
     with current departmental practices and policies: Provided 
     further, That $8,000,000 shall be awarded to continue and 
     expand the Iowa Communications Network statewide fiber optic 
     demonstration project, and $800,000 shall be awarded to the 
     School of Agriculture and Land Resources Management at the 
     University of Alaska, Fairbanks to enhance distance delivery 
     of natural resources management courses; $350,000 shall be 
     for multi-media classrooms for the rural education technology 
     center at the Western Montana College in Dillon, Montana: 
     Provided further, That of the funds made available for 
     section 3136, $2,500,000 shall be to establish the RUNet 2000 
     project at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; 
     $500,000 shall be for state-of-the-art information technology 
     systems at Mansfield University, Mansfield, Pennsylvania; 
     $1,000,000 shall be for professional development for 
     technology training at the Krell Institute, Ames, Iowa; 
     $850,000 shall be for Internet-based curriculum at the State 
     of Alaska, Department of Education; $2,000,000 shall be for 
     ``Magnet E-School'' technology training and curriculum 
     initiative at the Hawaii Department of Education; $600,000 
     shall be for technology in the classroom pilot program for 
     the Green Bay Public School System, Green Bay, Wisconsin; 
     $250,000 shall be for the ``Passport to Chicago Community 
     Network'' technology training project; $1,200,000 for LEARN 
     North Carolina and the University of North Carolina at Chapel 
     Hill; and $1,500,000 for the Iowa Department of Education for 
     community college grants to low-income schools for 
     technology.


                    education for the disadvantaged

       For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, and section 418A of the Higher 
     Education Act, $8,370,520,000, of which $2,198,134,000 shall 
     become available on July 1, 1999, and shall remain available 
     through September 30, 2000, and of which $6,148,386,000 shall 
     become available on October 1, 1999 and shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2000, for academic year 1999-
     2000: Provided, That $6,574,000,000 shall be available for 
     basic grants under section 1124: Provided further, That up to 
     $3,500,000 of these funds shall be available to the Secretary 
     on October 1, 1998, to obtain updated local-educational-
     agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau of the 
     Census: Provided further, That $1,102,020,000 shall be 
     available for concentration grants under section 1124A, 
     $$7,500,000 shall be available for evaluations under section 
     1501 and not more than $8,500,000 shall be reserved for 
     section 1308, of which not more than $3,000,000 shall be 
     reserved for section 1308(d): Provided further, That grant 
     awards under section 1124 and 1124A of title I of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act shall be made to each 
     State or local educational agency at no less than 100 percent 
     of the amount such State or local educational agency received 
     under this authority for fiscal year 1998: Provided further, 
     That $120,000,000 shall be available under section 1002(g)(2) 
     to demonstrate effective approaches to comprehensive school 
     reform to be allocated and expended in accordance with the 
     instructions relating to this activity in the statement of 
     the managers on the conference report accompanying Public Law 
     105-78 and in the statement of the managers on the conference 
     report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That in 
     carrying out this initiative, the Secretary and the States 
     shall support only approaches that show the most promise of 
     enabling children served by title I to meet challenging State 
     content standards and challenging State student performance 
     standards based on reliable research and effective practices, 
     and include an emphasis on basic academics and parental 
     involvement: Provided further, That no funds appropriated 
     under section 1002(g)(2) shall be available for section 1503.


                               impact aid

       For carrying out programs of financial assistance to 
     federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $864,000,000, 
     of which $704,000,000 shall be for basic support payments 
     under section 8003(b), $50,000,000 shall be for payments for 
     children with disabilities under section 8003(d), 
     $70,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
     payments under section 8003(f), $7,000,000 shall be for 
     construction under section 8007, and $28,000,000 shall be for 
     Federal property payments under section 8002 and $5,000,000 
     to remain available until expended shall be for facilities 
     maintenance under section 8008: Provided, That Section 
     8002(f) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after the subsection heading; and
       (2) by adding a new paragraph (2) at the end to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 1999, 
     the Secretary shall treat the Webster School District, Day 
     County, South Dakota as meeting the eligibility requirements 
     of subsection (a)(1)(C) of this section.'':
     Provided further, That Section 8002 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the 
     end thereof a new subsection (k) to read as follows:
       ``(k) Special Rule.--For purposes of payments under this 
     section for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 
     1998--
       ``(1) the Secretary shall, for the Stanley County, South 
     Dakota local educational agency, calculate payments as if 
     subsection (e) had been in effect for fiscal year 1994; and
       ``(2) the Secretary shall treat the Delaware Valley, 
     Pennsylvania local educational agency as if it had filed a 
     timely application under section 2 of Public Law 81-874 for 
     fiscal year 1994.'':
     Provided further,  That (a) from the funds appropriated for 
     payments to local educational agencies under section 8003(f) 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) 
     for fiscal year 1999, the Secretary of Education shall 
     distribute supplemental payments for certain local 
     educational agencies, as follows:
       (1) First, from the amount of $68,000,000, the Secretary 
     shall make supplemental payments to the following agencies 
     under section 8003(b) of the ESEA:
       (A) Local educational agencies that received assistance 
     under section 8003(f) for fiscal year 1998.
       (B) Local educational agencies with Impact Aid applicant 
     numbers 20-0019, 51-0504, 51-2801, 51-1903, 51-0010, 51-4203, 
     51-2101, 51-0811, and 51-0904.
       (C) Any eligible local educational agency with at least 
     25,000 children in average daily attendance, at least 55 
     percent federally connected children described in section 
     8003(a)(1) in average daily attendance, and at least 6,500 
     children described in sections 8003(a)(1)(A) and (B) in 
     average daily attendance.
       (2) From the remaining $2,000,000 and any amounts available 
     after making payments under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall then make supplemental payments to local educational 
     agencies that are not described in paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection, but that meet the requirements of paragraphs (2) 
     and (4) of section 8003(f) of the ESEA for fiscal year 1999, 
     except that such agencies may count for purposes of 
     eligibility for these supplemental payments, all students 
     described in section 8003(a)(1).
       (3) After making payments under section 8003(f) to all 
     eligible applicants for fiscal years before fiscal year 1999, 
     the Secretary shall use the combined amount of any funds 
     remaining available under that subsection, and any amounts 
     that may remain for fiscal year 1999 after making payments 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, to make the 
     following payments:
       (A) First, an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 to Impact Aid 
     applicant number 20-0019.
       (B) Second, from any remaining funds, an amount not to 
     exceed $3,000,000 to Impact Aid applicant number 53-0061.
       (C) Third, from any remaining funds, increased basic 
     support payments under section 8003(b) for all eligible 
     applicants.
       (b) In calculating the amounts of supplemental payments for 
     agencies described in subparagraphs (1)(A) and (B) and 
     paragraph (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the 
     formula contained in section 8003(b)(1)(C) of the ESEA, 
     except that--
       (1) eligible local educational agencies may count all 
     children described in section 8003(a)(1) in computing the 
     amount of those payments;
       (2) maximum payments for any of those agencies that use 
     local contribution rates identified in section 
     8003(b)(1)(C)(i) or (ii) shall be computed by using four-
     fifths instead of one-half of those rates;
       (3) the learning opportunity threshold percentage of all 
     such agencies under section 8003(b)(2)(B) shall be deemed to 
     be 100;
       (4) for an eligible local educational agency with 35 
     percent or more of its children in average daily attendance 
     described in either subparagraph (D) or (E) of section 
     8003(a)(1), the weighted student unit figure from its regular 
     basic support payment shall be recomputed by using a factor 
     of 0.55 for such children;
       (5) for an eligible local educational agency with fewer 
     than 100 children in average daily attendance, the weighted 
     student unit figure from its regular basic support payment 
     shall be recomputed by multiplying the total number of 
     children described in section 8003(a)(1) by a factor of 1.5; 
     and
       (6) for an eligible local educational agency whose total 
     number of children in average daily attendance is at least 
     100, but fewer than 750, the weighted student unit figure 
     from its regular basic support payment shall be recomputed by 
     multiplying the total number of children described in section 
     8003(a)(1) by a factor of 1.25.
       (c) For a local educational agency described in subsection 
     (a)(1)(C) above, the Secretary shall use the formula 
     contained in section 8003(b)(1)(C) of the ESEA, except that 
     the weighted student unit total from its regular basic 
     support payment shall be increased by 35 percent and its 
     learning opportunity threshold percentage shall be deemed to 
     be 100.
       (d) For each eligible local educational agency, the 
     calculated supplemental basic support payment shall be 
     reduced by subtracting the agency's regular fiscal year 1999 
     section 8003(b) basic support payment.
       (e) The actual supplemental basic support payment that 
     local educational agencies receive shall be treated under 
     section 8009 in the same manner as payments under section 
     8003(f).
       (f) If the sums described in subsections (a)(1) and (2) 
     above are insufficient to pay in full the calculated 
     supplemental basic support payments for the local educational 
     agencies identified in those subsections, the Secretary shall 
     ratably reduce the supplemental basic support payment to each 
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     educational agency: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Education shall treat as timely filed, and shall process for 
     payment, an application for a fiscal year 1998 payment from 
     the local educational agency for Prince Georges County, 
     Maryland, under section 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 if the Secretary has received that 
     application not later than 30 days after the enactment of 
     this Act: Provided further, That from the amount appropriated 
     for section 8008 the Secretary shall award $500,000 to the 
     Randolph Field Independent School District, Texas: Provided 
     further, That for the purposes of computing the amount of 
     payment for a local educational agency for children 
     identified under section 8003, children residing in housing 
     initially acquired or constructed under section 801 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act of 1984, (Public Law 
     98-115) (``Build to Lease'' program) shall be considered as 
     children described under section 8003(a)(1)(B) if the 
     property described is within the fenced security perimeter of 
     the military facility upon which such housing is situated: 
     Provided further, That if such property is not owned by the 
     Federal Government, is subject to taxation by a State or 
     political subdivision of a State, and thereby generates 
     revenues for a local educational agency which received a 
     payment from the Secretary under section 8003, the Secretary 
     shall:
       (A) require such local educational agency to provide 
     certification from an appropriate official of the Department 
     of Defense that such property is being used to provide 
     military housing; and
       (B) reduce the amount of such payment by an amount equal to 
     the amount of revenue from such taxation received in the 
     second preceding fiscal year by such local educational 
     agency, unless the amount of such revenue was taken into 
     account by the State for such second preceding fiscal year 
     and already resulted in a reduction in the amount of State 
     aid paid to such local educational agency: Provided further, 
     That of the funds available for payments under section 8002, 
     the Secretary shall pay the San Diego, California, 
     Centennial, Pennsylvania, and Hatboro-Horsham, Pennsylvania, 
     local educational agencies the sum of $500,000 each, in 
     addition to their regularly calculated payments, except that 
     the total funds these agencies receive under this section may 
     not exceed 50 percent of their maximum section 8002 payments.


                      school improvement programs

       For carrying out school improvement activities authorized 
     by titles II, IV, V-A and B, VI, IX, X, XII and XIII of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; the Stewart 
     B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; and the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964 and part B of VIII of the Higher Education Act; 
     $2,811,134,000, of which $2,381,300,000 shall become 
     available on July 1, 1999, and remain available through 
     September 30, 2000: Provided, That of the amount 
     appropriated, $335,000,000 shall be for Eisenhower 
     professional development State grants under title II-B of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and 
     $1,575,000,000 shall be for title VI, of which $1,200,000,000 
     shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, to carry out title VI of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 in accordance with section 307 of this 
     Act, in order to reduce class size, particularly in the early 
     grades, using highly qualified teachers to improve 
     educational achievement for regular and special needs 
     children.


                           reading excellence

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Reading Excellence 
     Act, $260,000,000, which shall become available on July 1, 
     1999, and shall remain available through September 30, 2000.


                            indian education

       For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not 
     otherwise provided, title IX, part A of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, $66,000,000.


                   bilingual and immigrant education

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, 
     bilingual, foreign language and immigrant education 
     activities authorized by parts A and C and section 7203 of 
     title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965, without regard to section 7103(b), $380,000,000: 
     Provided, That State educational agencies may use all, or any 
     part of, their part C allocation for competitive grants to 
     local educational agencies.


                           special education

       For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act, $5,124,146,000, of which $4,879,885,000 shall 
     become available for obligation on July 1, 1999, and shall 
     remain available through September 30, 2000: Provided, That 
     $1,500,000 shall be awarded to The Organizing Committee for 
     The 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games and $1,500,000, 
     to remain available until expended, shall be for preparation 
     and planning and shall be awarded to The Organizing Committee 
     of The 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games: Provided 
     further, That $600,000 shall be for the Early Childhood 
     Development Project of the National Easter Seal Society for 
     the Mississippi Delta Region, which funds shall be used to 
     provide training, technical support, services, and equipment 
     to address personnel and other needs.


            rehabilitation services and disability research

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Technology-Related Assistance 
     for Individuals with Disabilities Act, or successor 
     legislation and the Helen Keller National Center Act, as 
     amended, $2,652,584,000.

           Special Institutions for Persons With Disabilities


                 american printing house for the blind

       For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as amended (20 
     U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $8,661,000.


               national technical institute for the deaf

       For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under 
     titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $45,500,000: Provided, That from the 
     amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use 
     funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 
     207.


                          gallaudet university

       For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model 
     Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of 
     Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the Education 
     of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), 
     $83,480,000: Provided, That from the amount available, the 
     University may at its discretion use funds for the endowment 
     program as authorized under section 207.


                     vocational and adult education

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
     Act and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, 
     $1,539,247,000, of which $1,535,147,000 shall become 
     available on July 1, 1999 and shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2000: Provided, That of the amounts made 
     available for title II of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Applied Technology Education Act, $13,497,000 shall be used 
     by the Secretary for national programs under title IV, 
     without regard to section 451: Provided further, That, of the 
     amounts made available for the Adult Education and Family 
     Literacy Act, $6,000,000 shall be for national leadership 
     activities under section 243 and $6,000,000 shall be for the 
     National Institute for Literacy under section 242: Provided 
     further, That no funds shall be awarded to a State Council 
     under section 112(f) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Applied Technology Education Act, and no State shall be 
     required to operate such a Council.


                      student financial assistance

       For carrying out subparts 1, 3 and 4 of part A, part C and 
     part E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
     amended, $9,348,000,000, which shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2000.
       The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be 
     eligible during award year 1999-2000 shall be $3,125: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding section 401(g) of the Act, if 
     the Secretary determines, prior to publication of the payment 
     schedule for such award year, that the amount included within 
     this appropriation for Pell Grant awards in such award year, 
     and any funds available from the fiscal year 1998 
     appropriation for Pell Grant awards, are insufficient to 
     satisfy fully all such awards for which students are 
     eligible, as calculated under section 401(b) of the Act, the 
     amount paid for each such award shall be reduced by either a 
     fixed or variable percentage, or by a fixed dollar amount, as 
     determined in accordance with a schedule of reductions 
     established by the Secretary for this purpose: Provided 
     further, That if the Secretary determines that the funds 
     available to fund Pell Grants for award year 1999-2000 exceed 
     the amount needed to fund Pell Grants at a maximum award of 
     $3,125 for that award year, the Secretary may increase the 
     income protection allowances in sections 475(g)(2)(D), and 
     476(b)(1)(A)(iv)(I), (II) and (III) up to the amounts at 
     which Pell Grant awards calculated using the increased income 
     protection allowances equal the funds available to make Pell 
     Grants in award year 1999-2000 with a $3,125 maximum award, 
     except that the income protection allowance in section 
     475(g)(2)(D) may not exceed $2,200, the income protection 
     allowance in sections 476(b)(1)(A)(iv)(I) and (II) may not 
     exceed $4,250, and the income protection allowance in section 
     476(b)(1)(A)(iv)(III) may not exceed $7,250.


             federal family education loan program account

       For Federal administrative expenses to carry out guaranteed 
     student loans authorized by title IV, part B, of the Higher 
     Education Act, as amended, $46,482,000.


                            higher education

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, 
     section 121 and titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and the Mutual 
     Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 and Public Law 
     102-73; $1,307,846,000, of which $13,000,000 for interest 
     subsidies authorized by section 121 of the Higher Education 
     Act, shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     $16,723,000 shall be for Youth Offender Grants, of which 
     $4,723,000, which shall become available on July 1, 1999, and 
     remain available until September 30, 2000, shall be used in 
     accordance with section 601 of Public Law 102-73 as that 
     section was in effect prior to enactment of Public Law 105-
     220: Provided further, That $4,800,000, to be available until 
     expended, shall be for Salem State College in Salem, 
     Massachusetts for activities authorized under Title III, part 
     A, section 311(c)(2), of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
     amended: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
     under title VII, part B, $5,000,000 shall be awarded to the 
     St. Petersburg Junior College for a demonstra

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     tion of a national method for increasing access to four year 
     degrees and work force training for students attending 
     community college; $2,000,000 shall be for the Technology-
     Assisted Learning Campus in New Rochelle, New York for high-
     tech equipment; $250,000 shall be awarded to the Center for 
     Urban Research and Learning, Loyola University, Chicago; 
     $1,150,000 shall be awarded to the Southeast Community 
     College in Letcher County, Kentucky; $3,000,000 shall be for 
     the Oregon State University Distance Education Alliance; 
     $1,000,000 shall be for the Appalachian Center for Economic 
     Networks in Athens, Ohio; $6,000,000 shall be to establish 
     the Robert J. Dole Institute for Public Service and Public 
     Policy on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, 
     Kansas; $1,000,000 shall be for the Oregon Institute of 
     Public Service and Constitutional Studies at the Mark O. 
     Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University; 
     $2,150,000 shall be awarded to the College of Natural 
     Resources, University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point for 
     technology-enhanced learning; $1,500,000 shall be for 
the Touro Law Center in Central Islip, New York for the use of 
technology to bridge the gap between legal education and the actual 
practice of law; $1,000,000 shall be for the International Center for 
Educational Technology and Distance Learning at Empire State College; 
$500,000 shall be for the University of Northern Iowa National 
Institute of Technology for Inclusive Education; $1,500,000 shall be 
for a demonstration project to expand the successful college student 
preparation at Prairie View A&M, Texas; $750,000 shall be to identify 
and provide models of alcohol and drug abuse prevention and education 
in higher education at the college level; $500,000 shall be for a 
teacher training program in experiential learning to be awarded to the 
Department of Language Teacher Education School for International 
Training, Brattleboro, Vermont; and $1,000,000 shall be for the Paul 
Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University at 
Carbondale, Illinois: Provided further, That $9,500,000 of the funds 
made available for title VII, part B shall be for a competition 
consistent with the subject areas outlined in the House and Senate 
reports and the statement of the managers, and that such competition 
should be administered in a manner consistent with current departmental 
practices and policies.


                           howard university

       For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C. 121 et 
     seq.), $214,489,000, of which not less than $3,530,000 shall 
     be for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard 
     University Endowment Act (Public Law 98-480) and shall remain 
     available until expended.


         college housing and academic facilities loans program

       For Federal administrative expenses authorized under 
     section 121 of the Higher Education Act, $698,000 to carry 
     out activities related to existing facility loans entered 
     into under the Higher Education Act.


 historically black college and university capital financing, program 
                                account

       The total amount of bonds insured pursuant to section 344 
     of title III, part D of the Higher Education Act shall not 
     exceed $357,000,000, and the cost, as defined in section 502 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of such bonds shall 
     not exceed zero.
       For administrative expenses to carry out the Historically 
     Black College and University Capital Financing Program 
     entered into pursuant to title III, part D of the Higher 
     Education Act, as amended, $96,000.


            education research, statistics, and improvement

       For carrying out activities authorized by the Educational 
     Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 
     1994, including part E; the National Education Statistics Act 
     of 1994; section 2102 of title II, and parts A, B, I, and K 
     and section 10601 of title X, and part C of title XIII of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, 
     and title VI of Public Law 103-227, $664,867,000: Provided, 
     That $25,000,000 shall be available to demonstrate effective 
     approaches to comprehensive school reform to be allocated and 
     expended in accordance with the instructions relating to this 
     activity in the statement of managers on the conference 
     report accompanying Public Law 105-78 and in the statement of 
     the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act: 
     Provided further, That the funds made available for 
     comprehensive school reform shall become available on July 1, 
     1999, and remain available through September 30, 2000, and in 
     carrying out this initiative, the Secretary and the States 
     shall support only approaches that show the most promise of 
     enabling children to meet challenging State content standards 
     and challenging State student performance standards based on 
     reliable research and effective practices, and include an 
     emphasis on basic academics and parental involvement: 
     Provided further, That $16,000,000 of the funds made 
     available for title X, part A of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act, shall be carried out consistent with the 
     subject areas outlined in the House and Senate reports and 
     the statement of the managers, and should be administered in 
     a manner consistent with current departmental practices and 
     policies: Provided further, That, in addition to the 
     $6,000,000 for Title VI of Public Law 103-227 and 
     notwithstanding the provisions of section 601(c)(1)(C) of 
     that Act, $1,000,000 shall be available to the Center for 
     Civic Education to conduct a civic education program with 
     Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and, consistent 
     with the civics and government activities authorized in 
     section 601(c)(3) of Public Law 103-227, to provide civic 
     education assistance to democracies in developing countries. 
     The term ``developing countries'' shall have the same meaning 
     as the term ``developing country'' in the Education for the 
     Deaf Act: Provided further, That of the amount provided for 
     part A of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965, $2,000,000 shall be for a demonstration of full 
     service community school sites in Charles County, Maryland, 
     Westchester County, New York, Cranston, Rhode Island, and 
     Skagit County, Washington; $2,000,000 shall be awarded to 
     First Book for literacy programs; $1,750,000 shall be awarded 
     to the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, Harrisburg, 
     Pennsylvania for teaching of science education using the 
     arts; $350,000 shall be awarded to the School of Education at 
     the University of Montana and the Montana Board of Crime 
     Control for community-based initiatives to promote non-
     violent behavior in schools; $1,000,000 shall be awarded to 
     the NetDay organization to assist schools in connecting K-12 
     classrooms to the Internet; $1,000,000 shall be awarded to 
     the National Museum of Women in the Arts; $1,000,000 shall be 
     awarded to Youth Friends of Kansas City to improve attendance 
     and academic performance; $750,000 shall be awarded to the 
     Thornberry Center for Youth and Families, Kansas City, 
     Missouri to assist at-risk children; $400,000 shall be for 
     Bay Shore, New York for Literacy Education and Assessment 
     Partnerships; $1,150,000 shall be awarded to provide 
     technology assistance and for operation of a math/science 
     learning center in Perry County, Kentucky; $100,000 shall be 
     for Presidio School District, Texas for library equipment and 
     materials; $1,200,000 shall be for the Southeastern 
     Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education; $1,000,000 
     shall be for the Dowling College Global Learning Center at 
     the former LaSalle Academy in New York for a master teacher 
     training and education center; $10,000,000 for continuing 
     demonstration of public shcool facilities repair and 
     construction to the Iowa Department of Education; and 
     $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the Hechkscher Museum of Art, 
     Long Island, New York for incorporating arts into education 
     curriculum: Provided further, That of the amount provided for 
     part I of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965, $500,000 shall be for after school programs for 
     the Chippewa Falls Area United School System, Wisconsin; 
     $400,000 shall be for after-school programs for the Wausau 
     School System, Wisconsin; $350,000 shall be for the New 
     Rochelle School System, New York, after-school programs; 
     $100,000 shall be for the New York Hall of Science Queens, 
     New York, after-school program; $25,000 shall be for 
     Louisville Central Community Centers Youth Education Program 
     to support after-school programming; $25,000 shall be for 
     Canaan's Community Development Corporation in Louisville, 
     Kentucky for the Village Learning Center after-school 
     program; $300,000 shall be for the Bay Shore Community 
     Learning Wellness and Fitness Center for Drug Free Lifestyles 
     in Bay Shore, New York; $2,500,000 shall be for an after 
     school anti-drug pilot program in the Chicago Public Schools; 
     and $400,000 shall be for the Green Bay, Wisconsin Public 
     School System after school program: Provided further, That 
     $10,000,000 of the funds provided for the national education 
     research institutes shall be allocated notwithstanding 
     section 931(c)(2)(B) of Public Law 103-227.

                        Departmental Management


                         program administration

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of two 
     passenger motor vehicles, $362,000,000.


                        office for civil rights

       For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as 
     authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education 
     Organization Act, $66,000,000.


                      office of inspector general

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, 
     as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education 
     Organization Act, $31,242,000.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used for 
     the transportation of students or teachers (or for the 
     purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to 
     overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system, or 
     for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the 
     purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to 
     carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or 
     school system.
       Sec. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be 
     used to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation 
     of any student to a school other than the school which is 
     nearest the student's home, except for a student requiring 
     special education, to the school offering such special 
     education, in

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     order to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
     1964. For the purpose of this section an indirect requirement 
     of transportation of students includes the transportation of 
     students to carry out a plan involving the reorganization of 
     the grade structure of schools, the pairing of schools, or 
     the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade 
     restructuring, pairing or clustering. The prohibition 
     described in this section does not include the establishment 
     of magnet schools.
       Sec. 303. No funds appropriated under this Act may be used 
     to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer 
     and meditation in the public schools.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act, as amended) which are appropriated for the 
     Department of Education in this Act may be transferred 
     between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be 
     increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: 
     Provided, That the Appropriations Committees of both Houses 
     of Congress are notified at least fifteen days in advance of 
     any transfer.
       Sec. 305. National Testing. (a) In General.--Part C of the 
     General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 447. PROHIBITION ON FEDERALLY SPONSORED TESTING.

       ``(a) General Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of Federal law and except as provided in subsection 
     (b), no funds provided to the Department of Education or to 
     an applicable program, may be used to pilot test, field test, 
     implement, administer or distribute in any way any federally 
     sponsored national test in reading, mathematics, or any other 
     subject that is not specifically and explicitly provided for 
     in authorizing legislation enacted into law.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the 
     Third International Mathematics and Science Study or other 
     international comparative assessments developed under the 
     authority of section 404(a)(6) of the National Education 
     Statistics Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 9003(a)(6) et seq.) and 
     administered to only a representative sample of pupils in the 
     United States and in foreign nations.''.
       (b) Authority of National Assessment Governing Board.--
     Subject to section 447 of the General Education Provisions 
     Act, the exclusive authority over the direction and all 
     policies and guidelines for developing voluntary national 
     tests pursuant to contract RJ97153001 previously entered into 
     between the United States Department of Education and the 
     American Institutes for Research and executed on August 15, 
     1997, and subsequently modified by the National Assessment 
     Governing Board on February 11, 1998, shall continue to be 
     vested in the National Assessment Governing Board established 
     under section 412 of the National Education Statistics Act of 
     1994 (20 U.S.C. 9011).
       (c) Studies.--
       (1) Purpose, definition, and achievement levels.--The 
     National Assessment Governing Board shall determine and 
     clearly articulate in a report the purpose and intended use 
     of any proposed federally sponsored national test. Such 
     report shall also include--
       (A) a definition of the meaning of the term ``voluntary'' 
     in regards to the administration of any national test; and
       (B) a description of the achievement levels and reporting 
     methods to be used in grading any national test.
     The report shall be submitted to the White House, the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources 
     of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 
     September 30, 1999.
       (2) Response to report.--The National Assessment Governing 
     Board shall develop and submit to the entities identified in 
     paragraph (1) a report, not later than September 30, 1999, 
     that addresses and responds to the findings reported by the 
     National Academy of Sciences in the report entitled ``Grading 
     the Nation's Report Card: Evaluating NAEP and transforming 
     the Assessment of Educational Progress'' that assert that the 
     achievement levels of the National Assessment of Educational 
     Progress (NAEP) are fundamentally flawed.
       (3) Technical feasibility.--The National Academy of 
     Sciences shall conduct a study regarding the technical 
     feasibility, validity, and reliability of including test 
     items from the National Assessment of Educational Progress 
     (NAEP) for 4th grade reading and 8th grade mathematics or 
     from other tests in State and district assessments for the 
     purpose of providing a common measure of individual student 
     performance. The National Academy of Sciences shall submit, 
     to the entities identified under paragraph (1), an interim 
     progress report not later than June 30, 1999 and a final 
     report not later than September 30, 1999.
       Sec. 306. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     institution of higher education which receives funds under 
     title III of the Higher Education Act, except for grants made 
     under section 326, may use up to 20 percent of its award 
     under part A or part B of the Act for endowment building 
     purposes authorized under section 331. Any institution 
     seeking to use part A or part B funds for endowment building 
     purposes shall indicate such intention in its application to 
     the Secretary and shall abide by departmental regulations 
     governing the endowment challenge grant program.
       Sec. 307. (a) From the amount appropriated for title VI of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in 
     accordance with this section, the Secretary of Education--
       (1) shall make available a total of $6,000,000 to the 
     Secretary of the Interior (on behalf of the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs) and the outlying areas for activities under this 
     section; and
       (2) shall allocate the remainder by providing each State 
     the greater of the amount the State would receive if a total 
     of $1,124,620,000 were allocated under section 1122 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or under 
     section 2202(b) of the Act for fiscal year 1998, except that 
     such allocations shall be ratably increased or decreased as 
     may be necessary.
       (b)(1) Each State that receives funds under this section 
     shall distribute 100 percent of such funds to local 
     educational agencies, of which--
       (A) 80 percent of such amount shall be allocated to such 
     local educational agencies in proportion to the number of 
     children, aged 5 to 17, who reside in the school district 
     served by such local educational agency from families with 
     incomes below the poverty line (as defined by the Office of 
     Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with 
     section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a family of the size involved 
     for the most recent fiscal year for which satisfactory data 
     is available compared to the number of such individuals who 
     reside in the school districts served by all the local 
     educational agencies in the State for that fiscal year; and
       (B) 20 percent of such amount shall be allocated to such 
     local educational agencies in accordance with the relative 
     enrollments of children, aged 5 to 17, in public and private 
     nonprofit elementary and secondary schools within the 
     boundaries of such agencies;
       (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the award to a local 
     educational agency under this section is less than the 
     starting salary for a new teacher in that agency, the State 
     shall not make the award unless the local educational agency 
     agrees to form a consortium with not less than 1 other local 
     educational agency for the purpose of reducing class size.
       (c)(1) Each local educational agency that receives funds 
     under this section shall use such funds to carry out 
     effective approaches to reducing class size with highly 
     qualified teachers to improve educational achievement for 
     both regular and special-needs children, with particular 
     consideration given to reducing class size in the early 
     elementary grades for which some research has shown class 
     size reduction is most effective.
       (2)(A) Each such local educational agency may pursue the 
     goal of reducing class size through--
       (i) recruiting, hiring, and training certified regular and 
     special education teachers and teachers of special-needs 
     children, including teachers certified through State and 
     local alternative routes;
       (ii) testing new teachers for academic content knowledge, 
     and to meet State certification requirements that are 
     consistent with title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965; 
     and
       (iii) providing professional development to teachers, 
     including special education teachers and teachers of special-
     needs children, consistent with title II of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (B) A local educational agency may use not more than a 
     total of 15 percent of the award received under this section 
     for activities described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A).
       (C) A local educational agency that has already reduced 
     class size in the early grades to 18 or less children may use 
     funds received under this section--
       (i) to make further class-size reductions in grades 1 
     through 3;
       (ii) to reduce class size in kindergarten or other grades; 
     or
       (iii) to carry out activities to improve teacher quality, 
     including professional development.
       (3) Each such agency shall use funds under this section 
     only to supplement, and not to supplant, State and local 
     funds that, in the absence of such funds, would otherwise be 
     spent for activities under this section.
       (4) No funds made available under this section may be used 
     to increase the salaries or provide benefits, other than 
     participation in professional development and enrichment 
     programs, to teachers who are, or have been, employed by the 
     local educational agency.
       (d)(1) Each State receiving funds under this section shall 
     report on activities in the State under this section, 
     consistent with section 6202(a)(2) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965.
       (2) Each school benefiting from this section, or the local 
     educational agency serving that school, shall produce an 
     annual report to parents, the general public, and the State 
     educational agency, in easily understandable language, on 
     student achievement that is a result of hiring additional 
     highly qualified teachers and reducing class size.
       (e) If a local educational agency uses funds made available 
     under this section for professional development activities, 
     the agency shall ensure for the equitable participation of 
     private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools in such 
     activities. Section 6402 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 shall not apply to other activities 
     under this section.
       (f) Administrative expenses.--A local educational agency 
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     this section may use not more than 3 percent of such funds 
     for local administrative costs.
       (g) Request for funds.--Each local educational agency that 
     desires to receive funds under this section shall include in 
     the application required under section 6303 of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 a description of the 
     agency's program to reduce class size by hiring additional 
     highly qualified teachers.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Education 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.

                       TITLE IV--RELATED AGENCIES

                      Armed Forces Retirement Home

       For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
     to operate and maintain the United States Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home and the United States Naval Home, to be paid 
     from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
     Trust Fund, $70,745,000, of which $15,717,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for construction and renovation of 
     the physical plants at the United States Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home and the United States Naval Home: Provided, 
     That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single 
     contract or related contracts for the development and 
     construction at the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's 
     Home, to include construction of a long-term care facility at 
     the United States Naval Home and conversion of space in the 
     Scott building at the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's 
     Home, may be employed which collectively include the full 
     scope of the project: Provided further, That the solicitation 
     and contract shall contain the clause ``availability of 
     funds'' found at 48 CFR 52.232-18 and 252.232-7007, 
     Limitation of Government Obligations.

             Corporation for National and Community Service


        domestic volunteer service programs, operating expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service to carry out the provisions of the Domestic 
     Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended, $276,039,000.

                  Corporation for Public Broadcasting

       For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as 
     authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an amount which 
     shall be available within limitations specified by that Act, 
     for the fiscal year 2001, $340,000,000: Provided, That no 
     funds made available to the Corporation for Public 
     Broadcasting by this Act shall be used to pay for receptions, 
     parties, or similar forms of entertainment for Government 
     officials or employees: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds contained in this paragraph shall be available or used 
     to aid or support any program or activity from which any 
     person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is 
     discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, national 
     origin, religion, or sex: Provided further, That in addition 
     to the amounts provided above, $15,000,000 shall be for 
     digitalization, only if specifically authorized by subsequent 
     legislation enacted by September 30, 1999.

               Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service to carry out the functions vested in it 
     by the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 171-
     180, 182-183), including hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     for expenses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation 
     Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a); and for expenses necessary for 
     the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the 
     Civil Service Reform Act, Public Law 95-454 (5 U.S.C. ch. 
     71), $34,620,000, including $1,500,000, to remain available 
     through September 30, 2000, for activities authorized by the 
     Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a): 
     Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, 
     up to full-cost recovery, for special training activities and 
     for arbitration services shall be credited to and merged with 
     this account, and shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided further, That fees for arbitration services shall be 
     available only for education, training, and professional 
     development of the agency workforce: Provided further, That 
     the Director of the Service is authorized to accept and use 
     on behalf of the United States gifts of services and real, 
     personal, or other property in the aid of any projects or 
     functions within the Director's jurisdiction.

            Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Review Commission (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), $6,060,000.

                Institute of Museum and Library Services

       For carrying out subtitle B of the Museum and Library 
     Services Act, $166,175,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be for 
     national leadership projects, notwithstanding section 
     221(a)(1)(B): Provided, That of the amount provided, 
     $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     awarded to the National Constitution Center, established by 
     Public Law 100-433, for exhibition design, program planning, 
     and operation of the Center to serve as a model between 
     museums and libraries; $750,000 shall be for a Digital 
     Geospatial and Numerical Data Library at the University of 
     Idaho; $1,250,000 shall be awarded to the Franklin Institute, 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; $2,000,000 shall be to enhance 
     digitization at the New York Public Library; $35,000 shall be 
     for the Children's Museum of Manhattan; $300,000 shall be for 
     the State Historical Society of Iowa; and $1,100,000 shall be 
     for the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

                  Medicare Payment Advisory Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the 
     Social Security Act, $7,015,000, to be transferred to this 
     appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the 
     Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.

        National Commission on Libraries and Information Science


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the National Commission on 
     Libraries and Information Science, established by the Act of 
     July 20, 1970 (Public Law 91-345, as amended by Public Law 
     102-95), $1,000,000.

                     National Council on Disability


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the National Council on 
     Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973, as amended, $2,344,000.

                     National Education Goals Panel

       For expenses necessary for the National Education Goals 
     Panel, as authorized by title II, part A of the Goals 2000: 
     Educate America Act, $2,100,000.

                     National Labor Relations Board


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations 
     Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-
     Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29 U.S.C. 141-
     167), and other laws, $184,451,000: Provided, That no part of 
     this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist 
     in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection 
     with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders 
     concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers 
     as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935 (29 
     U.S.C. 152), and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations 
     Act, 1947, as amended, and as defined in section 3(f) of the 
     Act of June 25, 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203), and including in said 
     definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation 
     of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained 
     or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 
     percent of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for 
     farming purposes: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     made available by this Act shall be used in any way to 
     promulgate a final rule (altering 29 CFR part 103) regarding 
     single location bargaining units in representation cases.

                        National Mediation Board


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151-188), including 
     emergency boards appointed by the President, $8,400,000: 
     Provided, That unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 
     1999 not needed for emergency boards shall remain available 
     for other statutory purposes through September 30, 2000.

            Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission (29 U.S.C. 661), $8,100,000.

                       Railroad Retirement Board


                     dual benefits payments account

       For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, 
     authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act 
     of 1974, $189,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming 
     available in fiscal year 1999 pursuant to section 
     224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98-76; and in addition, an amount, 
     not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided herein, shall 
     be available proportional to the amount by which the product 
     of recipients and the average benefit received exceeds 
     $189,000,000: Provided, That the total amount provided herein 
     shall be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the 
     first day of each month in the fiscal year.


          federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts

       For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for 
     the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for 
     interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2000, which shall be the 
     maximum amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 
     of Public Law 98-76.


                      limitation on administration

       For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board 
     for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and the 
     Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $90,000,000, to be 
     derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from the 
     railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the 
     railroad unemployment insurance administration fund.


             limitation on the office of inspector general

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
     for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized 
     by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, not more 
     than $5,600,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement 
     accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account: 
     Provided, That none of the funds made available in any other 
     paragraph of this Act may be transferred to the Office; used 
     to carry out any such transfer; used to provide any office

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     space, equipment, office supplies, communications facilities 
     or services, maintenance services, or administrative services 
     for the Office; used to pay any salary, benefit, or award for 
     any personnel of the Office; used to pay any other operating 
     expense of the Office; or used to reimburse the Office for 
     any service provided, or expense incurred, by the Office: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available under 
     this heading in this Act, or subsequent Departments of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Acts, may be used for any audit, 
     investigation, or review of the Medicare Program.

                     Social Security Administration


                payments to social security trust funds

       For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
     and the Federal Disability Insurance trust funds, as provided 
     under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social 
     Security Act, $19,689,000.


               special benefits for disabled coal miners

       For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Act of 1977, $382,803,000, to remain available until 
     expended.
       For making, after July 31 of the current fiscal year, 
     benefit payments to individuals under title IV of the Federal 
     Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, for costs incurred in the 
     current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary.
       For making benefit payments under title IV of the Federal 
     Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 for the first quarter of 
     fiscal year 2000, $141,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


                  supplemental security income program

       For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security 
     Act, section 401 of Public Law 92-603, section 212 of Public 
     Law 93-66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95-216, 
     including payment to the Social Security trust funds for 
     administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 
     201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, $21,552,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That any portion 
     of the funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year 
     and not obligated by the State during that year shall be 
     returned to the Treasury.
       From funds provided under the previous paragraph, not less 
     than $100,000,000 shall be available for payment to the 
     Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses for 
     conducting continuing disability reviews.
       In addition, $177,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2000, for payment to the Social Security trust 
     funds for administrative expenses for continuing disability 
     reviews as authorized by section 103 of Public Law 104-121 
     and section 10203 of Public Law 105-33. The term ``continuing 
     disability reviews'' means reviews and redeterminations as 
     defined under section 201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security 
     Act, as amended.
       For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, 
     benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the 
     current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
       For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2000, 
     $9,550,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                 limitation on administrative expenses

       For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger 
     motor vehicles, and not to exceed $10,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, not more than 
     $5,996,000,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 
     201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of 
     the trust funds referred to therein: Provided, That not less 
     than $1,600,000 shall be for the Social Security Advisory 
     Board: Provided further, That unobligated balances at the end 
     of fiscal year 1999 not needed for fiscal year 1999 shall 
     remain available until expended to invest in the Social 
     Security Administration computing network, including related 
     equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses associated 
     solely with this network: Provided further, That 
     reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for 
     expenditures for official time for employees of the Social 
     Security Administration pursuant to section 7131 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and for facilities or support services 
     for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or 
     procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall 
     be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from 
     amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as 
     soon as possible after such expenditures are made.
       From funds provided under the previous paragraph, 
     notwithstanding the provision under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-78 regarding unobligated balances at the end of 
     fiscal year 1998 not needed for such fiscal year, an amount 
     not to exceed $50,000,000 from such unobligated balances 
     shall, in addition to funding already available under this 
     heading for fiscal year 1999, be available for necessary 
     expenses.
       From funds provided under the first paragraph, not less 
     than $200,000,000 shall be available for conducting 
     continuing disability reviews.
       From funds provided under the first paragraph, the 
     Commissioner of Social Security shall direct $6,000,000 for 
     Federal-State partnerships which will evaluate means to 
     promote Medicare buy-in programs targeted to elderly and 
     disabled individuals under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act.
       In addition to funding already available under this 
     heading, and subject to the same terms and conditions, 
     $355,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000, 
     for continuing disability reviews as authorized by section 
     103 of Public Law 104-121 and section 10203 of Public Law 
     105-33. The term ``continuing disability reviews'' means 
     reviews and redeterminations as defined under section 
     201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act as amended.
       In addition, $75,000,000 to be derived from administration 
     fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected 
     pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or 
     section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93-66, which shall remain 
     available until expended. To the extent that the amounts 
     collected pursuant to such section 1616(d) or 212(b)(3) in 
     fiscal year 1999 exceed $75,000,000, the amounts shall be 
     available in fiscal year 2000 only to the extent provided in 
     advance in appropriations Acts.


                      office of inspector general

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $12,000,000, together with not to exceed 
     $44,000,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by 
     section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal 
     Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
     Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
       In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total 
     provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the 
     ``Limitation on Administrative Expenses'', Social Security 
     Administration, to be merged with this account, to be 
     available for the time and purposes for which this account is 
     available: Provided, That notice of such transfers shall be 
     transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House and Senate.

                    United States Institute of Peace


                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of 
     Peace as authorized in the United States Institute of Peace 
     Act, $12,160,000.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended 
     balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to 
     current appropriations provided in this Act: Provided, That 
     such transferred balances are used for the same purpose, and 
     for the same periods of time, for which they were originally 
     appropriated.
       Sec. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in 
     this Act shall be used, other than for normal and recognized 
     executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or 
     propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or 
     use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, 
     television, or video presentation designed to support or 
     defeat legislation pending before the Congress or any State 
     legislature, except in presentation to the Congress or any 
     State legislature itself.
       (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
     shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or 
     contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, 
     related to any activity designed to influence legislation or 
     appropriations pending before the Congress or any State 
     legislature.
       Sec. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are each 
     authorized to make available not to exceed $15,000 from funds 
     available for salaries and expenses under titles I and III, 
     respectively, for official reception and representation 
     expenses; the Director of the Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service is authorized to make available for 
     official reception and representation expenses not to exceed 
     $2,500 from the funds available for ``Salaries and expenses, 
     Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service''; and the 
     Chairman of the National Mediation Board is authorized to 
     make available for official reception and representation 
     expenses not to exceed $2,500 from funds available for 
     ``Salaries and expenses, National Mediation Board''.
       Sec. 505. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     no funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to carry 
     out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes 
     for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
       Sec. 506. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and 
     Products.--It is the sense of the Congress that, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
     purchased with funds made available in this Act should be 
     American-made.
       (b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance 
     to, or entering into any contract with, any entity using 
     funds made available in this Act, the head of each Federal 
     agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to 
     such entity a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a) by the Congress.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in America'' 
     inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any 
     product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in this Act, pursuant to the

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     debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described 
     in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       Sec. 507. When issuing statements, press releases, requests 
     for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents 
     describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part 
     with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds 
     included in this Act, including but not limited to State and 
     local governments and recipients of Federal research grants, 
     shall clearly state: (1) the percentage of the total costs of 
     the program or project which will be financed with Federal 
     money; (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project 
     or program; and (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 
     costs of the project or program that will be financed by 
     nongovernmental sources.
       Sec. 508. (a) None of the funds appropriated under this 
     Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds 
     are appropriated under this Act, shall be expended for any 
     abortion.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated under this Act, and none 
     of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are 
     appropriated under this Act, shall be expended for health 
     benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion.
       (c) The term ``health benefits coverage'' means the package 
     of services covered by a managed care provider or 
     organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.
       Sec. 509. (a) The limitations established in the preceding 
     section shall not apply to an abortion--
       (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or 
     incest; or
       (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical 
     disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a 
     life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from 
     the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a 
     physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an 
     abortion is performed.
       (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 
     prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or 
     private person of State, local, or private funds (other than 
     a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching 
     funds).
       (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 
     restricting the ability of any managed care provider from 
     offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or 
     locality to contract separately with such a provider for such 
     coverage with State funds (other than a State's or locality's 
     contribution of Medicaid matching funds).
       Sec. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     hereafter--
       (1) no amount may be transferred from an appropriation 
     account for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education except as authorized in this or any 
     subsequent appropriation Act, or in the Act establishing the 
     program or activity for which funds are contained in this 
     Act;
       (2) no department, agency, or other entity, other than the 
     one responsible for administering the program or activity for 
     which an appropriation is made in this Act, may exercise 
     authority for the timing of the obligation and expenditure of 
     such appropriation, or for the purpose for which it is 
     obligated and expended, except to the extent and in the 
     manner otherwise provided in sections 1512 and 1513 of title 
     31, United States Code; and
       (3) no funds provided under this Act shall be available for 
     the salary (or any part thereof) of an employee who is 
     reassigned on a temporary detail basis to another position in 
     the employing agency or department or in any other agency or 
     department, unless the detail is independently approved by 
     the head of the employing department or agency.
       Sec. 511. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used for--
       (1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research 
     purposes; or
       (2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are 
     destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of 
     injury or death greater than that allowed for research on 
     fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.208(a)(2) and section 498(b) 
     of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)).
       (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``human embryo 
     or embryos'' includes any organism, not protected as a human 
     subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, 
     cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes or 
     human diploid cells.
       Sec. 512. (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 that 
     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) Exceptions.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply when there is significant medical evidence of a 
     therapeutic advantage to the use of such drug or other 
     substance or that federally sponsored clinical trials are 
     being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage.
       Sec. 513. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract 
     with an entity if--
       (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.
       Sec. 514. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to pay the expenses of an election officer appointed 
     by a court to oversee an election of any officer or trustee 
     for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
       Sec. 515. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
     unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal 
     year 1999 from appropriations made available for salaries and 
     expenses for fiscal year 1999 in this Act, shall remain 
     available through December 31, 1999, for each such account 
     for the purposes authorized: Provided, That the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations shall be notified at 
     least fifteen days prior to the obligation of such funds.
       Sec. 516. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under 
     section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-
     2(b)) providing for, or providing for the assignment of, a 
     unique health identifier for an individual (except in an 
     individual's capacity as an employer or a health care 
     provider), until legislation is enacted specifically 
     approving the standard.

  TITLE VI--NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

     SEC. 601. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY 
                   AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE.

       In General.--Title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by striking section 404E; and
       (2) in part E, by adding at the end the following:

``Subpart 5--National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

     ``SEC. 485D. PURPOSE OF CENTER.

       ``(a) In General.--The general purposes of the National 
     Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (in this 
     subpart referred to as the `Center') are the conduct and 
     support of basic and applied research (including both 
     intramural and extramural research), research training, the 
     dissemination of health information, and other programs with 
     respect to identifying, investigating, and validating 
     complementary and alternative treatment, diagnostic and 
     prevention modalities, disciplines and systems. The Center 
     shall be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the 
     Secretary. The Director of the Center shall report directly 
     to the Director of NIH.
       ``(b) Advisory Council.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     advisory council for the Center in accordance with section 
     406, except that at least half of the members of the advisory 
     council who are not ex officio members shall include 
     practitioners licensed in one or more of the major systems 
     with which the Center is concerned, and at least 3 
     individuals representing the interests of individual 
     consumers of complementary and alternative medicine.
       ``(c) Complement to Conventional Medicine.--In carrying out 
     subsection (a), the Director of the Center shall, as 
     appropriate, study the integration of alternative treatment, 
     diagnostic and prevention systems, modalities, and 
     disciplines with the practice of conventional medicine as a 
     complement to such medicine and into health care delivery 
     systems in the United States.
       ``(d) Appropriate Scientific Expertise and Coordination 
     With Institutes and Federal Agencies.--The Director of the 
     Center, after consultation with the advisory council for the 
     Center and the division of research grants, shall ensure that 
     scientists with appropriate expertise in research on 
     complementary and alternative medicine are incorporated into 
     the review, oversight, and management processes of all 
     research projects and other activities funded by the Center. 
     In carrying out this subsection, the Director of the Center, 
     as necessary, may establish review groups with appropriate 
     scientific expertise. The Director of the Center shall 
     coordinate efforts with other Institutes and Federal agencies 
     to ensure appropriate scientific input and management.
       ``(e) Evaluation of Various Disciplines and Systems.--In 
     carrying out subsection (a), the Director of the Center shall 
     identify and evaluate alternative and complementary medical 
     treatment, diagnostic and prevention modalities in each of 
     the disciplines and systems with which the Center is 
     concerned, including each discipline and system in which 
     accreditation, national certification, or a State license is 
     available.
       ``(f) Ensuring High Quality, Rigorous Scientific Review.--
     In order to ensure high quality, rigorous scientific review 
     of complementary and alternative, diagnostic and prevention 
     modalities, disciplines and systems, the Director of the 
     Center shall conduct or support the following activities:
       ``(1) Outcomes research and investigations.
       ``(2) Epidemiological studies.
       ``(3) Health services research.
       ``(4) Basic science research.
       ``(5) Clinical trials.
       ``(6) Other appropriate research and investigational 
     activities.
     The Director of NIH, in coordination with the Director of the 
     Center, shall designate specific personnel in each Institute 
     to serve as full-time liaisons with the Center in 
     facilitating appropriate coordination and scientific input.
       ``(g) Data System; Information Clearinghouse.--

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       ``(1) Data system.--The Director of the Center shall 
     establish a bibliographic system for the collection, storage, 
     and retrieval of worldwide research relating to complementary 
     and alternative treatment, diagnostic and prevention 
     modalities, disciplines and systems. Such a system shall be 
     regularly updated and publicly accessible.
       ``(2) Clearinghouse.--The Director of the Center shall 
     establish an information clearinghouse to facilitate and 
     enhance, through the effective dissemination of information, 
     knowledge and understanding of alternative medical treatment, 
     diagnostic and prevention practices by health professionals, 
     patients, industry, and the public.
       ``(h) Research Centers.--The Director of the Center, after 
     consultation with the advisory council for the Center, shall 
     provide support for the development and operation of 
     multipurpose centers to conduct research and other activities 
     described in subsection (a) with respect to complementary and 
     alternative treatment, diagnostic and prevention modalities, 
     disciplines and systems. The provision of support for the 
     development and operation of such centers shall include 
     accredited complementary and alternative medicine research 
     and education facilities.
       ``(i) Availability of Resources.--After consultation with 
     the Director of the Center, the Director of NIH shall ensure 
     that resources of the National Institutes of Health, 
     including laboratory and clinical facilities, fellowships 
     (including research training fellowship and junior and senior 
     clinical fellowships), and other resources are sufficiently 
     available to enable the Center to appropriately and 
     effectively carry out its duties as described in subsection 
     (a). The Director of NIH, in coordination with the Director 
     of the Center, shall designate specific personnel in each 
     Institute to serve as full-time liaisons with the Center in 
     facilitating appropriate coordination and scientific input.
       ``(j) Availability of Appropriations.--Amounts appropriated 
     to carry out this section for fiscal year 1999 are available 
     for obligation through September 30, 2001. Amounts 
     appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2000 
     are available for obligation through September 30, 2001.''.
       (k) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 401(b)(2) 
     of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281(b)(2) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) The National Center for Complementary and Alternative 
     Medicine.''.

                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS


     RATES OF PAY FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING AND NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO

       Sec. 701. Section 396(k)(9) of Title 47, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``at an annual rate of pay which 
     exceeds the rate of basic pay in effect from time to time for 
     level I of the Executive Schedule under 5312 of title 5, 
     United States Code'' and inserting ``in excess of reasonable 
     compensation as determined pursuant to Section 4958 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code for services that the officer or 
     employee renders to organization'' after ``compensated.''
       Sec. 702. The amount of the DSH allotment for the State of 
     Minnesota for fiscal year 1999, specified in the table under 
     section 1923(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (as amended by 
     section 4721(a)(1) of Public Law 105-33) is deemed to be 
     $33,000,000.
       Sec. 703. The amount of the DSH allotment for the State of 
     New Mexico for fiscal year 1999, specified in the table under 
     section 1923(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (as amended by 
     section 4721(a)(1) of Public Law 105-33) is deemed to be 
     $9,000,000.
       Sec. 704. Notwithstanding section 1923(f)(2) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)(2)) (as amended by section 
     4721(a)(1) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 
     105-33; 111 Stat. 511), the amount of the DSH allotment for 
     Wyoming for fiscal year 1999 is deemed to be $95,000.
       Sec. 705. Extension of Certain Adjudication Provisions.--
     The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-167) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)--
       (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``1997 and 1998'' and 
     inserting ``1997, 1998, and 1999''; and
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``October 1, 1998'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``October 1, 1999''; and
       (2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection 
     (b)(2), by striking ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 1999''.
       Sec. 706. (a) Section 2104(c) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Additional allotment.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to the allotment under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allot each commonwealth 
     and territory described in paragraph (3) the applicable 
     percentage specified in paragraph (2) of the amount 
     appropriated under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Appropriations.--For purposes of providing allotments 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A), there is appropriated, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated 
     $32,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.
       (b) Section 2104(b)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(b)(1)) 
     is amended by inserting ``(determined without regard to 
     paragraph (4) thereof)'' after ``subsection (c)''.
       Sec. 707. Determination of Number of Children and State 
     Cost Factors for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999 for Purposes of 
     State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of 
     determining the product under section 2104(b)(1)(A) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(b)(1)(A)) for a State 
     for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999--
       (1) the number of children under clause (i) of such section 
     shall be the number of low-income children specified for the 
     State in Column B of the table on pages 48101-48102 of the 
     Federal Register published on September 12, 1997, adjusted by 
     the Census Bureau as necessary to treat children as being 
     without health insurance if they have access to health care 
     funded by the Indian Health Service but do not have health 
     insurance; and
       (2) the State cost factor under clause (ii) of such section 
     shall be the State cost factor specified for the State in 
     Column C of such table.
       Sec. 708. (a) Extension of Deadline for Submission of 
     Report by Commission To Assess the Organization of the 
     Federal Government To Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of 
     Mass Destruction.--Section 712(c)(1) of the Combating 
     Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 
     (subtitle A of title VII of Public Law 104-293; 110 Stat. 
     3470; 50 U.S.C. 2351 note) is amended by striking out ``the 
     date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``January 18, 1998''.
       (b) Membership of Commission.--Section 711 of that Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subsection (b)(1), by striking 
     out ``eight members'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``twelve 
     members, none of whom may, during the period of their service 
     on the Commission, be an officer or employee of any 
     department, agency, or other establishment of the Executive 
     Branch (other than the Commission), and'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out ``one'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``three'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(4), by striking out ``one'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``three''; and
       (4) in subsection (e), by striking out ``the date on which 
     all members of the Commission have been appointed'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the date of enactment of an Act 
     making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
     and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, regardless of 
     whether all the members of the Commission have been appointed 
     as of that date,''.
       (c) Restrictions on Activities of Commission.--Section 
     712(a) of that Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(4) Restrictions.--In carrying out the study under 
     paragraph (1), making the assessments under paragraph (2), 
     and addressing the matters identified in paragraph (3), the 
     Commission shall not review, evaluate, or report on--
       ``(A) United States domestic response capabilities with 
     respect to weapons of mass destruction; or
       ``(B) the adequacy or usefulness of United States laws that 
     provide for the imposition of sanctions on countries or 
     entities that engage in the proliferation of weapons of mass 
     destruction.''.
       (d) Limitation on Commission Expenditures.--Section 717 of 
     that Act is amended by striking out ``shall be paid'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``shall not exceed $1,000,000, and 
     shall be paid''.
       Sec. 709. Protection of Divorced Spouses. (a) In General.--
     Section 6(c) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 
     U.S.C. 231e(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the last sentence of paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``(other than to a survivor in the circumstances described in 
     paragraph (3))'' after ``no further benefits shall be paid''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Notwithstanding the last sentence of paragraph (1), 
     benefits shall be paid to a survivor who--
       ``(A) is a divorced wife; and
       ``(B) through administrative error received benefits 
     otherwise precluded by the making of a lump sum payment under 
     this section to a widow;
     if that divorced wife makes an election to repay to the Board 
     the lump sum payment. The Board may withhold up to 10 percent 
     of each benefit amount paid after the date of the enactment 
     of this paragraph toward such reimbursement. The Board may 
     waive such repayment to the extent the Board determines it 
     would cause an unjust financial hardship for the 
     beneficiary.''.
       (b) Application of Amendment.--The amendment made by this 
     section shall apply with respect to any benefits paid before 
     the date of enactment of this Act as well as to benefits 
     payable on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 710. For purposes of payments to States for medical 
     assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act from 
     amounts appropriated to carry out such title for fiscal year 
     1999 and for any subsequent fiscal year, individuals who are 
     PACE program eligible individuals under section 1934 of that 
     Act and who meet the income and resource eligibility 
     requirements of individuals who are eligible for medical 
     assistance under section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(VI) of that Act 
     shall be treated as individuals described in such section 
     1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(VI) during the period of their enrollment 
     in the PACE program.

                   TITLE VIII--READING EXCELLENCE ACT

                Subtitle I--Reading and Literacy Grants

     SEC. 101. AMENDMENT TO ESEA FOR READING AND LITERACY GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--

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       (1) by redesignating parts C and D as parts D and E, 
     respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after part B the following:

                 ``PART C--READING AND LITERACY GRANTS

     ``SEC. 2251. PURPOSES.

       ``The purposes of this part are as follows:
       ``(1) To provide children with the readiness skills they 
     need to learn to read once they enter school.
       ``(2) To teach every child to read in the child's early 
     childhood years--
       ``(A) as soon as the child is ready to read; or
       ``(B) as soon as possible once the child enters school, but 
     not later than 3d grade.
       ``(3) To improve the reading skills of students, and the 
     instructional practices for current teachers (and, as 
     appropriate, other instructional staff) who teach reading, 
     through the use of findings from scientifically based reading 
     research, including findings relating to phonemic awareness, 
     systematic phonics, fluency, and reading comprehension.
       ``(4) To expand the number of high-quality family literacy 
     programs.
       ``(5) To provide early literacy intervention to children 
     who are experiencing reading difficulties in order to reduce 
     the number of children who are incorrectly identified as a 
     child with a disability and inappropriately referred to 
     special education.

     ``SEC. 2252. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this part:
       ``(1) Eligible professional development provider.--The term 
     `eligible professional development provider' means a provider 
     of professional development in reading instruction to 
     teachers that is based on scientifically based reading 
     research.
       ``(2) Family literacy services.--The term `family literacy 
     services' means services provided to participants on a 
     voluntary basis that are of sufficient intensity in terms of 
     hours, and of sufficient duration, to make sustainable 
     changes in a family, and that integrate all of the following 
     activities:
       ``(A) Interactive literacy activities between parents and 
     their children.
       ``(B) Training for parents regarding how to be the primary 
     teacher for their children and full partners in the education 
     of their children.
       ``(C) Parent literacy training that leads to economic self-
     sufficiency.
       ``(D) An age-appropriate education to prepare children for 
     success in school and life experiences.
       ``(3) Instructional staff.--The term `instructional 
     staff'--
       ``(A) means individuals who have responsibility for 
     teaching children to read; and
       ``(B) includes principals, teachers, supervisors of 
     instruction, librarians, library school media specialists, 
     teachers of academic subjects other than reading, and other 
     individuals who have responsibility for assisting children to 
     learn to read.
       ``(4) Reading.--The term `reading' means a complex system 
     of deriving meaning from print that requires all of the 
     following:
       ``(A) The skills and knowledge to understand how phonemes, 
     or speech sounds, are connected to print.
       ``(B) The ability to decode unfamiliar words.
       ``(C) The ability to read fluently.
       ``(D) Sufficient background information and vocabulary to 
     foster reading comprehension.
       ``(E) The development of appropriate active strategies to 
     construct meaning from print.
       ``(F) The development and maintenance of a motivation to 
     read.
       ``(5) Scientifically based reading research.--The term 
     `scientifically based reading research'--
       ``(A) means the application of rigorous, systematic, and 
     objective procedures to obtain valid knowledge relevant to 
     reading development, reading instruction, and reading 
     difficulties; and
       ``(B) shall include research that--
       ``(i) employs systematic, empirical methods that draw on 
     observation or experiment;
       ``(ii) involves rigorous data analyses that are adequate to 
     test the stated hypotheses and justify the general 
     conclusions drawn;
       ``(iii) relies on measurements or observational methods 
     that provide valid data across evaluators and observers and 
     across multiple measurements and observations; and
       ``(iv) has been accepted by a peer-reviewed journal or 
     approved by a panel of independent experts through a 
     comparably rigorous, objective, and scientific review.

     ``SEC. 2253. READING AND LITERACY GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL 
                   AGENCIES.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of this part, 
     the Secretary shall award grants to State educational 
     agencies to carry out the reading and literacy activities 
     authorized under this section and sections 2254 through 2256.
       ``(2) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Single grant per state.--A State educational agency 
     may not receive more than one grant under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) 3-year term.--A State educational agency that 
     receives a grant under paragraph (1) may expend the funds 
     provided under the grant only during the 3-year period 
     beginning on the date on which the grant is made.
       ``(b) Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency that desires 
     to receive a grant under this part shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time and in such form as 
     the Secretary may require. The application shall contain the 
     information described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Contents.--An application under this subsection shall 
     contain the following:
       ``(A) An assurance that the Governor of the State, in 
     consultation with the State educational agency, has 
     established a reading and literacy partnership described in 
     subsection (d), and a description of how such partnership--
       ``(i) assisted in the development of the State plan;
       ``(ii) will be involved in advising on the selection of 
     subgrantees under sections 2255 and 2256; and
       ``(iii) will assist in the oversight and evaluation of such 
     subgrantees.
       ``(B) A description of the following:
       ``(i) How the State educational agency will ensure that 
     professional development activities related to reading 
     instruction and provided under this part are--

       ``(I) coordinated with other State and local level funds 
     and used effectively to improve instructional practices for 
     reading; and
       ``(II) based on scientifically based reading research.

       ``(ii) How the activities assisted under this part will 
     address the needs of teachers and other instructional staff, 
     and will effectively teach students to read, in schools 
     receiving assistance under section 2255 and 2256.
       ``(iii) The extent to which the activities will prepare 
     teachers in all the major components of reading instruction 
     (including phonemic awareness, systematic phonics, fluency, 
     and reading comprehension).
       ``(iv) How the State educational agency will use technology 
     to enhance reading and literacy professional development 
     activities for teachers, as appropriate.
       ``(v) How parents can participate in literacy-related 
     activities assisted under this part to enhance their 
     children's reading.
       ``(vi) How subgrants made by the State educational agency 
     under sections 2255 and 2256 will meet the requirements of 
     this part, including how the State educational agency will 
     ensure that subgrantees will use practices based on 
     scientifically based reading research.
       ``(vii) How the State educational agency will, to the 
     extent practicable, make grants to subgrantees in both rural 
     and urban areas.
       ``(viii) The process that the State used to establish the 
     reading and literacy partnership described in subsection (d).
       ``(C) An assurance that each local educational agency to 
     which the State educational agency makes a subgrant--
       ``(i) will provide professional development for the 
     classroom teacher and other appropriate instructional staff 
     on the teaching of reading based on scientifically based 
     reading research;
       ``(ii) will provide family literacy services based on 
     programs such as the Even Start family literacy model 
     authorized under part B of title I, to enable parents to be 
     their child's first and most important teacher;
       ``(iii) will carry out programs to assist those 
     kindergarten students who are not ready for the transition to 
     first grade, particularly students experiencing difficulty 
     with reading skills; and
       ``(iv) will use supervised individuals (including tutors), 
     who have been appropriately trained using scientifically 
     based reading research, to provide additional support, before 
     school, after school, on weekends, during noninstructional 
     periods of the school day, or during the summer, for children 
     preparing to enter kindergarten and students in kindergarten 
     through grade 3 who are experiencing difficulty reading.
       ``(D) An assurance that instruction in reading will be 
     provided to children with reading difficulties who--
       ``(i) are at risk of being referred to special education 
     based on these difficulties; or
       ``(ii) have been evaluated under section 614 of the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act but, in 
     accordance with section 614(b)(5) of such Act, have not been 
     identified as being a child with a disability (as defined in 
     section 602 of the such Act).
       ``(E) A description of how the State educational agency--
       ``(i) will build on, and promote coordination among, 
     literacy programs in the State (including federally funded 
     programs such as the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act 
     and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), in 
     order to increase the effectiveness of the programs in 
     improving reading for adults and children and to avoid 
     duplication of the efforts of the programs;
       ``(ii) will promote reading and library programs that 
     provide access to engaging reading material;
       ``(iii) will make local educational agencies described in 
     sections 2255(a)(1) and 2256(a)(1) aware of the availability 
     of subgrants under sections 2255 and 2256; and
       ``(iv) will assess and evaluate, on a regular basis, local 
     educational agency activities assisted under this part, with 
     respect to whether they have been effective in achieving the 
     purposes of this part.
       ``(F) A description of the evaluation instrument the State 
     educational agency will use for purposes of the assessments 
     and evaluations under subparagraph (E)(iv).
       ``(c) Approval of Applications.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve an 
     application of a State educational agency under this section 
     only--
       ``(A) if such application meets the requirement of this 
     section; and

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       ``(B) after taking into account the extent to which the 
     application furthers the purposes of this part and the 
     overall quality of the application.
       ``(2) Peer review.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     National Institute for Literacy, shall convene a panel to 
     evaluate applications under this section. At a minimum, the 
     panel shall include--
       ``(i) representatives of the National Institute for 
     Literacy, the National Research Council of the National 
     Academy of Sciences, and the National Institute of Child 
     Health and Human Development;
       ``(ii) 3 individuals selected by the Secretary;
       ``(iii) 3 individuals selected by the National Institute 
     for Literacy;
       ``(iv) 3 individuals selected by the National Research 
     Council of the National Academy of Sciences; and
       ``(v) 3 individuals selected by the National Institute of 
     Child Health and Human Development.
       ``(B) Experts.--The panel shall include experts who are 
     competent, by virtue of their training, expertise, or 
     experience, to evaluate applications under this section, and 
     experts who provide professional development to teachers of 
     reading to children and adults, and experts who provide 
     professional development to other instructional staff, based 
     on scientifically based reading research.
       ``(C) Priority.--The panel shall recommend grant 
     applications from State educational agencies under this 
     section to the Secretary for funding or for disapproval. In 
     making such recommendations, the panel shall give priority to 
     applications from State educational agencies whose States 
     have modified, are modifying, or provide an assurance that 
     not later than 18 months after receiving a grant under this 
     section the State educational agencies will increase the 
     training and the methods of teaching reading required for 
     certification as an elementary school teacher to reflect 
     scientifically based reading research, except that nothing in 
     this Act shall be construed to establish a national system of 
     teacher certification.
       ``(D) Minimum grant amounts.--
       ``(i) States.--Each State educational agency selected to 
     receive a grant under this section shall receive an amount 
     for the grant period that is not less than $500,000.
       ``(ii) Outlying areas.--The Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
     Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
     selected to receive a grant under this section shall receive 
     an amount for the grant period that is not less than 
     $100,000.
       ``(E) Limitation.--The Republic of the Marshall Islands, 
     the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau 
     shall not be eligible to receive a grant under this part.
       ``(d) Reading and Literacy Partnerships.--
       ``(1) Required participants.--In order for a State 
     educational agency to receive a grant under this section, the 
     Governor of the State, in consultation with the State 
     educational agency, shall establish a reading and literacy 
     partnership consisting of at least the following 
     participants:
       ``(A) The Governor of the State.
       ``(B) The chief State school officer.
       ``(C) The chairman and the ranking member of each committee 
     of the State legislature that is responsible for education 
     policy.
       ``(D) A representative, selected jointly by the Governor 
     and the chief State school officer, of at least one local 
     educational agency that is eligible to receive a subgrant 
     under section 2255.
       ``(E) A representative, selected jointly by the Governor 
     and the chief State school officer, of a community-based 
     organization working with children to improve their reading 
     skills, particularly a community-based organization using 
     tutors and scientifically based reading research.
       ``(F) State directors of appropriate Federal or State 
     programs with a strong reading component.
       ``(G) A parent of a public or private school student or a 
     parent who educates their child or children in their home, 
     selected jointly by the Governor and the chief State school 
     officer.
       ``(H) A teacher who successfully teaches reading and an 
     instructional staff member, selected jointly by the Governor 
     and the chief State school officer.
       ``(I) A family literacy service provider selected jointly 
     by the Governor and the chief state school officer.
       ``(2) Optional participants.--A reading and literacy 
     partnership may include additional participants, who shall be 
     selected jointly by the Governor and the chief State school 
     officer, and who may include a representative of--
       ``(A) an institution of higher education operating a 
     program of teacher preparation based on scientifically based 
     reading research in the State;
       ``(B) a local educational agency;
       ``(C) a private nonprofit or for-profit eligible 
     professional development provider providing instruction based 
     on scientifically based reading research;
       ``(D) an adult education provider;
       ``(E) a volunteer organization that is involved in reading 
     programs; or
       ``(F) a school library or a public library that offers 
     reading or literacy programs for children or families.
       ``(3) Preexisting partnership.--If, before the date of the 
     enactment of the Reading Excellence Act, a State established 
     a consortium, partnership, or any other similar body, that 
     includes the Governor and the chief State school officer and 
     has, as a central part of its mission, the promotion of 
     literacy for children in their early childhood years through 
     the 3d grade and family literacy services, but that does not 
     satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1), the State may 
     elect to treat that consortium, partnership, or body as the 
     reading and literacy partnership for the State 
     notwithstanding such paragraph, and it shall be considered a 
     reading and literacy partnership for purposes of the other 
     provisions of this part.

     ``SEC. 2254. USE OF AMOUNTS BY STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

       ``A State educational agency that receives a grant under 
     section 2253--
       ``(1) shall use not more than 5 percent of the funds made 
     available under the grant for the administrative costs of 
     carrying out this part (excluding section 2256), of which not 
     more than 2 percent may be used to carry out section 2259; 
     and
       ``(2) shall use not more than 15 percent of the funds made 
     available under the grant to solicit applications for, award, 
     and oversee the performance of, not less than one subgrant 
     pursuant to section 2256.

     ``SEC. 2255. LOCAL READING IMPROVEMENT SUBGRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Subgrants.--A State educational agency that receives 
     a grant under section 2253 shall make subgrants, on a 
     competitive basis, to local educational agencies that 
     either--
       ``(A) have at least one school that is identified for 
     school improvement under section 1116(c) in the geographic 
     area served by the agency;
       ``(B) have the largest, or second largest, number of 
     children who are counted under section 1124(c), in comparison 
     to all other local educational agencies in the State; or
       ``(C) have the highest, or second highest, school-age child 
     poverty rate, in comparison to all other local educational 
     agencies in the State.
     For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term `school-age child 
     poverty rate' means the number of children counted under 
     section 1124(c) who are living within the geographic 
     boundaries of the local educational agency, expressed as a 
     percentage of the total number of children aged 5-17 years 
     living within the geographic boundaries of the local 
     educational agency.
       ``(2) Subgrant amount.--A subgrant under this section shall 
     consist of an amount sufficient to enable the subgrant 
     recipient to operate a program for a 2-year period and may 
     not be revoked or terminated on the grounds that a school 
     ceases, during the grant period, to meet the requirements of 
     subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Applications.--A local educational agency that 
     desires to receive a subgrant under this section shall submit 
     an application to the State educational agency at such time, 
     in such manner, and including such information as the agency 
     may require. The application--
       ``(1) shall describe how the local educational agency will 
     work with schools selected by the agency to receive 
     assistance under subsection (d)(1)--
       ``(A) to select one or more programs of reading 
     instruction, developed using scientifically based reading 
     research, to improve reading instruction by all academic 
     teachers for all children in each of the schools selected by 
     the agency under such subsection and, where appropriate, for 
     their parents; and
       ``(B) to enter into an agreement with a person or entity 
     responsible for the development of each program selected 
     under subparagraph (A), or a person with experience or 
     expertise about the program and its implementation, under 
     which the person or entity agrees to work with the local 
     educational agency and the schools in connection with such 
     implementation and improvement efforts;
       ``(2) shall include an assurance that the local educational 
     agency--
       ``(A) will carry out professional development for the 
     classroom teacher and other instructional staff on the 
     teaching of reading based on scientifically based reading 
     research;
       ``(B) will provide family literacy services based on 
     programs such as the Even Start family literacy model 
     authorized under part B of title I, to enable parents to be 
     their child's first and most important teacher;
       ``(C) will carry out programs to assist those kindergarten 
     students who are not ready for the transition to first grade, 
     particularly students experiencing difficulty with reading 
     skills; and
       ``(D) will use supervised individuals (including tutors), 
     who have been appropriately trained using scientifically 
     based reading research, to provide additional support, before 
     school, after school, on weekends, during noninstructional 
     periods of the school day, or during the summer, for children 
     preparing to enter kindergarten and students in kindergarten 
     through grade 3 who are experiencing difficulty reading;
       ``(3) shall describe how the applicant will ensure that 
     funds available under this part, and funds available for 
     reading instruction for kindergarten through grade 6 from 
     other appropriate sources, are effectively coordinated, and, 
     where appropriate, integrated with funds under this Act in 
     order to improve existing activities in the areas of reading 
     instruction, professional development, program improvement, 
     parental involvement, technical assistance, and other 
     activities that can help meet the purposes of this part;

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       ``(4) shall describe, if appropriate, how parents, tutors, 
     and early childhood education providers will be assisted by, 
     and participate in, literacy-related activities receiving 
     financial assistance under this part to enhance children's 
     reading fluency;
       ``(5) shall describe how the local educational agency--
       ``(A) provides instruction in reading to children with 
     reading difficulties who--
       ``(i) are at risk of being referred to special education 
     based on these difficulties; or
       ``(ii) have been evaluated under section 614 of the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act but, in 
     accordance with section 614(b)(5) of such Act, have not been 
     identified as being a child with a disability (as defined in 
     section 602 of the such Act); and
       ``(B) will promote reading and library programs that 
     provide access to engaging reading material; and
       ``(6) shall include an assurance that the local educational 
     agency will make available, upon request and in an 
     understandable and uniform format, to any parent of a student 
     attending any school selected to receive assistance under 
     subsection (d)(1) in the geographic area served by the local 
     educational agency, information regarding the professional 
     qualifications of the student's classroom teacher to provide 
     instruction in reading.
       ``(c) Special Rule.--To the extent feasible, a local 
     educational agency that desires to receive a grant under this 
     section shall form a partnership with one or more community-
     based organizations of demonstrated effectiveness in early 
     childhood literacy, and reading readiness, reading 
     instruction, and reading achievement for both adults and 
     children, such as a Head Start program, family literacy 
     program, public library, or adult education program, to carry 
     out the functions described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of 
     subsection (b). In evaluating subgrant applications under 
     this section, a State educational agency shall consider 
     whether the applicant has satisfied the requirement in the 
     preceding sentence. If not, the applicant must provide 
     information on why it would not have been feasible for the 
     applicant to have done so.
       ``(d) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a local 
     educational agency that receives a subgrant under this 
     section shall use amounts from the subgrant to carry out 
     activities to advance reform of reading instruction in any 
     school that (A) is described in subsection (a)(1)(A), (B) has 
     the largest, or second largest, number of children who are 
     counted under section 1124(c), in comparison to all other 
     schools in the local educational agency, or (C) has the 
     highest, or second highest, school-age child poverty rate (as 
     defined in the second sentence of subsection (a)(1)), in 
     comparison to all other schools in the local educational 
     agency. Such activities shall include the following:
       ``(A) Securing technical and other assistance from--
       ``(i) a program of reading instruction based on 
     scientifically based reading research;
       ``(ii) a person or entity with experience or expertise 
     about such program and its implementation, who has agreed to 
     work with the recipient in connection with its 
     implementation; or
       ``(iii) a program providing family literacy services.
       ``(B) Providing professional development activities to 
     teachers and other instructional staff (including training of 
     tutors), using scientifically based reading research and 
     purchasing of curricular and other supporting materials.
       ``(C) Promoting reading and library programs that provide 
     access to engaging reading material.
       ``(D) Providing, on a voluntary basis, training to parents 
     of children enrolled in a school selected to receive 
     assistance under subsection (d)(1) on how to help their 
     children with school work, particularly in the development of 
     reading skills. Such training may be provided directly by the 
     subgrant recipient, or through a grant or contract with 
     another person. Such training shall be consistent with 
     reading reforms taking place in the school setting. No parent 
     shall be required to participate in such training.
       ``(E) Carrying out family literacy services based on 
     programs such as the Even Start family literacy model 
     authorized under part B of title I, to enable parents to be 
     their child's first and most important teacher.
       ``(F) Providing instruction for parents of children 
     enrolled in a school selected to receive assistance under 
     subsection (d)(1), and others who volunteer to be reading 
     tutors for such children, in the instructional practices 
     based on scientifically based reading research used by the 
     applicant.
       ``(G) Programs to assist those kindergarten students 
     enrolled in a school selected to receive assistance under 
     subsection (d)(1) who are not ready for the transition to 
     first grade, particularly students experiencing difficulty 
     with reading skills.
       ``(H) Providing additional support for children preparing 
     to enter kindergarten and students in kindergarten through 
     grade 3 who are enrolled in a school selected to receive 
     assistance under subsection (d)(1), who are experiencing 
     difficulty reading, before school, after school, on weekends, 
     during noninstructional periods of the school day, or during 
     the summer, using supervised individuals (including tutors), 
     who have been appropriately trained using scientifically 
     based reading research.
       ``(I) Providing instruction in reading to children with 
     reading difficulties who--
       ``(i) are at risk of being referred to special education 
     based on these difficulties; or
       ``(ii) have been evaluated under section 614 of the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act but, in 
     accordance with section 614(b)(5) of such Act, have not been 
     identified as being a child with a disability (as defined in 
     section 602 of the such Act).
       ``(J) Providing coordination of reading, library, and 
     literacy programs within the local educational agency to 
     avoid duplication and increase the effectiveness of reading, 
     library, and literacy activities.
       ``(2) Limitation on administrative expenses.--A recipient 
     of a subgrant under this section may use not more than 5 
     percent of the subgrant funds for administrative costs.
       ``(e) Training Nonrecipients.--A recipient of a subgrant 
     under this section may train, on a fee-for-service basis, 
     personnel from schools, or local educational agencies, that 
     are not a beneficiary of, or receiving, such a subgrant, in 
     the instructional practices based on scientifically based 
     reading research used by the recipient. Such a nonrecipient 
     school or agency may use funds received under title I of this 
     Act, and other appropriate Federal funds used for reading 
     instruction, to pay for such training, to the extent 
     consistent with the law under which such funds were received.

     ``SEC. 2256. TUTORIAL ASSISTANCE SUBGRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Subgrants.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), a 
     State educational agency that receives a grant under section 
     2253 shall make at least one subgrant on a competitive basis 
     to--
       ``(A) local educational agencies that have at least one 
     school in the geographic area served by the agency that--
       ``(i) is located in an area designated as an empowerment 
     zone under part I of subchapter U of chapter 1 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       ``(ii) is located in an area designated as an enterprise 
     community under part I of subchapter U of chapter 1 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
       ``(B) local educational agencies that have at least one 
     school that is identified for school improvement under 
     section 1116(c) in the geographic area served by the agency;
       ``(C) local educational agencies with the largest, or 
     second largest, number of children who are counted under 
     section 1124(c), in comparison to all other local educational 
     agencies in the State; or
       ``(D) local educational agencies with the highest, or 
     second highest, school-age child poverty rate, in comparison 
     to all other local educational agencies in the State.
     For purposes of subparagraph (D), the term `school-age child 
     poverty rate' means the number of children counted under 
     section 1124(c) who are living within the geographic 
     boundaries of the local educational agency, expressed as a 
     percentage of the total number of children aged 5-17 years 
     living within the geographic boundaries of the local 
     educational agency.
       ``(2) Notification.--
       ``(A) To local educational agencies.--A State educational 
     agency shall provide notice to all local educational agencies 
     within the State regarding the availability of the subgrants 
     under this section.
       ``(B) To providers and parents.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date on which the State educational agency provides 
     notice under subparagraph (A), each local educational agency 
     described in paragraph (1) shall, as a condition on the 
     agency's receipt of funds made available under title I of 
     this Act, provide public notice to potential providers of 
     tutorial assistance operating in the jurisdiction of the 
     agency, and parents residing in such jurisdiction, regarding 
     the availability of the subgrants under this section.
       ``(3) Application.--A local educational agency that desires 
     to receive a subgrant under this section shall submit an 
     application to the State educational agency at such time, in 
     such manner, and including such information as the agency may 
     require. The application shall include an assurance that the 
     local educational agency will use the subgrant funds to carry 
     out the duties described in subsection (b) for children 
     enrolled in any school selected by the agency that (A) is 
     described in paragraph (1)(A), (B) is described in paragraph 
     (1)(B), (C) has the largest, or second largest, number of 
     children who are counted under section 1124(c), in comparison 
     to all other schools in the local educational agency, or (D) 
     has the highest, or second highest, school-age child poverty 
     rate (as defined in the second sentence of paragraph (1)), in 
     comparison to all other schools in the local educational 
     agency.
       ``(4) Exception.--If no local educational agency within the 
     State submits an application to receive a subgrant under this 
     section within the 6-month period beginning on the date on 
     which the State educational agency provided notice to the 
     local educational agencies regarding the availability of the 
     subgrants, the State educational agency may use funds 
     otherwise reserved under 2254(2) for the purpose of providing 
     local reading improvement subgrants under section 2255 if the 
     State educational agency certifies to the Secretary that the 
     requirements of paragraph (2) have been met and each local 
     educational agency in the State described in subparagraph (B) 
     of such paragraph has demonstrated to the State educational 
     agency that no  provider  of  tutorial  assistance  described 
     in such subparagraph requested the local educational agency 
     to submit under paragraph (3) an application for a tutorial 
     assistance subgrant.
       ``(b) Use of Funds.--

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       ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency that receives 
     a subgrant under this section shall carry out, using the 
     funds provided under the subgrant, each of the duties 
     described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Duties.--The duties described in this paragraph are 
     the provision of tutorial assistance in reading, before 
     school, after school, on weekends, or during the summer, to 
     children who have difficulty reading, using instructional 
     practices based on scientifically based reading research, 
     through the following:
       ``(A) The creation and implementation of objective criteria 
     to determine in a uniform manner the eligibility of tutorial 
     assistance providers and tutorial assistance programs 
     desiring to provide tutorial assistance under the subgrant. 
     Such criteria shall include the following:
       ``(i) A record of effectiveness with respect to reading 
     readiness, reading instruction for children in kindergarten 
     through 3d grade, and early childhood literacy, as 
     appropriate.
       ``(ii) Location in a geographic area convenient to the 
     school or schools attended by the children who will be 
     receiving tutorial assistance.
       ``(iii) The ability to provide tutoring in reading to 
     children who have difficulty reading, using instructional 
     practices based on scientifically based reading research and 
     consistent with the reading instructional methods and content 
     used by the school the child attends.
       ``(B) The provision, to parents of a child eligible to 
     receive tutorial assistance pursuant to this section, of 
     multiple choices among tutorial assistance providers and 
     tutorial assistance programs determined to be eligible under 
     the criteria described in subparagraph (A). Such choices 
     shall include a school-based program and at least one 
     tutorial assistance program operated by a provider pursuant 
     to a contract with the local educational agency.
       ``(C) The development of procedures--
       ``(i) for the provision of information to parents of an 
     eligible child regarding such parents' choices for tutorial 
     assistance for the child;
       ``(ii) for considering children for tutorial assistance who 
     are identified under subparagraph (D) and for whom no parent 
     has selected a tutorial assistance provider or tutorial 
     assistance program that give such parents additional 
     opportunities to select a tutorial assistance provider or 
     tutorial assistance program referred to in subparagraph (B); 
     and
       ``(iii) that permit a local educational agency to recommend 
     a tutorial assistance provider or tutorial assistance program 
     in a case where a parent asks for assistance in the making of 
     such selection.
       ``(D) The development of a selection process for providing 
     tutorial assistance in accordance with this paragraph that 
     limits the provision of assistance to children identified, by 
     the school the child attends, as having difficulty reading, 
     including difficulty mastering phonemic awareness, systematic 
     phonics, fluency, and reading comprehension.
       ``(E) The development of procedures for selecting children 
     to receive tutorial assistance, to be used in cases where 
     insufficient funds are available to provide assistance with 
     respect to all children identified by a school under 
     subparagraph (D), that--
       ``(i) give priority to children who are determined, through 
     State or local reading assessments, to be most in need of 
     tutorial assistance; and
       ``(ii) give priority, in cases where children are 
     determined, through State or local reading assessments, to be 
     equally in need of tutorial assistance, based on a random 
     selection principle.
       ``(F) The development of a methodology by which payments 
     are made directly to tutorial assistance providers who are 
     identified and selected pursuant to this section and selected 
     for funding. Such methodology shall include the making of a 
     contract, consistent with State and local law, between the 
     provider and the local educational agency. Such contract 
     shall satisfy the following requirements:
       ``(i) It shall contain specific goals and timetables with 
     respect to the performance of the tutorial assistance 
     provider.
       ``(ii) It shall require the tutorial assistance provider to 
     report to the local educational agency on the provider's 
     performance in meeting such goals and timetables.
       ``(iii) It shall specify the measurement techniques that 
     will be used to evaluate the performance of the provider.
       ``(iv) It shall require the provider to meet all applicable 
     Federal, State, and local health, safety, and civil rights 
     laws.
       ``(v) It shall ensure that the tutorial assistance provided 
     under the contract is consistent with reading instruction and 
     content used by the local educational agency.
       ``(vi) It shall contain an agreement by the provider that 
     information regarding the identity of any child eligible for, 
     or enrolled in the program, will not be publicly disclosed 
     without the permission of a parent of the child.
       ``(vii) It shall include the terms of an agreement between 
     the provider and the local educational agency with respect to 
     the provider's purchase and maintenance of adequate general 
     liability insurance.
       ``(viii) It shall contain provisions with respect to the 
     making of payments to the provider by the local educational 
     agency.
       ``(G) The development of procedures under which the local 
     educational agency carrying out this paragraph--
       ``(i) will ensure oversight of the quality and 
     effectiveness of the tutorial assistance provided by each 
     tutorial assistance provider that is selected for funding;
       ``(ii) will provide for the termination of contracts with 
     ineffective and unsuccessful tutorial assistance providers 
     (as determined by the local educational agency based upon the 
     performance of the provider with respect to the goals and 
     timetables contained in the contract between the agency and 
     the provider under subparagraph (F));
       ``(iii) will provide to each parent of a child identified 
     under subparagraph (D) who requests such information for the 
     purpose of selecting a tutorial assistance provider for the 
     child, in a comprehensible format, information with respect 
     to the quality and effectiveness of the tutorial assistance 
     referred to in clause (i);
       ``(iv) will ensure that each school identifying a child 
     under subparagraph (D) will provide upon request, to a parent 
     of the child, assistance in selecting, from among the 
     tutorial assistance providers who are identified pursuant to 
     subparagraph (B) the provider who is best able to meet the 
     needs of the child;
       ``(v) will ensure that parents of a child receiving 
     tutorial assistance pursuant to this section are informed of 
     their child's progress in the tutorial program; and
       ``(vi) will ensure that it does not disclose the name of 
     any child who may be eligible for tutorial assistance 
     pursuant to this section, the name of any parent of such a 
     child, or any other personally identifiable information about 
     such a parent or child, to any tutorial assistance provider 
     (excluding the agency itself), without the prior written 
     consent of such parent.

     ``SEC. 2257. NATIONAL EVALUATION.

       ``From funds reserved under section 2260(b)(1), the 
     Secretary, through grants or contracts, shall conduct a 
     national assessment of the programs under this part. In 
     developing the criteria for the assessment, the Secretary 
     shall receive recommendations from the peer review panel 
     convened under section 2253(c)(2).

     ``SEC. 2258. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION.

       ``(a) In General.--From funds reserved under section 
     2260(b)(2), the National Institute for Literacy shall 
     disseminate information on scientifically based reading 
     research and information on subgrantee projects under section 
     2255 or 2256 that have proven effective. At a minimum, the 
     institute shall disseminate such information to all 
     recipients of Federal financial assistance under titles I and 
     VII of this Act, the Head Start Act, the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act, and the Adult Education and 
     Family Literacy Act.
       ``(b) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the 
     National Institute for Literacy--
       ``(1) shall use, to the extent practicable, information 
     networks developed and maintained through other public and 
     private persons, including the Secretary, the National Center 
     for Family Literacy, and the Readline Program;
       ``(2) shall work in conjunction with any panel convened by 
     the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 
     and the Secretary and any panel convened by the Office of 
     Educational Research and Improvement to assess the current 
     status of research-based knowledge on reading development, 
     including the effectiveness of various approaches to teaching 
     children to read, with respect to determining the criteria by 
     which the National Institute for Literacy judges 
     scientifically based reading research and the design of 
     strategies to disseminate such information; and
       ``(3) may assist any State educational agency selected to 
     receive a grant under section 2253, and that requests such 
     assistance--
       ``(A) in determining whether applications submitted under 
     section 2253 meet the requirements of this title relating to 
     scientifically based reading research; and
       ``(B) in the development of subgrant application forms.

     ``SEC. 2259. STATE EVALUATIONS; PERFORMANCE REPORTS.

       ``(a) State Evaluations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State educational agency that 
     receives a grant under section 2253 shall evaluate the 
     success of the agency's subgrantees in meeting the purposes 
     of this part. At a minimum, the evaluation shall measure the 
     extent to which students who are the intended beneficiaries 
     of the subgrants made by the agency have improved their 
     reading skills.
       ``(2) Contract.--A State educational agency shall carry out 
     the evaluation under this subsection by entering into a 
     contract with an entity that conducts scientifically based 
     reading research, under which contract the entity will 
     perform the evaluation.
       ``(3) Submission.--A State educational agency shall submit 
     the findings from the evaluation under this subsection to the 
     Secretary. The Secretary shall submit a summary of the 
     findings from the evaluations under this subsection and the 
     national assessment conducted under section 2257 to the 
     appropriate committees of the Congress, including the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate.
       ``(b) Performance Reports.--A State educational agency that 
     receives a grant under section 2253 shall submit performance 
     reports to the Secretary pursuant to a schedule to be 
     determined by the Secretary, but not more frequently than 
     annually. Such reports shall include--

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       ``(1) with respect to subgrants under section 2255, the 
     program or programs of reading instruction, based on 
     scientifically based reading research, selected by 
     subgrantees;
       ``(2) the results of use of the evaluation referred to in 
     section 2253(b)(2)(E)(iv); and
       ``(3) a description of the subgrantees receiving funds 
     under this part.

     ``SEC. 2260. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS; RESERVATIONS 
                   FROM APPROPRIATIONS; SUNSET.

       ``(a) Authorizations.--
       ``(1) FY 1999.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this part and section 1202(c) $260,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999.
       ``(2) FY 2000.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this part and section 1202(c) $260,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000.
       ``(b) Reservations.--From each of the amounts appropriated 
     under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall reserve 1.5 percent to carry out section 
     2257(a);
       ``(2) shall reserve $5,000,000 to carry out section 2258; 
     and
       ``(3) shall reserve $10,000,000 to carry out section 
     1202(c).
       ``(c) Sunset.--Notwithstanding section 422(a) of the 
     General Education Provisions Act, this part is not subject to 
     extension under such section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 2003 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6603) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``title,'' and inserting 
     ``title (other than part C),''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``part C'' and 
     inserting ``part D''.
       (2) Priority for professional development in mathematics 
     and science.--Section 2206 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6646) is amended by 
     inserting ``(other than part C)'' after ``for this title'' 
     each place such term appears.
       (3) Reporting and accountability.--Section 2401 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6701) is amended by striking ``under this part'' each place 
     such term appears and inserting ``under this title (other 
     than part C)''.
       (4) Definitions.--Section 2402 of the Elementary  and  
     Secondary  Education  Act  of  1965 (20  U.S.C.  6701)  is  
     amended  by striking ``this part--'' and inserting ``this 
     title (other than part C)--''.
       (5) General definitions.--Section 14101(10)(C) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     8801(10)(C)) is amended by striking ``part C'' and inserting 
     ``part D''.
       (6) Participation by private school children and 
     teachers.--Section 14503(b)(1)(B) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8893(b)(1)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``part C'' and inserting ``part D''.

     SUBTITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS

     SEC. 201. RESERVATION FOR GRANTS.

       Section 1202(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6362(c)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Reservation for Grants.--
       ``(1) Grants authorized.--From funds reserved under section 
     2260(b)(3), the Secretary shall award grants, on a 
     competitive basis, to States to enable such States to plan 
     and implement statewide family literacy initiatives to 
     coordinate and, where appropriate, integrate existing 
     Federal, State, and local literacy resources consistent with 
     the purposes of this part. Such coordination and integration 
     shall include funds available under the Adult Education and 
     Family Literacy Act, the Head Start Act, this part, part A of 
     this title, and part A of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act.
       ``(2) Consortia.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--To receive a grant under this 
     subsection, a State shall establish a consortium of State-
     level programs under the following laws:
       ``(i) This title (other than part D).
       ``(ii) The Head Start Act.
       ``(iii) The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act.
       ``(iv) All other State-funded preschool programs and 
     programs providing literacy services to adults.
       ``(B) Plan.--To receive a grant under this subsection, the 
     consortium established by a State shall create a plan to use 
     a portion of the State's resources, derived from the programs 
     referred to in subparagraph (A), to strengthen and expand 
     family literacy services in such State.
       ``(C) Coordination with part c of title ii.--The consortium 
     shall coordinate its activities with the activities of the 
     reading and literacy partnership for the State established 
     under section 2253(d), if the State educational agency 
     receives a grant under section 2253.
       ``(3) Reading instruction.--Statewide family literacy 
     initiatives implemented under this subsection shall base 
     reading instruction on scientifically based reading research 
     (as such term is defined in section 2252).
       ``(4) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall provide, 
     directly or through a grant or contract with an organization 
     with experience in the development and operation of 
     successful family literacy services, technical assistance to 
     States receiving a grant under this subsection.
       ``(5) Matching requirement.--The Secretary shall not make a 
     grant to a State under this subsection unless the State 
     agrees that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the 
     eligible consortium in carrying out the activities for which 
     the grant was awarded, the State will make available non-
     Federal contributions in an amount equal to not less than the 
     Federal funds provided under the grant.''.

     SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 1202(e) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6362(e)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) the term `family literacy services' means services 
     provided to participants on a voluntary basis that are of 
     sufficient intensity in terms of hours, and of sufficient 
     duration, to make sustainable changes in a family, and that 
     integrate all of the following activities:
       ``(A) Interactive literacy activities between parents and 
     their children.
       ``(B) Training for parents regarding how to be the primary 
     teacher for their children and full partners in the education 
     of their children.
       ``(C) Parent literacy training that leads to economic self-
     sufficiency.
       ``(D) An age-appropriate education to prepare children for 
     success in school and life experiences.

     SEC. 203. EVALUATION.

       Section 1209 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6369) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) to provide States and eligible entities receiving a 
     subgrant under this part, directly or through a grant or 
     contract with an organization with experience in the 
     development and operation of successful family literacy 
     services, technical assistance to ensure local evaluations 
     undertaken under section 1205(10) provide accurate 
     information on the effectiveness of programs assisted under 
     this part.''.

     SEC. 204. INDICATORS OF PROGRAM QUALITY.

       (a) In General.--The Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 1210 as section 1212; and
       (2) by inserting after section 1209 the following:

     ``SEC. 1210. INDICATORS OF PROGRAM QUALITY.

       ``Each State receiving funds under this part shall develop, 
     based on the best available research and evaluation data, 
     indicators of program quality for programs assisted under 
     this part. Such indicators shall be used to monitor, 
     evaluate, and improve such programs within the State. Such 
     indicators shall include the following:
       ``(1) With respect to eligible participants in a program 
     who are adults--
       ``(A) achievement in the areas of reading, writing, English 
     language acquisition, problem solving, and numeracy;
       ``(B) receipt of a high school diploma or a general 
     equivalency diploma;
       ``(C) entry into a postsecondary school, job retraining 
     program, or employment or career advancement, including the 
     military; and
       ``(D) such other indicators as the State may develop.
       ``(2) With respect to eligible participants in a program 
     who are children--
       ``(A) improvement in ability to read on grade level or 
     reading readiness;
       ``(B) school attendance;
       ``(C) grade retention and promotion; and
       ``(D) such other indicators as the State may develop.''.
       (b) State Level Activities.--Section 1203(a) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6363(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) carrying out section 1210.''.
       (c) Award of Subgrants.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 
     1208(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 6368) are amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Continuing eligibility.--In awarding subgrant funds 
     to continue a program under this part for the second, third, 
     or fourth year, the State educational agency shall evaluate 
     the program based on the indicators of program quality 
     developed by the State under section 1210. Such evaluation 
     shall take place after the conclusion of the startup period, 
     if any.
       ``(4) Insufficient progress.--The State educational agency 
     may refuse to award subgrant funds if such agency finds that 
     the eligible entity has not sufficiently improved the 
     performance of the program, as evaluated based on the 
     indicators of program quality developed by the State under 
     section 1210, after--
       ``(A) providing technical assistance to the eligible 
     entity; and
       ``(B) affording the eligible entity notice and an 
     opportunity for a hearing.''.

     SEC. 205. RESEARCH.

       The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 
     amended by section 204 of this Act, is further amended by 
     inserting after section 1210 the following:

     ``SEC. 1211. RESEARCH.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out, through 
     grant or contract, research into the components of successful 
     family literacy services, to use--

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       ``(1) to improve the quality of existing programs assisted 
     under this part or other family literacy programs carried out 
     under this Act or the Adult Education and Family Literacy 
     Act; and
       ``(2) to develop models for new programs to be carried out 
     under this Act or the Adult Education and Family Literacy 
     Act.
       ``(b) Dissemination.--The National Institute for Literacy 
     shall disseminate, pursuant to section 2258, the results of 
     the research described in subsection (a) to States and 
     recipients of subgrants under this part.''.

                         SUBTITLE III--REPEALS

     SEC. 301. REPEAL OF CERTAIN UNFUNDED EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Community School Partnerships.--The Community School 
     Partnership Act (contained in part B of title V of the 
     Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 1070 note) 
     is repealed.
       (b) Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and 
     Improvement Act of 1994.--Section 941(j) of the Educational 
     Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 
     1994 (20 U.S.C. 6041(j)) is repealed.
       (c) Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.--The 
     following provisions are repealed:
       (1) Innovative elementary school transition projects.--
     Section 1503 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 6493).
       (2) De lugo territorial education improvement program.--
     Part H of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8221 et seq.).
       (3) Extended time for learning and longer school year.--
     Part L of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8351).
       (4) Territorial assistance.--Part M of title X of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     8371).
       (d) Family and Community Endeavor Schools.--The Family and 
     Community Endeavor Schools Act (42 U.S.C. 13792) is repealed.
       (e) Goals 2000: Educate America Act.--Subsections (b) and 
     (d)(1) of section 601 of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 5951) are repealed.

            SUBTITLE IV--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 401. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT 
                   ACT OF 1998.

       (1) Section 111(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
     is amended by striking ``Chairman'' and inserting 
     ``Chairperson''.
       (2) Section 112(c)(1) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``; and'' and inserting ``; or''.
       (3) Section 116(a)(3)(D)(ii)(I)(aa) of such Act is amended 
     by striking ``; or'' and inserting ``; and''.
       (4) Section 117 of such Act is amended--
       (A) in subsection (f)(1)(D), by striking ``State'' and 
     inserting ``Governor''; and
       (B) in subsection (i)(1)(D)(ii), by striking subclause 
     (II), and inserting the following:
       ``(II) other representatives of employees in the local area 
     (for a local area in which no employees are represented by 
     such organizations).''.
       (5) Section 134(d)(4)(F) of such Act is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(iii) Individual training accounts.--An individual who 
     seeks training services and who is eligible pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A), may, in consultation with a case manager, 
     select an eligible provider of training services from the 
     list or identifying information for providers described in 
     clause (ii)(I). Upon such selection, the one-stop operator 
     involved shall, to the extent practicable, refer such 
     individual to the eligible provider of training services, and 
     arrange for payment for such services through an individual 
     training account.''.
       (6) Section 159 of such Act is amended--
       (A) in subsections (c)(1)(G) and (d)(4), by striking 
     ``post-secondary'' and inserting ``postsecondary''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``containing'' and 
     inserting ``containing,''.
       (7) Section 166(h)(3)(A) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (B)''.
       (8) Section 167(d) of such Act is amended by inserting 
     ``and section 127(b)(1)(A)(iii)'' after ``this section''.
       (9) Section 170(a)(1) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``carry out'' and inserting ``carrying out''.
       (10) Section 170(b)(2) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``174(b)'' and inserting ``173(b)''.
       (11) Section 171(b)(2) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``only on a competitive'' and all that follows through the 
     period and inserting ``in accordance with generally 
     applicable Federal requirements.''.
       (12) Section 173(a)(2) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``the Robert'' and inserting ``The Robert''.
       (13) Section 189(i)(1) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``1997 (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-234)'' and 
     inserting ``1998 (Public Law 105-78; 111 Stat. 1467).
       (14) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 192(a) of such Act 
     are amended by striking ``), to'' and inserting ``) to''.
       (15) Section 334(b) of such Act is amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Date.--The appointments of the members of the 
     Commission shall be made by February 1, 1999.''.
       (16) Section 405 of such Act is amended by striking ``et 
     seq.),'' and inserting ``et seq.)''.
       (17) Section 501(b)(1) of such Act is amended by adding at 
     the end the following: ``For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     activities and programs described in subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) of paragraph (2) shall not be considered to be 2 or more 
     activities or programs for purposes of the unified plan. Such 
     activities or programs shall be considered to be 1 activity 
     or program.''.
       (18) Section 505 of such Act is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``in this Act'' and 
     inserting ``under title I, II, or III or this title''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``under this Act'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``under title I, II, or III or 
     this title''.
       (19) Section 506(d) of such Act is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting ``planning authorized under'' after 
     ``carry out'' each place that such appears; and
       (ii) by striking ``the purposes'' and inserting ``the 
     planning purposes''.

     SEC. 402. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 
                   1973.

       (a) Redesignation.--
       (1) The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended by title IV 
     of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998) is further amended 
     by redesignating sections 6 through 19 as sections 7, 8, and 
     10 through 21, respectively.
       (2) The table of contents for the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973 (as amended by section 403 of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998) is further amended by striking the items 
     relating to sections 6 through 19 and inserting the 
     following:

``Sec. 7. Definitions.
``Sec. 8. Allotment percentage.
``Sec. 10. Nonduplication.
``Sec. 11. Application of other laws.
``Sec. 12. Administration of the Act.
``Sec. 13. Reports.
``Sec. 14. Evaluation.
``Sec. 15. Information clearinghouse.
``Sec. 16. Transfer of funds.
``Sec. 17. State administration.
``Sec. 18. Review of applications.
``Sec. 19. Carryover.
``Sec. 20. Client assistance information.
``Sec. 21. Traditionally underserved populations.''.

       (b) Section Headings.--
       (1) Section 1 of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``Short Title.--'' and inserting the following:

     ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       ``(a) Short Title.--''.
       (2) Section 2 of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``Findings.--'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE; POLICY.

       ``(a) Findings.--''.
       (3) Section 7 of such Act (as so amended and redesignated 
     in subsection (a)) is further amended by striking the section 
     heading and all that follows through ``(1) The term'' and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For the purposes of this Act:
       ``(1) Administrative costs.--The term''.
       (4) Section 19 of such Act (as so amended and redesignated 
     in subsection (a)) is further amended by striking the section 
     heading and all that follows through ``In General.--'' and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 19. CARRYOVER.

       ``(a) In General.--''.
       (5) Section 20 of such Act (as so amended and redesignated 
     in subsection (a)) is further amended by striking the section 
     heading and all that follows through ``All'' and inserting 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 20. CLIENT ASSISTANCE INFORMATION.

       ``All''.
       (6) Section 21 of such Act (as so amended and redesignated 
     in subsection (a)) is further amended by striking the section 
     heading and all that follows through ``Findings.--'' and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 21. TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.

       ``(a) Findings.--''.
       (7) Section 110 of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``(a)(1) Subject'' and inserting the following:


                           ``state allotments

       ``Sec. 110. (a)(1) Subject''.
       (8) Section 111 of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``(a)(1) Except'' and inserting the following:


                          ``payments to states

       ``Sec. 111. (a)(1) Except''.
       (9) Section 112 of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``(a) From'' and inserting the following:


                      ``client assistance program

       ``Sec. 112. (a) From''.
       (10) Section 121 of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``(a) The'' and inserting the following:


              ``vocational rehabilitation services grants

       ``Sec. 121. (a) The''.
       (11) Section 205 of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``Establishment.--'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 205. REHABILITATION RESEARCH ADVISORY COUNCIL.

       ``(a) Establishment.--''.

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       (12) Section 621 of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``It'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 621. PURPOSE.

       ``It''.
       (13) Section 622 of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``In General.--'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 622. ALLOTMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--''.
       (14) Section 623 of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``Funds provided under this part may'' and inserting 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 623. AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES.

       ``Funds provided under this part may''.
       (15) Section 624 of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``An'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 624. ELIGIBILITY.

       ``An''.
       (16) Section 625 of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``State Plan Supplements.--'' and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 625. STATE PLAN.

       ``(a) State Plan Supplements.--''.
       (17) Section 626 of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``Each'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 626. RESTRICTION.

       ``Each''.
       (18) Section 627 of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``Supported Employment Services.--'' and inserting 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 627. SAVINGS PROVISION.

       ``(a) Supported Employment Services.--''.
       (19) Section 628 of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``There'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 628. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There''.
       (c) Other Amendments.--
       (1) Section 7 of such Act (as so amended and redesignated 
     in subsection (a)) is further amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``objectives, 
     nature,'' and inserting ``nature'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (7);
       (C) in paragraph (16)(A)(iii), by striking ``client'' and 
     inserting ``eligible individual''; and
       (D) in paragraph (36)(C), by striking ``rehabilitation 
     objectives'' and inserting ``employment outcome''.
       (2) Section 10 of such Act (as so amended and redesignated 
     in subsection (a)) is further amended--
       (A) by striking ``disregarded: (1)'' and inserting the 
     following: ``disregarded--
       ``(1)'';
       (B) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(2)''; and
       (C) by striking ``No payment'' and inserting the following:
     ``No payment''.
       (3) The second and third sentences of section 21(a)(3) of 
     such Act (as so amended and redesignated in subsection (a)) 
     are further amended by striking ``are'' and inserting ``is''.
       (4) Section 101(a) of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (18)(C), by striking ``will be utilized'' 
     and inserting ``were utilized during the preceding year''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (21)(A)(i)(II)(bb), by striking 
     ``Commission'' and inserting ``commission''.
       (5) Section 102(c)(5)(F) (as so amended) is further 
     amended--
       (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end thereof;
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) not delegate the responsibility for making the final 
     decision to any officer or employee of the designated State 
     unit.''.
       (6) Section 105(b) of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``Governor'' the first place it appears and 
     inserting ``Governor or, in the case of a State that, under 
     State law, vests authority for the administration of the 
     activities carried out under this Act in an entity other than 
     the Governor (such as one or more houses of the State 
     legislature or an independent board), the chief officer of 
     that entity''; and
       (ii) in the second and third sentences, by striking 
     ``Governor'' and inserting ``appointing authority'';
       (B) in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by striking ``section 
     7(20)(A)'' and inserting ``section 7(20)(B)'';
       (C) in paragraph (5)(B)--
       (i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``governor'' 
     and inserting ``chief executive officer''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Governor shall'' and inserting 
     ``appointing authority described in paragraph (3) shall''; 
     and
       (D) in paragraphs (6)(A)(ii) and (7)(B), by striking 
     ``Governor'' and inserting ``appointing authority described 
     in paragraph (3)''.
       (7) Section 705(b) of such Act (as so amended) is further 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Governor'' the first place it appears and 
     inserting ``Governor or, in the case of a State that, under 
     State law, vests authority for the administration of the 
     activities carried out under this Act in an entity other than 
     the Governor (such as one or more houses of the State 
     legislature or an independent board), the chief officer of 
     that entity''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``Governor'' and 
     inserting ``appointing authority'';
       (B) in paragraph (5)(B)--
       (i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``governor'' 
     and inserting ``chief executive officer''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Governor shall'' and inserting 
     ``appointing authority described in paragraph (3) shall''; 
     and
       (C) in paragraphs (6)(A)(ii) and (7)(B), by striking 
     ``Governor'' and inserting ``appointing authority described 
     in paragraph (3)''.

     SEC. 403. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS.

       (a) Wagner-Peyser Act.--
       (1) In general.--Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (as 
     added by section 309 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998) 
     is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i), by striking ``of this 
     section'' the second place it appears; and
       (B) in subsection (e)(2)(G), by striking ``complementary'' 
     and inserting ``complementarity''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     take effect on July 2, 1999.
       (b) Older Americans Act of 1965.--Subparagraph (Q) of 
     section 502(b)(1) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3056(b)91)) (as added by section 323 of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998) is amended by aligning the margins of 
     the subparagraph with the margins of subparagraph (P) of such 
     section.

     SEC. 404. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS REGARDING ADULT EDUCATION.

       (a) References to Title.--The matter preceding paragraph 
     (1) of section 203, and sections 204 and 205, of the Adult 
     Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9202, 9203, and 
     9204) are each amended by striking ``this subtitle'' and 
     inserting ``this title''.
       (b) Qualifying Adult.--Section 211(d)(1) of the Adult 
     Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9211(d)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``, but less than 61 years of age''.
       (c) Levels of Performance.--Section 212(b)(3)(A)(vi) of the 
     Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 
     9212(b)(3)(A)(vi)) is amended by striking ``136(j)'' and 
     inserting ``136(i)(1)''.
       (d) Corrections Education.--Section 225(a) of the Adult 
     Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9225) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``or education'' and 
     inserting ``and education''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``with'' and inserting 
     ``within''.
       (e) National Leadership Activities.--Section 243(2)(B) of 
     the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 
     9253(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``qualify'' and inserting 
     ``quality''.
       (f) Incentive Grants.--Section 503(a) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 9273(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``expected'' and inserting ``adjusted''.

     SEC. 405. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) References to Section 204 of the Immigration Reform and 
     Control Act of 1986.--The table of contents for the 
     Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 204 of such Act.
       (b) References to Title II of Public Law 95-250.--Section 
     103 of Public Law 95-250 (16 U.S.C. 79l) is amended--
       (1) by striking the second sentence of subsection (a); and
       (2) by striking the second sentence of subsection (b).
       (c) References to Subtitle C of Title VII of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.--
       (1) Table of contents relating to subtitle c of title 
     vii.--The table of contents of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11421 et seq.) is amended 
     by striking the items relating to sections 731 through 737, 
     and sections 739 through 741, of such Act.
       (2) Title vii.--Title VII of such Act is amended by 
     inserting before section 738 the following:

             ``Subtitle C--Job Training for the Homeless''.

       (3) Title 31, united states code.--Section 6703(a) of title 
     31, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (15); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (16) through (19) as 
     paragraphs (15) through (18), respectively.
       (d) References to Job Training Partnership Act Prior to 
     Repeal.--
       (1) Title 5, united states code.--Section 3502(d) of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (i) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) the appropriate State dislocated worker unit or 
     office (referred to in section 311(b)(2) of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act), or the State or entity designated by the 
     State to carry out rapid response activities under section 
     134(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998; and''; 
     and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``other services 
     under the Job Training Partnership Act'' and inserting 
     ``other services under the Job Training Partnership Act or 
     under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''; and

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       (B) in paragraph (4), in the second sentence, by striking 
     ``Secretary of Labor on matters relating to the Job Training 
     Partnership Act'' and inserting ``Secretary of Labor on 
     matters relating to the Job Training Partnership Act or title 
     I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (2) Food stamp act of 1977.--
       (A) Section 5.--Section 5(l) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2014(l)) is amended by striking ``Notwithstanding 
     section 142(b) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1552(b)), earnings to individuals participating in on-the-job 
     training programs under section 204(b)(1)(C) or section 
     264(c)(1)(A) of the Job Training Partnership Act'' and 
     inserting ``Notwithstanding section 142(b) of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or section 181(a)(2) of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998, earnings to individuals 
     participating in on-the-job training programs under section 
     204(b)(1)(C) or 264(c)(1)(A) of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act or in on-the-job training under title I of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998''.
       (B) Section 6.--Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2015) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (d)(4)(M), by striking ``the State public 
     employment offices and agencies operating programs under the 
     Job Training Partnership Act'' and inserting ``the State 
     public employment offices and agencies operating programs 
     under the Job Training Partnership Act or of the State public 
     employment offices and other State agencies and providers 
     carrying out activities under title I of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998'';
       (ii) in subsection (e)(3), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) a program under the Job Training Partnership Act or 
     title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998;''; and
       (iii) in subsection (o)(1)(A), by striking ``Job Training 
     Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)'' and inserting 
     ``Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998''.
       (C) Section 17.--The second sentence of section 17(b)(2) of 
     the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(2)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``to accept an offer of employment from a 
     political subdivision or a prime sponsor pursuant to the 
     Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as amended 
     (29 U.S.C. 812),'' and inserting ``to accept an offer of 
     employment from a political subdivision or provider pursuant 
     to a program carried out under the Job Training Partnership 
     Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``: Provided, That all of the political 
     subdivision's'' and all that follows and inserting ``, if all 
     of the jobs supported under the program have been made 
     available to participants in the program before the political 
     subdivision or provider providing the jobs extends an offer 
     of employment under this paragraph, and if the political 
     subdivision or provider, in employing the person, complies 
     with the requirements of Federal law that relate to the 
     program.''.
       (3) Personal responsibility and work opportunity 
     reconciliation act of 1996.--
       (A) Section 403(c)(2)(K) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1613(c)(2)(K)) is amended by striking ``Job Training 
     Partnership Act'' and inserting ``Job Training Partnership 
     Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (B) Section 423(d)(11) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1183a 
     note) is amended by striking ``Job Training Partnership Act'' 
     and inserting ``Job Training Partnership Act or title I of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (4) Immigration and nationality act.--Section 245A(h)(4)(F) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1255a(h)(4)(F)) is amended by striking ``The Job Training 
     Partnership Act.'' and inserting ``The Job Training 
     Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998.''.
       (5) Refugee education assistance act of 1980.--Section 
     402(a)(4) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (8 
     U.S.C. 1522 note) is amended by striking ``the Comprehensive 
     Employment and Training Act of 1973'' and inserting ``the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998''.
       (6) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 
     1991.--Section 4003(5)(C) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2391 note) 
     is amended by inserting before the period the following: ``, 
     as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (7) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 
     1993.--
       (A) Section 3161.--Section 3161(c)(6) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 
     7274h(c)(6)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) programs carried out by the Secretary of Labor under 
     the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998;''.
       (B) Section 4461.--Section 4461(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 1143 note) 
     is amended by striking ``The Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).'' and inserting ``The Job Training 
     Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998.''.
       (C) Section 4471.--Section 4471 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 2501 note) 
     is amended--
       (i) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``the State 
     dislocated'' and all that follows through ``and the chief'' 
     and inserting ``the State dislocated worker unit or office 
     referred to in section 311(b)(2) of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act, or the State or entity designated by the 
     State to carry out rapid response activities under section 
     134(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and the 
     chief'';
       (ii) in subsection (d)--

       (I) in the first sentence, by striking ``for training, 
     adjustment assistance, and employment services'' and all that 
     follows through ``except where'' and inserting ``for 
     training, adjustment assistance, and employment services 
     under section 325 or 325A of the Job Training Partnership Act 
     or to participate in employment and training activities 
     carried out under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998, except in a case in which''; and
       (II) by striking the second sentence; and

       (iii) in subsection (e), by striking ``for training,'' and 
     all that follows through ``beginning'' and inserting ``, on 
     the basis of any related reduction in funding under the 
     contract, for training, adjustment assistance, and employment 
     services under section 325 or 325A of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or to participate in employment and training 
     activities under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998, beginning''.
       (D) Section 4492.--Section 4492(b) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 1143 note) 
     is amended by striking ``the Job Training Partnership Act'' 
     and inserting ``the Job Training Partnership Act or title I 
     of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (8) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 
     1994.--Section 1333(c)(2)(B) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 2701 note) 
     is amended by striking ``Private industry councils (as 
     described in section 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 1512)).'' and inserting ``Private industry 
     councils as described in section 102 of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or local workforce investment boards 
     established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act 
     of 1998.''.
       (9) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 
     1998.--Section 2824(c)(5) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note) 
     is amended by striking ``Job Training Partnership Act'' and 
     inserting ``Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (10) Small business act.--The fourth sentence of section 
     7(j)(13)(E) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     636(j)(13)(E)) is amended by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)'' and inserting 
     ``the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (11) Employment act of 1946.--Section 4(f)(2)(B) of the 
     Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1022a(f)(2)(B)) is amended 
     by striking ``and include these in the annual Employment and 
     Training Report of the President required under section 
     705(a) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 
     1973 (hereinafter in this Act referred to as `CETA')'' and 
     inserting ``and prepare and submit to the President an annual 
     report containing the recommendations''.
       (12) Full employment and balanced growth act of 1978.--
       (A) Section 206.--Section 206 of the Full Employment and 
     Balanced Growth Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3116) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (b)--

       (I) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``CETA'' and inserting ``the Job Training Partnership Act and 
     title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''; and
       (II) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(including use of 
     section 110 of CETA when necessary)''; and

       (ii) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``CETA'' and 
     inserting ``activities carried out under the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998''.
       (B) Section 401.--Section 401(d) of the Full Employment and 
     Balanced Growth Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3151(d)) is amended by 
     striking ``include, in the annual Employment and Training 
     Report of the President provided under section 705(a) of 
     CETA,'' and inserting ``include, in the annual report 
     referred to in section 4(f)(2)(B) of the Employment Act of 
     1946 (15 U.S.C. 1022a(f)(2)(B)),''.
       (13) Title 18, united states code.--Subsections (a), (b), 
     and (c) of section 665 of title 18, United States Code are 
     amended by striking ``the Comprehensive Employment and 
     Training Act or the Job Training Partnership Act'' and 
     inserting ``the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (14) Trade act of 1974.--
       (A) Section 236.--Section 236(a)(5)(B) of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(5)(B)) is amended by striking 
     ``section 303 of the Job Training Partnership Act'' and 
     inserting ``section 303 of the Job Training Partnership Act 
     or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (B) Section 239.--Section 239(e) of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2311(e)) is amended by striking ``under title III 
     of the Job Training Partnership Act'' and inserting ``under 
     title III of the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (15) Higher education act of 1965.--
       (A) Section 418a.--Subsections (b)(1)(B)(ii) and (c)(1)(A) 
     of section 418A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1070d-2) are amended by striking ``section 402 of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act'' and inserting

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     ``section 402 of the Job Training Partnership Act or section 
     167 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (B) Section 480.--Section 480(b)(14) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(b)(14)) is amended by 
     striking ``Job Training Partnership Act noneducational 
     benefits'' and inserting ``Job Training Partnership Act 
     noneducational benefits or benefits received through 
     participation in employment and training activities under 
     title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (16) Department of education organization act.--Subsection 
     (a) of section 302 of the Department of Education 
     Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3443(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``under section 303(c)(2) of the Comprehensive Employment and 
     Training Act'' and inserting ``relating to such education''.
       (17) National skill standards act of 1994.--
       (A) Section 504.--Section 504(c)(3) of the National Skill 
     Standards Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 5934(c)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``the Capacity Building and Information and 
     Dissemination Network established under section 453(b) of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1733(b)) and''.
       (B) Section 508.--Section 508(1) of the National Skill 
     Standards Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 5938(1)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(1) Community-based organization.--The term `community-
     based organization' means a private nonprofit organization 
     that is representative of a community or a significant 
     segment of a community and that has demonstrated expertise 
     and effectiveness in the field of workforce investment.''.
       (18) Elementary and secondary education act of 1965.--
       (A) Section 1205.--Section 1205(8)(B) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6365(8)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``the Job Training Partnership Act'' and 
     inserting ``the Job Training Partnership Act and title I of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (B) Section 1414.--Section 1414(c)(8) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6434(c)(8)) is 
     amended by striking ``programs under the Job Training 
     Partnership Act,'' and inserting ``programs under the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998,''.
       (C) Section 1423.--Section 1423(9) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6453(9)) is 
     amended by striking ``programs under the Job Training and 
     Partnership Act'' and inserting ``programs under the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998''.
       (D) Section 1425.--Section 1425(9) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6455(9)) is 
     amended by striking ``, such as funds under the Job Training 
     Partnership Act,'' and inserting ``, such as funds made 
     available under the Job Training Partnership Act or title I 
     of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,''.
       (19) District of columbia school reform act of 1995.--
     Section 2604(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the District of Columbia School 
     Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-145) 
     is amended by striking ``Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)'' and inserting ``Job Training 
     Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998''.
       (20) Freedom support act.--The last sentence of section 505 
     of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5855) is amended by 
     striking ``, through the Defense Conversion'' and all that 
     follows through ``or through'' and inserting ``or through''.
       (21) Emergency jobs and unemployment assistance act of 
     1974.--
       (A) Section 204.--Section 204(b) of the Emergency Jobs and 
     Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is 
     amended by striking ``designate as an area'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``designate as an area under this 
     section an area that is a service delivery area established 
     under section 101 of the Job Training Partnership Act (except 
     that after local workforce investment areas are designated 
     under section 116 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for 
     the State involved, the corresponding local workforce 
     investment area shall be considered to be the area designated 
     under this section) or a local workforce investment area 
     designated under section 116 of the Workforce Investment Act 
     of 1998.''.
       (B) Section 223.--Section 223 of the Emergency Jobs and 
     Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is 
     amended--
       (i) in paragraph (3), by striking ``assistance provided'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``assistance provided 
     under the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998;''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``funds provided'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``funds provided under the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998;''.
       (22) Job training reform amendments of 1992.--Section 701 
     of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992 (29 U.S.C. 1501 
     note) is repealed.
       (23) Public law 98-524.--Section 7 of Public Law 98-524 (29 
     U.S.C. 1551 note) is repealed.
       (24) Veterans' benefits and programs improvement act of 
     1988.--Section 402 of the Veterans' Benefits and Programs 
     Improvement Act of 1988 (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``title III of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.)'' and 
     inserting ``title III of the Job Training Partnership Act or 
     title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'';
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``Training, in 
     consultation with the office designated or created under 
     section 322(b) of the Job Training Partnership Act,'' and 
     inserting ``Training, in consultation with the unit or office 
     designated or created under section 322(b) of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or any successor to such unit or 
     office under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998,''; and
       (C) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``part C'' and all 
     that follows through``; and'' and inserting ``part C of title 
     IV of the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998; and''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Employment and 
     training'' and all that follows and inserting ``Employment 
     and training activities for dislocated workers under title 
     III of the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998.''.
       (25) Veterans' job training act.--
       (A) Section 13.--Section 13(b) of the Veterans' Job 
     Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) is amended by striking 
     ``assistance under the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)'' and inserting ``assistance under the 
     Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998''.
       (B) Section 14.--Section 14(b)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the 
     Veterans' Job Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) is amended 
     by striking ``under part C of title IV of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)'' and inserting 
     ``under part C of title IV the Job Training Partnership Act 
     or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (C) Section 15.--Section 15(c)(2) of the Veterans' Job 
     Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) is amended--
       (i) in the second sentence, by striking ``part C of title 
     IV of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et 
     seq.)'' and inserting ``part C of title IV of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998''; and
       (ii) in the third sentence, by striking ``title III of that 
     Act'' and inserting ``title III of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998''.
       (26) Worker adjustment and retraining notification act.--
     Section 3(a)(2) of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining 
     Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2102(a)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``to the State'' and all that follows through ``and 
     the chief'' and inserting ``to the State dislocated worker 
     unit or office (referred to in section 311(b)(2) of the Job 
     Training and Partnership Act), or the State or entity 
     designated by the State to carry out rapid response 
     activities under section 134(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998, and the chief''.
       (27) Title 31, united states code.--Section 6703(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Programs under title II or IV of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or under title I of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998.''.
       (28) Veterans' rehabilitation and education amendments of 
     1980.--Section 512 of the Veterans' Rehabilitation and 
     Education Amendments of 1980 (38 U.S.C. 4101 note) is amended 
     by striking ``the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act 
     (29 U.S.C. et seq.),'' and inserting ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998,''.
       (29) Title 38, united states code.--
       (A) Section 4102a.--Section 4102A(d) of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act'' and inserting ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act and title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
     of 1998''.
       (B) Section 4103a.--Section 4103A(c)(4) of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``(including part C of 
     title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 
     et seq.))'' and inserting ``including part C of title IV of 
     the Job Training Partnership Act and title I of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998''.
       (C) Section 4213.--Section 4213 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``program assisted under the Job 
     Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.),'' and 
     inserting ``program carried out under the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998,''.
       (30) Social security act.--Section 403(a)(5) of Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(vii)(I), by striking ``(as 
     described in section 103(c) of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act)'' and inserting ``(as described in section 103(c) of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act or defined in section 101 of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998)''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D)--
       (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``means, with respect to a 
     service delivery area, the private industry council (or 
     successor entity) established for the service delivery area 
     pursuant to the Job Training Partnership Act'' and inserting 
     ``means, with respect to a service delivery area, the private 
     industry council or local workforce investment board 
     established for the service delivery area pursuant to the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce 
     Investment Area of 1998, as appropriate''; and 
       (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``shall have the meaning 
     given such term (or the successor to such term) for purposes 
     of the Job Training Partnership Act'' and inserting ``shall 
     have the meaning given such term for purposes of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or shall mean a local area as 
     defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998, as appropriate''.

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       (31) United states housing act.--Section 23 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``the Job 
     Training'' and all that follows through ``or the'' and 
     inserting ``the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or the'';
       (B) in the first sentence of subsection (f)(2), by striking 
     ``programs under the'' and all that follows through ``and 
     the'' and inserting ``programs under the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 or the''; and
       (C) in subsection (g)--
       (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``programs under the'' 
     and all that follows through ``and the'' and inserting 
     ``programs under the Job Training Partnership Act or title I 
     of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or the''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (3)(H), by striking ``program under'' and 
     all that follows through ``and any other'' and inserting 
     ``programs under the Job Training Partnership Act or title I 
     of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and any other''.
       (32) Housing act of 1949.--Section 504(c)(3) of the Housing 
     Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474(c)(3)) is amended by striking 
     ``pursuant to'' and all that follows through ``or the'' and 
     inserting ``pursuant to the Job Training Partnership Act or 
     title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or the''.
       (33) Older americans act of 1965.--
       (A) Section 203.--Section 203 of the Older Americans Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 3013) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a)(2), by striking the last sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``In particular, the Secretary of 
     Labor shall consult and cooperate with the Assistant 
     Secretary in carrying out the Job Training Partnership Act 
     and title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.''; and
       (ii) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998,''.
       (B) Section 502.--Section 502 of the Older Americans Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (b)(1)(N)(i), by striking ``the Job 
     Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)'' and 
     inserting ``the Job Training Partnership Act and title I of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''; and
       (ii) in subsection (e)(2)(C), by striking ``programs 
     carried out under section 124 of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1534)'' and inserting ``programs carried out 
     under the Job Training Partnership Act and title I of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (C) Section 503.--Section 503(b)(1) of the Older Americans 
     Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056a(b)(1)) is amended--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act'' and inserting ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act and title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
     of 1998''; and
       (ii) in the first sentence, by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act'' and inserting ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998''.
       (D) Section 510.--Section 510 of the Older Americans Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056h) is amended by striking the matter 
     following the section heading and inserting the following:
       ``In the case of projects under this title carried out 
     jointly with programs carried out under the Job Training 
     Partnership Act, eligible individuals shall be deemed to 
     satisfy the requirements of sections 203 and 204(d)(5)(A) of 
     such Act (29 U.S.C. 1603, 1604(d)(5)(A)) that are applicable 
     to adults. In the case of projects under this title carried 
     out jointly with programs carried out under subtitle B of 
     title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, eligible 
     individuals shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of 
     section 134 of such Act.''.
       (34) Omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968.--
     Section 1801(b)(3) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee(b)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``activities carried out under part B of title IV of 
     the Job Training Partnership Act (relating to Job Corps) (29 
     U.S.C. 1691 et seq.)'' and inserting ``activities carried out 
     under part B of title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act 
     or subtitle C of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 (relating to Job Corps)''.
       (35) Environmental programs assistance act of 1984.--The 
     second sentence of section 2(a) of the Environmental Programs 
     Assistance Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 4368a(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``and title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act'' 
     and inserting ``and title IV of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act or subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
     of 1998''.
       (36) Domestic volunteer service act of 1973.--
       (A) Section 103.--The second sentence of section 103(d) of 
     the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
     4953(d)) is amended to read as follows: ``Whenever feasible, 
     such efforts shall be coordinated with an appropriate private 
     industry council established under the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or local workforce investment board 
     established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act 
     of 1998.''.
       (B) Section 109.--Subsections (c)(2) and (d)(2) of section 
     109 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
     4959) is amended by striking ``administrative entities 
     designated to administer job training plans under the Job 
     Training Partnership Act'' and inserting ``administrative 
     entities designated to administer job training plans under 
     the Job Training Partnership Act and eligible providers of 
     employment and training activities under subtitle B of title 
     I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (37) Age discrimination act of 1975.--Section 304(c)(1) of 
     the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6103(c)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``Except with'' and all that follows 
     through ``nothing'' and inserting ``Nothing''.
       (38) Energy conservation and production act.--Section 
     414(b)(3) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6864(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``the Comprehensive 
     Employment and Training Act of 1973'' and inserting ``the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998''.
       (39) National energy conservation policy act.--Section 233 
     of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6873) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
     striking ``the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 
     1973'' and inserting ``the Job Training Partnership Act or 
     title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (40) Community economic development act of 1981.--Section 
     617(a)(3) of the Community Economic Development Act of 1981 
     (42 U.S.C. 9806(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``activities 
     such as those described in the Comprehensive Employment and 
     Training Act'' and inserting ``activities such as the 
     activities described in the Job Training Partnership Act or 
     title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (41) Stewart b. mckinney homeless assistance act.--Section 
     103(b)(2) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 11302(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``the Job 
     Training Partnership Act'' and inserting ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998''.
       (42) National and community service act of 1990.--
       (A) Section 177.--Section 177(d) of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12637(d)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(d) Treatment of Benefits.--Allowances, earnings, and 
     payments to individuals participating in programs that 
     receive assistance under this title shall not be considered 
     to be income for the purposes of determining eligibility for 
     and the amount of income transfer and in-kind aid furnished 
     under any Federal or federally assisted program based on 
     need, other than as provided under the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).''.
       (B) Section 198c.--Section 198C of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653c) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``a military 
     installation described in section 325(e)(1) of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1662d(e)(1)).'' and 
     inserting ``a military installation being closed or realigned 
     under--
       ``(A) the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
     (part A of title XXIX of division B of Public Law 101-510; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note); and
       ``(B) title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
     Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note).''; and
       (ii) in subsection (e)(1)(B), by striking clause (iii) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(iii) an eligible youth described in section 423 of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act or an individual described in 
     section 144 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.''.
       (C) Section 199l.--Section 199L(a) of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12655m(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)'' and inserting ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act and title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
     of 1998''.
       (43) Cranston-gonzalez national affordable housing act.--
       (A) Section 454.--Subparagraphs (H) and (M) of subsection 
     (c)(2), and subsection (d)(7), of section 454 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12899c) are amended by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act'' and inserting ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act and title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
     of 1998''.
       (B) Section 456.--The first sentence of section 456(e) of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
     U.S.C. 12899e(e)) is amended by inserting ``(as in effect on 
     the day before the date of enactment of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998)'' after ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act'' each place it appears.
       (44) Violent crime control and law enforcement act of 
     1994.--Section 31113(a)(4)(C) of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13823(a)(4)(C)) is 
     amended by striking ``authorized under the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)'' and inserting 
     ``authorized under the Job Training Partnership Act or title 
     I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.
       (e) Other References to Title VII of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.--
       (1) Table of contents.--The table of contents of the 
     Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11421 
     et seq.) is amended by striking the items relating to title 
     VII of such Act, except the items relating to the title 
     heading, and subtitles B and C, of such title.
       (2) Title vii.--The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
     Act (as amended by section 199(b)(1) of the Workforce 
     Investment

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     Act of 1998) is further amended by inserting before subtitle 
     B (relating to education for homeless children and families) 
     the following:

               ``SUBTITLE VII--EDUCATION AND TRAINING''.

       (f) References to Job Training Partnership Act Subsequent 
     to Repeal.--
       (1) Title 5, united states code.--Section 3502(d) of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (i) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) the State or entity designated by the State to carry 
     out rapid response activities under section 134(a)(2)(A) of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998; and''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``under the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4), in the second sentence, by striking 
     ``the Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (2) Food stamp act of 1977.--
       (A) Section 5.--Section 5(l) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2014(l)) is amended by striking ``Notwithstanding 
     section 142(b) of the Job Training Partnership Act or section 
     181(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, earnings 
     to individuals participating in on-the-job training programs 
     under section 204(b)(1)(C) or 264(c)(1)(A) of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or in on-the-job training under 
     title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and 
     inserting ``Notwithstanding section 181(a)(2) of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998, earnings to individuals 
     participating in on-the-job training under title I of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998''
       (B) Section 6.--Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2015) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (d)(4)(M), by striking ``the State public 
     employment offices and agencies operating programs under the 
     Job Training Partnership Act or of'';
       (ii) in subsection (e)(3), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) a program under title I of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998;''; and
       (iii) in subsection (o)(1)(A), by striking ``Job Training 
     Partnership Act or''.
       (C) Section 17.--The second sentence of section 17(b)(2) of 
     the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``the Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (3) Personal responsibility and work opportunity 
     reconciliation act of 1996.--
       (A) Section 403(c)(2)(K) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1613(c)(2)(K)) is amended by striking ``Job Training 
     Partnership Act or''.
       (B) Section 423(d)(11) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1183a 
     note) is amended by striking ``Job Training Partnership Act 
     or''.
       (4) Immigration and nationality act.--Section 245A(h)(4)(F) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1255a(h)(4)(F)) is amended by striking ``The Job Training 
     Partnership Act or title'' and inserting ``Title''.
       (5) Refugee education assistance act of 1980.--Section 
     402(a)(4) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (8 
     U.S.C. 1522 note) is amended by striking ``the Comprehensive 
     Employment and Training Act of 1973'' and inserting ``the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or''.
       (6) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 
     1993.--
       (A) Section 3161.--Section 3161(c)(6) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 
     7274h(c)(6)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) programs carried out by the Secretary of Labor under 
     title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998;''.
       (B) Section 4461.--Section 4461(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 1143 note) 
     is amended by striking ``The Job Training Partnership Act of 
     title'' and inserting ``Title''.
       (C) Section 4471.--Section 4471 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 2501 note) 
     is amended--
       (i) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``the State 
     dislocated worker unit or office referred to in section 
     311(b)(2) of the Job Training Partnership Act, or'';
       (ii) in subsection (d), in the first sentence, by striking 
     ``for training, adjustment assistance, and employment 
     services under section 325 or 325A of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or''; and
       (iii) in subsection (e), by striking ``for training, 
     adjustment assistance, and employment services under section 
     325 or 325A of the Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (D) Section 4492.--Section 4492(b) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 1143 note) 
     is amended by striking ``the Job Training Partnership Act 
     or''.
       (7) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 
     1994.--Section 1333(c)(2)(B) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 2701 note) 
     is amended by striking ``Private industry councils as 
     described in section 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act 
     or local'' and inserting ``local''.
       (8) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 
     1998.--Section 2824(c)(5) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note) 
     is amended by striking ``Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (9) Small business act.--The fourth sentence of section 
     7(j)(13)(E) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     636(j)(13)(E)) is amended by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or''.
       (10) Full employment and balanced growth act of 1978.--
     Section 206 of the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 
     1978 (15 U.S.C. 3116) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``CETA'' and inserting ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act and''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``activities carried 
     out under the Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (11) Trade act of 1974.--
       (A) Section 236.--Section 236(a)(5)(B) of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(5)(B)) is amended by striking 
     ``section 303 of the Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (B) Section 239.--Section 239(e) of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2311(e)) is amended by striking ``title III of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (12) Higher education act of 1965.--
       (A) Section 418a.--Subsections (b)(1)(B)(ii) and (c)(1)(A) 
     of section 418A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1070d-2) are amended by striking ``section 402 of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (B) Section 480.--Section 480(b)(14) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(b)(14)) is amended by 
     striking ``Job Training Partnership Act noneducational 
     benefits or''.
       (13) Elementary and secondary education act of 1965.--
       (A) Section 1205.--Section 1205(8)(B) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6365(8)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``the Job Training Partnership Act and''.
       (B) Section 1414.--Section 1414(c)(8) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6434(c)(8)) is 
     amended by striking ``the Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (C) Section 1423.--Section 1423(9) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6453(9)) is 
     amended by striking ``the Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (D) Section 1425.--Section 1425(9) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6455(9)) is 
     amended by striking ``the Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (14) District of columbia school reform act of 1995.--
     Section 2604(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the District of Columbia School 
     Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-145) 
     is amended by striking ``Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (15) Emergency jobs and unemployment assistance act of 
     1974.--
       (A) Section 204.--Section 204(b) of the Emergency Jobs and 
     Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is 
     amended by striking ``service delivery area established'' and 
     all that follows through ``this section) or a''.
       (B) Section 223.--Section 223 of the Emergency Jobs and 
     Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is 
     amended--
       (i) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or''.
       (16) Veterans' benefits and programs improvement act of 
     1988.--Section 402 of the Veterans' Benefits and Programs 
     Improvement Act of 1988 (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``title III of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``part C of title IV 
     of the Job Training Partnership Act or''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``title III of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or''.
       (17) Veterans' job training act.--
       (A) Section 13.--Section 13(b) of the Veterans' Job 
     Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) is amended by striking 
     ``the Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (B) Section 14.--Section 14(b)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the 
     Veterans' Job Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) is amended 
     by striking ``part C of title IV the Job Training Partnership 
     Act or''.
       (C) Section 15.--Section 15(c)(2) of the Veterans' Job 
     Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) is amended--
       (i) in the second sentence, by striking ``part C of title 
     IV of the Job Training Partnership Act or''; and
       (ii) in the third sentence, by striking ``title III of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (18) Worker adjustment and retraining notification act.--
     Section 3(a)(2) of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining 
     Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2102(a)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``the State dislocated worker unit or office 
     (referred to in section 311(b)(2) of the Job Training and 
     Partnership Act), or''.
       (19) Title 31, united states code.--Section 6703(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Programs under title I of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998.''.
       (20) Veterans' rehabilitation and education amendments of 
     1980.--Section 512 of the Veterans' Rehabilitation and 
     Education Amendments of 1980 (38 U.S.C. 4101 note) is amended 
     by striking ``the Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (21) Title 38, united states code.--
       (A) Section 4102a.--Section 4102A(d) of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act and''.
       (B) Section 4103a.--Section 4103A(c)(4) of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by

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     striking ``part C of title IV of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act and''.
       (C) Section 4213.--Section 4213 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``the Job Training Partnership 
     Act or''.
       (22) Social security act.--Section 403(a)(5) of Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(vii)(I), by striking ``described in 
     section 103(c) of the Job Training Partnership Act or''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D)--
       (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or''; and
       (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``shall mean a local area 
     as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998, as appropriate''.
       (23) United states housing act.--Section 23 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or'';
       (B) in the first sentence of subsection (f)(2), by striking 
     ``the Job Training Partnership Act or''; and
       (C) in subsection (g)--
       (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (3)(H), by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or''.
       (24) Housing act of 1949.--Section 504(c)(3) of the Housing 
     Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474(c)(3)) is amended by striking 
     ``the Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (25) Older americans act of 1965.--
       (A) Section 203.--Section 203 of the Older Americans Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 3013) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act and''; and
       (ii) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,''.
       (B) Section 502.--Section 502 of the Older Americans Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (b)(1)(N)(i), by striking ``the Job 
     Training Partnership Act and''; and
       (ii) in subsection (e)(2)(C), by striking ``the Job 
     Training Partnership Act and''.
       (C) Section 503.--Section 503(b)(1) of the Older Americans 
     Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056a(b)(1)) is amended--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act and''; and
       (ii) in the first sentence, by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or''.
       (D) Section 510.--Section 510 of the Older Americans Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056h) is amended by striking the matter 
     following the section heading and inserting the following:
       ``In the case of projects under this title carried out 
     jointly with programs carried out under subtitle B of title I 
     of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, eligible individuals 
     shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 134 of 
     such Act.''.
       (26) Omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968.--
     Section 1801(b)(3) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee(b)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``part B of title IV of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act or''.
       (27) Environmental programs assistance act of 1984.--The 
     second sentence of section 2(a) of the Environmental Programs 
     Assistance Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 4368a(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (28) Domestic volunteer service act of 1973.--
       (A) Section 103.--The second sentence of section 103(d) of 
     the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
     4953(d)) is amended to read as follows: ``private industry 
     council established under the Job Training Partnership Act 
     or''.
       (B) Section 109.--Subsections (c)(2) and (d)(2) of section 
     109 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
     4959) is amended by striking ``administrative entities 
     designated to administer job training plans under the Job 
     Training Partnership Act and''.
       (29) Energy conservation and production act.--Section 
     414(b)(3) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6864(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act or''.
       (30) National energy conservation policy act.--Section 233 
     of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6873) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
     striking ``the Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (31) Community economic development act of 1981.--Section 
     617(a)(3) of the Community Economic Development Act of 1981 
     (42 U.S.C. 9806(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or''.
       (32) Stewart b. mckinney homeless assistance act.--Section 
     103(b)(2) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 11302(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or''.
       (33) National and community service act of 1990.--
       (A) Section 198c.--Section 198C(e)(1)(B) of the National 
     and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653c(e)(1)(C)) 
     is amended by striking clause (iii) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(iii) an individual described in section 144 of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998.''.
       (B) Section 199l.--Section 199L(a) of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12655m(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``the Job Training Partnership Act and''.
       (34) Cranston-gonzalez national affordable housing act.--
     Subparagraphs (H) and (M) of subsection (c)(2), and 
     subsection (d)(7), of section 454 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12899c) are 
     amended by striking ``the Job Training Partnership Act and''.
       (35) Violent crime control and law enforcement act of 
     1994.--Section 31113(a)(4)(C) of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13823(a)(4)(C)) is 
     amended by striking ``the Job Training Partnership Act or''.
       (g) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Immediately effective amendments.--The amendments made 
     by subsections (a) through (d) shall take effect on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Subsequently effective amendments.--
       (A) Stewart b. mckinney homeless assistance act.--The 
     amendments made by subsection (e) shall take effect on July 
     1, 1999.
       (B) Job training partnership act.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (f) shall take effect on July 1, 2000.
       (h) References.--
       (1) In general.--Section 190 of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998 is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 190. REFERENCES.

       ``(a) References to Comprehensive Employment and Training 
     Act.--Except as otherwise specified, a reference in a Federal 
     law (other than a reference in a provision amended by the 
     Reading Excellence Act) to a provision of the Comprehensive 
     Employment and Training Act--
       ``(1) effective on the date of enactment of this Act, shall 
     be deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act or of the Workforce Investment Act 
     of 1998; and
       ``(2) effective on July 1, 2000, shall be deemed to refer 
     to the corresponding provision of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998.''.
       ``(b) References to Job Training Partnership Act.--Except 
     as otherwise specified, a reference in a Federal law (other 
     than a reference in this Act or a reference in a provision 
     amended by the Reading Excellence Act) to a provision of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act--
       ``(1) effective on the date of enactment of this Act, shall 
     be deemed to refer to that provision or the corresponding 
     provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998; and
       ``(2) effective on July 1, 2000, shall be deemed to refer 
     to the corresponding provision of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if included in the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 199A of such Act is 
     amended by striking subsection (c).

     ``SUBTITLE VIII--AMENDMENT TO WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 
                   1998.''

         Section 173 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
     U.S.C. 2918) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
         ``(e) Additional Assistance.--
         ``(1) In general.--From the amount appropriated and made 
     available to carry out this section for any program year, the 
     Secretary shall use not more than $15,000,000 to make grants 
     to not more than 8 States to provide employment and training 
     activities under section 134, in accordance with subtitle B.
         ``(2) Eligible states.--The Secretary shall make a grant 
     under paragraph (1) to a State for a program year if--
         ``(A)(i) the amount of the allotment that would be made 
     to the State for the program year under the formula specified 
     in section 202(a) of the Job Training Partnership Act, as in 
     effect on July 1, 1998; is greater than
         ``(ii) the amount of the allotment that would be made to 
     the State for the program year under the formula specified in 
     section 132(b)(1)(B); and
         ``(B) the State is 1 of the 8 States with the greatest 
     quotient obtained by dividing--
         ``(i) the amount described in subparagraph (A)(i); by
         ``(ii) the amount described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
         ``(3) Amount of grants.--Subject to paragraph (1), the 
     amount of the grant made under paragraph (1) to a State for a 
     program year shall be based on the difference between--
         ``(A) the amount of the allotment that would be made to 
     the State for the program year under the formula specified in 
     section 202(a) of the Job Training Partnership Act, as in 
     effect on July 1, 1998; and
         ``(B) the amount of the allotment that would be made to 
     the State for the program year under the formula specified in 
     section 132(b)(1)(B).
         ``(4) Allocation of funds.--A State that receives a grant 
     under paragraph (1) for a program year--
         ``(A) shall allocate funds made available through the 
     grant on the basis of the formula used by the State to 
     allocate funds within the State for that program year under--
         ``(i) paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of section 133(b); or
         ``(ii) paragraph (2)(B) of section 133(b); and
         ``(B) shall use the funds in the same manner as the State 
     uses other funds allocated under the appropriate paragraph of 
     section 133(b).''.

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               TITLE IX--WOMEN'S HEALTH AND CANCER RIGHTS

     SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

         This title may be cited as the ``Women's Health and 
     Cancer Rights Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 902. AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME 
                   SECURITY ACT OF 1974.

         (a) In General.--Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of 
     title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974 (29 U.S.C. 1185 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 713. REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY 
                   FOLLOWING MASTECTOMIES.

         ``(a) In General.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer providing health insurance coverage in 
     connection with a group health plan, that provides medical 
     and surgical benefits with respect to a mastectomy shall 
     provide, in a case of a participant or beneficiary who is 
     receiving benefits in connection with a mastectomy and who 
     elects breast reconstruction in connection with such 
     mastectomy, coverage for--
         ``(1) reconstruction of the breast on which the 
     mastectomy has been performed;
         ``(2) surgery and reconstruction of the other breast to 
     produce a symmetrical appearance; and
         ``(3) prostheses and physical complications all stages of 
     mastectomy, including lymphedemas;
     in a manner determined in consultation with the attending 
     physician and the patient. Such coverage may be subject to 
     annual deductibles and coinsurance provisions as may be 
     deemed appropriate and as are consistent with those 
     established for other benefits under the plan or coverage. 
     Written notice of the availability of such coverage shall be 
     delivered to the participant upon enrollment and annually 
     thereafter.
         ``(b) Notice.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer providing health insurance coverage in 
     connection with a group health plan shall provide notice to 
     each participant and beneficiary under such plan regarding 
     the coverage required by this section in accordance with 
     regulations promulgated by the Secretary. Such notice shall 
     be in writing and prominently positioned in any literature or 
     correspondence made available or distributed by the plan or 
     issuer and shall be transmitted--
         ``(1) in the next mailing made by the plan or issuer to 
     the participant or beneficiary;
         ``(2) as part of any yearly informational packet sent to 
     the participant or beneficiary; or
         ``(3) not later than January 1, 1999;
     whichever is earlier.
         ``(c) Prohibitions.--A group health plan, and a health 
     insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage in 
     connection with a group health plan, may not--
         ``(1) deny to a patient eligibility, or continued 
     eligibility, to enroll or to renew coverage under the terms 
     of the plan, solely for the purpose of avoiding the 
     requirements of this section; and
         ``(2) penalize or otherwise reduce or limit the 
     reimbursement of an attending provider, or provide incentives 
     (monetary or otherwise) to an attending provider, to induce 
     such provider to provide care to an individual participant or 
     beneficiary in a manner inconsistent with this section.
         ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to prevent a group health plan or a health 
     insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage 
     from negotiating the level and type of reimbursement with a 
     provider for care provided in accordance with this section.
         ``(e) Preemption, Relation to State Laws.--
         ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to preempt any State law in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this section with respect to health insurance 
     coverage that requires coverage of at least the coverage of 
     reconstructive breast surgery otherwise required under this 
     section.
         ``(2) Erisa.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
     to affect or modify the provisions of section 514 with 
     respect to group health plans.''.
         (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
     U.S.C. 1001 note) is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 712 the following new item:

       ``Sec. 713. Required coverage reconstructive surgery 
           following mastectomies.''.
         (c) Effective Dates.--
         (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
         (2) Special rule for collective bargaining agreements.--
     In the case of a group health plan maintained pursuant to 1 
     or more collective bargaining agreements between employee 
     representatives and 1 or more employers, any plan amendment 
     made pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement relating 
     to the plan which amends the plan solely to conform to any 
     requirement added by this section shall not be treated as a 
     termination of such collective bargaining agreement.

     SEC. 903. AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.

         (a) Group Market.--Subpart 2 of part A of title XXVII of 
     the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-4 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 2706. REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY 
                   FOLLOWING MASTECTOMIES.

         ``The provisions of section 713 of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 shall apply to group 
     health plans, and health insurance issuers providing health 
     insurance coverage in connection with group health plans, as 
     if included in this subpart.''.
         (b) Individual Market.--Subpart 3 of part B of title 
     XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-51 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 2752. REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY 
                   FOLLOWING MASTECTOMIES.

         ``The provisions of section 2706 shall apply to health 
     insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in 
     the individual market in the same manner as they apply to 
     health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance 
     issuer in connection with a group health plan in the small or 
     large group market.''.
         (c) Effective Dates.--
         (1) Group plans.--
         (A) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to group health plans for plan years beginning on 
     or after the date of enactment of this Act.
         (B) Special rule for collective bargaining agreements.--
     In the case of a group health plan maintained pursuant to 1 
     or more collective bargaining agreements between employee 
     representatives and 1 or more employers, any plan amendment 
     made pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement relating 
     to the plan which amends the plan solely to conform to any 
     requirement added by the amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall not be treated as a termination of such collective 
     bargaining agreement.
         (2) Individual plans.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (b) shall apply with respect to health insurance coverage 
     offered, sold, issued, renewed, in effect, or operated in the 
     individual market on or after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Labor, Health 
     and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.
       (g) For programs, projects or activities in the Department 
     of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1999, provided as follows, to be effective as if it had been 
     enacted into law as the regular appropriations Act:
     AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes

                                TITLE I

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                   Immediate Office of the Secretary

       For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the 
     Secretary, $1,624,000.

                Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary

       For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the 
     Deputy Secretary, $585,000.

                     Office of the General Counsel

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
     Counsel, $8,750,000.

              Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Policy, $2,808,000.

   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International 
                                Affairs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, $7,650,300: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     there may be credited to this appropriation up to $1,000,000 
     in funds received in user fees.

       Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Budget and Programs, $6,349,000, including not 
     to exceed $40,000 for allocation within the Department for 
     official reception and representation expenses as the 
     Secretary may determine.

       Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Governmental Affairs, $1,940,600.

          Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Administration, $19,721,600.

                        Office of Public Affairs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Affairs, 
     $1,565,500.

                         Executive Secretariat

       For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat, 
     $1,046,900.

                       Board of Contract Appeals

       For necessary expenses of the Board of Contract Appeals, 
     $561,100.

         Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and 
     Disadvantaged Business Utilization, $1,020,400.

                  Office of Intelligence and Security

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and 
     Security, $1,036,100.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Information Officer, $4,874,600.

                        Office of Intermodalism

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Intermodalism, 
     $956,900.

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                         Office of Civil Rights

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
     $6,966,000.

           Transportation Planning, Research, and Development

       For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
     planning, research, systems development, development 
     activities, and making grants, to remain available until 
     expended, $9,000,000.

              Transportation Administrative Service Center

       Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays 
     of the Transportation Administrative Service Center, not to 
     exceed $124,124,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
     available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, That 
     the preceding limitation shall not apply to activities 
     associated with departmental Year 2000 conversion activities: 
     Provided further, That such services shall be provided on a 
     competitive basis to entities within the Department of 
     Transportation: Provided further, That the above limitation 
     on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: 
     Provided further, That no funds appropriated in this Act to 
     an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the 
     Transportation Administrative Service Center without the 
     approval of the agency modal administrator: Provided further, 
     That no assessments may be levied against any program, budget 
     activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless 
     notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are 
     presented to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.

                   Minority Business Resource Center

       For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as authorized by 
     49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
     of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, 
     That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations 
     for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
     $13,775,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to 
     carry out the direct loan program, $400,000.

                       Minority Business Outreach

       For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center 
     outreach activities, $2,900,000, of which $2,635,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for 
     business opportunities related to any mode of transportation.

                              COAST GUARD

                           Operating Expenses


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of 
     the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase of not 
     to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; 
     payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as 
     amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and section 229(b) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)); and recreation and 
     welfare; $2,700,000,000, of which $300,000,000 shall be 
     available for defense-related activities; and of which 
     $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
     Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in 
     this or any other Act shall be available for pay or 
     administrative expenses in connection with shipping 
     commissioners in the United States: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for 
     expenses incurred for yacht documentation under 46 U.S.C. 
     12109, except to the extent fees are collected from yacht 
     owners and credited to this appropriation: Provided further, 
     That the Commandant shall reduce both military and civilian 
     employment levels for the purpose of complying with Executive 
     Order No. 12839: Provided further, That up to $615,000 in 
     user fees collected pursuant to section 1111 of Public Law 
     104-324 shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting 
     collections in fiscal year 1999: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may transfer funds to this account, from Federal 
     Aviation Administration ``Operations'', not to exceed 
     $71,705,000 in total for the fiscal year, fifteen days after 
     written notification to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, solely for the purpose of providing 
     additional funds for drug interdiction activities: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available for the Coast Guard to plan, finalize, or implement 
     any regulation that would promulgate new maritime user fees 
     not specifically authorized by law after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

              Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, 
     renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore 
     facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment 
     related thereto, $395,465,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be 
     derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which 
     $219,923,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate 
     or improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2003; $35,700,000 shall 
     be available to acquire new aircraft and increase aviation 
     capability, to remain available until September 30, 2001; 
     $36,569,000 shall be available for other equipment, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2001; $54,823,000 shall be 
     available for shore facilities and aids to navigation 
     facilities, to remain available until September 30, 2001; and 
     $48,450,000 shall be available for personnel compensation and 
     benefits and related costs, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2000: Provided, That funds received from the 
     sale of HU-25 aircraft shall be credited to this 
     appropriation for the purpose of acquiring new aircraft and 
     increasing aviation capacity: Provided further, That the 
     Commandant may dispose of surplus real property by sale or 
     lease and the proceeds shall be credited to this 
     appropriation, of which not more than $1,000,000 shall be 
     credited as offsetting collections to this account, to be 
     available for the purposes of this account: Provided further, 
     That the amount herein appropriated from the General Fund 
     shall be reduced by such amount: Provided further, That any 
     proceeds from the sale or lease of Coast Guard surplus real 
     property in excess of $1,000,000 shall be retained and remain 
     available until expended, but shall not be available for 
     obligation until October 1, 1999: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary, with funds made available under this heading, 
     acting through the Commandant, may enter into a long-term Use 
     Agreement with the City of Homer for dedicated pier space on 
     the Homer dock necessary to support Coast Guard vessels when 
     such vessels call on Homer, Alaska.

                Environmental Compliance and Restoration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard's 
     environmental compliance and restoration functions under 
     chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, $21,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                         Alteration of Bridges

       For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of 
     obstructive bridges, $14,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                              Retired Pay

       For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
     therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for 
     this purpose, and payments under the Retired Serviceman's 
     Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, and for 
     payments for medical care of retired personnel and their 
     dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 
     ch. 55), $684,000,000.

                            Reserve Training


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as 
     authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; 
     and supplies, equipment, and services; $69,000,000: Provided, 
     That no more than $20,000,000 of funds made available under 
     this heading may be transferred to Coast Guard ``Operating 
     expenses'' or otherwise made available to reimburse the Coast 
     Guard for financial support of the Coast Guard Reserve: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may be 
     used by the Coast Guard to assess direct charges on the Coast 
     Guard Reserves for items or activities which were not so 
     charged during fiscal year 1997.

              Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     applied scientific research, development, test, and 
     evaluation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation 
     of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law, 
     $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $3,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
     Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to and used 
     for the purposes of this appropriation funds received from 
     State and local governments, other public authorities, 
     private sources, and foreign countries, for expenses incurred 
     for research, development, testing, and evaluation.

                    FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

                               Operations

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for necessary 
     expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not 
     otherwise provided for, including operations and research 
     activities related to commercial space transportation, 
     administrative expenses for research and development, 
     establishment of air navigation facilities, the operation 
     (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, subsidizing 
     the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public, 
     and carrying out the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 
     471 of title 49, United States Code, or other provisions of 
     law authorizing the obligation of funds for similar programs 
     of airport and airway development or improvement, lease or 
     purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, in 
     addition to amounts made available by Public Law 104-264, 
     $5,562,558,000 of which $4,112,174,000 shall be derived from 
     the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the 
     funds in this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to plan, finalize, or implement any regulation 
     that would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically 
     authorized by law after the date of enactment of this Act: 
     Provided further, That there may be credited to this 
     appropriation funds received from States, counties, 
     municipalities, foreign authorities, other public 
     authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in 
     the provision of agency services, including receipts for the 
     maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities, and 
     for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, 
     including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, 
     or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair 
     or alteration forms: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be for the 
     contract tower cost-sharing program: Provided further, That 
     funds may be used to enter into a grant

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     agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to 
     assist in the development of aviation safety standards: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available for new applicants for the second career training 
     program: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 
     shall be available for paying premium pay under 5 U.S.C. 
     5546(a) to any Federal Aviation Administration employee 
     unless such employee actually performed work during the time 
     corresponding to such premium pay: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended to 
     operate a manned auxiliary flight service station in the 
     contiguous United States: Provided further, That no more than 
     $28,600,000 of funds appropriated to the Federal Aviation 
     Administration in this Act may be used for activities 
     conducted by, or coordinated through, the Transportation 
     Administrative Service Center (TASC): Provided further, That 
     none of the funds in this Act may be used for the Federal 
     Aviation Administration to enter into a multiyear lease 
     greater than five years in length or greater than 
     $100,000,000 in value unless such lease is specifically 
     authorized by the Congress and appropriations have been 
     provided to fully cover the Federal Government's contingent 
     liabilities: Provided further, That none of the funds in this 
     Act may be used for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
     to sign a lease for satellite services related to the global 
     positioning system (GPS) wide area augmentation system until 
     the administrator of the FAA certifies in writing to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that FAA has 
     conducted a lease versus buy analysis which indicates that 
     such lease will result in the lowest overall cost to the 
     agency.

                        Facilities and Equipment


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for necessary 
     expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition, 
     establishment, and improvement by contract or purchase, and 
     hire of air navigation and experimental facilities and 
     equipment as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 
     49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of 
     necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 
     testing, including construction of test facilities and 
     acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; and 
     construction and furnishing of quarters and related 
     accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where 
     such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, 
     lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under 
     this head; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
     Fund, $1,900,000,000, of which $1,652,000,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2001, and of which $248,000,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided, 
     That there may be credited to this appropriation funds 
     received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
     authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in 
     the establishment and modernization of air navigation 
     facilities: Provided further, That none of the funds in this 
     Act or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal year 
     1999 may be obligated for bulk explosive detection systems 
     until 30 days after the FAA Administrator certifies to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, in writing, 
     that the major air carriers responsible for providing 
     aircraft security at Category X airports have agreed to: (1) 
     begin assuming the operation and maintenance costs of such 
     machines beginning in fiscal year 1999; and (2) substantially 
     increase the usage of such machines above the level 
     experienced as of April 1, 1998: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds provided under this heading for ``Next 
     Generation Navigation Systems'' may be obligated or expended 
     for activities related to phase two or phase three of the 
     wide area augmentation system.

                 Research, Engineering, and Development


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for necessary 
     expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, 
     engineering, and development, as authorized under part A of 
     subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including 
     construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of 
     necessary sites by lease or grant, $150,000,000, to be 
     derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain 
     available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That there may 
     be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, 
     counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and 
     private sources, for expenses incurred for research, 
     engineering, and development.

                       Grants-in-Aid for Airports


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for liquidation 
     of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for airport 
     planning and development, and for noise compatibility 
     planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I of 
     chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, 
     United States Code, and under other law authorizing such 
     obligations, $1,600,000,000, to be derived from the Airport 
     and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available for the planning or execution of programs the 
     obligations for which are in excess of $1,950,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 1999 for grants-in-aid for airport planning and 
     development, and noise compatibility planning and programs, 
     notwithstanding section 47117(h) of title 49, United States 
     Code: Provided further, That no more than $975,000,000 of 
     funds limited under this heading may be obligated prior to 
     the enactment of a bill extending contract authorization for 
     the Grants-in-Aid for Airports program to the third and 
     fourth quarters of fiscal year 1999.

                   Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund

       The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to 
     make such expenditures and investments, within the limits of 
     funds available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and in 
     accordance with section 104 of the Government Corporation 
     Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may be necessary 
     in carrying out the program for aviation insurance activities 
     under chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code.

                Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee Program

       None of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
     activities under this heading during fiscal year 1999.

                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

                Limitation on General Operating Expenses

       Necessary expenses for administration and operation of the 
     Federal Highway Administration not to exceed $327,413,000 
     shall be paid in accordance with law from appropriations made 
     available by this Act to the Federal Highway Administration 
     together with advances and reimbursements received by the 
     Federal Highway Administration: Provided further, That 
     $53,375,000 shall be available to carry out the functions and 
     operations of the office of motor carriers:

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     implementation or execution of programs, the obligations for 
     which are in excess of $25,511,000,000 for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal 
     year 1999: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, within the $25,511,000,000 obligation 
     limitation on Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
     construction programs, not more than $200,000,000 shall be 
     available for the implementation or execution of programs for 
     Intelligent Transportation Systems (Sections 5204, 5205, 
     5206, 5207, 5208, and 5209 of Public Law 105-178) for fiscal 
     year 1999; not more than $178,150,000 shall be available for 
     the implementation or execution of programs for 
     transportation research (Sections 502, 503, 504, 506, 507, 
     and 508 of title 23, United States Code, as amended; section 
     5505 of title 49, United States Code, as amended; and section 
     5112 of Public Law 105-178) for fiscal year 1999; not more 
     than $38,000,000 shall be available for the implementation or 
     execution of programs for Ferry Boat and Ferry Terminal 
     Facility Program (Section 1064 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 
     105 Stat. 2005) as amended)) for fiscal year 1999; not more 
     than $15,000,000 shall be available for the implementation or 
     execution of programs for the Magnetic Levitation 
     Transportation Technology Deployment Program (Section 1218 of 
     Public Law 105-178) for fiscal year 1999, of which not to 
     exceed $500,000 shall be available to the Federal Railroad 
     Administration for administrative expenses and technical 
     assistance in connection with such program; not more than 
     $31,000,000 shall be available for the implementation or 
     execution of programs for the Bureau of Transportation 
     Statistics (Section 111 of title 49, United States Code) for 
     fiscal year 1999: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, within the $25,511,000,000 obligation 
     limitation, $4,000,000 of the amounts made available as 
     contract authority under section 1221(e) of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 
     105-178) shall be made available to carry out section 5113 of 
     that Act: Provided further, That within the $200,000,000 
     obligation limitation on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 
     not less than the following sums shall be made available for 
     Intelligent Transportation system projects in the following 
     specified areas:
       Amherst, Massachusetts, $1,000,000;
       Arlington County, Virginia, $750,000;
       Atlanta, Georgia, $2,000,000;
       Brandon, Vermont, $375,000;
       Buffalo, New York, $500,000;
       Centre Valley, Pennsylvania, $500,000;
       Cleveland, Ohio, $1,000,000;
       Columbus, Ohio, $1,000,000;
       Corpus Christi, Texas, $900,000;
       Dade County, Florida, $1,000,000;
       Del Rio, Texas, $1,000,000;
       Delaware River, Pennsylvania, $1,000,000;
       Fairfield, California, $1,000,000;
       Fitchburg, Massachusetts, $500,000;
       Greater metropolitan capital region, DC, $5,000,000;
       Hammond, Louisiana, $4,000,000;
       Houston, Texas, $2,000,000;
       Huntington Beach, California, $1,000,000;
       Huntsville, Alabama, $1,000,000;
       Inglewood, California, $1,500,000;
       Jackson, Mississippi, $1,000,000;
       Kansas City, Missouri, $500,000;
       Laredo, Texas, $1,000,000;
       Middlesboro, Kentucky, $3,000,000;
       Mission Viejo, California, $1,000,000;
       Mobile, Alabama, $2,500,000;
       Monroe County, New York, $400,000;
       Montgomery, Alabama, $1,250,000;
       Nashville, Tennessee, $500,000;
       New Orleans, Louisiana, $1,500,000;
       New York City, New York, $2,500,000;
       New York/Long Island, New York, $2,300,000;
       Oakland County, Michigan, $1,000,000;

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       Onandaga County, New York, $400,000;
       Port Angeles, Washington, $500,000;
       Raleigh-Wake County, North Carolina, $2,000,000;
       Riverside, California, $1,000,000;
       San Francisco, California, $1,500,000;
       Scranton, Pennsylvania, $1,000,000;
       Silicon Valley, California, $1,500,000;
       Spokane, Washington, $450,000;
       Springfield, Virginia, $500,000;
       St. Louis, Missouri, $750,000;
       State of Alaska, $1,500,000;
       State of Idaho, $1,000,000;
       State of Maryland, $2,500,000;
       State of Minnesota, $7,100,000;
       State of Mississippi, $1,000,000;
       State of Missouri, $500,000;
       State of Montana, $700,000;
       State of Nevada, $575,000;
       State of New Jersey, $3,000,000;
       State of New Mexico, $1,000,000;
       State of New York, $2,500,000;
       State of North Dakota, $1,450,000;
       Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, $14,000,000;
       State of Texas, $1,000,000;
       State of Utah, $3,600,000;
       State of Washington, $2,000,000;
       State of Wisconsin, $1,500,000;
       Temucula, California, $250,000;
       Tucson, Arizona, $1,000,000;
       Volusia County, Florida, $1,000,000;
       Warren County, Virginia, $250,000;
       Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, 
     $1,000,000;
       Westchester and Putnam Counties, New York, $500,000; and
       White Plains, New York, $1,000,000.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for carrying 
     out the provisions of title 23, U.S.C., that are attributable 
     to Federal-aid highways, including the National Scenic and 
     Recreational Highway as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not 
     otherwise provided, including reimbursement for sums expended 
     pursuant to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $24,000,000,000 
     or so much thereof as may be available in and derived from 
     the Highway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.

                      Motor Carrier Safety Grants


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of 
     obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 31102, 
     $100,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of 
     the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     implementation or execution of programs the obligations for 
     which are in excess of $100,000,000 for ``Motor Carrier 
     Safety Grants''.

             NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

                        Operations and Research


                          (highway trust fund)

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Secretary, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund, 
     $87,400,000 for traffic and highway safety under chapter 301 
     of title 49, U.S.C., and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, 
     U.S.C., of which $58,558,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2001: Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to 
     plan, finalize, or implement any rulemaking to add to section 
     575.104 of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations any 
     requirement pertaining to a grading standard that is 
     different from the three grading standards (treadwear, 
     traction, and temperature resistance) already in effect.

                        Operations and Research


                (Liquidation of Contract authorization)

                      (Limitation on Obligations)

                          (Highway Trust Fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of 
     obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 
     U.S.C. 403, to remain available until expended, $72,000,000, 
     to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That 
     none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     planning or execution of programs the total obligations for 
     which, in fiscal year 1999, are in excess of $72,000,000 for 
     programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403.

                        National Driver Register


                          (highway trust fund)

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Secretary with respect to the National Driver Register under 
     chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $2,000,000 to be 
     derived from the Highway Trust Fund, and to remain available 
     until expended.

                     Highway Traffic Safety Grants


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of 
     obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 
     U.S.C. 402, 405, 410, and 411 to remain available until 
     expended, $200,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
     Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available for the planning or execution of programs the total 
     obligations for which, in fiscal year 1999, are in excess of 
     $200,000,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 
     405, 410, and 411 of which $150,000,000 shall be for 
     ``Highway Safety Programs'' under 23 U.S.C. 402, $10,000,000 
     shall be for ``Occupant Protection Incentive Grants'' under 
     23 U.S.C. 405, $35,000,000 shall be for ``Alcohol-Impaired 
     Driving Countermeasures Grants'' under 23 U.S.C. 410, 
     $5,000,000 shall be for the ``State Highway Safety Data 
     Grants'' under 23 U.S.C. 411: Provided further, That none of 
     these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, 
     or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures 
     for State, local, or private buildings or structures: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $7,500,000 of the funds 
     made available for section 402, not to exceed $500,000 of the 
     funds made available for section 405, not to exceed 
     $1,750,000 of the funds made available for section 410, and 
     not to exceed $193,000 of the funds made available for 
     section 411 shall be available to NHTSA for administering 
     highway safety grants under Chapter 4 of title 23, U.S.C.: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds 
     made available for section 410 ``Alcohol-Impaired Driving 
     Countermeasures Grants'' shall be available for technical 
     assistance to the States.

                    FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

                      Office of the Administrator

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, $21,215,000, of 
     which $1,784,000 shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That, as part of the Washington Union Station 
     transaction in which the Secretary assumed the first deed of 
     trust on the property and, where the Union Station 
     Redevelopment Corporation or any successor is obligated to 
     make payments on such deed of trust on the Secretary's 
     behalf, including payments on and after September 30, 1988, 
     the Secretary is authorized to receive such payments directly 
     from the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, credit them 
     to the appropriation charged for the first deed of trust, and 
     make payments on the first deed of trust with those funds: 
     Provided further, That such additional sums as may be 
     necessary for payment on the first deed of trust may be 
     advanced by the Administrator from unobligated balances 
     available to the Federal Railroad Administration, to be 
     reimbursed from payments received from the Union Station 
     Redevelopment Corporation.

                            Railroad Safety

       For necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, 
     not otherwise provided for, $61,488,000, of which $3,825,000 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated under this heading are available for the 
     reimbursement of out-of-state travel and per diem costs 
     incurred by employees of State governments directly 
     supporting the Federal railroad safety program, including 
     regulatory development and compliance-related activities.

                   Railroad Research and Development

       For necessary expenses for railroad research and 
     development, $22,364,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to sell aluminum 
     reaction rail, power rail base, and other related materials 
     located at the Transportation Technology Center, near Pueblo, 
     Colorado, and shall credit the receipts from such sale to 
     this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, to remain 
     available until expended.

            Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program

       The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to 
     the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations 
     pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
     Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-210), as 
     amended, in such amounts and at such times as may be 
     necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the 
     guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under 
     sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist 
     as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: 
     Provided, That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as 
     amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments 
     shall be made using Federal funds for the credit risk premium 
     during fiscal year 1999.

                    Next Generation High-Speed Rail

       For necessary expenses for the Next Generation High-Speed 
     Rail program as authorized under 49 United States Code 
     sections 26101 and 26102, $20,494,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                     Alaska Railroad Rehabilitation

       To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
     the Alaska Railroad, $10,000,000 shall be for capital 
     rehabilitation and improvements benefiting its passenger 
     operations.

                     Rhode Island Rail Development

       For the costs associated with construction of a third track 
     on the Northeast Corridor between Davisville and Central 
     Falls, Rhode Island, with sufficient clearance to accommodate 
     double stack freight cars, $5,000,000 to be matched by the 
     State of Rhode Island or its designee on a dollar-for-dollar 
     basis and to remain available until expended.

     Capital Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

       For necessary expenses of capital improvements of the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation as authorized by 
     U.S.C. 24104(a), $609,230,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                     FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

                        Administrative Expenses

       For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
     Transit Administration's programs authorized by chapter 53 of 
     title 49,

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     United States Code, $10,800,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That no more than $54,000,000 of budget 
     authority shall be available for these purposes: Provided 
     further, That of the funds in this Act available for the 
     execution of contracts under section 5327(c) of title 49, 
     United States Code, $800,000 shall be transferred to the 
     Department of Transportation Inspector General for costs 
     associated with the audit and review of new fixed guideway 
     systems.

                             Formula Grants

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307, 5308, 
     5310, 5311, 5327, and section 3038 of Public Law 105-178, 
     $570,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That no more than $2,850,000,000 of budget authority shall be 
     available for these purposes: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 3008 of Public Law 105-178, the 
     $50,000,000 to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308 shall be transferred 
     to and merged with funding provided for the replacement, 
     rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related equipment 
     and the construction of bus-related facilities under 
     ``Federal Transit Administration, Capital investment 
     grants''.

                   University Transportation Research

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5505, 
     $1,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That no more than $6,000,000 of budget authority shall be 
     available for these purposes.

                     Transit Planning and Research

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5303, 5304, 
     5305, 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 5322, 
     $19,800,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That no more than $98,000,000 of budget authority shall be 
     available for these purposes: Provided further, That 
     $5,250,000 is available to provide rural transportation 
     assistance (49 U.S.C. 5311(b)(2)); $4,000,000 is available to 
     carry out programs under the National Transit Institute (49 
     U.S.C. 5315); $8,250,000 is available to carry out transit 
     cooperative research programs (49 U.S.C. 5313(a)); 
     $43,841,600 is available for metropolitan planning (49 U.S.C. 
     5303, 5304, and 5305); $9,158,400 is available for state 
     planning (49 U.S.C. 5313(b)); and $27,500,000 is available 
     for the national planning and research program (49 U.S.C. 
     5314): Provided further, That of the total budget authority 
     made available for the national planning and research 
     program, the Federal Transit Administration shall provide the 
     following amounts for the projects and activities listed 
     below:
       City of Branson, MO congestion study, $450,000;
       Skagit County, WA North Sound connecting communities 
     project, Skagit County Council of Governments, $50,000;
       Desert air quality comprehensive analysis, Las Vegas, NV, 
     $1,000,000;
       Vegetation control on rail rights-of-way survey, $250,000;
       Zinc-air battery bus technology demonstration, $1,500,000;
       North Orange-South Seminole County, FL fixed guideway 
     technology, $750,000;
       Galveston, TX fixed guideway activities, $750,000;
       Washoe County, NV transit technology, $1,250,000;
       Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority advanced electric 
     transit buses and related infrastructure, $1,500,000;
       Palm Springs, CA fuel cell buses, $1,000,000;
       Gloucester, MA intermodal technology center, $1,500,000;
       Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority advanced 
     propulsion control system, $2,000,000;
       Project ACTION, $3,000,000;
       Advanced transportation and alternative fuel vehicle 
     technology consortium (CALSTART), $2,000,000;
       Rural transportation assistance program, $750,000;
       JOBLINKS, $1,000,000;
       Fleet operations, including bus rapid transit, $1,500,000;
       Northern tier community transportation, Massachusetts, 
     $500,000;
       Hennepin County community transportation, Minnesota, 
     $1,000,000; and
       Seattle, Washington livable city, $200,000.

                      Trust Fund Share of Expenses


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of 
     obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 5303-5308, 
     5310-5315, 5317(b), 5322, 5327, 5334, 5505, and sections 3037 
     and 3038 of Public Law 105-178, $4,251,800,000, to remain 
     available until expended and to be derived from the Mass 
     Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That 
     $2,280,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit 
     Administration's formula grants account: Provided further, 
     That $78,200,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit 
     Administration's transit planning and research account: 
     Provided further, That $43,200,000 shall be paid to the 
     Federal Transit Administration's administrative expenses 
     account: Provided further, That $4,800,000 shall be paid to 
     the Federal Transit Administration's university 
     transportation research account: Provided further, That 
     $40,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit 
     Administration's job access and reverse commute grants 
     program: Provided further, That $1,805,600,000 shall be paid 
     to the Federal Transit Administration's Capital Investment 
     Grants account.

                       Capital Investment Grants


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308, 5309, 
     5318, and 5327, $451,400,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That no more than $2,257,000,000 of 
     budget authority shall be available for these purposes: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, there shall be available for fixed guideway 
     modernization, $902,800,000; there shall be available for the 
     replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and 
     related equipment and the construction of bus-related 
     facilities, $451,400,000, together with $50,000,000 
     transferred from ``Federal Transit Administration, Formula 
     grants'', to be available for the following projects in 
     amounts specified below:


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 No.                     State                                         Project                        Conference
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1 Alaska                                     Anchorage Ship Creek intermodal facility.........   $4,300,000
   2 Alaska                                     Fairbanks intermodal rail/bus transfer facility..    2,000,000
   3 Alaska                                     North Slope Borough buses........................      500,000
   4 Alaska                                     Whittier intermodal facility and pedestrian            700,000
                                                 overpass.
   5 Alabama                                    Birmingham intermodal facility...................    2,000,000
   6 Alabama                                    Birmingham-Jefferson County, buses...............    1,250,000
   7 Alabama                                    Dothan Wiregrass Transit Authority demand              500,000
                                                 response shuttle vehicles and transit facility.
   8 Alabama                                    Huntsville, intermodal space centers.............    5,000,000
   9 Alabama                                    Huntsville, transit facility.....................    1,000,000
  10 Alabama                                    Jasper buses.....................................       50,000
  11 Alabama                                    Lee-Russell Council buses........................      790,000
  12 Alabama                                    Mobile, GM&O building............................    5,000,000
  13 Alabama                                    Montgomery Union Station intermodal center and       5,000,000
                                                 buses.
  14 Alabama                                    Pritchard, bus transfer facility.................      500,000
  15 Alabama                                    Tuscaloosa, intermodal center....................    1,950,000
  16 Alabama                                    University of North Alabama pedestrian walkways..      800,000
  17 Arkansas                                   Arkansas Highway and Transit Department buses....      200,000
  18 Arkansas                                   Fayetteville, University of Arkansas Transit           500,000
                                                 System buses.
  19 Arkansas                                   Hot Springs, transportation depot and plaza......      560,000
  20 Arkansas                                   Little Rock, Central Arkansas Transit buses......      300,000
  21 Arkansas                                   Statewide bus needs..............................    1,500,000
  22 Arizona                                    Phoenix bus and bus facilities...................    4,000,000
  23 Arizona                                    Tucson alternatively fueled buses................    2,000,000
  24 Arizona                                    Tucson intermodal facility.......................    1,000,000
  25 California                                 Central Contra Costa County transit vans.........      200,000
  26 California                                 Culver City, CityBus buses.......................    1,250,000
  27 California                                 Davis, Unitrans transit maintenance facility.....      625,000
  28 California                                 Davis/Sacramento area hydrogen bus technology          950,000
                                                 program.
  29 California                                 Folsom multimodal facility.......................    1,000,000
  30 California                                 Healdsburg, intermodal facility..................    1,000,000
  31 California                                 Humboldt, intermodal facility....................    1,000,000
  32 California                                 Huntington Beach buses...........................      200,000
  33 California                                 I-5 corridor intermodal transit centers..........    2,500,000
  34 California                                 Lake Tahoe intermodal transit center.............      500,000
  35 California                                 Livermore automatic vehicle locator program......    1,000,000
  36 California                                 Los Angeles County Metropolitan transportation       3,000,000
                                                 authority buses.

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  37 California                                 Los Angeles Foothills Transit maintenance            1,000,000
                                                 facility.
  38 California                                 Los Angeles municipal transit operators              2,500,000
                                                 consortium.
  39 California                                 Los Angeles, Union Station Gateway Intermodal        1,250,000
                                                 Transit Center.
  40 California                                 Modesto, bus maintenance facility................    1,355,000
  41 California                                 Monterey, Monterey-Salinas buses.................      625,000
  42 California                                 Morongo Basin, Transit Authority bus facility....      650,000
  43 California                                 North San Diego County transit district buses....    1,750,000
  44 California                                 Perris, bus maintenance facility.................    1,250,000
  45 California                                 Riverside Transit Agency buses and facilities and    1,000,000
                                                 ITS applications.
  46 California                                 Sacramento, CNG buses............................    1,250,000
  47 California                                 San Bernardino buses.............................    1,000,000
  48 California                                 San Diego City College multimodal center (12th       1,000,000
                                                 Avenue/College Station).
  49 California                                 San Fernando Valley smart shuttle buses..........      300,000
  50 California                                 San Francisco, Islais Creek maintenance facility.    1,250,000
  51 California                                 San Joaquin (Stockton) buses and bus facilities..    1,000,000
  52 California                                 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority buses    1,000,000
                                                 and bus facilities.
  53 California                                 Santa Clarita transit maintenance facility.......    2,250,000
  54 California                                 Santa Cruz metropolitan bus facilities...........      625,000
  55 California                                 Santa Cruz transit facility......................    1,000,000
  56 California                                 Santa Rosa/Cotati, and Rohnert Park facilities...      750,000
  57 California                                 Santa Rosa/Cotati, intermodal transportation           750,000
                                                 facilities.
  58 California                                 Solano Links intercity transit consortium........    1,000,000
  59 California                                 Ukiah Transit Center.............................      500,000
  60 California                                 Windsor, Intermodal Facility.....................      750,000
  61 California                                 Woodland Hills, Warner Center Transportation Hub.      325,000
  62 California                                 Yolo County, bus facility........................    1,200,000
  63 Colorado                                   Boulder/Denver, RTD buses........................      625,000
  64 Colorado                                   Colorado buses and bus facilities................    6,800,000
  65 Colorado                                   Denver, Stapleton Intermodal Center..............    1,250,000
               6
     Connecticut                                Hartford, Transportation Access Project..........      800,000
  67 Connecticut                                New Haven, bus facility..........................    2,250,000
  68 Connecticut                                Norwich, buses...................................    2,250,000
  69 Connecticut                                Waterbury, bus facility..........................    2,250,000
  70 District/Columbia                          Fuel cell bus and bus facilities program (section    4,850,000
                                                 3015(b)).
  71 District/Columbia                          Washington, D.C. Intermodal Transportation Center    2,500,000
  72 Delaware                                   Delaware statewide buses.........................    1,000,000
  73 Florida                                    Broward County, buses............................    1,000,000
  74 Florida                                    Clearwater multimodal facility...................    2,500,000
  75 Florida                                    Daytona Beach, Intermodal Center.................    2,500,000
  76 Florida                                    Gainesville buses and equipment..................    1,500,000
  77 Florida                                    Jacksonville buses and bus facilities............    1,000,000
  78 Florida                                    Lakeland, Citrus Connection transit vehicles and     1,250,000
                                                 related equipment.
  79 Florida                                    Lynx buses and bus facilities....................    1,000,000
  80 Florida                                    Miami, bus security and surveillance.............    1,000,000
  81 Florida                                    Miami Beach multimodal transit center............    1,000,000
  82 Florida                                    Miami Beach, Electric Shuttle Service............      750,000
  83 Florida                                    Miami-Dade, buses................................    2,250,000
  84 Florida                                    Orlando, Intermodal Facility.....................    2,500,000
  85 Florida                                    Tampa Hartline buses.............................    1,250,000
  86 Georgia                                    Atlanta, MARTA buses.............................   12,000,000
  87 Georgia                                    Savannah/Chatham Area transit bus transfer           3,500,000
                                                 centers and buses.
  88 Hawaii                                     Honolulu, bus facility and buses.................    3,250,000
  89 Illinois                                   Illinois statewide buses and bus-related             6,800,000
                                                 equipment.
  90 Illinois                                   Rock Island, buses...............................    2,500,000
  91 Indiana                                    City of East Chicago buses.......................      200,000
  92 Indiana                                    Gary, Transit Consortium buses...................    1,250,000
  93 Indiana                                    Indianapolis, buses..............................    5,000,000
  94 Indiana                                    South Bend, Urban Intermodal Transportation          1,250,000
                                                 Facility.
  95 Iowa                                       Fort Dodge, Intermodal Facility (Phase II).......      885,000
  96 Iowa                                       Iowa statewide buses and bus facilities..........    3,000,000
  97 Iowa                                       Iowa/Illinois Transit Consortium bus safety and      1,000,000
                                                 security.
  98 Iowa                                       Sioux City park and ride bus facility............    1,800,000
  99 Kansas                                     Johnson County bus maintenance/operations            2,000,000
                                                 facility.
 100 Kentucky                                   Louisville, Kentucky University of Louisville and    3,000,000
                                                 River City buses.
 101 Kentucky                                   Northern Kentucky Area Development District            100,000
                                                 senior citizen buses.
 102 Kentucky                                   Owensboro buses..................................      200,000
 103 Kentucky                                   Southern and eastern Kentucky buses and bus          2,000,000
                                                 facilities.
 104 Louisiana                                  Statewide buses and bus-related facilities.......   11,000,000
 105 Massachusetts                              Essex and Middlesex buses........................    3,128,000
 106 Massachusetts                              New Bedford/Fall River Mobile Access to health         250,000
                                                 care.
 107 Massachusetts                              Pittsfield intermodal center.....................    4,600,000
 108 Massachusetts                              Springfield, Union Station.......................    1,250,000
 109 Massachusetts                              Westfield intermodal center......................    2,000,000
 110 Massachusetts                              Worcester, Union Station Intermodal                  2,500,000
                                                 Transportation Center.
 111 Maryland                                   Maryland statewide bus facilities and buses......   10,000,000
 112 Michigan                                   Lansing, CATA bus technology improvements........      600,000
 113 Michigan                                   Michigan statewide buses.........................   10,000,000
 114 Minnesota                                  Duluth, Transit Authority community circulation      1,000,000
                                                 vehicles.
 115 Minnesota                                  Duluth, Transit Authority intelligent                  500,000
                                                 transportation systems.
 116 Minnesota                                  Duluth, Transit Authority Transit Hub............      500,000
 117 Minnesota                                  Northstar Corridor, Intermodal Facilities and        6,000,000
                                                 buses.
 118 Minnesota                                  Twin Cities area metro transit buses and bus         9,500,000
                                                 facilities.
 119 Missouri                                   Kansas City Union Station redevelopment..........    2,500,000
 120 Missouri                                   OATS Transit.....................................    2,500,000
 121 Missouri                                   Southwest Missouri State University park and ride    1,000,000
                                                 facility.

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 122 Missouri                                   St. Louis, Bi-state Intermodal Center............    1,250,000
 123 Missouri                                   Statewide bus and bus facilities.................    4,500,000
 124 Mississippi                                Harrison County multimodal center/hybrid electric    1,900,000
                                                 shuttle buses.
 125 Mississippi                                High Street, Jackson intermodal center...........    2,000,000
 126 Mississippi                                Jackson buses and facilities.....................    1,600,000
 127 Montana                                    Butte bus replacements...........................    1,500,000
 128 Nevada                                     Clark County Regional Transportation Commission      2,615,000
                                                 buses and bus facilities.
 129 Nevada                                     Reno, RTC transit passenger and facility security    1,250,000
                                                 improvements.
 130 Nevada                                     Washoe County, transit improvements..............    2,250,000
 131 New Hampshire                              Berlin Tri-County Community Action transit garage      120,000
 132 New Hampshire                              Carroll County transportation alliance buses.....      200,000
 133 New Hampshire                              Concord Area Transit buses.......................      750,000
 134 New Hampshire                              Greater Laconia Transit Agency buses.............      450,000
 135 New Hampshire                              Keene HCS community care buses and equipment.....      100,000
 136 New Hampshire                              Lebanon advance transit buses....................      150,000
 137 New Hampshire                              Statewide transit systems........................    1,000,000
 138 New Jersey                                 New Jersey Transit jitney shuttle buses..........    1,750,000
 139 New Jersey                                 Newark, Morris & Essex Station access and buses..    1,250,000
 140 New Jersey                                 South Amboy, Regional Intermodal Transportation      1,250,000
                                                 Initiative.
 141 New Jersey                                 Statewide alternatively fueled vehicles..........    7,500,000
 142 New Mexico                                 Albuquerque, buses, paratransit vehicles, and bus    3,750,000
                                                 facility.
 143 New Mexico                                 Northern New Mexico park and ride facilities.....    2,000,000
 144 New York                                   Babylon, Intermodal Center.......................    1,250,000
 145 New York                                   Brookhaven Town, elderly and disabled buses and        225,000
                                                 vans.
 146 New York                                   Brooklyn-Staten Island, Mobility Enhancement           800,000
                                                 buses.
 147 New York                                   Broome County buses and fare collection equipment      900,000
 148 New York                                   Buffalo, Auditorium Intermodal Center............    3,000,000
 149 New York                                   Dutchess County, Loop System buses...............      521,000
 150 New York                                   East Hampton, elderly and disabled buses and vans      100,000
 151 New York                                   Ithaca, TCAT bus technology improvements.........    1,250,000
 152 New York                                   Long Beach central bus facility..................      750,000
 153 New York                                   Long Island, CNG transit vehicles and facilities     1,250,000
                                                 and bus replacement.
 154 New York                                   Mineola/Hicksville, LIRR Intermodal Centers......    1,250,000
 155 New York                                   Nassau County CNG buses..........................    1,000,000
 156 New York                                   New York City Midtown West Ferry Terminal........    1,500,000
 157 New York                                   New York, West 72nd St. Intermodal Station.......    1,750,000
 158 New York                                   Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Hublink      500,000
 159 New York                                   Rensselaer intermodal bus facility...............    1,000,000
 160 New York                                   Riverhead, elderly and disabled buses and vans...      125,000
 161 New York                                   Rochester central bus facility...................    1,000,000
 162 New York                                   Rome, Intermodal Center..........................      400,000
 163 New York                                   Shelter Island, elderly and disabled buses and         100,000
                                                 vans.
 164 New York                                   Smithtown, elderly and disabled buses and vans...      125,000
 165 New York                                   Southampton, elderly and disabled buses and vans.      125,000
 166 New York                                   Southold, elderly and disabled buses and vans....      100,000
 167 New York                                   Suffolk County, elderly and disabled buses and         100,000
                                                 vans.
 168 New York                                   Syracuse CNG buses and facilities................    2,000,000
 169 New York                                   Ulster County bus facilities and equipment.......    1,000,000
 170 New York                                   Utica and Rome, bus facilities and buses.........      500,000
 171 New York                                   Utica, Union Station.............................    2,100,000
 172 New York                                   Westchester County, Bee-Line transit system            979,000
                                                 fareboxes.
 173 New York                                   Westchester County, Bee-Line transit system          1,000,000
                                                 shuttle buses.
 174 New York                                   Westchester County, DOT articulated buses........    1,250,000
 175 North Carolina                             Greensboro, Multimodal Center....................    3,340,000
 176 North Carolina                             Greensboro, Transit Authority buses..............    1,500,000
 177 North Carolina                             Greensboro, Transit Authority small buses and          321,000
                                                 vans.
 178 North Carolina                             Statewide buses and bus facilities...............    5,000,000
 179 North Dakota                               Statewide buses and bus-related facilities.......    2,000,000
 180 Ohio                                       Cleveland, Triskett Garage bus maintenance             625,000
                                                 facility.
 181 Ohio                                       Dayton, Multimodal Transportation Center.........      625,000
 182 Ohio                                       Statewide buses and bus facilities...............   12,000,000
 183 Ohio                                       Toledo Mud Hens transit center study.............      200,000
 184 Oklahoma                                   Oklahoma statewide bus facilities and buses......    5,000,000
 185 Oregon                                     Lane County, Bus Rapid Transit...................    4,400,000
 186 Oregon                                     Portland, Tri-Met buses..........................    1,750,000
 187 Oregon                                     Rogue Valley transit district bus purchase.......    1,000,000
 188 Oregon                                     Salem area mass transit system buses.............    1,000,000
 189 Oregon                                     Wilsonville, buses and shelters..................      400,000
 190 Pennsylvania                               Altoona bus testing facility (section 3009)......    3,000,000
 191 Pennsylvania                               Altoona, Metro Transit Authority buses and             842,000
                                                 transit system improvements.
 192 Pennsylvania                               Altoona, Metro Transit Authority Logan Valley           80,000
                                                 Mall Suburban Transfer Center.
 193 Pennsylvania                               Altoona, Metro Transit Authority Transit Center        424,000
                                                 improvements.
 194 Pennsylvania                               Altoona, pedestrian crossover....................      800,000
 195 Pennsylvania                               Armstrong County-Mid-County, PA bus facilities         150,000
                                                 and buses.
 196 Pennsylvania                               Beaver County bus facility.......................    1,000,000
 197 Pennsylvania                               Bradford County, Endless Mountain Transportation     1,000,000
                                                 Authority buses.
 198 Pennsylvania                               Cambria County, bus facilities and buses.........      575,000
 199 Pennsylvania                               Centre Area, Transportation Authority buses......    1,250,000
 200 Pennsylvania                               Chambersburg, Transit Authority buses............      300,000
 201 Pennsylvania                               Chambersburg, Transit Authority Intermodal Center    1,000,000
 202 Pennsylvania                               Chester County, Paoli Transportation Center......    1,000,000
 203 Pennsylvania                               Crawford Area, Transportation buses..............      500,000
 204 Pennsylvania                               Erie, Metropolitan Transit Authority buses.......    1,000,000
 205 Pennsylvania                               Fayette County, Intermodal Facilities and buses..    1,270,000
 206 Pennsylvania                               Lackawanna County, Transit System buses..........      600,000
 207 Pennsylvania                               Mercer County, buses.............................      750,000

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 208 Pennsylvania                               Monroe County, Transportation Authority buses....    1,000,000
 209 Pennsylvania                               Philadelphia, Frankford Transportation Center....    5,000,000
 210 Pennsylvania                               Philadelphia, Intermodal 30th Street Station.....    1,250,000
 211 Pennsylvania                               Philadelphia, Regional Transportation System for       750,000
                                                 Elderly and Disabled.
 212 Pennsylvania                               Reading, BARTA Intermodal Transportation Facility    1,750,000
 213 Pennsylvania                               Red Rose, Transit Bus Terminal...................    1,000,000
 214 Pennsylvania                               Robinson, Towne Center Intermodal Facility.......    1,500,000
 215 Pennsylvania                               Schuylkill County buses..........................      220,000
 216 Pennsylvania                               Somerset County, bus facilities and buses........      175,000
 217 Pennsylvania                               Towamencin Township, Intermodal Bus                  1,500,000
                                                 Transportation Center.
 218 Pennsylvania                               Washington County, Intermodal Facilities.........      630,000
 219 Pennsylvania                               Westmoreland County, Intermodal Facility.........      200,000
 220 Pennsylvania                               Wilkes-Barre, Intermodal Facility................    1,250,000
 221 Pennsylvania                               Williamsport, Bus Facility.......................    1,200,000
 222 Puerto Rico                                San Juan Intermodal access.......................      950,000
 223 Rhode Island                               Providence, buses and bus maintenance facility...    2,250,000
 224 Rhode Island                               Rhode Island Public Transit Authority buses......    3,200,000
 225 South Carolina                             Columbia Bus replacement.........................    1,100,000
 226 South Carolina                             Pee Dee buses and facilities.....................    1,250,000
 227 South Carolina                             South Carolina statewide Virtual Transit             1,220,000
                                                 Enterprise.
 228 South Carolina                             Spartanburg buses and facilities.................    1,000,000
 229 South Dakota                               Computerized bus dispatch system, radios, money        800,000
                                                 boxes, and lift replacements.
 230 South Dakota                               Sioux Falls buses................................    1,000,000
 231 South Dakota                               South Dakota statewide bus facilities and buses..    3,500,000
 232 Tennessee                                  Statewide buses and bus facilities...............    2,000,000
 233 Texas                                      Austin, buses....................................    2,250,000
 234 Texas                                      Brazos Transit Authority buses and facilities....    1,500,000
 235 Texas                                      Corpus Christi transit authority buses and           1,000,000
                                                 facilities.
 236 Texas                                      Dallas Area Rapid transit buses..................    2,750,000
 237 Texas                                      Fort Worth bus and paratransit vehicle project...    2,500,000
 238 Texas                                      Galveston buses and bus facilities...............    1,000,000
 239 Texas                                      Texas statewide small urban and rural buses......    6,000,000
 240 Utah                                       Ogden, Intermodal Center.........................      800,000
 241 Utah                                       Utah Hybrid electric vehicle bus purchase........    1,500,000
 242 Utah                                       Utah Transit Authority, Intermodal Facilities....    1,500,000
 243 Utah                                       Utah Transit Authority/Park City Transit, buses..    6,500,000
 244 Vermont                                    Brattleboro Union Station multimodal center......    2,500,000
 245 Vermont                                    Burlington intermodal center.....................    1,000,000
 246 Vermont                                    Deerfield Valley Transit authority...............      500,000
 247 Virginia                                   Alexandria, bus maintenance facility and Crystal     1,000,000
                                                 City canopy project.
 248 Virginia                                   Alexandria, King Street Station access...........    1,100,000
 249 Virginia                                   Harrisonburg, buses..............................      200,000
 250 Virginia                                   Lynchburg, buses.................................      200,000
 251 Virginia                                   Richmond, GRTC bus maintenance facility..........    1,250,000
 252 Virginia                                   Roanoke, buses...................................      200,000
 253 Virginia                                   Statewide buses and bus facilities...............   10,000,000
 254 Washington                                 Anacortes ferry terminal information system......      500,000
 255 Washington                                 Ben Franklin transit operating facility..........    1,000,000
 256 Washington                                 Bremerton transportation center..................    1,000,000
 257 Washington                                 Central Puget Sound Seattle bus program..........    8,000,000
 258 Washington                                 Chelan-Douglas multimodal center.................      900,000
 259 Washington                                 Everett, Multimodal Transportation Center........    1,950,000
 260 Washington                                 Grant County, buses and vans.....................      600,000
 261 Washington                                 Mount Vernon, Multimodal Center..................    1,750,000
 262 Washington                                 Port Angeles center..............................    1,000,000
 263 Washington                                 Seattle, Intermodal Transportation Terminal......    1,250,000
 264 Washington                                 Snohomish County, Community transit buses........    1,000,000
 265 Washington                                 Tacoma Dome, buses and bus facilities............    1,750,000
 266 Washington                                 Thurston County intercity buses..................    1,000,000
 267 Washington                                 Vancouver, Clark County (C-Tran) bus facilities..    1,000,000
 268 Wisconsin                                  Milwaukee County, buses..........................    4,000,000
 269 Wisconsin                                  Wisconsin statewide bus facilities and buses.....   12,875,000
 270 West Virginia                              Huntington, Intermodal Facility..................    8,000,000
 271 West Virginia                              West Virginia statewide Intermodal Facility and      6,500,000
                                                 buses.
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     ; and there shall be available for new fixed guideway 
     systems, $902,800,000, to be available as follows:
       $10,400,000 for the Alaska or Hawaii ferry projects;
       $5,000,000 for the Albuquerque light rail project;
       $52,110,000 for the Atlanta-North Springs project;
       $1,000,000 for the Austin Capital metro project;
       $500,000 for the Baltimore central downtown transit 
     alternatives major investment study;
       $1,000,000 for the Baltimore light rail double track 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Birmingham, Alabama alternatives 
     analysis study and preliminary engineering;
       $500,000 for the Boston North-South rail link project;
       $750,000 for the Boston urban ring project;
       $2,000,000 for the Burlington-Essex, Vermont commuter rail 
     project;
       $2,200,000 for the Canton-Akron-Cleveland commuter rail 
     project;
       $2,200,000 for the Charleston, South Carolina monobeam rail 
     project;
       $3,000,000 for the Charlotte, North Carolina South-North 
     corridor transitway project;
       $6,000,000 for the Chicago Metra commuter rail extensions 
     and upgrades project;
       $3,000,000 for the Chicago Transit Authority Ravenswood and 
     Douglas branch lines projects: Provided, That recognizing the 
     nature of these projects, of the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 
     section 5309(e), only sections 5309(e)(1)(C) and 5309(e)(4) 
     shall apply;
       $1,800,000 for the Cincinnati Northeast/Northern Kentucky 
     rail line project;
       $4,000,000 for the Clark County, Nevada fixed guideway 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Cleveland Berea Red Line extension to 
     the Hopkins International Airport project;
       $2,000,000 for the Cleveland Euclid corridor improvement 
     project;
       $500,000 for the Colorado-North Front Range corridor 
     feasibility study;
       $12,000,000 for the Dallas-Fort Worth RAILTRAN project;
       $16,000,000 for the DART North Central light rail extension 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Dayton, Ohio light rail study;
       $40,000,000 for the Denver Southwest Corridor project;

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       $500,000 for the Denver Southeast Corridor multimodal 
     corridor project;
       $17,000,000 for the Dulles corridor project;
       $4,000,000 for the Fort Lauderdale, Florida Tri-County 
     commuter rail project;
       $1,000,000 for the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania capital area 
     transit/corridor one project;
       $1,500,000 for the Hartford, Connecticut light rail 
     project;
       $3,000,000 for the Honolulu, Hawaii major investment 
     analysis of transit alternatives;
       $2,000,000 for the Houston advanced regional transit 
     program;
       $59,670,000 for the Houston Regional Bus project;
       $1,000,000 for the Johnson County, Kansas I-35 commuter 
     rail project;
       $500,000 for the Kansas City, Missouri commuter rail study;
       $500,000 for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
     commuter rail project;
       $250,000 for the King County, Washington Elliot Bay water 
     taxi;
       $1,500,000 for the Knoxville, Tennessee electric transit 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Largo, Maryland Metro Blue Line 
     extension project;
       $1,000,000 for the Little Rock, Arkansas River rail 
     project;
       $24,000,000 for the Long Island Railroad East Side access 
     project, New York;
       $38,000,000 for the Los Angeles MOS-3 project;
       $1,000,000 for the Massachusetts North Shore corridor 
     project;
       $17,041,000 for the MARC commuter rail project;
       $1,000,000 for the Maryland Route 5 corridor;
       $2,200,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee Medical Center rail 
     extension project;
       $3,000,000 for the Miami Metro-Dade Transit east-west 
     corridor project;
       $3,000,000 for the Miami Metro-Dade North 27th Avenue 
     corridor project;
       $8,000,000 for the Mid-City and East Side projects, Los 
     Angeles;
       $4,000,000 for the Morgantown, West Virginia fixed guideway 
     modernization project;
       $1,000,000 for the Nashville, Tennessee regional commuter 
     rail project;
       $70,000,000 for the New Jersey urban core Hudson-Bergen LRT 
     project;
       $6,000,000 for the New Jersey urban core Newark-Elizabeth 
     rail link project;
       $500,000 for the New London, Connecticut waterfront access 
     project;
       $22,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal Street corridor 
     project;
       $2,000,000 for the New Orleans Desire Streetcar project;
       $8,000,000 for the Norfolk-Virginia Beach regional rail 
     project;
       $500,000 for the Northeast Ohio commuter rail study, Phase 
     2;
       $3,000,000 for the Northern Indiana South Shore commuter 
     rail project;
       $3,000,000 for the Oceanside-Escondido passenger rail 
     project;
       $500,000 for the Old Saybrook-Hartford, Connecticut rail 
     extension project;
       $1,000,000 for the Omaha, Nebraska trolley system;
       $2,500,000 for the Orange County, California transitway 
     project;
       $17,500,000 for the Orlando Lynx light rail project;
       $3,000,000 for the Philadelphia-Reading SEPTA Schuykill 
     Valley Metro project;
       $1,000,000 for the Philadelphia SEPTA Cross County Metro 
     project;
       $5,000,000 for the Phoenix metropolitan area transit 
     project;
       $4,000,000 for the Pittsburgh Allegheny County Stage II 
     light rail project;
       $1,000,000 for the Pittsburgh North Shore central business 
     district transit options MIS;
       $25,718,000 for the Portland-Westside/Hillsboro project;
       $5,000,000 for the Puget Sound RTA Link light rail project;
       $41,000,000 for the Puget Sound RTA Sounder commuter rail 
     project;
       $10,000,000 for the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Triangle 
     Transit project;
       $23,480,000 for the Sacramento south corridor LRT project;
       $70,000,000 for the Salt Lake City South LRT project;
       $5,000,000 for the Salt Lake City/Airport to University 
     (West-East) light rail project: Provided further, That the 
     non-governmental share for these funds shall be determined in 
     accordance with Section 3030(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, as amended 
     (Public Law 105-178);
       $1,000,000 for the San Bernardino Metrolink extension 
     project;
       $2,000,000 for the San Diego Mid-Coast corridor project;
       $1,500,000 for the San Diego Mission Valley East light rail 
     transit project;
       $40,000,000 for the San Francisco BART extension to the 
     airport project;
       $500,000 for the San Jacinto-Branch Line (Riverside County) 
     project;
       $27,000,000 for the San Jose Tasman LRT project;
       $20,000,000 for the San Juan Tren Urbano;
       $500,000 for the Savannah, Georgia water taxi;
       $250,000 for the Sioux City micro rail trolley system;
       $53,983,000 for the South Boston Piers MOS-2 project;
       $1,000,000 for the South Dekalb-Lindburgh corridor LRT 
     project;
       $200,000 for the Southeast Michigan commuter rail viability 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Spokane, Washington light rail project;
       $500,000 for the St. Louis-Jefferson City-Kansas City, 
     Missouri commuter rail project;
       $35,000,000 for the St. Louis-St.Clair LRT extension 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Stamford, Connecticut fixed guideway 
     connector;
       $1,000,000 for the Tampa Bay regional rail project;
       $17,000,000 for the Twin Cities Transitways project;
       $2,000,000 for the Virginia Railway Express Woodbridge 
     station improvements project; and
       $1,000,000 for the West Trenton, New Jersey rail project:
     Provided further, That funds provided in Public Law 105-66 
     for the Pennsylvania Strawberry Hill/Diamond Branch rail 
     project shall be available for the Laurel Rail line project 
     in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

                       Mass Transit Capital Fund


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of 
     previous obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 
     5338(b), $2,000,000,000, to remain available until expended 
     and to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the 
     Highway Trust Fund.

                 Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 3037 of the 
     Federal Transit Act of 1998, $35,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That no more than $75,000,000 of 
     budget authority shall be available for these purposes: 
     Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under this 
     head, not more than $10,000,000 shall be used for grants for 
     reverse commute projects.

             Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 14 of Public Law 96-184 and Public Law 101-551, 
     $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.

             SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

             Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

       The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby 
     authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
     funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, 
     and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the 
     programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the 
     current fiscal year.

                       Operations and Maintenance


                    (harbor maintenance trust fund)

       For necessary expenses for operations and maintenance of 
     those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway operated and 
     maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
     Corporation, $11,496,000, to be derived from the Harbor 
     Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99-662.

              RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

                     Research and Special Programs

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Research and Special Programs Administration, $29,280,000, of 
     which $574,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety 
     Fund, and of which $3,460,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2001: Provided, That up to $1,200,000 in fees 
     collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the 
     general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided 
     further, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to 
     be available until expended, funds received from States, 
     counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and 
     private sources for expenses incurred for training, for 
     reports publication and dissemination, and for travel 
     expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials 
     exemptions and approvals functions.

                            Pipeline Safety


                         (pipeline safety fund)

                    (oil spill liability trust fund)

       For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the 
     pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a 
     pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, 
     and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the 
     Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $33,248,000, of which $4,248,000 
     shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2001; and of which 
     $29,000,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, 
     of which $16,219,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2001: Provided, That in addition to amounts made 
     available for the Pipeline Safety Fund, $1,400,000 shall be 
     available for grants to States for the development and 
     establishment of one-call notification systems and public 
     education activities, and shall be derived from amounts 
     previously collected under 49 U.S.C. 60301.

                     Emergency Preparedness Grants


                     (emergency preparedness fund)

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5127(c), 
     $200,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That 
     not more than $11,000,000 shall be made available for 
     obligation in fiscal year 1999 from amounts made available by 
     49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d): Provided further, That none of 
     the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d) 
     shall be made available for obligation by individuals other 
     than the Secretary of Transportation, or his designee.

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                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, as amended, $43,495,000.

                      SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, 
     including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $16,000,000: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     not to exceed $2,600,000 from fees established by the 
     Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board shall be 
     credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and 
     used for necessary and authorized expenses under this 
     heading: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
     from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar for dollar 
     basis as such offsetting collections are received during 
     fiscal year 1999, to result in a final appropriation from the 
     general fund estimated at no more than $16,000,000: Provided 
     further, That any fees received in excess of $2,600,000 in 
     fiscal year 1999 shall remain available until expended, but 
     shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 1999.

                                TITLE II

                            RELATED AGENCIES

       ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Architectural and 
     Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized by 
     section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 
     $3,847,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received for publications and training expenses.

                  NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Transportation 
     Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 
     rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate 
     equivalent to the rate for a GS-15; uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902), 
     $53,473,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

                             Emergency Fund

       For necessary expenses of the National Transportation 
     Safety Board for accident investigations, including hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized 
     by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed 
     the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS-15; 
     uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 
     U.S.C. 5901-5902), $1,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                               TITLE III

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS


                     (including transfers of funds)

       Sec. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable 
     appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be 
     available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability 
     insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries 
     on official department business; and uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
       Sec. 302. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
     1999 pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall be 
     absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act or 
     previous appropriations Acts.
       Sec. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for 
     expenditures by the Federal Aviation Administration shall be 
     available: (1) except as otherwise authorized by title VIII 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), for expenses of primary and secondary 
     schooling for dependents of Federal Aviation Administration 
     personnel stationed outside the continental United States at 
     costs for any given area not in excess of those of the 
     Department of Defense for the same area, when it is 
     determined by the Secretary that the schools, if any, 
     available in the locality are unable to provide adequately 
     for the education of such dependents; and (2) for 
     transportation of said dependents between schools serving the 
     area that they attend and their places of residence when the 
     Secretary, under such regulations as may be prescribed, 
     determines that such schools are not accessible by public 
     means of transportation on a regular basis.
       Sec. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for the 
     Department of Transportation shall be available for services 
     as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
     not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an 
     Executive Level IV.
       Sec. 305. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     for salaries and expenses of more than 100 political and 
     Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation: 
     Provided, That none of the personnel covered by this 
     provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the 
     Department of Transportation.
       Sec. 306. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 
     the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses 
     of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening 
     in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
       Sec. 307. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
     year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, 
     unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 308. The Secretary of Transportation may enter into 
     grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions with 
     any person, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, 
     any unit of State or local government, any educational 
     institution, and any other entity in execution of the 
     Technology Reinvestment Project authorized under the Defense 
     Conversion, Reinvestment and Transition Assistance Act of 
     1992 and related legislation: Provided, That the authority 
     provided in this section may be exercised without regard to 
     section 3324 of title 31, United States Code.
       Sec. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract 
     pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures 
     are a matter of public record and available for public 
     inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
     law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to 
     existing law.
       Sec. 310. (a) For fiscal year 1999, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall--
       (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for 
     Federal-aid Highways amounts authorized for administrative 
     expenses and programs funded from the administrative takedown 
     authorized by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, 
     and amounts authorized for the highway use tax evasion 
     program and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
       (2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation 
     for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to the unobligated 
     balance of amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety programs for the previous fiscal 
     year the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary;
       (3) determine the ratio that--
       (A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways less 
     the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) 
     and (2), bears to
       (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs 
     (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for sections 
     set forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b) and 
     sums authorized to be appropriated for section 105 of title 
     23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in 
     subsection (b)(8)) for such fiscal year less the aggregate of 
     the amounts not distributed under paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection;
       (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
     Highways less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) for section 117 of title 23, United 
     States Code (relating to high priority projects program), 
     section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
     1965, the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 
     1995, and $2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under section 
     105 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
     (relating to minimum guarantee) so that the amount of 
     obligation authority available for each of such sections is 
     equal to the amount determined by multiplying the ratio 
     determined under paragraph (3) by the sums authorized to be 
     appropriated for such section (except in the case of section 
     105, $2,000,000,000) for such fiscal year;
       (5) distribute the obligation limitation provided for 
     Federal-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts not 
     distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts 
     distributed under paragraph (4) for each of the programs that 
     are allocated by the Secretary under title 23, United State 
     Code (other than activities to which paragraph (1) applies 
     and programs to which paragraph (4) applies) by multiplying 
     the ratio determined under paragraph (3) by the sums 
     authorized to be appropriated for such program for such 
     fiscal year; and
       (6) distribute the obligation limitation provided for 
     Federal-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts not 
     distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts 
     distributed under paragraphs (4) and (5) for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction programs (other than 
     the minimum guarantee program, but only to the extent that 
     amounts apportioned for the minimum guarantee program for 
     such fiscal year exceed $2,639,000,000, and the Appalachian 
     development highway system program) that are apportioned by 
     the Secretary under title 23, United States Code, in the 
     ratio that--
       (A) sums authorized to be appropriated for such programs 
     that are apportioned to each State for such fiscal year, bear 
     to
       (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     such programs that are apportioned to all States for such 
     fiscal year.
       (b) Exceptions From Obligation Limitation.--The obligation 
     limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall not apply to 
     obligations (1) under section 125 of title 23, United States 
     Code; (2) under section 147 of the Surface Transportation 
     Assistance Act of 1978; (3) under section 9 of the Federal-
     Aid Highway Act of 1981; (4) under sections 131(b) and 131(j) 
     of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982; (5) 
     under sections 149(b) and 149(c) of the Surface 
     Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987; 
     (6) under section 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; (7) under section 157 
     of title 23, United States Code, as in effect on the day 
     before the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century;

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     and (8) under section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
     (but, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for such fiscal 
     year).
       (c) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall after 
     August 1 for such fiscal year revise a distribution of the 
     obligation limitation made available under subsection (a) if 
     a State will not obligate the amount distributed during that 
     fiscal year and redistribute sufficient amounts to those 
     States able to obligate amounts in addition to those 
     previously distributed during that fiscal year giving 
     priority to those States having large unobligated balances of 
     funds apportioned under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, 
     United States Code, section 160 (as in effect on the day 
     before the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century) of title 23, United States Code, and under 
     section 1015 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 
     1991 (105 Stat. 1943-1945).
       (d) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to 
     Transportation Research Programs.--The obligation limitation 
     shall apply to transportation research programs carried out 
     under chapters 3 and 5 of title 23, United States Code, 
     except that obligation authority made available for such 
     programs under such limitation shall remain available for a 
     period of 3 fiscal years.
       (e) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--Not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the distribution of obligation 
     limitation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     distribute to the States any funds (1) that are authorized to 
     be appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid highways 
     programs (other than the program under section 160 of title 
     23, United States Code) and for carrying out subchapter I of 
     chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, and chapter 4 of 
     title 23, United States Code, and (2) that the Secretary 
     determines will not be allocated to the States, and will not 
     be available for obligation, in such fiscal year due to the 
     imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year. 
     Such distribution to the States shall be made in the same 
     ratio as the distribution of obligation authority under 
     subsection (a)(6). The funds so distributed shall be 
     available for any purposes described in section 133(b) of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (f) Special Rule.--Obligation limitation distributed for a 
     fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) for a section set forth 
     in subsection (a)(4) shall remain available until used for 
     obligation of funds for such section and shall be in addition 
     to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for 
     Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs 
     for future fiscal years.
       Sec. 311. The limitations on obligations for the programs 
     of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any 
     authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for 
     obligation, or to any other authority previously made 
     available for obligation.
       Sec. 312. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
     implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
       Sec. 313. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would 
     establish a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five 
     miles wide between the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation 
     Scheme and the San Francisco Traffic Separation Scheme.
       Sec. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     airports may transfer, without consideration, to the Federal 
     Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument landing systems 
     (along with associated approach lighting equipment and runway 
     visual range equipment) which conform to FAA design and 
     performance specifications, the purchase of which was 
     assisted by a Federal airport-aid program, airport 
     development aid program or airport improvement program grant. 
     The FAA shall accept such equipment, which shall thereafter 
     be operated and maintained by the FAA in accordance with 
     agency criteria.
       Sec. 315. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to award a multiyear contract for production end items that: 
     (1) includes economic order quantity or long lead time 
     material procurement in excess of $10,000,000 in any one year 
     of the contract; (2) includes a cancellation charge greater 
     than $10,000,000 which at the time of obligation has not been 
     appropriated to the limits of the Government's liability; or 
     (3) includes a requirement that permits performance under the 
     contract during the second and subsequent years of the 
     contract without conditioning such performance upon the 
     appropriation of funds: Provided, That this limitation does 
     not apply to a contract in which the Federal Government 
     incurs no financial liability from not buying additional 
     systems, subsystems, or components beyond the basic contract 
     requirements.
       Sec. 316. Section 218 of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the first sentence by striking ``the south Alaskan 
     border'' and inserting ``Haines'' in lieu thereof;
       (B) in the third sentence by striking ``highway'' and 
     inserting ``highway or the Alaska Marine Highway System'' in 
     lieu thereof;
       (C) in the fourth sentence by striking ``any other fiscal 
     year thereafter'' and inserting ``any other fiscal year 
     thereafter, including any portion of any other fiscal year 
     thereafter, prior to the date of the enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century'' in lieu 
     thereof;
       (D) in the fifth sentence by striking ``construction of 
     such highways until an agreement'' and inserting 
     ``construction of the portion of such highways that are in 
     Canada until an agreement'' in lieu thereof; and
       (2) in subsection (b) by inserting ``in Canada'' after 
     ``undertaken''.
       Sec. 317. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
     except for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds made 
     available by this Act under ``Federal Transit Administration, 
     Capital investment grants'' for projects specified in this 
     Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not 
     obligated by September 30, 2001, and other recoveries, shall 
     be made available for other projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309.
       Sec. 318. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     funds appropriated before October 1, 1998, under any section 
     of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain 
     available for expenditure may be transferred to and 
     administered under the most recent appropriation heading for 
     any such section.
       Sec. 319. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     compensate in excess of 350 technical staff-years under the 
     federally funded research and development center contract 
     between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center 
     for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 
     1999.
       Sec. 320. Funds provided in this Act for the Transportation 
     Administrative Service Center (TASC) shall be reduced by 
     $15,000,000, which limits fiscal year 1999 TASC obligational 
     authority for elements of the Department of Transportation 
     funded in this Act to no more than $109,124,000: Provided, 
     That such reductions from the budget request shall be 
     allocated by the Department of Transportation to each 
     appropriations account in proportion to the amount included 
     in each account for the Transportation Administrative Service 
     Center.
       Sec. 321. Funds received by the Federal Highway 
     Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal 
     Railroad Administration from States, counties, 
     municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
     for expenses incurred for training may be credited 
     respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's 
     ``Limitation on General Operating Expenses'' account, the 
     Federal Transit Administration's ``Transit Planning and 
     Research'' account, and to the Federal Railroad 
     Administration's ``Railroad Safety'' account, except for 
     State rail safety inspectors participating in training 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105.
       Sec. 322. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to prepare, propose, or promulgate any regulations pursuant 
     to title V of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings 
     Act (49 U.S.C. 32901 et seq.) prescribing corporate average 
     fuel economy standards for automobiles, as defined in such 
     title, in any model year that differs from standards 
     promulgated for such automobiles prior to enactment of this 
     section.
       Sec. 323. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall convey, without 
     consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to the parcels of real property described in 
     this section, together with any improvements thereon, as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of the 
     conveyance, to the entities described in this section, 
     namely: (1) United States Coast Guard Pass Manchac Light in 
     Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, to the State of Louisiana; and 
     (2) Tchefuncte River Range Rear Light in Madisonville, 
     Louisiana, to the Town of Madisonville, Louisiana.
       Sec. 324. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for the purpose of promulgating or enforcing any 
     regulation that has the practical effect of (a) requiring 
     more than one attendant during unloading of liquefied 
     compressed gases, or (b) preventing the attendant from 
     monitoring the customer's liquefied compressed gas storage 
     tank during unloading.
       Sec. 325. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by 
     the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data 
     products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. 111 may be credited to the Federal-aid highways 
     account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such 
     expenses: Provided, That such funds shall be subject to the 
     obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways and highway 
     safety construction.
       Sec. 326. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or 
     expended for employee training which: (1) does not meet 
     identified needs for knowledge, skills and abilities bearing 
     directly upon the performance of official duties; (2) 
     contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional 
     response or psychological stress in some participants; (3) 
     does not require prior employee notification of the content 
     and methods to be used in the training and written end of 
     course evaluations; (4) contains any methods or content 
     associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems 
     or ``new age'' belief systems as defined in Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 
     1988; (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, 
     participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the 
     workplace; or (6) includes content related to human 
     immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome 
     (HIV/AIDS) other than that necessary to make employees more 
     aware of the medical ramifications of HIV/AIDS and the 
     workplace rights of HIV-positive employees.
       Sec. 327. None of the funds in this Act shall, in the 
     absence of express authorization by Congress, be used 
     directly or indirectly to pay for any personal service, 
     advertisement, telegram, telephone, letter, printed or 
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     signed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress, to 
     favor or oppose, by vote or otherwise, any legislation or 
     appropriation by Congress, whether before or after the 
     introduction of any bill or resolution proposing such 
     legislation or appropriation: Provided, That this shall not 
     prevent officers or employees of the Department of 
     Transportation or related agencies funded in this Act from 
     communicating to Members of Congress on the request of any 
     Member or to Congress, through the proper official channels, 
     requests for legislation or appropriations which they deem 
     necessary for the efficient conduct of the public business.
       Sec. 328. Not to exceed $1,000,000 of the funds provided in 
     this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be 
     available for the necessary expenses of advisory committees: 
     Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to advisory 
     committees established for the purpose of conducting 
     negotiated rulemaking in accordance with the Negotiated 
     Rulemaking Act, 5 U.S.C. 561-570a, or the Coast Guard's 
     advisory council on roles and missions.
       Sec. 329. Bulk Fuel Storage Tanks. (a) Transfer of Funds.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the remainder of 
     the balance in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund that 
     is transferred and deposited into the Oil Spill Liability 
     Trust Fund under section 8102(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Oil 
     Pollution Act of 1990 (43 U.S.C. 1653 note) after June 16, 
     1998 shall be used in accordance with this section.
       (b) Use of Interest Only.--The interest produced from the 
     investment of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund 
     balance that is transferred and deposited into the Oil Spill 
     Liability Trust Fund under section 8102(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the 
     Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (43 U.S.C. 1653 note) after June 
     16, 1998 shall be transferred annually by the National 
     Pollution Funds Center to the Denali Commission for a 
     program, to be developed in consultation with the Coast 
     Guard, to repair or replace bulk fuel storage tanks in Alaska 
     which are not in compliance with federal law, including the 
     Oil Pollution Act of 1990, or State law.
       (c) TAPS Payment to Alaska Dedicated to Bulk Fuel Storage 
     Tank Repair and Replacement.--Section 8102(a)(2)(B)(i) of 
     Public Law 101-380 (43 U.S.C. 1653 note) is amended by 
     inserting immediately before the semicolon, ``, which, except 
     as otherwise provided under article IX, section 15, of the 
     Alaska Constitution, shall be used for the remediation of 
     above-ground storage tanks''.
       Sec. 330. No funds other than those appropriated to the 
     Surface Transportation Board or fees collected by the Board 
     shall be used for conducting the activities of the Board.
       Sec. 331. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in 
     expending the funds the entity will comply with the Buy 
     American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c).
       (b) Sense of the Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided using 
     funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of the 
     Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in 
     expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products to the greatest extent practicable.
       (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
     the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
     made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in America'' 
     inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any 
     product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, 
     and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 
     through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 332. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     receipts, in amounts determined by the Secretary, collected 
     from users of fitness centers operated by or for the 
     Department of Transportation shall be available to support 
     the operation and maintenance of those facilities.
       Sec. 333. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to implement or enforce regulations that would result in the 
     withdrawal of a slot from an air carrier at O'Hare 
     International Airport under section 93.223 of title 14 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations in excess of the total slots 
     withdrawn from that air carrier as of October 31, 1993 if 
     such additional slot is to be allocated to an air carrier or 
     foreign air carrier under section 93.217 of title 14 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 334. Notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 41742, no essential air 
     service shall be provided to communities in the 48 contiguous 
     States that are located fewer than 70 highway miles from the 
     nearest large or medium hub airport, or that require a rate 
     of subsidy per passenger in excess of $200 unless such point 
     is greater than 210 miles from the nearest large or medium 
     hub airport.
       Sec. 335. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees 
     and other funds received by the Department from travel 
     management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of 
     building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited 
     to appropriations of the Department and allocated to elements 
     of the Department using fair and equitable criteria and such 
     funds shall be available until December 31, 1999.
       Sec. 336. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule 
     or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized 
     to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to 
     the Department to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the 
     payment to the Department of an amount determined by the 
     Secretary.
       Sec. 337. The unobligated balances of the funds made 
     available in previous appropriations Acts for the National 
     Civil Aviation Review Commission and for Urban Discretionary 
     Grants are rescinded.
       Sec. 338. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
       (1) the land and improvements thereto comprising the Coast 
     Guard Reserve Training Facility in Jacksonville, Florida, is 
     deemed to be surplus property; and
       (2) the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall dispose of all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     that property, by sale, at fair market value.
       (b) Right of First Refusal.--Before a sale is made under 
     subsection (a) to any other person, the Commandant of the 
     Coast Guard shall give to the City of Jacksonville, Florida, 
     the right of first refusal to purchase all or any part of the 
     property required to be sold under that subsection.
       Sec. 339. Of the funds provided under Federal Aviation 
     Administration ``Operations'', $250,000 is only for 
     activities and operations of the Centennial of Flight 
     Commission.
       Sec. 340. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall waive repayment of any 
     Federal-aid highway funds expended on the construction of 
     those high occupancy lanes or auxiliary lanes constructed on 
     I-287 in the State of New Jersey, pursuant to section 338 of 
     the fiscal year 1993 Department of Transportation and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act (Public Law 102-388), if the 
     State of New Jersey presents the Secretary with its 
     determination that such high occupancy vehicle lanes or 
     auxiliary lanes are not in the public interest.
       Sec. 341. (a) Authority To Convey.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation may convey, without consideration, to the 
     State of North Carolina (in this section referred to as the 
     ``State''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property, together with any 
     improvements thereon, in Ocracoke, North Carolina, consisting 
     of such portion of the Coast Guard Station Ocracoke, North 
     Carolina, as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes 
     of the conveyance.
       (b) Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall 
     be subject to the following conditions:
       (1) That the State accept the property to be conveyed under 
     that subsection subject to such easements or rights of way in 
     favor of the United States as the Secretary considers to be 
     appropriate for--
       (A) utilities;
       (B) access to and from the property;
       (C) the use of the boat launching ramp on the property; and
       (D) the use of pier space on the property by search and 
     rescue assets.
       (2) That the State maintain the property in a manner so as 
     to preserve the usefulness of the easements or rights of way 
     referred to in paragraph (1).
       (3) That the State utilize the property for transportation, 
     education, environmental, or other public purposes.
       (c) Reversion.--(1) If the Secretary determines at any time 
     that the property conveyed under subsection (a) is not to be 
     used in accordance with subsection (b), all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the property, including any improvements 
     thereon, shall revert to the United States, and the United 
     States shall have the right of immediate entry thereon.
       (2) Upon reversion under paragraph (1), the property shall 
     be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Administrator 
     of General Services.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property conveyed under subsection (a), 
     and any easements or rights of way granted under subsection 
     (b)(1), shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
     State.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions with respect to 
     the conveyance under subsection (a), and any easements or 
     rights of way granted under subsection (b)(1), as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.
       Sec. 342. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated in this or any other Act intended for highway 
     demonstration projects, railroad-highway crossings 
     demonstration projects or railroad relocation projects in 
     Augusta, Georgia are available for implementation of a 
     project consisting of modifications and additions to streets, 
     railroads, and related improvements in the vicinity of the 
     grade crossing of the CSX railroad and 15th Street in 
     Augusta, Georgia.
       Sec. 343. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     or subsequent Acts may be used by the Coast Guard to issue, 
     implement, or enforce a regulation or to establish an 
     interpretation or guideline under the Edible

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     Oil Regulatory Reform Act (Public Law 104-55), or the 
     amendments made by that Act, that does not recognize and 
     provide for, with respect to fats, oils, and greases (as 
     described in that Act, or the amendments made by that Act) 
     differences in--
       (1) physical, chemical, biological and other relevant 
     properties; and
       (2) environmental effects.
       (b) Not later than March 31, 1999, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall issue regulations amending 33 CFR 154 to 
     comply with the requirements of Public Law 104-55.
       Sec. 344. Funding made available in Public Law 105-174 for 
     emergency railroad rehabilitation and repair shall be 
     available for repairs resulting from natural disasters 
     occurring from September 1996 through July 10, 1998.
       Sec. 345. For purposes of evaluating environmental impacts 
     of the toll road in Orange and San Diego counties, 
     California, the Administrator of the Federal Highway 
     Administration and other participating Federal agencies shall 
     consider only those transportation alternatives previously 
     identified by regional planning processes and shall restrict 
     agency comments to those matters over which the agency has 
     direct jurisdiction: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     inter-agency memoranda of understanding, the Administrator of 
     the Federal Highway Administration shall retain and exercise 
     all authority regarding the form, content and timing of any 
     environmental impact statement and record of decision 
     regarding the toll road, including the evaluation and 
     selection of alternatives and distribution of draft and final 
     environmental impact statements.
       Sec. 346. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the 
     Commandant, United States Coast Guard, shall convey to the 
     University of South Alabama (in this section referred to as 
     ``the recipient''), the right, title, and interest of the 
     United States Government in and to a decommissioned vessel of 
     the Coast Guard, as determined appropriate by the Commandant 
     and the recipient, if--
       (1) the recipient agrees to use the vessel for the purposes 
     of supporting archaeological and historical research in the 
     Mobile Bay Delta;
       (2) the recipient agrees not to use the vessel for 
     commercial transportation purposes, except as incident to the 
     provision of logistics services in connection with the Old 
     Mobile Archaeological Project;
       (3) The recipient agrees to make the vessel available to 
     the Government if the Commandant requires use of the vessel 
     by the Government in times of war or national emergency;
       (4) the recipient agrees to hold the Government harmless 
     for any claims arising from exposure to hazardous materials 
     including, but not limited to, asbestos and polychlorinated 
     biphenyls (PCBs), after conveyance of the vessel, except for 
     claims arising from use by the Government under paragraph 
     (3);
       (5) the recipient has funds available to be committed for 
     use to restore the vessel to operation and thereafter 
     maintain it in good working condition, in the amount of at 
     least $400,000; and
       (6) the recipient agrees to any other conditions that the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
       (b) Delivery of Vessel.--If a conveyance is made under this 
     section, the Commandant shall deliver the vessel at the place 
     where the vessel is located, in its present condition, 
     without cost to the Government. The conveyance of this vessel 
     shall not be considered a distribution in commerce for 
     purposes of section 2605(e) of title 15, United States Code.
       (c) Other Unneeded Equipment.--The Commandant may convey to 
     the recipient any unneeded equipment or parts from other 
     decommissioned vessels pending disposition for use to restore 
     the vessel to operability. The Commandant may require 
     compensation from the recipient for such items.
       (d) Applicable Laws and Regulations.--The vessel shall at 
     all times remain subject to applicable vessel safety laws and 
     regulations.
       Sec. 347. Item 1132 in section 1602 of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 298), relating to 
     Mississippi, is amended by striking ``Pirate Cove'' and 
     inserting ``Pirates' Cove and 4-lane connector to Mississippi 
     Highway 468''.
       Sec. 348. (a) Authority To Convey Coast Guard Property to 
     Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation may convey 
     to Jacksonville University, located in Jacksonville, Florida, 
     without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to the property comprising the Long 
     Branch Rear Range Light, Jacksonville, Florida.
       (2) Identification of property.--The Secretary may 
     identify, describe, and determine the property to be conveyed 
     under this section.
       (b) Terms and Conditions.--Any conveyance of any property 
     under this section shall be made--
       (1) subject to such terms and conditions as the Commandant 
     may consider appropriate; and
       (2) subject to the condition that all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the property conveyed shall immediately 
     revert to the United States if the property, or any part 
     thereof, ceases to be used by Jacksonville University.
       Sec. 349. For necessary expenses of the Amtrak Reform 
     Council authorized under section 203 of Public Law 105-134, 
     $450,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000: 
     Provided, That none of the funds provided under this heading 
     shall be for payments to outside consultants: Provided 
     further, That the duties of the Amtrak Reform Council 
     described in section 203(g)(1) of Public Law 105-134 shall 
     include the identification of Amtrak routes which are 
     candidates for closure or realignment, based on performance 
     rankings developed by Amtrak which incorporate information on 
     each route's fully allocated costs and ridership on core 
     intercity passenger service, and which assume, for purposes 
     of closure or realignment candidate identification, that 
     federal subsidies for Amtrak will decline over the 4-year 
     period from fiscal year 1999 to fiscal year 2002: Provided 
     further, That these closure or realignment recommendations 
     shall be included in the Amtrak Reform Council's annual 
     report to the Congress required by section 203(h) of Public 
     Law 105-134.
       Sec. 350. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary shall approve and the State of New York is 
     authorized to proceed with engineering, final design and 
     construction of additional entrances and exits between exits 
     57 and 58 on Interstate 495 in Suffolk County, New York. The 
     Secretary may review final design of such project.
       Sec. 351. (a) Section 30113 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or passenger motor 
     vehicles from a bumper standard prescribed under chapter 325 
     of this title,'' after ``a motor vehicle safety standard 
     prescribed under this chapter''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``or chapter 325 of 
     this title (as applicable)'' after ``this chapter'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``, or a bumper 
     standard prescribed under chapter 325 of this title,'' after 
     ``motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this 
     chapter'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by inserting ``(including an 
     exemption under subsection (b)(3)(B)(i) relating to a bumper 
     standard referred to in subsection (b)(1))'' after 
     ``subsection (b)(3)(B)(i) of this section''; and
       (4) in subsection (h), by inserting ``or bumper standard 
     prescribed under chapter 325 of this title'' after ``each 
     motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this 
     chapter''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 32502(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``any part of a standard'' and inserting ``all or any part of 
     a standard'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) a passenger motor vehicle for which an application 
     for an exemption under section 30013(b) of this title has 
     been filed in accordance with the requirements of that 
     section.''.
       (2) Section 32506(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``and section 32502 of this title'' 
     after ``Except as provided in this section''.
       Sec. 352. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     $10,000,000 of funds available under section 104(a) of title 
     23 U.S.C., shall be made available to the University of 
     Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for research activities at 
     the Transportation Research Institute and to construct a 
     building to house the Institute, and shall remain available 
     until expended.
       Sec. 353. Discretionary grants funds for bus and bus-
     related facilities made available in this Act and in Public 
     Law 105-66 and its accompanying conference report for the 
     Virtual Transit Enterprise project shall be used to fund any 
     aspect of the Virtual Transit Enterprise integration of 
     information project in South Carolina.
       Sec. 354. Section 3021 of the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century (Public Law 105-178) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or the State of 
     Vermont'' after ``the State of Oklahoma''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by inserting ``and the State 
     of Vermont'' after ``within the State of Oklahoma''.
       Sec. 355. Section 3 of the Act of July 17, 1952 (66 Stat. 
     746, chapter 921), and section 3 of the Act of July 17, 1952 
     (66 Stat. 571, chapter 922), are each amended in the 
     proviso--
       (1) by striking ``That'' and all that follows through ``the 
     collection of'' and inserting ``That the commission may 
     collect''; and
       (2) by striking ``, shall cease'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end and inserting a period.
       Sec. 356. Section 1212(m) of Public Law 105-178 is 
     amended--(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``, 
     Idaho, Alaska and West Virginia'' after ``Minnesota''; and 
     (2) by inserting ``or the States of Idaho, Alaska or West 
     Virginia'' after ``Minnesota''.
       Sec. 357. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     obligated and awarded in fiscal year 1994 by the Economic 
     Development Administration in the amount of $912,000 to the 
     City of Pittsburg, Kansas, as Project Number 05-19-61200 for 
     water, sewer and street improvements shall be disbursed to 
     the City upon determination by the EDA that the improvements 
     have been completed in accordance with the project 
     description in the award documents.
       Sec. 358. Section 3030(d)(3) of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105-178) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Saint Barnard Parish, Louisiana intermodal 
     facility.''.
       Sec. 359. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
     transfer funds appropriated

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     for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other 
     office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided, That no 
     appropriation shall be increased or decreased by more than 12 
     per centum by all such transfers: Provided further, That any 
     such transfer shall be submitted for approval to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 360. Section 3027 of the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5307 note; 112 Stat. 366) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Services for elderly and persons with disabilities.--
     In addition to assistance made available under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary may provide assistance under section 5307 of 
     title 49, United States Code, to a transit provider that 
     operates 20 or fewer vehicles in an urbanized area with a 
     population of at least 200,000 to finance the operating costs 
     of equipment and facilities used by the transit provider in 
     providing mass transportation services to elderly and persons 
     with disabilities, provided that such assistance to all 
     entities shall not exceed $1,000,000 annually.''.
       Sec. 361. Hereafter, the Commonwealth of Virginia shall 
     have the exclusive authority to determine the high-occupancy 
     vehicle restrictions applicable to Interstate Highway 66 in 
     Virginia.
       Sec. 362. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     used to issue a final standard under docket number NHTSA 98-
     3945 (relating to section 656(b) of the Illegal Immigration 
     Reform and Responsibility Act of 1996).
       Sec. 363. Items 178 and 1547 in section 1602 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 
     105-178), relating to Georgia, are amended by adding at the 
     end the following: ``and construct improvements to said 
     corridor''.
       Sec. 364. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary shall approve the construction of Type II noise 
     barriers from funds apportioned under sections 104(b)(1) and 
     104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, at the following 
     locations:
       (a) beginning on the north and south sides of Interstate 
     Route 20 extending from H.E. Holmes Road to Fulton Industrial 
     Boulevard in Fulton County, Georgia;
       (b) beginning on the north and south sides of Interstate 
     Route 20 extending from Flat Shoals Road to Columbia Drive in 
     DeKalb County, Georgia; and
       (c) beginning on the west side of Interstate Route 75 
     extending from Howell Mill Road to West Paces Ferry Road in 
     Fulton County, Georgia.
       Sec. 365. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary 
     shall approve and the State of Alabama is authorized to 
     proceed with construction of the East Foley corridor project 
     from Baldwin County Highway 20 to State Highway 59, 
     identified in items 857 and 1501 in the table contained in 
     Section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century (Public Law 105-178). Environmental reviews performed 
     by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the 
     Mobile District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and all 
     other non-environmental federal laws shall remain in effect.
       Sec. 366. Item 1083 contained in section 1602 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 
     297) is amended by striking ``between Southwest Drive and 
     U.S. 277''.
       Sec. 367. Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal 
     law, the State of Minnesota may obligate funds apportioned in 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 pursuant to section 117 of 
     title 23, United States Code, for high priority project 
     numbers 1628 and 1195 authorized in section 1602 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 
     105-178): Provided, That such obligation shall be subject to 
     the allocation percentages of section 1602(b) as modified by 
     section 1212(m) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century (Public Law 105-178).
       Sec. 368. Item number 577 in the table contained in Section 
     1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
     (Public Law 105-178) is amended by striking ``Construct'' and 
     all that follows through ``Ketchikan'' and insert ``For the 
     purposes set forth in item number 1496''.
       Sec. 369. Section 5117(b)(6) of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 502 note; 112 Stat. 450) 
     is amended by striking ``Pennsylvania Transportation 
     Institute'' and inserting ``Commonwealth of Pennsylvania''.
       Sec. 370. Section 5204 of the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 502 note; 112 Stat. 453-455) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Use of Rights-of-Way.--Intelligent transportation 
     system projects specified in section 5117(b)(3) and 
     5117(b)(6) and involving privately owned intelligent 
     transportation system components that is carried out using 
     funds made available from the Highway Trust Fund shall not be 
     subject to any law or regulation of a State or political 
     subdivision of a State prohibiting or regulating commercial 
     activities in the rights-of-way of a highway for which 
     Federal-aid highway funds have been utilized for planning, 
     design, construction, or maintenance, if the Secretary of 
     Transportation determines that such use is in the public 
     interest. Nothing in this subsection shall affect the 
     authority of a State or political subdivision of a State to 
     regulate highway safety.''.
       Sec. 371. (a) The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
     convey, without consideration, to the Town of New Castle, New 
     Hampshire (in this section referred to as the ``Town''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property comprising approximately 2 acres and 
     having approximately 100 feet of ocean front that is located 
     in New Castle, New Hampshire. The property is bordered to the 
     west by property owned by the Town and to the east by Coast 
     Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire.
       (b)(1) The Commandant shall, in connection with the 
     conveyance required by subsection (a), grant to the Town such 
     easements and rights-of-way as the Commandant considers 
     necessary to permit access to the property conveyed under 
     that subsection.
       (2) The Commandant may, in connection with the conveyance 
     required by subsection (a), reserve in favor of the United 
     States such easements and rights-of-way as the Commandant 
     considers necessary to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       (c)(1) The conveyance of property under subsection (a) 
     shall be subject to the following conditions:
       (A) That the property, or any portion thereof, shall revert 
     to the United States if the Commandant determines that such 
     property is required by the United States for purposes of the 
     national security of the United States.
       (B) That the property, or any portion thereof, shall revert 
     to the United States if the Commandant determines that such 
     property is required by the United States for purposes of a 
     site for an aid to navigation.
       (2)(A) At least 30 days before the date of the reversion of 
     property under paragraph (1)(A), the Commandant shall provide 
     the Town written notice that the property is required for 
     purposes of the national security of the United States.
       (B) At least 30 days before the date of the reversion of 
     property under paragraph (1)(B), the Commandant shall provide 
     the Town written notice that the property is required for 
     purposes of a site for an aid to navigation.
       (d)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, Public Law 88-578, as 
     amended, or other law, the Coast Guard property conveyed to 
     New Castle, New Hampshire pursuant to subsection (a) may be 
     used to replace a portion of Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund-assisted land in New Castle, New Hampshire under project 
     number 33-00077: Provided, That the replacement property 
     satisfactorily meets the conversion criteria regarding 
     reasonably equivalent recreation usefulness and location.
       (2) The Town may not use the property referred to in 
     paragraph (1) for the purpose specified in that paragraph 
     unless the property conveyed under subsection (a) provides 
     opportunities for recreational activities that are reasonably 
     similar to the opportunities for recreational activities 
     provided by the property referred to in paragraph (1).
       (e) The Commandant may require such additional terms and 
     conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection 
     (a), and the grants of any easements or rights-of-way under 
     subsection (b), as the Commandant considers appropriate to 
     protect the interests of the United States.
       Sec. 372. None of the Funds made available under this Act 
     or any other Act, may be used to implement, carry out, or 
     enforce any regulation issued under section 41705 of title 
     49, United States Code, including any regulation contained in 
     part 382 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
     other provision of law (including any Act of Congress, 
     regulation, or Executive order or any official guidance or 
     correspondence thereto), that requires or encourages an air 
     carrier (as that term is defined in section 40102 of title 
     49, United States Code) to, on intrastate or interstate air 
     transportation (as those terms are defined in section 40102 
     of title 49, United States Code)--
       (1) provide a peanut-free buffer zone or any other related 
     peanut-restricted area; or
       (2) restrict the distribution of peanuts,
     until 90 days after submission to the Congress and the 
     Secretary of a peer-reviewed scientific study that determines 
     that there are severe reactions by passengers to peanuts as a 
     result of contract with very small airborne peanut particles 
     of the kind that passengers might encounter in an aircraft.

     SEC. 373. MODIFICATION OF SUBSTITUTE PROJECT IN WISCONSIN.

       Section 1045 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1994) is amended in 
     subsection (a) by striking paragraph (a)(2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2)(A) For six months after the date of enactment of this 
     paragraph, the provisions set forth in paragraph (2)(B) shall 
     apply to all of the funds identified in this section after 
     such time, the provisions set forth in paragraph (2)(B) to 
     fifty percent of the funds identified in this section, and 
     the provisions of paragraph (2)(C) shall apply to fifty 
     percent of the funds identified in this section.''
       ``(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and subsection (c) of 
     this section, upon the request of the Governor of the State 
     of Wisconsin, after consultation with appropriate local 
     government officials, submitted by October 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary may approve one or more substitute projects in lieu 
     of the substitute project approved by the Secretary under 
     paragraph (1) and subsection (c) of this section.''
       ``(C) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and subsection (c) of 
     this section, upon the request of the Governor of the State 
     of Wisconsin, submitted by October 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall approve one or more substitute projects in lieu of the 
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     proved by the Secretary under paragraph (1) and subsection 
     (c) of this section.''.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999''.
       (h) For programs, projects or activities in the Treasury 
     and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999, provided as 
     follows, to be effective as if it had been enacted into law 
     as the regular appropriations Act:
     AN ACT Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
     United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the 
     President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes

                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices 
     including operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building 
     and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, 
     repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial 
     insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned 
     overseas, when necessary for the performance of official 
     business; not to exceed $2,900,000 for official travel 
     expenses; not to exceed $150,000 for official reception and 
     representation expenses; not to exceed $258,000 for 
     unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be 
     allocated and expended under the direction of the Secretary 
     of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on his 
     certificate, $123,151,000: Provided, That the Office of 
     Foreign Assets Control shall be funded at no less than 
     $6,560,800: Provided further, That the Department is 
     authorized to charge both direct and indirect costs to the 
     Office of Foreign Assets Control in the implementation of 
     this floor: Provided further, That the methodology for 
     applying such charges will be the same method used in 
     developing the Departmental Offices Fiscal Year 1999 
     President's Budget Justification to the Congress.

                         Automation Enhancement


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For development and acquisition of automatic data 
     processing equipment, software, and services for the 
     Department of the Treasury, $28,690,000: Provided, That these 
     funds shall remain available until September 30, 2000: 
     Provided further, That these funds shall be transferred to 
     accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the 
     requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other 
     organizations: Provided further, That this transfer authority 
     shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
     in this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated shall be used to support or supplement the 
     Internal Revenue Service appropriations for Information 
     Systems: Provided further, That $6,000,000 of the funds 
     appropriated for the Customs Modernization project may not be 
     transferred to the United States Customs Service or obligated 
     until the Treasury's Chief Information Officer, through the 
     Treasury Investment Review Board, concurs on the plan and 
     milestone schedule for the deployment of the system: Provided 
     further, That $6,000,000 of the funds made available for the 
     Customs Modernization project may not be obligated for any 
     major system investments prior to the development of an 
     architecture which is compliant with the Treasury Information 
     Systems Architecture Framework (TISAF) and the establishment 
     of measures to enforce compliance with the architecture.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, not to exceed $2,000,000 for official 
     travel expenses; including hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     and not to exceed $100,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a 
     confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 
     direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury, 
     $30,678,000.

           Treasury Building and Annex Repair and Restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Treasury 
     Building and Annex, $27,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That none of the funds provided shall be 
     available for obligation until September 30, 1999.

                  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
     Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel 
     expenses of non-Federal law enforcement personnel to attend 
     meetings concerned with financial intelligence activities, 
     law enforcement, and financial regulation; not to exceed 
     $14,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
     and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, with 
     or without reimbursement, $24,000,000: Provided, That funds 
     appropriated in this account may be used to procure personal 
     services contracts.

                    Violent Crime Reduction Programs


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For activities authorized by Public Law 103-322, to remain 
     available until expended, which shall be derived from the 
     Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, as follows:
       (1) As authorized by section 190001(e), $119,000,000; of 
     which $3,000,000 shall be available to the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms for administering the Gang Resistance 
     Education and Training program; of which $1,400,000 shall be 
     available to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; of 
     which $22,628,000 shall be available to the United States 
     Secret Service, including $6,700,000 for vehicle replacement, 
     $5,000,000 for investigations of counterfeiting, $7,732,000 
     for the 2000 candidate/nominee protection program, and 
     $3,196,000 for forensic and related support of investigations 
     of missing and exploited children, of which $1,196,000 shall 
     be available as a grant for activities related to the 
     investigations of exploited children and shall remain 
     available until expended; of which $65,472,000 shall be 
     available for the United States Customs Service, including 
     $54,000,000 for narcotics detection technology, $9,500,000 
     for the passenger processing initiative, $972,000 for 
     construction of canopies for inspection of outbound vehicles 
     along the Southwest border, and $1,000,000 for technology 
     investments related to the Cyber-Smuggling Center; of which 
     $2,500,000 shall be available to the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy, including $1,000,000 for Model State Drug Law 
     Conferences, and $1,500,000 to expand the Milwaukee, 
     Wisconsin High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area; and of which 
     $24,000,000 shall be available for Interagency Crime and Drug 
     Enforcement;
       (2) As authorized by section 32401, $13,000,000 to the 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for disbursement 
     through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to local 
     governments for Gang Resistance Education and Training: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding sections 32401 and 310001, 
     such funds shall be allocated to State and local law 
     enforcement and prevention organizations.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center, as a bureau of the Department of the 
     Treasury, including materials and support costs of Federal 
     law enforcement basic training; purchase (not to exceed 52 
     for police-type use, without regard to the general purchase 
     price limitation) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; for 
     expenses for student athletic and related activities; 
     uniforms without regard to the general purchase price 
     limitation for the current fiscal year; the conducting of and 
     participating in firearms matches and presentation of awards; 
     for public awareness and enhancing community support of law 
     enforcement training; not to exceed $9,500 for official 
     reception and representation expenses; room and board for 
     student interns; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
     $71,923,000, of which up to $13,843,000 for materials and 
     support costs of Federal law enforcement basic training shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That the 
     Center is authorized to accept and use gifts of property, 
     both real and personal, and to accept services, for 
     authorized purposes, including funding of a gift of intrinsic 
     value which shall be awarded annually by the Director of the 
     Center to the outstanding student who graduated from a basic 
     training program at the Center during the previous fiscal 
     year, which shall be funded only by gifts received through 
     the Center's gift authority: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, students 
     attending training at any Federal Law Enforcement Training 
     Center site shall reside in on-Center or Center-provided 
     housing, insofar as available and in accordance with Center 
     policy: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 
     account shall be available, at the discretion of the 
     Director, for the following: training United States Postal 
     Service law enforcement personnel and Postal police officers; 
     State and local government law enforcement training on a 
     space-available basis; training of foreign law enforcement 
     officials on a space-available basis with reimbursement of 
     actual costs to this appropriation, except that reimbursement 
     may be waived by the Secretary for law enforcement training 
     activities in foreign countries undertaken pursuant to 
     section 801 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty 
     Act of 1996, Public Law 104-32; training of private sector 
     security officials on a space-available basis with 
     reimbursement of actual costs to this appropriation; and 
     travel expenses of non-Federal personnel to attend course 
     development meetings and training sponsored by the Center: 
     Provided further, That the Center is authorized to obligate 
     funds in anticipation of reimbursements from agencies 
     receiving training sponsored by the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center, except that total obligations at the end of 
     the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 
     available at the end of the fiscal year: Provided further, 
     That the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is 
     authorized to provide training for the Gang Resistance 
     Education and Training program to Federal and non-Federal 
     personnel at any facility in partnership with the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: Provided further, That the 
     Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to 
     provide short-term medical services for students undergoing 
     training at the Center.


     acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses

       For expansion of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
     Center, for acquisition of necessary additional real property 
     and facilities, and for ongoing maintenance, facility 
     improvements, and related expenses, $34,760,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

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                      Interagency Law Enforcement


                 interagency crime and drug enforcement

       For expenses necessary for the detection and investigation 
     of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking, 
     including cooperative efforts with State and local law 
     enforcement, $51,900,000, of which $7,827,000 shall remain 
     available until expended.

                      Financial Management Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Financial Management Service, 
     $196,490,000, of which not to exceed $13,235,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2001, for information systems 
     modernization initiatives.


                         FEDERAL FINANCING BANK

       For liquidation of certain debts to the United States 
     Treasury incurred by the Federal Financing Bank pursuant to 
     section 9(b) of the Federal Financing Bank Act of 1973, 
     $3,317,960,000.

                Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco 
     and Firearms, including purchase of not to exceed 812 
     vehicles for police-type use, of which 650 shall be for 
     replacement only, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire 
     of aircraft; services of expert witnesses at such rates as 
     may be determined by the Director; for payment of per diem 
     and/or subsistence allowances to employees where an 
     assignment to the National Response Team during the 
     investigation of a bombing or arson incident requires an 
     employee to work 16 hours or more per day or to remain 
     overnight at his or her post of duty; not to exceed $15,000 
     for official reception and representation expenses; for 
     training of State and local law enforcement agencies with or 
     without reimbursement, including training in connection with 
     the training and acquisition of canines for explosives and 
     fire accelerants detection; and provision of laboratory 
     assistance to State and local agencies, with or without 
     reimbursement; $541,574,000, of which $2,206,000 shall not be 
     available for obligation until September 30, 1999; of which 
     $27,000,000 may be used for the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction 
     Initiative; of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be 
     available for the payment of attorneys' fees as provided by 
     18 U.S.C. 924(d)(2); and of which $1,000,000 shall be 
     available for the equipping of any vessel, vehicle, 
     equipment, or aircraft available for official use by a State 
     or local law enforcement agency if the conveyance will be 
     used in joint law enforcement operations with the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and for the payment of overtime 
     salaries, travel, fuel, training, equipment, and other 
     similar costs of State and local law enforcement personnel, 
     including sworn officers and support personnel, that are 
     incurred in joint operations with the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms: Provided, That no funds made available 
     by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the 
     functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms to other agencies or Departments in 
     fiscal year 1999: Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available, $4,500,000 shall be made available for the 
     expansion of the National Tracing Center: Provided further, 
     That no funds appropriated herein shall be available for 
     salaries or administrative expenses in connection with 
     consolidating or centralizing, within the Department of the 
     Treasury, the records, or any portion thereof, of acquisition 
     and disposition of firearms maintained by Federal firearms 
     licensees: Provided further, That no funds appropriated 
     herein shall be used to pay administrative expenses or the 
     compensation of any officer or employee of the United States 
     to implement an amendment or amendments to 27 CFR 178.118 or 
     to change the definition of ``Curios or relics'' in 27 CFR 
     178.11 or remove any item from ATF Publication 5300.11 as it 
     existed on January 1, 1994: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds appropriated herein shall be available to 
     investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal 
     firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided 
     further, That such funds shall be available to investigate 
     and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief 
     from Federal firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): 
     Provided further, That no funds in this Act may be used to 
     provide ballistics imaging equipment to any State or local 
     authority who has obtained similar equipment through a 
     Federal grant or subsidy unless the State or local authority 
     agrees to return that equipment or to repay that grant or 
     subsidy to the Federal Government: Provided further, That no 
     funds under this Act may be used to electronically retrieve 
     information gathered pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name 
     or any personal identification code.

                     United States Customs Service


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Customs 
     Service, including purchase and lease of up to 1,050 motor 
     vehicles of which 550 are for replacement only and of which 
     1,030 are for police-type use and commercial operations; hire 
     of motor vehicles; contracting with individuals for personal 
     services abroad; not to exceed $40,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses; and awards of compensation to 
     informers, as authorized by any Act enforced by the United 
     States Customs Service, $1,642,565,000, of which such sums as 
     become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums 
     subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (19 U.S.C. 
     58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that Account; of the total, 
     not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for 
     rental space in connection with preclearance operations, not 
     to exceed $4,000,000 shall be available until expended for 
     research, not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available until 
     expended for conducting special operations pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2081, and up to $8,000,000 shall be available until 
     expended for the procurement of automation infrastructure 
     items, including hardware, software, and installation: 
     Provided, That uniforms may be purchased without regard to 
     the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal 
     year: Provided further, That of the amount provided, an 
     additional $2,400,000 shall be made available for staffing 
     and resources for the child pornography cybers muggling 
     initiative: Provided further, That $500,000 shall be 
     available to fund the expansion of services at the Vermont 
     World Trade Office: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $2,500,000 shall be available until expended for relocation 
     of the Customs Air Branch from Belle Chase to Hammond, 
     Louisiana: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the fiscal year aggregate overtime 
     limitation prescribed in subsection 5(c)(1) of the Act of 
     February 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 261 and 267) shall be $30,000: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided, $9,500,000 
     shall not be available for obligation until September 30, 
     1999.


  operation, maintenance and procurement, air and marine interdiction 
                                programs

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of marine vessels, aircraft, and 
     other related equipment of the Air and Marine Programs, 
     including operational training and mission-related travel, 
     and rental payments for facilities occupied by the air or 
     marine interdiction and demand reduction programs, the 
     operations of which include the following: the interdiction 
     of narcotics and other goods; the provision of support to 
     Customs and other Federal, State, and local agencies in the 
     enforcement or administration of laws enforced by the Customs 
     Service; and, at the discretion of the Commissioner of 
     Customs, the provision of assistance to Federal, State, and 
     local agencies in other law enforcement and emergency 
     humanitarian efforts, $113,688,000, which shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That no aircraft or other 
     related equipment, with the exception of aircraft which is 
     one of a kind and has been identified as excess to Customs 
     requirements and aircraft which has been damaged beyond 
     repair, shall be transferred to any other Federal agency, 
     department, or office outside of the Department of the 
     Treasury, during fiscal year 1999 without the prior approval 
     of the Committees on Appropriations.


                   harbor maintenance fee collection

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For administrative expenses related to the collection of 
     the Harbor Maintenance Fee, pursuant to Public Law 103-182, 
     $3,000,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
     Fund and to be transferred to and merged with the Customs 
     ``Salaries and Expenses'' account for such purposes.

                       Bureau of the Public Debt


                     Administering the Public Debt

       For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt 
     issues of the United States, $176,500,000, of which not to 
     exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses, and of which not to exceed 
     $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2001, 
     for information systems modernization initiatives: Provided, 
     That the sum appropriated herein from the General Fund for 
     fiscal year 1999 shall be reduced by not more than $4,400,000 
     as definitive security issue fees and Treasury Direct 
     Investor Account Maintenance fees are collected, so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 1999 appropriation from the 
     General Fund estimated at $172,100,000, and in addition, 
     $20,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
     Fund to reimburse the Bureau for administrative and personnel 
     expenses for financial management of the Fund, as authorized 
     by section 102 of Public Law 101-380: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provisions of law, effective upon 
     enactment and thereafter, the Bureau of the Public Debt shall 
     be fully and directly reimbursed by the funds described in 
     section 104 of Public Law 101-136 (103 Stat. 789) for costs 
     and services performed by the Bureau in the administration of 
     such funds.

                        Internal Revenue Service


                 processing, assistance, and management

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for 
     tax returns processing; revenue accounting; tax law and 
     account assistance to taxpayers by telephone and 
     correspondence; programs to match information returns and tax 
     returns; management services; rent and utilities; and 
     inspection; including purchase (not to exceed 150 for 
     replacement only for police-type use) and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
     determined by the Commissioner; $3,086,208,000, of which up 
     to $3,700,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly 
     Program, and of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be for 
     official reception and representation expenses: Provided, 
     That of the amount provided, $105,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for postage and shall not be 
     obligated before September 30, 1999: Provided further, That, 
     pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3206(a), funds

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     shall continue to be provided to the United States Postal 
     Service for postage due: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided, $25,000,000 shall not be available for obligation 
     until September 30, 1999.


                          Tax Law Enforcement

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for 
     determining and establishing tax liabilities; providing 
     litigation support; issuing technical rulings; examining 
     employee plans and exempt organizations; conducting criminal 
     investigation and enforcement activities; securing unfiled 
     tax returns; collecting unpaid accounts; compiling statistics 
     of income and conducting compliance research; purchase (for 
     police-type use, not to exceed 850) and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
     determined by the Commissioner, $3,164,189,000.


             Earned Income Tax Credit Compliance Initiative

       For funding essential earned income tax credit compliance 
     and error reduction initiatives pursuant to section 5702 of 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33), 
     $143,000,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 may be used 
     to reimburse the Social Security Administration for the costs 
     of implementing section 1090 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 
     1997.


                          Information Systems

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for 
     information systems and telecommunications support, including 
     developmental information systems and operational information 
     systems; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 
     1343(b)); and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at 
     such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, 
     $1,265,456,000, which shall remain available until September 
     30, 2000, and of which $103,000,000 shall be available only 
     for improvements to customer service.


                   Information Technology Investments

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service, 
     $211,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002, 
     for the capital asset acquisition of information technology 
     systems, including management and related contractual costs 
     of such acquisition, and including contractual costs 
     associated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: 
     Provided, That none of these funds is available for 
     obligation until September 30, 1999: Provided further, That 
     none of these funds shall be obligated until the Internal 
     Revenue Service and the Department of the Treasury submit to 
     Congress for approval, a plan for expenditure that: (1) 
     implements the Internal Revenue Service's Modernization 
     Blueprint submitted to Congress on May 15, 1997; (2) meets 
     the information systems investment guidelines established by 
     the Office of Management and Budget and in the fiscal year 
     1998 budget; (3) is reviewed and approved by the Office of 
     Management and Budget, the Department of the Treasury's IRS 
     Management Board, and is reviewed by the General Accounting 
     Office; (4) meets the requirements of the May 15, 1997 
     Internal Revenue Service's Systems Life Cycle program; and 
     (5) is in compliance with acquisition rules, requirements, 
     guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices of 
     the Federal Government.


          administrative provisions--internal revenue service

       Section 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service 
     may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service 
     appropriation upon the advance approval of the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations.
        Sec. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain a 
     training program to ensure that Internal Revenue Service 
     employees are trained in taxpayers' rights, in dealing 
     courteously with the taxpayers, and in cross-cultural 
     relations.
        Sec. 103. The funds provided in this Act for the Internal 
     Revenue Service shall be used to provide, as a minimum, the 
     fiscal year 1995 level of service, staffing, and funding for 
     Taxpayer Services.
        Sec. 104. None of the funds appropriated by this title 
     shall be used in connection with the collection of any 
     underpayment of any tax imposed by the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 unless the conduct of officers and employees of the 
     Internal Revenue Service in connection with such collection, 
     including any private sector employees under contract to the 
     Internal Revenue Service, complies with subsection (a) of 
     section 805 (relating to communications in connection with 
     debt collection), and section 806 (relating to harassment or 
     abuse), of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1692).
        Sec. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and 
     enforce policies and procedures which will safeguard the 
     confidentiality of taxpayer information.
        Sec. 106. Funds made available by this or any other Act to 
     the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved 
     facilities and increased manpower to provide sufficient and 
     effective 1-800 help line for taxpayers. The Commissioner 
     shall continue to make the improvement of the Internal 
     Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a priority and 
     allocate resources necessary to increase phone lines and 
     staff to improve the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line 
     service.
       Sec. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     reorganization of the field office structure of the Internal 
     Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division will result 
     in a reduction of criminal investigators in Wisconsin and 
     South Dakota from the 1996 level.

                      United States Secret Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, 
     including purchase of not to exceed 739 vehicles for police-
     type use, of which 675 shall be for replacement only, and 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; training 
     and assistance requested by State and local governments, 
     which may be provided without reimbursement; services of 
     expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the 
     Director; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia, 
     and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on 
     private or other property not in Government ownership or 
     control, as may be necessary to perform protective functions; 
     for payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to 
     employees where a protective assignment during the actual day 
     or days of the visit of a protectee require an employee to 
     work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at his or her 
     post of duty; the conducting of and participating in firearms 
     matches; presentation of awards; for travel of Secret Service 
     employees on protective missions without regard to the 
     limitations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if 
     approval is obtained in advance from the Committees on 
     Appropriations; for research and development; for making 
     grants to conduct behavioral research in support of 
     protective research and operations; not to exceed $20,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed 
     $50,000 to provide technical assistance and equipment to 
     foreign law enforcement organizations in counterfeit 
     investigations; for payment in advance for commercial 
     accommodations as may be necessary to perform protective 
     functions; and for uniforms without regard to the general 
     purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year, 
     $600,302,000: Provided, That $18,000,000 provided for 
     protective travel shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000; Provided further, That of the amount provided, 
     $5,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1999.


      acquisition, construction, improvement, and related expenses

       For necessary expenses of construction, repair, alteration, 
     and improvement of facilities, $8,068,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

             General Provisions--Department of the Treasury

       Sec. 110. Any obligation or expenditure by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury in connection with law enforcement activities of 
     a Federal agency or a Department of the Treasury law 
     enforcement organization in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 
     9703(g)(4)(B) from unobligated balances remaining in the Fund 
     on September 30, 1999, shall be made in compliance with 
     reprogramming guidelines.
        Sec. 111. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury 
     in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including 
     maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for 
     official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; 
     purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the general 
     purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used 
     overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts 
     with the Department of State for the furnishing of health and 
     medical services to employees and their dependents serving in 
     foreign countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
        Sec. 112. The funds provided to the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms for fiscal year 1999 in this Act for the 
     enforcement of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act shall 
     be expended in a manner so as not to diminish enforcement 
     efforts with respect to section 105 of the Federal Alcohol 
     Administration Act.
        Sec. 113. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in 
     this Act made available to the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, United States Customs 
     Service, and United States Secret Service may be transferred 
     between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations. No transfer may increase or 
     decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
       Sec. 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in 
     this Act made available to the Departmental Offices, Office 
     of Inspector General, Financial Management Service, and 
     Bureau of the Public Debt, may be transferred between such 
     appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations. No transfer may increase or decrease any such 
     appropriation by more than 2 percent.
       Sec. 115. Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the explosive in a 
     fixed shotgun shell'' and inserting ``an explosive'';
       (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``the explosive in a 
     fixed metallic cartridge'' and inserting ``an explosive''; 
     and
       (3) by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the following:
       ``(16) The term `antique firearm' means--
       ``(A) any firearm (including any firearm with a matchlock, 
     flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition 
     system) manufactured in or before 1898; or
       ``(B) any replica of any firearm described in subparagraph 
     (A) if such replica--

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       ``(i) is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or 
     conventional centerfire fixed ammunition, or
       ``(ii) uses rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed 
     ammunition which is no longer manufactured in the United 
     States and which is not readily available in the ordinary 
     channels of commercial trade; or
       ``(C) any muzzle loading rifle, muzzle loading shotgun, or 
     muzzle loading pistol, which is designed to use black powder, 
     or a black powder substitute, and which cannot use fixed 
     ammunition. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
     `antique firearm' shall not include any weapon which 
     incorporates a firearm frame or receiver, any firearm which 
     is converted into a muzzle loading weapon, or any muzzle 
     loading weapon which can be readily converted to fire fixed 
     ammunition by replacing the barrel, bolt, breechblock, or any 
     combination thereof.''.
       Sec. 116. Of the funds available for the purchase of law 
     enforcement vehicles, no funds may be obligated until the 
     Secretary of the Treasury certifies that the purchase by the 
     respective Treasury bureau is consistent with the vehicle 
     management principles: Provided, That the Secretary may 
     delegate this authority to the Assistant Secretary for 
     Management.
       Sec. 117. Exception to Immunity From Attachment or 
     Execution. (a) Section 1610 of title 28, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     including but not limited to section 208(f) of the Foreign 
     Missions Act (22 U.S.C. 4308(f)), and except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), any property with respect to which 
     financial transactions are prohibited or regulated pursuant 
     to section 5(b) of the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 
     App. 5(b)), section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)), sections 202 and 203 of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-
     1702), or any other proclamation, order, regulation, or 
     license issued pursuant thereto, shall be subject to 
     execution or attachment in aid of execution of any judgment 
     relating to a claim for which a foreign state (including any 
     agency or instrumentality or such state) claiming such 
     property is not immune under section 1605(a)(7).
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if, at the time the 
     property is expropriated or seized by the foreign state, the 
     property has been held in title by a natural person or, if 
     held in trust, has been held for the benefit of a natural 
     person or persons.
       ``(2)(A) At the request of any party in whose favor a 
     judgment has been issued with respect to a claim for which 
     the foreign state is not immune under section 1605(a)(7), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State shall 
     fully, promptly, and effectively assist any judgment creditor 
     or any court that has issued any such judgment in 
     identifying, locating, and executing against the property of 
     that foreign state or any agency or instrumentality of such 
     state.
       ``(B) In providing such assistance, the Secretaries--
       ``(i) may provide such information to the court under seal; 
     and
       ``(ii) shall provide the information in a manner sufficient 
     to allow the court to direct the United States Marshall's 
     office to promptly and effectively execute against that 
     property.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1606 of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after ``punitive 
     damages'' the following: ``, except any action under section 
     1605(a)(7) or 1610(f)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall apply to any claim for which a foreign state is 
     not immune under section 1605(a)(7) of title 28, United 
     States Code, arising before, on, or after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Waiver.--The President may waive the requirements of 
     this section in the interest of national security.
       This title may be cited as the ``Treasury Department 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.

                        TITLE II--POSTAL SERVICE

                  Payments to the Postal Service Fund

       For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone 
     on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) 
     and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, 
     $71,195,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000: Provided, That none of the funds provided shall be 
     available for obligation until October 1, 1999: Provided 
     further, That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind 
     shall continue to be free: Provided further, That 6-day 
     delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not 
     less than the 1983 level: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall 
     be used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of 
     charging any officer or employee of any State or local child 
     support enforcement agency, or any individual participating 
     in a State or local program of child support enforcement, a 
     fee for information requested or provided concerning an 
     address of a postal customer: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate 
     or close small rural and other small post offices in the 
     fiscal year ending on September 30, 1999.
       This title may be cited as the ``Postal Service 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.

TITLE III--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO 
                             THE PRESIDENT

        Compensation of the President and the White House Office


                     compensation of the president

       For compensation of the President, including an expense 
     allowance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 
     U.S.C. 102, $250,000: Provided, That none of the funds made 
     available for official expenses shall be expended for any 
     other purpose and any unused amount shall revert to the 
     Treasury pursuant to section 1552 of title 31, United States 
     Code: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
     for official expenses shall be considered as taxable to the 
     President.


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by 
     law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence 
     expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which shall be 
     expended and accounted for as provided in that section; hire 
     of passenger motor vehicles, newspapers, periodicals, 
     teletype news service, and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to 
     be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); 
     and not to exceed $19,000 for official entertainment 
     expenses, to be available for allocation within the Executive 
     Office of the President, $52,344,000: Provided, That 
     $10,100,000 of the funds appropriated shall be available for 
     reimbursements to the White House Communications Agency.

                 Executive Residence at the White House


                           operating expenses

       For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, 
     refurnishing, improvement, heating, and lighting, including 
     electric power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence at 
     the White House and official entertainment expenses of the 
     President, $8,061,000, to be expended and accounted for as 
     provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114: Provided, 
     That such amount shall not be available for expenses for 
     domestic staff overtime.
       In addition, for necessary expenses for domestic staff 
     overtime, $630,000: Provided, That such amount shall not 
     become available for obligation until the Comptroller General 
     of the United States notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations that (1) the Executive Office of the President 
     has received, reviewed, and commented on the draft report of 
     the General Accounting Office with respect to its audit of 
     the Executive Residence at the White House; and (2) the 
     General Accounting Office has received the comments of the 
     Executive Office of the President.


                         reimbursable expenses

       For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at 
     the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, 
     That all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive 
     Residence shall be made in accordance with the provisions of 
     this paragraph: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, such amount for reimbursable 
     operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the 
     Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive 
     offsetting collections, for such expenses: Provided further, 
     That the Executive Residence shall require each person 
     sponsoring a reimbursable political event to pay in advance 
     an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event, and all 
     such advance payments shall be credited to this account and 
     remain available until expended: Provided further, That the 
     Executive Residence shall require the national committee of 
     the political party of the President to maintain on deposit 
     $25,000, to be separately accounted for and available for 
     expenses relating to reimbursable political events sponsored 
     by such committee during such fiscal year: Provided further, 
     That the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written 
     notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating 
     expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing 
     such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, 
     and that such amount is collected within 30 days after the 
     submission of such notice: Provided further, That the 
     Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess 
     penalties and other charges on any such amount that is not 
     reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the 
     interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding 
     debt on a United States Government claim under section 3717 
     of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That each 
     such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest 
     and charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That the Executive 
     Residence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of 
     the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth 
     the reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive 
     Residence during the preceding fiscal year, including the 
     total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that 
     consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the 
     amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political 
     events, and the portion of each such amount that has been 
     reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further, 
     That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the 
     tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events within 
     the Executive Residence that includes a standard for the 
     classification of any such expense as political or 
     nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this 
     paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence 
     from any other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II 
     of chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code.

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 Special Assistance to the President and the Official Residence of the 
                             Vice President


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to 
     provide assistance to the President in connection with 
     specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence expenses 
     as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be expended and 
     accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, $3,512,000.


                           operating expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, 
     heating, and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, 
     of the official residence of the Vice President; the hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 for 
     official entertainment expenses of the Vice President, to be 
     accounted for solely on his certificate, $334,000: Provided, 
     That advances or repayments or transfers from this 
     appropriation may be made to any department or agency for 
     expenses of carrying out such activities.

                      Council of Economic Advisers


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out its 
     functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), 
     $3,666,000.

                      Office of Policy Development

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 
     U.S.C. 107, $4,032,000.

                       National Security Council


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Security Council, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     $6,806,000.

                        Office of Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 
     U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     $28,350,000.

                    Office of Management and Budget


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and 
     Budget (OMB), including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $60,617,000, of 
     which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available to carry 
     out the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
     Code: Provided, That, as provided in 31 U.S.C. 1301(a), 
     appropriations shall be applied only to the objects for which 
     appropriations were made except as otherwise provided by law: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this 
     Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be used for 
     the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing orders or 
     any activities or regulations under the provisions of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.): Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act 
     may be expended for the altering of the transcript of actual 
     testimony of witnesses, except for testimony of officials of 
     the Office of Management and Budget, before the Committees on 
     Appropriations or the Committees on Veterans' Affairs or 
     their subcommittees: Provided further, That the preceding 
     shall not apply to printed hearings released by the 
     Committees on Appropriations or the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs: Provided further, That the Director of OMB amends 
     Section--.36 of OMB Circular A-110 to require Federal 
     awarding agencies to ensure that all data produced under an 
     award will be made available to the public through the 
     procedures established under the Freedom of Information Act: 
     Provided further, That if the agency obtaining the data does 
     so solely at the request of a private party, the agency may 
     authorize a reasonable user fee equaling the incremental cost 
     of obtaining the data: Provided further, That OMB is directed 
     to submit a report by March 31, 1999, to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, 
     and the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     that: (1) identifies specific paperwork reduction 
     accomplishments expected, constituting annual five percent 
     reductions in paperwork expected in fiscal year 1999 and 
     fiscal year 2000; and (2) issues guidance on the requirements 
     of 5 U.S.C. Sec. 801(a)(1) and (3); sections 804(3), and 
     808(2), including a standard new rule reporting form for use 
     under section 801(a)(1)(A)-(B).

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to title I 
     of Public Law 100-690; not to exceed $8,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses; and for participation 
     in joint projects or in the provision of services on matters 
     of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public 
     organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement; 
     $48,042,000, of which $30,100,000 shall remain available 
     until expended, consisting of $1,100,000 for policy research 
     and evaluation, and $16,000,000 for the Counterdrug 
     Technology Assessment Center for counternarcotics research 
     and development projects, and $13,000,000 for the continued 
     operation of the technology transfer program: Provided, That 
     the $16,000,000 for the Counterdrug Technology Assessment 
     Center shall be available for transfer to other Federal 
     departments or agencies: Provided further, That the Office is 
     authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, 
     both real and personal, public and private, without fiscal 
     year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating 
     the work of the Office.

                     Federal Drug Control Programs


             high intensity drug trafficking areas program

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas 
     Program, $182,477,000 for drug control activities consistent 
     with the approved strategy for each of the designated High 
     Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, of which no less than 51 
     percent shall be transferred to State and local entities for 
     drug control activities, which shall be obligated within 120 
     days of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That 
     funding shall be provided for existing High Intensity Drug 
     Trafficking Areas at no less than the total fiscal year 1998 
     level consisting of funding from this account as well as the 
     Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.


                        special forfeiture fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For activities to support a national anti-drug campaign for 
     youth, and other purposes, authorized by Public Law 100-690, 
     as amended, $214,500,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That such funds may be transferred to other Federal 
     departments and agencies to carry out such activities: 
     Provided further, That of the funds provided, $185,000,000 
     shall be to support a national media campaign to reduce and 
     prevent drug use among young Americans: Provided further, 
     That none of the funds provided for the support of a national 
     media campaign may be obligated for the following purposes: 
     to supplant current anti-drug community based coalitions; to 
     supplant current pro bono public service time donated by 
     national and local broadcasting networks; for partisan 
     political purposes; or to fund media campaigns that feature 
     any elected officials, persons seeking elected office, 
     cabinet-level officials, or other Federal officials employed 
     pursuant to Schedule C of title 5, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, section 213, absent advance notice to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Senate Judiciary 
     Committee: Provided further, That (1) ONDCP will require a 
     pro bono match commitment up-front as part of its media buy 
     from each and every seller of ad time and space, (2) ONDCP, 
     or any agent acting on its behalf, may not obligate any funds 
     for the creative development of advertisements from for-
     profit organizations, not including out-of-pocket production 
     costs and talent re-use payments, unless (A) the 
     advertisements are intended to reach a minority, ethnic or 
     other special audience that cannot be obtained on a pro bono 
     basis within the time frames required by ONDCP's advertising 
     and buying agencies, and (B) ONDCP receives prior approval 
     from the Committees on Appropriations, (3) ONDCP will submit 
     within three months of enactment of this Act an 
     implementation plan to the Committees on Appropriations to 
     secure corporate sponsorship equaling 40 percent of the 
     appropriated amount in fiscal year 1999, the definition of 
     which is a contribution that is not received as a result of 
     leveraging funds to receive said sponsorship, corporate 
     sponsorship equaling 60 percent of the appropriated amount in 
     fiscal year 2000, corporate sponsorship equaling 80 percent 
     of the appropriated amount in fiscal year 2001, corporate 
     sponsorship equaling 100 percent of the appropriated amount 
     in fiscal year 2002, (4) the funds provided for the support 
     of a national media campaign may be used to fund the purchase 
     of media time and space, talent re-use payments, out-of-
     pocket advertising production costs, testing and evaluation 
     of advertising, evaluation of the effectiveness of the media 
     campaign, the negotiated fees for the winning bidder on the 
     request for proposal recently issued by ONDCP, partnership 
     with community, civic, and professional groups, and 
     government organizations related to the media campaign, 
     entertainment industry collaborations to fashion anti-drug 
     messages in movies, television programming, and popular 
     music, interactive (Internet and new) media projects/
     activities, public information (News Media Outreach), and 
     corporate sponsorship/participation, (5) ONDCP shall not 
     obligate funds provided for the national media campaign for 
     fiscal year 1999 until ONDCP has submitted the evaluation and 
     results of Phase I of the campaign to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, and may obligate not more than 75 percent of 
     these funds until ONDCP has submitted the evaluation and 
     results of Phase II of the campaign to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, and (6) ONDCP is required to report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations not only quarterly, but also to 
     provide monthly itemized reports of all expenditures and 
     obligations relating to the media campaign as well as the 
     specific parameters of the national media campaign, and shall 
     report to Congress within one year on the effectiveness of 
     the national media campaign based upon the measurable 
     outcomes provided to Congress previously: Provided further, 
     That of the funds provided, $4,500,000 shall be available for 
     transfer to the Agricultural Research Service for anti-drug 
     research and related matters; Provided further, That of the 
     funds provided, $20,000,000 shall be to continue a program of 
     matching grants to drug-free communities, as authorized in 
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     Free Communities Act of 1997: Provided further, That of the 
     funds provided, $5,000,000 shall be available for the chronic 
     users study.

                          Unanticipated Needs

       For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet 
     unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, 
     security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during 
     the current fiscal year, $1,000,000.
       This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.

                     TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

 Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Committee for Purchase From 
     People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by the 
     Act of June 23, 1971, Public Law 92-28, $2,464,000.

                      Federal Election Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, 
     $36,500,000, of which no less than $4,402,500 shall be 
     available for internal automated data processing systems, and 
     of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for 
     reception and representation expenses: Provided, That of the 
     amounts appropriated for salaries and expenses, $1,120,000 
     may not be obligated until the Federal Election Commission 
     submits a plan for approval to the House Committee on 
     Appropriations for the expenditure of such funds.

                   Federal Labor Relations Authority


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
     Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization 
     Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 
     1978, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     including hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles, and rental of conference rooms in the 
     District of Columbia and elsewhere, $22,586,000: Provided, 
     That public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may 
     be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence 
     as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed 
     intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees 
     charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management 
     relations conferences shall be credited to and merged with 
     this account, to be available without further appropriation 
     for the costs of carrying out these conferences.

                    General Services Administration


                         federal buildings fund

                 limitations on availability of revenue

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For additional expenses necessary to carry out the purpose 
     of the Fund established pursuant to section 210(f) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 
     amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f)), $450,018,000 to be deposited into 
     the Fund. The revenues and collections deposited into the 
     Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of real 
     property management and related activities not otherwise 
     provided for, including operation, maintenance, and 
     protection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of 
     buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased 
     premises; moving governmental agencies (including space 
     adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in 
     connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer of 
     space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing 
     buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally 
     owned buildings including grounds, approaches and 
     appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, 
     preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of 
     buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as 
     otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to 
     purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of 
     federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of 
     projects by contract or otherwise; construction of new 
     buildings (including equipment for such buildings); and 
     payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for 
     public buildings acquired by installment purchase and 
     purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of $5,605,018,000, 
     of which: (1) $492,190,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for construction of additional projects at locations 
     and at maximum construction improvement costs (including 
     funds for sites and expenses and associated design and 
     construction services) as follows:
       New construction:
       Arkansas:
       Little Rock, U.S. courthouse, $3,436,000
       California:
       San Diego, U.S. courthouse, $15,400,000
       San Jose, U.S. courthouse, $10,800,000
       Colorado:
       Denver, U.S. courthouse, $83,959,000
       District of Columbia:
       Southeast Federal Center remediation, $10,000,000
       Florida:
       Jacksonville, U.S. courthouse, $86,010,000
       Orlando, U.S. courthouse, $1,930,000
       Massachusetts:
       Springfield, U.S. courthouse, $5,563,000
       Michigan:
       Sault Sainte Marie, border station, $572,000
       Mississippi:
       Biloxi-Gulfport, U.S. courthouse, $7,543,000
       Missouri:
       Cape Girardeau, U.S. courthouse, $2,196,000
       Montana:
       Babb, Piegan border station, $6,165,000
       New York:
       Brooklyn, U.S. courthouse, $152,626,000
       New York, U.S. Mission to the United Nations, $3,163,000
       Oregon:
       Eugene, U.S. courthouse, $7,190,000
       Tennessee:
       Greenville, U.S. courthouse, $28,229,000
       Texas:
       Laredo, U.S. courthouse, $28,105,000
       West Virginia:
       Wheeling, U.S. courthouse, $29,303,000
       Nationwide:
       Non-prospectus, $10,000,000:
     Provided, That each of the immediately foregoing limits of 
     costs on new construction projects may be exceeded to the 
     extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but 
     not to exceed 10 percent unless advance approval is obtained 
     from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law in order to rescind a General Services Administration 
     property sale, the General Services Administration is 
     authorized to re-acquire that parcel of land on Block 111, 
     East Denver, Denver, Colorado, which was sold at public 
     auction by the Federal government to its present owner 
     pursuant to paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 12 of Public 
     Law 94-204 (43 U.S.C. 1611 note) at a price equivalent to the 
     1988 auction sale price plus the amount of cumulative 
     consumer price index, pursuant to the methodology as used in 
     Public Law 104-42, Sec. 107(a), from the closing date of the 
     sale until the date of re-acquisition by the Federal 
     government, offset by any net income received from the 
     property by the present owner since the 1988 sale: Provided 
     further, That the funds provided in Public Law 102-393 for 
     Hilo, Hawaii, shall be expended for the planning and design 
     of the Mauna Kea Astronomy Educational Center, 
     notwithstanding Public Law 103-123, and of the funds provided 
     not more than $475,000 is to be disbursed in this fiscal 
     year: Provided further, That all funds for direct 
     construction projects shall expire on September 30, 2000, and 
     remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except for funds for 
     projects as to which funds for design or other funds have 
     been obligated in whole or in part prior to such date: 
     Provided further, That of the funds provided for non-
     prospectus construction projects, $2,100,000 shall be 
     available until expended for acquisition, lease, 
     construction, and equipping of flexiplace telecommuting 
     centers: Provided further, That from the funds made available 
     under this heading in this or prior Acts of Congress, the 
     Administrator of General Services may purchase at a price he 
     determines appropriate, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, property adjacent to the new courthouse currently 
     under construction in Scranton, Pennsylvania; (2) 
     $668,031,000 shall remain available until expended, for 
     repairs and alterations which includes associated design and 
     construction services: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided, $161,500,000 shall not be available for obligation 
     until September 30, 1999: Provided further, That funds in the 
     Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations shall, for 
     prospectus projects, be limited to the amount by project as 
     follows, except each project may be increased by an amount 
     not to exceed 10 percent unless advance approval is obtained 
     from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount:
       Repairs and alterations:
       California:
       San Francisco, Appraisers Building, $29,778,000
       Colorado:
       Lakewood, Denver Federal Center, Building 25, $29,351,000
       District of Columbia:
       Federal Office Building, 10B, $13,844,000
       Interstate Commerce Commission, Connecting Wing Complex, 
     Customs Building, Phase 3/3, $83,959,000
       Old Executive Office Building, $25,210,000
       Department of State, Phase 1, $29,779,000
       New York:
       Brookhaven, Internal Revenue Service, Service Center, 
     $20,019,000
       New York, U.S. Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, $4,782,000
       Pennsylvania:
       Philadelphia, Byrne-Green, Federal Building-U.S. 
     Courthouse, $11,212,000
       Virginia:
       Reston, J.W. Powell Building, $9,151,000
       Nationwide:
       Chlorofluorocarbons Program, $25,000,000
       Energy Program, $25,000,000
       Design Program, $16,710,000
       Basic Repairs and Alteration, $344,236,000:
     Provided further, That additional projects for which 
     prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded under 
     this category only if advance approval is obtained from the 
     Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
     amounts provided in this or any prior Act for ``Repairs and 
     Alterations'' may be used to fund costs associated with 
     implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to 
     meet the minimum standards for security in accordance with 
     current law and in compliance with the reprogramming 
     guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the House and 
     Senate: Provided further, That the difference between the 
     funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or 
     any prior Act, under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'', 
     may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used 
     to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided 
     further, That all funds for repairs and alterations 
     prospectus projects shall expire on September 30, 2000, and 
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     main in the Federal Buildings Fund except funds for projects 
     as to which funds for design or other funds have been 
     obligated in whole or in part prior to such date: Provided 
     further, That of the amount provided, $100,000 shall be used 
     to address the lighting issues at the Byrne-Green Federal 
     Courthouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Provided further, 
     That of the amount provided in this or any prior Act for 
     Basic Repairs and Alterations, $1,600,000 shall be provided 
     to complete the alterations required at the Milwaukee, 
     Wisconsin Courthouse: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs and 
     Alterations, $1,100,000 may be used to provide a new fence 
     surrounding the Suitland Federal Complex in Suitland, 
     Maryland: Provided further, That $5,700,000 of the funds 
     provided under this heading in Public Law 103-329 for the 
     Holtsville, New York, IRS Service Center shall remain 
     available until September 30, 1999: Provided further, That 
     the amount provided in this or any prior Act for Basic 
     Repairs and Alterations may be used to pay claims against the 
     Government arising from any projects under the heading 
     ``Repairs and Alterations'' or used to fund authorized 
     increases in prospectus projects; (3) $215,764,000 for 
     installment acquisition payments including payments on 
     purchase contracts which shall remain available until 
     expended; (4) $2,583,261,000 for rental of space which shall 
     remain available until expended: Provided further, That of 
     the amount provided, $15,000,000 shall not be available for 
     obligation until September 30, 1999; and (5) $1,554,772,000 
     for building operations which shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided further, That of the amount provided 
     $68,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1999: Provided further, That funds available to 
     the General Services Administration shall not be available 
     for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration and 
     acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required by 
     the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended, has not been 
     approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for 
     each project for required expenses for the development of a 
     proposed prospectus: Provided further, That for the purposes 
     of this authorization, and hereafter, buildings constructed 
     pursuant to the purchase contract authority of the Public 
     Buildings Amendments of 1972 (40 U.S.C. 602a), buildings 
     occupied pursuant to installment purchase contracts, and 
     buildings under the control of another department or agency 
     where alterations of such buildings are required in 
     connection with the moving of such other department or agency 
     from buildings then, or thereafter to be, under the control 
     of the General Services Administration shall be considered to 
     be federally owned buildings: Provided further, That funds 
     available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for 
     emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained from the 
     Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That amounts 
     necessary to provide reimbursable special services to other 
     agencies under section 210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 
     490(f)(6)) and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, 
     lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or 
     other property not in Government ownership or control as may 
     be appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service to 
     perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, 
     shall be available from such revenues and collections: 
     Provided further, That the remaining balances and associated 
     assets and liabilities of the Pennsylvania Avenue Activities 
     account are hereby transferred to the Federal Buildings Fund 
     to be effective October 1, 1998, and that all income earned 
     after that effective date that would otherwise have been 
     deposited to the Pennsylvania Avenue Activities account shall 
     thereafter be deposited to the Federal Buildings Fund, to be 
     available for the purposes authorized by Public Laws 104-134 
     and 104-208, notwithstanding subsection 210(f)(2) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, as amended: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided, $475,000 shall 
     be made available for the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer 
     event: Provided further, That of the amount provided, 
     $600,000 shall be made available for the 1999 World Alpine 
     Ski Championships: Provided further, That revenues and 
     collections and any other sums accruing to this Fund during 
     fiscal year 1999, excluding reimbursements under section 
     210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)(6)) in excess of $5,605,018,000 
     shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for 
     expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts.


                         policy and operations

       For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
     for Government-wide policy and oversight activities 
     associated with asset management activities; utilization and 
     donation of surplus personal property; transportation; 
     procurement and supply; Government-wide and internal 
     responsibilities relating to automated data management, 
     telecommunications, information resources management, and 
     related technology activities; utilization survey, deed 
     compliance inspection, appraisal, environmental and cultural 
     analysis, and land use planning functions pertaining to 
     excess and surplus real property; agency-wide policy 
     direction; Board of Contract Appeals; accounting, records 
     management, and other support services incident to 
     adjudication of Indian Tribal Claims by the United States 
     Court of Federal Claims; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109; and not to exceed $5,000 for official reception and 
     representation expenses; $109,594,000: Provided, That none of 
     the funds appropriated from this Act shall be available to 
     convert the Old Post Office at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue in 
     Northwest Washington, D.C., from office use to any other use 
     until a comprehensive plan, which shall include street-level 
     retail use, has been approved by the Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations, the House Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and the Senate Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works: Provided further, That no funds from this Act 
     shall be available to acquire by purchase, condemnation, or 
     otherwise the leasehold rights of the existing lease with 
     private parties at the Old Post Office prior to the approval 
     of the comprehensive plan by the Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations, the House Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and the Senate Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works: Provided further, That $100,000 is provided to 
     the property disposal activity for the Racine, Wisconsin, 
     property transfer identified in General Services 
     Administration General Provision section 409.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $32,000,000: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for 
     payment for information and detection of fraud against the 
     Government, including payment for recovery of stolen 
     Government property: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other 
     Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of 
     efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of 
     Inspector General effectiveness.


           allowances and office staff for former presidents

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 
     1958, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, 
     $2,241,000: Provided, That the Administrator of General 
     Services shall transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury such 
     sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of such 
     Acts.


          general provisions--general services administration

       Sec. 401. The appropriate appropriation or fund available 
     to the General Services Administration shall be credited with 
     the cost of operation, protection, maintenance, upkeep, 
     repair, and improvement, included as part of rentals received 
     from Government corporations pursuant to law (40 U.S.C. 129).
       Sec. 402. Funds available to the General Services 
     Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles.
       Sec. 403. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made 
     available for fiscal year 1999 for Federal Buildings Fund 
     activities may be transferred between such activities only to 
     the extent necessary to meet program requirements: Provided, 
     That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by 
     the Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 404. No funds made available by this Act shall be used 
     to transmit a fiscal year 2000 request for United States 
     Courthouse construction that: (1) does not meet the design 
     guide standards for construction as established and approved 
     by the General Services Administration, the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management 
     and Budget; and (2) does not reflect the priorities of the 
     Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its 
     approved 5-year construction plan: Provided, That the fiscal 
     year 2000 request must be accompanied by a standardized 
     courtroom utilization study of each facility to be 
     constructed, replaced, or expanded.
       Sec. 405. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 
     provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 
     other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings 
     Fund, to any agency which does not pay the rate per square 
     foot assessment for space and services as determined by the 
     General Services Administration in compliance with the Public 
     Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
       Sec. 406. Funds provided to other Government agencies by 
     the Information Technology Fund, General Services 
     Administration, under 40 U.S.C. 757 and sections 5124(b) and 
     5128 of Public Law 104-106, Information Technology Management 
     Reform Act of 1996, for performance of pilot information 
     technology projects which have potential for Government-wide 
     benefits and savings, may be repaid to this Fund from any 
     savings actually incurred by these projects or other funding, 
     to the extent feasible.
       Sec. 407. From funds made available under the heading 
     ``Federal Buildings Fund Limitations on Revenue'', claims 
     against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from 
     direct construction projects and acquisition of buildings may 
     be liquidated from savings effected in other construction 
     projects with prior notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 408. From the funds made available under the heading 
     ``Federal Buildings Fund Limitations on Revenue'', in 
     addition to amounts provided in budget activities above, up 
     to $5,000,000 shall be available for the demolition, cleanup 
     and conveyance of the property at block 35 and lot 2 of block 
     36 in Anchorage, Alaska: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Administrator of General Services 
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     later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     demolish and remove all buildings, structures and other 
     fixtures on the property at block 35 and lot 2 of block 36, 
     Anchorage Original Townsite East Addition, Anchorage, Alaska, 
     excluding any portion dedicated for use by the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention: Provided further, That the 
     remediation of said parcel shall include the removal of all 
     asbestos, lead and any other contamination, and restoration 
     of the property, to the extent practicable, to an undeveloped 
     condition: Provided further, That upon completion of the 
     activities required for the demolition and removal of 
     buildings, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Administrator of General Services shall convey to the 
     municipality of Anchorage, without reimbursement, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States to the property.
       Sec. 409. The Administrator of General Services may convey 
     to the City of Racine, Wisconsin, all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to a parcel of excess 
     real property, including improvements thereon, that is 
     located on 2310 Center Street, commencing at the intersection 
     of the North line of 24th Street and the center line of 
     Center Street, being the point of the beginning; thence 
     Northerly along the center line of Center Street, 426 feet to 
     the South line of 23rd Street extended East; thence Westerly 
     along the South line of 23rd Street extended East; 325 feet 
     to the West line of Franklin Street extended South; thence 
     southerly along the West line of Franklin Street extended 
     South to a point on the North line of 24th Street; thence 
     Easterly along the North line of 24th Street to the point of 
     beginning located in Racine, Wisconsin, and which contains 
     the U.S. Army Reserve Center.
       Sec. 410. Department of Transportation Headquarters. (a) In 
     General.--The Administrator of General Services shall--
       (1) enter into an operating lease to acquire space for the 
     Department of Transportation headquarters; and
       (2) commence procurement of the lease not later than 
     November 1, 1998:
     Provided, That the annual rent payment does not exceed 
     $55,000,000.
       (b) Terms.--The authority granted in subsection (a) is 
     effective only to the extent that the lease acquisition meets 
     the guidelines for operating leases set forth in the joint 
     statement of the managers for the conference report to the 
     Balanced Budget Agreement of 1997, as determined by the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
       Sec. 411. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     requirement under section 407 of Public Law 104-208 (110 
     Stat. 3009-337-38), that the Administrator of General 
     Services charge user fees for flexiplace telecommuting 
     centers that approximate commercial charges for comparable 
     space and services but in no instance less than the amount 
     necessary to pay the cost of establishing and operating such 
     centers, shall not apply to the user fees charged for the 
     period beginning October 1, 1996, and ending September 30, 
     1998, for the telecommuting centers established as part of a 
     pilot telecommuting demonstration program in the Washington, 
     D.C. metropolitan area by Public Laws 102-393, 103-123, 103-
     329, 104-52, and 104-208: Provided, That for these centers in 
     the pilot demonstration program for the period beginning 
     October 1, 1998, and ending September 30, 2000, the 
     Administrator shall charge fees for Federal agency use of a 
     telecenter based on 50 percent of the Administrator's annual 
     costs of operating the center, including the reasonable cost 
     of replacement for furniture, fixtures, and equipment: 
     Provided further, That effective October 1, 2000, the 
     Administrator shall charge fees for Federal agency use of the 
     demonstration telecommuting centers based on 100 percent of 
     the annual operating costs, including the reasonable cost of 
     replacement for furniture, fixtures, and equipment: Provided 
     further, That, to the extent such user charges do not cover 
     the Administrator's costs in operating these centers, 
     appropriations to the General Services Administration are 
     authorized to reimburse the Federal Buildings Fund for any 
     loss of revenue.
       Sec. 412. (a) Authority To Convey.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Administrator of General Services shall convey to 
     the University of Miami, by negotiated sale or by negotiated 
     land exchange and by not later than September 30, 1999, all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     property described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Property described.--The property referred to in 
     paragraph (1) is real property in Miami-Dade County, Florida, 
     including improvements thereon, comprising the Federal 
     facility known as the United States Naval Observatory/
     Alternate Time Service Laboratory, consisting of 
     approximately 76 acres. The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property shall be determined by a survey 
     that is satisfactory to the Administrator.
       (b) Condition Regarding Use.--Any conveyance under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that during 
     the 10-year period beginning on the date of the conveyance, 
     the University shall use the property, or provide for use of 
     the property, only for--
       (1) a research, education, and training facility 
     complementary to longstanding national research missions, 
     subject to such incidental exceptions as may be approved by 
     the Administrator;
       (2) research-related purposes other than the use specified 
     in paragraph (1), under an agreement entered into by the 
     Administrator and the University; or
       (3) a combination of uses described in paragraph (1) and 
     paragraph (2), respectively.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Administrator may 
     require such additional terms and conditions with respect to 
     the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Administrator 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       (d) Reversion.--If the Administrator determines at any time 
     that the property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being 
     used in accordance with this section, all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the property, including any improvements 
     thereon, shall revert to the United States, and the United 
     States shall have the right of immediate entry thereon.
       Sec. 413. The Administrator of General Services is directed 
     to reincorporate the elements of the original proposed design 
     for the facade of the United States Courthouse, London, 
     Kentucky, project into the revised design of the building in 
     order to ensure compatibility of this new facility with the 
     historic U.S. Courthouse in London, Kentucky, to maintain the 
     stateliness of the building. Construction or design of the 
     London, Kentucky, project should not be diminished in anyway 
     to achieve this goal.

                 Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund

       For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to 
     carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy 
     and Conflict Resolution Act of 1997, $4,250,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $3,000,000 will be for 
     capitalization of the Fund, and $1,250,000 will be for annual 
     operating expenses.

                     Merit Systems Protection Board


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit 
     Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles, and direct procurement of 
     survey printing, $25,805,000, together with not to exceed 
     $2,430,000 for administrative expenses to adjudicate 
     retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service 
     Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the 
     Merit Systems Protection Board.

              National Archives and Records Administration


                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses in connection with the 
     administration of the National Archives (including the 
     Information Security Oversight Office) and records and 
     related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses 
     necessary for the review and declassification of documents, 
     and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $224,614,000: 
     Provided, That of the amount provided, $7,861,000 shall not 
     be available for obligation until September 30, 1999: 
     Provided further, That the Archivist of the United States is 
     authorized to use any excess funds available from the amount 
     borrowed for construction of the National Archives facility, 
     for expenses necessary to provide adequate storage for 
     holdings.


                        repairs and restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives 
     facilities, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, 
     $11,325,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $2,000,000 is for an architectural and engineering study for 
     the renovation of the Archives I facility, of which 
     $4,000,000 is for encasement of the Charters of Freedom, and 
     of which $875,000 is for a requirements study and design of 
     the National Archives Anchorage, Alaska, facility.

        National Historical Publications and Records Commission


                             grants program

       For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 
     historical publications and records as authorized by 44 
     U.S.C. 2504, as amended, $10,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That of the amount provided, 
     $4,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1999.

                      Office of Government Ethics


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act 
     of 1978, as amended and the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 
     for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $8,492,000.

                     Office of Personnel Management


                         Salaries and Expenses

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical 
     examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on 
     a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
     Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not 
     to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation 
     expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable funds of 
     the Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 
     10422 of January 9, 1953, as

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     amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence 
     allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities 
     require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post of 
     duty, $85,350,000; and in addition $91,236,000 for 
     administrative expenses, to be transferred from the 
     appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management 
     without regard to other statutes, including direct 
     procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and 
     insurance programs: Provided, That the provisions of this 
     appropriation shall not affect the authority to use 
     applicable trust funds as provided by section 8348(a)(1)(B) 
     of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That, 
     except as may be consistent with 5 U.S.C. 8902a(f)(1) and 
     (i), no payment may be made from the Employees Health 
     Benefits Fund to any physician, hospital, or other provider 
     of health care services or supplies who is, at the time such 
     services or supplies are provided to an individual covered 
     under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, excluded, 
     pursuant to section 1128 or 1128A of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7 through 1320a-7a), from participation in 
     any program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395 et seq.): Provided further, That no part of this 
     appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of 
     the Legal Examining Unit of the Office of Personnel 
     Management established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 
     of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: 
     Provided further, That the President's Commission on White 
     House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of 
     October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 1999, accept 
     donations of money, property, and personal services in 
     connection with the development of a publicity brochure to 
     provide information about the White House Fellows, except 
     that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or 
     reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of 
     employees of such Commission.


                      office of inspector general

                         salaries and expenses

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act, 
     as amended, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, $960,000; and in 
     addition, not to exceed $9,145,000 for administrative 
     expenses to audit the Office of Personnel Management's 
     retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the 
     appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel 
     Management, as determined by the Inspector General: Provided, 
     That the Inspector General is authorized to rent conference 
     rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.


      government payment for annuitants, employees health benefits

       For payment of Government contributions with respect to 
     retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), as amended, such sums as may be 
     necessary.


       government payment for annuitants, employee life insurance

       For payment of Government contributions with respect to 
     employees retiring after December 31, 1989, as required by 
     chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, such sums as may 
     be necessary.


        payment to civil service retirement and disability fund

       For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased 
     annuity benefits becoming effective on or after October 20, 
     1969, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and annuities under 
     special Acts to be credited to the Civil Service Retirement 
     and Disability Fund, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, 
     That annuities authorized by the Act of May 29, 1944, as 
     amended, and the Act of August 19, 1950, as amended (33 
     U.S.C. 771-775), may hereafter be paid out of the Civil 
     Service Retirement and Disability Fund.

                       Office of Special Counsel


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 
     of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-
     454), the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 
     101-12), Public Law 103-424, and the Uniformed Services 
     Employment and Reemployment Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-353), 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of 
     fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms 
     in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, $8,720,000.

                        United States Tax Court


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and 
     other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $32,765,000: 
     Provided, That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid 
     upon the written certificate of the judge.
       This title may be cited as the ``Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                                This Act

       Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
        Sec. 502. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those 
     contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
     record and available for public inspection, except where 
     otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
     Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
       Sec. 503. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary 
     of any Government employee where funding an activity or 
     paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a 
     decision, determination, rule, regulation, or policy that 
     would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930.
       Sec. 504. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be available in fiscal year 1999 for the purpose of 
     transferring control over the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center located at Glynco, Georgia, and Artesia, New 
     Mexico, out of the Department of the Treasury.
       Sec. 505. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person 
     filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly 
     held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of 
     the United States and has satisfactorily completed his period 
     of active military or naval service, and has within 90 days 
     after his release from such service or from hospitalization 
     continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1 
     year, made application for restoration to his former position 
     and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management 
     as still qualified to perform the duties of his former 
     position and has not been restored thereto.
       Sec. 506. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be 
     expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in 
     expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 
     2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, 
     popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
       Sec. 507. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and 
     Products.--In the case of any equipment or products that may 
     be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance 
     provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that 
     entities receiving such assistance should, in expending the 
     assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and 
     products.
       (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a 
     notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.
       Sec. 508. If it has been finally determined by a court or 
     Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label 
     bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription 
     with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to 
     the United States that is not made in the United States, such 
     person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or 
     subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, 
     pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility 
     procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 
     48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 509. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
     available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 
     expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal 
     employees health benefit program which provides any benefits 
     or coverage for abortions.
       Sec. 510. The provision of section 509 shall not apply 
     where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 
     were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an 
     act of rape or incest.
       Sec. 511. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
     not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining 
     available at the end of fiscal year 1999 from appropriations 
     made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 1999 
     in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 
     2000, for each such account for the purposes authorized: 
     Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Committees 
     on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of 
     such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be 
     made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines.
       Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Executive Office of the President to request 
     from the Federal Bureau of Investigation any official 
     background investigation report on any individual, except 
     when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that--
       (1) such individual has given his or her express written 
     consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the 
     date of such request and during the same presidential 
     administration; or
       (2) such request is required due to extraordinary 
     circumstances involving national security.
       Sec. 513. Funds provided in this Act may be used to 
     initiate or continue projects or activities to the extent 
     necessary, consistent with existing agency plans, to achieve 
     Year 2000 (Y2K) computer conversion until such time as 
     supplemental appropriations are made available for that 
     purpose: Provided, That the program, project, or activity 
     from which funds are obligated for Y2K conversion activities 
     shall be reimbursed when such supplemental appropriations are 
     made available.
       Sec. 514. Hereafter, any payment of attorneys fees, costs, 
     and sanctions required to be made by the Federal Government 
     pursuant to the order of the district court in the case 
     Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc. v. 
     Clinton, 989 F. Supp. 8 (1997), or any appeal of such case, 
     shall be derived by transfer from amounts made available in

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     this or any other Act for any fiscal year for ``Compensation 
     of the President and the White House Office--Salaries and 
     Expenses''.
       Sec. 515. Notwithstanding Section 515 of Public Law 104-
     208, fifty percent of the unobligated balances available to 
     the White House Office, Salaries and Expenses appropriations 
     in fiscal year 1997, shall remain available through September 
     30, 1999, for the purposes of satisfying the conditions of 
     Section 515 of this Act.
       Sec. 516. The Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
     National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act 
     of 1992, as amended (20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), is amended as 
     follows:
       (a) in section 11, by--
       (1) deleting the heading and inserting ``Use of the 
     Institute by a Federal Agency or Other Entity.''; and
       (2) adding the following new subsection at the end:
       ``(e) Non-Federal Entities.--
       ``(1) Non-Federal entities, including state and local 
     governments, Native American tribal governments, 
     nongovernmental organizations and persons, as defined in 1 
     U.S.C. 1, may use the Foundation and the Institute to provide 
     assessment, mediation, or other related services in 
     connection with a dispute or conflict involving the Federal 
     government related to the environment, public lands, or 
     natural resources.
       ``(2) Payment into the environmental dispute resolution 
     fund.--Entities utilizing services pursuant to this 
     subsection shall reimburse the Institute for the costs of 
     services provided. Such amounts shall be deposited into the 
     Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund established under 
     section 10.''; and
       (b) in section 12, by:
       (1) deleting ``In General--'' and inserting ``(a) In 
     General--''; and
       (2) adding the following new subsection:
       ``(b) The Institute.--The authorities set forth above 
     shall, with the exception of paragraph (4), apply to the 
     Institute established pursuant to section 10.''; and
       (c) in section 10(b), by adding before the period as 
     follows: ``, including not to exceed $1,000 annually for 
     official reception and representation expenses''.
       Sec. 518. The cost accounting standards promulgated under 
     section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (Public Law 93-400; 41 U.S.C. 422) shall not apply with 
     respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Program established under chapter 89 of title 5, 
     United States Code.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

       Sec. 601. Funds appropriated in this or any other Act may 
     be used to pay travel to the United States for the immediate 
     family of employees serving abroad in cases of death or life 
     threatening illness of said employee.
       Sec. 602. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any 
     other Act for fiscal year 1999 shall obligate or expend any 
     such funds, unless such department, agency, or 
     instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer 
     in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all 
     of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, 
     or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the 
     Controlled Substances Act) by the officers and employees of 
     such department, agency, or instrumentality.
       Sec. 603. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1345, any agency, 
     department, or instrumentality of the United States which 
     provides or proposes to provide child care services for 
     Federal employees may, in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, 
     reimburse any Federal employee or any person employed to 
     provide such services for travel, transportation, and 
     subsistence expenses incurred for training classes, 
     conferences, or other meetings in connection with the 
     provision of such services: Provided, That any per diem 
     allowance made pursuant to this section shall not exceed the 
     rate specified in regulations prescribed pursuant to section 
     5707 of title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 604. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 
     maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in 
     accordance with section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 
     Stat. 810), for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle 
     (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement, and 
     undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $8,100 
     except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $9,100: 
     Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed 
     $3,700 for police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 
     for special heavy-duty vehicles: Provided further, That the 
     limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more 
     than 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for 
     demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid 
     Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: 
     Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section 
     may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative 
     fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over 
     the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles.
       Sec. 605. Appropriations of the executive departments and 
     independent establishments for the current fiscal year 
     available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the 
     activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters 
     allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 
     5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.
       Sec. 606. Unless otherwise specified during the current 
     fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this 
     or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any 
     officer or employee of the Government of the United States 
     (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is 
     owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of 
     duty is in the continental United States unless such person: 
     (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person in the 
     service of the United States on the date of enactment of this 
     Act who, being eligible for citizenship, has filed a 
     declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United 
     States prior to such date and is actually residing in the 
     United States; (3) is a person who owes allegiance to the 
     United States; (4) is an alien from Cuba, Poland, South 
     Vietnam, the countries of the former Soviet Union, or the 
     Baltic countries lawfully admitted to the United States for 
     permanent residence; (5) is a South Vietnamese, Cambodian, or 
     Laotian refugee paroled in the United States after January 1, 
     1975; or (6) is a national of the People's Republic of China 
     who qualifies for adjustment of status pursuant to the 
     Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992: Provided, That for 
     the purpose of this section, an affidavit signed by any such 
     person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the 
     requirements of this section with respect to his or her 
     status have been complied with: Provided further, That any 
     person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, 
     and, upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or 
     imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both: Provided 
     further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, 
     and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing 
     law: Provided further, That any payment made to any officer 
     or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall 
     be recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This 
     section shall not apply to citizens of Ireland, Israel, or 
     the Republic of the Philippines, or to nationals of those 
     countries allied with the United States in a current defense 
     effort, or to international broadcasters employed by the 
     United States Information Agency, or to temporary employment 
     of translators, or to temporary employment in the field 
     service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies.
       Sec. 607. Appropriations available to any department or 
     agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, 
     including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be 
     available for payment to the General Services Administration 
     for charges for space and services and those expenses of 
     renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which 
     constitute public improvements performed in accordance with 
     the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 749), the Public 
     Buildings Amendments of 1972 (87 Stat. 216), or other 
     applicable law.
       Sec. 608. In addition to funds provided in this or any 
     other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and 
     use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including 
     Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule 
     recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs. 
     Such funds shall be available until expended for the 
     following purposes:
       (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and 
     recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 12873 
     (October 20, 1993), including any such programs adopted prior 
     to the effective date of the Executive order.
       (2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs, 
     including, but not limited to, the development and 
     implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution 
     prevention programs.
       (3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as 
     deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
       Sec. 609. Funds made available by this or any other Act for 
     administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the 
     corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, 
     United States Code, shall be available, in addition to 
     objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for 
     rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with 
     5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this head, all 
     the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 
     expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 
     Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in the 
     event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are 
     subsequently transferred to or paid from other funds, the 
     limitations on administrative expenses shall be 
     correspondingly reduced.
       Sec. 610. No part of any appropriation for the current 
     fiscal year contained in this or any other Act shall be paid 
     to any person for the filling of any position for which he or 
     she has been nominated after the Senate has voted not to 
     approve the nomination of said person.
       Sec. 611. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
     any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of 
     boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, 
     councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they 
     are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and 
     specific statutory approval to receive financial support from 
     more than one agency or instrumentality.
       Sec. 612. Funds made available by this or any other Act to 
     the Postal Service Fund (39 U.S.C. 2003) shall be available 
     for employment of guards for all buildings and areas owned or 
     occupied by the Postal Service and under the charge and 
     control of the Postal Service, and such guards shall have, 
     with respect to such property, the powers of special 
     policemen provided by the first section of the Act of June 1, 
     1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318), and, as to 
     property owned

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     or occupied by the Postal Service, the Postmaster General may 
     take the same actions as the Administrator of General 
     Services may take under the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of 
     the Act of June 1, 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 
     318a and 318b), attaching thereto penal consequences under 
     the authority and within the limits provided in section 4 of 
     the Act of June 1, 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 
     318c).
       Sec. 613. None of the funds made available pursuant to the 
     provisions of this Act shall be used to implement, 
     administer, or enforce any regulation which has been 
     disapproved pursuant to a resolution of disapproval duly 
     adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United 
     States.
       Sec. 614. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of 
     any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999, by this 
     or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate 
     employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, 
     United States Code--
       (1) during the period from the date of expiration of the 
     limitation imposed by section 614 of the Treasury and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 1998, until the normal 
     effective date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that 
     is to take effect in fiscal year 1999, in an amount that 
     exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step of 
     the applicable wage schedule in accordance with such section 
     614; and
       (2) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal 
     year 1999, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage 
     survey adjustment, the rate payable under paragraph (1) by 
     more than the sum of--
       (A) the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 
     1999 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in 
     the rates of pay under the General Schedule; and
       (B) the difference between the overall average percentage 
     of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in 
     fiscal year 1999 under section 5304 of such title (whether by 
     adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage 
     of such payments which was effective in fiscal year 1998 
     under such section.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) 
     of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no 
     employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid 
     during the periods for which subsection (a) is in effect at a 
     rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under 
     subsection (a) were subsection (a) applicable to such 
     employee.
       (c) For the purposes of this section, the rates payable to 
     an employee who is covered by this section and who is paid 
     from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 1998, shall 
     be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of 
     Personnel Management.
       (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of 
     premium pay for employees subject to this section may not be 
     changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 1998, 
     except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel 
     Management to be consistent with the purpose of this section.
       (e) This section shall apply with respect to pay for 
     service performed after September 30, 1998.
       (f) For the purpose of administering any provision of law 
     (including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, 
     retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) 
     that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes 
     any requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of 
     salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable 
     after the application of this section shall be treated as the 
     rate of salary or basic pay.
       (g) Nothing in this section shall be considered to permit 
     or require the payment to any employee covered by this 
     section at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable 
     were this section not in effect.
       (h) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for 
     exceptions to the limitations imposed by this section if the 
     Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to 
     ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.
       Sec. 615. During the period in which the head of any 
     department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 
     employee of the Government appointed by the President of the 
     United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or 
     expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the 
     office of such department head, agency head, officer, or 
     employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for 
     any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or 
     redecoration is expressly approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations. For the purposes of this section, the word 
     ``office'' shall include the entire suite of offices assigned 
     to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily 
     by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled 
     by the individual.
       Sec. 616. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, and/or 
     lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous 
     to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of 
     conducting Federal law enforcement training without the 
     advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations, except 
     that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is 
     authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional 
     facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for 
     training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center 
     facilities.
       Sec. 617. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United 
     States Code, or section 611 of this Act, funds made available 
     for fiscal year 1999 by this or any other Act shall be 
     available for the interagency funding of national security 
     and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives 
     which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or 
     entities, as provided by Executive Order No. 12472 (April 3, 
     1984).
       Sec. 618. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
     other Act may be obligated or expended by any Federal 
     department, agency, or other instrumentality for the salaries 
     or expenses of any employee appointed to a position of a 
     confidential or policy-determining character excepted from 
     the competitive service pursuant to section 3302 of title 5, 
     United States Code, without a certification to the Office of 
     Personnel Management from the head of the Federal department, 
     agency, or other instrumentality employing the Schedule C 
     appointee that the Schedule C position was not created solely 
     or primarily in order to detail the employee to the White 
     House.
       (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 
     Federal employees or members of the armed services detailed 
     to or from--
       (1) the Central Intelligence Agency;
       (2) the National Security Agency;
       (3) the Defense Intelligence Agency;
       (4) the offices within the Department of Defense for the 
     collection of specialized national foreign intelligence 
     through reconnaissance programs;
       (5) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the 
     Department of State;
       (6) any agency, office, or unit of the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps, the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of 
     Justice, the Department of Transportation, the Department of 
     the Treasury, and the Department of Energy performing 
     intelligence functions; and
       (7) the Director of Central Intelligence.
       Sec. 619. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any 
     other Act for fiscal year 1999 shall obligate or expend any 
     such funds, unless such department, agency, or 
     instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer 
     in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all 
     of its workplaces are free from discrimination and sexual 
     harassment and that all of its workplaces are not in 
     violation of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as 
     amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 
     and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
       Sec. 620. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act may be used to pay for the expenses of travel of 
     employees, including employees of the Executive Office of the 
     President, not directly responsible for the discharge of 
     official governmental tasks and duties: Provided, That this 
     restriction shall not apply to the family of the President, 
     Members of Congress or their spouses, Heads of State of a 
     foreign country or their designees, persons providing 
     assistance to the President for official purposes, or other 
     individuals so designated by the President.
       Sec. 621. For purposes of each provision of law amended by 
     section 704(a)(2) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 
     5318 note), no adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, 
     United States Code, shall be considered to have taken effect 
     in fiscal year 1999 in the rates of basic pay for the 
     statutory pay systems.
       Sec. 622. None of the funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act shall be used to acquire information technologies 
     which do not comply with part 39.106 (Year 2000 compliance) 
     of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless an agency's 
     Chief Information Officer determines that noncompliance with 
     part 39.106 is necessary to the function and operation of the 
     requesting agency or the acquisition is required by a signed 
     contract with the agency in effect before the date of 
     enactment of this Act. Any waiver granted by the Chief 
     Information Officer shall be reported to the Office of 
     Management and Budget, and copies shall be provided to 
     Congress.
       Sec. 623. None of the funds made available in this Act for 
     the United States Customs Service may be used to allow the 
     importation into the United States of any good, ware, 
     article, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured by 
     forced or indentured child labor, as determined pursuant to 
     section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
       Sec. 624. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     part of any funds provided by this Act or any other Act 
     beginning in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter shall be 
     available for paying Sunday premium pay to any employee 
     unless such employee actually performed work during the time 
     corresponding to such premium pay.
       Sec. 625. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
     any other Act shall be available for the payment of the 
     salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, 
     who--
       (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to 
     prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the 
     Federal Government from having any direct oral or written 
     communication or contact with any Member, committee, or 
     subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter 
     pertaining to the employment of such other officer or 
     employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such 
     other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether 
     such communication or contact is at the initiative of such 
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     to the request or inquiry of such Member, committee, or 
     subcommittee; or
       (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, 
     reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance of 
     efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, 
     transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any 
     employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or 
     condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of 
     the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit 
     any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other 
     officer or employee, by reason of any communication or 
     contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, 
     committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in 
     paragraph (1).
       Sec. 626. Section 626(b) of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
     and General Government Appropriations Act, 1997, as contained 
     in section 101(f) of Public Law 104-208 (110 Stat. 3009-360), 
     the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997, is amended 
     to read as follows: ``(b) Until September 30, 1999, or until 
     the end of the current FTS 2000 contracts, whichever is 
     earlier, subsection (a) shall continue to apply to the use of 
     the funds appropriated by this or any other Act.''.
       Sec. 627. (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``crime of violence'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 16 of title 18, United States Code; and
       (2) the term ``law enforcement officer'' means any employee 
     described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 
     8401(17) of title 5, United States Code; and any special 
     agent in the Diplomatic Security Service of the Department of 
     State.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, 
     United States Code, or any other provision of law relating to 
     tort liability, a law enforcement officer shall be construed 
     to be acting within the scope of his or her office or 
     employment, if the officer takes reasonable action, including 
     the use of force, to--
       (1) protect an individual in the presence of the officer 
     from a crime of violence;
       (2) provide immediate assistance to an individual who has 
     suffered or who is threatened with bodily harm; or
       (3) prevent the escape of any individual who the officer 
     reasonably believes to have committed in the presence of the 
     officer a crime of violence.
       Sec. 628. Federal Firefighters Overtime Pay Reform Act of 
     1998. (a) In General.--Subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 5542 by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) In applying subsection (a) of this section with 
     respect to a firefighter who is subject to section 5545b--
       ``(1) such subsection shall be deemed to apply to hours of 
     work officially ordered or approved in excess of 106 hours in 
     a biweekly pay period, or, if the agency establishes a weekly 
     basis for overtime pay computation, in excess of 53 hours in 
     an administrative workweek; and
       ``(2) the overtime hourly rate of pay is an amount equal to 
     one and one-half times the hourly rate of basic pay under 
     section 5545b (b)(1)(A) or (c)(1)(B), as applicable, and such 
     overtime hourly rate of pay may not be less than such hourly 
     rate of basic pay in applying the limitation on the overtime 
     rate provided in paragraph (2) of such subsection (a).''; and
       (2) by inserting after section 5545a the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 5545b. Pay for firefighters

       ``(a) This section applies to an employee whose position is 
     classified in the firefighter occupation in conformance with 
     the GS-081 standard published by the Office of Personnel 
     Management, and whose normal work schedule, as in effect 
     throughout the year, consists of regular tours of duty which 
     average at least 106 hours per biweekly pay period.
       ``(b)(1) If the regular tour of duty of a firefighter 
     subject to this section generally consists of 24-hour shifts, 
     rather than a basic 40-hour workweek (as determined under 
     regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel 
     Management), section 5504(b) shall be applied as follows in 
     computing pay--
       ``(A) paragraph (1) of such section shall be deemed to 
     require that the annual rate be divided by 2756 to derive the 
     hourly rate; and
       ``(B) the computation of such firefighter's daily, weekly, 
     or biweekly rate shall be based on the hourly rate under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(2) For the purpose of sections 5595(c), 5941, 8331(3), 
     and 8704(c), and for such other purposes as may be expressly 
     provided for by law or as the Office of Personnel Management 
     may by regulation prescribe, the basic pay of a firefighter 
     subject to this subsection shall include an amount equal to 
     the firefighter's basic hourly rate (as computed under 
     paragraph (1)(A)) for all hours in such firefighter's regular 
     tour of duty (including overtime hours).
       ``(c)(1) If the regular tour of duty of a firefighter 
     subject to this section includes a basic 40-hour workweek (as 
     determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of 
     Personnel Management), section 5504(b) shall be applied as 
     follows in computing pay--
       ``(A) the provisions of such section shall apply to the 
     hours within the basic 40-hour workweek;
       ``(B) for hours outside the basic 40-hour workweek, such 
     section shall be deemed to require that the hourly rate be 
     derived by dividing the annual rate by 2756; and
       ``(C) the computation of such firefighter's daily, weekly, 
     or biweekly rate shall be based on subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     as each applies to the hours involved.
       ``(2) For purposes of sections 5595(c), 5941, 8331(3), and 
     8704(c), and for such other purposes as may be expressly 
     provided for by law or as the Office of Personnel Management 
     may by regulation prescribe, the basic pay of a firefighter 
     subject to this subsection shall include--
       ``(A) an amount computed under paragraph (1)(A) for the 
     hours within the basic 40-hour workweek; and
       ``(B) an amount equal to the firefighter's basic hourly 
     rate (as computed under paragraph (1)(B)) for all hours 
     outside the basic 40-hour workweek that are within such 
     firefighter's regular tour of duty (including overtime 
     hours).
       ``(d)(1) A firefighter who is subject to this section shall 
     receive overtime pay in accordance with section 5542, but 
     shall not receive premium pay provided by other provisions of 
     this subchapter.
       ``(2) For the purpose of applying section 7(k) of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 to a firefighter who is subject 
     to this section, no violation referred to in such section 
     7(k) shall be deemed to have occurred if the requirements of 
     section 5542(a) are met, applying section 5542(a) as provided 
     in subsection (f) of that section: Provided, That the 
     overtime hourly rate of pay for such firefighter shall in all 
     cases be an amount equal to one and one-half times the 
     firefighter's hourly rate of basic pay under subsection 
     (b)(1)(A) or (c)(1)(B) of this section, as applicable.
       ``(3) The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe 
     regulations, with respect to firefighters subject to this 
     section, that would permit an agency to reduce or eliminate 
     the variation in the amount of firefighters' biweekly pay 
     caused by work scheduling cycles that result in varying hours 
     in the regular tours of duty from pay period to pay period. 
     Under such regulations, the pay that a firefighter would 
     otherwise receive for regular tours of duty over the work 
     scheduling cycle shall, to the extent practicable, remain 
     unaffected.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5545a 
     the following:

``5545b. Pay for firefighters.''.
       (c) Training.--Section 4109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), a firefighter who 
     is subject to section 5545b of this title shall be paid basic 
     pay and overtime pay for the firefighter's regular tour of 
     duty while attending agency sanctioned training.''.
       (d) Inclusion in Basic Pay for Federal Retirement.--Section 
     8331(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after subparagraph (D);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (G);
       (3) by inserting the following:
       ``(E) with respect to a criminal investigator, availability 
     pay under section 5545a of this title;
       ``(F) pay as provided in section 5545b (b)(2) and (c)(2); 
     and ''; and
       (4) by striking ``subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E)'' 
     and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) through (G)''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable 
     pay period which begins on or after October 1, 1998.
       (f) Regulations.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Office of Personnel Management, a firefighter subject to 
     section 5545b of title 5, United States Code, as added by 
     this section, whose regular tours of duty average 60 hours or 
     less per workweek and do not include a basic 40-hour 
     workweek, shall, upon implementation of this section, be 
     granted an increase in basic pay equal to 2 step-increases of 
     the applicable General Schedule grade, and such increase 
     shall not be an equivalent increase in pay. If such increase 
     results in a change to a longer waiting period for the 
     firefighter's next step increase, the firefighter shall be 
     credited with an additional year of service for the purpose 
     of such waiting period. If such increase results in a rate of 
     basic pay which is above the maximum rate of the applicable 
     grade, such resulting pay rate shall be treated as a retained 
     rate of basic pay in accordance with section 5363 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (g) No Reduction in Regular Pay.--Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, the regular 
     pay (over the established work scheduling cycle) of a 
     firefighter subject to section 5545b of title 5, United 
     States Code, as added by this section, shall not be reduced 
     as a result of the implementation of this section.
       Sec. 629. (1) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the 
     Attorney General shall conduct a joint review of Federal 
     efforts and submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, including the Committees on Appropriations, a 
     plan to improve coordination among the Federal agencies with 
     responsibility to protect the borders against drug 
     trafficking. The review shall also include consideration of 
     Federal agencies' coordination with State and local law 
     enforcement agencies. The plan shall include an assessment 
     and action plan, including the activities of the following 
     departments and agencies:
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       (B) Department of Justice;
       (C) United States Coast Guard;
       (D) Department of Defense;
       (E) Department of Transportation;
       (F) Department of State; and
       (G) Department of Interior.
       (2) The purpose of the plan under paragraph (1) is to 
     maximize the effectiveness of the border control efforts in 
     achieving the objectives of the national drug control 
     strategy in a manner that is also consistent with the goal of 
     facilitating trade. In order to maximize the effectiveness, 
     the plan shall:
       (A) specify the methods used to enhance cooperation, 
     planning and accountability among the Federal, State, and 
     local agencies with responsibilities along the Southwest 
     border;
       (B) specify mechanisms to ensure cooperation among the 
     agencies, including State and local agencies, with 
     responsibilities along the Southwest border;
       (C) identify new technologies that will be used in 
     protecting the borders including conclusions regarding 
     appropriate deployment of technology;
       (D) identify new initiatives for infrastructure 
     improvements;
       (E) recommend reinforcements in terms of resources, 
     technology and personnel necessary to ensure capacity to 
     maintain appropriate inspections;
       (F) integrate findings of the White House Intelligence 
     Architecture Review into the plan; and
       (G) make recommendations for strengthening the HIDTA 
     program along the Southwest border.
       Sec. 630. (a) Flexiplace Work Telecommuting Programs.--For 
     fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year thereafter, of the 
     funds made available to each Executive agency for salaries 
     and expenses, at a minimum $50,000 shall be available only 
     for the necessary expenses of the Executive agency to carry 
     out a flexiplace work telecommuting program.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' means 
     the following list of departments and agencies: Department of 
     State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Interior, Labor, Health 
     and Human Services, Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban 
     Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, Veterans' 
     Affairs, General Services Administration, Office of Personnel 
     Management, Small Business Administration, Social Security 
     Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Postal 
     Service.
       (2) Flexiplace work telecommuting program.--The term 
     ``flexiplace work telecommuting program'' means a program 
     under which employees of an Executive agency are permitted to 
     perform all or a portion of their duties at a flexiplace work 
     telecommuting center established under section 210(l) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 490(l)) or other Federal law.
       Sec. 631. (a) Meritorious Executive.--Section 4507(e)(1) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``$10,000'' and inserting ``an amount equal to 20 percent of 
     annual basic pay''.
       (b) Distinguished Executive.--Section 4507(e)(2) of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$20,000'' and 
     inserting ``an amount equal to 35 percent of annual basic 
     pay''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998, or the date of 
     enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
       Sec. 632. (a) Career SES Performance Awards.--Section 
     5384(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``3 percent'' and inserting ``10 percent''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``15 percent'' and inserting ``20 
     percent''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998, or the date of 
     enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
       Sec. 633. (a) International Postal Arrangements.--Section 
     407 of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec.  407. International Postal Arrangements.

       ``(a)(1) The Secretary of State shall have primary 
     responsibility for formulation, coordination and oversight of 
     policy with respect to United States participation in the 
     Universal Postal Union, including the Universal Postal 
     Convention and other Acts of the Universal Postal Union, 
     amendments thereto, and all postal treaties and conventions 
     concluded within the framework of the Convention and such 
     Acts.
       ``(2) Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary may, with 
     the consent of the President, negotiate and conclude 
     treaties, conventions and amendments referred to in paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(b)(1) Subject to subsections (a), (c), and (d), the 
     Postal Service may, with the consent of the President, 
     negotiate and conclude postal treaties and conventions.
       ``(2) The Postal Service may, with the consent of the 
     President, establish rates of postage or other charges on 
     mail matter conveyed between the United States and other 
     countries.
       ``(3) The Postal Service shall transmit a copy of each 
     postal treaty or convention concluded with other governments 
     under the authority of this subsection to the Secretary of 
     State, who shall furnish a copy to the Public Printer for 
     publication.
       ``(c) The Postal Service shall not conclude any treaty or 
     convention under the authority of this section or any other 
     arrangement related to the delivery of international postal 
     services that is inconsistent with any policy developed 
     pursuant to subsection (a).
       ``(d) In carrying out their responsibilities under this 
     section, the Secretary and the Postal Service shall consult 
     with such federal agencies as the Secretary or the Postal 
     Service considers appropriate, private providers of 
     international postal services, users of international postal 
     services, the general public, and such other persons as the 
     Secretary or the Postal Service considers appropriate.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     any treaty, convention or amendment entered into under the 
     authority of section 407 of title 39 of the United States 
     Code, as amended by this section, should not grant any undue 
     or unreasonable preference to the Postal Service, a private 
     provider of postal services, or any other person.
       (c) Trade-In-Service Programs.--The second sentence of 
     paragraph (5) of section 306(a) of the Trade and Tariff Act 
     of 1984 (19 U.S.C. 2114b(5)) is amended by inserting ``postal 
     and delivery services,'' after ``transportation.''
       (d) Transfer of Funds.--In fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal 
     year hereafter, the Postal Service shall allocate to the 
     Department of State from any funds available to the Postal 
     Service such sums as may be reasonable, documented and 
     auditable for the Department of State to carry out the 
     activities of Section 407 of title 39 of the United States 
     Code.
       Sec. 634. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the 
     President, or his designee, must certify to Congress, 
     annually, that no person or persons with direct or indirect 
     responsibility for administering the Executive Office of the 
     President's Drug-Free Workplace Plan are themselves subject 
     to a program of individual random drug testing.
       Sec. 635. (a) None of the funds made available in this or 
     any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 
     training that--
       (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, 
     and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of 
     official duties;
       (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of 
     emotional response or psychological stress in some 
     participants;
       (3) does not require prior employee notification of the 
     content and methods to be used in the training and written 
     end of course evaluation;
       (4) contains any methods or content associated with 
     religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age'' 
     belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
       (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' 
     personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
     otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing 
     directly upon the performance of official duties.
       Sec. 636. No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
     for fiscal year 1999 may be used to implement or enforce the 
     agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4355 of the Government 
     or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such 
     policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following 
     provisions: ``These restrictions are consistent with and do 
     not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee 
     obligations, rights, or liabilities created by Executive 
     Order No. 12958; section 7211 of title 5, United States Code 
     (governing disclosures to Congress); section 1034 of title 
     10, United States Code, as amended by the Military 
     Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosure to 
     Congress by members of the military); section 2302(b)(8) of 
     title 5, United States Code, as amended by the Whistleblower 
     Protection Act (governing disclosures of illegality, waste, 
     fraud, abuse or public health or safety threats); the 
     Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (50 U.S.C. 421 
     et seq.) (governing disclosures that could expose 
     confidential Government agents); and the statutes which 
     protect against disclosure that may compromise the national 
     security, including sections 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 of 
     title 18, United States Code, and section 4(b) of the 
     Subversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 783(b)). The 
     definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, 
     and liabilities created by said Executive order and listed 
     statutes are incorporated into this agreement and are 
     controlling.'': Provided, That notwithstanding the preceding 
     paragraph, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is 
     to be executed by a person connected with the conduct of an 
     intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an 
     employee or officer of the United States Government, may 
     contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for 
     which such document is to be used. Such form or agreement 
     shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not 
     disclose any classified information received in the course of 
     such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the 
     United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also 
     make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress or 
     to an authorized official of an executive agency or the 
     Department of Justice that are essential to reporting a 
     substantial violation of law.
       Sec. 637. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, 
     other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative 
     relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for 
     the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, 
     booklet, publication, radio, television or film presentation 
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     legislation pending before the Congress, except in 
     presentation to the Congress itself.
       Sec. 638. (a) In General.--For calendar year 2000, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall prepare 
     and submit to Congress, with the budget submitted under 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, an accounting 
     statement and associated report containing--
       (1) an estimate of the total annual costs and benefits 
     (including quantifiable and nonquantifiable effects) of 
     Federal rules and paperwork, to the extent feasible--
       (A) in the aggregate;
       (B) by agency and agency program; and
       (C) by major rule;
       (2) an analysis of impacts of Federal regulation on State, 
     local, and tribal government, small business, wages, and 
     economic growth; and
       (3) recommendations for reform.
       (b) Notice.--The Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall provide public notice and an opportunity to 
     comment on the statement and report under subsection (a) 
     before the statement and report are submitted to Congress.
       (c) Guidelines.--To implement this section, the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidelines to 
     agencies to standardize--
       (1) measures of costs and benefits; and
       (2) the format of accounting statements.
       (d) Peer Review.--The Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget shall provide for independent and external peer 
     review of the guidelines and each accounting statement and 
     associated report under this section. Such peer review shall 
     not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
     U.S.C. App.).
       Sec. 639. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any 
     other Act, may be used by an agency to provide a Federal 
     employee's home address to any labor organization except when 
     it is made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that the employee has 
     authorized such disclosure or that such disclosure has been 
     ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
       Sec. 640. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to 
     establish scientific certification standards for explosives 
     detection canines, and shall provide, on a reimbursable 
     basis, for the certification of explosives detection canines 
     employed by Federal agencies, or other agencies providing 
     explosives detection services at airports in the United 
     States.
       Sec. 641. None of the funds made available in this Act or 
     any other Act may be used to provide any non-public 
     information such as mailing or telephone lists to any person 
     or any organization outside of the Federal Government without 
     the approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 642. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
     any other Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda 
     purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized 
     by the Congress.
       Sec. 643. The Director of the United States Marshals 
     Service is directed to conduct a quarterly threat assessment 
     on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control 
     Policy.
       Sec. 644. Section 636(c) of Public Law 104-208 is amended 
     as follows:
       (1) In subparagraph (1) by inserting after ``United States 
     Code'' the following: ``any agency or court in the Judicial 
     Branch,'';
       (2) In subparagraph (2) by amending ``prosecution, or 
     detention'' to read: ``prosecution, detention, or 
     supervision''; and
       (3) In subparagraph (3) by inserting after ``title 5,'' the 
     following: ``and, with regard to the Judicial Branch, mean a 
     justice or judge of the United States as defined in 28 U.S.C. 
     451 in regular active service or retired from regular active 
     service, other judicial officers as authorized by the 
     Judicial Conference of the United States, and supervisors and 
     managers within the Judicial Branch as authorized by the 
     Judicial Conference of the United States,''.
       Sec. 645. (a) In this section the term ``agency''--
       (1) means an Executive agency as defined under section 105 
     of title 5, United States Code;
       (2) includes a military department as defined under section 
     102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the Postal Rate 
     Commission; and
       (3) shall not include the General Accounting Office.
       (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations 
     to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency 
     shall use official time in an honest effort to perform 
     official duties. An employee not under a leave system, 
     including a Presidential appointee exempted under section 
     6301(2) of title 5, United States Code, has an obligation to 
     expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of such 
     employee's time in the performance of official duties.
       Sec. 646. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to, upon submission 
     of proper documentation (as determined by the Secretary), 
     reimburse importers of large capacity military magazine 
     rifles as defined in the Treasury Department's April 6, 1998 
     ``Study on the Sporting Suitability of Modified Semiautomatic 
     Assault Rifles'', for which authority had been granted to 
     import such firearms into the United States on or before 
     November 14, 1997, and released under bond to the importer by 
     the U.S. Customs Service on or before February 10, 1998: 
     Provided, That the importer abandons title to the firearms to 
     the United States: Provided further, That reimbursements are 
     submitted to the Secretary for his approval within 120 days 
     of enactment of this provision. In no event shall 
     reimbursements under this provision exceed the importers cost 
     for the weapons, plus any shipping, transportation, duty, and 
     storage costs related to the importation of such weapons. 
     Money made available for expenditure under 31 U.S.C. section 
     1304(a) in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be 
     available for reimbursements under this provision: Provided, 
     That accepting the compensation provided under this provision 
     is final and conclusive and constitutes a complete release of 
     any and all claims, demands, rights, and causes of action 
     whatsoever against the United States, its agencies, officers, 
     or employees arising from the denial by the Department of the 
     Treasury of the entry of such firearms into the United 
     States. Such compensation is not otherwise required by law 
     and is not intended to create or recognize any legally 
     enforceable right to any person.
       Sec. 647. (a) The adjustment in rates of basic pay for the 
     statutory pay systems that takes effect in fiscal year 1999 
     under section 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, 
     shall be an increase of 3.6 percent.
       (b) Funds used to carry out this section shall be paid from 
     appropriations which are made to each applicable department 
     or agency for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 1999.
       Sec. 648. International Mail Reporting Requirement. (a) In 
     General.--Chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding after section 3662 the following:

     ``Sec. 3663. Annual report on international services

       ``(a) Not later than July 1 of each year, the Postal Rate 
     Commission shall transmit to each House of Congress a 
     comprehensive report of the costs, revenues, and volumes 
     accrued by the Postal Service in connection with mail matter 
     conveyed between the United States and other countries for 
     the previous fiscal year.
       ``(b) Not later than March 15 of each year, the Postal 
     Service shall provide to the Postal Rate Commission such data 
     as the Commission may require to prepare the report required 
     under subsection (a) of this section. Data shall be provided 
     in sufficient detail to enable the Commission to analyze the 
     costs, revenues, and volumes for each international mail 
     product or service, under the methods determined appropriate 
     by the Commission for the analysis of rates for domestic 
     mail.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 63 of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding after the item relating to section 3662 the 
     following:

``3663. Annual report on international services.''.
       Sec. 649. Extension of Sunset Provision. Section 2(f)(2) of 
     the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is 
     amended by striking ``(2)'' and all that follows through ``10 
     years'' and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Sunset.--Effective 15 years''.
       Sec. 650. Importation of Certain Grains. (a) Findings.--The 
     Congress finds that--
       (1) importation of grains into the United States at less 
     than the cost to produce those grains is causing injury to 
     the United States producers of those grains;
       (2) importation of grains into the United States at less 
     than the fair value of those grains is causing injury to the 
     United States producers of those grains;
       (3) the Canadian Government and the Canadian Wheat Board 
     have refused to disclose pricing and cost information 
     necessary to determine whether grains are being exported to 
     the United States at prices in violation of United States 
     trade laws or agreements.
       (b) Requirements.--
       (1) The Customs Service, consulting with the United States 
     Trade Representative and the Department of Commerce, shall 
     conduct a study of the efficiency and effectiveness of 
     requiring that all spring wheat, durum or barley imported 
     into the United States be imported into the United States 
     through a single port of entry.
       (2) The Customs Service shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and the 
     House Committee on Ways and Means not later than ninety days 
     after the effective date of this Act on the results of the 
     study required by paragraph (1).
       Sec. 651. Designation of Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office 
     Building. (a) In General.--The building of the United States 
     Postal Service located at 180 East Kellogg Boulevard in Saint 
     Paul, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office 
     Building''.
       Sec. 652. The Administrator of General Services may 
     provide, from government-wide credit card rebates, up to 
     $3,000,000 in support of the Joint Financial Management 
     Improvement Program as approved by the Chief Financial 
     Officer's Council.
       Sec. 653. Section 6302(g) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after ``chapter 35'' the following: 
     ``or section 3595''.
       Sec. 654. Assessment of Federal Regulations and Policies on 
     Families. (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are 
     to--
       (1) require agencies to assess the impact of proposed 
     agency actions on family well-being; and

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       (2) improve the management of executive branch agencies.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given the term 
     ``Executive agency'' by section 105 of title 5, United States 
     Code, except such term does not include the General 
     Accounting Office; and
       (2) the term ``family'' means--
       (A) a group of individuals related by blood, marriage, 
     adoption, or other legal custody who live together as a 
     single household; and
       (B) any individual who is not a member of such group, but 
     who is related by blood, marriage, or adoption to a member of 
     such group, and over half of whose support in a calendar year 
     is received from such group.
       (c) Family Policymaking Assessment.--Before implementing 
     policies and regulations that may affect family well-being, 
     each agency shall assess such actions with respect to 
     whether--
       (1) the action strengthens or erodes the stability or 
     safety of the family and, particularly, the marital 
     commitment;
       (2) the action strengthens or erodes the authority and 
     rights of parents in the education, nurture, and supervision 
     of their children;
       (3) the action helps the family perform its functions, or 
     substitutes governmental activity for the function;
       (4) the action increases or decreases disposable income or 
     poverty of families and children;
       (5) the proposed benefits of the action justify the 
     financial impact on the family;
       (6) the action may be carried out by State or local 
     government or by the family; and
       (7) the action establishes an implicit or explicit policy 
     concerning the relationship between the behavior and personal 
     responsibility of youth, and the norms of society.
       (d) Governmentwide Family Policy Coordination and Review.--
       (1) Certification and rationale.--With respect to each 
     proposed policy or regulation that may affect family well-
     being, the head of each agency shall--
       (A) submit a written certification to the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget and to Congress that such 
     policy or regulation has been assessed in accordance with 
     this section; and
       (B) provide an adequate rationale for implementation of 
     each policy or regulation that may negatively affect family 
     well-being.
       (2) Office of management and budget.--The Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget shall--
       (A) ensure that policies and regulations proposed by 
     agencies are implemented consistent with this section; and
       (B) compile, index, and submit annually to the Congress the 
     written certifications received pursuant to paragraph (1)(A).
       (3) Office of policy development.--The Office of Policy 
     Development shall--
       (A) assess proposed policies and regulations in accordance 
     with this section;
       (B) provide evaluations of policies and regulations that 
     may affect family well-being to the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget; and
       (C) advise the President on policy and regulatory actions 
     that may be taken to strengthen the institutions of marriage 
     and family in the United States.
       (e) Assessments Upon Request by Members of Congress.--Upon 
     request by a Member of Congress relating to a proposed policy 
     or regulation, an agency shall conduct an assessment in 
     accordance with subsection (c), and shall provide a 
     certification and rationale in accordance with subsection 
     (d).
       (f) Judicial Review.--This section is not intended to 
     create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
     enforceable at law by a party against the United States, its 
     agencies, its officers, or any person.
       Sec. 655. None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this 
     Act or any other provision of law may be used for any system 
     to implement section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, 
     unless the system allows, in connection with a person's 
     delivery of a firearm to a Federal firearms licensee as 
     collateral for a loan, the background check to be performed 
     at the time the collateral is offered for delivery to such 
     licensee: Provided, That the licensee notifies local law 
     enforcement within 48 hours of the licensee receiving a 
     denial on the person offering the collateral: Provided 
     further, That the provisions of section 922(t) shall apply at 
     the time of the redemption of the firearm.
       Sec. 656. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes 
     a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except 
     where the contract also includes a provision for 
     contraceptive coverage.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with:
       (1) any of the following religious plans:
       (a) SelectCare
       (b) Personal CaresHMO
       (c) Care Choices
       (d) OSF Health Plans, Inc.
       (e) Yellowstone Community Health Plan
       (2) any existing or future plan, if the plan objects to 
     such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs.
       (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into 
     or renews a contract under this section may not subject any 
     individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual 
     refuses to prescribe contraceptives because such activities 
     would be contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or 
     moral convictions.
       (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require 
     coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.

            TITLE VIII--TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 801. TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
                   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT FUNDS.

       (a) Permitting Other Federal Entities to Administer 
     Program.--Section 11003 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     (DC Code, sec. 1-761.2) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, and includes any 
     agreement with a department, agency, or instrumentality of 
     the United States entered into under that section'' after 
     ``the Trustee''; and
       (2) in paragraph (10), by striking ``, partnership, joint 
     venture, corporation, mutual company, joint-stock company, 
     trust, estate, unincorporated organization, association, or 
     employee organization'' and inserting ``; partnership; joint 
     venture; corporation; mutual company; joint-stock company; 
     trust; estate; unincorporated organization; association; 
     employee organization; or department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States'' .
       (b) Permitting Waiver of Recovery of Amounts Paid in 
     Error.--Section 11021(3) of such Act (DC Code, sec. 1-
     763.1(3)) is amended by inserting ``, or waive recoupment or 
     recovery of,'' after ``recover''.
       (c) Permitting Use of Trust Fund to Cover Administrative 
     Expenses.--Section 11032 of such Act (DC Code, sec. 1-764.2) 
     is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--Amounts in the Trust Fund shall be 
     used--
       ``(1) to make Federal benefit payments under this subtitle;
       ``(2) subject to subsection (b)(1), to cover the reasonable 
     and necessary expenses of administering the Trust Fund under 
     the contract entered into pursuant to section 11035(b);
       ``(3) to cover the reasonable and necessary administrative 
     expenses incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
     Secretary s responsibilities under this subtitle; and
       ``(4) for such other purposes as are specified in this 
     subtitle.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``(including 
     expenses described in section 11041(b))'' after ``to 
     administer the Trust Fund''.
       (d) Promoting Flexibility in Administration of Program.--
     Section 11035 of such Act (DC Code, sec. 1-764.5) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(c) Subcontracts.--Notwithstanding any provision of a 
     District Retirement Program or any other law, rule, or 
     regulation, the Trustee may, with the approval of the 
     Secretary, enter into one or more subcontracts with the 
     District Government or any person to provide services to the 
     Trustee in connection with its performance of the contract. 
     The Trustee shall monitor the performance of any such 
     subcontract and enforce its provisions.
       ``(d) Determination by the Secretary.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (b) or any other provision of this subtitle, the 
     Secretary may determine, with respect to any function 
     otherwise to be performed by the Trustee, that in the 
     interest of economy and efficiency such function shall be 
     performed by the Secretary rather than the Trustee.''.
       (e) Process for Reimbursement of District Government for 
     Expenses of Interim Administration.--Section 11041 of such 
     Act (DC Code, sec. 1-765.1) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``The Trustee shall'' 
     and inserting ``The Secretary or the Trustee shall, at such 
     times during or after the period of interim administration 
     described in subsection (a) as are deemed appropriate by the 
     Secretary or the Trustee'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``the Secretary or'' 
     after ``if''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``the replacement plan 
     adoption date'' and inserting ``such time as the Secretary 
     notifies the District Government that the Secretary has 
     directed the Trustee to carry out the duties and 
     responsibilities required under the contract''.
       (f) Annual Federal Payment Into Federal Supplemental 
     Fund.--Section 11053 of such Act (DC Code, sec. 1-766.3) is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Annual Amortization Amount.--At the end of each 
     applicable fiscal year the Secretary shall promptly pay into 
     the Federal Supplemental Fund from the General Fund of the 
     Treasury an amount equal to the annual amortization amount 
     for the year (which may not be less than zero).'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``freeze date'' and 
     inserting ``effective date of this Act'';
       (3) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d); and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Administrative Expenses.--During each applicable 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall pay into the Federal 
     Supplemental Fund from the General Fund of the Treasury 
     amounts not to exceed the covered administrative expenses for 
     the year.''.
       (g) Technical Corrections.--(1) Section 11012(c) of such 
     Act (DC Code, sec. 1-752.2(c)) is amended by striking 
     ``District of Columbia Retirement Board'' and inserting 
     ``District Government''.
       (2) Section 11033(c)(1) of such Act (DC Code, sec. 1-
     764.3(c)(1)) is amended by striking

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     ``consisting'' in the first place that it appears.
       (3) Section 11052 of such Act (DC Code, sec. 1-766.2) is 
     amended by inserting ``to'' after ``may be made only''.

     SEC. 802. CLARIFYING TREATMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
                   EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED TO FEDERAL RETIREMENT 
                   SYSTEMS.

       (a) Eligibility of Nonjudicial Employees of District of 
     Columbia Courts for Medicare and Social Security Benefits.--
     Section 11246(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public 
     Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 755) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Conforming Amendments to Internal Revenue Code and 
     Social Security.--(A) Section 3121(b)(7)(C) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the definition of 
     employment for service performed in the employ of the 
     District of Columbia) is amended by inserting `(other than 
     the Federal Employees Retirement System provided in chapter 
     84 of title 5, United States Code)' after `law of the United 
     States'.
       ``(B) Section 210(a)(7)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 410(a)(7)(D)) (relating to the definition of 
     employment for service performed in the employ of the 
     District of Columbia), is amended by inserting `(other than 
     the Federal Employees Retirement System provided in chapter 
     84 of title 5, United States Code)' after `law of the United 
     States.''.
       (b) Vesting Under Previous District of Columbia Retirement 
     Program.--For purposes of vesting pursuant to section 2610(b) 
     of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit 
     Personnel Act of 1978 (DC Code, sec. 1-627.10(b)), creditable 
     service with the District for employees whose participation 
     in the District Defined Contribution Plan ceases as a result 
     of the implementation of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     shall include--
       (1) continuous service performed by nonjudicial employees 
     of the District of Columbia courts after September 30, 1997; 
     and
       (2) service performed for a successor employer, including 
     the Department of Justice or the District of Columbia 
     Offender Supervision, Defender, and Courts Services Agency 
     established under section 11233 of the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997, that provides services previously performed by the 
     District government.

     SEC. 803. METHODOLOGY FOR DESIGNATING ASSETS OF RETIREMENT 
                   FUND.

       Section 11033 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (DC Code, 
     sec. 1-764.3) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) Methodology for Designating Assets.--
       ``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (b), the 
     Secretary may develop and implement a methodology for 
     designating assets after the replacement plan adoption date 
     that takes into account the value of the District Retirement 
     Fund as of the replacement plan adoption date and the 
     proportion of such value represented by $1.275 billion, 
     together with the income (including returns on investments) 
     earned on the assets of and withdrawals from and deposits to 
     the Fund during the period between such date and the date on 
     which the Secretary designates assets under subsection (b). 
     In implementing a methodology under the previous sentence, 
     the Secretary shall not be required to determine the value of 
     designated assets as of the replacement plan adoption date. 
     Nothing in this paragraph may be deemed to effect the 
     entitlement of the District Retirement Fund to income 
     (including returns on investments) earned after the 
     replacement plan adoption date on assets designated for 
     retention by the Fund.
       ``(2) Employee contributions; judicial retirement and 
     survivors annuity fund.--The Secretary may develop and 
     implement a methodology comparable to the methodology 
     described in paragraph (1) in carrying out the requirements 
     of subsection (c) and in designating assets to be transferred 
     to the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors 
     Annuity Fund pursuant to section 124(c)(1) of the District of 
     Columbia Retirement Reform Act (as amended by section 11252).
       ``(3) Discretion of the secretary.--The Secretary's 
     development and implementation of methodologies for 
     designating assets under this subsection shall be final and 
     binding.''.

     SEC. 804. TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
                   JUDICIAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Administration of Judicial Retirement and Survivors 
     Annuity Fund.--Section 11-1570, District of Columbia Code, as 
     amended by section 11251 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, 
     is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``title I of the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997'' 
     and inserting ``subtitle A of title XI of the Balanced Budget 
     Act of 1997''; and
       (B) by inserting after the second sentence the following 
     new sentences: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     District law or any other law, rule, or regulation, any 
     Trustee, contractor, or enrolled actuary selected by the 
     Secretary under this subsection may, with the approval of the 
     Secretary, enter into one or more subcontracts with the 
     District of Columbia government or any person to provide 
     services to such Trustee, contractor, or enrolled actuary in 
     connection with its performance of its agreement with the 
     Secretary. Such Trustee, contractor, or enrolled actuary 
     shall monitor the performance of any subcontract to which it 
     is a party and enforce its provisions.''.
       (2) In subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``chief judges of the District of Columbia 
     Court of Appeals and Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Secretary'';
       (B) by striking ``and the Secretary'';
       (C) by striking ``and appropriations''; and
       (D) by striking ``and deficiency''.
       (3) By amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c)(1) Amounts in the Fund are available--
       ``(A) for the payment of judges retirement pay, annuities, 
     refunds, and allowances under this subchapter;
       ``(B) to cover the reasonable and necessary expenses of 
     administering the Fund under any agreement entered into with 
     a Trustee, contractor, or enrolled actuary under subsection 
     (b)(1), including any agreement with a department, agency or 
     instrumentality of the United States; and
       ``(C) to cover the reasonable and necessary administrative 
     expenses incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
     Secretary's responsibilities under this subchapter.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of District law 
     or any other law, rule, or regulation--
       ``(A) the Secretary may review benefit determinations under 
     this subchapter made prior to the date of the enactment of 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, and shall make initial 
     benefit determinations after such date; and
       ``(B) the Secretary may recoup or recover, or waive 
     recoupment or recovery of, any amounts paid under this 
     subchapter as a result of errors or omissions by any 
     person.''.
       (4) In subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, there shall be deposited into the Fund'' and 
     inserting ``The Secretary shall pay into the Fund from the 
     General Fund of the Treasury''; and
       (B) by striking ``(beginning with the first fiscal year 
     which ends more than 6 months after the replacement plan 
     adoption date described in section 103(13) of the National 
     Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
     1997)''.
       (5) In subsection (d)(2)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``June 30, 1997'' and inserting ``September 
     30, 1997''; and
       (B) by striking ``net the sum of future normal cost'' and 
     inserting ``net of the sum of the present value of future 
     normal costs''.
       (6) In subsection (d)(3), by striking ``shall be taken from 
     sums available for that fiscal year for the payment of the 
     expenses of the Court, and''.
       (7) By adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(h) For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986--
       ``(1) the Fund shall be treated as a trust described in 
     section 401(a) of the Code that is exempt from taxation under 
     section 501(a) of the Code;
       ``(2) any transfer to or distribution from the Fund shall 
     be treated in the same manner as a transfer to or 
     distribution from a trust described in section 401(a) of the 
     Code; and
       ``(3) the benefits provided by the Fund shall be treated as 
     benefits provided under a governmental plan maintained by the 
     District of Columbia.
       ``(i) For purposes of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the benefits provided by the Fund shall 
     be treated as benefits provided under a governmental plan 
     maintained by the District of Columbia.
       ``(j) To the extent that any provision of subpart A of part 
     I of subchapter D of the chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended after the 
     date of the enactment of this subsection, such provision as 
     amended shall apply to the Fund only to the extent the 
     Secretary determines that application of the provision as 
     amended is consistent with the administration of this 
     subchapter.
       ``(k) Federal obligations for benefits under this 
     subchapter are backed by the full faith and credit of the 
     United States.''.
       (b) Regulatory Authority of Secretary.--Section 11251 of 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 
     756) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Regulations; Effect on Reform Act.--Title 11, 
     District of Columbia Code, is amended by adding the following 
     new section:

     `Sec. 11-1572. Regulations; effect on Reform Act.

       `(a) The Secretary is authorized to issue regulations to 
     implement, interpret, administer and carry out the purposes 
     of this subchapter, and, in the Secretary's discretion, those 
     regulations may have retroactive effect, except that nothing 
     in this subsection may be construed to permit the Secretary 
     to issue any regulation to retroactively reduce or eliminate 
     the benefits to which any individual is entitled under this 
     subchapter.
       `(b) This subchapter supersedes any provision of the 
     District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (Public Law 96-
     122) inconsistent with this subchapter and the regulations 
     thereunder.'.''; and
       (3) by amending subsection (c) (as so redesignated) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(c) Clerical Amendments.--

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       ``(1) The table of sections for subchapter III of chapter 
     15 of title 11, District of Columbia Code, is amended by 
     amending the item relating to section 11-1570 to read as 
     follows:

`11-1570. The District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors 
              Annuity Fund.'.
       ``(2) The table of sections for subchapter III of chapter 
     15 of title 11, District of Columbia Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

`11-1572. Regulations; effect on Reform Act.'.''
       (c) Termination of Previous Fund and Program.--Section 124 
     of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (DC Code, 
     sec. 1-714), as amended by section 11252(a) of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``(except as provided 
     in section 11-1570, District of Columbia Code)'' after ``the 
     following'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``title I of the 
     National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
     Improvement Act of 1997'' and inserting ``subtitle A of title 
     XI of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``(2) The'' and inserting ``(2) In 
     accordance with the direction of the Secretary, the'';
       (B) by striking ``in the Treasury'' and inserting ``at the 
     Board''; and
       (C) by striking ``appropriated'' and inserting ``used''.
       (d) Administration of Retirement Funds.--Section 11252 of 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Transition from District of Columbia 
     Administration.--Sections 11023, 11032(b)(2), 11033(d), and 
     11041 shall apply to the administration of the District of 
     Columbia Judges Retirement Fund established under section 124 
     of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (DC Code, 
     sec. 1-714), the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and 
     Survivors Annuity Fund established under section 11-1570, 
     District of Columbia Code, and the retirement program for 
     judges under subchapter III of chapter 15 of title 11, 
     District of Columbia Code, except as follows:
       ``(1) In applying each such section--
       ``(A) any reference to this subtitle shall instead refer to 
     subchapter III of chapter 15 of title 11, District of 
     Columbia Code;
       ``(B) any reference to the District Retirement Program 
     shall be deemed to include the retirement program for judges 
     under subchapter III of chapter 15 of title 11, District of 
     Columbia Code;
       ``(C) any reference to the District Retirement Fund shall 
     be deemed to include the District of Columbia Judges 
     Retirement Fund established under section 124 of the District 
     of Columbia Retirement Reform Act;
       ``(D) any reference to Federal benefit payments shall be 
     deemed to include judges retirement pay, annuities, refunds 
     and allowances under subchapter III of chapter 15 of title 
     11, District of Columbia Code;
       ``(E) any reference to the Trust Fund shall instead refer 
     to the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors 
     Annuity Fund established under section 11-1570, District of 
     Columbia Code;
       ``(F) any reference to section 11033 shall instead refer to 
     section 124 of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform 
     Act, as amended by section 11252; and
       ``(G) any reference to chapter 2 shall instead refer to 
     section 11-1570, District of Columbia Code.
       ``(2) In applying section 11023--
       ``(A) any reference to the contract shall instead refer to 
     the agreement referred to in section 11-1570(b), District of 
     Columbia Code; and
       ``(B) any reference to the Trustee shall instead refer to 
     the Trustee or contractor referred to in section 11-1570(b), 
     District of Columbia Code.
       ``(3) In applying section 11033(d)--
       ``(A) any reference to this section shall instead refer to 
     section 124 of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform 
     Act, as amended by section 11252; and
       ``(B) any reference to the Trustee shall instead refer to 
     the Secretary or the Trustee or contractor referred to in 
     section 11-1570(b), District of Columbia Code.
       ``(4) In applying section 11041(b), any reference to the 
     Trustee shall instead refer to the Trustee or contractor 
     referred to in section 11-1570(b), District of Columbia 
     Code.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Effective Date.--The provisions of subsection (c) 
     shall take effect on the date on which the assets of the 
     District of Columbia Judges Retirement Fund are transferred 
     to the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors 
     Annuity Fund.''.
       (e) Miscellaneous Technical and Clerical Amendments.--(1) 
     Sections 11-1568(d) and 11-1569, District of Columbia Code, 
     are each amended by striking ``Mayor'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``Secretary of the Treasury''.
       (2) Section 11-1568.2, District of Columbia Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Mayor of the District of Columbia'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of the 
     Treasury''.
       (3) Section 121(b)(1)(A) of the District of Columbia 
     Retirement Reform Act (DC Code, sec. 1-711(b)(1)(A)), as 
     amended by section 11252(c)(1) of the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997 (as redesignated by subsection (d)(1)), is amended in 
     the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``11'' and 
     inserting ``12''.
       (4) Section 11-1561(4), District of Columbia Code, as 
     amended by section 11253(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997, is amended by striking ``sections'' and inserting 
     ``section''.
       (5) Section 11253(c) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 759) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Treatment of Federal Service of Judges.--Section 11-
     1564, District of Columbia Code, is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking `section 1-
     1814)' and inserting `section 1-714) or the District of 
     Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund 
     (established by section 11-1570)'; and
       ``(2) in subsection (d)(4), by striking `Judges Retirement 
     Fund established by section 124(a) of the District of 
     Columbia Retirement Reform Act' and inserting `Judicial 
     Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund under section 11-
     1570'.''.
       (6) Section 11253 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 759) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Redeposits to Fund.--Section 11-1568.1(4)(A), 
     District of Columbia Code, is amended by striking `Judges 
     Retirement Fund' and inserting `Judicial Retirement and 
     Survivors Annuity Fund'.''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections 
     (a)(2), (a)(4), and (a)(6) shall take effect October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 805. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, this title and 
     the amendments made by this title shall take effect as if 
     included in the enactment of title XI of the Balanced Budget 
     Act of 1997.

       TITLE IX--HAITIAN REFUGEE IMMIGRATION FAIRNESS ACT OF 1998

       Sec. 901. Short Title. This title may be cited as the 
     ``Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998''.
       Sec. 902. Adjustment of Status of Certain Haitian 
     Nationals. (a) Adjustment of Status.--
       (1) In general.--The status of any alien described in 
     subsection (b) shall be adjusted by the Attorney General to 
     that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, 
     if the alien--
       (A) applies for such adjustment before April 1, 2000; and
       (B) is otherwise admissible to the United States for 
     permanent residence, except that, in determining such 
     admissibility, the grounds for inadmissibility specified in 
     paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of section 
     212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not 
     apply.
       (2) Relationship of application to certain orders.--An 
     alien present in the United States who has been ordered 
     excluded, deported, removed, or ordered to depart voluntarily 
     from the United States under any provision of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act may, notwithstanding such order, apply 
     for adjustment of status under paragraph (1). Such an alien 
     may not be required, as a condition on submitting or granting 
     such application, to file a separate motion to reopen, 
     reconsider, or vacate such order. If the Attorney General 
     grants the application, the Attorney General shall cancel the 
     order. If the Attorney General makes a final decision to deny 
     the application, the order shall be effective and enforceable 
     to the same extent as if the application had not been made.
       (b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--The benefits 
     provided by subsection (a) shall apply to any alien who is a 
     national of Haiti who--
       (1) was present in the United States on December 31, 1995, 
     who--
       (A) filed for asylum before December 31, 1995,
       (B) was paroled into the United States prior to December 
     31, 1995, after having been identified as having a credible 
     fear of persecution, or paroled for emergent reasons or 
     reasons deemed strictly in the public interest, or
       (C) was a child (as defined in the text above subparagraph 
     (A) of section 101(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)) at the time of arrival in the 
     United States and on December 31, 1995, and who--
       (i) arrived in the United States without parents in the 
     United States and has remained without parents in the United 
     States since such arrival,
       (ii) became orphaned subsequent to arrival in the United 
     States, or
       (iii) was abandoned by parents or guardians prior to April 
     1, 1998 and has remained abandoned since such abandonment; 
     and
       (2) has been physically present in the United States for a 
     continuous period beginning not later than December 31, 1995, 
     and ending not earlier than the date the application for such 
     adjustment is filed, except that an alien shall not be 
     considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical 
     presence by reason of an absence, or absences, from the 
     United States for any period or periods amounting in the 
     aggregate to not more than 180 days.
       (c) Stay of Removal.--
       (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall provide by 
     regulation for an alien who is subject to a final order of 
     deportation or removal or exclusion to seek a stay of such 
     order based on the filing of an application under subsection 
     (a).
       (2) During certain proceedings.--Notwithstanding any 
     provision of the Immigra

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     tion and Nationality Act, the Attorney General shall not 
     order any alien to be removed from the United States, if the 
     alien is in exclusion, deportation, or removal proceedings 
     under any provision of such Act and has applied for 
     adjustment of status under subsection (a), except where the 
     Attorney General has made a final determination to deny the 
     application.
       (3) Work authorization.--The Attorney General may authorize 
     an alien who has applied for adjustment of status under 
     subsection (a) to engage in employment in the United States 
     during the pendency of such application and may provide the 
     alien with an ``employment authorized'' endorsement or other 
     appropriate document signifying authorization of employment, 
     except that if such application is pending for a period 
     exceeding 180 days, and has not been denied, the Attorney 
     General shall authorize such employment.
       (d) Adjustment of Status for Spouses and Children.--
       (1) In general.--The status of an alien shall be adjusted 
     by the Attorney General to that of an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence, if--
       (A) the alien is a national of Haiti;
       (B) the alien is the spouse, child, or unmarried son or 
     daughter, of an alien whose status is adjusted to that of an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under 
     subsection (a), except that, in the case of such an unmarried 
     son or daughter, the son or daughter shall be required to 
     establish that he or she has been physically present in the 
     United States for a continuous period beginning not later 
     than December 31, 1995, and ending not earlier than the date 
     the application for such adjustment is filed;
       (C) the alien applies for such adjustment and is physically 
     present in the United States on the date the application is 
     filed; and
       (D) the alien is otherwise admissible to the United States 
     for permanent residence, except that, in determining such 
     admissibility, the grounds for inadmissibility specified in 
     paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of section 
     212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not 
     apply.
       (2) Proof of continuous presence.--For purposes of 
     establishing the period of continuous physical presence 
     referred to in paragraph (1)(B), an alien shall not be 
     considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical 
     presence by reason of an absence, or absences, from the 
     United States for any period or periods amounting in the 
     aggregate to not more than 180 days.
       (e) Availability of Administrative Review.--The Attorney 
     General shall provide to applicants for adjustment of status 
     under subsection (a) the same right to, and procedures for, 
     administrative review as are provided to--
       (1) applicants for adjustment of status under section 245 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act; or
       (2) aliens subject to removal proceedings under section 240 
     of such Act.
       (f) Limitation on Judicial Review.--A determination by the 
     Attorney General as to whether the status of any alien should 
     be adjusted under this section is final and shall not be 
     subject to review by any court.
       (g) No Offset in Number of Visas Available.--When an alien 
     is granted the status of having been lawfully admitted for 
     permanent resident pursuant to this section, the Secretary of 
     State shall not be required to reduce the number of immigrant 
     visas authorized to be issued under any provision of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act.
       (h) Application of Immigration and Nationality Act 
     Provisions.--Except as otherwise specifically provided in 
     this title, the definitions contained in the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act shall apply in the administration of this 
     section. Nothing contained in this title shall be held to 
     repeal, amend, alter, modify, effect, or restrict the powers, 
     duties, functions, or authority of the Attorney General in 
     the administration and enforcement of such Act or any other 
     law relating to immigration, nationality, or naturalization. 
     The fact that an alien may be eligible to be granted the 
     status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence under this section shall not preclude the alien 
     from seeking such status under any other provision of law for 
     which the alien may be eligible.
       (i) Adjustment of Status Has No Effect On Eligibility For 
     Welfare and Public Benefits.--No alien whose status has been 
     adjusted in accordance with this section and who was not a 
     qualified alien on the date of enactment of this Act may, 
     solely on the basis of such adjusted status, be considered to 
     be a qualified alien under section 431(b) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(b)), as amended by section 5302 of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 
     598), for purposes of determining the alien's eligibility for 
     supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) or medical 
     assistance under title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
     seq.).
       (j) Period of Applicability.--Subsection (i) shall not 
     apply after October 1, 2003.
       (k) Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter (until all 
     applications for adjustment of status under this section have 
     been finally adjudicated), the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary 
     and the Committees on Appropriations of the United States 
     House of Representatives and the United States Senate a 
     report containing the following:
       (1)(A) The number of aliens who applied for adjustment of 
     status under subsection (a), including a breakdown specifying 
     the number of such applicants who are described in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (b)91), 
     respectively.
       (B) the number of aliens described in subparagraph (A) 
     whose status was ajusted under this section, including a 
     breakdown described in the subparagraph.
       (2)(A) The number of aliens who applied for adjustment of 
     status under subsection (d), including a breakdown specifying 
     the number of such applicants who are sponsors, children, or 
     unmarried sons or daughters described in such subsection, 
     respectively.
       (B) The number of aliens described in subparagraph (A) 
     whose status was adjusted under this section, including a 
     breakdown described in the subparagraph.
       Sec. 903. Collection of Data on Detained Asylum Seekers. 
     (a) In general.--The Attorney General shall regularly collect 
     data on a nation-wide basis with respect to asylum seekers in 
     detention in the United States, including the following 
     information:
       (1) The number of detainees.
       (2) An identification of the countries of origin of the 
     detainees.
       (3) The percentage of each gender within the total number 
     of detainees.
       (4) The number of detainees listed by each year of age of 
     the detainees.
       (5) The location of each detainee by detention facility.
       (6) With respect to each facility where detainees are held, 
     whether the facility is also used to detain criminals and 
     whether any of the detainees are held in the same cells as 
     criminals.
       (7) The number and frequency of the transfers of detainees 
     between detention facilities.
       (8) The average length of detention and the number of 
     detainees by category of the length of detention.
       (9) The rate of release from detention of detainees for 
     each district of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
       (10) A description of the disposition of cases.
       (b) Annual reports.--Beginning October 1, 1999, and not 
     later than October 1 of each year thereafter, the Attorney 
     General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of 
     each House of Congress a report setting forth the data 
     collected under subsection (a) for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30 of that year.
       (c) Availability to Public.--Copies of the data collected 
     under subsection (a) shall be made available to members of 
     the public upon request pursuant to such regulations as the 
     Attorney General shall prescribe.
       Sec. 904. Collection of Data on Other Detained Aliens. (a) 
     In General.--The Attorney General shall regularly collect 
     data on a nationwide basis on aliens being detained in the 
     United States by the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
     other than the aliens described in section 903, including the 
     following information:
       (1) The number of detainees who are criminal aliens and the 
     number of detainees who are noncriminal aliens who are not 
     seeking asylum.
       (2) An identification of the ages, gender, and countries of 
     origin of detainees within each category described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) The types of facilities, whether facilities of the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service or other Federal, 
     State, or local facilities, in which each of the categories 
     of detainees described in paragraph (1) are held.
       (b) Length of Detention, Transfers, and Dispositions.--With 
     respect to detainees who are criminal aliens and detainees 
     who are noncriminal aliens who are not seeking asylum, the 
     Attorney General shall also collect data concerning--
       (1) the number and frequency of transfers between detention 
     facilities for each category of detainee;
       (2) the average length of detention of each category of 
     detainee;
       (3) for each category of detainee, the number of detainees 
     who have been detained for the same length of time, in 3-
     month increments;
       (4) for each category of detainee, the rate of release from 
     detention for each district of the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service; and
       (5) for each category of detainee, the disposition of 
     detention, including whether detention ended due to 
     deportation, release on parole, or any other release.
       (c) Criminal Aliens.--With respect to criminal aliens, the 
     Attorney General shall also collect data concerning--
       (1) the number of criminal aliens apprehended under the 
     immigration laws and not detained by the Attorney General; 
     and
       (2) a list of crimes committed by criminal aliens after the 
     decision was made not to detain them, to the extent this 
     information can be derived by cross-checking the list of 
     criminal aliens not detained with other databases accessible 
     to the Attorney General.
       (d) Annual Reports.--Beginning on October 1, 1999, and not 
     later than October 1 of each year thereafter, the Attorney 
     General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of 
     each House of Congress a report setting forth the data 
     collected under subsections (a), (b), and (c) for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30 of that year.
       (e) Availability to Public.--Copies of the data collected 
     under subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall be made available 
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     tions as the Attorney General shall prescribe.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Treasury and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 1999''.
       Sec. 102. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of 
     the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended (16 
     U.S.C. ch. 12A), including hire, maintenance, and operation 
     of aircraft, and purchase and hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles, $50,000,000 is hereby appropriated: Provided, That 
     use of the funds provided herein is limited to the purposes 
     for which funds were provided under this heading in Public 
     Law 105-62: Provided further, That of the amounts 
     appropriated under this section, $7,000,000 shall be 
     available for operation, maintenance, surveillance, and 
     improvement of Land Between the Lakes.
       Sec. 103. Repurchase of Bonds by the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority. (a) Repurchase.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law or any term contained in any bond issued by 
     the Tennessee Valley Authority to the Federal Financing 
     Bank--
       (1) subject to subsection (b), the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority shall have the right to repurchase all such bonds 
     by payment of the principal amount of the bonds plus interest 
     to the date of repurchase;
       (2) the Federal Financing Bank shall not require payment 
     from the Tennessee Valley Authority of any additional amount 
     in connection with the repurchase; and
       (3) there is hereby appropriated to the Federal Financing 
     Bank such amounts as may be necessary to pay the difference 
     between (1) the amount that the Tennessee Valley Authority 
     paid to the Federal Financing Bank to prepay its outstanding 
     loans from the Federal Financing Bank under this section and 
     (2) the amount that the Federal Financing Bank would have 
     received otherwise.
       (b) No Further Financing.--Notwithstanding any other law, 
     after the date of repurchase of bonds under subsection (a), 
     the Tennessee Valley Authority shall not be entitled or 
     permitted to obtain financing from the Federal Financing 
     Bank.
       (c) Use of Savings.--
       (1) In general.--From non-appropriated funds, beginning on 
     the date of repurchase of bonds and ending on the date on 
     which the bonds would have matured but for this section, 
     amounts that, as determined under paragraph (2), are 
     equivalent to amounts that the Tennessee Valley Authority 
     saves as a result of the repurchase of bonds shall be used to 
     reduce debt of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
       (2) Determination of amount of savings.--On each date on 
     which a payment of interest would have been made on a 
     repurchased bond if the bond had not been repurchased, the 
     Tennessee Valley Authority shall be considered to realize a 
     saving in the amount of the difference between--
       (A) the amount of interest that would have been due at the 
     rate of interest specified in the bond; and
       (B) the amount of interest that would have been due if the 
     rate of interest specified in the bond had been the yield to 
     maturity of a marketable public obligation of the United 
     States with a maturity of 10 years as of September 30, 1997.
       Sec. 104. Section 312 of Public Law 105-245, the Energy and 
     Water Development Appropriations Act, 1999, is repealed.
       Sec. 105. An additional amount of $35,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for Department of Defense--Civil, 
     Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers--Civil, 
     ``Construction, General'', is hereby appropriated for the 
     Columbia River Fish Mitigation, Washington, Oregon, and 
     Idaho, project.
       Sec. 106. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, is directed to use $1,500,000 of the 
     funds previously appropriated in ``Construction, General'', 
     for the Lackawanna River, Scranton, Pennsylvania, project to 
     initiate construction of the Delaware River Mainstem and 
     Channel Deepening, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, 
     project. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
     of Engineers, is directed to use $400,000 of the funds 
     previously appropriated in ``Construction, General'', for the 
     Lackawanna River, Scranton, Pennsylvania, project to initiate 
     a comprehensive review of aquatic ecosystem restoration 
     initiatives in the Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna Watershed 
     under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration (Section 206) 
     program. Subject to enactment of authorizing legislation, the 
     Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, 
     is directed to use $340,000 of the available ``Construction, 
     General'' funds to initiate construction of the Pierre, South 
     Dakota, flood mitigation project. The Secretary of the Army, 
     acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to use 
     $1,500,000 of the funds appropriated in ``Construction, 
     General'', in Public Law 105-245 for the South Central 
     Pennsylvania Environment Improvement Program only for water-
     related environmental infrastructure and resource protection 
     and development projects in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 
     in accordance with the purposes of subsection (a) and 
     requirements of subsections (b) through (e) of section 313 of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, as amended.
       Sec. 107. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, is authorized and directed to use 
     $750,000 of available ``Construction, General'' funds for 
     engineering and design, and repair of the Archusa Dam and 
     appurtenant structures located in Quitman, Mississippi.
       Sec. 108. An additional amount of $60,000,000 for 
     Department of Energy--Energy Programs, ``Energy Supply'', is 
     hereby appropriated to remain available until September 30, 
     2000.
       Sec. 109. An additional amount of $15,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for Department of Energy--Energy 
     Programs, ``Science'', is hereby appropriated.
       Sec. 110. Lake Powell. No funds appropriated by this Act or 
     any other Act for fiscal year 1999 shall be used to study or 
     implement any plan to drain Lake Powell or decommission the 
     Glen Canyon Dam.
       Sec. 111. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     necessary expenses relating to construction of, and 
     improvements to, surface transportation projects located in 
     the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, $100,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.
       Sec. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     necessary expenses relating to construction of, and 
     improvements to, Corridor X of the Appalachian development 
     highway system located in the State of Alabama, $100,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.
       Sec. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     necessary expenses relating to construction of, and 
     improvements to, the Appalachian development highway system 
     in the State of West Virginia, $32,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.
       Sec. 114. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     necessary expenses relating to construction of, and 
     improvements to, highway projects in the corridor designated 
     by section 1105(c)(18)(C)(ii) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032-2033), 
     as amended by section 1211(i) of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century, $100,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.
       Sec. 115. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to 
     enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the 
     Alaska Railroad, $28,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be for capital improvements benefiting 
     its passenger rail operations.
       Sec. 116. Of the unobligated balances authorized in Public 
     Law 102-240 under 49 U.S.C. 5338(b)(1), $392,000,000 is 
     rescinded.
       Sec. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     within the funding made available in the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 
     for discretionary grants under the obligation limitation for 
     Federal Aviation Administration, ``Grants-in-Aid for 
     Airports'' in fiscal year 1999, not less than $11,250,000 
     shall be made available for capital improvement projects at 
     the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.
       Sec. 118. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     within the funding made available in the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 
     for discretionary grants under the obligation limitation for 
     Federal Aviation Administration, ``Grants-in-Aid for 
     Airports'' in fiscal year 1999, not less than $7,000,000 
     shall be made available for capital improvement projects at 
     the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
       Sec. 119. The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999, 
     is amended by amending the item relating to ``JOINT ITEMS--
     Joint Committee on Printing'' to read as follows:

                     ``Joint Committee on Printing

       ``For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Printing, $202,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
     Senate, together with an additional amount of $150,000 if 
     there is enacted into law legislation which transfers the 
     legislative and oversight responsibilities of the Joint 
     Committee on Printing to the Committee on House Oversight of 
     the House of Representatives: Provided, That such additional 
     amount shall be transferred to the Committee on House 
     Oversight of the House of Representatives and made available 
     beginning January 1, 1999: Provided further, That such 
     additional amount shall be disbursed by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.''.
       Sec. 120. For carrying out the provisions of division C, 
     title II of this Act, $30,000,000, including $750,000 for the 
     cost of the direct loan under section 207(a), $20,000,000 for 
     the payments in section 207(d), $250,000 for the cost of 
     direct loans under section 211(e), $1,000,000 for the cost of 
     a direct loan in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab 
     fisheries under the authority of section 312(b) of the 
     Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1861a(b)), and $6,000,000 and $2,000,000 for the 
     Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of Transportation, 
     respectively, to implement division C, title II.
       Sec. 121. In addition to amounts provided in the conference 
     report accompanying H.R. 4194 (H. Rept. No. 105-769), the 
     following funds are hereby appropriated: $10,000,000 for 
     ``Housing opportunities for persons with AIDS'', to remain 
     available until expended; $45,000,000 to the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development for ``Urban Empowerment Zones'' 
     for grants in connection with a second round of the 
     empowerment zones program in urban areas, designated by the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in fiscal year 
     1999 pursuant to the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, including 
     $3,000,000 for each empowerment zone for use in conjunction 
     with economic development activities consistent with the 
     strategic plan of each empowerment zone, to remain available 
     until

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     expended; $20,000,000 for ``State and tribal assistance 
     grants'' for a grant for construction and related activities 
     for wastewater treatment for Boston, Massachusetts, to remain 
     available until expended; $10,000,000 for ``National and 
     community service programs operating expenses'' for grants 
     under the National Service Trust program authorized under 
     subtitle C of title I of the National and Community Service 
     Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) (relating to activities 
     including the AmeriCorps program), to remain available until 
     September 30, 2000: Provided, That none of the funds provided 
     herein for ``National and community service programs 
     operating expenses'' may be used to administer, reimburse, or 
     support any national service program authorized under section 
     121(d)(2) of the aforementioned Act; $10,000,000 for 
     ``Science and technology'', for research associated with the 
     Climate Change Technology Initiative, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2000: Provided further, That the 
     obligated balance of such $10,000,000 shall remain available 
     through September 30, 2007 for liquidating obligations made 
     in fiscal years 1999 and 2000; and $15,000,000 for 
     ``Community development financial institutions fund program 
     account'', to remain available until September 30, 2000.
       Of the amount appropriated in H.R. 4194, the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, under the 
     heading ``Community development block grants'', $4,750,000 
     shall be available as a grant to Cayuga County, New York, to 
     repair and rehabilitate the seawalls at the Owasco Lake 
     outlet, and $250,000 shall be available as a grant to 
     Jackson, Michigan, to remove a portion of the Grand River 
     culvert in Jackson, Michigan.
       Sec. 122. Upon enactment of H.R. 4194, the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, section 202 of 
     that Act is hereby repealed.
       Sec. 123. Section 513(a) of the ``Quality Housing and Work 
     Responsibility Act of 1998'' is amended, upon enactment, by 
     inserting after ``40 percent'' at the end of proposed section 
     16(c)(3) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as set 
     forth in section 513(a), the following: ``shall be available 
     for leasing only by families whose incomes at the time of 
     commencement of occupancy do not exceed 30 percent of the 
     area median income, as determined by the Secretary with 
     adjustments for smaller and larger families.''.
       Sec. 124. Notwithstanding the third undesignated paragraph 
     under the heading ``Community development block grants'' 
     under title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
     Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, of the amount made available under 
     such heading for the city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, up to 
     50 percent of such amount shall be available to such city for 
     payment of claims for bomb damage and repairs for 
     infrastructure located in the area described in clause (1) of 
     such undesignated paragraph. Any amounts available for use 
     under such undesignated paragraph that are not expended to 
     pay such claims or for such repairs shall be utilized for the 
     revolving loan pool described in such undesignated paragraph.
       Sec. 125. Of the amounts earmarked in the Joint Explanatory 
     Statement of the Committee of Conference accompanying H.R. 
     4194 for grants targeted for economic investments, $2,000,000 
     made available to the Hawaii Housing Authority for work 
     associated with the construction of the Community Resource 
     Center at Kuhio Homes/Kuhio Park Terrace in Honolulu, Hawaii 
     shall instead be made available to the Housing and Community 
     Development Corporation of Hawaii for the same purpose.
       Sec. 126. If the President makes the appointment to the 
     position of Under Secretary for Health of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs authorized by section 907 of the Veterans 
     Programs Enhancement Act of 1998, the individual appointed 
     shall receive the pay and allowances authorized for that 
     position as if the appointment had been made on September 29, 
     1998, except that the amount of such pay and allowances that 
     is attributable to the period beginning on September 29, 
     1998, and ending on the day before the date of that 
     appointment shall be reduced by any amount paid that 
     individual by the United States for personal services 
     performed during that period.
       Sec. 127. Trade Deficit Review Commission. (a) Short 
     Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Trade Deficit 
     Review Commission Act''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States continues to run substantial 
     merchandise trade and current account deficits.
       (2) Economic forecasts anticipate continued growth in such 
     deficits in the next few years.
       (3) The positive net international asset position that the 
     United States built up over many years was eliminated in the 
     1980s. The United States today has become the world's largest 
     debtor nation.
       (4) The United States merchandise trade deficit is 
     characterized by large bilateral trade imbalances with a 
     handful of countries.
       (5) The United States has one of the most open borders and 
     economies in the world. The United States faces significant 
     tariff and nontariff trade barriers with its trading 
     partners. The United States does not benefit from fully 
     reciprocal market access.
       (6) The United States is once again at a critical juncture 
     in trade policy development. The nature of the United States 
     trade deficit and its causes and consequences must be 
     analyzed and documented.
       (c) Establishment of Commission.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be 
     known as the Trade Deficit Review Commission (hereafter in 
     this section referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to study the 
     nature, causes, and consequences of the United States 
     merchandise trade and current account deficits.
       (3) Membership of commission.--
       (A) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 
     members as follows:
       (i) Three persons shall be appointed by the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation of the Majority 
     Leader of the Senate, after consultation with the Chairman of 
     the Committee on Finance.
       (ii) Three persons shall be appointed by the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation of the Minority 
     Leader of the Senate, after consultation with the ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Finance.
       (iii) Three persons shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
     the House of Representatives, after consultation with the 
     Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means.
       (iv) Three persons shall be appointed by the Minority 
     Leader of the House of Representatives, after consultation 
     with the ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
     Mean.
       (B) Qualifications of members.--
       (i) Appointments.--Persons who are appointed under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be persons who--

       (I) have expertise in economics, international trade, 
     manufacturing, labor, environment, business, or have other 
     pertinent qualifications or experience; and
       (II) are not officers or employees of the United States.

       (ii) Other considerations.--In appointing Commission 
     members, every effort shall be made to ensure that the 
     members--

       (I) are representative of a broad cross-section of economic 
     and trade perspectives within the United States; and
       (II) provide fresh insights to analyzing the causes and 
     consequences of United States merchandise trade and current 
     account deficits.

       (4) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
       (A) In general.--Members shall be appointed not later than 
     60 days after the date of enactment of this Act and the 
     appointment shall be for the life of the Commission.
       (B) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as 
     the original appointment.
       (5) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, 
     the Commission shall hold its first meeting.
       (6) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairperson.
       (7) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--The members of the 
     Commission shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson 
     from among the members of the Commission.
       (8) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
       (9) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
     entitled to 1 vote, which shall be equal to the vote of every 
     other member of the Commission.
       (d) Duties of the Commission.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall be responsible for 
     examining the nature, causes, and consequences of, and the 
     accuracy of available data on, the United States merchandise 
     trade and current account deficits.
       (2) Issues to be addressed.--The Commission shall examine 
     and report to the President, the Committee on Ways and Means 
     of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of 
     the Senate, and other appropriate committees of Congress on 
     the following:
       (A) The relationship of the merchandise trade and current 
     account balances to the overall well-being of the United 
     States economy, and to wages and employment in various 
     sectors of the United States economy.
       (B) The impact that United States monetary and fiscal 
     policies may have on United States merchandise trade and 
     current account deficits.
       (C) The extent to which the coordination, allocation, and 
     accountability of trade responsibilities among Federal 
     agencies may contribute to the trade and current account 
     deficits.
       (D) The causes and consequences of the merchandise trade 
     and current account deficits and specific bilateral trade 
     deficits, including--
       (i) identification and quantification of--

       (I) the macroeconomic factors and bilateral trade barriers 
     that may contribute to the United States merchandise trade 
     and current account deficits;
       (II) any impact of the merchandise trade and current 
     account deficits on the domestic economy, industrial base, 
     manufacturing capacity, technology, number and quality of 
     jobs, productivity, wages, and the United States standard of 
     living;
       (III) any impact of the merchandise trade and current 
     account deficits on the defense production and innovation 
     capabilities of the United States; and
       (IV) trade deficits within individual industrial, 
     manufacturing, and production sectors, and any relationship 
     between such deficits

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     and the increasing volume of intra-industry and intra-company 
     transactions;

       (ii) a review of the adequacy and accuracy of the current 
     collection and reporting of import and export data, and the 
     identification and development of additional data bases and 
     economic measurements that may be needed to properly quantify 
     the merchandise trade and current account balances, and any 
     impact the merchandise trade and current account balances may 
     have on the United States economy; and
       (iii) the extent to which there is reciprocal market access 
     substantially equivalent to that afforded by the United 
     States in each country with which the United States has a 
     persistent and substantial bilateral trade deficit, and the 
     extent to which such deficits have become structural.
       (E) Any relationship of United States merchandise trade and 
     current account deficits to both comparative and competitive 
     trade advantages within the global economy, including--
       (i) a systematic analysis of the United States trade 
     patterns with different trading partners and to what extent 
     the trade patterns are based on comparative and competitive 
     trade advantages;
       (ii) the extent to which the increased mobility of capital 
     and technology has changed both comparative and competitive 
     trade advantages;
       (iii) any impact that labor, environmental, or health and 
     safety standards may have on comparative and competitive 
     trade advantages;
       (iv) the effect that offset and technology transfer 
     agreements have on the long-term competitiveness of the 
     United States manufacturing sectors; and
       (v) any effect that international trade, labor, 
     environmental, or other agreements may have on United States 
     competitiveness.
       (F) The extent to which differences in the growth rates of 
     the United States and its trading partners may impact on 
     United States merchandise trade and current account deficits.
       (G) The impact that currency exchange rate fluctuations and 
     any manipulation of exchange rates may have on United States 
     merchandise trade and current account deficits.
       (H) The flow of investments both into and out of the United 
     States, including--
       (i) any consequences for the United States economy of the 
     current status of the United States as a debtor nation;
       (ii) any relationship between such investment flows and the 
     United States merchandise trade and current account deficits 
     and living standards of United States workers;
       (iii) any impact such investment flows may have on United 
     States labor, community, environmental, and health and safety 
     standards, and how such investment flows influence the 
     location of manufacturing facilities; and
       (iv) the effect of barriers to United States foreign direct 
     investment in developed and developing nations, particularly 
     nations with which the United States has a merchandise trade 
     and current account deficit.
       (e) Final Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
     the initial meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall 
     submit to the President and Congress a final report which 
     contains--
       (A) the findings and conclusions of the Commission 
     described in subsection (d); and
       (B) recommendations for addressing the problems identified 
     as part of the Commission's analysis.
       (2) Separate views.--Any member of the Commission may 
     submit additional findings and recommendations as part of the 
     final report.
       (f) Powers of Commission.--
       (1) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit 
     and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 
     receive such evidence as the Commission may find advisable to 
     fulfill the requirements of this section. The Commission 
     shall hold at least 1 or more hearings in Washington, D.C., 
     and 4 in different regions of the United States.
       (2) Information from federal agencies.--The Commission may 
     secure directly from any Federal department or agency such 
     information as the Commission considers necessary to carry 
     out the provisions of this section. Upon request of the 
     Chairperson of the Commission, the head of such department or 
     agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
       (3) Postal services.--The Commission may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       (g) Commission Personnel Matters.--
       (1) Compensation of members.--Each member of the Commission 
     shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 
     of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of 
     the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for each day (including travel time) during 
     which such member is engaged in the performance of the duties 
     of the Commission.
       (2) Travel expenses.--The members of the Commission shall 
     be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the Commission.
       (3) Staff.--
       (A) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission may, 
     without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, 
     appoint and terminate an executive director and such other 
     additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
     Commission to perform its duties. The employment of an 
     executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the 
     Commission.
       (B) Compensation.--The Chairperson of the Commission may 
     fix the compensation of the executive director and other 
     personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
     relating to classification of positions and General Schedule 
     pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive 
     director and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable 
     for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
     such title.
       (4) Detail of government employees.--Any Federal Government 
     employee may be detailed to the Commission without 
     reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption 
     or loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (5) Procurement of temporary and intermittent services.--
     The Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code, at rates for individuals which do not 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5316 of such title.
       (h) Support Services.--The Administrator of the General 
     Services Administration shall provide to the Commission on a 
     reimbursable basis such administrative support services as 
     the Commission may request.
       (i) Appropriations.--There are appropriated $2,000,000 to 
     the Commission to carry out the provisions of this section.
       Sec. 128. None of the funds provided or otherwise made 
     available in this Division of this Act shall remain available 
     for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
     expressly so provided herein.

                           TITLE VI--OFFSETS

       Sec. 129. Section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Acts of 
     1934 as amended (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)) is further amended by 
     adding a new paragraph (D) as follows:
     ``(D) Protection of interests
       ``(i) Title 11, United States Code, or any succeeding 
     bankruptcy law not expressly in derogation of this 
     subsection, shall not apply to (a) a license or permit issued 
     by the Commission under this subsection and for which a 
     payment has been made or debt or other obligation is owed to 
     the Commission relating to or arising from such a license or 
     permit, (b) an interest of the Commission in property 
     securing such a debt or other obligation, or (c) an act by 
     the Commission to issue, deny, cancel, or transfer control of 
     such a license or permit described in subclause (a).
       ``(ii) Notwithstanding otherwise applicable law, the 
     Commission shall have a perfected, first priority security 
     interest in a license or construction permit and the proceeds 
     of such a license or permit for which a debt or other 
     obligation is owed under this subsection.
       ``(iii) This paragraph shall apply to all pending cases and 
     proceedings whether on appeal or otherwise and to those 
     commenced on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph: Provided, however, That nothing contained in this 
     paragraph shall be construed as indicating an intent on the 
     part of the Congress to change, in any way, the treatment in 
     bankruptcy of other licenses and permits issued by the 
     Commission.''.
       Sec. 130. Notwithstanding section 11031 of the National 
     Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
     1997 or any other provision of law and not later than 
     September 30, 1999, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     invest, or direct the Trustee to invest, the assets of the 
     Trust Fund in public debt securities with maturities suitable 
     to the needs of the Trust Fund, as determined by the 
     Secretary, and bearing interest at rates determined by the 
     Secretary, taking into consideration current market yields on 
     outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of 
     comparable maturities.
       Sec. 131. To capitalize the District of Columbia National 
     Capital Revitalization Corporation, as authorized by the 
     District Council, $25,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended for economic development planning, project 
     development, capital investments, loans, grants, 
     administrative expenses and other purposes included in the 
     District Council's authorizing legislation: Provided, That no 
     funds shall be available unless the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, in consultation with the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, determines that the Corporation 
     advances the purposes of the National Capital Revitalization 
     and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary, after apportionment pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 1512, may provide for the disbursement of funds in 
     the manner provided for Federal grant programs.
         Sec. 132. For a Federal payment to the District of 
     Columbia Public Schools, $30,000,000, for special education 
     costs.
         Sec. 133. For payment to the District of Columbia, 
     $20,000,000 which shall be deposited into an escrow account 
     of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority, and shall be disbursed from 
     such escrow account by the Authority for Year 2000 
     information technology and related chip replacement projects 
     approved by the Authority: Provided, That, for purposes of 
     any appropriations made by this or any other Act, for 
     emergency expenses related to Year 2000 conversion of Federal 
     information technology systems,

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     and related expenses, the Government of the District of 
     Columbia shall be considered an agency of the United States 
     Government: Provided further, That, any funds provided 
     pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be in addition to 
     funds appropriated directly under this paragraph.
         Sec. 134. For a Federal contribution to the District of 
     Columbia for the costs of infrastructure needs, which shall 
     be deposited into an escrow account of the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority and disbursed by the Authority from such account 
     for the repair and maintenance of roads, highways, bridges 
     and transit in the District of Columbia and other economic 
     development projects and planning in the District of 
     Columbia, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.

           DIVISION B--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

    TITLE I--MILITARY READINESS AND OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
     $10,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount is designated 
     by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request for $10,000,000, that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', 
     $33,300,000: Provided, That the entire amount is designated 
     by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request for $33,300,000, that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $8,900,000: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $8,900,000, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', 
     $10,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount is designated 
     by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request for $10,000,000, that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $314,500,000: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $314,500,000, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $232,600,000: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $232,600,000, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps'', $52,400,000: Provided, That the entire amount 
     is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $52,400,000, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $303,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount 
     is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $303,000,000, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide


                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $1,496,600,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Defense may transfer these funds to appropriations accounts 
     for operation and maintenance; procurement; and research, 
     development, test and evaluation: Provided further, That the 
     funds transferred shall be merged with and be available for 
     the same purposes and for the same time period as the 
     appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That 
     the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
     Department of Defense: Provided further, That the entire 
     amount made available under this heading is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army Reserve'', $3,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount 
     is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $3,000,000, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps Reserve'', $3,300,000: Provided, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $3,300,000, that includes designation of the entire amount of 
     the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force Reserve'', $9,000,000: Provided, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $9,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount of 
     the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard'', $50,000,000: Provided, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $50,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

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     as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air National Guard'', $21,000,000: Provided, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $21,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

             Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund


                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Overseas Contingency 
     Operations Transfer Fund'', $1,858,600,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until expended: Provided, That of 
     the amounts provided under this heading, the following 
     amounts shall be transferred to the specified accounts:
       ``Military Personnel, Army'', $310,600,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Navy'', $9,275,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'', $2,748,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Air Force'', $17,000,000; and
       ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', $2,295,000:
     Provided further, That of the remaining funds made available 
     under this heading, the Secretary of Defense may transfer 
     these funds only to operation and maintenance accounts, 
     procurement accounts, the defense health program 
     appropriation, and working capital funds accounts: Provided 
     further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and 
     shall be available for the same purposes and for the same 
     time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: 
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under 
     this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, 
     That the entire amount made available under this heading is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

 Morale, Welfare and Recreation and Personnel Support for Contingency 
                              Deployments


                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1999, $50,000,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     expended, is hereby made available only for expenses, not 
     otherwise provided for, to provide necessary morale, welfare 
     and recreation support, family support, and to sustain 
     necessary retention and re-enlistment of military personnel 
     in critical military occupational specialties, resulting from 
     the deployment of military personnel to Bosnia and Southwest 
     Asia: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer 
     these funds only to operation and maintenance accounts of the 
     military services: Provided further, That the funds 
     transferred shall be available only for the purposes 
     described under this heading: Provided further, That the 
     transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition 
     to any other transfer authority available to the Department 
     of Defense: Provided further, That the entire amount made 
     available under this heading is designated by the Congress as 
     an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount 
     shall be available only to the extent that an official budget 
     request for $50,000,000, that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress.

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program '', 
     $200,000,000: Provided, That these funds shall be for 
     Operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed two per 
     centum shall remain available until September 30, 2000: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request for $200,000,000, that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense


                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Drug Interdiction and 
     Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'', $42,000,000: Provided, 
     That funds appropriated under this heading may be transferred 
     to appropriations available to the Department of Defense for 
     military personnel of the reserve components serving under 
     the provisions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; 
     for Operation and maintenance; for Procurement; and for 
     Research, development, test and evaluation: Provided further, 
     That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
     for obligation for the same time period and for the same 
     purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided 
     further, That the transfer authority provided under this 
     heading is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, 
     That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
     Department of Defense: Provided further, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $42,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 101. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available 
     by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence 
     activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the 
     Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414).
       Sec. 102. In addition to the amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available in the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, $1,000,000,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until expended, is hereby appropriated under 
     the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
     Defense-Wide'': Provided, That these funds shall be made 
     available only for the enhanced testing, accelerated 
     development, construction, and integration and infrastructure 
     efforts in support of ballistic missile defense systems: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount made available in 
     this section is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for a 
     specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress.
       Sec. 103. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in the Department of Defense Appropriations 
     Act, 1999, $259,853,000 is hereby appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense, only for emergency expenses incurred 
     at United States military facilities or installations in the 
     United States or overseas directly resulting from storm 
     damage or other natural disasters, as follows:
       ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'', $232,000;
       ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', $343,000;
       ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', $100,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $139,056,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $57,179,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $8,470,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $34,254,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve'', $853,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve'', $5,058,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'', 
     $5,750,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard'', 
     $4,355,000;
       ``Defense Health Program'', $2,120,000; and
       ``Navy Working Capital Fund'', $2,083,000:
     Provided, That these funds may be used to execute projects or 
     programs that were deferred in order to carry out emergency 
     repairs resulting from such storm damage or natural 
     disasters: Provided further, That the entire amount made 
     available in this section is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended: Provided further, That of the amounts provided in 
     this section, $153,551,000 shall be available only to the 
     extent that an official budget request for a specific dollar 
     amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the 
     request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That of the amount referred to in the third 
     proviso in this section, up to $29,454,000 may be transferred 
     from ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', to ``Military 
     Construction, Army''.
       Sec. 104. In addition to amounts provided in this Act, 
     $2,000,000 is hereby appropriated for ``Defense Health 
     Program'', to remain available for obligation until expended: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     these funds shall be available only for a grant to the Fisher 
     House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction and 
     furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of 
     military family members when confronted with the illness or 
     hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary.

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       Sec. 105. Section 8136 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, is amended by striking out 
     ``$502,000,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$569,000,000'', and further amended by striking out 
     ``$176,000,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$243,000,000''.

                               CHAPTER 2

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                    Atomic Energy Defense Activities


                        Other Defense Activities

       For an additional amount for ``Other Defense Activities'', 
     for expenditures in the Russian Federation to implement a 
     United States/Russian accord for the disposition of excess 
     weapons plutonium, $200,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That none of the funds may be obligated 
     until the Department of Energy submits to Congress a detailed 
     budget justification for use of these funds, and the proposal 
     has been approved by the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations: Provided further, That the entire amount 
     shall be available only to the extent an official budget 
     request for a specific dollar amount that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined by the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.
       For an additional amount to purchase natural uranium 
     associated with the 1997 and 1998 deliveries under the United 
     States-Russia HEU Purchase Agreement (hereinafter, ``the 
     Agreement''), $325,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be available only to the extent an 
     official budget request for a specific dollar amount that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted to the Congress: Provided, That the entire amount 
     is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That such uranium is located in the United States at 
     the time of purchase, and shall become part of the inventory 
     of the Department of Energy: Provided further, That such 
     funds shall be available only upon conclusion of a long-term 
     agreement by the Government of the Russian Federation and 
     commercial partners for the sale of uranium to be derived 
     from deliveries scheduled for 1999 and thereafter under the 
     Agreement.

                               CHAPTER 3

              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

                      Military Construction, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, 
     Army'' to replace facilities destroyed by monsoons in the 
     Republic of Korea during August of 1998, $118,000,000, as 
     authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2854, to remain available until 
     September 30, 1999: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That from amounts made available in this or any 
     other Act for military construction, the Secretary of the 
     Army may acquire real property and carry out a military 
     construction project at Camp Casey in Korea, in the amount of 
     $12,016,000.

                      Military Construction, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, 
     Navy'' to cover the incremental costs arising from the 
     consequences of Hurricanes Georges and Bonnie, $5,860,000, as 
     authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2854, to remain available until 
     September 30, 1999: Provided, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent an official budget request for a 
     specific dollar amount that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                    Military Construction, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air 
     Force'', $29,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     1999: Provided, That of this amount, $2,200,000 shall be 
     available to cover the incremental costs arising from force 
     protection, as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2803: Provided 
     further, That of this amount $27,000,000 shall be available 
     to cover the incremental costs arising from the consequences 
     of Hurricane Georges, as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2854: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent an official budget request for a specific 
     dollar amount that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

               Military Construction, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Army 
     National Guard'' to cover the incremental costs arising from 
     the consequences of Hurricane Georges, $2,500,000, as 
     authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2854, to remain available until 
     September 30, 1999: Provided, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent an official budget request for a 
     specific dollar amount that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the 
     Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

               Military Construction, Air National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air 
     National Guard'' to cover the incremental costs arising from 
     the consequences of Hurricane Georges, $15,900,000, as 
     authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2854, to remain available until 
     September 30, 1999: Provided, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent an official budget request for a 
     specific dollar amount that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                          Family Housing, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Family Housing, Army'' to 
     cover the incremental costs arising from the consequences of 
     Hurricane Georges and for the rehabilitation of family 
     housing, $5,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     1999: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, of this amount $4,000,000 shall be available only for 
     the rehabilitation of family housing referred to in Section 
     8142 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 1999: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent an official budget request for a specific 
     dollar amount that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                 Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Family Housing, Navy and 
     Marine Corps'' to cover the incremental costs arising from 
     the consequences of Hurricane Bonnie, $10,599,000, as 
     authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2854, to remain available until 
     September 30, 1999: Provided, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent an official budget request for a 
     specific dollar amount that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                       Family Housing, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Family Housing, Air Force'' 
     to cover the incremental costs arising from the consequences 
     of Hurricane Georges, $22,233,000, as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 
     2854, to remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     an official budget request for a specific dollar amount that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

                    GENERAL PROVISION, THIS CHAPTER

       Section 2304(c)(2) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 is amended by striking 
     ``$2,000,000,000'' and inserting ``$2,000,000''.

                               CHAPTER 4

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                              Coast Guard


                           Operating Expenses

       For an additional amount for necessary expenses for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise 
     provided for, $100,000,000, of which $28,000,000 is only 
     available for expenses related to expansion of drug 
     interdiction activities around Puerto

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     Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and other transit 
     zone areas of operation, including costs to operate and 
     maintain PC-170 patrol craft offered by the Department of 
     Defense: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by 
     the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.


              Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements

       For an additional amount for acquisition, construction, 
     renovation, and improvement of facilities and equipment, to 
     be available for expansion of Coast Guard drug interdiction 
     activities, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended 
     and to be distributed as follows:
       Acquisition and construction of Barracuda class coastal 
     patrol boats, $33,000,000;
       Reactivation costs for up to 3 HU-25 aircraft for maritime 
     patrol, $7,500,000;
       Acquisition of installed or deployable electronic sensors 
     and communication systems for Coast Guard cutters or boats, 
     $13,000,000;
       Operational test and evaluation of the use of force from 
     aircraft, $2,500,000; and
       Acquisition of installed or deployable electronic sensors 
     for maritime patrol aircraft and not to exceed $5,800,000 for 
     C-130 engine upgrade, $44,000,000:
     Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.


                            Reserve Training

       For an additional amount for operating, maintenance, and 
     training expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, including 
     supplies, equipment and services, $5,000,000: Provided, That 
     none of these funds may be transferred to Coast Guard 
     ``Operating expenses'' or otherwise made available to 
     reimburse the Coast Guard for financial support of the Coast 
     Guard Reserves: Provided further, That the highest priority 
     for use of these funds shall be for enhancing drug 
     interdiction activities conducted by the Coast Guard 
     Reserves: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for a specific 
     dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.


              Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

       For an additional amount for necessary expenses for applied 
     scientific research, development, test, and evaluation, 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, $5,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That the highest priority for use 
     of these funds shall be the development of new technologies 
     or operational procedures which enhance drug interdiction 
     activities of the Coast Guard: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for a 
     specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress.

                        TITLE II--ANTITERRORISM

                               CHAPTER 1

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $21,680,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    Diplomatic and Consular Programs

       Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for 
     ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', $773,700,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $25,700,000 shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     that includes the designation of the entire amount of the 
     request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided, That as determined by the Secretary of State, such 
     funds may be used to procure services and equipment overseas 
     necessary to improve worldwide security and reconstitute 
     embassy operations in Kenya and Tanzania on behalf of any 
     other agency: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.


                         Salaries and Expenses

       Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for ``Salaries 
     and Expenses'', $12,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by 
     the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.


                      Office of Inspector General

       Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for ``Office of 
     Inspector General'', $1,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by 
     the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.


           Security and Maintenance of United States Missions

       Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for ``Security 
     and Maintenance of United States Missions'', $627,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended; of which $56,000,000 is for 
     security projects, relocations, and security equipment on 
     behalf of missions of other U.S. Government agencies, which 
     amount may be transferred to any appropriation for this 
     purpose, to be merged with and available for the same time 
     period as the appropriation to which transferred; and of 
     which $185,000,000 is for capital improvements or relocation 
     of office and residential facilities to improve security, 
     which amount shall become available fifteen days after notice 
     thereof has been transmitted to the Appropriations Committees 
     of both Houses of Congress: Provided, That the entire amount 
     is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.


           Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service

       Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for 
     ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'', 
     $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.

                               CHAPTER 2

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide


                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $358,427,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Defense may transfer these funds to fiscal year 1999 
     appropriations for operation and maintenance; procurement; 
     research, development, test and evaluation; and family 
     housing: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall 
     be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for 
     the same time period as the appropriation to which 
     transferred: Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount made available under 
     this heading is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $358,427,000, that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 201. Maintenance and Operation of Equipment.--Section 
     374 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``or'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking the period at the 
     end, inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the following 
     new subparagraphs:
       ``(C) a foreign or domestic counter-terrorism operation; or
       ``(D) a rendition of a suspected terrorist from a foreign 
     country to the United States to stand trial.'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(2)(F)(i)--
       (A) by inserting ``along with any other civilian or 
     military personnel who are sup

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     porting, or conducting, a joint operation with civilian law 
     enforcement personnel;'' after ``the transportation of 
     civilian law enforcement personnel''; and
       (B) by striking ``and'';
       (4) in subsection (b)(2)(F)(ii)--
       (A) by inserting ``and supporting'' after ``the operation 
     of a base of operations for civilian law enforcement'';
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``; and''; and
       (C) by inserting at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) the transportation of suspected terrorists from 
     foreign countries to the United States for trial (so long as 
     the requesting Federal law enforcement agency provides all 
     security for such transportation and maintains custody over 
     the suspect through the duration of the transportation).'';
       (5) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking ``an'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``a Federal''; and
       (6) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by inserting a new clause 
     ``(v) Any law, foreign or domestic, prohibiting terrorist 
     activities.'' after ``(iv) The Maritime Drug Law Enforcement 
     Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1901 et seq.).''.


                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       Sec. 202. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in the Department of Defense Appropriations 
     Act, 1999, $50,000,000 is hereby appropriated, only to 
     initiate and expand activities of the Department of Defense 
     to prevent, prepare for, and respond to a terrorist attack in 
     the United States involving weapons of mass destruction: 
     Provided, That $35,000,000 of the funds made available in 
     this section shall be transferred to the following accounts 
     in the specified amounts:
       ``National Guard Personnel, Army'', $4,000,000;
       ``National Guard Personnel, Air Force'', $1,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $2,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'', 
     $20,000,000; and
       ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', $8,000,000:
     Provided further, That of the funds made available in this 
     section, $15,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', only to develop and 
     support a long term, sustainable Weapons of Mass Destruction 
     emergency preparedness training program: Provided further, 
     That funds transferred pursuant to this section shall be 
     merged with and be available for the same purposes and for 
     the same time period as the appropriation to which 
     transferred: Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer 
     authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount provided in this section is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $50,000,000, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.
       Sec. 203. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in the Department of Defense Appropriations 
     Act, 1999, $120,500,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until expended, is appropriated to the proper accounts within 
     the Department of the Air Force: Provided, That the 
     additional amount shall be made available only for the 
     provision of crisis response aviation support for critical 
     national security, law enforcement and emergency response 
     agencies: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $120,500,000, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the President of the United States shall submit 
     to the Congress by March 15, 1999, an interagency agreement 
     for the utilization of Department of Defense assets to 
     support the crisis response requirements of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency.

                               CHAPTER 3

                  FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

                   International Security Assistance


                         Economic Support Fund

                     (Including transfers of funds)

       Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for an 
     additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'' for 
     assistance for Kenya and Tanzania, $50,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
     paragraph may be made available for administrative costs 
     associated with assistance provided under this paragraph: 
     Provided further, That $2,500,000 shall be transferred to and 
     merged with ``Operating Expenses of the Agency for 
     International Development'' for security and related 
     expenses: Provided further, That $1,269,000 shall be 
     transferred to and merged with ``Peace Corps'' for security 
     and related expenses: Provided further, That the transfers 
     authorized in the preceding provisos shall be in addition to 
     sums otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, 
     That funds appropriated under this paragraph shall only be 
     available through the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.

    Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs

       Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 and section 10 of Public Law 91-672, 
     for an additional amount for ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
     Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'' for anti-terrorism 
     assistance, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2000: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by 
     the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                               CHAPTER 4

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                         National Park Service


                 Operation of the National Park System

       For an additional amount for ``Operation of the National 
     Park System'' for emergency security related expenses, 
     $2,320,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.


                              Construction

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for emergency 
     security related expenses, $3,680,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                               CHAPTER 5

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                         Capitol Visitor Center

       For necessary expenses for the planning, engineering, 
     design, and construction, as each such milestone is approved 
     by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, 
     the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and of the Senate, and other 
     appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and of 
     the Senate, of a new facility to provide greater security for 
     all persons working in or visiting the United States Capitol 
     and to enhance the educational experience of those who have 
     come to learn about the Capitol building and Congress, 
     $100,000,000, to be supplemented by private funds, which 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided, That Section 
     3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 
     5) shall not apply to the funds made available under this 
     heading: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                          CAPITOL POLICE BOARD

                         Security Enhancements

       For the Capitol Police Board for security enhancements to 
     the Capitol complex, including the buildings and grounds of 
     the Library of Congress, $106,782,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That such security enhancements 
     shall be carried out in accordance with a plan or plans 
     approved by the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of 
     the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate: Provided further, That the Capitol Police Board shall 
     transfer to the Architect of the Capitol such portion of the 
     funds made available under this heading as the Architect may 
     require for expenses necessary to provide support for the 
     security enhancements, subject to the approval of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate: Provided 
     further, That the Capitol Police Board shall transfer to the 
     Librarian of Congress such portion of the funds made 
     available under this heading as the Librarian may require for 
     expenses necessary to provide support for the security 
     enhancements, subject to the approval of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate: Provided further, 
     That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.

                    GENERAL PROVISION, THIS CHAPTER

       The responsibility for design, installation, and 
     maintenance of security systems to protect the physical 
     security of the buildings and grounds of the Library of 
     Congress is transferred from the Architect of the Capitol to 
     the Capitol Police Board. Such design, installation, and 
     maintenance shall be carried

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     out under the direction of the Committee on House Oversight 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration of the Senate, and without regard to 
     section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 
     U.S.C. 5). Any alteration to a structural, mechanical, or 
     architectural feature of the buildings and grounds of the 
     Library of Congress that is required for a security system 
     under the preceding sentence may be carried out only with the 
     approval of the Architect of the Capitol.

                               CHAPTER 6

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                    Federal Aviation Administration


                        Facilities and Equipment

                    (Airport and Airway Trust Fund)

       For an additional amount for ``Facilities and Equipment'', 
     $100,000,000, for necessary expenses for acquisition, 
     installation and related activities supporting the deployment 
     of bulk and trace explosives detection systems and other 
     advanced security equipment at airports in the United States, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That 
     the entire amount shall be available only to the extent an 
     official budget request for a specific dollar amount that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                               CHAPTER 7

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $3,548,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.

                      United States Secret Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $80,808,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.

   TITLE III--YEAR 2000 CONVERSION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
                                SYSTEMS

         FISCAL YEAR 1999 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                  FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT


          Information Technology Systems and Related Expenses

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for emergency expenses related to 
     Year 2000 conversion of Federal information technology 
     systems, and related expenses, $2,250,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2001, of which $5,500,000 shall 
     be transferred to the Legislative Branch for ``SENATE'', 
     ``Contingent Expenses of the Senate'', ``Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate'' for salaries and expenses related 
     to Year 2000 conversion of Senate information technology 
     systems: Provided, That the funds may be obligated with the 
     prior approval of the Senate Committee on Appropriations; and 
     of which, $6,373,000 shall be transferred to the Legislative 
     Branch for ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'', ``Salaries and 
     Expenses'', ``Salaries, Officers and Employees'' for salaries 
     and expenses related to Year 2000 conversion of House of 
     Representatives information technology systems; and of which 
     $5,000,000 shall be transferred to the Legislative Branch for 
     ``GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE'', ``Information Technology 
     Systems and Related Expenses'' for expenses related to Year 
     2000 conversion of information technology systems and related 
     expenses of all entities in the Legislative Branch other than 
     the ``Senate'' and ``House of Representatives'' covered by 
     the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 
     105-55), which the Comptroller General shall transfer to the 
     affected entities in the Legislative Branch, upon the 
     approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations; and of which $13,044,000 shall be transferred 
     to the Judiciary to the Judiciary Information Technology Fund 
     for expenses related to Year 2000 conversion of Judicial 
     Branch information technology and security systems: Provided 
     further, That the remaining funds made available shall be 
     transferred, as necessary, by the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget to all affected Federal Departments and 
     Agencies, except the Department of Defense, for expenses 
     necessary to ensure the information technology that is used 
     or acquired by the Federal government meets the definition of 
     Year 2000 compliant under Federal Acquisition Regulations 
     (concerning accurate processing of date/time data, including 
     calculating, comparing, and sequencing from, into, and 
     between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the 
     years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations) and to meet 
     other criteria for Year 2000 compliance as the head of each 
     Department or Agency considers appropriate: Provided further, 
     That none of the funds provided under this heading, except 
     those transferred to the Legislative Branch and the 
     Judiciary, may be transferred to any Department or Agency 
     until fifteen days after the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget has submitted to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Special Committee on 
     the Year 2000 Technology Problem, the House Committee on 
     Science, and the House Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, a proposed allocation and plan for that Department 
     or Agency to achieve Year 2000 compliance for technology 
     information systems: Provided further, That the transfer 
     authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this or any 
     other Act: Provided further, That funds provided under this 
     heading shall be in addition to funds available in this or 
     any other Act for Year 2000 compliance by any Federal 
     Department or Agency: Provided further, That the entire 
     amount, except those amounts transferred to the Legislative 
     Branch and the Judiciary, shall be available only to the 
     extent that an official budget request that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

      Information Technology Systems and Security Transfer Account


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For emergency expenses relating to Year 2000 conversion of 
     information technology and national security systems, for 
     information technology, and infrastructure protection to 
     include computer security/information assurance programs, and 
     for related expenses, $1,100,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2001: Provided, That the funds made 
     available shall be transferred, as necessary, by the 
     Secretary of Defense to any account in any previously enacted 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Act for expenses 
     necessary to ensure the information technology that is used 
     or acquired by the Federal government meets the definition of 
     Year 2000 compliant under Federal Acquisition Regulations 
     (concerning accurate processing of date/time data, including 
     calculating, comparing, and sequencing from, into, and 
     between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the 
     years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations) and to meet 
     other criteria for Year 2000 compliance as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds provided under this heading may be transferred to any 
     other account until fifteen days after the Secretary of 
     Defense has submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, the Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 
     Technology Problem, the House Committee on Science, and the 
     House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, a 
     proposed allocation and plan for the Department of Defense to 
     achieve Year 2000 compliance for technology information 
     systems: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall 
     be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriation to which 
     transferred: Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: 
     Provided further, That funds provided under this heading 
     shall be in addition to funds available in this or any other 
     Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
     Year 2000 compliance and related activities: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount made available under 
     this heading shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                      TITLE IV--OTHER EMERGENCIES

                               CHAPTER 1

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  operations, research, and facilities

       In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for this purpose, $5,000,000 is appropriated to the 
     Department of Commerce to remain available until expended to 
     provide emergency disaster assistance to persons or entities 
     in the Northeast multispecies fishery who have incurred 
     losses from a commercial fishery failure under section 308(b) 
     of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986, as amended: 
     Provided,

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     That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended: Provided further, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent an official budget request, for 
     a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted to the Congress.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                     Small Business Administration


                     Disaster Loans Program Account

       For an additional amount for the cost of direct loans, 
     $71,000,000, to remain available until expended to subsidize 
     additional gross obligations for the principal amount of 
     direct loans: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
     of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and for 
     administrative expenses to carry out the disaster loan 
     program, an additional $30,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended, which may be transferred to and merged with 
     appropriations for ``Salaries and Expenses'': Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount 
     shall be available only to the extent that an official budget 
     request, that includes designation of the entire amount of 
     the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                               CHAPTER 2

                     DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL-

                         Department of the Army

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil


 Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Arkansas, Illinois, 
       Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee

       For an additional amount for emergency repairs and dredging 
     due to flooding, $2,500,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be available only to the extent an 
     official budget request for a specific dollar amount that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided, That 
     the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.


                   Operation and Maintenance, General

       For an additional amount for emergency repairs and dredging 
     due to flooding, $99,700,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which such amounts for eligible navigation 
     projects which may be derived from the Harbor Maintenance 
     Trust Fund pursuant to Public Law 99-662, shall be derived 
     from that Fund: Provided, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent an official budget request for a 
     specific dollar amount that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                               CHAPTER 3

                  FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT


                  agency for international development

                CHILD SURVIVAL and disease programs fund

       Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for an 
     additional amount for ``Child Survival and Disease Programs 
     Fund'', $50,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for a specific 
     dollar amount that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


  ASSISTANCE FOR THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

       Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for an 
     additional amount for ``Assistance for the New Independent 
     States of the former Soviet Union,'' $46,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That the entire 
     amount shall be available only to the extent that an official 
     budget request for a specific dollar amount that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

                          UNANTICIPATED NEEDS

       For an additional amount for ``Unanticipated Needs'', 
     $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, only for a 
     grant to the American Red Cross for reimbursement of disaster 
     relief, recovery expenditures, and emergency services: 
     Provided, That the enrire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for a specific 
     dollar amount that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                               CHAPTER 4

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                              CONSTRUCTION

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'', $25,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended, to repair damage due to 
     hurricanes, floods and other acts of nature: Provided, That 
     the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended: Provided further, That the amount provided shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     that includes designation of the entire amount as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                         National Park Service


                              CONSTRUCTION

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'', $10,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended, to repair damage due to 
     hurricanes, floods and other acts of nature: Provided, That 
     the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended: Provided further, That the amount provided shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     that includes designation of the entire amount as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                    United States Geological Survey


                 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

       For an additional amount for ``Surveys, Investigations, and 
     Research'', $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     to repair damage due to hurricanes, floods and other acts of 
     nature: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the 
     amount provided shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request that includes designation of the 
     entire amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the 
     President to the Congress.

                               CHAPTER 5

                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration


                    Training and Employment Services

       For an additional amount for ``Training and Employment 
     Services'' to carry out section 402 of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act, $7,000,000, to be available upon enactment 
     and remain available through June 30, 1999: Provided, That 
     the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.

                               CHAPTER 6

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                              Coast Guard


              Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements

       For an additional amount for ``Acquisition, Construction, 
     and Improvements'', for facility replacement or repairs 
     arising from the consequences of Hurricane Georges, 
     $12,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     an official budget request for a specific dollar amount that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

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                               CHAPTER 7

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                   Community Planning and Development


                   Community Development Block Grants

       For an additional amount for ``Community development block 
     grants'', as authorized under title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974, $250,000,000, which shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2002, for use only for 
     disaster relief, long-term recovery, and mitigation in 
     communities affected by Presidentially-declared natural 
     disasters designated during fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
     except for those activities reimbursable by or for which 
     funds are made available by the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency, the Small Business Administration, or the Army Corps 
     of Engineers: Provided, That in administering these amounts 
     and except as provided in the next proviso, the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) may waive or 
     specify alternative requirements for any provision of any 
     statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in 
     connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by 
     the recipient of these funds, except for statutory 
     requirements related to civil rights, fair housing and 
     nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor standards, upon 
     a finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the use 
     of such funds and would not be inconsistent with the overall 
     purpose of the statute: Provided further, That the Secretary 
     may waive the requirements that activities benefit persons of 
     low and moderate income, except that at least 50 percent of 
     the funds under this heading must benefit primarily persons 
     of low and moderate income unless the Secretary makes a 
     finding of compelling need: Provided further, That, upon a 
     finding of compelling need, the Secretary must provide an 
     explanation of the finding to the Committees on 
     Appropriations: Provided further, That all funds under this 
     heading shall be allocated by the Secretary to states 
     (including Indian tribes for all purposes under this heading) 
     to be administered by each state in conjunction with its 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency program or its community 
     development block grants program or by the entity designated 
     by its Chief Executive Officer to administer the HOME 
     Investment Partnerships Program: Provided further, That each 
     state shall provide not less than 25 percent in non-Federal 
     public matching funds or its equivalent value (other than 
     administrative costs) for any funds allocated to the state 
     under this heading: Provided further, That, in conjunction 
     with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
     (the Director), the Secretary shall allocate funds based on 
     the unmet needs identified by the Director as those which 
     have not or will not be addressed by other federal disaster 
     assistance programs: Provided further, That, in conjunction 
     with the Director, the Secretary shall utilize annual 
     disaster cost estimates in order that the funds under this 
     heading shall be available, to the maximum extent feasible, 
     to assist states with all Presidentially declared disasters 
     designated during these fiscal years: Provided further, That 
     the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register 
     governing the allocation and use of the community development 
     block grants funds made available under this heading for 
     disaster areas: Provided further, That any project or 
     activity underway prior to a Presidentially declared disaster 
     may not receive funds under this heading unless the disaster 
     directly impacted the project: Provided further, That 10 days 
     prior to distribution of funds, the Secretary and the 
     Director shall submit a list to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, setting forth the proposed uses of funds, 
     including an explanation of why other Federal disaster 
     assistance programs do not cover the costs of unmet needs 
     identified by the Director, the most recent estimates of 
     unmet needs (including all uses of waivers and the reasons 
     therefore), and an explanation of how the disaster impacted 
     the proposed project: Provided further, That the Secretary 
     and the Director shall submit quarterly reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations regarding the actual projects, 
     localities and needs for which funds have been provided: 
     Provided further, That these reports shall be based upon 
     quarterly reports submitted to the Secretary and the Director 
     by each state receiving funds under this heading: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent an official budget request, that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined by the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            DISASTER RELIEF

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster relief'', 
     $906,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended: Provided further, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of 
     the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement 
     as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the 
     President to the Congress.

           TITLE V--COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES AND INTERDICTION

                               CHAPTER 1

                       Department of Agriculture

                      Agriculture Research Service

       ``Agriculture Research Service'', Department of 
     Agriculture, $23,000,000, for additional counterdrug research 
     and development activities: Provided, That the entire amount 
     is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That such amounts shall be available only to the 
     extent an official budget request for a specific dollar 
     amount that includes designation of the entire amount of the 
     request as an emergency requirement as defined in such Act is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                               CHAPTER 2

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $10,200,000, to remain available until expended, of which the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request that includes the designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress: Provided, That the entire amount is designated 
     by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                         salaries and expenses

                     enforcement and border affairs

       For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses, 
     Enforcement and Border Affairs, $10,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     that includes the designation of the entire amount of the 
     request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                               CHAPTER 3

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

          International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement

       For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', $232,600,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be 
     made available subject to the regular notification procedures 
     of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
     the entire amount shall be available only to the extent that 
     an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

                               CHAPTER 4

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                              Coast Guard

                           operating expenses

       For an additional amount for necessary expenses for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise 
     provided for, $16,300,000, available solely for expenses 
     related to the expansion of drug interdiction activities 
     around Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
     other transit zone areas of operation, including costs to 
     operate and maintain PC-170 patrol craft offered by the 
     Department of Defense: Provided, That $4,000,000 of these 
     funds shall be used only for the establishment and operating 
     costs of a Caribbean International Support Tender, to train 
     and support foreign coast guards in the Caribbean region: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.

              acquisition, construction, and improvements

       For an additional amount for acquisition, construction, 
     renovation, and improvement of facilities and equipment, to 
     be available for expansion of Coast Guard drug interdiction 
     activities, $117,400,000, to remain avail

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     able until expended: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for a specific 
     dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                               CHAPTER 5

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices


                         Salaries and Expenses

                     (Including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $1,500,000, to remain available until expended for necessary 
     expenses for an interagency money laundering initiative: 
     Provided, That funds shall be available for transfer to the 
     National Foreign Intelligence Program: Provided further, That 
     the entire amount shall be available only to the extent that 
     an official budget request for a specific dollar amount that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under 
     this heading may be obligated until fifteen days after notice 
     thereof has been transmitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                     United States Customs Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $106,300,000, to remain available until expended for 
     counterdrug initiatives: Provided, That the entire amount 
     shall be available only to the extent that an official budget 
     request for a specific dollar amount that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under 
     this heading may be obligated until fifteen days after notice 
     thereof has been transmitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


  Operation, Maintenance and Procurement, Air and Marine Interdiction 
                                Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Operation, Maintenance and 
     Procurement, Air and Marine Interdiction Programs'', 
     $162,700,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of the amount provided, $153,000,000 shall be available 
     for the procurement and conversion of two P-3B AEW aircraft 
     and four P-3B Slick aircraft to be transferred from the 
     Department of Defense to the Customs Service: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for a specific 
     dollar amount that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided under this heading may be obligated until fifteen 
     days after notice thereof has been transmitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations.


  Customs Facilities, Construction, Improvements and Related Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Customs Facilities, 
     Construction, Improvements and Related Expenses'', 
     $7,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request for a specific dollar amount 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under 
     this heading may be obligated until fifteen days after notice 
     thereof has been transmitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

    EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 
                               PRESIDENT

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $1,200,000: Provided, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     for a specific dollar amount that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds provided under this heading may be 
     obligated until fifteen days after notice thereof has been 
     transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations.


                        Special Forfeiture Fund

                     (Including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount to support the National Drug Court 
     Institute, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the entire amount shall be available for 
     transfer to the National Drug Court Institute: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for a specific 
     dollar amount that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided under this heading may be obligated until fifteen 
     days after notice thereof has been transmitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISION

       No part of any appropriation contained in this Division of 
     this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
     current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

                       DIVISION C--OTHER MATTERS

                         TITLE I--OTHER MATTERS

       Sec. 101. Acting Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the President may appoint an acting 
     Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to serve 
     during the period--
       (1) beginning on the date of the enactment of this section 
     (or, if later, the date of the appointment), and
       (2) ending on the earlier of--
       (A) April 30, 1999, or
       (B) the date on which the first Treasury Inspector General 
     for Tax Administration takes office (other than pursuant to 
     this section).
       (b) Duties Before January 18, 1999.--The acting Treasury 
     Inspector General for Tax Administration appointed under 
     subsection (a) shall, before January 18, 1999, take only such 
     actions as are necessary to begin operation of the Office of 
     Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, 
     including--
       (1) making interim arrangements for administrative support 
     for the Office,
       (2) establishing interim positions in the Office into which 
     personnel will be transferred upon the transfer of functions 
     and duties to the Office on January 18, 1999,
       (3) appointing such acting personnel on an interim basis as 
     may be necessary upon the transfer of functions and duties to 
     the Office on January 18, 1999, and
       (4) providing guidance and input for the fiscal year 2000 
     budget process for the Office.
       (c) Actions Not To Limit Authority of IG.--None of the 
     actions taken by an individual appointed under subsection (a) 
     shall affect the future authority of any Treasury Inspector 
     General for Tax Administration not appointed under subsection 
     (a).
       (d) Limitations.--
       (1) Nomination.--No individual appointed under subsection 
     (a) may serve on or after January 19, 1999, unless on or 
     before such date the President has submitted to the Senate 
     his nomination of an individual to serve as the first 
     Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
       (2) Treasury inspector general may not serve.--No 
     individual appointed under subsection (a) may serve during 
     any period such individual is serving as the Inspector 
     General of the Treasury of the United States or the acting 
     Inspector General of the Treasury of the United States.
       (3) Employment restrictions.--The provisions of section 
     8D(j) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
     shall apply to any individual appointed under subsection (a).
       Sec. 102. Section 122 of Public Law 105-119 (5 U.S.C. 3104 
     note) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
       ``(g)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and 
     subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Treasury is 
     authorized to establish, for a period of three years from 
     date of enactment of this provision, a personnel management 
     demonstration project providing for the compensation and 
     performance management of not more than a combined total of 
     950 employees who fill critical scientific, technical, 
     engineering, intelligence analyst, language translator, and 
     medical positions in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
     Firearms, the United States Customs Service, and the United 
     States Secret Service.
       ``(2) The provisions of subsections (b) through (f) and 
     subsection (h) shall apply to the demonstration project 
     authorized by paragraph (1) except that--
       ``(A) any reference in such subsections to the Director of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall include a reference 
     to the Secretary of the Treasury;

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       ``(B) the operating plan required by subsection (d) shall 
     be submitted not later than February 1, 1999 to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, the Senate Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs, the House Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and the Senate Committee on Finance; and
       ``(C) the report required by subsection (f) shall be 
     submitted not later than March 31, 2001.''; and
       (2) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows--
       ``(h) The authority to establish a demonstration project 
     under this section shall terminate on November 26, 2000.''.
       Sec. 103. Section 824 of the Foreign Service Act is 
     amended:
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) by inserting ``or in the case 
     of a waiver under subsection (g)'' after ``subsection (b)''; 
     and
       (2) by adding the following new subsections (g) and (h) at 
     the end:
       ``(g) The Secretary of State may waive the application of 
     the paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, on a case-by-
     case basis, for an annuitant reemployed on a temporary basis, 
     but only if, and for so long as, the authority is necessary 
     due to an emergency involving a direct threat to life or 
     property or other unusual circumstances.
       ``(h) A reemployed annuitant as to whom a waiver under 
     subsection (g) is in effect shall not be considered a 
     participant for purposes of subchapter I or subchapter II, or 
     an employee for purposes of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, 
     United States Code.''.
       Sec. 104. Title II of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
     Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-399) is amended by 
     adding the following new section at the end:

     ``SEC. 206. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.

       ``The Secretary of State is authorized to employ 
     individuals or organizations by contract to carry out the 
     purposes of this Act, and individuals employed by contract to 
     perform such services shall not by virtue of such employment 
     be considered to be employees of the United States Government 
     for purposes of any law administered by the Office of 
     Personnel Management (except that the Secretary may determine 
     the applicability to such individuals of any law administered 
     by the Secretary concerning the employment of such 
     individuals); and such contracts are authorized to be 
     negotiated, the terms of the contracts to be prescribed, and 
     the work to be performed, where necessary, without regard to 
     such statutory provisions as relate to the negotiation, 
     making and performance of contracts and performance of work 
     in the United States.''.
       Sec. 106. Intrastate Bus Transportation in Hawaii. Section 
     14501(a)(1) of Title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``operations'' and inserting ``operations, or to 
     intrastate bus transportation of any nature in the State of 
     Hawaii''.
       Sec. 107. Provisions of 23 U.S.C. 125(b)(1) shall not apply 
     to emergency relief projects resulting from the flooding in 
     the State of California in January and March 1995.
       Sec. 108. For the purpose of any Rule of the House of 
     Representatives, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     any obligation limitation relating to surface transportation 
     projects under section 1602 of P.L. 105-178 shall be assumed 
     to be administered on the basis of sound program management 
     practices that are consistent with past practices of the 
     administering agency permitting States to decide High 
     Priority Project funding priorities within state program 
     allocations.
       Sec. 109. Operation of Trailers. (a) Registration of 
     Trailers.--A State that requires annual registration of 
     container chassis and the apportionment of fees for such 
     registrations in accordance with the International 
     Registration Plan (as defined under section 31701 of title 
     49, United States Code) shall not limit the operation, or 
     require the registration, in the State of a container chassis 
     (or impose fines or penalties on the operation of a container 
     chassis for being operated in the State without a 
     registration issued by the State) if such chassis--
       (1) is registered under the laws of another State; and
       (2) is operating under a trip permit issued by the State.
       (b) Limitation on Registration of Trailers.--A State 
     described in subsection (a) may not deny the use of trip 
     permits for the operation in the State of a container chassis 
     that is registered under the laws of another State.
       (c) Safety Regulation.--This section shall apply to 
     registration requirements only and shall not affect the 
     ability of the State to regulate for safety.
       (d) Penalties.--No State described in subsection (a), 
     political subdivision of such a State, or person may impose 
     or collect any fee, penalty, fine, or other form of damages 
     which is based in whole or in part upon the nonpayment of a 
     State registration fee (including related weight and 
     licensing fees assessed as part of registration) attributable 
     to a container chassis operated in the State (and registered 
     in another State) before the date of enactment of this Act, 
     unless it is shown by the State, political subdivision, or 
     person that such container chassis was not operated in the 
     State under a trip permit issued by the State.
       (e) Container Chassis Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``container chassis'' means a trailer, semi-trailer, or 
     auxiliary axle used exclusively for the transportation of 
     ocean shipping containers.
       Sec. 110. Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration. (a) Period of Applicability of Certain 
     Amendments.--Effective September 29, 1998, section 125 of the 
     Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 (49 U.S.C. 47114 
     note; 110 Stat. 3220) is repealed.
       (b) Airport Improvement Program.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 48103 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 1998''; and
       (B) by striking ``$2,280,000,000'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end and inserting the following: 
     ``$1,205,000,000 for the six-month period beginning October 
     1, 1998''.
       (2) Obligational authority.--Section 47104(c) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     1998'' and inserting ``March 31, 1999''.
       (c) Aviation Insurance Program Amendments.--
       (1) Reimbursement of insured party's subrogee.--Section 
     44309(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(a) Losses.--
       ``(1) Actions against united states.--A person may bring a 
     civil action in a district court of the United States or in 
     the United States Court of Federal Claims against the United 
     States Government when--
       ``(A) a loss insured under this chapter is in dispute; or
       ``(B)(i) the person is subrogated under a contract between 
     the person and a party insured under this chapter (other than 
     section 44305(b)) to the rights of the insured party against 
     the United States Government; and
       ``(ii) the person has paid to the insured party, with the 
     approval of the Secretary of Transportation, an amount for a 
     physical damage loss that the Secretary has determined is a 
     loss covered by insurance issued under this chapter (other 
     than section 44305(b)).
       ``(2) Limitation.--A civil action involving the same matter 
     (except the action authorized by this subsection) may not be 
     brought against an agent, officer, or employee of the 
     Government carrying out this chapter.
       ``(3) Procedure.--To the extent applicable, the procedure 
     in an action brought under section 1346(a)(2) of title 28, 
     United States Code, applies to an action under this 
     subsection.''.
       (2) Extension of aviation insurance program.--Section 44310 
     of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1998.'' 
     and inserting ``March 31, 1999.''.
       (d) Eligibility of AIP Funds to Assess Y2K Compliance.--
       (1) Eligibility.--For fiscal year 1999 the term ``airport 
     development'' under section 47102(3) of title 49, United 
     States Code, may include activities of an airport sponsor of 
     a commercial service airport (as defined by section 47102(7) 
     of such title) to assess the Year 2000 processing 
     capabilities of any airport facilities, technology systems, 
     or equipment owned by the airport sponsor and directly 
     related to airport activities, regardless of whether such 
     facilities, systems, or equipment are otherwise eligible for 
     assistance under chapter 471 of such title. Such activities 
     may include testing associated with such assessment.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A) Only funds apportioned to sponsors under section 
     47114(c) of title 49, United States Code, or to States under 
     subsections (d) and (e) of section 47114 of such title, may 
     be used for activities described in paragraph (1).
       (B) The expanded eligibility under paragraph (1) applies 
     only to the assessment (and associated testing) with respect 
     to the Year 2000 processing capabilities of airport 
     facilities, systems, and equipment owned by the airport 
     sponsor.
       (3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``Year 2000 
     processing'' means the processing (including, without 
     limitation, calculating, comparing, sequencing, displaying, 
     or storing), transmitting, or receiving of date or date/time 
     data from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first 
     centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000, and leap year 
     calculations.
       (e) Scorekeeping Adjustment.--Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the 
     Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the Joint 
     Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference 
     accompanying Conference Report No. 105-217, legislation in 
     this section that would have been estimated by the Office of 
     Management and Budget as changing direct spending or receipts 
     under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 were it included in an Act other 
     than an appropriation Act shall be treated as direct spending 
     or receipts legislation, as appropriated, under section 252 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

     (F) JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENTS.

       (1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 417 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 41716. Joint venture agreements

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Joint venture agreement.--The term `joint venture 
     agreement' means an agreement entered into by a major air 
     carrier on or after January 1, 1998, with regard to (A) code-
     sharing, blocked-space arrangements, long-term wet leases (as 
     defined in section 207.1 of title 14, Code of Federal 
     Regulations) of a substantial number (as defined by the 
     Secretary by regulation) of aircraft, or frequent flyer 
     programs, or (B) any other coop

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     erative working arrangement (as defined by the Secretary by 
     regulation) between 2 or more major air carriers that affects 
     more than 15 percent of the total number of available seat 
     miles offered by the major air carriers.
       ``(2) Major air carrier.--The term `major air carrier' 
     means a passenger air carrier that is certificated under 
     chapter 411 of this title and included in Carrier Group III 
     under criteria contained in section 04 of part 241 of title 
     14, Code of Federal Regulations.
       ``(b) Submission of Joint Venture Agreement.--At least 30 
     days before a joint venture agreement may take effect, each 
     of the major air carriers that entered into the agreement 
     shall submit to the Secretary--
       ``(1) a complete copy of the joint venture agreement and 
     all related agreements; and
       ``(2) other information and documentary material that the 
     Secretary may require by regulation.
       ``(c) Extension of Waiting Period.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may extend the 30-day 
     period referred to in subsection (b) until--
       ``(A) in the case of a joint venture agreement with regard 
     to code-sharing, the 150th day following the last day of such 
     period; and
       ``(B) in the case of any other joint venture agreement, the 
     60th day following the last day of such period.
       ``(2) Publication of reasons for extension.--If the 
     Secretary extends the 30-day period referred to in subsection 
     (b), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the 
     Secretary's reasons for making the extension.
       ``(d) Termination of waiting period.--At any time after the 
     date of submission of a joint venture agreement under 
     subsection (b), the Secretary may terminate the waiting 
     periods referred to in subsections (b) and (c) with respect 
     to the agreement.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The effectiveness of a joint venture 
     agreement may not be delayed due to any failure of the 
     Secretary to issue regulations to carry out this section.
       ``(f) Memorandum To Prevent Duplicative Reviews.--Promptly 
     after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
     shall consult with the Assistant Attorney General of the 
     Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice in order to 
     establish, through a written memorandum of understanding, 
     preclearance procedures to prevent unnecessary duplication of 
     effort by the Secretary and the Assistant Attorney General 
     under this section and the antitrust laws of the United 
     States, respectively.
       ``(g) Prior Agreements.--With respect to a joint venture 
     agreement entered into before the date of enactment of this 
     section as to which the Secretary finds that--
       ``(1) the parties submitted the agreement to the Secretary 
     before such date of enactment; and
       ``(2) the parties submitted all information on the 
     agreement requested by the Secretary,
       the waiting period described in paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     shall begin on the date, as determined by the Secretary, on 
     which all such information was submitted and end on the last 
     day to which the period could be extended under this section.
       ``(h) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--The authority 
     granted to the Secretary under this section shall not in any 
     way limit the authority of the Attorney General to enforce 
     the antitrust laws as defined in the first section of the 
     Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of 
     chapter 417 is amended by adding at the end the following:

       ``41716. Joint venture agreements.''.

     (G) COMPETITIVE PRACTICES IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY.

       (1) National research council.--
       (a) Study.--The National Research Council of the National 
     Academy of Sciences shall complete a comprehensive update of 
     the 1991 study of airline deregulation prepared by the 
     Transportation Research Board of the Council. The update 
     shall include updated versions of the chapters contained in 
     the study pertaining to competitive issues in the airline 
     industry as well as recommendations for changes in the 
     statutory framework under which the airline industry 
     operates.
       (b) Report by national research council.--Not later than 6 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National 
     Research Council shall transmit to Congress and the Secretary 
     of Transportation a report containing the results of the 
     study conducted under paragraph (a).
       (c) Report by the secretary.--Not later than 2 months after 
     the date on which the Secretary receives the report of the 
     National Research Council under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     shall transmit to Congress a report containing the response 
     of the Secretary to the findings and recommendations of the 
     National Research Council.
       (2) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     study and transmit to Congress a report that includes--
       (a) a description of any complaints received by the 
     Secretary concerning acts of unfair competition or predatory 
     pricing in the airline industry (including the number of such 
     complaints) and of specific examples of such acts;
       (b) a description of the options of the Secretary for 
     addressing any acts of unfair competition or predatory 
     pricing identified under paragraph (a);
       (c) an analysis of the guidelines proposed in Docket OST-
     98-3713, including information documenting and quantifying 
     the impact of the guidelines on the items listed in 
     subsection (3)(c); and
       (d) a description of the manner in which the Secretary 
     plans to coordinate the handling of predatory pricing and 
     unfair competition complaints against air carriers filed with 
     the Secretary and similar complaints filed with the Attorney 
     General, including methods to ensure efficient use of limited 
     government resources and to ensure that all parties avoid 
     duplicate requests by government agencies for information 
     unless each of the agencies needs the information to carry 
     out its statutory responsibilities.
       (3) Guidelines.--
       (a) Issuance.--The Secretary shall not issue final 
     guidelines in Docket OST-98-3713 before the date of 
     transmittal to Congress of a report under subsection (2).
       (b) Transmittal to congress.--If the Secretary issues final 
     guidelines in Docket OST-98-3713, the Secretary shall 
     transmit the guidelines to Congress.
       (c) Impact of guidelines.--If, as a result of the study 
     conducted under subsection (2), the Secretary decides to 
     issue final guidelines in Docket OST-98-3713 that are 
     different from the guidelines originally proposed, the 
     Secretary shall, as part of the transmittal under paragraph 
     (b), include information that documents and quantifies the 
     impact of the guidelines on the following:
       (i) Scheduled service to small- and medium-sized 
     communities.
       (ii) Airfares, including the availability of senior 
     citizen, Internet, and standby discounts on routes covered by 
     the guidelines.
       (iii) The incentive and ability of major air carriers to 
     offer low airfares.
       (iv) The incentive of new entrant air carriers to offer low 
     airfares.
       (v) The ability of air carriers to offer inclusive leisure 
     travel for which airfares are not separately advertised.
       (vi) Members of frequent flyer programs.
       (vii) The ability of air carriers to carry non-origination 
     and destination traffic on the portion of routes that are 
     served by new entrant air carriers covered by the guidelines.
       (viii) Airline employees.
       (4) Consultation.--In conducting the study under section 
     (2), the Secretary shall consult with the Attorney General, 
     major air carriers, new entrant air carriers, airport and 
     community leaders, academic and economic experts, and airline 
     employees and passengers.
       (5) Effective Date.--The guidelines adopted in Docket OST-
     98-3713, or any similar guidelines, shall not become 
     effective before the last day of the 12-week period beginning 
     on the date of transmittal to Congress of final guidelines in 
     Docket OST-98-3713, except that a week shall not count toward 
     such 12-week period unless the House of Representatives is in 
     session for legislative business at least 1 day during the 
     week.
       Sec. 111. Steel Imports Into the United States. (a) 
     Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The current financial crises in Asia, the independent 
     States of the former Soviet Union (as defined in section 3 of 
     the FREEDOM Support Act), Russia, and other areas of the 
     world, involve significant depreciation in the currencies of 
     several key steel-producing and steel-consuming countries, 
     along with a collapse in the domestic demand for steel in the 
     countries.
       (2) The crises have generated and will continue to generate 
     increases in United States imports of steel, both from the 
     countries whose currencies have been depreciated and from 
     other Asian steel-producing countries that are no longer able 
     to export steel to the countries that are experiencing an 
     economic crisis.
       (3) United States imports of finished steel mill products 
     from Asian steel-producing countries, such as the People's 
     Republic of China, Japan, Korea, India, Taiwan, Indonesia, 
     Thailand, and Malaysia, increased by 79 percent in the first 
     5 months of 1998.
       (4) Year-to-date imports of steel from Russia now exceed 
     the record import levels of 1997, and steel imports from 
     Russia and the Ukraine now approach 2,500,000 net tons.
       (5) Foreign government trade restrictions and private 
     restraints of trade distort international trade and 
     investment patterns and result in burdens on United States 
     commerce, including absorption of a disproportionate share of 
     steel diverted from other countries.
       (6) The European Union, for example, despite also being a 
     major economy, in 1997 imported only one-tenth as much 
     finished steel products from Asian steel-producing countries 
     as the United States did and has restricted imports of steel 
     from the independent states of the former Soviet Union and 
     Russia.
       (7) The United States is simultaneously facing a 
     substantial increase in steel imports from the independent 
     states of the former Soviet Union and Russia, caused in part 
     by the closure of Asian markets to steel imports.
       (8) There is a well recognized need for improvement in the 
     enforcement of the United States trade laws to provide an 
     effective response to situations of such increased imports.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--Congress calls upon the President 
     to--
       (1) pursue enhanced enforcement of the United States trade 
     laws with respect to the increase in steel imports into the 
     United States, using all remedies available under

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     United States laws including imposition of offsetting duties, 
     quantitative restrictions, and other appropriate remedial 
     measures;
       (2) pursue with all methods at the President's disposal to 
     achieve a more equitable sharing of the burden of accepting 
     imports of finished steel products from Asia and the 
     independent states of the former Soviet Union;
       (3) establish a task force within the executive branch that 
     has responsibility for closely monitoring imports of steel 
     into the United States; and
       (4) report to Congress not later than January 5, 1999, with 
     a comprehensive plan for responding to the increase in steel 
     imports, including ways of limiting the deleterious effects 
     on employment, prices, and investment in the United States 
     steel industry.
       Sec. 112. Inclusion of Spirit Mound, South Dakota, on the 
     Lewis and Clark Trail. (a) Acquisition.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior is authorized to acquire on a willing seller basis, 
     at a cost of not to exceed $600,000, the tract of land known 
     as ``Spirit Mound'', located on South Dakota Highway 19 near 
     Vermilion, South Dakota.
       (b) Inclusion on the Lewis and Clark Trail.--The tract 
     described in subsection (a) shall be administered as part of 
     the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.
       (c) Cooperative Agreement.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall enter into a cooperative agreement with Lewis and 
     Clark/Spirit Mound Trust Inc., providing for the restoration, 
     interpretation, and long-term preservation of, and public 
     access to, Spirit Mound.
       Sec. 113. (a) Designation of Dick Cheney Federal 
     Building.--The Federal Building and Post Office located at 
     100 East B Street, Casper, Wyoming, shall be known and 
     designated as the ``Dick Cheney Federal Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     Federal Building and Post Office referred to in subsection 
     (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Dick Cheney 
     Federal Building''.
       Sec. 114. (a) Designation.--The United States Post Office 
     located at 297 Larkfield Road in East Northport, New York, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Jerome Anthony Ambro, 
     Jr. Post Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     United States Post Office referred to in subsection (a) shall 
     be deemed to be a reference to the ``Jerome Anthony Ambro, 
     Jr. Post Office Building''.
       Sec. 115. Designation of Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper 
     Station. (a) In General.--The facility of the United States 
     Postal Service located at Tall Timbers Village Square, United 
     States Highway 19 South, in Thomasville, Georgia, shall be 
     known and designated as the ``Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper 
     Station''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility of the United States Postal Service referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
     ``Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper Station''.
       Sec. 116. William R. ``Billy'' Rolle Post Office Building. 
     (a) Designation.--The United States Postal Service building 
     located at 3191 Grand Avenue in Coconut Grove, Florida, shall 
     be known and designated as the ``William R. `Billy' Rolle 
     Post Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``William R. `Billy' Rolle Post Office 
     Building''.
       Sec. 117. Helen Miller Post Office Building. (a) 
     Designation.--The United States Postal Service building 
     located at 550 Fisherman Street in Opa Locka, Florida, shall 
     be known and designated as the ``Helen Miller Post Office 
     Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Helen Miller Post Office Building''.
       Sec. 118. Essie Silva Post Office Building. (a) 
     Designation.--The United States Postal Service building 
     located at 18690 N.W. 37th Avenue in Carol City, Florida, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Essie Silva Post 
     Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Essie Silva Post Office Building''.
       Sec. 119. Athalie Range Post Office Building. (a) 
     Designation.--The United States Postal Service building 
     located at 500 North West 2d Avenue in Miami, Florida, shall 
     be known and designated as the ``Athalie Range Post Office 
     Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Athalie Range Post Office Building''.
       Sec. 120. Garth Reeves, Sr. Post Office Building. (a) 
     Designation.--The United States Postal Service building 
     located at 995 North West 119th Street in Miami, Florida, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Garth Reeves, Sr. Post 
     Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Garth Reeves, Sr. Post Office 
     Building''.
       Sec. 121. (a) Designation.--The United States Post Office 
     located at 16250 Highway 603 in Kiln, Mississippi, shall be 
     known and designated as the ``Ray J. Favre Post Office 
     Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     United States Post Office referred to in subsection (a) shall 
     be deemed to be a reference to the ``Ray J. Favre Post Office 
     Building''.
       Sec. 122. (a) Redesignation.--The building of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2419 West Monroe Street, in 
     Chicago, Illinois, and known as the Midwest Post Office 
     Building, shall be known and designated as the ``Nancy B. 
     Jefferson Post Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office 
     Building''.
       Sec. 123. (a) Redesignation.--The facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 9719 Candelaria Road NE in 
     Albuquerque, New Mexico, and known as the Eldorado Station 
     Post Office, shall be known and designated as the ``Steve 
     Schiff Post Office''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Steve Schiff Post Office''.
       Sec. 124. (a) Designation.--The United States Post Office 
     located at 860 Penniman Avenue in Plymouth, Michigan, shall 
     be known and designated as the ``Carl D. Pursell Post 
     Office''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     United States Post Office referred to in subsection (a) shall 
     be deemed to be a reference to the ``Carl D. Pursell Post 
     Office''.
       Sec. 125. (a) Designation.--The United States Post Office 
     located at 202 Center Street in Garwood, New Jersey, shall be 
     known and designated as the ``James T. Leonard, Sr. Post 
     Office''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     United States Post Office referred to in subsection (a) shall 
     be deemed to be a reference to the ``James T. Leonard, Sr. 
     Post Office''.
       Sec. 126. Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., Post Office Building. (a) 
     Designation.--The United States Postal Service building 
     located at 658 63rd Street, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Edgar C. Campbell, 
     Sr., Post Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., Post Office 
     Building''.
       Sec. 127. David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building. 
     (a) Designation.--The United States Postal Service building 
     located at 5209 Greene Street, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``David P. Richardson, 
     Jr., Post Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office 
     Building''.
       Sec. 128. (a) Redesignation.--The building of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 324 South Laramie Street, in 
     Chicago, Illinois, and known as the Austin Post Office 
     Building, shall be known and designated as the ``Reverend 
     Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office 
     Building''.
       Sec. 129. Designation. (a) In General.--The facility of the 
     United States Postal Service located at 3750 North Kedzie 
     Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, shall be known and designated as 
     the ``Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     United States Post Office building referred to in subsection 
     (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Daniel J. 
     Doffyn Post Office Building''.
       Sec. 130. (a) Designation.--The United States Post Office 
     located at 215 East Jackson Street in Painesville, Ohio, as 
     the ``Karl Bernal Post Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     United States Post Office referred to in subsection (a) shall 
     be deemed to be a reference to the ``Karl Bernal Post Office 
     Building''.
       Sec. 131. (a) Designation.--The United States Post Office 
     located at 95 West #100 South in Provo, Utah, shall be known 
     and designated as the ``Howard C. Nielson Post Office 
     Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     United States Post Office referred to in subsection (a) shall 
     be deemed to be a reference to the ``Howard C. Nielson Post 
     Office Building''.

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       Sec. 132. (a) Designation.--The United States Postal 
     Service building located at 11550 Livingston Road, in Fort 
     Washington, Maryland, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office 
     Building''.
       Sec. 133. (a) Designation.--The Federal building located at 
     309 North Church Street in Dyersburg, Tennessee, shall be 
     known and designated as the ``Jere Cooper Federal Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     Federal building referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``Jere Cooper Federal 
     Building''.
       Sec. 134. Notwithstanding any other law, sections 101 (d), 
     (k), (p), (s) and (x) of the Omnibus Personnel Reform 
     Amendment Act of 1998, D.C. Law 12-124, effective June 11, 
     1998, are enacted into law.
       Sec. 135. (a) Any right, title, or interest of the United 
     States in the property described in subsection (b) is hereby 
     waived.
       (b) The property described in this subsection is certain 
     real property comprised of approximately 106.94 acres of land 
     located in Anne Arundel County in the State of Maryland, said 
     property being originally approximately 144.5 acres of land 
     granted to the United States to be held in title by the 
     ``Commissioners of the District of Columbia on behalf of the 
     United States of America'', in fee simple, by a Judgment of 
     Taking in U.S. District Court, Civil Action Number 2391, 
     saving and excepting therefrom approximately 37.57 acres of 
     land by deed dated June 17, 1947, and recorded at Liber 584, 
     Folio 591.
       Sec. 136. Flood Mitigation Near Pierre, South Dakota. (a) 
     In General.--
       (1) Land acquisition.--To provide full operational 
     capability to carry out the authorized purposes of the 
     Missouri River Main Stem dams that are part of the Pick-Sloan 
     Missouri River Basin Program authorized by section 9 of the 
     Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the construction of certain 
     public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and 
     other purposes'', approved December 22, 1944, the Secretary 
     may acquire from willing sellers such land and property in 
     the vicinity of Pierre, South Dakota, or floodproof or 
     relocate such property within the project area, as the 
     Secretary determines is adversely affected by the full 
     wintertime Oahe Powerplant releases.
       (2) Ownership and use.--Any land that is acquired under 
     this authority shall be kept in public ownership and will be 
     dedicated and maintained in perpetuity for a use that is 
     compatible with any remaining flood threat.
       (3) Report.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall not obligate funds to 
     implement this paragraph until the Secretary has completed a 
     report addressing the criteria for selecting which properties 
     are to be acquired, relocated or floodproofed, and a plan for 
     implementing such measures and has made a determination that 
     the measures are economically justified.
       (B) Deadline.--The report shall be completed not later than 
     180 days after funding is made available.
       (4) Coordination and cooperation.--The report and 
     implementation plan--
       (A) shall be coordinated with the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency; and
       (B) shall be prepared in consultation with other Federal 
     agencies, and State and local officials, and residents.
       (5) Considerations.--Such report should take into account 
     information from prior and ongoing studies.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $35,000,000.
       Sec. 137. Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand Forks, 
     Minnesota.--The following project for water resources 
     development and conservation and other purposes is authorized 
     to be carried out by the Secretary of the Army, acting 
     through the Chief of Engineers, substantially in accordance 
     with the plans, and subject to the conditions recommended in 
     a final report of the Chief of Engineers as approved by the 
     Secretary, if the report of the Chief is completed not later 
     than December 31, 1998: The project for flood damage 
     reduction and recreation, Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East 
     Grand Forks, Minnesota, at a total cost of $307,750,000, with 
     an estimated Federal cost of $154,360,000 and an estimated 
     non-Federal cost of $153,390,000.
       Sec. 138. Police Corps Act. (a) Training Period.--
       (1) In general.--Section 200108 of the Police Corps Act (42 
     U.S.C. 14097) is amended by striking subsection (b) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Training Sessions.--A participant in a State Police 
     Corps program shall attend up to 24 weeks, but no less than 
     16 weeks, of training at a training center. The Director may 
     approve training conducted in not more than 3 separate 
     sessions.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 200108(c) of the Police 
     Corps Act (42 U.S.C. 14097(c)) is amended by striking ``16 
     weeks of''.
       (b) Reauthorization.--Section 200112 of the Police Corps 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 14101) is amended by striking ``$20,000'' and 
     all that follows before the period and inserting 
     ``$50,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $70,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2000, $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and $90,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2002''.
       Sec. 139. Congressional Gold Medals and Commemorative 
     Coins. (a) Little Rock Nine.--
       (1) The Congress hereby finds the following:
       (A) Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba 
     Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma 
     Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and 
     Jefferson Thomas, hereafter in this section referred to as 
     the ``Little Rock Nine'', voluntarily subjected themselves to 
     the bitter stinging pains of racial bigotry.
       (B) The Little Rock Nine are civil rights pioneers whose 
     selfless acts considerably advanced the civil rights debate 
     in this country.
       (C) The Little Rock Nine risked their lives to integrate 
     Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and 
     subsequently the Nation.
       (D) The Little Rock Nine sacrificed their innocence to 
     protect the American principle that we are all ``one Nation, 
     under God, indivisible''.
       (E) The Little Rock Nine have indelibly left their mark on 
     the history of the Nation.
       (F) The Little Rock Nine have continued to work toward 
     equality for all Americans.
       (2)(A) The President is authorized to present, on behalf of 
     Congress, to Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba 
     Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma 
     Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and 
     Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred to as the ``Little Rock 
     Nine'', gold medals of appropriate design, in recognition of 
     the selfless heroism such individuals exhibited and the pain 
     they suffered in the cause of civil rights by integrating 
     Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
       (B) For purposes of the presentation referred to in 
     subsection (A) the Secretary of the Treasury shall strike a 
     gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions 
     to be determined by the Secretary for each recipient.
       (C) Effective October 1, 1998, there be authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
     subsection.
       (3)(A) The Secretary of the Treasury may strike and sell 
     duplicates in bronze of the gold medals struck pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(2)(B) under such regulations as the Secretary 
     may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost 
     thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
     and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.
       (B) The appropriation used to carry out this subsection 
     shall be reimbursed out of the proceeds of sales under 
     subsection (a)(3)(A).
       (4) The medals struck pursuant to this subsection are 
     national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, 
     United States Code.
       (b) Gerald R. and Betty Ford.--
       (1) The President is authorized to present, on behalf of 
     the Congress, to Gerald R. and Betty Ford a gold medal of 
     appropriated design--
       (A) in recognition of their dedicated public service and 
     outstanding humanitarian contributions to the people of the 
     United States; and
       (B) in commemoration of the following occasions in 1998:
       (i) The 85th anniversary of the birth of President Ford.
       (ii) The 80th anniversary of the birth of Mrs. Ford.
       (iii) The 50th wedding anniversary of President and Mrs. 
     Ford.
       (iv) The 50th anniversary of the 1st election of Gerald R. 
     Ford to the United States to the United States House of 
     Representatives.
       (v) The 25th anniversary of the approval of Gerald R. Ford 
     by the Congress to become Vice President of the United 
     States.
       (2) For purposes of the presentation referred to in 
     subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of the Treasury shall strike 
     a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions 
     to be determined by the Secretary.
       (3) There are authorized to be appropriated not to exceed 
     $20,000 to carry out this subsection.
       (4) The Secretary of the Treasury may strike and sell 
     duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(2) under such regulations as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, 
     including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and 
     overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.
       (5) The appropriation used to carry out this subsection 
     shall be reimbursed out of the proceeds of sales under 
     subsection (b)(4).
       (6) The medals struck pursuant to this subsection are 
     national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, 
     United States Code.
       (c) 6-Month Extension for Certain Sales.--Notwithstanding 
     section 101(7)(D) of the United States Commemorative Coin Act 
     of 1996, the Secretary of the Treasury may, at any time 
     before January 1, 1999, make bulk sales at a reasonable 
     discount to the Jackie Robinson Foundation of not less than 
     20 percent of any denomination of proof and uncirculated 
     coins minted under section 101(7) of such Act which remained 
     unissued as of July 1, 1998, except that the total number of 
     coins of any such denomination which were issued under such 
     section or this section may not exceed the amount of such 
     denomination of coins which were authorized to be minted and 
     issued under section 101(7)(A) of such Act.

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       Sec. 140. (a) Land Conveyance, San Joaquin County, 
     California.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (including the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)), the Attorney General 
     shall convey, by quit claim deed and by negotiated sale, to 
     the City of Tracy, California (in this section referred to as 
     the ``City''), the interest of the United States in a parcel 
     of real property consisting of approximately 200 acres 
     located in San Joaquin County, California, and currently 
     administered by the Federal Bureau of Prisons of the 
     Department of Justice. The Attorney General shall complete 
     the conveyance to the City not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (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 satisfactory 
     to the Attorney General. The cost of the survey shall be 
     borne by the City.
       (c) Purpose of Conveyance.--The purpose of the real 
     property conveyance under subsection (a) is to permit the 
     City to use approximately 150 acres of the conveyed property 
     as the location of a joint secondary and post secondary 
     educational facility and for other educational purposes and 
     to use approximately 50 acres of the conveyed property for 
     economic development. In the event that the City determines 
     that a joint secondary and post secondary educational 
     facility is unfeasible for the 150-acre portion of the 
     conveyed property, the City shall use up to 50 acres of that 
     portion for at least 30 years as the location for a secondary 
     school and for other educational purposes and use up to 100 
     acres of that portion as a public park and for other 
     recreational purposes.
       (d) Conditions on Use.--(1) The use of the real property 
     conveyed under subsection (a) for educational purposes, as 
     provided in subsection (c), shall be subject to the approval 
     of the Secretary of Education.
       (2) The use of the conveyed real property for economic 
     development, as provided in subsection (c), shall be subject 
     to the approval of the Attorney General.
       (3) If a portion of the conveyed real property is used as a 
     public park or for other recreational purposes, as provided 
     in subsection (c), the use of such portion shall be subject 
     to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior.
       (e) Reversionary Interests.--(1) If the Secretary of 
     Education determines at any time that the portion of the real 
     property conveyed under subsection (a) that is to be used for 
     educational purposes is not being used for such purposes, all 
     right, title, and interest in and to that portion of the 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States.
       (2) If the Attorney General determines at any time that the 
     portion of the real property conveyed under subsection (a) 
     that is to be used for economic development is not being used 
     for such purposes, all right, title, and interest in and to 
     that portion of the property, including any improvements 
     thereon, shall revert to the United States.
       (3) If a portion of the real property conveyed under 
     subsection (a) is used as a public park or for other 
     recreational purposes, as provided in subsection (c), and the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines that such portion is no 
     longer being used for such purposes, all right, title, and 
     interest in and to that portion of the property, including 
     any improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Attorney General 
     may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the 
     Attorney General considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.
       Sec. 141. (a) Short Title. This section may be cited as the 
     ``Lorton Technical Corrections Act of 1998''.
       (b) Transfer of Land to General Services Administration. 
     Section 11201 of the National Capital Revitalization and 
     Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 
     D.C. Code 24-1201) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating the second subsection (g) and 
     subsection (h) as subsections (h) and (i);
       (2) in subsection (g)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``Notwithstanding'';
       (B) by striking ``Except as provided in paragraph (2)'' and 
     all that follows through ``Department of the Interior.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) Contingent on the General Services Administration 
     (GSA) receiving the necessary appropriations to carry out the 
     requirements of this paragraph and subsection (g), and 
     notwithstanding the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.), not later than 
     60 days after the date of the enactment of the Lorton 
     Technical Corrections Act of 1998, any property on which the 
     Lorton Correctional Complex is located shall be transferred 
     to the GSA.
       ``(C) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of the Lorton Technical Corrections Act of 1998, Fairfax 
     County shall submit a reuse plan that complies with all 
     requisite approvals to the Administrator of General Services, 
     that aims to maximize use of the land for open space, park 
     land, or recreation, while delineating permissible or 
     required uses, potential development densities, and any time 
     limits on such development factors of the property on which 
     the Lorton Correctional Complex is located.
       ``(D) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Lorton Technical Corrections Act of 1998, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall notify GSA of any 
     property it requests to be transferred to the Department of 
     the Interior for the purpose of a land exchange by the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service within the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia or such other purposes consistent with the reuse 
     plan developed by Fairfax County as the Secretary may 
     request. The Administrator of General Services shall approve 
     the Secretary's request to the extent that the request is 
     consistent with the reuse plan developed by Fairfax County 
     and does not result in a significant reduction in the 
     marketability or value of any remaining property. The 
     Administrator of General Services shall coordinate with the 
     Secretary of the Interior to resolve any conflicts presented 
     by the Department of the Interior's request and shall 
     transfer the property to the Department of the Interior at no 
     cost.
       ``(E) Any property not transferred to the Department of the 
     Interior under subparagraph (D) shall be disposed of 
     according to paragraphs (2) and (4).'';
       (3) in subsection (g)(2)(A)(ii) by striking ``Department of 
     Parks and Recreation'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Park Authority'';
       (4) in subsection (g) by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraphs:
       ``(4) Conditions on transfer of lorton property east of ox 
     road (state route 123).--
       ``(A) In general.--With respect to property east of Ox Road 
     (State Route 123) on which the Lorton Correctional Complex is 
     located, the Administrator of General Services shall--
       ``(i) cooperate with the District of Columbia Corrections 
     Trustee to determine property necessary for the Trustee to 
     maintain the security of the Lorton Correctional Complex 
     until its closure;
       ``(ii) prepare a report of title, complete a property 
     description, provide protection and maintenance, conduct an 
     environmental assessment of the property to determine the 
     extent of contamination, complete National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) and National 
     Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) processes 
     for closure and disposal of the property, and provide an 
     estimate of the cost for remediation and contingent on 
     receiving the necessary appropriations complete the 
     remediation in compliance with applicable Federal and State 
     environmental laws;
       ``(iii) develop a disposition strategy incorporating the 
     Fairfax County reuse plan and the Department of the 
     Interior's land transfer request, and resolve conflicts 
     between the plan and the transfer request, or between the 
     reuse plan, the transfer request and the results of the 
     environmental studies;
       ``(iv) negotiate with any entity that has a lease, 
     agreement, memorandum of understanding, right-of-way, or 
     easement with the District of Columbia to occupy or utilize 
     any parcels of such property on the date of the enactment of 
     this title, to perfect or extend such lease, agreement, 
     memorandum of understanding, right-of-way, or easement;
       ``(v) transfer any property identified for use for open 
     space, park land, or recreation in the Fairfax County reuse 
     plan to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, the 
     Fairfax County Park Authority, or another public entity, 
     subject to the condition that the recipient use the conveyed 
     property only for open space, park land, or recreation and 
     that the transfer be at fair market value considering the 
     highest and best use of the property to be open space, park 
     land, and recreation;
       ``(vi) not later than 60 days after the property is 
     transferred to the General Services Administration, transfer 
     at fair market value the six-acre parcel east of Shirley 
     Highway on Interstate 95 to Amtrak, subject to such terms and 
     conditions as the Administrator determines to be in the best 
     interest of the United States;
       ``(vii) dispose of any parcels not reserved by the 
     Department of the Interior and not otherwise addressed under 
     this subparagraph at fair market value, subject to such terms 
     and conditions as the Administrator determines to be in the 
     best interest of the United States;
       ``(viii) deposit any proceeds from the sale of property on 
     which the Lorton Correctional Complex is located into a 
     special fund established in the treasury for purposes of 
     covering real property utilization and disposal related 
     expenses, including environmental compliance and remediation 
     for the Lorton Correctional Complex until all property has 
     been conveyed; and
       ``(ix) deposit any remaining funds in the Policy and 
     Operations appropriation account of the General Services 
     Administration to be used for real property utilization and 
     disposal activities until expended.
       ``(B) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     receipt of the Fairfax County reuse plan and the Department 
     of the Interior property transfer request by the 
     Administrator of General Services, the Administrator shall 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations and Government 
     Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Governmental Affairs of the 
     Senate on plans to comply with the terms of this paragraph 
     and any estimated costs associated with such compliance.
       ``(C) Authorization.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as are necessary from the general 
     funds of the Treasury, to remain available until expended, to 
     the Policy and Operations appropriation account of the 
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     tion for the real property utilization and disposal 
     activities in carrying out the provisions of this title.
       ``(5) Jurisdiction.--Any property disposed of according to 
     paragraphs (2) and (4) shall be under the jurisdiction of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia. Any development of such property 
     and any property transferred to the Department of the 
     Interior for exchange purposes shall comply with any 
     applicable planning and zoning requirements of Fairfax County 
     and the Fairfax County reuse plan.''.
       Sec. 142. Olympic and Amateur Sports. (a) Short Title.--
     This section may be cited as the ``Olympic and Amateur Sports 
     Act Amendments of 1998''.
       (b) Amendment of Title 36, United States Code; Title of 
     Chapter.--
       (1) Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
     this section an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 
     an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 
     the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of title 36, United States Code.
       (2) Section 220501 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Definitions'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``Title and Definitions'';
       (B) by inserting after the heading the following:
       ``(a) Title.--This chapter may be cited as the `Ted Stevens 
     Olympic and Amateur Sports Act'.''; and
       (C) by inserting ``(b) Definitions.--'' immediately before 
     ``For the purposes of''.
       (c) Definitions.--Section 220501 is amended by--
       (1) inserting ``or paralympic sports organization'' after 
     ``national governing body'' in paragraph (1);
       (2) redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
       (3) inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
       ``(7) `paralympic sports organization' means an amateur 
     sports organization which is recognized by the corporation 
     under section 220521 of this title.''.
       (d) Purposes.--Section 220503 is amended by--
       (1) striking ``Olympic Games'' each place it appears in 
     paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting ``Olympic Games, the 
     Paralympic Games,''; and
       (2) striking paragraph (13) and inserting the following:
       ``(13) to encourage and provide assistance to amateur 
     athletic programs and competition for amateur athletes with 
     disabilities, including, where feasible, the expansion of 
     opportunities for meaningful participation by such amateur 
     athletes in programs of athletic competition for able-bodied 
     amateur athletes; and''.
       (e) Membership.--Section 220504(b) is amended by--
       (1) striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) amateur sports organizations recognized as national 
     governing bodies and paralympic sports organizations in 
     accordance with section 220521 of this title, including 
     through provisions which establish and maintain a National 
     Governing Bodies' Council composed of representatives of the 
     national governing bodies and any paralympic sports 
     organizations and selected by their boards of directors or 
     such other governing boards to ensure effective communication 
     between the corporation and such national governing bodies 
     and paralympic sports organizations;
       ``(2) amateur athletes who are actively engaged in amateur 
     athletic competition or who have represented the United 
     States in international amateur athletic competition within 
     the preceding 10 years, including through provisions which--
       ``(A) establish and maintain an Athletes' Advisory Council 
     composed of, and elected by, such amateur athletes to ensure 
     communication between the corporation and such amateur 
     athletes; and
       ``(B) ensure that the membership and voting power held by 
     such amateur athletes is not less than 20 percent of the 
     membership and voting power held in the board of directors of 
     the corporation and in the committees and entities of the 
     corporation;''; and
       (2) inserting a comma and ``the Paralympic Games,'' after 
     ``Olympic Games'' in paragraph (3).
       (f) Powers.--
       (1) General corporate powers.--Section 220505(b)(9) is 
     amended by striking ``sued; and'' and inserting ``sued, 
     except that any civil action brought in a State court against 
     the corporation and solely relating to the corporation's 
     responsibilities under this Act shall be removed, at the 
     request of the corporation, to the district court of the 
     United States in the district in which the action was 
     brought, and such district court shall have original 
     jurisdiction over the action without regard to the amount in 
     controversy or citizenship of the parties involved, and 
     except that neither this paragraph nor any other provision of 
     this chapter shall create a private right of action under 
     this chapter; and''.
       (2) Powers related to amateur athletics and the olympic 
     games.--Section 220505(c) is amended by--
       (A) striking ``Organization;'' in paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``Organization and as its national Paralympic 
     committee in relations with the International Paralympic 
     Committee;'';
       (B) striking ``Games and of'' in paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``Games, the Paralympic Games, and'';
       (C) striking ``Games;'' in paragraph (4) and inserting 
     ``Games, or as paralympic sports organizations for any sport 
     that is included on the program of the Paralympic Games;''; 
     and
       (D) striking ``Games,'' in paragraph (5) and inserting 
     ``Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, world 
     championship competition,''.
       (g) Use of Olympic, Paralympic, and Pan-American Symbols.--
     Section 220506 is amended by--
       (1) striking ``rings;'' in subsection (a)(2) and inserting 
     ``rings, the symbol of the International Paralympic 
     Committee, consisting of 3 TaiGeuks, or the symbol of the 
     Pan-American Sports Organization, consisting of a torch 
     surrounded by concentric rings;'';
       (2) inserting `` `Paralympic', `Paralympiad', `Pan-
     American', `America Espirito Sport Fraternite','' before ``or 
     any combination'' in subsection (a)(4);
       (3) inserting a comma and ``International Paralympic 
     Committee, the Pan-American Sports Organization,'' after 
     ``International Olympic Committee'' in subsection (b);
       (4) inserting ``the Paralympic team,'' before ``the Pan-
     American team'' in subsection (b);
       (5) inserting a comma and ``Paralympic, or Pan-American 
     Games'' after ``any Olympic'' in subsection (c)(3);
       (6) inserting a comma and ``the International Paralympic 
     Committee, the Pan-American Sports Organization,'' after 
     ``International Olympic Committee'' in subsection (c)(4);
       (7) inserting ``AND GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE'' after ``PRE-
     EXISTING'' in subsection (d); and
       (8) adding at the end of subsection (d) the following:
       ``(3) Use of the word `Olympic' to identify a business or 
     goods or services is permitted by this section where--
       ``(A) such use is not combined with any of the intellectual 
     properties referenced in subsections (a) or (c) of this 
     section;
       ``(B) it is evident from the circumstances that such use of 
     the word `Olympic' refers to the naturally occurring 
     mountains or geographical region of the same name that were 
     named prior to February 6, 1998, and not to the corporation 
     or any Olympic activity; and
       ``(C) such business, goods, or services are operated, sold, 
     and marketed in the State of Washington west of the Cascade 
     Mountain range and operations, sales, and marketing outside 
     of this area are not substantial.''.
       (h) Resolution of Disputes.--Section 220509 is amended by--
       (1) inserting ``(a) General.--'' before ``The 
     corporation'';
       (2) inserting ``the Paralympic Games,'' before ``the Pan-
     American Games'';
       (3) inserting after ``the corporation.'' the following: 
     ``In any lawsuit relating to the resolution of a dispute 
     involving the opportunity of an amateur athlete to 
     participate in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, or 
     the Pan-American Games, a court shall not grant injunctive 
     relief against the corporation within 21 days before the 
     beginning of such games if the corporation, after 
     consultation with the chair of the Athletes' Advisory 
     Council, has provided a sworn statement in writing executed 
     by an officer of the corporation to such court that its 
     constitution and bylaws cannot provide for the resolution of 
     such dispute prior to the beginning of such games.''; and
       (4) adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(b) Ombudsman.--
       ``(1) The corporation shall hire and provide salary, 
     benefits, and administrative expenses for an ombudsman for 
     athletes, who shall--
       ``(A) provide independent advice to athletes at no cost 
     about the applicable provisions of this chapter and the 
     constitution and bylaws of the corporation, national 
     governing bodies, a paralympic sports organizations, 
     international sports federations, the International Olympic 
     Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and the 
     Pan-American Sports Organization, and with respect to the 
     resolution of any dispute involving the opportunity of an 
     amateur athlete to participate in the Olympic Games, the 
     Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, world championship 
     competition or other protected competition as defined in the 
     constitution and bylaws of the corporation;
       ``(B) assist in mediating any such disputes; and
       ``(C) report to the Athletes' Advisory Council on a regular 
     basis.
       ``(2)(A) The procedure for hiring the ombudsman for 
     athletes shall be as follows:
       ``(i) The Athletes' Advisory Council shall provide the 
     corporation's executive director with the name of one 
     qualified person to serve as ombudsman for athletes.
       ``(ii) The corporation's executive director shall 
     immediately transmit the name of such person to the 
     corporation's executive committee.
       ``(iii) The corporation's executive committee shall hire or 
     not hire such person after fully considering the advice and 
     counsel of the Athletes' Advisory Council.

     ``If there is a vacancy in the position of the ombudsman for 
     athletes, the nomination and hiring procedure set forth in 
     this paragraph shall be followed in a timely manner.
       ``(B) The corporation may terminate the employment of an 
     individual serving as ombudsman for athletes only if--
       ``(i) the termination is carried out in accordance with the 
     applicable policies and procedures of the corporation;
       ``(ii) the termination is initially recommended to the 
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     committee by either the corporation's executive director or 
     by the Athletes' Advisory Council; and
       ``(iii) the corporation's executive committee fully 
     considers the advice and counsel of the Athletes' Advisory 
     Council prior to deciding whether or not to terminate the 
     employment of such individual.''.
       (i) Agent for Service of Process.--The text of section 
     220510 is amended to read as follows: ``As a condition to the 
     exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, 
     the corporation shall have a designated agent in the State of 
     Colorado to receive service of process for the corporation. 
     Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business 
     address of the agent, is notice to or service on the 
     corporation.''.
       (j) Report.--
       (1) Section 220511(a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Submission to President and Congress.--The 
     corporation shall, on or before the first day of June, 2001, 
     and every fourth year thereafter, transmit simultaneously to 
     the President and to each House of Congress a detailed report 
     of its operations for the preceding 4 years, including--
       ``(1) a complete statement of its receipts and 
     expenditures;
       ``(2) a comprehensive description of the activities and 
     accomplishments of the corporation during such 4-year period;
       ``(3) data concerning the participation of women, disabled 
     individuals, and racial and ethnic minorities in the amateur 
     athletic activities and administration of the corporation and 
     national governing bodies; and
       ``(4) a description of the steps taken to encourage the 
     participation of women, disabled individuals, and racial 
     minorities in amateur athletic activities.''.
       (2) The chapter analysis for chapter 2205 is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 220511 and inserting 
     the following:

``220511. Report.''.
       (k) Complete Teams.--
       (1) General.--Subchapter I of chapter 2205 is amended by 
     adding at the end thereof the following:

     ``Sec.  220512. COMPLETE TEAMS

       ``In obtaining representation for the United States in each 
     competition and event of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, 
     and Pan-American Games, the corporation, either directly or 
     by delegation to the appropriate national governing body or 
     paralympic sports organization, may select, but is not 
     obligated to select (even if not selecting will result in an 
     incomplete team for an event), athletes who have not met the 
     eligibility standard of the national governing body and the 
     Corporation, when the number of athletes who have met the 
     eligibility standards of such entities is insufficient to 
     fill the roster for an event.''.
       (2) The chapter analysis for chapter 2205 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 220511 the 
     following:

``220512. Complete teams.''.
       (l) Recognition of Amateur Sports Organizations.--Section 
     220521 is amended by--
       (1) striking the first sentence of subsection (a) and 
     inserting the following: ``For any sport which is included on 
     the program of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, or 
     the Pan-American Games, the corporation is authorized to 
     recognize as a national governing body (in the case of a 
     sport on the program of the Olympic Games or Pan-American 
     Games) or as a paralympic sports organization (in the case of 
     a sport on the program of the Paralympic Games for which a 
     national governing body has not been designated under section 
     220522(b)) an amateur sports organization which files an 
     application and is eligible for such recognition in 
     accordance with the provisions of subsections (a) or (b) of 
     section 220522.'';
       (2) striking ``approved.'' in subsection (a) and inserting 
     ``approved, except as provided in section 220522(b) with 
     respect to a paralympic sports organization.'';
       (3) striking ``hold a public hearing'' in subsection (b) 
     and inserting ``hold at least 2 public hearings'';
       (4) striking ``hearing.'' each place it appears in 
     subsection (b) and inserting ``hearings.''; and
       (5) adding at the end of subsection (b) the following: 
     ``The corporation shall send written notice, which shall 
     include a copy of the application, at least 30 days prior to 
     the date of any such public hearing to all amateur sports 
     organizations known to the corporation in that sport.''.
       (m) Eligibility Requirements.--Section 220522 is amended 
     by--
       (1) inserting ``(a) General.--'' before ``An amateur'';
       (2) striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) agrees to submit to binding arbitration in any 
     controversy involving--
       ``(A) its recognition as a national governing body, as 
     provided for in section 220529 of this title, upon demand of 
     the corporation; and
       ``(B) the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, 
     trainer, manager, administrator or official to participate in 
     amateur athletic competition, upon demand of the corporation 
     or any aggrieved amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, 
     administrator or official, conducted in accordance with the 
     Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association, as 
     modified and provided for in the corporation's constitution 
     and bylaws, except that if the Athletes' Advisory Council and 
     National Governing Bodies' Council do not concur on any 
     modifications to such Rules, and if the corporation's 
     executive committee is not able to facilitate such 
     concurrence, the Commercial Rules of Arbitration shall apply 
     unless at least two-thirds of the corporation's board of 
     directors approves modifications to such Rules;'';
       (3) striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
       ``(10) demonstrates, based on guidelines approved by the 
     corporation, the Athletes' Advisory Council, and the National 
     Governing Bodies' Council, that its board of directors and 
     other such governing boards have established criteria and 
     election procedures for and maintain among their voting 
     members individuals who are actively engaged in amateur 
     athletic competition in the sport for which recognition is 
     sought or who have represented the United States in 
     international amateur athletic competition within the 
     preceding 10 years, that any exceptions to such guidelines by 
     such organization have been approved by the corporation, and 
     that the voting power held by such individuals is not less 
     than 20 percent of the voting power held in its board of 
     directors and other such governing boards;'';
       (4) inserting ``or to participation in the Olympic Games, 
     the Paralympic Games, or the Pan-American Games'' after 
     ``amateur status'' in paragraph (14); and
       (5) adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(b) Recognition of Paralympic Sports Organizations.--For 
     any sport which is included on the program of the Paralympic 
     Games, the corporation is authorized to designate, where 
     feasible and when such designation would serve the best 
     interest of the sport, and with the approval of the affected 
     national governing body, a national governing body recognized 
     under subsection (a) to govern such sport. Where such 
     designation is not feasible or would not serve the best 
     interest of the sport, the corporation is authorized to 
     recognize another amateur sports organization as a paralympic 
     sports organization to govern such sport, except that, 
     notwithstanding the other requirements of this chapter, any 
     such paralympic sports organization--
       ``(1) shall comply only with those requirements, perform 
     those duties, and have those powers that the corporation, in 
     its sole discretion, determines are appropriate to meet the 
     objects and purposes of this chapter; and
       ``(2) may, with the approval of the corporation, govern 
     more than one sport included on the program of the Paralympic 
     Games.''.
       (n) Authority of National Governing Bodies.--Section 220523 
     is amended by--
       (1) striking ``Games and'' in paragraph (6) and inserting 
     ``Games, the Paralympic Games, and''; and
       (2) striking ``Games and'' in paragraph (7) and inserting 
     ``Games, the Paralympic Games, and''.
       (o) Duties of National Governing Bodies.--Section 220524 is 
     amended by--
       (1) redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs 
     (5) through (9); and
       (2) inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) disseminate and distribute to amateur athletes, 
     coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, and officials in 
     a timely manner the applicable rules and any changes to such 
     rules of the national governing body, the corporation, the 
     appropriate international sports federation, the 
     International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic 
     Committee, and the Pan-American Sports Organization;''.
       (p) Replacement of National Governing Body.--Section 220528 
     is amended by--
       (1) striking ``Olympic Games or both'' in subsection 
     (c)(1)(A) and inserting ``Olympic Games or the Paralympic 
     Games, or in both'';
       (2) striking ``registered'' in subsection (c)(2) and 
     inserting ``certified'';
       (3) striking ``body.'' in subsection (c)(2) and inserting 
     ``body and with any other organization that has filed an 
     application.'';
       (4) inserting ``open to the public'' in subsection (d) 
     after ``formal hearing'' in the first sentence;
       (5) inserting after the second sentence in subsection (d) 
     the following: ``The corporation also shall send written 
     notice, including a copy of the application, at least 30 days 
     prior to the date of the hearing to all amateur sports 
     organizations known to the corporation in that sport.''; and
       (6) striking ``title.'' in subsection (f)(4) and inserting 
     ``title and notify such national governing body of such 
     probation and of the actions needed to comply with such 
     requirements.''.
       (q) Special Report to Congress.--Five years from the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the United States Olympic 
     Committee shall submit a special report to the Congress on 
     the effectiveness of the provisions of chapter 2205 of title 
     36, United States Code, as amended by this Act, together with 
     any additional proposed changes to that chapter the United 
     States Olympic Committee determines are appropriate.
       Sec. 143. Section 8106(a) of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (titles I through VIII of the matter 
     under section 101(b) of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-
     111; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), is amended by striking 
     ``$3,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000''.
       Sec. 144. Section 8120 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, is amended by striking out ``owned, 
     or partially owned by'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``if 
     the Secretary of Defense determines that'', and is further 
     amended by inserting before the period ``owns more than a 
     fifty per centum interest in the company''.
       Sec. 145. Modification of Land Conveyance Authority, Armed 
     Forces Retirement Home. (a) Postponement of Sale.--Subsection 
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     fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-
     201), as amended by section 1043 of the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, is 
     further amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Notwithstanding''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The sale under paragraph (1) may not occur before 
     April 30, 1999.''.
       (b) Deposit of Proceeds of Sale.--Subsection (b) of such 
     section 1053, as so amended, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(3) The payment received under paragraph (2) shall be 
     deposited in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund in 
     accordance with section 1519(a)(2) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (104 Stat. 1730; 24 
     U.S.C. 419(a)(2)).''.
       Sec. 146. Certification of Exports of Missile Equipment or 
     Technology to China. (a) Certification.--Section 1512 of the 
     Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1999 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The'' and inserting ``(a) 
     Certification.--The''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Exception.--The certification requirement contained 
     in subsection (a) shall not apply to the export of inertial 
     reference units and components in manned civilian aircraft or 
     supplied as spare or replacement parts for such aircraft.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the later of--
       (1) the enactment of this Act; or
       (2) the enactment of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.
       Sec. 147. The Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with 
     the Commandant of the Marine Corps, shall assess the 
     requirement for Marine Corps warfighting and attrition 
     reserve F/A-18 aircraft and monitor the viability of the 
     existing F/A-18 production line to meet these requirements: 
     Provided, That, pursuant to section 8005 of the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 1999, the Secretary of the Navy 
     may transfer funds sufficient to ensure that the F/A-18 
     production capability remains available to meet Marine Corps 
     F/A-18 warfighting and attrition reserve aircraft 
     requirements through additional aircraft production.
       Sec. 148. Section 8135 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1992 (Public Law 102-172; 105 Stat. 1212; 
     37 U.S.C. 301b note), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``or as a supplemental payment if the 
     officer's final military pay account is already settled''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``applies'' after ``subsection (a)'';
       (B) by striking ``January 17, 1991'' and inserting ``August 
     2, 1990'';
       (C) by inserting ``(regardless of the date of the 
     commencement of combatant activities in such zone as 
     specified in that Executive Order)'' after ``as a combat 
     zone''; and
       (D) by striking ``section 302b'' and inserting ``section 
     301b''.
       Sec. 149. (a) Chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States 
     Code, as in effect on September 30, 1998, is hereby reenacted 
     for the period beginning on October 1, 1998, and ending on 
     April 1, 1999.
       (b) All cases commenced or pending under chapter 12 of 
     title 11, United States Code, as reenacted under subsection 
     (a), and all matters and proceedings in or relating to such 
     cases, shall be conducted and determined under such chapter 
     as if such chapter were continued in effect after April 1, 
     1999. The substantive rights of parties in connection with 
     such cases, matters, and proceedings shall continue to be 
     governed under the law applicable to such cases, matters, and 
     proceedings as if such chapter were continued in effect after 
     April 1, 1999.
       (c) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 150.

       (a) Extension of Agreement for State of Mississippi.--The 
     Secretary of the Interior shall offer to reinstate the 
     Memorandum of Agreement between the Mississippi Department of 
     Wildlife Conservation and the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service concerning the framework closing dates for the 1979-
     1980 through 1981-1982 duck hunting seasons, executed in 
     November 1979, for the 1998-1999 duck hunting season in the 
     State of Mississippi, except that--
       (1) the duck hunting season shall end on January 31, 1999; 
     and
       (2) the total number of days for the duck hunting season in 
     the State of Mississippi shall not exceed 51 days.
       (b) Extension of Agreement to Other States.--At the request 
     of any other State represented on the Lower-Region 
     Regulations Committee of the Mississippi Flyway Council, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall extend the agreement 
     described in subsection (a) to that State for the 1998-1999 
     duck hunting season if the State agrees to reduce the total 
     number of days of the duck hunting season in the State to the 
     extent necessary to result in no net increase in the duck 
     harvest in the State for that season.

     SEC. 151. FEDERAL VACANCIES AND APPOINTMENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998''.
       (b) In General.--Chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking sections 3345 through 3349 and 
     inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 3345. Acting officer

       ``(a) If an officer of an Executive agency (including the 
     Executive Office of the President, and other than the General 
     Accounting Office) whose appointment to office is required to 
     be made by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
     of the Senate, dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to 
     perform the functions and duties of the office--
       ``(1) the first assistant to the office of such officer 
     shall perform the functions and duties of the office 
     temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time 
     limitations of section 3346;
       ``(2) notwithstanding paragraph (1), the President (and 
     only the President) may direct a person who serves in an 
     office for which appointment is required to be made by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
     to perform the functions and duties of the vacant office 
     temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time 
     limitations of section 3346; or
       ``(3) notwithstanding paragraph (1), the President (and 
     only the President) may direct an officer or employee of such 
     Executive agency to perform the functions and duties of the 
     vacant office temporarily in an acting capacity, subject to 
     the time limitations of section 3346, if--
       ``(A) during the 365-day period preceding the date of 
     death, resignation, or beginning of inability to serve of the 
     applicable officer, the officer or employee served in a 
     position in such agency for not less than 90 days; and
       ``(B) the rate of pay for the position described under 
     subparagraph (A) is equal to or greater than the minimum rate 
     of pay payable for a position at GS-15 of the General 
     Schedule.
       ``(b)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), a person may 
     not serve as an acting officer for an office under this 
     section, if--
       ``(A) during the 365-day period preceding the date of the 
     death, resignation, or beginning of inability to serve, such 
     person--
       ``(i) did not serve in the position of first assistant to 
     the office of such officer; or
       ``(ii) served in the position of first assistant to the 
     office of such officer for less than 90 days; and
       ``(B) the President submits a nomination of such person to 
     the Senate for appointment to such office.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any person if--
       ``(A) such person is serving as the first assistant to the 
     office of an officer described under subsection (a);
       ``(B) the office of such first assistant is an office for 
     which appointment is required to be made by the President, by 
     and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and
       ``(C) the Senate has approved the appointment of such 
     person to such office.
       ``(c)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), the President 
     (and only the President) may direct an officer who is 
     nominated by the President for reappointment for an 
     additional term to the same office in an Executive department 
     without a break in service, to continue to serve in that 
     office subject to the time limitations in section 3346, until 
     such time as the Senate has acted to confirm or reject the 
     nomination, notwithstanding adjournment sine die.
       ``(2) For purposes of this section and sections 3346, 3347, 
     3348, 3349, 3349a, and 3349d, the expiration of a term of 
     office is an inability to perform the functions and duties of 
     such office.

     ``Sec. 3346. Time limitation

       ``(a) Except in the case of a vacancy caused by sickness, 
     the person serving as an acting officer as described under 
     section 3345 may serve in the office--
       ``(1) for no longer than 210 days beginning on the date the 
     vacancy occurs; or
       ``(2) subject to subsection (b), once a first or second 
     nomination for the office is submitted to the Senate, from 
     the date of such nomination for the period that the 
     nomination is pending in the Senate.
       ``(b)(1) If the first nomination for the office is rejected 
     by the Senate, withdrawn, or returned to the President by the 
     Senate, the person may continue to serve as the acting 
     officer for no more than 210 days after the date of such 
     rejection, withdrawal, or return.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if a second nomination 
     for the office is submitted to the Senate after the 
     rejection, withdrawal, or return of the first nomination, the 
     person serving as the acting officer may continue to serve--
       ``(A) until the second nomination is confirmed; or
       ``(B) for no more than 210 days after the second nomination 
     is rejected, withdrawn, or returned.
       ``(c) If a vacancy occurs during an adjournment of the 
     Congress sine die, the 210-day period under subsection (a) 
     shall begin on the date that the Senate first reconvenes.

     ``Sec. 3347. Exclusivity

       ``(a) Sections 3345 and 3346 are the exclusive means for 
     temporarily authorizing an acting official to perform the 
     functions and duties of any office of an Executive agency 
     (including the Executive Office of the President, and other 
     than the General Accounting Office) for which appointment is 
     required to be made by the President, by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate, unless--
       ``(1) a statutory provision expressly--
       ``(A) authorizes the President, a court, or the head of an 
     Executive department, to designate an officer or employee to 
     perform the functions and duties of a specified office 
     temporarily in an acting capacity; or
       ``(B) designates an officer or employee to perform the 
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     fied office temporarily in an acting capacity; or
       ``(2) the President makes an appointment to fill a vacancy 
     in such office during the recess of the Senate pursuant to 
     clause 3 of section 2 of article II of the United States 
     Constitution.
       ``(b) Any statutory provision providing general authority 
     to the head of an Executive agency (including the Executive 
     Office of the President, and other than the General 
     Accounting Office) to delegate duties statutorily vested in 
     that agency head to, or to reassign duties among, officers or 
     employees of such Executive agency, is not a statutory 
     provision to which subsection (a)(2) applies.

     ``Sec. 3348. Vacant office

       ``(a) In this section--
       ``(1) the term `action' includes any agency action as 
     defined under section 551(13); and
       ``(2) the term `function or duty' means any function or 
     duty of the applicable office that--
       ``(A)(i) is established by statute; and
       ``(ii) is required by statute to be performed by the 
     applicable officer (and only that officer); or
       ``(B)(i)(I) is established by regulation; and
       ``(II) is required by such regulation to be performed by 
     the applicable officer (and only that officer); and
       ``(ii) includes a function or duty to which clause (i) (I) 
     and (II) applies, and the applicable regulation is in effect 
     at any time during the 180-day period preceding the date on 
     which the vacancy occurs.
       ``(b) Unless an officer or employee is performing the 
     functions and duties in accordance with sections 3345, 3346, 
     and 3347, if an officer of an Executive agency (including the 
     Executive Office of the President, and other than the General 
     Accounting Office) whose appointment to office is required to 
     be made by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
     of the Senate, dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to 
     perform the functions and duties of the office--
       ``(1) the office shall remain vacant; and
       ``(2) in the case of an office other than the office of the 
     head of an Executive agency (including the Executive Office 
     of the President, and other than the General Accounting 
     Office), only the head of such Executive agency may perform 
     any function or duty of such office.
       ``(c) If the last day of any 210-day period under section 
     3346 is a day on which the Senate is not in session, the 
     second day the Senate is next in session and receiving 
     nominations shall be deemed to be the last day of such 
     period.
       ``(d)(1) An action taken by any person who is not acting 
     under section 3345, 3346, or 3347, or as provided by 
     subsection (b), in the performance of any function or duty of 
     a vacant office to which this section and sections 3346, 
     3347, 3349, 3349a, 3349b, and 3349c apply shall have no force 
     or effect.
       ``(2) An action that has no force or effect under paragraph 
     (1) may not be ratified.
       ``(e) This section shall not apply to--
       ``(1) the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations 
     Board;
       ``(2) the General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations 
     Authority;
       ``(3) any Inspector General appointed by the President, by 
     and with the advice and consent of the Senate;
       ``(4) any Chief Financial Officer appointed by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; 
     or
       ``(5) an office of an Executive agency (including the 
     Executive Office of the President, and other than the General 
     Accounting Office) if a statutory provision expressly 
     prohibits the head of the Executive agency from performing 
     the functions and duties of such office.

     ``Sec. 3349. Reporting of vacancies

       ``(a) The head of each Executive agency (including the 
     Executive Office of the President, and other than the General 
     Accounting Office) shall submit to the Comptroller General of 
     the United States and to each House of Congress--
       ``(1) notification of a vacancy in an office to which this 
     section and sections 3345, 3346, 3347, 3348, 3349a, 3349b, 
     3349c, and 3349d apply and the date such vacancy occurred 
     immediately upon the occurrence of the vacancy;
       ``(2) the name of any person serving in an acting capacity 
     and the date such service began immediately upon the 
     designation;
       ``(3) the name of any person nominated to the Senate to 
     fill the vacancy and the date such nomination is submitted 
     immediately upon the submission of the nomination; and
       ``(4) the date of a rejection, withdrawal, or return of any 
     nomination immediately upon such rejection, withdrawal, or 
     return.
       ``(b) If the Comptroller General of the United States makes 
     a determination that an officer is serving longer than the 
     210-day period including the applicable exceptions to such 
     period under section 3346 or section 3349a, the Comptroller 
     General shall report such determination immediately to--
       ``(1) the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
       ``(2) the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of 
     the House of Representatives;
       ``(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
     House of Reqresentatives;
       ``(4) the appropriate committees of jurisdiction of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives;
       ``(5) the President; and
       ``(6) the Office of Personnel Management.

     ``Sec. 3349a. Presidential inaugural transitions

       ``(a) In this section, the term `transitional inauguration 
     day' means the date on which any person swears or affirms the 
     oath of office as President, if such person is not the 
     President on the date preceding the date of swearing or 
     affirming such oath of office.
       ``(b) With respect to any vacancy that exists during the 
     60-day period beginning on a transitional inauguration day, 
     the 210-day period under section 3346 or 3348 shall be deemed 
     to begin on the later of the date occurring--
       ``(1) 90 days after such transitional inauguration day; or
       ``(2) 90 days after the date on which the vacancy occurs.

     ``Sec. 3349b. Holdover provisions

       ``Sections 3345 through 3349a shall not be construed to 
     affect any statute that authorizes a person to continue to 
     serve in any office--
       ``(1) after the expiration of the term for which such 
     person is appointed; and
       ``(2) until a successor is appointed or a specified period 
     of time has expired.

     ``Sec. 3349c. Exclusion of certain officers

       ``Sections 3345 through 3349b shall not apply to--
       ``(1) any member who is appointed by the President, by and 
     with the advice and consent of the Senate to any board, 
     commission, or similar entity that--
       ``(A) is composed of multiple members; and
       ``(B) governs an independent establishment or Government 
     corporation;
       ``(2) any commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission;
       ``(3) any member of the Surface Transportation Board; or
       ``(4) any judge appointed by the President, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate, to a court constituted 
     under article I of the United States Constitution.

     ``Sec. 3349d. Notification of intent to nominate during 
       certain recesses or adjournments

       ``(a) The submission to the Senate, during a recess or 
     adjournment of the Senate in excess of 15 days, of a written 
     notification by the President of the President's intention to 
     submit a nomination after the recess or adjournment shall be 
     considered a nomination for purposes of sections 3345 through 
     3349c if such notification contains the name of the proposed 
     nominee and the office for which the person is nominated.
       ``(b) If the President does not submit a nomination of the 
     person named under subsection (a) within 2 days after the end 
     of such recess or adjournment, effective after such second 
     day the notification considered a nomination under subsection 
     (a) shall be treated as a withdrawn nomination for purposes 
     of sections 3345 through 3349c.''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--
       (1) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter 
     33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
     matter relating to subchapter III and inserting the 
     following:

         ``SUBCHAPTER III--DETAILS, VACANCIES, AND APPOINTMENTS

       ``3341. Details; within Executive or military departments.
       ``[3342. Repealed.]
       ``3343. Details; to international organizations.
       ``3344. Details; administrative law judges.
       ``3345. Acting officer.
       ``3346. Time limitation.
       ``3347. Exclusivity.
       ``3348. Vacant office.
       ``3349. Reporting of vacancies.
       ``3349a. Presidential inaugural transitions.
       ``3349b. Holdover provisions relating to certain 
           independent establishments.
       ``3349c. Exclusion of certain officers.
       ``3349d. Notification of intent to nominate during certain 
           recesses or adjournments.''.
       (2) Subchapter heading.--The subchapter heading for 
     subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended to read as follows:

       ``SUBCHAPTER III--DETAILS, VACANCIES, AND APPOINTMENTS''.

       (d) Effective Date and Application.--
       (1) Effective date.--Subject to paragraph (2), this section 
     and the amendments made by this section shall take effect 30 
     days after the date of enactment of this section.
       (2) Application.--
       (A) In general.--This section shall apply to any office 
     that becomes vacant after the effective date of this section.
       (B) Immediate application of time limitation.--
     Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), for any office vacant on 
     the effective date of this section, the time limitations 
     under section 3346 of title 5, United States Code (as amended 
     by this section) shall apply to such office. Such time 
     limitations shall apply as though such office first became 
     vacant on the effective date of this section.
       (C) Certain nominations.--If the President submits to the 
     Senate the nomination of any person after the effective date 
     of this section for an office for which such person had been 
     nominated before such date, the next nomination of such 
     person after such date shall be considered a first nomination 
     of such person to that office for purposes of sections 3345 
     through 3349 and section 3349d of title 5, United States Code 
     (as amended by this section).
                          TITLE II--FISHERIES

                    Subtitle I--Fishery Endorsements

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``American Fisheries Act''.

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     SEC. 202. STANDARD FOR FISHERY ENDORSEMENTS.

       (a) Standard.--Section 12102(c) of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows--
       ``(c)(1) A vessel owned by a corporation, partnership, 
     association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, 
     limited liability partnership, or any other entity is not 
     eligible for a fishery endorsement under section 12108 of 
     this title unless at least 75 per centum of the interest in 
     such entity, at each tier of ownership of such entity and in 
     the aggregate, is owned and controlled by citizens of the 
     United States.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall apply section 2(c) of the 
     Shipping Act, 1916 (46 App. U.S.C. 802(c)) in determining 
     under this subsection whether at least 75 per centum of the 
     interest in a corporation, partnership, association, trust, 
     joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability 
     partnership, or any other entity is owned and controlled by 
     citizens of the United States. For the purposes of this 
     subsection and of applying the restrictions on controlling 
     interest in section 2(c) of such Act, the terms `control' or 
     `controlled'--
       ``(A) shall include--
       ``(i) the right to direct the business of the entity which 
     owns the vessel;
       ``(ii) the right to limit the actions of or replace the 
     chief executive officer, a majority of the board of 
     directors, any general partner, or any person serving in a 
     management capacity of the entity which owns the vessel; or
       ``(iii) the right to direct the transfer, operation or 
     manning of a vessel with a fishery endorsement; and
       ``(B) shall not include the right to simply participate in 
     the activities under subparagraph (A), or the use by a 
     mortgagee under paragraph (4) of loan covenants approved by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(3) A fishery endorsement for a vessel that is chartered 
     or leased to an individual who is not a citizen of the United 
     States or to an entity that is not eligible to own a vessel 
     with a fishery endorsement and used as a fishing vessel shall 
     be invalid immediately upon such use.
       ``(4)(A) An individual or entity that is otherwise eligible 
     to own a vessel with a fishery endorsement shall be 
     ineligible by reason of an instrument or evidence of 
     indebtedness, secured by a mortgage of the vessel to a 
     trustee eligible to own a vessel with a fishery endorsement 
     that is issued, assigned, transferred or held in trust for a 
     person not eligible to own a vessel with a fishery 
     endorsement, unless the Secretary determines that the 
     issuance, assignment, transfer, or trust arrangement does not 
     result in an impermissible transfer of control of the vessel 
     and that the trustee--
       ``(i) is organized as a corporation, and is doing business, 
     under the laws of the United States or of a State;
       ``(ii) is authorized under those laws to exercise corporate 
     trust powers;
       ``(iii) is subject to supervision or examination by an 
     official of the United States Government or a State;
       ``(iv) has a combined capital and surplus (as stated in its 
     most recent published report of condition) of at least 
     $3,000,000; and
       ``(v) meets any other requirements prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) A vessel with a fishery endorsement may be operated 
     by a trusuee only with the approval of the Secretary.
       ``(C) A right under a mortgage of a vessel with a fishery 
     endorsement may be issued, assigned, or transferred to a 
     person not eligible to be a mortgagee of that vessel under 
     section 31322(a)(4) of this title only with the approval of 
     the Secretary.
       ``(D) The issuance, assignment, or transfer of an 
     instrument or evidence of indebtedness contrary to this 
     paragraph is voidable by the Secretary.
       ``(5) The requirements of this subsection shall not apply 
     to a vessel when it is engaged in fisheries in the exclusive 
     economic zone under the authority of the Western Pacific 
     Fishery Management Council established under section 
     302(a)(1)(H) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(H)) or to a purse seine 
     vessel when it is engaged in tuna fishing in the Pacific 
     Ocean outside the exclusive economic zone of the United 
     States or pursuant to the South Pacific Regional Fisheries 
     Treaty, provided that the owner of the vessel continues to 
     comply with the eligibility requirements for a fishery 
     endorsement under the federal law that was in effect on 
     October 1, 1998. A fishery endorsement issued by the 
     Secretary pursuant to this paragraph shall be valid for 
     engaging only in fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 
     under the authority of such Council, in such tuna fishing in 
     the Pacific Ocean, or pursuant to such Treaty.
       ``(6) A vessel greater than 165 feet in registered length, 
     of more than 750 gross registered tons, or that has an engine 
     or engines capable of producing a total of more than 3,000 
     shaft horsepower is not eligible for a fishery endorsement 
     under section 12108 of this title unless--
       ``(A)(i) a certificate of documentation was issued for the 
     vessel and endorsed with a fishery endorsement that was 
     effective on September 25, 1997;
       ``(ii) the vessel is not placed under foreign registry 
     after the date of the enactment of the American Fisheries 
     Act; and
       ``(iii) in the event of the invalidation of the fishery 
     endorsement after the date of the enactment of the American 
     Fisheries Act, application is made for a new fishery 
     endorsement within fifteen (15) business days of such 
     invalidation; or
       ``(B) the owner of such vessel demonstrates to the 
     Secretary that the regional fishery management council of 
     jurisdiction established under section 302(a)(1) of the 
     Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)) has recommended after the date of the 
     enactment of the American Fisheries Act, and the Secretary of 
     Commerce has approved, conservation and management measures 
     in accordance with such Act to allow such vessel to be used 
     in fisheries under such council's authority.''.
       (b) Preferred Mortgage.--Section 31322(a) of title 46, 
     United States Code is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3)(B) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and ``and''; and
       (3) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) with respect to a vessel with a fishery endorsement 
     that is 100 feet or greater in registered length, has as the 
     mortgagee--
       ``(A) a person eligible to own a vessel with a fishery 
     endorsement under section 12102(c) of this title;
       ``(B) a state or federally chartered financial institution 
     that satisfies the controlling interest criteria of section 
     2(b) of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. 802(b)); or
       ``(C) a person that complies with the provisions of section 
     12102(c)(4) of this title.''.

     SEC. 203. ENFORCEMENT OF STANDARD.

       (a) Effective Date.--The amendments made by section 202 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2001.
       (b) Regulations.--Final regulations to implement this 
     subtitle shall be published in the Federal Register by April 
     1, 2000. Letter rulings and other interim interpretations 
     about the effect of this subtitle and amendments made by this 
     subtitle on specific vessels may not be issued prior to the 
     publication of such final regulations. The regulations to 
     implement this subtitle shall prohibit impermissible 
     transfers of ownership or control, specify any transactions 
     which require prior approval of an implementing agency, 
     identify transactions which do not require prior agency 
     approval, and to the extent practicable, minimize disruptions 
     to the commercial fishing industry, to the traditional 
     financing arrangements of such industry, and to the 
     opportunity to form fishery cooperatives.
       (c) Vessels Measuring 100 Feet and Greater.--(1) The 
     Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall administer 
     section 12102(c) of title 46, United States Code, as amended 
     by this subtitle, with respect to vessels 100 feet or greater 
     in registered length. The owner of each such vessel shall 
     file a statement of citizenship setting forth all relevant 
     facts regarding vessel ownership and control with the 
     Administrator of the Maritime Administration on an annual 
     basis to demonstrate compliance with such section. 
     Regulations to implement this subsection shall conform to the 
     extent practicable with the regulations establishing the form 
     of citizenship affidavit set forth in part 355 of title 46, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on September 25, 
     1997, except that the form of the statement under this 
     paragraph shall be written in a manner to allow the owner of 
     each such vessel to satisfy any annual renewal requirements 
     for a certificate of documentation for such vessel and to 
     comply with this subsection and section 12102(c) of title 46, 
     United States Code, as amended by this Act, and shall not be 
     required to be notarized.
       (2) After October 1, 2001, transfers of ownership and 
     control of vessels subject to section 12102(c) of title 46, 
     United States Code, as amended by this Act, which are 100 
     feet or greater in registered length, shall be rigorously 
     scrutinized for violations of such section, with particular 
     attention given to leases, charters, mortgages, financing, 
     and similar arrangements, to the control of persons not 
     eligible to own a vessel with a fishery endorsement under 
     section 12102(c) of title 46, United States Code, as amended 
     by this Act, over the management, sales, financing, or other 
     operations of an entity, and to contracts involving the 
     purchase over extended periods of time of all, or 
     substantially all, of the living marine resources harvested 
     by a fishing vessel.
       (d) Vessels Measuring Less Than 100 Feet.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall establish such requirements as are 
     reasonable and necessary to demonstrate compliance with 
     section 12102(c) of title 46, United States Code, as amended 
     by this Act, with respect to vessels measuring less than 100 
     feet in registered length, and shall seek to minimize the 
     administrative burden on individuals who own and operate such 
     vessels.
       (e) Endorsements Revoked.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     shall revoke the fishery endorsement of any vessel subject to 
     section 12102(c) of title 46, United States Code, as amended 
     by this Act, whose owner does not comply with such section.
       (f) Penalty.--Section 12122 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) In addition to penalties under subsections (a) and 
     (b), the owner of a documented vessel for which a fishery 
     endorsement has been issued is liable to the United States 
     Government for a civil penalty of up to $100,000 for each day 
     in which such vessel has engaged in fishing (as such term is 
     defined in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)) within the 
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     nomic zone of the United States, if the owner or the 
     representative or agent of the owner knowingly falsified or 
     concealed a material fact, or knowingly made a false 
     statement or representation with respect to the eligibility 
     of the vessel under section 12102(c) of this title in 
     applying for or applying to renew such fishery 
     endorsement.''.
       (g) Certain Vessels.--The vessels EXCELLENCE (United States 
     official number 967502), GOLDEN ALASKA (United States 
     official number 651041), OCEAN PHOENIX (United States 
     official number 296779), NORTHERN TRAVELER (United States 
     official number 635986), and NORTHERN VOYAGER (United States 
     official number 637398) (or a replacement vessel for the 
     NORTHERN VOYAGER that complies with paragraphs (2), (5), and 
     (6) of section 208(g) of this Act) shall be exempt from 
     section 12102(c), as amended by this Act, until such time 
     after October 1, 2001 as more than 50 percent of the interest 
     owned and controlled in the vessel changes, provided that the 
     vessel maintains eligibility for a fishery endorsement under 
     the federal law that was in effect the day before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and unless, in the case of the 
     NORTHERN TRAVELER or the NORTHERN VOYAGER (or such 
     replacement), the vessel is used in any fishery under the 
     authority of a regional fishery management council other than 
     the New England Fishery Management Council or Mid-Atlantic 
     Fishery Management Council established, respectively, under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 302(a)(1) of the 
     Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(A) and (B)), or in the case of the 
     EXCELLENCE, GOLDEN ALASKA, or OCEAN PHOENIX, the vessel is 
     used to harvest any fish.

     SEC. 204. REPEAL OF OWNERSHIP SAVINGS CLAUSE.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 7(b) of the Commercial Fishing 
     Industry Vessel Anti-Reflagging Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-
     239; 46 U.S.C. 12102 note) is hereby repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect on 
     October 1, 2001.

                Subtitle II--Bering Sea Pollock Fishery

     SEC. 205. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this subtitle--
       (1) the term ``Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area'' has the same meaning as the meaning given for such 
     term in part 679.2 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, 
     as in effect on October 1, 1998;
       (2) the term ``catcher/processor'' means a vessel that is 
     used for harvesting fish and processing that fish;
       (3) the term ``catcher vessel'' means a vessel that is used 
     for harvesting fish and that does not process pollock 
     onboard;
       (4) the term ``directed pollock fishery'' means the fishery 
     for the directed fishing allowances allocated under 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 206(b);
       (5) the term ``harvest'' means to commercially engage in 
     the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish or any activity 
     that can reasonably be expected to result in the catching, 
     taking, or harvesting of fish;
       (6) the term ``inshore component'' means the following 
     categories that process groundfish harvested in the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area:
       (A) shoreside processors, including those eligible under 
     section 208(f); and
       (B) vessels less than 125 feet in length overall that 
     process less than 126 metric tons per week in round-weight 
     equivalents of an aggregate amount of pollock and Pacific 
     cod;
       (7) the term ``Magnuson-Stevens Act'' means the Magnuson-
     Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1801 et seq.);
       (8) the term ``mothership'' means a vessel that receives 
     and processes fish from other vessels in the exclusive 
     economic zone of the United States and is not used for, or 
     equipped to be used for, harvesting fish;
       (9) the term ``North Pacific Council'' means the North 
     Pacific Fishery Management Council established under section 
     302(a)(1)(G) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1852(a)(1)(G));
       (10) the term ``offshore component'' means all vessels not 
     included in the definition of ``inshore component'' that 
     process groundfish harvested in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area;
       (11) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
     Commerce; and
       (12) the term ``shoreside processor'' means any person or 
     vessel that receives unprocessed fish, except catcher/
     processors, motherships, buying stations, restaurants, or 
     persons receiving fish for personal consumption or bait.

     SEC. 206. ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) Pollock Community Development Quota.--Effective January 
     1, 1999, 10 percent of the total allowable catch of pollock 
     in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area shall 
     be allocated as a directed fishing allowance to the western 
     Alaska community development quota program established under 
     section 305(i) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1855(i)).
       (b) Inshore/Offshore.--Effective January 1, 1999, the 
     remainder of the pollock total allowable catch in the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, after the 
     subtraction of the allocation under subsection (a) and the 
     subtraction of allowances for the incidental catch of pollock 
     by vessels harvesting other groundfish species (including 
     under the western Alaska community development quota program) 
     shall be allocated as directed fishing allowances as 
     follows--
       (1) 50 percent to catcher vessels harvesting pollock for 
     processing by the inshore component;
       (2) 40 percent to catcher/processors and catcher vessels 
     harvesting pollock for processing by catcher/processors in 
     the offshore component; and
       (3) 10 percent to catcher vessels harvesting pollock for 
     processing by motherships in the offshore component.

     SEC. 207. BUYOUT.

       (a) Federal Loan.--Under the authority of sections 1111 and 
     1112 of title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 
     App. 1279f and 1279g) and notwithstanding the requirements of 
     section 312 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a), 
     the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of 
     appropriations for the cost of the direct loan, provide up to 
     $75,000,000 through a direct loan obligation for the payments 
     required under subsection (d).
       (b) Inshore Fee System.--Notwithstanding the requirements 
     of section 304(d) or 312 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1854(d) and 1861a), the Secretary shall establish a 
     fee for the repayment of such loan obligation which--
       (1) shall be six-tenths (0.6) of one cent for each pound 
     round-weight of all pollock harvested from the directed 
     fishing allowance under section 206(b)(1); and
       (2) shall begin with such pollock harvested on or after 
     January 1, 2000, and continue without interruption until such 
     loan obligation is fully repaid; and
       (3) shall be collected in accordance with section 
     312(d)(2)(C) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1861a(d)(2)(C)) and in accordance with such other conditions 
     as the Secretary establishes.
       (c) Federal Appropriation.--Under the authority of section 
     312(c)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1861a(c)(1)(B)), there are authorized to be appropriated 
     $20,000,000 for the payments required under subsection (d).
       (d) Payments.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations for the cost of the direct loan under 
     subsection (a) and funds under subsection (c), the Secretary 
     shall pay by not later than December 31, 1998--
       (1) up to $90,000,000 to the owner or owners of the 
     catcher/processors listed in paragraphs (1) through (9) of 
     section 209, in such manner as the owner or owners, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary, agree, except that--
       (A) the portion of such payment with respect to the 
     catcher/processor listed in paragraph (1) of section 209 
     shall be made only after the owner submits a written 
     certification acceptable to the Secretary that neither the 
     owner nor a purchaser from the owner intends to use such 
     catcher/processor outsiee of the exclusive economic zone of 
     the United States to harvest any stock of fish (as such term 
     is defined in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)) that occurs 
     within the exclusive economic zone of the United States; and
       (B) the portion of such payment with respect to the 
     catcher/processors listed in paragraphs (2) through (9) of 
     section 209 shall be made only after the owner or owners of 
     such catcher/processors submit a written certification 
     acceptable to the Secretary that such catcher/processors will 
     be scrapped by December 31, 2000 and will not, before that 
     date, be used to harvest or process any fish; and
       (2)(A) if a contract has been filed under section 210(a) by 
     the catcher/processors listed in section 208(e), $5,000,000 
     to the owner or owners of the catcher/processors listed in 
     paragraphs (10) through (14) of such section in such manner 
     as the owner or owners, with the concurrence of the 
     Secretary, agree; or
       (B) if such a contract has not been filed by such date, 
     $5,000,000 to the owners of the catcher vessels eligible 
     under section 208(b) and the catcher/processors eligible 
     under paragraphs (1) through (20) of section 208(e), divided 
     based on the amount of the harvest of pollock in the directed 
     pollock fishery by each such vessel in 1997 in such manner as 
     the Secretary deems appropriate,
     except that any such payments shall be reducee by any 
     obligation to the federal government that has not been 
     satisfied by such owner or owners of any such vessels.
       (e) Penalty.--If the catcher/processor under paragraph (1) 
     of section 209 is used outside of the exclusive economic zone 
     of the United States to harvest any stock of fish that occurs 
     within the exclusive economic zone of the United States while 
     the owner who received the payment under subsection (d)(1)(A) 
     has an ownership interest in such vessel, or if the catcher/
     processors listed in paragraphs (2) through (9) of section 
     209 are determined by the Secretary not to have been scrapped 
     by December 31, 2000 or to have been used in a manner 
     inconsistent with subsection (d)(1)(B), the Secretary may 
     suspend any or all of the federal permits which allow any 
     vessels owned in whole or in part by the owner or owners who 
     received payments under subsection (d)(1) to harvest or 
     process fish within the exclusive economic zone of the United 
     States until such time as the obligations of such owner or 
     owners under subsection (d)(1) have been fulfilled to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary.
       (f) Program Defined; Maturity.--For the purposes of section 
     1111 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1279f), 
     the fishing capacity reduction program in this subtitle shall 
     be within the meaning of the term ``program'' as defined and 
     used in such section. Notwithstanding section 1111(b)(4) of 
     such Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1279f(b)(4)), the debt obligation 
     under subsection (a) of this section may have a maturity not 
     to exceed 30 years.

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       (g) Fishery Capacity Reduction Regulations.--The Secretary 
     of Commerce shall by not later than October 15, 1998 publish 
     proposed regulations to implement subsections (b), (c), (d), 
     and (e) of section 312 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1861a) and sections 1111 and 1112 of title XI of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1279f and 1279g).

     SEC. 208. ELIGIBLE VESSELS AND PROCESSORS.

       (a) Catcher Vessels Onshore.--Effective January 1, 2000, 
     only catcher vessels which are--
       (1) determined by the Secretary--
       (A) to have delivered at least 250 metric tons of pollock; 
     or
       (B) to be less than 60 feet in length overall and to have 
     delivered at least 40 metric tons of pollock,
     for processing by the inshore component in the directed 
     pollock fishery in any one of the years 1996 or 1997, or 
     between January 1, 1998 and September 1, 1998;
       (2) eligible to harvest pollock in the directed pollock 
     fishery under the license limitation program recommended by 
     the North Pacific Council and approved by the Secretary; and
       (3) not listed in subsection (b),
     shall be eligible to harvest the directed fishing allowance 
     under section 206(b)(1) pursuant to a federal fishing permit.
       (b) Catcher Vessels to Catcher/Processors.--Effective 
     January 1, 1999, only the following catcher vessels shall be 
     eligible to harvest the directed fishing allowance under 
     section 206(b)(2) pursuant to a federal fishing permit:
       (1) AMERICAN CHALLENGER (United States official number 
     615085);
       (2) FORUM STAR (United States official number 925863);
       (3) MUIR MILACH (United States official number 611524);
       (4) NEAHKAHNIE (United States official number 599534);
       (5) OCEAN HARVESTER (United States official number 549892);
       (6) SEA STORM (United States official number 628959);
       (7) TRACY ANNE (United States official number 904859); and
       (8) any catcher vessel--
       (A) determined by the Secretary to have delivered at least 
     250 metric tons and at least 75 percent of the pollock it 
     harvested in the directed pollock fishery in 1997 to catcher/
     processors for processing by the offshore component; and
       (B) eligible to harvest pollock in the directed pollock 
     fishery under the license limitation program recommended by 
     the North Pacific Council and approved by the Secretary.
       (c) Catcher Vessels to Motherships.--Effective January 1, 
     2000, only the following catcher vessels shall be eligible to 
     harvest the directed fishing allowance under section 
     206(b)(3) pursuant to a federal fishing permit:
       (1) ALEUTIAN CHALLENGER (United States official number 
     603820);
       (2) ALYESKA (United States official number 560237);
       (3) AMBER DAWN (United States official number 529425);
       (4) AMERICAN BEAUTY (United States official number 613847);
       (5) CALIFORNIA HORIZON (United States official number 
     590758);
       (6) MAR-GUN (United States official number 525608);
       (7) MARGARET LYN (United States official number 615563);
       (8) MARK I (United States official number 509552);
       (9) MISTY DAWN (United States official number 926647);
       (10) NORDIC FURY (United States official number 542651);
       (11) OCEAN LEADER (United States official number 561518);
       (12) OCEANIC (United States official number 602279);
       (13) PACIFIC ALLIANCE (United States official number 
     612084);
       (14) PACIFIC CHALLENGER (United States official number 
     518937);
       (15) PACIFIC FURY (United States official number 561934);
       (16) PAPADO II (United States official number 536161);
       (17) TRAVELER (United States official number 929356);
       (18) VESTERAALEN (United States official number 611642);
       (19) WESTERN DAWN (United States official number 524423); 
     and
       (20) any vessel--
       (A) determined by the Secretary to have delivered at least 
     250 metric tons of pollock for processing by motherships in 
     the offshore component of the directed pollock fishery in any 
     one of the years 1996 or 1997, or between January 1, 1998 and 
     September 1, 1998;
       (B) eligible to harvest pollock in the directed pollock 
     fishery under the license limitation program recommended by 
     the North Pacific Council and approved by the Secretary; and
       (C) not listed in subsection (b).
       (d) Motherships.--Effective January 1, 2000, only the 
     following motherships shall be eligible to process the 
     directed fishing allowance under section 206(b)(3) pursuant 
     to a federal fishing permit:
       (1) EXCELLENCE (United States official number 967502);
       (2) GOLDEN ALASKA (United States official number 651041); 
     and
       (3) OCEAN PHOENIX (United States official number 296779).
       (e) Catcher/Processors.--Effective January 1, 1999, only 
     the following catcher/processors shall be eligible to harvest 
     the directed fishing allowance under section 206(b)(2) 
     pursuant to a federal fishing permit:
       (1) AMERICAN DYNASTY (United States official number 
     951307);
       (2) KATIE ANN (United States official number 518441);
       (3) AMERICAN TRIUMPH (United States official number 
     646737);
       (4) NORTHERN EAGLE (United States official number 506694);
       (5) NORTHERN HAWK (United States official number 643771);
       (6) NORTHERN JAEGER (United States official number 521069);
       (7) OCEAN ROVER (United States official number 552100);
       (8) ALASKA OCEAN (United States official number 637856);
       (9) ENDURANCE (United States official number 592206);
       (10) AMERICAN ENTERPRISE (United States official number 
     594803);
       (11) ISLAND ENTERPRISE (United States official number 
     610290);
       (12) KODIAK ENTERPRISE (United States official number 
     579450);
       (13) SEATTLE ENTERPRISE (United States official number 
     904767);
       (14) US ENTERPRISE (United States official number 921112);
       (15) ARCTIC STORM (United States official number 903511);
       (16) ARCTIC FJORD (United States official number 940866);
       (17) NORTHERN GLACIER (United States official number 
     663457);
       (18) PACIFIC GLACIER (United States official number 
     933627);
       (19) HIGHLAND LIGHT (United States official number 577044);
       (20) STARBOUND (United States official number 944658); and
       (21) any catcher/processor not listed in this subsection 
     and determined by the Secretary to have harvested more than 
     2,000 metric tons of the pollock in the 1997 directed pollock 
     fishery and determined to be eligible to harvest pollock in 
     the directed pollock fishery under the license limitation 
     program recommended by the North Pacific Council and approved 
     by the Secretary, except that catcher/processors eligible 
     under this paragraph shall be prohibited from harvesting in 
     the aggregate a total of more than one-half (0.5) of a 
     percent of the pollock apportioned for the directed pollock 
     fishery under section 206(b)(2).

     Notwithstanding section 213(a), failure to satisfy the 
     requirements of section 4(a) of the Commercial Fishing 
     Industry Vessel Anti-Reflagging Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-
     239; 46 U.S.C. 12108 note) shall not make a catcher/processor 
     listed under this subsection ineligible for a fishery 
     endorsement.
       (f) Shoreside Processors.--(1) Effective January 1, 2000 
     and except as provided in paragraph (2), the catcher vessels 
     eligible under subsection (a) may deliver pollock harvested 
     from the directed fishing allowance under section 206(b)(1) 
     only to--
       (A) shoreside processors (including vessels in a single 
     geographic location in Alaska State waters) determined by the 
     Secretary to have processed more than 2,000 metric tons 
     round-weight of pollock in the inshore component of the 
     directed pollock fishery during each of 1996 and 1997; and
       (B) shoreside processors determined by the Secretary to 
     have processed pollock in the inshore component of the 
     directed pollock fishery in 1996 or 1997, but to have 
     processed less than 2,000 metric tons round-weight of such 
     pollock in each year, except that effective January 1, 2000, 
     each such shoreside processor may not process more than 2,000 
     metric tons round-weight from such directed fishing allowance 
     in any year.
       (2) Upon recommendation by the North Pacific Council, the 
     Secretary may approve measures to allow catcher vessels 
     eligible under subsection (a) to deliver pollock harvested 
     from the directed fishing allowance under section 206(b)(1) 
     to shoreside processors not eligible under paragraph (1) if 
     the total allowable catch for pollock in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area increases by more than 10 
     percent above the total allowable catch in such fishery in 
     1997, or in the event of the actual total loss or 
     constructive total loss of a shoreside processor eligible 
     under paragraph (1)(A).
       (g) Replacement Vessels.--In the event of the actual total 
     loss or constructive total loss of a vessel eligible under 
     subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e), the owner of such 
     vessel may replace such vessel with a vessel which shall be 
     eligible in the same manner under that subsection as the 
     eligible vessel, provided that--
       (1) such loss was caused by an act of God, an act of war, a 
     collision, an act or omission of a party other than the owner 
     or agent of the vessel, or any other event not caused by the 
     willful misconduct of the owner or agent;
       (2) the replacement vessel was built in the United States 
     and if ever rebuilt, was rebuilt in the United States;
       (3) the fishery endorsement for the replacement vessel is 
     issued within 36 months of the end of the last year in which 
     the eligible vessel harvested or processed pollock in the 
     directed pollock fishery;
       (4) if the eligible vessel is greater than 165 feet in 
     registered length, of more than 750 gross registered tons, or 
     has engines capable of producing more than 3,000 shaft 
     horsepower, the replacement vessel is of the same or lesser 
     registered length, gross registered tons, and shaft 
     horsepower;
       (5) if the eligible vessel is less than 165 feet in 
     registered length, of fewer than 750 gross registered tons, 
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     producing less than 3,000 shaft horsepower, the replacement 
     vessel is less than each of such thresholds and does not 
     exceed by more than 10 percent the registered length, gross 
     registered tons or shaft horsepower of the eligible vessel; 
     and
       (6) the replacement vessel otherwise qualifies under 
     federal law for a fishery endorsement, including under 
     section 12102(c) of title 46, United States Code, as amended 
     by this Act.
       (h) Eligibility During Implementation.--In the event the 
     Secretary is unable to make a final determination about the 
     eligibility of a vessel under subsection (b)(8) or subsection 
     (e)(21) before January 1, 1999, or a vessel or shoreside 
     processor under subsection (a), subsection (c)(21), or 
     subsection (f) before January 1, 2000, such vessel or 
     shoreside processor, upon the filing of an application for 
     eligibility, shall be eligible to participate in the directed 
     pollock fishery pending final determination by the Secretary 
     with respect to such vessel or shoreside processor.
       (i) Eligibility Not a Right.--Eligibility under this 
     section shall not be construed--
       (1) to confer any right of compensation, monetary or 
     otherwise, to the owner of any catcher vessel, catcher/
     processor, mothership, or shoreside processor if such 
     eligibility is revoked or limited in any way, including 
     through the revocation or limitation of a fishery endorsement 
     or any federal permit or license;
       (2) to create any right, title, or interest in or to any 
     fish in any fishery; or
       (3) to waive any provision of law otherwise applicable to 
     such catcher vessel, catcher/processor, mothership, or 
     shoreside processor.

     SEC. 209. LIST OF INELIGIBLE VESSELS.

       Effective December 31, 1998, the following vessels shall be 
     permanently ineligible for fishery endorsements, and any 
     claims (including relating to catch history) associated with 
     such vessels that could qualify any owners of such vessels 
     for any present or future limited access system permit in any 
     fishery within the exclusive economic zone of the United 
     States (including a vessel moratorium permit or license 
     limitation program permit in fisheries under the authority of 
     the North Pacific Council) are hereby extinguished:
       (1) AMERICAN EMPRESS (United States official number 
     942347);
       (2) PACIFIC SCOUT (United States official number 934772);
       (3) PACIFIC EXPLORER (United States official number 
     942592);
       (4) PACIFIC NAVIGATOR (Uoited States official number 
     592204);
       (5) VICTORIA ANN (United States official number 592207);
       (6) ELIZABETH ANN (United States official number 534721);
       (7) CHRISTINA ANN (United States official number 653045);
       (8) REBECCA ANN (United States official number 592205); and
       (9) BROWNS POINT (United States official number 587440).

     SEC. 210. FISHERY COOPERATIVE LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Public Notice.--(1) Any contract implementing a fishery 
     cooperative under section 1 of the Act of June 25, 1934 (15 
     U.S.C. 521) in the directed pollock fishery and any material 
     modifications to any such contract shall be filed not less 
     than 30 days prior to the start of fishing under the contract 
     with the North Pacific Council and with the Secretary, 
     together with a copy of a letter from a party to the contract 
     requesting a business review letter on the fishery 
     cooperative from the Department of Justice and any response 
     to such request. Notwithstanding section 402 of the Magnuson-
     Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a) or any other provision of law, 
     but taking into account the interest of parties to any such 
     contract in protecting the confidentiality of proprietary 
     information, the North Pacific Council and Secretary shall--
       (A) make available to the public such information about the 
     contract, contract modifications, or fishery cooperative the 
     North Pacific Council and Secretary deem appropriate, which 
     at a minimum shall include a list of the parties to the 
     contract, a list of the vessels involved, and the amount of 
     pollock and other fish to be harvested by each party to such 
     contract; and
       (B) make available to the public in such manner as the 
     North Pacific Council and Secretary deem appropriate 
     information about the harvest by vessels under a fishery 
     cooperative of all species (including bycatch) in the 
     directed pollock fishery on a vessel-by-vessel basis.
       (b) Catcher Vessels Onshore.--
       (1) Catcher vessel cooperatives.--Effective January 1, 
     2000, upon the filing of a contract implementing a fishery 
     cooperative under subsection (a) which--
       (A) is signed by the owners of 80 percent or more of the 
     qualified catcher vessels that delivered pollock for 
     processing by a shoreside processor in the directed pollock 
     fishery in the year prior to the year in which the fishery 
     cooperative will be in effect; and
       (B) specifies, except as provided in paragraph (6), that 
     such catcher vessels will deliver pollock in the directed 
     pollock fishery only to such shoreside processor during the 
     year in which the fishery cooperative will be in effect and 
     that such shoreside processor has agreed to process such 
     pollock,

     the Secretary shall allow only such catcher vessels (and 
     catcher vessels whose owners voluntarily participate pursuant 
     to paragraph (2)) to harvest the aggregate percentage of the 
     directed fishing allowance under section 206(b)(1) in the 
     year in which the fishery cooperative will be in effect that 
     is equivalent to the aggregate total amount of pollock 
     harvested by such catcher vessels (and by such catcher 
     vessels whose owners voluntarily participate pursuant to 
     paragraph (2)) in the directed pollock fishery for processing 
     by the inshore component during 1995, 1996, and 1997 relative 
     to the aggregate total amount of pollock harvested in the 
     directed pollock fishery for processing by the inshore 
     component during such years and shall prevent such catcher 
     vessels (and catcher vessels whose owners voluntarily 
     participate pursuant to paragraph (2)) from harvesting in 
     aggregate in excess of such percentage of such directed 
     fishing allowance.
       (2) Voluntary participation.--Any contract implementing a 
     fishery cooperative under paragraph (1) must allow the owners 
     of other qualified catcher vessels to enter into such 
     contract after it is filed and before the calender year in 
     which fishing will begin under the same terms and conditions 
     as the owners of the qualified catcher vessels who entered 
     into such contract upon filing.
       (3) Qualified catcher vessel.--For the purposes of this 
     subsection, a catcher vessel shall be considered a 
     ``qualified catcher vessel'' if, during the year prior to the 
     year in which the fishery cooperative will be in effect, it 
     delivered more pollock to the shoreside processor to which it 
     will deliver pollock under the fishery cooperative in 
     paragraph (1) than to any other shoreside processor.
       (4) Consideration of certain vessels.--Any contract 
     implementing a fishery cooperative under paragraph (1) which 
     has been entered into by the owner of a qualified catcher 
     vessel eligible under section 208(a) that harvested pollock 
     for processing by catcher/processors or motherships in the 
     directed pollock fishery during 1995, 1996, and 1997 shall, 
     to the extent practicable, provide fair and equitable terms 
     and conditions for the owner of such qualified catcher 
     vessel.
       (5) Open access.--A catcher vessel eligible under section 
     208(a) the catch history of which has not been attributed to 
     a fishery cooperative under paragraph (1) may be used to 
     deliver pollock harvested by such vessel from the directed 
     fishing allowance under section 206(b)(1) (other than pollock 
     reserved under paragraph (1) for a fishery cooperative) to 
     any of the shoreside processors eligible under section 
     208(f). A catcher vessel eligible under section 208(a) the 
     catch history of which has been attributed to a fishery 
     cooperative under paragraph (1) during any calendar year may 
     not harvest any pollock apportioned under section 206(b)(1) 
     in such calendar year other than the pollock reserved under 
     paragraph (1) for such fishery cooperative.
       (6) Transfer of cooperative harvest.--A contract 
     implementing a fishery cooperative under paragraph (1) may, 
     notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection, 
     provide for up to 10 percent of the pollock harvested under 
     such cooperative to be processed by a shoreside processor 
     eligible under section 208(f) other than the shoreside 
     processor to which pollock will be delivered under paragraph 
     (1).
       (c) Catcher Vessels to Catcher/Processors.--Effective 
     January 1, 1999, not less than 8.5 percent of the directed 
     fishing allowance under section 206(b)(2) shall be available 
     for harvest only by the catcher vessels eligible under 
     section 208(b). The owners of such catcher vessels may 
     participate in a fishery cooperative with the owners of the 
     catcher/processors eligible under paragraphs (1) through (20) 
     of the section 208(e). The owners of such catcher vessels may 
     participate in a fishery cooperative that will be in effect 
     during 1999 only if the contract implementing such 
     cooperative establishes penalties to prevent such vessels 
     from exceeding in 1999 the traditional levels harvested by 
     such vessels in all other fisheries in the exclusive economic 
     zone of the United States.
       (d) Catcher Vessels to Motherships.--
       (1) Processing.--Effective January 1, 2000, the authority 
     in section 1 of the Act of June 25, 1934 (48 Stat. 1213 and 
     1214; 15 U.S.C. 521 et seq.) shall extend to processing by 
     motherships eligible under section 208(d) solely for the 
     purposes of forming or participating in a fishery cooperative 
     in the directed pollock fishery upon the filing of a contract 
     to implement a fishery cooperative under subsection (a) which 
     has been entered into by the owners of 80 percent or more of 
     the catcher vessels eligible under section 208(c) for the 
     duration of such contract, provided that such owners agree to 
     the terms of the fishery cooperative involving processing by 
     the motherships.
       (2) Voluntary participation.--Any contract implementing a 
     fishery cooperative described in paragraph (1) must allow the 
     owners of any other catcher vessels eligible under section 
     208(c) to enter such contract after it is filed and before 
     the calendar year in which fishing will begin under the same 
     terms and conditions as the owners of the catcher vessels who 
     entered into such contract upon filing.
       (e) Excessive Shares.--
       (1) Harvesting.--No particular individual, corporation, or 
     other entity may harvest, through a fishery cooperative or 
     otherwise, a total of more than 17.5 percent of the pollock 
     available to be harvested in the directed pollock fishery.
       (2) Processing.--Under the authority of section 301(a)(4) 
     of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1851(a)(4)), the North 
     Pacific Council is directed to recommend for approval by the 
     Secretary conservation and management measures to prevent any 
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     ticular individual or entity from processing an excessive 
     share of the pollock available to be harvested in the 
     directed pollock fishery. In the event the North Pacific 
     Council recommends and the Secretary approves an excessive 
     processing share that is lower than 17.5 percent, any 
     individual or entity that previously processed a percentage 
     greater than such share shall be allowed to continue to 
     process such percentage, except that their percentage may not 
     exceed 17.5 percent (excluding pollock processed by catcher/
     processors that was harvested in the directed pollock fishery 
     by catcher vessels eligible under 208(b)) and shall be 
     reduced if their percentage decreases, until their percentage 
     is below such share. In recommending the excessive processing 
     share, the North Pacific Council shall consider the need of 
     catcher vessels in the directed pollock fishery to have 
     competitive buyers for the pollock harvested by such vessels.
       (3) Review by maritime administration.--At the request of 
     the North Pacific Council or the Secretary, any individual or 
     entity believed by such Council or the Secretary to have 
     exceeded the percentage in either paragraph (1) or (2) shall 
     submit such information to the Administrator of the Maritime 
     Administration as the Administrator deems appropriate to 
     allow the Administrator to determine whether such individual 
     or entity has exceeded either such percentage. The 
     Administrator shall make a finding as soon as practicable 
     upon such request and shall submit such finding to the North 
     Pacific Council and the Secretary. For the purposes of this 
     subsection, any entity in which 10 percent or more of the 
     interest is owned or controlled by another individual or 
     entity shall be considered to be the same entity as the other 
     individual or entity.
       (f) Landing Tax Jurisdiction.--Any contract filed under 
     subsection (a) shall include a contract clause under which 
     the parties to the contract agree to make payments to the 
     State of Alaska for any pollock harvested in the directed 
     pollock fishery which is not landed in the State of Alaska, 
     in amounts which would otherwise accrue had the pollock been 
     landed in the State of Alaska subject to any landing taxes 
     established under Alaska law. Failure to include such a 
     contract clause or for such amounts to be paid shall result 
     in a revocation of the authority to form fishery cooperatives 
     under section 1 of the Act of June 25, 1934 (15 U.S.C. 521 et 
     seq.).
       (g) Penalties.--The violation of any of the requirements of 
     this section or section 211 shall be considered the 
     commission of an act prohibited by section 307 of the 
     Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1857). In addition to the 
     civil penalties and permit sanctions applicable to prohibited 
     acts under section 308 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1858), any 
     person who is found by the Secretary, after notice and an 
     opportunity for a hearing in accordance with section 554 of 
     title 5, United States Code, to have violated a requirement 
     of this section shall be subject to the forfeiture to the 
     Secretary of Commerce of any fish harvested or processed 
     during the commission of such act.

     SEC. 211. PROTECTIONS FOR OTHER FISHERIES; CONSERVATION 
                   MEASURES.

       (a) General.--The North Pacific Council shall recommend for 
     approval by the Secretary such conservation and management 
     measures as it determines necessary to protect other 
     fisheries under its jurisdiction and the participants in 
     those fisheries, including processors, from adverse impacts 
     caused by this Act or fishery cooperatives in the directed 
     pollock fishery.
       (b) Catcher/Processor Restrictions.--
       (1) General.--The restrictions in this subsection shall 
     take effect on January 1, 1999 and shall remain in effect 
     thereafter except that they may be superceded (with the 
     exception of paragraph (4)) by conservation and management 
     measures recommended after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act by the North Pacific Council and approved by the 
     Secretary in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
       (2) Bering sea fishing.--The catcher/processors eligible 
     under paragraphs (1) through (20) of section 208(e) are 
     hereby prohibited from, in the aggregate--
       (A) exceeding the percentage of the harvest available in 
     the offshore component of any Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     groundfish fishery (other than the pollock fishery) that is 
     equivalent to the total harvest by such catcher/processors 
     and the catcher/processors listed in section 209 in the 
     fishery in 1995, 1996, and 1997 relative to the total amount 
     available to be harvested by the offshore component in the 
     fishery in 1995, 1996, and 1997;
       (B) exceeding the percentage of the prohibited species 
     available in the offshore component of any Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands groundfish fishery (other than the pollock 
     fishery) that is equivalent to the total of the prohibited 
     species harvested by such catcher/processors and the catcher/
     processors listed in section 209 in the fishery in 1995, 
     1996, and 1997 relative to the total amount of prohibited 
     species available to be harvested by the offshore component 
     in the fishery in 1995, 1996, and 1997; and
       (C) fishing for Atka mackerel in the eastern area of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and from exceeding the 
     following percentages of the directed harvest available in 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Atka mackerel fishery--
       (i) 11.5 percent in the central area; and
       (ii) 20 percent in the western area.
       (3) Bering sea processing.--The catcher/processors eligible 
     under paragraphs (1) through (20) of section 208(e) are 
     hereby prohibited from--
       (A) processing any of the directed fishing allowances under 
     paragraphs (1) or (3) of section 206(b); and
       (B) processing any species of crab harvested in the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area.
       (4) Gulf of alaska.--The catcher/processors eligible under 
     paragraphs (1) through (20) of section 208(e) are hereby 
     prohibited from--
       (A) harvesting any fish in the Gulf of Alaska;
       (B) processing any groundfish harvested from the portion of 
     the exclusive economic zone off Alaska known as area 630 
     under the fishery management plan for Gulf of Alaska 
     groundfish; or
       (C) processing any pollock in the Gulf of Alaska (other 
     than as bycatch in non-pollock groundfish fisheries) or 
     processing, in the aggregate, a total of more than 10 percent 
     of the cod harvested from areas 610, 620, and 640 of the Gulf 
     of Alaska under the fishery management plan for Gulf of 
     Alaska groundfish.
       (5) Fisheries other than north pacific.--The catcher/
     processors eligible under paragraphs (1) through (20) of 
     section 208(e) and motherships eligible under section 208(d) 
     are hereby prohibited from harvesting fish in any fishery 
     under the authority of any regional fishery management 
     council established under section 302(a) of the Magnuson-
     Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)) other than the North Pacific 
     Council, except for the Pacific whiting fishery, and from 
     processing fish in any fishery under the authority of any 
     such regional fishery management council other than the North 
     Pacific Council, except in the Pacific whiting fishery, 
     unless the catcher/processor or mothership is authorized to 
     harvest or process fish under a fishery management plan 
     recommended by the regional fishery management council of 
     jurisdiction and approved by the Secretary.
       (6) Observers and scales.--The catcher/processors eligible 
     under paragraphs (1) through (20) of section 208(e) shall--
       (A) have two observers onboard at all times while 
     groundfish is being harvested, processed, or received from 
     another vessel in any fishery under the authority of the 
     North Pacific Council; and
       (B) weigh its catch on a scale onboard approved by the 
     National Marine Fisheries Service while harvesting groundfish 
     in fisheries under the authority of the North Pacific 
     Council.
     This paragraph shall take effect on January 1, 1999 for 
     catcher/processors eligible under paragraphs (1) through (20) 
     of section 208(e) that will harvest pollock allocated under 
     section 206(a) in 1999, and shall take effect on January 1, 
     2000 for all other catcher/processors eligible under such 
     paragraphs of section 208(e).
       (c) Catcher Vessel and Shoreside Processor Restrictions.--
       (1) Required council recommendations.--By not later than 
     July 1, 1999, the North Pacific Council shall recommend for 
     approval by the Secretary conservation and management 
     measures to--
       (A) prevent the catcher vessels eligible under subsections 
     (a), (b), and (c) of section 208 from exceeding in the 
     aggregate the traditional harvest levels of such vessels in 
     other fisheries under the authority of the North Pacific 
     Council as a result of fishery cooperatives in the directed 
     pollock fishery; and
       (B) protect processors not eligible to participate in the 
     directed pollock fishery from adverse effects as a result of 
     this Act or fishery cooperatives in the directed pollock 
     fishery.

     If the North Pacific Council does not recommend such 
     conservation and management measures by such date, or if the 
     Secretary determines that such conservation and management 
     measures recommended by the North Pacific Council are not 
     adequate to fulfill the purposes of this paragraph, the 
     Secretary may by regulation restrict or change the authority 
     in section 210(b) to the extent the Secretary deems 
     appropriate, including by preventing fishery cooperatives 
     from being formed pursuant to such section and by providing 
     greater flexibility with respect to the shoreside processor 
     or shoreside processors to which catcher vessels in a fishery 
     cooperative under section 210(b) may deliver pollock.
       (2) Bering sea crab and groundfish.--
       (A) Effective January 1, 2000, the owners of the 
     motherships eligible under section 208(d) and the shoreside 
     processors eligible under section 208(f) that receive pollock 
     from the directed pollock fishery under a fishery cooperative 
     are hereby prohibited from processing, in the aggregate for 
     each calendar year, more than the percentage of the total 
     catch of each species of crab in directed fisheries under the 
     jurisdiction of the North Pacific Council than facilities 
     operated by such owners processed of each such species in the 
     aggregate, on average, in 1995, 1996, 1997. For the purposes 
     of this subparagraph, the term ``facilities'' means any 
     processing plant, catcher/processor, mothership, floating 
     processor, or any other operation that processes fish. Any 
     entity in which 10 percent or more of the interest is owned 
     or controlled by another individual or entity shall be 
     considered to be the same entity as the other individual or 
     entity for the purposes of this subparagraph.
       (B) Under the authority of section 301(a)(4) of the 
     Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1851(a)(4)), the North 
     Pacific Council is directed to recommend for approval by the

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     Secretary conservation and management measures to prevent any 
     particular individual or entity from harvesting or processing 
     an excessive share of crab or of groundfish in fisheries in 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area.
       (C) The catcher vessels eligible under section 208(b) are 
     hereby prohibited from participating in a directed fishery 
     for any species of crab in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area unless the catcher vessel harvested 
     crab in the directed fishery for that species of crab in such 
     Area during 1997 and is eligible to harvest such crab in such 
     directed fishery under the license limitation program 
     recommended by the North Pacific Council and approved by the 
     Secretary. The North Pacific Council is directed to recommend 
     measures for approval by the Secretary to eliminate latent 
     licenses under such program, and nothing in this subparagraph 
     shall preclude the Council from recommending measures more 
     restrictive than under this paragraph.
       (3) Fisheries other than north pacific.--
       (A) By not later than July 1, 2000, the Pacific Fishery 
     Management Council established under section 302(a)(1)(F) of 
     the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(F)) shall 
     recommend for approval by the Secretary conservation and 
     management measures to protect fisheries under its 
     jurisdiction and the participants in those fisheries from 
     adverse impacts caused by this Act or by any fishery 
     cooperatives in the directed pollock fishery.
       (B) If the Pacific Council does not recommend such 
     conservation and management measures by such date, or if the 
     Secretary determines that such conservation and management 
     measures recommended by the Pacific Council are not adequate 
     to fulfill the purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary may 
     by regulation implement adequate measures including, but not 
     limited to, restrictions on vessels which harvest pollock 
     under a fishery cooperative which will prevent such vessels 
     from harvesting Pacific groundfish, and restrictions on the 
     number of processors eligible to process Pacific groundfish.
       (d) Bycatch Information.--Notwithstanding section 402 of 
     the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a), the North Pacific 
     Council may recommend and the Secretary may approve, under 
     such terms and conditions as the North Pacific Council and 
     Secretary deem appropriate, the public disclosure of any 
     information from the groundfish fisheries under the authority 
     of such Council that would be beneficial in the 
     implementation of section 301(a)(9) or section 303(a)(11) of 
     the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1851(a)(9) and 
     1853(a)(11)).
       (e) Community Development Loan Program.--Under the 
     authority of title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 1271 et seq.), and subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Secretary is authorized to provide direct 
     loan obligations to communities eligible to participate in 
     the western Alaska community development quota program 
     established under 304(i) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1855(i)) for the purposes of purchasing all or part of 
     an ownership interest in vessels and shoreside processors 
     eligible under subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of 
     section 208. Notwithstanding the eligibility criteria in 
     section 208(a) and section 208(c), the LISA MARIE (United 
     States official number 1038717) shall be eligible under such 
     sections in the same manner as other vessels eligible under 
     such sections.

     SEC. 212. RESTRICTION ON FEDERAL LOANS.

       Section 302(b) of the Fisheries Financing Act (46 U.S.C. 
     1274 note) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Until October 1, 2001''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) No loans may be provided or guaranteed by the Federal 
     Government for the construction or rebuilding of a vessel 
     intended for use as a fishing vessel (as defined in section 
     2101 of title 46, United States Code), if such vessel will be 
     greater than 165 feet in registered length, of more than 750 
     gross registered tons, or have an engine or engines capable 
     of producing a total of more than 3,000 shaft horsepower, 
     after such construction or rebuilding is completed. This 
     prohibition shall not apply to vessels to be used in the 
     menhaden fishery or in tuna purse seine fisheries outside the 
     exclusive economic zone of the United States or the area of 
     the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Treaty.''.

     SEC. 213. DURATION.

       (a) General.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, 
     the provisions of this title shall take effect upon the date 
     of the enactment of this Act. Sections 206, 208, and 210 
     shall remain in effect until December 31, 2004, and shall be 
     repealed on such date, except that the North Pacific Council 
     may recommend and the Secretary may approve conservation and 
     management measures as part of a fishery management plan 
     under the Magnuson-Stevens Act to give effect to the measures 
     in such sections thereafter.
       (b) Existing Authority.--Except for the measures required 
     by this subtitle, nothing in this subtitle shall be construed 
     to limit the authority of the North Pacific Council or the 
     Secretary under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
       (c) Changes to Fishery Cooperative Limitations and Pollock 
     CDQ Allocation.--The North Pacific Council may recommend and 
     the Secretary may approve conservation and management 
     measures in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Act--
       (1) that supersede the provisions of this title, except for 
     sections 206 and 208, for conservation purposes or to 
     mitigate adverse effects in fisheries or on owners of fewer 
     than three vessels in the directed pollock fishery caused by 
     this title or fishery cooperatives in the directed pollock 
     fishery, provided such measures take into account all factors 
     affecting the fisheries and are imposed fairly and equitably 
     to the extent practicable among and within the sectors in the 
     directed pollock fishery;
       (2) that supersede the allocation in section 206(a) for any 
     of the years 2002, 2003, and 2004, upon the finding by such 
     Council that the western Alaska community development quota 
     program for pollock has been adversely affected by the 
     amendments in this title; or
       (3) that supersede the criteria required in paragraph (1) 
     of section 210(b) to be used by the Secretary to set the 
     percentage allowed to be harvested by catcher vessels 
     pursuant to a fishery cooperative under such paragraph.
       (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than October 1, 2000, 
     the North Pacific Council shall submit a report to the 
     Secretary and to Congress on the implementation and effects 
     of this Act, including the effects on fishery conservation 
     and management, on bycatch levels, on fishing communities, on 
     business and employment practices of participants in any 
     fishery cooperatives, on the western Alaska community 
     development quota program, on any fisheries outside of the 
     authority of the North Pacific Council, and such other 
     matters as the North Pacific Council deems appropriate.
       (e) Report on Fillet Production.--Not later than June 1, 
     2000, the General Accounting Office shall submit a report to 
     the North Pacific Council, the Secretary, and the Congress on 
     the whether this Act has negatively affected the market for 
     fillets and fillet blocks, including through the reduction in 
     the supply of such fillets and fillet blocks. If the report 
     determines that such market has been negatively affected, the 
     North Pacific Council shall recommend measures for the 
     Secretary's approval to mitigate any negative effects.
       (f) Severability.--If any provision of this title, an 
     amendment made by this title, or the application of such 
     provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held 
     to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this title, the 
     amendments made by this title, and the application of the 
     provisions of such to any person or circumstance shall not be 
     affected thereby.
       (g) International Agreements.--In the event that any 
     provision of section 12102(c) or section 31322(a) of title 
     46, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is determined 
     to be inconsistent with an existing international agreement 
     relating to foreign investment to which the United States is 
     a party with respect to the owner or mortgagee on October 1, 
     2001 of a vessel with a fishery endorsement, such provision 
     shall not apply to that owner or mortgagee with respect to 
     such vessel to the extent of any such inconsistency. The 
     provisions of section 12102(c) and section 31322(a) of title 
     46, United States Code, as amended by this Act, shall apply 
     to all subsequent owners and mortgagees of such vessel, and 
     shall apply, notwithstanding the preceding sentence, to the 
     owner on October 1, 2001 of such vessel if any ownership 
     interest in that owner is transferred to or otherwise 
     acquired by a foreign individual or entity after such date.

                      TITLE III--DENALI COMMISSION

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Denali Commission Act of 
     1998''.

     SEC. 302. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this title are as follows:
       (1) To deliver the services of the Federal Government in 
     the most cost-effective manner practicable by reducing 
     administrative and overhead costs.
       (2) To provide job training and other economic development 
     services in rural communities particularly distressed 
     communities (many of which have a rate of unemployment that 
     exceeds 50 percent).
       (3) To promote rural development, provide power generation 
     and transmission facilities, modern communication systems, 
     water and sewer systems and other infrastructure needs.

     SEC. 303. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be 
     known as the Denali Commission (referred to in this title as 
     the ``Commission'').
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 7 
     members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce 
     (referred to in this title as the ``Secretary''), of whom--
       (A) one shall be the Governor of the State of Alaska, or an 
     individual selected from nominations submitted by the 
     Governor, who shall serve as the State Cochairperson;
       (B) one shall be the President of the University of Alaska, 
     or an individual selected from nominations submitted by the 
     President of the University of Alaska;
       (C) one shall be the President of the Alaska Municipal 
     League or an individual selected from nominations submitted 
     by the President of the Alaska Municipal League;
       (D) one shall be the President of the Alaska Federation or 
     Natives or an individual selected from nominations submitted 
     by the President of the Alaska Federation or Natives;
       (E) one shall be the Executive President of the Alaska 
     State AFL-CIO or an individual

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     selected from nominations submitted by the Executive 
     President;
       (F) one shall be the President of the Associated General 
     Contractors of Alaska or an individual selected from 
     nominations submitted by the President of the Associated 
     General Contractors of Alaska; and
       (G) one shall be the Federal Cochairperson, who shall be 
     selected in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 
     (2).
       (2) Federal cochairperson.--
       (A) In general.--The President pro temporare of the Senate 
     and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each 
     submit a list of nominations for the position of the Federal 
     Cochairperson under paragraph (1)(G), including pertinent 
     biographical information, to the Secretary.
       (B) Appointment.--The Secretary shall appoint the Federal 
     Cochairperson from among the list of nominations submitted 
     under subparagraph (A). The Federal Cochairperson shall serve 
     as an employee of the Department of Commerce, and may be 
     removed by the Secretary for cause.
       (C) Federal cochairperson vote.--The Federal Cochairperson 
     appointed under this paragraph shall break any tie in the 
     voting of the Commission.
       (4) Date.--The appointments of the members of the 
     Commission shall be made no later than January 1, 1999.
       (c) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be 
     appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the 
     Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled 
     in the same manner as the original appointment.
       (d) Meetings.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall meet at the call of 
     the Federal Cochairperson not less frequently than 2 times 
     each year, and may, as appropriate, conduct business by 
     telephone or other electronic means.
       (2) Notification.--Not later than 2 weeks before calling a 
     meeting under this subsection, the Federal Cochairperson 
     shall--
       (A) notify each member of the Commission of the time, date 
     and location of that meeting; and
       (B) provide each member of the Commission with a written 
     agenda for the meeting, including any proposals for 
     discussion and consideration, and any appropriate background 
     materials.
       (e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may 
     hold hearings.

     SEC. 304. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) Work Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Commission 
     shall develop a proposed work plan for Alaska that meets the 
     requirements of paragraph (2) and submit that plan to the 
     Federal Cochairperson for review in accordance with the 
     requirements of subsection (b).
       (2) Work plan.--In developing the work plan, the Commission 
     shall--
       (A) solicit project proposals from local governments and 
     other entities and organizations; and
       (B) provide for a comprehensive work plan for rural and 
     infrastructure development and necessary job training in the 
     area covered under the work plan.
       (3) Report.--Upon completion of a work plan under this 
     subsection, the Commission shall prepare, and submit to the 
     Secretary, the Federal Cochairperson, and the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, a report that outlines the 
     work plan and contains recommendations for funding 
     priorities.
       (b) Review by Federal Cochairperson.--
       (1) In general.--Upon receiving a work plan under this 
     section, the Secretary, acting through the Federal 
     Cochairperson, shall publish the work plan in the Federal 
     Register, with notice and an opportunity for public comment. 
     The period for public review and comment shall be the 30-day 
     period beginning on the date of publication of that notice.
       (2) Criteria for review.--In conducting a review under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary, acting through the Federal 
     Cochairperson, shall--
       (A) take into consideration the information, views, and 
     comments received from interested parties through the public 
     review and comment process specified in paragraph (1); and
       (B) consult with appropriate Federal officials in Alaska 
     including but not limited to Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
     Economic Development Administration, and Rural Development 
     Administration.
       (3) Approval.--Not later than 30 days after the end of the 
     period specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary acting 
     through the Federal Cochairperson, shall--
       (A) approve, disapprove, or partially approve the work plan 
     that is the subject of the review; and
       (B) issue to the Commission a notice of the approval, 
     disapproval, or partial approval that--
       (i) specifies the reasons for disapproving any portion of 
     the work plan; and
       (ii) if applicable, includes recommendations for revisions 
     to the work plan to make the plan subject to approval.
       (4) Review of disapproval or partial approval.--If the 
     Secretary, acting through the Federal Cochairperson, 
     disapproves or partially approves a work plan, the Federal 
     Cochairperson shall submit that work plan to the Commission 
     for review and revision.

     SEC. 305. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may 
     secure directly from any Federal department or agency such 
     information as it considers necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of this Act. Upon request of the Federal 
     Cochairperson of the Commission, the head of such department 
     or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission. 
     Agencies must provide the Commission with the requested 
     information in a timely manner. Agencies are not required to 
     provide the Commission any information that is exempt from 
     disclosure by the Freedom of Information Act. Agenices may, 
     upon request by the Commission, make services and personnel 
     available to the Commission to carry out the duties of the 
     Commission. To the maximum extent practicable, the Commission 
     shall contract for completion of necesssary work utilizing 
     local firms and labor to minimize costs.
       (b) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       (c) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of 
     gifts or donations of services or property.

     SEC. 306. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

       (a) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Commission 
     who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government 
     shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 
     of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of 
     the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for each day (including travel time) during the 
     time such member is engaged in the performance of the duties 
     of the Commission. All members of the Commission who are 
     officers or employees of the United States shall serve 
     without compensation that is in addition to that received for 
     their services as officers or employees of the United States.
       (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall 
     be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the Commission.
       (c) Staff.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal Cochairperson of the 
     Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and 
     regulations, appoint such personnel as may be necessary to 
     enable the Commission to perform its duties.
       (2) Compensation.--The Chairman of the Commission may fix 
     the compensation of personnel without regard to the 
     provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of 
     title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of 
     positions and General Schedule pay rates.
       (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government 
     employee may be detailed to the Commission without 
     reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption 
     or loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--
     The Federal Cochairperson of the Commission may procure 
     temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals which 
     do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of 
     basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5316 of such title.
       (f) Offices.--The principal office of the Commission shall 
     be located in Alaska, at a location that the Commission shall 
     select.

     SEC. 307. SPECIAL FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Rural Utilities.--In carrying out its functions under 
     this title, the Commission shall as appropriate, provide 
     assistance, seek to avoid duplicating services and 
     assistance, and complement the water and sewer wastewater 
     programs under section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926d) and section 303 of the 
     Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 1263a).
       (b) Bulk Fuels.--The Commission, in consultation with the 
     Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall develop a plan to 
     provide for the repair or replacement of bulk fuel storage 
     tanks in Alaska that are not in compliance with applicable--
       (1) Federal law, including the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 
     (104 Stat. 484); or
       (2) State law.

     SEC. 308. EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.

       The Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the 
     Commission.

     SEC. 309. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Commission to carry out the duties of the Commission 
     consistent with the purposes of this title and pursuant to 
     the work plan approved under section 4 under this Act, 
     $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may be 
     necessary for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003
       (b) Availability.--Any sums appropriated under the 
     authorization contained in this section shall remain 
     available until expended.

    TITLE IV--AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS AND WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT ACT

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; AMENDMENTS TO 
                   IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``American 
     Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998''.

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       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this title 
     is as follows:

Sec. 401. Short title; table of contents; amendments to Immigration and 
              Nationality Act.

         Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to H-1B Nonimmigrants

Sec. 411. Temporary increase in access to temporary skilled personnel 
              under H-1B program.
Sec. 412. Protection against displacement of United States workers in 
              case of H-1B-dependent employers.
Sec. 413. Changes in enforcement and penalties.
Sec. 414. Collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees for scholarships 
              for low-income math, engineering, and computer science 
              students and job training of United States workers.
Sec. 415. Computation of prevailing wage level.
Sec. 416. Improving count of H-1B and H-2B nonimmigrants.
Sec. 417. Report on older workers in the information technology field.
Sec. 418. Report on high technology labor market needs; reports on 
              economic impact of increase in H-1B nonimmigrants.

    Subtitle B--Special Immigrant Status for Certain NATO Civilian 
                               Employees

Sec. 421. Special immigrant status for certain NATO civilian employees.

                  Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provision

Sec. 431. Academic honoraria.
       (c) Amendments to Immigration and Nationality Act.--Except 
     as otherwise specifically provided in this title, whenever in 
     this title an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment 
     to a section or other provision, the reference shall be 
     considered to be made to that section or other provision of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).

         Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to H-1B Nonimmigrants

     SEC. 411. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN ACCESS TO TEMPORARY SKILLED 
                   PERSONNEL UNDER H-1B PROGRAM.

       (a) Temporary Increase in Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers.--
     Paragraph (1)(A) of section 214(g) (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), may not exceed--
       ``(i) 65,000 in each fiscal year before fiscal year 1999;
       ``(ii) 115,000 in fiscal year 1999;
       ``(iii) 115,000 in fiscal year 2000;
       ``(iv) 107,500 in fiscal year 2001; and
       ``(v) 65,000 in each succeeding fiscal year; or''.
       (b) Effective Dates.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies beginning with fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 412. PROTECTION AGAINST DISPLACEMENT OF UNITED STATES 
                   WORKERS IN CASE OF H-1B-DEPENDENT EMPLOYERS.

       (a) Protection Against Layoff and Requirement for Prior 
     Recruitment of United States Workers.--
       (1) Additional statements on application.--Section 
     212(n)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)) is amended by inserting after 
     subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E)(i) In the case of an application described in clause 
     (ii), the employer did not displace and will not displace a 
     United States worker (as defined in paragraph (4)) employed 
     by the employer within the period beginning 90 days before 
     and ending 90 days after the date of filing of any visa 
     petition supported by the application.
       ``(ii) An application described in this clause is an 
     application filed on or after the date final regulations are 
     first promulgated to carry out this subparagraph, and before 
     October 1, 2001, by an H-1B-dependent employer (as defined in 
     paragraph (3)) or by an employer that has been found, on or 
     after the date of the enactment of the American 
     Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998, under 
     paragraph (2)(C) or (5) to have committed a willful failure 
     or misrepresentation during the 5-year period preceding the 
     filing of the application. An application is not described in 
     this clause if the only H-1B nonimmigrants sought in the 
     application are exempt H-1B nonimmigrants.
       ``(F) In the case of an application described in 
     subparagraph (E)(ii), the employer will not place the 
     nonimmigrant with another employer (regardless of whether or 
     not such other employer is an H-1B-dependent employer) 
     where--
       ``(i) the nonimmigrant performs duties in whole or in part 
     at one or more worksites owned, operated, or controlled by 
     such other employer; and
       ``(ii) there are indicia of an employment relationship 
     between the nonimmigrant and such other employer;
     unless the employer has inquired of the other employer as to 
     whether, and has no knowledge that, within the period 
     beginning 90 days before and ending 90 days after the date of 
     the placement of the nonimmigrant with the other employer, 
     the other employer has displaced or intends to displace a 
     United States worker employed by the other employer.
       ``(G)(i) In the case of an application described in 
     subparagraph (E)(ii), subject to clause (ii), the employer, 
     prior to filing the application--
       ``(I) has taken good faith steps to recruit, in the United 
     States using procedures that meet industry-wide standards and 
     offering compensation that is at least as great as that 
     required to be offered to H-1B nonimmigrants under 
     subparagraph (A), United States workers for the job for which 
     the nonimmigrant or nonimmigrants is or are sought; and
       ``(II) has offered the job to any United States worker who 
     applies and is equally or better qualified for the job for 
     which the nonimmigrant or nonimmigrants is or are sought.
       ``(ii) The conditions described in clause (i) shall not 
     apply to an application filed with respect to the employment 
     of an H-1B nonimmigrant who is described in subparagraph (A), 
     (B), or (C) of section 203(b)(1).''.
       (2) Notice on application of potential liability of placing 
     employers.--Section 212(n)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``The application 
     form shall include a clear statement explaining the liability 
     under subparagraph (F) of a placing employer if the other 
     employer described in such subparagraph displaces a United 
     States worker as described in such subparagraph.''.
       (3) Construction.--Section 212(n)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)) 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Nothing in subparagraph (G) shall be construed to prohibit 
     an employer from using legitimate selection criteria relevant 
     to the job that are normal or customary to the type of job 
     involved, so long as such criteria are not applied in a 
     discriminatory manner.''.
       (b) H-1B-Dependent Employer and Other Definitions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 212(n) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3)(A) For purposes of this subsection, the term `H-1B-
     dependent employer' means an employer that--
       ``(i)(I) has 25 or fewer full-time equivalent employees who 
     are employed in the United States; and (II) employs more than 
     7 H-1B nonimmigrants;
       ``(ii)(I) has at least 26 but not more than 50 full-time 
     equivalent employees who are employed in the United States; 
     and (II) employs more than 12 H-1B nonimmigrants; or
       ``(iii)(I) has at least 51 full-time equivalent employees 
     who are employed in the United States; and (II) employs H-1B 
     nonimmigrants in a number that is equal to at least 15 
     percent of the number of such full-time equivalent employees.
       ``(B) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(i) the term `exempt H-1B nonimmigrant' means an H-1B 
     nonimmigrant who--
       ``(I) receives wages (including cash bonuses and similar 
     compensation) at an annual rate equal to at least $60,000; or
       ``(II) has attained a master's or higher degree (or its 
     equivalent) in a specialty related to the intended 
     employment; and
       ``(ii) the term `nonexempt H-1B nonimmigrant' means an H-1B 
     nonimmigrant who is not an exempt H-1B nonimmigrant.
       ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) in computing the number of full-time equivalent 
     employees and the number of H-1B nonimmigrants, exempt H-1B 
     nonimmigrants shall not be taken into account during the 
     longer of--
       ``(I) the 6-month period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of the American Competitiveness and Workforce 
     Improvement Act of 1998; or
       ``(II) the period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 
     1998 and ending on the date final regulations are issued to 
     carry out this paragraph; and
       ``(ii) any group treated as a single employer under 
     subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as a single 
     employer.
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `area of employment' means the area within 
     normal commuting distance of the worksite or physical 
     location where the work of the H-1B nonimmigrant is or will 
     be performed. If such worksite or location is within a 
     Metropolitan Statistical Area, any place within such area is 
     deemed to be within the area of employment.
       ``(B) In the case of an application with respect to one or 
     more H-1B nonimmigrants by an employer, the employer is 
     considered to `displace' a United States worker from a job if 
     the employer lays off the worker from a job that is 
     essentially the equivalent of the job for which the 
     nonimmigrant or nonimmigrants is or are sought. A job shall 
     not be considered to be essentially equivalent of another job 
     unless it involves essentially the same responsibilities, was 
     held by a United States worker with substantially equivalent 
     qualifications and experience, and is located in the same 
     area of employment as the other job.
       ``(C) The term `H-1B nonimmigrant' means an alien admitted 
     or provided status as a nonimmigrant described in section 
     101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b).
       ``(D)(i) The term `lays off', with respect to a worker--
       ``(I) means to cause the worker's loss of employment, other 
     than through a discharge for inadequate performance, 
     violation of workplace rules, cause, voluntary departure, 
     voluntary retirement, or the expiration of a grant or 
     contract (other than a temporary employment contract entered 
     into in order to evade a condition described in subparagraph 
     (E) or (F) of paragraph (1)); but
       ``(II) does not include any situation in which the worker 
     is offered, as an alternative to such loss of employment, a 
     similar employment opportunity with the same employer (or, in 
     the case of a placement of a worker with another employer 
     under paragraph (1)(F), with either employer described in 
     such paragraph) at equivalent or higher compensation and 
     benefits than the position

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     from which the employee was discharged, regardless of whether 
     or not the employee accepts the offer.
       ``(ii) Nothing in this subparagraph is intended to limit an 
     employee's rights under a collective bargaining agreement or 
     other employment contract.
       ``(E) The term `United States worker' means an employee 
     who--
       ``(i) is a citizen or national of the United States; or
       ``(ii) is an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence, is admitted as a refugee under section 207, is 
     granted asylum under section 208, or is an immigrant 
     otherwise authorized, by this Act or by the Attorney General, 
     to be employed.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 212(n)(1) (8 U.S.C. 
     1182(n)(1)) is amended by striking ``a nonimmigrant described 
     in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``an H-1B nonimmigrant''.
       (c) Improved Posting of Notice of Application.--Section 
     212(n)(1)(C)(ii) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(ii) if there is no such bargaining representative, has 
     provided notice of filing in the occupational classification 
     through such methods as physical posting in conspicuous 
     locations at the place of employment or electronic 
     notification to employees in the occupational classification 
     for which H-1B nonimmigrants are sought.''.
       (d) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     apply to applications filed under section 212(n)(1) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act on or after the date final 
     regulations are issued to carry out such amendments, and the 
     amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (e) Reduction of Period for Public Comment.--In first 
     promulgating regulations to implement the amendments made by 
     this section in a timely manner, the Secretary of Labor and 
     the Attorney General may reduce to not less than 30 days the 
     period of public comment on proposed regulations.

     SEC. 413. CHANGES IN ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.

       (a) Increased Enforcement and Penalties.--Section 
     212(n)(2)(C) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)(C)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(C)(i) If the Secretary finds, after notice and 
     opportunity for a hearing, a failure to meet a condition of 
     paragraph (1)(B), (1)(E), or (1)(F), a substantial failure to 
     meet a condition of paragraph (1)(C), (1)(D), or 
     (1)(G)(i)(I), or a misrepresentation of material fact in an 
     application--
       ``(I) the Secretary shall notify the Attorney General of 
     such finding and may, in addition, impose such other 
     administrative remedies (including civil monetary penalties 
     in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per violation) as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate; and
       ``(II) the Attorney General shall not approve petitions 
     filed with respect to that employer under section 204 or 
     214(c) during a period of at least 1 year for aliens to be 
     employed by the employer.
       ``(ii) If the Secretary finds, after notice and opportunity 
     for a hearing, a willful failure to meet a condition of 
     paragraph (1), a willful misrepresentation of material fact 
     in an application, or a violation of clause (iv)--
       ``(I) the Secretary shall notify the Attorney General of 
     such finding and may, in addition, impose such other 
     administrative remedies (including civil monetary penalties 
     in an amount not to exceed $5,000 per violation) as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate; and
       ``(II) the Attorney General shall not approve petitions 
     filed with respect to that employer under section 204 or 
     214(c) during a period of at least 2 years for aliens to be 
     employed by the employer.
       ``(iii) If the Secretary finds, after notice and 
     opportunity for a hearing, a willful failure to meet a 
     condition of paragraph (1) or a willful misrepresentation of 
     material fact in an application, in the course of which 
     failure or misrepresentation the employer displaced a United 
     States worker employed by the employer within the period 
     beginning 90 days before and ending 90 days after the date of 
     filing of any visa petition supported by the application--
       ``(I) the Secretary shall notify the Attorney General of 
     such finding and may, in addition, impose such other 
     administrative remedies (including civil monetary penalties 
     in an amount not to exceed $35,000 per violation) as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate; and
       ``(II) the Attorney General shall not approve petitions 
     filed with respect to that employer under section 204 or 
     214(c) during a period of at least 3 years for aliens to be 
     employed by the employer.
       ``(iv) It is a violation of this clause for an employer who 
     has filed an application under this subsection to intimidate, 
     threaten, restrain, coerce, blacklist, discharge, or in any 
     other manner discriminate against an employee (which term, 
     for purposes of this clause, includes a former employee and 
     an applicant for employment) because the employee has 
     disclosed information to the employer, or to any other 
     person, that the employee reasonably believes evidences a 
     violation of this subsection, or any rule or regulation 
     pertaining to this subsection, or because the employee 
     cooperates or seeks to cooperate in an investigation or other 
     proceeding concerning the employer's compliance with the 
     requirements of this subsection or any rule or regulation 
     pertaining to this subsection.
       ``(v) The Secretary of Labor and the Attorney General shall 
     devise a process under which an H-1B nonimmigrant who files a 
     complaint regarding a violation of clause (iv) and is 
     otherwise eligible to remain and work in the United States 
     may be allowed to seek other appropriate employment in the 
     United States for a period not to exceed the maximum period 
     of stay authorized for such nonimmigrant classification.
       ``(vi)(I) It is a violation of this clause for an employer 
     who has filed an application under this subsection to require 
     an H-1B nonimmigrant to pay a penalty for ceasing employment 
     with the employer prior to a date agreed to by the 
     nonimmigrant and the employer. The Secretary shall determine 
     whether a required payment is a penalty (and not liquidated 
     damages) pursuant to relevant State law.
       ``(II) It is a violation of this clause for an employer who 
     has filed an application under this subsection to require an 
     alien who is the subject of a petition filed under section 
     214(c)(1), for which a fee is imposed under section 
     214(c)(9), to reimburse, or otherwise compensate, the 
     employer for part or all of the cost of such fee. It is a 
     violation of this clause for such an employer otherwise to 
     accept such reimbursement or compensation from such an alien.
       ``(III) If the Secretary finds, after notice and 
     opportunity for a hearing, that an employer has committed a 
     violation of this clause, the Secretary may impose a civil 
     monetary penalty of $1,000 for each such violation and issue 
     an administrative order requiring the return to the 
     nonimmigrant of any amount paid in violation of this clause, 
     or, if the nonimmigrant cannot be located, requiring payment 
     of any such amount to the general fund of the Treasury.
       ``(vii)(I) It is a failure to meet a condition of paragraph 
     (1)(A) for an employer, who has filed an application under 
     this subsection and who places an H-1B nonimmigrant 
     designated as a full-time employee on the petition filed 
     under section 214(c)(1) by the employer with respect to the 
     nonimmigrant, after the nonimmigrant has entered into 
     employment with the employer, in nonproductive status due to 
     a decision by the employer (based on factors such as lack of 
     work), or due to the nonimmigrant's lack of a permit or 
     license, to fail to pay the nonimmigrant full-time wages in 
     accordance with paragraph (1)(A) for all such nonproductive 
     time.
       ``(II) It is a failure to meet a condition of paragraph 
     (1)(A) for an employer, who has filed an application under 
     this subsection and who places an H-1B nonimmigrant 
     designated as a part-time employee on the petition filed 
     under section 214(c)(1) by the employer with respect to the 
     nonimmigrant, after the nonimmigrant has entered into 
     employment with the employer, in nonproductive status under 
     circumstances described in subclause (I), to fail to pay such 
     a nonimmigrant for such hours as are designated on such 
     petition consistent with the rate of pay identified on such 
     petition.
       ``(III) In the case of an H-1B nonimmigrant who has not yet 
     entered into employment with an employer who has had approved 
     an application under this subsection, and a petition under 
     section 214(c)(1), with respect to the nonimmigrant, the 
     provisions of subclauses (I) and (II) shall apply to the 
     employer beginning 30 days after the date the nonimmigrant 
     first is admitted into the United States pursuant to the 
     petition, or 60 days after the date the nonimmigrant becomes 
     eligible to work for the employer (in the case of a 
     nonimmigrant who is present in the United States on the date 
     of the approval of the petition).
       ``(IV) This clause does not apply to a failure to pay wages 
     to an H-1B nonimmigrant for nonproductive time due to non-
     work-related factors, such as the voluntary request of the 
     nonimmigrant for an absence or circumstances rendering the 
     nonimmigrant unable to work.
       ``(V) This clause shall not be construed as prohibiting an 
     employer that is a school or other educational institution 
     from applying to an H-1B nonimmigrant an established salary 
     practice of the employer, under which the employer pays to H-
     1B nonimmigrants and United States workers in the same 
     occupational classification an annual salary in disbursements 
     over fewer than 12 months, if--
       ``(aa) the nonimmigrant agrees to the compressed annual 
     salary payments prior to the commencement of the employment; 
     and
       ``(bb) the application of the salary practice to the 
     nonimmigrant does not otherwise cause the nonimmigrant to 
     violate any condition of the nonimmigrant's authorization 
     under this Act to remain in the United States.
       ``(VI) This clause shall not be construed as superseding 
     clause (viii).
       ``(viii) It is a failure to meet a condition of paragraph 
     (1)(A) for an employer who has filed an application under 
     this subsection to fail to offer to an H-1B nonimmigrant, 
     during the nonimmigrant's period of authorized employment, 
     benefits and eligibility for benefits (including the 
     opportunity to participate in health, life, disability, and 
     other insurance plans; the opportunity to participate in 
     retirement and savings plans; and cash bonuses and noncash 
     compensation, such as stock options (whether or not based on 
     performance)) on the same basis, and in accordance with the 
     same criteria, as the employer offers to United States 
     workers.''.
       (b) Use of Arbitration Process for Disputes Involving 
     Qualifications of United States Workers Not Hired.--
       (1) In general.--Section 212(n) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)), as 
     amended by section 412(b), is fur

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     ther amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5)(A) This paragraph shall apply instead of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (2) in the case of 
     a violation described in subparagraph (B), but shall not be 
     construed to limit or affect the authority of the Secretary 
     or the Attorney General with respect to any other violation.
       ``(B) The Attorney General shall establish a process for 
     the receipt, initial review, and disposition in accordance 
     with this paragraph of complaints respecting an employer's 
     failure to meet the condition of paragraph (1)(G)(i)(II) or a 
     petitioner's misrepresentation of material facts with respect 
     to such condition. Complaints may be filed by an aggrieved 
     individual who has submitted a resume or otherwise applied in 
     a reasonable manner for the job that is the subject of the 
     condition. No proceeding shall be conducted under this 
     paragraph on a complaint concerning such a failure or 
     misrepresentation unless the Attorney General determines that 
     the complaint was filed not later than 12 months after the 
     date of the failure or misrepresentation, respectively.
       ``(C) If the Attorney General finds that a complaint has 
     been filed in accordance with subparagraph (B) and there is 
     reasonable cause to believe that such a failure or 
     misrepresentation described in such complaint has occurred, 
     the Attorney General shall initiate binding arbitration 
     proceedings by requesting the Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service to appoint an arbitrator from the roster 
     of arbitrators maintained by such Service. The procedure and 
     rules of such Service shall be applicable to the selection of 
     such arbitrator and to such arbitration proceedings. The 
     Attorney General shall pay the fee and expenses of the 
     arbitrator.
       ``(D)(i) The arbitrator shall make findings respecting 
     whether a failure or misrepresentation described in 
     subparagraph (B) occurred. If the arbitrator concludes that 
     failure or misrepresentation was willful, the arbitrator 
     shall make a finding to that effect. The arbitrator may not 
     find such a failure or misrepresentation (or that such a 
     failure or misrepresentation was willful) unless the 
     complainant demonstrates such a failure or misrepresentation 
     (or its willful character) by clear and convincing evidence. 
     The arbitrator shall transmit the findings in the form of a 
     written opinion to the parties to the arbitration and the 
     Attorney General. Such findings shall be final and 
     conclusive, and, except as provided in this subparagraph, no 
     official or court of the United States shall have power or 
     jurisdiction to review any such findings.
       ``(ii) The Attorney General may review and reverse or 
     modify the findings of an arbitrator only on the same bases 
     as an award of an arbitrator may be vacated or modified under 
     section 10 or 11 of title 9, United States Code.
       ``(iii) With respect to the findings of an arbitrator, a 
     court may review only the actions of the Attorney General 
     under clause (ii) and may set aside such actions only on the 
     grounds described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 
     706(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code. Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, such judicial review may only be 
     brought in an appropriate United States court of appeals.
       ``(E) If the Attorney General receives a finding of an 
     arbitrator under this paragraph that an employer has failed 
     to meet the condition of paragraph (1)(G)(i)(II) or has 
     misrepresented a material fact with respect to such 
     condition, unless the Attorney General reverses or modifies 
     the finding under subparagraph (D)(ii)--
       ``(i) the Attorney General may impose administrative 
     remedies (including civil monetary penalties in an amount not 
     to exceed $1,000 per violation or $5,000 per violation in the 
     case of a willful failure or misrepresentation) as the 
     Attorney General determines to be appropriate; and
       ``(ii) the Attorney General is authorized to not approve 
     petitions filed, with respect to that employer and for aliens 
     to be employed by the employer, under section 204 or 214(c)--
       ``(I) during a period of not more than 1 year; or
       ``(II) in the case of a willful failure or willful 
     misrepresentation, during a period of not more than 2 years.
       ``(F) The Attorney General shall not delegate, to any other 
     employee or official of the Department of Justice, any 
     function of the Attorney General under this paragraph, until 
     60 days after the Attorney General has submitted a plan for 
     such delegation to the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
     United States House of Representatives and the Senate.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The first sentence of section 
     212(n)(2)(A) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
     ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph 
     (5)(A), the Secretary''.
       (c) Liability of Petitioning Employer in Case of Placement 
     of H-1B Nonimmigrant With Another Employer.--Section 
     212(n)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(E) If an H-1B-dependent employer places a nonexempt H-1B 
     nonimmigrant with another employer as provided under 
     paragraph (1)(F) and the other employer has displaced or 
     displaces a United States worker employed by such other 
     employer during the period described in such paragraph, such 
     displacement shall be considered for purposes of this 
     paragraph a failure, by the placing employer, to meet a 
     condition specified in an application submitted under 
     paragraph (1); except that the Attorney General may impose a 
     sanction described in subclause (II) of subparagraph (C)(i), 
     (C)(ii), or (C)(iii) only if the Secretary of Labor found 
     that such placing employer--
       ``(i) knew or had reason to know of such displacement at 
     the time of the placement of the nonimmigrant with the other 
     employer; or
       ``(ii) has been subject to a sanction under this 
     subparagraph based upon a previous placement of an H-1B 
     nonimmigrant with the same other employer.''.
       (d) Spot Investigations During Probationary Period.--
     Section 212(n)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)), as amended by 
     subsection (c), is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(F) The Secretary may, on a case-by-case basis, subject 
     an employer to random investigations for a period of up to 5 
     years, beginning on the date (on or after the date of the 
     enactment of the American Competitiveness and Workforce 
     Improvement Act of 1998) on which the employer is found by 
     the Secretary to have committed a willful failure to meet a 
     condition of paragraph (1) (or has been found under paragraph 
     (5) to have committed a willful failure to meet the condition 
     of paragraph (1)(G)(i)(II)) or to have made a willful 
     misrepresentation of material fact in an application. The 
     preceding sentence shall apply to an employer regardless of 
     whether or not the employer is an H-1B-dependent employer. 
     The authority of the Secretary under this subparagraph shall 
     not be construed to be subject to, or limited by, the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A).''.
       (e) Additional Investigative Authority.--
        (1) In General.--Section 212(n)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)), 
     as amended by subsection (d), is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(G)(i) If the Secretary receives specific credible 
     information from a source, who is likely to have knowledge of 
     an employer's practices or employment conditions, or an 
     employer's compliance with the employer's labor condition 
     application under paragraph (1), and whose identity is known 
     to the Secretary, and such information provides reasonable 
     cause to believe that the employer has committed a willful 
     failure to meet a condition of paragraph (1)(A), (1)(B), 
     (1)(E), (1)(F), or (1)(G)(i)(I), has engaged in a pattern or 
     practice of failures to meet such a condition, or has 
     committed a substantial failure to meet such a condition that 
     affects multiple employees, the Secretary may conduct a 30-
     day investigation into the alleged failure or failures. The 
     Secretary (or the Acting Secretary in the case of the 
     Secretary's absence or disability) shall personally certify 
     that the requirements for conducting such an investigation 
     have been met and shall approve commencement of the 
     investigation. The Secretary may withhold the identity of the 
     source from the employer, and the source's identity shall not 
     be subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(ii) The Secretary shall establish a procedure for any 
     person, desiring to provide to the Secretary information 
     described in clause (i) that may be used, in whole or in 
     part, as the basis for commencement of an investigation 
     described in such clause, to provide the information in 
     writing on a form developed and provided by the Secretary and 
     completed by or on behalf of the person. The person may not 
     be an officer or employee of the Department of Labor, unless 
     the information satisfies the requirement of clause (iii)(II) 
     (although an officer or employee of the Department of Labor 
     may complete the form on behalf of the person).
       ``(iii) Any investigation initiated or approved by the 
     Secretary under clause (i) shall be based on information that 
     satisfies the requirements of such clause and that (I) 
     originates from a source other than an officer or employee of 
     the Department of Labor, or (II) was lawfully obtained by the 
     Secretary of Labor in the course of lawfully conducting 
     another Department of Labor investigation under this Act or 
     any other Act.
       ``(iv) The receipt by the Secretary of information 
     submitted by an employer to the Attorney General or the 
     Secretary for purposes of securing the employment of an H-1B 
     nonimmigrant shall not be considered a receipt of information 
     for purposes of clause (i).
       ``(v) No investigation described in clause (i) (or hearing 
     described in clause (vii)) may be conducted with respect to 
     information about a failure to meet a condition described in 
     clause (i), unless the Secretary receives the information not 
     later than 12 months after the date of the alleged failure.
       ``(vi) The Secretary shall provide notice to an employer 
     with respect to whom the Secretary has received information 
     described in clause (i), prior to the commencement of an 
     investigation under such clause, of the receipt of the 
     information and of the potential for an investigation. The 
     notice shall be provided in such a manner, and shall contain 
     sufficient detail, to permit the employer to respond to the 
     allegations before an investigation is commenced. The 
     Secretary is not required to comply with this clause if the 
     Secretary determines that to do so would interfere with an 
     effort by the Secretary to secure compliance by the employer 
     with the requirements of this subsection. There shall be no 
     judicial review of a determination by the Secretary under 
     this clause.
       ``(vii) If the Secretary determines under this subparagraph 
     that a reasonable basis exists to make a finding that a 
     failure described in clause (i) has occurred, the Secretary 
     shall provide for notice of such determination to the 
     interested parties and an opportunity for a hearing, in 
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     section 556 of title 5, United States Code, within 60 days 
     after the date of the determination. If such a hearing is 
     requested, the Secretary shall make a finding concerning the 
     matter by not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     hearing.''.
       (2) Sunset.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall 
     cease to be effective on September 30, 2001.
       (f) Construction.--Section 212(n)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)), 
     as amended by subsection (e), is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(H) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 
     superseding or preempting any other enforcement-related 
     authority under this Act (such as the authorities under 
     section 274B), or any other Act.''.

     SEC. 414. COLLECTION AND USE OF H-1B NONIMMIGRANT FEES FOR 
                   SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOW-INCOME MATH, ENGINEERING, 
                   AND COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS AND JOB TRAINING 
                   OF UNITED STATES WORKERS.

       (a) Imposition of Fee.--Section 214(c) (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9)(A) The Attorney General shall impose a fee on an 
     employer (excluding an employer described in subparagraph (A) 
     or (B) of section 212(p)(1)) filing (on or after December 1, 
     1998, and before October 1, 2001) a petition under paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(i) initially to grant an alien nonimmigrant status 
     described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b);
       ``(ii) to extend the stay of an alien having such status 
     (unless the employer previously has obtained an extension for 
     such alien); or
       ``(iii) to obtain authorization for an alien having such 
     status to change employers.
       ``(B) The amount of the fee shall be $500 for each such 
     petition.
       ``(C) Fees collected under this paragraph shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury in accordance with section 
     286(s).''.
       (b) Establishment of Account; Use of Fees.--Section 286 (8 
     U.S.C. 1356) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(s) H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established in the general fund 
     of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as 
     the `H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account'. Notwithstanding 
     any other section of this title, there shall be deposited as 
     offsetting receipts into the account all fees collected under 
     section 214(c)(9).
       ``(2) Use of fees for job training.--56.3 percent of 
     amounts deposited into the H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner 
     Account shall remain available to the Secretary of Labor 
     until expended for demonstration programs and projects 
     described in section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness 
     and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998.
       ``(3) Use of fees for low-income scholarship program.--28.2 
     percent of the amounts deposited into the H-1B Nonimmigrant 
     Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation until expended for 
     scholarships described in section 414(d) of the American 
     Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 for 
     low-income students enrolled in a program of study leading to 
     a degree in mathematics, engineering, or computer science.
       ``(4) Additional nsf uses.--
       ``(A) Grants for mathematics, engineering, or science 
     enrichment courses.--4 percent of the amounts deposited into 
     the H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain 
     available to the Director of the National Science Foundation 
     until expended to make merit-reviewed grants, under section 
     3(a)(1) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
     U.S.C. 1862(a)(1)), for programs that provide opportunities 
     for enrollment in year-round academic enrichment courses in 
     mathematics, engineering, or science.
       ``(B) Systemic reform activities.--4 percent of the amounts 
     deposited into the H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall 
     remain available to the Director of the National Science 
     Foundation until expended to carry out systemic reform 
     activities administered by the National Science Foundation 
     under section 3(a)(1) of the National Science Foundation Act 
     of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1862(a)(1)).
       ``(5) Use of fees for duties relating to petitions.--1.5 
     percent of the amounts deposited into the H-1B Nonimmigrant 
     Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Attorney 
     General until expended to carry out duties under paragraphs 
     (1) and (9) of section 214(c) related to petitions made for 
     nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), to 
     decrease the processing time for such petitions, and to carry 
     out duties under section 416 of the American Competitiveness 
     and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998. Such amounts shall be 
     available in addition to any other fees authorized to be 
     collected by the Attorney General with respect to such 
     petitions.
       ``(6) Use of fees for application processing and 
     enforcement.--For fiscal year 1999, 6 percent of the amounts 
     deposited into the H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall 
     remain available to the Secretary of Labor until expended for 
     decreasing the processing time for applications under section 
     212(n)(1) and for carrying out section 212(n)(2). Beginning 
     with fiscal year 2000, 3 percent of the amounts deposited 
     into the H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain 
     available to the Secretary of Labor until expended for 
     decreasing the processing time for applications under section 
     212(n)(1), and 3 percent of such amounts shall remain 
     available to such Secretary until expended for carrying out 
     section 212(n)(2). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, 
     both of the amounts made available for any fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 2000) pursuant to the preceding 
     sentence shall be available to such Secretary, and shall 
     remain available until expended, only for decreasing the 
     processing time for applications under section 212(n)(1) 
     until the Secretary submits to the Congress a report 
     containing a certification that, during the most recently 
     concluded calendar year, the Secretary substantially complied 
     with the requirement in section 212(n)(1) relating to the 
     provision of the certification described in section 
     101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) within a 7-day period.''.
       (c) Demonstration Programs and Projects To Provide 
     Technical Skills Training for Workers.--
       (1) In general.--In establishing demonstration programs 
     under section 452(c) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1732(c)), as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, or demonstration programs or projects under section 
     171(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, the Secretary 
     of Labor shall use funds available under section 286(s)(2) to 
     establish demonstration programs or projects to provide 
     technical skills training for workers, including both 
     employed and unemployed workers.
       (2) Grants.--The Secretary of Labor shall award grants to 
     carry out the programs and projects described in paragraph 
     (1) to--
       (A)(i) private industry councils established under section 
     102 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1512), as 
     in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; or
       (ii) local boards that will carry out such programs or 
     projects through one-stop delivery systems established under 
     section 121 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998; or
       (B) regional consortia of councils or local boards 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       (d) Low-Income Scholarship Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Director of the National Science 
     Foundation (referred to in this subsection as the 
     ``Director'') shall award scholarships to low-income 
     individuals to enable such individuals to pursue associate, 
     undergraduate, or graduate level degrees in mathematics, 
     engineering, or computer science.
       (2) Eligibility.--
       (A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a scholarship 
     under this subsection, an individual--
       (i) must be a citizen of the United States, a national of 
     the United States (as defined in section 101(a) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act), an alien admitted as a 
     refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality, 
     or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for 
     permanent residence;
       (ii) shall prepare and submit to the Director an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Director may require; and
       (iii) shall certify to the Director that the individual 
     intends to use amounts received under the scholarship to 
     enroll or continue enrollment at an institution of higher 
     education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965) in order to pursue an associate, 
     undergraduate, or graduate level degree in mathematics, 
     engineering, or computer science.
       (B) Ability.--Awards of scholarships under this subsection 
     shall be made by the Director solely on the basis of the 
     ability of the applicant, except that in any case in which 2 
     or more applicants for scholarships are deemed by the 
     Director to be possessed of substantially equal ability, and 
     there are not sufficient scholarships available to grant one 
     to each of such applicants, the available scholarship or 
     scholarships shall be awarded to the applicants in a manner 
     that will tend to result in a geographically wide 
     distribution throughout the United States of recipients' 
     places of permanent residence.
       (3) Limitation.--The amount of a scholarship awarded under 
     this subsection shall be determined by the Director, except 
     that the Director shall not award a scholarship in an amount 
     exceeding $2,500 per year.
       (4) Funding.--The Director shall carry out this subsection 
     only with funds made available under section 286(s)(3) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act.

     SEC. 415. COMPUTATION OF PREVAILING WAGE LEVEL.

       (a) In General.--Section 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(p)(1) In computing the prevailing wage level for an 
     occupational classification in an area of employment for 
     purposes of subsections (n)(1)(A)(i)(II) and (a)(5)(A) in the 
     case of an employee of--
       ``(A) an institution of higher education (as defined in 
     section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965), or a 
     related or affiliated nonprofit entity; or
       ``(B) a nonprofit research organization or a Governmental 
     research organization,
     the prevailing wage level shall only take into account 
     employees at such institutions and organizations in the area 
     of employment.
       ``(2) With respect to a professional athlete (as defined in 
     subsection (a)(5)(A)(iii)(II)) when the job opportunity is 
     covered by professional sports league rules or regulations, 
     the wage set forth in those rules or regulations shall be 
     considered as not adversely affecting the wages of United 
     States workers similarly employed and be considered the 
     prevailing wage.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to prevailing wage computations made--
       (1) for applications filed on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and

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       (2) for applications filed before such date, but only to 
     the extent that the computation is subject to an 
     administrative or judicial determination that is not final as 
     of such date.

     SEC. 416. IMPROVING COUNT OF H-1B AND H-2B NONIMMIGRANTS.

       (a) Ensuring Accurate Count.--The Attorney General shall 
     take such steps as are necessary to maintain an accurate 
     count of the number of aliens subject to the numerical 
     limitations of section 214(g)(1) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)) who are issued visas or 
     otherwise provided nonimmigrant status.
       (b) Revision of Petition Forms.--The Attorney General shall 
     take such steps as are necessary to revise the forms used for 
     petitions for visas or nonimmigrant status under clause 
     (i)(b) or (ii)(b) of section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)) so as to ensure 
     that the forms provide the Attorney General with sufficient 
     information to permit the Attorney General accurately to 
     count the number of aliens subject to the numerical 
     limitations of section 214(g)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1184(g)(1)) who are issued visas or otherwise provided 
     nonimmigrant status.
       (c) Provision of Information.--
       (1) Quarterly notification.--Beginning not later than 60 
     days after the first day of fiscal year 1999, the Attorney 
     General shall notify, on a quarterly basis, the Committees on 
     the Judiciary of the United States House of Representatives 
     and the Senate of the numbers of aliens who were issued visas 
     or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status under section 
     101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     during the preceding 3-month period.
       (2) Annual submission.--Beginning with fiscal year 2000, 
     the Attorney General shall submit on an annual basis, to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary of the United States House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, information on the countries 
     of origin and occupations of, educational levels attained by, 
     and compensation paid to, aliens who were issued visas or 
     otherwise provided nonimmigrant status under section 
     101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     during the previous fiscal year. With respect to the first 
     submission under this paragraph, the information shall relate 
     solely to aliens provided nonimmigrant status after the date 
     that is 60 days after the date on which final regulations are 
     issued to carry out section 412(a).
       (3) Specification of number of petitions filed by certain 
     employers.--Each notification under paragraph (1), and each 
     submission under paragraph (2), shall include the number of 
     aliens who were issued visas or otherwise provided 
     nonimmigrant status pursuant to petitions filed by 
     institutions or organizations described in section 212(p)(1) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as added by section 
     415 of this title).

     SEC. 417. REPORT ON OLDER WORKERS IN THE INFORMATION 
                   TECHNOLOGY FIELD.

       (a) Study.--The Director of the National Science Foundation 
     shall enter into a contract with the President of the 
     National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study, using the 
     best available data, assessing the status of older workers in 
     the information technology field. The study shall consider 
     the following:
       (1) The existence and extent of age discrimination in the 
     information technology workplace.
       (2) The extent to which there is a difference, based on 
     age, in--
       (A) promotion and advancement;
       (B) working hours;
       (C) telecommuting;
       (D) salary; and
       (E) stock options, bonuses, and other benefits.
       (3) The relationship between rates of advancement, 
     promotion, and compensation to experience, skill level, 
     education, and age.
       (4) Differences in skill level on the basis of age.
       (b) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2000, the Director 
     of the National Science Foundation shall submit to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary of the United States House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report containing the 
     results of the study described in subsection (a).

     SEC. 418. REPORT ON HIGH TECHNOLOGY LABOR MARKET NEEDS; 
                   REPORTS ON ECONOMIC IMPACT OF INCREASE IN H-1B 
                   NONIMMIGRANTS.

       (a) National Science Foundation Study and Report.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the National Science 
     Foundation shall conduct a study to assess labor market needs 
     for workers with high technology skills during the next 10 
     years. The study shall investigate and analyze the following:
       (A) Future training and education needs of companies in the 
     high technology and information technology sectors and future 
     training and education needs of United States students to 
     ensure that students' skills at various levels are matched to 
     the needs in such sectors.
       (B) An analysis of progress made by educators, employers, 
     and government entities to improve the teaching and 
     educational level of American students in the fields of math, 
     science, computer science, and engineering since 1998.
       (C) An analysis of the number of United States workers 
     currently or projected to work overseas in professional, 
     technical, and managerial capacities.
       (D) The relative achievement rates of United States and 
     foreign students in secondary schools in a variety of 
     subjects, including math, science, computer science, English, 
     and history.
       (E) The relative performance, by subject area, of United 
     States and foreign students in postsecondary and graduate 
     schools as compared to secondary schools.
       (F) The needs of the high technology sector for foreign 
     workers with specific skills and the potential benefits and 
     costs to United States employers, workers, consumers, 
     postsecondary educational institutions, and the United States 
     economy, from the entry of skilled foreign professionals in 
     the fields of science and engineering.
       (G) The needs of the high technology sector to adapt 
     products and services for export to particular local markets 
     in foreign countries.
       (H) An examination of the amount and trend of moving the 
     production or performance of products and services now 
     occurring in the United States abroad.
       (2) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2000, the Director 
     of the National Science Foundation shall submit to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary of the United States House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report containing the 
     results of the study described in paragraph (1).
       (3) Involvement.--The study under paragraph (1) shall be 
     conducted in a manner that ensures the participation of 
     individuals representing a variety of points of view.
       (b) Reporting on Studies Showing Economic Impact of H-1B 
     Nonimmigrant Increase.--The Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, the Chair of the Council of 
     Economic Advisers, the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, and any other 
     member of the Cabinet, shall promptly report to the Congress 
     the results of any reliable study that suggests, based on 
     legitimate economic analysis, that the increase effected by 
     section 411(a) of this title in the number of aliens who may 
     be issued visas or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status 
     under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act has had an impact on any national economic 
     indicator, such as the level of inflation or unemployment, 
     that warrants action by the Congress.

    Subtitle B--Special Immigrant Status for Certain NATO Civilian 
                               Employees

     SEC. 421. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATO CIVILIAN 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(27) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (J);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (K) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(L) an immigrant who would be described in clause (i), 
     (ii), (iii), or (iv) of subparagraph (I) if any reference in 
     such a clause--
       ``(i) to an international organization described in 
     paragraph (15)(G)(i) were treated as a reference to the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO);
       ``(ii) to a nonimmigrant under paragraph (15)(G)(iv) were 
     treated as a reference to a nonimmigrant classifiable under 
     NATO-6 (as a member of a civilian component accompanying a 
     force entering in accordance with the provisions of the NATO 
     Status-of-Forces Agreement, a member of a civilian component 
     attached to or employed by an Allied Headquarters under the 
     `Protocol on the Status of International Military 
     Headquarters' set up pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty, 
     or as a dependent); and
       ``(iii) to the Immigration Technical Corrections Act of 
     1988 or to the Immigration and Nationality Technical 
     Corrections Act of 1994 were a reference to the American 
     Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998.''.
       (b) Conforming Nonimmigrant Status for Certain Parents of 
     Special Immigrant Children.--Section 101(a)(15)(N) (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)(15)(N)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(or under analogous authority under 
     paragraph (27)(L))'' after ``(27)(I)(i)''; and
       (2) by inserting ``(or under analogous authority under 
     paragraph (27)(L))'' after ``(27)(I)''.

                  Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provision

     SEC. 431. ACADEMIC HONORARIA.

       (a) In General.--Section 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182), as amended by 
     section 415, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(q) Any alien admitted under section 101(a)(15)(B) may 
     accept an honorarium payment and associated incidental 
     expenses for a usual academic activity or activities (lasting 
     not longer than 9 days at any single institution), as defined 
     by the Attorney General in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Education, if such payment is offered by an institution or 
     organization described in subsection (p)(1) and is made for 
     services conducted for the benefit of that institution or 
     entity and if the alien has not accepted such payment or 
     expenses from more than 5 institutions or organizations in 
     the previous 6-month period.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to activities occurring on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

                 TITLE V--SALTON SEA FEASIBILITY STUDY

       (a) In General.--No later than January 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of the Interior, in accordance with this section, 
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     feasibility studies and cost analyses for the options set 
     forth in subsection (b)(2)(A) necessary for Congress to fully 
     evaluate such options.
       (b) Feasibility Study.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) The Secretary shall complete all studies, including, 
     but not limited to environmental and other reviews, of the 
     feasibility and benefit-cost of various options that permit 
     the continued use of the Salton Sea as a reservoir for 
     irrigation drainage and (1) reduce and stabilize the overall 
     salinity of the Salton Sea, (2) stabilize the surface 
     elevation of the Salton Sea, (3) reclaim, in the long term, 
     healthy fish and wildlife resources and their habitats, and 
     (4) enhance the potential for recreational uses and economic 
     development of the Salton Sea.
       (B) Based solely on whatever information is available at 
     the time of submission of the report, the Secretary shall (1) 
     identify any options he deems economically feasible and cost 
     effective, (2) identify any additional information necessary 
     to develop construction specifications, and (3) submit any 
     recommendations, along with the results of the study to the 
     Committees no later than January 1, 2000.
       (i) The Secretary shall carry out the feasibility study in 
     accordance with a memorandum of understanding entered into by 
     the Secretary, the Salton Sea Authority, and the Governor of 
     California.
       (ii) The memorandum of understanding shall, at a minimum, 
     establish criteria for evaluation and selection of options 
     under subparagraph (2)(A), including criteria for determining 
     benefits and the magnitude and practicability of costs of 
     construction, operation, and maintenance of each option 
     evaluated.
       (2) Options to be considered.--Options considered in the 
     feasibility study--
       (A) shall consist of, but need not be limited to--
       (i) use of impoundments to segregate a portion of the 
     waters of the Salton Sea in one or more evaporation ponds 
     located in the Salton Sea basin;
       (ii) pumping water out of the Salton Sea;
       (iii) augmented flows of water into the Salton Sea;
       (iv) a combination of the options referred to in clauses 
     (i), (ii), and (iii); and
       (v) any other economically feasible remediation option the 
     Secretary considers appropriate and for which feasibility 
     analyses and cost estimates can be completed by January 1, 
     2000;
       (B) shall be limited to proven technologies; and
       (C) shall not include any option that--
       (i) relies on the importation of any new or additional 
     water from the Colorado River; or
       (ii) is inconsistent with the provisions of subsection (c).
       (3) Assumptions.--In evaluating options, the Secretary 
     shall apply assumptions regarding water inflows into the 
     Salton Sea Basin that encourage water conservation, account 
     for transfers of water out of the Salton Sea Basin, and are 
     based on a maximum likely reduction in inflows into the 
     Salton Sea Basin which could be 800,000 acre-feet or less per 
     year.
       (4) Consideration of costs.--In evaluating the feasibility 
     of options, the Secretary shall consider the ability of 
     Federal, tribal, State and local government sources and 
     private sources to fund capital construction costs and annual 
     operation, maintenance, energy, and replacement costs and 
     shall set forth the basis for any cost sharing allocations as 
     well as anticipated repayment, if any, of federal 
     contributions.
       (c) Relationship to Other Law.--
       (1) Reclamation laws.--Activities authorized by this title 
     shall not be subject to the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 
     388; 43 U.S.C. 391 et seq.), and Acts amendatory thereof and 
     supplemental thereto. Amounts expended for those activities 
     shall be considered nonreimbursable for purposes of those 
     laws and shall not be considered to be a supplemental or 
     additional benefit for purposes of the Reclamation Reform Act 
     of 1982 (96 Stat. 1263; 43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq.).
       (2) Preservation of rights and obligations with respect to 
     the colorado river.--This Act shall not be considered to 
     supersede or otherwise affect any treaty, law, decree, 
     contract, or agreement governing use of water from the 
     Colorado River. All activities taken under this Act must be 
     carried out in a manner consistent with rights and 
     obligations of persons under those treaties, laws, decrees, 
     contracts, and agreements.

  TITLE VI--CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE, LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBE, AND 
     STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION

     SEC. 601. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Restoration.--The term ``restoration'' means mitigation 
     of the habitat of wildlife.
       (2) Terrestrial wildlife habitat.--The term ``terrestrial 
     wildlife habitat'' means a habitat for a wildlife species 
     (including game and nongame species) that existed or exists 
     on an upland habitat (including a prairie grassland, 
     woodland, bottom land forest, scrub, or shrub) or an emergent 
     wetland habitat.
       (3) Wildlife.--The term ``wildlife'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 8 of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 666b).

     SEC. 602. TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION.

       (a) Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Plans.--
       (1) In general.--In accordance with this subsection and in 
     consultation with the Secretary and the Secretary of the 
     Interior, the State of South Dakota, the Cheyenne River Sioux 
     Tribe, and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe shall, as a condition 
     of the receipt of funds under this title, each develop a plan 
     for the restoration of terrestrial wildlife habitat loss that 
     occurred as a result of flooding related to the Big Bend and 
     Oahe projects carried out as part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri 
     River Basin program.
       (2) Submission of plan to secretary.--On completion of a 
     plan for terrestrial wildlife habitat restoration, the State 
     of South Dakota, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and the 
     Lower Brule Sioux Tribe shall submit the plan to the 
     Secretary.
       (3) Review by secretary and submission to committees.--The 
     Secretary shall review the plan and submit the plan, with any 
     comments, to the appropriate committees of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives.
       (4) Funding for carrying out plans.--
       (A) State of south dakota.--
       (i) Notification.--On receipt of the plan for terrestrial 
     wildlife habitat restoration submitted by the State of South 
     Dakota, each of the Committees referred to in paragraph (3) 
     shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury of the receipt of 
     the plan.
       (ii) Availability of funds.--On notification in accordance 
     with clause (i), the Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
     available to the State of South Dakota funds from the South 
     Dakota Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Trust Fund 
     established under section 803, to be used to carry out the 
     plan for terrestrial wildlife habitat restoration submitted 
     by the State and only after the Trust Fund is fully 
     capitalized.
       (B) Cheyenne river sioux tribe and lower brule sioux 
     tribe.--
       (i) Notification.--On receipt of the plan for terrestrial 
     wildlife habitat restoration submitted by the Cheyenne River 
     Sioux Tribe and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, each of the 
     Committees referred to in paragraph (3) shall notify the 
     Secretary of the Treasury of the receipt of each of the 
     plans.
       (ii) Availability of funds.--On notification in accordance 
     with clause (i), the Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
     available to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Lower 
     Brule Sioux Tribe funds from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe 
     Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Trust Fund and the 
     Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat 
     Restoration Trust Fund, respectively, established under 
     section 804, to be used to carry out the plan for terrestrial 
     wildlife habitat restoration submitted by the Cheyenne River 
     Sioux Tribe and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, respectively, 
     and only after the Trust Fund is fully capitalized.
       (C) Transition period.--
       (i) In general.--During the period described in clause 
     (ii), the Secretary shall--

       (I) fund the terrestrial wildlife habitat restoration 
     programs being carried out on the date of enactment of this 
     Act on Oahe and Big Bend project land and the plans 
     established under this section at a level that does not 
     exceed the highest amount of funding that was provided for 
     the programs during a previous fiscal year; and
       (II) fund the activities described in sections 803(d)(3) 
     and 804(d)(3).

       (ii) Period.--Clause (i) shall apply during the period--

       (I) beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (II) ending on the date on which funds are made available 
     for use from the South Dakota Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat 
     Restoration Trust Fund under section 803(d)(3)(A)(i) and the 
     Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat 
     Restoration Trust Fund and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe 
     Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Trust Fund under 
     section 804(d)(3)(A)(i).

       (b) Programs for the Purchase of Wildlife Habitat Leases.--
       (1) In general.--The State of South Dakota may use funds 
     made available under section 803(d)(3)(A)(iii) to develop a 
     program for the purchase of wildlife habitat leases that 
     meets the requirements of this subsection.
       (2) Development of a plan.--
       (A) In general.--If the State of South Dakota, the Cheyenne 
     River Sioux Tribe, or the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe elects to 
     conduct a program under this subsection, the State of South 
     Dakota, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, or the Lower Brule 
     Sioux Tribe (in consultation with the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service and the Secretary and with an opportunity 
     for public comment) shall develop a plan to lease land for 
     the protection and development of wildlife habitat, including 
     habitat for threatened and endangered species, associated 
     with the Missouri River ecosystem.
       (B) Use for program.--The plan shall be used by the State 
     of South Dakota, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, or the Lower 
     Brule Sioux Tribe in carrying out the program carried out 
     under paragraph (1).
       (3) Conditions of leases.--Each lease covered under a 
     program carried out under paragraph (1) shall specify that 
     the owner of the property that is subject to the lease shall 
     provide--
       (A) public access for sportsmen during hunting season; and
       (B) public access for other outdoor uses covered under the 
     lease, as negotiated by the landowner and the State of South 
     Dakota,

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     the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, or the Lower Brule Sioux 
     Tribe.
       (4) Use of assistance.--
       (A) State of south dakota.--If the State of South Dakota 
     conducts a program under this subsection, the State may use 
     funds made available under section 803(d)(3)(A)(iii) to--
       (i) acquire easements, rights-of-way, or leases for 
     management and protection of wildlife habitat, including 
     habitat for threatened and endangered species, and public 
     access to wildlife on private property in the State of South 
     Dakota;
       (ii) create public access to Federal or State land through 
     the purchase of easements or rights-of-way that traverse such 
     private property; or
       (iii) lease land for the creation or restoration of a 
     wetland on such private property.
       (B) Cheyenne river sioux tribe and lower brule sioux 
     tribe.--If the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe or the Lower Brule 
     Sioux Tribe conducts a program under this subsection, the 
     Tribe may use funds made available under section 
     804(d)(3)(A)(iii) for the purposes described in subparagraph 
     (A).
       (c) Federal Obligation for Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat 
     Mitigation for the Big Bend and Oahe Projects in South 
     Dakota.--The establishment of the trust funds under sections 
     803 and 804 and the development and implementation of plans 
     for terrestrial wildlife habitat restoration developed by the 
     State of South Dakota, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and 
     the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in accordance with this section 
     shall be considered to satisfy the Federal obligation under 
     the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et 
     seq.) for terrestrial wildlife habitat mitigation for the 
     State of South Dakota, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and 
     the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe for the Big Bend and Oahe 
     projects carried out as part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River 
     Basin program.

     SEC. 603. SOUTH DAKOTA TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE HABITAT 
                   RESTORATION TRUST FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a fund to be known as the ``South Dakota 
     Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Trust Fund'' 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Fund'').
       (b) Funding.--For the fiscal year during which this Act is 
     enacted and each fiscal year thereafter until the aggregate 
     amount deposited in the Fund under this subsection is equal 
     to at least $108,000,000, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     deposit $10,000,000 in the Fund.
       (c) Investments.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     invest the amounts deposited under subsection (b) only in 
     interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in 
     obligations guaranteed by the United States as to both 
     principal and interest.
       (d) Payments.--
       (1) In general.--All amounts credited as interest under 
     subsection (c) shall be available, without fiscal year 
     limitation, to the State of South Dakota for use in 
     accordance with paragraph (3) after the Fund has been fully 
     capitalized.
       (2) Withdrawal and transfer of funds.--Subject to section 
     802(a)(4)(A), the Secretary of the Treasury shall withdraw 
     amounts credited as interest under paragraph (1) and transfer 
     the amounts to the State of South Dakota for use as State 
     funds in accordance with paragraph (3) after the Fund has 
     been fully capitalized.
       (3) Use of transferred funds.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the State of 
     South Dakota shall use the amounts transferred under 
     paragraph (2) only to--
       (i) fully fund the annually scheduled work described in the 
     terrestrial wildlife habitat restoration plan of the State 
     developed under section 802(a); and
       (ii) with any remaining funds--

       (I) protect archaeological, historical, and cultural sites 
     located along the Missouri River on land transferred to the 
     State;
       (II) fund all costs associated with the ownership, 
     management, operation, administration, maintenance, and 
     development of recreation areas and other lands that are 
     transferred to the State of South Dakota by the Secretary;

       (III) purchase and administer wildlife habitat leases under 
     section 802(b);
       (IV) carry out other activities described in section 802; 
     and
       (V) develop and maintain public access to, and protect, 
     wildlife habitat and recreation areas along the Missouri 
     River.

       (B) Prohibition.--The amounts transferred under paragraph 
     (2) shall not be used for the purchase of land in fee title.
       (e) Transfers and Withdrawals.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (d), the Secretary of the Treasury may not 
     transfer or withdraw any amount deposited under subsection 
     (b).
       (f) Administrative Expenses.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury such sums as 
     are necessary to pay the administrative expenses of the Fund.

     SEC. 604. CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE AND LOWER BRULE SIOUX 
                   TRIBE TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION 
                   TRUST FUNDS.

       (a) Establishment.--There are established in the Treasury 
     of the United States 2 funds to be known as the ``Cheyenne 
     River Sioux Tribe Terrestrial Wildlife Restoration Trust 
     Fund'' and the ``Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Terrestrial Wildlife 
     Habitat Restoration Trust Fund'' (each of which is referred 
     to in this section as a ``Fund'').
       (b) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), for the fiscal 
     year during which this Act is enacted and each fiscal year 
     thereafter until the aggregate amount deposited in the Funds 
     under this subsection is equal to at least $57,400,000, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit $5,000,000 in the 
     Funds.
       (2) Allocation.--Of the total amount of funds deposited 
     into the Funds for a fiscal year, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall deposit--
       (A) 74 percent of the funds into the Cheyenne River Sioux 
     Tribe Terrestrial Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund; and
       (B) 26 percent of the funds into the Lower Brule Sioux 
     Tribe Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Trust Fund.
       (c) Investments.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     invest the amounts deposited under subsection (b) only in 
     interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in 
     obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by 
     the United States.
       (d) Payments.--
       (1) In general.--All amounts credited as interest under 
     subsection (c) shall be available after the Trust Funds are 
     fully capitalized, without fiscal year limitation, to the 
     Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe 
     for their use in accordance with paragraph (3).
       (2) Withdrawal and transfer of funds.--Subject to section 
     802(a)(4)(B), the Secretary of the Treasury shall withdraw 
     amounts credited as interest under paragraph (1) and transfer 
     the amounts to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Lower 
     Brule Sioux Tribe for use in accordance with paragraph (3).
       (3) Use of transferred funds.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the Cheyenne 
     River Sioux Tribe and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe shall use 
     the amounts transferred under paragraph (2) only to--
       (i) fully fund the annually scheduled work described in the 
     terrestrial wildlife habitat restoration plan of the 
     respective Tribe developed under section 802(a); and
       (ii) with any remaining funds--

       (I) protect archaeological, historical, and cultural sites 
     located along the Missouri River on land transferred to the 
     respective Tribe;
       (II) fund all costs associated with the ownership, 
     management, operation, administration, maintenance, and 
     development of recreation areas and other lands that are 
     transferred to the respective Tribe by the Secretary;
       (III) purchase and administer wildlife habitat leases under 
     section 802(b);
       (IV) carry out other activities described in section 802; 
     and
       (V) develop and maintain public access to, and protect, 
     wildlife habitat and recreation areas along the Missouri 
     River.

       (B) Prohibition.--The amounts transferred under paragraph 
     (2) shall not be used for the purchase of land in fee title.
       (e) Transfers and Withdrawals.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (d), the Secretary of the Treasury may not 
     transfer or withdraw any amount deposited under subsection 
     (b).
       (f) Administrative Expenses.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury such sums as 
     are necessary to pay the administrative expenses of the Fund.

     SEC. 605. TRANSFER OF FEDERAL LAND TO STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Transfer.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall transfer to the 
     Department of Game, Fish and Parks of the State of South 
     Dakota (referred to in this section as the ``Department'') 
     the land and recreation areas described in subsections (b) 
     and (c) for fish and wildlife purposes, or public recreation 
     uses, in perpetuity.
       (B) Permits, rights-of-way, and easements.--All permits, 
     rights-of-way, and easements granted by the Secretary to the 
     Oglala Sioux Tribe for land on the west side of the Missouri 
     River between the Oahe Dam and Highway 14, and all permits, 
     rights-of-way, and easements on any other land administered 
     by the Secretary and used by the Oglala Sioux Rural Water 
     Supply System, are granted to the Oglala Sioux Tribe in 
     perpetuity to be held in trust under section 3(e) of the Mni 
     Wiconi Project Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 2568).
       (2) Uses.--The Department shall maintain and develop the 
     land outside the recreation areas for fish and wildlife 
     purposes in accordance with--
       (A) fish and wildlife purposes in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act; or
       (B) a plan developed under section 802.
       (3) Corps of engineers.--The transfer shall not interfere 
     with the Corps of Engineers operation of a project under this 
     section for an authorized purpose of the project under the 
     Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665; 33 
     U.S.C. 701-1 et seq.), or other applicable law.
       (4) Secretary.--The Secretary shall retain the right to 
     inundate with water the land transferred to the Department 
     under this section or draw down a project reservoir, as 
     necessary to carry out an authorized purpose of a project.
       (b) Land Transferred.--The land described in this 
     subsection is land that--
       (1) is located above the top of the exclusive flood pool of 
     the Oahe, Big Bend, Fort Randall, and Gavin's Point projects 
     of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program;

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       (2) was acquired by the Secretary for the implementation of 
     the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program;
       (3) is located outside the external boundaries of a 
     reservation of an Indian Tribe; and
       (4) is located within the State of South Dakota.
       (c) Recreation Areas Transferred.--A recreation area 
     described in this section includes the land and waters within 
     a recreation area that--
       (1) the Secretary determines, at the time of the transfer, 
     is a recreation area classified for recreation use by the 
     Corps of Engineers on the date of enactment of this Act;
       (2) is located outside the external boundaries of a 
     reservation of an Indian Tribe;
       (3) is located within the State of South Dakota;
       (4) is not the recreation area known as ``Cottonwood'', 
     ``Training Dike'', or ``Tailwaters''; and
       (5) is located below Gavin's Point Dam in the State of 
     South Dakota in accordance with boundary agreements and 
     reciprocal fishing agreements between the State of South 
     Dakota and the State of Nebraska in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, which agreements shall continue to be 
     honored by the State of South Dakota as the agreements apply 
     to any land or recreation areas transferred under this title 
     to the State of South Dakota below Gavin's Point Dam and on 
     the waters of the Missouri River.
       (d) Map.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Department, shall prepare a map of the land and recreation 
     areas transferred under this section.
       (2) Land.--The map shall identify--
       (A) land reasonably expected to be required for project 
     purposes during the 20-year period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (B) dams and related structures;
     which shall be retained by the Secretary.
       (3) Availability.--The map shall be on file in the 
     appropriate offices of the Secretary.
       (e) Schedule for Transfer.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the 
     Secretary of the Department shall jointly develop a schedule 
     for transferring the land and recreation areas under this 
     section.
       (2) Transfer deadline.--All land and recreation areas shall 
     be transferred not later than 1 year after the full 
     capitalization of the Trust Fund described in section 803.
       (f) Transfer Conditions.--The land and recreation areas 
     described in subsections (b) and (c) shall be transferred in 
     fee title to the Department on the following conditions:
       (1) Responsibility for damage.--The Secretary shall not be 
     responsible for any damage to the land caused by flooding, 
     sloughing, erosion, or other changes to the land caused by 
     the operation of any project of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River 
     Basin program (except as otherwise provided by Federal law).
       (2) Easements, rights-of-way, leases, and cost-sharing 
     agreements.--The Department shall maintain all easements, 
     rights-of-way, leases, and cost-sharing agreements that are 
     in effect as of the date of the transfer.
       (g) Hunting and Fishing.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this title affects jurisdiction 
     over the land and water below the exclusive flood pool of the 
     Missouri River within the State of South Dakota, including 
     affected Indian reservations. The State of South Dakota, the 
     Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe 
     shall continue in perpetuity to exercise the jurisdiction the 
     State and Tribes possess on the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (2) No effect on respective jurisdictions.--The Secretary 
     may not adopt any regulation or otherwise affect the 
     respective jurisdictions of the State of South Dakota, the 
     Lower Brule River Sioux Tribe, or the Cheyenne River Sioux 
     Tribe described in paragraph (1).
       (h) Applicability of Law.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, the following provisions of law shall 
     apply to land transferred under this section:
       (1) The National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 
     et seq.), including sections 106 and 304 of that Act (16 
     U.S.C. 470f, 470w-3).
       (2) The Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 
     U.S.C. 470aa et seq.), including sections 4, 6, 7, and 9 of 
     that Act (16 U.S.C. 470cc, 470ee, 470ff, 470hh).
       (3) The Native American Graves Protection Act and 
     Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), including 
     subsections (a) and (d) of section 3 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 
     3003).

     SEC. 606. TRANSFER OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS LAND FOR INDIAN 
                   TRIBES.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Transfer.--The Secretary of the Army shall transfer to 
     the Secretary of the Interior the land and recreation areas 
     described in subsections (b) and (c).
       (2) Corps of engineers.--The transfer shall not interfere 
     with the Corps of Engineers operation of a project under this 
     section for an authorized purpose of the project under the 
     Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665; 33 
     U.S.C. 701-1 et seq.), or other applicable law.
       (3) Secretary of the army.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     retain the right to inundate with water the land transferred 
     to the Secretary of the Interior under this section or draw 
     down a project reservoir, as necessary to carry out an 
     authorized purpose of a project.
       (4) Trust.--The Secretary of the Interior shall hold in 
     trust for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Lower Brule 
     Sioux Tribe the land transferred under this section that is 
     located within the external boundaries of the reservation of 
     the Indian Tribes.
       (b) Land Transferred.--The land described in this 
     subsection is land that--
       (1) is located above the top of the exclusive flood pool of 
     the Big Bend and Oahe projects of the Pick-Sloan Missouri 
     River Basin program;
       (2) was acquired by the Secretary of the Army for the 
     implementation of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin 
     program; and
       (3) is located within the external boundaries of the 
     reservation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Lower 
     Brule Sioux Tribe.
       (c) Recreation Areas Transferred.--A recreation area 
     described in this section includes the land and waters within 
     a recreation area that--
       (1) the Secretary determines, at the time of the transfer, 
     is a recreation area classified for recreation use by the 
     Corps of Engineers on the date of enactment of this Act;
       (2) is located within the external boundaries of a 
     reservation of an Indian Tribe; and
       (3) is located within the State of South Dakota.
       (d) Map.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     governing bodies of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the 
     Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, shall prepare a map of the land 
     transferred under this section.
       (2) Land.--The map shall identify--
       (A) land reasonably expected to be required for project 
     purposes during the 20-year period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (B) dams and related structures;
     which shall be retained by the Secretary.
       (3) Availability.--The map shall be on file in the 
     appropriate offices of the Secretary.
       (e) Schedule for Transfer.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Chairmen of the 
     Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe 
     shall jointly develop a schedule for transferring the land 
     and recreation areas under this section.
       (2) Transfer deadline.--All land and recreation areas shall 
     be transferred not later than 1 year after the full 
     capitalization of the State and tribal Trust Fund described 
     in section 804.
       (f) Transfer Conditions.--The land and recreation areas 
     described in subsections (b) and (c) shall be transferred to, 
     and held in trust by, the Secretary of the Interior on the 
     following conditions:
       (1) Responsibility for damage.--The Secretary shall not be 
     responsible for any damage to the land caused by flooding, 
     sloughing, erosion, or other changes to the land caused by 
     the operation of any project of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River 
     Basin program (except as otherwise provided by Federal law).
       (2) Hunting and fishing.--Nothing in this title affects 
     jurisdiction over the land and waters below the exclusive 
     flood pool and within the external boundaries of the Cheyenne 
     River Sioux Tribe and Lower Brule Sioux Tribe reservations. 
     The State of South Dakota, the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and 
     the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe shall continue to exercise, in 
     perpetuity, the jurisdiction they possess on the date of 
     enactment of this Act with regard to those lands and waters. 
     The Secretary may not adopt any regulation or otherwise 
     affect the respective jurisdictions of the State of South 
     Dakota, the Lower Brule River Sioux Tribe, or the Cheyenne 
     River Sioux Tribe described in the preceding sentence. 
     Jurisdiction over the land transferred under this section 
     shall be the same as that over other land held in trust by 
     the Secretary of the Interior on the Cheyenne River Sioux 
     Tribe reservation and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe 
     reservation.
       (3) Easements, rights-of-way, leases, and cost-sharing 
     agreements.--
       (A) Maintenance.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     maintain all easements, rights-of-way, leases, and cost-
     sharing agreements that are in effect as of the date of the 
     transfer.
       (B) Payments to county.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall pay any affected county 100 percent of the receipts 
     from the easements, rights-of-way, leases, and cost-sharing 
     agreements described in subparagraph (A).

     SEC. 607. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this title diminishes or 
     affects--
       (1) any water right of an Indian Tribe;
       (2) any other right of an Indian Tribe, except as 
     specifically provided in another provision of this title;
       (3) any treaty right that is in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act;
       (4) any external boundary of an Indian reservation of an 
     Indian Tribe;
       (5) any authority of the State of South Dakota that relates 
     to the protection, regulation, or management of fish, 
     terrestrial wildlife, and cultural and archaeological 
     resources, except as specifically provided in this title; or
       (6) any authority of the Secretary, the Secretary of the 
     Interior, or the head of any other Federal agency under a law 
     in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, including--
       (A) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 
     et seq.);
       (B) the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 
     U.S.C. 470aa et seq.);
       (C) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 
     et seq.);

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       (D) the Act entitled ``An Act for the protection of the 
     bald eagle'', approved June 8, 1940 (16 U.S.C. 668 et seq.);
       (E) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.);
       (F) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.);
       (G) the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
     Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.);
       (H) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known 
     as the ``Clean Water Act'') (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
       (I) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.); 
     and
       (J) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       (b) Federal Liability for Damage.--Nothing in this title 
     relieves the Federal Government of liability for damage to 
     private land caused by the operation of the Pick-Sloan 
     Missouri River Basin program.
       (c) Flood Control.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title, the Secretary shall retain the authority to 
     operate the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program for 
     purposes of meeting the requirements of the Act of December 
     22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 701-1 et 
     seq.).

     SEC. 608. STUDY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall arrange for the 
     United States Geological Survey, in consultation with the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs and other appropriate Federal 
     agencies, to conduct a comprehensive study of the potential 
     impacts of the transfer of land under sections 805(b) and 
     806(b), including potential impacts on South Dakota Sioux 
     Tribes having water claims within the Missouri River Basin, 
     on water flows in the Missouri River.
       (b) No Transfer Pending Determination.--No transfer of land 
     under section 805(b) or 806(b) shall occur until the 
     Secretary determines, based on the study, that the transfer 
     of land under either section will not significantly reduce 
     the amount of water flow to the downstream States of the 
     Missouri River.

     SEC. 609. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Secretary.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary such sums as are necessary--
       (1) to pay the administrative expenses incurred by the 
     Secretary in carrying out this title; and
       (2) to fund the implementation of terrestrial wildlife 
     habitat restoration plans under section 802(a) and other 
     activities under sections 803(d)(3) and 804(d)(3).
       (b) Secretary of the Interior.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior such sums as 
     are necessary to pay the administrative expenses incurred by 
     the Secretary of the Interior in carrying out this title.

   TITLE VII--OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY REAUTHORIZATION

     SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Demand reduction.--The term ``demand reduction'' means 
     any activity conducted by a National Drug Control Program 
     agency, other than an enforcement activity, that is intended 
     to reduce the use of drugs, including--
       (A) drug abuse education;
       (B) drug abuse prevention;
       (C) drug abuse treatment;
       (D) drug abuse research;
       (E) drug abuse rehabilitation;
       (F) drug-free workplace programs; and
       (G) drug testing.
       (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     National Drug Control Policy.
       (3) Drug.--The term ``drug'' has the meaning given the term 
     ``controlled substance'' in section 102(6) of the Controlled 
     Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)).
       (4) Drug control.--The term ``drug control'' means any 
     activity conducted by a National Drug Control Program agency 
     involving supply reduction or demand reduction.
       (5) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the fund established 
     under section 703(d).
       (6) National drug control program.--The term ``National 
     Drug Control Program'' means programs, policies, and 
     activities undertaken by National Drug Control Program 
     agencies pursuant to the responsibilities of such agencies 
     under the National Drug Control Strategy.
       (7) National drug control program agency.--The term 
     ``National Drug Control Program Agency'' means any agency 
     that is responsible for implementing any aspect of the 
     National Drug Control Strategy, including any agency that 
     receives Federal funds to implement any aspect of the 
     National Drug Control Strategy, but does not include any 
     agency that receives funds for drug control activity solely 
     under the National Foreign Intelligence Program, the Joint 
     Military Intelligence Program or Tactical Intelligence and 
     Related Activities, unless such agency has been designated--
       (A) by the President; or
       (B) jointly by the Director and the head of the agency.
       (8) National drug control strategy.--The term ``National 
     Drug Control Strategy'' means the strategy developed and 
     submitted to Congress under section 706.
       (9) Office.--Unless the context clearly implicates 
     otherwise, the term ``Office'' means the Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy established under section 703(a).
       (10) State and local affairs.--The term ``State and local 
     affairs'' means domestic activities conducted by a National 
     Drug Control Program agency that are intended to reduce the 
     availability and use of drugs, including--
       (A) coordination and facilitation of Federal, State, and 
     local law enforcement drug control efforts;
       (B) promotion of coordination and cooperation among the 
     drug supply reduction and demand reduction agencies of the 
     various States, territories, and units of local government; 
     and
       (C) such other cooperative governmental activities which 
     promote a comprehensive approach to drug control at the 
     national, State, territory, and local levels.
       (11) Supply reduction.--The term ``supply reduction'' means 
     any activity of a program conducted by a National Drug 
     Control Program agency that is intended to reduce the 
     availability or use of drugs in the United States and abroad, 
     including--
       (A) international drug control;
       (B) foreign and domestic drug intelligence;
       (C) interdiction; and
       (D) domestic drug law enforcement, including law 
     enforcement directed at drug users.

     SEC. 703. OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY.

       (a) Establishment of Office.--There is established in the 
     Executive Office of the President an Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy, which shall--
       (1) develop national drug control policy;
       (2) coordinate and oversee the implementation of that 
     national drug control policy;
       (3) assess and certify the adequacy of national drug 
     control programs and the budget for those programs; and
       (4) evaluate the effectiveness of the national drug control 
     programs.
       (b) Director and Deputy Directors.--
       (1) Director.--There shall be at the head of the Office a 
     Director of National Drug Control Policy.
       (2) Deputy director of national drug control policy.--There 
     shall be in the Office a Deputy Director of National Drug 
     Control Policy, who shall assist the Director in carrying out 
     the responsibilities of the Director under this title.
       (3) Other deputy directors.--There shall be in the Office--
       (A) a Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, who shall be 
     responsible for the activities described in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (G) of section 702(1);
       (B) a Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, who shall be 
     responsible for the activities described in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (C) of section 702(11); and
       (C) a Deputy Director for State and Local Affairs, who 
     shall be responsible for the activities described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C) of section 702(10) and 
     subparagraph (D) of section 702(11).
       (c) Access by Congress.--The location of the Office in the 
     Executive Office of the President shall not be construed as 
     affecting access by Congress, or any committee of the House 
     of Representatives or the Senate, to any--
       (1) information, document, or study in the possession of, 
     or conducted by or at the direction of the Director; or
       (2) personnel of the Office.
       (d) Office of National Drug Control Policy Gift Fund.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a fund for the receipt of gifts, both real 
     and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the 
     work of the Office under section 704(c).
       (2) Contributions.--The Office may accept, hold, and 
     administer contributions to the Fund.
       (3) Use of amounts deposited.--Amounts deposited in the 
     Fund are authorized to be appropriated, to remain available 
     until expended for authorized purposes at the discretion of 
     the Director.

     SEC. 704. APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY 
                   DIRECTORS.

       (a) Appointment.--
       (1) In general.--The Director, the Deputy Director of 
     National Drug Control Policy, the Deputy Director for Demand 
     Reduction, the Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, and the 
     Deputy Director for State and Local Affairs, shall each be 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the 
     President. In appointing the Deputy Director for Demand 
     Reduction under this paragraph, the President shall take into 
     consideration the scientific, educational or professional 
     background of the individual, and whether the individual has 
     experience in the fields of substance abuse prevention, 
     education, or treatment.
       (2) Duties of deputy director of national drug control 
     policy.--The Deputy Director of National Drug Control Policy 
     shall--
       (A) carry out the duties and powers prescribed by the 
     Director; and
       (B) serve as the Director in the absence of the Director or 
     during any period in which the office of the Director is 
     vacant.
       (3) Designation of other officers.--In the absence of the 
     Deputy Director, or if the Office of the Deputy Director is 
     vacant, the Director shall designate such other permanent 
     employee of the Office to serve as the Director, if the 
     Director is absent or unable to serve.
       (4) Prohibition.--No person shall serve as Director or a 
     Deputy Director while serving

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     in any other position in the Federal Government.
       (5) Prohibition on political campaigning.--Any officer or 
     employee of the Office who is appointed to that position by 
     the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate, may not participate in Federal election campaign 
     activities, except that such official is not prohibited by 
     this paragraph from making contributions to individual 
     candidates.
       (b) Responsibilities.--The Director--
       (1) shall assist the President in the establishment of 
     policies, goals, objectives, and priorities for the National 
     Drug Control Program;
       (2) shall promulgate the National Drug Control Strategy 
     under section 706(a) and each report under section 706(b) in 
     accordance with section 706;
       (3) shall coordinate and oversee the implementation by the 
     National Drug Control Program agencies of the policies, 
     goals, objectives, and priorities established under paragraph 
     (1) and the fulfillment of the responsibilities of such 
     agencies under the National Drug Control Strategy and make 
     recommendations to National Drug Control Program agency heads 
     with respect to implementation of Federal counter-drug 
     programs;
       (4) shall make such recommendations to the President as the 
     Director determines are appropriate regarding changes in the 
     organization, management, and budgets of Federal departments 
     and agencies engaged in drug enforcement, and changes in the 
     allocation of personnel to and within those departments and 
     agencies, to implement the policies, goals, priorities, and 
     objectives established under paragraph (1) and the National 
     Drug Control Strategy;
       (5) shall consult with and assist State and local 
     governments with respect to the formulation and 
     implementation of National Drug Control Policy and their 
     relations with the National Drug Control Program agencies;
       (6) shall appear before duly constituted committees and 
     subcommittees of the House of Representatives and of the 
     Senate to represent the drug policies of the executive 
     branch;
       (7) shall notify any National Drug Control Program agency 
     if its policies are not in compliance with the 
     responsibilities of the agency under the National Drug 
     Control Strategy, transmit a copy of each such notification 
     to the President, and maintain a copy of each such 
     notification;
       (8) shall provide, by July 1 of each year, budget 
     recommendations, including requests for specific initiatives 
     that are consistent with the priorities of the President 
     under the National Drug Control Strategy, to the heads of 
     departments and agencies with responsibilities under the 
     National Drug Control Program, which recommendations shall--
       (A) apply to the next budget year scheduled for formulation 
     under the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, and each of the 
     4 subsequent fiscal years; and
       (B) address funding priorities developed in the National 
     Drug Control Strategy;
       (9) may serve as representative of the President in 
     appearing before Congress on all issues relating to the 
     National Drug Control Program;
       (10) shall, in any matter affecting national security 
     interests, work in conjunction with the Assistant to the 
     President for National Security Affairs;
       (11) may serve as spokesperson of the Administration on 
     drug issues;
       (12) shall ensure that no Federal funds appropriated to the 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy shall be expended for 
     any study or contract relating to the legalization (for a 
     medical use or any other use) of a substance listed in 
     schedule I of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 812) and take such actions as necessary to oppose 
     any attempt to legalize the use of a substance (in any form) 
     that--
       (A) is listed in schedule I of section 202 of the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812); and
       (B) has not been approved for use for medical purposes by 
     the Food and Drug Administration;
       (13) shall require each National Drug Control Program 
     agency to submit to the Director on an annual basis 
     (beginning in 1999) an evaluation of progress by the agency 
     with respect to drug control program goals using the 
     performance measures for the agency developed under section 
     706(c), including progress with respect to--
       (A) success in reducing domestic and foreign sources of 
     illegal drugs;
       (B) success in protecting the borders of the United States 
     (and in particular the Southwestern border of the United 
     States) from penetration by illegal narcotics;
       (C) success in reducing violent crime associated with drug 
     use in the United States;
       (D) success in reducing the negative health and social 
     consequences of drug use in the United States; and
       (E) implementation of drug treatment and prevention 
     programs in the United States and improvements in the 
     adequacy and effectiveness of such programs;
       (14) shall submit to the Appropriations committees and the 
     authorizing committees of jurisdiction of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate on an annual basis, not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the last day of the applicable 
     period, a summary of--
       (A) each of the evaluations received by the Director under 
     paragraph (13); and
       (B) the progress of each National Drug Control Program 
     agency toward the drug control program goals of the agency 
     using the performance measures for the agency developed under 
     section 706(c); and
       (15) shall ensure that drug prevention and drug treatment 
     research and information is effectively disseminated by 
     National Drug Control Program agencies to State and local 
     governments and nongovernmental entities involved in demand 
     reduction by--
       (A) encouraging formal consultation between any such agency 
     that conducts or sponsors research, and any such agency that 
     disseminates information in developing research and 
     information product development agendas;
       (B) encouraging such agencies (as appropriate) to develop 
     and implement dissemination plans that specifically target 
     State and local governments and nongovernmental entities 
     involved in demand reduction; and
       (C) developing a single interagency clearinghouse for the 
     dissemination of research and information by such agencies to 
     State and local governments and nongovernmental agencies 
     involved in demand reduction.
       (c) National Drug Control Program Budget.--
       (1) Responsibilities of national drug control program 
     agencies.--
       (A) In general.--For each fiscal year, the head of each 
     department, agency, or program of the Federal Government with 
     responsibilities under the National Drug Control Program 
     Strategy shall transmit to the Director a copy of the 
     proposed drug control budget request of the department, 
     agency, or program at the same time as that budget request is 
     submitted to their superiors (and before submission to the 
     Office of Management and Budget) in the preparation of the 
     budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 
     1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.
       (B) Submission of drug control budget requests.--The head 
     of each National Drug Control Program agency shall ensure 
     timely development and submission to the Director of each 
     proposed drug control budget request transmitted pursuant to 
     this paragraph, in such format as may be designated by the 
     Director with the concurrence of the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget.
       (2) National drug control program budget proposal.--For 
     each fiscal year, following the transmission of proposed drug 
     control budget requests to the Director under paragraph (1), 
     the Director shall, in consultation with the head of each 
     National Drug Control Program agency--
       (A) develop a consolidated National Drug Control Program 
     budget proposal designed to implement the National Drug 
     Control Strategy;
       (B) submit the consolidated budget proposal to the 
     President; and
       (C) after submission under subparagraph (B), submit the 
     consolidated budget proposal to Congress.
       (3) Review and certification of budget requests and budget 
     submissions of national drug control program agencies.--
       (A) In general.--The Director shall review each drug 
     control budget request submitted to the Director under 
     paragraph (1).
       (B) Review of budget requests.--
       (i) Inadequate requests.--If the Director concludes that a 
     budget request submitted under paragraph (1) is inadequate, 
     in whole or in part, to implement the objectives of the 
     National Drug Control Strategy with respect to the 
     department, agency, or program at issue for the year for 
     which the request is submitted, the Director shall submit to 
     the head of the applicable National Drug Control Program 
     agency a written description of funding levels and specific 
     initiatives that would, in the determination of the Director, 
     make the request adequate to implement those objectives.
       (ii) Adequate requests.--If the Director concludes that a 
     budget request submitted under paragraph (1) is adequate to 
     implement the objectives of the National Drug Control 
     Strategy with respect to the department, agency, or program 
     at issue for the year for which the request is submitted, the 
     Director shall submit to the head of the applicable National 
     Drug Control Program agency a written statement confirming 
     the adequacy of the request.
       (iii) Record.--The Director shall maintain a record of each 
     description submitted under clause (i) and each statement 
     submitted under clause (ii).
       (C) Agency response.--
       (i) In general.--The head of a National Drug Control 
     Program agency that receives a description under subparagraph 
     (B)(i) shall include the funding levels and initiatives 
     described by the Director in the budget submission for that 
     agency to the Office of Management and Budget.
       (ii) Impact statement.--The head of a National Drug Control 
     Program agency that has altered its budget submission under 
     this subparagraph shall include as an appendix to the budget 
     submission for that agency to the Office of Management and 
     Budget an impact statement that summarizes--

       (I) the changes made to the budget under this subparagraph; 
     and
       (II) the impact of those changes on the ability of that 
     agency to perform its other responsibilities, including any 
     impact on specific missions or programs of the agency.

       (iii) Congressional notification.--The head of a National 
     Drug Control Program agency shall submit a copy of any impact 
     statement under clause (ii) to the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives at the time the budget for that agency is 
     submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code.

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       (D) Certification of budget submissions.--
       (i) In general.--At the time a National Drug Control 
     Program agency submits its budget request to the Office of 
     Management and Budget, the head of the National Drug Control 
     Program agency shall submit a copy of the budget request to 
     the Director.
       (ii) Certification.--The Director--

       (I) shall review each budget submission submitted under 
     clause (i); and
       (II) based on the review under subclause (I), if the 
     Director concludes that the budget submission of a National 
     Drug Control Program agency does not include the funding 
     levels and initiatives described under subparagraph (B)--

       (aa) may issue a written decertification of that agency's 
     budget; and
       (bb) in the case of a decertification issued under item 
     (aa), shall submit to the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a copy of--
     copy of--
       (aaa) the decertification issued under item (aa);
       (bbb) the description made under subparagraph (B); and
       (ccc) the budget recommendations made under subsection 
     (b)(8).
       (4) Reprogramming and transfer requests.--
       (A) In general.--No National Drug Control Program agency 
     shall submit to Congress a reprogramming or transfer request 
     with respect to any amount of appropriated funds in an amount 
     exceeding $5,000,000 that is included in the National Drug 
     Control Program budget unless the request has been approved 
     by the Director.
       (B) Appeal.--The head of any National Drug Control Program 
     agency may appeal to the President any disapproval by the 
     Director of a reprogramming or transfer request under this 
     paragraph.
       (d) Powers of the Director.--In carrying out subsection 
     (b), the Director may--
       (1) select, appoint, employ, and fix compensation of such 
     officers and employees of the Office as may be necessary to 
     carry out the functions of the Office under this title;
       (2) subject to subsection (e)(3), request the head of a 
     department or agency, or program of the Federal Government to 
     place department, agency, or program personnel who are 
     engaged in drug control activities on temporary detail to 
     another department, agency, or program in order to implement 
     the National Drug Control Strategy, and the head of the 
     department or agency shall comply with such a request;
       (3) use for administrative purposes, on a reimbursable 
     basis, the available services, equipment, personnel, and 
     facilities of Federal, State, and local agencies;
       (4) procure the services of experts and consultants in 
     accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     relating to appointments in the Federal Service, at rates of 
     compensation for individuals not to exceed the daily 
     equivalent of the rate of pay payable under level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5311 of title 5, United 
     States Code;
       (5) accept and use gifts and donations of property from 
     Federal, State, and local government agencies, and from the 
     private sector, as authorized in section 703(d);
       (6) use the mails in the same manner as any other 
     department or agency of the executive branch;
       (7) monitor implementation of the National Drug Control 
     Program, including--
       (A) conducting program and performance audits and 
     evaluations; and
       (B) requesting assistance from the Inspector General of the 
     relevant agency in such audits and evaluations;
       (8) transfer funds made available to a National Drug 
     Control Program agency for National Drug Control Strategy 
     programs and activities to another account within such agency 
     or to another National Drug Control Program agency for 
     National Drug Control Strategy programs and activities, 
     except that--
       (A) the authority under this paragraph may be limited in an 
     annual appropriations Act or other provision of Federal law;
       (B) the Director may exercise the authority under this 
     paragraph only with the concurrence of the head of each 
     affected agency;
       (C) in the case of an interagency transfer, the total 
     amount of transfers under this paragraph may not exceed 3 
     percent of the total amount of funds made available for 
     National Drug Control Strategy programs and activities to the 
     agency from which those funds are to be transferred;
       (D) funds transferred to an agency under this paragraph may 
     only be used to increase the funding for programs or 
     activities have been authorized by Congress; and
       (E) the Director shall--
       (i) submit to Congress, including to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, the authorizing committees for the Office, 
     and any other applicable committees of jurisdiction, a 
     reprogramming or transfer request in advance of any transfer 
     under this paragraph in accordance with the regulations of 
     the affected agency or agencies; and
       (ii) annually submit to Congress a report describing the 
     effect of all transfers of funds made pursuant to this 
     paragraph or subsection (c)(4) during the 12-month period 
     preceding the date on which the report is submitted;
       (9) issue to the head of a National Drug Control Program 
     agency a fund control notice described in subsection (f) to 
     ensure compliance with the National Drug Control Program 
     Strategy; and
       (10) participate in the drug certification process pursuant 
     to section 490 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2291j).
       (e) Personnel Detailed to Office.--
       (1) Evaluations.--Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 
     43 of title 5, United States Code, the Director shall perform 
     the evaluation of the performance of any employee detailed to 
     the Office for purposes of the applicable performance 
     appraisal system established under such chapter for any 
     rating period, or part thereof, that such employee is 
     detailed to such office.
       (2) Compensation.--
       (A) Bonus payments.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Director may provide periodic bonus payments to any 
     employee detailed to the Office.
       (B) Restrictions.--An amount paid under this paragraph to 
     an employee for any period--
       (i) shall not be greater than 20 percent of the basic pay 
     paid or payable to such employee for such period; and
       (ii) shall be in addition to the basic pay of such 
     employee.
       (C) Aggregate amount.--The aggregate amount paid during any 
     fiscal year to an employee detailed to the Office as basic 
     pay, awards, bonuses, and other compensation shall not exceed 
     the annual rate payable at the end of such fiscal year for 
     positions at level III of the Executive Schedule.
       (3) Maximum number of detailees.--The maximum number of 
     personnel who may be detailed to another department or agency 
     (including the Office) under subsection (d)(2) during any 
     fiscal year is--
       (A) for the Department of Defense, 50; and
       (B) for any other department or agency, 10.
       (f) Fund Control Notices.--
       (1) In general.--A fund control notice may direct that all 
     or part of an amount appropriated to the National Drug 
     Control Program agency account be obligated by--
       (A) months, fiscal year quarters, or other time periods; 
     and
       (B) activities, functions, projects, or object classes.
       (2) Unauthorized obligation or expenditure prohibited.--An 
     officer or employee of a National Drug Control Program agency 
     shall not make or authorize an expenditure or obligation 
     contrary to a fund control notice issued by the Director.
       (3) Disciplinary action for violation.--In the case of a 
     violation of paragraph (2) by an officer or employee of a 
     National Drug Control Program agency, the head of the agency, 
     upon the request of and in consultation with the Director, 
     may subject the officer or employee to appropriate 
     administrative discipline, including, when circumstances 
     warrant, suspension from duty without pay or removal from 
     office.
       (g) Inapplicability to Certain Programs.--The provisions of 
     this section shall not apply to the National Foreign 
     Intelligence Program, the Joint Military Intelligence Program 
     and Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities unless the 
     agency that carries out such program is designated as a 
     National Drug Control Program agency by the President or 
     jointly by the Director and the head of the agency.
       (h) Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
     as derogating the authorities and responsibilities of the 
     Director of Central Intelligence contained in sections 104 
     and 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 or any other 
     law.

     SEC. 705. COORDINATION WITH NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAM 
                   AGENCIES IN DEMAND REDUCTION, SUPPLY REDUCTION, 
                   AND STATE AND LOCAL AFFAIRS.

       (a) Access to Information.--
       (1) In general.--Upon the request of the Director, the head 
     of any National Drug Control Program agency shall cooperate 
     with and provide to the Director any statistics, studies, 
     reports, and other information prepared or collected by the 
     agency concerning the responsibilities of the agency under 
     the National Drug Control Strategy that relate to--
       (A) drug abuse control; or
       (B) the manner in which amounts made available to that 
     agency for drug control are being used by that agency.
       (2) Protection of intelligence information.--
       (A) In general.--The authorities conferred on the Office 
     and the Director by this title shall be exercised in a manner 
     consistent with provisions of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). The Director of Central 
     Intelligence shall prescribe such regulations as may be 
     necessary to protect information provided pursuant to this 
     title regarding intelligence sources and methods.
       (B) Duties of director.--The Director of Central 
     Intelligence shall, to the maximum extent practicable in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A), render full assistance and 
     support to the Office and the Director.
       (3) Illegal drug cultivation.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall annually submit to the Director an assessment of the 
     acreage of illegal drug cultivation in the United States.
       (b) Certification of Policy Changes to Director.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the head of a 
     National Drug Control Program agency shall, unless exigent 
     circumstances require otherwise, notify the Director in 
     writing regarding any proposed change in policies relating to 
     the activities of that agency under the National Drug Control 
     Program prior to implementation of such change. The Director 
     shall promptly review such proposed change and certify to the 
     head of that agency in writing whether such

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     change is consistent with the National Drug Control Strategy.
       (2) Exception.--If prior notice of a proposed change under 
     paragraph (1) is not practicable--
       (A) the head of the National Drug Control Program agency 
     shall notify the Director of the proposed change as soon as 
     practicable; and
       (B) upon such notification, the Director shall review the 
     change and certify to the head of that agency in writing 
     whether the change is consistent with the National Drug 
     Control Program.
       (c) General Services Administration.--The Administrator of 
     General Services shall provide to the Director, in a 
     reimbursable basis, such administrative support services as 
     the Director may request.
       (d) Accounting of Funds Expended.--The Director shall--
       (A) require the National Drug Control Program agencies to 
     submit to the Director not later than February 1 of each year 
     a detailed accounting of all funds expended by the agencies 
     for National Drug Control Program activities during the 
     previous fiscal year, and require such accounting to be 
     authenticated by the Inspector General for each agency prior 
     to submission to the Director; and
       (B) submit to Congress not later than April 1 of each year 
     the information submitted to the Director under subparagraph 
     (A).

     SEC. 706. DEVELOPMENT, SUBMISSION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND 
                   ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY.

       (a) Timing, Contents, and Process for Development and 
     Submission of National Drug Control Strategy.--
       (1) Timing.--Not later than February 1, 1999, the President 
     shall submit to Congress a National Drug Control Strategy, 
     which shall set forth a comprehensive plan, covering a period 
     of not more than 5 years, for reducing drug abuse and the 
     consequences of drug abuse in the United States, by limiting 
     the availability of and reducing the demand for illegal 
     drugs.
       (2) Contents.--
       (A) In general.--The National Drug Control Strategy 
     submitted under paragraph (1) shall include--
       (i) comprehensive, research-based, long-range, 
     quantifiable, goals for reducing drug abuse and the 
     consequences of drug abuse in the United States;
       (ii) annual, quantifiable, and measurable objectives and 
     specific targets to accomplish long-term quantifiable goals 
     that the Director determines may be achieved during each year 
     of the period beginning on the date on which the National 
     Drug Control Strategy is submitted;
       (iii) 5-year projections for program and budget priorities; 
     and
       (iv) a review of international, State, local, and private 
     sector drug control activities to ensure that the United 
     States pursues well-coordinated and effective drug control at 
     all levels of government.
       (B) Classified information.--Any contents of the National 
     Drug Control Strategy that involves information properly 
     classified under criteria established by an Executive order 
     shall be presented to Congress separately from the rest of 
     the National Drug Control Strategy.
       (3) Process for development and submission.--
       (A) Consultation.--In developing and effectively 
     implementing the National Drug Control Strategy, the 
     Director--
       (i) shall consult with--

       (I) the heads of the National Drug Control Program 
     agencies;
       (II) Congress;
       (III) State and local officials;
       (IV) private citizens and organizations with experience and 
     expertise in demand reduction;
       (V) private citizens and organizations with experience and 
     expertise in supply reduction; and
       (VI) appropriate representatives of foreign governments;

       (ii) with the concurrence of the Attorney General, may 
     require the El Paso Intelligence Center to undertake specific 
     tasks or projects to implement the National Drug Control 
     Strategy; and
       (iii) with the concurrence of the Director of Central 
     Intelligence and the Attorney General, may request that the 
     National Drug Intelligence Center undertake specific tasks or 
     projects to implement the National Drug Control Strategy.
       (B) Inclusion in strategy.--The National Drug Control 
     Strategy under this subsection, and each report submitted 
     under subsection (b), shall include a list of each entity 
     consulted under subparagraph (A)(i).
       (4) Specific targets.--The targets in the National Drug 
     Control Strategy shall include the following:
       (A) Reduction of unlawful drug use to 3 percent of the 
     population of the United States or less by December 31, 2003 
     (as measured in terms of overall illicit drug use during the 
     past 30 days by the National Household Survey), and 
     achievement of at least 20 percent of such reduction during 
     each of 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
       (B) Reduction of adolescent unlawful drug use (as measured 
     in terms of illicit drug use during the past 30 days by the 
     Monitoring the Future Survey of the University of Michigan or 
     the National PRIDE Survey conducted by the National Parents' 
     Resource Institute for Drug Education) to 3 percent of the 
     adolescent population of the United States or less by 
     December 31, 2003, and achievement of at least 20 percent of 
     such reduction during each of 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 
     2003.
       (C) Reduction of the availability of cocaine, heroin, 
     marijuana, and methamphetamine in the United States by 80 
     percent by December 31, 2003.
       (D) Reduction of the respective nationwide average street 
     purity levels for cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and 
     methamphetamine (as estimated by the interagency drug flows 
     assessment led by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, 
     and based on statistics collected by the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration and other National Drug Control Program 
     agencies identified as relevant by the Director) by 60 
     percent by December 31, 2003, and achievement of at least 20 
     percent of each such reduction during each of 1999, 2000, 
     2001, 2002, and 2003.
       (E) Reduction of drug-related crime in the United States by 
     50 percent by December 31, 2003, and achievement of at least 
     20 percent of such reduction during each of 1999, 2000, 2001, 
     2002, and 2003, including--
       (i) reduction of State and Federal unlawful drug 
     trafficking and distribution;
       (ii) reduction of State and Federal crimes committed by 
     persons under the influence of unlawful drugs;
       (iii) reduction of State and Federal crimes committed for 
     the purpose of obtaining unlawful drugs or obtaining property 
     that is intended to be used for the purchase of unlawful 
     drugs; and
       (iv) reduction of drug-related emergency room incidents in 
     the United States (as measured by data of the Drug Abuse 
     Warning Network on illicit drug abuse), including incidents 
     involving gunshot wounds and automobile accidents in which 
     illicit drugs are identified in the bloodstream of the 
     victim, by 50 percent by December 31, 2003.
       (5) Further reductions in drug use, availability, and 
     crime.--Following the submission of a National Drug Control 
     Strategy under this section to achieve the specific targets 
     described in paragraph (4), the Director may formulate a 
     strategy for additional reductions in drug use and 
     availability and drug-related crime beyond the 5-year period 
     covered by the National Drug Control Strategy that has been 
     submitted.
       (b) Annual Strategy Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than February 1, 1999, and on 
     February 1 of each year thereafter, the President shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the progress in implementing 
     the Strategy under subsection (a), which shall include--
       (A) an assessment of the Federal effectiveness in achieving 
     the National Drug Control Strategy goals and objectives using 
     the performance measurement system described in subsection 
     (c), including--
       (i) an assessment of drug use and availability in the 
     United States; and
       (ii) an estimate of the effectiveness of interdiction, 
     treatment, prevention, law enforcement, and international 
     programs under the National Drug Control Strategy in effect 
     during the preceding year, or in effect as of the date on 
     which the report is submitted;
       (B) any modifications of the National Drug Control Strategy 
     or the performance measurement system described in subsection 
     (c);
       (C) an assessment of the manner in which the budget 
     proposal submitted under section 704(c) is intended to 
     implement the National Drug Control Strategy and whether the 
     funding levels contained in such proposal are sufficient to 
     implement such Strategy;
       (D) measurable data evaluating the success or failure in 
     achieving the annual measurable objectives described in 
     subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii);
       (E) an assessment of current drug use (including inhalants) 
     and availability, impact of drug use, and treatment 
     availability, which assessment shall include--
       (i) estimates of drug prevalence and frequency of use as 
     measured by national, State, and local surveys of illicit 
     drug use and by other special studies of--

       (I) casual and chronic drug use;
       (II) high-risk populations, including school dropouts, the 
     homeless and transient, arrestees, parolees, probationers, 
     and juvenile delinquents; and

       (III) drug use in the workplace and the productivity lost 
     by such use;

       (ii) an assessment of the reduction of drug availability 
     against an ascertained baseline, as measured by--

       (I) the quantities of cocaine, heroin, marijuana, 
     methamphetamine, and other drugs available for consumption in 
     the United States;
       (II) the amount of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and 
     precursor chemicals entering the United States;
       (III) the number of hectares of marijuana, poppy, and coca 
     cultivated and destroyed domestically and in other countries;
       (IV) the number of metric tons of marijuana, heroin, 
     cocaine, and methamphetamine seized;
       (V) the number of cocaine and methamphetamine processing 
     laboratories destroyed domestically and in other countries;
       (VI) changes in the price and purity of heroin and cocaine, 
     changes in the price of methamphetamine, and changes in 
     tetrahydrocannabinol level of marijuana;
       (VII) the amount and type of controlled substances diverted 
     from legitimate retail and wholesale sources; and
       (VIII) the effectiveness of Federal technology programs at 
     improving drug detection capabilities in interdiction, and at 
     United States ports of entry;

       (iii) an assessment of the reduction of the consequences of 
     drug use and availability, which shall include estimation 
     of--

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       (I) the burden drug users placed on hospital emergency 
     departments in the United States, such as the quantity of 
     drug-related services provided;
       (II) the annual national health care costs of drug use, 
     including costs associated with people becoming infected with 
     the human immunodeficiency virus and other infectious 
     diseases as a result of drug use;
       (III) the extent of drug-related crime and criminal 
     activity; and
       (IV) the contribution of drugs to the underground economy, 
     as measured by the retail value of drugs sold in the United 
     States;

       (iv) a determination of the status of drug treatment in the 
     United States, by assessing--

       (I) public and private treatment capacity within each 
     State, including information on the treatment capacity 
     available in relation to the capacity actually used;
       (II) the extent, within each State, to which treatment is 
     available;
       (III) the number of drug users the Director estimates could 
     benefit from treatment; and
       (IV) the specific factors that restrict the availability of 
     treatment services to those seeking it and proposed 
     administrative or legislative remedies to make treatment 
     available to those individuals; and

       (v) a review of the research agenda of the Counter-Drug 
     Technology Assessment Center to reduce the availability and 
     abuse of drugs; and
       (F) an assessment of private sector initiatives and 
     cooperative efforts between the Federal Government and State 
     and local governments for drug control.
       (2) Submission of revised strategy.--The President may 
     submit to Congress a revised National Drug Control Strategy 
     that meets the requirements of this section--
       (A) at any time, upon a determination by the President, in 
     consultation with the Director, that the National Drug 
     Control Strategy in effect is not sufficiently effective; and
       (B) if a new President or Director takes office.
       (3) 1999 Strategy report.--With respect to the Strategy 
     report required to be submitted by this subsection on 
     February 1, 1999, the President shall prepare the report 
     using such information as is available for the period covered 
     by the report.
       (c) Performance Measurement System.--
       (1) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (A) the targets described in subsection (a) are important 
     to the reduction of overall drug use in the United States;
       (B) the President should seek to achieve those targets 
     during the 5 years covered by the National Drug Control 
     Strategy required to be submitted under subsection (a);
       (C) the purpose of such targets and the annual reports to 
     Congress on the progress towards achieving the targets is to 
     allow for the annual restructuring of appropriations by the 
     Appropriations Committees and authorizing committees of 
     jurisdiction of Congress to meet the goals described in this 
     Act;
       (D) the performance measurement system developed by the 
     Director described in this subsection is central to the 
     National Drug Control Program targets, programs, and budget;
       (E) the Congress strongly endorses the performance 
     measurement system for establishing clear outcomes for 
     reducing drug use nationwide during the next five years, and 
     the linkage of this system to all agency drug control 
     programs and budgets receiving funds scored as drug control 
     agency funding.
       (2) Submission to Congress.--Not later than February 1, 
     1999, the Director shall submit to Congress a description of 
     the national drug control performance measurement system, 
     designed in consultation with affected National Drug Control 
     Program agencies, that--
       (A) develops performance objectives, measures, and targets 
     for each National Drug Control Strategy goal and objective;
       (B) revises performance objectives, measures, and targets, 
     to conform with National Drug Control Program Agency budgets;
       (C) identifies major programs and activities of the 
     National Drug Control Program agencies that support the goals 
     and objectives of the National Drug Control Strategy;
       (D) evaluates in detail the implementation by each National 
     Drug Control Program agency of program activities supporting 
     the National Drug Control Strategy;
       (E) monitors consistency between the drug-related goals and 
     objectives of the National Drug Control Program agencies and 
     ensures that drug control agency goals and budgets support 
     and are fully consistent with the National Drug Control 
     Strategy; and
       (F) coordinates the development and implementation of 
     national drug control data collection and reporting systems 
     to support policy formulation and performance measurement, 
     including an assessment of--
       (i) the quality of current drug use measurement instruments 
     and techniques to measure supply reduction and demand 
     reduction activities;
       (ii) the adequacy of the coverage of existing national drug 
     use measurement instruments and techniques to measure the 
     casual drug user population and groups that are at risk for 
     drug use; and
       (iii) the actions the Director shall take to correct any 
     deficiencies and limitations identified pursuant to 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(4).
       (3) Modifications.--A description of any modifications made 
     during the preceding year to the national drug control 
     performance measurement system described in paragraph (2) 
     shall be included in each report submitted under subsection 
     (b).

     SEC. 707. HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Office a 
     program to be known as the High Intensity Drug Trafficking 
     Areas Program.
       (b) Designation.--The Director, upon consultation with the 
     Attorney General, the Secretary of the Treasury, heads of the 
     National Drug Control Program agencies, and the Governor of 
     each applicable State, may designate any specified area of 
     the United States as a high intensity drug trafficking area. 
     After making such a designation and in order to provide 
     Federal assistance to the area so designated, the Director 
     may--
       (1) obligate such sums as appropriated for the High 
     Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program;
       (2) direct the temporary reassignment of Federal personnel 
     to such area, subject to the approval of the head of the 
     department or agency that employs such personnel;
       (3) take any other action authorized under section 704 to 
     provide increased Federal assistance to those areas;
       (4) coordinate activities under this subsection 
     (specifically administrative, recordkeeping, and funds 
     management activities) with State and local officials.
       (c) Factors for Consideration.--In considering whether to 
     designate an area under this section as a high intensity drug 
     trafficking area, the Director shall consider, in addition to 
     such other criteria as the Director considers to be 
     appropriate, the extent to which--
       (1) the area is a center of illegal drug production, 
     manufacturing, importation, or distribution;
       (2) State and local law enforcement agencies have committed 
     resources to respond to the drug trafficking problem in the 
     area, thereby indicating a determination to respond 
     aggressively to the problem;
       (3) drug-related activities in the area are having a 
     harmful impact in other areas of the country; and
       (4) a significant increase in allocation of Federal 
     resources is necessary to respond adequately to drug-related 
     activities in the area.
       (d) Use of Funds.--The Director shall ensure that no 
     Federal funds appropriated for the High Intensity Drug 
     Trafficking Program are expended for the establishment or 
     expansion of drug treatment programs.

     SEC. 708. COUNTER-DRUG TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CENTER.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established within the Office 
     the Counter-Drug Technology Assessment Center (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Center''). The Center shall operate 
     under the authority of the Director of National Drug Control 
     Policy and shall serve as the central counter-drug technology 
     research and development organization of the United States 
     Government.
       (b) Director of Technology.--There shall be at the head of 
     the Center the Director of Technology, who shall be appointed 
     by the Director of National Drug Control Policy from among 
     individuals qualified and distinguished in the area of 
     science, medicine, engineering, or technology.
       (c) Additional Responsibilities of the Director of National 
     Drug Control Policy.--
       (1) In general.--The Director, acting through the Director 
     of Technology shall--
       (A) identify and define the short-, medium-, and long-term 
     scientific and technological needs of Federal, State, and 
     local drug supply reduction agencies, including--
       (i) advanced surveillance, tracking, and radar imaging;
       (ii) electronic support measures;
       (iii) communications;
       (iv) data fusion, advanced computer systems, and artificial 
     intelligence; and
       (v) chemical, biological, radiological (including neutron, 
     electron, and graviton), and other means of detection;
       (B) identify demand reduction basic and applied research 
     needs and initiatives, in consultation with affected National 
     Drug Control Program agencies, including--
       (i) improving treatment through neuroscientific advances;
       (ii) improving the transfer of biomedical research to the 
     clinical setting; and
       (iii) in consultation with the National Institute on Drug 
     Abuse, and through interagency agreements or grants, 
     examining addiction and rehabilitation research and the 
     application of technology to expanding the effectiveness or 
     availability of drug treatment;
       (C) make a priority ranking of such needs identified in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) according to fiscal and 
     technological feasibility, as part of a National Counter-Drug 
     Enforcement Research and Development Program;
       (D) oversee and coordinate counter-drug technology 
     initiatives with related activities of other Federal civilian 
     and military departments;
       (E) provide support to the development and implementation 
     of the national drug control performance measurement system; 
     and
       (F) pursuant to the authority of the Director of National 
     Drug Control Policy under section 704, submit requests to 
     Congress for the reprogramming or transfer of funds 
     appropriated for counter-drug technology research and 
     development.
       (2) Limitation on authority.--The authority granted to the 
     Director under this subsection shall not extend to the award 
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     tracts, management of individual projects, or other 
     operational activities.
       (d) Assistance and Support to Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, render assistance and support to the Office and 
     to the Director in the conduct of counter-drug technology 
     assessment.

     SEC. 709. PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON COUNTER-NARCOTICS.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a council to be 
     known as the President's Council on Counter-Narcotics 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Council'').
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Council 
     shall be composed of 18 members, of whom--
       (A) 1 shall be the President, who shall serve as Chairman 
     of the Council;
       (B) 1 shall be the Vice President;
       (C) 1 shall be the Secretary of State;
       (D) 1 shall be the Secretary of the Treasury;
       (E) 1 shall be the Secretary of Defense;
       (F) 1 shall be the Attorney General;
       (G) 1 shall be the Secretary of Transportation;
       (H) 1 shall be the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
       (I) 1 shall be the Secretary of Education;
       (J) 1 shall be the Representative of the United States of 
     America to the United Nations;
       (K) 1 shall be the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget;
       (L) 1 shall be the Chief of Staff to the President;
       (M) 1 shall be the Director of the Office, who shall serve 
     as the Executive Director of the Council;
       (N) 1 shall be the Director of Central Intelligence;
       (O) 1 shall be the Assistant to the President for National 
     Security Affairs;
       (P) 1 shall be the Counsel to the President;
       (Q) 1 shall be the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; 
     and
       (R) 1 shall be the National Security Adviser to the Vice 
     President.
       (2) Additional members.--The President may, in the 
     discretion of the President, appoint additional members to 
     the Council.
       (c) Functions.--The Council shall advise and assist the 
     President in--
       (1) providing direction and oversight for the national drug 
     control strategy, including relating drug control policy to 
     other national security interests and establishing 
     priorities; and
       (2) ensuring coordination among departments and agencies of 
     the Federal Government concerning implementation of the 
     National Drug Control Strategy.
       (d) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Council may utilize established or ad 
     hoc committees, task forces, or interagency groups chaired by 
     the Director (or a representative of the Director) in 
     carrying out the functions of the Council under this section.
       (2) Staff.--The staff of the Office, in coordination with 
     the staffs of the Vice President and the Assistant to the 
     President for National Security Affairs, shall act as staff 
     for the Council.
       (3) Cooperation from other agencies.--Each department and 
     agency of the executive branch shall--
       (A) cooperate with the Council in carrying out the 
     functions of the Council under this section; and
       (B) provide such assistance, information, and advice as the 
     Council may request, to the extent permitted by law.

     SEC. 710. PARENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL ON YOUTH DRUG ABUSE.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established a Council to be 
     known as the Parents Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Council'').
       (2) Membership.--
       (A) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of 16 
     members, of whom--
       (i) 4 shall be appointed by the President, each of whom 
     shall be a parent or guardian of a child who is not less than 
     6 and not more than 18 years of age as of the date on which 
     the appointment is made;
       (ii) 4 shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
     Senate, 3 of whom shall be a parent or guardian of a child 
     who is not less than 6 and not more than 18 years of age as 
     of the date on which the appointment is made;
       (iii) 2 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, each of whom shall be a parent or guardian of a child 
     who is not less than 6 and not more than 18 years of age as 
     of the date on which the appointment is made;
       (iv) 4 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, 3 of whom shall be a parent or guardian of a 
     child who is not less than 6 and not more than 18 years of 
     age as of the date on which the appointment is made; and
       (v) 2 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     House of Representatives, each of whom shall be a parent or 
     guardian of a child who is not less than 6 and not more than 
     18 years of age as of the date on which the appointment is 
     made.
       (B) Requirements.--
       (i) In general.--Each member of the Council shall be an 
     individual from the private sector with a demonstrated 
     interest and expertise in research, education, treatment, or 
     prevention activities related to youth drug abuse.
       (ii) Representatives of nonprofit organizations.--Not less 
     than 1 member appointed under each of clauses (i) through (v) 
     of paragraph (2)(A) shall be a representative of a nonprofit 
     organization focused on involving parents in antidrug 
     education and prevention.
       (C) Date.--The appointments of the initial members of the 
     Council shall be made not later than 60 days after the date 
     of enactment of this section.
       (D) Executive Director.--The Director shall appoint the 
     Executive Director of the Council, who shall be an employee 
     of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
       (3) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
       (A) Period of appointment.--Each member of the Council 
     shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, except that, of the 
     initial members of the Council--
       (i) 1 member appointed under each of clauses (i) through 
     (v) of paragraph (2)(A) shall be appointed for a term of 1 
     year; and
       (ii) 1 member appointed under each of clauses (i) through 
     (v) of paragraph (2)(A) shall be appointed for a term of 2 
     years.
       (B) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Council shall not affect 
     its powers, provided that a quorum is present, but shall be 
     filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Any 
     member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the 
     expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was 
     appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that 
     term.
       (C) Appointment of successor.--To the extent necessary to 
     prevent a vacancy in the membership of the Council, a member 
     of the Council may serve for not more than 6 months after the 
     expiration of the term of that member, if the successor of 
     that member has not been appointed.
       (4) Initial meeting.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date on which all initial members of the Council have been 
     appointed, the Council shall hold its first meeting.
       (5) Meetings.--The Council shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairperson.
       (6) Quorum.--Nine members of the Council shall constitute a 
     quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
       (7) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--
       (A) In general.--The members of the Council shall select a 
     Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of 
     the Council.
       (B) Duties of chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Council 
     shall assign committee duties relating to the Council and 
     direct the Executive Director to convene hearings and conduct 
     other necessary business of the Council.
       (C) Duties of vice chairperson.--If the Chairperson of the 
     Council is unable to serve, the Vice Chairperson shall serve 
     as the Chairperson.
       (b) Duties of the Council.--
       (1) In general.--The Council--
       (A) shall advise the Director on drug prevention, 
     education, and treatment and assist the Deputy Director of 
     Demand Reduction in the responsibilities for the coordination 
     of the demand reduction programs of the Federal Government 
     and the analysis and consideration of prevention and 
     treatment alternatives; and
       (B) may issue reports and recommendations on drug 
     prevention, education, and treatment, in addition to the 
     reports detailed in paragraph (2), as the Council considers 
     appropriate.
       (2) Submission of reports.--Any report or recommendation 
     issued by the Council shall be submitted to the Director and 
     subsequently to Congress.
       (3) Advice on the national drug control strategy.--Not 
     later than December 1, 1999, and on December 1 of each year 
     thereafter, the Council shall submit to the Director an 
     annual report containing drug control strategy 
     recommendations on drug prevention, education, and treatment. 
     The Director may include any recommendations submitted under 
     this paragraph in the report submitted by the Director under 
     section 706(b).
       (c) Expenses.--The members of the Council shall be allowed 
     travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
     at rates authorized for employees of agencies under 
     subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, 
     while away from their homes or regular places of business in 
     the performance of services for the Council.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Council such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this section.

     SEC. 711. DRUG INTERDICTION.

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Federal drug 
     control agency'' means--
       (1) the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
       (2) the Department of Defense;
       (3) the Drug Enforcement Administration;
       (4) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
       (5) the Immigration and Naturalization Service;
       (6) the United States Coast Guard;
       (7) the United States Customs Service; and
       (8) any other department or agency of the Federal 
     Government that the Director determines to be relevant.
       (b) Report.--In order to assist Congress in determining the 
     personnel, equipment, funding, and other resources that would 
     be required by Federal drug control agencies in order to 
     achieve a level of interdiction success at or above the 
     highest level achieved before the date of enactment of this 
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     actment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress 
     and to each Federal drug control program agency a report, 
     which shall include--
       (1) with respect to the southern and western border regions 
     of the United States (including the Pacific coast, the border 
     with Mexico, the Gulf of Mexico coast, and other ports of 
     entry) and in overall totals, data relating to--
       (A) the amount of marijuana, heroin, methamphetamine, and 
     cocaine--
       (i) seized during the year of highest recorded seizures for 
     each drug in each region and during the year of highest 
     recorded overall seizures; and
       (ii) disrupted during the year of highest recorded 
     disruptions for each drug in each region and during the year 
     of highest recorded overall seizures; and
       (B) the number of persons arrested for violations of 
     section 1010(a) of the Controlled Substances Import and 
     Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(a)) and related offenses during the 
     year of the highest number of arrests on record for each 
     region and during the year of highest recorded overall 
     arrests;
       (2) the price of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and 
     marijuana during the year of highest price on record during 
     the preceding 10-year period, adjusted for purity where 
     possible; and
       (3) a description of the personnel, equipment, funding, and 
     other resources of the Federal drug control agency devoted to 
     drug interdiction and securing the borders of the United 
     States against drug trafficking for each of the years 
     identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) for each Federal drug 
     control agency.
       (c) Budget Process.--
       (1) Information to director.--Based on the report submitted 
     under subsection (b), each Federal drug control agency shall 
     submit to the Director, at the same time as each annual drug 
     control budget request is submitted by the Federal drug 
     control agency to the Director under section 704(c)(1), a 
     description of the specific personnel, equipment, funding, 
     and other resources that would be required for the Federal 
     drug control agency to meet or exceed the highest level of 
     interdiction success for that agency identified in the report 
     submitted under subsection (b).
       (2) Information to congress.--The Director shall include 
     each submission under paragraph (1) in each annual 
     consolidated National Drug Control Program budget proposal 
     submitted by the Director to Congress under section 
     704(c)(2), which submission shall be accompanied by a 
     description of any additional resources that would be 
     required by the Federal drug control agencies to meet the 
     highest level of interdiction success identified in the 
     report submitted under subsection (b).

     SEC. 712. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL FORFEITURE FUND.

       Section 6073 of the Asset Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1988 
     (21 U.S.C. 1509) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``section 524(c)(9)'' and inserting 
     ``section 524(c)(8)''; and
       (B) by striking ``section 9307(g)'' and inserting ``section 
     9703(g)''; and
       (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``strategy'' and 
     inserting ``Strategy''.

     SEC. 713. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title 5, United States Code.--Chapter 53 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 5312, by adding at the end the following:
       ``Director of National Drug Control Policy.'';
       (2) in section 5313, by adding at the end the following:
       ``Deputy Director of National Drug Control Policy.''; and
       (3) in section 5314, by adding at the end the following:
       ``Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy.
       ``Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy.
       ``Deputy Director for State and Local Affairs, Office of 
     National Drug Control Policy.''.
       (b) National Security Act of 1947.--Section 101 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 402) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and inserting 
     after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) The Director of National Drug Control Policy may, in 
     the role of the Director as principal adviser to the National 
     Security Council on national drug control policy, and subject 
     to the direction of the President, attend and participate in 
     meetings of the National Security Council.''.
       (c) Submission of National Drug Control Program Budget With 
     Annual Budget Request of President.--Section 1105(a) of title 
     31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (25) the following:
       ``(26) a separate statement of the amount of appropriations 
     requested for the Office of National Drug Control Policy and 
     each program of the National Drug Control Program.''.

     SEC. 714. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     title, to remain available until expended, such sums as may 
     be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

     SEC. 715. TERMINATION OF OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL 
                   POLICY.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     effective on September 30, 2003, this title and the 
     amendments made by this title are repealed.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to section 
     713 or the amendments made by that section.

            TITLE VIII--WESTERN HEMISPHERE DRUG ELIMINATION

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Western 
     Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     title is as follows:

Sec. 801. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 802. Findings and statement of policy.

        Subtitle A--Enhanced Source and Transit Country Coverage

Sec. 811. Expansion of radar coverage and operation in source and 
              transit countries.
Sec. 812. Expansion of Coast Guard drug interdiction.
Sec. 813. Expansion of aircraft coverage and operation in source and 
              transit countries.

 Subtitle B--Enhanced Eradication and Interdiction Strategy in Source 
                               Countries

Sec. 821. Additional eradication resources for Colombia.
Sec. 822. Additional eradication resources for Peru.
Sec. 823. Additional eradication resources for Bolivia.
Sec. 824. Miscellaneous additional eradication resources.
Sec. 825. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
              Affairs.

  Subtitle C--Enhanced Alternative Crop Development Support in Source 
                                  Zone

Sec. 831. Alternative crop development support.
Sec. 832. Authorization of appropriations for Agricultural Research 
              Service counterdrug research and development activities.
Sec. 833. Master plan for herbicides to control narcotic crops.
Sec. 834. Authorization of use of environmentally-approved herbicides 
              to eliminate illicit narcotics crops.

      Subtitle D--Enhanced International Law Enforcement Training

Sec. 841. Enhanced international law enforcement academy training.
Sec. 842. Enhanced United States drug enforcement international 
              training.
Sec. 843. Provision of nonlethal equipment to foreign law enforcement 
              organizations for cooperative illicit narcotics control 
              activities.

   Subtitle E--Enhanced Drug Transit and Source Zone Law Enforcement 
                        Operations and Equipment

Sec. 851. Increased funding for operations and equipment; report.
Sec. 852. Funding for computer software and hardware to facilitate 
              direct communication between drug enforcement agencies.
Sec. 853. Sense of Congress regarding priority of drug interdiction and 
              counterdrug activities.

                 Subtitle F--Relationship to Other Laws

Sec. 861. Authorizations of appropriations.

            Subtitle G--Trafficking in Controlled Substances

Sec. 871. Short title.
Sec. 872. Limitation.

     SEC. 802. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Teenage drug use in the United States has doubled since 
     1993.
       (2) The drug crisis facing the United States is a top 
     national security threat.
       (3) The spread of illicit drugs through United States 
     borders cannot be halted without an effective drug 
     interdiction strategy.
       (4) Effective drug interdiction efforts have been shown to 
     limit the availability of illicit narcotics, drive up the 
     street price, support demand reduction efforts, and decrease 
     overall drug trafficking and use.
       (5) A prerequisite for reducing youth drug use is 
     increasing the price of drugs. To increase price 
     substantially, at least 60 percent of drugs must be 
     interdicted.
       (6) In 1987, the national drug control budget maintained a 
     significant balance between demand and supply reduction 
     efforts, illustrated as follows:
       (A) 29 percent of the total drug control budget 
     expenditures for demand reduction programs.
       (B) 38 percent of the total drug control budget 
     expenditures for domestic law enforcement.
       (C) 33 percent of the total drug control budget 
     expenditures for international drug interdiction efforts.
       (7) In the late 1980's and early 1990's, counternarcotic 
     efforts were successful, specifically in protecting the 
     borders of the United States from penetration by illegal 
     narcotics through increased seizures by the United States 
     Coast Guard and other agencies, including a 302 percent 
     increase in pounds of cocaine seized between 1987 and 1991.
       (8) Limiting the availability of narcotics to drug 
     traffickers in the United States had a promising effect as 
     illustrated by the decline of illicit drug use between 1988 
     and 1991, through a--
       (A) 13 percent reduction in total drug use;
       (B) 35 percent drop in cocaine use; and
       (C) 16 percent decrease in marijuana use.
       (9) In 1993, drug interdiction efforts in the transit zones 
     were reduced due to an imbal

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     ance in the national drug control strategy. This trend has 
     continued through 1995 as shown by the following figures:
       (A) 35 percent for demand reduction programs.
       (B) 53 percent for domestic law enforcement.
       (C) 12 percent for international drug interdiction efforts.
       (10) Supply reduction efforts became a lower priority for 
     the Administration and the seizures by the United States 
     Coast Guard and other agencies decreased as shown by a 68 
     percent decrease in the pounds of cocaine seized between 1991 
     and 1996.
       (11) Reductions in funding for comprehensive interdiction 
     operations like OPERATION GATEWAY and OPERATION STEELWEB, 
     initiatives that encompassed all areas of interdiction and 
     attempted to disrupt the operating methods of drug smugglers 
     along the entire United States border, have created 
     unprotected United States border areas which smugglers 
     exploit to move their product into the United States.
       (12) The result of this new imbalance in the national drug 
     control strategy caused the drug situation in the United 
     States to become a crisis with serious consequences 
     including--
       (A) doubling of drug-abuse-related arrests for minors 
     between 1992 and 1996;
       (B) 70 percent increase in overall drug use among children 
     aged 12 to 17;
       (C) 80 percent increase in drug use for graduating seniors 
     since 1992;
       (D) a sharp drop in the price of 1 pure gram of heroin from 
     $1,647 in 1992 to $966 in February 1996; and
       (E) a reduction in the street price of 1 gram of cocaine 
     from $123 to $104 between 1993 and 1994.
       (13) The percentage change in drug use since 1992, among 
     graduating high school students who used drugs in the past 12 
     months, has substantially increased--marijuana use is up 80 
     percent, cocaine use is up 80 percent, and heroin use is up 
     100 percent.
       (14) The Department of Defense has been called upon to 
     support counter-drug efforts of Federal law enforcement 
     agencies that are carried out in source countries and through 
     transit zone interdiction, but in recent years Department of 
     Defense assets critical to those counter-drug activities have 
     been consistently diverted to missions that the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
     consider a higher priority.
       (15) The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff, through the Department of Defense policy 
     referred to as the Global Military Force Policy, has 
     established the priorities for the allocation of military 
     assets in the following order: (1) war; (2) military 
     operations other than war that might involve contact with 
     hostile forces (such as peacekeeping operations and 
     noncombatant evacuations); (3) exercises and training; and 
     (4) operational tasking other than those involving 
     hostilities (including counter-drug activities and 
     humanitarian assistance).
       (16) Use of Department of Defense assets is critical to the 
     success of efforts to stem the flow of illegal drugs from 
     source countries and through transit zones to the United 
     States.
       (17) The placement of counter-drug activities in the fourth 
     and last priority of the Global Military Force Policy list of 
     priorities for the allocation of military assets has resulted 
     in a serious deficiency in assets vital to the success of 
     source country and transit zone efforts to stop the flow of 
     illegal drugs into the United States.
       (18) At present the United States faces few, if any, 
     threats from abroad greater than the threat posed to the 
     Nation's youth by illegal and dangerous drugs.
       (19) The conduct of counter-drug activities has the 
     potential for contact with hostile forces.
       (20) The Department of Defense counter-drug activities 
     mission should be near the top, not among the last, of the 
     priorities for the allocation of Department of Defense assets 
     after the first priority for those assets for the war-
     fighting mission of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to--
       (1) reduce the supply of drugs and drug use through an 
     enhanced drug interdiction effort in the major drug transit 
     countries, as well support a comprehensive supply country 
     eradication and crop substitution program, because a 
     commitment of increased resources in international drug 
     interdiction efforts will create a balanced national drug 
     control strategy among demand reduction, law enforcement, and 
     international drug interdiction efforts; and
       (2) develop and establish comprehensive drug interdiction 
     and drug eradication strategies, and dedicate the required 
     resources, to achieve the goal of reducing the flow of 
     illegal drugs into the United States by 80 percent by as 
     early as January 1, 2003.

        Subtitle A--Enhanced Source and Transit Country Coverage

     SEC. 811. EXPANSION OF RADAR COVERAGE AND OPERATION IN SOURCE 
                   AND TRANSIT COUNTRIES.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Department of the Treasury for 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the enhancement of 
     radar coverage in drug source and transit countries in the 
     total amount of $14,300,000 which shall be available for the 
     following purposes:
       (1) For restoration of radar, and operation and maintenance 
     of radar, in the Bahamas.
       (2) For operation and maintenance of ground-based radar at 
     Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba.
       (b) Report.--Not later than January 31, 1999, the Secretary 
     of Defense, in conjunction with the Director of Central 
     Intelligence, shall submit to the Committee on National 
     Security, the Committee on International Relations, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services, the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate a report examining the options 
     available to the United States for improving Relocatable Over 
     the Horizon (ROTHR) capability to provide enhanced radar 
     coverage of narcotics source zone countries in South America 
     and transit zones in the Eastern Pacific. The report shall 
     include--
       (1) a discussion of the need and costs associated with the 
     establishment of a proposed fourth ROTHR site located in the 
     source or transit zones; and
       (2) an assessment of the intelligence specific issues 
     raised if such a ROTHR facility were to be established in 
     conjunction with a foreign government.

     SEC. 812. EXPANSION OF COAST GUARD DRUG INTERDICTION.

       (a) Operating Expenses.--For operating expenses of the 
     Coast Guard associated with expansion of drug interdiction 
     activities around Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, and other transit zone areas of operation, there is 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Transportation $151,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, and 2001. Such amounts shall include (but are not 
     limited to) amounts for the following:
       (1) For deployment of intelligent acoustic detection buoys 
     in the Florida Straits and Bahamas.
       (2) For a nonlethal technology program to enhance 
     countermeasures against the threat of transportation of drugs 
     by so-called Go-Fast boats.
       (b) Acquisition, Construction, and Improvement.--
       (1) In general.--For acquisition, construction, and 
     improvement of facilities and equipment to be used for 
     expansion of Coast Guard drug interdiction activities, there 
     is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Transportation for fiscal year 1999 the total amount of 
     $630,300,000 which shall be available for the following 
     purposes:
       (A) For maritime patrol aircraft sensors.
       (B) For acquisition of deployable pursuit boats.
       (C) For the acquisition and construction of up to 15 United 
     States Coast Guard Coastal Patrol Boats.
       (D) For--
       (i) the reactivation of up to 3 United States Coast Guard 
     HU-25 Falcon jets;
       (ii) the procurement of up to 3 C-37A aircraft; or
       (iii) the procurement of up to 3 C-20H aircraft.
       (E) For acquisition of installed or deployable electronic 
     sensors and communications systems for Coast Guard Cutters.
       (F) For acquisition and construction of facilities and 
     equipment to support regional and international law 
     enforcement training and support in Puerto Rico, the United 
     States Virgin Islands, and the Caribbean Basin.
       (G) For acquisition or conversion of maritime patrol 
     aircraft.
       (H) For acquisition or conversion of up to 2 vessels to be 
     used as Coast Guard Medium or High Endurance Cutters.
       (I) For acquisition or conversion of up to 2 vessels to be 
     used as Coast Guard Cutters as support, command, and control 
     platforms for drug interdiction operations.
       (J) For acquisition of up to 6 Coast Guard Medium Endurance 
     Cutters.
       (2) Continued availability.--Amounts appropriated under 
     this subsection may remain available until expended.
       (c) Requirement To Accept Patrol Craft From Department of 
     Defense.--The Secretary of Transportation shall accept, for 
     use by the Coast Guard for expanded drug interdiction 
     activities, 7 PC-170 patrol craft if offered by the 
     Department of Defense.

     SEC. 813. EXPANSION OF AIRCRAFT COVERAGE AND OPERATION IN 
                   SOURCE AND TRANSIT COUNTRIES.

       (a) Department of the Treasury.--Funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of the Treasury for fiscal 
     years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the enhancement of air 
     coverage and operation for drug source and transit countries 
     in the total amount of $886,500,000 which shall be available 
     for the following purposes:
       (1) For procurement of 10 P-3B Early Warning aircraft for 
     the United States Customs Service to enhance overhead air 
     coverage of drug source zone countries.
       (2) For the procurement and deployment of 10 P-3B Slick 
     airplanes for the United States Customs Service to enhance 
     overhead air coverage of the drug source zone.
       (3) In fiscal years 2000 and 2001, for operation and 
     maintenance of 10 P-3B Early Warning aircraft for the United 
     States Customs Service to enhance overhead air coverage of 
     drug source zone countries.
       (4) For personnel for the 10 P-3B Early Warning aircraft 
     for the United States Customs Service to enhance overhead air 
     coverage of drug source zone countries.
       (5) In fiscal years 2000 and 2001, for operation and 
     maintenance of 10 P-3B Slick air

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     planes for the United States Customs Service to enhance 
     overhead coverage of the drug source zone.
       (6) For personnel for the 10 P-3B Slick airplanes for the 
     United States Customs Service to enhance overhead air 
     coverage of drug source zone countries.
       (7) For construction and furnishing of an additional 
     facility for the P-3B aircraft.
       (8) For operation and maintenance for overhead air coverage 
     for source countries.
       (9) For operation and maintenance for overhead coverage for 
     the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific regions.
       (10) For purchase and for operation and maintenance of 3 
     RU-38A observation aircraft (to be piloted by pilots under 
     contract with the United States).
       (b) Report.--Not later than January 31, 1999, the Secretary 
     of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
     the Director of Central Intelligence, shall submit to the 
     Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
     International Relations, and the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate a report examining the options available in the source 
     and transit zones to replace Howard Air Force Base in Panama 
     and specifying the requirements of the United States to 
     establish an airbase or airbases for use in support of 
     counternarcotics operations to optimize operational 
     effectiveness in the source and transit zones. The report 
     shall identify the following:
       (1) The specific requirements necessary to support the 
     national drug control policy of the United States.
       (2) The estimated construction, operation, and maintenance 
     costs for a replacement counterdrug airbase or airbases in 
     the source and transit zones.
       (3) Possible interagency cost sharing arrangements for a 
     replacement airbase or airbases.
       (4) Any legal or treaty-related issues regarding the 
     replacement airbase or airbases.
       (5) A summary of completed alternative site surveys for the 
     airbase or airbases.
       (c) Transfer of Aircraft.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     transfer to the United States Customs Service--
       (1) ten currently retired and previously identified 
     heavyweight P-3B aircraft for modification into P-3 AEW&C 
     aircraft; and
       (2) ten currently retired and previously identified 
     heavyweight P-3B aircraft for modification into P-3 Slick 
     aircraft.

 Subtitle B--Enhanced Eradication and Interdiction Strategy in Source 
                               Countries

     SEC. 821. ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES FOR COLOMBIA.

       (a) Department of State.--Funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of State for fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, and 2001 for the enhancement of drug-related 
     eradication efforts in Colombia in the total amount of 
     $201,250,000 which shall be available for the following 
     purposes:
       (1) For each such fiscal year for sustaining support of the 
     helicopters and fixed wing fleet of the national police of 
     Colombia.
       (2) For the purchase of DC-3 transport aircraft for the 
     national police of Colombia.
       (3) For acquisition of resources needed for prison security 
     in Colombia.
       (4) For the purchase of minigun systems for the national 
     police of Colombia.
       (5) For the purchase of 6 UH-60L Black Hawk utility 
     helicopters for the national police of Colombia and for 
     operation, maintenance, and training relating to such 
     helicopters.
       (6) For procurement, for upgrade of 50 UH-1H helicopters to 
     the Huey II configuration equipped with miniguns for the use 
     of the national police of Colombia.
       (7) For the repair and rebuilding of the antinarcotics base 
     in southern Colombia.
       (8) For providing sufficient and adequate base and force 
     security for any rebuilt facility in southern Colombia, and 
     the other forward operating antinarcotics bases of the 
     Colombian National Police antinarcotics unit.
       (b) Counternarcotics Assistance.--
       (1) Limitation on Provision of Assistance.--Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), United States counternarcotics 
     assistance may not be provided for the Government of Colombia 
     under this title or under any other provision of law on or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act if the Government of 
     Colombia negotiates or permits the establishment of any 
     demilitarized zone in which the eradication of drug 
     production by the security forces of Colombia, including the 
     Colombian National Police antinarcotics unit, is prohibited.
       (2) Exception.--If the Government of Colombia negotiates or 
     permits the establishment of a demilitarized zone described 
     in paragraph (1), United States counternarcotics assistance 
     may be provided for the Government of Colombia for a period 
     of up to 90 consecutive days upon a finding by the President 
     that providing such assistance is in the national interest of 
     the United States.
       (3) Notification.--In each case in which counternarcotics 
     assistance is provided for the Government of Colombia as a 
     result of a finding by the President described in paragraph 
     (2), the President shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations and the authorizing committees of jurisdiction 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 
     5 days after such assistance is provided.

     SEC. 822. ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES FOR PERU.

       (a) Department of State.--Funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of State for fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, and 2001 for the establishment of a third drug 
     interdiction site in Peru to support air bridge and riverine 
     missions for enhancement of drug-related eradication efforts 
     in Peru, in the total amount of $3,000,000, and an additional 
     amount of $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001 
     for operation and maintenance.
       (b) Department of Defense Study.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall conduct a study of Peruvian counternarcotics air 
     interdiction requirements and, not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a 
     report on the results of the study. The study shall include a 
     review of the Peruvian Air Force's current and future 
     requirements for counternarcotics air interdiction to 
     complement the Peruvian Air Force's A-37 capability.

     SEC. 823. ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES FOR BOLIVIA.

       Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
     of State for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     enhancement of drug-related eradication efforts in Bolivia in 
     the total amount of $17,000,000 which shall be available for 
     the following purposes:
       (1) For support of air operations in Bolivia.
       (2) For support of riverine operations in Bolivia.
       (3) For support of coca eradication programs.
       (4) For procurement of 2 mobile x-ray machines, with 
     operation and maintenance support.

     SEC. 824. MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES.

       Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
     of State for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for enhanced 
     precursor chemical control projects, in the total amount of 
     $500,000.

     SEC. 825. BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS.

       (a) Sense of Congress Relating to Professional 
     Qualifications of Officials Responsible for International 
     Narcotics Control.--It is the sense of Congress that any 
     individual serving in the position of assistant secretary in 
     any department or agency of the Federal Government who has 
     primary responsibility for international narcotics control 
     and law enforcement, and the principal deputy of any such 
     assistant secretary, shall have substantial professional 
     qualifications in the fields of--
       (1) management;
       (2) Federal law enforcement or intelligence; and
       (3) foreign policy.
       (b) Sense of Congress Relating to Deficiencies in 
     International Narcotics Assistance Activities.--It is the 
     sense of Congress that the responsiveness and effectiveness 
     of international narcotics assistance activities under the 
     Department of State have been severely hampered due, in part, 
     to the lack of law enforcement expertise by responsible 
     personnel in the Department of State.

  Subtitle C--Enhanced Alternative Crop Development Support in Source 
                                  Zone

     SEC. 831. ALTERNATIVE CROP DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT.

       Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the United 
     States Agency for International Development for fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, and 2001 for alternative development programs in 
     the total amount of $180,000,000 which shall be available as 
     follows:
       (1) In the Guaviare, Putumayo, and Caqueta regions in 
     Colombia.
       (2) In the Ucayali, Apurimac, and Huallaga Valley regions 
     in Peru.
       (3) In the Chapare and Yungas regions in Bolivia.

     SEC. 832. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL 
                   RESEARCH SERVICE COUNTERDRUG RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture for each of fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, and 2001, $23,000,000 to support the counternarcotics 
     research efforts of the Agricultural Research Service of the 
     Department of Agriculture. Of that amount, funds are 
     authorized as follows:
       (1) $5,000,000 shall be used for crop eradication 
     technologies.
       (2) $2,000,000 shall be used for narcotics plant 
     identification, chemistry, and biotechnology.
       (3) $1,000,000 shall be used for worldwide crop 
     identification, detection tagging, and production estimation 
     technology.
       (4) $5,000,000 shall be used for improving the disease 
     resistance, yield, and economic competitiveness of commercial 
     crops that can be promoted as alternatives to the production 
     of narcotics plants.
       (5) $10,000,000 to contract with entities meeting the 
     criteria described in subsection (b) for the product 
     development, environmental testing, registration, production, 
     aerial distribution system development, product effectiveness 
     monitoring, and modification of multiple herbicides to 
     control narcotic crops (including coca, poppy, and cannabis) 
     in the United States and internationally.
       (b) Criteria for Eligible Entities.--An entity under this 
     subsection is an entity which possesses--
       (1) experience in diseases of narcotic crops;
       (2) intellectual property involving seed-borne dispersal 
     formulations;
       (3) the availability of state-of-the-art containment or 
     quarantine facilities;
       (4) country-specific herbicide formulations;
       (5) specialized fungicide resistant formulations; or

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       (6) special security arrangements.

     SEC. 833. MASTER PLAN FOR HERBICIDES TO CONTROL NARCOTIC 
                   CROPS.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy shall develop a 10-year master plan for 
     the use of herbicides to control narcotic crops (including 
     coca, poppy, and cannabis) in the United States and 
     internationally.
       (b) Coordination.--The Director shall develop the plan in 
     coordination with--
       (1) the Department of Agriculture;
       (2) the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department 
     of Justice;
       (3) the Department of Defense;
       (4) the Environmental Protection Agency;
       (5) the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law 
     Enforcement Activities of the Department of State;
       (6) the United States Information Agency; and
       (7) other appropriate agencies.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the Director of 
     the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to 
     Congress a report describing the activities undertaken to 
     carry out this section.

     SEC. 834. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY-APPROVED 
                   HERBICIDES TO ELIMINATE ILLICIT NARCOTICS 
                   CROPS.

       The Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary 
     of Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the Administrator 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency are authorized to 
     support the development and use of environmentally-approved 
     herbicides to eliminate illicit narcotics crops, including 
     coca, cannabis, and opium poppy, both in the United States 
     and in foreign countries.

      Subtitle D--Enhanced International Law Enforcement Training

     SEC. 841. ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center.--Funds are 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Department of 
     Transportation and the Department of the Treasury for fiscal 
     years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the joint establishment, 
     operation, and maintenance in San Juan, Puerto Rico, of a 
     center for training law enforcement personnel of countries 
     located in the Latin American and Caribbean regions in 
     matters relating to maritime law enforcement, including 
     customs-related ports management matters, as follows:
       (1) For each such fiscal year for funding by the Department 
     of Transportation, $1,500,000.
       (2) For each such fiscal year for funding by the Department 
     of the Treasury, $1,500,000.
       (b) United States Coast Guard International Maritime 
     Training Vessel.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Transportation for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 
     and 2001 for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of 
     maritime training vessels in the total amount of $15,000,000 
     which shall be available for the following purposes:
       (1) For a vessel for international maritime training, which 
     shall visit participating Latin American and Caribbean 
     nations on a rotating schedule in order to provide law 
     enforcement training and to perform maintenance on 
     participating national assets.
       (2) For support of the United States Coast Guard Balsam 
     Class Buoy Tender training vessel.

     SEC. 842. ENHANCED UNITED STATES DRUG ENFORCEMENT 
                   INTERNATIONAL TRAINING.

       (a) Mexico.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Justice for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 
     2001 for substantial exchanges for Mexican judges, 
     prosecutors, and police, in the total amount of $2,000,000 
     for each such fiscal year. The Attorney General shall consult 
     with the Secretary of State regarding such exchanges.
       (b) Brazil.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Justice for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 
     2001 for enhanced support for the Brazilian Federal Police 
     Training Center, in the total amount of $1,000,000 for each 
     such fiscal year. The Attorney General shall consult with the 
     Secretary of State regarding such enhanced support.
       (c) Panama.--
       (1) In general.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated 
     for the Department of Transportation for fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, and 2001 for operation and maintenance, for locating 
     and operating Coast Guard assets so as to strengthen the 
     capability of the Coast Guard of Panama to patrol the 
     Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Panama for drug enforcement 
     and interdiction activities, in the total amount of 
     $1,000,000 for each such fiscal year. The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall consult with the Secretary of State 
     regarding the location and operation of such assets for such 
     purposes.
       (2) Eligibility to receive training.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, members of the national police of 
     Panama shall be eligible to receive training through the 
     International Military Education Training program.
       (d) Venezuela.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Justice for each of fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, and 2001, $1,000,000 for operation and maintenance, for 
     support for the Venezuelan Judicial Technical Police 
     Counterdrug Intelligence Center. The Attorney General shall 
     consult with the Secretary of State regarding such support.
       (e) Ecuador.--
       (1) In general.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated 
     for the Department of Transportation and the Department of 
     the Treasury for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 
     for the buildup of local coast guard and port control in 
     Guayaquil and Esmeraldas, Ecuador, as follows:
       (A) For each such fiscal year for the Department of 
     Transportation, $500,000.
       (B) For each such fiscal year for the Department of the 
     Treasury, $500,000.
       (2) Consultation.--The Secretary of Transportation and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the Secretary of 
     State regarding the buildup described in paragraph (1).
       (f) Haiti and the Dominican Republic.--Funds are authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Department of the Treasury for 
     each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, $500,000 for the 
     buildup of local coast guard and port control in Haiti and 
     the Dominican Republic. The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     consult with the Secretary of State regarding such buildup of 
     local coast guard and port patrol.
       (g) Central America.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of the Treasury for each of 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, $12,000,000 for the 
     buildup of local coast guard and port control in Belize, 
     Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. 
     The Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the 
     Secretary of State regarding such buildup of local coast 
     guard and port patrol.

     SEC. 843. PROVISION OF NONLETHAL EQUIPMENT TO FOREIGN LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR COOPERATIVE 
                   ILLICIT NARCOTICS CONTROL ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, may transfer or 
     lease each year nonlethal equipment to foreign law 
     enforcement organizations for the purpose of establishing and 
     carrying out cooperative illicit narcotics control 
     activities.
       (2)(A) The Administrator may transfer or lease equipment 
     under paragraph (1) only if the equipment is not designated 
     as a munitions item or controlled on the United States 
     Munitions List pursuant to section 38 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act.
       (B) The value of each piece of equipment transferred or 
     leased under paragraph (1) may not exceed $100,000.
       (b) Additional Requirement.--The Administrator shall 
     provide for the maintenance and repair of any equipment 
     transferred or leased under subsection (a).
       (c) Notification Requirement.--Before the export of any 
     item authorized for transfer under subsection (a), the 
     Administrator shall provide written notice to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives in 
     accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming 
     notifications under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1).
       (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) all United States law enforcement personnel serving in 
     Mexico should be accredited the same status under the Vienna 
     Convention on Diplomatic Immunity as other diplomatic 
     personnel serving at United States posts in Mexico; and
       (2) all Mexican narcotics law enforcement personnel serving 
     in the United States should be accorded the same diplomatic 
     status as Drug Enforcement Administration personnel serving 
     in Mexico.

   Subtitle E--Enhanced Drug Transit and Source Zone Law Enforcement 
                        Operations and Equipment

     SEC. 851. INCREASED FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT; 
                   REPORT.

       (a) Drug Enforcement Administration.--Funds are authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Drug Enforcement Administration 
     for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for enhancement of 
     counternarcotic operations in drug transit and source 
     countries in the total amount of $58,900,000 which shall be 
     available for the following purposes:
       (1) For support of the Merlin program.
       (2) For support of the intercept program.
       (3) For support of the development and implementation of 
     automation systems to support investigative and intelligence 
     requirements.
       (4) For support of the Caribbean Initiative.
       (5) For the hire of special agents, administrative and 
     investigative support personnel, and intelligence analysts 
     for the support of investigations overseas.
       (b) Department of State.--Funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of State for fiscal year 
     1999, 2000, and 2001 for the deployment of commercial 
     unclassified intelligence and imaging data and a Passive 
     Coherent Location System for counternarcotics and 
     interdiction purposes in the Western Hemisphere, the total 
     amount of $20,000,000.
       (c) Department of the Treasury.--Funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the United States Customs Service for fiscal 
     years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for enhancement of counternarcotic 
     operations in drug transit and source countries in the total 
     amount of $71,500,000 which shall be available for the 
     following purposes:
       (1) For refurbishment of up to 30 interceptor and Blue 
     Water Platform vessels in the Caribbean maritime fleet.
       (2) For purchase of up to 9 new interceptor vessels in the 
     Caribbean maritime fleet.
       (3) For the hire and training of up to 25 special agents 
     for maritime operations in the Caribbean.

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       (4) For purchase of up to 60 automotive vehicles for ground 
     use in South Florida.
       (5) For each such fiscal year for operation and maintenance 
     support for up to 10 United States Customs Service Citations 
     Aircraft to be dedicated for the source and transit zone.
       (6) For purchase of non-intrusive inspection systems 
     consistent with the United States Customs Service 5-year 
     technology plan, including truck x-rays and gamma-imaging for 
     drug interdiction purposes at high-threat seaports and land 
     border ports of entry.
       (d) Department of Defense Report.--Not later than January 
     31, 1999, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall 
     submit to Congress a report examining and proposing 
     recommendations regarding any organizational changes to 
     optimize counterdrug activities, including alternative cost-
     sharing arrangements regarding the following facilities:
       (1) The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force, East, Key West, 
     Florida.
       (2) The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force, West, Alameda, 
     California.
       (3) The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force, South, Panama City, 
     Panama.
       (4) The Joint Task Force 6, El Paso, Texas.

     SEC. 852. FUNDING FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE TO 
                   FACILITATE DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DRUG 
                   ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

       (a) Authorization.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated 
     for the development and purchase of computer software and 
     hardware to facilitate direct communication between agencies 
     that perform work relating to the interdiction of drugs at 
     United States borders, including the United States Customs 
     Service, the Border Patrol, the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Agency, and the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service, in the total amount 
     of $50,000,000.
       (b) Availability.--Funds authorized pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall 
     remain available until expended.

     SEC. 853. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PRIORITY OF DRUG 
                   INTERDICTION AND COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense 
     should revise the Global Military Force Policy of the 
     Department of Defense in order--
       (1) to treat the international drug interdiction and 
     counter-drug activities of the Department as a military 
     operation other than war, thereby elevating the priority 
     given such activities under the Policy to the next priority 
     below the priority given to war under the Policy and to the 
     same priority as is given to peacekeeping operations under 
     the Policy; and
       (2) to allocate the assets of the Department to drug 
     interdiction and counter-drug activities in accordance with 
     the priority given those activities.

                 Subtitle F--Relationship to Other Laws

     SEC. 861. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       The funds authorized to be appropriated for any department 
     or agency of the Federal Government for fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, or 2001 by this title are in addition to funds 
     authorized to be appropriated for that department or agency 
     for fiscal year 1999, 2000, or 2001 by any other provision of 
     law.

            Subtitle G--Trafficking in Controlled Substances

     SEC. 871. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Controlled Substances 
     Trafficking Prohibition Act''.

     SEC. 872. LIMITATION.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 1006(a) of the Controlled 
     Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 956(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Attorney General'' and inserting 
     ``(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Attorney General''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Notwithstanding any exemption under paragraph (1), a 
     United States resident who enters the United States through 
     an international land border with a controlled substance 
     (except a substance in schedule I) for which the individual 
     does not possess a valid prescription issued by a 
     practitioner (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled 
     Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) in accordance with applicable 
     Federal and State law (or documentation that verifies the 
     issuance of such a prescription to that individual) may not 
     import the controlled substance into the United States in an 
     amount that exceeds 50 dosage units of the controlled 
     substance.''.
       (b) Federal Minimum Requirement.--Section 1006(a)(2) of the 
     Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, as added by 
     subsection (a), is a minimum Federal requirement and shall 
     not be construed to limit a State from imposing any 
     additional requirement.
       (c) Extent.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not 
     be construed to affect the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services under the Federal Food, Drug and 
     Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).

                   TITLE IX--DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE ACT

     SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Drug-Free Workplace Act of 
     1998''.

     SEC. 902. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) 74 percent of adults who use illegal drugs are 
     employed;
       (2) small business concerns employ over 50 percent of the 
     Nation's workforce;
       (3) in more than 88 percent of families with children under 
     the age of 18, at least 1 parent is employed; and
       (4) employees who use and abuse addictive illegal drugs and 
     alcohol increase costs for businesses and risk the health and 
     safety of all employees because--
       (A) absenteeism is 66 percent higher among drug users than 
     individuals who do not use drugs;
       (B) health benefit utilization is 300 percent higher among 
     drug users than individuals who do not use drugs;
       (C) 47 percent of workplace accidents are drug-related;
       (D) disciplinary actions are 90 percent higher among drug 
     users than among individuals who do not use drugs; and
       (E) employee turnover is significantly higher among drug 
     users than among individuals who do not use drugs.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are to--
       (1) educate small business concerns about the advantages of 
     a drug-free workplace;
       (2) provide grants and technical assistance in addition to 
     financial incentives to enable small business concerns to 
     create a drug-free workplace;
       (3) assist working parents in keeping their children drug-
     free; and
       (4) encourage small business employers and employees alike 
     to participate in drug-free workplace programs.

     SEC. 903. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) businesses should adopt drug-free workplace programs;
       (2) States should consider incentives to encourage 
     businesses to adopt drug-free workplace programs; and
       (3) such incentives may include--
       (A) financial incentives, including--
       (i) a reduction in workers' compensation premiums;
       (ii) a reduction in unemployment insurance premiums; and
       (iii) tax deductions in an amount equal to the amount of 
     expenditures for employee assistance programs, treatment, or 
     illegal drug testing; and
       (B) other incentives, such as the adoption of liability 
     limitations, as recommended by the President's Commission on 
     Model State Drug Laws.

     SEC. 904. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       Section 27 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 27. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Drug-free workplace program.--The term `drug-free 
     workplace program' means a program that includes--
       ``(A) a written policy, including a clear statement of 
     expectations for workplace behavior, prohibitions against 
     reporting to work or working under the influence of illegal 
     drugs or alcohol, prohibitions against the use or possession 
     of illegal drugs in the workplace, and the consequences of 
     violating those expectations and prohibitions;
       ``(B) drug and alcohol abuse prevention training for a 
     total of not less than 2 hours for each employee, and 
     additional voluntary drug and alcohol abuse prevention 
     training for employees who are parents;
       ``(C) employee illegal drug testing, with analysis 
     conducted by a drug testing laboratory certified by the 
     Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or 
     approved by the College of American Pathologists for forensic 
     drug testing, and a review of each positive test result by a 
     medical review officer;
       ``(D) employee access to an employee assistance program, 
     including confidential assessment, referral, and short-term 
     problem resolution; and
       ``(E) continuing alcohol and drug abuse prevention 
     education.
       ``(2) Eligible intermediary.--The term `eligible 
     intermediary' means an organization--
       ``(A) that has not less than 2 years of experience in 
     carrying out drug-free workplace programs;
       ``(B) that has a drug-free workplace policy in effect;
       ``(C) that is located in a State, the District of Columbia, 
     or a territory of the United States; and
       ``(D) the purpose of which is--
       ``(i) to develop comprehensive drug-free workplace programs 
     or to supply drug-free workplace services; or
       ``(ii) to provide other forms of assistance and services to 
     small business concerns.
       ``(3) Employee.--The term `employee' includes any--
       ``(A) applicant for employment;
       ``(B) employee;
       ``(C) supervisor;
       ``(D) manager;
       ``(E) officer of a small business concern who is active in 
     management of the concern; and
       ``(F) owner of a small business concern who is active in 
     management of the concern.
       ``(4) Medical review officer.--The term `medical review 
     officer'--
       ``(A) means a licensed physician with knowledge of 
     substance abuse disorders; and
       ``(B) does not include any--
       ``(i) employee of the small business concern; or
       ``(ii) employee or agent of, or any person having a 
     financial interest in, the laboratory for which the illegal 
     drug test results are being reviewed.

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       ``(b) Establishment.--There is established a drug-free 
     workplace demonstration program, under which the 
     Administrator may make grants to, or enter into cooperative 
     agreements or contracts with, eligible intermediaries for the 
     purpose of providing financial and technical assistance to 
     small business concerns seeking to establish a drug-free 
     workplace program.
       ``(c) Privacy Protection for Employees Participating in a 
     Drug-Free Workplace Program.--Each drug-free workplace 
     program established with assistance made available under this 
     section shall--
       ``(1) include, as reasonably necessary and appropriate, 
     practices and procedures to ensure the confidentiality of 
     illegal drug test results and of any participation by an 
     employee in a rehabilitation program;
       ``(2) prohibit the mandatory disclosure of medical 
     information by an employee prior to a confirmed positive 
     illegal drug test; and
       ``(3) require that a medical review officer reviewing 
     illegal drug test results shall report only the final 
     results, limited to those drugs for which the employee tests 
     positive, in writing and in a manner designed to ensure the 
     confidentiality of the results.
       ``(d) Evaluation and Coordination.--Not later than 18 
     months after the date of enactment of the Drug-Free Workplace 
     Act of 1998, the Administrator, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, and the Director of National Drug Control Policy, 
     shall--
       ``(1) evaluate the drug-free workplace programs established 
     with assistance made available under this section; and
       ``(2) submit to Congress a report describing the results of 
     the evaluation under paragraph (1).
       ``(e) Contract Authority.--In carrying out this section, 
     the Administrator may--
       ``(1) contract with public and private entities to provide 
     assistance related to carrying out the program under this 
     section; and
       ``(2) compensate those entities for provision of that 
     assistance.
       ``(f) Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to require an employer who attends a program 
     offered by an intermediary to contract for any service 
     offered by the intermediary.
       ``(g) Authorization.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for fiscal years 1999 
     and 2000. Amounts made available under this subsection shall 
     remain available until expended.
       ``(2) Small business development centers.--Of the total 
     amount made available under this subsection, not more than 
     the greater of 10 percent or $1,000,000 may be used to carry 
     out section 21(c)(3)(T).''.

     SEC. 905. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

       Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     648(c)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (R), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (S), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(T) providing information and assistance to small 
     business concerns with respect to establishing drug-free 
     workplace programs on or before October 1, 2000.''.

             TITLE X--CANYON FERRY RESERVOIR, MONTANA, ACT

     SECTION 1001. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that the conveyance of the properties 
     described in section 4(b) to the lessees of those properties 
     for fair market value would have the beneficial results of--
       (1) reducing Pick-Sloan project debt for the Canyon Ferry 
     Unit;
       (2) providing a permanent source of funding to acquire 
     publicly accessible land and interests in land, including 
     easements and conservation easements, in the State from 
     willing sellers at fair market value to--
       (A) restore and conserve fisheries habitat, including 
     riparian habitat;
       (B) restore and conserve wildlife habitat;
       (C) enhance public hunting, fishing, and recreational 
     opportunities; and
       (D) improve public access to public land;
       (3) eliminating Federal payments in lieu of taxes and 
     associated management expenditures in connection with the 
     Federal Government's ownership of the properties while 
     increasing local tax revenues from the new owners; and
       (4) eliminating expensive and contentious disputes between 
     the Secretary and leaseholders while ensuring that the 
     Federal Government receives full and fair value for the 
     properties.

     SEC. 1002. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this Act are to--
       (1) establish terms and conditions under which the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall, for fair market value, 
     convey certain properties around Canyon Ferry Reservoir, 
     Montana, to private parties; and
       (2) acquire certain land for fish and wildlife conservation 
     purposes.

     SEC. 1003. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Canyon ferry-broadwater county trust.--The term 
     ``Canyon Ferry-Broadwater County Trust'' means the Canyon 
     Ferry-Broadwater County Trust established under section 8.
       (2) CFRA.--The term ``CFRA'' means the Canyon Ferry 
     Recreation Association, Incorporated, a Montana corporation.
       (3) Commissioners.--The term ``Commissioners'' means the 
     Board of Commissioners for Broadwater County, Montana.
       (4) Lease.--The term ``lease'' means a lease or permit in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act that gives a 
     leaseholder the right to occupy a property.
       (5) Lessee.--The term ``lessee'' means--
       (A) the leaseholder of 1 of the properties on the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (B) the leaseholder's heirs, executors, and assigns of the 
     leasehold interest in the property.
       (6) Montana fish and wildlife conservation trust.--The term 
     ``Montana Fish and Wildlife Conservation Trust'' means the 
     Montana Fish and Wildlife Conservation Trust established 
     under section 7.
       (7) Project.--The term ``project'' means the Canyon Ferry 
     Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Project.
       (8) Property.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``property'' means 1 of the cabin 
     sites described in section 4(b).
       (B) Use in the plural.--The term ``properties'' means all 
     265 of the properties and any contiguous parcels referred to 
     in section 4(b)(1)(B).
       (9) Purchaser.--The term ``purchaser'' means a person or 
     entity, excluding CFRA or a lessee, that purchases the 
     properties under section 4.
       (10) Reservoir.--The term ``Reservoir'' means the Canyon 
     Ferry Reservoir, Montana.
       (11) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (12) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Montana.

     SEC. 1004. SALE OF PROPERTIES.

       (a) In General.--Consistent with the Act of June 17, 1902 
     (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093) and Acts supplemental to and 
     amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.), the Secretary 
     shall convey to CFRA or a purchaser--
       (1) all right, title, and interest (except the mineral 
     estate) of the United States in and to the properties, 
     subject to valid existing rights and the operational 
     requirements of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program; 
     and
       (2) perpetual easements for--
       (A) vehicular access to each property;
       (B) access to and use of 1 dock per property; and
       (C) access to and use of all boathouses, ramps, retaining 
     walls, and other improvements for which access is provided in 
     the leases as of the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Description of Properties.--
       (1) In general.--The properties to be conveyed are--
       (A) the 265 cabin sites of the Bureau of Reclamation 
     located along the northern end of the Reservoir in portions 
     of sections 2, 11, 12, 13, 15, 22, 23, and 26, Township 10 
     North, Range 1 West; and
       (B) any small parcel contiguous to any property (not 
     including shoreline or land needed to provide public access 
     to the shoreline of the Reservoir) that the Secretary 
     determines should be conveyed in order to eliminate an 
     inholding and facilitate administration of surrounding land 
     remaining in Federal ownership.
       (2) Acreage; legal description.--The acreage and legal 
     description of each property and of each parcel shall be 
     determined by the Secretary in consultation with CFRA.
       (3) Restrictive use covenant.--
       (A) In general.--In order to maintain the unique character 
     of the Reservoir area, the Secretary, the purchaser, CFRA, 
     and each subsequent owner of each property shall covenant 
     that the use restrictions to carry out subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C) shall--
       (i) be appurtenant to, and run, with each property; and
       (ii) be binding on each subsequent owner of each property.
       (B) Access to reservoir.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary, the purchaser, CFRA, and 
     the subsequent owners of each property shall ensure that--

       (I) public access to and along the shoreline of the 
     Reservoir in existence on the date of enactment of this Act 
     is not obstructed; and
       (II) adequate public access to and along the shoreline of 
     the Reservoir is maintained.

       (ii) Federal reclamation law.--

       (I) In general.--No conveyance of property under this Act 
     shall restrict or limit the authority or ability of the 
     Secretary to fulfill the duties of the Secretary under the 
     Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts 
     supplemental to and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et 
     seq.).
       (II) No liability.--The operation of the Reservoir by the 
     Secretary in fulfillment of the duties described in subclause 
     (I) shall not result in liability for damages, direct or 
     indirect, to the owner of any property conveyed under section 
     4(a) or damages from any loss of use or enjoyment of the 
     property.

       (C) Historical use.--The Secretary, the purchaser, CFRA, 
     and each subsequent owner of each property shall covenant 
     that future uses of the property shall be limited to the type 
     and intensity of uses in existence on the date of enactment 
     of this Act, as limited by the prohibitions contained in the 
     annual operating plan of the Bureau of Reclamation for the 
     Reservoir in effect on October 1, 1998.
       (c) Purchase Process.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) solicit sealed bids for the properties;
       (B) subject to paragraph (2), sell the properties to the 
     bidder that submits the highest bid above the minimum bid 
     determined under paragraph (2); and
       (C) not accept any bid for less than all of the properties 
     in 1 transaction.
       (2) Minimum bid.--
       (A) In general.--Before accepting bids, the Secretary shall 
     establish a minimum bid,

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     which shall be equal to the fair market value of the 
     properties determined by an appraisal of each property, 
     exclusive of the value of private improvements made by the 
     leaseholders before the date of the conveyance, in 
     conformance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
     Land Acquisition.
       (B) Fair market value.--Any dispuste over the fair market 
     value of a property under subparagraph (A) shall be resolved 
     in accordance with section 2201.4 of title 43, Code of 
     Federal Regulations.
       (3) Right of first refusal.--If the highest bidder is other 
     than CFRA, CFRA shall have the right to match the highest bid 
     and purchase the properties at a price equal to the amount of 
     the highest bid.
       (d) Terms of Conveyance.--
       (1) Purchaser.--If the highest bidder is other than CFRA, 
     and CFRA does not match the highest bid, the following shall 
     apply:
       (A) Payment.--The purchaser shall pay the amount bid to the 
     Secretary for distribution in accordance with section 6.
       (B) Conveyance.--The Secretary shall convey the properties 
     to the purchaser.
       (C) Option to purchase.--The purchaser shall give each 
     lessee of a property conveyed under this section an option to 
     purchase the property at fair market value, as determined 
     under subsection (c)(2).
       (D) Nonpurchasing lessees.--
       (i) Right to continue lease.--A lessee that is unable or 
     unwilling to purchase a property shall be provided the 
     opportunity to continue to lease the property for fair market 
     value rent under the same terms and conditions as apply under 
     the existing lease for the property, and shall have the right 
     to renew the term of the existing lease for 2 consecutive 5-
     year terms.
       (ii) Compensation for improvements.--If a lessee declines 
     to purchase a property, the purchaser shall compensate the 
     lessee for the fair market value, as determined pursuant to 
     customary appraisal procedures, of all improvements made to 
     the property by the lessee. The lessee may sell the 
     improvements to the purchaser at any time, but the sale shall 
     be completed by the final termination of the lease, after all 
     renewals under clause (i).
       (2) CFRA.--If CFRA is the highest bidder, or matches the 
     highest bid, the following shall apply:
       (A) Closing.--On receipt of a purchase request from a 
     lessee or CFRA, the Secretary shall close on the property and 
     prepare all other properties for closing within 45 days.
       (B) Payment.--At the closing for a property--
       (i) the lessee or CFRA shall deliver to the Secretary 
     payment for the property, which the Secretary shall 
     distribute in accordance with section 6; and
       (ii) the Secretary shall convey the property to the lessee 
     or CFRA.
       (C) Appraisal.--The Secretary shall determine the purchase 
     amount of each property based on the appraisal conducted 
     under subsection (c)(2), the amount of the bid under 
     subsection (c)(1), and the proportionate share of 
     administrative costs pursuant to subsection (e). The total 
     purchase amount for all properties shall equal the total bid 
     amount plus administrative costs under subsection (e).
       (D) Timing.--CFRA and the lessees shall purchase at least 
     75 percent of the properties not later than August 1 of the 
     year that begins at least 12 months after title to the first 
     property is conveyed by the Secretary to a lessee.
       (E) Right to renew.--The Secretary shall afford the lessees 
     who have not purchased properties under this section the 
     right to renew the term of the existing lease for 2 (but not 
     more than 2) consecutive 5-year terms.
       (F) Reimbursement.--A lessee shall reimburse CFRA for a 
     proportionate share of the costs to CFRA of completing the 
     transactions contemplated by this Act, including any interest 
     charges.
       (G) Rental payments.--All rent received from the leases 
     shall be distributed by the Secretary in accordance with 
     section 6.
       (e) Administrative Costs.--Any reasonable administrative 
     costs incurred by the Secretary, including the costs of 
     survey and appraisals, incident to the conveyance under 
     subsection (a) shall be reimbursed by the purchaser or CFRA.
       (f) Timing.--The Secretary shall make every effort to 
     complete the conveyance under subsection (a) not later than 1 
     year after the satisfaction of the condition established by 
     section 8(b).
       (g) Closings.--Real estate closings to complete the 
     conveyance under subsection (a) may be staggered to 
     facilitate the conveyance as agreed to by the Secretary and 
     the purchaser or CFRA.
       (h) Conveyance to Lessee.--If a lessee purchases a property 
     from the purchaser or CFRA, the Secretary, at the request of 
     the lessee, shall have the conveyance documents prepared in 
     the name or names of the lessee so as to minimize the amount 
     of time and number of documents required to complete the 
     closing for the property.

     SEC. 1005. AGREEMENT.

       (a) Management of Silo's Campground.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
     acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, shall--
       (1) offer to contract with the Commissioners to manage the 
     Silo's campground;
       (2) enter into such a contract if agreed to by the 
     Secretary and the Commissioners; and
       (3) grant necessary easements for access roads within and 
     adjacent to the Silo's campground.
       (b) Concession Income.--Any income generated by any 
     concession that may be granted by the Commissioners at the 
     Silo's recreation area--
       (1) shall be deposited in the Canyon Ferry-Broadwater 
     County Trust; and
       (2) may be disbursed by the Canyon Ferry-Broadwater County 
     Trust manager as part of the income of the Trust.

     SEC. 1006. USE OF PROCEEDS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceeds of 
     conveyances under this Act shall be available, without 
     further Act of appropriation, as follows:
       (1) 10 percent of the proceeds shall be applied by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to reduce the outstanding debt for 
     the Pick-Sloan project at the Reservoir.
       (2) 90 percent of the proceeds shall be deposited in the 
     Montana Fish and Wildlife Conservation Trust.

     SEC. 1007. MONTANA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     State congressional delegation and the Governor of the State, 
     shall establish a nonprofit charitable permanent perpetual 
     public trust in the State, to be known as the ``Montana Fish 
     and Wildlife Conservation Trust'' (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Trust'').
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Trust shall be to provide 
     a permanent source of funding to acquire publicly accessible 
     land and interests in land, including easements and 
     conservation easements, in the State from willing sellers at 
     fair market value to--
       (1) restore and conserve fisheries habitat, including 
     riparian habitat;
       (2) restore and conserve wildlife habitat;
       (3) enhance public hunting, fishing, and recreational 
     opportunities; and
       (4) improve public access to public land.
       (c) Administration.--
       (1) Trust manager.--The Trust shall be managed by a trust 
     manager, who--
       (A) shall be responsible for investing the corpus of the 
     Trust; and
       (B) shall disburse funds from the Trust on receiving a 
     request for disbursement from a majority of the members of 
     the Joint State-Federal Agency Board established under 
     paragraph (2) and after determining, in consultation with the 
     Citizen Advisory Board established under paragraph (3) and 
     after consideration of any comments submitted by members of 
     the public, that the request meets the purpose of the Trust 
     under subsection (b) and the requirements of subsections (d) 
     and (e).
       (2) Joint state-federal agency board.--
       (A) Establishment.--There is established a Joint State-
     Federal Agency Board, which shall consist of--
       (i) 1 Forest Service employee employed in the State 
     designated by the Forest Service;
       (ii) 1 Bureau of Land Management employee employed in the 
     State designated by the Bureau of Land Management;
       (iii) 1 Bureau of Reclamation employee employed in the 
     State designated by the Bureau of Reclamation;
       (iv) 1 United States Fish and Wildlife Service employee 
     employed in the State designated by the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service; and
       (v) 1 Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks 
     employee designated by the Department.
       (B) Requests for disbursement.--After consulting with the 
     Citizen Advisory Board established under paragraph (3) and 
     after consideration of the Trust plan prepared under 
     paragraph (3)(C) and of any comments or requests submitted by 
     members of the public, the Joint State-Federal Agency Board, 
     by a vote of a majority of its members, may submit to the 
     Trust Manager a request for disbursement if the Board 
     determines that the request meets the purpose of the Trust.
       (3) Citizen advisory board.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall nominate, and the 
     Joint State-Federal Agency Board shall approve by a majority 
     vote, a Citizen Advisory Board.
       (B) Membership.--The Citizen Advisory Board shall consist 
     of 4 members, including 1 with a demonstrated commitment to 
     improving public access to public land and to fish and 
     wildlife conservation, from each of--
       (i) a Montana organization representing agricultural 
     landowners;
       (ii) a Montana organization representing hunters;
       (iii) a Montana organization representing fishermen; and
       (iv) a Montana nonprofit land trust or environmental 
     organization.
       (C) Duties.--The Citizen Advisory Board, in consultation 
     with the Joint State-Federal Agency Board and the Montana 
     Association of Counties, shall prepare and periodically 
     update a Trust plan including recommendations for requests 
     for disbursement by the Joint State-Federal Agency Board.
       (D) Objectives of plan.--The Trust plan shall be designed 
     to maximize the effectiveness of Montana Fish and Wildlife 
     Conservation Trust expenditures considering--
       (i) public needs and requests;
       (ii) availability of property;
       (iii) alternative sources of funding; and
       (iv) availability of matching funds.
       (4) Public notice and comment.--Before requesting any 
     disbursements under paragraph (2), the Joint State-Federal 
     Agency Board shall--
       (A) notify members of the public, including local 
     governments; and

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       (B) provide opportunity for public comment.
       (d) Use.--
       (1) Principal.--The principal of the Trust shall be 
     inviolate.
       (2) Earnings.--Earnings on amounts in the Trust shall be 
     used to carry out subsection (b) and to administer the Trust 
     and Citizen Advisory Board.
       (3) Local purposes.--Not more than 50 percent of the income 
     from the Trust in any year shall be used outside the 
     watershed of the Missouri River in the State, from Holter Dam 
     upstream to the confluence of the Jefferson River, Gallatin 
     River, and Madison River.
       (e) Management.--Land and interests in land acquired under 
     this section shall be managed for the purpose described in 
     subsection (b).

     SEC. 1008. CANYON FERRY-BROADWATER COUNTY TRUST.

       (a) Establishment.--The Commissioners shall establish a 
     nonprofit charitable permanent perpetual public trust to be 
     known as the ``Canyon Ferry-Broadwater County Trust'' 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Trust'').
       (b) Priority of Trust Establishment.--
       (1) Condition to sale.--No sale of property under section 4 
     shall be made until at least $3,000,000, or a lesser amount 
     as offset by in-kind contributions made before full funding 
     of the trust, is deposited as the initial corpus of the 
     Trust.
       (2) In-kind contributions.--
       (A) In general.--In-kind contributions--
       (i) shall be approved in advance by the Commissioners;
       (ii) shall be made in Broadwater County;
       (iii) shall be related to the improvement of access to the 
     portions of the Reservoir lying within Broadwater County or 
     to the creation and improvement of new and existing 
     recreational areas within Broadwater County; and
       (iv) shall not include any contribution made by Broadwater 
     County.
       (B) Approval.--Approval by the Commissioners of an in-kind 
     contribution under subparagraph (A) shall include approval of 
     the value, nature, and type of the contribution and of the 
     entity that makes the contribution.
       (3) Interest.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, all interest earned on the principal of the Trust shall 
     be reinvested and considered part of its corpus until the 
     condition stated in paragraph (1) is met.
       (c) Trust Management.--
       (1) Trust manager.--The Trust shall be managed by a 
     nonprofit foundation or other independent trustee to be 
     selected by the Commissioners.
       (2) Use.--The Trust manager shall invest the corpus of the 
     Trust and disburse funds as follows:
       (A) Principal.--A sum not to exceed $500,000 may be 
     expended from the corpus to pay for the planning and 
     construction of a harbor at the Silo's recreation area.
       (B) Interest.--The balance of the Trust shall be held and 
     the income shall be expended annually for the improvement of 
     access to the portions of the Reservoir lying within 
     Broadwater County, Montana, and for the creation and 
     improvement of new and existing recreational areas within 
     Broadwater County.
       (3) Disbursement.--The Trust manager--
       (A) shall approve or reject any request for disbursement; 
     and
       (B) shall not make any expenditure except on the 
     recommendation of the advisory committee established under 
     subsection (d).
       (d) Advisory Committee.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Commissioners shall appoint an 
     advisory committee consisting of not fewer than 3 nor more 
     than 5 persons.
       (2) Duties.--The advisory committee shall meet on a regular 
     basis to establish priorities and make requests for the 
     disbursement of funds to the Trust manager.
       (3) Approval by the commissioners.--The advisory committee 
     shall recommend only such expenditures as are approved by the 
     Commissioners.
       (e) No Offset.--Neither the corpus nor the income of the 
     Trust shall be used to reduce or replace the regular 
     operating expenses of the Secretary at the Reservoir, unless 
     approved by the Commissioners.

     SEC. 1009. AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to--
       (1) investigate, plan, construct, operate, and maintain 
     public recreational facilities on land withdrawn or acquired 
     for the development of the project;
       (2) conserve the scenery, the natural historic, 
     paleontologic, and archaeologic objects, and the wildlife on 
     the land;
       (3) provide for public use and enjoyment of the land and of 
     the water areas created by the project by such means as are 
     consistent with but subordinate to the purposes of the 
     project; and
       (4) investigate, plan, construct, operate, and maintain 
     facilities for the conservation of fish and wildlife 
     resources.
       (b) Costs.--The costs (including operation and maintenance 
     costs) of carrying out subsection (a) shall be 
     nonreimbursable and nonreturnable under Federal reclamation 
     law.

                 TITLE XI--MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN TAXES

     SEC. 1100. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Internet Tax Freedom 
     Act''.

     SEC. 1101. MORATORIUM.

       (a) Moratorium.--No State or political subdivision thereof 
     shall impose any of the following taxes during the period 
     beginning on October 1, 1998, and ending 3 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act--
       (1) taxes on Internet access, unless such tax was generally 
     imposed and actually enforced prior to October 1, 1998; and
       (2) multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic 
     commerce.
       (b) Preservation of State and Local Taxing Authority.--
     Except as provided in this section, nothing in this title 
     shall be construed to modify, impair, or supersede, or 
     authorize the modification, impairment, or superseding of, 
     any State or local law pertaining to taxation that is 
     otherwise permissible by or under the Constitution of the 
     United States or other Federal law and in effect on the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Liabilities and Pending Cases.--Nothing in this title 
     affects liability for taxes accrued and enforced before the 
     date of enactment of this Act, nor does this title affect 
     ongoing litigation relating to such taxes.
       (d) Definition of Generally Imposed and Actually 
     Enforced.--For purposes of this section, a tax has been 
     generally imposed and actually enforced prior to October 1, 
     1998, if, before that date, the tax was authorized by statute 
     and either--
       (1) a provider of Internet access services had a reasonable 
     opportunity to know by virtue of a rule or other public 
     proclamation made by the appropriate administrative agency of 
     the State or political subdivision thereof, that such agency 
     has interpreted and applied such tax to Internet access 
     services; or
       (2) a State or political subdivision thereof generally 
     collected such tax on charges for Internet access.
       (e) Exception to Moratorium.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall also not apply in the 
     case of any person or entity who knowingly and with knowledge 
     of the character of the material, in interstate or foreign 
     commerce by means of the World Wide Web, makes any 
     communication for commercial purposes that is available to 
     any minor and that includes any material that is harmful to 
     minors unless such person or entity has restricted access by 
     minors to material that is harmful to minors--
       (A) by requiring use of a credit card, debit account, adult 
     access code, or adult personal identification number;
       (B) by accepting a digital certificate that verifies age; 
     or
       (C) by any other reasonable measures that are feasible 
     under available technology.
       (2) Scope of exception.--For purposes of paragraph (1), a 
     person shall not be considered to making a communication for 
     commercial purposes of material to the extent that the person 
     is--
       (A) a telecommunications carrier engaged in the provision 
     of a telecommunications service;
       (B) a person engaged in the business of providing an 
     Internet access service;
       (C) a person engaged in the business of providing an 
     Internet information location tool; or
       (D) similarly engaged in the transmission, storage, 
     retrieval, hosting, formatting, or translation (or any 
     combination thereof) of a communication made by another 
     person, without selection or alteration of the communication.
       (3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) By means of the world wide web.--The term ``by means of 
     the World Wide Web'' means by placement of material in a 
     computer server-based file archive so that it is publicly 
     accessible, over the Internet, using hypertext transfer 
     protocol, file transfer protocol, or other similar protocols.
       (B) Commercial purposes; engaged in the business.--
       (i) Commercial purposes.--A person shall be considered to 
     make a communication for commercial purposes only if such 
     person is engaged in the business of making such 
     communications.
       (ii) Engaged in the business.--The term ``engaged in the 
     business'' means that the person who makes a communication, 
     or offers to make a communication, by means of the World Wide 
     Web, that includes any material that is harmful to minors, 
     devotes time, attention, or labor to such activities, as a 
     regular course of such person's trade or business, with the 
     objective of earning a profit as a result of such activities 
     (although it is not necessary that the person make a profit 
     or that the making or offering to make such communications be 
     the person's sole or principal business or source of income). 
     A person may be considered to be engaged in the business of 
     making, by means of the World Wide Web, communications for 
     commercial purposes that include material that is harmful to 
     minors, only if the person knowingly causes the material that 
     is harmful to minors to be posted on the World Wide Web or 
     knowingly solicits such material to be posted on the World 
     Wide Web.
       (C) Internet.--The term ``Internet'' means collectively the 
     myriad of computer and telecommunications facilities, 
     including equipment and operating software, which comprise 
     the interconnected world-wide network of networks that employ 
     the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, or any 
     predecessor or successor protocols to such protocol, to 
     communicate information of all kinds by wire or radio.
       (D) Internet access service.--The term ``Internet access 
     service'' means a service that enables users to access 
     content, information, electronic mail, or other services of

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     fered over the Internet and may also include access to 
     proprietary content, information, and other services as part 
     of a package of services offered to consumers. Such term does 
     not include telecommunications services.
       (E) Internet information location tool.--The term 
     ``Internet information location tool'' means a service that 
     refers or links users to an online location on the World Wide 
     Web. Such term includes directories, indices, references, 
     pointers, and hypertext links.
       (F) Material that is harmful to minors.--The term 
     ``material that is harmful to minors'' means any 
     communication, picture, image, graphic image file, article, 
     recording, writing, or other matter of any kind that is 
     obscene or that--
       (i) the average person, applying contemporary community 
     standards, would find, taking the material as a whole and 
     with respect to minors, is designed to appeal to, or is 
     designed to pander to, the prurient interest;
       (ii) depicts, describes, or represents, in a manner 
     patently offensive with respect to minors, an actual or 
     simulated sexual act or sexual contact, an actual or 
     simulated normal or perverted sexual act, or a lewd 
     exhibition of the genitals or post-pubescent female breast; 
     and
       (iii) taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, 
     political, or scientific value for minors.
       (G) Minor.--The term ``minor'' means any person under 17 
     years of age.
       (H) Telecommunications carrier; telecommunications 
     service.--The terms ``telecommunications carrier'' and 
     ``telecommunications service'' have the meanings given such 
     terms in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 153).
       (f) Additional Exception to Moratorium.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall also not apply with 
     respect to an Internet access provider, unless, at the time 
     of entering into an agreement with a customer for the 
     provision of Internet access services, such provider offers 
     such customer (either for a fee or at no charge) screening 
     software that is designed to permit the customer to limit 
     access to material on the Internet that is harmful to minors.
       (2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Internet access provider.--The term ``Internet access 
     provider'' means a person engaged in the business of 
     providing a computer and communications facility through 
     which a customer may obtain access to the Internet, but does 
     not include a common carrier to the extent that it provides 
     only telecommunications services.
       (B) Internet access services.--The term ``Internet access 
     services'' means the provision of computer and communications 
     services through which a customer using a computer and a 
     modem or other communications device may obtain access to the 
     Internet, but does not include telecommunications services 
     provided by a common carrier.
       (C) Screening software.--The term ``screening software'' 
     means software that is designed to permit a person to limit 
     access to material on the Internet that is harmful to minors.
       (3) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to agreements 
     for the provision of Internet access services entered into on 
     or after the date that is 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1102. ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE.

       (a) Establishment of Commission.--There is established a 
     commission to be known as the Advisory Commission on 
     Electronic Commerce (in this title referred to as the 
     ``Commission''). The Commission shall--
       (1) be composed of 19 members appointed in accordance with 
     subsection (b), including the chairperson who shall be 
     selected by the members of the Commission from among 
     themselves; and
       (2) conduct its business in accordance with the provisions 
     of this title.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Commissioners shall serve for the life 
     of the Commission. The membership of the Commission shall be 
     as follows:
       (A) 3 representatives from the Federal Government, 
     comprised of the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, and the United States Trade Representative (or 
     their respective delegates).
       (B) 8 representatives from State and local governments (one 
     such representative shall be from a State or local government 
     that does not impose a sales tax and one representative shall 
     be from a State that does not impose an income tax).
       (C) 8 representatives of the electronic commerce industry 
     (including small business), telecommunications carriers, 
     local retail businesses, and consumer groups, comprised of--
       (i) 5 individuals appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
     Senate;
       (ii) 3 individuals appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate;
       (iii) 5 individuals appointed by the Speaker of the House 
     of Representatives; and
       (iv) 3 individuals appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) Appointments.--Appointments to the Commission shall be 
     made not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act. The chairperson shall be selected not later than 
     60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as 
     the original appointment.
       (c) Acceptance of Gifts and Grants.--The Commission may 
     accept, use, and dispose of gifts or grants of services or 
     property, both real and personal, for purposes of aiding or 
     facilitating the work of the Commission. Gifts or grants not 
     used at the expiration of the Commission shall be returned to 
     the donor or grantor.
       (d) Other Resources.--The Commission shall have reasonable 
     access to materials, resources, data, and other information 
     from the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce, 
     the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and 
     the Office of the United States Trade Representative. The 
     Commission shall also have reasonable access to use the 
     facilities of any such Department or Office for purposes of 
     conducting meetings.
       (e) Sunset.--The Commission shall terminate 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (f) Rules of the Commission.--
       (1) Quorum.--Nine members of the Commission shall 
     constitute a quorum for conducting the business of the 
     Commission.
       (2) Meetings.--Any meetings held by the Commission shall be 
     duly noticed at least 14 days in advance and shall be open to 
     the public.
       (3) Opportunities to testify.--The Commission shall provide 
     opportunities for representatives of the general public, 
     taxpayer groups, consumer groups, and State and local 
     government officials to testify.
       (4) Additional rules.--The Commission may adopt other rules 
     as needed.
       (g) Duties of the Commission.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a thorough 
     study of Federal, State and local, and international taxation 
     and tariff treatment of transactions using the Internet and 
     Internet access and other comparable intrastate, interstate 
     or international sales activities.
       (2) Issues to be studied.--The Commission may include in 
     the study under subsection (a)--
       (A) an examination of--
       (i) barriers imposed in foreign markets on United States 
     providers of property, goods, services, or information 
     engaged in electronic commerce and on United States providers 
     of telecommunications services; and
       (ii) how the imposition of such barriers will affect United 
     States consumers, the competitiveness of United States 
     citizens providing property, goods, services, or information 
     in foreign markets, and the growth and maturing of the 
     Internet;
       (B) an examination of the collection and administration of 
     consumption taxes on electronic commerce in other countries 
     and the United States, and the impact of such collection on 
     the global economy, including an examination of the 
     relationship between the collection and administration of 
     such taxes when the transaction uses the Internet and when it 
     does not;
       (C) an examination of the impact of the Internet and 
     Internet access (particularly voice transmission) on the 
     revenue base for taxes imposed under section 4251 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
       (D) an examination of model State legislation that--
       (i) would provide uniform definitions of categories of 
     property, goods, service, or information subject to or exempt 
     from sales and use taxes; and
       (ii) would ensure that Internet access services, online 
     services, and communications and transactions using the 
     Internet, Internet access service, or online services would 
     be treated in a tax and technologically neutral manner 
     relative to other forms of remote sales;
       (E) an examination of the effects of taxation, including 
     the absence of taxation, on all interstate sales 
     transactions, including transactions using the Internet, on 
     retail businesses and on State and local governments, which 
     examination may include a review of the efforts of State and 
     local governments to collect sales and use taxes owed on in-
     State purchases from out-of-State sellers; and
       (F) the examination of ways to simplify Federal and State 
     and local taxes imposed on the provision of 
     telecommunications services.
       (3) Effect on the communications act of 1934.--Nothing in 
     this section shall include an examination of any fees or 
     charges imposed by the Federal Communications Commission or 
     States related to--
       (A) obligations under the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 151 et seq.); or
       (B) the implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 
     1996 (or of amendments made by that Act).
       (h) National Tax Association Communications and Electronic 
     Commerce Tax Project.--The Commission shall, to the extent 
     possible, ensure that its work does not undermine the efforts 
     of the National Tax Association Communications and Electronic 
     Commerce Tax Project.

     SEC. 1103. REPORT.

       Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Commission shall transmit to Congress for its 
     consideration a report reflecting the results, including such 
     legislative recommendations as required to address the 
     findings of the Commission's study under this title. Any 
     recommendation agreed to by the Commission shall be tax and 
     technologically neutral and apply to all forms of remote 
     commerce. No finding or recommendation shall be included in 
     the report unless agreed to by at least

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     two-thirds of the members of the Commission serving at the 
     time the finding or recommendation is made.

     SEC. 1104. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purposes of this title:
       (1) Bit tax.--The term ``bit tax'' means any tax on 
     electronic commerce expressly imposed on or measured by the 
     volume of digital information transmitted electronically, or 
     the volume of digital information per unit of time 
     transmitted electronically, but does not include taxes 
     imposed on the provision of telecommunications services.
       (2) Discriminatory tax.--The term ``discriminatory tax'' 
     means--
       (A) any tax imposed by a State or political subdivision 
     thereof on electronic commerce that--
       (i) is not generally imposed and legally collectible by 
     such State or such political subdivision on transactions 
     involving similar property, goods, services, or information 
     accomplished through other means;
       (ii) is not generally imposed and legally collectible at 
     the same rate by such State or such political subdivision on 
     transactions involving similar property, goods, services, or 
     information accomplished through other means, unless the rate 
     is lower as part of a phase-out of the tax over not more than 
     a 5-year period;
       (iii) imposes an obligation to collect or pay the tax on a 
     different person or entity than in the case of transactions 
     involving similar property, goods, services, or information 
     accomplished through other means;
       (iv) establishes a classification of Internet access 
     service providers or online service providers for purposes of 
     establishing a higher tax rate to be imposed on such 
     providers than the tax rate generally applied to providers of 
     similar information services delivered through other means; 
     or
       (B) any tax imposed by a State or political subdivision 
     thereof, if--
       (i) except with respect to a tax (on Internet access) that 
     was generally imposed and actually enforced prior to October 
     1, 1998, the sole ability to access a site on a remote 
     seller's out-of-State computer server is considered a factor 
     in determining a remote seller's tax collection obligation; 
     or
       (ii) a provider of Internet access service or online 
     services is deemed to be the agent of a remote seller for 
     determining tax collection obligations solely as a result 
     of--
       (I) the display of a remote seller's information or content 
     on the out-of-State computer server of a provider of Internet 
     access service or online services; or
       (II) the processing of orders through the out-of-State 
     computer server of a provider of Internet access service or 
     online services.
       (3) Electronic commerce.--The term ``electronic commerce'' 
     means any transaction conducted over the Internet or through 
     Internet access, comprising the sale, lease, license, offer, 
     or delivery of property, goods, services, or information, 
     whether or not for consideration, and includes the provision 
     of Internet access.
       (4) Internet.--The term ``Internet'' means collectively the 
     myriad of computer and telecommunications facilities, 
     including equipment and operating software, which comprise 
     the interconnected world-wide network of networks that employ 
     the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, or any 
     predecessor or successor protocols to such protocol, to 
     communicate information of all kinds by wire or radio.
       (5) Internet access.--The term ``Internet access'' means a 
     service that enables users to access content, information, 
     electronic mail, or other services offered over the Internet, 
     and may also include access to proprietary content, 
     information, and other services as part of a package of 
     services offered to users. Such term does not include 
     telecommunications services.
       (6) Multiple tax.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``multiple tax'' means any tax 
     that is imposed by one State or political subdivision thereof 
     on the same or essentially the same electronic commerce that 
     is also subject to another tax imposed by another State or 
     political subdivision thereof (whether or not at the same 
     rate or on the same basis), without a credit (for example, a 
     resale exemption certificate) for taxes paid in other 
     jurisdictions.
       (B) Exception.--Such term shall not include a sales or use 
     tax imposed by a State and 1 or more political subdivisions 
     thereof on the same electronic commerce or a tax on persons 
     engaged in electronic commerce which also may have been 
     subject to a sales or use tax thereon.
       (C) Sales or use tax.--For purposes of subparagraph (B), 
     the term ``sales or use tax'' means a tax that is imposed on 
     or incident to the sale, purchase, storage, consumption, 
     distribution, or other use of tangible personal property or 
     services as may be defined by laws imposing such tax and 
     which is measured by the amount of the sales price or other 
     charge for such property or service.
       (7) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, or any commonwealth, 
     territory, or possession of the United States.
       (8) Tax.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``tax'' means--
       (i) any charge imposed by any governmental entity for the 
     purpose of generating revenues for governmental purposes, and 
     is not a fee imposed for a specific privilege, service, or 
     benefit conferred; or
       (ii) the imposition on a seller of an obligation to collect 
     and to remit to a governmental entity any sales or use tax 
     imposed on a buyer by a governmental entity.
       (B) Exception.--Such term does not include any franchise 
     fee or similar fee imposed by a State or local franchising 
     authority, pursuant to section 622 or 653 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 542, 573), or any other 
     fee related to obligations or telecommunications carriers 
     under the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.).
       (9) Telecommunications service.--The term 
     ``telecommunications service'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 3(46) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 153(46)) and includes communications services (as 
     defined in section 4251 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986).
       (10) Tax on internet access.--The term ``tax on Internet 
     access'' means a tax on Internet access, including the 
     enforcement or application of any new or preexisting tax on 
     the sale or use of Internet services unless such tax was 
     generally imposed and actually enforced prior to October 1, 
     1998.

                      TITLE XII--OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1201. DECLARATION THAT INTERNET SHOULD BE FREE OF NEW 
                   FEDERAL TAXES.

       It is the sense of Congress that no new Federal taxes 
     similar to the taxes described in section 1101(a) should be 
     enacted with respect to the Internet and Internet access 
     during the moratorium provided in such section.

     SEC. 1202. NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE.

       Section 181 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2241) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i);
       (ii) by inserting ``and'' at the end of clause (ii); and
       (iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iii) United States electronic commerce,''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i);
       (ii) by inserting ``and'' at the end of clause (ii);
       (iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iii) the value of additional United States electronic 
     commerce,''; and
       (iv) by inserting ``or transacted with,'' after ``or 
     invested in'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2)(E)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i);
       (B) by inserting ``and'' at the end of clause (ii); and
       (C) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iii) the value of electronic commerce transacted 
     with,''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Electronic Commerce.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `electronic commerce' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 1104(3) of the Internet Tax Freedom Act.''.

     SEC. 1203. DECLARATION THAT THE INTERNET SHOULD BE FREE OF 
                   FOREIGN TARIFFS, TRADE BARRIERS, AND OTHER 
                   RESTRICTIONS.

       (a) In General.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
     President should seek bilateral, regional, and multilateral 
     agreements to remove barriers to global electronic commerce 
     through the World Trade Organization, the Organization for 
     Economic Cooperation and Development, the Trans-Atlantic 
     Economic Partnership, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 
     forum, the Free Trade Area of the America, the North American 
     Free Trade Agreement, and other appropriate venues.
       (b) Negotiating Objectives.--The negotiating objectives of 
     the United States shall be--
       (1) to assure that electronic commerce is free from--
       (A) tariff and nontariff barriers;
       (B) burdensome and discriminatory regulation and standards; 
     and
       (C) discriminatory taxation; and
       (2) to accelerate the growth of electronic commerce by 
     expanding market access opportunities for--
       (A) the development of telecommunications infrastructure;
       (B) the procurement of telecommunications equipment;
       (C) the provision of Internet access and telecommunications 
     services; and
       (D) the exchange of goods, services, and digitalized 
     information.
       (c) Electronic Commerce.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term ``electronic commerce'' has the meaning given that term 
     in section 1104(3).

     SEC. 1204. NO EXPANSION OF TAX AUTHORITY.

       Nothing in this title shall be construed to expand the duty 
     of any person to collect or pay taxes beyond that which 
     existed immediately before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 1205. PRESERVATION OF AUTHORITY.

       Nothing in this title shall limit or otherwise affect the 
     implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public 
     Law 104-104) or the amendments made by such Act.

     SEC. 1206. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this title, or any amendment made by 
     this title, or the application of that provision to any 
     person or circumstance, is held by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction to violate any provision of the Constitution of 
     the United States, then the other provisions of that title, 
     and the application of that provision to other persons and 
     circumstances, shall not be affected.

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            TITLE XIII--CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION

     SEC. 1301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Children's Online Privacy 
     Protection Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 1302. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Child.--The term ``child'' means an individual under 
     the age of 13.
       (2) Operator.--The term ``operator''--
       (A) means any person who operates a website located on the 
     Internet or an online service and who collects or maintains 
     personal information from or about the users of or visitors 
     to such website or online service, or on whose behalf such 
     information is collected or maintained, where such website or 
     online service is operated for commercial purposes, including 
     any person offering products or services for sale through 
     that website or online service, involving commerce--
       (i) among the several States or with 1 or more foreign 
     nations;
       (ii) in any territory of the United States or in the 
     District of Columbia, or between any such territory and--

     (I) another such territory; or
     (II) any State or foreign nation; or

       (iii) between the District of Columbia and any State, 
     territory, or foreign nation; but
       (B) does not include any nonprofit entity that would 
     otherwise be exempt from coverage under section 5 of the 
     Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45).
       (3) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Trade Commission.
       (4) Disclosure.--The term ``disclosure'' means, with 
     respect to personal information--
       (A) the release of personal information collected from a 
     child in identifiable form by an operator for any purpose, 
     except where such information is provided to a person other 
     than the operator who provides support for the internal 
     operations of the website and does not disclose or use that 
     information for any other purpose; and
       (B) making personal information collected from a child by a 
     website or online service directed to children or with actual 
     knowledge that such information was collected from a child, 
     publicly available in identifiable form, by any means 
     including by a public posting, through the Internet, or 
     through--
       (i) a home page of a website;
       (ii) a pen pal service;
       (iii) an electronic mail service;
       (iv) a message board; or
       (v) a chat room.
       (5) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means an 
     agency, as that term is defined in section 551(1) of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (6) Internet.--The term ``Internet'' means collectively the 
     myriad of computer and telecommunications facilities, 
     including equipment and operating software, which comprise 
     the interconnected world-wide network of networks that employ 
     the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, or any 
     predecessor or successor protocols to such protocol, to 
     communicate information of all kinds by wire or radio.
       (7) Parent.--The term ``parent'' includes a legal guardian.
       (8) Personal information.--The term ``personal 
     information'' means individually identifiable information 
     about an individual collected online, including--
       (A) a first and last name;
       (B) a home or other physical address including street name 
     and name of a city or town;
       (C) an e-mail address;
       (D) a telephone number;
       (E) a Social Security number;
       (F) any other identifier that the Commission determines 
     permits the physical or online contacting of a specific 
     individual; or
       (G) information concerning the child or the parents of that 
     child that the website collects online from the child and 
     combines with an identifier described in this paragraph.
       (9) Verifiable parental consent.--The term ``verifiable 
     parental consent'' means any reasonable effort (taking into 
     consideration available technology), including a request for 
     authorization for future collection, use, and disclosure 
     described in the notice, to ensure that a parent of a child 
     receives notice of the operator's personal information 
     collection, use, and disclosure practices, and authorizes the 
     collection, use, and disclosure, as applicable, of personal 
     information and the subsequent use of that information before 
     that information is collected from that child.
       (10) Website or online service directed to children.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``website or online service 
     directed to children'' means--
       (i) a commercial website or online service that is targeted 
     to children; or
       (ii) that portion of a commercial website or online service 
     that is targeted to children.
       (B) Limitation.--A commercial website or online service, or 
     a portion of a commercial website or online service, shall 
     not be deemed directed to children solely for referring or 
     linking to a commercial website or online service directed to 
     children by using information location tools, including a 
     directory, index, reference, pointer, or hypertext link.
       (11) Person.--The term ``person'' means any individual, 
     partnership, corporation, trust, estate, cooperative, 
     association, or other entity.
       (12) Online contact information.--The term ``online contact 
     information'' means an e-mail address or another 
     substantially similar identifier that permits direct contact 
     with a person online.

     SEC. 1303. REGULATION OF UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS AND 
                   PRACTICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COLLECTION AND 
                   USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM AND ABOUT 
                   CHILDREN ON THE INTERNET.

       (a) Acts Prohibited.--
       (1) In general.--It is unlawful for an operator of a 
     website or online service directed to children, or any 
     operator that has actual knowledge that it is collecting 
     personal information from a child, to collect personal 
     information from a child in a manner that violates the 
     regulations prescribed under subsection (b).
       (2) Disclosure to parent protected.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1), neither an operator of such a website or 
     online service nor the operator's agent shall be held to be 
     liable under any Federal or State law for any disclosure made 
     in good faith and following reasonable procedures in 
     responding to a request for disclosure of personal 
     information under subsection (b)(1)(B)(iii) to the parent of 
     a child.
       (b) Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate 
     under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, regulations 
     that--
       (A) require the operator of any website or online service 
     directed to children that collects personal information from 
     children or the operator of a website or online service that 
     has actual knowledge that it is collecting personal 
     information from a child--
       (i) to provide notice on the website of what information is 
     collected from children by the operator, how the operator 
     uses such information, and the operator's disclosure 
     practices for such information; and
       (ii) to obtain verifiable parental consent for the 
     collection, use, or disclosure of personal information from 
     children;
       (B) require the operator to provide, upon request of a 
     parent under this subparagraph whose child has provided 
     personal information to that website or online service, upon 
     proper identification of that parent, to such parent--
       (i) a description of the specific types of personal 
     information collected from the child by that operator;
       (ii) the opportunity at any time to refuse to permit the 
     operator's further use or maintenance in retrievable form, or 
     future online collection, of personal information from that 
     child; and
       (iii) notwithstanding any other provision of law, a means 
     that is reasonable under the circumstances for the parent to 
     obtain any personal information collected from that child;
       (C) prohibit conditioning a child's participation in a 
     game, the offering of a prize, or another activity on the 
     child disclosing more personal information than is reasonably 
     necessary to participate in such activity; and
       (D) require the operator of such a website or online 
     service to establish and maintain reasonable procedures to 
     protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of 
     personal information collected from children.
       (2) When consent not required.--The regulations shall 
     provide that verifiable parental consent under paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii) is not required in the case of--
       (A) online contact information collected from a child that 
     is used only to respond directly on a one-time basis to a 
     specific request from the child and is not used to recontact 
     the child and is not maintained in retrievable form by the 
     operator;
       (B) a request for the name or online contact information of 
     a parent or child that is used for the sole purpose of 
     obtaining parental consent or providing notice under this 
     section and where such information is not maintained in 
     retrievable form by the operator if parental consent is not 
     obtained after a reasonable time;
       (C) online contact information collected from a child that 
     is used only to respond more than once directly to a specific 
     request from the child and is not used to recontact the child 
     beyond the scope of that request--
       (i) if, before any additional response after the initial 
     response to the child, the operator uses reasonable efforts 
     to provide a parent notice of the online contact information 
     collected from the child, the purposes for which it is to be 
     used, and an opportunity for the parent to request that the 
     operator make no further use of the information and that it 
     not be maintained in retrievable form; or
       (ii) without notice to the parent in such circumstances as 
     the Commission may determine are appropriate, taking into 
     consideration the benefits to the child of access to 
     information and services, and risks to the security and 
     privacy of the child, in regulations promulgated under this 
     subsection;
       (D) the name of the child and online contact information 
     (to the extent reasonably necessary to protect the safety of 
     a child participant on the site)--
       (i) used only for the purpose of protecting such safety;
       (ii) not used to recontact the child or for any other 
     purpose; and
       (iii) not disclosed on the site,
       if the operator uses reasonable efforts to provide a parent 
     notice of the name and online contact information collected 
     from the child, the purposes for which it is to be used, and 
     an opportunity for the parent to request that the operator 
     make no further use of the information and that it not be 
     maintained in retrievable form; or
       (E) the collection, use, or dissemination of such 
     information by the operator of such a website or online 
     service necessary--
       (i) to protect the security or integrity of its website;

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       (ii) to take precautions against liability;
       (iii) to respond to judicial process; or
       (iv) to the extent permitted under other provisions of law, 
     to provide information to law enforcement agencies or for an 
     investigation on a matter related to public safety.
       (3) Termination of service.--The regulations shall permit 
     the operator of a website or an online service to terminate 
     service provided to a child whose parent has refused, under 
     the regulations prescribed under paragraph (1)(B)(ii), to 
     permit the operator's further use or maintenance in 
     retrievable form, or future online collection, of personal 
     information from that child.
     (c) Enforcement.--Subject to sections 1304 and 1306, a 
     violation of a regulation prescribed under subsection (a) 
     shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair 
     or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 
     18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
     57a(a)(1)(B)).
     (d) Inconsistent State Law.--No State or local government may 
     impose any liability for commercial activities or actions by 
     operators in interstate or foreign commerce in connection 
     with an activity or action described in this title that is 
     inconsistent with the treatment of those activities or 
     actions under this section.

     SEC. 1304. SAFE HARBORS.

     (a) Guidelines.--An operator may satisfy the requirements of 
     regulations issued under section 1303(b) by following a set 
     of self-regulatory guidelines, issued by representatives of 
     the marketing or online industries, or by other persons, 
     approved under subsection (b).
     (b) Incentives.--
       (1) Self-regulatory incentives.--In prescribing regulations 
     under section 1303, the Commission shall provide incentives 
     for self-regulation by operators to implement the protections 
     afforded children under the regulatory requirements described 
     in subsection (b) of that section.
       (2) Deemed compliance.--Such incentives shall include 
     provisions for ensuring that a person will be deemed to be in 
     compliance with the requirements of the regulations under 
     section 1303 if that person complies with guidelines that, 
     after notice and comment, are approved by the Commission upon 
     making a determination that the guidelines meet the 
     requirements of the regulations issued under section 1303.
       (3) Expedited response to requests.--The Commission shall 
     act upon requests for safe harbor treatment within 180 days 
     of the filing of the request, and shall set forth in writing 
     its conclusions with regard to such requests.
     (c) Appeals.--Final action by the Commission on a request for 
     approval of guidelines, or the failure to act within 180 days 
     on a request for approval of guidelines, submitted under 
     subsection (b) may be appealed to a district court of the 
     United States of appropriate jurisdiction as provided for in 
     section 706 of title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 1305. ACTIONS BY STATES.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Civil actions.--In any case in which the attorney 
     general of a State has reason to believe that an interest of 
     the residents of that State has been or is threatened or 
     adversely affected by the engagement of any person in a 
     practice that violates any regulation of the Commission 
     prescribed under section 1303(b), the State, as parens 
     patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of the residents 
     of the State in a district court of the United States of 
     appropriate jurisdiction to--
       (A) enjoin that practice;
       (B) enforce compliance with the regulation;
       (C) obtain damage, restitution, or other compensation on 
     behalf of residents of the State; or
       (D) obtain such other relief as the court may consider to 
     be appropriate.
       (2) Notice.--
       (A) In general.--Before filing an action under paragraph 
     (1), the attorney general of the State involved shall provide 
     to the Commission--
       (i) written notice of that action; and
       (ii) a copy of the complaint for that action.
       (B) Exemption.--
       (i) In general.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with 
     respect to the filing of an action by an attorney general of 
     a State under this subsection, if the attorney general 
     determines that it is not feasible to provide the notice 
     described in that subparagraph before the filing of the 
     action.
       (ii) Notification.--In an action described in clause (i), 
     the attorney general of a State shall provide notice and a 
     copy of the complaint to the Commission at the same time as 
     the attorney general files the action.
       (b) Intervention.--
       (1) In general.--On receiving notice under subsection 
     (a)(2), the Commission shall have the right to intervene in 
     the action that is the subject of the notice.
       (2) Effect of intervention.--If the Commission intervenes 
     in an action under subsection (a), it shall have the right--
       (A) to be heard with respect to any matter that arises in 
     that action; and
       (B) to file a petition for appeal.
       (3) Amicus curiae.--Upon application to the court, a person 
     whose self-regulatory guidelines have been approved by the 
     Commission and are relied upon as a defense by any defendant 
     to a proceeding under this section may file amicus curiae in 
     that proceeding.
       (c) Construction.--For purposes of bringing any civil 
     action under subsection (a), nothing in this title shall be 
     construed to prevent an attorney general of a State from 
     exercising the powers conferred on the attorney general by 
     the laws of that State to--
       (1) conduct investigations;
       (2) administer oaths or affirmations; or
       (3) compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of 
     documentary and other evidence.
       (d) Actions by the Commission.--In any case in which an 
     action is instituted by or on behalf of the Commission for 
     violation of any regulation prescribed under section 1303, no 
     State may, during the pendency of that action, institute an 
     action under subsection (a) against any defendant named in 
     the complaint in that action for violation of that 
     regulation.
       (e) Venue; Service of Process.--
       (1) Venue.--Any action brought under subsection (a) may be 
     brought in the district court of the United States that meets 
     applicable requirements relating to venue under section 1391 
     of title 28, United States Code.
       (2) Service of process.--In an action brought under 
     subsection (a), process may be served in any district in 
     which the defendant--
       (A) is an inhabitant; or
       (B) may be found.

     SEC. 1306. ADMINISTRATION AND APPLICABILITY OF ACT.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided, this title 
     shall be enforced by the Commission under the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.).
       (b) Provisions.--Compliance with the requirements imposed 
     under this title shall be enforced under--
       (1) section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1818), in the case of--
       (A) national banks, and Federal branches and Federal 
     agencies of foreign banks, by the Office of the Comptroller 
     of the Currency;
       (B) member banks of the Federal Reserve System (other than 
     national banks), branches and agencies of foreign banks 
     (other than Federal branches, Federal agencies, and insured 
     State branches of foreign banks), commercial lending 
     companies owned or controlled by foreign banks, and 
     organizations operating under section 25 or 25(a) of the 
     Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 601 et seq. and 611 et seq.), 
     by the Board; and
       (C) banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation (other than members of the Federal Reserve 
     System) and insured State branches of foreign banks, by the 
     Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation;
       (2) section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1818), by the Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, in the case of a savings association the 
     deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation;
       (3) the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) 
     by the National Credit Union Administration Board with 
     respect to any Federal credit union;
       (4) part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, 
     by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to any air 
     carrier or foreign air carrier subject to that part;
       (5) the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 181 et 
     seq.) (except as provided in section 406 of that Act (7 
     U.S.C. 226, 227)), by the Secretary of Agriculture with 
     respect to any activities subject to that Act; and
       (6) the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) by 
     the Farm Credit Administration with respect to any Federal 
     land bank, Federal land bank association, Federal 
     intermediate credit bank, or production credit association.
       (c) Exercise of Certain Powers.--For the purpose of the 
     exercise by any agency referred to in subsection (a) of its 
     powers under any Act referred to in that subsection, a 
     violation of any requirement imposed under this title shall 
     be deemed to be a violation of a requirement imposed under 
     that Act. In addition to its powers under any provision of 
     law specifically referred to in subsection (a), each of the 
     agencies referred to in that subsection may exercise, for the 
     purpose of enforcing compliance with any requirement imposed 
     under this title, any other authority conferred on it by law.
       (d) Actions by the Commission.--The Commission shall 
     prevent any person from violating a rule of the Commission 
     under section 1303 in the same manner, by the same means, and 
     with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all 
     applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into 
     and made a part of this title. Any entity that violates such 
     rule shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the 
     privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act in the same manner, by the same means, and 
     with the same jurisdiction, power, and duties as though all 
     applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part of this 
     title.
       (e) Effect on Other Laws.--Nothing contained in the Act 
     shall be construed to limit the authority of the Commission 
     under any other provisions of law.

     SEC. 1307. REVIEW.

       Not later than 5 years after the effective date of the 
     regulations initially issued under section 1303, the 
     Commission shall--
       (1) review the implementation of this title, including the 
     effect of the implementation of this title on practices 
     relating to the collection and disclosure of information 
     relating to children, children's ability to obtain access to 
     information of their choice online, and on the availability 
     of websites directed to children; and

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       (2) prepare and submit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the review under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 1308. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Sections 1303(a), 1305, and 1306 of this title take effect 
     on the later of--
       (1) the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment 
     of this Act; or
       (2) the date on which the Commission rules on the first 
     application filed for safe harbor treatment under section 
     1304 if the Commission does not rule on the first such 
     application within one year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, but in no case later than the date that is 30 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act.

                   TITLE XIV--CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION

     SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Child Online Protection 
     Act''.

     SEC. 1402. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) while custody, care, and nurture of the child resides 
     first with the parent, the widespread availability of the 
     Internet presents opportunities for minors to access 
     materials through the World Wide Web in a manner that can 
     frustrate parental supervision or control;
       (2) the protection of the physical and psychological well-
     being of minors by shielding them from materials that are 
     harmful to them is a compelling governmental interest;
       (3) to date, while the industry has developed innovative 
     ways to help parents and educators restrict material that is 
     harmful to minors through parental control protections and 
     self-regulation, such efforts have not provided a national 
     solution to the problem of minors accessing harmful material 
     on the World Wide Web;
       (4) a prohibition on the distribution of material harmful 
     to minors, combined with legitimate defenses, is currently 
     the most effective and least restrictive means by which to 
     satisfy the compelling government interest; and
       (5) notwithstanding the existence of protections that limit 
     the distribution over the World Wide Web of material that is 
     harmful to minors, parents, educators, and industry must 
     continue efforts to find ways to protect children from being 
     exposed to harmful material found on the Internet.

     SEC. 1403. REQUIREMENT TO RESTRICT ACCESS BY MINORS TO 
                   MATERIALS COMMERCIALLY DISTRIBUTED BY MEANS OF 
                   THE WORLD WIDE WEB THAT ARE HARMFUL TO MINORS.

       Part I of title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 231. RESTRICTION OF ACCESS BY MINORS TO MATERIALS 
                   COMMERCIALLY DISTRIBUTED BY MEANS OF WORLD WIDE 
                   WEB THAT ARE HARMFUL TO MINORS.

       ``(a) Requirement To Restrict Access.--
       ``(1) Prohibited conduct.--Whoever knowingly and with 
     knowledge of the character of the material, in interstate or 
     foreign commerce by means of the World Wide Web, makes any 
     communication for commercial purposes that is available to 
     any minor and that includes any material that is harmful to 
     minors shall be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned not 
     more than 6 months, or both.
       ``(2) Intentional violations.--In addition to the penalties 
     under paragraph (1), whoever intentionally violates such 
     paragraph shall be subject to a fine of not more than $50,000 
     for each violation. For purposes of this paragraph, each day 
     of violation shall constitute a separate violation.
       ``(3) Civil penalty.--In addition to the penalties under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), whoever violates paragraph (1) shall 
     be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for 
     each violation. For purposes of this paragraph, each day of 
     violation shall constitute a separate violation.
       ``(b) Inapplicability of Carriers and Other Service 
     Providers.--For purposes of subsection (a), a person shall 
     not be considered to make any communication for commercial 
     purposes to the extent that such person is--
       ``(1) a telecommunications carrier engaged in the provision 
     of a telecommunications service;
       ``(2) a person engaged in the business of providing an 
     Internet access service;
       ``(3) a person engaged in the business of providing an 
     Internet information location tool; or
       ``(4) similarly engaged in the transmission, storage, 
     retrieval, hosting, formatting, or translation (or any 
     combination thereof) of a communication made by another 
     person, without selection or alteration of the content of the 
     communication, except that such person's deletion of a 
     particular communication or material made by another person 
     in a manner consistent with subsection (c) or section 230 
     shall not constitute such selection or alteration of the 
     content of the communication.
       ``(c) Affirmative Defense.--
       ``(1) Defense.--It is an affirmative defense to prosecution 
     under this section that the defendant, in good faith, has 
     restricted access by minors to material that is harmful to 
     minors--
       ``(A) by requiring use of a credit card, debit account, 
     adult access code, or adult personal identification number;
       ``(B) by accepting a digital certificate that verifies age; 
     or
       ``(C) by any other reasonable measures that are feasible 
     under available technology.
       ``(2) Protection for use of defenses.--No cause of action 
     may be brought in any court or administrative agency against 
     any person on account of any activity that is not in 
     violation of any law punishable by criminal or civil penalty, 
     and that the person has taken in good faith to implement a 
     defense authorized under this subsection or otherwise to 
     restrict or prevent the transmission of, or access to, a 
     communication specified in this section.
       ``(d) Privacy Protection Requirements.--
       ``(1) Disclosure of information limited.--A person making a 
     communication described in subsection (a)--
       ``(A) shall not disclose any information collected for the 
     purposes of restricting access to such communications to 
     individuals 17 years of age or older without the prior 
     written or electronic consent of--
       ``(i) the individual concerned, if the individual is an 
     adult; or
       ``(ii) the individual's parent or guardian, if the 
     individual is under 17 years of age; and
       ``(B) shall take such actions as are necessary to prevent 
     unauthorized access to such information by a person other 
     than the person making such communication and the recipient 
     of such communication.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--A person making a communication 
     described in subsection (a) may disclose such information if 
     the disclosure is--
       ``(A) necessary to make the communication or conduct a 
     legitimate business activity related to making the 
     communication; or
       ``(B) made pursuant to a court order authorizing such 
     disclosure.
       ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) By means of the world wide web.--The term `by means 
     of the World Wide Web' means by placement of material in a 
     computer server-based file archive so that it is publicly 
     accessible, over the Internet, using hypertext transfer 
     protocol or any successor protocol.
       ``(2) Commercial purposes; engaged in the business.--
       ``(A) Commercial purposes.--A person shall be considered to 
     make a communication for commercial purposes only if such 
     person is engaged in the business of making such 
     communications.
       ``(B) Engaged in the business.--The term `engaged in the 
     business' means that the person who makes a communication, or 
     offers to make a communication, by means of the World Wide 
     Web, that includes any material that is harmful to minors, 
     devotes time, attention, or labor to such activities, as a 
     regular course of such person's trade or business, with the 
     objective of earning a profit as a result of such activities 
     (although it is not necessary that the person make a profit 
     or that the making or offering to make such communications be 
     the person's sole or principal business or source of income). 
     A person may be considered to be engaged in the business of 
     making, by means of the World Wide Web, communications for 
     commercial purposes that include material that is harmful to 
     minors, only if the person knowingly causes the material that 
     is harmful to minors to be posted on the World Wide Web or 
     knowingly solicits such material to be posted on the World 
     Wide Web.
       ``(3) Internet.--The term `Internet' means the combination 
     of computer facilities and electromagnetic transmission 
     media, and related equipment and software, comprising the 
     interconnected worldwide network of computer networks that 
     employ the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol or 
     any successor protocol to transmit information.
       ``(4) Internet access service.--The term `Internet access 
     service' means a service that enables users to access 
     content, information, electronic mail, or other services 
     offered over the Internet, and may also include access to 
     proprietary content, information, and other services as part 
     of a package of services offered to consumers. Such term does 
     not include telecommunications services.
       ``(5) Internet information location tool.--The term 
     `Internet information location tool' means a service that 
     refers or links users to an online location on the World Wide 
     Web. Such term includes directories, indices, references, 
     pointers, and hypertext links.
       ``(6) Material that is harmful to minors.--The term 
     `material that is harmful to minors' means any communication, 
     picture, image, graphic image file, article, recording, 
     writing, or other matter of any kind that is obscene or 
     that--
       ``(A) the average person, applying contemporary community 
     standards, would find, taking the material as a whole and 
     with respect to minors, is designed to appeal to, or is 
     designed to pander to, the prurient interest;
       ``(B) depicts, describes, or represents, in a manner 
     patently offensive with respect to minors, an actual or 
     simulated sexual act or sexual contact, an actual or 
     simulated normal or perverted sexual act, or a lewd 
     exhibition of the genitals or post-pubescent female breast; 
     and
       ``(C) taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, 
     political, or scientific value for minors.
       ``(7) Minor.--The term `minor' means any person under 17 
     years of age.''.

     SEC. 1404. NOTICE REQUIREMENT.

       (a) Notice.--Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 
     (47 U.S.C. 230) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ``or 231'' after 
     ``section 223'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively; and

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       (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Obligations of Interactive Computer Service.--A 
     provider of interactive computer service shall, at the time 
     of entering an agreement with a customer for the provision of 
     interactive computer service and in a manner deemed 
     appropriate by the provider, notify such customer that 
     parental control protections (such as computer hardware, 
     software, or filtering services) are commercially available 
     that may assist the customer in limiting access to material 
     that is harmful to minors. Such notice shall identify, or 
     provide the customer with access to information identifying, 
     current providers of such protections.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 223(h)(2) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223(h)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``230(e)(2)'' and inserting ``230(f)(2)''.

     SEC. 1405. STUDY BY COMMISSION ON ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a temporary 
     Commission to be known as the Commission on Online Child 
     Protection (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Commission'') for the purpose of conducting a study under 
     this section regarding methods to help reduce access by 
     minors to material that is harmful to minors on the Internet.
       (b) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of 19 
     members, as follows:
       (1) Industry members.--The Commission shall include--
       (A) 2 members who are engaged in the business of providing 
     Internet filtering or blocking services or software;
       (B) 2 members who are engaged in the business of providing 
     Internet access services;
       (C) 2 members who are engaged in the business of providing 
     labeling or ratings services;
       (D) 2 members who are engaged in the business of providing 
     Internet portal or search services;
       (E) 2 members who are engaged in the business of providing 
     domain name registration services;
       (F) 2 members who are academic experts in the field of 
     technology; and
       (G) 4 members who are engaged in the business of making 
     content available over the Internet.

     Of the members of the Commission by reason of each 
     subparagraph of this paragraph, an equal number shall be 
     appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
     by the Majority Leader of the Senate.
       (2) Ex officio members.--The Commission shall include the 
     following officials:
       (A) The Assistant Secretary (or the Assistant Secretary's 
     designee).
       (B) The Attorney General (or the Attorney General's 
     designee).
       (C) The Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (or the 
     Chairman's designee).
       (c) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a study to 
     identify technological or other methods that--
       (A) will help reduce access by minors to material that is 
     harmful to minors on the Internet; and
       (B) may meet the requirements for use as affirmative 
     defenses for purposes of section 231(c) of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 (as added by this title).

     Any methods so identified shall be used as the basis for 
     making legislative recommendations to the Congress under 
     subsection (d)(3).
       (2) Specific methods.--In carrying out the study, the 
     Commission shall identify and analyze various technological 
     tools and methods for protecting minors from material that is 
     harmful to minors, which shall include (without limitation)--
       (A) a common resource for parents to use to help protect 
     minors (such as a ``one-click-away'' resource);
       (B) filtering or blocking software or services;
       (C) labeling or rating systems;
       (D) age verification systems;
       (E) the establishment of a domain name for posting of any 
     material that is harmful to minors; and
       (F) any other existing or proposed technologies or methods 
     for reducing access by minors to such material.
       (3) Analysis.--In analyzing technologies and other methods 
     identified pursuant to paragraph (2), the Commission shall 
     examine--
       (A) the cost of such technologies and methods;
       (B) the effects of such technologies and methods on law 
     enforcement entities;
       (C) the effects of such technologies and methods on 
     privacy;
       (D) the extent to which material that is harmful to minors 
     is globally distributed and the effect of such technologies 
     and methods on such distribution;
       (E) the accessibility of such technologies and methods to 
     parents; and
       (F) such other factors and issues as the Commission 
     considers relevant and appropriate.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the enactment of 
     this Act, the Commission shall submit a report to the 
     Congress containing the results of the study under this 
     section, which shall include--
       (1) a description of the technologies and methods 
     identified by the study and the results of the analysis of 
     each such technology and method;
       (2) the conclusions and recommendations of the Commission 
     regarding each such technology or method;
       (3) recommendations for legislative or administrative 
     actions to implement the conclusions of the committee; and
       (4) a description of the technologies or methods identified 
     by the study that may meet the requirements for use as 
     affirmative defenses for purposes of section 231(c) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (as added by this title).
       (e) Staff and Resources.--The Assistant Secretary for 
     Communication and Information of the Department of Commerce 
     shall provide to the Commission such staff and resources as 
     the Assistant Secretary determines necessary for the 
     Commission to perform its duty efficiently and in accordance 
     with this section.
       (f) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 30 days 
     after the submission of the report under subsection (d).
       (g) Inapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to the Commission.

     SEC. 1406. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

     TITLE XV--VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM MODIFICATION ACT

     SECTION 1501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Program Modification Act''.

     SEC. 1502. ELIMINATION OF THRESHOLD REQUIREMENT OF 
                   UNREIMBURSABLE EXPENSES.

       Section 2111(c)(1)(D)(i) of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300aa-11(c)(1)(D)(i)) is amended by striking ``and 
     incurred unreimbursable expenses due in whole or in part to 
     such illness, disability, injury, or condition in an amount 
     greater than $1,000''.

     SEC. 1503. INCLUSION OF ROTAVIRUS GASTROENTERITIS AS A 
                   TAXABLE VACCINE.

       (a) In General.--Section 4132(1) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (defining taxable vaccine) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(K) Any vaccine against rotavirus gastroenteritis.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) Sales.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
     to sales after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Deliveries.--For purposes of paragraph (1), in the case 
     of sales on or before the date of the enactment of this Act 
     for which delivery is made after such date, the delivery date 
     shall be considered the sale date.

     SEC. 1504. VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION TRUST FUND.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 904 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 9510(c) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts in the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund shall be available, as provided in 
     appropriation Acts, only for--
       ``(A) the payment of compensation under subtitle 2 of title 
     XXI of the Public Health Service Act (as in effect on August 
     6, 1997) for vaccine-related injury or death with respect to 
     any vaccine--
       ``(i) which is administered after September 30, 1988, and
       ``(ii) which is a taxable vaccine (as defined in section 
     4132(a)(1)) at the time the vaccine was administered, or
       ``(B) the payment of all expenses of administration 
     incurred by the Federal Government in administering such 
     subtitle.''.
       (2) Section 9510(b) of the 1986 Code is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Limitation on transfers to vaccine injury 
     compensation trust fund.--No amount may be appropriated to 
     the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund on and after the 
     date of any expenditure from the Trust Fund which is not 
     permitted by this section. The determination of whether an 
     expenditure is so permitted shall be made without regard to--
       ``(A) any provision of law which is not contained or 
     referenced in this title or in a revenue Act, and
       ``(B) whether such provision of law is a subsequently 
     enacted provision or directly or indirectly seeks to waive 
     the application of this paragraph.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the 
     Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to which they relate.

      TITLE XVI--SERVICE CONNECTION FOR PERSIAN GULF WAR ILLNESSES

     SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Persian Gulf War Veterans 
     Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 1602. PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR ILLNESSES 
                   ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICE IN THE PERSIAN GULF 
                   DURING THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.

       (a) In General.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 11 of title 
     38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 1118. Presumptions of service connection for illnesses 
       associated with service in the Persian Gulf during the 
       Persian Gulf War

       ``(a)(1) For purposes of section 1110 of this title, and 
     subject to section 1113 of this title, each illness, if any, 
     described in paragraph (2) shall be considered to have been 
     incurred in or aggravated by service referred to in that 
     paragraph, notwithstanding that there is no record of 
     evidence of such illness during the period of such service.

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       ``(2) An illness referred to in paragraph (1) is any 
     diagnosed or undiagnosed illness that--
       ``(A) the Secretary determines in regulations prescribed 
     under this section to warrant a presumption of service 
     connection by reason of having a positive association with 
     exposure to a biological, chemical, or other toxic agent, 
     environmental or wartime hazard, or preventive medicine or 
     vaccine known or presumed to be associated with service in 
     the Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia theater of operations 
     during the Persian Gulf War; and
       ``(B) becomes manifest within the period, if any, 
     prescribed in such regulations in a veteran who served on 
     active duty in that theater of operations during that war and 
     by reason of such service was exposed to such agent, hazard, 
     or medicine or vaccine.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, a veteran who served 
     on active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations 
     during the Persian Gulf War and has an illness described in 
     paragraph (2) shall be presumed to have been exposed by 
     reason of such service to the agent, hazard, or medicine or 
     vaccine associated with the illness in the regulations 
     prescribed under this section unless there is conclusive 
     evidence to establish that the veteran was not exposed to the 
     agent, hazard, or medicine or vaccine by reason of such 
     service.
       ``(b)(1)(A) Whenever the Secretary makes a determination 
     described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations providing that a presumption of service 
     connection is warranted for the illness covered by that 
     determination for purposes of this section.
       ``(B) A determination referred to in subparagraph (A) is a 
     determination based on sound medical and scientific evidence 
     that a positive association exists between--
       ``(i) the exposure of humans or animals to a biological, 
     chemical, or other toxic agent, environmental or wartime 
     hazard, or preventive medicine or vaccine known or presumed 
     to be associated with service in the Southwest Asia theater 
     of operations during the Persian Gulf War; and
       ``(ii) the occurrence of a diagnosed or undiagnosed illness 
     in humans or animals.
       ``(2)(A) In making determinations for purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall take into account--
       ``(i) the reports submitted to the Secretary by the 
     National Academy of Sciences under section 1603 of the 
     Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998; and
       ``(ii) all other sound medical and scientific information 
     and analyses available to the Secretary.
       ``(B) In evaluating any report, information, or analysis 
     for purposes of making such determinations, the Secretary 
     shall take into consideration whether the results are 
     statistically significant, are capable of replication, and 
     withstand peer review.
       ``(3) An association between the occurrence of an illness 
     in humans or animals and exposure to an agent, hazard, or 
     medicine or vaccine shall be considered to be positive for 
     purposes of this subsection if the credible evidence for the 
     association is equal to or outweighs the credible evidence 
     against the association.
       ``(c)(1) Not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary receives a report from the National Academy of 
     Sciences under section 1603 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans 
     Act of 1998, the Secretary shall determine whether or not a 
     presumption of service connection is warranted for each 
     illness, if any, covered by the report.
       ``(2) If the Secretary determines under this subsection 
     that a presumption of service connection is warranted, the 
     Secretary shall, not later than 60 days after making the 
     determination, issue proposed regulations setting forth the 
     Secretary's determination.
       ``(3)(A) If the Secretary determines under this subsection 
     that a presumption of service connection is not warranted, 
     the Secretary shall, not later than 60 days after making the 
     determination, publish in the Federal Register a notice of 
     the determination. The notice shall include an explanation of 
     the scientific basis for the determination.
       ``(B) If an illness already presumed to be service 
     connected under this section is subject to a determination 
     under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, not later than 
     60 days after publication of the notice under that 
     subparagraph, issue proposed regulations removing the 
     presumption of service connection for the illness.
       ``(4) Not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary issues any proposed regulations under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall issue final regulations. Such 
     regulations shall be effective on the date of issuance.
       ``(d) Whenever the presumption of service connection for an 
     illness under this section is removed under subsection (c)--
       ``(1) a veteran who was awarded compensation for the 
     illness on the basis of the presumption before the effective 
     date of the removal of the presumption shall continue to be 
     entitled to receive compensation on that basis; and
       ``(2) a survivor of a veteran who was awarded dependency 
     and indemnity compensation for the death of a veteran 
     resulting from the illness on the basis of the presumption 
     before that date shall continue to be entitled to receive 
     dependency and indemnity compensation on that basis.
         ``(e) Subsections (b) through (d) shall cease to be 
     effective 10 years after the first day of the fiscal year in 
     which the National Academy of Sciences submits to the 
     Secretary the first report under section 1603 of the Persian 
     Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998.''.
         (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
     chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 1117 the following new item:
``1118. Presumptions of service connection for illnesses associated 
              with service in the Persian Gulf during the Persian Gulf 
              War.''.
         (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1113 of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended--
         (1) by striking out ``or 1117'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``1117, or 1118''; and
         (2) in subsection (a), by striking out ``or 1116'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``, 1116, or 1118''.
         (c) Compensation for Undiagnosed Gulf War Illnesses.--
     Section 1117 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
         (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as 
     subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and
         (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
         ``(c)(1) Whenever the Secretary determines under section 
     1118(c) of this title that a presumption of service 
     connection for an undiagnosed illness (or combination of 
     undiagnosed illnesses) previously established under this 
     section is no longer warranted--
         ``(A) a veteran who was awarded compensation under this 
     section for such illness (or combination of illnesses) on the 
     basis of the presumption shall continue to be entitled to 
     receive compensation under this section on that basis; and
         ``(B) a survivor of a veteran who was awarded dependency 
     and indemnity compensation for the death of a veteran 
     resulting from the disease on the basis of the presumption 
     before that date shall continue to be entitled to receive 
     dependency and indemnity compensation on that basis.
         ``(2) This subsection shall cease to be effective 10 
     years after the first day of the fiscal year in which the 
     National Academy of Sciences submits to the Secretary the 
     first report under section 1603 of the Persian Gulf War 
     Veterans Act of 1998.''.

     SEC. 1603. AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.

         (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
     for the National Academy of Sciences, an independent 
     nonprofit scientific organization with appropriate expertise, 
     to review and evaluate the available scientific evidence 
     regarding associations between illnesses and exposure to 
     toxic agents, environmental or wartime hazards, or preventive 
     medicines or vaccines associated with Gulf War service.
         (b) Agreement.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of 
     Sciences for the Academy to perform the activities covered by 
     this section. The Secretary shall seek to enter into the 
     agreement not later than two months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
         (c) Identification of Agents and Illnesses.--(1) Under 
     the agreement under subsection (b), the National Academy of 
     Sciences shall--
         (A) identify the biological, chemical, or other toxic 
     agents, environmental or wartime hazards, or preventive 
     medicines or vaccines to which members of the Armed Forces 
     who served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during 
     the Persian Gulf War may have been exposed by reason of such 
     service; and
       (B) identify the illnesses (including diagnosed illnesses 
     and undiagnosed illnesses) that are manifest in such members.
       (2) In identifying illnesses under paragraph (1)(B), the 
     Academy shall review and summarize the relevant scientific 
     evidence regarding illnesses among the members described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) and among other appropriate populations of 
     individuals, including mortality, symptoms, and adverse 
     reproductive health outcomes among such members and 
     individuals.
       (d) Initial Consideration of Specific Agents.--(1) In 
     identifying under subsection (c) the agents, hazards, or 
     preventive medicines or vaccines to which members of the 
     Armed Forces may have been exposed for purposes of the first 
     report under subsection (i), the National Academy of Sciences 
     shall consider, within the first six months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the following:
       (A) The following organophosphorous pesticides:
       (i) Chlorpyrifos.
       (ii) Diazinon.
       (iii) Dichlorvos.
       (iv) Malathion.
       (B) The following carbamate pesticides:
       (i) Proxpur.
       (ii) Carbaryl.
       (iii) Methomyl.
       (C) The carbamate pyridostigmine bromide used as nerve 
     agent prophylaxis.
       (D) The following chlorinated hydrocarbon and other 
     pesticides and repellents:
       (i) Lindane.
       (ii) Pyrethrins.
       (iii) Permethrins.
       (iv) Rodenticides (bait).
       (v) Repellent (DEET).
       (E) The following low-level nerve agents and precursor 
     compounds at exposure levels below those which produce 
     immediately apparent incapacitating symptoms:
       (i) Sarin.
       (ii) Tabun.
       (F) The following synthetic chemical compounds:
       (i) Mustard agents at levels below those which cause 
     immediate blistering.

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       (ii) Volatile organic compounds.
       (iii) Hydrazine.
       (iv) Red fuming nitric acid.
       (v) Solvents.
       (vi) Uranium.
       (G) The following ionizing radiation:
       (i) Depleted uranium.
       (ii) Microwave radiation.
       (iii) Radio frequency radiation.
       (H) The following environmental particulates and 
     pollutants:
       (i) Hydrogen sulfide.
       (ii) Oil fire byproducts.
       (iii) Diesel heater fumes.
       (iv) Sand micro-particles.
       (I) Diseases endemic to the region (including the 
     following):
       (i) Leishmaniasis.
       (ii) Sandfly fever.
       (iii) Pathogenic escherechia coli.
       (iv) Shigellosis.
       (J) Time compressed administration of multiple live, 
     `attenuated', and toxoid vaccines.
       (2) The consideration of agents, hazards, and medicines and 
     vaccines under paragraph (1) shall not preclude the Academy 
     from identifying other agents, hazards, or medicines or 
     vaccines to which members of the Armed Forces may have been 
     exposed for purposes of any report under subsection (i).
       (3) Not later than six months after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Academy shall submit to the designated 
     congressional committees a report specifying the agents, 
     hazards, and medicines and vaccines considered under 
     paragraph (1).
       (e) Determinations of Associations Between Agents and 
     Illnesses.--(1) For each agent, hazard, or medicine or 
     vaccine and illness identified under subsection (c), the 
     National Academy of Sciences shall determine, to the extent 
     that available scientific data permit meaningful 
     determinations--
       (A) whether a statistical association exists between 
     exposure to the agent, hazard, or medicine or vaccine and the 
     illness, taking into account the strength of the scientific 
     evidence and the appropriateness of the scientific 
     methodology used to detect the association;
       (B) the increased risk of the illness among human or animal 
     populations exposed to the agent, hazard, or medicine or 
     vaccine; and
       (C) whether a plausible biological mechanism or other 
     evidence of a causal relationship exists between exposure to 
     the agent, hazard, or medicine or vaccine and the illness.
       (2) The Academy shall include in its reports under 
     subsection (i) a full discussion of the scientific evidence 
     and reasoning that led to its conclusions under this 
     subsection.
       (f) Review of Potential Treatment Models for Certain 
     Illnesses.--Under the agreement under subsection (b), the 
     National Academy of Sciences shall separately review, for 
     each chronic undiagnosed illness identified under subsection 
     (c)(1)(B) and for any other chronic illness that the Academy 
     determines to warrant such review, the available scientific 
     data in order to identify empirically valid models of 
     treatment for such illnesses which employ successful 
     treatment modalities for populations with similar symptoms.
       (g) Recommendations for Additional Scientific Studies.--(1) 
     Under the agreement under subsection (b), the National 
     Academy of Sciences shall make any recommendations that it 
     considers appropriate for additional scientific studies 
     (including studies relating to treatment models) to resolve 
     areas of continuing scientific uncertainty relating to the 
     health consequences of exposure to toxic agents, 
     environmental or wartime hazards, or preventive medicines or 
     vaccines associated with Gulf War service.
       (2) In making recommendations for additional studies, the 
     Academy shall consider the available scientific data, the 
     value and relevance of the information that could result from 
     such studies, and the cost and feasibility of carrying out 
     such studies.
       (h) Subsequent Reviews.--(1) Under the agreement under 
     subsection (b), the National Academy of Sciences shall 
     conduct on a periodic and ongoing basis additional reviews of 
     the evidence and data relating to its activities under this 
     section.
       (2) As part of each review under this subsection, the 
     Academy shall--
       (A) conduct as comprehensive a review as is practicable of 
     the evidence referred to in subsection (c) and the data 
     referred to in subsections (e), (f), and (g) that became 
     available since the last review of such evidence and data 
     under this section; and
       (B) make determinations under the subsections referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) on the basis of the results of such 
     review and all other reviews previously conducted for 
     purposes of this section.
       (i) Reports.--(1) Under the agreement under subsection (b), 
     the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the 
     committees and officials referred to in paragraph (5) 
     periodic written reports regarding the Academy's activities 
     under the agreement.
       (2) The first report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted 
     not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act. That report shall include--
       (A) the determinations and discussion referred to in 
     subsection (e);
       (B) the results of the review of models of treatment under 
     subsection (f); and
       (C) any recommendations of the Academy under subsection 
     (g).
       (3) Reports shall be submitted under this subsection at 
     least once every two years, as measured from the date of the 
     report under paragraph (2).
       (4) In any report under this subsection (other than the 
     report under paragraph (2)), the Academy may specify an 
     absence of meaningful developments in the scientific or 
     medical community with respect to the activities of the 
     Academy under this section during the 2-year period ending on 
     the date of such report.
       (5) Reports under this subsection shall be submitted to the 
     following:
       (A) The designated congressional committees.
       (B) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (C) The Secretary of Defense.
       (j) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective 10 
     years after the last day of the fiscal year in which the 
     National Academy of Sciences submits the first report under 
     subsection (i).
       (k) Alternative Contract Scientific Organization.--(1) If 
     the Secretary is unable within the time period set forth in 
     subsection (b) to enter into an agreement with the National 
     Academy of Sciences for the purposes of this section on terms 
     acceptable to the Secretary, the Secretary shall seek to 
     enter into an agreement for purposes of this section with 
     another appropriate scientific organization that is not part 
     of the Government, operates as a not-for-profit entity, and 
     has expertise and objectivity comparable to that of the 
     National Academy of Sciences.
       (2) If the Secretary enters into an agreement with another 
     organization under this subsection, any reference in this 
     section and section 1118 of title 38, United States Code (as 
     added by section 1602(a)), to the National Academy of 
     Sciences shall be treated as a reference to such other 
     organization.

     SEC. 1604. REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF LAW.

       In the event of the enactment, before, on, or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, of section 101 of the 
     Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998, or any similar 
     provision of law enacted during the second session of the 
     105th Congress requiring an agreement with the National 
     Academy of Sciences regarding an evaluation of health 
     consequences of service in Southwest Asia during the Persian 
     Gulf War, such section 101 (or other provision of law) shall 
     be treated as if never enacted, and shall have no force or 
     effect.

     SEC. 1605. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) The term ``toxic agent, environmental or wartime 
     hazard, or preventive medicine or vaccine associated with 
     Gulf War service'' means a biological, chemical, or other 
     toxic agent, environmental or wartime hazard, or preventive 
     medicine or vaccine that is known or presumed to be 
     associated with service in the Armed Forces in the Southwest 
     Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War, 
     whether such association arises as a result of single, 
     repeated, or sustained exposure and whether such association 
     arises through exposure singularly or in combination.
       (2) The term ``designated congressional committees'' means 
     the following:
       (A) The Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services 
     of the Senate.
       (B) The Committees on Veterans' Affairs and National 
     Security of the House of Representatives.
       (3) The term ``Persian Gulf War'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 101(33) of title 38, United States Code.

            TITLE XVII--GOVERNMENT PAPERWORK ELIMINATION ACT

     SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Government Paperwork 
     Elimination Act''.

     SEC. 1702. AUTHORITY OF OMB TO PROVIDE FOR ACQUISITION AND 
                   USE OF ALTERNATIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES BY 
                   EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.

       Section 3504(a)(1)(B)(vi) of title 44, United States Code, 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(vi) the acquisition and use of information technology, 
     including alternative information technologies that provide 
     for electronic submission, maintenance, or disclosure of 
     information as a substitute for paper and for the use and 
     acceptance of electronic signatures.''.

     SEC. 1703. PROCEDURES FOR USE AND ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRONIC 
                   SIGNATURES BY EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--In order to fulfill the responsibility to 
     administer the functions assigned under chapter 35 of title 
     44, United States Code, the provisions of the Clinger-Cohen 
     Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106) and the 
     amendments made by that Act, and the provisions of this 
     title, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall, in consultation with the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration and not later than 18 months 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, develop procedures 
     for the use and acceptance of electronic signatures by 
     Executive agencies.
       (b) Requirements for Procedures.--(1) The procedures 
     developed under subsection (a)--
       (A) shall be compatible with standards and technology for 
     electronic signatures that are generally used in commerce and 
     industry and by State governments;
       (B) may not inappropriately favor one industry or 
     technology;
       (C) shall ensure that electronic signatures are as reliable 
     as is appropriate for the purpose in question and keep intact 
     the information submitted;
       (D) shall provide for the electronic acknowledgment of 
     electronic forms that are successfully submitted; and

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       (E) shall, to the extent feasible and appropriate, require 
     an Executive agency that anticipates receipt by electronic 
     means of 50,000 or more submittals of a particular form to 
     take all steps necessary to ensure that multiple methods of 
     electronic signatures are available for the submittal of such 
     form.
       (2) The Director shall ensure the compatibility of the 
     procedures under paragraph (1)(A) in consultation with 
     appropriate private bodies and State government entities that 
     set standards for the use and acceptance of electronic 
     signatures.

     SEC. 1704. DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION BY EXECUTIVE AGENCIES 
                   OF PROCEDURES FOR USE AND ACCEPTANCE OF 
                   ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES.

       In order to fulfill the responsibility to administer the 
     functions assigned under chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, the provisions of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 
     (divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106) and the amendments 
     made by that Act, and the provisions of this title, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall ensure 
     that, commencing not later than five years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, Executive agencies provide--
       (1) for the option of the electronic maintenance, 
     submission, or disclosure of information, when practicable as 
     a substitute for paper; and
       (2) for the use and acceptance of electronic signatures, 
     when practicable.

     SEC. 1705. ELECTRONIC STORAGE AND FILING OF EMPLOYMENT FORMS.

       In order to fulfill the responsibility to administer the 
     functions assigned under chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, the provisions of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 
     (divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106) and the amendments 
     made by that Act, and the provisions of this title, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall, not 
     later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     develop procedures to permit private employers to store and 
     file electronically with Executive agencies forms containing 
     information pertaining to the employees of such employers.

     SEC. 1706. STUDY ON USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES.

       (a) Ongoing Study Required.--In order to fulfill the 
     responsibility to administer the functions assigned under 
     chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, the provisions of 
     the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public 
     Law 104-106) and the amendments made by that Act, and the 
     provisions of this title, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall, in cooperation with the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration, conduct an 
     ongoing study of the use of electronic signatures under this 
     title on--
       (1) paperwork reduction and electronic commerce;
       (2) individual privacy; and
       (3) the security and authenticity of transactions.
       (b) Reports.--The Director shall submit to Congress on a 
     periodic basis a report describing the results of the study 
     carried out under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1707. ENFORCEABILITY AND LEGAL EFFECT OF ELECTRONIC 
                   RECORDS.

       Electronic records submitted or maintained in accordance 
     with procedures developed under this title, or electronic 
     signatures or other forms of electronic authentication used 
     in accordance with such procedures, shall not be denied legal 
     effect, validity, or enforceability because such records are 
     in electronic form.

     SEC. 1708. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.

       Except as provided by law, information collected in the 
     provision of electronic signature services for communications 
     with an executive agency, as provided by this title, shall 
     only be used or disclosed by persons who obtain, collect, or 
     maintain such information as a business or government 
     practice, for the purpose of facilitating such 
     communications, or with the prior affirmative consent of the 
     person about whom the information pertains.

     SEC. 1709. APPLICATION WITH INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS.

       No provision of this title shall apply to the Department of 
     the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service to the extent 
     that such provision--
       (1) involves the administration of the internal revenue 
     laws; or
       (2) conflicts with any provision of the Internal Revenue 
     Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 or the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 1710. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) Electronic signature.--The term ``electronic 
     signature'' means a method of signing an electronic message 
     that--
       (A) identifies and authenticates a particular person as the 
     source of the electronic message; and
       (B) indicates such person's approval of the information 
     contained in the electronic message.
       (2) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code.

                 DIVISION D--DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION ACT

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the ``Drug 
     Demand Reduction Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     division is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

  TITLE I--TARGETED SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS

          Subtitle A--National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Requirement to conduct national media campaign.
Sec. 103. Use of funds.
Sec. 104. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 105. Authorization of appropriations.

                Subtitle B--Drug-Free Prisons and Jails

Sec. 111. Short title.
Sec. 112. Purpose.
Sec. 113. Program authorization.
Sec. 114. Grant application.
Sec. 115. Uses of funds.
Sec. 116. Evaluation and recommendation report to Congress.
Sec. 117. Definitions.
Sec. 118. Authorization of appropriations.

            Subtitle C--Drug-Free Schools Quality Assurance

Sec. 121. Short title.
Sec. 122. Amendment to Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act.

            TITLE II--STATEMENT OF NATIONAL ANTIDRUG POLICY

      Subtitle A--Congressional Leadership in Community Coalitions

Sec. 201. Sense of Congress.

             Subtitle B--Rejection of Legalization of Drugs

Sec. 211. Sense of Congress.

  Subtitle C--Report on Streamlining Federal Prevention and Treatment 
                                Efforts

Sec. 221. Report on streamlining Federal prevention and treatment 
              efforts.

  TITLE I--TARGETED SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS

          Subtitle A--National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Drug-Free Media 
     Campaign Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 102. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy (in this subtitle referred to as the 
     ``Director'') shall conduct a national media campaign in 
     accordance with this subtitle for the purpose of reducing and 
     preventing drug abuse among young people in the United 
     States.
       (b) Local Target Requirement.--The Director shall, to the 
     maximum extent feasible, use amounts made available to carry 
     out this subtitle under section 105 for media that focuses 
     on, or includes specific information on, prevention or 
     treatment resources for consumers within specific local 
     areas.

     SEC. 103. USE OF FUNDS.

       (a) Authorized Uses.--
       (1) In general.--Amounts made available to carry out this 
     subtitle for the support of the national media campaign may 
     only be used for--
       (A) the purchase of media time and space;
       (B) talent reuse payments;
       (C) out-of-pocket advertising production costs;
       (D) testing and evaluation of advertising;
       (E) evaluation of the effectiveness of the media campaign;
       (F) the negotiated fees for the winning bidder on request 
     for proposals issued by the Office of National Drug Control 
     Policy;
       (G) partnerships with community, civic, and professional 
     groups, and government organizations related to the media 
     campaign; and
       (H) entertainment industry collaborations to fashion 
     antidrug messages in motion pictures, television programing, 
     popular music, interactive (Internet and new) media projects 
     and activities, public information, news media outreach, and 
     corporate sponsorship and participation.
       (2) Advertising.--In carrying out this subtitle, the 
     Director shall devote sufficient funds to the advertising 
     portion of the national media campaign to meet the stated 
     reach and frequency goals of the campaign.
       (b) Prohibitions.--None of the amounts made available under 
     section 105 may be obligated or expended--
       (1) to supplant current antidrug community based 
     coalitions;
       (2) to supplant current pro bono public service time 
     donated by national and local broadcasting networks;
       (3) for partisan political purposes; or
       (4) to fund media campaigns that feature any elected 
     officials, persons seeking elected office, cabinet level 
     officials, or other Federal officials employed pursuant to 
     section 213 of Schedule C of title 5, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, unless the Director provides advance notice to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
       (c) Matching Requirement.--Amounts made available under 
     section 105 should be matched by an equal amount of non-
     Federal funds for the national media campaign, or be matched 
     with in-kind contributions to the campaign of the same value.

     SEC. 104. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       The Director shall--
       (1) submit to Congress on an annual basis a report on the 
     activities for which amounts

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     made available under section 105 have been obligated during 
     the preceding year, including information for each quarter of 
     such year, and on the specific parameters of the national 
     media campaign; and
       (2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of 
     the national media campaign based on measurable outcomes 
     provided to Congress previously.

     SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to the Office of 
     National Drug Control Policy to carry out this subtitle 
     $195,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002.

                Subtitle B--Drug-Free Prisons and Jails

     SEC. 111. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Drug-Free Prisons and 
     Jails Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 112. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this subtitle is to provide for the 
     establishment of model programs for comprehensive treatment 
     of substance-involved offenders in the criminal justice 
     system to reduce drug abuse and drug-related crime, and 
     reduce the costs of the criminal justice system, that can be 
     successfully replicated by States and local units of 
     government through a comprehensive evaluation.

     SEC. 113. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Establishment.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice 
     Assistance shall establish a model substance abuse treatment 
     program for substance-involved offenders by--
       (1) providing financial assistance to grant recipients 
     selected in accordance with section 114(b); and
       (2) evaluating the success of programs conducted pursuant 
     to this subtitle.
       (b) Grant Awards.--The Director may award not more than 5 
     grants to units of local government and not more than 5 
     grants to States.
       (c) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 5 percent of a 
     grant award made pursuant to this subtitle may be used for 
     administrative costs.

     SEC. 114. GRANT APPLICATION.

       (a) Contents.--An application submitted by a unit of local 
     government or a State for a grant award under this subtitle 
     shall include each of the following:
       (1) Strategy.--A strategy to coordinate programs and 
     services for substance-involved offenders provided by the 
     unit of local government or the State, as the case may be, 
     developed in consultation with representatives from all 
     components of the criminal justice system within the 
     jurisdiction, including judges, law enforcement personnel, 
     prosecutors, corrections personnel, probation personnel, 
     parole personnel, substance abuse treatment personnel, and 
     substance abuse prevention personnel.
       (2) Certification.--A certification that--
       (A) Federal funds made available under this subtitle will 
     not be used to supplant State or local funds, but will be 
     used to increase the amounts of such funds that would, in the 
     absence of Federal funds, be made available for law 
     enforcement activities; and
       (B) the programs developed pursuant to this subtitle meet 
     all requirements of this subtitle.
       (b) Review and Approval.--Subject to section 113(b), the 
     Director shall approve applications and make grant awards to 
     units of local governments and States that show the most 
     promise for accomplishing the purposes of this subtitle 
     consistent with the provisions of section 115.

     SEC. 115. USES OF FUNDS.

       A unit of local government or State that receives a grant 
     award under this subtitle shall use such funds to provide 
     comprehensive treatment programs to inmates in prisons or 
     jails, including not less than 3 of the following:
       (1) Tailored treatment programs to meet the special needs 
     of different types of substance-involved offenders.
       (2) Random and frequent drug testing, including a system of 
     sanctions.
       (3) Training and assistance for corrections officers and 
     personnel to assist substance-involved offenders in 
     correctional facilities.
       (4) Clinical assessment of incoming substance-involved 
     offenders.
       (5) Availability of religious and spiritual activity and 
     counseling to provide an environment that encourages recovery 
     from substance involvement in correctional facilities.
       (6) Education and vocational training.
       (7) A substance-free correctional facility policy.

     SEC. 116. EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       (a) Evaluation.--
       (1) In general.--The Director shall enter into a contract, 
     with an evaluating agency that has demonstrated experience in 
     the evaluation of substance abuse treatment, to conduct an 
     evaluation that incorporates the criteria described in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Evaluation criteria.--The Director, in consultation 
     with the Directors of the appropriate National Institutes of 
     Health, shall establish minimum criteria for evaluating each 
     program. Such criteria shall include--
       (A) reducing substance abuse among participants;
       (B) reducing recidivism among participants;
       (C) cost effectiveness of providing services to 
     participants; and
       (D) a data collection system that will produce data 
     comparable to that used by the Office of Applied Studies of 
     the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
     and the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the Office of Justice 
     Programs.
       (b) Report.--The Director shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees, at the same time as the President's budget for 
     fiscal year 2001 is submitted, a report that--
       (1) describes the activities funded by grant awards under 
     this subtitle;
       (2) includes the evaluation submitted pursuant to 
     subsection (a); and
       (3) makes recommendations regarding revisions to the 
     authorization of the program, including extension, expansion, 
     application requirements, reduction, and termination.

     SEC. 117. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Appropriate committees.--The term ``appropriate 
     committees'' means the Committees on the Judiciary and the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate.
       (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
       (3) Substance-involved offender.--The term ``substance-
     involved offender'' means an individual under the supervision 
     of a State or local criminal justice system, awaiting trial 
     or serving a sentence imposed by the criminal justice system, 
     who--
       (A) violated or has been arrested for violating a drug or 
     alcohol law;
       (B) was under the influence of alcohol or an illegal drug 
     at the time the crime was committed;
       (C) stole property to buy illegal drugs; or
       (D) has a history of substance abuse and addiction.
       (4) Unit of local government.--The term ``unit of local 
     government'' means any city, county, township, town, borough, 
     parish, village, or other general purpose political 
     subdivision of a State, an Indian tribe which performs law 
     enforcement functions as determined by the Secretary of the 
     Interior and any agency of the District of Columbia 
     government or the United States Government performing law 
     enforcement functions in and for the District of Columbia, 
     and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

     SEC. 118. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this subtitle from the Violent Crime Reduction 
     Trust Fund as authorized by title 31 of the Violent Crime and 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211)--
       (1) for fiscal year 1999, $30,000,000; and
       (2) for fiscal year 2000, $20,000,000.
       (b) Reservation.--The Director may reserve each fiscal year 
     not more than 20 percent of the funds appropriated pursuant 
     to subsection (a) for activities required under section 116.

            Subtitle C--Drug-Free Schools Quality Assurance

     SEC. 121. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Drug-Free Schools 
     Quality Assurance Act''.

     SEC. 122. AMENDMENT TO SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND 
                   COMMUNITIES ACT.

       Subpart 3 of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7141 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 4134. QUALITY RATING.

       ``(a) In General.--The chief executive officer of each 
     State, or in the case of a State in which the constitution or 
     law of such State designates another individual, entity, or 
     agency in the State to be responsible for education 
     activities, such individual, entity, or agency, is authorized 
     and encouraged--
       ``(1) to establish a standard of quality for drug, alcohol, 
     and tobacco prevention programs implemented in public 
     elementary schools and secondary schools in the State in 
     accordance with subsection (b); and
       ``(2) to identify and designate, upon application by a 
     public elementary school or secondary school, any such school 
     that achieves such standard as a quality program school.
       ``(b) Criteria.--The standard referred to in subsection (a) 
     shall address, at a minimum--
       ``(1) a comparison of the rate of illegal use of drugs, 
     alcohol, and tobacco by students enrolled in the school for a 
     period of time to be determined by the chief executive 
     officer of the State;
       ``(2) the rate of suspensions or expulsions of students 
     enrolled in the school for drug, alcohol, or tobacco-related 
     offenses;
       ``(3) the effectiveness of the drug, alcohol, or tobacco 
     prevention program as proven by research;
       ``(4) the involvement of parents and community members in 
     the design of the drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention 
     program; and
       ``(5) the extent of review of existing community drug, 
     alcohol, and tobacco prevention programs before 
     implementation of the public school program.
       ``(c) Request for Quality Program School Designation.--A 
     school that wishes to receive a quality program school 
     designation shall submit a request and documentation of 
     compliance with this section to the chief executive officer 
     of the State or the individual, entity, or agency described 
     in subsection (a), as the case may be.
       ``(d) Public Notification.--Not less than once a year, the 
     chief executive officer of each State or the individual, 
     entity, or agency described in subsection (a), as the case 
     may be, shall make available to the public a list of the 
     names of each public school in the State that has received a 
     quality program school designation in accordance with this 
     section.''.

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            TITLE II--STATEMENT OF NATIONAL ANTIDRUG POLICY

      Subtitle A--Congressional Leadership in Community Coalitions

     SEC. 201. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Illegal drug use is dangerous to the physical well-
     being of the Nation's youth.
       (2) Illegal drug use can destroy the lives of the Nation's 
     youth by diminishing their sense of morality and with it 
     everything in life that is important and worthwhile.
       (3) According to recently released national surveys, drug 
     use among the Nation's youth remains at alarmingly high 
     levels.
       (4) National leadership is critical to conveying to the 
     Nation's youth the message that drug use is dangerous and 
     wrong.
       (5) National leadership can help mobilize every sector of 
     the community to support the implementation of comprehensive, 
     sustainable, and effective programs to reduce drug abuse.
       (6) As of September 1, 1998, 76 Members of the House of 
     Representatives were establishing community-based antidrug 
     coalitions in their congressional districts or were actively 
     supporting such coalitions that already existed.
       (7) The individual Members of the House of Representatives 
     can best help their constituents prevent drug use among the 
     Nation's youth by establishing community-based antidrug 
     coalitions in their congressional districts or by actively 
     supporting such coalitions that already exist.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the individual Members of the House of Representatives, 
     including the Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, should 
     establish community-based antidrug coalitions in their 
     congressional districts or should actively support any such 
     coalitions that have been established.

             Subtitle B--Rejection of Legalization of Drugs

     SEC. 211. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Illegal drug use is harmful and wrong.
       (2) Illegal drug use can kill the individuals involved or 
     cause the individuals to hurt or kill others, and such use 
     strips the individuals of their moral sense.
       (3) The greatest threat presented by such use is to the 
     youth of the United States, who are illegally using drugs in 
     increasingly greater numbers.
       (4) The people of the United States are more concerned 
     about illegal drug use and crimes associated with such use 
     than with any other current social problem.
       (5) Efforts to legalize or otherwise legitimize drug use 
     present a message to the youth of the United States that drug 
     use is acceptable.
       (6) Article VI, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United 
     States states that ``[t]his Constitution, and the laws of the 
     United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and 
     all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the 
     authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of 
     the land; and judges in every state shall be bound thereby, 
     any thing in the Constitution or laws of any state to the 
     contrary notwithstanding.''.
       (7) The courts of the United States have repeatedly found 
     that any State law that conflicts with a Federal law or 
     treaty is preempted by such law or treaty.
       (8) The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) 
     strictly regulates the use and possession of drugs.
       (9) The United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic 
     in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotrophic Substances Treaty 
     similarly regulates the use and possession of drugs.
       (10) Any attempt to authorize under State law an activity 
     prohibited under such Treaty or the Controlled Substances Act 
     would conflict with that Treaty or Act.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the several States, and the citizens of such States, 
     should reject the legalization of drugs through legislation, 
     ballot proposition, constitutional amendment, or any other 
     means; and
       (2) each State should make efforts to be a drug-free State.

  Subtitle C--Report on Streamlining Federal Prevention and Treatment 
                                Efforts

     SEC. 221. REPORT ON STREAMLINING FEDERAL PREVENTION AND 
                   TREATMENT EFFORTS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the efforts of the Federal Government to reduce the 
     demand for illegal drugs in the United States are frustrated 
     by the fragmentation of those efforts across multiple 
     departments and agencies; and
       (2) improvement of those efforts can best be achieved 
     through consolidation and coordination.
       (b) Report Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy shall prepare and submit to the 
     appropriate committees a report evaluating options for 
     increasing the efficacy of drug prevention and treatment 
     programs and activities by the Federal Government. Such 
     option shall include the merits of a consolidation of 
     programs into a single agency, transferring programs from 1 
     agency to another, and improving coordinating mechanisms and 
     authorities. The report shall also include a thorough review 
     of the activities and potential consolidation of existing 
     Federal drug information clearinghouses.
       (2) Recommendation and explanatory statement.--The study 
     submitted under paragraph (1) shall identify options that are 
     determined by the Director to have merit, and an explanation 
     which options should be implemented.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Office of National Drug Control 
     Policy to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for 
     contracting, policy research, and related costs.
       (c) Appropriate Committees Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``appropriate committees'' means the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Commerce, and the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations, and 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.

DIVISION E--METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING PENALTY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1998

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Methamphetamine 
     Trafficking Penalty Enhancement Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. METHAMPHETAMINE PENALTY INCREASES.

       (a) Controlled Substances Act.--Section 401(b)(1) of the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(viii)--
       (A) by striking ``100 grams'' and inserting ``50 grams''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``1 kilogram'' and inserting ``500 grams''; 
     and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(viii)--
       (A) by striking ``10 grams'' and inserting ``5 grams''; and
       (B) by striking ``100 grams'' and inserting ``50 grams''.
       (b) Controlled Substances Import and Export Act.--Section 
     1010(b) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 960(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(H)--
       (A) by striking ``100 grams'' and inserting ``50 grams''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``1 kilogram'' and inserting ``500 grams''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(H)--
       (A) by striking ``10 grams'' and inserting ``5 grams''; and
       (B) by striking ``100 grams'' and inserting ``50 grams''.

     SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF FUNDS UNDER 
                   THE VIOLENT OFFENDER INCARCERATION AND TRUTH-
                   IN-SENTENCING GRANTS PROGRAM.

       Section 20105(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Additional Requirements.--
       ``(1) Eligibility for grant.--To be eligible to receive a 
     grant under section 20103 or section 20104, a State shall--
       ``(A) provide assurances to the Attorney General that the 
     State has implemented or will implement not later than 18 
     months after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, 
     policies that provide for the recognition of the rights of 
     crime victims; and
       ``(B) subject to the limitation of paragraph (2), no later 
     than September 1, 2000, consider a program of drug testing 
     and intervention for appropriate categories of convicted 
     offenders during periods of incarceration and post-
     incarceration and criminal justice supervision, with 
     sanctions including denial or revocation of release for 
     positive drug tests, consistent with guidelines issued by the 
     Attorney General.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--Beginning in fiscal year 1999, not 
     more than 10 percent of the funds provided under section 
     20103 or section 20104 of this subtitle may be applied to the 
     cost of offender drug testing and intervention programs 
     during periods of incarceration and post-incarceration 
     criminal justice supervision, consistent with guidelines 
     issued by the Attorney General. Further, such funds may be 
     used by the States to pay the costs of providing to the 
     Attorney General a baseline study on their prison drug abuse 
     problem. Such studies shall be consistent with guidelines 
     issued by the Attorney General.''.

         DIVISION F--NOT LEGALIZING MARIJUANA FOR MEDICINAL USE

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) certain drugs are listed on Schedule I of the 
     Controlled Substances Act if they have a high potential for 
     abuse, lack any currently accepted medical use in treatment, 
     and are unsafe, even under medical supervision;
       (2) the consequences of illegal use of Schedule I drugs are 
     well documented, particularly with regard to physical health, 
     highway safety, and criminal activity;
       (3) pursuant to section 401 of the Controlled Substances 
     Act, it is illegal to manufacture, distribute, or dispense 
     marijuana, heroin, LSD, and more than 100 other Schedule I 
     drugs;
       (4) pursuant to section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug and 
     Cosmetic Act, before any drug can be approved as a medication 
     in the United States, it must meet extensive scientific and 
     medical standards established by the Food and Drug 
     Administration to ensure it is safe and effective;
       (5) marijuana and other Schedule I drugs have not been 
     approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat any 
     disease or condition;
       (6) the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act already 
     prohibits the sale of any unap

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     proved drug, including marijuana, that has not been proven 
     safe and effective for medical purposes and grants the Food 
     and Drug Administration the authority to enforce this 
     prohibition through seizure and other civil action, as well 
     as through criminal penalties;
       (7) marijuana use by children in grades 8 through 12 
     declined steadily from 1980 to 1992, but, from 1992 to 1996, 
     has dramatically increased by 253 percent among 8th graders, 
     151 percent among 10th graders, and 84 percent among 12th 
     graders, and the average age of first-time use of marijuana 
     is now younger than it has ever been;
       (8) according to the 1997 survey by the Center on Addiction 
     and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 500,000 8th 
     graders began using marijuana in the 6th and 7th grades;
       (9) according to that same 1997 survey, youths between the 
     ages of 12 and 17 who use marijuana are 85 times more likely 
     to use cocaine than those who abstain from marijuana, and 60 
     percent of adolescents who use marijuana before the age of 15 
     will later use cocaine; and
       (10) the rate of illegal drug use among youth is linked to 
     their perceptions of the health and safety risks of those 
     drugs, and the ambiguous cultural messages about marijuana 
     use are contributing to a growing acceptance of marijuana use 
     among children and teenagers;
       (11) Congress continues to support the existing Federal 
     legal process for determining the safety and efficacy of 
     drugs and opposes efforts to circumvent this process by 
     legalizing marijuana, and other Schedule I drugs, for 
     medicinal use without valid scientific evidence and the 
     approval of the Food and Drug Administration; and
       (12) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act--
       (A) the Attorney General shall submit to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     a report on--
       (i) the total quantity of marijuana eradicated in the 
     United States during the period from 1992 through 1997; and
       (ii) the annual number of arrests and prosecutions for 
     Federal marijuana offenses during the period described in 
     clause (i); and
       (B) the Commissioner of Foods and Drugs shall submit to the 
     Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate a report 
     on the specific efforts underway to enforce sections 304 and 
     505 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect 
     to marijuana and other Schedule I drugs.

  DIVISION G____--FOREIGN AFFAIRS REFORM AND RESTRUCTURING ACT OF 1998

     SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Affairs Reform 
     and Restructuring Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 1002. ORGANIZATION OF DIVISION INTO SUBDIVISIONS; TABLE 
                   OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Divisions.--This division is organized into three 
     subdivisions as follows:
       (1) Subdivision a.--Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation 
     Act of 1998.
       (2) Subdivision b.--Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999.
       (3) Subdivision c.--United Nations Reform Act of 1998.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     division is as follows:

   DIVISION____--FOREIGN AFFAIRS REFORM AND RESTRUCTURING ACT OF 1998

Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Organization of division into subdivisions; table of 
              contents.

        Subdivision A--Consolidation of Foreign Affairs Agencies

                      TITLE XI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1101. Short title.
Sec. 1102. Purposes.
Sec. 1103. Definitions.
Sec. 1104. Report on budgetary cost savings resulting from 
              reorganization.

      TITLE XII--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 1201. Effective date.

             Chapter 2--Abolition and Transfer of Functions

Sec. 1211. Abolition of United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
              Agency.
Sec. 1212. Transfer of functions to Secretary of State.
Sec. 1213. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security.

                    Chapter 3--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 1221. References.
Sec. 1222. Repeals.
Sec. 1223. Amendments to the Arms Control and Disarmament Act.
Sec. 1224. Compensation of officers.
Sec. 1225. Additional conforming amendments.

              TITLE XIII--UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 1301. Effective date.

             Chapter 2--Abolition and Transfer of Functions

Sec. 1311. Abolition of United States Information Agency.
Sec. 1312. Transfer of functions.
Sec. 1313. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.
Sec. 1314. Abolition of Office of Inspector General of United States 
              Information Agency and transfer of functions.

                 Chapter 3--International Broadcasting

Sec. 1321. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose.
Sec. 1322. Continued existence of Broadcasting Board of Governors.
Sec. 1323. Conforming amendments to the United States International 
              Broadcasting Act of 1994.
Sec. 1324. Amendments to the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act.
Sec. 1325. Amendments to the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act.
Sec. 1326. Transfer of broadcasting related funds, property, and 
              personnel.
Sec. 1327. Savings provisions.
Sec. 1328. Report on the privatization of RFE/RL, Incorporated.

                    Chapter 4--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 1331. References.
Sec. 1332. Amendments to title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 1333. Application of certain laws.
Sec. 1334. Abolition of United States Advisory Commission on Public 
              Diplomacy.
Sec. 1335. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 1336. Repeals.

 TITLE XIV--UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 1401. Effective date.

             Chapter 2--Abolition and Transfer of Functions

Sec. 1411. Abolition of United States International Development 
              Cooperation Agency.
Sec. 1412. Transfer of functions and authorities.
Sec. 1413. Status of AID.

                    Chapter 3--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 1421. References.
Sec. 1422. Conforming amendments.

             TITLE XV--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 1501. Effective date.

          Chapter 2--Reorganization and Transfer of Functions

Sec. 1511. Reorganization of Agency for International Development.

            Chapter 3--Authorities of the Secretary of State

Sec. 1521. Definition of United States assistance.
Sec. 1522. Administrator of AID reporting to the Secretary of State.
Sec. 1523. Assistance programs coordination and oversight.

                         TITLE XVI--TRANSITION

                     Chapter 1--Reorganization Plan

Sec. 1601. Reorganization plan and report.

                  Chapter 2--Reorganization Authority

Sec. 1611. Reorganization authority.
Sec. 1612. Transfer and allocation of appropriations.
Sec. 1613. Transfer, appointment, and assignment of personnel.
Sec. 1614. Incidental transfers.
Sec. 1615. Savings provisions.
Sec. 1616. Authority of Secretary of State to facilitate transition.
Sec. 1617. Final report.

             Subdivision B--Foreign Relations Authorization

                      TITLE XX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Definition of appropriate congressional committees.

   TITLE XXI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Sec. 2101. Administration of foreign affairs.
Sec. 2102. International commissions.
Sec. 2103. Grants to The Asia Foundation.
Sec. 2104. Voluntary contributions to international organizations.
Sec. 2105. Voluntary contributions to peacekeeping operations.
Sec. 2106. Limitation on United States voluntary contributions to 
              United Nations Development Program.

       TITLE XXII--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                 Chapter 1--Authorities and Activities

Sec. 2201. Reimbursement of Department of State for assistance to 
              overseas educational facilities.
Sec. 2202. Revision of Department of State rewards program.
Sec. 2203. Retention of additional defense trade controls registration 
              fees.
Sec. 2204. Fees for commercial services.
Sec. 2205. Pilot program for foreign affairs reimbursement.
Sec. 2206. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms.
Sec. 2207. Budget presentation documents.
Sec. 2208. Office of the Inspector General.
Sec. 2209. Capital Investment Fund.
Sec. 2210. Contracting for local guards services overseas.
Sec. 2211. Authority of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.
Sec. 2212. Expenses relating to certain international claims and 
              proceedings.
Sec. 2213. Grants to remedy international abductions of children.
Sec. 2214. Counterdrug and anticrime activities of the Department of 
              State.
Sec. 2215. Annual report on overseas surplus properties.

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Sec. 2216. Human rights reports.
Sec. 2217. Reports and policy concerning diplomatic immunity.
Sec. 2218. Reaffirming United States international telecommunications 
              policy.
Sec. 2219. Reduction of reporting.

       Chapter 2--Consular Authorities of the Department of State

Sec. 2221. Use of certain passport processing fees for enhanced 
              passport services.
Sec. 2222. Consular officers.
Sec. 2223. Repeal of outdated consular receipt requirements.
Sec. 2224. Elimination of duplicate Federal Register publication for 
              travel advisories.
Sec. 2225. Denial of visas to confiscators of American property. 
Sec. 2226. Inadmissibility of any alien supporting an international 
              child abductor.

                   Chapter 3--Refugees and Migration


             SUBCHAPTER A--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 2231. Migration and refugee assistance.


                       SUBCHAPTER B--AUTHORITIES

Sec. 2241. United States policy regarding the involuntary return of 
              refugees.
Sec. 2242. United States policy with respect to the involuntary return 
              of persons in danger of subjection to torture.
Sec. 2243. Reprogramming of migration and refugee assistance funds.
Sec. 2244. Eligibility for refugee status.
Sec. 2245. Reports to Congress concerning Cuban emigration policies.

  TITLE XXIII--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; DEPARTMENT OF 
                  STATE PERSONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

           Chapter 1--Organization of the Department of State

Sec. 2301. Coordinator for Counterterrorism.
Sec. 2302. Elimination of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for 
              Burdensharing.
Sec. 2303. Personnel management.
Sec. 2304. Diplomatic security.
Sec. 2305. Number of senior official positions authorized for the 
              Department of State.
Sec. 2306. Nomination of Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries of 
              State.

  Chapter 2--Personnel of the Department of State; the Foreign Service

Sec. 2311. Foreign Service reform.
Sec. 2312. Retirement benefits for involuntary separation.
Sec. 2313. Authority of Secretary to separate convicted felons from the 
              Foreign Service.
Sec. 2314. Career counseling.
Sec. 2315. Limitations on management assignments.
Sec. 2316. Availability pay for certain criminal investigators within 
              the Diplomatic Security Service.
Sec. 2317. Nonovertime differential pay.
Sec. 2318. Report concerning minorities and the Foreign Service.

  TITLE XXIV--UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL 
                                PROGRAMS

               Chapter 1--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 2401. International information activities and educational and 
              cultural exchange programs.

                 Chapter 2--Authorities and Activities

Sec. 2411. Retention of interest.
Sec. 2412. Use of selected program fees.
Sec. 2413. Muskie Fellowship Program.
Sec. 2414. Working Group on United States Government-Sponsored 
              International Exchanges and Training.
Sec. 2415. Educational and cultural exchanges and scholarships for 
              Tibetans and Burmese.
Sec. 2416. Surrogate broadcasting study.
Sec. 2417. Radio broadcasting to Iran in the Farsi language.
Sec. 2418. Authority to administer summer travel and work programs.
Sec. 2419. Permanent administrative authorities regarding 
              appropriations.
Sec. 2420. Voice of America broadcasts.

    TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN UNITED NATIONS

Sec. 2501. International conferences and contingencies.
Sec. 2502. Restriction relating to United States accession to any new 
              international criminal tribunal.
Sec. 2503. United States membership in the Bureau of the 
              Interparliamentary Union.
Sec. 2504. Service in international organizations.
Sec. 2505. Reports regarding foreign travel.

     TITLE XXVI--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

Sec. 2601. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2602. Statutory construction.

               TITLE XXVII--EUROPEAN SECURITY ACT OF 1998

Sec. 2701. Short title.
Sec. 2702. Statement of policy.
Sec. 2703. Authorities relating to NATO enlargement.
Sec. 2704. Sense of Congress with respect to the Treaty on Conventional 
              Armed Forces in Europe.
Sec. 2705. Restrictions and requirements relating to ballistic missile 
              defense.

             TITLE XXVIII--OTHER FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS

Sec. 2801. Reports on claims by United States firms against the 
              Government of Saudi Arabia.
Sec. 2802. Reports on determinations under title IV of the Libertad 
              Act.
Sec. 2803. Report on compliance with the Hague Convention on 
              International Child Abduction.
Sec. 2804. Sense of Congress relating to recognition of the Ecumenical 
              Patriarchate by the Government of Turkey.
Sec. 2805. Report on relations with Vietnam.
Sec. 2806. Reports and policy concerning human rights violations in 
              Laos.
Sec. 2807. Report on an alliance against narcotics trafficking in the 
              Western Hemisphere.
Sec. 2808. Congressional statement regarding the accession of Taiwan to 
              the World Trade Organization.
Sec. 2809. Programs or projects of the International Atomic Energy 
              Agency in Cuba.
Sec. 2810. Limitation on assistance to countries aiding Cuba nuclear 
              development.
Sec. 2811. International Fund for Ireland.
Sec. 2812. Support for democratic opposition in Iraq.
Sec. 2813. Development of democracy in the Republic of Serbia.

        SUBDIVISION A--CONSOLIDATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES

                      TITLE XI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE.

       This subdivision may be cited as the ``Foreign Affairs 
     Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 1102. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this subdivision are--
       (1) to strengthen--
       (A) the coordination of United States foreign policy; and
       (B) the leading role of the Secretary of State in the 
     formulation and articulation of United States foreign policy;
       (2) to consolidate and reinvigorate the foreign affairs 
     functions of the United States within the Department of State 
     by--
       (A) abolishing the United States Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, the United States Information Agency, and 
     the United States International Development Cooperation 
     Agency, and transferring the functions of these agencies to 
     the Department of State while preserving the special missions 
     and skills of these agencies;
       (B) transferring certain functions of the Agency for 
     International Development to the Department of State; and
       (C) providing for the reorganization of the Department of 
     State to maximize the efficient use of resources, which may 
     lead to budget savings, eliminate redundancy in functions, 
     and improvement in the management of the Department of State;
       (3) to ensure that programs critical to the promotion of 
     United States national interests be maintained;
       (4) to assist congressional efforts to balance the Federal 
     budget and reduce the Federal debt;
       (5) to ensure that the United States maintains effective 
     representation abroad within budgetary restraints; and
       (6) to encourage United States foreign affairs agencies to 
     maintain a high percentage of the best qualified, most 
     competent United States citizens serving in the United States 
     Government.

     SEC. 1103. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subdivision:
       (1) ACDA.--The term ``ACDA'' means the United States Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency.
       (2) AID.--The term ``AID'' means the United States Agency 
     for International Development.
       (3) Agency; federal agency.--The term ``agency'' or 
     ``Federal agency'' means an Executive agency as defined in 
     section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
       (4) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on International Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.
       (5) Covered agency.--The term ``covered agency'' means any 
     of the following agencies: ACDA, USIA, IDCA, and AID.
       (6) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of State.
       (7) Function.--The term ``function'' means any duty, 
     obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, 
     privilege, activity, or program.
       (8) IDCA.--The term ``IDCA'' means the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency.
       (9) Office.--The term ``office'' includes any office, 
     administration, agency, institute, unit, organizational 
     entity, or component thereof.
       (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of State.
       (11) USIA.--The term ``USIA'' means the United States 
     Information Agency.

     SEC. 1104. REPORT ON BUDGETARY COST SAVINGS RESULTING FROM 
                   REORGANIZATION.

       The Secretary of State shall submit a report, together with 
     the congressional presentation document for the budget of the 
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     partment of State for each of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 
     to the appropriate congressional committees describing the 
     total anticipated and achieved cost savings in budget outlays 
     and budget authority related to the reorganization 
     implemented under this subdivision, including cost savings by 
     each of the following categories:
       (1) Reductions in personnel.
       (2) Administrative consolidation, including procurement.
       (3) Program consolidation.
       (4) Consolidation of real properties and leases.

      TITLE XII--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1201. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
     take effect on the earlier of--
       (1) April 1, 1999; or
       (2) the date of abolition of the United States Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency pursuant to the reorganization plan 
     described in section 1601.

             CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

     SEC. 1211. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND 
                   DISARMAMENT AGENCY.

       The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency is 
     abolished.

     SEC. 1212. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE.

       There are transferred to the Secretary of State all 
     functions of the Director of the United States Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency, and all functions of the United 
     States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and any office or 
     component of such agency, under any statute, reorganization 
     plan, Executive order, or other provision of law, as of the 
     day before the effective date of this title.

     SEC. 1213. UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL 
                   SECURITY.

       Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``There'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--There''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Under secretary for arms control and international 
     security.--There shall be in the Department of State, among 
     the Under Secretaries authorized by paragraph (1), an Under 
     Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, who 
     shall assist the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary in 
     matters related to international security policy, arms 
     control, and nonproliferation. Subject to the direction of 
     the President, the Under Secretary may attend and participate 
     in meetings of the National Security Council in his role as 
     Senior Advisor to the President and the Secretary of State on 
     Arms Control and Nonproliferation Matters.''.

                    CHAPTER 3--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 1221. REFERENCES.

       Except as otherwise provided in section 1223 or 1225, any 
     reference in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive 
     order, regulation, agreement, determination, or other 
     official document or proceeding to--
       (1) the Director of the United States Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, the Director of the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, or any other officer or employee of the 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency or the Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency shall be deemed to refer to 
     the Secretary of State; or
       (2) the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 
     or the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency shall be deemed to 
     refer to the Department of State.

     SEC. 1222. REPEALS.

       The following sections of the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2551 et seq.) are repealed: Sections 21 
     through 26 (22 U.S.C. 2561-2566), section 35 (22 U.S.C. 
     2575), section 42 (22 U.S.C. 2582), section 43 (22 U.S.C. 
     2583), sections 45 through 50 (22 U.S.C. 2585-2593), section 
     53 (22 U.S.C. 2593c), section 54 (22 U.S.C. 2593d), and 
     section 63 (22 U.S.C. 2595b).

     SEC. 1223. AMENDMENTS TO THE ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT 
                   ACT.

       The Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2551 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 2 (22 U.S.C. 2551)--
       (A) in the first undesignated paragraph, by striking 
     ``creating a new agency of peace to deal with'' and inserting 
     ``addressing'';
       (B) by striking the second undesignated paragraph; and
       (C) in the third undesignated paragraph--
       (i) by striking ``This organization'' and inserting ``The 
     Secretary of State'';
       (ii) by striking ``It shall have'' and inserting ``The 
     Secretary shall have'';
       (iii) by striking ``and the Secretary of State'';
       (iv) by inserting ``, nonproliferation,'' after ``arms 
     control'' in paragraph (1);
       (v) by striking paragraph (2);
       (vi) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and
       (vii) by striking ``, as appropriate,'' in paragraph (3) 
     (as redesignated);
       (2) in section 3 (22 U.S.C. 2552), by striking subsection 
     (c);
       (3) in the heading for title II, by striking 
     ``ORGANIZATION'' and inserting ``SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES AND 
     VISITING SCHOLARS'';
       (4) in section 27 (22 U.S.C. 2567)--
       (A) by striking the third sentence;
       (B) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``, acting through 
     the Director''; and
       (C) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``Agency'' and 
     inserting ``Department of State'';
       (5) in section 28 (22 U.S.C. 2568)--
       (A) by striking ``Director'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State'';
       (B) in the second sentence--
       (i) by striking ``Agency'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Department of State''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Agency's'' and inserting ``Department of 
     State's''; and
       (C) by striking the fourth sentence;
       (6) in section 31 (22 U.S.C. 2571)--
       (A) by inserting ``this title in'' after ``powers in'';
       (B) by striking ``Director'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State'';
       (C) by striking ``insure'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``ensure'';
       (D) in the second sentence, by striking ``in accordance 
     with procedures established under section 35 of this Act'';
       (E) in the fourth sentence by striking ``The authority'' 
     and all that follows through ``disarmament:'' and inserting 
     the following: ``The authority of the Secretary under this 
     Act with respect to research, development, and other studies 
     concerning arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament 
     shall be limited to participation in the following:''; and
       (F) in subsection (l), by inserting ``and'' at the end;
       (7) in section 32 (22 U.S.C. 2572)--
       (A) by striking ``Director'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     State''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection'' and inserting ``section'';
       (8) in section 33(a) (22 U.S.C. 2573(a))--
       (A) by striking ``the Secretary of State,''; and
       (B) by striking ``Director'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     State'';
       (9) in section 34 (22 U.S.C. 2574)--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State'';
       (ii) in the first sentence, by striking ``and the Secretary 
     of State'';
       (iii) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, 
     nonproliferation,'' after ``in the fields of arms control'';
       (iv) in the first sentence, by striking ``and shall have 
     primary responsibility, whenever directed by the President, 
     for the preparation, conduct, and management of the United 
     States participation in international negotiations and 
     implementation fora in the field of nonproliferation'';
       (v) in the second sentence, by striking ``section 27'' and 
     inserting ``section 201''; and
       (vi) in the second sentence, by striking ``the'' after 
     ``serve as'';
       (B) by striking subsection (b);
       (C) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and
       (D) in subsection (b) (as redesignated)--
       (i) in the text above paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Director'' and inserting ``Secretary of State'';
       (ii) by striking paragraph (1); and
       (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively;
       (10) in section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2576)--
       (A) by striking ``Director'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State''; and
       (B) by striking ``, in accordance with the procedures 
     established pursuant to section 35 of this Act,'';
       (11) in section 37 (22 U.S.C. 2577)--
       (A) by striking ``Director'' and ``Agency'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Secretary of State'' or ``Department 
     of State'', respectively; and
       (B) by striking subsection (d);
       (12) in section 38 (22 U.S.C. 2578)--
       (A) by striking ``Director'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (c);
       (13) in section 41 (22 U.S.C. 2581)--
       (A) by striking ``In the performance of his functions, the 
     Director'' and inserting ``In addition to any authorities 
     otherwise available, the Secretary of State in the 
     performance of functions under this Act'';
       (B) by striking ``Agency'', ``Agency's'', ``Director'', and 
     ``Director's'' each place they appear and inserting 
     ``Department of State'', ``Department of State's'', 
     ``Secretary of State'', or ``Secretary of State's'', as 
     appropriate;
       (C) in subsection (a), by striking the sentence that begins 
     ``It is the intent'';
       (D) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``appoint officers and employees, including 
     attorneys, for the Agency in accordance with the provisions 
     of title 5, United States Code, governing appointment in the 
     competitive service, and fix their compensation in accordance 
     with chapter 51 and with subchapter III of chapter 53 of such 
     title, relating to classification and General Schedule pay 
     rates, except that the Director may, to the extent the 
     Director determines necessary to the discharge of his 
     responsibilities,'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``exception'' and 
     inserting ``subsection''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) by striking ``exception'' and inserting ``subsection''; 
     and
       (II) by striking ``ceiling'' and inserting ``positions 
     allocated to carry out the purpose of this Act'';

       (E) by striking subsection (g);
       (F) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) as 
     subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively;
       (G) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:

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       ``(f) establish a scientific and policy advisory board to 
     advise with and make recommendations to the Secretary of 
     State on United States arms control, nonproliferation, and 
     disarmament policy and activities. A majority of the board 
     shall be composed of individuals who have a demonstrated 
     knowledge and technical expertise with respect to arms 
     control, nonproliferation, and disarmament matters and who 
     have distinguished themselves in any of the fields of 
     physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, or engineering, 
     including weapons engineering. The members of the board may 
     receive the compensation and reimbursement for expenses 
     specified for consultants by subsection (d) of this 
     section;''; and
       (H) in subsection (h) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``Deputy Director'' and inserting ``Under Secretary for Arms 
     Control and International Security'';
       (14) in section 44 (22 U.S.C. 2584)--
       (A) by striking ``conflict-of-interest and'';
       (B) by striking ``The members'' and all that follows 
     through ``(5 U.S.C. 2263), or any other'' and inserting 
     ``Members of advisory boards and consultants may serve as 
     such without regard to any''; and
       (C) by inserting at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``This section shall apply only to individuals carrying out 
     activities related to arms control, nonproliferation, and 
     disarmament.'';
       (15) in section 51 (22 U.S.C. 2593a)--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraphs (1) and (3), by inserting ``, 
     nonproliferation,'' after ``arms control'' each place it 
     appears;
       (ii) by striking ``Director, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State,'' and inserting ``Secretary of State with 
     the concurrence of the Director of Central Intelligence and 
     in consultation with'';
       (iii) by striking ``the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff, and the Director of Central Intelligence'' and 
     inserting ``and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff'';
       (iv) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4); and
       (v) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (5), (6), and (7) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and
       (B) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following: 
     ``The portions of this report described in paragraphs (4) and 
     (5) of subsection (a) shall summarize in detail, at least in 
     classified annexes, the information, analysis, and 
     conclusions relevant to possible noncompliance by other 
     nations that are provided by United States intelligence 
     agencies.'';
       (16) in section 52 (22 U.S.C. 2593b), by striking 
     ``Director'' and inserting ``Secretary of State'';
       (17) in section 61 (22 U.S.C. 2593a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``United States Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency'' and inserting ``Department 
     of State'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2);
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively;
       (D) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
       (E) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and 
     the'';
       (18) in section 62 (22 U.S.C. 2595a)--
       (A) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State''; and
       (ii) by striking ``2(d), 22, and 34(c)'' and inserting 
     ``102(3) and 304(b)''; and
       (B) by striking ``Director'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     State'';
       (19) in section 64 (22 U.S.C. 2595b-1)--
       (A) by striking the section title and inserting ``SEC. 503. 
     REVIEW OF CERTAIN REPROGRAMMING NOTIFICATIONS.'';
       (B) by striking subsection (a); and
       (C) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``(b) Review of Certain Reprogramming 
     Notifications.--''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Foreign Affairs'' and inserting 
     ``International Relations'';
       (20) in section 65(1) (22 U.S.C. 2595c(1)) by inserting 
     ``of America'' after ``United States''; and
       (21) by redesignating sections 1, 2, 3, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 
     34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44, 51, 52, 61, 62, 64, and 65, as 
     amended by this section, as sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 
     301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 401, 402, 403, 404, 
     501, 502, 503, and 504, respectively.

     SEC. 1224. COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS.

       Title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 5313, by striking ``Director of the United 
     States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.'';
       (2) in section 5314, by striking ``Deputy Director of the 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.'';
       (3) in section 5315--
       (A) by striking ``Assistant Directors, United States Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency (4).''; and
       (B) by striking ``Special Representatives of the President 
     for arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament matters, 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency'', and 
     inserting ``Special Representatives of the President for arms 
     control, nonproliferation, and disarmament matters, 
     Department of State''; and
       (4) in section 5316, by striking ``General Counsel of the 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.''.

     SEC. 1225. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Arms Export Control Act.--The Arms Export Control Act 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 36(b)(1)(D) (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)(D)), by 
     striking ``Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 
     Secretary of Defense'' and inserting ``Secretary of State in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director 
     of Central Intelligence'';
       (2) in section 38(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(2))--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``be made in 
     coordination with the Director of the United States Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency, taking into account the 
     Director's assessment as to'' and inserting ``take into 
     account''; and
       (B) by striking the second sentence;
       (3) in section 42(a) (22 U.S.C. 2791(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``the assessment of 
     the Director of the United States Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency as to'';
       (B) by striking ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (2);
       (4) in section 71(a) (22 U.S.C. 2797(a)), by striking ``, 
     the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,'';
       (5) in section 71(b)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2797(b)(1)), by striking 
     ``and the Director of the United States Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency'';
       (6) in section 71(b)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2797(b)(2))--
       (A) by striking ``, the Secretary of Commerce, and the 
     Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency'' and inserting ``and the Secretary of Commerce''; and
       (B) by striking ``or the Director'';
       (7) in section 71(c) (22 U.S.C. 2797(c)), by striking 
     ``with the Director of the United States Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency,''; and
       (8) in section 73(d) (22 U.S.C. 2797b(d)), by striking ``, 
     the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of the United 
     States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency'' and inserting 
     ``and the Secretary of Commerce''.
       (b) Foreign Assistance Act.--Section 511 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321d) is amended by 
     striking ``be made in coordination with the Director of the 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and shall 
     take into account his opinion as to'' and inserting ``take 
     into account''.
       (c) United States Institute of Peace Act.--
       (1) Section 1706(b) of the United States Institute of Peace 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 4605(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (3);
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (C) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``Eleven'' and inserting ``Twelve''.
       (2) Section 1707(d)(2) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 4606(d)(2)) 
     is amended by striking ``, Director of the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency''.
       (d) Atomic Energy Act of 1954.--The Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 is amended--
       (1) in section 57b. (42 U.S.C. 2077(b))--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``the Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency,''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``the Director of 
     the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,'';
       (2) in section 109b. (42 U.S.C. 2129(b)), by striking ``and 
     the Director'';
       (3) in section 111b. (42 U.S.C. 2131(b)) by striking ``the 
     Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission,'' and inserting ``the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission'';
       (4) in section 123 (42 U.S.C. 2153)--
       (A) in subsection a., in the third sentence--
       (i) by striking ``and in consultation with the Director of 
     the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (`the Director')'';
       (ii) by inserting ``and'' after ``Energy,'';
       (iii) by striking ``Commission, and the Director, who'' and 
     inserting ``Commission. The Secretary of State''; and
       (iv) after ``nuclear explosive purpose.'', by inserting the 
     following new sentence: ``Each Nuclear Proliferation 
     Assessment Statement prepared pursuant to this Act shall be 
     accompanied by a classified annex, prepared in consultation 
     with the Director of Central Intelligence, summarizing 
     relevant classified information.'';
       (B) in subsection d., in the first proviso--
       (i) by striking ``Nuclear Proliferation Assessment 
     Statement prepared by the Director of the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency,'' and inserting ``Nuclear Proliferation 
     Assessment Statement prepared by the Secretary of State, and 
     any annexes thereto,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``has been'' and inserting ``have been''; 
     and
       (C) in the first undesignated paragraph following 
     subsection d., by striking ``the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency,'';
       (5) in section 126a.(1), by striking ``the Director of the 
     Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission'' and inserting ``and the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission,'';
       (6) in section 131a. (42 U.S.C. 2160(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``the Director,'';
       (ii) in the third sentence, by striking ``the Director 
     declares that he intends'' and inserting ``the Secretary of 
     State is required''; and
       (iii) in the third sentence, by striking ``the Director's 
     declaration'' and inserting ``the requirement to prepare a 
     Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--

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       (i) by striking ``Director's view'' and inserting ``view of 
     the Secretary of State, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of 
     Defense, or the Commission''; and
       (ii) by striking ``he may prepare'' and inserting ``the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with such Secretary or 
     the Commission, shall prepare''; and
       (7) in section 131c. (42 U.S.C. 2160(c))--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``, the Director of 
     the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,'';
       (B) in the sixth and seventh sentences, by striking 
     ``Director'' each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary 
     of State''; and
       (C) in the seventh sentence, by striking ``Director's'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State's''.
       (e) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978.--The Nuclear 
     Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 is amended--
       (1) in section 4 (22 U.S.C. 3203)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively;
       (2) in section 102 (22 U.S.C. 3222), by striking ``, the 
     Secretary of State, and the Director of the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency'' and inserting ``and the Secretary of 
     State'';
       (3) in section 304(d) (42 U.S.C. 2156a), by striking ``the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Director,'' and inserting ``and 
     the Secretary of Defense,'';
       (4) in section 309 (42 U.S.C. 2139a)--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Department of 
     Commerce, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency'' and 
     inserting ``and the Department of Commerce''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency,'';
       (5) in section 406 (42 U.S.C. 2160a), by inserting ``, or 
     any annexes thereto,'' after ``Statement''; and
       (6) in section 602 (22 U.S.C. 3282)--
       (A) in subsection (c), by striking ``the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency,''; and
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``and the Director''.
       (f) State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.--
     Section 23(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2695(a)) is amended by striking ``the 
     Agency for International Development, and the Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency'' and inserting ``and the Agency for 
     International Development''.
       (g) Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1972.--Section 
     502 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1972 (2 
     U.S.C. 194a) is amended by striking ``the United States Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency,''.
       (h) Title 49.--Section 40118(d) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``, or the Director of the Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency''.

              TITLE XIII--UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1301. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
     take effect on the earlier of--
       (1) October 1, 1999; or
       (2) the date of abolition of the United States Information 
     Agency pursuant to the reorganization plan described in 
     section 1601.

             CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

     SEC. 1311. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY.

       The United States Information Agency (other than the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International 
     Broadcasting Bureau) is abolished.

     SEC. 1312. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are transferred to the Secretary of 
     State all functions of the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency and all functions of the United States 
     Information Agency and any office or component of such 
     agency, under any statute, reorganization plan, Executive 
     order, or other provision of law, as of the day before the 
     effective date of this title.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors, the International 
     Broadcasting Bureau, or any function performed by the Board 
     or the Bureau.

     SEC. 1313. UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

       Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)), as amended by this division, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Under secretary for public diplomacy.--There shall be 
     in the Department of State, among the Under Secretaries 
     authorized by paragraph (1), an Under Secretary for Public 
     Diplomacy, who shall have primary responsibility to assist 
     the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary in the formation and 
     implementation of United States public diplomacy policies and 
     activities, including international educational and cultural 
     exchange programs, information, and international 
     broadcasting.''.

     SEC. 1314. ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF UNITED 
                   STATES INFORMATION AGENCY AND TRANSFER OF 
                   FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Abolition of Office.--The Office of Inspector General 
     of the United States Information Agency is abolished.
       (b) Amendments to Inspector General Act of 1978.--Section 
     11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Office of Personnel 
     Management, the United States Information Agency'' and 
     inserting ``or the Office of Personnel Management''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the United States 
     Information Agency,''.
       (c) Executive Schedule.--Section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking the following:
       ``Inspector General, United States Information Agency.''.
       (d) Amendments to Public Law 103-236.--Subsections (i) and 
     (j) of section 308 of the United States International 
     Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207 (i) and (j)) are 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Inspector General of the United States 
     Information Agency'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Inspector General of the Department of State and the 
     Foreign Service''; and
       (2) by striking ``, the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency,''.
       (e) Transfer of Functions.--There are transferred to the 
     Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State 
     and the Foreign Service the functions that the Office of 
     Inspector General of the United States Information Agency 
     exercised before the effective date of this title (including 
     all related functions of the Inspector General of the United 
     States Information Agency).

                 CHAPTER 3--INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

     SEC. 1321. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) it is the policy of the United States to promote the 
     right of freedom of opinion and expression, including the 
     freedom ``to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas 
     through any media and regardless of frontiers'', in 
     accordance with Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of 
     Human Rights;
       (2) open communication of information and ideas among the 
     peoples of the world contributes to international peace and 
     stability, and the promotion of such communication is in the 
     interests of the United States;
       (3) it is in the interest of the United States to support 
     broadcasting to other nations consistent with the 
     requirements of this chapter and the United States 
     International Broadcasting Act of 1994; and
       (4) international broadcasting is, and should remain, an 
     essential instrument of United States foreign policy.

     SEC. 1322. CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF BROADCASTING BOARD OF 
                   GOVERNORS.

       Section 304(a) of the United States International 
     Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203(a)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Continued Existence Within Executive Branch.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     shall continue to exist within the Executive branch of 
     Government as an entity described in section 104 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(2) Retention of existing board members.--The members of 
     the Broadcasting Board of Governors appointed by the 
     President pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) before the 
     effective date of title XIII of the Foreign Affairs Agencies 
     Consolidation Act of 1998 and holding office as of that date 
     may serve the remainder of their terms of office without 
     reappointment.
       ``(3) Inspector general authorities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Inspector General of the Department 
     of State and the Foreign Service shall exercise the same 
     authorities with respect to the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors and the International Broadcasting Bureau as the 
     Inspector General exercises under the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978 and section 209 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     with respect to the Department of State.
       ``(B) Respect for journalistic integrity of broadcasters.--
     The Inspector General shall respect the journalistic 
     integrity of all the broadcasters covered by this title and 
     may not evaluate the philosophical or political perspectives 
     reflected in the content of broadcasts.''.

     SEC. 1323. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES 
                   INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACT OF 1994.

       (a) References in Section.--Whenever in this section an 
     amendment or repeal is expressed as an amendment or repeal of 
     a provision, the reference shall be deemed to be made to the 
     United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 
     U.S.C. 6201 et seq.).
       (b) Substitution of Secretary of State.--Sections 
     304(b)(1)(B), 304(b) (2) and (3), 304(c), and 304(e) (22 
     U.S.C. 6203(b)(1)(B), 6203(b) (2) and (3), 6203(c), and 
     6203(e)) are amended by striking ``Director of the United 
     States Information Agency'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State''.
       (c) Substitution of Acting Secretary of State.--Section 
     304(c) (22 U.S.C. 6203(c)) is amended by striking ``acting 
     Director of the agency'' and inserting ``Acting Secretary of 
     State''.
       (d) Standards and Principles of International 
     Broadcasting.--Section 303(b) (22 U.S.C. 6202(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, including 
     editorials, broadcast by the Voice of America, which present 
     the views of the United States Government'' after 
     ``policies'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (10), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) the capability to provide a surge capacity to support 
     United States foreign policy objectives during crises 
     abroad;'';

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       (e) Authorities of the Board.--Section 305(a) (22 U.S.C. 
     6204(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``direct and''; and
       (B) by striking ``and the Television Broadcasting to Cuba 
     Act'' and inserting ``, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba 
     Act, and Worldnet Television, except as provided in section 
     306(b)'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, after consultation 
     with the Secretary of State,'' after ``annually,'';
       (3) in paragraph (9)--
       (A) by striking ``, through the Director of the United 
     States Information Agency,''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Each 
     annual report shall place special emphasis on the assessment 
     described in paragraph (2).'';
       (4) in paragraph (12)--
       (A) by striking ``1994 and 1995'' and inserting ``1998 and 
     1999''; and
       (B) by striking ``to the Board for International 
     Broadcasting for such purposes for fiscal year 1993'' and 
     inserting ``to the Board and the International Broadcasting 
     Bureau for such purposes for fiscal year 1997''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(15)(A) To procure temporary and intermittent personal 
     services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109 
     of title 5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed the 
     daily equivalent of the rate provided for positions 
     classified above grade GS-15 of the General Schedule under 
     section 5108 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(B) To allow those providing such services, while away 
     from their homes or their regular places of business, travel 
     expenses (including per diem in lieu of subsistence) as 
     authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, 
     for persons in the Government service employed 
     intermittently, while so employed.
       ``(16) To procure, pursuant to section 1535 of title 31, 
     United States Code (commonly known as the `Economy Act'), 
     such goods and services from other departments or agencies 
     for the Board and the International Broadcasting Bureau as 
     the Board determines are appropriate.
       ``(17) To utilize the provisions of titles III, IV, V, VII, 
     VIII, IX, and X of the United States Information and 
     Educational Exchange Act of 1948, and section 6 of 
     Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1977, as in effect on the day 
     before the effective date of title XIII of the Foreign 
     Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998, to the extent the 
     Board considers necessary in carrying out the provisions and 
     purposes of this title.
       ``(18) To utilize the authorities of any other statute, 
     reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation, agreement, 
     determination, or other official document or proceeding that 
     had been available to the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency, the Bureau, or the Board before the 
     effective date of title XIII of the Foreign Affairs 
     Consolidation Act of 1998 for carrying out the broadcasting 
     activities covered by this title.''.
       (f) Delegation of Authority.--Section 305 (22 U.S.C. 6204) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as 
     subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Delegation of Authority.--The Board may delegate to 
     the Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau, or any 
     other officer or employee of the United States, to the extent 
     the Board determines to be appropriate, the authorities 
     provided in this section, except those authorities provided 
     in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (9), or (11) of 
     subsection (a).''.
       (g) Broadcasting Budgets.--Section 305(c)(1) (as 
     redesignated) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1)'' before ``The Director''; and
       (2) by striking ``the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency for the consideration of the Director as a 
     part of the Agency's budget submission to''.
       (h) Repeal.--Section 305(c)(2) (as redesignated) is 
     repealed.
       (i) Implementation.--Section 305(d) (as redesignated) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Professional Independence of Broadcasters.--The 
     Secretary of State and the Board, in carrying out their 
     functions, shall respect the professional independence and 
     integrity of the International Broadcasting Bureau, its 
     broadcasting services, and the grantees of the Board.''.
       (j) Foreign Policy Guidance.--Section 306 (22 U.S.C. 6205) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``FOREIGN POLICY 
     GUIDANCE'' and inserting ``ROLE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'';
       (2) by inserting ``(a) Foreign Policy Guidance.--'' 
     immediately before ``To'';
       (3) by striking ``State, acting through the Director of the 
     United States Information Agency,'' and inserting ``State'';
       (4) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, as the Secretary may deem appropriate''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Certain Worldnet Programming.--The Secretary of State 
     is authorized to use Worldnet broadcasts for the purposes of 
     continuing interactive dialogues with foreign media and other 
     similar overseas public diplomacy programs sponsored by the 
     Department of State. The Chairman of the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors shall provide access to Worldnet for this 
     purpose on a nonreimbursable basis.''.
       (k) International Broadcasting Bureau.--Section 307 (22 
     U.S.C. 6206) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``within the United 
     States Information Agency'' and inserting ``under the 
     Board'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Chairman of the 
     Board, in consultation with the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency and with the concurrence of a majority of 
     the Board'' and inserting ``President, by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (b)(1) as subsection (b);
       (4) by striking subsection (b)(2); and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Responsibilities of the Director.--The Director shall 
     organize and chair a coordinating committee to examine and 
     make recommendations to the Board on long-term strategies for 
     the future of international broadcasting, including the use 
     of new technologies, further consolidation of broadcast 
     services, and consolidation of currently existing public 
     affairs and legislative relations functions in the various 
     international broadcasting entities. The coordinating 
     committee shall include representatives of Radio Free Asia, 
     RFE/RL, Incorporated, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 
     and, as appropriate, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, the 
     Voice of America, and Worldnet.''.
       (l) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Subsections (k) and (l) of section 308 (22 U.S.C. 6207 
     (k), (l)).
       (2) Section 310 (22 U.S.C. 6209).

     SEC. 1324. AMENDMENTS TO THE RADIO BROADCASTING TO CUBA ACT.

       The Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``United States Information Agency'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors'';
       (2) by striking ``Agency'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Board'';
       (3) by striking ``the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``the Broadcasting Board of Governors'';
       (4) in section 4 (22 U.S.C. 1465b), by striking ``the Voice 
     of America'' and inserting ``the International Broadcasting 
     Bureau'';
       (5) in section 5 (22 U.S.C. 1465c)--
       (A) by striking ``Board'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Advisory Board''; and
       (B) in subsection (a), by striking the first sentence and 
     inserting ``There is established within the Office of the 
     President the Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting (in this 
     division referred to as the `Advisory Board').''; and
       (6) by striking any other reference to ``Director'' not 
     amended by paragraph (3) each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Board''.

     SEC. 1325. AMENDMENTS TO THE TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA 
                   ACT.

       The Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465aa 
     et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 243(a) (22 U.S.C. 1465bb(a)) and section 246 
     (22 U.S.C. 1465dd), by striking ``United States Information 
     Agency'' each place it appears and inserting ``Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors'';
       (2) in section 243(c) (22 U.S.C. 1465bb(c))--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``USIA''; and
       (B) by striking `` `USIA Television'' and inserting ``the 
     `Television'';
       (3) in section 244(c) (22 U.S.C. 1465cc(c)) and section 246 
     (22 U.S.C. 1465dd), by striking ``Agency'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Board'';
       (4) in section 244 (22 U.S.C. 1465cc)--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``OF THE UNITED 
     STATES INFORMATION AGENCY'';
       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Director of 
     the United States Information Agency shall establish'' and 
     inserting ``There is''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence--

     (I) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Broadcasting Board of Governors''; 
     and
     (II) by striking ``the Director of the Voice of America'' and 
     inserting ``the International Broadcasting Bureau'';

       (C) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``Agency facilities'' and inserting ``Board 
     facilities''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Information Agency'' and inserting 
     ``International''; and
       (D) in the heading of subsection (c), by striking ``USIA''; 
     and
       (5) in section 245(d) (22 U.S.C. 1465c note), by striking 
     ``Board'' and inserting ``Advisory Board''.

     SEC. 1326. TRANSFER OF BROADCASTING RELATED FUNDS, PROPERTY, 
                   AND PERSONNEL.

       (a) Transfer and Allocation of Property and 
     Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--The assets, liabilities (including 
     contingent liabilities arising from suits continued with a 
     substitution or addition of parties under section 1327(d)), 
     contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of 
     appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds 
     employed, held, used, arising from, available to, or to be 
     made available in connection with the functions and offices 
     of USIA transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors by 
     this chapter shall be transferred to the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors for appropriate allocation.
       (2) Additional transfers.--In addition to the transfers 
     made under paragraph (1),

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     there shall be transferred to the Chairman of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors the assets, contracts, 
     property, records, and unexpended balance of appropriations, 
     authorizations, allocations, and other funds, as determined 
     by the Secretary, in concurrence with the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors, to support the functions transferred by this 
     chapter.
       (b) Transfer of Personnel.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law--
       (1) except as provided in subsection (c), all personnel and 
     positions of USIA employed or maintained to carry out the 
     functions transferred by this chapter to the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors shall be transferred to the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors at the same grade or class and the same 
     rate of basic pay or basic salary rate and with the same 
     tenure held immediately preceding transfer; and
       (2) the personnel and positions of USIA, as determined by 
     the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Director of USIA, to 
     support the functions transferred by this chapter shall be 
     transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, including 
     the International Broadcasting Bureau, at the same grade or 
     class and the same rate of basic pay or basic salary rate and 
     with the same tenure held immediately preceding transfer.
       (c) Transfer and Allocation of Property, Appropriations, 
     and Personnel Associated With Worldnet.--USIA personnel 
     responsible for carrying out interactive dialogs with foreign 
     media and other similar overseas public diplomacy programs 
     using the Worldnet television broadcasting system, and funds 
     associated with such personnel, shall be transferred to the 
     Department of State in accordance with the provisions of 
     title XVI of this subdivision.
       (d) Incidental Transfers.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, when requested by the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors, is authorized to make such incidental 
     dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, 
     contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of 
     appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds 
     held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made 
     available in connection with functions and offices 
     transferred from USIA, as may be necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of this section.

     SEC. 1327. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Continuing Legal Force and Effect.--All orders, 
     determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, 
     grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, 
     privileges, and other administrative actions--
       (1) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
     become effective by the President, any Federal agency or 
     official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in 
     the performance of functions exercised by the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors of the United States Information Agency on 
     the day before the effective date of this title, and
       (2) that are in effect at the time this title takes effect, 
     or were final before the effective date of this title and are 
     to become effective on or after the effective date of this 
     title,
     shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
     modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
     accordance with law by the President, the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors, or other authorized official, a court of 
     competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
       (b) Pending Proceedings.--
       (1) In general.--The provisions of this chapter, or 
     amendments made by this chapter, shall not affect any 
     proceedings, including notices of proposed rulemaking, or any 
     application for any license, permit, certificate, or 
     financial assistance pending before the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors of the United States Information Agency at the time 
     this title takes effect, with respect to functions exercised 
     by the Board as of the effective date of this title but such 
     proceedings and applications shall be continued.
       (2) Orders, appeals, and payments.--Orders shall be issued 
     in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and 
     payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this 
     chapter had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such 
     proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, 
     terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized 
     official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
     operation of law.
       (3) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or 
     modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and 
     conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could 
     have been discontinued or modified if this chapter had not 
     been enacted.
       (c) Nonabatement of Proceedings.--No suit, action, or other 
     proceeding commenced by or against any officer in the 
     official capacity of such individual as an officer of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors, or any commission or 
     component thereof, shall abate by reason of the enactment of 
     this chapter. No cause of action by or against the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors, or any commission or 
     component thereof, or by or against any officer thereof in 
     the official capacity of such officer, shall abate by reason 
     of the enactment of this chapter.
       (d) Continuation of Proceedings With Substitution of 
     Parties.--
       (1) Substitution of parties.--If, before the effective date 
     of this title, USIA or the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 
     or any officer thereof in the official capacity of such 
     officer, is a party to a suit which is related to the 
     functions transferred by this chapter, then effective on such 
     date such suit shall be continued with the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors or other appropriate official of the Board 
     substituted or added as a party.
       (2) Liability of the board.--The Board shall participate in 
     suits continued under paragraph (1) where the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors or other appropriate official of the Board 
     is added as a party and shall be liable for any judgments or 
     remedies in those suits or proceedings arising from the 
     exercise of the functions transferred by this chapter to the 
     same extent that USIA would have been liable if such judgment 
     or remedy had been rendered on the day before the abolition 
     of USIA.
       (e) Administrative Actions Relating to Promulgation of 
     Regulations.--Any administrative action relating to the 
     preparation or promulgation of a regulation by the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors relating to a function 
     exercised by the Board before the effective date of this 
     title may be continued by the Board with the same effect as 
     if this chapter had not been enacted.
       (f) References.--Reference in any other Federal law, 
     Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of 
     authority, or any document of or relating to the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors of the United States Information Agency 
     with regard to functions exercised before the effective date 
     of this title, shall be deemed to refer to the Board.

     SEC. 1328. REPORT ON THE PRIVATIZATION OF RFE/RL, 
                   INCORPORATED.

       Not later than March 1 of each year, the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on the progress of the Board and of RFE/
     RL, Incorporated, on any steps taken to further the policy 
     declared in section 312(a) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995. The report 
     under this subsection shall include the following:
       (1) Efforts by RFE/RL, Incorporated, to terminate 
     individual language services.
       (2) A detailed description of steps taken with regard to 
     section 312(a) of that Act.
       (3) An analysis of prospects for privatization over the 
     coming year.
       (4) An assessment of the extent to which United States 
     Government funding may be appropriate in the year 2000 and 
     subsequent years for surrogate broadcasting to the countries 
     to which RFE/RL, Incorporated, broadcast during the year. 
     This assessment shall include an analysis of the environment 
     for independent media in those countries, noting the extent 
     of government control of the media, the ability of 
     independent journalists and news organizations to operate, 
     relevant domestic legislation, level of government harassment 
     and efforts to censor, and other indications of whether the 
     people of such countries enjoy freedom of expression.

                    CHAPTER 4--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 1331. REFERENCES.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subdivision, any reference in any statute, reorganization 
     plan, Executive order, regulation, agreement, determination, 
     or other official document or proceeding to--
       (1) the Director of the United States Information Agency or 
     the Director of the International Communication Agency shall 
     be deemed to refer to the Secretary of State; and
       (2) the United States Information Agency, USIA, or the 
     International Communication Agency shall be deemed to refer 
     to the Department of State.
       (b) Continuing References to USIA or Director.--Subsection 
     (a) shall not apply to section 146 (a), (b), or (c) of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 
     1991 (22 U.S.C. 4069a(f), 4069b(g), or 4069c(f)).

     SEC. 1332. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 5313, by striking ``Director of the United 
     States Information Agency.'';
       (2) in section 5315--
       (A) by striking ``Deputy Director of the United States 
     Information Agency.''; and
       (B) by striking ``Director of the International 
     Broadcasting Bureau, the United States Information Agency.'' 
     and inserting ``Director of the International Broadcasting 
     Bureau.''; and
       (3) in section 5316--
       (A) by striking ``Deputy Director, Policy and Plans, United 
     States Information Agency.''; and
       (B) by striking ``Associate Director (Policy and Plans), 
     United States Information Agency.''.

     SEC. 1333. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS.

       (a) Application to Functions of Department of State.--
     Section 501 of Public Law 80-402 (22 U.S.C. 1461), section 
     202 of Public Law 95-426 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1), and section 208 
     of Public Law 99-93 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1a) shall not apply to 
     public affairs and other information dissemination functions 
     of the Secretary of State as carried out prior to any 
     transfer of functions pursuant to this subdivision.
       (b) Application to Functions Transferred to Department of 
     State.--Section 501 of Public Law 80-402 (22 U.S.C. 1461), 
     section 202 of Public Law 95-426 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1), and 
     section 208 of Public Law 99-93 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1a) shall 
     apply only to public diplomacy programs of the Director of 
     the United States Information Agency as carried out prior to 
     any transfer of functions pursuant to this subdivision to the 
     same extent

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     that such programs were covered by these provisions prior to 
     such transfer.
       (c) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Except as provided in 
     section 501 of Public Law 80-402 and section 208 of Public 
     Law 99-93, funds specifically authorized to be appropriated 
     for such public diplomacy programs shall not be used to 
     influence public opinion in the United States, and no program 
     material prepared using such funds shall be distributed or 
     disseminated in the United States.
       (d) Reporting Requirements.--The report submitted pursuant 
     to section 1601(f) of this subdivision shall include a 
     detailed statement of the manner in which the special mission 
     of public diplomacy carried out by USIA prior to the transfer 
     of functions under this subdivision shall be preserved within 
     the Department of State, including the planned duties and 
     responsibilities of any new bureaus that will perform such 
     public diplomacy functions. Such report shall also include 
     the best available estimates of--
       (1) the amounts expended by the Department of State for 
     public affairs programs during fiscal year 1998, and on the 
     personnel and support costs for such programs;
       (2) the amounts expended by USIA for its public diplomacy 
     programs during fiscal year 1998, and on the personnel and 
     support costs for such programs; and
       (3) the amounts, including funds to be transferred from 
     USIA and funds appropriated to the Department, that will be 
     allocated for the programs described in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2), respectively, during the fiscal year in which the 
     transfer of functions from USIA to the Department occurs.
       (e) Congressional Presentation Document.--The Department of 
     State's Congressional Presentation Document for fiscal year 
     2000 and each fiscal year thereafter shall include--
       (1) the aggregated amounts that the Department will spend 
     on such public diplomacy programs and on costs of personnel 
     for such programs, and a detailed description of the goals 
     and purposes for which such funds shall be expended; and
       (2) the amount of funds allocated to and the positions 
     authorized for such public diplomacy programs, including 
     bureaus to be created upon the transfer of functions from 
     USIA to the Department.

     SEC. 1334. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON 
                   PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

       (a) Abolition.--The United States Advisory Commission on 
     Public Diplomacy is abolished.
       (b) Repeals.--Section 604 of the United States Information 
     and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1469) and 
     section 8 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1977 are 
     repealed.

     SEC. 1335. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) The United States Information and Educational Exchange 
     Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 505 (22 U.S.C. 1464a)--
       (A) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' each place it appears and inserting ``Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors'';
       (B) by striking ``United States Information Agency'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors'';
       (C) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``Agency's'' and all that follows through 
     `` `USIA-TV')'' and inserting ``television broadcasts of the 
     United States International Television Service''; and
       (ii) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by striking ``USIA-
     TV'' each place it appears and inserting ``The United States 
     International Television Service''; and
       (D) in subsections (d) and (e), by striking ``USIA-TV'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``the United States 
     International Television Service'';
       (2) in section 506(c) (22 U.S.C. 1464b(c))--
       (A) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Broadcasting Board of Governors'';
       (B) by striking ``Agency'' and inserting ``Board''; and
       (C) by striking ``Director'' and inserting ``Board'';
       (3) in section 705 (22 U.S.C 1477c)--
       (A) by striking subsections (a) and (c); and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``(b) In addition, the United States 
     Information Agency'' and inserting ``The Department of 
     State''; and
       (ii) by striking ``program grants'' and inserting ``grants 
     for overseas public diplomacy programs'';
       (4) in section 801(7) (22 U.S.C. 1471(7))--
       (A) by striking ``Agency'' and inserting ``overseas public 
     diplomacy''; and
       (B) by inserting ``other'' after ``together with''; and
       (5) in section 812 (22 U.S.C. 1475g)--
       (A) by striking ``United States Information Agency post'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``overseas public 
     diplomacy post'';
       (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``United States 
     Information Agency'' the first place it appears and inserting 
     ``Department of State'';
       (C) in subsection (b), by striking ``Director of the United 
     States Information Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     State''; and
       (D) in the section heading, by striking ``USIA'' and 
     inserting ``OVERSEAS PUBLIC DIPLOMACY''.
       (b) Section 212 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 1475h) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``United States Information Agency'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``Department of State'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``for carrying out its 
     overseas public diplomacy functions'' after ``grants'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``a grant'' the first time it appears and 
     inserting ``an overseas public diplomacy grant''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``such'' before ``a 
     grant'' the first place it appears;
       (4) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``overseas public 
     diplomacy'' before ``grants'';
       (5) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting ``such'' before 
     ``grant''; and
       (6) by striking subsection (d).
       (c) Section 602 of the National and Community Service Act 
     of 1990 (22 U.S.C. 2452a) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``United States Information Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Department of State''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``appropriations account of the United 
     States Information Agency'' and inserting ``appropriate 
     appropriations account of the Department of State''; and
       (B) by striking ``and the United States Information 
     Agency''.
       (d) Section 305 of Public Law 97-446 (19 U.S.C. 2604) is 
     amended in the first sentence, by striking ``, after 
     consultation with the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency,''.
       (e) Section 601 of Public Law 103-227 (20 U.S.C. 5951(a)) 
     is amended by striking ``of the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency and with'' and inserting ``and''.
       (f) Section 1003(b) of the Fascell Fellowship Act (22 
     U.S.C. 4902(b)) is amended--
       (1) in the text above paragraph (1), by striking ``9 
     members'' and inserting ``7 members'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Six'' and inserting 
     ``Five'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (4) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (g) Section 803 of the Intelligence Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 1992 (50 U.S.C. 1903) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (6); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs 
     (6) and (7), respectively; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsection (b)(7)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (b)(6)''.
       (h) Section 7 of the Federal Triangle Development Act (40 
     U.S.C. 1106) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in the text above subparagraph (A), by striking ``15 
     members'' and inserting ``14 members'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (F); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) through (J) as 
     subparagraphs (F) through (I), respectively;
       (2) in paragraphs (3) and (5) of subsection (c), by 
     striking ``paragraph (1)(J)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1)(I)''; and
       (3) in subsection (d)(3) and subsection (e), by striking 
     ``the Administrator and the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``and the Administrator''.
       (i) Section 3 of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 
     (Public Law 90-637; 20 U.S.C. 80f) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the text preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``19 
     members'' and inserting ``17 members'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (7);
       (C) by striking ``10'' in paragraph (10) and inserting 
     ``9''; and
       (D) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (10) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (9), respectively; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(9)'' and inserting 
     ``(8)''.
       (j) Section 624 of Public Law 89-329 (20 U.S.C. 1131c) is 
     amended by striking ``the United States Information 
     Agency,''.
       (k) The Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 202(a)(1) (22 U.S.C. 3922(a)(1)), by 
     striking ``Director of the United States Information Agency'' 
     and inserting ``Broadcasting Board of Governors'';
       (2) in section 210 (22 U.S.C. 3930), by striking ``United 
     States Information Agency'' and inserting ``Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors'';
       (3) in section 1003(a) (22 U.S.C. 4103(a)), by striking 
     ``United States Information Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Broadcasting Board of Governors''; and
       (4) in section 1101(c) (22 U.S.C. 4131(c)), by striking 
     ``the United States Information Agency,'' and inserting 
     ``Broadcasting Board of Governors,''.
       (l) The State Department Authorities Act of 1956, as 
     amended by this division, is further amended--
       (1) in section 23(a) (22 U.S.C. 2695(a)), by striking 
     ``United States Information Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Broadcasting Board of Governors'';
       (2) in section 25(f) (22 U.S.C. 2697(f))--
       (A) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Broadcasting Board of Governors''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``with respect to their respective 
     agencies'' and inserting ``with respect to the Board and the 
     Agency'';
       (3) in section 26(b) (22 U.S.C. 2698(b)), as amended by 
     this division--
       (A) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency, the chairman of the Board for International 
     Broadcasting,'' and inserting ``Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors,''; and

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       (B) by striking ``with respect to their respective 
     agencies'' and inserting ``with respect to the Board and the 
     Agency''; and
       (4) in section 32 (22 U.S.C. 2704), as amended by this 
     division, by striking ``the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency'' and inserting ``the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors''.
       (m) Section 507(b)(3) of Public Law 103-317 (22 U.S.C. 
     2669a(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``, the United States 
     Information Agency,''.
       (n) Section 502 of Public Law 92-352 (2 U.S.C. 194a) is 
     amended by striking ``the United States Information 
     Agency,''.
       (o) Section 6 of Public Law 104-288 (22 U.S.C. 2141d) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Director of the United 
     States Information Agency,''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Director of the 
     United States Information Agency'' and inserting ``the Under 
     Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy''.
       (p) Section 40118(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``, the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency,''.
       (q) Section 155 of Public Law 102-138 is amended--
       (1) by striking the comma before ``Department of Commerce'' 
     and inserting ``and''; and
       (2) by striking ``, and the United States Information 
     Agency''.
       (r) Section 107 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
     Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6037) is amended 
     by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' each place it appears and inserting ``Director of 
     the International Broadcasting Bureau''.

     SEC. 1336. REPEALS.

       The following provisions are repealed:
       (1) Sections 701 (22 U.S.C. 1476), 704 (22 U.S.C. 1477b), 
     807 (22 U.S.C 1475b), 808 (22 U.S.C 1475c), 811 (22 U.S.C 
     1475f), and 1009 (22 U.S.C. 1440) of the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948.
       (2) Section 106(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2456(c)).
       (3) Section 565(e) of the Anti-Economic Discrimination Act 
     of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 2679c(e)).
       (4) Section 206(b) of Public Law 102-138.
       (5) Section 2241 of Public Law 104-66.
       (6) Sections 1 through 6 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 
     of 1977 (91 Stat. 636).
       (7) Section 207 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204; 22 U.S.C. 
     1463 note).

 TITLE XIV--UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
     take effect on the earlier of--
       (1) April 1, 1999; or
       (2) the date of abolition of the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency pursuant to the 
     reorganization plan described in section 1601.

             CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

     SEC. 1411. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL 
                   DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY.

       (a) In General.--Except for the components specified in 
     subsection (b), the United States International Development 
     Cooperation Agency (including the Institute for Scientific 
     and Technological Cooperation) is abolished.
       (b) AID and OPIC Exempted.--Subsection (a) does not apply 
     to the Agency for International Development or the Overseas 
     Private Investment Corporation.

     SEC. 1412. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Allocation of Funds.--
       (1) Allocation to the secretary of state.--Funds made 
     available under the categories of assistance deemed allocated 
     to the Director of the International Development Cooperation 
     Agency under section 1-801 of Executive Order No. 12163 (22 
     U.S.C. 2381 note) as of October 1, 1997, shall be allocated 
     to the Secretary of State on and after the effective date of 
     this title without further action by the President.
       (2) Procedures for reallocations or transfers.--The 
     Secretary of State may allocate or transfer as appropriate 
     any funds received under paragraph (1) in the same manner as 
     previously provided for the Director of the International 
     Development Cooperation Agency under section 1-802 of that 
     Executive Order, as in effect on October 1, 1997.
       (b) With Respect to the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation.--There are transferred to the Administrator of 
     the Agency for International Development all functions of the 
     Director of the United States International Development 
     Cooperation Agency as of the day before the effective date of 
     this title with respect to the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation.
       (c) Other Activities.--The authorities and functions 
     transferred to the United States International Development 
     Cooperation Agency or the Director of that Agency by section 
     6 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1979 shall, to the 
     extent such authorities and functions have not been repealed, 
     be transferred to those agencies or heads of agencies, as the 
     case may be, in which those authorities and functions were 
     vested by statute as of the day before the effective date of 
     such reorganization plan.

     SEC. 1413. STATUS OF AID.

       (a) In General.--Unless abolished pursuant to the 
     reorganization plan submitted under section 1601, and except 
     as provided in section 1412, there is within the Executive 
     branch of Government the United States Agency for 
     International Development as an entity described in section 
     104 of title 5, United States Code.
       (b) Retention of Officers.--Nothing in this section shall 
     require the reappointment of any officer of the United States 
     serving in the Agency for International Development of the 
     United States International Development Cooperation Agency as 
     of the day before the effective date of this title.

                    CHAPTER 3--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 1421. REFERENCES.

       Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, any 
     reference in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive 
     order, regulation, agreement, determination, or other 
     official document or proceeding to the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency (IDCA) or to the 
     Director or any other officer or employee of IDCA--
       (1) insofar as such reference relates to any function or 
     authority transferred under section 1412(a), shall be deemed 
     to refer to the Secretary of State;
       (2) insofar as such reference relates to any function or 
     authority transferred under section 1412(b), shall be deemed 
     to refer to the Administrator of the Agency for International 

     Development;
       (3) insofar as such reference relates to any function or 
     authority transferred under section 1412(c), shall be deemed 
     to refer to the head of the agency to which such function or 
     authority is transferred under such section; and
       (4) insofar as such reference relates to any function or 
     authority not transferred by this title, shall be deemed to 
     refer to the President or such agency or agencies as may be 
     specified by Executive order.

     SEC. 1422. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Termination of Reorganization Plans and Delegations.--
     The following shall cease to be effective:
       (1) Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1979 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (2) Section 1-101 through 1-103, sections 1-401 through 1-
     403, section 1-801(a), and such other provisions that relate 
     to the United States International Development Cooperation 
     Agency or the Director of IDCA, of Executive Order No. 12163 
     (22 U.S.C. 2381 note; relating to administration of foreign 
     assistance and related 
     functions).
       (3) The International Development Cooperation Agency 
     Delegation of Authority Numbered 1 (44 Fed. Reg. 57521), 
     except for section 1-6 of such Delegation of Authority.
       (4) Section 3 of Executive Order No. 12884 (58 Fed. Reg. 
     64099; relating to the delegation of functions under the 
     Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open 
     Markets Support Act of 1992, the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1993, and section 301 of title 
     3, United States Code).
       (b) Other Statutory Amendments and Repeal.--
       (1) Title 5.--Section 7103(a)(2)(B)(iv) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Agency for International Development''.
       (2) Inspector general act of 1978.--Section 8A of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``Development'' through ``(1) shall'' and 
     inserting ``Development shall'';
       (ii) by striking ``; and'' at the end of subsection (a)(1) 
     and inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking paragraph (2);
       (B) by striking subsections (c) and (f); and
       (C) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively.
       (3) State department basic authorities act of 1956.--The 
     State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended--
       (A) in section 25(f) (22 U.S.C. 2697(f)), as amended by 
     this division, by striking ``Director of the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development'';
       (B) in section 26(b) (22 U.S.C. 2698(b)), as amended by 
     this division Act, by striking ``Director of the United 
     States International Development Cooperation Agency'' and 
     inserting ``Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development''; and
       (C) in section 32 (22 U.S.C. 2704), by striking ``Director 
     of the United States International Development Cooperation 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Administrator of the Agency for 
     International Development''.
       (4) Foreign service act of 1980.--The Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980 is amended--
       (A) in section 202(a)(1) (22 U.S.C. 3922(a)(1)), by 
     striking ``Director of the United States International 
     Development Cooperation Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development'';
       (B) in section 210 (22 U.S.C. 3930), by striking ``United 
     States International Development Cooperation Agency'' and 
     inserting ``Agency for International Development'';
       (C) in section 1003(a) (22 U.S.C. 4103(a)), by striking 
     ``United States International Development Cooperation 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Agency for International 
     Development''; and
       (D) in section 1101(c) (22 U.S.C. 4131(c)), by striking 
     ``United States International Devel

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     opment Cooperation Agency'' and inserting ``Agency for 
     International Development''.
       (5) Repeal.--Section 413 of Public Law 96-53 (22 U.S.C. 
     3512) is repealed.
       (6) Title 49.--Section 40118(d) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``the Director of the United 
     States International Development Cooperation Agency'' and 
     inserting ``or the Administrator of the Agency for 
     International Development''.
       (7) Export administration act of 1979.--Section 2405(g) of 
     the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 
     2405(g)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Director of the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Administrator of the Agency for 
     International Development''; and
       (B) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Administrator''.

             TITLE XV--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1501. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
     take effect on the earlier of--
       (1) April 1, 1999; or
       (2) the date of reorganization of the Agency for 
     International Development pursuant to the reorganization plan 
     described in section 1601.

          CHAPTER 2--REORGANIZATION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

     SEC. 1511. REORGANIZATION OF AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Agency for International Development 
     shall be reorganized in accordance with this subdivision and 
     the reorganization plan transmitted pursuant to section 1601.
       (b) Functions To Be Transferred.--The reorganization of the 
     Agency for International Development shall provide, at a 
     minimum, for the transfer to and consolidation with the 
     Department of State of the following functions of AID:
       (1) The Press office.
       (2) Certain administrative functions.

            CHAPTER 3--AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

     SEC. 1521. DEFINITION OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.

       In this chapter, the term ``United States assistance'' 
     means development and other economic assistance, including 
     assistance made available under the following provisions of 
     law:
       (1) Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (relating to development assistance).
       (2) Chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (relating to the economic support fund).
       (3) Chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (relating to the Development Fund for Africa).
       (4) Chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (relating to assistance for the independent states of 
     the former Soviet Union).
       (5) The Support for East European Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 
     5401 et seq.).

     SEC. 1522. ADMINISTRATOR OF AID REPORTING TO THE SECRETARY OF 
                   STATE.

       The Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development, appointed pursuant to section 624(a) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2384(a)), shall 
     report to and be under the direct authority and foreign 
     policy guidance of the Secretary of State.

     SEC. 1523. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT.

       (a) Authority of the Secretary of State.--
       (1) In general.--Under the direction of the President, the 
     Secretary of State shall coordinate all United States 
     assistance in accordance with this section, except as 
     provided in paragraphs (2) and (3).
       (2) Export promotion activities.--Coordination of 
     activities relating to promotion of exports of United States 
     goods and services shall continue to be primarily the 
     responsibility of the Secretary of Commerce.
       (3) International economic activities.--Coordination of 
     activities relating to United States participation in 
     international financial institutions and relating to 
     organization of multilateral efforts aimed at currency 
     stabilization, currency convertibility, debt reduction, and 
     comprehensive economic reform programs shall continue to be 
     primarily the responsibility of the Secretary of the 
     Treasury.
       (4) Authorities and powers of the secretary of state.--The 
     powers and authorities of the Secretary provided in this 
     chapter are in addition to the powers and authorities 
     provided to the Secretary under any other Act, including 
     section 101(b) and section 622(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151(b), 2382(c)).
       (b) Coordination Activities.--Coordination activities of 
     the Secretary of State under subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) approving an overall assistance and economic 
     cooperation strategy;
       (2) ensuring program and policy coordination among agencies 
     of the United States Government in carrying out the policies 
     set forth in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms 
     Export Control Act, and other relevant assistance Acts;
       (3) pursuing coordination with other countries and 
     international organizations; and
       (4) resolving policy, program, and funding disputes among 
     United States Government agencies.
       (c) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to lessen the accountability of any Federal agency 
     administering any program, project, or activity of United 
     States assistance for any funds made available to the Federal 
     agency for that purpose.
       (d) Authority To Provide Personnel of the Agency for 
     International Development.--The Administrator of the Agency 
     for International Development is authorized to detail to the 
     Department of State on a nonreimbursable basis such personnel 
     employed by the Agency as the Secretary of State may require 
     to carry out this section.

                         TITLE XVI--TRANSITION

                     CHAPTER 1--REORGANIZATION PLAN

     SEC. 1601. REORGANIZATION PLAN AND REPORT.

       (a) Submission of Plan and Report.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
     shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     reorganization plan and report regarding--
       (1) the abolition of the United States Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, the United States Information Agency, and 
     the United States International Development Cooperation 
     Agency in accordance with this subdivision;
       (2) with respect to the Agency for International 
     Development, the consolidation and streamlining of the Agency 
     and the transfer of certain functions of the Agency to the 
     Department in accordance with section 1511;
       (3) the termination of functions of each covered agency as 
     may be necessary to effectuate the reorganization under this 
     subdivision, and the termination of the affairs of each 
     agency abolished under this subdivision;
       (4) the transfer to the Department of the functions and 
     personnel of each covered agency consistent with the 
     provisions of this subdivision; and
       (5) the consolidation, reorganization, and streamlining of 
     the Department in connection with the transfer of such 
     functions and personnel in order to carry out such functions.
       (b) Covered Agencies.--The agencies covered by this section 
     are the following:
       (1) The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
       (2) The United States Information Agency.
       (3) The United States International Development Cooperation 
     Agency.
       (4) The Agency for International Development.
       (c) Plan Elements.--The plan transmitted under subsection 
     (a) shall contain, consistent with this subdivision, such 
     elements as the President deems appropriate, including 
     elements that--
       (1) identify the functions of each covered agency that will 
     be transferred to the Department under the plan;
       (2) specify the steps to be taken by the Secretary of State 
     to reorganize internally the functions of the Department, 
     including the consolidation of offices and functions, that 
     will be required under the plan in order to permit the 
     Department to carry out the functions transferred to it under 
     the plan;
       (3) specify the funds available to each covered agency that 
     will be transferred to the Department as a result of the 
     transfer of functions of such agency to the Department;
       (4) specify the proposed allocations within the Department 
     of unexpended funds transferred in connection with the 
     transfer of functions under the plan; and
       (5) specify the proposed disposition of the property, 
     facilities, contracts, records, and other assets and 
     liabilities of each covered agency in connection with the 
     transfer of the functions of such agency to the Department.
       (d) Reorganization Plan of Agency for International 
     Development.--In addition to applicable provisions of 
     subsection (c), the reorganization plan transmitted under 
     this section for the Agency for International Development--
       (1) may provide for the abolition of the Agency for 
     International Development and the transfer of all its 
     functions to the Department of State; or
       (2) in lieu of the abolition and transfer of functions 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) shall provide for the transfer to and consolidation 
     within the Department of the functions set forth in section 
     1511; and
       (B) may provide for additional consolidation, 
     reorganization, and streamlining of AID, including--
       (i) the termination of functions and reductions in 
     personnel of AID;
       (ii) the transfer of functions of AID, and the personnel 
     associated with such functions, to the Department; and
       (iii) the consolidation, reorganization, and streamlining 
     of the Department upon the transfer of such functions and 
     personnel in order to carry out the functions transferred.
       (e) Modification of Plan.--The President may, on the basis 
     of consultations with the appropriate congressional 
     committees, modify or revise any part of the plan transmitted 
     under subsection (a) until that part of the plan becomes 
     effective in accordance with subsection (g).
       (f) Report.--The report accompanying the reorganization 
     plan for the Department and the covered agencies submitted 
     pursuant to this section shall describe the implementation of 
     the plan and shall include--
       (1) a detailed description of--
       (A) the actions necessary or planned to complete the 
     reorganization,
       (B) the anticipated nature and substance of any orders, 
     directives, and other administrative and operational actions 
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     pected to be required for completing or implementing the 
     reorganization, and
       (C) any preliminary actions which have been taken in the 
     implementation process;
       (2) the number of personnel and positions of each covered 
     agency (including civil service personnel, Foreign Service 
     personnel, and detailees) that are expected to be transferred 
     to the Department, separated from service with such agency, 
     or eliminated under the plan, and a projected schedule for 
     such transfers, separations, and terminations;
       (3) the number of personnel and positions of the Department 
     (including civil service personnel, Foreign Service 
     personnel, and detailees) that are expected to be transferred 
     within the Department, separated from service with the 
     Department, or eliminated under the plan, and a projected 
     schedule for such transfers, separations, and terminations;
       (4) a projected schedule for completion of the 
     implementation process; and
       (5) recommendations, if any, for legislation necessary to 
     carry out changes made by this subdivision relating to 
     personnel and to incidental transfers.
       (g) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The reorganization plan described in this 
     section, including any modifications or revisions of the plan 
     under subsection (e), shall become effective on the earlier 
     of the date for the respective covered agency specified in 
     paragraph (2) or the date announced by the President under 
     paragraph (3).
       (2) Statutory effective dates.--The effective dates under 
     this paragraph for the reorganization plan described in this 
     section are the following:
       (A) April 1, 1999, with respect to functions of the Agency 
     for International Development described in section 1511.
       (B) April 1, 1999, with respect to the abolition of the 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and the 
     United States International Development Cooperation Agency.
       (C) October 1, 1999, with respect to the abolition of the 
     United States Information Agency.
       (3) Effective date by presidential determination.--An 
     effective date under this paragraph for a reorganization plan 
     described in this section is such date as the President shall 
     determine to be appropriate and announce by notice published 
     in the Federal Register, which date may be not earlier than 
     90 calendar days after the President has transmitted the 
     reorganization plan to the appropriate congressional 
     committees pursuant to subsection (a).
       (4) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed to require the transfer of functions, personnel, 
     records, balance of appropriations, or other assets of a 
     covered agency on a single date.
       (5) Supersedes existing law.--Paragraph (1) shall apply 
     notwithstanding section 905(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (h) Publication.--The reorganization plan described in this 
     section shall be printed in the Federal Register after the 
     date upon which it first becomes effective.

                  CHAPTER 2--REORGANIZATION AUTHORITY

     SEC. 1611. REORGANIZATION AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized, subject to 
     the requirements of this subdivision, to allocate or 
     reallocate any function transferred to the Department under 
     any title of this subdivision, and to establish, consolidate, 
     alter, or discontinue such organizational entities within the 
     Department as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     any reorganization under this subdivision, but this 
     subsection does not authorize the Secretary to modify the 
     terms of any statute that establishes or defines the 
     functions of any bureau, office, or officer of the 
     Department.
       (b) Requirements and Limitations on Reorganization Plan.--
     The reorganization plan transmitted under section 1601 may 
     not have the effect of--
       (1) creating a new executive department;
       (2) continuing a function beyond the period authorized by 
     law for its exercise or beyond the time when it would have 
     terminated if the reorganization had not been made;
       (3) authorizing a Federal agency to exercise a function 
     which is not authorized by law at the time the plan is 
     transmitted to Congress;
       (4) creating a new Federal agency which is not a component 
     or part of an existing executive department or independent 
     agency; or
       (5) increasing the term of an office beyond that provided 
     by law for the office.

     SEC. 1612. TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subdivision, the assets, liabilities (including contingent 
     liabilities arising from suits continued with a substitution 
     or addition of parties under section 1615(e)), contracts, 
     property, records, and unexpended balance of appropriations, 
     authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, 
     used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in 
     connection with the functions and offices, or portions 
     thereof, transferred by any title of this subdivision shall 
     be transferred to the Secretary for appropriate allocation.
       (b) Limitation on Use of Transferred Funds.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (c), unexpended and unobligated funds 
     transferred pursuant to any title of this subdivision shall 
     be used only for the purposes for which the funds were 
     originally authorized and appropriated.
       (c) Funds To Facilitate Transition.--
       (1) Congressional notification.--Funds transferred pursuant 
     to subsection (a) may be available for the purposes of 
     reorganization subject to notification of the appropriate 
     congressional committees in accordance with the procedures 
     applicable to a reprogramming of funds under section 34 of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2706).
       (2) Transfer authority.--Funds in any account appropriated 
     to the Department of State may be transferred to another such 
     account for the purposes of reorganization, subject to 
     notification of the appropriate congressional committees in 
     accordance with the procedures applicable to a reprogramming 
     of funds under section 34 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706). The authority in 
     this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     available to the Secretary of State and shall expire 
     September 30, 2000.

     SEC. 1613. TRANSFER, APPOINTMENT, AND ASSIGNMENT OF 
                   PERSONNEL.

       (a) Transfer of Personnel From ACDA and USIA.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in title XIII--
       (1) not later than the date of abolition of ACDA, all 
     personnel and positions of ACDA, and
       (2) not later than the date of abolition of USIA, all 
     personnel and positions of USIA,
     shall be transferred to the Department of State at the same 
     grade or class and the same rate of basic pay or basic salary 
     rate and with the same tenure held immediately preceding 
     transfer.
       (b) Transfer of Personnel From AID.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in title XIII, not later than the date of transfer 
     of any function of AID to the Department of State under this 
     subdivision, all AID personnel performing such functions and 
     all positions associated with such functions shall be 
     transferred to the Department of State at the same grade or 
     class and the same rate of basic pay or basic salary rate and 
     with the same tenure held immediately preceding transfer.
       (c) Assignment Authority.--The Secretary, for a period of 
     not more than 6 months commencing on the effective date of 
     the transfer to the Department of State of personnel under 
     subsections (a) and (b), is authorized to assign such 
     personnel to any position or set of duties in the Department 
     of State regardless of the position held or duties performed 
     by such personnel prior to transfer, except that, by virtue 
     of such assignment, such personnel shall not have their grade 
     or class or their rate of basic pay or basic salary rate 
     reduced, nor their tenure changed. The Secretary shall 
     consult with the relevant exclusive representatives (as 
     defined in section 1002 of the Foreign Service Act and in 
     section 7103 of title 5, United States Code) with regard to 
     the exercise of this authority. This subsection does not 
     authorize the Secretary to assign any individual to any 
     position that by law requires appointment by the President, 
     by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       (d) Superseding Other Provisions of Law.--Subsections (a) 
     through (c) shall be exercised notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law. s

     SEC. 1614. INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.

       The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, when 
     requested by the Secretary, is authorized to make such 
     incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, 
     grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances 
     of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other 
     funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made 
     available in connection withsuch functions, as may be 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of any title of this 
     subdivision. The Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, in consultation with the Secretary, shall provide for 
     the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated by 
     this subdivision and for such further measures and 
     dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes 
     of any title of this subdivision.

     SEC. 1615. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Continuing Legal Force and Effect.--All orders, 
     determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, 
     grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, 
     privileges, and other administrative actions--
       (1) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
     become effective by the President, any Federal agency or 
     official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in 
     the performance of functions that are transferred under any 
     title of this subdivision; and
       (2) that are in effect as of the effective date of such 
     title, or were final before the effective date of such title 
     and are to become effective on or after the effective date of 
     such title,

     shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
     modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
     accordance with law by the President, the Secretary, or other 
     authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
     operation of law.
       (b) Pending Proceedings.--
       (1) In general.--The provisions of any title of this 
     subdivision shall not affect any proceedings, including 
     notices of proposed rulemaking, or any application for any 
     license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending 
     on the effective date of any title of this subdivision before 
     any Federal agency, commission, or component thereof, 
     functions of which are transferred by any title of this

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     subdivision. Such proceedings and applications, to the extent 
     that they relate to functions so transferred, shall be 
     continued.
       (2) Orders, appeals, payments.--Orders shall be issued in 
     such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and 
     payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this 
     subdivision had not been enacted. Orders issued in any such 
     proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, 
     terminated, superseded, or revoked by the Secretary, by a 
     court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
       (3) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this subdivision 
     shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or 
     modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and 
     conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could 
     have been discontinued or modified if this subdivision had 
     not been enacted.
       (4) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to promulgate 
     regulations providing for the orderly transfer of proceedings 
     continued under this subsection to the Department.
       (c) No Effect on Judicial or Administrative Proceedings.--
     Except as provided in subsection (e) and section 1327(d)--
       (1) the provisions of this subdivision shall not affect 
     suits commenced prior to the effective dates of the 
     respective titles of this subdivision; and
       (2) in all such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals 
     taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and effect 
     as if this subdivision had not been enacted.
       (d) Nonabatement of Proceedings.--No suit, action, or other 
     proceeding commenced by or against any officer in the 
     official capacity of such individual as an officer of any 
     Federal agency, or any commission or component thereof, 
     functions of which are transferred by any title of this 
     subdivision, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this 
     subdivision. No cause of action by or against any Federal 
     agency, or any commission or component thereof, functions of 
     which are transferred by any title of this subdivision, or by 
     or against any officer thereof in the official capacity of 
     such officer shall abate by reason of the enactment of this 
     subdivision.
       (e) Continuation of Proceeding With Substitution of 
     Parties.--If, before the effective date of any title of this 
     subdivision, any Federal agency, or officer thereof in the 
     official capacity of such officer, is a party to a suit, and 
     under this subdivision any function of such department, 
     agency, or officer is transferred to the Secretary or any 
     other official of the Department, then effective on such date 
     such suit shall be continued with the Secretary or other 
     appropriate official of the Department substituted or added 
     as a party.
       (f) Reviewability of Orders and Actions Under Transferred 
     Functions.--Orders and actions of the Secretary in the 
     exercise of functions transferred under any title of this 
     subdivision shall be subject to judicial review to the same 
     extent and in the same manner as if such orders and actions 
     had been by the Federal agency or office, or part thereof, 
     exercising such functions immediately preceding their 
     transfer. Any statutory requirements relating to notice, 
     hearings, action upon the record, or administrative review 
     that apply to any function transferred by any title of this 
     subdivision shall apply to the exercise of such function by 
     the Secretary.

     SEC. 1616. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE TO FACILITATE 
                   TRANSITION.

       Notwithstanding any provision of this subdivision, the 
     Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the head of the 
     appropriate Federal agency exercising functions transferred 
     under this subdivision, may transfer the whole or part of 
     such functions prior to the effective dates established in 
     this subdivision, including the transfer of personnel and 
     funds associated with such functions.

     SEC. 1617. FINAL REPORT.

       Not later than January 1, 2001, the President, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report which 
     provides a final accounting of the finances and operations of 
     the agencies abolished under this subdivision.

             SUBDIVISION B--FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION

                      TITLE XX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This subdivision may be cited as the ``Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999''.

     SEC. 2002. DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL 
                   COMMITTEES.

       In this subdivision, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means the Committee on International Relations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate.

   TITLE XXI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 2101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of State under ``Administration of Foreign 
     Affairs'' to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, 
     and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of 
     the United States and for other purposes authorized by law, 
     including the diplomatic security program:
       (1) Diplomatic and consular programs.--For ``Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs'', of the Department of State 
     $1,730,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $1,644,300,000 
     for the fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Salaries and expenses.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For ``Salaries and 
     Expenses'', of the Department of State $363,513,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1998 and $355,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (B) Limitations.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by subparagraph (A), $2,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998 and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized 
     to be appropriated only for the recruitment of minorities for 
     careers in the Foreign Service and international affairs.
       (3) Capital investment fund.--For ``Capital Investment 
     Fund'', of the Department of State $86,000,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (4) Security and maintenance of united states missions.--
     For ``Security and Maintenance of United States Missions'', 
     $404,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $403,561,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1999.
       (5) Representation allowances.--For ``Representation 
     Allowances'', $4,200,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $4,350,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (6) Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service.--
     For ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'', 
     $5,500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $5,500,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1999.
       (7) Office of the inspector general.--For ``Office of the 
     Inspector General'', $27,495,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $27,495,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (8) Payment to the american institute in taiwan.--For 
     ``Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan'', $14,000,000 
     for the fiscal year 1998 and $14,750,000 for the fiscal year 
     1999.
       (9) Protection of foreign missions and officials.--(A) For 
     ``Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials'', $7,900,000 
     for the fiscal year 1998 and $8,100,000 for the fiscal year 
     1999.
       (B) Each amount appropriated pursuant to this paragraph is 
     authorized to remain available through September 30 of the 
     fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the amount 
     appropriated was made.
       (10) Repatriation loans.--For ``Repatriation Loans'', 
     $1,200,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $1,200,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1999, for administrative expenses.

     SEC. 2102. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated 
     under ``International Commissions'' for the Department of 
     State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 
     responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the 
     United States and for other purposes authorized by law:
       (1) International boundary and water commission, united 
     states and mexico.--For ``International Boundary and Water 
     Commission, United States and Mexico''--
       (A) for ``Salaries and Expenses'' $17,490,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1998 and $19,551,000 for the fiscal year 1999; 
     and
       (B) for ``Construction'' $6,463,000 for the fiscal year 
     1998 and $6,463,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (2) International boundary commission, united states and 
     canada.--For ``International Boundary Commission, United 
     States and Canada'', $761,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $761,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (3) International joint commission.--For ``International 
     Joint Commission'', $3,189,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $3,432,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (4) International fisheries commissions.--For 
     ``International Fisheries Commissions'', $14,549,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1998 and $14,549,000 for the fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 2103. GRANTS TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION.

       Section 404 of The Asia Foundation Act (title IV of Public 
     Law 98-164) is amended to read as follows:
       ``Sec. 404. There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of State $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999 for grants to The Asia Foundation pursuant to 
     this title.''.

     SEC. 2104. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for ``Voluntary Contributions to 
     International Organizations'', $194,500,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $214,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (b) Limitations.--
       (1) World food program.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a), $4,000,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are 
     authorized to be appropriated only for a United States 
     contribution to the World Food Program.
       (2) United nations voluntary fund for victims of torture.--
     Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection 
     (a), $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $3,000,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be appropriated only 
     for a United States contribution to the United Nations 
     Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.
       (3) International program on the elimination of child 
     labor.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
     subsection (a), $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be 
     appropriated only for a United States contribution to the 
     International Labor Organization for the activities of the 
     International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor.
       (c) Availability of Funds.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain 
     available until expended.

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     SEC. 2105. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEACEKEEPING 
                   OPERATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for ``Peacekeeping 
     Operations'', $77,500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $83,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for the Department of 
     State to carry out section 551 of Public Law 87-195.

     SEC. 2106. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES VOLUNTARY 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Limitation.--Of the amounts made available for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for United States voluntary contributions 
     to the United Nations Development Program an amount equal to 
     the amount the United Nations Development Program will spend 
     in Burma during each fiscal year shall be withheld unless 
     during such fiscal year the President submits to the 
     appropriate congressional committees the certification 
     described in subsection (b).
       (b) Certification.--The certification referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a certification by the President that all 
     programs and activities of the United Nations Development 
     Program (including United Nations Development Program--
     Administered Funds) in Burma--
       (1) are focused on eliminating human suffering and 
     addressing the needs of the poor;
       (2) are undertaken only through international or private 
     voluntary organizations that have been deemed independent of 
     the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), after 
     consultation with the leadership of the National League for 
     Democracy and the leadership of the National Coalition 
     Government of the Union of Burma;
       (3) provide no financial, political, or military benefit to 
     the SLORC; and
       (4) are carried out only after consultation with the 
     leadership of the National League for Democracy and the 
     leadership of the National Coalition Government of the Union 
     of Burma.

       TITLE XXII--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                 CHAPTER 1--AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 2201. REIMBURSEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR 
                   ASSISTANCE TO OVERSEAS EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.

       Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     where the child of a United States citizen employee of an 
     agency of the United States Government who is stationed 
     outside the United States attends an educational facility 
     assisted by the Secretary of State under this section, the 
     head of that agency is authorized to reimburse, or credit 
     with advance payment, the Department of State for funds used 
     in providing assistance to such educational facilities, by 
     grant or otherwise, under this section.''.

     SEC. 2202. REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

       Section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 36. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established a program for the 
     payment of rewards to carry out the purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The rewards program shall be designed to 
     assist in the prevention of acts of international terrorism, 
     international narcotics trafficking, and other related 
     criminal acts.
       ``(3) Implementation.--The rewards program shall be 
     administered by the Secretary of State, in consultation, as 
     appropriate, with the Attorney General.
       ``(b) Rewards Authorized.--In the sole discretion of the 
     Secretary (except as provided in subsection (c)(2)) and in 
     consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney General, the 
     Secretary may pay a reward to any individual who furnishes 
     information leading to--
       ``(1) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual for the commission of an act of international 
     terrorism against a United States person or United States 
     property;
       ``(2) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual conspiring or attempting to commit an act of 
     international terrorism against a United States person or 
     United States property;
       ``(3) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual for committing, primarily outside the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States, any narcotics-related 
     offense if that offense involves or is a significant part of 
     conduct that involves--
       ``(A) a violation of United States narcotics laws such that 
     the individual would be a major violator of such laws;
       ``(B) the killing or kidnapping of--
       ``(i) any officer, employee, or contract employee of the 
     United States Government while such individual is engaged in 
     official duties, or on account of that individual's official 
     duties, in connection with the enforcement of United States 
     narcotics laws or the implementing of United States narcotics 
     control objectives; or
       ``(ii) a member of the immediate family of any such 
     individual on account of that individual's official duties, 
     in connection with the enforcement of United States narcotics 
     laws or the implementing of United States narcotics control 
     objectives; or
       ``(C) an attempt or conspiracy to commit any act described 
     in subparagraph (A) or (B);
       ``(4) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual aiding or abetting in the commission of an act 
     described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3); or
       ``(5) the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution 
     of an act described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
       ``(c) Coordination.--
       ``(1) Procedures.--To ensure that the payment of rewards 
     pursuant to this section does not duplicate or interfere with 
     the payment of informants or the obtaining of evidence or 
     information, as authorized to the Department of Justice, the 
     offering, administration, and payment of rewards under this 
     section, including procedures for--
       ``(A) identifying individuals, organizations, and offenses 
     with respect to which rewards will be offered;
       ``(B) the publication of rewards;
       ``(C) the offering of joint rewards with foreign 
     governments;
       ``(D) the receipt and analysis of data; and
       ``(E) the payment and approval of payment,

     shall be governed by procedures developed by the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Attorney General.
       ``(2) Prior approval of attorney general required.--Before 
     making a reward under this section in a matter over which 
     there is Federal criminal jurisdiction, the Secretary of 
     State shall obtain the concurrence of the Attorney General.
       ``(d) Funding.--
       ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--Notwithstanding 
     section 102 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (Public Law 99-93; 99 Stat. 408), 
     but subject to paragraph (2), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of State from time to time 
     such amounts as may be necessary to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Limitation.--No amount of funds may be appropriated 
     under paragraph (1) which, when added to the unobligated 
     balance of amounts previously appropriated to carry out this 
     section, would cause such amounts to exceed $15,000,000.
       ``(3) Allocation of funds.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, funds made available to carry out this section 
     should be distributed equally for the purpose of preventing 
     acts of international terrorism and for the purpose of 
     preventing international narcotics trafficking.
       ``(4) Period of availability.--Amounts appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.
       ``(e) Limitations and Certification.--
       ``(1) Maximum amount.--No reward paid under this section 
     may exceed $2,000,000.
       ``(2) Approval.--A reward under this section of more than 
     $100,000 may not be made without the approval of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(3) Certification for payment.--Any reward granted under 
     this section shall be approved and certified for payment by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(4) Nondelegation of authority.--The authority to approve 
     rewards of more than $100,000 set forth in paragraph (2) may 
     not be delegated.
       ``(5) Protection measures.--If the Secretary determines 
     that the identity of the recipient of a reward or of the 
     members of the recipient's immediate family must be 
     protected, the Secretary may take such measures in connection 
     with the payment of the reward as he considers necessary to 
     effect such protection.
       ``(f) Ineligibility.--An officer or employee of any entity 
     of Federal, State, or local government or of a foreign 
     government who, while in the performance of his or her 
     official duties, furnishes information described in 
     subsection (b) shall not be eligible for a reward under this 
     section.
       ``(g) Reports.--
       ``(1) Reports on payment of rewards.--Not later than 30 
     days after the payment of any reward under this section, the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees with respect to such reward. The 
     report, which may be submitted in classified form if 
     necessary, shall specify the amount of the reward paid, to 
     whom the reward was paid, and the acts with respect to which 
     the reward was paid. The report shall also discuss the 
     significance of the information for which the reward was paid 
     in dealing with those acts.
       ``(2) Annual reports.--Not later than 60 days after the end 
     of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees with respect to the 
     operation of the rewards program. The report shall provide 
     information on the total amounts expended during the fiscal 
     year ending in that year to carry out this section, including 
     amounts expended to publicize the availability of rewards.
       ``(h) Publication Regarding Rewards Offered by Foreign 
     Governments.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     section, in the sole discretion of the Secretary, the 
     resources of the rewards program shall be available for the 
     publication of rewards offered by foreign governments 
     regarding acts of international terrorism which do not 
     involve United States persons or property or a violation of 
     the narcotics laws of the United States.
       ``(i) Determinations of the Secretary.--A determination 
     made by the Secretary under this section shall be final and 
     conclusive and shall not be subject to judicial review.
       ``(j) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Act of international terrorism.--The term `act of 
     international terrorism' includes--
       ``(A) any act substantially contributing to the acquisition 
     of unsafeguarded special nu

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     clear material (as defined in paragraph (8) of section 830 of 
     the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 
     3201 note)) or any nuclear explosive device (as defined in 
     paragraph (4) of that section) by an individual, group, or 
     non-nuclear-weapon state (as defined in paragraph (5) of that 
     section); and
       ``(B) any act, as determined by the Secretary, which 
     materially supports the conduct of international terrorism, 
     including the counterfeiting of United States currency or the 
     illegal use of other monetary instruments by an individual, 
     group, or country supporting international terrorism as 
     determined for purposes of section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A)).
       ``(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       ``(3) Member of the immediate family.--The term `member of 
     the immediate family', with respect to an individual, 
     includes--
       ``(A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of the 
     individual;
       ``(B) a person with respect to whom the individual stands 
     in loco parentis; and
       ``(C) any person not covered by subparagraph (A) or (B) who 
     is living in the individual's household and is related to the 
     individual by blood or marriage.
       ``(4) Rewards program.--The term `rewards program' means 
     the program established in subsection (a)(1).
       ``(5) United states narcotics laws.--The term `United 
     States narcotics laws' means the laws of the United States 
     for the prevention and control of illicit trafficking in 
     controlled substances (as such term is defined in section 
     102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6))).
       ``(6) United states person.--The term `United States 
     person' means--
       ``(A) a citizen or national of the United States; and
       ``(B) an alien lawfully present in the United States.''.

     SEC. 2203. RETENTION OF ADDITIONAL DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS 
                   REGISTRATION FEES.

       Section 45(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2717(a)) is amended--
       (1) at the end of paragraph (1), by striking ``and'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``functions'' and inserting ``functions, 
     including compliance and enforcement activities,''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) the enhancement of defense trade export compliance 
     and enforcement activities, including compliance audits of 
     United States and foreign parties, the conduct of 
     administrative proceedings, monitoring of end-uses in cases 
     of direct commercial arms sales or other transfers, and 
     cooperation in proceedings for enforcement of criminal laws 
     related to defense trade export controls.''.

     SEC. 2204. FEES FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

       Section 52(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2724(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following: ``Funds deposited under this subsection shall 
     remain available for obligation through September 30 of the 
     fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the funds were 
     deposited.''.

     SEC. 2205. PILOT PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS REIMBURSEMENT.

       (a) Foreign Affairs Reimbursement.--
       (1) In general.--Section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (d)(4) as subsection (g); 
     and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(e)(1) The Secretary may provide appropriate training or 
     related services, except foreign language training, through 
     the institution to any United States person (or any employee 
     or family member thereof) that is engaged in business abroad.
       ``(2) The Secretary may provide job-related training or 
     related services, including foreign language training, 
     through the institution to a United States person under 
     contract to provide services to the United States Government 
     or to any employee thereof that is performing such services.
       ``(3) Training under this subsection may be provided only 
     to the extent that space is available and only on a 
     reimbursable or advance-of-funds basis. Reimbursements and 
     advances shall be credited to the currently available 
     applicable appropriation account.
       ``(4) Training and related services under this subsection 
     is authorized only to the extent that it will not interfere 
     with the institution's primary mission of training employees 
     of the Department and of other agencies in the field of 
     foreign relations.
       ``(5) In this subsection, the term `United States person' 
     means--
       ``(A) any individual who is a citizen or national of the 
     United States; or
       ``(B) any corporation, company, partnership, association, 
     or other legal entity that is 50 percent or more beneficially 
     owned by citizens or nationals of the United States.
       ``(f)(1) The Secretary is authorized to provide, on a 
     reimbursable basis, training programs to Members of Congress 
     or the Judiciary.
       ``(2) Employees of the legislative branch and employees of 
     the judicial branch may participate, on a reimbursable basis, 
     in training programs offered by the institution.
       ``(3) Reimbursements collected under this subsection shall 
     be credited to the currently available applicable 
     appropriation account.
       ``(4) Training under this subsection is authorized only to 
     the extent that it will not interfere with the institution's 
     primary mission of training employees of the Department and 
     of other agencies in the field of foreign relations.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
       (3) Termination of pilot program.--Effective October 1, 
     2002, section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4021), as amended by this subsection, is further 
     amended--
       (A) by striking subsections (e) and (f); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (g) as paragraph (4) of 
     subsection (d).
       (b) Fees for Use of National Foreign Affairs Training 
     Center.--Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 53. FEES FOR USE OF THE NATIONAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
                   TRAINING CENTER.

       ``The Secretary is authorized to charge a fee for use of 
     the National Foreign Affairs Training Center of the 
     Department of State. Amounts collected under this section 
     (including reimbursements and surcharges) shall be deposited 
     as an offsetting collection to any Department of State 
     appropriation to recover the costs of such use and shall 
     remain available for obligation until expended.''.
       (c) Reporting on Pilot Program.--Two years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
     a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     containing--
       (1) the number of persons who have taken advantage of the 
     pilot program established under subsections (e) and (f) of 
     section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and section 53 
     of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as 
     added by this section;
       (2) the business or government affiliation of such persons;
       (3) the amount of fees collected; and
       (4) the impact of the program on the primary mission of the 
     National Foreign Affairs Training Center.

     SEC. 2206. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.

       Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.), as amended by this division, 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 54. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.

       ``The Secretary is authorized to charge a fee for use of 
     the diplomatic reception rooms of the Department of State. 
     Amounts collected under this section (including 
     reimbursements and surcharges) shall be deposited as an 
     offsetting collection to any Department of State 
     appropriation to recover the costs of such use and shall 
     remain available for obligation until expended.''.

     SEC. 2207. ACCOUNTING OF COLLECTIONS IN BUDGET PRESENTATION 
                   DOCUMENTS.

       Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.), as amended by this division, 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 55. ACCOUNTING OF COLLECTIONS IN BUDGET PRESENTATION 
                   DOCUMENTS.

       ``The Secretary shall include in the annual Congressional 
     Presentation Document and the Budget in Brief a detailed 
     accounting of the total collections received by the 
     Department of State from all sources, including fee 
     collections. Reporting on total collections shall also cover 
     collections from the preceding fiscal year and the projected 
     expenditures from all collections accounts.''.

     SEC. 2208. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       (a) Procedures.--Section 209(c) of the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(4) The Inspector General shall develop and provide to 
     employees--
       ``(A) information detailing their rights to counsel; and
       ``(B) guidelines describing in general terms the policies 
     and procedures of the Office of Inspector General with 
     respect to individuals under investigation other than matters 
     exempt from disclosure under other provisions of law.''.
       (b) Notice.--Section 209(e) of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(e)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Inspector General shall ensure that only 
     officials from the Office of the Inspector General may 
     participate in formal interviews or other formal meetings 
     with the individual who is the subject of an investigation, 
     other than an intelligence-related or sensitive undercover 
     investigation, or except in those situations when the 
     Inspector General has a reasonable basis to believe that such 
     notice would cause tampering with witnesses, destroying 
     evidence, or endangering the lives of individuals, unless 
     that individual receives prior adequate notice regarding 
     participation by officials of any other agency, including the 
     Department of Justice, in such interviews or meetings.''.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the

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     Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign 
     Service shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees which includes the following:
       (A) Detailed descriptions of the internal guidance 
     developed or used by the Office of the Inspector General with 
     respect to public disclosure of any information related to an 
     ongoing investigation of any officer or employee of the 
     Department of State, the United States Information Agency, or 
     the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
       (B) Detailed descriptions of those instances for the year 
     ending December 31, 1997, in which any disclosure of 
     information to the public by an employee of the Office of 
     Inspector General about an ongoing investigation occurred, 
     including details on the recipient of the information, the 
     date of the disclosure, and the internal clearance process 
     for the disclosure.
       (2) Statutory construction.--Disclosure of information to 
     the public under this section shall not be construed to 
     include information shared with Congress by an employee of 
     the Office of the Inspector General.

     SEC. 2209. CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.

       Section 135 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2684a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and enhancement'' 
     after ``procurement'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``are authorized to'' 
     and inserting ``shall'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``for expenditure to 
     procure capital equipment and information technology'' and 
     inserting ``for purposes of subsection (a)''; and
       (4) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
       ``(e) Reprogramming Procedures.--Funds credited to the 
     Capital Investment Fund shall not be available for obligation 
     or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures 
     applicable to reprogramming notifications under section 34 of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2706).''.

     SEC. 2210. CONTRACTING FOR LOCAL GUARDS SERVICES OVERSEAS.

       Section 136(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4864(c)) is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) in evaluating proposals for such contracts, award 
     contracts to the technically acceptable firm offering the 
     lowest evaluated price, except that proposals of United 
     States persons and qualified United States joint venture 
     persons (as defined in subsection (d)) shall be evaluated by 
     reducing the bid price by 10 percent;'';
       (2) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (3) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (4) by striking paragraph (7).

     SEC. 2211. AUTHORITY OF THE FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT 
                   COMMISSION.

       Section 4(a) of the International Claims Settlement Act of 
     1949 (22 U.S.C. 1623(a)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (2) in the first sentence, by striking ``(a) The'' and all 
     that follows through the period and inserting the following:
       ``(a)(1) The Commission shall have jurisdiction to receive, 
     examine, adjudicate, and render a final decision with respect 
     to any claim of the Government of the United States or of any 
     national of the United States--
       ``(A) included within the terms of the Yugoslav Claims 
     Agreement of 1948;
       ``(B) included within the terms of any claims agreement 
     concluded on or after March 10, 1954, between the Government 
     of the United States and a foreign government (exclusive of 
     governments against which the United States declared the 
     existence of a state of war during World War II) similarly 
     providing for the settlement and discharge of claims of the 
     Government of the United States and of nationals of the 
     United States against a foreign government, arising out of 
     the nationalization or other taking of property, by the 
     agreement of the Government of the United States to accept 
     from that government a sum in en bloc settlement thereof; or
       ``(C) included in a category of claims against a foreign 
     government which is referred to the Commission by the 
     Secretary of State.''; and
       (3) by redesignating the second sentence as paragraph (2).

     SEC. 2212. EXPENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS 
                   AND PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) Recovery of Certain Expenses.--The Department of State 
     Appropriation Act of 1937 (22 U.S.C. 2661) is amended in the 
     fifth undesignated paragraph under the heading entitled 
     ``international fisheries commission'' by inserting 
     ``(including such expenses as salaries and other personnel 
     expenses)'' after ``extraordinary expenses''.
       (b) Procurement of Services.--Section 38(c) of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(c)) 
     is amended in the first sentence by inserting ``personal 
     and'' before ``other support services''.

     SEC. 2213. GRANTS TO REMEDY INTERNATIONAL ABDUCTIONS OF 
                   CHILDREN.

       Section 7 of the International Child Abduction Remedies Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 11606; Public Law 100-300) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Grant Authority.--The United States Central Authority 
     is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or 
     agreements with, any individual, corporation, other Federal, 
     State, or local agency, or private entity or organization in 
     the United States for purposes of accomplishing its 
     responsibilities under the Convention and this Act.''.

     SEC. 2214. COUNTERDRUG AND ANTICRIME ACTIVITIES OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       (a) Counterdrug and Law Enforcement Strategy.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     establish, implement, and submit to Congress a comprehensive, 
     long-term strategy to carry out the counterdrug 
     responsibilities of the Department of State in a manner 
     consistent with the National Drug Control Strategy. The 
     strategy shall involve all elements of the Department in the 
     United States and abroad.
       (2) Objectives.--In establishing the strategy, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (A) coordinate with the Office of National Drug Control 
     Policy in the development of clear, specific, and measurable 
     counterdrug objectives for the Department that support the 
     goals and objectives of the National Drug Control Strategy;
       (B) develop specific and, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, quantifiable measures of performance relating to 
     the objectives, including annual and long-term measures of 
     performance, for purposes of assessing the success of the 
     Department in meeting the objectives;
       (C) assign responsibilities for meeting the objectives to 
     appropriate elements of the Department;
       (D) develop an operational structure within the Department 
     that minimizes impediments to meeting the objectives;
       (E) ensure that every United States ambassador or chief of 
     mission is fully briefed on the strategy, and works to 
     achieve the objectives; and
       (F) ensure that--
       (i) all budgetary requests and transfers of equipment 
     (including the financing of foreign military sales and the 
     transfer of excess defense articles) relating to 
     international counterdrug efforts conforms with the 
     objectives; and
       (ii) the recommendations of the Department regarding 
     certification determinations made by the President on March 1 
     as to the counterdrug cooperation, or adequate steps on its 
     own, of each major illicit drug producing and drug 
     trafficking country to achieve full compliance with the goals 
     and objectives established by the United Nations Convention 
     Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic 
     Substances also conform to meet such objectives.
       (3) Reports.--Not later than February 15 of each year 
     subsequent to the submission of the strategy described in 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress an 
     update of the strategy. The update shall include--
       (A) an outline of the proposed activities with respect to 
     the strategy during the succeeding year, including the manner 
     in which such activities will meet the objectives set forth 
     in paragraph (2); and
       (B) detailed information on how certification 
     determinations described in paragraph (2)(F) made the 
     previous year affected achievement of the objectives set 
     forth in paragraph (2) for the previous calendar year.
       (4) Limitation on delegation.--The Secretary shall 
     designate an official in the Department who reports directly 
     to the Secretary to oversee the implementation of the 
     strategy throughout the Department.
       (b) Information on International Criminals.--
       (1) Information system.--The Secretary shall, in 
     consultation with the heads of appropriate United States law 
     enforcement agencies, including the Attorney General and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, take appropriate actions to 
     establish an information system or improve existing 
     information systems containing comprehensive information on 
     serious crimes committed by foreign nationals. The 
     information system shall be available to United States 
     embassies and missions abroad for use in consideration of 
     applications for visas for entry into the United States.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the actions 
     taken under paragraph (1).
       (c) Overseas Coordination of Counterdrug and Anticrime 
     Programs, Policy, and Assistance.--
       (1) Strengthening coordination.--The responsibilities of 
     every diplomatic mission of the United States shall include 
     the strengthening of cooperation between and among the United 
     States and foreign governmental entities and multilateral 
     entities with respect to activities relating to international 
     narcotics and crime.
       (2) Designation of officers.--
       (A) In general.--Consistent with existing memoranda of 
     understanding between the Department of State and other 
     departments and agencies of the United States, including the 
     Department of Justice, the chief of mission of every 
     diplomatic mission of the United States shall designate an 
     officer or officers within the mission to carry out the 
     responsibility of the mission under paragraph (1), including 
     the coordination of counterdrug, law enforcement, rule of 
     law, and administration of justice programs, policy, and 
     assistance. Such officer or officers shall report to the 
     chief of mission, or the designee of the chief of mission, on 
     a regular

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     basis regarding activities undertaken in carrying out such 
     responsibility.
       (B) Reports.--The chief of mission of every diplomatic 
     mission of the United States shall submit to the Secretary on 
     a regular basis a report on the actions undertaken by the 
     mission to carry out such responsibility.
       (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the status of any proposals for 
     action or on action undertaken to improve staffing and 
     personnel management at diplomatic missions of the United 
     States in order to carry out the responsibility set forth in 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 2215. ANNUAL REPORT ON OVERSEAS SURPLUS PROPERTIES.

       The Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:
       ``Sec. 12. Not later than March 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report listing 
     overseas United States surplus properties that are 
     administered under this Act and that have been identified for 
     sale.''.

     SEC. 2216. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.

       Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``January 31'' and inserting ``February 
     25'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) as 
     paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) the status of child labor practices in each country, 
     including--
       ``(A) whether such country has adopted policies to protect 
     children from exploitation in the workplace, including a 
     prohibition of forced and bonded labor and policies regarding 
     acceptable working conditions; and
       ``(B) the extent to which each country enforces such 
     policies, including the adequacy of the resources and 
     oversight dedicated to such policies;''.

     SEC. 2217. REPORTS AND POLICY CONCERNING DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.

       Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.), as amended by this division, 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 56. CRIMES COMMITTED BY DIPLOMATS.

       ``(a) Annual Report Concerning Diplomatic Immunity.--
       ``(1) Report to congress.--180 days after the date of 
     enactment, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 
     shall prepare and submit to the Congress, a report concerning 
     diplomatic immunity entitled ``Report on Cases Involving 
     Diplomatic Immunity''.
       ``(2) Content of report.--In addition to such other 
     information as the Secretary of State may consider 
     appropriate, the report under paragraph (1) shall include the 
     following:
       ``(A) The number of persons residing in the United States 
     who enjoy full immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the 
     United States under laws extending diplomatic privileges and 
     immunities.
       ``(B) Each case involving an alien described in 
     subparagraph (A) in which an appropriate authority of a 
     State, a political subdivision of a State, or the United 
     States reported to the Department of State that the authority 
     had reasonable cause to believe the alien committed a serious 
     criminal offense within the United States, and any additional 
     information provided to the Secretary relating to other 
     serious criminal offenses that any such authority had 
     reasonable cause to believe the alien committed before the 
     period covered by the report. The Secretary may omit from 
     such report any matter the provision of which the Secretary 
     reasonably believes would compromise a criminal investigation 
     or prosecution or which would directly compromise law 
     enforcement or intelligence sources or methods.
       ``(C) Each case described in subparagraph (B) in which the 
     Secretary of State has certified that a person enjoys full 
     immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the United States 
     under laws extending diplomatic privileges and immunities.
       ``(D) The number of United States citizens who are residing 
     in a receiving state and who enjoy full immunity from the 
     criminal jurisdiction of such state under laws extending 
     diplomatic privileges and immunities.
       ``(E) Each case involving a United States citizen under 
     subparagraph (D) in which the United States has been 
     requested by the government of a receiving state to waive the 
     immunity from criminal jurisdiction of the United States 
     citizen.
       ``(F) Whether the Secretary has made the notifications 
     referred to in subsection (c) during the period covered by 
     the report.
       ``(3) Serious criminal offense defined.--For the purposes 
     of this section, the term `serious criminal offense' means--
       ``(A) any felony under Federal, State, or local law;
       ``(B) any Federal, State, or local offense punishable by a 
     term of imprisonment of more than 1 year;
       ``(C) any crime of violence as defined for purposes of 
     section 16 of title 18, United States Code; or
       ``(D)(i) driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs;
       ``(ii) reckless driving; or
       ``(iii) driving while intoxicated.
       ``(b) United States Policy Concerning Reform of Diplomatic 
     Immunity.--It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary 
     of State should explore, in appropriate fora, whether states 
     should enter into agreements and adopt legislation--
       ``(1) to provide jurisdiction in the sending state to 
     prosecute crimes committed in the receiving state by persons 
     entitled to immunity from criminal jurisdiction under laws 
     extending diplomatic privileges and immunities; and
       ``(2) to provide that where there is probable cause to 
     believe that an individual who is entitled to immunity from 
     the criminal jurisdiction of the receiving state under laws 
     extending diplomatic privileges and immunities committed a 
     serious crime, the sending state will waive such immunity or 
     the sending state will prosecute such individual.
       ``(c) Notification of Diplomatic Corps.--The Secretary 
     should periodically notify each foreign mission of United 
     States policies relating to criminal offenses committed by 
     individuals with immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of 
     the United States under laws extending diplomatic privileges 
     and immunities.''.

     SEC. 2218. REAFFIRMING UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL 
                   TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY.

       (a) Procurement Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to foster and support procurement of goods and 
     services from private, commercial companies.
       (b) Implementation.--In order to achieve the policy set 
     forth in subsection (a), the Diplomatic Telecommunications 
     Service Program Office (DTS-PO) shall--
       (1) utilize full and open competition, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, in the procurement of telecommunications 
     services, including satellite space segment, for the 
     Department of State and each other Federal entity represented 
     at United States diplomatic missions and consular posts 
     overseas;
       (2) make every effort to ensure and promote the 
     participation in the competition for such procurement of 
     commercial private sector providers of satellite space 
     segment who have no ownership or other connection with an 
     intergovernmental satellite organization; and
       (3) implement the competitive procedures required by 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) at the prime contracting level and, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, the subcontracting level.

     SEC. 2219. REDUCTION OF REPORTING.

       (a) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Model foreign language competence posts.--The second 
     sentence of section 161(c) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4171 
     note).
       (2) Actions of the government of haiti.--Section 705(c) of 
     the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 
     1985 (Public Law 99-83).
       (3) Training facility for the foreign service institute.--
     Section 123(e)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (Public Law 99-93).
       (4) Military assistance for haiti.--Section 203(c) of the 
     Special Foreign Assistance Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-529).
       (5) International sugar agreement, 1977.--Section 5 of the 
     Act entitled ``An Act providing for the implementation of the 
     International Sugar Agreement, 1977, and for other purposes'' 
     (Public Law 96-236; 7 U.S.C. 3605 and 3606).
       (6) Audience survey of worldnet program.--Section 209 (c) 
     and (d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204).
       (7) Research on the near and middle east.--Section 228(b) 
     of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 
     and 1993 (Public Law 102-138; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note).
       (b) Progress Toward Regional Nonproliferation.--Section 
     620F(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2376(c); relating to periodic reports on progress toward 
     regional nonproliferation) is amended by striking ``Not later 
     than April 1, 1993 and every six months thereafter,'' and 
     inserting ``Not later than April 1 of each year,''.
       (c) Report on Participation by United States Military 
     Personnel Abroad in United States Elections.--Section 
     101(b)(6) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 
     Voting Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(6)) is amended by 
     striking ``of voter participation'' and inserting ``of 
     uniformed services voter participation, a general assessment 
     of overseas nonmilitary participation,''.

       CHAPTER 2--CONSULAR AUTHORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 2221. USE OF CERTAIN PASSPORT PROCESSING FEES FOR 
                   ENHANCED PASSPORT SERVICES.

       For each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, of the fees 
     collected for expedited passport processing and deposited to 
     an offsetting collection pursuant to title V of the 
     Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-317; 22 U.S.C. 214 
     note), 30 percent shall be available only for enhancing 
     passport services for United States citizens, improving the 
     integrity and efficiency of the passport issuance process, 
     improving the secure nature of the United States passport, 
     investigating passport fraud, and deterring entry into the 
     United States by terrorists, drug traffickers, or other 
     criminals.

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     SEC. 2222. CONSULAR OFFICERS.

       (a) Persons Authorized To Issue Reports of Births Abroad.--
     Section 33 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2705) is amended in paragraph (2) by adding 
     at the end the following: ``For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `consular officer' includes any United States 
     citizen employee of the Department of State who is designated 
     by the Secretary of State to adjudicate nationality abroad 
     pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.''.
       (b) Provisions Applicable to Consular Officers.--Section 
     1689 of the Revised Statutes (22 U.S.C. 4191) is amended by 
     inserting ``and to such other United States citizen employees 
     of the Department of State as may be designated by the 
     Secretary of State pursuant to such regulations as the 
     Secretary may prescribe'' after ``such officers''.
       (c) Persons Authorized To Authenticate Foreign Documents.--
       (1) Designated united states citizens performing notarial 
     acts.--Section 1750 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (22 
     U.S.C. 4221) is further amended by inserting after the first 
     sentence: ``At any post, port, or place where there is no 
     consular officer, the Secretary of State may authorize any 
     other officer or employee of the United States Government who 
     is a United States citizen serving overseas, including any 
     contract employee of the United States Government, to perform 
     such acts, and any such contractor so authorized shall not be 
     considered to be a consular officer.''.
       (2) Definition of consular officers.--Section 3492(c) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following: ``For purposes of this section and sections 
     3493 through 3496 of this title, the term `consular officers' 
     includes any United States citizen who is designated to 
     perform notarial functions pursuant to section 1750 of the 
     Revised Statutes, as amended (22 U.S.C. 4221).''.
       (d) Persons Authorized To Administer Oaths.--Section 115 of 
     title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following: ``For purposes of this section, a consular 
     officer shall include any United States citizen serving 
     overseas, authorized to perform notarial functions pursuant 
     to section 1750 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (22 
     U.S.C. 4221).''.
       (e) Definition of Consular Officer.--Section 101(a)(9) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(9)) is 
     amended by--
       (1) inserting ``or employee'' after ``officer'' the second 
     place it appears; and
       (2) inserting before the period at the end of the sentence 
     ``or, when used in title III, for the purpose of adjudicating 
     nationality''.
       (f) Training for Employees Performing Consular Functions.--
     Section 704 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     4024) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d)(1) Before a United States citizen employee (other 
     than a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States) 
     may be designated by the Secretary of State, pursuant to 
     regulation, to perform a consular function abroad, the United 
     States citizen employee shall--
       ``(A) be required to complete successfully a program of 
     training essentially equivalent to the training that a 
     consular officer who is a member of the Foreign Service would 
     receive for purposes of performing such function; and
       ``(B) be certified by an appropriate official of the 
     Department of State to be qualified by knowledge and 
     experience to perform such function.
       ``(2) As used in this subsection, the term `consular 
     function' includes the issuance of visas, the performance of 
     notarial and other legalization functions, the adjudication 
     of passport applications, the adjudication of nationality, 
     and the issuance of citizenship documentation.''.

     SEC. 2223. REPEAL OF OUTDATED CONSULAR RECEIPT REQUIREMENTS.

       Sections 1726, 1727, and 1728 of the Revised Statutes of 
     the United States (22 U.S.C. 4212, 4213, and 4214), as 
     amended (relating to accounting for consular fees) are 
     repealed.

     SEC. 2224. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE FEDERAL REGISTER 
                   PUBLICATION FOR TRAVEL ADVISORIES.

       (a) Foreign Airports.--Section 44908(a) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (b) Foreign Ports.--Section 908(a) of the International 
     Maritime and Port Security Act of 1986 (46 U.S.C. App. 
     1804(a)) is amended by striking the second sentence, relating 
     to Federal Register publication by the Secretary of State.

     SEC. 2225. DENIAL OF VISAS TO CONFISCATORS OF AMERICAN 
                   PROPERTY.

       (a) Denial of Visas.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     section 401 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
     (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-114), and subject to 
     subsection (b), the Secretary of State may deny the issuance 
     of a visa to any alien who--
       (1) through the abuse of position, including a governmental 
     or political party position, converts or has converted for 
     personal gain real property that has been confiscated or 
     expropriated, a claim to which is owned by a national of the 
     United States, or who is complicit in such a conversion; or
       (2) induces any of the actions or omissions described in 
     paragraph (1) by any person.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
       (1) any country established by international mandate 
     through the United Nations; or
       (2) any territory recognized by the United States 
     Government to be in dispute.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, and every 12 months 
     thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the chairman 
     of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report, 
     including--
       (1) a list of aliens who have been denied a visa under this 
     subsection; and
       (2) a list of aliens who could have been denied a visa 
     under subsection (a) but were issued a visa and an 
     explanation as to why each such visa was issued.

     SEC. 2226. INADMISSIBILITY OF ANY ALIEN SUPPORTING AN 
                   INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTOR.

       (a) Amendment of Immigration and Nationality Act.--Section 
     212(a)(10)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)) is amended by striking clause (ii) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(ii) Aliens supporting abductors and relatives of 
     abductors.--Any alien who--
       ``(I) is known by the Secretary of State to have 
     intentionally assisted an alien in the conduct described in 
     clause (i),
       ``(II) is known by the Secretary of State to be 
     intentionally providing material support or safe haven to an 
     alien described in clause (i), or
       ``(III) is a spouse (other than the spouse who is the 
     parent of the abducted child), child (other than the abducted 
     child), parent, sibling, or agent of an alien described in 
     clause (i), if such person has been designated by the 
     Secretary of State at the Secretary's sole and unreviewable 
     discretion, is inadmissible until the child described in 
     clause (i) is surrendered to the person granted custody by 
     the order described in that clause, and such person and child 
     are permitted to return to the United States or such person's 
     place of residence.
       ``(iii) Exceptions.--Clauses (i) and (ii) shall not apply--
       ``(I) to a government official of the United States who is 
     acting within the scope of his or her official duties;
       ``(II) to a government official of any foreign government 
     if the official has been designated by the Secretary of State 
     at the Secretary's sole and unreviewable discretion; or
       ``(III) so long as the child is located in a foreign state 
     that is a party to the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
     International Child Abduction, done at The Hague on October 
     25, 1980.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to aliens seeking admission to the United States 
     on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

                   CHAPTER 3--REFUGEES AND MIGRATION

             Subchapter A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 2231. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Migration and Refugee Assistance.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' 
     for authorized activities, $650,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1998 and $704,500,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A) Limitation regarding tibetan refugees in india and 
     nepal.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in 
     paragraph (1), not more than $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1998 and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized 
     to be available only for humanitarian assistance, including 
     food, medicine, clothing, and medical and vocational 
     training, to Tibetan refugees in India and Nepal who have 
     fled Chinese-occupied Tibet.
       (B) Refugees resettling in israel.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated in paragraph (1), $80,000,000 
     for the fiscal year 1998 and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1999 are authorized to be available for assistance for 
     refugees resettling in Israel from other countries.
       (C) Humanitarian assistance for displaced burmese.--Of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in paragraph (1), 
     $1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $1,500,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1999 for humanitarian assistance are authorized 
     to be available, including food, medicine, clothing, and 
     medical and vocational training, to persons displaced as a 
     result of civil conflict in Burma, including persons still 
     within Burma.
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to 
     this section are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.

                       Subchapter B--Authorities

     SEC. 2241. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE INVOLUNTARY 
                   RETURN OF REFUGEES.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds made available by this 
     subdivision shall be available to effect the involuntary 
     return by the United States of any person to a country in 
     which the person has a well-founded fear of persecution on 
     account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a 
     particular social group, or political opinion, except on 
     grounds recognized as precluding protection as a refugee 
     under the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of 
     Refugees of July 28, 1951, and the Protocol Relating to the 
     Status of Refugees of January 31, 1967, subject to the 
     reservations contained in the United States Senate Resolution 
     of Ratification.

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       (b) Migration and Refugee Assistance.--None of the funds 
     made available by section 2231 of this division or by section 
     2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 
     U.S.C. 2601(c)) shall be available to effect the involuntary 
     return of any person to any country unless the Secretary of 
     State first notifies the appropriate congressional 
     committees, except that in the case of an emergency involving 
     a threat to human life the Secretary of State shall notify 
     the appropriate congressional committees as soon as 
     practicable.
       (c) Involuntary Return Defined.--As used in this section, 
     the term ``to effect the involuntary return'' means to 
     require, by means of physical force or circumstances 
     amounting to a threat thereof, a person to return to a 
     country against the person's will, regardless of whether the 
     person is physically present in the United States and 
     regardless of whether the United States acts directly or 
     through an agent.

     SEC. 2242. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE 
                   INVOLUNTARY RETURN OF PERSONS IN DANGER OF 
                   SUBJECTION TO TORTURE.

       (a) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United States 
     not to expel, extradite, or otherwise effect the involuntary 
     return of any person to a country in which there are 
     substantial grounds for believing the person would be in 
     danger of being subjected to torture, regardless of whether 
     the person is physically present in the United States.
       (b) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the heads of the appropriate agencies 
     shall prescribe regulations to implement the obligations of 
     the United States under Article 3 of the United Nations 
     Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman 
     or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, subject to any 
     reservations, understandings, declarations, and provisos 
     contained in the United States Senate resolution of 
     ratification of the Convention.
       (c) Exclusion of Certain Aliens.--To the maximum extent 
     consistent with the obligations of the United States under 
     the Convention, subject to any reservations, understandings, 
     declarations, and provisos contained in the United States 
     Senate resolution of ratification of the Convention, the 
     regulations described in subsection (b) shall exclude from 
     the protection of such regulations aliens described in 
     section 241(b)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B)).
       (d) Review and Construction.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, and except as provided in the regulations 
     described in subsection (b), no court shall have jurisdiction 
     to review the regulations adopted to implement this section, 
     and nothing in this section shall be construed as providing 
     any court jurisdiction to consider or review claims raised 
     under the Convention or this section, or any other 
     determination made with respect to the application of the 
     policy set forth in subsection (a), except as part of the 
     review of a final order of removal pursuant to section 242 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252).
       (e) Authority To Detain.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as limiting the authority of the Attorney General 
     to detain any person under any provision of law, including, 
     but not limited to, any provision of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act.
       (f) Definitions.--
       (1) Convention defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Convention'' means the United Nations Convention Against 
     Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading 
     Treatment or Punishment, done at New York on December 10, 
     1984.
       (2) Same terms as in the convention.--Except as otherwise 
     provided, the terms used in this section have the meanings 
     given those terms in the Convention, subject to any 
     reservations, understandings, declarations, and provisos 
     contained in the United States Senate resolution of 
     ratification of the Convention.

     SEC. 2243. REPROGRAMMING OF MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
                   FUNDS.

       Section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``Foreign Affairs'' and inserting 
     ``International Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and the Committee on Appropriations'' 
     after ``Foreign Relations''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) The Secretary of State may waive the notification 
     requirement of subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human 
     health or welfare. In the case of any waiver under this 
     subsection, notification to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     shall be provided as soon as practicable, but not later than 
     3 days after taking the action to which the notification 
     requirement was applicable, and shall contain an explanation 
     of the emergency circumstances.''.

     SEC. 2244. ELIGIBILITY FOR REFUGEE STATUS.

       Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
     and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 
     104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-171) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``For purposes'' and inserting 
     ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     years 1997, 1998, and 1999''; and
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Aliens Covered.--
       ``(1) In general.-- An alien described in this subsection 
     is an alien who--
       ``(A) is the son or daughter of a qualified national;
       ``(B) is 21 years of age or older; and
       ``(C) was unmarried as of the date of acceptance of the 
     alien's parent for resettlement under the Orderly Departure 
     Program.
       ``(2) Qualified national.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the term `qualified national' means a national of Vietnam 
     who--
       ``(A)(i) was formerly interned in a reeducation camp in 
     Vietnam by the Government of the Socialist Republic of 
     Vietnam; or
       ``(ii) is the widow or widower of an individual described 
     in clause (i); and
       ``(B)(i) qualified for refugee processing under the 
     reeducation camp internees subprogram of the Orderly 
     Departure Program; and
       ``(ii) on or after April 1, 1995, is or has been accepted--
       ``(I) for resettlement as a refugee; or
       ``(II) for admission as an immigrant under the Orderly 
     Departure Program.''.

     SEC. 2245. REPORTS TO CONGRESS CONCERNING CUBAN EMIGRATION 
                   POLICIES.

       Beginning not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State shall supplement the monthly report to 
     Congress entitled ``Update on Monitoring of Cuban Migrant 
     Returnees'' with additional information concerning the 
     methods employed by the Government of Cuba to enforce the 
     United States-Cuba agreement of September 1994 and the 
     treatment by the Government of Cuba of persons who have 
     returned to Cuba pursuant to the United States-Cuba agreement 
     of May 1995.

  TITLE XXIII--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; DEPARTMENT OF 
                  STATE PERSONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

           CHAPTER 1--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 2301. COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM.

       (a) Establishment.--Section 1 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Coordinator for Counterterrorism.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is within the office of the 
     Secretary of State a Coordinator for Counterterrorism (in 
     this paragraph referred to as the `Coordinator') who shall be 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate.
       ``(2) Duties.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Coordinator shall perform such 
     duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of State 
     shall prescribe.
       ``(B) Duties described.--The principal duty of the 
     Coordinator shall be the overall supervision (including 
     policy oversight of resources) of international 
     counterterrorism activities. The Coordinator shall be the 
     principal adviser to the Secretary of State on international 
     counterterrorism matters. The Coordinator shall be the 
     principal counterterrorism official within the senior 
     management of the Department of State and shall report 
     directly to the Secretary of State.
       ``(3) Rank and status of ambassador.--The Coordinator shall 
     have the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 161 of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 
     and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) is amended by striking 
     subsection (e).

     SEC. 2302. ELIMINATION OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE 
                   FOR BURDENSHARING.

       Section 161 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2651a note) is amended 
     by striking subsection (f).

     SEC. 2303. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.

       Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by this division, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Qualifications of Officer Having Primary 
     Responsibility for Personnel Management.--The officer of the 
     Department of State with primary responsibility for assisting 
     the Secretary of State with respect to matters relating to 
     personnel in the Department of State, or that officer's 
     principal deputy, shall have substantial professional 
     qualifications in the field of human resource policy and 
     management.''.

     SEC. 2304. DIPLOMATIC SECURITY.

       Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by this division, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Qualifications of Officer Having Primary 
     Responsibility for Diplomatic Security.--The officer of the 
     Department of State with primary responsibility for assisting 
     the Secretary of State with respect to diplomatic security, 
     or that officer's principal deputy, shall have substantial 
     professional qualifications in the fields of (1) management, 
     and (2) Federal law enforcement, intelligence, or 
     security.''.

     SEC. 2305. NUMBER OF SENIOR OFFICIAL POSITIONS AUTHORIZED FOR 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       (a) Under Secretaries.--

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       (1) In general.--Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``5'' and inserting ``6''.
       (2) Conforming amendment to title 5.--Section 5314 of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Under 
     Secretaries of State (5)'' and inserting ``Under Secretaries 
     of State (6)''.
       (b) Assistant Secretaries.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1(c)(1) of the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``20'' and inserting ``24''.
       (2) Conforming amendment to title 5.--Section 5315 of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Assistant 
     Secretaries of State (20)'' and inserting ``Assistant 
     Secretaries of State (24)''.
       (c) Deputy Assistant Secretaries.--Section 1 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), 
     as amended by this division, is further amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively.

     SEC. 2306. NOMINATION OF UNDER SECRETARIES AND ASSISTANT 
                   SECRETARIES OF STATE.

       (a) Under Secretaries of State.--Section 1(b) of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2651a(c)), as amended by this division, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Nomination of Under Secretaries.--Whenever the 
     President submits to the Senate a nomination of an individual 
     for appointment to a position in the Department of State that 
     is described in paragraph (1), the President shall designate 
     the particular Under Secretary position in the Department of 
     State that the individual shall have.''.
       (b) Assistant Secretaries of State.--Section 1(c) of the 
     State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2651a(c)), as amended by this division, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Nomination of Assistant Secretaries.--Whenever the 
     President submits to the Senate a nomination of an individual 
     for appointment to a position in the Department of State that 
     is described in paragraph (1), the President shall designate 
     the regional or functional bureau or bureaus of the 
     Department of State with respect to which the individual 
     shall have responsibility.''.

  CHAPTER 2--PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

     SEC. 2311. FOREIGN SERVICE REFORM.

       (a) Performance Pay.--Section 405 of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3965) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Members'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to subsection (e), members''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of State may provide for recognition of the 
     meritorious or distinguished service of any member of the 
     Foreign Service described in subsection (a) (including any 
     member of the Senior Foreign Service) by means other than an 
     award of performance pay in lieu of making such an award 
     under this section.''.
       (b) Expedited Separation Out.--
       (1) Separation of lowest ranked foreign service members.--
     Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall develop and implement 
     procedures to identify, and recommend for separation, any 
     member of the Foreign Service ranked by promotion boards of 
     the Department of State in the bottom 5 percent of his or her 
     class for 2 or more of the 5 years preceding the date of 
     enactment of this Act (in this subsection referred to as the 
     ``years of lowest ranking'') if the rating official for such 
     member was not the same individual for any two of the years 
     of lowest ranking.
       (2) Special internal reviews.--In any case where the member 
     was evaluated by the same rating official in any 2 of the 
     years of lowest ranking, an internal review of the member's 
     file shall be conducted to determine whether the member 
     should be considered for action leading to separation.
       (3) Procedures.--The Secretary of State shall develop 
     procedures for the internal reviews required under paragraph 
     (2).

     SEC. 2312. RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION.

       (a) Benefits.--Section 609 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4009) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by inserting ``or any other 
     applicable provision of chapter 84 of title 5, United States 
     Code,'' after ``section 811'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or section 855, as 
     appropriate'' after ``section 806''; and
       (3) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(2)(A) for those 
     participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
     System,''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end ``; and (B) 
     for those participants in the Foreign Service Pension System, 
     benefits as provided in section 851''; and
       (4) in subsection (b) in the matter following paragraph 
     (2), by inserting ``(for participants in the Foreign Service 
     Retirement and Disability System) or age 62 (for participants 
     in the Foreign Service Pension System)'' after ``age 60''.
       (b) Entitlement to Annuity.--Section 855(b) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071d(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``611,'' after ``608,'';
       (B) by inserting ``or for participants in the Foreign 
     Service Pension System,'' after ``for participants in the 
     Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System''; and
       (C) by striking ``Service shall'' and inserting ``Service, 
     shall''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or 610'' and inserting 
     ``610, or 611''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Exceptions.--The amendments made by paragraphs (2) and 
     (3) of subsection (a) and paragraphs (1)(A) and (2) of 
     subsection (b) shall apply with respect to any actions taken 
     under section 611 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 on or 
     after January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 2313. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO SEPARATE CONVICTED 
                   FELONS FROM THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

       Section 610(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4010(a)(2)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``A member'' and inserting ``Except in the case of 
     an individual who has been convicted of a crime for which a 
     sentence of imprisonment of more than 1 year may be imposed, 
     a member''.

     SEC. 2314. CAREER COUNSELING.

       (a) In General.--Section 706(a) of the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4026(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``Career counseling and related 
     services provided pursuant to this Act shall not be construed 
     to permit an assignment that consists primarily of paid time 
     to conduct a job search and without other substantive duties 
     for more than one month.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall be effective 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 2315. LIMITATIONS ON MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENTS.

       Section 1017(e)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4117(e)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii) and 
     paragraph (1)(B), the term `management official' does not 
     include--
       ``(A) any chief of mission;
       ``(B) any principal officer or deputy principal officer;
       ``(C) any administrative or personnel officer abroad; or
       ``(D) any individual described in section 1002(12) (B), 
     (C), or (D) who is not involved in the administration of this 
     chapter or in the formulation of the personnel policies and 
     programs of the Department.''.

     SEC. 2316. AVAILABILITY PAY FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL 
                   INVESTIGATORS WITHIN THE DIPLOMATIC SECURITY 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Section 5545a of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k)(1) For purposes of this section, the term `criminal 
     investigator' includes a special agent occupying a position 
     under title II of Public Law 99-399 if such special agent--
       ``(A) meets the definition of such term under paragraph (2) 
     of subsection (a) (applied disregardingthe parenthetical 
     matter before subparagraph (A) thereof); and
       ``(B) such special agent satisfies the requirements of 
     subsection (d) without taking into account any hours 
     described in paragraph (2)(B) thereof.
       ``(2) In applying subsection (h) with respect to a special 
     agent under this subsection--
       ``(A) any reference in such subsection to `basic pay' shall 
     be considered to include amounts designated as `salary';
       ``(B) paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection shall be 
     considered to include (in addition to the provisions of law 
     specified therein) sections 609(b)(1), 805, 806, and 856 of 
     the Foreign Service Act of 1980; and
       ``(C) paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection shall be applied 
     by substituting for `Office of Personnel Management' the 
     following: `Office of Personnel Management or the Secretary 
     of State (to the extent that matters exclusively within the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary are concerned)'.''.
       (b) Implementation.--Not later than the date on which the 
     amendments made by this section take effect, each special 
     agent of the Diplomatic Security Service who satisfies the 
     requirements of subsection (k)(1) of section 5545a of title 
     5, United States Code, as amended by this section, and the 
     appropriate supervisory officer, to be designated by the 
     Secretary of State, shall make an initial certification to 
     the Secretary of State that the special agent is expected to 
     meet the requirements of subsection (d) of such section 
     5545a. The Secretary of State may prescribe procedures 
     necessary to administer this subsection.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) Paragraph (2) 
     of section 5545a(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended (in the matter before subparagraph (A)) by striking 
     ``Public Law 99-399)'' and inserting ``Public Law 99-399, 
     subject to subsection (k))''.
       (2) Section 5542(e) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``title 18, United States Code,'' and inserting ``title 18 or 
     section 37(a)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956,''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable 
     pay period--

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       (1) which begins on or after the 90th day following the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) on which date all regulations necessary to carry out 
     such amendments are (in the judgment of the Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management and the Secretary of State) in 
     effect.

     SEC. 2317. NONOVERTIME DIFFERENTIAL PAY.

       Title 5 of the United States Code is amended--
       (1) in section 5544(a), by inserting after the fourth 
     sentence the following new sentence: ``For employees serving 
     outside the United States in areas where Sunday is a routine 
     workday and another day of the week is officially recognized 
     as the day of rest and worship, the Secretary of State may 
     designate the officially recognized day of rest and worship 
     as the day with respect to which the preceding sentence shall 
     apply instead of Sunday.''; and
       (2) at the end of section 5546(a), by adding the following 
     new sentence: ``For employees serving outside the United 
     States in areas where Sunday is a routine workday and another 
     day of the week is officially recognized as the day of rest 
     and worship, the Secretary of State may designate the 
     officially recognized day of rest and worship as the day with 
     respect to which the preceding sentence shall apply instead 
     of Sunday.''.

     SEC. 2318. REPORT CONCERNING MINORITIES AND THE FOREIGN 
                   SERVICE.

       The Secretary of State shall during each of calendar years 
     1998 and 1999 submit a report to the Congress concerning 
     minorities and the Foreign Service officer corps. In addition 
     to such other information as is relevant to this issue, the 
     report shall include the following data for the last 
     preceding examination and promotion cycles for which such 
     information is available (reported in terms of real numbers 
     and percentages and not as ratios):
       (1) The numbers and percentages of all minorities taking 
     the written Foreign Service examination.
       (2) The numbers and percentages of all minorities 
     successfully completing and passing the written Foreign 
     Service examination.
       (3) The numbers and percentages of all minorities 
     successfully completing and passing the oral Foreign Service 
     examination.
       (4) The numbers and percentages of all minorities entering 
     the junior officers class of the Foreign Service.
       (5) The numbers and percentages of all minority Foreign 
     Service officers at each grade.
       (6) The numbers of and percentages of minorities promoted 
     at each grade of the Foreign Service officer corps.

  TITLE XXIV--UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL 
                                PROGRAMS

               CHAPTER 1--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

     SEC. 2401. INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES AND 
                   EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out international information activities and 
     educational and cultural exchange programs under the United 
     States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the 
     Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, 
     Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1977, the United States 
     International Broadcasting Act of 1994, the Radio 
     Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba 
     Act, the Board for International Broadcasting Act, the North/
     South Center Act of 1991, and the National Endowment for 
     Democracy Act, and to carry out other authorities in law 
     consistent with such purposes:
       (1) International information programs.--For 
     ``International Information Programs'', $427,097,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1998 and $455,246,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Technology fund.--For the ``Technology Fund'' for the 
     United States Information Agency, $5,050,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $5,050,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (3) Educational and cultural exchange programs.--
       (A) Fulbright academic exchange programs.--
       (i) Fulbright academic exchange programs.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for the ``Fulbright Academic 
     Exchange Programs'' (other than programs described in 
     subparagraph (B)), $99,236,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $100,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (ii) Vietnam fulbright academic exchange programs.--Of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), 
     $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $5,000,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be available for the 
     Vietnam scholarship program established by section 229 of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 
     1993 (Public Law 102-138).
       (B) Other educational and cultural exchange programs.--
       (i) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     for other educational and cultural exchange programs 
     authorized by law, $100,764,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $102,500,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (ii) South pacific exchanges.--Of the amounts authorized to 
     be appropriated under clause (i), $500,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $500,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are 
     authorized to be available for ``South Pacific Exchanges''.
       (iii) East timorese scholarships.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), $500,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 for the fiscal year 1999 
     are authorized to be available for ``East Timorese 
     Scholarships''.
       (iv) Tibetan exchanges.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under clause (i), $500,000 for the fiscal year 
     1998 and $500,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to 
     be available for ``Educational and Cultural Exchanges with 
     Tibet'' under section 236 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 
     103-236).
       (4) International broadcasting activities.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For ``International 
     Broadcasting Activities'', $340,315,000 for the fiscal year 
     1998, and $340,365,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (B) Allocation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subparagraph (A), the Director of the 
     United States Information Agency and the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors shall seek to ensure that the amounts made 
     available for broadcasting to nations whose people do not 
     fully enjoy freedom of expression do not decline in 
     proportion to the amounts made available for broadcasting to 
     other nations.
       (5) Radio construction.--For ``Radio Construction'', 
     $40,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and $13,245,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1999.
       (6) Radio free asia.--For ``Radio Free Asia'', $24,100,000 
     for the fiscal year 1998 and $22,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1999, and an additional $8,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 for 
     one-time capital costs.
       (7) Broadcasting to cuba.--For ``Broadcasting to Cuba'', 
     $22,095,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $22,095,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1999.
       (8) Center for cultural and technical interchange between 
     east and west.--For the ``Center for Cultural and Technical 
     Interchange between East and West'', not more than 
     $12,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and not more than 
     $12,500,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (9) National endowment for democracy.--For the ``National 
     Endowment for Democracy'', $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1998 and $31,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (10) Center for cultural and technical interchange between 
     north and south.--For ``Center for Cultural and Technical 
     Interchange between North and South'' not more than 
     $1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and not more than 
     $1,750,000 for the fiscal year 1999.

                 CHAPTER 2--AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 2411. RETENTION OF INTEREST.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the 
     approval of the National Endowment for Democracy, grant funds 
     made available by the National Endowment for Democracy may be 
     deposited in interest-bearing accounts pending disbursement, 
     and any interest which accrues may be retained by the grantee 
     without returning such interest to the Treasury of the United 
     States and interest earned may be obligated and expended for 
     the purposes for which the grant was made without further 
     appropriation.

     SEC. 2412. USE OF SELECTED PROGRAM FEES.

       Section 810 of the United States Information and 
     Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e) is amended 
     to read as follows:


                 ``use of english-teaching program fees

       ``Sec. 810. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3302 
     of title 31, United States Code, or any other law or 
     limitation of authority, fees and receipts described in 
     subsection (b) are authorized to be credited each fiscal year 
     for authorized purposes to the appropriate appropriations of 
     the United States Information Agency to such extent as may be 
     provided in advance in appropriations acts.
       ``(b) Fees and Receipts Described.--The fees and receipts 
     described in this subsection are fees and payments received 
     by or for the use of the United States Information Agency 
     from or in connection with--
       ``(1) English-teaching and library services,
       ``(2) educational advising and counseling,
       ``(3) Exchange Visitor Program Services,
       ``(4) advertising and business ventures of the Voice of 
     America and the International Broadcasting Bureau,
       ``(5) cooperating international organizations, and
       ``(6) Agency-produced publications,
       ``(7) an amount not to exceed $100,000 of the payments from 
     motion picture and television programs produced or conducted 
     by or on behalf of the Agency under the authority of this Act 
     or the Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.''.

     SEC. 2413. MUSKIE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Guidelines.--Section 227(c)(5) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 
     note) is amended by inserting ``journalism and 
     communications, education administration, public policy, 
     library and information science,'' after ``business 
     administration,'' each of the two places it appears.
       (b) Redesignation of Soviet Union.--Section 227 of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 
     1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsections (a), (b), and (c)(5), by striking 
     ``Soviet Union'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``independent states of the former Soviet Union'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(11), by striking ``Soviet republics'' 
     and inserting ``independent states of the former Soviet 
     Union''; and
       (3) in the section heading, by inserting ``INDEPENDENT 
     STATES OF THE FORMER'' after ``FROM THE''.

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     SEC. 2414. WORKING GROUP ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT-
                   SPONSORED INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES AND TRAINING.

       Section 112 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Working Group on United States Government Sponsored 
     International Exchanges and Training.--(1) In order to carry 
     out the purposes of subsection (f) and to improve the 
     coordination, efficiency, and effectiveness of United States 
     Government-sponsored international exchanges and training, 
     there is established within the United States Information 
     Agency a senior-level interagency working group to be known 
     as the Working Group on United States Government-Sponsored 
     International Exchanges and Training (in this section 
     referred to as the `Working Group').
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `Government-sponsored international exchanges and training' 
     means the movement of people between countries to promote the 
     sharing of ideas, to develop skills, and to foster mutual 
     understanding and cooperation, financed wholly or in part, 
     directly or indirectly, with United States Government funds.
       ``(3) The Working Group shall be composed as follows:
       ``(A) The Associate Director for Educational and Cultural 
     Affairs of the United States Information Agency, who shall 
     act as Chair.
       ``(B) A senior representative of the Department of State, 
     who shall be designated by the Secretary of State.
       ``(C) A senior representative of the Department of Defense, 
     who shall be designated by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(D) A senior representative of the Department of 
     Education, who shall be designated by the Secretary of 
     Education.
       ``(E) A senior representative of the Department of Justice, 
     who shall be designated by the Attorney General.
       ``(F) A senior representative of the Agency for 
     International Development, who shall be designated by the 
     Administrator of the Agency.
       ``(G) Senior representatives of such other departments and 
     agencies as the Chair determines to be appropriate.
       ``(4) Representatives of the National Security Adviser and 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may 
     participate in the Working Group at the discretion of the 
     Adviser and the Director, respectively.
       ``(5) The Working Group shall be supported by an 
     interagency staff office established in the Bureau of 
     Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States 
     Information Agency.
       ``(6) The Working Group shall have the following purposes 
     and responsibilities:
       ``(A) To collect, analyze, and report data provided by all 
     United States Government departments and agencies conducting 
     international exchanges and training programs.
       ``(B) To promote greater understanding and cooperation 
     among concerned United States Government departments and 
     agencies of common issues and challenges in conducting 
     international exchanges and training programs, including 
     through the establishment of a clearinghouse for information 
     on international exchange and training activities in the 
     governmental and nongovernmental sectors.
       ``(C) In order to achieve the most efficient and cost-
     effective use of Federal resources, to identify 
     administrative and programmatic duplication and overlap of 
     activities by the various United States Government 
     departments and agencies involved in Government-sponsored 
     international exchange and training programs, to identify how 
     each Government-sponsored international exchange and training 
     program promotes United States foreign policy, and to report 
     thereon.
       ``(D)(i) Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1998 and 1999, the Working Group shall develop a 
     coordinated and cost-effective strategy for all United States 
     Government-sponsored international exchange and training 
     programs, including an action plan with the objective of 
     achieving a minimum of 10 percent cost savings through 
     greater efficiency, the consolidation of programs, or the 
     elimination of duplication, or any combination thereof.
       ``(ii) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 
     and 1999, the Working Group shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees setting forth the 
     strategy and action plan required by clause (i).
       ``(iii) Each year thereafter the Working Group shall assess 
     the strategy and plan required by clause (i).
       ``(E) Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1998 and 1999, to develop recommendations on common 
     performance measures for all United States Government-
     sponsored international exchange and training programs, and 
     to issue a report.
       ``(F) To conduct a survey of private sector international 
     exchange activities and develop strategies for expanding 
     public and private partnerships in, and leveraging private 
     sector support for, United States Government-sponsored 
     international exchange and training activities.
       ``(G) Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1998 and 1999, to report on the feasibility and 
     advisability of transferring funds and program management for 
     the ATLAS or the Mandela Fellows programs, or both, in South 
     Africa from the Agency for International Development to the 
     United States Information Agency. The report shall include an 
     assessment of the capabilities of the South African Fulbright 
     Commission to manage such programs and the cost effects of 
     consolidating such programs under one entity.
       ``(7) All reports prepared by the Working Group shall be 
     submitted to the President, through the Director of the 
     United States Information Agency.
       ``(8) The Working Group shall meet at least on a quarterly 
     basis.
       ``(9) All decisions of the Working Group shall be by 
     majority vote of the members present and voting.
       ``(10) The members of the Working Group shall serve without 
     additional compensation for their service on the Working 
     Group. Any expenses incurred by a member of the Working Group 
     in connection with service on the Working Group shall be 
     compensated by that member's department or agency.
       ``(11) With respect to any report issued under paragraph 
     (6), a member may submit dissenting views to be submitted as 
     part of the report of the Working Group.''.

     SEC. 2415. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND 
                   SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BURMESE.

       (a) In General.--Section 103(b)(1) of the Human Rights, 
     Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 
     (Public Law 104-319; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``for fiscal year 1997'' and inserting 
     ``for the fiscal year 1999''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``who are outside Tibet'' the 
     following: ``(if practicable, including individuals active in 
     the preservation of Tibet's unique culture, religion, and 
     language)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 2416. SURROGATE BROADCASTING STUDY.

       Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, acting through the 
     International Broadcasting Bureau, should conduct and 
     complete a study of the appropriateness, feasibility, and 
     projected costs of providing surrogate broadcasting service 
     to Africa and transmit the results of the study to the 
     appropriate congressional committees.

     SEC. 2417. RADIO BROADCASTING TO IRAN IN THE FARSI LANGUAGE.

       (a) Radio Free Iran.--Not more than $2,000,000 of the funds 
     made available under section 2401(a)(4) of this division for 
     each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for grants to RFE/RL, 
     Incorporated, shall be available only for surrogate radio 
     broadcasting by RFE/RL, Incorporated, to the Iranian people 
     in the Farsi language, such broadcasts to be designated as 
     ``Radio Free Iran''.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors of the United States Information Agency shall 
     submit a detailed report to Congress describing the costs, 
     implementation, and plans for creation of the surrogate 
     broadcasting service described in subsection (a).
       (c) Availability of Funds.--None of the funds made 
     available under subsection (a) may be made available report 
     required under subsection (b).

     SEC. 2418. AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER SUMMER TRAVEL AND WORK 
                   PROGRAMS.

       The Director of the United States Information Agency is 
     authorized to administer summer travel and work programs 
     without regard to preplacement requirements.

     SEC. 2419. PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES REGARDING 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 701(f) of the United States Information and 
     Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1476(f)) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (4).

     SEC. 2420. VOICE OF AMERICA BROADCASTS.

       (a) In General.--The Voice of America shall devote 
     programming each day to broadcasting information on the 
     individual States of the United States. The broadcasts shall 
     include--
       (1) information on the products, tourism, and cultural and 
     educational facilities of each State;
       (2) information on the potential for trade with each State; 
     and
       (3) discussions with State officials with respect to the 
     matters described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors of 
     the United States Information Agency shall submit a report to 
     Congress detailing the actions that have been taken to carry 
     out subsection (a).
       (c) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' 
     means any of the several States of the United States, the 
     District of Columbia, or any commonwealth or territory of the 
     United States.

    TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN UNITED NATIONS

     SEC. 2501. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND CONTINGENCIES.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for ``International 
     Conferences and Contingencies'', $6,537,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $16,223,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for the 
     Department of State to carry out the authorities, functions, 
     duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign 
     affairs of the United States with respect to inter

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     national conferences and contingencies and to carry out other 
     authorities in law consistent with such purposes.

     SEC. 2502. RESTRICTION RELATING TO UNITED STATES ACCESSION TO 
                   ANY NEW INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL.

       (a) Prohibition.--The United States shall not become a 
     party to any new international criminal tribunal, nor give 
     legal effect to the jurisdiction of such a tribunal over any 
     matter described in subsection (b), except pursuant to--
       (1) a treaty made under Article II, section 2, clause 2 of 
     the Constitution of the United States on or after the date of 
     enactment of this Act; or
       (2) any statute enacted by Congress on or after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Jurisdiction Described.--The jurisdiction described in 
     this section is jurisdiction over--
       (1) persons found, property located, or acts or omissions 
     committed, within the territory of the United States; or
       (2) nationals of the United States, wherever found.
       (c) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section 
     precludes sharing information, expertise, or other forms of 
     assistance with such tribunal.
       (d) Definition.--The term ``new international criminal 
     tribunal'' means any permanent international criminal 
     tribunal established on or after the date of enactment of 
     this Act and does not include--
       (1) the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of 
     Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International 
     Humanitarian Law in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia, 
     as established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 
     827 of May 25, 1993; or
       (2) the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of 
     Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations 
     of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory 
     of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and 
     Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of 
     Neighboring States, as established by United Nations Security 
     Council Resolution 955 of November 8, 1994.

     SEC. 2503. UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP IN THE BUREAU OF THE 
                   INTERPARLIAMENTARY UNION.

       (a) Interparliamentary Union Limitation.--Unless the 
     Secretary of State certifies to Congress that the United 
     States will be assessed not more than $500,000 for its annual 
     contribution to the Bureau of the Interparliamentary Union 
     during fiscal year 1999, then effective October 1, 1999, the 
     authority for further participation by the United States in 
     the Bureau shall terminate in accordance with subsection (d).
       (b) Elimination of Authority To Pay Expenses of the 
     American Group.--Section 1 of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     authorize participation by the United States in the 
     Interparliamentary Union'', approved June 28, 1935 (22 U.S.C. 
     276) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``fiscal year'' and all that follows 
     through ``(1) for'' and inserting ``fiscal year for'';
       (B) by striking ``; and''; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.
       (c) Elimination of Permanent Appropriation.--Section 303 of 
     the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 (as 
     contained in section 101(a) of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Act, 1988 (Public Law 100-202; 22 U.S.C. 276 note)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``$440,000'' and inserting ``$350,000''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``paragraph (2) of the first section of 
     Public Law 74-170,''.
       (d) Conditional Termination of Authority.--Unless Congress 
     receives the certification described in subsection (a) before 
     October 1, 1999, effective on that date the Act entitled ``An 
     Act to authorize participation by the United States in the 
     Interparliamentary Union'', approved June 28, 1935 (22 U.S.C. 
     276-276a-4) is repealed.
       (e) Transfer of Funds to the Treasury.--Unobligated 
     balances of appropriations made under section 303 of the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 1988 (as contained in 
     section 101(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 1988; 
     Public Law 100-202) that are available as of the day before 
     the date of enactment of this Act shall be transferred on 
     such date to the general fund of the Treasury of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2504. SERVICE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3582(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking all after the first sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``On reemployment, an employee 
     entitled to the benefits of subsection (a) is entitled to the 
     rate of basic pay to which the employee would have been 
     entitled had the employee remained in the civil service. On 
     reemployment, the agency shall restore the sick leave account 
     of the employee, by credit or charge, to its status at the 
     time of transfer. The period of separation caused by the 
     employment of the employee with the international 
     organization and the period necessary to effect reemployment 
     are deemed creditable service for all appropriate civil 
     service employment purposes. This subsection does not apply 
     to a congressional employee.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to transfers that take effect on or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2505. REPORTS REGARDING FOREIGN TRAVEL.

       (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (e), 
     none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
     division for fiscal year 1999 may be used to pay for the 
     expenses of foreign travel by an officer or employee of an 
     Executive branch agency to attend an international 
     conference, or for the routine services that a United States 
     diplomatic mission or consular post provides in support of 
     foreign travel by such an officer or employee to attend an 
     international conference, unless that officer or employee has 
     submitted a preliminary report with respect to that foreign 
     travel in accordance with subsection (b), and has not 
     previously failed to submit a final report with respect to 
     foreign travel to attend an international conference required 
     by subsection (c).
       (b) Preliminary Reports.--A preliminary report referred to 
     in subsection (a) is a report by an officer or employee of an 
     Executive branch agency with respect to proposed foreign 
     travel to attend an international conference, submitted to 
     the Director prior to commencement of the travel, setting 
     forth--
       (1) the name and employing agency of the officer or 
     employee;
       (2) the name of the official who authorized the travel; and
       (3) the purpose and duration of the travel.
       (c) Final Reports.--A final report referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a report by an officer or employee of an 
     Executive branch agency with respect to foreign travel to 
     attend an international conference, submitted to the Director 
     not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the travel--
       (1) setting forth the actual duration and cost of the 
     travel; and
       (2) updating any other information included in the 
     preliminary report.
       (d) Report to Congress.--The Director shall submit a report 
     not later than April 1, 1999, to the Committees on Foreign 
     Relations and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees 
     on International Relations and Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, setting forth with respect to each 
     international conference for which reports described in 
     subsection (c) were required to be submitted to the Director 
     during the preceding six months--
       (1) the names and employing agencies of all officers and 
     employees of Executive branch agencies who attended the 
     international conference;
       (2) the names of all officials who authorized travel to the 
     international conference, and the total number of officers 
     and employees who were authorized to travel to the conference 
     by each such official; and
       (3) the total cost of travel by officers and employees of 
     Executive branch agencies to the international conference.
       (e) Exceptions.--This section shall not apply to travel 
     by--
       (1) the President or the Vice President;
       (2) any officer or employee who is carrying out an 
     intelligence or intelligence-related activity, who is 
     performing a protective function, or who is engaged in a 
     sensitive diplomatic mission; or
       (3) any officer or employee who travels prior to January 1, 
     1999.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of International Conferences of the Department of 
     State.
       (2) Executive branch agency.--The terms ``Executive branch 
     agency'' and ``Executive branch agencies'' mean--
       (A) an entity or entities, other than the General 
     Accounting Office, defined in section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code; and
       (B) the Executive Office of the President (except as 
     provided in subsection (e)).
       (3) International conference.--The term ``international 
     conference'' means any meeting held under the auspices of an 
     international organization or foreign government, at which 
     representatives of more than two foreign governments are 
     expected to be in attendance, and to which United States 
     Executive branch agencies will send a total of ten or more 
     representatives.
       (g) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report describing--
       (1) the total Federal expenditure of all official 
     international travel in each Executive branch agency during 
     the previous fiscal year; and
       (2) the total number of individuals in each agency who 
     engaged in such travel.

     TITLE XXVI--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

     SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
     purposes of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act $41,500,000 
     for the fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 2602. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

       Section 303 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2573), as redesignated by section 2223 of this 
     division, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Statutory Construction.--Nothing contained in this 
     chapter shall be construed to authorize any policy or action 
     by any Government agency which would interfere with, 
     restrict, or prohibit the acquisition, possession, or use of 
     firearms by an individual for the lawful purpose of personal 
     defense, sport, recreation, education, or training.''.

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               TITLE XXVII--EUROPEAN SECURITY ACT OF 1998

     SEC. 2701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``European Security Act of 
     1998''.

     SEC. 2702. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       (a) Policy With Respect to NATO Enlargement.--Congress 
     urges the President to outline a clear and complete strategic 
     rationale for the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO), and declares that--
       (1) Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic should not be 
     the last emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe 
     invited to join NATO;
       (2) the United States should ensure that NATO continues a 
     process whereby all other emerging democracies in Central and 
     Eastern Europe that wish to join NATO will be considered for 
     membership in NATO as soon as they meet the criteria for such 
     membership;
       (3) the United States should ensure that no limitations are 
     placed on the numbers of NATO troops or types of equipment, 
     including tactical nuclear weapons, to be deployed on the 
     territory of new member states;
       (4) the United States should reject all efforts to 
     condition NATO decisions on review or approval by the United 
     Nations Security Council;
       (5) the United States should clearly delineate those NATO 
     deliberations, including but not limited to discussions on 
     arms control, further Alliance enlargement, procurement 
     matters, and strategic doctrine, that are not subject to 
     review or discussion in the NATO-Russia Permanent Joint 
     Council;
       (6) the United States should work to ensure that countries 
     invited to join the Alliance are provided an immediate seat 
     in NATO discussions; and
       (7) the United States already pays more than a 
     proportionate share of the costs of the common defense of 
     Europe and should obtain, in advance, agreement on an 
     equitable distribution of the cost of NATO enlargement to 
     ensure that the United States does not continue to bear a 
     disproportionate burden.
       (b) Policy With Respect to Negotiations With Russia.--
       (1) Implementation.--NATO enlargement should be carried out 
     in such a manner as to underscore the Alliance's defensive 
     nature and demonstrate to Russia that NATO enlargement will 
     enhance the security of all countries in Europe, including 
     Russia. Accordingly, the United States and its NATO allies 
     should make this intention clear in negotiations with Russia, 
     including negotiations regarding adaptation of the 
     Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty of November 
     19, 1990.
       (2) Limitations on commitments to russia.--In seeking to 
     demonstrate to Russia NATO's defensive and security-enhancing 
     intentions, it is essential that neither fundamental United 
     States security interests in Europe nor the effectiveness and 
     flexibility of NATO as a defensive alliance be jeopardized. 
     In particular, no commitments should be made to Russia that 
     would have the effect of--
       (A) extending rights or imposing responsibilities on new 
     NATO members different from those applicable to current NATO 
     members, including rights or responsibilities with respect to 
     the deployment of nuclear weapons and the stationing of 
     troops and equipment from other NATO members;
       (B) limiting the ability of NATO to defend the territory of 
     new NATO members by, for example, restricting the 
     construction of defense infrastructure or limiting the 
     ability of NATO to deploy necessary reinforcements;
       (C) providing any international organization, or any 
     country that is not a member of NATO, with authority to 
     delay, veto, or otherwise impede deliberations and decisions 
     of the North Atlantic Council or the implementation of such 
     decisions, including deliberations and decisions with respect 
     to the deployment of NATO forces or the admission of 
     additional members to NATO;
       (D) impeding the development of enhanced relations between 
     NATO and other European countries that do not belong to the 
     Alliance;
       (E) establishing a nuclear weapons-free zone in Central or 
     Eastern Europe;
       (F) requiring NATO to subsidize Russian arms sales, 
     service, or support to the militaries of those former Warsaw 
     Pact countries invited to join the Alliance; or
       (G) legitimizing Russian efforts to link concessions in 
     arms control negotiations to NATO enlargement.
       (3) Commitments from russia.--In order to enhance security 
     and stability in Europe, the United States should seek 
     commitments from Russia--
       (A) to demarcate and respect all its borders with 
     neighboring states;
       (B) to achieve the immediate and complete withdrawal of any 
     armed forces and military equipment under the control of 
     Russia that are deployed on the territories of the 
     independent states of the former Soviet Union without the 
     full and complete agreement of those states;
       (C) to station its armed forces on the territory of other 
     states only with the full and complete agreement of that 
     state and in strict accordance with international law; and
       (D) to take steps to reduce further its nuclear and 
     conventional forces in Kaliningrad.
       (4) Consultations.--As negotiations on adaptation of the 
     Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe proceed, the 
     United States should engage in close and continuous 
     consultations not only with its NATO allies, but also with 
     the emerging democracies of Central and Eastern Europe, 
     Ukraine, and the South Caucasus.
       (c) Policy With Respect to Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Cooperation.--
       (1) In general.--As the United States proceeds with efforts 
     to develop defenses against ballistic missile attack, it 
     should seek to foster a climate of cooperation with Russia on 
     matters related to missile defense. In particular, the United 
     States and its NATO allies should seek to cooperate with 
     Russia in such areas as early warning.
       (2) Discussions with nato allies.--The United States should 
     initiate discussions with its NATO allies for the purpose of 
     examining the feasibility of deploying a ballistic missile 
     defense capable of protecting NATO's southern and eastern 
     flanks from a limited ballistic missile attack.
       (3) Constitutional prerogatives.--Even as the Congress 
     seeks to promote ballistic missile defense cooperation with 
     Russia, it must insist on its constitutional prerogatives 
     regarding consideration of arms control agreements with 
     Russia that bear on ballistic missile defense.

     SEC. 2703. AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NATO ENLARGEMENT.

       (a) Policy of Section.--This section is enacted in order to 
     implement the policy set forth in section 2702(a).
       (b) Designation of Additional Countries Eligible for NATO 
     Enlargement Assistance.--
       (1) Designation of additional countries.--Romania, Estonia, 
     Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria are each designated as 
     eligible to receive assistance under the program established 
     under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 
     (22 U.S.C. 1928 note) and shall be deemed to have been so 
     designated pursuant to section 203(d)(1) of such Act.
       (2) Rule of construction.--The designation of countries 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) as eligible to receive assistance 
     under the program established under section 203(a) of the 
     NATO Participation Act of 1994--
       (A) is in addition to the designation of other countries by 
     law or pursuant to section 203(d)(2) of such Act as eligible 
     to receive assistance under the program established under 
     section 203(a) of such Act; and
       (B) shall not preclude the designation by the President of 
     other emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe 
     pursuant to section 203(d)(2) of such Act as eligible to 
     receive assistance under the program established under 
     section 203(a) of such Act.
       (3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria--
       (A) are to be commended for their progress toward political 
     and economic reform and meeting the guidelines for 
     prospective NATO members;
       (B) would make an outstanding contribution to furthering 
     the goals of NATO and enhancing stability, freedom, and peace 
     in Europe should they become NATO members; and
       (C) upon complete satisfaction of all relevant criteria 
     should be invited to become full NATO members at the earliest 
     possible date.
       (c) Regional Airspace Initiative and Partnership for Peace 
     Information Management System.--
       (1) In general.--Funds described in paragraph (2) are 
     authorized to be made available to support the implementation 
     of the Regional Airspace Initiative and the Partnership for 
     Peace Information Management System, including--
       (A) the procurement of items in support of these programs; 
     and
       (B) the transfer of such items to countries participating 
     in these programs.
       (2) Funds described.--Funds described in this paragraph are 
     funds that are available--
       (A) during any fiscal year under the NATO Participation Act 
     of 1994 with respect to countries eligible for assistance 
     under that Act; or
       (B) during fiscal year 1998 under any Act to carry out the 
     Warsaw Initiative.
       (d) Extension of Authority Regarding Excess Defense 
     Articles.--Section 105 of Public Law 104-164 (110 Stat. 1427) 
     is amended by striking ``1996 and 1997'' and inserting 
     ``1997, 1998, and 1999''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments to the NATO Participation Act of 
     1994.--Section 203(c) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 
     (22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, without regard to the 
     restrictions'' and all that follows through ``section)'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2);
       (3) in paragraph (6), by striking ``appropriated under the 
     `Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund' account'' and 
     inserting ``made available for the `Nonproliferation and 
     Disarmament Fund' ''; and
       (4) in paragraph (8)--
       (A) by striking ``any restrictions in sections 516 and 
     519'' and inserting ``section 516(e)'';
       (B) by striking ``as amended,''; and
       (C) by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (1)''; and
       (5) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively.

     SEC. 2704. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO THE TREATY ON 
                   CONVENTIONAL ARMED FORCES IN EUROPE.

       It is the sense of Congress that no revisions to the Treaty 
     on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe will be approved for 
     entry into force with respect to the United States that 
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     rity interests in Europe or the effectiveness and flexibility 
     of NATO as a defensive alliance by--
       (1) extending rights or imposing responsibilities on new 
     NATO members different from those applicable to current NATO 
     members, including rights or responsibilities with respect to 
     the deployment of nuclear weapons and the stationing of 
     troops and equipment from other NATO members;
       (2) limiting the ability of NATO to defend the territory of 
     new NATO members by, for example, restricting the 
     construction of defense infrastructure or limiting the 
     ability of NATO to deploy necessary reinforcements;
       (3) providing any international organization, or any 
     country that is not a member of NATO, with the authority to 
     delay, veto, or otherwise impede deliberations and decisions 
     of the North Atlantic Council or the implementation of such 
     decisions, including deliberations and decisions with respect 
     to the deployment of NATO forces or the admission of 
     additional members to NATO; or
       (4) impeding the development of enhanced relations between 
     NATO and other European countries that do not belong to the 
     Alliance.

     SEC. 2705. RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
                   BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE.

       (a) Policy of Section.--This section is enacted in order to 
     implement the policy set forth in section 2702(c).
       (b) Restriction on Entry Into Force of ABM/TMD Demarcation 
     Agreements.--An ABM/TMD demarcation agreement shall not be 
     binding on the United States, and shall not enter into force 
     with respect to the United States, unless, after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, that agreement is specifically 
     approved with the advice and consent of the United States 
     Senate pursuant to Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the 
     Constitution.
       (c) Sense of Congress With Respect to Demarcation 
     Agreements.--
       (1) Relationship to multilateralization of abm treaty.--It 
     is the sense of Congress that no ABM/TMD demarcation 
     agreement will be considered for advice and consent to 
     ratification unless, consistent with the certification of the 
     President pursuant to condition (9) of the resolution of 
     ratification of the CFE Flank Document, the President submits 
     for Senate advice and consent to ratification any agreement, 
     arrangement, or understanding that would--
       (A) add one or more countries as State Parties to the ABM 
     Treaty, or otherwise convert the ABM Treaty from a bilateral 
     treaty to a multilateral treaty; or
       (B) change the geographic scope or coverage of the ABM 
     Treaty, or otherwise modify the meaning of the term 
     ``national territory'' as used in Article VI and Article IX 
     of the ABM Treaty.
       (2) Preservation of united states theater ballistic missile 
     defense potential.--It is the sense of Congress that no ABM/
     TMD demarcation agreement that would reduce the capabilities 
     of United States theater missile defense systems, or the 
     numbers or deployment patterns of such systems, will be 
     approved for entry into force with respect to the United 
     States.
       (d) Report on Cooperative Projects With Russia.--Not later 
     than January 1, 1999, and January 1, 2000, the President 
     shall submit to the Committees on International Relations, 
     National Security, and Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committees on Foreign Relations, 
     Armed Services, and Appropriations of the Senate a report on 
     cooperative projects with Russia in the area of ballistic 
     missile defense, including in the area of early warning. Each 
     such report shall include the following:
       (1) Cooperative projects.--A description of all cooperative 
     projects conducted in the area of early warning and ballistic 
     missile defense during the preceding fiscal year and the 
     fiscal year during which the report is submitted.
       (2) Funding.--A description of the funding for such 
     projects during the preceding fiscal year and the year during 
     which the report is submitted and the proposed funding for 
     such projects for the next fiscal year.
       (3) Status of dialogue or discussions.--A description of 
     the status of any dialogue or discussions conducted during 
     the preceding fiscal year between the United States and 
     Russia aimed at exploring the potential for mutual 
     accommodation of outstanding issues between the two nations 
     on matters relating to ballistic missile defense and the ABM 
     Treaty, including the possibility of developing a strategic 
     relationship not based on mutual nuclear threats.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) ABM/TMD demarcation agreement.--The term ``ABM/TMD 
     demarcation agreement'' means any agreement that establishes 
     a demarcation between theater ballistic missile defense 
     systems and strategic antiballistic missile defense systems 
     for purposes of the ABM Treaty.
       (2) ABM treaty.--The term ``ABM Treaty'' means the Treaty 
     Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet 
     Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic 
     Missile Systems, signed at Moscow on May 26, 1972 (23 UST 
     3435), and includes the Protocols to that Treaty, signed at 
     Moscow on July 3, 1974 (27 UST 1645).
             TITLE XXVIII--OTHER FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2801. REPORTS ON CLAIMS BY UNITED STATES FIRMS AGAINST 
                   THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit a report 
     to the appropriate congressional committees on specific 
     actions taken by the Department of State, the Department of 
     Defense, and the Department of Commerce toward progress in 
     resolving the commercial disputes between United States firms 
     and the Government of Saudi Arabia that are described in the 
     June 30, 1993, report by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to 
     section 9140(c) of the Department of Defense Appropriations 
     Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396), including the additional 
     claims noticed by the Department of Commerce on page 2 of 
     that report.
       (b) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall cease to have effect 
     on the earlier of--
       (1) the date of submission of the third report under that 
     subsection; or
       (2) the date that the Secretary of State, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of Commerce, certifies in writing to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that the commercial disputes 
     referred to in subsection (a) have been resolved 
     satisfactorily.

     SEC. 2802. REPORTS ON DETERMINATIONS UNDER TITLE IV OF THE 
                   LIBERTAD ACT.

       (a) Reports Required.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and every 3 months 
     thereafter during the period ending September 30, 1999, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the implementation of 
     section 401 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
     (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6091). Each report shall 
     include--
       (1) an unclassified list, by economic sector, of the number 
     of entities then under review pursuant to that section;
       (2) an unclassified list of all entities and a classified 
     list of all individuals that the Secretary of State has 
     determined to be subject to that section;
       (3) an unclassified list of all entities and a classified 
     list of all individuals that the Secretary of State has 
     determined are no longer subject to that section;
       (4) an explanation of the status of the review underway for 
     the cases referred to in paragraph (1); and
       (5) an unclassified explanation of each determination of 
     the Secretary of State under section 401(a) of that Act and 
     each finding of the Secretary under section 401(c) of that 
     Act--
       (A) since the date of the enactment of this Act, in the 
     case of the first report under this subsection; and
       (B) in the preceding 3-month period, in the case of each 
     subsequent report.
       (b) Protection of Identity of Concerned Entities.--In 
     preparing the report under subsection (a), the names of 
     entities shall not be identified under paragraph (1) or (4).

     SEC. 2803. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE HAGUE CONVENTION ON 
                   INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Beginning 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and every 12 months thereafter during 
     the period ending September 30, 1999, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees on the compliance with the provisions of the 
     Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
     Abduction, done at The Hague on October 25, 1980, by the 
     signatory countries of the Convention. Each such report shall 
     include the following information:
       (1) The number of applications for the return of children 
     submitted by United States citizens to the Central Authority 
     for the United States that remain unresolved more than 18 
     months after the date of filing.
       (2) A list of the countries to which children in unresolved 
     applications described in paragraph (1) are alleged to have 
     been abducted.
       (3) A list of the countries that have demonstrated a 
     pattern of noncompliance with the obligations of the 
     Convention with respect to applications for the return of 
     children submitted by United States citizens to the Central 
     Authority for the United States.
       (4) Detailed information on each unresolved case described 
     in paragraph (1) and on actions taken by the Department of 
     State to resolve each such case.
       (5) Information on efforts by the Department of State to 
     encourage other countries to become signatories of the 
     Convention.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Central 
     Authority for the United States'' has the meaning given the 
     term in Article 6 of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
     International Child Abduction, done at The Hague on October 
     25, 1980.

     SEC. 2804. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO RECOGNITION OF THE 
                   ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF 
                   TURKEY.

       It is the sense of Congress that the United States should 
     use its influence with the Government of Turkey to suggest 
     that the Government of Turkey--
       (1) recognize the Ecumenical Patriarchate and its 
     nonpolitical, religious mission;
       (2) ensure the continued maintenance of the institution's 
     physical security needs, as provided for under Turkish and 
     international law, including the Treaty of Lausanne, the 1968 
     Protocol, the Helsinki Final Act (1975), and the Charter of 
     Paris;
       (3) provide for the proper protection and safety of the 
     Ecumenical Patriarch and Patriarchate personnel; and
       (4) reopen the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Halki Patriarchal 
     School of Theology.

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     SEC. 2805. REPORT ON RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM.

       In order to provide Congress with the necessary information 
     by which to evaluate the relationship between the United 
     States and Vietnam, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees, not later 
     than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and 
     every 180 days thereafter during the period ending September 
     30, 1999, on the extent to which--
       (1) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is 
     cooperating with the United States in providing the fullest 
     possible accounting of all unresolved cases of prisoners of 
     war (POWs) or persons missing-in-action (MIAs) through the 
     provision of records and the unilateral and joint recovery 
     and repatriation of American remains;
       (2) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has 
     made progress toward the release of all political and 
     religious prisoners, including Catholic, Protestant, and 
     Buddhist clergy;
       (3) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is 
     cooperating with requests by the United States to obtain full 
     and free access to persons of humanitarian interest to the 
     United States for interviews under the Orderly Departure 
     (ODP) and Resettlement Opportunities for Vietnamese Refugees 
     (ROVR) programs, and in providing exit visas for such 
     persons;
       (4) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has 
     taken vigorous action to end extortion, bribery, and other 
     corrupt practices in connection with such exit visas; and
       (5) the Government of the United States is making vigorous 
     efforts to interview and resettle former reeducation camp 
     victims, their immediate families including unmarried sons 
     and daughters, former United States Government employees, and 
     other persons eligible for the ODP program, and to give such 
     persons the full benefit of all applicable United States laws 
     including sections 599D and 599E of the Foreign Operations, 
     Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 
     1990 (Public Law 101-167).

     SEC. 2806. REPORTS AND POLICY CONCERNING HUMAN RIGHTS 
                   VIOLATIONS IN LAOS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees on the allegations of 
     persecution and abuse of the Hmong and Laotian refugees who 
     have returned to Laos. The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A full investigation, including full documentation of 
     individual cases of persecution, of the Lao Government's 
     treatment of Hmong and Laotian refugees who have returned to 
     Laos.
       (2) The steps the Department of State will take to continue 
     to monitor any systematic human rights violations by the 
     Government of Laos.
       (3) The actions which the Department of State will take to 
     seek to ensure the cessation of human rights violations.

     SEC. 2807. REPORT ON AN ALLIANCE AGAINST NARCOTICS 
                   TRAFFICKING IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

       (a) Sense of Congress on Discussions for Alliance.--
       (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should discuss with the democratically-elected 
     governments of the Western Hemisphere, the prospect of 
     forming a multilateral alliance to address problems relating 
     to international drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere.
       (2) Consultations.--In the consultations on the prospect of 
     forming an alliance described in paragraph (1), the President 
     should seek the input of such governments on the possibility 
     of forming one or more structures within the alliance--
       (A) to develop a regional, multilateral strategy to address 
     the threat posed to nations in the Western Hemisphere by drug 
     trafficking; and
       (B) to establish a new mechanism for improving multilateral 
     coordination of drug interdiction and drug-related law 
     enforcement activities in the Western Hemisphere.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the proposal discussed under subsection (a). The 
     report shall include the following:
       (A) An analysis of the reactions of the governments 
     concerned to the proposal.
       (B) An assessment of the proposal, including an evaluation 
     of the feasibility and advisability of forming the alliance.
       (C) A determination in light of the analysis and assessment 
     whether or not the formation of the alliance is in the 
     national interests of the United States.
       (D) If the President determines that the formation of the 
     alliance is in the national interests of the United States, a 
     plan for encouraging and facilitating the formation of the 
     alliance.
       (E) If the President determines that the formation of the 
     alliance is not in the national interests of the United 
     States, an alternative proposal to improve significantly 
     efforts against the threats posed by narcotics trafficking in 
     the Western Hemisphere, including an explanation of how the 
     alternative proposal will--
       (i) improve upon current cooperation and coordination of 
     counter-drug efforts among nations in the Western Hemisphere;
       (ii) provide for the allocation of the resources required 
     to make significant progress in disrupting and disbanding the 
     criminal organizations responsible for the trafficking of 
     illegal drugs in the Western Hemisphere; and
       (iii) differ from and improve upon past strategies adopted 
     by the United States Government which have failed to make 
     sufficient progress against the trafficking of illegal drugs 
     in the Western Hemisphere.
       (2) Unclassified form.--The report under paragraph (1) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 2808. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE ACCESSION OF 
                   TAIWAN TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The people of the United States and the people of the 
     Republic of China on Taiwan have long enjoyed extensive ties.
       (2) Taiwan is currently the 8th largest trading partner of 
     the United States.
       (3) The executive branch of Government has committed 
     publicly to support Taiwan's bid to join the World Trade 
     Organization and has declared that the United States will not 
     oppose this bid solely on the grounds that the People's 
     Republic of China, which also seeks membership in the World 
     Trade Organization, is not yet eligible because of its 
     unacceptable trade practices.
       (4) The United States and Taiwan have concluded discussions 
     on a variety of outstanding trade issues that remain 
     unresolved with the People's Republic of China and that are 
     necessary for the United States to support Taiwan's 
     membership in the World Trade Organization.
       (5) The reversion of control over Hong Kong--a member of 
     the World Trade Organization--to the People's Republic of 
     China in many respects affords to the People's Republic of 
     China the practical benefit of membership in the World Trade 
     Organization for a substantial portion of its trade in goods 
     despite the fact that the trade practices of the People's 
     Republic of China currently fall far short of what the United 
     States expects for membership in the World Trade 
     Organization.
       (6) The executive branch of Government has announced its 
     interest in the admission of the People's Republic of China 
     to the World Trade Organization; the fundamental sense of 
     fairness of the people of the United States warrants the 
     United States Government's support for Taiwan's relatively 
     more meritorious application for membership in the World 
     Trade Organization.
       (7) Despite having made significant progress in 
     negotiations for its accession to the World Trade 
     Organization, Taiwan has yet to offer acceptable terms of 
     accession in agricultural and certain other market sectors.
       (8) It is in the economic interest of United States 
     consumers and exporters for Taiwan to complete those 
     requirements for accession to the World Trade Organization at 
     the earliest possible moment.
       (b) Congressional Statement.--The Congress favors public 
     support by officials of the Department of State for the 
     accession of Taiwan to the World Trade Organization.

     SEC. 2809. PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC 
                   ENERGY AGENCY IN CUBA.

       (a) Withholding of United States Proportional Share of 
     Assistance.--Section 307(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The limitations'' and inserting ``(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), the limitations''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), with 
     respect to funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
     chapter and available for the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency, the limitations of subsection (a) shall apply to 
     programs or projects of such Agency in Cuba.
       ``(B)(i) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to 
     programs or projects of the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency that provide for the discontinuation, dismantling, or 
     safety inspection of nuclear facilities or related materials, 
     or for inspections and similar activities designed to prevent 
     the development of nuclear weapons by a country described in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to the 
     Juragua Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos, Cuba, or the 
     Pedro Pi Nuclear Research Center unless Cuba--
       ``(I) ratifies the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
     Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the Treaty for the 
     Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (commonly 
     known as the Treaty of Tlatelolco);
       ``(II) negotiates full-scope safeguards of the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency not later than two years 
     after ratification by Cuba of such Treaty; and
       ``(III) incorporates internationally accepted nuclear 
     safety standards.''.
       (b) Opposition to Certain Programs or Projects.--The 
     Secretary of State shall direct the United States 
     representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency to 
     oppose the following:
       (1) Technical assistance programs or projects of the Agency 
     at the Juragua Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos, Cuba, and 
     at the Pedro Pi Nuclear Research Center.
       (2) Any other program or project of the Agency in Cuba that 
     is, or could become, a threat to the security of the United 
     States.
       (c) Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) Request for iaea reports.--The Secretary of State shall 
     direct the United States representative to the International 
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     Energy Agency to request the Director-General of the Agency 
     to submit to the United States all reports prepared with 
     respect to all programs or projects of the Agency that are of 
     concern to the United States, including the programs or 
     projects described in subsection (b).
       (2) Annual reports to the congress.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on an 
     annual basis thereafter, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the United States representative to the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency, shall prepare and submit 
     to the Congress a report containing a description of all 
     programs or projects of the Agency in each country described 
     in section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2227(a)).

     SEC. 2810. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES AIDING CUBA 
                   NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370), as amended by this division, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(y)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the President 
     shall withhold from amounts made available under this Act or 
     any other Act and allocated for a country for a fiscal year 
     an amount equal to the aggregate value of nuclear fuel and 
     related assistance and credits provided by that country, or 
     any entity of that country, to Cuba during the preceding 
     fiscal year.
       ``(2) The requirement to withhold assistance for a country 
     for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) shall not apply if 
     Cuba--
       ``(A) has ratified the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
     Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the Treaty of Tlatelelco, and 
     Cuba is in compliance with the requirements of either such 
     Treaty;
       ``(B) has negotiated and is in compliance with full-scope 
     safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency not 
     later than two years after ratification by Cuba of such 
     Treaty; and
       ``(C) incorporates and is in compliance with 
     internationally accepted nuclear safety standards.
       ``(3) The Secretary of State shall prepare and submit to 
     the Congress each year a report containing a description of 
     the amount of nuclear fuel and related assistance and credits 
     provided by any country, or any entity of a country, to Cuba 
     during the preceding year, including the terms of each 
     transfer of such fuel, assistance, or credits.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 620(y) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a), shall 
     apply with respect to assistance provided in fiscal years 
     beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2811. INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND.

       (a) Purposes.--Section 2(b) of the Anglo-Irish Agreement 
     Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415; 100 Stat. 947) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentences: 
     ``United States contributions should be used in a manner that 
     effectively increases employment opportunities in communities 
     with rates of unemployment higher than the local or urban 
     average of unemployment in Northern Ireland. In addition, 
     such contributions should be used to benefit individuals 
     residing in such communities.''.
       (b) Conditions and Understandings.--Section 5(a) of such 
     Act is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``The United States'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The United States'';
       (B) by striking ``in this Act may be used'' and inserting 
     the following: ``in this Act--
       ``(A) may be used'';
       (C) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) should be provided to individuals or entities in 
     Northern Ireland which employ practices consistent with the 
     principles of economic justice.''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``The 
     restrictions'' and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Additional requirements.--The restrictions''.
       (c) Prior Certifications.--Section 5(c)(2) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``in accordance with 
     the principle of equality'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``to individuals and entities whose practices are 
     consistent with principles of economic justice; and''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``and will create employment 
     opportunities in regions and communities of Northern Ireland 
     suffering from high rates of unemployment''.
       (d) Annual Reports.--Section 6 of such Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) the extent to which the practices of each individual 
     or entity receiving assistance from United States 
     contributions to the International Fund has been consistent 
     with the principles of economic justice.''.
       (e) Requirements Relating to Funds.--Section 7 of such Act 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Prohibition.--Nothing included herein shall require 
     quotas or reverse discrimination or mandate their use.''.
       (f) Definitions.--Section 8 of such Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) the term `principles of economic justice' means the 
     following principles:
       ``(A) Increasing the representation of individuals from 
     underrepresented religious groups in the workforce, including 
     managerial, supervisory, administrative, clerical, and 
     technical jobs.
       ``(B) Providing adequate security for the protection of 
     minority employees at the workplace.
       ``(C) Banning provocative sectarian or political emblems 
     from the workplace.
       ``(D) Providing that all job openings be advertised 
     publicly and providing that special recruitment efforts be 
     made to attract applicants from underrepresented religious 
     groups.
       ``(E) Providing that layoff, recall, and termination 
     procedures do not favor a particular religious group.
       ``(F) Abolishing job reservations, apprenticeship 
     restrictions, and differential employment criteria which 
     discriminate on the basis of religion.
       ``(G) Providing for the development of training programs 
     that will prepare substantial numbers of minority employees 
     for skilled jobs, including the expansion of existing 
     programs and the creation of new programs to train, upgrade, 
     and improve the skills of minority employees.
       ``(H) Establishing procedures to assess, identify, and 
     actively recruit minority employees with the potential for 
     further advancement.
       ``(I) Providing for the appointment of a senior management 
     staff member to be responsible for the employment efforts of 
     the entity and, within a reasonable period of time, the 
     implementation of the principles described in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (H).''.

     SEC. 2812. SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION IN IRAQ.

       (a) Assistance for Justice in Iraq.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal year 1998 $3,000,000 for 
     assistance to an international commission to establish an 
     international record for the criminal culpability of Saddam 
     Hussein and other Iraqi officials and for an international 
     criminal tribunal established for the purpose of indicting, 
     prosecuting, and punishing Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi 
     officials responsible for crimes against humanity, genocide, 
     and other violations of international law.
       (b) Assistance to the Democratic Opposition in Iraq.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1998 
     $15,000,000 to provide support for democratic opposition 
     forces in Iraq, of which--
       (1) not more than $10,000,000 shall be for assistance to 
     the democratic opposition, including leadership organization, 
     training political cadre, maintaining offices, disseminating 
     information, and developing and implementing agreements among 
     opposition elements; and
       (2) not more than $5,000,000 of the funds made available 
     under this subsection shall be available only for grants to 
     RFE/RL, Incorporated, for surrogate radio broadcasting by 
     RFE/RL, Incorporated, to the Iraqi people in the Arabic 
     language, such broadcasts to be designated as ``Radio Free 
     Iraq''.
       (c) Assistance for Humanitarian Relief and 
     Reconstruction.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 1998 $20,000,000 for the relief, rehabilitation, 
     and reconstruction of people living in Iraq, and communities 
     located in Iraq, who are not under the control of the Saddam 
     Hussein regime.
       (d) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
     this section shall be provided in addition to amounts 
     otherwise made available and shall remain available until 
     expended.
       (e) Notification.--All assistance provided pursuant to this 
     section shall be notified to Congress in accordance with the 
     procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under 
     section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (f) Relation to Other Laws.--Funds made available to carry 
     out the provisions of this section may be made available 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law.
       (g) Report.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors of the United States 
     Information Agency shall submit a detailed report to Congress 
     describing--
       (1) the costs, implementation, and plans for the 
     establishment of an international war crimes tribunal 
     described in subsection (a);
       (2) the establishment of a political assistance program, 
     and the surrogate broadcasting service, as described in 
     subsection (b); and
       (3) the humanitarian assistance program described in 
     subsection (c).

     SEC. 2813. DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN THE REPUBLIC OF 
                   SERBIA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States stands as the beacon of democracy and 
     freedom in the world.
       (2) A stable and democratic Republic of Serbia is important 
     to the interests of the United States, the international 
     community, and to peace in the Balkans.
       (3) Democratic forces in the Republic of Serbia are 
     beginning to emerge, notwithstanding the efforts of Europe's 
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     standing communist dictator, Slobodan Milosevic.
       (4) The Serbian authorities have sought to continue to 
     hinder the growth of free and independent news media in the 
     Republic of Serbia, in particular the broadcast news media, 
     and have harassed journalists performing their professional 
     duties.
       (5) Under Slobodan Milosevic, the political opposition in 
     Serbia has been denied free, fair, and equal opportunity to 
     participate in the democratic process.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States, the international community, 
     nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector should 
     continue to promote the building of democratic institutions 
     and civic society in the Republic of Serbia, help strengthen 
     the independent news media, and press for the Government of 
     the Republic of Serbia to respect the rule of law; and
       (2) the normalization of relations between the ``Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia'' (Serbia and Montenegro) and the 
     United States requires, among other things, that President 
     Milosevic and the leadership of Serbia--
       (A) promote the building of democratic institutions, 
     including strengthening the independent news media and 
     respecting the rule of law;
       (B) promote the respect for human rights throughout the 
     ``Federal Republic of Yugoslavia'' (Serbia and Montenegro); 
     and
       (C) promote and encourage free, fair, and equal conditions 
     for the democratic opposition in Serbia.

                              DIVISION--H

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Division may be cited as the ``Depository Institution-
     GSE Affiliation Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. CERTAIN AFFILIATION PERMITTED.

       Section 18(s) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1828(s)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Student loans.--
       ``(A) In general.--This subsection shall not apply to any 
     arrangement between the Holding Company (or any subsidiary of 
     the Holding Company other than the Student Loan Marketing 
     Association) and a depository institution, if the Secretary 
     approves the affiliation and determines that--
       ``(i) the reorganization of such Association in accordance 
     with section 440 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
     amended, will not be adversely affected by the arrangement;
       ``(ii) the dissolution of the Association pursuant to such 
     reorganization will occur before the end of the 2-year period 
     beginning on the date on which such arrangement is 
     consummated or on such earlier date as the Secretary deems 
     appropriate: Provided, That the Secretary may extend this 
     period for not more than 1 year at a time if the Secretary 
     determines that such extension is in the public interest and 
     is appropriate to achieve an orderly reorganization of the 
     Association or to prevent market disruptions in connection 
     with such reorganization, but no such extensions shall in the 
     aggregate exceed 2 years;
       ``(iii) the Association will not purchase or extend credit 
     to, or guarantee or provide credit enhancement to, any 
     obligation of the depository institution;
       ``(iv) the operations of the Association will be separate 
     from the operations of the depository institution; and
       ``(v) until the `dissolution date' (as that term is defined 
     in section 440 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
     amended) has occurred, such depository institution will not 
     use the trade name or service mark `Sallie Mae' in connection 
     with any product or service it offers if the appropriate 
     Federal banking agency for such depository institution 
     determines that--

       ``(I) the depository institution is the only institution 
     offering such product or service using the `Sallie Mae' name; 
     and
       ``(II) such use would result in the depository institution 
     having an unfair competitive advantage over other depository 
     institutions.

       ``(B) Terms and conditions.--In approving any arrangement 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) the Secretary may impose any 
     terms and conditions on such an arrangement that the 
     Secretary considers appropriate, including--
       ``(i) imposing additional restrictions on the issuance of 
     debt obligations by the Association; or
       ``(ii) restricting the use of proceeds from the issuance of 
     such debt.
       ``(C) Additional limitations.--In the event that the 
     Holding Company (or any subsidiary of the Holding Company) 
     enters into such an arrangement, the value of the 
     Association's `investment portfolio' shall not at any time 
     exceed the lesser of--
       ``(i) the value of such portfolio on the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection; or
       ``(ii) the value of such portfolio on the date such an 
     arrangement is consummated. The term `investment portfolio' 
     shall mean all investments shown on the consolidated balance 
     sheet of the Association other than--

       ``(I) any instrument or assets described in section 439(d) 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended;
       ``(II) any direct noncallable obligations of the United 
     States or any agency thereof for which the full faith and 
     credit of the United States is pledged; or
       ``(III) cash or cash equivalents.

       ``(D) Enforcement.--The terms and conditions imposed under 
     subparagraph (B) may be enforced by the Secretary in 
     accordance with section 440 of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965.
       ``(E) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     following definition shall apply--
       ``(i) Association; holding company.--Notwithstanding any 
     provision in section 3, the terms `Association' and `Holding 
     Company' have the same meanings as in section 440(i) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965.
       ``(ii) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of the Treasury.''.

                DIVISION I--CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Division may be cited as the ``Chemical Weapons 
     Convention Implementation Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

     The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Designation of United States National Authority.
Sec. 102. No abridgement of constitutional rights.
Sec. 103. Civil liability of the United States.

TITLE II--PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION 
                          OF THE UNITED STATES

                Subtitle A--Criminal and Civil Penalties

Sec. 201. Criminal and civil provisions.

              Subtitle B--Revocations of Export Privileges

Sec. 211. Revocations of export privileges.

                         TITLE III--INSPECTIONS

Sec. 301. Definitions in the title.
Sec. 302. Facility agreements.
Sec. 303. Authority to conduct inspections.
Sec. 304. Procedures for inspections.
Sec. 305. Warrants.
Sec. 306. Prohibited acts relating to inspections.
Sec. 307. National security exception.
Sec. 308. Protection of constitutional rights of contractors.
Sec. 309. Annual report on inspections.
Sec. 310. United States assistance in inspections at private 
              facilities.

                           TITLE IV--REPORTS

Sec. 401. Reports required by the United States National Authority.
Sec. 402. Prohibition relating to low concentrations of schedule 2 and 
              3 chemicals.
Sec. 403. Prohibition relating to unscheduled discrete organic 
              chemicals and coincidental byproducts in waste streams.
Sec. 404. Confidentiality of information.
Sec. 405. Recordkeeping violations.

                          TITLE V--ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 501. Penalties.
Sec. 502. Specific enforcement.
Sec. 503. Expedited judicial review.

                   TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 601. Repeal.
Sec. 602. Prohibition.
Sec. 603. Bankruptcy actions.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Chemical weapon.--The term ``chemical weapon'' means 
     the following, together or separately:
       (A) A toxic chemical and its precursors, except where 
     intended for a purpose not prohibited under this Act as long 
     as the type and quantity is consistent with such a purpose.
       (B) A munition or device, specifically designed to cause 
     death or other harm through toxic properties of those toxic 
     chemicals specified in subparagraph (A), which would be 
     released as a result of the employment of such munition or 
     device.
       (C) Any equipment specifically designed for use directly in 
     connection with the employment of munitions or devices 
     specified in subparagraph (B).
       (2) Chemical weapons convention; convention.--The terms 
     ``Chemical Weapons Convention'' and ``Convention'' mean the 
     Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
     Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
     Destruction, opened for signature on January 13, 1993.
       (3) Key component of a binary or multicomponent chemical 
     system.--The term ``key component of a binary or 
     multicomponent chemical system'' means the precursor which 
     plays the most important role in determining the toxic 
     properties of the final product and reacts rapidly with other 
     chemicals in the binary or multicomponent system.
       (4) National of the united states.--The term ``national of 
     the United States'' has the same meaning given such term in 
     section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).
       (5) Organization.--The term ``Organization'' means the 
     Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
       (6) Person.--The term ``person'', except as otherwise 
     provided, means any individual, corporation, partnership, 
     firm, association, trust, estate, public or private 
     institution, any State or any political subdivision thereof, 
     or any political entity within a State, any foreign 
     government or nation or any agency, instrumentality or 
     political subdivision of any such government or nation, or 
     other entity located in the United States.
       (7) Precursor.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``precursor'' means any chemical 
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     part at any stage in the production by whatever method of a 
     toxic chemical. The term includes any key component of a 
     binary or multicomponent chemical system.
       (B) List of precursors.--Precursors which have been 
     identified for the application of verification measures under 
     Article VI of the Convention are listed in schedules 
     contained in the Annex on Chemicals of the Chemical Weapons 
     Convention.
       (8) Purposes not prohibited by this act.--The term 
     ``purposes not prohibited by this Act'' means the following:
       (A) Peaceful purposes.--Any peaceful purpose related to an 
     industrial, agricultural, research, medical, or 
     pharmaceutical activity or other activity.
       (B) Protective purposes.--Any purpose directly related to 
     protection against toxic chemicals and to protection against 
     chemical weapons.
       (C) Unrelated military purposes.--Any military purpose of 
     the United States that is not connected with the use of a 
     chemical weapon and that is not dependent on the use of the 
     toxic or poisonous properties of the chemical weapon to cause 
     death or other harm.
       (D) Law enforcement purposes.--Any law enforcement purpose, 
     including any domestic riot control purpose and including 
     imposition of capital punishment.
       (9) Technical secretariat.--The term ``Technical 
     Secretariat'' means the Technical Secretariat of the 
     Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 
     established by the Chemical Weapons Convention.
       (10) Schedule 1 chemical agent.--The term `Schedule 1 
     chemical agent' means any of the following, together or 
     separately:
       (A) O-Alkyl (C10, incl. cycloalkyl) 
     alkyl
       (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr)-phosphonofluoridates
       (e.g. Sarin: O-Isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate Soman: 
     O-Pinacolyl methylphosphonofluoridate).
       (B) O-Alkyl (C10, incl. cycloalkyl) 
     N,N-dialkyl
       (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr)-phosphoramidocyanidates
       (e.g. Tabun: O-Ethyl N,N-dimethyl phosphoramidocyanidate).
       (C) O-Alkyl (H or C10, incl. 
     cycloalkyl) S-2-dialkyl
       (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr)-aminoethyl alkyl
       (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) phosphonothiolates and corresponding 
     alkylated or protonated salts
       (e.g. VX: O-Ethyl S-2-diisopropylaminoethyl methyl 
     phosphonothiolate).
       (D) Sulfur mustards:
       2-Chloroethylchloromethylsulfide
       Mustard gas: (Bis(2-chloroethyl)sulfide
       Bis(2-chloroethylthio)methane
       Sesquimustard: 1,2-Bis(2-chloroethylthio)ethane
       1,3-Bis(2-chloroethylthio)-n-propane
       1,4-Bis(2-chloroethylthio)-n-butane
       1,5-Bis(2-chloroethylthio)-n-pentane
       Bis(2-chloroethylthiomethyl)ether
       O-Mustard: Bis(2-chloroethylthioethyl)ether.
       (E) Lewisites:
       Lewisite 1: 2-Chlorovinyldichloroarsine
       Lewisite 2: Bis(2-chlorovinyl)chloroarsine
       Lewisite 3: Tris (2-clorovinyl)arsine.
       (F) Nitrogen mustards:
       HN1: Bis(2-chloroethyl)ethylamine
       HN2: Bis(2-chloroethyl)methylamine
       HN3: Tris(2-chloroethyl)amine.
       (G) Saxitoxin.
       (H) Ricin.
       (I) Alkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) phosphonyldifluorides
       e.g. DF: Methylphosphonyldifluoride.
       (J) O-Alkyl (H or C10, incl. 
     cycloalkyl)O-2-dialkyl
       (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr)-aminoethyl alkyl
       (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) phosphonites and corresponding 
     alkylated or protonated salts
       e.g. QL: O-Ethyl O-2-diisopropylaminoethyl 
     methylphosphonite.
       (K) Chlorosarin: O-Isopropyl methylphosphonochloridate.
       (L) Chlorosoman: O-Pinacolyl methylphosphonochloridate.
       (11) Schedule 2 chemical agent.--The term `Schedule 2 
     chemical agent' means the following, together or separately:
       (A) Amiton: O,O-Diethyl S-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]
       phosphorothiolate and corresponding alkylated or protonated 
     salts.
       (B) PFIB: 1,1,3,3,3-Pentafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1-
     propene.
       (C) BZ: 3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate
       (D) Chemicals, except for those listed in Schedule 1, 
     containing a phosphorus atom to which is bonded one methyl, 
     ethyl or propyl (normal or iso) group but not further carbon 
     atoms,
       e.g. Methylphosphonyl dichloride Dimethyl methylphosphonate
       Exemption: Fonofos: O-Ethyl S-phenyl 
     ethylphosphonothiolothionate.
       (E) N,N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) phosphoramidic 
     dihalides.
       (F) Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) N,N-dialkyl (Me, Et, n-
     Pr or i-Pr)-phosphoramidates.
       (G) arsenic trichloride.
       (H) 2,2-Diphenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid.
       (I) Quinuclidine-3-ol.
       (J) N,N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) aminoethyl-2-
     chlorides and corresponding protonated salts.
       (K) N,N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) aminoethane-2-ols 
     and corresponding protonated salts
       Exemptions: N,N-Dimethylaminoethanol and corresponding 
     protonated salts N,N-Diethylaminoethanol and corresponding 
     protonated salts.
       (L) N,N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) aminoethane-2-thiols 
     and corresponding protonated salts.
       (M) Thiodiglycol: Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)sulfide.
       (N) Pinacolyl alcohol: 3,3-Dimethylbutane-2-ol.
       (12) Schedule 3 chemical agent.--The term `Schedule 3 
     chemical agent' means any the following, together or 
     separately:
       (A) Phosgene: carbonyl dichloride.
       (B) Cyanogen chloride.
       (C) Hydrogen cyanide.
       (D) Chloropicrin: trichloronitromethane.
       (E) Phosphorous oxychloride.
       (F) Phosphorous trichloride.
       (G) Phosphorous pentachloride.
       (H) Trimethyl phosphite.
       (I) Triethyl phosphite.
       (J) Dimethyl phosphite.
       (K) Diethyl phosphite.
       (L) Sulfur monochloride.
       (M) Sulfur dichloride.
       (N) Thionyl chloride.
       (O) Ethyldiethanolamine.
       (P) Methyldiethanolamine.
       (Q) Triethanolamine.
       (13) Toxic chemical.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``toxic chemical'' means any 
     chemical which through its chemical action on life processes 
     can cause death, temporary incapacitation or permanent harm 
     to humans or animals. The term includes all such chemicals, 
     regardless of their origin or of their method of production, 
     and regardless of whether they are produced in facilities, in 
     munitions or elsewhere.
       (B) List of toxic chemicals.--Toxic chemicals which have 
     been identified for the application of verification measures 
     under Article VI of the Convention are listed in schedules 
     contained in the Annex on Chemicals of the Chemical Weapons 
     Convention.
       (14) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the 
     several States of the United States, the District of 
     Columbia, and the commonwealths, territories, and possessions 
     of the United States and includes all places under the 
     jurisdiction or control of the United States, including--
       (A) any of the places within the provisions of paragraph 
     (41) of section 40102 of title 49, United States Code;
       (B) any civil aircraft of the United States or public 
     aircraft, as such terms are defined in paragraphs (17) and 
     (37), respectively, of section 40102 of title 49, United 
     States Code; and
       (C) any vessel of the United States, as such term is 
     defined in section 3(b) of the Maritime Drug Enforcement Act, 
     as amended (46 U.S.C., App. sec. 1903(b)).
       (15) Unscheduled discrete organic chemical.--The term 
     ``unscheduled discrete organic chemical'' means any chemical 
     not listed on any schedule contained in the Annex on 
     Chemicals of the Convention that belongs to the class of 
     chemical compounds consisting of all compounds of carbon, 
     except for its oxides, sulfides, and metal carbonates.

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL AUTHORITY.

       (a) Designation.--Pursuant to paragraph 4 of Article VII of 
     the Chemical Weapons Convention, the President shall 
     designate the Department of State to be the United States 
     National Authority.
       (b) Purposes.--The United States National Authority shall--
       (1) serve as the national focal point for effective liaison 
     with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 
     and other States Parties to the Convention; and
       (2) implement the provisions of this Act in coordination 
     with an interagency group designated by the President 
     consisting of the Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of 
     Defense, Secretary of Energy, the Attorney General, and the 
     heads of agencies considered necessary or advisable by the 
     President.
       (c) Director.--The Secretary of State shall serve as the 
     Director of the United States National Authority.
       (d) Powers.--The Director may utilize the administrative 
     authorities otherwise available to the Secretary of State in 
     carrying out the responsibilities of the Director set forth 
     in this Act.
       (e) Implementation.--The President is authorized to 
     implement and carry out the provisions of this Act and the 
     Convention and shall designate through Executive order which 
     agencies of the United States shall issue, amend, or revise 
     the regulations in order to implement this Act and the 
     provisions of the Convention. The Director of the United 
     States National Authority shall report to the Congress on the 
     regulations that have been issued, implemented, or revised 
     pursuant to this section.

     SEC. 102. NO ABRIDGEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

       No person may be required, as a condition for entering into 
     a contract with the United States or as a condition for 
     receiving any benefit from the United States, to waive any 
     right under the Constitution for any purpose related to this 
     Act or the Convention.

     SEC. 103. CIVIL LIABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Claims for Taking of Property.--
       (1) Jurisdiction of courts of the united states.--
       (A) United states court of federal claims.--The United 
     States Court of Federal Claims shall, subject to subparagraph 
     (B), have jurisdiction of any civil action or claim against 
     the United States for any taking of property without just 
     compensation that occurs by reason of the action of any 
     officer or employee of the Organization for the Prohibition 
     of Chemical Weapons, including any member of an inspection 
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     nical Secretariat, or by reason of the action of any officer 
     or employee of the United States pursuant to this Act or the 
     Convention. For purposes of this subsection, action taken 
     pursuant to or under the color of this Act or the Convention 
     shall be deemed to be action taken by the United States for a 
     public purpose.
       (B) District courts.--The district courts of the United 
     States shall have original jurisdiction, concurrent with the 
     United States Court of Federal Claims, of any civil action or 
     claim described in subparagraph (A) that does not exceed 
     $10,000.
       (2) Notification.--Any person intending to bring a civil 
     action pursuant to paragraph (1) shall notify the United 
     States National Authority of that intent at least one year 
     before filing the claim in the United States Court of Federal 
     Claims. Action on any claim filed during that one-year period 
     shall be stayed. The one-year period following the 
     notification shall not be counted for purposes of any law 
     limiting the period within which the civil action may be 
     commenced.
       (3) Initial steps by united states government to seek 
     remedies.--During the period between a notification pursuant 
     to paragraph (2) and the filing of a claim covered by the 
     notification in the United States Court of Federal Claims, 
     the United States National Authority shall pursue all 
     diplomatic and other remedies that the United States National 
     Authority considers necessary and appropriate to seek redress 
     for the claim including, but not limited to, the remedies 
     provided for in the Convention and under this Act.
       (4) Burden of Proof.--In any civil action under paragraph 
     (1), the plaintiff shall have the burden to establish a prima 
     facie case that, due to acts or omissions of any official of 
     the Organization or any member of an inspection team of the 
     Technical Secretariat taken under the color of the 
     Convention, proprietary information of the plaintiff has been 
     divulged or taken without authorization. If the United States 
     Court of Federal Claims finds that the plaintiff has 
     demonstrated such a prima facie case, the burden shall shift 
     to the United States to disprove the plaintiff's claim. In 
     deciding whether the plaintiff has carried its burden, the 
     United States Court of Federal Claims shall consider, among 
     other things--
       (A) the value of proprietary information;
       (B) the availability of the proprietary information;
       (C) the extent to which the proprietary information is 
     based on patents, trade secrets, or other protected 
     intellectual property;
       (D) the significance of proprietary information; and
       (E) the emergence of technology elsewhere a reasonable time 
     after the inspection.
       (b) Tort Liability.--The district courts of the United 
     States shall have exclusive jurisdiction of civil actions for 
     money damages for any tort under the Constitution or any 
     Federal or State law arising from the acts or omissions of 
     any officer or employee of the United States or the 
     Organization, including any member of an inspection team of 
     the Technical Secretariat, taken pursuant to or under color 
     of the Convention or this Act.
       (c) Waiver of Sovereign Immunity of the United States.--In 
     any action under subsection (a) or (b), the United States may 
     not raise sovereign immunity as a defense.
       (d) Authority for Cause of Action.--
       (1) United states actions in united states district 
     court.--Notwithstanding any other law, the Attorney General 
     of the United States is authorized to bring an action in the 
     United States District Court for the District of Columbia 
     against any foreign nation for money damages resulting from 
     that nation's refusal to provide indemnification to the 
     United States for any liability imposed on the United States 
     by virtue of the actions of an inspector of the Technical 
     Secretariat who is a national of that foreign nation acting 
     at the direction or the behest of that foreign nation.
       (2) United states actions in courts outside the united 
     states.--The Attorney General is authorized to seek any and 
     all available redress in any international tribunal for 
     indemnification to the United States for any liability 
     imposed on the United States by virtue of the actions of an 
     inspector of the Technical Secretariat, and to seek such 
     redress in the courts of the foreign nation from which the 
     inspector is a national.
       (3) Actions brought by individuals and businesses.--
     Notwithstanding any other law, any national of the United 
     States, or any business entity organized and operating under 
     the laws of the United States, may bring a civil action in a 
     United States District Court for money damages against any 
     foreign national or any business entity organized and 
     operating under the laws of a foreign nation for an 
     unauthorized or unlawful acquisition, receipt, transmission, 
     or use of property by or on behalf of such foreign national 
     or business entity as a result of any tort under the 
     Constitution or any Federal or State law arising from acts or 
     omissions by any officer or employee of the United States or 
     any member of an inspection team of the Technical Secretariat 
     taken pursuant to or under the color of the Convention or 
     this Act.
       (e) Recoupment.--
       (1) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to 
     recoup all funds withdrawn from the Treasury of the United 
     States in payment for any tort under Federal or State law or 
     taking under the Constitution arising from the acts or 
     omissions of any foreign person, officer, or employee of the 
     Organization, including any member of an inspection team of 
     the Technical Secretariat, taken under color of the Chemical 
     Weapons Convention or this Act.
       (2) Sanctions on foreign companies.--
       (A) Imposition of sanctions.--The sanctions provided in 
     subparagraph (B) shall be imposed for a period of not less 
     than ten years upon--
       (i) any foreign person, officer, or employee of the 
     Organization, including any member of an inspection team of 
     the Technical Secretariat, for whose actions or omissions the 
     United States has been held liable for a tort or taking 
     pursuant to this Act; and
       (ii) any foreign person or business entity organized and 
     operating under the laws of a foreign nation which knowingly 
     assisted, encouraged or induced, in any way, a foreign person 
     described in clause (i) to publish, divulge, disclose, or 
     make known in any manner or to any extent not authorized by 
     the Convention any United States confidential business 
     information.
       (B) Sanctions.--
       (i) Arms export transactions.--The United States Government 
     shall not sell to a person described in subparagraph (A) any 
     item on the United States Munitions List and shall terminate 
     sales of any defense articles, defense services, or design 
     and construction services to a person described in 
     subparagraph (A) under the Arms Export Control Act.
       (ii) Sanctions under export administration act of 1979.--
     The authorities under section 6 of the Export Administration 
     Act of 1979 shall be used to prohibit the export of any goods 
     or technology on the control list established pursuant to 
     section 5(c)(1) of that Act to a person described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (iii) International financial assistance.--The United 
     States shall oppose any loan or financial or technical 
     assistance by international financial institutions in 
     accordance with section 701 of the International Financial 
     Institutions Act to a person described in subparagraph (A).
       (iv) Export-import bank transactions.--The United States 
     shall not give approval to guarantee, insure, or extend 
     credit, or to participate in the extension of credit to a 
     person described in subparagraph (A) through the Export-
     Import Bank of the United States.
       (v) Private bank transactions.--Regulations shall be issued 
     to prohibit any United States bank from making any loan or 
     providing any credit to a person described in subparagraph 
     (A).
       (vi) Blocking of assets.--The President shall take all 
     steps necessary to block any transactions in any property 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the United States in which a 
     person described in subparagraph (A) has any interest 
     whatsoever, for the purpose of recouping funds in accordance 
     with the policy in paragraph (1).
       (vii) Denial of landing rights.--Landing rights in the 
     United States shall be denied to any private aircraft or air 
     carrier owned by a person described in subparagraph (A) 
     except as necessary to provide for emergencies in which the 
     safety of the aircraft or its crew or passengers is 
     threatened.
       (3) Sanctions on foreign governments.--
       (A) Imposition of sanctions.--Whenever the President 
     determines that persuasive information is available 
     indicating that a foreign country has knowingly assisted, 
     encouraged or induced, in any way, a person described in 
     paragraph (2)(A) to publish, divulge, disclose, or make known 
     in any manner or to any extent not authorized by the 
     Convention any United States confidential business 
     information, the President shall, within 30 days after the 
     receipt of such information by the executive branch of 
     Government, notify the Congress in writing of such 
     determination and, subject to the requirements of paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), impose the sanctions provided under subparagraph 
     (B) for a period of not less than five years.
       (B) Sanctions.--
       (i) Arms export transactions.--The United States Government 
     shall not sell a country described in subparagraph (A) any 
     item on the United States Munitions List, shall terminate 
     sales of any defense articles, defense services, or design 
     and construction services to that country under the Arms 
     Export Control Act, and shall terminate all foreign military 
     financing for that country under the Arms Export Control Act.
       (ii) Denial of certain licenses.--Licenses shall not be 
     issued for the export to the sanctioned country of any item 
     on the United States Munitions List or commercial satellites.
       (iii) Denial of assistance.--No appropriated funds may be 
     used for the purpose of providing economic assistance, 
     providing military assistance or grant military education and 
     training, or extending military credits or making guarantees 
     to a country described in subparagraph (A).
       (iv) Sanctions under export administration act of 1979.--
     The authorities of section 6 of the Export Administration Act 
     of 1979 shall be used to prohibit the export of any goods or 
     technology on the control list established pursuant to 
     section 5(c)(1) of that Act to a country described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (v) International financial assistance.--The United States 
     shall oppose any loan or financial or technical assistance by 
     international financial institutions in accordance with 
     section 701 of the International Financial Institutions Act 
     to a country described in subparagraph (A).
       (vi) Termination of assistance under foreign assistance act 
     of 1961.--The United States shall terminate all assistance to 
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     country described in subparagraph (A) under the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, except for urgent humanitarian 
     assistance.
       (vii) Private bank transactions.--The United States shall 
     not give approval to guarantee, insure, or extend credit, or 
     participate in the extension of credit through the Export-
     Import Bank of the United States to a country described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (viii) Private bank transactions.--Regulations shall be 
     issued to prohibit any United States bank from making any 
     loan or providing any credit to a country described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (ix) Denial of landing rights.--Landing rights in the 
     United States shall be denied to any air carrier owned by a 
     country described in subparagraph (A), except as necessary to 
     provide for emergencies in which the safety of the aircraft 
     or its crew or passengers is threatened.
       (4) Suspension of sanctions upon recoupment by payment.--
     Sanctions imposed under paragraph (2) or (3) may be suspended 
     if the sanctioned person, business entity, or country, within 
     the period specified in that paragraph, provides full and 
     complete compensation to the United States Government, in 
     convertible foreign exchange or other mutually acceptable 
     compensation equivalent to the full value thereof, in 
     satisfaction of a tort or taking for which the United States 
     has been held liable pursuant to this Act.
       (5) Waiver of sanctions on foreign countries.--The 
     President may waive some or all of the sanctions provided 
     under paragraph (3) in a particular case if he determines and 
     certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate that such waiver is necessary to protect the national 
     security interests of the United States. The certification 
     shall set forth the reasons supporting the determination and 
     shall take effect on the date on which the certification is 
     received by the Congress.
       (6) Notification to congress.--Not later than five days 
     after sanctions become effective against a foreign person 
     pursuant to this Act, the President shall transmit written 
     notification of the imposition of sanctions against that 
     foreign person to the chairmen and ranking members of the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate.
       (f) Sanctions for Unauthorized Disclosure of United States 
     Confidential Business Information.--The Secretary of State 
     shall deny a visa to, and the Attorney General shall exclude 
     from the United States any alien who, after the date of 
     enactment of this Act--
       (1) is, or previously served as, an officer or employee of 
     the Organization and who has willfully published, divulged, 
     disclosed, or made known in any manner or to any extent not 
     authorized by the Convention any United States confidential 
     business information coming to him in the course of his 
     employment or official duties, or by reason of any 
     examination or investigation of any return, report, or record 
     made to or filed with the Organization, or any officer or 
     employee thereof, such practice or disclosure having resulted 
     in financial loses or damages to a United States person and 
     for which actions or omissions the United States has been 
     found liable of a tort or taking pursuant to this Act;
       (2) traffics in United States confidential business 
     information, a proven claim to which is owned by a United 
     States national;
       (3) is a corporate officer, principal, shareholder with a 
     controlling interest of an entity which has been involved in 
     the unauthorized disclosure of United States confidential 
     business information, a proven claim to which is owned by a 
     United States national; or
       (4) is a spouse, minor child, or agent of a person 
     excludable under paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
       (g) United States Confidential Business Information 
     Defined.--In this section, the term ``United States 
     confidential business information'' means any trade secrets 
     or commercial or financial information that is privileged and 
     confidential--
       (1) including--
       (A) data described in section 304(e)(2) of this Act,
       (B) any chemical structure,
       (C) any plant design process, technology, or operating 
     method,
       (D) any operating requirement, input, or result that 
     identifies any type or quantity of chemicals used, processed, 
     or produced, or
       (E) any commercial sale, shipment, or use of a chemical, or
       (2) as described in section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United 
     States Code,

       and that is obtained--
       (i) from a United States person; or
       (ii) through the United States Government or the conduct of 
     an inspection on United States territory under the 
     Convention.

TITLE II--PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION 
                          OF THE UNITED STATES

                Subtitle A--Criminal and Civil Penalties

     SEC. 201. CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROVISIONS.

       (a) In General.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after chapter 11A the following new 
     chapter:

                    ``CHAPTER 11B--CHEMICAL WEAPONS

``Sec.
``229. Prohibited activities.
``229A. Penalties.
``229B. Criminal forfeitures; destruction of weapons.
``229C. Individual self-defense devices.
``229D. Injunctions.
``229E. Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in 
              certain emergencies.
``229F. Definitions.

     ``Sec. 229. Prohibited activities

       ``(a) Unlawful Conduct.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b), it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly--
       ``(1) to develop, produce, otherwise acquire, transfer 
     directly or indirectly, receive, stockpile, retain, own, 
     possess, or use, or threaten to use, any chemical weapon; or
       ``(2) to assist or induce, in any way, any person to 
     violate paragraph (1), or to attempt or conspire to violate 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Exempted Agencies and Persons.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the 
     retention, ownership, possession, transfer, or receipt of a 
     chemical weapon by a department, agency, or other entity of 
     the United States, or by a person described in paragraph (2), 
     pending destruction of the weapon.
       ``(2) Exempted persons.--A person referred to in paragraph 
     (1) is--
       ``(A) any person, including a member of the Armed Forces of 
     the United States, who is authorized by law or by an 
     appropriate officer of the United States to retain, own, 
     possess, transfer, or receive the chemical weapon; or
       ``(B) in an emergency situation, any otherwise nonculpable 
     person if the person is attempting to destroy or seize the 
     weapon.
       ``(c) Jurisdiction.--Conduct prohibited by subsection (a) 
     is within the jurisdiction of the United States if the 
     prohibited conduct--
       ``(1) takes place in the United States;
       ``(2) takes place outside of the United States and is 
     committed by a national of the United States;
       ``(3) is committed against a national of the United States 
     while the national is outside the United States; or
       ``(4) is committed against any property that is owned, 
     leased, or used by the United States or by any department or 
     agency of the United States, whether the property is within 
     or outside the United States.

     ``Sec. 229A. Penalties

       ``(a) Criminal Penalties.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any person who violates section 229 of 
     this title shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for 
     any term of years, or both.
       ``(2) Death penalty.--Any person who violates section 229 
     of this title and by whose action the death of another person 
     is the result shall be punished by death or imprisoned for 
     life.
       ``(b) Civil Penalties.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Attorney General may bring a civil 
     action in the appropriate United States district court 
     against any person who violates section 229 of this title 
     and, upon proof of such violation by a preponderance of the 
     evidence, such person shall be subject to pay a civil penalty 
     in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for each such violation.
       ``(2) Relation to other proceedings.--The imposition of a 
     civil penalty under this subsection does not preclude any 
     other criminal or civil statutory, common law, or 
     administrative remedy, which is available by law to the 
     United States or any other person.
       ``(c) Reimbursement of Costs.--The court shall order any 
     person convicted of an offense under subsection (a) to 
     reimburse the United States for any expenses incurred by the 
     United States incident to the seizure, storage, handling, 
     transportation, and destruction or other disposition of any 
     property that was seized in connection with an investigation 
     of the commission of the offense by that person. A person 
     ordered to reimburse the United States for expenses under 
     this subsection shall be jointly and severally liable for 
     such expenses with each other person, if any, who is ordered 
     under this subsection to reimburse the United States for the 
     same expenses.

     ``Sec. 229B. Criminal forfeitures; destruction of weapons

       ``(a) Property Subject to Criminal Forfeiture.--Any person 
     convicted under section 229A(a) shall forfeit to the United 
     States irrespective of any provision of State law--
       ``(1) any property, real or personal, owned, possessed, or 
     used by a person involved in the offense;
       ``(2) any property constituting, or derived from, and 
     proceeds the person obtained, directly or indirectly, as the 
     result of such violation; and
       ``(3) any of the property used in any manner or part, to 
     commit, or to facilitate the commission of, such violation.
     The court, in imposing sentence on such person, shall order, 
     in addition to any other sentence imposed pursuant to section 
     229A(a), that the person forfeit to the United States all 
     property described in this subsection. In lieu of a fine 
     otherwise authorized by section 229A(a), a defendant who 
     derived profits or other proceeds from an offense may be 
     fined not more than twice the gross profits or other 
     proceeds.
       ``(b) Procedures.--
       ``(1) General.--Property subject to forfeiture under this 
     section, any seizure and disposition thereof, and any 
     administrative or judicial proceeding in relation thereto, 
     shall be governed by subsections (b) through (p) of section 
     413 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control 
     Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 853), except that any reference under 
     those subsections to--

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       ``(A) `this subchapter or subchapter II' shall be deemed to 
     be a reference to section 229A(a); and
       ``(B) `subsection (a)' shall be deemed to be a reference to 
     subsection (a) of this section.
       ``(2) Temporary restraining orders.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the purposes of forfeiture 
     proceedings under this section, a temporary restraining order 
     may be entered upon application of the United States without 
     notice or opportunity for a hearing when an information or 
     indictment has not yet been filed with respect to the 
     property, if, in addition to the circumstances described in 
     section 413(e)(2) of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention 
     and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 853(e)(2)), the United 
     States demonstrates that there is probable cause to believe 
     that the property with respect to which the order is sought 
     would, in the event of conviction, be subject to forfeiture 
     under this section and exigent circumstances exist that place 
     the life or health of any person in danger.
       ``(B) Warrant of seizure.--If the court enters a temporary 
     restraining order under this paragraph, it shall also issue a 
     warrant authorizing the seizure of such property.
       ``(C) Applicable procedures.--The procedures and time 
     limits applicable to temporary restraining orders under 
     section 413(e) (2) and (3) of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse 
     Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 853(e) (2) and 
     (3)) shall apply to temporary restraining orders under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(c) Affirmative Defense.--It is an affirmative defense 
     against a forfeiture under subsection (b) that the property--
       ``(1) is for a purpose not prohibited under the Chemical 
     Weapons Convention; and
       ``(2) is of a type and quantity that under the 
     circumstances is consistent with that purpose.
       ``(d) Destruction or Other Disposition.--The Attorney 
     General shall provide for the destruction or other 
     appropriate disposition of any chemical weapon seized and 
     forfeited pursuant to this section.
       ``(e) Assistance.--The Attorney General may request the 
     head of any agency of the United States to assist in the 
     handling, storage, transportation, or destruction of property 
     seized under this section.
       ``(f) Owner Liability.--The owner or possessor of any 
     property seized under this section shall be liable to the 
     United States for any expenses incurred incident to the 
     seizure, including any expenses relating to the handling, 
     storage, transportation, and destruction or other disposition 
     of the seized property.

     ``Sec. 229C. Individual self-defense devices

       ``Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit 
     any individual self-defense device, including those using a 
     pepper spray or chemical mace.

     ``Sec. 229D. Injunctions

       ``The United States may obtain in a civil action an 
     injunction against--
       ``(1) the conduct prohibited under section 229 or 229C of 
     this title; or
       ``(2) the preparation or solicitation to engage in conduct 
     prohibited under section 229 or 229D of this title.

     ``Sec. 229E. Requests for military assistance to enforce 
       prohibition in certain emergencies

       ``The Attorney General may request the Secretary of Defense 
     to provide assistance under section 382 of title 10 in 
     support of Department of Justice activities relating to the 
     enforcement of section 229 of this title in an emergency 
     situation involving a chemical weapon. The authority to make 
     such a request may be exercised by another official of the 
     Department of Justice in accordance with section 382(f)(2) of 
     title 10.

     ``Sec. 229F. Definitions

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) Chemical weapon.--The term `chemical weapon' means 
     the following, together or separately:
       ``(A) A toxic chemical and its precursors, except where 
     intended for a purpose not prohibited under this chapter as 
     long as the type and quantity is consistent with such a 
     purpose.
       ``(B) A munition or device, specifically designed to cause 
     death or other harm through toxic properties of those toxic 
     chemicals specified in subparagraph (A), which would be 
     released as a result of the employment of such munition or 
     device.
       ``(C) Any equipment specifically designed for use directly 
     in connection with the employment of munitions or devices 
     specified in subparagraph (B).
       ``(2) Chemical weapons convention; convention.--The terms 
     `Chemical Weapons Convention' and `Convention' mean the 
     Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
     Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
     Destruction, opened for signature on January 13, 1993.
       ``(3) Key component of a binary or multicomponent chemical 
     system.--The term `key component of a binary or 
     multicomponent chemical system' means the precursor which 
     plays the most important role in determining the toxic 
     properties of the final product and reacts rapidly with other 
     chemicals in the binary or multicomponent system.
       ``(4) National of the united states.--The term `national of 
     the United States' has the same meaning given such term in 
     section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).
       ``(5) Person.--The term `person', except as otherwise 
     provided, means any individual, corporation, partnership, 
     firm, association, trust, estate, public or private 
     institution, any State or any political subdivision thereof, 
     or any political entity within a State, any foreign 
     government or nation or any agency, instrumentality or 
     political subdivision of any such government or nation, or 
     other entity located in the United States.
       ``(6) Precursor.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `precursor' means any chemical 
     reactant which takes part at any stage in the production by 
     whatever method of a toxic chemical. The term includes any 
     key component of a binary or multicomponent chemical system.
       ``(B) List of precursors.--Precursors which have been 
     identified for the application of verification measures under 
     Article VI of the Convention are listed in schedules 
     contained in the Annex on Chemicals of the Chemical Weapons 
     Convention.
       ``(7) Purposes not prohibited by this chapter.--The term 
     `purposes not prohibited by this chapter' means the 
     following:
       ``(A) Peaceful purposes.--Any peaceful purpose related to 
     an industrial, agricultural, research, medical, or 
     pharmaceutical activity or other activity.
       ``(B) Protective purposes.--Any purpose directly related to 
     protection against toxic chemicals and to protection against 
     chemical weapons.
       ``(C) Unrelated military purposes.--Any military purpose of 
     the United States that is not connected with the use of a 
     chemical weapon or that is not dependent on the use of the 
     toxic or poisonous properties of the chemical weapon to cause 
     death or other harm.
       ``(D) Law enforcement purposes.--Any law enforcement 
     purpose, including any domestic riot control purpose and 
     including imposition of capital punishment.
       ``(8) Toxic chemical.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `toxic chemical' means any 
     chemical which through its chemical action on life processes 
     can cause death, temporary incapacitation or permanent harm 
     to humans or animals. The term includes all such chemicals, 
     regardless of their origin or of their method of production, 
     and regardless of whether they are produced in facilities, in 
     munitions or elsewhere.
       ``(B) List of toxic chemicals.--Toxic chemicals which have 
     been identified for the application of verification measures 
     under Article VI of the Convention are listed in schedules 
     contained in the Annex on Chemicals of the Chemical Weapons 
     Convention.
       ``(9) United states.--The term `United States' means the 
     several States of the United States, the District of 
     Columbia, and the commonwealths, territories, and possessions 
     of the United States and includes all places under the 
     jurisdiction or control of the United States, including--
       ``(A) any of the places within the provisions of paragraph 
     (41) of section 40102 of title 49, United States Code;
       ``(B) any civil aircraft of the United States or public 
     aircraft, as such terms are defined in paragraphs (17) and 
     (37), respectively, of section 40102 of title 49, United 
     States Code; and
       ``(C) any vessel of the United States, as such term is 
     defined in section 3(b) of the Maritime Drug Enforcement Act, 
     as amended (46 U.S.C., App. sec. 1903(b)).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Weapons of mass destruction.--Section 2332a of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Sec. 2332a. Use of weapons of mass 
     destruction'' and inserting ``Sec. 2332a. Use of certain 
     weapons of mass destruction'';
       (B) in subsection (a), by inserting ``(other than a 
     chemical weapon as that term is defined in section 229F)'' 
     after ``weapon of mass destruction''; and
       (C) in subsection (b), by inserting ``(other than a 
     chemical weapon (as that term is defined in section 229F))'' 
     after ``weapon of mass destruction''.
       (2) Table of chapters.--The table of chapters for part I of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item for chapter 11A the following new item:

``11B. Chemical Weapons......................................229''.....

       (c) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Section 2332c of title 18, United States Code, relating 
     to chemical weapons.
       (2) In the table of sections for chapter 113B of title 18, 
     United States Code, the item relating to section 2332c.

              Subtitle B--Revocations of Export Privileges

     SEC. 211. REVOCATIONS OF EXPORT PRIVILEGES.

       If the President determines, after notice and an 
     opportunity for a hearing in accordance with section 554 of 
     title 5, United States Code, that any person within the 
     United States, or any national of the United States located 
     outside the United States, has committed any violation of 
     section 229 of title 18, United States Code, the President 
     may issue an order for the suspension or revocation of the 
     authority of the person to export from the United States any 
     goods or technology (as such terms are defined in section 16 
     of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 
     2415)).

                         TITLE III--INSPECTIONS

     SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS IN THE TITLE.

       (a) In General.--In this title, the terms ``challenge 
     inspection'', ``plant site'', ``plant'', ``facility 
     agreement'', ``inspection team'', and ``requesting state 
     party'' have the meanings given those terms in Part I of the 
     Annex on Implementation and Verification of the Chemical 
     Weapons Convention. The term ``routine inspection'' means an 
     inspection, other than an ``initial inspection'', undertaken 
     pursuant to Article VI of the Convention.

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       (b) Definition of Judge of the United States.--In this 
     title, the term ``judge of the United States'' means a judge 
     or magistrate judge of a district court of the United States.

     SEC. 302. FACILITY AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Authorization of Inspections.--Inspections by the 
     Technical Secretariat of plants, plant sites, or other 
     facilities or locations for which the United States has a 
     facility agreement with the Organization shall be conducted 
     in accordance with the facility agreement. Any such facility 
     agreement may not in any way limit the right of the owner or 
     operator of the facility to withhold consent to an inspection 
     request.
       (b) Types of Facility Agreements.--
       (1) Schedule two facilities.--The United States National 
     Authority shall ensure that facility agreements for plants, 
     plant sites, or other facilities or locations that are 
     subject to inspection pursuant to paragraph 4 of Article VI 
     of the Convention are concluded unless the owner, operator, 
     occupant, or agent in charge of the facility and the 
     Technical Secretariat agree that such an agreement is not 
     necessary.
       (2) Schedule three facilities.--The United States National 
     Authority shall ensure that facility agreements are concluded 
     for plants, plant sites, or other facilities or locations 
     that are subject to inspection pursuant to paragraph 5 or 6 
     of Article VI of the Convention if so requested by the owner, 
     operator, occupant, or agent in charge of the facility.
       (c) Notification Requirements.--The United States National 
     Authority shall ensure that the owner, operator, occupant, or 
     agent in charge of a facility prior to the development of the 
     agreement relating to that facility is notified and, if the 
     person notified so requests, the person may participate in 
     the preparations for the negotiation of such an agreement. To 
     the maximum extent practicable consistent with the 
     Convention, the owner and the operator, occupant or agent in 
     charge of a facility may observe negotiations of the 
     agreement between the United States and the Organization 
     concerning that facility.
       (d) Content of Facility Agreements.--Facility agreements 
     shall--
       (1) identify the areas, equipment, computers, records, 
     data, and samples subject to inspection;
       (2) describe the procedures for providing notice of an 
     inspection to the owner, occupant, operator, or agent in 
     charge of a facility;
       (3) describe the timeframes for inspections; and
       (4) detail the areas, equipment, computers, records, data, 
     and samples that are not subject to inspection.

     SEC. 303. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT INSPECTIONS.

       (a) Prohibition.--No inspection of a plant, plant site, or 
     other facility or location in the United States shall take 
     place under the Convention without the authorization of the 
     United States National Authority in accordance with the 
     requirements of this title.
       (b) Authority.--
       (1) Technical secretariat inspection teams.--Any duly 
     designated member of an inspection team of the Technical 
     Secretariat may inspect any plant, plant site, or other 
     facility or location in the United States subject to 
     inspection pursuant to the Convention.
       (2) United states government representatives.--The United 
     States National Authority shall coordinate the designation of 
     employees of the Federal Government to accompany members of 
     an inspection team of the Technical Secretariat and, in doing 
     so, shall ensure that--
       (A) a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     as designated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     accompanies each inspection team visit pursuant to paragraph 
     (1);
       (B) no employee of the Environmental Protection Agency or 
     the Occupational Safety and Health Administration accompanies 
     any inspection team visit conducted pursuant to paragraph 
     (1); and
       (C) the number of duly designated representatives shall be 
     kept to the minimum necessary.
       (3) Objections to individuals serving as inspectors.--
       (A) In general.--In deciding whether to exercise the right 
     of the United States under the Convention to object to an 
     individual serving as an inspector, the President shall give 
     great weight to his reasonable belief that--
       (i) such individual is or has been a member of, or a 
     participant in, any group or organization that has engaged 
     in, or attempted or conspired to engage in, or aided or 
     abetted in the commission of, any terrorist act or activity;
       (ii) such individual has committed any act or activity 
     which would be a felony under the laws of the United States; 
     or
       (iii) the participation of such individual as a member of 
     an inspection team would pose a risk to the national security 
     or economic well-being of the United States.
       (B) Not subject to judicial review.--Any objection by the 
     President to an individual serving as an inspector, whether 
     made pursuant to this section or otherwise, shall not be 
     reviewable in any court.

     SEC. 304. PROCEDURES FOR INSPECTIONS.

       (a) Types of Inspections.--Each inspection of a plant, 
     plant site, or other facility or location in the United 
     States under the Convention shall be conducted in accordance 
     with this section and section 305, except where other 
     procedures are provided in a facility agreement entered into 
     under section 302.
       (b) Notice.--
       (1) In general.--An inspection referred to in subsection 
     (a) may be made only upon issuance of an actual written 
     notice by the United States National Authority to the owner 
     and to the operator, occupant, or agent in charge of the 
     premises to be inspected.
       (2) Time of Notification.--The notice for a routine 
     inspection shall be submitted to the owner and to the 
     operator, occupant, or agent in charge within six hours of 
     receiving the notification of the inspection from the 
     Technical Secretariat or as soon as possible thereafter. 
     Notice for a challenge inspection shall be provided at any 
     appropriate time determined by the United States National 
     Authority. Notices may be posted prominently at the plant, 
     plant site, or other facility or location if the United 
     States is unable to provide actual written notice to the 
     owner, operator, or agent in charge of the premises.
       (3) Content of notice.--
       (A) In general.--The notice under paragraph (1) shall 
     include all appropriate information supplied by the Technical 
     Secretariat to the United States National Authority 
     concerning--
       (i) the type of inspection;
       (ii) the basis for the selection of the plant, plant site, 
     or other facility or location for the type of inspection 
     sought;
       (iii) the time and date that the inspection will begin and 
     the period covered by the inspection; and
       (iv) the names and titles of the inspectors.
       (B) Special rule for challenge inspections.--In the case of 
     a challenge inspection pursuant to Article IX of the 
     Convention, the notice shall also include all appropriate 
     evidence or reasons provided by the requesting state party to 
     the Convention for seeking the inspection.
       (4) Separate notices required.--A separate notice shall be 
     provided for each inspection, except that a notice shall not 
     be required for each entry made during the period covered by 
     the inspection.
       (c) Credentials.--The head of the inspection team of the 
     Technical Secretariat and the accompanying employees of the 
     Federal government shall display appropriate identifying 
     credentials to the owner, operator, occupant, or agent in 
     charge of the premises before the inspection is commenced.
       (d) Timeframe for Inspections.--Consistent with the 
     provisions of the Convention, each inspection shall be 
     commenced and completed with reasonable promptness and shall 
     be conducted at reasonable times, within reasonable limits, 
     and in a reasonable manner.
       (e) Scope.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in a warrant issued 
     under section 305 or a facility agreement entered into under 
     section 302, an inspection conducted under this title may 
     extend to all things within the premises inspected (including 
     records, files, papers, processes, controls, structures and 
     vehicles) related to whether the requirements of the 
     Convention applicable to such premises have been complied 
     with.
       (2) Exception.--Unless required by the Convention, no 
     inspection under this title shall extend to--
       (A) financial data;
       (B) sales and marketing data (other than shipment data);
       (C) pricing data;
       (D) personnel data;
       (E) research data;
       (F) patent data;
       (G) data maintained for compliance with environmental or 
     occupational health and safety regulations; or
       (H) personnel and vehicles entering and personnel and 
     personal passenger vehicles exiting the facility.
       (f) Sampling and Safety.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the United States National 
     Authority is authorized to require the provision of samples 
     to a member of the inspection team of the Technical 
     Secretariat in accordance with the provisions of the 
     Convention. The owner or the operator, occupant or agent in 
     charge of the premises to be inspected shall determine 
     whether the sample shall be taken by representatives of the 
     premises or the inspection team or other individuals present. 
     No sample collected in the United States pursuant to an 
     inspection permitted by this Act may be transferred for 
     analysis to any laboratory outside the territory of the 
     United States.
       (2) Compliance with regulations.--In carrying out their 
     activities, members of the inspection team of the Technical 
     Secretariat and representatives of agencies or departments 
     accompanying the inspection team shall observe safety 
     regulations established at the premises to be inspected, 
     including those for protection of controlled environments 
     within a facility and for personal safety.
       (g) Coordination.--The appropriate representatives of the 
     United States, as designated, if present, shall assist the 
     owner and the operator, occupant or agent in charge of the 
     premises to be inspected in interacting with the members of 
     the inspection team of the Technical Secretariat.

     SEC. 305. WARRANTS.

       (a) In General.--The United States Government shall seek 
     the consent of the owner or the operator, occupant, or agent 
     in charge of the premises to be inspected prior to any 
     inspection referred to in section 304(a). If consent is 
     obtained, a warrant is not required for the inspection. The 
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     operator, occupant, or agent in charge of the premises to be 
     inspected may withhold consent for any reason or no reason. 
     After providing notification pursuant to subsection (b), the 
     United States Government may seek a search warrant from a 
     United States magistrate judge. Proceedings regarding the 
     issuance of a search warrant shall be conducted ex parte, 
     unless otherwise requested by the United States Government.
       (b) Routine Inspections.--
       (1) Obtaining administrative search warrants.--For any 
     routine inspection conducted on the territory of the United 
     States pursuant to Article VI of the Convention, where 
     consent has been withheld, the United States Government shall 
     first obtain an administrative search warrant from a judge of 
     the United States. The United States Government shall provide 
     to the judge of the United States all appropriate information 
     supplied by the Technical Secretariat to the United States 
     National Authority regarding the basis for the selection of 
     the plant site, plant, or other facility or location for the 
     type of inspection sought. The United States Government shall 
     also provide any other appropriate information available to 
     it relating to the reasonableness of the selection of the 
     plant, plant site, or other facility or location for the 
     inspection.
       (2) Content of affidavits for administrative search 
     warrants.--The judge of the United States shall promptly 
     issue a warrant authorizing the requested inspection upon an 
     affidavit submitted by the United States Government showing 
     that--
       (A) the Chemical Weapons Convention is in force for the 
     United States;
       (B) the plant site, plant, or other facility or location 
     sought to be inspected is required to report data under title 
     IV of this Act and is subject to routine inspection under the 
     Convention;
       (C) the purpose of the inspection is--
       (i) in the case of any facility owned or operated by a non-
     Government entity related to Schedule 1 chemical agents, to 
     verify that the facility is not used to produce any Schedule 
     1 chemical agent except for declared chemicals; quantities of 
     Schedule 1 chemicals produced, processed, or consumed are 
     correctly declared and consistent with needs for the declared 
     purpose; and Schedule 1 chemicals are not diverted or used 
     for other purposes;
       (ii) in the case of any facility related to Schedule 2 
     chemical agents, to verify that activities are in accordance 
     with obligations under the Convention and consistent with the 
     information provided in data declarations; and
       (iii) in the case of any facility related to Schedule 3 
     chemical agents and any other chemical production facility, 
     to verify that the activities of the facility are consistent 
     with the information provided in data declarations;
       (D) the items, documents, and areas to be searched and 
     seized;
       (E) in the case of a facility related to Schedule 2 or 
     Schedule 3 chemical agents or unscheduled discrete organic 
     chemicals, the plant site has not been subject to more than 1 
     routine inspection in the current calendar year, and, in the 
     case of facilities related to Schedule 3 chemical agents or 
     unscheduled discrete organic chemicals, the inspection will 
     not cause the number of routine inspections in the United 
     States to exceed 20 in a calendar year;
       (F) the selection of the site was made in accordance with 
     procedures established under the Convention and, in 
     particular--
       (i) in the case of any facility owned or operated by a non-
     Government entity related to Schedule 1 chemical agents, the 
     intensity, duration, timing, and mode of the requested 
     inspection is based on the risk to the object and purpose of 
     the Convention by the quantities of chemical produced, the 
     characteristics of the facility and the nature of activities 
     carried out at the facility, and the requested inspection, 
     when considered with previous such inspections of the 
     facility undertaken in the current calendar year, shall not 
     exceed the number reasonably required based on the risk to 
     the object and purpose of the Convention as described above;
       (ii) in the case of any facility related to Schedule 2 
     chemical agents, the Technical Secretariat gave due 
     consideration to the risk to the object and purpose of the 
     Convention posed by the relevant chemical, the 
     characteristics of the plant site and the nature of 
     activities carried out there, taking into account the 
     respective facility agreement as well as the results of the 
     initial inspections and subsequent inspections; and
       (iii) in the case of any facility related to Schedule 3 
     chemical agents or unscheduled discrete organic chemicals, 
     the facility was selected randomly by the Technical 
     Secretariat using appropriate mechanisms, such as 
     specifically designed computer software, on the basis of two 
     weighting factors: (I) equitable geographical distribution of 
     inspections; and (II) the information on the declared sites 
     available to the Technical Secretariat, related to the 
     relevant chemical, the characteristics of the plant site, and 
     the nature of activities carried out there;
       (G) the earliest commencement and latest closing dates and 
     times of the inspection; and
       (H) the duration of inspection will not exceed time limits 
     specified in the Convention unless agreed by the owner, 
     operator, or agent in charge of the plant.
       (3) Content of warrants.--A warrant issued under paragraph 
     (2) shall specify the same matters required of an affidavit 
     under that paragraph. In addition to the requirements for a 
     warrant issued under this paragraph, each warrant shall 
     contain, if known, the identities of the representatives of 
     the Technical Secretariat conducting the inspection and the 
     observers of the inspection and, if applicable, the 
     identities of the representatives of agencies or departments 
     of the United States accompanying those representatives.
       (4) Challenge inspections.--
       (A) Criminal search warrant.--For any challenge inspection 
     conducted on the territory of the United States pursuant to 
     Article IX of the Chemical Weapons Convention, where consent 
     has been withheld, the United States Government shall first 
     obtain from a judge of the United States a criminal search 
     warrant based upon probable cause, supported by oath or 
     affirmation, and describing with particularity the place to 
     be searched and the person or things to be seized.
       (B) Information provided.--The United States Government 
     shall provide to the judge of the United States--
       (i) all appropriate information supplied by the Technical 
     Secretariat to the United States National Authority regarding 
     the basis for the selection of the plant site, plant, or 
     other facility or location for the type of inspection sought;
       (ii) any other appropriate information relating to the 
     reasonableness of the selection of the plant, plant site, or 
     other facility or location for the inspection;
       (iii) information concerning--

       (I) the duration and scope of the inspection;
       (II) areas to be inspected;
       (III) records and data to be reviewed; and
       (IV) samples to be taken;

       (iv) appropriate evidence or reasons provided by the 
     requesting state party for the inspection;
       (v) any other evidence showing probable cause to believe 
     that a violation of this Act has occurred or is occurring; 
     and
       (vi) the identities of the representatives of the Technical 
     Secretariat on the inspection team and the Federal Government 
     employees accompanying the inspection team.
       (C) Content of warrant.--The warrant shall specify--
       (i) the type of inspection authorized;
       (ii) the purpose of the inspection;
       (iii) the type of plant site, plant, or other facility or 
     location to be inspected;
       (iv) the areas of the plant site, plant, or other facility 
     or location to be inspected;
       (v) the items, documents, data, equipment, and computers 
     that may be inspected or seized;
       (vi) samples that may be taken;
       (vii) the earliest commencement and latest concluding dates 
     and times of the inspection; and
       (viii) the identities of the representatives of the 
     Technical Secretariat on the inspection teams and the Federal 
     Government employees accompanying the inspection team.

     SEC. 306. PROHIBITED ACTS RELATING TO INSPECTIONS.

       It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to fail or 
     refuse to permit entry or inspection, or to disrupt, delay, 
     or otherwise impede an inspection, authorized by this Act.

     SEC. 307. NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION.

       Consistent with the objective of eliminating chemical 
     weapons, the President may deny a request to inspect any 
     facility in the United States in cases where the President 
     determines that the inspection may pose a threat to the 
     national security interests of the United States.

     SEC. 308. PROTECTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF CONTRACTORS.

       (a) The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     403 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 39. PROTECTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF 
                   CONTRACTORS.

       ``(a) Prohibition.--A contractor may not be required, as a 
     condition for entering into a contract with the Federal 
     Government, to waive any right under the Constitution for any 
     purpose related to Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation 
     Act of 1997 or the Chemical Weapons Convention (as defined in 
     section 3 of such Act.)
       ``(b) Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be 
     construed to prohibit an executive agency from including in a 
     contract a clause that requires the contractor to permit 
     inspections for the purpose of ensuring that the contractor 
     is performing the contract in accordance with the provisions 
     of the contract.''.
       (b) The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 39. Protection of constitutional rights of contractors.''.

     SEC. 309. ANNUAL REPORT ON INSPECTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President 
     shall submit a report in classified and unclassified form to 
     the appropriate congressional committees on inspections made 
     under the Convention during the preceding year.
       (b) Content of Reports.--Each report shall contain the 
     following information for the reporting period:
       (1) The name of each company or entity subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the United States reporting data pursuant to 
     title IV of this Act.
       (2) The number of inspections under the Convention 
     conducted on the territory of the United States.

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       (3) The number and identity of inspectors conducting any 
     inspection described in paragraph (2) and the number of 
     inspectors barred from inspection by the United States.
       (4) The cost to the United States for each inspection 
     described in paragraph (2).
       (5) The total costs borne by United States business firms 
     in the course of inspections described in paragraph (2).
       (6) A description of the circumstances surrounding 
     inspections described in paragraph (2), including instances 
     of possible industrial espionage and misconduct of 
     inspectors.
       (7) The identity of parties claiming loss of trade secrets, 
     the circumstances surrounding those losses, and the efforts 
     taken by the United States Government to redress those 
     losses.
       (8) A description of instances where inspections under the 
     Convention outside the United States have been disrupted or 
     delayed.
       (c) Definition.--The term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, the Committee on International Relations, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 310. UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE IN INSPECTIONS AT PRIVATE 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Assistance in Preparation for Inspections.--At the 
     request of an owner of a facility not owned or operated by 
     the United States Government, or contracted for use by or for 
     the United States Government, the Secretary of Defense may 
     assist the facility to prepare the facility for possible 
     inspections pursuant to the Convention.
       (b) Reimbursement Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     owner of a facility provided assistance under subsection (a) 
     shall reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred by the 
     Secretary in providing the assistance.
       (2) Exception.--In the case of assistance provided under 
     subsection (a) to a facility owned by a person described in 
     subsection (c), the United States National Authority shall 
     reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred by the 
     Secretary in providing the assistance.
       (c) Owners Covered by United States National Authority 
     Reimbursements.--Subsection (b)(2) applies in the case of 
     assistance provided to the following:
       (1) Small business concerns.--A small business concern as 
     defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act.
       (2) Domestic producers of schedule 3 or unscheduled 
     discrete organic chemicals.--Any person located in the United 
     States that--
       (A) does not possess, produce, process, consume, import, or 
     export any Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 chemical; and
       (B) in the calendar year preceding the year in which the 
     assistance is to be provided, produced--
       (i) more than 30 metric tons of Schedule 3 or unscheduled 
     discrete organic chemicals that contain phosphorous, sulfur, 
     or fluorine; or
       (ii) more than 200 metric tons of unscheduled discrete 
     organic chemicals.
                           TITLE IV--REPORTS

     SEC. 401. REPORTS REQUIRED BY THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) Regulations on Recordkeeping.--
       (1) Requirements.--The United States National Authority 
     shall ensure that regulations are prescribed that require 
     each person located in the United States who produces, 
     processes, consumes, exports, or imports, or proposes to 
     produce, process, consume, export, or import, a chemical 
     substance that is subject to the Convention to--
       (A) maintain and permit access to records related to that 
     production, processing, consumption, export, or import of 
     such substance; and
       (B) submit to the Director of the United States National 
     Authority such reports as the United States National 
     Authority may reasonably require to provide to the 
     Organization, pursuant to subparagraph 1(a) of the Annex on 
     Confidentiality of the Convention, the minimum amount of 
     information and data necessary for the timely and efficient 
     conduct by the Organization of its responsibilities under the 
     Convention.
       (2) Rulemaking.--The Director of the United States National 
     Authority shall ensure that regulations pursuant to this 
     section are prescribed expeditiously.
       (b) Coordination.--
       (1) Avoidance of duplication.--To the extent feasible, the 
     United States Government shall not require the submission of 
     any report that is unnecessary or duplicative of any report 
     required by or under any other law. The head of each Federal 
     agency shall coordinate the actions of that agency with the 
     heads of the other Federal agencies in order to avoid the 
     imposition of duplicative reporting requirements under this 
     Act or any other law.
       (2) Definition.--As used in paragraph (1), the term 
     ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given the term ``agency'' 
     in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 402. PROHIBITION RELATING TO LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF 
                   SCHEDULE 2 AND 3 CHEMICALS.

       (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, no person located in the United States shall be 
     required to report on, or to submit to, any routine 
     inspection conducted for the purpose of verifying the 
     production, possession, consumption, exportation, 
     importation, or proposed production, possession, consumption, 
     exportation, or importation of any substance that contains 
     less than--
       (1) 10 percent concentration of a Schedule 2 chemical; or
       (2) 80 percent concentration of a Schedule 3 chemical.
       (b) Standard for Measurement of Concentration.--The percent 
     concentration of a chemical in a substance shall be measured 
     on the basis of volume or total weight, which measurement 
     yields the lesser percent.

     SEC. 403. PROHIBITION RELATING TO UNSCHEDULED DISCRETE 
                   ORGANIC CHEMICALS AND COINCIDENTAL BYPRODUCTS 
                   IN WASTE STREAMS.

       (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, no person located in the United States shall be 
     required to report on, or to submit to, any routine 
     inspection conducted for the purpose of verifying the 
     production, possession, consumption, exportation, 
     importation, or proposed production, possession, consumption, 
     exportation, or importation of any substance that is--
       (1) an unscheduled discrete organic chemical; and
       (2) a coincidental byproduct of a manufacturing or 
     production process that is not isolated or captured for use 
     or sale during the process and is routed to, or escapes, from 
     the waste stream of a stack, incinerator, or wastewater 
     treatment system or any other waste stream.

     SEC. 404. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.

       (a) Freedom of Information Act Exemption for Certain 
     Convention Information.--Except as provided in subsection (b) 
     or (c), any confidential business information, as defined in 
     section 103(g), reported to, or otherwise acquired by, the 
     United States Government under this Act or under the 
     Convention shall not be disclosed under section 552(a) of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (b) Exceptions.--
       (1) Information for the technical secretariat.--Information 
     shall be disclosed or otherwise provided to the Technical 
     Secretariat or other states parties to the Chemical Weapons 
     Convention in accordance with the Convention, in particular, 
     the provisions of the Annex on the Protection of Confidential 
     Information.
       (2) Information for congress.--Information shall be made 
     available to any committee or subcommittee of Congress with 
     appropriate jurisdiction upon the written request of the 
     chairman or ranking minority member of such committee or 
     subcommittee, except that no such committee or subcommittee, 
     and no member and no staff member of such committee or 
     subcommittee, shall disclose such information or material 
     except as otherwise required or authorized by law.
       (3) Information for enforcement actions.--Information shall 
     be disclosed to other Federal agencies for enforcement of 
     this Act or any other law, and shall be disclosed or 
     otherwise provided when relevant in any proceeding under this 
     Act or any other law, except that disclosure or provision in 
     such a proceeding shall be made in such manner as to preserve 
     confidentiality to the extent practicable without impairing 
     the proceeding.
       (c) Information Disclosed in the National Interest.--
       (1) Authority.--The United States Government shall disclose 
     any information reported to, or otherwise required by the 
     United States Government under this Act or the Convention, 
     including categories of such information, that it determines 
     is in the national interest to disclose and may specify the 
     form in which such information is to be disclosed.
       (2) Notice of disclosure.--
       (A) Requirement.--If any Department or agency of the United 
     States Government proposes pursuant to paragraph (1) to 
     publish or disclose or otherwise provide information exempt 
     from disclosure under subsection (a), the United States 
     National Authority shall, unless contrary to national 
     security or law enforcement needs, provide notice of intent 
     to disclose the information--
       (i) to the person that submitted such information; and
       (ii) in the case of information about a person received 
     from another source, to the person to whom that information 
     pertains.
     The information may not be disclosed until the expiration of 
     30 days after notice under this paragraph has been provided.
       (B) Proceedings on objections.--In the event that the 
     person to which the information pertains objects to the 
     disclosure, the agency shall promptly review the grounds for 
     each objection of the person and shall afford the objecting 
     person a hearing for the purpose of presenting the objections 
     to the disclosure. Not later than 10 days before the 
     scheduled or rescheduled date for the disclosure, the United 
     States National Authority shall notify such person regarding 
     whether such disclosure will occur notwithstanding the 
     objections.
       (d) Criminal Penalty for Wrongful Disclosure.--Any officer 
     or employee of the United States, and any former officer or 
     employee of the United States, who by reason of such 
     employment or official position has obtained possession of, 
     or has access to, information the disclosure or other 
     provision of which is prohibited by subsection (a), and who, 
     knowing that disclosure or provision of such information is 
     prohibited by such subsection, willfully discloses or 
     otherwise provides the information in any manner to any 
     person (including any person located outside

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     the territory of the United States) not authorized to receive 
     it, shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or 
     imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.
       (e) Criminal Forfeiture.--The property of any person who 
     violates subsection (d) shall be subject to forfeiture to the 
     United States in the same manner and to the same extent as is 
     provided in section 229C of title 18, United States Code, as 
     added by this Act.
       (f) International Inspectors.--The provisions of this 
     section shall also apply to employees of the Technical 
     Secretariat.

     SEC. 405. RECORDKEEPING VIOLATIONS.

       It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to fail or 
     refuse--
       (1) to establish or maintain any record required by this 
     Act or any regulation prescribed under this Act;
       (2) to submit any report, notice, or other information to 
     the United States Government in accordance with this Act or 
     any regulation prescribed under this Act; or
       (3) to permit access to or copying of any record that is 
     exempt from disclosure under this Act or any regulation 
     prescribed under this Act.
                          TITLE V--ENFORCEMENT

     SEC. 501. PENALTIES.

       (a) Civil.--
       (1) Penalty amounts.--
       (A) Prohibited acts relating to inspections.--Any person 
     that is determined, in accordance with paragraph (2), to have 
     violated section 306 of this Act shall be required by order 
     to pay a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for 
     each such violation. For purposes of this paragraph, each day 
     such a violation of section 306 continues shall constitute a 
     separate violation of that section.
       (B) Recordkeeping violations.--Any person that is 
     determined, in accordance with paragraph (2), to have 
     violated section 405 of this Act shall be required by order 
     to pay a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for 
     each such violation.
       (2) Hearing.--
       (A) In general.--Before imposing an order described in 
     paragraph (1) against a person under this subsection for a 
     violation of section 306 or 405, the Secretary of State shall 
     provide the person or entity with notice and, upon request 
     made within 15 days of the date of the notice, a hearing 
     respecting the violation.
       (B) Conduct of hearing.--Any hearing so requested shall be 
     conducted before an administrative law judge. The hearing 
     shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of 
     section 554 of title 5, United States Code. If no hearing is 
     so requested, the Secretary of State's imposition of the 
     order shall constitute a final and unappealable order.
       (C) Issuance of orders.--If the administrative law judge 
     determines, upon the preponderance of the evidence received, 
     that a person or entity named in the complaint has violated 
     section 306 or 405, the administrative law judge shall state 
     his findings of fact and issue and cause to be served on such 
     person or entity an order described in paragraph (1).
       (D) Factors for determination of penalty amounts.--In 
     determining the amount of any civil penalty, the 
     administrative law judge shall take into account the nature, 
     circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation or 
     violations and, with respect to the violator, the ability to 
     pay, effect on ability to continue to do business, any 
     history of prior such violations, the degree of culpability, 
     the existence of an internal compliance program, and such 
     other matters as justice may require.
       (3) Administrative appellate review.--The decision and 
     order of an administrative law judge shall become the final 
     agency decision and order of the head of the United States 
     National Authority unless, within 30 days, the head of the 
     United States National Authority modifies or vacates the 
     decision and order, with or without conditions, in which case 
     the decision and order of the head of the United States 
     National Authority shall become a final order under this 
     subsection.
       (4) Offsets.--The amount of the civil penalty under a final 
     order of the United States National Authority may be deducted 
     from any sums owed by the United States to the person.
       (5) Judicial review.--A person adversely affected by a 
     final order respecting an assessment may, within 30 days 
     after the date the final order is issued, file a petition in 
     the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or 
     for any other circuit in which the person resides or 
     transacts business.
       (6) Enforcement of orders.--If a person fails to comply 
     with a final order issued under this subsection against the 
     person or entity--
       (A) after the order making the assessment has become a 
     final order and if such person does not file a petition for 
     judicial review of the order in accordance with paragraph 
     (5), or
       (B) after a court in an action brought under paragraph (5) 
     has entered a final judgment in favor of the United States 
     National Authority, the Secretary of State shall file a suit 
     to seek compliance with the order in any appropriate district 
     court of the United States, plus interest at currently 
     prevailing rates calculated from the date of expiration of 
     the 30-day period referred to in paragraph (5) or the date of 
     such final judgment, as the case may be. In any such suit, 
     the validity and appropriateness of the final order shall not 
     be subject to review.
       (b) Criminal.--Any person who knowingly violates any 
     provision of section 306 or 405 of this Act, shall, in 
     addition to or in lieu of any civil penalty which may be 
     imposed under subsection (a) for such violation, be fined 
     under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more 
     than one year, or both.

     SEC. 502. SPECIFIC ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Jurisdiction.--The district courts of the United States 
     shall have jurisdiction over civil actions to--
       (1) restrain any violation of section 306 or 405 of this 
     Act; and
       (2) compel the taking of any action required by or under 
     this Act or the Convention.
       (b) Civil Actions.--
       (1) In general.--A civil action described in subsection (a) 
     may be brought--
       (A) in the case of a civil action described in subsection 
     (a)(1), in the United States district court for the judicial 
     district in which any act, omission, or transaction 
     constituting a violation of section 306 or 405 occurred or in 
     which the defendant is found or transacts business; or
       (B) in the case of a civil action described in subsection 
     (a)(2), in the United States district court for the judicial 
     district in which the defendant is found or transacts 
     business.
       (2) Service of process.--In any such civil action process 
     may be served on a defendant wherever the defendant may 
     reside or may be found, whether the defendant resides or may 
     be found within the United States or elsewhere.

     SEC. 503. EXPEDITED JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) Civil Action.--Any person or entity subject to a search 
     under this Act may file a civil action challenging the 
     constitutionality of any provision of this Act. 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the full 
     calendar year of, and the two full calendar years following, 
     the enactment of this Act, the district court shall accord 
     such a case a priority in its disposition ahead of all other 
     civil actions except for actions challenging the legality and 
     conditions of confinement.
       (b) En Banc Review.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, during the full calendar year of, and the two full 
     calendar years following, the enactment of this Act, any 
     appeal from a final order entered by a district court in an 
     action brought under subsection (a) shall be heard promptly 
     by the full Court of Appeals sitting en banc.
                   TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 601. REPEAL.

       Section 808 of the Department of Defense Appropriation 
     Authorization Act, 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1520; relating to the use 
     of human subjects for the testing of chemical or biological 
     agents) is repealed.

     SEC. 602. PROHIBITION.

       (a) In General.--Neither the Secretary of Defense nor any 
     other officer or employee of the United States may, directly 
     or by contract--
       (1) conduct any test or experiment involving the use of any 
     chemical or biological agent on a civilian population; or
       (2) use human subjects for the testing of chemical or 
     biological agents.
       (b) Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) may be 
     construed to prohibit actions carried out for purposes not 
     prohibited by this Act (as defined in section 3(8)).
       (c) Biological Agent Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``biological agent'' means any micro-organism (including 
     bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiae or protozoa), pathogen, 
     or infectious substance, or any naturally occurring, bio-
     engineered or synthesized component of any such micro-
     organism, pathogen, or infectious substance, whatever its 
     origin or method of production, capable of causing--
       (1) death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a 
     human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism;
       (2) deterioration of food, water, equipment, supplies, or 
     materials of any kind; or
       (3) deleterious alteration of the environment.

     SEC. 603. BANKRUPTCY ACTIONS.

       Section 362(b) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (6) of subsection 
     (a) of this section, of the commencement or continuation of 
     an action or proceeding by a governmental unit or any 
     organization exercising authority under the Convention on the 
     Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and 
     Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, opened for 
     signature on January 13, 1993, to enforce such governmental 
     unit's or organization's police and regulatory power, 
     including the enforcement of a judgment other than a money 
     judgment, obtained in an action or proceeding by the 
     governmental unit to enforce such governmental unit's or 
     organization's police or regulatory power;''.

                  DIVISION ____--REVENUES AND MEDICARE

     SEC. 1000. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE; TABLE OF 
                   CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the ``Tax 
     and Trade Relief Extension Act of 1998''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in this division an amendment or repeal is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
     section or other provision, the reference shall be considered 
     to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Table of Contents.--

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                  DIVISION ____--REVENUES AND MEDICARE

Sec. 1000. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code; table of contents.

   TITLE I--EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS

                       Subtitle A--Tax Provisions

Sec. 1001. Research credit.
Sec. 1002. Work opportunity credit.
Sec. 1003. Welfare-to-work credit.
Sec. 1004. Contributions of stock to private foundations; expanded 
              public inspection of private foundations' annual returns.
Sec. 1005. Subpart F exemption for active financing income.
Sec. 1006. Disclosure of return information on income contingent 
              student loans.

                      Subtitle B--Trade Provisions

Sec. 1011. Extension of duty-free treatment under Generalized System of 
              Preferences.
Sec. 1012. Trade adjustment assistance.

                     TITLE II--OTHER TAX PROVISIONS

             Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Individuals

Sec. 2001. Nonrefundable personal credits fully allowed against regular 
              tax liability during 1998.
Sec. 2002. 100 percent deduction for health insurance costs of self-
              employed individuals.
Sec. 2003. Modification of estimated tax safe harbors.

               Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Farmers

Sec. 2011. Income averaging for farmers made permanent.
Sec. 2012. Production flexibility contract payments.
Sec. 2013. 5-year net operating loss carryback for farming losses.

                  Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 2021. Increase in volume cap on private activity bonds.
Sec. 2022. Depreciation study.
Sec. 2023. Exemption for students employed by State schools, colleges, 
              or universities.

                       TITLE III--REVENUE OFFSETS

Sec. 3001. Treatment of certain deductible liquidating distributions of 
              regulated investment companies and real estate investment 
              trusts.
Sec. 3002. Inclusion of rotavirus gastroenteritis as a taxable vaccine.
Sec. 3003. Clarification and expansion of mathematical error assessment 
              procedures.
Sec. 3004. Clarification of definition of specified liability loss.

                    TITLE IV--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

Sec. 4001. Definitions; coordination with other subtitles.
Sec. 4002. Amendments related to Internal Revenue Service Restructuring 
              and Reform Act of 1998.
Sec. 4003. Amendments related to Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
Sec. 4004. Amendments related to Tax Reform Act of 1984.
Sec. 4005. Amendments related to Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
Sec. 4006. Other amendments.

                  TITLE V--MEDICARE-RELATED PROVISIONS

                        Subtitle A--Home Health

Sec. 5101. Increase in per beneficiary limits and per visit payment 
              limits for payment for home health services.

             Subtitle B--Other Medicare-Related Provisions

Sec. 5201. Authorization of additional exceptions to imposition of 
              penalties for providing inducements to beneficiaries.
Sec. 5202. Expansion of membership of MedPAC to 17.

                      Subtitle C--Revenue Offsets

Sec. 5301. Tax treatment of cash option for qualified prizes.

   TITLE I--EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS

                       Subtitle A--Tax Provisions

     SEC. 1001. RESEARCH CREDIT.

       (a) Temporary Extension.--Paragraph (1) of section 41(h) 
     (relating to termination) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``June 30, 1998'' and inserting ``June 30, 
     1999'';
       (2) by striking ``24-month'' and inserting ``36-month''; 
     and
       (3) by striking ``24 months'' and inserting ``36 months''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
     45C(b)(1) is amended by striking ``June 30, 1998'' and 
     inserting ``June 30, 1999''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after June 30, 1998.

     SEC. 1002. WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT.

       (a) Temporary Extension.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     51(c)(4) (relating to termination) is amended by striking 
     ``June 30, 1998'' and inserting ``June 30, 1999''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after June 30, 1998.

     SEC. 1003. WELFARE-TO-WORK CREDIT.

       Subsection (f) of section 51A (relating to termination) is 
     amended by striking ``April 30, 1999'' and inserting ``June 
     30, 1999''.

     SEC. 1004. CONTRIBUTIONS OF STOCK TO PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS; 
                   EXPANDED PUBLIC INSPECTION OF PRIVATE 
                   FOUNDATIONS' ANNUAL RETURNS.

       (a) Special Rule for Contributions of Stock Made 
     Permanent.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (5) of section 170(e) is amended 
     by striking subparagraph (D) (relating to termination).
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to contributions made after June 30, 1998.
       (b) Expanded Public Inspection of Private Foundations' 
     Annual Returns, Etc.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6104 (relating to publicity of 
     information required from certain exempt organizations and 
     certain trusts) is amended by striking subsections (d) and 
     (e) and inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Public Inspection of Certain Annual Returns and 
     Applications for Exemption.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an organization described 
     in subsection (c) or (d) of section 501 and exempt from 
     taxation under section 501(a)--
       ``(A) a copy of--
       ``(i) the annual return filed under section 6033 (relating 
     to returns by exempt organizations) by such organization, and
       ``(ii) if the organization filed an application for 
     recognition of exemption under section 501, the exempt status 
     application materials of such organization,
     shall be made available by such organization for inspection 
     during regular business hours by any individual at the 
     principal office of such organization and, if such 
     organization regularly maintains 1 or more regional or 
     district offices having 3 or more employees, at each such 
     regional or district office, and
       ``(B) upon request of an individual made at such principal 
     office or such a regional or district office, a copy of such 
     annual return and exempt status application materials shall 
     be provided to such individual without charge other than a 
     reasonable fee for any reproduction and mailing costs.
     The request described in subparagraph (B) must be made in 
     person or in writing. If such request is made in person, such 
     copy shall be provided immediately and, if made in writing, 
     shall be provided within 30 days.
       ``(2) 3-year limitation on inspection of returns.--
     Paragraph (1) shall apply to an annual return filed under 
     section 6033 only during the 3-year period beginning on the 
     last day prescribed for filing such return (determined with 
     regard to any extension of time for filing).
       ``(3) Exceptions from disclosure requirement.--
       ``(A) Nondisclosure of contributors, etc.--In the case of 
     an organization which is not a private foundation (within the 
     meaning of section 509(a)), paragraph (1) shall not require 
     the disclosure of the name or address of any contributor to 
     the organization. In the case of an organization described in 
     section 501(d), paragraph (1) shall not require the 
     disclosure of the copies referred to in section 6031(b) with 
     respect to such organization.
       ``(B) Nondisclosure of certain other information.--
     Paragraph (1) shall not require the disclosure of any 
     information if the Secretary withheld such information from 
     public inspection under subsection (a)(1)(D).
       ``(4) Limitation on providing copies.--Paragraph (1)(B) 
     shall not apply to any request if, in accordance with 
     regulations promulgated by the Secretary, the organization 
     has made the requested documents widely available, or the 
     Secretary determines, upon application by an organization, 
     that such request is part of a harassment campaign and that 
     compliance with such request is not in the public interest.
       ``(5) Exempt status application materials.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `exempt status application materials' 
     means the application for recognition of exemption under 
     section 501 and any papers submitted in support of such 
     application and any letter or other document issued by the 
     Internal Revenue Service with respect to such application.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Subsection (c) of section 6033 is amended by adding 
     ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1), by striking paragraph 
     (2), and by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 6652(c)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (d) or (e)(1) of section 6104 (relating 
     to public inspection of annual returns)'' and inserting 
     ``section 6104(d) with respect to any annual return''.
       (C) Subparagraph (D) of section 6652(c)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``section 6104(e)(2) (relating to public inspection 
     of applications for exemption)'' and inserting ``section 
     6104(d) with respect to any exempt status application 
     materials (as defined in such section)''.
       (D) Section 6685 is amended by striking ``or (e)''.
       (E) Section 7207 is amended by striking ``or (e)''.
       (3) Effective date.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to 
     requests made after the later of December 31, 1998, or the 
     60th day after the Secretary of the Treasury first issues the 
     regulations referred to in section 6104(d)(4) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this section.
       (B) Publication of annual returns.--Section 6104(d) of such 
     Code, as in effect before the amendments made by this 
     subsection, shall not apply to any return the due date

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     for which is after the date such amendments take effect under 
     subparagraph (A).

     SEC. 1005. SUBPART F EXEMPTION FOR ACTIVE FINANCING INCOME.

       (a) Income Derived From Banking, Financing, or Similar 
     Businesses.--Section 954(h) (relating to income derived in 
     the active conduct of banking, financing, or similar 
     businesses) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Special Rule for Income Derived in the Active Conduct 
     of Banking, Financing, or Similar Businesses.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (c)(1), 
     foreign personal holding company income shall not include 
     qualified banking or financing income of an eligible 
     controlled foreign corporation.
       ``(2) Eligible controlled foreign corporation.--For 
     purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible controlled foreign 
     corporation' means a controlled foreign corporation which--
       ``(i) is predominantly engaged in the active conduct of a 
     banking, financing, or similar business, and
       ``(ii) conducts substantial activity with respect to such 
     business.
       ``(B) Predominantly engaged.--A controlled foreign 
     corporation shall be treated as predominantly engaged in the 
     active conduct of a banking, financing, or similar business 
     if--
       ``(i) more than 70 percent of the gross income of the 
     controlled foreign corporation is derived directly from the 
     active and regular conduct of a lending or finance business 
     from transactions with customers which are not related 
     persons,
       ``(ii) it is engaged in the active conduct of a banking 
     business and is an institution licensed to do business as a 
     bank in the United States (or is any other corporation not so 
     licensed which is specified by the Secretary in regulations), 
     or
       ``(iii) it is engaged in the active conduct of a securities 
     business and is registered as a securities broker or dealer 
     under section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or 
     is registered as a Government securities broker or dealer 
     under section 15C(a) of such Act (or is any other corporation 
     not so registered which is specified by the Secretary in 
     regulations).
       ``(3) Qualified banking or financing income.--For purposes 
     of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified banking or financing 
     income' means income of an eligible controlled foreign 
     corporation which--
       ``(i) is derived in the active conduct of a banking, 
     financing, or similar business by--

       ``(I) such eligible controlled foreign corporation, or
       ``(II) a qualified business unit of such eligible 
     controlled foreign corporation,

       ``(ii) is derived from one or more transactions--

       ``(I) with customers located in a country other than the 
     United States, and
       ``(II) substantially all of the activities in connection 
     with which are conducted directly by the corporation or unit 
     in its home country, and

       ``(iii) is treated as earned by such corporation or unit in 
     its home country for purposes of such country's tax laws.
       ``(B) Limitation on nonbanking and nonsecurities 
     businesses.--No income of an eligible controlled foreign 
     corporation not described in clause (ii) or (iii) of 
     paragraph (2)(B) (or of a qualified business unit of such 
     corporation) shall be treated as qualified banking or 
     financing income unless more than 30 percent of such 
     corporation's or unit's gross income is derived directly from 
     the active and regular conduct of a lending or finance 
     business from transactions with customers which are not 
     related persons and which are located within such 
     corporation's or unit's home country.
       ``(C) Substantial activity requirement for cross border 
     income.--The term `qualified banking or financing income' 
     shall not include income derived from 1 or more transactions 
     with customers located in a country other than the home 
     country of the eligible controlled foreign corporation or a 
     qualified business unit of such corporation unless such 
     corporation or unit conducts substantial activity with 
     respect to a banking, financing, or similar business in its 
     home country.
       ``(D) Determinations made separately.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the qualified banking or financing income of an 
     eligible controlled foreign corporation and each qualified 
     business unit of such corporation shall be determined 
     separately for such corporation and each such unit by taking 
     into account--
       ``(i) in the case of the eligible controlled foreign 
     corporation, only items of income, deduction, gain, or loss 
     and activities of such corporation not properly allocable or 
     attributable to any qualified business unit of such 
     corporation, and
       ``(ii) in the case of a qualified business unit, only items 
     of income, deduction, gain, or loss and activities properly 
     allocable or attributable to such unit.
       ``(4) Lending or finance business.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `lending or finance business' means the 
     business of--
       ``(A) making loans,
       ``(B) purchasing or discounting accounts receivable, notes, 
     or installment obligations,
       ``(C) engaging in leasing (including entering into leases 
     and purchasing, servicing, and disposing of leases and leased 
     assets),
       ``(D) issuing letters of credit or providing guarantees,
       ``(E) providing charge and credit card services, or
       ``(F) rendering services or making facilities available in 
     connection with activities described in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (E) carried on by--
       ``(i) the corporation (or qualified business unit) 
     rendering services or making facilities available, or
       ``(ii) another corporation (or qualified business unit of a 
     corporation) which is a member of the same affiliated group 
     (as defined in section 1504, but determined without regard to 
     section 1504(b)(3)).
       ``(5) Other definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Customer.--The term `customer' means, with respect to 
     any controlled foreign corporation or qualified business 
     unit, any person which has a customer relationship with such 
     corporation or unit and which is acting in its capacity as 
     such.
       ``(B) Home country.--Except as provided in regulations--
       ``(i) Controlled foreign corporation.--The term `home 
     country' means, with respect to any controlled foreign 
     corporation, the country under the laws of which the 
     corporation was created or organized.
       ``(ii) Qualified business unit.--The term `home country' 
     means, with respect to any qualified business unit, the 
     country in which such unit maintains its principal office.
       ``(C) Located.--The determination of where a customer is 
     located shall be made under rules prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(D) Qualified business unit.--The term `qualified 
     business unit' has the meaning given such term by section 
     989(a).
       ``(E) Related person.--The term `related person' has the 
     meaning given such term by subsection (d)(3).
       ``(6) Coordination with exception for dealers.--Paragraph 
     (1) shall not apply to income described in subsection 
     (c)(2)(C)(ii) of a dealer in securities (within the meaning 
     of section 475) which is an eligible controlled foreign 
     corporation described in paragraph (2)(B)(iii).
       ``(7) Anti-abuse rules.--For purposes of applying this 
     subsection and subsection (c)(2)(C)(ii)--
       ``(A) there shall be disregarded any item of income, gain, 
     loss, or deduction with respect to any transaction or series 
     of transactions one of the principal purposes of which is 
     qualifying income or gain for the exclusion under this 
     section, including any transaction or series of transactions 
     a principal purpose of which is the acceleration or deferral 
     of any item in order to claim the benefits of such exclusion 
     through the application of this subsection,
       ``(B) there shall be disregarded any item of income, gain, 
     loss, or deduction of an entity which is not engaged in 
     regular and continuous transactions with customers which are 
     not related persons,
       ``(C) there shall be disregarded any item of income, gain, 
     loss, or deduction with respect to any transaction or series 
     of transactions utilizing, or doing business with--
       ``(i) one or more entities in order to satisfy any home 
     country requirement under this subsection, or
       ``(ii) a special purpose entity or arrangement, including a 
     securitization, financing, or similar entity or arrangement,
     if one of the principal purposes of such transaction or 
     series of transactions is qualifying income or gain for the 
     exclusion under this subsection, and
       ``(D) a related person, an officer, a director, or an 
     employee with respect to any controlled foreign corporation 
     (or qualified business unit) which would otherwise be treated 
     as a customer of such corporation or unit with respect to any 
     transaction shall not be so treated if a principal purpose of 
     such transaction is to satisfy any requirement of this 
     subsection.
       ``(8) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this subsection, subsection (c)(1)(B)(i), 
     subsection (c)(2)(C)(ii), and the last sentence of subsection 
     (e)(2).
       ``(9) Application.--This subsection, subsection 
     (c)(2)(C)(ii), and the last sentence of subsection (e)(2) 
     shall apply only to the first taxable year of a foreign 
     corporation beginning after December 31, 1998, and before 
     January 1, 2000, and to taxable years of United States 
     shareholders with or within which such taxable year of such 
     foreign corporation ends.''.
       (b) Income Derived From Insurance Business.--
       (1) Income attributable to issuance or reinsurance.--
       (A) In general.--Section 953(a) (defining insurance income) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Insurance Income.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of section 952(a)(1), the 
     term `insurance income' means any income which--
       ``(A) is attributable to the issuing (or reinsuring) of an 
     insurance or annuity contract, and
       ``(B) would (subject to the modifications provided by 
     subsection (b)) be taxed under subchapter L of this chapter 
     if such income were the income of a domestic insurance 
     company.
       ``(2) Exception.--Such term shall not include any exempt 
     insurance income (as defined in subsection (e)).''.
       (B) Exempt insurance income.--Section 953 (relating to 
     insurance income) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Exempt Insurance Income.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Exempt insurance income defined.--

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       ``(A) In general.--The term `exempt insurance income' means 
     income derived by a qualifying insurance company which--
       ``(i) is attributable to the issuing (or reinsuring) of an 
     exempt contract by such company or a qualifying insurance 
     company branch of such company, and
       ``(ii) is treated as earned by such company or branch in 
     its home country for purposes of such country's tax laws.
       ``(B) Exception for certain arrangements.--Such term shall 
     not include income attributable to the issuing (or 
     reinsuring) of an exempt contract as the result of any 
     arrangement whereby another corporation receives a 
     substantially equal amount of premiums or other consideration 
     in respect of issuing (or reinsuring) a contract which is not 
     an exempt contract.
       ``(C) Determinations made separately.--For purposes of this 
     subsection and section 954(i), the exempt insurance income 
     and exempt contracts of a qualifying insurance company or any 
     qualifying insurance company branch of such company shall be 
     determined separately for such company and each such branch 
     by taking into account--
       ``(i) in the case of the qualifying insurance company, only 
     items of income, deduction, gain, or loss, and activities of 
     such company not properly allocable or attributable to any 
     qualifying insurance company branch of such company, and
       ``(ii) in the case of a qualifying insurance company 
     branch, only items of income, deduction, gain, or loss and 
     activities properly allocable or attributable to such branch.
       ``(2) Exempt contract.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `exempt contract' means an 
     insurance or annuity contract issued or reinsured by a 
     qualifying insurance company or qualifying insurance company 
     branch in connection with property in, liability arising out 
     of activity in, or the lives or health of residents of, a 
     country other than the United States.
       ``(B) Minimum home country income required.--
       ``(i) In general.--No contract of a qualifying insurance 
     company or of a qualifying insurance company branch shall be 
     treated as an exempt contract unless such company or branch 
     derives more than 30 percent of its net written premiums from 
     exempt contracts (determined without regard to this 
     subparagraph)--

       ``(I) which cover applicable home country risks, and
       ``(II) with respect to which no policyholder, insured, 
     annuitant, or beneficiary is a related person (as defined in 
     section 954(d)(3)).

       ``(ii) Applicable home country risks.--The term `applicable 
     home country risks' means risks in connection with property 
     in, liability arising out of activity in, or the lives or 
     health of residents of, the home country of the qualifying 
     insurance company or qualifying insurance company branch, as 
     the case may be, issuing or reinsuring the contract covering 
     the risks.
       ``(C) Substantial activity requirements for cross border 
     risks.--A contract issued by a qualifying insurance company 
     or qualifying insurance company branch which covers risks 
     other than applicable home country risks (as defined in 
     subparagraph (B)(ii)) shall not be treated as an exempt 
     contract unless such company or branch, as the case may be--
       ``(i) conducts substantial activity with respect to an 
     insurance business in its home country, and
       ``(ii) performs in its home country substantially all of 
     the activities necessary to give rise to the income generated 
     by such contract.
       ``(3) Qualifying insurance company.--The term `qualifying 
     insurance company' means any controlled foreign corporation 
     which--
       ``(A) is subject to regulation as an insurance (or 
     reinsurance) company by its home country, and is licensed, 
     authorized, or regulated by the applicable insurance 
     regulatory body for its home country to sell insurance, 
     reinsurance, or annuity contracts to persons other than 
     related persons (within the meaning of section 954(d)(3)) in 
     such home country,
       ``(B) derives more than 50 percent of its aggregate net 
     written premiums from the issuance or reinsurance by such 
     controlled foreign corporation and each of its qualifying 
     insurance company branches of contracts--
       ``(i) covering applicable home country risks (as defined in 
     paragraph (2)) of such corporation or branch, as the case may 
     be, and
       ``(ii) with respect to which no policyholder, insured, 
     annuitant, or beneficiary is a related person (as defined in 
     section 954(d)(3)),
     except that in the case of a branch, such premiums shall only 
     be taken into account to the extent such premiums are treated 
     as earned by such branch in its home country for purposes of 
     such country's tax laws, and
       ``(C) is engaged in the insurance business and would be 
     subject to tax under subchapter L if it were a domestic 
     corporation.
       ``(4) Qualifying insurance company branch.--The term 
     `qualifying insurance company branch' means a qualified 
     business unit (within the meaning of section 989(a)) of a 
     controlled foreign corporation if--
       ``(A) such unit is licensed, authorized, or regulated by 
     the applicable insurance regulatory body for its home country 
     to sell insurance, reinsurance, or annuity contracts to 
     persons other than related persons (within the meaning of 
     section 954(d)(3)) in such home country, and
       ``(B) such controlled foreign corporation is a qualifying 
     insurance company, determined under paragraph (3) as if such 
     unit were a qualifying insurance company branch.
       ``(5) Life insurance or annuity contract.--For purposes of 
     this section and section 954, the determination of whether a 
     contract issued by a controlled foreign corporation or a 
     qualified business unit (within the meaning of section 
     989(a)) is a life insurance contract or an annuity contract 
     shall be made without regard to sections 72(s), 101(f), 
     817(h), and 7702 if--
       ``(A) such contract is regulated as a life insurance or 
     annuity contract by the corporation's or unit's home country, 
     and
       ``(B) no policyholder, insured, annuitant, or beneficiary 
     with respect to the contract is a United States person.
       ``(6) Home country.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     except as provided in regulations--
       ``(A) Controlled foreign corporation.--The term `home 
     country' means, with respect to a controlled foreign 
     corporation, the country in which such corporation is created 
     or organized.
       ``(B) Qualified business unit.--The term `home country' 
     means, with respect to a qualified business unit (as defined 
     in section 989(a)), the country in which the principal office 
     of such unit is located and in which such unit is licensed, 
     authorized, or regulated by the applicable insurance 
     regulatory body to sell insurance, reinsurance, or annuity 
     contracts to persons other than related persons (as defined 
     in section 954(d)(3)) in such country.
       ``(7) Anti-abuse rules.--For purposes of applying this 
     subsection and section 954(i)--
       ``(A) the rules of section 954(h)(7) (other than 
     subparagraph (B) thereof) shall apply,
       ``(B) there shall be disregarded any item of income, gain, 
     loss, or deduction of, or derived from, an entity which is 
     not engaged in regular and continuous transactions with 
     persons which are not related persons,
       ``(C) there shall be disregarded any change in the method 
     of computing reserves a principal purpose of which is the 
     acceleration or deferral of any item in order to claim the 
     benefits of this subsection or section 954(i),
       ``(D) a contract of insurance or reinsurance shall not be 
     treated as an exempt contract (and premiums from such 
     contract shall not be taken into account for purposes of 
     paragraph (2)(B) or (3)) if--
       ``(i) any policyholder, insured, annuitant, or beneficiary 
     is a resident of the United States and such contract was 
     marketed to such resident and was written to cover a risk 
     outside the United States, or
       ``(ii) the contract covers risks located within and without 
     the United States and the qualifying insurance company or 
     qualifying insurance company branch does not maintain such 
     contemporaneous records, and file such reports, with respect 
     to such contract as the Secretary may require,
       ``(E) the Secretary may prescribe rules for the allocation 
     of contracts (and income from contracts) among 2 or more 
     qualifying insurance company branches of a qualifying 
     insurance company in order to clearly reflect the income of 
     such branches, and
       ``(F) premiums from a contract shall not be taken into 
     account for purposes of paragraph (2)(B) or (3) if such 
     contract reinsures a contract issued or reinsured by a 
     related person (as defined in section 954(d)(3)).
     For purposes of subparagraph (D), the determination of where 
     risks are located shall be made under the principles of 
     section 953.
       ``(8) Coordination with subsection (c).--In determining 
     insurance income for purposes of subsection (c), exempt 
     insurance income shall not include income derived from exempt 
     contracts which cover risks other than applicable home 
     country risks.
       ``(9) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this subsection and section 954(i).
       ``(10) Application.--This subsection and section 954(i) 
     shall apply only to the first taxable year of a foreign 
     corporation beginning after December 31, 1998, and before 
     January 1, 2000, and to taxable years of United States 
     shareholders with or within which such taxable year of such 
     foreign corporation ends.
       ``(11) Cross reference.--

  ``For income exempt from foreign personal holding company income, see 
section 954(i).''.

       (2) Exemption from foreign personal holding company 
     income.--Section 954 (defining foreign base company income) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Special Rule for Income Derived in the Active Conduct 
     of Insurance Business.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (c)(1), 
     foreign personal holding company income shall not include 
     qualified insurance income of a qualifying insurance company.
       ``(2) Qualified insurance income.--The term `qualified 
     insurance income' means income of a qualifying insurance 
     company which is--
       ``(A) received from a person other than a related person 
     (within the meaning of subsection (d)(3)) and derived from 
     the investments made by a qualifying insurance company or a 
     qualifying insurance company branch of its reserves allocable 
     to exempt contracts or of 80 percent of its unearned premiums 
     from exempt contracts (as both are determined in the manner 
     prescribed under paragraph (4)), or
       ``(B) received from a person other than a related person 
     (within the meaning of subsection (d)(3)) and derived from 
     investments made by a qualifying insurance company or

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     a qualifying insurance company branch of an amount of its 
     assets allocable to exempt contracts equal to--
       ``(i) in the case of property, casualty, or health 
     insurance contracts, one-third of its premiums earned on such 
     insurance contracts during the taxable year (as defined in 
     section 832(b)(4)), and
       ``(ii) in the case of life insurance or annuity contracts, 
     10 percent of the reserves described in subparagraph (A) for 
     such contracts.
       ``(3) Principles for determining insurance income.--Except 
     as provided by the Secretary, for purposes of subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) of paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) in the case of any contract which is a separate 
     account-type contract (including any variable contract not 
     meeting the requirements of section 817), income credited 
     under such contract shall be allocable only to such contract, 
     and
       ``(B) income not allocable under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     allocated ratably among contracts not described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(4) Methods for determining unearned premiums and 
     reserves.--For purposes of paragraph (2)(A)--
       ``(A) Property and casualty contracts.--The unearned 
     premiums and reserves of a qualifying insurance company or a 
     qualifying insurance company branch with respect to property, 
     casualty, or health insurance contracts shall be determined 
     using the same methods and interest rates which would be used 
     if such company or branch were subject to tax under 
     subchapter L, except that--
       ``(i) the interest rate determined for the functional 
     currency of the company or branch, and which, except as 
     provided by the Secretary, is calculated in the same manner 
     as the Federal mid-term rate under section 1274(d), shall be 
     substituted for the applicable Federal interest rate, and
       ``(ii) such company or branch shall use the appropriate 
     foreign loss payment pattern.
       ``(B) Life insurance and annuity contracts.--The amount of 
     the reserve of a qualifying insurance company or qualifying 
     insurance company branch for any life insurance or annuity 
     contract shall be equal to the greater of--
       ``(i) the net surrender value of such contract (as defined 
     in section 807(e)(1)(A)), or
       ``(ii) the reserve determined under paragraph (5).
       ``(C) Limitation on reserves.--In no event shall the 
     reserve determined under this paragraph for any contract as 
     of any time exceed the amount which would be taken into 
     account with respect to such contract as of such time in 
     determining foreign statement reserves (less any catastrophe, 
     deficiency, equalization, or similar reserves).
       ``(5) Amount of reserve.--The amount of the reserve 
     determined under this paragraph with respect to any contract 
     shall be determined in the same manner as it would be 
     determined if the qualifying insurance company or qualifying 
     insurance company branch were subject to tax under subchapter 
     L, except that in applying such subchapter--
       ``(A) the interest rate determined for the functional 
     currency of the company or branch, and which, except as 
     provided by the Secretary, is calculated in the same manner 
     as the Federal mid-term rate under section 1274(d), shall be 
     substituted for the applicable Federal interest rate,
       ``(B) the highest assumed interest rate permitted to be 
     used in determining foreign statement reserves shall be 
     substituted for the prevailing State assumed interest rate, 
     and
       ``(C) tables for mortality and morbidity which reasonably 
     reflect the current mortality and morbidity risks in the 
     company's or branch's home country shall be substituted for 
     the mortality and morbidity tables otherwise used for such 
     subchapter.
     The Secretary may provide that the interest rate and 
     mortality and morbidity tables of a qualifying insurance 
     company may be used for 1 or more of its qualifying insurance 
     company branches when appropriate.
       ``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, any 
     term used in this subsection which is also used in section 
     953(e) shall have the meaning given such term by section 
     953.''.
       (3) Reserves.--Section 953(b) is amended by redesignating 
     paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after 
     paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Reserves for any insurance or annuity contract shall 
     be determined in the same manner as under section 954(i).''.
       (c) Special Rules for Dealers.--Section 954(c)(2)(C) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) Exception for dealers.--Except as provided by 
     regulations, in the case of a regular dealer in property 
     which is property described in paragraph (1)(B), forward 
     contracts, option contracts, or similar financial instruments 
     (including notional principal contracts and all instruments 
     referenced to commodities), there shall not be taken into 
     account in computing foreign personal holding company 
     income--
       ``(i) any item of income, gain, deduction, or loss (other 
     than any item described in subparagraph (A), (E), or (G) of 
     paragraph (1)) from any transaction (including hedging 
     transactions) entered into in the ordinary course of such 
     dealer's trade or business as such a dealer, and
       ``(ii) if such dealer is a dealer in securities (within the 
     meaning of section 475), any interest or dividend or 
     equivalent amount described in subparagraph (E) or (G) of 
     paragraph (1) from any transaction (including any hedging 
     transaction or transaction described in section 956(c)(2)(J)) 
     entered into in the ordinary course of such dealer's trade or 
     business as such a dealer in securities, but only if the 
     income from the transaction is attributable to activities of 
     the dealer in the country under the laws of which the dealer 
     is created or organized (or in the case of a qualified 
     business unit described in section 989(a), is attributable to 
     activities of the unit in the country in which the unit both 
     maintains its principal office and conducts substantial 
     business activity).''.
       (d) Exemption From Foreign Base Company Services Income.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 954(e) is amended by inserting 
     ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking ``, or'' 
     at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, by 
     striking subparagraph (C), and by adding at the end the 
     following new flush sentence:
     ``Paragraph (1) shall also not apply to income which is 
     exempt insurance income (as defined in section 953(e)) or 
     which is not treated as foreign personal holding income by 
     reason of subsection (c)(2)(C)(ii), (h), or (i).''.
       (e) Exemption for Gain.--Section 954(c)(1)(B)(i) (relating 
     to net gains from certain property transactions) is amended 
     by inserting ``other than property which gives rise to income 
     not treated as foreign personal holding company income by 
     reason of subsection (h) or (i) for the taxable year'' before 
     the comma at the end.

     SEC. 1006. DISCLOSURE OF RETURN INFORMATION ON INCOME 
                   CONTINGENT STUDENT LOANS.

       Subparagraph (D) of section 6103(l)(13) (relating to 
     disclosure of return information to carry out income 
     contingent repayment of student loans) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting ``September 30, 2003''.

                      Subtitle B--Trade Provisions

     SEC. 1011. EXTENSION OF DUTY-FREE TREATMENT UNDER GENERALIZED 
                   SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       (a) In General.--Section 505 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2465) is amended by striking ``June 30, 1998'' and 
     inserting ``June 30, 1999''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section apply 
     to articles entered on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Retroactive application for certain liquidations and 
     reliquidations.--
       (A) General rule.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, and subject 
     to paragraph (3), any entry--
       (i) of an article to which duty-free treatment under title 
     V of the Trade Act of 1974 would have applied if such entry 
     had been made on July 1, 1998, and such title had been in 
     effect on July 1, 1998, and
       (ii) that was made--

       (I) after June 30, 1998, and
       (II) before the date of enactment of this Act,

     shall be liquidated or reliquidated as free of duty, and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall refund any duty paid with 
     respect to such entry.
       (B) Entry.--As used in this paragraph, the term ``entry'' 
     includes a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
       (3) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made 
     under paragraph (2) with respect to an entry only if a 
     request therefor is filed with the Customs Service, within 
     180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, that 
     contains sufficient information to enable the Customs 
     Service--
       (A) to locate the entry; or
       (B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.

     SEC. 1012. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Assistance for Workers.--Section 245 of the Trade Act 
     of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``for each of'' and all 
     that follows through ``1998,'' and inserting ``for the period 
     beginning October 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999,''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``for each of'' and all 
     that follows through ``1998,'' and inserting ``for the period 
     beginning October 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999,''.
       (b) NAFTA Transitional Program.--Section 250(d)(2) of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2331(d)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``for any fiscal year shall not exceed $30,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``for the period beginning October 1, 1998, and 
     ending June 30, 1999, shall not exceed $15,000,000''.
       (c) Adjustment Assistance for Firms.--Section 256(b) of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2346(b)) is amended by striking 
     ``for fiscal years'' and all that follows through ``1998'' 
     and inserting ``for the period beginning October 1, 1998, and 
     ending June 30, 1999''.
       (d) Termination.--Section 285(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2271 note preceding) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``September 30, 1998'' 
     and inserting ``June 30, 1999''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``the day that is'' 
     and all that follows through ``effective'' and inserting 
     ``June 30, 1999''.

                     TITLE II--OTHER TAX PROVISIONS

             Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Individuals

     SEC. 2001. NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDITS FULLY ALLOWED 
                   AGAINST REGULAR TAX LIABILITY DURING 1998.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 26 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following flush sentence:

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     ``For purposes of paragraph (2), the taxpayer's tentative 
     minimum tax for any taxable year beginning during 1998 shall 
     be treated as being zero.''
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 24(d)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``The credit'' and inserting ``For taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1998, the credit''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 2002. 100 PERCENT DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS 
                   OF SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) In General.--The table contained in subparagraph (B) of 
     section 162(l)(1) (relating to special rules for health 
     insurance costs of self-employed individuals) is amended to 
     read as follows:

The applicable percentage is--in calendar year--
  1999 through 2001.............................................60 ....

  2002..........................................................70 ....

  2003 and thereafter........................................100.''....

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1998.

     SEC. 2003. MODIFICATION OF ESTIMATED TAX SAFE HARBORS.

       (a) In General.--The table contained in clause (i) of 
     section 6654(d)(1)(C) (relating to limitation on use of 
     preceding year's tax) is amended by striking the item 
     relating to 1998, 1999, or 2000 and inserting the following 
     new items:

  ``1998.......................................................105 ....

   1999 or 2000..............................................106''.....

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to any installment payment for 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999.

               Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Farmers

     SEC. 2011. INCOME AVERAGING FOR FARMERS MADE PERMANENT.

       Subsection (c) of section 933 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 
     1997 is amended by striking ``, and before January 1, 2001''.

     SEC. 2012. PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY CONTRACT PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The options under paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     of section 112(d) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
     Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7212(d) (2) and (3)), as in 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be 
     disregarded in determining the taxable year for which any 
     payment under a production flexibility contract under 
     subtitle B of title I of such Act (as so in effect) is 
     properly includible in gross income for purposes of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply to taxable 
     years ending after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 2013. 5-YEAR NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYBACK FOR FARMING 
                   LOSSES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 172(b) (relating 
     to net operating loss deduction) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) Farming losses.--In the case of a taxpayer which has 
     a farming loss (as defined in subsection (i)) for a taxable 
     year, such farming loss shall be a net operating loss 
     carryback to each of the 5 taxable years preceding the 
     taxable year of such loss.''.
       (b) Farming Loss.--Section 172 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by inserting after 
     subsection (h) the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Rules Relating to Farming Losses.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `farming loss' means the lesser 
     of--
       ``(A) the amount which would be the net operating loss for 
     the taxable year if only income and deductions attributable 
     to farming businesses (as defined in section 263A(e)(4)) are 
     taken into account, or
       ``(B) the amount of the net operating loss for such taxable 
     year.
       ``(2) Coordination with subsection (b)(2).--For purposes of 
     applying subsection (b)(2), a farming loss for any taxable 
     year shall be treated in a manner similar to the manner in 
     which a specified liability loss is treated.
       ``(3) Election.--Any taxpayer entitled to a 5-year 
     carryback under subsection (b)(1)(G) from any loss year may 
     elect to have the carryback period with respect to such loss 
     year determined without regard to subsection (b)(1)(G). Such 
     election shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed by 
     the Secretary and shall be made by the due date (including 
     extensions of time) for filing the taxpayer's return for the 
     taxable year of the net operating loss. Such election, once 
     made for any taxable year, shall be irrevocable for such 
     taxable year.''.
       (c) Coordination With Farm Disaster Losses.--Clause (ii) of 
     section 172(b)(1)(F) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following flush sentence:
     ``Such term shall not include any farming loss (as defined in 
     subsection (i)).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to net operating losses for taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1997.

                  Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 2021. INCREASE IN VOLUME CAP ON PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 146 (relating to 
     volume cap) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
     inserting the following new paragraphs:
       ``(1) In general.--The State ceiling applicable to any 
     State for any calendar year shall be the greater of--
       ``(A) an amount equal to the per capita limit for such year 
     multiplied by the State population, or
       ``(B) the aggregate limit for such year.
     Subparagraph (B) shall not apply to any possession of the 
     United States.
       ``(2) Per capita limit; aggregate limit.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the per capita limit, and the aggregate limit, 
     for any calendar year shall be determined in accordance with 
     the following table:
       

 
              Calendar Year                        Per Capita Limit                    Aggregate Limit
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1999 through 2002......................                $50                            $150,000,000
  2003...................................                 55                             165,000,000
  2004...................................                 60                             180,000,000
  2005...................................                 65                             195,000,000
  2006...................................                 70                             210,000,000
  2007 and thereafter....................                 75                            225,000,000.''

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to calendar years after 1998.

     SEC. 2022. DEPRECIATION STUDY.

       The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's 
     delegate)--
       (1) shall conduct a comprehensive study of the recovery 
     periods and depreciation methods under section 168 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and
       (2) not later than March 31, 2000, shall submit the results 
     of such study, together with recommendations for determining 
     such periods and methods in a more rational manner, to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.

     SEC. 2023. EXEMPTION FOR STUDENTS EMPLOYED BY STATE SCHOOLS, 
                   COLLEGES, OR UNIVERSITIES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 218 of the Social 
     Security Act, any agreement with a State (or any modification 
     thereof) entered into pursuant to such section may, at the 
     option of such State, be modified at any time on or after 
     January 1, 1999, and on or before March 31, 1999, so as to 
     exclude service performed in the employ of a school, college, 
     or university if such service is performed by a student who 
     is enrolled and is regularly attending classes at such 
     school, college, or university.
       (b) Effective Date of Modification.--Any modification of an 
     agreement pursuant to subsection (a) shall be effective with 
     respect to services performed after June 30, 2000.
       (c) Irrevocability of Modification.--If any modification of 
     an agreement pursuant to subsection (a) terminates coverage 
     with respect to service performed in the employ of a school, 
     college, or university, by a student who is enrolled and 
     regularly attending classes at such school, college, or 
     university, the Commissioner of Social Security and the State 
     may not thereafter modify such agreement so as to again make 
     the agreement applicable to such service performed in the 
     employ of such school, college, or university.

                       TITLE III--REVENUE OFFSETS

     SEC. 3001. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DEDUCTIBLE LIQUIDATING 
                   DISTRIBUTIONS OF REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
                   AND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 332 (relating to complete 
     liquidations of subsidiaries) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Deductible Liquidating Distributions of Regulated 
     Investment Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts.--If a 
     corporation receives a distribution from a regulated 
     investment company or a real estate investment trust which is 
     considered under subsection (b) as being in complete 
     liquidation of such company or trust, then, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this chapter, such corporation shall 
     recognize and treat as a dividend from such company or trust 
     an amount equal to the deduction for dividends paid allowable 
     to such company or trust by reason of such distribution.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--

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       (1) The material preceding paragraph (1) of section 332(b) 
     is amended by striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting 
     ``this section''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 334(b) is amended by striking 
     ``section 332(a)'' and inserting ``section 332''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions after May 21, 1998.
       (d) Assumptions.--In making the estimate required for this 
     Act by section 252(d)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, that part of the estimate that 
     measures the change in receipts resulting from the amendments 
     made by this section shall be based on the economic and 
     technical assumptions underlying the supplemental summary of 
     the budget for fiscal year 1999, submitted on May 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to section 1106 of title 31, United States Code, 
     notwithstanding section 252(d)(2)(B). All other parts of such 
     estimate required by such section 252(d)(2) shall be made 
     pursuant to the requirements of such section 252(d)(2)(B).

     SEC. 3002. INCLUSION OF ROTAVIRUS GASTROENTERITIS AS A 
                   TAXABLE VACCINE.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 4132(a) (defining 
     taxable vaccine) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(K) Any vaccine against rotavirus gastroenteritis.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) Sales.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
     to sales after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Deliveries.--For purposes of paragraph (1), in the case 
     of sales on or before the date of the enactment of this Act 
     for which delivery is made after such date, the delivery date 
     shall be considered the sale date.

     SEC. 3003. CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF MATHEMATICAL ERROR 
                   ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES.

       (a) TIN Deemed Incorrect if Information on Return Differs 
     With Agency Records.--Paragraph (2) of section 6213(g) 
     (defining mathematical or clerical error) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following flush sentence:
     ``A taxpayer shall be treated as having omitted a correct TIN 
     for purposes of the preceding sentence if information 
     provided by the taxpayer on the return with respect to the 
     individual whose TIN was provided differs from the 
     information the Secretary obtains from the person issuing the 
     TIN.''.
       (b) Expansion of Mathematical Error Procedures to Cases 
     Where TIN Establishes Individual Not Eligible for Tax 
     Credit.--Paragraph (2) of section 6213(g) is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (J), by striking 
     the period at the end of the subparagraph (K) and inserting 
     ``, and'', and by inserting after subparagraph (K) the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(L) the inclusion on a return of a TIN required to be 
     included on the return under section 21, 24, or 32 if--
       ``(i) such TIN is of an individual whose age affects the 
     amount of the credit under such section, and
       ``(ii) the computation of the credit on the return reflects 
     the treatment of such individual as being of an age different 
     from the individual's age based on such TIN.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3004. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF SPECIFIED LIABILITY 
                   LOSS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 172(f)(1) 
     (defining specified liability loss) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(B)(i) Any amount allowable as a deduction under this 
     chapter (other than section 468(a)(1) or 468A(a)) which is in 
     satisfaction of a liability under a Federal or State law 
     requiring--
       ``(I) the reclamation of land,
       ``(II) the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant (or any 
     unit thereof),
       ``(III) the dismantlement of a drilling platform,
       ``(IV) the remediation of environmental contamination, or
       ``(V) a payment under any workers compensation act (within 
     the meaning of section 461(h)(2)(C)(i)).
       ``(ii) A liability shall be taken into account under this 
     subparagraph only if--
       ``(I) the act (or failure to act) giving rise to such 
     liability occurs at least 3 years before the beginning of the 
     taxable year, and
       ``(II) the taxpayer used an accrual method of accounting 
     throughout the period or periods during which such act (or 
     failure to act) occurred.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to net operating losses arising in taxable years 
     ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                    TITLE IV--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

     SEC. 4001. DEFINITIONS; COORDINATION WITH OTHER TITLES.

       (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this title--
       (1) 1986 code.--The term ``1986 Code'' means the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (2) 1998 act.--The term ``1998 Act'' means the Internal 
     Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (Public 
     Law 105-206).
       (3) 1997 act.--The term ``1997 Act'' means the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-34).
       (b) Coordination With Other Titles.--For purposes of 
     applying the amendments made by any title of this division 
     other than this title, the provisions of this title shall be 
     treated as having been enacted immediately before the 
     provisions of such other titles.

     SEC. 4002. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
                   RESTRUCTURING AND REFORM ACT OF 1998.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 1101 of 1998 Act.--
     Paragraph (5) of section 6103(h) of the 1986 Code, as added 
     by section 1101(b) of the 1998 Act, is redesignated as 
     paragraph (6).
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 3001 of 1998 Act.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 7491(a) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by adding at the end the following flush sentence:
     ``Subparagraph (C) shall not apply to any qualified revocable 
     trust (as defined in section 645(b)(1)) with respect to 
     liability for tax for any taxable year ending after the date 
     of the decedent's death and before the applicable date (as 
     defined in section 645(b)(2)).''.
       (c) Amendments Related to Section 3201 of 1998 Act.--
       (1) Section 7421(a) of the 1986 Code is amended by striking 
     ``6015(d)'' and inserting ``6015(e)''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 6015(e)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``of this section'' and inserting ``of subsection 
     (b) or (f)''.
       (d) Amendment Related to Section 3301 of 1998 Act.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 3301(c) of the 1998 Act is amended 
     by striking ``The amendments'' and inserting ``Subject to any 
     applicable statute of limitation not having expired with 
     regard to either a tax underpayment or a tax overpayment, the 
     amendments''.
       (e) Amendment Related to Section 3401 of 1998 Act.--Section 
     3401(c) of the 1998 Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``7443(b)'' and inserting 
     ``7443A(b)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``7443(c)'' and inserting 
     ``7443A(c)''.
       (f) Amendment Related to Section 3433 of 1998 Act.--Section 
     7421(a) of the 1986 Code is amended by inserting ``6331(i),'' 
     after ``6246(b),''.
       (g) Amendment Related to Section 3467 of 1998 Act.--The 
     subsection (d) of section 6159 of the 1986 Code relating to 
     cross reference is redesignated as subsection (e).
       (h) Amendment Related to Section 3708 of 1998 Act.--
     Subparagraph (A) of section 6103(p)(3) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting ``(f)(5),'' after ``(c), (e),''.
       (i) Amendments Related to Section 5001 of 1998 Act.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 1(h)(13) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking ``paragraph (7)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (7)(A)(i)''.
       (2)(A) Subparagraphs (A)(i)(II), (A)(ii)(II), and (B)(ii) 
     of section 1(h)(13) of the 1986 Code shall not apply to any 
     distribution after December 31, 1997, by a regulated 
     investment company or a real estate investment trust with 
     respect to--
       (i) gains and losses recognized directly by such company or 
     trust, and
       (ii) amounts properly taken into account by such company or 
     trust by reason of holding (directly or indirectly) an 
     interest in another such company or trust to the extent that 
     such subparagraphs did not apply to such other company or 
     trust with respect to such amounts.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any distribution 
     which is treated under section 852(b)(7) or 857(b)(8) of the 
     1986 Code as received on December 31, 1997.
       (C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), any amount which is 
     includible in gross income of its shareholders under section 
     852(b)(3)(D) or 857(b)(3)(D) of the 1986 Code after December 
     31, 1997, shall be treated as distributed after such date.
       (D)(i) For purposes of subparagraph (A), in the case of a 
     qualified partnership with respect to which a regulated 
     investment company meets the holding requirement of clause 
     (iii)--
       (I) the subparagraphs referred to in subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply to gains and losses recognized directly by such 
     partnership for purposes of determining such company's 
     distributive share of such gains and losses, and
       (II) such company's distributive share of such gains and 
     losses (as so determined) shall be treated as recognized 
     directly by such company.
     The preceding sentence shall apply only if the qualified 
     partnership provides the company with written documentation 
     of such distributive share as so determined.
       (ii) For purposes of clause (i), the term ``qualified 
     partnership'' means, with respect to a regulated investment 
     company, any partnership if--
       (I) the partnership is an investment company registered 
     under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
       (II) the regulated investment company is permitted to 
     invest in such partnership by reason of section 12(d)(1)(E) 
     of such Act or an exemptive order of the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission under such section, and
       (III) the regulated investment company and the partnership 
     have the same taxable year.
       (iii) A regulated investment company meets the holding 
     requirement of this clause with respect to a qualified 
     partnership if (as of January 1, 1998)--
       (I) the value of the interests of the regulated investment 
     company in such partnership is 35 percent or more of the 
     value of such company's total assets, or
       (II) the value of the interests of the regulated investment 
     company in such partnership and all other qualified 
     partnerships is 90 percent or more of the value of such 
     company's total assets.

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       (3) Paragraph (13) of section 1(h) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Charitable remainder trusts.--Subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B)(ii) shall not apply to any capital gain distribution made 
     by a trust described in section 664.''
       (j) Amendment Related to Section 7004 of 1998 Act.--Clause 
     (i) of section 408A(c)(3)(C) of the 1986 Code, as amended by 
     section 7004 of the 1998 Act, is amended by striking the 
     period at the end of subclause (II) and inserting ``, and''.
       (k) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the 
     1998 Act to which they relate.

     SEC. 4003. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT OF 1997.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 202 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 163(h) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D), 
     by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and 
     inserting 
     ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F) any interest allowable as a deduction under section 
     221 (relating to interest on educational loans).''
       (2)(A) Subparagraph (C) of section 221(b)(2) of the 1986 
     Code is amended--
       (i) by striking ``135, 137,'' in clause (i),
       (ii) by inserting ``135, 137,'' after ``sections 86,'' in 
     clause (ii), and
       (iii) by striking the last sentence.
       (B) Sections 86(b)(2)(A), 135(c)(4)(A), and 
     219(g)(3)(A)(ii) of the 1986 Code are each amended by 
     inserting ``221,'' after ``137,''.
       (C) Subparagraph (A) of section 137(b)(3) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by inserting ``221,'' before ``911,''.
       (D) Clause (iii) of section 469(i)(3)(E) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iii) the amounts allowable as a deduction under sections 
     219 and 221, and''.
       (3) The last sentence of section 221(e)(1) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by inserting before the period ``or to any person 
     by reason of a loan under any qualified employer plan (as 
     defined in section 72(p)(4)) or under any contract referred 
     to in section 72(p)(5)''.
       (b) Provision Related to Section 311 of 1997 Act.--In the 
     case of any capital gain distribution made after 1997 by a 
     trust to which section 664 of the 1986 Code applies with 
     respect to amounts properly taken into account by such trust 
     during 1997, paragraphs (5)(A)(i)(I), (5)(A)(ii)(I), and 
     (13)(A) of section 1(h) of the 1986 Code (as in effect for 
     taxable years ending on December 31, 1997) shall not apply.
       (c) Amendment Related to Section 506 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     2001(f)(2) of the 1986 Code is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
     ``For purposes of subparagraph (A), the value of an item 
     shall be treated as shown on a return if the item is 
     disclosed in the return, or in a statement attached to the 
     return, in a manner adequate to apprise the Secretary of the 
     nature of such item.''.
       (d) Amendments Related to Section 904 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 9510(c) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts in the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund shall be available, as provided in 
     appropriation Acts, only for--
       ``(A) the payment of compensation under subtitle 2 of title 
     XXI of the Public Health Service Act (as in effect on August 
     5, 1997) for vaccine-related injury or death with respect to 
     any vaccine--
       ``(i) which is administered after September 30, 1988, and
       ``(ii) which is a taxable vaccine (as defined in section 
     4132(a)(1)) at the time compensation is paid under such 
     subtitle 2, or
       ``(B) the payment of all expenses of administration (but 
     not in excess of $9,500,000 for any fiscal year) incurred by 
     the Federal Government in administering such subtitle.''.
       (2) Section 9510(b) of the 1986 Code is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Limitation on transfers to vaccine injury 
     compensation trust fund.--No amount may be appropriated to 
     the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund on and after the 
     date of any expenditure from the Trust Fund which is not 
     permitted by this section. The determination of whether an 
     expenditure is so permitted shall be made without regard to--
       ``(A) any provision of law which is not contained or 
     referenced in this title or in a revenue Act, and
       ``(B) whether such provision of law is a subsequently 
     enacted provision or directly or indirectly seeks to waive 
     the application of this paragraph.''.
       (e) Amendments Related to Section 915 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 915(b) of the 1997 Act is amended by inserting 
     ``or 1998'' after ``1997''.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6404(h) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting ``Robert T. Stafford'' before 
     ``Disaster''.
       (f) Amendments Related to Section 1012 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 351(c) of the 1986 Code, as 
     amended by section 6010(c) of the 1998 Act, is amended by 
     inserting ``, or the fact that the corporation whose stock 
     was distributed issues additional stock,'' after ``dispose of 
     part or all of the distributed stock''.
       (2) Clause (ii) of section 368(a)(2)(H) of the 1986 Code, 
     as amended by section 6010(c) of the 1998 Act, is amended by 
     inserting ``, or the fact that the corporation whose stock 
     was distributed issues additional stock,'' after ``dispose of 
     part or all of the distributed stock''.
       (g) Provision Related to Section 1042 of 1997 Act.--Rules 
     similar to the rules of section 1.1502-75(d)(5) of the 
     Treasury Regulations shall apply with respect to any 
     organization described in section 1042(b) of the 1997 Act.
       (h) Amendment Related to Section 1082 of 1997 Act.--
     Subparagraph (F) of section 172(b)(1) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) Coordination with paragraph (2).--For purposes of 
     applying paragraph (2), an eligible loss for any taxable year 
     shall be treated in a manner similar to the manner in which a 
     specified liability loss is treated.''
       (i) Amendment Related to Section 1084 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (3) of section 264(f) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by adding at the end the following flush sentence:

     ``If the amount described in subparagraph (A) with respect to 
     any policy or contract does not reasonably approximate its 
     actual value, the amount taken into account under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be the greater of the amount of the 
     insurance company liability or the insurance company reserve 
     with respect to such policy or contract (as determined for 
     purposes of the annual statement approved by the National 
     Association of Insurance Commissioners) or shall be such 
     other amount as is determined by the Secretary.''
       (j) Amendment Related to Section 1175 of 1997 Act.--
     Subparagraph (C) of section 954(e)(2) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``subsection (h)(8)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (h)(9)''.
       (k) Amendment Related to Section 1205 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 6311(d) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by striking ``under such contracts'' in the last sentence and 
     inserting ``under any such contract for the use of credit, 
     debit, or charge cards for the payment of taxes imposed by 
     subtitle A''.
       (l) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the 
     1997 Act to which they relate.

     SEC. 4004. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TAX REFORM ACT OF 1984.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 172(d)(4) of 
     the 1986 Code is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) any deduction for casualty or theft losses allowable 
     under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 165(c) shall be treated 
     as attributable to the trade or business; and''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 67(b) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``for losses described in subsection 
     (c)(3) or (d) of section 165'' and inserting ``for casualty 
     or theft losses described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 
     165(c) or for losses described in section 165(d)''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 68(c) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``for losses described in subsection 
     (c)(3) or (d) of section 165'' and inserting ``for casualty 
     or theft losses described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 
     165(c) or for losses described in section 165(d)''.
       (3) Paragraph (1) of section 873(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Losses.--The deduction allowed by section 165 for 
     casualty or theft losses described in paragraph (2) or (3) of 
     section 165(c), but only if the loss is of property located 
     within the United States.''
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)(3) shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1983.
       (2) The amendment made by subsection (b)(1) shall apply to 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986.
       (3) The amendment made by subsection (b)(2) shall apply to 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 1990.

     SEC. 4005. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS 
                   ACT.

       (a) Inapplicability of Assignment Prohibition.--Section 207 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 407) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     prohibit withholding taxes from any benefit under this title, 
     if such withholding is done pursuant to a request made in 
     accordance with section 3402(p)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 by the person entitled to such benefit or such 
     person's representative payee.''.
       (b) Proper Allocation of Costs of Withholding Between the 
     Trust Funds and the General Fund.--Section 201(g) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 401(g)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting before the period in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) 
     the following: ``and the functions of the Social Security 
     Administration in connection with the withholding of taxes 
     from benefits, as described in section 207(c), pursuant to 
     requests by persons entitled to such benefits or such 
     persons' representative payee'';
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end of paragraph 
     (1)(A) the following: ``and the functions of the Social 
     Security Administration in connection with the withholding of 
     taxes from benefits, as described in section 207(c), pursuant 
     to requests by persons entitled to such benefits or such 
     persons' representative payee'';
       (3) in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I), by striking ``subparagraph 
     (A)),'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)) and the functions 
     of the So

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     cial Security Administration in connection with the 
     withholding of taxes from benefits, as described in section 
     207(c), pursuant to requests by persons entitled to such 
     benefits or such persons' representative payee,'';
       (4) in paragraph (1)(C)(iii), by inserting before the 
     period the following: ``and the functions of the Social 
     Security Administration in connection with the withholding of 
     taxes from benefits, as described in section 207(c), pursuant 
     to requests by persons entitled to such benefits or such 
     persons' representative payee'';
       (5) in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting after ``section 232'' 
     the following: ``and the functions of the Social Security 
     Administration in connection with the withholding of taxes 
     from benefits as described in section 207(c)''; and
       (6) in paragraph (4), by inserting after the first sentence 
     the following: ``The Board of Trustees of such Trust Funds 
     shall prescribe the method of determining the costs which 
     should be borne by the general fund in the Treasury of 
     carrying out the functions of the Social Security 
     Administration in connection with the withholding of taxes 
     from benefits, as described in section 207(c), pursuant to 
     requests by persons entitled to such benefits or such 
     persons' representative payee.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
     shall apply to benefits paid on or after the first day of the 
     second month beginning after the month in which this Act is 
     enacted.

     SEC. 4006. OTHER AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 6103 of 1986 Code.--
       (1) Subsection (j) of section 6103 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Department of agriculture.--Upon request in writing 
     by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary shall furnish 
     such returns, or return information reflected thereon, as the 
     Secretary may prescribe by regulation to officers and 
     employees of the Department of Agriculture whose official 
     duties require access to such returns or information for the 
     purpose of, but only to the extent necessary in, structuring, 
     preparing, and conducting the census of agriculture pursuant 
     to the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-
     113).''.
       (2) Paragraph (4) of section 6103(p) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``(j)(1) or (2)'' in the material 
     preceding subparagraph (A) and in subparagraph (F) and 
     inserting ``(j)(1), (2), or (5)''.
       (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to 
     requests made on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 9004 of Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 9503(f) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) notwithstanding section 9602(b), obligations held by 
     such Fund after September 30, 1998, shall be obligations of 
     the United States which are not interest-bearing.''
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 
     on October 1, 1998.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Clause (i) of section 51(d)(6)(B) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``rehabilitation plan'' and inserting 
     ``plan for employment''. The reference to ``plan for 
     employment'' in such clause shall be treated as including a 
     reference to the rehabilitation plan referred to in such 
     clause as in effect before the amendment made by the 
     preceding sentence.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 56(a) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``section 460(b)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``section 460(b)(1)'' and by striking ``section 460(b)(4)'' 
     and inserting ``section 460(b)(3)''.
       (3) Paragraph (10) of section 2031(c) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``section 2033A(e)(3)'' and inserting 
     ``section 2057(e)(3)''.
       (4) Subparagraphs (C) and (D) of section 6693(a)(2) of the 
     1986 Code are each amended by striking ``Section'' and 
     inserting ``section''.

     TITLE V--MEDICARE-RELATED PROVISIONS

                        Subtitle A--Home Health

     SEC. 5101. INCREASE IN PER BENEFICIARY LIMITS AND PER VISIT 
                   PAYMENT LIMITS FOR PAYMENT FOR HOME HEALTH 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Increase in Per Beneficiary Limits.--Section 
     1861(v)(1)(L) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(v)(1)(L)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of clause (v), by inserting 
     ``subject to clause (viii)(I),'' before ``the Secretary'';
       (2) in clause (vi)(I), by inserting ``subject to clauses 
     (viii)(II) and (viii)(III)'' after ``fiscal year 1994''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(viii)(I) In the case of a provider with a 12-month cost 
     reporting period ending in fiscal year 1994, if the limit 
     imposed under clause (v) (determined without regard to this 
     subclause) for a cost reporting period beginning during or 
     after fiscal year 1999 is less than the median described in 
     clause (vi)(I) (but determined as if any reference in clause 
     (v) to `98 percent' were a reference to `100 percent'), the 
     limit otherwise imposed under clause (v) for such provider 
     and period shall be increased by \1/3\ of such difference.
       ``(II) Subject to subclause (IV), for new providers and 
     those providers without a 12-month cost reporting period 
     ending in fiscal year 1994, but for which the first cost 
     reporting period begins before fiscal year 1999, for cost 
     reporting periods beginning during or after fiscal year 1999, 
     the per beneficiary limitation described in clause (vi)(I) 
     shall be equal to the median described in such clause 
     (determined as if any reference in clause (v) to `98 percent' 
     were a reference to `100 percent').
       ``(III) Subject to subclause (IV), in the case of a new 
     provider for which the first cost reporting period begins 
     during or after fiscal year 1999, the limitation applied 
     under clause (vi)(I) (but only with respect to such provider) 
     shall be equal to 75 percent of the median described in 
     clause (vi)(I).
       ``(IV) In the case of a new provider or a provider without 
     a 12-month cost reporting period ending in fiscal year 1994, 
     subclause (II) shall apply, instead of subclause (III), to a 
     home health agency which filed an application for home health 
     agency provider status under this title before September 15, 
     1998, or which was approved as a branch of its parent agency 
     before such date and becomes a subunit of the parent agency 
     or a separate agency on or after such date.
       ``(V) Each of the amounts specified in subclauses (I) 
     through (III) are such amounts as adjusted under clause (iii) 
     to reflect variations in wages among different areas.''.
       (b) Revision of Per Visit Limits.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L)(i) 
     of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)(i)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (III), by striking ``or'';
       (2) in subclause (IV)--
       (A) by inserting ``and before October 1, 1998,'' after 
     ``October 1, 1997,''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, 
     or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
       ``(V) October 1, 1998, 106 percent of such median.''.
       (c) One-Year Delay in 15 Percent Reduction in Payment 
     Limits; Change in Timing of Implementation of Prospective 
     Payment System.--
       (1) Prospective payment system.--Section 1895 of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395fff) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``for cost reporting 
     periods beginning on or after October 1, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``for portions of cost reporting periods occurring on or 
     after October 1, 2000''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``fiscal year 
     2000'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2001'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``September 30, 
     1999'' and inserting ``September 30, 2000''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``fiscal year 
     2001'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2002''.
       (2) Change in effective date.--Section 4603(d) of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1395fff note) is 
     amended by striking ``cost reporting periods beginning on or 
     after October 1, 1999'' and inserting ``portions of cost 
     reporting periods occurring on or after October 1, 2000''.
       (3) Contingency reduction.--Section 4603(e) of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1395fff note) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``cost reporting periods described in 
     subsection (d), for such cost reporting periods'' and 
     inserting ``portions of cost reporting periods described in 
     subsection (d), for such portions''; and
       (B) by striking ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2000''.
       (d) Change in Home Health Market Basket Increase.--
       (1) Interim payment system.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)), as amended by 
     subsection (a)(3), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(ix) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subparagraph, in updating any limit under this subparagraph 
     by a home health market basket index for cost reporting 
     periods beginning during each of fiscal years 2000, 2001, 
     2002, and 2003, the update otherwise provided shall be 
     reduced by 1.1 percentage points.''.
       (2) Prospective payment system.--Section 1895(b)(3)(B) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(3)(B)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``home health market basket 
     percentage increase'' and inserting ``home health applicable 
     increase percentage (as defined in clause (ii))'';
       (B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and
       (C) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
       ``(ii) Home health applicable increase percentage.--For 
     purposes of this subparagraph, the term `home health 
     applicable increase percentage' means, with respect to--

       ``(I) fiscal year 2002 or 2003, the home health market 
     basket percentage increase (as defined in clause (iii)) minus 
     1.1 percentage points; or
       ``(II) any subsequent fiscal year, the home health market 
     basket percentage increase.''.

       (e) Exclusion of Additional Part B Costs From Determination 
     of Part B Monthly Premium.--Section 1839 of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395r) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``(except as 
     provided in subsection (g))'' after ``year that''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) In estimating the benefits and administrative costs 
     which will be payable from the Federal Supplementary Medical 
     Insurance Trust Fund for a year for purposes of determining 
     the monthly premium rate under subsection (a)(3), the 
     Secretary shall exclude an estimate of any benefits and 
     administrative costs attributable to the application of 
     section 1861(v)(1)(L)(viii) or to the

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     establishment under section 1861(v)(1)(L)(i)(V) of a per 
     visit limit at 106 percent of the median (instead of 105 
     percent of the median), but only to the extent payment for 
     home health services under this title is not being made under 
     section 1895 (relating to prospective payment for home health 
     services).''.
       (f) Reports on Summary of Research Conducted by the 
     Secretary on the Prospective Payment System.--By not later 
     than January 1, 1999, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall submit to Congress a report on the following 
     matters:
       (1) Research.--A description of any research paid for by 
     the Secretary on the development of a prospective payment 
     system for home health services furnished under the medicare 
     program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and a 
     summary of the results of such research.
       (2) Schedule for implementation of system.--The Secretary's 
     schedule for the implementation of the prospective payment 
     system for home health services under section 1895 of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395fff).
       (g) MedPAC Reports.--
       (1) Review of secretary's report.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     submits to Congress the report under subsection (f), the 
     Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (established under 
     section 1805 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-6)) 
     shall submit to Congress a report describing the Commission's 
     analysis of the Secretary's report, and shall include the 
     Commission's recommendations with respect to the matters 
     contained in such report.
       (2) Annual report.--The Commission shall include in its 
     annual report to Congress for June 1999 an analysis of 
     whether changes in law made by the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997, as modified by the amendments made by this section, 
     with respect to payments for home health services furnished 
     under the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act, impede access to such services by individuals 
     entitled to benefits under such program.
       (h) GAO Audit of Research Expenditures.--The Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall conduct an audit of sums 
     obligated or expended by the Health Care Financing 
     Administration for the research described in subsection 
     (f)(1), and of the data, reports, proposals, or other 
     information provided by such research.
       (i) Prompt Implementation.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall promptly issue (without regard to chapter 8 of title 5, 
     United States Code) such regulations or program memoranda as 
     may be necessary to effect the amendments made by this 
     section for cost reporting periods beginning during fiscal 
     year 1999.
       (2) Use of payment amounts and limits from published 
     tables.--
       (A) Per beneficiary limits.--In effecting the amendments 
     made by subsection (a) for cost reporting periods beginning 
     in fiscal year 1999, the ``median'' referred to in section 
     1861(v)(1)(L)(vi)(I) of the Social Security Act for such 
     periods shall be the national standardized per beneficiary 
     limitation specified in Table 3C published in the Federal 
     Register on August 11, 1998 (63 FR 42926) and the 
     ``standardized regional average of such costs'' referred to 
     in section 1861(v)(1)(L)(v)(I) of such Act for a census 
     division shall be the sum of the labor and nonlabor 
     components of the standardized per beneficiary limitation for 
     that census division specified in Table 3B published in the 
     Federal Register on that date (63 FR 42926) (or in Table 3D 
     as so published with respect to Puerto Rico and Guam), and 
     adjusted to reflect variations in wages among different 
     geographic areas as specified in Tables 4a and 4b published 
     in the Federal Register on that date (63 FR 42926-42933).
       (B) Per visit limits.--In effecting the amendments made by 
     subsection (b) for cost reporting periods beginning in fiscal 
     year 1999, the limits determined under section 
     1861(v)(1)(L)(i)(V) of such Act for cost reporting periods 
     beginning during such fiscal year shall be equal to the per 
     visit limits as specified in Table 3A published in the 
     Federal Register on August 11, 1998 (63 FR 42925) and as 
     subsequently corrected, multiplied by \106/105\, and adjusted 
     to reflect variations in wages among different geographic 
     areas as specified in Tables 4a and 4b published in the 
     Federal Register on August 11, 1998 (63 FR 42926-42933).

             Subtitle B--Other Medicare-Related Provisions

     SEC. 5201. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS TO 
                   IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES FOR PROVIDING 
                   INDUCEMENTS TO BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 1128A(i)(6) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(i)(6)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(B) subject to subsection (n), any permissible practice 
     described in any subparagraph of section 1128B(b)(3) or in 
     regulations issued by the Secretary;''.
       (b) Special Provisions Concerning a Safe Harbor for Payment 
     of Medigap Premiums of ESRD Beneficiaries.--
       (1) 2-year limitation.--Section 1128A of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1320a-7a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(n)(1) Subparagraph (B) of subsection (i)(6) shall not 
     apply to a practice described in paragraph (2) unless--
       ``(A) the Secretary, through the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, promulgates a rule 
     authorizing such a practice as an exception to remuneration; 
     and
       ``(B) the remuneration is offered or transferred by a 
     person under such rule during the 2-year period beginning on 
     the date the rule is first promulgated.
       ``(2) A practice described in this paragraph is a practice 
     under which a health care provider or facility pays, in whole 
     or in part, premiums for medicare supplemental policies for 
     individuals entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII 
     pursuant to section 226A.''.
       (2) GAO study and report on impact of safe harbor on 
     medigap policies.--If a permissible practice is promulgated 
     under section 1128A(n)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (as 
     added by paragraph (1)), the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall conduct a study that compares any 
     disproportionate impact on specific issuers of medicare 
     supplemental policies (including the impact on premiums for 
     non-ESRD medicare beneficiaries enrolled in such policies) 
     due to adverse selection in enrolling medicare ESRD 
     beneficiaries before the enactment of the Health Insurance 
     Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and 1 year after 
     the date of promulgation of such permissible practice under 
     section 1128A(n)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act. Not later 
     than 18 months after the date of promulgation of such 
     practice, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to 
     Congress on such study and shall include in the report 
     recommendations concerning whether the time limitation 
     imposed under section 1128A(n)(1)(B) of such Act should be 
     extended.
       (c) Extension of Advisory Opinion Authority.--Section 
     1128D(b)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7d(b)(2)(A)) is 
     amended by inserting ``or section 1128A(i)(6)'' after 
     ``1128B(b)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (e) Interim Final Rulemaking Authority.--The Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services may promulgate regulations that 
     take effect on an interim basis, after notice and pending 
     opportunity for public comment, in order to implement the 
     amendments made by this section in a timely manner.

     SEC. 5202. EXPANSION OF MEMBERSHIP OF MEDPAC TO 17.

       (a) In General.--Section 1805(c)(1) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-6(c)(1)), as added by section 4022 of 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, is amended by striking 
     ``15'' and inserting ``17''.
       (b) Initial Terms of Additional Members.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of staggering the initial 
     terms of members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission 
     (under section 1805(c)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-
     6(c)(3)), the initial terms of the two additional members of 
     the Commission provided for by the amendment under subsection 
     (a) are as follows:
       (A) One member shall be appointed for one year.
       (B) One member shall be appointed for two years.
       (2) Commencement of terms.--Such terms shall begin on May 
     1, 1999.

                      Subtitle C--Revenue Offsets

     SEC. 5301. TAX TREATMENT OF CASH OPTION FOR QUALIFIED PRIZES.

       (a) In General.--Section 451 (relating to taxable year for 
     which items of gross income included) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Special Rule for Cash Options For Receipt of 
     Qualified Prizes.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this title, in the case 
     of an individual on the cash receipts and disbursements 
     method of accounting, a qualified prize option shall be 
     disregarded in determining the taxable year for which any 
     portion of the qualified prize is properly includible in 
     gross income of the taxpayer.
       ``(2) Qualified prize option; qualified prize.--For 
     purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified prize option' means 
     an option which--
       ``(i) entitles an individual to receive a single cash 
     payment in lieu of receiving a qualified prize (or remaining 
     portion thereof), and
       ``(ii) is exercisable not later than 60 days after such 
     individual becomes entitled to the qualified prize.
       ``(B) Qualified prize.--The term `qualified prize' means 
     any prize or award which--
       ``(i) is awarded as a part of a contest, lottery, jackpot, 
     game, or other similar arrangement,
       ``(ii) does not relate to any past services performed by 
     the recipient and does not require the recipient to perform 
     any substantial future service, and
       ``(iii) is payable over a period of at least 10 years.
       ``(3) Partnership, etc.--The Secretary shall provide for 
     the application of this subsection in the case of a 
     partnership or other pass-through entity consisting entirely 
     of individuals described in paragraph (1).''
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to any prize to which a person first becomes entitled 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Transition rule.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to any prize to which a person first becomes 
     entitled on or before the date of enactment of this Act, 
     except that in determining whether an option is a qualified 
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     section 451(h)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as 
     added by such amendment)--
       (A) clause (ii) of such section 451(h)(2)(A) shall not 
     apply, and
       (B) such option shall be treated as a qualified prize 
     option if it is exercisable only during all or part of the 
     18-month period beginning on July 1, 1999.

                  DIVISION K--PAY-AS-YOU-GO PROVISION

       Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping 
     Guidelines set forth in the Joint Explanatory Statement of 
     the Committee of Conference accompanying Conference Report 
     No. 105-217, legislation in section 103 of Division A and in 
     divisions C through J of this Act that would have been 
     estimated by the Office of Management and Budget as changing 
     direct spending or receipts under section 252 of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 were it 
     included in an Act other than an appropriation Act shall be 
     treated as direct spending or receipts legislation, as 
     appropriate, under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
     This Act may be cited as the ``Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999''.
       And amend the title to read as follows:
       An Act making omnibus consolidated and emergency 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
     and for other purposes.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Tom DeLay,
     Ralph Regula,
     Harold Rogers,
     Ron Packard,
     S. Callahan,
     Todd Tiahrt,
     Robert Aderholt,
     Bob Livingston,
     Martin Olav Sabo,
     Esteban E. Torres,
     John W. Olver,
     Ed Pastor,
     Bud Cramer,
     Dave Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Richard Shelby,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ted Stevens,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Robert C. Byrd
     (with the exception of certain leadership legislative 
     riders),
     Harry Reid,
     Patty Murray,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  Pending consideration of the conference report.
  On demand of Mr. NEUMANN, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXVIII,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Messrs. 
LIVINGSTON, OBEY, and NEUMANN.
  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

333

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affirmative

Nays

95

para.115.27                  [Roll No. 538]

                                YEAS--333

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--95

     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Blumenauer
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Burr
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Costello
     Crane
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ensign
     Filner
     Frelinghuysen
     Goode
     Graham
     Hefley
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaHood
     Largent
     Lee
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Neumann
     Pappas
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Portman
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Upton
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Wolf
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Fazio
     Hansen
     Meehan
     Mollohan
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Stark
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.115.28  adjournment of the two houses

  Mr. SOLOMON submitted the following privileged concurrent resolution 
(H. Con. Res. 353):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Wednesday, October 21, 1998, or Thursday, October 22, 
     1998, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand 
     adjourned sine die, or until noon on the second day after 
     Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of 
     this concurrent resolution, or until a time designated 
     pursuant to section 3 of this resolution; and that when the 
     Senate adjourns on Wednesday, October 21, 1998, or Thursday, 
     October 22, 1998, on a motion offered pursuant to this 
     concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, 
     it stand adjourned sine die, or until noon on the second day 
     after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 
     2 of this concurrent resolution.
       Sec. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate, acting jointly

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     after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House and 
     the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify the Members 
     of the House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble 
     whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant 
     it.
       Sec. 3. During any adjournment of the House pursuant to 
     this concurrent resolution, the Speaker, acting after 
     consultation with the Minority Leader, may notify the Members 
     of the House to reassemble whenever, in his opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it. After reassembling pursuant 
     to this section, when the House adjourns on any day on a 
     motion offered pursuant to this section by its Majority 
     Leader or his designee, the House shall again stand adjourned 
     pursuant to the first section of this concurrent resolution.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said concurrent resolution 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.115.29  bandelier national monument administrative improvement and 
          watershed protection

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, pursuant to House Resolution 604, 
the House considered the bill of the Senate (S. 1132) to modify the 
boundaries of the Bandelier National Monument to include the lands 
within the headwaters of the Upper Alamo Watershed which drain into the 
Monument and which are not currently within the jurisdiction of a 
Federal land management agency, to authorize purchase or donation of 
those lands, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that the yeas had it
  The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read a third time by 
title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.115.30  clean gasoline

  On motion of Mr. BLILEY, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 2375) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Foreign 
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, to strengthen prohibitions on 
international bribery and other corrupt practices, and for other 
purposes; together with the following amendments of the Senate to the 
House amendments thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Page 21 of the House engrossed amendments, strike out all 
     after line 9 over to and including line 5 on page 26.
       Page 26, line 6, of the House engrossed amendments, strike 
     out ``SEC. 6'' and insert ``SEC. 5''.
       Page 28 of the House engrossed amendments, strike out all 
     after line 3, down to and including line 9.
       Page 28, line 10, of the House engrossed amendments, strike 
     out ``(8) and insert ``(7)''.
       Page 28, line 14 of the House engrossed amendments, strike 
     out ``(9)'' and insert ``(8)''.
       Page 28, line 19 of the House engrossed amendments, strike 
     out ``(10)'' and insert ``(9)''.

  On motion of Mr. BLILEY, said Senate amendment numbered 1 was agreed 
to with the following amendment:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be stricken by such 
     amendment strike line 8 on page 23 of the House engrossed 
     amendments and all that follows through line 2 on page 25 and 
     insert the following:
       (c) Extension of Legal Process.--
       (1) In general.--Except as required by international 
     agreements to which the United States is a party, an 
     international organization providing commercial 
     communications services, its officials and employees, and its 
     records shall not be accorded immunity from suit or legal 
     process for any act or omission taken in connection with such 
     organization's capacity as a provider, directly or 
     indirectly, of commercial telecommunications services to, 
     from, or within the United States.
       (2) No effect on personal liability.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not affect any immunity from personal liability of any 
     individual who is an official or employee of an international 
     organization providing commercial communications services.
       (3) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect on 
     May 1, 1999.
       (d) Elimination or Limitation of Exceptions.--
       (1) Action required.--The President shall, in a manner that 
     is consistent with requirements in international agreements 
     to which the United States is a party, expeditiously take all 
     appropriate actions necessary to eliminate or to reduce 
     substantially all privileges and immunities that are accorded 
     to an international organization described in subparagraph 
     (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1), its officials, its 
     employees, or its records, and that are not eliminated 
     pursuant to subsection (c).
       (2) Designation of agreements.--The President shall 
     designate which agreements constitute international 
     agreements to which the United States is a party for purposes 
     of this section.

  On motion of Mr. BLILEY, said Senate amendments numbered 2, 3, 4, 5, 
and 6, were not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby Senate amendment to the text 
numbered 1 was agreed to with an amendment and said Senate amendments 
numbered 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 were not agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment to the Senate amendment numbered 1.

para.115.31  government waste, fraud, and error reduction

  On motion of Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, by unanimous consent, the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and the Committee on the 
Judiciary were discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4857) to reduce waste, fraud, and error in Government programs by making 
improvements with respect to Federal management and debt collection 
practices, Federal payment systems, Federal benefit programs, and for 
other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia submitted the following amendment in the nature 
of a substitute which was agreed to:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Government 
     Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes.
Sec. 3. Definition.
Sec. 4. Application of Act.

                TITLE I--GENERAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS

Sec. 101. Improving financial management.
Sec. 102. Improving travel management.

         TITLE II--IMPROVING FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES

Sec. 201. Miscellaneous technical corrections to subchapter II of 
              chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code.
Sec. 202. Barring delinquent Federal debtors from obtaining Federal 
              benefits.
Sec. 203. Collection and compromise of nontax debts and claims.

         TITLE III--SALE OF NONTAX DEBTS OWED TO UNITED STATES

Sec. 301. Authority to sell nontax debts.
Sec. 302. Requirement to sell certain nontax debts.

             TITLE IV--TREATMENT OF HIGH VALUE NONTAX DEBTS

Sec. 401. Annual report on high value nontax debts.
Sec. 402. Review by Inspectors General.
Sec. 403. Requirement to seek seizure and forfeiture of assets securing 
              high value nontax debt.

                       TITLE V--FEDERAL PAYMENTS

Sec. 501. Promoting electronic payments.

     SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this Act are the following:
       (1) To reduce waste, fraud, and error in Federal benefit 
     programs.
       (2) To focus Federal agency management attention on high-
     risk programs.
       (3) To better collect debts owed to the United States.
       (4) To improve Federal payment systems.
       (5) To improve reporting on Government operations.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITION.

       As used in this Act, the term ``nontax debt'' means any 
     debt (within the meaning of that term as used in chapter 37 
     of title 31, United States Code) other than a debt under the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the Tariff Act of 1930.

     SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF ACT.

       No provision of this Act shall apply to the Department of 
     the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service to the extent 
     that such provision--
       (1) involves the administration of the internal revenue 
     laws; or
       (2) conflicts with the Internal Revenue Service 
     Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, or the Tariff Act of 1930.

                TITLE I--GENERAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS

     SEC. 101. IMPROVING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 3515 of title 31, United States Code, 
     is amended--

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       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``1999''; and
       (B) by inserting ``Congress and'' after ``submit to'';
       (2) by striking subsection (e); and
       (3) by striking subsections (f), (g), and (h).
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this 
     section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Secretary's waiver authority.--Subsection (a)(1) of 
     this section shall take effect March 1, 1998.

     SEC. 102. IMPROVING TRAVEL MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Limited Exclusion From Requirement Regarding Occupation 
     of Quarters.--Section 5911(e) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to 
     lodging provided under chapter 57 of this title.''.
       (b) Use of Travel Management Centers, Agents, and 
     Electronic Payment Systems.--
       (1) Requirement to encourage use.--The head of each 
     executive agency shall, with respect to travel by employees 
     of the agency in the performance of the employment duties by 
     the employee, require, to the extent practicable, the use by 
     such employees of travel management centers, travel agents 
     authorized for use by such employees, and electronic 
     reservation and payment systems for the purpose of improving 
     efficiency and economy regarding travel by employees of the 
     agency.
       (2) Plan for implementation.--(A) The Administrator of 
     General Services shall develop a plan regarding the 
     implementation of this subsection and shall, after 
     consultation with the heads of executive agencies, submit to 
     Congress a report describing such plan and the means by which 
     such agency heads plan to ensure that employees use travel 
     management centers, travel agents, and electronic reservation 
     and payment systems as required by this subsection.
       (B) The Administrator shall submit the plan required under 
     subparagraph (A) not later than March 31, 1999.
       (c) Payment of State and Local Taxes on Travel Expenses.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of General Services 
     shall develop a mechanism to ensure that employees of 
     executive agencies are not inappropriately charged State and 
     local taxes on travel expenses, including transportation, 
     lodging, automobile rental, and other miscellaneous travel 
     expenses.
       (2) Report.--Not later than March 31, 1999, the 
     Administrator shall, after consultation with the heads of 
     executive agencies, submit to Congress a report describing 
     the steps taken, and proposed to be taken, to carry out this 
     subsection.

         TITLE II--IMPROVING FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES

     SEC. 201. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO SUBCHAPTER 
                   II OF CHAPTER 37 OF TITLE 31, UNITED STATES 
                   CODE.

       (a) Child Support Enforcement.--Section 3716(h)(3) of title 
     31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) In applying this subsection with respect to any debt 
     owed to a State, other than past due support being enforced 
     by the State, subsection (c)(3)(A) shall not apply.''.
       (b) Debt Sales.--Section 3711 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking subsection (i).
       (c) Gainsharing.--Section 3720C(b)(2)(D) of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``delinquent 
     loans'' and inserting ``debts''.
       (d) Provisions Relating to Private Collection 
     Contractors.--
       (1) Collection by secretary of the treasury.--Section 
     3711(g) of title 31, United States Code, is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) In attempting to collect under this subsection 
     through the use of garnishment any debt owed to the United 
     States, a private collection contractor shall not be 
     precluded from verifying the debtor's current employer, the 
     location of the payroll office of the debtor's current 
     employer, the period the debtor has been employed by the 
     current employer of the debtor, and the compensation received 
     by the debtor from the current employer of the debtor.
       ``(12)(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide that 
     any contract with a private collection contractor under this 
     subsection shall include a provision that the contractor 
     shall be subject to penalties under the contract--
       ``(i) if the contractor fails to comply with any 
     restrictions under applicable law regarding the collection 
     activities of debt collectors; or
       ``(ii) if the contractor engages in unreasonable or abusive 
     debt collection practices in connection with the collection 
     of debt under the contract.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a private 
     collection contractor under this subsection shall not be 
     subject to any liability or contract penalties in connection 
     with efforts to collect a debt pursuant to a contract under 
     this subsection by reason of actions that are required by the 
     contract or by applicable law or regulations.
       ``(13) In evaluating the performance of a contractor under 
     any contract entered into under this subsection, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall consider the contractor's 
     gross collections net of commissions (as a percentage of 
     account amounts placed with the contractor) under the 
     contract. The frequency of valid debtor complaints shall also 
     be considered in the evaluation criteria.
       ``(14) In selecting contractors for performance of 
     collection services, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     evaluate bids received through a methodology that considers 
     the bidder's prior performance in terms of net amounts 
     collected under government collection contracts of similar 
     size, if applicable. The frequency of valid debtor complaints 
     shall also be considered in the evaluation criteria.''.
       (2) Collection by program agency.--Section 3718 of title 
     31, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(h) In attempting to collect under this subsection 
     through the use of garnishment any debt owed to the United 
     States, a private collection contractor shall not be 
     precluded from verifying the current place of employment of 
     the debtor, the location of the payroll office of the 
     debtor's current employer, the period the debtor has been 
     employed by the current employer of the debtor, and the 
     compensation received by the debtor from the current employer 
     of the debtor.
       ``(i)(1) The head of an executive, judicial, or legislative 
     agency that contracts with a private collection contractor to 
     collect a debt owed to the agency, or a guaranty agency or 
     institution of higher education that contracts with a private 
     collection contractor to collect a debt owed under any loan 
     program authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965, shall include a provision in the contract that the 
     contractor--
       ``(A) shall be subject to penalties under the contract if 
     the contractor fails to comply with any restrictions imposed 
     under applicable law on the collection activities of debt 
     collectors; and
       ``(B) shall be subject to penalties under the contract if 
     the contractor engages in unreasonable or abusive debt 
     collection practices in connection with the collection of 
     debt under the contract.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a private 
     collection contractor under this section shall not be subject 
     to any liability or contract penalties in connection with 
     efforts to collect a debt owed to an executive, judicial, or 
     legislative agency, or owed under any loan program authorized 
     under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, by reason 
     of actions required by the contract, or by applicable law or 
     regulations.
       ``(j) In evaluating the performance of a contractor under 
     any contract for the performance of debt collection services 
     entered into by an executive, judicial, or legislative 
     agency, the head of the agency shall consider the 
     contractor's gross collections net of commissions (as a 
     percentage of account amounts placed with the contractor) 
     under the contract. The frequency of valid debtor complaints 
     shall also be considered in the evaluation criteria.
       ``(k) In selecting contractors for performance of 
     collection services, the head of an executive, judicial, or 
     legislative agency shall evaluate bids received through a 
     methodology that considers the bidder's prior performance in 
     terms of net amounts collected under government collection 
     contracts of similar size, if applicable. The frequency of 
     valid debtor complaints shall also be considered in the 
     evaluation criteria.''.
       (3) Construction.--None of the amendments made by this 
     subsection shall be construed as altering or superseding the 
     provisions of title 11, United States Code, or section 6103 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (e) Clerical Amendment.--Section 3720A(h) of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) beginning in paragraph (3), by striking the close 
     quotation marks and all that follows through the matter 
     preceding subsection (i); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:

     ``For purposes of this subsection, the disbursing official 
     for the Department of the Treasury is the Secretary of the 
     Treasury or his or her designee.''.
       (f) Correction of References to Federal Agency.--(1) 
     Sections 3716(c)(6) and 3720A(a), (b), (c), and (e) of title 
     31, United States Code, are each amended by striking 
     ``Federal agency'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``executive, judicial, or legislative agency''.
       (2) Section 3716(h)(2)(C), of title 31, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``a Federal agency'' and inserting 
     ``an executive, judicial, or legislative agency''.
       (g) Clarification of Inapplicability of Act to Certain 
     Agencies.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     provision in this Act, the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 
     1996 (chapter 10 of title III of Public Law 104-134; 31 
     U.S.C. 3701 note), chapter 37 or subchapter II of chapter 33 
     of title 31, United States Code, or any amendments made by 
     such Acts or any regulations issued thereunder, shall apply 
     to activities carried out pursuant to a law enacted to 
     protect, operate, and administer any deposit insurance funds, 
     including the resolution and liquidation of failed or failing 
     insured depository institutions.
       (h) Contracts for Collection Services.--Section 3718 of 
     title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(1)(A), by 
     inserting ``, or any monetary claim, including any claims for 
     civil fines or penalties, asserted by the Attorney General'' 
     before the period;
       (2) in the third sentence of subsection (b)(1)(A)--

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       (A) by inserting ``or in connection with other monetary 
     claims'' after ``collection of claims of indebtedness'';
       (B) by inserting ``or claim'' after ``the indebtedness''; 
     and
       (C) by inserting ``or other person'' after ``the debtor''; 
     and
       (3) in subsection (d), by inserting ``or any other monetary 
     claim of'' after ``indebtedness owed''.

     SEC. 202. BARRING DELINQUENT FEDERAL DEBTORS FROM OBTAINING 
                   FEDERAL BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3720B of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 3720B. Barring delinquent Federal debtors from 
       obtaining Federal benefits

       ``(a)(1) A person shall not be eligible for the award or 
     renewal of any Federal benefit described in paragraph (2) if 
     the person has an outstanding nontax debt that is in a 
     delinquent status with any executive, judicial, or 
     legislative agency, as determined under standards prescribed 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury. Such a person may obtain 
     additional Federal benefits described in paragraph (2) only 
     after such delinquency is resolved in accordance with those 
     standards.
       ``(2) The Federal benefits referred to in paragraph (1) are 
     the following:
       ``(A) Financial assistance in the form of a loan (other 
     than a disaster loan) or loan insurance or guarantee.
       ``(B) Any Federal permit or license otherwise required by 
     law.
       ``(b) The Secretary of the Treasury may exempt any class of 
     claims from the application of subsection (a) at the request 
     of an executive, judicial, or legislative agency.
       ``(c)(1) The head of any executive, judicial, or 
     legislative agency may waive the application of subsection 
     (a) to any Federal benefit that is administered by the agency 
     based on standards promulgated by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury.
       ``(2) The head of an executive, judicial, or legislative 
     agency may delegate the waiver authority under paragraph (1) 
     to the chief financial officer of the agency.
       ``(3) The chief financial officer of an agency to whom 
     waiver authority is delegated under paragraph (2) may 
     redelegate that authority only to the deputy chief financial 
     officer of the agency. The deputy chief financial officer may 
     not redelegate such authority.
       ``(d) As used in this section, the term `nontax debt' means 
     any debt other than a debt under the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 or the Tariff Act of 1930.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 3720B and 
     inserting the following:

``3720B. Barring delinquent Federal debtors from obtaining Federal 
              benefits.''.

       (c) Construction.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     not be construed as altering or superseding the provisions of 
     title 11, United States Code.

     SEC. 203. COLLECTION AND COMPROMISE OF NONTAX DEBTS AND 
                   CLAIMS.

       (a) Use of Private Collection Contractors and Federal Debt 
     Collection Centers.--Paragraph (5) of section 3711(g) of 
     title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5)(A) Nontax debts referred or transferred under this 
     subsection shall be serviced, collected, or compromised, or 
     collection action thereon suspended or terminated, in 
     accordance with otherwise applicable statutory requirements 
     and authorities.
       ``(B) The head of each executive agency that operates a 
     debt collection center may enter into an agreement with the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to carry out the purposes of this 
     subsection.
       ``(C) The Secretary of the Treasury shall--
       ``(i) maintain a schedule of private collection contractors 
     and debt collection centers operated by agencies that are 
     eligible for referral of claims under this subsection;
       ``(ii) maximize collections of delinquent nontax debts by 
     referring delinquent nontax debts promptly;
       ``(iii) maintain competition between private collection 
     contractors;
       ``(iv) ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that a 
     private collection contractor to which a nontax debt is 
     referred is responsible for any administrative costs 
     associated with the contract under which the referral is 
     made.
       ``(D) As used in this paragraph, the term `nontax debt' 
     means any debt other than a debt under the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 or the Tariff Act of 1930.''.
       (b) Limitation on Discharge Before Use of Private 
     Collection Contractor or Debt Collection Center.--Paragraph 
     (9) of section 3711(g) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) as 
     clauses (i) through (viii);
       (2) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(9)'';
       (3) in subparagraph (A) (as designated by paragraph (2) of 
     this subsection) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as 
     designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection), by inserting 
     ``and subject to subparagraph (B)'' after ``as applicable''; 
     and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B)(i) The head of an executive, judicial, or legislative 
     agency may not discharge a nontax debt or terminate 
     collection action on a nontax debt unless the debt has been 
     referred to a private collection contractor or a debt 
     collection center, referred to the Attorney General for 
     litigation, sold without recourse, administrative wage 
     garnishment has been undertaken, or in the event of 
     bankruptcy, death, or disability.
       ``(ii) The head of an executive, judicial, or legislative 
     agency may waive the application of clause (i) to any nontax 
     debt, or class of nontax debts if the head of the agency 
     determines that the waiver is in the best interest of the 
     United States.
       ``(iii) As used in this subparagraph, the term `nontax 
     debt' means any debt other than a debt under the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 or the Tariff Act of 1930.''.

         TITLE III--SALE OF NONTAX DEBTS OWED TO UNITED STATES

     SEC. 301. AUTHORITY TO SELL NONTAX DEBTS.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
     that the head of each executive, judicial, or legislative 
     agency shall establish a program of nontax debt sales in 
     order to--
       (1) minimize the loan and nontax debt portfolios of the 
     agency;
       (2) improve credit management while serving public needs;
       (3) reduce delinquent nontax debts held by the agency;
       (4) obtain the maximum value for loan and nontax debt 
     assets; and
       (5) obtain valid data on the amount of the Federal subsidy 
     inherent in loan programs conducted pursuant to the Federal 
     Credit Reform Act of 1990 (Public Law 93-344).
       (b) Sales Authorized.--(1) The head of an executive, 
     judicial, or legislative agency may sell, subject to section 
     504(b) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
     661c(b)) and using competitive procedures, any nontax debt 
     owed to the United States that is administered by the agency.
       (2) Costs the agency incurs in selling nontax debt pursuant 
     to this section may be deducted from the proceeds received 
     from the sale. Such costs may include, but are not limited 
     to--
       (A) the costs of any contract for identification, billing, 
     or collection services;
       (B) the costs of contractors assisting in the sale of 
     nontax debt;
       (C) the fees of appraisers, auctioneers, and realty 
     brokers;
       (D) the costs of advertising and surveying; and
       (E) other reasonable costs incurred by the agency.
       (3) Sales of nontax debt under this section--
       (A) shall be for--
       (i) cash; or
       (ii) cash and a residuary equity, joint venture, or profit 
     participation, if the head of the agency, in consultation 
     with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, determines that the proceeds 
     will be greater than the proceeds from a sale solely for 
     cash;
       (B) shall be without recourse against the United States, 
     but may include the use of guarantees if otherwise authorized 
     by law; and
       (C) shall transfer to the purchaser all rights of the 
     United States to demand payment of the nontax debt, other 
     than with respect to a residuary equity, joint venture, or 
     profit participation under subparagraph (A)(ii).
       (c) Existing Authority Not Affected.--This section is not 
     intended to limit existing statutory authority of the head of 
     an executive, judicial, or legislative agency to sell loans, 
     nontax debts, or other assets.

     SEC. 302. REQUIREMENT TO SELL CERTAIN NONTAX DEBTS.

       (a) Sale of Delinquent Loans.--The head of each executive, 
     judicial, or legislative agency shall sell any nontax loan 
     owed to the United States by the later of--
       (1) the date on which the nontax debt becomes 24 months 
     delinquent; or
       (2) 24 months after referral of the nontax debt to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 3711(g)(1) of 
     title 31, United States Code. Sales under this subsection 
     shall be conducted under the authority in section 301.
       (b) Sale of New Loans.--The head of each executive, 
     judicial, or legislative agency shall sell each loan 
     obligation arising from a program administered by the agency, 
     not later than 6 months after the loan is disbursed, unless 
     the head of the agency determines that the sale would 
     interfere with the mission of the agency administering the 
     program under which the loan was disbursed, or the head of 
     the agency, in consultation with the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget and the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     determines that a longer period is necessary to protect the 
     financial interests of the United States. Such loan 
     obligations shall be audited annually in accordance with 
     generally accepted audit standards. Sales under this 
     subsection shall be conducted under the authority in section 
     301.
       (c) Sale of Nontax Debts After Termination of Collection 
     Action.--After terminating collection action, the head of an 
     executive, judicial, or legislative agency shall sell, using 
     competitive procedures, any nontax debt or class of nontax 
     debts owed to the United States unless the head of the 
     agency, in consultation with the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget and the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     determines that the sale is not in the best financial 
     interests of the United States. Such nontax debts shall be 
     audited annually in accordance with generally accepted audit 
     standards.
       (d) Limitations.--(1) The head of an executive, judicial, 
     or legislative agency shall not, without the approval of the 
     Attorney General, sell any nontax debt that is the subject

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     of an allegation of or investigation for fraud, or that has 
     been referred to the Department of Justice for litigation.
       (2) The head of an executive, judicial, or legislative 
     agency may exempt from sale any class of nontax debts if the 
     head of the agency determines that the sale would interfere 
     with the mission of the agency administering the program 
     under which the indebtedness was incurred.

             TITLE IV--TREATMENT OF HIGH VALUE NONTAX DEBTS

     SEC. 401. ANNUAL REPORT ON HIGH VALUE NONTAX DEBTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the end of 
     each fiscal year, the head of each agency that administers a 
     program that gives rise to a delinquent high value nontax 
     debt shall submit a report to Congress that lists each such 
     debt.
       (b) Content.--A report under this section shall, for each 
     debt listed in the report, include the following:
       (1) The name of each person liable for the debt, including, 
     for a person that is a company, cooperative, or partnership, 
     the names of the owners and principal officers.
       (2) The amounts of principal, interest, and penalty 
     comprising the debt.
       (3) The actions the agency has taken to collect the debt, 
     and prevent future losses.
       (4) Specification of any portion of the debt that has been 
     written-down administratively or due to a bankruptcy 
     proceeding.
       (5) An assessment of why the borrower defaulted.
       (c) Definitions.--In this title:
       (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning that term 
     has in chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code, as amended 
     by this Act.
       (2) High value nontax debt.--The term ``high value nontax 
     debt'' means a nontax debt having an outstanding value 
     (including principal, interest, and penalties) that exceeds 
     $1,000,000.

     SEC. 402. REVIEW BY INSPECTORS GENERAL.

       The Inspector General of each agency shall review the 
     annual report to Congress required in section 401 and make 
     such recommendations as necessary to improve performance of 
     the agency. Each Inspector General shall periodically review 
     and report to Congress on the agency's nontax debt collection 
     management practices. As part of such reviews, the Inspector 
     General shall examine agency efforts to reduce the aggregate 
     amount of high value nontax debts that are resolved in whole 
     or in part by compromise, default, or bankruptcy.

     SEC. 403. REQUIREMENT TO SEEK SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF 
                   ASSETS SECURING HIGH VALUE NONTAX DEBT.

       The head of an agency authorized to collect a high value 
     nontax debt that is delinquent shall, when appropriate, 
     promptly seek seizure and forfeiture of assets pledged to the 
     United States in any transaction giving rise to the nontax 
     debt. When an agency determines that seizure or forfeiture is 
     not appropriate, the agency shall include a justification for 
     such determination in the report under section 401.

                       TITLE V--FEDERAL PAYMENTS

     SEC. 501. PROMOTING ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS.

       (a) Early Release of Electronic Payments.--Section 3903(a) 
     of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) provide that the required payment date is--
       ``(A) the date payment is due under the contract for the 
     item of property or service provided; or
       ``(B) no later than 30 days after a proper invoice for the 
     amount due is received if a specific payment date is not 
     established by contract;''; and
       (2) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
     (9) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(10) provide that the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget may waive the application of 
     requirements under paragraph (1) to provide for early payment 
     of vendors in cases where an agency will implement an 
     electronic payment technology which improves agency cash 
     management and business practice.''.
       (b) Authority To Accept Electronic Payment.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to an agreement between the head 
     of an executive agency and the applicable financial 
     institution or institutions based on terms acceptable to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, the head of such agency may accept 
     an electronic payment, including debit and credit cards, to 
     satisfy a nontax debt owed to the agency.
       (2) Guidelines for agreements regarding payment.--The 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall develop guidelines regarding 
     agreements between agencies and financial institutions under 
     paragraph (1).

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.115.32  federally owned inventions license

  On motion of Mrs. MORELLA, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Science was discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4859) to improve the ability of Federal agencies to license federally 
owned inventions.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.115.33  lewis and clark expedition bicentennial

  On motion of Mr. CASTLE, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1560) to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of 
the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and for other 
purposes; together with the following amendment of the Senate thereto, 
was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Page 10, after line 2 insert:

     SEC. 11. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS FOR THE ``LITTLE ROCK 
                   NINE''.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba 
     Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma 
     Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and 
     Jefferson Thomas, hereafter in this section referred to as 
     the ``Little Rock Nine'', voluntarily subjected themselves to 
     the bitter stinging pains of racial bigotry;
       (2) the Little Rock Nine are civil rights pioneers whose 
     selfless acts considerably advanced the civil rights debate 
     in this country;
       (3) the Little Rock Nine risked their lives to integrate 
     Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and 
     subsequently the Nation;
       (4) the Little Rock Nine sacrificed their innocence to 
     protect the American principle that we are all ``one nation, 
     under God, indivisible'';
       (5) the Little Rock Nine have indelibly left their mark on 
     the history of this Nation; and
       (6) the Little Rock Nine have continued to work toward 
     equality for all Americans.
       (b) Presentation Authorized.--The President is authorized 
     to present, on behalf of Congress, to Jean Brown Trickey, 
     Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, 
     Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, 
     Elizabeth Eckford, and Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred to 
     the ``Little Rock Nine'', gold medals of appropriate design, 
     in recognition of the selfless heroism that such individuals 
     exhibited and the pain they suffered in the cause of civil 
     rights by integrating Central High School in Little Rock, 
     Arkansas.
       (c) Design and Striking.--For purposes of the presentation 
     referred to in subsection (b) the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and 
     inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary for each 
     recipient.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriation.--Effective October 1, 
     1998, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out this section.
       (e) Duplicate Medals.--
       (1) Striking and sale.--The Secretary of the Treasury may 
     strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medals 
     struck pursuant to this section under such regulations as the 
     Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the 
     cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of 
     machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold 
     medal.
       (2) Reimbursement of appropriation.--The appropriation used 
     to carry out this section shall be reimbursed out of the 
     proceeds of sales under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 12. FORD CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

       (a) Presentation Authorized.--The President is authorized 
     to present, on behalf of the Congress, to Gerald R. and Betty 
     Ford a gold medal of appropriate design--
       (1) in recognition of their dedicated public service and 
     outstanding humanitarian contributions to the people of the 
     United States; and
       (2) in commemoration of the following occasions in 1998:
       (A) The 85th anniversary of the birth of President Ford.
       (B) The 80th anniversary of the birth of Mrs. Ford.
       (C) The 50th wedding anniversary of President and Mrs. 
     Ford.
       (D) The 50th anniversary of the 1st election of Gerald R. 
     Ford to the United States House of Representatives.
       (E) The 25th anniversary of the approval of Gerald R. Ford 
     by the Congress to become Vice President of the United 
     States.
       (b) Design and Striking.--For purposes of the presentation 
     referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and 
     inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriation.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated not to exceed $20,000 to carry out this 
     section.
       (d) Duplicate Medals.--
       (1) Striking and sale.--The Secretary of the Treasury may 
     strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck 
     pursuant to this section under such regulations as the 
     Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the 
     cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of 
     machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold 
     medal.
       (2) Reimbursement of appropriation.--The appropriation used 
     to carry out this section shall be reimbursed out of the 
     proceeds of sales under paragraph (1).

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       (e) National Medals.--The medals struck pursuant to this 
     section are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of 
     title 31, United States Code.

     SEC. 13. 6-MONTH EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN SALES.

       Notwithstanding section 101(7)(D) of the United States 
     Commemorative Coin Act of 1996, the Secretary of the Treasury 
     may, at any time before January 1, 1999, make bulk sales at a 
     reasonable discount to the Jackie Robinson Foundation of not 
     less than 20 percent of any denomination of proof and 
     uncirculated coins minted under section 101(7) of such Act 
     which remained unissued as of July 1, 1998, except that the 
     total number of coins of any such denomination which were 
     issued under such section or this section may not exceed the 
     amount of such denomination of coins which were authorized to 
     be minted and issued under section 101(7)(A) of such Act.

  On motion of Mr. CASTLE, said Senate amendment was agreed to with the 
following amendment:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
     Senate--
       (1) insert after the enacting clause, the following new 
     heading (and redesignate sections 1 through 10 as sections 
     101 through 110, respectively):
     ``TITLE I--LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION BICENTENNIAL COIN''; and
       (2) add at the end the following new title:
         TITLE II--LEIF ERICSSON MILLENNIUM COMMEMORATIVE COIN

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Leif Ericsson Millennium 
     Commemorative Coin Act''.

     SEC. 202. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

       (a) $1 Silver Coins.--In conjunction with the simultaneous 
     mining and issuance of commemorative coins by the Republic of 
     Iceland in commemoration of the millennium of the discovery 
     of the New World by Leif Ericsson, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury (hereafter in this title referred to as the 
     ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not more than 500,000 1 
     dollar coins, which shall--
       (1) weigh 26.73 grams;
       (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
       (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
       (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this title shall 
     be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, 
     United States Code.
       (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5136 of 
     title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this 
     title shall be considered to be numismatic items.

     SEC. 203. SOURCES OF BULLION.

       The Secretary may obtain silver for minting coins under 
     this title from any available source, including stockpiles 
     established under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
     Piling Act.

     SEC. 204. DESIGN OF COINS.

       (a) Design Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this 
     title shall be emblematic of the millennium of the discovery 
     of the New World by Leif Ericsson.
       (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted 
     under this title there shall be--
       (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
       (B) an inscription of the year ``2000''; and
       (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We 
     Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus 
     Unum''.
       (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this 
     title shall be--
       (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the 
     Leifur Eiriksson Foundation and the Commission of Fine Arts; 
     and
       (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory 
     Committee.

     SEC. 205. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

       (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this title shall 
     be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.
       (b) Mint Facility.--Only 1 facility of the United States 
     Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the 
     coins minted under this title.
       (c) Commencement of Issuance.--The Secretary may issue 
     coins minted under this title beginning January 1, 2000.
       (d) Termination of Minting Authority.--No coins may be 
     minted under this title after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 206. SURCHARGES.

       (a) In General.--All sales of coins minted under this title 
     shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin.
       (b) Distribution.--All surcharges received by the Secretary 
     from the sale of coins issued under this title shall be 
     promptly paid by the Secretary to the Leifur Eiriksson 
     Foundation for the purpose of funding student exchanges 
     between students of the United States and students of 
     Iceland.
       (c) Audits.--The Leifur Eiriksson Foundation shall be 
     subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of 
     title 31, United States Code, with regard to the amounts 
     received by the Foundation under subsection (b).

     SEC. 207. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no 
     provision of law governing procurement or public contracts 
     shall be applicable to the procurement of goods and services 
     necessary for carrying out the provisions of this title.
       (b) Equal Employment Opportunity.--Subsection (a) shall not 
     relieve any person entering into a contract under the 
     authority of this Act from complying with any law relating to 
     equal employment opportunity.

  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendment was 
agreed to with an amendment was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment to the Senate amendment.

para.115.34  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 20, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Constance A. Morella to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions for the remainder of the second session of the 
     One Hundred Fifth Congress.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para.115.35  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. BEREUTER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
October 21, 1998, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.115.36  great lakes water diversion or sale

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
following resolution (H. Res. 566):

       Whereas the water resources of the Great Lakes Basin are 
     precious public natural resources, shared and held in trust 
     by the Great Lakes States and the Canadian Provinces;
       Whereas the Great Lakes need to be carefully managed and 
     protected in order to meet current and future water needs 
     within the Great Lakes Basin and the Canadian Provinces;
       Whereas any new diversions of Great Lakes waters for use 
     outside of the Great Lakes Basin will have significant 
     adverse effects on the environment, economy, and welfare of 
     the Great Lakes region;
       Whereas the Province of Ontario, Canada, has authorized an 
     Ontario company to divert water from the Great Lakes for sale 
     to Asia;
       Whereas 4 of the Great Lakes contain international waters, 
     and are defined as ``boundary waters'' in the Boundary Waters 
     Treaty of 1909 between the United States and Canada, and 
     therefore any new diversion of Great Lakes water would affect 
     the relations between the Government of the United States and 
     the Government of Canada;
       Whereas as trustees of the Great Lakes Basin's natural 
     resources, the Great Lakes States and Provinces have a shared 
     duty to protect, conserve, and manage the renewable but 
     finite waters of the Great Lakes Basin for the use, benefit, 
     and enjoyment of all their citizens, and future generations; 
     and
       Whereas the most effective means of protecting, conserving, 
     and managing the water resources of the Great Lakes is 
     through the joint pursuit of unified and cooperative 
     principles, policies, and programs mutually agreed upon, 
     enacted, and adhered to by each and every Great Lakes State 
     and Province: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the President and the Senate should act 
     to prevent the sale or diversion of Great Lakes water to 
     foreign countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals 
     until procedures are established to guarantee that any such 
     sale or diversion is fully negotiated and approved by 
     representatives of the United States Government and the 
     Government of Canada, in consultation with any Great Lakes 
     State or Province that could be impacted by such a sale or 
     diversion.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.115.37  seeds of hope for africa

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 4283) to 
support sustainable and broad-based agricultural and rural development 
in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes; together with the 
following amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's 
table:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Africa: 
     Seeds of Hope Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as 
     follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and declaration of policy.

               TITLE I--ASSISTANCE FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Sec. 101. Africa Food Security Initiative.

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Sec. 102. Microenterprise assistance.
Sec. 103. Support for producer-owned cooperative marketing 
              associations.
Sec. 104. Agricultural and rural development activities of the Overseas 
              Private Investment Corporation.
Sec. 105. Agricultural research and extension activities.

     TITLE II--WORLDWIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE AND AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

           Subtitle A--Nonemergency Food Assistance Programs

Sec. 201. Nonemergency food assistance programs.

        Subtitle B--Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act of 1998

Sec. 211. Short title.
Sec. 212. Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act.

                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Report.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The economic, security, and humanitarian interests of 
     the United States and the nations of sub-Saharan Africa would 
     be enhanced by sustainable, broad-based agricultural and 
     rural development in each of the African nations.
       (2) According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the 
     number of undernourished people in Africa has more than 
     doubled, from approximately 100,000,000 in the late 1960s to 
     215,000,000 in 1998, and is projected to increase to 
     265,000,000 by the year 2010. According to the Food and 
     Agriculture Organization, the term ``under nutrition'' means 
     inadequate consumption of nutrients, often adversely 
     affecting children's physical and mental development, 
     undermining their future as productive and creative members 
     of their communities.
       (3) Currently, agricultural production in Africa employs 
     about two-thirds of the workforce but produces less than one-
     fourth of the gross domestic product in sub-Saharan Africa, 
     according to the World Bank Group.
       (4) African women produce up to 80 percent of the total 
     food supply in Africa according to the International Food 
     Policy Research Institute.
       (5) An effective way to improve conditions of the poor is 
     to increase the productivity of the agricultural sector. 
     Productivity increases can be fostered by increasing research 
     and education in agriculture and rural development.
       (6) In November 1996, the World Food Summit set a goal of 
     reducing hunger worldwide by 50 percent by the year 2015 and 
     encouraged national governments to develop domestic food 
     plans and to support international aid efforts.
       (7) Although the World Bank Group recently has launched a 
     major initiative to support agricultural and rural 
     development, only 10 percent, or $1,200,000,000, of its total 
     lending to sub-Saharan Africa for fiscal years 1993 to 1997 
     was devoted to agriculture.
       (8)(A) United States food processing and agricultural 
     sectors benefit greatly from the liberalization of global 
     trade and increased exports.
       (B) Africa represents a growing market for United States 
     food and agricultural products. Africa's food imports are 
     projected to rise from less than 8,000,000 metric tons in 
     1990 to more than 25,000,000 metric tons by the 2020.
       (9)(A) Increased private sector investment in African 
     countries and expanded trade between the United States and 
     Africa can greatly help African countries achieve food self-
     sufficiency and graduate from dependency on international 
     assistance.
       (B) Development assistance, technical assistance, and 
     training can facilitate and encourage commercial development 
     in Africa, such as improving rural roads, agricultural 
     research and extension, and providing access to credit and 
     other resources.
       (10)(A) Several United States private voluntary 
     organizations have demonstrated success in empowering 
     Africans through direct business ownership and helping 
     African agricultural producers more efficiently and directly 
     market their products.
       (B) Rural business associations, owned and controlled by 
     farmer shareholders, also greatly help agricultural producers 
     to increase their household incomes.
       (b) Declaration of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States, consistent with title XII of part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, to support governments of sub-Saharan 
     African countries, United States and African nongovernmental 
     organizations, universities, businesses, and international 
     agencies, to help ensure the availability of basic nutrition 
     and economic opportunities for individuals in sub-Saharan 
     Africa, through sustainable agriculture and rural 
     development.

               TITLE I--ASSISTANCE FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

     SEC. 101. AFRICA FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE.

       (a) Additional Requirements in Carrying Out the 
     Initiative.--In providing development assistance under the 
     Africa Food Security Initiative, or any comparable or 
     successor program, the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development--
       (1) shall emphasize programs and projects that improve the 
     food security of infants, young children, school-age 
     children, women and food-insecure households, or that improve 
     the agricultural productivity, incomes, and marketing of the 
     rural poor in Africa;
       (2) shall solicit and take into consideration the views and 
     needs of intended beneficiaries and program participants 
     during the selection, planning, implementation, and 
     evaluation phases of projects;
       (3) shall favor countries that are implementing reforms of 
     their trade and investment laws and regulations in order to 
     enhance free market development in the food processing and 
     agricultural sectors; and
       (4) shall ensure that programs are designed and conducted 
     in cooperation with African and United States organizations 
     and institutions, such as private and voluntary 
     organizations, cooperatives, land-grant and other appropriate 
     universities, and local producer-owned cooperative marketing 
     and buying associations, that have expertise in addressing 
     the needs of the poor, small-scale farmers, entrepreneurs, 
     and rural workers, including women.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     if there is an increase in funding for sub-Saharan programs, 
     the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development should proportionately increase 
     resources to the Africa Food Security Initiative, or any 
     comparable or successor program, for fiscal year 2000 and 
     subsequent fiscal years in order to meet the needs of the 
     countries participating in such Initiative.

     SEC. 102. MICROENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Bilateral Assistance.--In providing microenterprise 
     assistance for sub-Saharan Africa, the Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development shall, to 
     the extent practicable, use credit and microcredit assistance 
     to improve the capacity and efficiency of agriculture 
     production in sub-Saharan Africa of small-scale farmers and 
     small rural entrepreneurs. In providing assistance, the 
     Administrator should use the applied research and technical 
     assistance capabilities of United States land-grant 
     universities.
       (b) Multilateral Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development shall continue to work 
     with other countries, international organizations (including 
     multilateral development institutions), and entities 
     assisting microenterprises and shall develop a comprehensive 
     and coordinated strategy for providing microenterprise 
     assistance for sub-Saharan Africa.
       (2) Additional requirement.--In carrying out paragraph (1), 
     the Administrator should encourage the World Bank 
     Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest to coordinate the 
     strategy described in such paragraph.

     SEC. 103. SUPPORT FOR PRODUCER-OWNED COOPERATIVE MARKETING 
                   ASSOCIATIONS.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       (1) to support producer-owned cooperative purchasing and 
     marketing associations in sub-Saharan Africa;
       (2) to strengthen the capacity of farmers in sub-Saharan 
     Africa to participate in national and international private 
     markets and to promote rural development in sub-Saharan 
     Africa;
       (3) to encourage the efforts of farmers in sub-Saharan 
     Africa to increase their productivity and income through 
     improved access to farm supplies, seasonal credit, technical 
     expertise; and
       (4) to support small businesses in sub-Saharan Africa as 
     they grow beyond microenterprises.
       (b) Support for Producer-Owned Cooperative Marketing 
     Associations.--
       (1) Activities.--
       (A) In general.--The Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development is authorized to utilize 
     relevant foreign assistance programs and initiatives for sub-
     Saharan Africa to support private producer-owned cooperative 
     marketing associations in sub-Saharan Africa, including rural 
     business associations that are owned and controlled by farmer 
     shareholders.
       (B) Additional requirements.--In carrying out subparagraph 
     (A), the Administrator--
       (i) shall take into account small-scale farmers, small 
     rural entrepreneurs, and rural workers and communities; and
       (ii) shall take into account the local-level perspectives 
     of the rural and urban poor through close consultation with 
     these groups, consistent with section 496(e)(1) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2293(e)(1)).
       (2) Other activities.--In addition to carrying out 
     paragraph (1), the Administrator is encouraged--
       (A) to cooperate with governments of foreign countries, 
     including governments of political subdivisions of such 
     countries, their agricultural research universities, and 
     particularly with United States nongovernmental organizations 
     and United States land-grant universities, that have 
     demonstrated expertise in the development and promotion of 
     successful private producer-owned cooperative marketing 
     associations; and
       (B) to facilitate partnerships between United States and 
     African cooperatives and private businesses to enhance the 
     capacity and technical and marketing expertise of business 
     associations in sub-Saharan Africa.

     SEC. 104. AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OF 
                   THE OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage 
     the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to work with 
     United States businesses and other United States entities to 
     invest in rural sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in ways that 
     will develop the capacities of small-scale farmers and small 
     rural entrepreneurs, including women, in sub-Saharan Africa.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation should 
     exercise its authority under law to undertake an initiative 
     to support private agricultural and rural development in sub-
     Saharan Africa, including issuing loans, guaranties, and 
     insurance, to support rural development in sub-Saharan 
     Africa, particularly to support intermediary organizations 
     that--
       (A) directly serve the needs of small-scale farmers, small 
     rural entrepreneurs, and rural producer-owned cooperative 
     purchasing and marketing associations;
       (B) have a clear track-record of support for sound business 
     management practices; and
       (C) have demonstrated experience with participatory 
     development methods; and

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       (2) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation should 
     utilize existing equity funds, loan and insurance funds, to 
     the extent feasible and in accordance with existing 
     contractual obligations, to support agriculture and rural 
     development in sub-Saharan Africa.

     SEC. 105. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Development of Plan.--The Administrator of the United 
     States Agency for International Development, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Agriculture and appropriate Department 
     of Agriculture agencies, especially the Cooperative State, 
     Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES), shall 
     develop a comprehensive plan to coordinate and build on the 
     research and extension activities of United States land-grant 
     universities, international agricultural research centers, 
     and national agricultural research and extension centers in 
     sub-Saharan Africa.
       (b) Additional Requirements.--Such plan shall seek to 
     ensure that--
       (1) research and extension activities will respond to the 
     needs of small-scale farmers while developing the potential 
     and skills of researchers, extension agents, farmers, and 
     agribusiness persons in sub-Saharan Africa;
       (2) sustainable agricultural methods of farming will be 
     considered together with new technologies in increasing 
     agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa; and
       (3) research and extension efforts will focus on 
     sustainable agricultural practices and will be adapted to 
     widely varying climates within sub-Saharan Africa.

     TITLE II--WORLDWIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE AND AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

           Subtitle A--Nonemergency Food Assistance Programs

     SEC. 201. NONEMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--In providing nonemergency assistance under 
     title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance 
     Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), the Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development shall 
     ensure that--
       (1) in planning, decisionmaking, and implementation in 
     providing such assistance, the Administrator takes into 
     consideration local input and participation directly and 
     through United States and indigenous private and voluntary 
     organizations;
       (2) each of the nonemergency activities described in 
     paragraphs (2) through (6) of section 201 of such Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1721), including programs that provide assistance to 
     people of any age group who are otherwise unable to meet 
     their basic food needs (including feeding programs for the 
     disabled, orphaned, elderly, sick and dying), are carried 
     out; and
       (3) greater flexibility is provided for program and 
     evaluation plans so that such assistance may be developed to 
     meet local needs, as provided for in section 202(f) of such 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1722(f)).
       (b) Other Requirements.--In providing assistance under the 
     Agriculture Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of United 
     States Agency for International Development shall ensure that 
     commodities are provided in a manner that is consistent with 
     sections 403 (a) and (b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1733 (a) and 
     (b)).

        Subtitle B--Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act of 1998

     SEC. 211. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Bill Emerson 
     Humanitarian Trust Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 212. BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST ACT.

       (a) In General.--Section 302 of the Agricultural Act of 
     1980 (7 U.S.C. 1736f-1) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``or Funds'' 
     after ``Commodities'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) funds made available under paragraph (2)(B) which 
     shall be used solely to replenish commodities in the 
     trust.''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) Funds.--Any funds used to acquire eligible 
     commodities through purchases from producers or in the market 
     to replenish the trust shall be derived--
       ``(i) with respect to fiscal years 2000 through 2002 from 
     funds made available to carry out the Agricultural Trade 
     Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691 et 
     seq.) that are used to repay or reimburse the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation for the release of eligible commodities 
     under subsections (c)(2) and (f)(2), except that, of such 
     funds, not more than $20,000,000 may be expended for this 
     purpose in each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2002; and
       ``(ii) from funds authorized for that use by an 
     appropriations Act.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``assistance.--Notwithstanding'' and 
     inserting the following: ``assistance.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Secretary may release eligible 
     commodities under subparagraph (A) only to the extent such 
     release is consistent with maintaining the long-term value of 
     the trust.'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) subject to the need for release of commodities from 
     the trust under subsection (c)(1), for the management of the 
     trust to preserve the value of the trust through acquisitions 
     under subsection (b)(2).''; and
       (4) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``of the trust'' after 
     ``Reimbursement'' in the heading; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``and the funds shall 
     be available to replenish the trust under subsection (b)'' 
     before the end period.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Title III of the Agricultural Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 
     1736f-1 et seq.) is amended by striking the title heading and 
     inserting the following:

            ``TITLE III--BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST''.

       (2) Section 301 of the Agricultural Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 
     1736f-1 note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This title may be cited as the `Bill Emerson Humanitarian 
     Trust Act'.''.
       (3) Section 302 of the Agricultural Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 
     1736f-1) is amended--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``reserve'' and 
     inserting ``trust'';
       (B) by striking ``reserve'' each place it appears (other 
     than in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1)) and 
     inserting ``trust'';
       (C) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Reserve'' and 
     inserting ``Trust'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``reserve,'' and 
     inserting ``trust,''; and
       (iii) in the paragraph heading of paragraph (2), by 
     striking ``reserve'' and inserting ``trust''; and
       (D) in the subsection heading of subsection (e), by 
     striking ``Reserve'' and inserting ``Trust''.
       (4) Section 208(d)(2) of the Agricultural Trade Suspension 
     Adjustment Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 4001(d)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``Food Security Commodity Reserve Act of 1996'' and 
     inserting ``Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1736f-1 et seq.)''.
       (5) Section 901b(b)(3) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 1241f(b)(3)), is amended by striking ``Food 
     Security Wheat Reserve Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 1736f-1)'' and 
     inserting ``Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1736f-1 et seq.)''.

                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. REPORT.

       Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, in consultation with the heads of 
     other appropriate agencies, shall prepare and submit to 
     Congress a report on how the Agency plans to implement 
     sections 101, 102, 103, 105, and 201 of this Act, the steps 
     that have been taken toward such implementation, and an 
     estimate of all amounts expended or to be expended on related 
     activities during the current and previous 4 fiscal years.

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, said Senate amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendment was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.115.38  bushehr nuclear power plant in iran

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 4851) to withhold voluntary proportional assistance for 
programs and projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency relating 
to the development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in 
Iran, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.115.39  republic of mozambique

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
following resolution (H. Res. 610):

       Whereas the Republic of Mozambique suffered from armed 
     conflict for 30 years, first against Portuguese colonialism 
     and then a brutal civil war between the FRELIMO government 
     and RENAMO rebels;
       Whereas up to one-third of Mozambique's 17,000,000 people 
     were forced to flee their homes as refugees or internal 
     displaced persons as a result of the civil war;
       Whereas the two sides to the civil conflict reached a peace 
     accord in 1992 and democratic elections were held in 1994 
     with the participation of all major political groups;
       Whereas both the government of President Joachim Alberto 
     Chissano and opposition parties have participated positively 
     in Mozambique's representative democracy;
       Whereas both the government and the opposition have made 
     considerable strides in building a defense force that is 
     representative of the Mozambican people;
       Whereas Mozambique has rejected its communist economic 
     policies, embraced free

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     market principles, privatized many state enterprises, 
     encouraged foreign investment and now enjoys one of Africa's 
     highest economic growth rates at 8 percent per year; and
       Whereas Mozambique is a fertile market for United States 
     investment and trade: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) recognizes the achievements of the Mozambican people in 
     overcoming political and economic obstacles to become a model 
     of reconciliation and development;
       (2) applauds those who have led Mozambique toward political 
     reconciliation and away from armed conflict;
       (3) commends the people of Mozambique for continuing to 
     support democracy and democratic institutions;
       (4) calls upon United States Government agencies to 
     continue to work with their Mozambican counterparts in 
     forging a close bilateral relationship;
       (5) calls on the Government of Mozambique to continue to be 
     a model of democracy, economic liberalization, and respect 
     for human rights; and
       (6) calls those nations in the world torn by civil strife 
     to look toward the example of Mozambique for the benefits of 
     political reconciliation and peaceful economic development.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.115.40  senate enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of 
the following titles:

       S. 538. An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain facilities of the Minidoka project to the 
     Burley Irrigation District, and for other purposes.
       S. 744. An Act to authorize the construction of the Fall 
     River Water Users District Rural Water System and authorize 
     financial assistance to the Fall River Water Users District, 
     a nonprofit corporation, in the planning and construction of 
     the water supply system, and for other purposes.
       S. 1260. An Act to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of 
     securities class actions under State law, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1722. An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend certain programs with respect to women's 
     health research and prevention activities at the National 
     Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention.
       S. 2364. An Act to reauthorize and make reforms to programs 
     authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
     of 1965 and the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.
       S. 2524. An Act to codify without substantive change laws 
     related to Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, 
     and Organizations and to improve the United States Code.

  And then,

para.115.41  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FOX, at 8 o'clock and 55 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.115.42  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, report of committees was delivered to the 
Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 605. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4328) making 
     appropriations for the Department of Transportation and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-826). Referred to 
     the House Calendar. 

para.115.43  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 2748. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than October 21, 1998.
       H.R. 3844. Referral to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure extended for a period ending not later than 
     October 21, 1998.
       H.R. 4023. Referral to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure extended for a period ending not later than 
     October 21, 1998.

para.115.44  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Commerce discharged 
from further consideration of H.R. 4023.

       H.R. 1965. The Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce 
     discharged from further consideration. Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       H.R. 3511. The Committee on Commerce discharged from 
     further consideration. Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       H.R. 3828. The Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Commerce 
     discharged from further consideration. Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       H.R. 3829. The Committees on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, the Judiciary, and National Security discharged 
     from further consideration. Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       H.R. 4377. The Committee on Commerce discharged from 
     further consideration. Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union. 

para.115.45  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, and Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 4856. A bill to make miscellaneous and technical 
     changes to various trade laws, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Sununu, and Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 4857. A bill to reduce waste, fraud, and error in 
     Government programs by making improvements with respect to 
     Federal management and debt collection practices, Federal 
     payment systems, Federal benefit programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. Spence, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
             McCollum):
       H.R. 4858. A bill to provide certain benefits to Panama if 
     Panama agrees to permit the United States to maintain 
     military bases there after December 31, 1999; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Brown of 
             California):
       H.R. 4859. A bill to improve the ability of Federal 
     agencies to license federally owned inventions; to the 
     Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BAESLER:
       H.R. 4860. A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Act 
     of 1994 to establish a national domestic violence victim 
     notification system; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 4861. A bill to nullify the effect of certain 
     provisions of various Executive orders; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       H.R. 4862. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to guarantee that Medicare beneficiaries 
     enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans offering prescription drug 
     coverage have access to a Medigap policy that offers similar 
     prescription drug coverage in the event the Medicare+Choice 
     plan terminates service in the area in which the beneficiary 
     resides; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. John):
       H.R. 4863. A bill to ensure the incorporation of risk 
     assessment and cost benefit analysis in the rulemaking 
     process; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.R. 4864. A bill to provide grants to local educational 
     agencies to allow such agencies to promote certain education 
     initiatives; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Towns, Ms. Furse, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 4865. A bill to allow taxpayers to designate 
     contributions to charity on their return of tax and to 
     establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to ensure that 
     such contributions are paid to the designated charities; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 4866. A bill to require the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to address the aircraft noise problems of 
     Staten Island, New York; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       H.R. 4867. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain public lands to

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     the Town of Pahrump, Nevada, for use for a recreation 
     complex; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York:
       H.R. 4868. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for certain crimes relating to day care 
     providers in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 4869. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit all disbursements by foreign 
     nationals in connection with campaigns for election for 
     Federal, State, and local office, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Baker, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Castle, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 4870. A bill to enhance competition in the financial 
     services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
     affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial 
     service providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. MCCRERY (for himself and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 4871. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that interest on indebtedness used to finance 
     the furnishing or sale of rate-regulated electric energy or 
     natural gas in the United States shall be allocated solely to 
     sources within the United States; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Klink, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 4872. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified 
     midwife services, to provide for more equitable reimbursement 
     rates for certified nurse-midwife services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. WAXMAN:
       H.R. 4873. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish an Office of Autoimmune Diseases at the National 
     Institutes of Health, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.J. Res. 138. A joint resolution appointing the day for 
     the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress; pursuant to H.Res. 594; considered as having been 
     passed.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Con. Res. 353. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred 
     Fifth Congress; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Neumann, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Roukema, and 
             Mr. Upton):
       H. Con. Res. 354. Concurrent resolution to correct the 
     enrollment of H.R. 4328; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 606. A resolution providing for an organizational 
     caucus or conference in the House of Representatives for the 
     One Hundred Sixth Congress; pursuant to H.Res. 594; 
     considered as having been adopted.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 607. A resolution providing for a revised edition 
     of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for 
     the One Hundred Sixth Congress; pursuant to H.Res. 594; 
     considered as having been adopted.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 608. A resolution providing for a committee of two 
     Members to be appointed by the House to inform the President; 
     pursuant to H.Res. 594; considered as having been adopted.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H. Res. 609. A resolution expressing concern over 
     interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
     of judicial and electoral institutions in Peru; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. MCKINNEY:
       H. Res. 610. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the people of the Republic of 
     Mozambique are to be commended for their commitment to 
     rebuilding their nation after years of civil war, their 
     willingness to live together harmoniously despite sharp 
     political differences, and their ability to overcome poverty, 
     health crises, and refugee outflows to build a growing 
     economy and a positive future for their country; to the 
     Committee on International Relations. considered and agreed 
     to. 

para.115.46  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       402. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Michigan, relative to House 
     Concurrent Resolution No. 78 memorializes the Congress of the 
     United States to increase the amount of money being 
     distributed to the states from the Leaking Underground 
     Storage Tank Trust Fund; to the Committee on Commerce.
       403. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution Number 41, 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to provide $5 
     million in federal funds for the next stage of project 
     development, as noted hereinabove, for the Trans-Hudson/
     Midtown Corridor Management/Project Development Initiative in 
     the report of the conference committee on House Resolution 
     2400, the reauthorization of the ``Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       404. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution 48 
     memorializing the President and the Congress of the United 
     States to remove the limitation on the number of persons who 
     may have a medical savings account to permit funds in a 
     medical savings account to be used to pay premiums on any 
     employee's health care medical plan or provide that those 
     health care plan premiums be otherwise deductible; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       405. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House 
     Resolution #526 memorializing the Congress of the United 
     States to appropriate at least $1.3 billion for fiscal year 
     1999-2000 and an advance appropriation of at least $1.3 
     billion for fiscal year 2000-2001 for the Low-Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Program; jointly to the Committees on 
     Commerce and Education and the Workforce. 

para.115.47  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of the rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 23: Mr. Schumer and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 74: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 616: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 880: Mr. John.
       H.R. 1061: Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 1441: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 1628: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 2273: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 2275: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2523: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 2704: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 2758: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 2914: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 3081: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Rodriguez.
       H.R. 3134: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 3217: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 3308: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 3568: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 3572: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 3667: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 3780: Mr. Hayworth and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 3794: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 3802: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 3814: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 3835: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 3870: Mrs. Wilson and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 3879: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 3946: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 3949: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 3971: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 4019: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 4035: Mr. Bentsen and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 4036: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 4066: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Evans, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Matsui, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 4135: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     Mr. Serrano, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 4198: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 4203: Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 4291: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 4340: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 4344: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 4362: Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 4383: Mr. Boucher and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 4467: Mr. Moakley and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 4571: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 4584: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Jackson of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 4590: Mr. Romero-Barcelo and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 4627: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H.R. 4634: Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 4653: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 4663: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. 
     Herger.
       H.R. 4716: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cunningham, and Ms. Roybal-
     Allard.
       H.R. 4717: Mr. Castle, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Dickey, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. 
     Gilchrest.
       H.R. 4739: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 4740. Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 4741. Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 4754. Mr. McHugh and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 4762. Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4777. Mrs. Morella and Mr. Moran of Virginia.

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       H.R. 4778: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 4804: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 4818: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 4843: Ms. Norton, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Cummings.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Tanner.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H. Con. Res. 154: Ms. Eshoo.
       H. Con. Res. 229: Mrs. Clayton.
       H. Con. Res. 232: Mr. Poshard.
       H. Con. Res. 258: Mr. Talent.
       H. Con. Res. 347: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Berman, and Ms. 
     Lee.
       H. Res. 359: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H. Res. 483: Mr. Vento and Ms. DeLauro.
       H. Res. 603: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.

para.115.48  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       83. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the city of San 
     Jose, relative to a petition from the Mayor urging that the 
     1998 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) be considered by 
     the House of Representatives; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       84. Also, a petition of the Legislative Research 
     Commission, relative to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     urging the United States Congress and the 42nd President of 
     the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, to rescind 
     provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 related to an 
     interim payment system for Medicare home health services and 
     to work jointly with the Health Care Financing Administration 
     to develop any necessary amendments or changes in regulations 
     in a manner which does not disrupt, interrupt or eliminate 
     services to Medicare home health beneficiaries who are 
     dependent on home health; jointly to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means and Commerce. 

para.115.49  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H. Con. Res. 345: Mr. Rohrabacher.



.
                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1998 (116)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.116.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, October 20, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.116.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11837. A letter from the Administrator, Marketing and 
     Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Common Crop Insurance 
     Regulations; Basic Provisions; and Various Crop Insurance 
     Provisions; Correction [7 CFR Part 457] received October 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11838. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, 
     and Tangelos Grown in Florida; Regulation of Fallglo Variety 
     Tangerines [Docket No. FV98-905-5 FR] received October 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11839. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revocation of 
     Tolerances and Exemptions from the Requirement of a Tolerance 
     for Canceled Pesticide Active Ingredients [OPP-300735; FRL-
     6035-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 20, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11840. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revocation of 
     Tolerances for Canceled Food Uses [OPP-300733; FRL-6035-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11841. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Interstate Land Sales Registration Fees; Change 
     in Mailing Address and Authority to Make Electronic Payment 
     [Docket No. FR-4365-F-01] (RIN: 2502-AH22) received October 
     21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       11842. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--International 
     Banking Activities [Docket No. 98-16] (RIN: 1557-AB58) 
     received October 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11843. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Student Assistance General 
     Provisions (RIN: 1840-AC52) received October 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       11844. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Student Assistance 
     General Provisions (RIN: 1840-AC52) received October 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       11845. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Guidelines for 
     Implementation of the Drinking Water Infrastructure Grants 
     Tribal Set-Aside Program [FRL-6179-1] received October 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11846. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guidance For 
     Utilization Of Small Minority, And Women's Business 
     Enterprises in Procurement Under Assistance Agreements--
     received October 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11847. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Arkansas; 
     Revised Format for Materials Being Incorporated by Reference 
     [ARK-6-1-7364; FRL-6176-9] received October 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11848. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--North Carolina; Final 
     Authorization of Revisions to State Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program [FRL-6166-5] received October 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11849. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Subtitle D Regulated 
     Facilities; State Permit Program Determination of Adequacy; 
     State Implementation Rule [FRL-6178-8] (RIN: 2050-AD03) 
     received October 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11850. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Standards Applicable to 
     Owners and Operators of Closed and Closing Hazardous Waste 
     Management Facilities; Post-Closure Permit Requirement; 
     Closure Process [FRL-6178-7] (RIN: 2050-AD55) received 
     October 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11851. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Amendment to Rule 102(e) of the Commission's Rules of 
     Practice [Release Nos. 33-7593; 34-40567; 35-26929; 39-2369; 
     IA-1771; IC-23489; File No. S7-16-98] (RIN: 3235-AH47) 
     received October 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11852. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       11853. A letter from the Inspector General, Office of the 
     Independent Counsel, transmitting the annual report for the 
     period ending September 30, 1998 in accordance with the 
     Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to Public 
     Law 100-504, section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       11854. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the Board's annual report on the Program 
     Fraud Civil Remedies Act for fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3810; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       11855. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Coastal Services Center Broad 
     Area Announcement [Docket No. 980911235-8235-01] (RIN: 0648-
     ZA49) received October 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11856. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting a report to Congress 
     on the Status of Fisheries of the United States prepared by 
     the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
     Commerce; to the Committee on Resources.
       11857. A letter from the Executive Director, Architectural 
     and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, transmitting 
     the Board's final rule--Transportation for Individuals With 
     Disabilities [Docket OST-98-3648] [RIN: 2105-AC00] received 
     October 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11858. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Phased 
     Acquisitions [48 CFR Parts 1817, 1834, and 1852] received 
     October 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       11859. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting

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     the Service's final rule--Determination of Issue Price in the 
     Case of Certain Debt Instruments Issued for Property [Revenue 
     Ruling 98-33] received October 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11860. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Revenue Ruling 98-52] 
     received October 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11861. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural and Miscellaneous Roth IRA 
     Guidance [Notice 98-50] received October 20, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11862. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Notice 98-34] 
     received October 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11863. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a report to Congress on the Department's 
     fundamental goals to streamline its regulations and to reduce 
     the burdens that they may impose; jointly to the Committees 
     on the Judiciary and Government Reform and Oversight. 

para.116.3  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 21, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through October 22, 1998.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para.116.4  enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced that pursuant to clause 4, rule I, he signed the 
following enrolled bill today:

       H.R. 1757. An Act to consolidate international affairs 
     agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of 
     State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
     and to ensure that the enlargement of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization (NATO) proceeds in a manner consistent 
     with United States interests, to strengthen relations between 
     the United States and Russia, to preserve the prerogatives of 
     the Congress with respect to certain arms control agreements, 
     and for other purposes.

para.116.5  recess--10:03 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 3 minutes a.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.116.6  after recess--5:44 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, called the House to order.

para.116.7  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para.116.8  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills and 
concurrent resolutions of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 378. An Act for the relief of Heraclio Tolley.
       H.R. 379. An Act for the relief of Larry Errol Pieterse.
       H.R. 1023. An Act to provide for compassionate payments 
     with regard to individuals with blood-clotting disorders, 
     such as hemophilia, who contracted human immunodeficiency 
     virus due to contaminated antihemophilic factor, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 1794. An Act for the relief of Mai Hoa ``Jasmin'' 
     Salehi.
       H.R. 1834. An Act for the relief of Mercedes Del Carmen 
     Quiroz Martinez Cruz.
       H.R. 1949. An Act for the relief of Nuratu Olarewaju Abeke 
     Kadiri.
       H.R. 2263. An Act to authorize and request the President to 
     award the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to 
     Theodore Roosevelt for his gallant and heroic actions in the 
     attack on San Juan Heights, Cuba, during the Spanish-American 
     War.
       H.R. 2744. An Act for the relief of Chong Ho Kwak.
       H.R. 3461. An Act to approve a governing international 
     fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic 
     of Poland, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4083. An Act to make available to the Ukrainian Museum 
     and Archives the USIA television program ``Window on 
     America''.
       H.R. 4821. An Act to extend into fiscal year 1999 the visa 
     processing period for diversity applicants whose visa 
     processing was suspended during fiscal year 1998 due to 
     embassy bombings.
       H. Con. Res. 185. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary 
     of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 
     and recommitting the United States to the principles 
     expressed in the Universal Declaration.
       H. Con. Res. 224. Concurrent resolution urging 
     international cooperation in recovering children abducted in 
     the United States and taken to other countries.
       H. Con. Res. 254. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     government of Cuba to return to the United States convicted 
     felon Joanne Chesimard and all other individuals who have 
     fled the United States to avoid prosecution or confinement 
     for criminal offenses and who are currently living freely in 
     Cuba.
       H. Con. Res. 277. Concurrent resolution concerning the New 
     Tribes Mission hostage crisis.
       H. Con. Res. 351. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives to make a technical 
     correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3910.
       H. Con. Res. 352. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives to make technical corrections 
     in the enrollment of a bill.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House 
of the following titles:

       H.R. 2440. An Act to make technical amendments to section 
     10 of title 9, United States Code.
       H.R. 2513. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore and modify the provision of the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997 relating to exempting active financing 
     income from foreign personal holding company income and to 
     provide for the nonrecognition of gain on the sale of stock 
     in agricultural processors to certain farmers' cooperatives, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4164. An Act to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     with respect to the enforcement of child custody and 
     visitation orders.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2204) ``An 
Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the 
Coast Guard, and for other purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments 
of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4110) 
``An Act to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of 
compensation paid to veterans with service-connected disabilities, to 
make various improvements in education, housing, and cemetery programs 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a concurrent 
resolution of the following title, in which the concurrence of the 
House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 122. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the 65th anniversary of the Ukrainian 
     Famine of 1932-1933 should serve as a reminder of the 
     brutality of the government of the former Soviet Union's 
     repressive policies toward the Ukrainian people.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 1364) ``An Act to eliminate unnecessary and 
wasteful Federal reports'' with an amendment.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 2117) ``An Act to authorize the construction 
of the Perkins County Rural Water System and authorize financial 
assistance to the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit 
corporation, in the planning and construction of the water supply 
system, and for other purposes'' with amendments.
  The message also announced that the Senate recedes from its 
amendments numbered 2 through 6 to the amendments of the House to the 
bill (S. 2375) ``An Act to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, to strengthen 
prohibitions on international bribery and other corrupt practices, and 
for other purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the amendment of the Senate numbered 1 to the amendments 
of the House to the above-entitled bill.

para.116.9  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 21, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the

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     Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk 
     received the following message from the Secretary of the 
     Senate on Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 11:00 a.m.
       That the Senate agreed to conference report H.R. 4328.
       That the Senate passed without amendment H.J. Res. 138.
       That the Senate passed without amendment H. Con. Res. 353.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.116.10  enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that pursuant to clause 
4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled bill today:

       H.R. 4328. An Act making omnibus consolidated and emergency 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
     and for other purposes.

para.116.11  veto of h.r. 1757

  The Clerk then read the veto message from the President, as follows:

To the House of Representatives:
  I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 1757, the ``Foreign 
Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998''.
  I take this action for several reasons, most importantly, because the 
Congress has included in this legislation unacceptable restrictions on 
international family planning programs and threatened our leadership in 
the world community by tying our payment of dues to the United Nations 
and other international organizations to these unrelated family planning 
issues.
  Current law, with which Administration policy is fully consistent, 
already prohibits the use of Federal funds to pay for abortion abroad 
and for lobbying on abortion issues. This bill would go beyond those 
limits. One provision would deny U.S. Government funding for family 
planning programs carried out by foreign nongovernmental organizations 
(NGOs) that use their own funds to perform abortions even though the 
overall result of these NGO family planning programs is to reduce the 
incidence of abortion. Although the bill allows the President to waive 
this restriction, use of the waiver would also cripple many programs by 
limiting annual spending for international family planning to $356 
million, $44 million below the amount available for Fiscal Year 1998.
  A second provision would attempt to restrict the free speech of 
foreign NGOs by prohibiting funding for those that use their own funds 
to engage in any activity intended to alter the laws of a foreign 
country either to promote or to deter abortion. The bill would even ban 
drafting and distributing material or public statements on abortion. The 
bill does not contain a waiver for this restriction.
  These restrictions and the funding limit would severely jeopardize the 
ability of the United States to meet the growing demand for family 
planning and other critical health services in developing countries. By 
denying funding to organizations that offer a wide range of safe and 
effective family planning services, the bill would increase unwanted 
pregnancies and lead to more abortions than would otherwise be the 
case.

  I am also deeply concerned that the Congress has effectively tied 
these unacceptable restrictions on international family planning to 
payment of legitimate U.S. arrears to the United Nations and other 
international organizations. A strong United Nations, with the United 
States playing a leadership role, is in our national interest. Payment 
of our dues to the United Nations is essential to our ability to lead. 
There are strongly held beliefs on both sides of the debate over 
international population policy. These issues ought to be considered 
separately on their own merits; they should not be permitted to hinder 
U.S. obligations to the world community.
  The package authorizing arrears payments linked to UN reforms was the 
result of good-faith negotiations between my Administration and the 
Congress more than a year and a half ago. Unfortunately, due to the 
passage of time, some of these conditions are now outdated and are no 
longer achievable. In particular, the fact that the UN has concluded 
negotiations on assessment rates for the next 3 years has significantly 
decreased out ability to negotiate a limitation on the U.S. assessed 
share of the UN regular budget below 22 percent. Furthermore, the 
increase in contested arrears during this period requires that the 
United States have additional flexibility in obtaining a contested 
arrears account. While many of the UN reform benchmarks in the package 
remain acceptable, significant revisions are required, and I look 
forward to working with the Congress next year to secure the payment of 
our arrears and an achievable package of UN reforms.
  The Bill contains important and carefully negotiated authority to 
reorganize the foreign affairs agencies and other basic authorities for 
these agencies. Many of these provisions were supported by my 
Administration, and I am pleased that they have been included in the 
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 
FY 1999.
  For the foregoing reasons, I am compelled to return H.R. 1757 without 
my approval.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 21, 1998.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, ordered 
that the veto message, together with the accompanying bill, be printed 
(H. Doc. 105-329) and spread upon the pages of the Journal of the 
House.
  On motion of Mr. BEREUTER, by unanimous consent, further 
consideration of the veto message and accompanying bill were referred 
to the Committee on International Relations.

para.116.12  federal reports elimination

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1364) to eliminate unnecessary and wasteful Federal reports; 
together with the following amendment of the Senate to the House 
amendment thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Page 37 of the House engrossed amendment, strike out all 
     after line 2 down to and including line 10.

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, said Senate amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendment to the 
House amendment was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.116.13  child custody and visitation orders

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 4164) 
to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the enforcement 
of child custody and visitation orders; together with the following 
amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. CHILD CUSTODY.

       (a) Section 1738A(a).--Section 1738A(a) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``subsection (f) of this 
     section, any child custody determination'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (f), (g), and (h) of this section, any custody 
     determination or visitation determination''.
       (b) Section 1738A(b)(2).--Section 1738A(b)(2) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or 
     grandparent'' after ``parent''.
       (c) Section 1738A(b)(3).--Section 1738A(b)(3) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``or visitation'' 
     after ``for the custody''.
       (d) Section 1738A(b)(5).--Section 1738A(b)(5) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``custody 
     determination'' each place it occurs and inserting ``custody 
     or visitation determination''.
       (e) Section 1738A(b)(9).--Section 1738A(b) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``and'' at the end 
     of paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end of 
     paragraph (8) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding after 
     paragraph (8) the following:
       ``(9) `visitation determination' means a judgment, decree, 
     or other order of a court providing for the visitation of a 
     child and includes permanent and temporary orders and initial 
     orders and modifications.''.
       (f) Section 1738A(c).--Section 1738A(c) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' 
     and inserting ``custody or visitation determination''.
       (g) Section 1738A(c)(2)(D).--Section 1738A(c)(2)(D) of 
     title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding ``or 
     visitation'' after ``determine the custody''.
       (h) Section 1738A(d).--Section 1738A(d) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' 
     and inserting ``custody or visitation determination''.
       (i) Section 1738A(e).--Section 1738A(e) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' 
     and inserting ``custody or visitation determination''.
       (j) Section 1738A(g).--Section 1738A(g) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' 
     and inserting ``custody or visitation determination''.
       (k) Section 1738A(h).--Section 1738A of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) A court of a State may not modify a visitation 
     determination made by a court of another

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     State unless the court of the other State no longer has 
     jurisdiction to modify such determination or has declined to 
     exercise jurisdiction to modify such determination.''.

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, said Senate amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendment was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.116.14  sonny bono memorial salton sea reclamation

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 3267) 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study and construct a project to 
reclaim the Salton Sea; together with the following amendments of the 
Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Salton Sea 
     Reclamation Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.

                 TITLE I--SALTON SEA FEASIBILITY STUDY

Sec. 101. Salton Sea Feasibility study authorization.
Sec. 102. Concurrent wildlife resources studies.
Sec. 103. Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge renamed as Sonny Bono 
              Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge.

TITLE II--EMERGENCY ACTION TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN THE ALAMO RIVER 
                             AND NEW RIVER

Sec. 201. Alamo River and New River irrigation drainage water.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) The term ``Committees'' means the Committee on 
     Resources and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee 
     on Environmental and Public Works of the Senate.
       (2) The term ``Salton Sea Authority'' means the Joint 
     Powers Authority by that name established under the laws of 
     the State of California by a Joint Power Agreement signed on 
     June 2, 1993.
       (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation.
                 TITLE I--SALTON SEA FEASIBILITY STUDY

     SEC. 101. SALTON SEA FEASIBILITY STUDY AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) In General.--No later than January 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary, in accordance with this section, shall complete 
     all feasibility studies and cost analyses for the options set 
     forth in subsection (b)(2)(A) necessary for Congress to fully 
     evaluate such options.
       (b) Feasibility Study.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) The Secretary shall complete all studies, including, 
     but not limited to environmental and other reviews, of the 
     feasibility and benefit-cost of various options that permit 
     the continued use of the Salton Sea as a reservoir for 
     irrigation drainage and (i) reduce and stabilize the overall 
     salinity of the Salton Sea, (ii) stabilize the surface 
     elevation of the Salton Sea, (iii) reclaim, in the long term, 
     healthy fish and wildlife resources and their habitats, and 
     (iv) enhance the potential for recreational uses and economic 
     development of the Salton Sea.
       (B) Based solely on whatever information is available at 
     the time of submission of the report, the Secretary shall (i) 
     identify any options he deems economically feasible and cost 
     effective, (ii) identify any additional information necessary 
     to develop construction specifications, and (iii) submit any 
     recommendations, along with the results of the study to the 
     Committees no later than January 1, 2000.
       (C)(i) The Secretary shall carry out the feasibility study 
     in accordance with a memorandum of understanding entered into 
     by the Secretary, the Salton Sea Authority, and the Governor 
     of California.
       (ii) The memorandum of understanding shall, at a minimum, 
     establish criteria for evaluation and selection of options 
     under subparagraph (2)(A), including criteria for determining 
     benefit and the magnitude and practicability of costs of 
     construction, operation, and maintenance of each option 
     evaluated.
       (2) Options to be considered.--Options considered in the 
     feasibility study--
       (A) shall consist of, but need not be limited to--
       (i) use of impoundments to segregate a portion of the 
     waters of the Salton Sea in one or more evaporation ponds 
     located in the Salton Sea basin;
       (ii) pumping water out of the Salton Sea;
       (iii) augmented flows of water into the Salton Sea;
       (iv) a combination of the options referred to in clauses 
     (i), (ii), and (iii); and
       (v) any other economically feasible remediation option the 
     Secretary considers appropriate and for which feasibility 
     analyses and cost estimates can be completed by January 1, 
     2000;
       (B) shall be limited to proven technologies; and
       (C) shall not include any option that--
       (i) relies on the importation of any new or additional 
     water from the Colorado River; or
       (ii) is inconsistent with the provisions of subsection (c).
       (3) Assumptions.--In evaluating options, the Secretary 
     shall apply assumptions regarding water inflows into the 
     Salton Sea Basin that encourage water conservation, account 
     for transfers of water out of the Salton Sea Basin, and are 
     based on a maximum likely reduction in inflows into the 
     Salton Sea Basin which could be 800,000 acre-feet or less per 
     year.
       (4) Consideration of costs.--In evaluating the feasibility 
     of options, the Secretary shall consider the ability of 
     Federal, tribal, State and local government sources and 
     private sources to fund capital construction costs and annual 
     operation, maintenance, energy, and replacement costs and 
     shall set forth the basis for any cost sharing allocations as 
     well as anticipated repayment, if any, of Federal 
     contributions.
       (c) Relationship to Other Law.--
       (1) Reclamation laws.--Activities authorized by this Act 
     shall not be subject to the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 
     388; 43 U.S.C. 391 et seq.), and Acts amendatory thereof and 
     supplemental thereto. Amounts expended for those activities 
     shall be considered nonreimbursable for purposes of those 
     laws and shall not be considered to be a supplemental or 
     additional benefit for purposes of the Reclamation Reform Act 
     of 1982 (96 Stat. 1263; 43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq.).
       (2) Preservation of rights and obligations with respect to 
     the colorado river.--This Act shall not be considered to 
     supersede or otherwise affect any treaty, law, decree, 
     contract, or agreement governing use of water from the 
     Colorado River. All activities taken under this Act must be 
     carried out in a manner consistent with rights and 
     obligations of persons under those treaties, laws, decrees, 
     contracts, and agreements.

     SEC. 102. CONCURRENT WILDLIFE RESOURCES STUDIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
     conduct, concurrently with the feasibility study under 
     section 101(b), of studies of hydrology, wildlife pathology, 
     and toxicology relating to wildlife resources of the Salton 
     Sea by Federal and non-Federal entities.
       (b) Selection of Topics and Management of Studies.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a committee 
     to be known as the ``Salton Sea Research Management 
     Committee''. The committee shall select the topics of studies 
     under this section and manage those studies.
       (2) Membership.--The committee shall consist of the 
     following five members:
       (A) The Secretary.
       (B) The Governor of California.
       (C) The Executive Director of the Salton Sea Authority.
       (D) The Chairman of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla 
     Tribal Government.
       (E) The Director of the California Water Resources Center.
       (c) Coordination.--The Secretary shall require that studies 
     under this section are coordinated through the Science 
     Subcommittee which reports to the Salton Sea Research 
     Management Committee. In addition to the membership provided 
     for by the Science Subcommittee's charter, representatives 
     shall be invited from the University of California, 
     Riverside; the University of Redlands; San Diego State 
     University; the Imperial Valley College; and Los Alamos 
     National Laboratory.
       (d) Peer Review.--The Secretary shall require that studies 
     under this section are subjected to peer review.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For wildlife 
     resources studies under this section there are authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Secretary, through accounts within the 
     Fish and Wildlife Service Exclusively, $5,000,000.
       (f) Advisory Committee Act.--The committee, and its 
     activities, are not subject to the Federal Advisory 
     Commission Act (5 U.S.C. app.).

     SEC. 103. SALTON SEA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE RENAMED AS 
                   SONNY BONO SALTON SEA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

       (a) Refuge Renamed.--The Salton Sea National Wildlife 
     Refuge, located in Imperial County, California, is hereby 
     renamed and shall be known as the ``Sonny Bono Salton Sea 
     National Wildlife Refuge''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in any statute, rule, 
     regulation, executive order, publication, map, or paper or 
     other document of the United States to the Salton Sea 
     National Wildlife Refuge is deemed to refer to the Sonny Bono 
     Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge.
TITLE II--EMERGENCY ACTION TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN THE ALAMO RIVER 
                             AND NEW RIVER

     SEC. 201. ALAMO RIVER AND NEW RIVER IRRIGATION DRAINAGE 
                   WATER.

       (a) River Enhancement.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized and directed 
     to promptly conduct research and construct river reclamation 
     and wetlands projects to improve water quality in the Alamo 
     River and New River, Imperial County, California, by treating 
     water in those rivers and irrigation drainage water that 
     flows into those rivers.
       (2) Acquisitions.--The Secretary may acquire equipment, 
     real property from willing sellers, and interests in real 
     property (including site access) from willing sellers as 
     needed to implement actions under this section if the State 
     of California, a political subdivision of the State, or 
     Desert Wildlife Unlimited has entered into an agreement with 
     the Secretary under which the State, subdivision, or Desert 
     Wildlife Unlimited, respectively, will, effective 1 year 
     after the date that systems for which the acquisitions are 
     made are operational and functional--
       (A) accept all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     equipment, property, or interests; and
       (B) assume responsibility for operation and maintenance of 
     the equipment, property, or interests.

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       (3) Transfer of title.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date a system developed under this section is operational and 
     functional, the Secretary shall transfer all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to all equipment, 
     property, and interests acquired for the system in accordance 
     with the applicable agreement under paragraph (2).
       (4) Monitoring and other actions.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a long-term monitoring program to maximize the 
     effectiveness of any wetlands developed under this title and 
     may implement other actions to improve the efficacy of 
     actions implemented pursuant to this section.
       (b) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall implement subsection 
     (a) in cooperation with the Desert Wildlife Unlimited, the 
     Imperial Irrigation District, California, and other 
     interested persons.
       (c) Federal Water Pollution Control.--Water withdrawn 
     solely for the purpose of a wetlands project to improve water 
     quality under subsection (a)(1), when returned to the Alamo 
     River or New River, shall not be required to meet water 
     quality standards under the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For river reclamation 
     and other irrigation drainage water treatment actions under 
     this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary $3,000,000.

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, said Senate amendments were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendments were 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.116.15  flag code

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3216) to amend the Act commonly called the ``Flag Code'' to add the 
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the flag 
should especially be displayed.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.116.16  correction officers health and safety

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2070) 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the mandatory 
testing for serious transmissible diseases of incarcerated persons whose 
bodily fluids come into contact with corrections personnel and notice to 
those personnel of the results of the tests, and for other purposes; 
together with the following amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken 
from the Speaker's table:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Correction Officers Health 
     and Safety Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. TESTING FOR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 301 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 4014. Testing for human immunodeficiency virus

       ``(a) The Attorney General shall cause each individual 
     convicted of a Federal offense who is sentenced to 
     incarceration for a period of 6 months or more to be tested 
     for the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus, as 
     appropriate, after the commencement of that incarceration, if 
     such individual is determined to be at risk for infection 
     with such virus in accordance with the guidelines issued by 
     the Bureau of Prisons relating to infectious disease 
     management.
       ``(b) If the Attorney General has a well-founded reason to 
     believe that a person sentenced to a term of imprisonment for 
     a Federal offense, or ordered detained before trial under 
     section 3142(e), may have intentionally or unintentionally 
     transmitted the human immunodeficiency virus to any officer 
     or employee of the United States, or to any person lawfully 
     present in a correctional facility who is not incarcerated 
     there, the Attorney General shall--
       ``(1) cause the person who may have transmitted the virus 
     to be tested promptly for the presence of such virus and 
     communicate the test results to the person tested; and
       ``(2) consistent with the guidelines issued by the Bureau 
     of Prisons relating to infectious disease management, inform 
     any person (in, as appropriate, confidential consultation 
     with the person's physician) who may have been exposed to 
     such virus, of the potential risk involved and, if warranted 
     by the circumstances, that prophylactic or other treatment 
     should be considered.
       ``(c) If the results of a test under subsection (a) or (b) 
     indicate the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus, 
     the Attorney General shall provide appropriate access for 
     counselling, health care, and support services to the 
     affected officer, employee, or other person, and to the 
     person tested.
       ``(d) The results of a test under this section are 
     inadmissible against the person tested in any Federal or 
     State civil or criminal case or proceeding.
       ``(e) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this section, the Attorney General shall issue rules to 
     implement this section. Such rules shall require that the 
     results of any test are communicated only to the person 
     tested, and, if the results of the test indicate the presence 
     of the virus, to correctional facility personnel consistent 
     with guidelines issued by the Bureau of Prisons. Such rules 
     shall also provide for procedures designed to protect the 
     privacy of a person requesting that the test be performed and 
     the privacy of the person tested.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 301 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4014. Testing for human immunodeficiency virus.''.

       (c) Guidelines for States.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     shall provide to the several States proposed guidelines for 
     the prevention, detection, and treatment of incarcerated 
     persons and correctional employees who have, or may be 
     exposed to, infectious diseases in correctional institutions.

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, said Senate amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendment was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.116.17  senate bills and concurrent resolutions referred

  Bills and concurrent resolutions of the Senate of the following titles 
were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as 
follows:

       S. 308. An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study concerning grazing use and open space of 
     certain land within and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park 
     Wyoming, and to extend temporarily certain grazing 
     privileges; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 399. A bill to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
     Excellence in National Environmental and Native American 
     Public Policy Act of 1992 to establish the United States 
     Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution to conduct 
     environmental conflict resolution and training, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       S. 442. A bill to establish a national policy against State 
     and local government interference with interstate commerce on 
     the Internet or interactive computer services, and to 
     exercise congressional jurisdiction over interstate commerce 
     by establishing a moratorium on the imposition of exactions 
     that would interfere with the free flow of commerce via the 
     Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, in addition, to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, Ways and Means, and Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       S. 462. A bill to reform and consolidate the public and 
     assisted housing programs of the United States, and to 
     redirect primary responsibility for these programs from the 
     Federal Government to States and localities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       S. 495. A bill to provide criminal and civil penalties for 
     the unlawful acquisition, transfer, or use of any chemical 
     weapon or biological weapon, and to reduce the threat of acts 
     of terrorism or armed aggression involving the use of any 
     such weapon against the United States, its citizens, or Armed 
     Forces, or those of any allied country, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, in 
     addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services 
     and Transportation and Infrastructure for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committees concerned.
       S. 522. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized 
     access of tax returns and tax return information by Federal 
     employees and other persons, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, in addition to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committees concerned.
       S. 797. A bill to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to 
     authorize the design and construction of additions to the 
     parking garage and certain site improvements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       S. 973. A bill to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at 551 Kingstown Road in Wakefield, Rhode 
     Island, as the ``David B. Champagne Post Office Building''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       S. 1092. A bill to provide for a transfer of land interests 
     in order to facilitate surface

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     transportation between the cities of Cold Bay, Alaska, and 
     King Cover, Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       S. 1104. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make corrections in maps relating to the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 1158. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act, regarding the Huna Totem Corporation public 
     interest land exchange, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       S. 1159. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act, regarding the Kake Tribal Corporation public 
     interest land exchange, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       S. 1179. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       S. 1222. A bill to catalyze restoration of estuary habitat 
     through more efficient financing of projects and enhanced 
     coordination of Federal and non-Federal restoration programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committees concerned.
       S. 1279. A bill to amend the Indian Employment, Training 
     and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to provide for 
     the transfer of services and personnel from the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs to the Office of Self-Governance, to emphasize 
     the need for job creation on Indian reservations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, in addition to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committees concerned.
       S. 1398. A bill to extend certain contracts between the 
     Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation water contractors in 
     Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water from Glendo 
     Reservoir; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 1454. A bill to provide a 6-month extension of highway, 
     highway safety, and transit programs pending enactment of a 
     law reauthorizing the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       S. 1517. A bill to extend the Visa Waiver Pilot Program; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 1532. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 to deauthorize the remainder of the project at 
     East Boothbay Harbor, Maine; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       S. 1609. A bill to amend the High-Performance Computing Act 
     of 1991 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999 and 
     2000 for the Next Generation Internet program, to require the 
     Advisory Committee on High-Performance Computing and 
     Communications, Information Technology, and the Next 
     Generation Internet to monitor and give advice concerning the 
     development and implementation of the Next Generation 
     Internet program and report to the President and the Congress 
     in its activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science.
       S. 1700. A bill to designate the headquarters building of 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 
     Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``Robert C. Weaver 
     Federal Building''; the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       S. 1719. An Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and 
     the Secretary of the Interior to exchange land and other 
     assets with Big Sky Lumber Co. and other entities; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       S. 1898. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the ``Ronald 
     V. Dellums Federal Building''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       S. 1990. A bill to authorize expansion of Fort Davis 
     National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       S. 2057. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     the fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the 
     Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
     defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
     personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
     Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       S. 2058. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal year 1999 for defense activities of the Department of 
     Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       S. 2059. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     the fiscal year 1999 for military construction, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
       S. 2060. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal 
     year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       S. 2095. A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish 
     and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       S. 2107. A bill to enhance electronic commerce by promoting 
     the reliability and integrity of commercial transactions 
     through establishing authentication standards for electronic 
     communications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       S. 2131. A bill to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
     improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       S. 2171. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric 
     project in the State of Arkansas; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       S. 2217. A bill to provide for continuation of the Federal 
     research investment in a fiscally sustainable way, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, in addition to 
     the Committees on National Security, Resources, and Science, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committees concerned.
       S. 2238. A bill to reform unfair and anticompetitive 
     practices in the professional boxing industry; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce and Science, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committees concerned.
       S. 2253. A bill to establish a matching grant program to 
     help State and local jurisdictions purchase bullet resistant 
     equipment for use by law enforcement departments; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 2257. A bill to reauthorize the National Historic 
     Preservation Act; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2275. A bill to make technical corrections to the 
     Agricultural Research Extension and Education Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       S. 2458. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the creation of the Morristown National 
     Historical Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other 
     purposes'' to authorize the acquisition of property known as 
     the ``Warren Property''; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2513. A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over certain Federal land located within or adjacent to Rogue 
     River National Forest and to clarify the authority of the 
     Bureau of Land Management to sell and exchange other Federal 
     land in Oregon; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 2531. A bill to designate a portion of Interstate Route 
     70 in Missouri as ``Mark McGwire Interstate Route 70''; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       S. 2536. An original bill to protect the safety of United 
     States nationals and the interests of the United States at 
     home and abroad, to improve global cooperation and 
     responsiveness to international crime and terrorism, and to 
     more effectively deter international crime and acts of 
     violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary, in addition to 
     the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committees concerned.
       S. 2540. A bill to extend the date by which an automated 
     entry-exit control system must be developed; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       S. Con. Res. 33. A concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     use of the Capitol Grounds for the National SAFE KIDS 
     Campaign SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Check Up; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       S. Con. Res. 41. An original concurrent resolution calling 
     for a United States initiative seeking a just and peaceful 
     resolution of the situation on Cyprus; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       S. Con. Res. 48. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding proliferation of missile 
     technology from Russia to Iran; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       S. Con. Res. 50. A concurrent resolution condemning in the 
     strongest possible terms the bombing in Jerusalem on 
     September 4, 1997; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       S. Con. Res. 60. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress in support of efforts to foster friendship 
     and cooperation between the United States and Mongolia, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       S. Con. Res. 85. A concurrent resolution calling for an end 
     to the violent repression of the people of Kosovo; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, in addition to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and Ways and 
     Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committees concerned.

para.116.18  enrolled bills and joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills and a joint 
resolution of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon 
signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 1757. An Act to consolidate international affairs 
     agencies, to authorize appro

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     priations for the Department of State and related agencies 
     for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and to ensure that the 
     enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
     proceeds in a manner consistent with United States interests, 
     to strengthen relations between the United States and Russia, 
     to preserve the prerogatives of the Congress with respect to 
     certain arms control agreements, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4328. An Act making omnibus consolidated and emergency 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 138. Joint resolution appointing the day for the 
     convening of the first session of the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress.

para.116.19  bills and joint resolution presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following dates present to the President, for his 
approval, bills and a joint resolution of the House of the following 
titles:

           On October 20, 1998:
       H.R. 624. To amend the Armored Car Industry Act of 1993 to 
     clarify certain requirements and to improve the flow of 
     interstate commerce.
       H.R. 678. To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint 
     coins in commemoration of Thomas Alva Edison and the 125th 
     anniversary of Edison's invention of the light bulb, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 700. To remove the restriction on the distribution of 
     certain revenue from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain 
     members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.
       H.R. 1021. To provide for a land exchange involving certain 
     National Forest System lands within the Routt National Forest 
     in the State of Colorado.
       H.R. 1197. To amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     protect patent owners against the unauthorized sale of plant 
     parts taken from plants illegally reproduced, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1274. To authorize appropriations for the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal years 1998 
     and 1999, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1702. To encourage the development of a commercial 
     space industry in the United States, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1756. To amend chapter 53 of title 31, United States 
     Code, to require the development and implementation by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury of a national money laundering and 
     related financial crimes strategy to combat money laundering 
     and related financial crimes, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1853. To amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Applied Technology Education Act.
       H.R. 2000. To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
     to make certain clarifications to the land bank protection 
     provisions, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2186. To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
     provide assistance to the National Historic Trails 
     Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming.
       H.R. 2281. To amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     implement the World Intellectual Property Organization 
     Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 2327. To provide for a change in the exemption from 
     the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 for minors who are 17 years of age and who engage in the 
     operation of automobiles and trucks.
       H.R. 2370. To amend the Organic Act of Guam to clarify 
     local executive and legislative provisions in such Act, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 2616. To amend title VI and X of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve and expand charter 
     schools.
       H.R. 2675. To provide for the Office of Personnel 
     Management to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress 
     on the provision of certain options for universal life 
     insurance coverage and additional death and dismemberment 
     insurance under chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, to 
     improve the administration of such chapter, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2795. To extend certain contracts between the Bureau 
     of Reclamation and irrigation water contractors in Wyoming 
     and Nebraska that receive water from Glendo Reservoir.
       H.R. 2807. To clarify restrictions under the Migratory Bird 
     Treaty Act on baiting and to facilitate acquisition of 
     migratory bird habitat, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3055. To deem the activities of the Miccosukee Tribe 
     on the Miccosukee Reserved Area to be consistent with the 
     purposes of the Everglades National Park, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3069. To extend the Advisory Council on California 
     Indian Policy to allow the Advisory Council to advise 
     Congress on the implementation of the proposals and 
     recommendations of the Advisory Council.
       H.R. 3332. To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 
     1991 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999 and 
     2000 for the Next Generation Internet program, to require the 
     President's Information Technology Advisory Committee to 
     monitor and give advice concerning the development and 
     implementation of the Next Generation Internet program and to 
     report to the President and the Congress on its activities, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3494. To amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 3528. To amend title 28, United States Code, with 
     respect to the use of alternative dispute resolution 
     processes in United States district courts, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3687. To authorize payment of amounts due under a 
     water reclamation project contract for the Canadian River 
     Project, Texas.
       H.R. 3830. To provide for the exchange of certain lands 
     with the State of Utah.
       H.R. 3874. To amend the National School Lunch Act and Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide children with increased 
     access to food and nutrition assistance, to simplify certain 
     authorities contained in those Acts through fiscal year 2003, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3903. To provide for an exchange of lands located near 
     Gustavus, Alaska, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4079. To authorize the construction of temperature 
     control devices at Folsom Dam in California.
       H.R. 4151. To amend chapter 47 of title 18, United States 
     Code, relating to identity fraud, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4166. To amend the Idaho Admission Act regarding the 
     sale of lease of school land.
       H.R. 4259. To allow Haskell Indian Nations University and 
     the Southwestern Polytechnic Institute each to conduct a 
     demonstration project to test the feasibility and 
     desirability of new personnel management policies and 
     procedures, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4293. To establish a cultural training program for 
     disadvantaged individuals to assist the Irish peace process.
       H.R. 4309. To provide a comprehensive program of support 
     for victims of torture.
       H.R. 4326. To transfer administrative jurisdiction over 
     certain Federal lands located within or adjacent to the Rogue 
     River National Forest and to clarify the authority of the 
     Bureau of Land Management to sell and exchange other Federal 
     lands in Oregon.
       H.R. 4337. To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
     provide financial assistance to the State of Maryland for a 
     pilot program to develop measures to eradicate or control 
     nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria.
       H.R. 4566. To make technical corrections to the National 
     Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
     1997 with respect to the courts and court system of the 
     District of Columbia.
       H.R. 4558. To make technical amendments to clarify the 
     provision of benefits for noncitizens, and to improve the 
     provision of unemployment insurance, child support, and 
     supplemental security income benefits.
       H.R. 4655. To establish a program to support a transition 
     to democracy in Iraq.
       H.R. 4660. To amend the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956 to provide rewards for information leading to the 
     arrest or conviction of any individual for the commission of 
     an act, or conspiracy to act, of international terrorism, 
     narcotics related offenses, or for serious violations of 
     international humanitarian law relating to the Former 
     Yugoslavia, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4679. To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act to clarify the circumstances in which a substance is 
     considered to be a pesticide chemical for purposes of such 
     Act, and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 137. Making further continuing appropriations for 
     the fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.
           On October 21, 1998:
       H.R. 1757. To consolidate international affairs agencies, 
     to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and 
     related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and to 
     ensure that the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) proceeds in a manner consistent with 
     United States interests, to strengthen relations between the 
     United States and Russia, to preserve the prerogatives of the 
     Congress with respect to certain arms control agreements, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 4328. Making omnibus consolidated and emergency 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
     and for other purposes.

  And then,

para.116.20  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 353, 
at 5 o'clock and 56 minutes p.m., the House adjourned sine die.

para.116.21  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII,

           Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans) 
             introduced a bill (H.R. 4874) to prohibit the 
             provision of defense services and training under the 
             Arms Export Control Act or any other Act to foreign 
             countries that are prohibited from receiving 
             international military education and training or any 
             other military assistance or arms transfers; which 
             was referred to the Committee on International 
             Relations. 

para.116.22  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       406. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of California, relative to Assembly 
     Joint Resolution No. 58 memorializing the President and

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     the Congress of the United States to enact legislation to 
     permanently extend the research and tax credit, as proposed 
     in H.R. 2819; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.116.23  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 23: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 453: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 619: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 1202: Ms. Lee and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2468: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2849: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 2953: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 3043: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 3624: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 3627: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 3672: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 3837: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 3876: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 3948: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 4028: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 4070: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 4145: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Lee, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. Jackson-
     Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 4179: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 4220: Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 4311: Ms. Lee
       H.R. 4374: Mr. Thompson and Ms. Lee.
       H.R. 4718: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Stark, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 4787: Mr. Costello, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Evans, and Mr. Manzullo.
       H. Con. Res. 41: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H. Con. Res. 286: Mr. Berman.
       H. Con. Res. 345: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 354: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.



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                    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1998 (117)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.117.1  formal notification of the reassembling of the house

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following text of the formal 
notification of the reassembling of the House which was sent to Members 
on Monday, December 14, 1998:

                                        Office of the Speaker,

                                Washington, DC, December 14, 1998.
       Dear Representative White: Pursuant to section 3 of House 
     Concurrent Resolution 353 and after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader, the public interest requires the Members of 
     the House of Representatives to reassemble at 10 a.m. on 
     Thursday, December 17, 1998. The Sergeant at Arms is directed 
     to notify all Members of the reassembly of the House of 
     Representatives for the second session of the One Hundred 
     Fifth Congress.
           Sincerely yours,
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                                                          Speaker.

para.117.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, October 21, 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.117.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       11864. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Regulations Under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act 
     (PACA); Renewal of License [Docket No. FV98-359] received 
     November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11865. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mexican Fruit Fly Regulations; Addition 
     of Regulated Area [Docket No. 98-082-3] received November 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11866. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Tuberculosis Testing of Livestock Other 
     than Cattle and Bison [Docket No. 97-062-2] received December 
     3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       11867. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Importation of Fruits and Vegetables 
     [Docket No. 97-107-2] received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11868. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Importation of Coffee [Docket No. 97-
     011-2] received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11869. A letter from the Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Two-Part Documents for Commodity Pools [17 CFR 
     Part 4] received November 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11870. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Adverse Registration Actions by the 
     National Futures Association With Respect to Agricultural 
     Trade Option Merchants and Their Associated Persons and 
     Applicants for Registration in Either Category--received 
     November 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11871. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Development, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Electric Program Standard Contract Forms (RIN: 
     0572-AB42) received November 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11872. A letter from the Director, Procurement and Property 
     Management, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Uniform Procedures for the 
     Acquisition and Transfer of Excess Personal Property (RIN: 
     0500-AA00) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11873. A letter from the Agricultural Marketing Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; 
     Relaxations to Substandard and Maturity Dockage Systems 
     [FV99-989-1 IFR] received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11874. A letter from the Administrator, Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Clear 
     Title--Protection for Purchasers of Farm Products (RIN: 0580-
     AA63) received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11875. A letter from the Administrator, Farm and Foreign 
     Agricultural Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--American Indian 
     Livestock Feed Program (RIN: 0560-AF29) received December 3, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11876. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Fruit 
     from Hawaii [Docket No. 97-005-2] received December 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11877. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Cotton and ELS Cotton Crop Insurance Provisions (RIN: 0563-
     AB62) received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11878. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Basic Provisions (RIN: 0563-AB69) received December 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11879. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary, Natural 
     Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Uses (RIN: 
     0596-AB35) received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11880. A letter from the Administrator, Marketing and 
     Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Irish Potatoes Grown in 
     Colorado; Exemption From Area No. 2 Handling Regulation for 
     Potatoes Shipped for Experimentation and the Manufacture or 
     Conversion Into Specified Products, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11881. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Closure of Harry S Truman Animal Import Center [Docket No. 
     98-070-3] received November 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11882. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Addition to Quarantined Areas 
     [Docket No. 98-083-3] received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11883. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Limes and Avocados Grown in 
     Florida; Relaxation of Container Dimension, Weight, and 
     Marking Requirements [Docket No. FV98-911-2 FIR] received 
     November 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11884. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Nectarines and Peaches Grown in 
     California; Relaxation of Quality Requirements for Fresh 
     Nectarines and Peaches [Docket No. FV98-916-2 FIR] received 
     November 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.

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       11885. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Dairy Promotion and Research 
     Order; Amendment to the Order [DA-98-05] received November 
     18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       11886. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Kiwifruit Grown in California; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-920-3 FIR] 
     received November 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11887. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, 
     and Tangelos Grown in Florida and Imported Grapefruit; 
     Relaxation of the Minimum Size Requirement for Red Seedless 
     Grapefruit [Docket No. FV99-905-1 IFR] received November 18, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11888. A letter from the Regulatory Review Officer, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Domestically 
     Produced Peanuts; Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket Nos. 
     FV98-997-1 FIR and FV98-998-1 FIR] received November 18, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11889. A letter from the Regulatory Review Officer, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Raisins Produced 
     From Grapes Grown in California; Relaxations to Substandard 
     and Maturity Dockage Systems [FV99-989-1 IFR] received 
     November 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11890. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service 
     Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Special Combinations for Tobacco 
     Allotments and Quotas (RIN: 0560-AF14) received November 12, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11891. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Asian 
     Longhorned Beetle; Addition to Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 
     98-088-1] received November 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11892. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service 
     Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' final rule--Tobacco Warehouses (RIN: 
     0560-AD92) received November 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11893. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service 
     Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--1998 Marketing Quota and Price 
     Support for Burley Tobacco (RIN: 0560-AF18) received November 
     2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       11894. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service 
     Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--1998 Marketing Quota and Price 
     Support for Flue-Cured Tobacco (RIN: 0560-AF19) received 
     November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11895. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New York [Region II 
     Docket No. NY29-1-187a; FRL-6193-5] received November 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11896. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Azoxystrobin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300759; FRL 6045-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11897. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Carfentrazone-ethyl; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300751; 
     FRL 6040-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11898. A letter from the General Counsel, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Zinc 
     phosphide; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemption [OPP-
     300760; FRL 6046-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 3, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11899. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Harpin; Temporary/Time-
     Limited Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300750; FRL-6040-5] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received December 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11900. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300766; FRL-6049-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11901. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Triazamate; Time-
     Limited Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300702; FRL-6024-5] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received December 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11902. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Imidacloprid; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300758; 
     FRL-6045-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 28, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11903. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Primisulfuron-Methyl; 
     Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300755; 
     FRL-6041-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received Novmeber 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11904. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebuconazole; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300745; FRL-6036-3] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11905. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Triasulfuron; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300700A; FRL-6040-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11906. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Organization; Balloting and 
     Stockholder Reconsideration Issues (RIN: 3052-AB71) received 
     December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11907. A letter from the Administrator, Foreign 
     Agricultural Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Regulations Governing the Financing of Commercial Sales of 
     Agricultural Commodities (RIN: 0551-AA54) received November 
     5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       11908. A letter from the Executive Director, U.S. Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Rules of Practice; Final Rules--received November 
     2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       11909. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report of two deferrals of budgetary 
     resources, totaling $167.6 million, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 
     684(a); (H. Doc. No. 105--335); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       11910. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests to make available $4.2 
     billion in previously appropriated emergency funds for the 
     Department of Agriculture, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. 
     Doc. No. 105--338); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       11911. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests to make available $732.2 
     million in previously appropriated emergency funds for the 
     Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Justice, State, 
     Transportation, and the Treasury; the Executive Office of the 
     President; and, Federal Drug Control Programs, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--339); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       11912. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests to make available 
     $216,922,000 in previously appropriated contingent funds for 
     the Department of Health and Human Services, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--340); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       11913. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available $100 
     million in emergency appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 
     105--342); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
     be printed.
       11914. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available $120.5 
     million in previously appropriated emergency funds for the 
     Department of Defense, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. 
     No. 105--343); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       11915. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests to transfer $891 million 
     from the contingent emergency fund for Year 2000 (Y2K) 
     compliance to 18 Federal agencies, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--344); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       11916. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests to make available $1.2 
     billion in previously appropriated emergency funds for the 
     Departments of Commerce, Defense,

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     State, and Transportation, the Executive Office of the 
     President, and for International Assistance Programs, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--345); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       11917. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests to make available $1.1 
     billion in previously appropriated emergency funds for the 
     Department of Defense, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. 
     No. 105--348); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       11918. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests to make available emergency 
     funding to support trade and investment activity with India 
     and Pakistan in the national interest of the United States, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--349); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       11919. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests to transfer $338 million 
     from the Information Technology Systems and Related Expenses 
     Account for year 2000 (Y2K) compliance to 20 Federal 
     agencies, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--351); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       11920. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals of budget authority as of November 
     1, 1998, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. Doc. No. 105--347); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       11921. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the National Security Strategy of the 
     United States, 1998, pursuant to Public Law 99--433, section 
     603(a) (100 Stat. 1075); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       11922. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of 
     Air Force Materiel Command is initiating a single-function 
     cost comparison of the Base Supply Functions at Tinker Air 
     Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       11923. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of 
     Keesler Air Force Base (AFB), Mississippi, has conducted a 
     cost comparison to reduce the cost of the Training Equipment 
     Maintenance and Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory 
     functions, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       11924. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting the Selected 
     Acquisition Reports (SARS) for the quarter ending September 
     30, 1998, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2432; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       11925. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration 
     and Management, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     to Congress on the printing and duplicating services procured 
     in-house or from external sources during Fiscal Year 1997, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104--724; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       11926. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement; Reform of 
     Affirmative Action in Federal Procurement, Part II [DFARS 
     Case 98-D021] received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       11927. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Adoption of Interim Rules as Final Rules Without Change [48 
     CFR Parts 209, 213, 219, 225, 231, 235, 236, 252, and 253] 
     received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       11928. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Contract Action Reporting--1998 [DFARS Case 98-D009] received 
     November 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       11929. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Contract Action Reporting--Reform of Affirmative Action 
     [DFARS Case 98-D018] received November 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       11930. A letter from the Director, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Compensation of 
     Certain Former Operatives Incarcerated by the Democratic 
     Republic of Vietnam (RIN: 0790-AG67) received December 7, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       11931. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Weighted Guidelines-Federally Funded Research and Development 
     Centers [DFARS Case 97-D025] received November 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       11932. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Membership of State Banking Institutions 
     in the Federal Reserve System; International Banking 
     Operations; Loans to Executive Officers, Directors, and 
     Principal Shareholders of Member Banks; Bank Holding 
     Companies and Change in Bank Control; Rules of Practice for 
     Hearings; and Rules Regarding Delegation of Authority 
     [Regulations H, K, O, and Y; Docket No. R-1021] received 
     October 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11933. A letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Organization and Functions, Availability and 
     Release of Information, Contracting Outreach Program [Docket 
     No. 98-18] (RIN: 1557-AB65) received November 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       11934. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     the activities of the Affordable Housing Disposition Program 
     covering the period from January 1, 1998 through June 30, 
     1998, pursuant to Public Law 102--233, section 616 (105 Stat. 
     1787); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11935. A letter from the Director, Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting the 1998 annual report on 
     the activities of the Affordable Housing Advisory Board; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11936. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Activities of Insured State 
     Banks and Insured Savings Associations (RIN: 3064-AC12) 
     received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11937. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Federal 
     Home Loan Bank Standby Letters of Credit [No. 98-49] (RIN: 
     3069-AA61) received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11938. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Community 
     Investment Cash Advance Programs [No.98-48] (RIN: 3069-AA75) 
     received November 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11939. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Election 
     of Federal Home Loan Bank Directors [No.98-47] (RIN: 3069-
     AA55) received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11940. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Financial Management Policies; Financial Derivatives 
     [No. 98-116] (RIN: 1550-AB13) received December 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       11941. A letter from the Federal Register Liasion, Office 
     of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Electronic Operations [No. 98-119] (RIN: 1550-AB00) received 
     December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11942. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Assessments and Fees [No. 98-118] (RIN: 1550-AB20) 
     received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11943. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2003 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     4068 and S. 414, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388--582); to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
       11944. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2003 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     6 and H.R. 4382, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388--582); to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
       11945. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2003 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     3616, H.R. 449, H.R. 930, H.R. 1836 and H.R. 3790, pursuant 
     to Public Law 101--508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388--
     582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       11946. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2003 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     4060, H.R. 4103, H.R. 4112 and H.R. 4194, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101--508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388--582); to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
       11947. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2003 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     4328, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388--582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       11948. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting

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     OMB's estimate of the amount of change in outlays or 
     receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal year through 
     fiscal year 2003 resulting from passage of S. 1718, H.R. 
     4110, H.R. 1023, S. 1733, H.R. 633, H.R. 4283, S. 391, S. 
     1693 and S. 2364, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388--582); to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
       11949. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2003 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     1659, H.R. 3796, H.R. 4558, H.R. 2675, H.R. 3687, S. 1333, 
     H.R. 2000 and H.R. 3874, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, 
     section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388--582); to the Committee on 
     the Budget.
       11950. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Educational Research and Improvement, Department of 
     Education, transmitting a report on the Standards for Conduct 
     and Evaluation of Activities Carried Out by the Office of 
     Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)---Evaluation of 
     the Performance of Recipients of Grants, Cooperative 
     Agreements, and Contracts (RIN: 1850-AA54) received October 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       11951. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standards for Conduct and Evaluation 
     of Activities Carried Out by the Office of Educational 
     Research and Improvement (OERI)--Evaluation of the 
     Performance of Recipients of Grants, Cooperative Agreements, 
     and Contracts (RIN: 1850-AA54) received October 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       11952. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Program Operations, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Class Exemption Relating to Certain 
     Employee Benefit Plan; Foreign Exchange Transactions Executed 
     Pursuant to Standing Instructions [Prohibited Transaction 
     Exemption 98-54; Application Number D-09643] received 
     November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11953. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Powered Industrial 
     Truck Operator Training [Docket S-008] (RIN: 1218-AB33) 
     received December 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11954. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Permit-Required 
     Confined Spaces [Docket No. S-019A] (RIN: 1218-AA51) received 
     November 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11955. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and 
     Chief Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--
     Disclosure to Participants; Benefits Payable in Terminated 
     Single-employer Plans [29 CFR Parts 4011 and 4022] received 
     November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11956. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and 
     Chief Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--
     Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of 
     Benefits and Assets; Expected Retirement Age [29 CFR Part 
     4044] received November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       11957. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and 
     Chief Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--
     Payment of Premiums (RIN: 1212-AA79) received December 9, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       11958. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and 
     Chief Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--
     Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest 
     Assumptions for Valuing Benefits--received December 9, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       11959. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and 
     Chief Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--
     Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest 
     Assumptions for Valuing Benefits--received November 9, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       11960. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Communications and Information, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a report to Congress exercising the option to 
     sustitute alternative spectrum for the 15 Megahertz (MHz) 
     from the 1990-2110 MHz that the Federal Communications 
     Commission would otherwise be required to reallocate and 
     assign by competitive bidding; to the Committee on Commerce.
       11961. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; School Bus Body Joint 
     Strength (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) 
     [Docket No. NHTSA-98-4662] (RIN: 2127-AC19) received November 
     6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       11962. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; Interim 
     Implementation of the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality 
     Improvement Program (Federal Highway Administration) [FHWA 
     Docket No. FHWA-98-4317] (RIN: 2125-ZZ07) received October 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       11963. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Schedule of Fees Authorized by 49 U.S.C. 30141 [Docket No. 
     NHTSA 98-3781; Notice 2] (RIN: 2127-AH26) received December 
     3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       11964. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective 
     Devices and Associated Equipment [Docket No. NHTSA 98-4723] 
     (RIN: 2127-AF73) received November 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11965. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Enviromental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revocation of 
     Significant New Use Rules for Certain Chemical Substances 
     [OPPTS-50633A; FRL-6044-6] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received November 
     20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       11966. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Any Edible Food 
     Commodity Used as a Pesticide; Exemption from the Requirement 
     of a Tolerance [OPP-300749; FRL-6039-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received December 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11967. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants: Oklahoma [OK-15-1-7399a: FRL-6183-5] received 
     November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11968. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans, South Carolina: 
     Approval of Revisions to the South Carolina SIP Regarding 
     Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Definition Adoptions [SC-21-
     1; SC-23-1-9832a; FRL-6197-6] received December 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11969. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware 
     and District of Columbia; Revised Format for Materials Being 
     Incorporated by Reference [DE100-2014 & DC100-1017; FRL-6193-
     6] received December 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11970. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Interim 
     Final Determination of Correction of Deficiencies in 15 
     Percent Rate-of-Progress and Contingency Plans; Rhode Island 
     [RI-6987a; A-1-FRL-6192-7] received December 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11971. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New 
     Hampshire; 15 Percent Rate-of-Progress and Contingency plans; 
     Vapor Recovery Controls for Gasoline Distribution and 
     Dispensing [NH-7162a; A-1-FRL-6196-1] received December 2, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11972. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, San Diego Air Pollution Control 
     District and Ventura County Air Pollution Control District 
     [CA 211-0105; FRL-6195-8] received December 2, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11973. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of 
     Kentucky [KY-102-106-9903a; FRL-6192-1] received December 2, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11974. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri 
     [Region VII Docket No. MO-057-1057a; FRL-6197-1] received 
     December 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11975. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Control of Air 
     Pollution from Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines; 
     Modification of Fed

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     eral On-board Diagnostic Regulations for Light-Duty Vehicles 
     and Light-Duty Trucks; Extension of Acceptance of California 
     OBD II Requirements [FRL-6196-4] received December 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11976. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: 
     Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Synthetic Organic 
     Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Other Processes Subject 
     to the Negotiated Regulation for Equipment Leaks; Rule 
     Clarifications; Correction [AD-FRL-6197-8] (RIN: 2060-AC19) 
     received December 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11977. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pesticide Worker 
     Protection Standard; Respirator Designations [OPP-00541; FRL-
     6022-3] received December 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11978. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of the Clean 
     Air Act, Section 112(1), Delegation of Authority to Three 
     Local Air Agencies in Washington [FRL-6187-8] received 
     November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11979. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; Illinois; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions from 
     Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [IL173-1a; FRL-6191-
     1] received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11980. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of Section 
     112(1) Program of Delegation; Michigan [MI49-01(a); FRL-6189-
     8] received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11981. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     Approval of Revision to the VOC Rule Governing Automotive and 
     Light-Duty Truck Coating Operations [MD060-3032a; FRL-6183-9] 
     received November 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11982. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans (SIP); Texas: 1990 Base 
     Year Emissions Inventories, 15% Rate of Progress Plans, 
     Contingency Plans, and Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets [TX-80-
     1-7353; FRL-6173-8] received November 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11983. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act 
     Reclassification; Arizona-Phoenix Nonattainment Area; Ozone; 
     Extension of Plan Submittal Deadline [AZ-001-BU; FRL-6183-7] 
     received November 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11984. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes: State of Idaho and the 
     Fort Hall Indian Reservation [ID-21-7001, ID 22-7002; FRL-
     6185-8] received November 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11985. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans For Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants: Alabama [AL-048-1-9901a; FRL-6188-9] received 
     November 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11986. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO 
     055-1055; FRL-6134-3] received November 20, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11987. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans and 
     Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
     State of Connecticut; Approval of Maintenance Plan, Carbon 
     Monoxide Redesignation Plan and Emissions Inventory for the 
     Connecticut Portion of the New York--N.New Jersey-Long Island 
     Area [CT051-7209a; A-1-FRL-6182-2] received November 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11988. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Significant New Uses of 
     Certain Chemical Substances; Correction [OPPTS-50632A; FRL-
     6042-2] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received November 20, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11989. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Interim Final Determination 
     that Pennslyvania Continues to Correct the Deficiencies of 
     its Enhanced I/M SIP Revision; Extension of Comment Period 
     [PA 122-4078c; FRL-6182-4] received November 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11990. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Ethylene Oxide 
     Commercial Sterilization and Fumigation Operations [AD-FRL-
     6192-8] (RIN: 2060-AC28) received December 3, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11991. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Oklahoma: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-6198-9] received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11992. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 
     Maine; Interim Final Determiniation that Maine has Avoided 
     the Deficiencies of its I/M SIP revision [ME060-7009; A-1-
     FRL-62034] received December 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11993. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 
     New Hampshire; Interim Final Determination that New Hampshire 
     has Avoided the Deficiencies of its I/M SIP revision [NH037-
     7164; A-1-FRL-6203-5] Recieved December 15, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11994. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; South Carolina [SC-035-
     1-9833a; FRL-6204-1] received December 15, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11995. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans For Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants: Tennessee [TN 183-1-9824a; FRL-6204-4] received 
     December 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11996. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Washington [WA 67-
     7142a; FRL-6188-1] received November 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11997. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Arizona: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management [FRL-6178-
     3] received November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11998. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Asbestos-Containing 
     Materials in Schools; Financial Decision of State Request for 
     Waiver From Requirements [OPPTS-62155A; FRL-6038-1] received 
     November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11999. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Michigan: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-6179-7] received November 2, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12000. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Significant New Uses of 
     Certain Chemical Substances [OPPTS-50627A; FRL-6033-6] (RIN: 
     2070-AB27) received November 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12001. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans For Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants: Georgia [GA-41-9829a; FRL-6187-4] received 
     November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12002. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management and Information, En

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     vironmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Use of Alternative Analytical Test Methods in the 
     Reformulated Gasoline Program and Revision of the 
     Specification for the Mixing Chamber Associated with Animal 
     Toxicity Testing of Fuels and Fuel Additives [FRL-6187-6] 
     received November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       12003. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Approval of VOC and NOxRACT Determinations for 
     Individual Sources [SIPTRAX No. PA-4082a; FRL-6194-3] 
     received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12004. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Santa Barbara County Air 
     Pollution Control District [CA 162-0109; FRL-6194-5] received 
     November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12005. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Record Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Closed Captioning 
     and Video Description of Video Programming; Implementation of 
     Section 305 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Video 
     Programming Accessibility [MM Docket No. 95-176] received 
     October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12006. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--The Development of Operational, 
     Technical and Spectrum Requirements For Meeting Federal, 
     State and Local Public Safety Agency Communication 
     Requirements Through the Year 2010; Establishment of Rules 
     and Requirements For Priority Access Service [WT Docket No. 
     96-86] received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12007. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Yuma,Colorado) [MM Docket No. 98-101 RM-9289] 
     received November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       12008. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Gaylord, Michigan) [MM Docket No. 98-107 RM-9288] 
     received November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       12009. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Stevensville, Montana) [MM Docket No. 98-115 RM-
     9292] received November 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12010. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Humboldt, Nebraska) [MM Docket No. 98-110 RM-9311] 
     received November 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12011. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Whitefish, Montana) [MM Docket No. 98-124 RM-9305] 
     received November 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12012. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.303(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Elko, Nevada) [MM Docket No. 98-111 RM-9299] 
     received November 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12013. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Biennial Regulatory 
     Review--Amendment of Parts 0, 1, 13, 22, 24, 26, 27, 80, 87, 
     90, 95, 97, and 101 of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate 
     the Development and Use of the Universal Licensing System in 
     the Wireless Telecommunications Services [WT Docket No. 98-
     20] Amendment of the Amateur Service Rules to Authorize 
     Visiting Foreign Amateur Operators to Operate Stations in the 
     United States [WT Docket No. 96-188 RM-8677] received 
     November 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12014. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Twin Falls and Hailey, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-
     131] (RM-9078, RM-9155) received October 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12015. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Las Vegas, New Mexico) [MM Docket No. 98-49] (RM-
     9248) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12016. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (King Salmon, Alaska) [MM Docket No. 98-139] (RM-
     9312) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12017. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Chehalis, Washington) [MM Docket No. 97-7] (RM-
     8947) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12018. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Changes to the 
     Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier 
     Association, Inc. [CC Docket No. 97-21] Federal-State Joint 
     Board on Universal Service [CC Docket No. 96-45] received 
     November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12019. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Galesburg, Illinois and Ottumwa, Iowa) [MM Docket 
     No. 97-130 RM-8751] received December 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12020. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Daingerfield and Ore City, Texas) [MM Docket No. 
     97-253 RM-9198] received December 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12021. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Bunker, Missouri) [MM Docket No. 98-126 RM-9293] 
     received December 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       12022. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Linn, Missouri) [MM Docket No. 98-164 RM-9357] 
     received December 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       12023. A letter from the AMD--Perfomance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Parts 
     21 and 74 to Enable Multipoint Distribution Service and 
     Instructional Television Fixed Service Licensees to Engage in 
     Fixed Two-Way Transmission [MM Docket No. 97-217; File No. 
     RM-9060] received December 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12024. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Center and Jacksonville, Texas) [MM Docket No. 98-
     57] (RM-9251) received November 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12025. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of 
     Coatings [Docket No. 97F-0428] received November 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12026. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard 
     Components [Docket No. 98F-0054] received November 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12027. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives: 
     Adjuvants, Production Aids, and

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     Sanitizers [Docket No. 98F-0292] received November 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12028. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--General and Plastic Surgery 
     Devices: Reclassification of the Tweezer-Type Epilator 
     [Docket No. 97N-0199] received October 29, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12029. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives: 
     Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers; Technical 
     Amendment [Docket No. 96F-0164) received October 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12030. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Managament Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives: 
     Adhesives and Components of Coatings [Docket No. 98F-0433] 
     received October 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       12031. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard 
     Components [Docket No. 96F-0401] received November 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12032. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Mutual Recognition of Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing 
     Practice Inspection Reports, Medical Device Quality System 
     Audit Reports, and Certain Medical Device Product Evaluation 
     Reports Between the United States and the European Community 
     [Docket No. 98N-0185] (RIN: 0910-ZA11) received November 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12033. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Food Labeling: Warning and 
     Notice Statement: Labeling of Juice Products; Correction 
     [Docket No. 97N-0524] (RIN: 0910-AA43) received November 25, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12034. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food 
     For Human Consumption; White Mineral Oil, USP [Docket No. 
     94F-0454] received December 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12035. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Medical Devices; 
     Investigational Device Exemptions [Docket No. 98N-0394] (RIN: 
     0910-ZA14) received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12036. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Adminstrative Practices and Procedures; Internal Review 
     of Decisions [Docket No. 98N-0361] received December 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12037. A letter from the Director, Regulation Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Drug Labeling; Warning and Direction Statements for 
     Rectal Sodium Phosphates for Over-the-Counter Laxative Use; 
     Final Rule; Stay of Compliance [Docket No. 78N-036L] (RIN: 
     0910-AA01) Recieved December 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12038. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Reopening of Comment 
     Period [Docket Nos. 98N-0426, 98N-0427, 98N-0423, 98N-0424, 
     98N-0419, 98N-0422, 98N-0421, and 98N-0420] received December 
     15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       12039. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Internal Analgesic, Antipyretic, and Antirheumatic Drug 
     Products for Over-The-Counter Human Use; Final Rule for 
     Professional Labeling of Aspirin, Buffered Aspirin, and 
     Aspirin in combination With Antacid Drug Products; Correction 
     [Docket No. 77N-094A] received December 15, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12040. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 96F-0489] 
     received December 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12041. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Tamper-Evident Packaging Requirements for Over-the-
     Counter Human Drug Products [Docket No. 92N-0314] received 
     December 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12042. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Dental Devices; 
     Classification of Sulfide Detection Device [Docket No. 98P-
     0731] received November 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12043. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--General Hospital and 
     Personal Use Devices: Classification of the Apgar Timer, Lice 
     Removal Kit, and Infusion Stand [Docket No. 98N-0087] 
     received November 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12044. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Effective Date of Approval 
     of an Abbreviated New Drug Application [Docket No. 85N-0214] 
     received November 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12045. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Quality Mammography 
     Standards; Correcting Amendment [Docket No. 95N-0192] (RIN: 
     0910-AA24) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12046. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 98F-0390] received November 2, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12047. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 98F-0292] received November 2, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12048. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Standard Review Plan for Trial Use 
     For the Review of Risk-Informed Inservice Inspection of 
     Piping--received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12049. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Criticality Accident Requirements 
     (RIN: 3150-AF87) received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12050. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Boiling Water Reactor Licensees Use 
     of the BWRVIP-05 Report to Request Relief From Augmented 
     Examination Requirements on Reactor Pressure Vessel 
     Circumferential Shell Welds [NRC Generic Letter 98-05] 
     received November 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12051. A letter from the Director, Public Health Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--National Institutes of 
     Health Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for 
     Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (RIN: 0925-AA09) 
     received November 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       12052. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Dissemination of Information on Unapproved/New Uses for 
     Marketed Drugs, Biologics, and Devices [Docket No. 98N-0222] 
     (RIN: 0910-AB23) received November 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12053. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Reports 
     to be Made by Certain Brokers and Dealers [Release No. 34-
     40608; FR-53; File No. S7-7-98] (RIN: 3235-AH36) received 
     October 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12054. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Regulations of Exchanges and Alternative Trading 
     Systems [Release No. 34-40760; File No. S7-12-98] (RIN: 3235-
     AH41) received December 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12055. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Amendment To Rule Filing Requirements For Self-
     Regulatory Organizations Regarding New Derivative Securities 
     Products [Release No. 34-40761; File No. S7-13-98] (RIN: 
     3235-AH39) received December 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12056. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Year 2000 Readiness Reports to be Made by Certain Non-
     Bank Transfer Agents [Release No. 34-40587; FR-52; File No. 
     S7-8-98] (RIN: 3235-AH42) received October 29, 1998, pursuant 
     to

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     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12057. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1641(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--331); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       12058. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in 
     Executive Order No. 12170 of November 14, 1979, pursuant to 
     50 U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--332); to the Committee 
     on International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       12059. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the Iran emergency 
     declared in 1979 is to continue in effect beyond November 14, 
     1998, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 105--333); 
     to the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       12060. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to Burma that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--334); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       12061. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to significant narcotics 
     traffickers centered in Colombia that was declared in 
     Executive Order No. 12978 of October 21, 1995, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--336); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       12062. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to Angola that was declared 
     in Executive Order 12865 of September 26, 1993, pursuant to 
     50 U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--337); to the Committee 
     on International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       12063. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the status of efforts to 
     obtain Iraq's compliance with the resolutions adopted by the 
     U.N. Security Council, pursuant to Public Law 102--1, section 
     3 (105 Stat. 4); (H. Doc. No. 105--341); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       12064. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to Sudan that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997, and matters 
     relating to the measures in that order, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1641(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--346); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       12065. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the Sudanese emergency 
     is to continue in effect beyond November 3, 1998, pursuant to 
     50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 105--350); to the Committee 
     on International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       12066. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the listing of all 
     outstanding Letters of Offer to sell any major defense 
     equipment for $1 million or more; the listing of all Letters 
     of Offer that were accepted, as of September 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       12067. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Greece (Transmittal No. 
     05-99), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       12068. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Greece (Transmittal No. 
     02-99), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       12069. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Greece (Transmittal No. 
     03-99), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       12070. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Greece (Transmittal No. 
     04-99), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       12071. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Greece for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 99-03), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       12072. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 
     03-99 which constitutes a Request for Final Authority to 
     conclude a Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. and 
     Sweden concerning a technology demonstration program, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       12073. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 
     01-99 which constitutes a Request for Final Approval for the 
     Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. and the United 
     Kingdom concerning cooperation in the production of the 
     Universal Modem System, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       12074. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     memorandum of justification for use of section 506(a)(2) 
     authority to draw down articles, services, and military 
     education and training, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       12075. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract [Transmittal No. DTC 144-98], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       12076. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(b); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       12077. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Presidential Determination No. 99-04 regarding the drawdown 
     of defense articles and services for Honduras, Nicaragua, El 
     Salvador and Guatemala, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       12078. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the bimonthly report on progress toward 
     a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question covering the 
     period August 1 to September 30, 1998, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2373(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       12079. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       12080. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Iraqi Sanctions Regulations [31 CFR 
     Part 575] received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       12081. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--India and 
     Pakistan Sanctions and Other Measures [Docket No. 98-1019261-
     8261-01] (RIN: 0694-AB73) received November 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       12082. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the department's Semiannual Report to Congress 
     covering the 6-month period ending September 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12083. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the 37th Semiannual Reprt of the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Education ending September 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12084. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector 
     General for the period April 1, 1998 through September 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12085. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the period April 1, 1998, through September 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12086. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the Semiannual Report of the Department of Labor's Inspector 
     General and Management report covering the period April 1, 
     1998 through September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       12087. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the period ending September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12088. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports 
     issued or released by the GAO in September 1998, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12089. A letter from the Chairman, African Development 
     Foundation, transmitting the consolidated report to meet the 
     requirements of the Inspector General Act and the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act for the years 1997 and 
     1998, pursuant to Public Law 100--504, section 104(a) (102 
     Stat. 2525); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12090. A letter from the Secretary, American Battle 
     Monuments Commission, transmitting the FY 1998 annual report 
     pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act and 
     the 1988 Amendments to the Inspector General Act, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       12091. A letter from the Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian 
     Regional Commission, transmitting the semiannual report for 
     the period

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     of April 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12092. A letter from the Chair, Architectural and 
     Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, transmitting the 
     consolidated report to meet the requirements of the Inspector 
     General Act and the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act, pursuant to Public Law 100--504, section 104(a) (102 
     Stat. 2525); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12093. A letter from the Attorney General, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on activities of the Inspector General for 
     the period April 1, 1998 through March 30, 1998, and the 
     Management Report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       12094. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the semiannual 
     report for the period of April 1, 1998 through September 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12095. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List 
     Additions and Deletions--received October 29, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       12096. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List 
     Additions and Deletions--October 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       12097. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to and 
     Deletions from the Procurement List--received November 6, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       12098. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severly Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List: 
     Additions and Deletions--received December 14, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       12099. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List; 
     Additions and Deletions--received December 3, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       12100. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List 
     Additions--received November 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12101. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, 
     Comptroller General, transmitting General Accounting Office's 
     monthly listing of new investigations, audits, and 
     evaluations; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12102. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting notification of its response to the 
     legislative recommendations of the District Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority regarding 
     street vending dated August 31, 1998, pursuant to Public Law 
     104--8, section 207; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       12103. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--DoD Freedom of Information Act 
     Program Regulation [DoD 5400.7-R] (RIN: 0790-AG58) received 
     November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12104. A letter from the Chief Management Officer, District 
     of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority, transmitting the fiscal year 1998 
     annual performance report entitled, ``A Report on Service 
     Improvements and Management Reform,'' pursuant to Public Law 
     103--62; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12105. A letter from the Chairwoman, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting the semiannual report 
     for the period of April 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12106. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     semiannual report for the period of April 1, 1998 through 
     September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12107. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12108. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Federal Maritime Commission's 
     Inspector General Semiannual Report for the period April 1, 
     1998--September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       12109. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the consolidated 
     report in compliance with the Inspector General Act and the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12110. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the 1998 
     annual report in compliance with the Inspector General Act 
     Amendments of 1988, pursuant to Public Law 100--504, section 
     104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       12111. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Taxpayer Identification Numbers [FAC 
     97-09; FAR Case 97-003; Item I] (RIN: 9000-AI14) received 
     November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12112. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a semiannual report on the 
     Office of Inspector General auditing activity, together with 
     a report providing management's perspective on the 
     implementation status of audit recommendations, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12113. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting Updated version of the International 
     Trade Commission's Strategic Plan; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       12114. A letter from the President, James Madison Memorial 
     Fellowship Foundation, transmitting the consolidated reports 
     under the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act and the 
     Inspector General Act, 1978, as amended, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12115. A letter from the Executive Director, Japan-United 
     States Friendship Commission, transmitting the Japan-U.S. 
     Friendship Commission's Fiscal Year 1998 year-end report on 
     the related activities of the Japan-United States Friendship 
     Commission, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12116. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the FY 1998 combined report pursuant to 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act and the 1988 
     Amendments to the Inspector General Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12117. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment of 
     the Arts, transmitting the semiannual report for the period 
     of April 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12118. A letter from the General Counsel, National Labor 
     Relations Board, transmitting the semiannual report for the 
     period of October 1, 1997 through March 31, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12119. A letter from the Deputy Independent Counsel, Office 
     of the Independent Counsel, transmitting Audit and 
     Investigative Activities, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       12120. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the consolidated report in compliance 
     with the Inspector General Act and the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       12121. A letter from the Independent Counsel, Office of 
     Independent Counsel, transmitting the Annual Report on Audit 
     and Investigative Activities, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       12122. A letter from the Independent Counsel, Office of 
     Independent Counsel, transmitting a Statement Regarding 
     Adequacy of Management Controls Systems, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12123. A letter from the Independent Counsel, Office of 
     Independent Counsel, transmitting the Consolidated Annual 
     Report on Audit and Investigative Activities and Management 
     Control Systems, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12124. A letter from the Independent Counsel, Office of 
     Independent Counsel, transmitting the Annual Report on Audit 
     and Investigative Activities for the period ending September 
     30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12125. A letter from the Deputy Independent Counsel, Office 
     of Independent Counsel, transmitting the Annual Report on 
     Audit and Investigative Activities for the pe

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     riod ending September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       12126. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Student 
     Educational Employment Program (RIN: 3206-AH82) received 
     October 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12127. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Temporary 
     and Term Employment (RIN: 3206-AH47) received November 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       12128. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits Program: Disenrollment (RIN: 3206-
     AH61) received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12129. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Reduction 
     in Force Offers of Vacant Positions (RIN: 3206-AH95) received 
     November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12130. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Redefinition of Philadelphia, PA, and New York, 
     NY, Appropriated Fund Wage Areas (RIN: 3206-AI30) received 
     November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12131. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Authorization of Solicitations During the Combined Federal 
     Campaign (RIN: 3206-AI53) received December 3, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       12132. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Firefighter 
     Pay (RIN: 3206-AI50) received November 25, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       12133. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Student 
     Educational Employment Program (RIN: 3206-AH82) received 
     October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12134. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits Program Improving Carrier 
     Performance; Conforming Changes Parts 1609, 1632, and 1652 
     (RIN: 3206-AI16) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       12135. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Cost-of-
     Living Allowances (Nonforeign Areas); Honolulu, HI (RIN: 
     3206-AI38) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12136. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Cost-of-
     Living Allowances (Nonforeign Areas); Kauai, HI; U.S. Virgin 
     Islands (RIN: 3206-AH07) received October 13, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       12137. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Employment 
     in the Senior Executive Service Promotion and Internal 
     Placement (RIN: 3206-AH92) received November 9, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       12138. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     transmitting the Annual Report on Audit and Investigative 
     Activities, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12139. A letter from the Chairman, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting an audit of the Commission's Imprest Fund which 
     was conducted in Fiscal Year 1998 by The Center for Applied 
     Financial Management, Financial Management Service, of the 
     Department of the Treasury, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       12140. A letter from the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     Postal Rate Commission, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act from October 1, 1997 to 
     September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12141. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     Inspector General for the period April 1, 1998 through 
     September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12142. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Inspector General's Semiannual 
     Report to Congress and the management response of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       12143. A letter from the Acting Director, The Woodrow 
     Wilson Center, transmitting a consolidated report on audit 
     and investigative coverage required by the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978, as amended, and the Federal Managers' Financial 
     Integrity Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12144. A letter from the Special Counsel, U.S. Office of 
     Special Counsel, transmitting the 1998 annual report on 
     audits and investigations in compliance with the Inspector 
     General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to Public Law 100--
     504, section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       12145. A letter from the Director, United States 
     Information Agency, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the Inspector General for the period April 1, 
     1998, through September 30, 1998, also the Management Report 
     for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12146. A letter from the Chairman, United States 
     International Trade Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     Semiannual Report for the period April 1, 1998 through 
     September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12147. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's ``Major'' final rule--Migratory Bird 
     Hunting; Late Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for 
     Certain Migratory Game Birds (RIN: 1018-AE93) received 
     November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       12148. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Helium Contracts 
     [WO-130-1820-00-24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AD24) received December 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       12149. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for Virginia 
     sneezeweed (Helenium virginicum), a Plant From the Shenandoah 
     Valley of Virginia (RIN: 1018-AE37) received October 28, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       12150. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and threatened wildlife and plants; Endangered status for 
     three aquatic snails, and threatened status for three aquatic 
     snails in the Mobile River Basin of Alabama (RIN: 1018-AE36) 
     received October 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       12151. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to list the 
     Arkansas River Basin population of the Arkansas River Shiner 
     (Notropis girardi) as threatened (RIN 1018-AC62) received 
     November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       12152. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific cod in the Western Regulatory area in the Gulf of 
     Alaska [Docket No. 97128297-8054-02; I.D. 10298E] received 
     October 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       12153. A letter from the Director, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General 
     Category [I.D. 100798C] received October 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       12154. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna 
     Fisheries; Archival Tag Recovery [Docket No. 971231320-7320-
     01; I.D. 121697B] (RIN: 0648-AK63) received October 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       12155. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Vessel Monitoring System Power Down Exemption 
     [Docket No. 980715175-8254-02; I.D. 070198B] (RIN: 0648-AL35) 
     received October 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       12156. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Atlantic Sea 
     Scallop Fishery; Extension of Interim Final Rule Implementing 
     Area Closures [Docket No. 980318065-8241-02; I.D. 030698B] 
     (RIN: 0648-AK68) received November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       12157. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries Off West coast states and in the Western 
     Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; End of the Primary 
     Season and

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     Resumption of Trip Limits for the Shore-based Whiting Sector 
     [Docket No. 9712229312-7312-01; I.D. 093098B] received 
     November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       12158. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; 
     Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-
     02, I.D. 100998A] received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       12159. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 100998C] received October 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       12160. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in the Gulf of Alaska Statistical Area 620 [Docket 
     No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 102798A] received November 6, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       12161. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the Western 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-
     8054-02; I.D. 100998B] received October 28, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       12162. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-
     8054-02; I.D. 100898C] received October 28, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       12163. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off West Coast States 
     and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Precious Coral 
     Fisheries; Amendment 3 [Docket No. 980714174-8250-02; I.D. 
     061898B] (RIN: 0648-AK60) received October 28, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       12164. A letter from the Director, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; One-year 
     Finding for a Petition to List the Atlantic Sturgeon 
     (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) in the United States as 
     Endangered or Threatened [Docket No. 980806212-8212-01; I.D. 
     073098C] received October 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       12165. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Financial Assistance for Research and Development 
     Projects in the Gulf of Mexico and Off the U.S. South 
     Atlantic Coastal States; Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN) 
     (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) [Docket No. 
     980909232-8232-01 I.D. 092595C] (RIN: 0648-ZA48) received 
     November 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       12166. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of 
     the Commercial Red Snapper Component [I.D. 102698A] received 
     November 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       12167. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Atlantic Billfishes; Atlantic Blue Marlin and Atlantic 
     White Marlin Minimum Size; Billfish Tournament Notification 
     Requirements; Atlantic Marlin Bag Limit [Docket No. 
     980305056-8245-02; I.D. 020398B] (RIN: 0648-AK88) received 
     October 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       12168. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for New Jersey 
     [Docket No. 971015246-7293-02; I.D. 111698E] received 
     December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       12169. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fraser River Sockeye and Pink 
     Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders [I.D. 110498A] received 
     November 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       12170. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Western 
     Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     [Docket No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D. 110598A] received 
     November 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       12171. A letter from the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for 
     Maryland [Docket No. 971015246-7293-02; I.D. 110998G] 
     received November 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       12172. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit 
     Revisions [Docket No. 971229312-7312-01; I.D. 111398A] 
     received December 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       12173. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 
     092598A] received November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       12174. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod [Docket 
     No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D. 082798B] received October 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       12175. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-
     8054-02; I.D. 100898B] received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       12176. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock by Vessels Catching Pollock for Processing by the 
     Offshore Component in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 
     971208298-8055-02; I.D. 101698A] received October 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       12177. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Texas Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan [SPATS No. 
     TX-039-FOR] received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       12178. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Alabama Regulatory Program [SPATS No. AL-068-FOR] 
     received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       12179. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Ohio Regulatory Program [OH-243-FOR, #76] received 
     December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       12180. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce and Deputy Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 1999 [Docket 
     No. 98-0713170-8289-03] (RIN: 0651-AA96) received December 3, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       12181. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report concerning 
     grants made under the DNA Identification Act of 1994; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       12182. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service [INS No. 1608-93] (RIN: 1115-AC30) received November 
     30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       12183. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--National 
     Instant Criminal Background Check System Regulation [AG Order 
     No. 2186-98] (RIN: 1105-AA51) received November 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       12184. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's

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     final rule--Designation of Offenses Subject to Sex Offender 
     Release Notification [BOP-1090-I] (RIN: 1120-AA85) received 
     December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       12185. A letter from the Clerk, United States Court of 
     Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting an 
     opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     District of Columbia Circuit (No. 97-7234- Inmates of D.C. 
     Jail v. Delbert C. Jackson); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       12186. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Civil Works), 
     Department of the Army, transmitting recommendations for 
     modification of the flood damage reduction project at Wood 
     River, Grand Island, Nebraska; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12187. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Harmonization with the United Nations Recommendations, 
     International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and 
     International Civil Aviation Organizations' Technical 
     Instructions [Docket No. RSPA-98-4185(HM-215C)] (RIN: 2137-
     AD15) received October 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12188. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Technical Amendments to the Track Safety Standards (Federal 
     Railroad Administration) [Docket No. RST-90-1, Notice No. 9] 
     (RIN: 2130-AA75) received November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12189. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Technical Amendments to the Track Safety Standards (Federal 
     Railroad Administration) [Docket No. RST-90-1, Notice No. 10] 
     (RIN: 2130-AA75) received November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12190. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Vessel Inspection User Fees (Coast Guard) [CGD 96-067] (RIN: 
     2115-AF40) received November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12191. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Building Owners and Managers Fireworks, Hudson 
     River, Manhattan, New York (Coast Guard) [CGD01-98-157] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12192. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, 
     Florida (Coast Guard) [CGD07-97-020] (RIN: 2115-AE47) 
     received November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12193. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class D and Class E Airspace, Crows Landing, 
     CA; Correction (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AWP-12] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 6, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12194. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision to Class E Airspace; Reno, NV (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-23] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12195. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 180 and 185 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-CE-138-AD; Amendment 39-10865; AD 98-23-02] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12196. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Metropolitan Oakland 
     International Airport, CA (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-22] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12197. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Pilotage for Vessels in Foreign Trade (Coast Guard) 
     [USCG-1998-3323] (RIN: 2115-AF57) received October 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12198. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 
     Algiers Alternate Route, Louisiana (Coast Guard) [CGD08-98-
     061] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12199. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Review of Existing Rules (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 28910] (RIN: 2120-ZZ13) received October 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12200. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Lake Charles, LA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-41] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12201. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class D Airspace, Tustin MCAS, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-19] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12202. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Research and Special Programs Administration [Docket No. PS-
     121; Notice-5] (RIN: 2137-AD05) received October 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12203. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models 
     PA-23-235, PA-23-250, and PA-E23-250 Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 82-CE-36-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10852; AD 83-22-01 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12204. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Mississippi River, Iowa and 
     Illinois [CCGD08-98-068] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received October 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12205. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 
     340B Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-188-AD; Amdt. 39-10849; AD 98-22-03] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12206. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 98-
     NM-191-AD; Amdt. 39-10848; AD 98-22-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12207. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model C-212 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 98-NM-185-AD; Amdt. 39-10850; AD 
     98-22-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12208. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche 
     Model Piaggio P-180 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-45-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10881; AD 98-23-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12209. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 98-NM-29-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10851; AD 98-22-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12210. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Forest City, IA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-30] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12211. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Kearney, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-34] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12212. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-234-AD; Amendment 39-10885; AD 98-23-17] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12213. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Beatrice, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-32] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received Oc

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     tober 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12214. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Spencer, IA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-31] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12215. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class D Airspace; Albermarle, NC (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12216. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Chester, SC (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-15] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12217. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Parker Hannifan Airborne Dry Air 
     Pumps, Conversion Kits, and Coupling Kits [Docket No. 98-CE-
     108-AD; Amendment 39-10882; AD 98-23-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12218. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-141-AD; Amendment 39-10888; 
     AD 98-24-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12219. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace and Establishment of Class E 
     Airspace; Klamath Falls, OR [Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-04] 
     received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12220. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace, San Diego, North Island NAS, CA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-20] received October 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12221. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace, North Island NAS, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AWP-20] received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12222. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Valparaiso, IN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-53] received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12223. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Duluth St. Mary's Hospital 
     Heliport, MN [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-52] received October 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12224. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Crosby, ND Correction 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-42] received October 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12225. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Transportation Equity Act For the 21st century; 
     Implementation information for innovative bridge research and 
     construction program funds--received December 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12226. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Risk-Based Alternative to Pressure Testing Older Hazardous 
     Liquid and Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Rule [Docket No. PS-144; 
     Amendment 195-65] (RIN: 2137-AC 78) received December 3, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12227. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Slingsby Aviation Limited Models 
     Dart T.51, Dart T.51/17, and Dart T.51/17R Sailplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-CE-67-AD; Amendment 39-10863; AD 98-22-15] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12228. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH 
     Modles LS 3-A, LS 4, and LS 4a Sailplanes [Docket No. 95-CE-
     49-AD; Amendment 39-10861; Ad 98-22-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12229. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-101-AD; Amendment 39-10847; AD 
     98-22-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12230. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Riverton, WY [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ANM-15] received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12231. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of the Phoenix Class B Airspace Area; AZ 
     [Airspace Docket No. 94-AWA-1] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12232. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models 
     PA-28-140, PA-28-150, PA-28-160, and PA-28-180 Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 95-CE-51-AD; Amendment 39-10862; AD 96-10-01 R1] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12233. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29371; Amdt. 
     No. 412] received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12234. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Pa-24, 
     PA-28R, PA-30, PA-32R, PA-34, PA-39 Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 96-CE-09-AD; Amendment 39-10864; Ad 97-01-01 R1] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12235. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Prevention of Prohibited Drug Use In Transit Operations: 
     Prevention of Alcohol Misuse in Transit Operations [Docket 
     No. FTA-97-2925] (RIN: 2132-AA56) received December 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12236. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Operation of Motor Vehicles by Intoxicated Persons [Docket 
     No. NHTSA-98-4394] (RIN: 2127-AH39) received December 3, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12237. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Open Container Laws [Docket No. NHTSA-98-4493] (RIN: 2127-
     AH41) received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12238. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 
     Series Airplanes Equipped with Certain Collins LRA-900 Radio 
     Altimeters [Docket No. 98-NM-334-AD; Amendment 39-10929; AD 
     98-24-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12239. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D Airspace; McKinney, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-32] received November 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12240. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 340A 
     and 414A Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-111-AD; Amendment 39-
     10923; AD 98-24-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 3, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12241. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA 330F, G, 
     and J Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-38-AD; Amendment 39-
     10875; AD 98-23-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 12, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12242. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS-350B, 
     B1,B2,BA,C,D,D1, and AS 355E, F, F1, F2, and N Helicopters 
     [Docket No. 98-SW-41-AD; Amendment 39-10921; AD 98-24-35] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12243. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH

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     Model EC 135 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-35-AD; Amendment 
     39-10866; AD 98-15-25] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 12, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12244. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; BellSouth Winterfest Boat Parade, 
     Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, Florida [CGD07 98-075] (RIN: 
     2115-AE46) received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12245. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Billy's Creek, Florida 
     [CGD07-98-009] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received December 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12246. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC) 
     Model R44 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-56-AD; Amendment 39-
     10874; AD 98-22-16] received November 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12247. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Concordia, KS [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-46] received November 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12248. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Goodland, KS [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-35] received November 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12249. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Muscatine, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-25] received November 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12250. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fairbury, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-28] received November 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12251. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Burkhart GROB Luft-und Raumfahrt 
     GmbH Model G 109B Gliders [Docket No. 98-CE-72-AD; Amendment 
     39-10876; AD 98-23-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 16, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12252. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-31 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-99-AD; Amendment 39-10877; 
     AD 98-23-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 16, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12253. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-7 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-143-AD; Amendment 39-10879; AD 
     98-23-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 16, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12254. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model Viscount 
     744, 745, 745D, and 810 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-
     217-AD; Amendment 39-10880; AD 98-23-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12255. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-304-AD; Amendment 39-
     10889; AD 98-24-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 16, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12256. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 
     214B, 214B-1, and 214ST Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-12-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10886; AD 98-23-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12257. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; International Aero Engines (IAE) 
     V2500-A1 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-67-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10871; AD 98-20-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12258. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-88-AD; Amendment 39-10884; AD 98-
     23-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 16, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       12259. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model Hawker 800XP Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-195-AD; Amendment 39-10883; AD 
     98-23-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 16, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12260. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-21-AD; Amendment 39-
     10872; AD 98-23-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 16, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12261. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 97-ANE-53-AD; Amendment 39-
     10873; AD 98-23-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 16, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12262. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200 Series 
     Airplanes Equipped With Rolls Royce Model RB211-535E4/E4B 
     Engines [Docket No. 98-NM-294-AD; Amendment 39-10887; AD 96-
     04-11 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 16, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12263. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model BAe.125, DH.125, 
     BH.125, and HS.125 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-305-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10878; AD 89-18-07 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12264. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Capital Leases [Docket No. FTA-98-4407] (RIN: 2132-AA65) 
     received December 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12265. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Fort Point Channel, MA 
     [CGD01-98-039] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received December 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12266. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Explosive Load, Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME [CGD1-
     98-171] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received December 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       12267. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Patapsco River, 
     Baltimore, Maryland [CGD 05-98-100] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     December 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12268. A letter from the General counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Anacostia River, Washington 
     D.C. [CGD05-98-017] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received December 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12269. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, -200, -300, -
     400, 747SP, and 747SR Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-260-
     AD; Amendment 39-10837; AD 98-21-29] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12270. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-172-AD; Amendment 39-
     10544; AD 98-11-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12271. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Rome, NY 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-37] received December 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12272. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Fishers Island, NY 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-38] received December 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12273. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Rome, NY [Airspace Dock

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     et No. 98-AEA-36] received December 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12274. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Helicopter 
     Systems Model 369D, 369E, 369FF, 500N, AH-6, and MH-6 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-47-AD; Amendment 39-108020; AD 
     98-21-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12275. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; International Aero Engines AG (IAE) 
     V2500-A1 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-63-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10809; AD 98-21-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12276. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aircraft Belts, Inc. Model CS, CT, 
     FM, FN, GK, GL, JD, JE, JT, JU, MD, ME, MM, MN, NB, PM, PN, 
     RG, and RH Seat Restraint Systems [Docket No. 98-SW-33-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10936; AD 98-25-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12277. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-319-AD; Amendment 39-10932; AD 98-23-51] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12278. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class D and E Airspace, Amendment to Class D 
     and E Airspace; Montgomery, AL [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-
     12] received December 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12279. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class D Airspace; Concord, NC (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-16] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12280. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Hugo, OK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-46] received 
     October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12281. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Oak Grove, LA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-45] 
     received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12282. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 
     A200CT, B200, B200C, B200CT, 200T/B200T, 300, B300, and B300C 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     CE-148-AD; Amdt. 39-10843; AD 98-21-35] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12283. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 
     0100 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-278-AD; Amdt. 39-10841; AD 98-21-33] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12284. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-
     600 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-341-AD; Amdt. 39-10842; AD 98-21-34] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12285. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 98-NM-288-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10839; AD 98-21-31] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12286. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-
     600 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-187-AD; Amdt. 39-10840; AD 98-21-32] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12287. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-
     600 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-74-AD; Amdt. 39-10838; AD 98-21-30] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12288. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D Series 
     Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-ANE-45-AD; Amdt. 39-10832; AD 98-21-24] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12289. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S.A. CFM56-7B 
     Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 98-ANE-65-AD; Amdt. 39-10831, AD 98-21-23] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12290. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 
     and PC-12/45 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 98-CE-69-AD; Amdt. 39-10835; AD 98-21-27] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12291. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D Series 
     Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 95-ANE-69; Amdt. 39-10830; AD 98-21-22] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12292. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model 
     R44 Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-SW-01-AD; Amdt. 39-10845; AD 98-21-36] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12293. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -
     15, -30, and -40 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 98-NM-73-AD; Amdt. 39-10846; AD 
     98-21-37] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12294. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (ECD) 
     (Eurocopter) Model MBB-BK117 A-1, A-3, A-4, B-1, B-2, and C-1 
     Helicopters, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12295. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Owatonna, MN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-54] received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12296. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Grinnell, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-47] received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12297. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Burlington, KS[Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-45] received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12298. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Great Bend, KS [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-39] received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12299. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Pittsburg, KS [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-40] received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12300. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Ulysses, KS [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-41] received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12301. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revised Allotment 
     Formulas for State and Interstate Monies Appropriated Under 
     Section 106 of the Clean Water Act [FRL-6184-9] received 
     November 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12302. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Reportable Item 
     Definition--received November 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       12303. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Minimum Income Annuity and 
     Gratuitous Annuity (RIN: 2900-AJ17) received November 9, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       12304. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Revenue Procedure 98-59] 
     received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12305. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Cafeteria Plans Election Changes [Announcement 98-105] 
     received November 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12306. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Definition of Reasonable Basis [TD 8790] (RIN: 1545-AU38) 
     received December 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12307. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Interest Rate [Revenue Ruling 98-61] 
     received December 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12308. A letter from the Chief Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Alternative Identifying Numbers for Income Tax Return 
     Preparers [Notice 98-63] received December 7, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12309. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue 
     Procedure 98-60] received December 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12310. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Definition of Real Estate Investment Trust [Revenue Ruling 
     98-60] received December 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12311. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Interim Guidance for Equitable Relief from Joint and Several 
     Liability [Notice 98-61] received December 7, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12312. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Guidance Regarding Charitable Remainder Trusts and Special 
     Valuation Rules for Transfers of Interests in Trusts [TD 
     8791] (RIN: 1545-AU25) received December 9, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12313. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance Contracts [TD 8792] (RIN: 
     1545-AV56) received December 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12314. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Small 
     Business Taxpayer Advance Pricing Agreements [Notice 98-65] 
     received December 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12315. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Special Rules for Certain Transactions Where Stated Principal 
     Amount Does Not Exceed $2,800,000 [Revenue Ruling 98-58] 
     received December 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12316. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Treatment of Loans with Below-Market Interest Rates [Revenue 
     Ruling 98-59] received December 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12317. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, first-out inventories [Revenue Ruling 98-62] received 
     December 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       12318. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Items 
     of General Interest [Notice 98-62] received December 14, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       12319. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Payment by Credit Card and Debit Card [TD 8793] (RIN: 1545-
     AW38) received December 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12320. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Earned income credit for taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1978 [Revenue Ruling 98-56] received Novemebr 
     12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       12321. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rules 
     and regulations [Revenue and Procedure 98-57] received 
     November 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       12322. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--1999 
     Limitations Adjusted As Provided In Section 415(d), Etc. 
     (Notice 98-53) received November 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12323. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Permitted disparity with respect to employer-provided 
     contributions or benefits [Revenue Ruling 98-53] received 
     November 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       12324. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Returns Relating to Higher Education Tuition and Related 
     Expenses [Notice 98-59] received November 18, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12325. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Clark 
     D. and Janis L. Pulliam v. Commissioner [Docket No. 12923-95] 
     received November 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12326. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Cash 
     or Deferred Arrangements; Nondiscrimination [Notice 98-52] 
     received October 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12327. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, first-out inventories [Rev. Rul. 98-54] received October 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       12328. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Returns Relating to Interest on Education Loans [Notice 98-
     54] received October 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12329. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Basis 
     Reduction Due to Discharge of Indebtedness [TD 8787] (RIN: 
     1545-AU71) received October 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12330. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Test 
     of Mediation Procedure for Appeals [Announcement 98-99] 
     received October 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12331. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 98-56] received 
     November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       12332. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Awards of Costs and Certain Fees in Tax Litigation [Notice 
     98-55] received November 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12333. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Rev. Proc. 
     98-55] received November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12334. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Amendments to Rules of Practice and Procedure [19 CFR Parts 
     201 and 207] received November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12335. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Part A Premium for 1999 for the Uninsured Aged and 
     for Certain Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other 
     Entitlements [HCFA-8000-N] (RIN: 0938-AJ03) received October 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       12336. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Listening-In to or Recording Telephone Conversations 
     (RIN: 0960-AE66) received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12337. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Application of State Law in Determining Child 
     Relationship (RIN 0960-AE30) received December 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       12338. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Service's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Revisions to Payment Policies and Adjustments to the 
     Relative Value Units Under the

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     Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 1999 [HCFA-1006-FC] 
     (RIN: 0938-AI52) received November 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Commerce 
     and Ways and Means.
       12339. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Presidential Determination No. 99-5, waiving certain 
     restrictions on the maintenance of a Palestine Liberation 
     Organization Office and on PLO funds for an additional six 
     month period through May 25, 1999, pursuant to Public Law 
     105--277; jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations.
       12340. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Medicare Program; Monthly Actuarial Rates and Monthly 
     Supplementary Medical Insurance Premium Rate Beginning 
     January 1, 1999 [HCFA-8003-N] (RIN: 0938-AI98) received 
     October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

       12340a. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. House of 
     Representatives, transmitting list of reports pursuant to 
     clause 2, rule III of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives, pursuant to Rule III, clause 2, of the Rules 
     of the House. (H. Doc. No. 105-330); to the Committee on 
     House Administration and ordered to be printed.

para.117.4  advisory commission on electronic commerce

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to section 1102(b)(1)(c) of the Internet Tax 
Freedom Act and section 5 of House Resolution 594, 105th Congress, on 
Friday, November 27, 1998, appointed to the Advisory Commission on 
Electronic Commerce: Messrs. Grover Norquist of Virginia, Richard D. 
Parsons of New York, David Pottruck of California, James Gilmore of 
Virginia, and Dean Andal of California, from private life, on the part 
of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.117.5  advisory commission on electronic commerce

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication, which 
was read as follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 December 3, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 1102(b)(1)(C) of 
     Public Law 105-277, I hereby appoint the following 
     individuals to the Advisory Commission on Electronic 
     Commerce:
       Governor Gary Locke of Olympia, WA.
       Mayor Ron Kirk of Dallas, TX.
       Mr. Robert Pittman of Dulles, VA.
           Yours very truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.117.6  twenty-first century workforce commission

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to section 334(b)(1) of Public Law 105-220 and 
section 5 of House Resolution 594, 105th Congress, on Friday, November 
13, 1998, appointed to the Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission: 
Messrs. Thomas J. Murrin of Pennsylvania, Kenneth Saxe of Pennsylvania, 
Frank Riggs of California, and Frank Roberts of California, from private 
life, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.117.7  public works projects

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 13, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed please find copies of 
     resolutions approved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure on October 9, 1998, in accordance with 40 
     U.S.C. Sec. 606.
       With warm regards, I remain
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bud Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.

  The communication, together with the accompanying papers, was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations.

para.117.8  order of business--consideration of h. res. 612

  On motion of Mr. SPENCE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order for the immediate consideration in 
the House of a resolution, with the previous question ordered to its 
adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the 
question except two hours of debate, equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on National 
Security or their designees.

para.117.9  support for u.s. troops in iraq

  Mr. SPENCE, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, submitted 
the following resolution (H. Res. 612):

       Whereas the President of the United States has ordered 
     military action against Iraq in response to its refusal to 
     comply with international obligations under United Nations 
     Security Council resolutions;
       Whereas up to 24,000 men and women of the United States 
     Armed Forces are presently involved in operations in and 
     around the Persian Gulf region with the active participation 
     of British Armed Forces and the support of allies in the 
     region;
       Whereas additional United States Armed Forces are being 
     deployed to the region;
       Whereas Congress and the American people have the greatest 
     pride in the men and women of the United States Armed Forces 
     and strongly support them in their efforts. Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives That:
       (a) the Congress unequivocally supports the men and women 
     of our Armed Forces who are carrying out their missions with 
     prefessionalism, dedication, patriotism, and courage;
       (b) the Congress reaffirms that it should be the policy of 
     the United States to support efforts to remove the regime 
     headed by Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq and to promote 
     the emergence of a democratic government to replace that 
     regime.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the previous question was 
ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SPENCE demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

417

It was decided in the

Nays

5

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.117.10                  [Roll No. 539]

                                YEAS--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood

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     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--5

     Conyers
     Lee
     McKinney
     Paul
     Sanford

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Furse
       

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Baesler
     DeGette
     Doolittle
     Gallegly
     Manton
     Miller (CA)
     Murtha
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Scarborough
     Snowbarger
     Taylor (NC)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.117.11  recess--1:04 p.m.

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in 
recess at 1 o'clock and 4 minutes p.m.

para.117.12  after recess--2:57 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, called the House to order.

para.117.13  notice--consideration of resolution--question of privileges

  Ms. NORTON, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to call up the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas rule IX of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives provides that questions of privilege shall 
     arise whenever the rights of the House collectively or the 
     Members individually in their representative capacity are 
     affected;
       Whereas under the precedents, customs, and traditions of 
     the House pursuant to rule IX, a question of privilege has 
     arisen in cases involving the constitutional prerogatives of 
     the House and of Members of the House; and
       Whereas the House is prepared to consider a resolution 
     impeaching the President, and the Delegate to the Congress 
     from the District of Columbia seeks to assert the 
     constitutional prerogative to cast a vote in the 
     consideration of the resolution: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. PROVIDING VOTE FOR DELEGATE FROM THE DISTRICT OF 
                   COLUMBIA IN CONSIDERATION OF PRESIDENTIAL 
                   IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTIONS.

       Pursuant to section 2 of article I of the Constitution and 
     the twenty-third article of amendment thereto granting the 
     people of the District of Columbia the right to vote in 
     presidential elections, the Delegate to the Congress from the 
     District of Columbia shall be permitted to cast a vote in the 
     House of Representatives in the same manner as a member of 
     the House in the consideration by the House of any resolution 
     impeaching the President or Vice President of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Section 1 shall apply with respect to any resolution 
     impeaching the President or Vice President of the United 
     States that is considered by the House of Representatives 
     after the adoption of this resolution.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, responded to the foregoing 
notice, and said:
  ``Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a Member other 
than the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the 
privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from the District of Columbia will appear in the Record at 
this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
the time designated for consideration of the resolution.''.
  And then,

para.117.14  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, at 3 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.117.15  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, report of committees was delivered to the 
Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

          [The following action occurred on December 15, 1998]

       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. House Resolution 611. 
     Resolution impeaching William Jefferson Clinton, President of 
     the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors (Rept. 
     No. 105-830). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.117.16  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. King of New York):
       H.J. Res. 139. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     Congress with respect to the censure of William Jefferson 
     Clinton; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McHALE:
       H.J. Res. 140. A joint resolution condemning and censuring 
     William Jefferson Clinton; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPENCE:
       H. Res. 612. A resolution expressing unequivocal support 
     for the men and women of our Armed Forces who are currently 
     carrying out missions in and around the Persian Gulf region; 
     considered and agreed to. 

para.117.17  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       407. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of California, relative to Assembly 
     Joint Resolution 77 memorializing the President and the 
     Congress of the United States to enact the ``Forest Tax 
     Relief Act,'' which would repeal legislation authorizing the 
     United States Forest Service to implement a pilot program 
     charging visitors of the Angles, Cleveland, Los Padres, and 
     San Bernardino national forests sepcified daily and yearly 
     fees to park on national forest lands; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture. 

para.117.18  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2708: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 4402: Mr. Hefley.

para.117.19  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       85. The SPEAKER presented a petition of The Legislature of 
     Rockland County, relative to Resolution 494 petitioning the 
     Congress of the United States to amend the existing statutes 
     to insert adequate safeguards against the abuses of mergers 
     of banking institutions; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       86. Also, a petition of the Campaign of Spirit of America, 
     relative to Numerous petitions, demanding Congress end 
     funding for the National Endowment of the Arts effective 
     immediately; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       87. Also, a petition of The Campaign of Spirit of America, 
     relative to numerous petitions, demanding that Congress end 
     funding for the National Endowment of the Arts effective 
     immediately; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       88. Also, a petition of Spirit of America, relative to 
     Numerous polls from U.S. Citizens about the U.N. Criminal 
     Court; to the Committee on International Relations.
       89. Also, a petition of the Campaign of Spirit of America, 
     relative to numerous petitions demanding that Congress end 
     the fund

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     ing of U.N. pensions effective immediately; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       90. Also, a petition of The City Council of Detroit, 
     relative to a City Council Resolution Petitioning the 
     Congress to support the Clinton Administration's appeal of a 
     ruling last month barring the use of statistical sampling in 
     the U.S. Census for the Year 2000; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       91. Also, a petition of The Senate of Puerto Rico, relative 
     to Senate Resolution No. 1840 petitioning the Congress to 
     Express to the Honorable William J. Clinton, President of the 
     United States, its recognition for the agile, prompt and 
     efficient manner in which he responded to the petition for 
     federal aid made by the Government of Puerto Rico as the 
     result of the emergency caused by Hurricane ``Georges,'' that 
     hit the Island on September 21 and 22, 1998 and for the rapid 
     declaration and mobilization of Federal Government resources 
     and officials to attend to the damages caused by the 
     Hurricane in Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.



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                     FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1998 (118)

para.118.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                December 18, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.118.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, December 17, 1998.

para.118.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       12341. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Tart Cherries grown in the 
     States of Michigan, et al.; Establishment of Rules and 
     Regulations for Grower Diversion and a compensation rate for 
     the Cherry Industry Administrative Board Public Member and 
     Alternate Public Member [Docket No. FV97-930-2 FR] December 
     14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       12342. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule-- Termination of Designation of the 
     State of Minnesota With Respect to the Inspection of Meat and 
     Meat Food Products [Docket No. 98-048F] received December 14, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       12343. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Solid 
     Wood Packing Material From China [Docket No. 98-087-4] (RIN: 
     0579-AB01) received December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       12344. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--High-
     Temperature Forced-Air Treatments for Citrus [Docket No. 96-
     069-2] received December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       12345. A letter from the Administrator, Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Fees 
     for Official Inspection and Weighing Services (RIN: 0580-
     AA66) received December 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       12346. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Egg Products Inspection Act 
     Regulations [Docket No. PY-99-001] received December 18, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       12347. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultual 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculutre, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Egg Products Inspection Act 
     Regulations [Docket No. PY-99-001] received December 18, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       12348. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cymoxanil; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300747; FRL-6038-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       12349. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions; Correction [OPP-
     300743A; FRL-6043-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       12350. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Metolachlor; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300746; FRL-6038-
     4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       12351. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Myclobutanil; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300761; FRL-6046-
     9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       12352. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Thiabendazole; 
     Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300757; 
     FRL-6044-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       12353. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300754; FRL 6041-
     4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       12354. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hydramethylnon; 
     Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300752; 
     FRL-6040-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       12355. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bifenthrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300762; FRL-6048-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       12356. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Copper Ammonium 
     Complex; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-
     300765; FRL 6048-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 14, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       12357. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tralkoxydim; Time-
     Limited Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-300764; FRL-6048-4] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received December 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       12358. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of 
     Air Force Materiel Command is initiating a single-function 
     cost comparison of the Base Supply Functions at the United 
     States Air Force Academy, Colorado, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       12359. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Exports of High Performance 
     Computers; Post-shipment Verification Reporting Procedures 
     (RIN: 0694-AB78) received November 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       12360. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     a report on Russian taxation of nonproliferation funds 
     furnished by the Department of Energy's Initiatives for 
     Proliferation Prevention; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       12361. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     System's final rule--Appraisal Standards for Federally 
     Related Transactions [Regulation Y; Docket No. R-0990] 
     received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       12362. A letter from the Deputy Director for Policy and 
     Programs, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting 
     Applications for the Community Development Financial 
     Institutions Program--Core Component--received November 16, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       12363. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Chile, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       12364. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7260] received November

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     12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       12365. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7269] received November 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       12366. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--received November 
     12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       12367. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7699] 
     received November 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       12368. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received November 12, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       12369. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a report to state that supplementary resources 
     are needed to forestall or cope with an impairment of the 
     international monetary system and that the International 
     Monetary Fund has fully explored other means of funding; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       12370. A letter from the Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition 
     and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule --Special 
     Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and 
     Children (WIC): Implementation of WIC Mandates of Public Law 
     103-448, the Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans Act of 1994 
     and Public Law 103-227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994 (RIN: 
     0584-AC02) received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       12371. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
     Mine Safety and Health, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Safety Standards for Reporting Daily 
     Inspection of Surface Coal Mines; Technical Amendment (RIN: 
     1219-AB15) received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       12372. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Claims for Compensation Under the Federal 
     Employees' Compensation Act; Compensation for Disability and 
     Death of Noncitizen Federal Employees Outside the United 
     States (RIN: 1215-AB07) received December 14, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       12373. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the annual Horse Protection Enforcement Report, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1830; to the Committee on Commerce.
       12374. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Rulemaking Support, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Acquisition Regulation; Technical 
     and Administrative Amendments (RIN: 1991-AB40) received 
     November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12375. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Rulemaking Support, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Occupational Radiation Protection 
     [Docket No.: EH-RM-96-835] (RIN: 1901-AA59) received November 
     16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       12376. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Insurer Reporting Requirements; List of Insurers Required to 
     File Reports [Docket No. 98-001; Notice 02] (RIN: 2127-AH05) 
     received December 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       12377. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Waivers, 
     Exemptions, and Pilot Programs; Rules and Procedures [FHWA 
     Docket No. FHWA-98-4145] (RIN: 2125-AE48), pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12378. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Air 
     Bag Warning Label for Rear-Facing Child Seats (RIN: 2127-
     AG82); Additional Wording for Warning Labels for Child 
     Restraints (RIN: 2127-AH-02) received November 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12379. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Minimum Driving Range for Dual Fueled Electric Passenger 
     Automobiles [Docket No. NHTSA-98-3429] (RIN: 2127-AF37) 
     received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12380. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of New Jersey; 
     Clean Fuel Fleet Opt Out [Region 2 Docket No. NJ29-2-185 FRL-
     6174-4] received November 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12381. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Sacramento Metropolitan Air 
     Quality Management District [CA 210-0103a FRL-6185-1] 
     received November 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12382. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous 
     Waste; Solvents [SWH-FRL-6185-3] (RIN: 2050-AD84) received 
     November 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12383. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 
     Maryland--General Conformity Rule [MD076-3030a; FRL-6197-3] 
     received December 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       12384. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision; South Coast Air Quality 
     Management District, San Diego County Air Pollution Control 
     District and Kern County Air Pollution Control District [CA--
     198--0058; FRL-6195-7] received December 4, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12385. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     State II Vapor Recovery Comparability Plan [MD055-3021; FRL-
     6199-3] received December 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12386. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Reportable Quantities: 
     Removal of Caprolactam from the list of CERCLA Hazardous 
     Substances [FRL-6202-4] (RIN 2050-AE48) received December 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12387. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Kern County Air Pollution 
     Control District, Placer County Air Pollution Control 
     District, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 
     District, Sacramento Metropolitian Air Quality Management 
     District, and Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control 
     District [CA 198-0099a FRL-6184-4] received November 6, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12388. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Remediation 
     Waste Management Requirements (HWIR-media) [FRL-6186-6] (RIN: 
     2050-AE22) received November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12389. A letter from the Director Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Ethylene Oxide 
     Commercial Sterilization and Fumigation Operations [AD-FRL-
     6192-8] (RIN: 2060-AC28) received November 19, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12390. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Standards of 
     Performance for New Stationary Sources: Residential Wood 
     Heaters [AD-FRL-6192-9] (RIN: 2060-AG30) received November 
     19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       12391. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Louisiana; 
     Revised Format for Materials Being Incorporated by Reference 
     [LA44-1-7365; FRL-6168-5] received November 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12392. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Federal Plan 
     Requirements for Large Municipal Waste [AD-FRL-6185.4] (RIN: 
     2060-ZA03) received November 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12393. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's ``Major'' final rule--National 
     Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Disinfectants and 
     Disinfection Byproducts [WH-FRL-6199-8] (RIN: 2040-AB82) 
     received

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     November 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12394. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's ``Major'' final rule--National 
     Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Interim Enhanced Surface 
     Water Treatment [WH-FRL-6199-9] (RIN: 2040-AC91) received 
     November 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12395. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revisions to the 
     Permits and Sulfur Dioxide Allowance System Regulations Under 
     Title IV of the Clean Air Act: Allowance Transfer Deadline 
     and Signature Requirements [FRL-6201-3] (RIN: 2060-AH60) 
     received December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12396. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Halogenated Solvent 
     Cleaning [AD-FRL-6201-2] (RIN: 2060-A104) received December 
     17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       12397. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans For Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants: Maine; Plan for Controlling MWC Emissions From 
     Existing MWC Plants [Docket # ME-057-01-7006a; FRL-6201-1] 
     received December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12398. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     Control of Volatile Organic Compound From Sources That Store 
     and Handle JP-4 Jet Fuel [MD068-3037; FRL-6202-6] received 
     December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12399. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Revised 
     Format of Materials Being Incorporated by Reference for 
     Alabama [AL-5822; FRL-6204-8] received December 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12400. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Missouri Designation of 
     Areas For Air Quality Planning Purposes; [Region VII Docket 
     No. 056-1056a; FRL-6206-1] received December 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12401. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Revisions to the Tennessee State 
     Implementation Plan [TN-197-1-9834a; FRL-6205-1] received 
     December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12402. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision; Kern County Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 152-0104a; FRL-6189-9] received December 
     17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       12403. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Standards of 
     Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS) and National 
     Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP); 
     Delegation of Authority to the States of Iowa; Kansas; 
     Missouri; Nebraska; Lincoln-Lancaster County, Nebraska; and 
     City of Omaha, Nebraska [FRL-6200-5] received December 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12404. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a report to Congress on the 
     air quality need, technological feasibility, and cost-
     effectiveness of more stringent standards for light-duty 
     vehicles and light-duty trucks; to the Committee on Commerce.
       12405. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Whitehall, Montana) [MM Docket No. 98-138, RM-
     9309] received December 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12406. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Roxton, Texas and Soper, Oklahoma) (MM Docket No. 
     98-7) [RM-9211] [RM-9261] received November 4, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12407. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Wilson and Turrell, Arkansas) (MM Docket No. 97-
     215) [RM-9168] received November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12408. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Plattsmouth and Papillion, Nebraska, and Osceola, 
     Iowa) (MM Docket No. 96-95) [RM-8787] [RM-8838] received 
     November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12409. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Questa, New Mexico) (MM Docket No. 98-83) [RM-
     9280] received November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12410. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Boulder, Montana) (MM Docket No. 98-127) [RM-9303] 
     received November 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       12411. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Hague, New York, and Addison, Vermont) (MM Docket 
     No. 98-52) [RM-9239] received November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12412. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     Section 207 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (CS Docket 
     No. 96-83) received November 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12413. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--1998 Biennial 
     Regulatory Review--Streamlining of Mass Media Applications, 
     Rules, and Processes [MM Docket No. 98-43] Policies and Rules 
     Regarding Minority and Female Ownership of Mass Media 
     Facilities [MM Docket 94-149] received December 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12414. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Implementation of 
     Section 207 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; 
     Restrictions on the Over-the-Air Reception Devices: 
     Television Broadcast, Multichannel Multipoint Distribution 
     and Direct Broadcast Satellite Services [CS Docket No. 96-83] 
     received December 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12415. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Telephone Number 
     Portability [CC Docket No. 95-116 RM 8535] December 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12416. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Food Additives Permitted For 
     Direct Addition to Food For Human Consumption; Polydextrose 
     [Docket No. 97F-0388] received November 4, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12417. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Over-the-Counter Drug 
     Products Containing Analgesic/Antipyretic Active Ingredients 
     for Internal Use; Required Alcohol Warning [Docket No. 77N-
     094W] received November 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12418. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule-- Internal Analgesic, 
     Antipyretic, and Antirheumatic Drug Products for Over-The-
     Counter Human Use; Final Rule for Professional Labeling of 
     Aspirin, Buffered Aspirin, and Aspirin in Combination With 
     Antacid Drug Products [Docket No. 77N-094A] (RIN: 0910-AA01) 
     received November 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12419. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Medical Devices; Exemptions 
     From Premarket Notification; Class II Devices [Docket No. 98-
     0015] received November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12420. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food

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     Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers [Docket 
     No. 96F-0214] received November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12421. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final report--Indirect Food Additives: 
     Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers [Docket No. 98F-
     0291] received December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12422. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives; 
     Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers [Docket No. 98F-
     0432] received November 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12423. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the nondisclosure of 
     safeguards information for the quarter ending September 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12424. A letter from the Office of Congressional Affairs, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Streamlined Hearing Process for NRC Approval of 
     License Transfers (RIN: 3150-AG09) received December 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12425. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a notification to Congress regarding the 
     United States military action against Iraq in response to 
     Iraqi breaches of its obligations under resolutions of the 
     United Nations Security Council, pursuant to Public Law 102--
     1, section 3 (105 Stat. 4); (H. Doc. No. 105--354); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       12426. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Agency, 
     transmitting notification concerning the Department of the 
     Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to 
     Turkey for defense articles and services (Transmittal No. 99-
     04), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       12427. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     memorandom of Justification for use of section 506(a)(2) 
     authority to draw down articles, services, and military 
     education and training from the Department of Defense, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101--513, section 547(a) (104 Stat. 
     2019); to the Committee on International Relations.
       12428. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       12429. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification that effective July 19, 1998, the danger pay 
     rate for the Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro was designated at 
     the 15% level, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       12430. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Contol, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Iranian Transactions Regulations: 
     Reporting on Foreign Affilliates' Oil-Related Transactions--
     received November 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       12431. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Iraqi Sanctions Regulations--
     November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       12432. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     (Serbia & Montenegro) and Bosnian Serb-controlled Areas of 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanctions Regulations: 
     Resolution of Claims Regarding Blocked Montenegrin Vessel 
     Accounts--received November 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       12433. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Exports to the Federal Republic 
     of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); Imposition of Foreign 
     Policy Controls [Docket No. 980522136-8136-01] received 
     December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       12434. A letter from the Office of Management and Budget, 
     transmitting Accounts containing unvouchered expenditures 
     potentially subject to audit by the General Accounting 
     Office, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3524(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       12435. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the nineteenth semiannual report to Congress on 
     Audit Follow-up for the period April 1, 1998, to September 
     30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12436. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released by the GAO in October 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12437. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the semiannual report 
     of the Agency's Inspector General for the period ending 
     September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12438. A letter from the Chairman, Appraisal Subcommittee, 
     Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, 
     transmitting the consolidated report to meet the requirements 
     of the Inspector General Act and the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to Public Law 100--504, 
     section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       12439. A letter from the Inspector General, Corporation For 
     National Service, transmitting the semiannual report for the 
     period of April 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12440. A letter from the Benefits Manager, CoBank, 
     transmitting transmitting the annual report disclosing the 
     financial condition of the Retirement Plan and Annual Report 
     as required by Public Law 95-595, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12441. A letter from the Director, Bureau of the Census, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Cutoff Dates for Recognition of Boundary Changes for 
     Census 2000 [Docket No. 980209031-8031-01] (RIN: 0607-AA18) 
     received December 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12442. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Exemption of System of Records Under 
     the Privacy Act [AAG/A Order No. 155-98] received December 3, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       12443. A letter from the Director of the Peace Corp, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     of the Peace Corps for the six-month period beginning April 
     1, 1998, and ending September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       12444. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting the Annual Report to the Congress 
     from the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       12445. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     Office of Inspector General covering the period April 1, 1998 
     through September 30, 1998, and the semiannual Management 
     report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       12446. A letter from the General Counsel, Executive Office 
     of the President, transmitting a report concerning a vacancy 
     that has occured in the OMB office of Controller, who is the 
     head of the Office of Federal Financial Management; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12447. A letter from the Manager, Benefits Communications, 
     Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, transmitting its 
     annual report for calendar year 1997, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     2277a--13; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12448. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, transmitting the Authority's final 
     rule--Unfair Labor Practice Proceedings--received December 2, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       12449. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, transmitting the Authority's final 
     rule--Negotiability Proceedings --received December 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       12450. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report for the 
     period of April 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12451. A letter from the Chairman, National Science Board, 
     transmitting the semiannual report for the period of April 1, 
     1998 through September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       12452. A letter from the Independent Counsel, Office of 
     Independent Counsel, transmitting the Office's Statement 
     Regarding Adequacy of Management Controls Systems; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12453. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the Inspector General for the period of April 1, 1998, 
     through September 30, 1998, and the Management Response for 
     the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12454. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Protection of Individual Privacy 
     in Records (RIN: 1290-AA16) received October 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

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       12455. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, The 
     Presidio Trust, transmitting a semiannual report pursuant to 
     the Inspector General Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. App. 3; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12456. A letter from the Director, U.S. Trade and 
     Development Agency, transmitting a consolidated report 
     covering both audits and internal management activities; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12457. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting the report on the U.S. Antarctic Marine Living 
     Resource Directed Research Program, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 
     2431 et seq.; to the Committee on Resources.
       12458. A letter from the Secretary, Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting the 28th Annual Report of the actual 
     operation during water year 1995 for the reservoirs along the 
     Colorado River; projected plan of operation for water year 
     1996, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1552(b); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       12459. A letter from the Director, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--Utah 
     Regulatory Program [SPATS No. UT-039-FOR] received November 
     10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       12460. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for the St. 
     Andrew Beach Mouse (RIN: 1018-AE41) received December 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       12461. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Final Rule to List the Topeka Shiner as 
     Endangered (RIN: 1018-AE42) received December 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       12462. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock by Vessels Catching Pollock 
     for Processing by the Inshore Component in the Bering Sea 
     Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area [Docket No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D. 102898B] received 
     November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       12463. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Extension of Interim Groundfish 
     Observer Program through 2000 [Docket No. 980826225-8296-02; 
     I.D. 081498C] (RIN: 0648-AL50) received December 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       12464. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Taking and 
     Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to 
     Naval Activities [Docket No. 960318084-8274-04; I.D. 071596C] 
     (RIN: 0648-AG55) received December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       12465. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific cod in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D. 111298A] 
     received December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       12466. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Community Development Quota Program 
     [I.D. 082798A] received December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       12467. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific cod for Vessels Using Hook-
     and-line and Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     [Docket No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D. 120498A] received 
     December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       12468. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's annual 
     report on the Asset Forfeiture Program Fiscal Year 1994, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(6)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       12469. A letter from the Independent Counsel, transmitting 
     the annual report for the Office of Independent Counsel-
     Barrett, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 595(a)(2); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       12470. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Designation of Offenses Subject to Sex Offender 
     Release Notification [BOP-1090-I] (RIN: 1120-AA85) received 
     December 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       12471. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Visas: Grounds of Ineligibility 
     [Public Notice 29101] received October 28, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       12472. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Documentation of Immigrants under 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act----International 
     Organization and NATO Civilian Employee Special Immigrants 
     [Public Notice 2935] received November 25, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       12473. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--VISAS: Passports and Visas Not 
     Required for Certain Nonimmigrants--VWPP [Public Notice 2939] 
     received November 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       12474. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Documentation of nonimmigrants under 
     the immigration and nationlity act, as amended--waiver by 
     Secretary of State and Attorney General of Passport and/or 
     visa requirements for certain categories of nonimmigrants 
     [Public Notice 2926] received November 25, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       12475. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule-- Barring Delinquent 
     Debtors From Obtaining Federal Loans or Loan Insurance or 
     Guarantees (RIN: 1510-AA71) received December 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       12476. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Petitioning Requirements for the H-1B Nonimmigrant 
     Classification Under Public Law 105-277 [INS 1962-98] (RIN: 
     1115-AF31) received December 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       12477. A letter from the Chief Justice, Judicial Conference 
     of the United States, transmitting the biennial report to 
     Congress on the continuing need for all authorized bankruptcy 
     judgeships; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       12478. A letter from the Corporation Agent, Legion of Valor 
     of the United States of America, Inc., transmitting the 
     annual audit of the Legion of Valor of the United States of 
     America, Inc., pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(28) and 1103; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       12479. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Department's final rule--Paperwork 
     Revisions to Model Qualified Trust Certificates of 
     Independence and Compliance (RIN: 3209-AA00) received October 
     29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       12480. A letter from the Treasurer, The Congressional Medal 
     of Honor Society of the United States of America, 
     transmitting the annual financial report of the Society for 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(19) and 1103; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       12481. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Highway 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's status 
     report entitled, ``Progress Made in Implementing Sections 
     6016 and 1038 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA),'' pursuant to Public Law 
     102--240, section 6016(e) (105 Stat. 2183); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12482. A letter from the the Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army, the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     recommendation by the Secretary of the Army to authorize a 
     flood damage reduction project for Rio Nigua at Salinas, 
     Puerto Rico; (H. Doc. No. 105--352); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       12483. A letter from the Executive Director, Architectural 
     and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, transmitting 
     the Board's final rule --Americans With Disabilities Act 
     Accessibility Guidelines; Detectable Warnings (RIN: 3014-
     AA24) received November 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12484. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of the Army, transmitting a report on 
     the potential impacts associated with constructing a 
     navigation lock in the Houma Navigation Canal, Morganza, 
     Louisiana; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12485. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of the Army, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Naval Restricted Area, Naval Station 
     Annapolis, Maryland--received December 17, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12486. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transporation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No.29370; Amdt. No. 1896] (RIN: 2120-AA65) 
     received November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to

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     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12487. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Transportation of Hazardous Materials; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments; Response to Petitions for Reconsideration [Docket 
     No. RSPA-97-2905 (HM-166Y)] (RIN: 2137-AC41) received 
     November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12488. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Incentive Grants for Use of Seat Belts-Allocations 
     Based on State Seat Belt Use Rates [Docket No. NHTSA-98-4494] 
     (RIN: 2127-AH38) received November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12489. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Blackbeard's 
     Bounty Festival Pirate Attack, Bogue Sound, Morehead City, 
     North Carolina [CGD 05-98-093] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12490. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Vicinity of 
     Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC [CGD 05-98-038] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12491. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, -
     20, -30, and -40 Series Airplanes and C-9 (Military) Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-132-AD; Amendment 39-10860; AD 
     98-22-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12492. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW2000 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 95-ANE-37; Amendment 39-10857; 
     AD 98-18-08 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 02, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12493. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-6, -
     45, -50, -80A, and -80C2 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 
     98-ANE-52-AD; Amendment 39-10853; AD 98-22-06] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12494. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29369; Amdt. No. 1895] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12495. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-305-AD; Amendment 39-10854; AD 
     98-22-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12496. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-245-AD; Amendment 39-10858; AD 98-22-10] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12497. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Grand Rapids, MN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-48] received November 2, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12498. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Longville, MN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AGL-50] received December 2, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12499. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Remove Class D Airspace; Fort Leavenworth, KS [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-44] received December 2, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12500. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model SN 601 
     (Corvette) Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-161-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10855; AD 98-22-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) Receieved 
     December 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12501. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Falcon 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-184-AD; Amendment 39-10856; AD 
     98-22-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12502. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lake Pontchartrain, LA 
     (CGD08-98-075; RIN: 2115-AE47) received December 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12503. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Airworthiness Directives; 
     British Aeorspace BAe Model ATP Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-
     216-AD; Amendment 39-10934; AD 98-25-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12504. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Airworthiness Directives; 
     Bombardier Model DHC-7 and DHC-8 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     98-NM-237-AD; Amendment 39-10935; AD98-25-09] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received November 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12505. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Airworthiness Directives; 
     Airbus Model A300-600 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-153-
     AD; Amendment 39-10933; AD 98-25-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12506. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Airworthiness Directives; 
     Boeing Model 737, 747, 757, 767, and 777 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-263-AD; Amendment 39-10930; AD 98-13-12 R1] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12507. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Pilot Schools; General 
     Operating and Flight Rules (RIN: 2120-ZZ14) received November 
     14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12508. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Airworthiness Directives: 
     McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 Series--Docket No. 98-NM-348/
     12-10 (RIN: 2120-AA64 (1998-0721)) received December 14, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12509. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Establishment of Class E2 
     Airspace; Atlanta Dekalb-Peachtree Airport, GA; [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASO-17] received December 14, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12510. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Highway Administration; Safety Fitness Procedures 
     [FHWA Docket Nos. MC-94-22 and MC-96-18; FHWA-97-2252] (RIN: 
     2125-AC71) received November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12511. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Highway Administration; National Corridor Planning 
     and Development Program and Coordinated Border Infrastructure 
     Program--Implementation of the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-98-4622] received 
     November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12512. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Airworthiness Directives; 
     Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-39-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10869; AD 98-23-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12513. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Airworthiness Directives; 
     Eurocopter France Model SA 330F, G, and J Helicopters [Docket 
     No. 97-SW-43-AD; Amendment 39-10867; AD 98-23] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12514. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Establishment of Class E 
     Airspace; Anaktuvuk Pass, AK [Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-16] 
     received November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12515. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Establishment of Class

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     E Airspace; Atka, AK [Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-18] received 
     November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12516. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Nome, AK [Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-12] received 
     November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12517. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Yakutat, AK [Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-17] 
     received November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12518. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; Unalakleet, AK [Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-10] 
     received November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12519. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Revision of Class E 
     Airspace; King Salmon, AK [Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-11] 
     received November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12520. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Airworthiness Directives; 
     Eurocopter France Model AS 332C, L, and L1 Helicopters 
     [Docket No. 97-SW-36-AD; Amendment 39-10868; AD 98-23-04] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12521. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments; [Docket No. 29380; 
     Amdt. No. 1898] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received November 9, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12522. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29379; Amdt. 
     No. 1897] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received November 9, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12523. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments; [Docket No. 29381; 
     Amdt. No. 1899] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received November 9, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12524. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Revision of the Legal 
     Description of the Memphis Class B Airspace Area; TN 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWA-1] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12525. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Airworthiness Directives: 
     General Electric Aircraft Engines CJ610 Turbojet and CF700 
     Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-60/11-5] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64 (1998-0651)) received November 9, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12526. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aviation Administration; Revision to Class E 
     Airspace; Reno, NV [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-23] received 
     November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12527. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Dallas-Fort Worth, TX [Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-42/9-4] (RIN: 2120-AA66 (1998-0466)) received 
     December 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12528. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fairbury, NE [Docket No. 98-
     ACE-28/9-15] (RIN: 2120-AA66 (1998-0465)) received December 
     4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12529. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives: Empresa Brasileira de Aernautics 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-66/6-25] (RIN: 2120-AA64 (1998-0704)) 
     received December 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12530. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Calss E Airspace: Wellington, KS [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-42] received December 4, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12531. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Trenton, MO [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-38] received December 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12532. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, 
     KS [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-36] received December 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12533. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29403; Amdt. No. 1903] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received December 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12534. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29402; Amdt. No. 4902] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received December 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12535. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29389; Amdt. No. 1901] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received December 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12536. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29388; Amdt. No. 1900] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received December 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12537. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; First Technology Fire and Safety 
     Ltd. Toilet Compartment Fire Extinguishers [Docket No. 98-
     ANE-29-AD; Amendment 39-10914; AD 98-24-27] received December 
     4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12538. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Remove Class D Airspace; Fort Leavenworth, KS [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-44] received December 4, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12539. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A321-111, -112, and -
     131 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-264-AD; Amendment 39-
     10928; AD 98-25-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 4, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12540. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; BF Goodrich Avionics Systems, Inc. 
     SKYWATCH SKY497 Installations with a Top-Mounted Antenna 
     [Docket No. 98-CE-107-AD; Amendment 39-10924; AD 98-25-02] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12541. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model 172R 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-109-AD; Amendment 39-10925; AD 
     98-25-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12542. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, Inc. AT-300, AT-400, 
     and AT-500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-62-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10922; AD 98-25-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12543. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal, Inc. Model T5317A-1 
     Turboshaft Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-72-AD; Amendment 39-
     10926; AD 98-22-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 4, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12544. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives: McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-258/12-3] (RIN: 2120-AA64 (1998-0705)) 
     received December 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12545. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Revocation of Class D and Class 
     E Airspace, Crowe Landing, CA; Correction [Docket No. 98-AWP-
     12/12-2] (RIN: 2120-AA66 (1998-0467) received December 4, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12546. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9 and 
     DC-9-80 Series Airplanes, Model MD-88 Airplanes, and C-9 
     (Military) Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-21-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10919; AD 98-24-33](RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12547. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Hamilton Standard 54H60 Series 
     Propellers [Docket No. 98-ANE-59-AD; Amendment 39-10920; AD 
     98-24-34] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12548. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company 250-B and 
     250-C Series Turboshaft and Turboprop Engines [Docket No. 98-
     ANE-23-AD; Amendment 39-10915; AD 98-24-28] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12549. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines; 
     Detectable Warnings (RIN: 3014-AA24) received November 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12550. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendments to Opiate Threshold Levels (RIN: 2105-AC74) 
     received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12551. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -
     400, and -500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-157-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10912; AD 97-09-15 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12552. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Compressed Natural 
     Gas Fuel Containers [Docket No. NHTSA-98-4807] (RIN: 2127-
     AF51) received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12553. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Policy on the Use for Enforcement Purposes of Information 
     Obtained from an Air Carrier Flight Operational Quality 
     Assurance (FOQA) Program (RIN: 2120-AF-04) received November 
     30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12554. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting The Department's final rule--the 
     Establishment of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International 
     Airport Class B Airspace Area, and Revocation for Cincinnati/
     Northern Kentucky International Class C Airspace Area; KY 
     [Airspace Docket No. 93-AWA-5] (RIN: 2120-AE97) received 
     November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12555. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directive: McDonnell Model DC-10-10 [Docket No. 
     97-NM-14/24] (RIN: 2120-AA64 (1998-0697)) received November 
     30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12556. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Woodbine, NJ [Docket No. 98-
     AEA-22] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 30, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       12557. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace: Altoona, PA [Docket No. 98-
     AEA-23] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 30, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       12558. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace: Brookville, PA [Docket No. 98-
     AEA-32] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 30, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       12559. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace: Waynesburg, PA [Docket No. 98-
     AEA-33] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 30, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       12560. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace Beaver Falls, PA [Docket No. 
     98-AEA-34] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12561. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace: Altoona, PA [Docket No. 98-
     AEA-35] (RIN: 2120-AA66) November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12562. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace: Malone, NY [Docket No. 98-AEA-
     21] (RIN: 2120AA66) received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12563. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Burkhart GROB Luft-und Raumfahrt 
     GmbH Model G 109B Gliders [Docket No. 98-CE-71-AD; Amendment 
     39-10895; AD 98-24-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12564. A letter from the General Counsel, Department Of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-281-AD; Amendment 39-10859; AD 98-22-12] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12565. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Availability of Funds for the NIST Omnibus Availability of 
     Funds Federal Register Announcement [Docket No. 981103273-
     8273-01] (RIN: 0693-ZA24) received November 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       12566. A letter from the the Executive Secretary, the 
     Disabled American Veterans, transmitting the report of the 
     proceedings of the organization's 1998 National Convention, 
     pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 90i and 44 U.S.C. 1332; (H. Doc. No. 
     105--353); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and ordered 
     to be printed.
       12567. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Dependents Education: Increase in 
     Educational Assistance Rates (RIN: 2900-AJ42) received 
     December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       12568. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the 
     Public Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Regulations Governing Agencies for the Issue and Offering of 
     United States Savings Bonds, Including Sales by Electronic 
     Means--received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12569. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the 
     Public Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Regulations Governing Book-Entry Treasury Bonds, Notes and 
     Bills [Department of the Treasury Circular, Public Debt 
     Series, No. 2-86] received December 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12570. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the 
     Public Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Fee Structure for the Transfer of 
     U.S. Treasury Book-Entry Securities Held on the National 
     Book-Entry System--received November 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12571. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Division, 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Texas 
     Davis Mountains Viticultural Area (97-105) [T.D. ATF-395 Re: 
     Notice No. 851] (RIN: 1512-AA07) received December 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       12572. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the 
     Public Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Offering and Governing Regulations 
     for United States Savings Bonds, Series I; Issuing and Paying 
     Agents; and Payment Under Special Endorsement--received 
     December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       12573. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Unemployment Insurance Program Letter [No. 3-95, Change 
     2] received November 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12574. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Fluor 
     v. United States [Docket No. 96-5130] received November 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       12575. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative Appeal of Adverse Determination of Tax-Exempt 
     Status of Bond Issue (Notice 98-58) received November 19, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       12576. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting

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     the Service's final rule--Determination of Issue Price in the 
     Case of Certain Debt Instruments Issued for Property (Revenue 
     Ruling 98-57) received November 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12577. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--D.C. 
     Enterprise Zone / Census Tracts [Notice 98-57] received 
     November 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       12578. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Taxation of DISC Income to Shareholders [Revenue Ruling 98-
     55] received November 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12579. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Changes in accounting periods and in methods of accounting 
     [Revenue Procedure 98-58] received November 25, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       12580. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Revenue 
     Procedure 98-63] received December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12581. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Certain Investment Income under the Qualifying Income 
     Provisions of Section 7704 and the Application of the Passive 
     Activity Loss Rules to Publicly Traded Partnerships [TD 8799] 
     (RIN: 1545-AV15) received December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12582. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Abatement of Interest for Individual Taxpayers in 
     Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas [Notice 99-2] received 
     December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       12583. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Election to Amortize Start-Up Expenditures for Active Trades 
     or Businesses [TD 8797] (RIN: 1545-AT71) received December 
     17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       12584. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 98-56] received 
     December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       12585. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     forms and instructions [Revenue Procedure 98-61] received 
     December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       12586. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Service, transmitting the Department's final rule--Welfare-
     to-work Data Collection (RIN: 0970-AB92) received November 9, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       12587. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and 
     Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts for 1999 [HCFA-
     8001-N] (RIN: 0938-AJ02) received October 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12588. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Office of the 
     Commissioner, Social Security Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule-- Permit the Department of 
     State (DOS) and the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
     (INS) To Collect Information Needed To Assign Social Security 
     Numbers (SSNs) to Aliens [Regulations No. 22] (RIN: 0960-
     AE36) received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12589. A letter from the Director, Washington Headquarters 
     Services, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Military Recruiting and Reserve 
     Officer Training Corps Program Access to Institutions of 
     Higher Education (RIN: 0790-AG42) received October 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on National Security and Appropriations.
       12590. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Interim 
     Rules for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers 
     Under the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act (RIN: 
     0938-AI17) received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Commerce, Ways and 
     Means, and Education and the Workforce.
       12591. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Policy, Pension Welfare Benefits Administration, Department 
     of Labor, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Interim Rules for Group Health Plans and Health 
     Insurance Issuers Under the Newborns' and Mothers' Health 
     Protection Act (RIN: 1210-AA63) received November 4, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Commerce.
       12592. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Interim Rules For Group Health Plans and Health 
     Insurance Issuers Under the Newborns' and Mothers' Health 
     Protection Act [TD 8788] (RIN: 1545-AV52) received October 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, 
     and Commerce.
       12593. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 
     (HCFA-2892-IFC) received December 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Education and the Workforce, and Commerce. 

para.118.4  privileges of the house

  Ms. NORTON rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 613):

       Whereas rule IX of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives provides that questions of privilege shall 
     arise whenever the rights of the House collectively or the 
     Members individually in their representative capacity are 
     affected;
       Whereas under the precedents, customs, and traditions of 
     the House pursuant to rule IX, a question of privilege has 
     arisen in cases involving the constitutional prerogatives of 
     the House and of Members of the House; and
       Whereas the House is prepared to consider a resolution 
     impeaching the President, and the Delegate to the Congress 
     from the District of Columbia seeks to assert the 
     constitutional prerogative to cast a vote in the 
     consideration of the resolution: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. PROVIDING VOTE FOR DELEGATE FROM THE DISTRICT OF 
                   COLUMBIA IN CONSIDERATION OF PRESIDENTIAL 
                   IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTIONS.

       Pursuant to section 2 of article I of the Constitution and 
     the twenty-third article of amendment thereto granting the 
     people of the District of Columbia the right to vote in 
     presidential elections, the Delegate to the Congress from the 
     District of Columbia shall be permitted to cast a vote in the 
     House of Representatives in the same manner as a member of 
     the House in the consideration by the House of any resolution 
     impeaching the President or Vice President of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Section 1 shall apply with respect to any resolution 
     impeaching the President or Vice President of the United 
     States that is considered by the House of Representatives 
     after the adoption of this resolution. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did not present a question of the privileges of the House 
under rule IX, and said:

  ``The resolution offered by the gentlewoman from the District of 
Columbia seeks to provide the Delegate from the District of Columbia the 
right to vote in the House on a resolution of impeachment.
  ``Pursuant to Title II, section 25(a) of the United States Code, the 
Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia 
is accorded a seat in the House, with the right of debate but not of 
voting.
  ``Under rule XII of the rules of the House, the right of a Delegate to 
vote is confined to committee. The Chair will state a basic principle on 
proper questions of privilege as recorded on page 366 of the House Rules 
and Manual.
  ``A question of the privileges of the House may not be invoked to 
affect a change in the rules or standing orders of the House. Altering 
the right to vote of a delegate is tantamount to a change in the rules 
of the House and is not a proper question of privilege.''.

para.118.5  motion to adjourn

  Mr. BONIOR moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BONIOR demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

183

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negative

Nays

225

para.118.6                   [Roll No. 540]

                                AYES--183

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps

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     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--225

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Allen
     Becerra
     Brown (FL)
     Crane
     Emerson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Johnson (WI)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Lipinski
     Manton
     Martinez
     McDade
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pryce (OH)
     Schaefer, Dan
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Towns
     Wise
     Young (AK)
       
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para.118.7  privileges of the house--impeachment of president william 
          jefferson clinton

  Mr. HYDE, by direction of the Committee on the Judiciary, rose to a 
question of privileges of the House and called up the following 
resolution (H. Res. 611):

       Resolved, That William Jefferson Clinton, President of the 
     United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, 
     and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited 
     to the United States Senate:
       Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of 
     Representatives of the United States of America in the name 
     of itself and of the people of the United States of America, 
     against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United 
     States of America, in maintenance and support of its 
     impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors.

                               Article I

       In his conduct while President of the United States, 
     William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional 
     oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the 
     United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, 
     protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, 
     and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that 
     the laws be faithfully executed, has willfully corrupted and 
     manipulated the judicial process of the United States for his 
     personal gain and exoneration, impeding the administration of 
     justice, in that:
       On August 17, 1998, William Jefferson Clinton swore to tell 
     the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth before 
     a Federal grand jury of the United States. Contrary to that 
     oath, William Jefferson Clinton willfully provided 
     perjurious, false and misleading testimony to the grand jury 
     concerning one or more of the following: (1) the nature and 
     details of his relationship with a subordinate Government 
     employee; (2) prior perjurious, false and misleading 
     testimony he gave in a Federal civil rights action brought 
     against him; (3) prior false and misleading statements he 
     allowed his attorney to make to a Federal judge in that civil 
     rights action; and (4) his corrupt efforts to influence the 
     testimony of witnesses and to impede the discovery of 
     evidence in that civil rights action.
       In doing this, William Jefferson Clinton has undermined the 
     integrity of his office, has brought disrepute on the 
     Presidency, has betrayed his trust as President, and has 
     acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice, 
     to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such conduct, 
     warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office and 
     disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, 
     trust, or profit under the United States.

                               Article II

       In his conduct while President of the United States, 
     William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional 
     oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the 
     United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, 
     protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, 
     and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that 
     the laws be faithfully executed, has willfully corrupted and 
     manipulated the judicial process of the United States for his 
     personal gain and exoneration, impeding the administration of 
     justice, in that:
       (1) On December 23, 1997, William Jefferson Clinton, in 
     sworn answers to written questions asked as part of a Federal 
     civil rights action brought against him, willfully provided 
     perjurious, false and misleading testimony in response to 
     questions deemed relevant by a Federal judge concerning 
     conduct and proposed conduct with subordinate employees.
       (2) On January 17, 1998, William Jefferson Clinton swore 
     under oath to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing 
     but the truth in a deposition given as part of a Federal 
     civil rights action brought against him. Contrary to that 
     oath, William Jefferson Clinton willfully provided 
     perjurious, false and misleading testimony in response to 
     questions deemed relevant by a Federal judge concerning the 
     nature and details of his relationship with a subordinate 
     Government employee, his knowledge of that employee's 
     involvement and participation in the civil rights action 
     brought against him, and his corrupt efforts to influence the 
     testimony of that employee.
       In all of this, William Jefferson Clinton has undermined 
     the integrity of his office, has brought disrepute on the 
     Presidency, has betrayed his trust as President, and has 
     acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice, 
     to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such conduct, 
     warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office and 
     disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, 
     trust, or profit under the United States.

                              Article III

       In his conduct while President of the United States, 
     William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional 
     oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the 
     United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, 
     protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, 
     and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that 
     the laws be faithfully executed, has prevented, obstructed, 
     and impeded the administration of justice, and has to that 
     end engaged personally, and through his subordinates and

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     agents, in a course of conduct or scheme designed to delay, 
     impede, cover up, and conceal the existence of evidence and 
     testimony related to a Federal civil rights action brought 
     against him in a duly instituted judicial proceeding.
       The means used to implement this course of conduct or 
     scheme included one or more of the following acts:
       (1) On or about December 17, 1997, William Jefferson 
     Clinton corruptly encouraged a witness in a Federal civil 
     rights action brought against him to execute a sworn 
     affidavit in that proceeding that he knew to be perjurious, 
     false and misleading.
       (2) On or about December 17, 1997, William Jefferson 
     Clinton corruptly encouraged a witness in a Federal civil 
     rights action brought against him to give perjurious, false 
     and misleading testimony if and when called to testify 
     personally in that proceeding.
       (3) On or about December 28, 1997, William Jefferson 
     Clinton corruptly engaged in, encouraged, or supported a 
     scheme to conceal evidence that had been subpoenaed in a 
     Federal civil rights action brought against him.
       (4) Beginning on or about December 7, 1997, and continuing 
     through and including January 14, 1998, William Jefferson 
     Clinton intensified and succeeded in an effort to secure job 
     assistance to a witness in a Federal civil rights action 
     brought against him in order to corruptly prevent the 
     truthful testimony of that witness in that proceeding at a 
     time when the truthful testimony of that witness would have 
     been harmful to him.
       (5) On January 17, 1998, at his deposition in a Federal 
     civil rights action brought against him, William Jefferson 
     Clinton corruptly allowed his attorney to make false and 
     misleading statements to a Federal judge characterizing an 
     affidavit, in order to prevent questioning deemed relevant by 
     the judge. Such false and misleading statements were 
     subsequently acknowledged by his attorney in a communication 
     to that judge.
       (6) On or about January 18 and January 20-21, 1998, William 
     Jefferson Clinton related a false and misleading account of 
     events relevant to a Federal civil rights action brought 
     against him to a potential witness in that proceeding, in 
     order to corruptly influence the testimony of that witness.
       (7) On or about January 21, 23 and 26, 1998, William 
     Jefferson Clinton made false and misleading statements to 
     potential witnesses in a Federal grand jury proceeding in 
     order to corruptly influence the testimony of those 
     witnesses. The false and misleading statements made by 
     William Jefferson Clinton were repeated by the witnesses to 
     the grand jury, causing the grand jury to receive false and 
     misleading information.
       In all of this, William Jefferson Clinton has undermined 
     the integrity of his office, has brought disrepute on the 
     Presidency, has betrayed his trust as President, and has 
     acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice, 
     to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such conduct, 
     warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office and 
     disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, 
     trust, or profit under the United States.

                               Article IV

       Using the powers and influence of the office of President 
     of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, in violation 
     of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office 
     of President of the United States and, to the best of his 
     ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of 
     the United States, and in disregard of his constitutional 
     duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has 
     engaged in conduct that resulted in misuse and abuse of his 
     high office, impaired the due and proper administration of 
     justice and the conduct of lawful inquiries, and contravened 
     the authority of the legislative branch and the truth seeking 
     purpose of a coordinate investigative proceeding, in that, as 
     President, William Jefferson Clinton refused and failed to 
     respond to certain written requests for admission and 
     willfully made perjurious, false and misleading sworn 
     statements in response to certain written requests for 
     admission propounded to him as part of the impeachment 
     inquiry authorized by the House of Representatives of the 
     Congress of the United States. William Jefferson Clinton, in 
     refusing and failing to respond and in making perjurious, 
     false and misleading statements, assumed to himself functions 
     and judgments necessary to the exercise of the sole power of 
     impeachment vested by the Constitution in the House of 
     Representatives and exhibited contempt for the inquiry.
       In doing this, William Jefferson Clinton has undermined the 
     integrity of his office, has brought disrepute on the 
     Presidency, has betrayed his trust as President, and has 
     acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice, 
     to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such conduct, 
     warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office and 
     disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, 
     trust, or profit under the United States.

  After debate,
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER rose, was recognized for an additional hour under 
clause 2 of Rule XIV.
  After further debate,
  Pending further consideration of said resolution,

para.118.8  order of business--further consideration of h. res. 611

  On motion of Mr. HYDE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, during further consideration of House Resolution 611, 
the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution 
to final adoption without intervening motion except: (1) debate on the 
resolution for a period not to extend beyond 10 p.m. tonight, equally 
divided at the outset and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and one further hour 
of debate on Saturday, December 19, 1998, equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary; (2) after such first period of debate, a motion to adjourn; 
and (3) one motion to recommit with or without instructions, which, if 
including instructions, shall be debatable for ten minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent.
  Ordered further, That, during consideration of a resolution appointing 
and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of William Jefferson 
Clinton, President of the United States, the previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the resolution to final adoption without 
intervening motion or demand for a division of the question except ten 
minutes of debate on the resolution equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary. When the House adjourns on Friday, December 18, 1998, it 
adjourn to meet at 9 o'clock a.m. on Saturday, December 19.
  Pending further consideration of said resolution,
  Mr. SOLOMON demanded that the question be divided on each Article of 
impeachment contained in the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced the question was 
divisible and would be divided for the vote by Article.
  Pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, the SPEAKER pro tempore, 
Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER and Mr. CONYERS for a period 
not to extend beyond 10 p.m.
  After further debate,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to the previous order of 
the House, debate was concluded on House Resolution 611 until Saturday, 
December 19, 1998.
  And then,

para.118.9  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SENSENBRENNER, pursuant to the special order 
heretofore agreed to, at 10 o'clock p.m., the House adjourned until 9 
o'clock a.m. on Saturday, December 19, 1998.

para.118.10  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. Summary of Legislative and Oversight 
     Activities of the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure for the 105th Congress (Rept. No. 105-831). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. Legislative and 
     Oversight Activities of the Committee on Ways and Means 
     During the 105th Congress (Rept. No. 105-832). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.118.11  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII,

           Ms. NORTON introduced a resolution (H. Res. 613) 
             providing a vote for the Delegate to the Congress 
             from the District of Columbia in the consideration by 
             the House of Representatives of any resolution 
             impeaching the President or Vice President of the 
             United States; which was referred to the Committee on 
             Rules. 

para.118.12  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       92. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the City Council of 
     Detroit, relative to a Resolution petitioning Congress to 
     give high priority to the urban agenda and putting an end to 
     public inquiries into President Clinton's personal life; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary. 


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                    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1998 (119)

para.119.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                December 19, 1998.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.119.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, December 19, 1998.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. McNULTY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

277

When there appeared

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Nays

125

para.119.3                   [Roll No. 541]

                                YEAS--277

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--125

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Barton
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Crane
     Davis (VA)
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Johnson, Sam
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Maloney (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     Miller (CA)
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Sessions
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Linda
     Souder
     Towns
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Young (FL)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.119.4  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       12594. A letter from the Administrator, Foreign 
     Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Foreign Donation of Agricultural 
     Commodities (RIN: 0551-AA56) received November 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       12595. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting from the President, requesting emergency 
     supplemental appropriations for the repair of damage caused 
     by Hurricane Georges, pursuant to Public Law 105-277; (H. 
     Doc. No. 105-355); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       12596. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-
     Deficiency Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       12597. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Director of 
     Plans and Programs at the 11th Wing is initiating a cost 
     comparison of the Supply and Transportation functions at 
     Bolling Air Force Base, District of Columbia, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       12598. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Architectural and Engineering Services and Construction 
     Design [DFARS Case 98-D313] received December 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       12599. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
     Health Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     regarding the feasibility and advisability of expanding the 
     current Department of Defense (DoD) mail order pharmacy 
     program for Medicare eligible beneficiaries affected by a 
     base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) action to include DoD 
     beneficiaries who are covered by Medicare and reside in the 
     United States outside of the catchment area of a medical 
     treatment facility of the uniformed services; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       12600. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
     Health Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     results of a study on the cost and feasibility of 
     intergrating all or part of Dod/VA medical treatment; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       12601. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); State Victims of Crime 
     Compensation Programs; Voice Prostheses (RIN: 0720-AA42) 
     received October 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       12602. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the annual report on the 
     Department's effective use and the costs of the civilian 
     voluntary separation incentive pay program; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       12603. A letter from the Office of the Secretary, Panama 
     Canal Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Tolls

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     for Use of Canal (RIN: 3207-AA-46) received December 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       12604. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Securities Credit Transactions; List of 
     Marginable OTC Stocks; List of Foreign Margin Stocks 
     [Regulations T and X] received November 6, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       12605. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Rent Control Preemption for Supportive Housing 
     for the Elderly and Persons With Disabilities [Docket No. FR-
     4346-F-01] (RIN: 2502-AH21) received December 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       12606. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Interagency Guidelines 
     Establishing Year 2000 Standards for Safety and Soundness 
     (RIN: 3064-AC18) received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       12607. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation's 1997 Merger Decisions report; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       12608. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List 
     of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7697] received December 17, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       12609. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List 
     of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7700) received December 17, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       12610. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7256] received December 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       12611. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7698] 
     received December 17,1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       12612. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received December 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       12613. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the annual report of the 
     Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5617; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       12614. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Use and Disclosure of Federal Employees' 
     Compensation Act Claims File Material (RIN: 1215-AB18) 
     received November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       12615. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Twentieth Annual Report about the education of 
     children and youth with disabilities; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       12616. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Service, transmitting a report to the Congress on the 
     Community Food and Nutrition (CFN) Program for Fiscal Years 
     (FY) 1992 through 1995; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       12617. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting the Energy 
     Information Administration's Annual Energy Review for 1997, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 790f(a)(2); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12618. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the annual report of 
     material violations or suspected material violations of 
     regulations relating to Treasury auctions and other offerings 
     of securities upon the issuance of such securities by the 
     Treasury, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3121 nt.; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12619. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting a report that during 
     the period of January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997, no 
     exceptions to the prohibition against favored treatment of a 
     government securities broker or dealer were granted by the 
     Secretary; to the Committee on Commerce.
       12620. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Acquisition/Financial Assistance 
     Letter--received December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12621. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Nuclear Materials Management and 
     Safeguards System Reporting and Data Submission--received 
     December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12622. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Acquisition Letter--received 
     December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12623. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Occupational Exposure Assessment--
     December 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12624. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality State Implementation 
     Plans, Texas; Recodification of, and Revisions to the State 
     Implementation Plan; Chapter 114; Correction of Effective 
     Date under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) [FRL-6182-9] 
     received October 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       12625. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Delegation of National 
     Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source 
     Categories; State of Arizona; Pinal County Air Quality 
     Control District [FRL-6175-2] received November 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12626. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Alaska [AK 15-
     1703a; FRL-6188-7] received November 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12627. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tennessee; Final 
     Approval of State Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Program 
     [FRL-6186-1] received November 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12628. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Application of Minority 
     and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Requirements in the Clean 
     Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs--
     received November 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12629. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Universal Waste Rule 
     (Hazardous Waste Management System; Modification of the 
     Hazardous Waste Recycling Regulatory Program) [Docket 6207-7] 
     (RIN: 2050-AD19) received December 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12630. A letter from the AMD-PERM, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Allocation of Spectrum Below 5 GHz Transferred from Federal 
     Government Use [ET Docket No. 94-32] received December 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12631. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Food Additives Permitted for 
     Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Natamycin 
     (Pimaricin) [Docket No. 98F-0063] received December 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12632. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Medical Devices; 
     Humanitarian Use of Devices [Docket No. 98N-0171] received 
     November 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       12633. A letter from the Office of Congressional Affairs, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Management Directive 5.6, Integrated Materials 
     Performance Evaluation Program--received December 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12634. A letter from the Office of Congressional Affairs, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--An Approach for Plant-Specific Risk-Informed 
     Decisionmaking Inservice Inspection of Piping [Regulatory 
     Guide 1.178] received October 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12635. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Waste Technical 
     Review Board, transmitting this report in accordance with the 
     requirement of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 
     1987, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 10268; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12636. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the 1997 Annual Report on Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
     Management Progress; to the Committee on Commerce.
       12637. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Service, transmitting the Administration's final rule--
     Regulations Re

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     quiring Manufactures to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness 
     of New Drug and Biological Products in Pediatric Patients 
     [Docket No. 97N-0165] (RIN: 0910-AB20) received December 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12638. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Administration's final rule--
     Prescription Drug Labeling; Medication Guide Requirements 
     [Docket No. 93N-0371] (RIN: 0910-AA37) received December 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       12639. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicaid 
     Program; Impatient Psychiatric Services Benefit for 
     Individuals Under Age 21 [HCFA-2060-F] (RIN: 0938-AJ05) 
     received November 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       12640. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification that the President proposes to exercise his 
     authority under section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, as amended (the ``Act''), to authorize the use 
     of $12 million in appropriations to the Korean Peninsula 
     Energy Development Organization, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2364(a)(1); to the Committee on International Relations.
       12641. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       12642. A letter from the Under Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting that the 
     Secretary of Commerce is imposing certain foreign policy-
     based export controls on Specially Designated Terrorists 
     (``SDT'') determined to be disrupting the Middle East peace 
     process and Foreign Terrorist Organizations (``FTO''); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       12643. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report entitled ``Report of U.S. Citizen Expropriation Claims 
     and Certain Other Commercial and Investment Disputes''; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       12644. A letter from the Executive Director, Japan-United 
     States Friendship Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     annual report for fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2904(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       12645. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the annual report on 
     activities under the Denton Amendment Program; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       12646. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors 
     Panama Canal Commission, transmitting the semiannual report 
     of the Inspector General of the Panama Canal Commission, for 
     the period of April 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12647. A letter from the Chairperson, Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, transmitting a report on the Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) management control and 
     financial systems; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12648. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report for the period 
     of April 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12649. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination 
     Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors Regarding 
     Special Disabled Veterans and Vietnam Era Veterans (RIN: 
     1215-AA62) received November 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12650. A letter from the Assistant for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination 
     Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors Regarding 
     Special Disabled Veterans and Vietnam Era Veterans (RIN: 
     1215-AA62) received November 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12651. A letter from the Inspector General, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting the Office's Audit 
     Report Register for the period ending September 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12652. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Circular 97-10; Introduction--received December 
     19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12653. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Federal 
     Housing Enterprise Oversight, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Releasing Information (RIN: 2550-AA01) received 
     December 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12654. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule--Technical 
     Amendments to Financial Disclosure Rule for Executive Branch 
     Employees (RIN: 3209-AA00) received December 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       12655. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule--Standards of 
     Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (RIN: 
     3209-AA04) received December 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12656. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the semiannual report for the period 
     of April 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12657. A letter from the Inspector General, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the semiannual report for 
     the period of April 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12658. A letter from the Executive Director, President's 
     Committee on the Arts and The Humanities, transmitting a 
     follow-up report on the recommendations of a Presidential 
     Advisory committee; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       12659. A letter from the Inspector General, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     April 1, 1998, through September 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       12660. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the annual report on royalty management and collection 
     activities for Federal and Indian mineral leases, pursuant to 
     30 U.S.C. 237; to the Committee on Resources.
       12661. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the 
     Interior for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting a proposed plan for the use and distribution of 
     the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Tribe) share 
     of the judgment funds in Docket 22-H, before the United 
     States Court of Federal Claims, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 1402(a) 
     and 1404; to the Committee on Resources.
       12662. A letter from the Assistant Secretary--Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs' FY 1995 and FY 1996 Contract Support 
     Report; to the Committee on Resources.
       12663. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Development, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Environmental Policies and Procedures (RIN: 0572-
     AB33) received December 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       12664. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the 1996 annual report on 
     the activities and operations of the Department's Public 
     Integrity Section, Criminal Division, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 
     529; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       12665. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Implementation of Public Law 103-159, Relating to 
     the Permanent Provisions of the Brady Handgun Violence 
     Prevention Act (93F-057P) [T.D. ATF-405; Ref: Notice No. 857] 
     (RIN: 1512-AB67) received October 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       12666. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Final Guidelines for the Jacob Wetterling Crimes 
     Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration 
     Act, as Amendmened (RIN: 1105-AA56) received December 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       12667. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Inmate Work and Performance Pay Program: Work 
     Evaluation [BOP-1078-F] (RIN: 1120-AA74) received December 
     17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       12668. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the 1997 Annual Report of 
     the National Institute of Justice (NIJ); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       12669. A letter from the Chairman, Inland Waterways Users 
     Board, transmitting the Board's annual report of its 
     activities; recommendations regarding construction, 
     rehabilitation priorities and spending levels on the 
     commercial navigational features and components of inland 
     waterways and harbors, pursuant to Public Law 99-662, section 
     302(b) (100 Stat. 4111); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       12670. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace: Grove City, PA [Docket No. 98-
     AEA-31] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 30, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       12671. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace: Poughkeepsie, NY [Docket No. 
     98-AEA-18] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12672. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace: East Hampton, NY [Docket No. 
     98-AEA-30] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12673. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Agusta A109C Helicopters [Docket 
     No. 98-SW-14-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12674. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS 332C, AS 
     332L, AS 332L1, and AS 33L2 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-19-
     AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12675. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model 
     R22 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-45-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12676. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives 98-24-17 [Docket No. 97-NM-14-AD]; 
     McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -30, and -40 Series 
     Airplanes (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12677. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA--Groupe AEROSPATIALE Model 
     TBM 700 Airplanes [Docket No. 95-CE-65-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12678. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Stemme GmbH & Co. KG Models S10, 
     S10-V, and S10-VT Sailplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-106-AD] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12679. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerostar Aircraft Corporation PA-
     60-600 and PA-60-700 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-139-
     AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12680. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives 98-24-26 [Docket No. 97-NM-13-AD]; 
     Boeing Model 747-400 Series Airplanes (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12681. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SE.3160, 
     SA.316B, SA.316C, and SA.319B Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-
     17-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 30, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       12682. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives 98-24-19 [Docket No. 98-NM-317-AD]; 
     Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-
     145 Series Airplanes (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 
     30,1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12683. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Grob Luft-und Raumfahrt GmbH Models 
     G 109 and G 109B Sailplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-40-AD] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12684. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives 98-24-24 [Docket 98-NM-71-AD]; 
     McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 Series Airplanes (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12685. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives 98-24-25 [Docket 98-NM-84-AD]; 
     Lockheed Model L-188A and L-188C Series Airplanes (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12686. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS-365N2, 
     SA-360C, SA-365C, C1, C2, N, N1, and SA-366G1 Helicopters 
     [Docket No. 98-SW-05-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 
     30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12687. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace Grand Junction, CO [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ANM-17] received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12688. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Model 240B, 
     205A, 205A-1, 205B, and 212 Helicopters [Docket No. 97-SW-20-
     AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12689. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier-Werks GmbH Model Do 27 O-6 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-137-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12690. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives 98-24-18 [Docket 98-NM-299-AD]; 
     Bombardier Model DHC-8-100 and -300 Series Airplanes (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12691. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Aircraft Corporation Models 
     M20B, M20C, M20D, M20E, M20F, M20G, M20J, M20K, M20L, M20M, 
     and M20R Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-20-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12692. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Ursula Hanle Model H101 ``Salto'' 
     Sailplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-35-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12693. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; EXTRA Flugzeugbau GmbH Models EA-
     300, EA-300S, and EA-300L Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-53-AD] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12694. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; HOAC-Austria Model DV-20 Katana 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-83-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) Receive 
     November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12695. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Stemme GmbH & Co. KG Model S10 
     Sailplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-103-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       12696. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Burkhart Grob Luft-und Raumfahrt 
     Models G115, G115A, G115B, G115C, G115C2, G115D, and G115D2 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-68-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12697. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting a 
     report on the foreign aviation authorities to which the 
     Federal Aviation Administration provided services in the 
     preceding fiscal year, pursuant to Pub.L. 103-305; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12698. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Advanced 
     Technology Program [Docket No. 980717184-8277-02] (RIN: 0693-
     AB48) received November 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       12699. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--VA Acquisition Regulation: Title and 
     Reference Updates (RIN: 2900-AJ29) received December 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       12700. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting OPM's Fiscal Year 1997 annual report 
     on Veteran's Employment in the Federal Government, pursuant 
     to 38 U.S.C. 4214(e)(1); to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       12701. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the fourteenth report on trade and employment effects of the 
     Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 
     2705; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12702. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's fifth report on the impact of the Andean 
     Trade Preference Act on U.S. trade and employment

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     from 1996 to 1997, pursuant to Public Law 102-182, section 
     207 (105 Stat. 1244); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12703. A letter from the Assistant Secretary For Import 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Countervailing Duties [Docket No. 
     950306068-8205-05] (RIN: 0625-AA45) received November 25, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       12704. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Filing Procedure for Early Closing of Courier's Desk [Notice 
     98-67] received December 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12705. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Abatement of Interest [TD 8789] (RIN: 1545-A V32) received 
     December 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       12706. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Notice, Consent and Election Requirements of Sections 
     411(a)(11) and 417 for Qualified Retirement Plans [TD 8796] 
     (RIN: 1545-AU05) received December 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12707. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Treatment of Certain Payments received as Temporary 
     Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)--received December 19, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       12708. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner, 
     Examination, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Coordinated Issue; Construction/Real 
     Estate Industry Retainage Payable--received December 19, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       12709. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--New 
     Technologies in Retirement Plan Administration [Notice 99-1] 
     received December 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       12710. A letter from the the Director, the Congressional 
     Budget Office, transmitting CBO's final sequestration report 
     for Fiscal Year 1999, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-587); (H. Doc. No. 105-357); to the 
     Committee on the Whole House on the State of the Union and 
     ordered to be printed.
       12711. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting OMB's final sequestration 
     report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 1999, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 
     1388-587); (H. Doc. No. 105-356); to the Committee on the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
     printed.
       12712. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a notification of transfer of funds as 
     required by the provisions of section 8005 of the Department 
     of Defense Appropriations Acts for FY 1997 and FY 1998; 
     jointly to the Committees on Appropriations and National 
     Security.
       12713. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting a quarterly update 
     report on development assistance program allocations updated 
     as of June 30, 1998, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2413(a); jointly 
     to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       12714. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting its FY 2000 Budget Request for 
     consideration by the President and the Congress; jointly to 
     the Committees on House Oversight and Appropriations.
       12715. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting a copy of the Board's request for 
     supplemental appropriations, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 
     1903(b)(7); jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Appropriations.
       12716. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report that identifies accounts 
     containing unvouchered expenditures potentially subject to 
     audit by the Comptroller General, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3524(b); jointly to the Committees on Appropriations, the 
     Budget, and Government Reform and Oversight.
       12717. A letter from the Commissioner of Social Security, 
     Social Security Administration, transmitting the Social 
     Security Administration's Accountability Report for Fiscal 
     Year 1998, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 904; jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and the Judiciary.
       12718. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the ``1998 Report on Foreign Treatment of U.S. 
     Financial Institutions''; jointly to the Committees on 
     Banking and Financial Services, Commerce, International 
     Relations, and Ways and Means. 

para.119.5  h. res. 611--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD,  announced the unfinished 
business to be the further consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 611) 
impeaching William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, 
for high crimes and misdemeanors.
  When said resolution was considered pursuant to the order of the House 
of December 18, 1998.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to the order of the House of December 18, the previous 
question was ordered on the resolution.
  Mr. BOUCHER moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Judiciary 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendment:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
     That it is the sense of the House that--
       (1) on January 20, 1993, William Jefferson Clinton took the 
     oath prescribed by the Constitution of the United States 
     faithfully to execute the office of President; implicit in 
     that oath is the obligation that the President set an example 
     of high moral standards and conduct himself in a manner that 
     fosters respect for the truth; and William Jefferson Clinton, 
     has egregiously failed in this obligation, and through his 
     actions violated the trust of the American people, lessened 
     their esteem for the office of President, and dishonored the 
     office which they have entrusted to him;
       (2)(A) William Jefferson Clinton made false statements 
     concerning his reprehensible conduct with a subordinate;
       (B) William Jefferson Clinton wrongly took steps to delay 
     discovery of the truth; and
       (C) inasmuch as no person is above the law, William 
     Jefferson Clinton remains subject to criminal and civil 
     penalties; and
       (3) William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United 
     States, by his conduct has brought upon himself, and fully 
     deserves, the censure and condemnation of the American people 
     and this House.

  Pending consideration of said motion,
  Mr. SOLOMON reserved a point of order against the motion to recommit 
with instructions.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to the order of the 
House of December 18, 1998, recognized Mr. BOUCHER and Mr. SOLOMON for 
five minutes each,
  After debate,

para.119.6  point of order

  Mr. SOLOMON made a point of order against the motion to recommit with 
instructions, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I do insist on my point of order and I wish to be 
recognized on the point of order.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I make the point of order against this motion to 
recommit on the grounds that it does violate clause 7 of House Rule XVI, 
that is the germaneness rule.
  ``Mr. Speaker, this rule is a rule of the House and it requires 
amendments to be germane to the text that one is attempting to amend. 
And, Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 611, a resolution impeaching 
President Clinton for high crimes and misdemeanors, was reported as a 
question of privileges of the House under Rule IX. This privileged 
status is established by the Constitution in Article I, Section 2, which 
grants the House the sole power of impeachment.
  ``It is also established by numerous precedents in the history of this 
House in which resolutions of impeachment have been called up as 
privileged matter on the floor.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the motion to recommit contains matter which is not 
privileged for consideration by this House. An attempt to insert 
nonprivileged matter into privileged matter by amendment clearly 
violates the germaneness rules of this House.
  ``Mr. Speaker, in order to be held germane, an amendment must share a 
fundamental purpose with the text one attempts to amend. Impeachment is 
the prescribed mechanism to address this conduct by the chief executive, 
and any other procedure has no foundation in the Constitution and is not 
contemplated by the separation of powers. To attempt to substitute a 
censure for impeachment is to violate the overall purpose of the 
Constitution's impeachment clause.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the fundamental purpose of the motion to recommit 
presently before the House obviously does not conform to the fundamental 
purpose of the impeachment resolution. It proposes a different end, a 
different result and a different method of achieving that end.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I urge the Chair to sustain this point of order.
  ``I ask unanimous consent to insert extraneous matter at this point in 
the Record. It is a `Dear Colleague' letter to Members from myself and 
the incoming chairman of the Committee on Rules, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Dreier).

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  ``Finally, Mr. Speaker, let me just say that this House has a 
tradition, it has a tradition of nonpartisan rulings by the Chair on 
questions of germaneness. Indeed, the parliamentarian of the House is a 
nonpartisan officer of the majority and minority party Members. These 
recommendations are based on an orderly set of factual rulings from the 
past which establish precedents of the future.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I urge you to continue your reputation of fairness and 
sustain this point of order.''. 

  Mr. MOAKLEY was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, there is nothing unusual or unprecedented in offering 
this motion. On many occasions the House has debated resolutions to 
censure presidents, other executive officials, even private citizens. In 
fact, Mr. Speaker, the House has even debated an amendment to convert 
articles of impeachment into a censure resolution. In 1830, Mr. Speaker, 
no one even questioned the legitimacy of that amendment.
  ``The Boucher amendment to censure the President is germane to the 
articles of impeachment that we find before us.
  ``Mr. Speaker, in proposing this amendment, we are simply following 
the precedents of the House. The 3rd volume of Hinds' Precedents, 
section 2367, clearly records that during the impeachment of Judge James 
Peck, Representative Edward Everett of Massachusetts offered an 
amendment to an impeachment resolution. That amendment stated that the 
`House does not approve of the conduct of James Peck' and goes on to 
recommend that he not be impeached. This is, in essence, Mr. Speaker, 
what the motion of the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Boucher) does.
  ``The Boucher amendment strikes out the articles of impeachment and, 
in a more expansive formulation, states that the `House does not approve 
of the conduct of' President Clinton. The House went on to defeat 
Representative Everett's amendment, but it was offered, it was debated, 
and it was voted upon.
  ``Mr. Speaker, we are asking for the same consideration that the 
precedents of the House prove was given before. And furthermore, Mr. 
Speaker, the Peck case is not the only time that the House has 
considered censure of an individual subject to impeachment.
  ``In a recent study, the Congressional Research Service reported that 
the House has considered censuring executive officials a total of 9 
times. And the House also has censured its own Members.
  ``The Republican-led House has considered numerous resolutions 
expressing its disapproval of individuals and their conduct. Just 
recently the House condemned travel by Louis Farrakhan and the House 
castigated the remarks of Sara Lister, Assistant Secretary of the Army 
for Manpower. The House even expressed itself on the President's 
assertions of executive privilege. And the House expressed its views on 
many other matters.
  ``Surely, Mr. Speaker, if the House can approve the display of the Ten 
Commandments, it can censure the deplorable behavior of President 
Clinton, and we are simply asking for that opportunity.
  ``The gentleman from New York (Mr. Solomon) makes the point of order 
that the amendment is nongermane. The amendment could be challenged on 
three grounds: First, that it is not germane to amend privileged 
material with nonprivileged material; second, that even if censure is 
considered as privileged, the fundamental purpose of impeachment is 
different from censure; and third, that censure is not a 
constitutionally sound remedy.
  ``On the first argument, Mr. Speaker, the Chair may be tempted to 
follow footnote 8 in Deschler's volume 3, chapter 14, section 1.3 which 
states that it is not germane to amend impeachment which is privileged 
material with censure which is nonprivileged material. But I ask the 
Chair to withhold judgment on that. The footnote itself acknowledges 
that this is not a matter of precedent because the issue has never 
arisen. Again, Mr. Speaker, this is not a matter of precedent because 
the issue has never arisen.
  ``Moreover, it is clearly established that resolutions of censure have 
been considered as privileged in the past.
  ``In the second volume of Hinds, section 1625, a Mr. A.P. Field was 
reprimanded in the well of the House by the Speaker pursuant to a 
privileged resolution. And this is not the only case, Mr. Speaker. The 
6th volume of Cannons precedents, section 333, records that in 1913, a 
Mr. Charles Glover was also brought to the well of the House. He was 
reprimanded by the Speaker pursuant to a privileged resolution.
  ``Mr. Speaker, it is clearly established that resolutions that provide 
for censure or reprimand have been considered as privileged in the past. 
In sum, it is supported by the precedents that resolutions of censure 
have been treated as privileged by this House and, therefore, the 
argument that it is not germane to amend privileged matters with 
nonprivileged material is not at issue in this case.
  ``The second line of argument my Republican colleagues use is that 
censure has a fundamentally different purpose than impeachment. The 
argument is that impeachment is intended to remedy a constitutional 
crisis whereas censure is designed to punish.
  ``Mr. Speaker, let me ask, where is the remedial meaning in phrases 
such as `acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice'; 
`has brought disrepute on the presidency'; and `exhibited contempt for 
the inquiry'?
  ``These words of censure are found in the very articles before us. 
Clearly, Mr. Speaker, this language is meant to inflict punishment on 
the President, punishment that is at odds with the remedial nature of 
impeachment.
  ``The articles of impeachment also touch on this issue of punishment 
by recommending to the Senate that the President be tried, convicted, 
removed from office and forbidden to hold any office in the future. In 
fact, Mr. Speaker, the House has never, ever recommended to the Senate 
that the person being impeached also be prohibited from holding other 
office. Even in the highly-charged, politically-motivated impeachment of 
President Andrew Johnson, the House did not dare recommend to the Senate 
an appropriate punishment.
  ``The committee clearly intends not only to remedy the situation by 
impeaching the President but also intends to punish him by its 
disqualification to hold and enjoy office of honor, trust or profit 
under the United States.

  ``The words of Alexander Hamilton in Federalist 65 are instructive. 
When discussing impeachment, Hamilton uses the word `punishment' to 
describe being denied future public office. It certainly sounds like 
punishment to me, Mr. Speaker.
  ``Mr. Hamilton also describes that punishment as being `sentenced to 
a perpetual ostracism from the esteem and confidence and honors and 
emoluments of this country.' Clearly, Alexander Hamilton believed that 
denial of future public office was intended to be punitive as well as 
remedial.
  ``Mr. Speaker, since this resolution contains both remedial 
impeachment and punitive censure, it should be germane to propose 
censure alone. The Committee on the Judiciary itself has opened the 
door by censuring the President.
  ``The last argument that is being propounded is that censure is not a 
constitutionally sound remedy. I would urge the Speaker not to 
entertain this argument. It is well established that the presiding 
officer does not pass judgment on the constitutionality of any proposed 
legislation, 8 Cannon section 3031.
  ``If the Speaker still feels constrained to address the 
constitutional question, I remind the Chair that the House has 
attempted to censure Federal officials numerous times in the past and 
has in fact voted to censure such individuals.
  ``Not once, Mr. Speaker, not once has there been a successful 
constitutional challenge. Clearly, censure is not prohibited by the 
Constitution.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I respectfully remind the Chair that you are ruling on 
a profoundly important matter, a matter of whether to allow us a vote 
of conscience in the matter of impeachment. In the 210 years of 
Congress, 210 years that Congress has been in existence, no Chair has 
ever been called on to rule whether censure is germane to impeachment. 
I repeat that. In 210 years, the Chair has never been called on to rule 
on that. Your decision would be the first and the only such decision 
and

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will be recorded in the rule books as such.
  ``Volume 3 of Deschler's notes, and I quote, `the issue of whether a 
proposition to censure a Federal officer would be germane to a 
proposition for his impeachment has not arisen'. While the Chair was 
not asked to rule on the question then, the House has considered an 
amendment to the impeachment resolution to censure Judge Peck and has 
in other instances considered censure resolutions as privileged.
  ``Mr. Speaker, it has happened in the past. I urge the Chair to 
follow the weight of House practice and to overrule the point of 
order.''. 

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER was recognized to speak to the point of order and 
said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the point of order on the motion 
to recommit because it is not germane to House Resolution 611.
  ``Clause 7 of Rule XVI of the rules of the House of Representatives 
provides that `no motion or proposition on a subject different from 
that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment'. 
Prior rulings of the House have held this provision applicable to 
motions to recommit with or without instructions. A motion to recommit 
is not in order if it would not be in order as an amendment to the 
underlying proposition.
  ``The constitutional prerogatives of the House, such as impeachment 
and matters incidental thereto, are questions of high privilege under 
Rule IX of the House rules.
  ``A joint or simple resolution evincing the disapproval of the House 
is not a question of privilege under the rules of the House.
  ``Furthermore, the fundamental principle of such a censure resolution 
is inconsistent with the fundamental purpose of an impeachment 
resolution.
  ``I would point out to the Chair that the motion to recommit with 
instructions that is under consideration here is not even a censure 
motion. It is a sense of the Congress resolution, and I would refer the 
Chair to the last four lines of their resolution, that William 
Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, by his conduct has 
brought upon himself and fully deserves the censure and condemnation of 
the American people and this House.
  ``It says he deserves the censure but it does not censure him.
  ``We have heard an awful lot about the rule of law during this 
debate, which I think has been one of the finest debates that the House 
of Representatives has had.
  ``This is our opportunity to uphold our rules, our laws, and I would 
strongly urge the Chair to sustain the point of order.''. 

  Mr. DELAHUNT was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I wish to be heard on the point of order and I urge 
you to overrule the point of order.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the argument has been made that censure is 
unprecedented, uncommon or unconstitutional. That simply is not the 
case.
  ``In the impeachment of Judge Peck, an amendment was offered that 
contained a censure. The gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Moakley) 
spoke to this in his remarks. I want to point out that on many other 
occasions the House has chosen censure over impeachment. I would like 
to cite a few examples.
  ``In the case of Judge Speers, the committee report stated, and I am 
quoting, `The record presents a series of legal oppressions that demand 
condemnation and criticism'. Even in the light of this finding, the 
committee did not recommend proceeding with impeachment and the report 
containing censure was adopted.
  ``In the cases of Judge Harry Anderson, Judge Frank Cooper, Judge 
Grover Moscowitz, Judge Blodgett, Judge Boarman, Judge Jenkins and 
Judge Ricks, the committee recommended censure instead of proceeding 
with impeachment.
  ``The fact of the matter, Mr. Speaker, is that there is a long-
standing history in the House of substituting censure for impeachment. 
Sometimes, as in the Louderback case, the Committee on the Judiciary 
recommends censure and the House rejects that recommendation and votes 
impeachment. Other times the committee has recommended censure over 
impeachment and the House has agreed with that recommendation. Mr. 
Speaker, what is important is that the House has had a choice between 
censure and impeachment.
  ``There is also a long tradition in the House of censuring executive 
officers. As we have heard, a recent Congressional Research Service 
study found nine instances where the House has attempted to censure 
Federal officials. Presidents John Adams, John Tyler, James Polk and 
James Buchanan were all subject of censure resolutions. In addition, 
Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, Navy Secretary Isaac Toucey, 
former War Secretary Simon Cameron, Navy Secretary Gideon Welles, and 
Ambassador Thomas Bayard as well, were all subject to censure 
resolutions.
  ``Indeed, private citizens have also been censured by the House. The 
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Moakley) cited two examples in his 
opening argument. The House has also censured a Mr. John Anderson, a 
Mr. Samuel Houston, and moved to censure Mr. Russell Jarvis.
  ``I believe these examples will dispel the myth that censure by the 
House is uncommon, unprecedented or unconstitutional.
  ``The most salient fact is that when the House wants to censure an 
individual, both private citizens and executive officers, it can and it 
has. There is no constitutional prohibition against such an action, and 
the Congress has freely engaged in passing such censures.
  ``The question before the Speaker is, with this long line of 
precedent, can censure be offered as an alternative to impeachment? The 
answer is clearly yes. As I cited above, the House has on many 
occasions adopted reports from the Committee on the Judiciary that has 
given the House the opportunity to express its views, its lack of 
regard, its censure, its condemnation, as an alternative to impeaching 
a judge. The same model should hold here.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I would argue that the reason this is such a long-
standing practice and precedent of the House is because it just makes 
good common sense. When the House does not feel impeachment is 
warranted, but does want to go on the record censuring certain 
behavior, it has. One only need look at the precedents.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I urge that you overrule the point of order.''.

  Mr. ROGAN was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I join with the gentleman from Wisconsin Mr. 
Sensenbrenner in rising to a point of order and also noting the 
dichotomy in this particular proposal of censure; that if this were to 
pass, we would go on record as stating that the President deserves 
censure, but the document itself does not grant censure.
  There are two other interesting areas relating to the proposal before 
us. In the House Committee on the Judiciary, when this matter came 
before us, the maker of the proposed resolution of censure was the same 
maker as the proposal today, the distinguished gentleman from Virginia 
Boucher. The resolution of censure that was presented to the Committee 
on the Judiciary had two distinguishing characteristics that are absent 
today.
  ``In the Committee on the Judiciary, the resolution that was put 
before us would have required not only a vote of the House but a vote 
of the Senate to bring the condemnation of Congress upon the President. 
That is absent here. It also had an additional element. It had an 
element of requiring the President to come to Congress and to affix his 
signature to the document in recognition of the censure. That too is 
absent.
  ``Impeachment, and not censure, is properly before the House at this 
time. The paradox between the two was demonstrated during our debate in 
the Committee on the Judiciary on the proposed resolution of censure.
  ``In committee I asked the author if there was any language in the 
proposal that would preclude any future Congress, by a simple majority 
vote, from erasing or expunging the censure from history. I knew in 
advance the answer to that question. No. There can be no such language 
in a resolution of censure because, under the rules of Congress, this 
Congress cannot bind a future Congress.
  ``What does this mean? It means that any censure adopted by this 
House today can be expunged from the record by a simple majority vote 
of this House. Now, in a courtroom, convicted

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felons seek to have their criminal convictions expunged. When that 
request is granted, that felon may truthfully state that he was never 
convicted of a crime. In the eyes of the law, the criminal conduct 
simply never happened when expungement is granted. It is forgotten.
  ``A censure resolution of this President today can be erased from our 
journals and from our history books forever tomorrow, and it may be 
done by a simple majority vote. Censure is a remedy designed for the 
polls, it is not a remedy designed for the Constitution. It is a 
phantom remedy and the amendment should be turned back.''. 

  Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin was recognized to speak to the point of 
order and said:

  ``Yes, Mr. Speaker, I wish to speak. But before I do that, I want to 
compliment you on the evenhandedness you have displayed in presiding 
over this matter.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the argument that censure is of a fundamentally 
different purpose than impeachment has been made; that impeachment is 
remedial in nature while censure is punitive in nature. Ordinarily, I 
would agree. The words in the censure resolution are meant to be 
punishment. But unlike previous articles of impeachment, the 
impeachment articles before us also raise the issue of punishment, and 
it does so in three ways:
  ``The articles incorporate language which clearly condemns and, in 
effect, censures the President. I quote from the articles: `In all of 
this William Jefferson Clinton has undermined the integrity of his 
office and has brought disrepute on the Presidency, has betrayed his 
trust as President, and has acted in a manner subversive of the rule of 
law and justice to the manifest injury of the people of the United 
States.' This language appears in all four articles of impeachment.
  ``The article also states that he has, `violated his constitutional 
duty', and `willfully corrupted and manipulated the judicial process.' 
If this language were considered on its own, it clearly would be 
considered a condemnation and censure of the President.
  ``Second, and more importantly, last night I looked through the 16 
previous articles of impeachment that this House has considered. And 
for the first time in the history of the Congress, for the first time 
in 210 years, this House is taking the additional step and telling the 
Senate that not only should the President be tried and removed from 
office but also disbarred from ever holding public office again. That 
language did not even appear in the articles of impeachment for Andrew 
Johnson or Richard Nixon.
  ``Let me repeat that, Mr. Speaker. For the first time in the history 
of the United States, the House is taking it upon itself to say that 
the power of disqualification from office should be invoked. Until 
today, no Member of this House has voted to do this. Until today.
  ``This is important. Alexander Hamilton, in Federalist 65, talks 
about this very issue. Hamilton says, `Punishment is not to terminate 
the chastisement of the offender'. Hamilton goes on to talk about the 
offender having been sentenced to a perpetual ostracism from the esteem 
and confidence, and honors and emoluments of this country when the 
person is disqualified from holding public office. While this penalty 
is partly remedial, one can only conclude that there is something 
inherently punitive in forever disqualifying an individual from holding 
public office, and this punishment quality is intentional.
  ``Third, article 4 states that the President exhibited contempt for 
the inquiry. By charging the President with contempt, the articles open 
up the possibility for the House to address that contempt.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the precedents clearly show that contempt can be 
remedied by a censure of this House. It is equally clear that contempt 
of the House can be addressed by a privileged resolution of censure. 
The articles before us contain language that clearly raises the issue 
of punishment and censure.
  ``To a proposition that contains both impeachment and censure, 
clearly it is germane to offer a proposition for censure. For rather 
than expanding the purpose of the articles of impeachment, our censure 
resolution, in a real sense, narrows the focus of the resolution. We do 
not expand, we narrow the focus.
  ``One final point, Mr. Speaker. You have discretion. You can put the 
question of germaneness to this body. This is an issue that this body 
has never considered before. And in doing so, you could truly let the 
people decide.''. 

  Mr. PEASE was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, what is clear from the debate in the Committee on the 
Judiciary and on the floor of this House is that the meaning, even the 
intent of a resolution of censure is not clear.
  ``Some contend that its purpose, no matter what it is called, is to 
punish the President. Others argue that it is not intended to punish 
but merely to state the opinion of the House on the matter. Without 
determining which it is, this much is now clear. If its purpose is to 
punish the President, no matter how it is captioned, it is a bill of 
attainder, that is, special legislation intended to punish and identify 
an individual or group without benefit of judicial proceedings, and 
constitutionally prohibited.
  ``I understand that the proposal originally before the committee has 
been amended so as not to require Senate action, thus diminishing it 
substantially in order to meet the constitutional infirmity. If it is 
not intended to punish the President, but merely state our opinions, it 
is clearly meaningless, for we have already done that extensively, some 
would say exhaustively.
  ``If anything, the debate of the last few months has brought 
consensus on one thing, the centrality of the rule of law to our system 
of government. Some contend that the rule of law is best acquitted 
through impeachment of the President; others that it will be upheld 
because of the President's exposure to proceedings in civil and 
criminal courts of this Nation after he leaves office.
  ``But all of us agree that following the rules is essential. The 
rules of this House, as we were reminded yesterday by both our outgoing 
rules chairman the gentleman from New York Mr. Solomon and the incoming 
rules chairman the gentleman from California Mr. Dreier, do not allow 
the interjection of nonprivileged matter into privileged matter by 
amendment. The articles of impeachment are privileged. The sense of the 
House resolution is not. The motion, though perhaps so across the 
rotunda, is not germane here and the point of order should therefore be 
sustained.''. 

  Mr. RANGEL was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the point of order that has 
been made by the gentleman from New York Mr. Solomon and in support of 
the motion to recommit so that this body could have before it the 
question as to whether or not we can vote for censure.
  ``As you look over the rules and precedents of this House, you will 
have the broad discretion to include in your ruling the question of 
fairness and the question of equity. Mr. Speaker, the whole world is 
watching.''. 

  Mr. BUYER was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, if many of my colleagues are sitting here somewhat 
confused and scratching their heads and trying to follow this debate 
and they think this is a bunch of lawyers speaking lawyerly language, I 
kind of agree with them. They are right. I am confused.
  ``Now, I sat on the Judiciary Committee and I watched this debate. 
Let me share with my colleagues why. Here is why I am confused. When 
the censure resolution was offered in the Judiciary Committee, I asked 
questions of the author about what is its clear intent. The gentleman 
from Virginia (Mr. Boucher) was very clear to me. He said the intent of 
the censure resolution is not to have findings of guilt and it is not 
to punish. Then I questioned that, looking at the four corners of the 
document and got into the exact words, because it did have findings of 
guilt, that the President had egregiously failed, that he had violated 
his trust, that he lessened the esteem of his office, that he brought 
dishonor to his office and then as a form of punishment it sought that 
the President's actions were entitled to condemnation.
  ``The reason that the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Boucher) would 
assert that his intent was not to have findings of guilt and not to 
punish is because it

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would have brought it within the clear prohibition of the Constitution 
of bills of attainder. Now, even up to yesterday on this House floor we 
were still discussing bills of attainder. But now there is a problem. 
The problem is that how do they make a censure resolution germane as an 
alternative to impeachment? So they have gotten clever. The cleverness 
is to change the title but leave the words the same. It is no longer 
called a censure resolution, it is now called a sense of the House. So 
being clever, they have now tried to distance themselves from the 
clear, express constitutional prohibition on bills of attainder and now 
say that because this is a sense of the Congress resolution, it comes 
under the speech and debate clause.
  ``That is what is happening here, Mr. Speaker. So now that the same 
Members who yesterday in debate said that our intent by this was not to 
have findings of guilt and not to punish, if you are confused that now 
the same Members are saying that we are having findings of guilt and 
our intent is to punish, the same Members are saying that now because 
they have changed the title and it is merely now under the speech and 
debate clause.
  ``As one of the legal scholars testified before the Judiciary 
Committee, they said that if it is a sense of the Congress, it is the 
equivalency of Congress shouting down Pennsylvania Avenue at the 
Presiden t and saying, `We think what you have done was a bad thing', 
and it has no other clear legal effect.
  ``Now, Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the point of order on the 
motion to recommit because censure is not germane as an alternative to 
the impeachment resolution. I have great respect for every Member of 
this body. I have had opportunities to speak with many of them. I had a 
good conversation with the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Roemer) 
yesterday and he and I disagree on this issue.
  ``I understand the motives and the intentions of the Members of this 
House who would like to censure the President for his lack of 
integrity, responsibility and violations of the rule of law. I 
understand their convictions and that is why they offer this sense of 
the House resolution.
  ``Americans all across the country every day, we all try very hard to 
live by the rules, principles and proverbs and we teach them to our 
children. What are they? It is called honesty: You tell the truth, be 
sincere, do not deceive, mislead or be devious or use trickery. Do not 
withhold information in relationships of trust. Do not cheat or lie to 
the detriment of others nor tolerate such practice. You honor your 
oath. Be loyal. Support and protect your family, your friends, your 
community and your country. Do not violate the law and ethical 
principles to win personal gain. Do not ask a friend to do something 
wrong. Judge all people on their merits. Do not abuse or demean people. 
Do not use, manipulate, exploit or take advantage of others for 
personal gain. Be responsible and accountable, think before you act, 
consider the consequences on all people by your actions.''.

  Mr. HEFNER was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I do not understand why anybody would be confused, 
this being an exercise in lawyers here and all the technical things we 
have talked about.
  ``Let me just mention something here. I have been here longer than 
most of the people that have talked on this point of order. The most 
powerful committee in this House is the Rules Committee. It is the 
Speaker's committee. The leadership in this House and the Speaker in 
this House dictates the rules that will be considered on this House 
floor. Make no mistake about it.
  ``Now, it has been said that we cannot have a vote on censure because 
it is not constitutional. But no one, no one, has shown us why it is 
unconstitutional. It is an opinion. Nobody has given us concrete 
evidence that it is not constitutional for us to consider censure.
  ``Now, if that be the case and you want to make the argument that we 
want to be fair in these proceedings, well, then you would give us a 
vote on censure. The Rules Committee could have met, the gentleman from 
New York (Mr. Solomon) I think will agree, and you could have crafted 
any rule that you wanted. You could have waived any points of order to 
have a rule that comes to this floor, and you would have the votes to 
enforce the rule that you brought.
  ``But to say that it is unconstitutional and hide behind the fact 
that it is unconstitutional to me says we are going to have a vote for 
impeachment to get rid of this President and that is going to be it, 
period. We are not going to allow anybody to vote his conscience if it 
conflicts with our conscience.
  ``Now, I do not know about you, but this will be the last time that I 
will probably ever speak on the floor of this House of Representatives, 
and it has been the greatest privilege of my life. It has been the 
greatest privilege of my life to serve in this House of 
Representatives, and for every Member of Congress, whether I have 
agreed with you or not, if there is anything that I have said over 
these years that would have offended anybody, I would ask your 
forgiveness.
  ``The President of the United States stood before the whole world and 
said, I have sinned and I ask forgiveness, and that is what it is all 
about.
  ``I do not know how you are going to rule on this but just as soon as 
I can get finished, I want to go home and go to the Christmas programs 
and watch these children stand out front and spell out the name of 
Christmas and Jesus Christ. I want to go home and celebrate the birth 
of the savior Jesus Christ, the prince of peace, and if people want to 
stay here forever and ever and berate the President, then you just have 
to let that be your Christmas legacy.
  ``But if you do not allow us a vote on censure, you are saying to me 
our mind is made up and we are going to get this President and we are 
not going to give you a vote on it and the deal is cut. If that be the 
case, we may as well all go home and have the vote now. But I hope that 
the Chair will not rule that this is not germane.
  ``I thank you very much, God bless you, and have a merry 
Christmas.''. 

  Mr. BARR of Georgia was recognized to speak to the point of order and 
said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, precedents are important and for precedent in this 
dispute, in discussing the germaneness of the motion to recommit, I 
believe one of the most important precedents one can turn to is the 
founder of the Democrat Party, President Andrew Jackson. His words, 
indeed, Mr. Speaker, for purposes of this particular debate are 
particularly relevant, because it was President Jackson who was the 
subject of a censure motion, and his words printed at great length in 
the registry of the proceedings of this Chamber in 1834 very clearly 
discuss, illustrate and stand for the proposition that the very 
carefully balanced system of checks and balances and separation of 
powers in our government was violated, would be violated then as it is 
today by any motion to censure the President as a substitute for 
impeachment.
  ``The words of Andrew Jackson should be in our minds today, should be 
in these halls today, because they say that a motion for censure as a 
substitute for impeachment is offensive to the fundamental work of this 
Congress, the fundamental powers of this Congress and the powers of the 
presidency.
  This is the precedent, Mr. Speaker, that we should follow today and 
rule this motion for recommittal out of order as repugnant and 
offensive to the constitutional separation of powers on which our 
system of government is based.''.

  Mr. TRAFICANT was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, there has not been one Member that has addressed the 
legal precedents of the challenge to this motion.
  ``By removing further debate, there is no one else standing. I 
believe there is only one governing principle here today because of a 
lack of legislative precedents and action, and that is the 
Constitution. The Constitution, as has been stated, does not permit 
censure, but the Constitution does not prohibit censure.
  ``Insofar, under my parliamentary inquiry, as there is no legislative 
precedence that has been set, and the Founders did not place this with 
the elected judges of the Supreme Court, they left it to the elected 
Congress, therefore, they choose not to send it to judicial process but 
to the political process, and Congress should have the right to work 
its political will.
  ``Therefore, this motion should be defeated on the grounds that there 
is no

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precedence, it is lacking, and it cries out for further interpretation 
of the Founders' actions. And the Founders' actions were clear. They 
did not want to place it with the Supreme Court judges that were not 
responsible to voters; they placed it to the Members of Congress.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that this motion be defeated.''.

  Mr. BOUCHER was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Moakley) has 
answered well the arguments that have been made in support of the point 
of order. There is actual precedent for the acceptance by the House of 
a resolution of censure as an amendment to the impeachment resolution. 
That occurred in the matter of the impeachment of Judge Peck in 1830.
  ``In response to the argument that censure is nonprivileged material 
and that it may not be used to amend privileged material, the gentleman 
has pointed to instances in which the House has treated censure as 
privileged. And the gentleman persuasively argues that by their own 
language the articles of impeachment have a fundamental purpose that is 
both remedial and punitive. The punitive language of the censure 
resolution is, therefore, not inconsistent with the fundamental purpose 
of the articles of impeachment.
  ``Mr. Speaker, this is a question of first impression. The Chair has 
never ruled before on this precise matter. We have had in our Republic 
200 years of silence on the question of whether the substitution of a 
resolution of censure for the President's conduct to articles of 
impeachment shall be considered as germane.
  ``Given the unprecedented nature of the question, given the 
extraordinary gravity of the matter that is now before the House, given 
the inherent unfairness of not making a censure alternative available 
to the Members and the inherent unfairness of disallowing the 
consideration of the House by the American public's clearly preferred 
outcome for this inquiry, which is the passage of a resolution of 
censure, I urge the Chair to resolve all ambiguities in the rules and 
all doubts about their proper application in favor of finding that the 
resolution of censure is germane and permitting its consideration by 
the House.
  ``A finding of germaneness would do no violence to the precedents of 
the House. It would not overturn previous rulings of the Chair. It 
would allow us today to give voice to the public's overwhelming desire 
to put this unfortunate matter behind us with the stern censure and 
rebuke which the President, for his conduct, deserves.
  ``I thank the Chair for his patience in listening to these arguments, 
and I urge his finding that the resolution of censure is germane.''. 

  Mr. MOAKLEY was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:

  ``Arguing in the alternative, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the Chair for 
its patience, arguing the alternative, if the Chair finds some merit in 
our argument but is not convinced in the sufficient merit to overrule 
the point of order, I respectfully urge the Chair to consider to put 
the motion, the question, directly to the House, and there is precedent 
for this action.
  ``One of the issues in deciding the germaneness of censure to 
impeachment is the notion that the censure is not privileged, but 
impeachment is. On a question of privilege, however, the early practice 
of the House was for the House to determine whether it should be 
entertained. In fact, the practice was so well established that in 1842 
the Speaker, Representative John White of Kentucky, remarked he could 
find no instance on record where the Chair had determined what 
constituted a question of privilege. On the contrary, he found numerous 
instances where the House had settled it. This occasion is described in 
the third volume of Hinds' Precedents, section 2654.
  ``When the Speaker was asked to rule on whether a resolution 
regarding charges made by a Cabinet officer about Members of Congress 
committed a question of privilege, he said, the Speaker speaking:

       For the Chair to decide in such a case would be an 
     usurpation on its part, and what the Chair might deem a 
     breach of privilege, the House may not deem so, and vice 
     versa.

  ``Again, Mr. Speaker, I remind the Chair that this is a question of 
first impression. The Speaker has never in the 210 years of history of 
the Congress been asked to rule on whether censure is germane on 
impeachment. There is no precedence directly on point. The question has 
not arisen in the past, although the House has taken up an amendment 
that would have converted impeachment to censure in the matter of Judge 
Peck.
  ``Mr. Speaker, in a matter so grave as this, to deny the House a vote 
of conscience, I beg the Chair not to base its decision on a narrow and 
technical interpretation, and if the Chair cannot see its way to accept 
entirely our argument on the merits, I ask the Chair to put the 
question directly to the House.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, sustained the point of order, 
and said:

  ``Knowing that the House may wish to express its will on this 
question, the Chair nevertheless will follow the course set by 
presiding officers for at least the past 150 years by rendering a 
decision from the Chair.
  ``The gentleman from New York has made the point of order that the 
amendment in the motion to recommit offered by the gentleman from 
Virginia is not germane to House Resolution 611.
  ``The rule of germaneness derives directly from the authority of the 
House under section 5 in article I of the Constitution to determine its 
own rules. It has governed the proceedings of the House for all of its 
210-year history. Its applicability to a motion to recommit is well 
established. As reflected in the Deschler-Brown Precedents in volume 
10, chapter 28, both at section 1 and at section 17.2, then-Majority 
Leader Carl Albert made these general observations about the rule in 
1965, and I quote:

       It is a rule which has been insisted upon by Democrats and 
     Republicans alike ever since the Democratic and Republican 
     parties have been in existence.
       It is a rule without which this House could never complete 
     its legislative program if there happened to be a substantial 
     minority in opposition.
       One of the great things about the House of Representatives 
     and one of the things that distinguish[es] it from other 
     legislative bodies is that we do operate on the rule of 
     germaneness.
       No legislative body of this size could ever operate unless 
     it did comply with the rule of germaneness.

  ``At the outset the Chair will state two guiding principles.
  ``First, an otherwise privileged resolution is rendered nonprivileged 
by the inclusion of nonprivileged matter. This principle is exemplified 
in the ruling of Speaker Clark on January 11, 1916, which is recorded in 
Cannon's Precedents at volume 6, section 468. Accordingly, to a 
resolution pending as privileged, an amendment proposing to broach 
nonprivileged matter is not germane.
  ``Second, to be germane, an amendment must share a common fundamental 
purpose with the pending proposition. This principle is annotated in 
section 798b of the House Rules and Manual. Accordingly, to a pending 
resolution addressing one matter, an amendment proposing to broach an 
intrinsically different matter is not germane.
  ``As the excellent arguments in debate on this point of order have 
made clear, these two principles are closely intertwined in any analysis 
of the relationship between the amendment proposed in the motion to 
recommit and the pending resolution. The Chair thanks those who have 
brought their arguments to the attention of the Chair.
  ``The pending resolution proposes to impeach the President of the 
United States. As such, it invokes an exclusive constitutional 
prerogative of the House. The final clause of section 2 in Article I of 
the Constitution mandates that the House, `shall have the sole power of 
impeachment'. For this reason, the pending proposal constitutes a 
question of the privileges of the House within the meaning of Rule IX. 
Ample precedent is annotated in the House Rules and Manual at section 
604.
  ``The amendment in the motion to recommit offered by the gentleman 
from Virginia proposes instead to censure the President. It has no 
comparable nexus to an exclusive constitutional prerogative of the 
House. Indeed, clause 7 of section 3 in article I of the Constitution 
prescribes that `judgment in cases of impeachment shall not ex

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tend further than to removal from office and disqualification to hold 
and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States'.
  ``An instructive contrast appears in clause 2 of section 5 in article 
I of the Constitution, which establishes a range of alternative 
disciplinary sanctions for Members of Congress by stating that each 
House may, `punish its Members for disorderly behavior, and with the 
concurrence of two-thirds, expel a Member'. This contrast demonstrates 
that, while the constitutional power of either body in Congress to 
punish one of its Members extends through a range of alternatives, the 
constitutional power of the Congress to remove the President, consistent 
with the separation of powers, is confined to the impeachment process.
  ``Thus, a proposal to discipline a Member may admit as germane an 
amendment to increase or decrease the punishment (except expulsion, 
which the Chair will address presently), in significant part because the 
Constitution contemplates that the House may impose alternative 
punishments. But a resolution of impeachment, being a question of 
privileges of the House because it invokes an exclusive constitutional 
prerogative of the House, cannot admit as germane an amendment to 
convert the remedial sanction of potential removal to a punitive 
sanction of censure, as that would broach nonprivileged matter. For this 
conclusion the Chair finds support in Hinds' Precedents at volume 5, 
section 5810, as cited in Deschler's Precedents at volume 3, chapter 14, 
section 1.3, footnote 8.
  ``The qualitative difference between these two contrasting sources of 
disciplinary authority in the Constitution signifies an intrinsic 
parliamentary difference between impeachment and an alternative sanction 
against the President. The Chair believes that this distinction is 
supported in the cited precedents and is specifically discussed in the 
parliamentary notes on pages 400 and 401 of the cited volume. An 
analogous case emphasizing an intrinsic difference is recorded in 
Cannon's Precedents at volume 6, section 236, reflecting that on October 
27, 1921, Speaker Gillett held that an amendment proposing to censure a 
Member of the House was not germane to a resolution proposing that the 
Member be expelled from the House.
  ``The cited precedent reveals several occasions when the Committee on 
the Judiciary, having been referred a question of impeachment against a 
civil officer of the United States, reported a recommendation that 
impeachment was not warranted and, thereafter, called upon the report 
as a question of privilege.
  ``The occasional inclusion in an accompanying report of the Committee 
on the Judiciary of language recommending that an official be censured 
has not been held to destroy the privilege of an accompanying 
resolution that does not, itself, convey the language of censure.
  ``The Chair is aware that, in the consideration of a resolution 
proposing to impeach Judge James Peck in 1830, the House considered an 
amendment proposing instead to express disapproval while refraining 
from impeachment. In that instance no Member rose to a point of order, 
and no parliamentary decision was entered from the Chair or by the 
House. The amendment was considered by common sufferance. That no 
Member sought to enforce the rule of germaneness on that occasion does 
not establish a precedent of the House that such an amendment would be 
germane.
  ``Where the pending resolution addresses impeachment as a question of 
the privileges of the House, the rule of germaneness requires that any 
amendment confine itself to impeachment, whether addressing it in a 
positive or a negative way. Although it may be possible by germane 
amendment to convert a reported resolution of impeachment to resolve 
that impeachment is not warranted, an alternative sanction having no 
equivalent constitutional footing may not be broached as a question of 
privilege and, correspondingly, is not germane.
  ``The Chair acknowledges that the language of House Resolution 611 
articulates its proposition for impeachment in language that, itself, 
tends to convey opprobrium. The Chair must remain cognizant, however, 
that the resolution does so entirely in the framework of the articles 
of impeachment. Rather than inveighing any separate censure, the 
resolution only effects the constitutional prayer for judgment by the 
Senate.
  ``The Chair is not passing on the ultimate constitutionality of a 
separate resolution of censure. Indeed, the Chair does not judge the 
constitutionality of measures before the House. Rather, the Chair holds 
today only that the instant proposal to censure or otherwise admonish 
the President of the United States--as it does not constitute a 
question of the privileges of the House--is not germane to the pending 
resolution of impeachment--an intrinsically separate question of the 
privileges of the House.''. 

  Mr. GEPHARDT appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ARMEY moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the 
Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GEPHARDT demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

230

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affirmative

Nays

204

para.119.7                   [Roll No. 542]

                                YEAS--230

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch

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     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Miller (CA)
       
  So the motion to lay the appeal of the ruling of the Chair on the 
table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Pursuant to the order of the House of December 18, 1998, the question 
was divided by Article.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House adopt Article I of said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and 
nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so 
the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

228

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

206

para.119.8                   [Roll No. 543]

                                YEAS--228

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--206

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Miller (CA)
       
  So, Article I of said resolution was adopted.
  Accordingly,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House adopt Article II of said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and 
nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so 
the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

205

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

229

para.119.9                   [Roll No. 544]

                                YEAS--205

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary

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     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--229

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Miller (CA)
       
  So, Article II of said resolution was not adopted.
  Accordingly,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House adopt Article III of said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

221

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

212

para.119.10                  [Roll No. 545]

                                YEAS--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--212

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Allen
     Miller (CA)
       

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  So, Article III of said resolution was adopted.
  Accordingly,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House adopte Article IV of said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. LOFGREN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

148

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

285

para.119.11                  [Roll No. 546]

                                YEAS--148

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Everett
     Ewing
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McDade
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--285

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Allen
     Miller (CA)
       
  So, Article IV of said resolution was not adopted.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said Article I and III were 
agreed to and Article II and IV were agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.

para.119.12  notice--consideration of resolution--question of privileges

  Mr. HYDE, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to call up the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Resolved, That Mr. Hyde, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. McCollum, 
     Mr. Gekas, Mr. Canady, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
     Barr, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Rogan, and Mr. Graham 
     are appointed managers to conduct the impeachment trial 
     against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United 
     States, that a message be sent to the Senate to inform the 
     Senate of these appointments, and that the managers so 
     appointed may, in connection with the preparation and the 
     conduct of the trial, exhibit the articles of impeachment to 
     the Senate and take all other actions necessary, which may 
     include the following:
       (1) Employing legal, clerical, and other necessary 
     assistants and incurring such other expenses as may be 
     necessary, to be paid from amounts available to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary under applicable expense resolutions or from 
     the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Sending for persons and papers, and filing with the 
     Secretary of the Senate, on the part of the House of 
     Representatives, any pleadings, in conjunction with or 
     subsequent to, the exhibition of the articles of impeachment 
     that the managers consider necessary.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, responded to the foregoing 
notice, and said:

  The resolution offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) is a 
question of the privileges of the House.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) to proceed 
immediately on the resolution. 

para.119.13  privileges of the house--providing for certain appointments 
          and procedures relating to the impeachment of the president 
          proceedings

  Mr. HYDE, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 614), as a question of the privileges of 
the House:

       Resolved, That Mr. Hyde, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. McCollum, 
     Mr. Gekas, Mr. Canady, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
     Barr, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Rogan, and Mr. Graham 
     are appointed managers to conduct the impeachment trial 
     against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United 
     States, that a message be sent to the Senate to inform the 
     Senate of these appointments, and that the managers so 
     appointed may, in connection with the preparation and the 
     conduct of the trial, exhibit the articles of impeachment to 
     the Senate and take all other actions necessary, which may 
     include the following:
       (1) Employing legal, clerical, and other necessary 
     assistants and incurring such other expenses as may be 
     necessary, to be paid from amounts available to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary under applicable expense resolutions or from 
     the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Sending for persons and papers, and filing with the 
     Secretary of the Senate, on the part of the House of 
     Representatives, any pleadings, in conjunction with or 
     subsequent to, the exhibition of the articles of impeachment 
     that the managers consider necessary.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX, and pursuant to the previous order of the House, recognized Mr. 
HYDE and Mr. CONYERS for five minutes each.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to the order of the House of December 18, 1998, the previous 
question was ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection.

[[Page 2697]]

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HYDE demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

228

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

190

para.119.14                  [Roll No. 547]

                                YEAS--228

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Allen
     Buyer
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Costello
     Danner
     DeGette
     Furse
     Kennelly
     Lipinski
     McCarthy (MO)
     Miller (CA)
     Murtha
     Neal
     Poshard
     Ryun
     Smith (OR)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  And then,

para.119.15  adjournment sine die

  Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to section 3 of House Concurrent Resolution 353 
and as the designee of the Majority Leader, moved that the House do now 
adjourn.
  Accordingly,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, in accordance with the provisions 
of House Concurrent Resolution 353, at 2 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., 
declared the second session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress adjourned 
sine die.

para.119.16  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII,

       Mr. HYDE introduced a resolution (H. Res. 614) appointing 
     and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of William 
     Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States; which was 
     considered and agreed to.

para.119.17  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       408. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of New Jersey, relative to Assembly 
     Resolution No. 166 memorializing the Congress of the United 
     States to enact Congress Roukema's amendment to H.R.4328 
     which would require the United States Secretary of 
     Transportation to waive repayment of any Federal-aid highway 
     funds expended on the construction of high occupancy vehicle 
     (``HOV'') lanes on Interstate Highway Route No. 287 if the 
     New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation assures the 
     Secretary that the removal of HOV lane restriction on 
     Interstate Route 287 is in the public interest; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       409. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 361 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to rescind 
     its mandate that the United States Department of Health and 
     Human Services develop a national health identifier and to 
     restrict the use of Social Security numbers to the purposes 
     of Social Security and use permitted by law; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means. 

para.119.18  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       93. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Legislature of 
     Rockland County, relative to Resolution No. 500, petitioning 
     the Congress of the United States to oppose passage of the 
     proposed wireless and public safety act of 1998 insofar as it 
     limits local consultation in the siting and building of 
     wireless communications facilities on federally owned 
     property; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 
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[[Page 2699]]

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE SUBSEQUENT TO SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT
                        PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE

                   SUBSEQUENT TO SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT

               SECOND SESSION, ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS

para.119.19  appointments by the speaker subsequent to sine die 
          adjournment

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 208(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a-1(a)), and section 5 of House 
Resolution 594, 105th Congress, the Speaker on Monday, December 21, 
1998, appointed Jeffrey J. Trandahl of Virginia to act and to exercise 
temporarily the duties of Clerk of the House of Representatives 
effective Friday, January 1, 1999.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of 44 U.S.C. 2702 and section 5 of House 
Resolution 594, 105th Congress, the Speaker on Monday, December 21, 
1998, appointed the following member on the part of the House to the 
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress for a 2-year term:
  Mr. John J. Kornacki, Virginia.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 491 of the Higher Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1098(c)), and section 5 of House Resolution 594, 105th 
Congress, the Speaker on Monday, December 21, 1998, reappointed the 
following member on the part of the House to the Advisory Committee on 
Student Financial Assistance for a 3-year term:
  Mr. Thomas E. Dillon, California.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 105-186 
and section 5 of House Resolution 594, 105th Congress, the Speaker on 
Tuesday, December 22, 1998, appointed the following Member of the House 
to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust assets in the 
United States to fill the existing vacancy thereon:
  Mr. Lazio, New York.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 201(b) of Public Law 105-292 
and section 5 of House Resolution 594, 105th Congress, the Speaker on 
Tuesday, December 22, 1998, appointed the following members on the part 
of the House to the Commission on International Religious Freedom to 2-
year terms.
  Mr. Elliott Abrams, Virginia.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 203(b)(1) of Public Law 105-134 
and section 5 of House Resolution 594, 105th Congress, the Speaker on 
Tuesday, December 22, 1998, appointed the following individual on the 
part of the House to the Amtrak Reform Council to fill the existing 
vacancy thereon:
  Mr. Wendell Cox, Illinois.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 852(b) of the Web-Based 
Education Commission Act (112 STAT 1822) and section 5 of House 
Resolution 594, 105th Congress, the Speaker on Tuesday, December 22, 
1998, appointed the following member on the part of the House to the 
Web-Based Education Commission:
  Mr. David Winston, Maryland.
  And the following Member on Friday, January 1, 1999:
  Mr. Richard W. Brown, Minnesota.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 4(b) of Public Law 94-201 (20 
U.S.C. 2103(b)) and section 5 of House Resolution 594, 105th Congress, 
the Speaker on Wednesday, December 23, 1998, appointed the following 
Members from private life on the part of the House to the board of 
trustees of the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress for 
6-year terms:
  Mr. David W. Robinson, New Hampshire.
  Mrs. Judith McCulloh, Illinois.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of the Congressional Award 
Act (2 U.S.C. 803) and section 5 of House Resolution 594, 105th 
Congress, the Speaker on Wednesday, December 23, 1998, appointed the 
following Members on the part of the House to the Congressional Award 
Board:
  Mrs. Altagracia Ramos, Ohio.
  Mr. John McCallum, Georgia.
  Mr. Thomas Campbell, Virginia.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 1 of the Act to create a 
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board (2 U.S.C. 154), amended by section 
1 of Public Law 102-246, and section 5 of House Resolution 594, 105th 
Congress, the Speaker on Wednesday, December 23, 1998 appointed the 
following member on the part of the House to the Library of Congress 
Trust Fund Board for a five-year term to fill the existing vacancy 
thereon:
  Mr. Donald G. Jones, Wisconsin.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 591(a)(2), division A, Public 
Law 105-277 and section 5 of House Resolution 594, 105th Congress, the 
Speaker on Wednesday, December 23, 1998 appointed the following member 
on the part of the House to the National Commission on Terrorism:
  Mr. Gardner Peckham, Maryland.
  And the following members on Friday, January 1, 1999:
  Mr. Jay Paul Bremer, Maryland.
  Mr. James Woolsey, Maryland.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 5(a) of Public Law 105-255 and 
section 5 of House Resolution 594, 105th Congress, the Speaker on 
Friday, January 1, 1999 appointed the following members on the part of 
the House to the Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities 
in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development:
  Mrs. Molly Hering Bordonaro, Oregon.
  Mr. Raul J. Fernandez, Maryland.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 3(b) of the Women's Progress 
Commemoration Act (Public Law 105-341) and section 5 of House 
Resolution 594, 105th Congress, the Speaker on Friday, January 1, 1999 
appointed the following members on the part of the House to the Women's 
Progress Commemoration Commission:
  Mrs. Nancy Linn Desmond, Georgia.
  Mrs. Jane Chastain, California.
  Mrs. Dorothy Stephens Gray, Virginia.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 711(b) of the Combatting 
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996, amended by 
Public Law 105-277, and section 5 of House Resolution 594, 105th 
Congress, the Speaker on Friday, January 1, 1999 appointed the 
following members on the part of the House to the Commission to Assess 
the Organization of the Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation 
of Weapons of Mass Destruction:
  Mr. William Schneider, Virginia.
  Mr. Stephen Cambone, Virginia.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 12(b)(1) of the Centennial of 
Flight Commemoration Act (section 12(b)(1) of Public Law 105-389) and 
section 5 of House Resolution 594, 105th Congress, the Speaker on 
Friday, January 1, 1999 appointed the following citizens on the part of 
the House to the First Flight Centennial Federal Advisory Board:
  Mr. Terry Jodak Kohler, Minnesota.
  Mr. Kurt Russell, California.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 710(a)(2) of the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (division c, 
section 710(a)(2) of Public Law 105-277) and section 5 of House 
Resolution 594, 105th Congress, the Speaker on Friday, January 1, 1999, 
appointed the following member on the part of the House to the Parents 
Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse for a three-year term:
  Ms. Sunny Cloud, Georgia.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 603(b)(1), division A, of 
Public Law 105-277 and section 5 of House Resolution

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594, 105th Congress, the Speaker on Friday, January 1, 1999 appointed 
the following member on the part of the House to the International 
Financial Institution Advisory Commission:
  Mr. Lawrence Lindsay, Washington, DC.

                          ____________________

  Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c)(3) of the Trade Deficit 
Review Commission Act (Division A, Public Law 105-277) and section 5 of 
House Resolution 594, 105th Congress, the Speaker on Friday, January 1, 
1999 appointed the following persons on the part of the House to the 
Trade Deficit Review Commission:
  Mr. Robert Zoelick, Virginia.
  Mr. Donald Rumsfeld, Illinois.

                          ____________________


para.119.20  messages and communications received subsequent to sine die 
          adjournment

    

                     communication from the speaker

  The text of the communication from the Speaker of the House, dated 
December 21, 1998, is as follows:
                                            Office of the Speaker,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, December 21, 1998.

     Re temporary appointment of Clerk.

     Hon. William M. Thomas,
     Chariman, Committee on House Oversight, Longworth House 
         Office Building, Washington, DC
       Dear Bill: In accordance with 2 U.S.C. Sec. 75a-1, I hereby 
     appoint Mr. Jeffrey J. Trandahl to fill the vacancy in the 
     Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
     effective January 1, 1999. Mr. Trandahl shall exercise all 
     the duties, shall have all the powers, and shall be subject 
     to all the requirements and limitations applicable to the 
     position of Clerk until his successor is chosen by the House 
     and duly qualifies as Clerk.
       Plese contact Dan Crowley, General Counsel in the Office of 
     the Speaker, if you have any questions.
           Sincerely.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker.

                          ____________________


                communication from the clerk of the house

  The text of the communication from the Honorable Robin H. Carle, Clerk 
of the House, dated December 21, 1998, is as follows:
                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                      House of Representatives

                                Washington, DC, December 21, 1998.

     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I write today to inform you of my 
     decision to end my service as Clerk of the House effective 
     January 1, 1999.
       Because of your vision and support, many of the goals you 
     set at the dawn of the 104th Congress have already been 
     achieved, the most significant among them being the amount of 
     immediate legislative information now available to all 
     citizens via the Internet. Many others are well underway and 
     when fully implemented will position this Office to support 
     the efforts of the House in even more dramatic ways as we 
     approach the millennium.
       Thank you for providing such a magnificent opportunity for 
     me to be a part of this unique institution.
           With warm regards.
     Robin H. Carle.

                          ____________________


   communication from maureen ahearn, office of the honorable michael 
                           bilirakis--subpoena

  The text of the communication from Maureen Ahearn, office of the 
Honorable Michael Bilirakis, dated November 10, 1998, is as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 10, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Middle District of Florida.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determination required by Rule L (50).
           Sincerely,
     Maureen Ahearn.

                          ____________________


  communication from susan graydon, office of the chief adminisrative 
                            officer--subpoena

  The text of the communication from Susan Graydon, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer, dated December 10, 1998, is as follows:
                       Office of the Chief Administrative Officer,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, December 10, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that the Furniture 
     Resource Center of the Office of the Chief Administrative 
     Officer has received a subpoena for documents issued by the 
     Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the Office of the General Counsel, 
     I have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
     Susan Graydon.

                          ____________________


   communication from richard oberman, committee on science--subpoena

  The text of the communication from Richard Obermann, staff of the 
Committee on Science, dated December 9, 1998, is as follows:
                                         House of Representatives,


                                         Committee on Science,

                                 Washington, DC, December 9, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena for documents and testimony issued by 
     the United States Court of Federal Claims.
       I am currently consulting with the Office of General 
     Counsel to determine whether compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
     Richard Obermann.

                          ____________________


para.119.21  enrolled bills signed by the speaker pro tempore subsequent 
          to sine die adjournment

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight subsequent to sine 
die adjournment of the 2nd Session, 105th Congress, reported that the 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were signed by the Speaker pro tempore, Mrs. 
MORELLA;

       H.R. 379. An act for the relief of Larry Errol Pieterse.
       H.R. 633. An act to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     to provide that the annuities of certain special agents and 
     security personnel of the Department of State be computed in 
     the same way as applies generally with respect to Federal law 
     enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 378. An act for the relief of Heraclio Tolley.
       H.R. 1023. An act to provide for compassionate payments 
     with regard to individuals with blood-clotting disorders, 
     such as hemophilia, who contracted human immunodeficiency 
     virus due to contaminated antihemophilia factor, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 1794. An act for the relief of Mai Hoa ``Jasmin'' 
     Salehi.
       H.R. 1834. An act for the relief of Mercedes Del Carmen 
     Quiros Martinez Cruz.
       H.R. 1949. An act for the relief of Nuratu Olarewaju Abeke 
     Kadiri.
       H.R. 2070. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for the testing of certain persons who are 
     incarcerated or ordered detained before trial, for the 
     presence of the human immunodeficiency virus, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2204. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2263. An act to authorize and request the President to 
     award the congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to 
     Theodore Roosevelt for his gallant and heroic actions in the 
     attack on San Juan Heights, Cuba, during the Spanish-American 
     War.
       H.R. 2744. An act for the relief of Chong Ho Kwak.
       H.R. 3267. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a 
     feasibility study and construct a project to reclaim the 
     Salton Sea, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3461. An act to approve a governing international 
     fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic 
     of Poland, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3633. An act to amend the Controlled Substances Import 
     and Export Act to place limitations on controlled substances 
     brought into the United States.
       H.R. 3723. An act to authorize funds for the payment of 
     salaries and expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 3910. An act to authorize the Automobile National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Michigan, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4083. An act to make available to the Ukrainian Museum 
     and Archives the USIA television program ``Window on 
     America''.
       H.R. 4110. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve benefits and services provided to Persian Gulf War 
     veterans, to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates

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     of compensation paid to veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities, to enhance programs providing health care, 
     compensation, education, insurance, and other benefits for 
     veterans, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4164. An act to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     with respect to the enforcement of child custody and 
     visitation orders.
       H.R. 4283. An act to support sustainable and broad-based 
     agricultural and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 4501. An act to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to 
     improve the access for persons with disabilities to outdoor 
     recreational opportunities made available to the public.
       H.R. 4821. An act to extend into fiscal year 1999 the visa 
     processing period for diversity applicants whose visa 
     processing was suspended during fiscal year 1998 due to 
     embassy bombings.

                          ____________________


para.119.22  senate enrolled bills signed by the speaker pro tempore 
          subsequent to sine die adjournment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore Mrs. MORELLA, subsequent to sine die 
adjournment of the 2nd Session, 105th Congress, announced her signature 
to enrolled bills and a joint resolution of the Senate of the following 
titles:

       S. 191. An act to throttle criminal use of guns.
       S. 391. An act to provide for the disposition of certain 
     funds appropriated to pay judgment in favor of the 
     Mississippi Sioux Indians, and for other purposes.
       S. 417. An act to extend energy conservation programs under 
     the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through September 30, 
     2002.
       S. 459. An act to amend the Native American Programs Act of 
     1974 to extend certain authorizations, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 759. An act to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to require the Secretary of State to 
     submit an annual report to Congress concerning diplomatic 
     immunity.
       S. 1132. An act to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier 
     National Monument to include the lands within the headwaters 
     of the Upper Alamo Watershed which drain into the Monument 
     and which are not currently within the jurisdiction of a 
     Federal land management agency, to authorize purchase or 
     donation of those lands, and for other purposes.
       S. 1134. An act granting the consent and approval of 
     Congress to an interstate forest fire protection compact.
       S. 1364. An act to eliminate unnecessary and wasteful 
     Federal reports.
       S. 1397. An act to establish a commission to assist in 
     commemoration of the centennial of powered flight and the 
     achievements of the Wright brothers.
       S. 1408. An act to establish the Lower East Side Tenement 
     National Historic Site, and for other purposes.
       S. 1525. An act to provide financial assistance for higher 
     education to the dependents of Federal, State, and local 
     public safety officers who are killed or permanently and 
     totally disabled as the result of a traumatic injury 
     sustained in the line of duty.
       S. 1693. An act to provide for improved management and 
     increased accountability for certain National Park Service 
     programs, and for other purposes.
       S. 1718. An act to amend the Weir Farm National Historic 
     Site Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize the acquisition 
     of additional acreage for the historic site to permit the 
     development of visitor and administrative facilities and to 
     authorize the appropriation of additional amounts for the 
     acquisition of real and personal property, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1733. An act to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     require food stamp State agencies to take certain actions to 
     ensure that food stamp coupons are not issued for deceased 
     individuals, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     conduct a study of options for the design, development, 
     implementation, and operation of a national database to track 
     participation in Federal means-tested public assistance 
     programs, and for other purposes.
       S. 1754. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     consolidate and reauthorize health professions and minority 
     and disadvantaged health education programs, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 2129. An act to eliminate restrictions on the 
     acquisition of certain land contiguous to Hawaii Volcanoes 
     National Park.
       S. 2241. An act to provide for the acquisition of lands 
     formerly occupied by the Franklin D. Roosevelt family at Hyde 
     Park, New York, and for other purposes.
       S. 2272. An act to amend the boundaries of Grant-Kohrs 
     Ranch National Historic Site in the State of Montana.
       S. 2375. An act to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, to 
     strengthen prohibitions on international bribery and other 
     corrupt practices, and for other purposes.
       S. 2432. An act to support programs of grants to States to 
     address the assistive technology needs of individuals with 
     disabilities, and for other purposes.
       S. 2500. An act to protect the sanctity of contracts and 
     leases entered into by surface patent holders with respect to 
     coalbed methane gas.
       S.J. Res. 35. An joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Pacific Northwest Emergency Management 
     Arrangement.

                          ____________________


para.119.23  bills presented to the president subsequent to sine die 
          adjournment

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, subsequent to sine 
die adjournment of the 2nd Session, 105th Congress, reported that the 
committee, did on the following dates present to the President, for his 
approval, bills of the House of the following title:

           On October 26, 1998:
       H.J. Res. 138. Appointing the day for the convening of the 
     first session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
           On November 2, 1998:
       H.R. 378. For the relief of Heraclio Tolley.
       H.R. 379. For the relief of Larry Errol Pieterse.
       H.R. 633. To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to 
     provide that the annuities of certain special agents and 
     security personnel of the Department of State be computed in 
     the same way as applies generally with respect to Federal law 
     enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1023. To provide for compassionate payments with 
     regard to individuals with blood-clotting disorders, such as 
     hemophilia, who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due 
     to contaminated antihemophilic factor, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1794. For the relief of Mai Hoa ``Jasmin`` Salehi.
       H.R. 1834. For the relief of Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz 
     Martinez Cruz.
       H.R. 1949. For the relief of Nuratu Olarewaju Abeke Kadiri.
       H.R. 2070. To amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for the testing of certain persons who are 
     incarcerated or ordered detained before trial, for the 
     presence of the human immunodeficiency virus, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2204. To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2263. To authorize and request the President to award 
     the congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to Theodore 
     Roosevelt for his gallant and heroic actions in the attack on 
     San Juan Heights, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War.
       H.R. 2744. For the relief of Chong Ho Kwak.
       H.R. 3267. To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a Feasibility 
     study and construct a project to reclaim the Salton Sea, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 3461 To approve a governing international fishery 
     agreement between the United States and the Republic of 
     Poland, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3633. To amend the Controlled Substances Import and 
     Export Act to place limitations on controlled substances 
     brought into the United States.
       H.R. 3723. To authorize funds for the payment of salaries 
     and expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 3910. To authorize the Automobile National Heritage 
     Area in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4083. to make available to the Ukranian Museum and 
     Archives the USIA television program ``Window on America''.
       H.R. 4110. To amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve benefits and services provided to Persian Gulf War 
     veterans, to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of 
     compensation paid to veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities, to enhance programs providing health care, 
     compensation, education, insurance, and other benefits for 
     veterans, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4164. To amend title 28, United States Code, with 
     respect to the enforcement of child custody and visitation 
     orders.
       H.R. 4283. To support sustainable and broad-based 
     agricultural and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 4501. To require the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to improve the 
     access for persons with disabilities to outdoor recreational 
     opportunities made available to the public.
       H.R. 4821. To extend into fiscal year 1999 the visa 
     processing period for diversity applicants whose visa 
     processing was suspended during fiscal year 1998 due to 
     embassy bombings.

                          ____________________


para.119.24  bills and joint resolutions approved by the president prior 
          to sine die adjournment

  The President, prior to the sine die adjournment of the 2nd Session, 
105th Congress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the 
following titles:

           On August 12, 1998:
       H.R. 4237. An act to amend the District of Columbia 
     Convention Center and Sports Arena Authorization Act of 1995 
     to revise the revenues and activities covered under such Act, 
     and for other purposes.

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           On August 13, 1998:
       H.R. 765. An act to ensure maintenance of a herd of wild 
     horses in Cape Lookout National Seashore.
       H.R. 872. An act to establish rules governing product 
     liability actions against raw materials and bulk component 
     suppliers to medical device manufacturers, and for other 
     purposes.
           On August 14, 1998:
       H.R. 3824. An act amending the Fastener Quality Act to 
     exempt from its coverage certain fasteners approved by the 
     Federal Aviation Administration for use in aircraft.
           On September 20, 1998:
       H.R. 629. An act to grant the consent of the Congress to 
     the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact.
       H.R. 4059. An act making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
           On September 25, 1998:
       H.J. Res. 128. Joint Resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.
           On October 5, 1998:
       H.R. 1856. An act to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 
     1956 to promote volunteer programs and community partnerships 
     for the benefit of national wildlife refuges, and for other 
     purposes.
           On October 7, 1998:
       H.R. 6. An act to extend the authorization of programs 
     under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4060. An act making appropriations for energy and 
     waste development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999, and for other purposes.
           On October 9, 1998:
       H.J. Res. 133. Joint Resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3096. An act to correct a provision relating to 
     termination of benefits for convicted persons.
       H.R. 4382. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend the program for mammography quality 
     standards.
           On October 12, 1998:
       H.J. Res. 131. Joint Resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements for the remainder of the One Hundred Fifth 
     Congress with respect to any bill of joint resolution making 
     general or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1999.
       H.J. Res. 134. Joint Resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.
           On October 14, 1998:
       H.J. Res. 135. Joint Resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3007. An act to establish the Commission on the 
     Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, 
     and Technology Development.
       H.R. 4068. An act to make certain technical corrections in 
     laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes.
           On October 15, 1998:
       H.R. 4658. An act to extend the date by which an automated 
     entry-exit control system must be developed.
           On October 16, 1998:
       H.J. Res. 136. Joint Resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.
           On October 17, 1998:
       H.R. 3616. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1999 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
     personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
     Forces, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4103. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes.
           On October 19, 1998:
       H.R. 449. An act to provide for the orderly disposal of 
     certain Federal lands in Clark County, Nevada, and to provide 
     for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands in the 
     State of Nevada.
       H.R. 930. An act to require Federal employees to use 
     Federal travel charge cards for all payments of expenses of 
     official Government travel, to amend title 31, United States 
     Code, to establish requirements for prepayment audits of 
     Federal agency transportation expenses, to authorize 
     reimbursement of Federal agency employee for taxes incurred 
     on travel or transportation reimbursements, and to authorize 
     test programs for the payment of Federal employee travel 
     expenses and relocation expenses.
       H.R. 1481. An act to amend the Great Lakes Fish and 
     Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for 
     implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery 
     Resources Restoration Study.
       H.R. 1836. An act to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to improve administration of sanctions against 
     unfit health care providers under the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits Program, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3381. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture 
     and the Secretary of the Interior to exchange land and other 
     assets with Big Sky Lumber Co. and other entities.
       H.R. 3790. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
     Library of Congress.
       H.R. 4248. An act to authorize the use of receipts from the 
     sale of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps to 
     promote additional stamp purchases.
           On October 20, 1998:
       H.J. Res. 137. Joint Resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3694. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1999 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the United States Government, the Community 
     Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
     Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
           On October 21, 1998:
       H.R. 4112. An act making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 4194. An act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4328. An act making omnibus consolidated and emergency 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4566. An act to make technical corrections to the 
     National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
     Improvement Act of 1997 with respect to the courts and court 
     system of the District of Columbia.

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para.119.25  senate bills and joint resolutions approved by the 
          president prior to sine die adjournment

  The President, prior to the sine die adjournment of the 2nd Session, 
105th Congress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the 
Senate of the following titles:

           On July 16, 1998:
       S. 731. An act to extend the legislative authority for 
     construction of the National Peace Garden memorial, and for 
     other purposes.
           On July 21, 1998:
       S. 2316, An act to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     submit to Congress a plan to ensure that all amounts accrued 
     on the books of the United States Enrichment Corporation for 
     the disposition of depleted uranium hexaflouride will be used 
     to treat and recycle depleted uranium hexaflouride.
           On July 29, 1998:
       S. 318, An act to require automatic cancellation rights 
     with respect to private mortgage insurance which is required 
     as a condition for entering into a residential mortgage 
     transaction, to abolish the Thrift Depositor Protection 
     Oversight Board, and for other purposes.
           On August 12, 1998:
       S. 2344, An act to amend the Agricultural Market Transition 
     Act to provide for the advance payment, in full, of the 
     fiscal year 1999 payments otherwise required under production 
     flexibility contracts.
           On August 13, 1998:
       S. 1759, An act grant a Federal charter to the American GI 
     Forum of the United States.
       S. 1800, An act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 85 Marconi Boulevard in 
     Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Joseph P. Kinneary United States 
     Courthouse''.
       S. 2143, An act to amend chapter 45 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to authorize the administrative Assistant to the 
     Chief Justice to accept voluntary services, and for other 
     purposes.
           On August 14, 1998:
       S.J. Res. 54, Joint resolution finding the Government of 
     Iraq in unacceptable and material breach of its international 
     obligations.
           On September 23, 1998:
       S. 1683, An act to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over part of the lake Chelan National Recreation Area from 
     the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture 
     for inclusion in the Wenatchee National Forest.
       S. 1883, An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery and the Claude 
     Harris National Aquacultural Research Center to the State of 
     Alabama, and for other purposes.
           On September 28, 1998:
       S. 2112, An act to make the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Act of 1970 applicable to the United States Postal Service in 
     the same manner as any other employer.
           On October 6, 1998:
       S. 1695. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
     Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in the State of 
     Colorado as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
     purposes.
           On October 8, 1998:
       S. 1379. An act to amend section 552 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and the national Security Act of 1947 to require 
     disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act regarding 
     certain persons, disclose Nazi war criminal records without 
     impairing any investigation or prosecution conducted by the 
     Department of Justice or certain intelligence matters, and 
     for other purposes.
           On October 9, 1998:
       S. 1355. An act to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 141 Church Street in New Haven, Connecticut, as 
     the ``Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse''.

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       S. 2022. An act to provide for the improvement of 
     interstate criminal justice identification, information, 
     communications, and forensics.
       S. 2071. An act to extend a quarterly financial report 
     program administered by the Secretary of Commerce.
           On October 14, 1998:
       S. 414. An act to amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to 
     encourage competition in international shipping and growth of 
     United States exports, and for other purposes.
           On October 19, 1998:
       S. 314. An act to provide a process for identifying the 
     functions of the Federal Government that are not inherently 
     governmental functions, and for other purposes.
       S. 2392. An act to encourage the disclosure and exchange of 
     information about computer processing problems, solutions, 
     test practices and test results, and related matters in 
     connection with the transition to the year 2000.

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para.119.26  bills and joint resolutions approved by the president 
          subsequent to sine die adjournment

  The President, subsequent to sine die adjournment of the 2nd Session, 
105th Congress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the 
following titles:

           October 22, 1998:
       H.R. 2616. An act to amend title VI and X of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve and expand 
     charter schools.
           October 23, 1998:
       H.R. 1659. An act to provide for the expeditious completion 
     of the acquisition of private mineral interests within the 
     Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument mandated by the 
     1982 Act that established the Monument, and for other 
     purposes.
           October 26, 1998:
       H.R. 2411. An act to provide for a land exchange involving 
     the Cape Cod National Seashore and to extend the authority 
     for the Cape Cod Seashore Advisory Commission.
       H.R. 2886. An act to provide for a demonstration project in 
     the Stanislaus National Forest, California, under which a 
     private contractor will perform multiple resource management 
     activities for that unit of the National Forest System.
       H.R. 3796. An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey the administrative site for the Rogue River 
     National Forest and use the proceeds for the construction or 
     improvement of offices and support buildings for the Rogue 
     River National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management.
       H.R. 4081. An act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric 
     project in the State of Arkansas.
       H.R. 4284. An act to authorize the Government of India to 
     establish a memorial to honor Mahatma Gandhi in the District 
     of Columbia.
           October 27, 1998:
       H.R. 8. An act to amend the Clean Air Act to deny entry 
     into the United States of certain foreign motor vehicles that 
     do not comply with State laws governing motor vehicle 
     emissions, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 624. An act to amend the Armored Car Industry 
     Reciprocity Act of 1993 to clarify certain requirements and 
     to improve the flow of interstate commerce.
       H.R. 1021. An act to provide for a land exchange involving 
     certain National Forest System lands within the Routt 
     National Forest in the State of Colorado.
       H.R. 1197. An act to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     protect patent owners against the unauthorized sale of plant 
     parts taken from plants illegally reproduced, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2186. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance to the National Historic 
     Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming.
       H.R. 2370. An act to amend the Organic Act of Guam to 
     clarify local executive and legislative provisions in such 
     act, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2431. An act to express United States foreign policy 
     with respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on 
     behalf of, individuals persecuted in foreign countries on 
     account of religion; to authorize United States actions in 
     response to violations of religious freedom in foreign 
     countries; to establish an Ambassador at Large for 
     International Religious Freedom within the Department of 
     State, a Commission on International Religious Freedom, and a 
     special Adviser on International Religious Freedom within the 
     National Security Council; and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2795. An act to extend certain contracts between the 
     Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation water contractors in 
     Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water from Glendo 
     Reservoir.
       H.R. 3069. An act to extend the Advisory Council on 
     California Indian Policy to allow the Advisory Council to 
     advise Congress on the implementation of the proposals and 
     recommendations of the Advisory Council.
       H.R. 4079. An act to authorize the construction of 
     temperature control devices at Folsom Dam in California.
       H.R. 4166. An act to amend the Idaho Admission Act 
     regarding the sale or lease of school land.
           On October 28, 1998:
       H.R. 1702. An act to encourage the development of a 
     commercial space industry in the United States, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2281. An act to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     implement the World Intellectual Property Organization 
     Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 3332. An act to amend the High-Performance Computing 
     Act of 1991 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999 
     and 2000 for the Next Generation Internet program, to require 
     the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee to 
     monitor and give advice concerning the development and 
     implementation of the Next Generation Internet program and 
     report to the President and the Congress on its activities, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4558. An act to make technical amendments to clarify 
     the provision of benefits for noncitizens, and to improve the 
     provision of unemployment insurance, child support, and 
     supplemental security income benefits.
           On October 30, 1998:
       H.R. 700. An act to remove the restriction on the 
     distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs 
     parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of 
     Cahuilla Indians.
       H.R. 1274. An act to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1756. An act to amend chapter 53 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to require the development and implementation by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury of a national money laundering 
     and related financial crimes strategy to combat money 
     laundering and related financial crimes, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2675. An act to provide for the Office of Personnel 
     Management to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress 
     on the provision of certain options for universal life 
     insurance coverage and additional death and dismemberment 
     insurance under chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, to 
     improve the administration of such chapter, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2807. An act to clarify restrictions under the 
     Migratory Bird Treaty Act on baiting and to facilitate 
     acquisition of migratory bird habitat, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3055. An act to deem the activities of the Miccosukee 
     Tribe on the Miccosukee Reserved Area to be consistent with 
     the purposes of the Everglades National Park, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3494. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 3528. An act to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     with respect to the use of alternative dispute resolution 
     processes in United States district courts. And for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3687. An act to authorize prepayment of amounts due 
     under a water reclamation project contract for the Canadian 
     River Project, Texas.
       H.R. 3903. An act to provide for an exchange of lands 
     located near Gustavus, Alaska. And for other purposes.
       H.R. 4151. An act to amend chapter 47 of title 18, United 
     States Code, relating to identify fraud. And for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4293. An act to establish a cultural training program 
     for disadvantaged individuals to assist the Irish peace 
     process.
       H.R. 4309. An act to provide a comprehensive program of 
     support for victims of torture.
       H.R. 4326. An act to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over certain Federal lands located within or adjacent to the 
     Rogue River National Forest and to clarify the authority of 
     the bureau of Land Management to sell and exchange other 
     Federal lands in Oregon.
       H.R. 4337. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide financial assistance to the Sate of 
     Maryland for a pilot program to develop measures to eradicate 
     or control nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria.
       H.R. 4660. An act to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to provide rewards for information 
     leading to the arrest or conviction of any individual for the 
     commission of an act, or conspiracy to tact, of international 
     terrorism, narcotics related offenses, or for serious 
     violations of international humanitarian law relating to the 
     Former Yugoslavia. And for other purposes.
       H.R. 4679. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug. And 
     Cosmetic Act to clarify the circumstances in which a 
     substance is considered to be a pesticide chemical for 
     purposes of such Act. And for other purposes.
           On October 31, 1998:
       H.R. 678. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of Thomas Alva Edison and the 
     125th anniversary of Edison's invention of the light bulb. 
     And for other purposes.
       H.R. 1853. An act to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Applied Technology Education Act.
       H.R. 2000. An act to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to make certain clarifications to the land 
     bank protection provisions. And for other purposes.
       H.R. 2327. An act to provide for a change in the exemption 
     from the child labor provisions of the Fair labor Standards 
     Act of 1938 for minors who are 17 years of age and who engage 
     in the operation of automobiles and trucks.
       H.R. 3830. An act to provide for the exchange of certain 
     lands within the State of Utah.

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       H.R. 3874. An act to amend the National School Lunch Act 
     and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide children with 
     increased access to food and nutrition assistance, to 
     simplify program operations and improve program management, 
     to extend certain authorities contained in those Acts through 
     fiscal year 2003. And for other purposes.
       H.R. 4259. An act to allow Haskell Indian Nations 
     University and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 
     each to conduct a demonstration project to test the 
     feasibility and desirability of new personnel management 
     policies and procedures. And for other purposes.
       H.R. 4655. An act to establish a program to support a 
     transition to democracy in Iraq.
           On November 3, 1998
       H.J. Res. 138. Joint resolution appointing the day for the 
     convening of the first session of the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress.
           On November 6, 1998
       H.R. 3910. An act to authorize the Automobile National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Michigan. And for other 
     purposes.

           November 10, 1998:
       H.R. 378. An act for the relief of Heraclio Tolley.
       H.R. 379. An act for the relief of Larry Errol Pieterse.
       H.R. 1794. An act for the relief of Mai Hoa ``Jasmin'' 
     Salehi.
       H.R. 1834. An act for the relief of Mercedes Del Carmen 
     Quiroz Martinez Cruz.
       H.R. 1949. An act for the relief of Nuratu Olarewaju Abeke 
     Kadiri.
       H.R. 2744. An act for the relief of Chong Ho Kwak.
       H.R. 3633. An act to amend the Controlled Substances Import 
     and Export Act to place limitations on controlled substances 
     brought into the United States.
       H.R. 3723. An act to authorize funds for the payment of 
     salaries and expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 4501. An act to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to 
     improve the access for persons with disabilities to outdoor 
     recreational opportunities made available to the public.
       H.R. 4821. An act to extend into fiscal year 1999 the visa 
     processing period for diversity applicants whose visa 
     processing was suspended during fiscal year 1998 due to 
     embassy bombings.
           November 11, 1998:
       H.R. 4110. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve benefits and services provided to Persian Gulf War 
     veterans, to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of 
     compensation paid to veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities, to enhance programs providing health care, 
     compensation, education, insurance, and other benefits for 
     veterans, and for other purposes.
           November 12, 1998:
       H.R. 1023. An act to provide for compassionate payments 
     with regard to individuals with blood-clotting disorders, 
     such as hemophilia, who contracted human immunodeficiency 
     virus due to contaminated antihemophilic factor, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 2070. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for the testing of certain persons who are 
     incarcerated of ordered detained before trial, for the 
     presence of the human immunodeficiency virus, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2263. An act to authorize and request the President to 
     award the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to 
     Theodore Roosevelt for his gallant and heroic actions in the 
     attack on San Juan Heights, Cuba, during the Spanish-American 
     War.
       H.R. 3267. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a 
     feasibility study and construct a project to reclaim the 
     Salton Sea, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4083. An act to make available to the Ukrainian Museum 
     and Archives the USIA television program ``Window on 
     America''.
       H.R. 4164. An act to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     with respect to the enforcement of child custody and 
     visitation orders.
           November 13, 1998:
       H.R. 633. An act to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     to provide that the annuities of certain special agents and 
     security personnel of the Department of State be computed in 
     the same way as applies generally with respect to Federal law 
     enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2204. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3461. An act to approve a governing international 
     fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic 
     of Poland, and for the other purposes.
       H.R. 4283. An act to support sustainable and broad-based 
     agricultural and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa, and 
     for other purposes.

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para.119.27  senate bills and joint resolutions approved by the 
          president subsequent to sine die adjournment

  The President, subsequent to sine die adjournment of the 2nd Session, 
105th Congress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the 
Senate of the following titles:

           On October 27, 1998:
       S. 53. An act to require the general application of the 
     antitrust laws to major league baseball. And for other 
     purposes.
       S. 505. An act to amend the provisions of title 17, United 
     States Code, with respect to the duration of copyright. And 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1298. An act to designate a Federal building located in 
     Florence, Alabama, as the ``Justice John McKinley Federal 
     Building''.
       S. 1892. An act to provide that a person closely related to 
     a judge of a court exercising judicial power under article 
     III of the United States Constitution (other than the Supreme 
     Court) may not be appointed as a judge of the same court. And 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1976. An act to increase public awareness of the plight 
     of victims of crime with developmental disabilities, to 
     collect data to measure the magnitude of the problem. And to 
     develop strategies to address the safety and justice needs of 
     victims of crime with developmental disabilities.
       S. 2206. An act to amend the Head Start Act, the Low-Income 
     Home Energy Assistance Acct of 1981. And the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and make improvements 
     to those Acts, to establish demonstration projects that 
     provide an opportunity for persons with limited means to 
     accumulate assets. And for other purposes.
       S. 2235. An act to amend part Q of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to encourage the use of 
     school resources officers.
           On October 29, 1998:
       S. 2468. An act to designate the Biscayne National Park 
     Visitor Center as the Dante Fascell Visitor Center.
           On October 30, 1998:
       S. 231. An act to establish the National Cave and Karst 
     Research Institute in the State of New Mexico. And for other 
     purposes.
       S. 890. An act to dispose of certain Federal properties 
     located in Dutch John, Utah, to assist the local government 
     in the interim delivery of basic services to the Dutch 
     community. And for other purposes.
       S. 1333. An act to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 to allow national park units that cannot 
     charge an entrance of admission fee to retain other fees and 
     charges.
       S. 2094. An act to amend the Fish and Wildlife Improvement 
     Act of 1978 to enable the Secretary of the Interior to more 
     effectively use the proceeds of sales of certain items.
       S. 2106. An act to expand the boundaries of Arches National 
     Park, Utah, to include portions of certain drainages that are 
     under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management. And 
     to include a portion of Fish Seep Draw owned by the State of 
     Utah. And for other purposes.
       S. 2193. An act to implement the provisions of the 
     Trademark Law Treaty.
           On October 31, 1998:
       S. 1021. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that consideration may not be denied to preference 
     eligibles applying for certain position in the competitive 
     service. And for other purposes.
       S. 1722. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend certain programs with respect to women's 
     health research and prevention activities at the National 
     Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention.
       S. 2285. An act to establish a commission, in honor of the 
     150th Anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention to further 
     protect sites of importance in the historic efforts to secure 
     equal rights for women.
           On November 2, 1998:
       S. 2240. An act to establish the Adams National Historical 
     Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. And for other 
     purposes.
       S. 2246. An act to amend the Act which established the 
     Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, in the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by modifying the boundary. And 
     for other purposes.
       S. 2413. An act prohibiting the conveyance of Woodland Lake 
     Park tract in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the State 
     of Arizona unless the conveyance is made to the town of 
     Pinetop-Lakeside or is authorized by Act of Congress.
       S. 2427. An act to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
     Management Act of 1996 to extend the legislative authority 
     for the Black Patriots Foundation to establish a 
     commemorative work.
       S. 2505. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey title to the Tunnison Lab Hagerman Field Station in 
     Gooding County, Idaho, to the University of Idaho.
       S. 2561. An act to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act with 
     respect to furnishing and using consumer reports for 
     employment purposes.
       S.J. Res. 51. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact 
     entered into between the States of Maryland and West 
     Virginia.
       S.J. Res. 58. Joint resolution recognizing the 
     accomplishments of Inspectors General since their creation in 
     1978 in preventing and detecting waste, fraud, abuse. And 
     mismanagement. And in promoting economy, efficiency. And 
     effectiveness in the Federal Government.
           On November 3, 1998:
       S. 538. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain facilities of the Minidoka project to the 
     Burley Irrigation District. And for other purposes.
       S. 744. An act to authorize the construction of the Fall 
     River Water Users District Rural Water System and authorize 
     financial assistance to the Fall River Water Users District,

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     a nonprofit corporation, in the planning and construction of 
     the water supply system. And for other purposes.
       S. 1260. An act to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of 
     securities class actions under State law. And for other 
     purposes.
       S. 2524. An act to codify without substantive change laws 
     related to Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies. 
     And Organizations and to improve the United States Code.
           On November 6, 1998:
       S. 2232. An act to establish the Little Rock Central High 
     School National Historic Site in the State of Arkansas, and 
     for other purposes.

           November 10, 1998:
       S. 459. An act to amend the Native American Programs Act of 
     1974 to extend certain authorizations, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1364. An act to eliminate unnecessary and wasteful 
     Federal reports.
       S. 1718. An act to amend the Weir Farm National Historic 
     Site Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize the acquisition 
     of additional acreage for the historic site to permit the 
     development of visitor and administrative facilities and to 
     authorize the appropriation of additional amounts for the 
     acquisition of real and personal property, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 2241. An act to provide for the acquisition of lands 
     formerly occupied by the Franklin D. Roosevelt family at Hyde 
     Park, New York, and for other purposes.
       S. 2272. An act to amend the boundaries of Grant-Kohrs 
     Ranch National Historic Site in the State of Montana.
       S. 2375. An act to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 to improve 
     the competitiveness of American business and promote foreign 
     commerce, and for other purposes.
       S. 2500. An act to protect the sanctity of contracts and 
     leases entered into by surface patent holders with respect to 
     coalbed methane gas.
           November 12, 1998:
       S. 759. An act to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to require the Secretary of State to 
     submit an annual report to Congress concerning diplomatic 
     immunity.
       S. 1132. An act to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier 
     National Monument to include the lands within the headwaters 
     of the Upper Alamo Watershed which drain into the Monument 
     and which are not currently within the jurisdiction of a 
     Federal land management agency, to authorize purchase or 
     donation of those lands, and for other purposes.
       S. 1134. An act granting the consent and approval of 
     Congress to an interstate forest fire protection compact.
       S. 1408. An act to establish the Lower East Side Tenement 
     National Historic Site, and for other purposes.
       S. 1733. An act to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     require food stamp State agencies to take certain actions to 
     ensure that food stamp coupons are not issued for deceased 
     individuals, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     conduct a study of options for the design, development, 
     implementation, and operation of a national database to track 
     participation in Federal means-tested public assistance 
     programs, and for other purposes.
       S. 2129. An act to eliminate restrictions on the 
     acquisition of certain land contiguous to Hawaii Volcanoes 
     National Park.
       S.J. Res. 35. Joint Resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Pacific Northwest Emergency Management 
     Arrangement.
           November 13, 1998:
       S. 191. An act to throttle criminal use of guns.
       S. 391. An act to provide for the disposition of certain 
     funds appropriated to pay judgement in favor of the 
     Mississippi Sioux Indians, and for other purposes.
       S. 417. An act to extend certain programs under the Energy 
     Policy and Conservation Act and the Energy Conservation and 
     Production Act, and for other purposes.
       S. 1397. An act to establish a commission to assist in 
     commemoration of the centennial of powered flight and the 
     achievements of the Wright brothers.
       S. 1525. An act to provide financial assistance for higher 
     education to the dependents of Federal, State, and local 
     public safety officers who are killed or permanently and 
     totally disabled as the result of a traumatic injury 
     sustained in the line of duty.
       S. 1693. An act to provide for improved management and 
     increased accountability for certain National Park Service 
     programs, and for other purposes.
       S. 1754. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     consolidate and reauthorize health professions and minority 
     and disadvantaged health education programs, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 2364. An act to reauthorize and make reforms to programs 
     authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
     of 1965 and the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.
       S. 2432. An act to support programs of grants to States to 
     address the assistive technology needs of individuals with 
     disabilities, and for other purposes.

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para.119.28  reports of committees

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, the following reports were filed on the 
following dates, with the Clerk for printing and reference as report of 
the Second Session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress:

          [The following action occurred on December 29, 1998]

       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Activities 
     Report of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 105th Congress 
     (Rept. 105-833). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House 
     on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. Report on 
     Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee on 
     Resources, 105th Congress (Rept. 105-834). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

          [The following action occurred on December 30, 1998]

       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on 
     Activities of the Committee on Appropriations 105th Congress 
     (Rept. 105-835). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House 
     on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     Report on the Activities of the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce. 105th Congress (Rept. 105-836). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

          [The following action occurred on December 31, 1998]

       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     Report on the Summary of Activities of the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, 105th Congress (Rept. 105-
     837). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

         [The following reports were filed on January 2, 1999]

       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. 
     Legislative Review Activities of the Committee on 
     International Relations During the 105th Congress (Rept. 105-
     838). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. GOSS: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 
     Survey of Activities of the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence During the 105th Congress (Rept. 105-839). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. Survey of Activities of 
     the House Committee on Rules, 105th Congress (Rept. 105-840). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. SPENCE: Committee on National Security. Report of the 
     Activities of the Committee on National Security for the 
     105th Congress (Rept. 105-841). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SMITH of Oregon: Committee on Agriculture. Report on 
     the Activities of the Committee on Agriculture During the 
     105th Congress (Rept. 105-842). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     Report on the Activities of the House Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight During the 105th Congress (Rept. 105-
     843). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. KASICH: Committee on the Budget. Activities and Summary 
     Report of the Committee on the Budget During the 105th 
     Congress (Rept. 105-844). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. Report on the Activity 
     of the Committee on Commerce for the One Hundred Fifth 
     Congress (Rept. 105-846). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. Summary of 
     Activities of the Committee on Science During the 105th 
     Congress (Rept. 105-847). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House of the State of the Union.
       Mr. HANSEN: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. 
     Report on the Activities of the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct, One Hundred Fifth Congress (Rept. 105-848). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

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                  RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                       ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS
                                 Rule I

                          duties of the speaker

  1. The Speaker shall take the Chair on every legislative day precisely 
at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned at the last sitting 
and immediately call the Members to order. The Speaker, having examined 
the Journal of the proceedings of the last day's sitting and approved 
the same, shall announce to the House his approval of the Journal, and 
the Speaker's approval of the Journal shall be deemed to be agreed to 
subject to a vote on agreeing to the Speaker's approval on the demand of 
any Member, which vote, if decided in the affirmative, shall not be 
subject to a motion to reconsider. It shall be in order to offer one 
motion that the Journal be read only if the Speaker's approval of the 
Journal is not agreed to, and such motion shall be determined without 
debate and shall not be subject to a motion to reconsider.
  2. He shall preserve order and decorum, and, in case of disturbance or 
disorderly conduct in the galleries, or in the lobby, may cause the same 
to be cleared.
  3. He shall have general control, except as provided by rule or law, 
of the Hall of the House, and of the corridors and passages and the 
disposal of the unappropriated rooms in that part of the Capitol 
assigned to the use of the House, until further order.
  4. He shall sign all acts, addresses, joint resolutions, writs, 
warrants, and subpoenas of, or issued by order of, the House and decide 
all questions of order, subject to an appeal by any Member, on which 
appeal no Member shall speak more than once, unless by permission of the 
House. The Speaker is authorized to sign enrolled bills whether or not 
the House is in session.
  5. (a) He shall rise to put a question, but may state it sitting; and 
shall put questions in this form, to wit: ``As many as are in favor (as 
the question may be), say `Aye'.''; and after the affirmative voice is 
expressed, ``As many as are opposed, say `No'.''; if he doubts, or a 
division is called for, the House shall divide; those in the affirmative 
of the question shall first rise from their seats, and then those in the 
negative. If any Member requests a recorded vote and that request is 
supported by at least one-fifth of a quorum, such vote shall be taken by 
electronic device, unless the Speaker in his discretion orders clerks to 
tell the names of those voting on each side of the question, and such 
names shall be recorded by electronic device or by clerks, as the case 
may be, and shall be entered in the Journal, together with the names of 
those not voting. A recorded vote taken pursuant to this paragraph shall 
be considered a vote by the yeas and nays. Members shall have not less 
than fifteen minutes to be counted from the ordering of the recorded 
vote or the ordering of clerks to tell the vote.
  (b)(1) On any legislative day whenever a recorded vote is ordered or 
the yeas and nays are ordered, or a vote is objected to under clause 4 
of rule XV on any of the following questions, the Speaker may, in his 
discretion, postpone further proceedings on each such question to a 
designated time or place in the legislative schedule on that legislative 
day in the case of the question of agreeing to the Speaker's approval of 
the Journal, or within two legislative days, in the case of the other 
questions listed herein:
    (A) the question of adopting a resolution;
    (B) the question of passing a bill;
    (C) the question of agreeing to a motion to instruct conferees as 
  provided in clause 1(c) of rule XXVIII: Provided, however, That 
  proceedings shall not resume on said question if the conferees have 
  filed a report in the House;
    (D) the question of agreeing to a conference report;
    (E) the question of agreeing to a motion to recommit a bill 
  considered pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII;
    (F) the question of ordering the previous question on a question 
  described in subdivision (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E);
    (G) the question of agreeing to an amendment to a bill considered 
  pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII; and
    (H) the question of agreeing to a motion to suspend the rules.
  (2) At the time designated by the Speaker for further consideration of 
proceedings postponed under subparagraph (1), the Speaker shall put each 
question on which further proceedings were postponed, in the order in 
which that question was considered.
  (3) At any time after the vote has been taken on the first question on 
which the Speaker has postponed further proceedings under this 
paragraph, the Speaker may, in his discretion, reduce to not less than 
five minutes the period of time within which a rollcall vote by 
electronic device on the question may be taken without any intervening 
business on any or all of the additional questions on which the Speaker 
has postponed further proceedings under this paragraph.
  (4) If the House adjourns before all of the questions on which further 
proceedings were postponed under this paragraph have been put and 
determined, then, on the next following legislative day the unfinished 
business shall be the disposition of all such questions, previously 
undisposed of, in the order in which the questions were considered.
  6. He shall not be required to vote in ordinary legislative 
proceedings, except where his vote would be decisive, or where the House 
is engaged in voting by ballot; and in cases of a tie vote the question 
shall be lost.
  7. (a) He shall have the right to name any Member to perform the 
duties of the Chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond three 
legislative days, except that with the permission of the House he may 
name a Member to act as Speaker pro tempore only to sign enrolled bills 
and joint resolutions for a period of time specified in the designation, 
notwithstanding any other provision of this clause: Provided, however, 
That in case of his illness, he may make such appointment for a period 
not exceeding ten days, with the approval of the House at the time the 
same is made; and in his absence and omission to make such appointment, 
the House shall proceed to elect a Speaker pro tempore to act during his 
absence.
  (b) No person may serve as Speaker for more than four consecutive 
Congresses, beginning with the One Hundred Fourth Congress (disregarding 
for this purpose any service for less than a full session in any 
Congress).
  8. He shall have the authority to designate any Member, officer or 
employee of the House of Representatives to travel on the business of 
the House of Representatives, as determined by him, within or without 
the United States, whether the House is meeting, has recessed or has 
adjourned, and all expenses for such travel may be paid for from the 
applicable accounts of the House described in clause 1(h)(1) of rule X 
on vouchers solely approved and signed by the Speaker. However, expenses 
may not be paid from the applicable accounts of the House described in 
clause 1(h)(1) of rule X for travel of a Member after the date of the 
general election of Members in which the Member has not been elected to 
the succeeding Congress, or in the case of a Member who is not a 
candidate in such general election, the earlier of the date

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of such general election or the adjournment sine die of the last regular 
session of the Congress.
  9. (a) He shall devise and implement a system subject to his direction 
and control for closed circuit viewing of floor proceedings of the House 
of Representatives in the offices of all Members and committees and in 
such other places in the Capitol and the House Office Buildings as he 
deems appropriate. Such system may include other telecommunications 
functions as he deems appropriate. Any such telecommunications function 
shall be subject to rules and regulations issued by the Speaker.
  (b)(1) He shall devise and implement a system subject to his direction 
and control for complete and unedited audio and visual broadcasting and 
recording of the proceedings of the House of Representatives. He shall 
provide for the distribution of such broadcasts and recordings thereof 
to news media, the storage of audio and video recordings of the 
proceedings, and the closed captioning of the proceedings for hearing-
impaired individuals.
  (2) All television and radio broadcasting stations, networks, 
services, and systems (including cable systems) which are accredited to 
the House radio and television correspondents' galleries, and all radio 
and television correspondents who are accredited to the radio and 
television correspondents' galleries shall be provided access to the 
live coverage of the House of Representatives.
  (3) No coverage made available under this clause nor any recording 
thereof shall be used for any political purpose.
  (4) Coverage made available under this clause shall not be broadcast 
with commercial sponsorship except as part of bona fide news programs 
and public affairs documentary programs. No part of such coverage or any 
recording thereof shall be used in any commercial advertisement.
  (c) He may delegate any of his responsibilities under this clause to 
such legislative entity as he deems appropriate.
  10. There is established in the House of Representatives an office to 
be known as the Office of the Historian of the House of Representatives.
  11. There is established in the House of Representatives an office to 
be known as the Office of General Counsel for the purpose of providing 
legal assistance and representation to the House. Legal assistance and 
representation shall be provided without regard to political 
affiliation. The Office of General Counsel shall function pursuant to 
the direction of the Speaker, who shall consult with a Bipartisan Legal 
Advisory Group, which shall include the majority and minority 
leaderships. The Speaker shall appoint and set the annual rate of pay 
for employees of the Office of General Counsel.
  12. To suspend the business of the House for a short time when no 
question is pending before the House, the Speaker may declare a recess 
subject to the call of the Chair.
  13. The Speaker, in consultation with the Minority Leader, shall 
develop through an appropriate entity of the House a system for drug 
testing in the House of Representatives. The system may provide for the 
testing of any Member, officer, or employee of the House, and otherwise 
shall be comparable in scope to the system for drug testing in the 
executive branch pursuant to Executive Order 12564 (Sept. 15, 1986). The 
expenses of the system may be paid from applicable accounts of the House 
for official expenses.

                                 Rule II

                          election of officers

  There shall be elected by a viva voce vote, at the commencement of 
each Congress, to continue in office until their successors are chosen 
and qualified, a Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, 
and Chaplain, each of whom shall take an oath to support the 
Constitution of the United States, and for the true and faithful 
discharge of the duties of his office to the best of his knowledge and 
ability, and to keep the secrets of the House; and each shall appoint 
all of the employees of his department provided for by law. The Clerk, 
Sergeant-at-Arms, and Chief Administrative Officer may be removed by the 
House or by the Speaker.

                                Rule III

                           duties of the clerk

  1. The Clerk shall, at the commencement of the first session of each 
Congress, call the Members to order, proceed to call the roll of Members 
by States in alphabetical order, and, pending the election of a Speaker 
or Speaker pro tempore, preserve order and decorum, and decide all 
questions of order subject to appeal by any Member.
  2. He shall make and cause to be printed and delivered to each Member, 
or mailed to his address, at the commencement of every regular session 
of Congress, a list of the reports which it is the duty of any officer 
or Department to make to Congress, referring to the act or resolution 
and page of the volume of the laws or Journal in which it may be 
contained, and placing under the name of each officer the list of 
reports required of him to be made.
  3. He shall note all questions of order, with the decisions thereon, 
the record of which shall be printed as an appendix to the Journal of 
each session; and complete, as soon after the close of the session as 
possible, the printing and distribution to Members, Delegates, and the 
Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico of the Journal of the House, 
together with an accurate and complete index; retain in the library at 
his office, for the use of the Members, Delegates, the Resident 
Commissioner from Puerto Rico and officers of the House, and not to be 
withdrawn therefrom, two copies of all the books and printed documents 
deposited there; send, at the end of each session, a printed copy of the 
Journal thereof to the executive and to each branch of the legislature 
of every State as may be requested by such State officials; deliver or 
mail to any Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto 
Rico an extra copy, in binding of good quality, of each document 
requested by that Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner which 
has been printed, by order of either House of the Congress, in any 
Congress in which he served; attest and affix the seal of the House to 
all writs, warrants, and subpoenas issued by order of the House; and 
certify to the passage of all bills and joint resolutions.
  4. He shall, in case of temporary absence or disability, designate an 
official in his office to sign all papers that may require the official 
signature of the Clerk of the House, and to do all other acts except 
such as are provided for by statute, that may be required under the 
rules and practices of the House to be done by the Clerk. Such official 
acts, when so done by the designated official, shall be under the name 
of the Clerk of the House. The said designation shall be in writing, and 
shall be laid before the House and entered on the Journal.
  5. The Clerk is authorized to receive messages from the President and 
from the Senate at any time that the House is not in session.
  6. He shall supervise the staff and manage any office of a Member who 
is deceased, has resigned, or been expelled until a successor is elected 
and shall perform similar duties in the event that a vacancy is declared 
by the House in any congressional district because of the incapacity of 
the Member representing such district or other reason. Whenever the 
Clerk is acting as a supervisory authority over such staff, he shall 
have authority to terminate employees; and he may appoint, with the 
approval of the Committee on House Oversight, such staff as is required 
to operate the office until a successor is elected. He shall maintain on 
the House payroll and supervise in the same manner staff appointed 
pursuant to section 800 of Public Law 91-665 (2 U.S.C. 31b-5) for sixty 
days following the death of a former Speaker.
  7. In addition to any other reports required by the Speaker or the 
Committee on House Oversight, the Clerk shall report to the Committee on 
House Oversight not later than 45 days following the close of each 
semiannual period ending on June 30 or on December 31 on the financial 
and operational status of each function under the jurisdiction of the 
Clerk. Each report shall include financial statements, a description or 
explanation of current operations, the implementation of new policies 
and procedures, and future plans for each function.
  8. The Clerk shall fully cooperate with the appropriate offices and 
persons in the performance of reviews and

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audits of financial records and administrative operations. 
   deg.

                                 Rule IV

                     duties of the sergeant-at-arms

  1. It shall be the duty of the Sergeant-at-Arms to attend the House 
during its sittings, to maintain order under the direction of the 
Speaker or Chairman, and, pending the election of a Speaker or Speaker 
pro tempore, under the direction of the Clerk, execute the commands of 
the House, and all processes issued by authority thereof, directed to 
him by the Speaker.
  2. The symbol of his office shall be the mace, which shall be borne by 
him while enforcing order on the floor.
  3. He shall enforce strictly the rules relating to the privileges of 
the Hall and be responsible to the House for the official conduct of his 
employees.
  4. He shall allow no person to enter the room over the Hall of the 
House during its sittings; and fifteen minutes before the hour of the 
meeting of the House each day he shall see that the floor is cleared of 
all persons except those privileged to remain, and kept so until ten 
minutes after adjournment.
  5. In addition to any other reports required by the Speaker or the 
Committee on House Oversight, the Sergeant-at-Arms shall report to the 
Committee on House Oversight not later than 45 days following the close 
of each semiannual period ending June 30 or on December 31 on the 
financial and operational status of each function under the jurisdiction 
of the Sergeant-at-Arms. Each report shall include financial statements, 
a description or explanation of current operations, the implementation 
of new policies and procedures, and future plans for each function.
  6. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall fully cooperate with the appropriate 
offices and persons in the performance of reviews and audits of 
financial records and administrative operations.

                                 Rule V

                      chief administrative officer

  1. The Chief Administrative Officer of the House shall have 
operational and financial responsibility for functions as assigned by 
the Committee on House Oversight, and shall be subject to the policy 
direction and oversight of the Committee on House Oversight.
  2. In addition to any other reports required by the Committee on House 
Oversight, the Chief shall report to the Committee on House Oversight 
not later than 45 days following the close of each semiannual period 
ending on June 30 or December 31 on the financial and operational status 
of each function under the jurisdiction of the Chief. Each report shall 
include financial statements, a description or explanation of current 
operations, the implementation of new policies and procedures, and 
future plans for each function.
  3. The Chief shall fully cooperate with the appropriate offices and 
persons in the performance of reviews and audits of financial records 
and administrative operations.

                                 Rule VI

                       office of inspector general

  1. There is established an Office of Inspector General.
  2. The Inspector General shall be appointed for a Congress by the 
Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader, acting jointly.
  3. Subject to the policy direction and oversight of the Committee on 
House Oversight, the Inspector General shall be responsible only for--
    (a) conducting periodic audits of the financial and administrative 
  functions of the House and joint entities;
    (b) informing the Officers or other officials who are the subject of 
  an audit of the results of that audit and suggesting appropriate 
  curative actions;
    (c) simultaneously notifying the Speaker, the Majority Leader, the 
  Minority Leader, and the chairman and ranking minority party member of 
  the Committee on House Oversight in the case of any financial 
  irregularity discovered in the course of carrying out responsibilities 
  under this rule;
    (d) simultaneously submitting to the Speaker, the Majority Leader, 
  the Minority Leader, and the chairman and ranking minority party 
  member of the Committee on House Oversight a report of each audit 
  conducted under this rule; and
    (e) reporting to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
  information involving possible violations by any Member, officer, or 
  employee of the House of any rule of the House or of any law 
  applicable to the performance of official duties or the discharge of 
  official responsibilities which may require referral to the 
  appropriate Federal or State authorities pursuant to clause 4(e)(1)(C) 
  of rule X.

                                Rule VII

                         duties of the chaplain

  The Chaplain shall attend at the commencement of each day's sitting of 
the House and open the same with prayer.

                                Rule VIII

                          duties of the members

  1. Every Member shall be present within the Hall of the House during 
its sittings, unless excused or necessarily prevented; and shall vote on 
each question put, unless he has a direct personal or pecuniary interest 
in the event of such question.
  2. Pairs shall be announced by the Clerk immediately before the 
announcement by the Chair of the result of the vote, by the House or 
Committee of the Whole from a written list furnished him, and signed by 
the Member making the statement to the Clerk, which list shall be 
published in the Record as a part of the proceedings, immediately 
following the names of those not voting. However, pairs shall be 
announced but once during the same legislative day.
  3. (a) A Member may not authorize any other individual to cast his 
vote or record his presence in the House or Committee of the Whole.
  (b) No individual other than a Member may cast a vote or record a 
Member's presence in the House or Committee of the Whole.
  (c) A Member may not cast a vote for any other Member or record 
another Member's presence in the House or Committee of the Whole.

                                 Rule IX

                         questions of privilege

  1. Questions of privilege shall be, first, those affecting the rights 
of the House collectively, its safety, dignity, and the integrity of its 
proceedings; and second, those affecting the rights, reputation, and 
conduct of Members, individually, in their representative capacity only.
  2. (a)(1) A resolution reported as a question of the privileges of the 
House, or offered from the floor by the Majority Leader or the Minority 
Leader as a question of the privileges of the House, or offered as 
privileged under clause 1, section 7, article I of the Constitution, 
shall have precedence of all other questions except motions to adjourn. 
A resolution offered from the floor by a Member other than the Majority 
Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the privileges of the 
House shall have precedence of all other questions except motions to 
adjourn only at a time or place, designated by the Speaker, in the 
legislative schedule within two legislative days after the day on which 
the proponent announces to the House his intention to offer the 
resolution and the form of the resolution.
  (2) The time allotted for debate on a resolution offered from the 
floor as a question of the privileges of the House shall be equally 
divided between (A) the proponent of the resolution, and (B) the 
Majority Leader or the Minority Leader or a designee, as determined by 
the Speaker.
  (b) A question of personal privilege shall have precedence of all 
other questions except motions to adjourn.

                                 Rule X

          establishment and jurisdiction of standing committees

                  The Committees and Their Jurisdiction

  1. There shall be in the House the following standing committees, each 
of which shall have the jurisdiction and related functions assigned to 
it by this clause and clauses 2, 3, and 4; and all bills, resolutions, 
and other matters relating to subjects within the jurisdiction of any 
standing committee as listed in this clause shall (in accordance with 
and subject to clause 5) be referred to such committees, as follows:


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  (a) Committee on Agriculture.

  (1) Adulteration of seeds, insect pests, and protection of birds and 
animals in forest reserves.
  (2) Agriculture generally.
  (3) Agricultural and industrial chemistry.
  (4) Agricultural colleges and experiment stations.
  (5) Agricultural economics and research.
  (6) Agricultural education extension services.
  (7) Agricultural production and marketing and stabilization of prices 
of agricultural products, and commodities (not including distribution 
outside of the United States).
  (8) Animal industry and diseases of animals.
  (9) Commodities exchanges.
  (10) Crop insurance and soil conservation.
  (11) Dairy industry.
  (12) Entomology and plant quarantine.
  (13) Extension of farm credit and farm security.
  (14) Inspection of livestock, and poultry, and meat products, and 
seafood and seafood products.
  (15) Forestry in general, and forest reserves other than those created 
from the public domain.
  (16) Human nutrition and home economics.
  (17) Plant industry, soils, and agricultural engineering.
  (18) Rural electrification.
  (19) Rural development.
  (20) Water conservation related to activities of the Department of 
Agriculture.

  (b) Committee on Appropriations.

  (1) Appropriation of the revenue for the support of the Government.
  (2) Rescissions of appropriations contained in appropriation Acts.
  (3) Transfers of unexpended balances.
  (4) The amount of new authority to enter into contracts under which 
the United States is obligated to make outlays, the budget authority for 
which is not provided in advance by appropriation Acts; new authority to 
incur indebtedness (other than indebtedness in incurred under chapter 31 
of title 31 of the United States Code) for the repayment of which the 
United States is liable, the budget authority for which is not provided 
in advance by appropriation Acts; new entitlement authority as defined 
in section 3(9) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, including bills 
and resolutions (reported by other committees) which provide new 
entitlement authority as defined in section 3(9) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 and are referred to the committee under clause 4(a); 
authority to forego the collection by the United States of proprietary 
offsetting receipts, the budget authority for which is not provided in 
advance by appropriation Acts to offset such foregone receipts; and 
authority to make payments by the United States (including loans, 
grants, and payments from revolving funds) other than those covered by 
this subparagraph, the budget authority for which is not provided in 
advance by appropriation Acts.

The committee shall include separate headings for ``Rescissions'' and 
``Transfers of Unexpended Balances'' in any bill or resolution as 
reported from the committee under its jurisdiction specified in 
subparagraph (2) or (3), with all proposed rescissions and proposed 
transfers listed therein; and shall include a separate section with 
respect to such rescissions or transfers in the accompanying committee 
report. In addition to its jurisdiction under the preceding provisions 
of this paragraph, the committee shall have the fiscal oversight 
function provided for in clause 2(b)(3) and the budget hearing function 
provided for in clause 4(a).

  (c) Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services.

  (1) Banks and banking, including deposit insurance and Federal 
monetary policy.
  (2) Bank capital markets activities generally.
  (3) Depository institution securities activities generally, including 
the activities of any affiliates, except for functional regulation under 
applicable securities laws not involving safety and soundness.
  (4) Economic stabilization, defense production, renegotiation, and 
control of the price of commodities, rents, and services.
  (5) Financial aid to commerce and industry (other than 
transportation).
  (6) International finance.
  (7) International financial and monetary organizations.
  (8) Money and credit, including currency and the issuance of notes and 
redemption thereof; gold and silver, including the coinage thereof; 
valuation and revaluation of the dollar.
  (9) Public and private housing.
  (10) Urban development.

  (d)(1) Committee on the Budget, 
consisting of the following Members:

    (A) Members who are members of other standing committees, including 
  five Members who are members of the Committee on Appropriations, and 
  five Members who are members of the Committee on Ways and Means;
    (B) one Member from the leadership of the majority party; and
    (C) one Member from the leadership of the minority party.

No Member other than a representative from the leadership of a party may 
serve as a member of the Committee on the Budget during more than four 
Congresses in any period of six successive Congresses (disregarding for 
this purpose any service performed as a member of such committee for 
less than a full session in any Congress), except that an incumbent 
chairman or ranking minority member having served on the committee for 
four Congresses and having served as chairman or ranking minority member 
of the committee for not more than one Congress shall be eligible for 
reelection to the committee as chairman or ranking minority member for 
one additional Congress.

  (2) All concurrent resolutions on the budget (as defined in section 3 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974), other matters required to be 
referred to the committee under titles III and IV of that Act, and other 
measures setting forth appropriate levels of budget totals for the 
United States Government.
  (3) Measures relating to the budget process, generally.
  (4) Measures relating to the establishment, extension, and enforcement 
of special controls over the Federal budget, including the budgetary 
treatment of off-budget Federal agencies and measures providing 
exemption from reduction under any order issued under part C of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
  (5) The committee shall have the duty--
    (A) to report the matters required to be reported by it under titles 
  III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;
    (B) to make continuing studies of the effect on budget outlays of 
  relevant existing and proposed legislation and to report the results 
  of such studies to the House on a recurring basis;
    (C) to request and evaluate continuing studies of tax expenditures; 
  to devise methods of coordinating tax expenditures, policies, and 
  programs with direct budget outlays, and to report the results of such 
  studies to the House on a recurring basis; and
    (D) to review, on a continuing basis, the conduct by the 
  Congressional Budget Office of its functions and duties.

  (e) Committee on Commerce.

  (1) Biomedical research and development.
  (2) Consumer affairs and consumer protection.
  (3) Health and health facilities, except health care supported by 
payroll deductions.
  (4) Interstate energy compacts.
  (5) Interstate and foreign commerce generally.
  (6) Measures relating to the exploration, production, storage, supply, 
marketing, pricing, and regulation of energy resources, including all 
fossil fuels, solar energy, and other unconventional or renewable energy 
resources.
  (7) Measures relating to the conservation of energy resources.
  (8) Measures relating to energy information generally.
  (9) Measures relating to (A) the generation and marketing of power 
(except by federally chartered or Federal regional power marketing 
authorities), (B) the reliability and interstate transmission of, and 
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power, and (C) the siting of generation facilities; except the 
installation of interconnections between Government waterpower projects.
  (10) Measures relating to general management of the Department of 
Energy, and the management and all functions of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission.
  (11) National energy policy generally.
  (12) Public health and quarantine.
  (13) Regulation of the domestic nuclear energy industry, including 
regulation of research and development reactors and nuclear regulatory 
research.
  (14) Regulation of interstate and foreign communications.
  (15) Securities and exchanges.
  (16) Travel and tourism.

The committee shall have the same jurisdiction with respect to 
regulation of nuclear facilities and of use of nuclear energy as it has 
with respect to regulation of nonnuclear facilities and of use of 
nonnuclear energy. In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the 
preceding provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight 
functions under clause 2(b)(1)), such committee shall have the special 
oversight functions provided for in clause (3)(h) with respect to all 
laws, programs, and Government activities affecting nuclear and other 
energy, and nonmilitary nuclear energy and research and development 
including the disposal of nuclear waste.

  (f) Committee on Education and the 
Workforce.

  (1) Child labor.
  (2) Columbia Institution for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind; Howard 
University; Freedmen's Hospital.
  (3) Convict labor and the entry of goods made by convicts into 
interstate commerce.
  (4) Food programs for children in schools.
  (5) Labor standards and statistics.
  (6) Measures relating to education or labor generally.
  (7) Mediation and arbitration of labor disputes.
  (8) Regulation or prevention of importation of foreign laborers under 
contract.
  (9) United States Employees' Compensation Commission.
  (10) Vocational rehabilitation.
  (11) Wages and hours of labor.
  (12) Welfare of miners.
  (13) Work incentive programs.

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight function under 
clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have the special oversight function 
provided for in clause 3(c) with respect to domestic educational 
programs and institutions, and programs of student assistance, which are 
within the jurisdiction of other committees.

  (g) Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight.

  (1) The Federal Civil Service, including intergovernmental personnel; 
the status of officers and employees of the United States, including 
their compensation, classification, and retirement.
  (2) Measures relating to the municipal affairs of the District of 
Columbia in general, other than appropriations.
  (3) Federal paperwork reduction.
  (4) Government management and accounting measures, generally.
  (5) Holidays and celebrations.
  (6) The overall economy, efficiency and management of government 
operations and activities, including Federal procurement.
  (7) National archives.
  (8) Population and demography generally, including the Census.
  (9) Postal service generally, including the transportation of the 
mails.
  (10) Public information and records.
  (11) Relationship of the Federal Government to the States and 
municipalities generally.
  (12) Reorganizations in the executive branch of the Government.

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph (and its oversight functions under clause 
2(b) (1) and (2)), the committee shall have the function of performing 
the duties and conducting the studies which are provided for in clause 
4(c).

  (h) Committee on House Oversight.

  (1) Appropriations from accounts for committee salaries and expenses 
(except for the Committee on Appropriations), House Information 
Resources, and allowances and expenses of Members, House Officers and 
administrative offices of the House.
  (2) Auditing and settling of all accounts described in subparagraph 
(1).
  (3) Employment of persons by the House, including clerks for Members 
and committees, and reporters of debates.
  (4) Except as provided in clause 1(q)(11), matters relating to the 
Library of Congress and the House Library; statuary and pictures; 
acceptance or purchase of works of art for the Capitol; the Botanic 
Gardens; management of the Library of Congress; purchase of books and 
manuscripts.
  (5) Except as provided in clause 1(q)(11), matters relating to the 
Smithsonian Institution and the incorporation of similar institutions.
  (6) Expenditure of accounts described in subparagraph (1).
  (7) Franking Commission.
  (8) Matters relating to printing and correction of the Congressional 
Record.
  (9) Measures relating to accounts of the House generally.
  (10) Measures relating to assignment of office space for Members and 
committees.
  (11) Measures relating to the disposition of useless executive papers.
  (12) Measures relating to the election of the President, Vice 
President, or Members of Congress; corrupt practices; contested 
elections; credentials and qualifications; and Federal elections 
generally.
  (13) Measures relating to services to the House, including the House 
Restaurant, parking facilities and administration of the House Office 
Buildings and of the House wing of the Capitol.
  (14) Measures relating to the travel of Members of the House.
  (15) Measures relating to the raising, reporting and use of campaign 
contributions for candidates for office of Representative in the House 
of Representatives, of Delegate, and of Resident Commissioner to the 
United States from Puerto Rico.
  (16) Measures relating to the compensation, retirement and other 
benefits of the Members, officers, and employees of the Congress.

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight function under 
clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have the function of performing the 
duties which are provided for in clause 4(d).

  (i) Committee on International 
Relations.

  (1) Relations of the United States with foreign nations generally.
  (2) Acquisition of land and buildings for embassies and legations in 
foreign countries.
  (3) Establishment of boundary lines between the United States and 
foreign nations.
  (4) Export controls, including nonproliferation of nuclear technology 
and nuclear hardware.
  (5) Foreign loans.
  (6) International commodity agreements (other than those involving 
sugar), including all agreements for cooperation in the export of 
nuclear technology and nuclear hardware.
  (7) International conferences and congresses.
  (8) International education.
  (9) Intervention abroad and declarations of war.
  (10) Measures relating to the diplomatic service.
  (11) Measures to foster commercial intercourse with foreign nations 
and to safeguard American business interests abroad.
  (12) Measures relating to international economic policy.
  (13) Neutrality.
  (14) Protection of American citizens abroad and expatriation.
  (15) The American National Red Cross.
  (16) Trading with the enemy.
  (17) United Nations Organizations.

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight function under 
clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have the special oversight 
functions provided for in clause 3(d) with respect to customs 
administration, intelligence activities relating to foreign policy, 
international financial and monetary organizations, and international 
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  (j) Committee on the Judiciary.

  (1) The judiciary and judicial proceedings, civil and criminal.
  (2) Administrative practice and procedure.
  (3) Apportionment of Representatives.
  (4) Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting.
  (5) Civil liberties.
  (6) Constitutional amendments.
  (7) Federal courts and judges, and local courts in the Territories and 
possessions.
  (8) Immigration and naturalization.
  (9) Interstate compacts, generally.
  (10) Measures relating to claims against the United States.
  (11) Meetings of Congress, attendance of Members and their acceptance 
of incompatible offices.
  (12) National penitentiaries.
  (13) Patents, the Patent Office, copyrights, and trademarks.
  (14) Presidential succession.
  (15) Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and 
monopolies.
  (16) Revision and codification of the Statutes of the United States.
  (17) State and territorial boundaries.
  (18) Subversive activities affecting the internal security of the 
United States.

  (k) Committee on National Security.

  (1) Ammunition depots; forts; arsenals; Army, Navy, and Air Force 
reservations and establishments.
  (2) Common defense generally.
  (3) Conservation, development, and use of naval petroleum and oil 
shale reserves.
  (4) The Department of Defense generally, including the Departments of 
the Army, Navy, and Air Force generally.
  (5) Interoceanic canals generally, including measures relating to the 
maintenance, operation, and administration of interoceanic canals.
  (6) Merchant Marine Academy, and State Maritime Academies.
  (7) Military applications of nuclear energy.
  (8) Tactical intelligence and intelligence related activities of the 
Department of Defense.
  (9) National security aspects of merchant marine, including financial 
assistance for the construction and operation of vessels, the 
maintenance of the U.S. shipbuilding and ship repair industrial base, 
cabotage, cargo preference and merchant marine officers and seamen as 
these matters relate to the national security.
  (10) Pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits and privileges of 
members of the armed forces.
  (11) Scientific research and development in support of the armed 
services.
  (12) Selective service.
  (13) Size and composition of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air 
Force.
  (14) Soldiers' and sailors' homes.
  (15) Strategic and critical materials necessary for the common 
defense.

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight function under 
clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have the special oversight function 
provided for in clause 3(a) with respect to international arms control 
and disarmament, and military dependents education.

  (l) Committee on Resources.

  (1) Fisheries and wildlife, including research, restoration, refuges, 
and conservation.
  (2) Forest reserves and national parks created from the public domain.
  (3) Forfeiture of land grants and alien ownership, including alien 
ownership of mineral lands.
  (4) Geological Survey.
  (5) International fishing agreements.
  (6) Interstate compacts relating to apportionment of waters for 
irrigation purposes.
  (7) Irrigation and reclamation, including water supply for reclamation 
projects, and easements of public lands for irrigation projects, and 
acquisition of private lands when necessary to complete irrigation 
projects.
  (8) Measures relating to the care and management of Indians, including 
the care and allotment of Indian lands and general and special measures 
relating to claims which are paid out of Indian funds.
  (9) Measures relating generally to the insular possessions of the 
United States, except those affecting the revenue and appropriations.
  (10) Military parks and battlefields, national cemeteries administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior, parks within the District of Columbia, 
and the erection of monuments to the memory of individuals.
  (11) Mineral land laws and claims and entries thereunder.
  (12) Mineral resources of the public lands.
  (13) Mining interests generally.
  (14) Mining schools and experimental stations.
  (15) Marine affairs (including coastal zone management), except for 
measures relating to oil and other pollution of navigable waters.
  (16) Oceanography.
  (17) Petroleum conservation on the public lands and conservation of 
the radium supply in the United States.
  (18) Preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of interest on the 
public domain.
  (19) Public lands generally, including entry, easements, and grazing 
thereon.
  (20) Relations of the United States with the Indians and the Indian 
tribes.
  (21) Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline (except ratemaking).

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight function under 
clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have the special oversight 
functions provided for in clause 3(e) with respect to all programs 
affecting Indians.

  (m) Committee on Rules.

  (1) The rules and joint rules (other than rules or joint rules 
relating to the Code of Official Conduct), and order of business of the 
House.
  (2) Recesses and final adjournments of Congress.

The Committee on Rules is authorized to sit and act whether or not the 
House is in session.

  (n) Committee on Science.

  (1) All energy research, development, and demonstration, and projects 
therefor, and all federally owned or operated nonmilitary energy 
laboratories.
  (2) Astronautical research and development, including resources, 
personnel, equipment, and facilities.
  (3) Civil aviation research and development.
  (4) Environmental research and development.
  (5) Marine research.
  (6) Measures relating to the commercial application of energy 
technology.
  (7) National Institute of Standards and Technology, standardization of 
weights and measures and the metric system.
  (8) National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  (9) National Space Council.
  (10) National Science Foundation.
  (11) National Weather Service.
  (12) Outer space, including exploration and control thereof.
  (13) Science Scholarships.
  (14) Scientific research, development, and demonstration, and projects 
therefor.

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight function under 
clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have the special oversight function 
provided for in clause 3(f) with respect to all nonmilitary research and 
development.

  (o) Committee on Small Business.

  (1) Assistance to and protection of small business, including 
financial aid, regulatory flexibility and paperwork reduction.
  (2) Participation of small-business enterprises in Federal procurement 
and Government contracts.

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight function under 
clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have the special oversight function 
provided for in clause 3(g) with respect to the problems of small 
business.

  (p) Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct.

  (1) Measures relating to the Code of Official Conduct.

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provision of this paragraph (and its general oversight function under 
clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have the functions with respect to 
recommendations, studies, investigations, and reports which are provided 
for in clause 4(e),

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and the functions designated in titles I and V of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 and sections 7342, 7351, and 7353 of title 5, 
United States Code.

  (q) Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

  (1) Coast Guard, including lifesaving service, lighthouses, 
lightships, ocean derelicts, and the Coast Guard Academy.
  (2) Federal management of emergencies and natural disasters.
  (3) Flood control and improvement of rivers and harbors.
  (4) Inland waterways.
  (5) Inspection of merchant marine vessels, lights and signals, 
lifesaving equipment, and fire protection on such vessels.
  (6) Navigation and the laws relating thereto, including pilotage.
  (7) Registering and licensing of vessels and small boats.
  (8) Rules and international arrangements to prevent collisions at sea.
  (9) Measures relating to the Capitol Building and the Senate and House 
Office Buildings.
  (10) Measures relating to the construction or maintenance of roads and 
post roads, other than appropriations therefor; but it shall not be in 
order for any bill providing general legislation in relation to roads to 
contain any provision for any specific road, nor for any bill in 
relation to a specific road to embrace a provision in relation to any 
other specific road.
  (11) Measures relating to the construction or reconstruction, 
maintenance, and care of the buildings and grounds of the Botanic 
Gardens, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution.
  (12) Measures relating to merchant marine, except for national 
security aspects of merchant marine.
  (13) Measures relating to the purchase of sites and construction of 
post offices, customhouses, Federal courthouses, and Government 
buildings within the District of Columbia.
  (14) Oil and other pollution of navigable waters, including inland, 
coastal, and ocean waters.
  (15) Marine affairs (including coastal zone management) as they relate 
to oil and other pollution of navigable waters.
  (16) Public buildings and occupied or improved grounds of the United 
States generally.
  (17) Public works for the benefit of navigation, including bridges and 
dams (other than international bridges and dams).
  (18) Related transportation regulatory agencies.
  (19) Roads and the safety thereof.
  (20) Transportation, including civil aviation, railroads, water 
transportation, transportation safety (except automobile safety), 
transportation infrastructure, transportation labor, and railroad 
retirement and unemployment (except revenue measures related thereto).
  (21) Water power.

  (r) Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  (1) Veterans' measures generally.
  (2) Cemeteries of the United States in which veterans of any war or 
conflict are or may be buried, whether in the United States or abroad, 
except cemeteries administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
  (3) Compensation, vocational rehabilitation, and education of 
veterans.
  (4) Life insurance issued by the Government on account of service in 
the Armed Forces.
  (5) Pensions of all the wars of the United States, general and 
special.
  (6) Readjustment of servicemen to civil life.
  (7) Soldiers' and sailors' civil relief.
  (8) Veterans' hospitals, medical care, and treatment of veterans.

  (s) Committee on Ways and Means.

  (1) Customs, collection districts, and ports of entry and delivery.
  (2) Reciprocal trade agreements.
  (3) Revenue measures generally.
  (4) Revenue measures relating to the insular possessions.
  (5) The bonded debt of the United States (subject to the last sentence 
of clause 4(g) of this rule).
  (6) The deposit of public moneys.
  (7) Transportation of dutiable goods.
  (8) Tax exempt foundations and charitable trusts.
  (9) National social security, except (A) health care and facilities 
programs that are supported from general revenues as opposed to payroll 
deductions and (B) work incentive programs.

                   General Oversight Responsibilities

  2. (a) In order to assist the House in--
    (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of (A) the application, 
  administration, execution, and effectiveness of the laws enacted by 
  the Congress, or (B) conditions and circumstances which may indicate 
  the necessity or desirability of enacting new or additional 
  legislation, and
    (2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of such 
  modifications of or changes in those laws, and of such additional 
  legislation, as may be necessary or appropriate,
the various standing committees shall have oversight responsibilities as 
provided in paragraph (b).
  (b)(1) Each standing committee (other than the Committee on 
Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget) shall review and study, 
on a continuing basis, the application, administration, execution, and 
effectiveness of those laws, or parts of laws, the subject matter of 
which is within the jurisdiction of that committee and the organization 
and operation of the Federal agencies and entities having 
responsibilities in or for the administration and execution thereof, in 
order to determine whether such laws and the programs thereunder are 
being implemented and carried out in accordance with the intent of the 
Congress and whether such programs should be continued, curtailed, or 
eliminated. In addition, each such committee shall review and study any 
conditions or circumstances which may indicate the necessity or 
desirability of enacting new or additional legislation within the 
jurisdiction of that committee (whether or not any bill or resolution 
has been introduced with respect thereto), and shall on a continuing 
basis undertake future research and forecasting on matters within the 
jurisdiction of that committee. Each such committee having more than 
twenty members shall establish an oversight subcommittee, or require its 
subcommittees, if any, to conduct oversight in the area of their 
respective jurisdiction, to assist in carrying out its responsibilities 
under this subparagraph. The establishment of oversight subcommittees 
shall in no way limit the responsibility of the subcommittees with 
legislative jurisdiction from carrying out their oversight 
responsibilities.
  (2) The Committee on Government Reform and Oversight shall review and 
study, on a continuing basis, the operation of Government activities at 
all levels with a view to determining their economy and efficiency.
  (3) The Committee on Appropriations shall conduct such studies and 
examinations of the organization and operation of executive departments 
and other executive agencies (including any agency the majority of the 
stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) as it 
may deem necessary to assist it in the determination of matters within 
its jurisdiction.
  (c) Each standing committee of the House shall have the function of 
reviewing and studying on a continuing basis the impact or probable 
impact of tax policies affecting subjects within its jurisdiction as 
described in clauses 1 and 3.
  (d)(1) Not later than February 15 of the first session of a Congress, 
each standing committee of the House shall, in a meeting that is open to 
the public and with a quorum present, adopt its oversight plans for that 
Congress. Such plans shall be submitted simultaneously to the Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight and to the Committee on House 
Oversight. In developing such plans each committee shall, to the maximum 
extent feasible--
    (A) consult with other committees of the House that have 
  jurisdiction over the same or related laws, programs, or agencies 
  within its jurisdiction, with the objective of ensuring that such 
  laws, programs, or agencies are reviewed in the same Congress and that 
  there is a maximum of coordination between such committees in the 
  conduct of such reviews; and such plans shall include an explanation 
  of what steps have been and will be taken to ensure such coordination 
  and cooperation;
    (B) give priority consideration to including in its plans the review 
  of those laws, programs, or agencies operating under permanent budget 
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  thority or permanent statutory authority; and
    (C) have a view toward ensuring that all significant laws, programs, 
  or agencies within its jurisdictions are subject to review at least 
  once every ten years.
  (2) It shall not be in order to consider any committee expense 
resolution (within the meaning of clause 5 of rule XI), or any amendment 
thereto, for any committee that has not submitted its oversight plans as 
required by this paragraph.
  (3) Not later than March 31 in the first session of a Congress, after 
consultation with the Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority 
Leader, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight shall report to 
the House the oversight plans submitted by each committee together with 
any recommendations that it, or the House leadership group referred to 
above, may make to ensure the most effective coordination of such plans 
and otherwise achieve the objectives of this clause.
  (e) The Speaker, with the approval of the House, may appoint special 
ad hoc oversight committees for the purpose of reviewing specific 
matters within the jurisdiction of two or more standing committees.

                       Special Oversight Functions

  3. (a) The Committee on National Security shall have the function of 
reviewing and studying, on a continuing basis, all laws, programs, and 
Government activities dealing with or involving international arms 
control and disarmament and the education of military dependents in 
schools.
  (b) The Committee on the Budget shall have the function of--
    (1) making continuing studies of the effect on budget outlays of 
  relevant existing and proposed legislation, and reporting the results 
  of such studies to the House on a recurring basis; and
    (2) requesting and evaluating continuing studies of tax 
  expenditures, devising methods of coordinating tax expenditures, 
  policies, and programs with direct budget outlays, and reporting the 
  results of such studies to the House on a recurring basis.
  (c) The Committee on Education and the Workforce shall have the 
function of reviewing, studying, and coordinating, on a continuing 
basis, all laws, programs, and Government activities dealing with or 
involving domestic educational programs and institutions, and programs 
of student assistance, which are within the jurisdiction of other 
committees.
  (d) The Committee on International Relations shall have the function 
of reviewing and studying, on a continuing basis, all laws, programs, 
and Government activities dealing with or involving customs 
administration, intelligence activities relating to foreign policy, 
international financial and monetary organizations, and international 
fishing agreements.
  (e) The Committee on Resources shall have the function of reviewing 
and studying, on a continuing basis, all laws, programs, and Government 
activities dealing with Indians.
  (f) The Committee on Science shall have the function of reviewing and 
studying, on a continuing basis, all laws, programs, and Government 
activities dealing with or involving nonmilitary research and 
development.
  (g) The Committee on Small Business shall have the function of 
studying and investigating, on a continuing basis, the problems of all 
types of small business.
  (h) The Committee on Commerce shall have the function of reviewing and 
studying on a continuing basis, all laws, programs and Government 
activities relating to nuclear and other energy, and nonmilitary nuclear 
energy and research and development including the disposal of nuclear 
waste.
  (i) The Committee on Rules shall have the function of reviewing and 
studying, on a continuing basis, the congressional budget process, and 
the committee shall, from time to time, report its findings and 
recommendations to the House.

                   Additional Functions of Committees

  4. (a)(1)(A) The Committee on Appropriations shall, within thirty days 
after the transmittal of the Budget to the Congress each year, hold 
hearings on the Budget as a whole with particular reference to--
    (i) the basic recommendations and budgetary policies of the 
  President in the presentation of the Budget; and
    (ii) the fiscal, financial, and economic assumptions used as bases 
  in arriving at total estimated expenditures and receipts.
  (B) In holding hearings pursuant to subdivision (A), the committee 
shall receive testimony from the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, the Chairman of the Council of 
Economic Advisers, and such other persons as the committee may desire.
  (C) Hearings pursuant to subdivision (A), or any part thereof, shall 
be held in open session, except when the committee, in open session and 
with a quorum present, determines by rollcall vote that the testimony to 
be taken at that hearing on that day may be related to a matter of 
national security: Provided, however, That the committee may by the same 
procedure close one subsequent day of hearing. A transcript of all such 
hearings shall be printed and a copy thereof furnished to each Member, 
Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
  (D) Hearings pursuant to subdivision (A), or any part thereof, may be 
held before joint meetings of the committee and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate in accordance with such procedures as the 
two committees jointly may determine.
  (2) Whenever any bill or resolution which provides new entitlement 
authority as defined in section 3(9) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 is reported by a committee of the House and the amount of new 
budget authority which will be required for the fiscal year involved if 
such bill or resolution is enacted as so reported exceeds the 
appropriate allocation of new budget authority reported as described in 
clause 4(h) in connection with the most recently agreed to concurrent 
resolution on the budget for such fiscal year, such bill or resolution 
shall then be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with 
instructions to report it, with the committee's recommendations and (if 
the committee deems it desirable) with an amendment limiting the total 
amount of new entitlement authority provided in the bill or resolution, 
within 15 calendar days (not counting any day on which the House is not 
in session) beginning with the day following the day on which it is so 
referred. If the Committee on Appropriations fails to report the bill or 
resolution within such 15-day period, the committee shall be 
automatically discharged from further consideration of the bill or 
resolution and the bill or resolution shall be placed on the appropriate 
calendar.
  (3) In addition, the Committee on Appropriations shall study on a 
continuing basis those provisions of law which (on the first day of the 
first fiscal year for which the congressional budget process is 
effective) provide spending authority of permanent budget authority, and 
shall report to the House from time to time its recommendations for 
terminating or modifying such provisions.
  (b) The Committee on the Budget shall have the duty--
    (1) to review on a continuing basis the conduct by the Congressional 
  Budget Office of its functions and duties;
    (2) to hold hearings, and receive testimony from Members of Congress 
  and such appropriate representatives of Federal departments and 
  agencies, the general public, and national organizations as it deems 
  desirable, in developing the concurrent resolutions on the budget for 
  each fiscal year;
    (3) to make all reports required of it by the Congressional Budget 
  Act of 1974, including the reporting of reconciliation bills and 
  resolutions when so required;
    (4) to study on a continuing basis those provisions of law which 
  exempt Federal agencies or any of their activities or outlays from 
  inclusion in the Budget of the United States Government, and to report 
  to the House from time to time its recommendations for terminating or 
  modifying such provisions; and
    (5) to study on a continuing basis proposals designed to improve and 
  facilitate methods of congressional budget-making, and to report to 
  the House from time to time the results

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  of such study together with its recommendations.
  (c)(1) The Committee on Government Reform and Oversight shall have the 
general function of--
    (A) receiving and examining reports of the Comptroller General of 
  the United States and of submitting such recommendations to the House 
  as it deems necessary or desirable in connection with the subject 
  matter of such reports;
    (B) evaluating the effects of laws enacted to reorganize the 
  legislative and executive branches of the Government; and
    (C) studying intergovernmental relationships between the United 
  States and the States and municipalities, and between the United 
  States and international organizations of which the United States is a 
  member.
  (2) In addition to its duties under subparagraph (1), the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight may at any time conduct investigations 
of any matter without regard to the provisions of clause 1, 2, or 3 (or 
this clause) conferring jurisdiction over such matter upon another 
standing committee. The committee's findings and recommendations in any 
such investigation shall be made available to the other standing 
committee or committees having jurisdiction over the matter involved 
(and included in the report of any such other committee when required by 
clause 2(l)(3) of rule XI).
  (d)(1) The Committee on House Oversight shall have the function of--
    (A) examining all bills, amendments, and joint resolutions after 
  passage by the House and, in cooperation with the Senate, examining 
  all bills and joint resolutions which shall have passed both Houses to 
  see that they are correctly enrolled, forthwith presenting those which 
  originated in the House to the President of the United States in 
  person after their signature by the Speaker of the House and the 
  President of the Senate and reporting the fact and date of such 
  presentation to the House;
    (B) providing policy direction for, and oversight of, the Clerk, 
  Sergeant-at-Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, and Inspector General; 
  and
    (C) accepting a gift, other than as otherwise provided by law, if 
  the gift does not involve any duty, burden, or condition, or is not 
  made dependent upon some future performance by the House of 
  Representatives and promulgating regulations to carry out this 
  paragraph.
  (2) An employing office of the House of Representatives may enter a 
settlement of a complaint under the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 that provides for the payment of funds only after receiving the 
joint approval of the chairman and the ranking minority party member of 
the Committee on House Oversight concerning the amount of such payment.
  (e)(1) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is authorized: 
(A) to recommend to the House from time to time such administrative 
actions as it may deem appropriate to establish or enforce standards of 
official conduct for Members, officers, and employees of the House, and 
any letter of reproval or other administrative action of the committee 
pursuant to an investigation under subdivision (B) shall only be issued 
or implemented as a part of a report required by such subdivision; (B) 
to investigate, subject to subparagraph (2) of this paragraph, any 
alleged violation, by a Member, officer, or employee of the House, of 
the Code of Official Conduct or of any law, rule, regulation, or other 
standard of conduct applicable to the conduct of such Member, officer, 
or employee in the performance of his duties or the discharge of his 
responsibilities, and after notice and hearing (unless the right to a 
hearing is waived by the Member, officer, or employee), shall report to 
the House its findings of fact and recommendations, if any, upon the 
final disposition of any such investigation, and such action as the 
committee may deem appropriate in the circumstances; (C) to report to 
the appropriate Federal or State authorities, either with the approval 
of the House or by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of 
the committee, any substantial evidence of a violation, by a Member, 
officer, or employee of the House, of any law applicable to the 
performance of his duties or the discharge of his responsibilities, 
which may have been disclosed in a committee investigation; (D) to give 
consideration to the request of any Member, officer, or employee of the 
House for an advisory opinion with respect to the general propriety of 
any current or proposed conduct of such Member, officer, or employee 
and, with appropriate deletions to assure the privacy of the individual 
concerned, to publish such opinion for the guidance of other Members, 
officers, and employees of the House; and (E) to give consideration to 
the request of any Member, officer, or employee of the House for a 
written waiver in exceptional circumstances with respect to clause 4 of 
rule XLIII.
  (2)(A)(i) No resolution, report, recommendation, or advisory opinion 
relating to the official conduct of a Member, officer, or employee of 
the House shall be made by the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct, and, except as provided by subdivision (ii), no investigation 
of such conduct shall be undertaken by such committee, unless approved 
by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the committee.
  (ii)(I) Upon the receipt of information offered as a complaint that is 
in compliance with this rule and the committee rules, the chairman and 
ranking minority member may jointly appoint members to serve as an 
investigative subcommittee.
  (II) The chairman and ranking minority member of the committee may 
jointly gather additional information concerning alleged conduct which 
is the basis of a complaint or of information offered as a complaint 
until they have established an investigative subcommittee or the 
chairman or ranking minority member has placed on the committee agenda 
the issue of whether to establish an investigative subcommittee.
  (B) Except in the case of an investigation undertaken by the committee 
on its own initiative, the committee may undertake an investigation 
relating to the official conduct of an individual Member, officer, or 
employee of the House of Representatives only--
    (i) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, in writing 
  and under oath, made by a Member of the House and transmitted to the 
  committee by such Member, or
    (ii) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, in writing 
  and under oath, from an individual not a Member of the House provided 
  that a Member of the House certifies in writing to the committee that 
  he or she believes the information is submitted in good faith and 
  warrants the review and consideration of the committee.
If a complaint is not disposed of within the applicable time periods set 
forth in the rules of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
then the chairman and ranking minority member shall jointly establish an 
investigative subcommittee and forward the complaint, or any portion 
thereof, to that subcommittee for its consideration. However, if, at any 
time during those periods, either the chairman or ranking minority 
member places on the agenda the issue of whether to establish an 
investigative subcommittee, then an investigative subcommittee may be 
established only by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of 
the committee.
  (C) No investigation shall be undertaken by the committee of any 
alleged violation of a law, rule, regulation, or standard of conduct not 
in effect at the time of the alleged violation; nor shall any 
investigation be undertaken by the committee of any alleged violation 
which occurred before the third previous Congress unless the committee 
determines that the alleged violation is directly related to any alleged 
violation which occurred in a more recent Congress.
  (D) A member of the committee shall be ineligible to participate, as a 
member of the committee, in any committee proceeding relating to his or 
her official conduct. In any case in which a member of the committee is 
ineligible to act as a member of the committee under the preceding 
sentence, the Speaker of the House shall designate a Member of the House 
from the same political party as the ineligible member of the committee 
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proceeding relating to the official conduct of such ineligible member.
  (E) A member of the committee may disqualify himself from 
participating in any investigation of the conduct of a Member, officer, 
or employee of the House upon the submission in writing and under oath 
of an affidavit of disqualification stating that he cannot render an 
impartial and unbiased decision in the case in which he seeks to 
disqualify himself. If the committee approves and accepts such affidavit 
of disqualification, the chairman shall so notify the Speaker and 
request the Speaker to designate a Member of the House from the same 
political party as the disqualifying member of the committee to act as a 
member of the committee in any committee proceeding relating to such 
investigation.
  (F) No information or testimony received, or the contents of a 
complaint or the fact of its filing, shall be publicly disclosed by any 
committee or staff member unless specifically authorized in each 
instance by a vote of the full committee.
  (3)(A) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI, each meeting of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or any subcommittee thereof 
shall occur in executive session, unless the committee or subcommittee 
by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members opens the meeting to 
the public.
  (B) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI, hearings of an 
adjudicatory subcommittee or sanction hearings held by the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct shall be held in open session unless the 
subcommittee or committee, in open session by an affirmative vote of a 
majority of its members, closes all or part of the remainder of the 
hearing on that day to the public.
  (4) Before any member, officer, or employee of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct, including members of any subcommittee of 
the committee selected pursuant to clause 6(a)(3) and shared staff, may 
have access to information that is confidential under the rules of the 
committee, the following oath (or affirmation) shall be executed:
  ``I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not disclose, to any 
  person or entity outside the Committee on Standards of Official 
  Conduct, any information received in the course of my service with the 
  committee, except as authorized by the committee or in accordance with 
  its rules.''
Copies of the executed oath shall be retained by the Clerk of the House 
as part of the records of the House. This subparagraph establishes a 
standard of conduct within the meaning of subparagraph (1)(B). Breaches 
of confidentiality shall be investigated by the Committee on Standards 
of Official Conduct and appropriate action shall be taken.
  (5)(A) If a complaint or information offered as a complaint is deemed 
frivolous by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, the committee may take such 
action as it, by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members, deems 
appropriate in the circumstances.
  (B) Complaints filed before the One Hundred Fifth Congress may not be 
deemed frivolous by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
  (f)(1) Each standing committee of the House shall, in its 
consideration of all bills and joint resolutions of a public character 
within its jurisdiction, insure that appropriations for continuing 
programs and activities of the Federal Government and the District of 
Columbia government will be made annually to the maximum extent feasible 
and consistent with the nature, requirements, and objectives of the 
programs and activities involved. For the purposes of this paragraph a 
Government agency includes the organizational units of government listed 
in clause 7(c) of rule XIII.
  (2) Each standing committee of the House shall review, from time to 
time, each continuing program within its jurisdiction for which 
appropriations are not made annually in order to ascertain whether such 
program could be modified so that appropriations therefor would be made 
annually.
  (g) Each standing committee of the House shall, not later than 6 weeks 
after the President submits his budget, submit to the Committee on the 
Budget (1) its views and estimates with respect to all matters to be set 
forth in the concurrent resolution on the budget for the ensuing fiscal 
year which are within its jurisdiction or functions, and (2) an estimate 
of the total amounts of new budget authority, and budget outlays 
resulting therefrom, to be provided or authorized in all bills and 
resolutions within its jurisdiction which it intends to be effective 
during that fiscal year. The views and estimates submitted by the 
Committee on Ways and Means under the preceding sentence shall include a 
specific recommendation, made after holding public hearings, as to the 
appropriate level of the public debt which should be set forth in the 
concurrent resolution on the budget referred to in such sentence and 
serve as the basis for an increase or decrease in the statutory limit on 
such debt under the procedures provided by rule XLIX.
  (h) As soon as practicable after a concurrent resolution on the budget 
for any fiscal year is agreed to, each standing committee of the House 
(after consulting with the appropriate committee or committees of the 
Senate) shall subdivide any allocations made to it in the joint 
explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on such 
resolution, and promptly report such subdivisions to the House, in the 
manner provided by section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of l974.
  (i) Each standing committee of the House which is directed in a 
concurrent resolution on the budget to determine and recommend changes 
in laws, bills, or resolutions under the reconciliation process shall 
promptly make such determination and recommendations, and report a 
reconciliation bill or resolution (or both) to the House or submit such 
recommendations to the Committee on the Budget, in accordance with the 
Congressional Budget Act of l974.

     Referral of Bills, Resolutions, and Other Matters to Committees

  5. (a) Each bill, resolution, or other matter which relates to a 
subject listed under any standing committee named in clause 1 shall be 
referred by the Speaker in accordance with the provisions of this 
clause.
  (b) Every referral of any matter under paragraph (a) shall be made in 
such manner as to assure to the maximum extent feasible that each 
committee which has jurisdiction under clause 1 over the subject matter 
of any provision thereof will have responsibility for considering such 
provision and reporting to the House with respect thereto. Any 
precedents, rulings, and procedures in effect prior to the Ninety-Fourth 
Congress shall be applied with respect to referrals under this clause 
only to the extent that they will contribute to the achievement of the 
objectives of this clause.
  (c) In carrying out paragraphs (a) and (b) with respect to any matter, 
the Speaker shall designate a committee of primary jurisdiction; but 
also may refer the matter to one or more additional committees, for 
consideration in sequence (subject to appropriate time limitations), 
either on its initial referral or after the matter has been reported by 
the committee of primary jurisdiction; or may refer portions of the 
matter to one or more additional committees (reflecting different 
subjects and jurisdictions) for the consideration only of designated 
portions; or may refer the matter to a special ad hoc committee 
appointed by the Speaker with the approval of the House (with members 
from the committees having jurisdiction) for the specific purpose of 
considering that matter and reporting to the House thereon; or may make 
such other provisions as may be considered appropriate.

Election and Membership of Committees; Chairmen; Vacancies; Select and 
  Conference Committees
  6. (a)(1) The standing committees specified in clause 1 shall be 
elected by the House within the seventh calendar day beginning after the 
commencement of each Congress, from nominations submitted by the 
respective party caucuses. It shall always be in order to consider 
resolutions recommended by the respective party caucuses to change the 
composition of standing committees.
  (2) One-half of the members of the Committee on Standards of Official 
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minority party. No Member shall serve as a member of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct for more than two Congresses in any period 
of three successive Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any 
service performed as a member of such committee for less than a full 
session in any Congress), except that a Member having served on the 
committee for two Congresses shall be eligible for election to the 
committee as chairman or ranking minority member for one additional 
Congress. Not less than two Members from each party shall rotate off the 
committee at the end of each Congress.
  (3)(A) At the beginning of each Congress--
    (i) the Speaker (or his designee) shall designate a list of 10 
  Members from the majority party; and
    (ii) the Minority Leader (or his designee) shall designate a list of 
  10 Members from the minority party;
who are not members of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
and who may be assigned to serve as a member of an investigative 
subcommittee of that committee during that Congress. Members so chosen 
shall be announced to the House.
  (B) Whenever the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct jointly determine that Members 
designated under subdivision (A) should be assigned to serve on an 
investigative subcommittee of that committee, they shall each select the 
same number of Members of his respective party from the list to serve on 
that subcommittee.
  (b)(1) Membership on standing committees during the course of a 
Congress shall be contingent on continuing membership in the party 
caucus or conference that nominated Members for election to such 
committees. Should a Member cease to be a member of a particular party 
caucus or conference, said Member shall automatically cease to be a 
member of a standing committee to which he was elected on the basis of 
nomination by that caucus or conference. The chairman of the relevant 
party caucus or conference shall notify the Speaker whenever a Member 
ceases to be a member of a party caucus or conference and the Speaker 
shall notify the chairman of each standing committee on which said 
Member serves, that in accord with this rule, the Member's election to 
such committee is automatically vacated.
  (2)(A) No Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may serve 
simultaneously as a member of more than two standing committees or four 
subcommittees of the standing committees of the House, except that ex 
officio service by a chairman and ranking minority member of a committee 
on each of its subcommittees by committee rule shall not be counted 
against the limitation on subcommittee service. Service on an 
investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct pursuant to paragraph (a)(3) shall not be counted against the 
limitation on subcommittee service. Any other exception to these 
limitations must be approved by the House upon the recommendation of the 
respective party caucus or conference.
  (B) For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term ``subcommittee'' 
includes any panel (other than a special oversight panel of the 
Committee on National Security), task force, special subcommittee, or 
any subunit of a standing committee that is established for a cumulative 
period longer than six months in any Congress.
  (c) One of the members of each standing committee shall be elected by 
the House, from nominations submitted by the majority party caucus, at 
the commencement of each Congress, as chairman thereof. No Member may 
serve as the chairman of the same standing committee, or as the chairman 
of the same subcommittee thereof, for more than three consecutive 
Congresses, beginning with the One Hundred Fourth Congress (disregarding 
for this purpose any service for less than a full session in any 
Congress). In the temporary absence of the chairman, the member next in 
rank in the order named in the election of the committee, and so on, as 
often as the case shall happen, shall act as chairman; and in case of a 
permanent vacancy in the chairmanship of any such committee the House 
shall elect another chairman.
  (d) No committee of the House shall have more than five subcommittees 
(except the Committee on Appropriations, which shall have no more than 
13; the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, which shall have 
no more than seven; and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, which shall have no more than six).
  (e) All vacancies in standing committees shall be filled by election 
by the House from nominations, submitted by the respective party caucus 
or conference.
  (f) The Speaker shall appoint all select and conference committees 
which shall be ordered by the House from time to time. At any time after 
an original appointment, the Speaker may remove Members or appoint 
additional Members to select and conference committees. In appointing 
members to conference committees the Speaker shall appoint no less than 
a majority of members who generally supported the House position as 
determined by the Speaker. The Speaker shall name Members who are 
primarily responsible for the legislation and shall, to the fullest 
extent feasible, include the principal proponents of the major 
provisions of the bill as it passed the House.
  (g)   Membership on select and joint committees during the course of a 
Congress shall be contingent on continuing membership in the party 
caucus or conference the Member was a member of at the time of his 
appointment to a select or joint committee. Should a Member cease to be 
a member of that caucus or conference, said Member shall automatically 
cease to be a member of any select or joint committee to which he is 
assigned. The chairman of the relevant party caucus or conference shall 
notify the Speaker whenever a Member ceases to be a member of a party 
caucus or conference and the Speaker shall notify the chairman of each 
select or joint committee on which said Member serves, that in accord 
with this rule, the Member's appointment to such committee is 
automatically vacated.
  (h) The Speaker may appoint the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico 
and Delegates to the House to any select committee and to any conference 
committee.

                                 Rule XI

                    rules of procedure for committees

                               In General

  1. (a)(1) The Rules of the House are the rules of its committees and 
subcommittees so far as applicable, except that a motion to recess from 
day to day, and a motion to dispense with the first reading (in full) of 
a bill or resolution, if printed copies are available, are nondebatable 
motions of high privilege in committees and subcommittees.
  (2) Each subcommittee of a committee is a part of that committee, and 
is subject to the authority and direction of that committee and to its 
rules so far as applicable.
  (b)(1) Each committee is authorized at any time to conduct such 
investigations and studies as it may consider necessary or appropriate 
in the exercise of its responsibilities under rule X, and (subject to 
the adoption of expense resolutions as required by clause 5) to incur 
expenses (including travel expenses) in connection therewith.
  (2) A proposed investigative or oversight report shall be considered 
as read in committee if it has been available to the members for at 
least 24 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except 
when the House is in session on such a day).
  (3) A report of an investigation or study conducted jointly by more 
than one committee may be filed jointly, provided that each of the 
committees complies independently with all requirements for approval and 
filing of the report.
  (4) After an adjournment of the last regular session of a Congress 
sine die, an investigative or oversight report may be filed with the 
Clerk at any time, provided that if a member gives timely notice of 
intention to file supplemental, minority, or additional views, that 
member shall be entitled to not less than seven calendar days in which 
to submit such views for inclusion with the report.
  (c) Each committee is authorized to have printed and bound testimony 
and other data presented at hearings held by the committee. All costs of 
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graphic services and transcripts in connection with any meeting or 
hearing of a committee shall be paid from the applicable accounts of the 
House described in clause 1(h)(1) of rule X.
  (d)(1) Each committee shall submit to the House not later than January 
2 of each odd-numbered year, a report on the activities of that 
committee under this rule and rule X during the Congress ending on 
January 3 of such year.
  (2) Such report shall include separate sections summarizing the 
legislative and oversight activities of that committee during that 
Congress.
  (3) The oversight section of such report shall include a summary of 
the oversight plans submitted by the committee pursuant to clause 2(d) 
of rule X, a summary of the actions taken and recommendations made with 
respect to each such plan, and a summary of any additional oversight 
activities undertaken by that committee, and any recommendations made or 
actions taken thereon.
  (4) After an adjournment of the last regular session of a Congress 
sine die, the chairman of a committee may file a report pursuant to 
subparagraph (1) with the Clerk at any time and without approval of the 
committee, provided that a copy of the report has been available to each 
member of the committee for at least seven calendar days and includes 
any supplemental, minority, or additional views submitted by a member of 
the committee.

                             Committee Rules

Adoption of written rules
  2. (a) Each standing committee of the House shall adopt written 
rules governing its procedure. Such rules--
    (1) shall be adopted in a meeting which is open to the public unless 
  the committee, in open session and with a quorum present, determined 
  by rollcall vote that all or part of the meeting on that day is to be 
  closed to the public;
    (2) shall be not inconsistent with the Rules of the House or with 
  those provisions of law having the force and effect of Rules of the 
  House; and
    (3) shall in any event incorporate all of the succeeding provisions 
  of this clause to the extent applicable.

Each committee's rules specifying its regular meeting days, and any 
other rules of a committee which are in addition to the provisions of 
this clause, shall be published in the Congressional Record not later 
than thirty days after the committee is elected in each odd-numbered 
year. Each select or joint committee shall comply with the provisions of 
this paragraph unless specifically prohibited by law.

Regular meeting days
  (b) Each standing committee of the House shall adopt regular 
meeting days, which shall be not less frequent than monthly, for the 
conduct of its business. Each such committee shall meet, for the 
consideration of any bill or resolution pending before the committee or 
for the transaction of other committee business, on all regular meeting 
days fixed by the committee, unless otherwise provided by written rule 
adopted by the committee.

Additional and special meetings
  (c)(1) The Chairman of each standing committee may call and 
convene, as he or she considers necessary, additional meetings of the 
committee for the consideration of any bill or resolution pending before 
the committee or for the conduct of other committee business. The 
committee shall meet for such purpose pursuant to that call of the 
chairman.
  (2) If at least three members of any standing committee desire that a 
special meeting of the committee be called by the chairman, those 
members may file in the offices of the committee their written request 
to the chairman for that special meeting. Such request shall specify the 
measure or matter to be considered. Immediately upon the filing of the 
request, the clerk of the committee shall notify the chairman of the 
filing of the request. If, within three calendar days after the filing 
of the request, the chairman does not call the requested special 
meeting, to be held within seven calendar days after the filing of the 
request, a majority of the members of the committee may file in the 
offices of the committee their written notice that a special meeting of 
the committee will be held, specifying the date and hour of, and the 
measure or matter to be considered at, that special meeting. The 
committee shall meet on that date and hour. Immediately upon the filing 
of the notice, the clerk of the committee shall notify all members of 
the committee that such special meeting will be held and inform them of 
its date and hour and the measure or matter to be considered; and only 
the measure or matter specified in that notice may be considered at that 
special meeting.

Vice chairman or ranking majority 
    member to preside in absence of 
    chairman
  (d) A member of the majority party on any standing committee or 
subcommittee thereof designated by the chairman of the full committee 
shall be vice chairman of the committee or subcommittee, as the case may 
be, and shall preside at any meeting during the temporary absence of the 
chairman. If the chairman and vice chairman of the committee or 
subcommittee are not present at any meeting of the committee or 
subcommittee, the ranking member of the majority party who is present 
shall preside at that meeting.

Committee records
  (e)(1) Each committee shall keep a complete record of all 
committee action which shall include--
    (A) in the case of any meeting or hearing transcript, a 
  substantially verbatim account of remarks actually made during the 
  proceedings, subject only to technical, grammatical, and typographical 
  corrections authorized by the person making the remarks involved; and
    (B) a record of the votes on any question on which a rollcall vote 
  is demanded.
The result of each such rollcall vote shall be made available by the 
committee for inspection by the public at reasonable times in the 
offices of the committee. Information so available for public inspection 
shall include a description of the amendment, motion, order, or other 
proposition and the name of each Member voting for and each Member 
voting against such amendment, motion, order, or proposition, and the 
names of those Members present but not voting, except that in the case 
of rollcall votes in the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
taken in executive session, the result of any such vote shall not be 
made available for inspection by the public without an affirmative vote 
of a majority of the members of the committee.
  (2) All committee hearings, records, data, charts, and files shall be 
kept separate and distinct from the congressional office records of the 
Member serving as chairman of the committee; and such records shall be 
the property of the House and all Members of the House shall have access 
thereto, except that in the case of records in the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct respecting the conduct of any Member, 
officer, or employee of the House, no Member of the House (other than a 
member of such committee) shall have access thereto without the 
specific, prior approval of the committee.
  (3) Each committee shall include in its rules standards for 
availability of records of the committee delivered to the Archivist of 
the United States under rule XXXVI. Such standards shall specify 
procedures for orders of the committee under clause 3(b)(3) and clause 
4(b) of rule XXXVI, including a requirement that nonavailability of a 
record for a period longer than the period otherwise applicable under 
that rule shall be approved by vote of the committee.
  (4) Each committee shall, to the maximum extent feasible, make its 
publications available in electronic form.

Prohibition against proxy voting
  (f) No vote by any member of any committee or subcommittee with 
respect to any measure or matter may be cast by proxy.

Open meetings and hearings
  (g)(1) Each meeting for the transaction of business, including 
the markup of legislation, of each standing committee or subcommittee 
thereof (except the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct) shall be 
open to the public, including to radio, television, and still 
photography coverage, except when the committee or subcommittee, in open 
session and with a majority present, determines by rollcall vote that 
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meeting on that day shall be closed to the public because disclosure of 
matters to be considered would endanger national security, would 
compromise sensitive law enforcement information, would tend to defame, 
degrade or incriminate any person, or otherwise would violate any law or 
rule of the House: Provided, however, That no person other than members 
of the committee and such congressional staff and such departmental 
representatives as they may authorize shall be present at any business 
or markup session which has been closed to the public. This paragraph 
does not apply to open committee hearings which are provided for by 
clause 4(a)(1) of rule X or by subparagraph (2) of this paragraph.
  (2) Each hearing conducted by each committee or subcommittee thereof 
(except the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct) shall be open to 
the public, including to radio, television, and still photography 
coverage, except when the committee or subcommittee, in open session and 
with a majority present, determines by rollcall vote that all or part of 
the remainder of that hearing on that day shall be closed to the public 
because disclosure of testimony, evidence, or other matters to be 
considered would endanger the national security, would compromise 
sensitive law enforcement information, or would violate any law or rule 
of the House of Representatives. Notwithstanding the requirements of the 
preceding sentence, a majority of those present, there being in 
attendance the requisite number required under the rules of the 
committee to be present for the purpose of taking testimony,
    (A) may vote to close the hearing for the sole purpose of discussing 
  whether testimony or evidence to be received would endanger the 
  national security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement 
  information, or violate clause 2(k)(5) of rule XI; or
    (B) may vote to close the hearing, as provided in clause 2(k)(5) of 
  rule XI.

No Member may be excluded from nonparticipatory attendance at any 
hearing of any committee or subcommittee, with the exception of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, unless the House of 
Representatives shall by majority vote authorize a particular committee 
or subcommittee, for purposes of a particular series of hearings on a 
particular article of legislation or on a particular subject of 
investigation, to close its hearings to Members by the same procedures 
designated in this subparagraph for closing hearings to the public: 
Provided, however, That the committee or subcommittee may by the same 
procedure vote to close one subsequent day of hearing except that the 
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on National Security, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the subcommittees therein 
may, by the same procedure, vote to close up to five additional 
consecutive days of hearings.
  (3) The chairman of each committee of the House (except the Committee 
on Rules) shall make public announcement of the date, place, and subject 
matter of any committee hearing at least one week before the 
commencement of the hearing. If the chairman of the committee, with the 
concurrence of the ranking minority member, determines there is good 
cause to begin the hearing sooner, or if the committee so determines by 
majority vote, a quorum being present for the transaction of business, 
the chairman shall make the announcement at the earliest possible date. 
Any announcement made under this subparagraph shall be promptly 
published in the Daily Digest and promptly entered into the committee 
scheduling service of House Information Resources.
  (4) Each committee shall, to the greatest extent practicable, require 
witnesses who appear before it to submit in advance written statements 
of proposed testimony and to limit their initial oral presentations to 
the committee to brief summaries thereof. In the case of a witness 
appearing in a nongovernmental capacity, a written statement of proposed 
testimony shall include a curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the 
amount and source (by agency and program) of any Federal grant (or 
subgrant thereof) or contract (or subcontract thereof) received during 
the current fiscal year or either of the two previous fiscal years by 
the witness or by an entity represented by the witness.
  (5) No point of order shall lie with respect to any measure reported 
by any committee on the ground that hearings on such measure were not 
conducted in accordance with the provisions of this clause; except that 
a point of order on that ground may be made by any member of the 
committee which reported the measure if, in the committee, such point of 
order was (A) timely made and (B) improperly overruled or not properly 
considered.
  (6) The preceding provisions of this paragraph do not apply to the 
committee hearings which are provided for by clause 4(a)(1) of rule X.

Quorum for taking testimony and 
    certain other action
  (h)(1) Each committee may fix the number of its members to 
constitute a quorum for taking testimony and receiving evidence which 
shall be not less than two.
  (2) Each committee (except the Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on the Budget, and the Committee on Ways and Means) may fix 
the number of its members to constitute a quorum for taking any action 
other than the reporting of a measure or recommendation which shall be 
not less than one-third of the members.

Limitation on committees sittings
  (i) No committee of the House may sit during a joint session of 
the House and Senate or during a recess when a joint meeting of the 
House and Senate is in progress.

Calling and interrogation of witnesses
  (j)(1) Whenever any hearing is conducted by any committee upon 
any measure or matter, the minority party members on the committee shall 
be entitled, upon request to the chairman by a majority of them before 
the completion of the hearing, to call witnesses selected by the 
minority to testify with respect to that measure or matter during at 
least one day of hearing thereon.
  (2)(A) Subject to subdivisions (B) and (C), each committee shall apply 
the five-minute rule in the interrogation of witnesses in any hearing 
until such time as each member of the committee who so desires has had 
an opportunity to question each witness.
  (B) A committee may adopt a rule or motion permitting an equal number 
of its majority and minority party members each to question a witness 
for a specified period not longer than 30 minutes.
  (C) A committee may adopt a rule or motion permitting committee staff 
for its majority and minority party members to question a witness for 
equal specified periods.

Investigative hearing procedures
  (k)(1) The chairman at an investigative hearing shall announce 
in an opening statement the subject of the investigation.
  (2) A copy of the committee rules and this clause shall be made 
available to each witness.
  (3) Witnesses at investigative hearings may be accompanied by their 
own counsel for the purpose of advising them concerning their 
constitutional rights.
  (4) The chairman may punish breaches of order and decorum, and of 
professional ethics on the part of counsel, by censure and exclusion 
from the hearings; and the committee may cite the offender to the House 
for contempt.
  (5) Whenever it is asserted that the evidence or testimony at an 
investigatory hearing may tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any 
person,
    (A) such testimony or evidence shall be presented in executive 
  session, notwithstanding the provisions of clause 2(g)(2) of this 
  rule, if by a majority of those present, there being in attendance the 
  requisite number required under the rules of the committee to be 
  present for the purpose of taking testimony, the committee determines 
  that such evidence or testimony may tend to defame, degrade, or 
  incriminate any person; and
    (B) the committee shall proceed to receive such testimony in open 
  session only if the committee, a majority being present, determines 
  that such evidence or testimony will not tend to defame, degrade, or 
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In either case the committee shall afford such person an opportunity 
voluntarily to appear as a witness, and receive and dispose of requests 
from such person to subpoena additional witnesses.
  (6) Except as provided in subparagraph (5), the chairman shall receive 
and the committee shall dispose of requests to subpoena additional 
witnesses.
  (7) No evidence or testimony taken in executive session may be 
released or used in public sessions without the consent of the 
committee.
  (8) In the discretion of the committee, witnesses may submit brief and 
pertinent sworn statements in writing for inclusion in the record. The 
committee is the sole judge of the pertinency of testimony and evidence 
adduced at its hearing.
  (9) A witness may obtain a transcript copy of his testimony given at a 
public session or, if given at an executive session, when authorized by 
the committee.

Committee procedures for reporting bills 
    and resolutions
  (l)(1)(A) It shall be the duty of the chairman of each committee 
to report or cause to be reported promptly to the House any measure 
approved by the committee and to take or cause to be taken necessary 
steps to bring a matter to a vote.
  (B) In any event, the report of any committee on a measure which has 
been approved by the committee shall be filed within seven calendar days 
(exclusive of days on which the House is not in session) after the day 
on which there has been filed with the clerk of the committee a written 
request, signed by a majority of the members of the committee, for the 
reporting of that measure. Upon the filing of any such request, the 
clerk of the committee shall transmit immediately to the chairman of the 
committee notice of the filing of that request. This subdivision does 
not apply to a report of the Committee on Rules with respect to the 
rules, joint rules, or order of business of the House or to the 
reporting of a resolution of inquiry addressed to the head of an 
executive department.
  (2)(A) No measure or recommendation shall be reported from any 
committee unless a majority of the committee was actually present.
  (B) With respect to each rollcall vote on a motion to report any 
measure or matter of a public character, and on any amendment offered to 
the measure or matter, the total number of votes cast for and against, 
and the names of those members voting for and against, shall be included 
in the committee report on the measure or matter. The preceding sentence 
shall not apply to votes taken in executive session by the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct.
  (3) The report of any committee on a measure which has been approved 
by the committee shall include (A) the oversight findings and 
recommendations required pursuant to clause 2(b)(1) of rule X separately 
set out and clearly identified; (B) the statement required by section 
308(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of l974, separately set out 
and clearly identified, if the measure provides new budget authority 
(other than continuing appropriations), new entitlement authority as 
defined in section 3(9) of such Act, new credit authority, or an 
increase or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures, except that the 
estimates with respect to new budget authority shall include, when 
practicable, a comparison of the total estimated funding level for the 
relevant program (or programs) to the appropriate levels under current 
law; (C) the estimate and comparison prepared by the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of such Act, separately 
set out and clearly identified, whenever the Director (if timely 
submitted prior to the filing of the report) has submitted such estimate 
and comparison to the committee; and (D) a summary of the oversight 
findings and recommendations made by the Committee on Government Reform 
and Oversight under clause 4(c)(2) of rule X separately set out and 
clearly identified whenever such findings and recommendations have been 
submitted to the legislative committee in a timely fashion to allow an 
opportunity to consider such findings and recommendations during the 
committee's deliberations on the measure.
  (4) Each report of a committee on a bill or joint resolution of a 
public character shall include a statement citing the specific powers 
granted to the Congress in the Constitution to enact the law proposed by 
the bill or joint resolution.
  (5) If, at the time of approval of any measure or matter by any 
committee, other than the Committee on Rules, any member of the 
committee gives notice of intention to file supplemental, minority, or 
additional views, that member shall be entitled to not less than two 
additional calendar days after the day of such notice (excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is in 
session on such a day) in which to file such views, in writing and 
signed by that member, with the clerk of the committee. All such views 
so filed by one or more members of the committee shall be included 
within, and shall be a part of, the report filed by the committee with 
respect to that measure or matter. When time guaranteed by this 
subparagraph has expired (or, if sooner, when all separate views have 
been received), the committee may arrange to file its report with the 
Clerk not later than one hour after the expiration of such time. The 
report of the committee upon that measure or matter shall be printed in 
a single volume which--
    (A) shall include all supplemental, minority, or additional views 
  which have been submitted by the time of the filing of the report, and
    (B) shall bear upon its cover a recital that any such supplemental, 
  minority, or additional views (and any material submitted under 
  subdivisions (C) and (D) of subparagraph (3)) are included as part of 
  the report.

This subparagraph does not preclude--
    (i) the immediate filing or printing of a committee report unless 
  timely request for the opportunity to file supplemental, minority, or 
  additional views has been made as provided by this subparagraph; or
    (ii) the filing by any such committee of any supplemental report 
  upon any measure or matter which may be required for the correction of 
  any technical error in a previous report made by that committee upon 
  that measure or matter.
  (6) A measure or matter reported by any committee (except the 
Committee on Rules in the case of a resolution making in order the 
consideration of a bill, resolution, or other order of business), shall 
not be considered in the House until the third calendar day (excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is in 
session on such a day) on which the report of that committee upon that 
measure or matter has been available to the Members of the House: 
Provided, however, That it shall always be in order to call up for 
consideration, notwithstanding the provisions of clause 4(b) of rule XI, 
a report from the Committee on Rules specifically providing for the 
consideration of a reported measure or matter notwithstanding this 
restriction. If hearings have been held on any such measure or matter so 
reported, the committee reporting the measure or matter shall make every 
reasonable effort to have such hearings printed and available for 
distribution to the Members of the House prior to the consideration of 
such measure or matter in the House. This subparagraph shall not apply 
to--
    (A) any measure for the declaration of war, or the declaration of a 
  national emergency, by the Congress; or
    (B) any decision, determination, or action by a Government agency 
  which would become or continue to be, effective unless disapproved or 
  otherwise invalidated by one or both Houses of Congress.

For the purposes of the preceding sentence, a Government agency includes 
any department, agency, establishment, wholly owned Government 
corporation, or instrumentality of the Federal Government or the 
government of the District of Columbia.
  (7) If, within seven calendar days after a measure has, by resolution, 
been made in order for consideration by the House, no motion has been 
offered that the House consider that measure, any member of the 
committee which reported that measure may be recognized in the 
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the Speaker to offer a motion that the House shall consider that 
measure, if that committee has duly authorized that member to offer that 
motion.

Power to sit and act 
    subpoena power
  (m)(1) For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions and 
duties under this rule and rule X (including any matters referred to it 
under clause 5 of rule X), any committee, or any subcommittee thereof, 
is authorized (subject to subparagraph (2)(A) of this paragraph)--
    (A) to sit and act at such times and places within the United 
  States, whether the House is in session, has recessed, or has 
  adjourned, and to hold such hearings, and
    (B) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and 
  testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, 
  correspondence, memorandums, papers, and documents as it deems 
  necessary.

The chairman of the committee, or any member designated by such 
chairman, may administer oaths to any witness.
  (2)(A) A subpoena may be authorized and issued by a committee or 
subcommittee under subparagraph (1)(B) in the conduct of any 
investigation or series of investigations or activities, only when 
authorized by a majority of the members voting, a majority being 
present, except in the case of a subcommittee of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct, a subpoena may be authorized and issued 
only when authorized by an affirmative vote of a majority of its 
members. The power to authorize and issue subpoenas under subparagraph 
(1)(B) may be delegated to the chairman of the committee pursuant to 
such rules and under such limitations as the committee may prescribe. 
Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the chairman of the committee or 
by any member designated by the committee.
  (B) Compliance with any subpoena issued by a committee or subcommittee 
under subparagraph (1)(B) may be enforced only as authorized or directed 
by the House.

Use of committee funds for travel
  (n)(1) Funds authorized for a committee under clause 5 are for 
expenses incurred in the committee's activities; however, local 
currencies owned by the United States shall be made available to the 
committee and its employees engaged in carrying out their official 
duties outside the United States, its territories or possessions. No 
appropriated funds, including those authorized under clause 5, shall be 
expended for the purpose of defraying expenses of members of the 
committee or its employees in any country where local currencies are 
available for this purpose; and the following conditions shall apply 
with respect to travel outside the United States or its territories or 
possessions:
    (A) No member or employee of the committee shall receive or expend 
  local currencies for subsistence in any country for any day at a rate 
  in excess of the maximum per diem set forth in applicable Federal law, 
  or if the Member or employee is reimbursed for any expenses for such 
  day, then the lesser of the per diem or the actual, unreimbursed 
  expenses (other than for transportation) incurred by the Member or 
  employee during that day.
    (B) Each member or employee of the committee shall make to the 
  chairman of the committee an itemized report showing the dates each 
  country was visited, the amount of per diem furnished, the cost of 
  transportation furnished, any funds expended for any other official 
  purpose and shall summarize in these categories the total foreign 
  currencies and/or appropriated funds expended. All such individual 
  reports shall be filed no later than sixty days following the 
  completion of travel with the chairman of the committee for use in 
  complying with reporting requirements in applicable Federal law and 
  shall be open for public inspection.
  (2) In carrying out the committee's activities outside of the United 
States in any country where local currencies are unavailable, a member 
or employee of the committee may not receive reimbursement for expenses 
(other than for transportation) in excess of the maximum per diem set 
forth in applicable Federal law, or if the member or employee is 
reimbursed for any expenses for such day, then the lesser of the per 
diem or the actual unreimbursed expenses (other than for transportation) 
incurred, by the member or employee during any day.
  (3) A member or employee of a committee may not receive reimbursement 
for the cost of any transportation in connection with travel outside of 
the United States unless the member or employee has actually paid for 
the transportation.
  (4) The restrictions respecting travel outside of the United States 
set forth in subparagraphs (2) and (3) shall also apply to travel 
outside of the United States by Members, officers, and employees of the 
House authorized under clause 8 of rule I, clause 1(b) of this rule, or 
any other provision of these Rules of the House of Representatives.
  (5) No local currencies owned by the United States may be made 
available under this paragraph for the use outside of the United States 
for defraying the expenses of a member of any committee after--
    (A) the date of the general election of Members in which the Member 
  has not been elected to the succeeding Congress; or
    (B) in the case of a Member who is not a candidate in such general 
  election, the earlier of the date of such general election or the 
  adjournment sine die of the last regular session of the Congress.

             Broadcasting of Committee Hearings and Meetings

  3. (a) It is the purpose of this clause to provide a means, in 
conformity with acceptable standards of dignity, propriety, and decorum, 
by which committee hearings, or committee meetings, which are open to 
the public may be covered, by television broadcast, radio broadcast, and 
still photography, or by any of such methods of coverage--
    (1) for the education, enlightenment, and information of the general 
  public, on the basis of accurate and impartial news coverage, 
  regarding the operations, procedures, and practices of the House as a 
  legislative and representative body and regarding the measures, public 
  issues, and other matters before the House and its committees, the 
  consideration thereof, and the action taken thereon; and
    (2) for the development of the perspective and understanding of the 
  general public with respect to the role and function of the House 
  under the Constitution of the United States as an organ of the Federal 
  Government.
  (b) In addition, it is the intent of this clause that radio and 
television tapes and television film of any coverage under this clause 
shall not be used, or made available for use, as partisan political 
campaign material to promote or oppose the candidacy of any person for 
elective public office.
  (c) It is, further, the intent of this clause that the general conduct 
of each meeting (whether of a hearing or otherwise) covered, under 
authority of this clause, by television broadcast, radio broadcast, and 
still photography, or by any of such methods of coverage, and the 
personal behavior of the committee members and staff, other Government 
officials and personnel, witnesses, television, radio, and press media 
personnel, and the general public at the hearing or other meeting shall 
be in strict conformity with and observance of the acceptable standards 
of dignity, propriety, courtesy, and decorum traditionally observed by 
the House in its operations and shall not be such as to--
    (1) distort the objects and purposes of the hearing or other meeting 
  or the activities of committee members in connection with that hearing 
  or meeting or in connection with the general work of the committee or 
  of the House; or
    (2) cast discredit or dishonor on the House, the committee, or any 
  Member or bring the House, the committee, or any Member into 
  disrepute.
  (d) The coverage of committee hearings and meetings by television 
broadcast, radio broadcast, or still photography shall be permitted and 
conducted only in strict conformity with the purposes, provisions, and 
requirements of this clause.
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committee of the House is open to the public, those proceedings shall be 
open to coverage by television, radio, and still photography. A 
committee or subcommittee chairman may not limit the number of 
television or still cameras to fewer than two representatives from each 
medium (except for legitimate space or safety considerations, in which 
case pool coverage shall be authorized).
  (f) Each committee of the House shall adopt written rules to govern 
its implementation of this clause. Such rules shall include provisions 
to the following effect:
    (1) If the television or radio coverage of the hearing or meeting is 
  to be presented to the public as live coverage, that coverage shall be 
  conducted and presented without commercial sponsorship.
    (2) The allocation among the television media of the positions of 
  the number of television cameras permitted by a committee or 
  subcommittee chairman in a hearing or meeting room shall be in 
  accordance with fair and equitable procedures devised by the Executive 
  Committee of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries.
    (3) Television cameras shall be placed so as not to obstruct in any 
  way the space between any witness giving evidence or testimony and any 
  member of the committee or the visibility of that witness and that 
  member to each other.
    (4) Television cameras shall operate from fixed positions but shall 
  not be placed in positions which obstruct unnecessarily the coverage 
  of the hearing or meeting by the other media.
    (5) Equipment necessary for coverage by the television and radio 
  media shall not be installed in, or removed from, the hearing or 
  meeting room while the committee is in session.
    (6) Floodlights, spotlights, strobelights, and flashguns shall not 
  be used in providing any method of coverage of the hearing or meeting, 
  except that the television media may install additional lighting in 
  the hearing or meeting room, without cost to the Government, in order 
  to raise the ambient lighting level in the hearing or meeting room to 
  the lowest level necessary to provide adequate television coverage of 
  the hearing or meeting at the then current state of the art of 
  television coverage.
    (7) In the allocation of the number of still photographers permitted 
  by a committee or subcommittee chairman in a hearing or meeting room, 
  preference shall be given to photographers from Associated Press 
  Photos and United Press International Newspictures. If requests are 
  made by more of the media than will be permitted by a committee or 
  subcommittee chairman for coverage of the hearing or meeting by still 
  photography, that coverage shall be made on the basis of a fair and 
  equitable pool arrangement devised by the Standing Committee of Press 
  Photographers.
    (8) Photographers shall not position themselves, at any time during 
  the course of the hearing or meeting, between the witness table and 
  the members of the committee.
    (9) Photographers shall not place themselves in positions which 
  obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing by the other media.
    (10) Personnel providing coverage by the television and radio media 
  shall be then currently accredited to the Radio and Television 
  Correspondents' Galleries.
    (11) Personnel providing coverage by still photography shall be then 
  currently accredited to the Press Photographers' Gallery.
    (12) Personnel providing coverage by the television and radio media 
  and by still photography shall conduct themselves and their coverage 
  activities in an orderly and unobtrusive manner.

                    Privileged Reports and Amendments

  4. (a) The following committees shall have leave to report at any time 
on the matters herein stated, namely: The Committee on Appropriations--
on general appropriation bills and on joint resolutions continuing 
appropriations for a fiscal year if reported after September 15 
preceding the beginning of such fiscal year; the Committee on the 
Budget--on the matters required to be reported by such committee under 
Titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; the Committee 
on House Oversight--on enrolled bills, contested elections, and all 
matters referred to it of printing for the use of the House or the two 
Houses, and on all matters of expenditure of the applicable accounts of 
the House described in clause 1(h)(1) of rule X, and on all matters 
relating to preservation and availability of noncurrent records of the 
House under rule XXXVI; the Committee on Rules--on rules, joint rules, 
and the order of business; and the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct--on resolutions recommending action by the House of 
Representatives with respect to an individual Member, officer, or 
employee of the House of Representatives as a result of any 
investigation by the committee relating to the official conduct of such 
Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives.
  (b) It shall always be in order to call up for consideration a report 
from the Committee on Rules on a rule, joint rule, or the order of 
business (except it shall not be called up for consideration on the same 
day it is presented to the House, unless so determined by a vote of not 
less than two-thirds of the Members voting, but this provision shall not 
apply during the last three days of the session), and, pending the 
consideration thereof, the Speaker may entertain one motion that the 
House adjourn; but after the result is announced the Speaker shall not 
entertain any other dilatory motion until the report shall have been 
fully disposed of. The Committee on Rules shall not report any rule or 
order which provides that business under clause 7 of rule XXIV shall be 
set aside by a vote of less than two-thirds of the Members present; nor 
shall it report any rule or order which would prevent the motion to 
recommit from being made as provided in clause 4 of rule XVI, including 
a motion to recommit with instructions to report back an amendment 
otherwise in order (if offered by the Minority Leader or a designee), 
except with respect to a Senate bill or resolution for which the text of 
a House-passed measure has been substituted.
  (c) The Committee on Rules shall present to the House reports 
concerning rules, joint rules, and order of business, within three 
legislative days of the time when the bill or resolution involved is 
ordered reported by the committee. If any such rule or order is not 
considered immediately, it shall be referred to the calendar and, if not 
called up by the Member making the report within seven legislative days 
thereafter, any member of the Committee on Rules may call it up as a 
question of privilege (but only on the day after the calendar day on 
which such Member announces to the House his intention to do so) and the 
Speaker shall recognize any member of the Committee on Rules seeking 
recognition for that purpose. If the Committee on Rules makes an adverse 
report on any resolution pending before the committee, providing for an 
order of business for the consideration by the House of any public bill 
or joint resolution, on days when it shall be in order to call up 
motions to discharge committees it shall be in order for any Member of 
the House to call up for consideration by the House such adverse report, 
and it shall be in order to move the adoption by the House of such 
resolution adversely reported notwithstanding the adverse report of the 
Committee on Rules, and the Speaker shall recognize the Member seeking 
recognition for that purpose as a question of the highest privilege.
  (d) Whenever the Committee on Rules reports a resolution repealing or 
amending any of the Rules of the House of Representatives or part 
thereof it shall include in its report or in an accompanying document--
    (1) the text of any part of the Rules of the House of 
  Representatives which is proposed to be repealed; and
    (2) a comparative print of any part of the resolution making such an 
  amendment and any part of the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
  be amended, showing by an appropriate typographical device the 
  omissions and insertions proposed to be made.
  (e) Whenever the Committee on Rules reports a resolution providing for 
the consideration of any measure, it

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shall, to the maximum extent possible, specify in the resolution the 
object of any waiver of a point of order against the measure or against 
its consideration.

                           Committee Expenses

  5. (a) Whenever any committee, commission, or other entity (except the 
Committee on Appropriations) is to be granted authorization for the 
payment of its expenses (including all staff salaries) for a Congress, 
such authorization initially shall be procured by one primary expense 
resolution reported by the Committee on House Oversight. A primary 
expense resolution may include a reserve fund for unanticipated expenses 
of committees. An amount from such a reserve fund may be allocated to a 
committee only by the approval of the Committee on House Oversight. A 
primary expense resolution reported to the House shall not be considered 
in the House unless a printed report on that resolution has been 
available to the Members of the House for at least one calendar day 
prior to the consideration of that resolution in the House. Such report 
shall, for the information of the House--
    (1) state the total amount of the funds to be provided to the 
  committee, commission or other entity under the primary expense 
  resolution for all anticipated activities and programs of the 
  committee, commission or other entity; and
    (2) to the extent practicable, contain such general statements 
  regarding the estimated foreseeable expenditures for the respective 
  anticipated activities and programs of the committee, commission or 
  other entity as may be appropriate to provide the House with basic 
  estimates with respect to the expenditure generally of the funds to be 
  provided to the committee, commission or other entity under the 
  primary expense resolution.
  (b) After the date of adoption by the House of any such primary 
expense resolution for any such committee, commission, or other entity 
for any Congress, authorization for the payment of additional expenses 
(including staff salaries) in that Congress may be procured by one or 
more supplemental expense resolutions reported by the Committee on House 
Oversight, as necessary. Any such supplemental expense resolution 
reported to the House shall not be considered in the House unless a 
printed report on that resolution has been available to the Members of 
the House for at least one calendar day prior to the consideration of 
that resolution in the House. Such report shall, for the information of 
the House--
    (1) state the total amount of additional funds to be provided to the 
  committee, commission or other entity under the supplemental expense 
  resolution and the purpose or purposes for which those additional 
  funds are to be used by the committee, commission or other entity; and
    (2) state the reason or reasons for the failure to procure the 
  additional funds for the committee, commission or other entity by 
  means of the primary expense resolution.
  (c) The preceding provisions of this clause do not apply to--
    (1) any resolution providing for the payment from committee salary 
  and expense accounts of the House of sums necessary to pay 
  compensation for staff services performed for, or to pay other 
  expenses of, any committee, commission or other entity at any time 
  from and after the beginning of any odd-numbered year and before the 
  date of adoption by the House of the primary expense resolution 
  providing funds to pay the expenses of that committee, commission or 
  other entity for that Congress; or
    (2) any resolution providing in any Congress, for all of the 
  standing committees of the House, additional office equipment, airmail 
  and special delivery postage stamps, supplies, staff personnel, or any 
  other specific item for the operation of the standing committees, and 
  containing an authorization for the payment from committee salary and 
  expense accounts of the House of the expenses of any of the foregoing 
  items provided by that resolution, subject to and until enactment of 
  the provisions of the resolution as permanent law.
  (d) From the funds made available for the appointment of committee 
staff pursuant to any primary or additional expense resolution, the 
chairman of each committee shall ensure that sufficient staff is made 
available to each subcommittee to carry out its responsibilities under 
the rules of the committee, and that the minority party is fairly 
treated in the appointment of such staff.
  (e) No primary expense resolution or additional expense resolution of 
a committee may provide for the payment or reimbursement of expenses 
incurred by any member of the committee for travel by the member after 
the date of the general election of Members in which the Member is not 
elected to the succeeding Congress, or in the case of a Member who is 
not a candidate in such general election, the earlier of the date of 
such general election or the adjournment sine die of the last regular 
session of the Congress.
  (f)(1) For continuance of necessary investigations and studies by--
    (A) each standing committee and select committee established by 
  these rules; and
    (B) except as provided in subparagraph (2), each select committee 
  established by resolution;

there shall be paid out of committee salary and expense accounts of the 
House such amounts as may be necessary for the period beginning at noon 
on January 3 and ending at midnight on March 31 in each odd-numbered 
year.
  (2) In the case of the first session of a Congress, amounts shall be 
made available under this paragraph for a select committee established 
by resolution in the preceding Congress only if--
    (A) a reestablishing resolution for such select committee is 
  introduced in the present Congress; and
    (B) no resolution of the preceding Congress provided for termination 
  of funding of investigations and studies by such select committee at 
  or before the end of the preceding Congress.
  (3) Each committee receiving amounts under this paragraph shall be 
entitled, for each month in the period specified in subparagraph (1), to 
9 per centum (or such lesser per centum as may be determined by the 
Committee on House Oversight) of the total annualized amount made 
available under expense resolutions for such committee in the preceding 
session of Congress.
  (4) Payments under this paragraph shall be made on vouchers authorized 
by the committee involved, signed by the chairman of such committee, 
except as provided in subparagraph (5), and approved by the Committee on 
House Oversight.
  (5) Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule of the House, or other 
authority, from noon on January 3 of the first session of a Congress, 
until the election by the House of the committee involved in that 
Congress, payments under this paragraph shall be made on vouchers signed 
by--
    (A) the chairman of such committee as constituted at the close of 
  the preceding Congress; or
    (B) if such chairman is not a Member in the present Congress, the 
  ranking majority party member of such committee as constituted at the 
  close of the preceding Congress who is a Member in the present 
  Congress.
  (6)(A) The authority of a committee to incur expenses under this 
paragraph shall expire upon agreement by the House to a primary expense 
resolution for such committee.
  (B) Amounts made available under this paragraph shall be expended in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House 
Oversight.
  (C) The provisions of this paragraph shall be effective only insofar 
as not inconsistent with any resolution, reported by the Committee on 
House Oversight and adopted after the date of adoption of these rules.

                            Committee Staffs

  6. (a)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2) and paragraph (f), each standing 
committee may appoint, by majority vote of the committee, not more than 
thirty professional staff members from the funds provided for the 
appointment of committee staff pursuant to primary and additional 
expense resolutions. Each professional staff member appointed under this 
subparagraph shall be assigned to the chairman and the

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ranking minority party member of such committee, as the committee 
considers advisable.
  (2) Subject to paragraph (f) of this clause, whenever a majority of 
the minority party members of a standing committee (except the Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence) so request, not more than ten persons (or one-third of the 
total professional committee staff appointed under this clause, 
whichever is less) may be selected, by majority vote of the minority 
party members, for appointment by the committee as professional staff 
members from among the number authorized by subparagraph (1) of this 
paragraph. The committee shall appoint any persons so selected whose 
character and qualifications are acceptable to a majority of the 
committee. If the committee determines that the character and 
qualifications of any person so selected are unacceptable to the 
committee, a majority of the minority party members may select other 
persons for appointment by the committee to the professional staff until 
such appointment is made. Each professional staff member appointed under 
this subparagraph shall be assigned to such committee business as the 
minority party members of the committee consider advisable.
  (b)(1) The professional staff members of each standing committee--
    (A) may not engage in any work other than committee business during 
  congressional working hours; and
    (B) may not be assigned any duties other than those pertaining to 
  committee business.
  (2) Subparagraph (1) does not apply to any staff designated by a 
committee as ``associate'' or ``shared'' staff who are not paid 
exclusively by the committee, provided that the chairman certifies that 
the compensation paid by the committee for any such employee is 
commensurate with the work performed for the committee, in accordance 
with the provisions of clause 8 of rule XLIII.
  (3) The use of any ``associate'' or ``shared'' staff by any committee 
shall be subject to the review of, and to any terms, conditions, or 
limitations established by, the Committee on House Oversight in 
connection with the reporting of any primary or additional expense 
resolution.
  (4) The foregoing provisions of this clause do not apply to the 
Committee on Appropriations.
  (c) Each employee on the professional and investigative staff of each 
standing committee shall be entitled to pay at a single gross per annum 
rate, to be fixed by the chairman, which does not exceed the maximum 
rate of pay, as in effect from time to time, under applicable provisions 
of law.
  (d) Subject to appropriations hereby authorized, the Committee on 
Appropriations may appoint such staff, in addition to the clerk thereof 
and assistants for the minority, as it determines by majority vote to be 
necessary, such personnel, other than minority assistants, to possess 
such qualifications as the committee may prescribe.
  (e) No committee shall appoint to its staff any experts or other 
personnel detailed or assigned from any department or agency of the 
Government, except with the written permission of the Committee on House 
Oversight.
  (f) If a request for the appointment of a minority professional staff 
member under paragraph (a) is made when no vacancy exists to which that 
appointment may be made, the committee nevertheless shall appoint, under 
paragraph (a), the person selected by the minority and acceptable to the 
committee. The person so appointed shall serve as an additional member 
of the professional staff of the committee, and shall be paid from the 
applicable accounts of the House described in clause 1(h)(1) of rule X, 
until such a vacancy (other than a vacancy in the position of head of 
the professional staff, by whatever title designated) occurs, at which 
time that person shall be deemed to have been appointed to that vacancy. 
If such vacancy occurs on the professional staff when seven or more 
persons have been so appointed who are eligible to fill that vacancy, a 
majority of the minority party members shall designate which of those 
persons shall fill that vacancy.
  (g) Each staff member appointed pursuant to a request by minority 
party members under paragraph (a) of this clause, and each staff member 
appointed to assist minority party members of a committee pursuant to an 
expense resolution described in paragraph (a) of clause 5, shall be 
accorded equitable treatment with respect to the fixing of his or her 
rate of pay, the assignment to him or her of work facilities, and the 
accessibility to him or her of committee records.
  (h) Paragraph (a) shall not be construed to authorize the appointment 
of additional professional staff members of a committee pursuant to a 
request under such paragraph by the minority party members of that 
committee if ten or more professional staff members provided for in 
paragraph (a)(1) who are satisfactory to a majority of the minority 
party members, are otherwise assigned to assist the minority party 
members.
  (i) Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(2), a committee may employ 
nonpartisan staff, in lieu of or in addition to committee staff 
designated exclusively for the majority or minority party, upon an 
affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the majority party and 
a majority of the members of the minority party.

                                Rule XII

                   resident commissioner and delegates

  The Resident Commissioner to the United States from Puerto Rico and 
each Delegate to the House shall be elected to serve on standing 
committees in the same manner as Members of the House and shall possess 
in such committees the same powers and privileges as the other Members.

                                Rule XIII

                   calendars and reports of committees

  1. There shall be three calendars to which all business reported from 
committees shall be referred, viz:
  First. A Calendar of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
the Union, to which shall be referred bills raising revenue, general 
appropriation bills, and bills of a public character directly or 
indirectly appropriating money or property.
  Second. A House Calendar, to which shall be referred all bills of a 
public character not raising revenue nor directly or indirectly 
appropriating money or property.
  Third. A Calendar of the Committee of the Whole House, to which shall 
be referred all bills of a private character.
  2. All reports of committees, except as provided in clause 4(a) of 
rule XI, together with the views of the minority, shall be delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar under the 
direction of the Speaker, in accordance with the foregoing clause, and 
the titles or subject thereof shall be entered on the Journal and 
printed in the Record: Provided, That bills reported adversely shall be 
laid on the table, unless the committee reporting a bill, at the time, 
or any Member within three days thereafter, shall request its reference 
to the calendar, when it shall be referred, as provided in clause 1 of 
this rule.
  3. Whenever a committee reports a bill or a joint resolution repealing 
or amending any statute or part thereof it shall include in its report 
or in an accompanying document--
    (1) The text of the statute or part thereof which is proposed to be 
  repealed; and
    (2) A comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution 
  making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof proposed to be 
  amended, showing by stricken-through type and italic, parallel 
  columns, or other appropriate typographical devices the omissions and 
  insertions proposed to be made: Provided, however, That if a committee 
  reports such a bill or joint resolution with amendments or an 
  amendment in the nature of a substitute for the entire bill, such 
  report shall include a comparative print showing any changes in 
  existing law proposed by the amendments or substitute instead of as in 
  the bill as introduced.
  4. (a) After a bill has been favorably reported and placed on either 
the Union or House Calendar, the Speaker may, after consultation with 
the Minority Leader, file with the Clerk a notice requesting that such 
bill also be placed upon a special calendar to be known as the 
``Corrections Calendar.'' At any time on the second and fourth Tuesdays 
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may direct the Clerk to call any bill that has been on the Corrections 
Calendar for three legislative days.
  (b) A bill so called shall be considered in the House, shall be 
debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the primary committee of jurisdiction 
reporting the bill, and shall not be subject to amendment except those 
amendments recommended by the primary committee of jurisdiction or those 
offered by the chairman of the primary committee or a designee. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and any 
amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions.
  (c) A three-fifths vote of the Members voting shall be required to 
pass any bill called from the Corrections Calendar but the rejection of 
any such bill, or the sustaining of any point of order against it or its 
consideration, shall not cause it to be removed from the Calendar to 
which it was originally referred.
  5. There shall also be a Calendar of Motions to Discharge Committees, 
as provided in clause 3 of rule XXVII.
  6. Calendars shall be printed daily.
  7. (a) The report accompanying each bill or joint resolution of a 
public character reported by any committee shall contain--
    (1) an estimate, made by such committee, of the costs which would be 
  incurred in carrying out such bill or joint resolution in the fiscal 
  year in which it is reported, and in each of the five fiscal years 
  following such fiscal year (or for the authorized duration of any 
  program authorized by such bill or joint resolution, if less than five 
  years);
    (2) a comparison of the estimate of costs described in subparagraph 
  (1) of this paragraph made by such committee with any estimate of such 
  costs made by any Government agency and submitted to such committee; 
  and
    (3) when practicable, a comparison of the total estimated funding 
  level for the relevant program (or programs) with the appropriate 
  levels under current law.
  (b) It shall not be in order to consider any such bill or joint 
resolution in the House if the report of the committee which reported 
that bill or joint resolution does not comply with paragraph (a) of this 
clause.
  (c) For the purposes of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of this 
clause, a Government agency includes any department, agency, 
establishment, wholly owned Government corporation, or instrumentality 
of the Federal Government or the government of the District of Columbia.
  (d) The preceding provisions of this clause do not apply to the 
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on House Oversight, the 
Committee on Rules, and the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
and do not apply where a cost estimate and comparison prepared by the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 has been timely submitted prior to the 
filing of the report and included in the report pursuant to clause 
2(l)(3)(C) of rule XI.
  (e)(1) A report from the Committee on Ways and Means on a bill or 
joint resolution designated by the Majority Leader (after consultation 
with the Minority Leader) as major tax legislation may include a dynamic 
estimate of the changes in Federal revenues expected to result from 
enactment of the legislation. The Joint Committee on Taxation shall 
render a dynamic estimate of such legislation only in response to a 
timely request from the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means 
(after consultation with the ranking minority member of the committee). 
A dynamic estimate pursuant to this paragraph may be used only for 
informational purposes.
  (2) In this paragraph, ``dynamic estimate'' means a projection based 
in any part on assumptions concerning probable effects of macroeconomic 
feedback. A dynamic estimate shall include a statement identifying all 
such assumptions.

                                Rule XIV

                          of decorum and debate

  1. When any Member desires to speak or deliver any matter to the 
House, he shall rise and respectfully address himself to ``Mr. 
Speaker'', and, on being recognized, may address the House from any 
place on the floor or from the Clerk's desk, and shall confine himself 
to the question under debate, avoiding personality. Debate may include 
references to actions taken by the Senate or by committees thereof which 
are a matter of public record, references to the pendency or sponsorship 
in the Senate of bills, resolutions, and amendments, factual 
descriptions relating to Senate action or inaction concerning a measure 
then under debate in the House, and quotations from Senate proceedings 
on a measure then under debate in the House and which are relevant to 
the making of legislative history establishing the meaning of that 
measure, but may not include characterizations of Senate action or 
inaction, other references to individual Members of the Senate, or other 
quotations from Senate proceedings.
  2. When two or more Members rise at once, the Speaker shall name the 
Member who is first to speak; and no Member shall occupy more than one 
hour in debate on any question in the House or in committee, except as 
further provided in this rule.
  3. The Member reporting the measure under consideration from a 
committee may open and close, where general debate has been had thereon; 
and if it shall extend beyond one day, he shall be entitled to one hour 
to close, notwithstanding he may have used an hour in opening.
  4. If any Member, in speaking or otherwise, transgress the rules of 
the House, the Speaker shall, or any Member may, call him to order; in 
which case he shall immediately sit down, unless permitted, on motion of 
another Member, to explain, and the House shall, if appealed to, decide 
on the case without debate; if the decision is in favor of the Member 
called to order, he shall be at liberty to proceed, but not otherwise; 
and, if the case requires it, he shall be liable to censure or such 
punishment as the House may deem proper.
  5. If a Member is called to order for words spoken in debate, the 
Member calling him to order shall indicate the words excepted to, and 
they shall be taken down in writing at the Clerk's desk and read aloud 
to the House; but he shall not be held to answer, nor be subject to the 
censure of the House therefor, if further debate or other business has 
intervened.
  6. No Member shall speak more than once to the same question without 
leave of the House, unless he be the mover, proposer, or introducer of 
the matter pending, in which case he shall be permitted to speak in 
reply, but not until every Member choosing to speak shall have spoken.
  7. While the Speaker is putting a question or addressing the House no 
Member shall walk out of or across the hall, nor, when a Member is 
speaking, pass between him and the Chair; and during the session of the 
House no Member shall wear his hat, or remain by the Clerk's desk during 
the call of the roll or the counting of ballots or smoke upon the floor 
of the House; and the Sergeant-at-Arms is charged with the strict 
enforcement of this clause. Neither shall any person be allowed to smoke 
or to use any personal, electronic office equipment (including cellular 
phones and computers) upon the floor of the House at any time.
  8. It shall not be in order for any Member to introduce to or to bring 
to the attention of the House during its sessions any occupant in the 
galleries of the House; nor may the Speaker entertain a request for the 
suspension of this rule by unanimous consent or otherwise.
  9. (a) The Congressional Record shall be a substantially verbatim 
account of remarks made during the proceedings of the House, subject 
only to technical, grammatical, and typographical corrections authorized 
by the Member making the remarks involved.
  (b) Unparliamentary remarks may be deleted only by permission or order 
of the House.
  (c) This clause establishes a standard of conduct within the meaning 
of clause 4(e)(1)(B) of rule X.

                                 Rule XV

                     on calls of the roll and house

  1. Subject to clause 5 of this rule, upon every roll call the names of 
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Members shall be called alphabetically by surname, except when two or 
more have the same surname, in which case the name of the State shall be 
added; and if there be two such Members from the same State, the whole 
name shall be called, and after the roll has been once called, the Clerk 
shall call in their alphabetical order the names of those not voting. 
Members appearing after the second call, but before the result is 
announced, may vote or announce a pair.
  2. (a) In the absence of a quorum, fifteen Members, including the 
Speaker, if there is one, shall be authorized to compel the attendance 
of absent Members; and those for whom no sufficient excuse is made may, 
by order of a majority of those present, subject to clause 6(e)(2) of 
this rule be sent for and arrested, wherever they may be found, by 
officers to be appointed by the Sergeant-at-Arms for that purpose, and 
their attendance secured and retained; and the House shall determine 
upon what condition they shall be discharged. Members who voluntarily 
appear shall, unless the House otherwise direct, be immediately admitted 
to the Hall of the House, and they shall report their names to the Clerk 
to be entered upon the Journal as present.
  (b) Subject to clause 5 of this rule, when a call of the House in the 
absence of a quorum is ordered, the Speaker shall name one or more 
clerks to tell the Members who are present. The names of those present 
shall be recorded by such clerks, and shall be entered in the Journal 
and the absentees noted, but the doors shall not be closed except when 
so ordered by the Speaker. Members shall have not less than fifteen 
minutes from the ordering of a call of the House to have their presence 
recorded.
  3. On the demand of any Member, or at the suggestion of the Speaker, 
the names of Members sufficient to make a quorum in the Hall of the 
House who do not vote shall be noted by the Clerk and recorded in the 
Journal, and reported to the Speaker with the names of the Members 
voting, and be counted and announced in determining the presence of a 
quorum to do business.
  4. Subject to clause 5 of this rule, whenever a quorum fails to vote 
on any question, and a quorum is not present and objection is made for 
that cause, unless the House shall adjourn there shall be a call of the 
House, and the Sergeant-at-Arms shall forthwith proceed to bring in 
absent Members, and the yeas and nays on the pending question shall at 
the same time be considered as ordered. The Clerk shall call the roll, 
and each Member as he answers to his name may vote on the pending 
question, and, after the roll call is completed, each Member arrested 
shall be brought by the Sergeant-at-Arms before the House, whereupon he 
shall be noted as present, discharged from arrest and given an 
opportunity to vote and his vote shall be recorded. If those voting on 
the question and those who are present and decline to vote shall 
together make a majority of the House, the Speaker shall declare that a 
quorum is constituted, and the pending question shall be decided as the 
majority of those voting shall appear. And thereupon further proceedings 
under the call shall be considered as dispensed with. At any time after 
the roll call has been completed, the Speaker may entertain a motion to 
adjourn, if seconded by a majority of those present, to be ascertained 
by actual count by the Speaker; and if the House adjourns, all 
proceedings under this section shall be vacated.
  5. (a) Unless, in his discretion, the Speaker orders the calling of 
the names of Members in the manner provided for under the preceding 
provisions of this rule, upon any roll call or quorum call the names of 
such Members voting or present shall be recorded by electronic device. 
In any such case, the Clerk shall enter in the Journal and publish in 
the Congressional Record, in alphabetical order in each category, a list 
of names of those Members recorded as voting in the affirmative, of 
those Members recorded as voting in the negative, and of those Members 
answering present, as the case may be, as if their names had been called 
in the manner provided for under such preceding provisions. Members 
shall have not less than fifteen minutes from the ordering of the roll 
call or quorum call to have their vote or presence recorded.
  (b) The Speaker may, in his discretion, reduce to not less than five 
minutes the time within which a rollcall vote by electronic device may 
be taken--
    (1) after a rollcall vote has been ordered on a motion for the 
  previous question, on any underlying question that follows without 
  intervening business;
    (2) after a rollcall vote has been ordered on an amendment reported 
  from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, on 
  any subsequent amendment to that bill or resolution reported from the 
  Committee of the Whole; or
    (3) after a rollcall vote has been ordered on a motion to recommit a 
  bill, resolution, or conference report thereon, on the question of 
  passage or adoption, as the case may be, of such bill, resolution, or 
  conference report thereon, if the question of passage or adoption 
  follows without intervening business the vote on the motion to 
  recommit.
  6. (a) It shall not be in order to make or entertain a point of order 
that a quorum is not present--
    (1) before or during the offering of prayer;
    (2) during the administration of the oath of office to the Speaker 
  or Speaker pro tempore or a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
  Commissioner;
    (3) during the reception of any message from the President of the 
  United States or the United States Senate; and
    (4) during the offering, consideration, and disposition of any 
  motion incidental to a call of the House.
  (b) A quorum shall not be required in Committee of the Whole for 
agreement to a motion that the Committee rise.
  (c) After the presence of a quorum is once ascertained on any day on 
which the House is meeting, a point of order of no quorum may not be 
made or entertained--
    (1) during the reading of the Journal;
    (2) during the period after a Committee of the Whole has risen after 
  completing its consideration of a bill or resolution and before the 
  Chairman of the Committee has reported the bill or resolution back to 
  the House; and
    (3) during any period of a legislative day when the Speaker is 
  recognizing Members (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner) to 
  address the House under special orders, with no measure or matter then 
  under consideration for disposition by the House.
  (d) When the presence of a quorum is ascertained, a further point of 
order that a quorum is not present may not thereafter be made or 
entertained until additional business intervenes. For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ``business'' does not include any matter, 
proceeding, or period referred to in paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of this 
clause for which a quorum is not required or a point of order of no 
quorum may not be made or entertained.
  (e)(1) Except as provided by subparagraph (2), it shall not be in 
order to make or entertain a point of order that a quorum is not present 
unless the Speaker has put the pending motion or proposition to a vote.
  (2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), it shall always be in order for 
a Member to move a call of the House when recognized for that purpose by 
the Speaker, and when a quorum has been established pursuant to a call 
of the House, further proceedings under the call shall be considered as 
dispensed with unless the Speaker, in his discretion, recognizes for a 
motion under clause (2)(a) of this rule or for a motion to dispense with 
further proceedings under the call.
  7. The yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered when the Speaker 
puts the question on final passage or adoption of any bill, joint 
resolution, or conference report making general appropriations or 
increasing Federal income tax rates, or on final adoption of any 
concurrent resolution on the budget or conference report thereon.

                                Rule XVI

                   on motions, their precedence, etc.

  1. Every motion made to the House and entertained by the Speaker shall 
be reduced to writing on the demand of any Member, and shall be entered 
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ber making it, unless it is withdrawn the same day.
  2. When a motion has been made, the Speaker shall state it or (if it 
be in writing) cause it to be read aloud by the Clerk before being 
debated, and it shall then be in possession of the House, but may be 
withdrawn at any time before a decision or amendment.
  3. When any motion or proposition is made, the question, Will the 
House now consider it? shall not be put unless demanded by a Member.
  4. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to 
adjourn, to lay on the table, for the previous question (which motions 
shall be decided without debate), to postpone to a day certain, to 
refer, or to amend, or postpone indefinitely; which several motions 
shall have precedence in the foregoing order; and no motion to postpone 
to a day certain, to refer, or to postpone indefinitely, being decided, 
shall be again allowed on the same day at the same stage of the 
question. After the previous question shall have been ordered on the 
passage of a bill or joint resolution one motion to recommit shall be in 
order, and the Speaker shall give preference in recognition for such 
purpose to a Member who is opposed to the bill or joint resolution. 
However, with respect to any motion to recommit with instructions after 
the previous question shall have been ordered, it always shall be in 
order to debate such motion for ten minutes before the vote is taken on 
that motion, except that on demand of the floor manager for the majority 
it shall be in order to debate such motion for one hour. One half of any 
debate on such motions shall be given to debate by the mover of the 
motion and one half to debate in opposition to the motion. It shall be 
in order at any time during a day for the Speaker, in his discretion, to 
entertain motions that (1) the Speaker be authorized to declare a 
recess; and (2) when the House adjourns it stand adjourned to a day and 
time certain. Either motion shall be of equal privilege with the motion 
to adjourn provided for in this clause and shall be determined without 
debate.
  5. The hour at which the House adjourns shall be entered on the 
Journal.
  6. On the demand of any Member, before the question is put, a question 
shall be divided if it includes propositions so distinct in substance 
that one being taken away a substantive proposition shall remain: 
Provided, That any motion or resolution to elect the members or any 
portion of the members of the standing committees of the House and the 
joint standing committees shall not be divisible, nor shall any 
resolution or order reported by the Committee on Rules, providing a 
special order of business be divisible.
  7. A motion to strike out and insert is indivisible, but a motion to 
strike out being lost shall neither preclude amendment nor motion to 
strike out and insert; and no motion or proposition on a subject 
different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of 
amendment.
  8. Pending a motion to suspend the rules, the Speaker may entertain 
one motion that the House adjourn; but after the result thereon is 
announced he shall not entertain any other motion until the vote is 
taken on suspension.
  9. At any time after the reading of the Journal it shall be in order, 
by direction of the appropriate committees, to move that the House 
resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
Union for the purpose of considering general appropriation bills.
  10. No dilatory motion shall be entertained by the Speaker.

                                Rule XVII

                            previous question

  1. There shall be a motion for the previous question, which, being 
ordered by a majority of Members voting, if a quorum be present, shall 
have the effect to cut off all debate and bring the House to a direct 
vote upon the immediate question or questions on which it has been asked 
and ordered. The previous question may be asked and ordered upon a 
single motion, a series of motions allowable under the rules, or an 
amendment or amendments, or may be made to embrace all authorized 
motions or amendments and include the bill to its passage or rejection. 
It shall be in order, pending the motion for, or after the previous 
question shall have been ordered on its passage, for the Speaker to 
entertain and submit a motion to commit, with or without instructions, 
to a standing or select committee.
  2. A call of the House shall not be in order after the previous 
question is ordered, unless it shall appear upon an actual count by the 
Speaker that a quorum is not present.
  3. All incidental questions of order arising after a motion is made 
for the previous question, and pending such motion, shall be decided, 
whether on appeal or otherwise, without debate.

                               Rule XVIII

                             reconsideration

  1. When a motion has been made and carried or lost, it shall be in 
order for any member of the majority, on the same or succeeding day, to 
move for the reconsideration thereof, and such motion shall take 
precedence of all other questions except the consideration of a 
conference report or a motion to adjourn, and shall not be withdrawn 
after the said succeeding day without the consent of the House, and 
thereafter any Member may call it up for consideration: Provided, That 
such motion, if made during the last six days of a session, shall be 
disposed of when made.
  2. No bill, petition, memorial, or resolution referred to a committee, 
or reported therefrom for printing and recommitment, shall be brought 
back into the House on a motion to reconsider; and all bills, petitions, 
memorials, or resolutions reported from a committee shall be accompanied 
by reports in writing, which shall be printed.

                                Rule XIX

                              of amendments

  When a motion or proposition is under consideration a motion to amend 
and a motion to amend that amendment shall be in order, and it shall 
also be in order to offer a further amendment by way of substitute, to 
which one amendment may be offered, but which shall not be voted on 
until the original matter is perfected, but either may be withdrawn 
before amendment or decision is had thereon. Amendments to the title of 
a bill or resolution shall not be in order until after its passage, and 
shall be decided without debate.

                                 Rule XX

                       of amendments of the senate

  1. Any amendment of the Senate to any House bill shall be subject to 
the point of order that it shall first be considered in the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union, if, originating in the House, 
it would be subject to that point: Provided, however, That a motion to 
disagree with the amendments of the Senate to a House bill or resolution 
and request or agree to a conference with the Senate, or a motion to 
insist on the House amendments to a Senate bill or resolution and 
request or agree to a conference with the Senate, shall always be in 
order if the Speaker, in his discretion, recognizes for that purpose and 
if the motion is made by direction of the committee having jurisdiction 
of the subject matter of the bill or resolution.
  2. No amendment of the Senate to a general appropriation bill which 
would be in violation of the provisions of clause 2 of rule XXI, if said 
amendment had originated in the House, nor any amendment of the Senate 
providing for an appropriation upon any bill other than a general 
appropriation bill, shall be agreed to by the managers on the part of 
the House unless specific authority to agree to such amendment shall be 
first given by the House by a separate vote on every such amendment.

                                Rule XXI

                                on bills

  1. Bills and joint resolutions on their passage shall be read the 
first time by title and the second time in full, when, if the previous 
question is ordered, the Speaker shall state, the question to be: Shall 
the bill be engrossed and read a third time? and, if decided in the 
affirmative, it shall be read the third time by title, and the question 
shall then be put upon its passage.
  2. (a) No appropriation shall be reported in a general appropriation 
bill, or shall be in order as an amendment thereto, for any expenditure 
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continue appropriations for public works and objects which are already 
in progress.
  (b) No provision changing existing law shall be reported in a general 
appropriation bill, including a provision making the availability of 
funds contingent on the receipt or possession of information not 
required by existing law for the period of the appropriation, except 
germane provisions that retrench expenditures by the reduction of 
amounts of money covered by the bill, which may include those 
recommended to the Committee on Appropriations by direction of a 
legislative committee having jurisdiction over the subject matter 
thereof, and except rescissions of appropriations contained in 
appropriation Acts.
  (c) No amendment to a general appropriation bill shall be in order if 
changing existing law, including an amendment making the availability of 
funds contingent on the receipt or possession of information not 
required by existing law for the period of the appropriation. Except as 
provided in paragraph (d), no amendment shall be in order during 
consideration of a general appropriation bill proposing a limitation not 
specifically contained or authorized in existing law for the period of 
the limitation.
  (d) After a general appropriation bill has been read for amendment, 
motions that the Committee of the Whole rise and report the bill to the 
House with such amendments as may have been adopted shall, if offered by 
the Majority Leader or a designee, have precedence over motions to 
further amend the bill. If any such motion is rejected, amendments 
proposing limitations not specifically contained or authorized in 
existing law for the period of the limitation or proposing germane 
amendments which retrench expenditures by reduction of amounts of money 
covered by the bill may be considered; but after the vote on any such 
amendment, the privileged motion made in order under this paragraph may 
be renewed.
  (e) No provision shall be reported in any appropriation bill or joint 
resolution containing an emergency designation for purposes of section 
251(b)(2)(D) or section 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act, or shall be in order as an amendment thereto, if 
the provision or amendment is not designated as an emergency, unless the 
provision or amendment rescinds budget authority or reduces direct 
spending, or reduces an amount for a designated emergency.
  (f) During the reading of any appropriation bill for amendment in the 
Committee of the Whole, it shall be in order to consider en bloc 
amendments proposing only to transfer appropriations among objects in 
the bill without increasing the levels of budget authority or outlays in 
the bill. When considered en bloc pursuant to this paragraph, such 
amendments may amend portions of the bill not yet read for amendment 
(following the disposition of any points of order against such portions) 
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 
House or in the Committee of the Whole.
  3. A report from the Committee on Appropriations accompanying any 
general appropriation bill making an appropriation for any purpose shall 
contain a concise statement describing fully the effect of any provision 
of the accompanying bill which directly or indirectly changes the 
application of existing law, and shall contain a list of all 
appropriations contained in the bill for any expenditure not previously 
authorized by law (except for classified intelligence or national 
security programs, projects, or activities).
  4. No bill for the payment or adjudication of any private claim 
against the Government shall be referred, except by unanimous consent, 
to any other than the following committees, namely: To the Committee on 
International Relations or to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  5. (a) No bill or joint resolution carrying appropriations shall be 
reported by any committee not having jurisdiction to report 
appropriations, nor shall an amendment proposing an appropriation be in 
order during the consideration of a bill or joint resolution reported by 
a committee not having that jurisdiction. A question of order on an 
appropriation in any such bill, joint resolution, or amendment thereto 
may be raised at any time.
  (b) No bill or joint resolution carrying a tax or tariff measure shall 
be reported by any committee not having jurisdiction to report tax and 
tariff measures, nor shall an amendment in the House or proposed by the 
Senate carrying a tax or tariff measure be in order during the 
consideration of a bill or joint resolution reported by a committee not 
having that jurisdiction. A question of order on a tax or tariff measure 
in any such bill, joint resolution, or amendment thereto may be raised 
at any time.
  (c) No bill or joint resolution, amendment, or conference report 
carrying a Federal income tax rate increase shall be considered as 
passed or agreed to unless so determined by a vote of not less than 
three-fifths of the Members voting. For purposes of the preceding 
sentence, the term ``Federal income tax rate increase'' means any 
amendment to subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of section 1, or to 
section 11(b) or 55(b), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that 
imposes a new percentage as a rate of tax and thereby increases the 
amount of tax imposed by any such section.
  (d) It shall not be in order to consider any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report carrying a retroactive Federal income 
tax rate increase. For purposes of the preceding sentence--
    (1) the term ``Federal income tax rate increase'' means any 
  amendment to subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of section 1, or to 
  section 11(b) or 55(b), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that 
  imposes a new percentage as a rate of tax and thereby increases the 
  amount of tax imposed by any such section; and
    (2) a Federal income tax rate increase is retroactive if it applies 
  to a period beginning prior to the enactment of the provision.
  6. No general appropriation bill or amendment thereto shall be 
received or considered if it contains a provision reappropriating 
unexpended balances of appropriations; except that this provision shall 
not apply to appropriations in continuation of appropriations for public 
works on which work has commenced, and shall not apply to transfers of 
unexpended balances within the department or agency for which they were 
originally appropriated, reported by the Committee on Appropriations.
  7. No general appropriation bill shall be considered in the House 
until printed committee hearings and a committee report thereon have 
been available for the Members of the House for at least three calendar 
days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the 
House is in session on such a day).
  8. At the time any appropriation bill is reported, all points of order 
shall be considered as reserved.

                                Rule XXII

             of petitions, memorials, bills, and resolutions

  1. Members having petitions or memorials or bills of a private nature 
to present may deliver them to the Clerk, endorsing their names and the 
reference or disposition to be made thereof; and said petitions and 
memorials and bills of a private nature, except such as, in the judgment 
of the Speaker, are of an obscene or insulting character, shall be 
entered on the Journal, with the names of the Members presenting them, 
and the Clerk shall furnish a transcript of such entry to the official 
reporters of debates for publication in the Record.
  2. (a) No private bill or resolution (including so-called omnibus 
claims or pension bills), and no amendment to any bill or resolution, 
authorizing or directing (1) the payment of money for property damages, 
for personal injuries or death for which suit may be instituted under 
the Tort Claims Procedure as provided in title 28, United States Code, 
or for a pension (other than to carry out a provision of law or treaty 
stipulation); (2) the construction of a bridge across a navigable 
stream; or (3) the correction of a military or naval record, shall be 
received or considered in the House.
  (b)(1) No bill or resolution, and no amendment to any bill or 
resolution, establishing or expressing any commemoration may be 
introduced or considered in the House.
  (2) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ``commemoration'' means 
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tion for any purpose through the designation of a specified period of 
time.
  3. Any petition or memorial or bill or resolution excluded under this 
rule shall be returned to the Member from whom it was received; and 
petitions and private bills which have been inappropriately referred 
may, by the direction of the committee having possession of the same, be 
properly referred in the manner originally presented; and an erroneous 
reference of a petition or private bill under this clause shall not 
confer jurisdiction upon the committee to consider or report the same.
  4. (a) All other bills, memorials, and resolutions may, in like 
manner, be delivered, endorsed with the names of Members introducing 
them, to the Speaker, to be by him referred, and the titles and 
references thereof and of all bills, resolutions, and documents referred 
under the rules shall be entered on the Journal and printed in the 
Record of the next day, and correction in case of error of reference may 
be made by the House, without debate, in accordance with rule X, on any 
day immediately after the reading of the Journal, by unanimous consent, 
or on motion of a committee claiming jurisdiction, or on the report of 
the committee to which the bill has been erroneously referred. Two or 
more Members may introduce jointly any bill, or resolution to which this 
paragraph applies.
  (b)(1) The name of any Member shall be added as a sponsor of any bill 
or resolution to which paragraph (a) applies, and shall appear as a 
sponsor in the next printing of that bill or resolution: Provided, That 
a request signed by such Member is submitted by the first sponsor to the 
Speaker (in the same manner as provided in paragraph (a)) no later than 
the day on which the last committee authorized to consider and report 
such bill or resolution reports it to the House.
  (2) The name of any Member listed as a sponsor of any such bill or 
resolution may be deleted by unanimous consent, but only at the request 
of such Member, and such deletion shall be indicated in the next 
printing of the bill or resolution (together with the date on which such 
name was deleted). Such consent may be granted no later than the day on 
which the last committee authorized to consider and report such bill or 
resolution reports it to the House: Provided, however, That the Speaker 
shall not entertain a request to delete the name of the first sponsor of 
any bill or resolution.
  (3) The addition of the name of any Member, or the deletion of any 
name by unanimous consent, of a sponsor of any such bill or resolution 
shall be entered on the Journal and printed in the Record of that day.
  (4) Any such bill or resolution shall be reprinted (A) if the Member 
whose name is listed as the first sponsor submits to the Speaker a 
written request that it be reprinted, and (B) if twenty or more Members 
have been added as sponsors of that bill or resolution since it was last 
printed.
  5. All resolutions of inquiry addressed to the heads of executive 
departments shall be reported to the House within fourteen legislative 
days after presentation.
  6. When a bill, resolution, or memorial is introduced ``by request'', 
these words shall be entered upon the Journal and printed in the Record.

                               Rule XXIII

                    of committees of the whole house

  1. (a) In all cases, in forming a Committee of the Whole House, the 
Speaker shall leave his chair after appointing a Member as Chairman to 
preside, who shall, in case of disturbance or disorderly conduct in the 
galleries or lobby, have power to cause the same to be cleared.
  (b) After the House has adopted a special order of business resolution 
reported by the Committee on Rules providing for the consideration of a 
measure in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, 
the Speaker may at any time within his discretion, when no question is 
pending before the House, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of 
that measure without intervening motion, unless the resolution in 
question provides otherwise.
  2. (a) A quorum of a Committee of the Whole shall consist of one 
hundred Members. The first time that a Committee of the Whole finds 
itself without a quorum during any day, the Chairman shall invoke the 
procedure for the call of the roll under clause 5 of rule XV, unless, in 
his discretion, he orders a call of the Committee to be taken by the 
procedure set forth in clause 1 or clause 2(b) of rule XV: Provided, 
That the Chairman may in his discretion refuse to entertain a point of 
order that a quorum is not present during general debate only. If on 
such call, a quorum shall appear, the Committee shall continue its 
business; but if a quorum does not appear, the Committee shall rise and 
the Chairman shall report the names of the absentees to the House. After 
the roll has been once called to establish a quorum during such day, the 
Chairman may not entertain a point of order that a quorum is not present 
unless the Committee is operating under the five-minute rule and the 
Chairman has put the pending motion or proposition to a vote; and if the 
Chairman sustains a point of order that a quorum is not present after 
putting the question on such a motion or proposition, he may announce 
that following a regular quorum call conducted pursuant to the previous 
provisions of this clause, he will reduce to not less than five minutes 
the period of time within which a recorded vote on the pending question 
may be taken if such a vote is ordered. If, at any time during the 
conduct of any quorum call in a Committee of the Whole, the Chairman 
determines that a quorum is present, he may, in his discretion and 
subject to his prior announcement, declare that a quorum is constituted. 
Proceedings under the call shall then be considered as vacated, and the 
Committee shall not rise but shall continue its sitting and resume its 
business.
  (b) In the Committee of the Whole, the Chair shall order a recorded 
vote on request supported by at least twenty-five Members.
  (c) In the Committee of the Whole, the Chairman may, in his 
discretion, reduce to not less than five minutes the period of time 
within which a rollcall vote by electronic device may be taken without 
any intervening business or debate on any or all pending amendments 
after the vote has been taken on the first pending amendment.
  3. All motions or propositions involving a tax or charge upon the 
people, all proceedings touching appropriations of money, or bills 
making appropriations of money or property, or requiring such 
appropriation to be made, or authorizing payments out of appropriations 
already made, or releasing any liability to the United States for money 
or property, or referring any claim to the Court of Claims, shall be 
first considered in a Committee of the Whole, and a point of order under 
this rule shall be good at any time before the consideration of a bill 
has commenced.
  4. In Committees of the Whole House business on their calendars may be 
taken up in regular order, or in such order as the committee may 
determine, unless the bill to be considered was determined by the House 
at the time of going into committee, but bills for raising revenue, 
general appropriation bills, and bills for the improvement of rivers and 
harbors shall have precedence.
  5. (a) When general debate is closed by order of the House, any Member 
shall be allowed five minutes to explain any amendment he may offer, 
after which the Member who shall first obtain the floor shall be allowed 
to speak five minutes in opposition to it, and there shall be no further 
debate thereon, but the same privilege of debate shall be allowed in 
favor of and against any amendment that may be offered to an amendment; 
and neither an amendment nor an amendment to an amendment shall be 
withdrawn by the mover thereof unless by the unanimous consent of the 
committee. Upon the offering of any amendment by a Member, when the 
House is meeting in the Committee of the Whole, the Clerk shall promptly 
transmit to the majority committee table five copies of the amendment 
and five copies to the minority committee table. Further, the Clerk 
shall deliver at least one copy of the amendment to the majority cloak 
room and at least one copy to the minority cloak room.
  (b) It shall be in order to move in the Committee of the Whole to 
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with the reading of an amendment if the amendment has been printed in 
the bill as reported from a committee, or if any Member shall have 
caused the amendment to be printed in the Congressional Record, and to 
be submitted to the Clerk, or to any responsible staff member designated 
by the Chairman, of the reporting committee or committees, at least one 
day prior to floor consideration, and said motion shall be decided 
without debate.
  (c)(1) In the Committee of the Whole, an amendment proposing only to 
strike an unfunded mandate from the portion of the bill then open to 
amendment, if otherwise in order, may be precluded from consideration 
only by specific terms of a special order of the House.
  (2) In this paragraph, ``unfunded mandate'' means a Federal 
intergovernmental mandate the direct costs of which exceed the threshold 
otherwise specified for a reported bill or joint resolution in section 
424(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
  6. The committee may, by the vote of a majority of the members 
present, at any time after the five minutes' debate has begun upon 
proposed amendments to any section or paragraph of a bill, close all 
debate upon such section or paragraph or, at its election, upon the 
pending amendments only (which motion shall be decided without debate); 
but this shall not preclude further amendment, to be decided without 
debate. However, if debate is closed on any section or paragraph under 
this clause before there has been debate on any amendment which any 
Member shall have caused to be printed in the Congressional Record at 
least one day prior to floor consideration of such amendment, the Member 
who caused such amendment to be printed in the Record shall be given 
five minutes in which to explain such amendment, after which the first 
person to obtain the floor shall be given five minutes in opposition to 
it, and there shall be no further debate thereon; but such time for 
debate shall not be allowed when the offering of such amendment is 
dilatory. Material placed in the Record pursuant to this provision shall 
indicate the full text of the proposed amendment, the name of the 
proponent Member, the number of the bill to which it will be offered and 
the point in the bill or amendment thereto where the amendment is 
intended to be offered, and shall appear in a portion of the Record 
designated for that purpose. All amendments to a specified measure 
submitted for printing in that portion of the Record shall be given 
numerical designations in the order printed.
  7. A motion to strike out the enacting words of a bill shall have 
precedence of a motion to amend, and, if carried, shall be considered 
equivalent to its rejection. Whenever a bill is reported from a 
Committee of the Whole with an adverse recommendation and such 
recommendation is disagreed to by the House, the bill shall stand 
recommitted to the said committee without further action by the House, 
but before the question of concurrence is submitted it is in order to 
entertain a motion to refer the bill to any committee, with or without 
instructions, and when the same is again reported to the House it shall 
be referred to the Committee of the Whole without debate.
  8. At the conclusion of general debate in a Committee of the Whole on 
any concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant to section 305(a) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of l974, the concurrent resolution shall be 
considered as having been read for amendment. It shall not be in order 
in the House or in a Committee of the Whole to consider an amendment to 
a concurrent resolution on the budget, or any amendment to an amendment 
thereto, unless the concurrent resolution as amended by such amendment 
or amendments: (a) would be mathematically consistent (except to the 
extent that the amendment involved is limited by the third sentence of 
this clause); and (b) would contain all the matter set forth in 
paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974. It shall not be in order in the House or in a Committee of 
the Whole to consider an amendment to a concurrent resolution on the 
budget, or any amendment to an amendment thereto, which changes the 
amount of the appropriate level of the public debt set forth in the 
concurrent resolution as reported; except that the amendments to achieve 
mathematical consistency which are permitted under section 305(a)(6) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 may include an amendment, offered 
by or at the direction of the Committee on the Budget, to adjust the 
amount of such level to reflect any changes made in the other figures 
contained in the resolution.
  9. The rules of proceeding in the House shall be observed in 
Committees of the Whole House so far as they may be applicable.

                                Rule XXIV

                            order of business

  1. The daily order of business shall be as follows:
  First. Prayer by the Chaplain.
  Second. Reading and approval of the Journal, unless postponed pursuant 
to the provisions of clause 5(b)(1) of rule I.
  Third. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
  Fourth. Correction of reference of public bills.
  Fifth. Disposal of business on the Speaker's table.
  Sixth. Unfinished business.
  Seventh. The morning hour for the consideration of bills called up by 
committees.
  Eighth. Motions to go into Committee of the Whole House on the state 
of the Union.
  Ninth. Orders of the day.
  2. Business on the Speaker's table shall be disposed of as follows:
  Messages from the President shall be referred to the appropriate 
committees without debate. Reports and communications from heads of 
departments, and other communications addressed to the House, and bills, 
resolutions, and messages from the Senate may be referred to the 
appropriate committees in the same manner and with the same right of 
correction as public bills presented by Members; but House bills with 
Senate amendments which do not require consideration in a Committee of 
the Whole may be at once disposed of as the House may determine, as may 
also Senate bills substantially the same as House bills already 
favorably reported by a committee of the House, and not required to be 
considered in Committee of the Whole, be disposed of in the same manner 
on motion directed to be made by such committee.
  3. The consideration of the unfinished business in which the House may 
be engaged at an adjournment, except business in the morning hour, shall 
be resumed as soon as the business on the Speaker's table is finished, 
and at the same time each day thereafter until disposed of, and the 
consideration of all other unfinished business shall be resumed whenever 
the class of business to which it belongs shall be in order under the 
rules.
  4. After the unfinished business has been disposed of, the Speaker 
shall call each standing committee in regular order, and then select 
committees, and each committee when named may call up for consideration 
any bill reported by it on a previous day and on the House Calendar, and 
if the Speaker shall not complete the call of the committees before the 
House passes to other business, he shall resume the next call where he 
left off, giving preference to the last bill under consideration: 
Provided, That whenever any committee shall have occupied the morning 
hour on two days, it shall not be in order to call up any other bill 
until the other committees have been called in their turn.
  5. After one hour shall have been devoted to the consideration of 
bills called up by committees, it shall be in order, pending 
consideration or discussion thereof, to entertain a motion to go into 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, or, when 
authorized by a committee, to go into the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union to consider a particular bill, to which motion 
one amendment only, designating another bill, may be made; and if either 
motion be determined in the negative, it shall not be in order to make 
either motion again until the disposal of the matter under consideration 
or discussion.
  6. On the first Tuesday of each month after disposal of such business 
on the Speaker's table as requires reference only, the Speaker shall 
direct the Clerk to call the bills and resolutions on the Private 
Calendar. Should objection be made by two or more Members to the 
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lution so called, it shall be recommitted to the committee which 
reported the bill or resolution, and no reservation of objection shall 
be entertained by the Speaker. Such bills and resolutions, if 
considered, shall be considered in the House as in the Committee of the 
Whole. No other business shall be in order on this day unless the House, 
by two-thirds vote on motion to dispense therewith, shall otherwise 
determine. On such motion debate shall be limited to five minutes for 
and five minutes against said motion.
  On the third Tuesday of each month after the disposal of such business 
on the Speaker's table as requires reference only, the Speaker may 
direct the Clerk to call the bills and resolutions on the Private 
Calendar, preference to be given to omnibus bills containing bills or 
resolutions which have previously been objected to on a call of the 
Private Calendar. All bills and resolutions on the Private Calendar so 
called, if considered, shall be considered in the House as in the 
Committee of the Whole. Should objection be made by two or more Members 
to the consideration of any bill or resolution other than an omnibus 
bill, it shall be recommitted to the committee which reported the bill 
or resolution and no reservation of objection shall be entertained by 
the Speaker.
  Omnibus bills shall be read for amendment by paragraph, and no 
amendment shall be in order except to strike out or to reduce amounts of 
money stated or to provide limitations. Any item or matter stricken from 
an omnibus bill shall not thereafter during the same session of Congress 
be included in any omnibus bill.
  Upon passage of any such omnibus bill, said bill shall be resolved 
into the several bills and resolutions of which it is composed, and such 
original bills and resolutions, with any amendments adopted by the 
House, shall be engrossed, where necessary, and proceedings thereon had 
as if said bills and resolutions had been passed in the House severally.
  In the consideration of any omnibus bill the proceedings as set forth 
above shall have the same force and effect as if each Senate and House 
bill or resolution therein contained or referred to were considered by 
the House as a separate and distinct bill or resolution.
  7. On Wednesday of each week no business shall be in order except as 
provided by clause 4 of this rule unless the House by a two-thirds vote 
on motion to dispense therewith shall otherwise determine. On such a 
motion there may be debate not to exceed five minutes for and against. 
On a call of committees under this rule bills may be called up from 
either the House or the Union Calendar, excepting bills which are 
privileged under the rules; but bills called up from the Union Calendar 
shall be considered in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
the Union. This rule shall not apply during the last 2 weeks of the 
session. It shall not be in order for the Speaker to entertain a motion 
for a recess on any Wednesday except during the last 2 weeks of the 
session: Provided, That not more that 2 hours of general debate shall be 
permitted on any measure called up on Calendar Wednesday, and all debate 
must be confined to the subject matter of the bill, the time to be 
equally divided between those for and against the bill: Provided 
further, That whenever any committee shall have occupied one Wednesday 
it shall not be in order, unless the House by a two-thirds vote shall 
otherwise determine, to consider any unfinished business previously 
called up by such committee, unless the previous question had been 
ordered thereon, upon any succeeding Wednesday until the other 
committees have been called in their turn under this rule: Provided, 
That when, during any one session of a Congress, all of the committees 
of the House are not called under the Calendar Wednesday rule, at the 
next session of that Congress, the call shall commence where it left off 
at the end of the preceding session.
  8. The second and fourth Mondays in each month, after the disposition 
of motions to discharge committees and after the disposal of such 
business on the Speaker's table as requires reference only, shall, when 
claimed by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, be set 
apart for the consideration of such business relating to the District of 
Columbia as may be presented by said committee.

                                Rule XXV

                          priority of business

  All questions relating to the priority of business shall be decided by 
a majority without debate.

                                Rule XXVI

                   unfinished business of the session

  All business before committees of the House at the end of one session 
shall be resumed at the commencement of the next session of the same 
Congress in the same manner as if no adjournment had taken place.

                               Rule XXVII

                      change or suspension of rules

  1. No rule shall be suspended except by a vote of two-thirds of the 
Members voting, a quorum being present; nor shall the Speaker entertain 
a motion to suspend the rules except on Mondays and Tuesdays, and during 
the last six days of a session.
  2. When a motion to suspend the rules has been submitted to the House, 
it shall be in order, before the final vote is taken thereon, to debate 
the proposition to be voted upon for forty minutes, one-half of such 
time to be given to debate in favor of, and one-half to debate in 
opposition to, such proposition; and the same right of debate shall be 
allowed whenever the previous question has been ordered on any 
proposition on which there has been no debate.
  3. A Member may present to the Clerk a motion in writing to discharge 
a committee from the consideration of a public bill or resolution which 
has been referred to it thirty days prior thereto (but only one motion 
may be presented for each bill or resolution). Under this rule it shall 
also be in order for a Member to file a motion to discharge the 
Committee on Rules from further consideration of any resolution 
providing a special rule for the consideration of a public bill or 
resolution reported by a standing committee, or a special rule for the 
consideration of a public bill or resolution which has remained in a 
standing committee thirty or more days without action: Provided, That a 
Member may not file a motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from 
consideration of a resolution providing for the consideration of more 
than one public bill or resolution, or admitting or effecting a 
nongermane amendment to a public bill or resolution: Provided further, 
That said resolution from which it is moved to discharge the Committee 
on Rules has been referred to that committee at least seven days prior 
to the filing of the motion to discharge. The motion shall be placed in 
the custody of the Clerk, who shall arrange some convenient place for 
the signature of Members. A signature may be withdrawn by a Member in 
writing at any time before the motion is entered on the Journal. Once a 
motion to discharge has been filed, the Clerk shall make the signatures 
a matter of public record. The Clerk shall cause the names of the 
Members who have signed a discharge motion during any week to be 
published in a portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
purpose on the last legislative day of that week. The Clerk shall make 
available each day for public inspection in an appropriate office of the 
House cumulative lists of such names. The Clerk shall devise a means by 
which to make such lists available to offices of the House and to the 
public in electronic form. When a majority of the total membership of 
the House shall have signed the motion, it shall be entered on the 
Journal, printed with the signatures thereto in the Congressional 
Record, and referred to the Calendar of Motions to Discharge Committees.
  On the second and fourth Mondays of each month, except during the last 
six days of any session of Congress, immediately after the approval of 
the Journal, any Member who has signed a motion to discharge which has 
been on the calendar at least seven days prior thereto, and seeks 
recognition, shall be recognized for the purpose of calling up the 
motion, and the House shall proceed to its consideration in the manner 
herein provided without intervening motion except one motion to adjourn. 
Recognition for the motions shall be in the order in which they have 
been entered on the Journal.
  When any motion under this rule shall be called up, the bill or 
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shall be read by title only. After twenty minutes' debate, one-half in 
favor of the proposition and one-half in opposition thereto, the House 
shall proceed to vote on the motion to discharge. If the motion prevails 
to discharge the Committee on Rules from any resolution pending before 
the committee, the House shall immediately consider such resolution, the 
Speaker not entertaining any dilatory motion except one motion to 
adjourn, and, if such resolution is adopted, the House shall immediately 
proceed to its execution. If the motion prevails to discharge one of the 
standing committees of the House from any public bill or resolution 
pending before the committee, it shall then be in order for any Member 
who signed the motion to move that the House proceed to the immediate 
consideration of such bill or resolution (such motion not being 
debatable), and such motion is hereby made of high privilege; and if it 
shall be decided in the affirmative, the bill shall be immediately 
considered under the general rules of the House, and if unfinished 
before adjournment of the day on which it is called up it shall remain 
the unfinished business until it is fully disposed of. Should the House 
by vote decide against the immediate consideration of such bill or 
resolution, it shall be referred to its proper calendar and be entitled 
to the same rights and privileges that it would have had had the 
committee to which it was referred duly reported same to the House for 
its consideration: Provided, That when any perfected motion to discharge 
a committee from the consideration of any public bill or resolution has 
once been acted upon by the House it shall not be in order to entertain 
during the same session of Congress any other motion for the discharge 
from that committee of said measure, or from any other committee of any 
other bill or resolution substantially the same, relating in substance 
to or dealing with the same subject matter, or from the Committee on 
Rules of a resolution providing a special order of business for the 
consideration of any other such bill or resolution, in order that such 
action by the House on a motion to discharge shall be res adjudicata for 
the remainder of that session: Provided further, That if before any one 
motion to discharge a committee has been acted upon by the House there 
are on the Calendar of Motions to Discharge Committees other motions to 
discharge committees from the consideration of bills or resolutions 
substantially the same, relating in substance to or dealing with the 
same subject matter, after the House shall have acted on one motion to 
discharge, the remaining said motions shall be stricken from the 
Calendar of Motions to Discharge Committees and not acted on during the 
remainder of that session of Congress.

                               Rule XXVIII

                           conference reports

  1. (a) The presentation of reports of committees of conference shall 
always be in order, except when the Journal is being read, while the 
roll is being called, or the House is dividing on any proposition.
  (b) The time allotted for debate on any motion to instruct House 
conferees shall be equally divided between the majority and minority 
parties, except that if the proponent of the motion and the Member from 
the other party are both supporters of the motion, one-third of such 
debate time shall be allotted to a Member who is opposed to said motion.
  (c) After House conferees on any bill or resolution in conference 
between the House and Senate shall have been appointed for twenty 
calendar days and shall have failed to make a report, it is hereby 
declared to be a motion of the highest privilege to move to discharge 
said House conferees and to appoint new conferees, or to instruct said 
House conferees (but in either case only at a time or place designated 
by the Speaker in the legislative schedule of the day after the calendar 
day on which the Member offering the motion announces to the House his 
intention to do so and the form of the motion); and, further, during the 
last six days of any session of Congress, it shall be a privileged 
motion to move to discharge, appoint, or instruct, House conferees after 
House conferees shall have been appointed thirty-six hours without 
having made a report.
  (d) Each report made by a committee of conference to the House shall 
be printed as a report of the House. As so printed, such report shall be 
accompanied by an explanatory statement prepared jointly by the 
conferees on the part of the House and the conferees on the part of the 
Senate. Such statement shall be sufficiently detailed and explicit to 
inform the House as to the effect which the amendments or propositions 
contained in such report will have upon the measure to which those 
amendments or propositions relate.
  2. (a) It shall not be in order to consider the report of a committee 
of conference until the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, 
Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is in session on such a 
day) after such report and the accompanying statement shall have been 
filed in the House, and such consideration then shall be in order only 
if such report and accompanying statement shall have been printed in the 
daily edition of the Congressional Record for the day on which such 
report and statement shall have been filed; but the preceding provisions 
of this sentence do not apply during the last six days of the session. 
Nor shall it be in order to consider any conference report unless copies 
of the report and accompanying statement have been available to Members 
for at least two hours before the beginning of such consideration: 
Provided, however, That it shall always be in order to call up for 
consideration, notwithstanding the provisions of clause 4(b) of rule XI, 
a report from the Committee on Rules only making in order the 
consideration of a conference report notwithstanding this restriction. 
The time allotted for debate in the consideration of any such report 
shall be equally divided between the majority party and the minority 
party, except that if the floor manager for the majority and the floor 
manager for the minority are both supporters of the conference report, 
one third of such debate time shall be allotted to a Member who is 
opposed to said conference report.
  (b)(1) It shall not be in order to consider any amendment (including 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute) proposed by the Senate to 
any measure reported in disagreement between the two Houses by a report 
of a committee of conference that the committee has been unable to 
agree, until the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or 
legal holidays except when the House is in session on such a day) after 
such report and accompanying statement shall have been filed in the 
House, and such consideration then shall be in order only if such report 
and accompanying statement shall have been printed in the daily edition 
of the Congressional Record for the day on which such report and 
statement shall have been filed; but the preceding provisions of this 
sentence do not apply during the last six days of the session. Nor shall 
it be in order to consider any such amendment unless copies of the 
report and accompanying statement, together with the text of such 
amendment, have been available to Members for at least two hours before 
the beginning of such consideration: Provided, however, That it shall 
always be in order to call up for consideration, notwithstanding the 
provisions of clause 4(b) of rule XI, a report from the Committee on 
Rules only making in order the consideration of such an amendment 
notwithstanding this restriction. The time allotted for debate on any 
such amendment shall be equally divided between the majority party and 
the minority party, except that if the floor manager for the majority 
and the floor manager for the minority are both supporters of the 
original motion offered by the floor manager for the majority to dispose 
of the amendment, one third of such debate time shall be allotted to a 
Member who is opposed to said motion.
  (2) During consideration of such an amendment to a general 
appropriation bill, if the original motion offered by the floor manager 
proposes to change existing law, then pending such original motion and 
before debate thereon one motion to insist on disagreement to the 
amendment proposed by the Senate shall be preferential to any other 
motion to dispose of that amendment if offered by the chairman of a 
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subject matter of the amendment or by a designee. Such a preferential 
motion shall be separately debatable for one hour equally divided 
between its proponent and the proponent of the original motion. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on such a preferential 
motion to its adoption without intervening motion.
  (c) Any conference report and Senate amendment in disagreement which 
has been available as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this clause 
shall be considered as having been read when called up for 
consideration.
  3. Whenever a disagreement to an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute has been committed to a conference committee it shall be in 
order for the Managers on the part of the House to propose a substitute 
which is a germane modification of the matter in disagreement, but the 
introduction of any language in that substitute presenting a specific 
additional topic, question, issue, or proposition not committed to the 
conference committee by either House shall not constitute a germane 
modification of the matter in disgreement. Moreover, their report shall 
not include matter not committed to the conference committee by either 
House, nor shall their report include a modification of any specific 
topic, question, issue, or proposition committed to the conference 
committee by either or both Houses if that modification is beyond the 
scope of that specific topic, question, issue, or proposition as so 
committed to the conference committee.
  4. (a) With respect to any report of a committee of conference called 
up before the House containing any matter which would be in violation of 
the provisions of clause 7 of rule XVI if such matter had been offered 
as an amendment in the House, and which--
    (1) is contained in any Senate amendment to that measure (including 
  a Senate amendment in the nature of substitute for the text of that 
  measure as passed by the House) accepted by the House conferees or 
  agreed to by the conference committee with modification; or
    (2) is contained in any substitute agreed to by the conference 
  committee;

it shall be in order, at any time after the reading of the report has 
been completed or dispensed with and before the reading of the 
statement, or immediately upon consideration of a conference report if 
clause 2(c) of this rule applies, to make a point of order that such 
nongermane matter, as described above, which shall be specified in the 
point of order, is contained in the report. For the purposes of this 
clause, matter which--
    (A) is contained in any substitute agreed to by the conference 
  committee;
    (B) is not proposed by the House to be included in the measure 
  concerned as passed by the House; and
    (C) would be in violation of clause 7 of rule XVI if such matter had 
  been offered in the House as an amendment to the provisions of that 
  measure as so proposed in the form passed by the House;

shall be considered in violation of such clause 7.
  (b) If such point of order is sustained, it then shall be in order for 
the Chair to entertain a motion, which is of high privilege, that the 
House reject the nongermane matter covered by the point of order. It 
shall be in order to debate such motion for forty minutes, one-half of 
such time to be given to debate in favor of, and one-half in opposition 
to, the motion.
  (c) Notwithstanding the final disposition of any point of order made 
under paragraph (a), or of any motion to reject made pursuant to a point 
of order under paragraph (b), of this clause, it shall be in order to 
make further points of order on the ground stated in such paragraph (a), 
and motions to reject pursuant thereto under such paragraph (b), with 
respect to other nongermane matter in the report of the committee of 
conference not covered by any previous point of order which has been 
sustained.
  (d) If any such motion to reject has been adopted, after final 
disposition of all points of order and motions to reject under the 
preceding provisions of this clause, the conference report shall be 
considered as rejected and the question then pending before the House 
shall be--
    (1) whether to recede and concur in the Senate amendment with an 
  amendment which shall consist of that portion of the conference report 
  not rejected; or
    (2) if the last sentence of paragraph (a) of this clause applies, 
  whether to insist further on the House amendment.

If all such motions to reject are defeated, then, after the allocation 
of time for debate on the conference report as provided in clause 2(a) 
of this rule, it shall be in order to move the previous question on the 
adoption of the conference report.
  5. (a)(1) With respect to any amendment (including an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute) which--
    (A) is proposed by the Senate to any measure and thereafter--
      (i) is reported in disagreement between the two Houses by a 
    committee of conference; or
      (ii) is before the House, the stage of disagreement having been 
    reached; and
    (B) contains any matter which would be in violation of the 
  provisions of clause 7 of rule XVI if such matter had been offered as 
  an amendment in the House;

it shall be in order, immediately after a motion is offered that the 
House recede from its disagreement to such amendment proposed by the 
Senate and concur therein and before debate is commenced on such motion, 
to make a point of order that such nongermane matter, as described 
above, which shall be specified in the point of order, is contained in 
such amendment proposed by the Senate.
  (2) If such point of order is sustained, it then shall be in order for 
the Chair to entertain a motion, which is of high privilege, that the 
House reject the nongermane matter covered by the point of order. It 
shall be in order to debate such motion for forty minutes, one-half of 
such time to be given to debate in favor of, and one-half in opposition 
to, the motion.
  (3) Notwithstanding the final disposition of any point of order made 
under subparagraph (1), or of any motion to reject made pursuant to a 
point of order under subparagraph (2), of this paragraph, it shall be in 
order to make further points of order on the ground stated in such 
subparagraph (1), and motions to reject pursuant thereto under such 
subparagraph (2), with respect to other nongermane matter in the 
amendment proposed by the Senate not covered by any previous point of 
order which has been sustained.
  (4) If any such motion to reject has been adopted, after final 
disposition of all points of order and motions to reject under the 
preceding provisions of this clause, the motion to recede and concur 
shall be considered as rejected, and further motions--
    (A) to recede and concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment, 
  where appropriate (but the offering of which is not in order unless 
  copies of the language of the Senate amendment, as proposed to be 
  amended by such motion, are then available on the floor when such 
  motion is offered and is under consideration);
    (B) to insist upon disagreement to the Senate amendment and request 
  a further conference with the Senate; and
    (C) to insist upon disagreement to the Senate amendment;

shall remain of high privilege for consideration by the House. If all 
such motions to reject are defeated, then, after the allocation of time 
for debate on the motion to recede and concur as provided in clause 2(b) 
of this rule, it shall be in order to move the previous question on such 
motion.
  (b)(1) With respect to any such amendment proposed by the Senate as 
described in paragraph (a) of this clause, it shall not be in order to 
offer any motion that the House recede from its disagreement to such 
Senate amendment and concur therein with an amendment, unless copies of 
the language of the Senate amendment, as proposed to be amended by such 
motion, are then available on the floor when such motion is offered and 
is under consideration.
  (2) Immediately after any such motion is offered and is in order and 
before debate is commenced on such motion, it shall be in order to make 
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point of order that nongermane matter, as described in subparagraph (1) 
of paragraph (a) of this clause, which shall be specified in the point 
of order, is contained in the language of the Senate amendment, as 
proposed to be amended by such motion, copies of which are then 
available on the floor.
  (3) If such point of order is sustained, it then shall be in order for 
the Chair to entertain a motion, which is of high privilege, that the 
House reject the nongermane matter covered by the point of order. It 
shall be in order to debate such motion for forty minutes, one-half of 
such time to be given to debate in favor of, and one-half in opposition 
to, the motion.
  (4) Notwithstanding the final disposition of any point of order under 
subparagraph (2), or of any motion to reject made pursuant to a point of 
order under subparagraph (3), of this paragraph, it shall be in order to 
make further points of order on the ground stated in subparagraph (1) of 
paragraph (a) of this clause, and motions to reject pursuant thereto 
under subparagraph (3) of this paragraph, with respect to other 
nongermane matter in the language of the Senate amendment, as proposed 
to be amended by the motion described in subparagraph (1) of this 
paragraph, not covered by any previous point of order which has been 
sustained.
  (5) If any such motion to reject has been adopted, after final 
disposition of all points of order and motions to reject under the 
preceding provisions of this paragraph, the motion to recede and concur 
in the Senate amendment with an amendment shall be considered as 
rejected, and further motions--
    (A) to recede and concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment, 
  where appropriate (but the offering of which is not in order unless 
  copies of the language of the Senate amendment, as proposed to be 
  amended by such motion, are then available on the floor when such 
  motion is offered and is under consideration);
    (B) to insist upon disagreement to the Senate amendment and request 
  a further conference with the Senate; and
    (C) to insist upon disagreement to the Senate amendment;

shall remain of high privilege for consideration by the House. If all 
such motions to reject are defeated, then, after the allocation of time 
for debate on the motion to recede and concur in the Senate amendment 
with an amendment as provided in clause 2(b) of this rule, it shall be 
in order to move the previous question on such motion.
  (c) If, on a division of a motion that the House recede and concur, 
with or without amendment, from its disagreement to any such Senate 
amendment as described in paragraph (a)(1) of this clause, the House 
agrees to recede, then, before debate is commenced on concurring in such 
Senate amendment, or on concurring therein with an amendment it shall be 
in order to make and dispose of points of order and motions to reject 
with respect to such Senate amendment in accordance with applicable 
provisions of this clause and to effect final determination of these 
matters in accordance with such provisions.
  6. (a) Each conference committee meeting between the House and Senate 
shall be open to the public except when the House, in open session, has 
determined by a rollcall vote of a majority of those Members voting that 
all or part of the meeting shall be closed to the public.
  (b)(1) After the reading of the report and before the reading of the 
joint statement, or immediately upon consideration of a conference 
report if clause 2(c) of this rule applies, a point of order may be made 
that the committee of conference making the report to the House has 
failed to comply with paragraph (a) of this clause.
  (2) If such point of order is sustained, the conference report shall 
be considered as rejected, the House shall be considered to have 
insisted upon its amendment(s) or upon disagreement to the amendment(s) 
of the Senate, as the case may be, and to have requested a further 
conference with the Senate, and the Speaker shall be authorized to 
appoint new conferees without intervening motion.

                                Rule XXIX

                             secret session

  Whenever confidential communications are received from the President 
of the United States, or whenever the Speaker or any Member shall inform 
the House that he has communications which he believes ought to be kept 
secret for the present, the House shall be cleared of all persons except 
the Members and officers thereof, and so continue during the reading of 
such communications, the debates and proceedings thereon, unless 
otherwise ordered by the House.

                                Rule XXX

                             use of exhibits

  When the use of any exhibit in debate is objected to by any Member, it 
shall be determined without debate by a vote of the House.

                                Rule XXXI

                            hall of the house

  The Hall of the House shall be used only for the legislative business 
of the House and for the caucus meetings of its Members, except upon 
occasions where the House by resolution agrees to take part in any 
ceremonies to be observed therein; and the Speaker shall not entertain a 
motion for the suspension of this rule.

                               Rule XXXII

                        of admission to the floor

  1. The persons hereinafter named, and none other, shall be admitted to 
the Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto, viz: The President and 
Vice President of the United States and their private secretaries, 
judges of the Supreme Court, Members of Congress and Members-elect, 
contestants in election cases during the pendency of their cases in the 
House, the Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, heads of 
departments, foreign ministers, governors of States, the Architect of 
the Capitol, the Librarian of Congress and his assistant in charge of 
the Law Library, the Resident Commissioner to the United States from 
Puerto Rico, each Delegate to the House, such persons as have, by name, 
received the thanks of Congress, the Parliamentarian, elected officers 
and elected minority employees of the House (other than Members); and 
ex-Members of the House of Representatives, former Parliamentarians of 
the House, and former elected officers and elected minority employees of 
the House, subject to the provisions of clause 3 of this rule; and 
clerks of committees when business from their committee is under 
consideration and not more than one person from a Member's staff when 
that Member has an amendment under consideration, subject to the 
provisions of clause 4 of this rule; and one attorney to accompany any 
Member who is the respondent in an investigation undertaken by the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct when the recommendation of 
such committee is under consideration; and it shall not be in order for 
the Speaker to entertain a request for the suspension of this rule or to 
present from the chair the request of any Member for unanimous consent.
  2. There shall be excluded at all times from the Hall of the House of 
Representatives and the cloakrooms all persons not entitled to the 
privilege of the floor during the session, except that until fifteen 
minutes of the hour of the meeting of the House persons employed in its 
service, accredited members of the press entitled to admission to the 
press gallery, and other persons on request of Members, by card or in 
writing may be admitted.
  3. Ex-Members of the House of Representatives, former Parliamentarians 
of the House, and former elected officers and former elected minority 
employees of the House, shall be entitled to the privilege of admission 
to the Hall of the House and rooms leading thereto only if they do not 
have any direct personal or pecuniary interest in any legislative 
measure pending before the House or reported by any committee of the 
House and only if they are not in the employ of, or do not represent, 
any party or organization for the purpose of influencing, directly or 
indirectly, the passage, defeat or amendment of any legislative measure 
pending before the House, reported by any committee of the House or 
under consideration in any of its committees or subcommittees. The 
Speaker shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to 
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of this rule and to ensure its enforcement.
  4. Persons from Member's staffs admitted to the Hall of the House or 
rooms leading thereto under clause 1 shall be admitted only upon prior 
notification to the Speaker. No such person or clerk of a committee so 
admitted under clause 1 shall engage in efforts in the Hall of the House 
or rooms leading thereto to influence Members with regard to the 
legislation being amended. Such persons and clerks shall remain at the 
desk and are admitted only to advise the Member or committee responsible 
for their admission. Any such person or clerk who violates this clause 
may be excluded during the session from the Hall of the House and rooms 
leading thereto by the Speaker.
  5. No Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives, or 
any other person entitled to admission to the Hall of the House or rooms 
leading thereto by this rule, shall knowingly distribute any political 
campaign contribution in the Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto.

                               Rule XXXIII

                      of admission to the galleries

  The Speaker shall set aside a portion of the west gallery for the use 
of the President of the United States, the members of his Cabinet, 
justices of the Supreme Court, foreign ministers and suites, and the 
members of their respective families, and shall also set aside another 
portion of the same gallery for the accommodation of persons to be 
admitted on the card of Members. The southerly half of the east gallery 
shall be assigned exclusively for the use of the families of Members of 
Congress, in which the Speaker shall control one bench, and on request 
of a Member the Speaker shall issue a card of admission to his family, 
which shall include their visitors, and no other person shall be 
admitted to this section.

                               Rule XXXIV

                      official and other reporters

  1. The appointment and removal, for cause, of the official reporters 
of the House, including stenographers of committees, and the manner of 
the execution of their duties shall be vested in the Clerk, subject to 
the direction and control of the Speaker.
  2. Such portion of the gallery over the Speaker's chair as may be 
necessary to accommodate representatives of the press wishing to report 
debates and proceedings shall be set aside for their use, and reputable 
reporters and correspondents shall be admitted thereto under such 
regulations as the Speaker may from time to time prescribe; and the 
supervision of such gallery, including the designation of its employees, 
shall be vested in the standing committee of correspondents, subject to 
the direction and control of the Speaker; and the Speaker may assign one 
seat on the floor to Associated Press reporters and one to United Press 
International, and regulate the occupation of the same. And the Speaker 
may admit to the floor, under such regulations as he may prescribe, one 
additional representative of each press association.
  3. Such portion of the gallery of the House of Representatives as may 
be necessary to accommodate reporters of news to be disseminated by 
radio, television, and similar means of transmission, wishing to report 
debates and proceedings, shall be set aside for their use, and reputable 
reporters thus engaged shall be admitted thereto under such regulations 
as the Speaker may from time to time prescribe; and the supervision of 
such gallery, including the designation of its employees, shall be 
vested in the Executive Committee of the Radio and Television 
Correspondents' Galleries, subject to the direction and control of the 
Speaker; and the Speaker may admit to the floor, under such regulations 
as he may prescribe, one representative of the National Broadcasting 
Company, one of the Columbia Broadcasting System, one of the Mutual 
Broadcasting System, and one of the American Broadcasting Company.

                                Rule XXXV

                            pay of witnesses

  The rule for paying witnesses to appear before the House or any of its 
committees shall be as follows: For each day a witness shall attend, the 
same per diem rate as established, authorized, and regulated by the 
Committee on House Oversight for Members and employees of the House, and 
actual expenses of travel in coming to or going from the place of 
examination; but no per diem shall be paid when a witness has been 
summoned at the place of examination.

                               Rule XXXVI

    preservation and availability of noncurrent records of the house

  1. (a) At the end of each Congress, the chairman of each committee of 
the House shall transfer to the Clerk any noncurrent records of such 
committee, including the subcommittees thereof.
  (b) At the end of each Congress, each officer of the House elected 
pursuant to rule II shall transfer to the Clerk any noncurrent records 
made or acquired in the course of the duties of such officer.
  2. The Clerk shall deliver the records transferred pursuant to clause 
1 of the rule, together with any other noncurrent records of the House, 
to the Archivist of the United States for preservation at the National 
Archives and Records Administration. Records so delivered are the 
permanent property of the House and remain subject to this rule and the 
orders of the House.
  3. (a) Subject to paragraph (b) of the clause, clause 4 of this rule, 
and orders of the House, the Clerk shall authorize the Archivist of the 
United States to make available for public use the records delivered to 
the Archivist under clause 2 of this rule.
  (b)(1) Any record that the House or a committee of the House (or a 
subcommittee thereof) makes available for public use before such record 
is delivered to the Archivist under clause 2 of this rule shall be made 
available immediately.
  (2) Any investigative record that contains personal data relating to a 
specific living individual (the disclosure of which would be an 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy), any administrative record 
with respect to personnel, and any record with respect to a hearing 
closed pursuant to clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI shall be available if such 
record has been in existence for 50 years.
  (3) Any record for which a time, schedule, or condition for 
availability is specified by order of the House shall be made available 
in accordance with that order. Except as otherwise provided by order of 
the House, any record of a committee for which a time, schedule, or 
condition for availability is specified by order of the committee 
(entered during the Congress in which the record is made or acquired by 
the committee) shall be made available in accordance with the order of 
the committee.
  (4) Any record (other than a record referred to in subparagraph (1), 
(2), or (3) of this paragraph) shall be made available if such record 
has been in existence for 30 years.
  4. (a) A record shall not be made available for public use under 
clause 3 of this rule if the Clerk determines that such availability 
would be detrimental to the public interest or inconsistent with the 
rights and privileges of the House. The Clerk shall notify in writing 
the chairman and the ranking minority party member of the Committee on 
House Oversight of any determination under the preceding sentence.
  (b) A determination of the Clerk under paragraph (a) is subject to 
later order of the House and, in the case of a record of a committee, 
later order of the committee.
  5. (a) This rule does not supersede rule XLVIII or rule L and does not 
authorize the public disclosure of any record if such disclosure is 
prohibited by law or executive order of the President.
  (b) The Committee on House Oversight may prescribe guidelines and 
regulations governing the applicability and implementation of this rule.
  (c) A committee may withdraw from the National Archives and Records 
Administration any record of the committee delivered to the Archivist of 
the United States under this rule. Such withdrawal shall be on a 
temporary basis and for official use of the committee.
  6. As used in the rule the term ``record'' means any official, 
permanent record of the House, including--
    (a) with respect to a committee of the House, an official, permanent 
  record of the committee (including

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  any record of a legislative, oversight, or other activity of such 
  committee or subcommittee thereof); and
    (b) with respect to an officer of the House elected pursuant to rule 
  II, an official, permanent record made or acquired in the course of 
  the duties of such officer.
Such term does not include a record of an individual Member of the 
House.

                               Rule XXXVII

                          withdrawal of papers

  No memorial or other paper presented to the House shall be withdrawn 
from its files without its leave, and if withdrawn therefrom certified 
copies thereof shall be left in the office of the Clerk; but when an act 
may pass for the settlement of a claim, the Clerk is authorized to 
transmit to the officer in charge with the settlement thereof the papers 
on file in his office relating to such claim, or may loan temporarily to 
an officer or bureau of the executive departments any papers on file in 
his office relating to any matter pending before such officer or bureau, 
taking proper receipt therefor.

                              Rule XXXVIII

                                 ballot

  In all cases of ballot a majority of the votes given shall be 
necessary to an election, and where there shall not be such a majority 
on the first ballot the ballots shall be repeated until a majority be 
obtained; and in all balloting blanks shall be rejected and not taken 
into the count in enumeration of votes or reported by the tellers.

                               Rule XXXIX

                                messages

  Messages received from the Senate and the President of the United 
States, giving notice of bills passed or approved, shall be entered in 
the Journal and published in the Record of that day's proceedings.

                                 Rule XL

                        executive communications

  Estimates of appropriations and all other communications from the 
executive departments, intended for the consideration of any committees 
of the House, shall be addressed to the Speaker, and by him referred as 
provided by clause 2 of rule XXIV.

                                Rule XLI

                qualifications of officers and employees

  No person shall be an officer or employee of the House, or continue in 
its employment, who shall be an agent for the prosecution of any claim 
against the Government or be interested in such claim otherwise than as 
an original claimant or than in the proper discharge of official duties.

                                Rule XLII

                           general provisions

  The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in Jefferson's Manual 
and the provisions of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as 
amended, shall govern the House in all cases to which they are 
applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the standing 
rules and orders of the House and joint rules of the Senate and House of 
Representatives.

                               Rule XLIII

                        code of official conduct

  There is hereby established by and for the House of Representatives 
the following code of conduct, to be known as the ``Code of Official 
Conduct'':
  1. A Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives 
shall conduct himself at all times in a manner which shall reflect 
creditably on the House of Representatives.
  2. A Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives 
shall adhere to the spirit and the letter of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and to the rules of duly constituted committees thereof.
  3. A Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives 
shall receive no compensation nor shall he permit any compensation to 
accrue to his beneficial interest from any source, the receipt of which 
would occur by virtue of influence improperly exerted from his position 
in the Congress.
  4. A Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives 
shall not accept gifts except as provided by the provisions of rule LI 
(Gift Rule).
  5. A Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives 
shall accept no honorarium for a speech, writing for publication, or 
other similar activity.
  6. A Member of the House of Representatives shall keep his campaign 
funds separate from his personal funds. A Member shall convert no 
campaign funds to personal use in excess of reimbursement for legitimate 
and verifiable campaign expenditures and shall expend no funds from his 
campaign account not attributable to bona fide campaign or political 
purposes.
  7. A Member of the House of Representatives shall treat as campaign 
contributions all proceeds from testimonial dinners or other fund 
raising events.
  8. A Member or officer of the House of Representatives shall retain no 
one under his payroll authority who does not perform official duties 
commensurate with the compensation received in the offices of the 
employing authority. In the case of committee employees who work under 
the direct supervision of a Member other than a chairman, the chairman 
may require that such Member affirm in writing that the employees have 
complied with the preceding sentence (subject to clause 6 of rule XI) as 
evidence of the chairman's compliance with this clause and with clause 6 
of rule XI.
  9. A Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives 
shall not discharge or refuse to hire any individual, or otherwise 
discriminate against any individual with respect to compensation, terms, 
conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual's 
race, color, religion, sex (including marital or parental status), 
handicap, age, or national origin, but may take into consideration the 
domicile or political affiliation of such individual.
  10. A Member of the House of Representatives who has been convicted by 
a court of record for the commission of a crime for which a sentence of 
two or more years' imprisonment may be imposed should refrain from 
participation in the business of each committee of which he is a member 
and should refrain from voting on any question at a meeting of the 
House, or of the Committee of the Whole House, unless or until judicial 
or executive proceedings result in reinstatement of the presumption of 
his innocence or until he is reelected to the House after the date of 
such conviction.
  11. A Member of the House of Representatives shall not authorize or 
otherwise allow a non-House individual, group, or organization to use 
the words ``Congress of the United States'', ``House of 
Representatives'', or ``Official Business'', or any combination of words 
thereof, on any letterhead or envelope.
  12. (a) Except as provided by paragraph (b), any employee of the House 
of Representatives who is required to file a report pursuant to rule 
XLIV shall refrain from participating personally and substantially as an 
employee of the House of Representatives in any contact with any agency 
of the executive or judicial branch of Government with respect to 
nonlegislative matters affecting any nongovernmental person in which the 
employee has a significant financial interest.
  (b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply if an employee first advises his 
employing authority of his significant financial interest and obtains 
from his employing authority a written waiver stating that the 
participation of the employee is necessary. A copy of each such waiver 
shall be filed with the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
  13. Before any Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
Representatives may have access to classified information, the following 
oath (or affirmation) shall be executed:
  ``I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not disclose any 
  classified information received in the course of my service with the 
  House of Representatives, except as authorized by the House of 
  Representatives or in accordance with its Rules.''
Copies of the executed oath shall be retained by the Clerk of the House 
as part of the records of the House.
  As used in this Code of Official Conduct of the House of 
Representatives--(a) the terms ``Member'' and ``Member of the House of 
Representatives'' include the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico and 
each Delegate to the House; and (b) the term ``officer or employee of 
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tives'' means any individual whose compensation is disbursed by the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives.

                                Rule XLIV

                          financial disclosure

  1. A copy of each report filed with the Clerk under title I of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 shall be sent by the Clerk within the 
seven-day period beginning the date on which the report is filed to the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. By August 1 of each year, 
the Clerk shall compile all such reports sent to him by Members within 
the period beginning on January 1 and ending on June 15 of each year and 
have them printed as a House document, which document shall be made 
available to the public.
  2. For the purposes of this rule, the provisions of title I of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 shall be deemed to be a rule of the 
House as it pertains to Members, officers, and employees of the House of 
Representatives.

[The pertinent parts of Title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
  (5 U.S.C. App. 6 Sec. Sec.  101-111) read as follows:]

     title i--financial disclosure requirements of federal personnel

                        Persons Required to File

sec. 101. (a) Within thirty days of assuming the position of an officer 
or employee described in subsection (f), an individual shall file a 
report containing the information described in section 102(b) unless the 
individual has left another position described in subsection (f) within 
thirty days prior to assuming such new position or has already filed a 
report under this title with respect to nomination for the new position 
or as a candidate for the position. * * *
  (c) Within thirty days of becoming a candidate as defined in section 
301 of the Federal Campaign Act of 1971, in a calendar year for 
nomination or election to the office of President, Vice President, or 
Member of Congress, or on or before May 15 of that calendar year, 
whichever is later, but in no event later than 30 days before the 
election, and on or before May 15 of each successive year an individual 
continues to be a candidate, an individual other than an incumbent 
President, Vice President, or Member of Congress shall file a report 
containing the information described in section 102(b). Notwithstanding 
the preceding sentence, in any calendar year in which an individual 
continues to be a candidate for any office but all elections for such 
office relating to such candidacy were held in prior calendar years, 
such individual need not file a report unless he becomes a candidate for 
another vacancy in that office or another office during that year.
  (d) Any individual who is an officer or employee described in 
subsection (f) during any calendar year and performs the duties of his 
position or office for a period in excess of sixty days in that calendar 
year shall file on or before May 15 of the succeeding year a report 
containing the information described in section 102(a).
  (e) Any individual who occupies a position described in subsection (f) 
shall, on or before the thirtieth day after termination of employment in 
such position, file a report containing the information described in 
section 102(a) covering the preceding calendar year if the report 
required by subsection (d) has not been filed and covering the portion 
of the calendar year in which such termination occurs up to the date the 
individual left such office or position, unless such individual has 
accepted employment in another position described in subsection (f).
  (f) The officers and employees referred to in subsections (a), (d), 
and (e) are-- * * *
    (9) a Member of Congress as defined under section 109(12);
    (10) an officer or employee of the Congress as defined under section 
  109(13); * * *
  (g) Reasonable extensions of time for filing any report may be granted 
under procedures prescribed by the supervising ethics office for each 
branch, but the total of such extensions shall not exceed ninety days.
  (h) The provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (e) shall not apply to 
an individual who, as determined by the designated agency ethics 
official or Secretary concerned (or in the case of a Presidential 
appointee under subsection (b), the Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics), the congressional ethics committees, or the Judicial 
Conference, is not reasonably expected to perform the duties of his 
office or position for more than sixty days in a calendar year, except 
that if such individual performs the duties of his office or position 
for more than sixty days in a calendar year--
    (1) the report required by subsections (a) and (b) shall be filed 
  within fifteen days of the sixtieth day, and
    (2) the report required by subsection (e) shall be filed as provided 
  in such subsection.
  (i) The supervising ethics office for each branch may grant a publicly 
available request for a waiver of any reporting requirement under this 
section for an individual who is expected to perform or has performed 
the duties of his office or position less than one hundred and thirty 
days in a calendar year, but only if the supervising ethics office 
determines that--
    (1) such individual is not a full-time employee of the Government,
    (2) such individual is able to provide services specially needed by 
  the Government,
    (3) it is unlikely that the individual's outside employment or 
  financial interests will create a conflict of interest, and
    (4) public financial disclosure by such individual is not necessary 
  in the circumstances.

                           Contents of Reports

sec. 102. (a) Each report filed pursuant to section 101 (d) and (e) 
shall include a full and complete statement with respect to the 
following:
    (1)(A) The source, type, and amount or value of income (other than 
  income referred to in subparagraph (B)) from any source (other than 
  from current employment by the United States Government), and the 
  source, date, and amount of honoraria from any source, received during 
  the preceding calendar year, aggregating $200 or more in value and, 
  effective January 1, 1991, the source, date, and amount of payments 
  made to charitable organizations in lieu of honoraria, and the 
  reporting individual shall simultaneously file with the applicable 
  supervising ethics office, on a confidential basis, a corresponding 
  list of recipients of all such payments, together with the dates and 
  amounts of such payments.
    (B) The source and type of income which consists of dividends, 
  rents, interest, and capital gains, received during the preceding 
  calendar year which exceeds $200 in amount or value, and an indication 
  of which of the following categories the amount or value of such item 
  of income is within:
      (i) not more than $1,000,
      (ii) greater than $1,000 but not more than $2,500,
      (iii) greater than $2,500 but not more than $5,000,
      (iv) greater than $5,000 but not more than $15,000,
      (v) greater than $15,000 but not more than $50,000,
      (vi) greater than $50,000 but not more than $100,000,
      (vii) greater than $100,000 but not more than $1,000,000,
      (viii) greater than $1,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000, or
      (ix) greater than $5,000,000.
    (2)(A) The identity of the source, a brief description, and the 
  value of all gifts aggregating more than the minimal value as 
  established by section 7342(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, or 
  $250, whichever is greater, received from any source other than a 
  relative of the reporting individual during the preceding calendar 
  year, except that any food, lodging, or entertainment received as 
  personal hospitality of an individual need not be reported, and any 
  gift with a fair market value of $100 or less, as adjusted at the same 
  time and by the same percentage as the minimal value is adjusted, need 
  not be aggregated for purposes of this subparagraph.
    (B) The identity of the source and a brief description (including a 
  travel itinerary, dates, and nature of expenses provided) of 
  reimbursements received from any source aggregating more than the 
  minimal value as established by section 7342(a)(5) of title 5, United 
  States Code, or $250, which

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  ever is greater, and received during the preceding calendar year.
    (C) In an unusual case, a gift need not be aggregated under 
  subparagraph (A) if a publicly available request for a waiver is 
  granted.
    (3) The identity and category of value of any interest in property 
  held during the preceding calendar year in a trade or business, or for 
  investment or the production of income, which has a fair market value 
  which exceeds $1,000 as of the close of the preceding calendar year, 
  excluding any personal liability owed to the reporting individual by a 
  spouse, or by a parent, brother, sister, or child of the reporting 
  individual or of the reporting individual's spouse, or any deposits 
  aggregating $5,000 or less in a personal savings account. For purposes 
  of this paragraph, a personal savings account shall include any 
  certificate of deposit or any other form of deposit in a bank, savings 
  and loan association, credit union, or similar financial institution.
    (4) The identity and category of value of the total liabilities owed 
  to any creditor other than a spouse, or a parent, brother, sister, or 
  child of the reporting individual or of the reporting individual's 
  spouse which exceed $10,000 at any time during the preceding calendar 
  year, excluding--
      (A) any mortgage secured by real property which is a personal 
    residence of the reporting individual or his spouse; and
      (B) any loan secured by a personal motor vehicle, household 
    furniture, or appliances, which loan does not exceed the purchase 
    price of the item which secures it.

    With respect to revolving charge accounts, only those with an 
  outstanding liability which exceeds $10,000 as of the close of the 
  preceding calendar year need be reported under this paragraph.
    (5) Except as provided in this paragraph, a brief description, the 
  date, and category of value of any purchase, sale or exchange during 
  the preceding calendar year exceeds $1,000--
      (A) in real property, other than property used solely as a 
    personal residence of the reporting individual or his spouse; or
      (B) in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of 
    securities.

    Reporting is not required under this paragraph of any transaction 
  solely by and between the reporting individual, his spouse, or 
  dependent children.
    (6)(A) The identity of all positions held on or before the date of 
  filing during the current calendar year (and, for the first report 
  filed by an individual, during the two-year period preceding such 
  calendar year) as an officer, director, trustee, partner, proprietor, 
  representative, employee, or consultant of any corporation, company, 
  firm, partnership, or other business enterprise, any nonprofit 
  organization, any labor organization, or any educational or other 
  institution other than the United States. This subparagraph shall not 
  require the reporting of positions held in any religious, social, 
  fraternal, or political entity and positions solely of an honorary 
  nature.
    (B) If any person, other than the United States Government, paid a 
  nonelected reporting individual compensation in excess of $5,000 in 
  any of the two calendar years prior to the calendar year during which 
  the individual files his first report under this title, the individual 
  shall include in the report--
      (i) the identity of each source of such compensation; and
      (ii) a brief description of the nature of the duties performed or 
    services rendered by the reporting individual for each such source.

    The preceding sentence shall not require any individual to include 
  in such report any information which is considered confidential as a 
  result of a privileged relationship, established by law, between such 
  individual and any person nor shall it require an individual to report 
  any information with respect to any person for whom services were 
  provided by any firm or association of which such individual was a 
  member, partner, or employee unless such individual was directly 
  involved in the provision of such services.
    (7) A description of the date, parties to, and terms of any 
  agreement or arrangement with respect to (A) future employment; (B) a 
  leave of absence during the period of the reporting individual's 
  Government service; (C) continuation of payments by a former employer 
  other than the United States Government; and (D) continuing 
  participation in an employee welfare or benefit plan maintained by a 
  former employer.
    (8) The category of the total cash value of any interest of the 
  reporting individual in a qualified blind trust, unless the trust 
  instrument was executed prior to July 24, 1995 and precludes the 
  beneficiary from receiving information on the total cash value of any 
  interest in the qualified blind trust.
  (b)(1) Each report filed pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 
section 101 shall include a full and complete statement with respect to 
the information required by--
    (A) paragraph (1) of subsection (a) for the year of filing and the 
  preceding calendar year,
    (B) paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) as of the date 
  specified in the report but which is less than thirty-one days before 
  the filing date, and
    (C) paragraphs (6) and (7) of subsection (a) as of the filing date 
  but for periods described in such paragraphs.
  (2)(A) In lieu of filling out one or more schedules of a financial 
disclosure form, an individual may supply the required information in an 
alternative format, pursuant to either rules adopted by the supervising 
ethics office for the branch in which such individual serves or pursuant 
to a specific written determination by such office for a reporting 
individual.
  (B) In lieu of indicating the category of amount or value of any item 
contained in any report filed under this title, a reporting individual 
may indicate the exact dollar amount of such item.
  (c) In the case of any individual described in section 101(e), any 
reference to the preceding calendar year shall be considered also to 
include that part of the calendar year of filing up to the date of the 
termination of employment.
  (d)(1) The categories for reporting the amount or value of the items 
covered in paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (8) of subsection (a) are as 
follows:
    (A) not more than $15,000;
    (B) greater than $15,000 but not more than $50,000;
    (C) greater than $50,000 but not more than $100,000;
    (D) greater than $100,000 but not more than $250,000;
    (E) greater than $250,000 but not more than $500,000;
    (F) greater than $500,000 but not more than $1,000,000;
    (G) greater than $1,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000;
    (H) greater than $5,000,000 but not more than $25,000,000;
    (I) greater than $25,000,000 but not more than $50,000,000; and
    (J) greater than $50,000,000.
  (2) For the purposes of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) if the current 
value of an interest in real property (or an interest in a real estate 
partnership) is not ascertainable without an appraisal, an individual 
may list (A) the date of purchase and the purchase price of the interest 
in the real property, or (B) the assessed value of the real property for 
tax purposes, adjusted to reflect the market value of the property used 
for the assessment if the assessed value is computed at less than 100 
percent of such market value, but such individual shall include in his 
report a full and complete description of the method used to determine 
such assessed value, instead of specifying a category of value pursuant 
to paragraph (1) of this subsection. If the current value of any other 
item required to be reported under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is 
not ascertainable without an appraisal, such individual may list the 
book value of a corporation whose stock is not publicly traded, the net 
worth of a business partnership, the equity value of an individually 
owned business, or with respect to other holdings, any recognized 
indication of value, but such individual shall include in his report a 
full and complete description of the method used in determining such

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value. In lieu of any value referred to in the preceding sentence, an 
individual may list the assessed value of the item for tax purposes, 
adjusted to reflect the market value of the item used for the assessment 
if the assessed value is computed at less than 100 percent of such 
market value, but a full and complete description of the method used in 
determining such assessed value shall be included in the report.
  (e)(1) Except as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph, each 
report required by section 101 shall also contain information listed in 
paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) of this section respecting 
the spouse or dependent child of the reporting individual as follows:
    (A) The source of items of earned income earned by a spouse from any 
  person which exceed $1,000 and the source and amount of any honoraria 
  received by a spouse, except that, with respect to earned income 
  (other than honoraria), if the spouse is self-employed in business or 
  a profession, only the nature of such business or profession need be 
  reported.
    (B) All information required to be reported in subsection (a)(1)(B) 
  with respect to income derived by a spouse or dependent child from any 
  asset held by the spouse or dependent child and reported pursuant to 
  subsection (a)(3).
    (C) In the case of any gifts received by a spouse or dependent child 
  which are not received totally independent of the relationship of the 
  spouse or dependent child to the reporting individual, the identity of 
  the source and a brief description of gifts of transportation, 
  lodging, food, or entertainment and a brief description and the value 
  of other gifts.
    (D) In the case of any reimbursements received by a spouse or 
  dependent child which are not received totally independent of the 
  relationship of the spouse or dependent child to the reporting 
  individual, the identity of the source and a brief description of each 
  such reimbursement.
    (E) In the case of items described in paragraphs (3) through (5) of 
  subsection (a), all information required to be reported under these 
  paragraphs other than items (i) which the reporting individual 
  certifies represent the spouse's or dependent child's sole financial 
  interest or responsibility and which the reporting individual has no 
  knowledge of, (ii) which are not in any way, past or present, derived 
  from the income, assets, or activities of the reporting individual, 
  and (iii) from which the reporting individual neither derives, nor 
  expects to derive, any financial or economic benefit.
    (F) For purposes of this section, categories with amounts or values 
  greater than $1,000,000 set forth in sections 102(a)(1)(B) and 
  102(d)(1) shall apply to the income, assets, or liabilities of spouses 
  and dependent children only if the income, assets, or liabilities are 
  held jointly with the reporting individual. All other income, assets, 
  or liabilities of the spouse or dependent children required to be 
  reported under this section in an amount or value greater than 
  $1,000,000 shall be categorized only as an amount or value greater 
  than $1,000,000.

Reports required by subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 101 shall, 
with respect to the spouse and dependent child of the reporting 
individual, only contain information listed in paragraphs (1), (3), and 
(4) of subsection (a), as specified in this paragraph.
  (2) No report shall be required with respect to a spouse living 
separate and apart from the reporting individual with the intention of 
terminating the marriage or providing for permanent separation; or with 
respect to any income or obligations of an individual arising from the 
dissolution of his marriage or the permanent separation from his spouse.
  (f)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each reporting individual 
shall report the information required to be reported pursuant to 
subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section with respect to the 
holdings of and the income from a trust or other financial arrangement 
from which income is received by, or with respect to which a beneficial 
interest in principal or income is held by, such individual, his spouse, 
or any dependent child.
  (2) A reporting individual need not report the holdings of or the 
source of income from any of the holdings of--
    (A) any qualified blind trust (as defined in paragraph (3));
    (B) a trust--
      (i) which was not created directly by such individual, his spouse, 
    or any dependent child, and
      (ii) the holdings or sources of income of which such individual, 
    his spouse, and any dependent child have no knowledge of; or
    (C) an entity described under the provisions of paragraph (8), but 
  such individual shall report the category of the amount of income 
  received by him, his spouse, or any dependent child from the trust or 
  other entity under subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section.
  (3) For purpose of this subsection, the term ``qualified blind trust'' 
includes any trust in which a reporting individual, his spouse, or any 
minor or dependent child has a beneficial interest in the principal or 
income, and which meets the following requirements:
    (A)(i) The trustee of the trust and any other entity designated in 
  the trust instrument to perform fiduciary duties is a financial 
  institution, an attorney, a certified public accountant, a broker, or 
  an investment advisor who--
      (I) is independent of and not associated with any interested party 
    so that the trustee or other person cannot be controlled or 
    influenced in the administration of the trust by any interested 
    party; and
      (II) is not and has not been an employee of or affiliated with any 
    interested party and is not a partner of, or involved in any joint 
    venture or other investment with, any interested party; and
      (III) is not a relative of any interested party.
    (ii) Any officer or employee of a trustee or other entity who is 
  involved in the management or control of the trust--
      (I) is independent of and not associated with any interested party 
    so that such officer or employee cannot be controlled or influenced 
    in the administration of the trust by any interested party;
      (II) is not a partner of, or involved in any joint venture or 
    other investment with, any interested party; and
      (III) is not a relative of any interested party.
    (B) Any asset transferred to the trust by an interested party is 
  free of any restriction with respect to its transfer or sale unless 
  such restriction is expressly approved by the supervising ethics 
  office of the reporting individual.
    (C) The trust instrument which establishes the trust provides that--
      (i) except to the extent provided in subparagraph (B) of this 
    paragraph, the trustee in the exercise of his authority and 
    discretion to manage and control the assets of the trust shall not 
    consult or notify any interested party;
      (ii) the trust shall not contain any asset the holding of which by 
    an interested party is prohibited by any law or regulation;
      (iii) the trustee shall promptly notify the reporting individual 
    and his supervising ethics office when the holdings of any 
    particular asset transferred to the trust by any interested party 
    are disposed of or when the value of such holding is less than 
    $1,000;
      (iv) the trust tax return shall be prepared by the trustee or his 
    designee, and such return and any information relating thereto 
    (other than the trust income summarized in appropriate categories 
    necessary to complete an interested party's tax return), shall not 
    be disclosed to any interested party;
      (v) an interested party shall not receive any report on the 
    holdings and sources of income of the trust, except a report at the 
    end of each calendar quarter with respect to the total cash value of 
    the interest of the interested party in the trust or the net income 
    or loss of the trust or any reports necessary to enable the 
    interested party to complete an individual tax return required by 
    law or to provide the information required by subsection (a)(1) of 
    this section, but such re

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    port shall not identify any asset or holding;
      (vi) except for communications which solely consist of requests 
    for distributions of cash or other unspecified assets of the trust, 
    there shall be no direct or indirect communication between the 
    trustee and an interested party with respect to the trust unless 
    such communication is in writing and unless it relates only (I) to 
    the general financial interest and needs of the interested party 
    (including, but not limited to, an interest in maximizing income or 
    long-term capital gain), (II) to the notification of the trustee of 
    a law or regulation subsequently applicable to the reporting 
    individual which prohibits the interested party from holding an 
    asset, which notification directs that the asset not be held by the 
    trust, or (III) to directions to the trustee to sell all of an asset 
    initially placed in the trust by an interested party which in the 
    determination of the reporting individual creates a conflict of 
    interest or the appearance thereof due to the subsequent assumption 
    of duties by the reporting individual (but nothing herein shall 
    require any such direction); and
      (vii) the interested parties shall make no effort to obtain 
    information with respect to the holdings of the trust, including 
    obtaining a copy of any trust tax return filed or any information 
    relating thereto except as otherwise provided in this subsection.
    (D) The proposed trust instrument and the proposed trustee is 
  approved by the reporting individual's supervising ethics office.
    (E) For purposes of this subsection, ``interested party'' means a 
  reporting individual, his spouse, and any minor or dependent child; 
  ``broker'' has the meaning set forth in section 3(a)(4) of the 
  Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(4)); and 
  ``investment adviser'' includes any investment adviser who, as 
  determined under regulations prescribed by the supervising ethics 
  office, is generally involved in his role as such an adviser in the 
  management or control of trusts.
    (F) Any trust qualified by a supervising ethics office before the 
  effective date of title II of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 shall 
  continue to be governed by the law and regulations in effect 
  immediately before such effective date.
  (4)(A) An asset placed in a trust by an interested party shall be 
considered a financial interest of the reporting individual, for the 
purposes of any applicable conflict of interest statutes, regulations, 
or rules of the Federal Government (including section 208 of title 18, 
United States Code), until such time as the reporting individual is 
notified by the trustee that such asset has been disposed of, or has a 
value of less than $1,000.
  (B)(i) The provisions of subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect 
to a trust created for the benefit of a reporting individual, or the 
spouse, dependent child, or minor child of such a person, if the 
supervising ethics office for such reporting individual finds that--
    (I) the assets placed in the trust consist of a well-diversified 
  portfolio of readily marketable securities;
    (II) none of the assets consist of securities of entities having 
  substantial activities in the area of the reporting individual's 
  primary area of responsibility;
    (III) the trust instrument prohibits the trustee, notwithstanding 
  the provisions of paragraphs (3)(C) (iii) and (iv) of this subsection, 
  from making public or informing any interested party of the sale of 
  any securities;
    (IV) the trustee is given power of attorney, notwithstanding the 
  provisions of paragraph (3)(C)(v) of this subsection, to prepare on 
  behalf of any interested party the personal income tax returns and 
  similar returns which may contain information relating to the trust; 
  and
    (V) except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the trust 
  instrument provides (or in the case of a trust established prior to 
  the effective date of this Act which by its terms does not permit 
  amendment, the trustee, the reporting individual, and any other 
  interested party agree in writing) that the trust shall be 
  administered in accordance with the requirements of this subsection 
  and the trustee of such trust meets the requirements of paragraph 
  (3)(A). * * *
  (5)(A) The reporting individual shall, within thirty days after a 
qualified blind trust is approved by his supervising ethics office, file 
with such office a copy of--
    (i) the executed trust instrument of such trust (other than those 
  provisions which relate to the testamentary disposition of the trust 
  assets), and
    (ii) a list of the assets which were transferred to such trust, 
  including the category of value of each asset as determined under 
  subsection (d) of this section.

This subparagraph shall not apply with respect to a trust meeting the 
requirements for being considered a qualified blind trust under 
paragraph (7) of this subsection.
  (B) The reporting individual shall, within thirty days of transferring 
an asset (other than cash) to a previously established qualified blind 
trust, notify his supervising ethics office of the identity of each such 
asset and the category of value of each asset as determined under 
subsection (d) of this section.
  (C) Within thirty days of the dissolution of a qualified blind trust, 
a reporting individual shall--
    (i) notify his supervising ethics office of such dissolution, and
    (ii) file with such office a copy of a list of the assets of the 
  trust at the time of such dissolution and the category of value under 
  subsection (d) of this section of each such asset.
  (D) Documents filed under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of this 
paragraph and the lists provided by the trustee of assets placed in the 
trust by an interested party which have been sold shall be made 
available to the public in the same manner as a report is made available 
under section 105 and the provisions of that section shall apply with 
respect to such documents and lists.
  (E) A copy of each written communication with respect to the trust 
under paragraph (3)(C)(vi) shall be filed by the person initiating the 
communication with the reporting individual's supervising ethics office 
within five days of the date of the communication.
  (6)(A) A trustee of a qualified blind trust shall not knowingly and 
willfully, or negligently, (i) disclose any information to an interested 
party with respect to such trust that may not be disclosed under 
paragraph (3) of this subsection; (ii) acquire any holding the ownership 
of which is prohibited by the trust instrument; (iii) solicit advice 
from any interested party with respect to such trust, which solicitation 
is prohibited by paragraph (3) of this subsection or the trust 
agreement; or (iv) fail to file any document required by this 
subsection.
  (B) A reporting individual shall not knowingly and willfully, or 
negligently, (i) solicit or receive any information with respect to a 
qualified blind trust of which he is an interested party that may not be 
disclosed under paragraph (3)(C) of this subsection or (ii) fail to file 
any document required by this subsection.
  (C)(i) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any 
appropriate United States district court against any individual who 
knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of subparagraph (A) or 
(B) of this paragraph. The court in which such action is brought may 
assess against such individual a civil penalty in any amount not to 
exceed $10,000.
  (ii) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate 
United States district court against any individual who negligently 
violates the provisions of subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph. 
The court in which such action is brought may assess against such 
individual a civil penalty in any amount not to exceed $5,000.
  (7) Any trust may be considered to be a qualified blind trust if--
    (A) the trust instrument is amended to comply with the requirements 
  of paragraph (3) or, in the case of a trust instrument which does not 
  by its terms permit amendment, the trustee, the reporting individual, 
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  any other interested party agree in writing that the trust shall be 
  administered in accordance with the requirements of this subsection 
  and the trustee of such trust meets the requirements of paragraph 
  (3)(A); except that in the case of any interested party who is a 
  dependent child, a parent or guardian of such child may execute the 
  agreement referred to in this subparagraph;
    (B) a copy of the trust instrument (except testamentary provisions) 
  and a copy of the agreement referred to in subparagraph (A), and a 
  list of the assets held by the trust at the time of approval by the 
  supervising ethics office, including the category of value of each 
  asset as determined under subsection (d) of this section, are filed 
  with such office and made available to the public as provided under 
  paragraph (5)(D) of this subsection; and
    (C) the supervising ethics office determines that approval of the 
  trust arrangement as a qualified blind trust is in the particular case 
  appropriate to assure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
  (8) A reporting individual shall not be required to report the 
financial interests held by a widely held investment fund (whether such 
fund is a mutual fund, regulated investment company, pension or deferred 
compensation plan, or other investment fund), if--
    (A)(i) the fund is publicly traded; or
    (ii) the assets of the fund are widely diversified; and
    (B) the reporting individual neither exercises control over nor has 
  the ability to exercise control over the financial interests held by 
  the fund.
  (g) Political campaign funds, including campaign receipts and 
expenditures, need not be included in any report filed pursuant to this 
title.
  (h) A report filed pursuant to subsection (a), (d), or (e) of section 
101 need not contain the information described in subparagraphs (A), 
(B), and (C) of subsection (a)(2) with respect to gifts and 
reimbursements received in a period when the reporting individual was 
not an officer or employee of the Federal Government.
  (i) A reporting individual shall not be required under this title to 
report--
    (1) financial interests in or income derived from--
      (A) any retirement system under title 5, United States Code 
    (including the Thrift Savings Plan under subchapter III of chapter 
    84 of such title); or
      (B) any other retirement system maintained by the United States 
    for officers or employees of the United States, including the 
    President, or for members of the uniformed services; or
    (2) benefits received under the Social Security Act.

                            Filing of Reports

sec. 103. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the reports 
required under this title shall be filed by the reporting individual 
with the designated agency ethics official at the agency by which he is 
employed (or in the case of an individual described in section 101(e), 
was employed) or in which he will serve. The date any report is received 
(and the date of receipt of any supplemental report) shall be noted on 
such report by such official. * * *
  (g) Each supervising Ethics Office shall develop and make available 
forms for reporting the information required by this title.
  (h)(1) The reports required under this title shall be filed by a 
reporting individual with--
    (A)(i)(I) the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in the case of 
  a Representative in Congress, a Delegate to Congress, the Resident 
  Commissioner from Puerto Rico, an officer or employee of the Congress 
  whose compensation is disbursed by the Clerk of the House of 
  Representatives, an officer or employee of the Architect of the 
  Capitol, the United States Botanic Garden, the Congressional Budget 
  Office, the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, or 
  the Copyright Royalty Tribunal (including any individual terminating 
  service, under section 101(e), in any office or position referred to 
  in this subclause), or an individual described in section 101(c) who 
  is a candidate for nomination or election as a Representative in 
  Congress, a Delegate to Congress, or the Resident Commissioner from 
  Puerto Rico; * * *
    (ii) in the case of an officer or employee of the Congress as 
  described under section 101(f)(10) who is employed by an agency or 
  commission established in the legislative branch after the date of the 
  enactment of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989--
      (I) the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of 
    Representatives, as the case may be, as designated in the statute 
    establishing such agency or commission; or
      (II) if such statute does not designate such committee, the 
    Secretary of the Senate for agencies and commissions established in 
    even numbered calendar years, and the Clerk of the House of 
    Representatives for agencies and commissions established in odd 
    numbered calendar years; * * *
  (2) The date any report is received (and the date of receipt of any 
supplemental report) shall be noted on such report by such committee.
  (i) A copy of each report filed under this title by a Member or an 
individual who is a candidate for the office of Member shall be sent by 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives or Secretary of the Senate, as 
the case may be, to the appropriate State officer designated under 
section 316(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 of the State 
represented by the Member or in which the individual is a candidate, as 
the case may be, within the 30-day period beginning on the day the 
report is filed with the Clerk or Secretary.
  (j)(1) A copy of each report filed under this title with the Clerk of 
the House of Representatives shall be sent by the Clerk to the Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives within 
the 7-day period beginning on the day the report is filed. * * *
  (k) In carrying out their responsibilities under this title with 
respect to candidates for office, the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall avail themselves 
of the assistance of the Federal Election Commission. The Commission 
shall make available to the Clerk and the Secretary on a regular basis a 
complete list of names and addresses of all candidates registered with 
the Commission, and shall cooperate and coordinate its candidate 
information and notification program with the Clerk and the Secretary to 
the greatest extent possible.

                 Failure to File or Filing False Reports

sec. 104. (a) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any 
appropriate United States district court against any individual who 
knowingly and willfully falsifies or who knowingly and willfully fails 
to file or report any information that such individual is required to 
report pursuant to section 102. The court in which such action is 
brought may assess against such individual a civil penalty in any 
amount, not to exceed $10,000.
  (b) The head of each agency, each Secretary concerned, the Director of 
the Office of Government Ethics, each congressional ethics committee, or 
the Judicial Conference, as the case may be, shall refer to the Attorney 
General the name of any individual which such official or committee has 
reasonable cause to believe has willfully failed to file a report or has 
willfully falsified or willfully failed to file information required to 
be reported.
  (c) The President, the Vice President, the Secretary concerned, the 
head of each agency, the Office of Personnel Management, a congressional 
ethics committee, and the Judicial Conference of the United States, may 
take any appropriate personnel or other action in accordance with 
applicable law or regulation against any individual failing to file a 
report or falsifying or failing to report information required to be 
reported.
  (d)(1) Any individual who files a report required to be filed under 
this title more than 30 days after the later of--
    (A) the date such report is required to be filed pursuant to the 
  provisions of this title and the rules and regulations promulgated 
  thereunder; or
    (B) if a filing extension is granted to such individual under 
  section 101(g), the last day of the filing ex

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  tension period, shall, at the direction of and pursuant to regulations 
  issued by the supervising ethics office, pay a filing fee of $200. All 
  such fees shall be deposited in the miscellaneous receipts of the 
  Treasury. The authority under this paragraph to direct the payment of 
  a filing fee may be delegated by the supervising ethics office in the 
  executive branch to other agencies in the executive branch.
  (2) The supervising ethics office may waive the filing fee under this 
subsection in extraordinary circumstances.

                 Custody of and Public Access to Reports

sec. 105. (a) Each agency, each supervising ethics office in the 
executive or judicial branch, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available to the public, in 
accordance with subsection (b), each report filed under this title with 
such agency or office or with the Clerk or the Secretary of the Senate. 
* * *
  (b)(1) Except as provided in the second sentence of this subsection, 
each agency, each supervising ethics office in the executive or judicial 
branch, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of 
the Senate shall, within thirty days after any report is received under 
this title by such agency or office or by the Clerk or the Secretary of 
the Senate, as the case may be, permit inspection of such report by or 
furnish a copy of such report to any person requesting such inspection 
or copy. With respect to any report required to be filed by May 15 of 
any year, such report shall be made available for public inspection 
within 30 calendar days after May 15 of such year or within 30 days of 
the date of filing of such a report for which an extension is granted 
pursuant to section 101(g). The agency, office, Clerk, or Secretary of 
the Senate, as the case may be may require a reasonable fee to be paid 
in any amount which is found necessary to recover the cost of 
reproduction or mailing of such report excluding any salary of any 
employee involved in such reproduction or mailing. A copy of such report 
may be furnished without charge or at a reduced charge if it is 
determined that waiver or reduction of the fee is in the public 
interest.
  (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a report may not be made available 
under this section to any person nor may any copy thereof be provided 
under this section to any person except upon a written application by 
such person stating--
    (A) that person's name, occupation and address;
    (B) the name and address of any other person or organization on 
  whose behalf the inspection or copy is requested; and
    (C) that such person is aware of the prohibitions on the obtaining 
  or use of the report.

Any such application shall be made available to the public throughout 
the period during which the report is made available to the public.
  (c)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain or use a report--
    (A) for any unlawful purpose;
    (B) for any commercial purpose, other than by news and 
  communications media for dissemination to the general public;
    (C) for determining or establishing the credit rating of any 
  individual; or
    (D) for use, directly or indirectly, in the solicitation of money 
  for any political, charitable, or other purpose.
  (2) The Attorney General may bring a civil action against any person 
who obtains or uses a report for any purpose prohibited in paragraph (1) 
of this subsection. The court in which such action is brought may assess 
against such person a penalty in any amount not to exceed $10,000. Such 
remedy shall be in addition to any other remedy available under 
statutory or common law.
  (d) Any report filed with or transmitted to an agency or supervising 
ethics office or to the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the 
Secretary of the Senate pursuant to this title shall be retained by such 
agency or office or by the Clerk or the Secretary of the Senate, as the 
case may be. Such report shall be made available to the public for a 
period of six years after receipt of the report. After such six-year 
period the report shall be destroyed unless needed in an ongoing 
investigation, except that in the case of an individual who filed the 
report pursuant to section 101(b) and was not subsequently confirmed by 
the Senate, or who filed the report pursuant to section 101(c) and was 
not subsequently elected, such reports shall be destroyed one year after 
the individual either is no longer under consideration by the Senate or 
is no longer a candidate for nomination or election to the Office of 
President, Vice President, or as a Member of Congress, unless needed in 
an ongoing investigation.

                            Review of Reports

sec. 106. (a)(1) Each designated agency ethics official or Secretary 
concerned shall make provisions to ensure that each report filed with 
him under this title is reviewed within sixty days after the date of 
such filing, except that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics 
shall review only those reports required to be transmitted to him under 
this title within sixty days after the date of transmittal.
  (2) Each congressional ethics committee and the Judicial Conference 
shall make provisions to ensure that each report filed under this title 
is reviewed within sixty days after the date of such filing.
  (b)(1) If after reviewing any report under subsection (a), the 
Director of the Office of Government Ethics, the Secretary concerned, 
the designated agency ethics official, a person designated by the 
congressional ethics committee, or a person designated by the Judicial 
Conference, as the case may be, is of the opinion that on the basis of 
information contained in such report the individual submitting such 
report is in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, he shall 
state such opinion on the report, and shall sign such report.
  (2) If the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, the Secretary 
concerned, the designated agency ethics official, a person designated by 
the congressional ethics committee, or a person designated by the 
Judicial Conference, after reviewing any report under subsection (a)--
    (A) believes additional information is required to be submitted, he 
  shall notify the individual submitting such report what additional 
  information is required and the time by which it must be submitted, or
    (B) is of the opinion, on the basis of information submitted, that 
  the individual is not in compliance with applicable laws and 
  regulations, he shall notify the individual, afford a reasonable 
  opportunity for a written or oral response, and after consideration of 
  such response, reach an opinion as to whether or not, on the basis of 
  information submitted, the individual is in compliance with such laws 
  and regulations.
  (3) If the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, the Secretary 
concerned, the designated agency ethics official, a person designated by 
a congressional ethics committee, or a person designated by the Judicial 
Conference, reaches an opinion under paragraph (2)(B) that an individual 
is not in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the official 
or committee shall notify the individual of that opinion and, after an 
opportunity for personal consultation (if practicable), determine and 
notify the individual of which steps, if any, would in the opinion of 
such official or committee be appropriate for assuring compliance with 
such laws and regulations and the date by which such steps should be 
taken. Such steps may include, as appropriate--
    (A) divestiture,
    (B) restitution,
    (C) the establishment of a blind trust,
    (D) request for an exemption under section 208(b) of title 18, 
  United States Code, or
    (E) voluntary request for transfer, reassignment, limitation of 
  duties, or resignation.

The use of any such steps shall be in accordance with such rules or 
regulations as the supervising ethics office may prescribe.
  (4) If steps for assuring compliance with applicable laws and 
regulations are not taken by the date set under paragraph (3) by an 
individual in a position in the executive branch (other than in the 
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requires the advice and consent of the Senate, the matter shall be 
referred to the President for appropriate action.
  (5) If steps for assuring compliance with applicable laws and 
regulations are not taken by the date set under paragraph (3) by a 
member of the Foreign Service or the uniformed services, the Secretary 
concerned shall take appropriate action.
  (6) If steps for assuring compliance with applicable laws and 
regulations are not taken by the date set under paragraph (3) by any 
other officer or employee, the matter shall be referred to the head of 
the appropriate agency, the congressional ethics committee, or the 
Judicial Conference, for appropriate action; except that in the case of 
the Postmaster General or Deputy Postmaster General, the Director of the 
Office of Government Ethics shall recommend to the Governors of the 
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service the action to be 
taken.
  (7) Each supervising ethics office may render advisory opinions 
interpreting this title within its respective jurisdiction. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual to whom a 
public advisory opinion is rendered in accordance with this paragraph, 
and any other individual covered by this title who is involved in a fact 
situation which is indistinguishable in all material aspects, and who 
acts in good faith in accordance with the provisions and findings of 
such advisory opinion shall not, as a result of such act, be subject to 
any penalty or sanction provided by this title.

         Confidential Reports and Other Additional Requirements

sec. 107. (a)(1) Each supervising ethics office may require officers and 
employees under its jurisdiction (including special Government employees 
as defined in section 202 of title 18, United States Code) to file 
confidential financial disclosure reports, in such form as the 
supervising ethics office may prescribe. The information required to be 
reported under this subsection by the officers and employees of any 
department or agency shall be set forth in rules or regulations 
prescribed by the supervising ethics office, and may be less extensive 
than otherwise required by this title, or more extensive when determined 
by the supervising ethics office to be necessary and appropriate in 
light of sections 202 through 209 of title 18, United States Code, 
regulations promulgated thereunder, or the authorized activities of such 
officers or employees. Any individual required to file a report pursuant 
to section 101 shall not be required to file a confidential report 
pursuant to this subsection, except with respect to information which is 
more extensive than information otherwise required by this title. 
Subsections (a), (b), and (d) of section 105 shall not apply with 
respect to any such report.
  (2) Any information required to be provided by an individual under 
this subsection shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to the 
public.
  (3) Nothing in this subsection exempts any individual otherwise 
covered by the requirement to file a public financial disclosure report 
under this title from such requirement.
  (b) The provisions of this title requiring the reporting of 
information shall supersede any general requirement under any other 
provision of law or regulation with respect to the reporting of 
information required for purposes of preventing conflicts of interest or 
apparent conflicts of interest. Such provisions of this title shall not 
supersede the requirements of section 7342 of title 5, United States 
Code.
  (c) Nothing in this Act requiring reporting of information shall be 
deemed to authorize the receipt of income, gifts, or reimbursements; the 
holding of assets, liabilities, or positions; or the participation in 
transactions that are prohibited by law, Executive order, rule, or 
regulation.

                    Authority of Comptroller General

sec. 108. (a) The Comptroller General shall have access to financial 
disclosure reports filed under this title for the purposes of carrying 
out his statutory responsibilities.
  (b) No later than December 31, 1992, and regularly thereafter, the 
Comptroller General shall conduct a study to determine whether the 
provisions of this title are being carried out effectively.

                               Definitions

sec. 109. For the purposes of this title, the term--
    (1) ``congressional ethics committees'' means the Select Committee 
  on Ethics of the Senate and the Committee on Standards of Official 
  Conduct of the House of Representatives;
    (2) ``dependent child'' means, when used with respect to any 
  reporting individual, any individual who is a son, daughter, stepson, 
  or stepdaughter and who--
      (A) is unmarried and under age 21 and is living in the household 
    of such reporting individual; or
      (B) is a dependent of such reporting individual within the meaning 
    of section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
    (3) ``designated agency ethics official'' means an officer or 
  employee who is designated to administer the provisions of this title 
  within an agency; * * *
    (5) ``gift'' means a payment, advance, forbearance, rendering, or 
  deposit of money, or any thing of value, unless consideration of equal 
  or greater value is received by the donor, but does not include--
      (A) bequest and other forms of inheritance;
      (B) suitable mementos of a function honoring the reporting 
    individual;
      (C) food, lodging, transportation, and entertainment provided by a 
    foreign government within a foreign country or by the United States 
    Government, the District of Columbia, or a State or local government 
    or political subdivision thereof;
      (D) food and beverages which are not consumed in connection with a 
    gift of overnight lodging;
      (E) communications to the offices of a reporting individual, 
    including subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals; or
      (F) consumable products provided by home-State businesses to the 
    offices of a reporting individual who is an elected official, if 
    those products are intended for consumption by persons other than 
    such reporting individual;
    (6) ``honoraria'' has the meaning given such term in section 505 of 
  this Act;
    (7) ``income'' means all income from whatever source derived, 
  including but not limited to the following items: compensation for 
  services, including fees, commissions, and similar items; gross income 
  derived from business (and net income if the individual elects to 
  include it); gains derived from dealings in property; interest; rents; 
  royalties; dividends; annuities; income from life insurance and 
  endowment contracts; pensions; income from discharge of indebtedness; 
  distributive share of partnership income; and income from an interest 
  in an estate or trust; * * *
    (11) ``legislative branch'' includes--
      (A) the Architect of the Capitol;
      (B) the Botanic Gardens;
      (C) the Congressional Budget Office;
      (D) the General Accounting Office;
      (E) the Government Printing Office;
      (F) the Library of Congress;
      (G) the United States Capitol Police;
      (H) the Office of Technology Assessment; and
      (I) any other agency, entity, office, or commission established in 
    the legislative branch;
    (12) ``Member of Congress'' means a United States Senator, a 
  Representative in Congress, a Delegate to Congress, or the Resident 
  Commissioner from Puerto Rico;
    (13) ``officer or employee of the Congress'' means--
      (A) any individual described under subparagraph (B), other than a 
    Member of Congress or the Vice President, whose compensation is 
    disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House 
    of Representatives;
      (B)(i) each officer or employee of the legislative branch who, for 
    at least 60 days, occupies a position for which the rate of basic 
    pay is equal to or greater than 120 percent

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    of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General 
    Schedule; and
      (ii) at least one principal assistant designated for purposes of 
    this paragraph by each Member who does not have an employee who 
    occupies a position for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or 
    greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable 
    for GS-15 of the General Schedule;
    (14) ``personal hospitality of any individual'' means hospitality 
  extended for a nonbusiness purpose by an individual, not a corporation 
  or organization, at the personal residence of that individual or his 
  family or on property or facilities owned by that individual or his 
  family;
    (15) ``reimbursement'' means any payment or other thing of value 
  received by the reporting individual, other than gifts, to cover 
  travel-related expenses of such individual other than those which 
  are--
      (A) provided by the United States Government, the District of 
    Columbia, or a State or local government or political subdivision 
    thereof;
      (B) required to be reported by the reporting individual under 
    section 7342 of title 5, United States Code; or
      (C) required to be reported under section 304 of the Federal 
    Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434);
    (16) ``relative'' means an individual who is related to the 
  reporting individual, as father, mother, son, daughter, brother, 
  sister, uncle, aunt, great aunt, great uncle, first cousin, nephew, 
  niece, husband, wife, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, 
  granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-
  law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, 
  stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, or 
  who is the grandfather or grandmother of the spouse of the reporting 
  individual, and shall be deemed to include the fiance or fiancee of 
  the reporting individual; * * *
    (18) ``supervising ethics office'' means--
      (A) the Senate Committee on Ethics of the Senate, for Senators, 
    officers and employees of the Senate, and other officers or 
    employees of the legislative branch required to file financial 
    disclosure reports with the Secretary of the Senate pursuant to 
    section 103(h) of this title;
      (B) the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of 
    Representatives, for Members, officers and employees of the House of 
    Representatives and other officers or employees of the legislative 
    branch required to file financial disclosure reports with the Clerk 
    of the House of Representatives pursuant to section 103(h) of this 
    title;
      (C) the Judicial Conference for judicial officers and judicial 
    employees; and
      (D) the Office of Government Ethics for all executive branch 
    officers and employees; and
    (19) ``value'' means a good faith estimate of the dollar value if 
  the exact value is neither known nor easily obtainable by the 
  reporting individual.

        Notice of Actions Taken to Comply with Ethics Agreements

sec. 110. (a) In any case in which an individual agrees with that 
individual's designated agency ethics official, the Office of Government 
Ethics, a Senate confirmation committee, a congressional ethics 
committee, or the Judicial Conference, to take any action to comply with 
this Act of any other law or regulation governing conflicts of interest 
of, or establishing standards of conduct applicable with respect to, 
officers or employees of the Government, that individual shall notify in 
writing the designated agency ethics official, the Office of Government 
Ethics, the appropriate committee of the Senate, the congressional 
ethics committee, or the Judicial Conference, as the case may be, of any 
action taken by the individual pursuant to that agreement. Such 
notification shall be made not later than the date specified in the 
agreement by which action by the individual must be taken, or not later 
than three months after the date of the agreement, if no date for action 
is so specified.
  (b) If an agreement described in subsection (a) requires that the 
individual recuse himself or herself from particular categories of 
agency or other official action, the individual shall reduce to writing 
those subjects regarding which the recusal agreement will apply and the 
process by which it will be determined whether the individual must 
recuse himself or herself in a specific instance. An individual shall be 
considered to have complied with the requirements of subsection (a) with 
respect to such recusal agreement if such individual files a copy of the 
document setting forth the information described in the preceding 
sentence with such individual's designated agency ethics official or the 
appropriate supervising ethics office within the time prescribed in the 
last sentence of subsection (a).

                      Administration of Provisions

sec. 111. The provisions of this title shall be administered by * * *
    (2) the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the Committee 
  on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives, as 
  appropriate, with regard to officers and employees described in 
  paragraphs (9) and (10) of section 101(f). * * *

                                Rule XLV

                prohibition of unofficial office accounts

  1. No Member may maintain or have maintained for his use an unofficial 
office account.
  2. After the date of adoption of this rule, no funds may be paid into 
any unofficial office account.
  3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this rule, if an amount from 
the Official Expenses Allowance of a Member is paid into the House 
Recording Studio revolving fund for telecommunications satellite 
services, the Member may accept reimbursement from non-political 
entities in that amount for transmission to the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives for credit to the Official Expenses Allowance.
  4. For purposes of this rule--
    (a) the term ``unofficial office account'' means an account or 
  repository into which funds are received for the purpose of defraying 
  otherwise unreimbursed expenses allowable under section 162(a) of the 
  Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as ordinary and necessary in the 
  operation of a congressional office, and includes any newsletter fund 
  referred to in section 527(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; 
  and
    (b) the term ``Member'' means any Member of, Delegate to, or 
  Resident Commissioner in, the House of Representatives.

                                Rule XLVI

                   limitations on the use of the frank

  1. Any franked mail which is mailed by a Member under section 3210(d) 
of title 39, United States Code, shall be mailed at the equivalent rate 
of postage which assures that such mail will be sent by the most 
economical means practicable.
  2. A Member shall, before making any mass mailing, submit a sample or 
description of the mail matter involved to the House Commission on 
Congressional Mailing Standards for an advisory opinion as to whether 
such proposed mailing is in compliance with applicable provisions of 
law, rule, or regulation.
  3. Any mass mailing which otherwise is frankable by a Member under the 
provisions of section 3210(e) of title 39, United States Code, shall not 
be frankable unless the cost of preparing and printing such mass mailing 
is defrayed exclusively from funds made available in any appropriations 
Act.
  4. A Member may not send any mass mailing outside the congressional 
district from which the Member was elected.
  5. In the case of any Representative in the House of Representatives, 
other than a Representative at Large, who is a candidate for any 
statewide public office, any mass mailing shall not be frankable under 
section 3210 of title 39, United States Code, when the same is delivered 
to any address which is not located in the area constituting the 
congressional district from which any such individual was elected.
  6. In the case of any Member, any mass mailing shall not be frankable 
under section 3210 of title 39, United States Code, when the same is 
post

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marked less than sixty days immediately before the date of any primary 
or general election (whether regular, special, or runoff) in which such 
Member is a candidate for public office. If mail matter is of a type 
which is not customarily postmarked, the date on which such matter would 
have been postmarked if it were of a type customarily postmarked shall 
apply.
  7. For purposes of this rule--
    (a) the term ``mass mailing'' means, with respect to a session in 
  Congress, any mailing of newsletters or other pieces of mail with 
  substantially identical content (whether such mail is deposited singly 
  or in bulk, or at the same time or different times), totaling more 
  than 500 pieces in that session, except that such term does not 
  include any mailing--
      (1) of matter in direct response to a communication from a person 
    to whom the matter is mailed;
      (2) from a Member to other Members of Congress, or to Federal, 
    State, or local government officials; or
      (3) of a news release to the communications media.
    (b) The term ``Member'' means any Member of the House of 
  Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, or the 
  Resident Commissioner in the House of Representatives.
    (c) The term ``Members of Congress'' means Senators and 
  Representatives in, and Delegates and Resident Commissioners to, the 
  Congress.

                               Rule XLVII

           limitations on outside employment and earned income

  1. (a)(1) Except as provided by subparagraph (2), in calendar year 
1991 or thereafter, a Member or an officer or employee of the House may 
not--
    (A) have outside earned income attributable to such calendar year 
  which exceeds 15 percent of the annual rate of basic pay for level II 
  of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States 
  Code, as of January 1 of such calendar year; or
    (B) receive any honorarium.
  (2) In the case of any individual who becomes a Member or an officer 
or employee of the House during calendar year 1991 or thereafter, such 
individual may not have outside earned income attributable to the 
portion of that calendar year which occurs after such individual becomes 
a Member, officer or employee which exceeds 15 percent of the annual 
rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 
5313 of title 5, United States Code, as of January 1 of such calendar 
year multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of 
days such individual is a Member, officer, or employee during such 
calendar year and the denominator of which is 365.
  (3) In calendar year 1991 or thereafter, any payment in lieu of an 
honorarium which is made to a charitable organization on behalf of a 
Member, officer or employee of the House may not be received by such 
individual. No such payment shall exceed $2,000 or be made to a 
charitable organization from which such individual or a parent, sibling, 
spouse, child, or dependent relative of such individual derives any 
financial benefit.
  (b)(1) Except as provided by subparagraph (2), in calendar year 1990, 
a Member may not have outside earned income (including honoraria 
received in such calendar year) attributable to such calendar year which 
exceeds 30 percent of the annual pay as a Member to which the Member was 
entitled in 1989.
  (2) In the case of any individual who becomes a Member during calendar 
year 1990, such individual may not have outside earned income (including 
honoraria) attributable to the portion of that calendar year which 
occurs after such individual becomes a Member which exceeds 30 percent 
of $89,500 multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number 
of days such individual is a Member during such calendar year and the 
denominator of which is 365.
  2. On or after January 1, 1991, a Member or an officer or employee of 
the House shall not--
    (1) receive compensation for affiliating with or being employed by a 
  firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity which 
  provides professional services involving a fiduciary relationship;
    (2) permit that Member's, officer's, or employee's name to be used 
  by any such firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other 
  entity;
    (3) receive compensation for practicing a profession which involves 
  a fiduciary relationship;
    (4) serve for compensation as an officer or member of the board of 
  any association, corporation, or other entity; or
    (5) receive compensation for teaching, without the prior 
  notification and approval of the Committee on Standards of Official 
  Conduct.
  3. A Member, officer, or employee of the House may not--
    (1) receive any advance payment on copyright royalties, but this 
  paragraph does not prohibit any literary agent, researcher, or other 
  individual (other than an individual employed by the House or a 
  relative of that Member, officer, or employee) working on behalf of 
  that Member, officer, or employee with respect to a publication from 
  receiving an advance payment of a copyright royalty directly from a 
  publisher and solely for the benefit of that literary agent, 
  researcher, or other individual; or
    (2) receive any copyright royalties pursuant to a contract entered 
  into on or after January 1, 1996, unless that contract is first 
  approved by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct as 
  complying with the requirement of clause 4(e)(5) (that royalties are 
  received from an established publisher pursuant to usual and customary 
  contractual terms).
  4. For the purposes of this rule--
    (a) The term ``Member'' means any Member of the House of 
  Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, or the 
  Resident Commissioner in the House of Representatives.
    (b)(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), the term ``officer or 
  employee of the House'' means any individual (other than a Member) 
  whose pay is disbursed by the Clerk and who is paid at a rate equal to 
  or greater than the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-16 
  of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States 
  Code, and so employed for more than 90 days in a calendar year.
    (2) When used with respect to honoraria, the term ``officer or 
  employee of the House'' means any individual (other than a Member) 
  whose salary is disbursed by the Clerk.
    (c) The term ``honorarium'' means a payment of money or any thing of 
  value for an appearance, speech, or article, by a Member or an officer 
  or employee of the House, excluding any actual and necessary travel 
  expenses incurred by such individual (and one relative) to the extent 
  that such expenses are paid or reimbursed by any other person, and the 
  amount otherwise determined shall be reduced by the amount of any such 
  expenses to the extent that such expenses are not paid or reimbursed.
    (d) The term ``travel expenses'' means, with respect to a Member or 
  an officer or employee of the House, or a relative of any such 
  individual, the cost of transportation, and the cost of lodging and 
  meals while away from his or her residence or principal place of 
  employment.
    (e) The term ``outside earned income'' means, with respect to a 
  Member, officer or employee, wages, salaries, fees, and other amounts 
  received or to be received as compensation for personal services 
  actually rendered but does not include--
      (1) the salary of such individual as a Member, officer or 
    employee;
      (2) any compensation derived by such individual for personal 
    services actually rendered prior to the effective date of this rule 
    or becoming such a Member, officer or employee, whichever occurs 
    later;
      (3) any amount paid by, or on behalf of, a Member, officer or 
    employee, to a tax-qualified pension, profit-sharing, or stock bonus 
    plan and received by such individual from such a plan;
      (4) in the case of a Member, officer or employee engaged in a 
    trade or business in which the individual or his family holds a 
    controlling interest and in which both personal services and capital 
    are income-producing factors, any amount received by such individual 
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    the personal services actually rendered by the individual in the 
    trade or business do not generate a significant amount of income; 
    and
      (5) copyright royalties received from established publishers 
    pursuant to usual and customary contractual terms.

Outside earned income shall be determined without regard to any 
community property law.
    (f) The term ``charitable organization'' means an organization 
  described in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

                               Rule XLVIII

               permanent select committee on intelligence

  1. (a) There is hereby established a permanent select committee to be 
known as the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (hereinafter in 
this rule referred to as the ``select committee''). The select committee 
shall be composed of not more than sixteen Members, of whom not more 
than nine may be from the same party. The select committee shall include 
at least one Member from:
    (1) the Committee on Appropriations;
    (2) the Committee on National Security;
    (3) the Committee on International Relations; and
    (4) the Committee on the Judiciary.
  (b)(1) The Speaker of the House and the Minority Leader of the House 
shall be ex officio members of the select committee, but shall have no 
vote in the committee and shall not be counted for purposes of 
determining a quorum.
  (2) The Speaker and Minority Leader each may designate a member of 
their leadership staff to assist them in their capacity as ex officio 
members, with the same access to committee meetings, hearings, 
briefings, and materials as if employees of the select committee, and 
subject to the same security clearance and confidentiality requirements 
as employees of the select committee under this rule.
  (c) No Member of the House other than the Speaker and the Minority 
Leader may serve on the select committee during more than four 
Congresses in any period of six successive Congresses (disregarding for 
this purpose any service for less than a full session in any Congress), 
except that the incumbent chairman or ranking minority member having 
served on the select committee for four Congresses and having served as 
chairman or ranking minority member for not more than one Congress shall 
be eligible for reappointment to the select committee as chairman or 
ranking minority member for one additional Congress.
  2. (a) There shall be referred to the select committee all proposed 
legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating 
to the following:
    (1) The Central Intelligence Agency and the Director of Central 
  Intelligence, and the National Foreign Intelligence Program as defined 
  in section 3(6) of the National Security Act of 1947.
    (2) Intelligence and intelligence-related activities of all other 
  departments and agencies of the Government, including, but not limited 
  to the tactical intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
  the Department of Defense.
    (3) The organization or reorganization of any department or agency 
  of the Government to the extent that the organization or 
  reorganization relates to a function or activity involving 
  intelligence or intelligence-related activities.
    (4) Authorizations for appropriations, both direct and indirect, for 
  the following:
      (A) The Central Intelligence Agency, Director of Central 
    Intelligence, and the National Foreign Intelligence Program as 
    defined in section 3(6) of the National Security Act of 1947.
      (B) Intelligence and intelligence-related activities of all other 
    departments and agencies of the Government, including, but not 
    limited to, the tactical intelligence and intelligence-related 
    activities of the Department of Defense.
      (C) Any department, agency, or subdivision, or program that is a 
    successor to any agency or program named or referred to in 
    subdivision (A) or (B).
  (b) Any proposed legislation initially reported by the select 
committee, except any legislation involving matters specified in 
subparagraph (1) or (4)(A) of paragraph (a), containing any matter 
otherwise within the jurisdiction of any standing committee shall, at 
the request of the chairman of such standing committee, be referred to 
such standing committee by the Speaker for its consideration of such 
matter and be reported to the House by such standing committee within 
the time prescribed by the Speaker in the referral; and any proposed 
legislation initially reported by any committee, other than the select 
committee, which contains any matter within the jurisdiction of the 
select committee shall, at the request of the chairman of the select 
committee, be referred by the Speaker to the select committee for its 
consideration of such matter and be reported to the House within the 
time prescribed by the Speaker in the referral.
  (c) Nothing in this rule shall be construed as prohibiting or 
otherwise restricting the authority of any other committee to study and 
review any intelligence or intelligence-related activity to the extent 
that such activity directly affects a matter otherwise within the 
jurisdiction of such committee.
  (d) Nothing in this rule shall be construed as amending, limiting, or 
otherwise changing the authority of any standing committee of the House 
to obtain full and prompt access to the product of the intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of any department or agency of the 
Government relevant to a matter otherwise within the jurisdiction of 
such committee.
  3. (a) The select committee, for the purposes of accountability to the 
House, shall make regular and periodic reports to the House on the 
nature and extent of the intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities of the various departments and agencies of the United States. 
Such committee shall promptly call to the attention of the House or to 
any other appropriate committee or committees of the House any matters 
requiring the attention of the House or such other committee or 
committees. In making such reports, the select committee shall proceed 
in a manner consistent with clause 7 to protect national security.
  (b) The select committee shall obtain an annual report from the 
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of State, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation. Such reports shall review the intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the agency or department concerned 
and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of foreign 
countries directed at the United States or its interest. An unclassified 
version of each report may be made available to the public at the 
discretion of the select committee. Nothing herein shall be construed as 
requiring the public disclosure in such reports of the names of 
individuals engaged in intelligence or intelligence-related activities 
for the United States or the divulging of intelligence methods employed 
or the sources of information on which such reports are based or the 
amount of funds authorized to be appropriated for intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities.
  (c) Within 6 weeks after the President submits a budget under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the select committee shall 
submit to the Committee on the Budget of the House the views and 
estimates described in section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 regarding matters within the jurisdiction of the select committee.
  4. To the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this rule, 
the provisions of clauses 1, 2, 3, and 5 (a), (b), (c), and (6) (a), 
(b), (c) of rule XI shall apply to the select committee, except that, 
notwithstanding the requirements of the first sentence of clause 2(g)(2) 
of rule XI, a majority of those present, there being in attendance the 
requisite number required under the rules of the select committee to be 
present for the purpose of taking testimony or receiving evidence, may 
vote to close a hearing whenever the majority determines that such 
testimony or evidence would endanger the national security.
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tract or otherwise to perform services for or at the request of such 
committee shall be given access to any classified information by such 
committee unless such employee or person has (1) agreed in writing and 
under oath to be bound by the rules of the House (including the 
jurisdiction of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and of 
the select committee as to the security of such information during and 
after the period of his employment or contractual agreement with such 
committee); and (2) received an appropriate security clearance as 
determined by such committee in consultation with the Director of 
Central Intelligence. The type of security clearance to be required in 
the case of any such employee or person shall, within the determination 
of such committee in consultation with the Director of Central 
Intelligence, be commensurate with the sensitivity of the classified 
information to which such employee or person will be given access by 
such committee.
  6. The select committee shall formulate and carry out such rules and 
procedures as it deems necessary to prevent the disclosure, without the 
consent of the person or persons concerned, of information in the 
possession of such committee which unduly infringes upon the privacy or 
which violates the constitutional rights of such person or persons. 
Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent such committee from 
publicly disclosing any such information in any case in which such 
committee determines that national interest in the disclosure of such 
information clearly outweighs any infringement on the privacy of any 
person or persons.
  7. (a) The select committee may, subject to the provisions of this 
clause, disclose publicly any information in the possession of such 
committee after a determination by such committee that the public 
interest would be served by such disclosure. Whenever committee action 
is required to disclose any information under this clause, the committee 
shall meet to vote on the matter within five days after any member of 
the committee requests such a vote. No member of the select committee 
shall disclose any information, the disclosure of which requires a 
committee vote, prior to a vote by the committee on the question of the 
disclosure of such information or after such vote except in accordance 
with this clause.
  (b)(1) In any case in which the select committee votes to disclose 
publicly any information which has been classified under established 
security procedures, which has been submitted to it by the executive 
branch, and which the executive branch requests be kept secret, such 
committee shall notify the President of such vote.
  (2) The select committee may disclose publicly such information after 
the expiration of a five-day period following the day on which notice of 
such vote is transmitted to the President, unless, prior to the 
expiration of such five-day period, the President, personally in 
writing, notifies the committee that he objects to the disclosure of 
such information, provides his reasons therefor, and certifies that the 
threat to the national interest of the United States posed by such 
disclosure is of such gravity that it outweighs any public interest in 
the disclosure.
  (3) If the President, personally, in writing, notifies the select 
committee of his objections to the disclosure of such information as 
provided in subparagraph (2), such committee may, by majority vote, 
refer the question of this disclosure of such information with a 
recommendation thereon to the House for consideration. The committee 
shall not publicly disclose such information without leave of the House.
  (4) Whenever the select committee votes to refer the question of 
disclosure of any information to the House under subparagraph (3), the 
chairman shall, not later than the first day on which the House is in 
session following the day on which the vote occurs, report the matter to 
the House for its consideration.
  (5) If within four calendar days on which the House is in session, 
after such recommendation is reported, no motion has been made by the 
chairman of the select committee to consider, in closed session, the 
matter reported under subparagraph (4), then such a motion will be 
deemed privileged and may be made by any Member. The motion under this 
subparagraph shall not be subject to debate or amendment. When made, it 
shall be decided without intervening motion, except one motion to 
adjourn.
  (6) If the House adopts a motion to resolve into closed session, the 
Speaker shall then be authorized to declare a recess subject to the call 
of the Chair. At the expiration of such recess, the pending question, in 
closed session, shall be, ``Shall the House approve the recommendation 
of the select committee?''
  (7) After not more than two hours of debate on the motion, such debate 
to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the select committee, or their designees, the 
previous question shall be considered as ordered and the House, without 
intervening motion except one motion to adjourn, shall immediately vote 
on the question, in open session but without divulging the information 
with respect to which the vote is being taken. If the recommendation of 
the select committee is not agreed to, the question shall be deemed 
recommitted to the select committee for further recommendation.
  (c)(1) No information in the possession of the select committee 
relating to the lawful intelligence or intelligence-related activities 
of any department or agency of the United States which has been 
classified under established security procedures and which the select 
committee, pursuant to paragraphs (a) or (b) of this clause, has 
determined should not be disclosed shall be made available to any person 
by a Member, officer, or employee of the House except as provided in 
subparagraphs (2) and (3).
  (2) The select committee shall, under such regulations as the 
committee shall prescribe, make any information described in 
subparagraph (1) available to any other committee or any other Member of 
the House and permit any other Member of the House to attend any hearing 
of the committee which is closed to the public. Whenever the select 
committee makes such information available (other than to the Speaker), 
the committee shall keep a written record showing, in the case of any 
particular information, which committee or which Members of the House 
received such information. No Member of the House who, and no committee 
which, receives any information under this subparagraph, shall disclose 
such information except in a closed session of the House.
  (d) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall investigate 
any unauthorized disclosure of intelligence or intelligence-related 
information by a Member, officer, or employee of the House in violation 
of paragraph (c) and report to the House concerning any allegation which 
it finds to be substantiated.
  (e) Upon the request of any person who is subject to any such 
investigation, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall 
release to such individual at the conclusion of its investigation a 
summary of its investigation, together with its findings. If, at the 
conclusion of its investigation, the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct determines that there has been a significant breach of 
confidentiality or unauthorized disclosure by a Member, officer, or 
employee of the House, it shall report its findings to the House and 
recommend appropriate action such as censure, removal from committee 
membership, or expulsion from the House, in the case of a Member, or 
removal from office or employment or punishment for contempt, in the 
case of an officer or employee.
  8. The select committee is authorized to permit any personal 
representative of the President, designated by the President to serve as 
a liaison to such committee, to attend any closed meeting of such 
committee.
  9. Subject to the rules of the House, no funds shall be appropriated 
for any fiscal year, with the exception of a continuing bill or 
resolution continuing appropriations, or amendment thereto, or 
conference report thereon, to, or for use of, any department or agency 
of the United States to carry out any of the following activities, 
unless such funds shall have been previously authorized by a bill or 
joint resolution passed by the House during the same or

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preceding fiscal year to carry out such activity for such fiscal year:
    (a) The activities of the Central Intelligence Agency and the 
  Director of Central Intelligence.
    (b) The activities of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
    (c) The activities of the National Security Agency.
    (d) The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of other 
  agencies and subdivisions of the Department of Defense.
    (e) The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
  Department of State.
    (f) The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
  Federal Bureau of Investigation, including all activities of the 
  Intelligence Division.
  10. (a) As used in this rule, the term ``intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities'' includes (1) the collection, analysis, 
production, dissemination, or use of information which relates to any 
foreign country, or any government, political group, party, military 
force, movement, or other association in such foreign country, and which 
relates to the defense, foreign policy, national security, or related 
policies of the United States, and other activity which is in support of 
such activities; (2) activities taken to counter similar activities 
directed against the United States; (3) covert or clandestine activities 
affecting the relations of the United States with any foreign 
government, political group, party, military force, movement, or other 
association; (4) the collection, analysis, production, dissemination, or 
use of information about activities of persons within the United States, 
its territories and possessions, or nationals of the United States 
abroad whose political and related activities pose, or may be considered 
by any department, agency, bureau, office, division, instrumentality, or 
employee of the United States to pose, a threat to the internal security 
of the United States, and covert or clandestine activities directed 
against such persons.
  (b) As used in this rule, the term ``department or agency'' includes 
any organization, committee, council, establishment, or office within 
the Federal Government.
  (c) For purposes of this rule, reference to any department, agency, 
bureau, or subdivision shall include a reference to any successor 
department, agency, bureau, or subdivision to the extent that such 
successor engages in intelligence or intelligence-related activities now 
conducted by the department, agency, bureau, or subdivision referred to 
in this rule.
  11. Clause 6(a) of rule XXVIII does not apply to conference committee 
meetings respecting legislation (or any part thereof) reported from the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

                                Rule XLIX

           establishment of statutory limit on the public debt

  1. Upon the adoption by the Congress (under section 301 or 304 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of any concurrent resolution on the 
budget setting forth as the appropriate level of the public debt for the 
period to which such concurrent resolution relates an amount which is 
different from the amount of the statutory limit on the public debt that 
would otherwise be in effect for such period, the enrolling clerk of the 
House of Representatives shall prepare an engrossment of a joint 
resolution, in the form prescribed in clause 2, increasing or decreasing 
the statutory limit on the public debt. The vote by which the conference 
report on the concurrent resolution on the budget was agreed to in the 
House (or by which the concurrent resolution itself was adopted in the 
House, if there is no conference report) shall be deemed to have been a 
vote in favor of such joint resolution upon final passage in the House 
of Representatives. Upon the engrossment of such joint resolution it 
shall be deemed to have passed the House of Representatives and been 
duly certified and examined; the engrossed copy shall be signed by the 
Clerk and transmitted to the Senate for further legislative action; and 
(upon final passage by both Houses) the joint resolution shall be signed 
by the presiding officers of both Houses and presented to the President 
for his signature (and otherwise treated for all purposes) in the manner 
provided for bills and joint resolutions generally.
  2. The matter after the resolving clause in any joint resolution 
described in clause 1 shall be as follows: ``That subsection (b) of 
section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
the dollar limitation contained in such subsection and inserting in lieu 
thereof `$           '.'', with the blank being filled in with a 
limitation equal to the appropriate level of the public debt as set 
forth, pursuant to section 301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, in the concurrent resolution on the budget (whether such 
resolution was adopted under section 301, 304, or 310 of such Act). Only 
one joint resolution shall be prepared under clause 1 upon the adoption 
of any concurrent resolution on the budget; and, if the concurrent 
resolution set forth a different appropriate level of the public debt 
(pursuant to such section 301(a)(5)) for each of two separate periods, 
the blank referred to in the preceding sentence shall be filled in with 
both the limitation which is to apply for the later of the two periods 
(specifying the date on which that limitation is to take effect) and the 
limitation which is to apply for the earlier of such periods.
  3. The report of the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
Representatives accompanying any concurrent resolution on the budget 
under section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as well as 
the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on 
any concurrent resolution on the budget, shall contain a clear statement 
of the effect under this rule that the adoption by both the House and 
the Senate of such concurrent resolution in the form in which it is 
being reported (and the adoption of the joint resolution thereupon 
prepared and enrolled under clause 1) would have upon the statutory 
limit on the public debt. It shall not be in order in the House of 
Representatives at any time to consider or adopt any concurrent 
resolution on the budget (or agree to any conference report thereon) if 
at that time the report accompanying such concurrent resolution (or the 
joint statement accompanying such conference report) does not comply 
with the requirements of this clause.
  4. Nothing in this rule shall be construed as limiting or otherwise 
affecting the power of the House of Representatives or the Senate to 
consider and pass a bill which (without regard to the procedures under 
clause 1) changes the statutory limit on the public debt most recently 
established under this rule or otherwise; and the rights of Members and 
committees of the House with respect to the introduction, consideration, 
and reporting of any such bill shall be determined as though this rule 
had not been adopted.
  5. As used in this rule, the term ``statutory limit on the public 
debt'' means the maximum face amount of obligations issued under 
authority of chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code and obligations 
guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States (except 
such guaranteed obligations as may be held by the Secretary of the 
Treasury), determined under section 3101(b) of title 31 after the 
application of section 3101(a) of title 31 which may be outstanding at 
any one time.

                                 Rule L

                   procedure for response to subpoenas

  1. When any Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
Representatives is properly served with a subpoena or other judicial 
order directing appearance as a witness relating to the official 
functions of the House or for the production or disclosure of any 
documents relating to the official functions of the House, such Member, 
officer, or employee shall comply, consistently with the privileges and 
rights of the House, with said subpoena or other judicial order as 
hereinafter provided, unless otherwise determined pursuant to the 
provisions of this rule.
  2. Upon receipt of a properly served subpoena or other judicial order 
directing appearance as a witness relating to the official functions of 
the House or for the production or disclosure of any documents relating 
to the official functions of the House, such Member, officer, or 
employee shall promptly notify, in writing, the Speaker of its receipt 
and such notification shall then be promptly laid before the House by 
the

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Speaker, except that during a period of recess or adjournment of longer 
than three days, no such notification to the House shall be required. 
However, upon the reconvening of the House, such notification shall then 
be promptly laid before the House by the Speaker.
  3. Once notification has been laid before the House, the Member, 
officer, or employee shall determine whether the issuance of the 
subpoena or other judicial order is a proper exercise of the court's 
jurisdiction, is material and relevant, and is consistent with the 
privileges and rights of the House. The Member, officer, or employee 
shall notify the Speaker prior to seeking judicial determination of 
these matters.
  4. Upon determination whether the subpoena or other judicial order is 
a proper exercise of the court's jurisdiction, is material and relevant, 
and is consistent with the privileges and rights of the House, the 
Member, officer, or employee shall immediately notify, in writing, the 
Speaker of such a determination.
  5. The Speaker shall inform the House of the determination of whether 
the subpoena or other judicial order is a proper exercise of the court's 
jurisdiction, is material and relevant, and is consistent with the 
privileges and rights of the House, and shall generally describe the 
records or information sought, except that during any recess or 
adjournment of the House for longer than three days, no such 
notification is required. However, upon the reconvening of the House, 
such notification shall then be promptly laid before the House by the 
Speaker.
  6. Upon such notification to the House that said subpoena is a proper 
exercise of the court's jurisdiction, is material and relevant, and is 
consistent with the privileges and rights of the House, the Member, 
officer, or employee shall comply with such subpoena or other judicial 
order by supplying certified copies, unless the House adopts a 
resolution to the contrary; except that under no circumstances shall any 
minutes or transcripts of executive sessions, or any evidence of 
witnesses in respect thereto, be disclosed or copied. Should the House 
be in recess or adjournment for longer than three days, the Speaker may 
authorize compliance or take such other action as he deems appropriate 
under the circumstances during the pendency of such recess or 
adjournment. And upon the reconvening of the House, all matters having 
transpired under this clause shall be laid promptly before the House by 
the Speaker.
  7. A copy of this rule shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the House 
to any of said courts whenever any such subpoena or other judicial order 
is issued and served on a Member, officer, or employee of the House.
  8. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to deprive, condition or 
waive the constitutional or legal rights applicable or available to any 
Member, officer, or employee of the House, or of the House itself, or 
the right of a Member or the House to assert such privilege or right 
before any court in the United States, or the right of the House 
thereafter to assert such privilege or immunity before any court in the 
United States.

                                 Rule LI


                                gift rule

       1. (a) No Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
     Representatives shall knowingly accept a gift except as 
     provided in this rule.
       (b)(1) For the purpose of this rule, the term ``gift'' 
     means any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, 
     hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item having monetary 
     value. The term includes gifts of services, training, 
     transportation, lodging, and meals, whether provided in kind, 
     by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance, or reimbursement 
     after the expense has been incurred.
       (2)(A) A gift to a family member of a Member, officer, or 
     employee, or a gift to any other individual based on that 
     individual's relationship with the Member, officer, or 
     employee, shall be considered a gift to the Member, officer, 
     or employee if it is given with the knowledge and 
     acquiescence of the Member, officer, or employee and the 
     Member, officer, or employee has reason to believe the gift 
     was given because of the official position of the Member, 
     officer, or employee.
       (B) If food or refreshment is provided at the same time and 
     place to both a Member, officer, or employee and the spouse 
     or dependent thereof, only the food or refreshment provided 
     to the Member, officer, or employee shall be treated as a 
     gift for purposes of this rule.
       (c) The restrictions in paragraph (a) shall not apply to 
     the following:
       (1) Anything for which the Member, officer, or employee 
     pays the market value, or does not use and promptly returns 
     to the donor.
       (2) A contribution, as defined in section 301(8) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) 
     that is lawfully made under that Act, a lawful contribution 
     for election to a State or local government office, or 
     attendance at a fundraising event sponsored by a political 
     organization described in section 527(e) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (3) A gift from a relative as described in section 109(16) 
     of title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (Public 
     Law 95-521).
       (4)(A) Anything provided by an individual on the basis of a 
     personal friendship unless the Member, officer, or employee 
     has reason to believe that, under the circumstances, the gift 
     was provided because of the official position of the Member, 
     officer, or employee and not because of the personal 
     friendship.
       (B) In determining whether a gift is provided on the basis 
     of personal friendship, the Member, officer, or employee 
     shall consider the circumstances under which the gift was 
     offered, such as:
       (i) The history of the relationship between the individual 
     giving the gift and the recipient of the gift, including any 
     previous exchange of gifts between such individuals.
       (ii) Whether to the actual knowledge of the Member, 
     officer, or employee the individual who gave the gift 
     personally paid for the gift or sought a tax deduction or 
     business reimbursement for the gift.
       (iii) Whether to the actual knowledge of the Member, 
     officer, or employee the individual who gave the gift also at 
     the same time gave the same or similar gifts to other 
     Members, officers, or employees.
       (5) Except as provided in clause 3(c), a contribution or 
     other payment to a legal expense fund established for the 
     benefit of a Member, officer, or employee that is otherwise 
     lawfully made in accordance with the restrictions and 
     disclosure requirements of the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct.
       (6) Any gift from another Member, officer, or employee of 
     the Senate or the House of Representatives.
       (7) Food, refreshments, lodging, transportation, and other 
     benefits--
       (A) resulting from the outside business or employment 
     activities (or other outside activities that are not 
     connected to the duties of the Member, officer, or employee 
     as an officeholder) of the Member, officer, or employee, or 
     the spouse of the Member, officer, or employee, if such 
     benefits have not been offered or enhanced because of the 
     official position of the Member, officer, or employee and are 
     customarily provided to others in similar circumstances;
       (B) customarily provided by a prospective employer in 
     connection with bona fide employment discussions; or
       (C) provided by a political organization described in 
     section 527(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in 
     connection with a fundraising or campaign event sponsored by 
     such an organization.
       (8) Pension and other benefits resulting from continued 
     participation in an employee welfare and benefits plan 
     maintained by a former employer.
       (9) Informational materials that are sent to the office of 
     the Member, officer, or employee in the form of books, 
     articles, periodicals, other written materials, audiotapes, 
     videotapes, or other forms of communication.
       (10) Awards or prizes which are given to competitors in 
     contests or events open to the public, including random 
     drawings.
       (11) Honorary degrees (and associated travel, food, 
     refreshments, and entertainment) and other bona fide,

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     nonmonetary awards presented in recognition of public service 
     (and associated food, refreshments, and entertainment 
     provided in the presentation of such degrees and awards).
       (12) Training (including food and refreshments furnished to 
     all attendees as an integral part of the training) provided 
     to a Member, officer, or employee, if such training is in the 
     interest of the House of Representatives.
       (13) Bequests, inheritances, and other transfers at death.
       (14) Any item, the receipt of which is authorized by the 
     Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act, the Mutual Educational and 
     Cultural Exchange Act, or any other statute.
       (15) Anything which is paid for by the Federal Government, 
     by a State or local government, or secured by the Government 
     under a Government contract.
       (16) A gift of personal hospitality (as defined in section 
     109(14) of the Ethics in Government Act) of an individual 
     other than a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign 
     principal.
       (17) Free attendance at a widely attended event permitted 
     pursuant to paragraph (d).
       (18) Opportunities and benefits which are--
       (A) available to the public or to a class consisting of all 
     Federal employees, whether or not restricted on the basis of 
     geographic consideration;
       (B) offered to members of a group or class in which 
     membership is unrelated to congressional employment;
       (C) offered to members of an organization, such as an 
     employees' association or congressional credit union, in 
     which membership is related to congressional employment and 
     similar opportunities are available to large segments of the 
     public through organizations of similar size;
       (D) offered to any group or class that is not defined in a 
     manner that specifically discriminates among Government 
     employees on the basis of branch of Government or type of 
     responsibility, or on a basis that favors those of higher 
     rank or rate of pay;
       (E) in the form of loans from banks and other financial 
     institutions on terms generally available to the public; or
       (F) in the form of reduced membership or other fees for 
     participation in organization activities offered to all 
     Government employees by professional organizations if the 
     only restrictions on membership relate to professional 
     qualifications.
       (19) A plaque, trophy, or other item that is substantially 
     commemorative in nature and which is intended for 
     presentation.
       (20) Anything for which, in an unusual case, a waiver is 
     granted by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
       (21) Food or refreshments of a nominal value offered other 
     than as a part of a meal.
       (22) Donations of products from the State that the Member 
     represents that are intended primarily for promotional 
     purposes, such as display or free distribution, and are of 
     minimal value to any individual recipient.
       (23) An item of nominal value such as a greeting card, 
     baseball cap, or a T-shirt.
       (d)(1) A Member, officer, or employee may accept an offer 
     of free attendance at a widely attended convention, 
     conference, symposium, forum, panel discussion, dinner, 
     viewing, reception, or similar event, provided by the sponsor 
     of the event, if--
       (A) the Member, officer, or employee participates in the 
     event as a speaker or a panel participant, by presenting 
     information related to Congress or matters before Congress, 
     or by performing a ceremonial function appropriate to the 
     Member's, officer's, or employee's official position; or
       (B) attendance at the event is appropriate to the 
     performance of the official duties or representative function 
     of the Member, officer, or employee.
       (2) A Member, officer, or employee who attends an event 
     described in subparagraph (1) may accept a sponsor's 
     unsolicited offer of free attendance at the event for an 
     accompanying individual.
       (3) A Member, officer, or employee, or the spouse or 
     dependent thereof, may accept a sponsor's unsolicited offer 
     of free attendance at a charity event, except that 
     reimbursement for transportation and lodging may not be 
     accepted in connection with the event.
       (4) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ``free 
     attendance'' may include waiver of all or part of a 
     conference or other fee, the provision of local 
     transportation, or the provision of food, refreshments, 
     entertainment, and instructional materials furnished to all 
     attendees as an integral part of the event. The term does not 
     include entertainment collateral to the event, nor does it 
     include food or refreshments taken other than in a group 
     setting with all or substantially all other attendees.
       (e) No Member, officer, or employee may accept a gift the 
     value of which exceeds $250 on the basis of the personal 
     friendship exception in paragraph (c)(4) unless the Committee 
     on Standards of Official Conduct issues a written 
     determination that such exception applies. No determination 
     under this paragraph is required for gifts given on the basis 
     of the family relationship exception.
       (f) When it is not practicable to return a tangible item 
     because it is perishable, the item may, at the discretion of 
     the recipient, be given to an appropriate charity or 
     destroyed.
       2. (a)(1) A reimbursement (including payment in kind) to a 
     Member, officer, or employee from a private source other than 
     a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal for 
     necessary transportation, lodging and related expenses for 
     travel to a meeting, speaking engagement, factfinding trip or 
     similar event in connection with the duties of the Member, 
     officer, or employee as an officeholder shall be deemed to be 
     a reimbursement to the House of Representatives and not a 
     gift prohibited by this rule, if the Member, officer, or 
     employee--
       (A) in the case of an employee, receives advance 
     authorization, from the Member or officer under whose direct 
     supervision the employee works, to accept reimbursement, and
       (B) discloses the expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed 
     and the authorization to the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives within 30 days after the travel is completed.
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (a)(1), events, the 
     activities of which are substantially recreational in nature, 
     shall not be considered to be in connection with the duties 
     of a Member, officer, or employee as an officeholder.
       (b) Each advance authorization to accept reimbursement 
     shall be signed by the Member or officer under whose direct 
     supervision the employee works and shall include--
       (1) the name of the employee;
       (2) the name of the person who will make the reimbursement;
       (3) the time, place, and purpose of the travel; and
       (4) a determination that the travel is in connection with 
     the duties of the employee as an officeholder and would not 
     create the appearance that the employee is using public 
     office for private gain.
       (c) Each disclosure made under paragraph (a)(1) of expenses 
     reimbursed or to be reimbursed shall be signed by the Member 
     or officer (in the case of travel by that Member or officer) 
     or by the Member or officer under whose direct supervision 
     the employee works (in the case of travel by an employee) and 
     shall include--
       (1) a good faith estimate of total transportation expenses 
     reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       (2) a good faith estimate of total lodging expenses 
     reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       (3) a good faith estimate of total meal expenses reimbursed 
     or to be reimbursed;
       (4) a good faith estimate of the total of other expenses 
     reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       (5) a determination that all such expenses are necessary 
     transportation, lodging, and related expenses as defined in 
     paragraph (d); and
       (6) in the case of a reimbursement to a Member or officer, 
     a determination that the travel was in connection with the 
     duties of the Member or officer as an officeholder and would 
     not create the appearance that the

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     Member or officer is using public office for private gain.
       (d) For the purposes of this clause, the term ``necessary 
     transportation, lodging, and related expenses''--
       (1) includes reasonable expenses that are necessary for 
     travel for a period not exceeding 4 days within the United 
     States or 7 days exclusive of travel time outside of the 
     United States unless approved in advance by the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct;
       (2) is limited to reasonable expenditures for 
     transportation, lodging, conference fees and materials, and 
     food and refreshments, including reimbursement for necessary 
     transportation, whether or not such transportation occurs 
     within the periods described in subparagraph (1);
       (3) does not include expenditures for recreational 
     activities, nor does it include entertainment other than that 
     provided to all attendees as an integral part of the event, 
     except for activities or entertainment otherwise permissible 
     under this rule; and
       (4) may include travel expenses incurred on behalf of 
     either the spouse or a child of the Member, officer, or 
     employee.
       (e) The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make 
     available to the public all advance authorizations and 
     disclosures of reimbursement filed pursuant to paragraph (a) 
     as soon as possible after they are received.
       3. A gift prohibited by clause 1(a) includes the following:
       (a) Anything provided by a registered lobbyist or an agent 
     of a foreign principal to an entity that is maintained or 
     controlled by a Member, officer, or employee.
       (b) A charitable contribution (as defined in section 170(c) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) made by a registered 
     lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal on the basis of a 
     designation, recommendation, or other specification of a 
     Member, officer, or employee (not including a mass mailing or 
     other solicitation directed to a broad category of persons or 
     entities), other than a charitable contribution permitted by 
     clause 4.
       (c) A contribution or other payment by a registered 
     lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal to a legal 
     expense fund established for the benefit of a Member, 
     officer, or employee.
       (d) A financial contribution or expenditure made by a 
     registered lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal 
     relating to a conference, retreat, or similar event, 
     sponsored by or affiliated with an official congressional 
     organization, for or on behalf of Members, officers, or 
     employees.
       4. (a) A charitable contribution (as defined in section 
     170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) made by a 
     registered lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal in 
     lieu of an honorarium to a Member, officer, or employee shall 
     not be considered a gift under this rule if it is reported as 
     provided in paragraph (b).
       (b) A Member, officer, or employee who designates or 
     recommends a contribution to a charitable organization in 
     lieu of honoraria described in paragraph (a) shall report 
     within 30 days after such designation or recommendation to 
     the Clerk of the House of Representatives--
       (1) the name and address of the registered lobbyist who is 
     making the contribution in lieu of honoraria;
       (2) the date and amount of the contribution; and
       (3) the name and address of the charitable organization 
     designated or recommended by the Member.
     The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make public 
     information received pursuant to this paragraph as soon as 
     possible after it is received.
       5. For purposes of this rule--
       (a) the term ``registered lobbyist'' means a lobbyist 
     registered under the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act or 
     any successor statute; and
       (b) the term ``agent of a foreign principal'' means an 
     agent of a foreign principal registered under the Foreign 
     Agents Registration Act.
       6. All the provisions of this rule shall be interpreted and 
     enforced solely by the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct. The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is 
     authorized to issue guidance on any matter contained in this 
     rule.
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QUESTIONS OF ORDER.........................................         2755

HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS...........................         2787

INDEX SUBJECTS.............................................         2929

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                           QUESTIONS OF ORDER   



DECIDED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AT THE SECOND SESSION, ONE 
HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS

hon. newt gingrich of Georgia, speaker

       robin h. carle of virginia, clerk


                           QUESTIONS OF ORDER



                         privileges of the house

                               (para.2.4)


 A resolution proposing directly to dispose of a contest over the title 
to a seat in the House gives rise to a question of the privileges of the 
                          House under rule IX.

  On January 28, 1998, Mr. GERHARDT, rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 
341):

                              H. Res. 341

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas, a notice of contest of election was files with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert don't on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas, the task force on the contested election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997, in 
     Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas, Mr. Robert Dornan made unsubstantiated charges of 
     improper voting from a business, rather than a resident 
     address; underage voting; double voting; and large numbers of 
     individuals voting from the same address; and
       Whereas, these charges are without merit, as it was found 
     that those voting from the same address including United 
     States Marines residing at a marine barracks and nuns 
     residing at a domicile of nuns; that business addresses were 
     legal residences for the individuals, including the zoo 
     keeper of the Santa Ana Zoo; that duplicate voting was by 
     different individuals and those accused of underage voting 
     were of age; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas directing the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service to compare its records with Orange 
     County voter registration records, the first time in any 
     election in the history of the United States that the INS has 
     been asked by Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; 
     and
       Whereas, the INS has complied with the committee's request 
     and, at the committee's request, for over eight months, has 
     engaged in a manual check of its paper files and has provided 
     worksheets containing supplemental information on that manual 
     check to the Committee on House Oversight; and
       Whereas, the Committee's investigation has been extended 
     far beyond a review of those who actually voted in this 
     contested election; and
       Whereas, the district attorney of Orange County had ended 
     his investigation and an Orange County grand jury has refused 
     to return any indictments and allegations of a conspiracy to 
     engage in voter fraud have been proven groundless; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight has received a 
     report from the Secretary of State of California, in response 
     to the committee's request, which yielded no new information; 
     and
       Whereas, the committee's requests have caused this contest 
     to be needlessly extended for four additional months while 
     the Secretary of State of California provided no new 
     information regarding the citizenship status of registrants 
     or voters; and
       Whereas, the task force on the contested election in the 
     46th District of California and the committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and have all the information they 
     need regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information required to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight has after 13 
     months of review and investigation failed to present any 
     credible evidence demonstrating that Congresswoman Sanchez 
     did not win this election and continues to pursue never 
     ending and groundless areas of investigation; and
       Whereas, contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is oth4er 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end; 
     and now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the election contest concerning the 46th 
     District of California is dismissed.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, ruled that the resolution 
constitutes a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON moved to lay on the table the resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

214

When there appeared

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Nays

189

para.2.5
                              [Roll No. 2]

  So the motion to lay on the table the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                          ____________________


                       point of personal privilege

                               (para.26.3)


 A Member rose to a question of personal privilege under rule IX on the 
basis of press accounts concerning allegations by other Members that he 
                       had been ``buying votes.''.

  On March 26, 1998, Mr. SHUSTER rose to a question of personal 
privilege.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, pursuant to clause 1 of rule IX, 
recognized Mr. SHUSTER for one hour.
  Mr. SHUSTER made the following statement:
  ``Mr. Speaker, many years ago, Joseph McCarthy in Wheeling, West 
Virginia stood up and waved papers and said he had the names of 57 
Communists in government. Well, he got lots of headlines but, of course, 
he was eventually proved to be a liar. I am reminded of that event, 
although I certainly make no such charge here today.
  ``Mr. Speaker, three of our colleagues have made numerous statements 
in the media that we have been, quote, `buying votes,' to get them to 
support our BESTEA transportation legislation in exchange for projects 
which we have given them. Indeed, conversely, that we have been 
threatening Members that if they did not vote with us, they would not 
get the projects.
  ``Let me make this very clear. I challenge these Members to name one 
person, one person whom I went to and said they will get a project in 
exchange for their vote. I challenge them to name one person who I 
threatened that they not get a project if they voted against us.
  ``Indeed, if we look back at the battle we had here last year on the 
budget resolution where we had our transportation amendment, I urges my 
colleagues to go look at Members who voted against us and then look at 
the projects they are receiving today. This is simply a blatant 
falsehood.
  ``Now, no doubt many Members support our legislation because it is 
important to their district because it is important to America, because 
they are getting projects that they have requeste4d and which have been 
vetted through our 14-point requirement.
  ``It seems that in life sometimes there are those who, when one takes 
a different view from their view, they must somehow ascribe some base 
motivation. They simply cannot believe that because someone disagrees 
with them, that another's motives can be as pure as theirs. Indeed, 
sometimes it seems as though the smaller the minority they represent, 
the more incensed they become, because they view themselves as more 
pure, more righteous, more sanctimonious than the larger

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majority of us who are mere mortals. But, I do not ascribe any of these 
motives to our colleagues. I prefer to believe that they simply are 
misinformed.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the supreme irony, the supreme irony is that the three 
individuals who have been attacking us, attaching our motives, attacking 
our integrity, have submitted projects to us for their own congressional 
district.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I yield to the distinguished gentleman from Minnesota 
[Mr. Oberstar], ranking member of the full committee.''
  Mr. OBERSTAR was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Shuster] 
for yielding.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I join in the gentleman's indignation, to put it 
mildly, over these attacks that are totally unjustified, unfounded, and 
inappropriate for Members of this body to make.
  ``First of all, the projects in question have gone through a very 
thorough and careful vetting process according to a 14-point outline 
that the committee fashioned, which includes a requirement that the 
project be on the State's priority or State's future project development 
list. The points that are included in the review of projects are all the 
points that States use to measure validity of projects that their 
transportation departments will fund.
  ``After reviewing all of these projects and insuring that they meet 
standards accepted by States and that these are projects necessary in a 
Member's district, we accept the Member's judgment as to what is 
necessary for his or her district, and those projects are included in 
this package, as was done in 1991 in the previous transportation bill.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I could understand Members disagreeing with the 
process, but I do not approve, I am offended by the use of language and 
by the accusations made. The gentleman from Pennsylvania had been a 
vigorous advocate for transportation since before he was elected to 
Congress in 1972 and since taking his place on the then-Committee on 
Public Works and Now-Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
Under his chairmanship, he has waged a nationwide campaign for increased 
investment in the Nation's portfolio of bridges, highways, buses, 
transit systems, but above all, its safety.
  ``The Gentleman's drive to increase spending out of the highway trust 
fund, tax dollars that have been collected at the pump but not paid into 
projects for which driving America had already teen taxed, is clear and 
well known and widely respected, open and clear for everyone to review.
  ``So when the gentleman from Pennsylvania or I, together on a 
bipartisan basis, present our program to our respective caucuses and to 
this body and ask for their support, we do so very clearly, very openly, 
without any hidden agenda. And for Members then to say that they have 
been somehow browbeaten, whipped into line, or threatened is totally 
inappropriate and totally untrue.
  ``As a strong and vigorous advocate for his viewpoint, I respect the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania and I respect those who take a differing 
viewpoint. They are entitled to that viewpoint. They are also entitled 
to the fair share of funding that we have designated without any 
questions, without any squid pro quo.
  ``We respect and always have respected the Members' right to vote 
their district and their conscience. We would ask them, and I do not 
think there is anything inappropriate to ask a Member to support this 
legislation, but we respect their right not to.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I think the gentleman from Pennsylvania had conducted 
himself with the highest dignity, with the appropriate character of a 
Member of Congress of this distinguished body, in the same manner that 
he has done for his 26 years in the House of Representatives. I join him 
in reproving those who have used such inappropriate language. It is an 
assault upon the integrity of the chairman of this committee, a Member 
who has championed the cause for all of America for better 
transportation, better investment in the future of our economy, and I 
salute the gentleman from Pennsylvania.''.
  Mr. SHUSTER rose and said;
  ``Mr. Speaker, I reclaim my time, I thank the gentleman from Minnesota 
for those words.''
  Mr. TRAFICANT rose and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?''
  Mr. SHUSTER said:
  ``I yield to the gentleman from Ohio.''
  Mr. TRAFICANT was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. 
Shuster] for being a chairman and taking care of the jurisdictional 
authority which he is in charge of. I am tired of the `pork barrel' 
labels on the gentleman from Pennsylvania and on the gentleman from 
Minnesota [Mr. Oberstar].
  ``Mr. Speaker, I had five bridges in the original ISTEA bill, and one 
of the major news networks came to my district and said, boy, you are 
getting all of this pork. And I said, come on down. Then I showed them 
bridges with a sway, with a 2-ton weight limit. The next bridge down had 
a 5-ton weight limit. And I got those bridges built. I got the money for 
them. And they are still not built; they are now under process. That is 
how many years it takes.
  ``Well, I want to announce here that as soon as the wrecking crew 
appeared on the Center Street Bridge, the first time the backhoe hit one 
of the steel structures, the bridge collapsed.
  ``They said, thank god citizens were not killed. Enough of this pork 
barrel madness. Ohio had 28 major projects announced last year, and my 
district did not get one of them; and I have the most infrastructure 
needs in the country. No Member of Congress should go home and flout 
this pork barrel if they are not taking care of it. Because that is why 
we are elected.
  ``And by God, I am just glad we are building the Center Street bridge 
and no one in my district got hurt. I want to say this as a former Pitt 
grad, my colleague stands for what a chairman should be; and all 
chairmen should deal with their jurisdictional authority and dispatch 
the duties like he has.
  ``I stand with him, proud to be associated with him, and I commend him 
and the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Oberstar] for the fine job they 
have done on this bill.
  Mr. SHUSTER reclaimed his time and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his statement.''
  Mr. OBERSTAR rose and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, if the Chairman would continue to yield, let me just 
emphasize once again, never on our side or on the chairman's side of the 
aisle was any Member told that conclusion of their project was 
contingent upon or dependent upon their vote. No Member was asked how 
they intended to vote in advance. Projects were included for Members on 
the basis of the merits of the project, not on how they would vote.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I include the following for the Record.
                                    Washington, DC, March 7, 1996.
     Hon. Bud Shuster,
     Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Shuster: Recently, the Oklahoma Department of 
     Transportation submitted an authorization request to your 
     Committee to extend the Broken Arrow Expressway from I-44 
     southeast approximately 8.0 miles to the Tulsa County Line.
       I am forwarding the enclosed request on to your Committee 
     for its consideration. I am confident that the merit of the 
     project will speak for itself.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Steve Largent,
     Member of Congress.
                                  ____


   Information Requests for Transportation Projects State of Oklahoma

       Project Description: SH 51 (Broken Arrow Expressway) 
     extending from I-44 southeast approximately 8.0 miles to the 
     Tulsa County Line.


            evaluation criteria and responses are as follows

       Name and Congressional District of the Primary Member of 
     Congress sponsoring the project, as well as any other Members 
     supporting the project (each project must have a single 
     primary sponsoring Member).
       U.S. Representative Steve Largent.
       Identify the State or other qualified recipient responsible 
     for carrying out the project.
       Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
       Is the project eligible for the use of Federal-aid funds 
     (if a road or bridge project, please note whether it is on 
     the National Highway System)?
       This project is eligible for Federal-aid funds and it is on 
     the National Highway System.
       Describe the design, scope and objectives of the project 
     and whether it is part of a larger system of projects. In 
     doing so, identify the specific segment for which project

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     funding is being sought including terminus points.
       Design/Scope: Reconstruct the existing 4 lane highway and 
     add 2 additional lanes to provide a 6 lane facility. This 
     project will complete the final improvements to upgrade the 
     Broken Arrow Expressway which connects the Tulsa central 
     business district with Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and the 
     residential developments in the western portion of Wagoner 
     County. The specific section we are requesting funding for 
     extends from I-44 southeast 8.0 miles to the Tulsa/Wagoner 
     County Line.
       What is the total project cost and proposed source of funds 
     (please identify the federal, state, or local shares and the 
     extent, if any, of private sector financing or the use of 
     innovative financing) and of this amount, how much is being 
     requested for the specific project segment described in item 
     #4?
       The estimated total cost of this project is $160,000,000 
     and the average daily traffic volume on this section of 
     highway is in excess of 78,000 vehicles daily.
       Does the project have national or regional significance?
       This project is on the National Highway System and it 
     serves as a connector route between I-44, I-444, I-244, US 
     64, US 169 and the Muskogee Turnpike. Consequently, this 
     highway serves both local commuter traffic and interstate 
     travel which makes it significant from a national and 
     regional level.
       Has the proposed project encountered, or is it likely to 
     encounter, any significant opposition or other obstacles 
     based on environmental or other types of concerns?
       Although an environmental assessment has been completed on 
     this project, a reassessment will be required. The EA 
     includes the mainline, but does not include the interchange 
     at US 169. Clearance of the SH 51/US 169 interchange will 
     likely require intermodal issues and a major investment study 
     (MIS).
       Describe the economic, energy efficiency, and 
     environmental, congestion mitigation and safety benefits 
     associated with completion of the project.
       Widening this expressway to 6 lanes, reconstructing the 
     major clover leaf interchanges, and providing full 
     directional interchanges will significantly increase 
     capacity, reduce congestion and improve the safety of this 
     major highway serving the Tulsa metropolitan area.
       Has the project received funding through the State's 
     Federal aid highway apportionment, or in the case of a 
     transit project, through Federal Transit Administration 
     funding? If not, why not?
       The State of Oklahoma has expended in excess of $34,000,000 
     in State and Federal funds on this project to perform 
     preliminary engineering work, acquire right-of-way, relocate 
     utilities, and reconstruction work on several sections of the 
     highway in the past few years.
       Is the authorization requested for the project an increase 
     to an amount previously authorized or appropriated for it in 
     federal statue (if so, please identify the statute, the 
     amount provided, and the amount obligated to date), or would 
     this be the first authorization for the project in a federal 
     statute? If the authorization requested is for a transit 
     project, has it previously received appropriations and/or 
     received a Letter of Intent or entered into a Full Funding 
     Grant Agreement with the FTA.
       The authorization requested for this project would be the 
     first one received by the State of Oklahoma on the Broken 
     Arrow Expressway.
                                  ____

                                Washington, DC, February 25, 1997.
     Hon. Bud Shuster,
     Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
         Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Shuster: Enclosed, please find a copy of an 
     ISTEA funding request by the City of Charlotte, North 
     Carolina, which we both represent. As the attached proposal 
     indicates, the City of Charlotte is seeking funds for a South 
     Corridor Transitway, one of the first of its kind in the 
     United States. This project would link Uptown Charlotte to 
     Southeast Charlotte via a 13.5 mile express bus transitway, 
     relieving traffic congestion and providing improved access to 
     the City's Uptown area.
       We respectfully submit this proposal by the City of 
     Charlotte and ask for your due consideration of this request. 
     Please do not hesitate to contact either one of us with 
     questions or concerns. We would both be pleased to speak with 
     you further concerning this project.
       Thank you in advance for your consideration.
           Sincerely,
     Sue Myrick,
       Member of Congress.
     Melvin Watt,
       Member of Congress.
                                  ____

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, March 6, 1997.
     Hon. Thomas E. Petri,
     U.S. House of Representatives, Chairman-Subcommittee on 
         Surface Transportation, Rayburn House Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Congressman Petri: I encourage you to read the 
     following testimony and letter. The enclosed detail very 
     carefully the importance of Oklahoma's surface 
     transportation.
       I request that you give the State Highway 51 demonstration 
     project proposal your full consideration.
       In advance, I would like to thank you and your colleagues 
     on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for your 
     diligence and hard work on the upcoming ISTEA 
     reauthorization.
           Sincerely yours,
                                                Tom A. Coburn, MD,
     Member of Congress.
                                  ____

                                                State of Oklahoma,


                                       Office of the Governor,

                                  Oklahoma, OK, February 21, 1997.
     Hon. Thomas E. Petri,
     U.S. House of Representatives, Chairman-Subcommittee on 
         Surface Transportation, Rayburn House Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Congressman Petri: The significance of our surface 
     transportation system should not be under estimated. Careful 
     investment in our infrastructure increases productivity and 
     economic prosperity at local and regional levels. Despite the 
     importance of our transportation system to the nation's 
     economic health, investment has fallen well short of what is 
     truly needed. Dealing with these needs will require numerous 
     approaches, including special project funding.
       As you begin the monumental task of reauthorizing the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     (ISETA), we, the undersigned, wish to lend our support to the 
     following special funding request which is in addition to our 
     existing obligation limit and is critical to the 
     transportation needs of the State of Oklahoma.
       SH 51 extending from Coweta east approximately 14.6 miles 
     to Wagoner, Oklahoma.
       We commend your committee for its role in enacting ISTEA 
     and for the subsequent improvements made with the passage of 
     the National Highway System Bill last year. A sound national 
     transportation policy is critical to our state's economy and 
     our nation's ability to compete globally. To that end we urge 
     you to evaluate our request and take the appropriate action.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Frank Keating,
                                                         Governor.
                                                  Neal A. McCaleb,
                                      Secretary of Transportation.
                                                    Herschal Crow,
     Chairman, Oklahoma Transportation Commission.
                                  ____


  Demonstration Project Testimony, State Highway 51, Wagoner, Oklahoma

       Submitted by: the Honorable Tom A. Coburn, U.S. House of 
Representatives and Neal A. McCaleb, Secretary of Transportation, State 
                              of Oklahoma

       State Highway 51 (SH 51): SH-51 extending east from Coweta 
     to the Arkansas border, has been identified as a 
     Transportation Improvement Corridor. Eastern Oklahoma has an 
     ever increasing population. Tourism has also increased in the 
     Fort Gibson Lake and Tahlequah areas. These two factors form 
     the basis of why reconstruction of SH-51 is of foremost 
     concern.
       The route has a high accident rate and contains bridges 
     that are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. For 
     projected traffic, this two lane route with no shoulders is 
     unacceptable, and could ultimately curb any future economic 
     growth in the northeastern region of Oklahoma.
       In addition to tourism dollars, the highway also serves as 
     a major travel corridor and commuter route extending from the 
     Tulsa Metropolitan area east to Broken Arrow, Muskogee and 
     the Arkansas state line.
       SH-51 is crucial to the region's business, industry and 
     labor, because it provides access to the Tulsa metropolitan 
     area, McClellan Kerr Navigational System, and several 
     recreational areas in eastern Oklahoma.
       Nationally significant, SH-51 connects with I-44, I-244, 
     the Muskogee Turnpike, US-412 and other major routes in 
     eastern Oklahoma.
       It is essential that SH-51 be expanded to four lanes to 
     increase capacity, promote tourism, boost economic growth, 
     and to improve safety and congestion. This project is 
     estimated to cost $63 million, and although the state has 
     expended nearly $34 million to improve this corridor, it is 
     simply not enough in view of the overall critical needs of 
     the entire highway system.

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Surface 
Transportation Information Requests for Transportation Projects, State 
                              of Oklahoma

       Project Description: SH 51 extending from Coweta east 
     approximately 14.6 miles to Wagoner, Oklahoma.
       Evaluation Criteria and Responses are as follows:
       Name and Congressional District of the Primary Member of 
     Congress sponsoring the project, as well as any other Members 
     supporting the project (each project must have a single 
     primary sponsoring Member).
       Response to No. 1: U.S. Representative Tom Coburn.
       Identify the State or other qualified recipient responsible 
     for carrying out the project.
       Response to No. 2: Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
       Is the project eligible for the use of Federal-aid funds 
     (if a road or bridge project, please note whether it is on 
     the National Highway System)?
       Response to No. 3: This project is eligible for the use of 
     Federal-aid funds, but it is not on the National Highway 
     System.
       Describe the design, scope and objectives of the project 
     and whether it is part of a

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     larger system of projects. In doing so, identify the specific 
     segment for which project funding is being sought including 
     terminus points.
       Response to No. 4: Design/Scope: Reconstruct to 4 lanes. 
     The objectives of this project is to continue improving SH 51 
     from Tulsa extending west approximately 59.0 miles to 
     Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The specific section for which we are 
     requesting funding extends from Coweta east 14.6 miles to 
     Wagoner, including the Wagoner bypass.
       What is the total project cost and proposed source of funds 
     (please identify the federal, state, or local shares and the 
     extent, if any, of private sector financing or the use of 
     innovative financing) and of this amount, how much is being 
     requested for the specific project segment described in Item 
     No. 4?
       Response to No. 5: The estimated total cost of this project 
     is $63,000,000.00 and we are requesting $50,400,000.00 in 
     Federal-aid funds. The State of Oklahoma will provide 
     $12,600,000.00 in matching funds to finance this project.
       Of the amount requested, how much is expected to be 
     obligated over each of the next 5 years?
       Response to No. 6: All of the funds we are requesting can 
     be obligated over the next 5 years.
       What is the proposed schedule and status of work on the 
     project?
       Response to No. 7: The environmental clearance has been 
     completed on this project. However, a reassessment may be 
     necessary. Following completion of the environmental 
     reassessment, right-of-way and design plans will be prepared 
     and this takes approximately 2 years. Right-of-way 
     acquisition will then take about 18 months to complete. 
     Construction contracts should be ready for letting within 4 
     to 5 years.
       Is the project included in the metropolitan and/or State 
     Transportation Improvement Program(s), or the State long-
     range plan and, if so, is it scheduled for funding?
       Response to No. 8: The right-of-way acquisition and utility 
     relocations for one section of this project are currently on 
     the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program and funding 
     is scheduled for these items. The entire project limit, 
     however, is identified as one of the transportation 
     improvement corridors in the Statewide Intermodal 
     Transportation Plan (long range plan). Due to the high cost 
     of this project and the State's limited funds, the remaining 
     construction, right-of-way, and utility phases of this 
     project are not currently scheduled.
       Is the project considered by State and/or regional 
     transportation officials as critical to their needs? Please 
     provide a letter of support from these officials, and if you 
     cannot, explain why not.
       Response to No. 9: This project is considered critical to 
     the economic growth of the eastern region of Oklahoma which 
     generates a large amount of tourism in the Fort Gibson Lake 
     and Tahlequah areas. The highway also serves as a major 
     travel corridor and commuter route extending from the Tulsa 
     Metropolitan area east to Broken Bow, Muskogee and the 
     Arkansas State Line.
       Does the project have national or regional significance?
       Response to No. 10: This project is regionally significant 
     because it provides access to the Tulsa metropolitan area, 
     McClellan Kerr Navigational System, and several recreational 
     areas in eastern Oklahoma. SH 51 is also nationally 
     significant because it connects with I-44, I-244, the 
     Muskogee Turnpike, US 412, and other major routes in the 
     eastern section of Oklahoma.
       Has the proposed project encountered, or is it likely to 
     encounter, any significant opposition or other obstacles 
     based on environmental or other types of concerns?
       Response to No. 11: The environmental clearance has been 
     completed on this project. However, a reassessment is likely. 
     We do not anticipate any major opposition or other obstacles 
     that will delay construction of this project.
       Describe the economic, energy efficiency, environmental, 
     congestion mitigation and safety benefits associated with 
     completion of the project.
       Response to No. 12: Widening SH 51 to a 4 lane highway will 
     increase capacity, promote tourism and economic growth in the 
     region, and improve the safety and congestion along this 
     major highway serving the eastern region of Oklahoma.
       Has the project received funding through the State's 
     Federal-aid highway apportionment, or in the case of a 
     transit project, through Federal Transit Administration 
     funding? If no, why not?
       Response to No. 13: During the past few years the State has 
     expended in excess of $34,000,000.00 to improve this corridor 
     between I-44 in Tulsa and the Arkansas State Line. However, 
     because the overall critical needs of the entire highway 
     system far exceeds the limited funding levels, this project 
     from Coweta to Wagoner has not received funding through the 
     State's Federal-aid highway apportionments.
       Is the authorization requested for the project an increase 
     to an amount previously authorized or appropriated for it in 
     federal statute (if so, please identify the statute, the 
     amount provided, and the amount obligated to date), or would 
     this be the first authorization for the project in federal 
     statute? If the authorization requested is for a transit 
     project, has it previously received appropriations and/or 
     received a Letter of Intent or entered into a Full Funding 
     Grant Agreement with the FTA?
       Response to No. 14: This is the first authorization we have 
     requested for this project.
                                  ____



                                Congress of the United States,

                                   Washington, DC, March 10, 1997.
     Hon. Bud Shuster,
     Chairman, House Committee on Transportation, Rayburn House 
         Office Building.
     Hon. Thomas Petri,
     Chairman, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Rayburn 
         House Office Building.
     Hon. Jim Oberstar,
     Ranking Democratic Member, House Committee on Transportation, 
         Rayburn House Office Building.
     Hon. Nick Rahall,
     Ranking Democratic Member, Subcommittee on Surface 
         Transportation, Rayburn House Office Building.
       Dear Mr. Chairman and Ranking Members: On February 25, 
     1997, the North Carolina Delegation forwarded to your 
     attention copies of the State of North Carolina's highway 
     transportation project priorities.
       Included in this package, there were two funding requests 
     that are of particular concern to our districts, the Ninth 
     and Twelfth Districts of North Carolina. These requests 
     regarded funding for construction of the Eastern and Western 
     Outer Loops in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. 
     The completion of the Outer Loop is the foremost road 
     priority for our region during consideration of 
     transportation funding this year. The purpose of this letter 
     is to formally inform you of our strong support for this 
     critical transportation need for the City of Charlotte.
       We thank you in advance for your consideration of this 
     request. Please do not hesitate to contact either of us if we 
     can provide you with further information regarding the Outer 
     Loop project.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Sue Myrick,
                                               Member of Congress.
                                                      Melvin Watt,
     Member of Congress.
                                  ____



                                Congress of the United States,

                                  Washington, DC, August 20, 1997.
     Chairman Bud Shuster,
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Rayburn House 
         Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Shuster: We are writing to express our strong 
     support for the I-40 cross bridge project, which was 
     submitted to the Surface Transportation Subcommittee in 
     February. This project is important not only to the State of 
     Oklahoma, but also to the Nation.
       The I-40 cross bridge is in a critical state of disrepair. 
     There are serious safety concerns surrounding the continued 
     use of this bridge. Due to these concerns Oklahoma inspects 
     this particular bridge every six months; other bridges are 
     inspected only once every two years.
       It is critical to the State and to the Nation that this 
     bridge remains open. Recently, the Oklahoma Department of 
     Transportation determined that approximately 102,000 cars 
     cross this bridge every day. Furthermore, 61% of all the 
     trucks that cross this bridge are out of state trucks. 
     Clearly, this bridge is heavily traveled by more than just 
     Oklahomans.
       Both the Governor of Oklahoma and the Secretary of 
     Transportation have endorsed this project and have made it 
     the number one transportation priority for the State of 
     Oklahoma. Unfortunately, due to the magnitude of the project, 
     Oklahoma does not have the funds to tackle it at this time.
       We are committed to working with our state officials to 
     ensure that this project receive the attention and funding it 
     needs. We would greatly appreciate your consideration of the 
     merits of this project. The I-40 cross bridge is indeed vital 
     to both Oklahoma and the overall interstate system. Please 
     let us know if we can provide you with additional 
     information.
           Sincerely,
     Rep. J.C. Watts, Jr.
     Rep. Ernest Istook, Jr.
     Rep. Steve Largent.
     Rep. Frank Lucas.
     Rep. Wes Watkins.
     Rep. Tom Coburn.
  Mr. SHUSTER spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.''.

                          ____________________


                       point of personal privilege

                              (para.43.16)


 A Member rose to a question of personal privilege under rule IX on the 
 basis of press accounts containing statements impugning his character 
 and motive by alleging intentional violation of rules as chairman of a 
                 committee conducting an investigation.

  On May 12, 1998, Mr. BURTON rose to a question of personal privilege.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 1 of rule IX, 
recognized Mr. BURTON for one hour.
  Mr. BURTON made the following statement:
  ``Mr. Speaker, the question of privilege deals with statements made in

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three editorials published in newspapers within the last week. The 
editorials contain statements which reflect directly on my reputation 
and integrity and specifically allege deceptive actions on my part and 
impugn my character and motive.''.
  ``The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HELFLEY SPOKE AND SIAD:
  ``The Chair has examined the press accounts which serve as the basis 
of the gentleman from Indiana's question of personal privilege and is 
satisfied that the gentleman states a proper question of personal 
privilege.
  ``Therefore, the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Burton] is recognized for 
1 hour.''.
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I want to tell my colleagues that I regret having to 
take this time out of our very busy schedule. I will not take the whole 
hour, but I think it is extremely important that the issues I am going 
to talk about be made available to my colleagues and to anyone else who 
is interested.
  ``I rise today to take a point of personal privilege and to discuss 
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight's investigation into 
illegal campaign contributions and other crimes. My conduct as chairman 
has been criticized by many of my Democratic colleagues. Those 
criticisms have been echoed in the press so I am taking this point of 
personal privilege to lay out for the American people the facts about 
this investigation.
  ``The fact is that this committee has been subjected to a level of 
stonewalling and obstruction that has never been seen by a congressional 
investigation in the history of this country. This investigation has 
been stonewalled by the White House. This investigation has been 
stonewalled by the Democratic National Committee. This committee has 
seen over 90 witnesses, 90, either take the fifth amendment or flee the 
country to avoid testifying, more than 90.
  ``The fact that all of these people have invoked their fifth amendment 
right to avoid self-incrimination is a pretty strong indication that a 
lot of crimes have been committed. Tomorrow the committee will vote on 
immunity for four witnesses, all of whom have previously invoked their 
right against self-incrimination. The Democrats on the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight have voted once to block immunity and 
keep these witnesses from testifying. I hope that tomorrow they will 
reconsider and vote to allow this investigation to move forward as it 
should.
  ``This investigation has seen enough obstruction and enough 
stonewalling for a lifetime. Before tomorrow's vote, I want to lay out 
for the American people and my colleagues what has happened in this 
investigation over the last year, the stalling and the delaying tactics 
that have been used against us and what has brought us to this point. I 
want to give a comprehensive summary of events so I am not going to 
yield to my colleagues during this speech.
  ``I became chairman of the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight in January of 1997. The President said he would give his full 
cooperation to all congressional investigations of illegal foreign fund-
raising, including ours. So why are we conducting this investigation? 
Because there is very strong evidence that crimes were committed.
  ``Let us take a look at some of the allegations that compelled us to 
begin this investigation: that the DNC had accepted millions of dollars 
in illegal foreign campaign contributions; that $3 million of the $4.5 
million in contributions attributed to John Huang had to be returned 
because of suspicions about their origins; that the Chinese Government 
had developed and implemented a plan to influence the elections in the 
United States of America; that Charlie Trie, a friend of the President's 
from Arkansas, had funneled close to $700,000 in contributions 
associated with a Taiwanese cult to the President's legal defense fund; 
that Charlie Trie's Macao-based benefactor had wired him in excess of $1 
million from overseas banks; that Charlie Trie was behind roughly 
$600,000 in suspicious contributions to the Democratic National 
Committee; that Pauline Kanchanalak and her family funneled a half a 
million dollars to the Democratic National Party from Thailand; that 
Chinese gun merchants, Cuban drug smugglers and Russian mob figures were 
being invited to intimate White House events with the President in 
exchange for campaign contributions; that the former associate Attorney 
General received $700,000 from friends and associates of the President, 
including $100,000 from the Riady family at a time when he was supposed 
to be cooperating with a criminal investigation.
  ``These are serious allegations about serious crimes. The Justice 
Department recently brought indictments against three of these 
individuals and a fourth, Johnny Chung has pled guilty.
  ``In January 1997, I sent letters to the White House requesting copies 
of all documents relating to this investigation. I asked for documents 
regarding John Huang, Charlie Trie, White House fund-raisers, et cetera. 
I gave the White House a chance to cooperate. Chairman Clinger, who 
preceded me, had written to the White House in October of 1996, and 
requested all documents regarding John Huang. Press reports had 
indicated that the White House had already assembled these documents and 
had them in boxes at the White House before the end of 1996.
  ``The entire month of February passed and we received only a trickle 
of documents from the White House. In March it was clear that the White 
House was not going to comply voluntarily. The President had offered his 
cooperation at the beginning of the year, but the White House refused to 
turn over documents to the committee. The White House campaign of 
stalling had begun. So I issued a subpoena for the documents. I held a 
meeting with the President's new White House counsel, Mr. Charles Ruff. 
Mr. Ruff assured me that the President would not assert executive 
privilege over any of the documents. The White House continued to resist 
turning over documents despite the lawful subpoena that we sent to them.
  ``Despite the earlier assurances, they told us they intended to claim 
executive privilege, even though they had said previously the President 
would not on over 60 documents that were relevant to the fund-raising 
scandal. It had always been White House policy not to claim executive 
privilege whenever personal wrongdoing or potential criminal conduct was 
being investigated. President Clinton's own counsel, Lloyd Cutler, had 
reiterated this policy early in the Clinton administration. But now 
President Clinton was using executive privilege to block our 
investigation.
  ``The month of April passed and little or no progress had been made in 
getting the documents we called for in our subpoena. This was more than 
four months after my first document request had been sent to the White 
House.
  ``In May, I was compelled to schedule a committee meeting to hold 
White House counsel Charles Ruff in contempt of Congress. More than four 
months had passed since I asked for the President's cooperation in 
producing documents and there had been nothing but stalling and more 
stalling. It was only with this sword hanging over their heads that the 
White House finally began to make efforts to comply with our subpoena.
  ``Mr. Ruff agreed to turn over all documents required by the subpoena 
within 6 weeks. He also agreed to allow committee attorneys to review 
documents on their privilege log to determine if the committee needed to 
have them. We reviewed those documents. We did need many of them.
  ``After months of stalling, we finally got some of them. By June, Mr. 
Ruff provided me with a letter stating that the White House had and I 
quote, `to the best of his knowledge, end of quote,' turned over every 
document in their possession required by the subpoena. We would find out 
later that that was not true.
  ``All the while we were struggling to get documents from the White 
House, I was subjected to a steady stream of mudslinging and vicious 
personal attacks from Democratic operatives and others close to the 
President. The DNC, which at the time was resisting complying with our 
subpoena, was spending thousands of dollars conducting opposition 
research on my background to try to intimidate me. They produced a 
scurrilous 20-page report detailing every trip I had ever taken, the 
contributions I had received over the

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years, my financial disclosure statements and anything else they could 
find.
  ``This document, which made outrageous and untrue accusations against 
me, was faxed around to reporters in an effort to drum up negative 
publicity about me and intimidate me. So much for cooperation with a 
legitimate congressional campaign investigation.
  ``In March, the week my committee's budget was to be voted on by the 
House, a former executive director of the Democratic National Committee 
made a slanderous accusation that I shook him down for campaign 
contributions. His accusation was printed on the front page of the 
Washington Post. His actions, which are completely untrue and absurd on 
their face, became the subject of a Justice Department investigation.
  ``As it turns out, this individual, Mark Siegel, was a former Carter 
White House aide, a former DNC executive director, a Democratic fund-
raiser and a Democratic lobbyist. More importantly, it became known 
later that he is a close friend and business associate of then-White 
House attorney Lanny Davis.
  ``His accusations were clearly politically motivated and timed to hurt 
the chances for approval of our budget for the investigation. So much 
for cooperation from the Democrats.
  ``Other sleazy accusations were being dished out to the press by 
anonymous Democratic agents. One reporter from my home State received 
derogatory information about me in an unmarked manila envelope without 
any return address. One Washington reporter got an anonymous phone call 
and was told to go to a phone booth, a phone booth in the Rayburn 
Building, and look in the back of the phone book. He went to that phone 
booth and found an envelope of defamatory information about me glued to 
the inside of the back of the phone book.
  ``Talk about cloak and dagger. This is the type of smear campaign that 
every committee chairman who has attempted to conduct oversight of the 
White House has been subjected to.
  ``They attempted to smear the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. Leach], they 
attempted to smear Chairman, former Congressman Bill Clinger, they 
attempted to smear Senator D'Amato, they attempted to smear Senator Fred 
Thompson, they even attempted to smear FBI Director Louis Freeh when he 
sought to convince the Attorney General to appoint an independent 
counsel. And, of course, Mr. Starr has been smeared, and everybody else 
that has investigated any aspect of the White House.
  ``What does this kind of behavior by the Democratic Party say to the 
American people? Is this cooperation? Were these smear campaigns 
orchestrated by the White House? That is something the American people 
have a right to know.
  ``In February of 1997, my staff learned, by reading The Washington 
Post, that the White House had sought a briefing from the FBI about the 
evidence it had gathered about Chinese efforts to infiltrate our 
political system and to affect the outcomes of elections. For obvious 
reasons, the FBI resisted giving such a briefing. The criminal 
investigation potentially implicated members of the White House staff.
  ``I learned from discussions with FBI Director Louis Freeh that at a 
time he was traveling in the Middle East, senior officials at the 
Justice Department attempted to provide this information about the 
ongoing criminal investigation to the White House, that was part of the 
investigation, a move that the FBI adamantly opposed.
  ``According to Director Freeh, when his staff learned that the Justice 
Department lawyers were planning on giving this information to the White 
House, Director Freeh's chief of staff called him on his airplane 
halfway around the world in a last-ditch effort to stop the transfer of 
this information to the White House, which could have potentially 
jeopardized the investigation. Director Freeh was forced to make an 
emergency phone call to the Attorney General from his plane in the 
Middle East to intervene and stop that process.
  ``When the Attorney General testified before our committee in 
December, she told a different version of events. She testified that she 
initiated the call to Director Freeh on his airplane to consult with him 
about providing the information to the White House. However, when 
Director Freeh testified the next day, he confirmed that it was he who 
initiated the call, after his staff warned him that the FBI was being 
circumvented so that sensitive information could be provided to the 
White House against the FBI's wishes.
  ``Now, let us go back to the White House. The stonewalling and the 
obstruction from the White House did not stop following our agreement 
with Mr. Ruff, the President's chief counsel. The letter I received in 
June of 1997 from Mr. Ruff assured me that, quote, to the best of his 
knowledge, all documents relevant to our investigation had been provided 
to the committee. Unfortunately, these assurances were hollow. They were 
false.
  ``Throughout the summer, boxes of newly discovered documents dribbled 
into the committee offices. Often, when the documents contained damaging 
revelations, they were leaked to the press before being provided to the 
committee. On one occasion, on a Friday night, we got about 12 boxes of 
documents. We did not even open them until the next Monday. But in the 
Saturday morning papers there was information that was in those boxes in 
the papers, and the White House was accusing us of leaking the 
information when we had not even opened the boxes.
  ``When this happened, the documents were normally given to reporters 
late on a Friday or over a busy weekend to try to deaden their impact on 
the American people.
  ``It was not unusual to receive documents pertaining to a White House 
or a DNC employee shortly after that employee was deposed. This forced 
us, on a continuing basis, to consider redeposing witnesses, costing 
additional time and money.
  ``In the Senate, Senator Thompson faced the same obstacles. Last July, 
the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs heard 2 days of testimony 
from DNC Finance Director Richard Sullivan. The evening following 
Sullivan's testimony, after he testified, the White House delivered 
several boxes of documents shedding new light on Sullivan's activities. 
The chairman of the committee in the other body was so infuriated that 
he canceled his agreement allowing the White House to provide documents 
voluntarily and he issued his first subpoena to the White House.
  ``On August 1, more Richard Sullivan documents turned up at the 
Democratic National Committee. The DNC turned over several boxes of 
memos and handwritten notes from the filing cabinet in Sullivan's 
office.
  ``The idea that the DNC could have overlooked drawers and drawers of 
relevant documents right in Richard Sullivan's office strains 
credibility. The Senate was forced to redepose Mr. Sullivan.
  ``The final straw came in October when the White House videotapes were 
discovered. The White House had in its possession close to 100 
videotapes of the President speaking and mingling with subjects of our 
investigation at DNC fund-raisers and White House coffees. The President 
could be seen at the White House fund-raisers with John Huang, James 
Riady, Pauline Kanchanalak, Charlie Trie, and many others.
  ``In one tape the President could be seen introduced at a fund-raiser 
to Charlie Trie and several foreign businessmen as ``The Trie Team.'' 
This was serious evidence that the White House had withheld from 
Congress and the Justice Department investigation for over 6 months.
  ``Despite the fact our subpoena clearly ordered the production of any 
relevant videotapes, the White House had, for 6 months, failed to reveal 
their existence. It was only under pressure from a Senate investigator, 
who had received a tip from a source, that the White House admitted to 
the existence of the tapes. In other words, they did not turn over the 
fund-raising tapes until their hand was caught in the cookie jar.
  ``Charles Ruff has said publicly that he was informed of the existence 
of the tapes on Wednesday, October 1. Now, remember this. The 
President's counsel said he was informed of the existence of the tapes 
on Wednesday, October 1. He met with Attorney General Janet Reno on 
Thursday, October 2, the day after he found out about the tapes. He did 
not inform the Attorney General at that meeting that the tapes existed 
and that they had not been turned over

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to the Justice Department. I believe he had an obligation to do so.
  ``Now, this was a critical week, because the Attorney General was in 
the process of deciding whether to seek the appointment of an 
independent counsel and she had to make her decision on Friday, October 
3. So the President's counsel knew about the tapes on the 1st, he talked 
to the Attorney General on the 2nd, she had to make her decision on the 
3rd, but he did not tell her about it. And so she made the decision not 
to appoint an independent counsel. Had she known about those tapes, her 
decision might have been otherwise.
  ``On Friday, the Attorney General released a letter declining to 
appoint an independent counsel. The tapes were not released until the 
Justice Department--until the weekend. Another stonewalling. In other 
words, Mr. Ruff had a face-to-face meeting with the Attorney General. He 
failed to disclose to her that the fund-raising videotapes existed and 
allowed her to make a very important decision on an independent counsel 
without having any knowledge of them.
  ``That is just wrong. It is obstruction of our investigation and all 
these investigations.
  ``I called Charles Ruff and the other attorneys from the White House 
counsel's office to testify before our committee in November, to answer 
for their failure to produce these tapes. Under questioning from a 
committee attorney, White House Deputy Counsel Cheryl Mills admitted 
that she and White House Counsel Jack Quinn had withheld from the 
committee for 1 year an important document related to the investigation 
of political uses of the White House database.
  ``The document in question was a page of notes taken by a White House 
staffer that indicated the President's desire to integrate the White 
House database with the DNC's database, which is not legal. This 
document had a direct bearing on the subcommittee's investigation. 
Cheryl Mills admitted that she had kept the document in a file in her 
office for over a year, based on a legal sleight of hand. Her behavior 
in this instance was another in a long string of incidents that 
reflected the White House's desire to stall and delay congressional 
investigations of its alleged misconduct. This kind of behavior is 
inexcusable for a White House attorney and a public servant.
  ``It was not the only time the subcommittee has faced obstructionism. 
The White House official most directly responsible for developing the 
controversial database was Marsha Scott. Committee attorneys had to 
attempt to depose Ms. Scott on three separate occasions to overcome her 
refusal to answer questions.
  ``This April, Ms. Scott was subpoenaed to attend a deposition. She 
arrived for the deposition, began to answer questions, and then abruptly 
got up and walked out of the deposition. This committee has never seen a 
witness who was under subpoena walk out in the middle of a deposition.
  ``The subcommittee chairman, the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. 
McIntosh], was forced to call an emergency meeting of the subcommittee 
at 8 o'clock that night to force Ms. Scott to return and answer the 
questions.
  ``This is typical of the kinds of obstruction this committee has 
encountered while dealing with this White House.
  ``The White House strategy was accurately described in a recent New 
York Post editorial as `The Four Ds: Deny, Delay, Denigrate and 
Distract.' It appears that the White House's game plan has been to stall 
and obstruct legitimate investigations for as long as possible and then 
criticize the length of the investigations, all the while attacking the 
investigators.
  ``It has been fairly noted by a number of leading editorial pages that 
if the President and his subordinates would simply cooperate and tell 
the truth, these investigations could be wrapped up quickly. The 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight continued to have White 
House documents dribble in as late as last December, 6 months after 
Charles Ruff had certified they had given us everything.
  ``Since January of last year, I have been seeking information from the 
Justice Department about its investigations into allegations that the 
Government of Vietnam may have attempted to bribe Commerce Secretary Ron 
Brown to influence policy on the normalization of relations with 
Vietnam, even though we had not had complete reporting on the 2,300 or 
2,400 POWs and MIAs left behind.
  ``The New York Times reported that the Justice Department had received 
evidence of international wire transfers related to the case, that there 
was money transferred from Hanoi to another bank. There was information 
in the papers about that. Despite the fact that the Justice Department 
had closed the case, they were resisting providing any information to my 
committee.
  ``On Tuesday, July 8, because the Justice Department would not give me 
the information, I sent a subpoena to the Attorney General and the 
Justice Department demanding this information.
  ``Now, get this: 3 days later, after I sent a subpoena to the Attorney 
General, on Friday, July 11, my campaign had an FBI agent walk in and 
give us a subpoena for 5 years of my campaign records. Although Mr. 
Siegel had made his allegations against me in March, there had been no 
signs of any investigative activity within the Justice Department until 
I sent a subpoena to the Attorney General about Mr. Brown and that FBI 
report.
  ``Was this a case of retaliation? That is a question the American 
people have a right to have answered, and I think I do, too.
  ``This committee has faced obstructions from the White House. That is 
obvious. It is also true that this committee has faced serious 
obstructions from other governments in this world.
  ``We tried to send a team of investigators to China and Hong Kong 
earlier this year. There are important witnesses that need to be 
interviewed to find out who is behind major wire transfers of money that 
wound up being funneled into campaigns in this country. The Chinese 
Government turned us down flat. They would not give visas to our 
investigators.
  ``We attempted to get information from the Bank of China about who 
originated the wire transfers of hundreds of thousands of dollars to 
Charlie Trie, Ng Lap Seng and others. The Bank of China told us they are 
an arm of the Chinese Government and they would not comply with our 
subpoena.
  ``I wrote to the President and asked for his assistance to break 
through this logjam with the Chinese Government. We have received no 
answer and no assistance whatsoever from the White House.
  ``My friends on the Democratic side of the aisle are fond of 
complaining about the number of subpoenas I have issued. For the record, 
I have issued just over 600 since the investigation began a year-and-a-
half ago. There is a very simple reason that I have been compelled to 
issue that many subpoenas. This committee has received absolutely no 
cooperation from more than 90 key witnesses and participants in efforts 
to funnel foreign money into U.S. campaigns. And many of these people 
are personal friends of the President, many of these people worked in 
the White House, and they have taken the Fifth or fled the country.
  ``More than 90 witnesses have either taken the Fifth to avoid 
incriminating themselves or fled the country to avoid testifying because 
they possibly are involved in criminal activity.
  ``The Justice Department did not receive much cooperation either. 
Director Freeh, when he testified before the committee last December, 
told us that they had issued over 1,000 subpoenas from the FBI.
  ``Fifty-three people have taken the fifth. These include Webb Hubbell, 
the President's hand-picked Associate Attorney General; John Huang, the 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce, who was in the White House over 
100 times during the President's first term; and Mark Middleton, a high-
level aide in the office of the White House Chief of Staff.
  ``I want to be clear about what this means. High-level appointees of 
the President have exercised their fifth amendment rights against self-
incrimination in criminal investigations, in crimes. These people do not 
want to testify because they do not want to admit to the commission of 
any crime that they may have been involved in. And these are people that 
have worked in the White House close to the President, his friends.

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  ``Thirty-eight witnesses have either fled the country or refused to 
make themselves available to be interviewed in their countries or their 
residence. There has never before in the history of this country been a 
congressional investigation that has had to investigate a scandal that 
is so broad and so international in scope. There has never before been a 
congressional investigation that has seen and had over 90 witnesses 
refuse to cooperate or flee the country.
  ``The fact that we have had so many non-cooperating witnesses is the 
reason that we have had to issue so many subpoenas. For instance, 
Charlie Trie, even though he has returned to the United States, has 
refused to cooperate with the committee. To overcome this problem, we 
had to issue 117 subpoenas to banks, phone companies, businesses, and 
other individuals to get information that Mr. Trie could have provided 
himself to us and to the committee. We have had to issue 60 subpoenas to 
attempt to get information about Ted Sioeng.
  ``Ted Sioeng and his family have given $400,000 to the Democrat 
National Committee. They have also given $150,000 to Republican causes. 
Not only has Ted Sioeng fled the country, but more than a dozen people 
associated with them have left as well. I mean, they are all heading for 
the hills. If Ted Sioeng would come back to the United States and 
cooperate with this investigation, we would not have to issue all of 
these subpoenas.
  ``Eighty percent of the subpoenas I have issued have been targeted to 
get information about half a dozen individuals who have been implicated 
in this scandal and who have taken the fifth amendment to avoid 
testifying.
  ``Just to be clear, more than 90 people have taken the fifth amendment 
or fled the country. That is scandalous. It has never happened before in 
the history of this country. Friends of the President, friends of the 
administration, contributors, leaders from other countries, have all 
headed for the hills. This is unprecedented. This should be a clear 
indication to people of the extent of the lawbreaking that occurred 
during the last campaign.
  ``At this point, I would like to say a few things about the release of 
the Webster Hubbell tapes, which we read about in the papers last week. 
First, Webster Hubbell was the Associate Attorney General of the United 
States. He was hand-picked by President Clinton to serve as one of the 
highest law enforcement officers in our land. Within a year, he was 
forced to resign in disgrace because of a criminal investigation into 
fraud at his law firm. He was eventually convicted and served 18 months 
in prison.
  ``Between the time he resigned, between the time he left the Justice 
Department and he was convicted, about 6 or 7 months later, he received 
$700,000 in payments from friends and associates of the President's for 
doing little or no work; and many people believe that was hush money. 
One hundred thousand dollars came from the Riady family in Indonesia, 
owners of the Lippo Group. This payment came within a few days of 10 
meetings at the White House, some including the President himself, 
involving the President, John Huang, James Riady, and Webster Hubbell. 
Serious allegations have been made that this $700,000 was hush money 
meant to keep Mr. Hubbell silent. A criminal investigation is underway. 
And Mr. Hubbell was just indicted for failure to pay almost $900,000 in 
taxes.
  ``The American people have a right to know what happened. They have a 
right to know why Mr. Hubbell received this money and what he did for 
it. There is no such thing as a free lunch, and people do not shell out 
$700,000 for nothing. We would expect the President's hand-picked 
appointee to a powerful Justice Department position would be the first 
to volunteer to cooperate with the congressional investigation.
  ``Instead, Mr. Hubbell, a close friend of the President, former leader 
at the Justice Department, has taken the fifth amendment and remains 
silent. This has forced us to seek other sources of information. And 
that is why I subpoenaed the prison tapes of Mr. Hubbell's phone 
conversations.
  ``Out of 150 hours of conversations, my staff prepared just over 1 
hour for release to the public, private conversations that had nothing 
to do with our investigation, and we screened those out. What was 
contained in that hour of conversations raises troubling questions. 
Given the seriousness of the allegations, this material deserves to be 
on the public record.
  ``On these tapes, we hear Mrs. Hubbell say that she fears that she 
will lose her job at the Interior Department if Mr. Hubbell takes 
actions that will hurt the Clintons. We heard Mrs. Hubbell say that she 
feels she is being squeezed by the White House. Webster Hubbell states, 
after she says that, that ``I guess I must roll over just one more 
time.'' ``Roll over one more time.'' These statements raise very 
disturbing questions about the conduct of the White House and the 
conduct of the Hubbells. The American people have a right to know the 
answers.
  ``Let me say a couple things about the charges of selective editing. 
Mistakes were made in the editing process. As chairman, I take 
responsibility for those mistakes. But they were just that, innocent 
mistakes. In the process of editing 149 hours of personal conversations, 
the staff cut out a couple of paragraphs that should have been left in. 
Here are a few points to be kept in mind. We are not talking about 
transcripts. What were prepared were logs of the conversations, logs, 
summaries of information on the tapes. They were not verbatim 
transcripts and they were never identified as such. They were logs of 
where these conversations came from out of the 150 hours of tapes that 
was condensed on to one.
  ``Exculpatory statements about both Mrs. Clinton and other Clinton 
administration officials were left in the logs. In one case, an 
exculpatory statement by Mr. Hubbell about Mrs. Clinton was underlined 
to highlight it. The tapes were never altered. This charge has been 
repeated time and time again by the Democrats and it is false. The tapes 
were not altered.
  ``Once the tapes were made public, reporters were allowed to listen to 
and record the appropriate sections of the tapes in their entirety. 
These sections included the statements about Mrs. Clinton and Mr. 
Hubbell that have been complained about. How can anyone argue that there 
was an intent to deceive when reporters were allowed to listen to the 
comments I have been accused of deleting?
  ``Finally, in an effort to end once and for all these charges of 
selective editing, I have released the tapes of these 50 conversations 
in their entirety, even though I did not want to because there is 
personal stuff in there that I did not think should be in the public 
domain, but the integrity of the investigation had to be maintained.
  ``What I find most unfortunate is that this incident has detracted 
from the important facts about the Hubbell tapes that it appears that 
Mr. Hubbell and his wife were under a great deal of pressure to keep 
their mouths shut. This is something that absolutely must be 
investigated. It is something that the American people absolutely have a 
right to know. She felt she was being squeezed by the White House, and 
he felt he had to roll over one more time. He had to roll over one more 
time.
  ``And when we have over 90 people fleeing the country or taking the 
fifth amendment, we have to wonder if Mr. Hubbell is only one of a 
number that are scared to talk, that are afraid to say anything because 
of pressure from the White House.
  ``This brings us to tomorrow's committee meeting. Tomorrow we will try 
to break through this stone wall one more time by granting immunity to 
four witnesses. The Justice Department has agreed to immunity. The 
Justice Department has agreed to immunity. They have been thoroughly 
consulted. The Justice Department has already immunized two of these 
witnesses themselves. There is no reason to oppose immunity. Yet 19 
Democrats on the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight voted in 
lock step against immunity. They voted to prevent these witnesses from 
telling the truth to the American people.
  ``I want to tell the American people a little bit about who these 
witnesses are. Two of these witnesses were employees of Johnny Chung. 
They were involved in his conduit contribution schemes, bringing money 
from illegal sources into the DNC. They were involved in setting up many 
of his meetings at the White House and with other government officials.
  ``Kent La is a very important witness. He is a business associate of 
Ted Sioeng, one of the people that had fled the country. He is the U.S. 
distributor

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of Red Pagoda Mountain cigarettes. Ted Sioeng has a major stake in these 
cigarettes. This is the best selling brand of cigarettes in China. This 
company is owned by the Communist Chinese Government. It is the third 
largest cigarette selling in the world. This company is owned by the 
Chinese Government, and it is a convenient way to funnel money into 
campaigns in the United States by Ted Sioeng, Kent La, and others.
  ``Ted Sioeng and his associates gave $400,000 in contributions to the 
Democrat National Committee. Of that amount, Kent La gave $50,000. Was 
that money from Red Pagoda cigarettes from the Chinese Communist 
Government? We need to find out. The American people have a right to 
know.
  ``Every witness that we have spoken to says that `If you want to 
understand Ted Sioeng, you have got to talk to Kent La.' And that is one 
of the people we want to talk to, but we have to get immunity for him 
first. Kent La has invoked the fifth amendment. He will not testify 
without immunity. But the Democrats on our committee will not grant him 
immunity. The Democrats have voted to block immunity. I cannot, for the 
life of me, understand why they want to do that.
  ``This is not a partisan issue. Ted Sioeng did not just give money to 
Democrats, he gave to both sides. He gave $150,000 to Republican causes 
as well as the Democrats. So this is not a partisan issue with Kent La 
and Ted Sioeng. It seems very clear that most of this half a million 
dollars donated by Ted Sioeng and his associates came from profits of 
selling Chinese cigarettes around the world. Kent La is the one 
individual who can tell us if this is true or not. I do not understand 
why my colleagues want to keep this witness from testifying and protect 
a major Communist Chinese cigarette company, especially when the 
gentleman from California, who has been such a forceful advocate of 
reducing smoking here in the United States, is one of those voting 
against immunity.
  ``We have a number of good members on my committee on both sides of 
the aisle. I think we have conscientious members, both Democrat and 
Republican, who are outraged by some of the things that have happened 
during the last election. I hope all of my colleagues are thinking long 
and hard about their votes, and I hope that they will reconsider and 
support immunity tomorrow.
  ``Now, in conclusion, I have tried throughout this discussion to try 
to make clear to the American people and my colleagues that this is an 
investigation that has faced countless obstacles, stone walls. We have 
faced obstruction from the White House. We have faced stalling from the 
Democrat National Committee. We have faced non-cooperation from foreign 
governments. We have had over 90 people take the fifth amendment or flee 
the country because they did not want to testify because of criminal 
activity.
  ``However, we will continue. There are very serious allegations of 
crimes that have been committed, and the American people have a right to 
know. I hope that tomorrow we will start to tear down the stone wall by 
granting immunity to these four witnesses and getting on with the 
investigation. None of this should be covered up. The American people 
have a very clear right to know if our government was compromised. They 
have a right to know if foreign contributions influenced our foreign 
policy, if it endangered our national defense. These are things the 
American people have a right to know, and we are going to do our dead 
level best to make sure they get that right and they get to know it.''.



                          ____________________

                         privileges of the house

                               (para.45.7)

 A resolution alleging intentional violation of House rules by a Member 
   and ``disapproving'' that conduct gives rise to a question of the 
                 privileges of the House under rule IX.

  On May 14, 1998, Mr. GEPHARDT, rose to a question of the privileges of 
the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 431):

                              H. Res. 431

       Whereas the Supreme Court of the United States has noted 
     that, although the power to conduct investigations is 
     inherent in the legislative process, that power is not 
     unlimited, may be exercised only in aid of the legislative 
     function, and cannot be used to expose for the sake of 
     exposure alone;

       Whereas the Supreme Court of the United States has further 
     noted that the investigative power of Congress contains ``no 
     general authority to expose the private affairs of 
     individuals without justification in terms of the functions 
     of Congress'';

       Whereas Representative Burton is the only member in the 
     history of the House of Representatives who has had the power 
     to unilaterally issue subpoenas and the power to disclose 
     information obtained therefrom, and has abused these powers;

       Whereas the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct has 
     determined that it is improper to alter a House document if 
     such alteration changes the meaning or extensively modifies 
     the document;

       Whereas the Speaker of the House of Representatives has 
     correctly and steadfastly called for adherence to the Rule of 
     Law and emphasized that no man is above the law;

       Whereas those upon whom the House of Representatives has 
     bestowed its Constitutional power to investigate must abide 
     by the Rule of Law, and must exercise the investigative power 
     fairly and judiciously and in a manner that will preserve the 
     dignity of the House and reflect credit thereon.

       Whereas the Rules of the House of Representatives provide 
     that documents and other materials obtained pursuant to a 
     Committee subpoena are records of the Committee that may not 
     be publicly disclosed by a chairman without authorization by 
     the Committee;

       Whereas the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     has adopted procedures governing the public disclosure of 
     documents and other materials obtained pursuant to a 
     Committee subpoena;

       Whereas pursuant to a Committee subpoena, Representative 
     Burton obtained from the Department of Justice tape 
     recordings of the telephone conversations engaged in by 
     Webster Hubbell while in prison;

       Whereas the Department of Justice advised Representative 
     Burton of his responsibility to pay special regard to the 
     sensitive nature of the tape recordings, which recordings the 
     Department of Justice could not lawfully disclose to the 
     public;

       Whereas Representative Burton intentionally violated the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives and the procedures of 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and 
     displayed an utter disregard for both the privacy rights of 
     those involved and the ability of the Bureau of Prisons to 
     perform its functions effectively by publicly disclosing the 
     tape recordings and transcripts of telephone conversations 
     between Webster Hubbell and his wife, other family members, 
     friends, and attorneys;

       Whereas the transcripts publicly disclosed by 
     Representative Burton in violation of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives and the procedures of the Committee had 
     been altered and selectively edited so as to mislead Members 
     of the House of Representatives and the public, distort the 
     public record; impair the ability of the House of 
     Representatives to perform its legislative and oversight 
     functions, and violate the integrity of Committee 
     proceedings.

       Whereas the materials publicly disclosed by Representative 
     Burton in violation of the Rules of the House of 
     Representative and the procedures of the Committee contained 
     conversations between a husband and wife pertaining to 
     family, personal, medical, and marital problems;

       Whereas, through these actions, his failure to abide by the 
     Rule of Law, and his consistent abuse of the investigative 
     powers of the House of Representatives, Representative Burton 
     has brought discredit upon the House of Representatives: Now, 
     therefore, be it

       Resolved, That the House of Representatives disapproves of 
     the manner in which Representative Burton has conducted the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight's investigation 
     of political fund-raising improprieties and possible 
     violations of law.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, ruled that in the opinion of the 
Chair, the resolution constitutes a question of the privileges of the 
House under rule IX.

  Mr. ARMEY moved to lay the resolution on the table.

  The question being put, viva voce,

  Will the House lay on the table the resolution?

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced that the yeas had it.

  Mr. GEPHARDT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.

  A quorum not being present,

  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

223

When there appeared

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Nays

196

para.45.8
                             [Roll No. 153]


  So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.

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  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                          ____________________


                             point of order

                              (para.52.16)


Pursuant to section 426(b)(4) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, a 
   Member who makes a point or order under section 425 of the Act and 
satisfies the threshold burden specified in section 426(b)(2) of the Act 
      by citing language in the bill as the source of an unfunded 
 intergovernmental mandate is recognized to control one-helf of the 20 
      minutes provided for debate on the question of consideration.


Pursuant to section 426 (b)(3) of the Congressionla Budget Act of 1974, 
as disposition of a point of order raised under section 425 of the Act, 
    the Chair puts the question of consideration with respect to the 
          proposition that is the object of the point of order.

  On June 4, 1998, Mr. SOLOMON made a point of order against 
consideration of the conference report under section 425 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, pursuant to section 426 of the Congressional Budget 
Act, the language on which this point of order is premised is contained 
in section 502 of subtitle A of title 5, `Reductions in payments for 
Administrative Costs for Food Stamps' of the conference report.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, responded to the point of order 
and said:
  ``The gentleman from New York makes a point of order that the 
conference report violates section 425(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, and according to section 426(b)(2) o9f the Act, the 
gentleman must specify the precise languate of his objection in the 
conference report on which he predicates this point of order.
  ``Having met this threshold burden, the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Solomon) and a Member opposed will control 10 minutes of debate. 
Pursuant to section 426(b)(3) of the Act and after debate, the Chair 
will put the question of consideration, to wit: Will the House now 
consider the conference report?''
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva, voce,
  Will the House now consider said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. STENHOLM objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

324

When there appeared

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Nays

91

para.52.17
                             [Roll No. 203]
    
    
    
    
  So it was the decision of the House to consider said conference 
report.

                          ____________________


                             point of order

                               (para.55.9)


Pursuant to section 426(b)(4) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, a 
 Member who makes a point of order under section 426(a) of the Act and 
satisfies the threshold burden specified in section 426(b)(2) of the Act 
  by citing language in the resolution that waives the application of 
   section 425 of the Act is recognized to control one-half of the 20 
      minutes provided for debate on the question of consideration.

 Pursuant to section 426(b)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
 as disposition of a point of order raised under section 426(a) of the 
 Act, the Chair puts the question of consideration with respect to the 
          proposition that is the object of the point of order.

  On June 10, 1998, Mr. NADLER, made a point of order during the remarks 
of the gentleman from Texas [Mr. McInnis], and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I make a point of order against consideration of House 
Resolution 462. Section 425 of that same Act, added by the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995, states that a point of order lies against 
legislation which (1) imposes an unfunded mandate in excess of $50 
million annually against state or local governments, and (2) does not 
publish prior to floor consideration, a Congressional Budget Office 
estimate of any unfunded mandates in excess of $50 million annually for 
state and local entities or in excess of $100 million annually for the 
private sector. Section 426 of the Budget Act specifically states that 
the Rules Committee may not waive this point of order. On page 2, lines 
13 through 15 of House Resolution 462, all points of order are waived 
against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
Therefore, I make a point of order that this rules may not be considered 
pursuant to section 426, as added by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 
1995.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, responded to the point of order, 
and said:
  ``The gentleman from New York makes a point of order against the 
resolution under section 425(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In accordance with section 426(b)(2) of the Act, the gentleman from New 
York [Mr. Nadler] has met the threshold burden to identify specific 
waiver language in the resolution for the point of order.
  ``Under section 426(b)(2) of the Act, the gentleman from New York, Mr. 
Nadler and a Member opposed each will control 10 minutes of debate on 
the question of consideration. Pursuant to section 426(b)(3) of the Act, 
after debate the Chair will put the question of consideration, to wit: 
Will the House now consider the resolution?''.

                          ____________________


                             point of order

                              (para.55.10)


Where the Speaker pro tempore has announced that the nays prevailed on a 
  voice vote on the question of consideration of a resolution, remarks 
uttered without recognition do not constitute intervening business such 
   as to preclude an objection to the voice vote for lack of a quorum.

  On June 10, 1998, Mr. McINNIS, rose and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 
minutes to----''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, spoke and said:
  ``Does the gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS, recognize that the 
noes prevailed on the pending vote?''
  Mr. McINNIS was recognized to speak and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I am a little confused as to the order.''
  Mr. NADLER spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, we continued. The vote is over.''
  Mr. McINNIS spoke and said:
  ``I have the Floor, Mr. Speaker, and I make a point of order to that 
point.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, spoke and said:
  ``The gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS has the floor.
  ``Does the gentleman from Colorado object to the vote?''
  Mr. McINNIS spoke and said:
  ``Yes, I do, Mr. Speaker.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, announced:
  ``The gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS, objects to the vote on the 
ground that a quorum is not present and makes the point of order that a 
quorum is not present.
  ``A quorum is not present. Under the rule, the yeas and nays are 
ordered. Those in favor will vote aye----''
  Mr. NADLER spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, business intervened. Speech intervened. He did not ask 
for the vote or object to the quorum until the Chair asked about it. I 
object to this. He has gone on, all right.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, said:
  ``The gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS, objected to the vote. The 
gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS, objected to the vote.''
  Mr. NADLER spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, business intervened. Before he objected to the vote, he 
started saying he asked 30 minutes for speaking time, et cetera. We had 
already progressed. He did not object to the vote.''

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, said:
  ``There was not business that intervened. The gentleman from Colorado, 
Mr. McINNIS, did not have the floor for debate since the pending voice 
vote was against consideration.
  ``The gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS did not have the floor for 
debate. The gentleman from Colorado objected to the vote.''
  Mr. McINNIS spoke and said:
  ``That is correct, Mr. Speaker. I had the floor. I was on my feet and 
had the floor.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, said:
  ``The Chair will repeat, the gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS, has 
objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present.''
  Mr. NADLER spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I appeal the ruling of the Chair.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, said:
  ``The gentleman makes the point of order that a quorum is not 
present.''
  Mr. NADLER spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I object on the ground that the Record will show, if 
the Clerk will read the Record, that the gentleman had gone on to 
another subject, had already started talking about something else, and 
did not, did not object on the ground that a quorum is not present until 
the Speaker asked him, do you not want to object that a quorum was not 
present?
  ``The vote was already over and cannot be continued at this point. I 
make a point of order.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, said:
  ``The gentleman from Colorado, Mr. McINNIS, had not been recognized to 
debate the resolution since the House had not voted to consider the 
resolution. therefore, no intervening business had been transacted.''
  ``Does the gentleman from New York, Mr. NADLER, insist on appealing 
the ruling of the Chair?''
  Mr. NADLER spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, no, I do not.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, said:
  ``The gentleman from New York, Mr. NADLER, has withdrawn his appeal of 
the ruling of the Chair.

                          ____________________


                             point of order

                               (para.74.8)


 The Speaker pro tempore sustained a point of order against a motion to 
recommit proposing an amendment to replace one revenue provision in the 
pending unreported bill with another such provision, on the ground that 
it provided an ``increase or decrease in revenues'' in the coming fiscal 
 year before adoption of a concurrent resolution on the budget for that 
 year in violation of section 303(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
                                  1974.

The House laid on the table an appeal from the ruling of the Speaker pro 
                                tempore.

  On July 24, 1998, Mr. HASTERT, made a point of order pending 
consideration of the motion to recommit with instruction made by Mr. 
BERRY.
  Mr. HASTERT was recognized on his point of order and he yielded to Mr. 
THOMAS who spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, contained among the numerous provisions in the motion 
to recommit is striking the medical savings accounts. Notwithstanding 
the gentleman's representation that this will save billions of dollars a 
year, the Congressional Budget Office says that simply is not so. In 
fact, it will save less than $1 billion a year. That is the point on 
which the point of order turns, because the gentleman's addition of the 
acceleration of the self-employed deduction in fact scores more than $1 
billion and therefore is subject to a 303 Congressional Budget Act point 
of order. It in fact increases the budget before the final budget is 
adopted in a given fiscal year. It applies clearly in this particular 
instance. A point of order, therefore, lies against the gentleman and I 
would urge the Chair to sustain the 303(a) Congressional Budget Act 
point of order.''.
  Mr. CARDIN was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``If I understand the gentleman from California's point is that the 
striking of the medical savings account provision would not save as much 
money as accelerating the self-employed insurance deduction by 4 years.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I would like to include in the Record a document that 
has been received from the Joint Committee on Taxation that shows that 
striking the medical savings account provision will save $4.1 billion, 
the self-employed health insurance deduction would cost $3.4 billion, 
for a net revenue savings to the treasury of $687 million.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore said:
  ``The gentleman from Maryland may insert the documents after the point 
of order but not during debate on the point of order.
  Mr. CARDIN spoke further and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, on that point, if I am correct, the point of order is 
being raised as it relates to having----''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, said:
  ``That is correct. The Chair must rely on what is being said to the 
Chair and so insertion into the Record during the debate on the point of 
order is not in order at this time.''.
  Mr. CARDIN spoke further and said:
  ``I would just quote into the Record the document from the Joint 
Committee on Taxation dated July 23, 1998, and would be glad to make it 
available to the Parliamentarian.''.
  Mr. THOMAS was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, on the point just registered, this is the House and not 
the Senate. The Senate just read 10-year numbers, the House operates on 
5-year numbers, and the point of order still stands.''.
  Mr. CARDIN was recognized further and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, let me put into the record the 5-year numbers. The 5-
year numbers on striking the medical savings account provision would 
save $1.3 billion, the self-employed would cost $1.2 billion, for a net 
savings to the treasury of $56 million.''.
  Mr. THOMAS was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, the gentleman is reading from a document that I do not 
believe is current. Would he cite the number and the date?''.
  Mr. CARDIN spoke further and said:
  ``If the gentleman would yield, it is dated July 23, 1998.''.
  Mr. THOMAS spoke further and said:
  ``I tell the gentleman the numbers I just read come from a Joint Tax 
Committee publication July 24, 1998. But the gentleman is not bad being 
only one day behind.''.
  Mr. CARDIN spoke further and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I have the July 25 numbers.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, spoke and said:
  ``Does the gentleman from Illinois insist upon his point of order?''.
  Mr. HASTERT spoke and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I insist on my point of order.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE spoke and said:
  ``The amendment proposed in the motion to recommit would strike one of 
the revenue provisions from the bill. The amendment also would insert an 
alternate revenue change. In this latter respect, the amendment 
`provides an increase or decrease in revenues' within the meaning of 
section 303 of the Budget Act.
  ``Because this revenue change would occur during fiscal year 1999, a 
year for which a budget resolution has yet to be finalized, the 
amendment violates section 303(a)(2) of the Act.
  ``The point of order is sustained.''.
  Mr. CARDIN appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  Mr. ARMEY moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voice,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ACKERMAN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XT, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

222

When there appeared

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Nays

204

para.74.9
                             [Roll No. 337]

  So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to

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was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                          ____________________


                         privileges of the house

                              (para.94.21)


    A resolution comprising four articles of impeachment against an 
 independent counsel (who is designated by law as an executive officer 
removable by impeachment) gives rise to a question of the privileges of 
                        the House under rule IX.

  On September 23, 1998, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, rose to a question of 
the privileges of the House and called up the following resolution (H. 
Res. 545):

                              H. Res. 545

       Impeaching Kenneth W. Starr, an independent counsel of the 
     United States appointed pursuant to 28 United States Code 
     Sec. 593(b), of high crimes and misdemeanors.
       Resolved that Kenneth W. Starr, an independent counsel of 
     the United States of America, is impeached for high crimes 
     and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of 
     impeachment be exhibited to the Senate;
       Articles of Impeachment exhibited by the House of 
     Representatives of the United States of America in the name 
     of itself and of all the people of the United States of 
     America, against Kenneth W. Starr, an independent counsel of 
     the United States of America, in maintenance and support of 
     its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors.
       In his conduct of the office of independent counsel, 
     Kenneth W. Starr has violated his oath and his statutory and 
     constitutional duties as an officer of the United States and 
     has acted in ways that were calculated to and that did usurp 
     the sole power of impeachment that the Constitution of the 
     United States vests exclusively in the House of 
     Representatives and that were calculated to and did obstruct 
     and impede the House of Representatives in the proper 
     exercise of its sole power of impeachment. The acts by which 
     Independent Counsel Starr violated his duties and attempted 
     to and did usurp the sole power of impeachment and impede its 
     proper exercise include:
       (1) On September 9, 1998, Independent Counsel Kenneth W. 
     Starr transmitted two copies of a ``Referral to the United 
     States House of Representatives pursuant to Title 28, United 
     States Code, Sec. 595(c).'' As part of that Referral, Mr. 
     Starr submitted a 445-page report (the ``Starr Report'') that 
     included an extended narration and analysis of evidence 
     presented to a grand jury and of other material and that 
     specified the grounds upon which Mr. Starr had concluded that 
     a duly elected President of the United States should be 
     impeached by the House of Representatives. By submitting the 
     Starr Report, Mr. Starr usurped the sole power of impeachment 
     and impeded the House in the proper exercise of that power in 
     various ways, including the following:
       (a) In preparing the Starr Report, Mr. Starr misused the 
     powers granted and violated the duties assigned independent 
     counsel under the provisions of Title 28 of the United States 
     Code. Section 595(c) does not authorize or require 
     independent counsel to submit a report narrating and 
     analyzing the evidence and identifying the specific grounds 
     on which independent counsel believes the House of 
     Representatives should impeach the President of the United 
     States. By submitting the Starr Report in the form he did, 
     Mr. Starr misused his powers and preempted the proper 
     exercise of the sole power of impeachment that the 
     Constitution assigned to the House of Representatives. Mr. 
     Starr thereby committed a high crime and misdemeanor against 
     the Constitution and the people of the United States of 
     America.
       (b) In his preparation and submission of the Starr Report, 
     Mr. Starr further misused his powers and violated his duties 
     as independent counsel and arrogated unto himself and 
     effectively preempted and undermined the proper exercise of 
     power of impeachment that the Constitution allocated 
     exclusively to the House of Representatives. Mr. Starr knew 
     or should have known, and he acted to assure, that the House 
     of Representatives would promptly release to the public any 
     report that he transmitted to the House of Representatives 
     under the authority of Section 595(c). With that knowledge, 
     Mr. Starr prepared and transmitted a needlessly pornographic 
     report calculated to inflame public opinion and to preclude 
     the House of Representatives from following the procedures 
     and observing the precedents it had established for the 
     conduct of a bipartisan inquiry to determine whether a 
     President of the United States had committed a high crime or 
     misdemeanor in office meriting impeachment. Mr. Starr thereby 
     committed a high crime and misdemeanor against the 
     Constitution and the people of the United States.
       (2) Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr further usurped 
     and arrogated unto himself the powers that belong solely to 
     the House of Representatives by using and threatening to use 
     the subpoena powers of a federal grand jury to compel an 
     incumbent President of the United States to testify before a 
     federal grand jury as part of an investigation whose primary 
     purpose had become and was the development of evidence that 
     the President had committed high crimes and misdemeanors 
     justifying his impeachment and removal from office. With 
     respect to the President of the United States, the only means 
     by which the holder of that office may be called to account 
     for his conduct in office is through the exercise by the 
     House of Representatives of the investigative powers that the 
     constitutional assignment of the sole power of impeachment 
     conferred upon it. Mr. Starr improperly used and manipulated 
     the powers of the grand jury and his office to effectively 
     impeach the President of the United States of America and to 
     force the House of Representatives to ratify his decision. 
     Mr. Starr thereby committed a high crime and misdemeanor 
     against the Constitution and the people of the United States.
       In all this, Kenneth W. Starr has acted in a manner 
     contrary to his trust as an independent counsel of the United 
     States and subversive of constitutional government, to the 
     great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the 
     manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore Kenneth W. Starr, by such conduct, warrants 
     impeachment and trial, and removal from office.
       In his conduct of the office of independent counsel, 
     Kenneth W. Starr violated the oath he took to support and 
     defend the Constitution of the United States of America and 
     his duties as an officer of the United States and acted in 
     ways that were calculated to and that did unconstitutionally 
     undermine the office of President of the United States and 
     obstruct, impede, and impair the ability of an incumbent 
     President of the United States to fully and effectively 
     discharge the duties and responsibilities of his office on 
     behalf and for the benefit of the people of the United States 
     of America, by whom he had been duly elected. The acts by 
     which Mr. Starr violated his oath and his duties and 
     undermined the office of President and obstructed, impeded, 
     and impaired the ability of the incumbent President to fully 
     and effectively discharge the duties of that office include:
       (1) Mr. Starr unlawfully and improperly disclosed and 
     authorized disclosures of grand jury material for the purpose 
     of embarrassing the President of the United States and 
     distracting him from and impairing his ability to execute the 
     duties of the office to which the people of the United States 
     had elected him. Mr. Starr has thereby committed high crimes 
     and misdemeanors against the Constitution and people of the 
     United States.
       (2) Mr. Starr engaged in a willful and persistent course of 
     conduct that was calculated to and that did wrongfully 
     demean, embarrass, and defame an incumbent President of the 
     United States and that thereby undermined and impaired the 
     President's ability to properly execute the duties of the 
     office to which the people of the United States had elected 
     him, including not only Mr. Starr's wrongful disclosures of 
     grand fury material, but also other improper conduct, such as 
     his actions and conduct calculated to suggest, without 
     foundation, that the incumbent President had participated in 
     preparing a so-called ``talking points'' outline to 
     improperly influence the testimony of one or more persons 
     scheduled to be deposed in a private civil action. By his 
     willful and persistent conduct in misrepresenting as well as 
     improperly disclosing evidence that he had gathered, Mr. 
     Starr committed high crimes and misdemeanors against the 
     Constitution and the people of the United States of America.
       (3) Mr. Starr intentionally, willfully, and improperly 
     embarrassed the people and the President of the United States 
     by including in the Starr Report an unnecessary and improper 
     and extended detailed, salacious, and pornographic narrative 
     account of the consensual sexual encounters that a grand jury 
     witness testified she had with the incumbent President of the 
     United States. By including the unnecessary and improper 
     pornographic narrative, Mr. Starr intended to and did 
     undermine and imperil the ability of the President to conduct 
     the foreign relations of United States of America and 
     otherwise to execute the duties of the office to which the 
     people of the United States had elected him, and he knowingly 
     and improperly embarrassed the United States as a nation. By 
     including that narrative, knowing and intending that it would 
     be published and disseminated, Mr. Starr committed a high 
     crime and misdemeanor against the Constitution and the people 
     of the United States of America.
       In all of this, Kenneth W. Starr has acted in a manner 
     contrary to his trust as an independent counsel of the United 
     States and subversive of constitutional government, to the 
     great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the 
     manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore Kenneth W. Starr, by such conduct, warrants 
     impeachment and trial, and removal from office.
       In his conduct of the office of independent counsel, 
     Kenneth W. Starr violated the oath he took to support and 
     defend the Constitution of the United States of America and 
     the duties he had assumed as an office of the United States 
     and acted in ways that were calculated to and that did 
     unconstitutionally arrogate unto himself powers that the 
     Constitution of the United States assigned to the federal 
     courts; that were calculated to and did undermine the 
     institution of the grand jury established by the Constitution 
     of the United States; and that were calculated to and did 
     undermine and bring into disrepute the office of independent 
     counsel and

[[Page 2767]]

     offices of all those charged with investigating and 
     prosecuting crimes against the United States. The acts by 
     which Mr. Starr violated his oath and his duties and by which 
     he undermined the federal courts and the grand jury and 
     undermined and demeaned the office and role of all federal 
     prosecutors include:
       (1) Mr. Starr disclosed and authorized and approved the 
     disclosure and misuse of grand jury materials in violation of 
     Rule 6(e)(2) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and 
     with contempt for the federal courts and for the rights of 
     those who appear before grand juries of the United States and 
     of those who are subjects of grand jury investigations.
       (2) Throughout his investigations, Mr. Starr abused the 
     powers of his office and condoned the abuse of those powers 
     to improperly intimidate and manipulate citizens of the 
     United States who were interviewed or called to testify 
     before a grand jury or who were actual or potential targets 
     of his investigations and to deprive them of rights 
     guaranteed to all citizens of the United States. Mr. Starr 
     and subordinates for whose conduct he is responsible further 
     abused and misused the powers of the office of independent 
     counsel and the powers of the grand jury to improperly invade 
     and needlessly intrude upon the privacy of individuals and to 
     demean the rights guaranteed to all by the First and Fifth 
     Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
       (3) Throughout his investigations, Mr. Starr has abused and 
     misused and has authorized and approved the abuse and misuse 
     of the powers of his office in ways that have demeaned the 
     prosecutorial office and that have undermined and will 
     undermine the ability of other prosecutorial officers of the 
     United States to discharge their duty to take care that laws 
     of the United States be faithfully executed.
       (4) In his conduct of the office of the independent 
     counsel, Mr. Starr has needlessly and unjustifiably expended 
     and wasted funds of the United States. Over the past four 
     years, Mr. Starr has expended more than forty million dollars 
     ($40,000,000) in a relentless pursuit of investigations and 
     prosecutions that he knew or should have known did not merit 
     and could not justify such extraordinary expenditures.
       By the conduct described in this Article III of these 
     Articles of Impeachment, Kenneth W. Starr committed high 
     crimes and misdemeanors against the Constitution and the 
     people of the United States of America.
       In all of this, Kenneth W. Starr has acted in a manner 
     contrary to his trust as an independent counsel of the United 
     States and subversive of constitutional government, to the 
     great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the 
     manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore Kenneth W. Starr, by such conduct, warrants 
     impeachment and trial, and removal from office.
       By his conduct as an officer of the United States of 
     America, including the conduct described in Articles I 
     through III of these Articles of Impeachment, Kenneth W. 
     Starr has violated the oath he took to uphold and defend the 
     Constitution of the United States of America. He has acted 
     and persisted in acting in ways that were calculated to and 
     did embarrass the United States and the people of the United 
     States before the international community and that were 
     calculated to and did undermine the ability of the 
     Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial 
     Branch to effectively exercise the powers and discharge the 
     duties assigned to each by the Constitution of the United 
     States of America. He has unconstitutionally and improperly 
     exercised powers that were not his to exercise and has acted 
     in ways that were calculated to and did improperly demean a 
     President of the United States and diminish the capacity of 
     the President to effectively discharge the duties that the 
     people of the United States elected him to perform. He has 
     unconstitutionally and improperly exercised his powers and 
     has acted in ways that were calculated to and did demean the 
     House of Representatives and that have effectively deprived 
     the House of Representatives of its right to exercise its 
     sole power of impeachment in a deliberate and bipartisan 
     manner that was consistent with the procedures and precedents 
     it had established in prior proceedings and inquiries to 
     determine whether the President of the United States should 
     be impeached. He has unlawfully and improperly exercised his 
     powers in ways that demeaned the institution of the federal 
     grand jury, that demonstrated contempt of the courts of the 
     United States and the rules that govern their proceedings, 
     and that demeaned the office of independent counsel and 
     offices of all those charged with responsibility for seeing 
     that the laws of the United States are faithfully executed. 
     By his conduct as an independent counsel, Kenneth W. Starr 
     has committed high crimes and misdemeanors against the 
     Constitution and the people of the United States.
       In all of this, Kenneth W. Starr has acted in a manner 
     contrary to his trust as an independent counsel of the United 
     States and subversive of constitutional government, to the 
     great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the 
     manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore Kenneth W. Starr, by such conduct, warrants 
     impeachment and trial, and removal from office.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, ruled that
  ``The resolution constitutes a question of the privileges of the House 
under rule IX.''.
  Mr. LaHOOD moved to lay the resolution on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

340

When there appeared

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Nays

71

para.94.22
                             [Roll No. 453]

  So the motion to lay the resolution on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                          ____________________


                         privileges of the house

                              (para.94.23)


A resolution directing a standing committee to release executive-session 
material referred to it as such by special rule of the House was held to 
  propose a change in the rules and, therefore, not to give rise to a 
         question of the privileges of the House under rule IX.

  On September 23, 1998, Mr. CONDIT, rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 
546):

                              H. Res. 546

       Whereas the entire communication of the Office of the 
     Independent Counsel received by the House of Representatives 
     on September 9, 1998, includes information of fundamental 
     constitutional importance;
       Whereas the American people have a right to receive and 
     review this communication in its entirety;
       Whereas the House Committee on the Judiciary has failed to 
     make the entire communication available to the American 
     people; and
       Whereas failure to make the entire communication available 
     to the American people raises a question of privilege 
     affecting the dignity and integrity of the proceedings of the 
     House under rule IX of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the entire communication received, including 
     all appendices and related materials, on September 9, 1998, 
     from an independent counsel, pursuant to section 595(c) of 
     title 28, United States Code, shall be printed immediately as 
     a document of the House of Representatives.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, recognized Members who desired to 
be heard on whether the resolution presented a question of privilege.
  Mr. SOLOMON was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, questions of privilege under rule IX are those 
affecting the rights of the House collectively, its safety, its dignity, 
and the integrity of its proceedings, and the rights, reputation, and 
the conduct of Members. A question of privilege, Mr. Speaker, may not be 
raised to effect a change in House rules.
  ``Mr. Speaker, House Rule 525, which was adopted by the House on 
September 11 by a vote of 363 to 63, delegated the authority to review 
and release Independent Counsel Starr's report from the House to the 
Committee on the Judiciary.
  ``The House delegated this authority to the Committee on the Judiciary 
as an exercise in its rule-making power. Mr. Speaker, the resolution 
offered by the gentleman from California [Mr. Condit] seeks to change 
the rule of the House as established in House Resolution 525. Therefore, 
Mr. Speaker, the gentleman's resolution does not constitute a legitimate 
question of privilege.
  ``Mr. Speaker, let me just cite line 15 of the resolution that passed 
the House. It says, `The balance of such material shall be deemed to 
have been received in executive session, but shall be released from the 
status on September 28, 1998, except as otherwise determined by the 
committee.'.
  ``That is the rule of the House. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, the 
gentleman's resolution does not constitute a legitimate question of 
privilege in that change of House rule, and a privilege clearly is not 
in order.''.
  Mr. DEUTSCH was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments of the distinguished chairman 
of

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the Committee on Rules regarding the standard of what privilege is. I 
would agree with him completely, that is the standard of what privilege 
is.
  ``I would also say, though, that I believe this resolution clearly 
meets that standard, because what is going on right now in the Committee 
on the Judiciary with the selective release of information is clearly a 
disservice on this House, and is clearly putting this House in 
disrepute, which is exactly what the rules of the House in terms of our 
privileged resolution are set up to deal with.
  ``I would say to the gentleman and to the Speaker that this resolution 
is clearly exactly why we have privileged resolutions in the House. What 
is happening right now in terms of the procedures of the Committee on 
the Judiciary, in terms of what has happened with the release of 
information, in the partisanship that has occurred within that 
committee, is absolutely putting this House into the type of situation, 
the type of disrespect that privileged resolutions are exactly in 
purpose for using.
  ``I would urge the Speaker to rule this in order, and I urge its 
adoption.
  Mr. CONDIT was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I understand the point of the chairman of the Committee 
on Rules. This is an attempt to allow all the Members of this House to 
have access to the information. It is an attempt to speed the process 
along so we can bring it to closure. The American people want us to 
bring this issue to closure.
  ``There is no reason why every Member of this House cannot have that 
information. We are not grade school kids. We understand it, and we know 
ultimately we need to make a decision. So my intent, Mr. Speaker, is 
simply to speed this process along so that we can make a decision and 
get back to the business of living our lives and running this 
country.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. Hansen, ruled and said:
  ``The gentleman from California [Mr. Condit] offers House Resolution 
546 as a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX. The 
resolution would direct the Committee on the Judiciary to release all 
executive session material referred to the committee by the House 
pursuant to House Resolution 525.
  ``That resolution was reported to the House by the Committee on Rules 
as a privileged rule, and its adoption governs subsequent review and 
release of that executive session material referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary.
  ``A resolution may not be offered under the guise of a question of the 
privileges of the House if it effects a change in the rules or standing 
orders of the House or their interpretation. This principle is annotated 
in section 662f of the House Rules and Manual. The House has delegated 
to the Committee on the Judiciary the final decision-making authority on 
the extent of release from executive session of materials contained in 
the Independent Counsel's report. Indeed, section 2 of House Resolution 
525 establishes a release date for all materials contained in that 
report, except as otherwise determined by the Committee on the 
Judiciary.
  ``In an illustrative case under the precedents, even an alleged 
refusal by the committee to make certain staff memos available to the 
public, and refusal to permit committee Members to take photostatic 
copies of committee files, have been held not to constitute questions of 
privilege. This principle is annotated in section 662d of the manual.
  ``To rule otherwise would suggest that valid committee determinations 
as to the executive session nature of committee files could be 
collaterally challenged under the guise of questions of privileges.
  ``In the opinion of the Chair, the resolution does not constitute a 
question of the privileges of the House within the meaning of rule IX, 
and may not be considered at this time.''.

                          ____________________


                         privileges of the house

                              (para.105.7)


 A resolution reported as privileged by the Committee on the Judiciary 
proposing to authorize that committee to investigate whether sufficient 
 grounds existed for the impeachment of the President and to empower it 
with special investigative authorities, gives rise to a question of the 
                 privileges of the House under rule IX.

 A resolution reported as a question of the privileges of the House may 
 be called up at any time without regard to the three-day availability 
                requirement of clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI.

  On October 8, 1998, Mr. HYDE, by direction of the Committee on the 
Judiciary, called up the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 581):

                              H. Res. 581

       Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary, acting as a 
     whole or by any subcommittee thereof appointed by the 
     chairman for the purposes hereof and in accordance with the 
     rules of the committee, is authorized and directed to 
     investigate fully and completely whether sufficient grounds 
     exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its 
     constitutional power to impeach William Jefferson Clinton, 
     President of the United States of America. The committee 
     shall report to the House of Representatives such 
     resolutions, articles of impeachment, or other 
     recommendations as it deems proper.
       Sec. 2. (a) For the purpose of making such investigation, 
     the committee is authorized to require--
       (1) by subpoena or otherwise--
       (A) the attendance and testimony of any person (including 
     at a taking of a deposition by counsel for the committee); 
     and
       (B) the production of such things; and
       (2) by interrogatory, the furnishing of such information;

     as it deems necessary to such investigation.
       (b) Such authority of the committee may be exercised--
       (1) by the chairman and the ranking minority member acting 
     jointly, or, if either declines to act, by the other acting 
     alone, except that in the event either so declines, either 
     shall have the right to refer to the committee for decision 
     the question whether such authority shall be so exercised and 
     the committee shall be convened promptly to render that 
     decision; or
       (2) by the committee acting as a whole or by subcommittee.

     Subpoenas and interrogatories so authorized may be issued 
     over the signature of the chairman, or ranking minority 
     member, or any member designated by either of them, and may 
     be served by any person designated by the chairman, or 
     ranking minority member, or any member designated by either 
     of them. The chairman, or ranking minority member, or any 
     member designated by either of them (or, with respect to any 
     deposition, answer to interrogatory, or affidavit, any person 
     authorized by law to administer oaths) may administer oaths 
     to any witness. For the purposes of this section, ``things'' 
     includes, without limitation, books, records, correspondence, 
     logs, journals, memorandums, papers, documents, writings, 
     drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, reproductions, 
     recordings, tapes, transcripts, printouts, data compilations 
     from which information can be obtained (translated if 
     necessary, through detection devices into reasonably usable 
     form), tangible objects, and other things of any kind.
  The SPEAKER ruled and said:
  ``The resolution, since reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, 
constitutes a question of privilege and may be called up at this 
time.''.
  Pending consideration of said resolution.
  On motion of Mr. HYDE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the time for debate on the resolution be enlarged to two 
hours.
  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. CONYERS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That there be ten minutes of debate time be allocated on the 
motion to recommit if offered by Mr. BOUCHER, equally divided between 
the proponent and opponent.
  After further debate,
para.105.8  call of the house

  The SPEAKER recognized Mr. HYDE to move a call of the House.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--
para.105.9
                             [Roll No. 496]

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER announced that 423 Members had been recorded, a 
quorum.
  Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.
  After further debate,
  Mr. HYDE moved the previous question on the resolution to its adoption 
or rejection.
  Mr. BOUCHER moved to recommit the resolution to the Committee on the 
Judiciary with instructions to report the resolution back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:
       Strike the first section and insert the following:

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       That (a)(1) The House of Representatives authorizes and 
     instructs the Committee on the Judiciary (in this Resolution 
     referred to as the ``Committee'') to take the following steps 
     within the time indicated in order, fully and fairly, to 
     conduct an inquiry and, if appropriate, to act upon the 
     Referral from the Independent Counsel (in this Resolution 
     referred to as ``the Referral'') in a manner which ensures 
     the faithful discharge of the Constitutional duty of the 
     Congress and concludes the inquiry at the earliest possible 
     time, and, consistent with chapter 40 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to consider any subsequent referral made by the 
     Independent Counsel under section 595(c) of such title 28.
       (2) The Committee shall thoroughly and comprehensively 
     review the constitutional standard for impeachment and 
     determine if the facts presented in the Referral, if assumed 
     to be true, could constitute grounds for the impeachment of 
     the President.
       (b) If the Committee determines that the facts stated in 
     the Referral, if assumed to be true, could constitute grounds 
     for impeachment, the Committee shall investigate fully and 
     completely whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of 
     Representatives to exercise its constitutional power to 
     impeach the President.
       (c) If the Committee finds that there are not sufficient 
     grounds to impeach the President, it shall then be in order 
     for the Committee to consider recommending to the House of 
     Representatives alternative sanctions.
       (d) Following the conclusion of its inquiry, the Committee 
     shall consider any recommendation it may commend to the 
     House, including--
       (1) one or more articles of impeachment;
       (2) alternative sanctions; or
       (3) no action.

     The Committee shall make such a recommendation sufficiently 
     in advance of December 31, 1998, so that the House of 
     Representatives may consider such recommendations as the 
     Committee may make by that date.
       (e) If the Committee is unable to complete its assignment 
     within the time frame set out in subsection (d), a report to 
     the House of Representatives may be made by the Committee 
     requesting an extension of time.

  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SENSENBRENNER the previous question was ordered on 
the motion to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said resolution with instructions?
  The SPEAKER announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BOUCHER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

198

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negative

Nays

236

para.105.10
                             [Roll No. 497]

  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said 
resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

258

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affirmative

Nays

176

para.105.11
                             [Roll No. 498]

  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                          ____________________


                         privileges of the house

                              (para.107.9)


   A resolution alleging a failure of aggressive execution of certain 
Federal trade laws as impugning the integrity of the House, and calling 
 on the President to take specified actions with respect to imports of 
 steel, does not give rise to a question of the privileges of the House 
                             under rule IX.


   The Chair will not render an opinion anticipating the effect of a 
  successful appeal from a prospective ruling on a pending question of 
  order, as any future question of order would be subject to arguments 
                citing or distinguishing prior precedent.


The House laid on the table an appeal from the ruling of the Speaker pro 
                                tempore.

  On October 10, 1998, Mr. VISCLOSKY, rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and called up the following resolution:

                               Resolution

       A resolution, in accordance with House Rule IX, Clause 1, 
     expressing the sense of the House that its integrity has been 
     impugned because the anti-dumping provisions of the Trade and 
     Tariff Act of 1930, (Subtitle B of title VII) have not been 
     expeditiously enforced;
       Whereas the current financial crises in Asia, Russia, and 
     other regions have involved massive depreciation in the 
     currencies of several key steel-producing and steel consuming 
     countries, along with a collapse in the domestic demand for 
     steel in these countries; Whereas the crises have generated 
     and will continue to generate surges in United States imports 
     of steel, both from the countries whose currencies have 
     depreciated in the crisis and from steel producing countries 
     that are no longer able to export steel to the countries in 
     economic crisis;
       Whereas United States imports of finished steel mill 
     products from Asian steel producing countries--the People's 
     Republic of China, Japan, Korea, India, Taiwan, Indonesia, 
     Thailand, and Malaysia--have increased by 79 percent in the 
     first 5 months of 1998 compared to the same period in 1997;
       Whereas year-to-date imports of steel from Russia now 
     exceed the record import levels of 1997, and steel imports 
     from Russia and Ukraine now approach 2,500,000 net tons;
       Whereas foreign government trade restrictions and private 
     restraints of trade distort international trade and 
     investment patterns and result in burdens on United States 
     commerce, including absorption of a disproportionate share of 
     diverted steel trade;
       Whereas the European Union, for example, despite also being 
     a major economy, in 1997 imported only one-tenth as much 
     finished steel products from Asian steel producing countries 
     as the United States did and has restricted imports of steel 
     from the Commonwealth of Independent States, including 
     Russia;
       Whereas the United States is simultaneously facing a 
     substantial increase in steel imports from countries within 
     the Commonwealth of Independent States, including Russia, 
     caused in part by the closure of Asian markets;
       Whereas there is a well-recognized need for improvements in 
     the enforcement of United States trade laws to provide an 
     effective response to such situations: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the House of 
     Representatives calls upon the President to--
       (1) take all necessary measures to respond to the surge of 
     steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, 
     Russia, and other regions, and for other purposes;
       (2) pursue enhanced enforcement of United States trade laws 
     with respect to the surge of steel imports into the United 
     States, using all remedies available under those laws 
     including offsetting duties, quantitative restraints, and 
     other authorized remedial measures as appropriate;
       (3) pursue with all tools at his disposal a more equitable 
     sharing of the burden of accepting imports of finished steel 
     products from Asia and the countries within the Commonwealth 
     of Independent States;
       (4) establish a task force within the executive branch with 
     responsibility for closely monitoring United States imports 
     of steel; and
       (5) report to the Congress by no later than January 5, 
     1999, with a comprehensive plan for responding to this import 
     surge, including ways of limiting its deleterious effects on 
     employment, prices, and investment in the United States steel 
     industry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Members who desired 
to be heard on whether the resolution presented a question of 
privileges of the House.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I offer this question of privilege to bring attention 
to a catastrophic situation facing this Nation. The trade laws that the 
Congress has enacted over the last 60 years are designed to ensure that 
American workers are not hurt by unfair and illegal trade practices. 
Congressional intent, as represented by the Trade and Tariff Act of 
1930, is being ignored at the present time.
  ``The U.S. steel industry and its workers are suffering because the 
Asian and Russian financial crises have led those countries to dump 
their steel on our market. The U.S. has been reluctant to stop this 
illegal practice. Steel that was formerly produced for domestic 
consumption in Asia is now being shipped to the United States where it 
is sold at prices below the cost of production. Steel prices in the 
United States have fallen 20 percent in the last 3 months alone.
  ``The European Union has protected itself and its steel industry 
against dumping by erecting temporary barriers to steel imports during 
the crisis. Their steel industry is weathering the

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storm. In America, the demand for domestic steel has decreased 
dramatically in mills in Alabama, West Virginia, Utah, Ohio, Iowa, 
Indiana, and workers have been laid off because of the decreased demand 
for American steel. American workers should not have to pay the price 
of the administration's refusal to enforce trade laws which the 
Congress has enacted and supports. This impinges on the integrity of 
this House.
  ``American steel workers, the most efficient in the world, cannot 
continue to be besieged by foreign steel products while waiting 
indefinitely for trade cases to be settled. Damage to the American 
steel industry is extensive, severe and rapidly growing. We need to 
protect our American steel workers by stemming the tide of illegally 
dumped steel, and the administration's failure to act again directly 
impinges on the integrity of this House.''.
  Mr. BERRY was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about the steel crisis that is 
escalating out of control and is having a devastating effect on the 
people of the First Congressional District of Arkansas as well as 
people around the country. I am a free trader so long as the rules of 
free trade are rigorously enforced. Fair trade is imperative to support 
free trade.
  ``What is not fair is the export of the Asian and Russian crisis to 
our shores. Currently Japanese and Russian and other foreign steel 
companies are unable to sell their excess capacity at home. These 
foreign steel producers are dumping their products on the U.S. market 
by selling at prices less than their cost and below those in their home 
markets.
  ``As a result, this growing steel import crisis is causing injury to 
our domestic steel companies and the industry. It is threatening the 
jobs of people in the First Congressional District of Arkansas and 
across America. As a result, the steel imports in May 1998 increased 
28.5 percent from their level of the previous year. Through June 1998 
the imports from Japan were up 113.7 percent, while imports from Korea 
rose 89.5 percent.
  ``Mr. Speaker, we need to protect American workers and American 
industry by stopping the illegal dumping of steel from other countries. 
Now is the time to act. We have the responsibility and the opportunity 
to correct this problem, and I assure my colleagues that I will do 
everything I can to help. We can win, but we must fight.''.
  Mr. TRAFICANT was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I am not addressing and will not address the 
deplorable plight and condition of the steel industry at this time. But 
I believe there are some precedents in legal arguments concerning the 
privileges of the House and its Members to advance privileged 
resolutions. I would like to make those arguments, and I want to make 
it clear through the legislative intent and history of today's request 
for a vote that we are challenging past precedents on the rulings and 
questions of privilege, and today's efforts are another step forward to 
bring back to the powers of the House those which the Constitution 
deems are within the jurisdictional authority of the House.
  ``Having said that, specifically article I, section 8 clearly states 
that Congress shall regulate commerce with foreign nations. Congress. 
Not the White House, not the Trade Rep, not the World Trade 
Organization. Although they can assist the Congress, they do not have 
the mandated authority to undertake the actions necessary for remedy in 
this condition. And I hope Congress is listening. I know they want to 
get out of here. But let us not talk about steel. Let us talk about the 
Constitution.
  ``Having said that, I believe that this matter of privilege today is 
within the scope of the United States House of Representatives for the 
following reasons. While I admit past precedents did not destroy the 
powers of Congress, the decisions of past Congresses, as upheld by the 
Chair, have diminished the Congress, specifically the House of the 
people. In that regard, the legal question is, if congressional powers 
are being diminished and there is a condition that does not lend itself 
to remedy by the House who has the mandated power to remedy, then the 
resolution must be heard on cause.
  ``So the Traficant appeal is saying, by the nature of past decisions, 
Parliamentarians and the Chair have upheld denying the resolutions of 
privilege, while I maintain that decision has created a diminishing 
power and authority that is duly granted to the Constitution, duly 
granted to the Members of the House of Representatives, and strips us 
of those powers specifically. That is what my question of a ruling is 
on.
  ``In closing, ladies and gentlemen, this is more than some trickery 
here. I want to say this to every Member in the House. We have 
delegated our authority. What we have not delegated has been usurped, 
and both sides of the aisle has allowed that to happen, and by not 
challenging this today and reversing past precedents, we in fact have 
diminished and destroyed what powers we are granted under the 
Constitution.''.
  Mr. OBERSTAR was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, the resolution under consideration, I believe, does 
constitute a question of privileges of the House, because the trade 
laws that the Congress has enacted over the last 60 years are designed 
to ensure that American workers are not hurt by unfair and illegal 
dumping of manufactured products, including steel. Congressional intent 
as represented by the Trade and Tariff Act of 1930, is being 
specifically ignored.
  ``This is not a partisan matter. It is a matter that concerns Members 
on both sides of the aisle. It is not a matter limited to the present 
administration in Washington, the Clinton administration. It is an 
issue that has spread over several administrations, going back to the 
1970s, the Carter administration, later the Reagan administration, the 
Bush administration. This Congress, through our congressional steel 
caucus, on a bipartisan basis has advocated vigorous action against 
unfairly traded steel.
  ``Shortly after the end of World War II a famous American historian 
and journalist, John Gunther, wrote:

       What makes America a great nation is the fact that it can 
     roll over 90 million tons of steel ingots a year, more than 
     Great Britain, prewar Germany, Japan, France and the Soviet 
     Union combined.

  ``Gunther wrote:
       This is a steel age.
  ``We still live in that steel age. Steel is still the most versatile 
building material in an industrial society. We are the world's most 
efficient producer of steel. American steel industry has lost 350,000 
jobs over the last decade, has closed over 450 plants, modernized its 
facilities to the tune of $50 billion of investment. We have gone from 
10 man hours to produce a ton of steel in 1981 to 1\1/2\ to 3 hours 
depending on the type of steel today to produce a ton of steel compared 
with 4\1/2\ to 5 hours in Japan, 6\1/2\ hours in the European Union and 
10 hours in Russia. And yet steel from those countries is being sold in 
the United States at below cost of production in the country of origin, 
and this administration, like previous administrations, until prodded by 
Congress, has not acted decisively to protect our domestic industry, our 
basic building block security industry.
  ``We need to act. This resolution that we propose as a point of 
privilege calls on the administration to act, we ought to bring that 
resolution to the House floor before this session of Congress adjourns, 
and I urge the Chair to rule in the interests of working men and women 
of America in the steel valley, the Mon Valley of Pennsylvania-Ohio, and 
the taconite industry of northern Minnesota and northern Michigan and in 
the interest of America's standing in the world community as a powerful 
economic force.''.
  Mr. NEY was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I stand today to support this Visclosky privileged 
resolution which expresses the sense of the House that the integrity of 
our anti-dumping provisions of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1930 have not 
been enforced.
  ``My colleague from Ohio (Mr. Traficant) I think has eloquently and 
adequately expressed the ability of this Congress to consider this 
privileged resolution.
  ``Trade laws that were enacted 60 years ago, Mr. Speaker, were 
designed to protect American workers. That is what this government did. 
It designed laws to protect American workers so they are not hurt by 
unfair trade practices.
  ``The U.S. steel workers and the steel industry are suffering in one 
of the

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worst ways in recent modern times because the Asia and Russia financial 
crisis has led those countries to illegally dump their steel on the 
market. It could not be any clearer.
  ``Steel that was formerly produced for domestic consumption in Asia is 
now being shipped to the United States where it is sold at prices below 
the cost of production. Steel prices have fallen 20 percent in the last 
3 months alone. The Europeans have protected itself and the steel 
industry against dumping by erecting temporary barriers on steel 
imports. So Europe has stood up for its workers; that is what Europe has 
done, Mr. Speaker. The European steel industry will weather the storm 
while the American steel industry and its workers are announcing new 
layoffs daily.
  ``We need to push for this resolution. We need to push the White House 
to do everything they can to stop illegal dumping practices that are 
damaging our steel industry.
  ``In closing, Mr. Speaker, I ask where is the Congress? Where is the 
White House? Where is the United States Government? Today we have a 
chance to answer those questions. We are here, by supporting the 
Visclosky resolution, to finally stand up for steel workers, to stand up 
for working Americans, to stand up for families in this country and to 
stand up for the United States. This is mandatory, it is a must, it is 
the right thing to do.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I support the Visclosky privileged resolution.''.
  Mr. HINCHEY was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I would like to say a word on this resolution because I 
think the issue that is raised is critically important to the Members of 
this House and to the people of this country, and it is one that we 
ought to have a full and complete debate on. The reason I say that is in 
recognition of the statements that have been made just a few moments ago 
with regard to the impact that the dumping of steel is having on 
congressional districts and the people in those congressional districts, 
the workers in those congressional districts and their families across 
the country. This is an aggravated symptom of a much larger problem 
however.
  ``Mr. Speaker, we are in the midst of a global economic crisis, and 
one of the features of that global economic crisis is the propensity of 
some nations in the world suffering the effects of deflation to attempt 
to dump their products, both manufactured products and commodities, on 
to the markets of other countries. We are in a most vulnerable position 
indeed to this particular activity, and we have not done nearly enough 
to protect our economy from the effects of this kind of dumping.
  ``One of the things that we ought to do immediately is to petition the 
Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates substantially so that we may 
buttress our economy from the effects of this kind of dumping and the 
larger effects of the global economic crisis.
  ``In addition to that, we have a major issue that is currently before 
the Congress with regard to the International Monetary Fund which this 
Congress has not yet addressed. We need to increase the funding for the 
IMF, and if we were to do so, that increase in funding would make it 
less likely that resolutions of this nature would have to be brought to 
the floor.
  ``We are in an important issue right now. We need to decide this 
issue, bring that question of IMF funding before on the floor so that we 
can have a full and complete debate on it.
  ``The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would remind the Members that the 
issue before the Members is neither the advisability of the United 
States trade policy nor the actions of the administration on trade, but 
rather the procedural question of whether the resolution offered by the 
gentleman from Indiana constitutes a question of the privileges of the 
House under rule IX. The Chair would ask Members to confine their 
arguments to that issue.''.
  Mr. KUCINICH was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I rise in favor of a privileged motion for H. Con. 
Resolution 328 which provides Congress with an opportunity to protect 
the American steel worker and the American steel industry. I am in 
concurrence with previous speakers who cited the Constitution of the 
United States with respect to Congress' ability to protect commerce in 
this country and to protect the jobs of the people whom we serve.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I think that we are here as a Congress to say that 
Congress needs to take action on the crisis posed by cheap subsidized 
steel imports from developing countries that are trying to earn foreign 
exchange to repay their own onerous debts. American steel is under 
siege, and we need to stand up for American steel and for American jobs.
  ``So, therefore, I rise in favor of the privileged motion for H. Con. 
Resolution 328. I ask the Chair to grant the privileged motion. 
Otherwise I ask Members to vote for a motion to appeal a ruling of the 
Chair and vote for H. Con. Resolution 328. It is important that we stand 
up for America and stand up for American steel.''.
  Mr. DOYLE was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I rise to be heard on the question of privilege offered 
by the gentleman from Indiana. The resolution under consideration 
constitutes a question of privilege of the House because trade laws 
enacted by the House over 60 years ago are being ignored. These laws 
were specifically designed to ensure that American workers are not hurt 
by unfair and illegal dumping of manufactured products including steel.
  ``I am sorry to say that the congressional intent, as represented by 
the Trade and Tariff Act of 1930, is specifically ignored. This is an 
external crisis caused by steel dumping in the U.S. by foreign producers 
for whom any price for steel is higher than the price they would get at 
home.
  ``Because of a result of the Asian and Russian financial crisis, there 
is no market for steel in their home countries. This is a crisis 
addressable by laws currently in effect which are not being enforced.
  ``U.S. steel remains very competitive. But steel was being dumped in 
the U.S. at below the cost of production, which is illegal and a 
violation of the laws that the Legislative Branch has enacted. U.S. 
trade laws are supposed to be enforced by the Executive Branch. The 
administration has failed to stop these illegal activities, and the 
dignity of this House is being impugned. I urge the support of the 
resolution.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did not present a question of the privileges of the House 
under rule IX, and said:
  ``The Chair is prepared to rule on whether the resolution offered by 
the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Visclosky] presents a question of the 
privileges of the House under rule IX.
  ``The resolution offered by the gentleman from Indiana calls upon the 
President to address a trade imbalance in the area of steel imports. 
Specifically, the resolution calls upon the President to pursue enhanced 
enforcement of trade laws, to establish a task force on monitoring 
imports, and to submit a report to Congress by the date certain on that 
matter.
  ``A resolution expressing the legislative sentiment that the President 
should take specified action to achieve desired public policy end does 
not present the question affecting the rights of the House, 
collectively, its safety, dignity, or integrity of its proceedings as 
required under rule IX.
  ``In the opinion of the Chair, the resolution offered by the gentleman 
from Indiana is purely a legislative proposition, properly initiated 
through the introduction in the hopper under clause 4 of rule 22.
  ``The Chair will note a recent relevant precedent on this point. On 
February 7, 1995, Speaker Gingrich ruled, consistent with the landmark 
ruling of May 6, 1921 by Speaker Gillett, that a resolution invoking the 
legislative powers enumerated in the Constitution and requiring a 
multifaceted evaluation and report by the Comptroller General on the 
proposed support of the Mexican pesos did not constitute the question of 
the privileges of the House.
  ``In his ruling, Speaker Gingrich stated: `Were the Chair to rule 
otherwise, then any alleged infringement by the Executive Branch, even, 
for example, through the regulatory process conferred on Congress by the 
Constitution would give rise to a question of the privileges of the 
House.'.
  ``Although constitutional prerogatives have not been invoked in the 
text of the resolution before us today, the principle put forth in the 
1995 ruling is nevertheless pertinent, as evidenced by the debate on 
this question. To permit

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a question of the privileges of the House addressing presidential trade 
policy through the mere invocation of the Constitution would permit any 
Member to advance virtually any legislative proposal as a question of 
the privileges of the House.
  ``Accordingly, the resolution offered by the gentleman from Indiana 
does not request constitute a question of the privileges of the House 
under rule IX and may not be considered at this time.''.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?
  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

219

When there appeared

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Nays

204

para.107.10
                             [Roll No. 512]
    
  So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                          ____________________


             privileges of the house--return of senate bill

                              (para.112.39)


 A resolution asserting that a Senate bill contains provisions raising 
revenue in derogation of the constitutional prerogative of the House to 
 originate such bills gives rise to a question of the privileges of the 
 House under rule IX. The House returned to the Senate a bill amending 
the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 to create a new basis 
  for applying import restrictions on products derived from tigers or 
                              rhinoceroses.

  On October 15, 1998, Mr. CRANE rose to a question of the privileges of 
the House and submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 601):

                              H. Res. 601

       Resolved, That the bill of the Senate (S. 361) entitled the 
     ``Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1998'', in the 
     opinion of this House, contravenes the first clause of the 
     seventh section of the first article of the Constitution of 
     the United States and is an infringement of the privileges of 
     this House and that such bill be respectfully returned to the 
     Senate with a message communicating this resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX, and recognized Mr. CRANE for thirty minutes.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. CRANE,the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate.

                          ____________________


                         privileges of the house

                              (para.118.4)


  A resolution asserting constitutional prerogatives stemming from the 
 grant of electoral votes for President to the District of Columbia in 
     the 23d amendment to the Constitution, and resolving that the 
    (statutory, nonvoting) Delegate from the District of Columbia be 
  permitted to cast a vote in the House on a resolution impeaching the 
  President, is tantamount to a change in the rules in the House and, 
  therefore, does not give rise to a question of the privileges of the 
                          House under rule IX.

  On December 18, 1998, Ms. NORTON, rose to a question of the privileges 
of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 613):

                              H. Res. 613

       Whereas rule IX of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives provides that questions of privilege shall 
     arise whenever the rights of the House collectively or the 
     Members individually in their representative capacity are 
     affected;
       Whereas under the precedents, customs, and traditions of 
     the House pursuant to rule IX, a question of privilege has 
     arisen in cases involving the constitutional prerogatives of 
     the House and of Members of the House; and
       Whereas the House is prepared to consider a resolution 
     impeaching the President, and the Delegate to the Congress 
     from the District of Columbia seeks to assert the 
     constitutional prerogative to cast a vote in the 
     consideration of the resolution: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. PROVIDING VOTE FOR DELEGATE FROM THE DISTRICT OF 
                   COLUMBIA IN CONSIDERATION OF PRESIDENTIAL 
                   IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTIONS.

       Pursuant to section 2 of article I of the Constitution and 
     the twenty-third article of amendment thereto granting the 
     people of the District of Columbia the right to vote in 
     presidential elections, the Delegate to the Congress from the 
     District of Columbia shall be permitted to cast a vote in the 
     House of Representatives in the same manner as a member of 
     the House in the consideration by the House of any resolution 
     impeaching the President or Vice President of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Section 1 shall apply with respect to any resolution 
     impeaching the President or Vice President of the United 
     States that is considered by the House of Representatives 
     after the adoption of this resolution.
  Ms. Norton was recognized and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, most Americans do not know and most people in the 
world are unaware that the residents of the Nation's Capitol do not 
have any representation in the Senate and cannot vote on this floor.
  ``But the Constitution of the United States, in its 23rd amendment, 
does give to the residents of the District the right to vote for 
President and Vice President of the United States. The same 
Constitution that gives the District the right to vote for President 
must recognize the right of District residents to representation for a 
vote on removal of the President.
  ``I have submitted a narrowly-tailored resolution, along with a legal 
memorandum, for a narrowly-tailored right. I am not here asking for the 
delegate vote in the Committee of the Whole at this time. I am not 
asking for a House vote. I am asking to vote only on impeachment, in 
order to perfect the rights of District residents under the 23rd 
amendment. The House has abundant authority to grant me this right at 
this time.
  ``Clause 2 of the 23rd amendment gives the House the power to enforce 
the amendment through legislation. My resolution is that legislation. 
The District clause, as this body so often reminds us, gives Members 
full authority over the District of Columbia, and the impeachment 
clause gives Members unilateral authority, or the sole power of 
impeachment.
  ``The 23rd amendment explicitly treats the District as a State for 
purposes of electing the President and the Vice President.
  ``I ask for this right in the name of half a million people, the only 
Americans who pay Federal income taxes who do not have full 
representation in the Congress. They are a third per capita in Federal 
income taxes. Their one right that is explicitly mentioned in the 
Constitution is the right to vote for President and Vice President.
  ``The decision to expel a President from office is as important as 
the decision to elect the President to office. Indeed, the decision to 
expel him is more momentous. There are no partial rights in the 
Constitution. It is unconstitutional and irrational to interpret the 
23rd amendment to afford a vote for President, but no vote on whether 
to impeach a President.
  ``Let this process begin on a high note of fairness. In the name of 
the half million American citizens who happen to live in the Nation's 
Capital, I ask for the vote in these impeachment proceedings, Mr. 
Speaker.
  ``Mr. Speaker, today I introduce a resolution affording the District 
of Columbia Delegate a vote in impeachment proceedings. The House is 
fully empowered to enact my resolution under Article I, Sec. 2, clause 
5 of the Constitution (stating that the `House of Representatives . . . 
shall have the sole

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Power of Impeachment'); the Twenty-Third Amendment affording the people 
of the District of Columbia the right to vote for President of the 
United States; and Article I, Sec. 8, clause 17 of the Constitution 
affording Congress plenary power over the District of Columbia.
  ``I am seeking to protect the constitutional right of District 
residents to vote for President by securing a vote in the impeachment 
proceedings only. My resolution is narrowly tailored and would not be a 
grant of voting privileges to the Delegate in other proceedings of the 
House.
  ``American citizens living in the District of Columbia participated 
in the last two presidential elections by choosing as their electors 
three citizens pledged to President Clinton. Unless Congress acts to 
remedy the situation under the Twenty-Third Amendment, the District 
population will be the only community of American citizens who 
participated in the Presidential elections of 1992 and 1996 who will 
have no vote at all on impeachment or conviction.
  ``This constitutional asymmetry not only violates the rights of more 
than half a million voters; it is unnecessary. Congress has sufficient 
authority under the District Clause and under the enforcement clause of 
the Twenty-Third Amendment to grant the District of Columbia Delegate 
to the House of Representatives a vote in the House impeachment process 
on the House floor. The Supreme Court has liberally construed 
enforcement clauses in all of the suffrage amendments to vindicate the 
broad and central constitutional purpose of securing equal voting and 
participation rights for all Americans.
  ``The Twenty-Third Amendment put the District of Columbia essentially 
on the same level as the states for purposes of presidential elections.
  ``The purpose of Twenty-Third Amendment was to give Congress the 
power to provide the residents of the District an equal role in 
selecting the President and the Vice-President. The Amendment allows 
District residents to participate in presidential elections on an equal 
footing with the states.
  ``Today, this right can be fully vindicated only by reading the 
Twenty-Third Amendment to permit Congress to grant the District of 
Columbia Delegate a vote on the Resolution Impeaching William Jefferson 
Clinton, President of the United States. Otherwise, the political will 
and sovereignty of residents of the District of Columbia in the 
selection of the president will be lost in violation of the Twenty-
Third Amendment.
  ``The legislative history of the Twenty-Third Amendment does not 
contradict this conclusion. Apparently because impeachment has been so 
rare, there was no discussion of this problem at the time. This is the 
first occasion that articles of presidential impeachment will go to the 
floor of the House since the Twenty-Third Amendment was added to the 
Constitution in 1961. This is a case of first impression.
  ``The Twenty-Third Amendment is part of our Constitution's 
progressive inclusion of all `the governed' in the processes of 
government. The Fifteenth Amendment secured the right of African-
Americans to vote. The Nineteenth Amendment extended the right to vote 
to women. The Twenty-Fourth Amendment abolished the poll tax. The 
Twenty-Sixth Amendment gave the right to vote to 18-year olds. All of 
these suffrage amendments have been interpreted liberally to secure the 
inclusion of once disenfranchised Americans. As the Supreme Court 
stated in Reynolds v. Sims in 1964: `history has seen a continuing 
expansion of the scope of the right of suffrage in this country. The 
right to vote freely for the candidate of one's choice is of the 
essence of a democratic society, and any restrictions on that right 
strike at the heart of representative government.' 337 U.S. 533 (1964).
  ``This reasoning applies equally to the Twenty-Third Amendment and 
American citizens who happen to live in the nation's capital.
  ``The case for the Delegate's vote on impeachment would be harder put 
if such participation had to be self-executing. But section 2 provides 
that, `the Congress shall have power to enforce this article by 
appropriate legislation.' Since Congress is given the instrumental role 
in activating and enforcing the Twenty-Third Amendment, it may 
interpret that amendment to give the Delegate the right to cast her 
vote along with the representatives of all the other states that 
participated in the presidential electoral college.
  ``The Supreme Court has clearly treated impeachment as a political 
question solely within legislative competence and control. In Nixon v. 
United States, 506 U.S. 224 (1993), the Court rejected an impeached 
judge's attack on Senate Impeachment Rule XI, under which the presiding 
officer appoints a committee of Senators to `receive evidence and take 
testimony.' The Court found that this process of delegating to a 
committee was wholly within the Senate's powers because the Senate has 
`the sole power to try all Impeachments.' Article I, Section 3, Clause 
6. The Court found that the `common sense meaning of the word `sole' is 
that the Senate alone shall have authority to determine whether an 
individual should be acquitted or convicted.... If the courts may 
review actions of the Senate in order to determine whether that body 
`tried' an impeached official, it is difficult to see how the Senate 
would be `functioning ... independently and without assistance or 
interference.'.
  ``Just as the Senate has the `sole power' to shape and control the 
trial process, the House of Representatives has the `sole power of 
Impeachment' in the first instance. Article I, Section 2, Clause 5. As 
the Nixon Court itself pointed out in discussing the nonreviewability 
of the Senate trail, `the word `sole' appears only one other time in 
the Constitution--with respect to the House of Representatives' sole 
Power of Impeachment.' Thus, like the Senate, the House of 
Representatives is free to structure the impeachment proceeding 
consistent with its own judgment of constitutional requirements.
  ``The Delegate's participation on the impeachment articles can thus 
be accomplished by way of a House rule. Article 1, Section 5 of the 
Constitution generally makes `Each House' both `the Judge of the 
Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members' and the sole 
body to `determine the Rules of its proceedings.' As precedent, the 
House unilaterally granted the Delegate from the District of Columbia 
and other Delegates full power to vote in Committee of the Whole 
deliberations, a decision upheld against constitutional attack in 
Michel v. Anderson. This case, too, presents little constitutional 
difficulty because the House is not acting in its bicameral legislative 
capacity but rather in its unilateral capacity to `have the sole power 
of Impeachment' under Article 1, Section 2. Thus, the House must be 
able to design and enforce its own rules for conducting the impeachment 
process.
  ``The Supreme Court has recognized an extremely broad degree of 
interpretive powers under congressional enforcement clauses found in 
the Constitution's suffrage amendments. In Katzenbach versus Morgan it 
upheld the power of Congress, under Section 5 of the Fourteenth 
Amendment, to override a New York law and grant the right to vote to 
all persons who had completed the sixth grade in Puerto Rican schools 
regardless of their inability to read or write English. The Court 
rejected the argument that Congress' powers under the enforcement 
clause were limited only to what the Fourteenth Amendment itself 
required, stating rather that: `It is the power of Congress which has 
been enlarged. Congress is authorized to enforce the prohibitions by 
appropriate legislation. Some legislation is contemplated to make the 
amendments fully effective.'
  ``The Court emphasized that Congress was acting to protect voting 
rights and expressed reluctance to interfere with congressional 
judgment in this field. The Court said: `It was well within 
congressional authority to say that this need of the Puerto Rican 
minority for the vote warranted federal intrusion upon any state 
interests served by the English literacy requirement. It was for 
Congress, as the branch that made this judgment, to assess and weigh 
the various conflicting considerations...'
  ``The Court concluded that any legislation enacted under the 
enforcement clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was permissible so long 
as the enactment `is plainly adapted to [the] end' of enforcing Equal 
Protection and `is not prohibited by but is consistent with `the letter 
and spirit of the Constitution', regardless of whether Equal Protection 
itself dictates such a result.
  ``Elsewhere, the Court has also found that enforcement clauses give 
the Con

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gress the power to act to vindicate voting interests even where a 
particular statutory result is not constitutionally required. In South 
Carolina versus Katzenbach, the Court upheld Congress' power under 
Section 2 of the Fifteenth Amendment to enact the Voting Rights Act of 
1965, which included a ban on literacy tests, the requirement that new 
voting rules must be precleared, and the use of federal voting 
examiners. The Court stated that `Congress has full remedial powers to 
effectuate the constitutional prohibition against racial discrimination 
in voting.' These powers are defined in these terms: `Whatever 
legislation is appropriate, that is, adapted to carry out the objects 
the [Reconstruction] amendments have in view, whatever tends to enforce 
submission to the prohibitions they contain, and to secure to all 
persons the enjoyment of perfect equality of civil rights and the equal 
protection of the laws against State denial or invasion, if not 
prohibited, is brought within the domain of congressional power.'
  ``In Oregon versus Mitchell, the Court unanimously upheld the Voting 
Rights Act Amendments of 1970, which banned literacy tests for five 
years. Using a mere rationality test, the court found that Congress 
could rationally have found that these measures were needed to attack 
the perpetuation of racial discrimination. In City of Rome versus 
United States, the Court upheld Congress' Section 2 power to ban 
electoral changes that are discriminatory in effect intentional 
discrimination in voting. Thus, the Court found that Congress' 
enforcement authority under Section 2 went beyond the strict 
requirements of Section 1. The Court stated that it `is clear ... that 
under Section 2 of the Fifteenth Amendment Congress may prohibit 
practices that in and of themselves do not violate Section 1 of the 
Amendment, so long as the prohibitions attacking racial discrimination 
in voting are `appropriate.'.
  ``Because the Twenty-Third Amendment is an attempt to bring voting 
rights to a historically disenfranchised population, its enforcement 
clause should be read in a very broad way consistent with the Court's 
deference to congressional enforcement of suffrage rights. It is also 
relevant that the District Clause, contained in Article 1, Section 8, 
Clause 17 of the Constitution, provides that Congress shall exercise 
`exclusive Legislation in all cases whatsoever over `the District.' 
This `plenary power' has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to give 
Congress complete authority over the District. There is thus ample 
constitutional basis for Congress having the final authority to define 
the meaning of the Twenty-third amendment, given that this is a `case' 
involving the District. The courts, at any rate, would, in all 
likelihood, treat this matter as a political question solely within the 
legislative competence, as impeachment is clearly a political question, 
as determined by the Supreme Court in Nixon versus United States, 506 
U.S. 224 (1993).'.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did not present a question of the privileges of the House 
under rule IX, and said:
  ``The resolution offered by the gentlewoman from the District of 
Columbia seeks to provide the Delegate from the District of Columbia 
the right to vote in the House on a resolution of impeachment.
  ``Pursuant to Title II, section 25(a) of the United States Code, the 
Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia 
is accorded a seat in the House, with the right of debate but not of 
voting.
  ``Under rule XII of the rules of the House, the right of a Delegate 
to vote is confined to committee. The Chair will state a basic 
principle on proper questions of privilege as recorded on page 366 of 
the House Rules and Manual.
  ``A question of the privileges of the House may not be invoked to 
affect a change in the rules or standing orders of the House. Altering 
the right to vote of a delegate is tantamount to a change in the rules 
of the House and is not a proper question of privilege.''.



                                 ---o---

privileges of the house--impeaching william jefferson clinton, president 
         of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors

                              (para.118.7)


 A resolution proposing articles of impeachment of the President gives 
    rise to a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX.

 A resolution reported as a question of the privileges of the House may 
 be called up at any time without regard to the three-day availability 
                requirement of clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI.

Pending the consideration of a resolution impeaching the President, the 
            Chair enunciated standards of decorum in debate.

  On December 18, 1998, Mr. HYDE, rose to a question of the privileges 
of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 611):

                              H. Res. 611

       Resolved, That William Jefferson Clinton, President of the 
     United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, 
     and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited 
     to the United States Senate:
       Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of 
     Representatives of the United States of America in the name 
     of itself and of the people of the United States of America, 
     against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United 
     States of America, in maintenance and support of its 
     impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors.

                               Article I

       In his conduct while President of the United States, 
     William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional 
     oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the 
     United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, 
     protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, 
     and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that 
     the laws be faithfully executed, has willfully corrupted and 
     manipulated the judicial process of the United States for his 
     personal gain and exoneration, impeding the administration of 
     justice, in that:
       On August 17, 1998, William Jefferson Clinton swore to tell 
     the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth before 
     a Federal grand jury of the United States. Contrary to that 
     oath, William Jefferson Clinton willfully provided 
     perjurious, false and misleading testimony to the grand jury 
     concerning one or more of the following: (1) the nature and 
     details of his relationship with a subordinate Government 
     employee; (2) prior perjurious, false and misleading 
     testimony he gave in a Federal civil rights action brought 
     against him; (3) prior false and misleading statements he 
     allowed his attorney to make to a Federal judge in that civil 
     rights action; and (4) his corrupt efforts to influence the 
     testimony of witnesses and to impede the discovery of 
     evidence in that civil rights action.
       In doing this, William Jefferson Clinton has undermined the 
     integrity of his office, has brought disrepute on the 
     Presidency, has betrayed his trust as President, and has 
     acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice, 
     to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such conduct, 
     warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office and 
     disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, 
     trust, or profit under the United States.

                               Article II

       In his conduct while President of the United States, 
     William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional 
     oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the 
     United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, 
     protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, 
     and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that 
     the laws be faithfully executed, has willfully corrupted and 
     manipulated the judicial process of the United States for his 
     personal gain and exoneration, impeding the administration of 
     justice, in that:
       (1) On December 23, 1997, William Jefferson Clinton, in 
     sworn answers to written questions asked as part of a Federal 
     civil rights action brought against him, willfully provided 
     perjurious, false and misleading testimony in response to 
     questions deemed relevant by a Federal judge concerning 
     conduct and proposed conduct with subordinate employees.
       (2) On January 17, 1998, William Jefferson Clinton swore 
     under oath to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing 
     but the truth in a deposition given as part of a Federal 
     civil rights action brought against him. Contrary to that 
     oath, William Jefferson Clinton willfully provided 
     perjurious, false and misleading testimony in response to 
     questions deemed relevant by a Federal judge concerning the 
     nature and details of his relationship with a subordinate 
     Government employee, his knowledge of that employee's 
     involvement and participation in the civil rights action 
     brought against him, and his corrupt efforts to influence the 
     testimony of that employee.
       In all of this, William Jefferson Clinton has undermined 
     the integrity of his office, has brought disrepute on the 
     Presidency, has betrayed his trust as President, and has 
     acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice, 
     to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.

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       Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such conduct, 
     warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office and 
     disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, 
     trust, or profit under the United States.

                              Article III

       In his conduct while President of the United States, 
     William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional 
     oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the 
     United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, 
     protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, 
     and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that 
     the laws be faithfully executed, has prevented, obstructed, 
     and impeded the administration of justice, and has to that 
     end engaged personally, and through his subordinates and 
     agents, in a course of conduct or scheme designed to delay, 
     impede, cover up, and conceal the existence of evidence and 
     testimony related to a Federal civil rights action brought 
     against him in a duly instituted judicial proceeding.
       The means used to implement this course of conduct or 
     scheme included one or more of the following acts:
       (1) On or about December 17, 1997, William Jefferson 
     Clinton corruptly encouraged a witness in a Federal civil 
     rights action brought against him to execute a sworn 
     affidavit in that proceeding that he knew to be perjurious, 
     false and misleading.
       (2) On or about December 17, 1997, William Jefferson 
     Clinton corruptly encouraged a witness in a Federal civil 
     rights action brought against him to give perjurious, false 
     and misleading testimony if and when called to testify 
     personally in that proceeding.
       (3) On or about December 28, 1997, William Jefferson 
     Clinton corruptly engaged in, encouraged, or supported a 
     scheme to conceal evidence that had been subpoenaed in a 
     Federal civil rights action brought against him.
       (4) Beginning on or about December 7, 1997, and continuing 
     through and including January 14, 1998, William Jefferson 
     Clinton intensified and succeeded in an effort to secure job 
     assistance to a witness in a Federal civil rights action 
     brought against him in order to corruptly prevent the 
     truthful testimony of that witness in that proceeding at a 
     time when the truthful testimony of that witness would have 
     been harmful to him.
       (5) On January 17, 1998, at his deposition in a Federal 
     civil rights action brought against him, William Jefferson 
     Clinton corruptly allowed his attorney to make false and 
     misleading statements to a Federal judge characterizing an 
     affidavit, in order to prevent questioning deemed relevant by 
     the judge. Such false and misleading statements were 
     subsequently acknowledged by his attorney in a communication 
     to that judge.
       (6) On or about January 18 and January 20-21, 1998, William 
     Jefferson Clinton related a false and misleading account of 
     events relevant to a Federal civil rights action brought 
     against him to a potential witness in that proceeding, in 
     order to corruptly influence the testimony of that witness.
       (7) On or about January 21, 23 and 26, 1998, William 
     Jefferson Clinton made false and misleading statements to 
     potential witnesses in a Federal grand jury proceeding in 
     order to corruptly influence the testimony of those 
     witnesses. The false and misleading statements made by 
     William Jefferson Clinton were repeated by the witnesses to 
     the grand jury, causing the grand jury to receive false and 
     misleading information.
       In all of this, William Jefferson Clinton has undermined 
     the integrity of his office, has brought disrepute on the 
     Presidency, has betrayed his trust as President, and has 
     acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice, 
     to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such conduct, 
     warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office and 
     disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, 
     trust, or profit under the United States.

                               Article IV

       Using the powers and influence of the office of President 
     of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, in violation 
     of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office 
     of President of the United States and, to the best of his 
     ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of 
     the United States, and in disregard of his constitutional 
     duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has 
     engaged in conduct that resulted in misuse and abuse of his 
     high office, impaired the due and proper administration of 
     justice and the conduct of lawful inquiries, and contravened 
     the authority of the legislative branch and the truth seeking 
     purpose of a coordinate investigative proceeding, in that, as 
     President, William Jefferson Clinton refused and failed to 
     respond to certain written requests for admission and 
     willfully made perjurious, false and misleading sworn 
     statements in response to certain written requests for 
     admission propounded to him as part of the impeachment 
     inquiry authorized by the House of Representatives of the 
     Congress of the United States. William Jefferson Clinton, in 
     refusing and failing to respond and in making perjurious, 
     false and misleading statements, assumed to himself functions 
     and judgments necessary to the exercise of the sole power of 
     impeachment vested by the Constitution in the House of 
     Representatives and exhibited contempt for the inquiry.
       In doing this, William Jefferson Clinton has undermined the 
     integrity of his office, has brought disrepute on the 
     Presidency, has betrayed his trust as President, and has 
     acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice, 
     to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such conduct, 
     warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office and 
     disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, 
     trust, or profit under the United States.


                Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, spoke and said.
  ``The Chair would like to read an announcement to all Members.
  ``Today the House will embark on a resolution of impeachment of the 
President of the United States. The Chair would take this occasion to 
make an announcement regarding proper decorum during debate in the House 
during the pendency of the impeachment resolution.
  ``As the Speaker announced, with the concurrence of the minority 
leader, on September 10, 1998, during the pendency of proceedings in an 
impeachment as the pending business on the floor of the House, remarks 
in debate may include references to personal misconduct on the part of 
the President.
  ``While limited references in debate to the personal conduct of the 
President are allowed, the stricture against personally offensive 
references is not totally disabled. To the contrary, this exception to 
the general rule against engaging in personality, admitting references 
to personal conduct when that conduct is the very question under 
consideration by the House, is not limited. The point was well stated on 
July 31, 1979, in the analogous circumstances of a disciplinary 
resolution involving a sitting Member:
  ``While a wide range of discussion is permitted during debate, clause 
1 of rule 14 still prohibits the use of language which is personally 
abusive.
  ``This is recorded in the Deschler-Brown Procedure in the House of 
Representatives in chapter 12, at section 2.11.
  ``While the impeachment matter is pending on the floor, the Chair 
would remind Members that although the personal conduct of the President 
is at issue, the rules prohibit Members from engaging in generally 
personal abusive language toward the President and, also, from engaging 
in comparisons to personal conduct of sitting Members of either House of 
Congress.
  ``The Chair asks and expects the cooperation of the Members in 
maintaining a level of decorum that properly dignifies the proceedings 
of the House.''.
  After debate,
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER rose, was recognized for an additional hour under 
clause 2 of Rule XIV.
  After further debate,
  Pending further consideration of said resolution,
para.118.8  order of business--further consideration of h. res. 611


   A resolution proposing four articles of impeachment with separate 
 declarations of impeachment, removal, and disqualification from future 
federal office is subject to a demand for a division of the question as 
                           among each article.

  On motion of Mr. HYDE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, during further consideration of House Resolution 611, 
the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution 
to final adoption without intervening motion except: (1) debate on the 
resolution for a period not to extend beyond 10 p.m. tonight, equally 
divided at the outset and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and one further hour 
of debate on Saturday, December 19, 1998, equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary; (2) after such first period of debate, a motion to adjourn; 
and (3) one motion to recommit with or without instructions, which, if 
including instructions, shall be debatable for ten minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent.
  Ordered further, That, during consideration of a resolution appointing 
and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of William Jefferson 
Clinton, President of the United States, the previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the resolution to final adoption without 
intervening motion or demand for a division of the ques

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tion except ten minutes of debate on the resolution equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on the Judiciary. When the House adjourns on Friday, December 18, 1998, 
it adjourn to meet at 9 o'clock a.m. on Saturday, December 19.
  Pending further consideration of said resolution,
  Mr. SOLOMON demanded that the question be divided on each Article of 
impeachment contained in the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced the question was 
divisible and would be divided for the vote by Article.
  Pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, the SPEAKER pro tempore, 
Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER and Mr. CONYERS for a period 
not to extend beyond 10 p.m.
  After further debate,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to the previous order of 
the House, debate was concluded on House Resolution 611 until Saturday, 
December 19, 1998.



                                 ---o---

privileges of the house--impeaching william jefferson clinton, president 
         of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors

                              (para.119.4)


  Under clause 4 of rule I and the settled practice of the House, the 
 Chair ordinarily decides questions of order, subject to appeal to the 
                                 House.

    To a resolution reported and pending as privileged, an amendment 
        proposing to broach nonprivileged matter is not germane.

To a resolution invoking the exclusive constitutional prerogative of the 
  House to impeach, an amendment proposing an intrinsically different 
        sanction having no Constitutional source is not germane.

To a resolution pursuing the essentially remedial end of impeachment by 
the House, an amendment instead pursuing the punitive end of censure by 
            the American people and the House is not germane.

     To a proposal to impeach, a proposal to censure is not germane.

  To a resolution reported as privileged and under consideration as a 
 question of the privileges of the House, and proposing to exercise the 
    exclusive constitutional prerogative of the House to impeach the 
President as a remedy for stated misconduct, a motion to recommit to the 
  Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report forthwith an 
 amendment in the nature of a substitute instead expressing the censure 
and condemnation of the American people and the House as punishment for 
                     such misconduct is not germane.

The House laid on the table an appeal from the ruling of the Speaker pro 
                                tempore.

  On December 19, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced 
the unfinished business was the further consideration of the resolution 
(H. Res. 611), impeaching William Jefferson Clinton, President of the 
United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Friday, December 18, 1998, the resolution was debatable for 1 
additional hour equally divided between the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. 
Hyde] and the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Conyers], and the previous 
question is ordered on the resolution to final adoption without 
intervening motion except one motion to recommit.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to the order of the House of December 18, the previous 
question was ordered on the resolution.
  Mr. BOUCHER moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Judiciary 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendment:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
     That it is the sense of the House that--
       (1) on January 20, 1993, William Jefferson Clinton took the 
     oath prescribed by the Constitution of the United States 
     faithfully to execute the office of President; implicit in 
     that oath is the obligation that the President set an example 
     of high moral standards and conduct himself in a manner that 
     fosters respect for the truth; and William Jefferson Clinton, 
     has egregiously failed in this obligation, and through his 
     actions violated the trust of the American people, lessened 
     their esteem for the office of President, and dishonored the 
     office which they have entrusted to him;
       (2)(A) William Jefferson Clinton made false statements 
     concerning his reprehensible conduct with a subordinate;
       (B) William Jefferson Clinton wrongly took steps to delay 
     discovery of the truth; and
       (C) inasmuch as no person is above the law, William 
     Jefferson Clinton remains subject to criminal and civil 
     penalties; and
       (3) William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United 
     States, by his conduct has brought upon himself, and fully 
     deserves, the censure and condemnation of the American people 
     and this House.
  Pending consideration of said motion,
  Mr. SOLOMON reserved a point of order against the motion to recommit 
with instructions.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to the order of the 
House of December 18, 1998, recognized Mr. BOUCHER and Mr. SOLOMON for 
five minutes each,
  After debate,

                             point of order

                              (para.119.5)


  Under clause 4 of rule I and the settled practice of the House, the 
 Chair ordinarily decides questions of order, subject to appeal to the 
                                 House.

    To a resolution reported and pending as privileged, an amendment 
        proposing to broach nonprivileged matter is not germane.

To a resolution invoking the exclusive constitutional prerogative of the 
  House to impeach, an amendment proposing an intrinsically different 
        sanction having no Constitutional source is not germane.

To a resolution pursuing the essentially remedial end of impeachment by 
the House, an amendment instead pursuing the punitive end of censure by 
            the American people and the House is not germane.

     To a proposal to impeach, a proposal to censure is not germane.

  To a resolution reported as privileged and under consideration as a 
 question of the privileges of the House, and proposing to exercise the 
    exclusive constitutional prerogative of the House to impeach the 
President as a remedy for stated misconduct, a motion to recommit to the 
  Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report forthwith an 
 amendment in the nature of a substitute instead expressing the censure 
and condemnation of the American people and the House as punishment for 
                     such misconduct is not germane.

The House laid on the table an appeal from the ruling of the Speaker pro 
                                tempore.

  On December 19, 1998, Mr. SOLOMON, made a point of order against the 
motion to recommit with instructions, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I make the point of order against this motion to 
recommit on the grounds that it does violate clause 7 of House Rule XVI, 
that is the germaneness rule.
  ``Mr. Speaker, this rule is a rule of the House and it requires 
amendments to be germane to the text that one is attempting to amend. 
And, Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 611, a resolution impeaching 
President Clinton for high crimes and misdemeanors, was reported as a 
question of privileges of the House under Rule IX. This privileged 
status is established by the Constitution in Article I, Section 2, which 
grants the House the sole power of impeachment.
  ``It is also established by numerous precedents in the history of this 
House in which resolutions of impeachment have been called up as 
privileged matter on the floor.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the motion to recommit contains matter which is not 
privileged for consideration by this House. An attempt to insert 
nonprivileged matter into privileged matter by amendment clearly 
violates the germaneness rules of this House.
  ``Mr. Speaker, in order to be held germane, an amendment must share a 
fundamental purpose with the text one at

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tempts to amend. Impeachment is the prescribed mechanism to address this 
conduct by the chief executive, and any other procedure has no 
foundation in the Constitution and is not contemplated by the separation 
of powers. To attempt to substitute a censure for impeachment is to 
violate the overall purpose of the Constitution's impeachment clause.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the fundamental purpose of the motion to recommit 
presently before the House obviously does not conform to the fundamental 
purpose of the impeachment resolution. It proposes a different end, a 
different result and a different method of achieving that end.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I urge the Chair to sustain this point of order.
  ``I ask unanimous consent to insert extraneous matter at this point in 
the Record. It is a ``Dear Colleague'' letter to Members from myself and 
the incoming chairman of the Committee on Rules, the gentleman from 
California [Mr. Dreier].
  ``Finally, Mr. Speaker, let me just say that this House has a 
tradition, it has a tradition of nonpartisan rulings by the Chair on 
questions of germaneness. Indeed, the parliamentarian of the House is a 
nonpartisan officer of the majority and minority party Members. These 
recommendations are based on an orderly set of factual rulings from the 
past which establish precedents of the future.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I urge you to continue your reputation of fairness and 
sustain this point of order.''.
  Mr. MOAKLEY was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, there is nothing unusual or unprecedented in offering 
this motion. On many occasions the House has debated resolutions to 
censure presidents, other executive officials, even private citizens. In 
fact, Mr. Speaker, the House has even debated an amendment to convert 
articles of impeachment into a censure resolution. In 1830, Mr. Speaker, 
no one even questioned the legitimacy of that amendment.
  ``The Boucher amendment to censure the President is germane to the 
articles of impeachment that we find before us.
  ``Mr. Speaker, in proposing this amendment, we are simply following 
the precedents of the House. The 3rd volume of Hinds' Precedents, 
section 2367, clearly records that during the impeachment of Judge James 
Peck, Representative Edward Everett of Massachusetts offered an 
amendment to an impeachment resolution. That amendment stated that the 
``House does not approve of the conduct of James Peck'' and goes on to 
recommend that he not be impeached. This is, in essence, Mr. Speaker, 
what the motion of the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Boucher] does.
  ``The Boucher amendment strikes out the articles of impeachment and, 
in a more expansive formulation, states that the ``House does not 
approve of the conduct of'' President Clinton. The House went on to 
defeat Representative Everett's amendment, but it was offered, it was 
debated, and it was voted upon.
  ``Mr. Speaker, we are asking for the same consideration that the 
precedents of the House prove was given before. And furthermore, Mr. 
Speaker, the Peck case is not the only time that the House has 
considered censure of an individual subject to impeachment.
  ``In a recent study, the Congressional Research Service reported that 
the House has considered censuring executive officials a total of 9 
times. And the House also has censured its own Members.
  ``The Republican-led House has considered numerous resolutions 
expressing its disapproval of individuals and their conduct. Just 
recently the House condemned travel by Louis Farrakhan and the House 
castigated the remarks of Sara Lister, Assistant Secretary of the Army 
for Manpower. The House even expressed itself on the President's 
assertions of executive privilege. And the House expressed its views on 
many other matters.
  ``Surely, Mr. Speaker, if the House can approve the display of the Ten 
Commandments, it can censure the deplorable behavior of President 
Clinton, and we are simply asking for that opportunity.
  ``The gentleman from New York [Mr. Solomon] makes the point of order 
that the amendment is nongermane. The amendment could be challenged on 
three grounds: First, that it is not germane to amend privileged 
material with nonprivileged material; second, that even if censure is 
considered as privileged, the fundamental purpose of impeachment is 
different from censure; and third, that censure is not a 
constitutionally sound remedy.
  ``On the first argument, Mr. Speaker, the Chair may be tempted to 
follow footnote 8 in Deschler's volume 3, chapter 14, section 1.3 which 
states that it is not germane to amend impeachment which is privileged 
material with censure which is nonprivileged material. But I ask the 
Chair to withhold judgment on that. The footnote itself acknowledges 
that this is not a matter of precedent because the issue has never 
arisen. Again, Mr. Speaker, this is not a matter of precedent because 
the issue has never arisen.
  ``Moreover, it is clearly established that resolutions of censure have 
been considered as privileged in the past.
  ``In the second volume of Hinds, section 1625, a Mr. A.P. Field was 
reprimanded in the well of the House by the Speaker pursuant to a 
privileged resolution. And this is not the only case, Mr. Speaker. The 
6th volume of Cannons precedents, section 333, records that in 1913, a 
Mr. Charles Glover was also brought to the well of the House. He was 
reprimanded by the Speaker pursuant to a privileged resolution.
  ``Mr. Speaker, it is clearly established that resolutions that provide 
for censure or reprimand have been considered as privileged in the past. 
In sum, it is supported by the precedents that resolutions of censure 
have been treated as privileged by this House and, therefore, the 
argument that it is not germane to amend privileged matters with 
nonprivileged material is not at issue in this case.
  ``The second line of argument my Republican colleagues use is that 
censure has a fundamentally different purpose than impeachment. The 
argument is that impeachment is intended to remedy a constitutional 
crisis whereas censure is designed to punish.
  ``Mr. Speaker, let me ask, where is the remedial meaning in phrases 
such as ``acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice'' 
``has brought disrepute on the presidency'' and ``exhibited contempt for 
the inquiry''?
  ``These words of censure are found in the very articles before us. 
Clearly, Mr. Speaker, this language is meant to inflict punishment on 
the President, punishment that is at odds with the remedial nature of 
impeachment.
  ``The articles of impeachment also touch on this issue of punishment 
by recommending to the Senate that the President be tried, convicted, 
removed from office and forbidden to hold any office in the future. In 
fact, Mr. Speaker, the House has never, ever recommended to the Senate 
that the person being impeached also be prohibited from holding other 
office. Even in the highly-charged, politically-motivated impeachment of 
President Andrew Johnson, the House did not dare recommend to the Senate 
an appropriate punishment.
  ``The committee clearly intends not only to remedy the situation by 
impeaching the President but also intends to punish him by its 
disqualification to hold and enjoy office of honor, trust or profit 
under the United States.
  ``The words of Alexander Hamilton in Federalist 65 are instructive. 
When discussing impeachment, Hamilton uses the word ``punishment'' to 
describe being denied future public office. It certainly sounds like 
punishment to me, Mr. Speaker.
  ``Mr. Hamilton also describes that punishment as being ``sentenced to 
a perpetual ostracism from the esteem and confidence and honors and 
emoluments of this country.'' Clearly, Alexander Hamilton believed that 
denial of future public office was intended to be punitive as well as 
remedial.
  ``Mr. Speaker, since this resolution contains both remedial 
impeachment and punitive censure, it should be germane to propose 
censure alone. The Committee on the Judiciary itself has opened the door 
by censuring the President.
  ``The last argument that is being propounded is that censure is not a 
constitutionally sound remedy. I would urge the Speaker not to entertain 
this argument. It is well established that the presiding officer does 
not pass judgment on the constitutionality of any

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proposed legislation, 8 Cannon section 3031.
  ``If the Speaker still feels constrained to address the constitutional 
question, I remind the Chair that the House has attempted to censure 
Federal officials numerous times in the past and has in fact voted to 
censure such individuals.
  ``Not once, Mr. Speaker, not once has there been a successful 
constitutional challenge. Clearly, censure is not prohibited by the 
Constitution.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I respectfully remind the Chair that you are ruling on 
a profoundly important matter, a matter of whether to allow us a vote of 
conscience in the matter of impeachment. In the 210 years of Congress, 
210 years that Congress has been in existence, no Chair has ever been 
called on to rule whether censure is germane to impeachment. I repeat 
that. In 210 years, the Chair has never been called on to rule on that. 
Your decision would be the first and the only such decision and will be 
recorded in the rule books as such.
  ``Volume 3 of Deschler's notes, and I quote, ``the issue of whether a 
proposition to censure a Federal officer would be germane to a 
proposition for his impeachment has not arisen.'' While the Chair was 
not asked to rule on the question then, the House has considered an 
amendment to the impeachment resolution to censure Judge Peck and in has 
in other instances considered censure resolutions as privileged.
  ``Mr. Speaker, it has happened in the past. I urge the Chair to follow 
the weight of House practice and to overrule the point of order.''.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER was recognized to speak to the point of order and 
said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the point of order on the motion 
to recommit because it is not germane to House Resolution 611.
  ``Clause 7 of rule XVI of the rules of the House of Representatives 
provides that `no motion or proposition on a subject different from that 
under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.' Prior 
rulings of the House have held this provision applicable to motions to 
recommit with or without instructions. A motion to recommit is not in 
order if it would not be in order as an amendment to the underlying 
proposition.
  ``The constitutional prerogatives of the House, such as impeachment 
and matters incidental thereto, are questions of high privilege under 
rule IX of the House rules.
  ``A joint or simple resolution evincing the disapproval of the House 
is not a question of privilege under the rules of the House.
  ``Furthermore, the fundamental principle of such a censure resolution 
is inconsistent with the fundamental purpose of an impeachment 
resolution.
  ``I would point out to the Chair that the motion to recommit with 
instructions that is under consideration here is not even a censure 
motion. It is a sense of the Congress resolution, and I would refer the 
Chair to the last four lines of their resolution, that William Jefferson 
Clinton, President of the United States, by his conduct has brought upon 
himself and fully deserves the censure and condemnation of the American 
people and this House.
  ``It says he deserves the censure but it does not censure him.
  ``We have heard an awful lot about the rule of law during this debate, 
which I think has been one of the finest debates that the House of 
Representatives has had.
  ``This is our opportunity to uphold our rules, our laws, and I would 
strongly urge the Chair to sustain the point of order.''.
  Mr. DELAHUNT was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, the argument has been made that censure is 
unprecedented, uncommon or unconstitutional. That simply is not the 
case.
  ``In the impeachment of Judge Peck, an amendment was offered that 
contained a censure. The gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Moakley] 
spoke to this in his remarks. I want to point out that on many other 
occasions the House has chosen censure over impeachment. I would like to 
cite a few examples.
  ``In the case of Judge Speers, the committee report stated, and I am 
quoting, `The record presents a series of legal oppressions that demand 
condemnation and criticism.' Even in the light of this finding, the 
committee did not recommend proceeding with impeachment and the report 
containing censure was adopted.
  ``In the cases of Judge Harry Anderson, Judge Frank Cooper, Judge 
Grover Moscowitz, Judge Blodgett, Judge Boarman, Judge Jenkins and Judge 
Ricks, the committee recommended censure instead of proceeding with 
impeachment.
  ``The fact of the matter, Mr. Speaker, is that there is a long-
standing history in the House of substituting censure for impeachment. 
Sometimes, as in the Louderback case, the Committee on the Judiciary 
recommends censure and the House rejects that recommendation and votes 
impeachment. Other times the committee has recommended censure over 
impeachment and the House has agreed with that recommendation. Mr. 
Speaker, what is important is that the House has had a choice between 
censure and impeachment.
  ``There is also a long tradition in the House of censuring executive 
officers. As we have heard, a recent Congressional Research Service 
study found nine instances where the House has attempted to censure 
Federal officials. Presidents John Adams, John Tyler, James Polk and 
James Buchanan were all subject of censure resolutions. In addition, 
Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, Navy Secretary Isaac Toucey, 
former War Secretary Simon Cameron, Navy Secretary Gideon Welles, and 
Ambassador Thomas Bayard as well, were all subject to censure 
resolutions.
  ``Indeed, private citizens have also been censured by the House. The 
gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Moakley] cited two examples in his 
opening argument. The House has also censured a Mr. John Anderson, a Mr. 
Samuel Houston, and moved to censure Mr. Russell Jarvis.
  ``I believe these examples will dispel the myth that censure by the 
House is uncommon, unprecedented or unconstitutional.
  ``The most salient fact is that when the House wants to censure an 
individual, both private citizens and executive officers, it can and it 
has. There is no constitutional prohibition against such an action, and 
the Congress has freely engaged in passing such censures.
  ``The question before the Speaker is, with this long line of 
precedent, can censure be offered as an alternative to impeachment? The 
answer is clearly yes. As I cited above, the House has on many occasions 
adopted reports from the Committee on the Judiciary that has given the 
House the opportunity to express its views, its lack of regard, its 
censure, its condemnation, as an alternative to impeaching a judge. The 
same model should hold here.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I would argue that the reason this is such a long-
standing practice and precedent of the House is because it just makes 
good common sense. When the House does not feel impeachment is 
warranted, but does want to go on the record censuring certain behavior, 
it has. One only need look at the precedents.''.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I urge that you overrule the point of order.''.
  Mr. ROGAN was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I join with the gentleman from Wisconsin in rising to a 
point of order and also noting the dichotomy in this particular proposal 
of censure; that if this were to pass, we would go on record as stating 
that the President deserves censure, but the document itself does not 
grant censure.
  ``There are two other interesting areas relating to the proposal 
before us. In the House Committee on the Judiciary, when this matter 
came before us, the maker of the proposed resolution of censure was the 
same maker as the proposal today, the distinguished gentleman from 
Virginia. The resolution of censure that was presented to the Committee 
on the Judiciary had two distinguishing characteristics that are absent 
today.
  ``In the Committee on the Judiciary, the resolution that was put 
before us would have required not only a vote of the House but a vote of 
the Senate to bring the condemnation of Congress upon the President. 
That is absent here. It also had an additional element. It had an 
element of requiring the President to come to Congress and to affix his 
signature to the document in recognition of the censure. That too is 
absent.

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  ``Impeachment, and not censure, is properly before the House at this 
time. The paradox between the two was demonstrated during our debate in 
the Committee on the Judiciary on the proposed resolution of censure.
  ``In committee I asked the author if there was any language in the 
proposal that would preclude any future Congress, by a simple majority 
vote, from erasing or expunging the censure from history. I knew in 
advance the answer to that question. No. There can be no such language 
in a resolution of censure because, under the rules of Congress, this 
Congress cannot bind a future Congress.
  ``What does this mean? It means that any censure adopted by this House 
today can be expunged from the record by a simple majority vote of this 
House. Now, in a courtroom, convicted felons seek to have their criminal 
convictions expunged. When that request is granted, that felon may 
truthfully state that he was never convicted of a crime. In the eyes of 
the law, the criminal conduct simply never happened when expungement is 
granted. It is forgotten.
  ``A censure resolution of this President today can be erased from our 
journals and from our history books forever tomorrow, and it may be done 
by a simple majority vote. Censure is a remedy designed for the polls, 
it is not a remedy designed for the Constitution. It is a phantom remedy 
and the amendment should be turned back.''.
  Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin was recognized to speak to the point of order 
and said:
  ``Yes, Mr. Speaker, I wish to speak. But before I do that, I want to 
compliment you on the evenhandedness you have displayed in presiding 
over this matter.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the argument that censure is of a fundamentally 
different purpose than impeachment has been made; that impeachment is 
remedial in nature while censure is punitive in nature. Ordinarily, I 
would agree. The words in the censure resolution are meant to be 
punishment. But unlike previous articles of impeachment, the impeachment 
articles before us also raise the issue of punishment, and it does so in 
three ways:
  ``The articles incorporate language which clearly condemns and, in 
effect, censures the President. I quote from the articles: `In all of 
this William Jefferson Clinton has undermined the integrity of his 
office and has brought disrepute on the Presidency, has betrayed his 
trust as President, and has acted in a manner subversive of the rule of 
law and justice to the manifest injury of the people of the United 
States.' This language appears in all four articles of impeachment.
  ``The article also states that he has, `violated his constitutional 
duty', and `willfully corrupted and manipulated the judicial process.' 
If this language were considered on its own, it clearly would be 
considered a condemnation and censure of the President.
  ``Second, and more importantly, last night I looked through the 16 
previous articles of impeachment that this House has considered. And for 
the first time in the history of the Congress, for the first time in 210 
years, this House is taking the additional step and telling the Senate 
that not only should the President be tried and removed from office but 
also disbarred from ever holding public office again. That language did 
not even appear in the articles of impeachment for Andrew Johnson or 
Richard Nixon.
  ``Let me repeat that, Mr. Speaker. For the first time in the history 
of the United States, the House is taking it upon itself to say that the 
power of disqualification from office should be invoked. Until today, no 
Member of this House has voted to do this. Until today.
  ``This is important. Alexander Hamilton, in Federalist 65, talks about 
this very issue. Hamilton says, `Punishment is not to terminate the 
chastisement of the offender.' Hamilton goes on to talk about the 
offender having been sentenced to a perpetual ostracism from the esteem 
and confidence, and honors and emoluments of this country when the 
person is disqualified from holding public office. While this penalty is 
partly remedial, one can only conclude that there is something 
inherently punitive in forever disqualifying an individual from holding 
public office, and this punishment quality is intentional.
  ``Third, article 4 states that the President exhibited contempt for 
the inquiry. By charging the President with contempt, the articles open 
up the possibility for the House to address that contempt.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the precedents clearly show that contempt can be 
remedied by a censure of this House. It is equally clear that contempt 
of the House can be addressed by a privileged resolution of censure. The 
articles before us contain language that clearly raises the issue of 
punishment and censure.
  ``To a proposition that contains both impeachment and censure, clearly 
it is germane to offer a proposition for censure. For rather than 
expanding the purpose of the articles of impeachment, our censure 
resolution, in a real sense, narrows the focus of the resolution. We do 
not expand, we narrow the focus.
  ``One final point, Mr. Speaker. You have discretion. You can put the 
question of germaneness to this body. This is an issue that this body 
has never considered before. And in doing so, you could truly let the 
people decide.''.
  Mr. PEASE was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, what is clear from the debate in the Committee on the 
Judiciary and on the floor of this House is that the meaning, even the 
intent of a resolution of censure is not clear.
  ``Some contend that its purpose, no matter what it is called, is to 
punish the President. Others argue that it is not intended to punish but 
merely to state the opinion of the House on the matter. Without 
determining which it is, this much is now clear. If its purpose is to 
punish the President, no matter how it is captioned, it is a bill of 
attainder, that is, special legislation intended to punish and identify 
an individual or group without benefit of judicial proceedings, and 
constitutionally prohibited.
  ``I understand that the proposal originally before the committee has 
been amended so as not to require Senate action, thus diminishing it 
substantially in order to meet the constitutional infirmity. If it is 
not intended to punish the President, but merely state our opinions, it 
is clearly meaningless, for we have already done that extensively, some 
would say exhaustively.
  ``If anything, the debate of the last few months has brought consensus 
on one thing, the centrality of the rule of law to our system of 
government. Some contend that the rule of law is best acquitted through 
impeachment of the President; others that it will be upheld because of 
the President's exposure to proceedings in civil and criminal courts of 
this Nation after he leaves office.
  ``But all of us agree that following the rules is essential. The rules 
of this House, as we were reminded yesterday by both our outgoing rules 
chairman the gentleman from New York and the incoming rules chairman the 
gentleman from California, do not allow the interjection of 
nonprivileged matter into privileged matter by amendment. The articles 
of impeachment are privileged. The sense of the House resolution is not. 
The motion, though perhaps so across the rotunda, is not germane here 
and the point of order should therefore be sustained.''.
  Mr. RANGEL was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the point of order that has 
been made by the gentleman from New York and in support of the motion to 
recommit so that this body could have before it the question as to 
whether or not we can vote for censure.
  ``As you look over the rules and precedents of this House, you will 
have the broad discretion to include in your ruling the question of 
fairness and the question of equity. Mr. Speaker, the whole world is 
watching.''.
  Mr. BUYER was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, if many of my colleagues are sitting here somewhat 
confused and scratching their heads and trying to follow this debate and 
they think this is a bunch of lawyers speaking lawyerly language, I kind 
of agree with them. They are right. I am confused.
  ``Now, I sat on the Judiciary Committee and I watched this debate. Let 
me share with my colleagues why. Here is why I am confused. When the 
censure resolution was offered in the Judiciary Committee, I asked 
questions of the author about what is its clear in

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tent. The gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Boucher] was very clear to me. He 
said the intent of the censure resolution is not to have findings of 
guilt and it is not to punish. Then I questioned that, looking at the 
four corners of the document and got into the exact words, because it 
did have findings of guilt, that the President had egregiously failed, 
that he had violated his trust, that he lessened the esteem of his 
office, that he brought dishonor to his office and then as a form of 
punishment it sought that the President's actions were entitled to 
condemnation.
  ``The reason that the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Boucher] would 
assert that his intent was not to have findings of guilt and not to 
punish is because it would have brought it within the clear prohibition 
of the Constitution of bills of attainder. Now, even up to yesterday on 
this House floor we were still discussing bills of attainder. But now 
there is a problem. The problem is that how do they make a censure 
resolution germane as an alternative to impeachment? So they have gotten 
clever. The cleverness is to change the title but leave the words the 
same. It is no longer called a censure resolution, it is now called a 
sense of the House. So being clever, they have now tried to distance 
themselves from the clear, express constitutional prohibition on bills 
of attainder and now say that because this is a sense of the Congress 
resolution, it comes under the speech and debate clause.
  ``That is what is happening here, Mr. Speaker. So now that the same 
Members who yesterday in debate said that our intent by this was not to 
have findings of guilt and not to punish, if you are confused that now 
the same Members are saying that we are having findings of guilt and our 
intent is to punish, the same Members are saying that now because they 
have changed the title and it is merely now under the speech and debate 
clause.
  ``As one of the legal scholars testified before the Judiciary 
Committee, they said that if it is a sense of the Congress, it is the 
equivalency of Congress shouting down Pennsylvania Avenue at the 
President and saying, `We think what you have done was a bad thing,' and 
it has no other clear legal effect.
  ``Now, Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the point of order on the 
motion to recommit because censure is not germane as an alternative to 
the impeachment resolution. I have great respect for every Member of 
this body. I have had opportunities to speak with many of them. I had a 
good conversation with the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Roemer] yesterday 
and he and I disagree on this issue.
  ``I understand the motives and the intentions of the Members of this 
House who would like to censure the President for his lack of integrity, 
responsibility and violations of the rule of law. I understand their 
convictions and that is why they offer this sense of the House 
resolution.
  ``Americans all across the country every day, we all try very hard to 
live by the rules, principles and proverbs and we teach them to our 
children. What are they? It is called honesty: You tell the truth, be 
sincere, do not deceive, mislead or be devious or use trickery. Do not 
withhold information in relationships of trust. Do not cheat or lie to 
the detriment of others nor tolerate such practice. You honor your oath. 
Be loyal. Support and protect your family, your friends, your community 
and your country. Do not violate the law and ethical principles to win 
personal gain. Do not ask a friend to do something wrong. Judge all 
people on their merits. Do not abuse or demean people. Do not use, 
manipulate, exploit or take advantage of others for personal gain. Be 
responsible and accountable, think before you act, consider the 
consequences on all people by your actions.
  ``You do not blame others for your mistakes.
  ``Unfortunately, the President did not follow these principles. His 
criminal misconduct and dereliction of his executive duties do meet the 
constitutional threshold of high crimes and misdemeanors.
  ``The founders in their infinite wisdom made three coordinate branches 
of government in a system of checks and balances. When the President and 
the Vice President, Federal judges and other executive officials are 
accused of high crimes and misdemeanors, the Constitution gave this body 
the express authority as the accusatory body to bring the charges. That 
is why many of my colleagues have referred to the House as the grand 
jury function. That is accurate. That is why the House is the accusatory 
body. There is not a grand jury in this country that can investigate, 
prosecute and have findings, guilt and sentence. That is why in the 
Constitution they said we accuse and the Senate tries. It is not 
expressly authorized for anyone to use censure as an alternative to 
impeachment. Impeachment is our only course of action.''.
  Mr. HEFNER was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I do not understand why anybody would be confused, this 
being an exercise in lawyers here and all the technical things we have 
talked about.
  ``Let me just mention something here. I have been here longer than 
most of the people that have talked on this point of order. The most 
powerful committee in this House is the Rules Committee. It is the 
Speaker's committee. The leadership in this House and the Speaker in 
this House dictates the rules that will be considered on this House 
floor. Make no mistake about it.
  ``Now, it has been said that we cannot have a vote on censure because 
it is not constitutional. But no one, no one, has shown us why it is 
unconstitutional. It is an opinion. Nobody has given us concrete 
evidence that it is not constitutional for us to consider censure.
  ``Now, if that be the case and you want to make the argument that we 
want to be fair in these proceedings, well, then you would give us a 
vote on censure. The Rules Committee could have met, the gentleman from 
New York [Mr. Solomon] I think will agree, and you could have crafted 
any rule that you wanted. You could have waived any points of order to 
have a rule that comes to this floor, and you would have the votes to 
enforce the rule that you brought.
  ``But to say that it is unconstitutional and hide behind the fact that 
it is unconstitutional to me says we are going to have a vote for 
impeachment to get rid of this President and that is going to be it, 
period. We are not going to allow anybody to vote his conscience if it 
conflicts with our conscience.
  ``Now, I do not know about you, but this will be the last time that I 
will probably ever speak on the floor of this House of Representatives, 
and it has been the greatest privilege of my life. It has been the 
greatest privilege of my life to serve on this House of Representatives, 
and for every Member of Congress, whether I have agreed with you or not, 
if there is anything that I have said over these years that would have 
offended anybody, I would ask your forgiveness.
  ``The President of the United States stood before the whole world and 
said, I have sinned and I ask forgiveness, and that is what it is all 
about.
  ``I do not know how you are going to rule on this but just as soon as 
I can get finished, I want to go home and go to the Christmas programs 
and watch these children stand out front and spell out the name of 
Christmas and Jesus Christ. I want to go home and celebrate the birth of 
the savior Jesus Christ, the prince of peace, and if people want to stay 
here forever and ever and berate the President, then you just have to 
let that be your Christmas legacy.
  ``But if you do not allow us a vote on censure, you are saying to me 
our mind is made up and we are going to get this President and we are 
not going to give you a vote on it and the deal is cut. If that be the 
case, we may as well all go home and have the vote now. But I hope that 
the Chair will not rule that this is not germane.
  ``I thank you very much, God bless you, and have a merry Christmas.''.
  Mr. BARR of Georgia was recognized to speak to the point of order and 
said:
  ``Speaker, precedents are important and for precedent in this dispute, 
in discussing the germaneness of the motion to recommit, I believe one 
of the most important precedents one can turn to is the founder of the 
Democrat Party, President Andrew Jackson. His words, indeed, Mr. 
Speaker, for purposes of this particular debate are particularly 
relevant, because it was President Jackson who was the subject of a 
censure motion, and his words printed at great length in the registry

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of the proceedings of this Chamber in 1834 very clearly discuss, 
illustrate and stand for the proposition that the very carefully 
balanced system of checks and balances and separation of powers in our 
government was violated, would be violated then as it is today by any 
motion to censure the President as a substitute for impeachment.

  ``The words of Andrew Jackson should be in our minds today, should be 
in these halls today, because they say that a motion for censure as a 
substitute for impeachment is offensive to the fundamental work of this 
Congress, the fundamental powers of this Congress and the powers of the 
presidency.

  ``This is the precedent, Mr. Speaker, that we should follow today and 
rule this motion for recommittal out of order as repugnant and offensive 
to the constitutional separation of powers on which our system of 
government is based.''.

  Mr. TRAFICANT was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, there has not been one Member that has addressed the 
legal precedents of the challenge to this motion.

  ``By removing further debate, there is no one else standing. I believe 
there is only one governing principle here today because of a lack of 
legislative precedents and action, and that is the Constitution. The 
Constitution, as has been stated, does not permit censure, but the 
Constitution does not prohibit censure.

  ``Insofar, under my parliamentary inquiry, as there is no legislative 
precedence that has been set, and the Founders did not place this with 
the elected judges of the Supreme Court, they left it to the elected 
Congress, therefore, they choose not to send it to judicial process but 
to the political process, and Congress should have the right to work its 
political will.

  ``Therefore, this motion should be defeated on the grounds that there 
is no precedence, it is lacking, and it cries out for further 
interpretation of the Founders' actions. And the Founders' actions were 
clear. They did not want to place it with the Supreme Court judges that 
were not responsible to voters; they placed it to the Members of 
Congress.

  ``Mr. Speaker, I ask that this motion be defeated.''.

  Mr. BOUCHER was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Moakley] has 
answered well the arguments that have been made in support of the point 
of order. There is actual precedent for the acceptance by the House of a 
resolution of censure as an amendment to the impeachment resolution. 
That occurred in the matter of the impeachment of Judge Peck in 1830.

  ``In response to the argument that censure is nonprivileged material 
and that it may not be used to amend privileged material, the gentleman 
has pointed to instances in which the House has treated censure as 
privileged. And the gentleman persuasively argues that by their own 
language the articles of impeachment have a fundamental purpose that is 
both remedial and punitive. The punitive language of the censure 
resolution is, therefore, not inconsistent with the fundamental purpose 
of the articles of impeachment.

  ``Mr. Speaker, this is a question of first impression. The Chair has 
never ruled before on this precise matter. We have had in our Republic 
200 years of silence on the question of whether the substitution of a 
resolution of censure for the President's conduct to articles of 
impeachment shall be considered as germane.

  ``Given the unprecedented nature of the question, given the 
extraordinary gravity of the matter that is now before the House, given 
the inherent unfairness of not making a censure alternative available to 
the Members and the inherent unfairness of disallowing the consideration 
of the House by the American public's clearly preferred outcome for this 
inquiry, which is the passage of a resolution of censure, I urge the 
Chair to resolve all ambiguities in the rules and all doubts about their 
proper application in favor of finding that the resolution of censure is 
germane and permitting its consideration by the House.

  ``A finding of germaneness would do no violence to the precedents of 
the House. It would not overturn previous rulings of the Chair. It would 
allow us today to give voice to the public's overwhelming desire to put 
this unfortunate matter behind us with the stern censure and rebuke 
which the President, for his conduct, deserves.

  ``I thank the Chair for his patience in listening to these arguments, 
and I urge his finding that the resolution of censure is germane.

  Mr. MOAKLEY was further recognized to speak to the point of order and 
said:

  ``Arguing in the alternative, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the Chair for 
its patience, arguing the alternative, if the Chair finds some merit in 
our argument but is not convinced in the sufficient merit to overrule 
the point of order, I respectfully urge the Chair to consider to put the 
motion, the question, directly to the House, and there is precedent for 
this action.

  ``One of the issues in deciding the germaneness of censure to 
impeachment is the notion that the censure is not privileged, but 
impeachment is. On a question of privilege, however, the early practice 
of the House was for the House to determine whether it should be 
entertained. In fact, the practice was so well established that in 1842 
the Speaker, Representative John White of Kentucky, remarked he could 
find no instance on record where the Chair had determined what 
constituted a question of privilege. On the contrary, he found numerous 
instances where the House had settled it. This occasion is described in 
the third volume of Hinds' Precedents, section 2654.

  ``When the Speaker was asked to rule on whether a resolution regarding 
charges made by a Cabinet officer about Members of Congress committed a 
question of privilege, he said, the Speaker speaking:

       `For the Chair to decide in such a case would be an 
     usurpation on its part, and what the Chair might deem a 
     breach of privilege, the House may not deem so, and vice 
     versa.'

  ``Again, Mr. Speaker, I remind the Chair that this is a question of 
first impression. The Speaker has never in the 210 years of history of 
the Congress been asked to rule on whether censure is germane on 
impeachment. There is no precedence directly on point. The question has 
not arisen in the past, although the House has taken up an amendment 
that would have converted impeachment to censure in the matter of Judge 
Peck.

  ``Mr. Speaker, in a matter so grave as this, to deny the House a vote 
of conscience, I beg the Chair not to base its decision on a narrow and 
technical interpretation, and if the Chair cannot see its way to accept 
entirely our argument on the merits, I ask the Chair to put the question 
directly to the House.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, sustained the point of order, and 
said:

  ``The Chair is prepared to rule.

  ``Knowing that the House may wish to express its will on this 
question, the Chair nevertheless will follow the course set by presiding 
officers for at least the past 150 years by rendering a decision from 
the Chair.

  ``The gentleman from New York has made the point of order that the 
amendment in the motion to recommit offered by the gentleman from 
Virginia is not germane to House Resolution 611.

  ``The rule of germaneness derives directly from the authority of the 
House under section 5 in article I of the Constitution to determine its 
own rules. It has governed the proceedings of the House for all of its 
210-year history. Its applicability to a motion to recommit is well 
established. As reflected in the Deschler-Brown Precedents in volume 10, 
chapter 28, both at section 1 and at section 17.2, then-Majority Leader 
Carl Albert made these general observations about the rule in 1965, and 
I quote:

       `It is a rule which has been insisted upon by Democrats and 
     Republicans alike ever since the Democratic and Republican 
     parties have been in existence.

       `It is a rule without which this House could never complete 
     its legislative program if there happened to be a substantial 
     minority in opposition.

       `One of the great things about the House of Representatives 
     and one of the things that distinguish[es] it from other 
     legislative bodies is that we do operate on the rule of 
     germaneness.

       `No legislative body of this size could ever operate unless 
     it did comply with the rule of germaneness.'.

  ``At the outset the Chair will state two guiding principles.

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  ``First, an otherwise privileged resolution is rendered nonprivileged 
by the inclusion of nonprivileged matter. This principle is exemplified 
in the ruling of Speaker Clark on January 11, 1916, which is recorded in 
Cannon's Precedents at volume 6, section 468. Accordingly, to a 
resolution pending as privileged, an amendment proposing to broach 
nonprivileged matter is not germane.

  ``Second, to be germane, an amendment must share a common fundamental 
purpose with the pending proposition. This principle is annotated in 
section 798b of the House Rules and Manual. Accordingly, to a pending 
resolution addressing one matter, an amendment proposing to broach an 
intrinsically different matter is not germane.

  ``As the excellent arguments in debate on this point of order have 
made clear, these two principles are closely intertwined in any analysis 
of the relationship between the amendment proposed in the motion to 
recommit and the pending resolution. The Chair thanks those who have 
brought their arguments to the attention of the Chair.

  ``The pending resolution proposes to impeach the President of the 
United States. As such, it invokes an exclusive constitutional 
prerogative of the House. The final clause of section 2 in Article I of 
the Constitution mandates that the House,

       `shall have the sole power of impeachment.'

  ``For this reason, the pending proposal constitutes a question of the 
privileges of the House within the meaning of rule IX. Ample precedent 
is annotated in the House Rules and Manual at section 604.

  ``The amendment in the motion to recommit offered by the gentleman 
from Virginia proposes instead to censure the President. It has no 
comparable nexus to an exclusive constitutional prerogative of the 
House. Indeed, clause 7 of section 3 in article I of the Constitution 
prescribes that

       `judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further 
     than to removal from office and disqualification to hold and 
     enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United 
     States.'

  ``An instructive contrast appears in clause 2 of section 5 in article 
I of the Constitution, which establishes a range of alternative 
disciplinary sanctions for Members of Congress by stating that each 
House may,

       `punish its Members for disorderly behavior, and with the 
     concurrence of two-thirds, expel a Member.'

  ``This contrast demonstrates that, while the constitutional power of 
either body in Congress to punish one of its Members extends through a 
range of alternatives, the constitutional power of the Congress to 
remove the President, consistent with the separation of powers, is 
confined to the impeachment process.

  ``Thus, a proposal to discipline a Member may admit as germane an 
amendment to increase or decrease the punishment (except expulsion, 
which the Chair will address presently), in significant part because the 
Constitution contemplates that the House may impose alternative 
punishments. But a resolution of impeachment, being a question of 
privileges of the House because it invokes an exclusive constitutional 
prerogative of the House, cannot admit as germane an amendment to 
convert the remedial sanction of potential removal to a punitive 
sanction of censure, as that would broach nonprivileged matter. For this 
conclusion the Chair finds support in Hinds' Precedents at volume 5, 
section 5810, as cited in Deschler's Precedents at volume 3, chapter 14, 
section 1.3, footnote 8.

  ``The qualitative difference between these two contrasting sources of 
disciplinary authority in the Constitution signifies an intrinsic 
parliamentary difference between impeachment and an alternative sanction 
against the President. The Chair believes that this distinction is 
supported in the cited precedents and is specifically discussed in the 
parliamentary notes on pages 400 and 401 of the cited volume. An 
analogous case emphasizing an intrinsic difference is recorded in 
Cannon's Precedents at volume 6, section 236, reflecting that on October 
27, 1921, Speaker Gillett held that an amendment proposing to censure a 
Members of the House was not germane to a resolution proposing that the 
Member be expelled from the House.

  ``The cited precedent reveals several occasions when the Committee on 
the Judiciary, having been referred a question of impeachment against a 
civil officer of the United States, reported a recommendation that 
impeachment was not warranted and, thereafter, called upon the report as 
a question of privilege.

  ``The occasional inclusion in an accompanying report of the Committee 
on the Judiciary of language recommending that an official be censured 
has not been held to destroy the privilege of an accompanying resolution 
that does not, itself, convey the language of censure.

  ``The Chair is aware that, in the consideration of a resolution 
proposing to impeach Judge James Peck in 1830, the House considered an 
amendment proposing instead to express disapproval while refraining from 
impeachment. In that instance no Member rose to a point of order, and no 
parliamentary decision was entered from the Chair or by the House. The 
amendment was considered by common sufferance. That no Member sought to 
enforce the rule of germaneness on that occasion does not establish a 
precedent of the House that such an amendment would be germane.

  ``Where the pending resolution addresses impeachment as a question of 
the privileges of the House, the rule of germaneness requires that any 
amendment confine itself to impeachment, whether addressing it in a 
positive or a negative way. Although it may be possible by germane 
amendment to convert a reported resolution of impeachment to resolve 
that impeachment is not warranted, an alternative sanction having no 
equivalent constitutional footing may not be broached as a question of 
privilege and, correspondingly, is not germane.

  ``The Chair acknowledges that the language of House Resolution 611 
articulates its proposition for impeachment in language that, itself, 
tends to convey opprobrium. The Chair must remain cognizant, however, 
that the resolution does so entirely in the framework of the articles of 
impeachment. Rather than inveighing any separate censure, the resolution 
only effects the constitutional prayer for judgment by the Senate.

  ``The Chair is not passing on the ultimate constitutionality of a 
separate resolution of censure. Indeed, the Chair does not judge the 
constitutionality of measures before the House. Rather, the Chair holds 
today only that the instant proposal to censure or otherwise admonish 
the President of the United States--as it does not constitute a question 
of the privileges of the House--is not germane to the pending resolution 
of impeachment--an intrinsically separate question of the privileges of 
the House.''.

  Mr. GEPHARDT appealed the ruling of the Chair.

  The question being put, viva voce,

  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.

  Mr. ARMEY moved to lay the appeal on the table.

  The question being put, viva voce,

  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.

  Mr. GEPHARDT demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.

  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

230

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

204

para.119.6
                             [Roll No. 542]


  So the motion to lay the appeal of the ruling of the Chair on the 
table was agreed to.

  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

  Pursuant to the order of the House of December 18, 1998, the question 
was divided by Article.

  The question being put, viva voce,

  Will the House adopt Article I of said resolution?

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.

[[Page 2783]]

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and 
nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so 
the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

228

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

206

para.119.7
                             [Roll No. 543]


  So, Article I of said resolution was adopted.
  Accordingly,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House adopt Article II of said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and 
nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so 
the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

205

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

229

para.119.8
                             [Roll No. 544]


  So, Article II of said resolution was not adopted.
  Accordingly,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House adopt Article III of said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

221

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

212

para.119.9
                             [Roll No. 545]


  So, Article III of said resolution was adopted.
  Accordingly,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House adopt Article IV of said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. LOFGREN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

148

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

285

para.119.10
                             [Roll No. 546]


  So, Article IV of said resolution was not adopted.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said Article I and III were 
agreed to and Article II and IV were agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.



                          ____________________


                  SUBPOENAS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO RULE L


  On January 27, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 14, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the Superior Court, County 
     of Los Angeles, State of California.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance is consistent with the privileges 
     and rights of the House.
           Sincerely,

                                             William H. Grady,

                                       Administrative Assistant to
                                  Congressman George E. Brown, Jr.


     

                          ____________________


  On January 27, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 14, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena relates to my 
     official duties, and that partial compliance with the 
     subpoena is consistent with the privileges and precedents of 
     the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Bill Livingood,
                                                 Sergeant at Arms.


     

                          ____________________


  On January 27, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, PC, December 10, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you pursuant to Rule L 
     (50) of the House that I have been served with a subpoena 
     duces tecum issued by the Chancery Court of Forrest County, 
     Mississippi, in the case of Michelle Anderson v. Kade Paul 
     Anderson, Case No. 94-0711-GN-D.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely yours,

                                                     Beau Gex,

                                         District Director for the
                                            Honorable Gene Taylor.


     

                          ____________________


  On January 27, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, PC, January 6, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that my office was served with a subpoena (for documents) 
     issued by the McLean County, Illinois Circuit Court in the 
     case of Lack v. Crain, No. 97 L 155, and directed to the 
     ``Keeper of Employment Records''.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Lane Evans,
                                               Member of Congress.


     

                          ____________________


  On January 27, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. layaway, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. House of 
           Representatives,
                                 Washington, PC, January 13, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a subpoena duces tecum issued by 
     the Superior Court for the District of Columbia in the case 
     of Williams v. Psychiatric Institute of Washington.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is not 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House 
     and, therefore, that the subpoena should be resisted.
           Sincerely,
                                               Lisbeth M. McBride.


     

                          ____________________


  On February 3, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 2, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that my office has been served with a subpoena (for written 
     testimony and documents) issued by the 63rd District Court 
     for Val Verde County, Texas, and directed to the ``Custodian 
     of Records, United States of Representatives.''
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is not 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House 
     and, therefore, that the subpoena should be resisted.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Henry Bonilla,
                                               Member of Congress.


     

                          ____________________


  On February 24, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:

[[Page 2784]]

                                Congress of the United States,

                                Washington, DC, February 12, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a subpoena (for testimony) 
     issued by the Circuit Court for Marion County, Missouri in 
     the case of State v. Kolb.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Scott Callicott,
                                                  Office Director.


     

                          ____________________


  On February 24, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                               Washington, DC,

                                                February 18, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Northern District of Illinois seeking the right 
     to inspect and copy documents in a file of two constituents 
     maintained by my congressional office.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena to allow 
     inspection and copy of such file is appropriate.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Harris W. Fawell,
                                               Member of Congress.


     

                          ____________________


  On March 17, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                            Committee on Standards


                                          of Official Conduct,

                                   Washington, DC, March 16, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
     (``Committee'') has been served with a grand jury subpoena 
     (for documents) issued by the U.S. District Court for the 
     District of Massachusetts and directed to the Committee's 
     ``Keeper of Records.''
       After the consultation with the Office of General Counsel, 
     the Committee has determined that compliance with the 
     subpoena is not consistent with the precedents and privileges 
     of the House and, therefore, that the subpoena should be 
     resisted.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James V. Hansen,
                                                         Chairman.


     

                          ____________________


  On March 24, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                Congress of the United States,

                                   Washington, DC, March 17, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker,
     U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena ad testificandum issued by the United 
     States District Court for the Eastern District of 
     Pennsylvania, in the case of Raymond Wood v. David L. Cohen, 
     et al., Case No. 96-3707.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Stanley V. White,
                                                    Administrator.


     

                          ____________________


  On April 27, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 20, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena ad testificandum issued by the 
     Pasadena Superior Court, in the case of People v. Anthony 
     Albert Jimenez, Case No. GA 034516.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Joshua D. Cantor.


     

                          ____________________


  On May 12, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                                 Donald N. Mazeau,


                                             46 Fenwood Drive,

                                    Old Saybrook, CT, May 5, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker,
     Washington, DC
       Dear Mr. Speaker, This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a subpoena ad testificandum 
     issued by the Superior Court for the District of New London, 
     Connecticut, in the case of FDIC v. Caldrello, No. 0511581.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,

                                             Donald N. Mazeau,

                                      Former Congressional Aide to
                                        Congressman Sam Gejdenson.


     

                          ____________________


  On May 20, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 19, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena ad testificandum issued by the 
     Superior Court of the District of Columbia, in the case of 
     Pointe Properties, Inc., et al. v. Michael J. Bevenour, et 
     al., Case No. 96-CA-009720.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                Cory B. Alexander.


     

                          ____________________


  On June 3, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 19, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker. This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a subpoena duces tecum issued by 
     the United States District Court for the district of Maine in 
     the case of Desrosiers v Runyon, No. 97-CV-391-P-C.
       I will make the determinations required by Rule 50 in 
     consultation with the Office of General Counsel.
           Sincerely,
                                              Judith A. Cadorette,
                                 Office Manager for John Baldacci.


     

                          ____________________


  On June 3, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 27, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena duces tecum issued by the 6th Judicial 
     Circuit for the State of Michigan, in the case of Ann Marie 
     Reynolds v. Resource Solutions Group, Inc., et al., Case No. 
     97-002709-CZ.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Dave Camp,
                                               Member of Congress.


     

                          ____________________


  On July 23, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 14, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Eastern District of New York.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Peter T. King,
                                               Member of Congress.


     

                          ____________________


  On July 23, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, laid before

[[Page 2785]]

the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 15, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Eastern District of New York.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Carolyn McCarthy,
                                               Member of Congress.


     

                          ____________________


  On July 23, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representativec,

                                    Washington, DC, July 16, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Eastern District of New York.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Gary L. Ackerman,
                                               Member of Congress.


     

                          ____________________


  On July 24, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FORBES, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 23, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Marietta, GA,
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Eastern District of New York.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                Michael P. Forbes,
                                               Member of Congress.


     

                          ____________________


  On July 30, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GEKAS, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                    Washington, DC, July 28, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you pursuant to L. 
     Deschler, 3 Deschler's Precedents of the United States House 
     of Representatives ch 11, Sec. 14.8 (1963), that I have been 
     served with an administrative subpoena issued by the Federal 
     Election Commission.
           Sincerely,
                                                  John A. Boehner.


     

                          ____________________


  On July 30, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GEKAS, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                    Washington, DC, July 28, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you pursuant to L. 
     Deschler, 3 Deschler's Precedents of the United States House 
     of Representatives ch. 11 Sec. 14.8 (1963), that I have been 
     served with an administrative subpoena issued by the Federal 
     Election Commission.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Barry Jackson.


     

                          ____________________


  On September 10, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                                  August 6, 1998. 
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Ted Strickland,
                                               Member of Congress.


     

                          ____________________


  On September 10, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                                4August 12, 1998. 
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena for testimony and documents issued by 
     the Centre County Court, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the 
     case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Barger.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Shannon Jones.


     

                          ____________________


  On September 10, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                                  August 12, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena for testimony and documents issued by 
     the Centre County Court, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the 
     case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Barger.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Susan Gurekovich.


     

                          ____________________


  On September 10, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                                  August 17, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a subpoena ad testificandum 
     issued by the United States District Court for the Northern 
     District of California in the case of Headwaters v. County of 
     Humboldt, No. C-97-3989-VRW.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House 
     and, therefore, that I should comply with the subpoena.
           Sincerely,
                                               Rhonnda Pellegrini.


     

                          ____________________


  On October 7, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WILSON, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, October 6, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     been served with a subpoena for documents issued by the 
     Plymouth Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in 
     the case of Pert Dickie, et al. V. Kelly Regan, et al..
       The subpoena appears to relate to my official duties. I am 
     currently consulting with the Office of General Counsel to 
     determine whether compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                              William D. Delahunt.


     

                          ____________________


  On October 13, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SESSIONS, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
                                                 Peter A. DeFazio,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                                  October 6, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have been served with a grand jury subpoena ad 
     testificandum issued by the United States District Court for 
     the District of Oregon.
       I will make the determinations required by Rule 50 in 
     consultation with the Office of General Counsel.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Betsy Boyd,
                                                District Director.


     

                          ____________________


  On October 16, 1998, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BRADY, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:

[[Page 2786]]

         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. House of 
           Representatives,
                                 Washington, DC, October 14, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that the Office of 
     the Chief Administrator has been served with a subpoena 
     issued by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L (50).
           Sincerely,

                                                     Kay Ford,

                                   Associate Administrator, Office
                                               of Human Resources.

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                    HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

                                SPONSORS

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                               HOUSE BILLS

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H.R. 4--
A bill to provide off-budget treatment for the Highway Trust Fund, the 
    Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and 
    the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; the Budget, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [17MR]
H.R. 6--
A bill to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher 
    Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [21AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-481), [17AP]
  Considered, [29AP], [5MY]
  Passed House amended, [6MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [9JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [13JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [22JY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-750) submitted in the House, [25SE]
  House agreed to conference report, [28SE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [29SE]
  Presented to the President (October 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-244] (signed October 7, 1998)
H.R. 7--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny citizenship 
    at birth to children born in the United States of parents who are 
    not citizens or permanent resident aliens; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [11MR], [27MR], [22AP], [19MY], [5JN], 
    [17JY]
H.R. 8--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to deny entry into the United States 
    of certain foreign motor vehicles that do not comply with State laws 
    governing motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27MR], [20MY], [4JN], [5JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-634), [20JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [20JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [5OC]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [7OC]
  Presented to the President (October 15, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-286] (signed October 27, 1998)
H.R. 10--
A bill to enhance competition in the financial services industry by 
    providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, 
    securities firms, and other financial service providers, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-164, part 4), [28JA]
  Passed House amended, [13MY]
  Considered in the Senate, [2OC]
H.R. 12--
A bill to prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [12MY], [10SE]
H.R. 18--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase to 100 
    percent the amount of the deduction for the health insurance costs 
    of self-employed individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [10SE], [16SE], [26SE], [12OC]
H.R. 20--
A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish a Capitol 
    Visitor Center under the East Plaza of the U.S. Capitol, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [6AU]
H.R. 22--
A bill to reform the postal laws of the United States; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [13MY]
H.R. 23--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for 
    legal accountability for sweatshop conditions in the garment 
    industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [30MR], [30JY], [31JY], [16SE], [9OC], 
    [20OC], [21OC]
H.R. 26--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that the 
    firearms prohibitions applicable by reason of a domestic violence 
    misdemeanor conviction do not apply if the conviction occurred 
    before the prohibitions became law; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [14MY], [3JN], [29JY], [23SE], [7OC]
H.R. 27--
A bill to protect the right to obtain firearms for security, and to use 
    firearms in defense of self, family, or home, and to provide for the 
    enforcement of such right; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [3MR], [21AP], [15JY], [10SE]
H.R. 34--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    individuals who are not citizens of the United States from making 
    contributions or expenditures in connection with an election for 
    Federal office; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [30MR]
H.R. 39--
A bill to reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  Passed Senate, [23JY]
  Presented to the President (July 28, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-217] (signed August 5, 1998)
H.R. 40--
A bill to acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and 
    inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American 
    colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to 
    examine the institution of slavery, subsequent de jure and de facto 
    racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, and 
    the impact of these forces on living African-Americans, to make 
    recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [14JY], [15JY], [6AU], [10SE], [12OC]
H.R. 44--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide limited 
    authority for concurrent payment of retired pay and veterans' 
    disability compensation for certain disabled veterans; to the 
    Committees on National Security; Veterans' Affairs, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [11FE], [4MR], [12MR], [26MR], 
    [27MR], [1AP], [21AP], [29AP], [21MY], [11JN], [10SE], [9OC]
H.R. 45--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
    improved benefit computation formula for workers who attain age 65 
    in or after 1982 and to whom applies the 15-year period of 
    transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in 
    the Social Security Amendments of 1977 and related beneficiaries and 
    to provide prospectively for increases in their benefits 
    accordingly; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [24FE], [28AP], [20JY], [9SE], [23SE]
H.R. 51--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that persons 
    retiring from the Armed Forces shall be entitled to all benefits 
    which were promised them when they entered the Armed Forces; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [16MR], [14SE], [5OC]
H.R. 54--
A bill to amend the Andean Trade Preference Act to prohibit the 
    provision of duty-free treatment under the act for live plants and 
    fresh cut flowers described in chapter 6 of the Harmonized Tariff 
    Schedule of the United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [21AP]
H.R. 55--
A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 
    1972 relating to the dumping of dredged material in Long Island 
    Sound, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [21AP]
H.R. 59--
A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees 
    to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from 
    such activities; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [12FE], [3MR], [5MR], [25MR], [1AP], 
    [23AP], [28AP], [14MY], [3JN], [10JN], [24JY], [10SE], [8OC]

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  Cosponsors removed, [26SE]
H.R. 64--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    inflation adjustment for the amount of the maximum benefit under the 
    special estate tax valuation rules for certain farm, and so forth, 
    real property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [4JN]
H.R. 65--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members 
    of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to 
    receive military retired pay concurrently with veterans' disability 
    compensation; to the Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [11FE], [4MR], [12MR], [26MR], 
    [21AP], [14MY], [11JN], [19JN], [10SE]
H.R. 66--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
    protections for Medicare beneficiaries who enroll in Medicare 
    managed care plans; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [23AP], [22MY]
H.R. 68--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a 
    monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in 
    which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if 
    the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [17JY], [17SE]
H.R. 71--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from the 
    minimum wage and overtime requirements individuals who volunteer 
    their time in order to enhance their occupational opportunities; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
H.R. 74--
A bill to protect the voting rights of homeless citizens; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [31MR], [1AP], [18JN], [29JY], [4AU], [6AU], 
    [20OC]
H.R. 76--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit covered 
    beneficiaries under the military health care system who are also 
    entitled to Medicare to enroll in the Federal Employee Health 
    Benefits Program; to the Committees on National Security; Government 
    Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [10SE]
H.R. 80--
A bill to require the return of excess amounts from the representational 
    allowances of Members of the House of Representatives to the 
    Treasury for deficit reduction; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [25JN]
H.R. 81--
A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 401 South Michigan 
    Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the ``Robert K. Rodibaugh United 
    States Bankruptcy Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23SE]
H.R. 86--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow farmers to 
    income average over 2 years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [31MR]
H.R. 94--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide an 
    exemption from overtime compensation for firefighters and rescue 
    squad members who volunteer their services; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [3JN]
  Cosponsors removed, [19MR], [21MY]
H.R. 95--
A bill to ensure that Federal agencies establish the appropriate 
    procedures for assessing whether or not Federal regulations might 
    result in the taking of private property, and to direct the 
    Secretary of Agriculture to report to the Congress with respect to 
    such takings under programs of the Department of Agriculture; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Agriculture, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [20MY]
H.R. 96--
A bill to provide regulatory assistance for small business concerns, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Small Business; Government 
    Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [10MR], [12MR], [17MR], [24MR], [1AP], 
    [21AP], [9JN]
H.R. 98--
A bill to regulate the use by interactive computer services of 
    personally identifiable information provided by subscribers to such 
    services; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [16SE], [2OC]
H.R. 107--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the Civil 
    Service Retirement and Disability Fund be excluded from the budget 
    of the United States Government; to the Committees on the Budget; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [11FE], [4MR], [12MR], [21AP], 
    [29AP], [21MY], [3JN], [10SE], [6OC]
H.R. 108--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, concerning eligibility for 
    grants to implement alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [11MR]
H.R. 118--
A bill to provide for the collection of data on traffic stops; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Reported with an amendment (H. Rept. 105-435), [11MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [24MR]
H.R. 121--
A bill to repeal the statutory authority for the Corporation for Public 
    Broadcasting; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [16OC]
H.R. 123--
A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the 
    official language of the Government of the United States; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [1AP]
H.R. 126--
A bill to establish procedures to provide for a deficit reduction lock-
    box and related downward adjustment of discretionary spending 
    limits; to the Committees on the Budget; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H.R. 127--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 
    the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance and to 
    restore the exclusion for graduate level educational assistance; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [19MR]
H.R. 130--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the reclassification of 
    downwind nonattainment areas, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 131--
A bill to provide that a new Federal program shall terminate not later 
    than 5 years after the date of the enactment of the law that 
    authorizes the program; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 132--
A bill to establish a second National Blue Ribbon Commission to 
    Eliminate Waste in Government; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [25FE]
H.R. 133--
A bill to require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and 
    development on lands of the Outer Continental Shelf off the State of 
    California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 135--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and 
    individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide 
    coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies and lymph node 
    dissections performed for the treatment of breast cancer; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5FE], [26MR], [1AP], [19MY], [20MY], [25SE]
H.R. 139--
A bill to reform the independent counsel statute, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [11MR]
H.R. 145--
A bill to terminate the effectiveness of certain amendments to the 
    foreign repair station rules of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [11FE], [26FE], [23JN], [25JN], [16JY], 
    [10SE], [23SE]
H.R. 146--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
    improved benefit computation formula for workers who attain age 65 
    in or after 1982 and to whom applies the 5-year period of transition 
    to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social 
    Security Amendments of 1977, and related beneficiaries, and to 
    provide prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [12MR], [16JN]
H.R. 150--
A bill to amend the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to require 
    that disbursements from the International Fund for Ireland are 
    distributed in accordance with the MacBride principles of economic 
    justice, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [25FE]
H.R. 158--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on 
    beer to its pre-1991 level; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [21MY], [16JY], [2OC], [7OC], [10OC], [12OC]
H.R. 162--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    alternative minimum tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [16JY]
H.R. 164--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual 
    health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage 
    for reconstructive breast surgery if they provide coverage for 
    mastectomies; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [26FE], [27JY], [29JY], [30JY]
H.R. 165--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the two-tier 
    annuity computation system applicable to annuities for surviving 
    spouses under the survivor benefit plan for retired members of the 
    Armed Forces so that there is no reduction in such an annuity when 
    the beneficiary becomes 62 years of age; to the Committee on 
    National Security.

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  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [11FE], [9MR], [1AP], [30AP], [7MY], 
    [20MY], [11JN], [15JN]
H.R. 166--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions 
    under which an action may be brought against a State to enforce 
    veterans' reemployment rights, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 167--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a Veterans' 
    Employment and Training Bill of Rights, to strengthen preference for 
    veterans in hiring, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [9OC]
H.R. 168--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to establish programs and 
    undertake efforts to assist and promote the creation, development, 
    and growth of small business concerns owned and controlled by 
    veterans of service in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Small Business; Veterans' Affairs, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [9OC]
H.R. 169--
A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
    1994 to prevent luxurious conditions in prisons; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [3MR]
H.R. 192--
A bill to establish a demonstration project to evaluate the cost 
    effectiveness of using the Medicare trust funds to reimburse the 
    Department of Defense for certain health care services provided to 
    Medicare-eligible covered military beneficiaries; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Commerce; National Security, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [24FE], [26MR], [5MY], [9JN]
H.R. 198--
A bill to limit the types of commercial nonpostal services which may be 
    offered by the U.S. Postal Service; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [11MR], [17MR], [22MY]
H.R. 209--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish and 
    provide a checkoff for a breast and prostate cancer research fund, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE]
H.R. 217--
A bill to amend title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
    Act to consolidate the Federal programs for housing assistance for 
    the homeless into a block grant program that ensures that States and 
    communities are provided sufficient flexibility to use assistance 
    amounts effectively; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-407, part 2), [3MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3MR]
H.R. 218--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified 
    current and former law enforcement officers from State laws 
    prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [26FE], [5MR], [12MR], [19MR], [1AP], 
    [23AP], [28AP], [12MY], [27JY], [3AU], [4AU], [6AU], [9SE], [14SE], 
    [2OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [10SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-819), [14OC]
H.R. 219--
A bill to establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance for State 
    disaster insurance programs; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [29AP], [3JN]
  Cosponsors removed, [15JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-687), [7AU]
H.R. 225--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain 
    aliens who are at least 55 years of age to obtain a 4-year 
    nonimmigrant visitor's visa; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [22MY], [16JN]
H.R. 230--
A bill to ensure that insurance against the risk of catastrophic natural 
    disasters, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, 
    is available and affordable, and to provide for expanded hazard 
    mitigation and relief, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Banking and Financial Services; Transportation and Infrastructure, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [17MR], [11MY]
H.R. 234--
A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow 
    employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave 
    to participate in or attend their children's educational and 
    extracurricular activities and to clarify that leave may be taken 
    for routine medical needs and to assist elderly relatives, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; 
    Government Reform and Oversight; House Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
H.R. 235--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, and the National Security 
    Act of 1947 to require disclosure under the Freedom of Information 
    Act regarding certain individuals; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; Intelligence (Permanent Select); the 
    Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors removed, [26FE]
H.R. 245--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phase out the tax 
    of capital gains, to increase the unified credit under the estate 
    and gift taxes, and to increase the maximum benefit under section 
    2032A to $1 million; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE]
H.R. 251--
A bill to establish an Office of Inspector General for the Medicare and 
    Medicaid Programs; to the Committees on Government Reform and 
    Oversight; Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 253--
A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on 
    public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-
    initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [25SE]
H.R. 277--
A bill to increase penalties and strengthen enforcement of environmental 
    crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Commerce; Agriculture; Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [18MR]
H.R. 284--
A bill to repeal the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 and the Cuban Liberty 
    and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [4MR], [4AU]
H.R. 292--
A bill to require Congress to specify the source of authority under the 
    U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [25FE]
H.R. 296--
A bill to privatize the Federal Power Marketing Administrations, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
H.R. 297--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for programs of 
    research on prostate cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [15SE]
H.R. 298--
A bill to require recreational camps to report information concerning 
    deaths and certain injuries and illnesses to the Secretary of Health 
    and Human Services, to direct the Secretary to collect the 
    information in a central data system, to establish a President's 
    Advisory Council on Recreational Camps, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 299--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the payment of U.S. arrearages in 
    assessed contributions to the United Nations for prior years and to 
    authorize appropriations for the payment of assessed contributions 
    of the United States for U.N. peacekeeping operations; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [15SE]
H.R. 303--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit retired members 
    of the Armed Forces who have service-connected disabilities to 
    receive compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs 
    concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [11FE], [4MR], [12MR], [26MR], [1AP], 
    [21AP], [14MY], [3JN], [9JN], [11JN], [24JY], [3AU], [6AU], [18SE], 
    [25SE], [1OC]
H.R. 304--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to employment 
    opportunities in the Department of Health and Human Services for 
    women who are scientists, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 306--
A bill to prohibit discrimination against individuals and their family 
    members on the basis of genetic information, or a request for 
    genetic services; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [11FE], [12FE], [25FE], [4MR], [11MR], 
    [17MR], [24MR], [1AP], [21AP], [28AP], [7MY], [14MY], [22MY], [9JN], 
    [18JN], [22JN], [23JN], [14JY], [18SE], [23SE], [24SE]
H.R. 322--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an 
    individual's entitlement to any benefit thereunder shall continue 
    through the month of his or her death (without affecting any other 
    person's entitlement to benefits for that month) and that such 
    individual's benefit shall be payable for such month only to the 
    extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding 
    the date of such individual's death; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [17JY], [10SE], [16SE], [18SE]
H.R. 326--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to remove the 
    limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may 
    earn while receiving benefits thereunder; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [17SE], [10OC]
H.R. 332--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled 
    Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for 
    powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each

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    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 334--
A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to bring more balance 
    into the negotiation of tribal-State compacts, to require an 
    individual participating in class II or class III Indian gaming to 
    be physically present at the authorized gaming activity, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
H.R. 336--
A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure 
    the integrity of the Social Security trust funds by reconstituting 
    the boards of trustees of such trust funds and the managing trustee 
    of such trust funds to increase their independence, by providing for 
    annual investment plans to guide investment of amounts in such trust 
    funds, and by removing unnecessary restrictions on investment and 
    disinvestment of amounts in such trust funds; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [5MR]
H.R. 337--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and titles XVIII and 
    XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure access to services and 
    prevent fraud and abuse for enrollees of managed care plans, to 
    amend standards for Medicare supplemental polices, to modify the 
    Medicare select program, and to provide other protections for 
    beneficiaries of health plans generally, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 339--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national 
    standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry 
    certain concealed firearms in the State, and to exempt qualified 
    current and former law enforcement officers from State laws 
    prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [11FE], [24FE], [21AP], [6MY], 
    [20MY], [22MY], [10JN], [15JY], [22JY]
H.R. 347--
A bill to effect a moratorium on immigration by aliens other than 
    refugees, priority workers, and the spouses and children of U.S. 
    citizens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [31MR]
H.R. 349--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to remove the 
    limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may 
    earn while receiving benefits thereunder; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [10MR]
H.R. 350--
A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
    Act of 1986 to encourage States to enact a law enforcement officer's 
    bill of rights, to provide standards and protection for the conduct 
    of internal police investigations, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [12FE], [11MR], [5JN], [25JN], [6OC]
H.R. 352--
A bill to provide for return of excess amounts from official allowances 
    of Members of the House of Representatives to the Treasury for 
    deficit reduction; to the Committees on House Oversight; Rules, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [25JN]
H.R. 367--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to place the burden of 
    proof on the Secretary of the Treasury in civil cases and on the 
    taxpayer in administrative proceedings, to require 15 days notice 
    and judicial consent before seizure, to exclude civil damages for 
    unauthorized collection actions from income, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 371--
A bill to expedite the naturalization of aliens who served with special 
    guerrilla units in Laos; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [11FE], [24FE], [26FE], [4MR], [5MR], 
    [11MR], [19MR], [1AP], [22AP], [28AP], [13MY], [21MY], [22MY], 
    [4JN], [5JN], [17JN], [18JN], [23JN], [9OC], [13OC], [14OC]
H.R. 372--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    exclusion from gross income for that portion of a governmental 
    pension received by an individual which does not exceed the maximum 
    benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act which 
    could have been excluded from income for the taxable year; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [4MR], [11MR], [26MR], [28AP], [12MY], 
    [4JN], [15JY], [24SE], [28SE]
H.R. 375--
A bill for the relief of Margarito Domantay; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-523), [12MY]
  Passed House amended, [16JN]
H.R. 378--
A bill for the relief of Heraclio Tolley; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Passed Senate, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Private Law 105-5] (signed November 10, 1998)
H.R. 379--
A bill for the relief of Larry Errol Pieterse; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-644), [24JY]
  Passed House, [4AU]
  Passed Senate, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Private Law 105-6] (signed November 10, 1998)
H.R. 383--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of early detection of prostate cancer and certain drug 
    treatment services under part B of the Medicare Program, to amend 
    chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage 
    of such early detection and treatment services under the programs of 
    the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to expand research and 
    education programs of the National Institutes of Health and the 
    Public Health Service relating to prostate cancer; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Ways and Means; Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [5OC]
H.R. 399--
A bill to prohibit the provision of financial assistance by the Federal 
    Government to any person who is more than 60 days delinquent in the 
    payment of any child support obligation; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 402--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a 
    tax credit for hiring displaced homemakers; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 410--
A bill to prohibit the regulation of the use of tobacco or tobacco 
    products as a sponsor of an event of the National Association of 
    Stock Car Automobile Racing, its agents or affiliates, or any other 
    professional motor sports association by the Secretary of Health and 
    Human Services or any other instrumentality of the Federal 
    Government; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [23JN]
H.R. 414--
A bill to authorize the use of the Medicare trust funds to reimburse the 
    Department of Defense for certain health care services provided to 
    Medicare-eligible covered military beneficiaries; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Commerce; National Security, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [5MY], [25JN], [22JY]
H.R. 419--
A bill to establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms in the 
    laws relating to elections for Federal office; to the Committees on 
    House Oversight; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 424--
A bill to provide for increased mandatory minimum sentences for 
    criminals possessing firearms, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [24FE]
H.R. 429--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for 
    special immigrant status for NATO civilian employees in the same 
    manner as for employees of international organizations; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-410), [3FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [24FE]
H.R. 431--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to allow employees 
    in classified positions in community colleges to serve in certified 
    or other academic capacities; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [18MR]
H.R. 434--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of small parcels of land in the 
    Carson National Forest and the Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico, 
    to the village of El Rito and the town of Jemez Springs, New Mexico; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  Passed Senate amended, [17JY]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [3AU]
  Presented to the President (August 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-224] (signed August 12, 1998)
H.R. 442--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income up to $500,000 of gain on the sale of a principal residence 
    and up to $500,000 of gain on the sale of farmland; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [19MR]
H.R. 444--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to assist in assuring health 
    coverage for workers over 55 who leave employment; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 445--
A bill to provide that the firearms prohibitions applicable by reason of 
    a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction do not apply to 
    government entities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 449--
A bill to provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands in 
    Clark County, Nevada, and to provide for the acquisition of 
    environmentally sensitive lands in the State of Nevada; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  Passed Senate, [2OC]
  Presented to the President (October 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-263] (signed October 19, 1998)
H.R. 450--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the method 
    of payment of taxes on distilled spirits; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [21AP]
H.R. 452--
A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide adequate and 
    certain remedies for

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    sovereign tribal governments, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Resources; the Judiciary; Ways and Means, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [1AP]
H.R. 453--
A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it 
    unlawful for any stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer to 
    transfer or market nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, 
    mules, or goats, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [26FE], [5MR], [19MR], [25MR], [1AP], [30AP], 
    [12MY], [15SE], [21OC]
H.R. 457--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for 
    budgeting for emergencies through the establishment of a budget 
    reserve account, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Budget; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [23MR], [26MR], [1AP], [21AP], [29AP], 
    [17JY], [21JY], [30JY], [9SE], [24SE], [25SE], [6OC]
H.R. 464--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish, for 
    purposes of disability determinations under such title, a uniform 
    minimum level of earnings, for demonstrating ability to engage in 
    substantial gainful activity, at the level currently applicable 
    solely to blind individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [11JN]
H.R. 465--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    credit for investment necessary to revitalize communities within the 
    United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [1AP], [21MY], [22MY], [16JY], [5AU], [25SE]
H.R. 468--
A bill to amend section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to 
    provide for rental assistance payments to assist certain owners of 
    manufactured homes who rent the lots on which their homes are 
    located; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [14OC]
H.R. 476--
A bill to prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE]
H.R. 493--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of Federal elections, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on House Oversight; Commerce; Government Reform and 
    Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [19MR]
H.R. 498--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require 
    certain disclosures with respect to phone bank communications; to 
    the Committee on House Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [22MY]
H.R. 502--
A bill to prevent the implementation of parity payments and certain 
    marketing quotas under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 and 
    the Agricultural Act of 1949, to reduce the amounts available for 
    payments under production flexibility contracts entered into under 
    the Agricultural Market Transition Act, and to shorten the period 
    during which such payments will be made; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 508--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the FICA tax 
    inapplicable to overtime hours of small business employees; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
H.R. 512--
A bill to prohibit the expenditure of funds from the Land and Water 
    Conservation Fund for the creation of new National Wildlife Refuges 
    without specific authorization from Congress pursuant to a 
    recommendation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to create the 
    refuge; to the Committee on Resources.
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19MY]
H.R. 519--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 
    the special rule for charitable contributions to private foundations 
    of stock for which market quotations are readily available; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [28AP], [18MY], [3JN], [5AU], [10SE], [1OC]
H.R. 530--
A bill to provide for the implementation of prohibitions against payment 
    of Social Security benefits to prisoners, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [23AP], [6MY], [20MY], [4JN]
H.R. 532--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 
    deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State 
    legislation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [10MR], [23JN], [14JY]
H.R. 535--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a capital 
    loss deduction with respect to the sale or exchange of a principal 
    residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [22JY]
H.R. 536--
A bill to reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the 
    Environmental Protection Agency; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [1AP], [4JN], [14JY], [22JY], [31JY], [16SE]
H.R. 538--
A bill to require explosive materials to contain taggants to enable law 
    enforcement authorities to trace the source of the explosive 
    material, whether before or after detonation; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [6MY], [3JN], [14JY], [5OC]
H.R. 539--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain 
    employees without employer-provided health coverage a refundable 
    credit for their health insurance costs; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [28AP]
H.R. 543--
A bill to provide for award of the Navy Combat Action Ribbon based upon 
    participation in ground or surface combat as a member of the Navy or 
    Marine Corps during the period between July 4, 1943, and March 1, 
    1961; to the Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [24MR], [21MY]
H.R. 547--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
    Agriculture to establish grazing fees at fair market value for use 
    of public grazing lands; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 559--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to add bronchiolo-alveolar 
    carcinoma to the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected 
    for certain radiation-exposed veterans; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [14OC]
H.R. 563--
A bill to establish a toll-free number in the Department of Commerce to 
    assist consumers in determining if products are American-made; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [29AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-759), [1OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5OC]
H.R. 567--
A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the 
    registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, in order 
    to carry out provisions of certain international conventions, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5MY]
H.R. 586--
A bill to prohibit the restriction of certain types of medical 
    communications between a health care provider and a patient; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5FE], [30AP], [22MY]
H.R. 588--
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to create a new category 
    of long-distance trails to be known as national discovery trails, to 
    authorize the American Discovery Trail as the first trail in that 
    category, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [10JN]
H.R. 589--
A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 590--
A bill to amend the act of September 30, 1961, to limit the antitrust 
    exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by leagues of 
    professional sports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [16OC]
H.R. 593--
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
    1985 to provide for a sequestration of all budgetary accounts for 
    fiscal year 1998, except Social Security, Federal retirement, and 
    interest on the debt, equal to 5 percent of the OMB baseline; to the 
    Committee on the Budget.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 594--
A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats 
    used by research facilities are obtained legally; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [9SE]
H.R. 595--
A bill to designate the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 
    475 Mulberry Street in Macon, GA, as the ``William Augustus Bootle 
    Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Passed Senate, [6MR]
  Presented to the President (March 10, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-163] (signed March 20, 1998)
H.R. 598--
A bill to provide for certain military retirees and dependents a special 
    Medicare part B enrollment period during which the late enrollment 
    penalty is waived and a special medigap open enrollment period 
    during which no underwriting is permitted; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [7MY], [20MY], [10SE], [25SE]
H.R. 599--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce tax benefits 
    for foreign corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [13OC]
H.R. 603--
A bill to prohibit Federal subsidies for the Tennessee Valley Authority 
    after fiscal year 1998; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [25JN]
H.R. 604--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to the 
    duration of copyright, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
H.R. 607--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require notice of 
    cancellation rights with respect to private mortgage insurance which 
    is required by creditor as a condition for entering into a 
    residential mortgage transaction, and for

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    other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
H.R. 610--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    contributions and expenditures by multicandidate political 
    committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE]
H.R. 611--
A bill to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas; to the Committee 
    on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [3FE], [24FE], [25MR], [30AP], [11JN], 
    [23JN], [14JY], [17JY], [22JY]
H.R. 612--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to restore the link 
    between the maximum amount of earnings by blind individuals 
    permitted without demonstrating ability to engage in substantial 
    gainful activity and the exempt amount permitted in determining 
    excess earnings under the earnings test; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [5FE], [12FE], [25FE], [5MR], [12MR], 
    [24MR], [1AP], [28AP], [14JY], [21JY], [6AU], [10SE]
H.R. 613--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 100 Alabama Street 
    NW, in Atlanta, GA, as the ``Sam Nunn Federal Center''; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3MR]
  Laid on the table (S. 347 passed in lieu), [3MR]
H.R. 614--
A bill to reduce the number of executive branch political appointees; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [30MR], [14JY]
H.R. 616--
A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum 
    hospital stay for mastectomies and lymph node dissection for the 
    treatment of breast cancer, coverage for reconstructive surgery 
    following mastectomies, and coverage for secondary consultations; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [9JN], [16JN], [9OC], [20OC]
H.R. 617--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual 
    health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage 
    for annual screening mammography for women 40 years of age or older 
    if the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic 
    mammography; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [4JN]
H.R. 619--
A bill to prohibit the import, export, sale, purchase, possession, 
    transportation, acquisition, and receipt of bear viscera or products 
    that contain or claim to contain bear viscera, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Resources; International Relations; 
    Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [26FE], [30MR], [23AP], [21MY], [19JN], 
    [23JY], [6AU], [6OC], [21OC]
H.R. 620--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    conducting of certain games of chance shall not be treated as an 
    unrelated trade or business; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [19MR]
H.R. 623--
A bill to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 concerning the 
    calculation of public building transactions; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [21AP]
H.R. 624--
A bill to amend the Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993 to 
    clarify certain requirements and to improve the flow of interstate 
    commerce; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Passed Senate, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-287] (signed October 27, 1998)
H.R. 628--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore a 100-
    percent deduction for business meals and entertainment and the 
    deduction for the travel expenses of spouses and others accompanying 
    the taxpayer on business; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [6MY]
H.R. 629--
A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-Level 
    Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Passed Senate amended, [1AP]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and asked for a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [12MY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference, [15JN]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-630) submitted in the House, [16JY]
  House agreed to conference report, [29JY]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [2SE]
  Presented to the President (September 10, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-236] (signed September 20, 1998)
H.R. 630--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the exclusive application of 
    California State regulations regarding reformulated gas in certain 
    areas within the State; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [17JN]
H.R. 633--
A bill to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide that the 
    annuities of certain special agents and security personnel of the 
    Department of State be computed in the same way as applies generally 
    with respect to Federal law enforcement officers, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on International Relations; Government 
    Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [26MR], [21AP], [28AP], [6MY], [3JN], 
    [23JN], [23SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-755, part 1), [28SE]
  Referral to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight extended, 
    [28SE]
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight discharged, [28SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5OC]
  Passed Senate, [20OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-382] (signed November 13, 1998)
H.R. 634--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to allow labor-
    management cooperative efforts that improve economic competitiveness 
    in the United States to continue to thrive, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [5FE]
H.R. 635--
A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to extend the licensing 
    requirements of the act to additional dealers in animals and to 
    strengthen the registration, prohibition, and enforcement provisions 
    of the act; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 641--
A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th article of the 
    amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the right to 
    life of each born and preborn human person from the moment of 
    fertilization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H.R. 643--
A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse to be constructed at the corner 
    of Superior and Huron Roads, in Cleveland, OH, as the ``Carl B. 
    Stokes United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Passed Senate, [31JY]
  Presented to the President (August 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-218] (signed August 7, 1998)
H.R. 651--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the 
    construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of 
    Washington, and for other Purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Passed Senate, [25JN]
  Presented to the President (July 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-189] (signed July 14, 1998)
H.R. 652--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the 
    construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of 
    Washington, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Passed Senate, [25JN]
  Presented to the President (July 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-190] (signed July 14, 1998)
H.R. 662--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to 
    fulfillment by elderly persons of the requirements for 
    naturalization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [4MY]
H.R. 665--
A bill to provide for the award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal 
    to members of the Armed Forces who participate in Operation Joint 
    Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard in the Republic of Bosnia and 
    Herzegovina; to the Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [4MR]
H.R. 676--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the 
    penalty for late enrollment under the Medicare Program to 10 percent 
    and twice the period of no enrollment; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [11MR], [28AP], [19MY], [7OC]
H.R. 677--
A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to provide 
    that no funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out that 
    act; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
H.R. 678--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the birth of Thomas Alva 
    Edison, to redesign the half dollar circulating coin for 1997 to 
    commemorate Thomas Edison, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [22AP], [29AP], [6MY], [7MY], [12MY], [13MY], 
    [19MY], [20MY], [22MY], [9SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9SE]
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-331] (signed October 31, 1998)
H.R. 685--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to raise the 
    minimum wage; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 687--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny employers a 
    deduction for payments of excessive compensation; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [5MY], [20MY], [3JN], [22JN], [20JY]
H.R. 693--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase 
    in the tax on Social Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [25FE], [25MR], [20MY], [17JY], [21JY], 
    [31JY]

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H.R. 696--
A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to require humane living 
    conditions for calves raised for the production of veal; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [15SE]
H.R. 699--
A bill to guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
    merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, 
    and local elections; to the Committees on House Oversight; Veterans' 
    Affairs; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [26MR], [25JN], [16SE]
H.R. 700--
A bill to remove the restriction on the distribution of certain revenues 
    from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua 
    Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians; to the Committee on Resources.
  Passed Senate amended, [12OC]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [15OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-308] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 715--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the campus 
    security reporting provisions to provide for a more complete, 
    timely, and accurate disclosure of crime reports and statistics, and 
    to provide for specific methods of enforcement of the campus 
    security provisions of such Act; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [24FE], [25FE], [1AP], [28AP], [29AP]
H.R. 716--
A bill to require that the Federal Government procure from the private 
    sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and 
    management of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; the Budget, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4FE], [24FE], [18MR], [23AP], [13MY], 
    [23JN], [15JY], [16SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [3JN], [23JY]
H.R. 718--
A bill to privatize certain Federal power generation and transmission 
    assets, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 726--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
    make grants to nonprofit community organizations for the development 
    of open space on municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [27MR]
H.R. 738--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public 
    Health Service Act with respect to myelogram-related arachnoiditis; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [21AP], [23AP]
H.R. 740--
A bill to designate the national cemetery established at the former site 
    of the Joliet Arsenal, IL, as the ``Abraham Lincoln National 
    Cemetery''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  Cosponsors removed, [24MR]
H.R. 744--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum 
    Pell Grant; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 746--
A bill to allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want 
    under certain conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [13MY], [4JN], [23JN], [7OC]
H.R. 754--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of 
    child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of 
    Transportation on commercial aircraft; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [25MR], [30AP], [13MY], [19MY], [15JY], 
    [30JY]
H.R. 755--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals 
    to designate any portion of their income tax overpayments, and to 
    make other contributions, for the benefit of units of the National 
    Park System; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Resources, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-482, part 1), [21AP]
H.R. 758--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect employer 
    rights; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [12FE], [24FE], [3MR], [5MR], 
    [17MR], [19MR]
H.R. 759--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase certain rates 
    of educational assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Veterans' Affairs.
  Cosponsors added, [10SE]
H.R. 765--
A bill to ensure maintenance of a herd of wild horses in Cape Lookout 
    National Seashore; to the Committee on Resources.
  Passed Senate amended, [17JY]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [3AU]
  Presented to the President (August 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-229] (signed August 13, 1998)
H.R. 766--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
    comprehensive pension protection for women; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [11MR], [3JN], [9JN], [16JN]
H.R. 773--
A bill to authorize the establishment of the National African-American 
    Museum within the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committees on 
    House Oversight; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [17MR]
H.R. 774--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to restore freedom of 
    speech to the Internet and to protect children from unsuitable 
    online material; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [12MY], [24JN]
H.R. 775--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to discourage American 
    businesses from moving jobs overseas and to encourage the creating 
    of new jobs in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27MR]
H.R. 777--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a 21st 
    Century Scholars Program; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [12MR], [24MR]
H.R. 778--
A bill to ensure that Federal taxpayers receive a fair return for the 
    extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [8OC]
H.R. 779--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [8OC]
H.R. 780--
A bill to provide for the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Resources, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [8OC]
H.R. 789--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to certain 
    exemptions from copyright, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [19MR]
H.R. 790--
A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to ensure the continued 
    availability of affordable crop insurance for producers whose farms 
    are located in counties designated as Federal disaster areas because 
    of weather-related conditions; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [5MY], [27JY]
H.R. 791--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 relating to the 
    treatment of livestock sold on account of weather-related 
    conditions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
H.R. 804--
A bill to amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
    Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that Federal funds made available to 
    hire or rehire law enforcement officers are used in a manner that 
    produces a net gain of the number of law enforcement officers who 
    perform nonadministrative public safety services; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [7OC]
H.R. 806--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a 
    National Clean Water Trust Fund and to authorize the Administrator 
    of the Environmental Protection Agency to use amounts in that fund 
    to carry out projects to restore and recover waters of the United 
    States from damages resulting from violations of that act, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 814--
A bill to prevent children from injuring themselves with firearms; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [21AP], [23AP], [29AP], [6MY], [12MY], 
    [21MY], [9JN], [15JY]
H.R. 815--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Public Health 
    Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
    and titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to assure access 
    to emergency medical services under group health plans, health 
    insurance coverage, and the Medicare and Medicaid programs; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; Education and the Workforce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [10MR], [18MR], [24MR], [27MR], [23AP], 
    [29AP], [30AP], [13MY], [19MY], [4JN], [9SE]
H.R. 820--
A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to 
    establish standards for protection of consumers in managed care 
    plans and other health insurance coverage; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [11FE]
H.R. 824--
A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 717 Madison Place, 
    NW., in the District of Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National 
    Courts Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  Passed Senate, [2JN]
  Presented to the President (June 5, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-179] (signed June 16, 1998)
H.R. 831--
A bill to provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to 
    the State of Maryland, and for other purposes; to the Committees on

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    the Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [12MY]
H.R. 836--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in 
    the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth 
    of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active 
    service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the 
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5MR], [24MR], [16JN], [21JY], [10SE], 
    [5OC], [9OC], [15OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [6OC]
  Discharge petition (Pet. 105-8) filed [17SE]
H.R. 848--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
    the construction of the AuSable Hydroelectric Project in New York, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Passed Senate, [25JN]
  Presented to the President (July 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-191] (signed July 14, 1998)
H.R. 853--
A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to study 
    the effect that a tax system comprised of a 10 percent Federal 
    consumption tax and a 10 percent flat Federal income tax would have 
    on the Federal Government and the U.S. economy; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H.R. 856--
A bill to provide a process leading to full self-government for Puerto 
    Rico; to the Committees on Resources; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Passed House amended, [4MR]
H.R. 857--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure the 
    integrity of the Social Security trust funds by requiring the 
    Managing Trustee to invest the annual surplus of such trust funds in 
    marketable interest-bearing obligations of the United States and 
    certificates of deposit in depository institutions insured by the 
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and to protect such trust 
    funds from the public debt limit; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4JN], [15JY], [5AU], [15SE], [25SE], [8OC]
H.R. 859--
A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate 
    certain regulation of plumbing supplies; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [3FE], [5FE], [11FE], [12FE], 
    [24FE], [2MR], [3MR], [11MR], [16MR], [18MR], [24MR], [21AP], [6MY], 
    [12MY], [22MY], [4JN], [17JN], [9SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [10OC]
H.R. 860--
A bill to authorize appropriations to the Department of Transportation 
    for surface transportation research and development, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  Cosponsors added, [30MR], [23AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-503, part 1), [29AP]
  Referred to the Committees on Commerce, Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, [29AP]
  Referral to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrstructure extended, [2JN]
  Committees on Commerce; Transportation and Infrstructure discharged, 
    [3JN]
H.R. 863--
A bill to establish or expand existing community prosecution programs; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [19MR]
H.R. 864--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the centennial of the birth of Marian Anderson, to 
    redesign the half dollar circulating coin for 1997 to commemorate 
    Marian Anderson, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [24MR], [1AP], [23AP], [13MY], [21MY], 
    [9JN], [29SE]
H.R. 866--
A bill to provide that Members of the House of Representatives may 
    return unused amounts from the Members' representational allowance 
    to the Treasury for deficit reduction; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [14JY]
H.R. 871--
A bill to provide rental assistance under section 8 of the United States 
    Housing Act of 1937 for victims of domestic violence to enable such 
    victims to relocate; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 872--
A bill to establish rules governing product liability actions against 
    raw materials and bulk component suppliers to medical device 
    manufacturers, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [24MR], [30MR], [28AP], [13MY], [21MY], 
    [11JN], [18JN], [23JN]
  Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment (H. Rept. 
    105-549, part 1), [22MY]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [22MY]
  Reported from the Committee on Commerce with amendment (H. Rept. 105-
    549, part 2), [14JY]
  Passed House amended, [29JY]
  Passed Senate, [30JY]
  Presented to the President (August 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-230] (signed August 13, 1998)
H.R. 880--
A bill to provide for a reduction in regulatory costs by maintaining 
    Federal average fuel economy standards applicable to automobiles in 
    effect at current levels until changed by law; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [12MR], [24MR], [21AP], [5MY], [3JN], [9JN], 
    [4AU], [20OC]
H.R. 883--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to simplify credit card 
    payments to governments; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
H.R. 884--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
    training of health professions students with respect to the 
    identification and referral of victims of domestic violence; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [24FE], [21AP], [16JY]
H.R. 892--
A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 223 Sharkey Street 
    in Clarksdale, MS, as the ``Aaron Henry United States Post Office''; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14SE]
H.R. 899--
A bill to provide funds for child care for low-income working families, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 900--
A bill to designate certain lands in Alaska as wilderness; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [12FE], [24FE], [4MR], [12MR], [25MR], [1AP], 
    [22AP], [21MY], [17JN], [23JN], [3AU], [7OC], [9OC], [10OC]
H.R. 902--
A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on 
    generation-skipping transfers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [28AP], [30AP], [7MY], [19MY], [22JN], 
    [17SE], [23SE], [28SE], [1OC], [2OC], [7OC], [13OC], [14OC], [16OC], 
    [19OC]
H.R. 906--
A bill to provide for a reduced rate of postage for certain mailings 
    that under Federal or State law, are required to be made by local 
    governments; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [10MR]
H.R. 915--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide protection for 
    airline employees who provide certain air safety information; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [18JN], [25JN], [6AU]
H.R. 919--
A bill to establish fair market value pricing of Federal natural assets, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture; 
    the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [24FE], [5MR], [21AP]
H.R. 920--
A bill to establish an Office on Women's Health within the Department of 
    Health and Human Services; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
H.R. 922--
A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to conduct or 
    support research on the cloning of humans; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4FE], [25FE], [10MR], [24MR], [13MY], 
    [18JN], [21JY]
H.R. 923--
A bill to prohibit the cloning of humans; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4FE], [25FE], [10MR], [24MR], [1AP], [21JY]
H.R. 927--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for appointment 
    of U.S. marshals by the Attorney General; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Reported with amendments (no written report), [26MR]
H.R. 930--
A bill to require Federal employees to use Federal travel charge cards 
    for all payments of expenses of official Government travel, to amend 
    title 31, United States Code, to establish requirements for 
    prepayment audits of Federal agency transportation expenses, to 
    authorize reimbursement of Federal agency employees for taxes 
    incurred on travel or transportation reimbursements, and to 
    authorize test programs for the payment of Federal employee travel 
    expenses and relocation expenses; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  Passed Senate amended, [1SE]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendments, [5OC]
  Presented to the President (October 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-264] (signed October 19, 1998)
H.R. 934--
A bill to prohibit the payment to the United Nations of any 
    contributions by the United States until U.S. overpayments to such 
    body have been properly credited or reimbursed; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [11MR], [19MR], [30AP]
H.R. 939--
A bill to permit revocation by members of the clergy of their exemption 
    from Social Security coverage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [1AP]
H.R. 944--
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require improved 
    disclosure of corporate charitable contributions, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [6MY]
H.R. 950--
A bill to establish a national public works program to provide 
    incentives for the creation of jobs and address the restoration of 
    infrastructure in communities across the United States, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [6MY]
H.R. 953--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for programs 
    regarding ovarian cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.

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  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [5MY], [6MY], [7MY], [12MY], [13MY], [19MY], 
    [5JN], [22JN], [23JN]
H.R. 959--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the mail-order 
    sale of body armor; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [25JN], [6OC]
H.R. 960--
A bill to validate certain conveyances in the city of Tulare, Tulare 
    County, CA, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Passed Senate, [25JN]
  Presented to the President (July 7, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-195] (signed July 16, 1998)
H.R. 964--
A bill to authorize the marketing of breast self-examination pads 
    without restriction; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 965--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of campaigns for election for Federal office; to the 
    Committees on House Oversight; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [11MY]
H.R. 970--
A bill to encourage the increased use of domestic natural gas as a 
    transportation fuel, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; National Security; Ways 
    and Means; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [14JY]
H.R. 971--
A bill to implement the recommendations of the Northern Forest Lands 
    Council; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [11MR], [21AP]
H.R. 972--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to eliminate the 
    market access program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 978--
A bill to assess the impact of NAFTA, to require the renegotiation of 
    certain provisions of NAFTA, and to provide for the withdrawal from 
    NAFTA unless certain conditions are met; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [20MY]
H.R. 979--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    of private activity which may be issued in each State, and to index 
    such amount for inflation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [5FE], [12FE], [24FE], [26FE], [3MR], 
    [11MR], [17MR], [18MR], [24MR], [30MR], [21AP], [23AP], [28AP], 
    [30AP], [5MY], [6MY], [13MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [5JN], [9JN], 
    [16JN], [24JN], [14JY], [16JY], [21JY], [27JY], [29JY], [5AU], 
    [6AU], [10SE], [14SE], [15SE], [18SE], [22SE], [24SE], [13OC]
H.R. 980--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect the speech 
    and association rights of students attending institutions of higher 
    education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [25MR], [22AP]
H.R. 981--
A bill to provide for a national standard to prohibit the operation of 
    motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [11FE], [24FE], [3MR], [4MR], [5MR], [10MR], 
    [11MR], [12MR], [17MR], [19MR], [24MR], [26MR], [30MR], [1AP], [7MY]
  Cosponsors removed, [24MR], [26MR]
H.R. 982--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for a national 
    minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor vehicle while 
    under the influence of alcohol; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [10MR], [24MR]
H.R. 983--
A bill to amend certain Federal civil rights statutes to prevent the 
    involuntary application of arbitration to claims that arise from 
    unlawful employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, 
    sex, national origin, age, or disability, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Education and the Workforce; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [17MR]
H.R. 986--
A bill to amend chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, to establish 
    certain limitations relating to the use of official time by Federal 
    employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [30JY]
H.R. 991--
A bill to amend the Railway Labor Act concerning the applicability of 
    requirements of that act to U.S. air carriers and flight deck crews 
    engaged in flight operations outside the United States; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [19MR], [23AP]
H.R. 992--
A bill to end the Tucker Act shuffle; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-424), [3MR]
  Considered, [11MR]
  Passed House amended, [12MR]
H.R. 993--
A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to repeal 
    the National Service Trust Program under which certain persons who 
    perform national or community service receive stipends and 
    educational awards for such service; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [25JN]
H.R. 995--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that fees 
    for Internet and other online services are not, and shall not be, 
    subject to tax, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [11MR]
H.R. 997--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expensing and 
    rapid amortization of certain environmental remediation 
    expenditures; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [24JY]
H.R. 1005--
A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the 
    official language of the Government of the United States, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; 
    the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [29AP], [25JN]
H.R. 1009--
A bill to repeal section 658 of Public Law 104-208, commonly referred to 
    as the Lautenberg amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [11MR], [9JN], [15JY]
H.R. 1013--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate utilization 
    of volunteer resources on behalf of the amateur radio service; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE]
H.R. 1016--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a mechanism 
    for taxpayers to designate $1 of any overpayment of income tax, and 
    to contribute other amounts, for use by the U.S. Olympic Committee; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [25FE], [4MR]
H.R. 1018--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of certain beta 
    interferons and other biologicals and drugs approved by the Food and 
    Drug Administration for treatment of multiple sclerosis; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [29AP], [21MY], [18JN], [16SE]
H.R. 1021--
A bill to provide for a land exchange involving certain National Forest 
    System lands within the Routt National Forest in the State of 
    Colorado; to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-506), [5MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12MY]
  Passed Senate, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-288] (signed October 27, 1998)
H.R. 1023--
A bill to provide for compassionate payments with regard to individuals 
    with blood-clotting disorders, such as hemophilia, who contracted 
    human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce; 
    Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [24FE], [10MR], [26MR], [21AP], [22AP], 
    [23AP], [29AP], [12MY]
  Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment (H. Rept. 
    105-465, part 1), [25MR]
  Referral to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means extended, 
    [25MR]
  Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with amendments (H. 
    Rept. 105-465, part 2), [7MY]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [13MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19MY]
  Passed Senate, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-369] (signed November 12, 1998)
H.R. 1025--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    the use of soft money to influence any campaign for election for 
    Federal office; to the Committees on House Oversight
  Cosponsors added, [4JN]
H.R. 1031--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the 
    designation of renewal communities, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce; Banking 
    and Financial Services; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 1032--
A bill to prohibit certain abortions; to the Committees on Commerce; the 
    Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [26MR], [20JY], [23JY], [27JY], [9SE]
H.R. 1035--
A bill to provide for modification of State agreements under title II of 
    the Social Security Act with respect to certain students; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 1036--
A bill to require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
    constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal 
    laws; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
H.R. 1037--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military 
    property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [20MY], [4JN]
H.R. 1038--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of qualified acupuncturist services under part B of the 
    Medicare Program, and to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
    provide for coverage of such services under

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    the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means; Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [13MY]
H.R. 1040--
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity for 
    families by reducing the power and reach of the Federal 
    establishment; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Rules; the 
    Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE]
H.R. 1041--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide grants to States 
    to stabilize and remove large tire piles that are near drinking 
    water sources and sensitive populations; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [30MR]
H.R. 1042--
A bill to amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 
    1984 to extend the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor 
    Commission; to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-676), [5AU]
H.R. 1047--
A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to improve 
    the safety of handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [27MR], [31MR], [27AP], [18JN]
H.R. 1049--
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide 
    financial assistance to support the assessment, cleanup, and 
    economic redevelopment of brownfield sites, to amend the Internal 
    Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the cleanup of such sites by 
    allowing the expensing of environmental remediation costs, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Banking and Financial 
    Services; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [6OC]
H.R. 1050--
A bill to establish a living wage, jobs for all policy by instituting 
    overall planning to develop those living wage job opportunities 
    essential to fulfillment of basic rights and responsibilities in a 
    healthy democratic society, by facilitating conversion from unneeded 
    military programs to civilian activities that meet important human 
    needs, by producing a Federal capital budget through appropriate 
    distinctions between operating and investment outlays, and by 
    reducing poverty, violence, and the undue concentration of income, 
    wealth, and power, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Education and the Workforce; the Budget; National Security; Rules, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [30JY], [6AU]
H.R. 1054--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a national 
    policy against State and local interference with interstate commerce 
    on the Internet or interactive computer services, and to exercise 
    congressional jurisdiction over interstate commerce by establishing 
    a moratorium on the imposition of exactions that would interfere 
    with the free flow of commerce via the Internet, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [19MR], [28AP], [30AP], [7MY], [19MY]
  Cosponsors removed, [5JN]
H.R. 1055--
A bill to establish within the National Institutes of Health an agency 
    to be known as the National Center for Integral Medicine, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
H.R. 1056--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit or 
    refund of motor fuel excise taxes on fuel used by the motor of a 
    highway vehicle to operate certain power takeoff equipment on such 
    vehicle; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H.R. 1059--
A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to reduce the 
    cost of credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [11FE], [25FE], [18MR], [9OC]
H.R. 1061--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 
    time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs under the 
    Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [25FE], [10MR], [26MR], [1AP], [28AP], 
    [12MY], [22MY], [9JN], [22JN], [14JY], [23JY], [5AU], [9SE], [18SE], 
    [7OC], [14OC], [20OC]
H.R. 1062--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to 
    preventing the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus, 
    commonly known as HIV, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [4MR]
H.R. 1063--
A bill to amend the Webb-Kenyon Act to allow any State, territory, or 
    possession of the United States to bring an action in Federal court 
    to enjoin violations of that act or to enforce the laws of such 
    State, territory, or possession with respect to such violations; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [25MR], [16JY], [30JY]
H.R. 1069--
A bill to permit individuals to continue health plan coverage of 
    services while participating in approved clinical studies; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 1070--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the program of 
    research on breast cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [24MR]
H.R. 1071--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit 
    for employers for certain costs incurred to combat violence against 
    women; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [12FE]
H.R. 1073--
A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to encourage 
    the use of generic instead of nongeneric drugs; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [9OC]
H.R. 1075--
A bill to limit the sale or export of plastic bullets to the United 
    Kingdom; to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [4MR]
H.R. 1085--
A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain 
    general and permanent laws, related to patriotic and national 
    observances, ceremonies, and organizations, as title 36, United 
    States Code, ``Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and 
    Organizations''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3FE]
  Passed Senate, [30JY]
  Presented to the President (August 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-225] (signed August 12, 1998)
H.R. 1100--
A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; 
    to the Committees on House Oversight; Government Reform and 
    Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [21MY]
H.R. 1104--
A bill to establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize America's 
    school facilities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE]
H.R. 1108--
A bill to affirm the role of States in setting reasonable occupancy 
    standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 1110--
A bill to designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord 
    Rivers as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-691), [9SE]
H.R. 1111--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research 
    and services with respect to lupus; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [5FE], [26FE], [1AP], [29JY], [9OC]
H.R. 1114--
A bill to provide surveillance, research, and services aimed at 
    prevention of birth defects, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [11FE], [12FE], [24FE], [10MR]
H.R. 1116--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of the reversionary interest of the 
    United States in certain lands to the Clint Independent School 
    District and the Fabens Independent School District; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  Passed Senate, [1AP]
  Presented to the President (April 17, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-169] (signed April 24, 1998)
H.R. 1117--
A bill to prevent discrimination against victims of abuse in all lines 
    of insurance; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5MR]
H.R. 1120--
A bill to assist local governments in assessing and remediating 
    brownfield sites, to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
    Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to encourage State voluntary 
    response programs for remediating such sites, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [6AU]
H.R. 1121--
A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to clarify existing law and 
    ratify the longstanding policy of the National Credit Union 
    Administration Board with regard to field of membership of Federal 
    credit unions and to repeal the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, 
    and to provide for a reduced tax rate for qualified community 
    lenders; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; Ways 
    and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [11MR], [12MR], [24MR], [31MR]
H.R. 1122--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth 
    abortions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [23JY]
  House overrode Presidential veto, [23JY]
  Presidential veto message, [27JY]
  Senate sustained Presidential veto, [18SE]
H.R. 1126--
A bill to provide that certain service of members of the U.S. merchant 
    marine during World

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    War II constituted active military service for purposes of any law 
    administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee 
    on Veterans' Affairs.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [3FE], [4FE], [5FE], [11FE], [24FE], 
    [26FE], [5MR], [9MR], [10MR], [11MR], [12MR], [17MR], [18MR], 
    [23MR], [25MR], [30MR], [31MR], [1AP], [21AP], [22AP], [23AP], 
    [28AP], [30AP], [6MY], [7MY], [11MY], [12MY], [13MY], [14MY], 
    [19MY], [20MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [9JN], [10JN], [11JN], 
    [15JN], [16JN], [17JN], [18JN], [19JN], [22JN], [23JN], [25JN], 
    [14JY], [15JY], [17JY], [20JY], [22JY], [23JY], [24JY], [29JY], 
    [30JY], [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [6AU], [9SE], [16SE], [17SE], [24SE], 
    [1OC], [2OC], [9OC], [10OC]
H.R. 1130--
A bill to provide for retirement savings and security, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the 
    Workforce; Government Reform and Oversight; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE]
H.R. 1131--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to make funds available 
    for surface transportation projects on roads functionally classified 
    as local or rural minor collectors, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [11MR]
H.R. 1132--
A bill to limit U.S. military assistance and arms transfers to the 
    Government of Indonesia; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [14JY]
H.R. 1134--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit 
    against income tax to individuals who rehabilitate historic homes or 
    who are the first purchasers of rehabilitated historic homes for use 
    as a principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [25FE], [10MR], [11MR], [19MR], [27MR], 
    [21AP], [20MY], [17JN], [22JN], [21JY], [28JY], [29JY], [16SE], 
    [17SE]
H.R. 1140--
A bill to require prior congressional approval before the United States 
    supports the admission of the People's Republic of China into the 
    World Trade Organization, and to provide for the withdrawal of the 
    United States from the World Trade Organization if China is accepted 
    into the WTO without the support of the United States; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [12MY], [25JN], [15JY]
H.R. 1142--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act 
    of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the creation 
    or assignment of rights to employee pension benefits if necessary to 
    satisfy a judgment against a plan participant or beneficiary for 
    physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child; to the 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [29AP]
H.R. 1146--
A bill to provide for complete withdrawal of the United States from the 
    United Nations; to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [19JN]
H.R. 1147--
A bill to repeal the prohibitions relating to semiautomatic firearms and 
    large capacity ammunition feeding devices; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [7MY], [15JY], [22JY]
H.R. 1151--
A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to clarify existing law and 
    ratify the longstanding policy of the National Credit Union 
    Administration Board with regard to field of membership of Federal 
    credit unions; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [24FE], [25FE], [26FE], [3MR], [5MR], [10MR], 
    [12MR], [19MR], [25MR], [26MR], [27MR], [30MR]
  Reported with an amendment (H. Rept. 105-472), [30MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [1AP]
  Passed Senate amended, [28JY]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [4AU]
  Presented to the President (August 5, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-219] (signed August 7, 1998)
H.R. 1154--
A bill to provide for administrative procedures to extend Federal 
    recognition to certain Indian groups, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [31MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-737), [23SE]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [5OC]
H.R. 1159--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to assure the availability 
    of health insurance coverage for children in the individual market 
    in a manner similar to guaranteed availability of individual health 
    insurance coverage for certain previously covered individuals under 
    the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [14MY]
H.R. 1161--
A bill to mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions 
    and in various locations; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
H.R. 1165--
A bill to require Medicare providers to disclose publicly staffing and 
    performance in order to promote improved consumer information and 
    choice, to protect employees of Medicare providers who report 
    concerns about the safety and quality of services provided by 
    Medicare providers or who report violations of Federal or State law 
    by those providers, and to require review of the impact on public 
    health and safety of proposed mergers and acquisitions of Medicare 
    providers; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [22AP], [14MY], [9JN], [22JY], [20OC]
H.R. 1166--
A bill to amend certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, in 
    order to ensure equality between Federal firefighters and other 
    employees in the civil service and other public sector firefighters, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [5MR], [16MR], [17MR], [9JN], [24JN], [14JY]
H.R. 1168--
A bill to encourage competition and tax fairness and to protect the tax 
    base of State and local governments; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 1173--
A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety 
    officers employed by States or their political subdivisions; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [24FE], [17MR], [31MR], [1AP], [28AP], [6MY], 
    [14MY], [3JN], [4JN], [11JN], [18JN], [25JN], [16JY], [30JY], [23SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [1AP]
H.R. 1176--
A bill to end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the 
    United States; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    International Relations; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [11FE], [24FE], [26MR], [30MR], [1AP], 
    [22MY], [14JY], [31JY], [16SE]
H.R. 1184--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the 
    construction of the Bear Creek hydroelectric project in the State of 
    Washington, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Passed Senate, [25JN]
  Presented to the President (July 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-192] (signed July 14, 1998)
H.R. 1189--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Public Health Service 
    Act with respect to the health of residents of rural areas, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE]
H.R. 1191--
A bill to provide patients with information and rights to promote better 
    health care; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H.R. 1197--
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to protect patent owners 
    against the unauthorized sale of plant parts taken from plants 
    illegally reproduced, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [1OC], [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [15OC]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [16OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-289] (signed October 27, 1998)
H.R. 1200--
A bill to provide for health care for every American and to control the 
    cost and enhance the quality of the health care system; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Government Reform and 
    Oversight; National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [3JN], [23SE]
H.R. 1202--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interstate-
    connected conduct relating to exotic animals; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [21AP], [22JN], [23JY], [28JY], [29JY], 
    [5AU], [21OC]
H.R. 1203--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    ensure that funds provided under such act are not used to promote 
    the teaching or use of regional or group dialects; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 1205--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat distributions 
    from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated 
    investment companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 1206--
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to establish a program under which States may be certified to 
    carry out voluntary environmental cleanup programs for low and 
    medium priority sites to protect human health and the environment 
    and promote economic development; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [6OC]
H.R. 1215--
A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to 
    extend the civil service retirement provisions of such chapter which 
    are applicable to law enforcement officers, to inspectors of the 
    Immigration and Naturalization Service,

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    inspectors and canine enforcement officers of the U.S. Customs 
    Service, and revenue officers of the Internal Revenue Service; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [5FE], [25FE], [4MR], [17MR], [1AP], [30AP], 
    [10JN], [17JN], [10OC]
H.R. 1217--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the 
    construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of 
    Washington, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Passed Senate, [25JN]
  Presented to the President (July 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-193] (signed July 14, 1998)
H.R. 1219--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote activities for 
    the prevention of additional cases of infection with the virus 
    commonly known as HIV; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [6MY]
H.R. 1223--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the 
    requirements, with respect to understanding the English language, 
    history, principles, and form of government of the United States, 
    applicable to the naturalization of certain older individuals; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [15SE]
H.R. 1231--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to establish guidelines 
    for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post 
    offices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [5FE], [24FE], [3MR], [5MR], [17MR], 
    [24MR], [26MR], [1AP], [22AP], [23AP], [29AP], [6MY], [21MY], 
    [11JN], [17JN], [18JN], [19JN], [24JN], [25JN], [15JY], [17JY], 
    [23JY], [29JY], [4AU], [6AU], [17SE]
H.R. 1232--
A bill to require country of origin labeling of perishable agricultural 
    commodities imported into the United States and to establish 
    penalties for violations of such labeling requirements; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  Original sponsorship, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [22MY], [25JN], [31JY], [15SE], [9OC]
H.R. 1234--
A bill to require States to equalize funding for education throughout 
    the State; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [24MR], [1AP], [19JN], [16JY], [21JY], [22JY]
H.R. 1240--
A bill to amend certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
    relating to pay for administrative law judges; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [27MR]
H.R. 1241--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the 
    eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [26FE], [3MR], [11MR], [19MR], [22AP], 
    [30AP], [14MY], [18JN], [10SE]
H.R. 1242--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    certain deductions of school bus owner-operators shall be allowable 
    in computing adjusted gross income; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 1250--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the 
    manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition capable of piercing 
    police body armor; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [16MR]
H.R. 1252--
A bill to modify the procedures of the Federal courts in certain 
    matters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-478), [1AP]
  Passed House amended, [23AP]
H.R. 1261--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain 
    farm rental income from net earnings from self-employment if the 
    taxpayer enters into a lease agreement relating to such income; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4MR], [17MR], [18MR], [21AP], [3JN], [9OC]
H.R. 1264--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit gunrunning, 
    and provide mandatory minimum penalties for crimes related to 
    gunrunning; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Government Reform 
    and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [16MR]
H.R. 1266--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to index the basis of 
    certain assets for purposes of determining gain, to provide for the 
    establishment of American Dream Savings Accounts, and to repeal the 
    increase enacted in 1993 in taxes on Social Security benefits; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 1271--
A bill to authorize the Federal Aviation Administration's research, 
    engineering, and development programs for fiscal years 1998 through 
    2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendments, [3FE]
  Presented to the President (February 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-155] (signed February 11, 1998)
H.R. 1273--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
    the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Science.Passed Senate.
  Passed Senate amended, [12MY]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [14JY]
  Presented to the President (July 17, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-207] (signed July 29, 1998)
H.R. 1274--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Institute of 
    Standards and Technology for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Science.Passed Senate.
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [13OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-309] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 1280--
A bill to allow the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, 
    and televising to the public of Federal court proceedings; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [1AP]
H.R. 1281--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and other laws to apply 
    the health insurance portability requirements applicable to group 
    health plans to students covered under college-sponsored health 
    plans; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and 
    the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4FE]
H.R. 1283--
A bill to provide a moratorium on certain class action lawsuits relating 
    to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974; to the 
    Committees on Banking and Financial Services; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [18MR], [25MR], [30MR], [29AP], [12MY], 
    [3JN], [16JY], [24JY], [30JY], [25SE]
H.R. 1284--
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to allow public water 
    systems to avoid filtration requirements, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H.R. 1285--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 50-
    percent limitation on the amount of business meal and entertainment 
    expenses which are deductible; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [25MR], [10JN]
H.R. 1288--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage under part B of cost-effective, medically necessary dental 
    procedures; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [18SE]
H.R. 1289--
A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to revise and 
    extend the mammography quality standards program; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [4MR], [6MY], [5JN], [17JY], [24JY], [6AU], 
    [10SE]
H.R. 1290--
A bill to promote the restoration, conservation, and enhancement of 
    wetlands through the establishment of a responsible wetlands 
    mitigation banking program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [9JN]
H.R. 1299--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief from 
    estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [20OC]
H.R. 1301--
A bill to inform and empower consumers in the United States through a 
    voluntary labeling system for wearing apparel or sporting goods made 
    without abusive and exploitative child labor, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [9JN]
H.R. 1302--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit 
    discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or 
    national origin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [5FE], [4MR], [10MR], [7MY]
H.R. 1309--
A bill to provide for an exchange of lands with the city of Greeley, CO, 
    and the Water Supply and Storage Co. to eliminate private inholdings 
    in wilderness areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-489), [22AP]
H.R. 1311--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize an 
    estrogenic substances screening program; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
H.R. 1315--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require the 
    establishment of a comprehensive plan regarding the diabetes-related 
    activities of the National Institutes of Health, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [30MR], [4JN]
H.R. 1316--
A bill to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, with respect 
    to the order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life 
    insurance benefits; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  Passed Senate, [18JN]
  Presented to the President (July 14, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-205] (signed July 22, 1998)
H.R. 1319--
A bill to abolish the Department of Commerce; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Banking and Financial 
    Services; International Relations; National Security; Agriculture; 
    Ways and Means; Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary; 
    Science and Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 1320--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive in the case 
    of multiemployer

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    plans the section 415 limit on benefits to the participant's average 
    compensation for his high 3 years; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [4FE], [11FE], [25FE], [21AP], [23AP], 
    [13MY], [3JN], [24JN], [16JY], [20JY]
H.R. 1321--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
    1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed 
    rescissions of budget authority; to the Committees on the Budget; 
    Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [21JY], [22JY], [23JY], [29JY], [30JY]
H.R. 1322--
A bill to implement the Victims' Rights Constitutional Amendment and 
    protect the rights of crime victims; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [24MR], [21AP], [17JY]
H.R. 1323--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow deductions 
    for advertising expenses for tobacco products; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [6AU], [23SE]
H.R. 1328--
A bill to prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child 
    labor, and for other purposes; to the Committees on International 
    Relations; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determine 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [21MY]
H.R. 1329--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of drugs approved by 
    the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of individuals 
    with multiple sclerosis; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [29AP], [25SE]
H.R. 1330--
A bill to prohibit Federal officers and employees from providing access 
    to Social Security account statement information, personal earnings 
    and benefits estimate statement information, or tax return 
    information of an individual through the Internet or without the 
    written consent of the individual, and to establish a commission to 
    investigate the protection and privacy afforded to certain 
    Government records; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
H.R. 1334--
A bill to amend the Federal tort claims provisions of title 28, United 
    States Code, to repeal the exception for claims arising outside the 
    United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [10MR], [18MR], [1AP], [20MY], 
    [19JN], [25JN]
H.R. 1335--
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor Jack Roosevelt 
    Robinson; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [25FE]
H.R. 1338--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    of the charitable contribution deduction, to allow such deduction to 
    individuals who do not itemize other deductions, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
H.R. 1340--
A bill to reduce corporate welfare and promote corporate responsibility; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Resources; Agriculture; 
    Science; Banking and Financial Services; the Budget; Transportation 
    and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 1352--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide, with respect 
    to research on breast cancer, for the increased involvement of 
    advocates in decision making at the National Cancer Institute; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 1354--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    mandatory coverage of services furnished by nurse practitioners and 
    clinical nurse specialists under State Medicaid plans; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [26FE], [21AP], [9JN], [7OC], [9OC], [13OC]
H.R. 1355--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax 
    treatment of qualified State tuition programs; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 1356--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit beneficiaries of 
    the military health care system to enroll in Federal employees 
    health benefits plans, to improve health care benefits under the 
    CHAMPUS and TRICARE Standard, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on National Security; Government Reform and Oversight, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [4FE], [11FE], [24FE], [4MR], [19MR], [26MR], 
    [23AP], [30AP], [14MY], [29JY], [9SE]
H.R. 1361--
A bill to prohibit economic support fund assistance under the Foreign 
    Assistance Act of 1961 for the Government of Turkey for fiscal year 
    1998 unless that Government makes certain improvements relating to 
    human rights; to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
H.R. 1362--
A bill to establish a demonstration project to provide for Medicare 
    reimbursement for health care services provided to certain Medicare-
    eligible veterans in selected facilities of the Department of 
    Veterans Affairs; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; 
    Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5FE], [12FE], [26FE], [5MR], [18MR], [1AP], 
    [21AP], [29AP], [5MY], [22MY], [3JN], [28JY]
H.R. 1367--
A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from making available through the 
    Internet certain confidential records with respect to individuals, 
    and to provide for remedies in cases in which such records are made 
    available through the Internet; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H.R. 1369--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax 
    treatment of qualified State tuition programs; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [17MR]
H.R. 1371--
A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that imported 
    meat, and meat food products containing imported meat, bear a label 
    identifying the country of origin; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [24FE], [25MR], [31MR], [9SE], [7OC]
H.R. 1372--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
    1974 to reform the budget process, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on the Budget; Rules; Appropriations, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [2MR]
H.R. 1375--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of medical nutrition 
    therapy services furnished by registered dietitians and nutrition 
    professionals; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4FE], [24FE], [10MR], [17MR], [18MR], 
    [25MR], [31MR], [27AP], [28AP], [5MY], [7MY], [18MY], [21MY], 
    [10JN], [17JN], [23JN], [14JY], [16SE], [23SE], [28SE], [6OC]
H.R. 1376--
A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
    Act of 1974 and related laws to strengthen the protection of native 
    biodiversity and ban clearcutting on Federal lands, and to designate 
    certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests, roadless areas, 
    and Special Areas where logging and other intrusive activities are 
    prohibited; to the Committees on Agriculture; Resources; National 
    Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [11FE], [26FE], [11MR], [18MR], [25MR], 
    [31MR], [22AP], [6MY], [14MY], [24JN], [15JY]
H.R. 1378--
A bill to prohibit discrimination in contracting on federally funded 
    projects on the basis of certain labor policies of potential 
    contractors; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [3MR], [24MR], [12MY], [14MY], [19MY], 
    [22MY], [9JN], [23JN], [21JY], [20OC]
H.R. 1382--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    certain educational benefits provided by an employer to children of 
    employees shall be excludable from gross income as a scholarship; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [14MY], [19MY], [22MY], [11JN], [16JN], 
    [19JN], [23JN], [24JN], [14JY], [24JY], [30JY], [10SE]
H.R. 1383--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 10th Street and 
    Constitution Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC, as the ``Robert F. 
    Kennedy Department of Justice Building''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [29JY]
H.R. 1385--
A bill to consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, training, 
    literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs in the United 
    States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  Committee discharged, [1MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [5MY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [5MY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [22MY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-659) submitted in the House, [29JY]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [30JY]
  House agreed to conference report, [31JY]
  Presented to the President (August 6, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-220] (signed August 7, 1998)
H.R. 1387--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to convert the 
    price support program for sugarcane and sugar beets into a system of 
    solely recourse loans and to provide for the gradual elimination of 
    the program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [10MR]
H.R. 1390--
A bill to authorize the Government of India to establish a memorial to 
    honor Mahatma Gandhi in the District of Columbia; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4FE], [12MY]
H.R. 1398--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
    establishment of a program for research and training with respect to 
    Parkinson's disease; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]

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H.R. 1401--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year 
    extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [24FE], [25FE], [26FE], [2MR], [4MR], [10MR], 
    [11MR], [17MR], [24MR], [25MR], [1AP], [22AP], [30AP], [4MY], [5MY], 
    [11MY], [12MY], [13MY], [19MY], [21MY], [4JN], [5JN], [10JN], 
    [11JN], [16JN], [17JN], [19JN], [25JN], [14JY], [17JY], [21JY], 
    [24JY], [27JY], [28JY], [30JY], [4AU], [5AU], [9SE], [15SE], [7OC], 
    [9OC], [16OC]
H.R. 1404--
A bill to provide for the defense of the environment, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Rules; Government Reform and 
    Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [11MY], [11JN], [20JY], [16SE]
H.R. 1407--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that the 
    decoration known as the Purple Heart may only be awarded to members 
    of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
H.R. 1408--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    statute of limitations shall not bar a claim for credit or refund 
    based on a retroactive determination of an entitlement to receive 
    military disability benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H.R. 1410--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a 
    nonrefundable tax credit for law enforcement officers who purchase 
    armor vests, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 1415--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish standards for 
    relationships between group health plans and health insurance 
    issuers with enrollees, health professionals, and providers; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [24FE], [3MR], [5MR], [12MR], [19MR], 
    [26MR], [27MR], [1AP], [23AP], [7MY], [18MY], [22JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [4FE], [25FE], [26FE], [12MR], [17MR], [24MR]
H.R. 1425--
A bill to designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park 
    and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological 
    connecting corridors certain public lands in the States of Idaho, 
    Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [3FE], [4FE], [12FE], [12MR], 
    [23MR], [22AP], [19MY], [14JY]
H.R. 1427--
A bill to assist in implementing the plan of action adopted by the World 
    Summit for Children; to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [1AP]
H.R. 1428--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a 
    system through which the Commissioner of Social Security and the 
    Attorney General respond to inquiries made by election officials 
    concerning the citizenship of voting registration applicants and to 
    amend the Social Security Act to permit States to require 
    individuals registering to vote in elections to provide the 
    individual's Social Security number; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; House Oversight; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [12FE]
H.R. 1432--
A bill to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Saharan 
    Africa; to the Committees on International Relations; Ways and 
    Means; Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [24FE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on International Relations 
    (H. Rept. 105-423, part 1), [2MR]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 
    105-423, part 2), [2MR]
  Referral to the Committee on Banking and Financial Serivces extended, 
    [2MR]
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services discharged, [2MR]
  Passed House amended, [11MR]
H.R. 1438--
A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from providing insurance, 
    reinsurance, or noninsured crop disaster assistance for tobacco; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [14JY]
H.R. 1439--
A bill to facilitate the sale of certain land in Tahoe National Forest, 
    in the State of California to Placer County, CA; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  Passed Senate, [17JY]
  Presented to the President (July 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-208] (signed July 29, 1998)
H.R. 1441--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to 
    discharge of indebtedness income from prepayment of loans under 
    section 306B of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [1OC], [7OC], [20OC]
H.R. 1449--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an annual 
    tax on outdoor advertising to provide funding for surface 
    transportation programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [16SE]
H.R. 1450--
A bill to provide certain requirements for labeling textile fiber 
    products and to implement minimum wage and immigration requirements 
    in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [11FE], [13MY], [20MY], [21MY], [3JN], 
    [5JN], [11JN], [14JY], [24JY], [29JY], [4AU], [9SE], [15SE], [23SE]
H.R. 1452--
A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide 
    for demonstration projects to test the feasibility of establishing 
    kinship care as an alternative to foster care for a child who has 
    adult relatives willing to provide safe and appropriate care for the 
    child, and to require notice to adult relative caregivers; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [9JN]
H.R. 1453--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve the 
    enforcement and compliance programs; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [10JN], [14JY]
H.R. 1455--
A bill to preserve the eligibility for Federal loans and guarantees of 
    disabled children whose supplemental security income benefits are 
    terminated by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
    Reconciliation Act of 1996; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 1456--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the access to 
    military treatment facilities for retired members of the uniformed 
    services, and their dependents, who are over 65 years of age, to 
    provide for Medicare reimbursement for health care services provided 
    to such persons, and, as an alternative health care approach, to 
    permit such persons to enroll in the Federal Employees Health 
    Benefits program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; 
    National Security; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 1460--
A bill to allow for election of the Delegate from Guam by other than 
    separate ballot, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  Passed Senate, [17JY]
  Presented to the President (July 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-209] (signed July 29, 1998)
H.R. 1467--
A bill to provide for the continuance of oil and gas operations pursuant 
    to certain existing leases in the Wayne National Forest; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-770), [5OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15OC]
H.R. 1475--
A bill to eliminate the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center and 
    to transfer funds available for the Center to the general fund of 
    the Treasury to reduce the deficit; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 1477--
A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a portion of 
    the Columbia River as a recreational river, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [6AU]
H.R. 1481--
A bill to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 
    1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations of the U.S. 
    Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery 
    Restoration Study Report; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-715), [15SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23SE]
  Passed Senate, [2OC]
  Presented to the President (October 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-265] (signed October 19, 1998)
H.R. 1483--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to make nonmilitary 
    government aircraft subject to safety regulation by the Department 
    of Transportation; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [6AU], [15SE]
H.R. 1492--
A bill to amend rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
    regarding representations made to courts by or on behalf of, and 
    court sanctions applicable with respect to, prisoners; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [6MY]
H.R. 1496--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide greater 
    equity in savings opportunities for families with children, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 1500--
A bill to designate certain Federal lands in the State of Utah as 
    wilderness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [11FE], [10MR], [24MR], [12MY], 
    [22JY], [24SE], [13OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [27JA]
H.R. 1505--
A bill to establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors 
    and their families; to the Committees on Banking and Financial 
    Services; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [26MR], [5MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN]
H.R. 1507--
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to modify certain eligibility 
    disqualifications, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Agriculture; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions

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    as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [20MY]
H.R. 1515--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to provide new portability, participation, solvency, and 
    other health insurance protections and freedoms for workers in the 
    mobile work force, to increase the purchasing power of employees and 
    employers by removing barriers to the voluntary formation of 
    association health plans, to increase health plan competition 
    providing more affordable choice of coverage, to expand access to 
    health insurance coverage for employees of small employers through 
    open market, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [3MR], [18JN]
  Cosponsors removed, [29JY]
H.R. 1516--
A bill to support local reading programs for children so that all 
    children are able to read well and independently by the end of the 
    third grade; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [15SE]
H.R. 1518--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit farmers to 
    rollover into an individual retirement account the proceeds from the 
    sale of a farm; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [11MR]
H.R. 1521--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, concerning the treatment 
    of certain aircraft as public aircraft; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [11FE], [1AP], [23AP], [20MY], [1OC]
H.R. 1522--
A bill to extend the authorization for the National Historic 
    Preservation Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [1AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-484), [21AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19MY]
H.R. 1524--
A bill to establish a National Center for Rural Law Enforcement, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [24FE], [11MR], [28AP], [5MY], [6MY], [11MY], 
    [20MY], [25JN], [15JY], [22JY]
H.R. 1525--
A bill to assure equitable treatment in health care coverage of 
    prescription drugs; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce; Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4MR], [17MR], [24MR], [26MR], [1AP], 
    [22AP], [22MY], [30JY], [10OC], [21OC]
H.R. 1526--
A bill entitled the ``Americans For Affordable Housing Act; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27MR]
H.R. 1531--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, relating to jurisdictional 
    immunities of the Federal Republic of Germany, to grant jurisdiction 
    to the courts of the United States in certain cases involving acts 
    of genocide occurring against certain individuals during World War 
    II in the predecessor states of the Federal Republic of Germany, or 
    in any territories or areas occupied, annexed, or otherwise 
    controlled by those states; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [11FE], [4MR], [17MR], [31MR], [27AP], 
    [28AP], [30AP], [12MY], [22MY], [3JN], [10JN], [16JN], [17JN], 
    [18JN], [23JN], [5AU], [28SE], [5OC]
H.R. 1539--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal 
    Communications Commission to preserve low-power television stations 
    that provide community broadcasting, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [24FE], [23MR], [7MY]
H.R. 1542--
A bill to provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and 
    professional associations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [15SE], [25SE]
H.R. 1544--
A bill to prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
    unjustifiable nonacquiescence in, and relitigation of, precedents 
    established in the Federal judicial circuits; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Passed House amended, [25FE]
H.R. 1548--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on Diiodomethyl-p-
    tolylsulfone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [19MY]
H.R. 1549--
A bill to establish a commission to be known as the Harold Hughes-Bill 
    Emerson Commission on Alcoholism; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [10JN]
H.R. 1555--
A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and 
    the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize Federal Home Loan Banks 
    to make guaranteed advances for community development activities to 
    units of general local government and advances of future community 
    development block grant entitlement amounts, and to expand the 
    community participation requirements relating to community 
    development loan guarantees to include participation of major 
    community stakeholders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [24MR]
H.R. 1560--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the bicentennial of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [19MY], [11JN], [22JY], [31JY], [3AU], 
    [4AU], [9SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9SE]
  Passed Senate amended, [15OC]
  House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment, [20OC]
H.R. 1567--
A bill to provide for the designation of additional wilderness lands in 
    the eastern United States; to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-814), [12OC]
H.R. 1570--
A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to remove an exemption from 
    the prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition; to 
    the Committees on International Relations; Ways and Means; the 
    Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
H.R. 1571--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish programs of 
    research with respect to women and cases of infection with the human 
    immunodeficiency virus; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [4MR], [1AP], [13MY], [25JN], [23JY]
H.R. 1572--
A bill to provide for teacher technology training; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [7MY]
H.R. 1573--
A bill to provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or 
    provide foster care for a child; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4MR], [24MR], [30AP]
H.R. 1577--
A bill to abolish the Department of Energy; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; National Security; Science; Resources; Rules; Government 
    Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [26MR], [20MY], [25JN]
H.R. 1584--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide all 
    taxpayers with a 50-percent deduction for capital gains, to index 
    the basis of certain capital assets, to provide credits for 
    families, to phase-out the estate and gift taxes, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H.R. 1586--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require a refund value 
    for certain beverage containers, to provide resources for State 
    pollution prevention and recycling programs, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [22AP], [21MY]
H.R. 1591--
A bill to ensure congressional approval of the amount of compliance 
    costs imposed on the private sector by regulations issued under new 
    or reauthorized Federal laws; to the Committees on Government Reform 
    and Oversight; Rules; the Budget, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 1592--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employment 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 in order to promote and 
    improve employee stock ownership plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [21MY], [14JY]
H.R. 1595--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to determine the 
    appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a 
    stipulation or consent; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [5FE], [12FE], [24FE], [17MR], 
    [24MR], [11MY]
H.R. 1601--
A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to provide that 
    performance of honor guard functions at funerals for veterans by 
    members of the National Guard may be recognized as a Federal 
    function for National Guard purposes; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [24FE], [17MR]
H.R. 1604--
A bill to provide for the division, use, and distribution of judgment 
    funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan pursuant to 
    dockets numbered 18-E, 58, 364, and 18-R before the Indian Claims 
    Commission; to the Committee on Resources.
H.R. 1605--
A bill prohibiting the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
    school buses that do not have seat belts; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [3MR], [4MR], [17MR], [30MR]
H.R. 1607--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on rimsulfuron; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE]
H.R. 1608--
A bill to authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a 
    memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who 
    have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [14JY], [10SE], [28SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-753), [28SE]
H.R. 1614--
A bill to establish the Independent Commission on Campaign Finance 
    Reform to recommend reforms in the laws relating to the financing of 
    political activity; to the Committees on House Oversight; Rules, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [17MR]
  Cosponsors removed, [4JN]
H.R. 1619--
A bill to provide for farm-related exceptions from hazardous materials 
    transportation requirements; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [13MY]
H.R. 1624--
A bill to provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal 
    procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate 
    certain labor and safety laws; to the Committees on Govern

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    ment Reform and Oversight; Education and the Workforce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [1AP], [23JN]
H.R. 1628--
A bill to establish a demonstration project to study and provide 
    coverage of routine patient care costs for Medicare beneficiaries 
    with cancer who are enrolled in an approved clinical trial program; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [4FE], [6MY], [20MY], [5JN], [17JY], [10SE], 
    [25SE], [2OC], [20OC]
H.R. 1631--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to make coverage under the 
    health benefits program for Federal employees available to military 
    dependents and military retirees, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; National Security, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 1632--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 
    the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs, 
    to restore such exclusion for graduate level courses, and to allow a 
    deduction for interest on education loans; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 1635--
A bill to establish within the United States National Park Service the 
    National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [3MR], [1AP], [12MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-559), [3JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9JN]
  Passed Senate, [25JN]
  Presented to the President (July 14, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-203] (signed July 21, 1998)
H.R. 1636--
A bill to disclose environmental risks to children's health and expand 
    the public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [1AP], [11MY], [20JY], [16SE], [15OC]
H.R. 1656--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide small 
    business employees with a simple, secure, and fully portable defined 
    benefit plan; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [3FE], [4MR], [17MR], [29AP], [22MY], [24JN]
H.R. 1659--
A bill to provide for the expeditious completion of the acquisition of 
    private mineral interests within the Mount St. Helens National 
    Volcanic Monument mandated by the 1982 Act that established the 
    monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-104), [11SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23SE]
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Presented to the President (October 13, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-279] (signed October 23, 1998)
H.R. 1666--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to eliminate provisions of 
    Federal law that provide special support for, or burdens on, the 
    operation of Amtrak as a passenger rail carrier, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 1667--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    of the dependent care credit and to allow such credit for respite 
    care expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [31JY]
H.R. 1670--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to 
    establish procedures for responding to in-flight medical 
    emergencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [4MR], [11MR]
  Cosponsors removed, [11MR]
H.R. 1671--
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide for Federal-
    State performance partnerships, to consolidate all nutrition 
    programs under the act in the Department of Health and Human 
    Services, to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs 
    under the act through fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [14MY], [11JN]
H.R. 1679--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
    establishment at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of a 
    program regarding lifesaving interventions for individuals who 
    experience cardiac arrest, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [24FE], [25FE]
H.R. 1682--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an 
    exclusion of capital gains upon the sale of a principal residence; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 1689--
A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange 
    Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities class actions under 
    State law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [5FE], [12FE], [24FE], [26FE], [5MR], 
    [10MR], [17MR], [24MR], [25MR], [23AP], [28AP], [12MY], [14MY], 
    [22MY], [4JN], [11JN], [22JN], [20JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-640), [21JY]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [21JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [22JY]
  Laid on the table, [22JY]
H.R. 1690--
A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code regarding enforcement 
    of child custody orders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-546), [21MY]
H.R. 1693--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to assist the development of 
    small business concerns owned and controlled by women, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 1698--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assist families in 
    the purchase of coverage for children under school-based health 
    insurance programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce; Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 1699--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to establish a grant program to prevent and control juvenile crime, 
    to modify Federal court procedures applicable to violent juvenile 
    offenders, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Education and the Workforce; Commerce; Government Reform 
    and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 1702--
A bill to encourage the development of a commercial space industry in 
    the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Science.
  Passed Senate amended, [30JY]
  House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment (pursuant to H. Res. 
    572), [5OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment, [8OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-303] (signed October 28, 1998)
H.R. 1704--
A bill to establish a Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis; to 
    the Committees on the Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [5MR], [11MR], [17MR], [23MR], [21MY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 
    105-441, part 1), [13MR]
  Referral to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight extended, 
    [13MR], [19MR], [30AP], [13MY], [22MY]
  Referred to the Committee on House Oversight, [18MR]
  Committee on House Oversight discharged, [22MY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight (H. Rept. 105-441, part 2), [3JN]
H.R. 1705--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act for 1971 to require 
    political parties to submit reports to the Federal Election 
    Commission on expenditures of any funds used to influence an 
    election for Federal office and to require reports to the Commission 
    on any independent expenditures which mention a political party or a 
    candidate for election for Federal office, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on House Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 1706--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit 
    against tax for employees who provide child care assistance for 
    dependents of their employees, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [12MR], [6MY], [22MY]
H.R. 1711--
A bill to establish a maximum level of remediation for dry cleaning 
    solvents, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Education and the Workforce, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5MR], [1AP], [25JN], [2OC], [8OC], [20OC]
H.R. 1712--
A bill to encourage the People's Republic of China to join the World 
    Trade Organization by removing China from title IV of the Trade Act 
    of 1974 upon its accession to the World Trade Organization and to 
    provide a more effective remedy for inadequate trade benefits 
    extended by the People's Republic of China to the United States; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [12MR], [25MR], [22JN], [14JY], [30JY]
H.R. 1715--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the National 
    Institute of Biomedical Imaging; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [12FE], [3MR], [10MR], [11MR], [27MR], 
    [1AP], [22AP], [29AP], [12MY], [9JN]
H.R. 1726--
A bill to establish as an element of the national security of the United 
    States the importance of providing for the health, safety, and 
    education of children in the United States; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce; the 
    Judiciary; Transportation and Infrastructure; Banking and Financial 
    Services; the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 1728--
A bill to provide for the development of a plan and a management review 
    of the National

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    Park System and to reform the process by which areas are considered 
    for addition to the National Park System, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-612), [14JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3AU]
H.R. 1730--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    amount of an overpayment otherwise payable to any person shall be 
    reduced by the amount of pastdue, legally enforceable State tax 
    obligations of such person; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [7MY]
H.R. 1732--
A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to 
    provide for off-budget treatment of the receipts and disbursements 
    of the land and water conservation fund and the special accounts 
    established under such Act; to the Committees on Resources; the 
    Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [17MR]
H.R. 1736--
A bill to provide for a reduction in the rate of adolescent pregnancy 
    through the evaluation of public and private prevention programs, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4MR], [1AP], [14MY]
H.R. 1737--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and 
    individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide 
    adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists; 
    to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [3MR], [24MR], [26MR], [30MR], [5MY], [11JN]
H.R. 1738--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a 
    special Medicare part B enrollment period and MediGap enrollment 
    period and a waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty 
    for certain military retirees and dependents who live near military 
    hospitals that are closed or that discontinue inpatient hospital 
    services; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
H.R. 1739--
A bill to amend the Act designating the Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
    Wilderness to clarify certain provisions of law regarding activities 
    authorized within the wilderness area, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-500), [29AP]
H.R. 1748--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ban the transmission 
    of unsolicited advertisements by electronic mail, and to require 
    that sender identification information be included with electronic 
    mail messages; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors removed, [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [23JY], [10SE], [23SE]
H.R. 1754--
A bill to require that a portion of the amounts made available for 
    housing programs for the homeless be used for activities designed to 
    serve primarily homeless veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
H.R. 1756--
A bill to amend chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, to require 
    the development and implementation by the Secretary of the Treasury 
    of a national money laundering and related financial crimes strategy 
    to combat money laundering and related financial crimes, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; 
    the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Serivces (H. Rept. 105-608, part 1), [25JN]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [25JN]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [15OC]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [16OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-310] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 1757--
A bill to consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize 
    appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for 
    fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-432) submitted in the House, [10MR]
  Change of conferee, [10MR]
  House agreed to conference report, [26MR]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [28AP]
  Presented to the President (October 21, 1998)
  Presidential veto message, [21OC]
  Presidential veto message and bill referred to the Committee on 
    International Relations, [21OC]
H.R. 1760--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the 
    implementation of systems for rating the specific content of 
    specific television programs; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 1762--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy under part B 
    of the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [17JN]
H.R. 1763--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an election 
    to exclude from the gross estate of a decedent the value of certain 
    land subject to a qualified conservation easement, and to make 
    technical changes to alternative valuation rules; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [5FE]
H.R. 1766--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a 
    demonstration project to evaluate the feasibility of using the 
    Federal employees health benefits program to ensure the availability 
    of adequate health care for Medicare-eligible beneficiaries under 
    the military health care system; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; National Security, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisidication 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [24FE], [3MR], [5MR], [11MR], [12MR], 
    [18MR], [25MR], [1AP], [22AP], [23AP], [30AP], [6MY], [14MY], 
    [19MY], [9JN], [15JN]
  Cosponsors removed, [5JN], [9JN]
H.R. 1773--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the National 
    Mail Order Pharmacy Program of the Department of Defense to include 
    covered beneficiaries under the military health care system who are 
    also entitled to Medicare; to the Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [11MR], [1AP], [23AP], [10JN], [24JY], [3AU], 
    [4AU], [2OC]
H.R. 1778--
A bill to reform the Department of Defense; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  Referral to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Government Reform and Oversight extended, [30MR], 
    [31MR], [1AP], [30AP], [2JN], [3JN]
  Committees on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Government 
    Reform and Oversight discharged, [4JN]
H.R. 1779--
A bill to make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of the Devils 
    Backbone Wilderness in the Mark Twain National Forest, MO, to 
    exclude a small parcel of land containing improvements; to the 
    Committees on Agriculture; Resources, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Passed Senate, [17JY]
  Presented to the President (July 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-210] (signed July 29, 1998)
H.R. 1782--
A bill to provide for the medical use of marijuana; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [18MY]
H.R. 1786--
A bill to impose sanctions against Nigeria, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on International Relations; Banking and Financial 
    Services; Transportation and Infrastructure; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [1AP], [5MY]
H.R. 1788--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure adequate 
    research and education regarding the drug DES; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [10MR], [11MR], [17MR], [1AP], [22AP], 
    [28AP], [30AP], [14JY], [3AU]
H.R. 1794--
A bill for the relief of Mai Hoa ``Jasmine'' Salehi; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-689), [9SE]
  Passed House, [6OC]
  Passed Senate, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Private Law 105-7] (signed November 10, 1998)
H.R. 1799--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for greater 
    local input in transportation planning, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 1800--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude gain or 
    loss from the sale of livestock from the computation of capital gain 
    net income for purposes of the earned income credit; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [18JN]
H.R. 1802--
A bill to suspend United States development assistance for India unless 
    the President certifies to Congress that the Government of India has 
    taken certain steps to prevent human rights abuses in India; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [28AP]
H.R. 1804--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 210 Seminary Street 
    in Florence, Alabama, as the ``John McKinley Federal Building''; to 
    the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Education and 
    the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [1AP]
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged. Referred to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, [8OC]
H.R. 1807--
A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by 
    health plans; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [25MR]
H.R. 1812--
A bill to provide for the elimination of the Department of Education, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subesquently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.

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  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [24FE], [25FE], [10MR], [23MR]
H.R. 1813--
A bill to protect the privacy of the individual with respect to the 
    Social Security number and other personal information, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Banking and Financial 
    Services; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [25FE], [11MR], [22AP], [6MY], 
    [18MY], [22MY], [18JN], [16JY]
H.R. 1814--
A bill to provide for the termination of further production of the 
    Trident II (D-5) missile; to the Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [22JY]
H.R. 1816--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a 
    credit against income tax for tuition and related expenses for 
    public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [8OC]
H.R. 1821--
A bill to require the Attorney General to add to schedule III of the 
    Controlled Substances Act, the ``club'' drugs ketamine hydrochloride 
    and gamma hydroxybutyrate; to the Committees on Commerce; the 
    Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 1823--
A bill to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [19MR]
H.R. 1828--
A bill to limit the total number of political appointees allowable; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [25JN]
H.R. 1831--
A bill to terminate the U.S. participation in the International Space 
    Station Program; to the Committee on Science.
  Cosponsors added, [24JN]
H.R. 1833--
A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
    Act to provide for further Self-Governance by Indian Tribes, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-765), [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5OC]
H.R. 1834--
A bill for the relief of Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz Martinez Cruz; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-690), [9SE]
  Passed House, [6OC]
  Passed Senate, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Private Law 105-8] (signed November 10, 1998)
H.R. 1835--
A bill to provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil 
    forfeitures; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and Means, for 
    a period to subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
H.R. 1836--
A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to improve 
    administration of sanctions against unfit health care providers 
    under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-257), [21JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [30SE]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendments, [5OC]
  Presented to the President (October 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-266] (signed October 19, 1998)
H.R. 1841--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the death 
    tax for family farms and small businesses; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [2MR]
H.R. 1842--
A bill to terminate further development and implementation of the 
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [25FE], [19MY], [22MY], [3JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-781), [6OC]
H.R. 1847--
A bill to improve the criminal law relating to fraud against consumers; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [16JN]
  Presented to the President (June 18, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-184] (signed June 23, 1998)
H.R. 1850--
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to plan and carry out pilot 
    projects to test various best business practices for defense 
    inventory management; to the Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [16JY]
H.R. 1853--
A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
    Education Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Passed Senate amended, [12JN]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [12JN]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [17JY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-800) submitted in the House, [8OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [8OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-332] (signed October 31, 1998), [12NO]
H.R. 1856--
A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to direct the 
    Secretary of the Interior to conduct a volunteer pilot project at 
    one national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
    region, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Passed Senate amended, [11SE]
  House agreeed to Senate amendments, [18SE]
  Presented to the President (September 24, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-242] (signed October 5, 1998)
H.R. 1858--
A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
    orientation; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; House 
    Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [10MR], [31MR], [22JN], [25SE]
H.R. 1861--
A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
    Act of 1974, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the 
    National Wildlife Refuse System Administration Act of 1966, the 
    National Indian Forest Resources Management Act, and title 10, 
    United States Code, to strengthen the protection of native 
    biodiversity and to place restraints upon clearcutting and certain 
    other cutting practices on the forests of the United States; to the 
    Committees on Agriculture; Resources; National Security, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [27MR], [5MY]
H.R. 1863--
A bill to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from establishing 
    a new standard for ozone or particulate matter under the Clean Air 
    Act before existing ozone and particulate matter standards have been 
    attained; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [9JN]
H.R. 1864--
A bill to provide for a gradual reduction in the loan rate for peanuts, 
    to repeal peanut quotas for the 2002 and subsequent crops, and to 
    make nonrecourse loans available for peanut producers; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [26FE], [24MR], [25JN]
H.R. 1865--
A bill to designate certain lands in the San Isabel National Forest, in 
    Colorado, as the Spanish Peaks Wilderness; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [10JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-673), [4AU]
  Passed House, [6AU]
H.R. 1870--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reform the 
    provisions relating to child labor; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [5MR]
H.R. 1872--
A bill to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to promote 
    competition and privatization in satellite communications, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [24FE], [26FE], [3MR], [17MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-494), [27AP]
  Passed House amended, [6MY]
H.R. 1873--
A bill to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to make 
    certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [4MR]
H.R. 1874--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that an 
    individual serving in a position in the competitive or excepted 
    service, under an indefinite or temporary appointment, who performs 
    at least 2 years of service in such a position within a 5-year 
    period, and who passes a suitable noncompetitive examination, shall 
    be granted competitive status for purposes of transfer or 
    reassignment; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [26FE]
H.R. 1883--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
    establishment of a pediatric research initiative; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [14JY], [22JY], [2OC]
H.R. 1884--
A bill to establish limited privileges and immunities for certain 
    information relating to compliance with environmental laws, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Agriculture; Resources, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [19MY]
H.R. 1891--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to codify the employer 
    status of staffing firms with respect to their workers for purposes 
    of employment taxes and for employee benefit purposes, to clarify 
    and enhance the ability of such firms to sponsor retirement and 
    other employee benefit plans, and to facilitate the nonabusive use 
    of such firms' services by other businesses; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [25FE], [3MR], [11MR], [19MR], [1AP], [29AP], 
    [7MY], [22MY], [5JN], [15JY], [6AU], [9SE], [1OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [3JN], [17JN], [21JY]
H.R. 1895--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend 
    programs relating to the health of individuals who are from 
    disadvantaged backgrounds, including individuals who are members of 
    racial or ethnic minority groups; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [12MR], [22AP], [9SE]
H.R. 1911--
A bill to amend the Clear Air Act to impose certain requirements on 
    areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [28AP]
H.R. 1913--
A bill to require reauthorizations of budget authority for Government 
    programs at least every 10 years, to provide for review of 
    Government programs at least every 10 years, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Rules; the Budget; Government Reform and 
    Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker,

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    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [6MY]
H.R. 1915--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that consensual 
    sexual activity between adults shall not be a violation of the 
    Uniform Code of Military Justice; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [12MR], [18JN]
H.R. 1916--
A bill to prevent Government shutdowns; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  Cosponsors added, [13OC]
H.R. 1949--
A bill for the relief of Nuratu Olarewaju Abeke Kadiri; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-524), [12MY]
  Passed House amended, [16JN]
  Passed Senate, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Private Law 105-9] (signed November 10, 1998)
H.R. 1951--
A bill to make an exception to the United States embargo on trade with 
    Cuba for the export of food, medicines, medical supplies, medical 
    instruments, or medical equipment, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Ways and Means, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions of fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5FE], [11FE], [24FE], [10MR], [26MR], 
    [27MR], [29AP], [30AP], [19MY], [4JN], [25JN], [14JY], [3AU]
H.R. 1965--
A bill to provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil 
    forfeitures, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce extended, 
    [27FE], [6MR], [13MR], [24AP], [7MY], [19JN], [6AU], [9OC], [16OC]
  Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce discharged, [20OC]
H.R. 1968--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 2-year 
    applicable recovery period for the depreciation of computers and 
    peripheral equipment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR]
H.R. 1970--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the 
    establishment of the Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity 
    Program; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 1972--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale of 
    personal information about children without their parents' consent, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [3MR], [22AP], [29AP], [12MY]
H.R. 1975--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to protect consumers from 
    certain unreasonable practices of creditors which result in higher 
    fees or rates of interest for credit cardholders, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [23JY]
H.R. 1983--
A bill to amend the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act to conform 
    that act with the judgments of the U.S. Federal Courts regarding the 
    rights and sovereign status of certain Indian Tribes, including the 
    Narragansett Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-692), [9SE]
H.R. 1984--
A bill to provide for a four-year moratorium on the establishment of new 
    standards for ozone and fine particulate matter under the Clean Air 
    Act, pending further implementation of the Clean Air Act Amendments 
    of 1990, additional review and air quality monitoring under that 
    act; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [7MY]
H.R. 1985--
A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
  Cosponsors added, [10JN]
H.R. 1987--
A bill to amend section 485(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
    make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs at 
    institutions of higher education easily available to prospective 
    students and prospective student athletes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H.R. 1991--
A bill to reform the coastwise, intercoastal, and noncontiguous trade 
    shipping laws, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; National Security, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [15SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [23SE]
H.R. 1995--
A bill to provide for the protection of farmland at the Point Reyes 
    National Seashore, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [26FE], [5MR], [11MR], [23MR], [27MR], 
    [28AP], [5MY], [12MY], [18MY], [20MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [9JN], 
    [11JN], [25JN], [22JY], [23JY], [24JY], [30JY], [4AU], [10SE], 
    [23SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [16SE], [25SE], [2OC]
H.R. 2000--
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to make certain 
    clarifications to the land bank protection provisions, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-677), [5AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23SE]
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-333] (signed October 31, 1998)
H.R. 2001--
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity for 
    families by repealing the income tax, abolishing the Internal 
    Revenue Service, and enacting a national retail sales tax to be 
    administered primarily by the States; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [11MR], [25JN], [6AU], [8OC]
H.R. 2004--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
    reinstatement of eligibility for dependency and indemnity 
    compensation for certain surviving spouses of veterans; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [2MR], [30MR], [19MY], [20MY]
H.R. 2009--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to waive the 24 month waiting 
    period for Medicare coverage of individuals disabled with 
    amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [ALS], to provide Medicare coverage of 
    drugs used for treatment of ALS, and to amend the Public Health 
    Service Act to increase Federal funding for research on ALS; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4FE], [11FE], [5MR], [24MR], [26MR], [1AP], 
    [23AP], [27AP], [4MY], [12MY], [14MY], [18MY], [21MY], [22MY], 
    [15JN], [17JN], [16JY], [3AU], [14SE], [2OC], [9OC]
H.R. 2019--
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful 
    disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including 
    disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to 
    provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such 
    agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [10MR], [17MR], [23AP], [30AP], [20MY]
H.R. 2020--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of community attendant services under the Medicaid Program; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [12FE], [4MR], [10MR], [17MR], [26MR], 
    [1AP], [23AP], [30AP], [15JN], [27JY], [9SE], [1OC]
H.R. 2021--
A bill to provide for competition between forms of motor vehicle 
    insurance, to permit an owner of a motor vehicle to choose the most 
    appropriate form of insurance for that person, to guarantee 
    affordable premiums, to provide for more adequate and timely 
    compensation for accident victims, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [11FE], [28AP], [18JN], [23JN], 
    [24JN], [21JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [5FE], [26MR]
H.R. 2023--
A bill to amend the Equal Pay Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 
    and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide more effective remedies 
    to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of 
    sex, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4FE], [5FE], [4MR], [17MR], [23AP], [28AP], 
    [30AP], [12MY], [14MY], [19MY], [20MY], [3JN], [4JN], [5JN], [9JN], 
    [10JN], [11JN], [16JN], [19JN], [24JN], [24JY], [29JY]
H.R. 2026--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide assistance 
    to first-time homebuyers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [16SE]
H.R. 2031--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled 
    Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory 
    minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [28JY]
H.R. 2050--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend commissary and 
    exchange store privileges to veterans with a service-connected 
    disability rated at 30 percent or more and their dependents; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [18MR]
H.R. 2052--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to 
    cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain long-
    term resident aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [2MR], [3MR], [10MR], [18MR], [25MR]
H.R. 2053--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the distribution of 
    any negotiable check or other instrument with any solicitation to a 
    consumer by a creditor to open an account under any consumer credit 
    plan or to engage in any other credit transaction which is subject 
    to such act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [25JN]
H.R. 2057--
A bill to establish a national advisory referendum on a flat income tax 
    rate, and requiring a national vote to raise taxes at the general 
    election of 1998; to the Committee on House Oversight.
H.R. 2070--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the 
    mandatory testing for serious transmissible diseases of incarcerated 
    persons whose bodily fluids come into contact with corrections 
    personnel and notice to those personnel of the results of the tests, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [24FE], [25FE], [11MR], [16MR], [23MR], 
    [1AP], [3JN], [25JN], [21JY]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-665), [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3AU]

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  Passed Senate amended, [20OC]
  House agreed to Senate amendment, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-370] (signed November 12, 1998)
H.R. 2072--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income gain from oil and gas produced from certain recovered 
    inactive wells; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [23JY], [5AU]
H.R. 2077--
A bill to establish a National Forest Preserve consisting of certain 
    Federal lands in the Sequoia National Forest in the State of 
    California to protect and preserve remaining Giant Sequoia 
    ecosystems and to provide increased recreational opportunities in 
    connection with such ecosystems; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [6MY], [11MY], [20MY], [15JN]
H.R. 2081--
A bill to provide for an enumeration of family caregivers as part of the 
    2000 decennial census of population; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [22AP], [28AP]
H.R. 2088--
A bill to provide for the surviving spouse and dependent children of 
    public safety officers who are killed in performance of their 
    official duties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [3MR], [10MR], [28AP], [5MY], [14MY]
H.R. 2090--
A bill ordering the preparation of a Government report detailing 
    injustices suffered by Italian-Americans during World War II, and a 
    formal acknowledgment of such injustices by the President; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [25FE], [30AP], [17JN], [25SE]
H.R. 2094--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve the 
    quality of coastal recreation waters, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [12FE], [24FE], [3MR], [10MR], 
    [18MR], [26MR], [1AP], [22AP], [28AP], [30AP], [5MY], [7MY], [11MY], 
    [12MY], [4JN], [9JN], [10JN], [23JN], [4AU], [6AU], [24SE]
H.R. 2098--
A bill to establish the National Cave and Karst Research Institute in 
    the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H.R. 2100--
A bill to establish a demonstration project to authorize certain covered 
    beneficiaries under the military health care system, including the 
    dependents of active duty military personnel and retired members and 
    their dependents, to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
    program and to ensure their future health security through the use 
    of medical savings accounts; to the Committees on Government Reform 
    and Oversight; National Security; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 2103--
A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products 
    Inspection Act to provide for the eventual removal of intrastate 
    distribution restrictions on State inspected meat and poultry; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [26MR]
H.R. 2107--
A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
    for other purposes.
  Line item veto-Message from the President, [27JA]
H.R. 2108--
A bill to dispose of certain Federal properties located in Dutch John, 
    Utah, and to assist the local government in the interim delivery of 
    basic services to the Dutch John community, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-714), [15SE]
H.R. 2109--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require 
    reports filed under such act to be filed electronically and to 
    require the Federal Election Commission to make such reports 
    available to the public within 24 hours of receipt; to the Committee 
    on House Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8OC]
H.R. 2110--
A bill to require employer health benefit plans to meet standards 
    relating to the nondiscriminatory treatment of neurobiological 
    disorders, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Education and the Workforce; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4FE], [12MY], [19JN]
H.R. 2112--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the 
    forfeiture penalty for telephone service slamming and to require 
    providers of such service to report slamming incidents, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [29AP]
H.R. 2113--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from certain 
    reporting requirements certain amounts paid to election officials 
    and election workers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27MR]
H.R. 2120--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and expand 
    the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone 
    service subscribers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [26MR], [22JY]
H.R. 2122--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase penalties for 
    certain offenses where the victim is a child; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
H.R. 2124--
A bill to require Federal agencies to assess the impact of policies and 
    regulations on families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [19MR], [24MR], [28AP], [19MY], [17JN], 
    [22JN]
H.R. 2125--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail Route 
    in New Jersey, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [24MR], [26MR]
H.R. 2128--
A bill to permit Medicare-eligible retired members of the Armed Forces 
    and their Medicare-eligible dependents to enroll in the Federal 
    Employees Health Benefits Program; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; National Security, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 2130--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for expanding, 
    intensifying, and coordinating activities of the National Heart, 
    Lung, and Blood Institute with respect to heart attack, stroke, and 
    other cardiovascular diseases in women; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4MR], [19MR], [5MY], [21MY], [10JN]
H.R. 2133--
A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment--most-
    favored-nation treatment--to the products of Mongolia; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
H.R. 2139--
A bill to amend the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 to ensure 
    that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research 
    program contribute to the cost of the program; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [17JY], [18SE]
H.R. 2145--
A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to 
    authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make guaranteed farm 
    ownership loans and guaranteed farm operating loans of up to 
    $600,000, and to increase such maximum loan amounts with inflation; 
    to the Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [24FE], [12MR], [1AP]
H.R. 2149--
A bill to enhance the conservation and protection of the Boundary Waters 
    Canoe Area Wilderness; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H.R. 2151--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    correct the tariff treatment of costumes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27MR]
H.R. 2153--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of paramedic intercept 
    services provided in support of public, volunteer, or nonprofit 
    providers of ambulance services; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways 
    and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [13OC]
H.R. 2154--
A bill to provide for food stamp eligibility for aliens who were 
    receiving supplemental security income benefits on August 22, 1996, 
    or aliens who are eligible for supplemental security income 
    benefits; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [5FE], [26FE], [5MR], [1AP], [4MY]
H.R. 2160--
A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
    and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  Line item veto-Message from the President, [27JA]
H.R. 2163--
A bill to amend section 1951 of title 18, United States Code, commonly 
    called the Hobbs Act, to clarify that the use of violence to achieve 
    collective bargaining objectives can be a violation of such section; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [23AP]
H.R. 2165--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
    the construction of FERC Project No. 3862 in the State of Iowa, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Passed Senate, [17JY]
  Presented to the President (July 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-211] (signed July 29, 1998)
H.R. 2166--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain cash 
    rent farm landlords to deduct soil and water conservation 
    expenditures; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3JN]
H.R. 2167--
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to improve on the 
    provisions relating to pension rights demonstration projects; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [3JN]
H.R. 2173--
A bill to amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require reporting of 
    child abuse by electronic communication service providers; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4FE], [11FE], [24FE], [3MR], [4MR], [22AP], 
    [12MY], [22MY], [5JN]
H.R. 2174--
A bill to require equitable coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs 
    and devices, and contraceptive services under health plans; to the 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; Commerce, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors removed, [28JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [4MR], [31MR], [1AP], [29AP], [20MY], [21MY], 
    [5JN], [25JN], [14JY], [15SE], [8OC]
H.R. 2175--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    investment credit

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    to promote the conversion of U.S. coal and domestic carbonaceous 
    feedstocks into liquid fuels; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 2181--
A bill to ensure the safety of witnesses and to promote notification of 
    the interstate relocation of witnesses by States and localities 
    engaging in that relocation, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Passed House, [25FE]
H.R. 2183--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [24FE], [28AP], [29AP], [30AP], [6MY]
  Cosponsors removed, [1AP]
  Considered, [22MY], [17JN], [18JN], [19JN], [17JY]
  Passed House amended, [6AU]
H.R. 2185--
A bill to establish equitable service for customers and equal 
    opportunity for employees of the United States Department of 
    Agriculture; to the Committees on Agriculture; Government Reform and 
    Oversight; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR]
H.R. 2186--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance 
    to the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, WY; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-459), [24MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [30MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  House agreed to Senate amendments, [10OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-290] (signed October 27, 1998)
H.R. 2187--
A bill to designate the U.S. Courthouse located at 40 Foley Square in 
    New York, NY, as the ``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse''; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [27MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [28SE]
H.R. 2189--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social 
    Security Act to repeal provisions relating to the State enforcement 
    of child support obligations and to require the Internal Revenue 
    Service to collect child support through wage withholding and other 
    means, and to authorize the Social Security Administration to 
    distribute child support collections; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [27AP], [5AU]
H.R. 2191--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 regarding 
    procedures for budget resolutions and to amend title 31, United 
    States Code, to direct repayment of the public debt; to the 
    Committees on the Budget; Rules; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5FE]
H.R. 2198--
A bill to establish limitations with respect to the disclosure and use 
    of genetic information in connection with group health plans and 
    health insurance coverage, to provide for consistent standards 
    applicable in connection with hospital care and medical services 
    provided under title 38 of the United States Code, to prohibit 
    employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information and 
    genetic testing, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight; Education and the 
    Workforce; Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [7MY], [22JN]
H.R. 2199--
A bill to reform the financing of Federal elections; to the Committees 
    on House Oversight; Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [25SE]
H.R. 2202--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the 
    bone marrow donor program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [5FE], [4MR], [25MR], [31MR], [22AP], [7MY], 
    [13MY], [14MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-538), [18MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19MY]
  Passed Senate, [24JN]
  Presented to the President (July 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-196] (signed July 16, 1998)
H.R. 2204--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
    the Coast Guard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Passed Senate amended, [12OC]
  House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment (pursuant to H. 
    Res. 602), [15OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-383] (signed November 13, 1998)
H.R. 2206--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve programs of the 
    Department of Veterans Affairs for homeless veterans, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 2207--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act concerning a 
    proposal to construct a deep ocean outfall off the coast of 
    Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
H.R. 2212--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry 
    out a program regarding sterile hypodermic needles in order to 
    reduce the incidence of the transmission of HIV; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [11FE]
H.R. 2217--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
    the construction of FERC Project No. 9248 in the State of Colorado, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-509), [6MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12MY]
  Passed Senate, [17JY]
  Presented to the President (July 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-212] (signed July 29, 1998)
H.R. 2221--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take no 
    further action on a proposed regulation relating to the use of 
    chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 2222--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to 
    Federal facilities pollution control; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [13MY]
H.R. 2223--
A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and Public 
    Purposes Act to authorize transfers of certain public lands or 
    national forest lands to local education agencies for use for 
    elementary or secondary schools, including public charter schools, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [24MR]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-693), [9SE]
H.R. 2224--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend commissary and 
    exchange store privileges to veterans with a service-connected 
    disability and to certain dependents of such veterans; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [24FE], [26FE], [5MR], [12MR], [27MR], 
    [22AP], [30AP], [16JN], [14JY], [30JY], [18SE]
H.R. 2225--
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse to 
    be constructed on Las Vegas Boulevard between Bridger Avenue and 
    Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd D. George Federal 
    Building and United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-518), [7MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9SE]
H.R. 2228--
A bill to increase the number of qualified teachers; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [5FE], [12FE], [25FE], [26FE], [3MR], 
    [5MR], [10MR], [27MR]
H.R. 2229--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled 
    Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for 
    powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [11MY]
H.R. 2231--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a sound 
    budgetary mechanism for financing health and death benefits of 
    retired coal miners while ensuring the long-term fiscal health and 
    solvency of such benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [1AP]
H.R. 2233--
A bill to assist in the conservation of coral reefs; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
H.R. 2250--
A bill to amend section 353 of the Public Health Service Act to exempt 
    physician office laboratories from the clinical laboratories 
    requirements of that section; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [11MR], [30AP], [13MY], [24JN]
H.R. 2253--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and improve the 
    authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the 
    provision of counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced 
    by veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [25MR]
H.R. 2257--
A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to make modifications to the temporary housing 
    assistance program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [25FE], [4MR], [18MR], [5MY], [10JN]
H.R. 2263--
A bill to authorize and request the President to award the congressional 
    Medal of Honor posthumously to Theodore Roosevelt for his gallant 
    and heroic actions in the attack on San Juan Heights, Cuba, during 
    the Spanish-American War; to the Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [30AP], [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8OC]
  Passed Senate, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-371] (signed November 12, 1998)
H.R. 2267--
A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
    and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  Line item veto-Message from the President, [27JA]
H.R. 2273--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the 
    reductions in Social Security benefits which are required in the 
    case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain 
    Government pensions shall be equal to the amount by which the total 
    amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and 
    monthly pension exceeds $1,200; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [6MY], [22MY], [19JN], [15SE], [9OC], [15OC], 
    [20OC]
H.R. 2275--
A bill to prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of genetic 
    information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [6MY], [22MY], [4JN], [30JY], [10OC], [20OC]
H.R. 2276--
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for official travel after 
    Election Day of members of Congress who will not serve as members 
    during the next Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 2281--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the World 
    Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and Performances 
    and Phonograms Treaty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [11FE], [5JN], [22JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-551, part 1), [22MY]
  Referred to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, [22MY]
  Referral to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means extended, 
    [19JN], [25JN], [21JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-551, part 2), [22JY]
  Committee on Ways and Means discharged, [22JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4AU]
  Passed Senate amended. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for 
    a conference (text of S. 2037 inserted in lieu), [17SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [23SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-796) submitted in the House, [8OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [8OC]
  Rules suspended. Conference report agreed to in the House, [12OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-304] (signed October 28, 1998)
H.R. 2284--
A bill to amend the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies 
    and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 to eliminate the restriction on 
    assistance to Azerbaijan; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [11MR]
H.R. 2290--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to improve enforcement under such Act; to the Committees on 
    Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [12FE], [3MR], [4MR], [19MY]
H.R. 2291--
A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 to enable 
    the Secretary of the Interior to more effectively utilize the 
    proceeds of sales of certain items; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [22AP]
H.R. 2294--
A bill to make improvements in the operation and administration of the 
    Federal courts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-437), [12MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [18MR]
H.R. 2305--
A bill to establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the 
    centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the Wright 
    brothers; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [4MR], [11MR], [18MR], [17JN]
H.R. 2312--
A bill to amend section 1584 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify 
    that forcing immigrants into slave labor by withholding immigration 
    documents, or by threatening to involve immigration authorities, is 
    a violation of such section; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 2313--
A bill to prohibit the construction of any monument, memorial, or other 
    structure at the site of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, VA, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [24FE], [24MR], [6MY], [15JY]
H.R. 2314--
A bill to restore Federal Indian services to members of the Kickapoo 
    Tribe of Oklahoma residing in Maverick County, TX, to clarify U.S. 
    citizenship status of such members, to provide Trust land for the 
    benefit of the tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Resources; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Reported from the Committee on Resources (H. Rept. 105-707, part 1), 
    [11SE]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [11SE]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [18SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23SE]
H.R. 2321--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 regarding the 
    treatment of golf caddies for employment tax purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [25FE], [17MR], [12MY], [11JN], [5AU], [9SE]
H.R. 2327--
A bill to provide for a change in the exemption from the child labor 
    provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for minors 
    between 16 and 18 years of age who engage in the operation of 
    automobiles and trucks; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [12MY], [5JN], [22SE], [25SE], [28SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [28SE]
  Passed Senate amended, [12OC]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [13OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-334] (signed October 31, 1998)
H.R. 2330--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make direct loans 
    and provide lines of credit to finance surface transportation 
    projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [7MY]
H.R. 2331--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian 
    employees of the National Guard may not be required to wear military 
    uniforms while performing civilian service; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; National Security, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [13OC]
H.R. 2332--
A bill to amend section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the 
    marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front 
    panel of the package for retail sale; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 2333--
A bill to provide improvements for the financial and emotional security 
    of seniors; to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary; 
    Banking and Financial Services; the Budget, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [10OC]
H.R. 2345--
A bill to prohibit the sale, lease, or other transfer of attack, bomber, 
    or fighter aircraft to Latin American countries; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [4AU]
H.R. 2346--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit desecration of 
    veterans' memorials; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [10OC], [13OC]
H.R. 2348--
A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 701 South Santa Fe 
    Avenue in Compton, CA, and known as the Compton Main Post Office, as 
    the ``Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [23JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [7OC]
H.R. 2349--
A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 10301 South 
    Compton Avenue, in Los Angeles, CA, and known as the Watts Finance 
    Office, as the ``Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building''; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [23JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12OC]
H.R. 2351--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ensure the 
    recovery of our Nation's declining biological diversity, to reaffirm 
    and strengthen this Nation's commitment to protect wildlife, to 
    safeguard our children's economic and ecological future, and to 
    provide assurances to local governments, communities, and 
    individuals in their planning and economic develpoment efforts; to 
    the Committees on Resources; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [11FE], [2MR], [5MR], [18MR], [25MR], 
    [23AP], [3JN], [16JN], [14SE], [15OC]
H.R. 2352--
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to require local approval 
    of designations of railroad rights-of-way for interim use as trails; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [19MY]
H.R. 2354--
A bill to amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to provide an 
    additional safety provision; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 2359--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the 
    Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, to issue 
    minimum safety and security standards for dealers of firearms; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [26MR]
H.R. 2363--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide a mandatory 
    life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE]
H.R. 2365--
A bill to reduce acid deposition under the Clean Air Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [5FE], [24FE], [10MR], [31MR], [24JN]
H.R. 2369--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and clarify 
    prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-425), [3MR]
  Passed House amended, [5MR]
H.R. 2370--
A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of clarifying 
    the local judicial structure and the office of Attorney General; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-742), [24SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5OC]
  Passed Senate, [15OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-291] (signed October 27, 1998)
H.R. 2372--
A bill to ensure that the development of the Internet and interactive 
    computer services

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    is unfettered by Federal and State regulation; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [11JN]
H.R. 2374--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide 
    special funding to States for implementation of national estuary 
    conservation and management plans, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5FE], [24FE], [3MR], [1AP], [5MY], [18JN]
H.R. 2375--
A bill to designate the headquaters building of the Department of 
    Housing and Urban Development in Washington, DC, as the Robert C. 
    Weaver Federal Building; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H.R. 2376--
A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife 
    Foundation Establishment Act; to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-483), [21AP]
H.R. 2377--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a 24-
    month pilot program permitting certain aliens to be admitted into 
    the United States to provide temporary or seasonal agricultural 
    services pursuant to a labor condition attestation; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Agriculture; Ways and Means; Commerce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [3MR], [12MR], [6MY]
H.R. 2379--
A bill to designate the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 
    251 North Main Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the 
    ``Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-614), [14JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [14JY]
H.R. 2380--
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code with respect to 
    gambling on the Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [17MR], [25MR], [3JN], [22JN], [5AU]
H.R. 2392--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to place a limitation on 
    habeas corpus relief that prevents retrial of an accused; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H.R. 2396--
A bill to amend section 1128B of the Social Security Act to repeal the 
    criminal penalty for counseling or assisting an individual to 
    dispose of assets in order to become eligible for Medicaid benefits; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [29AP]
H.R. 2397--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for 
    hospital care and medical services under chapter 17 of that title to 
    veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [3FE], [30MR], [3JN], [15JY], [16JY], 
    [20JY], [27JY], [29JY], [4AU], [10SE], [15SE], [25SE], [2OC], [8OC], 
    [9OC]
H.R. 2400--
A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
    programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; the Budget, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [17MR], [24MR]
  Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with 
    amendment (H. Rept. 105-467, part 1), [25MR]
  Referral to the Committee on the budget extended, [25MR]
  Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, [25MR]
  Supplemental report from the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure with amendment (H. Rept. 105-467, part 2), [27MR]
  Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with amendment (H. Rept. 
    105-467, part 3), [27MR]
  Committee on the Budget discharged, [27MR]
  Passed House amended, [1AP]
  Passed Senate amended, [2AP]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [2AP]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [3AP]
  Conferees appointed, [1AP], [2AP], [22AP], [23AP], [6MY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-550) submitted in the House, [22MY]
  House agreed to conference report, [22MY]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [22MY]
  Presented to the President (May 28, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-178] (signed June 9, 1998)
H.R. 2408--
A bill to improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing 
    productive activities during after school hours; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3MR], [30AP], [6MY], [29JY]
H.R. 2409--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
    to provide for nondiscriminatory coverage for substances abuse 
    treatment services under private group and individual health 
    coverage; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the 
    Workforce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [11FE], [24FE], [4MR], [10MR], [11MR], 
    [18MR], [19MR], [25MR], [26MR], [31MR], [1AP], [22AP], [23AP], 
    [30AP], [5MY], [6MY], [11MY], [3JN], [5JN], [9JN], [10JN], [20JY], 
    [21JY], [24JY], [27JY], [3AU], [4AU], [6AU], [9SE], [15SE], [23SE]
H.R. 2411--
A bill to provide for a land exchange involving the Cape Cod National 
    Seashore and to extend the authority for the Cape Cod National 
    Seashore Advisory Commission; to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-568), [5JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [22JN]
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Presented to the President (October 14, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-280] (signed October 26, 1998)
H.R. 2416--
A bill to provide for the transfer of certain rights and property to the 
    U.S. Forest Service in exchange for a payment to the occupant of 
    such property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-516), [7MY]
H.R. 2420--
A bill to permit the transportation of passengers between U.S. ports by 
    certain foreign-flag vessels and to encourage U.S.-flag vessels to 
    participate in such transportation; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  Cosponsors added, [22JY]
H.R. 2424--
A bill to amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to eliminate the 
    requirement that a Federal budget deficit must exist in order for 
    the President to use the line-item veto authority; to the Committee 
    on the Budget.
  Cosponsors added, [24MR]
H.R. 2427--
A bill to recognize businesses which show an exemplary commitment to 
    participating with schools to enhance educators' technology 
    capabilities and to make every student technologically literate; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [30MR]
H.R. 2431--
A bill to establish an Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring, to 
    provide for the imposition of sanctions against countries engaged in 
    a pattern of religious persecution, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Ways and Means; the 
    Judiciary; Banking and Financial Services; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [5MR], [17MR], [27MR], [1AP], [22AP], [7MY]
  Reported from the Committee on International Relations with amendment 
    (H. Rept. 105-480, part 1), [1AP]
  Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary; Banking 
    and Financial Services; Rules extended, [1AP]
  Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with amendment (H. Rept. 
    105-480, part 2), [8MY]
  Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment (H. Rept. 
    105-480, part 3), [8MY]
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services discharged, [8MY]
  Passed House amended, [14MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendments, [10OC]
  Presented to the President (October 16, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-292] (signed October 27, 1998)
H.R. 2432--
A bill to provide relief for domestic producers of tailored wool apparel 
    from increased imports of such apparel from Canada; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 2433--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require 
    candidates for the House of Representatives or the Senate to file 
    information included in quarterly candidate reports with the Federal 
    Election Commission within 48 hours of the time the information 
    becomes available, to require all reports filed with the Federal 
    Election Commission to be filed electronically, to require the 
    information contained in such reports to be made available through 
    the Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [1AP]
H.R. 2434--
A bill to establish counseling programs for disabled and retired police 
    officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [3JN]
H.R. 2440--
A bill to make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United 
    States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Passed Senate amended, [21OC]
H.R. 2449--
A bill to allow the recovery of attorneys' fees and costs by certain 
    employers and labor organizations who are prevailing parties in 
    proceedings brought against them by the National Labor Relations 
    Board; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
H.R. 2450--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the amount 
    of the charitable deduction allowable for contributions of food 
    inventory, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [7MY], [12MY], [14MY], [20MY], [3JN], [4JN], 
    [31JY], [4AU], [1OC]
H.R. 2451--
A bill to protect children and other vulnerable subpopulations from 
    exposure to certain environmental pollutants, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [22JY]
H.R. 2452--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make 
    grants to counties to carry out programs to provide to parents in 
    families participating in State programs funded under part A of 
    title IV of the Social Security Act, training relating to early 
    childhood development and education to prepare such parents for 
    employment as caregivers by providers of high quality child care 
    services; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 2453--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the African-American Civil War veterans; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 2454--
A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to prohibit any 
    financial institution which accepts the direct deposit of Social 
    Security benefits into the account of an accountholder from imposing 
    any fee on the withdrawal of any amount from such account by such 
    accountholder by electronic fund transfer, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [11FE], [17MR], [27MR], [22AP], 
    [29AP], [6MY], [22MY], [14JY]
H.R. 2455--
A bill to reform the safety practices of the railroad industry, to 
    prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials 
    releases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [11JN]
H.R. 2456--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    married couples may file a combined return under which each spouse 
    is taxed using the rates applicable to unmarried individuals; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [3MR], [5JN], [24JY]
H.R. 2457--
A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to prohibit any 
    financial institution which accepts the direct deposit of veterans 
    benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs into the account 
    of an accountholder from imposing any fee on the withdrawal of any 
    amount from such account by such accountholder by electronic fund 
    transfer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [4FE], [11FE], [3MR], [4MR], [17MR], 
    [27MR], [22AP], [29AP], [6MY], [22MY], [14JY]
H.R. 2459--
A bill to restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel 
    landmines, and for other purposes; to the Committees on National 
    Security; International Relations, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H.R. 2460--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to scanning 
    receivers and similar devices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-418), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
  Passed House amended, [26FE]
  Laid on the table (S. 493 passed in lieu), [26FE]
H.R. 2465--
A bill to make medical savings accounts available in connection with 
    certain health plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States 
    Code, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform 
    and Oversight; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [9OC]
H.R. 2467--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to relieve a spouse or 
    former spouse of liability for income tax for a taxable year if the 
    divorce decree allocates such liability to the other spouse; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [12FE]
H.R. 2468--
A bill to provide that Federal contracts and certain Federal subsidies 
    shall be provided only to businesses which have qualified profit-
    sharing plans; to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [21OC]
H.R. 2472--
A bill to extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and 
    Conservation Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment with amendment, 
    [12FE]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [12FE]
  Conferees appointed, [23MR]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment to House amendment 
    to Senate amendment, [19MY]
  Presented to the President (May 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-177] (signed June 1, 1998)
H.R. 2474--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of 
    the excise tax on diesel fuel used in trains by 1.25 cents per 
    gallon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
H.R. 2477--
A bill to enforce the guarantees of the 1st, 14th, and 15th amendments 
    to the Constitution of the United States by prohibiting certain 
    devices used to deny the right to participate in certain elections; 
    to the Committee on House Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [24FE], [3JN], [16JN]
H.R. 2478--
A bill to require that candidates who receive campaign financing from 
    the Presidential Election Campaign Fund agree not to participate in 
    multicandidate forums that exclude candidates who have broad-based 
    public support; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [24FE], [19MY], [3JN], [17JY]
H.R. 2481--
A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
    Responsibility Act of 1996 to clarify that records of arrival or 
    departure are not required to be collected for purposes of the 
    automated entry-exit control system developed under section 110 of 
    such Act for Canadians who are not otherwise required to possess a 
    visa, passport, or border crossing identification card; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 2483--
A bill to terminate the taxes imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 
    1986 other than Social Security and railroad retirement-related 
    taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
H.R. 2485--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) to provide 
    liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and 
    prospective purchasers; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [5JN]
H.R. 2488--
A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to facilitate 
    the fingerprint checks authorized by that act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [25MR], [26MR], [1AP], [21AP], [21MY], [4JN]
H.R. 2489--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    incentives for alcohol used as a fuel shall be extended as part of 
    any extension of fuel tax rates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [12MR], [27MR], [1AP]
H.R. 2490--
A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 2493--
A bill to establish a mechanism by which the Secretary of Agriculture 
    and the Secretary of the Interior can provide for uniform management 
    of livestock grazing on Federal lands; to the Committees on 
    Resources; Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R. 2495--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase 
    postsecondary education opportunities for Hispanic students and 
    other student populations underrepresented in postsecondary 
    education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [3MR]
  Cosponsors removed, [25FE], [3MR], [5MR], [9MR], [10MR], [11MR]
H.R. 2497--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the 
    right of Medicare beneficiaries to enter into private contracts with 
    physicians and other health care professionals for the provision of 
    health services for which no payment is sought under the Medicare 
    Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [12FE], [11MR], [24MR], [26MR], [29JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [5MY], [11JN]
H.R. 2499--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow nonitemizers 
    a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5FE], [24FE], [5MR], [19MR], [22AP], [5MY], 
    [18MY], [22MY], [11JN], [25JN], [17JY], [6AU], [9SE], [22SE], [2OC]
H.R. 2500--
A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [24FE], [25FE], [4MR], [17MR], [1AP], 
    [6MY]
  Cosponsors removed, [25MR]
H.R. 2501--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of all right, title, and interest 
    of the United States in a small parcel of real property included in 
    the Cherokee National Forest in the State of Tennessee so as to 
    provide clear title to the church occupying and using the property; 
    to the Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
H.R. 2504--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones or markers for the marked 
    graves of certain individuals; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [12FE], [9MR], [21AP], [6MY], [18MY], 
    [19MY], [3JN], [4JN], [9JN], [10JN], [18JN], [14JY], [15JY], [16JY], 
    [30JY], [5AU]
H.R. 2508--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of Federal land in San Joaquin 
    County, CA, to the city of Tracy, CA; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14SE]
H.R. 2509--
A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate disincentives to 
    fair trade conditions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [11FE], [25FE], [17MR], [1AP], 
    [29AP], [5MY], [12MY], [3JN], [10JN], [16JN], [17JN], [25JN], 
    [14JY], [16JY], [20JY], [9SE]
H.R. 2513--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and modify 
    the provision of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 relating to 
    exempting active financing income from foreign personal holding 
    company income and to provide for the nonrecognition of gain on the 
    sale of stock in agricultural processors to certain farmers' 
    cooperatives; to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Budget, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Passed Senate amended, [21OC]
H.R. 2515--
A bill to address the declining health of forests on Federal lands in 
    the United States through a program of recovery and protection 
    consistent with the requirements of existing public land manage

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    ment and environmental laws, to establish a program to inventory, 
    monitor, and analyze public and private forests and their resources, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Agriculture; Resources, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [3MR], [12MR]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-440, part 1), [12MR]
  Referral to the Committee on Resources extended, [12MR]
  Committee on Resources discharged, [12MR]
  Failed of passage, [27MR]
H.R. 2519--
A bill to increase the legal age of smoking from 18 to 21; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [19MY], [18JN]
H.R. 2523--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the types of 
    equipment which may be acquired with tax-exempt financing by 
    volunteer fire departments and to provide a comparable treatment for 
    emergency medical service organizations; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28AP], [29AP], [30AP], [6MY], [13MY], 
    [15JY], [20OC]
H.R. 2524--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the 
    nonrefundable personal credits, the standard deduction, and the 
    deduction for personal exemptions in determining alternative minimum 
    tax liability; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [12FE], [24FE], [3MR], [21MY], [9JN], [16JN], 
    [24JN], [14JY], [23JY], [5AU], [10SE], [15SE], [22SE], [9OC]
H.R. 2525--
A bill to protect women's reproductive health and constitutional right 
    to choice, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    the Judiciary; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [17MR], [11JN]
H.R. 2526--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to make the percentage 
    limitations on individual contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan 
    more consistent with the dollar amount limitation on elective 
    deferrals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [25MR], [30AP], [25JN], [5AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-809), [10OC]
H.R. 2527--
A bill to repeal the provision in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 
    relating to the termination of certain exceptions from rules 
    relating to exempt organizations which provide commercial-type 
    insurance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [26FE]
H.R. 2537--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the rules 
    relating to the court-ordered apportionment of the retired pay of 
    members of the Armed Forces to former spouses, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on National Security; Ways and Means, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5FE], [12FE], [26FE], [10MR], [18MR], 
    [21AP], [14MY], [20MY], [16JY], [28JY], [5AU], [6AU], [14SE], 
    [18SE], [16OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [5AU]
H.R. 2538--
A bill to establish a Presidential commission to determine the validity 
    of certain land claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-
    Hidalgo of 1848 involving the descendants of persons who were 
    Mexican citizens at the time of the Treaty; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [12MR], [18MR], [24MR], [23AP], [14MY], 
    [19MY], [21MY], [16JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-594), [23JN]
  Passed House amended, [10SE]
H.R. 2541--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the authority 
    under which comparability allowances may be paid to Government 
    physicians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [24FE], [25FE], [19MR], [22MY], [9JN], [16JY]
H.R. 2543--
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
    require hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, 
    hospice programs, clinical laboratories, and ambulance services to 
    fund annual financial and compliance audits as a condition of 
    participation under the Medicare and Medicaid programs; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 2544--
A bill to improve the ability of Federal agencies to license federally 
    owned inventions; to the Committees on Science; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [24JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-620, part 1), [14JY]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [14JY]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [14JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14JY]
H.R. 2545--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to allow postal patrons to 
    contribute to funding for prostate cancer research through the 
    voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States postage 
    stamps; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [2MR], [21MY], [14JY], [15OC]
H.R. 2547--
A bill to develop and maintain a coordinated, comprehensive, and long-
    range national policy with respect to ocean and coastal activities 
    that will assist the Nation in meeting specified objectives, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [11FE], [25FE], [3MR], [1AP], [22AP], 
    [6MY], [11JN], [14JY], [16JY]
H.R. 2549--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the 
    application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals 
    whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and 
    other monthly periodic payments exceeds $2,000 and to provide for a 
    graduated implementation of such provision on amounts above such 
    $2,000 amount; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [3FE], [12FE], [10MR], [17MR], [24MR], 
    [21AP], [23AP], [29AP], [20MY], [22MY], [3JN], [17JN], [14JY], 
    [9SE], [25SE], [1OC], [5OC], [13OC]
H.R. 2552--
A bill to amend the requirements in the Federal Credit Union Act 
    relating to audit requirements and supervisory committee oversight 
    of insured credit unions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
  Cosponsors removed, [4FE]
H.R. 2553--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the dependent 
    care credit refundable, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [22MY]
H.R. 2556--
A bill to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act and 
    the Partnerships for Wildlife Act; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [5FE], [1AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-522), [11MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19MY]
H.R. 2560--
A bill to award congressional gold medals to Jean Brown Trickey, 
    Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria 
    Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth 
    Eckford, and Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred to collectively as 
    the ``Little Rock Nine'' on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of 
    the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [25FE], [25MR], [28AP], [11JN], [17JN], 
    [16JY], [23SE], [25SE], [2OC], [6OC], [9OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9OC]
H.R. 2563--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restrict the 
    authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax 
    administration; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 2566--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to expand the class of 
    individuals under the Civil Service Retirement System eligible to 
    elect the option under which the deposit which is normally required 
    in connection with a refund previously taken may instead be made up 
    through an actuarially equivalent annuity reduction; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-757), [1OC]
H.R. 2567--
A bill to ensure the equitable treatment of graduates of the Uniformed 
    Services University of the Health Sciences of the Class of 1987; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [11MR], [25MR]
H.R. 2568--
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to take into account newly 
    developed renewable energy-based fuels and to equalize alternative 
    fuel vehicle acquisition incentives to increase the flexibility of 
    controlled fleet owners and operators, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [24FE], [2MR], [12MR], [17MR], [19MR], 
    [25MR], [26MR], [31MR], [1AP], [21AP], [23AP], [28AP], [30AP], 
    [5MY], [13MY], [20MY], [3JN], [9JN], [23JN], [29JY]
H.R. 2574--
A bill to consolidate certain mineral interests in the National 
    Grasslands in Billings County, ND, through the exchange of Federal 
    and private mineral interests to enhance land management 
    capabilities and environmental and wildlife protection, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-471), [30MR]
H.R. 2578--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the visa 
    waiver pilot program, and to provide for the collection of data with 
    respect to the number of non-immigrants who remain in the United 
    States after the expiration of the period of stay authorized by the 
    Attorney General; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Passed House amended, [25MR]
  Laid on the table (S. 1178 passed in lieu), [25MR]
H.R. 2579--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to 
    further improve the safety and health of working environments, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [12FE], [28AP], [20MY], [20JY]
H.R. 2581--
A bill to protect the privacy of individuals with respect to the Social 
    Security number; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 2586--
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
    1985 to extend and clarify the pay-as-you-go requirements regarding 
    the Social Security trust funds; to the Committee on the Budget.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [3FE], [26FE]
H.R. 2588--
A bill to establish the Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs within 
    the Department of Justice; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [5JN], [21JY]
H.R. 2589--
A bill to amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, with 
    respect to the duration of copyright, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.

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  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-452), [18MR]
  Passed House amended, [25MR]
H.R. 2591--
A bill to provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets seized by 
    the U.S. Government during World War II which belonged to victims of 
    the Holocaust, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 2592--
A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide private 
    trustees the right to seek judicial review of U.S. trustee actions 
    related to trustee expenses and trustee removal; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [21AP], [25JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-663), [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3AU]
H.R. 2593--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 
    deduction for two-earner married couples; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [2MR], [10MR], [12MR], [1AP], [30AP], [6MY], 
    [4JN], [24JN], [24SE]
H.R. 2596--
A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish procedures for 
    identifying countries that deny market access for agricultural 
    products of the United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [1AP]
H.R. 2598--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
    improved taxpayer access to the Internal Revenue Service, increased 
    equity for taxpayers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [26MR], [1AP], [28AP], [12MY], [4JN]
H.R. 2599--
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to make it unlawful 
    to require a credit card as a condition for doing business; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [18JN]
H.R. 2601--
A bill to exempt prescribed burning on national forestlands from 
    regulation under the Clean Air Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [23SE]
H.R. 2602--
A bill to halt sales of surplus military material until the Defense 
    Logistics Agency reclassifies such material according to the level 
    of demilitarization required to render the material safe for public 
    use and to ensure, that, in the future, surplus military material is 
    correctly classified before disposal; to the Committees on National 
    Security; Ways and Means; Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [3FE], [4FE], [12FE], [18JN], [24JY]
H.R. 2604--
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to protect certain 
    charitable contributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [28AP], [3JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-556), [3JN]
  Cosponsors removed, [11FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3JN]
  Laid on the table (S. 1244 passed in lieu), [3JN]
H.R. 2606--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish certain 
    requirements for managed care plans; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [30MR]
H.R. 2608--
A bill to protect individuals from having money involuntarily collected 
    and used for political activities by a corporation or labor 
    organization; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [25FE]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [30MR]
H.R. 2609--
A bill to make a regulatory correction concerning methyl bromide to meet 
    the obligations of the Montreal Protocol without placing the farmers 
    of the United States at a competitive disadvantage versus foreign 
    growers; to the Committees on Commerce; Agriculture, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [17MR], [19MR], [1AP], [22AP], [3JN], 
    [10JN], [25JN], [16JY], [5AU]
H.R. 2611--
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to declare that donations 
    to a religious group or entity, made by a debtor from a sense of 
    religious obligation, such as tithes, shall be considered to have 
    been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [3JN]
H.R. 2612--
A bill to authorize the enforcement by State and local governments of 
    certain Federal Communications Commission regulations regarding use 
    of citizens band radio equipment; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [13MY], [4AU]
H.R. 2613--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the issuance 
    of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and 
    emergency medical services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [19MY], [9JN], [19JN], [28JY]
H.R. 2614--
A bill to improve the reading and literacy skills of children and 
    families by improving in-service instructional practices for 
    teachers who teach reading, to stimulate the development of more 
    high-quality family literacy programs, to support extended learning-
    time opportunities for children, to ensure that children can read 
    well and independently not later than third grade, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Passed Senate amended, [6OC]
H.R. 2616--
A bill to amend titles VI and X of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965 to improve and expand charter schools; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Passed Senate amended, [8OC]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [10OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-278] (signed October 22, 1998)
H.R. 2621--
A bill to extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal 
    trade agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Failed of passage, [25SE]
H.R. 2623--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 16250 
    Highway 603 in Kiln, Mississippi, as the ``Ray J. Favre Post Office 
    Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [24JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9SE]
H.R. 2625--
A bill to redesignate Washington National Airport as ``Ronald Reagan-
    Washington National Airport''; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-408), [29JA]
  Passed House amended, [4FE]
  Laid on the table (S. 1575 passed in lieu), [5FE]
H.R. 2627--
A bill to limit the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental 
    Protection Agency to ban metered-dose inhalers; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [3MR]
H.R. 2631--
A bill disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President on 
    October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  Committee discharged. House overrode Presidential veto, [5FE]
  Veto message considered in the Senate, [9FE], [25FE]
  Passed Senate over Presidential veto, [25FE]
  Without approval [Public Law 105-159] (February 25, 1998)
H.R. 2635--
A bill to provide a process for declassifying on an expedited basis 
    certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and 
    Honduras; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [17MR], [24MR], [28AP], [13MY], [11JN], 
    [24JY], [29JY], [5AU], [1OC], [8OC], [9OC], [13OC], [15OC]
H.R. 2639--
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to provide for prostate 
    cancer screening benefits as of January 1, 1998; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [2MR], [3MR], [23AP], [11MY], [21MY], [9SE], 
    [14SE]
H.R. 2642--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    standards for determining whether an employer-employee relationship 
    exists; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [7MY]
H.R. 2646--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free 
    expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for 
    elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum 
    annual amount of contributions to such accounts, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Passed Senate amended, [23AP]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [28AP]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [7MY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-577) submitted in the House, [15JN]
  House agreed to conference report, [18JN]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [24JN]
  Presented to the President (July 14, 1998)
  Presidential veto message, [21JY]
  Presidential veto message and bill referred to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means, [21JY]
H.R. 2652--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to prevent the 
    misappropriation of collections of information; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4MR], [9MR], [24MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-525), [12MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19MY]
H.R. 2658--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the 
    Internal Revenue Service from using the threat of audit to compel 
    agreement with the Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment or the Tip 
    Rate Determination Agreement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
H.R. 2660--
A bill to affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are 
    conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the 
    income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for 
    nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund 
    to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [29JY], [16SE]
H.R. 2661--
A bill to establish peer review for the review of standards promulgated 
    under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [10JN], [16JN], [24JN], [23JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-730), [18SE]
H.R. 2664--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the 
    admission to the United

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    States of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are the spouses and 
    children of United States permanent resident aliens, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [22AP]
H.R. 2665--
A bill to improve Indian reservation roads and related transportation 
    services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [31MR]
H.R. 2667--
A bill to dismantle the Department of Commerce; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Banking and Financial 
    Services; International Relations; National Security; Agriculture; 
    Ways and Means; Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary; 
    Science; Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3MR], [14JY]
H.R. 2669--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide simplified and 
    accurate information on the Social Security trust funds, and 
    personal earnings and benefit estimates to eligible individuals; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [15OC]
H.R. 2670--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit grants 
    for the national estuary program to be used for the development and 
    implementation of a comprehensive conservation and management plan, 
    to reauthorize appropriations to carry out the program, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [10MR], [12MR], [17MR], [24MR], [26MR], 
    [1AP], [21AP], [30AP], [5MY], [7MY], [29JY], [6AU], [17SE]
H.R. 2671--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure payment 
    for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable medical equipment 
    under the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [27MR], [30MR], [1AP], [23AP]
H.R. 2675--
A bill to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit 
    proposed legislation under which group universal life insurance and 
    group variable universal life insurance would be available under 
    chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Passed Senate amended, [5OC]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendments, [8OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-311] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 2676--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and 
    reform the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Government Reform and Oversight; 
    Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Passed Senate amended, [7MY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [7MY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [22MY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-599) submitted in the House, [24JN]
  House agreed to conference report, [25JN]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [9JY]
  Presented to the President (July 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-206] (signed July 22, 1998)
H.R. 2678--
A bill to impose certain sanctions on countries that do not prohibit 
    child labor; to the Committees on International Relations; Banking 
    and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [22AP], [23AP], [28AP], [11MY], [3JN]
H.R. 2681--
A bill to establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for elderly 
    persons who have no health insurance coverage; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [11FE], [18MR], [12MY], [3JN], [14JY], [6AU]
H.R. 2689--
A bill to correct an oversight in earlier legislation by directing the 
    National Park Service to grant to three individuals a right of use 
    and occupancy of certain property on Santa Cruz Island; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [10MR]
H.R. 2691--
A bill to reauthorize and improve the operations of the National Highway 
    Traffic Safety Administration; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-477), [1AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21AP]
H.R. 2692--
A bill to combine the Consolidated Farm Service Agency and the Natural 
    Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture as a 
    single agency under an Under Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign 
    Agriculture and Agricultural Field Services and to ensure the 
    equitable treatment of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers 
    and employees of the Department who are members of a socially 
    disadvantaged group; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 2693--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual 
    health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage 
    for qualified individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density 
    testing) to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis and to 
    help women make informed choices about their reproductive and post-
    menopausal health care; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and 
    the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [27AP], [14JY], [9SE]
H.R. 2695--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage new 
    school construction through the creation of a new class of bond; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [11FE], [3MR], [4MR], [10MR], [17MR], 
    [25MR], [7MY], [5JN], [14JY], [23JY]
H.R. 2696--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for protection 
    of certain original designs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Reported with an amendment (H. Rept. 105-436), [11MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [18MR]
H.R. 2697--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand and intensify 
    programs of the National Institutes of Health with respect to 
    research and related activities concerning osteoporosis and related 
    bone diseases; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [12FE], [29JY], [14SE]
H.R. 2698--
A bill to improve teacher preparation at institutions of higher 
    education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [11MR], [19OC]
H.R. 2699--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that coverage of 
    bone mass measurements is provided under the health benefits program 
    for Federal employees; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [26FE], [4MR], [10MR], [21AP], [13MY], 
    [25JN], [15JY], [6AU], [9SE]
H.R. 2701--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to carve out from 
    payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts attributable to 
    disproportionate share hospital payments and pay such amounts 
    directly to those disproportionate share hospitals in which their 
    enrollees receive care; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [26FE], [17MR], [23MR], [24MR], [21AP], 
    [30AP], [21MY], [3JN], [9JN], [16JY], [23JY], [30JY]
H.R. 2704--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for an increase 
    in the amount of funding for the information clearinghouse on 
    osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [23AP], [22MY], [14JY], [9SE], [14OC], 
    [15OC], [20OC]
H.R. 2708--
A bill to provide a framework for consideration by the legislative and 
    executive branches of unilateral economic sanctions; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Ways and Means; Banking and 
    Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [11MR], [19MR], [26MR], [1AP], [28AP], [7MY], 
    [18JN], [14JY], [3AU], [9SE], [23SE], [5OC], [8OC], [10OC], [20OC], 
    [17DE]
H.R. 2709--
A bill to impose certain sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
    contributing to Iran's efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
    ballistic missiles; to the Committee on International Relations.
  Passed Senate amended, [22MY]
  House agreed to Senate amendments, [9JN]
  Presented to the President (June 11, 1998)
  Presidential veto message, [24JN]
  Presidential veto message and bill referred to the Committee in 
    International Relations, [24JN]
H.R. 2710--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that an 
    employee's ``regular rate'' for purposes of calculating overtime 
    compensation will not be affected by certain additional payments; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 2713--
A bill to establish a grant program to improve the quality and expand 
    the availability of child care services, and of family support 
    services, for families with children less than 3 years of age; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [5FE], [11FE], [24FE], [1AP], [23AP], [12MY], 
    [25JN]
H.R. 2714--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disregard certain 
    amounts of capital expenditures in applying $10,000,000 limit on 
    such issues; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [5FE], [3MR], [11MR], [17MR], [1AP], 
    [22AP], [23AP], [30AP], [5MY], [21JY]
H.R. 2715--
A bill to prohibit the conveyance of real property at Long Beach Naval 
    Station, California, to China Ocean Shipping Company; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [4MR], [18MR], [21JY], [10SE], [9OC]
H.R. 2718--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rates of 
    income tax paid by individual taxpayers, to eliminate the marriage 
    penalty in the standard deduction, and to change the filing date for 
    individual tax returns to November 1; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [12FE], [24FE], [26FE], [5MR]
H.R. 2719--
A bill to establish a program to provide child care through public-
    private partnerships; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [14MY]

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H.R. 2720--
A bill to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act and the Copeland Act; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [16JY], [21JY]
H.R. 2721--
A bill to restore the Second Amendment rights of all Americans; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [7MY], [19MY], [22MY], [3JN], [4JN], [10JN], 
    [18JN], [19JN], [23JN], [17JY], [22JY], [23JY], [29JY], [10SE], 
    [5OC]
H.R. 2723--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 
    increase in taxes on Social Security benefits; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [12FE], [24FE], [11MR], [17MR], [26MR], 
    [12MY], [29JY], [30JY], [6AU], [9SE]
H.R. 2727--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize and reform the Superfund 
    program, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and Means, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [14MY], [25JN]
H.R. 2728--
A bill to extend the provisions of the Chinese Student Protection Act of 
    1992 to certain aliens who entered the United States without 
    inspection; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [17MR]
H.R. 2729--
A bill for the private relief of Ruth Hairston by waiver of a filing 
    deadline for appeal from a ruling relating to her application for a 
    survivor annuity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-479), [1AP]
  Passed House, [21AP]
H.R. 2730--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 309 North Church 
    Street in Dyersburg, Tennessee, as the ``Jere Cooper Federal 
    Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-517), [7MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [28SE]
H.R. 2733--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify liability under that Act for 
    certain recycling transactions; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [11FE], [17MR], [1AP], [23AP], [6MY], 
    [12MY], [20MY], [22MY], [10JN], [16JN], [17JN], [22JN], [25JN], 
    [14JY], [16JY], [27JY], [30JY], [5AU], [6AU], [15SE], [23SE], [1OC], 
    [9OC], [14OC]
H.R. 2734--
A bill to clarify the standard required for the importation of sporting 
    arms into the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [12FE], [19MR]
H.R. 2736--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Taxpayer Bill of Rights to clarify that 
    quotas and goals shall not be used as a basis for evaulating 
    Internal Revenue Services employees; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [3MR]
H.R. 2738--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Fair Practices Act of 1967 to provide 
    for the accreditation of associations of agricultural producers, to 
    promote good faith bargaining between such accredited associations 
    and the handlers of agricultural products, and to strengthen the 
    enforcement authorities to respond to violations of the Act; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [21MY]
H.R. 2740--
A bill to limit attorneys' fees in the tobacco settlement; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [4JN]
H.R. 2741--
A bill to provide a conditional exemption under section 404 of the 
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act, relating to discharges of 
    dredged or fill material, for maintenance of certain flood control 
    projects; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 2742--
A bill to provide for the transfer of public lands to certain California 
    Indian Tribes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-575), [10JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5OC]
H.R. 2744--
A bill for the relief of Chong Ho Kwak; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-645), [24JY]
  Passed House, [4AU]
  Passed Senate, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Private Law 105-10] (signed November 10, 1998)
H.R. 2748--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide assistance and 
    slots with respect to air carrier service between high density 
    airports and airports not receiving sufficient air service, to 
    improve jet aircraft service to underserved markets, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [3MR], [11MR], [6MY], [21MY], [25JN], 
    [14JY], [14SE], [2OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-822, part 1), [15OC]
  Referred to the Committee the Judiciary, [15OC]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [16OC], [20OC]
H.R. 2752--
A bill to present a gold medal to Len ``Roy Rogers'' Slye and Octavia 
    ``Dale Evans'' Smith; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [4FE], [11FE], [12FE], [4MR], [23AP], [30AP], 
    [18MY], [11JN]
H.R. 2754--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title 38, 
    United States Code, to require hospitals to use only hollow-bore 
    needle devices that minimize the risk of needlestick injury to 
    health care workers; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Veterans' 
    Affairs; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [12FE], [24FE], [25FE], [4MR], [5MR], 
    [10MR], [17MR], [26MR], [21AP], [22AP], [5MY], [21MY], [11JN], 
    [16JN], [25JN], [14JY], [24JY], [14SE], [18SE], [25SE], [2OC], 
    [7OC], [10OC], [13OC]
H.R. 2755--
A bill to provide financial assistance for higher education to the 
    dependents of Federal, State, and local public safety officers who 
    are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of a 
    traumatic injury sustained in the line of duty; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [12FE], [11MR], [25JN], [31JY]
H.R. 2756--
A bill to authorize an exchange of property between the Kake Tribal 
    Corporation and the Sealaska Corporation and the United States; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-783), [6OC]
H.R. 2757--
A bill to impose a moratorium on increases in the rates charged for 
    cable television service, to require the Federal Communications 
    Commission to conduct an inquiry into the causes of such increases 
    and the impediments to competition, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [5FE]
H.R. 2758--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to minimize the unfair 
    competition for Federal contracting opportunities between Federal 
    Prison Industries and private firms (especially small business 
    concerns), to provide to Federal agencies in their dealings with 
    Federal Prison Industries the contract administration tools 
    generally available to assure quality performance by their other 
    suppliers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [19MR], [22MY], [20OC]
H.R. 2759--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the 
    requirements for the admission of nonimmigrant nurses who will 
    practice in health professional shortage areas; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-668), [3AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3AU]
H.R. 2760--
A bill to amend the Sikes Act to establish a mechanism by which outdoor 
    recreation programs on military installations will be accessible to 
    disabled veterans, military dependents with disabilities, and other 
    persons with disabilities; to the Committees on Resources; National 
    Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [5FE], [12FE], [25FE], [5MR], [12MR], 
    [31MR], [5MY], [18MY], [20MY], [14JY]
H.R. 2761--
A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees; to 
    the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Ways and Means, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [1AP], [20MY]
H.R. 2766--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 215 East 
    Jackson Street in Painesville, Ohio, as the ``Karl Bernal Post 
    Office Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [24FE]
H.R. 2769--
A bill to ensure that background checks are conducted before the 
    transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 2773--
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
    located at 3750 North Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the 
    ``Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [24FE]
H.R. 2774--
A bill to prohibit the transfer of a handgun by a licensed dealer unless 
    the transferee states that the transferee is not the subject of a 
    restraining order with respect to an intimate partner or child of 
    the transferee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [12FE], [19MR]
H.R. 2775--
A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in 
    Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, as the ``H. John Heinz III Department of 
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center''; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [3MR], [10MR], [11MR]
H.R. 2776--
A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
    establishment of the Morristown National Historical Park in the 
    State of New Jersey, and for other purposes'' to authorize the 
    acquisition of property known as the Warren property; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-694), [9SE]
H.R. 2778--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child 
    care credit and provide that the credit will be refundable; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [12FE]
H.R. 2786--
A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the Department of 
    Defense for ballistic missile defenses and other measures to counter 
    the emerging threat posed to the United States and its allies in the 
    Middle East and Persian Gulf region by the development and 
    deployment of ballistic missiles by Iran; to the Committees on 
    National Security; International Relations, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.

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  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [19MR]
  Reported from the Committee on National Security with amendments (H. 
    Rept. 105-468, part 1), [26MR]
  Referral to the Committee on International Relations extended, [26MR]
  Committee on International Relations discharged, [26MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [30MR]
H.R. 2787--
A bill to designate the United States courthouse located in New Haven, 
    Connecticut, as the ``Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse''; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-615), [14JY]
H.R. 2788--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the grant 
    of incentive stock options to nonhighly compensated employees; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [2MR], [30MR], [22AP]
H.R. 2789--
A bill to save taxpayers money, reduce the deficit, cut corporate 
    welfare, and protect and restore America's natural heritage by 
    eliminating the fiscally wasteful and ecologically destructive 
    commercial logging program on Federal public lands and to facilitate 
    the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent 
    on the Federal logging program; to the Committees on Agriculture; 
    Resources; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [27MR], [5JN], [25SE], [15OC]
H.R. 2792--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    treatment of expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment 
    discrimination and for damages and back pay received on account of 
    employment discrimination; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [27MR], [30MR]
H.R. 2795--
A bill to extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and 
    irrigation water contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska that receive 
    water from Glendo Reservoir; to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-604), [25JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15SE]
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-293] (signed October 27, 1998)
H.R. 2796--
A bill to authorize the reimbursement of members of the Army deployed to 
    Europe in support of operations in Bosnia for certain out-of-pocket 
    expenses incurred by the members during the period beginning on 
    October 1, 1996, and ending on May 31, 1997; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
H.R. 2797--
A bill to require air carriers to charge a reduced fare for air 
    transportation to and from certain clinical health trials; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
H.R. 2798--
A bill to redesignate the building of the United States Postal Service 
    located at 2419 West Monroe Street, in Chicago, Illinois, as the 
    ``Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [19MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [3JN]
H.R. 2799--
A bill to redesignate the building of the United States Postal Service 
    located at 324 South Laramie Street, in Chicago, Illinois, as the 
    ``Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building''; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [19MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [3JN]
H.R. 2800--
A bill to provide for a study of the establishment of Midway Atoll as a 
    national memorial to the Battle of Midway, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [10JN], [11JN], [18JN], [23JN], [15JY], 
    [22JY]
H.R. 2801--
A bill to consolidate in a single independent agency in the executive 
    branch the responsibilities regarding food safety, labeling, and 
    inspection currently divided among several Federal agencies; to the 
    Committees on Agriculture; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [30AP]
  Cosponsors removed, [29JY]
H.R. 2802--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 
    exclusion from gross income for damage awards for emotional 
    distress; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [16JY]
H.R. 2803--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the 
    noncorporate capital gains tax rate; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [2MR]
H.R. 2804--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    credit to primary health providers who establish practices in health 
    professional shortage areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [1AP], [6MY], [14MY], [21MY], [9JN], [17JN], 
    [22JY], [3AU]
H.R. 2807--
A bill to amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 to 
    prohibit the sale, importation, and exportation of products labeled 
    as containing substances derived from rhinoceros or tiger; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [11FE], [26FE], [11MR], [12MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-495), [28AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [28AP]
  Passed Senate amended, [13OC]
  House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments, [14OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendment, [15OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-312] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 2812--
A bill to provide for the recognition of certain Native communities 
    under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-716), [15SE]
H.R. 2817--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to more accurately 
    codify the depreciable life of printed wiring board and printed 
    wiring assembly equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5FE], [24FE], [19MR], [22AP], [5MY], 
    [18MY], [18JN], [25JN], [17JY], [6AU], [9SE], [22SE], [2OC], [16OC]
H.R. 2818--
A bill to repeal the pilot recreation fee program, and to establish a 
    royalty on hardrock minerals, the proceeds of which are to be used 
    for public recreational sites managed by the Department of the 
    Interior or the United States Forest Service, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [4JN]
H.R. 2819--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 
    the research credit and to modify the alternative incremental 
    credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [3FE], [12FE], [24FE], [3MR], [19MR], 
    [31MR], [21AP], [30AP], [14MY], [22MY], [19JN], [25JN], [17JY], 
    [6AU], [10SE], [14SE], [16SE], [17SE], [25SE], [2OC]
H.R. 2820--
A bill to exclude certain veterans disability benefits from 
    consideration as adjusted income for purposes of determining the 
    amount of rent paid by a family for a dwelling unit assisted under 
    the United States Housing Act of 1937; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [12MR], [5MY], [18JN], [25JN]
H.R. 2821--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the income 
    inclusion on a distribution from an individual retirement account to 
    the extent that the distribution is contributed for charitable 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [12FE], [24FE], [3MR], [11MR], 
    [17MR], [24MR], [30MR], [21AP], [14MY], [21MY], [3JN], [24JN], 
    [23JY], [27JY], [5AU], [10SE], [14SE], [15SE], [25SE], [19OC]
H.R. 2825--
A bill to establish procedures to ensure a balanced Federal budget by 
    fiscal year 2002 and to create a Social Security reform reserve fund 
    to revenues generated by economic growth; to the Committees on the 
    Budget; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [21AP]
H.R. 2826--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit 
    for the purchase of a principal residence within an empowerment zone 
    or enterprise community by a first-time homebuyer; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [19JN]
H.R. 2827--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that a 
    taxpayer may request a receipt for an income tax payment which 
    itemizes the portion of the payment which is allocable to various 
    Government spending categories; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 2828--
A bill to direct the Capitol Police Board to establish a pay scale and 
    benefit package for members and civilian employees of the United 
    States Capitol Police equivalent to the pay scale and benefit 
    package applicable to members of the United States Secret Service 
    Uniformed Division; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [11FE], [25FE], [10MR], [24MR], [30AP], 
    [12MY], [20MY], [9JN], [29JY], [3AU], [6AU], [9SE], [22SE]
H.R. 2829--
A bill to establish a matching grant program to help State and local 
    jurisdictions purchase armor vests for use by law enforcement 
    departments; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [11FE], [12FE], [25FE], [3MR], [5MR], [10MR], 
    [11MR], [17MR], [19MR], [24MR], [27MR], [1AP], [23AP], [28AP], 
    [7MY], [11MY]
  Rule suspended. Passed House amended, [12MY]
  Laid on the table (S. 1605 passed in lieu), [12MY]
H.R. 2836--
A bill to designate the building of the United States Postal Service 
    located at 180 East Kellogg Boulevard in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as 
    the ``Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [24FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [24FE]
H.R. 2837--
A bill to reform the naturalization process, to clarify the procedures 
    for investigating the criminal background of individuals submitting 
    applications in connection with certain benefits under the 
    Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [26FE], [10MR], [18JN], [23JN]
H.R. 2840--
A bill to provide Government-wide accounting of regulatory costs and 
    benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [27MR], [18MY], [21JY], [3AU]
H.R. 2841--
A bill to extend the time required for the construction of a 
    hydroelectric project; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-510), [6MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12MY]
  Passed Senate, [17JY]
  Presented to the President (July 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-213] (signed July 29, 1998)

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H.R. 2843--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
    Administration to reevaluate the equipment in medical kits carried 
    on, and to make a decision regarding requiring automatic external 
    defilbrillators to be carried on, aircraft operated by air carriers, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-456), [20MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [24MR]
  Passed Senate, [3AP]
  Presented to the President (April 17, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-170] (signed April 24, 1998)
H.R. 2844--
A bill to amend provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
    1993 that relate to timber sales, to provide more equitable payments 
    to States for the benefit of counties in which national forests are 
    situated; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [13MY]
H.R. 2846--
A bill to prohibit spending Federal education funds on national testing 
    without explicit and specific legislation; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-409), [30JA]
  Passed House amended, [5FE]
H.R. 2847--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
    incentives for education; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [6OC]
H.R. 2848--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the 
    arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
H.R. 2849--
A bill to provide for the establishment of demonstration projects 
    designed to determine the social, civic, psychological, and economic 
    effects of providing to individuals and families with limited means 
    an opportunity to accumulate assets, and to determine the extent to 
    which an asset-based policy may be used to enable individuals and 
    families with limited means to achieve economic self-sufficiency; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27MR], [30AP], [5JN], [25JN], [30JY], [21OC]
H.R. 2850--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to require better reporting of unidentified persons, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [12MR], [19MR], [10JN], [17JY], [18SE]
H.R. 2852--
A bill to amend title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve 
    and strengthen the recruitment and training of American teachers; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [18JN]
H.R. 2853--
A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to set 
    aside all entrance fees, special use fees, and concession fees from 
    the National Park System into a National Park Capital Improvement 
    Fund at the Department of the Treasury, and to secure bonds for 
    particular, high-priority capital improvements to the National Park 
    System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [17MR]
H.R. 2854--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
    to require group health plans and group and individual health 
    insurance coverage to provide post-delivery follow-up care for 
    mothers and newborns discharged less than 48 hours following a 
    vaginal delivery or less than 96 following a delivery by cesarean 
    section; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; 
    Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [24FE], [21AP], [30AP], [4JN]
H.R. 2855--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the 
    installation of the collision avoidance system known as TCAS-II on 
    large cargo aircraft; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [14MY]
H.R. 2863--
A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify restrictions 
    under that Act on baiting, to facilitate acquisition of migratory 
    bird habitat, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [22AP], [5MY], [19MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-542), [19MY]
  Passed House amended, [10SE]
H.R. 2864--
A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program under 
    which employers may consult with State officials respecting 
    compliance with occupational safety and health requirements; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [12MR], [16MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-444), [17MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [17MR]
  Passed Senate, [24JN]
  Presented to the President (July 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-197] (signed July 16, 1998)
H.R. 2867--
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to target assistance 
    to support the economic and political independence of the countries 
    of the South Caucasus and Central Asia; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [25JN]
H.R. 2868--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow 
    consumers greater access to information regarding the health 
    benefits of foods and dietary supplements; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [5FE], [11FE], [17MR], [5MY], [16JN], 
    [14JY], [15SE], [24SE], [14OC]
H.R. 2869--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to exempt 
    safety and health assessments, audits, and reviews conducted by or 
    for an employer from enforcement action under such Act; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [12MR], [31MR], [11MY], [20MY], [16JN], 
    [23JN], [20JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-731), [18SE]
H.R. 2870--
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to facilitate 
    protection of tropical forests through debt reduction with 
    developing countries with tropical forests; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [3FE], [5FE], [11FE], [12FE], 
    [24FE], [26FE], [3MR], [4MR], [5MR], [11MR], [12MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-443), [13MR]
  Passed House amended, [19MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [14JY]
  House agreed to Senate amendment, [15JY]
  Presented to the President (July 17, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-214] (signed July 29, 1998)
H.R. 2871--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to 
    provide for the establishment of advisory panels for the Secretary 
    of Labor; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [12MR], [31MR]
H.R. 2873--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [12MR], [31MR], [16JN], [23JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-732), [18SE]
H.R. 2874--
A bill to provide for prompt disclosure to insured individuals of their 
    medical conditions after undergoing medical examinations necessary 
    to qualify for insurance coverage; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [5FE], [1AP], [22AP]
H.R. 2875--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [12MR], [31MR]
H.R. 2876--
A bill to promote food safety through continuation of the Food Animal 
    Residue Avoidance Database program operated by the Secretary of 
    Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [23AP]
H.R. 2877--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [12MR], [16MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-445), [17MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [17MR]
  Passed Senate, [24JN]
  Presented to the President (July 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-198] (signed July 16, 1998)
H.R. 2879--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [12MR], [31MR], [19MY], [17SE]
H.R. 2881--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [12MR], [31MR]
H.R. 2882--
A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code to permit 
    each party to certain contracts to accept or reject arbitrations as 
    a means of settling disputes under the contracts; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [15SE], [16SE], [17SE], [23SE], [25SE], 
    [28SE], [8OC], [13OC]
H.R. 2883--
A bill to amend provisions of law enacted by the Government Performance 
    and Results Act of 1993 to improve Federal agency strategic plans 
    and performance reports; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [4MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-429), [10MR]
  Passed House amended, [12MR]
H.R. 2884--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the tax rate 
    for certain small businesses, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5FE], [24FE], [5MR], [19MR], [22AP], 
    [18MY], [22MY], [11JN], [17JY], [9SE]
H.R. 2885--
A bill to authorize the establishment of a Cold War memorial; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [22MY]
H.R. 2886--
A bill to provide for a demonstration project in the Stanislaus National 
    Forest, California, under which a private contractor will perform 
    multiple resource management activities for that unit of the 
    National Forest System; to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-527), [12MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  House agreed to Senate amendment, [10OC]
  Presented to the President (October 14, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-281] (signed October 26, 1998)
H.R. 2888--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from the 
    minimum wage recordkeeping and overtime compensation requirements 
    certain specialized employees; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [3FE], [25FE], [4MR], [10MR], [27MR], 
    [23AP], [30AP], [5MY], [7MY], [12MY], [13MY], [19MY], [20MY], 
    [21MY], [3JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-558), [3JN]
  Considered, [10JN]
  Passed House amended, [11JN]
H.R. 2891--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide a 
    limited overtime exemption

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    for employees performing emergency medical services; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [15JY]
H.R. 2895--
A bill to provide for the establishment of the National Lighthouse 
    Museum; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [28AP]
H.R. 2896--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to make military 
    helicopters and their crews available to State and local law 
    enforcement agencies to assist in law enforcement and rescue 
    operations; to the Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [21JY]
H.R. 2898--
A bill to limit production of the B-2 bomber; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [23AP], [6MY]
H.R. 2900--
A bill to provide for research to determine the extent to which the 
    presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons 
    and similar products used by women with respect to menstruation pose 
    any risks to the health of women, including risks relating to 
    cervical cancer, endometriosis, infertility, ovarian cancer, breast 
    cancer, immune system deficiencies, pelvic inflammatory disease, and 
    toxic shock syndrome, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [14JY], [29JY], [9SE], [16SE]
H.R. 2902--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the energy 
    credit to small wind turbines; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3JN]
H.R. 2905--
A bill to provide for comprehensive reform for managed health care 
    plans; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce Education and 
    the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [11MR]
H.R. 2908--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the 
    restriction on payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute 
    care imposed by section 4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [5FE], [24FE], [26FE], [10MR], [26MR], 
    [1AP], [21AP], [7MY], [13MY], [10JN], [18JN], [14JY], [16JY], 
    [23JY], [6AU], [9SE], [14SE], [24SE], [7OC], [9OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [22JN]
H.R. 2910--
A bill to reduce the risk of mercury pollution through use reduction, 
    increased recycling, and reduction of emissions into the 
    environment, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [11MR]
H.R. 2912--
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to reinstate payment 
    under Medicare for home health services consisting of venipuncture 
    solely for the purpose of obtaining a blood sample, and to require 
    the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study potential fraud 
    and abuse under the Medicare Program with respect to such services; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [4FE], [5FE], [11FE], [12FE], 
    [24FE], [25FE], [3MR], [5MR], [10MR], [17MR], [18MR], [26MR], [1AP], 
    [22AP], [23AP], [28AP], [7MY], [22MY], [14JY], [21JY], [10SE]
H.R. 2914--
A bill to improve the governmental environmental research and 
    information by organizing a National Institute for the Environment, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [3FE], [5FE], [11FE], [3MR], [4MR], [5MR], 
    [10MR], [12MR], [17MR], [19MR], [21AP], [29AP], [3JN], [4JN], [5JN], 
    [11JN], [23JN], [15JY], [20JY], [29JY], [4AU], [9SE], [17SE], 
    [25SE], [1OC], [2OC], [7OC], [13OC], [20OC]
H.R. 2916--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of an unused Air Force housing 
    facility in La Junta, Colorado, to the City of La Junta; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
H.R. 2920--
A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
    Responsibility Act of 1996 to modify the requirements for 
    implementation of an entry-exit control system; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Passed Senate amended, [30JY]
H.R. 2921--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal 
    Communications Commission to conduct an inquiry into the impediments 
    to the development of competition in the market for multichannel 
    video programming distribution; to the Committees on Commerce; the 
    Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [11FE], [12FE], [26FE], [5MR], 
    [17MR], [26MR], [1AP], [23AP], [7MY], [3JN], [14JY], [30JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Commerce with amendment (H. Rept. 105-
    661, part 1), [30JY]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [30JY]
  Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendments (H. Rept. 
    105-661, part 2), [10SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [7OC]
H.R. 2922--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
    of Defense to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain 
    circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the 
    Immigrantion and Naturalization Service and the United States 
    Customs Service in the performance of border protection functions; 
    to the Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [21AP], [28AP], [3JN], [14OC]
H.R. 2923--
A bill to establish programs regarding early detection, diagnosis, and 
    interventions for newborns and infants with hearing loss; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [3FE], [5FE], [11FE], [24FE], [3MR], [4MR], 
    [12MR], [18MR], [24MR], [26MR], [1AP], [21AP], [30AP], [12MY], 
    [19MY], [20MY], [21MY], [4JN], [9JN], [10JN], [17JN], [22JN], 
    [14JY], [5AU], [9SE], [23SE], [2OC], [14OC]
H.R. 2925--
A bill to establish felony violations for the failure to pay legal child 
    support obligations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [25FE], [10MR], [18MR], [21AP]
H.R. 2929--
A bill to reform Social Security by creating individual Social Security 
    retirement accounts; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education 
    and the Workforce; the Budget, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [22AP], [23AP]
H.R. 2931--
A bill to redesignate the naval facility located in Gricignano d'Aversa, 
    Italy, and known as the Naples Support Site, as the ``Thomas M. 
    Foglietta Support Site''; to the Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [11MR], [17MR], [19MR], [30MR], [21AP], 
    [7MY], [9JN], [29JY]
H.R. 2934--
A bill to repeal the Bennett Freeze thus ending a gross treaty violation 
    with the Navajo Nation and allowing the Navajo Nation citizens to 
    live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 2935--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to ensure 
    that States have in effect a law that requires a background check to 
    be conducted in connection with the purchase of a handgun from a 
    licensed firearms dealer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [6MY]
H.R. 2936--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from imposing certain 
    requirements relating to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in 
    liquefied compressed gas service; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [5FE], [11FE], [25FE], [11MR], 
    [18MR], [25MR], [21AP], [22AP], [28AP], [7MY], [3JN], [11JN], [15JY]
H.R. 2937--
A bill to provide for the recognition of digital and other forms of 
    authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased methods, to 
    improve efficiency and soundness of the Nation's capital markets and 
    the payment system, and to define and harmonize the practices, 
    customs, and uses applicable to the conduct of electronic 
    authentication, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary; Science; 
    Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [16JN]
H.R. 2938--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from 
    treating any Medicaid-related funds recovered as part of State 
    litigation from one or more tobacco companies as an overpayment 
    under the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [4MR], [10MR], [17MR], [24MR], [21AP], 
    [29AP], [6MY], [13MY], [4JN], [9JN], [22JY], [9SE], [23SE], [25SE], 
    [1OC], [2OC], [7OC], [9OC]
H.R. 2939--
A bill to provide for the periodic review of the efficiency and public 
    need for Federal agencies, to establish a Commission for the purpose 
    of reviewing the efficiency and public need of such agencies, and to 
    provide for the abolishment of agencies for which a public need does 
    not exist; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [1AP], [13MY], [17SE]
H.R. 2941--
A bill to permit States to condition use of State funds for purchase of 
    prescription drugs for minors under certain Federal State matching 
    programs upon parental consent; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways 
    and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [4MR], [18MR], [1AP], [20MY], [10SE], [2OC]
H.R. 2942--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit an individual to 
    operate a commercial motor vehicle solely within the borders of a 
    State if the individual has passed written and driving tests to 
    operate the vehicle that meet such minimum standards as may be 
    prescribed by the State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [30AP], [6MY], [12MY], [21MY], [10JN], 
    [18JN], [14JY]
H.R. 2943--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the amount of 
    leave time available to a Federal employee in any year in connection 
    with serving as an organ donor, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE]

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  Reported (H. Rept. 105-752), [28SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5OC]
H.R. 2944--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a 
    monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in 
    which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if 
    the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [20JY]
H.R. 2945--
A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund for purposes of 
    establishing a Community Recreation and Conservation Endowment with 
    certain escrowed oil and gas revenues, to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [18MR]
H.R. 2946--
A bill to provide veterans benefits to individuals who serve in the U.S. 
    merchant marine during a period of war; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [19MY], [16JY]
H.R. 2948--
A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish 
    provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [6OC]
H.R. 2949--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project to 
    protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat of the Missouri River 
    and the middle Mississippi River; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [29AP], [7MY], [21JY]
H.R. 2950--
A bill to prohibit United States assistance to the Republic of Panama if 
    a defense site or military installation built or formerly operated 
    by the United States has been conveyed by the Government of the 
    Republic of Panama to any foreign government-owned entity, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    Banking and Financial Services; National Security; Intelligence 
    (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [9OC]
H.R. 2951--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income certain amounts received as scholarships by an individual 
    under the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [4FE], [25FE], [4MR], [17MR], [25MR], [6MY], 
    [20MY], [5JN], [17JY], [24JY], [3AU], [10SE], [2OC], [13OC]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR]
H.R. 2952--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a national 
    program to reduce the threat to human health posed by exposure to 
    contaminants in the air indoors, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H.R. 2953--
A bill to require criminal and abusive work history background checks 
    for nurse and home health aides in nursing facilities, home health 
    agencies, and hospice programs under the Medicare and Medicaid 
    Programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [29JY], [31JY], [5AU], [9SE], [13OC], [21OC]
H.R. 2955--
A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
    Responsibility Act of 1996 to clarify and improve the requirements 
    for the development of an automated entry-exit control system, to 
    enhance land border control and enforcement, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and Means, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [24FE], [25FE], [3MR], [11MR], 
    [24MR], [1AP], [21AP], [28AP], [30AP], [12MY], [3JN], [5JN], [17JN], 
    [14JY], [15JY], [20JY], [21JY], [27JY], [30JY], [4AU], [5AU], [10SE]
H.R. 2956--
A bill to provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial 
    appropriations process and to enhance oversight and the performance 
    of the Federal Government; to the Committees on the Budget; Rules; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [25JN]
H.R. 2960--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to clarify the preemption of State law by such title with 
    respect to causes of action for damages for personal or financial 
    injury or wrongful death resulting from failures to provide benefits 
    under employee welfare benefit plans providing health care benefits; 
    to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [24FE], [19MR], [1AP], [6MY], [22JY]
H.R. 2962--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 
    wrap-around payment under the Medicare Program for community health 
    center services to account for reductions in payments attributable 
    to individuals covered under managed care plans; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [24MR]
H.R. 2963--
A bill to establish a youth mentoring program; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [26MR], [1AP], [23AP], [21MY], [25JN]
H.R. 2964--
A bill to provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
    participation in shared housing arrangements, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 2968--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take no 
    further action on proposed regulation relating to the use of 
    chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [25FE], [26FE], [4MR], [12MR], [25MR], [1AP], 
    [18JN], [20JY], [29JY], [5AU], [25SE]
H.R. 2970--
A bill to amend the National Historic Preservation Act for purposes of 
    establishing a national historic lighthouse preservation program; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [24FE], [25FE], [5MR], [17MR], [3JN], [24JN]
H.R. 2971--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a flat tax 
    only on the earned income of individuals and on business taxable 
    income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [24JN]
H.R. 2973--
A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the Federal Aid in Fish 
    Restoration Act, authorizing assistance to the States for fish 
    restoration and management projects, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [26FE], [4MR], [11MR], [25MR], [30AP]
H.R. 2981--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 relating to financial 
    responsibility for refunds and during provisional certification and 
    change of ownership; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [4MR]
H.R. 2982--
A bill to improve the quality of child care provided through Federal 
    facilities and programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Government Reform and Oversight; House Oversight; the Judiciary, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [14JY], [20JY]
H.R. 2983--
A bill to promote long term stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed 
    aggression, and facilitate the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-
    Karabagh conflict; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [17MR], [23AP]
H.R. 2985--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make certain 
    aliens determined to be delinquent in the payment of child support 
    inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for naturalization, to 
    authorize immigration officers to serve process in child support 
    cases on aliens entering the United States, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and Means, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 2987--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for appropriate 
    overtime pay for National Weather Service forecasters performing 
    essential services during severe weather events, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [7MY], [22MY], [23JN]
H.R. 2989--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the St. 
    Jude's Ranch for Children, Nevada, approximately 40 acres of land in 
    Las Vegas, Nevada, to be used for the development of facilities for 
    the residential care and treatment of adjudicated girls; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 2990--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    of low-income housing credits which may be allocated in each State, 
    and to index such amount for inflation; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4FE], [24FE], [10MR], [17MR], [18MR], 
    [25MR], [31MR], [1AP], [21AP], [27AP], [28AP], [7MY], [18MY], 
    [20MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [10JN], [17JN], [23JN], [14JY], 
    [21JY], [29JY], [4AU], [10SE], [25SE]
H.R. 2991--
A bill to enhance electronic commerce by requiring agencies to use 
    digital signatures, which are compatible with standards for such 
    technology used in commerce and industry, to enable persons to 
    submit Federal forms electronically, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [22MY], [7OC]
H.R. 2992--
A bill to repeal the Goals 2000--Educate America Act and the National 
    Skill Standards Act of 1994 to allow local areas to develop 
    elementary and secondary education programs that meet their needs; 
    to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [25FE], [3MR], [4MR], [12MR]

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H.R. 2993--
A bill to provide for the collection of fees for the making of motion 
    pictures, television productions, and sound tracks in National Park 
    System and National Wildlife Refuge System units, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-678), [5AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15SE]
H.R. 2994--
A bill to provide for various capital investments in technology 
    education in the United States; to the Committees on Education and 
    the Workforce; Science; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [25MR], [23AP]
H.R. 2995--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-exempt 
    organizations (other than governmental units) a credit against 
    employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the work opportunity 
    credit allowable to taxable employers, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [9JN], [11JN], [24JN], [21JY], [27JY], 
    [5AU], [6AU], [10SE], [12OC]
H.R. 2997--
A bill to establish a commission on fairness in the workplace; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H.R. 2998--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income certain amounts received as scholarships by an individual 
    under the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [9JN]
H.R. 3000--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and Means, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27MR], [1AP], [6MY]
  Cosponsors removed, [29JY]
H.R. 3001--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional 
    support for and to expand clinical research programs, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [24MR], [6MY], [22MY], [4JN], [30JY]
H.R. 3003--
A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit 
    Union Act to safeguard confidential banking and credit union 
    information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [16JN]
H.R. 3007--
A bill to establish the Commission on the Advancement of Women in 
    Science, Engineering, and Technology Development; to the Committees 
    on Education and the Workforce; Science, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [4MR], [11MR], [25MR], [1AP], [17JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Science with amendment (H. Rept. 105-
    562, part 1), [3JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14SE]
  Passed Senate, [1OC]
  Presented to the President (October 6, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-255] (signed October 14, 1998)
H.R. 3008--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who 
    attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum 
    payments over four years totalling $5,000 or an improved benefit 
    computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the 
    transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in 
    the Social Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; the Budget, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [3MR], [26MR], [21AP], [12MY], [20MY], [3JN], 
    [10JN], [11JN], [18JN], [23JN], [15JY], [21JY], [22JY], [29JY], 
    [6AU], [9SE], [15SE], [24SE], [25SE], [2OC], [9OC]
H.R. 3010--
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to target assistance 
    to support the economic and political independence of the countries 
    of the South Caucasus; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    Ways and Means; Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [3FE], [30MR], [1AP], [28AP], [22JY]
H.R. 3011--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain 
    severance payment amounts from income; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [9SE]
H.R. 3014--
A bill to amend the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
    1985 to expand the number of county operated health insuring 
    organizations authorized to enroll Medicaid beneficiaries; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [24FE], [18MR], [24MR], [21AP], [13MY], 
    [3JN], [4AU], [9SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [10OC]
H.R. 3016--
A bill to amend section 332 of the Communications Act of 1934 to 
    preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement, 
    construction, and modification of certain telecommunications 
    facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [24FE], [28AP]
H.R. 3022--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the 
    settlement and payment of claims against the United States for 
    injury and death of members of the Armed Forces and Department of 
    Defense civilian employees arising from incidents in which claims 
    are settled for death or injury of foreign nationals; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
H.R. 3024--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    establishment of, and the deduction of contributions to, 
    homeownership plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [12OC]
H.R. 3026--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, relating to jurisdictional 
    immunities of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, to 
    grant jurisdiction to the courts of the United States for claims 
    arising out of the destruction of Pan American World Airways Flight 
    103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
H.R. 3027--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the tax 
    rate on tobacco products, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4FE], [4MR], [18MR], [19MR], [3JN]
H.R. 3028--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug 
    and Cosmetic Act to prevent the use of tobacco products by minors, 
    to reduce the level of tobacco addiction, to compensate Federal and 
    State Governments for a portion of the health costs of tobacco-
    related illnesses, to enhance the national investment in biomedical 
    and basic scientific research, and to expand programs to address the 
    needs of children, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Agriculture, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4FE], [4MR], [18MR], [19MR], [3JN]
H.R. 3029--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit certain tax 
    free corporate liquidations into a 501(c)(3) organization and to 
    revise the unrelated business income tax rules regarding receipt of 
    debt-financed property in such a liquidation; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [30MR]
H.R. 3031--
A bill to establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial 
    fellowship programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Agriculture; International Relations, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [30JY], [6AU]
H.R. 3032--
A bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act and related 
    acts to enhance the payments protections for subcontractors and 
    suppliers on Federal construction projects, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on the Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [17MR], [1AP], [19MY], [22MY], [17JY], 
    [3AU], [1OC]
H.R. 3033--
A bill to adjust the immigration status of certain Haitian nationals who 
    were provided refuge in the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [5FE], [26FE], [5MR], [1AP], [4MY], [9OC]
H.R. 3035--
A bill to establish an advisory commission to provide advice and 
    recommendations on the creation of an integrated, coordinated 
    Federal policy designed to prepare for and respond to serious 
    drought emergencies; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Agriculture; Resources, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
  Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with 
    amendment (H. Rept. 105-554, part 1), [22MY]
  Committee on Resources discharged, [22MY]
  Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended, [22MY], [3JN]
  Committee on Agriculture discharged, [5JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [16JN]
  Passed Senate, [24JN]
  Presented to the President (July 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-199] (signed July 16, 1998)
H.R. 3039--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs to guarantee loans to provide multifamily 
    transitional housing for homeless veterans, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [5MR], [10MR], [11MR]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-447), [17MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19MY]
H.R. 3042--
A bill to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
    National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 
    to establish the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict 
    Resolution to conduct environmental conflict resolution and 
    training, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Education and 
    the Workforce; Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Passed Senate, [29JA]
  Presented to the President (February 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-156] (signed February 11, 1998)
H.R. 3043--
A bill to amend section 485(f)(1)(F) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
    to provide for

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    the disclosure of all criminal incidents that manifest evidence of 
    prejudice based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, 
    ethnicity, or disability; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [4FE], [11FE], [27MR], [22AP], 
    [12MY], [22MY], [14JY], [16SE], [21OC]
H.R. 3046--
A bill to provide for financial assistance for higher education to the 
    dependents of Federal, State, and local public safety officers who 
    are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of a 
    traumatic injury sustained in the line of duty; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [10OC]
  Laid on the table, [10OC]
H.R. 3047--
A bill to authorize expansion of Fort Davis National Historic Site in 
    Fort Davis, Texas, by 16 acres; to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-669), [3AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [3AU]
H.R. 3048--
A bill to update and preserve balance in the Copyright Act for the 21st 
    Century, to advance educational opportunities through distance 
    learning, to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization 
    Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [3MR], [10MR], [24MR], [25MR], [26MR], 
    [27MR], [30MR], [21AP], [6MY], [7MY], [12MY], [14MY], [19MY], 
    [21MY], [3JN], [14JY], [21JY], [4AU], [6AU], [9SE]
H.R. 3049--
A bill to adjust the immigration status of certain Haitian nationals who 
    were provided refuge in the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [30MR], [5AU]
H.R. 3050--
A bill to establish procedures and remedies for the prevention of 
    fraudulent and deceptive practices in the solicitation of telephone 
    service subscribers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [3FE], [11FE], [12FE], [3MR], [11MR], 
    [18MR], [19MR], [25MR], [1AP], [22AP], [23AP], [7MY], [12MY], 
    [19MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [10JN], [18JN], [24JN], [29JY]
H.R. 3051--
A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
    located at 10 North Greene Street in Baltimore, Maryland, as the 
    ``Parren J. Mitchell Veterans Medical Center''; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA]
H.R. 3052--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for 
    improved safety of imported foods; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [21AP], [30AP]
H.R. 3053--
A bill to provide for the transition for new Members of the House of 
    Representatives; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [18JN], [19JN], [25JN], [16JY]
H.R. 3054--
A bill to adjust the immigration status of certain nationals of El 
    Salvador, Guatemala, and Haiti, to amend the Immigration and 
    Nationality Act to eliminate the special rule relating to 
    termination of the period of continuous physical presence for 
    cancellation of removal, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [25MR], [30AP]
H.R. 3055--
A bill to deem the activities of the Miccosukee Tribe on the Tamiami 
    Indian Reservation to be consistent with the purposes of the 
    Everglades National Park, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [19MR], [30AP]
  Reported from the Committee on Resources with amendment (H. Rept. 105-
    708, part 1), [11SE]
  Referral to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
    extended, [11SE], [9OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12OC]
  Passed Senate, [15OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-313] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 3056--
A bill to provide for the preservation and sustainability of the family 
    farm through the transfer of responsibility for operation and 
    maintenance of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project, Montana; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-812), [12OC]
H.R. 3060--
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to protect consumers 
    from inadequate disclosures and certain abusive practices in rent-
    to-own transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors removed, [30MR]
H.R. 3062--
A bill to require the provision of information sufficient for homebuyers 
    and homweowners to insure themselves against loss from subsidence 
    resulting from underground coal or clay mines; to the Committees on 
    Banking and Financial Services; Resources, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [22MY]
H.R. 3063--
A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 3064--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
    Administration to issue regulations to limit the number of pieces of 
    carry-on baggage that a passenger may bring on an airplane to 1 
    piece of carry-on baggage per passenger; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 3065--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to design and implement a performance-based measurement 
    system to encourage the development of new environmental monitoring 
    technologies; to the Committees on Science; Commerce; Transportation 
    and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [25MR]
  Cosponsors removed, [29AP]
H.R. 3066--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require 90 days notice 
    before changing the annual percentage rate of interest applicable on 
    any credit card account or before changing the index used to 
    determine such rate, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [5AU], [25SE]
H.R. 3067--
A bill to provide that Federal Reserve Banks be covered under the 
    chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, relating to labor-
    management relations; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [10JN], [16JY]
H.R. 3068--
A bill to provide that a State may use a proportional voting system for 
    multiseat congressional districts; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [22MY], [24JY]
H.R. 3069--
A bill to extend the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy to 
    allow the Advisory Council to advise Congress on the implementation 
    of the proposals and recommendations of the Advisory Council; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-571), [9JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [16JN]
  Passed Senate, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-294] (signed October 27, 1998)
H.R. 3070--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for 
    improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [18MR], [29JY]
H.R. 3072--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and title XXVI of 
    the Public Health Service Act with respect to treatments regarding 
    infection with the virus commonly known as HIV; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
H.R. 3073--
A bill to prohibit certain oil and gas leasing activities on portions of 
    the Outer Continental Shelf, consistent with the President's Outer 
    Continental Shelf moratorium statement of June 26, 1990; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors removed, [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP]
H.R. 3074--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and 
    gas leases on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [22AP]
H.R. 3077--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 
    provision that reduces primary insurance amounts for individuals 
    receiving pensions from noncovered employment; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  Cosponsors added, [30JY], [10SE]
H.R. 3081--
A bill to enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [12FE], [19MR], [31MR], [1AP], [23AP], 
    [21MY], [5JN], [9JN], [18JN], [23JN], [24JN], [14JY], [16JY], 
    [21JY], [24JY], [29JY], [4AU], [10SE], [23SE], [28SE], [1OC], [2OC], 
    [7OC], [15OC], [20OC]
H.R. 3084--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to strengthen the 
    limitations on participation of the Armed Forces in foreign airshows 
    or trade exhibitions involving military equipment; to the Committee 
    on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [22AP]
H.R. 3086--
A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to expand the School 
    Breakfast Program in elementary schools, and to provide greater 
    access to snacks in school-based childcare programs; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5FE], [12FE], [26FE], [4MR], [11MR], 
    [30MR], [21MY], [14JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [11MR]
H.R. 3087--
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to grant an easement to 
    Chugach Alaska Corporation; to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-782), [6OC]
H.R. 3088--
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, regarding Huna 
    Totem Corporation public interest land exchange, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-784), [6OC]
H.R. 3089--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
    submission to Congress and the public of the identity of any 
    individual for whom a waiver of the eligibility requirements for 
    interment in Arlington National Cemetery is granted, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT, [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [11FE]
H.R. 3090--
A bill to require the withdrawal of the United States from the 
    International Monetary Fund; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Rohrabacher), [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [3MR]
H.R. 3091--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a two-
    thirds vote on the passage of legislation that repeals, increases, 
    or waives the discretionary spending limit or repeals or waives the 
    pay-as-you-go provisions of the Bal

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    anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 if the 
    current year budget was not in surplus or the budget for the fiscal 
    year immediately preceding such year was not in surplus; to the 
    Committees on Rules; the Budget, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [27JA]
H.R. 3092--
A bill to repeal authority for administration of an au pair program by 
    the United States Information Agency; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [27JA]
H.R. 3093--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to add the drug 
    flunitrazepam to schedule I of the schedules of controlled 
    substances; to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [19MR], [14MY]
H.R. 3094--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from promulgating 
    certain regulations relating to Indian gaming activities; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Ensign), [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [3MR]
H.R. 3095--
A bill to establish the Bipartisan Panel to Design Long-Range Social 
    Security Reform; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Kasich), [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE]
H.R. 3096--
A bill to correct a provision relating to termination of benefits for 
    convicted persons; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD, [27JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-446), [17MR]
  Placed on the Corrections Calendar, [18MR]
  Passed House, [24MR]
  Passed Senate, [28SE]
  Presented to the President (October 1, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-247] (signed October 9, 1998)
H.R. 3097--
A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LARGENT (for himself, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
    Hall of Texas, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
    Mr. Blunt, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, 
    Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
    Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, 
    Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. 
    Granger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
    Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones, Mr. Linder, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paul, Ms. Pryce of 
    Ohio, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
    Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Tauzin, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
    Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
    McKeon, and Mr. Bonilla), [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4FE], [11FE], [25FE], [4MR], [10MR], 
    [24MR], [7MY]
  Passed House, [17JN]
H.R. 3098--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate public 
    financing of Presidential election campaigns; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [27JA]
H.R. 3099--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require that recipients 
    of Federal payments have the option to receive such payments by 
    electronic funds transfer or by check; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. MCNULTY (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ford, 
    Mr. Paul, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. 
    Baldacci), [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [24FE], [16MR], [24MR], [30AP], [4MY], 
    [6MY], [7MY], [12MY], [21MY], [11JN], [13OC]
H.R. 3100--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the 
    Federal minimum wage; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Clay, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Green, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Klink, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, 
    Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Rahall, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Engel, 
    Ms. Furse, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
    Kaptur, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Neal 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stokes, 
    Mr. Thompson, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Wynn), 
    [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [12FE], [24FE]
H.R. 3101--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require faster 
    vesting of employer contributions to defined benefit plans, to 
    require employer plans to permit rollovers to individual retirement 
    accounts on an employee's separation from service, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [26FE], [19JN]
H.R. 3102--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    inflation adjustment for the maximum amount which may be contributed 
    to an individual retirement plan; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [26FE]
H.R. 3103--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    standard deduction for married individuals, to exclude certain 
    amounts of interest and dividends from gross income, to increase the 
    deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed 
    individuals, and to allow private colleges to establish prepaid 
    tuition plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Ms. Granger, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
    Blunt, Mr. Cook, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Snowbarger, 
    Mr. Brady, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Watkins, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Pease, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Ryun), [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [11MR]
H.R. 3104--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    married couples may file a combined return under which each spouse 
    is taxed using the rates applicable to unmarried individuals; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RILEY (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bachus, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Cannon, Mr. Istook, Mr. Paul, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Callahan, 
    Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. DeLay), [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [11FE], [25FE], [1AP]
H.R. 3105--
A bill to provide that the President may not waive the prohibitions on 
    providing to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam financing and other 
    forms of assistance by the Overseas Private Investment Corportation 
    or the Export-Import Bank; to the Committees on Banking and 
    Financial Services; International Relations, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER, [27JA]
H.R. 3106--
A bill to restrict the use of the exchange stabilization fund; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Stearns, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, and Mr. Paul), [27JA]
H.R. 3107--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for termination 
    of a military retiree's required contributions to the military 
    Survivor Benefit Plan after the retiree has made contributions for 
    30 years and has attained age 70; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [4FE], [24FE], [10MR], [11MR], [23MR], 
    [25MR], [27MR], [30MR], [31MR], [21AP], [23AP], [30AP], [3JN], 
    [9JN], [16JN], [18SE]
H.R. 3108--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to correct 
    inequities in payments to home health agencies for home health 
    services under the interim payment system; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.R. 3109--
A bill to establish the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in the State 
    of New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [27JA]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-695), [9SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9SE]
H.R. 3110--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small 
    employers a credit against income tax for certain expenses for long-
    term training of employees in highly skilled metalworking trades; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Paul), [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [10MR], [25MR], [21AP], [6MY], [9JN]
H.R. 3111--
A bill to assure that the services of a non-emergency department 
    physician are available to hospital patients 24-hours-a-day, seven 
    days a week in all non-Federal hospitals with at least 100 licensed 
    beds; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY, [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [28AP], [31JY]
H.R. 3112--
A bill to authorize funds for the use by the United States Customs 
    Service of high energy container x-ray systems and automated 
    targeting systems for inspection of cargo at major checkpoints along 
    the borders of the United States that are contiguous with other 
    countries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. WATERS, [27JA]

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H.R. 3113--
A bill to reauthorize the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [27JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-455), [19MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [30MR]
H.R. 3114--
A bill to authorize United States participation in a quota increase and 
    the New Arrangements to Borrow of the International Monetary Fund, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Hinchey, and Mr. Jackson), [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-454), [18MR]
H.R. 3115--
A bill to establish professional development partnerships to improve the 
    quality of America's teachers and the academic achievement of 
    students in the classroom, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, [27JA]
H.R. 3116--
A bill to address the Year 2000 computer problems with regard to 
    financial institutions, to extend examination parity to the Director 
    of the Office of Thrift Supervision and the National Credit Union 
    Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, and Mrs. 
    Roukema), [28JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-417), [24FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [24FE]
  Passed Senate, [6MR]
  Presented to the President (March 10, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-164] (signed March 20, 1998)
H.R. 3117--
A bill to reauthorize the United States Commission on Civil Rights, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself and Mr. Scott), [28JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-439), [12MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [18MR]
H.R. 3118--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the 
    Federal medical assistance percentage for Hawaii to 59.8 percent; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii), [28JA]
H.R. 3119--
A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 with respect to the dilution 
    of famous marks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLUNT, [28JA]
H.R. 3120--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 95 West 100 
    South Street in Provo, Utah, as the ``Howard C. Nielson Post Office 
    Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Sanford, and Mr. Sessions), [28JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [24FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [24FE]
H.R. 3121--
A bill to provide for the recovery of insurance issued for victims of 
    the Holocaust; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Yates, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mr. Paxon, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. McCarthy of 
    New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Frost), [28JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [25FE], [26FE], [27MR], [23AP], [10SE]
H.R. 3122--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FORBES, [28JA]
H.R. 3123--
A bill to suspend the duty on niobium oxide until January 1, 2002; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [28JA]
H.R. 3124--
A bill to suspend the duty on vanadium pentoxide (anhydride) until 
    January 1, 2002; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [28JA]
H.R. 3125--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work 
    opportunity credit for 3 years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Weller, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, 
    Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, 
    Mr. McNulty, Mr. Levin, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
    Becerra, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Ms. Dunn 
    of Washington, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Shaw), [28JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [12MR], [25MR], [21MY], [9JN], [11JN], 
    [24JN], [21JY], [10SE], [15SE]
H.R. 3126--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the 
    nonapplicability of private contracts for the provision of Medicare 
    benefits; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Pallone), 
    [28JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [5FE], [12FE], [3MR], [18MR], [26MR], [23AP], 
    [13MY], [3JN], [4JN], [10JN], [15JY], [10SE]
H.R. 3127--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    information reporting requirement relating to the Hope Scholarship 
    and Lifetime Learning Credits imposed on educational institutions 
    and certain other trades and businesses; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself and Mr. Matsui), [28JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [24FE], [3MR], [9MR], [16MR], [23MR], 
    [21AP], [4MY], [21MY], [11JN], [23JN], [21JY], [16SE]
H.R. 3128--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to 
    restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice plans; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Yates, and Mrs. Clayton), [28JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11MR], [4JN]
H.R. 3129--
A bill to establish a program to encourage local educational agencies to 
    work with the private sector to provide care to children who are 
    less than the age of compulsory school attendance; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [28JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY]
H.R. 3130--
A bill to provide for an alternative penalty procedure for States that 
    fail to meet Federal child support data processing requirements, to 
    reform Federal incentive payments for effective child support 
    performance, and to provide for a more flexible penalty procedure 
    for States that violate interjurisdictional adoption requirements; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Levin), [28JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-422), [2MR]
  Passed House amended, [5MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [2AP]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and asked for a conference, 
    [23AP]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and agreed to a conference, [20MY]
  House agreed to Senate amendments with amendments, [25JN]
  Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendments, [26JN]
  Presented to the President (July 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-200] (signed July 16, 1998)
H.R. 3131--
A bill to make available on the Internet, for purposes of access and 
    retrieval by the public, certain information available through the 
    Congressional Research Service web site; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. McHale, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. White), [28JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [11FE], [12FE], [24FE], [25FE], [3MR], 
    [10MR], [11MR], [12MR], [17MR], [23MR], [24MR], [30MR], [1AP], 
    [22AP], [6MY], [19MY], [22MY], [14JY]
H.R. 3132--
A bill to establish food safety research, education, and extension as a 
    priority of the Department of Agriculture, to require the use of a 
    designated team within the Department of Agriculture to enable the 
    Department and other Federal agencies to rapidly respond to food 
    safety emergencies, and to improve food safety through the 
    development and commercialization of food safety technology; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Ms. Carson, and Mr. Kildee), [28JA]
H.R. 3133--
A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to conduct or 
    support research on the cloning of humans, and to express the sense 
    of the Congress that other countries should establish substantially 
    equivalent restrictions; to the Committees on Commerce; Science, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Wicker), [28JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [11FE]
H.R. 3134--
A bill to warn senior citizens of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and 
    to provide them with information that will help them protect 
    themselves; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Filner, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, and Mr. Shays), [28JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [26FE], [3MR], [19MR], [13MY], 
    [14JY], [1OC], [20OC]
H.R. 3135--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the dependent 
    care tax credit refundable and to increase the amount of allowable 
    dependent care expenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself and Mr. Frost), [28JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [21AP]
H.R. 3136--
A bill to recognize and compensate Boris Korczak for intelligence 
    gathering services rendered during the cold war; to the Committee on 
    Intelligence (Permanent Select).
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [28JA]
H.R. 3137--
A bill to amend section 4615 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to delay 
    for 18 months the prohibition of payment under the Medicare Program 
    for home health services consisting of venipuncture solely for the 
    purpose of obtaining a blood sample and to require submission of a 
    report on the impact of implementing such section; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Riley, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
    LaHood, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Boucher), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [26FE], [21AP], [25JN]
H.R. 3138--
A bill to require congressional approval for certain uses of the 
    exchange stabilization fund; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Aderholt), [3FE]

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H.R. 3139--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to stop 
    overpayment for drugs and biologicals under the Medicare Program; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
    Pascrell, and Mr. Davis of Illinois), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [11MR], [9JN]
H.R. 3140--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that certain 
    muzzle loading firearms are to be treated as antique firearms for 
    purposes of the Federal firearms laws; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BOSWELL (for himself and Mr. Cunningham), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [24MR], [31MR], [1AP], [22AP], [30AP], 
    [7MY], [13MY], [11JN], [14JY]
H.R. 3141--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to issue to certain veterans 
    who served in the disputed Italy-Yugoslavia area at the end of World 
    War II the ``Italy'' clasp for the World War II Army Occupation 
    Medal; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [3FE]
H.R. 3142--
A bill to amend the Second Morrill Act to provide that funds for the 
    land grant college of American Samoa shall not be subject to annual 
    appropriation by the legislature of American Samoa; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, [3FE]
H.R. 3143--
A bill to prohibit foreign insurance companies from doing business in 
    the United States unless they disclose any financial dealings they 
    had with individuals who survived or died in the Holocaust, to 
    prohibit an insured depository institution from transacting any 
    business with or on behalf of any such foreign insurance company, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Banking and 
    Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Yates, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, and 
    Mr. Horn), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [3MR], [1AP], [17JN]
H.R. 3144--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional 
    tax relief to families to increase the affordability of child care, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce; Government Reform and Oversight; House 
    Oversight; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [17MR]
H.R. 3145--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enact into law 
    eligibility requirements for interment in Arlington National 
    Cemetery; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. KLECZKA, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE]
H.R. 3146--
A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code relating to 
    bankruptcy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Hilliard), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR]
H.R. 3147--
A bill to authorize the United States to enter into an executive 
    agreement with Canada relating to the establishment and operation of 
    a binational corporation to operate, maintain, and improve 
    facilities on the Saint Lawrence Seaway, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; International 
    Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Obey, 
    Mr. Conyers, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Visclosky, 
    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Stupak, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Johnson of 
    Wisconsin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Jackson, and Ms. Rivers), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [2MR], [5MR]
H.R. 3148--
A bill to establish food safety research, education, and extension as a 
    priority of the Department of Agriculture, to require the use of a 
    designated team within the Department of Agriculture to enable the 
    Department and other Federal agencies to rapidly respond to food 
    safety emergencies, and to improve food safety through the 
    development and commercialization of food safety technology; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, and Ms. Carson), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [1AP], [22MY], [4AU]
H.R. 3149--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    of the personal exemption; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Dunn of Washington), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [3MR], [11MR], [19MR], [25MR], [30MR], 
    [22AP], [4JN]
H.R. 3150--
A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27MR], [21AP], [28AP], [12MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-540), [18MY]
  Passed House amended, [10JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [23SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [23SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [28SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-794) submitted in the House, [7OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [9OC]
H.R. 3151--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual 
    income taxes by increasing the amount of taxable income which is 
    taxed at the lowest income tax rate; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Dunn of Washington), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [3MR], [11MR], [19MR], [25MR], [30MR], 
    [22AP], [4JN]
H.R. 3152--
A bill to provide that certain volunteers at private non-profit food 
    banks are not employees for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
    of 1938; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [24FE], [3MR], [5MR], [17MR], [28AP], 
    [12MY], [16JN], [24JN]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [25JN]
  Passed Senate, [29JY]
  Presented to the President (August 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-221] (signed August 7, 1998)
H.R. 3153--
A bill to establish a uniform closing time for the operation of polls on 
    the date of the election of the President and Vice President; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [11MR], [17MR]
H.R. 3154--
A bill to provide for the appointment of additional Federal district 
    judges in the State of Florida; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Goss), 
    [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [3MR]
H.R. 3155--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to impose stiffer 
    penalties on persons convicted of lesser drug offenses; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself and Mr. Manton), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [11MR], [24MR]
H.R. 3156--
A bill to present a Congressional Gold Medal to Nelson Rolihlahla 
    Mandela; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Waters, 
    Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Chabot, 
    Mr. Payne, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. 
    McDermott), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [26FE], [5MR], [12MR], [17MR], [19MR], 
    [23MR], [25MR], [26MR], [30MR], [1AP], [21AP], [23AP], [30AP], 
    [7MY], [13MY], [20MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [16JN]
  Cosponsors removed, [23AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [16JN]
  Passed Senate, [14JY]
  Presented to the President (July 17, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-215] (signed July 29, 1998)
H.R. 3157--
A bill to improve education in overcrowded classrooms by increasing the 
    number of teachers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PAXON (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Hoekstra, 
    Mr. Souder, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Graham, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Riley, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Ensign), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [10OC]
H.R. 3158--
A bill to provide that the President may not waive, with respect to the 
    Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the statutory prohibitions on 
    nondiscriminatory trade treatment, commercial agreements, and 
    participation in programs of the United States Government which 
    extend credits or financing guarantees and certain other forms of 
    assistance; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Banking and 
    Financial Services; International Relations, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Royce), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [4MR]
H.R. 3159--
A bill to provide that the President may not waive the provisions of 
    title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the Socialist 
    Republic of Vietnam; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. Rohrabacher), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR], [21JY]
H.R. 3160--
A bill to enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McNulty, 
    and Mr. Hinchey), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [10SE]
H.R. 3161--
A bill to fully implement the Convention Against Torture and Other 
    Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and to provide 
    a comprehensive program of support for victims of torture; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; International Relations; Commerce, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Wolf, Mr. Sanders, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Sabo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Shays, 
    Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Ramstad), [4FE]

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  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [25FE], [4MR], [12MR], [1AP], [21AP], 
    [12MY], [3JN], [14JY]
H.R. 3162--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay 
    implementation of the interim payment system to home health agencies 
    for home health services provided under the Medicare Program; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WATKINS (for himself and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [4MR], [17MR], [12MY], [21MY], [4JN], [11JN]
H.R. 3163--
A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide protection for 
    trade dress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5FE]
H.R. 3164--
A bill to describe the hydrographic services functions of the 
    Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
    Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-485), [21AP]
  Passed House amended, [22AP]
H.R. 3165--
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide an 
    opportunity for judicial review concerning the adoption of 
    accounting principles applicable to issuers of federally-registered 
    securities; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BAKER, [5FE]
H.R. 3166--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to permit the use of 
    medical savings accounts under the health benefits program for 
    Federal employees, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Hastert, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Stump, Mr. Paul, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Foley, Mr. McCrery, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Brady, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Camp, Ms. Granger, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Talent, Mr. Petri, Mr. Cook, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Spence, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Linder, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Souder, 
    Mr. Nussle, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, and Mr. Dickey), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [2MR], [5MR], [11MR], [7MY], [14MY], [16JN], 
    [14JY], [15JY], [22JY]
H.R. 3167--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 297 
    Larkfield Road in East Northport, New York, as the ``Jerome Anthony 
    Ambro, Jr. Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lazio of New 
    York, Mr. Forbes, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9SE]
H.R. 3168--
A bill to clarify that bail bond sureties and bounty hunters are subject 
    to both civil and criminal liability for violations of Federal 
    rights under existing Federal civil rights law, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Allen, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Filner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Furse, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Wexler, and Mr. Shadegg), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [19MR], [31MR]
H.R. 3169--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to 
    include State and local law enforcement agencies under the 
    protection of such Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE]
H.R. 3170--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the 
    conversion of ordinary income or short-term capital gain into income 
    eligible for the long-term capital gain rates, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut, [5FE]
H.R. 3171--
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to eliminate 
    from its regulations the restrictions on the cross-ownership of 
    broadcasting stations and newspapers; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Stearns, 
    and Mr. Paxon), [5FE]
H.R. 3172--
A bill to provide that funds received by the Federal Government from a 
    tobacco industry settlement shall be used for part A of Medicare; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [12FE]
H.R. 3173--
A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Ways and Means; Commerce; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [5FE]
H.R. 3174--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require 
    electronic preservation and filing of reports filed with the Federal 
    Election Commission by certain persons, to require such reports to 
    be made available through the Internet, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Franks of 
    New Jersey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Nethercutt), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [17MR]
H.R. 3175--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual 
    income taxes by increasing the amount of taxable income which is 
    taxed at the lowest income tax rate; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [11MR]
H.R. 3176--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow all taxpayers 
    who maintain households with dependents a credit for dependents; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Ryun), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [6MY], [5JN]
H.R. 3177--
A bill to require the installation of a system for filtering or blocking 
    matter on the Internet on computers in schools and libraries with 
    Internet access, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [22AP], [7MY], [12MY], [22MY], [29JY], 
    [5AU], [10SE], [5OC]
H.R. 3178--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the use 
    of public transportation systems by allowing individuals a credit 
    against income tax for expenses paid to commute to and from work or 
    school using public transportation, and to reduce corporate welfare; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; National Security, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [1AP]
H.R. 3179--
A bill to require that an environmental impact statement be prepared 
    evaluating the impact of slot exemptions for operation of new air 
    service at LaGuardia Airport; to the Committees on Resources; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. MANTON (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ackerman, and Ms. Velazquez), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [22JN]
H.R. 3180--
A bill to provide for innovative strategies for achieving superior 
    environmental performance, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DOOLEY of California (for himself, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Saxton, 
    Mr. Boyd, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, and Mr. Davis of Florida), [11FE]
H.R. 3181--
A bill to provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
    participation in shared housing arrangements, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Torres, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. Maloney of New York), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [3MR], [11MR], [16MR], [24MR], [25MR], 
    [27MR], [30MR], [31MR], [1AP], [21AP], [22AP], [23AP], [28AP], 
    [30AP], [4MY], [12MY], [19MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [4JN], [9JN], 
    [10JN], [14JY], [29JY], [4AU], [16SE]
H.R. 3182--
A bill to limit the authority of Federal courts to fashion remedies that 
    require local jurisdictions to assess, levy, or collect taxes or to 
    implement spending measures, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MANZULLO, [11FE]
H.R. 3183--
A bill to impose certain conditions with respect to the appointment of 
    masters in Federal actions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MANZULLO, [11FE]
H.R. 3184--
A bill to clarify any doubts as to the application of Federal controlled 
    substances laws in States where State law authorizes the medical use 
    of marijuana or other drugs; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [11FE]
H.R. 3185--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make illegal all 
    private possession of child pornography; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. RILEY (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
    Redmond, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Calvert, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Smith 
    of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Largent, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Oxley, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Burr of North 
    Carolina, and Mr. Solomon), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [1AP], [13MY], [3JN]
H.R. 3186--
A bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over 
    certain public lands in the State of Oregon located within or 
    adjacent to the Rogue River National Forest; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [11FE]
H.R. 3187--
A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to 
    exempt not-for-profit entities that hold rights-of-way on public 
    lands from certain strict liability requirements imposed in 
    connection with such rights-of-way; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [12MY]

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H.R. 3188--
A bill to prohibit the construction of any monument, memorial, or other 
    structure at the site of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, 
    Virginia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP]
H.R. 3189--
A bill to amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow parents 
    access to certain information; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Largent, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
    Wicker, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Norwood, 
    Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Stearns, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
    Blunt, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Armey, Mr. Istook, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
    Goode, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Dickey, 
    Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [1AP], [6MY], [4JN], [18JN]
H.R. 3190--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on Benzoic acid, 2-
    [[1-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl) amino]; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [11FE]
H.R. 3191--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on 4-[[5-[[[4-
    (Aminocarbonyl) phenyl] amino] carbonyl]-2-methoxyphenyl]azo]-N-(5-
    chloro-2,4-dimethoxyphen yl)-3-hydroxynaph-tha-lene-2-carboxamide; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [11FE]
H.R. 3192--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on Benzenesulfonic 
    acid, 4-[[3-[[2-hydroxy-3-[[4-methoxyphenyl) amino]carbonyl]-1-
    naphtha-lenyl]azo]-4-methylbenzoyl]amino]- calcium salt (2:1); to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [11FE]
H.R. 3193--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on N-(2,3-Dihydro-2-
    oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-5-methyl-4- [(methylamino) 
    sulphonyl]phenyl]azo]naphthalene-2-carboxaminde; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [11FE]
H.R. 3194--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on N-[4-
    (aminocarbonyl)phenyl]-4-[[1-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H- benzimidazol-
    5-yl)amino] carbonyl]-2-oxopropyl]azo] benzamide; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [11FE]
H.R. 3195--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on Butanamide, 2,2'-
    [3,3'-dichloro[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyl)bis(azo)]bis[N- (2,3-
    dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-3-oxo; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [11FE]
H.R. 3196--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on Butanamide, N,N'-
    (3,3'dimethyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyl)bis[2-[2,4-dichl 
    orophenyl)azo]-3-oxo-; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [11FE]
H.R. 3197--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on Benzoic acid, 2-
    [[3-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)amino]car onyl]-2-
    hydroxy-1-naphthalenyl]azo]-, butylester; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [11FE]
H.R. 3198--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on Butanamide, N-
    (2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-3-oxo-2-[[2-(trif luoro-
    methyl)phenyl]azo]-; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [11FE]
H.R. 3199--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on Benzoic acid, 4-
    [[(2,5-dichlorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]-2-[[2-hydroxy-3-[[(2-
    methoxyphenyl)amino]carbonyl]-1-naphthalenyl]-, methyl ester; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [11FE]
H.R. 3200--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on 1,4-
    Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 2-[[1-[[(2,3-di-hydro-2-oxo-1H-
    benzimidazol-5-yl)amino carbonyl]-2-oxopropyl]azo]-, dimethyl ester; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [11FE]
H.R. 3201--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on Butanamide, 2,2'-
    [1-2,-ethanediylbis(oxy-2,1-phenyleneazo)]bis[N-(2,3-di hydro-2-oxo-
    1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-3-oxo-; to the Committee on Ways and Means. ys 
    and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [11FE]
H.R. 3202--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on Benzenesulfonic 
    acid, 4-chloro-2-[[5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-(3-sulfophenyl)-1H-pyrazol -
    4-yl]azo]-5-methyl-,calcium salt (1:1); to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [11FE]
H.R. 3203--
A bill for the relief of Roma Salobrit; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, [11FE]
H.R. 3204--
A bill for the relief of Walter Borys; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [11FE]
H.R. 3205--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay for one 
    year implementation of the per beneficiary limits under the interim 
    payment system to home health agencies; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Cook, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. 
    Ackerman), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [4MR], [11MR], [17MR], [24MR], [26MR], 
    [31MR], [1AP], [21AP], [22AP], [28AP], [30AP], [14MY], [20MY], 
    [4JN], [5JN], [9JN], [17JN], [15JY], [17JY], [21JY], [6AU]
H.R. 3206--
A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Ms. Harman), 
    [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [5MR], [11MR], [12MR], [19MR], [25MR], 
    [27MR], [22AP], [6MY], [22MY]
H.R. 3207--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish the Save Social 
    Security First Reserve Fund into which the Secretary of the Treasury 
    shall deposit budget surpluses pending Social Security reform; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Stark, 
    Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Becerra, and Mrs. Thurman), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [7MY], [11JN], [29JY], [9SE]
H.R. 3208--
A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of 
    Defense from being used for the conduct of offensive operations by 
    United States Armed Forces against the Republic of Iraq for the 
    purpose of obtaining compliance by Iraq with United Nations Security 
    Council resolutions relating to inspection and destruction of 
    weapons of mass destruction in Iraq by the United Nations, unless 
    such operations are specifically authorized by law; to the Committee 
    on National Security.
  By Mr. PAUL, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [3MR]
H.R. 3209--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to limit liability for 
    copyright infringement for on-line material; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte), [12FE]
H.R. 3210--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to reform the copyright 
    law with respect to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. COBLE, [12FE]
H.R. 3211--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enact into law 
    eligibility requirements for burial in Arlington National Cemetery, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Everett, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Quinn, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Cooksey, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
    Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Baker, and Mrs. Chenoweth), 
    [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [5MR], [10MR], [11MR], [18MR], [24MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-458), [24MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [24MR]
H.R. 3212--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the provisions 
    of law relating to retirement of judges of the United States Court 
    of Veterans Appeals, to provide for a staggered judicial retirement 
    option, to rename the Court as the United States Court of Appeals 
    for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans) (both by request), [12FE]
H.R. 3213--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify enforcement of 
    veterans' employment rights with respect to a State as an employer 
    or a private employer, to extend veterans' employment and 
    reemployment rights to members of the uniformed services employed 
    abroad by United States companies, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stump, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Buyer, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Waters, and Mr. 
    Manton), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [5MR], [11MR]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-448), [17MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [24MR]
H.R. 3214--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    property may be seized for the collection of taxes only with the 
    approval of a private, volunteer panel of attorneys, certified 
    public accountants, and enrolled agents; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. MCKEON, [12FE]
H.R. 3215--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a partial 
    exclusion from gross income for dividends and interest received by 
    individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Weller, 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Herger), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [1AP], [23JN], [14JY], [24JY], [6AU]
H.R. 3216--
A bill to amend the Act commonly called the ``Flag Code'' to add the 
    Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the 
    flag should especially be displayed; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BENTSEN, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [3MR], [4MR], [12MR], [16MR], [17MR], 
    [23MR], [30MR], [7MY]

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  Committee discharged. Passed House, [21OC]
H.R. 3217--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on 
    vaccines to 25 cents per dose; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Houghton, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Camp, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Weller, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Paul), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [26FE], [3MR], [10MR], [12MR], [17MR], 
    [19MR], [24MR], [26MR], [31MR], [22AP], [23AP], [28AP], [30AP], 
    [12MY], [19MY], [3JN], [25JN], [14JY], [29JY], [4AU], [20OC]
H.R. 3218--
A bill to repeal a provision of the Indian Self-Determination Act which 
    exempts certain former officers and employees of the United States 
    from restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
    Barr of Georgia, Mr. Horn, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Pappas, 
    Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Mica), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [26FE], [3MR]
H.R. 3219--
A bill to repeal a provision of the Indian Self-Determination Act which 
    exempts certain former officers and employees of the United States 
    from restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Cox of California), 
    [12FE]
H.R. 3220--
A bill to authorize the use of certain land in Merced County, 
    California, for an elementary school; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [12FE]
H.R. 3221--
A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, concerning 
    the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, to enable the 
    Federal Government to enroll an employee and his or her family in 
    the FEHB Program when a State court orders the employee to provide 
    health insurance coverage for a child of the employee but the 
    employee fails to provide the coverage; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS, [12FE]
H.R. 3222--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax-
    exempt financing of private sector highway infrastructure 
    construction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DICKS, [12FE]
H.R. 3223--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 300 East 8th Street 
    in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. 'Jake' Pickle Federal Building''; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DOGGETT, [12FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-616), [14JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [14JY]
H.R. 3224--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide protection from 
    personal intrusion for commercial purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Smith of 
    Texas), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [4MR]
H.R. 3225--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limits 
    on the amount of nondeductible contributions to individual 
    retirement plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP]
H.R. 3226--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands 
    and improvements in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE, [12FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [24MR]
  Passed Senate, [3AP]
  Presented to the President (April 17, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-171] (signed April 24, 1998)
H.R. 3227--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust for 
    inflation the amount of family-owned businesses excluded from the 
    gross estate of a decedent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Cooksey), [12FE]
H.R. 3228--
A bill to amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to add the requirement 
    that if Federal budget is in surplus then the vetoed item shall be 
    used to reduce the public debt; to the Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. JOHN (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Stenholm, 
    Mr. Berry, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Holden, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Condit, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
    Minge, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Cramer), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [1AP], [6OC]
H.R. 3229--
A bill to provide for the applicability, to providers of services under 
    title X of the Public Health Service Act, of State reporting 
    requirements for minors who are victims of abuse, rape, molestation, 
    or incest; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Bachus), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [9MR], [16MR], [21AP], [11MY], [21MY], 
    [11JN]
H.R. 3230--
A bill to provide for parental notification of family planning services, 
    and reporting under State law for minors who are victims of abuse, 
    rape, molestation, or incest, under title X of the Public Health 
    Service Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Bachus), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [9MR], [16MR], [21AP], [11MY], [21MY], 
    [11JN], [21JY], [7OC]
H.R. 3231--
A bill to adjust the immigration status of certain Honduran nationals 
    who are in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Ms. Ros-
    Lehtinen), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY]
H.R. 3232--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to control water 
    pollution from concentrated animal feeding operations, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, and Mr. Delahunt), [12FE]
H.R. 3233--
A bill to repeal a provision of law preventing donation by the Secretary 
    of the Navy of the two remaining Iowa-class battleships listed on 
    the Naval Vessel Register and related requirements; to the Committee 
    on National Security.
  By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Payne, and 
    Mr. LoBiondo), [12FE]
H.R. 3234--
A bill to require peer review of scientific data used in support of 
    Federal regulations, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; Science, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Stump, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Coburn), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [10MR], [6MY], [19MY], [20JY], [1OC]
H.R. 3235--
A bill to authorize the Navajo Indian irrigation project to use power 
    allocated to it from the Colorado River storage project for on-farm 
    uses; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. REDMOND, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR]
H.R. 3236--
A bill to promote full equality at the United Nations for Israel; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Hamilton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
    Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brady, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Horn, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Rhode Island, Mr. Lantos, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Markey, 
    Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mr. Norwood, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Porter, Mr. Roemer, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Shays, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Spratt, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Turner, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    Gordon, Mr. Evans, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Hoyer, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. 
    Fox of Pennsylvania), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [26MR], [1AP], [23AP], [21MY], [25JN], 
    [17JY], [7OC]
H.R. 3237--
A bill to establish a national registry from which adopted children may 
    obtain medical information voluntarily provided by their birth 
    parents; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [12FE]
H.R. 3238--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prevent 
    lapses in National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Brady, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Combest, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
    DeLay, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
    Mr. Redmond, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [12FE]
H.R. 3239--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require health maintenance 
    organizations under the Medicare Program to disclose to enrollees 
    and potential enrollees certain information on the credentials of 
    physicians providing services by or through the organization, the 
    financial status of the organization, and the compensation paid to 
    officers and executives of the organization; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHAW, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE]
H.R. 3240--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study alternatives for 
    establishing a national historic trail to commemorate and interpret 
    the history of women's rights in the United States; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Engel, 
    Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Manton, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Schumer, 
    Mr. Serrano, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Walsh), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [4MR], [10MR], [17MR], [1AP], [21AP], 
    [30AP], [7MY], [4JN], [5JN], [9JN], [11JN], [17JN], [18JN], [22JN], 
    [14JY], [16JY], [17JY]
H.R. 3241--
A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to 
    authorize States to use community development block grant amounts 
    provided for nonentitlement areas to offset the costs of State 
    charity tax credits; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), 
    [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [24MR], [26MR]

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H.R. 3242--
A bill to ban the provision of Federal funds to the International 
    Monetary Fund unless a joint resolution is enacted that approves a 
    certification by the Attorney General and the Secretary of State 
    that all countries eligible to receive IMF funds are cooperating 
    fully with the congressional and Justice Department investigations 
    into the financing of the 1996 presidential election campaign and 
    have disclosed the identity of all commercial entities in the 
    country that would benefit from the provision of the funds; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Solomon), 
    [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [11MR], [24MR], [30MR], [19MY]
H.R. 3243--
A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to make grants to State agencies with responsibility for 
    water resource development for the purpose of maximizing available 
    water supply and protecting the environment through the development 
    of alternative watersources; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Boyd, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Wexler), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [12MR], [19MR], [23AP], [28AP], [7MY], 
    [3JN], [4JN], [10JN], [25JN], [6AU]
H.R. 3244--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on KN001 (a hydrochloride); to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WISE, [12FE]
H.R. 3245--
A bill to waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the 
    Medal of Honor to be awarded to Chester G. Theissen, of East Leroy, 
    Michigan, for acts of valor during the Korean conflict; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [12FE]
H.R. 3246--
A bill to assist small businesses and labor organizations in defending 
    themselves against government bureaucracy, to ensure that employees 
    entitled to reinstatement get their jobs back quickly, to protect 
    the right of employers to have a hearing to present their case in 
    certain representation cases, and, to prevent the use of the 
    National Labor Relations Act for the purpose of disrupting or 
    inflicting economic harm on employers; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. Talent), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [5MR], [10MR], [17MR], [18MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-453), [18MR]
  Passed House amended, [26MR]
H.R. 3247--
A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide a safe 
    harbor under the anti-kickback statute for hospital restocking of 
    certain ambulance drugs and supplies; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Hall of Ohio), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [30MR], [4MY], [5JN], [2OC]
H.R. 3248--
A bill to provide dollars to the classroom; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Graham, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Talent, Mr. Redmond, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Istook, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
    Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. English 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Cook, 
    Mr. Pickering, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Spence, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mr. Baker, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
    McIntosh, and Mr. Sessions), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [26FE], [3MR], [10MR], [12MR], [19MR], 
    [25MR], [1AP], [20MY], [21MY], [9JN], [17JN], [19JN], [23JN], 
    [16JY], [17JY], [20JY], [21JY], [22JY], [23JY], [24JY], [29JY], 
    [30JY], [5AU], [6AU], [9SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-710), [14SE]
  Passed House amended, [18SE]
H.R. 3249--
A bill to provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage 
    errors affecting Federal employees, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Ford), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [24MR], [23AP], [22MY], [14JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Reform and Oversight with amendment (H. 
    Rept. 105-625, part 1), [14JY]
  Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended, [14JY], [15JY], 
    [17JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with amendment (H. Rept. 
    105-625, part 2), [20JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [20JY]
H.R. 3250--
A bill to designate a highway bypass in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as the 
    ``Wiley A. Branton, Sr. Memorial Highway''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DICKEY, [24FE]
H.R. 3251--
A bill to modify the conditions that must be met before certain 
    alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President with 
    respect to Federal employees; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, Mr. Ford, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Norton, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Waxman), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [26MR], [28AP], [21MY], [22MY], [18JN], 
    [25JN], [20JY], [30JY], [1OC], [13OC]
H.R. 3252--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an advisory 
    board to review requests for waivers of eligibility requirements for 
    burial in Arlington National Cemetary submitted to the Secretary of 
    the Army; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [24FE]
H.R. 3253--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for 
    murders of armored car crew members; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MANTON, [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27AP]
H.R. 3254--
A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to 
    clarify the requirements relating to reducing or withholding 
    payments to States under that Act; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [4MR], [12MR], [24JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-649), [24JY]
H.R. 3255--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require 
    universal product numbers on claims forms submitted for 
    reimbursement of durable medical equipment and other items under the 
    Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. Houghton), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [24MR], [1AP], [21AP], [28AP], [3AU], [6AU]
H.R. 3256--
A bill to establish an index of economic freedom to evaluate on an 
    annual basis the level of economic freedom of countries receiving 
    United States development assistance and to provide for a phase-out 
    of that assistance based on the index, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on International Relations; Banking and Financial 
    Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR]
H.R. 3257--
A bill for the relief of Richard W. Schaffert; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. METCALF, [24FE]
H.R. 3258--
A bill to eliminate the March 1999 sunset of consumer price protections 
    on cable programming services; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. McHugh, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Weygand, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
    Coyne), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY]
H.R. 3259--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify that 
    any restrictions on private contracts for Medicare beneficiaries do 
    not apply to non-covered services; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Sandlin), 
    [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [11MR], [18MR], [19MR], [23AP], [4JN], 
    [5JN], [10JN], [16JN], [17JN], [18JN], [23JN], [14JY], [15JY], 
    [23JY]
H.R. 3260--
A bill to amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act to exclude 
    Lake Champlain from the definition of the Great Lakes, which was 
    added by the National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act 
    of 1998; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
    Kildee, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [5MR], [11MR], [17MR], [24MR], [22AP]
H.R. 3261--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal 
    Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of 
    Social Security account numbers issued under such title, and to 
    prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform 
    national identifying number; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. PAUL, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27MR], [12MY], [29JY], [3AU], [6AU], [17SE], [2OC]
H.R. 3262--
A bill to reauthorize the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
    Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Markey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rush, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Vento, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Berman, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
    Mr. Evans, Ms. Pelosi,

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    Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Frost, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Farr of 
    California), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [3MR], [10MR], [11MR], [28AP], [4JN], 
    [24JN], [14JY], [15JY], [20JY], [29JY], [31JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [29JY]
H.R. 3263--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur 
    Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the ``Jose V. Toledo United 
    States Post Office and Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO, [25FE]
H.R. 3264--
A bill to stabilize tobacco quota fluctuations despite any comprehensive 
    legal settlement between cigarette manufacturers and State 
    governments, to require cigarette manufacturers to pay all 
    Department of Agriculture costs associated with tobacco regulation, 
    to establish a voluntary quota retirement system for tobacco quota 
    holders, to provide market transition assistance for tobacco 
    producers, tobacco industry workers, and their communities, 
    particularly in the event of tobacco quota reductions, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Agriculture; Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce; the Judiciary; the Budget, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BAESLER (for himself and Mr. Hamilton), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR]
H.R. 3265--
A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act with regard to 
    qualifications for membership in a Federal credit union; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. CANNON, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [3MR], [5MR], [10MR], [12MR], [19MR], [26MR]
H.R. 3266--
A bill to amend section 507 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Land 
    Management Act of 1996 to provide additional funding for the 
    preservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures at 
    historically black colleges and universities, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Waters, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Owens, 
    Mr. Towns, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jackson, 
    Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-
    Green, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. 
    Meeks of New York), [25FE]
H.R. 3267--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
    Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study and construct 
    a project to reclaim the Salton Sea; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Calvert, and 
    Mr. Brown of California), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [26MR], [1AP], [5JN], [9JN], [17JN], [25JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-621, part 1), [14JY]
  Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, [14JY]
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged, [14JY]
  Passed House amended, [15JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [13OC]
  House agreed to Senate amendments, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-372] (signed November 12, 1998)
H.R. 3268--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical DEMT; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JENKINS, [25FE]
H.R. 3269--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program 
    to increase Pell grant awards to students who graduate in the top 10 
    percent of their high school class; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MCGOVERN, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [4MR], [10MR], [11MR], [17MR], [19MR], 
    [24MR], [26MR], [27MR], [1AP], [21AP], [4MY], [17JY]
H.R. 3270--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to provide grants to 
    improve the job skills necessary for employment in specific 
    industries; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Hooley of 
    Oregon, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mr. Rush), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [12MR], [26MR], [13MY], [25SE], [5OC]
H.R. 3271--
A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish regional 
    private industry councils for labor market areas that are located in 
    more than one State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Davis of Virginia), 
    [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR]
H.R. 3272--
A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act to allow certain funds 
    under that Act to be used for payment of incentive bonuses to 
    certain job training providers that place large percentages of 
    individuals in occupations for which a high demand exists; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia, [25FE]
H.R. 3273--
A bill to treat certain information technology occupations as if the 
    Secretary of Labor had made a determination under section (a)(5)(A) 
    of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to limit such 
    determinations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia, [25FE]
H.R. 3274--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a 
    credit against income tax for high technology job training expenses; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Davis of Virginia), 
    [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [13MY], [14MY]
H.R. 3275--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt auxiliary 
    power units from the excise tax imposed on heavy trucks; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Boswell), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR]
H.R. 3276--
A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act with regard to 
    qualifications for membership in a Federal credit union; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Thune, and Mr. McKeon), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR]
H.R. 3277--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 15 days 
    notice and judicial consent before seizure and to exclude civil 
    damages for unauthorized collection actions from income; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [25FE]
H.R. 3278--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    allowable as a first-year contribution to education individual 
    retirement accounts and to adjust for inflation the amount allowable 
    thereafter as an annual contribution to such accounts; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELDON of Florida, [25FE]
H.R. 3279--
A bill to provide a scientific basis for the Secretary of Veterans 
    Affairs to determine whether service connection for veterans of 
    service during the Persian Gulf War should be presumed for certain 
    diseases and disabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Veterans' Affairs; National Security, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Peterson 
    of Minnesota, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [11MR], [17MR], [23MR], [24MR], [25MR], 
    [27MR], [31MR], [1AP], [21AP], [27AP], [30AP], [7MY], [12MY], 
    [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [15JY], [21JY], [9OC]
H.R. 3280--
A bill to clarify and enhance the authorities of the Chief Information 
    Officer, Department of Agriculture; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Latham), [26FE]
H.R. 3281--
A bill to exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with 
    a managed care entity under the Medicaid Program; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. BAESLER, [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [27MR], [1AP], [23AP], [30AP], [12MY], 
    [11JN], [25JN], [20JY], [25SE], [13OC]
H.R. 3282--
A bill to allow a Hope Scholarship Credit for expenses paid in December 
    1997 for education furnished in academic periods beginning after 
    1997; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
    Andrews, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Upton, Mr. Klug, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. English 
    of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Boehlert), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR]
H.R. 3283--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    Medicare reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals 
    participating in Federally approved clinical trials and to require a 
    report on costs of requiring coverage of these costs under group 
    health plans and health insurance coverage; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BENTSEN, [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [14MY], [4JN], [11JN]
H.R. 3284--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt 
    pharmacists licensed under State law from surety bond requirements 
    under the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Condit, Mr. Goode, and Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [25MR], [26MR], [1AP], [21AP], [30AP], 
    [6MY], [21JY], [29JY]
H.R. 3285--
A bill to designate the Biscayne National Park visitor center as the 
    Dante Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Shaw), [26FE]
H.R. 3286--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the 
    treatment of certain bargain sales; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [26FE]

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H.R. 3287--
A bill to authorize United States participation in a quota increase and 
    the New Arrangements to Borrow of the International Monetary Fund, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Waters, 
    Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Torres), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [4MR], [5MR]
H.R. 3288--
A bill to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to eliminate 
    the chilling effect on the constitutionally protected expression of 
    religion by State and local officials that results from the threat 
    that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Aderholt, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Jones, Mr. Largent, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Souder), 
    [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [12MR], [11JN]
H.R. 3289--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain weaving machines; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, [26FE]
H.R. 3290--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the low-
    income housing credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Weller, 
    and Mr. Houghton), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [19MR], [31MR], [21AP], [30AP], [7MY], 
    [14MY], [22MY], [5JN], [10JN], [19JN], [25JN], [17JY], [24JY], 
    [24SE]
H.R. 3291--
A bill to repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to 
    Federal Family Education Loans; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. 
    Bereuter), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [3MR], [4MR], [17MR]
H.R. 3292--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit 
    for dependent care services necessary for gainful employment and to 
    provide an equivalent benefit for families where one parent stays at 
    home to provide childcare for a child under the age of 4 and to 
    amend the Social Security Act to provide grants to States to improve 
    the quality and availability of child care, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut, [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [27MR], [30AP], [7MY], [5JN]
H.R. 3293--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the access 
    of women to higher education opportunities; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
    Norton, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Schumer), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [31MR], [1AP], [22AP], [9JN], [22JN]
H.R. 3294--
A bill to modify the marketing of certain silk products and containers; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI (by request), [26FE]
H.R. 3295--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 1301 Clay Street in 
    Oakland, California, as the ``Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building''; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Ms. Harman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, 
    Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Condit, Ms. Waters, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Torres, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Mr. Ford, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Kim, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Clay, Ms. Carson, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Bishop, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Rogan, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Owens, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Rangel), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [11MR], [17MR], [18MR], [24MR], [23AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-520), [7MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9SE]
H.R. 3296--
A bill to amend subpart 8 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education 
    Act of 1965 to support the participation of low-income parents in 
    postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based child 
    care; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Kennedy 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Green, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, and Ms. Woolsey), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2OC]
H.R. 3297--
A bill to suspend the continued development of a roadless area policy on 
    public domain units and other units of the National Forest System 
    pending adequate public participation and determinations that a 
    roadless area policy will not adversely affect forest health; to the 
    Committees on Agriculture; Resources, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Young 
    of Alaska, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Gibbons, 
    Mr. Stump, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hill, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Taylor of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Solomon, and Mrs. Cubin), 
    [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [5MR], [17MR], [24MR], [22AP], [12MY], [20MY]
  Reported from the Committee on Resources with amendment (H. Rept. 105-
    816, part 1), [12OC]
H.R. 3298--
A bill to prohibit the use of vending machines to sell tobacco products 
    in all locations other than in locations in which the presence of 
    minors is not permitted; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Evans, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
    Martinez, and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26MR]
H.R. 3299--
A bill to establish limitation with respect to the disclosure and use of 
    genetic information in connection with group health plans and health 
    insurance coverage, to provide for consistant standards applicable 
    in connection with hospital care and medical services provided under 
    title 38 of the United States Code, to prohibit employment 
    discrimination on the basis of genetic information and genetic 
    testing, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce; Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. Linda SMITH of Washington, [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN]
H.R. 3300--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small 
    employers a credit against income tax for costs incurred in 
    establishing a qualified employer plan; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Ms. STABENOW, [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [19MR], [22AP], [22MY], [4JN], [14JY]
H.R. 3301--
A bill to amend chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code, to allow the 
    Secretary of the Treasury greater discretion with regard to the 
    placement of the required inscriptions on quarter dollars issued 
    under the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [2MR]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [27MR]
  Passed Senate, [19MY]
  Presented to the President (May 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-176] (signed May 29, 1998)
H.R. 3302--
A bill to amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 
    1991 to provide a loan to the Madera-Chowchilla Power Authority; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH, [2MR]
H.R. 3303--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for 
    fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001; to authorize appropriations for 
    fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to carry out certain programs 
    administered by the Department of Justice; to amend title 28 of the 
    United States Code with respect to the use of funds available to the 
    Department of Justice, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Conyers), [3MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-526), [12MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [22JN]
H.R. 3304--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a 2-year 
    recovery period for depreciation of computers and peripheral 
    equipment used in manufacturing; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COLLINS, [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [6MY], [11MY], [12MY], [13MY], [19MY], [4JN], 
    [9JN], [16JN], [17JN], [29JY], [9SE], [24SE]
H.R. 3305--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to report quarterly to 
    the Congress on the programs led by the International Monetary Fund 
    to financially stabilize East Asian countries; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. COOK, [3MR]
H.R. 3306--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum 
    Pell grant from $3,000 to $5,000; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [3MR]
H.R. 3307--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a 
    deduction for contributions to education individual retirement 
    accounts, to increase the amount which may be contributed to such 
    accounts, to permit such accounts to be used to pay elementary and 
    secondary education expenses and training expenses of older 
    individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, and Mr. Paul), [3MR]
H.R. 3308--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit 
    against income tax for taxpayers with certain persons requiring 
    custodial care in their households; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [20OC]
H.R. 3309--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit private 
    educational institutions to maintain qualified tuition programs 
    which are comparable to qualified State tuition programs, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, and Mr. Paul), [3MR]
H.R. 3310--
A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, for the 
    purpose of facilitating compliance by small businesses with certain 
    Federal paperwork requirements, and to establish a task force to 
    examine the feasibility of streamlining paperwork requirements 
    applicable to small businesses; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; Small Business, for a period to

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    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MCINTOSH (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Frost, Ms. Woolsey, 
    Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sununu, 
    Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shays, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
    Miller of Florida, Mr. Livingston, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, and Mr. Snowbarger), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-462, part 1), [24MR]
  Referral to the Committee on Small Business extended, [24MR]
  Committee on Small Business discharged, [24MR]
  Cosponsors removed, [25MR]
  Passed House amended, [26MR]
H.R. 3311--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve 
    international education at postsecondary institutions; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Ford, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
    Kucinich), [3MR]
H.R. 3312--
A bill to establish the Federal Aviation Research and Evaluation Board; 
    to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; the 
    Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Walsh, and Mr. McHugh), [3MR]
H.R. 3313--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
    partial removal of limitations on contributions to candidates whose 
    opponents exceed personal contribution limitations in an election; 
    to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER, [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26MR]
H.R. 3314--
A bill to provide grants to States to encourage fathers to become better 
    parents; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Hayworth, and Mr. Watkins), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [28AP], [22MY]
H.R. 3315--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to remove the 
    limitations on amounts that may be contributed to a Federal election 
    campaign, to require political parties to disclose transfers of 
    certain non-Federal funds, to promote the expedited availability of 
    reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission, to prohibit 
    individuals not qualified to register to vote in elections for 
    Federal office from making campaign contributions, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SNOWBARGER, [3MR]
H.R. 3316--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on IN-W4280; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WISE, [3MR]
H.R. 3317--
A bill to provide that each State may establish a pilot program for 
    mediation of private rights of action under the Migrant and Seasonal 
    Agricultural Worker Protection Act; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [4MR]
H.R. 3318--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the one-call 
    notification process, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BAKER (for himself and Mr. Pallone), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [31MR], [1AP], [21AP], [30AP], [25JN], 
    [16JY]
H.R. 3319--
A bill to provide for notice to owners of property that may be subject 
    to the exercise of eminent domain by private nongovernmental 
    entities under certain Federal authorization statutes, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WAMP, [4MR]
H.R. 3320--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the 
    incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Yates, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. DeLauro, 
    Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Green, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Rush, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Strickland, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Carson, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Etheridge, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Tierney, 
    Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Weygand), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [20MY], [9JN], [23JN], [24JY], [29JY], 
    [30JY], [9SE], [15SE], [18SE], [5OC], [15OC]
H.R. 3321--
A bill to amend the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [4MR]
H.R. 3322--
A bill to repeal the prohibition on the use of Robert Gray Army Airfield 
    at Fort Hood, Texas, by civil aviation; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. EDWARDS, [4MR]
H.R. 3323--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    provide for duty-free treatment of oxidized polyacrylonitrile 
    fibers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GUTKNECHT, [4MR]
H.R. 3324--
A bill to suspend from January 1, 1998, until December 31, 2002, the 
    duty on SE2SI Spray Granulated (HOE S 4291); to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [4MR]
H.R. 3325--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, [4MR]
H.R. 3326--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Ethylhexanoic acid; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, [4MR]
H.R. 3327--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical Polyvinyl 
    butyral; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, [4MR]
H.R. 3328--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain anti-HIV and anti-
    AIDS drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Meehan), [4MR]
H.R. 3329--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand certain 
    enterprise zone incentives applicable to portions of the District of 
    Columbia and to provide for individuals who are residents of the 
    District of Columbia a maximum rate of tax of 15 percent on income 
    from sources within the District of Columbia; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Ms. NORTON, [4MR]
H.R. 3330--
A bill to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on the 
    basis of race, sex, color, national origin, or ethnicity in 
    connection with admission to an institution of higher education 
    participating in any program authorized under the Higher Education 
    Act of 1965; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [4MR]
H.R. 3331--
A bill to ensure the transparency of International Monetary Fund 
    operations; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Armey, and Mr. Campbell), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [10MR], [11MR], [12MR], [19MR], [24MR], 
    [26MR], [27MR], [30MR], [1AP], [23AP], [28AP], [30AP], [13MY], 
    [17JN], [18JN]
H.R. 3332--
A bill to amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to authorize 
    appropriations for fiscal years 1999 and 2000 for the Next 
    Generation Internet program, to require the Advisory Committee on 
    High-Performance Computing and Communications, Information 
    Technology, and the Next Generation Internet to monitor and give 
    advice concerning the development and implementation of the Next 
    Generation Internet program and report to the President and the 
    Congress on its activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Science.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Brown of California), [4MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14SE]
  Passed Senate, [8OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-305] (signed October 28, 1998)
H.R. 3333--
A bill to establish a policy of the United States with respect to 
    nuclear nonproliferation; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. STARK, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [18MY], [8OC]
H.R. 3334--
A bill to provide certainty for, reduce administrative and compliance 
    burdens associated with, and streamline and improve the collection 
    of royalties from Federal and outer continental shelf oil and gas 
    leases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Brady), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [4JN], [18JN]
H.R. 3335--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to require the timely 
    application to imported fruits and vegetables of grade, size, 
    quality, and maturity requirements applicable to comparable 
    domestically produced fruits and vegetables under agricultural 
    marketing orders; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mrs. THURMAN, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [19MR], [24MR]
H.R. 3336--
A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in 
    Gainesville, Florida, as the ``Malcom Randall Department of Veterans 
    Affairs Medical Center''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself and Mr. Evans), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [11MR], [12MR], [17MR], [18MR], [23MR], 
    [24MR], [22AP]
H.R. 3337--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carrier 
    baggage liability to be not less than $2,000 per passenger; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hinchey, and 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), [5MR]
H.R. 3338--
A bill to ensure excellent recruitment and training of math and science 
    teachers at institutions of higher education; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frost, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
    Reyes, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    McGovern, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
    Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Rush, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Vento, and Mr. Dooley of California), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [18MR], [1AP], [28AP]
H.R. 3339--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to ensure that 
    rice farms covered by a production flexibility contract remain in 
    rice

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    production during the term of the contract when the principal 
    producer of rice on the farm is a tenant or sharecropper; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. PAUL, [5MR]
H.R. 3340--
A bill to provide an exemption from certain import prohibitions; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Gejdenson), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [22MY]
H.R. 3341--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen the 
    naturalization process; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT, [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [21AP], [22AP], [4MY], [18MY], [19MY], 
    [18JN], [25JN], [16JY], [29JY], [13OC]
H.R. 3342--
A bill to prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care 
    workers who report unsafe conditions and practices which impact on 
    patient care; to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Klink, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Coyne, Ms. DeLauro, 
    Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Filner, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Green, Ms. 
    Harman, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
    Mascara), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [26MR], [23AP], [6MY], [19MY], [18JN], 
    [19JN], [25JN], [15JY], [23SE], [25SE]
H.R. 3343--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical used in the 
    textile industry and in water treatment; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT, [5MR]
H.R. 3344--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical used in the 
    paper industry; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT, [5MR]
H.R. 3345--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical used in 
    water treatment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT, [5MR]
H.R. 3346--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical used in 
    water treatment and beauty care products; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT, [5MR]
H.R. 3347--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical used in 
    photography products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT, [5MR]
H.R. 3348--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical used in 
    peroxide stabilizer and compounding; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. TALENT, [5MR]
H.R. 3349--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical used in the 
    textile industry; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT, [5MR]
H.R. 3350--
A bill to direct the Foreign Trade Zones Board to expand Foreign Trade 
    Zone No. 143 to include an area of the municipal airport of Chico, 
    California; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER, [5MR]
H.R. 3351--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish the Protect Social 
    Security Account into which the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
    deposit budget surpluses until a reform measure is enacted to ensure 
    the long-term solvency of the OASDI trust funds; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Nussle, 
    Mr. Collins, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Porter), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [24MR], [6MY], [13MY]
H.R. 3352--
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the housing 
    guaranty program under that Act; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Riley), 
    [5MR]
H.R. 3353--
A bill to direct the United States representatives at certain 
    international financial institutions to insist that the institutions 
    uphold the trade liberalization commitments made by the Asian 
    countries receiving assistance from such institutions; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Snyder, Mr. John, and Mrs. Emerson), 
    [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR]
H.R. 3354--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on trifluoromethylaniline; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3355--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-chloro-N-(2,6- dinitro-4- 
    (tri-fluoromethyl) phenyl) -N- ethyl-6-fluorobenzenemethanamine; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3356--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on streptomycin sulfate; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3357--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on propanoic acid, 2- [4-[(5-
    chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy] -phenoxy -2-propynyl ester; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3358--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2, 4 dichloro 3,5 dinitro 
    benzotrifluoride; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3359--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on acetic acid, [(5-chloro-8-
    quinolinyl)oxy]-, 1-methyhexyl ester; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3360--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on acetic acid, [[2-chloro-4-
    fluoro-5- [(tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H, 3H- [1,3,4] thiadiazolo [3,4-a] 
    pyridazin-1-ylidene) amino] phenyl] thio]-, methyl ester; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3361--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on orthonitrophenyl; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3362--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on chloroacetone; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3363--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on calcium oxytetracycline; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3364--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on sodium N-methyl-N oleoyl 
    taurate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3365--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on dialkylnaphthalene sulfonic 
    acid sodium salt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3366--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on O- (6-chloro-3-phenyl-4-
    pyridazinyl) -S-octyl-carbonothioate; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3367--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-cyclopropyl- 6-methyl- 2-
    phenylamino-pyrimidine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3368--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on O,O-Dimethyl-S- [5-methoxy-2-
    oxo-1,3,4- thiadiazol-3 (2H) -yl-methyl]- dithiophosphate; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3369--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on (Ethyl [2- (4- phenoxyphenoxy) 
    ethyl] carbamate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3370--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1- (4-methoxy- 6-methyl- 
    triazin- 2-yl) -3- [2-(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl) -phenylsulfonyl] -
    urea; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3371--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3- [4,6-Bis (difluoromethoxy)- 
    pryimidin-2-yl] -1- (2-methoxy-carbonylphenylsulfonyl) urea; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3372--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3- (6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-
    triazin-2-yl) -1- [2- (2-chloroethoxy)- phenylsulfonyl -urea; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3373--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on [(2S, 4R)/(2R, 4S)/[(2R, 4R)/
    (2S, 4S) -1- (2-[4- (4-chloro-phenoxy) -2- chlorophenyl] -4-methyl-
    1, 3-dioxolan-2-yl-methyl)- 1H-1,2,4-triazole; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5MR]
H.R. 3374--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    provide for temporary duty-free treatment for semiconductor plating 
    lines; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRAPO, [5MR]
H.R. 3375--
A bill to provide for the temporary reduction of duty on synthetic 
    quartz substrates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself and Mr. Smith of Texas), [5MR]
H.R. 3376--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit 
    against income tax to taxpayers who use certain clean-burning fuels 
    as a motor vehicle fuel; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENSIGN, [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [18MR], [31MR], [21AP], [27AP], [10JN], 
    [4AU]
H.R. 3377--
A bill to clarify the rules of origin for textile and apparel products 
    from American Samoa; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, [5MR]
H.R. 3378--
A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
    establishment of Fort Clatsop National Memorial in the State of 
    Oregon, and for other purposes'', to authorize the Secretary of the 
    Interior to acquire additional lands for Fort Clatsop National 
    Memorial in accordance with the Fort Clatsop National Memorial's 
    General Management Plan dated June 1995; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Ms. FURSE, [5MR]
H.R. 3379--
A bill to restore food stamp benefits for aliens; to the Committees on 
    Agriculture; the Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [28AP], [13MY]
H.R. 3380--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, relating to public charter 
    operations at certain reliever airports; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [5MR]
H.R. 3381--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
    Interior to exchange land

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    and other assets with Big Sky Lumber Co.; to the Committees on 
    Resources; Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HILL, [5MR]
  Reported from the Committee on Resources with amendments (H. Rept. 
    105-723, part 1), [16SE]
  Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended, [16SE]
  Committee on Agriculture discharged, [16SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23SE]
  Passed Senate, [2OC]
  Presented to the President (October 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-267] (signed October 19, 1998)
H.R. 3382--
A bill to offer small businesses certain protections from litigation 
    excesses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Myrick, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Shays, Mr. Goode, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
    Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Gallegly, and Mr. Norwood), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [31MR], [30AP], [12MY], [10JN], [17JY]
H.R. 3383--
A bill to amend Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 
    1990 to authorize the limited acquisition of additional acreage for 
    the historic site to permit the development of vistor and 
    administrative facilites and to authorize the appropriation of 
    additional amounts for the acquisition of real and personal 
    property; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, [5MR]
H.R. 3384--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals used in the 
    formulation of an HIV Antiviral Drug; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [5MR]
H.R. 3385--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-HIV/
    anti-AIDS drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [5MR]
H.R. 3386--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-cancer 
    drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [5MR]
H.R. 3387--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-cancer 
    drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [5MR]
H.R. 3388--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain drug substance used 
    as an HIV Antiviral Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [5MR]
H.R. 3389--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain drug substance used 
    as an HIV Antiviral Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [5MR]
H.R. 3390--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals used in the 
    formulation of an HIV Antiviral Drug; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [5MR]
H.R. 3391--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals used in the 
    formulation of an HIV Antiviral Drug; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [5MR]
H.R. 3392--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals used in the 
    formulation of an HIV Antiviral Drug; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [5MR]
H.R. 3393--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals used in the 
    formulation of an HIV Antiviral Drug; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [5MR]
H.R. 3394--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals used in the 
    formulation of an HIV Antiviral Drug; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [5MR]
H.R. 3395--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain printing machinery; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCRERY, [5MR]
H.R. 3396--
A bill to establish standards of conduct for Department of Justice 
    employees, and to establish a review board to monitor compliance 
    with such standards; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McDADE (for himself and Mr. Murtha), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [24MR], [26MR], [27MR], [31MR], [1AP], 
    [21AP], [23AP], [28AP], [30AP], [6MY], [13MY], [14MY], [18MY], 
    [20MY], [21MY], [22MY], [4JN], [9JN], [10JN], [11JN], [17JN], 
    [22JN], [16JY], [22JY], [4AU], [6AU]
  Cosponsors removed, [11JN], [16JN], [29JY], [10SE]
H.R. 3397--
A bill to require an employer which is subject to the Worker Adjustment 
    and Retraining Notification Act and who gives a notice of a plant 
    closing to negotiate in good faith regarding possible means of using 
    the plant and equipment for continued employment, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OBEY, [5MR]
H.R. 3398--
A bill to eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be supplied for 
    background checks on volunteers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
    Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Combest, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, and Mr. Weldon of Florida), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [11JN], [18JN]
H.R. 3399--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of campaigns for election for Federal office, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; Education and 
    the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Paxon), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR]
H.R. 3400--
A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 
    to improve the availability of child care and development services 
    during periods outside normal school hours, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, and 
    Mr. DeFazio), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [11MR], [17MR], [24MR], [26MR], [27MR], 
    [31MR], [21AP], [22AP], [27AP], [28AP], [30AP], [6MY], [7MY], 
    [12MY], [19MY], [22MY], [3JN], [22JN], [16JY], [24JY], [5AU], [15OC]
H.R. 3401--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on parts for use in 
    the manufacture of loudspeakers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SPENCE, [5MR]
H.R. 3402--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on certain 
    electrical transformers for use in the manufacture of audio systems; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SPENCE, [5MR]
H.R. 3403--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the duty on loudspeakers not 
    mounted in their enclosures; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SPENCE, [5MR]
H.R. 3404--
A bill to require additional public education, outreach, and 
    participation with respect to the disposal of napalm and certain 
    other materials owned or controlled by the Department of Defense, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY, [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR]
H.R. 3405--
A bill to amend the child and adult care food program under the National 
    School Lunch Act to revise the eligibility of private organizations 
    under that program; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [5MR]
H.R. 3406--
A bill to clarify the regulation of Alaskan Guide Pilots conducting air 
    flights in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [5MR]
H.R. 3407--
A bill to provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of self-
    tapping screws; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, [5MR]
H.R. 3408--
A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to 
    provide for local participation in decisions of States to 
    dedesignate segments of the Appalachian development highway system; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Mr. Rahall), [9MR]
H.R. 3409--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a chemical known as 5-tertiary 
    butyl-isophthalic acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WICKER, [10MR]
H.R. 3410--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a 24-
    month pilot program permitting certain aliens to be admitted into 
    the United States to provide temporary or seasonal agricultural 
    services pursuant to a labor condition attestation and to offset 
    those admissions with temporary reductions in diversity and 
    unskilled workers' immigrant visas; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [21MY], [15JY], [23JY]
H.R. 3411--
A bill to establish a commission to review, and make recommendations 
    with respect to, leadership in mathematics education; to the 
    Committees on Science; Education and the Workforce, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28JY]
H.R. 3412--
A bill to amend and make technical corrections in title III of the Small 
    Business Investment Act; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Ms. Velazquez), [10MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-450), [17MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [24MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [30SE]
H.R. 3413--
A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to allow groups which 
    comprise the membership of any Federal credit union to continue to 
    comprise such membership; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. BAKER, [10MR]
H.R. 3414--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical KL540; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CALLAHAN, [10MR]
H.R. 3415--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical methyl 
    thioglycolate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CALLAHAN, [10MR]

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H.R. 3416--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on tebufenozide; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [10MR]
H.R. 3417--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on organic luminescent pigments, 
    dyes and fibers for security applications; and, 4-Hexylresorcinol; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [10MR]
H.R. 3418--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on polymethine sensitizing dyes 
    for photo/imaging applications and, certain fluorozirconium 
    compounds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [10MR]
H.R. 3419--
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain 
    entries of mueslix cereals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON, [10MR]
H.R. 3420--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the method for 
    filling vacancies in the Department of Justice; to the Committees on 
    the Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Smith of Texas, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
    Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Rogan, and Mr. Graham), [10MR]
H.R. 3421--
A bill to amend section 313(p)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow 
    duty drawback for Methyl Tertiary-butyl Ether (``MTBE''), a finished 
    petroleum derivative; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SAM JOHNSON, [10MR]
H.R. 3422--
A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to drawback for 
    finished petroleum derivatives; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SAM JOHNSON, [10MR]
H.R. 3423--
A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to drawback for 
    finished petroleum derivatives; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SAM JOHNSON, [10MR]
H.R. 3424--
A bill to provide for reductions in duty for the chemical Rimsulfuron 
    Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LAHOOD, [10MR]
H.R. 3425--
A bill to provide for reductions in duty for carbamic acid (U-9069); to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LAHOOD, [10MR]
H.R. 3426--
A bill to provide for reductions in duty for the chemical DPX-E9260; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LAHOOD, [10MR]
H.R. 3427--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical DPX-E6758; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LAHOOD, [10MR]
H.R. 3428--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain drug substance used 
    as an HIV Antiviral Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [10MR]
H.R. 3429--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain drug substance used 
    in the formulation of HIV Antiviral Drug; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [10MR]
H.R. 3430--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain polyethylene base 
    materials; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MCDERMOTT, [10MR]
H.R. 3431--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2000, the duty on Benzenepropanal, 
    4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-Methyl-; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [10MR]
H.R. 3432--
A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that 5-year reviews of 
    countervailing duty or antidumping duty orders would not be 
    conducted in certain cases in which the merchandise subject to the 
    orders was prohibited from being imported into the United States 
    because of trade sanctions imposed against the country in which the 
    merchandise originates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [10MR]
H.R. 3433--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a Ticket to Work 
    and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration 
    to provide beneficiaries with disabilities meaningful opportunities 
    to return to work and to extend Medicare coverage for such 
    beneficiaries, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
    provide a tax credit for impairment-related work expenses; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself and Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [27MR], [6MY], [12MY]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-537), [18MY]
  Passed House amended, [4JN]
H.R. 3434--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide limited 
    authority for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and 
    veterans' disability compensation in the case of certain disabled 
    military retirees who are over the age of 65; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis), [11MR]
H.R. 3435--
A bill to remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing for all 
    Americans; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Torres, Mr. Jackson, 
    Mr. Talent, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [1AP], [22AP], [30AP], [12MY], [13MY], 
    [14MY], [21MY], [22MY], [10JN], [17JN], [25JN], [14JY], [6AU], 
    [10SE], [8OC]
H.R. 3436--
A bill to amend Public Law 96-87 to authorize the Secretary of the 
    Interior to acquire certain lands for inclusion in the Frederick Law 
    Olmstead National Historic Site; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE]
H.R. 3437--
A bill to provide market transition assistance for quota holders, active 
    tobacco producers, and tobacco-growing counties, to authorize a 
    private Tobacco Production Control Corporation and tobacco loan 
    associations to control the production and marketing and ensure the 
    quality of tobacco in the United States, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Agriculture; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Sisisky), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [2OC]
H.R. 3438--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking a child 
    hostage in order to evade arrest; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Traficant), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [18MR], [25MR], [21AP], [28AP], [30AP], 
    [12MY]
H.R. 3439--
A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to require 
    insured credit unions to meet the credit needs of the community 
    served by the credit union; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15OC]
H.R. 3440--
A bill to improve the supply of well-qualified elementary school and 
    secondary school teachers; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Dooley of California), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR]
H.R. 3441--
A bill to amend the National Environmental Education Act to extend the 
    programs under the Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Walsh), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
H.R. 3442--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require schools and 
    libraries that receive universal service support for discounted 
    telecommunications services to establish policies governing access 
    to material that is inappropriate for children; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Manton), [11MR]
H.R. 3443--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    requirement for computation of tax on the aggregate income of 
    husband and wife and to repeal joint and several liability of 
    husband and wife; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [11MR]
H.R. 3444--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that in the 
    case of past-due benefits awarded an individual pursuant to a 
    proceeding before the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, any payment of 
    attorneys fees allowed with respect to such award shall be paid 
    directly to the attorney by the Secretary; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Rodriguez), [12MR]
H.R. 3445--
A bill to establish the Commission on Ocean Policy, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Bilbray), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP], [10JN], [17JN], [24JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Resources with amendment (H. Rept. 105-
    718, part 1), [15SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15SE]
H.R. 3446--
A bill to provide for the elimination of duty on Ziram; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (by request), [12MR]
H.R. 3447--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income 
    threshold amounts for determining the inclusion in gross income of 
    Social Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FILNER, [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30MR]
H.R. 3448--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    inflation adjustment of the income threshold amounts at which 85 
    percent of Social Security benefits become includible in gross 
    income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FILNER, [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30MR], [1OC]
H.R. 3449--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the adjusted 
    gross income threshold applicable in determining the deduction for 
    medical care and to increase the mileage deduction for 
    transportation for medical care; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FILNER, [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30MR]
H.R. 3450--
A bill to protect the retirement security of Americans; to the 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Government Reform and Oversight, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [12MR]
H.R. 3451--
A bill to amend the conservation reserve program to treat a non-profit 
    organization that rents land from a State (or a political 
    subdivision or

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    agency thereof) as a separate person for purposes of applying the 
    limitation on payments under conservation reserve contracts; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BOSWELL, [12MR]
H.R. 3452--
A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow the sale of certain 
    gasoline, alternative motor fuels, and motor oil at duty-free sales 
    enterprises; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMP, [12MR]
H.R. 3453--
A bill to designate the Federal Building and Post Office located at 100 
    East B Street, Casper, Wyoming, as the ``Dick Cheney Federal 
    Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. CUBIN, [12MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-519), [7MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [14JY]
H.R. 3454--
A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the common bond 
    requirements for members of Federal credit unions; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. EHRLICH, [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR]
H.R. 3455--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to authorize the 
    Secretary of Agriculture to extend the term of marketing assistance 
    loans; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. HILL, [12MR]
H.R. 3456--
A bill to provide for personal Social Security plus accounts funded by 
    surpluses in the total budget of the United States Government and 
    available for private investment in indexed funds; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KASICH (for himself and Mr. Shays), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [30AP]
H.R. 3457--
A bill to prohibit movies in which a tobacco company has paid to have 
    its tobacco product featured; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LUTHER, [12MR]
H.R. 3458--
A bill to amend Public Law 90-419 to repeal a condition imposed in 
    granting the consent of Congress to the Great Lakes Basin Compact; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE]
H.R. 3459--
A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to require the 
    medical improvement standard to be used in redetermining the 
    eligibility of 18-year-olds for supplemental security income 
    benefits by reason of disability, and to allow funds in dedicated 
    savings accounts to be used for food, clothing, shelter, utility, 
    and personal items of a child; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Martinez), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [28AP], [9JN]
H.R. 3460--
A bill to approve a governing international fishery agreement between 
    the United States and the Republic of Latvia, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (by request), [12MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-613), [14JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3AU]
H.R. 3461--
A bill to approve a governing international fishery agreement between 
    the United States and the Republic of Poland; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (by request), [12MR]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [12OC]
  Passed Senate, [21OC]
  Presented to the President, [2NO]
  Approved [Public Law 105-384] (signed November 13, 1998)
H.R. 3462--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require 
    notification of recalls of drugs and devices, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Kucinich), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27MR], [1AP], [22MY]
H.R. 3463--
A bill to provide for the installation of enhanced vision technologies 
    to replace and enhance conventional lighting systems with respect to 
    airport improvement projects; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [12MR]
H.R. 3464--
A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to revise the 
    authority of the independent counsel, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
    Thompson), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR], [24MR], [19MY], [21JY]
H.R. 3465--
A bill to provide an exemption from certain import prohibitions; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Gejdenson), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 3466--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional 
    incentives for the use of clean-fuel vehicles by enterprise zone 
    businesses within empowerment zones; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [14MY], [21MY], [9JN]
H.R. 3467--
A bill to address the protection of the California spotted owl and its 
    habitat in the Sierran Province of Region 5 of the Forest Service 
    through the use of an interim management direction consistent with 
    the requirements of existing public land management and 
    environmental laws and by setting a date certain for the completion 
    of a final environmental impact statement for the management of the 
    California spotted owl; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Smith of 
    Oregon, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Herger, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    Pombo, and Mr. Thomas), [17MR]
H.R. 3468--
A bill providing that certain intermodal transportation facilities not 
    be exempt from local zoning ordinances; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [17MR]
H.R. 3469--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
    to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and 
    group health plans provide for external appeals in the case of 
    adverse determinations involving experimental treatment, significant 
    costs, or a serious medical condition; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CARDIN, [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [24MR], [23AP], [30AP]
H.R. 3470--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access to health 
    insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals ages 55 to 65 to be 
    fully funded through premiums and anti-fraud provisions, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Coyne, 
    Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
    Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Yates, Mr. Oberstar, and Ms. Norton), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [25MR], [31MR], [22AP], [28AP], [7MY], 
    [19MY], [20MY], [21MY], [3JN], [17JN], [23JN]
H.R. 3471--
A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to combat 
    waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare Program; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Commerce; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR]
H.R. 3472--
A bill to amend the Bank Protection Act of 1968 for purposes of 
    facilitating the use of electronic authentication techniques by 
    financial institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Banking and Financial Services; Commerce, the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. COOK, [17MR]
H.R. 3473--
A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to 
    allow institutions of higher education to offer faculty members who 
    are serving under a contract or arrangement providing for unlimited 
    tenure, benefits on voluntary retirement that are reduced or 
    eliminated on the basis of age, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Roemer, and Mr. Petri), [17MR]
H.R. 3474--
A bill to help parents keep their children from starting to use tobacco 
    products, to expose the tobacco industry's past misconduct and to 
    stop the tobacco industry from targeting children, to eliminate or 
    greatly reduce the illegal use of tobacco products by children, to 
    improve the public health by reducing the overall use of tobacco 
    products, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Ways and Means; the Judiciary; Education and the Workforce; 
    Agriculture; the Budget; Resoources; International Relations, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
    Becerra, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. 
    DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McGovern, 
    Mr. McHale, Mr. Minge, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
    Stokes, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Underwood, and Mr. Yates), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [31MR], [22AP], [29AP]
H.R. 3475--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for the health insurance costs of all individuals who are not 
    eligible to participate in employer-subsidized health plans; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [27MR], [6MY], [31JY]
H.R. 3476--
A bill to reform the financing of Federal elections; to the Committees 
    on House Oversight;

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    Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce; Government Reform and 
    Oversight; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LEVIN, [17MR]
H.R. 3477--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain drug substance used 
    in the formulation of HIV Antiviral Drug; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [17MR]
H.R. 3478--
A bill to amend the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act to 
    provide for a final settlement of the claims of the Colorado Ute 
    Indian Tribes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, and Mr. Skeen), [17MR]
H.R. 3479--
A bill to provide for the implementation of recommendations of the 
    National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MCKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Castle), [17MR]
H.R. 3480--
A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene 
    copolymer (ETFE); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MOLLOHAN, [17MR]
H.R. 3481--
A bill to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to 
    recognize that electronic forms of providing MSDSs provide the same 
    level of access to information as paper copies; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ROEMER, [17MR]
H.R. 3482--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 11000 Wilshire 
    Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the ``Abraham Lincoln 
    Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WAXMAN, [17MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-654), [29JY]
H.R. 3483--
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain 
    entries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [17MR]
H.R. 3484--
A bill to provide for the adjudication of certain claims against the 
    Government of Iraq and to ensure priority for United States veterans 
    filing such claims; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. DOGGETT, [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [11JN], [2OC]
H.R. 3485--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of campaigns for election for Federal office, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [18MR]
  Reported from the Committee on House Oversight with amendment (H. 
    Rept. 105-457, part 1), [23MR]
  Referred to the Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and Means, [23MR]
  Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and Means discharged, [23MR]
H.R. 3486--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical used in the 
    textile industry and in water treatment; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT, [18MR]
H.R. 3487--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical used in the 
    paper industry; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT, [18MR]
H.R. 3488--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical used in 
    water treatment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT, [18MR]
H.R. 3489--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical used in 
    water treatment and beauty care products; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT, [18MR]
H.R. 3490--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical used in 
    photography products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT, [18MR]
H.R. 3491--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical used in 
    peroxide stabilizer and compounding; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. TALENT, [18MR]
H.R. 3492--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical used in the 
    textile industry; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT, [18MR]
H.R. 3493--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional 
    taxpayer rights; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COYNE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Rangel, 
    Mr. Herger, Mr. Stark, Mr. Camp, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. 
    Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Cardin, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Weller, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Becerra, and Mrs. Thurman), [18MR]
H.R. 3494--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to violent 
    sex crimes against children, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. Pryce of 
    Ohio, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Northup, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Gutknecht, and 
    Mr. Lampson), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27MR], [27AP], [29AP], [30AP], [6MY], [11MY], 
    [13MY], [14MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-557), [3JN]
  Passed House amended, [11JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendments, [12OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-314] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 3495--
A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit fees charged 
    by financial institutions for the use of automatic teller machines, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. HINCHEY, [18MR]
H.R. 3496--
A bill to develop a demonstration project through the National Science 
    Foundation to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, 
    science, and information technology; to the Committees on Science; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY]
H.R. 3497--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for contributions to individual investment accounts, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Baker, 
    Mr. Solomon, Mr. Herger, Mr. John, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Tauzin, 
    Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Armey), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [30AP]
H.R. 3498--
A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
    Act to authorize the States of Washington, Oregon, and California to 
    regulate the Dungeness crab fishery in the exclusive economic zone; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Ms. Furse, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Riggs, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
    Washington, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-674), [4AU]
H.R. 3499--
A bill to authorize the Washington Interdependence Council to establish 
    a memorial to Mr. Benjamin Banneker in the District of Columbia; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Ms. NORTON, [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [20MY], [22MY], [16JN], [25JN]
H.R. 3500--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter 
    recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold 
    improvements; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW, [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [21JY], [28JY], [6AU], [9SE], [16SE]
H.R. 3501--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    change the special rate of duty on purified terephthalic acid 
    imported from Mexico; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Strickland), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [25JN], [29JY]
H.R. 3502--
A bill to establish the Independent Commission on Campaign Finance 
    Reform to recommend reforms in the laws relating to the financing of 
    politcal activity; to the Committees on House Oversight; Rules, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Horn, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
    Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown 
    of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mr. Castle, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mr. Clement, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, 
    Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Engel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Hamilton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Houghton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Luther, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Manton, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McHale, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. Moran 
    of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Petri, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, 
    Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Strickland, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Ms. Woolsey), 
    [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [25MR], [21AP]
H.R. 3503--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the 
    portability of retirement benefits, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for condition of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Green, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Frost, Mr. Yates, Mr. Stupak, 
    Mr. Torres, Mr. Evans, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
    Sessions), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27MR], [22AP], [30AP], [22MY], [17JN], [14JY], 
    [23JY], [10SE], [16SE], [18SE], [26SE], [8OC]
H.R. 3504--
A bill to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize 
    appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
    Arts and to further define the criteria for capital repair and 
    operation and maintenance; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar) (both by request), 
    [19MR]

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  Cosponsors added, [6MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-533), [13MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3JN]
  Passed Senate, [31JY]
  Presented to the President (August 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-226] (signed August 12, 1998)
H.R. 3505--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the implementation of 
    the revised ozone and particulate matter standards, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DOOLEY of California (for himself and Mr. Boyd), [19MR]
H.R. 3506--
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Gerald R. and Betty Ford; 
    to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Tiahrt, Mr. Horn, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Aderholt, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
    Mr. Kingston, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
    Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hansen, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. LaHood, 
    Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Camp, 
    Mr. Leach, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Linder, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Stump, Mr. Everett, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
    and Mr. Callahan), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [31MR], [1AP], [21AP], [22AP], [23AP], [28AP], 
    [30AP], [5MY], [7MY], [13MY], [21MY], [11JN], [18JN], [19JN], 
    [23JN], [25JN], [15JY], [28JY]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [29JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [24SE]
H.R. 3507--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2001, the duty on certain 
    electrical transformers for use in the manufacture of audio systems; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SPENCE, [19MR]
H.R. 3508--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2001, the duty on loudspeakers not 
    mounted in their enclosures; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SPENCE, [19MR]
H.R. 3509--
A bill to suspend until December 31, 2001, the duty on parts for use in 
    the manufacture of loudspeakers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SPENCE, [19MR]
H.R. 3510--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the 
    Federal minimum wage; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Fazio of California, 
    Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Clay, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Clayton, 
    Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coyne, 
    Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Ford, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Green, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, 
    Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, 
    Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink 
    of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Poshard, 
    Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, 
    Mr. Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
    Scott, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
    Strickland, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
    Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yates, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Obey), 
    [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [30MR], [1AP], [21AP], [23AP], [30AP], [5MY]
H.R. 3511--
A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to authorize the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide additional 
    exceptions to the imposition of civil money penalties in cases of 
    payments to beneficiaries; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Ensign, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Camp, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. Towns), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [23AP], [24JN], [8OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-772, part 1), [5OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [5OC], [9OC], [16OC]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [21OC]
H.R. 3512--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to Federal 
    prisoners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. CHRISTENSEN, [19MR]
H.R. 3513--
A bill to reform agricultural credit programs of the Department of 
    Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Holden, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Thompson, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Condit, 
    Mr. Skelton, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Towns, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
    Furse, Ms. Danner, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Gephardt, Mr. Scott, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Watt of North 
    Carolina), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [31MR], [23AP]
H.R. 3514--
A bill to prevent violence against women, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the Workforce; Ways and 
    Means; Commerce; Banking and Financial Services; National Security; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
    Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coyne, 
    Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, 
    Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, 
    Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Ms. Sanchez, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Torres, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Woolsey), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [27MR], [1AP], [21AP], [28AP], [29AP], 
    [30AP], [7MY], [13MY], [14MY], [19MY], [20MY], [3JN], [4JN], [9JN], 
    [10JN], [16JN], [18JN], [22JN], [24JN], [25JN], [14JY], [22JY], 
    [6AU], [10SE], [15SE], [25SE], [1OC], [2OC], [6OC], [8OC], [9OC], 
    [10OC], [14OC]
H.R. 3515--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exclude from income, 
    for purposes of determining annual income for veterans' non-service-
    connected disability pension, amounts received by a veteran from any 
    judgment or settlement of a claim for damages against the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EHRLICH, [19MR]
H.R. 3516--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of campaigns for election for Federal office, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; Ways and 
    Means; Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [19MR]
H.R. 3517--
A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for diabetes 
    research through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued 
    United States postage stamps; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP], [6MY]
H.R. 3518--
A bill to provide for a transition to market-based rates for power sold 
    by the Federal Power Marketing Administrations and the Tennessee 
    Valley Authority, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure; Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Foley), 
    [19MR]
H.R. 3519--
A bill to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to 
    recognize that electronic forms of providing MSDSs provide the same 
    level of access to information as paper copies; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. GRANGER (for herself and Mr. Roemer), [19MR]
H.R. 3520--
A bill to adjust the boundaries of the Lake Chelan National Recreation 
    Area and the adjacent Wenatchee National Forest in the State of 
    Washington; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [19MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-560), [3JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9JN]
H.R. 3521--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of the Army Reserve Center in 
    Jamestown, Ohio, to benefit the Greeneview Local School District of 
    Jamestown, Ohio; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. HOBSON, [19MR]
H.R. 3522--
A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to establish the Blackstone 
    River Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode 
    Island'' to reauthorize assistance for historic, recreational, and 
    environmental education projects related to the Blackstone River 
    Valley National Heritage Corridor; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR]
H.R. 3523--
A bill to amend the false claims provisions of title 31, United States 
    Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Allen, 
    Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Boucher,

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    Mr. Boyd, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
    Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Meek 
    of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Paul, Mr. Porter, Mr. Regula, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
    Wexler), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [1AP], [21AP], [23AP], [28AP], [29AP], 
    [30AP], [5MY], [6MY], [12MY], [21MY], [22MY], [10JN], [16JN], 
    [24JN], [25JN], [14JY], [17JY], [21JY], [6AU], [17SE]
H.R. 3524--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    standard deduction for joint filers; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Matsui, 
    Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [31MR], [1AP], [28AP], [6MY], [20MY], [22MY], 
    [25JN], [22JY], [16SE]
H.R. 3525--
A bill to amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to 
    specify the number and use of vehicle lanes on any replacement of 
    the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia, [19MR]
H.R. 3526--
A bill to reform the financing of Federal elections; to the Committees 
    on House Oversight; Education and the Workforce; Government Reform 
    and Oversight; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
    Leach, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Luther, Mr. Bilbray, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Minge, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. Allen), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [24MR], [25MR], [27MR], [1AP], [21AP], 
    [28AP], [7MY], [12MY], [13MY], [19MY], [22MY], [16JN]
H.R. 3527--
A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a national 
    military park at the battle fields of the siege of Petersburg, 
    Virginia``, approved July 3, 1926, to limit the authority of the 
    Department of the Interior to impose fees for entrance to the City 
    Point Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SISISKY, [19MR]
H.R. 3528--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the use of 
    alternative dispute resolution processes in United States district 
    courts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE, [23MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-487), [21AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21AP]
  Passed Senate amended, [7OC]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendments, [10OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-315] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 3529--
A bill to establish a national policy against State and local 
    interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or online 
    services, and to excise congressional jurisdiction over interstate 
    commerce by establishing a moratorium on the imposition of exactions 
    that would interfere with the free flow of commerce via the 
    Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Rules; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. CHABOT, [23MR]
  Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment (H. Rept. 
    105-808, part 1), [10OC]
  Referral to the Committees on Rules; Ways and Means extended, [10OC]
  Committees on Rules; Ways and Means discharged, [10OC]
H.R. 3530--
A bill to address the destruction and degradation of important forest 
    resources on Federal lands in the United States through a program of 
    recovery and protection consistent with the requirements of existing 
    public land management and environmental laws, to establish a 
    program to inventory and analyze public and private forests, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Agriculture; Resources, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26MR]
H.R. 3531--
A bill to support breastfeeding by new mothers and encourage employers 
    to support workplace lactation programs, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means; House 
    Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight; Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Lantos, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Thurman, 
    and Ms. Woolsey), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [27AP], [6MY], [20MY], [22MY], [9JN], [23JN], 
    [14JY], [9SE], [16SE]
H.R. 3532--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
    for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado, [24MR]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-680), [6AU]
H.R. 3533--
A bill to terminate the exception provided for certain real estate 
    investment trusts from the rules relating to stapled entities; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COLLINS, [24MR]
H.R. 3534--
A bill to improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal private 
    sector mandates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Goode, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Dreier, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Armey, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Goss, Mr. McIntyre, 
    Mr. Linder, Mr. John, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Cramer, Mr. McInnis, 
    Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Doolittle, 
    Mr. Sessions, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Turner), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [28AP], [29AP], [30AP], [6MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-515), [7MY]
  Considered, [13MY]
  Passed House amended, [19MY]
H.R. 3535--
A bill to establish limits on medical malpractice claims, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Gibbons, and 
    Mr. Shays), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [21AP], [5MY], [10JN]
H.R. 3536--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the 
    construction in the United States of luxury yachts, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [24MR]
H.R. 3537--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the delivery 
    of alcohol to minors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Ms. Norton, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. Martinez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
    Rivers, and Ms. Jackson-Lee), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN]
H.R. 3538--
A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to limit 
    the amount of any increase in the payments required by health 
    insurance issuers for health insurance coverage provided to 
    individuals who are guaranteed an offer of enrollment under 
    individual health insurance coverage relative to other individuals 
    who purchase health insurance coverage; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Green), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [1AP], [23AP], [30AP], [4MY]
H.R. 3539--
A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to provide for 
    payment of compensation to individuals exposed to radiation as the 
    result of working in uranium mines and mills which provided uranium 
    for the use and benefit of the United States Government, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. REDMOND (for himself, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Schiff), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [21MY]
H.R. 3540--
A bill to assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
    on domestic job loss and the environment, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [22MY]
H.R. 3541--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    $500,000 exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence 
    shall apply to certain sales by a surviving spouse; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [28AP], [7MY], [12MY], [22MY], [18JN], [17JY]
H.R. 3542--
A bill to clarify the Bureau of Land Management's authority to make 
    sales and exchanges of certain Federal lands in the State of Oregon, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [24MR]
H.R. 3543--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a 
    political committee from reimbursing a candidate for election for 
    Federal office for amounts provided to the committee in support of 
    the candidate's campaign; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington, [24MR]
H.R. 3544--
A bill to amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act with respect 
    to the treatment of Lake Champlain; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UPTON, [24MR]
H.R. 3545--
A bill to amend section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to 
    ensure that the tenant-based rental assistance program under such 
    section is carried out in an efficient and fair manner; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BORSKI, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [31MR]
H.R. 3546--
A bill to provide for a national dialogue on Social Security and to 
    establish the Bipartisan Panel to Design Long-Range Social Security 
    Reform; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Bunning of Kentucky), 
    [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [22AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-493), [23AP]
  Passed House amended, [29AP]
H.R. 3547--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security

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    Act of 1974 to assure patient choice and access to services for 
    enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Coburn, 
    Mr. Strickland, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. Green), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP], [6MY], [5JN], [10JN], [6OC]
H.R. 3548--
A bill to establish a Fund for Environmental Priorities to be funded by 
    a portion of the consumer savings resulting from retail electricity 
    choice, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [25MR]
H.R. 3549--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the taxes on 
    diesel fuel and gasoline used in trains which were enacted for 
    deficit reduction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COLLINS, [25MR]
H.R. 3550--
A bill to provide a safety net for farmers and consumers, to promote the 
    development of farmer-owned value added processing facilities, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Mr. Evans, Mr. Minge, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    Poshard, and Ms. Stabenow), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [19MY], [29JY], [23SE]
H.R. 3551--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, relating to identity 
    fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Ms. DELAURO, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [31MR], [1AP], [30AP], [3JN], [10JN], [17JN], [25JN]
H.R. 3552--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the carryover 
    of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible 
    spending arrangements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DREIER, [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [23AP]
H.R. 3553--
A bill to amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief 
    Act to provide to nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and 
    Haiti an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status under that 
    Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
    Waters, Ms. Sanchez, and Ms. Roybal-Allard), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [31MR], [23AP], [30AP], [7MY], [13MY], [9JN], 
    [16JN], [23JN], [14JY], [23JY], [3AU], [9SE], [25SE], [7OC], [15OC]
H.R. 3554--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow rollover 
    contributions to individual retirement plans from deferred 
    compensation plans maintained by States and local governments and to 
    allow State and local governments to maintain 401(k) plans; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MCNULTY, [25MR]
H.R. 3555--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct an 
    assessment of available technologies for establishing a system to 
    access information regarding the motor vehicle driving records of 
    all motor vehicle operators in the United States; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lampson, and Mrs. Lowey), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [1AP], [21AP], [30AP], [24JN]
H.R. 3556--
A bill to reduce Federal spending in several programs; to the Committees 
    on National Security; International Relations; Science; Agriculture; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources; Education and the 
    Workforce; Veterans' Affairs; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHAYS, [25MR]
H.R. 3557--
A bill to subject the United States to payment of fees and costs in 
    proceedings relating to State water rights adjudications; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [27MR], [30MR]
H.R. 3558--
A bill to provide that the exception for certain real estate investment 
    trusts from the treatment of stapled entities shall apply only to 
    existing property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [26MR]
H.R. 3559--
A bill to modify the application of the antitrust laws with respect to 
    obtaining video programming for multichannel distribution, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Pease, Mr. Graham, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. 
    Delahunt), [26MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [27JY], [6AU]
H.R. 3560--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal 
    Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a pilot program for personalized 
    retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts to 
    allow for more control by individuals over their Social Security 
    retirement income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [26MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN]
H.R. 3561--
A bill to extend for five years the authorization of appropriations for 
    the programs under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
    and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Clay, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Dooley 
    of California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
    Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Horn, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
    Fazio of California, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Fattah, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Vento, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
    Leach, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Sawyer, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Scott), [26MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [23AP], [6MY], [14MY], [22MY], [11JN], [14JY]
H.R. 3562--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit 
    against income tax to C corporations which have substantial employee 
    ownership and to encourage stock ownership by employees by excluding 
    from gross income stock paid as compensation for services, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [26MR]
H.R. 3563--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to 
    designate that part or all of any income tax refund be paid over for 
    use in biomedical research conducted through the National Institutes 
    of Health; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Upton), 
    [26MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [21AP], [14JY]
H.R. 3564--
A bill to exclude the receipts and disbursements of the Abandoned Mine 
    Reclamation Fund from the budget of the United States Government, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on the Budget; Resources, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky, [26MR]
H.R. 3565--
A bill to amend Part L of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
    of 1968; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Chabot, and 
    Mr. Gekas), [26MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-486), [21AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [21AP]
  Passed Senate, [15MY]
  Presented to the President (June 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-180] (signed June 16, 1998)
H.R. 3566--
A bill to establish a pilot program to facilitate the protection and 
    preservation of remaining open space and farmland in the mid-
    Atlantic States; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PAPPAS, [26MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [13MY], [14MY], [19MY], [20MY], [10JN], 
    [17JN]
H.R. 3567--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    equitable payments to home health agencies under the Medicare 
    Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Saxton, and 
    Mr. Coyne), [26MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30MR], [31MR], [21AP], [22AP], [23AP], [28AP], 
    [29AP], [30AP], [5MY], [6MY], [7MY], [12MY], [13MY], [14MY], [19MY], 
    [21MY], [3JN], [4JN], [5JN], [10JN], [16JN], [17JN], [23JN], [24JN], 
    [25JN], [14JY], [15JY], [16JY], [17JY], [24JY], [29JY], [31JY], 
    [6AU], [9SE], [16SE]
H.R. 3568--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
    to prohibit group and individual health plans from imposing 
    treatment limitations or financial requirements on the coverage of 
    mental health benefits and on the coverage of substance abuse and 
    chemical dependency benefits if similar limitations or requirements 
    are not imposed on medical and surgical benefits; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Wise, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Shays, and Mr. Strickland), [26MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27MR], [23AP], [22MY], [18JN], [17JY], [12OC], 
    [20OC]
H.R. 3569--
A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of 
    public domain land in Lake County, Oregon, to facilitate management 
    of the land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [26MR]
H.R. 3570--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude 
    clinical social worker services

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    from coverage under the Medicare skilled nursing facility 
    prospective payment system; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Torres), [26MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [21AP], [28AP], [6MY], [18MY], [19MY], 
    [21MY], [22MY], [4JN], [11JN], [25JN], [14JY], [9SE]
H.R. 3571--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 
    31, 2001, the period for the provision of priority health care to 
    Persian Gulf War veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Mascara, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Rodriguez), [27MR]
  Cosponsors added, [31MR], [1AP], [21AP], [27AP], [30AP], [12MY], 
    [21MY], [3JN], [21JY]
H.R. 3572--
A bill to ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio 
    operators; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Klink), [27MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [29AP], [5MY], [14MY], [21MY], [22MY], 
    [3JN], [9JN], [11JN], [19JN], [25JN], [20JY], [24JY], [3AU], [6AU], 
    [10SE], [18SE], [25SE], [1OC], [6OC], [9OC], [13OC], [15OC], [20OC]
H.R. 3573--
A bill to impose certain limitations on disbursements from the Exchange 
    Stabilization Fund to certain countries, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; International 
    Relations; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Regula), [27MR]
H.R. 3574--
A bill to permit increased local management and control of Fullbright 
    Park, a city park in the City of Union Gap, Washington, that was 
    purchased in part with monies from the land and water conservation 
    fund; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [27MR]
H.R. 3575--
A bill to preserve the integrity of the Kennewick Man remains for 
    scientific study, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [27MR]
H.R. 3576--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the inclusion 
    of legislative provisions and nonemergency spending in emergency 
    appropriation laws; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. KIND of Wisconsin, [27MR]
H.R. 3577--
A bill to provide parent-child testimonial privileges in Federal, civil 
    and criminal proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Miller of 
    California), [27MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [21AP], [6MY], [21JY]
H.R. 3578--
A bill to provide for a judicial and administrative remedy for disputes 
    arising under certain agreements with foreign entities; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
    and Mr. Traficant), [27MR]
H.R. 3579--
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [27MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-469), [27MR]
  Passed House amended, [31MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [31MR]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [31MR]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [23AP]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-504) submitted in the House, [30AP]
  House agreed to conference report, [30AP]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [30AP]
  Presented to the President (April 30, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-174] (signed May 1, 1998)
H.R. 3580--
A bill making supplemental appropriations and rescissions for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [27MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-470), [27MR]
H.R. 3581--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of campaigns for election for Federal office, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Upton), 
    [30MR]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [30MR]
H.R. 3582--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to expedite 
    the reporting of information to the Federal Election Commission, to 
    expand the type of information required to be reported to the 
    Commission, to promote the effective enforcement of campaign laws by 
    the Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, and Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington), [30MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [30MR]
H.R. 3583--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child 
    tax credit to $1,000 for children under the age of 5 and to allow 
    such credit against the alternative minimum tax; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WOLF, [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [9JN], [14JY], [15JY], [6AU]
H.R. 3584--
A bill to delay the effective date of the final rule promulgated by the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the Organ 
    Procurement and Transplantation Network; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BOSWELL, [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP], [30AP], [5MY], [7MY], [12MY], [11JN], [19JN]
  Cosponsors removed, [30AP]
H.R. 3585--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Pigment Red 177; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [30MR]
H.R. 3586--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on diclofop-methyl; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [30MR]
H.R. 3587--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on piperonyl butoxide; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [30MR]
H.R. 3588--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on tralomethrin; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [30MR]
H.R. 3589--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on deltamethrin; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [30MR]
H.R. 3590--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on thidiazuron; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [30MR]
H.R. 3591--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Triflusulfuron Methyl; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [30MR]
H.R. 3592--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on resmethrin; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [30MR]
H.R. 3593--
A bill to improve the ability of small businesses, Federal agencies, 
    industry, and universities to work with Department of Energy 
    contractor-operated facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Gibbons), [30MR]
H.R. 3594--
A bill to provide for the permanent extension of income averaging for 
    farmers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HILL, [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN]
H.R. 3595--
A bill to reauthorize the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
    Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MANTON (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Klink, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Sawyer, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Furse, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Wynn, 
    Mr. Green, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Towns, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. 
    Ackerman), [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
H.R. 3596--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to 
    institutions of higher education for demonstration projects to 
    ensure equal educational opportunity in post-secondary education for 
    individuals with learning disabilities; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself and Mrs. Northup), [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY]
H.R. 3597--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit 
    discrimination in the issuance of nonimmigrant visas, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and 
    Mr. Watt of North Carolina), [30MR]
H.R. 3598--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 700 East San Antonio 
    Street in El Paso, Texas, as the ``Richard C. White Federal 
    Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. REYES, [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [21JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-655), [29JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [28SE]
H.R. 3599--
A bill to ban the provision of Federal funds to the International 
    Monetary Fund until Iraq is expelled from the International Monetary 
    Fund; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Sanford), 
    [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [21AP], [28AP], [22MY]
H.R. 3600--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free 
    withdrawals from retirement plans to provide medical care for 
    relatives who are 55 years old or older; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [30MR]

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H.R. 3601--
A bill to amend chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, relating to 
    identity fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Filner, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Solomon), 
    [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [22MY], [10JN], [16JN]
H.R. 3602--
A bill to correct the tariff classification of 13'' televisions; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself and Mr. Ramstad), [31MR]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [12MY], [9JN], [21JY], [5AU], [24SE]
H.R. 3603--
A bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major medical 
    facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal 
    year 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Gutierrez), 
    [31MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-490), [22AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19MY]
H.R. 3604--
A bill to establish the Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area in the 
    State of California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mr. Thomas), [31MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [22JN]
H.R. 3605--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
    to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health 
    coverage; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education 
    and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. Clay, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
    Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
    Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cummings, 
    Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, 
    Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
    Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Manton, 
    Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
    McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, 
    Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sandlin, 
    Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Serrano, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Thompson, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
    Weygand, Mr. Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Yates), [31MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [22AP], [28AP], [29AP], [30AP], [5MY], [7MY], 
    [12MY], [19MY], [20MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [4JN], [10JN], 
    [19JN], [22JN], [24JN], [15JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [23JN]
H.R. 3606--
A bill to provide for drug testing of and interventions with 
    incarcerated offenders and reduce drug trafficking and related crime 
    in correctional facilities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin), [31MR]
H.R. 3607--
A bill to provide grants to grassroots organizations in certain cities 
    to develop youth intervention models; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Hyde), [31MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN]
H.R. 3608--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to provide that certain employees of Federal, State and local 
    emergency management and civil defense agencies may be eligible for 
    certain public safety officers death benefits, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CRAMER (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Parker, and Mr. 
    Wicker), [31MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [17JN], [21JY]
H.R. 3609--
A bill to ban the importation of large capacity ammunition feeding 
    devices, and to extend the ban on transferring such devices to those 
    that were manufactured before the ban became law; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. DeGETTE, [31MR]
H.R. 3610--
A bill to authorize and facilitate a program to enhance training, 
    research and development, energy conservation and efficiency, and 
    consumer education in the oilheat industry for the benefit of 
    oilheat consumers and the public, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    Oxley, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. McDade, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Gekas, Mrs. 
    Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. McHale, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Ehrlich, 
    Mr. Pappas, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Cardin, 
    Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Roemer, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Bass, 
    and Mr. Baldacci), [31MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [22AP], [23AP], [29AP], [30AP], [5MY], 
    [12MY], [14MY], [20MY], [9JN], [10JN], [11JN], [18JN], [23JN], 
    [25JN], [15JY], [20JY], [22JY], [24JY], [29JY], [3AU], [4AU], [6AU], 
    [16SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-787, part 1), [6OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Science, [6OC]
  Committee on Science discharged, [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [10OC]
H.R. 3611--
A bill to prohibit United States citizens from traveling into or through 
    a country or area for which a United States passport is invalid; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. KING of New York, [31MR]
H.R. 3612--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 60 Third 
    Avenue in Long Branch, New Jersey, as the ``Pat King Post Office 
    Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [31MR]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY]
H.R. 3613--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain 
    beneficiaries of the military health care system to enroll in 
    Federal employees health benefits plans; to the Committees on 
    National Security; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Thornberry, 
    Mr. Mica, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Goode, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hunter, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Metcalf, 
    Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Cook, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Condit, Mr. Redmond, Mrs. Linda Smith 
    of Washington, Mr. Baker, Mr. Costello, Mr. Royce, Mr. LoBiondo, and 
    Ms. Granger), [31MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [28AP], [30AP], [5MY], [6MY], [7MY], [13MY], 
    [14MY], [22JY]
H.R. 3614--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain 
    procedural and appeal rights to employees of the Federal Bureau of 
    Investigation; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
    and Mr. Wynn), [31MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY]
H.R. 3615--
A bill to amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to authorize 
    appropriations to purchase and to make available to emergency 
    feeding organizations additional commodities for distribution to 
    needy persons; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Olver, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lantos, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Rhode Island, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Strickland, Ms. Furse, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Gonzalez, 
    Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Kucinich), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [28AP], [5MY], [7MY], [12MY], [18MY], 
    [19MY], [3JN], [10JN], [25JN], [16JY]
H.R. 3616--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military 
    activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
    personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Skelton) (both by request), [1AP]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-532), [12MY]
  Considered, [19MY], [20MY]
  Passed House amended, [21MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [25JN]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [25JN]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [22JY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-736) submitted in the House, [22SE]
  House agreed to conference report, [24SE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [1OC]
  Presented to the President (October 6, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-261] (signed October 17, 1998)
H.R. 3617--
A bill to make technical corrections to the Community Development 
    Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to reflect the status 
    of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund within the 
    Treasury Department, to extend the authorization for the Fund, and 
    to make other amendments to the Community Development Financial 
    Institutions Fund, the community development financial institutions 
    program, the Bank Enterprise Act awards program, and the small 
    business capital enhancement program in order to more efficiently 
    and effectively promote economic revitalization, community 
    development, and community development financial institutions, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. VENTO (for himself and Mrs. Roukema) (both by request), [1AP]
H.R. 3618--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of 
    assistance for providing automobiles to certain disabled veterans; 
    to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Carson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Olver, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, and Mr. Doyle), [1AP]
H.R. 3619--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of 
    assistance for specially adapted housing for disabled veterans; to 
    the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Carson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Olver, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, and Mr. Doyle), [1AP]
H.R. 3620--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual 
    income tax rates, simplify the tax code, eliminate the marriage 
    penalty, provide for return-free filing of income taxes, prohibit 
    income tax rates from increasing without a national referendum, 
    eliminate corporate welfare, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Rules; Government Reform and 
    Oversight; House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT, [1AP]
H.R. 3621--
A bill to eliminate the National Forest Foundation; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Yates, Ms. Furse, and Mr. 
    Gutierrez), [1AP]
H.R. 3622--
A bill to amend section 2007 of the Social Security Act to provide grant 
    funding for 20 additional empowerment zones, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [15JY], [16JY], [22JY], [23JY], [30JY], 
    [3AU], [5AU], [8OC], [13OC]
H.R. 3623--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the 
    individual capital gains tax for all individuals and to provide 
    modest reductions in the capital gains tax for most individuals; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COYNE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
    Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Becerra), [1AP]
H.R. 3624--
A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, the Family 
    Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Older Americans Act of 
    1965, the Public Health Service Act, and the Right to Financial 
    Privacy Act of 1978 to ensure that older women are protected from 
    institutional, community, and domestic violence and sexual assault 
    and to improve outreach efforts and other services available to 
    older women victimized by such violence, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Education and the Workforce; the Judiciary; 
    Commerce; Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. Castle), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [27AP], [6MY], [13MY], [20MY], [22MY], 
    [4JN], [14JY], [9SE], [21OC]
H.R. 3625--
A bill to establish the San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area and the 
    San Rafael Swell National Conservation Area in the State of Utah, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CANNON, [1AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-685), [7AU]
H.R. 3626--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income amounts received on the sale of animals which are raised and 
    sold as part of an educational program; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. PAUL, [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [6MY]
H.R. 3627--
A bill to assist local governments and local citizens' organizations in 
    the assessment and remediation of brownfield sites, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Ways and Means; Banking and Financial Services, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Ms. Furse), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP], [6AU], [21OC]
H.R. 3628--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a 
    deduction for amounts paid for insurance for medical care; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GREEN, [1AP]
H.R. 3629--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from 
    promulgating any regulation, rule, or other order if the effect of 
    such regulation, rule, or order is to eliminate or modify any 
    requirement under the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the 
    Social Security Act for physician supervision of anesthesia 
    services, as such requirement was in effect on December 31, 1997; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WELDON of Florida, [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP], [23AP], [6MY], [7MY], [12MY], [19MY], 
    [20MY], [5JN], [17JN], [23JN], [16JY], [24JY], [30JY], [15OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [11JN]
H.R. 3630--
A bill to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
    located at 9719 Candelaria Road NE, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as 
    the ``Steven Schiff Post Office''; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Redmond, and Mr. Skeen), 
    [1AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3JN]
H.R. 3631--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Navy to conduct a study on 
    ordinance and munitions waste in San Diego Bay; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. BILBRAY, [1AP]
H.R. 3632--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to grant relief to 
    participants in multiemployer plans from certain section 415 limits 
    on defined benefit pensions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania), 
    [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [20MY], [5JN], [11JN], [16JN], [18JN], 
    [24JN], [30JY], [6AU], [24SE], [26SE], [1OC]
H.R. 3633--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to place 
    limitations on controlled substances brought into the United States 
    from Mexico; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Portman, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hunter, and 
    Mr. Schumer), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [16JN]
  Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 105-629, part 
    1), [16JY]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [16JY]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [16JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3AU]
  Passed Senate, [20OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-357] (signed November 10, 1998)
H.R. 3634--
A bill to modernize the requirements under the National Manufactured 
    Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and to 
    establish a balanced consensus process for the development, 
    revision, and interpretation of Federal construction and safety 
    standards for manufactured homes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Ney, Mr. Royce, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Weller, Mr. Goode, 
    and Mr. Minge), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [13MY], [3JN], [22JN], [22JY], [10OC]
H.R. 3635--
A bill to provide for the conversion of housing projects for elderly 
    persons financed by direct loans to financing under project rental 
    assistance contracts; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Ney, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Portman, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
    Cook, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Metcalf), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP]
H.R. 3636--
A bill to support sustainable and broad-based agricultural and rural 
    development in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Agriculture, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. Leach), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [30AP], [5MY], [6MY], [7MY], [12MY], [14MY], 
    [19MY], [22MY], [3JN], [9JN], [10JN], [11JN], [16JN], [22JN], 
    [23JN], [24JN], [14JY], [16JY], [21JY], [22JY], [27JY], [10SE], 
    [24SE]
H.R. 3637--
A bill to amend the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of 
    Housing and Urban Development to insure mortgages for the 
    acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child 
    care and development facilities and to establish the Children's 
    Development Commission to certify such facilities for such 
    insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Kanjorski, 
    Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Manton, Mr. Allen, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, and Mrs. Tauscher), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [10JN], [19JN], [24JN], [14JY], [16JY], 
    [5AU], [25SE], [9OC]
H.R. 3638--
A bill to require a preference for Federal contractors that hire welfare 
    recipients, to require the Secretary of Transportation to make 
    grants to assist States and other entities in financing 
    transportation services for welfare recipients, and to allow the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide guarantees of 
    State loans to current or recent welfare recipients; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Transportation and Infrastructure; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [1AP]
H.R. 3639--
A bill to establish the Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
    Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Banking and Financial 
    Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Calvert), 
    [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN]
H.R. 3640--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit public 
    schools and certain

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    other entities to determine presumptive eligibilty for children 
    under the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BENTSEN, [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [12MY], [4JN]
H.R. 3641--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow capital gain 
    treatment on the transfer of a franchise in connection with the 
    transfer of an existing business, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. English 
    of Pennsylvania), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [30AP], [16JN], [21JY], [3AU], [10SE]
H.R. 3642--
A bill to establish the District Court of the Virgin Islands as a court 
    under article III of the United States Constitution; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN, [1AP]
H.R. 3643--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase job 
    creation and small business expansion and formation in economically 
    distressed United States insular areas; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN (for herself and Mr. Underwood), [1AP]
H.R. 3644--
A bill to amend the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
    1985 to provide for the use of customs user fees for additional 
    preclearance activities of the Customs Services, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Ramstad), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [13MY], [19MY], [9JN]
H.R. 3645--
A bill to prohibit the return of veterans memorial objects to foreign 
    nations without specific authorization of law; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
    Mr. Hunter, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Largent, Mr. Jones, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Gibbons), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN]
H.R. 3646--
A bill to ban the importation of large capacity ammunition feeding 
    devices, and to extend the ban on transferring such devices to those 
    that were manufactured before the ban became law; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Towns, Mr. Blagojevich, 
    Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Shays, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
    Stokes, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Engel), [1AP]
H.R. 3647--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical 
    corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources 
    System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DEUTSCH, [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP]
H.R. 3648--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise 
    tax on telephone and other communications services; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself and Mr. Tauzin), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [30AP], [4MY], [7MY], [13MY], [19MY], 
    [21MY], [4JN], [9JN], [14JY]
H.R. 3649--
A bill to amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to include 
    retirees among recipients of annual Social Security account 
    statements; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington, [1AP]
H.R. 3650--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal joint and 
    several liability of spouses on joint returns of Federal income tax, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. EHRLICH, [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [14MY], [3JN], [17JN]
H.R. 3651--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 
    standard of efficiency in the provision of home health services to 
    Medicare beneficiaries and to reward those home health agencies who 
    meet or exceed the standard, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. King of New 
    York, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [28AP], [30AP], [12MY], [19MY], [22MY], 
    [5JN], [23JN], [25JN], [14JY], [6AU]
H.R. 3652--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a source of 
    interest-free capital, in addition to that recommended in the 
    President's budget proposal, for the construction and renovation of 
    public schools in States experiencing large increases in public 
    school enrollment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Thurman, 
    Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hefner, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
    Tauscher, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Moran of Virginia), 
    [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [20MY], [9JN], [25JN], [28JY]
H.R. 3653--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the 
    Secretaries of the military departments provide honor guard details 
    for the funerals of veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mrs. Kelly), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE]
H.R. 3654--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to require the 
    President to report to Congress on any selective embargo on 
    agricultural commodities, to provide a termination date for the 
    embargo, to provide greater assurances for contract sanctity, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Minge, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Kolbe), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [7MY], [22MY], [3JN], [10JN], [11JN], 
    [16JN], [18JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-631, part 1), [16JY]
  Referred to the Committee on International Relations, [16JY]
  Referral to the Committee on International Relations extended, [6AU]
  Committee on International Relations discharged, [11SE]
H.R. 3655--
A bill to encourage States to enact laws to prohibit the sale of tobacco 
    products to individuals under the age of 18; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. GREEN, [1AP]
H.R. 3656--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an election 
    of deduction in lieu of a basis increase where indebtedness secured 
    by property has original issue discount and is held by a cash method 
    taxpayer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. McHale), [1AP]
H.R. 3657--
A bill to suspend the duty on oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers until 
    January 1, 2002; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GUTKNECHT, [1AP]
H.R. 3658--
A bill to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the 
    Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HILL, [1AP]
H.R. 3659--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Farm 
    and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
    Combest, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ewing, 
    Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. Christensen, 
    Mr. Pombo, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Holden, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Weller, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Thune, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. McDade, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Hutchinson), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [29AP], [7MY], [13MY], [21MY], [22MY], 
    [4JN], [23JN], [14JY], [21JY], [5AU], [25SE]
H.R. 3660--
A bill to invest in the future of the United States by doubling the 
    amount authorized for basic scientific, medical, and pre-competitive 
    engineering research; to the Committees on Science; Commerce; 
    Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Neal 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Frost, 
    Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [19JN]
H.R. 3661--
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of 
    Defense to give greater priority to research on the exposure of 
    veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm to 
    biological agents or chemical weapons, other toxic agents such as 
    depleted uranium and organophosphates, pyridostigmine bromide, 
    vaccines, oil well fire pollution, and other potentially hazardous 
    substances, to require the Director of the National Institutes of 
    Health to monitor, through a comprehensive database, the resulting 
    effects of such exposure on those veterans' health and their 
    clinical progress in order to identify and provide appropriate and 
    effective medical treatment, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Veterans' Affairs; National Security; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Quinn, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mr. Olver, Ms. Rivers, 
    Mr. Markey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Waxman, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Clement, Mr. Frost, 
    Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. 
    Velazquez), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [22AP], [28AP], [5MY], [7MY], [4JN]
H.R. 3662--
A bill to establish a commission to examine issues pertaining to the 
    disposition of Holocaust-era assets in the United States before, 
    during, and after World War II, and to make recommendations to the 
    President on further action, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Sherman), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [9JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9JN]

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  Laid on the table, [9JN]
H.R. 3663--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide equitable 
    treatment for contributions by employees to defined contribution 
    pension plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEACH, [1AP]
H.R. 3664--
A bill to provide crop insurance coverage for tobacco crops, to provide 
    extension services related to tobacco, and to provide for the 
    administration of the Federal tobacco price support and quota 
    programs at no expense to the Department of Agriculture; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Rogers), [1AP]
H.R. 3665--
A bill to amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to 
    improve and strengthen certain provisions; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [1AP]
H.R. 3666--
A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition 
    Act of 1966 to provide children with increased access to food and 
    nutrition assistance, to simplify program operations and improve 
    program management, to extend certain authorities contained in such 
    Acts through fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Andrews, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Lantos, Mr. LaFalce, 
    Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Frost, Mr. Torres, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Neal 
    of Massachusetts, and Mrs. Morella), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [7MY], [22MY], [17JN]
H.R. 3667--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    deduction for meal and entertainment expenses of small businesses; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, 
    Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Weller, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Sam Johnson), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [22MY], [25JN], [25SE], [20OC]
H.R. 3668--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
    furnishing by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of burial flags for 
    deceased members and former members of the Selected Reserve; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. McHALE (for himself and Mr. Buyer), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [23AP], [12MY], [15JN]
H.R. 3669--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funding for 
    the implementation of the endangered fish recovery implementation 
    programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [1AP]
H.R. 3670--
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to require States to check 
    law enforcement records to verify whether adult applicants for food 
    stamp benefits are ineligible to receive such benefits because they 
    are detainees in law enforcement facilities or are fugitives from 
    justice; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [1AP]
H.R. 3671--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide the death 
    penalty for smuggling certain drugs into the United States; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Goode, and 
    Mrs. Myrick), [1AP]
H.R. 3672--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote expanded 
    retirement savings; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education 
    and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Pomeroy, and 
    Ms. Stabenow), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [11JN], [19JN], [21OC]
H.R. 3673--
A bill to amend the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act to extend 
    the program by an additional year for the purpose of including the 
    District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the 
    United States Virgin Islands within the scope of the program; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Castle, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo), [1AP]
H.R. 3674--
A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to clarify that the 
    Secretary of Transportation does not have authority to collect user 
    fees for navigational assistance services, including icebreaking; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself and Mr. Clement), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [11MY], [19MY], [3JN], [25JN]
H.R. 3675--
A bill to designate a United States courthouse in Brownsville, Texas, as 
    the ``Reynaldo G. Garza - Filemon B. Vela, Sr. United States 
    Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ORTIZ, [1AP]
H.R. 3676--
A bill to establish a comprehensive program to ensure the safety of food 
    products intended for human consumption which are regulated by the 
    Food and Drug Administration; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Green, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Wynn, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Furse, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Rhode Island, Mr. Rothman, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Pascrell, 
    Mr. Martinez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Carson, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Rush, 
    Mr. Engel, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Manton, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Menendez), [1AP]
H.R. 3677--
A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
    certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project, and 
    Designated Lands within or adjacent to the Gila Project, to the 
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PASTOR, [1AP]
H.R. 3678--
A bill to provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency 
    operating loan relief for agricultural producers in certain counties 
    in the States of North Dakota and Minnesota that have been 
    repeatedly designated as Federal disaster areas; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy), [1AP]
H.R. 3679--
A bill to authorize additional appropriations for personnel and 
    technology for the United States Customs Service and the Immigration 
    and Naturalization Service, which have joint responsibility at ports 
    of entry, in order to increase inspection and enforcement at ports 
    of entry and to expedite and facilitate the flow of legal commercial 
    and passenger traffic at United States borders and interior 
    checkpoints; to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. REYES (for himself and Mr. Gephardt), [1AP]
H.R. 3680--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    establish a program to help children and youth learn English, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY]
H.R. 3681--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
    to review and adjust the size standards used to determine whether or 
    not enterprises in certain industry categories are small business 
    concerns for the purposes of competing for Federal contracting 
    opportunities; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. RILEY, [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [3JN], [24JY]
H.R. 3682--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors 
    across State lines to avoid laws requiring the involvement of 
    parents in abortion decisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
    Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Diaz-
    Balart, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Stearns, Mr. McCollum, 
    Mr. Mica, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Goode, 
    Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hefner, Mr. John, Mr. Minge, Mr. Oberstar, 
    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
    Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
    Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
    Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
    Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    McDade, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Portman, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
    Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Thune, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, and Mr. Whitfield), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [30AP], [6MY], [12MY], [13MY], [21MY], 
    [3JN], [4JN], [10JN], [16JN], [18JN], [25JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-605), [25JN]
  Passed House, [15JY]
H.R. 3683--
A bill to provide for each American the opportunity to provide for his 
    or her retirement through a S.A.F.E. account, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Government Reform and 
    Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [1AP]
H.R. 3684--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Social Security 
    Act, the Wagner-Peyser Act, and the Federal-State Extended 
    Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to improve the method by which 
    Federal unemployment taxes are collected, to improve the method by 
    which funds are provided from Federal unemployment tax revenue for 
    employment security administration, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Collins, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Portman), 
    [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [22MY], [5JN], [22JN], [14JY], [22JY], 
    [30JY], [2OC], [8OC]

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H.R. 3685--
A bill to provide that the amount authorized to be appropriated for 
    national defense functions of the Government for fiscal year 1999 
    may not exceed the amount authorized to be appropriated for national 
    defense functions for fiscal year 1998; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), [1AP]
H.R. 3686--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make 
    block grants to States for purposes of improving the quality of 
    child care services and making grants to business consortia to 
    provide quality child care services, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. Condit, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Ms. Harman, Mr. Kennedy 
    of Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Tanner, 
    Mr. Torres, and Ms. Woolsey), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY]
H.R. 3687--
A bill to authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water reclamation 
    project contract for the Canadian River Project, Texas; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [5AU]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [6AU]
  Passed Senate, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-316] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 3688--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WATKINS (for himself and Mr. Istook), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [19MY], [21MY], [5JN], [29JY], [30JY], 
    [6AU], [9SE], [16SE]
H.R. 3689--
A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Land Between the 
    Lakes National Recreation Area to the Secretary of Agriculture; to 
    the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources; 
    Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WHITFIELD, [1AP]
H.R. 3690--
A bill to establish provisions regarding a proposed rulemaking under the 
    Clean Air Act with respect to the transport, in the eastern portion 
    of the United States, of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Mollohan, Mr. Goode, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Baesler, and Mr. Boucher), 
    [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22AP], [28AP], [7MY], [13MY], [21MY], [22MY], 
    [23JY], [4AU], [6AU], [9SE]
H.R. 3691--
A bill for the relief of Augusto Ernesto Segovia, Maria Isabel Segovia, 
    Edelmira Isabel Segovia, Perla Franccesca Segovia, and Augusto 
    Thomas Segovia; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McINTYRE, [1AP]
H.R. 3692--
A bill for the relief of Anne M. Nagel; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [1AP]
H.R. 3693--
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to limit the value of 
    certain real and personal property that a debtor may elect to exempt 
    under State or local law, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, [21AP]
H.R. 3694--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for intelligence 
    and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, 
    the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence 
    Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
  By Mr. GOSS, [21AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-508), [5MY]
  Passed House amended, [7MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [26JN]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [26JN]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [10SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-780) submitted in the House, [5OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [7OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [8OC]
  Presented to the President (October 10, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-272] (signed October 20, 1998)
H.R. 3695--
A bill to authorize certain construction at military installations for 
    fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie) (both by request), 
    [21AP]
H.R. 3696--
A bill to designate the Federal Courthouse located at 316 North 26th 
    Street in Billings, Montana, as the ``James F. Battin Federal 
    Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HILL, [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-617), [14JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4AU]
H.R. 3697--
A bill to enhance the Federal-State Extended Benefit program, to provide 
    incentives to States to implement procedures that will expand 
    eligibility for unemployment compensation, to strengthen 
    administrative financing of the unemployment compensation program, 
    to improve the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment Trust 
    Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
    Rangel), [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN]
H.R. 3698--
A bill to provide for improved flood protection along the American River 
    Watershed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MATSUI (for himself and Mr. Fazio of California), [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [14JY], [3AU]
H.R. 3699--
A bill to amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to 
    reauthorize the national toll-free telephone domestic violence 
    hotline; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Ms. Stabenow), [21AP]
H.R. 3700--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require the provision 
    of a written prompt payment policy to each subcontractor under a 
    Federal contract and to require a clause in each subcontract under a 
    Federal contract that outlines the provisions of the prompt payment 
    statute and other related information; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WYNN, [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY]
H.R. 3701--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to provide a penalty for the 
    failure by a Federal contractor to subcontract with small businesses 
    as described in its subcontracting plan, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. WYNN, [21AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [3JN]
H.R. 3702--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs with the authority to reimburse veterans 
    enrolled in the veterans health care system for the cost of 
    emergency care or services received in non-Department of Veterans 
    Affairs facilities; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS, [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [5MY], [15JY], [23JY], [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], 
    [6AU], [24SE], [9OC]
H.R. 3703--
A bill to establish the Adams National Historical Park in the 
    Commonwealth of Massachusetts as the successor to the Adams National 
    Historic Site; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DELAHUNT, [22AP]
H.R. 3704--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study and 
    issue a report on predatory and discriminatory practices of airlines 
    which restrict consumer access to unbiased air transportation 
    passenger service and fare information; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FORBES, [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [25JN], [15JY], [24SE]
H.R. 3705--
A bill to provide for the sale of certain public lands in the Ivanpah 
    Valley, Nevada, to the Clark County Department of Aviation; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Ensign), [22AP]
H.R. 3706--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to implement the 
    provisions of the Agreement conveying title to a Distribution System 
    from the United States to the Clear Creek Community Services 
    District; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HERGER, [22AP]
H.R. 3707--
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
    1985 to allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to be 
    used to offset tax cuts; to the Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. Sam JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Hayworth), [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [20MY], [3JN], [23JN], [6AU], [7OC]
H.R. 3708--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study whether the 
    Apostle Islands National Lakeshore should be protected as a 
    wilderness area; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. OBEY, [22AP]
H.R. 3709--
A bill to amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to provide for the 
    abatement of interest on underpayments by taxpayers in 
    Presidentially declared disaster areas in 1998; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RILEY (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Everett, and Mr. Jenkins), [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP]
H.R. 3710--
A bill to exonerate the late Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay, III, 
    captain of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS when it was sunk on July 30, 
    1945, from responsibility for that sinking, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Mink 
    of Hawaii, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Frost), [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [21MY], [18JN], [20JY], [5AU], [18SE], 
    [11OC]
H.R. 3711--
A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to make debts to 
    governmental units for the care and maintenance of minor children 
    nondischargeable; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY]
H.R. 3712--
A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to provide or 
    support programs to provide individuals with hypodermic needles or 
    syringes for the use of illegal drugs; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [22AP]
H.R. 3713--
A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to prevent 
    conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the 
    administration of State Children's Health Insurance Plans; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Lantos), [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [6MY]
H.R. 3714--
A bill to establish a prohibition regarding illegal drugs and the 
    distribution of hypodermic needles; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. 
    DeLay), [22AP]

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H.R. 3715--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 
    facilities of the Pine River Project, to allow jurisdictional 
    transfer of lands between the Department of Agriculture, Forest 
    Service, and the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, 
    and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [23AP]
H.R. 3716--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the program of 
    research on breast cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. Morella), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 3717--
A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for the distribution 
    of needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of illegal 
    drugs; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, and Mr. DeLay), [23AP]
  Passed House, [29AP]
H.R. 3718--
A bill to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts with respect to 
    prison release orders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DeLAY, [23AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [19MY]
H.R. 3719--
A bill to authorize the construction of a monument to honor those who 
    have served the Nation's civil defense and emergency management 
    programs; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP]
H.R. 3720--
A bill to repeal the Bilingual Education Act and for certain other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Archer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Paul, Mr. Herger, Mr. Canady of Florida, and 
    Mr. Hilleary), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [22MY], [19JN], [9OC]
H.R. 3721--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of campaigns for election for Federal office, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; the Judiciary; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. BASS, [23AP]
H.R. 3722--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    standards used for determining whether individuals are not 
    employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CHRISTENSEN (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. 
    Dunn of Washington, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Istook, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
    Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
    Sisisky, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Wolf), 
    [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [22JN]
H.R. 3723--
A bill to authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses of 
    the Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE, [23AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-528), [12MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12MY]
  Passed Senate, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-358] (signed November 10, 1998)
H.R. 3724--
A bill to provide for the continuation of the demonstration program, 
    known as the Healthy Start Initiative, that is carried out by the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services as a program of grants to 
    reduce the rate of infant mortality; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Brown 
    of Florida, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Scott, Mr. Olver, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Rush, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mr. Stark, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Borski, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Thompson, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, and Mr. Payne), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 3725--
A bill to make the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 applicable 
    to the United States Postal Service in the same manner as any other 
    employer; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD, [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN]
H.R. 3726--
A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require additional 
    disclosures relating to exchange rates in transfers involving 
    international transactions; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [16JY]
H.R. 3727--
A bill to provide loan forgiveness for individuals who earn a degree in 
    early childhood education, and enter and remain employed in the 
    early child care profession, to provide loan cancellation for 
    certain child care providers, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Horn, and Mr. 
    Boehlert), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY]
H.R. 3728--
A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act and other laws to return primary responsibility for 
    disaster relief to the States, to establish a private corporation to 
    insure States against risks and costs of disasters otherwise borne 
    by the States, and to provide for reimbursable Federal assistance to 
    States for activities in response to disasters, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure 
    Agriculture; Small Business; Banking and Financial Services, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OBEY, [23AP]
H.R. 3729--
A bill to ensure that prisoners are not permitted unsupervised access to 
    any interactive computer service; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY]
H.R. 3730--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    elimination of certain foreign base company shipping income from 
    foreign base company income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Jefferson), [23AP]
H.R. 3731--
A bill to designate the auditorium located within the Sandia Technology 
    Transfer Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the ``Steve Schiff 
    Auditorium''; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. 
    Pickering), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [14JY], [15JY], [16JY]
  Committee on National Security discharged, [15JY]
  Considered, [15JY]
  Passed House, [16JY]
  Passed Senate, [30JY]
  Presented to the President (August 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-222] (signed August 7, 1998)
H.R. 3732--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to waive the waiting 
    period otherwise required for disability beneficiaries in the case 
    of individuals suffering from terminal illnesses with not more than 
    six months to live, and to amend titles II and XVI of such Act to 
    provide for appropriate treatment of prisoners; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TIAHRT, [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE]
H.R. 3733--
A bill to authorize the National Science Foundation to make grants for 
    applied engineering and technology education equipment and capital 
    improvements; to the Committeess on Science; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. RYUN, [27AP]
  Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce extended, 
    [27AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [22MY]
H.R. 3734--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the 
    marriage penalty by providing that the income tax rate bracket 
    amounts, and the amount of the standard deduction, for joint returns 
    shall be twice the amounts applicable to unmarried individuals; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Riley, and Mr. Herger), 
    [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [30AP], [6MY], [7MY], [12MY], [20MY], [24JY]
H.R. 3735--
A bill to disapprove a rule requiring the use of bycatch reduction 
    devices in the shrimp fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Brady, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. John, and Mr. Bonilla), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY]
H.R. 3736--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes 
    relating to H-1B nonimmigrants; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas, [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [23JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-657), [29JY]
  Passed House amended, [24SE]
H.R. 3737--
A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to 
    deauthorize the remainder of the project at East Boothbay Harbor, 
    Maine; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ALLEN, [28AP]
H.R. 3738--
A bill to establish a responsible United States international tobacco 
    policy, to prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco products 
    to children, to ensure no government promotion of tobacco overseas, 
    to curb smuggling of tobacco products, to establish the American 
    Center on Global Health and Tobacco, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; International Relations; 
    National Security; Resources; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hansen, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Olver, Ms. DeGette, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stark, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Pallone), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 3739--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow for 
    distribution of the lump sum death payment, in the absence of a 
    widow or widower or surviving children, to any other person as 
    certified by the deceased worker to the Commissioner of Social 
    Security; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [28AP]

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H.R. 3740--
A bill to amend the Act of October 11, 1974 (Public Law 93-440; 88 Stat. 
    1257), to provide for the continued operation of certain tour 
    businesses in recently acquired areas of Big Cypress National 
    Preserve; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GOSS, [28AP]
H.R. 3741--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require congressional 
    approval of civil aviation agreements; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. DeFazio), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY]
H.R. 3742--
A bill to provide flexibility to certain local educational agencies that 
    develop voluntary public and private parental choice programs under 
    title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Packard, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Wamp), [28AP]
H.R. 3743--
A bill to withhold voluntary proportional assistance for programs and 
    projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency relating to the 
    development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in 
    Iran, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Wexler, 
    Mr. Sherman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Towns, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Ensign, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Goode), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [7MY], [22MY], [3JN], [11JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3AU]
H.R. 3744--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 
    1954 (commonly called P.L. 480) to provide protections to suppliers 
    of commodities provided under that Act; to the Committees on 
    Agriculture; International Relations, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT, [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [20MY]
H.R. 3745--
A bill to prevent money laundering; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Portman, 
    Mr. Goss, and Mr. Solomon), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [17JN]
H.R. 3746--
A bill to authorize the addition of the Paoli Battlefield site in 
    Malvern, Pennsylvania, to the Valley Forge National Historical Park, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, and Mr. McHale), [29AP]
H.R. 3747--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the prohibition 
    on stalking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Largent, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hansen, 
    Mr. Rogers, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
    Ganske, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Hobson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shays, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Fox of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ewing, 
    Mr. Weller, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Regula, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Gillmor, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    Boehner, and Mr. Lazio of New York), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [21MY], [9JN], [11JN], [29JY], [31JY]
H.R. 3748--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to authorize 
    appropriations for the Federal Election Commission for fiscal year 
    1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [29AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-606), [25JN]
H.R. 3749--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the protection 
    of consumers against ``slamming'' by telecommunications carriers, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BASS (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [7MY], [11MY], [13MY], [20MY], [3JN], [5AU]
H.R. 3750--
A bill to amend section 203 of the National Housing Act to require 
    properties that are subject to mortgages insured under the FHA 
    single family housing mortgage insurance program to be inspected and 
    determined to comply with the minimum property standards established 
    by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, [29AP]
H.R. 3751--
A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; to the 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; Government Reform and 
    Oversight; House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
    Hall of Texas, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN]
H.R. 3752--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the provision of 
    law requiring termination of the Advisory Committee on Minority 
    Veterans as of December 31, 1999; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. 
    Rodriguez), [29AP]
H.R. 3753--
A bill to amend chapter 119 of title 18, United States Code, with 
    respect to authority for the interception of communications; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Schumer), 
    [29AP]
H.R. 3754--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to grant the State of New 
    York authority to allow tandem trailers to use Interstate Route 787 
    between the New York State Thruway and Church Street in Albany, New 
    York; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MCNULTY, [29AP]
H.R. 3755--
A bill to express the Sense of Congress that American universities and 
    colleges should adopt rigorous educational merchandise licensing 
    codes of conduct against sweatshop and child labor for merchandise 
    licensed under their names or insignias; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Clay, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts), [29AP]
H.R. 3756--
A bill to restrict the disclosure of prescription information by 
    pharmacy owners, pharmacists, and other pharmacy employees; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Vento, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Gutierrez), [29AP]
H.R. 3757--
A bill to amend the National Housing Act to provide for adequate 
    insurance of mortgages on property in Puerto Rico; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO, [29AP]
H.R. 3758--
A bill to require persons who undertake federally funded research and 
    development of drugs to enter into reasonable pricing agreements 
    with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Berry, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
    Boucher), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [6AU], [6OC], [13OC]
H.R. 3759--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions 
    of higher education to widely distribute information describing 
    their procedures for receiving and responding to complaints 
    concerning harassment; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE]
H.R. 3760--
A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to require the 
    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to include money 
    laundering activities in the consideration of applications under 
    section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Thompson, 
    Mr. Rush, and Mr. Davis of Illinois), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY]
H.R. 3761--
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain 
    customs entries of nuclear fuel assemblies; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [30AP]
H.R. 3762--
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of a customs 
    entry of nuclear fuel assemblies; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [30AP]
H.R. 3763--
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain 
    customs entries of nuclear fuel assemblies; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut, [30AP]
H.R. 3764--
A bill to establish a Commission to assess weapons of mass destruction 
    domestic response capabilities; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Andrews, 
    Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Pitts, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Castle), 
    [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [19JN], [9SE]
H.R. 3765--
A bill to gradually increase the fees paid by current holders of Forest 
    Service special use permits that authorize the construction and 
    occupancy of private recreation houses or cabins; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [30AP]
H.R. 3766--
A bill to streamline, modernize, and enhance the authority of the 
    Secretary of Agriculture relating to plant protection and 
    quarantine, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
    and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Resources, and 
    Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida, [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [5AU], [23SE], [9OC]
H.R. 3767--
A bill to nullify a certain regulation regarding the operation of the 
    Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Kleczka), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [20MY], [22MY], [3JN], [18JN], [14JY], 
    [31JY]
H.R. 3768--
A bill to increase the availability, affordability, and quality of 
    school-based child care programs for children aged 0 through 6 
    years; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition

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    to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Mr. Snyder), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY]
H.R. 3769--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to allow 
    compensatory and punitive damages for violations of the anti-
    discrimination provision of such Act and to provide additional 
    resources to the Secretary of Labor to do studies and outreach on 
    pay disparities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BAESLER (for himself and Ms. Slaughter), [30AP]
H.R. 3770--
A bill to amend the Act of June 15, 1938, to extend the authority of the 
    Secretary of Agriculture to purchase lands within the boundaries of 
    certain National Forests in the State of California to include the 
    Angeles National Forest and to expand the purposes for which such 
    purchases may be made; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself and Mr. Lewis of California), 
    [30AP]
H.R. 3771--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing a rule 
    that would allow the importation of papayas that are the product of 
    Brazil into the continental United States, Alaska, Puerto Rico, or 
    the Virgin Islands of the United States until certain conditions are 
    met, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
    in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Foley), [30AP]
H.R. 3772--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the work 
    opportunity credit against the alternative minimum tax; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Houghton, and Mrs. 
    Thurman), [30AP]
H.R. 3773--
A bill to make permanent certain authority relating to self-employment 
    assistance programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. 
    Houghton), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY]
H.R. 3774--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    housing assistance provided under the Native American Housing 
    Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 shall be treated for 
    purposes of the low-income housing credit in the same manner as 
    comparable assistance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Furse, 
    Mr. Towns, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. 
    Brown of California), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [21MY], [10JN], [30JY], [10SE]
H.R. 3775--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that military 
    physicians possess unrestricted licenses, and to require the 
    establishment of a system for monitoring completion by military 
    physicians of applicable Continuing Medical Education requirements; 
    to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. HOBSON (for himself, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
    McDade, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Visclosky), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [7MY], [13MY], [9JN]
H.R. 3776--
A bill to require the Federal government to disclose to Federal 
    employees on each paycheck the government's share of taxes for old-
    age, survivors, and disability insurance and for hospital insurance 
    of the employee, and the government's total payroll allocation for 
    the employee; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Petri, 
    Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Sanford), [30AP]
H.R. 3777--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that each 
    employer show on the W-2 form of each employee the employer's share 
    of taxes for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance and for 
    hospital insurance for the employee as well as the total amount of 
    such taxes for such employee; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. Coburn), [30AP]
H.R. 3778--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the filing 
    deadline for certain claims under the National Vaccine Injury 
    Compensation Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Meehan), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [12OC]
H.R. 3779--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide medical 
    assistance for breast and cervical cancer-related treatment services 
    to certain women screened and found to have breast or cervical 
    cancer under a Federally funded screening program; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself and Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [9JN], [25JN], [20JY], [22JY], [5AU], [9SE], 
    [28SE], [2OC], [6OC], [9OC], [13OC], [16OC]
H.R. 3780--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 
    prospective payment system for services furnished by psychiatric 
    hospitals under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. MCCRERY (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [25JN], [24JY], [5AU], [25SE], [10OC], 
    [20OC]
H.R. 3781--
A bill to establish the Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MCDADE, [30AP]
H.R. 3782--
A bill to compensate certain Indian tribes for known errors in their 
    tribal trust fund accounts, to establish a process for settling 
    other disputes regarding tribal trust fund accounts, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (by request), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [20JY], [9SE]
H.R. 3783--
A bill to amend section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 to require 
    persons who are engaged in the business of selling or transferring, 
    by means of the World Wide Web, material that is harmful to minors 
    to restrict access to such material by minors, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Manton, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    Deal of Georgia, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Burr of 
    North Carolina, and Mr. Upton), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [14MY], [20MY], [4JN], [16JN], [22JN], 
    [25JN], [15JY], [17JY], [24JY], [31JY], [10SE], [16SE], [22SE], 
    [23SE], [28SE], [7OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-775), [5OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [7OC]
H.R. 3784--
A bill to provide health benefits for workers and their families; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
    Committees on Commerce, Ways and Means, Government Reform and 
    Oversight, and National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [30AP]
H.R. 3785--
A bill to amend the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to direct the Secretary 
    of the Treasury to instruct the United States Director of the 
    International Monetary Fund to present to the Fund's Executive Board 
    a proposal to amend the Fund's bylaws to eliminate the Fund's policy 
    of providing de facto tax-free salaries to certain Fund employees; 
    to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mr. Herger, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Rogan, and 
    Mr. Sanford), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [21JY]
H.R. 3786--
A bill to restrict the sale of cigarettes in packages of less than 15 
    cigarettes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Ms. 
    Slaughter), [30AP]
H.R. 3787--
A bill for the relief of Rear Admiral Thomas T. Matteson, United States 
    Maritime Service, of Kings Point, New York; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. KING of New York, [30AP]
H.R. 3788--
A bill to provide for pension reform, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [4MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [25JN], [6AU]
H.R. 3789--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to enlarge Federal Court 
    jurisdiction over purported class actions; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Canady 
    of Florida, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Moran of Virginia), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [22MY], [5JN], [18JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-702), [10SE]
H.R. 3790--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the bicentennial of the Library of Congress; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [20JY], [30JY], [31JY], [4AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4AU]
  Passed Senate, [6OC]
  Presented to the President (October 10, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-268] (signed October 19, 1998)
H.R. 3791--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish requirements concerning 
    the operation of fossil fuel-fired electric utility steam generating 
    units, commercial and industrial boiler units, solid waste 
    incineration units, medical waste incinerators, hazardous waste 
    combustors, chlor-alkali plants, and Portland cement plants to 
    reduce emissions of mercury to the environment, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Rush), 
    [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6AU]
H.R. 3792--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign the $1 bill 
    so as to incorporate the preamble to the Constitution of the United 
    States, a list describing the Articles of the Constitution, and a 
    list describing the Articles of Amendment, on the reverse side of 
    such currency; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goode, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Ehrlich, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Solomon), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [18MY], [20MY], [3JN], [9JN], [17JN], [14JY], 
    [15JY], [17JY], [20JY], [22JY], [30JY], [31JY], [3AU], [10SE], 
    [17SE], [23SE], [26SE], [28SE], [1OC], [10OC], [13OC]
H.R. 3793--
A bill to require the establishment of research and grant programs to 
    identify and field test methods, practices, and technologies for the 
    efficient, healthful, and environmentally sound disposal of animal 
    waste; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Hefner, and Mrs. Clayton), [5MY]

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H.R. 3794--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit children 
    covered under private health insurance under a State children's 
    health insurance plan to continue to be eligible for benefits under 
    the vaccine for children program; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. HARMAN, [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [12MY], [3JN], [23SE], [1OC], [5OC], [8OC], 
    [9OC], [20OC]
H.R. 3795--
A bill to establish a program to provide for a reduction in the 
    incidence and prevalence of Lyme disease; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Pappas, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Shays), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [4JN], [9JN], [11JN], [17JN], [18JN], 
    [22JN], [24JN], [16JY], [23JY], [29JY], [5AU], [10SE], [23SE], 
    [1OC], [2OC]
H.R. 3796--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the 
    administrative site for the Rogue River National Forest and use the 
    proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and support 
    buildings for the Rogue River National Forest and the Bureau of Land 
    Management; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [5MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-561), [3JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [16JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  House agreed to Senate amendment, [10OC]
  Presented to the President (October 14, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-282] (signed October 26, 1998)
H.R. 3797--
A bill to compensate the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma for the taking of 
    certain rights by the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [5MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-696), [9SE]
H.R. 3798--
A bill to amend section 258 of the Communications Act of 1934 to protect 
    telephone consumers against ``cramming'' of charges on their 
    telephone bills; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [22MY], [3JN]
H.R. 3799--
A bill to establish programs designed to bring about drug free teenage 
    driving; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    McCollum, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Goss), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN]
H.R. 3800--
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that 
    assistance provided to a foreign country under part I of that Act, 
    other than assistance provided on a cash transfer basis, shall be in 
    the form of credits redeemable only for the purchase of United 
    States goods and services; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [6MY]
H.R. 3801--
A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the 
    application of chapter 7 relating to liquidation cases; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [6MY]
H.R. 3802--
A bill to prohibit the provision of defense services and training under 
    the Arms Export Control Act or any other Act to foreign countries 
    that are prohibited from receiving international military education 
    and training under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
    Act of 1961; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Ms. Woolsey, 
    Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mr. Vento, 
    Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Yates, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
    Stupak, and Mr. Serrano), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [5JN], [14JY], [3AU], [16SE], [25SE], 
    [13OC], [20OC]
H.R. 3803--
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate El Camino 
    Real de Tierra Adentro as a National Historic Trail; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. REYES, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY]
H.R. 3804--
A bill to require that any amounts appropriated in a fiscal year for the 
    House of Representatives for members' representational allowances 
    which remain unexpended after all payments are made under such 
    allowances for the fiscal year shall be used to repay amounts 
    borrowed from the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
    programs under title II of the Social Security Act; to the Committee 
    on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [6MY]
H.R. 3805--
A bill to authorize activities under the Federal railroad safety laws 
    for fiscal years 1999 through 2002, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
    and Mr. Wise) (all by request), [7MY]
H.R. 3806--
A bill to establish an Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring, to 
    provide for the imposition of sanctions against countries engaged in 
    a pattern of religious persecution, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; the Judiciary; Banking and 
    Financial Services; Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. WOLF, [7MY]
H.R. 3807--
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement the Kyoto 
    Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 
    Change unless or until the Senate has given its advice and consent 
    to ratification of the Kyoto Protocol and to clarify the authority 
    of Federal agencies with respect to the regulation of the emissions 
    of carbon dioxide; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Klink), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [13MY], [14MY], [21MY], [5JN], [17JN], 
    [24JN], [16JY]
H.R. 3808--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 47526 
    Clipper Drive in Plymouth, Michigan, as the ``Carl D. Pursell Post 
    Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Camp, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Smith 
    of Michigan, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Stabenow, 
    Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Bliley), 
    [7MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3JN]
H.R. 3809--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the United States Customs Service 
    for fiscal years 1999 and 2000, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Hastert), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-541), [18MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [8OC]
H.R. 3810--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 202 Center 
    Street in Garwood, New Jersey, as the ``James T. Leonard, Sr. Post 
    Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [19JN], [14JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9SE]
H.R. 3811--
A bill to establish felony violations for the failure to pay legal child 
    support obligations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Hoyer), [7MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12MY]
  Passed Senate, [5JN]
  Presented to the President (June 18, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-187] (signed June 24, 1998)
H.R. 3812--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit State and local 
    governments to adopt or continue to enforce speed limits for trains 
    lower than Federal speed limits; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Coburn), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [24JN], [22JY]
H.R. 3813--
A bill to assist certain urban and rural local educational agencies that 
    have a high concentration of children from low-income families; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Ford, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Rush, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Fattah, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Payne, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Kildee, Ms. Waters, Mr. Towns, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Kucinich), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN]
H.R. 3814--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage under the Medicare Program of insulin pumps as items of 
    durable medical equipment; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. EWING, [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [11JN], [24JN], [21JY], [29JY], [10SE], 
    [7OC], [20OC]
H.R. 3815--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a 
    medical innovation tax credit for clinical testing research expenses 
    attributable to academic medical centers and other qualified 
    hospital research organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. Sam JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. Bentsen), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [3JN], [23JN], [14JY], [20JY], [30JY], 
    [6AU], [7OC]
H.R. 3816--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction 
    for contributions to medical savings accounts, and the deduction for 
    health insurance costs, to employees of small employers that do not 
    offer any group health plan to their employees; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI, [7MY]
H.R. 3817--
A bill to exempt professional sports leagues from liability under the 
    antitrust laws for certain conduct relating to the relocation of 
    their respective member teams, to establish procedures and remedies 
    applicable to such leagues with respect to the relocation of such 
    teams, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Bryant), [7MY]
H.R. 3818--
A bill to provide additional compensation for certain World War II 
    veterans who survived the Bataan Death March and were held as 
    prisoners of war by the Japanese; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. MICA, [7MY]
H.R. 3819--
A bill to restore the standards used for determining whether technical 
    workers are not employees as in effect before the Tax Reform Act of 
    1986; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, [7MY]
H.R. 3820--
A bill to repeal a limitation on use of appropriations to issue rules 
    with respect to the valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.

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  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Markey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Farr of California), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [13MY], [18MY], [5JN], [14JY]
  Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resurces, [25JN]
H.R. 3821--
A bill to designate the Headquarters Compound of the Central 
    Intelligence Agency located in Langely, Virginia, as the George H.W. 
    Bush Center for Central Intelligence; to the Committee on 
    Intelligence (Permanent Select).
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
    Archer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Gingrich, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
    Hobson, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Frost, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Smith of Oregon, 
    Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Leach, Mr. Hall 
    of Texas, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
    Edwards, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Ortiz, 
    Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Regula, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Granger, 
    Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Castle, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Shuster, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. 
    Livingston), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [5JN], [11JN], [18JN], [23JN], [25JN], 
    [14JY], [15JY], [20JY], [22JY], [27JY], [28JY], [29JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [3AU]
H.R. 3822--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to require 
    investment of the Social Security trust funds in marketable 
    securities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Minge), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY]
H.R. 3823--
A bill to authorize conveyance of a National Defense Reserve Fleet 
    vessel to the Ohio War Memorial, Inc., for use as a memorial to Ohio 
    veterans; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. GILLMOR, [7MY]
H.R. 3824--
A bill amending the Fastener Quality Act to exempt from its coverage 
    certain fasteners approved by the Federal Aviation Administration 
    for use in aircraft; to the Committees on Science; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Cook), [11MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-574, part 1), [9JN]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [9JN]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [9JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [16JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [31JY]
  House agreed to Senate amendments, [6AU]
  Presented to the President (August 10, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-234] (signed August 14, 1998)
H.R. 3825--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure that the 
    National Labor Relations Board does not decline to assert 
    jurisdiction over the horseracing and dogracing industries; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [11MY]
H.R. 3826--
A bill to amend the Davis-Bacon Act to provide that a contractor under 
    that Act who has repeated violations of the Act shall have its 
    contract with the United States canceled; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [11MY]
H.R. 3827--
A bill to require the disclosure under freedom of information provisions 
    of Federal law of certain payroll information under contracts 
    subject to the Davis-Bacon Act; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [11MY]
H.R. 3828--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access 
    to health care services for certain Medicare-eligible veterans; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Veterans' Affairs; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Sam Johnson, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, 
    Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Goodling, Ms. 
    Granger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Herger, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Portman, Mr. Redmond, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith 
    of New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Thurman, 
    Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Whitfield, and Ms. Woolsey), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [24JN], [8OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-793, part 1), [7OC]
  Referral to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs; Commerce extended, 
    [7OC], [9OC], [16OC]
  Committees on Veterans' Affairs; Commerce discharged, [20OC]
H.R. 3829--
A bill to amend the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to provide a 
    process for agency employees to submit urgent concerns to Congress, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent 
    Select); Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Bass, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Young of 
    Florida, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. McCollum), 
    [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [20MY]
  Reported from the Committee on Intelligence (H. Rept. 105-747, part 
    1), [25SE]
  Referral to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight extended, 
    [25SE]
  Referred to the Committees on the Judiciary; National Security, [25SE]
  Referral to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; the 
    Judiciary; National Security extended, [9OC], [16OC]
  Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary; National 
    Security discharged, [20OC]
H.R. 3830--
A bill to provide for the exchange of certain lands within the State of 
    Utah; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Cannon), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [11JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-598), [24JN]
  Passed House, [24JN]
  Passed Senate, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-335] (signed October 31, 1998)
H.R. 3831--
A bill to provide that children's sleepwear shall be manufactured in 
    accordance with stricter flammability standards; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [4JN], [23JN], [15JY], [29JY], [30JY], 
    [4AU], [6AU], [16SE], [17SE], [25SE], [1OC]
H.R. 3832--
A bill to protect the Social Security system and to amend the 
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a two-thirds vote for 
    legislation that changes the discretionary spending limits or the 
    pay-as-you-go provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
    Deficit Control Act of 1985 if the budget for the current year (or 
    immediately preceding year) was not in surplus; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; the Budget; Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [12MY]
H.R. 3833--
A bill to better regulate the transfer of firearms at gun shows; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
    York, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. McGovern, 
    and Mr. Nadler), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [21MY], [4JN], [11JN], [16JN], [23JN], 
    [28SE], [9OC]
H.R. 3834--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that meals 
    furnished to all employees at a place of business shall be 
    excludable from gross income if most employees at such place of 
    business are furnished meals for the convenience of the employer; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gingrich, and Mr. 
    LoBiondo), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE]
H.R. 3835--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the 
    financial limitation on rehabilitation services under part B of the 
    Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Cook, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Deutsch), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [21MY], [3JN], [10JN], [23JN], [27JY], 
    [10SE], [24SE], [7OC], [20OC]
H.R. 3836--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the 
    right of nationals of the United States to make contributions in 
    connection with an election to political office; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, [12MY]
H.R. 3837--
A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States to 
    use funds under the State Children's Health Insurance Program for 
    coverage of uninsured pregnant women; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mrs. Lowey), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [3JN], [14JY], [5AU], [5OC], [21OC]
H.R. 3838--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require, in the 
    evaluation of bids and proposals for a contract for the procurement 
    by the Department of Defense of property or services, the 
    consideration of the percentage of work under the contract planned 
    to be performed in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on National Security; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [12MY]
H.R. 3839--
A bill to promote protection of Federal law enforcement officers who 
    intervene in certain situations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KOLBE, [12MY]
H.R. 3840--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish an 
    Advanced Manufacturing Fellowship; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.

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  By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
    McGovern), [12MY]
H.R. 3841--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income the value of certain real property tax reduction vouchers 
    received by senior citizens who provide volunteer services under a 
    State program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Delahunt, 
    Mr. McGovern, Mr. Markey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
    Meehan), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [14MY]
H.R. 3842--
A bill to provide that certain Federal property shall be made available 
    to States for State use before being made available to other 
    entities, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; National Security; Small Business; 
    International Relations; Science, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [12MY]
H.R. 3843--
A bill to grant a Federal charter to the American GI Forum of the United 
    States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Redmond, 
    Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Ortiz, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
    Becerra, Mr. Paul, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Engel, Ms. Sanchez, 
    Mr. Evans, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Green, Mr. Meeks of 
    New York, Mr. Frost, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Kaptur, and Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [3AU]
H.R. 3844--
A bill to promote and enhance public safety through use of 9-1-1 as the 
    universal emergency assistance number, further deployment of 
    wireless 9-1-1 service, support of States in upgrading 9-1-1 
    capabilities and related functions, encouragement of construction 
    and operation of seamless, ubiquitous and reliable networks for 
    personal wireless services, and ensuring access to Federal 
    Government property for such networks, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Green, 
    Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Pickering), 
    [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [10JN], [14JY], [23JY], [10SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-768, part 1), [2OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
    extended, [9OC], [16OC], [20OC]
H.R. 3845--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish in the 
    Department of Defense a new unified command for joint forces to have 
    responsibility for providing ready joint forces to the commanders of 
    regional combatant commands and to conduct joint experimentation to 
    further develop joint military forces; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [12MY]
H.R. 3846--
A bill to amend the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 
    to add the Eastern Oklahoma State College on behalf of the Choctaw 
    Nation; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. WATKINS, [12MY]
H.R. 3847--
A bill to prohibit certain transfers or assignments of franchises, and 
    to prohibit certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel prices, 
    under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. WYNN, [12MY]
H.R. 3848--
A bill to permit certain claims against foreign states to be heard in 
    United States courts where the foreign state is a state sponsor of 
    international terrorism or where no extradition treaty with the 
    state existed at the time the claim arose and where no other 
    adequate and available remedies exist; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. YATES, [12MY]
H.R. 3849--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a national 
    policy against Federal and State regulation of Internet access and 
    online services, and to exercise congressional jurisdiction over 
    interstate and foreign commerce by establishing a moratorium on the 
    imposition of exactions that would interfere with the free flow of 
    commerce conducted over the Internet, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; the Judiciary; Rules, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. COX of California (for himself and Mr. White), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY]
  Reported from the Committee on Commerce with amendment (H. Rept. 105-
    570, part 1), [5JN]
  Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary; Rules 
    extended, [5JN]
  Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendments (H. Rept. 
    105-570, part 2), [19JN]
  Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means; Rules extended, [19JN]
  Committees on Ways and Means; Rules discharged, [25JN]
H.R. 3850--
A bill to provide reporting requirements for the assertion of executive 
    privilege, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DELAY, [13MY]
H.R. 3851--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
    expenditure limitations and public financing for House of 
    Representatives general elections, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on House Oversight; Ways and Means; Rules, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OBEY, [13MY]
H.R. 3852--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
    public financing for House of Representatives general elections for 
    candidates who voluntarily limit expenditures, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; Ways and Means; 
    Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OBEY, [13MY]
H.R. 3853--
A bill to promote drug-free workplace programs; to the Committee on 
    Small Business.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Souder), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-584), [18JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23JN]
H.R. 3854--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to modify immunity 
    provisions in certain cases involving Congressional investigations; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
    Sessions), [13MY]
H.R. 3855--
A bill to provide for payments to children's hospitals that operate 
    graduate medical education programs; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and 
    Mr. Greenwood), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [9JN], [11JN], [17JN], 
    [14JY], [17JY], [22JY], [27JY], [31JY], [6AU], [9SE], [14SE], 
    [23SE], [1OC], [7OC], [10OC]
H.R. 3856--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of the vacant Army Reserve Center 
    in Kankakee, Illinois; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. EWING (for himself and Mr. Weller), [13MY]
H.R. 3857--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the research 
    credit for expenses attributable to certain collaborative research 
    consortia; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Weller, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Camp, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Frost, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Kleczka), 
    [13MY]
H.R. 3858--
A bill to assure drug-free borders by increasing penalties for certain 
    drug-related offenses, to enhance law enforcement efforts for 
    counterdrug activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Packard, Mr. Reyes, and 
    Mr. Cunningham), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [5JN], [9JN], [10JN]
H.R. 3859--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate 
    and gift tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [13MY]
H.R. 3860--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate taxes on 
    capital gains after December 31, 2001; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [13MY]
H.R. 3861--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide, for 
    purposes of computing the exclusion of gain on sale of a principal 
    residence, that a member of the Armed Forces of the United States 
    shall be treated as using property as a principal residence while 
    away from home on extended active duty; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mrs. Linda SMITH of Washington (for herself and Mr. Hunter), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [16JN], [17JN], [1OC]
H.R. 3862--
A bill to provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize the 
    funding of regional poison control centers; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Towns), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [9JN], [10JN], [11JN], [16JN], [17JN], 
    [14JY], [15JY], [20JY], [21JY], [15OC]
H.R. 3863--
A bill to provide for a special Medicare part B enrollment period, a 
    reduction or elimination in the part B late enrollment penalty, and 
    a special medigap open enrollment period for certain military 
    retirees and dependents; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
    of Texas, and Mr. Filner), [13MY]
H.R. 3864--
A bill to designate the post office located at 203 West Paige Street, in 
    Tompkinsville, Kentucky, as the ``Tim Lee Carter Post Office 
    Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Mr. Rogers), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5OC]
H.R. 3865--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the 
    designation of renewal communities, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Banking and Financial Services; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
    Deal of Georgia, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ensign, Ms. Granger, Mr. Riggs,

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    Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Wamp, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Largent, Mr. Bonilla, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Myrick, 
    Mr. Coburn, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ryun, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. King of New York, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Watkins, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Calvert, and 
    Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [19JN], [25JN], [21JY], [29JY], [4AU], 
    [23SE]
H.R. 3866--
A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
    related resources, to authorize the Secretary to construct various 
    projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
    States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. 
    Borski) (all by request), [14MY]
H.R. 3867--
A bill to provide long-term economic assistance to tobacco farmers and 
    workers and to communities dependent on tobacco production using 
    funds contributed by tobacco product manufacturers and importers; to 
    the Committees on Agriculture; Education and the Workforce; Ways and 
    Means; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BAESLER, [14MY]
H.R. 3868--
A bill to prevent children from using tobacco products, to reduce the 
    health costs attributable to tobacco products, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
    Fazio of California, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. McKeon, 
    Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Horn, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Campbell, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Olver, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. McHale, Mr. Yates, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Markey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
    Minge, Mr. Vento, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Stark, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McGovern, 
    Mr. Sherman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
    Farr of California, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Levin, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Filner, 
    Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Cummings, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    Dicks, Mr. Rush, Mr. Payne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
    and Mr. Stokes), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [6AU]
H.R. 3869--
A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to authorize programs for predisaster mitigation, to 
    streamline the administration of disaster relief, to control the 
    Federal costs of disaster assistance, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself and Mr. Borski), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-682), [6AU]
H.R. 3870--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional 
    retirement savings opportunities for small employers, including 
    self-employed individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Brady, Mr. Crapo, 
    Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Taylor of North 
    Carolina), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [5JN], [11JN], [19JN], [17JY], [3AU], 
    [10SE], [25SE], [20OC]
H.R. 3871--
A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to provide children with 
    increased access to food and nutrition assistance during the summer 
    months; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Riggs), [14MY]
H.R. 3872--
A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to extend the authority of 
    the commodity distribution program through fiscal year 2003; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Riggs), [14MY]
H.R. 3873--
A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to simplify program 
    operations and improve program management under that Act; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Riggs), [14MY]
H.R. 3874--
A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to make improvements to 
    the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
    children and to extend the authority of that program through fiscal 
    year 2003; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Riggs), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-633), [20JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [20JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [17SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [17SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference, [1OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-786) submitted in the House, [6OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Conference report agreed to in the House, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-336] (signed October 31, 1998)
H.R. 3875--
A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the 
    Secretary of the Interior to cease mineral leasing activity on 
    submerged land of the Outer Continental Shelf that is adjacent to a 
    coastal State that has declared a moratorium on such activity, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Farr of 
    California, and Ms. Harman), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [5JN], [9JN], [10JN], [11JN], [16JN], 
    [22JN], [25JN], [15JY]
H.R. 3876--
A bill to reduce class size; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Gephardt, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wise, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Payne, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
    Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Carson, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Engel, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    Mr. Wynn, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Allen, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Price of North Carolina, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Hinojosa, 
    Mr. Obey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Owens, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Farr of California, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Torres, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
    McIntyre, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Hoyer), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [24JY], [31JY], [6AU], [15SE], [21OC]
H.R. 3877--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the 
    production and use of electric vehicles; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. COLLINS (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [20MY], [10JN], [14JY], [22JY]
H.R. 3878--
A bill to subject certain reserved mineral interests of the operation of 
    the Mineral Leasing Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mrs. CUBIN, [14MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-771), [5OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14OC]
H.R. 3879--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the estate 
    and gift taxes over a 10-year period; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
    Cox of California, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Crane, Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
    Weller, Mr. Camp, and Mrs. Thurman), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [20MY], [21MY], [22MY], [4JN], [9JN], 
    [10JN], [11JN], [18JN], [19JN], [24JN], [14JY], [16JY], [20JY], 
    [22JY], [29JY], [30JY], [5AU], [10SE], [15SE], [16SE], [22SE], 
    [25SE], [2OC], [5OC], [6OC], [7OC], [9OC], [13OC], [20OC]
H.R. 3880--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 
    and 2002 to carry out the Head Start Act, the Low-Income Home Energy 
    Assistance Act of 1981, and the Community Services Block Grant Act, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MARTINEZ, [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [17JN], [15SE]
H.R. 3881--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    Lifetime Learning Credit for tuition expenses for continuing 
    education for secondary teachers in their fields of teaching; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Horn, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Paul), 
    [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [9SE]
H.R. 3882--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a 
    member of the Armed Forces of the United States shall be treated as 
    using a principal residence while on extended active duty; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JONES, [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY]
H.R. 3883--
A bill to revise the boundary of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National 
    Historic Site to include Knob Creek Farm, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, [14MY]
H.R. 3884--
A bill to provide for the disposition of Governors Island, New York; to 
    the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Resources, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Towns, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Schumer), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY]
H.R. 3885--
A bill to waive interest and penalties for failures to file schedule D 
    of Form 1040 with a timely filed return for 1997; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [16JY]

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H.R. 3886--
A bill to prohibit the export of missile equipment and technology to the 
    People's Republic of China; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. RYUN (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Wamp, and Ms. Danner), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [4JN]
H.R. 3887--
A bill to prohibit oil and gas drilling in the Great Lakes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Luther, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Sabo, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Obey, Mr. Johnson of 
    Wisconsin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. Rivers), [14MY]
H.R. 3888--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the protection 
    of consumers against ``slamming'' by telecommunications carriers, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Bass, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. 
    Bachus), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [22MY], [3JN], [10JN], [16JN], [19JN], 
    [24JN], [15JY], [23JY], [6AU]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-801), [8OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12OC]
H.R. 3889--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen 
    controls over tobacco; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. UPTON, [14MY]
H.R. 3890--
A bill to promote democracy and good governance in Nigeria, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    Banking and Financial Services; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Payne), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [16SE]
H.R. 3891--
A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to prohibit the unauthorized 
    destruction, modification, or alteration of product identification 
    codes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE, [19MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-650), [28JY]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [28SE]
H.R. 3892--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    establish a program to help children and youth learn English, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [19JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-587), [19JN]
  Passed House amended, [10SE]
H.R. 3893--
A bill to amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 with respect to the work 
    requirement for Federal prisoners and to amend title 18, United 
    States Code, with respect to the use of Federal prison labor by 
    nonprofit entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Gibbons), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [10JN]
H.R. 3894--
A bill to reinvigorate science and technology functions of the 
    Department of the Air Force; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Hobson), 
    [19MY]
H.R. 3895--
A bill to provide grants to improve firearms safety, and to provide for 
    the study of the effects of developing firearms technology on 
    firearms safety; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut, [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [21JY], [6AU], [9SE], [1OC], [2OC]
H.R. 3896--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to 
    institutions of higher education for postsecondary information 
    technology education and employment assistance projects; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ford, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Sanders, and Mr. Payne), [19MY]
H.R. 3897--
A bill to provide for programs to develop and implement integrated 
    cockroach management programs in urban communities that are 
    effective in reducing health risks to inner city residents, 
    especially children, suffering from asthma and asthma-related 
    illnesses; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Clay, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Towns, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stokes, and Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [3JN], [9JN], [18JN], [23JN]
H.R. 3898--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled 
    Substances Import and Export Act to conform penalties for violations 
    involving certain amounts of methamphetamine to penalties for 
    violations involving similar amounts cocaine base; to the Committees 
    on the Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Kingston, 
    Mr. Fossella, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gibbons, 
    Mr. Cook, Mr. Calvert, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Ryun, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Saxton, 
    Mr. Goss, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. 
    Granger, Mr. Souder, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brady, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson, Mr. Mica, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Portman, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. 
    Baker), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [10JN], [18JN], [14JY], [15SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-711, part 1), [14SE]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [14SE]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [14SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15SE]
H.R. 3899--
A bill to expand homeownership in the United States; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ney, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Redmond, 
    Mr. Ryun, Mr. Shays, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Metcalf), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13OC]
H.R. 3900--
A bill to establish Federal penalties for prohibited uses and 
    disclosures of individually identifiable health information, to 
    establish a right in an individual to inspect and copy their own 
    health information, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means; Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [23JN], [23JY], [2OC], [6OC], [7OC]
H.R. 3901--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to reauthorize funding for the grant program to encourage arrest 
    policies in dealing with domestic violence; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mrs. Morella), [19MY]
H.R. 3902--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to reauthorize funding for court-appointed special advocates for 
    victims of child abuse, training programs on child abuse for 
    judicial personnel and attorneys, and closed-circuit television and 
    video taping of child victim testimony; to the Committees on 
    Education and the Workforce; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mrs. Morella), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 3903--
A bill to provide for an exchange of lands located near Gustavus, 
    Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [19MY]
  Reported from the Committee on Resources amended (H. Rept. 105-706, 
    part 1), [11SE]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce exrtended, [11SE]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [11SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15SE]
  Passed Senate, [2OC]
  Senate passage vitiated, [8OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [8OC]
  House agreed to Senate amendments, [10OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-317] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 3904--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the 
    administrative structure for carrying out the immigration laws in 
    accordance with the recommendations of the United States Commission 
    on Immigration Reform; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROGERS, [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.R. 3905--
A bill to establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, 
    inexpensive and efficient resolution of personal injury claims 
    arising out of asbestos exposure, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE, [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [20JY], [28JY], [5AU], [14SE], [14OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [23JY]
H.R. 3906--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that a person 
    sentenced by a court-martial to confinement for life may not be 
    granted parole until the person has been confined for at least 30 
    years; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. BRYANT, [20MY]
H.R. 3907--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a 95 
    percent income tax rate on attorneys' fees paid in connection with 
    the settlement (as part of the tobacco settlement agreement dated 
    June 20, 1997) of any action maintained by a State; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BRYANT, [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN]
H.R. 3908--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income the dividends paid by tobacco companies which meet youth 
    smoking reduction targets; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BRYANT, [20MY]
H.R. 3909--
A bill to make technical corrections and minor adjustments to the 
    boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in the 
    State of Utah; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CANNON, [20MY]
H.R. 3910--
A bill to authorize the Automobile National Heritage Area; to the 
    Committee on Resources.

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  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Upton, 
    Mr. Kildee, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Levin, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
    Conyers, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Barcia of 
    Michigan), [20MY]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [10OC]
  Passed Senate, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-355] (signed November 6, 1998)
H.R. 3911--
A bill to designate all unreserved and unappropriated California coastal 
    rocks and islands currently administered by the Bureau of Land 
    Management as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 
    System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. 
    Bilbray), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [11JN], [19JN], [2OC]
H.R. 3912--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 
    earnings test for individuals who have attained retirement age; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. Sam JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Bonilla), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [6AU], [7OC]
H.R. 3913--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that 
    natural gas gathering lines are 7-year property for purposes of 
    depreciation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. Sam JOHNSON, [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6AU]
H.R. 3914--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue 
    Medicare direct graduate medical education payment rates for certain 
    training programs in osteopathy after their operation is assumed by 
    another hospital; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [20MY]
H.R. 3915--
A bill to adjust the immigration status of certain Liberian nationals 
    who were provided refuge in the United States; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [23JY], [15SE], [13OC], [19OC]
H.R. 3916--
A bill expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need to 
    address Nigerian advance fee fraud, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Payne, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. McDade, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Schumer, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Holden, and Ms. Furse), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY]
H.R. 3917--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the 
    determination of the 50,000-barrel refinery limitation on oil 
    depletion deduction from a daily basis to an annual average daily 
    basis; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MCCRERY (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. John, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
    Baker, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 3918--
A bill to prohibit the transfer of lethal military equipment, 
    helicopters, replacement structural components and ammunition for 
    that equipment and helicopters, and other related assistance to the 
    Government of Indonesia unless the President certifies that the 
    Government of Indonesia has been elected in free and fair elections, 
    does not repress civilian political expression, and has made 
    substantial improvement in human rights conditions in Indonesia, 
    East Timor, and Irian Jaya (West Papua); to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Ms. MCKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Hall of Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Olver, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
    Lee, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Farr of California), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [25JN], [24JY], [3AU], [5OC], [15OC]
H.R. 3919--
A bill to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to provide 
    penalty enhancements for drug offenses committed in the presense of 
    children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. Livingston, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hutchinson, 
    Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Sessions, and Ms. Granger), 
    [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [18JN], [25SE]
H.R. 3920--
A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate 
    Congressional review of newly-passed District laws, to provide the 
    District of Columbia with autonomy over its budgets, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; 
    Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. NORTON, [20MY]
H.R. 3921--
A bill to improve the effectiveness and performance of Federal financial 
    assistance programs, simplify Federal financial assistance 
    application and reporting requirements, and improve the delivery of 
    services to the public; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Horn, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Condit, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Shays, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sanford, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Sununu, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Weygand), [20MY]
H.R. 3922--
A bill to eliminate the regional system of organizing the National 
    Forest System and to replace the regional offices of the Forest 
    Service with State offices; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. SKEEN, [20MY]
H.R. 3923--
A bill to authorize the Worker and Community Transition Office of the 
    Department of Energy to manage a fund to assist workers at, and 
    communities surrounding, the Piketon, Ohio and Paducah, Kentucky 
    uranium enrichment plants; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Mr. Whitfield), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN]
H.R. 3924--
A bill to authorize conveyance of 2 decommissioned Coast Guard vessels 
    to Canvasback Mission, Inc., for use for provision of medical 
    services; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [20MY]
H.R. 3925--
A bill to establish the Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Stark, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Furse, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. 
    Allen), [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [19JN], [16JY], [21JY], [29JY], [5AU], 
    [14SE], [17SE], [24SE], [1OC], [14OC]
H.R. 3926--
A bill to provide that a person closely related to a judge of a court 
    exercising judicial power under article III of the United States 
    Constitution (other than the Supreme Court) may not be appointed as 
    a judge of the same court, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington, [21MY]
H.R. 3927--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restrict the use of 
    tax-exempt financing by governmentally owned electric utilities and 
    to subject certain activities of such utilities to income tax; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. 
    Crane), [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [6AU]
H.R. 3928--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and 
    operate a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and 
    Recreational River on land owned by the State of New York; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [21MY]
H.R. 3929--
A bill to extend the authorization for the Upper Delaware Citizens 
    Advisory Council; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [21MY]
H.R. 3930--
A bill to ensure that the Federal Government adheres to its commitment 
    to State and local governments to share in the expense of educating 
    children with disabilities; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Duncan, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. 
    Shadegg), [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN]
H.R. 3931--
A bill to provide for the appointment of 1 additional Federal district 
    judge for the eastern district of Wisconsin, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin, [21MY]
H.R. 3932--
A bill to assure that the public receives the full amount of royalties 
    owed on oil production from Federal public lands and the Outer 
    Continental Shelf; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Miller of California, 
    Mr. Menendez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Schumer), [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [23JN], [29JY], [16SE]
H.R. 3933--
A bill to amend titles 5 and 37 of the United States Code to allow 
    members of the Armed Forces to participate in the Thrift Savings 
    Plan; to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; National 
    Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MICA (for himself and Mr. Pickett), [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY]
H.R. 3934--
A bill to reform the concession programs of the National Park Service 
    and to provide for the use of the revenues generated by such reforms 
    to enhance resource protection and visitor use and enjoyment of the 
    National Park System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
    Markey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin), [21MY]
H.R. 3935--
A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate 
    fire safety standards for cigarettes, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MOAKLEY, [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [24SE]
H.R. 3936--
A bill to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier National Monument to 
    include the lands within the headwaters of the Upper Alamo 
    Watershed, which drain into the Monument and which are not currently 
    within the jurisdiction of a Federal land management agency, to 
    authorize acquisition of those lands, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. REDMOND, [21MY]
H.R. 3937--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to bar hospital 
    limitations on emergency room workers treating emergency cases in 
    immediate vicinity of emergency room entrance; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RUSH, [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [11JN], [18JN], [23JN]

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H.R. 3938--
A bill to permit the approval and administration of drugs and devices to 
    patients who are terminally ill; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, and Mr. Hilliard), [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [9JN], [16JN]
H.R. 3939--
A bill to designate the United States Postal Service building located at 
    658 63rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Edgar C. 
    Campbell, Sr., Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. FATTAH, [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9SE]
H.R. 3940--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    full payment rates under Medicare to hospitals for costs of direct 
    graduate medical education of residents for residency training 
    programs in specialties or subspecialties which the Secretary of 
    Health and Human Services designates as critical need specialty or 
    subspecialty training programs; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Ms. Kaptur, and Ms. Brown of Florida), [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [22JN], [31JY], [16OC]
H.R. 3941--
A bill to amend the United States Enrichment Corporation Privatization 
    Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Mr. Whitfield), [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN]
H.R. 3942--
A bill to provide that for taxable years beginning before 1980 the 
    Federal income tax deductibility of flight training expenses shall 
    be determined without regard to whether such expenses were 
    reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance 
    allowances; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Torres), [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [18JN], [16JY], [31JY]
H.R. 3943--
A bill for the relief of Hilario Armijo, Timothy W. Armijo, Josephine 
    and Mike Baca, Vincent Chavez, David Chinana, Victor Chinana, Ivan 
    T. Gachupin, Michael Gachupin, Frank Madalena, Jr., Dennis 
    Magdalena, Mary Pecos, Lawrence Seonia, Roberta P. Toledo, Nathaniel 
    Tosa, Allen L. Toya, Jr., Ethel Waquie, and Veronica Waquie; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. REDMOND, [21MY]
H.R. 3944--
A bill for the relief of Akal Security, Incorporated; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. REDMOND, [21MY]
H.R. 3945--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    inflation adjustment of the unified credit against the estate and 
    gift taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Hulshof, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hostettler, 
    Mr. Jones, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Largent, and 
    Mr. Salmon), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN]
H.R. 3946--
A bill to establish, wherever feasible, guidelines, recommendations, and 
    regulations that promote the regulatory acceptance of new and 
    revised toxicological tests that protect human and animal health and 
    the environment while reducing, refining, or replacing animal tests 
    and ensuring human safety and product effectiveness; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Hyde, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mr. Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink 
    of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, 
    Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [25JN], [16JY], [6AU], [10SE], [23SE], 
    [9OC], [16OC], [20OC]
H.R. 3947--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    certain liquidating distributions of a regulated investment company 
    or a real estate investment trust which are allowable as a deduction 
    shall be included in the gross income of the distributee; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [22MY]
H.R. 3948--
A bill to maintain health care coverage for veterans by the Department 
    of Veterans Affairs for tobacco related illnesses, and to provide 
    for additional authorization of appropriations for the Department; 
    to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Traficant, 
    Mr. Mascara, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Stabenow, 
    Mr. Stupak, Mr. Rush, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Strickland, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Manton, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Green, 
    Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Goode), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [9JN], [14JY], [6AU], [23SE], [21OC]
H.R. 3949--
A bill to ban the imposition of a fee for performing background checks 
    in connection with the transfer of a firearm, and to ensure that 
    background check information is not retained for longer than 
    necessary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. Strickland), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [5JN], [9JN], [11JN], [16JN], [22JN], [25JN], 
    [14JY], [15JY], [16JY], [22JY], [23JY], [6AU], [10SE], [15SE], 
    [24SE], [25SE], [1OC], [6OC], [7OC], [9OC], [10OC], [20OC]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE]
H.R. 3950--
A bill to designate a portion of the Otay Mountain region of California 
    as wilderness; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BILBRAY, [22MY]
H.R. 3951--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit ticket 
    scalping; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN, [22MY]
H.R. 3952--
A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
    Administration to address the aircraft noise problems of Queens and 
    Long Island, New York; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. King of New York, 
    Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Lazio of New York, Ms. Velazquez, and 
    Mr. Schumer), [22MY]
H.R. 3953--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the exclusion of 
    gain on the sale of a principal residence; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [22MY]
H.R. 3954--
A bill to clarify the standard required for the importation of sporting 
    arms into the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Mr. Herger, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Norwood, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Stump, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
    Cannon, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Goode, Mr. Wise, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
    Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ney, Mr. Young of 
    Alaska, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [6OC]
H.R. 3955--
A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to protect seamen against 
    economic reprisal; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BOSWELL, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6AU], [14OC]
H.R. 3956--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for more 
    equitable policies relating to overtime pay for Federal employees; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mrs. 
    Morella), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [14JY], [30JY], [5OC], [9OC], [12OC], 
    [13OC], [15OC], [16OC]
H.R. 3957--
A bill to rename Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts as ``Wolf 
    Trap National Park for the Performing Arts''; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. 
    Wolf), [22MY]
H.R. 3958--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide an 
    overtime compensation exemption for paramedics, emergency medical 
    technicians, and rescue and ambulance personnel trained to provide 
    emergency medical services and provide transport of persons 
    receiving those services who are also trained in fire suppression 
    services; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. EHRLICH (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina), [22MY]
H.R. 3959--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on ferroniobium; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [22MY]
H.R. 3960--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    special motor fuels excise tax on water-phased hydrocarbon fuel 
    emulsions shall be based on their Btu content relative to gasoline; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Gibbons), [22MY]
H.R. 3961--
A bill to establish the Administrative Law Judge Conference of the 
    United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [22MY]
H.R. 3962--
A bill to provide for the ratification of payments made under 
    preexisting onshore and offshore royalty-in-kind programs; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [10SE]
H.R. 3963--
A bill to establish terms and conditions under which the Secretary of 
    the Interior shall convey leaseholds in certain properties around 
    Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HILL, [22MY]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [14OC]
H.R. 3964--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
    design, planning, and construction of the Willow Lake Natural 
    Treatment System Project for the reclamation and reuse of water, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, [22MY]
H.R. 3965--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    provision added by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 that imposes tax 
    increases on certain families by reason of

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    the inflation adjustments in the regular income tax rate brackets, 
    the standard deduction, and the personal exemption; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [27JY]
H.R. 3966--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for collection 
    and payment of State taxes imposed on motor fuel sold on Indian 
    lands; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Istook, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
    Blunt, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, and Mr. Ehlers), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [5JN]
H.R. 3967--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2002, the duty on Sodium Bentazon; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LATHAM, [22MY]
H.R. 3968--
A bill to require within 90 days an assessment of, and a national 
    strategy for addressing, the Year 2000 computer problem to ensure 
    that critical public and private services to the American public are 
    not disrupted, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Science; 
    Government Reform and Oversight; Banking and Financial Services, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Baker, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Castle), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN]
H.R. 3969--
A bill to clarify that retirement income from pension plans of the 
    government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be exempt from 
    nonresident taxation in the same manner as State pension plans; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MCCOLLUM, [22MY]
H.R. 3970--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that persons 
    who have been convicted of a capital crime may not be awarded the 
    Purple Heart; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. MCKEON (for himself and Mr. Stump), [22MY]
H.R. 3971--
A bill to reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and 
    improve the quality of life in the metropolitan Washington region; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC]
H.R. 3972--
A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the 
    Secretary of the Interior from charging State and local government 
    agencies for certain uses of the sand, gravel, and shell resources 
    of the outer Continental Shelf; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [6AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-766), [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [15OC]
H.R. 3973--
A bill to reauthorize and amend the Trinity River Basin Fish and 
    Wildlife Management Act of 1984; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RIGGS (for himself and Mr. Herger), [22MY]
H.R. 3974--
A bill to waive interest and penalties on failures to properly complete 
    schedule D of Form 1040 for 1997; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU]
H.R. 3975--
A bill to provide for access by State and local authorities to 
    information of the Department of Justice for the purpose of 
    conducting criminal background checks on port employees and 
    prospective employees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SHAW, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [11JN], [22JN], [27JY]
H.R. 3976--
A bill to repeal the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, to 
    enact the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1998, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. John, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Parker, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [30JY]
H.R. 3977--
A bill for the relief of Sergey Y. Chernyavskiy; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROGAN, [22MY]
H.R. 3978--
A bill to restore provisions agreed to by the conferees to H.R. 2400, 
    entitled the ``Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century'' but 
    not included in the conference report to H.R. 2400, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Rahall), 
    [3JN]
  Passed House, [3JN]
H.R. 3979--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain 
    individuals a credit against income tax for contributions to 
    individual retirement accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. POMEROY, [3JN]
H.R. 3980--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority 
    for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat illnesses of Persian 
    Gulf War veterans, to provide authority to treat illnesses of 
    veterans which may be attributable to future combat service, and to 
    revise the process for determining priorities for research relative 
    to the health consequences of service in the Persian Gulf War, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Stump, Mr. Evans, and 
    Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts), [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [17JN], [19JN], [22JN], [25JN], [14JY], 
    [15JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-626), [15JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3AU]
H.R. 3981--
A bill to modify the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace 
    National Monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. Blunt), [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [25JN], [16JY], [29JY]
H.R. 3982--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 310 New Bern Avenue 
    in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the ``Terry Sanford Federal 
    Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Hefner, Mr. Coble, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Burr of 
    North Carolina, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Jones), [3JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-618), [14JY]
  Passed House amended, [29JY]
H.R. 3983--
A bill to provide for certain procedures applicable to the issuance of 
    passports for children under 16; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [3JN]
H.R. 3984--
A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an Office of 
    River Protection at the Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington, 
    for the management of Hanford Tank Farm operations; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; National Security, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [3JN]
H.R. 3985--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the International Child 
    Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center of the Customs 
    Service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Gutknecht, 
    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Granger, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Foley, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Frost, Mr. Reyes, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Wynn, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Calvert, 
    Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Furse, and Mr. 
    Rothman), [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [20JY]
H.R. 3986--
A bill to improve education, raise standards, and attract the best 
    teachers to the public schools; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Meeks of New York), [3JN]
H.R. 3987--
A bill to protect and conserve deer and elk and to provide for 
    consistent and equitable hunting laws in the State of Washington; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington, [3JN]
H.R. 3988--
A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
    assure appropriate access to mental health services under 
    Medicare+Choice plans; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK, [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [28JY], [12OC]
H.R. 3989--
A bill to provide for the enactment of user fees proposed by the 
    President in his budget submission under section 1105(a) of title 
    31, United States Code, for fiscal year 1999; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce; Agriculture; Resources; the Judiciary; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Banking and Financial Services; 
    International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [3JN]
  Failed of passage, [5JN]
H.R. 3990--
A bill to amend the Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act to 
    prevent unfair and deceptive practices in telephone billing for 
    miscellaneous products or services; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Gordon), [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [16JY], [1OC]
H.R. 3991--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    exclusion from gross income for foster care payments shall also 
    apply to payments by certain nongovernmental placement agencies, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky, [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [16JY], [17JY], [4AU], [6AU], [10SE], 
    [23SE], [1OC], [6OC], [13OC]
H.R. 3992--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a 5-year 
    recovery period for petroleum storage facilities; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Matsui), [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [9SE], [22SE]
H.R. 3993--
A bill to extend the period for beneficiaries of certain deceased 
    members of the uniformed services to apply for a death gratuity 
    under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance policy of such 
    members; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. GORDON, [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN]
H.R. 3994--
A bill to amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to clarify that nothing in that 
    Act shall prohibit a State from using individuals other than merit-
    staffed or civil service employees of the State (or any political 
    subdivision thereof) in providing

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    employment services under that Act; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. Upton), [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 3995--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the marriage 
    penalty in the earned income tax credit; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and Mrs. 
    Kennelly of Connecticut), [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [19JN], [25JN], [24JY], [30JY], [6AU], [23SE]
H.R. 3996--
A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Studies and 
    Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
    participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Alameda 
    County Brackish Water Desalination Project for the reclamation and 
    reuse of water, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. STARK, [4JN]
H.R. 3997--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require 
    Medicare+Choice organizations to assuring access to obstetrician-
    gynecologists and to assure continuity of care; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, and Mr. Becerra), [4JN]
H.R. 3998--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make 
    payments to each State for the operation of a comprehensive health 
    insurance plan ensuring health insurance coverage for individuals 
    and families in the State, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OBEY (for himself and Mr. Matsui), [5JN]
H.R. 3999--
A bill to designate the United States Postal Service building located at 
    5209 Greene Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``David P. 
    Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. FATTAH, [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9SE]
H.R. 4000--
A bill to designate the United States Postal Service building located at 
    400 Edgmont Avenue, Chester, Pennsylvania, as the ``Thomas P. 
    Foglietta Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. FATTAH, [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5OC]
H.R. 4001--
A bill to designate the United States Postal Service building located at 
    2601 North 16th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Roxanne 
    H. Jones Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. FATTAH, [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5OC]
H.R. 4002--
A bill to designate the United States Postal Service building located at 
    5300 West Jefferson Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the 
    ``Freeman Hankins Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. FATTAH, [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [15SE]
H.R. 4003--
A bill to designate the United States Postal Service building located at 
    2037 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Max 
    Weiner Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.
  By Mr. FATTAH, [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [15SE]
H.R. 4004--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance 
    to the Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark in Springerville, 
    Arizona, and to establish the Lower East Side Tenement National 
    Historic Site, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [5JN]
H.R. 4005--
A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to improve methods 
    for preventing financial crimes, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Banking and Financial Services; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Castle, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. Baker, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
    Waters, and Ms. Velazquez), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [19JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Banking and Financial Services with 
    amendment (H. Rept. 105-611, part 1), [8JY]
  Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, [8JY]
  Referral to the Committee Ways and Means extended, [8JY], [31JY], 
    [7AU]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [31JY]
  Committee on Ways and Means discharged, [11SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5OC]
H.R. 4006--
A bill to clarify Federal law to prohibit the dispensing or distribution 
    of a controlled substance for the purpose of causing, or assisting 
    in causing, the suicide, or euthanasia, of any individual; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Oberstar), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [14JY], [20JY], [29JY], [5AU], [6AU], [9SE]
  Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment (H. Rept. 
    105-683, part 1), [6AU]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [6AU]
  Cosponsors removed, [10SE]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [18SE]
H.R. 4007--
A bill to amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and the 
    National Security Act of 1947 to require disclosure under the 
    Freedom of Information Act regarding certain persons, disclose Nazi 
    war criminal records without impairing any investigation or 
    prosecution conducted by the Department of Justice or certain 
    intelligence matters, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; Intelligence (Permanent Select); 
    the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Goss, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. 
    Conyers), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN], [10JN], [16JN], [17JN], [23JN], [14JY], 
    [17JY], [29JY], [4AU], [9SE], [6OC]
H.R. 4008--
A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to permit 
    the exception from the guaranteed issue requirement for coverage 
    offered only through associations to be applied separately to parts 
    of the small group market based upon size of employers; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan, [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU]
H.R. 4009--
A bill to amend part Q of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
    of 1968 to encourage the use of school resource officers; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the Workforce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Lampson, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Berry), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [14JY], [24JY], [2OC]
H.R. 4010--
A bill to provide that certain Federal property be made available to 
    States for State use before being made available to other entities, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform and 
    Oversight; National Security; International Relations; Small 
    Business; Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. REDMOND, [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY]
H.R. 4011--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the 
    diversity immigrant program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SHERMAN, [5JN]
H.R. 4012--
A bill to guarantee honesty in budgeting; to the Committees on the 
    Budget; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H.R. 4013--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
    administrative sites and to use the proceeds for the acquisition of 
    office sites and the acquisition, construction, or improvement of 
    offices and administrative support buildings for the Conconino 
    National Forest, Kaibab National Forest, Prescott National Forest, 
    and Tonto National Forest in the State of Arizona; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. STUMP, [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU]
H.R. 4014--
A bill to require that new signs installed on Park Service Lands on or 
    adjacent to the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Northern 
    Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, or elsewhere, 
    directing motorists to Ronald Reagan National Airport must comply 
    with the will of Congress, the President, and the American people by 
    prominently including the full name, ``Ronald Reagan National 
    Airport,'' and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Cox of 
    California, and Mr. Barr of Georgia), [5JN]
H.R. 4015--
A bill for the relief of Kerantha Poole-Christian; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [5JN]
H.R. 4016--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the 
    eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans 
    housing loans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans), [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [25JN], [21JY], [18SE], [2OC]
H.R. 4017--
A bill to extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and 
    Conservation Act and the Energy Conservation and Production Act, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas), 
    [9JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-727), [17SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [28SE]
  Laid on the table, [28SE]
H.R. 4018--
A bill to identify the current levels of savings and costs to 
    telecommunications carriers as a result of the enactment of the 
    Telecommunications Act of 1996, to require accurate billing by 
    telecommunications carriers with respect to the costs and fees 
    resulting from the enactment of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Mr. McGovern, Mr.

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    Fattah, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Furse, and Mr. DeFazio), 
    [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [17JN], [19JN], [25JN], [14JY], [15JY], 
    [4AU], [17SE], [15OC]
H.R. 4019--
A bill to protect religious liberty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself and Mr. Nadler), [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JN], [22JN], [23JN], [24JN], [25JN], [14JY], 
    [15JY], [23JY], [27JY], [31JY], [6AU], [9SE], [10SE], [15SE], 
    [18SE], [23SE], [24SE], [1OC], [9OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4020--
A bill to amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief 
    Act to eliminate the requirement that spouses and children of aliens 
    eligible for adjustment of status under such Act be nationals of 
    Nicaragua or Cuba; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Menendez), [9JN]
H.R. 4021--
A bill to provide for the exchange of certain land in the State of 
    Washington; to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [9JN]
H.R. 4022--
A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide that certain 
    sanctions provisions relating to prohibitions on credit, credit 
    guarantees, or other financial assistance not apply with respect to 
    programs of the Department of Agriculture for the purchase or other 
    provision of food or other agricultural commodities; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Leach, Mr. Moran of 
    Kansas, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Nussle, Mr. Stump, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Combest, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    LaHood, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Norwood, 
    Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Dooley of California, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Latham, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, and Mr. 
    White), [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [24JN]
H.R. 4023--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of the Forest Service property in 
    Kern County, California, in exchange for county lands suitable for 
    inclusion in Sequoia National Forest; to the Committees on 
    Resources; Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [9JN]
  Reported form the Committee on Resources with amendment (H. Rept. 105-
    815, part 1), [12OC]
  Referral to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure extended, [12OC], [16OC], [20OC]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [20OC]
H.R. 4024--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the 
    distribution chain of prescription drugs; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. WHITFIELD, [9JN]
H.R. 4025--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a 
    credit against income tax for information technology training 
    expenses paid or incurred by the employer, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CHRISTENSEN, [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [24JY]
H.R. 4026--
A bill to provide grants to states to offset costs associated with the 
    Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent 
    Offender Registration Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BASS, [10JN]
H.R. 4027--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to lengthen the accrual 
    period prior to the death of an individual who is owed certain 
    veterans' benefits, for the purpose of determining the amount of 
    payment upon such death; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. CRAMER, [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [23JY], [5AU], [24SE]
H.R. 4028--
A bill to promote research to identify and evaluate the health effects 
    of silicone breast implants, and to ensure that women and their 
    doctors receive accurate information about such implants; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GREEN, [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [15JY], [23JY], [24JY], [28JY], [31JY], 
    [6AU], [10SE], [25SE], [21OC]
H.R. 4029--
A bill to clarify the applicability of authority to release restrictions 
    and encumbrances on certain property located in Calcasieu Parish, 
    Louisiana; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. JOHN, [10JN]
H.R. 4030--
A bill to make child care more affordable for working families and for 
    stay-at-home parents with children under the age of 4, to double the 
    number of children receiving child care assistance, to provide for 
    after-school care, and to improve child care safety and quality and 
    enhance early childhood development; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Education and the Workforce; Banking and Financial Services; 
    the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Fazio 
    of California, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Levin, Mr. Weygand, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Doggett, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Allen, Ms. Carson, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Manton, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
    Bentsen, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown 
    of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Christian-Green, 
    Mr. Clay, Mr. Clement, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
    Dingell, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, 
    Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Hefner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
    Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, 
    Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
    McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller 
    of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Price of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sabo, 
    Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stokes, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Torres, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Yates), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [10SE]
H.R. 4031--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and make 
    permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under 
    qualified group legal services plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [25JN], [15JY], [16JY], [22JY], [23JY], 
    [24JY], [30JY], [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [6AU], [9SE], [15SE], [2OC], 
    [8OC], [13OC], [19OC]
H.R. 4032--
A bill to repeal the authority of the Federal Communications Commission 
    to require contributions from telephone carriers for the connection 
    of schools, health care providers, and libraries to the Internet; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JN], [23JN], [16JY]
H.R. 4033--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to require 
    investment of the Social Security trust funds in marketable 
    securities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. 
    Paul), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN]
H.R. 4034--
A bill to amend the Act of June 1, 1948, to provide for reform of the 
    Federal Protective Service; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [17JY], [22JY], [27JY], [4AU], [22SE]
H.R. 4035--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and title 10, 
    United States Code, with respect to the administration to members of 
    the Armed Forces of certain drugs without the informed consent of 
    the members; to the Committees on Commerce; National Security, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Gilman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McHugh, 
    Mr. Allen, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Upton), [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [20JY], [27JY], [3AU], [10SE], [2OC], [9OC], 
    [15OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4036--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish certain 
    presumptions of service connection for veterans who served in the 
    Persian Gulf War, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Gilman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McHugh, 
    Mr. Allen, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Souder, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Upton), [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [20JY], [27JY], [3AU], [10SE], [2OC], [9OC], 
    [13OC], [15OC], [16OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4037--
A bill to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to 
    recognize that electronic forms of providing Material Safety Data 
    Sheets provide the same level of access to information as paper 
    copies and to improve the presentation of safety and emergency 
    information on such Data Sheets; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Ms. GRANGER (for herself and Mr. Roemer), [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [29JY], [30JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4AU]
H.R. 4038--
A bill to establish the National Commission on Reforming and Simplifying 
    the Federal Tax Code; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BOSWELL, [11JN]
H.R. 4039--
A bill to amend part S of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
    Streets Act of 1968 to permit the use of certain amounts

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    for assistance to jail-based substance treatment programs, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
    Hutchinson), [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [10SE]
H.R. 4040--
A bill to designate the building in Eau Claire, South Carolina, which 
    houses the operations of the United States Postal Service as the 
    ``Mamie G. Floyd Post Office''; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CLYBURN, [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY]
H.R. 4041--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 557 East 
    Bay Street in Charleston, South Carolina, as the ``Marybelle H. Howe 
    Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CLYBURN, [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY]
H.R. 4042--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 78 Sycamore 
    Street in Charleston, South Carolina, as the ``Richard E. Fields 
    Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CLYBURN, [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY]
H.R. 4043--
A bill to designate the building in Eastover, South Carolina, which 
    houses the operations of the United States Postal Service as the 
    ``Layford R. Johnson Post Office''; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CLYBURN, [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY]
H.R. 4044--
A bill to designate the building in Orangeburg, South Carolina, which 
    houses the operations of the United States Postal Service as the 
    ``J.I. Washington, III, Post Office''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CLYBURN, [11JN]
H.R. 4045--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the personal effects of 
    participants in, and certain other individuals associated with, the 
    1999 International Special Olympics, the 1999 Women's World Cup 
    Soccer, the 2001 International Special Olympics, the 2002 Salt Lake 
    City Winter Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Paralympic Games; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COOK (for himself and Mr. Cannon), [11JN]
H.R. 4046--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit 
    transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities as a 
    result of a voluntary withdrawal from participation in the Medicaid 
    Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Shaw, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Young of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Foley, Mr. Wexler, Mrs. Fowler, 
    Mr. Markey, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Ros-
    Lehtinen, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Meek 
    of Florida, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Manton, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Furse, 
    Mr. Rush, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Green, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, and Mr. Bishop), [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [23JN], [28JY], [6AU]
H.R. 4047--
A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to make grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and 
    other appropriate agencies for the purpose of improving water 
    quality throughout the marine ecosystem of the Florida Keys; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DEUTSCH, [11JN]
H.R. 4048--
A bill to convey the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir to the El Dorado 
    Irrigation District, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE, [11JN]
H.R. 4049--
A bill to amend titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to provide for a 
    limitation on sanctions imposed by agencies and courts in certain 
    circumstances; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Buyer, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Sisisky, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. 
    Talent), [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [23JN], [14JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [6AU]
H.R. 4050--
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse 
    located at 85 Marconi Boulevard in Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Joseph 
    P. Kinneary United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Ney), [11JN]
H.R. 4051--
A bill to provide a mechanism for the final resolution of certain 
    complaints of discrimination arising out of the administration of 
    programs of the Department of Agriculture; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. MCKINNEY, [11JN]
H.R. 4052--
A bill to establish designations for United States Postal Service 
    buildings located in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka, Carol City, and 
    Miami, Florida; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Boyd, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Mica, 
    Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Davis of 
    Florida, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Mr. Foley, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Hastings of Florida), 
    [11JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9OC]
H.R. 4053--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the 
    individual income tax by repealing the adjusted gross income 
    limitations on itemized deductions and the personal exemption 
    deduction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Rangel), [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY], [23SE]
H.R. 4054--
A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide the 
    District of Columbia with autonomy over its budgets; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON, [11JN]
H.R. 4055--
A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate 
    Congressional review of newly-passed District laws; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Rules, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Ms. NORTON, [11JN]
H.R. 4056--
A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made 
    available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1999 or any 
    subsequent fiscal year for the deployment of any United States 
    ground combat forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after 
    June 30, 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committees on National 
    Security; International Relations, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Armey, Ms. 
    Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Archer, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Combest, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Baker, Mr. Linder, Mr. Blunt, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
    Lazio of New York, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Burr of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Paul, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Istook, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Barr 
    of Georgia, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Herger, Mr. Redmond, 
    Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Hill, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Jones, 
    and Mr. Metcalf), [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN]
H.R. 4057--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of 
    the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Duncan), [16JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-639), [20JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4AU]
  Passed Senate amended, [25SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [25SE]
H.R. 4058--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the aviation 
    insurance program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Lipinski), [16JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-632), [17JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [20JY]
H.R. 4059--
A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, 
    and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for 
    the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. PACKARD, [16JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 105-578), 
    [16JN]
  Passed House, [22JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [25JN]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [25JN]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [23JY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-647) submitted in the House, [24JY]
  House agreed to conference report, [29JY]
  Presented to the President (September 10, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-237] (signed September 20, 1998)
H.R. 4060--
A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the 
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. MCDADE, [16JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 105-581), 
    [16JN]
  Passed House amended, [22JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [23JN]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [23JN]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [29JY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-749) submitted in the House, [25SE]
  House agreed to conference report, [28SE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [29SE]
  Presented to the President (October 1, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-245] (signed October 7, 1998)
H.R. 4061--
A bill for the relief of the survivors of the 14 members of the Armed 
    Forces and the one United States civilian Federal employee who were 
    killed on April 14, 1994, when United States fighter aircraft 
    mistakenly shot down 2 helicopters in Iraq; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
    Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Holden), [16JN]

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  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [29JY]
H.R. 4062--
A bill to provide for the study of derivatives regulation, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; 
    Commerce; Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LEACH, [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [16JY], [22JY], [27JY], [3AU]
H.R. 4063--
A bill to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to provide for research 
    and development of assistive technology and universally designed 
    technology, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Education 
    and the Workforce; Ways and Means; Science, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [16JN]
H.R. 4064--
A bill to provide for a Native American Veterans' Memorial; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. REDMOND (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Condit, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Calvert), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE]
H.R. 4065--
A bill to suspend collections for the connection of schools and 
    libraries to the Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Souder, 
    Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. 
    Neumann), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [19JN], [25JN], [17JY], [18SE], [11OC]
H.R. 4066--
A bill to prohibit States from imposing a family cap under the program 
    of temporary assistance to needy families; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JN], [20OC]
H.R. 4067--
A bill to establish the Commission for the Future of Public Broadcasting 
    and authorize appropriations for the Corporation for Public 
    Broadcasting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself and Mr. Markey), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [10SE]
H.R. 4068--
A bill to make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native 
    Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [16JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-733), [18SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23SE]
  Passed Senate, [1OC]
  Presented to the President (October 6, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-256] (signed October 14, 1998)
H.R. 4069--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    certain bonds issued by local governments in connection with 
    delinquent real property taxes may be treated as tax exempt; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Upton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Knollenberg, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, and Mr. Conyers), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU]
H.R. 4070--
A bill to restore veterans tobacco-related benefits as in effect before 
    the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; 
    to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs; the Budget, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [24JN], [25JN], [14JY], [21JY], [29JY], 
    [31JY], [9SE], [14SE], [16SE], [5OC], [8OC], [21OC]
H.R. 4071--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to 
    establish 33 additional rural enterprise communities, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Agriculture, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Costello, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. Wise, Ms. Furse, Mr. Frost, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
    Jackson, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Allen, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Christian-
    Green, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Minge, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mollohan, and 
    Mr. Romero-Barcelo), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [23JN], [14JY], [16JY], [20JY], [24JY], 
    [27JY], [29JY], [31JY], [4AU], [14SE], [23SE], [2OC], [7OC]
H.R. 4072--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for post-secondary tuition and related expenses in lieu of the Hope 
    and Lifetime Learning credits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, [17JN]
H.R. 4073--
A bill to protect children from firearms violence; to the Committees on 
    the Judiciary; Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Porter, 
    Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Shays, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Castle, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    Manton, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Carson, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Markey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Harman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mr. Moakley, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, 
    Mr. Rothman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Tierney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McDermott, 
    and Ms. Lofgren), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [23JY], [31JY], [6AU], [28SE]
H.R. 4074--
A bill to hold Federal agencies accountable for the tax dollars spent by 
    such agencies in accordance with the provisions in the Government 
    Management Reform Act of 1994, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. NEUMANN (for himself and Mr. Sessions), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN]
H.R. 4075--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services to respond to requests of 
    skilled nursing facilities for private accreditation under the 
    Medicare Program in the same manner as for other providers of 
    services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Minge), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JN], [25JN], [16JY], [23SE]
H.R. 4076--
A bill to provide for the establishment and maintenance of personal 
    Social Security investment accounts under the Social Security 
    system; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PETRI, [17JN]
H.R. 4077--
A bill to provide for establishment of a memorial to sportsmen; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN]
H.R. 4078--
A bill to increase funding for the Women's Business Center Program; to 
    the Committee on Small Business.
  By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Goode, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
    Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Hinojosa), [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [24JN], [24JY]
H.R. 4079--
A bill to authorize the construction of temperature control devices at 
    Folsom Dam in California; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE, [18JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-717), [15SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15SE]
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-295] (signed October 27, 1998)
H.R. 4080--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to 
    the safety of food from foreign countries; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
    Gordon, Ms. Furse, Mr. Rush, Mr. Klink, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Green, Ms. 
    McCarthy of Missouri, and Ms. DeGette), [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [6AU], [9SE], [1OC]
H.R. 4081--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
    the construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
    Arkansas; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON, [18JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-748), [25SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [28SE]
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Presented to the President (October 14, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-283] (signed October 26, 1998)
H.R. 4082--
A bill to allow depository institutions to offer interest-bearing 
    transaction accounts and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to 
    all businesses, to repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest 
    on demand deposits, to require the Board of Governors of the Federal 
    Reserve System to pay interest on certain reserves, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. KELLY, [18JN]
H.R. 4083--
A bill to make available to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives the USIA 
    television program ``Window on America''; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Hamilton), 
    [18JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14SE]
  Passed Senate, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-373] (signed November 12, 1998)
H.R. 4084--
A bill to require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for 
    Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social 
    Security and Medicare benefits under titles II and XVIII of the 
    Social Security Act provided after 1999; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kucinich, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Borski, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Abercrombie, and Ms. Furse), [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
H.R. 4085--
A bill to require congressional approval of proposed rules designated by 
    the Congress to be significant; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
    and Mr. Istook), [18JN]
H.R. 4086--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to increase the authorized 
    funding level for women's business centers; to the Committee on 
    Small Business.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, [18JN]

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  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [15JY], [23JY]
H.R. 4087--
A bill to amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services 
    Demonstration Act of 1992 to provide for the transfer of services 
    and personnel from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Office of 
    Self-Governance, to emphasize the need for job creation on Indian 
    reservations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [18JN]
H.R. 4088--
A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to make permanent 
    the demonstration program that allows for direct billing of 
    Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party payors, and to expand the 
    eligibility under such program to other tribes and tribal 
    organizations; to the Committees on Resources; Commerce; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Kildee), [18JN]
H.R. 4089--
A bill for the relief of Keysi Castillo Henriquez and Leydina Henriquez 
    Aleman; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [18JN]
H.R. 4090--
A bill to provide for a national medal for public safety officers who 
    act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Buyer, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Chabot, 
    Mr. Coble, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Graham, Mr. Wexler, and 
    Mr. Cunningham), [19JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-667), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9SE]
H.R. 4091--
A bill to dissolve the Minerals Management Service of the Department of 
    the Interior; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SKEEN, [19JN]
H.R. 4092--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the 
    amount of payment under the Medicare Program for pap smear 
    laboratory tests; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
    Borski, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Cummings), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [14JY], [16JY], [27JY], [4AU], [16SE], 
    [23SE], [6OC], [13OC]
H.R. 4093--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974 to require group health plans and health 
    insurance coverage to establish hospital lengths of stay based on a 
    determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with the 
    patient; to the Committee on Commerces; Education and the Workforce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, and Mr. Cummings), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [17JY], [10SE]
H.R. 4094--
A bill to provide for comprehensive brownfields assessment, cleanup, and 
    redevelopment; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Small 
    Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Meehan), [19JN]
H.R. 4095--
A bill to provide that the President shall attempt to establish an 
    international arms sales code of conduct with all Wassenaar 
    Arrangement countries; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McDermott, 
    Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clement, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Olver, Mr. Luther, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Minge, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Rhode Island, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Hooley 
    of Oregon, and Mr. Moran of Virginia), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [24JY], [3AU]
  Cosponsors removed, [25SE]
H.R. 4096--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for 
    Congressional review of rules establishing or increasing taxes; to 
    the Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and Means; Rules, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Canady of Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coble, Mrs. 
    Cubin, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Largent, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lewis 
    of California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
    Neumann, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    Redmond, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
    Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Watkins, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [25JN], [14JY], [27JY], [2OC]
H.R. 4097--
A bill to provide transitional community employment for unemployed 
    persons, and other individuals in poverty, who live in certain 
    identified communities, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Ms. NORTON, [19JN]
H.R. 4098--
A bill to authorize the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey the real 
    property comprising Coast Guard Light Station Two Harbors, located 
    in Lake County, Minnesota, to the Lake County Historical Society; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [19JN]
H.R. 4099--
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize 
    appropriations for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [19JN]
H.R. 4100--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the 
    employment of Federal prisoners, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [19JN]
H.R. 4101--
A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
    and Drug Administration, and related agencies programs for the 
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SKEEN, [19JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 105-588), 
    [19JN]
  Considered, [23JN]
  Passed House amended, [24JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [16JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [16JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [15SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-763) submitted in the House, [2OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [2OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [6OC]
  Presented to the President (October 6, 1998)
  Presidential veto message, [8OC]
  Veto message referred to the Committee on Appropriations, [8OC]
H.R. 4102--
A bill to establish an early childhood education services referral 
    hotline; to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
    1990 to authorize additional appropriations and to authorize 
    activities to improve the quality of child care services; to amend 
    the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credit for employer 
    expenses in providing certain dependent care services, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [22JN]
H.R. 4103--
A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [22JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 105-591), 
    [22JN]
  Passed House amended, [24JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [30JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [30JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference, 
    [15SE]
  Motion to close conference committee meetings when classified national 
    security information is under consideration agreed to in the House, 
    [15SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-746) submitted in the Record, [25SE]
  House agreed to conference report, [28SE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [29SE]
  Presented to the President (October 6, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-262] (signed October 17, 1998)
H.R. 4104--
A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United 
    States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and 
    certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 
    30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. KOLBE, [22JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 105-592), 
    [22JN]
  Considered, [15JY]
  Passed House amended, [16JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [3SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [3SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [16SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-760) submitted in the House, [1OC]
  Conference report recommitted, [5OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-789) submitted in the House, [7OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [7OC]
H.R. 4105--
A bill to establish a national policy against State and local 
    interference with interstate commerce on the Internet, to exercise 
    congressional jurisdiction over interstate commerce by establishing 
    a moratorium on the imposition of exactions that would interfere 
    with the free flow of commerce via the Internet, to establish a 
    national policy against federal and state regulation of Internet 
    access and online services, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce; Ways and Means; Rules, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined

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    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. COX of California, [22JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23JN]
H.R. 4106--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow businesses a 
    deduction for meals provided employees on premise, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE, [22JN]
H.R. 4107--
A bill to establish the United States Immigration Court; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [22JN]
H.R. 4108--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel SARAH B; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. LEE, [22JN]
H.R. 4109--
A bill to authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at Independence National 
    Historical Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Borski), [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
H.R. 4110--
A bill to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensation 
    paid to veterans with service-connected disabilities, to make 
    various improvements in education, housing, and cemetery programs of 
    the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Filner), 
    [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [25JN], [15JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-627), [15JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3AU]
  Passed Senate amended, [30SE]
  Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendment, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-368] (signed November 11, 1998)
H.R. 4111--
A bill to provide for outlet modifications to Folsom Dam, a study for 
    reconstruction of the Northfork American River Cofferdam, and the 
    transfer to the State of California all right, title, and interest 
    in and to the Auburn Dam, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Young of 
    Alaska), [23JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-811), [12OC]
H.R. 4112--
A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. WALSH, [23JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 105-595), 
    [23JN]
  Passed House amended, [25JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [21JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [21JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [15SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-734) submitted in the House, [22SE]
  House agreed to conference report, [24SE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [25SE]
  Presented to the President (October 16, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-275] (signed October 21, 1998)
H.R. 4113--
A bill to assist the efforts of farmers and cooperatives seeking to 
    engage in value-added processing of agricultural goods; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BALDACCI, [23JN]
H.R. 4114--
A bill to prohibit internet and mail-order sales of ammunition without a 
    license to deal in firearms, and require licensed firearms dealers 
    to record all sales of 1,000 rounds of ammunition to a single 
    person; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island), 
    [23JN]
H.R. 4115--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a special 
    period during which a former member of the Armed Forces may convert 
    a Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance policy to a Veterans' Group 
    Life Insurance policy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FILNER, [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
H.R. 4116--
A bill to provide for the waiver of fees in the case of certain visas, 
    to modify the schedule for implementation of certain border crossing 
    restrictions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. KOLBE, [23JN]
H.R. 4117--
A bill to require that an environmental impact statement be prepared 
    evaluating the impact of slot exemptions for operation of new air 
    service at LaGuardia Airport; to the Committees on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure; Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. MANTON, [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
H.R. 4118--
A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and part 7 
    of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
    Act of 1974 to establish standards for the health quality 
    improvement of children in managed care plans and other health 
    plans; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hilliard, 
    Mr. Serrano, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. 
    Nadler), [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [16JY], [5AU], [9SE]
H.R. 4119--
A bill to provide for the restoration of certain Federal land of 
    religious and cultural significance to the Tohono O'odham Nation of 
    Arizona, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PASTOR, [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY]
H.R. 4120--
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for an 
    annual limit on the amount of certain fees which may be collected by 
    the Securities and Exchange Commission; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN]
H.R. 4121--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
    establishment at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of a 
    program regarding lifesaving interventions for individuals who 
    experience cardiac arrest, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. McCollum, 
    Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Clement, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Cook, and 
    Mr. Delahunt), [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [14JY], [15JY], [16JY], [20JY], [24JY], 
    [30JY], [6AU], [9SE], [17SE], [23SE], [25SE], [1OC]
H.R. 4122--
A bill to prohibit the United States government from entering into 
    certain agreements or arrangements related to public lands without 
    the express prior approval of Congress; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Farr of California, and Ms. DeGette), [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU]
H.R. 4123--
A bill to provide for pension reform, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER, [24JN]
H.R. 4124--
A bill to promote online commerce and communications, to protect 
    consumers and service providers from the misuse of computer 
    facilities by others sending unsolicited commercial electronic mail 
    over such facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. COOK, [24JN]
H.R. 4125--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual 
    capital gains tax rates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Istook, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Bliley, Mr. Everett, Mr. Collins, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Jenkins, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Herger, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Goss, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Skeen, 
    Mr. Hill, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
    Salmon, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
    Porter, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Stump, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hansen, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Royce, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Camp, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Forbes, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Radanovich, 
    Mr. Wolf, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Norwood, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Pappas, Mr. Latham, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Coble, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Lewis of 
    California, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Deal of Georgia, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
    Ehrlich, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
    Regula, and Mr. Riggs), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [15JY], [20JY], [22JY], [5AU], [10SE], 
    [23SE]
H.R. 4126--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain 
    provisions relating to the treatment of forestry activities; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington, [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [31JY], [5AU], [6AU], [10SE], [15SE], 
    [28SE], [7OC], [9OC], [12OC]
H.R. 4127--
A bill to give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop 
    their capabilities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Davis of Florida, and 
    Mr. Olver), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY], [3AU], [9SE], [1OC], [5OC], [9OC], [19OC]
H.R. 4128--
A bill to amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to 
    ensure that States and local governments can quickly and safely 
    remove flood debris so as to reduce the risk and severity of 
    subsequent flooding; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE, [24JN]
H.R. 4129--
A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of 
    land in the State of Washington from the Secretary of the Interior 
    to the Secretary of Energy and to transfer administrative 
    jurisdiction over certain parcels of land in the State of Washington 
    from the Secretary of Energy to the Secretary of the Interior; to 
    the Committees on Resources; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself and Mr. Dicks), [24JN]
H.R. 4130--
A bill to amend the Generalized System of Preferences program to include 
    unwrought titanium among the list of articles that may not be 
    designated as eligible articles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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  By Mr. HEFNER (for himself, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Gibbons), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H.R. 4131--
A bill to provide grants to local educational agencies that agree to 
    begin school for secondary students after 9 in the morning; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. LOFGREN, [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [23JY]
H.R. 4132--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow physicians 
    and dentists to use the cash basis of accounting for income tax 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Matsui), 
    [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY], [9SE], [17SE]
H.R. 4133--
A bill to amend the Impact Aid program to provide for computation of 
    payments to local educational agencies under that program based on 
    eligible federally connected children living in military housing 
    constructed pursuant to limited partnerships with private 
    developers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. METCALF, [24JN]
H.R. 4134--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit year 2000 
    computer conversion costs to be expensed by small businesses under 
    section 179 and to provide a $20,000 increase in the limitation 
    under section 179 for such costs; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mrs. THURMAN, [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [14JY], [17JY], [24JY], [10SE]
H.R. 4135--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of 
    Health and Human Services to establish a program for the collection 
    of information relating to the use of children and individuals with 
    mental disabilities as subjects in biomedical and behavioral 
    research; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Waxman), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [16SE], [20OC]
H.R. 4136--
A bill to establish provisions regarding a proposed rulemaking under the 
    Clean Air Act with respect to the transport, in the eastern portion 
    of the United States, of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen and 
    to amend the Clean Air Act to provide a 2-year period prior to the 
    statutory reclassification of areas that fail to attain the national 
    ambient air quality standard for ozone; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Mollohan, Mr. Goode, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
    Pickett, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Whitfield), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [23JY]
H.R. 4137--
A bill to restore the second amendment rights of all Americans; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [24JN]
H.R. 4138--
A bill to encourage the identification and return of stolen artwork; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Lowey), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [3AU]
H.R. 4139--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income amounts received under State programs providing compensation 
    for birth-related injuries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
    Scott, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Moran of Virginia), [25JN]
H.R. 4140--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the special 
    taxes on wholesale and retail dealers in liquor and beer, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mr. Calvert, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Riggs), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE]
H.R. 4141--
A bill to amend the Act authorizing the establishment of the 
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area to modify the 
    boundaries of the Area, and to provide for the protection of lands, 
    waters, and natural, cultural, and scenic resources within the 
    national recreation area, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Deal of Georgia), 
    [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE]
H.R. 4142--
A bill to provide that the wage of certain Department of Defense 
    employees is determined by a recent wage survey; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, [25JN]
H.R. 4143--
A bill to revise the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation 
    Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. 
    Lee, and Ms. Lofgren), [25JN]
H.R. 4144--
A bill to ensure the protection of natural, cultural, and historical 
    resources in Cumberland Island National Seashore and Cumberland 
    Island Wilderness in the State of Georgia; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. KINGSTON, [25JN]
H.R. 4145--
A bill to establish a program under the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
    Development to eliminate redlining in the insurance business; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. JACKSON, [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [21OC]
H.R. 4146--
A bill to encourage States to require a holding period for any student 
    expelled for bringing a gun to school; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Hooley of 
    Oregon, and Mr. Wise), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY]
H.R. 4147--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    maximum annual contribution to education individual retirement 
    accounts to $5,000 for higher education purposes; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Fattah, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Thurman, and Ms. Jackson-Lee), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
H.R. 4148--
A bill to amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to limit the applicability 
    of the Act to apples; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [25JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5OC]
H.R. 4149--
A bill to reduce overhead and other costs associated with the management 
    of the National Forest System, to improve the fiscal accountability 
    of the Forest Service through an improved financial accounting 
    system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. Herger, and Mr. 
    Taylor of North Carolina), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [28JY]
H.R. 4150--
A bill to appropriate funds necessary for United States participation in 
    a quota increase and the New Arrangements to Borrow of the 
    International Monetary Fund, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Boswell, and Mr. Etheridge), [25JN]
H.R. 4151--
A bill to amend chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, relating to 
    identity fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Clement, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Blunt, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Souder, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Pitts, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Stump, Mr. Allen, Mr. Engel, Mr. Vento, Mr. Kleczka, 
    Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Largent), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [21JY], [22JY], [23JY], [4AU], [5AU], [6AU], 
    [23SE], [1OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [7OC]
  Passed Senate, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-318] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 4152--
A bill to provide retirement security for all Americans; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce; 
    Government Reform and Oversight; Transportation and Infrastructure, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Clay, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Yates, 
    Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Pascrell, 
    Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lantos, 
    Ms. Lee, Mr. Filner, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Manton, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Borski), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [16JY], [22JY], [29JY], [4AU]
H.R. 4153--
A bill to provide for equitable retirement for military reserve 
    technicians who are covered under the Federal Employment Retirement 
    System or the Civil Service Retirement System; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    and Ms. Brown of Florida), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [25SE], [9OC]
H.R. 4154--
A bill to declare rights to religious liberty; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Riley, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pickering, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hostettler, 
    Mr. Souder, and Mr. Graham), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [6AU], [25SE], [2OC], [9OC]
H.R. 4155--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the 
    authority of State Medicaid fraud control units to investigate and 
    prosecute fraud in connection with Federal health care programs and 
    abuse of residents of board and care facilities; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Camp, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [20JY], [22JY], [5AU], [9SE]
H.R. 4156--
A bill to limit the disposal of former naval vessels and Maritime 
    Administration vessels for purpose of scrapping abroad and to 
    require the Secretary of the Navy to carry out a ship scrapping 
    pilot program; to the Committees on National Security; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ALLEN, [25JN]
H.R. 4157--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the application of certain 
    provisions regarding the inclusion of entire metropolitan 
    statistical areas

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    within nonattainment areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Linder, Mr. Ney, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Norwood), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [22JY], [17SE]
H.R. 4158--
A bill to authorize the private ownership and use of certain secondary 
    structures and surplus lands administered as part of any national 
    historical park that are not consistent with the purposes for which 
    the park was established, if adequate protection of natural, 
    aesthetic, recreational, cultural, and historical values is assured 
    by appropriate terms, convenants, conditions, or reservations; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, [25JN]
H.R. 4159--
A bill to amend section 1926 of the Public Health Service Act to waive 
    sanctions against a State that provides for drivers'-license-related 
    sanctions for minors who purchase or possess tobacco products for 
    personal consumption; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hill, Mr. Regula, Mr. Lewis 
    of Kentucky, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Granger, Mr. Souder, Mr. Snowbarger, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gutknecht, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio), [25JN]
H.R. 4160--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 
    special enrollment period for certain military retirees and their 
    dependents to enroll under part B of such title, without penalty for 
    late enrollment, in order to participate in the TRICARE Senior Prime 
    demonstration sites pursuant to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BONILLA (for himself and Mr. Dicks), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY]
H.R. 4161--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for an 
    additional place of holding court for the Western Division of the 
    Central Judicial District of California; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. CAPPS, [25JN]
H.R. 4162--
A bill to improve public understanding of, and access to, the 
    information and reasoning supporting significant Federal agency 
    rulemaking proposals by specifying a consistent and informative 
    format for Federal Register notices of such rulemaking actions; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH, [25JN]
H.R. 4163--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque 
    commemorating the Dred Scott decision at the entrance to the Old 
    Court House in the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CLAY, [25JN]
H.R. 4164--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the 
    enforcement of child custody and visitation orders; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE, [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
  Passed House, [14JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [21OC]
  House agreed to Senate amendment, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-374] (signed November 12, 1998)
H.R. 4165--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    exemption from the gas guzzler tax for automobiles that are 
    lengthened by certain small manufacturers; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [6AU]
H.R. 4166--
A bill to amend the Idaho Admission Act regarding the sale or lease of 
    school land; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mrs. Chenoweth), [25JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [15SE]
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-296] (signed October 27, 1998)
H.R. 4167--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable 
    credit to military retirees for premiums paid for coverage under 
    Medicare part B; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Ms. Danner, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [24JY], [1OC]
H.R. 4168--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide the same level 
    of health care for certain Filipino World War II veterans residing 
    in the Philippines that veterans residing in the United States 
    receive; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FILNER, [25JN]
H.R. 4169--
A bill to improve educational facilities, reduce class size, provide 
    parents with additional educational choices for their children, and 
    for certain other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. FORBES, [25JN]
H.R. 4170--
A bill to amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to establish a 
    National Center for Bioengineering Research; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. GUTKNECHT (for himself and Ms. Eshoo), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H.R. 4171--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study and 
    transmit a report to Congress on improving the safety of persons 
    present at roadside emergency scenes and to encourage States to 
    enact and enforce laws based upon that report; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio, [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14OC]
H.R. 4172--
A bill to require the Commissioner of Social Security to provide 
    prisoner information obtained from the States to Federal and 
    federally assisted benefit programs as a means of preventing the 
    erroneous provision of benefits to prisoners; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Crane, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    Pombo, Mr. Combest, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Hilleary, and Ms. Danner), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE]
H.R. 4173--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify certain 
    rules relating to the taxation of United States business operating 
    abroad, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Crane, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Sam Johnson, Mr. Herger, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Neal 
    of Massachusetts), [25JN]
H.R. 4174--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
    1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed 
    rescissions of budget authority; to the Committees on the Budget; 
    Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KASICH, [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [14OC]
H.R. 4175--
A bill to promote youth entrepreneurship education and training; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Martinez, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hilliard, 
    Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Ford, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. 
    Velazquez), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [30JY], [8OC]
H.R. 4176--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to protect consumers 
    against 'spamming', 'slamming', and 'cramming', and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY, [25JN]
H.R. 4177--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to further extend health care 
    coverage under the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Gilman, and Ms. Roybal-Allard), [25JN]
H.R. 4178--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    periods of leave required to be permitted by the Family and Medical 
    Leave Act of 1993 shall be treated as hours of service for purposes 
    of the pension participation and vesting rules; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce; for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, [25JN]
H.R. 4179--
A bill to authorize qualified organizations to provide technical 
    assistance and capacity building services to microenterprise 
    development organizations and programs and to disadvantaged 
    entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial 
    Institutions Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. RUSH, [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [6AU], [18SE], [2OC], [21OC]
H.R. 4180--
A bill to reduce fishing capacity in United States fisheries; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Delahunt), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC]
H.R. 4181--
A bill to require the expenditure of funds for the construction of 
    United States chancery facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem in such a 
    manner as to ensure comparable rates of construction and occupation 
    of the 2 facilities; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Salmon, Ms. McCarthy of 
    Missouri, Mr. Pallone, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Pappas, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Snowbarger), 
    [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY], [9SE], [6OC]
H.R. 4182--
A bill to establish the Little Rock Central High School National 
    Historic Site in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Thompson), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC]
H.R. 4183--
A bill to protect the Nation's electricity ratepayers by amending the 
    Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to ensure that rates 
    charged

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    by qualifying small power producers and qualifying cogenerators do 
    not exceed the incremental cost to the purchasing utility of 
    alternative electric energy at the time of delivery, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Towns), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY]
H.R. 4184--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives 
    to elementary and secondary teachers for acquisition of computer 
    hardware and software; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
    Mr. Weygand, and Mr. McGovern), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [29JY], [18SE]
H.R. 4185--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives 
    to elementary and secondary teachers for technology-related training 
    for purposes of integrating educational technologies into the 
    courses taught in our Nation's classrooms; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
    Mr. Weygand, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Levin), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [29JY], [18SE]
H.R. 4186--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
    flexibility in contracting for claims processing under the Medicare 
    Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK, [25JN]
H.R. 4187--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require 
    disclosure of certain information about benefit management for 
    prescription drugs by Medicare+Choice organizations; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK, [25JN]
H.R. 4188--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a portion 
    of funds received from national tobacco legislation to be made 
    available for health care for veterans; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hayworth, and 
    Mr. Filner), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [16JY], [20JY], [24JY], [30JY]
H.R. 4189--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish authorities 
    of the departmental Office of Minority Health with respect to 
    tobacco products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Kildee, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Waters, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, 
    Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Scott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Gephardt), 
    [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [6AU], [25SE]
H.R. 4190--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain drug substance used 
    as an HIV antiviral drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts), [25JN]
H.R. 4191--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain drug substances used 
    as an HIV antiviral drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts), [25JN]
H.R. 4192--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax 
    treatment of Settlement Trusts established pursuant to the Alaska 
    Native Claims Settlement Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. 
    Hayworth), [25JN]
H.R. 4193--
A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. REGULA, [14JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 105-609), 
    [8JY]
  Considered, [21JY], [22JY]
  Passed House amended, [23JY]
H.R. 4194--
A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
    Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry, independent agencies, 
    boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LEWIS of California, [14JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 105-610), 
    [8JY]
  Considered, [17JY], [23JY]
  Passed House amended, [29JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [30JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [30JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [15SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-769) submitted in the House, [5OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [6OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [8OC]
  Presented to the President (October 10, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-276] (signed October 21, 1998)
H.R. 4195--
A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Holden, 
    Mrs. Emerson, Mr. John, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Mr. Thune, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Hamilton), 
    [14JY]
H.R. 4196--
A bill to restore the division of governmental responsibilities between 
    the national government and the States that was intended by the 
    Framers of the Constitution, by requiring all Federal departments 
    and agencies to comply with former Executive Order 12612; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [16JY], [20JY], [23JY], [27JY], [28JY], 
    [29JY], [30JY], [31JY], [5AU], [6AU], [9SE], [24SE]
H.R. 4197--
A bill to repeal section 656 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
    Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, to prohibit Federal agencies 
    from construing Federal law as authorizing the establishment of a 
    national identification card, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [20JY], [23JY], [29JY], [30JY], [6AU], 
    [9SE], [15SE], [24SE], [13OC]
H.R. 4198--
A bill to require a parent who is delinquent in child support to include 
    his unpaid obligation in gross income, and to allow custodial 
    parents a bad debt deduction for unpaid child support payments; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania), [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC]
H.R. 4199--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue 
    coins in commemoration of Laurie Beechman and her battle against 
    ovarian cancer; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 4200--
A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the National Cancer 
    Institute to provide to the public information and education on 
    ovarian cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 4201--
A bill to provide that the provisions of subchapter III of chapter 83 
    and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, that apply with 
    respect to law enforcement officers be made applicable with respect 
    to Assistant United States Attorneys; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, [14JY]
H.R. 4202--
A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to 
    establish certain standards with respect to health plans; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ENSIGN, [14JY]
H.R. 4203--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
    expansion, intensification, and coordination of the activities of 
    the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on 
    autism; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
    Costello, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Rothman), [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE], [25SE], [2OC], [8OC], [13OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4204--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide civil liability 
    for illegal manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances 
    for the harm caused by the use of those controlled substances; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LATHAM, [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY], [24JY], [29JY], [10SE], [15SE], [16SE], 
    [17SE], [25SE]
H.R. 4205--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 520 West 
    Ponce De Leon Avenue in Decatur, Georgia, as the ``Margie Pitts 
    Hames Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Ms. MCKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Bishop), 
    [14JY]
H.R. 4206--
A bill to establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site in the State 
    of New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MCNULTY (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Norton, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    Sanders, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mrs. McCarthy 
    of New York, Mr. Jackson, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    McHugh, and Ms. Stabenow), [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [24JY], [29JY], [6AU], [9SE], [25SE]
H.R. 4207--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to convey the Mukilteo 
    Light Station to

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    the City of Mukilteo, Washington; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. METCALF, [14JY]
H.R. 4208--
A bill to provide for full voting representation in the Congress for the 
    District of Columbia; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. NORTON, [14JY]
H.R. 4209--
A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on International Relations; Banking and Financial 
    Services; the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [30JY], [4AU], [13OC]
H.R. 4210--
A bill to address the simultaneous decline of forest health of National 
    Forest System lands in the state of New Mexico and rural community 
    economies and to prevent and protect such lands from catastrophic 
    fires, consistent with the requirements of existing public land 
    management and environmental laws; to the Committees on Agriculture; 
    Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. REDMOND, [14JY]
H.R. 4211--
A bill to establish the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, in 
    association with the Tuskegee University, in the State of Alabama, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RILEY (for himself and Mr. Hilliard), [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [29JY], [5AU]
H.R. 4212--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to give top performing 
    enterprise communities priority for designation as the empowerment 
    zones authorized by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SCOTT (for himself, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Pickett), [14JY]
H.R. 4213--
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for an 
    annual limit on the amount of certain fees which may be collected by 
    the Securities and Exchange Commission; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Menendez), [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY], [22JY], [24JY], [27JY], [28JY], [29JY], 
    [31JY], [3AU], [4AU], [6AU], [9SE], [10SE], [14SE], [16SE], [18SE], 
    [24SE], [2OC], [7OC]
H.R. 4214--
A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
    prohibit the use of ``cold-call'' marketing of Medicare+Choice 
    plans; to the Committeeson Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Filner, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frost, and 
    Mr. McDermott), [14JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [22JY], [31JY], [6AU], [9SE], [25SE], [1OC], 
    [7OC], [8OC], [15OC]
H.R. 4215--
A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a plan 
    to ensure that all amounts accrued on the books of the United States 
    Enrichment Corporation for the disposition of depleted uranium 
    hexafluoride will be used to treat and recycle depleted uranium 
    hexafluoride; to the Committees on Commerce; the Budget, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Mr. Strickland), [14JY]
H.R. 4216--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for a barge; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HUNTER, [14JY]
H.R. 4217--
A bill to repeal section 656 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
    Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, and to prohibit Federal 
    agencies from accepting the same identification document for 
    identification-related purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Barr of Georgia), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [20JY], [21JY], [29JY], [6AU], [9SE], 
    [17SE], [2OC], [13OC]
H.R. 4218--
A bill to provide rental assistance under section 8 of the United States 
    Housing Act of 1937 in a manner that preserves residential property 
    values, protects residents, and enhances tenant and neighborhood 
    safety; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [15JY]
H.R. 4219--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make certain 
    changes related to payments for graduate medical education under the 
    Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
    Sanders), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [21JY], [4AU], [10SE], [14SE], [28SE]
H.R. 4220--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the recently 
    enacted provisions of law that limit the authority of the Department 
    of Veterans Affairs to provide compensation and treatment for 
    smoking-related illnesses suffered by veterans of the Armed Forces; 
    to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs; the Budget, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
    Edwards, and Ms. Rivers), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [17JY], [20JY], [21JY], [22JY], [27JY], 
    [28JY], [29JY], [30JY], [31JY], [3AU], [9SE], [10SE], [16SE], 
    [17SE], [1OC], [21OC]
H.R. 4221--
A bill to amend Rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to 
    restore the stenographic preference for recording depositions; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. Chabot), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14OC]
H.R. 4222--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974, and titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
    Security Act to require that group and individual health insurance 
    coverage and group health plans and managed care plans under the 
    Medicare and Medicaid Programs provide coverage for hospital lengths 
    of stay as determined by the attending health care provider in 
    consultation with the patient; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Ganske, 
    Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Ackerman), [15JY]
H.R. 4223--
A bill to assist in the development and implementation of projects to 
    provide for the control of drainage, storm, flood and other waters 
    as part of water-related integrated resource management, 
    environmental infrastructure, and resource protection and 
    development projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed, California; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [15JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-813), [12OC]
H.R. 4224--
A bill to ensure safety in public schools by increasing police presence; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FROST, [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [22JY], [24JY], [27JY], [29JY], [30JY], 
    [4AU], [5AU], [9SE], [10SE]
H.R. 4225--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to establish liability for individuals practicing medicine 
    without a license in connection with a group health plan; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [15JY]
H.R. 4226--
A bill to establish a matching grant program to help State and local 
    jurisdictions purchase bullet resistant equipment for use by law 
    enforcement departments; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [15JY]
H.R. 4227--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 concerning liability for the sale of 
    certain facilities for residential use; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [15JY]
H.R. 4228--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an 
    election for Medicare+Choice organizations to exclude payment for 
    the provision of abortion services under the Medicare Program; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. NUSSLE, [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [23JY], [27JY], [31JY], [24SE], [5OC]
H.R. 4229--
A bill to authorize a Federal grant program to local governments to 
    better enable them to protect public safety against fire and fire-
    related hazards; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Hoyer), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE], [17SE]
H.R. 4230--
A bill to provide for a land exchange involving the El Portal 
    Administrative Site of the Department of the Interior in the State 
    of California; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH, [15JY]
H.R. 4231--
A bill to require employers to notify local emergency officials, under 
    the appropriate circumstances, of workplace emergencies, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself and Mr. Miller of California), [15JY]
H.R. 4232--
A bill to provide that Executive Order 13083, relating to the 
    constitutional division of governmental responsibilities between the 
    Federal Government and the States and the application of federalism 
    principles to Federal agency actions, shall have no force or effect; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. 
    Skeen), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [17JY], [20JY], [21JY], [22JY], [30JY], 
    [4AU], [6AU], [9SE]
H.R. 4233--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require the reporting 
    of information to the chief law enforcement officer of the buyer's 
    residence and a minimum 72-hour waiting period before the purchase 
    of a handgun; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [29JY], [31JY], [4AU], [5AU], [6AU], [10SE], 
    [23SE], [15OC]
H.R. 4234--
A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a plan 
    to ensure that all amounts accrued on the books of the United States

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    Enrichment Corporation for the disposition of depleted uranium 
    hexafluoride will be used to treat and recycle depleted uranium 
    hexafluoride; to the Committees on Commerce; the Budget, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Strickland, and Mr. Baesler), [15JY]
H.R. 4235--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Oceanic and 
    Atmospheric Administration to conduct research, monitoring, 
    education, and management activities for the prevention, reduction, 
    and control of harmful algal blooms, including blooms of Pfiesteria 
    piscicida and other aquatic toxins, hypoxia, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Science; Resources, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. JOHN (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
    Etheridge, and Mr. Tauzin), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [21JY], [22JY], [23JY], [30JY], [3AU], 
    [4AU], [6AU], [17SE], [2OC], [13OC], [14OC], [15OC]
H.R. 4236--
A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to limit the restriction 
    on carriage of certain noncontainerized agricultural and bulk 
    cargoes in coastwise trade by foreign-built freight vessels; to the 
    Committees on National Security; Transportation and Infrastructure, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bob Schaffer, 
    and Mr. McIntosh), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [15SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [23SE]
H.R. 4237--
A bill to amend the District of Columbia Convention Center and Sports 
    Arena Authorization Act of 1995 to revise the revenues and 
    activities covered under such Act, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Rules, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Wynn), [16JY]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [30JY]
  Passed Senate, [31JY]
  Presented to the President (August 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-227] (signed August 12, 1998)
H.R. 4238--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to establish requirements in the case of pension plans 
    covering less than 100 participants relating to entities that hold 
    plan assets and annual asset statements regarding such assets; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Maloney 
    of Connecticut), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [4AU], [6AU], [14SE]
H.R. 4239--
A bill to revise the banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws with respect 
    to the termination and netting of financial contracts, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; the 
    Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McCollum, and Mrs. 
    Roukema), [16JY]
H.R. 4240--
A bill to provide that an action, including one to recover damages, 
    resulting from a computer date failure shall be deemed to be based 
    solely in contract when certain conditions have been met, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Cox of California), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY], [6AU], [10SE]
H.R. 4241--
A bill to amend the Head Start Act, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Souder), [16JY]
H.R. 4242--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require that 
    discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the 
    Combined Sewer Overflow Control Policy of the Environmental 
    Protection Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Scott, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. 
    Allen), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [4AU], [6AU], [14SE], [17SE], [22SE], 
    [25SE], [2OC], [15OC]
H.R. 4243--
A bill to reduce waste, fraud, and error in Government programs by 
    making improvements with respect to Federal management and debt 
    collection practices, Federal payment systems, and Federal benefit 
    programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary; Ways and Means, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Sununu, and Mr. Kanjorski), [16JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14OC]
H.R. 4244--
A bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
    401 et seq.) to provide for measurement of the performance of the 
    Federal procurement system, to enhance the training of the 
    acquisition workforce, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; National Security, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Kanjorski), [16JY]
H.R. 4245--
A bill to amend section 1964 of title 18, United States Code, to provide 
    protection for nonviolent advocacy; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Hyde), 
    [16JY]
H.R. 4246--
A bill to improve the provision of agricultural credit to farmers and 
    ranchers under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Smith of 
    Oregon, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Pombo, Mr. Minge, Mr. Everett, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Thompson, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Stabenow, 
    Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. John, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Jenkins), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY]
H.R. 4247--
A bill to allow a credit against income tax for contributions used for 
    the construction and renovation of public schools in certain high 
    school districts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself and Mr. Poshard), [16JY]
H.R. 4248--
A bill to authorize the use of receipts from the sale of the Migratory 
    Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps to promote additional stamp 
    purchases; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. 
    Weldon of Pennsylvania), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [23JY], [29JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [28SE]
  Passed Senate, [6OC]
  Presented to the President (October 10, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-269] (signed October 19, 1998)
H.R. 4249--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make optional 
    the requirement that a State seek adjustment or recovery from an 
    individual's estate of any medical assistance correctly paid on 
    behalf of the individual under the State plan under such title; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Chambliss), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [17SE]
H.R. 4250--
A bill to provide new patient protections under group health plans; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and 
    Means; the Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Goodling, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Norwood, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Hobson, Mr. Goss, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Talent, Ms. 
    Granger, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Gibbons, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    Spence, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Dreier, 
    Mr. Upton, Mr. Collins, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Smith of 
    Michigan, Mr. Mica, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Latham, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Regula), 
    [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [21JY], [24JY]
  Passed House amended, [24JY]
H.R. 4251--
A bill to provide for the assessment of civil penalties for aliens who 
    illegally enter the United States and for persons smuggling aliens 
    within the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Stump, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Riley, and Mr. Gallegly), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY], [17SE]
H.R. 4252--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the 
    interim payment system for home health care furnished to Medicare 
    beneficiaries; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [6AU], [15SE]
H.R. 4253--
A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to establish a maximum 
    amount limitation on the exchange rates used in international wire 
    transfers originating in the United States; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [16JY]
H.R. 4254--
A bill to amend the Community Services Block Grant to provide for the 
    establishment of demonstration projects designed to determine the 
    social, civic, psychological, and economic effects of providing to 
    individuals and families with limited means an incentive to 
    accumulate assets and to determine the extent to which an asset-
    based policy may be used to enable individuals and families with 
    limited means to increase their economic self-sufficiency; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall

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    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Paxon, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Regula)
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Kasich), [16JY]
H.R. 4255--
A bill to assist States in providing individuals a credit against State 
    income taxes or a comparable benefit for contributions to charitable 
    organizations working to prevent or reduce poverty and to protect 
    and encourage donations to charitable organizations; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pitts, 
    Mr. Talent, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY]
H.R. 4256--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    individual security accounts funded by employee and employer Social 
    Security payroll deductions, to extend the solvency of the old-age, 
    survivors, and disability insurance program, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Smith of 
    Michigan, and Mr. Sanford), [16JY]
H.R. 4257--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit certain 
    youth to perform certain work with wood products; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Coburn, and 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [28JY], [5AU], [10SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [28SE]
H.R. 4258--
A bill to penalize States that release individuals convicted of murder, 
    rape, or a dangerous sexual offense involving a child under the age 
    of 14; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Riley, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bob Schaffer, 
    Mr. Pitts, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Neumann, Mr. King of New 
    York, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. McHale, 
    Mr. Christensen, Mr. Weller, Mr. Cunningham, and Mrs. Fowler), 
    [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY], [23JY], [24JY], [29JY], [4AU], [6AU], [9SE], 
    [16SE], [25SE]
H.R. 4259--
A bill to allow Haskell Indian Nations University and the Southwestern 
    Indian Polytechnic Institute each to conduct a demonstration project 
    to test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel management 
    policies and procedures, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Education and the Workforce; Government Reform and Oversight, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SNOWBARGER, [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (H. 
    Rept. 105-700, part 1), [9SE]
  Passed House, [6OC]
  Passed Senate, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-337] (signed October 31, 1998)
H.R. 4260--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the number of 
    years a Member of Congress may participate in the Civil Service 
    Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement System, to 
    deny Federal retirement benefits to any Member convicted of a 
    felony, and for other purposes; to the Committees on House 
    Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SNOWBARGER, [16JY]
H.R. 4261--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 709 West 9th Street 
    in Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building''; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [16JY]
H.R. 4262--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Orca; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [16JY]
H.R. 4263--
A bill to authorize an interpretive center and related visitor 
    facilities within the Four Corners Monument Tribal Park, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. 
    McInnis), [17JY]
H.R. 4264--
A bill to establish the Bureau of Enforcement and Border Affairs within 
    the Department of Justice; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROGERS, [17JY]
H.R. 4265--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide for 
    the advance payment, in full, of the fiscal year 1999 payments 
    otherwise required under production flexibility contracts; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Thune, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Lucas 
    of Oklahoma, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Bryant, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Jenkins, 
    Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Foley, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
    Blunt, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Latham, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
    Jones, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Watkins, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Sessions, Mr. White, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
    Thomas, Mr. Leach, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Stump, Mr. Brady of 
    Texas, Mr. Paul, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. McIntosh), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [4AU]
H.R. 4266--
A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products 
    Inspection Act to provide for improved public health and food safety 
    through enhanced enforcement; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Klink, Mr. Doyle, 
    Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Allen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Fazio of California, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Blumenauer), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [17SE]
H.R. 4267--
A bill to modify the requirements for paying Federal timber sale 
    receipts; to the Committees on Agriculture; Resources, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned. and food safety through enhanced 
    enforcement; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Ms. Hooley of Oregon), [17JY]
H.R. 4268--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to regulate overflights of 
    National Parks, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Smith of Oregon, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ensign, 
    and Mr. Gibbons), [17JY]
H.R. 4269--
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to reduce fees on 
    securities transactions; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FORBES (for himself and Mrs. Kelly), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [6AU]
H.R. 4270--
A bill to require that, as part of the 2000 decennial census of 
    population, certain questions be asked concerning the availability 
    of a personal computer in the home and access to the Internet; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Mr. White), [17JY]
H.R. 4271--
A bill to amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize 
    and make improvements to that Act; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Greenwood, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [6AU]
  Reported amended from the Committee on Education and the Workforce (H. 
    Rept. 105-686), [7AU]
H.R. 4272--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide an 
    alternative single payment for production flexibility contracts; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. Moran of 
    Kansas), [17JY]
H.R. 4273--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Viking; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. Stupak, [17JY]
H.R. 4274--
A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and 
    Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. PORTER, [20JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-635), [20JY]
  Considered, [8OC]
H.R. 4275--
A bill to reauthorize and make reforms to programs authorized by the 
    Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and the 
    Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Banking and Financial Services, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kim, and Mr. 
    Traficant), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [6AU], [10SE]
  Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with 
    amendment (H. Rept. 105-684, part 1), [6AU]
  Referral to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services extended, 
    [6AU]
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services discharged, [11SE]
H.R. 4276--
A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
    and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. ROGERS, [20JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 105-636), 
    [20JY]
  Considered, [3AU], [4AU]
  Passed House amended, [5AU]
  Passed Senate amended, [31AU]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [31AU]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [6OC]
  Conferees appointed, [6OC]
H.R. 4277--
A bill to ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care 
    by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations by groups of 
    health care professionals and certain other associations

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    that are engaged in negotiations with health maintenance 
    organizations and other health insurance issuers in the same manner 
    as such laws apply to collective bargaining by labor organizations 
    under the National Labor Relations Act; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [5OC]
H.R. 4278--
A bill to require the provision of health care benefits under Federal 
    contracts and subcontracts; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Hilliard), [20JY]
H.R. 4279--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    application of the alternative minimum tax to the transfer of stock 
    pursuant to an incentive stock option; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SHERMAN, [20JY]
H.R. 4280--
A bill to provide for greater access to child care services for Federal 
    employees; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeLauro, 
    Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
    Mr. Dreier, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
    of Texas), [21JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [1OC], [2OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-756, part 1), [1OC]
  Referred to the Committee on House Oversight, [1OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5OC]
H.R. 4281--
A bill to repeal sections 1173(b) and 1177(a)(1) of the Social Security 
    Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Hill), [21JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [24JY], [28JY], [29JY], [3AU], [4AU], [6AU], 
    [9SE], [17SE], [2OC], [5OC], [6OC], [13OC]
H.R. 4282--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to police 
    badges; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Carson, Mr. Calvert, Ms. 
    Danner, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Pappas), 
    [21JY]
H.R. 4283--
A bill to support sustainable and broad-based agricultural and rural 
    development in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Agriculture, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    Hall of Ohio, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Ehlers, 
    Ms. Waters, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Scott, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Towns, Ms. Carson, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. McHale, 
    Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Engel, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Berman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Allen, Mr. Petri, 
    Mr. Porter, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Oxley, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska), 
    [21JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY], [27JY], [28JY], [30JY], [3AU], [4AU], [10SE]
  Reported from the Committee on International Relations (H. Rept. 105-
    681, part 1), [6AU]
  Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended, [6AU]
  Committee on Agriculture discharged, [11SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [28SE]
  Passed Senate amended, [20OC]
  House agreed to Senate amendment, [20OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-385] (signed November 13, 1998)
H.R. 4284--
A bill to authorize the Government of India to establish a memorial to 
    honor Mahatma Gandhi in the District of Columbia; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Pallone), [21JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-666), [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [15SE]
  Passed Senate, [8OC]
  Presented to the President (October 14, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-284] (signed October 26, 1998)
H.R. 4285--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S 
    corporation reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Portman, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Camp, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Levin, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hall 
    of Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Ensign), [21JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY], [28JY], [31JY], [5AU], [9SE], [16SE], [2OC]
H.R. 4286--
A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to establish a parent-
    child privilege; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [21JY]
H.R. 4287--
A bill to make technical corrections and minor adjustments to the 
    boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in the 
    State of Utah; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CANNON, [21JY]
H.R. 4288--
A bill to establish the negotiating objectives of the United States with 
    respect to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, to establish criteria 
    for the accession of state trading regimes to the WTO, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. EWING, [21JY]
H.R. 4289--
A bill to provide for the purchase by the Secretary of the Interior of 
    the Wilcox ranch in Eastern Utah for management as wildlife habitat; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [21JY]
H.R. 4290--
A bill to assist State and local governments in conducting community gun 
    buy back programs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. Blagojevich), 
    [21JY]
H.R. 4291--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate, for 
    alien battered spouses and children, certain restrictions rendering 
    them ineligible to apply for adjustment of status, suspension of 
    deportation, and cancellation of removal, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Norton, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Berman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania), [21JY]
  Cosponsors added, [6AU], [10SE], [16SE], [24SE], [8OC], [9OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4292--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow attachment of 
    certain property of foreign states in execution of judgements for 
    acts of terrorism; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Engel, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
    Pappas, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Snowbarger, 
    Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Horn, and Mr. LoBiondo), [21JY]
H.R. 4293--
A bill to establish a cultural and training program for disadvantaged 
    individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland; to 
    the Committees on the Judiciary; International Relations, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    King of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Maloney 
    of New York, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McGovern, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Lewis 
    of California, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Markey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Engel, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lazio 
    of New York, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Maloney 
    of Connecticut, and Mr. Horn), [21JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [23JY], [27JY], [29JY], [4AU], [6AU], 
    [18SE], [1OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [7OC]
  Passed Senate, [8OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-319] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 4294--
A bill to amend the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act 
    to provide further for the acquisition and removal of the Elwha dam 
    and acquisition of Glines Canyon dam and the restoration of the 
    Elwha River ecosystem and native anadromous fisheries, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WHITE, [21JY]
H.R. 4295--
A bill for the relief of Juan Antonio Manrique; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin, [21JY]
H.R. 4296--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the 
    appointment of the Comptroller General and the Deputy Comptroller 
    General by a commission of Members of Congress; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Sessions), 
    [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [5AU], [23SE]
H.R. 4297--
A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, popularly know 
    as the Congressional Review Act, to treat as major rules certain 
    rules promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service that result in 
    increases in Federal revenues; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MCINTOSH, [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE]
H.R. 4298--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    distributions from qualified State tuition programs which are used 
    to pay educational expenses shall not be includible in gross income 
    and to include as such expenses the cost of room and board; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Riley, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Everett, Mr. Mica, Mr. Oxley, Mr. McCollum, 
    and Mr. LaTourette), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY], [30JY]
H.R. 4299--
A bill to provide that the provisions of subchapter III of chapter 83 
    and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, that apply with 
    respect to law enforcement officers be made applicable with respect 
    to Assistant United States Attorneys; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [5OC]
H.R. 4300--
A bill to support enhanced drug interdiction efforts in the major 
    transit countries and support a comprehensive supply eradication and 
    crop substitution program in source countries; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Ways and Means; the

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    Judiciary; National Security; Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Gilman, 
    Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Aderholt, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hutchinson, 
    Mr. Kingston, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Mica, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Souder, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Leach, Mr. Shuster, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Doolittle, 
    Mr. Wicker, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Gilchrest), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [9SE], [15SE]
  Passed House amended, [16SE]
H.R. 4301--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the 
    treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land 
    subject to conservation easement; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself and Mr. Tanner), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY], [29JY]
H.R. 4302--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program 
    to provide assistance in the conservation of neotropical migratory 
    birds; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Dingell, 
    Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Ehlers), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY], [6AU]
H.R. 4303--
A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the Declaration of Taking Act 
    to require that all condemnations of property by the Government 
    proceed under that Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Herger, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. McKeon, 
    Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Stump), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE]
H.R. 4304--
A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct 
    the quarterly financial report program under section 91 of title 13, 
    United States Code; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida, [22JY]
H.R. 4305--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require telephone 
    carriers to completely and accurately itemize charges and taxes 
    collected with telephone bills; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [22JY]
H.R. 4306--
A bill to eliminate the spending cap adjustments for International 
    Monetary Fund funding increases; to the Committees on the Budget; 
    Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [22JY]
H.R. 4307--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and 
    the Head Start Act to promote high-quality family literacy programs 
    and train parents effectively to teach their children, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [22JY]
H.R. 4308--
A bill to fully implement the Convention Against Torture and Other 
    Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Minge, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Engel), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [30JY], [5AU], [6AU], [9SE]
H.R. 4309--
A bill to provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of 
    torture; to the Committees on International Relations; Commerce, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Minge, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Engel, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Sherman), 
    [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY], [29JY], [30JY], [5AU], [6AU], [9SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-709, part 1), [14SE]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [14SE]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [14SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14SE]
  Passed Senate amended, [8OC]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [10OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-320] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 4310--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit a 
    corporation or labor organization to expend or donate funds for 
    staging public debates between presidential candidates only if the 
    organization staging the debate invites each candidate who is 
    eligible for matching payments from the Presidential Election 
    Campaign Fund and qualified for the ballot in a number of States 
    such that the candidate is eligible to receive the minimum number of 
    electoral votes necessary for election; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [22JY]
H.R. 4311--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to establish protections 
    for recipients of Federal payments made by electronic funds 
    transfer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. VENTO, [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [6AU], [1OC], [21OC]
H.R. 4312--
A bill to repeal sections 1173(b) and 1177(a)(1) of the Social Security 
    Act, to prohibit Federal agencies from constructing Federal law as 
    authorizing the establishment of a national medical identification 
    card, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY]
H.R. 4313--
A bill to amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide 
    that the number of members on the legislature of the Virgin Islands 
    and the number of such members constituting a quorum shall be 
    determined by the laws of the Virgin Islands; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN, [23JY]
H.R. 4314--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise 
    tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in 
    factoring transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Levin, Mr. Weller, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts), [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [2OC]
H.R. 4315--
A bill to provide for a coordinated effort to combat methamphetamine 
    abuse, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; the 
    Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BOSWELL, [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14OC]
H.R. 4316--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the 
    incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE]
H.R. 4317--
A bill to provide for a pilot program for the use of optical memory 
    cards under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [23JY]
H.R. 4318--
A bill to repeal Executive Order 11478; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [23JY]
H.R. 4319--
A bill to properly balance the wind and water erosion criteria and the 
    wildlife suitability criteria to be used in the 16th sighnup of land 
    in the conservation reserve program; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [23JY]
H.R. 4320--
A bill to adjust the boundaries of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest and 
    Mount Naomi Wilderness in the State of Utah to correct a faulty land 
    survey and to provide for the conveyance of the land that was 
    subject to the faulty survey; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [23JY]
H.R. 4321--
A bill to protect consumers and financial institutions by preventing 
    personal financial information from being obtained from financial 
    institutions under false pretenses; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Vento), [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [6AU], [10SE]
  Reported from the Committee on Banking and Financial Services with 
    amendment (H. Rept. 105-701, part 1), [21AU]
  Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, [21AU]
  Referred to the Committee on Commerce, [14SE]
  Reported from the Committee on Commerce with amendment (H. Rept. 105-
    701, part 2), [25SE]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [25SE]
H.R. 4322--
A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 concerning 
    management of the upper Mississippi River system, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Vento, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Boswell, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Minge, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Luther, Mr. Petri, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Sabo), [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE]
H.R. 4323--
A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to give 
    States the option of providing medical assistance to certain legal 
    immigrant children and to increase allotments to territories under 
    the State Children's Health Insurance Program; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO (for himself, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rush, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Towns, Ms. Furse, Mr. Hilliard, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. McKinney, 
    Mr. Payne, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mr. Clay, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Norton, 
    Ms.

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    Waters, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Lee, Mr. Meeks of New York, and 
    Mr. Engel), [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE]
H.R. 4324--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce telephone 
    rates, provide advanced telecommunications services to schools, 
    libraries, and certain health care facilities, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky), [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [10SE]
H.R. 4325--
A bill to advance the self-determined management, use, and control of 
    allotted and fractionated trust lands by Indian people; to promote 
    the consolidation of fractionated land interests into viable 
    economic units by the removal of regulatory barriers; and to create 
    and enhance the necessary programs and processes for this purpose; 
    to the Committees on Resources; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [23JY]
H.R. 4326--
A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal 
    lands located within or adjacent to the Rogue River National Forest 
    and to clarify the authority of the Bureau of Land Management to 
    sell and exchange other Federal lands in Oregon; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [24JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-810), [12OC]
  Passed House amended, [12OC]
  Passed Senate, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-321] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 4327--
A bill to direct the President to commence an emergency program to build 
    and field as quickly as possible a theater missile defense system 
    capable of defending against the type of ballistic missile that was 
    flight tested by Iran on July 21, 1998; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Spence, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Bono), 
    [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 4328--
A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. WOLF, [24JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 105-648), 
    [24JY]
  Passed House amended, [30JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [30JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [30JY]
  House disagreed with Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, 
    [15SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-825) submitted in the House, [19OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [20OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (October 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-277] (signed October 21, 1998)
H.R. 4329--
A bill to require the design of the obverse side of the $1 coin to 
    depict the Statue of Liberty; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [24JY]
H.R. 4330--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow capital gains 
    treatment and an exception from the uniform capitalization rules for 
    timber which is more than 4 years old when harvested; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COLLINS (for himself and Mr. Tanner), [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [9SE], [14SE]
H.R. 4331--
A bill to provide for the establishment of an interpretive center and 
    museum at Fort Peck Dam, Montana, and to provide further protection 
    for significant fossil remains in the vicinity of Fort Peck Dam; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HILL, [24JY]
H.R. 4332--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 4.3-cent 
    motor fuel excise taxes on railroads and inland waterway 
    transportation which remain in the general fund of the Treasury; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Collins, 
    Mr. Weller, Mr. Crane, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
    Watkins, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Northup, and Ms. 
    Granger), [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [25SE], [1OC], [12OC], [14OC]
H.R. 4333--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
    to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and 
    group health plans provide coverage of annual mammograms and annual 
    prostate cancer screening tests following the model established 
    under the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Education 
    and the Workforce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [24JY]
H.R. 4334--
A bill to prohibit the construction of new facilities and structures 
    within the boundaries of the George Washington Memorial Parkway 
    along the Potomac River in Virginia between the Francis Scott Key 
    Bridge and the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [24JY]
H.R. 4335--
A bill to transfer to the Secretary of the Interior the functions of the 
    Secretary of Commerce and the National Marine Fisheries Service 
    under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mr. Crapo), 
    [24JY]
H.R. 4336--
A bill to establish an initiative for food and other assistance for 
    individuals in Indonesia and Southeast Asia who are affected by the 
    Asian financial crisis; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [27JY]
H.R. 4337--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial 
    assistance to the State of Maryland for a pilot program to develop 
    measures to eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland 
    damaged by nutria; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GILCHREST, [27JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [28SE]
  Passed Senate, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-322] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 4338--
A bill to designate the United States courthouse building located at 402 
    North Walnut Street and Prospect Avenue in Harrison, Arkansas, as 
    the ``Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON, [27JY]
H.R. 4339--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose a 
    moratorium on the implementation of the per beneficiary limits under 
    the interim payment system for home health agencies, and to modify 
    the standards for calculating the per visit cost limits and the 
    rates for prospective payment systems under the Medicare home health 
    benefit to achieve fair reimbursement payment rates, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Wise, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma), [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [30JY], [31JY], [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [6AU], 
    [10SE], [14SE], [15SE], [17SE], [23SE], [25SE], [28SE], [1OC], [7OC]
H.R. 4340--
A bill to require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance 
    for the promotion of a product or service, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. LoBIONDO, [28JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [6AU], [10SE], [23SE], [25SE], [1OC], [7OC], 
    [20OC]
H.R. 4341--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
    suitability and feasibility of designating the Sand Creek Massacre 
    National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a unit of the 
    National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. BOB SCHAFFER, [28JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY]
H.R. 4342--
A bill to make miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade 
    laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Matsui), [29JY]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-671), [3AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4AU]
H.R. 4343--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 regarding the 
    application of points of order to unreported measures in the House 
    of Representatives; to the Committees on Rules; the Budget, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MOAKLEY, [29JY]
H.R. 4344--
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend the 
    authorizations of appropriations for that Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, 
    Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop, 
    Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Buyer, 
    Mrs. Capps, Ms. Carson, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Costello, Ms. Danner, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Engel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Green, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
    Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Ms. Hooley of 
    Oregon, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kind of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Kingston, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Manton, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Moakley, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Paul, Mr. Payne, 
    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Regula, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Sanchez, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Adam Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stearns,

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    Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, 
    Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Whitfield, and Ms. Woolsey), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY], [4AU], [9SE], [14SE], [23SE], [12OC], 
    [13OC], [15OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4345--
A bill to authorize the continued use on national forest and other 
    public lands of the alternative arrangements that were approved by 
    the Council on Environmental Quality for windstorm-damaged national 
    forests and grasslands in Texas; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Cannon, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Rogers), [29JY]
H.R. 4346--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide exemptions 
    from taxation with respect to public safety officers killed in the 
    line of duty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky, [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [6AU], [23SE]
H.R. 4347--
A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish a Capitol 
    Visitor Center under the East Plaza of the United States Capitol, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Ms. NORTON, [29JY]
H.R. 4348--
A bill to amend section 5137 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
    States to allow national banks to continue to hold passive 
    investments in certain subsurface rights acquired in the course of 
    the banking business and carried on the books of the bank for a 
    nominal amount; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [29JY]
H.R. 4349--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an 
    exception from penalty tax and exclusion from income for certain 
    amounts withdrawn from certain retirement plans for qualified long-
    term care insurance and a credit for taxpayers with certain persons 
    requiring custodial care in their households; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Paul, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Shays), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE]
H.R. 4350--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit Internet 
    gambling, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Largent), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [6AU], [9SE], [25SE]
H.R. 4351--
A bill to amend the Act that established the Keweenaw National 
    Historical Park to require the Secretary of the Interior to consider 
    nominees of various local interests in appointing members of the 
    Keweenaw National Historical Parks Advisory Commission; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [29JY]
H.R. 4352--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve competition in 
    the multichannel video programming distribution market, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself and Mr. Markey), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE]
H.R. 4353--
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Foreign 
    Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 to improve the competitiveness of 
    American business and promote foreign commerce, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Oxley), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU], [10SE], [23SE], [1OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-802), [8OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9OC]
  Laid on the table, [9OC]
H.R. 4354--
A bill to establish the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund on 
    behalf of the families of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private 
    First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol 
    Police; to the Committees on House Oversight; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Boehner, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Wynn), 
    [30JY]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [31JY]
  Passed Senate, [31JY]
  Presented to the President (August 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-223] (signed August 7, 1998)
H.R. 4355--
A bill to encourage the disclosure and exchange of information about 
    computer processing problems and related matters in connection with 
    the transition to the Year 2000; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Davis of Virginia, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Gordon, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. Luther, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
    Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Lampson) 
    (all by request), [30JY]
H.R. 4356--
A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 
    to assure that the full amount deposited in the Abandoned Mine 
    Reclamation Fund is spent for the purposes for which the Fund was 
    established; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [30JY]
H.R. 4357--
A bill to establish the Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site in 
    Erie, Pennsylvania; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE]
H.R. 4358--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    provide for equitable duty treatment for certain wool used in making 
    suits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Ms. Slaughter), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [10SE], [1OC], [9OC], [10OC]
H.R. 4359--
A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to broaden the range of discount 
    window loans which may be used as collateral for Federal reserve 
    notes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Castle, and Ms. Waters), 
    [30JY]
H.R. 4360--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to require the Secretary 
    of Agriculture to establish a pilot program under which milk 
    producers and cooperatives will be permitted to enter into forward 
    price contracts with milk handlers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. POMBO (for himself and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota), [30JY]
H.R. 4361--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that an 
    organization shall be exempt from income tax if it is created by a 
    State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for 
    property for which such coverage is otherwise unavailable; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Canady of 
    Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, and Mr. Wexler), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 4362--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct Stand 
    Down events and to establish a pilot program that will provide for 
    an annual Stand Down event in each State; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. VENTO, [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU], [4AU], [6AU], [9SE], [14SE], [28SE], [2OC], 
    [6OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4363--
A bill to provide for the restructuring of the Immigration and 
    Naturalization Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WATT of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Berman), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU]
H.R. 4364--
A bill to streamline the regulation of depository institutions, to 
    safeguard confidential banking and credit union supervisory 
    information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Vento), [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8OC]
H.R. 4365--
A bill to designate certain lands in the Valley Forge National 
    Historical Park as the Valley Forge National Cemetery; to the 
    Committees on Resources; Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
    Pitts, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    McHale, Mr. Borski, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Kanjorski, and Mr. Gekas), [31JY]
H.R. 4366--
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into an 
    agreement with the Commissioner of Social Security to take certain 
    actions to ensure that food stamp benefits are not provided for 
    deceased individuals; and to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
    require State agencies to verify that such benefits are not provided 
    for such individuals; to the Committees on Agriculture; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE, [31JY]
H.R. 4367--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs to provide priority health care to veterans who 
    received one or more nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments 
    during active military, naval, or air service; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Lee, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Ms. Carson, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H.R. 4368--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of 
    diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-
    exposed veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Lee, Ms. Carson, Mr. Abercrombie, 
    Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. Rodriguez), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [24SE]
H.R. 4369--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for a 
    more equitable formula for applying the earnings test during the 
    first year of an individual's entitlement to benefits; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida, [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE], [25SE]

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H.R. 4370--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve 
    access to home health services under the Medicare Program; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Hall 
    of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Olver, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
    Moakley, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Burr of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Meehan), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU], [4AU], [5AU], [6AU], [14SE], [24SE]
H.R. 4371--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of the Woodland Lake Park tract in 
    Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the State of Arizona to the 
    town of Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [31JY]
H.R. 4372--
A bill to provide for the development of a management plan for the 
    Woodland Lake Park tract in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the 
    State of Arizona reflecting the current use of the tract as a public 
    park; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [31JY]
H.R. 4373--
A bill to provide for the sale of the Woodland Lake Park tract in 
    Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the State of Arizona to the 
    town of Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [31JY]
H.R. 4374--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that health-
    care benefits shall be furnished by the Department of Veterans 
    Affairs to veterans with tobacco-related illnesses in accordance 
    with the standards in effect under Department of Veterans Affairs 
    General Counsel opinions issued before the enactment of the 
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE], [21OC]
H.R. 4375--
A bill to provide provisions relating to Castano actions; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; the Judiciary, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MEEHAN, [31JY]
H.R. 4376--
A bill to initiate a coordinated national effort to prevent, detect, and 
    educate the public concerning Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal 
    Alcohol Effect and to identify effective interventions for children, 
    adolescents, and adults with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal 
    Alcohol Effect, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Maloney 
    of New York, and Ms. DeLauro), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [6AU], [1OC]
H.R. 4377--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the 
    membership of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to 17; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [31JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-774, part 1), [5OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [5OC], [9OC], [16OC]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [21OC]
H.R. 4378--
A bill to require local educational agencies to develop and implement a 
    random drug testing program for students in grades 7 through 12; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania), [31JY]
H.R. 4379--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to use 33 1/3 percent 
    of any Federal budget surplus in the general fund to rebate 
    taxpayers based on their payroll taxes and to provide that the 
    remainder of the surplus shall be used to increase discretionary 
    nondefense spending and to reduce the outstanding public debt; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; the Budget, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [31JY]
H.R. 4380--
A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of 
    Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
    revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
    1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, [3AU]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 105-670), 
    [3AU]
  Passed House amended, [7AU]
H.R. 4381--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a 
    nonrefundable tax credit for law enforcement officers who purchase 
    armor vests, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. PAUL, [3AU]
H.R. 4382--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the 
    program for mammography quality standards; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Upton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
    Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Green, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Cubin, Ms. 
    DeGette, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Ms. Furse), [3AU]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-713), [14SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15SE]
  Passed Senate, [25SE]
  Presented to the President, [1OC]
  Approved [Public Law 105-248] (signed October 9, 1998)
H.R. 4383--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for 
    uniform food safety warning notification requirements, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Upton, 
    Mr. Ganske, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Strickland), [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [7OC], [9OC], [10OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4384--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, relating to continuation 
    of operating assistance for small transit operators in large 
    urbanized areas; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FROST, [3AU]
H.R. 4385--
A bill to designate the national cemetary in Saratoga, New York, as the 
    ``Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetary''; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. McNULTY (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Manton, Mr. King of New 
    York, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Lewis of California, 
    Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Neumann, Mr. Shaw, Ms. Danner, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
    Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Wolf, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Kim, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
    Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Cox of California, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Fossella, Mr. Goss, Mr. Goode, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. 
    Granger, Mrs. Morella, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Latham, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Towns, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Ryun, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. 
    Kaptur, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Souder, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, and Mr. Weygand), [3AU]
H.R. 4386--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax 
    treatment of section 42 housing cooperatives and the shareholders of 
    such cooperatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Metcalf), [3AU]
H.R. 4387--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    eliminate the duty on certain electromagnets; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [3AU]
H.R. 4388--
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to ensure financial 
    institution privacy protections, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAFALCE, [4AU]
H.R. 4389--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of various reclamation project 
    facilities to local water authorities, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE, [4AU]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-785), [6OC]
H.R. 4390--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 
    deduction for the travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who 
    accompanies the taxpayer on business travel; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE, [4AU]
H.R. 4391--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
    national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan 
    area; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
    Kingston, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Linder, and Mr. Collins), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE]
H.R. 4392--
A bill to amend the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself and Mr. Packard), [4AU]
H.R. 4393--
A bill to revise the banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws with respect 
    to the termination and netting of financial contracts, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; the 
    Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself and Mr. LaFalce), [4AU]
  Reported from the Committee on Banking and Financial Services (H. 
    Rept. 105-688, part 1), [21AU]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [21AU]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [21AU]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [25SE]
H.R. 4394--
A bill to establish temporary enrollment priorities for the conservation 
    reserve program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [4AU]

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  Cosponsors added, [6AU]
H.R. 4395--
A bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to 
    prohibit a lender from requiring a borrower in a residential 
    mortgage transaction to provide the lender with unlimited access to 
    the borrower's tax return information; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [14SE], [7OC]
H.R. 4396--
A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of 
    terminated pension plans; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [4AU]
H.R. 4397--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules 
    for determining whether a corporation is a cooperative housing 
    corporation for purposes of such Code; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [4AU]
H.R. 4398--
A bill to establish a commission, in honor of the 105th Anniversary of 
    the Seneca Falls Convention, to further protect sites of importance 
    in the historic efforts to secure equal rights for women; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Ms. 
    Woolsey), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [18SE]
H.R. 4399--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
    income averaging rules for farmers; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Nethercutt, 
    Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
    Ewing, and Mr. Bob Schaffer), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [5AU], [6AU], [9SE], [15SE], [28SE]
H.R. 4400--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade and fisheries for the vessel S.S.; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO, [4AU]
H.R. 4401--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the 
    establishment of a program under which long-term care insurance may 
    be obtained by Federal employees and annuitants; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. MICA, [5AU]
H.R. 4402--
A bill to declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a 
    national missile defense; to the Committees on National Security; 
    International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Pickett, 
    Mr. Everett, Mr. Armey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
    Mr. Ryun, Ms. Granger, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Thornberry, 
    Mr. Skelton, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Gilman, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Goss, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Cubin, 
    Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Tanner, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
    Mr. Goode, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Berry, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Bob Schaffer, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. 
    Aderholt), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [17SE], [1OC], [17DE]
H.R. 4403--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of substitute adult day care services under the Medicare 
    Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [25SE], [1OC], [7OC], [8OC], [13OC], [14OC], 
    [15OC]
H.R. 4404--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the 
    standards for calculating the per beneficiary payment limits under 
    the interim payment system for home health services furnished by 
    home health agencies under the Medicare Program and the standards 
    for setting payments rates under the prospective payment system for 
    such services to achieve fair reimbursement payment rates; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HILLEARY (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
    Hall of Texas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Stabenow), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [10SE], [15SE], [17SE], [18SE], [23SE], 
    [24SE], [25SE], [5OC]
H.R. 4405--
A bill to amend section 3332 of title 31, United States Code, to allow 
    recipients of Federal payments to ``opt out'' of the direct deposit 
    requirements under the EFT '99 program; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. ADERHOLT, [5AU]
H.R. 4406--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to provide that any participant or beneficiary under an 
    employee benefit plan shall be entitled to de novo review in court 
    of benefit determinations under such plan; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FILNER, [5AU]
H.R. 4407--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources 
    shall apply to electricity produced from all biomass facilities and 
    to extend the placed in service deadline for such credit; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ensign, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hunter, 
    Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Blumenauer), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [5OC]
H.R. 4408--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that tips 
    shall not be subject to income or employment taxes; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HUNTER, [5AU]
H.R. 4409--
A bill to amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to 
    authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide cost share 
    assistance for the rehabilitation of structural measures constructed 
    as part of water resource projects previously funded by the 
    Secretary under such Act or related laws; to the Committees on 
    Agriculture; Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma (for himself and Mr. Watkins), [5AU]
H.R. 4410--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to protect consumers from 
    certain unreasonable practices of credit cards issuers which result 
    in cancellation of credit, higher fees or rates of interest, or 
    other penalties that result in higher or unnecessary costs to card 
    holders who pay credit card balances in full, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE]
H.R. 4411--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers who 
    maintain a self-insured health plan for their employees a credit 
    against income tax for a portion of the cost paid for providing 
    health coverage for their employees; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, [5AU]
H.R. 4412--
A bill to impose restrictions on the sale of cigars; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY, [5AU]
H.R. 4413--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
    to assure prompt payment of participating providers under health 
    plans; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; 
    Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT, [5AU]
H.R. 4414--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 
    increase in taxes on Social Security benefits; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; the Budget, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. NEUMANN, [5AU]
H.R. 4415--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the 
    mandatory retirement age for members of the Capitol Police be 
    increased from 57 to 60; to the Committees on House Oversight; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [17SE], [25SE], [6OC], [8OC], [9OC]
H.R. 4416--
A bill to provide a limited waiver for certain foreign students of the 
    requirement to reimburse local educational agencies for the costs of 
    the students' education; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
    Pickett), [6AU]
H.R. 4417--
A bill to authorize the continuation of the disaster relief program for 
    livestock producers conducted by the Secretary of Agriculture under 
    section 813 of the Agriculture Act of 1970; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Turner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Brady of Texas, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
    Edwards, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Barton of Texas, and 
    Ms. Granger), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE]
H.R. 4418--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to make the Federal 
    Employees Health Benefits Program available to the general public, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. KLINK, [6AU]
H.R. 4419--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit physicians to 
    prescribe non-formulary drugs when medically indicated; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KLINK, [6AU]
H.R. 4420--
A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the Federal 
    banking agencies to monitor compliance by depository institutions 
    and depository institution holding companies with commitments made 
    by such institutions in connection with a merger or acquisition, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [6AU]
H.R. 4421--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a division of 
    chiropractic services in the Veterans Health Administration of the 
    Department of Veterans Affairs and to authorize the

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    Department of Veterans Affairs to employ chiropractors for service 
    within facilities of that department; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Manton, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Norton, Mr. Brown of California, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Leach, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Rhode Island, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Goode), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [1OC]
H.R. 4422--
A bill to enact the requirements and restrictions of Executive Order 
    12612 and Executive Order 12875, relating to federalism; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
    Davis of Virginia, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. Portman), [6AU]
H.R. 4423--
A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
    Act to provide that the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery shall be 
    managed in accordance with such fishery management plans, 
    regulations, and other conservation and management as applied to 
    that fishery on April 13, 1998; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PAUL, [6AU]
H.R. 4424--
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to obligate funds 
    appropriated for fiscal year 1998 for the SR-71 aircraft program; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. McKEON, [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [2OC]
H.R. 4425--
A bill to provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. McCollum), [6AU]
H.R. 4426--
A bill to extend the transition and redetermination of eligibility 
    period for certain aliens who were receiving benefits under the 
    supplemental security income program on the date of the enactment of 
    the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
    of 1996; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Levin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
    and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), [6AU]
H.R. 4427--
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code with respect to 
    gambling on the Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. LoBiondo), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE]
H.R. 4428--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for an 
    additional place of holding court in the Austin Division of the 
    western judicial district of Texas; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. PAUL, [6AU]
H.R. 4429--
A bill to require that any city that is completely surrounded by any 
    other city must be assigned its own ZIP codes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. HORN, [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [14OC]
H.R. 4430--
A bill to establish the New York Canal National Heritage Corridor as an 
    affiliated unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. McNulty), [6AU]
H.R. 4431--
A bill to amend title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act to provide 
    for State programs of partner notification with respect to 
    individuals with HIV disease; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself and Mr. Coburn), [6AU]
H.R. 4432--
A bill to enhance the reliability of the electric power supply system of 
    the United States by reducing barriers to the construction of needed 
    generation and transmission facilities, to increase the efficiency 
    of the Nation's interstate transmission grid, and to reduce 
    discrimination in the provision of transmission services; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DeLAY (for himself and Mr. Markey), [6AU]
H.R. 4433--
A bill to ensure that any entity owned, operated, or controlled by the 
    People's Liberation Army or the People's Armed Police of China does 
    not conduct certain business with United States persons, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; International 
    Relations; Ways and Means; National Security, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Bonior, and Ms. Pelosi), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [10SE], [16SE], [25SE]
H.R. 4434--
A bill to restore Federal recognition to the Indians of the Graton 
    Rancheria of California; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [6AU]
H.R. 4435--
A bill to amend the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998 to increase 
    consumer protections relating to cancellation of private mortgage 
    insurance; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [6AU]
H.R. 4436--
A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide 
    for an increase in the authorization of appropriations for 
    community-based family resource and support grants under that Act; 
    to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Hooley 
    of Oregon), [6AU]
H.R. 4437--
A bill to amend the Incentive Grants for the Local Delinquency 
    Prevention Program Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 
    1999 through 2004; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Hooley 
    of Oregon), [6AU]
H.R. 4438--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out the National 
    Guard civilian youth opportunities program for fiscal year 1999 in 
    an amount not to exceed $110,000,000; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Hooley 
    of Oregon), [6AU]
H.R. 4439--
A bill to amend the Head Start Act to authorize appropriations for 
    fiscal years 1999 through 2004; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Hooley 
    of Oregon), [6AU]
H.R. 4440--
A bill to increase discretionary funding for certain grant programs 
    established under the ``Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law 
    Enforcement Assistance Programs''; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Hooley 
    of Oregon), [6AU]
H.R. 4441--
A bill to require firearms to be manufactured with child safety locks; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Hooley 
    of Oregon), [6AU]
H.R. 4442--
A bill to better regulate the transfer of firearms at gun shows; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Hooley 
    of Oregon), [6AU]
H.R. 4443--
A bill to provide for the automatic revocation of the license of any 
    licensed firearms dealer who willfully sells a firearm to a minor; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Hooley 
    of Oregon), [6AU]
H.R. 4444--
A bill to prevent children from injuring themselves and others with 
    firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Hooley 
    of Oregon), [6AU]
H.R. 4445--
A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to exempt 
    depository institutions which have total assets of $250,000,000 or 
    less from the requirements of such Act; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Baker, and Mr. McCollum), [6AU]
H.R. 4446--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to reduce certain funds if eligible States do not enact certain 
    laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Collins, Mr. Royce, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Klug, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Upton, Mr. Largent, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Goode, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
    Fossella, and Mr. Barton of Texas), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE], [23SE], [26SE], [1OC]
H.R. 4447--
A bill to terminate the participation of the Forest Service in the 
    Recreational Fee Demonstration Program; to the Committees on 
    Resources; Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. BONO (for herself and Mrs. Capps), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE], [17SE], [23SE]
H.R. 4448--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of Native American history and culture; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Frost, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
    Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Towns, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mr. Watkins, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kildee, and 
    Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [8OC]
H.R. 4449--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to reform the copyright 
    law with respect to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Graham), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [14SE], [15SE], [18SE], [24SE], [26SE], 
    [29SE], [1OC], [2OC], [7OC], [8OC], [9OC], [13OC], [14OC], [19OC]
H.R. 4450--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reform the 
    provisions relating to child labor; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself and Mr. Lantos), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [14SE], [23SE], [1OC], [5OC], [7OC]
H.R. 4451--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a 
    200 percent deduction for amounts paid or incurred for training 
    employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [6AU]
H.R. 4452--
A bill requiring the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee 
    on Taxation to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static 
    economic modeling in the preparation of budgetary estimates of 
    proposed changes in Federal revenue law; to the Committees on the 
    Budget; Rules; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.

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  By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Armey), 
    [6AU]
H.R. 4453--
A bill to amend the Sherman Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act 
    with respect to commerce with foreign nations; to the Committees on 
    the Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Dingell), [6AU]
H.R. 4454--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the 
    individual capital gains tax for all individuals and to provide 
    modest reductions in the capital gains tax for most individuals; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COYNE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
    Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Becerra), [6AU]
H.R. 4455--
A bill to encourage the disclosure and exchange of information about 
    computer processing problems and related matters in connection with 
    the transition to the Year 2000; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
    Cox of California, Mr. John, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Royce), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE], [18SE], [28SE], [1OC], [2OC], [13OC]
H.R. 4456--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
    increase of up to 5 in the number of years disregarded in 
    determining average annual earnings on which benefit amounts are 
    based upon a showing of preclusion from remunerative work during 
    such years occasioned by need to provide child care or care to a 
    chronically dependent relative; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [6AU]
H.R. 4457--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year 
    restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance 
    benefits based on disability; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [6AU]
H.R. 4458--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 
    two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the 
    divorce; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [6AU]
H.R. 4459--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of 
    delayed retirement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [6AU]
H.R. 4460--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full 
    benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [6AU]
H.R. 4461--
A bill to amend the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With 
    Disabilities Act of 1988 to provide for the establishment of a 
    national public Internet site for increased access to information on 
    technology-related assistance under that Act; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Gingrich), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [17SE], [6OC]
H.R. 4462--
A bill to transfer ownership and management of Blue Ridge, Nottely, and 
    Chatuge Lakes, Georgia, from the Tennessee Valley Authority to the 
    Secretary of the Army, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DEAL of Georgia, [6AU]
H.R. 4463--
A bill to amend the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention 
    Programs Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999 
    through 2004, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself and Mr. DeFazio), [6AU]
H.R. 4464--
A bill to establish the Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care 
    Consensus Task Force; to the Committees on National Security; 
    Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Mr. Mica, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
    Bentsen, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    Condit, Ms. Danner, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Doyle, 
    Mr. Goode, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. John, Mr. Klink, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
    York, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. 
    Skelton, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
    McIntyre, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Thune), [6AU]
H.R. 4465--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable 
    credit to certain senior citizens for premiums paid for coverage 
    under Medicare part B; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. EMERSON, [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE], [1OC]
H.R. 4466--
A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to 
    repeal the Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
    Program; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, and Mr. Traficant), [6AU]
H.R. 4467--
A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act to provide a 
    secure source of funds for Federal land acquisition and to 
    revitalize the State, local and urban needs outlined in the Land and 
    Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 and the Urban Park and 
    Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 by providing matching grants for 
    State, local, and urban conservation and recreation needs; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Delahunt, 
    Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [1OC], [5OC], [7OC], [8OC], [9OC], [12OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4468--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the phaseout 
    of the graduated estate tax rates and the unified credit; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself and Mr. Herger), [6AU]
H.R. 4469--
A bill to establish terms and conditions under which the Secretary of 
    the Interior shall, for fair market value, convey certain properties 
    around Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana, to the lessees of those 
    properties; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HILL, [6AU]
H.R. 4470--
A bill to prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
    entities from transferring, selling, or disclosing personal data 
    with respect to an individual to other agencies or entities without 
    the express consent of the individual except in limited 
    circumstances, and to require such agencies and entities to provide 
    individuals with personal data maintained with respect to such 
    individuals; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. HINCHEY, [6AU]
H.R. 4471--
A bill to require Executive agencies to identify which of its 
    regulations impose requirements which conflict with the requirements 
    of other Executive agencies, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [6AU]
H.R. 4472--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for the long-term care insurance costs of all individuals who are 
    not eligible to participate in employer-subsidized long-term care 
    health plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
    Mr. McCrery, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Weller, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Mr. Shays, and Mr. Portman), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE], [16SE], [17SE], [2OC]
H.R. 4473--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow deductions 
    for expenses incurred for influencing Federal tobacco policy; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [6AU]
H.R. 4474--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for explicit 
    and stable funding for Federal support of universal 
    telecommunications services through the creation of a 
    Telecommunications Trust Fund; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways 
    and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. McHale, Mr. Green, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Doyle), 
    [6AU]
H.R. 4475--
A bill to authorize the Governors of States to limit the quantity of 
    out-of-State municipal solid waste received for disposal at 
    landfills and incinerators in their State; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Mascara, and Mr. Borski), [6AU]
H.R. 4476--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the 
    charitable deduction for the donation of computer technology and 
    equipment to elementary and secondary schools, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Underwood), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE], [25SE], [8OC]
H.R. 4477--
A bill to provide grants to strengthen State and local health care 
    systems' response to domestic violence by building the capacity of 
    health care professionals and staff to identify, address, and 
    prevent domestic violence; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [10OC]
H.R. 4478--
A bill to require insured depository institutions, depository 
    institution holding companies, and insured credit unions to protect 
    the confidentiality of financial information obtained concerning 
    their customers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. MARKEY, [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [6OC], [13OC]
H.R. 4479--
A bill to require brokers, dealers, investment companies, and investment 
    advisers to protect the confidentiality of financial information 
    obtained concerning their customers, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY, [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [6OC], [13OC]
H.R. 4480--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the 
    higher Federal medical assistance percentage for payment for Indian 
    Health Service facilities to urban Indian health programs under the 
    Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.

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  By Mr. McDERMOTT, [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [10SE], [23SE]
H.R. 4481--
A bill to amend section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow duty 
    drawback for grape juice concentrates, regardless of color or 
    variety; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington), [6AU]
H.R. 4482--
A bill to amend the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
    Determination Act of 1996 to make necessary technical corrections; 
    to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. METCALF, [6AU]
H.R. 4483--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility 
    study regarding whether the Rosie the Riveter Park located in 
    Richmond, California, is suitable for designation as an affiliated 
    site to the National Park Service; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MILLER of California, [6AU]
H.R. 4484--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for expenses paid for attending conferences on treatment and 
    management relating to a dependent child's chronic medical 
    condition; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hilliard, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Ms. Furse, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
    McNulty), [6AU]
H.R. 4485--
A bill to provide for the restitution and compensation of federally held 
    trust fund accounts for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (by request), [6AU]
H.R. 4486--
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to define good cause to 
    include the loss of adequate child care, for the purpose of 
    determining whether voluntarily quitting a job results in a failure 
    to satisfy the work requirement applicable under section 
    6(d)(1)(A)(v) of such Act; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [6AU]
H.R. 4487--
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to define good cause to 
    include demonstrating facts sufficient to show victimization by 
    sexual harassment in violation of title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
    of 1964, for the purpose of determining whether voluntarily quitting 
    a job results in a failure to satisfy the work requirement 
    applicable under section 6(d)(1)(A)(v) of such Act; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [6AU]
H.R. 4488--
A bill to ensure effective rail competition and maintain reasonable 
    rates in the absence of effective competition; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas, [6AU]
H.R. 4489--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the $500 
    per child tax credit and other individual nonrefundable credits by 
    repealing the complex limitations on the allowance of those credits 
    resulting from their interaction with the alternative minimum tax; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, and Ms. Lee), 
    [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [23SE], [28SE]
H.R. 4490--
A bill to amend the coastwise trade laws of the United States to 
    authorize certain freight vessels to transport common ground clay as 
    bulk cargo; to the Committees on National Security; Transportation 
    and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. NORWOOD, [6AU]
H.R. 4491--
A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to allow 
    State educational agencies and local educational agencies to 
    establish and implement uniform policies with respect to discipline 
    and order applicable to all children within their jurisdiction to 
    ensure safety and an appropriate educational atmosphere in their 
    schools; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. NUSSLE, [6AU]
H.R. 4492--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 
    budget neutrality adjustment factor used in calculating the blended 
    capitation rate for Medicare+Choice organizations; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
    Smith of Oregon, Mr. Leach, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Ms. 
    Dunn of Washington, Mr. McGovern, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. Furse), 
    [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [14SE], [24SE], [28SE], [5OC], [9OC], [15OC]
H.R. 4493--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require providers of 
    wireless services to render bills that itemize the calls made by the 
    subscriber; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PAYNE, [6AU]
H.R. 4494--
A bill to provide for the waiver of certain grounds of inadmissibility 
    related to political activity in Northern Ireland or the Republic of 
    Ireland for aliens married to United States citizens; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PAYNE, [6AU]
H.R. 4495--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve 
    access to home health services covered under the Medicare Program 
    for the sickest and most frail beneficiaries, to permit continued 
    participation by cost-effective providers, and to reduce 
    opportunities for fraud and abuse; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE]
H.R. 4496--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
    incentives for land sales for conservation purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Tanner), 
    [6AU]
H.R. 4497--
A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products 
    Inspection Act to provide for improved public health and food safety 
    through enhanced enforcement; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN, [6AU]
H.R. 4498--
A bill to repeal the preemption provision of the Federal Cigarette 
    Labeling and Advertising Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. RUSH, [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC]
H.R. 4499--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to make available under the 
    health benefits program for Federal employees the option of 
    obtaining coverage for self and children only, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. SABO, [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE]
H.R. 4500--
A bill to limit fishing in the United States Atlantic swordfish pelagic 
    longline fishery; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [6AU]
H.R. 4501--
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
    Interior to conduct a study to improve the access for persons with 
    disabilities to outdoor recreational opportunities made available to 
    the public; to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. Bob SCHAFFER (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [18SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [14OC]
  Passed Senate, [20OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-359] (signed November 10, 1998)
H.R. 4502--
A bill to provide for adjustment of status for aliens who became 
    eligible for such adjustment based on a diversity immigrant visa 
    available for fiscal year 1997 or 1998, but whose eligibility 
    expired due to paperwork processing delays; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [6AU]
H.R. 4503--
A bill to provide that outlays and revenues totals of the old-age, 
    survivors, and disability insurance program under title II of the 
    Social Security Act and of the related provisions of the Internal 
    Revenue Code of 1986 shall be excluded from official budget 
    pronouncements of the Office of Management and Budget and the 
    Congressional Budget Office; to the Committees on the Budget; Ways 
    and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHAW, [6AU]
H.R. 4504--
A bill to temporarily increase the number of visas available for 
    backlogged spouses and children of lawful permanent resident aliens; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mr. Petri, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stark, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. 
    Yates), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [1OC]
H.R. 4505--
A bill to designate certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National 
    Forests, in Colorado, as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SKAGGS, [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [2OC]
H.R. 4506--
A bill to provide for United States support for developmental 
    alternatives for underage child workers; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Wolf, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Pitts), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8OC]
H.R. 4507--
A bill to limit the authority of the Commodity Futures Trading 
    Commission to alter the regulation of certain hybrid instruments and 
    swap agreements under the Commodity Exchange Act; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Combest, and Mr. Ewing), 
    [6AU]
H.R. 4508--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1970 to authorize the provision 
    of monetary assistance for the purpose of alleviating the distress 
    of agricultural producers caused by natural disasters; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Berry, Mr. Frost, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
    Thompson, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Boswell, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Boyd), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE]
H.R. 4509--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce to 36 months 
    the amortization period for reforestation expenditures and to 
    increase to $25,000 the maximum annual amount of such

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    expenditures which may be amortized; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Sessions, and 
    Mr. Price of North Carolina), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE]
H.R. 4510--
A bill to provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of 
    Representatives to represent the Commonwealth of the Northern 
    Mariana Islands; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD, [6AU]
H.R. 4511--
A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to 
    protect the Nation's electricity ratepayers by ensuring that rates 
    charged by qualifying small power producers and qualifying 
    cogenerators do not exceed the incremental cost to the purchasing 
    utility of alternative electric energy at the time of delivery, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Towns, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Boehlert, and Mr. Hinchey), [6AU]
H.R. 4512--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a chemical known as 5-tertiary 
    butyl-isophthalic acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WICKER, [6AU]
H.R. 4513--
A bill to designate former United States Route 66 as ``America's Main 
    Street'' and authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
    assistance; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [1OC], [2OC], [7OC], [8OC], [9OC]
H.R. 4514--
A bill to provide for continuation of the Federal research investment in 
    a fiscally sustainable way, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Science; Commerce; National Security; Resources; 
    Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. WILSON, [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [13OC]
H.R. 4515--
A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 
    1994 to provide for the establishment of school violence prevention 
    hotlines; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. WISE, [6AU]
H.R. 4516--
A bill to designate the United States Postal Service building located at 
    11550 Livingston Road, in Oxon Hill, Maryland, as the ``Jacob Joseph 
    Chestnut Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WYNN, [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9OC]
H.R. 4517--
A bill to assist in the conservation of neotropical migratory birds by 
    supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation 
    programs of nations within the range of neotropical migratory birds 
    and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the 
    conservation of these species; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [6AU]
H.R. 4518--
A bill for the relief of the family of Robert English; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS, [6AU]
H.R. 4519--
A bill to authorize the President to consent to third party transfer of 
    the ex-USS Bowman County to the USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc.; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. HALL of Texas, [6AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [14OC]
H.R. 4520--
A bill to provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of certain 
    thermal transfer multifunction machines; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. TANNER, [6AU]
H.R. 4521----
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    dollar limitation on the estate tax deduction for family-owned 
    business interests shall not apply to interests in a business owned 
    by a single family; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER, [7AU]
H.R. 4522--
A bill to clarify the income and gift tax consequences of catching and 
    returning record home run baseballs; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Franks of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Jones), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE], [15SE], [16SE], [7OC]
H.R. 4523--
A bill to make technical corrections to the National Capital 
    Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. 
    Wolf), [9SE]
H.R. 4524--
A bill to prevent the expenditure of Federal funds to investigate 
    circumstances relating to the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [9SE]
H.R. 4525--
A bill to provide further protections for the watershed of the Little 
    Sandy River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, 
    Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; 
    Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Ms. Furse, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon), 
    [9SE]
H.R. 4526--
A bill to amend section 334 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act to 
    clarify the rules of origin with respect to certain textile 
    products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CARDIN, [9SE]
H.R. 4527--
A bill to provide for the extension of the New Jersey Coastal Heritage 
    Trail into the Township of Woodbridge, New Jersey; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [1OC]
H.R. 4528--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to not require that the 
    State of New Jersey repay Federal-aid highway funds expended on 
    certain high occupancy vehicle lanes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [9SE]
H.R. 4529--
A bill to codify without substantive change laws related to Patriotic 
    and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations and to 
    improve the United States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE, [9SE]
H.R. 4530--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
    Administration to implement reforms to the Liaison and 
    Familiarization Training program; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LAHOOD, [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE]
H.R. 4531--
A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require 
    States receiving funds under section 106 of such Act to have in 
    effect a State law providing for a criminal penalty on an individual 
    who fails to report witnessing another individual engaging in sexual 
    abuse of a child; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Cramer), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [28SE], [5OC], [14OC]
H.R. 4532--
A bill to amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 to prohibit law 
    enforcement agencies from imposing a waiting period before accepting 
    reports of missing children less than 21 years of age; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [9SE]
H.R. 4533--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to rectify 
    overpayment to certain long-term care hospitals; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [9SE]
H.R. 4534--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to implement a 
    budget-neutral payment system for rehabilitation services under part 
    B of the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK, [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [14OC]
H.R. 4535--
A bill to provide relief for agricultural producers devastated by low 
    commodity prices and adverse weather conditions; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. WATKINS, [9SE]
H.R. 4536--
A bill to establish a National Commission on Terrorism; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; the Judiciary, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Horn, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Gilman), 
    [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE], [25SE]
H.R. 4537--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs to continue payment of monthly educational 
    assistance benefits to veterans enrolled at educational institutions 
    during periods between terms if the interval between such periods 
    does not exceed eight weeks; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Oxley, 
    Mr. Hobson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Traficant, 
    Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. Strickland), [10SE]
H.R. 4538--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives 
    to reduce energy consumption; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. McCarthy 
    of Missouri, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Vento, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Becerra, and Mr. Farr of California), [10SE]
  Cosponsors added, [1OC], [8OC]
H.R. 4539--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a Board 
    of Visa Appeals within the Department of State to review decisions 
    of consular officers concerning visa applications, revocations and 
    cancellations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [10SE]
H.R. 4540--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt licensed 
    funeral directors from the minimum wage and overtime compensation 
    requirements of that Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
    Barr of Georgia, and Mr. Hobson), [10SE]
H.R. 4541--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative 
    minimum tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON, [10SE]
H.R. 4542--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the marriage 
    penalty, to encourage health coverage, to allow the nonrefundable 
    personal credits against the alternative minimum tax, and to extend 
    permanently certain expiring provisions, and to amend the Social 
    Security Act to increase the earnings limitation; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
    Mr.

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    Gibbons, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Upton, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Coble, Mr. Riggs, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Kingston, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Bass, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Pitts, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sessions, 
    Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Packard, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Redmond, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Castle, 
    Mr. Leach, Mr. Camp, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Mr. Fossella, and Mr. Foley), [10SE]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [16SE], [24SE]
H.R. 4543--
A bill to amend section 16 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to 
    require owners of federally assisted housing to establish standards 
    to prohibit occupancy in such housing by drug and alcohol abusers in 
    the same manner that public housing agencies are required to 
    establish such standards for public housing; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [10SE]
H.R. 4544--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to increase the amount paid to families of public safety officers 
    killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. Stupak), [10SE]
H.R. 4545--
A bill to prohibit United States military assistance and arms transfers 
    to foreign governments that are undemocratic, do not adequately 
    protect human rights, are engaged in acts of armed aggression, or 
    are not fully participating in the United Nations Register of 
    Conventional Arms; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Engel, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Luther, 
    Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Riggs, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Furse, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Blagojevich, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Farr 
    of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Rivers, 
    Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. 
    Woolsey, and Mr. Waxman), [10SE]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H.R. 4546--
A bill to provide for the creation of an additional category of laborers 
    or mechanics known as helpers under the Davis-Bacon Act; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. NORWOOD, [10SE]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H.R. 4547--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to limit sales of air 
    carrier certificates; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [10SE]
H.R. 4548--
A bill to make a technical correction to the Columbia River Gorge 
    National Scenic Area Act of 1986; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington, [10SE]
H.R. 4549--
A bill for the relief of the family of H.W. Hawes; to the Committee on 
    Resources
  By Mr. PAUL, [10SE]
H.R. 4550--
A bill to provide for programs to facilitate a significant reduction in 
    the incidence and prevalence of substance abuse through reducing the 
    demand for illegal drugs and the inappropriate use of legal drugs; 
    to the Committees on Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight; 
    Small Business; Transportation and Infrastructure; the Judiciary; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Gingrich, 
    Mr. Hastert, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Souder, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Ms. Granger, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Mica), 
    [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [16SE]
  Passed House amended, [16SE]
H.R. 4551--
A bill to amend section 16 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to 
    prohibit occupancy in public housing by, and rental assistance under 
    section 8 of such Act for, any person convicted of manufacturing or 
    producing methamphetamine on the premises; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. PAUL, [11SE]
H.R. 4552--
A bill to provide grants to certain local educational agencies to 
    provide integrated classroom-related computer training for 
    elementary and secondary school teachers; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. CAPPS, [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE], [5OC], [7OC], [9OC], [10OC], [15OC], [16OC]
H.R. 4553--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand S 
    corporation eligibility for banks, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [9OC], [13OC], [15OC]
H.R. 4554--
A bill to reform Federal land management activities relating to 
    endangered species conservation; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [11SE]
H.R. 4555--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to reform provisions 
    relating to liability for civil and criminal penalties under that 
    Act; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [11SE]
H.R. 4556--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to reform the 
    regulatory process under that Act; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [11SE]
H.R. 4557--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel EMBARCADERO; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. UPTON, [11SE]
H.R. 4558--
A bill to make technical amendments to clarify the provision of benefits 
    for noncitizens, and to improve the provision of unemployment 
    insurance, child support, and supplemental security income benefits; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Levin), [14SE]
  Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with amendment (H. Rept. 
    105-735), [22SE]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [22SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23SE]
  Passed Senate, [8OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-306] (signed October 28, 1998)
H.R. 4559--
A bill to assure equitable treatment in health care coverage of 
    prescription drugs under group health plans, health insurance 
    coverage, Medicare and Medicaid managed care arrangements, medigap 
    insurance coverage, and health plans under the Federal employees' 
    health benefits program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means; Education and the Workforce; Government Reform and Oversight, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, [14SE]
H.R. 4560--
A bill to provide short-term and long-term relief to agricultural 
    producers, small businesses, and rural communities adversely 
    affected by low prices for agricultural commodities; to the 
    Committees on Agriculture; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HILL, [14SE]
H.R. 4561--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    members of the uniformed services and the Foreign Service shall be 
    treated as using a principal residence while on official extended 
    duty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON, [14SE]
H.R. 4562--
A bill to establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort 
    Miamis National Historical Site in the State of Ohio; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Gillmor), [14SE]
H.R. 4563--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income amounts received for settlement of certain claims of 
    Holocaust survivors; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MCINTOSH (for himself and Mr. Nadler), [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE], [24SE], [5OC], [13OC]
H.R. 4564--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that farm 
    income may be allocated among taxable years; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RYUN, [14SE]
H.R. 4565--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the years 
    for carryback of net operating losses for certain farm losses; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TANNER, [14SE]
H.R. 4566--
A bill to make technical and clarifying amendments to the National 
    Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997; 
    to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, [15SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [10OC]
  Passed Senate, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-274] (signed October 21, 1998)
H.R. 4567--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make revisions 
    in the per beneficiary and per visit payment limits on payment for 
    health services under the Medicare Program; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. McGovern), [15SE]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE], [17SE], [23SE], [24SE], [1OC], [5OC], [6OC], 
    [8OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [25SE], [8OC], [9OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-773, part 1), [5OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [5OC], [9OC]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [9OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [10OC]

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H.R. 4568--
A bill to make technical and clarifying amendments to the provisions of 
    the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement 
    Act of 1997 relating to the reform of certain District of Columbia 
    retirement programs; to the Committees on Government Reform and 
    Oversight; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, [15SE]
H.R. 4569--
A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
    and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. CALLAHAN, [15SE]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 105-719), 
    [15SE]
  Passed House amended, [17SE]
H.R. 4570--
A bill to provide for certain boundary adjustments and conveyances 
    involving public lands, to establish and improve the management of 
    certain heritage areas, historic areas, National Parks, wild and 
    scenic rivers, and national trails, to protect communities by 
    reducing hazardous fuels levels on public lands, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [15SE]
  Failed of passage, [7OC]
H.R. 4571--
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to eliminate additional funds 
    authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1999 and 2002 for 
    employment and training programs, and to require the Secretary of 
    Agriculture to purchase additonal commodities for distribution under 
    section 214 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 for fiscal 
    years 1999 through 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE, [15SE]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC]
H.R. 4572--
A bill to clarify that governmental pension plans of the possessions of 
    the United States shall be treated in the same manner as State 
    pension plans for purposes of the limitation on the State income 
    taxation of pension income; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Mica), [15SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15OC]
H.R. 4573--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
    1996 to extend the legislative authority for the Black Patriots 
    Foundation to establish a commemorative work; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. PAYNE, [15SE]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE]
H.R. 4574--
A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to assure that 
    merchant marine service during World War II that the Secretary of 
    Veterans' Affairs deems to be active military duty by reason of a 
    determination by the Secretary of Defense is considered to be 
    creditable service in the computation of retirement benefits to the 
    same degree as other active duty service, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SNOWBARGER (for himself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Ryun, and Mr. 
    Tiahrt), [15SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [25SE], [1OC]
H.R. 4575--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire interests 
    in real property for addition to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga 
    National Military Park; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WAMP, [15SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE]
H.R. 4576--
A bill to amend section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
    Act and subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act 
    to require States receiving funds under such provisions to have in 
    effect a State law providing for a criminal penalty on an individual 
    who fails to report having knowledge of another individual's 
    commission of a crime of violence or a sex crime against a person 
    under the age of 18; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Ms. WATERS, [15SE]
H.R. 4577--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve air carrier 
    service; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DINGELL, [16SE]
  Cosponsors added, [17SE], [23SE], [25SE], [7OC]
H.R. 4578--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish the Protect Social 
    Security Account into which the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
    deposit budget surpluses until a reform measure is enacted to ensure 
    the long-term solvency of the OASDI trust funds; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [16SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-738), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE]
  Passed House amended, [25SE]
  Laid on the table (appended to H.R. 4579 pursuant to H. Res. 552), 
    [26SE]
H.R. 4579--
A bill to provide tax relief for individuals, families, and farming and 
    other small businesses, to provide tax incentives for education, to 
    extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [16SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-739), [23SE]
  Considered, [25SE]
  Passed House amended (H.R. 4578 appended pursuant to H. Res. 552), 
    [26SE]
H.R. 4580--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide 
    supplemental payments to farm owners and producers who have entered 
    into production flexibility contracts under that Act; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Leach, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
    Hill, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Weller, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
    and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), [16SE]
H.R. 4581--
A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that certain 
    advertisements of a dietary ingredient or dietary supplement shall 
    not be considered to constitute an unfair or deceptive practice, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Stump), [16SE]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE], [9OC]
H.R. 4582--
A bill to provide that in determining the income of beneficiaries for 
    purposes of the so-called minimum-income widows program for certain 
    surviving spouses of military retirees, the Secretary of Defense 
    shall exclude monthly insurance benefits under title II of the 
    Social Security Act; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [16SE]
H.R. 4583--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States to 
    use the funds available under the State children's health insurance 
    program for an enhanced matching rate for coverage of additional 
    children under the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. White, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Dicks, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mrs. Linda Smith 
    of Washington, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota), [16SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE]
H.R. 4584--
A bill to promote environmental justice, public health, and pollution 
    reduction efforts; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Agriculture; Resources, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clay, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Filner, 
    and Ms. Pelosi), [16SE]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC]
H.R. 4585--
A bill to establish the Northwest Straits Advisory Commission; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. METCALF, [16SE]
H.R. 4586--
A bill to provide for the issuance of a Congressional Gold Medal to 
    persons who, while members of the Armed Forces, participated in an 
    activity resulting in risk of exposure to nuclear radiation; to the 
    Committees on Banking and Financial Services; National Security, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. REDMOND, [16SE]
H.R. 4587--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    dollar limitation on the deduction for family-owned business 
    interests does not apply to interests in farming businesses; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. Bob SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Hall of Texas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Horn, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Smith of 
    Michigan, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Istook, Mrs. 
    Cubin, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Redmond, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Inglis 
    of South Carolina, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Pappas, 
    Mr. Stump, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan), 
    [16SE]
  Cosponsors added, [17SE], [23SE]
H.R. 4588--
A bill for the relief of Irma Vladimirovna Koulimar; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, [16SE]
H.R. 4589--
A bill for the relief of the Boyd family by clarifying the status of 
    Joseph Samuel Boyd as a public safety officer for purposes of 
    payment of death benefits by the Bureau of Justice Assistance; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. SANCHEZ, [16SE]
H.R. 4590--
A bill to allow all States to participate in activities under the 
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [17SE]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE], [24SE], [25SE], [1OC], [2OC], [6OC], [7OC], 
    [8OC], [13OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4591--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    home health case manager services under the Medicare Program; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [17SE]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE], [1OC], [7OC]
H.R. 4592--
A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
    establish a program to ensure that home health agencies do not 
    employ individuals who have a history of patient or resident abuse 
    or have been convicted of certain crimes; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK, [17SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]

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H.R. 4593--
A bill to establish a National Resources Institute at the Idaho National 
    Engineering and Environmental Laboratory; to the Committee on 
    Science.
  By Mr. CRAPO, [17SE]
H.R. 4594--
A bill to provide funds to States to establish and administer periodic 
    teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary and secondary 
    school teachers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Ensign, and Mr. Klug), [17SE]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE], [6OC]
H.R. 4595--
A bill to redesignate a Federal building located in Washington, D.C., as 
    the ``Sidney R. Yates Federal Building''.; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Jackson 
    of Illinois, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Shimkus, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Dicks, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Costello, Mr. Crane, Mr. Porter, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Poshard, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Evans, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Miller 
    of Florida, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. McDade, 
    and Mr. Murtha), [17SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [28SE]
H.R. 4596--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    certain farming-related section 1231 gains and losses shall not be 
    taken into account in determining whether a taxpayer is eligible for 
    the earned income credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Thune), [17SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H.R. 4597--
A bill to provide tax relief for individuals, families, and farming and 
    other small businesses, to provide tax incentives for education, to 
    extend certain expiring provisions, to protect the solvency of the 
    Social Security system, to reserve Social Security surpluses solely 
    for the Social Security system, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Tanner, 
    Mr. Becerra, and Mrs. Thurman), [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [24SE], [25SE], [28SE], [5OC]
H.R. 4598--
A bill to protect the sanctity of contracts and leases entered into by 
    surface patent holders with respect to coalbed methane gas; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CUBIN, [18SE]
H.R. 4599--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide penalties for 
    open air drug markets, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    the Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [18SE]
H.R. 4600--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to allow group and individual 
    health insurance coverage and group health plans to charge higher 
    premiums to smokers; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and 
    the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KING of New York, [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE]
H.R. 4601--
A bill to prohibit the closure of certain National Weather Service 
    weather stations until concerns of the Comptroller General about the 
    National Weather Service modernization effort are addressed; to the 
    Committee on Science.
  By Mr. PAUL, [18SE]
H.R. 4602--
A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic 
    located at 543 Taylor Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Chalmers P. 
    Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Regula, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Chabot, 
    Mr. Portman, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    Strickland, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    Kasich, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Ney, and 
    Mr. LaTourette), [18SE]
H.R. 4603--
A bill to establish a portable retirement option for political 
    appointees and congressional employees; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; House Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [18SE]
H.R. 4604--
A bill to direct the Minerals Management Service to grant the State of 
    Louisiana and its lessees a credit in the payment of Federal 
    offshore royalties to compensate for oil and gas drainage in the 
    West Delta Field; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Baker, and Mr. John), 
    [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [2OC]
H.R. 4605--
A bill to establish an independent nonpartisan review panel to assess 
    how the Department of State can best fulfill its mission in the 21st 
    century and meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [18SE]
H.R. 4606--
A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 
    trade relations treatment) to the products of Kyrgyzstan; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  Mr. SOLOMON, [22SE]
H.R. 4607--
A bill to extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal 
    trade agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BOSWELL, [23SE]
H.R. 4608--
A bill to reauthorize the Generalized System of Preferences, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [23SE]
H.R. 4609--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs to notify local law enforcement agencies of 
    allegations of a missing patient or of certain misconduct and to 
    enable such agencies to investigate such allegations; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [2OC], [10OC]
H.R. 4610--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to make reimbursement 
    for certain damages incurred as a result of bonding regulations 
    adopted by the Bureau of Land Management on February 28, 1997, and 
    subsequently determined to be in violation of Federal law; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [23SE]
H.R. 4611--
A bill to provide a temporary waiver for taxable year 1998 of the 
    minimum tax rules that deny many families the full benefit of 
    nonrefundable personal credits, pending enactment of permanent 
    legislation to address this inequity; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Kennelly 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Stark, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, and Mr. Paul), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [25SE], [26SE], [2OC], [7OC]
H.R. 4612--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to require certain notices 
    in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product 
    or service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. ROGAN, [23SE]
H.R. 4613--
A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
    Congress to Mrs. Yaffa Eliach in recognition of her outstanding and 
    enduring contributions toward scholarship about the Holocaust, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [23SE]
H.R. 4614--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of Federal land in New Castle, New 
    Hampshire, to the town of New Castle, New Hampshire, and to require 
    the release of certain restrictions with respect to land in such 
    town; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SUNUNU, [23SE]
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged. Referred to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, [2OC]
  Failed of passage, [5OC]
H.R. 4615--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide for 
    the retroactive lifting of the caps on loan rates for marketing 
    assistance loans for the 1998 crop; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hill, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
    Minge, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota), 
    [23SE]
H.R. 4616--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 3813 Main 
    Street in East Chicago, Indiana, as the ``Corporal Harold Gomez Post 
    Office``; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. McIntosh, 
    Mr. Pease, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Carson, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, 
    and Mr. Hostettler), [23SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [7OC]
H.R. 4617--
A bill to provide increased funding to combat drug offenses, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Education and 
    the Workforce; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
    Borski, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Underwood), [24SE]
H.R. 4618--
A bill to provide emergency assistance to American farmers and ranchers 
    for crop and livestock feed losses due to disasters and to respond 
    to loss of world markets for American agricultural commodities; to 
    the Committees on Agriculture; the Budget, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [24SE]
H.R. 4619--
A bill to modify the requirements under the Immigrant Investor Pilot 
    Program in order to permit an alien who joins a limited partnership 
    after the partnership's creation to qualify for a visa under such 
    program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [24SE]
H.R. 4620--
A bill to establish a Federal Commission on Statistical Policy to study 
    the reorganization of the Federal statistical system, to provide 
    uniform safeguards for the confidentiality of information acquired 
    for exclusively statistical purposes, and to improve the efficiency 
    of Federal statistical programs and the quality of Federal 
    statistics by permitting limited sharing of records among designated 
    agencies for statistical purposes under strong safeguards; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Education and the 
    Workforce; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HORN, [24SE]

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H.R. 4621--
A bill to provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to 
    improve the quality and availability of after-school programs; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Sawyer, 
    and Mr. Shays), [24SE]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE], [1OC], [6OC], [7OC], [8OC], [13OC], [15OC]
H.R. 4622--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    standards used for determining whether individuals are not 
    employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington, [24SE]
H.R. 4623--
A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter 
    to the National Lighthouse Center and Museum; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Manton, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. King of New York, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Gilman), [24SE]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC]
H.R. 4624--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    conjunction with the minting of coins by the Republic of Iceland in 
    commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New World by 
    Leif Ericsson; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LEACH, [24SE]
H.R. 4625--
A bill to designate the United States court house located at West 920 
    Riverside in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Thomas S. Foley United 
    States Court House''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Adam Smith of 
    Washington), [24SE]
H.R. 4626--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals 
    a credit against income tax for the purchase of a new energy 
    efficient affordable home and of energy efficiency improvements to 
    an existing home; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [24SE]
H.R. 4627--
A bill to provide for substantial reductions in the price of 
    prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Berry, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
    Weygand, Mr. Stark, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Johnson of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Stabenow, 
    Mr. Yates, Mr. Borski, Mr. Frost, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Mr. Abercrombie), [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [1OC], [5OC], [7OC], [10OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4628--
A bill to ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on any portion 
    of Federal property where the woman and her child are otherwise 
    authorized to be; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Shays, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Lantos, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. Norton), 
    [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [2OC], [6OC], [9OC]
H.R. 4629--
A bill to make effective beginning in 1999 the empowerment zones 
    designated after August 5, 1997, and before February 8, 1998; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Torres, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
    Waters, and Ms. Harman), [25SE]
H.R. 4630--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land 
    Management lands in Douglas County, Oregon, containing a county park 
    and certain adjacent lands to the county government; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Smith of Oregon), [25SE]
H.R. 4631--
A bill to create employment opportunities and to promote economic growth 
    in the United States by establishing a public-private partnership 
    between the United States travel and tourism industry and every 
    level of government to work to make the United States the premiere 
    travel and tourism destination in the world, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FARR of California (for himself and Mr. Foley), [25SE]
H.R. 4632--
A bill to require Federal regulation of online privacy protections to 
    apply to all Federal agencies; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [25SE]
H.R. 4633--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for FERC 
    Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower Project; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [25SE]
H.R. 4634--
A bill to catalyze restoration of estuary habitat through more efficient 
    financing of projects and enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
    Federal restoration programs, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Goss, Mr. Bilbray, 
    Mr. Cardin, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. 
    Greenwood), [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [1OC], [8OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4635--
A bill to authorize States and political subdivisions of States to 
    control the management of municipal solid waste generated within 
    their jurisdictions, and to exempt States and political subdivisions 
    of States from civil liability with respect to the good faith 
    passage, implementation, and enforcement of flow control ordinances 
    prior to May 16, 1994; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MINGE, [25SE]
H.R. 4636--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the types of 
    crop payments for which a farmer may defer inclusion in income until 
    the next taxable year; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [25SE]
H.R. 4637--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an interest 
    deduction for contingent interest on a shared appreciation mortgage; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [25SE]
H.R. 4638--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for the cost of groceries purchased by employees and prepared into 
    meals by employers for the convenience of employers; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [25SE]
H.R. 4639--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income from 
    certain leases as income from rental real estate activities in which 
    the taxpayer actively participates; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [25SE]
H.R. 4640--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    disposition of property produced by a qualified family-owned 
    business does not trigger additional estate tax; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [25SE]
H.R. 4641--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to defer certain 
    prepaid farm expenses incurred by reason of a change in business 
    operations attributable to the enactment of the Agricultural Market 
    Transition Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [25SE]
H.R. 4642--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 100 percent 
    deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [25SE]
H.R. 4643--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat lands which 
    are contiguous to a principal residence and which were farmed for 5 
    years before the sale of the principal residence as part of such 
    residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Bob Schaffer), [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H.R. 4644--
A bill to permit farmers the option of declaring the taxable year in 
    which production flexibility contract payments and crop insurance 
    payments are included in gross income; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H.R. 4645--
A bill to extend permanently chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, 
    and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to facilitate the 
    bankruptcy and debt restructuring process relating to farmers; to 
    the Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [25SE]
H.R. 4646--
A bill to provide for substantial reductions in the price of 
    prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Carson, 
    Mr. Goode, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Evans, Mr. Luther, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
    McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Spratt, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. John, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Davis 
    of Illinois, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
    Farr of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Berry, Ms. Sanchez, 
    Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jackson of 
    Illinois, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Bishop, 
    Mr. Engel, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Clement, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Meeks of New 
    York, Mr. Condit, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Green, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Weygand, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Cramer), [26SE]
  Cosponsors added, [10OC]
H.R. 4647--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to require the 
    President to report to Congress on any selective embargo on 
    agricultural commodities, to provide a termination date for the 
    embargo, to provide greater assurances for contract sanctity, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    LaHood, Mr. Minge, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. 
    Kolbe), [26SE]

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  Cosponsors added, [28SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5OC]
H.R. 4648--
A bill to clarify the non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit 
    laws in connection with Medicare+Choice plans; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    and Mr. McGovern), [26SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [8OC], [9OC]
H.R. 4649--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    establishment of medical security accounts for individuals who are 
    40 years old or older; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SNOWBARGER, [26SE]
H.R. 4650--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the 
    authority of State Medicaid fraud control units to investigate and 
    prosecute fraud in connection with Federal health care programs and 
    abuse of residents of board and care facilities; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Camp, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Barrett 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Shays, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. 
    Vento), [28SE]
H.R. 4651--
A bill to make minor and technical amendments relating to Federal 
    criminal law and procedure; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Conyers), [28SE]
H.R. 4652--
A bill to provide for adjustment of status for certain nationals of 
    Bangladesh; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [28SE]
H.R. 4653--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent sudden 
    disruption of Medicare beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice 
    plans; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut), 
    [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC], [7OC], [9OC], [15OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4654--
A bill to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 
    Secretary of Education with increased authority with respect to 
    asthma programs, and to provide for increased funding for such 
    programs; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Barton of Texas), [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [10OC]
H.R. 4655--
A bill to establish a program to support a transition to democracy in 
    Iraq; to the Committee on International Relations
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Cox of California), [29SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5OC]
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-338] (signed October 31, 1998)
H.R. 4656--
A bill to provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands in 
    Clark County, Nevada, and to provide for the acquisition of 
    environmentally sensitive lands in the State of Nevada; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska), [1OC]
H.R. 4657--
A bill to provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands in 
    Clark County, Nevada, and to provide for the acquisition by the 
    Secretary of the Interior of environmentally sensitive lands in the 
    State of Nevada; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska), [1OC]
H.R. 4658--
A bill to extend the date by which an automated entry-exit control 
    system must be developed; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas, [1OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [1OC]
  Passed Senate, [8OC]
  Presented to the President (October 14, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-259] (signed October 15, 1998)
H.R. 4659--
A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to ensure that 
    elementary and secondary schools are included as a qualified entity; 
    to the Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the Workforce, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    Miller of Florida, Mr. Obey, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Shays, Ms. Carson, Mr. Rush, Mr. Parker, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stearns, 
    Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Allen, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Etheridge, 
    Mr. Cramer, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. 
    Tauscher, Mr. Evans, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Forbes), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC], [15OC]
H.R. 4660--
A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to 
    provide rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction 
    of any individual for the commission of an act, or conspiracy to 
    act, of international terrorism, narcotics related offenses, or for 
    serious violations of international humanitarian law relating to the 
    Former Yugoslavia; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, and Mr. Blunt), [1OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [14OC]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [15OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-323] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 4661--
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 
    Tall Timbers Village Square, United States Route 19 South, in 
    Thomasville, Georgia, as the ``Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper 
    Station''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BISHOP, [1OC]
H.R. 4662--
A bill to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to establish a 
    demonstration project to conduct outreach efforts to increase 
    awareness of the availability of Medicare cost-sharing assistance to 
    eligible low-income Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky, [1OC]
H.R. 4663--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing 
    regulations dealing with hybrid transactions; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Matsui), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC]
H.R. 4664--
A bill to establish a program to support a transition to democracy in 
    Iraq; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [1OC]
H.R. 4665--
A bill to establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial 
    fellowship programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Agriculture; International Relations, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Hamilton, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mrs. Emerson), 
    [1OC]
H.R. 4666--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to 
    establish 33 additional rural enterprise communities, to provide 
    grant funding for 20 empowerment zones, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Agriculture, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Olver, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Thurman, and 
    Mr. Jackson of Illinois), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [5OC], [13OC]
H.R. 4667--
A bill to enhance consumer privacy, prevent unfair and deceptive 
    practices, and protect children's privacy; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY, [1OC]
H.R. 4668--
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 
    30 North 7th Street in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the ``John T. Myers 
    Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PEASE (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Roemer, 
    Mr. Souder, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
    Hamilton, and Ms. Carson), [1OC]
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged. Referred to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, [8OC]
H.R. 4669--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to restore military 
    retirement benefits that were reduced by the Military Retirement 
    Reform Act of 1986; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. PICKETT (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Jones, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Ortiz), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [2OC], [5OC]
H.R. 4670--
A bill to establish a program of formula grants to the States for 
    programs to provide pregnant women with alternatives to abortion, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PITTS, [1OC]
H.R. 4671--
A bill to redesignate the Marsh-Billings National Historical Park in the 
    State of Vermont as the ``Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National 
    Historical Park''; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [1OC]
H.R. 4672--
A bill to reenact chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H.R. 4673--
A bill to stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities for the 
    American cruising public by temporarily reducing barriers for entry 
    into the domestic cruise ship trade; to the Committees on National 
    Security; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [1OC]
H.R. 4674--
A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
    prohibit Medicare+Choice organizations from arbitrarily limiting 
    coverage of medically necessary services under Medicare+Choice 
    plans; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.

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  By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Kleczka), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC], [10OC], [13OC], [14OC]
H.R. 4675--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish rules and 
    regulations for the redistribution or retransmission of local 
    signals by satellite broadcasters, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Sanders, and Mrs. Kelly), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [10OC]
H.R. 4676--
A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to establish an Office 
    of Inspector General Oversight Council; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [13OC]
H.R. 4677--
A bill to require the registration of all persons providing intercountry 
    adoption services; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [1OC]
H.R. 4678--
A bill to authorize conveyance of each of two National Defense Reserve 
    Fleet vessels to The Victory Ship, Inc., located in Tampa, Florida; 
    to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. DAVIS, [1OC]
H.R. 4679--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the 
    circumstances in which a substance is considered to be a pesticide 
    chemical for purposes of such Act, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BLILEY, [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [7OC]
  Passed Senate, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-324] (signed October 30, 1998)
H.R. 4680--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require 
    hospitals reimbursed under the Medicare system to establish and 
    implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant 
    patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for 
    identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that 
    ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing from the 
    hospital; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; the 
    Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ford, 
    Mr. Lampson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Green, Mr. 
    Pastor, and Mr. Clyburn), [2OC]
H.R. 4681--
A bill to require a 33 percent reduction in funds provided to a State 
    under title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
    1968 unless law enforcement officers are afforded due process in a 
    case which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or 
    transfer of a law enforcement officer; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Bishop), [2OC]
H.R. 4682--
A bill to minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
    operations caused by the Year 2000 computer problem; to the 
    Committee on Science.
  By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Traficant, Ms. 
    Lee, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas), [2OC]
H.R. 4683--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend 
    certain programs with respect to women's health research and 
    prevention activities at the National Institutes of Health and the 
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Porter, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hastert, 
    Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
    Strickland, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Lazio of New York, and 
    Mr. Green), [2OC]
  Cosponsors added, [5OC], [6OC], [7OC], [9OC], [10OC], [12OC], [13OC], 
    [15OC]
H.R. 4684--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage a strong 
    community-based banking system; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Paul, Mr. Jones, and 
    Mr. Cook), [2OC]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC], [15OC], [19OC]
H.R. 4685--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the 
    exclusion for qualified small business stock, to increase the annual 
    limit with respect to incentive stock options, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington, [2OC]
H.R. 4686--
A bill to amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
    permit paid staff other than nurse aides and licensed health 
    professionals to provide feeding and hydration assistance to 
    residents in nursing facilities participating in the Medicare and 
    Medicaid Programs (and to provide special training requirements for 
    such staff), and to establish a program to ensure that such 
    facilities do not employ individuals who have a history of patient 
    or resident abuse or have been convicted of certain crimes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Costello, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Waxman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Underwood, 
    Mr. Meehan, and Ms. Roybal-Allard), [2OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H.R. 4687--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow vendor 
    refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene used in unvented heaters 
    for home heating purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, [2OC]
H.R. 4688--
A bill to require that jewelry imported from another country be 
    indelibly marked with the country of origin; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Weygand, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
    Pallone), [2OC]
H.R. 4689--
A bill to exclude from Federal taxation any portion of any reward paid 
    to David R. Kaczynski and Linda E. Patrik which is donated to the 
    victims in the Unabomber case or their families or which is used to 
    pay Mr. Kaczynski's and Ms. Patrik's attorneys' fees; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McNULTY (for himself and Mr. Houghton), [2OC]
  Cosponsors added, [10OC], [13OC]
H.R. 4690--
A bill to respond to the needs of United States farmers experiencing 
    exceptionally low commodity prices and extensive crop failures; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. MINGE (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy), [2OC]
H.R. 4691--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to prevent the smuggling 
    of large amounts of currency or monetary instruments into or out of 
    the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [2OC]
H.R. 4692--
A bill to make any State whose child poverty rate increases by 5 percent 
    or more in a fiscal year ineligible for a high performance bonus for 
    the next fiscal year under the program of block grants to States for 
    temporary assistance for needy families; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [2OC]
  Cosponsors added, [5OC], [6OC], [8OC], [13OC], [16OC]
H.R. 4693--
A bill to provide for Federal recognition of the Qutekcak Native Tribe 
    of Alaska and the Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Hefner, and Mr. McIntyre), 
    [2OC]
H.R. 4694--
A bill for the relief of Suchada Kwong; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. PELOSI, [2OC]
H.R. 4695--
A bill for the relief of Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikov, Alfia Fanilevna 
    Rafikova, Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, and Ruslan Khamitovich Yagudin; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. PELOSI, [2OC]
H.R. 4696--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the so-called 
    ``Redux'' retired pay computation formula applicable to persons 
    entering military service on or after August 1, 1986; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. MURTHA, [5OC]
H.R. 4697--
A bill to temporarily reenact chapter 12 of title 11 of the United 
    States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. 
    Nadler), [5OC]
H.R. 4698--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the 
    deportation of aliens who associate with known terrorists; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [5OC]
H.R. 4699--
A bill to remove the restriction on the distribution of certain revenues 
    from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua 
    Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. BONO, [5OC]
H.R. 4700--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and 
    replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national 
    priorities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [5OC]
H.R. 4701--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that an 
    individual who leaves employment because of sexual harassment will, 
    for purposes of determining such individual's eligibility for 
    unemployment compensation, be treated as having left such employment 
    for good cause; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [5OC]
H.R. 4702--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that an 
    individual who leaves employment because of loss of child care will, 
    for purposes of determining such individual's eligibility for 
    unemployment compensation, be treated as having left such employment 
    for good cause; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [5OC]
H.R. 4703--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax on 
    commercial aviation to and from airports located on sparsely 
    populated islands; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Delahunt), [5OC]
H.R. 4704--
A bill to require the General Accounting Office to prepare a report 
    assessing the impact and effectiveness of economic sanctions imposed 
    by the United States, to prohibit the imposition of unilateral 
    sanctions on exports of food, other agricultural products, 
    medicines, or medical supplies or equipment, and for other purposes; 
    to the Commit

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    tees on International Relations; Agriculture, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT, [5OC]
H.R. 4705--
A bill to provide a temporary authority for the use of voluntary 
    separation incentives by the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
    reduce employment levels, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Veterans' Affairs; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans) (both by request), [6OC]
H.R. 4706--
A bill to ensure that the United States is prepared to meet the Year 
    2000 computer problem; to the Committees on Science; Government 
    Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [6OC]
H.R. 4707--
A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from planning the sale of the 
    Southeastern Power Administration; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GORDON, [6OC]
H.R. 4708--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the allowance 
    for burial and funeral expenses of certain veterans; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Green, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Ney, Mr. Forbes, and 
    Mr. Manton), [6OC]
H.R. 4709--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
    to require a health insurance issuer to notify all participants and 
    beneficiaries if a group health plan fails to pay premiums necessary 
    to maintain coverage, and provide a conversion option for such 
    participants and beneficiaries if the plan is terminated; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Davis 
    of Florida), [6OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H.R. 4710--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the 
    replacement of health insurance policies for certain disabled 
    Medicare beneficiaries notwithstanding that the replacement policies 
    may duplicate Medicare benefits; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Solomon, and Mrs. Lowey), 
    [6OC]
H.R. 4711--
A bill to authorize the sale of excess Department of Defense aircraft 
    for the purpose of dispersing oil spills; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; National Security; Transportation 
    and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TAUZIN, [6OC]
H.R. 4712--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to extend the term of 
    copyright, to provide for a music licensing exemption, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. McCollum), [7OC]
H.R. 4713--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for State and local real property taxes paid by certain taxpayers 
    aged 65 or older who do not itemize their deductions and to provide 
    for the establishment of senior citizen real property tax accounts; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [7OC]
H.R. 4714--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain 
    transactions at fair market value between partnerships and private 
    foundations from the tax on self-dealing and to require the 
    Secretary of the Treasury to establish an exemption procedure from 
    such taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [7OC]
H.R. 4715--
A bill to remove Federal impediments to retail competition in the 
    electric power industry, thereby providing opportunities within 
    electricity restructuring; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BURR of North Carolina, [7OC]
H.R. 4716--
A bill to allow certain individuals who provided service to the Armed 
    Forces of the United States in the Philippines during World War II 
    to receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the 
    Philippines; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [14OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4717--
A bill to provide Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance to State and 
    local governments, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act 
    of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and the 
    Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to as the 
    Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the outdoor 
    conservation and recreation needs of the American people, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
    Baker, Mr. John, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
    Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. Jefferson), [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4718--
A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make such 
    title fully applicable to the judicial branch of the Federal 
    Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
    Stokes, Mr. Scott, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Lee, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Kildee, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Cummings, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
    Meeks of New York, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Sanders, Ms. Carson, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
    Furse, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Rush, Mr. Thompson, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, and 
    Mr. Blagojevich), [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC]
H.R. 4719--
A bill to establish the International Financial Institution 
    Reexamination and Review Commission; to the Committees on Banking 
    and Financial Services; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [7OC]
H.R. 4720--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend for 6 
    months the contracts of certain managed care organizations under the 
    Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mr. Gejdenson), [7OC]
H.R. 4721--
A bill to establish restrictions on the provision to minors of 
    contraceptive drugs and devices through family planning projects 
    under title X of the Public Health Service Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barcia of 
    Michigan, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Linda 
    Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida), [7OC]
H.R. 4722--
A bill to create a National Museum of Women's History Advisory 
    Committee; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. 
    Norton, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Allen, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Bishop, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mrs. Capps, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
    Dunn of Washington, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, 
    Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Goode, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
    Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. 
    Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kolbe, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
    Woolsey, and Mr. Yates), [7OC]
H.R. 4723--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to deduct a 
    children's contribution from the amount of income applied monthly to 
    payment for the cost of care in an institution for an individual 
    receiving medical assistance under a State Medicaid plan; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MANZULLO, [7OC]
H.R. 4724--
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate El Camino 
    Real de los Tejas as a National Historic Trail; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. RODRIGUEZ, [7OC]
H.R. 4725--
A bill to provide surveillance and research to better understand the 
    prevalence and pattern of autism and other pervasive developmental 
    disabilities so that effective treatment and prevention strategies 
    can be implemented; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [7OC]
H.R. 4726--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the 
    maximum financial risk permitted for physicians participating in 
    Medicare+Choice plans; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK, [7OC]
H.R. 4727--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay the 15% 
    reduction and to make revisions in the per beneficiary and per visit 
    payment limits on payment for health services under the Medicare 
    Program, and for other purposes; to the House Committee on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Matsui, 
    Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. McGovern), 
    [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H.R. 4728--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    increased credit for medical research; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. WATKINS, [7OC]
H.R. 4729--
A bill to provide for protection of the Minnesota Valley National 
    Wildlife Refuge and endangered species and other wildlife that 
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    or uses that refuge, and to ensure that scarce refuge land in and 
    around the Minneapolis, Minnesota, metropolitan area is not 
    subjected to physical or auditory impairment; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
    Gibbons, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Hansen), [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC]
H.R. 4730--
A bill for the relief of Robert Anthony Broley; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [7OC]
H.R. 4731--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel EAGLE FEATHERS; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WATKINS, [7OC]
H.R. 4732--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    treatment of bonds issued to finance electric output facilities, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI (for himself and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts), [8OC]
H.R. 4733--
A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to consolidate and enhance the 
    trade adjustment assistance and NAFTA transitional adjustment 
    assistance programs under that Act, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI (for himself and Mr. Bonior), [8OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H.R. 4734--
A bill to amend part Q of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
    of 1968 to reduce the local matching amount to ensure more local 
    communities can qualify for a grant to hire additional police 
    officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WELLER, [8OC]
H.R. 4735--
A bill to make technical corrections to the Omnibus Parks and Public 
    Lands Management Act of 1996; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [8OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [10OC]
H.R. 4736--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the 
    proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical education 
    programs under the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BENTSEN (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Jefferson), [8OC]
H.R. 4737--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
    to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and 
    group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's 
    congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, 
    infection, tumor, or disease; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ganske, Mrs. McCarthy of 
    New York, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Condit, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York), [8OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H.R. 4738--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain 
    expiring provisions, provide tax relief for farmers and small 
    businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [8OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-817), [12OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12OC]
H.R. 4739--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title XVIII of the 
    Social Security Act to provide for comprehensive financing for 
    graduate medical education; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Jefferson), [8OC]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC]
H.R. 4740--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit early 
    distributions from employee stock ownership plans for higher 
    education expenses and first-time homebuyer purchases; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [8OC]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC]
H.R. 4741--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit 401(k) 
    contributions which would otherwise be limited by employer 
    contributions to employee stock ownership plans; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [8OC]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC]
H.R. 4742--
A bill to improve consumers' access to airline industry information, to 
    promote competition in the aviation industry, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Kaptur), [8OC]
H.R. 4743--
A bill to reauthorize the Public Safety and Community Policing Grants, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts), [8OC]
H.R. 4744--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a system of 
    sanctuaries for chimpanzees that have been designated as being no 
    longer needed in research conducted or supported by the Public 
    Health Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Gingrich), [8OC]
H.R. 4745--
A bill to establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing 
    unavoidable, temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages 
    insured under the National Housing Act; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [8OC]
H.R. 4746--
A bill to provide for the settlement of the reserved water rights of the 
    Shivwits and for the construction of certain water projects; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [8OC]
H.R. 4747--
A bill to respond to the needs of United States farmers experiencing 
    exceptionally low commodity prices and extensive crop failures; to 
    the Committees on Agriculture; the Budget, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MINGE (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy), [8OC]
H.R. 4748--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require 6-
    months' advance notice to enrollees of Medicare managed care plans 
    of termination of hospital participation under such plans; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. QUINN, [8OC]
H.R. 4749--
A bill to approve a governing international fishery agreement between 
    the United States and the Republic of Estonia; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (by request), [8OC]
H.R. 4750--
A bill to approve a governing international fishery agreement between 
    the United States and the Republic of Lithuania; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (by request), [8OC]
H.R. 4751--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption 
    of service connection for the occurrence of hepatitis C in certain 
    veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Carson, Mr. Mascara, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, 
    Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut), [8OC]
H.R. 4752--
A bill to prohibit the construction of any monument, memorial, or other 
    structure at the site of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, 
    Virginia, until such time as an environmental impact statement is 
    prepared for the construction; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [8OC]
H.R. 4753--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and home infusion drug 
    therapy under the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK, [8OC]
H.R. 4754--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 12-month 
    study of the effects of double-crested cormorants on commercial and 
    recreational fish species, and to require the Secretary to prepare a 
    long-term, comprehensive population management strategy for double-
    crested cormorants; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Pickering, 
    and Mr. Callahan), [8OC]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC]
H.R. 4755--
A bill to provide for the collection and interpretation of state of the 
    art, non-intrusive 3-dimensional seismic data on certain federal 
    lands in Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [8OC]
H.R. 4756--
A bill to ensure that the United States is prepared to meet the Year 
    2000 computer problem; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    Kucinich, and Mr. LaFalce), [9OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13OC]
H.R. 4757--
A bill to designate the North/South Center as the Dante B. Fascell 
    North-South Center; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Lantos, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Berman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Young of Florida, and 
    Mr. Wexler), [9OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [12OC]
H.R. 4758--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve access of 
    veterans to emergency medical care in non-Department of Veterans 
    Affairs medical facilities; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS, [9OC]
H.R. 4759--
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to repeal 
    redundant reporting and record keeping requirements, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. OXLEY (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas), [9OC]
H.R. 4760--
A bill to require the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to approve 
    a permit required for importation of certain wildlife items taken in 
    Tajikistan; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan, [9OC]

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H.R. 4761--
A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to take certain 
    actions in response to the failure of the European Union to comply 
    with the rulings of the World Trade Organization; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Mr. Herger, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Nussle, 
    Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Collins, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Portman, Mr. Christensen, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Berry), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC], [14OC]
H.R. 4762--
A bill to impose a temporary ban on the importation of certain steel 
    products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Regula, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Dickey, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Kucinich), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC]
H.R. 4763--
A bill to declare certain Amerasians to be citizens of the United 
    States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [9OC]
H.R. 4764--
A bill to require any Federal or State court to recognize any 
    notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than 
    the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs 
    in or affects interstate commerce; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ADERHOLT, [9OC]
H.R. 4765--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    allowable for qualified adoption expenses, to permanently extend the 
    credit for adoption expenses, and to adjust the limitations on such 
    credit for inflation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Gingrich), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [13OC], [14OC]
H.R. 4766--
A bill to require the Secretary of Education to conduct a study and 
    submit a report regarding the availability of educational 
    instruction in the English language to student citizens in the 
    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [9OC]
H.R. 4767--
A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve 
    the coverage of needy children under the State Children's Health 
    Insurance Program (SCHIP) and the Medicaid Program; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Ms. DEGETTE, [9OC]
H.R. 4768--
A bill to designate the United States Courthouse located at 40 Centre 
    Street in New York, New York, as the ``Thurgood Marshall United 
    States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [9OC]
H.R. 4769--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to prepare a report on 
    the current Federal program costs, and Federal revenues, 
    attributable to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and on other matters 
    relating to the taxation of residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto 
    Rico; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [9OC]
H.R. 4770--
A bill to amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 
    1959; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FAWELL, [9OC]
H.R. 4771--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive the 
    penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program for 
    certain military retirees and dependents, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [9OC]
H.R. 4772--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    disbursements of non-Federal funds by foreign nationals in campaigns 
    for election for Federal office; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. HILL, [9OC]
H.R. 4773--
A bill to provide for assistance by the United States to promote 
    economic growth and stabilization of Northern Ireland and the border 
    counties of the Irish Republic; to the Committees on International 
    Relations; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Blumenauer, 
    Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Matsui), [9OC]
H.R. 4774--
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 
    410 North 6th Street in Garden City, Kansas, as the ``Clifford R. 
    Hope Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Snowbarger, and 
    Mr. Ryun), [9OC]
H.R. 4775--
A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter 
    to The National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas, [9OC]
H.R. 4776--
A bill to make it a Federal crime to use a weapon of a State or local 
    law enforcement officer in the commission of a crime against the 
    officer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [9OC]
H.R. 4777--
A bill to expand authority for programs to encourage Federal employees 
    to commute by means other than single-occupancy motor vehicles to 
    include an option to pay cash for agency-provided parking spaces, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Nadler), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC]
H.R. 4778--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the 
    exemption for houseparents from the minimum wage and maximum hours 
    requirements of that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Petri, Mr. Talent, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Manzullo), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [13OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4779--
A bill to provide block grant options for certain education funding; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SALMON, [9OC]
H.R. 4780--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit 
    against income tax for expenses of attending elementary and 
    secondary schools and for contributions to charitable organizations 
    which provide scholarships for children to attend such schools; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SALMON, [9OC]
H.R. 4781--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the 
    national committees of political parties to file pre-general 
    election reports with the Federal Election Commission without regard 
    to whether or not the parties have made contributions or 
    expenditures under such Act during the periods covered by such 
    reports; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. Bob SCHAFFER, [9OC]
H.R. 4782--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the dependent 
    care tax credit refundable and to increase the amount of allowable 
    dependent care expenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMPSON, [9OC]
H.R. 4783--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel GRIEFSWALD; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ORTIZ, [9OC]
H.R. 4784--
A bill for the relief of Marin Turcinovic, and his fiancee, Corina 
    Dechalup; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. YATES, [9OC]
H.R. 4785--
A bill to provide for relief from excessive punitive damage awards in 
    cases involving primarily financial loss by establishing rules for 
    proportionality between the amount of punitive damages and the 
    amount of economic loss; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Moran of Virginia), [10OC]
H.R. 4786--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the 
    deposit of certain contributions and donations to be returned to 
    donors in a special account, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [10OC]
H.R. 4787--
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 
    7748 South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``John 
    H. Sengstacke Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
    Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Porter, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
    Weller, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Yates), [10OC]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC]
H.R. 4788--
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to enhance the 
    advertising of the terms and costs of consumer automobile leases, to 
    permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAFALCE, [10OC]
H.R. 4789--
A bill to require criminal and abusive work history background checks 
    for direct care employees in nursing facilities, home health 
    agencies, and hospice programs under the Medicare and Medicaid 
    Programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. Ney), [10OC]
  Cosponsors added, [15OC]
H.R. 4790--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to ban the 
    acceptance of cash contributions greater than $100 in campaigns for 
    election for Federal office; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. REDMOND, [10OC]
H.R. 4791--
A bill to establish rules for the payment of damage awards for furture 
    losses in certain health care liability actions; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas, [10OC]
H.R. 4792--
A bill to improve the adoption system of the District of Columbia; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BLILEY, [10OC]
H.R. 4793--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow Federal agencies 
    to reimburse their employees for certain adoption expenses; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Oberstar), [10OC]
H.R. 4794--
A bill to provide for substantial reductions in the price of 
    prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration

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    of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. CRAMER, [10OC]
H.R. 4795--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the 
    consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Kennelly 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Weller), [10OC]
  Cosponsors added, [15OC]
H.R. 4796--
A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to 
    prohibit the use of funds for any facility a primary purpose of 
    which is the distribution or use of tobacco products; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ENSIGN, [10OC]
H.R. 4797--
A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to require that 
    a State having an approved coastal zone management program must be 
    provided a copy of an environmental impact statement to enable its 
    review under that Act of any plan for exploration or development of, 
    or production from, any area in the coastal zone of the State; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GOSS, [10OC]
H.R. 4798--
A bill to provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KUCINICH, [10OC]
H.R. 4799--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access to health 
    insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals ages 55 to 65 to be 
    fully funded through premiums and anti-fraud provisions, to amend 
    title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide financial assistance 
    for those individuals who are too poor to afford the premiums, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [10OC]
H.R. 4800--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
    establishment of a national program of traumatic brain injury and 
    spinal cord injury registries; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. Greenwood), [10OC]
H.R. 4801--
A bill to ensure the restoration and preservation of State authority 
    over intrastate telecommunications; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
    Rogan, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Klink, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Wynn, 
    and Mr. Burr of North Carolina), [10OC]
H.R. 4802--
A bill to ensure that digital data services are made widely available to 
    the American people; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN, [10OC]
H.R. 4803--
A bill to authorize electronic issuance and recognition of migratory 
    bird hunting and conservation stamps; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. TAUZIN, [10OC]
H.R. 4804--
A bill to amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
    permit paid staff other than nurse aides and licensed health 
    professionals to provide feeding and hydration assistance to 
    residents in nursing facilities participating in the Medicare and 
    Medicaid Programs and to provide special training requirements for 
    such staff, and to establish a program to ensure that such 
    facilities do not employ individuals who have a history of patient 
    or resident abuse or have been convicted of certain crimes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [10OC]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC]
H.R. 4805--
A bill to require reports on travel of Executive branch officers and 
    employees to international conferences, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [11OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13OC]
H.R. 4806--
A bill to authorize the carrying out of a flood damage reduction and 
    recreation project at Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand 
    Forks, Minnesota; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. POMEROY, [11OC]
H.R. 4807--
A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 
    trade relations treatment) to the products of Mongolia; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Berman, and Mr. Porter), [12OC]
H.R. 4808--
A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to permit an 
    affiliation between a depository institution and the holding company 
    successor to the Student Loan Marketing Association under certain 
    circumstances and subject to certain conditions; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SNOWBARGER (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia), [12OC]
H.R. 4809--
A bill for the relief of the State of Hawaii; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii), [12OC]
H.R. 4810--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals subject to 
    Federal hours of service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COLLINS, [12OC]
H.R. 4811--
A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit 
    Union Act to prohibit fees for using teller windows at depository 
    institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Ms. DeLAURO, [12OC]
H.R. 4812--
A bill to make the Federal employees health benefits program available 
    to individuals age 55 to 65 who would not otherwise have health 
    insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DREIER, [12OC]
H.R. 4813--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to protect critical 
    infrastructure radio systems from interference and to promote 
    efficient spectrum management of the private land mobile radio 
    bands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. JONES (for himself and Mr. Burr of North Carolina), [12OC]
H.R. 4814--
A bill to provide for the harmonization of registrations of certain 
    pesticides used on canola; to the Committees on Agriculture; Ways 
    and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. POMEROY (for himself and Mr. Hill), [12OC]
H.R. 4815--
A bill to provide that December 7 each year shall be treated for all 
    purposes related to Federal employment in the same manner as 
    November 11; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. QUINN, [12OC]
H.R. 4816--
A bill to authorize the acquisition of the Valles Caldera currently 
    managed by the Baca Land and Cattle Company, to provide for an 
    effective land and wildlife management program for this resource 
    within the Department of Agriculture through the private sector, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. REDMOND (for himself and Mrs. Wilson), [12OC]
H.R. 4817--
A bill to provide a location in Arlington, Virginia, for construction of 
    a memorial to honor the men and women who have served in the United 
    States Air Force; to the Committees on National Security; Resources, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [12OC]
H.R. 4818--
A bill to provide that payments of the earned income tax credit are to 
    be disregarded for 12 months in determining eligibility for benefits 
    under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance 
    for needy families, the supplemental security income program, the 
    Medicaid Program, and public housing programs; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce; Banking and Financial Services, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Ms. Lee, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Meek 
    of Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Scott, 
    and Mr. Frost), [12OC]
  Cosponsors added, [14OC], [16OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4819--
A bill to provide for the continuation of preclearance activities for 
    air transit passengers and enhanced inspectional services for vessel 
    passengers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
    Foley, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
    McCollum, and Mr. Camp), [13OC]
H.R. 4820--
A bill to impose accountability on the International Space Station, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [13OC]
H.R. 4821--
A bill to extend into fiscal year 1999 the visa processing period for 
    diversity applicants whose visa processing was suspended during 
    fiscal year 1998 due to embassy bombings; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas, [13OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [15OC]
  Passed Senate, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-360] (signed November 10, 1998)
H.R. 4822--
A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to require the 
    improved disclosure of tax effects of portfolio transactions on 
    mutual fund performance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Manton, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Largent, Mr. Towns, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. 
    Shimkus), [13OC]
H.R. 4823--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
    retirement savings for the 21st century; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KOLBE (for himself and Mr. Stenholm), [13OC]
H.R. 4824--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    individual security accounts funded by employee and employer Social 
    Security payroll deductions, to extend the solvency of the old-age, 
    survivors, and disability insurance program, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each

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    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KOLBE (for himself and Mr. Stenholm), [13OC]
H.R. 4825--
A bill to require proof of screening for lead poisoning and to ensure 
    that children at highest risk are identified and treated; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [13OC]
H.R. 4826--
A bill to provide victims of the Holocaust access to their insurance 
    policies; to the Committees on Commerce; International Relations, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    Waxman, and Mr. Frost), [13OC]
H.R. 4827--
A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to provide an exemption for 
    restrictions on the occupancy of group homes by persons convicted of 
    certain crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [13OC]
H.R. 4828--
A bill to amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to cover birds of 
    the order Ratitae that are raised for use as human food; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. THOMPSON, [13OC]
H.R. 4829--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer 
    administrative jurisdiction over land within the boundaries of the 
    Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site to the 
    Archivist of the United States for the construction of a visitor 
    center, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [14OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [15OC]
H.R. 4830--
A bill to provide support for certain institutes and schools; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [14OC]
H.R. 4831--
A bill to temporarily reenact chapter 12 of title 11 of the United 
    States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [14OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15OC]
H.R. 4832--
A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reduce 
    losses from repetitive flooding; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. BENTSEN, [14OC]
H.R. 4833--
A bill to provide grants to local educational agencies to provide a 
    sufficient number of teachers and facilities to accommodate students 
    who are disruptive in the classroom; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BOSWELL, [14OC]
H.R. 4834--
A bill to ensure salmon recovery in the Pacific Northwest, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Commerce, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Ms. FURSE, [14OC]
H.R. 4835--
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the 
    Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
    extend COBRA continuation coverage for surviving spouses; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; Education and the Workforce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Frost), 
    [14OC]
H.R. 4836--
A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act and the Internal 
    Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a mechanism to promote the 
    provision of Medicare cost-sharing assistance to eligible low-income 
    Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Miller of 
    California), [14OC]
H.R. 4837--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for 
    joint resolutions on the budget, reserve funds for emergency 
    spending, strengthened enforcement of budgetary decisions, increased 
    accountability for Federal spending, accrual budgeting for Federal 
    insurance programs, mitigation of the bias in the budget process 
    toward higher spending, modifications in paygo requirements when 
    there is an on-budget surplus, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on the Budget; Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Dreier, Mr. Goss, Mr. Minge, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Radanovich, Ms. 
    Granger, and Mr. Stenholm), [14OC]
  Cosponsors added, [15OC]
H.R. 4838--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
    make grants to States to supplement State assistance for the 
    preservation of affordable housing for low-income families; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. VENTO, [14OC]
H.R. 4839--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain crystal vases and 
    drinking glasses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [14OC]
H.R. 4840--
A bill to make certain technical amendments to the Act commonly known as 
    the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, and to provide that certain cost 
    accounting standards shall not be applied to the Federal Employees 
    Health Benefit program until the Cost Accounting Standards Board 
    Review Panel submits its report and recommendations to Congress; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland), [14OC]
H.R. 4841--
A bill to establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales 
    and franchise business relationships, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Taylor of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Dickey, 
    Mr. King of New York, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Hilleary), [14OC]
  Cosponsors added, [16OC]
H.R. 4842--
A bill to release the reversionary interests retained by the United 
    States in four deeds that conveyed certain lands to the State of 
    Florida so as to permit the State to sell, exchange, or otherwise 
    dispose of the lands, and to provide for the conveyance of certain 
    mineral interests of the United States in the lands to the State of 
    Florida; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself and Mr. Scarborough), [15OC]
H.R. 4843--
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
    require skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities filing for 
    relief under title 11 of the United States Code to provide to 
    appropriate State agencies written notice of such filing, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, [15OC]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC], [20OC]
H.R. 4844--
A bill to improve the quality of child care through grants and a 
    commission on child care standards, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK, [15OC]
H.R. 4845--
A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from increasing 
    the national audience reach limitations established under the 
    Telecommunications Act of 1996; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. WATERS, [15OC]
H.R. 4846--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    deduction allowed for interest on education loans; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [15OC]
H.R. 4847--
A bill to authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation to 
    establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to 
    honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces 
    of the United States; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Murtha), [16OC]
H.R. 4848--
A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to allow any consumer to 
    receive a free credit report annually from any consumer reporting 
    agency; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself and Ms. Roybal-Allard), 
    [16OC]
H.R. 4849--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish 
    therapeutic equivalence requirements for generic drugs, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [16OC]
H.R. 4850--
A bill to designate as wilderness certain lands within Rocky Mountain 
    National Park, in Colorado; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SKAGGS, [16OC]
H.R. 4851--
A bill to withhold voluntary proportional assistance for programs and 
    projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency relating to the 
    development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in 
    Iran, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [19OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [20OC]
H.R. 4852--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    transfer of property subject to a liability shall be treated in the 
    same manner as the transfer of property involving an assumption of 
    liability; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [19OC]
H.R. 4853--
A bill to modify retroactively the residence requirement for 
    transmission of citizenship to certain individuals born abroad 
    before 1953 to one citizen parent and one alien parent; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [19OC]
H.R. 4854--
A bill to declare certain Amerasians to be citizens of the United 
    States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [19OC]
H.R. 4855--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reinstate 
    certain bonus and capital payment levels for rehabilitation hospital 
    services under part A of the Medicare Program; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, [19OC]
H.R. 4856--
A bill to make miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade 
    laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crane, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Shaw, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. 
    Thurman, and Mrs. Meek of Florida), [20OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [20OC]

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H.R. 4857--
A bill to reduce waste, fraud, and error in Government programs by 
    making improvements with respect to Federal management and debt 
    collection practices, Federal payment systems, Federal benefit 
    programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sununu, and 
    Mr. Kanjorski), [20OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [20OC]
H.R. 4858--
A bill to provide certain benefits to Panama if Panama agrees to permit 
    the United States to maintain military bases there after December 
    31, 1999; to the Committees on International Relations; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned. ed.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
    Hastert, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Spence, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Burton 
    of Indiana, and Mr. McCollum), [20OC]
H.R. 4859--
A bill to improve the ability of Federal agencies to license federally 
    owned inventions; to the Committees on Science; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Brown of California), [20OC]
  Committees discharged. Passed House, [20OC]
H.R. 4860--
A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to establish a 
    national domestic violence victim notification system; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BAESLER, [20OC]
H.R. 4861--
A bill to nullify the effect of certain provisions of various Executive 
    orders; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [20OC]
H.R. 4862--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to guarantee that 
    Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans offering 
    prescription drug coverage have access to a Medigap policy that 
    offers similar prescription drug coverage in the event the 
    Medicare+Choice plan terminates service in the area in which the 
    beneficiary resides; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. CARDIN, [20OC]
H.R. 4863--
A bill to ensure the incorporation of risk assessment and cost benefit 
    analysis in the rulemaking process; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. John), [20OC]
H.R. 4864--
A bill to provide grants to local educational agencies to allow such 
    agencies to promote certain education initiatives; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DREIER, [20OC]
H.R. 4865--
A bill to allow taxpayers to designate contributions to charity on their 
    return of tax and to establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission 
    to ensure that such contributions are paid to the designated 
    charities; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Manton, Mr. Towns, 
    Ms. Furse, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), [20OC]
H.R. 4866--
A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to address the 
    aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, New York; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FOSSELLA, [20OC]
H.R. 4867--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public 
    lands to the Town of Pahrump, Nevada, for use for a recreation 
    complex; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Ensign), [20OC]
H.R. 4868--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for 
    certain crimes relating to day care providers in or affecting 
    interstate or foreign commerce; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York, [20OC]
H.R. 4869--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    all disbursements by foreign nationals in connection with campaigns 
    for election for Federal, State, and local office, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. LEACH, [20OC]
H.R. 4870--
A bill to enhance competition in the financial services industry by 
    providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, 
    securities firms, and other financial service providers, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Lazio of New York, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Solomon), [20OC]
H.R. 4871--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    interest on indebtedness used to finance the furnishing or sale of 
    rate-regulated electric energy or natural gas in the United States 
    shall be allocated solely to sources within the United States; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCRERY (for himself and Mr. Jefferson), [20OC]
H.R. 4872--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    reimbursement of certified midwife services, to provide for more 
    equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. McDermott, Mr. LoBiondo, 
    Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Levin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Klink, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mrs. Capps), 
    [20OC]
H.R. 4873--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of 
    Autoimmune Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WAXMAN, [20OC]
H.R. 4874--
A bill to prohibit the provision of defense services and training under 
    the Arms Export Control Act or any other Act to foreign countries 
    that are prohibited from receiving international military education 
    and training or any other military assistance or arms transfers; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans), [21OC]

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                         HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

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H.J. Res. 14--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United Stats to permit the Congress to limit contributions and 
    expenditures in elections for Federal office; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H.J. Res. 17--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to 
    affect elections for Federal and State office; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE]
H.J. Res. 26--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide that no person born in the United States 
    will be a U.S. citizen unless a parent is a U.S. citizen, is 
    lawfully in the United States, or has a lawful immigration status at 
    the time of the birth; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [21AP]
H.J. Res. 40--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States with respect to the right to life; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [12OC]
H.J. Res. 47--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to limit campaign spending; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [14JY]
H.J. Res. 64--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to prevent early release of violent criminals; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [5MY]
H.J. Res. 65--
Joint resolution to commemorate the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [1AP]
H.J. Res. 66--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relative to equal rights for men and women; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [10MR], [1AP], [23JN], [14JY], [4AU]
H.J. Res. 70--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to abolish the Federal income tax; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [3JN]
H.J. Res. 71--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to protect the rights of crime victims; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [24MR], [21AP], [17JY]
H.J. Res. 72--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States allowing an item veto in appropriations bills; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
H.J. Res. 78--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States restoring religious freedom; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4MR], [24MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-543), [19MY]
  Failed of passage, [4JN]
H.J. Res. 83--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States, relating to the legal effect of certain treaties and 
    other international agreements; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
H.J. Res. 89--
Joint resolution calling on the President to continue to support and 
    fully participate in negotiations at the United Nations to conclude 
    an international agreement to establish an international criminal 
    court; to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5MR], [23AP], [3JN]
H.J. Res. 98--
A joint resolution to recognize Commodore John Barry as the first flag 
    officer of the United States Navy; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [9SE]
H.J. Res. 99--
A joint resolution expressing the appreciation of Congress and the 
    American people for the service performed during World War I and 
    World War II by members of the Navy who were assigned as gun crews 
    on board merchant ships as part of the Naval Armed Guard Service; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [27MR], [1AP], [23AP], [29AP], [5MY], [21MY]
H.J. Res. 100--
A joint resolution commending the personnel who served in the United 
    States Navy Asiatic Fleet, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [24FE], [10MR], [20MY]
H.J. Res. 102--
A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion 
    of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of 
    Israel and reaffirming the bonds of friendship and cooperation 
    between the United States and Israel; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [11FE], [24FE], [2MR], [5MR], [11MR], 
    [23MR], [27MR], [1AP], [21AP], [27AP], [28AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [28AP]
  Passed Senate, [29AP]
  Presented to the President (May 1, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-175] (signed May 11, 1998)
H.J. Res. 107--
A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the award 
    of attorneys' fees, costs, and sanctions of $285,864.78 ordered by 
    United States District Judge Royce C. Lamberth on December 18, 1997, 
    should not be paid with taxpayer funds; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Archer, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Combest, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Crane, Mr. Goss, Mr. Istook, 
    Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, 
    Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Stump), [3FE]
  Passed House, [4FE]
H.J. Res. 108--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    UnitedStates to allow the limitation of contributions and 
    expenditures respecting elections; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. LaTourette), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [1AP], [22AP], [6MY]
H.J. Res. 109--
A joint resolution relating to the expenditure of funds by the Federal 
    Government under National or State tobacco industry settlements; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; the Budget, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Stump, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Solomon), 
    [11FE]
H.J. Res. 110--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States prohibiting courts from levying or increasing taxes; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MANZULLO, [11FE]
H.J. Res. 111--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    UnitedStates with respect to tax limitations; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Shadegg, 
    Mr. Andrews, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, 
    Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Brady, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mr. Camp, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Combest, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox of California, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
    Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, 
    Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Fossella, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gibbons, 
    Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, 
    Mr. Gordon, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
    Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jenkins, 
    Mr. John, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, 
    Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, 
    Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paul, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Porter, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Mr. Riggs, Mr. Riley, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of 
    Michigan, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Linda 
    Smith of Washington, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, 
    Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, 
    Mr. Watts of Oklahoma,

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    Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [26FE]
  Cosponsors removed, [31MR]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [26MR], [21AP]
  Failed of passage, [22AP]
H.J. Res. 112--
A joint resolution establishing the Joint Committee on Social Security 
    Reform; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. John, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Danner, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
    Berry, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Porter, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Castle, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Campbell, and Mr. Greenwood), [26FE]
H.J. Res. 113--
A joint resolution approving the location of a Martin Luther King, Jr. 
    Memorial in the Nation's Capitol; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Cummings), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [7MY], [21MY], [17JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-589), [22JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [22JN]
  Passed Senate, [25JN]
  Presented to the President (July 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-201] (signed July 16, 1998)
H.J. Res. 114--
A joint resolution disapproving the certification of the President under 
    section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 regarding 
    foreign assistance for Mexico during fiscal year 1998; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Banking and Financial 
    Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Mica), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [19MR], [7MY]
H.J. Res. 115--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to permit the Congress to relinquish claims of the 
    United States to the portion of the State of Minnesota that lies 
    north of the 49th parallel; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [18MR]
H.J. Res. 116--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relative to abolishing personal income, estate, and 
    gift taxes and prohibiting the United States Government from 
    engaging in business in competition with its citizens; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PAUL, [28AP]
H.J. Res. 117--
A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that marijuana is a 
    dangerous and addictive drug and should not be legalized for 
    medicinal use; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Portman, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Buyer, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. 
    Gekas), [30AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15SE]
H.J. Res. 118--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to authorize the line item veto; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [11MY]
H.J. Res. 119--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to limit campaign spending; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DELAY, [14MY]
  Considered, [10JN]
  Failed of passage, [11JN]
H.J. Res. 120--
A joint resolution disapproving the extension of the waiver authority 
    contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to 
    Vietnam; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey), [4JN]
  Reported adversely (H. Rept. 105-653), [29JY]
  Failed of passage, [30JY]
H.J. Res. 121--
A joint resolution disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory 
    treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of the 
    People's Republic of China; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [4JN]
  Reported adversely (H. Rept. 105-638), [20JY]
  Failed of passage, [22JY]
H.J. Res. 122--
A joint resolution proclaiming Leif Ericson to be an honorary citizen of 
    the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SABO (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Ramstad, and 
    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN]
H.J. Res. 123--
A joint resolution to disapprove the rule submitted by the Health Care 
    Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
    on June 1, 1998, relating to surety bond requirements for home 
    health agencies under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Talent), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [19JN], [22JN], [24JN], [25JN], [14JY], 
    [16JY], [23JY], [27JY], [31JY], [6AU], [9SE], [28SE]
H.J. Res. 124--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to authorize the line item veto; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
H.J. Res. 125--
A joint resolution finding the Government of Iraq in material and 
    unacceptable breach of its international obligations; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself and Mr. Gilman), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [23SE]
H.J. Res. 126--
A joint resolution relating to Taiwan's participation in the World 
    Health Organization; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Deutsch, 
    Mr. Chabot, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Green, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Berman, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Lantos, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Foley, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Clement, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Baker, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Linda 
    Smith of Washington, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Goode, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Scarborough), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE]
H.J. Res. 127--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to establish an elected Officer of the United States 
    with the responsibilities of the Attorney General; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi), 
    [6AU]
H.J. Res. 128--
A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
    1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [16SE]
  Passed House, [17SE]
  Passed Senate, [17SE]
  Presented to the President (September 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-240] (signed September 25, 1998)
H.J. Res. 129--
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to protect the rights of crime victims; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PAUL, [16SE]
H.J. Res. 130--
A joint resolution designating Monday, January 3, 2000, as the day for 
    the observance of the New Year's Day holiday in that year; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. LINDER, [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [15OC]
H.J. Res. 131--
A joint resolution waiving certain enrollment requirements for the 
    remainder of the One Hundred Fifth Congress with respect to any bill 
    or joint resolution making general or continuing appropriations for 
    fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [7OC]
  Passed House, [8OC]
  Passed Senate, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 12, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-253] (signed October 12, 1998)
H.J. Res. 132--
A joint resolution commending the veterans of service in the Army who 
    fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [8OC]
H.J. Res. 133--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [9OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [9OC]
  Passed Senate, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 9, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-249] (signed October 9, 1998)
H.J. Res. 134--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [12OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [12OC]
  Passed Senate, [12OC]
  Presented to the President (October 12, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-254] (signed October 12, 1998)
H.J. Res. 135--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [14OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [14OC]
  Passed Senate, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (October 14, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-257] (signed October 14, 1998)
H.J. Res. 136--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [16OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [16OC]
  Passed Senate, [16OC]
  Presented to the President (October 16, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-260] (signed October 16, 1998)
H.J. Res. 137--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [19OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [19OC]
  Passed Senate, [20OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-273] (signed October 20, 1998)
H.J. Res. 138--
A joint resolution appointing the day for the convening of the first 
    session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress.

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  By Mr. SOLOMON, [20OC]
  Passed House amended, [20OC]
  Passed Senate, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (October 26, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-350] (signed November 3, 1998)
H.J. Res. 139--
A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the 
    censure of William Jefferson Clinton; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. King of New York), [17DE]
H.J. Res. 140--
A joint resolution condemning and censuring William Jefferson Clinton; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McHALE, [17DE]

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H. Con. Res. 12--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a model 
    curriculum designed to educate elementary and secondary school-aged 
    children about the Irish famine should be developed; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [10MR]
H. Con. Res. 13--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal 
    retirement cost-of-living adjustments should not be delayed; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [7OC]
H. Con. Res. 14--
Concurrent resolution to encourage the Secretary of State, foreign 
    nations, and others to work together to help reunite family members 
    separated during the Holocaust; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [4MR]
H. Con. Res. 15--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress relating to 
    the abduction and detainment of Donald Hutchings of the State of 
    Washington and four Western Europeans in Jammu and Kashmir, India; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
H. Con. Res. 19--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    German Government should investigate and prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim 
    Sewering for his war crimes of euthanasia committed during World War 
    II; to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [22AP], [21JY], [22JY]
H. Con. Res. 24--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    postage stamp should be issued in recognition of the services 
    rendered by this Nation's volunteer firefighters; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [22JY]
H. Con. Res. 27--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the importance of African-American 
    music to global culture and calling on the people of the United 
    States to study, reflect on, and celebrate African-American music; 
    to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [1AP], [4JN], [10JN], [19JN], [25JN], [16JY], 
    [21JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [13OC]
H. Con. Res. 28--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to the right of all Americans to keep and bear arms in defense of 
    life or liberty and in the pursuit of all other legitimate 
    endeavors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5MR]
H. Con. Res. 36--
Concurrent resolution expressing support for equal and fair access to 
    higher education in the Albanian language in the former Yugoslav 
    Republic of Macedonia; to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
H. Con. Res. 39--
Concurrent resolution supporting the commitments of the United States 
    announced at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, 
    held in Beijing, China, in September 1995; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [5AU]
H. Con. Res. 41--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers 
    killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [10SE], [16OC], [21OC]
H. Con. Res. 47--
Concurrent resolution to designate a flag-pole upon which the flag of 
    the United States is to be set at half-staff whenever a law 
    enforcement officer is slain in the line of duty; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [19MR], [12MY], [14MY], [21MY], [22MY], [10JN]
H. Con. Res. 52--
Concurrent resolution urging that the railroad industry, including rail 
    labor, management and retiree organizations, open discussions for 
    adequately funding an amendment to the Railroad Retirement Act of 
    1974 to modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and 
    widowers whose annuities are converted from a spouse to a widow or 
    widower annuity; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [12FE], [26MR], [23AP], [11MY], [16JN], 
    [25JN], [21JY], [30JY], [10SE], [23SE], [6OC], [7OC], [20OC]
H. Con. Res. 55--
Concurrent resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the Armenian 
    Genocide; to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [11FE], [24FE], [26FE], [30MR], 
    [21AP], [22AP], [28AP], [22JN], [15JY], [1OC]
H. Con. Res. 65--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that section 
    27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, popularly known as the Jones 
    Act, and related statutes are critically important components of our 
    Nation's economic and military security and should be fully and 
    strongly supported; to the Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [6MY], [4JN], [15JY]
H. Con. Res. 68--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and full independence of 
    Lebanon; to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H. Con. Res. 69--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to the establishment of waivers in State medical licensing laws 
    regarding the provision of health care to indigent individuals; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H. Con. Res. 75--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that States 
    should work more aggressively to attack the problem of violent 
    crimes committed by repeat offenders and criminals serving 
    abbreviated sentences; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [15JN]
H. Con. Res. 80--
Concurrent resolution relating to maintaining the current standard 
    behind the ``Made in USA'' label, in order to protect consumers and 
    jobs in the United States; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [21JY]
H. Con. Res. 83--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the National 
    Basketball Association and the Players Association should extend 
    pension benefits to certain surviving post-World War II, pre-1965 
    professional basketball players; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [10MR]
H. Con. Res. 100--
Concurrent resolution relating to the future status of Taiwan after Hong 
    Kong's transfer to the People's Republic of China on July 1, 1997; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [2OC]
H. Con. Res. 106--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    negotiation of an international climate change agreement; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [5FE]
H. Con. Res. 107--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Little 
    League Baseball Inc. was established to support and develop Little 
    League baseball worldwide and should be entitled to all of the 
    benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international 
    organizations; to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [21AP]
H. Con. Res. 112--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    German Government should expand and simplify its reparations system, 
    provide reparations to Holocaust survivors in Eastern and Central 
    Europe, and set up a fund to help cover the medical expenses of 
    Holocaust survivors; to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [13MY], [25SE]
H. Con. Res. 114--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning 
    the world-wide trafficking of women and girls, whereby women and 
    girls are coerced, abducted, or deceived into migrating within or 
    across national borders, and particularly the trafficking of Burmese 
    women and girls in Thailand for the purposes of forced prostitution; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [11FE], [12FE], [30AP], [11JN], 
    [7OC], [20OC]
H. Con. Res. 121--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    proliferation of missile technology from Russia to Iran; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H. Con. Res. 122--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    Israeli soldiers missing in action and calling upon governments and 
    authorities in the Middle East to act to resolve these tragic cases; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [11JN], [24JY], [6AU], [9OC]
H. Con. Res. 125--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that each 
    State should enact legislation regarding notification procedures 
    necessary when a sexually violent offender is released; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [13MY], [22MY], [9JN], [10JN]
H. Con. Res. 126--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning the 
    war crimes committed by the Japanese military during World War II; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4FE], [24FE], [12MR], [1AP], [21AP], 
    [30AP], [19MY], [24JN], [21JY], [6AU], [2OC], [10OC]
H. Con. Res. 127--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Nation must place greater emphasis on helping young Americans to 
    develop habits of good character that are essential

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    to their own well-being and to that of our communities; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [24FE], [9MR], [25MR], [28AP], [5MY], [9SE]
H. Con. Res. 128--
Concurrent resolution recognizing and honoring the crew members of the 
    U.S.S. Pittsburgh for their heroism in March 1945 rendering aid and 
    assistance to the U.S.S. Franklin and its crew; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [13OC]
H. Con. Res. 131--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    ocean; to the Committee on Resources.
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [10JN]
H. Con. Res. 141--
Concurrent resolution to commend the bravery and honor of the citizens 
    of Remy, France, for their actions with respect to Lt. Houston Braly 
    and to recognize the efforts of the 364th Fighter Group to raise 
    funds to restore the stained glass windows of a church in Remy; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [3MR], [17JY]
H. Con. Res. 148--
Concurrent resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the burning 
    of Smyrna and honoring the memory of its civilian victims, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [26FE], [24JY]
H. Con. Res. 152--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that all 
    parties to the multiparty peace talks regarding Northern Ireland 
    should condemn violence and fully integrate internationally 
    recognized human rights standards and adequately address outstanding 
    human rights violations as part of the peace process; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [11FE], [25FE], [10MR], [12MR]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [17MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [18MR]
H. Con. Res. 154--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    United States should develop, promote, and implement policies to 
    achieve the voluntary stabilization of the population growth of the 
    Nation; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [26FE], [27MR], [29AP], [17JN], [25JN], 
    [16JY], [14SE], [25SE], [8OC], [20OC]
H. Con. Res. 158--
Concurrent resolution condemning the deployment of United States 
    military personnel in the service of the United Nations in the 
    former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Committeee on National Security, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [17MR], [9SE]
H. Con. Res. 159--
Concurrent resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the Great 
    Irish Potato Famine, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [25MR]
H. Con. Res. 160--
Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of 
    Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to compile and make 
    available to the public the names of candidates for election to the 
    House of Representatives and the Senate who agree to conduct 
    campaigns in accordance with a Code of Election Ethics; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [25SE]
H. Con. Res. 162--
Concurrent resolution relating to the recent developments toward 
    normalization of relations between India and Pakistan; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [26MR]
H. Con. Res. 165--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Government of Israel should extradite Samuel Sheinbein to the United 
    States; to the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H. Con. Res. 166--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that every 
    effort should be made to assure the complete implementation of, and 
    compliance with, the December 1996 Guatemalan peace accords; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [24SE]
H. Con. Res. 171--
Concurrent resolution declaring the memorial service sponsored by the 
    National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Memorial Service Board of 
    Directors to honor emergency medical services personnel to be the 
    ``National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service``; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-539), [18MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [19MY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [21MY]
H. Con. Res. 175--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    need for a comprehensive management strategy to save the tundra from 
    continued excessive depredations by the mid-continent lesser snow 
    goose; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [5MY]
H. Con. Res. 177--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the Hermann Monument and Hermann 
    Heights Park in New Ulm, Minnesota, as a national symbol of the 
    contributions of Americans of German heritage; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H. Con. Res. 179--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to 
    the human rights situation in the Republic of Turkey in light of 
    that country's desire to host the next summit meeting of the heads 
    of state or government of the Organization for Security and 
    Cooperation in Europe (OSCE); to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H. Con. Res. 181--
Concurrent resolution calling for a United States effort to end 
    restrictions on the freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people 
    in the occupied area of Cyprus; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [21AP], [23AP], [28AP], [5MY], [7MY], 
    [22MY], [25JN]
H. Con. Res. 182--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to 
    child custody, child abuse, and victims of domestic and family 
    violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors removed, [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP]
H. Con. Res. 183--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to the failure of Attorney General Janet Reno to seek application 
    for an independent counsel to investigate a number of matters 
    relating to the financing of campaigns in the 1996 Federal election, 
    including the conduct of President Clinton and Vice President Gore; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [11MR]
H. Con. Res. 184--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the motion 
    picture industry should work to discourage tobacco use among our 
    youth; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [12FE], [11MR], [24JY], [9SE]
H. Con. Res. 185--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress on the 
    occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal 
    Declaration of Human Rights and recommitting the United States to 
    the principles expressed in the Universal Declaration; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [5AU], [6AU]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [14SE]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [21OC]
H. Con. Res. 186--
Concurrent resolution commending all who served with the United States 
    Navy Asiatic Fleet throughout the Far East from 1910 to 1942, 
    especially those sailors and marines who put their lives on the line 
    for this Nation during the earliest days of our involvement in World 
    War II; to the Committee on National Security.
  Cosponsors added, [19MR]
H. Con. Res. 187--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the museum 
    to be known as ``The Women's Museum--An Institute for the Future'', 
    in Dallas, Texas, should be designated as a Millenium Project for 
    the United States; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
H. Con. Res. 188--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    Turkey's claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called 
    Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [24FE], [3MR], [5MR], [17MR], [18MR], 
    [24MR], [21AP], [5MY], [13MY], [10JN], [14JY], [9SE]
H. Con. Res. 191--
Concurrent resolution condemning all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
    Islander Americans in the United States, and supporting political 
    and civic participation by these persons throughout the United 
    States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [21AP]
H. Con. Res. 195--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in support of 
    National Days of Dialogue associated with the national celebration 
    of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to improve understanding 
    and cooperation across race, ethnicity, culture, gender, religion 
    and creed; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [12FE], [26FE], [4MR]
H. Con. Res. 200--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a series 
    of postage stamps should be issued in recognition of the recipients 
    of the Congressional Medal of Honor; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [26FE]
H. Con. Res. 201--
Concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the two Houses.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [27JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [27JA]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [27JA]
H. Con. Res. 202--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Federal Government should acknowledge the importance of at-home 
    parents and should not discriminate against families who forego a 
    second income in order for a mother or father to be at home with 
    their children; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Cook, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Gallegly, 
    Mr. Pitts, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Bunning 
    of Kentucky), [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [5FE], [11FE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [11FE]
H. Con. Res. 203--
Concurrent resolution requesting that the United States Postal Service 
    issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring the 100th anniversary 
    of the founding of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United 
    States; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. MASCARA (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Kildee), 
    [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [3FE], [12FE], [24FE], [25FE], [3MR], [5MR], 
    [10MR], [11MR], [12MR], [17MR], [18MR], [24MR], [25MR], [26MR], 
    [27MR], [21AP], [27AP], [5MY], [6MY], [14MY], [19MY], [20MY], 
    [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [5JN], [16JN], [17JN], [18JN], [22JN], 
    [25JN], [14JY], [17JY], [21JY], [24JY], [4AU], [5AU], [6AU], [14SE]

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H. Con. Res. 204--
Concurrent resolution honoring the members of the United States Armed 
    Forces who served, and the families of members of the United States 
    Armed Forces who lost their lives or were injured, during the Tet 
    Offensive of the Vietnam War; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. RYUN, [27JA]
H. Con. Res. 205--
Concurrent resolution deploring human rights abuses in Kosova and 
    calling for increased American involvement; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Moran 
    of Virginia, and Mr. Lantos), [28JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [25FE]
H. Con. Res. 206--
Concurrent resolution permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol 
    for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of 
    remembrance of victims of the Holocaust; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. YATES (for himself and Mr. Gilman), [28JA]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [18MR]
H. Con. Res. 207--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    International Monetary Fund should raise funds in private financial 
    markets, rather than from member countries, in order to reduce the 
    risk of loss to United States taxpayers; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY]
H. Con. Res. 208--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    access to affordable housing and expansion of homeownership 
    opportunities; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [12MR], [29AP], [19MY], [3JN], [17JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [20JY]
H. Con. Res. 209--
Concurrent resolution remembering the life of George Washington and his 
    contributions to the Nation; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gingrich), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR]
H. Con. Res. 210--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to 
    promoting coverage of individuals under long-term care insurance; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Greenwood, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Regula, Mr. LaFalce, 
    Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Goode), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [24FE], [26FE], [3MR], [17MR], [23MR], 
    [25MR], [26MR], [27MR], [31MR], [21AP], [28AP], [13MY], [14MY], 
    [22MY], [10JN], [18JN], [19JN], [25JN], [14JY], [31JY], [15SE], 
    [17SE]
H. Con. Res. 211--
Concurrent resolution opposing increased Federal income taxes on 
    variable annuities and other variable contracts; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PAUL, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [25FE], [3MR], [4MR], [9MR], [10MR], [19MR], 
    [24MR], [27MR], [1AP], [30AP]
H. Con. Res. 212--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress relating to 
    the European Union's ban of United States beef and the World Trade 
    Organization's ruling concerning that ban; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. CHRISTENSEN, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [10MR], [11MR], [12MR], [17MR], [23MR], 
    [26MR]
H. Con. Res. 213--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    European Union is unfairly restricting the importation of United 
    States agriculture products and the elimination of such restrictions 
    should be a top priority in trade negotiations with the European 
    Union; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. EWING, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-672), [3AU]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [4AU]
H. Con. Res. 214--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the contributions of the cities of 
    Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, and their people to the 
    origins and development of Country Music, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. JENKINS (for himself and Mr. Boucher), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [25MR], [27MR], [29AP], [7MY], [14MY], 
    [21MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [9OC]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [12OC]
H. Con. Res. 215--
Concurrent resolution congratulating the people of the Co-operative 
    Republic of Guyana for holding muliparty elections; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. Bishop), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [1AP]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [28AP]
H. Con. Res. 216--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the use 
    of future budget surpluses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Bachus), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [26FE]
H. Con. Res. 217--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to 
    the authority of the Federal Communications Commission; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Stearns, 
    Mr. Klug, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Paxon, Mrs. Cubin, 
    Mr. Hastert, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. Rogan), 
    [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [26FE], [23AP]
H. Con. Res. 218--
Concurrent resolution concerning the urgent need to establish a cease 
    fire in Afghanistan and begin the transition toward a broad-based 
    multiethnic government that observes international norms of 
    behavior; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [25MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [28AP]
H. Con. Res. 219--
Concurrent resolution relating to Taiwan's participation in the World 
    Health Organization; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Wynn, and 
    Mr. Rohrabacher), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [19MR], [29AP], [7MY], [22MY]
H. Con. Res. 220--
Concurrent resolution regarding American victims of terrorism; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
    Salmon, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Campbell, 
    Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Poshard), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [22AP], [30AP], [5MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5MY]
H. Con. Res. 221--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
    Representatives that a renewed effort be made by all sides to end 
    the violent guerrilla war in Colombia, which poses a serious threat 
    to democracy as well as economic and social stability as evidenced 
    by the recent increase in guerrilla and paramilitary violence which 
    victimizes public officials and Colombian and foreign nationals; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Ackerman), [12FE]
H. Con. Res. 222--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress, congratulating 
    the former International Support and Verification Commission of the 
    Organization of American States (OAS-CIAV) for successfully aiding 
    in the transition of Nicaragua from a war-ridden state into a newly 
    formed democracy and providing continued support through the 
    recently created Technical Cooperation Mission (OAS-TCM) which is 
    responsible for helping tostabilize Nicaraguan democracy by 
    supplementing institution building; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Ackerman), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [28AP]
H. Con. Res. 223--
Concurrent resolution honoring the sesquicentennial of Wisoncsin 
    statehood; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Petri, Mr. Kleczka, 
    Mr. Klug, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Johnson of 
    Wisconsin, and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin), [24FE]
H. Con. Res. 224--
Concurrent resolution urging international cooperation in recovering 
    children abducted in the United States and taken to other countries; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
    Frost, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Turner, Ms. Furse, Mr. Matsui, 
    Mr. Dickey, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Sandlin), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [30AP], [19JN], [20JY], [21JY], [10SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [14SE]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [21OC]
H. Con. Res. 225--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United 
    States should be a signatory to the Guidelines for Drug Donations 
    developed by the World Health Organization; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. KUCINICH, [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [23AP]
H. Con. Res. 226--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    United States should not take military action against the Republic 
    of Iraq unless that action is specifically authorized by law; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Shays, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
    Regula, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Herger, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hostettler, 
    Mr. Goodling, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Paul, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Solomon, Mr. McCollum, 
    Mr. Neumann, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. 
    Kaptur, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Petri, Mr. Spence, 
    Mr. Kildee, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Scott, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Blunt, 
    Mr. Campbell, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Young of Florida, 
    Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
    Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Dreier, Mr. Packard, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Paxon, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Mica, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
    Talent, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Shuster), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR]

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H. Con. Res. 227--
Concurrent resolution directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) 
    of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces 
    from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [12MR]
  Reported adversely (H. Rept. 105-442), [13MR]
  Failed of passage, [18MR]
H. Con. Res. 228--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    primary objectives of the process for preparing the Federal budget 
    for fiscal year 1999; to the Committees on the Budget; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Florida, [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [27MR], [23AP], [23JN]
H. Con. Res. 229--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring the United 
    States Submarine Force on its 100th anniversary; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
    Bateman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Holden, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. King of 
    New York, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Shays, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Wolf), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [24MR], [27MR], [1AP], [21AP], [22AP], 
    [23AP], [29AP], [6MY], [20MY], [4JN], [9JN], [23JN], [25JN], [20JY], 
    [4AU], [6AU], [10SE], [18SE], [25SE], [28SE], [2OC], [6OC], [7OC], 
    [9OC], [15OC], [20OC]
H. Con. Res. 230--
Concurrent resolution honoring the Berlin Airlift; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [26FE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House amended, [25JN]
H. Con. Res. 231--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the National Black Law Students 
    Association for its role in the professional development of law 
    students, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HILLIARD, [3MR]
H. Con. Res. 232--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    postage stamp should be issued to honor the 150th anniversary of the 
    emigration of over 1,000,000 people from Ireland to the United 
    States to escape the Irish Potato Famine, and to honor the 
    contributions these immigrants and their descendants made to the 
    United States; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, 
    Mr. Payne, Mr. Towns, and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [20OC]
H. Con. Res. 233--
Concurrent resolution calling on Japan to establish and maintain an 
    open, competitive market for consumer photographic film and paper 
    and other sectors facing market access barriers in Japan; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Leach, Mr. Blumenauer, 
    Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Moran of Virginia), 
    [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [10MR], [17MR], [25MR], [27MR], [1AP], 
    [22AP], [28AP], [5MY], [7MY], [19MY], [20MY]
H. Con. Res. 234--
Concurrent resolution regarding the human rights situation in Sudan and 
    Mauritania, including the practice of chattel slavery and all other 
    forms of booty; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PAYNE, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP]
H. Con. Res. 235--
Concurrent resolution calling for an end to the violent repression of 
    the legitimate rights of the people of Kosova; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. King of New 
    York, and Mr. Hoyer), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [17MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [18MR]
H. Con. Res. 236--
Concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that any 
    Executive order that infringes on the powers and duties of the 
    Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution, or that 
    would require the expenditure of Federal funds not specifically 
    appropriated for the purpose of the Executive order, is advisory 
    only unless enacted as law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
    Mr. Herger, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Chabot), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [7OC]
H. Con. Res. 237--
Concurrent resolution voicing concern about the serious limitations on 
    human rights and civil liberties in Belarus, including lack of 
    compliance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 
    (OSCE) commitments, and urging the President to take these into 
    consideration in his determination of most-favored-nation (MFN) 
    status for Belarus; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
    Porter, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Markey), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN]
H. Con. Res. 238--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a 
    breast cancer survivors event sponsored by the National Race for the 
    Cure; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Mr. Rahall), [9MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-438), [12MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [17MR]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [18MR]
H. Con. Res. 239--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning the 
    worldwide trafficking of persons, that has a disproportionate impact 
    on women and girls, and is condemned by the international community 
    as a violation of fundamental human rights; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER, [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [21AP], [22AP], [23AP], [4MY], [5MY], [6MY], 
    [3JN], [14JY], [15JY], [16JY], [17JY], [24JY], [28JY], [9SE]
H. Con. Res. 240--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that postage 
    stamps should be issued by the United States to honor and recognize 
    the first permanent settlement of the western United States by the 
    Spanish explorer Don Juan de Onate; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. REYES, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP]
  Cosponsors removed, [5JN], [9JN]
H. Con. Res. 241--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding tax 
    simplification and the adoption in 1998 of 10 tax changes to reduce 
    individual tax preparation time by 60 minutes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. VENTO, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [13MY]
H. Con. Res. 242--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress favoring the 
    authorization, in the manner provided by law, of the establishment 
    of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor the 
    veterans of the Persian Gulf War; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MCGOVERN, [12MR]
H. Con. Res. 243--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Federal Government should increase its support for basic and applied 
    scientific research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Science.
  By Mr. ROGAN, [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE]
H. Con. Res. 244--
Concurrent resolution calling on the Government of Cuba to extradite 
    Joanne Chesimard from Cuba to the United States; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [17MR]
H. Con. Res. 245--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the 
    settlement of the decades-long conflict in the North of Ireland 
    should address a number of specific issues in order to foster a just 
    and lasting peace; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Manton, Mr. Neal 
    of Massachusetts, and Mr. Walsh), [17MR]
H. Con. Res. 246--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to the collection of demographic, social, and economic data as part 
    of the 2000 decennial census of population; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mr. Shays, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Filner, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Cardin, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Engel, and Mr. Dingell), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR], [25MR], [1AP], [30AP], [23JN]
H. Con. Res. 247--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the contributions of the Reverend Dr. 
    Martin Luther King, Jr. to the civil society of the United States 
    and the world and to the cause of nonviolent social and political 
    change to advance social justice and equality for all races and 
    calling on the people of the United States to study, reflect on, and 
    celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the thirtieth 
    anniversary of his death; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30MR], [31MR], [1AP]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [1AP]
H. Con. Res. 248--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Internal 
    Revenue Code of 1986 should be reformed by April 15, 2001, in a 
    manner that protects the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds, 
    that is revenue neutral, and that results in a fair and less 
    complicated tax code; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BOYD (for himself and Mr. Stenholm), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26MR], [21AP]
H. Con. Res. 249--
Concurrent resolution stating the sense of Congress that substantial 
    amounts of the proceeds received by the United States under any 
    congressionally approved tobacco settlement should

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    be allocated to the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee 
    on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Rodriguez), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [31MR], [1AP], [22AP], [23AP], [5MY], [6MY], [12MY], 
    [21MY], [3JN], [4JN], [9JN], [24JN], [16JY], [23JY], [7OC]
H. Con. Res. 250--
Concurrent resolution calling for better awareness and use of federally-
    supported research findings on the social and economic costs of 
    sleep deprivation and sleep disorders; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Upton, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Boucher, Mr. McDade, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
    Lantos, and Mr. Faleomavaega), [25MR]
  Cosponsors added, [31MR], [1AP], [7MY]
H. Con. Res. 251--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    postage stamp should be issued to commemorate the life of George 
    Washington and his contributions to the Nation; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    Scott, Mr. Goode, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Wolf, 
    Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Goodlatte), [26MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [30JY]
H. Con. Res. 252--
Concurrent resolution relating to a United States initiative to help 
    resolve the situation in Cyprus; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Andrews, 
    Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Filner, Ms. Furse, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Klink, 
    Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pallone, 
    Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Porter, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey), [26MR]
  Cosponsors added, [31MR], [30AP]
H. Con. Res. 253--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the 150th 
    anniversary of the presence of Fort Bliss in the El Paso, Texas, 
    area; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. REYES, [26MR]
H. Con. Res. 254--
Concurrent resolution calling on the Government of Cuba to extradite to 
    the United States convicted felon Joanne Chesimard and all other 
    individuals who have fled the United States to avoid prosecution or 
    confinement for criminal offenses and who are currently living 
    freely in Cuba; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Ms. 
    Ros-Lehtinen), [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AP], [22AP], [29AP], [6MY], [12MY], [11JN], 
    [19JN], [14JY], [28JY], [5AU]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [14SE]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [21OC]
H. Con. Res. 255--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the 
    Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Wolf, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Davis of Virginia), [30MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [12MY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [13MY]
H. Con. Res. 256--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with regard to 
    Lifer Groups; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS, [31MR]
H. Con. Res. 257--
Resolution providing for adjournment of the Senate and the House.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [1AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [1AP]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [1AP]
H. Con. Res. 258--
Concurrent resolution encouraging international resolution of the 
    political status of East Timor; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [6MY], [19MY], [5JN], [11JN], [18JN], 
    [14JY], [3AU], [5AU], [16SE], [25SE], [7OC], [10OC], [13OC], [20OC]
H. Con. Res. 259--
Concurrent resolution recognizing and honoring the people of the 
    Dodecanesian Islands for their stance in fighting fascism and 
    preserving democratic values and beliefs; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. MANTON (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. 
    Bilirakis), [1AP]
H. Con. Res. 260--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Paul Leroy 
    Robeson, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should 
    recommend to the Postmaster General in 1998, during which occurs the 
    100th anniversary of Paul Robeson's birth, that such a stamp be 
    issued; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Pallone), [1AP]
H. Con. Res. 261--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the importance of rivers to the United 
    States and supporting efforts to inform and educate the people of 
    the United States regarding rivers and the importance of their 
    preservation; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [28AP]
H. Con. Res. 262--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the 1998 District of Columbia Special 
    Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run to be run through the Capitol 
    Grounds; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KIM, [28AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-512), [6MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [12MY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [13MY]
H. Con. Res. 263--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
    seventeenth annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KIM, [28AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-514), [6MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [12MY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [13MY]
H. Con. Res. 264--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims to 
    Medicare for office visits and for other evaluation and management 
    services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Cubin, 
    Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Rothman), [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [4MY], [5MY], [13MY], [3JN], [4JN], [25JN], 
    [29JY], [4AU], [17SE], [2OC]
H. Con. Res. 265--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the East Front of the 
    Capitol Grounds for performances sponsored by the John F. Kennedy 
    Center for the Performing Arts; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar), [29AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-513), [6MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [7MY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [8MY]
H. Con. Res. 266--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the 
    Department of Defense should continue to buy goods and services made 
    domestically and not deviate from the domestic source and 
    manufacturing restrictions on procurements as established by law; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [12MY], [20MY]
H. Con. Res. 267--
Concurrent resolution declaring a national commitment to the 
    exploration, development, and use of space; to the Committees on 
    Science; National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
    Gordon, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. 
    Aderholt), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [7MY], [19MY], [20MY], [21MY], [9JN], [10SE]
H. Con. Res. 268--
Concurrent resolution honoring the international corps of volunteers, 
    known as Machal, who served Israel in its War of Independence; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. HARMAN, [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [12MY], [20MY], [22MY], [15JN], [19JN]
H. Con. Res. 269--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    heroism, sacrifice, and service of former South Vietnamese commandos 
    in connection with United States armed forces during the Vietnam 
    conflict; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Ms. SANCHEZ, [30AP]
H. Con. Res. 270--
Concurrent resolution acknowledging the positive role of Taiwan in the 
    current Asian financial crisis and affirming the support of the 
    American people for peace and stability on the Taiwan Strait and 
    security for Taiwan's democracy; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Cox of 
    California), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [4JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [9JN]
H. Con. Res. 271--
Concurrent resolution welcoming His Holiness Karekin I, Supreme 
    Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, upon his visit to the 
    United States, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Diocese of 
    the Armenian Church in America, and acknowledging the substantial 
    contributions of Armenian-Americans to society and culture in the 
    United States; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Porter), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [7MY], [11MY], [12MY], [13MY], [14MY], [18JN]
H. Con. Res. 272--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the House on health care 
    quality; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [6MY]
H. Con. Res. 273--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    annual rate at which the International Monetary Fund charges 
    interest on loans should be comparable to the average annual rate of 
    interest in financial markets for loans of comparable maturity, 
    adjusted for risk; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. ROYCE, [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY]
H. Con. Res. 274--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the National 
    Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida (for himself, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
    Gekas, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McDade, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Ensign, 
    Mr. Goode, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hastings 
    of Florida, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Slaughter, 
    Ms. Waters, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. Pelosi), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [22JN], [24JN], [25JN], [16JY], [4AU], 
    [18SE], [28SE], [1OC], [2OC], [6OC], [9OC], [16OC]

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H. Con. Res. 275--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress in support of 
    the determination of the Department of the Treasury not to allow the 
    importation of certain large capacity military magazine rifles that 
    are functionally identical to banned semiautomatic assault weapons; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Waxman, and 
    Mrs. Morella), [12MY]
H. Con. Res. 276--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that United 
    States foreign policy with respect to the Middle East peace process 
    should not include an attempt to require Israel to make concessions 
    which Israel does not believe to be in its self-interest, including 
    concessions which would jeopardize the security of Israel; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [13MY]
H. Con. Res. 277--
Concurrent resolution concerning the New Tribes Mission hostage crisis; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Brady), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [22JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [9SE]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [21OC]
H. Con. Res. 278--
Concurrent resolution stating the sense of Congress that any national 
    missile defense program to provide protection for the United States 
    against the threat of ballistic missile attack should provide for 
    the protection of Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories and 
    commonwealths of the United States on the same basis as the 
    contiguous States; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Aderholt, 
    Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Brady, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Everett, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Portman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
    Colorado, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Spence, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Talent, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Gibbons, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Livingston, 
    Mr. Herger, Mr. Armey, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Davis of Illinois), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [22JN], [25JN], [20JY]
H. Con. Res. 279--
Concurrent resolution to honor the ExploraVision Awards Program and to 
    encourage more students to participate in this innovative national 
    student science competition; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself and Mrs. Morella), [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE]
H. Con. Res. 280--
Concurrent resolution to provide for the development and implementation 
    of a comprehensive energy conservation plan for the United States 
    Congress; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Evans, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Skaggs, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
    Lipinski), [21MY]
H. Con. Res. 281--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Indonesia 
    completes a transition to a democratically elected, non-military 
    government; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Kennedy 
    of Rhode Island, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Olver, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stark, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Evans, Mrs. 
    Lowey, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [5JN], [10JN], [1OC]
H. Con. Res. 282--
Concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of H.R. 2400.
  By Mr. SHUSTER, [22MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [22MY]
H. Con. Res. 283--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning 
    the December 1997 report on Tibet of the International Commission of 
    Jurists and on United States policy on Tibet; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cox of California, Smith of New Jersey, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Ms. Pelosi), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [17JY], [6AU], [23SE], [25SE], [5OC], [7OC], 
    [15OC]
H. Con. Res. 284--
Concurrent resolution revising the congressional budget for the United 
    States Government for fiscal year 1998, establishing the 
    congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
    year 1999, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
    years 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
  By KASICH, [3JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-555), [27MY]
  Considered, [4JN]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [5JN]
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [15JN]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [15JN]
H. Con. Res. 285--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    President of the United States should reconsider his decision to be 
    formally received in Tiananmen Square by the Government of the 
    People's Republic of China; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [3JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [4JN]
H. Con. Res. 286--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    link between violence against animals and violence against humans 
    and urging greater emphasis upon identifying and treating 
    individuals who are guilty of violence against animals, which is a 
    crime in its own right in all 50 states, in order to prevent 
    violence against humans and urging research to increase 
    understanding of the connection between cruelty to animals and 
    violence against humans; to the Committees on Commerce; Agriculture; 
    the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Shays), [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [21JY], [29JY], [6AU], [23SE], [9OC], [21OC]
H. Con. Res. 287--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    President should take certain actions to address violence in schools 
    in the United States; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. FORD (for himself, Ms. Carson, Mr. Holden, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Sandlin), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [22JN], [14JY], [22JY], [29JY]
H. Con. Res. 288--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    United States should support the efforts of Federal law enforcement 
    agents engaged in investigation and prosecution of money laundering 
    associated with Mexican financial institutions; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    Shaw, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Jones, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Klug, Mr. Tauzin, 
    Mr. Blunt, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Forbes, 
    and Mr. Castle), [9JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [17JN], [19JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [22JN]
H. Con. Res. 289--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the National 
    Institute of Dental Research; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PACKARD (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
    Norwood, and Mr. Porter), [9JN]
H. Con. Res. 290--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to 
    the fair and equitable implementation of the amendments made by the 
    Food Quality Protection Act of 1996; to the Committees on 
    Agriculture; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LAHOOD, [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [17JN], [19JN], [24JN], [14JY], [20JY], 
    [31JY], [3AU], [15SE], [18SE], [26SE], [2OC], [5OC], [8OC]
H. Con. Res. 291--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    postage stamp should be issued to raise public awareness of diabetes 
    and to promote public support for diabetes research; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Furse, 
    Mr. McNulty, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Forbes, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Pappas), [19JN]
H. Con. Res. 292--
Concurrent resolution calling for an end to the recent conflict between 
    Eritrea and Ethiopia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Hastings of Florida), 
    [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [25JN], [14JY], [17JY], [20JY], [29JY], 
    [9SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [9SE]
H. Con. Res. 293--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress on the 
    importance of enacting patient protection legislation; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GANSKE, [22JN]
H. Con. Res. 294--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the 
    integration of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Wynn, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jackson, 
    Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-
    Green, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Meeks of 
    New York, and Ms. Lee), [22JN]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House amended, [29JY]
H. Con. Res. 295--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the 65th 
    anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933 should serve as a 
    reminder of the brutality of the government of the former Soviet 
    Union's repressive policies toward the Ukrainian people; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Bob Schaffer, and Ms. Slaughter), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [30JY], [6AU], [9SE], [10SE], [16SE], 
    [17SE], [23SE], [1OC], [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [10OC]

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H. Con. Res. 296--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that secondary 
    schools should consider starting school after 9:00 a.m.; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. LOFGREN, [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
H. Con. Res. 297--
Concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the two Houses.
  By Mr. GOSS, [25JN]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [25JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [25JN]
H. Con. Res. 298--
Concurrent resolution expressing deepest condolences to the State and 
    people of Florida for the losses suffered as a result of the wild 
    land fires occurring in June and July 1998, expressing support to 
    the State and people of Florida as they overcome the effects of the 
    fires, and commending the heroic efforts of firefighters from across 
    the Nation in battling the fires; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Canady of Florida, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Davis of 
    Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Goss, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Ros-
    Lehtinen, and Mr. Weldon of Florida), [16JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [20JY]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, [23JY]
H. Con. Res. 299--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that executive 
    departments and agencies must maintain the division of governmental 
    responsibilities between the national government and the States that 
    was intended by the framers of the Constitution, and must ensure 
    that the principles of federalism established by the framers guide 
    the executive departments and agencies in the formulation and 
    implementation of policies; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
    Skeen, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Norwood, 
    Mr. Goode, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
    Blunt, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mrs. Linda 
    Smith of Washington, and Mr. LaTourette), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [21JY], [22JY], [23JY], [24JY], [29JY], 
    [4AU], [5AU], [1OC]
H. Con. Res. 300--
Concurrent resolution affirming United States commitments under the 
    Taiwan Relations Act; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [16JY]
H. Con. Res. 301--
Concurrent resolution affirming the United States commitment to Taiwan; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, 
    Mr. Boehner, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Latham, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Jefferson), [17JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [20JY]
H. Con. Res. 302--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the importance of children and 
    families in the United States and expressing support for the goals 
    of National KidsDay and National Family Month; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. MCHALE (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
    Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Ford, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, 
    Mr. Boehlert, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Furse, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Poshard, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gilman, 
    Mr. Engel, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Horn, 
    Mr. Mascara, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Holden, 
    Mr. Wexler, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
    Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Etheridge), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY], [27JY], [23SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [8OC]
H. Con. Res. 303--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    President should declare Kneeling Nun Mountain in Grant County, New 
    Mexico, to be a national monument, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Towns, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Hinojosa, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Sanchez, 
    and Mr. Martinez), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [24JY]
H. Con. Res. 304--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    culpability of Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes, crimes against 
    humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Engel, Mr. Olver, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. 
    McGovern), [21JY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [30JY], [5AU], [6AU], [9SE], [14SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [14SE]
  Laid on the table, [14SE]
H. Con. Res. 305--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the 
    American Luge Association Races; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Ms. Norton), [23JY]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House amended, [29JY]
H. Con. Res. 306--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the 
    Government of Costa Rica should take steps to protect the lives of 
    property owners in Costa Rica, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BONILLA, [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [2OC]
H. Con. Res. 307--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    nuclear weapons stockpile; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. MARKEY, [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [6AU], [9SE], [6OC], [15OC]
H. Con. Res. 308--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to the failure of Attorney General Janet Reno to seek application 
    for an independent counsel to investigate a number of matters 
    relating to the financing of campaigns in the 1996 Federal election, 
    including the conduct of President Clinton and Vice President Gore; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [24JY]
H. Con. Res. 309--
Concurrent resolution condemning the forced abduction of Ugandan 
    children and their use as soldiers; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Hastings of Florida), 
    [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [8OC]
H. Con. Res. 310--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol 
    for a memorial service for Detective John Michael Gibson and Private 
    First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol 
    Police, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Boehner, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Wynn), 
    [27JY]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [27JY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [27JY]
H. Con. Res. 311--
Concurrent resolution honoring the memory of Detective John Michael 
    Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United 
    States Capitol Police for their selfless acts of heroism at the 
    United States Capitol on July 24, 1998.
  By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Boehner, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and 
    Mr. Wynn), [27JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [27JY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [27JY]
H. Con. Res. 312--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    right of the Albanian People of Kosova to self-determination and 
    independence from the repressive, authoritarian, and barbaric 
    Serbian regime of Slobodan Milosevic, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [28JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [3AU]
H. Con. Res. 313--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to self-determination for the people of Kosova, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, and Mrs. Kelly), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [3AU], [9SE], [8OC]
H. Con. Res. 314--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to war crimes against United States military personnel and their 
    families, and in particular to the war crimes committed in El 
    Salvador against United States Army pilots David H. Pickett and 
    Earnest Dawson, Jr.; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BRYANT (for himself, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky), 
    [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [9OC]
H. Con. Res. 315--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress condemning 
    the atrocities by Serbian police and military forces against 
    Albanians in Kosova and urging that blocked assets of the Federal 
    Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) under control of the 
    United States and other governments be used to compensate the 
    Albanians in Kosova for losses suffered through Serbian police and 
    military action; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Engel, 
    Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Moran of Virginia), [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE], [23SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [23SE]
H. Con. Res. 316--
Concurrent resolution to express the sense of Congress that State and 
    local governments and local educational agencies are encouraged to 
    dedicate a day of learning to the study and understanding of the 
    Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the 
    Federalist Papers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
    Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Deal 
    of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Ms. Dunn of Washing

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    ton, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Linder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
    Mr. Redmond, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, and Mr. Wolf), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [7OC]
H. Con. Res. 317--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Members of 
    Congress should follow the examples of self-sacrifice and devotion 
    to character displayed by Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson of the 
    United States Capitol Police; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Gingrich, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
    Armey, Mr. Thune, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Lazio of New York, Ms. 
    Pryce of Ohio, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Linder, and Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE], [14SE], [15SE], [16SE], [18SE], [23SE], 
    [24SE], [28SE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [28SE]
H. Con. Res. 318--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Federal Trade Commission should exercise its broad authority under 
    the Federal Trade Commission Act to investigate businesses that are 
    engaging in the deceptive advertising practice of misrepresenting 
    their geographic locations in telephone listings, Internet 
    advertisements, and other advertising media; to the Committee on 
    Commerce. mittee concerned.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [5AU]
H. Con. Res. 319--
Concurrent resolution honoring the accomplishments of members of the 
    United States Air Force and other Americans working under Air Force 
    leadership who contributed to the development of supersonic flight 
    technology; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio, [5AU]
H. Con. Res. 320--
Concurrent resolution supporting the Baltic people of Estonia, Latvia, 
    and Lithuania, and condemning the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression 
    of August 23, 1939; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself and Mr. Kucinich), [5AU]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [10OC]
H. Con. Res. 321--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that money 
    saved from efforts to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare 
    Program should be deposited in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
    Fund to ensure the financial integrity of the Medicare Program; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SNOWBARGER (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Burton 
    of Indiana, and Mr. Tiahrt), [5AU]
H. Con. Res. 322--
Concurrent resolution supporting religious tolerance toward Muslims; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BONIOR (for himself and Mr. Davis of Virginia), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [12OC], [14OC]
H. Con. Res. 323--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Attorney General should be an elected officer of the Federal 
    Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi), 
    [6AU]
H. Con. Res. 324--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the 
    administrative priorities for the allocation of Department of 
    Defense assets should be revised so that the priority established 
    for the counter-drug mission of that Department is second only to 
    its war-fighting mission; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Hastert), [6AU]
H. Con. Res. 325--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to government discrimination in Germany based on religion or belief, 
    particularly against United States citizens; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ney, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
    Rogan, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Towns, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
    Thompson, Mr. Foley, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Weller, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Engel, Mr. Owens, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Fattah, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Meeks of 
    New York, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Evans, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Rothman), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [9OC], [14OC], [15OC]
H. Con. Res. 326--
Concurrent resolution permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol 
    on September 23, 1998, for the presentation of the Congressional 
    Gold Medal to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON, [14SE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [18SE]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [22SE]
H. Con. Res. 327--
A concurrent resolution to redesignate the United States Capitol Police 
    headquarters building located at 119 D Street, Northeast, 
    Washington, D.C., as the ``Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial 
    Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HOYER, [18SE]
H. Con. Res. 328--
A concurrent resolution calling on the President to take all necessary 
    measures to respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the 
    financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
    Mollohan, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
    Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Holden, Mr. Leach, Mr. Levin, 
    Mr. Pallone, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. McHale, Mr. Costello, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Jenkins, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Klink, Mr. Borski, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    McDade, Mr. Parker, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
    Cannon, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Evans, Mr. Green, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Goodling, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Upton, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Stokes), [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [24SE], [28SE], [1OC], [5OC], [6OC], [7OC], 
    [8OC], [9OC], [10OC], [13OC]
H. Con. Res. 329--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    reduction of the Federal Funds rate by the Federal Open Market 
    Committee; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. HINCHEY, [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE]
H. Con. Res. 330--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that official 
    mail sent by Government agencies at taxpayer expense should be 
    subject to certain uniform standards; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [25SE]
H. Con. Res. 331--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning the 
    inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities in Tijuana, Mexico; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BILBRAY, [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [9OC]
H. Con. Res. 332--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    policy of the Forest Service toward recreational shooting and 
    archery ranges on Federal land; to the Committees on Agriculture; 
    Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Salmon, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [2OC]
H. Con. Res. 333--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that public 
    schools should conduct ceremonies and other activities to educate 
    and inform students about the sacrifice and commitment of veterans 
    of the United States Armed Forces; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. REDMOND, [2OC]
H. Con. Res. 334--
Concurrent resolution relating to Taiwan's participation in the World 
    Health Organization; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Brown 
    of Ohio), [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [10OC]
H. Con. Res. 335--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the National 
    Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. NORTHUP (for herself and Mr. Young of Florida), [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H. Con. Res. 336--
Concurrent resolution condemning the Taliban regime and supporting a 
    broad based government in Afghanistan; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [8OC]
H. Con. Res. 337--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the total 
    debt owed by 31 of the 40 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) to 
    the United States should be forgiven; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Payne), [8OC]
H. Con. Res. 338--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    people of Taiwan deserve to be represented in international 
    institutions; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [8OC]
H. Con. Res. 339--
Concurrent resolution concerning economic, humanitarian, and other 
    assistance to the northern part of Somalia; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Payne), [8OC]
H. Con. Res. 340--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Iraq is 
    in unacceptable and material breach of its international 
    obligations, that the United States should insist on the removal, 
    destruction, or otherwise rendering harmless of Iraq's programs for 
    biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, and that the United 
    States should fully support the right of inspectors with the United 
    Nations Special Commission on Iraq to unfettered and unannounced 
    inspections of suspected weapons facilities; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Talent,

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    Mr. Sessions, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Crane, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania), [8OC]
  Cosponsors added, [13OC]
H. Con. Res. 341--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    commitment made by the United States, in conjunction with South 
    Korea and Japan, to arrange financing and construction of 2 nuclear 
    reactors for North Korea, and to provide fuel oil and other 
    assistance to North Korea, should be suspended until North Korea no 
    longer poses a nuclear threat to the peace and security of Northeast 
    Asia or the United States; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
    Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Knollenberg), [8OC]
  Cosponsors added, [13OC]
H. Con. Res. 342--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    United States should impose sanctions under the Arms Export Control 
    Act and the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with 
    respect to the acquisition by Iran of advanced missile technology 
    from other countries and should take steps to expedite the 
    development of a missile defense system for the United States and 
    for United States forces wherever deployed to deal with the Iranian 
    missile threat, and should assist Israel in the acquisition of a 
    missile defense system capable of defending all Israeli territory 
    against Iranian missile attack; to the Committees on International 
    Relations; National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
    determiend by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiciton of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
    Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Crane), [8OC]
  Cosponsors added, [13OC]
H. Con. Res. 343--
Concurrent resolution expressing the opposition of Congress to any 
    deployment of United States ground forces in Kosovo, a province in 
    southern Serbia, for peacemaking or peacekeeping purposes; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
    Smith of Texas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Linder, Mr. Riley, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Lewis of California, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Graham, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
    Sununu, Mr. Oxley, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Tauzin, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Redmond, Mrs. Cubin, Ms. 
    Dunn of Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Largent, Mr. Foley, 
    Mr. Saxton, Mr. Jones, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Collins, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    Wicker, and Mr. Stearns), [8OC]
H. Con. Res. 344--
Concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress regarding 
    North Atlantic swordfish and other highly migratory species of fish; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [8OC]
H. Con. Res. 345--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    President should reassert the traditional opposition of the United 
    States to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. DeLay), [8OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC], [14OC], [21OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [20OC]
H. Con. Res. 346--
A resolution to correct the enrollment for the bill H.R. 3150, 
    Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [9OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [9OC]
H. Con. Res. 347--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding 
    measures to achieve a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the 
    state of Chiapas, Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
    Yates, Mr. Rush, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Sabo, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Markey, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Frost, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Sanders, 
    Ms. Rivers, Ms. Waters, Mr. Leach, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Davis of Illinois), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [16OC], [20OC]
H. Con. Res. 348--
Concurrent resolution urging the President and Chile to engage in 
    negotiations to conclude a free trade agreement between the United 
    States and Chile, in the absence of fast track authority; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota), 
    [10OC]
H. Con. Res. 349--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United 
    States strongly supports any assistance that can be provided to the 
    Government and people of Turkmenistan to build pipelines or take any 
    other measures that will lead to the resumption of natural gas 
    exports; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [10OC]
H. Con. Res. 350--
Concurrent resolution calling on the President to take all necessary 
    measures under existing law to respond to the significant increase 
    of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, 
    Russia, and other regions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Regula, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Aderholt), 
    [12OC]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [12OC]
H. Con. Res. 351--
Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of 
    Representatives to make a technical correction in the enrollment of 
    the bill H.R. 3910.
  By Mr. McHALE, [15OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [15OC]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [21OC]
H. Con. Res. 352--
Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of 
    Representatives to make technical corrections in the enrollment of a 
    bill.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [15OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [15OC]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [21OC]
H. Con. Res. 353--
Concurrent resolution providing for the sine die adjournment of the 
    second session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [20OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [20OC]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [21OC]
H. Con. Res. 354--
Concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of H.R. 4328; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
    Mr. Sununu, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Shays, Mrs. 
    Roukema, and Mr. Upton), [20OC]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC]

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H. Res. 16--
Resolution to establish a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs; to 
    the Committee on Rules.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [3MR], [22MY], [4JN], [13OC]
H. Res. 22--
Resolution congratulating the people of India on the occasion of the 
    50th anniversary of their nation's independence; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [6AU]
H. Res. 26--
Resolution requiring the House of Representatives to take any 
    legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of the equal 
    rights amendment as a part of the Constitution, when the 
    legislatures of an additional three States ratify the equal rights 
    amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Cosponsors added, [23JN]
H. Res. 37--
Resolution authorizing the House of Representatives to participate in 
    State and local government transit programs pursuant to section 7905 
    of title 5, United States Code; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [4FE], [11FE], [24FE], [11MR], [19MR], 
    [1AP], [21AP], [23AP], [29AP], [5MY], [12MY], [20MY], [21MY], 
    [22MY], [5JN], [16JN], [19JN], [23JN], [15JY], [17JY], [22JY], [4AU]
H. Res. 45--
Resolution to honor 1996 Nobel Peace Prize recipients Bishop Carlos 
    Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta, and to express support for 
    the process of building a just and lasting peace in East Timor; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [27MR]
H. Res. 70--
Resolution to establish a select committee to investigate CIA 
    involvement in the financing, distribution, and promulgation of 
    crack cocaine and the use of any proceeds to support the Contras; to 
    the Committee on Rules.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA]
H. Res. 83--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    Federal commitment to biomedical research should be increased 
    substantially over the next 5 years; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [25FE], [24MR]
H. Res. 96--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms 
    of Discrimination Against Women; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
H. Res. 98--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to limits in any bilateral or multilateral agreement on 
    certain missile defense systems of the United States; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
H. Res. 119--
Resolution providing for the mandatory implementation of the Office 
    Waste Recycling Program in the House of Representatives; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [21AP]
H. Res. 144--
Resolution to express support for the bicentennial of the Lewis and 
    Clark expedition; to the Committee on Resources.
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [11JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [23SE]
H. Res. 151--
Resolution to encourage consumers to consult with their pharmacists in 
    connection with the purchase and use of over-the-counter drug 
    products; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [12MR], [28AP], [13OC]
H. Res. 171--
Resolution to urge the Federal Communications Commission to commence an 
    inquiry on distilled spirits advertising on television and radio; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [21MY], [19JN], [30JY]
H. Res. 172--
Resolution supporting the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc., of 
    Galesburg, IL, in its endeavor to erect a monument known as the 
    National Railroad Hall of Fame; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [18JN]
H. Res. 182--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding marches in Northern Ireland; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [25MR]
H. Res. 211--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory 
    to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the 
    U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H. Res. 212--
Resolution recognizing suicide as a national problem, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [17MR], [27MR], [6MY], [3JN], [18JN], [16JY], 
    [16SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [9OC]
H. Res. 218--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a 
    commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Ava 
    Gardner; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [12MR], [3JN], [9JN], [19JN], [28JY]
H. Res. 246--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House denouncing and rejecting a 
    resolution adopted by Foreign Ministers of the Arab League urging 
    the easing of United Nations sanctions against Libya which were 
    imposed because of Libya's refusal to surrender individuals on its 
    territory who are wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist 
    bombing of Pan Am Flight 103; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H. Res. 247--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors leading to the House floor 
    and in the Rayburn room; to the Committee on Rules.
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [26MR], [22AP], [14MY]
H. Res. 255--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1370) to 
    reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-521), [7MY]
H. Res. 259--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) amending 
    the Federal Elections Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing 
    of campaigns for election for Federal office, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
  Cosponsors added, [12MY]
H. Res. 267--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the citizens of the United States must remain committed to combat 
    the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by the Nation's 
    youth; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [28JA], [4FE], [5FE], [4MR], [10MR], [11MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [5MY]
H. Res. 279--
A resolution recognizing the contribution that child care professionals 
    make to the wellbeing of children and their families; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [12FE], [24FE], [1AP]
H. Res. 304--
A resolution directing the Committee on the Judiciary to undertake an 
    inquiry into whether grounds exist to impeach William Jefferson 
    Clinton, the President of the United States; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [28JA], [3MR], [5MR], [9SE], [15SE]
H. Res. 309--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2621) to extend 
    trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade 
    agreements, and for other purposes.
  Laid on the table, [1AP]
H. Res. 310--
A resolution calling on the Emir of Kuwait to provide funds for 
    research, diagnosis, treatment, and compensation relating to 
    injuries and illnesses suffered by United States veterans who served 
    in the Persian Gulf War; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
H. Res. 312--
A resolution urging the President to authorize the transfer of ownership 
    of one of the bells taken from the the town of Balangiga on the 
    island of Samar, Philippines, which are currently displayed at F.E. 
    Warren Air Force Base, to the people of the Philippines; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [21AP], [21MY], [22MY], [11JN], [16JN], [5AU]
H. Res. 313--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding Government procurement access for women-owned businesses; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [25MR], [30MR], [9JN], [16JN], [14JY], 
    [17JY], [29JY], [15SE]
H. Res. 321--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    college and university administrators should adopt a code of 
    principles to change the culture of alcohol consumption on college 
    campuses; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [23JY]
H. Res. 333--
A resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States 
    should support Italy's inclusion as a permanent member of the United 
    Nations Security Council if there is to be an expansion of this 
    important international body; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [24JN]
H. Res. 335--
A resolution providing for a committee to notify the President of the 
    assembly of the Congress.
  By Mr. DREIER, [27JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [27JA]

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H. Res. 336--
A resolution to inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has 
    assembled.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [27JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [27JA]
H. Res. 337--
A resolution providing for the hour of meeting of the House.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [27JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [27JA]
H. Res. 338--
A resolution expressing the condolences of the House on the death of the 
    Honorable Sonny Bono, a Representative from the state of California.
  By Mr. LEWIS of California, [27JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [27JA]
H. Res. 339--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House that sections 3345 
    through 3349 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as 
    the ``Vacancies Act''), relating to the appointment of certain 
    officers to fill vacant positions in Executive agencies, apply to 
    all Executive agencies, including the Department of Justice; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [27JA]
H. Res. 340--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    any budgetary surplus achieved by the end of fiscal year 2002 be 
    saved for investment in the Social Security Program; to the 
    Committees on the Budget; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PASCRELL, [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [25FE], [5MR], [10MR], [16MR], [18MR], 
    [30MR]
H. Res. 341--
A resolution dismissing the election contest concerning the 46th 
    district of California.
  Mr. GEPHARDT, [28JA]
  Laid on the table, [28JA]
H. Res. 342--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [28JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [28JA]
H. Res. 343--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the award of attorneys' fee, costs, and sanctions of $285,864.78 
    ordered by United States District Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 
    December 18, 1997, should not be paid with taxpayer funds; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Archer, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Stump), 
    [28JA]
H. Res. 344--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2625) to 
    redesignate Washington National Airport as ``Ronald Reagan 
    Washington National Airport''.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [3FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-411), [3FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [4FE]
H. Res. 345--
Resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 107) expressing the sense of the Congress that the award of 
    attorneys' fees, costs, and sanctions of $285,864,78 ordered by 
    United States District Judge Royce C. Lamberth on December 18, 1997, 
    should not be paid with taxpayer funds.
  By Mr. GOSS, [3FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-412), [3FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [4FE]
H. Res. 346--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a 
    commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of General 
    Lucius D. Clay; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself and Mr. Barr of Georgia), [3FE]
H. Res. 347--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to the spiraling violence in Algeria; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [3FE]
H. Res. 348--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2846) to 
    prohibit spending Federal education funds on national testing 
    without explicit and specific legislation.
  By Mr. LINDER, [4FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-413), [4FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [5FE]
H. Res. 349--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1575) to rename 
    tne Washington National Airport located in the District of Columbia 
    and Virginia as the ``Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport''.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [4FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-414), [4FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [5FE]
H. Res. 350--
A resolution congratulating the people of Sri Lanka on the occasion of 
    the fiftieth anniversary of their nation's independence; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Berman), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [28AP]
H. Res. 351--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [5FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [5FE]
H. Res. 352--
Resolution providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
  By Mr. DREIER, [5FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-415), [5FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [11FE]
H. Res. 353--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    concerning human rights and due process in Ecuador; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, and Mr. Deal of Georgia), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27MR], [11JN]
H. Res. 354--
A resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [11FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [11FE]
H. Res. 355--
Resolution dismissing the election contest against Loretta Sanchez.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [11FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-416), [11FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [12FE]
H. Res. 356--
A resolution recognizing, and calling on all Americans to recognize, the 
    courage and sacrifice of the members of the Armed Forces held as 
    prisoners of war during the Vietnam conflict and stating that the 
    House of Representatives will not forget that more than 2,000 
    members of the United States Armed Forces remain unaccounted for 
    from the Vietnam conflict and will continue to press for a final 
    accounting for all such servicemembers whose fate is unknown; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. King of New 
    York, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Istook, Mr. Gilman, 
    Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Spence, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Stump), [11FE]
H. Res. 357--
A resolution waiving clause 2(b) of rule XXII to permit introduction and 
    consideration of a joint resolution to designate November of each 
    year as National Child Cancer Awareness Month; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mr. FORBES (for himself and Mr. Ackerman), [11FE]
H. Res. 358--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to the protection of reproductive health services clinics; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
    Sanchez, Mrs. Morella, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    DeGette, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mr. Nadler, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mrs. McCarthy of 
    New York, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Green, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Clay, Ms. Furse, Mr. Stark, 
    Mr. Sanders, Ms. Lofgren, and Mrs. Kelly), [11FE]
  Cosponsors removed, [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [17MR]
H. Res. 359--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the Secretary of Health and Human Services should carry out a 
    national public awareness campaign to educate American men and women 
    with respect to colorectal cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Serrano), 
    [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC], [20OC]
H. Res. 360--
A resolution recognizing, and calling on all Americans to recognize, the 
    courage and sacrifice of the members of the Armed Forces held as 
    prisoners of war during the Vietnam conflict and stating that the 
    House of Representatives will not forget that more than 2,000 
    members of the United States Armed Forces remain unaccounted for 
    from the Vietnam conflict and will continue to press for a final 
    accounting for all such servicemembers whose fate is unknown; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. King of New 
    York, Mr. Spence, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stump, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Burton 
    of Indiana, Mr. Istook, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Skelton, and 
    Mr. Snyder), [12FE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [12FE]
H. Res. 361--
A resolution calling for free and impartial elections in Cambodia; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [10MR], [17MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [17MR]
H. Res. 362--
A resolution commending the visit of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to 
    Cuba; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Campbell), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [15SE]
H. Res. 363--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the Federal investment in biomedical research should be increased by 
    $2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Porter), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [16MR], [24MR], [25MR], [1AP], [21AP], 
    [28AP], [12MY], [19MY], [3JN], [4JN], [17JN]
H. Res. 364--
A resolution urging the introduction and passage of a resolution on the 
    human rights situation in the People's Republic of China at the 54th 
    Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
    Wolf, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Tierney, and Mr. Clay), [12FE]

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  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [4MR], [10MR], [11MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [17MR]
H. Res. 365--
A resolution regarding the bill S. 1150, the Agricultural Research, 
    Extension, and Education Reauthorization Act of 1998.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Combest, and 
    Mr. Dooley of California), [24FE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [24FE]
H. Res. 366--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2181) to ensure 
    the safety of witnesses and to promote notification of the 
    interstate relocation of witnesses by States and localities engaging 
    in that relocatiom, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [24FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-419), [24FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [25FE]
H. Res. 367--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1544) to 
    prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable 
    nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents established in the 
    Federal judicial circuits.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [24FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-420), [24FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [25FE]
H. Res. 368--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2460) to amend 
    title 18, United States Code, with respect to scanning receivers and 
    similar devices.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [25FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-421), [25FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [26FE]
H. Res. 369--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [25FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [25FE]
H. Res. 370--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. BONIOR, [26FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [26FE]
H. Res. 371--
A resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [26FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [26FE]
H. Res. 372--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    marijuana is a dangerous and addictive drug and should not be 
    legalized for medicinal use; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Portman, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Buyer, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. 
    Gekas), [26FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-451, part 1), [18MR]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [18MR]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [18MR]
H. Res. 373--
A resolution commending democracy in Botswana; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Menendez), 
    [26FE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [17MR]
H. Res. 374--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the ongoing violence in Algeria; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. Hastings of Florida), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP]
  Rules suspended. Agreed in in the House amended, [28AP]
H. Res. 375--
A resolution supporting the efforts of Dobroslav Paraga to bring about 
    increased respect for democratic and human rights in Croatia; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [11MR]
  Cosponsors removed, [30AP], [29JY]
H. Res. 376--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 856) to provide 
    a process leading to full self-government for Puerto Rico.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [3MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-426), [3MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [4MR]
H. Res. 377--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2369) to amend 
    the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and clarify 
    prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, and for other purposes.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [4MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-427), [4MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [5MR]
H. Res. 378--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3130) to 
    provide for an alternative penalty procedure for States that fail to 
    meet Federal child support data processing requirements, to reform 
    Federal incentive payments for effective child support performance, 
    and to provide for a more flexible penalty procedure for States that 
    violate interjurisdictional adoption requirements.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [4MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-428), [4MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [5MR]
H. Res. 379--
A resolution returning to the Senate the bill S. 104.
  By Mr. ENSIGN, [5MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [5MR]
H. Res. 380--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    no change in the water level of Lake Powell is justified or 
    appropriate; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Cook, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
    Young of Alaska, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Herger, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hill, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Redmond, 
    Mr. Stump, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Smith of Oregon), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [19MR]
H. Res. 381--
A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President 
    should renegotiate the extradition treaty with Mexico so that the 
    possibility of capital punishment will not interfere with the timely 
    extradition of criminal suspects from Mexico to the United States; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, 
    Mr. Bliley, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Frost, Mr. Burton 
    of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Solomon, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. English 
    of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Mica, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Royce, and Mrs. Myrick), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [24JN], [25JN], [5AU], [10SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [15SE]
H. Res. 382--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 992), to end 
    the Tucker Act shuffle.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [10MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-430), [10MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [11MR]
H. Res. 383--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1432), to 
    authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Saharan Africa.
  By Mr. LINDER, [10MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-431), [10MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [11MR]
H. Res. 384--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2883), to amend 
    provisions of law enacted by the Government Performance and Results 
    Act of 1993 to improve Federal agency strategic plansand performance 
    reports.
  By Mr. PRYCE of Ohio, [11MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-433), [11MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [12MR]
H. Res. 385--
Resolution waiving points of order agianst the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1757), to consolidate international affairs 
    agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State 
    and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and to ensure 
    that the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
    (NATO) proceeds in a manner consistent with the United States 
    interests, to strengthen relations between the United States and 
    Russia, to preserve the perogatives of the Congress with respect to 
    certain arms control agreements, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [11MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-434), [11MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [26MR]
H. Res. 386--
A resolution electing the Honorable Richard K. Armey of Texas to act as 
    Speaker pro tempore.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [17MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [17MR]
H. Res. 387--
A resolution prohibiting the payment of any amount from the reserve fund 
    established for unanticipated expenses of committees without the 
    approval of the House; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Moakley, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Ms. Slaughter), [17MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [27MR], [17JN]
H. Res. 388--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2870) to amend 
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to facilitate protection of 
    tropical forests through debt reduction with developing countries 
    with tropical forests.
  By Mr. HASTINGS, [17MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-449), [17MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [19MR]
H. Res. 389--
A resolution celebrating the ``New Mexico Cuartocentenario'', the 400th 
    anniversary commemoration of the first permament Spanish settlement 
    in New Mexico; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Redmond, and Mr. Skeen), [18MR]
H. Res. 390--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2589), to amend 
    the provisions of title 17, United States Code, with respect to the 
    duration of copyright, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [24MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-460), [24MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [25MR]
H. Res. 391--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2578), to amend 
    the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the visa waiver pilot 
    program, and to provide for the collection of data with respect to 
    the number of non-immigrants who remain in the United States after 
    the expiration of the period of stay authorized by the Attorney 
    General.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [24MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-461), [24MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [25MR]
H. Res. 392--
Resolution relating to the importance of Japanese-American relations and 
    the urgent need for Japan to more effectively address its economic 
    and financial problems and open its markets by eliminating informal 
    barriers to trade and investment, thereby making a more effective 
    contribution to leading the Asian region out of its current 
    financial crisis, insuring against a global recession, and 
    reinforcing regional stability and security; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Banking and Financial Services; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Berman), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MR], [27MR], [28AP], [30AP], [5MY], [6MY], [12MY]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-607, part 1), [25JN]
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services discharged, [25JN]
  Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended, [25JN]
  Committee on Ways and Means discharged, [17JY]

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  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [20JY]
H. Res. 393--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3246) to assist 
    small businesses and labor organizations in defending themselves 
    against government bureaucracy, to ensure that employees entitled to 
    reinstatement get their jobs back quickly, to protect the right of 
    employers to have a hearing to present their case in certain 
    representation cases, and to prevent the use of the National Labor 
    Relations Act for the purpose of disrupting or inflicting economic 
    harm on employers.
  By Mr. DREIER, [25MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [26MR]
H. Res. 394--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2515) to 
    address the declining health of forests on Federal lands in the 
    United States through a program of recovery and protection 
    consistent with the requirements of existing public land management 
    and environmental laws, to establish a program to inventory, 
    monitor, and analyze public and private forests and their resources, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [25MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-464), [25MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [26MR]
H. Res. 395--
A resolution expressing the condolences of the House on the death of the 
    Honorable Steven Schiff, a Representative from the State of New 
    Mexico.
  By Mr. SKEEN, [25MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [25MR]
H. Res. 396--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3310) to amend 
    chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, for the purpose of 
    facilitating compliance by small businesses with certain Federal 
    paperwork requirements, and to establish a task force to examine the 
    feasibility of streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to 
    small businesses.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [25MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-466), [25MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [26MR]
H. Res. 397--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    concerning the President's use of the White House Counsel's Office 
    in matters relating to his personal legal battles; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Jones, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Largent, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
    Duncan, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scarborough, 
    Mr. McCrery, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Neumann, Mr. DeLay, 
    Mr. Coble, Mr. Rogers, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Armey, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Everett, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Smith of Michigan), 
    [25MR]
H. Res. 398--
A resolution urging the President to expeditiously procure and provide 
    three UH-60L Blackhawk utility helicopters to the Colombian National 
    Police solely for the purpose of assisting the Colombian National 
    Police to perform their responsibilities to reduce and eliminate the 
    production of illicit drugs in Colombia and the trafficking of such 
    illicit drugs, including the trafficking of drugs such as heroin and 
    cocaine to the United States; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Manton, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Hastert), [26MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [30MR]
H. Res. 399--
A resolution urging the Congress and the President to work to fully fund 
    the Federal Government's obligation under the Individuals with 
    Disabilities Education Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Graham, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. 
    Sununu), [26MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30MR], [31MR], [1AP], [21AP], [23AP], [4MY], [7MY], 
    [11MY], [13MY], [22MY]
  Cosponsors removed, [1AP]
  Removal of cosponsor, [1AP]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [16JN]
H. Res. 400--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [27MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [27MR]
H. Res. 401--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    social promotion in America's schools should be ended and can be 
    ended through the use of high-quality, proven programs and 
    practices; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself and Mr. Riggs), [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [16JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [16JN]
H. Res. 402--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3579) making 
    emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [30MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-473), [30MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [31MR]
H. Res. 403--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to enhance 
    competition in the financial services industry by providing a 
    prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, 
    and other financial service providers, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [30MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-474), [30MR]
  Laid on the table, [1AP]
H. Res. 404--
A resolution commemorating 100 years of relations between the people of 
    the United States and the people of the Philippines; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Berman, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. 
    Faleomavaega), [31MR]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [7MY], [19MY], [3JN], [4JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [9JN]
H. Res. 405--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2400) to 
    authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, 
    and transit programs, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [31MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-476), [31MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [1AP]
H. Res. 406--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the canned fruit subsidy regime of the European Union is a bilateral 
    trade concern of high priority, for which prompt corrective action 
    is needed; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Herger, Mr. Matsui, 
    Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Pombo), [1AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [25JN], [9OC]
H. Res. 407--
Resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 111) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
    States with respect to tax limitations.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [21AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-488), [21AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [22AP]
H. Res. 408--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1252) to modify 
    the procedures of the Federal courts in certain matters, and for 
    other purpsoes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [22AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-491), [22AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [23AP]
H. Res. 409--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3717) to 
    prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for the distritbution of 
    needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of illegal drugs.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [28AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-497), [28AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [29AP]
H. Res. 410--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3546) to 
    provide for a national dialogue on Social Security and to establish 
    the Bipartisan Panel to Design Long-Range Social Security Reform.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [28AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-498), [28AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [29AP]
H. Res. 411--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to extend 
    the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 
    1965, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [28AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-499), [28AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [29AP]
H. Res. 412--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House; considered and agreed to.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [29AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [29AP]
H. Res. 413--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1502) entitled 
    the ''District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act of 
    1997''.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [29AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-501), [29AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [30AP]
H. Res. 414--
Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect 
    to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee 
    on Rules.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [29AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-502), [29AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [30AP]
H. Res. 415--
A resolution to promote independent radio broadcasting in Africa; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), 
    [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [14SE]
H. Res. 416--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 3579) making emergecny supplemental 
    appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [30AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-505), [30AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [30AP]
H. Res. 417--
A resolution regarding the importance of fathers in the raising and 
    development of their children; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Rogan, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
    Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Gephardt, and Mr. 
    Bonior), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [9JN]
H. Res. 418--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the President and the Senate should take the necessary actions to 
    prohibit the sale or diversion of Great Lakes water to foreign 
    countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Quinn), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [13MY], [20MY], [4JN]
H. Res. 419--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1872) to 
    amend the Communications

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    Satellite Act of 1962 to promote competition and privatization in 
    satellite communications, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [5MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-507), [5MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [6MY]
H. Res. 420--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3694) to 
    authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for intelligence and 
    intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the 
    Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
    Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [6MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-511), [6MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [7MY]
H. Res. 421--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    deploring the tragic and senseless murder of Bishop Juan Jose 
    Gerardi, calling on the Government of Guatemala to expeditiously 
    bring those responsible for the crime to justice, and calling on the 
    people of Guatemala to reaffirm their commitment to continue to 
    implement the peace accords without interruption; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. BRADY (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Sanford, and Mr. Davis of Florida), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [20JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [9SE]
H. Res. 422--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty should be 
    honored, recognized, and remembered for their great sacrifice; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    DeLay, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Goss, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stump, 
    and Mr. Talent), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [12MY]
H. Res. 423--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House with respect to winning 
    the war on drugs to protect our children; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. HASTERT (for himself, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, 
    Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
    Mr. Portman, Mr. Linder, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodling, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Lucas of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Doolittle, 
    Mr. Wamp, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Mica, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Blunt, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Weller, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
    Mr. Bass, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Watkins, Mrs. 
    Bono, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Collins, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Porter, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Pappas), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [12MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [12MY]
H. Res. 424--
A resolution requiring members, officers, and employees of the House of 
    Representatives to submit reports on travel to the Clerk of the 
    House which include information on the source of funds used to pay 
    for such travel, and for other purposes; to the Committees on House 
    Oversight; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HAMILTON (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Visclosky, 
    and Mr. Campbell), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN]
H. Res. 425--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the policy of the United States at the 50th Annual meeting 
    of the International Whaling Commission; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. METCALF, [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [18JN]
H. Res. 426--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3534) to 
    improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal private 
    sector mandates, and for other purposes.
  Mr. DREIER, [12MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-529), [12MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [13MY]
H. Res. 427--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 512) to 
    prohibit the expenditure of funds from the Land and Water 
    Conservation Fund for the creation of new National Wildlife Refuges 
    without specific authorization from Congress pursuant to a 
    recommendation from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to 
    create the refuge.
  Mr. McINNIS, [12MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-530), [12MY]
H. Res. 428--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to enhance 
    competition in the financial services industry by providing a 
    prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, 
    and other financial service providers, and for other purposes.
  Mr. DREIER, [12MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-531), [12MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [13MY]
H. Res. 429--
A resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. DREIER, [13MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [13MY]
H. Res. 430--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2431) to 
    establish an Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring, to provide 
    for the imposition of sanctions against countries engaged in a 
    pattern of religious persecution, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [13MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-534), [13MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [14MY]
H. Res. 431--
A resolution expressing disapproval of the manner in which 
    Representative Burton has conducted the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight's investigation of political fund-raising 
    improprieties and possible violations of law.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT, [14MY]
  Laid on the table, [14MY]
H. Res. 432--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    concerning the President's assertions of executive privilege; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DELAY, [14MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [21MY]
H. Res. 433--
A resolution calling upon the President of the United States to urge 
    full cooperation by his former political appointees and friends and 
    their associates with congressional investigations; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [14MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [21MY]
H. Res. 434--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [14MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [14MY]
H. Res. 435--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to 
    authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military 
    activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
    personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [14MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-535), [14MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [19MY]
H. Res. 436--
Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 432) 
    expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the 
    President's assertions of executive privilege, and for consideration 
    of the resolution (H. Res. 433) calling upon the President of the 
    United States to urge full cooperation by his former political 
    appointees and friends and their associates with congressional 
    investigations.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [14MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-536), [14MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [21MY]
H. Res. 437--
A resolution commending Jack Elrod for his contributions to the United 
    States; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. LINDER (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Deal of Georgia), 
    [14MY]
H. Res. 438--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House regarding the transfer to 
    the People's Republic of China of technology that can be used in the 
    development of strategic nuclear missiles; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. RYUN (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. 
    Cubin, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Stump, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Dickey, 
    Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Wamp, and Ms. Danner), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [4JN]
H. Res. 439--
A resolution concerning India's recent detonation of 5 nuclear devices; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD, [14MY]
H. Res. 440--
A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight should confer immunity from 
    prosecution for information and testimony concerning illegal foreign 
    fundraising activities; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [18MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [19MY]
H. Res. 441--
A resolution providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) 
    to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military 
    activities of the Department of the Defense, to prescribe military 
    personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [19MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-544), [19MY]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [20MY]
H. Res. 442--
A resolution providing for the consideration of the joint resolution 
    (H.J. Res. 119) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to limit campaign spending, and for consideration of 
    the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
    1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal 
    office, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [20MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-545), [20MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [21MY]
H. Res. 443--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the Secretary of State should seek certain commitments from the 
    governments of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic regarding the 
    payment of insurance benefits owed to victims of the Nazis (and 
    their beneficiaries and heirs) by those countries; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. FOLEY (for himself and Mr. Lantos), [21MY]
H. Res. 444--
A resolution supporting the Global March Against Child Labor; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Education and the Workforce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Boswell, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Vento, 
    Mr. Matsui, Mr. Levin, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Olver, 
    Mr. Torres, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. 
    Bonior), [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [3JN], [4JN], [5JN]
H. Res. 445--
A resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with 
    respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
    committee on Rules, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [21MY]

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  Reported (H. Rept. 105-547), [21MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [22MY]
H. Res. 446--
A resolution disposing of the conference report to accompany the bill 
    (S. 1150) to ensure that federally funded agricultural research, 
    extension, and education address high-priority concerns with 
    national or multistate significance, to reform, extend, and 
    eliminate certain agricultural research programs, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [21MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-548), [21MY]
  Failed of passage, [22MY]
H. Res. 447--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding financial management by Federal agencies; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. NEUMANN (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Armey, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Burton of Indiana), 
    [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [9JN]
H. Res. 448--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the President should postpone his visit to the People's Republic of 
    China planned for June 1998 until all questions related to the 
    export of sensitive satellite technology to the People's Republic of 
    China have been thoroughly and satisfactorily answered; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [22MY]
H. Res. 449--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2400) to authorize funds for Federal-aid 
    highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [22MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-552), [22MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [22MY]
H. Res. 450--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3433) to 
    amend the Social Security Act to establish a Ticket to Work and 
    Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to 
    provide beneficiaries with disabilities meaningful opportunities to 
    return to work and to extend Medicare coverage for such 
    beneficiaries, and to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1996 to 
    provide a tax credit for impairment-related work expenses.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [22MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-553), [22MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [3JN]
H. Res. 451--
A resolution congratulating the Chicago Board of Trade and the city of 
    Chicago, Illinois, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the 
    establishment of the Chicago Board of Trade; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN]
H. Res. 452--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service should 
    reject the recommended decision issued by the Postal Rate Commission 
    on May 11, 1998, to the extent that it provides for any increase in 
    postage rates; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. LATHAM, [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [18JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [22JN]
H. Res. 453--
A resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 78) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
    States restoring religious freedom.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [3JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-563), [3JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [4JN]
H. Res. 454--
A resolution providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution 
    (H. Con. Res. 285) expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    President of the United states should reconsider his decision t be 
    formally received in Tiananmen Square by the Government of the 
    People's Republic of China.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [3JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-564), [3JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [4JN]
H. Res. 455--
A resolution providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution 
    (H. Con. Res. 284) revising the congressional budget for the United 
    States Government for fiscal year 1998, establishing the 
    congressional buget for the United States Government for the 
    Government for fiscal year 1999, and setting forth apropriated 
    budgetary levels for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [3JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-565), [3JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [4JN]
H. Res. 456--
A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    provide for mandatory drug testing of Members, officers, and 
    employees of the House of Representatives; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Shays, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Hastert, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Latham), 
    [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN]
H. Res. 457--
A resolution providing for the consideration of the Senate amendments to 
    the bill (H.R. 2709) to impose certain sanctions on foreign persons 
    who transfer items contributing to Iran's efforts to acquire, 
    develop, or produce ballistic missiles.
  By Mr. GOSS, [4JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-566), [4JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [9JN]
H. Res. 458--
A resolution providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2183) 
    to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [4JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-567), [4JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [18JN]
H. Res. 459--
A resolution commemorating 50 years of relations between the United 
    States and the Republic of Korea; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Payne, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Kim), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [9SE]
H. Res. 460--
A resolution recognizing the 20th anniversary of the founding of the 
    Vietnam Veterans of America; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [14JY], [15JY], [17JY], [21JY], [22JY], 
    [27JY], [31JY], [18SE], [23SE], [1OC], [8OC]
H. Res. 461--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2888) to 
    amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from the 
    minimum wage recordkeeping and overtime compensation requirements 
    certain specialized employees.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [9JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-572), [9JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [10JN]
H. Res. 462--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3150) to 
    amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [9JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-573), [9JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [10JN]
H. Res. 463--
A resolution to establish the Select Committee on U.S. National Security 
    and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of 
    China; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [9JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-582), [16JN]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [18JN]
H. Res. 464--
A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    provide a vote in the Committee of the Whole to the Delegate to the 
    House from the District of Columbia; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Ms. NORTON, [9JN]
H. Res. 465--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3494) to 
    amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to violent sex 
    crimes against children, and for other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [10JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-576), [10JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [11JN]
H. Res. 466--
A resolution condemning the brutal killing of Mr. James Byrd, Jr.; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Stokes, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Wynn, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jackson, 
    Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-
    Green, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Meeks of 
    New York, Ms. Lee, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
    Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Green, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
    Armey, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. 
    Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Linder, Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Traficant, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Engel, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Mr. Olver, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Bono, Mr. King of 
    New York, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Poshard), [11JN]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [11JN]
H. Res. 467--
A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3526) to 
    reform the financing of Federal elections; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [23JN]
  Discharge petition (Pet. 105-5) filed, [23JN]
H. Res. 468--
A resolution providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2183) 
    to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN]
H. Res. 469--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding assistance to Mexico to combat wildfires, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
    Bentsen, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Filner, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
    Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Frost, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Manton, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
    Redmond, Mr. Armey, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Turner), [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [3AU]
H. Res. 470--
A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding actions to stop the poaching of valuable marine resources 
    and use of illegal high seas drifnets in the Bering Sea; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [15JN]
H. Res. 471--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2646) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
    1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from

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    education individual retirement accounts for elementary and 
    secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of 
    contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [16JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-579), [16JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [17JN]
H. Res. 472--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3097) to 
    terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [16JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-580), [16JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [17JN]
H. Res. 473--
A resolution providing for consideration of H.R. 3580; to the Committee 
    on Rules.
  By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Minge), [16JN]
  Discharge petition (Pet. 105-6) filed, [25JN]
H. Res. 474--
A resolution expressing the Boy Scouts of America freedom of 
    association; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [16JN]
H. Res. 475--
A resolution recognizing the importance of achieving the goal of the 
    1997 Microcredit Summit to provide access to microcredit to 
    100,000,000 of the world's poorest families; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Banking and Financial Services, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LUTHER (for himself and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [14JY], [22JY], [31JY], [9SE], [26SE]
H. Res. 476--
A resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 463) 
    to establish the Select Committee on U.S. National Security and 
    Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [17JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-583), [17JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [18JN]
H. Res. 477--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4059) making 
    appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base 
    realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [18JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-585), [18JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [19JN]
H. Res. 478--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4060) making 
    appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [18JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-586), [18JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [19JN]
H. Res. 479--
A resolution recognizing the security interests of the United States in 
    furthering complete nuclear disarmament; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    McGovern, Ms. Furse, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [21JY], [6AU], [10SE], [16SE], [24SE], 
    [25SE], [5OC], [8OC]
H. Res. 480--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    concerning the assertion of protective function privilege; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DeLAY, [19JN]
H. Res. 481--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    professional sports leagues and the International Olympic Committee 
    should help reinforce the unacceptability and harmfulness of illegal 
    drug use by establishing clear guidelines and penalties, and that 
    athletes using illegal drugs who do not identify the person who 
    provided the illegal drugs and successfully complete a drug 
    treatment program should be suspended from play for a minimum of one 
    year without pay; to the Committees on Commerce; International 
    Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and 
    Mr. Ryun), [19JN]
H. Res. 482--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4101) making 
    appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
    Administrtion, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [22JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-593), [22JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [23JN]
H. Res. 483--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding strengthening the Social Security system to meet the 
    challenges of the next century; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Green, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
    Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek 
    of Florida, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Schumer, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Waters, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clement, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hefner, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
    Kildee, Mr. Lampson, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pomeroy, 
    Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. 
    Faleomavaega), [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [17JY], [29JY], [14SE], [23SE], [2OC], 
    [9OC], [13OC], [19OC], [20OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [6OC]
H. Res. 484--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4103) making 
    appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [23JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-596), [23JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [24JN]
H. Res. 485--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4104) making 
    appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
    Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain 
    independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [23JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-597), [23JN]
  Failed of passage, [25JN]
H. Res. 486--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3605) to 
    amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income 
    Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
    protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage; 
    to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. GANSKE (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Forbes), 
    [23JN]
  Discharge petition (Pet. 105-7) filed, [20JY]
H. Res. 487--
A resolution relating to the emancipation of African slaves in the 
    Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN (for herself, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Frost, and Mr. Dixon), [23JN]
H. Res. 488--
A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    require a two-thirds vote on any bill or joint resolution that, 
    pursuant to fast-track procedures, would implement any trade 
    agreement; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [23JN]
H. Res. 489--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4112) making 
    appropriations for the Lesiglative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [24JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-601), [24JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [25JN]
H. Res. 490--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2676) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
    1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [24JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-602), [24JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [25JN]
H. Res. 491--
A resolution providing for consideration of a concurrent resolution 
    providing for adjournment of the House and Senate for the 
    Independence Day district work period.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [24JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-603), [24JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [25JN]
H. Res. 492--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [24JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [24JN]
H. Res. 493--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the Secretary of Agriculture should provide timely assistance to 
    Texas farmers and livestock producers who are experiencing worsening 
    drought conditions; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [24JN]
H. Res. 494--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the United States has enjoyed the loyalty of the United States 
    citizens of Guam, and that the United States recognizes the 
    centennial anniversary of the Spanish-American War as an opportune 
    time for Congress to reaffirm its commitment to increase self-
    government consistent with self-determination for the people of 
    Guam; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Young 
    of Alaska, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Becerra, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Clay, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. LaFalce, 
    Mr. Lantos, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jones, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
    Stump, and Ms. Stabenow), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [10SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-751), [28SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [13OC]
H. Res. 495--
A resolution relating to the recognition of the connection between the 
    emancipation of African slaves in the Danish West Indies, now the 
    United States Virgin Islands, to the American Declaration of 
    Independence from the British Government; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN (for herself, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
    Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Conyers), [25JN]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [25JN]
H. Res. 496--
A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    require a three-fifths vote to increase the minimum wage; to the 
    Committee on Rules.

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  By Mr. TIAHRT, [25JN]
H. Res. 497--
A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    require a two-thirds vote on any bill or joint resolution that 
    either authorizes the President to enter into a trade agreement that 
    is implemented pursuant to fast-track procedures or that implements 
    a trade agreement pursuant to such procedures; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [25JN]
H. Res. 498--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4104) making 
    appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
    Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain 
    Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [14JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-622), [14JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [15JY]
H. Res. 499--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3682) to 
    amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across 
    State lines to avoid laws requiring the involvement of parents in 
    abortion decisions.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [14JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-623), [14JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [15JY]
H. Res. 500--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3267) to 
    direct the ecretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
    Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study and construct a project 
    to reclaim the Salton Sea.
  By Mr. DREIER, [14JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-624), [14JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [15JY]
H. Res. 501--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4194) making 
    appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
    and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
    commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [15JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-628), [15JY]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [16JY]
H. Res. 502--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    congratulating the people of Colombia for completing free and 
    democratic elections on June 21, 1998, congratulating the President-
    elect on his victory, and calling on the new government and all 
    other parties to the current conflict in Colombia to renew their 
    efforts to end the guerrilla and paramilitary violence which 
    continues to pose a serious threat to democracy as well as economic 
    and social stability in Colombia; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
   By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Ackerman), [15JY]
H. Res. 503--
A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    provide for mandatory drug testing of Members, officers, and 
    employees of the House of Representatives; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Hastert), 
    [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [29JY]
H. Res. 504--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4193) making 
    appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
    agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [20JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-637), [20JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [21JY]
H. Res. 505--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to the importance of diplomatic relations with the Pacific 
    Island nations; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Berman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [23SE]
H. Res. 506--
A resolution providing amounts for further expenses of the Committee on 
    Standards of Official Conduct in the second session of the One 
    Hundred Fifth Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself and Mr. Berman), [20JY]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [5AU]
H. Res. 507--
A resolution providing special investigative authority for the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hilleary, 
    Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Parker), [21JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-658), [29JY]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [30JY]
H. Res. 508--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4276) making 
    appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
    the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [22JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-641), [22JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [30JY]
H. Res. 509--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4250) to 
    provide new patient protections under group health plans.
  By Mr. GOSS, [23JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-643), [23JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [24JY]
H. Res. 510--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4328) making 
    appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
    agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [28JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-651), [28JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [29JY]
H. Res. 511--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 629) to grant the consent of the Congress 
    to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [28JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-652), [28JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [29JY]
H. Res. 512--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the President should focus appropriate attention on the issue of 
    neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of 
    school crime by delivering speeches, convening meetings, and 
    directing his Administration to make reducing crime an important 
    priority; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [16OC]
H. Res. 513--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3736) to 
    amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes relating 
    to H-1B nonimmigrants.
  By Mr. DREIER, [30JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-660), [30JY]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [24SE]
H. Res. 514--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    Attorney General Janet Reno should apply to the Special Division of 
    the United States Court of Appeals for the appointment of an 
    independent counsel to investigate a number of matters relating to 
    the campaign finance investigation currently being conducted by the 
    Department of Justice; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana), [31JY]
H. Res. 515--
A resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [3AU]
  Agreed to in the House, [3AU]
H. Res. 516--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3892) to 
    amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    establish a program to help children and youth learn English, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [4AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-675), [4AU]
  Agreed to in the House, [10SE]
H. Res. 517--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4380) making 
    appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and 
    other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues 
    of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [5AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-679), [5AU]
  Agreed to in the House, [6AU]
H. Res. 518--
A resolution calling for free and transparent elections in Gabon; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Dixon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Sanford, and Ms. McKinney), 
    [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [13OC]
H. Res. 519--
A resolution concerning Iraqi development of weapons of mass 
    destruction; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Graham), [6AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [10SE], [14SE], [16SE], [23SE], [24SE], 
    [1OC], [5OC], [9OC], [10OC], [13OC]
H. Res. 520--
A resolution congratulating Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals for 
    breaking the Major League Baseball single-season home run record; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. TALENT, [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE]
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight discharged. Agreed to in 
    the House, [15SE]
H. Res. 521--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2863) to 
    amend the Migratory Bird Treay Act to clarify restrictions under 
    that Act on baiting, to facilitate acquisition of migratory bird 
    habitat, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [9SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-698), [9SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [10SE]
H. Res. 522--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2538) to 
    establish a Presidential commission to determine the validity of 
    certain land claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo 
    of 1848 involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican 
    citizens at the time of the Treaty.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [9SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-699), [9SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [10SE]
H. Res. 523--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the terrorist bombing of the United States Embassies in 
    East Africa; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE], [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [10OC]
H. Res. 524--
A resolution congratulating the Toms River East American Little League 
    team of Toms River, New Jersey, for winning the Little League World 
    Series; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [9SE]
H. Res. 525--
A resolution providing for a deliberative review by the Committee on the 
    Judiciary of a communication from an independent counsel, and for 
    the release thereof, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [10SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-703), [10SE]

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  Agreed to in the House, [11SE]
H. Res. 526--
A resolution condemning the launching by the Democratic People's 
    Republic of Korea of a ballistic missile in violation of Japanese 
    air space, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. KIM, [10SE]
H. Res. 527--
A resolution honoring the centennial of the founding of DePaul 
    University in Chicago, Illinois; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, [10SE]
H. Res. 528--
A resolution ordering the immediate printing of the entire communication 
    received on September 9, 1998, from an independent counsel; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Condit, 
    and Ms. Eshoo), [10SE]
H. Res. 529--
A resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    require a bill or joint resolution which amends a law to show the 
    change in the law made by the amendment, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mr. Solomon), [10SE]
  Cosponsors added, [2OC]
H. Res. 530--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [11SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [11SE]
H. Res. 531--
A resolution calling upon William Jefferson Clinton to immediately 
    resign the Office of President of the United States; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH, [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE]
H. Res. 532--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the President should personally reimburse the Federal Government for 
    the costs incurred by the Office of Independent Counsel since 
    January 26, 1998; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    LaHood, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Snowbarger, mr. Weller, and Mr. Ballenger), [11SE]
H. Res. 533--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the culpability of Hun Sen for war crimes, crimes against 
    humanity, and genocide in Cambodia (the former Kampuchea, the 
    People's Republic of Kampuchea, and the State of Cambodia); to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER, [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE], [23SE], [24SE], [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [10OC]
H. Res. 534--
A resolution congratulating Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs for tying the 
    current major league record for home runs in one season; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [14SE]
H. Res. 535--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4006) to 
    clarify Federal law to prohibit the dispensing or distribution of a 
    controlled substance for the purpose of causing, or asisting in 
    causing,the suicide, or euthanasis, of any individual.
  By Mr. LINDER, [14SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-712), [14SE]
H. Res. 536--
A resolution congratulating Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs for tying the 
    current major league record for home runs in one season; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    Fawell, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rush, Mr. Porter, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Jackson 
    of Illinois, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Hastert, 
    Mr. Poshard, Mr. Crane, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. LaHood), [15SE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [15SE]
H. Res. 537--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4300) to 
    support enhanced drug interdiction efforts in the major transit 
    countries and support a comprehensive supply eradication and crop 
    substitution program in source countries.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [15SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-720), [15SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [16SE]
H. Res. 538--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4550) to 
    provide for programs to facilitate a significant reduction in the 
    incidence and prevalence of substance abuse through reducing the 
    demand for illegal drugs and the inappropriate use of legal drugs.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [15SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-721), [15SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [16SE]
H. Res. 539--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a 
    national HIV surveillance system should be expeditiously 
    implemented; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Stokes, and Ms. Pelosi), [15SE]
H. Res. 540--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [16SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [16SE]
H. Res. 541--
A resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 128) making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [16SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-724), [16SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [17SE]
H. Res. 542--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4569) making 
    appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
    programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [16SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-725), [16SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [17SE]
H. Res. 543--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3248) to 
    provide dollars to the classroom.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [16SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-726), [16SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [17SE]
H. Res. 544--
A resolution providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
    rules.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [17SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-729), [17SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [18SE]
H. Res. 545--
A resolution impeaching Kenneth W. Starr, an independent counsel of the 
    United States appointed pursuant to 28 United States Code section 
    593(b), of high crimes and misdemeanors; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [18SE]
  Laid on the table, [23SE]
H. Res. 546--
A resolution ordering the immediate printing of the entire communication 
    received on September 9, 1998, from an independent counsel; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. LaHood), [18SE]
H. Res. 547--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the President should reimburse the Federal Government for the 
    estimated $4,400,000 in costs incurred by the Office of Independent 
    Counsel in investigating his relationship with Ms. Monica Lewinsky; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself and Mr. Gillmor), [18SE]
H. Res. 548--
A resolution recognizing that prevention of youth suicide is a 
    compelling national priority; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PACKARD (for himself and Mr. Skaggs), [18SE]
H. Res. 549--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 3616) to authorize appropriations for 
    fiscal year 1999 for military acitvities of the Department of 
    Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 
    1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [23SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-740), [23SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [24SE]
H. Res. 550--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 4112) making appropriations for the 
    Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [23SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-741), [23SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [24SE]
H. Res. 551--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4618) to 
    provide emergency assistance to American farmers and ranchers for 
    crop and livestock feed losses due to disasters and to respond to 
    loss of world markets for American agricultural commodities.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [24SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-743), [24SE]
  Laid on the table (pursuant to H. Res. 567), [2OC]
H. Res. 552--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4578) to 
    amend the Social Security Act to establish the Protect Social 
    Security Account into which the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
    deposit budget surpluses until a reform measure is enacted to ensure 
    the long-term solvency of the OASDI trust fund, and for 
    consideration of the bill (H.R. 4579) to provide tax relief for 
    individuals, families, and farming and other small businesses, to 
    provide tax incentives for education, to extend certain expiring 
    provisions, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [24SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [25SE]
H. Res. 553--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2621) to 
    extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade 
    agreements, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [24SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-745), [24SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [25SE]
H. Res. 554--
A resolution to condemn North Korea's missile launch over Japan; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska), [24SE]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC], [15OC]
H. Res. 555--
A resolution recognizing the suffering and hardship endured by American 
    civilian prisoners of war during World War II; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Engel), [25SE]
H. Res. 556--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the people of the Republic of Mozambique and President Joaquim 
    Alberto Chissano are to be congratulated for their commitments to 
    democracy, peace, and economic reform in their country and 
    throughout southern Africa, and that it is in the interest of both 
    the United States and the Republic of Mozambique to maintain and 
    enhance continued close relations; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Ms. McKINNEY, [25SE]
H. Res. 557--
A resolution expressing support for U.S. government efforts to identify 
    Holocaust-era assets, urging the restitution of individual and 
    communal property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Ros-
    Lehtinen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
    Waxman, and Mr. Wexler), [28SE]

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  Cosponsors added, [5OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [9OC]
H. Res. 558--
A resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with 
    respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
    Committee on Rules, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. HASTINGS, [28SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-754), [28SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [1OC]
H. Res. 559--
A resolution condemning the terror, vengeance, and human rights abuses 
    against the civilian population of Sierra Leone; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. EHLERS (for himself and Mr. Royce), [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [10OC]
H. Res. 560--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3789) to 
    amend title 28, United States Code, to enlarge Federal Court 
    jurisdiction over purported class actions.
  By Mr. LINDER, [1OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-758), [1OC]
H. Res. 561--
A resolution concerning the crisis in Kosovo and calling for NATO 
    agreement to take direct and decisive action against those forces 
    attacking civilian populations in Kosovo; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
    Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Engel, Mr. Wexler, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. McNulty), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [2OC], [8OC], [9OC], [13OC]
H. Res. 562--
A resolution concerning properties wrongfully expropriated by formerly 
    totalitarian governments; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Hyde, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Markey, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Salmon, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania), [1OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [13OC]
H. Res. 563--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report on 
    (H.R. 4104) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
    United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
    and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1999.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [1OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-761), [1OC]
  Failed of passage, [1OC]
H. Res. 564--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4274), making 
    appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health, and Human 
    Services, and Education and related agencies, for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1999.
  By DREIER, [1OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-762), [1OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [2OC]
H. Res. 565--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the importance of mammograms and biopsies in the fight 
    against breast cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BASS (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
    Blunt, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Boyd, 
    Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Camp, Mr. Campbell, 
    Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, 
    Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dixon, 
    Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Ensign, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Gordon, Mr. Goss, Mr. Green, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, 
    Mr. Houghton, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. King of New York, 
    Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Lantos, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New 
    York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Myrick, 
    Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Portman, Ms. Pryce 
    of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Redmond, Mr. 
    Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Saxton, 
    Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Adam Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, 
    Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Young of 
    Florida), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [2OC], [5OC], [6OC], [7OC]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [8OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [9OC]
H. Res. 566--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the President and the Senate should take the necessary actions to 
    prevent the sale or diversion of Great Lakes water to foreign 
    countries, business, corporations, and individuals until procedures 
    are established to guarantee that any such sale is fully negotiated 
    between and approved by the governments concerned; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Obey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Luther, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Souder, 
    Mr. Vento, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. McHugh, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [13OC], [15OC]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [20OC]
H. Res. 567--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 4101) making appropriations for 
    Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
    related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
    1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [2OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-764), [2OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [2OC]
H. Res. 568--
A resolution recognizing and congratulating Cal Ripken, Jr.; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Ehrlich), [2OC]
H. Res. 569--
A resolution concerning the extradition to the United States of 
    Salvadorans; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia, [2OC]
H. Res. 570--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding support for the formation of the Chinese Democracy Party 
    (CDP) and to urge the Government of the People's Republic of China 
    to guarantee the rights and safety of the CDP organizers; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER, [2OC]
H. Res. 571--
A resolution expressing sympathy to the family and colleagues of Lev 
    Yakovlevich Rokhlin, and expressing the sense of the House of 
    Representatives that the President of the United States should urge 
    the Russian Government to promptly and thoroughly investigate the 
    circumstances surrounding the death of Lev Yakovlevich Rokhlin and 
    to provide a full accounting of the circumstances as soon as 
    practicable, but not later than November 1999; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Thornberry, Ms. Granger, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Cunningham), [2OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H. Res. 572--
A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill H.R. 1702 and 
    the Senate amendment thereto.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [5OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [5OC]
H. Res. 573--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4570) to 
    provide for certain boundary adjustments and conveyances involving 
    public lands, to establish and improve the management of certain 
    heritage areas, historic areas, National Parks, protect communities 
    by reducing hazardous fuels levels on public lands, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [5OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-776), [5OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [7OC]
H. Res. 574--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 4194) making appropriations for the 
    Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, 
    and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
    corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
    1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [5OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-777), [5OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [6OC]
H. Res. 575--
A resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with 
    respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
    Committee on Rules, and for other purposes.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [5OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-778), [5OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [6OC]
H. Res. 576--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4259) to 
    allow Haskell Indian Nations University and the Southwestern Indian 
    Polytechnic Institute each to conduct a demonstration project to 
    test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel manaagement 
    policies and procedures, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [5OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-779), [5OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [6OC]
H. Res. 577--
A resolution permitting official photographs of the House of 
    Representatives to be taken while the House is in actual session; to 
    the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [5OC]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [6OC]
H. Res. 578--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the print of the Committee on Science entitled ``Unlocking Our 
    Future--Toward a New National Science Policy'' should serve as a 
    framework for future deliberations on congressional science policy 
    and funding; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Ehlers), [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [8OC]
H. Res. 579--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 4104) making appropriations for the 
    Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
    Office of the President, and certain independent Agencies, for the 
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [7OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-790), [7OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [7OC]
H. Res. 580--
A resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 131) waiving certain enrollment requirements for the remainder 
    of the One Hundred Fifth Congress with respect to any bill or joint 
    resolution making general or continuing appropraitions for fiscal 
    year 1999.

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  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [7OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-791), [7OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [8OC]
H. Res. 581--
A resolution aauthorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary 
    to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the impeachment 
    of William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States.
  By Mr. HYDE, [7OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-795), [7OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [8OC]
H. Res. 582--
A resolution directing the Committee on the Judiciary to undertake an 
    inquiry into whether grounds exist to impeach Kenneth W. Starr, an 
    independent prosecutor of the United States; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island), [7OC]
H. Res. 583--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House with respect to barriers 
    between the United States and Canada with regard to certain 
    agriculture products; referred to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiciton of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Thune, and Mr. Hill), [8OC]
H. Res. 584--
A resolution further providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4274) 
    making appropriations for the Departments of Labor; Health and Human 
    Services; and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [8OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-798), [8OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [8OC]
H. Res. 585--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the Health Care Financing Administration should adhere to the 
    statutory deadlines for implementation of the prospective payment 
    system for home health services furnished under the Medicare 
    Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Granger, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, and Mr. Paul), [8OC]
H. Res. 586--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 3150) to amend title 11 of the United 
    States Code, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [8OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-799), [8OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [9OC]
H. Res. 587--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to the seriousness of the national problems associated with 
    mental illness and with respect to congressional intent to establish 
    a mental illness task force; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Ms. Kaptur), [8OC]
H. Res. 588--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4761) to 
    require the United States Trade Representative to take certain 
    actions in response to the failure of the European Union to comply 
    with the rulings of the World Trade Organization.
  By Mr. DREIER, [9OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-805), [9OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [10OC]
H. Res. 589--
A resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of Rule XI with 
    respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
    Committee on Rules, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [9OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-806), [9OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [10OC]
H. Res. 590--
A resolution recognizing and honoring Hunter Scott for his efforts to 
    honor the memory of the captain and crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS 
    and for the outstanding example he has set for the young people of 
    the United States; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Abercrombie), 
    [9OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [10OC]
H. Res. 591--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the Supreme Court of the United States should improve its employment 
    practices with regard to hiring more qualified minority applicants 
    to serve as clerks to the Justices; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Jackson of 
    Illinois), [9OC]
H. Res. 592--
A resolution providing for the concurrence by the House with amendments 
    in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4110.
  By Mr. STUMP, [10OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [10OC]
H. Res. 593--
A resolution permitting payments to be made by the House of 
    Representatives to reimburse Members, officers, and employees for 
    qualified adoption expenses; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Oberstar), [10OC]
H. Res. 594--
A resolution providing for consideration of certain resolutions in 
    preparation for the adjournment of the second session sine die.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [13OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-818), [13OC]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [20OC]
H. Res. 595--
A resolution concerning the need to improve working conditions at the 
    Han Young truck factory in Tijuana, Mexico; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), [13OC]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC]
H. Res. 596--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to the seriousness of the national problems associated with 
    mental illness and with respect to congressional intent to establish 
    a ``Mental Illness Working Group.''; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Ms. Kaptur), [13OC]
  Cosponsors added, [15OC]
H. Res. 597--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House with respect to the 
    brutal killing of Mr. Matthew Shepard; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself and Ms. DeGette), [14OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [15OC]
H. Res. 598--
A resolution calling on the President to take all necessary measures to 
    respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial 
    crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rangel, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Mr. Horn, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Regula, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Everett, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ney, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
    Collins, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
    Visclosky, Mr. Parker, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Moakley, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
    Engel, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania), [14OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [15OC]
  Cosponsors added, [15OC]
H. Res. 599--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House on a question relating to 
    the privileges of the House; to the Committee on Standards of 
    Official Conduct.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [14OC]
H. Res. 600--
A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    provide that certain extraordinary bills reported by the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight to eliminate waste and provide 
    reform of the executive branch are privileged; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mr. ROYCE, [14OC]
H. Res. 601--
A resolution returning to the Senate the bill S. 361.
  By Mr. CRANE, [15OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [15OC]
H. Res. 602--
A resolution providing for the concurrence by the House with an 
    amendment in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2204.
  By Mr. SHUSTER, [15OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [15OC]
H. Res. 603--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the seat in the United Nations that is reserved to Burma should be 
    occupied by a representative of the National League for Democracy; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER, [15OC]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC]
H. Res. 604--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1132) to modify 
    the boundaries of the Bandelier National Monument to include the 
    lands within the headwaters of the Upper Alamo Watershed which drain 
    into the Monument and which are not currently within the 
    jurisdiction of a Federal land management agency, to authorize 
    purchase or donation of those lands, and for other purposes, and for 
    consideration of the bill (S. 2133) an act to preserve the cultural 
    resources of the Route 66 corridor and to authorize the Secretary of 
    the Interior to provide assistance.
  By Mr. DREIER, [16OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-823), [16OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [20OC]
H. Res. 605--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 4328) making appropriations for the 
    Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [20OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-826), [20OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [20OC]
H. Res. 606--
A resolution providing for an organizational caucus or conference in the 
    House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [20OC]
  Agreed to in the House (pursuant to H. Res. 594), [20OC]
H. Res. 607--
A resolution providing for a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of 
    the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [20OC]
  Agreed to in the House (pursuant to H. Res. 594), [20OC]
H. Res. 608--
A resolution providing for a committee of two Members to be appointed by 
    the House to inform the President.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [20OC]
  Agreed to in the House (pursuant to H. Res. 594), [20OC]
H. Res. 609--
A resolution expressing concern over interference with freedom of the 
    press and the independence of judicial and electoral institutions in 
    Peru; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Lantos), [20OC]
H. Res. 610--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the people of the Republic of Mozambique are to be commended for 
    their commitment to rebuilding their nation

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    after years of civil war, their willingness to live together 
    harmoniously despite sharp political differences, and their ability 
    to overcome poverty, health crises, and refugee outflows to build a 
    growing economy and a positive future for their country; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. MCKINNEY, [20OC]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [20OC]
H. Res. 611--
A resolution impeaching William Jefferson Clinton, President of the 
    United States of America, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
  By Mr. HYDE, [17DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-830), [15DE]
  Considered, [18DE]
  Agreed to in the House (Article I--Perjury in a grand jury 
    proceeding), [19DE]
  Failed of passage (Article II--Perjury in a civil deposition), [19DE]
  Agreed to in the House (Article III--Obstruction of justice), [19DE]
  Failed of passage (Article IV--Abuse of power), [19DE]
H. Res. 612--
A resolution expressing unequivocal support for the men and women of our 
    Armed Forces who are currently carrying out missions in and around 
    the Persian Gulf region.
  By Mr. SPENCE, [17DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [17DE]
H. Res. 613--
A resolution providing a vote for the Delegate to the Congress from the 
    District of Columbia in the consideration by the House of 
    Representatives of any resolution impeaching the President or Vice 
    President of the United States; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Ms. NORTON, [18DE]
H. Res. 614--
A resolution appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment 
    trial of William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States.
  By Mr. HYDE, [19DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [19DE]

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S. 53--
A bill to require the general application of the antitrust laws to major 
    league baseball, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [30JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [7OC]
  Presented to the President (October 15, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-297] (signed October 27, 1998)
S. 104--
A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
  Returned to the Senate (pursuant to H. Res. 379), [5MR]
S. 109--
A bill to provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians.
  Passed Senate amended, [16OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [16OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, [19OC]
S. 191--
A bill to throttle criminal use of guns.
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [27JA]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [15OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-386] (signed November 13, 1998)
S. 231--
A bill to establish the National Cave and Karst Research Institute in 
    the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-496), [28AP]
  Passed House, [10OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-325] (signed October 30, 1998)
S. 308--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
    concerning grazing use of certain land within and adjacent to Grand 
    Teton National Park, WY, and to extend temporarily certain grazing 
    privileges.
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [21OC]
S. 314--
A bill to require that the Federal Government procure from the private 
    sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and 
    management of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [30JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight, [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5OC]
  Presented to the President (October 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-270] (signed October 19, 1998)
S. 318--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require automatic 
    cancellation and notice of cancellation rights with respect to 
    private mortgage insurance which is required by a creditor as a 
    condition for entering into a residential mortgage transition, and 
    for other purposes.
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14JY]
  Senate agreed to House amendments with amendments, [15JY]
  House agreed to Senate amendments to House amendments, [16JY]
  Presented to the President (July 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-216] (signed July 29, 1998)
S. 347--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 100 Alabama Street, 
    NW, in Altanta, Georgia, as the ``Sam Nunn Federal Center''.
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [3MR]
  Senate agreed to House amendments, [6MR]
  Presented to the President (March 10, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-165] (signed March 20, 1998)
S. 361--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the sale, 
    import, and export of products labeled as containing endangered 
    species, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [8OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [9OC]
  Papers returned to the Senate (pursuant to H. Res. 601), [16OC]
S. 391--
A bill to provide for the disposition of certain funds appropriated to 
    pay judgment in favor of the Mississippi Sioux Indians, and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Received in House, [10OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [10OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-387] (signed November 13, 1998)
S. 399--
A bill to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
    National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 
    to establish the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict 
    Resolution to conduct environmental conflict resolution and 
    training, and for other purposes.
  Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, [21OC]
S. 414--
A bill to amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to encourage competition in 
    international shipping and growth of United States imports and 
    exports, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [21AP]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22AP]
  Papers returned to the Senate (pursuant to S. Res. 215), [7MY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [11MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4AU]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [1OC]
  Presented to the President (October 6, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-258] (signed October 14, 1998)
S. 417--
A bill to extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy 
    and Conservation Act through September 30, 2002.
  Passed House amended, [28SE]
  Senate agreed to House amendments with amendment, [8OC]
  House agreed to Senate amendment to House amendments under suspension 
    of the rules, [15OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-388] (signed November 13, 1998)
S. 419--
A bill to provide surveillance, research, and services aimed at 
    prevention of birth defects, and for other purposes.
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [10MR]
  Presented to the President (April 17, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-168] (signed April 21, 1998)
S. 423--
A bill to extend the legislative authority for the Board of Regents of 
    Gunston Hall to establish a memorial to honor George Mason.
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9JN]
  Presented to the President (June 11, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-182] (signed June 19, 1998)
S. 439--
A bill to provide for Alaska State jurisdiction over small hydroelectric 
    projects, to address voluntary licensing of hydroelectric projects 
    on fresh waters in the State of Hawaii, to provide an exemption for 
    a portion of a hydroelectric project located in the State of New 
    Mexico, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [25JN]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Commerce, [14JY]
S. 442--
A bill to establish a national policy against State and local government 
    interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive 
    computer services, and to exercise congressional jurisdiction over 
    interstate commerce by establishing a moratorium on the imposition 
    of exactions that would interfere with the free flow of commerce via 
    the Internet, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [8OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [8OC]
  Referred to the Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the 
    Workforce; Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight; Ways and 
    Means, [21OC]
S. 459--
A bill to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to extend 
    certain authorizations, and for other purposes.
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [9OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendments, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-361] (signed November 10, 1998)
S. 462--
A bill to reform and consolidate the public and assisted housing 
    programs of the United States, and to redirect primary 
    responsibility for these programs from the Federal Government to 
    States and localities, and for other purposes.
  Referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, [21OC]
S. 469--
A bill to designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord 
    Rivers as a component of the National Wild and Scenic River System.
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [5OC]
  Passed House amended, [10OC]
S. 493--
A bill to amend section 1029 of title 18, United States Code, with 
    respect to cellular telephone cloning paraphernalia.
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [26FE]
  Senate agreed to House amendments, [1AP]
  Presented to the President (April 17, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-172] (signed April 24, 1998)
S. 495--
A bill to provide criminal and civil penalties for the unlawful 
    acquisition, transfer, or use of any chemical weapon or biological 
    weapon, and to reduce the threat of acts of terrorism or armed 
    aggression involving the use of any such weapon against the United 
    States, its citizens, or Armed Forces, or those of any allied 
    country, and for other purposes.
  Referred to the Committees on the Judiciary; International Relations; 
    Banking and Financial Services; Transportation and Infrastructure, 
    [21OC]
S. 505--
A bill to amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, with 
    respect to the duration of copyright, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [7OC]
  Received in House, [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [7OC]
  Presented to the President (October 15, 1998)

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  Approved [Public Law 105-298] (signed October 27, 1998)
S. 512--
A bill to amend chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, relating to 
    identity fraud, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [30JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [31JY]
S. 522--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose civil and 
    criminal penalties for the unauthorized access of tax returns and 
    tax return information by Federal employees and other persons, and 
    for other purposes.
  Referred to the Committees on Ways and Means; Banking and Financial 
    Services, [21OC]
S. 538--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
    facilities of the Minidoka project to the Burley Irrigation 
    District, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [25JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [14JY]
  Passed House, [12OC]
  Presented to the President (October 22, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-351] (signed November 3, 1998)
S. 638--
A bill to provide for the expeditious completion of the acquisition of 
    private mineral interests within the Mount St. Helens National 
    Volcanic Monument mandated by the 1982 act that established the 
    monument, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [17JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [20JY]
S. 731--
A bill to extend the legislative authority for construction of the 
    National Peace Garden memorial, and for other purposes.
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [25JN]
  Presented to the President (July 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-202] (signed July 16, 1998)
S. 736--
A bill to convey certain real property within the Carlsbad Project in 
    New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation District.
  Passed Senate amended, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
S. 744--
A bill to authorize the construction of the Fall River Water Users 
    District Rural Water System and authorize financial assistance to 
    the Fall River Water Users District, a non-profit corporation, in 
    the planning and construction of the water supply system, and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [12OC]
  Presented to the President (October 22, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-352] (signed November 3, 1998)
S. 750--
A bill to consolidate certain mineral interests in the National 
    Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota, through the exchange of 
    Federal and private mineral interests to enhance land management 
    capabilities and environmental and wildlife protection, and for 
    other purposes.
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [30MR]
  Presented to the President (April 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-167] (signed April 13, 1998)
S. 758--
A bill to make certain technical corrections to the Lobbying Disclosure 
    Act of 1995.
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [27JA]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [18MR]
  Presented to the President (March 26, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-166] (signed April 6, 1998)
S. 759--
A bill to provide for an annual report to Congress concerning diplomatic 
    immunity.
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (November 3, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-375] (signed November 12, 1998)
S. 797--
A bill to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize the design 
    and construction of additions to the parking garage and certain site 
    improvements, and for other purposes.
  Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, [21OC]
S. 799--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the 
    personal representative of the estate of Fred Steffens of Big Horn 
    County, Wyoming, certain land comprising the Steffens family 
    property.
  Passed Senate amended, [25JN]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [14JY]
S. 814--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to John R. 
    and Margaret J. Lowe of Big Horn County, Wyoming, certain land so as 
    to correct an error in the patent issued to their predecessors in 
    interest.
  Passed Senate amended, [25JN]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [14JY]
S. 846--
A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to remove the jurisdiction of the 
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to license projects on fresh 
    waters in the State of Hawaii.
  Passed Senate, [25JN]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Commerce, [14JY]
S. 852--
A bill to establish nationally uniform requirements regarding the 
    titling and registration of salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt 
    vehicles.
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [5OC]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [9OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [10OC]
S. 890--
A bill to dispose of certain Federal properties located in Dutch John, 
    Utah, to assist the local government in the interim delivery of 
    basic services to the Dutch John community, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [5OC]
  Passed House, [8OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-326] (signed October 30, 1998)
S. 916--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office building located at 
    750 Highway 28 East in Taylorsville, Mississippi, as the ``Blaine H. 
    Eaton Post Office Building''.
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [24FE]
  Presented to the President (February 26, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-161] (signed March 9, 1998)
S. 927--
A bill to reauthorize the Sea Grant Program.
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [11FE]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [12FE]
  Presented to the President (February 25, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-160] (signed March 6, 1998)
S. 973--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office building located at 
    551 Kingstown Road in Wakefield, Rhode Island, as the ``David B. 
    Champagne Post Office Building''.
  Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, [21OC]
S. 985--
A bill to designate the post office located at 194 Ward Street in 
    Paterson, New Jersey, as the ``Larry Coby Post Office''; to the 
    Committee on Governmental Affairs.
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [24FE]
  Presented to the President (February 26, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-162] (signed March 9,1998)
S. 1016--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail Route 
    in New Jersey, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [2OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [5OC]
S. 1021--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that 
    consideration may not be denied to preference eligibles applying for 
    certain positions in the competitive service, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [5OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [6OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-339] (signed October 31, 1998)
S. 1069--
A bill entitled the ``National Discovery Trails Act of 1997.''.
  Passed Senate amended, [17JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [20JY]
S. 1092--
A bill to provide for a transfer of land interests in order to 
    facilitate surface transportation between the cities of Cold Bay, 
    Alaska, and King Cove, Alaska, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [1OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [2OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [21OC]
S. 1104--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections in 
    maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
  Passed Senate, [18JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [19JN]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [21OC]
S. 1132--
A bill to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier National Monument to 
    include the lands within the headwaters of the Upper Alamo Watershed 
    which drain into the Monument and which are not currently within the 
    jurisdiction of a federal land management agency, to authorize 
    purchase or donation of those lands, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [17JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [20JY]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [15OC]
  Passed House, [20OC]
  Presented to the President (November 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-376] (signed November 12, 1998)
S. 1134--
A bill granting the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate 
    forest fire protection compact.
  Passed Senate, [30JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [15OC]
  Presented to the President (November 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-377] (signed November 12, 1998)
S.1150--
An original bill to ensure that federally funded agricultural research, 
    extension, and education address high-priority concerns with 
    national multistate significance, to reform. extend, and eliminate 
    certain agricultural research programs, and for other purposes; from 
    the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  Passed House amended (pursuant to H. Res. 365), [24FE]
  House insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [24FE]
  Senate disagreed to House amendment and agreed to a conference, [27FE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-492) submitted in the House, [22AP]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [12MY]
  House agreed to conference report, [4JN]
  Presented to the President (June 11, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-185] (signed June 23, 1998)
S. 1158--
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, regarding the 
    Huna Totem Corporation public interest land exchange, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [25JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [14JY]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [21OC]
S. 1159--
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, regarding the 
    Kake Tribal Corporation public interest land exchange, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [25JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [14JY]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [21OC]
S. 1171--
A bill for the relief of Janina Altagracia Castillo-Rojas and her 
    husband, Diogenes Patricion Rojas.

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  Passed Senate amended, [15OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [15OC]
S. 1172--
A bill for the relief of Sylvester Flis.
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [27JA]
S. 1175--
A bill to reauthorize the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 
    Citizen Advisory Commission for 10 additional years.
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
S. 1178--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the visa 
    waiver pilot program, and for other purposes.
  Passed House amended, [25MR]
  Senate agreed to House amendments, [1AP]
  Presented to the President (April 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-173] (signed April 27, 1998)
S. 1179--
A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reauthorize 
    the National Flood Insurance Program.
  Referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, [21OC]
S. 1202--
A bill providing relief for Sergio Lozano, Fauricio Lozano, and Ana 
    Lozano.
  Passed Senate, [15OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [15OC]
S. 1213--
A bill to establish a National Ocean Council, a Commission on Ocean 
    Policy, and for other purposes.
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on Resources; 
    Science; Transportation and Infrastructure, [27JA]
S. 1222--
A bill to catalyze restoration of esturary habitat through more 
    efficient financing of projects and enhanced coordination of Federal 
    and non-Federal restoration programs, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [14OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [14OC]
  Referred to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; 
    Resources; Agriculture [21OC]
S. 1244--
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to protect certain 
    charitable contributions, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [13MY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [14MY]
  Passed House (H.R. 2604 laid on the table), [3JN]
  Presented to the President (June 10, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-183] (signed June 19, 1998), [23JN]
S. 1260--
A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange 
    Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities class actions under 
    State law, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [13MY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [14MY]
  Passed House amended, [22JY]
  Senate disagreed to House amendment and asked for a conference, [29JY]
  House insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference, [16SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-803) submitted in the House, [9OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [13OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [13OC]
  Presented to the President (October 22, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-353] (signed November 3, 1998)
S. 1279--
A bill to amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services 
    Demonstration Act of 1992 to provide for the transfer of services 
    and personnel from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Office of 
    Self-Governance, to emphasize the need for job creation on Indian 
    reservations, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [18JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [19JN]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [21OC]
S. 1283--
A bill to award Congressional gold medals to Jean Brown Trickey, 
    Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria 
    Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth 
    Eckford, and Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred collectively as the 
    ``Little Rock Nine'' on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the 
    integration of the Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  Passed Senate amended, [15JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services, [16JY]
S. 1298--
A bill to designate a Federal building located in Florence, Alabama, as 
    the ``Justice John McKinley Federal Building''.
  Passed Senate, [2JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [3JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-299] (signed October 27, 1998)
S. 1304--
A bill for the relief of Belinda McGregor.
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-646), [24JY]
  Passed over, [4AU], [6OC]
S. 1325--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Technology Administration of 
    the Department of Commerce for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [31JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Science, [3AU]
S. 1333--
A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to 
    allow national park units that cannot charge an entrance or 
    admission fee to retain other fees and charges.
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [5OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [10OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-327] (signed October 30, 1998)
S. 1349--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel PRINCE NOVA, and 
    for other purposes.
  Passed House, [3FE]
  Presented to the President (February 5, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-157] (signed February 11, 1998)
S. 1355--
A bill to designate the United States courthouse located in New Haven, 
    Connecticut, as the ``Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse''.
  Passed Senate, [2JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [3JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23SE]
  Senate agreed to House amendments, [30SE]
  Presented to the President (October 1, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-250] (signed October 9, 1998)
S. 1364--
A bill to eliminate unnecessary and wasteful Federal reports.
  Passed Senate amended, [10JN]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight, [11JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment, [21OC]
  House agreed to Senate amendment to House amendment, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-362] (signed November 10, 1998)
S. 1379--
A bill to amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and the 
    National Security Act of 1947 to require disclosure under the 
    Freedom of Information Act regarding certain persons, disclose Nazi 
    war criminal records without impairing any investigation or 
    prosecution conducted by the Department of Justice or certain 
    intelligence matters, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [22JN]
  Passed House, [6AU]
  Presented to the President (September 28, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-246] (signed October 8, 1998)
S. 1397--
A bill to establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the 
    centennial of powered flight and the achievments of the Wright 
    brothers.
  Passed Senate amended, [22SE]
  Received in House and held at desk, [23SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (November 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-389] (signed November 13, 1998)
S. 1398--
A bill to extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamantion 
    and irrigation water contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska that 
    receive water from Glendo Reservoir.
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [5OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [21OC]
S. 1403--
A bill to amend the National Historic Preservation Act for purposes of 
    establishing a national historic lighthouse preservation program.
  Passed Senate, [17JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [20JY]
S. 1408--
A bill to establish the Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, 
    and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [2OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [5OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [10OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (November 3, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-378] (signed November 12, 1998)
S. 1418--
A bill to promote the research, identification, assessment, exploration, 
    and development of methane hydrate resources, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [17JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on Science; 
    Resources, [20JY]
S. 1454--
A bill to provide a 6-month extension of highway, highway safety, and 
    transit programs pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the 
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
  Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, [21OC]
S. 1460--
A bill for the relief of Alexandre Malofienko, Olga Matsko, and their 
    son Vladimir Malofienko.
  Passed Senate, [15OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [15OC]
S. 1502--
A bill entitled the ``District of Columbia Student Opportunity 
    Scholarship Act of 1997''.
  Passed House, [30AP]
  Presented to the President (May 8, 1998)
  Presidential veto message, [20MY]
S. 1510--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
    Agriculture to convey certain lands to the county of Rio Arriba, New 
    Mexico.
  Passed Senate amended, [17JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [20JY]
S. 1517--
A bill to extend the Visa Waiver Pilot Program.
  Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, [21OC]
S. 1525--
A bill to provide financial assistance for higher education to the 
    dependents of Federal, State, and local public safety officers who 
    are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of a 
    traumatic injury sustained in the line of duty.
  Passed Senate, [15MY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [18MY]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [10OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [15OC]
  Presented to the President (November 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-390] (signed November 13, 1998)
S. 1531--
A bill to deauthorize certain portions of the project for navigation, 
    Bass Harbor, Maine.
  Passed Senate, [9JN]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, [10JN]

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S. 1532--
A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to 
    deauthorize the remainder of the project at East Boothbay Harbor, 
    Maine.
  Passed Senate, [9JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [10JN]
  Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, [21OC]
S. 1551--
A bill for the relief of Kerantha Poole-Christian.
  Passed Senate, [15OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [15OC]
S. 1564--
A bill to provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets siezed by 
    the United States Government during World War II which belonged to 
    victims of the Holocaust, and for other purposes.
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [27JA]
  Presented to the President (February 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-158] (signed February 13, 1998)
S. 1566--
A bill to amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to 
    protect the voting rights of military personnel, and for other 
    purposes.
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on House Oversight; 
    Judiciary; Veterans' Affairs, [27JA]
S. 1575--
A bill to rename the Washington National Airport located in the District 
    of Columbia and Virginia as the ``Ronald Reagan Washington National 
    Airport''.
  Passed Senate, [4FE]
  Received in House and held at desk, [4FE]
  Passed House, [5FE]
  Presented to the President (February 5, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-154] (signed February 6, 1998)
S. 1605--
A bill to establish a matching grant program to help States, units of 
    local government, and Indian tribes to purchase armor vests for use 
    by law enforcement officers.
  Passed Senate amended, [11MR]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [12MR]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [12MY]
  Senate agreed to House amendments, [15MY]
  Presented to the President (June 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-181] (signed June 16, 1998)
S. 1609--
A bill to amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to authorize 
    appropriations for fiscal years 1999 and 2000 for the Next 
    Generation Internet program, to require the Advisory Committee on 
    High-Performance Computing and Communications, Information 
    Technology, and the Next Generation Internet to monitor and give 
    advice concerning the development and implementation of the Next 
    Generation Internet program and report to the President and the 
    Congress in its activities, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [26JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [14JY]
  Referred to the Committee on Science, [21OC]
S. 1618--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the protection 
    of consumers against ``slamming'' by telecommunications carriers, 
    and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [12MY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [13MY]
  Referred to the Committee on Commerce, [21OC]
S. 1637--
A bill to expedite State review of criminal records of applicants for 
    bail enforcement officer employment, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [8OC]
S. 1641--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study alternatives for 
    establishing a national historic trail to commemorate and interpret 
    the history of women's rights in the United States.
  Passed Senate amended, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
S. 1642--
A bill to improve the effectiveness and performance of Federal financial 
    assistance programs, simplify Federal financial assistance 
    application and reporting requirements, and improve the delivery of 
    services to the public.
  Passed Senate amended, [12OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight, [13OC]
S. 1665--
A bill to reauthorize the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National 
    Heritage Corridor Act, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [5OC]
S. 1668--
An original bill to encourage the disclosure to Congress of certain 
    classified and related information.
  Passed Senate, [9MR]
  Received in House and referred to the Permanent Select Committee on 
    Intelligence, [10MR]
S. 1677--
A bill to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act and 
    the Partnerships for Wildlife Act.
  Passed Senate amended, [30SE]
  Received in House and held at desk, [1OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [10OC]
S. 1683--
A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over part of the Lake 
    Chelan National Recreation Area from the Secretary of the Interior 
    to the Secretary of Agriculture for inclusion in the Wenatchee 
    National Forest.
  Passed Senate amended, [17JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [20JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9SE]
  Presented to the President (September 11, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-238] (signed September 23, 1998)
S. 1693--
A bill to renew, reform, reinvigorate, and protect the National Park 
    System.
  Passed Senate amended, [11JN]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [15JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-767), [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (November 3, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-391] (signed November 13, 1998)
S. 1695--
A bill to establish the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in 
    the State of Colorado.
  Passed Senate amended, [17JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [20JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-697), [9SE]
  Passed House, [18SE]
  Presented to the President (September 24, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-243] (signed October 6, 1998)
S. 1700--
A bill to designate the headquarters building of the Department of 
    Housing and Urban Development in Washington, District of Columbia, 
    as the ``Robert C. Weaver Federal Building''.
  Passed Senate, [31JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [31JY]
  Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, [21OC]
S. 1718--
A bill to amend the Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act 
    of 1990 to authorize the acquisition of additional acreage for the 
    historic site to permit the development of visitor and 
    administrative facilities and to authorize the appropriation of 
    additional amounts for the acquisition of real and personal 
    property.
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [5OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [10OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendments, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (November 3, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-363] (signed November 10, 1998)
S. 1719--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
    Interior to exchange land and other assets with Big Sky Lumber Co.
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [5OC]
  Referred to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture, [21OC]
S. 1722--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend 
    certain programs with respect to women's health research and 
    prevention activities at the National Institutes of Health and the 
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  Passed Senate amended, [12OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Commerce, [13OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13OC]
  Presented to the President (October 22, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-340] (signed October 31, 1998)
S. 1723--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to assist the United 
    States to remain competitive by increasing the access of the United 
    States firms and institutions of higher education to skilled 
    personnel and by expanding educational and training opportunities 
    for American students and workers.
  Passed Senate amended, [18MY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees the Judiciary; 
    Education and the Workforce; International Relations, [19MY]
S. 1733--
A bill to require the Commissioner of Social Security and food stamp 
    State agencies to take certain actions to ensure that food stamp 
    coupons are not issued for deceased individuals.
  Passed Senate amended, [14OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [14OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [15OC]
  Presented to the President (November 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-379] (signed November 12, 1998)
S. 1751--
A bill to extend the deadline for submission of a report by the 
    Commission to Assess the Organization of the Federal Government to 
    Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
  Passed Senate, [30MR]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on International 
    Relations; Intelligence (Select), [31MR]
S. 1752--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
    administrative sites and use the proceeds for the acquisition of 
    office sites and the acquisition, construction, or improvement of 
    offices and support buildings for the Coconino National Forest, 
    Kaibab National Forest, Prescott National Forest, and Tonto National 
    Forest in the State of Arizona.
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [10OC]
S. 1754--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to consolidate and 
    reauthorize health professions and minority and disadvantaged health 
    professions and disadvantaged health education programs, and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [31JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [3AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-392] (signed November 13, 1998)
S. 1759--
A bill to grant a Federal charter to the American GI Forum of the United 
    States.
  Passed Senate amended, [31JY]
  Received in House, [3AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [3AU]
  Presented to the President (August 10, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-231] (signed August 13, 1998)
S. 1770--
A bill to elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service 
    to Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, to provide for 
    the organizational independence of the Indian Health Service within 
    the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [17SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on Resources; 
    Commerce, [18SE]
S. 1800--
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse 
    located at 85 Marconi

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    Boulevard in Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Joseph P. Kinneary United 
    States Courthouse''.
  Passed Senate, [2JN]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, [3JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-619), [14JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4AU]
  Presented to the President (August 10, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-232] (signed August 13, 1998)
S. 1807--
A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of 
    public domain land in Lake County, Oregon, to facilitate management 
    of the land, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [17JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [20JY]
S. 1883--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Marion 
    National Fish Hatchery and the Claude Harris National Aquacultural 
    Research Center to the State of Alabama, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [31JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [3AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9SE]
  Presented to the President (September 11, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-239] (signed September 23, 1998)
S. 1892--
A bill to provide that a person closely related to a judge of a court 
    exercising judicial power under article III of the United States 
    Constitution (other than the Supreme Court) may not be appointed as 
    a judge of the same court, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [6OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [6OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [7OC]
  Presented to the President (October 16, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-300] (signed October 27, 1998)
S. 1898--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 1301 Clay Street in 
    Oakland, California, as the ``Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building''.
  Passed Senate, [2JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [3JN]
  Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, [21OC]
S. 1900--
A bill to establish a commission to examine issues pertaining to the 
    disposition of Holocaust-era assets in the United States before, 
    during, and after World War II, and to make recommendations to the 
    President on further action, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [1MY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [4MY]
  Passed House amended, [9JN]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [10JN]
  Presented to the President (June 18, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-186] (signed June 23, 1998)
S. 1916--
A bill for the relief of Marin Turcinovic, and his fiancee, Corina 
    Dechalup.
  Passed Senate, [15OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [15OC]
S. 1926--
A bill for the relief of Regine Beatie Edwards.
  Passed Senate, [15OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [15OC]
S. 1961--
A bill for the relief of Suchada Kwong.
  Passed Senate, [15OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [15OC]
S. 1970--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program 
    to provide assistance in the conservation of neotropical migratory 
    birds.
  Passed Senate amended, [8OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [9OC]
S. 1976--
A bill to increase public awareness of the plight of victims of crime 
    with developmental disabilities, to collect data to measure the 
    magnitude of the problem, and to develop strategies to address the 
    safety and justice needs of victims of crime with developmental 
    disabilities.
  Passed Senate amended, [13JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [14JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [7OC]
  Presented to the President (October 16, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-301] (signed October 27, 1998)
S. 1990--
A bill to authorize expansion of Fort Davis National Historic Site in 
    Fort Davis, Texas.
  Passed Senate, [2OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [5OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [21OC]
S. 1998--
A bill to authorize an interpretive center and related visitor 
    facilities within the Four Corners Monument Tribal Park, and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [17SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [18SE]
S. 2022--
A bill to provide for the improvement of interstate criminal justice 
    identification, information, communications, and forensics.
  Passed Senate amended, [13JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [14JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [7OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [8OC]
  Presented to the President (October 9, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-251] (signed October 9, 1998)
S. 2032--
A bill to designate the Federal building in Juneau, Alaska, as the 
    ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building''.
  Passed Senate, [2JN]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, [3JN]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-656), [29JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14SE]
S. 2039--
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate El Camino 
    Real de Tierra Adentro as a National Historic Trail.
  Passed Senate, [14OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [14OC]
S. 2041--
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 Willow 
    Lake Natural Treatment System Project for the reclamation and reuse 
    of water, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
S. 2057--
An original bill to authorize appropriations for the fiscal year 1999 
    for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
    construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
    Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for 
    the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [25JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [20JY]
  Referred to the Committee on National Security, [21OC]
S. 2058--
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for 
    defense activities of the Department of Energy, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [25JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [20JY]
  Referred to the Committee on National Security, [21OC]
S. 2059--
An original bill to authorize appropriations for the fiscal year 1999 
    for military construction, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [25JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [20JY]
  Referred to the Committee on National Security, [21OC]
S. 2060--
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for 
    military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
    personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and 
    for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [25JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [20JY]
  Referred to the Committee on National Security, [21OC]
S. 2069--
A bill to permit the leasing of mineral rights, in any case in which the 
    Indian owners of an allotment that is located within the boundaries 
    of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and held in trust by the 
    United States have executed leases to more than 50 percent of the 
    mineral estate of that allotment.
  Passed Senate amended, [10JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [11JN]
  Passed House, [24JN]
  Presented to the President (June 26, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-188] (signed July 7, 1998)
S. 2071--
A bill to extend a quarterly financial report program administered by 
    the Secretary of Commerce.
  Passed Senate, [10SE]
  Received in House and held at desk, [11SE]
  Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, [25SE]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [28SE]
  Presented to the President (October 1, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-252] (signed October 9, 1998)
S. 2073--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Center for Missing 
    and Exploited Children.
  Passed Senate amended, [26JN]
  Received in House and held at desk, [14JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15SE]
  House insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [1OC]
  Change of conferees, [5OC]
S. 2086--
A bill to revise the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace 
    National Monument.
  Passed Senate amended, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
S. 2087--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
    works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project, and designated 
    lands within or adjacent to the Gila Project, to the Wellton-Mohawk 
    Irrigation and Drainage District, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [10OC]
S. 2094--
A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 to enable 
    the Secretary of the Interior to more effectively use the proceeds 
    of sales of certain items.
  Passed Senate amended, [11SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [14SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-328] (signed October 30, 1998)
S. 2095--
A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife 
    Foundation Establishment Act.
  Passed Senate amended, [6OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [7OC]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [10OC]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [12OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [21OC]
S. 2106--
A bill to expand the boundaries of Arches National Park, Utah, to 
    include portions of certain drainages that are under the 
    jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and to include a 
    portion of Fish Seep Draw owned by the State of Utah, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [5OC]
  Passed House, [10OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-329] (signed October 30, 1998)
S. 2107--
A bill to enhance electronic commerce by promoting the reliability and 
    integrity of commercial transactions through establishing 
    authentication standards for electronic communications, and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [15OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [15OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, [21OC]
S. 2112--
A bill to make the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 applicable 
    to the United States

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    Postal Service in the same manner as any other employer.
  Passed Senate, [31JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [14SE]
  Presented to the President (September 17, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-241] (signed September 28, 1998)
S. 2116--
A bill to clarify and enhance the authorities of the Chief Information 
    Officer of the Department of Agriculture.
  Passed Senate amended, [12OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [13OC]
  Referred to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; 
    Agriculture, [21OC]
S. 2117--
A bill to authorize the construction of the Perkins County Rural Water 
    System and authorize financial assistance to the Perkins County 
    Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, in the planning 
    and construction of the water supply system, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment, [21OC]
S. 2129--
A bill to eliminate restrictions on the acquisition of certain land 
    contiguous to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
  Passed Senate, [2OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [5OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (November 3, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-380] (signed November 12, 1998)
S. 2131--
A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
    related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
    construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of 
    the United States, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [8OC], [9OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [10OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, [21OC]
S. 2133--
A bill to designate former United States Route 66 as ``America's Main 
    Street'' and authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
    assistance.
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [10OC]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [15OC]
S. 2140--
A bill to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment 
    Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
    participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Denver 
    Water Reuse project.
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
S. 2142--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 
    facilities of the Pine River Project, to allow jurisdictional 
    transfer of lands between the Department of Agriculture, Forest 
    Service, and the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, 
    and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
S. 2143--
A bill to amend chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, to authorize 
    the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice to accept 
    voluntary services, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [16JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [17JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [3AU]
  Presented to the President (August 10, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-233] (signed August 13, 1998)
S. 2171--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
    the construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
    Arkansas.
  Passed Senate, [2OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [5OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Commerce, [21OC]
S. 2193--
A bill to implement the provisions of the Trademark Law Treaty.
  Passed Senate amended, [17SE]
  Received in House and held at desk, [18SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-330] (signed October 30, 1998)
S. 2206--
A bill to amend the Head Start Act, the Low-Income Home Energy 
    Assistance Act of 1981, and the Community Services Block Grant Act 
    to reauthorize and make improvements to those acts, to establish 
    demonstration projects that provide an opportunity for persons with 
    limited means to accumulate assets, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [27JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [28JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14SE]
  Senate disagreed to House amendment and asked for a conference, [18SE]
  House insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference, [24SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-788) submitted in the House, [6OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [8OC]
  House agreed to conference report under suspension of the rules, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 15, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-285] (signed October 27, 1998)
S. 2217--
A bill to provide for continuation of the Federal research investment in 
    a fiscally sustainable way, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [8OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [9OC]
  Referred to the Committees on Commerce; National Security; Resources; 
    Science, [21OC]
S. 2232--
A bill to establish the Little Rock Central High School National 
    Historic Site in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [5OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [8OC]
  Presented to the President (October 30, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-356] (signed November 6, 1998)
S. 2235--
A bill to amend part Q of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
    of 1968 to encourage the use of school resource officers.
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Education and the Workforce, [8OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 15, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-302] (signed October 27, 1998)
S. 2238--
A bill to reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in the 
    professional boxing industry.
  Passed Senate amended, [8OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [9OC]
  Referred to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; Commerce; 
    Science, [21OC]
S. 2239--
A bill to revise the boundary of Fort Matanzas Monument and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
S. 2240--
A bill to establish the Adams National Historical Park in the 
    Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [10OC]
  Presented to the President (October 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-342] (signed November 2, 1998)
S. 2241--
A bill to provide for the acquisition of lands formerly occupied by the 
    Franklin D. Roosevelt family at Hyde Park, New York, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [15OC]
  Presented to the President (November 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-364] (signed November 10, 1998)
S. 2246--
A bill to amend the Act which establised the Frederick Law Olmsted 
    National Historic Site, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by 
    modifying the boundary and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [10OC]
  Presented to the President, (October 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-343] (signed November 2, 1998)
S. 2247--
A bill to permit the payment of medical expenses incurred by the U.S. 
    Park Police in the performance of duty to be made directly by the 
    National Park Service, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on Resources; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, [8OC]
S. 2248--
A bill to allow for waiver and indemnification in mutual law enforcement 
    agreements between the National Park Service and a state or 
    political subdivision, when required by state law, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
S. 2253--
A bill to establish a matching grant program to help State and local 
    jurisdictions purchase bullet resistant equipment for use by law 
    enforcement departments.
  Passed Senate amended, [14OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [15OC]
  Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, [21OC]
S. 2257--
A bill to reauthorize the National Historic Preservation Act.
  Passed Senate amended, [7OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [8OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [21OC]
S. 2272--
A bill to amend the boundaries of Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic 
    Site in the State of Montana.
  Passed Senate, [2OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [5OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [15OC]
  Presented to the President (November 4, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-365] (signed November 10, 1998)
S. 2275--
A bill to make technical corrections to the Agricultural Research 
    Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998.
  Passed Senate, [8JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [14JY]
  Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, [21OC]
S. 2276--
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate El Camino 
    Real de los Tejas as a National Historic Trail.
  Passed Senate amended, [14OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [14OC]
S. 2282--
A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [9JY]
  Received in House, [14JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14JY]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [14JY]
  Presented to the President, (July 14, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-194] (signed July 14, 1998)
S. 2284--
A bill to establish the Minuteman Missle National Historic Site in the 
    State of South Dakota, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on Resources; 
    National Security, [8OC]

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S. 2285--
A bill to establish a commission, in honor of the 150th Anniversary of 
    the Seneca Falls Convention, to further protect sites of importance 
    in the historic efforts to secure equal rights for women.
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [10OC]
  Presented to the President, (October 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-341] (signed October 31, 1998)
S. 2294--
A bill to facilitate the exchange of criminal history records for 
    noncriminal justice purposes, to provide for the decentralized 
    storage of criminal history records, to amend the National Child 
    Protection Act of 1993 to facilitate the fingerprint checks 
    authorized by that Act, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [13JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [14JY]
S. 2309--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an 
    agreement for the construction and operation of the Gateway Visitor 
    Center at Independence National Historical Park.
  Passed Senate, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
S. 2316--
A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a plan 
    to ensure that all amounts accrued on the books of the United States 
    Enrichment Corporation for the disposition of depleted uranium 
    hexafluoride will be used to treat and recycle depleted uranium 
    hexafluoride.
  Passed Senate amended, [16JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [17JY]
  Passed House, [20JY]
  Presented to the President (July 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-204] (signed July 21, 1998)
S. 2317--
A bill to improve the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [21SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [22SE]
S. 2344--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide for 
    the advance payment, in full, of the fiscal year 1999 payments 
    otherwise required under production flexibility contracts.
  Passed Senate, [30JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3AU]
  Presented to the President (August 10, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-228] (signed August 12, 1998)
S. 2351--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the interior to make corrections to a 
    map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [5OC]
S. 2358--
A bill to provide for the establishment of a service-connection for 
    illnesses associated with service in the Persian Gulf War, to extend 
    and enhance certain health care authorities relating to such 
    service, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [8OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
    [9OC]
S. 2364--
A bill to reauthorize and make reforms to programs authorized by the 
    Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965.
  Passed Senate amended, [12OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [12OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-393] (signed November 13, 1998)
S. 2375--
An original bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the 
    Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, to strengthen prohibitions on 
    international bribery and other corrupt practices, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate, [31JY]
  Received in House and held at desk, [3AU]
  Passed House amended, [9OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendments with amendments, [14OC]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments nos. 2 through 6 and agreed to 
    Senate amendment no. 1 with an amendment, [20OC]
  Senate receded from it amendments numbered 2 through 6 and Senate 
    agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment no. 1, [21OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendment of Senate amendment No. 1, [21OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-366] (signed November 10, 1998)
S. 2392--
A bill to encourage the disclosure and exchange of information about 
    computer processing problems and related matters in connection with 
    the transition to the Year 2000.
  Passed Senate amended, [28SE]
  Received in House and held at desk, [29SE]
  Passed House, [1OC]
  Presented to the President (October 8, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-271] (signed October 19, 1998)
S. 2401--
A bill to authorize the addition of the Paoli Battlefield site in 
    Malvern, Pennsylvania, to Valley Forge National Historical Park.
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [10OC]
S. 2402--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in 
    San Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College.
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [10OC]
S. 2413--
A bill to provide for the development of a management plan for the 
    Woodland Lake Park tract in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the 
    State of Arizona reflecting the current use of the tract as a public 
    park.
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Received in House and passed, [10OC]
  Presented to the President (October 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-344] (signed November 2, 1998)
S. 2427--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
    1996 to extend the legislative authority for the Black Patriots 
    Foundation to establish a commemorative work.
  Passed Senate, [8OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [9OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [10OC]
  Presented to the President (October 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-345] (signed November 2, 1998)
S. 2432--
A bill to support programs of grants to States to address the assistive 
    technology needs of individuals with disabilities, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [5OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [6OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [14OC]
  Presented to the President (November 3, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-345] (signed November 2, 1998)
S. 2458--
A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the creation of 
    the Morristown National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey, 
    and for other purposes'' to authorize the acquisition of property 
    known as the ``Warren Property''.
  Passed Senate, [9OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [10OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [21OC]
S. 2468--
A bill to designate the Biscayne National Park visitor center as the 
    Dante Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park.
  Passed Senate amended, [7OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [8OC]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [10OC]
  Presented to the President (October 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-307] (signed October 29, 1998)
S. 2469--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical 
    corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources 
    System.
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [5OC]
S. 2470--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical 
    corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources 
    System.
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [5OC]
S. 2474--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to 
    certain maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
  Passed Senate amended, [2OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [5OC]
S. 2476--
A bill for the relief of Wei Jengsheng.
  Passed Senate amended, [15OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [15OC]
  Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, [16OC]
S. 2500--
A bill to protect the sanctity of contracts and leases entered into by 
    surface patent holders with respect to coalbed methane gas.
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [15OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-367] (signed November 10, 1998)
S. 2505--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey title to the 
    Tunnison Lab Hagerman Field Station in Gooding County, Idaho, to the 
    University of Idaho.
  Passed Senate amended, [5OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [6OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-346] (signed November 2, 1998)
S. 2511--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to pay employees of the 
    Food Safety and Inspection Service working in establishments subject 
    to the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products 
    Inspection Act for overtime and holiday work performed by the 
    employees.
  Passed Senate, [25SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on Agriculture; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, [28SE]
S. 2513--
A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land 
    located within or adjacent to Rogue River National Forest and to 
    clarify the authority of the Bureau of Land Management to sell and 
    exchange other Federal land in Oregon.
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [10OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [21OC]
S. 2524--
A bill to codify without substantive change laws related to Patriotic 
    and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations and to 
    improve the United States Code.
  Passed Senate, [8OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [9OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12OC]
  Presented to the President (October 22, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-354] (signed November 3, 1998)
S. 2531--
A bill to designate a portion of Interstate Route 70 in Missouri as 
    ``Mark McGwire Interstate Route 70''.
  Passed Senate, [29SE]
  Received in House and held at desk, [1OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, [21OC]
S. 2536--
A bill to protect the safety of United States nationals and the 
    interests of the United States

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    at home and abroad, to improve global cooperation and responsiveness 
    to international crime and terrorism, and to more effectively deter 
    international crime and acts of violence.
  Passed Senate, [15OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [15OC]
  Referred to the Committees on the Judiciary; International Relations, 
    [21OC]
S. 2540--
A bill to extend the date by which an automated entry-exit control 
    system must be developed.
  Passed Senate, [1OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [2OC]
  Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, [21OC]
S. 2561--
A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to furnishing 
    and using consumer reports for employment purposes.
  Passed Senate, [6OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-347] (signed November 2, 1998)
S. 2584--
A bill to provide aviator continuation pay for military members killed 
    in Operation Desert Shield.
  Passed Senate, [8OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on National Security, 
    [8OC]
S. 2637--
A bill for the relief of Belinda McGregory.
  Passed Senate, [15OC]
  Received in House and held at desk, [15OC]
S. 2638--
A bill to provide support for certain institutes and schools.
  Passed Senate, [15OC]
  Received in House, [15OC]

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                        SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

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S.J. Res. 35--
A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Pacific 
    Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement.
  Passed Senate, [31JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [3AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [15OC]
  Presented to the President (November 2, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-381] (signed November 12, 1998)
S.J. Res. 51--
A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Potomac 
    Highlands Airport Authority Compact entered into between the States 
    of Maryland and West Virginia.
  Passed Senate, [31JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [3AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8OC]
  Presented to the President (October 21, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-348] (signed November 2, 1998)
S.J. Res. 54--
A joint resolution finding the Government of Iraq in unacceptable and 
    material breach of its international obligations.
  Passed Senate amended, [31JY]
  Received in House, [3AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [3AU]
  Presented to the President (August 10, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-235] (signed August 14, 1998)
S.J. Res. 58--
A joint resolution recognizing the accomplishments of Inspector Generals 
    since their creation in 1978 in preventing and detecting waste, 
    fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and in promoting economy, 
    efficiency, and effectiveness in the Federal Government.
  Passed Senate, [1OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight, [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [10OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1998)
  Approved [Public Law 105-349] (signed November 2, 1998)

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                      SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

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S. Con. Res. 30----
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Republic of China should be admitted to multilateral economic 
    institutions, including the International Monetary Fund and the 
    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [10JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services, [14JY]
S. Con. Res. 33--
A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for 
    the National SAFE KIDS Campaign SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Check 
    Up.
  Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, [21OC]
S. Con. Res. 37--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Little 
    League Baseball Incorporated was established to support and develop 
    Little League baseball worldwide and should be entitled to all of 
    the benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental 
    international organizations.
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [28AP]
S. Con. Res. 39--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    German Government should expand and simplify its reparations system, 
    provide reparations to Holocaust survivors in Eastern and Central 
    Europe, and set up a fund to help cover the medical expenses of 
    Holocaust survivors.
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [27JA]
S. Con. Res. 41--
An original concurrent resolution calling for a United States initiative 
    seeking a just and peaceful resolution of the situation on Cyprus.
  Referred to the Committee on International Relations, [21OC]
S. Con. Res. 48--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    proliferation of missile technology from Russia to Iran.
  Referred to the Committee on International Relations, [21OC]
S. Con. Res. 50----
A concurrent resolution condemning in the strongest possible terms the 
    bombing in Jerusalem on September 4, 1997.
  Referred to the Committee on International Relations, [21OC]
S. Con. Res. 60----
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in support of 
    efforts to foster friendship and cooperation between the United 
    States and Mongolia, and for other purposes.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [5MR]
  Received in House and held at the desk, [9MR]
  Referred to the Committees on International Relations; Banking and 
    Financial Services; Ways and Means [21OC]
S. Con. Res. 73----
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the 
    European Union is unfairly restricting the importation of United 
    States agriculture products and the elimination of such restrictions 
    should be a top priority in trade negotiations with the European 
    Union.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [21MY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
    [22MY]
S. Con. Res. 75----
A concurrent resolution honoring the sesquicentennial of Wisconsin 
    statehood.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [12MY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight, [13MY]
S. Con. Res. 78----
A concurrent resolution relating to the indictment and prosecution of 
    Saddam Hussein for war crimes and other crimes against humanity.
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [13MR]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [16MR]
S. Con. Res. 81----
A concurrent resolution honoring the Berlin Airlift; to the Committee on 
    Foreign Relations.
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [26JN]
  Received in House and held at the desk, [14JY]
S. Con. Res. 83--
A concurrent resolution remembering the life of George Washington and 
    his contributions to the Nation.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [9OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight, [10OC]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [15OC]
S. Con. Res. 85----
A concurrent resolution calling for an end to the violent e of Kosovo.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [18MR]
  Received in House and held at desk, [19MR]
  Referred to the Committees on International Relations; Banking and 
    Financial Services; Ways and Means, H11703 [21OC]
S. Con. Res. 87----
A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of S. 419.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [25MR]
  Received in House and held at the desk, [26MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [1AP]
S. Con. Res. 88----
A concurrent resolution calling on Japan to establish and maintain an 
    open, competitive market for consumer photographic film and paper 
    and other sectors facing market access barriers in Japan.
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [16JY]
  Received in House and held at the desk, [17JY]
S. Con. Res. 90----
A concurrent resolution to acknowledge the Historic Northern Ireland 
    Peace Agreement.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [23AP]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [27AP]
S. Con. Res. 97----
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning the 
    human rights and humanitarian situation facing the women and girls 
    of Afghanistan.
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [29JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [30JY]
S. Con. Res. 98----
A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or 
    recess of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [21MY]
  Received in House and held at the desk, [5JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [22MY]
S. Con. Res. 99----
A concurrent resolution authorizing the flying of the POW/MIA flag.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [22MY]
  Received in House and agreed to, [22MY]
S. Con. Res. 102--
A concurrent resolution recognizing disabled American veterans.
  Agreed to in Senate, [4JN]
  Received in House and held at the desk, [5JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [11JN]
S. Con. Res. 103----
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress in support 
    of the recommendations of the International Commission of Jurists on 
    Tibet and on United States policy with regard to Tibet.
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [17SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [18SE]
S. Con. Res. 104----
A concurrent resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 
    integration of the Armed Forces.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [19JN]
  Received in House and held at the desk, [22JN]
S. Con. Res. 105--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    the culpability of Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes, crimes against 
    humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, and for other 
    purposes.
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [17JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [20JY]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [14SE]
S. Con. Res. 106----
A concurrent resolution to commend the Library of Congress for 200 years 
    of outstanding service to Congress and the Nation, and to encourage 
    activities to commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of the 
    Library of Congress.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [25JN]
  Received in House and held at the desk, [14JY]
S. Con. Res. 107----
A concurrent resolution affirming United States commitments to Taiwan.
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [10JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [14JY]
S. Con. Res. 112--
A concurrent resolution to authorize the printing of the eulogies of the 
    Senate and the House of Representatives for Detective John Michael 
    Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [27JY]
  Received in House and agreed to, [27JY]
S. Con. Res. 114--
A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or 
    recess of the Senate and a conditional adjournment of the House of 
    Representatives.
  Agreed to in Senate, [30JY]
  Received in House and held at the desk, [30JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [31JY]
S. Con. Res. 115--
A concurrent resolution to authorize the printing of copies of the 
    publication entitled ``The United States Capital'' as a Senate 
    document.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [30JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on House Oversight, 
    [31JY]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [14SE]
S. Con. Res. 119----
A concurrent resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the American 
    Red Cross Blood Services.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [9OC]
  Received in House and held at the desk, [10OC]
S. Con. Res. 120----
A concurrent resolution to redesignate the United States Capitol Police 
    headquarters building located at 119 D Street, Northeast, 
    Washington, D.C., as the ``Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial 
    Building''.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [8OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, [9OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [15OC]
S. Con. Res. 122----
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the 65th 
    anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933 should serve as a 
    reminder of the brutality of the government

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    of the former Soviet Union's repressive policies toward the 
    Ukrainian people.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [21OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [21OC]
S. Con. Res. 123----
A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress regarding 
    the policy of the Forest Service toward recreational shooting and 
    archery ranges on Federal land.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [12OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on Agriculture; 
    Resources, [13OC]
S. Con. Res. 124----
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    denial of benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences to 
    developing countries that violate the intellectual property rights 
    of United States persons, particularly those that have not 
    implemented their obligations under the Agreement on Trade-Related 
    Aspects of Intellectual Property.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [14OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
    [14OC]
S. Con. Res. 129--
A concurrent resolution to correct a technical error in the enrollment 
    of H.R. 3910.
  Agreed to in Senate, [20OC]
  Received in House and held at the desk, [20OC]
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                             INDEX SUBJECTS

The following list contains broad subject terms that are often used in 
the Index to the House Journal. This list is far from comprehensive; it 
is provided to give an idea of the types of words that are used to index 
topical entries in addition to entries under a Member's name.

Abortion

Advertising
African Americans
Agriculture
Alcoholic beverages
Animals/birds
Antitrust policy/monopolies
Appropriations
Arms control/sales
Arts and humanities
Aviation
Awards, medals, prizes

Bankruptcy

Birth control
Bridges/roads/public works
Budget--U.S.
Business & industry/small business

Capitol Building and Grounds

Capital punishment
Cargo transportation
Cemeteries and funerals
Charities/tax-exempt organizations
Children and youth
Churches and synagogues
Civil liberties/rights
Claims
Coins
Collective bargaining/industrial arbitration
Colleges and universities
Committees of Congress (by title)
Common carriers
Commonwealth of Independent States
Communism
Community service/volunteer workers
Conference reports
Congress/Members of Congress
Conservation of natural resources
Constitution & amendments
Construction industries
Consumers/product safety
Contracts
Corporations
Correctional institutions
Courts/Supreme Court
Credit
Crime

Death and dying

Democracy
Department of Agriculture, etc.
Developing countries
Disasters/earthquakes/floods/hurricanes
Diseases/health
Domestic policy
Drugs

Eastern European countries

Ecology and environment
Economy
Education
Elections
Employment/unemployment
Ethnic groups
Executive communications
Executive departments

Families and domestic relations

Famines/hunger
Federal aid programs
Federal agencies (by title)
Federal employees/whistleblowing
Financial institutions
Firefighters/law enforcement officers
Fire prevention/law enforcement
Firearms
Fish and fishing/marine mammals
Flag--U.S.
Foreign aid
Foreign countries (by name)
Foreign investments
Foreign policy/trade
Foreign travel expenditures
Forests/lumber industry
Fraternal organizations

Geographic areas (see Central America, Latin America, Southeast Asia, 
  etc.)

Government/Government regulations

Hazardous/radioactive substances

Health care facilities/professionals
Herbicides
Historic sites/history
Holidays (see Special days and holidays)
Homeless
Homosexuality
House of Representatives
Housing
Human rights

Immigration/refugees

Income
Insurance
Intelligence services
Intergovernmental/Federal-State relations
International relations
Investments/securities
Iron and steel industry

Jews

Labeling/packaging

Labor unions
Languages
Libraries
Library of Congress
Literature
Lobbyists
Local government/States

Mathematics

Merchant marine industry
Mining and mineral resources
Minorities
Monuments and memorials
Motor vehicles
Museums
Music and dance

National security

National forests, etc.
National objectives
Native Americans (Eskimos, Hawaiians, Indians)
Natural gas
Natural resources
News media
Newspapers--city (State) paper name
Nuclear energy

Occupational safety and health

Parks and recreation areas

Patents/copyrights/trademarks
Pensions
Petitions and memorials
Petroleum
Political action committees
Political campaigns/ethics/parties
Pollution (air, noise, water)
Population
Postage and stamps
Poverty
Power resources
President of the United States
Presidential appointments
Public buildings
Public debt
Public documents
Public welfare programs

Racial relations

Radio/television
Railroads
Real estate
Recycling
Refuse/sewage disposal
Religion
Research
Rivers/harbors/waterways
Rural/suburban/urban areas

Safety

Schools
Science
Secretary of Agriculture, etc.
Senior citizens
Shipping industry
Ships and vessels
Social customs
Social Security
Solar energy
Sound recording and reproducing
Space policy
Special days and holidays
Sports
Strategic materials
Synthetic fuels

Tariff

Taxation
Technology
Telecommunications
Territories--U.S.
Terrorism
Textile industry and fabrics
Tobacco products
Transportation
Treaties and agreements
Trucking industry

United Nations

Veterans

Votes in House

Wars and conflicts (by name)

Water
Weapons (biological, chemical, nuclear)
Weather/climate
Weights and measures/metric system
Wetlands
Wilderness areas
Women
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                              INDEX

Note.--For action on bills and resolutions see History of Bills and Resolutions.

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ABERCROMBIE, NEIL (a Representative from Hawaii)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve 
        technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 4153), [25JN]
    Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 3118), [28JA]
    ------relief (see H.R. 4809), [12OC]
    Medicare: increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see 
        H.R. 4092), [19JN]
    Taxation: restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's 
        spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see 
        H.R. 4390), [4AU]
    ------treatment of meals furnished to employees at a place of 
        business (see H.R. 4106), [22JN]

ABORTION
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: parental notification and State criminal 
        reporting requirements for minors who seek family planning 
        services from federally-funded clinics (see H.R. 3230), [12FE]
    ------State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek 
        family planning services from federally-funded clinics (see 
        H.R. 3229), [12FE]
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        3682), [1AP]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 499), [14JY]
    Federal aid programs: prohibit States from imposing restrictions 
        on additional children relative to the temporary assistance to 
        needy families program (see H.R. 4066), [16JN]
    Health care facilities: protection of reproductive health services 
        clinics (see H. Res. 358), [11FE]
    Medicare: election of Medicare+Choice organizations to exclude 
        payment for abortion services (see H.R. 4228), [15JY]
    States: provide grants for programs to provide pregnant women with 
        alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 4670), [1OC]
  Motions
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), 
        [15JY]
    Women: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, [23JY]
  Reports filed
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3682) (H. Rept. 105-605), [25JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3682, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 105-623), 
        [14JY]

ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL BAILOUTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3106), [27JA]

ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: prohibit ticket scalping (see H.R. 3951), [22MY]
    Diseases: State partner notification programs relative to HIV (see 
        H.R. 4431), [6AU]
    FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY 
        (see H.R. 3952), [22MY]
    Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, 
        NY: designate (see H.R. 3167), [5FE]

ADERHOLT, ROBERT B. (a Representative from Alabama)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: require Federal and State courts to recognize a 
        notarization from another State when it affects interstate 
        commerce (see H.R. 4764), [9OC]
    Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 4154), 
        [25JN]
    Income: exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments 
        be made by electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 4405), [5AU]
    Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of 
        certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil (see 
        H.R. 4762), [9OC]
    Medicare: delay implementation of changes in coverage of 
        venipuncture services under home health services (see H.R. 
        3137), [3FE]

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE CONFERENCE OF THE U.S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 3961), [22MY]

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, U.S. COURTS
see Courts

ADOPTION
see Families and Domestic Relations

ADVERTISING
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: promote online commerce and communications and protect 
        consumers and service providers from unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 4124), [24JN]
    Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act: repeal preemption 
        provision (see H.R. 4498), [6AU]
    FTC: investigate businesses that misrepresent their geographic 
        locations in telephone listings, Internet advertisements, and 
        other advertising media (see H. Con. Res. 318), [5AU]
    ------regulation of dietary ingredient and supplement 
        advertisements (see H.R. 4581), [16SE]
    Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of 
        chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 
        4340), [28JY] (see H.R. 4612), [23SE]
    Motion pictures: prohibit movies in which a tobacco company has 
        paid to have its tobacco product featured (see H.R. 3457), 
        [12MR]
    Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car 
        leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease 
        offerings (see H.R. 4788), [10OC]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 3315), [3MR] (see H.R. 3399), [5MR] (see H.R. 3476), 
        [17MR] (see H.R. 3485), [18MR] (see H.R. 3516), (see H.R. 
        3526), [19MR] (see H.R. 3581), [30MR] (see H.R. 3721), [23AP]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY] (see H. Res. 458), 
        [4JN] (see H. Res. 468), [11JN]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3526), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 467), [11JN]
    Trademarks: protection against dilution (see H.R. 3119), [28JA]
  Motions
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        2183), consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 3485) (H. Rept. 105-457), [23MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2183, Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), 
        [20MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 105-567), 
        [4JN]

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
  Appointments
    Members, [17DE]

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY VETERANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Veterans: repeal the provision of law requiring termination (see 
        H.R. 3752), [29AP]

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
  Appointments
    Members, [11FE]

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON CALIFORNIA INDIAN POLICY
  Reports filed
    Extension: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3069) (H. Rept. 
        105-571), [9JN]

AERONAUTICS
see Aviation

AFGHANISTAN, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: establish cease fire and begin transition toward a 
        broad-based multiethnic government that observes international 
        norms of behavior (see H. Con. Res. 218), [12FE]
    Taliban regime: condemn and support broad based government (see H. 
        Con. Res. 336), [8OC]

AFRICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Algeria: human rights violations (see H. Res. 374), [2MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the 
        presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Nelson R. 
        Mandela (see H. Con. Res. 326), [14SE]
    Ethiopia: relations with Eritrea (see H. Con. Res. 292), [19JN]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), consideration (see H. Res. 
        383), [10MR]
    ------support broad-based agricultural and rural development in 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 3636), [1AP] (see H.R. 4283), 
        [21JY]
    Gabon: elections (see H. Res. 518), [6AU]
    Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 234), [4MR]
    Mozambique: tribute for efforts relative to democracy, peace, and 
        economic reform and encourage close relations with the U.S. 
        (see H. Res. 556), [25SE] (see H. Res. 610), [20OC]
    Nigeria: promote democracy and good governance (see H.R. 3890), 
        [19MY]
    Radio: promote independent broadcasting (see H. Res. 415), [29AP]
    Sierra Leone: human rights violations (see H. Res. 559), [28SE]
    Somalia: economic, (see H. Con. Res. 339), [8OC]

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    Terrorism: bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (see H. 
        Res. 523), [9SE]
    Uganda: condemn forced abduction of children and their use as 
        soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 309), [24JY]
    Virgin Islands: commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in 
        the former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S. 
        Independence Day (see H. Res. 487), [23JN] (see H. Res. 495), 
        [25JN]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, [23MR], 
        [23SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton, [5MY]
  Motions
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 105-423), [2MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 
        105-423), [2MR]
    Africa Seeds of Hope Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4283) (H. Rept. 105-681), [6AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 1432, Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 105-431), 
        [10MR]

AFRICA GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1432): consideration (see H. Res. 383), [10MR]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 1432), [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1432, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 105-431), [10MR]
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        1432) (H. Rept. 105-423), [2MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 
        105-423), [2MR]

AFRICAN AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: provide a mechanism for resolution of discrimination 
        claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 
        4051), [11JN]
    Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (see H. Con. Res. 294), 
        [22JN]
    Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to 
        establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 4573), [15SE]
    Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to 
        the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 4718), 
        [7OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture: reform agricultural credit programs (see 
        H.R. 3513), [19MR]
    Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the 
        insurance business (see H.R. 4145), [25JN]
    Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for 
        preservation and restoration at historically black colleges 
        and universities (see H.R. 3266), [25FE]
    Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: install plaque at entrance 
        to Old Court House commemorating the Dred Scott decision (see 
        H.R. 4163), [25JN]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: approve location of proposed memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 113), [4MR]
    ------prevent expenditure of Federal funds to investigate 
        circumstances relating to death (see H.R. 4524), [9SE]
    ------tribute (see H. Con. Res. 247, 247), [19MR]
    Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper Station, Thomasville, GA: designate 
        (see H.R. 4661), [1OC]
    Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: establish 
        (see H.R. 4182), [25JN]
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the 
        flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 3216), [12FE]
    National Black Law Students Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 
        231), [3MR]
    Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to 
        tobacco products (see H.R. 4189), [25JN]
    Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 260), [1AP]
    Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as 
        clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 591), [9OC]
    Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4211), 
        [14JY]
    Virgin Islands: commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in 
        the former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S. 
        Independence Day (see H. Res. 487), [23JN] (see H. Res. 495), 
        [25JN]
    Washington Interdependence Council: establish a memorial to 
        Benjamin Banneker in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3499), 
        [18MR]
    Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood (see H. Con. 
        Res. 223), [24FE]
  Reports filed
    Approve Location of Proposed Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia: Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. 
        Res. 113) (H. Rept. 105-589), [22JN]
    Collection of Data on Law Enforcement Traffic Stops: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 118) (H. Rept. 105-435), [11MR]
    National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1635) (H. Rept. 105-559), [3JN]

AFRICA SEEDS OF HOPE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 4283), [21JY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        4283) (H. Rept. 105-681), [6AU]

AGE DISCRIMINATION
see Discrimination

AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Colleges and universities: allow use of age-based incentives for 
        the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty (see H.R. 3473), 
        [17MR]

AGED
see Senior Citizens

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
related term(s) Department of State; Foreign Aid
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring 
        Act, [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 385), [11MR]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (H.R. 1757), [10MR]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: 
        President Clinton, [21OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs 
        Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 285) (H. Rept. 105-434), [11MR]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1757) (H. Rept. 105-432), [10MR]

AGRICULTURAL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Disasters: provide monetary assistance to agricultural producers 
        (see H.R. 4508), [6AU]

AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Agriculture: establish a pilot program for milk producers 
        and cooperatives to enter into forward price contracts with 
        milk handlers (see H.R. 4360), [30JY]
    Foreign trade: require comparable requirements on imported and 
        domestic fruits and vegetables under agricultural marketing 
        orders (see H.R. 3335), [4MR]

AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: ensure that certain rice farms continue production 
        pursuant to flexibility contracts (see H.R. 3339), [5MR]
    ------production flexibility contract payment options (see H.R. 
        4265), (see H.R. 4272), [17JY]
    ------provide supplemental payments to farm owners and producers 
        who have entered into production flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 4580), [16SE]
    Credit: retroactive lifting of caps on loan rates for marketing 
        assistance loans (see H.R. 4615), [23SE]
    Federal aid programs: extend the term of marketing assistance 
        loans (see H.R. 3455), [12MR]
    Taxation: treatment of certain prepaid farm expenses under the 
        Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 4641), [25SE]

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 1150, provisions, [24FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (S. 1150): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        446), [21MY]
    ------insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu (see H. Res. 365), 
        [24FE]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (S. 1150), [22AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1150, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 105-548), 
        [21MY]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (S. 1150) (H. Rept. 105-492), 
        [22AP]

AGRICULTURAL TRADE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: require the President to report to Congress on any 
        selective embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 3654), 
        [1AP] (see H.R. 4647), [26SE]
  Reports filed
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 3654) (H. Rept. 105-631), [16JY]

AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: provide protections to suppliers of commodities (see 
        H.R. 3744), [29AP]

AGRICULTURE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
    ------S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
        Reform Act, [24FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: provide a mechanism for resolution of 
        discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 4051), [11JN]
    Agricultural Adjustment Act: require comparable requirements on 
        imported and domestic fruits and vegetables under agricultural 
        marketing orders (see H.R. 3335), [4MR]
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: ensure that certain rice farms 
        continue production pursuant to flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 3339), [5MR]
    ------extend the term of marketing assistance loans (see H.R. 
        3455), [12MR]
    ------provide supplemental payments to farm owners and producers 
        who have entered into production flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 4580), [16SE]
    ------retroactive lifting of caps on loan rates for marketing 
        assistance loans (see H.R. 4615), [23SE]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 4101), [19JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 482), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 567), [2OC]
    Animals: establish research and grant programs relative to the 
        efficient, (see H.R. 3793), [5MY]
    Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural 
        commodities from the application of sanctions (see H.R. 4022), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 4195), [14JY]
    Bankruptcy: make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent and 
        facilitate the bankruptcy and debt re

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        structuring process relative to farmers (see H.R. 4645), 
        [25SE]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 4672), [1OC] (see H.R. 4697), [5OC] (see 
        H.R. 4831), [14OC]
    Brazil: prohibit importation of papayas into the U.S. and certain 
        territories until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 3771), 
        [30AP]
    Business and industry: provide protections to suppliers of 
        commodities (see H.R. 3744), [29AP]
    Chicago Board of Trade: anniversary (see H. Res. 451), [3JN]
    Commodity Exchange Act: limit CFTC authority to alter the 
        regulation of certain hybrid instruments and swap agreements 
        (see H.R. 4507), [6AU]
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: improve agricultural 
        credit provisions for farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4246), 
        [16JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and 
        quarantine (see H.R. 3766), [30AP]
    ------balance wind and water erosion criteria and wildlife 
        suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve Program 
        (see H.R. 4319), [23JY]
    ------clarify and enhance the authorities of the Chief Information 
        Officer (see H.R. 3280), [26FE]
    ------establish a pilot program for milk producers and 
        cooperatives to enter into forward price contracts with milk 
        handlers (see H.R. 4360), [30JY]
    ------establish temporary enrollment priorities for the 
        Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4394), [4AU]
    ------improve food safety research, education, and technology and 
        require the use of a designated team to rapidly respond to 
        food safety emergencies (see H.R. 3132), [28JA] (see H.R. 
        3148), [3FE]
    ------make grants to establish additional rural enterprise 
        communities and empowerment zones (see H.R. 4071), [17JN] (see 
        H.R. 4666), [1OC]
    ------production flexibility contract payment options (see H.R. 
        4265), (see H.R. 4272), [17JY]
    ------provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams 
        built for flood protection and water resource projects (see 
        H.R. 4409), [5AU]
    ------reform agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 3513), [19MR]
    Disasters: provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency 
        operating loan relief for farmers in certain North Dakota and 
        Minnesota counties that have been designated as Federal 
        disaster areas (see H.R. 3678), [1AP]
    ------provide monetary assistance to agricultural producers (see 
        H.R. 4508), [6AU]
    Drought: disaster assistance to Texas (see H. Res. 493), [24JN]
    Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (see H.R. 4300), [22JY]
    ------enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (H.R. 4300), consideration (see H. Res. 537), [15SE]
    Ecology and environment: control water pollution from concentrated 
        animal feeding operations (see H.R. 3232), [12FE]
    European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H. Con. Res. 213), [11FE]
    ------unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef (see H. 
        Con. Res. 212), [11FE]
    Export Apple and Pear Act: limit applicability to apples (see H.R. 
        4148), [25JN]
    Federal aid programs: assist efforts of farmers and cooperatives 
        seeking to engage in value-added processing of agricultural 
        goods (see H.R. 4113), [23JN]
    ------disaster assistance to livestock producers (see H.R. 4417), 
        [6AU]
    ------provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and promote 
        the development of farmer-owned value-added processing 
        facilities (see H.R. 3550), [25MR]
    ------relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and 
        rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices 
        (see H.R. 4560), [14SE]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and crop failures (see H.R. 4747), [8OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (see H.R. 4535), [9SE] (see H.R. 
        4618), [24SE] (see H.R. 4690), [2OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (H.R. 4618), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 551), [24SE]
    Floods: damage reduction and recreation project at Grand Forks, 
        ND, and East Grand Forks, MN (see H.R. 4806), [11OC]
    Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 4266), [17JY] (see H.R. 4497), [6AU]
    ------purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy 
        persons (see H.R. 3615), [1AP]
    Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of 
        implementation (see H. Con. Res. 290), [11JN]
    Foreign countries: require GAO report on effectiveness of economic 
        sanctions and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on 
        exports of food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical 
        supplies or equipment (see H.R. 4704), [5OC]
    Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural 
        development in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 3636), [1AP] (see 
        H.R. 4283), [21JY]
    Foreign trade: reduce barriers between U.S. and Canadian 
        agricultural products (see H. Res. 583), [8OC]
    ------require the President to report to Congress on any selective 
        embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 3654), [1AP] 
        (see H.R. 4647), [26SE]
    Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: establish 
        Natural Resources Institute (see H.R. 4593), [17SE]
    Immigration: allow admittance of temporary or seasonal 
        agricultural workers relative to reductions in certain 
        workers' visas (see H.R. 3410), [10MR]
    Navajo Indian irrigation project: use power allocated from the 
        Colorado River storage project for on-farm uses (see H.R. 
        3235), [12FE]
    Nonprofit organizations: reform the conservation reserve program 
        relative to treatment of nonprofit organizations renting land 
        from a State or political subdivision (see H.R. 3451), [12MR]
    Pesticides: clarify circumstances in which a substance is 
        considered to be a pesticide chemical (see H.R. 4679), [2OC]
    ------harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides used on 
        canola (see H.R. 4814), [12OC]
    Railroads: ensure effective competition by improving regulation of 
        rates and abandoned lines (see H.R. 4488), [6AU]
    Research: ensure that federally funded research and education 
        programs address high-priority concerns with national 
        multistate significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 446), [21MY]
    ------ensure that federally funded research and education programs 
        address high-priority concerns with national multistate 
        significance (S. 1150), insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu 
        (see H. Res. 365), [24FE]
    Rural areas: pilot program to facilitate the protection and 
        preservation of remaining open space and farmland in the mid-
        Atlantic States (see H.R. 3566), [26MR]
    Ships and vessels: limit restriction on carriage of certain 
        noncontainerized agricultural and bulk cargoes in coastwise 
        trade by foreign-built freight vessels (see H.R. 4236), [16JY]
    States: establish a pilot program for mediation of private rights 
        of action under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 
        Protection Act (see H.R. 3317), [4MR]
    Taxation: allocation of farm income among taxable years (see H.R. 
        4564), [14SE]
    ------allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 
        3659), [1AP]
    ------allow farmers option to declare taxable year in which 
        production flexibility contract payments and crop insurance 
        payments are included in gross income (see H.R. 4644), [25SE]
    ------expand the types of crop payments for which a farmer may 
        defer inclusion in income until the next taxable year (see 
        H.R. 4636), [25SE]
    ------permanently extend income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 
        3594), [30MR] (see H.R. 4399), [4AU]
    ------provide relief for farmers and small businesses and extend 
        certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 4738), [8OC]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (see H.R. 
        4579), [16SE]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 
        4579), consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect 
        the solvency of Social Security (see H.R. 4597), [18SE]
    ------tax incentives for land sales for conservation purposes (see 
        H.R. 4496), [6AU]
    ------treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on 
        land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 4301), [22JY]
    ------treatment of certain contiguous farmlands relative to sale 
        of a principal residence (see H.R. 4643), [25SE]
    ------treatment of certain net operating losses for farmers (see 
        H.R. 4565), [14SE]
    ------treatment of certain prepaid farm expenses under the 
        Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 4641), [25SE]
    ------treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses 
        (see H.R. 4587), [16SE]
    ------treatment of estate taxes on the disposition of property 
        produced by a qualified family-owned business (see H.R. 4640), 
        [25SE]
    ------treatment of farming-related gains and losses relative to 
        eligibility for earned income tax credit (see H.R. 4596), 
        [17SE]
    ------treatment of income from certain rental real estate 
        activities in which taxpayer actively participates (see H.R. 
        4639), [25SE]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 3786), [30AP]
    ------establish a responsible U.S. international tobacco policy, 
        prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco products to 
        children, and establish the American Center on Global Health 
        and Tobacco (see H.R. 3738), [28AP]
    ------limit access to minors (see H.R. 3474), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3889), [14MY]
    ------limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 3907), 
        [20MY]
    ------provide crop insurance, extension services, and 
        administration of price support and quota programs at no 
        expense to the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 3664), [1AP]
    ------provide economic assistance to tobacco farmers, workers, and 
        communities dependent on tobacco production with funds 
        contributed by tobacco product manufacturers and importers 
        (see H.R. 3867), [14MY]
    ------provide market transition assistance for quota owners, 
        tobacco producers, and their communities, and stabilize 
        tobacco quota fluctuations (see H.R. 3264), [25FE] (see H.R. 
        3437), [11MR]
    World Trade Organization: establish negotiating objectives 
        relative to the agreement on agriculture and criteria for the 
        accession of State trading regimes (see H.R. 4288), [21JY]
  Conference reports
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act (S. 
        1150), [22AP]
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 4101), [2OC]
  Messages
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, [27JA]
    CCC Report: President Clinton, [5FE], [16SE]

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    Veto of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and 
        Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: President Clinton, 
        [8OC]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4101), [15SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, [2OC]
  Reports filed
    Africa Seeds of Hope Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4283) (H. Rept. 105-681), [6AU]
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: 
        Committee of Conference (S. 1150) (H. Rept. 105-492), [22AP]
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4101) (H. Rept. 
        105-763), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4101) (H. Rept. 
        105-588), [19JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4101, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 567) (H. 
        Rept. 105-764), [2OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1150, Agricultural 
        Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 105-548), [21MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 105-593), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4300, Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 105-
        720), [15SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4579, Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4618, Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss 
        Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 551) (H. 
        Rept. 105-743), [24SE]
    European Union Restrictions on the Importation of U.S. 
        Agricultural Products: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 213) (H. Rept. 105-672), [3AU]
    Flathead Irrigation Project Transfer of Maintenance and Operation 
        to Local Control: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3056) 
        (H. Rept. 105-812), [12OC]
    Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2795) (H. Rept. 105-604), [25JN]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 3654) (H. Rept. 105-631), [16JY]
    Tax Relief for Farmers and Small Businesses and Extend Certain 
        Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 4738) (H. Rept. 105-817), [12OC]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        4579) (H. Rept. 105-739), [23SE]

AGRICULTURE DISASTER AND MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4618), [24SE]
    Enact (H.R. 4618): consideration (see H. Res. 551), [24SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4618, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 551) (H. Rept. 105-743), [24SE]

AGRICULTURE EXPORT RELIEF ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4195), [14JY]

AIR FORCE
see Department of Defense

AIR FORCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REINVIGORATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3894), [19MY]

AIR POLLUTION
related term(s) Clean Air Act; Ecology and Environment; Pollution
  Bills and resolutions
    Clean Air Act: modify application of certain provisions relative 
        to inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4157), [25JN]
    ------proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in the 
        eastern U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen (see 
        H.R. 3690), [1AP] (see H.R. 4136), [24JN]
    ------provide 2-year period prior to statutory reclassification of 
        areas that fail to attain clean air standards (see H.R. 4136), 
        [24JN]
    EPA: implementation of revised ozone and particulate matter 
        standards (see H.R. 3505), [19MR]
    Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and 
        incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 3791), 
        [5MY]
    Taxation: provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel 
        vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment 
        zones (see H.R. 3466), [16MR]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 3807), [7MY]
  Reports filed
    Border Smog Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 8) 
        (H. Rept. 105-634), [20JY]

AIRCRAFT
see Common Carriers

AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS
see Aviation

AKAL SECURITY, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Relief (see H.R. 3944), [21MY]

ALABAMA
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
    Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4211), 
        [14JY]

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: participation in the design, planning, and 
        construction of the Alameda County Brackish Water Desalination 
        Project for the reclamation and reuse of water (see H.R. 
        3996), [4JN]

ALASKA
  Bills and resolutions
    Arctic Oil Reserve: collection and interpretation of state-of-the-
        art, non-intrusive, 3-dimensional seismic data testing for 
        producible oil in the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 4755), [8OC]
    Aviation: clarify the regulation of Alaskan Guide Pilots 
        conducting air flights (see H.R. 3406), [5MR]
    Bering Sea: actions to stop poaching of marine resources and use 
        of illegal high seas driftnets (see H. Res. 470), [15JN]
    Gustavus, AK: land exchange (see H.R. 3903), [19MY]
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: designate (see 
        H.R. 4261), [16JY]
    Native Americans: Federal recognition of the Qutekcak Native Tribe 
        and the Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh (see H.R. 4693), 
        [2OC]
    Taxation: treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 
        4192), [25JN]
    Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects 
        Alaska (see H. Con. Res. 278), [19MY]
  Messages
    Alaska's Mineral Resources: President Clinton, [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Land Bank Protections: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2000) (H. Rept. 105-677), 
        [5AU]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Recognition of Certain Native 
        American Communities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2812) (H. Rept. 105-716), [15SE]
    Forest Service Easement Grant to the Chugach Alaska Corp.: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3087) (H. Rept. 105-782), 
        [6OC]
    Gustavus, AK, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3903) (H. Rept. 105-706), [11SE]
    Huna Totem Corp. Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3088) (H. Rept. 105-784), [6OC]
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 2032) (H. Rept. 
        105-656), [29JY]
    Kake Tribal Corp. Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2756) (H. Rept. 105-783), [6OC]

ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 
        4192), [25JN]
  Reports filed
    Forest Service Easement Grant to the Chugach Alaska Corp.: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3087) (H. Rept. 105-782), 
        [6OC]
    Huna Totem Corp. Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3088) (H. Rept. 105-784), [6OC]
    Kake Tribal Corp. Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2756) (H. Rept. 105-783), [6OC]
    Land Bank Protections: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2000) 
        (H. Rept. 105-677), [5AU]
    Recognition of Certain Native American Communities: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2812) (H. Rept. 105-716), [15SE]

ALBANIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by 
        Serbian police relative to self-determination (see H. Con. 
        Res. 205), [28JA] (see H. Con. Res. 235), [5MR] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 312), [28JY] (see H. Con. Res. 313), [30JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 315), [3AU]
    ------NATO military intervention relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Res. 561), [1OC]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 343), [8OC]
  Messages
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Albania: President Clinton, [17JY]

ALBANY, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on 
        Interstate 787 (see H.R. 3754), [29AP]

ALBUQUERQUE, NM
  Bills and resolutions
    Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff 
        Auditorium in the Technology Transfer Center (see H.R. 3731), 
        [23AP]

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to 
        minors (see H.R. 3537), [24MR]
    Health: prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 4376), 
        [31JY]
    Housing: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing 
        relative to drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 4543), [10SE]
    Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance 
        abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group 
        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 3568), [26MR]
    Taxation: treatment of liquor and beer retailers (see H.R. 4140), 
        [25JN]

ALGERIA, DEMOCRATIC AND POPULAR REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: violations (see H. Res. 347), [3FE] (see H. Res. 
        374), [2MR]

ALIENS
see Immigration; Refugees

ALLEN, THOMAS H. (a Representative from Maine)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Colleges and universities: improve and strengthen recruitment and 
        training of math and science teachers (see H.R. 3338), [5MR]
    Families and domestic relations: increase availability, 
        affordability, and quality of school-based child care (see 
        H.R. 3768), [30AP]

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    Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and 
        incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 3791), 
        [5MY]
    Maine: deauthorize remainder of East Boothbay Harbor project (see 
        H.R. 3737), [28AP]
    Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 4627), 
        [25SE]
    Ships and vessels: reform process for dismantling and disposing of 
        ships no longer in use (see H.R. 4156), [25JN]

ALPHA PHI ALPHA (fraternal organization)
  Bills and resolutions
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: approve location of proposed memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 113), [4MR]
  Reports filed
    Approve Location of Proposed Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia: Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. 
        Res. 113) (H. Rept. 105-589), [22JN]

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3528) (H. 
        Rept. 105-487), [21AP]

AMBRO, JEROME ANTHONY, JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, 
        NY: designate (see H.R. 3167), [5FE]

AMERICA AFTER SCHOOL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3400), [5MR]

AMERICAN G.I. FORUM OF THE U.S. (nonprofit corporation)
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal charter: grant (see H.R. 3843), [12MY]

AMERICAN LUGE ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        American Luge Association races (see H. Con. Res. 305), [23JY]

AMERICAN REVOLUTION
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to 
        establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 4573), [15SE]

AMERICAN SAMOA
  Bills and resolutions
    Colleges and universities: provide that funds for the land grant 
        college shall not be subject to annual appropriation by the 
        legislature (see H.R. 3142), [3FE]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 3673), [1AP]
    Foreign trade: clarify rules of origin for textile and apparel 
        products (see H.R. 3377), [5MR]

AMERICORPS
see Corporation for National and Community Service

AMTRAK REFORM COUNCIL
  Appointments
    Members, [24FE], [4MR]

ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 118), [11MY]
    Bankruptcy: modify application of liquidation cases (see H.R. 
        3801), [6MY]
    Budget: require a two-thirds vote on passage of legislation 
        changing discretionary spending limits, or pay-as-you-go 
        requirements, if the budget for the current or immediately 
        preceding year was not in surplus (see H.R. 3832), [12MY]
    ------require a two-thirds vote on passage of legislation that 
        allows outlays to exceed revenues (see H.R. 3091), [27JA]
    Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be 
        manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability 
        standards (see H.R. 3831), [12MY]
    Courts: confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 4286), [21JY]
    Davis-Bacon Act: require cancellation of contracts with repeat 
        violators (see H.R. 3826), [11MY]
    ------require disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 
        3827), [11MY]
    Drugs: provide penalties for open air drug markets (see H.R. 
        4599), [18SE]
    Foreign Assistance Act: require that certain assistance be in the 
        form of credits redeemable only for U.S. goods and services 
        (see H.R. 3800), [6MY]
    Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a 
        portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity 
        choice (see H.R. 3548), [25MR]
    Housing: provide rental assistance in a manner that preserves 
        residential property values, protects residents, and enhances 
        safety (see H.R. 4218), [15JY]
    Immigration: deport aliens who associate with known terrorists 
        (see H.R. 4698), [5OC]
    Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 
        3450), [12MR]
    Medicare/Medicaid: pilot program for the use of optical memory 
        cards (see H.R. 4317), [23JY]
    NLRB: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing 
        industries (see H.R. 3825), [11MY]
    Public welfare programs: guarantee loans and provide State grants 
        to finance transportation services for welfare recipients, and 
        establish preferences for Federal contractors that hire 
        welfare recipients (see H.R. 3638), [1AP]
    Taxation: allow a credit for certain corporations which have 
        substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership 
        by employees (see H.R. 3562), [26MR]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 4316), [23JY]
    ------inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the 
        exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (see 
        H.R. 3953), [22MY]
    Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the 
        National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer 
        Service Act (see H.R. 3561), [26MR]

ANGOLA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, [23MR], 
        [23SE]

ANIMALS
related term(s) National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers 
        (see H.R. 4417), [6AU]
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: improve agricultural 
        credit provisions for farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4246), 
        [16JY]
    Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals 
        and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 286), [3JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: improve food safety research, education, and 
        technology and require the use of a designated team to rapidly 
        respond to food safety emergencies (see H.R. 3132), [28JA] 
        (see H.R. 3148), [3FE]
    Ecology and environment: control water pollution from concentrated 
        animal feeding operations (see H.R. 3232), [12FE]
    ------establish research and grant programs relative to the 
        efficient, (see H.R. 3793), [5MY]
    Endangered Species Act: prohibit sale of products containing 
        endangered species (S. 361), return to Senate (see H. Res. 
        601), [15OC]
    ------reform Federal land management activities relative to 
        conservation (see H.R. 4554), [11SE]
    ------reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal 
        penalties (see H.R. 4555), [11SE]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 4556), [11SE]
    European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H. Con. Res. 213), [11FE]
    ------unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef (see H. 
        Con. Res. 212), [11FE]
    Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 4266), [17JY] (see H.R. 4497), [6AU]
    Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for 
        wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (H.R. 
        2863), consideration (see H. Res. 521), [9SE]
    NLRB: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing 
        industries (see H.R. 3825), [11MY]
    Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that 
        protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing 
        need for animal testing (see H.R. 3946), [22MY]
    Research: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that 
        are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public 
        Health Service (see H.R. 4744), [8OC]
    Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        3113), [27JA]
    Taxation: treatment of sale of certain animals associated with 
        educational programs (see H.R. 3626), [1AP]
    Washington: protect and conserve deer and elk and provide for 
        consistent and equitable hunting laws (see H.R. 3987), [3JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2863, Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 521) (H. Rept. 105-698), 
        [9SE]
    European Union Restrictions on the Importation of U.S. 
        Agricultural Products: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 213) (H. Rept. 105-672), [3AU]
    Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2863) (H. Rept. 105-542), [19MY]
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2376) (H. Rept. 105-483), [21AP]
    Rhino and Tiger Product Labeling Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2807) (H. Rept. 105-495), [28AP]
    Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 3113) (H. Rept. 105-455), [19MR]
    Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2556) (H. Rept. 105-522), [11MY]

ANTIMICROBIAL REGULATION TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4679), [2OC]

ANTIQUITIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: boundary adjustments 
        (see H.R. 3909), [20MY] (see H.R. 4287), [21JY]

ANTITRUST POLICY
related term(s) Monopolies
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with 
        foreign nations (see H.R. 4453), [6AU]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by 
        groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 
        4277), [20JY]
    Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing 
        public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3976), [22MY]
    Sports: clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of 
        professional teams (see H.R. 3817), [7MY]
    Television: eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on 
        cable programming services (see H.R. 3258), [25FE]
    ------treatment of video programming for multichannel distribution 
        (see H.R. 3559), [26MR]

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform 
        programs (see H.R. 4275), [20JY]
  Reports filed
    Appalachian Regional Development Act Programs Reauthorization and 
        Reform: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 4275) (H. Rept. 105-684), [6AU]

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]

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    Programs: reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 4275), [20JY]
  Reports filed
    Program Reauthorization and Reform: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4275) (H. Rept. 105-684), 
        [6AU]

APPROPRIATIONS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring 
        Act, [10MR]
    ------H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
    ------H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP], [22AP], [23AP], [6MY]
    ------H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
    ------H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
    ------H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
    ------H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
    ------H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
    ------H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]
    ------S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention 
        Act, [1OC], [5OC]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: assure that deposits are spent 
        for purposes for which the Fund was established (see H.R. 
        4356), [30JY]
    Agriculture: relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, 
        and rural communities adversely affected by low commodity 
        prices (see H.R. 4560), [14SE]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and crop failures (see H.R. 4747), [8OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (see H.R. 4690), [2OC]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 4101), [19JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 482), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 567), [2OC]
    American Samoa: provide that funds for the land grant college 
        shall not be subject to annual appropriation by the 
        legislature (see H.R. 3142), [3FE]
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
    Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform 
        programs (see H.R. 4275), [20JY]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: funding for 
        historic, recreational, and environmental education projects 
        (see H.R. 3522, 3522), [19MR]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds 
        for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see 
        H.R. 4056), [11JN]
    Budget: allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to 
        be used to offset tax cuts (see H.R. 3707), [22AP]
    ------guarantee honesty (see H.R. 4012), [5JN]
    ------proposed user fees in Presidential budget (see H.R. 3989), 
        [3JN]
    ------provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 4174), [25JN]
    ------reform process relative to use of joint resolutions, 
        emergency spending, spending accountability, Federal insurance 
        programs, pay-go requirements, decision enforcement, and 
        mitigation of bias (see H.R. 4837), [14OC]
    ------require a two-thirds vote on passage of legislation changing 
        discretionary spending limits, or pay-as-you-go requirements, 
        if the budget for the current or immediately preceding year 
        was not in surplus (see H.R. 3832), [12MY]
    ------require a two-thirds vote on passage of legislation that 
        allows outlays to exceed revenues (see H.R. 3091), [27JA]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 284), [3JN]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res. 
        284), consideration (see H. Res. 455), [3JN]
    ------treatment of any future budget surpluses (see H. Con. Res. 
        216), [11FE]
    ------use any surplus for payroll tax rebates and increased 
        discretionary nondefense spending (see H.R. 4379), [31JY]
    California: provide outlet modifications to Folsom Dam, study 
        reconstruction of Northfork American River Cofferdam, and 
        transfer all right, title, and interest in and to the Auburn 
        Dam (see H.R. 4111), [23JN]
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 4004), [5JN]
    Children and youth: establish early childhood education services 
        referral hotline, improve quality of child care services, and 
        provide tax credit for employer expenses in providing certain 
        dependent care services (see H.R. 4102), [22JN]
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        614), [19DE]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), Senate 
        amendment (see H. Res. 602), [15OC]
    Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (see H.R. 3117), [28JA]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 341), [28JA] (see H. Res. 355), [11FE]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 506), [20JY]
    Community development: prohibit funding for any facility to be 
        used primarily for distribution or use of tobacco products 
        (see H.R. 4796), [10OC]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration 
        projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare 
        policies (see H.R. 4254), [16JY]
    ------reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] (see H.R. 
        4271), [17JY]
    Congress: prohibit inclusion of legislative provisions and 
        nonemergency spending in emergency appropriations legislation 
        (see H.R. 3576), [27MR]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation (see 
        H.J. Res. 131), [7OC]
    Constitutional amendments: line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 118), 
        [11MY] (see H.J. Res. 124), [25JN]
    Continuing: making (see H.J. Res. 128), [16SE] (see H.J. Res. 
        133), [9OC] (see H.J. Res. 134), [12OC] (see H.J. Res. 135), 
        [14OC] (see H.J. Res. 136), [16OC] (see H.J. Res. 137), [19OC]
    ------making (H.J. Res. 128), consideration (see H. Res. 541), 
        [16SE]
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (see H.R. 3866), [14MY]
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3809), [7MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for the International Child 
        Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center (see H.R. 
        3985), [3JN]
    ------funding for high energy container x-ray and automated 
        targeting systems for inspection of cargo (see H.R. 3112), 
        [27JA]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 
        3616), [1AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 435), [14MY] (see H. Res. 441), [19MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 549), [23SE]
    ------authorizing certain construction at military installations 
        (see H.R. 3695), [21AP]
    ------making appropriations (see H.R. 4103), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 4059), 
        [16JN]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 477), [18JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4103), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 484), [23JN]
    ------prioritization of the allocation of assets for war-fighting 
        missions and counterdrug activities (see H. Con. Res. 324), 
        [6AU]
    ------provide that appropriations for national defense functions 
        for fiscal year 1999 may not exceed the amount authorized for 
        fiscal year 1998 (see H.R. 3685), [1AP]
    ------SR-71 aircraft program funding (see H.R. 4424), [6AU]
    Dept. of Education: establish demonstration projects to ensure 
        equal educational opportunities for individuals with learning 
        disabilities at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        3596), [30MR]
    ------prohibit funding of national testing proposals without 
        explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 348), [4FE]
    Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 3724), 
        [23AP]
    Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3303), 
        [3MR]
    ------State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding 
        (see H.R. 4440), [6AU]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 385), [11MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties from oil companies 
        for drilling on public lands (see H.R. 3820), [7MY]
    ------Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish 
        recovery programs implementation funding (see H.R. 3669), 
        [1AP]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 4193), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4193), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 504), [20JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 4104), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4104), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 485), [23JN] (see H. Res. 498), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4104), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 563), [1OC] (see H. Res. 563), 
        [2OC] (see H. Res. 579), [7OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4328), [24JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4328), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 510), [28JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4328), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 605), [20OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4328), corrections in enrollment 
        of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 354), [20OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and 
        leases (see H.R. 3603), [31MR]
    ------payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by 
        nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 3948), 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 4070), [17JN] (see H.R. 4220), [15JY] (see 
        H.R. 4374), [31JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4276), [20JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4276), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 508), [22JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4274), [20JY]

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    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 564), [2OC] (see H. Res. 584), [8OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4194), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 501), [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 574), [5OC]
    Diseases: increase funding and authority of Depts. of HHS and 
        Education relative to asthma programs (see H.R. 4654), [28SE]
    District of Columbia: allow Washington Convention Center Authority 
        to finance revenue bonds to construct new convention center 
        (see H.R. 4237), [16JY]
    ------making appropriations (see H.R. 4380), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4380), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 517), [5AU]
    ------scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 1502), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 413), [29AP]
    Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange 
        programs (see H.R. 3717), [23AP]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (H.R. 3717), consideration (see H. Res. 409), [28AP]
    Education: grants for public policy programs at certain institutes 
        and schools (see H.R. 4830), [14OC]
    ------grants to local educational agencies for additional teachers 
        and facilities to accommodate disruptive students (see H.R. 
        4833), [14OC]
    ------increase the number of qualified early child care 
        professionals through a student loan forgiveness program (see 
        H.R. 3727), [23AP]
    ------reductions in school class size (see H.R. 3876), [14MY]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), consideration (see H. Res. 
        543), [16SE]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        4060), [16JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4060), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 478), [18JN]
    Energy Conservation and Production Act: extend certain programs 
        (see H.R. 4017), [9JN]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see 
        H.R. 4017), [9JN]
    FAA: reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 4057), [16JN]
    Families and domestic relations: community-based family resource 
        and support grants appropriations (see H.R. 4436), [6AU]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of school-
        based child care (see H.R. 3768), [30AP]
    ------tax relief to increase affordability of child care (see H.R. 
        3144), [3FE]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3748), [29AP]
    Federal aid programs: reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and 
        Employment Program and apply savings to emergency food 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 4571), [15SE]
    Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy 
        persons (see H.R. 3615), [1AP]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4569), [15SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4569), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 542), [16SE]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), consideration (see H. Res. 
        383), [10MR]
    ------support broad-based agricultural and rural development in 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 3636), [1AP] (see H.R. 4283), 
        [21JY]
    Government: making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions (see H.R. 3579), [27MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), consideration (see H. Res. 402), [30MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        416), [30AP]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (see H.R. 
        3580), [27MR]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        3580), consideration (see H. Res. 473), [16JN]
    ------reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 3556), 
        [25MR]
    ------status of Executive orders that infringe on the powers and 
        duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. 
        Res. 236), [5MR]
    Government Management Reform Act: hold Federal agencies 
        accountable for tax dollars spent by such agencies (see H.R. 
        4074), [17JN]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 3534), [24MR]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 3534), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 426), [12MY]
    Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers 
        and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access 
        (see H.R. 3862), [13MY]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] 
        (see H.R. 4439), [6AU]
    Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for 
        preservation and restoration at historically black colleges 
        and universities (see H.R. 3266), [25FE]
    House of Representatives: require approval of any payments from 
        the reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses 
        (see H. Res. 387), [17MR]
    IMF: prohibit funding until Iraq is expelled (see H.R. 3599), 
        [30MR]
    Immigration: personnel and technology funding to increase 
        inspections and reduce delays at border crossings and interior 
        checkpoints (see H.R. 3679), [1AP]
    Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4437), (see H.R. 4463), 
        [6AU]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding (see H. Res. 
        399), [26MR]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3694), 
        [21AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 420), [6MY]
    Iraq: prohibit use of Dept. of Defense appropriations for 
        offensive operations to force compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolutions (see H.R. 3208), [12FE]
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing appropriations 
        and further defining criteria for capital repair, operation, 
        and maintenance (see H.R. 3504), [19MR]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions 
        funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and 
        urban conservation and recreation programs (see H.R. 4467), 
        [6AU]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 4112), [23JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4112), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 489), [24JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4112), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 550), [23SE]
    LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY]
    Line Item Veto Act: direct savings toward reducing the public debt 
        when used during Federal budget surplus years (see H.R. 3228), 
        [12FE]
    National Cancer Institute: increase funding for ovarian cancer 
        public information and education programs (see H.R. 4200), 
        [14JY]
    National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see 
        H.R. 4438), [6AU]
    National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 
        4327), [24JY] (see H.R. 4402), [5AU]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (H.R. 512), consideration (see H. Res. 427), [12MY]
    New Jersey: waive repayment of funds used for constructing high 
        occupancy vehicle lanes (see H.R. 4528), [9SE]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 363), [12FE]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and 
        control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins (see 
        H.R. 4235), [16JY]
    NRC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3532), [24MR]
    NSF: make grants for applied engineering and technology education 
        equipment and capital improvements (see H.R. 3733), [27AP]
    Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4099), [19JN] (see H.R. 
        4344), [29JY]
    Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses 
        (see H.R. 3723), [23AP]
    President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: prohibit 
        Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed 
        sanctions (see H.J. Res. 107), [3FE] (see H. Res. 343), [28JA]
    ------prohibit Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and 
        imposed sanctions (H.J. Res. 107), consideration (see H. Res. 
        345), [3FE]
    Public Safety and Community Policing Grants: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        4743), [8OC]
    Public welfare programs: guarantee loans and provide State grants 
        to finance transportation services for welfare recipients, and 
        establish preferences for Federal contractors that hire 
        welfare recipients (see H.R. 3638), [1AP]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform 
        programs (see H.R. 4275), [20JY]
    Research: continuation of Federal research and development 
        programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 
        4514), [6AU]
    ------increase support for basic and applied scientific research 
        (see H. Con. Res. 243), [12MR]
    ------increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, 
        medical, and pre-competitive engineering research (see H.R. 
        3660), [1AP]
    Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        3113), [27JA]
    Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (see 
        H.R. 3267), [25FE]
    ------feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R. 
        3267), consideration (see H. Res. 500), [14JY]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 3133), [28JA]
    Taxation: designation of overpayments for use in biomedical 
        research conducted through NIH (see H.R. 3563), [26MR]
    ------require congressional review of Federal agency rules that 
        establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 4096), [19JN]
    Telecommunications: provide funding for universal 
        telecommunications services through creation of the 
        Telecommunications Trust Fund (see H.R. 4474), [6AU]
    Tobacco products: provide crop insurance, extension services, and 
        administration of price support and quota programs at no 
        expense to the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 3664), [1AP]
    ------specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry settlement 
        (see H.J. Res. 109), [11FE]
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 405), [31MR]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 449), [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), corrections 
        in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 282), 
        [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 3978), [3JN]
    ------provide that certain intermodal transportation facilities 
        not be exempt from local zoning ordinances (see H.R. 3468), 
        [17MR]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 4466), [6AU]
    ``Unlocking Our Future--Toward a New National Science Policy'': 
        use as framework for future deliberations on science policy 
        funding (see H. Res. 578), [7OC]
    Urban areas: continuation of operating assistance for small 
        transit operators (see H.R. 4384), [3AU]
    Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the 
        National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer 
        Service Act (see H.R. 3561), [26MR]

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  Conference reports
    Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 105-423), [2MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 
        105-423), [2MR]
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 4101), [2OC]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 3616), [22SE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4059), [24JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 4103), [25SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        4104), [1OC], [7OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        4328), [19OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4194), [5OC]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 3579), 
        [30AP]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4060), [25SE]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (H.R. 1757), [10MR]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 3694), [5OC]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4112), 
        [22SE]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 2400), [22MY]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (H.R. 1853), [8OC]
  Messages
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, [27JA]
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 1999: President 
        Clinton, [3FE]
    Budget Rescissions: President Clinton, [27JY]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton, [27JA]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, [27JA]
    District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton, [29JY]
    District of Columbia Courts Budget Request: President Clinton, 
        [16MR]
    National Endowment for the Humanities Report: President Clinton, 
        [21MY]
    School Class Size Reductions: President Clinton, [11MY]
    Veto of H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: 
        President Clinton, [21OC]
    Veto of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and 
        Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: President Clinton, 
        [8OC]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4101), [15SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, [2OC]
    Budget: proposed user fees in Presidential budget (H.R. 3989), 
        [5JN]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 341), [28JA]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 355), [12FE]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), 
        [21MY], [22JY], [23JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4103), [15SE]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 4193), [23JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 4104), [16SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4104), conference report, [7OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 4328), [15SE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), [5AU], [6OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 584), [8OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4194), [23JY], [29JY], 
        [15SE]
    District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school 
        choice (S. 1502), [30AP], [4MY]
    Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange 
        programs (H.R. 3717), [29AP]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060), 
        [29JY]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (S. 
        417), [28SE]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), [11MR]
    Government: making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions (H.R. 3579), [31MR], [23AP]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694), 
        conference report, [7OC]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        4112), [25JN], [15SE]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (S. 2073), [1OC]
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), 
        [20MY], [21MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), conference 
        report, [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Africa Seeds of Hope Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4283) (H. Rept. 105-681), [6AU]
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4101) (H. Rept. 
        105-763), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4101) (H. Rept. 
        105-588), [19JN]
    Allow Individuals To Designate a Percentage of Their Tax 
        Overpayments or To Make Contributions to Units of the National 
        Park System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 755) (H. 
        Rept. 105-482), [21AP]
    Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Appropriations: Committee on 
        National Security (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 105-468), 
        [26MR]
    Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2400) (H. Rept. 105-467), [25MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 
        105-467), [27MR]
    Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. Rept. 105-439), [12MR]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 105-686), [7AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs 
        Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 285) (H. Rept. 105-434), [11MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2400, Transportation 
        Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 449) (H. Rept. 105-552), [22MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3579, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 105-505), [30AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing 
        Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 549) 
        (H. Rept. 105-740), [23SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4101, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 567) (H. 
        Rept. 105-764), [2OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4104, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 563) (H. Rept. 105-761), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 579) (H. Rept. 105-790), 
        [7OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4112, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 550) (H. Rept. 105-741), [23SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4194, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 574) (H. 
        Rept. 105-777), [5OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4328, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 605) (H. Rept. 105-826), [20OC]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 284, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 1999-2003: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) 
        (H. Rept. 105-565), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 107, Prohibit Federal Funding of 
        Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Imposed Sanctions of the 
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 105-412), 
        [3FE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 128, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 541) (H. Rept. 105-724), 
        [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 512, New Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 105-530), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1432, Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 105-431), 
        [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface 
        Transportation and Equity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 405) (H. Rept. 105-476), [31MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2846, Prohibit Dept. of Education Funding of 
        National Testing Proposals Without Explicit and Specific 
        Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. 
        Rept. 105-413), [4FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 543) (H. Rept. 105-726), 
        [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3267, Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 105-624), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3534, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 105-529), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3579, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 402) (H. 
        Rept. 105-473), [30MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 435) (H. Rept. 105-535), 
        [14MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 105-544), 
        [19MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3694, Intelligence Services Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 420) (H. Rept. 105-511), 
        [6MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3717, Prohibit Use of Federal Funds for 
        Needle Exchange Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        409) (H. Rept. 105-497), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure: Committee on

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        Rules (House) (H. Res. 477) (H. Rept. 105-585), [18JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4060, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 478) (H. 
        Rept. 105-586), [18JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 105-593), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4103, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 484) (H. Rept. 105-596), 
        [23JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 485) (H. 
        Rept. 105-597), [23JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 498) (H. Rept. 105-622), 
        [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4112, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 489) (H. 
        Rept. 105-601), [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4193, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        504) (H. Rept. 105-637), [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 105-628), [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4274, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 564) (H. Rept. 105-762), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 105-798), 
        [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and 
        State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 105-641), 
        [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4328, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        510) (H. Rept. 105-651), [28JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4380, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 517) (H. Rept. 105-679), 
        [5AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 4569, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 105-725), [16SE]
    Consideration of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity 
        Scholarship Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 413) (H. 
        Rept. 105-501), [29AP]
    Customs Service Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 3809) (H. Rept. 105-541), [18MY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        4103) (H. Rept. 105-746), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4103) (H. Rept. 
        105-591), [22JN]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        3616) (H. Rept. 105-736), [22SE]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3616) (H. Rept. 
        105-532), [12MY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4059) (H. Rept. 105-647), [24JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4059) (H. Rept. 
        105-578), [16JN]
    Dept. of Justice Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3303) (H. Rept. 105-526), [12MY]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4193) (H. Rept. 105-
        609), [14JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 105-760), [1OC]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 105-789), 
        [7OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 
        105-592), [22JN]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4328) (H. Rept. 105-825), [19OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4328) (H. Rept. 
        105-648), [24JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorization: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        3603) (H. Rept. 105-490), [22AP]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 4276) (H. Rept. 105-636), [20JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        4274) (H. Rept. 105-635), [20JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4194) 
        (H. Rept. 105-769), [5OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4194) (H. Rept. 
        105-610), [14JY]
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 4380) (H. Rept. 105-670), [3AU]
    Dollars to the Classroom Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 3248) (H. Rept. 105-710), [14SE]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 105-504), [30AP]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 
        105-469), [27MR]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 105-749), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 
        105-581), [16JN]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act and Energy Conservation and 
        Production Act Extension of Certain Programs: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4017) (H. Rept. 105-727), [17SE]
    FAA Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4057) (H. Rept. 105-639), [20JY]
    FEC Appropriations: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        3748) (H. Rept. 105-606), [25JN]
    Folsom Dam Outlet Modifications, Northfork American River 
        Cofferdam Reconstruction Study, and Auburn Dam Transfer to 
        California: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4111) (H. 
        Rept. 105-811), [12OC]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1757) (H. Rept. 105-432), [10MR]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        4569) (H. Rept. 105-719), [15SE]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 3694) (H. Rept. 105-780), [5OC]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3694) (H. 
        Rept. 105-508), [5MY]
    Investigation of Voter Irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District: Committee on House Oversight (House) 
        (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 105-416), [11FE]
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Appropriations and the 
        Further Defining of Criteria for Capital Repairs, Operations, 
        and Maintenance: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3504) (H. Rept. 105-533), [13MY]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4112) (H. Rept. 105-734), [22SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4112) (H. Rept. 
        105-595), [23JN]
    Making the Federal Government Accountable--Enforcing the Mandate 
        for Effective Financial Management: Committee on Government 
        Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-664), [31JY]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 3534) 
        (H. Rept. 105-515), [7MY]
    National Historic Preservation Fund Authorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1522) (H. Rept. 105-484), [21AP]
    1998 Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics 
        (Joint) (H. Rept. 105-807), [10OC]
    NRC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3532) (H. 
        Rept. 105-680), [6AU]
    Patent and Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses Funding: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3723) (H. Rept. 105-
        528), [12MY]
    Prohibit the Dept. of Education Funding of National Testing 
        Proposals Without Explicit and Specific Legislation: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2846) (H. Rept. 
        105-409), [3FE]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act and Appalachian Regional 
        Development Act Programs Reauthorization and Reform: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4275) (H. 
        Rept. 105-684), [6AU]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-475), [31MR]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-600), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-642), 
        [23JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-662), 
        [31JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-722), 
        [16SE]
    Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 3113) (H. Rept. 105-455), [19MR]
    Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3267) (H. Rept. 105-621), [14JY]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1999-2003: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 105-555), [3JN]
    Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-590), [22JN]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3580) (H. Rept. 105-470), [27MR]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 105-550), [22MY]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-800), [8OC]
    Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2556) (H. Rept. 105-522), [11MY]

ARAB COUNTRIES
related term(s) Middle East
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: support while carrying out military action against 
        Iraq in and around the Persian Gulf region (see H. Res. 612), 
        [17DE]
    Clinton, President: reassert traditional U.S. opposition to 
        unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. 
        Res. 345), [8OC]
    Iran: impose sanctions on efforts to acquire advance missile 
        technology and expedite the development of a missile defense 
        system for both U.S. and Israeli Armed Forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 342), [8OC]
    Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action 
        (see H. Con. Res. 226), [26FE]
    ------development of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 
        519), [6AU]
    ------material and unacceptable breach of international 
        obligations relative to weapons inspections (see H.J. Res. 
        125), [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 340), [8OC]
    ------prohibit use of Dept. of Defense appropriations for 
        offensive operations to force compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolutions (see H.R. 3208), [12FE]
    ------support transition to democracy (see H.R. 4655), [29SE] (see 
        H.R. 4664), [1OC]
    Middle East: U.S. policy relative to Israeli concessions in peace 
        process against their own self-interest (see H. Con. Res. 
        276), [13MY]

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  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, [4MR], 
        [16MR], [13MY], [17SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, [4FE], 
        [29JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton, [28JA]
    Steps Taken To End the Arab League Boycott of Israel: President 
        Clinton, [3AU]

ARCHEOLOGY
  Bills and resolutions
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 4004), [5JN]
    Fort Peck, MT: establish interpretive center and museum at Fort 
        Peck Dam and protect significant fossil remains in the 
        vicinity (see H.R. 4331), [24JY]
    Kennewick Man: preserve the integrity of the remains for 
        scientific study (see H.R. 3575), [27MR]

ARCHER, BILL (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, [22MY]
    ------H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        establish (see H.R. 3095), [27JA] (see H.R. 3546), [25MR]
    Foreign trade: miscellaneous and technical changes to various 
        trade laws (see H.R. 4856), [20OC]
    Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports 
        resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other 
        regions (see H. Con. Res. 350), [12OC]
    Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into 
        which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term 
        reform is enacted (see H.R. 4578), [16SE]
    Taxation: provide relief for farmers and small businesses and 
        extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 4738), [8OC]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (see H.R. 
        4579), [16SE]
    ------treatment of certain liquidating distributions of a 
        regulated investment company or real estate investment trust 
        which are allowable as a deduction (see H.R. 3947), [22MY]
    ------treatment of certain transfers of assets and liabilities to 
        a corporation (see H.R. 4852), [19OC]
    ------treatment of stapled real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 
        3558), [26MR]
  Conference reports
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act (H.R. 2676), [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Activities During the 105th Congress: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-832), [18DE]
    Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 105-423), [2MR]
    Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 105-
        467), [27MR]
    Child Support Performance and Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3130) (H. Rept. 105-422), [2MR]
    Customs Service Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 3809) (H. Rept. 105-541), [18MY]
    Dept. of HHS Additional Exceptions to the Imposition of Civil 
        Money Penalties in Cases of Payments to Beneficiaries: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3511) (H. Rept. 105-
        772), [5OC]
    Education Savings and School Excellence Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 105-577), [15JN]
    Establish a Protect Social Security Account Into Which Budget 
        Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 105-
        738), [23SE]
    European Union Restrictions on the Importation of U.S. 
        Agricultural Products: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 213) (H. Rept. 105-672), [3AU]
    Federal Retirement Coverage Corrections Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3249) (H. Rept. 105-625), [20JY]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-480), [11MY]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2676) (H. Rept. 105-599), [24JN]
    Make Trade Relations With Vietnam Contingent Upon Free Emigration: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 
        105-653), [29JY]
    Medicare Home Health Care Interim Payment System Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4567) (H. Rept. 105-
        773), [5OC]
    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Membership Expansion: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4377) (H. Rept. 105-
        774), [5OC]
    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4342) (H. Rept. 105-671), [3AU]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 
        105-638), [20JY]
    National Dialogue on Social Security Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3546) (H. Rept. 105-493), [23AP]
    Payments to Individuals With Blood-Clotting Disorders Who 
        Contracted HIV Due to Contaminated Blood Products: Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1023) (H. Rept. 105-465), 
        [7MY]
    Public Assistance and Benefits for Noncitizens Clarification and 
        Improvement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4558) 
        (H. Rept. 105-735), [22SE]
    Tax Relief for Farmers and Small Businesses and Extend Certain 
        Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 4738) (H. Rept. 105-817), [12OC]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        4579) (H. Rept. 105-739), [23SE]
    Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 105-537), [18MY]
    Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 105-793), [7OC]

ARCTIC REGIONS
  Messages
    Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee Report: President 
        Clinton, [3MR]

ARIZONA
  Bills and resolutions
    Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest: convey Woodland Lake Park tract 
        to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ (see H.R. 4371), [31JY]
    ------develop management plan for Woodland Lake Park tract 
        reflecting current use as a public park (see H.R. 4372), 
        [31JY]
    ------sale of Woodland Lake Park tract to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ 
        (see H.R. 4373), [31JY]
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 4004), [5JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain lands and use proceeds for 
        acquisition, construction, and improvement of certain national 
        forest offices and support buildings in Arizona (see H.R. 
        4013), [5JN]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 4263), [17JY]
    Tohono O'odham Nation: restoration of certain Federal lands (see 
        H.R. 4119), [23JN]
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain 
        works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (see H.R. 
        3677), [1AP]

ARKANSAS
  Bills and resolutions
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Arkansas (see H.R. 4081), [18JN]
    Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: establish 
        (see H.R. 4182), [25JN]
  Reports filed
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Arkansas: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4081) (H. 
        Rept. 105-748), [25SE]

ARLINGTON, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Air Force: provide location for construction of veterans memorial 
        (see H.R. 4817), [12OC]
    Arlington National Cemetery: disclosure of identity of any 
        individual for whom a waiver of eligibility requirements for 
        interment is granted (see H.R. 3089), [27JA]
    ------enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see 
        H.R. 3145), [3FE] (see H.R. 3211), [12FE]
    ------establish an advisory board to review requests for waivers 
        of eligibility requirements for burial (see H.R. 3252), [24FE]
    Iwo Jima Memorial: prohibit the construction of any additional 
        monument, memorial, or structure (see H.R. 3188), [11FE] (see 
        H.R. 4752), [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Interment Eligibility Requirements: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3211) (H. Rept. 
        105-458), [24MR]

ARMED FORCES
see Department of Defense

ARMENIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Supreme Patriarch Karekin I: tribute to U.S. visit commemorating 
        centennial of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America 
        (see H. Con. Res. 271), [5MY]

ARMENIAN AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Supreme Patriarch Karekin I: tribute to U.S. visit commemorating 
        centennial of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America 
        (see H. Con. Res. 271), [5MY]

ARMEY, RICHARD K. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Clinton, President: reconsider decision to be formally received in 
        Tiananmen Square during visit to the People's Republic of 
        China (see H. Con. Res. 285), [3JN]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 371), [26FE]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 201), [27JA] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 257), [1AP]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (see H. Con. Res. 272), [6MY]
    House of Representatives: fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. 
        Res. 337), [27JA]
    Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is 
        present (see H. Res. 336), [27JA]
  Conference reports
    Education Savings and School Excellence Act (H.R. 2646), [15JN]

ARMS CONTROL
  Appointments
    Commission on Maintaining U.S. Nuclear Weapons Expertise, [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural 
        commodities from the application of sanctions (see H.R. 4022), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 4195), [14JY]
    ------provide President with discretionary authority to impose 
        sanctions relative to nuclear proliferation by foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 4209), [14JY]
    Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all 
        Wassenaar Arrangement countries (see H.R. 4095), [19JN]
    Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries 
        ineligible for international military education and training 
        assistance (see H.R. 4874), [21OC]
    Iran: impose sanctions on efforts to acquire advance missile 
        technology and expedite the development of a missile defense 
        system for both U.S. and Israeli Armed Forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 342), [8OC]
    ------impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop,

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        or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), consideration of 
        Senate amendments (see H. Res. 457), [4JN]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launching of 
        ballistic missile in Japanese air space (see H. Res. 526), 
        [10SE] (see H. Res. 554), [24SE]
    ------U.S. commitment to arrange foreign assistance and 
        construction of nuclear reactors relative to threat to 
        international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 341), [8OC]
    National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 
        4327), [24JY] (see H.R. 4402), [5AU]
    Nuclear weapons: establish policy of nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        3333), [4MR]
    ------recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering 
        complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 479), [18JN]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Kazakhstan 
        Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, 
        [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Swiss Federal 
        Council Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton, [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Ukraine Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, [6MY]
    Nuclear Weapons Testing in India: President Clinton, [13MY]
    Veto of H.R. 2709, Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act: 
        President Clinton, [24JN]
  Motions
    Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), [9JN]
  Reports filed
    Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Appropriations: Committee on 
        National Security (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 105-468), 
        [26MR]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2709, Iran Missile 
        Proliferation Sanctions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 457) (H. Rept. 105-566), [4JN]

ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring 
        Act, [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 385), [11MR]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (H.R. 1757), [10MR]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Kazakhstan 
        Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, 
        [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Swiss Federal 
        Council Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton, [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Ukraine Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, [6MY]
    Veto of H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: 
        President Clinton, [21OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs 
        Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 285) (H. Rept. 105-434), [11MR]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1757) (H. Rept. 105-432), [10MR]

ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: exempt federally guaranteed commodities from the 
        application of sanctions (see H.R. 4022), [9JN] (see H.R. 
        4195), [14JY]
    Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries 
        ineligible for international military education and training 
        assistance (see H.R. 3802), [6MY] (see H.R. 4874), [21OC]
    Nuclear weapons: provide President with discretionary authority to 
        impose sanctions relative to nuclear proliferation by foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 4209), [14JY]

ARMS SALES
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to 
        certain countries (see H.R. 4545), [10SE]
    Foreign policy: establish international code of conduct with all 
        Wassenaar Arrangement countries (see H.R. 4095), [19JN]
  Reports filed
    Investigation of Iranian Arms Shipments to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Rept. 105-804), 
        [9OC]

ARMY
see Department of Defense

ARTS AND HUMANITIES
related term(s) Literature; Music and Dance
  Appointments
    National Council on the Arts, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Artwork: encourage the identification and return of stolen artwork 
        (see H.R. 4138), [25JN]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the 
        Performing Arts (see H. Con. Res. 265), [29AP]
    Copyrights: duration of protection (H.R. 2589), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 390), [24MR]
    Crime: prohibit ticket scalping (see H.R. 3951), [22MY]
    Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to 
        develop their capabilities (see H.R. 4127), [24JN]
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing appropriations 
        and further defining criteria for capital repair, operation, 
        and maintenance (see H.R. 3504), [19MR]
    Music and dance: recognize the contributions of the cities of 
        Bristol, TN, and Bristol, VA, and their people to the origins 
        and development of country music (see H. Con. Res. 214), 
        [11FE]
    Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 260), [1AP]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 3109), 
        [27JA]
    Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap 
        National Park for the Performing Arts (see H.R. 3957), [22MY]
  Messages
    National Endowment for the Humanities Report: President Clinton, 
        [5FE], [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Collection of Fees Relative to the Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks in National Parks and 
        Recreation Areas: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2993) 
        (H. Rept. 105-678), [5AU]
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2652) (H. Rept. 105-525), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2589, Copyright Term Extension Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 390) (H. Rept. 105-460), 
        [24MR]
    Copyright Term Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2589) (H. Rept. 105-452), [18MR]
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Appropriations and the 
        Further Defining of Criteria for Capital Repairs, Operations, 
        and Maintenance: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3504) (H. Rept. 105-533), [13MY]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3109) (H. Rept. 105-695), [9SE]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Performances Sponsored by 
        the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 265) 
        (H. Rept. 105-513), [6MY]

ASIA
  Bills and resolutions
    China, Republic of: tribute to efforts relative to Asian financial 
        crisis and for encouraging peace and stability in the region 
        (see H. Con. Res. 270), [30AP]
    Citizenship: declare certain Amerasians to be U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 4763), [9OC] (see H.R. 4854), [19OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury: require reports to Congress on IMF programs 
        relative to East Asian countries (see H.R. 3305), [3MR]
    Financial institutions: insist that certain institutions uphold 
        the trade liberalization commitments made by Asian countries 
        receiving assistance from such institutions (see H.R. 3353), 
        [5MR]
    Immigration: provide certain Bangladesh nationals an opportunity 
        to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 4652), [28SE]
    International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization 
        Fund disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF 
        commitments, and enforce trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), 
        [27MR]
    Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports 
        resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other 
        regions (see H. Con. Res. 328), [18SE] (see H. Con. Res. 350), 
        [12OC] (see H. Res. 598), [14OC]
    Japan: eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative 
        to resolution of the Asian financial crisis (see H. Res. 392), 
        [24MR]
    Southeast Asia: establish an assistance and food security 
        initiative for Indonesia and other countries affected by the 
        Asian financial crisis (see H.R. 4336), [27JY]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Clinton, [19MY]
  Motions
    Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports 
        resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other 
        regions, [10OC]
  Reports filed
    Foreign Trade and Investment With Japan Relative to Resolution of 
        the Asian Financial Crisis: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 105-607), [25JN]

ATLANTA, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area (see H.R. 
        4391), [4AU]

ATOMIC ENERGY
see Nuclear Energy

ATTORNEY GENERAL (Janet Reno)
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: provide certain Bangladesh nationals an opportunity 
        to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 4652), [28SE]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 308), [24JY] (see H. Res. 514), 
        [31JY]
  Reports filed
    Refusal of Attorney General Janet Reno To Produce Subpoenaed 
        Documents: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-728), [17SE]

AUSTIN, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Texas: provide for additional place of holding court for the 
        Austin Division of the Western Judicial District (see H.R. 
        4428), [6AU]
  Reports filed
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3223) (H. 
        Rept. 105-616), [14JY]

AUSTRALIA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  Messages
    Export of Chemical and Biological Weapons Material and Technology: 
        President Clinton, [30AP]

AUTHORS
see Literature

AUTOMOBILE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3910), [20MY]
    Enact (H.R. 3910): corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 
        351), [15OC]

AUTOMOBILES
see Motor Vehicles

AVIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Air Force: reinvigorate science and technology functions (see H.R. 
        3894), [19MY]

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    Airlines: enhance competition and reduce airfares (see H.R. 3160), 
        [4FE] (see H.R. 4577), [16SE]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' 
        access to airline industry information (see H.R. 4742), [8OC]
    Airports: public charter operations at certain reliever airports 
        (see H.R. 3380), [5MR]
    Alaska: clarify the regulation of Alaskan Guide Pilots conducting 
        air flights (see H.R. 3406), [5MR]
    Business and industry: prohibit sale of international routes (see 
        H.R. 4547), [10SE]
    Colombia: provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H. Res. 398), [26MR]
    Consumers: liability requirements for air carrier baggage (see 
        H.R. 3337), [5MR]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize sale of excess aircraft for the 
        purpose of dispersing oil spills (see H.R. 4711), [6OC]
    ------relief of survivors of victims killed in helicopter shooting 
        accident in Iraq (see H.R. 4061), [16JN]
    ------SR-71 aircraft program funding (see H.R. 4424), [6AU]
    Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization 
        (see H.R. 4058), [16JN]
    ------require study and report on certain practices by airlines 
        which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare 
        information (see H.R. 3704), [22AP]
    FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY 
        (see H.R. 3952), [22MY]
    ------address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 4866), [20OC]
    ------reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 4057), [16JN]
    ------reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program (see 
        H.R. 4530), [9SE]
    Fastener Quality Act: coverage of certain aircraft fasteners (see 
        H.R. 3824), [11MY]
    Federal Aviation Research and Evaluation Board: establish (see 
        H.R. 3312), [3MR]
    Foreign Trade Zones Board: expand a certain foreign trade zone to 
        include an area of the municipal airport of Chico, CA (see 
        H.R. 3350), [5MR]
    Fort Hood, TX: repeal the prohibition on use of Robert Gray Army 
        Airfield by civil aviation (see H.R. 3322), [4MR]
    Immigration: personnel and technology funding to increase 
        inspections and reduce delays at border crossings and interior 
        checkpoints (see H.R. 3679), [1AP]
    Indonesia: prohibit transfer of military equipment, (see H.R. 
        3918), [20MY]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 4268), [17JY]
    Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark 
        County Dept. of Aviation (see H.R. 3705), [22AP]
    New York, NY: prepare an environmental impact statement to 
        evaluate the impact of slot exemptions for operation of new 
        air services at LaGuardia Airport (see H.R. 3179), [11FE] (see 
        H.R. 4117), [23JN]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 344), [3FE]
    ------designate (S. 1575), consideration (see H. Res. 349), [4FE]
    ------require use of full name on new signs (see H.R. 4014), [5JN]
    Safety: install enhanced vision technologies to replace and 
        enhance conventional lighting systems with respect to airport 
        improvement projects (see H.R. 3463), [12MR]
    Tariff: oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers (see H.R. 3323), [4MR]
    Taxation: treatment of commercial aviation to and from airports 
        located on sparsely populated islands (see H.R. 4703), [5OC]
    ------treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through 
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 
        3942), [21MY]
    Technology: tribute to individuals who contributed to the 
        development of supersonic flight technology (see H. Con. Res. 
        319), [5AU]
    Transportation: continue certain preclearance and inspection 
        activities to enhance the safety of air transit and vessel 
        passengers (see H.R. 4819), [13OC]
    Treaties and agreements: require congressional approval of civil 
        aviation bilateral agreements (see H.R. 3741), [28AP]
    Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4211), 
        [14JY]
  Messages
    B-2 Stealth Bomber Procurement: President Clinton, [31MR]
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, [25FE]
  Motions
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625), 
        [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Airline Service Improvement Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2748) (H. Rept. 105-822), [15OC]
    Aviation Insurance Program Authorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4058) (H. 
        Rept. 105-632), [17JY]
    Aviation Medical Assistance Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2843) (H. Rept. 105-456), [23MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2625, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 344) (H. Rept. 
        105-411), [3FE]
    Consideration of S. 1575, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 349) (H. Rept. 
        105-414), [4FE]
    FAA Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4057) (H. Rept. 105-639), [20JY]
    Fastener Quality Act Coverage of Certain Aircraft Fasteners: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3824) (H. Rept. 105-574), 
        [9JN]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. 
        Rept. 105-408), [3FE]

AVIATION MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2843) (H. Rept. 105-456), [23MR]

AWARDS, MEDALS, PRIZES
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to radiation-exposed 
        veterans (see H.R. 4586), [16SE]
    ------prohibit awarding of the Purple Heart to persons convicted 
        of a capital crime (see H.R. 3970), [22MY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the 
        presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Nelson R. 
        Mandela (see H. Con. Res. 326), [14SE]
    Eliach, Yaffa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4613), 
        [23SE]
    ExploraVision Awards Program: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 279), 
        [21MY]
    Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal (see 
        H.R. 3506), [19MR]
    Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act 
        with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty 
        (see H.R. 4090), [19JN]
    Theissen, Chester G.: waive time limitations specified by law in 
        order to award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3245), [12FE]
    World War II: issue the ``Italy'' clasp for the Army Occupation 
        Medal to certain veterans who served in the disputed Italy-
        Yugoslavia area (see H.R. 3141), [3FE]
  Reports filed
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4090) (H. Rept. 105-667), [31JY]

BACA LAND AND CATTLE CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Forest Service: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico 
        (see H.R. 4816), [12OC]

BACHUS, SPENCER (a Representative from Alabama)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Community Reinvestment Act: exempt certain depository institutions 
        from requirements (see H.R. 4445), [6AU]
    Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain 
        uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund (see H.R. 3138), [3FE]
    Foreign Assistance Act: repeal the housing guaranty program (see 
        H.R. 3352), [5MR]
    Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating 
        money laundering associated with Mexican financial 
        institutions (see H. Con. Res. 288), [9JN]
    Taxation: treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition 
        programs used to pay higher education expenses for the 
        designated beneficiary (see H.R. 4298), [22JY]

BAESLER, SCOTTY (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Fair Labor Standards Act: allow compensatory and punitive damages 
        for violations of antidiscrimination provisions and provide 
        for studies on pay disparities (see H.R. 3769), [30AP]
    Medicaid: exempt disabled individuals from being required to 
        enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 3281), [26FE]
    Tobacco products: provide economic assistance to tobacco farmers, 
        workers, and communities dependent on tobacco production with 
        funds contributed by tobacco product manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 3867), [14MY]
    ------provide market transition assistance for quota owners, 
        tobacco producers, and their communities, and stabilize 
        tobacco quota fluctuations (see H.R. 3264), [25FE]
    Violence Against Women Act: establish a national domestic violence 
        victim notification system (see H.R. 4860), [20OC]

BAKER, RICHARD H. (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Credit unions: membership in Federal credit unions (see H.R. 
        3413), [10MR]
    Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to 
        protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from 
        excavation damage (see H.R. 3318), [4MR]
    Securities: judicial review of adoption of accounting principles 
        applicable to issuers of federally-registered securities (see 
        H.R. 3165), [5FE]

BALANCED BUDGET ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Medicare: delay implementation of changes in coverage of 
        venipuncture services under home health services (see H.R. 
        3137), [3FE]
    ------exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements 
        for suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3284), 
        [26FE]

BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to 
        be used to offset tax cuts (see H.R. 3707), [22AP]
  Messages
    Abatement of Interest on Underpayments by Taxpayers in 
        Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas: President Clinton, 
        [22JY]

BALDACCI, JOHN ELIAS (a Representative from Maine)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: assist efforts of farmers and cooperatives seeking to 
        engage in value-added processing of agricultural goods (see 
        H.R. 4113), [23JN]
    Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 4266), [17JY]
    Medicare: graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4219), 
        [15JY]

BALLENGER, CASS (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [15OC]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [18JN]

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    National Council on the Arts, [11FE]

BALTIC STATES
  Bills and resolutions
    History: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and 
        condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (see H. Con. 
        Res. 320), [5AU]
    International relations: restitution and compensation for certain 
        confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. 
        Res. 562), [1OC]

BALTIMORE ORIOLES (baseball team)
  Bills and resolutions
    Ripken, Cal, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 568), [2OC]

BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT ADMINISTRATIVE IMPROVEMENT AND WATERSHED 
    PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (S. 1132): consideration (see H. Res. 604), [16OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of S. 1132, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 604) (H. Rept. 105-823), [16OC]

BANGLADESH, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: provide certain Bangladesh nationals an opportunity 
        to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 4652), [28SE]

BANGLADESH ADJUSTMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4652), [28SE]

BANK ENTERPRISE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 3617), [1AP]

BANK HOLDING COMPANY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    FRS: include money laundering activities in the consideration of 
        certain applications (see H.R. 3760), [29AP]

BANK PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: use of electronic authentication 
        technology (see H.R. 3472), [17MR]

BANKRUPTCY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent and 
        facilitate the bankruptcy and debt restructuring process 
        relative to farmers (see H.R. 4645), [25SE]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 4672), [1OC] (see H.R. 4697), [5OC] (see 
        H.R. 4831), [14OC]
    Business and industry: modify application of liquidation cases 
        (see H.R. 3801), [6MY]
    Financial institutions: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency 
        laws relative to termination and netting of financial 
        contracts (see H.R. 4239), [16JY] (see H.R. 4393), [4AU]
    Laws: reform (see H.R. 3146, 3150), [3FE]
    ------reform (H.R. 3150), consideration (see H. Res. 462), [9JN]
    ------reform (H.R. 3150), consideration of conference report (see 
        H. Res. 586), [8OC]
    ------reform (H.R. 3150), correct enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 
        346), [9OC]
    Real estate: limit the value of real and personal property that 
        debtors may exempt under State and local law (see H.R. 3693), 
        [21AP]
  Conference reports
    Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150), [7OC]
  Motions
    Laws: reform (H.R. 3150), [10JN], [28SE]
    ------reform (H.R. 3150), conference report, [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3150) (H. 
        Rept. 105-794), [7OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3150) (H. Rept. 
        105-540), [18MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 105-
        799), [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 105-573), [9JN]
    Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4393) (H. Rept. 105-688), 
        [9SE]
    Private Trustee Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2592) (H. Rept. 105-663), [31JY]
    Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 105-
        556), [3JN]

BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3150, provisions, [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3150), [3FE]
    Enact (H.R. 3150): consideration (see H. Res. 462), [9JN]
    ------consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 586), [8OC]
    ------correct enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 346), [9OC]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 3150), [7OC]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 3150), [10JN], [28SE]
    ------conference report, [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3150, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 105-799), 
        [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3150, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 105-573), [9JN]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3150) (H. Rept. 105-
        794), [7OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3150) (H. Rept. 
        105-540), [18MY]

BANKS
see Financial Institutions

BANNEKER, BENJAMIN
  Bills and resolutions
    Washington Interdependence Council: establish a memorial to 
        Benjamin Banneker in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3499), 
        [18MR]

BARCIA, JAMES A. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Computers: minimize the disruption of Government and private 
        sector operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem 
        (see H.R. 4682), [2OC]
    EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers 
        conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see 
        H.R. 4242), [16JY]
    Health: permit exception from guaranteed issue requirement for 
        certain coverage to be applied separately to parts of the 
        small group market based upon employer size (see H.R. 4008), 
        [5JN]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: approve a permit required for 
        importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan (see 
        H.R. 4760), [9OC]

BARR, BOB (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 124), [25JN]
    Clean Air Act: modify application of certain provisions relative 
        to inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4157), [25JN]
    Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 
        3321), [4MR]
    Congress: voting requirement for committees to seek immunity for 
        witnesses (see H.R. 3854), [13MY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area (see H.R. 
        4391), [4AU]
    Drugs: rescheduling of flunitrazepam into schedule I of the 
        Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 3093), [27JA]
    Executive Office of the President: repeal Executive Order on equal 
        employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation (see 
        H.R. 4318), [23JY]
    Firearms: clarify standard required for the importation of 
        sporting arms (see H.R. 3954), [22MY]
    ------prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks 
        before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention of 
        resulting information (see H.R. 3949), [22MY]
    Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State 
        and local governments not provided under the Constitution (see 
        H.R. 4196), [14JY]
    ------nullify effect of certain provisions of various Executive 
        orders (see H.R. 4861), [20OC]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: prevent expenditure of Federal funds to 
        investigate circumstances relating to death (see H.R. 4524), 
        [9SE]
    Law enforcement officers: ensure that States provide due process 
        in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, 
        or transfer (see H.R. 4681), [2OC]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 308), [24JY] (see H. Res. 514), 
        [31JY]
    Privacy: repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 4197), [14JY]
    ------repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all 
        citizens in order to create national medical history database 
        (see H.R. 4312), [22JY]
    Transportation: provide that certain intermodal transportation 
        facilities not be exempt from local zoning ordinances (see 
        H.R. 3468), [17MR]
    USIA: repeal authority for administration of an au pair program 
        (see H.R. 3092), [27JA]

BARRETT, BILL (a Representative from Nebraska)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
        Reform Act, [24FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: provide supplemental payments 
        to farm owners and producers who have entered into production 
        flexibility contracts (see H.R. 4580), [16SE]

BARRETT, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bankruptcy: limit the value of real and personal property that 
        debtors may exempt under State and local law (see H.R. 3693), 
        [21AP]
    Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: nullify certain 
        operational regulations (see H.R. 3767), [30AP]

BARSHEFSKY, CHARLENE (U.S. Trade Representative)
  Bills and resolutions
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take certain actions in 
        response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings 
        of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4761), [9OC]
    ------take certain actions in response to European Union failure 
        to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization 
        (H.R. 4761), consideration (see H. Res. 588), [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4761, Office of the U.S. Trade 
        Representative Actions Relative to European Union Failure To 
        Comply With the Rulings of the World Trade Organization: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 588) (H. Rept. 105-805), 
        [9OC]

BARTLETT, ROSCOE G. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Historic buildings and sites: allow private ownership and use of 
        certain secondary structures and surplus lands in national 
        historical parks under certain conditions (see H.R. 4158), 
        [25JN]
    Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action 
        (see H. Con. Res. 226), [26FE]
    Monuments and memorials: authorize the construction of a monument 
        to honor those who have served the Nation's civil defense and 
        emergency management programs (see H.R. 3719), [23AP]

BARTON, JOE (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal 
        Compact Consent Act, [12MY]

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    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: rules for payment of damage awards for future losses in 
        certain health care liability actions (see H.R. 4791), [10OC]
    Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Administration: establish (see 
        H.R. 3639), [1AP]
    House Rules: require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff 
        (see H. Res. 456), [4JN] (see H. Res. 503), [16JY]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see 
        H.J. Res. 111), [26FE]

BASS, CHARLES F. (a Representative from New Hampshire)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: provide State grants for sex offender registration programs 
        (see H.R. 4026), [10JN]
    Education: allow a Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses 
        (see H.R. 3282), [26FE]
    Health: importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of 
        breast cancer (see H. Res. 565), [1OC]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding (see H. Res. 
        399), [26MR]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 3721), [23AP]
    Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing 
        the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see 
        H.R. 3749), [29AP]

BATEMAN, HERBERT (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [15OC]
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries 
        (see H.R. 3981), [3JN]

BATTIN, JAMES F.
  Bills and resolutions
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (see 
        H.R. 3696), [21AP]
  Reports filed
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3696) (H. 
        Rept. 105-617), [14JY]

BEACHES
related term(s) Coastal Zones
  Bills and resolutions
    Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 3445), [12MR]
    Mexico: inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to 
        flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 331), [1OC]
  Reports filed
    Oceans Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3445) (H. Rept. 
        105-718), [15SE]

BECERRA, XAVIER (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Community development: designation of empowerment zones (see H.R. 
        4629), [25SE]

BEECHMAN, LAURIE
  Bills and resolutions
    Coins: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4199), [14JY]

BELARUS, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: violations relative to most-favored-nation status 
        (see H. Con. Res. 237), [5MR]
  Messages
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Belarus: President Clinton, [3JN]

BELGIUM, KINGDOM OF
  Bills and resolutions
    World War II: commend veterans who fought in the Battle of the 
        Bulge (see H.J. Res. 132), [8OC]

BENTSEN, KEN (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the 
        flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 3216), [12FE]
    Medicaid: permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children 
        (see H.R. 3640), [1AP]
    Medicare: ensure proper payment of approved nursing and 
        paramedical education programs (see H.R. 4736), [8OC]
    ------reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals 
        participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 3283), 
        [26FE]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve pre-disaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 4832), [14OC]

BEREUTER, DOUG (a Representative from Nebraska)
  Appointments
    British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [15OC]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Afghanistan: establish cease fire and begin transition toward a 
        broad-based multiethnic government that observes international 
        norms of behavior (see H. Con. Res. 218), [12FE]
    Cambodia: call for free and impartial elections (see H. Res. 361), 
        [12FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: balance wind and water erosion criteria and 
        wildlife suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve 
        Program (see H.R. 4319), [23JY]
    Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural 
        development in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 3636), [1AP] (see 
        H.R. 4283), [21JY]
    International Financial Institution Reexamination and Review 
        Commission: establish (see H.R. 4719), [7OC]
    Japan: eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative 
        to resolution of the Asian financial crisis (see H. Res. 392), 
        [24MR]
    Southeast Asia: establish an assistance and food security 
        initiative for Indonesia and other countries affected by the 
        Asian financial crisis (see H.R. 4336), [27JY]
    Sri Lanka: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 350), [4FE]

BERMAN, HOWARD L. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's 
        Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 283), [22MY]

BERRY, MARION (a Representative from Arkansas)
  Appointments
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: international cooperation in cases involving 
        the illegal abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent (see 
        H. Con. Res. 224), [25FE]
    Financial institutions: insist that certain institutions uphold 
        the trade liberalization commitments made by Asian countries 
        receiving assistance from such institutions (see H.R. 3353), 
        [5MR]
    Medicare: exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond 
        requirements for suppliers of durable medical equipment (see 
        H.R. 3284), [26FE]
    ------limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 
        3139), [3FE]
    Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        3925), [21MY]

BIG PINEY, WY
  Bills and resolutions
    Power resources: allow oil and gas leasing agreements for certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3878), [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Allowance of Oil and Gas Leasing Agreements for Certain Lands: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3878) (H. Rept. 105-771), 
        [5OC]

BIG SKY LUMBER CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3381), [5MR]
  Reports filed
    Gallatin Land Consolidation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3381) (H. Rept. 105-723), [16SE]

BILBRAY, BRIAN P. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    California: designate Otay Mountain region as wilderness (see H.R. 
        3950), [22MY]
    Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 3206), [12FE]
    Mexico: inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to 
        flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 331), [1OC]
    Navy: require study on ordinance and munitions waste in San Diego 
        Bay (see H.R. 3631), [1AP]

BILINGUAL EDUCATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Repeal (see H.R. 3720), [23AP]

BILIRAKIS, MICHAEL (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of HHS: revise and extend certain women's health research 
        and prevention activities programs (see H.R. 4683), [2OC]
    Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio 
        operators (see H.R. 3572), [27MR]
    Taxation: designation of overpayments for use in biomedical 
        research conducted through NIH (see H.R. 3563), [26MR]

BILLINGS, MT
  Bills and resolutions
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 3696), 
        [21AP]
  Reports filed
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3696) (H. 
        Rept. 105-617), [14JY]

BILLINGS COUNTY, ND
  Reports filed
    Exchange of Certain Mineral Interests Located in the National 
        Grasslands in Billings County, ND: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2574) (H. Rept. 105-471), [30MR]

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
related term(s) Weapons
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for 
        certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and 
        biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict 
        (see H.R. 3279), [26FE]
    ------establish certain presumptions of service connection for 
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 4036), [11JN]
    Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action 
        (see H. Con. Res. 226), [26FE]
    ------development of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 
        519), [6AU]
    ------material and unacceptable breach of international 
        obligations relative to weapons inspections (see H.J. Res. 
        125), [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 340), [8OC]
    ------prohibit use of Dept. of Defense appropriations for 
        offensive operations to force compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolutions (see H.R. 3208), [12FE]
    Veterans: extend priority health care to individuals who served 
        during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3661), [1AP]
  Messages
    Export of Chemical and Biological Weapons Material and Technology: 
        President Clinton, [30AP]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons: President Clinton, [9JN], [29JY]

BIOMATERIALS ACCESS ASSURANCE ACT
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 
        105-549), [14JY]

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BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2183): consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY] (see H. 
        Res. 458), [4JN] (see H. Res. 468), [11JN]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2183): consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2183, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), [20MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 105-567), 
        [4JN]

BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 3526): consideration (see H. Res. 467), [11JN]

BIPARTISAN NO TOBACCO FOR KIDS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Tobacco products: settlement of class action lawsuits against 
        tobacco industry and arbitration of attorneys' fees (see H.R. 
        4375), [31JY]

BIPARTISAN PANEL TO DESIGN LONG-RANGE SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 3095), [27JA] (see H.R. 3546), [25MR]
    Establish (H.R. 3546): consideration (see H. Res. 410), [28AP]
  Motions
    Establish (H.R. 3546), [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 105-
        498), [28AP]
    National Dialogue on Social Security Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3546) (H. Rept. 105-493), [23AP]

BIRDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: study effects of double-crested cormorants 
        on commercial and recreational fish species and prepare 
        population management strategy (see H.R. 4754), [8OC]
    Endangered species: establish a conservation program for 
        neotropical migratory birds (see H.R. 4302), [22JY] (see H.R. 
        4517), [6AU]
    ------protection of the California spotted owl and its habitat 
        (see H.R. 3467), [17MR]
    Endangered Species Act: reform Federal land management activities 
        relative to conservation (see H.R. 4554), [11SE]
    Hunting and trapping: authorize electronic issuance of migratory 
        bird hunting and conservation stamps (see H.R. 4803), [10OC]
    ------clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under 
        the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (H.R. 2863), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 521), [9SE]
    ------use receipts from the sale of migratory bird hunting and 
        conservation stamps to promote additional stamp purchases (see 
        H.R. 4248), [16JY]
    Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as 
        human food (see H.R. 4828), [13OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2863, Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 521) (H. Rept. 105-698), 
        [9SE]
    Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2863) (H. Rept. 105-542), [19MY]
    Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2556) (H. Rept. 105-522), [11MY]

BIRTH CONTROL
  Bills and resolutions
    Contraceptives: establish restrictions on provision to minors 
        through certain family planning projects (see H.R. 4721), 
        [7OC]
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        3682), [1AP]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 499), [14JY]
  Motions
    Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, 
        [23JY]
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), 
        [15JY]
  Reports filed
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3682) (H. Rept. 105-605), [25JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3682, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 105-623), 
        [14JY]

BISHOP, SANFORD D., JR. (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper Station, Thomasville, GA: designate 
        (see H.R. 4661), [1OC]

BLACK REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOTS FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Monuments and memorials: extend authority to establish a 
        commemorative work (see H.R. 4573), [15SE]

BLACKS
see African Americans

BLACKWELL, J. KENNETH
  Appointments
    Census Monitoring Board, [11FE]

BLAGOJEVICH, ROD R. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    DePaul University: anniversary (see H. Res. 527), [10SE]
    Firearms: prohibit Internet and mail-order sales of ammunition 
        without a license to deal in firearms and require licensed 
        firearms dealers to record certain sales (see H.R. 4114), 
        [23JN]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 3833), [12MY]

BLILEY, TOM (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal 
        Compact Consent Act, [12MY]
    ------H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: improve competitiveness of U.S. business 
        and promote foreign commerce (see H.R. 4353), [30JY]
    Crime: prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for 
        injuries suffered during the commission of a crime (see H.R. 
        4446), [6AU]
    Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution 
        in the redesign of the one dollar bill (see H.R. 3792), [5MY]
    District of Columbia: improve adoption system (see H.R. 4792), 
        [10OC]
    Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain 
        adoption expenses (see H.R. 4793), [10OC]
    Health: revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 4382), [3AU]
    House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, 
        officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see 
        H. Res. 593), [10OC]
    Pesticides: clarify circumstances in which a substance is 
        considered to be a pesticide chemical (see H.R. 4679), [2OC]
    Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 4765), [9OC]
    ------treatment of amounts received under State programs providing 
        compensation for birth-related injuries (see H.R. 4139), 
        [25JN]
  Conference reports
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (S. 1260), [9OC], 
        [13OC]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act 
        (H.R. 629), [16JY]
  Reports filed
    Biomaterials Access Assurance Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-549), [14JY]
    Bone Marrow Donation and Transplantation Program: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 105-538), [18MY]
    Border Smog Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 8) 
        (H. Rept. 105-634), [20JY]
    Child Online Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        3783) (H. Rept. 105-775), [5OC]
    Communications Satellite Competition and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 105-494), 
        [27AP]
    Dept. of Commerce Toll-Free Telephone Number To Assist Consumers 
        in Identifying Domestically-Produced Merchandise: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 563) (H. Rept. 105-759), [1OC]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-551), [22JY]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act and Energy Conservation and 
        Production Act Extension of Certain Programs: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4017) (H. Rept. 105-727), [17SE]
    Extend Time Required for Construction of Hydroelectric Power 
        Projects: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2841) (H. Rept. 
        105-510), [6MY]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Arkansas: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4081) (H. 
        Rept. 105-748), [25SE]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Colorado: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2217) 
        (H. Rept. 105-509), [6MY]
    Financial Information Privacy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 105-701), [25SE]
    Financial Services Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 105-164), [28JA]
    International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4353) (H. Rept. 105-802), [8OC]
    Mammography Quality Standards Programs Revision and Extension: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 105-713), 
        [14SE]
    Matter of Franklin L. Haney: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. 
        Rept. 105-792), [7OC]
    Multichannel Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 105-661), 
        [30JY]
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 171) (H. Rept. 105-539), [18MY]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2691) (H. Rept. 105-477), 
        [1AP]
    National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 105-787), [8OC]
    NRC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3532) (H. 
        Rept. 105-680), [6AU]
    Prohibit Interference With Interstate Commerce on the Internet or 
        Interactive Computer Services: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-570), [5JN]
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act: Committee of 
        Conference (House) (S. 1260) (H. Rept. 105-803), [9OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 105-
        640), [21JY]
    Telecommunications Competition and Consumer Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3888) (H. Rept. 105-801), 
        [8OC]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-630), [16JY]

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    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2369) (H. Rept. 105-425), [3MR]

BLIND
see Disabled

BLOOD DONORS
see Health

BLOOMINGTON, IN
  Bills and resolutions
    USIA: make available the television program ``Window on America'' 
        to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives and the Indiana 
        University Slavics Collection (see H.R. 4083), [18JN]

BLUMENAUER, EARL (a Representative from Oregon)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull 
        Run Watershed Management Unit (see H.R. 4525), [9SE]
    Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative 
        to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act 
        (see H.R. 4018), [9JN]

BLUNT, ROY (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [15OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Panama: commend efforts to obtain the release of New Tribes 
        Mission (organization) workers held hostage (see H. Con. Res. 
        277), [14MY]
    Railroads: permit State and local governments to adopt or enforce 
        certain speed limits for trains (see H.R. 3812), [7MY]
    Taxation: provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3870), 
        [14MY]
    Tobacco products: waive certain sanctions against States that 
        penalize minors' drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing 
        tobacco products (see H.R. 4159), [25JN]
    Trademarks: protection against dilution (see H.R. 3119), [28JA]

BOEHLERT, SHERWOOD L. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [15OC]
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline 
        the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs 
        of disaster assistance (see H.R. 3869), [14MY]

BOEHNER, JOHN A. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armey, Representative: election as Speaker pro tempore (see H. 
        Res. 386), [17MR]
    Committee on Commerce (House): majority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 515), [3AU]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of 
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election 
        campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (see H. Res. 
        440), [18MY]
    Tariff: televisions (see H.R. 3602), [31MR]

BOMBINGS
see Terrorism

BONILLA, HENRY (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters 
        (see H. Con. Res. 306), [23JY]
    Medicare: allow certain military retirees and their dependents a 
        special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration 
        sites (see H.R. 4160), [25JN]

BONIOR, DAVID E. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Small Business (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 370), [26FE]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3100), [27JA] (see H.R. 3510), 
        [19MR]
    Religion: support tolerance toward Muslims (see H. Con. Res. 322), 
        [6AU]

BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Conservation of natural resources: promote salmon recovery in the 
        Pacific Northwest, establish a National Resources Recovery 
        Fund, improve accounting system, and allow rate adjustments 
        (see H.R. 4834), [14OC]

BONO, MARY (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral 
        Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of 
        Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4699), [5OC]
    Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination 
        (see H.R. 4447), [6AU]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Bono, Sonny: tribute (see H. Res. 338), [27JA]

BONO, SONNY (a former Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Sonny Bono funeral attendees, [27JA]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (see 
        H.R. 3267), [25FE]
    ------feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R. 
        3267), consideration (see H. Res. 500), [14JY]
    Tribute (see H. Res. 338), [27JA]

BOOKS
see Literature

BORDER SMOG REDUCTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 8) (H. Rept. 105-
        634), [20JY]

BORSKI, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Housing: ensure that tenant-based rental assistance programs are 
        carried out in an efficient and fair manner (see H.R. 3545), 
        [25MR]

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions (see H.R. 3579), [27MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), consideration (see H. Res. 402), [30MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        416), [30AP]
    Armed Forces: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the 
        deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 
        4056), [11JN]
    ------withdrawal (see H. Con. Res. 227), [26FE]
    Dept. of State: provide rewards for information leading to arrests 
        for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of 
        international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (see H.R. 
        4660), [1OC]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 304), [21JY]
  Conference reports
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 3579), 
        [30AP]
  Messages
    Dayton Accords Implementation Policy Report: President Clinton, 
        [29JY]
    National Security Interests Relative to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        President Clinton, [4MR]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions (H.R. 3579), [31MR], [23AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3579, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 105-505), [30AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 3579, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 402) (H. 
        Rept. 105-473), [30MR]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 105-504), [30AP]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 
        105-469), [27MR]
    Investigation of Iranian Arms Shipments to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Rept. 105-804), 
        [9OC]
    Withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces From Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        227) (H. Rept. 105-442), [16MR]

BOSTON, MA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic 
        trail to commemorate the history of women's rights (see H.R. 
        3240), [12FE]

BOSWELL, LEONARD L. (a Representative from Iowa)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: reform the conservation reserve program relative to 
        treatment of nonprofit organizations renting land from a State 
        or political subdivision (see H.R. 3451), [12MR]
    Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to 
        the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see H.R. 
        3584), [30MR]
    Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine abuse (see H.R. 4315), [23JY]
    Education: grants to local educational agencies for additional 
        teachers and facilities to accommodate disruptive students 
        (see H.R. 4833), [14OC]
    Firearms: treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms 
        (see H.R. 3140), [3FE]
    Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track 
        procedures for future trade agreements (see H.R. 4607), [23SE]
    Merchant marine industry: protect seamen against economic reprisal 
        (see H.R. 3955), [22MY]
    National Commission on Reforming and Simplifying the Federal Tax 
        Code: establish (see H.R. 4038), [11JN]

BOTSWANA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Democracy: efforts (see H. Res. 373), [26FE]

BOUCHER, RICK (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Homosexuals: allow restrictions on hiring of homosexuals as scout 
        masters (see H. Res. 474), [16JN]

BOYD, ALLEN (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: reform Internal Revenue Code and protect Social Security 
        and Medicare trust funds (see H. Con. Res. 248), [24MR]

BOYD, JOSEPH S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Law enforcement officers: clarify status as public safety officer 
        relative to payment of death benefits (see H.R. 4589), [16SE]

BRADY, KEVIN (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Guatemala: investigation of murder of Juan Gerardi and 
        implementation of peace accords (see H. Res. 421), [6MY]

BRANTON, WILEY A., SR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Wiley A. Branton, Sr., Memorial Highway, Pine Bluff, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 3250), [24FE]

BRAZIL, FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: prohibit importation of papayas into the U.S. and 
        certain territories until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 
        3771), [30AP]

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    Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of 
        certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil (see 
        H.R. 4762), [9OC]

BRETTON WOODS AGREEMENTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    IMF: eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to 
        certain employees (see H.R. 3785), [30AP]

BRIDGES
related term(s) Roads and Highways
  Bills and resolutions
    District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 3971), [22MY]
    George Washington Memorial Parkway: prohibit construction of new 
        facilities and structures along certain parts (see H.R. 4334), 
        [24JY]
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 
        4143), [25JN]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: funding for reconstruction (see 
        H.R. 3525), [19MR]

BRISTOL, TN
  Bills and resolutions
    Music and dance: recognize the contributions of the cities of 
        Bristol, TN, and Bristol, VA, and their people to the origins 
        and development of country music (see H. Con. Res. 214), 
        [11FE]

BRISTOL, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Music and dance: recognize the contributions of the cities of 
        Bristol, TN, and Bristol, VA, and their people to the origins 
        and development of country music (see H. Con. Res. 214), 
        [11FE]

BRITISH-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP
  Appointments
    Members, [15OC]

BROADCASTING
see Radio; Television

BROWN, CORRINE (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Wildfires: express condolences and support to victims and commend 
        efforts of firefighters in Florida (see H. Con. Res. 298), 
        [16JY]

BROWN, GEORGE E., JR. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    ExploraVision Awards Program: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 279), 
        [21MY]
    Forest Service: authority to purchase lands within the boundaries 
        of certain national forests in California to include the 
        Angeles National Forest (see H.R. 3770), [30AP]
    Native Americans: mint coins in commemoration of history and 
        culture (see H.R. 4448), [6AU]

BROWN, SHERROD (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H. Con. Res. 219), 
        [12FE] (see H.J. Res. 126), [22JY]
    Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4559), [14SE]
    Medicare: payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
        medical education programs (see H.R. 3855), [13MY]

BROWNSVILLE, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Reynaldo G. Garza-Filemon B. Vela, Sr., U.S. Courthouse: designate 
        (see H.R. 3675), [1AP]

BRYANT, ED (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: provide that persons sentenced to life imprisonment 
        by a court-martial may not be granted parole for at least 30 
        years (see H.R. 3906), [20MY]
    El Salvador: commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots 
        David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. (see H. Con. Res. 
        314), [3AU]
    Taxation: exclude dividends paid by tobacco companies from gross 
        income relative to youth smoking reduction targets (see H.R. 
        3908), [20MY]
    Tobacco products: limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see 
        H.R. 3907), [20MY]

BUDGET--U.S.
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: exclude receipts and 
        disbursements from the budget (see H.R. 3564), [26MR]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 118), [11MY] (see H.J. Res. 124), [25JN]
    ------making continuing (see H.J. Res. 128), [16SE] (see H.J. Res. 
        133), [9OC] (see H.J. Res. 134), [12OC] (see H.J. Res. 135), 
        [14OC] (see H.J. Res. 136), [16OC] (see H.J. Res. 137), [19OC]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 128), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 541), [16SE]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (see H.R. 3579), [27MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), consideration (see H. Res. 402), [30MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        416), [30AP]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (see H.R. 
        3580), [27MR]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        3580), consideration (see H. Res. 473), [16JN]
    Budget process: reform relative to use of joint resolutions, 
        emergency spending, spending accountability, Federal insurance 
        programs, pay-go requirements, decision enforcement, and 
        mitigation of bias (see H.R. 4837), [14OC]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend (see 
        H.R. 3880), [14MY] (see H.R. 4271), [17JY]
    Congress: require a two-thirds vote on passage of legislation 
        changing discretionary spending limits, or pay-as-you-go 
        requirements, if the budget for the current or immediately 
        preceding year was not in surplus (see H.R. 3832), [12MY]
    ------require a two-thirds vote on passage of legislation that 
        allows outlays to exceed revenues (see H.R. 3091), [27JA]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation (see 
        H.J. Res. 131), [7OC]
    Congressional Budget Act: application of points of order to 
        unreported measures in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 
        4343), [29JY]
    Dept. of Defense: provide that appropriations for national defense 
        functions for fiscal year 1999 may not exceed the amount 
        authorized for fiscal year 1998 (see H.R. 3685), [1AP]
    District of Columbia: provide budget autonomy (see H.R. 4054), 
        [11JN]
    Education: reductions in school class size (see H.R. 3876), [14MY]
    Federal budget: guarantee honesty (see H.R. 4012), [5JN]
    ------proposed user fees in Presidential budget (see H.R. 3989), 
        [3JN]
    ------provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 4174), [25JN]
    ------setting forth for 1999-2003 (see H. Con. Res. 284), [3JN]
    ------setting forth for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res. 284), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 455), [3JN]
    ------treatment of any future budget surpluses (see H. Con. Res. 
        216), [11FE]
    Government: reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 
        3556), [25MR]
    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (see H.R. 4243), [16JY] (see 
        H.R. 4857), [20OC]
    ------require a balanced Federal budget, repayment of the national 
        debt, and Social Security system solvency (see H. Con. Res. 
        228), [26FE]
    LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY]
    Line Item Veto Act: direct savings toward reducing the public debt 
        when used during Federal budget surplus years (see H.R. 3228), 
        [12FE]
    Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse 
        enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
        Fund (see H. Con. Res. 321), [5AU]
    Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish (see H.R. 
        3207), [12FE]
    Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into 
        which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term 
        reform is enacted (see H.R. 3351), [5MR] (see H.R. 4578), 
        [16SE]
    ------establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget 
        surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted 
        (H.R. 4578), consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    ------exclude old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program 
        outlay and revenue totals from OMB and CBO budget 
        pronouncements (see H.R. 4503), [6AU]
    ------investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses into 
        program (see H. Res. 340), [27JA]
    ------prohibit privatization (see H. Res. 483), [23JN]
    Surplus: use for payroll tax rebates and increased discretionary 
        nondefense spending (see H.R. 4379), [31JY]
    Taxation: allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to 
        be used to offset tax cuts (see H.R. 3707), [22AP]
    ------require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use 
        dynamic in addition to static economic modeling in the 
        preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in 
        Federal revenue law (see H.R. 4452), [6AU]
    Tobacco products: specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry 
        settlement (see H.J. Res. 109), [11FE]
  Conference reports
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 3579), 
        [30AP]
  Messages
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 1999: President 
        Clinton, [3FE]
    Budget Rescissions: President Clinton, [27JY]
    District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton, [29JY]
    District of Columbia Courts Budget Request: President Clinton, 
        [16MR]
    Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton, [14JY]
    School Class Size Reductions: President Clinton, [11MY]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions (H.R. 3579), [31MR], [23AP]
    Federal budget: proposed user fees in Presidential budget (H.R. 
        3989), [5JN]
  Reports filed
    Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 105-686), [7AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3579, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 105-505), [30AP]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 284, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 1999-2003: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) 
        (H. Rept. 105-565), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 128, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 541) (H. Rept. 105-724), 
        [16SE]

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    Consideration of H.R. 3579, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 402) (H. 
        Rept. 105-473), [30MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4578, Establish a Protect Social Security 
        Account Into Which Budget Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until 
        Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 105-504), [30AP]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 
        105-469), [27MR]
    Establish a Protect Social Security Account Into Which Budget 
        Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 105-
        738), [23SE]
    Making the Federal Government Accountable--Enforcing the Mandate 
        for Effective Financial Management: Committee on Government 
        Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-664), [31JY]
    1998 Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics 
        (Joint) (H. Rept. 105-807), [10OC]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-475), [31MR]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-600), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-642), 
        [23JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-662), 
        [31JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-722), 
        [16SE]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1999-2003: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 105-555), [3JN]
    Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-590), [22JN]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3580) (H. Rept. 105-470), [27MR]

BUFFALO, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic 
        trail to commemorate the history of women's rights (see H.R. 
        3240), [12FE]

BUFFALO COIN ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4448), [6AU]

BUILDING EFFICIENT SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND EQUITY ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2400, provisions, [1AP], [22AP], [23AP], [6MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2400): consideration (see H. Res. 405), [31MR]
    ------corrections in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. 
        Res. 282), [22MY]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 4466), [6AU]
  Conference reports
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 2400), [22MY]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2400), [20MY], [21MY]
    ------conference report, [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2400, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 449) (H. Rept. 105-552), 
        [22MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2400, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 405) (H. Rept. 105-476), [31MR]
    Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 105-467), [25MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 
        105-467), [27MR]

BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT ACT
  Motions
    Enact (S. 1605), [12MY]

BUNNING, JIM (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: exclude receipts and 
        disbursements from the budget (see H.R. 3564), [26MR]
    Medicare: establish a demonstration project to increase awareness 
        of the availability of costsharing assistance to eligible 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 4662), [1OC]
    Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into 
        which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term 
        reform is enacted (see H.R. 3351), [5MR]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3433), [11MR]
    Tariff: ziram (see H.R. 3446), [12MR]
    Taxation: capital gains treatment on the transfer of a franchise 
        (see H.R. 3641), [1AP]
    ------exclusion from gross income for foster care payments 
        relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see 
        H.R. 3991), [4JN]
    ------provide exemptions relative to public safety officers killed 
        in the line of duty (see H.R. 4346), [29JY]
    ------reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 3217), [12FE]

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
  Bills and resolutions
    Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and 
        desirability of new personnel management policies and 
        procedures (see H.R. 4259), [16JY]
    ------test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel 
        management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 576), [5OC]
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 4482), [6AU]
    Native Americans: establish temporary court to hear claims against 
        the U.S. relative to tribal trust fund accounts (see H.R. 
        4485), [6AU]
    ------technical corrections to certain laws (see H.R. 4068), 
        [16JN]
    ------transfer services and personnel from the BIA to the Office 
        of Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on 
        Indian reservations (see H.R. 4087), [18JN]
    Pine River Project: convey facilities and allow jurisdictional 
        transfer of lands between the Depts. of the Interior and 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 3715), [23AP]
    Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility 
        and desirability of new personnel management policies and 
        procedures (see H.R. 4259), [16JY]
    ------test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel 
        management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 576), [5OC]
    Taxation: collection and payment of State taxes imposed on motor 
        fuel sold on Indian lands (see H.R. 3966), [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Administrative Procedures for Extension of Federal Recognition to 
        Certain Indian Groups: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1154) (H. Rept. 105-737), [23SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4259, Haskell Indian Nations University and 
        Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative 
        Systems Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. 
        Rept. 105-779), [5OC]
    Flathead Irrigation Project Transfer of Maintenance and Operation 
        to Local Control: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3056) 
        (H. Rept. 105-812), [12OC]
    Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian 
        Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 4259) (H. Rept. 
        105-700), [9SE]
    Miccosukee Tribe Clarification of Rights in Florida: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3055) (H. Rept. 105-708), [11SE]
    Native American Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4068) (H. Rept. 105-733), [18SE]

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Commission on Statistical Policy: establish (see H.R. 
        4620), [24SE]

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Big Piney, WY: allow oil and gas leasing agreements for certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3878), [14MY]
    California: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal 
        rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System (see H.R. 3911), [20MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: dissolve the Minerals Management Service 
        (see H.R. 4091), [19JN]
    ------purchase of the Wilcox ranch in Eastern Utah for management 
        as a wildlife habitat (see H.R. 4289), [21JY]
    ------reimbursement for certain damages relative to BLM bonding 
        regulations (see H.R. 4610), [23SE]
    Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 
        4630), [25SE]
    George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: convey certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3226), [12FE]
    Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: boundary adjustments 
        (see H.R. 3909), [20MY] (see H.R. 4287), [21JY]
    Oregon: clarify BLM authority to make sales and exchanges of 
        certain Federal lands (see H.R. 3542), [24MR]
    Rogue River National Forest: convey administrative site and use 
        proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and 
        support buildings (see H.R. 3796), [5MY]
    ------transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal 
        lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other 
        Federal lands in Oregon (see H.R. 4326), [24JY]
  Reports filed
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Recognition of Certain Native 
        American Communities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2812) (H. Rept. 105-716), [15SE]
    Big Piney, WY, Allowance of Oil and Gas Leasing Agreements for 
        Certain Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3878) (H. 
        Rept. 105-771), [5OC]
    Huna Totem Corp. Land Conveyance in Alaska: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3088) (H. Rept. 105-784), [6OC]
    Kake Tribal Corp. Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2756) (H. Rept. 105-783), [6OC]
    Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4326) (H. Rept. 105-810), [12OC]

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: implement agreement conveying title for the 
        Clear Creek Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community 
        Services District (see H.R. 3706), [22AP]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        4060), [16JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4060), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 478), [18JN]
    Montana: conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon Ferry Reservoir 
        (see H.R. 3963), [22MY]
    Pine River Project: convey facilities and allow jurisdictional 
        transfer of lands between the Depts. of the Interior and 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 3715), [23AP]
    Public works: conveyance of various reclamation project facilities 
        to local water authorities (see H.R. 4389), [4AU]
    Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (see 
        H.R. 3267), [25FE]
    ------feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R. 
        3267), consideration (see H. Res. 500), [14JY]

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    Texas: authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water 
        reclamation project contract for the Canadian River Project 
        (see H.R. 3687), [1AP]
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain 
        works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (see H.R. 
        3677), [1AP]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4060), [25SE]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060), 
        [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3267, Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 105-624), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4060, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 478) (H. 
        Rept. 105-586), [18JN]
    Dutch John Federal Property Disposition and Assistance Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 105-714), 
        [15SE]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 105-749), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 
        105-581), [16JN]
    Flathead Irrigation Project Transfer of Maintenance and Operation 
        to Local Control: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3056) 
        (H. Rept. 105-812), [12OC]
    Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2795) (H. Rept. 105-604), [25JN]
    Reclamation Project Facilities Conveyance to Local Water 
        Authorities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4389) (H. 
        Rept. 105-785), [6OC]
    Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3267) (H. Rept. 105-621), [14JY]

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
related term(s) Department of Commerce
  Bills and resolutions
    Census: collection of demographic, social, and economic data for 
        2000 decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 246), [17MR]
    ------require asking of certain questions concerning the 
        availability of a personal computer in the home and access to 
        the Internet (see H.R. 4270), [17JY]

BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS CO.
  Reports filed
    Exchange of Certain Mineral Interests Located in the National 
        Grasslands in Billings County, ND: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2574) (H. Rept. 105-471), [30MR]

BURMA
  Bills and resolutions
    U.N.: occupation of seat reserved for Burma by a representative of 
        the National League for Democracy (see H. Res. 603), [15OC]

BURR, RICHARD (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers 
        (see H.R. 4715), [7OC]
    FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see 
        H.R. 4383), [3AU]
    Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals (see H.R. 4449), [6AU]

BURTON, DAN (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act, 
        [10MR]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information 
        relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 4355), [30JY]
    Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention 
        and treatment programs in prisons (see H.R. 4039), [11JN]
    Dept. of Education: conduct a study on the availability of 
        educational instruction in the English language to student 
        citizens in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 4766), [9OC]
    Federal employees: allow use of medical savings accounts under 
        health benefits program (see H.R. 3166), [5FE]
    GAO: reform appointment process for the Comptroller General and 
        Deputy Comptroller General (see H.R. 4296), [22JY]
    Indian Self-Determination Act: repeal a provision which exempts 
        certain former officers and employees of the U.S. from 
        restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes (see 
        H.R. 3218, 3219), [12FE]
    Law enforcement officers: tribute to individuals who lost their 
        lives during service (see H. Res. 422), [7MY]
    Steven Schiff Post Office, Albuquerque, NM: designate (see H.R. 
        3630), [1AP]
  Reports filed
    Civil Service Retirement System Actuarial Redeposit Act: Committee 
        on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2566) (H. 
        Rept. 105-757), [1OC]
    Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Establishment: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1704) (H. Rept. 105-441), [3JN]
    Executive Departments Strategic Plans and Performance Reports 
        Improvements: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H.R. 2883) (H. Rept. 105-429), [10MR]
    Federal Employee Leave Time Relative to Services as an Organ 
        Donor: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 2943) (H. Rept. 105-752), [28SE]
    Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction Relative to Small Businesses: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        3310) (H. Rept. 105-462), [24MR]
    Federal Retirement Coverage Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3249) (H. Rept. 
        105-625), [14JY]
    Greater Access to Child Care Services for Federal Employees: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        4280) (H. Rept. 105-756), [1OC]
    Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian 
        Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 4259) (H. Rept. 
        105-700), [9SE]
    Investigation of Political Fundraising Improprieties and Possible 
        Violations of Law: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-829), [12NO]
    Investigation of White House Computer System Conversion and 
        Related Matters: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-828), [12NO]
    Make Percentage Limitations on Contributions to the Federal 
        Employee Thrift Savings Plan Comparable to Amount Limitations 
        on Elective Deferrals: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 2526) (H. Rept. 105-809), [10OC]
    Making the Federal Government Accountable--Enforcing the Mandate 
        for Effective Financial Management: Committee on Government 
        Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-664), [31JY]
    Medicare Home Health Services--No Surety in Fight Against Fraud 
        and Waste: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-821), [15OC]
    Refusal of Attorney General Janet Reno To Produce Subpoenaed 
        Documents: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-728), [17SE]
    U.S. Preparation To Meet the Year 2000 Problem: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-827), 
        [12NO]

BUSES
see Common Carriers; Motor Vehicles

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
  Appointments
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]
    Conferees: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, [22MY]
    ------H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: ensure that certain rice farms 
        continue production pursuant to flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 3339), [5MR]
    ------provide supplemental payments to farm owners and producers 
        who have entered into production flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 4580), [16SE]
    ------retroactive lifting of caps on loan rates for marketing 
        assistance loans (see H.R. 4615), [23SE]
    Agriculture: provide protections to suppliers of commodities (see 
        H.R. 3744), [29AP]
    Akal Security, Inc.: relief (see H.R. 3944), [21MY]
    Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to 
        minors (see H.R. 3537), [24MR]
    American Samoa: clarify rules of origin for textile and apparel 
        products (see H.R. 3377), [5MR]
    Antitrust policy: treatment of video programming for multichannel 
        distribution (see H.R. 3559), [26MR]
    Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve 
        consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 
        4742), [8OC]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares 
        (see H.R. 3160), [4FE] (see H.R. 4577), [16SE]
    ------liability requirements for air carrier baggage (see H.R. 
        3337), [5MR]
    ------prohibit sale of international routes (see H.R. 4547), 
        [10SE]
    Bankruptcy: modify application of liquidation cases (see H.R. 
        3801), [6MY]
    ------reform laws (see H.R. 3146, 3150), [3FE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration (see H. Res. 462), 
        [9JN]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 586), [8OC]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), correct enrollment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 346), [9OC]
    ------revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to 
        termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 
        4239), [16JY] (see H.R. 4393), [4AU]
    Big Cypress National Preserve: operation of certain tour 
        businesses in newly acquired areas (see H.R. 3740), [28AP]
    Chicago Board of Trade: anniversary (see H. Res. 451), [3JN]
    Children and youth: establish early childhood education services 
        referral hotline, improve quality of child care services, and 
        provide tax credit for employer expenses in providing certain 
        dependent care services (see H.R. 4102), [22JN]
    ------promote youth entrepreneurship education and training (see 
        H.R. 4175), [25JN]
    China, People's Republic of: ensure that U.S. persons do not 
        conduct certain business with the People's Liberation Army or 
        the People's Armed Police (see H.R. 4433), [6AU]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 121), [4JN]
    China, Republic of: tribute to efforts relative to Asian financial 
        crisis and for encouraging peace and stability in the region 
        (see H. Con. Res. 270), [30AP]
    Clean Air Act: provide 2-year period prior to statutory 
        reclassification of areas that fail to attain clean air 
        standards (see H.R. 4136), [24JN]
    Clinton, President: postpone visit to the People's Republic of 
        China relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile 
        technology (see H. Res. 448), [22MY]
    Coastal zones: require that States having an approved management 
        program be provided a copy of an environmental impact 
        statement to help assess plans for exploration, development, 
        or production (see H.R. 4797), [10OC]
    Colleges and universities: adopt licensing codes of conduct 
        against merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor 
        conditions (see H.R. 3755), [29AP]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic

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        of China (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 463), [9JN]
    ------establish (H. Res. 463), consideration (see H. Res. 476), 
        [17JN]
    Community development: designation of empowerment zones (see H.R. 
        4629), [25SE]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones (see 
        H.R. 3622), [1AP]
    Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 3617), [1AP]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration 
        projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare 
        policies (see H.R. 4254), [16JY]
    ------reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] (see H.R. 
        4271), [17JY]
    Computers: develop a national strategy to resolve the year 2000 
        problem and ensure that critical public and private services 
        are not disrupted (see H.R. 3968), [22MY]
    ------encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to 
        the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 4355), [30JY] (see H.R. 4455), 
        [6AU]
    ------ensure U.S. preparation to meet the year 2000 problem (see 
        H.R. 4706), [6OC] (see H.R. 4756), [9OC]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        4682), [2OC]
    ------prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 4350), [29JY] 
        (see H.R. 4427), [6AU]
    ------prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 3529), 
        [23MR] (see H.R. 3849), [12MY] (see H.R. 4105), [22JN]
    ------promote online commerce and communications and protect 
        consumers and service providers from unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 4124), [24JN]
    ------protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve 
        electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 
        4667), [1OC]
    ------provide that actions, including ones to recover damages, 
        resulting from a computer date failure shall be deemed to be 
        based solely in contract when certain conditions have been met 
        (see H.R. 4240), [16JY]
    ------require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to 
        minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors (see H.R. 
        3783), [30AP]
    Congress: importance of enacting patient protection legislation 
        (see H. Con. Res. 293), [22JN]
    Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3495), [18MR]
    Contracts: provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal 
        contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described 
        in its subcontracting plan (see H.R. 3701), [21AP]
    ------require the provision of a written prompt payment policy to 
        each subcontractor under a Federal contract (see H.R. 3700), 
        [21AP]
    Copyrights: duration of protection (H.R. 2589), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 390), [24MR]
    Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by 
        nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3893), [19MY]
    Courts: establish rules for proportionality between the amount of 
        punitive damages and the amount of economic loss (see H.R. 
        4785), [10OC]
    ------impose certain conditions relative to the appointment of 
        masters in Federal actions (see H.R. 3183), [11FE]
    Crime: prohibit ticket scalping (see H.R. 3951), [22MY]
    ------provide penalties for murders of armored car crew members 
        (see H.R. 3253), [24FE]
    ------provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial 
        purposes (see H.R. 3224), [12FE] (see H.R. 4425), [6AU]
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 4546), [10SE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators (see 
        H.R. 3826), [11MY]
    ------require disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 
        3827), [11MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: establish a pilot program for milk producers 
        and cooperatives to enter into forward price contracts with 
        milk handlers (see H.R. 4360), [30JY]
    ------make grants to establish additional rural enterprise 
        communities and empowerment zones (see H.R. 4071), [17JN] (see 
        H.R. 4666), [1OC]
    Dept. of Commerce: provide grants to improve job skills in 
        specific industries (see H.R. 3270), [25FE]
    Dept. of Defense: conveyance of certain national defense reserve 
        fleet vessels to The Victory Ship, Inc. (see H.R. 4678), [1OC]
    ------require consideration of percentage of work to be performed 
        in the U.S. in the evaluation of contracts (see H.R. 3838), 
        [12MY]
    Dept. of Energy: improve the ability of small businesses, Federal 
        agencies, industry, and universities to work with contractor-
        operated facilities (see H.R. 3593), [30MR]
    ------purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads 
        (see H.R. 3941), [21MY]
    Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the 
        insurance business (see H.R. 4145), [25JN]
    ------modernize requirements and establish consensus process for 
        development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards 
        for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3634), [1AP]
    Dept. of Labor: treatment of immigration relative to certain 
        information technology occupations (see H.R. 3273), [25FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on 
        certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        3875), [14MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuing regulations dealing with 
        hybrid transactions (see H.R. 4663), [1OC]
    Dept. of Transportation: require study and report on certain 
        practices by airlines which restrict consumer access to 
        passenger service and fare information (see H.R. 3704), [22AP]
    Developing countries: recognize the importance of providing access 
        to microcredit (see H. Res. 475), [17JN]
    District of Columbia: designate as empowerment zone and modify tax 
        treatment of residents (see H.R. 3329), [4MR]
    ------reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and 
        improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region 
        (see H.R. 3971), [22MY]
    Drugs: promote drug-free workplace programs (see H.R. 3853), 
        [13MY]
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens' 
        associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 3627), [1AP]
    ------cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 
        4094), [19JN]
    ------control water pollution from concentrated animal feeding 
        operations (see H.R. 3232), [12FE]
    Education: computation of Impact Aid Program payments to local 
        educational agencies relative to certain children living in 
        military housing constructed by private developers (see H.R. 
        4133), [24JN]
    ------establish professional development partnerships (see H.R. 
        3115), [27JA]
    Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers 
        (see H.R. 4715), [7OC]
    Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain 
        employees (H.R. 2888), consideration (see H. Res. 461), [9JN]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral 
        directors (see H.R. 4540), [10SE]
    ------reform standard for classifying technical workers as 
        independent contractors for employment tax purposes (see H.R. 
        3819), [7MY]
    ------require certain employers who close plants to negotiate 
        possible ways to continue to use the plant and equipment for 
        continued employment purposes (see H.R. 3397), [5MR]
    Families and domestic relations: increase availability, 
        affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 3292), 
        [26FE] (see H.R. 4030), [10JN]
    ------tax relief to increase affordability of child care (see H.R. 
        3144), [3FE]
    FCC: eliminate regulatory requirements restricting the cross 
        ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers (see H.R. 
        3171), [5FE]
    ------repeal authority to require contributions from telephone 
        carriers for the connection of schools, (see H.R. 4032), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 4065), [16JN]
    Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial 
        services sector (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 403), 
        [30MR] (see H. Res. 428), [12MY]
    ------monitor compliance with commitments made in connection with 
        a merger or acquisition (see H.R. 4420), [6AU]
    ------offer interest-bearing transaction accounts and negotiable 
        order of withdrawal accounts to businesses, allow interest 
        payments on demand deposits, and require FRS to pay interest 
        on certain reserves (see H.R. 4082), [18JN]
    ------prohibit fees for using teller windows (see H.R. 4811), 
        [12OC]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 4870), 
        [20OC]
    Firearms: require that handguns be equipped with child safety 
        devices (see H.R. 4441), [6AU]
    ------revocation of dealer licenses for willful sales to minors 
        (see H.R. 4443), [6AU]
    Floods: damage reduction and recreation project at Grand Forks, 
        ND, and East Grand Forks, MN (see H.R. 4806), [11OC]
    Foreign Assistance Act: require that certain assistance be in the 
        form of credits redeemable only for U.S. goods and services 
        (see H.R. 3800), [6MY]
    Foreign trade: clarify rules of origin for certain textile 
        products (see H.R. 4526), [9SE]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (see H.R. 4607), [23SE]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 553), [24SE]
    Free enterprise: improve competitiveness of U.S. business and 
        promote foreign commerce (see H.R. 4353), [30JY]
    FRS: include money laundering activities in the consideration of 
        certain applications (see H.R. 3760), [29AP]
    FTC: investigate businesses that misrepresent their geographic 
        locations in telephone listings, Internet advertisements, and 
        other advertising media (see H. Con. Res. 318), [5AU]
    ------regulation of dietary ingredient and supplement 
        advertisements (see H.R. 4581), [16SE]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 3534), [24MR]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 3534), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 426), [12MY]
    ------ensure incorporation of risk assessments and cost benefit 
        analyses in the rulemaking process (see H.R. 4863), [20OC]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses 
        (see H.R. 3310), [3MR]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses 
        (H.R. 3310), consideration (see H. Res. 396), [25MR]
    ------reliquidation of certain entries of self-tapping screws (see 
        H.R. 3407), [5MR]
    ------require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to 
        regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 4049), 
        [11JN]
    Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 3887), [14MY]
    ------prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign 
        countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals (see H. 
        Res. 418), [30AP] (see H. Res. 566), [1OC]
    Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and 
        incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 3791), 
        [5MY]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by 
        groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 
        4277), [20JY]

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    ------limit disclosure in connection with health care coverage and 
        prohibit discrimination in employment based on genetic 
        information (see H.R. 3299), [26FE]
    ------limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 3535), [24MR]
    ------permit exception from guaranteed issue requirement for 
        certain coverage to be applied separately to parts of the 
        small group market based upon employer size (see H.R. 4008), 
        [5JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 3605), [31MR] (see H.R. 3998), [5JN] (see H.R. 4250), 
        [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 272), [6MY]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 3605), consideration (see H. Res. 486), [23JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), consideration (see H. Res. 509), [23JY]
    Homeowners Protection Act: consumer protections relative to 
        private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 4435), [6AU]
    House Rules: require a three-fifths majority on legislation 
        increasing the minimum wage (see H. Res. 496), [25JN]
    ------require a two-thirds majority on legislation implementing 
        future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track procedures (see 
        H. Res. 488), [23JN] (see H. Res. 497), [25JN]
    Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled 
        workers and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (see H.R. 
        3736), [28AP]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 513), [30JY]
    Insurance: assure patient choice and access to services for 
        enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage 
        (see H.R. 3547), [25MR]
    ------require health insurance issuers to notify participants if a 
        group health plan fails to pay premiums, and provide a 
        conversion option if the plan is terminated (see H.R. 4709), 
        [6OC]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 3484), 
        [18MR]
    Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of 
        certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil (see 
        H.R. 4762), [9OC]
    ------respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the 
        financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H. 
        Con. Res. 328), [18SE] (see H. Con. Res. 350), [12OC] (see H. 
        Res. 598), [14OC]
    IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 490), [24JN]
    Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper 
        markets (see H. Con. Res. 233), [4MR]
    ------eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative 
        to resolution of the Asian financial crisis (see H. Res. 392), 
        [24MR]
    Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry 
        councils for labor market areas that are located in more than 
        one State (see H.R. 3271), [25FE]
    ------funding of incentive bonuses to certain job training 
        providers that place large percentages of individuals in 
        certain occupations (see H.R. 3272), [25FE]
    Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 
        4770), [9OC]
    Lumber industry: modify the requirements for paying Federal timber 
        sale receipts (see H.R. 4267), [17JY]
    Medicare: establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4674), [1OC]
    ------provide that funds received from a tobacco industry 
        settlement shall be used for part A (see H.R. 3172), [5FE]
    ------reduce percentage of physicians' salaries dependent on 
        financial incentives under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 
        4726), [7OC]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3510), [19MR]
    New York: disposition of Governors Island (see H.R. 3884), [14MY]
    NLRB: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing 
        industries (see H.R. 3825), [11MY]
    ------treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (see H.R. 3246, 3246), [24FE]
    ------treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (H.R. 3246), consideration (see H. Res. 393), [25MR]
    OSHA: require employers to notify local emergency officials of 
        workplace emergencies (see H.R. 4231), [15JY]
    Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see 
        H.R. 3632), [1AP]
    Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer 
        education programs (see H.R. 3610), [31MR]
    ------prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station 
        franchises and prohibit certain fixing or maintaining of motor 
        fuel prices (see H.R. 3847), [12MY]
    Political campaigns: permit businesses and labor organizations to 
        stage public debates between Presidential candidates if all 
        candidates who are eligible for Federal matching payments are 
        invited (see H.R. 4310), [22JY]
    Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner 
        as any other employer (see H.R. 3725), [23AP]
    Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 3334), [4MR]
    ------management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil production (see H.R. 3932), [21MY]
    Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        3925), [21MY]
    Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that 
        protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing 
        need for animal testing (see H.R. 3946), [22MY]
    Public utilities: provide for the restructuring of the electric 
        power industry (see H.R. 4798), [10OC]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 3976), [22MY]
    Railroads: ensure effective competition by improving regulation of 
        rates and abandoned lines (see H.R. 4488), [6AU]
    Real estate: notification of property owners relative to exercise 
        of eminent domain by private nongovernmental entities (see 
        H.R. 3319), [4MR]
    SBA: review and adjust size standards used to determine whether 
        certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing 
        for Federal contracts (see H.R. 3681), [1AP]
    ------women's business centers funding (see H.R. 4078, 4086), 
        [18JN]
    SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 4120), [23JN] (see 
        H.R. 4213), [14JY] (see H.R. 4269), [17JY]
    Ships and vessels: reform process for dismantling and disposing of 
        ships no longer in use (see H.R. 4156), [25JN]
    ------stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by 
        temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic 
        cruise ship trade (see H.R. 4673), [1OC]
    Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in 
        franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 
        4841), [14OC]
    ------protection from litigation excesses (see H.R. 3382), [5MR]
    ------provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist 
        disadvantaged entrepreneurs (see H.R. 4179), [25JN]
    Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        3412), [10MR]
    Social Security: prohibit privatization (see H. Res. 483), [23JN]
    Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space 
        industry (H.R. 1702), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 572), 
        [5OC]
    Sports: clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of 
        professional teams (see H.R. 3817), [7MY]
    States: use of community development block grants for 
        nonentitlement areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 
        3241), [12FE]
    Tariff: clarify review policies for certain antidumping cases (see 
        H.R. 3432), [10MR]
    ------paper industry chemicals (see H.R. 3344), [5MR] (see H.R. 
        3487), [18MR]
    ------reliquidation of certain entries of certain thermal transfer 
        multifunction machines (see H.R. 4520), [6AU]
    Taxation: allow a credit for certain corporations which have 
        substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership 
        by employees (see H.R. 3562), [26MR]
    ------allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of 
        long-term training of employees in highly skilled metalworking 
        trades (see H.R. 3110), [27JA]
    ------allow deduction for health insurance costs for individuals 
        who are not eligible to participate in employer subsidized 
        health plans (see H.R. 3475), [17MR]
    ------allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals 
        not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage 
        (see H.R. 4472), [6AU]
    ------allow employers a deduction for training expenses (see H.R. 
        4451), [6AU]
    ------allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in 
        establishing qualified employer plans (see H.R. 3300), [26FE]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 4125), [24JN] (see H.R. 4454), 
        [6AU]
    ------capital gains treatment on the transfer of a franchise (see 
        H.R. 3641), [1AP]
    ------change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil 
        depletion deduction (see H.R. 3917), [20MY]
    ------collection and payment of State taxes imposed on motor fuel 
        sold on Indian lands (see H.R. 3966), [22MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, 
        and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in 
        business in competition with its citizens (see H.J. Res. 116), 
        [28AP]
    ------deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who 
        are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see 
        H.R. 4810), [12OC]
    ------depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 
        3500), [18MR]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 3865), [14MY]
    ------designate top performing enterprise communities as 
        empowerment zones (see H.R. 4212), [14JY]
    ------disallow deductions for lobbying expenses relative to 
        tobacco policy (see H.R. 4473), [6AU]
    ------eliminate capital gains tax (see H.R. 3860), [13MY]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing child care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 4782), [9OC]
    ------encourage construction of luxury yachts (see H.R. 3536), 
        [24MR]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        3503), [19MR]
    ------exclude dividends paid by tobacco companies from gross 
        income relative to youth smoking reduction targets (see H.R. 
        3908), [20MY]
    ------exempt certain transactions at fair market value between 
        partnerships and private foundations from the tax on self-
        dealing (see H.R. 4714), [7OC]
    ------expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 4553), 
        [11SE]
    ------improve pension portability for defined benefit plans (see 
        H.R. 3101), [27JA]
    ------increase amount which may be contributed to defined 
        contribution pension plans (see H.R. 3663), [1AP]
    ------increase tax credit for medical research (see H.R. 4728), 
        [7OC]
    ------permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other 
        companies (see H.R. 4795), [10OC]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 4740), [8OC]
    ------permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited 
        by employer contributions to employee stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 4741), [8OC]

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    ------promote job creation and expand small businesses in 
        economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3643), [1AP]
    ------provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel 
        vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment 
        zones (see H.R. 3466), [16MR]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3870), 
        [14MY]
    ------provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 
        4538), [10SE]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, prohibit increases 
        without a national referendum, simplify the tax code, 
        eliminate the marriage penalty, establish return-free income 
        tax filing, and eliminate corporate welfare (see H.R. 3620), 
        [1AP]
    ------repeal application of the alternative minimum tax to the 
        transfer of stock pursuant to an incentive stock option (see 
        H.R. 4279), [20JY]
    ------repeal information reporting requirement imposed on 
        educational institutions and certain other trades and 
        businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime 
        Learning Credits (see H.R. 3127), [28JA]
    ------restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse 
        who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 
        4390), [4AU]
    ------S corporation reform (see H.R. 4285), [21JY]
    ------simplify individual capital gains tax (see H.R. 3623), [1AP]
    ------treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 4765), [9OC]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 4173), 
        [25JN]
    ------treatment of certain net operating losses for farmers (see 
        H.R. 4565), [14SE]
    ------treatment of certain transfers of assets and liabilities to 
        a corporation (see H.R. 4852), [19OC]
    ------treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 3304), [3MR]
    ------treatment of estate taxes on the disposition of property 
        produced by a qualified family-owned business (see H.R. 4640), 
        [25SE]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 3227), [12FE] (see H.R. 4521), [7AU]
    ------treatment of gross income for amounts received under 
        qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 4031), [10JN]
    ------treatment of high technology job training expenses (see H.R. 
        3274), [25FE]
    ------treatment of information technology job training expenses 
        (see H.R. 4025), [10JN]
    ------treatment of liquor and beer retailers (see H.R. 4140), 
        [25JN]
    ------treatment of meals furnished to employees at a place of 
        business (see H.R. 3834), [12MY] (see H.R. 4106), [22JN] (see 
        H.R. 4638), [25SE]
    ------treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see H.R. 3913), 
        [20MY]
    ------treatment of private sector highway infrastructure 
        construction (see H.R. 3222), [12FE]
    ------treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses 
        (see H.R. 3667), [1AP]
    ------treatment of small coach builders relative to fuel economy 
        standards (see H.R. 4165), [25JN]
    ------treatment of stapled real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 
        3533), [24MR] (see H.R. 3558), [26MR]
    ------treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4134), [24JN]
    Telecommunications: ensure the restoration and preservation of 
        State authority over intrastate telecommunications (see H.R. 
        4801), [10OC]
    ------promote competition and privatization in satellite 
        communications (H.R. 1872), consideration (see H. Res. 419), 
        [5MY]
    ------require accurate billing by carriers relative to costs and 
        fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 
        4018), [9JN]
    Telephones: protect consumers against spamming, slamming, and 
        cramming (see H.R. 4176), [25JN]
    ------protect consumers from cramming of charges on telephone 
        bills (see H.R. 3798), [6MY] (see H.R. 3990), [4JN]
    ------require carriers to completely and accurately itemize 
        charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see H.R. 
        4305), [22JY]
    ------strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the 
        slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 
        3749), [29AP] (see H.R. 3888), [14MY]
    Television: promote competition in the multichannel video 
        marketplace (see H.R. 4352), [29JY]
    ------reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals (see H.R. 3210), [12FE] (see H.R. 4449), 
        [6AU] (see H.R. 4675), [1OC]
    Textile industry and fabrics: modify marketing of certain silk 
        products and containers (see H.R. 3294), [26FE]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 3786), [30AP]
    ------establish a responsible U.S. international tobacco policy, 
        prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco products to 
        children, and establish the American Center on Global Health 
        and Tobacco (see H.R. 3738), [28AP]
    ------limit access to minors (see H.R. 3474), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3474), [23MR] (see H.R. 3889), [14MY]
    ------limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 3907), 
        [20MY]
    ------provide crop insurance, extension services, and 
        administration of price support and quota programs at no 
        expense to the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 3664), [1AP]
    ------provide economic assistance to tobacco farmers, workers, and 
        communities dependent on tobacco production with funds 
        contributed by tobacco product manufacturers and importers 
        (see H.R. 3867), [14MY]
    ------provide market transition assistance for quota owners, 
        tobacco producers, and their communities, and stabilize 
        tobacco quota fluctuations (see H.R. 3264), [25FE] (see H.R. 
        3437), [11MR]
    ------reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and 
        develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 3868), [14MY]
    ------settlement of class action lawsuits against tobacco industry 
        and arbitration of attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4375), [31JY]
    Tourist trade: establish a public-private partnership between the 
        U.S. travel and tourism industry and every level of Government 
        to make the U.S. the premiere tourist destination in the world 
        (see H.R. 4631), [25SE]
    Trademark Act: amend to provide protection for trade dress (see 
        H.R. 3163), [5FE]
    Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, 
        or alteration of product identification codes (see H.R. 3891), 
        [19MY]
    ------protection against dilution (see H.R. 3119), [28JA]
    Unemployment: make permanent self-employment assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 3773), [30AP]
    Veterans: enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States, 
        private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies 
        abroad (see H.R. 3213), [12FE]
    Vietnam: prohibit assistance by OPIC or Eximbank (see H.R. 3105), 
        [27JA] (see H.R. 3159), [4FE]
  Conference reports
    Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150), [7OC]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281), [8OC]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act (H.R. 2676), [24JN]
  Messages
    State of Small Business: President Clinton, [5MY]
    Telecommunications Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, [4MR]
  Motions
    Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), [10JN], [28SE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report, [9OC]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), [24JY]
    Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports 
        resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other 
        regions, [10OC]
    IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), [22MY]
    ------restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, 
        [25JN]
  Reports filed
    Airline Service Improvement Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2748) (H. Rept. 105-822), [15OC]
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3150) (H. 
        Rept. 105-794), [7OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3150) (H. Rept. 
        105-540), [18MY]
    Biomaterials Access Assurance Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-549), [14JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-
        549), [22MY]
    Child Online Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        3783) (H. Rept. 105-775), [5OC]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select) 
        Establishment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. 
        Rept. 105-582), [16JN]
    Communications Satellite Competition and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 105-494), 
        [27AP]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 105-686), [7AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring 
        and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 490) (H. 
        Rept. 105-602), [24JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 105-
        799), [8OC]
    Consideration of H. Res. 463, Committee on U.S. National Security 
        and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of 
        China (House, Select) Establishment: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 476) (H. Rept. 105-583), [17JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 403) (H. Rept. 105-474), [30MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 105-531), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1872, Communications Satellite Competition 
        and Privatization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        419) (H. Rept. 105-507), [5MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2589, Copyright Term Extension Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 390) (H. Rept. 105-460), 
        [24MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 105-
        745), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2888, Sales Incentive Compensation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 461) (H. Rept. 105-572), 
        [9JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 105-573), [9JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. 
        Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3310, Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction 
        Relative to Small Businesses: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 396) (H. Rept. 105-466), [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3534, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 105-529), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), [23JY]
    Copyright Term Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2589) (H. Rept. 105-452), [18MR]
    Dept. of Commerce Toll-Free Telephone Number To Assist Consumers 
        in Identifying Domestically-Pro

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        duced Merchandise: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 563) 
        (H. Rept. 105-759), [1OC]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2281) (H. Rept. 105-796), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-
        551), [22JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 
        105-551), [22MY]
    Drug-Free Workplace Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 
        3853) (H. Rept. 105-584), [18JN]
    Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H. Rept. 105-
        453), [18MR]
    Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction Relative to Small Businesses: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        3310) (H. Rept. 105-462), [24MR]
    Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4393) (H. Rept. 105-688), 
        [9SE]
    Financial Services Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 105-164), [28JA]
    Foreign Trade and Investment With Japan Relative to Resolution of 
        the Asian Financial Crisis: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 105-607), [25JN]
    Greeley, CO, Exchange of Certain Lands With Water Supply and 
        Storage Co.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1309) (H. 
        Rept. 105-489), [22AP]
    International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4353) (H. Rept. 105-802), [8OC]
    Internet Tax Freedom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        3529) (H. Rept. 105-808), [10OC]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2676) (H. Rept. 105-599), [24JN]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 3534) 
        (H. Rept. 105-515), [7MY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 
        105-638), [20JY]
    Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Completion Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 105-704), 
        [11SE]
    Multichannel Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 105-661), 
        [30JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 
        105-661), [10SE]
    National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 105-787), [8OC]
    OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 105-
        444), [17MR]
    OSHA Identification and Notification of Specific Industries to 
        Which Regulations and Compliance Standards Apply: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2873) (H. Rept. 105-
        733), [18SE]
    Prohibit Interference With Interstate Commerce on the Internet or 
        Interactive Computer Services: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-570), [5JN]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 
        105-570), [19JN]
    Prohibit OSHA Employee Performance Measures Relative to Number of 
        Inspections Conducted, Citations Issued, or Penalties 
        Assessed: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 2877) (H. Rept. 105-445), [17MR]
    Sales Incentive Compensation Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 2888) (H. Rept. 105-558), [3JN]
    Self-Audit Promotion Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 105-731), [18SE]
    Small Business Investment Act Technical Corrections: Committee on 
        Small Business (House) (H.R. 3412) (H. Rept. 105-450), [17MR]
    Technology Transfer Commercialization Act: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 2544) (H. Rept. 105-620), [14JY]
    Telecommunications Competition and Consumer Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3888) (H. Rept. 105-801), 
        [8OC]
    Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3891) (H. Rept. 105-650), [28JY]
    U.S. Preparation To Meet the Year 2000 Problem: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-827), 
        [12NO]
    Vessel Hull Design Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2696) (H. Rept. 105-436), [11MR]
    Veterans Reemployment Rights Relative to States, Private 
        Employers, and Servicemen Employed by U.S. Companies Abroad: 
        Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3213) (H. Rept. 
        105-448), [17MR]
    Workforce Improvement and Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3736) (H. Rept. 105-657), [29JY]

BUYER, STEPHEN E. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]

BWCAW ACCESSIBILITY AND FAIRNESS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1739) (H. Rept. 
        105-500), [29AP]

BYRD, JAMES, JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue of hate 
        crimes (see H. Res. 466), [11JN]

CALCASIEU PARISH, LA
  Bills and resolutions
    Real estate: clarify the applicability of authority to release 
        restrictions and encumbrances on certain property (see H.R. 
        4029), [10JN]

CALIFORNIA
  Appointments
    Sonny Bono funeral attendees, [27JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abraham Lincoln Federal Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 3482), [17MR]
    Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians: distribution of certain 
        revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel (see H.R. 4699), 
        [5OC]
    American River Watershed: provide for improved flood protection 
        (see H.R. 3698), [21AP]
    Bono, Sonny: tribute (see H. Res. 338), [27JA]
    Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        3604), [31MR]
    Coastal zones: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal 
        rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System (see H.R. 3911), [20MY]
    Colusa Basin Watershed: develop and implement drainage, storm, and 
        flood control projects as part of water-related projects (see 
        H.R. 4223), [15JY]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 341), [28JA] (see H. Res. 355), [11FE]
    Courts: provide for additional place of holding court for the 
        Western Division of the Central Judicial District (see H.R. 
        4161), [25JN]
    Dams: authorize the construction of temperature control devices at 
        Folsom Dam (see H.R. 4079), [18JN]
    ------provide outlet modifications to Folsom Dam, study 
        reconstruction of Northfork American River Cofferdam, and 
        transfer all right, title, and interest in and to the Auburn 
        Dam (see H.R. 4111), [23JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: implement agreement conveying title for the 
        Clear Creek Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community 
        Services District (see H.R. 3706), [22AP]
    ------land exchange involving the El Portal Administrative Site 
        (see H.R. 4230), [15JY]
    ------participation in the design, planning, and construction of 
        the Alameda County Brackish Water Desalination Project for the 
        reclamation and reuse of water (see H.R. 3996), [4JN]
    El Dorado Irrigation District: convey the Sly Park Dam and 
        Reservoir (see H.R. 4048), [11JN]
    Endangered species: protection of the California spotted owl and 
        its habitat (see H.R. 3467), [17MR]
    Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States 
        to manage dungeness crab fisheries (see H.R. 3498), [18MR]
    Foreign Trade Zones Board: expand a certain foreign trade zone to 
        include an area of the municipal airport of Chico, CA (see 
        H.R. 3350), [5MR]
    Forest Service: authority to purchase lands within the boundaries 
        of certain national forests in California to include the 
        Angeles National Forest (see H.R. 3770), [30AP]
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 
        4143), [25JN]
    Kern County, CA: convey Forest Service property in exchange for 
        county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest 
        (see H.R. 4023), [9JN]
    Merced County, CA: authorize the use of certain land for an 
        elementary school (see H.R. 3220), [12FE]
    Mexico: inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to 
        flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 331), [1OC]
    Native Americans: restore Federal recognition to the Native 
        Americans of the Graton Rancheria (see H.R. 4434), [6AU]
    Navy: require study on ordinance and munitions waste in San Diego 
        Bay (see H.R. 3631), [1AP]
    Otay Mountain region: designate as wilderness (see H.R. 3950), 
        [22MY]
    Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: amend to provide 
        a loan to the Madera-Chowchilla Power Authority (see H.R. 
        3302), [2MR]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 3295), [26FE]
    Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (see 
        H.R. 3267), [25FE]
    ------feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R. 
        3267), consideration (see H. Res. 500), [14JY]
    San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: use of water 
        conserved by lining the All-American Canal (see H.R. 4392), 
        [4AU]
    Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act: reauthorize 
        and amend (see H.R. 3973), [22MY]
  Motions
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 341), [28JA]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 355), [12FE]
  Reports filed
    Abraham Lincoln Federal Building, Los Angeles, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3482) (H. 
        Rept. 105-654), [29JY]
    Advisory Council on California Indian Policy Extension: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 3069) (H. Rept. 105-571), [9JN]
    California Indian Land Transfer Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2742) (H. Rept. 105-575), [10JN]
    Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. Rept. 105-813), 
        [12OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3267, Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 105-624), [14JY]
    Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3498) (H. Rept. 105-674), [4AU]
    Folsom Dam Construction of Temperature Control Devices: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 4079) (H. Rept. 105-717), [15SE]
    Folsom Dam Outlet Modifications, Northfork American River 
        Cofferdam Reconstruction Study, and Auburn Dam Transfer to 
        California: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4111) (H. 
        Rept. 105-811), [12OC]
    Forest Service Property Conveyance in Kern County, CA, in Exchange 
        for County Lands Suitable for Inclusion in the Sequoia 
        National Forest: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4023) 
        (H. Rept. 105-815), [12OC]
    Granite Watershed Enhancement and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 105-527), [12MY]

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    Investigation of Voter Irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District: Committee on House Oversight (House) 
        (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 105-416), [11FE]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3295) (H. 
        Rept. 105-520), [7MY]
    Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3267) (H. Rept. 105-621), [14JY]

CALIFORNIA INDIAN LAND TRANSFER ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2742) (H. Rept. 
        105-575), [10JN]

CALLAHAN, SONNY (a Representative from Alabama)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4569), [15SE]
    Tariff: KL540 (see H.R. 3414), [10MR]
    ------methyl thioglycolate (see H.R. 3415), [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        4569) (H. Rept. 105-719), [15SE]

CALVERT, KEN (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    FTC: investigate businesses that misrepresent their geographic 
        locations in telephone listings, Internet advertisements, and 
        other advertising media (see H. Con. Res. 318), [5AU]

CAMBODIA, STATE OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections: call for free and impartial elections (see H. Res. 
        361), [12FE]
    Hun Sen: culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
        genocide in Cambodia (see H. Res. 533), [11SE]

CAMP, DAVE (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Tariff: gasoline, alternative motor fuels, and motor oil (see H.R. 
        3452), [12MR]
    Taxation: treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments 
        in connection with delinquent real property taxes (see H.R. 
        4069), [17JN]

CAMPAIGN REFORM AND ELECTION INTEGRITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3581), [30MR]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H.R. 3485) (H. 
        Rept. 105-457), [23MR]

CAMPBELL, EDGAR C., SR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3939), [21MY]

CAMPBELL, TOM (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Africa: relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea (see H. Con. Res. 
        292), [19JN]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. 
        Con. Res. 227), [26FE]
    China, Republic of: representation in international institutions 
        (see H. Con. Res. 338), [8OC]
    Economy: require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use 
        dynamic in addition to static economic modeling in the 
        preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in 
        Federal revenue law (see H.R. 4452), [6AU]
    Elections: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential 
        elections (see H.R. 3153), [4FE]
    Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking 
        system (see H.R. 4684), [2OC]
    Foreign aid: debt forgiveness for certain Heavily Indebted Poor 
        Countries (see H. Con. Res. 337), [8OC]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by 
        groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 
        4277), [20JY]
    Housing: remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing 
        (see H.R. 3435), [11MR]
    Somalia: economic, (see H. Con. Res. 339), [8OC]
    Taxation: allow employers a deduction for training expenses (see 
        H.R. 4451), [6AU]
    ------exempt certain transactions at fair market value between 
        partnerships and private foundations from the tax on self-
        dealing (see H.R. 4714), [7OC]
    ------treatment of interest on education loans (see H.R. 4846), 
        [15OC]
    Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3152), [4FE]

CANADA
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [27AP], [12MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: reduce barriers between U.S. and Canadian 
        agricultural products (see H. Res. 583), [8OC]
    Immigration: extend date by which an automated entry-exit control 
        system must be developed (see H.R. 4658), [1OC]
    ------personnel and technology funding to increase inspections and 
        reduce delays at border crossings and interior checkpoints 
        (see H.R. 3679), [1AP]
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy (see H.R. 3540), 
        [24MR]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3147), [3FE]

CANADY, CHARLES T. (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (see H.R. 3117), [28JA]
    Courts: appointment of additional Federal judges in the middle and 
        southern districts of Florida (see H.R. 3154), [4FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and 
        quarantine (see H.R. 3766), [30AP]
    Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 4019), 
        [9JN]
    Social Security: provide a more equitable application of the 
        earnings test in the first year of eligibility for retirement 
        age individuals (see H.R. 4369), [31JY]
  Reports filed
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3682) (H. Rept. 105-605), [25JN]
    Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. Rept. 105-439), [12MR]
    Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Freedom of Religion: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 
        105-543), [19MY]
    Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 4006) (H. Rept. 105-683), [6AU]

CANNON, CHRIS (a Representative from Utah)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Credit unions: membership in Federal credit unions (see H.R. 
        3265), [25FE]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 4263), [17JY]
    Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: boundary adjustments 
        (see H.R. 3909), [20MY] (see H.R. 4287), [21JY]
    Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building, Provo, UT: designate (see 
        H.R. 3120), [28JA]
    Lake Powell: water level (see H. Res. 380), [5MR]
    San Rafael Swell National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        3625), [1AP]
    San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 
        3625), [1AP]

CANVASBACK MISSION, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Coast Guard: conveyance of certain vessels (see H.R. 3924), [20MY]

CAPITAL GAINS TAX SIMPLIFICATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3623), [1AP]

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
related term(s) Courts
  Bills and resolutions
    Correctional institutions: encourage formation of Lifer Groups 
        (see H. Con. Res. 256), [31MR]
    Crime: death penalty sentencing for smuggling of certain drugs 
        (see H.R. 3671), [1AP]
    Mexico: renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the 
        possibility of capital punishment will not interfere with the 
        extradition of criminal suspects to the U.S. (see H. Res. 
        381), [5MR]

CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
  Appointments
    National Health Museum Commission, [21AP]
    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, [24MR], [21AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    American Luge Association: authorizing use of Grounds for races 
        (see H. Con. Res. 305), [23JY]
    Capitol Police: increase mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 4415), 
        [5AU]
    ------tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut for acts of 
        heroism (see H. Con. Res. 311), [27JY]
    ------use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson 
        and Jacob J. Chestnut (see H. Con. Res. 310), [27JY]
    Capitol Visitor Center: establish (see H.R. 4347), [29JY]
    Conservation of energy: development and implementation of a 
        comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress (see 
        H. Con. Res. 280), [21MY]
    Diseases: authorizing use of Grounds for ``National Race for the 
        Cure'' breast cancer survivors event (see H. Con. Res. 238), 
        [9MR]
    Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H. Con. Res. 327, 327), [18SE]
    Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: authorizing use of Grounds (see 
        H. Con. Res. 255), [30MR]
    Holocaust: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims (see 
        H. Con. Res. 206), [28JA]
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing use of Grounds 
        for performances (see H. Con. Res. 265), [29AP]
    Mandela, Nelson R.: use of the rotunda for the presentation of the 
        Congressional Gold Medal (see H. Con. Res. 326), [14SE]
    Members of Congress: follow the examples of self-sacrifice and 
        devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John 
        M. Gibson of the Capitol Police (see H. Con. Res. 317), [4AU]
    National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: authorizing use of 
        Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 263), [28AP]
    Special Olympics: authorizing use of Grounds for torch relay (see 
        H. Con. Res. 262), [28AP]
    U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund: establish on behalf of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut (see H.R. 4354), [30JY]
  Reports filed
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Greater Washington Soap 
        Box Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 105-521), [7MY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 105-514), 
        [6MY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for ``National Race for the 
        Cure'' Breast Cancer Survivors Event: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 238) 
        (H. Rept. 105-438), [12MR]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Performances Sponsored by 
        the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure

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        (House) (H. Con. Res. 265) (H. Rept. 105-513), [6MY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Special Olympics Torch 
        Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 105-512), [6MY]

CAPPS, LOIS (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    California: provide for additional place of holding court for the 
        Western Division of the Central Judicial District (see H.R. 
        4161), [25JN]
    Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        3604), [31MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on 
        certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        3875), [14MY]
    Education: grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer 
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see 
        H.R. 4552), [11SE]
    Medicare: extend the contracts of certain managed care 
        organizations (see H.R. 4720), [7OC]

CARDIN, BENJAMIN L. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Foreign trade: clarify rules of origin for certain textile 
        products (see H.R. 4526), [9SE]
    Insurance: require health insurance plans to provide external 
        appeals in cases of adverse determinations involving 
        experimental treatments, significant costs, or serious medical 
        conditions (see H.R. 3469), [17MR]
    Medicare: clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for 
        beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services (see H.R. 
        3259), [25FE]
    ------comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see 
        H.R. 4739), [8OC]
    ------ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in 
        Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4862), [20OC]
    Ripken, Cal, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 568), [2OC]

CARE FOR POLICE SURVIVORS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3565) (H. 
        Rept. 105-486), [21AP]

CARGO TRANSPORTATION
related term(s) Aviation; Merchant Marine Industry; Railroads; Shipping 
    Industry; Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to 
        minors (see H.R. 3537), [24MR]
    Dept. of Justice: provide State and local authorities access to 
        information relative to criminal background checks on port 
        employees and prospective employees (see H.R. 3975), [22MY]
    Dept. of Transportation: collection of user fees for navigational 
        assistance services (see H.R. 3674), [1AP]
    Railroads: ensure effective competition by improving regulation of 
        rates and abandoned lines (see H.R. 4488), [6AU]
    Ships and vessels: allow certain foreign freight vessels to 
        transport common ground clay as bulk cargo (see H.R. 4490), 
        [6AU]
    ------limit restriction on carriage of certain noncontainerized 
        agricultural and bulk cargoes in coastwise trade by foreign-
        built freight vessels (see H.R. 4236), [16JY]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3147), [3FE]

CARIBBEAN NATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 4302), [22JY] (see H.R. 4517), [6AU]
    Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 3173), [5FE]
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (see H.R. 4757), 
        [9OC]
    Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (see H.R. 4300), [22JY]
    ------enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (H.R. 4300), consideration (see H. Res. 537), [15SE]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals (see H.R. 4020), [9JN]
    ------provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of status (see H.R. 3553), [25MR]
    Pope John Paul II: tribute to visit to Cuba (see H. Res. 362), 
        [12FE]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, [25FE]
    Telecommunications Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, [4MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4300, Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 105-
        720), [15SE]

CARLSBAD, NM
  Reports filed
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (S. 231) (H. Rept. 105-496), [28AP]

CAROL CITY, FL
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka, 
        Carol City, and Miami, FL (see H.R. 4052), [11JN]

CARTER, TIM LEE (a former Representative from Kemtucky)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Tim Lee Carter Post Office, Tompkinsville, KY: designate (see H.R. 
        3864), [13MY]

CASPER, WY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dick Cheney Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 3453), [12MR]
  Reports filed
    Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3453) (H. 
        Rept. 105-519), [7MY]
    National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Assistance 
        Authorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2186) (H. 
        Rept. 105-459), [24MR]

CASTLE, MICHAEL N. (a Representative from Delaware)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
    ------H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
    ------S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention 
        Act, [1OC]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Child Nutrition Act: simplify program operations and improve 
        program management (see H.R. 3873), [14MY]
    Children and youth: provide children with increased access to food 
        and nutrition assistance during the summer (see H.R. 3871), 
        [14MY]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 4621), [24SE]
    Coins: require design of obverse side of one dollar coin to depict 
        the Statue of Liberty (see H.R. 4329), [24JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: allow greater discretion relative to the 
        placement of the required inscriptions on quarter dollars 
        issued under the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program (see 
        H.R. 3301), [2MR]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (see H.R. 4590), [17SE]
    National School Lunch Act: extend the authority of the commodity 
        distribution program (see H.R. 3872), [14MY]
    Tariff: deltamethrin (see H.R. 3589), [30MR]
    ------diclofop-methyl (see H.R. 3586), [30MR]
    ------pigment red 177 (see H.R. 3585), [30MR]
    ------piperonyl butoxide (see H.R. 3587), [30MR]
    ------resmethrin (see H.R. 3592), [30MR]
    ------thidiazuron (see H.R. 3590), [30MR]
    ------tralomethrin (see H.R. 3588), [30MR]
    ------triflusulfuron methyl (see H.R. 3591), [30MR]
    WIC: improve special supplemental nutrition programs (see H.R. 
        3874), [14MY]

CELLULAR TELEPHONE PROTECTION ACT
  Motions
    Enact (S. 493), [26FE]

CEMETERIES AND FUNERALS
related term(s) National Cemeteries
  Bills and resolutions
    Arlington National Cemetery: disclosure of identity of any 
        individual for whom a waiver of eligibility requirements for 
        interment is granted (see H.R. 3089), [27JA]
    ------enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see 
        H.R. 3145), [3FE] (see H.R. 3211), [12FE]
    ------establish an advisory board to review requests for waivers 
        of eligibility requirements for burial (see H.R. 3252), [24FE]
    Dept. of Defense: assure a minimum size for honor guard details at 
        funerals of veterans (see H.R. 3653), [1AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: cost-of-living adjustment for 
        compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities 
        and improvements in education, (see H.R. 4110), [23JN]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with 
        service-connected disabilities and improvements in education, 
        (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 592), [10OC]
    Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 4385), [3AU]
    New Castle, NH: land conveyance (see H.R. 4614), [23SE]
    Veterans: furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members 
        of the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 3668), [1AP]
    ------increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans 
        (see H.R. 4708), [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Interment Eligibility Requirements: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3211) (H. Rept. 
        105-458), [24MR]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 4110) (H. Rept. 105-627), [15JY]

CENSUS
  Appointments
    Census Monitoring Board, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: require asking of certain questions concerning the 
        availability of a personal computer in the home and access to 
        the Internet (see H.R. 4270), [17JY]
    Population: collection of demographic, social, and economic data 
        for 2000 decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 246), [17MR]

CENSUS BUREAU
see Bureau of the Census

CENSUS MONITORING BOARD
  Appointments
    Members, [11FE]

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
  Bills and resolutions
    Autism: surveillance and research of autism and related 
        developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and 
        prevention strategies (see H.R. 4725), [7OC]
    Dept. of HHS: revise and extend certain women's health research 
        and prevention activities programs (see H.R. 4683), [2OC]
    Drug abuse: prohibit needle exchange programs (see H.R. 3714), 
        [22AP]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (see H.R. 3712), [22AP] (see H.R. 3717), [23AP]

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    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (H.R. 3717), consideration (see H. Res. 409), [28AP]
    Firearms: protect children from violence (see H.R. 4073), [17JN]
    Health: establish a national registry of information on traumatic 
        brain and spinal cord injuries (see H.R. 4800), [10OC]
  Motions
    Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange 
        programs (H.R. 3717), [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3717, Prohibit Use of Federal Funds for 
        Needle Exchange Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        409) (H. Rept. 105-497), [28AP]

CENTRAL AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters 
        (see H. Con. Res. 306), [23JY]
    Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (see H.R. 4300), [22JY]
    ------enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (H.R. 4300), consideration (see H. Res. 537), [15SE]
    Ecuador: human rights and due process violations (see H. Res. 
        353), [5FE]
    El Salvador: commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots 
        David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. (see H. Con. Res. 
        314), [3AU]
    Foreign policy: extradition of Salvadorans (see H. Res. 569), 
        [2OC]
    Guatemala: investigation of murder of Juan Gerardi and 
        implementation of peace accords (see H. Res. 421), [6MY]
    Nicaragua: tribute to activities of the International Support and 
        Verification Commission of the OAS (see H. Con. Res. 222), 
        [12FE]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals (see H.R. 4020), [9JN]
    ------provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of status (see H.R. 3553), [25MR]
    Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the 
        presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 4858), [20OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4300, Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 105-
        720), [15SE]

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Congress: establish a process for agency employees to submit 
        urgent concerns to Congress (see H.R. 3829), [12MY]
    George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3821), [7MY]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3694), 
        [21AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 420), [6MY]
    Korczak, Boris: recognize and compensate for intelligence 
        gathering services rendered during the cold war (see H.R. 
        3136), [28JA]
  Conference reports
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 3694), [5OC]
  Motions
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694), 
        conference report, [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3694, Intelligence Services Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 420) (H. Rept. 105-511), 
        [6MY]
    Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act: Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3829) (H. Rept. 105-747), 
        [25SE]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 3694) (H. Rept. 105-780), [5OC]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3694) (H. 
        Rept. 105-508), [5MY]

CHABOT, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Algeria: human rights violations (see H. Res. 374), [2MR]
    Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 3529), 
        [23MR]
    Drugs: limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought 
        into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada (see H.R. 3633), [1AP]

CHAMBLISS, SAXBY (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]

CHARITIES
related term(s) Nonprofit Organizations; Tax-Exempt Organizations
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial 
        fellowship programs (see H.R. 4665), [1OC]
    States: provide tax credits for contributions to charitable 
        organizations relative to delivery of welfare services (see 
        H.R. 4255), [16JY]
    ------use of community development block grants for nonentitlement 
        areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 3241), [12FE]
    Taxation: allow designation of charity contributions on tax 
        returns and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to 
        ensure payment of contributions (see H.R. 4865), [20OC]
    ------allow tax credits for certain non-public school expenses and 
        contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see 
        H.R. 4780), [9OC]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 3865), [14MY]
    Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3152), [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 105-
        556), [3JN]

CHARLESTON, SC
  Bills and resolutions
    Marybelle H. Howe Post Office: designate (see H.R. 4041), [11JN]
    Richard E. Fields Post Office: designate (see H.R. 4042), [11JN]

CHECKOFF FOR CHARITY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: allow designation of charity contributions on tax 
        returns and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to 
        ensure payment of contributions (see H.R. 4865), [20OC]

CHELAN COUNTY, WA
  Bills and resolutions
    Wenatchee National Forest: transfer certain lands of the Lake 
        Chelan National Recreation Area (see H.R. 3520), [19MR]
  Reports filed
    Transfer of Certain Lake Chelan National Recreation Area Lands to 
        the Wenatchee National Forest: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3520) (H. Rept. 105-560), [3JN]

CHEMICAL WEAPONS
related term(s) Weapons
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: require additional public education, outreach, 
        and participation relative to the disposal of napalm and 
        certain other materials (see H.R. 3404), [5MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for 
        certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and 
        biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict 
        (see H.R. 3279), [26FE]
    ------establish certain presumptions of service connection for 
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 4036), [11JN]
    Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action 
        (see H. Con. Res. 226), [26FE]
    ------development of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 
        519), [6AU]
    ------material and unacceptable breach of international 
        obligations relative to weapons inspections (see H.J. Res. 
        125), [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 340), [8OC]
    ------prohibit use of Dept. of Defense appropriations for 
        offensive operations to force compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolutions (see H.R. 3208), [12FE]
    Veterans: extend priority health care to individuals who served 
        during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3661), [1AP]
  Messages
    Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
        Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
        Destruction Cost-Sharing Arrangements: President Clinton, 
        [16JN]
    Export of Chemical and Biological Weapons Material and Technology: 
        President Clinton, [30AP]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons: President Clinton, [9JN], [29JY]

CHEMICALS
  Bills and resolutions
    Clean Air Act: proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in 
        the eastern U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen 
        (see H.R. 3690), [1AP] (see H.R. 4136), [24JN]
    Dept. of Defense: require additional public education, outreach, 
        and participation relative to the disposal of napalm and 
        certain other materials (see H.R. 3404), [5MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for 
        certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and 
        biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict 
        (see H.R. 3279), [26FE]
    ------establish certain presumptions of service connection for 
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 4036), [11JN]
    Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties 
        involving similar amounts of cocaine base (see H.R. 3898), 
        [19MY]
    National Center for Bioengineering Research: establish (see H.R. 
        4170), [25JN]
    Pesticides: clarify circumstances in which a substance is 
        considered to be a pesticide chemical (see H.R. 4679), [2OC]
    Tariff: acetic acid, (5-chloro-8-quinolinyl)oxy-,1-methyhexyl 
        ester (see H.R. 3359), [5MR]
    ------acetic acid, 2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H, 3H-
        1,3,4 thiadiazolo 3,4-a pyridazin-1-ylidene) amino phenyl 
        thio-, methyl ester (see H.R. 3360), [5MR]
    ------anti-cancer drugs (see H.R. 3386, 3387), [5MR]
    ------benzenepropanal, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-methyl (see H.R. 
        3431), [10MR]
    ------benzenesulfonic acid, 4-[[3-[[2-hydroxy-3-[[4-methoxyphenyl) 
        amino]carbonyl]-1-naphtha-lenyl]azo]-4-methylbenzoyl]amino]-, 
        calcium salt (2:1) (see H.R. 3192), [11FE]
    ------benzenesulfonic acid, 4-chloro-2-[[5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-(3-
        sulfophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]azo]-5-methyl-, calcium salt 
        (1:1) (see H.R. 3202), [11FE]
    ------benzoic acid, 2-[[1-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-
        yl) amino] (see H.R. 3190), [11FE]
    ------benzoic acid, 4-[[(2,5-dichlorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]-2-[[2-
        hydroxy-3-[[(2-methoxyphenyl)amino]carbonyl]-1-naphthalenyl]-, 
        methyl ester (see H.R. 3199), [11FE]
    ------benzoic acid, 2-[[3-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-1H-benzimidazol-
        5-yl)amino]carbonyl]-2-hydroxy-1-naphthalenyl]azo]-, butyl 
        ester (see H.R. 3197), [11FE]
    ------butanamide, N,N'-(3,3'dimethyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-
        diyl)bis[2-[2,4-dichlorophenyl)azo]-3-oxo- (see H.R. 3196), 
        [11FE]
    ------butanamide, N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-3-
        oxo-2-[[2-(trifluoro-methyl)phenyl]azo]- (see H.R. 3198), 
        [11FE]
    ------butanamide, 2,2'-[1-2,-ethanediylbis(oxy-2,1-
        phenyleneazo)]bis[N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-
        3-oxo- (see H.R. 3201), [11FE]

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    ------butanamide, 2,2'-[3,3'-dichloro[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-
        diyl)bis(azo)]bis[N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-
        3-oxo (see H.R. 3195), [11FE]
    ------calcium oxytetracycline (see H.R. 3363), [5MR]
    ------carbamic acid (U-9069) (see H.R. 3425), [10MR]
    ------chemicals (see H.R. 3325), [4MR]
    ------chloroacetone (see H.R. 3362), [5MR]
    ------deltamethrin (see H.R. 3589), [30MR]
    ------DEMT (see H.R. 3268), [25FE]
    ------dialkylnaphthalene sulfonic acid sodium salt (see H.R. 
        3365), [5MR]
    ------diclofop-methyl (see H.R. 3586), [30MR]
    ------DPX-E6758 (see H.R. 3427), [10MR]
    ------DPX-E9260 (see H.R. 3426), [10MR]
    ------ethyl 2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethyl carbamate (see H.R. 3369), 
        [5MR]
    ------ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (see H.R. 3480), 
        [17MR]
    ------ferroniobium (see H.R. 3959), [22MY]
    ------finished petroleum derivatives (see H.R. 3422, 3423), [10MR]
    ------5-tertiary butyl-isophthalic acid (see H.R. 3409), [10MR] 
        (see H.R. 4512), [6AU]
    ------4-[[5-[[[4-(aminocarbonyl)phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-2-
        methoxyphenyl]azo]-N-(5-chloro-2,4-dimethoxyphen yl)-3-
        hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamide (see H.R. 3191), [11FE]
    ------4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-2-phenylamino-pyrimidine (see H.R. 
        3367), [5MR]
    ------HIV antiviral drug production (see H.R. 3328), [4MR] (see 
        H.R. 3384, 3385, 3388, 3389, 3390, 3391, 3392, 3393, 3394), 
        [5MR] (see H.R. 3428), (see H.R. 3429), [10MR] (see H.R. 
        3477), [17MR] (see H.R. 4190, 4191), [25JN]
    ------KL540 (see H.R. 3414), [10MR]
    ------KN001 (hydrochloride) (see H.R. 3244), [12FE]
    ------methyl tertiary-butyl ether (see H.R. 3421), [10MR]
    ------methyl thioglycolate (see H.R. 3415), [10MR]
    ------N-[4-(aminocarbonyl)phenyl]-4-[[1-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-
        benzimidazol-5-yl)amino]carbonyl]-2-oxopropyl]azo] benzamide 
        (see H.R. 3194), [11FE]
    ------niobium oxide (see H.R. 3123), [28JA]
    ------N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-5-methyl-4-
        [(methylamino)sulphonyl]phenyl]azo]naphthalene-2-carboxaminde 
        (see H.R. 3193), [11FE]
    ------O,O-dimethyl-S-5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3 (2H)-yl-
        methyl- dithiophosphate (see H.R. 3368), [5MR]
    ------1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 2-[[1-[[(2,3-di-hydro-2-oxo-
        1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)amino carbonyl]-2-oxopropyl]azo]-, 
        dimethyl ester (see H.R. 3200), [11FE]
    ------1-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-triazin-2-yl)-3-2-(3,3,3-
        trifluoropropyl)-phenylsulfonyl-urea (see H.R. 3370), [5MR]
    ------organic luminescent pigments, dyes and fibers for security 
        applications and 4-Hexylresorcinol (see H.R. 3417), [10MR]
    ------orthonitrophenyl (see H.R. 3361), [5MR]
    ------paper industry chemicals (see H.R. 3344), [5MR] (see H.R. 
        3487), [18MR]
    ------peroxide stabilizer and compounding chemicals (see H.R. 
        3348), [5MR] (see H.R. 3491), [18MR]
    ------photography products chemicals (see H.R. 3347), [5MR] (see 
        H.R. 3490), [18MR]
    ------piperonyl butoxide (see H.R. 3587), [30MR]
    ------polyethylene base materials (see H.R. 3430), [10MR]
    ------polymethine sensitizing dyes for photo/imaging applications 
        and certain fluorozirconium compounds (see H.R. 3418), [10MR]
    ------polyvinyl butyral (see H.R. 3327), [4MR]
    ------propanoic acid, 2-4-(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy-
        phenoxy-2-propynyl ester (see H.R. 3357), [5MR]
    ------purified terephthalic acid (see H.R. 3501), [18MR]
    ------resmethrin (see H.R. 3592), [30MR]
    ------rimsulfuron technical (see H.R. 3424), [10MR]
    ------sodium bentazon (see H.R. 3967), [22MY]
    ------sodium N-methyl-N oleoyl taurate (see H.R. 3364), [5MR]
    ------streptomycin sulfate (see H.R. 3356), [5MR]
    ------tebufenozide (see H.R. 3416), [10MR]
    ------textile industry and water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 
        3343), [5MR] (see H.R. 3486), [18MR]
    ------textile industry chemicals (see H.R. 3349), [5MR] (see H.R. 
        3492), [18MR]
    ------thidiazuron (see H.R. 3590), [30MR]
    ------3-4,6-bis(difluoromethoxy)-pryimidin-2-yl-1-(2-methoxy-
        carbonylphenylsulfonyl) urea (see H.R. 3371), [5MR]
    ------3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-2-(2-
        chloroethoxy)-phenylsulfonyl-urea (see H.R. 3372), [5MR]
    ------tralomethrin (see H.R. 3588), [30MR]
    ------trifluoromethylaniline (see H.R. 3354), [5MR]
    ------triflusulfuron methyl (see H.R. 3591), [30MR]
    ------2,4 dichloro 3,5 dinitro benzotrifluoride (see H.R. 3358), 
        [5MR]
    ------2-chloro-N-[2,6-dinitro-4-(tri-fluoromethyl)phenyl]-N-ethyl-
        6-fluorobenzenemethanamine (see H.R. 3355), [5MR]
    ------2-ethylhexanoic acid (see H.R. 3326), [4MR]
    ------(2S, 4R)/(2R, 4S)/(2R, 4R)/(2S, 4S)-1-[2-4-(4-chloro-
        phenoxy)-2-chlorophenyl-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl-methyl]-1H-
        1,2,4-triazole (see H.R. 3373), [5MR]
    ------vanadium pentoxide (anhydride) (see H.R. 3124), [28JA]
    ------water treatment and beauty care products chemicals (see H.R. 
        3346), [5MR] (see H.R. 3489), [18MR]
    ------water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 3345), [5MR] (see H.R. 
        3488), [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3898) (H. Rept. 105-711), [14SE]

CHENEY, DICK (a former Representative from Wyoming)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY: designate (see H.R. 
        3453), [12MR]
  Reports filed
    Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3453) (H. 
        Rept. 105-519), [7MY]

CHENOWETH, HELEN (a Representative from Idaho)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Federal Register: specify consistent and informative format for 
        notices of Federal agency rulemaking proposals (see H.R. 
        4162), [25JN]
    Public lands: use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-
        damaged national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 
        4345), [29JY]

CHESIMARD, JOANNE
  Bills and resolutions
    Cuba: extradition to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 244), [17MR], (see 
        H. Con. Res. 254), [30MR]

CHESTNUT, JACOB J.
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob 
        J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (see H. 
        Con. Res. 311), [27JY]
    ------use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson 
        and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police (see H. Con. Res. 
        310), [27JY]
    Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H. Con. Res. 327), [18SE]
    Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building, Oxon Hill, MD: 
        designate (see H.R. 4516), [6AU]
    Members of Congress: follow the examples of self-sacrifice and 
        devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John 
        M. Gibson of the Capitol Police (see H. Con. Res. 317), [4AU]
    U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund: establish on behalf of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut (see H.R. 4354), [30JY]

CHICAGO, IL
  Bills and resolutions
    Chicago Board of Trade: anniversary (see H. Res. 451), [3JN]
    DePaul University: anniversary (see H. Res. 527), [10SE]
    John H. Sengstacke Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 
        4787), [10OC]

CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
  Bills and resolutions
    Anniversary (see H. Res. 451), [3JN]

CHICAGO CUBS (baseball team)
  Bills and resolutions
    Sosa, Sammy: tribute (see H. Res. 534), [14SE] (see H. Res. 536), 
        [15SE]

CHICO, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign Trade Zones Board: expand a certain foreign trade zone to 
        include an area of the municipal airport of Chico, CA (see 
        H.R. 3350), [5MR]

CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child 
        sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police (see H.R. 
        4531), [9SE] (see H.R. 4576), [15SE]
    Families and domestic relations: community-based family resource 
        and support grants appropriations (see H.R. 4436), [6AU]

CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: establish early childhood education services 
        referral hotline, improve quality of child care services, and 
        provide tax credit for employer expenses in providing certain 
        dependent care services (see H.R. 4102), [22JN]
    Families and domestic relations: increase availability, 
        affordability, and quality of child care during periods 
        outside school hours (see H.R. 3400), [5MR]

CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 3682): consideration (see H. Res. 499), [14JY]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 3682), [15JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3682, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 105-623), [14JY]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3682) (H. 
        Rept. 105-605), [25JN]

CHILD NUTRITION ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: improve and extend child nutrition programs 
        (see H.R. 3666), [1AP]
    Federal aid programs: simplify program operations and improve 
        program management (see H.R. 3873), [14MY]
    WIC: improve special supplemental nutrition programs (see H.R. 
        3874), [14MY]
  Conference reports
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement (H.R. 
        3874), [6OC]
  Reports filed
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 105-786), [6OC]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3874) 
        (H. Rept. 105-633), [20JY]

CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3783) (H. Rept. 
        105-775), [5OC]

CHILD PROTECTION AND SEXUAL PREDATOR PUNISHMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 3494): consideration (see H. Res. 465), [10JN]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 3494), [11JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3494, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 465) (H. Rept. 105-576), [10JN]

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    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3494) (H. 
        Rept. 105-557), [3JN]

CHILD SUPPORT PERFORMANCE AND INCENTIVE ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3130, provisions, [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3130), [28JA]
    Enact (H.R. 3130): consideration (see H. Res. 378), [4MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3130, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 378) (H. Rept. 105-428), [4MR]
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3130) (H. 
        Rept. 105-422), [2MR]

CHILDREN AND YOUTH
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
    ------H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
    ------H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
    ------S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention 
        Act, [1OC], [5OC]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
    Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
        Prevention, [24JN], [9SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant 
        women with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 4670), [1OC]
    Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to 
        minors (see H.R. 3537), [24MR]
    Bilingual Education Act: repeal (see H.R. 3720), [23AP]
    Boy Scouts: allow restrictions on hiring of homosexuals as scout 
        masters (see H. Res. 474), [16JN]
    Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education 
        and training (see H.R. 4175), [25JN]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 255), 
        [30MR]
    Child Nutrition Act: simplify program operations and improve 
        program management (see H.R. 3873), [14MY]
    Children's Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 3637), 
        [1AP]
    Clinton, President: address issue of school violence (see H. Con. 
        Res. 287), [5JN]
    ------address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community 
        policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 512), 
        [29JY]
    Colleges and universities: adopt licensing codes of conduct 
        against merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor 
        conditions (see H.R. 3755), [29AP]
    ------improve international education at postsecondary 
        institutions (see H.R. 3311), [3MR]
    Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in 
        schools and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 3177), 
        [11FE]
    ------protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve 
        electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 
        4667), [1OC]
    ------require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to 
        minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors (see H.R. 
        3783), [30AP]
    Contraceptives: establish restrictions on provision to minors 
        through certain family planning projects (see H.R. 4721), 
        [7OC]
    Courts: confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 3577), [27MR], (see H.R. 4286), [21JY]
    ------enforcement of child custody and visitation orders (see H.R. 
        4164), [25JN]
    Crime: increase penalties for taking children hostage to evade 
        arrest (see H.R. 3438), [11MR]
    ------international cooperation in cases involving the illegal 
        abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent (see H. Con. 
        Res. 224), [25FE]
    ------penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see 
        H.R. 3494), [18MR]
    ------penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R. 
        3494), consideration (see H. Res. 465), [10JN]
    ------prohibit all private possession of child pornography (see 
        H.R. 3185), [11FE]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        3682), [1AP]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 499), [14JY]
    ------provide penalties for day care providers (see H.R. 4868), 
        [20OC]
    ------provide State grants for sex offender registration programs 
        (see H.R. 4026), [10JN]
    ------reauthorize funding for court-appointed advocates for 
        victims of child abuse, training programs on child abuse for 
        judicial personnel and attorneys, and video taping of child 
        victim testimony (see H.R. 3902), [19MY]
    ------reauthorize funding for grant program to encourage arrest 
        policies relative to domestic violence (see H.R. 3901), [19MY]
    ------require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child 
        sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police (see H.R. 
        4531), [9SE] (see H.R. 4576), [15SE]
    Crime Control Act: prohibit waiting period for acceptance of 
        reports on missing persons less than 21 years of age (see H.R. 
        4532), [9SE]
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International 
        Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center (see 
        H.R. 3985), [3JN]
    Death and dying: recognize prevention of youth suicide as a 
        national priority (see H. Res. 548), [18SE]
    Dept. of Education: conduct a study on the availability of 
        educational instruction in the English language to student 
        citizens in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 4766), [9OC]
    Dept. of HHS: collection of information relative to the use of 
        mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and 
        behavioral research (see H.R. 4135), [24JN]
    ------Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 3724), [23AP]
    ------make grants to States and businesses to improve the quality 
        of child care services (see H.R. 3686), [1AP]
    Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, 
        or rehabilitation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3637), 
        [1AP]
    Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of 
        Lyme disease (see H.R. 3795), [5MY]
    District of Columbia: improve adoption system (see H.R. 4792), 
        [10OC]
    ------scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 1502), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 413), [29AP]
    Drug abuse: national drug control policy (see H. Res. 423), [7MY]
    Drugs: sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in 
        the presence of a minor (see H.R. 3919), [20MY]
    Education: allow a Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses 
        (see H.R. 3282), [26FE]
    ------assist urban and rural local education agencies in raising 
        the academic achievement of all students (see H.R. 3813), 
        [7MY]
    ------computation of Impact Aid Program payments to local 
        educational agencies relative to certain children living in 
        military housing constructed by private developers (see H.R. 
        4133), [24JN]
    ------conduct ceremonies and other activities in public schools 
        relative to the sacrifice and commitment of veterans (see H. 
        Con. Res. 333), [2OC]
    ------dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of the 
        Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 316), [4AU]
    ------encourage local agencies to work with the private sector to 
        provide care to children under compulsory school attendance 
        age (see H.R. 3129), [28JA]
    ------encourage States to develop and implement alternative 
        teacher certification and licensure programs (see H.R. 3440), 
        [11MR]
    ------encourage use of school resource officers (see H.R. 4009), 
        [5JN]
    ------ensure parental access to educational information and 
        curriculum (see H.R. 3189), [11FE]
    ------ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to 
        State and local governments to share the expense of educating 
        disabled children (see H.R. 3930), [21MY]
    ------establish a program to help children and youth learn English 
        (see H.R. 3680), [1AP] (see H.R. 3892), [19MY]
    ------establish a program to help children and youth learn English 
        (H.R. 3892), consideration (see H. Res. 516), [4AU]
    ------establish early childhood education services referral 
        hotline, improve quality of child care services, and provide 
        tax credit for employer expenses in providing certain 
        dependent care services (see H.R. 4102), [22JN]
    ------establish professional development partnerships (see H.R. 
        3115), [27JA]
    ------give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop 
        their capabilities (see H.R. 4127), [24JN]
    ------grants to local educational agencies for additional teachers 
        and facilities to accommodate disruptive students (see H.R. 
        4833), [14OC]
    ------grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer 
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see 
        H.R. 4552), [11SE]
    ------improve, raise standards, and attract the best teachers to 
        public schools (see H.R. 3986), [3JN]
    ------improve facilities, reduce class size, and provide parents 
        with additional educational choices for their children (see 
        H.R. 4169), [25JN]
    ------increase number of teachers (see H.R. 3157), [4FE]
    ------increase the number of qualified early child care 
        professionals through a student loan forgiveness program (see 
        H.R. 3727), [23AP]
    ------later starting times for secondary school classes (see H. 
        Con. Res. 296), [24JN]
    ------promote high-quality family literacy programs and train 
        parents effectively to teach their children (see H.R. 4307), 
        [22JY]
    ------provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary 
        public and private parental choice programs (see H.R. 3742), 
        [28AP]
    ------provide grants to local agencies that agree to later 
        starting times for secondary school classes (see H.R. 4131), 
        [24JN]
    ------provide grants to local agencies to promote certain 
        education initiatives (see H.R. 4864), [20OC]
    ------provide incentives to States to establish and administer 
        periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary 
        and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4594), [17SE]
    ------provide States with options relative to receipt of Federal 
        block grant funds (see H.R. 4779), [9OC]
    ------reductions in school class size (see H.R. 3876), [14MY]
    ------require local agencies to develop and implement random drug 
        testing for secondary school students (see H.R. 4378), [31JY]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 3248), [24FE]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), consideration (see H. Res. 
        543), [16SE]
    ------support the participation of low-income parents in 
        postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based 
        child care (see H.R. 3296), [26FE]
    ------terminate social promotion in schools (see H. Res. 401), 
        [30MR]
    ExploraVision Awards Program: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 279), 
        [21MY]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain 
        work with wood (see H.R. 4257), [16JY]
    ------reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 4450), 
        [6AU]

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    Families and domestic relations: community-based family resource 
        and support grants appropriations (see H.R. 4436), [6AU]
    ------establish a national registry for persons who provide 
        intercountry adoption services (see H.R. 4677), [1OC]
    ------establish a national registry from which adopted children 
        may obtain medical information voluntarily provided by birth 
        parents (see H.R. 3237), [12FE]
    ------establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child 
        support obligations (see H.R. 3811), [7MY]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care (see H.R. 3292), [26FE] (see H.R. 4030), [10JN]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care during periods outside school hours (see H.R. 3400), 
        [5MR]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of school-
        based child care (see H.R. 3768), [30AP]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement and adoption programs (see H.R. 3130), [28JA]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 378), [4MR]
    ------provide equitable child care relief for stay at-home parents 
        (see H. Con. Res. 202), [27JA]
    ------recognize importance of fathers in the raising and 
        development of children (see H. Res. 417), [30AP]
    ------recognize the importance of children and families (see H. 
        Con. Res. 302), [20JY]
    ------State grants to encourage fathers to become better parents 
        (see H.R. 3314), [3MR]
    ------tax relief to increase affordability of child care (see H.R. 
        3144), [3FE]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: amend and clarify (see H.R. 3751), 
        [29AP]
    Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: improve and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 3665), [1AP]
    ------reauthorize the national toll-free telephone domestic 
        violence hotline (see H.R. 3699), [21AP]
    Federal aid programs: improve the quality of child care through 
        grants and a commission on child care standards (see H.R. 
        4844), [15OC]
    ------prohibit States from imposing restrictions on additional 
        children relative to the temporary assistance to needy 
        families program (see H.R. 4066), [16JN]
    ------State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance 
        to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates 
        (see H.R. 4692), [2OC]
    Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain 
        adoption expenses (see H.R. 4793), [10OC]
    ------enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the 
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee 
        fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court 
        order (see H.R. 3221), [12FE]
    ------provide greater access to child care services (see H.R. 
        4280), [21JY]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow option of 
        obtaining coverage for self and children only (see H.R. 4499), 
        [6AU]
    Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for 
        students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 
        4146), [25JN]
    ------ensure child safety (see H.R. 4444), [6AU]
    ------protect children from violence (see H.R. 4073), [17JN]
    ------require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices 
        (see H.R. 4441), [6AU]
    ------revocation of dealer licenses for willful sales to minors 
        (see H.R. 4443), [6AU]
    Food: provide children with increased access to food and nutrition 
        assistance during the summer (see H.R. 3871), [14MY]
    Food stamps: exception to work requirements relative to loss of 
        adequate child care (see H.R. 4486), [6AU]
    Foreign policy: support developmental alternatives for child labor 
        (see H.R. 4506), [6AU]
    Global March Against Child Labor: support (see H. Res. 444), 
        [21MY]
    Government: make debts to governmental units for the care and 
        maintenance of minor children nondischargeable (see H.R. 
        3711), [22AP]
    Hazardous substances: require proof of screening for lead 
        poisoning and follow-up services for those testing positive 
        (see H.R. 4825), [13OC]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] 
        (see H.R. 4241), [16JY] (see H.R. 4439), [6AU]
    Health: develop and implement integrated cockroach management 
        programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to 
        residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and 
        asthma-related illnesses (see H.R. 3897), [19MY]
    ------establish standards to improve children's health quality in 
        managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 4118), 
        [23JN]
    ------improve and extend child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3666), 
        [1AP]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 3784), [30AP]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 4376), [31JY]
    Health care professionals: training of hospital staff relative to 
        identification and referral of victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 4477), [6AU]
    Higher Education Act: establish an Advanced Manufacturing 
        Fellowship (see H.R. 3840), [12MY]
    House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, 
        officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see 
        H. Res. 593), [10OC]
    Human rights: prevent trafficking of women and girls for forced 
        prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 239), [10MR]
    Idaho Admission Act: amend relative to sale or lease of school 
        land (see H.R. 4166), [25JN]
    Immigration: eliminate restrictions which render alien battered 
        spouses and their children ineligible to apply for 
        adjustments, suspensions, or cancellation of deportation (see 
        H.R. 4291), [21JY]
    ------increase visas temporarily for backlogged spouses and 
        children of lawful permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 4504), 
        [6AU]
    Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4437), (see H.R. 4463), 
        [6AU]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: clarify requirements 
        relative to reducing or withholding payments to States (see 
        H.R. 3254), [24FE]
    ------permit State and local educational agencies to establish 
        uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 4491), [6AU]
    Insurance: allow children covered under private health insurance 
        under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under 
        the Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 3794), [5MY]
    ------prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative 
        vendors in the administration of State children's health 
        insurance plans (see H.R. 3713, 3713), [22AP]
    ------require health insurance plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 4737), [8OC]
    Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: establish 
        (see H.R. 4182), [25JN]
    Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 4583), [16SE]
    ------exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll 
        with a managed care entity (see H.R. 3281), [26FE]
    ------permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see 
        H.R. 3640), [1AP]
    Medicare: reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-
        standing birth centers (see H.R. 4872), [20OC]
    ------require hospitals to establish and implement security 
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
        abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 4680), [2OC]
    Merced County, CA: authorize the use of certain land for an 
        elementary school (see H.R. 3220), [12FE]
    Motor vehicles: prevent teenage driving while under the influence 
        of drugs (see H.R. 3799), [6MY]
    National Child Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        357), [11FE]
    National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background 
        checks on elementary and secondary school employees (see H.R. 
        4659), [1OC]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [10MR]
    National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see 
        H.R. 4438), [6AU]
    National School Lunch Act: extend the authority of the commodity 
        distribution program (see H.R. 3872), [14MY]
    ------revise eligibility of private organizations under the child 
        and adult care food program (see H.R. 3405), [5MR]
    National Teachers Hall of Fame: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 
        4775), [9OC]
    Passports: require that applications for minors have signatures of 
        both parents (see H.R. 3983), [3JN]
    Public Health Service Act: parental notification and State 
        criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek family 
        planning services from federally-funded clinics (see H.R. 
        3230), [12FE]
    ------State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek 
        family planning services from federally-funded clinics (see 
        H.R. 3229), [12FE]
    Safety: provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in 
        accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 
        3831), [12MY]
    Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 
        4224), [15JY]
    ------establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        4515), [6AU]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 4621), [24SE]
    Social Security: determination of benefit amounts relative to 
        provision of child care or care to a chronically ill dependent 
        relative (see H.R. 4456), [6AU]
    ------improve coverage of low-income children under State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        4767), [9OC]
    Sports: encourage pro sports leagues and International Olympic 
        Committee to set clear guidelines and penalties for illegal 
        drug use (see H. Res. 481), [19JN]
    SSI: reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain 
        low-income disabled children (see H.R. 3459), [12MR]
    States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent 
        crimes involving children (see H.R. 4258), [16JY]
    ------permit use of funds under the State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 3837), [12MY]
    ------provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant 
        children and increase allotments to territories under the 
        State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4323), 
        [23JY]
    Taxation: allow tax credits for contributions used for the 
        construction and renovation of certain public schools (see 
        H.R. 4247), [16JY]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing child care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 4782), [9OC]
    ------exclude dividends paid by tobacco companies from gross 
        income relative to youth smoking reduction targets (see H.R. 
        3908), [20MY]
    ------exclusion from gross income for foster care payments 
        relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see 
        H.R. 3991), [4JN]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 4316), [23JY]
    ------increase child tax credit for certain children and allow 
        such credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        3583), [30MR]
    ------increase lifetime learning credit for secondary teachers 
        returning to school for additional training (see H.R. 3881), 
        [14MY]
    ------increase maximum contribution to education savings accounts 
        (see H.R. 4147), [25JN]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 3652), [1AP]

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    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 4184), 
        [25JN]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        technology-related training (see H.R. 4185), [25JN]
    ------repeal inflation adjustment provisions for income tax rates, 
        standard deductions, and personal exemptions (see H.R. 3965), 
        [22MY]
    ------repeal information reporting requirement imposed on 
        educational institutions and certain other trades and 
        businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime 
        Learning Credits (see H.R. 3127), [28JA]
    ------require child support delinquent parents to include their 
        unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents 
        a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 4198), [14JY]
    ------simplify child tax credit and other nonrefundable credits by 
        repealing limits relative to alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        4489), [6AU]
    ------tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school 
        construction (see H.R. 3320), [4MR]
    ------temporary waiver of minimum tax rules relative to 
        nonrefundable personal tax credit benefits for families (see 
        H.R. 4611), [23SE]
    ------treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 4765), [9OC]
    ------treatment of contributions of computer technology and 
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 4476), 
        [6AU]
    ------treatment of dependent care expenses (see H.R. 3135), [28JA] 
        (see H.R. 3176), [11FE]
    ------treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition 
        programs used to pay higher education expenses for the 
        designated beneficiary (see H.R. 4298), [22JY]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts (see 
        H.R. 3278), [25FE] (see H.R. 3307), [3MR]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 471), 
        [16JN]
    ------treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences 
        relative to a dependent child's chronic medical condition (see 
        H.R. 4484), [6AU]
    Telecommunications: require schools and libraries that receive 
        universal service support to establish policies governing 
        access to material that is inappropriate for children (see 
        H.R. 3442), [11MR]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 3786), [30AP]
    ------establish a responsible U.S. international tobacco policy, 
        prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco products to 
        children, and establish the American Center on Global Health 
        and Tobacco (see H.R. 3738), [28AP]
    ------limit access to minors (see H.R. 3474), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3474), [23MR] (see H.R. 3889), [14MY]
    ------limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 3907), 
        [20MY]
    ------prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in 
        which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 3298), 
        [26FE]
    ------reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and 
        develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 3868), [14MY]
    ------settlement of class action lawsuits against tobacco industry 
        and arbitration of attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4375), [31JY]
    ------specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry settlement 
        (see H.J. Res. 109), [11FE]
    ------strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 
        3655), [1AP]
    ------waive certain sanctions against States that penalize minors' 
        drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing tobacco products 
        (see H.R. 4159), [25JN]
    Toms River, NJ: tribute to the Toms River East American Little 
        League team (see H. Res. 524), [9SE]
    Uganda: condemn forced abduction of children and their use as 
        soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 309), [24JY]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to loss of adequate child care (see H.R. 
        4702), [5OC]
    Urban areas: provide grants to organizations to develop youth 
        intervention models (see H.R. 3607), [31MR]
    USIA: repeal authority for administration of an au pair program 
        (see H.R. 3092), [27JA]
    WIC: improve special supplemental nutrition programs (see H.R. 
        3874), [14MY]
    Women: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal 
        property under certain conditions (see H.R. 4628), [25SE]
    ------support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to 
        establish workplace lactation programs (see H.R. 3531), [24MR]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
    Education Savings and School Excellence Act (H.R. 2646), [15JN]
    Higher Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 6), [26SE]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (H.R. 1853), [8OC]
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement (H.R. 
        3874), [6OC]
  Messages
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [3MR]
    School Class Size Reductions: President Clinton, [11MY]
    Veto of H.R. 2646, Education Savings and School Excellence Act: 
        President Clinton, [21JY]
  Motions
    Crime: penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R. 
        3494), [11JN]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), 
        [15JY]
    District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school 
        choice (S. 1502), [30AP], [4MY]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (S. 2073), [1OC]
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or 
        totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 1525), [10OC]
    Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), [7MY]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), conference report, [18JN]
  Reports filed
    Child Custody Order Enforcement: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1690) (H. Rept. 105-546), [21MY]
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3682) (H. Rept. 105-605), [25JN]
    Child Online Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        3783) (H. Rept. 105-775), [5OC]
    Child Protection and Sexual Predator Punishment Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3494) (H. Rept. 105-557), [3JN]
    Child Support Performance and Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3130) (H. Rept. 105-422), [2MR]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2646, Education Savings 
        and School Excellence Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        471) (H. Rept. 105-579), [16JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and 
        Incentive Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 378) (H. 
        Rept. 105-428), [4MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 543) (H. Rept. 105-726), 
        [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3494, Child Protection and Sexual Predator 
        Punishment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 465) (H. 
        Rept. 105-576), [10JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3682, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 105-623), 
        [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3892, English Language Fluency Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 516) (H. Rept. 105-675), 
        [4AU]
    Consideration of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity 
        Scholarship Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 413) (H. 
        Rept. 105-501), [29AP]
    Dollars to the Classroom Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 3248) (H. Rept. 105-710), [14SE]
    Education Savings and School Excellence Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 105-577), [15JN]
    Establish a Program To Help Children and Youth Learn English: 
        Committee on Education and the Workplace (House) (H.R. 3892) 
        (H. Rept. 105-587), [19JN]
    Greater Access to Child Care Services for Federal Employees: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        4280) (H. Rept. 105-756), [1OC]
    Higher Education Act Reauthorization: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 105-750), [25SE]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Requirements Relative 
        to Reducing or Withholding Payments to States: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3254) (H. Rept. 105-
        649), [24JY]
    Sale or Lease of School Land in Idaho: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4166) (H. Rept. 105-705), [11SE]
    Transfer of Certain Public Lands or National Forest Lands for Use 
        as Elementary or Secondary Schools: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2223) (H. Rept. 105-693), [9SE]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Greater Washington Soap 
        Box Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 105-521), [7MY]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-800), [8OC]
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 105-786), [6OC]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3874) 
        (H. Rept. 105-633), [20JY]

CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 3637), [1AP]

CHILDREN'S HEALTH EQUITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4583), [16SE]

CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDES SECURITY (CHIPS) ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Insurance: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of 
        administrative vendors in the administration of State 
        children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3713), [22AP]

CHILE, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: engage in negotiations with Chile to conclude a 
        free trade agreement in the absence of fast track authority 
        (see H. Con. Res. 348), [10OC]

CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Appointments
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and 
        democracy (see H. Con. Res. 300), [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 
        301), [17JY]
    ------representation in international institutions (see H. Con. 
        Res. 338), [8OC]
    ------tribute to efforts relative to Asian financial crisis and 
        for encouraging peace and stability in the region (see H. Con. 
        Res. 270), [30AP]
    Chinese Democracy Party: encourage formation and protection (see 
        H. Res. 570), [2OC]

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    Classified information: transfer of strategic nuclear missile 
        technology (see H. Res. 438), [14MY]
    Clinton, President: postpone visit to the People's Republic of 
        China relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile 
        technology (see H. Res. 448), [22MY]
    ------reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen 
        Square during visit to the People's Republic of China (see H. 
        Con. Res. 285), [3JN]
    ------reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen 
        Square during visit to the People's Republic of China (H. Con. 
        Res. 285), consideration (see H. Res. 454), [3JN]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): 
        establish (see H. Res. 463), [9JN]
    ------establish (H. Res. 463), consideration (see H. Res. 476), 
        [17JN]
    Foreign trade: ensure that U.S. persons do not conduct certain 
        business with the People's Liberation Army or the People's 
        Armed Police (see H.R. 4433), [6AU]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 121), [4JN]
    ------prohibit U.S. export of missile equipment and technology 
        (see H.R. 3886), [14MY]
    India: condemn nuclear tests (see H. Res. 439), [14MY]
    International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's 
        Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 283), [22MY]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human 
        rights in the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 364), 
        [12FE]
  Messages
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        President Clinton, [3JN]
  Reports filed
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select) 
        Establishment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. 
        Rept. 105-582), [16JN]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 285, Reconsider Decision by 
        President Clinton To Be Formally Received in Tiananmen Square 
        During Visit to the People's Republic of China: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 454) (H. Rept. 105-564), [3JN]
    Consideration of H. Res. 463, Committee on U.S. National Security 
        and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of 
        China (House, Select) Establishment: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 476) (H. Rept. 105-583), [17JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 
        105-638), [20JY]

CHINA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: affirm U.S. commitment to security and democracy 
        (see H. Con. Res. 300), [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 301), [17JY]
    International economic relations: tribute to efforts relative to 
        Asian financial crisis and for encouraging peace and stability 
        in the region (see H. Con. Res. 270), [30AP]
    International relations: representation in international 
        institutions (see H. Con. Res. 338), [8OC]
    WHO: participation (see H. Con. Res. 219), [12FE] (see H.J. Res. 
        126), [22JY] (see H. Con. Res. 334), [7OC]

CHIROPRACTORS
see Health Care Professionals

CHISSANO, JOAQUIM ALBERTO (President, Mozambique)
  Bills and resolutions
    Mozambique: tribute for efforts relative to democracy, peace, and 
        economic reform and encourage close relations with the U.S. 
        (see H. Res. 556), [25SE]

CHIVINGTON, JOHN
  Bills and resolutions
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        4341), [28JY]
  Reports filed
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1695) (H. Rept. 105-697), 
        [9SE]

CHRISTENSEN, JON (a Representative from Nebraska)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3512), [19MR]
    European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef 
        (see H. Con. Res. 212), [11FE]
    Taxation: determination of employment status (see H.R. 3722), 
        [23AP]
    ------treatment of information technology job training expenses 
        (see H.R. 4025), [10JN]

CHRISTIAN-GREEN, DONNA M. (a Delegate from the Virgin Islands)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: promote job creation and expand small businesses in 
        economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3643), [1AP]
    Virgin Islands: allow self-determination of number of members on 
        the legislature and number of such members constituting a 
        quorum (see H.R. 4313), [23JY]
    ------commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in the 
        former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S. 
        Independence Day (see H. Res. 487), [23JN] (see H. Res. 495), 
        [25JN]
    ------establish the District Court of the Virgin Islands as a 
        Federal court (see H.R. 3642), [1AP]

CHUGACH ALASKA CORP.
  Reports filed
    Forest Service Easement Grant to the Chugach Alaska Corp.: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3087) (H. Rept. 105-782), 
        [6OC]

CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES
related term(s) Religion
  Bills and resolutions
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. 
        Res. 78), consideration (see H. Res. 453), [3JN]
    ------protect religious liberty (see H.R. 4019), [9JN] (see H.R. 
        4154), [25JN]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        3806), [7MY]
    ------establish (H.R. 2431), consideration (see H. Res. 430), 
        [13MY]
    Panama: commend efforts to obtain the release of New Tribes 
        Mission (organization) workers held hostage (see H. Con. Res. 
        277), [14MY]
    Taxation: designate renewal communities (see H.R. 3865), [14MY]
  Motions
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. 
        Res. 78), [4JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 78, Constitutional Amendment on 
        Protection of Freedom of Religion: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 105-563), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2431, Freedom From Religious Persecution 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 105-
        534), [13MY]
    Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Freedom of Religion: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 
        105-543), [19MY]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-480), [1AP]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 105-
        556), [3JN]

CIGARETTES
see Tobacco Products

CITIES
see Urban Areas

CITIZEN PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3168), [5FE]

CITIZEN'S PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4197), [14JY]

CITIZENSHIP
  Bills and resolutions
    Ericson, Leif: grant honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 
        122), [16JN]
    Honduras: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 
        3231), [12FE]
    Immigration: declare certain Amerasians to be U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 4763), [9OC] (see H.R. 4854), [19OC]
    ------strengthen naturalization process (see H.R. 3341), [5MR]
    ------waive certain inadmissibility grounds for aliens married to 
        U.S. citizens relative to political activity in Ireland or 
        Northern Ireland (see H.R. 4494), [6AU]
    Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 
        3915), [20MY]
    Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens 
        (see H.R. 3379), [5MR]
    Residency: modify retroactively the residence requirement for 
        certain individuals born abroad before 1953 to one citizen 
        parent and one alien parent (see H.R. 4853), [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Federal Indian Services Restoration 
        Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2314) (H. Rept. 105-
        707), [11SE]

CIVIL LIBERTIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics (see 
        H. Res. 358), [11FE]
    Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed 
        consent (see H.R. 4035), [11JN]
    Boy Scouts: allow restrictions on hiring of homosexuals as scout 
        masters (see H. Res. 474), [16JN]
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. 
        Res. 121), [4JN]
    Colleges and universities: adopt licensing codes of conduct 
        against merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor 
        conditions (see H.R. 3755), [29AP]
    Computers: ensure that prisoners are not permitted unsupervised 
        access to any interactive computer service (see H.R. 3729), 
        [23AP]
    ------require Federal regulation of online privacy protections to 
        apply to all Federal agencies (see H.R. 4632), [25SE]
    Contraceptives: establish restrictions on provision to minors 
        through certain family planning projects (see H.R. 4721), 
        [7OC]
    Courts: authority for the interception of communications (see H.R. 
        3753), [29AP]
    ------confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 3577), [27MR], (see H.R. 4286), [21JY]
    Crime: expand prohibition on stalking (see H.R. 3747), [29AP]
    ------provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial 
        purposes (see H.R. 3224), [12FE] (see H.R. 4425), [6AU]
    Diseases: State partner notification programs relative to HIV (see 
        H.R. 4431), [6AU]
    Drugs: restrict disclosure of prescription information by pharmacy 
        owners, pharmacists, and other pharmacy employees (see H.R. 
        3756), [29AP]
    Ecuador: human rights and due process violations (see H. Res. 
        353), [5FE]
    Education: require local agencies to develop and implement random 
        drug testing for secondary school students (see H.R. 4378), 
        [31JY]
    Federal Commission on Statistical Policy: establish (see H.R. 
        4620), [24SE]
    Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy protection (see 
        H.R. 4388), [4AU]
    ------prevent personal financial information from being obtained 
        under false pretenses (see H.R. 4321), [23JY]
    ------protect confidentiality of personal financial information 
        (see H.R. 4478), [6AU]
    ------streamline the regulation of depository institutions and 
        safeguard confidential banking and credit union supervisory 
        information (see H.R. 4364), [31JY]

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    Firearms: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 4137), 
        [24JN]
    Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to 
        certain countries (see H.R. 4545), [10SE]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. 
        Res. 78), consideration (see H. Res. 453), [3JN]
    ------protect religious liberty (see H.R. 4019), [9JN] (see H.R. 
        4154), [25JN]
    Global March Against Child Labor: support (see H. Res. 444), 
        [21MY]
    Health: establish penalties for prohibited uses and disclosures of 
        individually identifiable health information and allow 
        individuals to inspect and copy their own health information 
        (see H.R. 3900), [19MY]
    ------limit disclosure in connection with health care coverage and 
        prohibit discrimination in employment based on genetic 
        information (see H.R. 3299), [26FE]
    Immigration: allow admittance of temporary or seasonal 
        agricultural workers relative to reductions in certain 
        workers' visas (see H.R. 3410), [10MR]
    Investments: require brokers, dealers, investment companies and 
        advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial 
        information (see H.R. 4479), [6AU]
    Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by 
        Serbian police relative to self-determination (see H. Con. 
        Res. 205), [28JA] (see H. Con. Res. 235), [5MR] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 312), [28JY] (see H. Con. Res. 313), [30JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 315), [3AU]
    ------NATO military intervention relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Res. 561), [1OC]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 343), [8OC]
    Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the 
        conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. 
        Res. 347), [9OC]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 304), [21JY]
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 609), 
        [20OC]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
        entities from transfering, selling, or disclosing personal 
        data without consent and make such information available to 
        the individual (see H.R. 4470), [6AU]
    ------protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security 
        numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national 
        identifying number (see H.R. 3261), [25FE]
    ------repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 4197), [14JY] (see H.R. 4217), 
        [15JY]
    ------repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all 
        citizens in order to create national medical history database 
        (see H.R. 4281), [21JY] (see H.R. 4312), [22JY]
    ------strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (H.R. 2369), consideration (see H. Res. 377), 
        [4MR]
    Real estate: prohibit lenders from requiring access to the 
        borrower's tax return information in residential mortgage 
        transactions (see H.R. 4395), [4AU]
    Real property: private property owner rights (H.R. 992), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 382), [10MR]
    Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by 
        State and local officials that results from the threat that 
        potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see 
        H.R. 3288), [26FE]
    Sri Lanka: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 350), [4FE]
    Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free 
        emigration (see H.J. Res. 120), [4JN]
    Volunteer workers: eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be 
        supplied for background checks (see H.R. 3398), [5MR]
    Women: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal 
        property under certain conditions (see H.R. 4628), [25SE]
  Messages
    Cuban Democracy Act: President Clinton, [9OC]
    Imposition of Economic Sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro: 
        President Clinton, [11JN], [17JY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        President Clinton, [3JN]
  Motions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. 
        Res. 78), [4JN]
  Reports filed
    Collection of Data on Law Enforcement Traffic Stops: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 118) (H. Rept. 105-435), [11MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 78, Constitutional Amendment on 
        Protection of Freedom of Religion: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 105-563), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 992, Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 382) (H. Rept. 105-430), 
        [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2369, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 377) (H. Rept. 105-427), 
        [4MR]
    Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Freedom of Religion: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 
        105-543), [19MY]
    Correction Officers Health and Safety Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 105-665), [31JY]
    Make Trade Relations With Vietnam Contingent Upon Free Emigration: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 
        105-653), [29JY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 
        105-638), [20JY]
    Financial Information Privacy Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 105-701), 
        [25SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 105-
        701), [25SE]
    Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 992) (H. Rept. 105-424), [3MR]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2369) (H. Rept. 105-425), [3MR]

CIVIL RIGHTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (see H. Con. Res. 294), 
        [22JN]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 3168), [5FE]
    Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 466), [11JN]
    Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination and 
        preferential treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or 
        national origin (see H.R. 3330), [4MR]
    ------require distribution of information relative to harassment 
        (see H.R. 3759), [29AP]
    Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (see H.R. 3117), [28JA]
    Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to 
        the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 4718), 
        [7OC]
    Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights 
        (see H.J. Res. 129), [16SE]
    Dept. of Education: establish demonstration projects to ensure 
        equal educational opportunities for individuals with learning 
        disabilities at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        3596), [30MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic 
        trail to commemorate the history of women's rights (see H.R. 
        3240), [12FE]
    Ecuador: human rights and due process violations (see H. Res. 
        353), [5FE]
    Executive Office of the President: repeal Executive Order on equal 
        employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation (see 
        H.R. 4318), [23JY]
    Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 3206), [12FE]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: allow compensatory and punitive damages 
        for violations of antidiscrimination provisions and provide 
        for studies on pay disparities (see H.R. 3769), [30AP]
    Immigration: prohibit discrimination in the issuance of 
        nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 3597), [30MR]
    Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: install plaque at entrance 
        to Old Court House commemorating the Dred Scott decision (see 
        H.R. 4163), [25JN]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: approve location of proposed memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 113), [4MR]
    ------prevent expenditure of Federal funds to investigate 
        circumstances relating to death (see H.R. 4524), [9SE]
    ------tribute (see H. Con. Res. 247), [19MR]
    Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: establish 
        (see H.R. 4182), [25JN]
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the 
        flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 3216), [12FE]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        3806), [7MY]
    ------establish (H.R. 2431), consideration (see H. Res. 430), 
        [13MY]
    Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 260), [1AP]
    Shepard, Matthew: condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 597), [14OC]
    Virgin Islands: commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in 
        the former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S. 
        Independence Day (see H. Res. 487), [23JN] (see H. Res. 495), 
        [25JN]
    Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood (see H. Con. 
        Res. 223), [24FE]
    Women's Progress Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        4398), [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Approve Location of Proposed Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia: Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. 
        Res. 113) (H. Rept. 105-589), [22JN]
    Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. Rept. 105-439), [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2431, Freedom From Religious Persecution 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 105-
        534), [13MY]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-480), [1AP]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]

CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to 
        the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 4718), 
        [7OC]

CIVIL SERVICE
see Federal Employees

CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM ACTUARIAL REDEPOSIT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 2566) (H. Rept. 105-757), [1OC]

CIVIL WARS
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: establish cease fire and begin transition toward a 
        broad-based multiethnic government that observes international 
        norms of behavior (see H. Con. Res. 218), [12FE]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds 
        for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see 
        H.R. 4056), [11JN]
    Dept. of State: provide rewards for information leading to arrests 
        for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of 
        international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (see H.R. 
        4660), [1OC]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 304), [21JY]

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  Messages
    Imposition of Economic Sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro: 
        President Clinton, [11JN], [17JY]
    National Security Interests Relative to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        President Clinton, [4MR]

CIVIL WAR--U.S.
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property for Chickamauga-
        Chattanooga National Military Park (see H.R. 4575), [15SE]

CLAIMS
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: provide a mechanism for resolution of 
        discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 4051), [11JN]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 3658), [1AP]
    Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights 
        claims (see H.R. 3478), [17MR]
    Court of Veterans Appeals: provide for a staggered judicial 
        retirement option to avoid large case backlogs and rename to 
        the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 3212), 
        [12FE]
    Courts: rules for payment of damage awards for future losses in 
        certain health care liability actions (see H.R. 4791), [10OC]
    Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines 
        relative to false health care claims (see H.R. 3523), [19MR]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 3484), 
        [18MR]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 3778), [30AP]
    Native Americans: establish temporary court to hear claims against 
        the U.S. relative to tribal trust fund accounts (see H.R. 
        4485), [6AU]
    NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (see H.R. 3246), [24FE]
    ------treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (H.R. 3246), consideration (see H. Res. 393), [25MR]
    Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative 
        to State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 3557), [25MR]
    ------settlement of the reserved water rights of the Shivwits and 
        construction of certain water projects (see H.R. 4746), [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Recognition of Certain Native 
        American Communities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2812) (H. Rept. 105-716), [15SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. 
        Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
    Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H. Rept. 105-
        453), [18MR]
    Forest Service Easement Grant to the Chugach Alaska Corp.: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3087) (H. Rept. 105-782), 
        [6OC]
    Huna Totem Corp. Land Conveyance in Alaska: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3088) (H. Rept. 105-784), [6OC]
    Kake Tribal Corp. Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2756) (H. Rept. 105-783), [6OC]
    Narragansett Justice Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1983) (H. Rept. 105-692), [9SE]
    Payments to Individuals With Blood-Clotting Disorders Who 
        Contracted HIV Due to Contaminated Blood Products: Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1023) (H. Rept. 105-465), 
        [7MY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1023) (H. Rept. 
        105-465), [25MR]

CLARK COUNTY, NV
  Bills and resolutions
    Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark 
        County Dept. of Aviation (see H.R. 3705), [22AP]

CLASS ACTION JURISDICTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3789), [5MY]
    ------consideration (see H. Res. 560), [1OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3789, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 560) (H. Rept. 105-758), [1OC]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3789) (H. 
        Rept. 105-702), [10SE]

CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of missile 
        equipment and technology (see H.R. 3886), [14MY]
    ------transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology (see H. 
        Res. 438), [14MY]
    Clinton, President: postpone visit to the People's Republic of 
        China relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile 
        technology (see H. Res. 448), [22MY]

CLAY, LUCIUS D.
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        346), [3FE]

CLAY, WILLIAM (BILL) (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
        Act, [22MY]
    ------H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
    ------H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: assist urban and rural local education agencies in 
        raising the academic achievement of all students (see H.R. 
        3813), [7MY]
    ------reductions in school class size (see H.R. 3876), [14MY]
    Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: install plaque at entrance 
        to Old Court House commemorating the Dred Scott decision (see 
        H.R. 4163), [25JN]

CLAYTON, EVA M. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Agriculture: reform agricultural credit programs (see 
        H.R. 3513), [19MR]

CLEAN AIR ACT
related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: provide 2-year period prior to statutory 
        reclassification of areas that fail to attain clean air 
        standards (see H.R. 4136), [24JN]
    EPA: implementation of revised ozone and particulate matter 
        standards (see H.R. 3505), [19MR]
    ------modify application of certain provisions relative to 
        inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4157), [25JN]
    Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and 
        incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 3791), 
        [5MY]
    Transportation: proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in 
        the eastern U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen 
        (see H.R. 3690), [1AP] (see H.R. 4136), [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Border Smog Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 8) 
        (H. Rept. 105-634), [20JY]

CLEAR CREEK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CONVEYANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3706), [22AP]

CLEMENT, BOB (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]

CLEVELAND, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    USIA: make available the television program ``Window on America'' 
        to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives and the Indiana 
        University Slavics Collection (see H.R. 4083), [18JN]

CLIMATE
see Weather

CLOTHING INDUSTRY
  Bills and resolutions
    American Samoa: clarify rules of origin for textile and apparel 
        products (see H.R. 3377), [5MR]
    Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be 
        manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability 
        standards (see H.R. 3831), [12MY]
    Colleges and universities: adopt licensing codes of conduct 
        against merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor 
        conditions (see H.R. 3755), [29AP]
    Foreign trade: clarify rules of origin for certain textile 
        products (see H.R. 4526), [9SE]
    Tariff: wool fabrics (see H.R. 4358), [30JY]

CLYBURN, JAMES E. (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for 
        preservation and restoration at historically black colleges 
        and universities (see H.R. 3266), [25FE]
    J.I. Washington III Post Office, Orangeburg, SC: designate (see 
        H.R. 4044), [11JN]
    Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        4043), [11JN]
    Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Eau Claire, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        4040), [11JN]
    Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        4041), [11JN]
    Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        4042), [11JN]

COAL
related term(s) Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Mining and mineral resources: protection of contracts and leases 
        entered into by surface patent holders relative to coalbed 
        methane gas (see H.R. 4598), [18SE]

COAST GUARD
related term(s) Department of Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 2204), Senate amendment (see H. 
        Res. 602), [15OC]
    Canvasback Mission, Inc.: conveyance of certain vessels (see H.R. 
        3924), [20MY]
    Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (see H.R. 4300), [22JY]
    ------enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (H.R. 4300), consideration (see H. Res. 537), [15SE]
    Lake County, MN: Coast Guard conveyance of certain property to the 
        Lake County Historical Society (see H.R. 4098), [19JN]
    New Castle, NH: land conveyance (see H.R. 4614), [23SE]
  Messages
    Armed Forces Selected Reserve Active Duty Status: President 
        Clinton, [24FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4300, Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 105-
        720), [15SE]

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Coastal zones: require that States having an approved management 
        program be provided a copy of an environmental impact 
        statement to help assess plans for exploration, development, 
        or production (see H.R. 4797), [10OC]

COASTAL ZONES
  Bills and resolutions
    California: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal 
        rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System (see H.R. 3911), [20MY]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 3647), [1AP]

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    Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 3445), [12MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on 
        certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        3875), [14MY]
    ------prohibit charging of fees for certain uses of sand, gravel, 
        and shell resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        3972), [22MY]
    Ecology and environment: require that States having an approved 
        management program be provided a copy of an environmental 
        impact statement to help assess plans for exploration, 
        development, or production (see H.R. 4797), [10OC]
    National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 4623), [24SE]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and 
        control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins (see 
        H.R. 4235), [16JY]
    States: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and 
        local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 4717), 
        [7OC]
    Woodbridge, NJ: extend New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail (see H.R. 
        4527), [9SE]
  Reports filed
    Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission Extension of 
        Authority and Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2411) (H. Rept. 105-568), [5JN]
    Dept. of the Interior Prohibition on Charging of Fees for Certain 
        Uses of Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3972) 
        (H. Rept. 105-766), [2OC]
    Oceans Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3445) (H. Rept. 
        105-718), [15SE]

COBLE, HOWARD (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Copyrights: limitations on liability relative to on-line material 
        (see H.R. 3209), [12FE]
    Courts: enforcement of child custody and visitation orders (see 
        H.R. 4164), [25JN]
    Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore the stenographic 
        preference for recording depositions (see H.R. 4221), [15JY]
    Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see 
        H.R. 3528), [23MR]
    Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses 
        (see H.R. 3723), [23AP]
    Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in 
        franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 
        4841), [14OC]
    Tariff: acetic acid, (5-chloro-8-quinolinyl)oxy-,1-methyhexyl 
        ester (see H.R. 3359), [5MR]
    ------acetic acid, 2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H, 3H-
        1,3,4 thiadiazolo 3,4-a pyridazin-1-ylidene) amino phenyl 
        thio-, methyl ester (see H.R. 3360), [5MR]
    ------calcium oxytetracycline (see H.R. 3363), [5MR]
    ------chloroacetone (see H.R. 3362), [5MR]
    ------dialkylnaphthalene sulfonic acid sodium salt (see H.R. 
        3365), [5MR]
    ------ethyl 2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethyl carbamate (see H.R. 3369), 
        [5MR]
    ------4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-2-phenylamino-pyrimidine (see H.R. 
        3367), [5MR]
    ------O,O-dimethyl-S-5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3 (2H)-yl-
        methyl- dithiophosphate (see H.R. 3368), [5MR]
    ------1-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-triazin-2-yl)-3-2-(3,3,3-
        trifluoropropyl)-phenylsulfonyl-urea (see H.R. 3370), [5MR]
    ------orthonitrophenyl (see H.R. 3361), [5MR]
    ------O-(6-chloro-3-phenyl-4-pyridazinyl)-S-octyl-carbonothioate 
        (see H.R. 3366), [5MR]
    ------propanoic acid, 2-4-(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy-
        phenoxy-2-propynyl ester (see H.R. 3357), [5MR]
    ------sodium N-methyl-N oleoyl taurate (see H.R. 3364), [5MR]
    ------streptomycin sulfate (see H.R. 3356), [5MR]
    ------3-4,6-bis(difluoromethoxy)-pryimidin-2-yl-1-(2-methoxy-
        carbonylphenylsulfonyl) urea (see H.R. 3371), [5MR]
    ------3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-2-(2-
        chloroethoxy)-phenylsulfonyl-urea (see H.R. 3372), [5MR]
    ------trifluoromethylaniline (see H.R. 3354), [5MR]
    ------2,4 dichloro 3,5 dinitro benzotrifluoride (see H.R. 3358), 
        [5MR]
    ------2-chloro-N-[2,6-dinitro-4-(tri-fluoromethyl)phenyl]-N-ethyl-
        6-fluorobenzenemethanamine (see H.R. 3355), [5MR]
    ------(2S, 4R)/(2R, 4S)/(2R, 4R)/(2S, 4S)-1-[2-4-(4-chloro-
        phenoxy)-2-chlorophenyl-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl-methyl]-1H-
        1,2,4-triazole (see H.R. 3373), [5MR]
    Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals (see H.R. 3210), [12FE]
    Trademark Act: amend to provide protection for trade dress (see 
        H.R. 3163), [5FE]
  Conference reports
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281), [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Alternative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3528) (H. Rept. 105-487), [21AP]
    Child Custody Order Enforcement: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1690) (H. Rept. 105-546), [21MY]
    Class Action Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3789) (H. Rept. 105-702), [10SE]
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2652) (H. Rept. 105-525), [12MY]
    Copyright Term Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2589) (H. Rept. 105-452), [18MR]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2281) (H. Rept. 105-796), [8OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 
        105-551), [22MY]
    Federal Courts Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2294) (H. Rept. 105-437), [12MR]
    Judicial Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        1252) (H. Rept. 105-478), [1AP]
    Multichannel Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 105-
        661), [10SE]
    Patent and Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses Funding: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3723) (H. Rept. 105-
        528), [12MY]
    Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3891) (H. Rept. 105-650), [28JY]
    Vessel Hull Design Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2696) (H. Rept. 105-436), [11MR]

COBURN, TOM A. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Insurance: establish hospital lengths of stay based on a 
        determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with 
        the patient (see H.R. 4222), [15JY]
    Medicare: reform payment system for home health services (see H.R. 
        4370), [31JY]

COCONUT GROVE, FL
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka, 
        Carol City, and Miami, FL (see H.R. 4052), [11JN]

COINS
  Bills and resolutions
    Beechman, Laurie: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4199), [14JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: allow greater discretion relative to the 
        placement of the required inscriptions on quarter dollars 
        issued under the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program (see 
        H.R. 3301), [2MR]
    Ericson, Leif: mint coins in conjunction with Iceland in 
        commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New 
        World (see H.R. 4624), [24SE]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 3673), [1AP]
    Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial 
        (see H.R. 3790), [5MY]
    Native Americans: mint coins in commemoration of history and 
        culture (see H.R. 4448), [6AU]
    One dollar coin: require design of obverse side of one dollar coin 
        to depict the Statue of Liberty (see H.R. 4329), [24JY]

COLE, THOMAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 3109), 
        [27JA]
  Reports filed
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3109) (H. Rept. 105-695), [9SE]

COLLECTIONS OF INFORMATION ANTIPIRACY ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2652) (H. 
        Rept. 105-525), [12MY]

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
related term(s) Labor Unions
  Bills and resolutions
    NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (see H.R. 3246), [24FE]
    ------treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (H.R. 3246), consideration (see H. Res. 393), [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. 
        Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
    Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H. Rept. 105-
        453), [18MR]

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, [11FE]
    Conferees: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    American Samoa: provide that funds for the land grant college 
        shall not be subject to annual appropriation by the 
        legislature (see H.R. 3142), [3FE]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment 
        in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 
        3330), [4MR]
    DePaul University: anniversary (see H. Res. 527), [10SE]
    Dept. of Education: establish demonstration projects to ensure 
        equal educational opportunities for individuals with learning 
        disabilities at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        3596), [30MR]
    ------make grants for postsecondary information technology 
        education and employment assistance projects (see H.R. 3896), 
        [19MY]
    ------prohibit funding of national testing proposals without 
        explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 348), [4FE]
    Dept. of Energy: improve the ability of small businesses, Federal 
        agencies, industry, and universities to work with contractor-
        operated facilities (see H.R. 3593), [30MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of monthly educational 
        assistance benefits to veterans enrolled at educational 
        institutions during periods between terms (see H.R. 4537), 
        [10SE]
    Education: allow a Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses 
        (see H.R. 3282), [26FE]
    ------grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and 
        schools (see H.R. 4830), [14OC]
    ------improve international education at postsecondary 
        institutions (see H.R. 3311), [3MR]
    ------increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 3306), [3MR]
    ------increase Pell Grant awards to certain students (see H.R. 
        3269), [25FE]
    ------increase the number of qualified early child care 
        professionals through a student loan forgiveness program (see 
        H.R. 3727), [23AP]

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    ------support the participation of low-income parents in 
        postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based 
        child care (see H.R. 3296), [26FE]
    ------terminate social promotion in schools (see H. Res. 401), 
        [30MR]
    Employment: allow use of age-based incentives for the voluntary 
        retirement of tenured faculty (see H.R. 3473), [17MR]
    Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act: addition of Eastern 
        Oklahoma State College on behalf of Choctaw Nation (see H.R. 
        3846), [12MY]
    Financial institutions: permit affiliation between a depository 
        institution and the holding company successor to the Student 
        Loan Marketing Association (see H.R. 4808), [12OC]
    Harassment: require distribution of information relative to 
        harassment (see H.R. 3759), [29AP]
    Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and 
        desirability of new personnel management policies and 
        procedures (see H.R. 4259), [16JY]
    ------test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel 
        management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 576), [5OC]
    Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 411), [28AP]
    Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for 
        preservation and restoration at historically black colleges 
        and universities (see H.R. 3266), [25FE]
    Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled 
        workers and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (see H.R. 
        3736), [28AP]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 513), [30JY]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: clarify requirements 
        relative to reducing or withholding payments to States (see 
        H.R. 3254), [24FE]
    Licensing: adopt codes of conduct against merchandise produced 
        under sweatshop and child labor conditions (see H.R. 3755), 
        [29AP]
    Medicare: comprehensive financing for graduate medical education 
        (see H.R. 4739), [8OC]
    ------graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4219), [15JY]
    ------graduate medical education reimbursement for certain 
        osteopathy training programs whose operation is assumed by 
        another hospital (see H.R. 3914), [20MY]
    ------payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
        medical education programs (see H.R. 3855), [13MY]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 3940), 
        [21MY]
    National Black Law Students Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 
        231), [3MR]
    National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: 
        implementation of recommendations on college tuition costs 
        (see H.R. 3479), [17MR]
    Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility 
        and desirability of new personnel management policies and 
        procedures (see H.R. 4259), [16JY]
    ------test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel 
        management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 576), [5OC]
    Taxation: allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related 
        expenses in lieu of Hope and Lifetime Learning credits (see 
        H.R. 4072), [17JN]
    ------increase maximum contribution to education savings accounts 
        (see H.R. 4147), [25JN]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 4740), [8OC]
    ------permit private educational institutions to maintain certain 
        qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 3309), [3MR]
    ------repeal information reporting requirement imposed on 
        educational institutions and certain other trades and 
        businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime 
        Learning Credits (see H.R. 3127), [28JA]
    ------treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition 
        programs used to pay higher education expenses for the 
        designated beneficiary (see H.R. 4298), [22JY]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts (see 
        H.R. 3307), [3MR]
    ------treatment of interest on education loans (see H.R. 4846), 
        [15OC]
    ------treatment of married couples, interest, dividends, (see H.R. 
        3103), [27JA]
    Teachers: improve and strengthen recruitment and training of math 
        and science teachers (see H.R. 3338), [5MR]
    Women: improve access to higher education opportunities (see H.R. 
        3293), [26FE]
  Conference reports
    Higher Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 6), [26SE]
  Motions
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or 
        totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 1525), [10OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 6, Higher Education Act Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 411) (H. Rept. 105-499), 
        [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2846, Prohibit Dept. of Education Funding of 
        National Testing Proposals Without Explicit and Specific 
        Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. 
        Rept. 105-413), [4FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 105-
        660), [30JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4259, Haskell Indian Nations University and 
        Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative 
        Systems Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. 
        Rept. 105-779), [5OC]
    Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian 
        Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 4259) (H. Rept. 
        105-700), [9SE]
    Higher Education Act Reauthorization: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 105-750), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 6) 
        (H. Rept. 105-481), [21AP]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Requirements Relative 
        to Reducing or Withholding Payments to States: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3254) (H. Rept. 105-
        649), [24JY]
    Prohibit the Dept. of Education Funding of National Testing 
        Proposals Without Explicit and Specific Legislation: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2846) (H. Rept. 
        105-409), [3FE]
    Workforce Improvement and Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3736) (H. Rept. 105-657), [29JY]

COLLINS, MAC (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: relief of survivors of victims killed in 
        helicopter shooting accident in Iraq (see H.R. 4061), [16JN]
    Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State 
        and local governments not provided under the Constitution (see 
        H. Con. Res. 299), [16JY]
    Taxation: allow capital gains treatment and exception from the 
        uniform capitalization rules for certain timber (see H.R. 
        4330), [24JY]
    ------deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who 
        are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see 
        H.R. 4810), [12OC]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        3877), [14MY]
    ------treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 3304), [3MR]
    ------treatment of diesel fuel and gasoline used in trains (see 
        H.R. 3549), [25MR]
    ------treatment of stapled real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 
        3533), [24MR]

COLOMBIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Democracy: renew efforts to end guerrilla war (see H. Con. Res. 
        221), [12FE]
    ------tribute to democratic elections and renew efforts to end 
        guerrilla war (see H. Res. 502), [15JY]
    Panama: commend efforts to obtain the release of New Tribes 
        Mission (organization) workers held hostage (see H. Con. Res. 
        277), [14MY]
    Weapons: provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H. Res. 398), [26MR]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [27AP], [19OC]

COLORADO
  Bills and resolutions
    Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 4505), [6AU]
    Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights 
        claims (see H.R. 3478), [17MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins 
        endangered fish recovery programs implementation funding (see 
        H.R. 3669), [1AP]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 4263), [17JY]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 4850), [16OC]
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        4341), [28JY]
  Reports filed
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Colorado: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2217) 
        (H. Rept. 105-509), [6MY]
    Greeley, CO, Exchange of Certain Lands With Water Supply and 
        Storage Co.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1309) (H. 
        Rept. 105-489), [22AP]
    Miles Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1021) (H. Rept. 105-506), [5MY]
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1695) (H. Rept. 105-697), 
        [9SE]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1865) (H. Rept. 105-673), [4AU]

COLORADO UTE INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights 
        claims (see H.R. 3478), [17MR]

COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area: exclude certain lands 
        owned by the Port of Camas-Washougal (see H.R. 4548), [10SE]

COLUMBUS, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 4050), 
        [11JN]
  Reports filed
    Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, OH: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 1800) (H. Rept. 
        105-619), [14JY]

COMBEST, LARRY (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
        Reform Act, [24FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers 
        (see H.R. 4417), [6AU]
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: improve agricultural 
        credit provisions for farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4246), 
        [16JY]

COMMERCIAL SPACE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1702): Senate amendment (see H. Res. 572), [5OC]

COMMISSION FOR AMERICAN MATHEMATICS LEADERSHIP ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3411), [10MR]

COMMISSION FOR THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 4067), [16JN]

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 3117), [28JA]
  Reports filed
    Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3117) 
        (H. Rept. 105-439), [12MR]

COMMISSION ON MAINTAINING U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS EXPERTISE
  Appointments
    Members, [11FE], [23SE]

COMMISSION ON OCEAN POLICY
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 3445), [12MR]

COMMISSION ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
  Appointments
    Members, [18MY]

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (House)
  Reports filed
    Forest Recovery and Protection Act (H.R. 2515) (H. Rept. 105-440), 
        [12MR]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act (H.R. 3654) (H. Rept. 105-
        631), [16JY]

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (House)
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 4101) (H. Rept. 105-588), [19JN]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4059) (H. 
        Rept. 105-578), [16JN]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 4103) (H. Rept. 105-591), 
        [22JN]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        4193) (H. Rept. 105-609), [14JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4104) 
        (H. Rept. 105-592), [22JN]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        4328) (H. Rept. 105-648), [24JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4276) (H. Rept. 105-636), [20JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (H.R. 4274) (H. Rept. 105-635), [20JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4194) (H. Rept. 105-610), [14JY]
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 4380) (H. Rept. 105-
        670), [3AU]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 3579) 
        (H. Rept. 105-469), [27MR]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 
        105-581), [16JN]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 4569) (H. Rept. 105-719), [15SE]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4112) 
        (H. Rept. 105-595), [23JN]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998 (H. 
        Rept. 105-475), [31MR]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999 (H. 
        Rept. 105-600), [24JN]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999 (H. 
        Rept. 105-642), [23JY]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999 (H. 
        Rept. 105-662), [31JY]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999 (H. 
        Rept. 105-722), [16SE]
    Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999 (H. Rept. 105-
        590), [22JN]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 3580) (H. Rept. 
        105-470), [27MR]

COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        351), [5FE] (see H. Res. 369), [25FE] (see H. Res. 412), 
        [29AP] (see H. Res. 492), [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Credit Union Membership Access Act (H.R. 1151) (H. Rept. 105-472), 
        [30MR]
    Examination Parity and Year 2000 Readiness for Financial 
        Institutions Act (H.R. 3116) (H. Rept. 105-417), [24FE]
    Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act (H.R. 4393) (H. Rept. 
        105-688), [9SE]
    Financial Information Privacy Act (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 105-701), 
        [25SE]
    Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act (H.R. 
        217) (H. Rept. 105-407), [27JA], [3MR]
    Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-
        687), [9SE]
    IMF Quota Increase and Revised Borrowing Guidelines (H.R. 3114) 
        (H. Rept. 105-454), [18MR]
    Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act (H.R. 1756) (H. 
        Rept. 105-608), [14JY]
    Money Laundering Deterrence Act (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 105-611), 
        [14JY]

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        515), [3AU]
  Reports filed
    Biomaterials Access Assurance Act (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-549), 
        [14JY]
    Bone Marrow Donation and Transplantation Program: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 105-538), [18MY]
    Border Smog Reduction Act (H.R. 8) (H. Rept. 105-634), [20JY]
    Child Online Protection Act (H.R. 3783) (H. Rept. 105-775), [5OC]
    Communications Satellite Competition and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 105-494), 
        [27AP]
    Dept. of Commerce Toll-Free Telephone Number To Assist Consumers 
        in Identifying Domestically-Produced Merchandise (H.R. 563) 
        (H. Rept. 105-759), [1OC]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-551), 
        [22JY]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act and Energy Conservation and 
        Production Act Extension of Certain Programs (H.R. 4017) (H. 
        Rept. 105-727), [17SE]
    Extend Time Required for Construction of Hydroelectric Power 
        Projects (H.R. 2841) (H. Rept. 105-510), [6MY]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Colorado (H.R. 2217) (H. Rept. 105-509), [6MY]
    Financial Information Privacy Act (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 105-701), 
        [25SE]
    Financial Services Act (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 105-164), [28JA]
    International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act (H.R. 4353) 
        (H. Rept. 105-802), [8OC]
    Mammography Quality Standards Programs Revision and Extension 
        (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 105-713), [14SE]
    Matter of Franklin L. Haney (H. Rept. 105-792), [7OC]
    Multichannel Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 
        2921) (H. Rept. 105-661), [30JY]
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 
        171) (H. Rept. 105-539), [18MY]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Reauthorization 
        (H.R. 2691) (H. Rept. 105-477), [1AP]
    National Oilheat Research Alliance Act (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 105-
        787), [8OC]
    NRC Appropriations (H.R. 3532) (H. Rept. 105-680), [6AU]
    Prohibit Interference With Interstate Commerce on the Internet or 
        Interactive Computer Services (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-570), 
        [5JN]
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 
        105-640), [21JY]
    Telecommunications Competition and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 
        3888) (H. Rept. 105-801), [8OC]
    Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act (H.R. 3844) (H. 
        Rept. 105-768), [2OC]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act (H.R. 2369) (H. Rept. 105-425), 
        [3MR]

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMICS (Joint)
  Reports filed
    1998 Economic Report of the President (H. Rept. 105-807), [10OC]

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        429), [13MY]
    Crime: provide special authority relative to investigation of the 
        International Brotherhood of Teamsters (see H. Res. 507), 
        [21JY]
  Motions
    Crime: provide special authority relative to investigation of the 
        International Brotherhood of Teamsters (H. Res. 507), [30JY]
  Reports filed
    Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and 
        Amendments (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 105-686), [7AU]
    Dollars to the Classroom Act (H.R. 3248) (H. Rept. 105-710), 
        [14SE]
    Establish a Program To Help Children and Youth Learn English (H.R. 
        3892) (H. Rept. 105-587), [19JN]
    Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act (H.R. 3246) (H. 
        Rept. 105-453), [18MR]
    Higher Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 105-481), 
        [21AP]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Requirements Relative 
        to Reducing or Withholding Payments to States (H.R. 3254) (H. 
        Rept. 105-649), [24JY]
    OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 
        105-444), [17MR]
    OSHA Identification and Notification of Specific Industries to 
        Which Regulations and Compliance Standards Apply (H.R. 2873) 
        (H. Rept. 105-733), [18SE]
    Prohibit the Dept. of Education Funding of National Testing 
        Proposals Without Explicit and Specific Legislation (H.R. 
        2846) (H. Rept. 105-409), [3FE]
    Prohibit OSHA Employee Performance Measures Relative to Number of 
        Inspections Conducted, Citations Issued, or Penalties Assessed 
        (H.R. 2877) (H. Rept. 105-445), [17MR]
    Sales Incentive Compensation Act (H.R. 2888) (H. Rept. 105-558), 
        [3JN]
    Self-Audit Promotion Act (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 105-731), [18SE]
    Sound Scientific Practices Act (H.R. 2661) (H. Rept. 105-730), 
        [18SE]
    Special Authority Relative to Investigation of the International 
        Brotherhood of Teamsters: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        507) (H. Rept. 105-658), [29JY]
    Termination of Federal Aid Program Benefits for Convicted Persons 
        (H.R. 3096) (H. Rept. 105-446), [17MR]
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement (H.R. 
        3874) (H. Rept. 105-633), [20JY]

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        429), [13MY]
    House Rules: provide that certain bills to eliminate waste and 
        provide reform of the executive branch are privileged (see H. 
        Res. 600), [14OC]
    Political campaigns: granting of immunity relative to 
        investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and 
        expenditure practices (see H. Res. 440), [18MY]
  Motions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431), [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Civil Service Retirement System Actuarial Redeposit Act (H.R. 
        2566) (H. Rept. 105-757), [1OC]

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    Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Establishment (H.R. 
        1704) (H. Rept. 105-441), [3JN]
    Executive Departments Strategic Plans and Performance Reports 
        Improvements (H.R. 2883) (H. Rept. 105-429), [10MR]
    Federal Employee Leave Time Relative to Services as an Organ Donor 
        (H.R. 2943) (H. Rept. 105-752), [28SE]
    Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction Relative to Small Businesses 
        (H.R. 3310) (H. Rept. 105-462), [24MR]
    Federal Retirement Coverage Corrections Act (H.R. 3249) (H. Rept. 
        105-625), [14JY]
    Greater Access to Child Care Services for Federal Employees (H.R. 
        4280) (H. Rept. 105-756), [1OC]
    Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian 
        Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act (H.R. 4259) 
        (H. Rept. 105-700), [9SE]
    Investigation of Political Fundraising Improprieties and Possible 
        Violations of Law (H. Rept. 105-829), [12NO]
    Investigation of White House Computer System Conversion and 
        Related Matters (H. Rept. 105-828), [12NO]
    Make Percentage Limitations on Contributions to the Federal 
        Employee Thrift Savings Plan Comparable to Amount Limitations 
        on Elective Deferrals (H.R. 2526) (H. Rept. 105-809), [10OC]
    Making the Federal Government Accountable--Enforcing the Mandate 
        for Effective Financial Management (H. Rept. 105-664), [31JY]
    Medicare Home Health Services--No Surety in Fight Against Fraud 
        and Waste (H. Rept. 105-821), [15OC]
    Refusal of Attorney General Janet Reno To Produce Subpoenaed 
        Documents (H. Rept. 105-728), [17SE]
    U.S. Preparation To Meet the Year 2000 Problem (H. Rept. 105-827), 
        [12NO]

COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections: investigation of voter irregularities in California's 
        46th Congressional District (see H. Res. 341), [28JA] (see H. 
        Res. 355), [11FE]
  Motions
    Elections: investigation of voter irregularities in California's 
        46th Congressional District (H. Res. 341), [28JA]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 355), [12FE]
  Reports filed
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act (H.R. 3485) (H. Rept. 
        105-457), [23MR]
    FEC Appropriations (H.R. 3748) (H. Rept. 105-606), [25JN]
    Investigation of Voter Irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 105-416), 
        [11FE]

COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (House, Select)
  Reports filed
    Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act (H.R. 3829) 
        (H. Rept. 105-747), [25SE]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 3694) (H. Rept. 105-
        508), [5MY]
    Investigation of Iranian Arms Shipments to Bosnia and Herzegovina 
        (H. Rept. 105-804), [9OC]

COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        429), [13MY]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 400), [27MR]
  Reports filed
    Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 105-423), 
        [2MR]
    Africa Seeds of Hope Act (H.R. 4283) (H. Rept. 105-681), [6AU]
    Dept. of State Special Agent Retirement Act (H.R. 633) (H. Rept. 
        105-755), [28SE]
    Foreign Trade and Investment With Japan Relative to Resolution of 
        the Asian Financial Crisis (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 105-607), 
        [25JN]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-
        480), [1AP]
    Torture Victims Relief Act (H.R. 4309) (H. Rept. 105-709), [14SE]
    Tropical Forest Conservation Act (H.R. 2870) (H. Rept. 105-443), 
        [16MR]
    Withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces From Bosnia and Herzegovina (H. 
        Con. Res. 227) (H. Rept. 105-442), [16MR]

COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        354), [11FE] (see H. Res. 429), [13MY]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 492), [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Appropriations (H.R. 2786) (H. 
        Rept. 105-468), [26MR]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 3616) (H. Rept. 105-
        532), [12MY]

COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES (House)
  Reports filed
    Administrative Procedures for Extension of Federal Recognition to 
        Certain Indian Groups (H.R. 1154) (H. Rept. 105-737), [23SE]
    Advisory Council on California Indian Policy Extension (H.R. 3069) 
        (H. Rept. 105-571), [9JN]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Land Bank Protections (H.R. 
        2000) (H. Rept. 105-677), [5AU]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Recognition of Certain Native 
        American Communities (H.R. 2812) (H. Rept. 105-716), [15SE]
    Allow Individuals To Designate a Percentage of Their Tax 
        Overpayments or To Make Contributions to Units of the National 
        Park System (H.R. 755) (H. Rept. 105-482), [21AP]
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative Termination (H.R. 1842) (H. 
        Rept. 105-781), [6OC]
    Approve Location of Proposed Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (H. Rept. 105-589), [22JN]
    Authorize India To Establish a Memorial in the District of 
        Columbia for Mohandas K. (Mahatma) Gandhi (H.R. 4284) (H. 
        Rept. 105-666), [31JY]
    Big Piney, WY, Allowance of Oil and Gas Leasing Agreements for 
        Certain Lands (H.R. 3878) (H. Rept. 105-771), [5OC]
    BWCAW Accessibility and Fairness Act (H.R. 1739) (H. Rept. 105-
        500), [29AP]
    California Indian Land Transfer Act (H.R. 2742) (H. Rept. 105-
        575), [10JN]
    Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission Extension of 
        Authority and Land Exchange (H.R. 2411) (H. Rept. 105-568), 
        [5JN]
    Clarify Guam's Local Judicial Structure and the Office of Attorney 
        General (H.R. 2370) (H. Rept. 105-742), [24SE]
    Collection of Fees Relative to the Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks in National Parks and 
        Recreation Areas (H.R. 2993) (H. Rept. 105-678), [5AU]
    Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act (H.R. 
        4223) (H. Rept. 105-813), [12OC]
    Commitment to Guam To Increase Self-Government Consistent With 
        Self-Determination (H. Res. 494) (H. Rept. 105-751), [28SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act (H. Res. 
        543) (H. Rept. 105-726), [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4569, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 
        105-725), [16SE]
    Convey Administrative Site for the Rogue River National Forest and 
        Use Proceeds for the Construction or Improvement of Forest 
        Offices and Support Buildings (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 105-561), 
        [3JN]
    Dept. of the Interior Prohibition on Charging of Fees for Certain 
        Uses of Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (H.R. 3972) (H. Rept. 105-766), [2OC]
    Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act (H.R. 3498) (H. 
        Rept. 105-674), [4AU]
    Dutch John Federal Property Disposition and Assistance Act (H.R. 
        2108) (H. Rept. 105-714), [15SE]
    Eastern Wilderness Act (H.R. 1567) (H. Rept. 105-814), [12OC]
    Exchange of Certain Mineral Interests Located in the National 
        Grasslands in Billings County, ND (H.R. 2574) (H. Rept. 105-
        471), [30MR]
    Flathead Irrigation Project Transfer of Maintenance and Operation 
        to Local Control (H.R. 3056) (H. Rept. 105-812), [12OC]
    Folsom Dam Construction of Temperature Control Devices (H.R. 4079) 
        (H. Rept. 105-717), [15SE]
    Folsom Dam Outlet Modifications, Northfork American River 
        Cofferdam Reconstruction Study, and Auburn Dam Transfer to 
        California (H.R. 4111) (H. Rept. 105-811), [12OC]
    Forest Service Easement Grant to the Chugach Alaska Corp. (House) 
        (H.R. 3087) (H. Rept. 105-782), [6OC]
    Forest Service Property Conveyance in Kern County, CA, in Exchange 
        for County Lands Suitable for Inclusion in the Sequoia 
        National Forest (H.R. 4023) (H. Rept. 105-815), [12OC]
    Fort Davis National Historic Site Expansion (H.R. 3047) (H. Rept. 
        105-669), [3AU]
    Gallatin Land Consolidation Act (H.R. 3381) (H. Rept. 105-723), 
        [16SE]
    Granite Watershed Enhancement and Protection Act (H.R. 2886) (H. 
        Rept. 105-527), [12MY]
    Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act (H.R. 1481) (H. 
        Rept. 105-715), [15SE]
    Greeley, CO, Exchange of Certain Lands With Water Supply and 
        Storage Co. (H.R. 1309) (H. Rept. 105-489), [22AP]
    Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 
        105-594), [23JN]
    Gustavus, AK, Land Exchange (H.R. 3903) (H. Rept. 105-706), [11SE]
    Huna Totem Corp. Land Conveyance in Alaska (H.R. 3088) (H. Rept. 
        105-784), [6OC]
    Hydrographic Services Improvement Act (H.R. 3164) (H. Rept. 105-
        485), [21AP]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission Extension 
        (H.R. 1042) (H. Rept. 105-676), [5AU]
    International Fishery Agreement With Latvia (H.R. 3460) (H. Rept. 
        105-613), [14JY]
    Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2795) (H. Rept. 105-604), [25JN]
    Kake Tribal Corp. Land Exchange Act (H.R. 2756) (H. Rept. 105-
        783), [6OC]
    Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Federal Indian Services Restoration Act 
        (H.R. 2314) (H. Rept. 105-707), [11SE]
    Miccosukee Tribe Clarification of Rights in Florida (H.R. 3055) 
        (H. Rept. 105-708), [11SE]
    Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act (H.R. 2863) (H. Rept. 105-542), 
        [19MY]
    Miles Land Exchange Act (H.R. 1021) (H. Rept. 105-506), [5MY]
    Monumental Abuse--The Clinton Administration's Campaign of 
        Misinformation in the Establishment of the Grand Staircase-
        Escalante National Monument (H. Rept. 105-824), [16OC]
    Morristown National Historical Park Acquisition of Certain 
        Property (H.R. 2776) (H. Rept. 105-694), [9SE]
    Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Completion Act (H.R. 
        1659) (H. Rept. 105-704), [11SE]
    Narragansett Justice Act (H.R. 1983) (H. Rept. 105-692), [9SE]
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act (S. 231) (H. Rept. 
        105-496), [28AP]
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 2376) (H. Rept. 105-483), 
        [21AP]
    National Forest System Roadless Area Policy Development Suspension 
        Pending Determinations That Such a Policy Will Not Adversely 
        Affect Forest Health (H.R. 3297) (H. Rept. 105-816), [12OC]
    National Historic Preservation Fund Authorization (H.R. 1522) (H. 
        Rept. 105-484), [21AP]
    National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Assistance 
        Authorization (H.R. 2186) (H. Rept. 105-459), [24MR]

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    National Park System Management Review and Application Process 
        Reform (H.R. 1728) (H. Rept. 105-612), [14JY]
    National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act (H.R. 1635) 
        (H. Rept. 105-559), [3JN]
    Native American Laws Technical Corrections (H.R. 4068) (H. Rept. 
        105-733), [18SE]
    Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct Operation, 
        Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service Activities 
        (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 105-765), [2OC]
    Oceans Act (H.R. 3445) (H. Rept. 105-718), [15SE]
    Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act (H.R. 4326) (H. 
        Rept. 105-810), [12OC]
    Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation Authorization To Establish a 
        Memorial Dedicated to Soldiers Who Have Died in Foreign 
        Conflicts Other Than Declared Wars (H.R. 1608) (H. Rept. 105-
        753), [28SE]
    Reclamation Project Facilities Conveyance to Local Water 
        Authorities (H.R. 4389) (H. Rept. 105-785), [6OC]
    Rhino and Tiger Product Labeling Act (H.R. 2807) (H. Rept. 105-
        495), [28AP]
    Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act Reauthorization (H.R. 3113) 
        (H. Rept. 105-455), [19MR]
    Sale or Lease of School Land in Idaho (H.R. 4166) (H. Rept. 105-
        705), [11SE]
    Salton Sea Reclamation Act (H.R. 3267) (H. Rept. 105-621), [14JY]
    San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area and San Rafael Swell 
        National Conservation Area Establishment (H.R. 3625) (H. Rept. 
        105-685), [7AU]
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation Act (S. 
        1695) (H. Rept. 105-697), [9SE]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act (H.R. 1865) (H. Rept. 105-673), [4AU]
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (H.R. 
        1110) (H. Rept. 105-691), [9SE]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site Act (H.R. 3109) (H. Rept. 105-
        695), [9SE]
    Transfer of Certain Forest Service Rights and Property in Exchange 
        for Payment to the Occupant of Such Property (H.R. 2416) (H. 
        Rept. 105-516), [7MY]
    Transfer of Certain Lake Chelan National Recreation Area Lands to 
        the Wenatchee National Forest (H.R. 3520) (H. Rept. 105-560), 
        [3JN]
    Transfer of Certain Public Lands or National Forest Lands for Use 
        as Elementary or Secondary Schools (H.R. 2223) (H. Rept. 105-
        693), [9SE]
    Utah Land Exchange (H.R. 3830) (H. Rept. 105-598), [24JN]
    Vision Twenty-Twenty National Parks Restoration Act (S. 1693) (H. 
        Rept. 105-767), [2OC]
    Wayne National Forest Continuance of Oil and Gas Operations (H.R. 
        1467) (H. Rept. 105-770), [5OC]
    Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act (H.R. 2556) (H. Rept. 105-
        522), [11MY]
    Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act (H.R. 3797) (H. Rept. 105-696), 
        [9SE]

COMMITTEE ON RULES (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 352), [5FE] (see H. 
        Res. 414), [29AP] (see H. Res. 445), [21MY] (see H. Res. 544), 
        [17SE] (see H. Res. 558), [28SE] (see H. Res. 575), [5OC] (see 
        H. Res. 589), [9OC]
    ------require legislation which amends a law to show changes in 
        the law (see H. Res. 529), [10SE]
  Reports filed
    Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 105-415), [5FE]; 
        (H. Res. 414) (H. Rept. 105-502), [29AP]; (H. Res. 445) (H. 
        Rept. 105-547), [21MY]; (H. Res. 544) (H. Rept. 105-729), 
        [17SE]; (H. Res. 558) (H. Rept. 105-754), [28SE]; (H. Res. 
        575) (H. Rept. 105-778), [5OC]; (H. Res. 589) (H. Rept. 105-
        806), [9OC]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) Special Authority 
        Relative to Investigation of the International Brotherhood of 
        Teamsters (H. Res. 507) (H. Rept. 105-658), [29JY]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select) 
        Establishment (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 105-582), [16JN]
    Consideration of Certain Resolutions in Preparation for Sine Die 
        Adjournment (H. Res. 594) (H. Rept. 105-818), [13OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs 
        Reform and Restructuring Act (H. Res. 285) (H. Rept. 105-434), 
        [11MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2400, Transportation 
        Equity Act for the 21st Century (H. Res. 449) (H. Rept. 105-
        552), [22MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2646, Education Savings 
        and School Excellence Act (H. Res. 471) (H. Rept. 105-579), 
        [16JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring 
        and Reform Act (H. Res. 490) (H. Rept. 105-602), [24JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform 
        Act (H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 105-799), [8OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3579, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H. Res. 416) (H. 
        Rept. 105-505), [30AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing 
        Personnel Strengths (H. Res. 549) (H. Rept. 105-740), [23SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4101, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 567) (H. Rept. 105-764), [2OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4104, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 563) (H. 
        Rept. 105-761), [2OC]; (H. Res. 579) (H. Rept. 105-790), [7OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4112, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations (H. Res. 550) (H. 
        Rept. 105-741), [23SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4194, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 574) (H. Rept. 105-777), [5OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4328, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 
        605) (H. Rept. 105-826), [20OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1150, Agricultural 
        Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act (H. Res. 446) 
        (H. Rept. 105-548), [21MY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 284, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 1999-2003 (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 105-565), [3JN]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 285, Reconsider Decision by 
        President Clinton To Be Formally Received in Tiananmen Square 
        During Visit to the People's Republic of China (H. Res. 454) 
        (H. Rept. 105-564), [3JN]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 297, Congressional Adjournment (H. 
        Res. 491) (H. Rept. 105-603), [24JN]
    Consideration of H. Res. 432, Presidential Use of Executive 
        Privilege (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 105-536), [14MY]
    Consideration of H. Res. 433, Urge Full Cooperation by Former 
        Political Appointees, Friends, and Associates of President 
        Clinton With Congressional Investigations (H. Res. 436) (H. 
        Rept. 105-536), [14MY]
    Consideration of H. Res. 463, Committee on U.S. National Security 
        and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of 
        China (House, Select) Establishment (H. Res. 476) (H. Rept. 
        105-583), [17JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 78, Constitutional Amendment on 
        Protection of Freedom of Religion (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 105-
        563), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 107, Prohibit Federal Funding of 
        Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Imposed Sanctions of the 
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 105-412), 
        [3FE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 111, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation 
        Increasing Taxes (H. Res. 407) (H. Rept. 105-488), [21AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 119, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Political Campaign Expenditures (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-
        545), [20MY]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 128, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 
        541) (H. Rept. 105-724), [16SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 131, Waive Enrollment Requirements for 
        Certain Legislation (H. Res. 580) (H. Rept. 105-791), [7OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 6, Higher Education Act Reauthorization (H. 
        Res. 411) (H. Rept. 105-499), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act (H. Res. 403) (H. 
        Rept. 105-474), [30MR]; (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 105-531), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 512, New Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act 
        (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 105-530), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 856, United States-Puerto Rico Political 
        Status Act (H. Res. 376) (H. Rept. 105-426), [3MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 992, Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act (H. Res. 
        382) (H. Rept. 105-430), [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1252, Judicial Reform Act (H. Res. 408) (H. 
        Rept. 105-491), [22AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1432, Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (H. 
        Res. 383) (H. Rept. 105-431), [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1544, Federal Agency Compliance Act (H. Res. 
        367) (H. Rept. 105-420), [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1872, Communications Satellite Competition 
        and Privatization Act (H. Res. 419) (H. Rept. 105-507), [5MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2181, Witness Protection and Interstate 
        Relocation Act (H. Res. 366) (H. Rept. 105-419), [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2183, Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act (H. 
        Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), [20MY]; (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 
        105-567), [4JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2369, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act (H. 
        Res. 377) (H. Rept. 105-427), [4MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface 
        Transportation and Equity Act (H. Res. 405) (H. Rept. 105-
        476), [31MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2431, Freedom From Religious Persecution Act 
        (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 105-534), [13MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2460, Wireless Telephone Protection Act (H. 
        Res. 368) (H. Rept. 105-421), [25FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act (H. 
        Res. 394) (H. Rept. 105-464), [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2538, Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims 
        Act (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 105-699), [9SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2578, Extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and 
        Collect Data Relative to Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in 
        the U.S. (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 105-461), [24MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2589, Copyright Term Extension Act (H. Res. 
        390) (H. Rept. 105-460), [24MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 105-745), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2625, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport (H. Res 344) (H. Rept. 105-411), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2846, Prohibit Dept. of Education Funding of 
        National Testing Proposals Without Explicit and Specific 
        Legislation (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 105-413), [4FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2863, Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act (H. 
        Res. 521) (H. Rept. 105-698), [9SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2870, Tropical Forest Conservation Act (H. 
        Res 388) (H. Rept. 105-449), [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2883, Executive Departments Strategic Plans 
        and Performance Reports Improvement (H. Res. 384) (H. Rept. 
        105-433), [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2888, Sales Incentive Compensation Act (H. 
        Res. 461) (H. Rept. 105-572), [9JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3097, Tax Code Termination Act (H. Res. 472) 
        (H. Rept. 105-580), [16JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and 
        Incentive Act (H. Res. 378) (H. Rept. 105-428), [4MR]

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    Consideration of H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act (H. Res. 462) 
        (H. Rept. 105-573), [9JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and 
        Employees Act (H. Res. 393) (H. Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3267, Salton Sea Reclamation Act (H. Res. 
        500) (H. Rept. 105-624), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3310, Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction 
        Relative to Small Businesses (H. Res. 396) (H. Rept. 105-466), 
        [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
        Act (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 105-553), [22MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3494, Child Protection and Sexual Predator 
        Punishment Act (H. Res. 465) (H. Rept. 105-576), [10JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3534, Mandates Information Act (H. Res. 426) 
        (H. Rept. 105-529), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security 
        Act (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 105-498), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 3579, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        and Rescissions (H. Res. 402) (H. Rept. 105-473), [30MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H. 
        Res. 435) (H. Rept. 105-535), [14MY]; (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 
        105-544), [19MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3682, Child Custody Protection Act (H. Res. 
        499) (H. Rept. 105-623), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3694, Intelligence Services Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 420) (H. Rept. 105-511), [6MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3717, Prohibit Use of Federal Funds for 
        Needle Exchange Programs (H. Res. 409) (H. Rept. 105-497), 
        [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection 
        Act (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 105-660), [30JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3789, Class Action Jurisdiction Act (H. Res. 
        560) (H. Rept. 105-758), [1OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3892, English Language Fluency Act (H. Res. 
        516) (H. Rept. 105-675), [4AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 4006, Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act (H. 
        Res. 535) (H. Rept. 105-712), [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure (H. Res. 477) (H. Rept. 105-585), [18JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4060, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 478) (H. Rept. 105-586), [18JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 482) (H. 
        Rept. 105-593), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4103, Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H. 
        Res. 484) (H. Rept. 105-596), [23JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 485) (H. Rept. 105-597), [23JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 498) (H. Rept. 105-622), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4112, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 489) (H. Rept. 105-601), [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4193, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 504) (H. Rept. 105-637), 
        [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 501) 
        (H. Rept. 105-628), [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act (H. Res. 509) 
        (H. Rept. 105-643), [23JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4259, Haskell Indian Nations University and 
        Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative 
        Systems Act (H. Res. 576) (H. Rept. 105-779), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4274, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 564) (H. Rept. 
        105-762), [2OC]; (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 105-798), [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and 
        State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. 
        Res. 508) (H. Rept. 105-641), [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4300, Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination 
        Act (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 105-720), [15SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4328, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 510) (H. Rept. 105-651), 
        [28JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4380, District of Columbia Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 517) (H. Rept. 105-679), [5AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 4550, Drug Demand Reduction Act (H. Res. 
        538) (H. Rept. 105-721), [15SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public 
        Lands Act (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 105-776), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4578, Establish a Protect Social Security 
        Account Into Which Budget Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until 
        Long-Term Reform Is Enacted (H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), 
        [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4579, Taxpayer Relief Act (H. Res. 552) (H. 
        Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4618, Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss 
        Assistance Act (H. Res. 551) (H. Rept. 105-743), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4761, Office of the U.S. Trade 
        Representative Actions Relative to European Union Failure To 
        Comply With the Rulings of the World Trade Organization (H. 
        Res. 588) (H. Rept. 105-805), [9OC]
    Consideration of S. 1132, Bandelier National Monument 
        Administrative Improvement and Watershed Protection Act (H. 
        Res. 604) (H. Rept. 105-823), [16OC]
    Consideration of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity 
        Scholarship Act (H. Res. 413) (H. Rept. 105-501), [29AP]
    Consideration of S. 1575, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport (H. Res. 349) (H. Rept. 105-414), [4FE]
    Consideration of S. 2133, U.S. Route 66 Designation as ``America's 
        Main Street'' (H. Res. 604) (H. Rept. 105-823), [16OC]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2709, Iran Missile 
        Proliferation Sanctions Act (H. Res. 457) (H. Rept. 105-566), 
        [4JN]
    Deliberative Review and Release of Independent Counsel Report on 
        Investigation of President Clinton Relative to Perjury, 
        Obstruction of Justice, and Improper Sexual Conduct (H. Res. 
        525) (H. Rept. 105-703), [10SE]
    Mandates Information Act (H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 105-515), [7MY]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act 
        (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-652), [28JY]

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        400), [27MR] (see H. Res. 412), [29AP] (see H. Res. 540), 
        [16SE]
    ``Unlocking Our Future--Toward a New National Science Policy'': 
        use as framework for future deliberations on science policy 
        funding (see H. Res. 578), [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, 
        and Technology Development Establishment (H.R. 3007) (H. Rept. 
        105-562), [3JN]
    Fastener Quality Act Coverage of Certain Aircraft Fasteners (H.R. 
        3824) (H. Rept. 105-574), [9JN]
    Technology Transfer Commercialization Act (H.R. 2544) (H. Rept. 
        105-620), [14JY]

COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        370), [26FE] (see H. Res. 434), [14MY] (see H. Res. 369), 
        [25FE] (see H. Res. 492), [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Drug-Free Workplace Act (H.R. 3853) (H. Rept. 105-584), [18JN]
    Small Business Investment Act Technical Corrections (H.R. 3412) 
        (H. Rept. 105-450), [17MR]

COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM (Joint)
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.J. Res. 112), [26FE]

COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 506), [20JY]
    House of Representatives: question relating to privileges (see H. 
        Res. 599), [14OC]
  Reports filed
    Matter of Representative Kim (H. Rept. 105-797), [8OC]

COMMITTEE ON TAXATION (Joint)
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use 
        dynamic in addition to static economic modeling in the 
        preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in 
        Federal revenue law (see H.R. 4452), [6AU]

COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (House)
  Reports filed
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res. 284) 
        (H. Rept. 105-555), [3JN]

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Clinton, President: inquiry into whether grounds exist to impeach 
        (see H. Res. 581), [7OC]
    ------deliberative review and release of independent counsel 
        report on investigation relative to perjury, obstruction of 
        justice, and improper sexual conduct (see H. Res. 525), [10SE]
    ------House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of 
        managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 614), [19DE]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        354), [11FE] (see H. Res. 371), [26FE] (see H. Res. 429), 
        [13MY]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 530), [11SE]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into 
        whether grounds exist to impeach independent counsel (see H. 
        Res. 582), [7OC]
  Motions
    Clinton, President: inquiry into whether grounds exist to impeach 
        (H. Res. 581), [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Alternative Dispute Resolution Act (H.R. 3528) (H. Rept. 105-487), 
        [21AP]
    Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150) (H. Rept. 105-540), [18MY]
    Biomaterials Access Assurance Act (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-549), 
        [14JY]
    Care for Police Survivors Act (H.R. 3565) (H. Rept. 105-486), 
        [21AP]
    Child Custody Order Enforcement (H.R. 1690) (H. Rept. 105-546), 
        [21MY]
    Child Custody Protection Act (H.R. 3682) (H. Rept. 105-605), 
        [25JN]
    Child Protection and Sexual Predator Punishment Act (H.R. 3494) 
        (H. Rept. 105-557), [3JN]
    Class Action Jurisdiction Act (H.R. 3789) (H. Rept. 105-702), 
        [10SE]
    Collection of Data on Law Enforcement Traffic Stops (H.R. 118) (H. 
        Rept. 105-435), [11MR]
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act (H.R. 2652) (H. Rept. 
        105-525), [12MY]
    Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization (H.R. 3117) (H. Rept. 
        105-439), [12MR]
    Community Protection Act (H.R. 218) (H. Rept. 105-819), [14OC]
    Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Establishment (H.R. 
        1704) (H. Rept. 105-441), [16MR]
    Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Freedom of Religion 
        (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 105-543), [19MY]
    Copyright Term Extension Act (H.R. 2589) (H. Rept. 105-452), 
        [18MR]
    Correction Officers Health and Safety Act (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 
        105-665), [31JY]

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    Deliberative Review and Release of Independent Counsel Report on 
        Investigation of President Clinton Relative to Perjury, 
        Obstruction of Justice, and Improper Sexual Conduct: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 105-703), [10SE]
    Dept. of Justice Appropriations (H.R. 3303) (H. Rept. 105-526), 
        [12MY]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-551), 
        [22MY]
    Federal Courts Improvement Act (H.R. 2294) (H. Rept. 105-437), 
        [12MR]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-
        480), [11MY]
    Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act (H.R. 2759) 
        (H. Rept. 105-668), [3AU]
    Impeachment of President Clinton (H. Res. 611) (H. Rept. 105-830), 
        [17DE]
    Inquiry Into Whether Grounds Exist To Impeach President Clinton 
        (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 105-795), [7OC]
    Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3529) (H. Rept. 105-808), [10OC]
    Judicial Reform Act (H.R. 1252) (H. Rept. 105-478), [1AP]
    Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act (H.R. 4006) (H. Rept. 105-683), 
        [6AU]
    Limit Amount of Controlled Substances Allowed To Be Brought Into 
        the U.S. From Mexico and Canada (H.R. 3633) (H. Rept. 105-
        629), [16JY]
    Medicinal Use of Marijuana (H. Res. 372) (H. Rept. 105-451), 
        [18MR]
    Multichannel Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 
        2921) (H. Rept. 105-661), [10SE]
    Patent and Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses Funding (H.R. 
        3723) (H. Rept. 105-528), [12MY]
    Payments to Individuals With Blood-Clotting Disorders Who 
        Contracted HIV Due to Contaminated Blood Products (H.R. 1023) 
        (H. Rept. 105-465), [25MR]
    Private Trustee Reform Act (H.R. 2592) (H. Rept. 105-663), [31JY]
    Prohibit Interference With Interstate Commerce on the Internet or 
        Interactive Computer Services (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-570), 
        [19JN]
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act (H.R. 4090) (H. Rept. 
        105-667), [31JY]
    Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act (H.R. 
        2604) (H. Rept. 105-556), [3JN]
    Special Immigration Status for NATO Civilian Employees (H.R. 429) 
        (H. Rept. 105-410), [3FE]
    Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act (H.R. 3898) (H. Rept. 105-
        711), [14SE]
    Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act (H.R. 3891) (H. Rept. 105-650), 
        [28JY]
    Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act (H.R. 992) (H. Rept. 105-424), [3MR]
    Vessel Hull Design Protection Act (H.R. 2696) (H. Rept. 105-436), 
        [11MR]
    Wireless Telephone Protection Act (H.R. 2460) (H. Rept. 105-418), 
        [24FE]
    Workforce Improvement and Protection Act (H.R. 3736) (H. Rept. 
        105-657), [29JY]

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        400), [27MR]
  Reports filed
    Abraham Lincoln Federal Building, Los Angeles, CA (H.R. 3482) (H. 
        Rept. 105-654), [29JY]
    Activities During the 105th Congress (H. Rept. 105-831), [18DE]
    Airline Service Improvement Act (H.R. 2748) (H. Rept. 105-822), 
        [15OC]
    Aviation Insurance Program Authorization (H.R. 4058) (H. Rept. 
        105-632), [17JY]
    Aviation Medical Assistance Act (H.R. 2843) (H. Rept. 105-456), 
        [23MR]
    Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act (H.R. 
        2400) (H. Rept. 105-467), [25MR]
    Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY (H.R. 3453) (H. Rept. 
        105-519), [7MY]
    Disaster Mitigation Act (H.R. 3869) (H. Rept. 105-682), [6AU]
    FAA Programs Reauthorization (H.R. 4057) (H. Rept. 105-639), 
        [20JY]
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC (H.R. 2379) (H. Rept. 105-614), [14JY]
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK (S. 2032) (H. Rept. 
        105-656), [29JY]
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX (H.R. 3223) (H. 
        Rept. 105-616), [14JY]
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT (H.R. 3696) (H. 
        Rept. 105-617), [14JY]
    Jere Cooper Federal Building, Dyersburg, TN (H.R. 2730) (H. Rept. 
        105-517), [7MY]
    Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, OH (S. 1800) (H. 
        Rept. 105-619), [14JY]
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Appropriations and the 
        Further Defining of Criteria for Capital Repairs, Operations, 
        and Maintenance (H.R. 3504) (H. Rept. 105-533), [13MY]
    Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, 
        NV (H.R. 2225) (H. Rept. 105-518), [7MY]
    National Drought Policy Act (H.R. 3035) (H. Rept. 105-554), [22MY]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act and Appalachian Regional 
        Development Act Programs Reauthorization and Reform (H.R. 
        4275) (H. Rept. 105-684), [6AU]
    Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT (H.R. 2787) (H. 
        Rept. 105-615), [14JY]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX (H.R. 3598) (H. 
        Rept. 105-655), [29JY]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (H.R. 2626) (H. Rept. 
        105-408), [3FE]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA (H.R. 3295) (H. 
        Rept. 105-520), [7MY]
    Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC (H.R. 3982) (H. Rept. 
        105-618), [14JY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Greater Washington Soap 
        Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 105-521), [7MY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 105-514), [6MY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for ``National Race for the 
        Cure'' Breast Cancer Survivors Event (H. Con. Res. 238) (H. 
        Rept. 105-438), [12MR]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Performances Sponsored by 
        the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (H. Con. Res. 265) 
        (H. Rept. 105-513), [6MY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Special Olympics Torch 
        Relay (H. Con. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 105-512), [6MY]

COMMITTEE ON U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY AND MILITARY/COMMERCIAL CONCERNS 
    WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (House, Select)
  Appointments
    Members, [22JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H. Res. 463), [9JN]
    Establish (H. Res. 463): consideration (see H. Res. 476), [17JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 463, Establish: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 476) (H. Rept. 105-583), [17JN]
    Establish: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 105-
        582), [16JN]
  Rules
    Procedure, [25JN]

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS (House)
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Interment Eligibility Requirements 
        (H.R. 3211) (H. Rept. 105-458), [24MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorization (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 105-490), [22AP]
    Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act (H.R. 3980) 
        (H. Rept. 105-626), [15JY]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 4110) (H. Rept. 105-627), 
        [15JY]
    Veterans Reemployment Rights Relative to States, Private 
        Employers, and Servicemen Employed by U.S. Companies Abroad 
        (H.R. 3213) (H. Rept. 105-448), [17MR]
    Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 105-447), 
        [17MR]

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (House)
  Reports filed
    Activities During the 105th Congress (H. Rept. 105-832), [18DE]
    Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 105-423), 
        [2MR]
    Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act (H.R. 
        2400) (H. Rept. 105-467), [27MR]
    Child Support Performance and Incentive Act (H.R. 3130) (H. Rept. 
        105-422), [2MR]
    Customs Service Appropriations (H.R. 3809) (H. Rept. 105-541), 
        [18MY]
    Dept. of HHS Additional Exceptions to the Imposition of Civil 
        Money Penalties in Cases of Payments to Beneficiaries (H.R. 
        3511) (H. Rept. 105-772), [5OC]
    Establish a Protect Social Security Account Into Which Budget 
        Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until Long-Term Reform Is Enacted 
        (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 105-738), [23SE]
    European Union Restrictions on the Importation of U.S. 
        Agricultural Products (H. Con. Res. 213) (H. Rept. 105-672), 
        [3AU]
    Federal Retirement Coverage Corrections Act (H.R. 3249) (H. Rept. 
        105-625), [20JY]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-
        480), [11MY]
    Make Trade Relations With Vietnam Contingent Upon Free Emigration 
        (H.J. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 105-653), [29JY]
    Medicare Home Health Care Interim Payment System Refinement Act 
        (H.R. 4567) (H. Rept. 105-773), [5OC]
    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Membership Expansion: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4377) (H. Rept. 105-
        774), [5OC]
    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 4342) (H. 
        Rept. 105-671), [3AU]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China 
        (H.J. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 105-638), [20JY]
    National Dialogue on Social Security Act (H.R. 3546) (H. Rept. 
        105-493), [23AP]
    Payments to Individuals With Blood-Clotting Disorders Who 
        Contracted HIV Due to Contaminated Blood Products (H.R. 1023) 
        (H. Rept. 105-465), [7MY]
    Public Assistance and Benefits for Noncitizens Clarification and 
        Improvement (H.R. 4558) (H. Rept. 105-735), [22SE]
    Tax Relief for Farmers and Small Businesses and Extend Certain 
        Expiring Tax Provisions (H.R. 4738) (H. Rept. 105-817), [12OC]
    Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 4579) (H. Rept. 105-739), [23SE]
    Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 105-
        537), [18MY]
    Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 
        105-793), [7OC]

COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE
  Appointments
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry 
        into whether grounds exist to impeach (see H. Res. 581), [7OC]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 351), [5FE]
    Committee on Commerce (House): majority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 515), [3AU]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): provide special 
        authority relative to investigation of the International 
        Brotherhood of Teamsters (see H. Res. 507), [21JY]

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    Committee on Small Business (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 370), [26FE] (see H. Res. 434), [14MY]
    Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint): establish (see H.J. 
        Res. 112), [26FE]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 506), [20JY]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 371), [26FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 530), [11SE]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): 
        establish (see H. Res. 463), [9JN]
    ------establish (H. Res. 463), consideration (see H. Res. 476), 
        [17JN]
    Congress: voting requirement for committees to seek immunity for 
        witnesses (see H.R. 3854), [13MY]
    House of Representatives: require approval of any payments from 
        the reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses 
        (see H. Res. 387), [17MR]
    House Rules: consideration of certain resolutions in preparation 
        for sine die adjournment (see H. Res. 594), [13OC]
    Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        354), [11FE] (see H. Res. 429), [13MY]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 342), [28JA] (see 
        H. Res. 369), [25FE] (see H. Res. 400), [27MR] (see H. Res. 
        412), [29AP] (see H. Res. 492), [24JN] (see H. Res. 540), 
        [16SE]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into 
        whether grounds exist to impeach independent counsel (see H. 
        Res. 582), [7OC]
  Motions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry 
        into whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), [8OC]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): provide special 
        authority relative to investigation of the International 
        Brotherhood of Teamsters (H. Res. 507), [30JY]
  Reports filed
    Activities During the 105th Congress: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H. Rept. 105-831), [18DE]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Rept. 105-832), 
        [18DE]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) Special Authority 
        Relative to Investigation of the International Brotherhood of 
        Teamsters: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 507) (H. Rept. 
        105-658), [29JY]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select) 
        Establishment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. 
        Rept. 105-582), [16JN]
    Consideration of Certain Resolutions in Preparation for Sine Die 
        Adjournment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 594) (H. 
        Rept. 105-818), [13OC]
    Consideration of H. Res. 463, Committee on U.S. National Security 
        and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of 
        China (House, Select) Establishment: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 476) (H. Rept. 105-583), [17JN]
    Inquiry Into Whether Grounds Exist To Impeach President Clinton: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 
        105-795), [7OC]
    Matter of Representative Kim: Committee on Standards of Official 
        Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 105-797), [8OC]
  Rules
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [25JN]

COMMODITY CREDIT CORP.
  Messages
    CCC Report: President Clinton, [5FE], [16SE]

COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    CFTC: limit authority to alter the regulation of certain hybrid 
        instruments and swap agreements (see H.R. 4507), [6AU]

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Commodity Exchange Act: limit CFTC authority to alter the 
        regulation of certain hybrid instruments and swap agreements 
        (see H.R. 4507), [6AU]
    Financial institutions: study of derivatives regulation (see H.R. 
        4062), [16JN]

COMMON CARRIERS
related term(s) Aviation; Cargo Transportation; Motor Vehicles; 
    Railroads; Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to 
        minors (see H.R. 3537), [24MR]
    Aviation: public charter operations at certain reliever airports 
        (see H.R. 3380), [5MR]
    Dept. of Transportation: require study and report on certain 
        practices by airlines which restrict consumer access to 
        passenger service and fare information (see H.R. 3704), [22AP]

COMMUNICATIONS
see Telecommunications

COMMUNICATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Telephones: protect consumers from cramming of charges on 
        telephone bills (see H.R. 3798), [6MY] (see H.R. 3990), [4JN]
    ------require carriers to completely and accurately itemize 
        charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see H.R. 
        4305), [22JY]
    ------require wireless services providers to itemize calls on 
        subscribers' bills (see H.R. 4493), [6AU]

COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 3321), [4MR]

COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (H.R. 1872), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 419), [5MY]
  Reports filed
    Communications Satellite Competition and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 105-494), 
        [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1872, Communications Satellite Competition 
        and Privatization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        419) (H. Rept. 105-507), [5MY]

COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE COMPETITION AND PRIVATIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1872): consideration (see H. Res. 419), [5MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1872, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 419) (H. Rept. 105-507), [5MY]
    Provsions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 
        105-494), [27AP]

COMMUNISM
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. 
        Res. 121), [4JN]
    Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 3173), [5FE]
    International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's 
        Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 283), [22MY]
    International relations: restitution and compensation for certain 
        confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. 
        Res. 562), [1OC]
    Korczak, Boris: recognize and compensate for intelligence 
        gathering services rendered during the cold war (see H.R. 
        3136), [28JA]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human 
        rights in the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 364), 
        [12FE]
    Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on 
        anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 295), [24JN]
  Messages
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        President Clinton, [3JN]
    Telecommunications Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, [4MR]
    Trade Act Waiver Relative to Vietnam: President Clinton, [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 
        105-638), [20JY]

COMMUNITIES
see Urban Areas

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
related term(s) Urban Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    District of Columbia: allow Washington Convention Center Authority 
        to finance revenue bonds to construct new convention center 
        (see H.R. 4237), [16JY]
    Education: provide flexibility to local agencies that develop 
        voluntary public and private parental choice programs (see 
        H.R. 3742), [28AP]
    Federal aid programs: designation of empowerment zones (see H.R. 
        4629), [25SE]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones (see 
        H.R. 3622), [1AP]
    Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking 
        system (see H.R. 4684), [2OC]
    Housing: provide rental assistance in a manner that preserves 
        residential property values, protects residents, and enhances 
        safety (see H.R. 4218), [15JY]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform 
        programs (see H.R. 4275), [20JY]
    Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to 
        assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs (see H.R. 4179), [25JN]
    States: provide tax credits for contributions to charitable 
        organizations relative to delivery of welfare services (see 
        H.R. 4255), [16JY]
    ------use of community development block grants for nonentitlement 
        areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 3241), [12FE]
    Taxation: designate renewal communities (see H.R. 3865), [14MY]
    Tobacco products: prohibit funding for any facility to be used 
        primarily for distribution or use of tobacco products (see 
        H.R. 4796), [10OC]
  Reports filed
    Public Works and Economic Development Act and Appalachian Regional 
        Development Act Programs Reauthorization and Reform: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4275) (H. 
        Rept. 105-684), [6AU]

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Technical corrections (see H.R. 3617), [1AP]

COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL 
    SERVICES ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 2206, provisions, [24SE]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (S. 2206), [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) (H. Rept. 105-788), 
        [6OC]

COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 218) (H. 
        Rept. 105-819), [14OC]

COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: exempt certain depository institutions 
        from requirements (see H.R. 4445), [6AU]

COMMUNITY SERVICE
related term(s) Volunteer Workers
  Bills and resolutions
    Community Reinvestment Act: exempt certain depository institutions 
        from requirements (see H.R. 4445), [6AU]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish 
        a pilot program that will provide for

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        an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 4362), 
        [30JY]
    Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the 
        National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer 
        Service Act (see H.R. 3561), [26MR]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
  Messages
    National and Community Service Act Amendments: President Clinton, 
        [19MR]
  Reports filed
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]

COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend, 
        (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] (see H.R. 4271), [17JY]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 105-686), [7AU]

COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens' 
        associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 3627), [1AP]
    ------cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 
        4094), [19JN]
    Housing: clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for 
        residential use (see H.R. 4227), [15JY]
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 3262), [25FE] (see H.R. 3595), [30MR]

COMPUTERS
related term(s) Electronics; Technology; Telecommunications
  Appointments
    Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, [17DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: promote online commerce and communications 
        and protect consumers and service providers from unsolicited 
        commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 4124), [24JN]
    Census: require asking of certain questions concerning the 
        availability of a personal computer in the home and access to 
        the Internet (see H.R. 4270), [17JY]
    Children and youth: require persons who sell or transfer materials 
        harmful to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors 
        (see H.R. 3783), [30AP]
    Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 
        3321), [4MR]
    Congressional Research Service: make certain information available 
        to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 3131), [28JA]
    Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3495), [18MR]
    Copyrights: limitations on liability relative to on-line material 
        (see H.R. 3209), [12FE]
    Correctional institutions: ensure that prisoners are not permitted 
        unsupervised access to any interactive computer service (see 
        H.R. 3729), [23AP]
    Courts: authority for the interception of communications (see H.R. 
        3753), [29AP]
    ------provide that actions, including ones to recover damages, 
        resulting from a computer date failure shall be deemed to be 
        based solely in contract when certain conditions have been met 
        (see H.R. 4240), [16JY]
    Crime: identity fraud (see H.R. 3551), [25MR] (see H.R. 3601), 
        [30MR] (see H.R. 4151), [25JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: clarify and enhance the authorities of the 
        Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 3280), [26FE]
    Dept. of Education: make grants for postsecondary information 
        technology education and employment assistance projects (see 
        H.R. 3896), [19MY]
    ------prohibit funding of national testing proposals without 
        explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 348), [4FE]
    Dept. of Labor: treatment of immigration relative to certain 
        information technology occupations (see H.R. 3273), [25FE]
    Dept. of Transportation: assess available technologies for 
        establishing a system to access motor vehicle driving records 
        (see H.R. 3555), [25MR]
    ------require study and report on certain practices by airlines 
        which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare 
        information (see H.R. 3704), [22AP]
    Disabled: establish a national public Internet site to increase 
        access to information on technology-related assistance (see 
        H.R. 4461), [6AU]
    Education: grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer 
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see 
        H.R. 4552), [11SE]
    Electronic Fund Transfer Act: limit exchange rates in 
        international wire transfers originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        4253), [16JY]
    ------require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in 
        transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 
        3726), [23AP]
    Employment: reform standard for classifying technical workers as 
        independent contractors for employment tax purposes (see H.R. 
        3819), [7MY]
    FCC: repeal authority to require contributions from telephone 
        carriers for the connection of schools, (see H.R. 4032), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 4065), [16JN]
    FEC: require electronic preservation and filing of reports by 
        certain persons and require such reports to be made available 
        through the Internet (see H.R. 3174), [5FE]
    Federal Commission on Statistical Policy: establish (see H.R. 
        4620), [24SE]
    Financial institutions: address year 2000 computer problems and 
        extend examination parity to the OTS Director and the National 
        Credit Union Administration (see H.R. 3116), [28JA]
    ------use of electronic authentication technology (see H.R. 3472), 
        [17MR]
    Firearms: prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background 
        checks before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention 
        of resulting information (see H.R. 3949), [22MY]
    ------prohibit Internet and mail-order sales of ammunition without 
        a license to deal in firearms and require licensed firearms 
        dealers to record certain sales (see H.R. 4114), [23JN]
    FTC: investigate businesses that misrepresent their geographic 
        locations in telephone listings, Internet advertisements, and 
        other advertising media (see H. Con. Res. 318), [5AU]
    Gambling: prohibit on the Internet (see H.R. 4350), [29JY] (see 
        H.R. 4427), [6AU]
    Government: develop a national strategy to resolve the year 2000 
        problem and ensure that critical public and private services 
        are not disrupted (see H.R. 3968), [22MY]
    ------require Federal regulation of online privacy protections to 
        apply to all Federal agencies (see H.R. 4632), [25SE]
    ------require that recipients of payments have the option to 
        receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check 
        (see H.R. 3099), [27JA]
    Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled 
        workers and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (see H.R. 
        3736), [28AP]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 513), [30JY]
    Income: establish protections for recipients of Federal payments 
        made by electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 4311), [22JY]
    Information services: ensure that digital data services are made 
        widely available (see H.R. 4802), [10OC]
    ------installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools 
        and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 3177), [11FE]
    ------protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve 
        electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 
        4667), [1OC]
    Interstate commerce: prohibit interference on the Internet or 
        interactive computer services (see H.R. 3529), [23MR] (see 
        H.R. 3849), [12MY] (see H.R. 4105), [22JN]
    Medicare/Medicaid: pilot program for the use of optical memory 
        cards (see H.R. 4317), [23JY]
    Next Generation Internet Program: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    ------require report by advisory committee on development and 
        implementation (see H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of 
        mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 
        3496), [18MR]
    OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data 
        sheets (see H.R. 3481), [17MR] (see H.R. 3519), [19MR] (see 
        H.R. 4037), [11JN]
    Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social 
        Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform 
        national identifying number (see H.R. 3261), [25FE]
    Taxation: provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers 
        for acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 
        4184), [25JN]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        technology-related training (see H.R. 4185), [25JN]
    ------treatment of contributions of computer technology and 
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 4476), 
        [6AU]
    ------treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 3304), [3MR]
    ------treatment of high technology job training expenses (see H.R. 
        3274), [25FE]
    ------treatment of information technology job training expenses 
        (see H.R. 4025), [10JN]
    ------treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4134), [24JN]
    Telecommunications: provide funding for universal 
        telecommunications services through creation of the 
        Telecommunications Trust Fund (see H.R. 4474), [6AU]
    ------require schools and libraries that receive universal service 
        support to establish policies governing access to material 
        that is inappropriate for children (see H.R. 3442), [11MR]
    Time: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to 
        the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 4355), [30JY] (see H.R. 4455), 
        [6AU]
    ------ensure U.S. preparation to meet the year 2000 problem (see 
        H.R. 4706), [6OC] (see H.R. 4756), [9OC]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        4682), [2OC]
  Reports filed
    Child Online Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        3783) (H. Rept. 105-775), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2846, Prohibit Dept. of Education Funding of 
        National Testing Proposals Without Explicit and Specific 
        Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. 
        Rept. 105-413), [4FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 105-
        660), [30JY]
    Examination Parity and Year 2000 Readiness for Financial 
        Institutions Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3116) (H. Rept. 105-417), [24FE]
    Internet Tax Freedom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        3529) (H. Rept. 105-808), [10OC]
    Investigation of White House Computer System Conversion and 
        Related Matters: Committee on Govern

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        ment Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-828), [12NO]
    Prohibit the Dept. of Education Funding of National Testing 
        Proposals Without Explicit and Specific Legislation: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2846) (H. Rept. 
        105-409), [3FE]
    Prohibit Interference With Interstate Commerce on the Internet or 
        Interactive Computer Services: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-570), [5JN]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 
        105-570), [19JN]
    U.S. Preparation To Meet the Year 2000 Problem: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-827), 
        [12NO]
    Workforce Improvement and Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3736) (H. Rept. 105-657), [29JY]

CONDIT, GARY A. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    European Union: canned fruit subsidy (see H. Res. 406), [1AP]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 3534), [24MR]
    ------ensure incorporation of risk assessments and cost benefit 
        analyses in the rulemaking process (see H.R. 4863), [20OC]
    House of Representatives: printing of independent counsel report 
        on investigation of President Clinton relative to perjury, 
        obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct (see H. 
        Res. 546), [18SE]
    Merced County, CA: authorize the use of certain land for an 
        elementary school (see H.R. 3220), [12FE]

CONFERENCE REPORTS
  Texts of
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act (S. 
        1150), [22AP]
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 4101), [2OC]
    Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150), [7OC]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 3616), [22SE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4059), [24JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 4103), [25SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        4104), [1OC], [7OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        4328), [19OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4194), [5OC]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281), [8OC]
    Education Savings and School Excellence Act (H.R. 2646), [15JN]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4060), [25SE]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (H.R. 1757), [10MR]
    Higher Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 6), [26SE]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 3694), [5OC]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act (H.R. 2676), [24JN]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4112), 
        [22SE]
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (S. 1260), [9OC], 
        [13OC]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act 
        (H.R. 629), [16JY]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (H.R. 1853), [8OC]
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement (H.R. 
        3874), [6OC]
    Workforce Investment Act (H.R. 1385), [29JY]

CONFIDENCE IN THE FAMILY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3577), [27MR]

CONGRESS
  Appointments
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
    George Washington's Birthday Ceremonies, [24FE]
    National Education Goals Panel, [24FE]
    National Health Museum Commission, [21AP]
    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, [24MR], [21AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    Adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 201), [27JA] (see H. Con. Res. 257), 
        [1AP] (see H. Con. Res. 297), [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 353), 
        [20OC]
    Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 297): consideration (see H. Res. 491), 
        [24JN]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 118), [11MY] (see H.J. Res. 124), [25JN]
    ------prohibit inclusion of legislative provisions and 
        nonemergency spending in emergency appropriations legislation 
        (see H.R. 3576), [27MR]
    Arlington National Cemetery: disclosure of identity of any 
        individual for whom a waiver of eligibility requirements for 
        interment is granted (see H.R. 3089), [27JA]
    ------establish an advisory board to review requests for waivers 
        of eligibility requirements for burial (see H.R. 3252), [24FE]
    Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to radiation-exposed 
        veterans (see H.R. 4586), [16SE]
    Aviation: require congressional approval of civil aviation 
        bilateral agreements (see H.R. 3741), [28AP]
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        establish (see H.R. 3095), [27JA] (see H.R. 3546), [25MR]
    ------establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (see H. Res. 410), 
        [28AP]
    Bono, Sonny: tribute (see H. Res. 338), [27JA]
    Budget: provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 4174), [25JN]
    ------require a two-thirds vote on passage of legislation changing 
        discretionary spending limits, or pay-as-you-go requirements, 
        if the budget for the current or immediately preceding year 
        was not in surplus (see H.R. 3832), [12MY]
    ------require a two-thirds vote on passage of legislation that 
        allows outlays to exceed revenues (see H.R. 3091), [27JA]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 284), [3JN]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res. 
        284), consideration (see H. Res. 455), [3JN]
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 4347), [29JY]
    ------tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of the 
        Capitol Police for acts of heroism (see H. Con. Res. 311), 
        [27JY]
    ------use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson 
        and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police (see H. Con. Res. 
        310), [27JY]
    ------use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Nelson R. Mandela (see H. Con. Res. 326), [14SE]
    Capitol Police: increase mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 4415), 
        [5AU]
    CIA: establish a process for agency employees to submit urgent 
        concerns to Congress (see H.R. 3829), [12MY]
    Clinton, President: censure (see H.J. Res. 139, 140), [17DE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether 
        grounds exist to impeach (see H. Res. 581), [7OC]
    ------House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of 
        managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 614), [19DE]
    ------impeachment (see H. Res. 611), [17DE]
    ------notification that a quorum has assembled (see H. Res. 335), 
        [27JA]
    ------urge full cooperation by former political appointees, 
        friends, and associates with congressional investigations (see 
        H. Res. 433), [14MY]
    ------urge full cooperation by former political appointees, 
        friends, and associates with congressional investigations (H. 
        Res. 433), consideration (see H. Res. 436), [14MY]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 351), [5FE]
    Committee on Commerce (House): majority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 515), [3AU]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of 
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election 
        campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (see H. Res. 
        440), [18MY]
    Committee on Small Business (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 370), [26FE] (see H. Res. 434), [14MY]
    Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint): establish (see H.J. 
        Res. 112), [26FE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): deliberative review and 
        release of independent counsel report on investigation of 
        President Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, 
        and improper sexual conduct (see H. Res. 525), [10SE]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 371), [26FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 530), [11SE]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        354), [11FE] (see H. Res. 429), [13MY]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 342), [28JA] (see 
        H. Res. 369), [25FE] (see H. Res. 400), [27MR] (see H. Res. 
        412), [29AP] (see H. Res. 492), [24JN] (see H. Res. 540), 
        [16SE]
    Congressional Budget Act: application of points of order to 
        unreported measures in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 
        4343), [29JY]
    Congressional Research Service: make certain information available 
        to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 3131, 3131), [28JA]
    Conservation of energy: development and implementation of a 
        comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress (see 
        H. Con. Res. 280), [21MY]
    Courts: independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 3464), [12MR]
    ------voting requirement for committees to seek immunity for 
        witnesses (see H.R. 3854), [13MY]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals 
        without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 348), [4FE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain 
        uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund (see H.R. 3106), [27JA] 
        (see H.R. 3138), [3FE]
    ------require reports to Congress on IMF programs relative to East 
        Asian countries (see H.R. 3305), [3MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco 
        industry settlement funds for veterans programs (see H. Con. 
        Res. 249), [24MR]
    District of Columbia: allow Washington Convention Center Authority 
        to finance revenue bonds to construct new convention center 
        (see H.R. 4237), [16JY]
    ------eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws 
        (see H.R. 4055), [11JN]
    ------eliminate congressional review of newly-passed laws and 
        provide autonomy over budgets (see H.R. 3920), [20MY]
    ------provide for full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 
        4208), [14JY]
    ------provide the Delegate to Congress with a vote relative to 
        impeachment process (see H. Res. 613), [18DE]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (see H.J. Res. 119), [14MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures 
        and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 108), [3FE]

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    Eliach, Yaffa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4613), 
        [23SE]
    Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H. Con. Res. 327), [18SE]
    Federal employees: establish a portable retirement option for 
        political appointees and congressional employees (see H.R. 
        4603), [18SE]
    Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of 
        implementation (see H. Con. Res. 290), [11JN]
    Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal (see 
        H.R. 3506), [19MR]
    Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track 
        procedures for future trade agreements (see H.R. 4607), [23SE]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 553), [24SE]
    ------require the President to report to Congress on any selective 
        embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 3654), [1AP] 
        (see H.R. 4647), [26SE]
    GAO: reform appointment process for the Comptroller General and 
        Deputy Comptroller General (see H.R. 4296), [22JY]
    Government: require a balanced Federal budget, repayment of the 
        national debt, and Social Security system solvency (see H. 
        Con. Res. 228), [26FE]
    ------status of Executive orders that infringe on the powers and 
        duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. 
        Res. 236), [5MR]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 3534), [24MR]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 3534), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 426), [12MY]
    ------ensure incorporation of risk assessments and cost benefit 
        analyses in the rulemaking process (see H.R. 4863), [20OC]
    ------require congressional approval of certain proposed rules 
        (see H.R. 4085), [18JN]
    Great Lakes Basin Compact: repeal a condition imposed in 
        congressional consent (see H.R. 3458), [12MR]
    Health: importance of enacting patient protection legislation (see 
        H. Con. Res. 293), [22JN]
    House of Representatives: appoint committee to notify the 
        President of adjournment (see H. Res. 608), [20OC]
    ------expenditure limitations and public financing for general 
        elections (see H.R. 3851), [13MY]
    ------fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. Res. 337), [27JA]
    ------permit official photographs to be taken while the House is 
        in session (see H. Res. 577), [5OC]
    ------printing of independent counsel report on investigation of 
        President Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, 
        and improper sexual conduct (see H. Res. 528), [10SE] (see H. 
        Res. 546), [18SE]
    ------printing of revised edition of the House Rules and Manual 
        for the 106th Congress (see H. Res. 607), [20OC]
    ------public financing for candidates who voluntarily limit 
        expenditures for general elections (see H.R. 3852), [13MY]
    ------require approval of any payments from the reserve fund 
        designated for certain committee expenses (see H. Res. 387), 
        [17MR]
    ------require that excess amounts from Members' official 
        allowances be applied to old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance programs (see H.R. 3804), [6MY]
    ------set date for any organizational caucus or conference for the 
        106th Congress (see H. Res. 606), [20OC]
    House Rules: consideration of certain resolutions in preparation 
        for sine die adjournment (see H. Res. 594), [13OC]
    ------provide a vote in the Committee of the Whole to the Delegate 
        from the District of Columbia (see H. Res. 464), [9JN]
    ------require a two-thirds majority on legislation implementing 
        future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track procedures (see 
        H. Res. 488), [23JN] (see H. Res. 497), [25JN]
    ------require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff (see H. 
        Res. 456), [4JN] (see H. Res. 503), [16JY]
    ------require legislation which amends a law to show changes in 
        the law (see H. Res. 529), [10SE]
    ------require travel reports to include information on funding 
        sources (see H. Res. 424), [7MY]
    IMF: make Federal funding contingent upon certification that 
        eligible countries are cooperating with Presidential campaign 
        fundraising investigations and disclosure of entities 
        benefiting from such funds (see H.R. 3242), [12FE]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see 
        H.R. 3502), [18MR]
    Independent counsel: law reform (see H.R. 3464), [12MR]
    International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization 
        Fund disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF 
        commitments, and enforce trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), 
        [27MR]
    Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action 
        (see H. Con. Res. 226), [26FE]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 4112), [23JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4112), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 489), [24JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4112), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 550), [23SE]
    Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial 
        (see H.R. 3790), [5MY]
    Line Item Veto Act: direct savings toward reducing the public debt 
        when used during Federal budget surplus years (see H.R. 3228), 
        [12FE]
    Members of Congress: follow the examples of self-sacrifice and 
        devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John 
        M. Gibson of the Capitol Police (see H. Con. Res. 317), [4AU]
    ------limit number of years of participation in certain Federal 
        retirement systems and deny retirement benefits to Members 
        convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4260), [16JY]
    Mental health: establish a task force or working group to 
        recognize the seriousness of problems associated with mental 
        illness (see H. Res. 587), [8OC] (see H. Res. 596), [13OC]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit the return of veterans memorial 
        objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization 
        (see H.R. 3645), [1AP]
    National Commission on Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4536), [9SE]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (H.R. 512), consideration (see H. Res. 427), [12MY]
    Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the 
        House of Representatives (see H.R. 4510), [6AU]
    106th Congress: set date for convening (see H.J. Res. 138), [20OC]
    Political campaigns: ban acceptance of certain cash contributions 
        in campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 4790), [10OC]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3315), [3MR] 
        (see H.R. 3399), [5MR] (see H.R. 3476), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3485), [18MR] (see H.R. 3516), (see H.R. 3526), [19MR] (see 
        H.R. 3581), [30MR] (see H.R. 3721), [23AP]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY] (see H. Res. 458), 
        [4JN] (see H. Res. 468), [11JN]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3526), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 467), [11JN]
    ------partial removal of limitations on contributions to 
        candidates whose opponents exceed personal contribution 
        limitations (see H.R. 3313), [3MR]
    ------prohibit political committees from reimbursing certain funds 
        to candidates for elections to Federal office (see H.R. 3543), 
        [24MR]
    ------require the deposit into a special account certain 
        contributions and donations to be returned to donors (see H.R. 
        4786), [10OC]
    Presidents of the U.S.: reporting requirements for executive 
        privilege claims (see H.R. 3850), [13MY]
    ------use of executive privilege (see H. Res. 432), [14MY]
    ------use of executive privilege (H. Res. 432), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 436), [14MY]
    Printing: waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation 
        (see H.J. Res. 131), [7OC]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation (H.J. 
        Res. 131), consideration (see H. Res. 580), [7OC]
    Public lands: require congressional approval before entering into 
        certain agreements or arrangements (see H.R. 4122), [23JN]
    Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is 
        present (see H. Res. 336), [27JA]
    Social Security: investment of trust funds in marketable 
        securities (see H.R. 3822), [7MY] (see H.R. 4033), [10JN]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into 
        whether grounds exist to impeach independent counsel (see H. 
        Res. 582), [7OC]
    ------impeachment of independent counsel relative to conduct of 
        investigation of President Clinton and submission of report to 
        House of Representative (see H. Res. 545), [18SE]
    States: authorize Governors to limit receipt of out of State 
        municipal solid waste (see H.R. 4475), [6AU]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see 
        H.J. Res. 111), [26FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on 
        the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 407), [21AP]
    ------require congressional review of Federal agency rules that 
        establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 4096), [19JN]
    Theissen, Chester G.: waive time limitations specified by law in 
        order to award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3245), [12FE]
    U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund: establish on behalf of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut (see H.R. 4354), [30JY]
    ``Unlocking Our Future--Toward a New National Science Policy'': 
        use as framework for future deliberations on science policy 
        funding (see H. Res. 578), [7OC]
  Conference reports
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4112), 
        [22SE]
  Messages
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 1999: President 
        Clinton, [3FE]
  Motions
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        establish (H.R. 3546), [29AP]
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry 
        into whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), [8OC]
    ------impeachment (H. Res. 611), [19DE]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
    House of Representatives: adjournment, [14MY], [22MY], [21JY], 
        [28JY], [8OC], [18DE]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        4112), [25JN], [15SE]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        2183), consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: impeachment of independent counsel relative to 
        conduct of investigation of President Clinton and submission 
        of report to House of Representative (H. Res. 545), [23SE]
  Reports filed
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 3485) (H. Rept. 105-457), [23MR]

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    Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Establishment: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1704) (H. Rept. 105-441), [3JN]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1704) (H. Rept. 
        105-441), [16MR]
    Consideration of Certain Resolutions in Preparation for Sine Die 
        Adjournment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 594) (H. 
        Rept. 105-818), [13OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4112, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 550) (H. Rept. 105-741), [23SE]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 284, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 1999-2003: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) 
        (H. Rept. 105-565), [3JN]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 297, Congressional Adjournment: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 105-603), 
        [24JN]
    Consideration of H. Res. 432, Presidential Use of Executive 
        Privilege: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 
        105-536), [14MY]
    Consideration of H. Res. 433, Urge Full Cooperation by Former 
        Political Appointees, Friends, and Associates of President 
        Clinton With Congressional Investigations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 105-536), [14MY]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 111, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation 
        Increasing Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 407) (H. 
        Rept. 105-488), [21AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 119, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Political Campaign Expenditures: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), [20MY]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 131, Waive Enrollment Requirements for 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 580) 
        (H. Rept. 105-791), [7OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 512, New Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 105-530), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2183, Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), 
        [20MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 105-567), 
        [4JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 105-
        745), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2846, Prohibit Dept. of Education Funding of 
        National Testing Proposals Without Explicit and Specific 
        Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. 
        Rept. 105-413), [4FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3534, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 105-529), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 105-
        498), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 4112, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 489) (H. 
        Rept. 105-601), [24JN]
    Deliberative Review and Release of Independent Counsel Report on 
        Investigation of President Clinton Relative to Perjury, 
        Obstruction of Justice, and Improper Sexual Conduct: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 105-703), [10SE]
    Impeachment of President Clinton: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H. Res. 611) (H. Rept. 105-830), [17DE]
    Inquiry Into Whether Grounds Exist To Impeach President Clinton: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 
        105-795), [7OC]
    Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act: Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3829) (H. Rept. 105-747), 
        [25SE]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4112) (H. Rept. 105-734), [22SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4112) (H. Rept. 
        105-595), [23JN]
    Making the Federal Government Accountable--Enforcing the Mandate 
        for Effective Financial Management: Committee on Government 
        Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-664), [31JY]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 3534) 
        (H. Rept. 105-515), [7MY]
    Matter of Representative Kim: Committee on Standards of Official 
        Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 105-797), [8OC]
    National Dialogue on Social Security Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3546) (H. Rept. 105-493), [23AP]
    1998 Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics 
        (Joint) (H. Rept. 105-807), [10OC]
    Prohibit the Dept. of Education Funding of National Testing 
        Proposals Without Explicit and Specific Legislation: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2846) (H. Rept. 
        105-409), [3FE]
    Refusal of Attorney General Janet Reno To Produce Subpoenaed 
        Documents: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-728), [17SE]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-600), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-642), 
        [23JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-662), 
        [31JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-722), 
        [16SE]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 3654) (H. Rept. 105-631), [16JY]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1999-2003: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 105-555), [3JN]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-630), [16JY]

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: reform process relative to use of joint resolutions, 
        emergency spending, spending accountability, Federal insurance 
        programs, pay-go requirements, decision enforcement, and 
        mitigation of bias (see H.R. 4837), [14OC]
    House of Representatives: application of points of order to 
        unreported measures (see H.R. 4343), [29JY]

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 4174), [25JN]

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: exclude old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
        program outlay and revenue totals from OMB and CBO budget 
        pronouncements (see H.R. 4503), [6AU]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 3534), [24MR]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 3534), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 426), [12MY]
    Taxation: require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use 
        dynamic in addition to static economic modeling in the 
        preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in 
        Federal revenue law (see H.R. 4452), [6AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3534, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 105-529), [12MY]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 3534) 
        (H. Rept. 105-515), [7MY]

CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE OF REGULATORY ANALYSIS
  Reports filed
    Establish: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 1704) (H. Rept. 105-441), [3JN]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1704) (H. Rept. 
        105-441), [16MR]

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Information services: make certain information available to the 
        public on the Internet (see H.R. 3131), [28JA]

CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    IRS: treatment of certain revenue-increasing rules as major rules 
        (see H.R. 4297), [22JY]

CONNECTICUT
  Bills and resolutions
    Weir Farm National Historic Site: authorize acquisition of 
        additional land for the development of visitor and 
        administrative facilities (see H.R. 3383), [5MR]

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Buildings and Grounds: development and implementation of a 
        comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress (see 
        H. Con. Res. 280), [21MY]
    Electric power: enhance reliability, increase efficiency, and 
        reduce discrimination in the transmission of services (see 
        H.R. 4432), [6AU]
    Energy Conservation and Production Act: extend certain programs 
        (see H.R. 4017), [9JN]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see 
        H.R. 4017), [9JN]
    Taxation: provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see 
        H.R. 4538), [10SE]
    ------provide income tax credits for the purchase of a new energy 
        efficient affordable home and for energy efficiency 
        improvements to existing homes (see H.R. 4626), [24SE]
  Reports filed
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act and Energy Conservation and 
        Production Act Extension of Certain Programs: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4017) (H. Rept. 105-727), [17SE]

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
related term(s) Ecology and Environment; Natural Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: reform the conservation reserve program relative to 
        treatment of nonprofit organizations renting land from a State 
        or political subdivision (see H.R. 3451), [12MR]
    American River Watershed: provide for improved flood protection 
        (see H.R. 3698), [21AP]
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 4302), [22JY] (see H.R. 4517), [6AU]
    Bonneville Power Administration: promote salmon recovery in the 
        Pacific Northwest, establish a National Resources Recovery 
        Fund, improve accounting system, and allow rate adjustments 
        (see H.R. 4834), [14OC]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: modify boundaries 
        and protect lands, waters, and natural resources (see H.R. 
        4141), [25JN]
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        4717), [7OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and 
        quarantine (see H.R. 3766), [30AP]
    ------balance wind and water erosion criteria and wildlife 
        suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve Program 
        (see H.R. 4319), [23JY]
    ------establish temporary enrollment priorities for the 
        Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4394), [4AU]
    Dept. of the Interior: participation in the design, planning, and 
        construction of the Alameda County Brackish Water Desalination 
        Project for the reclamation and reuse of water (see H.R. 
        3996), [4JN]
    ------participation in the design, planning, and construction of 
        the Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project for the 
        reclamation and reuse of water (see H.R. 3964), [22MY]
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing

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        countries with tropical forests (H.R. 2870), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 388), [17MR]
    Endangered Species Act: reform Federal land management activities 
        relative to conservation (see H.R. 4554), [11SE]
    Energy Conservation and Production Act: extend certain programs 
        (see H.R. 4017), [9JN]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see 
        H.R. 4017), [9JN]
    Fish and fishing: implement fishery management plans to protect 
        North Atlantic swordfish (see H. Con. Res. 344), [8OC]
    Forest Service: address the decline of forest health and rural 
        community economies in New Mexico and protect such lands from 
        catastrophic fires in accordance with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 4210), [14JY]
    ------reduce overhead and other costs and improve fiscal 
        accountability through improved financial accounting system 
        (see H.R. 4149), [25JN]
    Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (H.R. 2515), consideration (see H. Res. 394), 
        [25MR]
    Great Lakes Basin Compact: repeal a condition imposed in 
        congressional consent (see H.R. 3458), [12MR]
    Hunting and trapping: authorize electronic issuance of migratory 
        bird hunting and conservation stamps (see H.R. 4803), [10OC]
    ------use receipts from the sale of migratory bird hunting and 
        conservation stamps to promote additional stamp purchases (see 
        H.R. 4248), [16JY]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions 
        funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and 
        urban conservation and recreation programs (see H.R. 4467), 
        [6AU]
    Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: protect endangered 
        species and other wildlife using the refuge and safeguard 
        refuge land around Minneapolis, MN, from physical or auditory 
        impairment (see H.R. 4729), [7OC]
    Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer 
        education programs (see H.R. 3610), [31MR]
    Rivers: recognize the importance of rivers to the U.S. and support 
        preservation efforts (see H. Con. Res. 261), [28AP]
    Taxation: tax incentives for land sales for conservation purposes 
        (see H.R. 4496), [6AU]
    ------treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on 
        land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 4301), [22JY]
    ------treatment of income from land or development rights sold to 
        nonprofit organizations for preservation purposes (see H.R. 
        3286), [26FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 105-464), 
        [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2870, Tropical Forest Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 388) (H. Rept. 105-449), 
        [17MR]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act and Energy Conservation and 
        Production Act Extension of Certain Programs: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4017) (H. Rept. 105-727), [17SE]
    Forest Recovery and Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 2515) (H. Rept. 105-440), [12MR]
    Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1481) (H. Rept. 105-715), [15SE]
    National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 105-787), [8OC]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1865) (H. Rept. 105-673), [4AU]
    Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2870) (H. Rept. 105-443), [16MR]
    Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2556) (H. Rept. 105-522), [11MY]

CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Credit: improve agricultural credit provisions for farmers and 
        ranchers (see H.R. 4246), [16JY]

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 118), [11MY] (see H.J. Res. 124), [25JN]
    Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights 
        (see H.J. Res. 129), [16SE]
    Dept. of Justice: constitutional amendment to establish an elected 
        Officer of the U.S. with the responsibilities of the Attorney 
        General (see H.J. Res. 127), [6AU]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (see H.J. Res. 119), [14MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures 
        and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 108), [3FE]
    Firearms: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 4137), 
        [24JN]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. 
        Res. 78), consideration (see H. Res. 453), [3JN]
    Minnesota: constitutional amendment to permit Congress to 
        relinquish claims of the U.S. to certain portions of Minnesota 
        (see H.J. Res. 115), [18MR]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, 
        estate, and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from 
        engaging in business in competition with its citizens (see 
        H.J. Res. 116), [28AP]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit courts from levying or 
        increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 110), [11FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on 
        the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 
        111), [26FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on 
        the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 407), [21AP]
  Motions
    Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. 
        Res. 78), [4JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 78, Constitutional Amendment on 
        Protection of Freedom of Religion: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 105-563), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 111, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation 
        Increasing Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 407) (H. 
        Rept. 105-488), [21AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 119, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Political Campaign Expenditures: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), [20MY]
    Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Freedom of Religion: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 
        105-543), [19MY]

CONSTITUTION--U.S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution 
        in the redesign of the one dollar bill (see H.R. 3792), [5MY]
    Education: dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of 
        the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 316), [4AU]
    Executive Office of the President: implementation of Executive 
        Orders relative to Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not provided under the 
        Constitution (see H.R. 4422), [6AU]
    Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 4019), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 4154), [25JN]
    Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State 
        and local governments not provided under the Constitution (see 
        H.R. 4196), [14JY] (see H.R. 4232), [15JY] (see H. Con. Res. 
        299), [16JY]

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 4546), [10SE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators (see 
        H.R. 3826), [11MY]
    ------require disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 
        3827), [11MY]
    Dept. of HUD: modernize requirements and establish consensus 
        process for development, revision, and interpretation of 
        safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 
        3634), [1AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and 
        leases (see H.R. 3603), [31MR]
    Education: computation of Impact Aid Program payments to local 
        educational agencies relative to certain children living in 
        military housing constructed by private developers (see H.R. 
        4133), [24JN]
    Foreign countries: funding for the construction of U.S. chancery 
        facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of 
        construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured (see 
        H.R. 4181), [25JN]
    Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see 
        H.R. 3632), [1AP]
    Taxation: allow tax credits for contributions used for the 
        construction and renovation of certain public schools (see 
        H.R. 4247), [16JY]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 4316), [23JY]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 3652), [1AP]
    ------tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school 
        construction (see H.R. 3320), [4MR]
    ------treatment of private sector highway infrastructure 
        construction (see H.R. 3222), [12FE]
  Messages
    National Institute of Building Sciences Report: President Clinton, 
        [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorization: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        3603) (H. Rept. 105-490), [22AP]

CONSUMER ACCESS TO TRAVEL INFORMATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3704), [22AP]

CONSUMER AUTOMOBILE LEASE ADVERTISING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4788), [10OC]

CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car 
        leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease 
        offerings (see H.R. 4788), [10OC]

CONSUMER LENDERS AND BORROWERS BANKRUPTCY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3146), [3FE]

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Firearms: protect children from violence (see H.R. 4073), [17JN]
    Tobacco products: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes 
        (see H.R. 3935), [21MY]

CONSUMERS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: assist efforts of farmers and cooperatives seeking to 
        engage in value-added processing of agricultural goods (see 
        H.R. 4113), [23JN]
    ------provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and promote 
        the development of farmer-owned

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        value-added processing facilities (see H.R. 3550), [25MR]
    Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve 
        consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 
        4742), [8OC]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares 
        (see H.R. 3160), [4FE] (see H.R. 4577), [16SE]
    ------liability requirements for air carrier baggage (see H.R. 
        3337), [5MR]
    ------prohibit sale of international routes (see H.R. 4547), 
        [10SE]
    Bankruptcy: reform laws (see H.R. 3146, 3150), [3FE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration (see H. Res. 462), 
        [9JN]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 586), [8OC]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), correct enrollment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 346), [9OC]
    Colleges and universities: adopt licensing codes of conduct 
        against merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor 
        conditions (see H.R. 3755), [29AP]
    Computers: promote online commerce and communications and protect 
        consumers and service providers from unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 4124), [24JN]
    ------protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve 
        electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 
        4667), [1OC]
    Congress: importance of enacting patient protection legislation 
        (see H. Con. Res. 293), [22JN]
    Courts: authority for the interception of communications (see H.R. 
        3753), [29AP]
    ------enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class 
        action lawsuits (see H.R. 3789), [5MY]
    ------enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class 
        action lawsuits (H.R. 3789), consideration (see H. Res. 560), 
        [1OC]
    Credit: allow any consumer to receive a free credit report 
        annually from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 4848), 
        [16OC]
    Credit cards: prevent credit card issuers from implementing 
        unreasonable practices or penalties against card holders who 
        pay balances in full (see H.R. 4410), [5AU]
    Crime: identity fraud (see H.R. 3551), [25MR] (see H.R. 3601), 
        [30MR] (see H.R. 4151), [25JN]
    ------prohibit ticket scalping (see H.R. 3951), [22MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: improve food safety research, education, and 
        technology and require the use of a designated team to rapidly 
        respond to food safety emergencies (see H.R. 3132), [28JA] 
        (see H.R. 3148), [3FE]
    Dept. of HHS: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded 
        research and development of drugs enter into pricing 
        agreements (see H.R. 3758), [29AP]
    Dept. of HUD: modernize requirements and establish consensus 
        process for development, revision, and interpretation of 
        safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 
        3634), [1AP]
    Dept. of Transportation: require study and report on certain 
        practices by airlines which restrict consumer access to 
        passenger service and fare information (see H.R. 3704), [22AP]
    Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4024), 
        [9JN]
    ------restrict disclosure of prescription information by pharmacy 
        owners, pharmacists, and other pharmacy employees (see H.R. 
        3756), [29AP]
    Electric power: ensure that rates charged by certain small power 
        producers and cogenerators do not exceed the incremental cost 
        to the purchasing utility of alternative electric energy at 
        the time of delivery (see H.R. 4183), [25JN] (see H.R. 4511), 
        [6AU]
    ------provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 
        4715), [7OC]
    Electronic Fund Transfer Act: limit exchange rates in 
        international wire transfers originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        4253), [16JY]
    ------require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in 
        transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 
        3726), [23AP]
    Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy protection (see 
        H.R. 4388), [4AU]
    ------increase competition in the financial services sector (H.R. 
        10), consideration (see H. Res. 403), [30MR] (see H. Res. 
        428), [12MY]
    ------limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain 
        automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional 
        network (see H.R. 3495), [18MR]
    ------prevent personal financial information from being obtained 
        under false pretenses (see H.R. 4321), [23JY]
    ------prohibit fees for using teller windows (see H.R. 4811), 
        [12OC]
    ------protect confidentiality of personal financial information 
        (see H.R. 4478), [6AU]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 4870), 
        [20OC]
    Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 4266), [17JY] (see H.R. 4497), [6AU]
    FTC: investigate businesses that misrepresent their geographic 
        locations in telephone listings, Internet advertisements, and 
        other advertising media (see H. Con. Res. 318), [5AU]
    ------regulation of dietary ingredient and supplement 
        advertisements (see H.R. 4581), [16SE]
    Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a 
        portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity 
        choice (see H.R. 3548), [25MR]
    Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of 
        chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 
        4340), [28JY] (see H.R. 4612), [23SE]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 3534), [24MR]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 3534), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 426), [12MY]
    Health: establish standards to improve children's health quality 
        in managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 4118), 
        [23JN]
    ------limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 3535), [24MR]
    ------permit exception from guaranteed issue requirement for 
        certain coverage to be applied separately to parts of the 
        small group market based upon employer size (see H.R. 4008), 
        [5JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 3605), [31MR] (see H.R. 3998), [5JN] (see H.R. 4250), 
        [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 272), [6MY]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 3605), consideration (see H. Res. 486), [23JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), consideration (see H. Res. 509), [23JY]
    Homeowners Protection Act: consumer protections relative to 
        private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 4435), [6AU]
    Insurance: assure patient choice and access to services for 
        enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage 
        (see H.R. 3547), [25MR]
    ------assure prompt payment of participating providers under 
        health plans (see H.R. 4413), [5AU]
    ------coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 210), 
        [5FE]
    ------require health insurance issuers to notify participants if a 
        group health plan fails to pay premiums, and provide a 
        conversion option if the plan is terminated (see H.R. 4709), 
        [6OC]
    Investments: require brokers, dealers, investment companies and 
        advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial 
        information (see H.R. 4479), [6AU]
    Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car 
        leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease 
        offerings (see H.R. 4788), [10OC]
    Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer 
        education programs (see H.R. 3610), [31MR]
    ------prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station 
        franchises and prohibit certain fixing or maintaining of motor 
        fuel prices (see H.R. 3847), [12MY]
    Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        3925), [21MY]
    Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that 
        protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing 
        need for animal testing (see H.R. 3946), [22MY]
    Public Health Service Act: establish certain standards relative to 
        health plans (see H.R. 4202), [14JY]
    Public utilities: provide for the restructuring of the electric 
        power industry (see H.R. 4798), [10OC]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 3976), [22MY]
    Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly 
        consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social 
        Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 4084), [18JN]
    ------warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and provide with 
        information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 
        3134), [28JA]
    Taxation: repeal excise tax on telephone use and other 
        communications services (see H.R. 3648), [1AP]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical 
        output facilities (see H.R. 4732), [8OC]
    Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative 
        to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act 
        (see H.R. 4018), [9JN]
    Telephones: protect consumers against spamming, slamming, and 
        cramming (see H.R. 4176), [25JN]
    ------protect consumers from cramming of charges on telephone 
        bills (see H.R. 3798), [6MY] (see H.R. 3990), [4JN]
    ------reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications 
        services to schools, libraries, and certain health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 4324), [23JY]
    ------require carriers to completely and accurately itemize 
        charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see H.R. 
        4305), [22JY]
    ------require wireless services providers to itemize calls on 
        subscribers' bills (see H.R. 4493), [6AU]
    ------strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the 
        slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 
        3749), [29AP] (see H.R. 3888), [14MY]
    Television: eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on 
        cable programming services (see H.R. 3258), [25FE]
    ------reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals (see H.R. 3210), [12FE] (see H.R. 4449), 
        [6AU] (see H.R. 4675), [1OC]
    Textile industry and fabrics: modify marketing of certain silk 
        products and containers (see H.R. 3294), [26FE]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 3786), [30AP]
    ------limit access to minors (see H.R. 3474), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3889), [14MY]
    ------prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in 
        which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 3298), 
        [26FE]
    ------reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and 
        develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 3868), [14MY]
    ------settlement of class action lawsuits against tobacco industry 
        and arbitration of attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4375), [31JY]
    Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, 
        or alteration of product identification codes (see H.R. 3891), 
        [19MY]
    Transportation: continue certain preclearance and inspection 
        activities to enhance the safety of air transit and vessel 
        passengers (see H.R. 4819), [13OC]
  Conference reports
    Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150), [7OC]
  Motions
    Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), [10JN], [28SE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report, [9OC]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), [24JY]

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  Reports filed
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3150) (H. 
        Rept. 105-794), [7OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3150) (H. Rept. 
        105-540), [18MY]
    Class Action Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3789) (H. Rept. 105-702), [10SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 105-
        799), [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 403) (H. Rept. 105-474), [30MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 105-531), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 105-573), [9JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3534, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 105-529), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3789, Class Action Jurisdiction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 560) (H. Rept. 105-758), 
        [1OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), [23JY]
    Dept. of Commerce Toll-Free Telephone Number To Assist Consumers 
        in Identifying Domestically-Produced Merchandise: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 563) (H. Rept. 105-759), [1OC]
    Financial Information Privacy Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 105-701), 
        [25SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 105-
        701), [25SE]
    Financial Services Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 105-164), [28JA]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 3534) 
        (H. Rept. 105-515), [7MY]
    National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 105-787), [8OC]
    Telecommunications Competition and Consumer Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3888) (H. Rept. 105-801), 
        [8OC]
    Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3891) (H. Rept. 105-650), [28JY]

CONTRACEPTIVES
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: establish restrictions on provision to minors 
        through certain family planning projects (see H.R. 4721), 
        [7OC]
    ------parental notification and State criminal reporting 
        requirements for minors who seek family planning services from 
        federally-funded clinics (see H.R. 3230), [12FE]
    ------State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek 
        family planning services from federally-funded clinics (see 
        H.R. 3229), [12FE]

CONTRACTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: ensure that certain rice farms 
        continue production pursuant to flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 3339), [5MR]
    ------provide supplemental payments to farm owners and producers 
        who have entered into production flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 4580), [16SE]
    Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options (see 
        H.R. 4265), (see H.R. 4272), [17JY]
    Bankruptcy: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative 
        to termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 
        4239), [16JY] (see H.R. 4393), [4AU]
    Computers: provide that actions, including ones to recover 
        damages, resulting from a computer date failure shall be 
        deemed to be based solely in contract when certain conditions 
        have been met (see H.R. 4240), [16JY]
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 4546), [10SE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators (see 
        H.R. 3826), [11MY]
    ------require disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 
        3827), [11MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: establish a pilot program for milk producers 
        and cooperatives to enter into forward price contracts with 
        milk handlers (see H.R. 4360), [30JY]
    Dept. of Defense: procurement of domestic goods and services (see 
        H. Con. Res. 266), [29AP]
    ------require consideration of percentage of work to be performed 
        in the U.S. in the evaluation of contracts (see H.R. 3838), 
        [12MY]
    Dept. of Energy: improve the ability of small businesses, Federal 
        agencies, industry, and universities to work with contractor-
        operated facilities (see H.R. 3593), [30MR]
    Employment: reform standard for classifying technical workers as 
        independent contractors for employment tax purposes (see H.R. 
        3819), [7MY]
    Federal contracts: require employers to provide health care 
        benefits (see H.R. 4278), [20JY]
    Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see 
        H.R. 3528), [23MR]
    ------measure performance of Federal procurement system and 
        enhance training of the acquisition workforce (see H.R. 4244), 
        [16JY]
    ------require the provision of a written prompt payment policy to 
        each subcontractor under a Federal contract (see H.R. 3700), 
        [21AP]
    Medicare: clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for 
        beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services (see H.R. 
        3259), [25FE]
    ------extend the contracts of certain managed care organizations 
        (see H.R. 4720), [7OC]
    ------provide flexibility in contracting for claims processing 
        (see H.R. 4186), [25JN]
    ------restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the 
        provision of benefits (see H.R. 3126), [28JA]
    Mining and mineral resources: protection of contracts and leases 
        entered into by surface patent holders relative to coalbed 
        methane gas (see H.R. 4598), [18SE]
    National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 
        3934), [21MY]
    Public welfare programs: guarantee loans and provide State grants 
        to finance transportation services for welfare recipients, and 
        establish preferences for Federal contractors that hire 
        welfare recipients (see H.R. 3638), [1AP]
    SBA: review and adjust size standards used to determine whether 
        certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing 
        for Federal contracts (see H.R. 3681), [1AP]
    Small business: provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal 
        contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described 
        in its subcontracting plan (see H.R. 3701), [21AP]
    Taxation: allow farmers option to declare taxable year in which 
        production flexibility contract payments and crop insurance 
        payments are included in gross income (see H.R. 4644), [25SE]
    ------prevent increase on variable annuities and other variable 
        contracts (see H. Con. Res. 211), [11FE]
    Texas: authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water 
        reclamation project contract for the Canadian River Project 
        (see H.R. 3687), [1AP]
  Reports filed
    Alternative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3528) (H. Rept. 105-487), [21AP]
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2652) (H. Rept. 105-525), [12MY]
    Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4393) (H. Rept. 105-688), 
        [9SE]
    Granite Watershed Enhancement and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 105-527), [12MY]
    Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct Operation, 
        Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service Activities: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 105-765), 
        [2OC]

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors 
        of controlled substances (see H.R. 4204), [14JY]
    Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties 
        involving similar amounts of cocaine base (see H.R. 3898), 
        [19MY]
    ------provide penalties for open air drug markets (see H.R. 4599), 
        [18SE]
  Reports filed
    Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3898) (H. Rept. 105-711), [14SE]

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IMPORT AND EXPORT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties 
        involving similar amounts of cocaine base (see H.R. 3898), 
        [19MY]
    ------limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought 
        into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada (see H.R. 3633), [1AP]
  Reports filed
    Limit Amount of Controlled Substances Allowed To Be Brought Into 
        the U.S. From Mexico and Canada: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3633) (H. Rept. 105-629), [16JY]
    Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3898) (H. Rept. 105-711), [14SE]

CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
    ------H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention 
        Act, [1OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Correctional institutions: encourage formation of Lifer Groups 
        (see H. Con. Res. 256), [31MR]
    ------provide for drug testing and interventions, and reduce drug 
        trafficking and related crimes (see H.R. 3606), [31MR]
    Crime: prevent violence against women (see H.R. 3514), [19MR]
    ------provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial 
        purposes (see H.R. 4425), [6AU]
    Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with 
        foreign nations (see H.R. 4453), [6AU]
    Urban areas: provide grants to organizations to develop youth 
        intervention models (see H.R. 3607), [31MR]

COOK, MERRILL (a Representative from Utah)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Computers: promote online commerce and communications and protect 
        consumers and service providers from unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 4124), [24JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury: require reports to Congress on IMF programs 
        relative to East Asian countries (see H.R. 3305), [3MR]
    Financial institutions: use of electronic authentication 
        technology (see H.R. 3472), [17MR]
    Tariff: personal effects of individuals associated with the 1999 
        International Special Olympics and Women's World Cup, the 2001 
        International Special Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics 
        and Winter Paralympic Games (see H.R. 4045), [11JN]

COOPER, JERE
  Reports filed
    Jere Cooper Federal Building, Dyersburg, TN: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2730) (H. 
        Rept. 105-517), [7MY]

COPYRIGHT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals (see H.R. 3210), [12FE]

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COPYRIGHT COMPULSORY LICENSE IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3210), [12FE]

COPYRIGHT TERM EXTENSION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2589): consideration (see H. Res. 390), [24MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2589, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 390) (H. Rept. 105-460), [24MR]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2589) (H. 
        Rept. 105-452), [18MR]

COPYRIGHTS
related term(s) Patents
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: limitations on liability relative to on-line material 
        (see H.R. 3209), [12FE]
    Music and dance: extend the term and provide for a music licensing 
        exemption (see H.R. 4712), [7OC]
    Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals (see H.R. 3210), [12FE] (see H.R. 4449), 
        [6AU] (see H.R. 4675), [1OC]
    Terms: duration of protection (H.R. 2589), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 390), [24MR]
    Trademarks: protection against dilution (see H.R. 3119), [28JA]
  Conference reports
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281), [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2652) (H. Rept. 105-525), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2589, Copyright Term Extension Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 390) (H. Rept. 105-460), 
        [24MR]
    Copyright Term Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2589) (H. Rept. 105-452), [18MR]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2281) (H. Rept. 105-796), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-
        551), [22JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 
        105-551), [22MY]
    Vessel Hull Design Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2696) (H. Rept. 105-436), [11MR]

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4194), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 501), [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 574), [5OC]
    Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the 
        National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer 
        Service Act (see H.R. 3561), [26MR]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4194), [5OC]
  Messages
    National and Community Service Act Amendments: President Clinton, 
        [19MR]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4194), [23JY], [29JY], 
        [15SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4194, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 574) (H. 
        Rept. 105-777), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 105-628), [15JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4194) 
        (H. Rept. 105-769), [5OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4194) (H. Rept. 
        105-610), [14JY]

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 4067), [16JN]
    Commission for the Future of Public Broadcasting: establish (see 
        H.R. 4067), [16JN]
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton, [25FE], [29JY]

CORPORATIONS
related term(s) Business and Industry
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: improve competitiveness of U.S. business 
        and promote foreign commerce (see H.R. 4353), [30JY]
    Computers: develop a national strategy to resolve the year 2000 
        problem and ensure that critical public and private services 
        are not disrupted (see H.R. 3968), [22MY]
    ------encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to 
        the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 4355), [30JY] (see H.R. 4455), 
        [6AU]
    ------ensure U.S. preparation to meet the year 2000 problem (see 
        H.R. 4706), [6OC] (see H.R. 4756), [9OC]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        4682), [2OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuing regulations dealing with 
        hybrid transactions (see H.R. 4663), [1OC]
    Great Lakes: prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign 
        countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals (see H. 
        Res. 418), [30AP] (see H. Res. 566), [1OC]
    Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper 
        markets (see H. Con. Res. 233), [4MR]
    ------eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative 
        to resolution of the Asian financial crisis (see H. Res. 392), 
        [24MR]
    SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 4120), [23JN] (see 
        H.R. 4213), [14JY] (see H.R. 4269), [17JY]
    Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 4125), [24JN] (see H.R. 
        4454), [6AU]
    ------eliminate capital gains tax (see H.R. 3860), [13MY]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        3503), [19MR]
    ------expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 4553), 
        [11SE]
    ------improve pension portability for defined benefit plans (see 
        H.R. 3101), [27JA]
    ------modify rules for determining whether a corporation is a 
        cooperative housing corporation (see H.R. 4397), [4AU]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3870), 
        [14MY]
    ------S corporation reform (see H.R. 4285), [21JY]
    ------simplify individual capital gains tax (see H.R. 3623), [1AP]
    ------treatment of certain transfers of assets and liabilities to 
        a corporation (see H.R. 4852), [19OC]
    ------treatment of cooperative housing corporations and their 
        shareholders (see H.R. 4386), [3AU]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 3227), [12FE] (see H.R. 4521), [7AU]
    ------treatment of stapled real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 
        3533), [24MR] (see H.R. 3558), [26MR]
  Reports filed
    Foreign Trade and Investment With Japan Relative to Resolution of 
        the Asian Financial Crisis: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 105-607), [25JN]
    International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4353) (H. Rept. 105-802), [8OC]
    U.S. Preparation To Meet the Year 2000 Problem: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-827), 
        [12NO]

CORPS OF ENGINEERS
related term(s) Department of Defense
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        4060), [16JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4060), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 478), [18JN]
    Mississippi River: management of the upper river system (see H.R. 
        4322), [23JY]
    Water: reauthorizing water resources development programs (see 
        H.R. 3866), [14MY]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4060), [25SE]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060), 
        [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4060, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 478) (H. 
        Rept. 105-586), [18JN]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 105-749), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 
        105-581), [16JN]

CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: provide that persons sentenced to life imprisonment 
        by a court-martial may not be granted parole for at least 30 
        years (see H.R. 3906), [20MY]
    Computers: ensure that prisoners are not permitted unsupervised 
        access to any interactive computer service (see H.R. 3729), 
        [23AP]
    Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison 
        release orders (see H.R. 3718), [23AP]
    Crime: treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3512), [19MR]
    Drugs: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment 
        programs in prisons (see H.R. 4039), [11JN]
    ------provide for drug testing and interventions, and reduce drug 
        trafficking and related crimes (see H.R. 3606), [31MR]
    Employment: employment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 4100), 
        [19JN]
    Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners or fugitives 
        (see H.R. 3670), [1AP]
    GSA: assume title to the Lorton Correctional Complex for ultimate 
        disposal of property after closure (see H.R. 4523), [9SE]
    Lifer Groups: encourage formation (see H. Con. Res. 256), [31MR]
    Lorton Correctional Complex: assume title for ultimate disposal of 
        property after closure (see H.R. 4523), [9SE]
    National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement 
        Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 4566), [15SE]
    Nonprofit organizations: use of Federal prison labor (see H.R. 
        3893), [19MY]
    Social Security: provide prisoner information obtained by States 
        to Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4172), [25JN]
    ------waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to 
        individuals with terminal illnesses, and provide for 
        appropriate treatment of prisoners (see H.R. 3732), [23AP]
    States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent 
        crimes involving children (see H.R. 4258), [16JY]
  Reports filed
    Correction Officers Health and Safety Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 105-665), [31JY]

COSTA RICA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Real estate: protection of lives and property rights from 
        squatters (see H. Con. Res. 306), [23JY]

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COSTELLO, JERRY F. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: allow tax credits for contributions used for the 
        construction and renovation of certain public schools (see 
        H.R. 4247), [16JY]

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
  Messages
    Report: Prsident Clinton, [11FE]

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-
        damaged national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 
        4345), [29JY]

COURTS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
    ------H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
    ------H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
    ------H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]
    ------S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, [16SE]
    Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
        Prevention, [9SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Administrative Law Judge Conference of the U.S.: establish (see 
        H.R. 3961), [22MY]
    Armed Forces: provide that persons sentenced to life imprisonment 
        by a court-martial may not be granted parole for at least 30 
        years (see H.R. 3906), [20MY]
    Bankruptcy: reform laws (see H.R. 3146, 3150), [3FE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration (see H. Res. 462), 
        [9JN]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 586), [8OC]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), correct enrollment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 346), [9OC]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 3168), [5FE]
    Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 466), [11JN]
    California: provide for additional place of holding court for the 
        Western Division of the Central Judicial District (see H.R. 
        4161), [25JN]
    CERCLA: clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for 
        residential use (see H.R. 4227), [15JY]
    Chesimard, Joanne: extradition to the U.S. from Cuba (see H. Con. 
        Res. 244), [17MR]
    Children and youth: international cooperation in cases involving 
        the illegal abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent (see 
        H. Con. Res. 224), [25FE]
    Civil rights: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights 
        Act to the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 
        4718), [7OC]
    Class action lawsuits: enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts (see 
        H.R. 3789), [5MY]
    ------enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts (H.R. 3789), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 560), [1OC]
    Clinton, President: reimburse Federal Government for costs 
        incurred by the Office of Independent Counsel (see H. Res. 
        532), [11SE] (see H. Res. 547), [18SE]
    ------resignation (see H. Res. 531), [11SE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): deliberative review and 
        release of independent counsel report on investigation of 
        President Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, 
        and improper sexual conduct (see H. Res. 525), [10SE]
    Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 
        3321), [4MR]
    Computers: provide that actions, including ones to recover 
        damages, resulting from a computer date failure shall be 
        deemed to be based solely in contract when certain conditions 
        have been met (see H.R. 4240), [16JY]
    Congress: voting requirement for committees to seek immunity for 
        witnesses (see H.R. 3854), [13MY]
    Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal 
        manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (see 
        H.R. 4204), [14JY]
    Copyrights: limitations on liability relative to on-line material 
        (see H.R. 3209), [12FE]
    Correctional institutions: encourage formation of Lifer Groups 
        (see H. Con. Res. 256), [31MR]
    ------funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment 
        programs in prisons (see H.R. 4039), [11JN]
    ------limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison 
        release orders (see H.R. 3718), [23AP]
    ------provide for drug testing and interventions, and reduce drug 
        trafficking and related crimes (see H.R. 3606), [31MR]
    Court of Veterans Appeals: provide for a staggered judicial 
        retirement option to avoid large case backlogs and rename to 
        the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 3212), 
        [12FE]
    Credit unions: membership in Federal credit unions (see H.R. 
        3265), [25FE] (see H.R. 3413), [10MR]
    Crime: amend RICO relative to nonviolent advocacy groups (see H.R. 
        4245), [16JY]
    ------constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights 
        (see H.J. Res. 129), [16SE]
    ------death penalty sentencing for smuggling of certain drugs (see 
        H.R. 3671), [1AP]
    ------establish Federal penalties for use of a law enforcement 
        officer's weapon against the officer (see H.R. 4776), [9OC]
    ------expand prohibition on stalking (see H.R. 3747), [29AP]
    ------identity fraud (see H.R. 3551), [25MR] (see H.R. 3601), 
        [30MR] (see H.R. 4151), [25JN]
    ------increase penalties for taking children hostage to evade 
        arrest (see H.R. 3438), [11MR]
    ------make minor and technical amendments relative to Federal 
        criminal law and procedure (see H.R. 4651), [28SE]
    ------notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State 
        engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 366), [24FE]
    ------penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see 
        H.R. 3494), [18MR]
    ------penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R. 
        3494), consideration (see H. Res. 465), [10JN]
    ------prevent violence against women (see H.R. 3514), [19MR]
    ------prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for 
        injuries suffered during the commission of a crime (see H.R. 
        4446), [6AU]
    ------provide penalties for day care providers (see H.R. 4868), 
        [20OC]
    ------provide penalties for murders of armored car crew members 
        (see H.R. 3253), [24FE]
    ------reauthorize funding for court-appointed advocates for 
        victims of child abuse, training programs on child abuse for 
        judicial personnel and attorneys, and video taping of child 
        victim testimony (see H.R. 3902), [19MY]
    ------treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3512), [19MR]
    Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other 
        individuals (see H. Con. Res. 254), [30MR]
    Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3303), 
        [3MR]
    ------establish Bureau of Enforcement and Border Affairs (see H.R. 
        4264), [17JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco 
        industry settlement funds for veterans programs (see H. Con. 
        Res. 249), [24MR]
    ------direct payment of attorneys' fees in awards of past-due 
        benefits (see H.R. 3444), [12MR]
    ------use portion of any national tobacco settlement to establish 
        trust fund for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine 
        dependence developed during service (see H.R. 4188), [25JN]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4276), [20JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4276), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 508), [22JY]
    Drugs: increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 3858), [13MY] (see H.R. 4617), 
        [24SE]
    ------provide penalties for open air drug markets (see H.R. 4599), 
        [18SE]
    ------sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in 
        the presence of a minor (see H.R. 3919), [20MY]
    ------sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses 
        while in possession of a firearm (see H.R. 3155), [4FE]
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens' 
        associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 3627), [1AP]
    ------cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 
        4094), [19JN]
    Endangered Species Act: reform liability provisions relative to 
        civil and criminal penalties (see H.R. 4555), [11SE]
    ERISA: provide that participants in employee benefit plans are 
        entitled to certain judicial reviews of benefit determinations 
        (see H.R. 4406), [5AU]
    Executive Office of the President: President Clinton's use of 
        legal staff for personal legal issues (see H. Res. 397), 
        [25MR]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: allow compensatory and punitive damages 
        for violations of antidiscrimination provisions and provide 
        for studies on pay disparities (see H.R. 3769), [30AP]
    Families and domestic relations: enforcement of child custody and 
        visitation orders (see H.R. 4164), [25JN]
    ------establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child 
        support obligations (see H.R. 3811), [7MY]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement and adoption programs (see H.R. 3130), [28JA]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 378), [4MR]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 408), [22AP]
    Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's 
        child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when 
        the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a 
        State court order (see H.R. 3221), [12FE]
    ------treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. 
        attorneys (see H.R. 4201), [14JY] (see H.R. 4299), [22JY]
    Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore the stenographic 
        preference for recording depositions (see H.R. 4221), [15JY]
    Florida: appointment of additional Federal judges in the middle 
        and southern districts (see H.R. 3154), [4FE]
    Foreign countries: funding for the construction of U.S. chancery 
        facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of 
        construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured (see 
        H.R. 4181), [25JN]
    Foreign policy: allow attachment of certain property of foreign 
        states in execution of judgements for acts of terrorism (see 
        H.R. 4292), [21JY]
    Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 4019), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 4154), [25JN]
    Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see 
        H.R. 3528, 3528), [23MR]
    ------impose certain conditions relative to the appointment of 
        masters in Federal actions (see H.R. 3183), [11FE]
    ------prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
        unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents 
        established in the Federal judicial circuits (H.R. 1544), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 367), [24FE]
    Government regulations: require congressional approval of certain 
        proposed rules (see H.R. 4085), [18JN]
    ------require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to 
        regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 4049), 
        [11JN]
    Hazardous substances: establish legal standards and procedures for 
        the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of 
        asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 3905), 
        [20MY]

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    Health: limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 3535), [24MR]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 3605), [31MR] (see H.R. 3998), [5JN] (see H.R. 4250), 
        [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 272), [6MY]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 3605), consideration (see H. Res. 486), [23JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), consideration (see H. Res. 509), [23JY]
    ------rules for payment of damage awards for future losses in 
        certain health care liability actions (see H.R. 4791), [10OC]
    Health care professionals: ensure home care agencies conduct 
        background checks on job applicants (see H.R. 4592), [17SE]
    ------establish liability for individuals practicing medicine 
        without a license in connection with a group health plan (see 
        H.R. 4225), [15JY]
    House of Representatives: printing of independent counsel report 
        on investigation of President Clinton relative to perjury, 
        obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct (see H. 
        Res. 528), [10SE] (see H. Res. 546), [18SE]
    Housing: prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or 
        producing methamphetamine from receiving public housing 
        assistance (see H.R. 4551), [11SE]
    Immigration: assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens 
        and for persons smuggling aliens within the U.S. (see H.R. 
        4251), [16JY]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and 
        local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary 
        policies (see H.R. 4491), [6AU]
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (see 
        H.R. 3696), [21AP]
    Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: install plaque at entrance 
        to Old Court House commemorating the Dred Scott decision (see 
        H.R. 4163), [25JN]
    Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, OH: designate (see 
        H.R. 4050), [11JN]
    Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, (see H.R. 4338), [27JY]
    Judiciary: provide that persons closely related to certain judges 
        may not be appointed as judges to the same court (see H.R. 
        3926), [21MY]
    Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.: exclude from taxation 
        any portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or 
        used for attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4689), [2OC]
    Law enforcement officers: ensure that States provide due process 
        in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, 
        or transfer (see H.R. 4681), [2OC]
    Lawyers and attorneys: establish rules for proportionality between 
        the amount of punitive damages and the amount of economic loss 
        (see H.R. 4785), [10OC]
    Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal and abusive work history 
        background checks for direct care employees in nursing 
        facilities, (see H.R. 4789), [10OC]
    Mexico: renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the 
        possibility of capital punishment will not interfere with the 
        extradition of criminal suspects to the U.S. (see H. Res. 
        381), [5MR]
    National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement 
        Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 4566), [15SE]
    National Commission on Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4536), [9SE]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 3778), [30AP]
    Native Americans: establish temporary court to hear claims against 
        the U.S. relative to tribal trust fund accounts (see H.R. 
        4485), [6AU]
    NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (see H.R. 3246), [24FE]
    ------treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (H.R. 3246), consideration (see H. Res. 393), [25MR]
    Nonprofit organizations: exempt from certain liability 
        requirements relative to rights-of-way on public lands (see 
        H.R. 3187), [11FE]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend (see H.R. 3565), 
        [26MR]
    Patriotic societies and observances: revise, codify, and enact 
        without substantive change certain general and permanent laws 
        (see H.R. 4529), [9SE]
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 609), 
        [20OC]
    Presidents of the U.S.: reporting requirements for executive 
        privilege claims (see H.R. 3850), [13MY]
    ------use of executive privilege (see H. Res. 432), [14MY]
    ------use of executive privilege (H. Res. 432), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 436), [14MY]
    President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: prohibit 
        Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed 
        sanctions (see H.J. Res. 107), [3FE] (see H. Res. 343), [28JA]
    ------prohibit Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and 
        imposed sanctions (H.J. Res. 107), consideration (see H. Res. 
        345), [3FE]
    Privacy: confidentiality of parent-child communications in 
        judicial proceedings (see H.R. 3577), [27MR], (see H.R. 4286), 
        [21JY]
    Real property: private property owner rights (H.R. 992), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 382), [10MR]
    Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by 
        State and local officials that results from the threat that 
        potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see 
        H.R. 3288), [26FE]
    Reynaldo G. Garza-Filemon B. Vela, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, 
        Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 3675), [1AP]
    Secret Service: assertion of protective function privilege (see H. 
        Res. 480), [19JN]
    Securities: judicial review of adoption of accounting principles 
        applicable to issuers of federally-registered securities (see 
        H.R. 3165), [5FE]
    Small business: protection from litigation excesses (see H.R. 
        3382), [5MR]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: impeachment of independent counsel relative to 
        conduct of investigation of President Clinton and submission 
        of report to House of Representative (see H. Res. 545), [18SE]
    States: require Federal and State courts to recognize a 
        notarization from another State when it affects interstate 
        commerce (see H.R. 4764), [9OC]
    Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as 
        clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 591), [9OC]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to prohibit courts from levying 
        or increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 110), [11FE]
    ------impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured 
        settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 4314), 
        [23JY]
    ------limit Federal authority to force State and local governments 
        to assess, levy, or collect taxes (see H.R. 3182), [11FE]
    ------require advance notice and judicial consent before seizure 
        and exclude civil damages for unauthorized collection actions 
        from income (see H.R. 3277), [25FE]
    ------treatment of amounts received under State programs providing 
        compensation for birth-related injuries (see H.R. 4139), 
        [25JN]
    Telecommunications: authority for the interception of 
        communications (see H.R. 3753), [29AP]
    Terrorism: permit claims in U.S. courts against foreign countries 
        which are sponsors of international terrorism, or where no 
        extradition treaty or other remedies exist (see H.R. 3848), 
        [12MY]
    Texas: provide for additional place of holding court for the 
        Austin Division of the Western Judicial District (see H.R. 
        4428), [6AU]
    Thomas S. Foley U.S. Court House, Spokane, WA: designate (see H.R. 
        4625), [24SE]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 4768), [9OC]
    Tobacco products: limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see 
        H.R. 3907), [20MY]
    ------settlement of class action lawsuits against tobacco industry 
        and arbitration of attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4375), [31JY]
    ------specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry settlement 
        (see H.J. Res. 109), [11FE]
    Trademark Act: amend to provide protection for trade dress (see 
        H.R. 3163), [5FE]
    Trademarks: protection against dilution (see H.R. 3119), [28JA]
    Treaties and agreements: provide for a judicial and administrative 
        remedy for disputes arising under certain agreements with 
        foreign entities (see H.R. 3578), [27MR]
    U.S. Immigration Court: establish (see H.R. 4107), [22JN]
    Virgin Islands: establish the District Court of the Virgin Islands 
        as a Federal court (see H.R. 3642), [1AP]
    Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative 
        to State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 3557), [25MR]
    Wisconsin: appointment of an additional Federal judge for the 
        eastern district (see H.R. 3931), [21MY]
  Conference reports
    Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150), [7OC]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281), [8OC]
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (S. 1260), [9OC], 
        [13OC]
  Messages
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, [27JA]
    District of Columbia Courts Budget Request: President Clinton, 
        [16MR]
    International Crime Control Act: President Clinton, [9JN]
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [3MR]
  Motions
    Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), [10JN], [28SE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report, [9OC]
    Crime: penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R. 
        3494), [11JN]
    ------strengthen prohibitions on international bribery and other 
        corrupt practices (S. 2375), [9OC]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), [5AU], [6OC]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), [24JY]
    Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under 
        State law (S. 1260), [22JY]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: impeachment of independent counsel relative to 
        conduct of investigation of President Clinton and submission 
        of report to House of Representative (H. Res. 545), [23SE]
  Reports filed
    Alternative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3528) (H. Rept. 105-487), [21AP]
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3150) (H. 
        Rept. 105-794), [7OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3150) (H. Rept. 
        105-540), [18MY]
    Biomaterials Access Assurance Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-549), [14JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-
        549), [22MY]
    Care for Police Survivors Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3565) (H. Rept. 105-486), [21AP]
    Child Custody Order Enforcement: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1690) (H. Rept. 105-546), [21MY]
    Child Protection and Sexual Predator Punishment Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3494) (H. Rept. 105-557), [3JN]
    Child Support Performance and Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3130) (H. Rept. 105-422), [2MR]
    Clarify Guam's Local Judicial Structure and the Office of Attorney 
        General: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2370) (H. Rept. 
        105-742), [24SE]
    Class Action Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3789) (H. Rept. 105-702), [10SE]

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    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 105-
        799), [8OC]
    Consideration of H. Res. 432, Presidential Use of Executive 
        Privilege: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 
        105-536), [14MY]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 107, Prohibit Federal Funding of 
        Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Imposed Sanctions of the 
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 105-412), 
        [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 992, Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 382) (H. Rept. 105-430), 
        [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1252, Judicial Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 408) (H. Rept. 105-491), [22AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1544, Federal Agency Compliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 105-420), 
        [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2181, Witness Protection and Interstate 
        Relocation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. 
        Rept. 105-419), [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and 
        Incentive Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 378) (H. 
        Rept. 105-428), [4MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 105-573), [9JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. 
        Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3494, Child Protection and Sexual Predator 
        Punishment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 465) (H. 
        Rept. 105-576), [10JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3789, Class Action Jurisdiction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 560) (H. Rept. 105-758), 
        [1OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), [23JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and 
        State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 105-641), 
        [22JY]
    Deliberative Review and Release of Independent Counsel Report on 
        Investigation of President Clinton Relative to Perjury, 
        Obstruction of Justice, and Improper Sexual Conduct: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 105-703), [10SE]
    Dept. of Justice Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3303) (H. Rept. 105-526), [12MY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 4276) (H. Rept. 105-636), [20JY]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2281) (H. Rept. 105-796), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-
        551), [22JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 
        105-551), [22MY]
    Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H. Rept. 105-
        453), [18MR]
    Federal Courts Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2294) (H. Rept. 105-437), [12MR]
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2379) (H. Rept. 105-614), [14JY]
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3696) (H. 
        Rept. 105-617), [14JY]
    Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, OH: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 1800) (H. Rept. 
        105-619), [14JY]
    Judicial Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        1252) (H. Rept. 105-478), [1AP]
    Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, 
        NV: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2225) (H. Rept. 105-518), [7MY]
    Narragansett Justice Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1983) (H. Rept. 105-692), [9SE]
    Private Trustee Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2592) (H. Rept. 105-663), [31JY]
    Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2787) (H. 
        Rept. 105-615), [14JY]
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act: Committee of 
        Conference (House) (S. 1260) (H. Rept. 105-803), [9OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 105-
        640), [21JY]
    Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3898) (H. Rept. 105-711), [14SE]
    Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 992) (H. Rept. 105-424), [3MR]

COX, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
    Conferee: S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, 
        [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 3849), 
        [12MY] (see H.R. 4105), [22JN]
  Rules
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [25JN]

COYNE, WILLIAM J. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    IRS: reform (see H.R. 3493), [18MR]
    Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 4454), [6AU]
    ------simplify individual capital gains tax (see H.R. 3623), [1AP]

CRAMER, ROBERT E. (BUD), JR. (a Representative from Alabama)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 4794), 
        [10OC]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 3608), [31MR]
    Veterans: determine the amount of certain benefits relative to the 
        accrual period prior to death (see H.R. 4027), [10JN]

CRANE, PHILIP M. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [12MY]
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3809), [7MY]
    ------use of customs user fees for certain preclearance activities 
        (see H.R. 3644), [1AP]
    Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuing regulations dealing with 
        hybrid transactions (see H.R. 4663), [1OC]
    Endangered Species Act: prohibit sale of products containing 
        endangered species (S. 361), return to Senate (see H. Res. 
        601), [15OC]
    Foreign trade: miscellaneous and technical changes to various 
        trade laws (see H.R. 4342), [29JY]
    ------reauthorize Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 
        4608), [23SE]
    Mongolia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 4807), [12OC]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take certain actions in 
        response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings 
        of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4761), [9OC]
    Taxation: permit consolidation of life insurance companies with 
        other companies (see H.R. 4795), [10OC]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 4740), [8OC]
    ------permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited 
        by employer contributions to employee stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 4741), [8OC]
    ------treatment of petroleum storage facilities (see H.R. 3992), 
        [4JN]
    ------treatment of small coach builders relative to fuel economy 
        standards (see H.R. 4165), [25JN]

CRAPO, MICHAEL D. (a Representative from Idaho)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    FTC: regulation of dietary ingredient and supplement 
        advertisements (see H.R. 4581), [16SE]
    Idaho Admission Act: amend relative to sale or lease of school 
        land (see H.R. 4166), [25JN]
    Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: establish 
        Natural Resources Institute (see H.R. 4593), [17SE]
    Tariff: semiconductor plating lines (see H.R. 3374), [5MR]

CREDIT
related term(s) Consumers
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, [11FE]
    Conferees: H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: extend the term of marketing 
        assistance loans (see H.R. 3455), [12MR]
    ------retroactive lifting of caps on loan rates for marketing 
        assistance loans (see H.R. 4615), [23SE]
    Bankruptcy: limit the value of real and personal property that 
        debtors may exempt under State and local law (see H.R. 3693), 
        [21AP]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 4672), [1OC] (see H.R. 4697), [5OC] (see 
        H.R. 4831), [14OC]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration (see H. Res. 462), 
        [9JN]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 586), [8OC]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), correct enrollment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 346), [9OC]
    Community Reinvestment Act: exempt certain depository institutions 
        from requirements (see H.R. 4445), [6AU]
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: improve agricultural 
        credit provisions for farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4246), 
        [16JY]
    Consumers: allow any consumer to receive a free credit report 
        annually from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 4848), 
        [16OC]
    ------prevent credit card issuers from implementing unreasonable 
        practices or penalties against card holders who pay balances 
        in full (see H.R. 4410), [5AU]
    Crime: identity fraud (see H.R. 3551), [25MR] (see H.R. 3601), 
        [30MR] (see H.R. 4151), [25JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: reform agricultural credit programs (see 
        H.R. 3513), [19MR]
    Financial institutions: address year 2000 computer problems and 
        extend examination parity to the OTS Director and the National 
        Credit Union Administration (see H.R. 3116), [28JA]
    ------study of derivatives regulation (see H.R. 4062), [16JN]
    Homeowners Protection Act: consumer protections relative to 
        private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 4435), [6AU]
    Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing 
        temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured 
        under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 4745), [8OC]
    Interest rates: repeal pending changes applicable to Federal 
        family education loans (see H.R. 3291), [26FE]

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    Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car 
        leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease 
        offerings (see H.R. 4788), [10OC]
    Taxation: treatment of graduated estate tax rates and the unified 
        credit (see H.R. 4468), [6AU]
    ------treatment of interest on education loans (see H.R. 4846), 
        [15OC]
    Veterans: make permanent the eligibility of former members of the 
        Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 4016), 
        [9JN]
  Conference reports
    Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150), [7OC]
  Motions
    Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), [10JN], [28SE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report, [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3150) (H. 
        Rept. 105-794), [7OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 105-
        799), [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 105-573), [9JN]
    Examination Parity and Year 2000 Readiness for Financial 
        Institutions Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3116) (H. Rept. 105-417), [24FE]

CREDIT CARD ON-TIME PAYMENT PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4410), [5AU]

CREDIT UNION MEMBERSHIP ACCESS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 1151) (H. Rept. 105-472), [30MR]

CREDIT UNIONS
see Financial Institutions

CRIME
  Appointments
    Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement, [18MY]
    Conferees: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
    ------S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention 
        Act, [1OC], [5OC]
    Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
        Prevention, [9SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification (see H.R. 3682), [1AP]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification (H.R. 3682), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 499), [14JY]
    ------protection of reproductive health services clinics (see H. 
        Res. 358), [11FE]
    Africa: bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (see H. 
        Res. 523), [9SE]
    Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to 
        minors (see H.R. 3537), [24MR]
    Armed Forces: prohibit awarding of the Purple Heart to persons 
        convicted of a capital crime (see H.R. 3970), [22MY]
    ------provide that persons sentenced to life imprisonment by a 
        court-martial may not be granted parole for at least 30 years 
        (see H.R. 3906), [20MY]
    Arts and humanities: encourage the identification and return of 
        stolen artwork (see H.R. 4138), [25JN]
    Bering Sea: actions to stop poaching of marine resources and use 
        of illegal high seas driftnets (see H. Res. 470), [15JN]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 3168), [5FE]
    Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 466), [11JN]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        263), [28AP]
    ------tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of the 
        Capitol Police for acts of heroism (see H. Con. Res. 311), 
        [27JY]
    ------use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson 
        and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police (see H. Con. Res. 
        310), [27JY]
    Chesimard, Joanne: extradition to the U.S. from Cuba (see H. Con. 
        Res. 244), [17MR]
    Children and youth: increase penalties for taking children hostage 
        to evade arrest (see H.R. 3438), [11MR]
    ------international cooperation in cases involving the illegal 
        abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent (see H. Con. 
        Res. 224), [25FE]
    ------parental notification and State criminal reporting 
        requirements for minors who seek family planning services from 
        federally-funded clinics (see H.R. 3230), [12FE]
    ------prohibit all private possession of child pornography (see 
        H.R. 3185), [11FE]
    ------provide penalties for day care providers (see H.R. 4868), 
        [20OC]
    ------reauthorize funding for court-appointed advocates for 
        victims of child abuse, training programs on child abuse for 
        judicial personnel and attorneys, and video taping of child 
        victim testimony (see H.R. 3902), [19MY]
    ------State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek 
        family planning services from federally-funded clinics (see 
        H.R. 3229), [12FE]
    Civil liberties: provide protection from personal intrusion for 
        commercial purposes (see H.R. 3224), [12FE] (see H.R. 4425), 
        [6AU]
    Clinton, President: address issue of school violence (see H. Con. 
        Res. 287), [5JN]
    ------address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community 
        policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 512), 
        [29JY]
    ------impeachment (see H. Res. 611), [17DE]
    ------reimburse Federal Government for costs incurred by the 
        Office of Independent Counsel (see H. Res. 532), [11SE] (see 
        H. Res. 547), [18SE]
    ------resignation (see H. Res. 531), [11SE]
    ------urge full cooperation by former political appointees, 
        friends, and associates with congressional investigations (see 
        H. Res. 433), [14MY]
    ------urge full cooperation by former political appointees, 
        friends, and associates with congressional investigations (H. 
        Res. 433), consideration (see H. Res. 436), [14MY]
    Colleges and universities: adopt licensing codes of conduct 
        against merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor 
        conditions (see H.R. 3755), [29AP]
    ------require distribution of information relative to harassment 
        (see H.R. 3759), [29AP]
    Colombia: provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H. Res. 398), [26MR]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): provide special 
        authority relative to investigation of the International 
        Brotherhood of Teamsters (see H. Res. 507), [21JY]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 341), [28JA] (see H. Res. 355), [11FE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): deliberative review and 
        release of independent counsel report on investigation of 
        President Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, 
        and improper sexual conduct (see H. Res. 525), [10SE]
    Computers: ensure that prisoners are not permitted unsupervised 
        access to any interactive computer service (see H.R. 3729), 
        [23AP]
    Congress: voting requirement for committees to seek immunity for 
        witnesses (see H.R. 3854), [13MY]
    Constitutional amendments: protection of victims' rights (see H.J. 
        Res. 129), [16SE]
    Consumers: prohibit ticket scalping (see H.R. 3951), [22MY]
    Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal 
        manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (see 
        H.R. 4204), [14JY]
    Correctional institutions: employment of Federal prisoners (see 
        H.R. 4100), [19JN]
    ------funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment 
        programs in prisons (see H.R. 4039), [11JN]
    ------provide for drug testing and interventions, and reduce drug 
        trafficking and related crimes (see H.R. 3606), [31MR]
    ------treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3512), [19MR]
    Courts: authority for the interception of communications (see H.R. 
        3753), [29AP]
    ------confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 3577), [27MR], (see H.R. 4286), [21JY]
    ------independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 3464), [12MR]
    ------limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison 
        release orders (see H.R. 3718), [23AP]
    ------make minor and technical amendments relative to Federal 
        criminal law and procedure (see H.R. 4651), [28SE]
    ------permit claims in U.S. courts against foreign countries which 
        are sponsors of international terrorism, or where no 
        extradition treaty or other remedies exist (see H.R. 3848), 
        [12MY]
    ------prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for 
        injuries suffered during the commission of a crime (see H.R. 
        4446), [6AU]
    ------provide penalties for murders of armored car crew members 
        (see H.R. 3253), [24FE]
    Crime Control Act: prohibit waiting period for acceptance of 
        reports on missing persons less than 21 years of age (see H.R. 
        4532), [9SE]
    Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other 
        individuals (see H. Con. Res. 254), [30MR]
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International 
        Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center (see 
        H.R. 3985), [3JN]
    ------funding for high energy container x-ray and automated 
        targeting systems for inspection of cargo (see H.R. 3112), 
        [27JA]
    Dept. of Defense: prioritization of the allocation of assets for 
        war-fighting missions and counterdrug activities (see H. Con. 
        Res. 324), [6AU]
    Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Enforcement and Border 
        Affairs (see H.R. 4264), [17JY]
    ------provide State and local authorities access to information 
        relative to criminal background checks on port employees and 
        prospective employees (see H.R. 3975), [22MY]
    ------State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding 
        (see H.R. 4440), [6AU]
    Dept. of State: provide rewards for information leading to arrests 
        for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of 
        international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (see H.R. 
        4660), [1OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat 
        money laundering and other financial crimes (see H.R. 4005), 
        [5JN]
    Dept. of Transportation: assess available technologies for 
        establishing a system to access motor vehicle driving records 
        (see H.R. 3555), [25MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require notification and allow local 
        law enforcement agencies to investigate crimes and search for 
        missing patients at VA medical facilities (see H.R. 4609), 
        [23SE]
    Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine abuse (see H.R. 4315), [23JY]
    ------national drug control policy (see H.R. 4550), [11SE] (see H. 
        Res. 423), [7MY]
    ------national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 538), [15SE]
    ------prohibit needle exchange programs (see H.R. 3714), [22AP]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (see H.R. 3712), [22AP] (see H.R. 3717), [23AP]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (H.R. 3717), consideration (see H. Res. 409), [28AP]
    Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws 
        in States that authorize medical use

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        of marijuana and other drugs (see H.R. 3184), [11FE]
    ------conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving 
        similar amounts of cocaine base (see H.R. 3898), [19MY]
    ------death penalty sentencing for smuggling of certain drugs (see 
        H.R. 3671), [1AP]
    ------enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (see H.R. 4300), [22JY]
    ------enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (H.R. 4300), consideration (see H. Res. 537), [15SE]
    ------increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 3858), [13MY] (see H.R. 4617), 
        [24SE]
    ------limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought 
        into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada (see H.R. 3633), [1AP]
    ------promote drug-free workplace programs (see H.R. 3853), [13MY]
    ------provide penalties for open air drug markets (see H.R. 4599), 
        [18SE]
    ------sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in 
        the presence of a minor (see H.R. 3919), [20MY]
    ------sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses 
        while in possession of a firearm (see H.R. 3155), [4FE]
    ------support existing Federal legal process for determining 
        safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for 
        medicinal purposes (see H. Res. 372), [26FE]
    ------use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.J. Res. 117), 
        [30AP]
    Education: encourage use of school resource officers (see H.R. 
        4009), [5JN]
    ------require local agencies to develop and implement random drug 
        testing for secondary school students (see H.R. 4378), [31JY]
    El Salvador: commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots 
        David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. (see H. Con. Res. 
        314), [3AU]
    Endangered Species Act: prohibit sale of products containing 
        endangered species (S. 361), return to Senate (see H. Res. 
        601), [15OC]
    ------reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal 
        penalties (see H.R. 4555), [11SE]
    Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H. Con. Res. 327), [18SE]
    Families and domestic relations: community-based family resource 
        and support grants appropriations (see H.R. 4436), [6AU]
    ------establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child 
        support obligations (see H.R. 3811), [7MY]
    ------reauthorize funding for grant program to encourage arrest 
        policies relative to domestic violence (see H.R. 3901), [19MY]
    Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: improve and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 3665), [1AP]
    ------reauthorize the national toll-free telephone domestic 
        violence hotline (see H.R. 3699), [21AP]
    Federal aid programs: correct law relative to termination of 
        benefits for convicted persons (see H.R. 3096), [27JA]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 408), [22AP]
    Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting 
        community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 4290), [21JY]
    ------ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (see H.R. 3609), [31MR] (see H.R. 3646), [1AP]
    ------encourage States to require a holding period for students 
        expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 4146), [25JN]
    ------prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks 
        before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention of 
        resulting information (see H.R. 3949), [22MY]
    ------require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement 
        officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun 
        (see H.R. 4233), [15JY]
    Food stamps: exception to work requirements relative to 
        victimization by sexual harassment (see H.R. 4487), [6AU]
    ------State prevention of receipt by prisoners or fugitives (see 
        H.R. 3670), [1AP]
    Foreign policy: allow attachment of certain property of foreign 
        states in execution of judgements for acts of terrorism (see 
        H.R. 4292), [21JY]
    ------extradition of Salvadorans (see H. Res. 569), [2OC]
    Foreign trade: ban importation of certain large capacity military 
        magazine rifles (see H. Con. Res. 275), [12MY]
    FRS: include money laundering activities in the consideration of 
        certain applications (see H.R. 3760), [29AP]
    Guatemala: investigation of murder of Juan Gerardi and 
        implementation of peace accords (see H. Res. 421), [6MY]
    Health: prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care 
        workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 
        3342), [5MR]
    Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines 
        relative to false health care claims (see H.R. 3523), [19MR]
    Health care professionals: ensure home care agencies conduct 
        background checks on job applicants (see H.R. 4592), [17SE]
    ------training of hospital staff relative to identification and 
        referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 4477), 
        [6AU]
    House of Representatives: printing of independent counsel report 
        on investigation of President Clinton relative to perjury, 
        obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct (see H. 
        Res. 528), [10SE] (see H. Res. 546), [18SE]
    Housing: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing 
        relative to drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 4543), [10SE]
    ------prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or producing 
        methamphetamine from receiving public housing assistance (see 
        H.R. 4551), [11SE]
    ------provide an exemption for restrictions on the occupancy of 
        group homes by persons convicted of certain crimes (see H.R. 
        4827), [13OC]
    ------provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
        participation in shared housing arrangements (see H.R. 3181), 
        [11FE]
    Human rights: prevent trafficking of women and girls for forced 
        prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 239), [10MR]
    Identification: fraud (see H.R. 3551), [25MR] (see H.R. 3601), 
        [30MR] (see H.R. 4151), [25JN]
    Immigration: assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens 
        and for persons smuggling aliens within the U.S. (see H.R. 
        4251), [16JY]
    ------deport aliens who associate with known terrorists (see H.R. 
        4698), [5OC]
    ------eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses 
        and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments, 
        suspensions, or cancellation of deportation (see H.R. 4291), 
        [21JY]
    ------extend date by which an automated entry-exit control system 
        must be developed (see H.R. 4658), [1OC]
    ------extend the visa processing period for diversity applicants 
        whose processing was suspended due to embassy bombings (see 
        H.R. 4821), [13OC]
    Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4437), (see H.R. 4463), 
        [6AU]
    International relations: restitution and compensation for certain 
        confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. 
        Res. 562), [1OC]
    Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.: exclude from taxation 
        any portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or 
        used for attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4689), [2OC]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: prevent expenditure of Federal funds to 
        investigate circumstances relating to death (see H.R. 4524), 
        [9SE]
    Law enforcement: prohibit unauthorized interstate or foreign 
        transfer of counterfeit or authentic police badges (see H.R. 
        4282), [21JY]
    ------support efforts of Federal agents investigating money 
        laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions (see 
        H. Con. Res. 288), [9JN]
    Law enforcement officers: ensure that States provide due process 
        in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, 
        or transfer (see H.R. 4681), [2OC]
    ------establish a matching grant program to assist local 
        governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (see H.R. 
        4226), [15JY]
    ------protection of Federal officers who intervene in certain 
        situations (see H.R. 3839), [12MY]
    ------reduce local matching amount to ensure more local 
        communities qualify for grants to hire additional police 
        officers (see H.R. 4734), [8OC]
    ------tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service 
        (see H. Res. 422), [7MY]
    Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute 
        fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse 
        in residential facilities (see H.R. 4155), [25JN] (see H.R. 
        4650), [28SE]
    Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse 
        enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
        Fund (see H. Con. Res. 321), [5AU]
    ------combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3471), [17MR]
    ------delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture 
        services under home health services (see H.R. 3137), [3FE]
    ------preserve access to home health services for the sickest and 
        most frail, continue participation by cost-effective 
        providers, and reduce fraud and abuse (see H.R. 4495), [6AU]
    ------require hospitals to establish and implement security 
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
        abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 4680), [2OC]
    Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal and abusive work history 
        background checks for direct care employees in nursing 
        facilities, (see H.R. 4789), [10OC]
    Members of Congress: follow the examples of self-sacrifice and 
        devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John 
        M. Gibson of the Capitol Police (see H. Con. Res. 317), [4AU]
    ------limit number of years of participation in certain Federal 
        retirement systems and deny retirement benefits to Members 
        convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4260), [16JY]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.J. Res. 
        114), [4MR]
    ------renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the possibility 
        of capital punishment will not interfere with the extradition 
        of criminal suspects to the U.S. (see H. Res. 381), [5MR]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 304), [21JY]
    Money: prevent money laundering (see H.R. 3745), [29AP]
    ------prevent smuggling of large amounts of currency or monetary 
        instruments into or out of the U.S. (see H.R. 4691), [2OC]
    National Commission on Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4536), [9SE]
    Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information 
        relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals 
        (see H.R. 4007), [5JN]
    Nigeria: efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes (see H.R. 
        3916), [20MY]
    Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding 
        and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that 
        individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or 
        criminal convictions are not employed (see H.R. 4686), [2OC] 
        (see H.R. 4804), [10OC]
    Office of Inspector General Oversight Council: establish (see H.R. 
        4676), [1OC]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        3806), [7MY]

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    ------establish (H.R. 2431), consideration (see H. Res. 430), 
        [13MY]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend (see H.R. 3565), 
        [26MR]
    Passports: require that applications for minors have signatures of 
        both parents (see H.R. 3983), [3JN]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 308), [24JY] (see H. Res. 514), 
        [31JY]
    ------clarify right of U.S. nationals to make contributions to 
        candidates for Federal office (see H.R. 3836), [12MY]
    Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (H.R. 2369), consideration (see H. Res. 377), 
        [4MR]
    Public Safety and Community Policing Grants: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        4743), [8OC]
    Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims 
        of torture (see H.R. 4309), [22JY]
    Research: increase research of link between violence against 
        animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 286), 
        [3JN]
    RICO: amend relative to nonviolent advocacy groups (see H.R. 
        4245), [16JY]
    Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 
        4224), [15JY]
    ------establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        4515), [6AU]
    Secret Service: assertion of protective function privilege (see H. 
        Res. 480), [19JN]
    Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and 
        provide with information that will help them protect 
        themselves (see H.R. 3134), [28JA]
    Sex offenses: penalties for certain offenses against children (see 
        H.R. 3494), [18MR]
    ------penalties for certain offenses against children (H.R. 3494), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 465), [10JN]
    Shepard, Matthew: condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 597), [14OC]
    Sports: encourage pro sports leagues and International Olympic 
        Committee to set clear guidelines and penalties for illegal 
        drug use (see H. Res. 481), [19JN]
    Stalking: expand prohibition (see H.R. 3747), [29AP]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: impeachment of independent counsel relative to 
        conduct of investigation of President Clinton and submission 
        of report to House of Representative (see H. Res. 545), [18SE]
    States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent 
        crimes involving children (see H.R. 4258), [16JY]
    ------provide grants for sex offender registration programs (see 
        H.R. 4026), [10JN]
    ------require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child 
        sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police (see H.R. 
        4531), [9SE] (see H.R. 4576), [15SE]
    Taxation: require child support delinquent parents to include 
        their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial 
        parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 4198), 
        [14JY]
    Telephones: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (H.R. 2460), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 368), [25FE]
    ------protect consumers against spamming, slamming, and cramming 
        (see H.R. 4176), [25JN]
    Terrorism: relief for American victims of terrorism (see H. Con. 
        Res. 220), [12FE]
    Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, 
        or alteration of product identification codes (see H.R. 3891), 
        [19MY]
    U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund: establish on behalf of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut (see H.R. 4354), [30JY]
    Uganda: condemn forced abduction of children and their use as 
        soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 309), [24JY]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment (see 
        H.R. 4701), [5OC]
    Urban areas: provide grants to organizations to develop youth 
        intervention models (see H.R. 3607), [31MR]
    Violence Against Women Act: establish a national domestic violence 
        victim notification system (see H.R. 4860), [20OC]
    Volunteer workers: eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be 
        supplied for background checks (see H.R. 3398), [5MR]
    Weapons: establish Federal penalties for use of a law enforcement 
        officer's weapon against the officer (see H.R. 4776), [9OC]
    Witnesses: notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by 
        State engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 366), [24FE]
    Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional, 
        community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 
        3624), [1AP]
    ------prevent violence against women (see H.R. 3514), [19MR]
  Conference reports
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281), [8OC]
  Messages
    International Crime Control Act: President Clinton, [9JN]
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [3MR]
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [27AP], [19OC]
  Motions
    Abortion: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification (H.R. 3682), [15JY]
    Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), [19DE]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): provide special 
        authority relative to investigation of the International 
        Brotherhood of Teamsters (H. Res. 507), [30JY]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 341), [28JA]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 355), [12FE]
    Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange 
        programs (H.R. 3717), [29AP]
    International law: strengthen prohibitions on international 
        bribery and other corrupt practices (S. 2375), [9OC]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), 
        [12MY]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (S. 2073), [1OC]
    Sex offenses: penalties for certain offenses against children 
        (H.R. 3494), [11JN]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: impeachment of independent counsel relative to 
        conduct of investigation of President Clinton and submission 
        of report to House of Representative (H. Res. 545), [23SE]
    Telephones: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (S. 493), [26FE]
  Reports filed
    Care for Police Survivors Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3565) (H. Rept. 105-486), [21AP]
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3682) (H. Rept. 105-605), [25JN]
    Child Protection and Sexual Predator Punishment Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3494) (H. Rept. 105-557), [3JN]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) Special Authority 
        Relative to Investigation of the International Brotherhood of 
        Teamsters: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 507) (H. Rept. 
        105-658), [29JY]
    Community Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        218) (H. Rept. 105-819), [14OC]
    Consideration of H. Res. 433, Urge Full Cooperation by Former 
        Political Appointees, Friends, and Associates of President 
        Clinton With Congressional Investigations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 105-536), [14MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1252, Judicial Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 408) (H. Rept. 105-491), [22AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2181, Witness Protection and Interstate 
        Relocation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. 
        Rept. 105-419), [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2369, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 377) (H. Rept. 105-427), 
        [4MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2431, Freedom From Religious Persecution 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 105-
        534), [13MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2460, Wireless Telephone Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 105-421), 
        [25FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3494, Child Protection and Sexual Predator 
        Punishment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 465) (H. 
        Rept. 105-576), [10JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3682, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 105-623), 
        [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3717, Prohibit Use of Federal Funds for 
        Needle Exchange Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        409) (H. Rept. 105-497), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 4300, Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 105-
        720), [15SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4550, Drug Demand Reduction Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 105-721), [15SE]
    Correction Officers Health and Safety Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 105-665), [31JY]
    Deliberative Review and Release of Independent Counsel Report on 
        Investigation of President Clinton Relative to Perjury, 
        Obstruction of Justice, and Improper Sexual Conduct: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 105-703), [10SE]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2281) (H. Rept. 105-796), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-
        551), [22JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 
        105-551), [22MY]
    Drug-Free Workplace Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 
        3853) (H. Rept. 105-584), [18JN]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-480), [1AP]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    Impeachment of President Clinton: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H. Res. 611) (H. Rept. 105-830), [17DE]
    Investigation of Voter Irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District: Committee on House Oversight (House) 
        (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 105-416), [11FE]
    Judicial Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        1252) (H. Rept. 105-478), [1AP]
    Limit Amount of Controlled Substances Allowed To Be Brought Into 
        the U.S. From Mexico and Canada: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3633) (H. Rept. 105-629), [16JY]
    Medicare Home Health Services--No Surety in Fight Against Fraud 
        and Waste: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-821), [15OC]
    Medicinal Use of Marijuana: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. 
        Res. 372) (H. Rept. 105-451), [18MR]
    Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act: Committee on 
        Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1756) (H. Rept. 
        105-608), [14JY]
    Money Laundering Deterrence Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 105-611), 
        [14JY]
    Refusal of Attorney General Janet Reno To Produce Subpoenaed 
        Documents: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-728), [17SE]
    Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3898) (H. Rept. 105-711), [14SE]
    Termination of Federal Aid Program Benefits for Convicted Persons: 
        Committee on Education and the

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        Workforce (House) (H.R. 3096) (H. Rept. 105-446), [17MR]
    Torture Victims Relief Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4309) (H. Rept. 105-709), [14SE]
    Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3891) (H. Rept. 105-650), [28JY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 105-514), 
        [6MY]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2369) (H. Rept. 105-425), [3MR]
    Wireless Telephone Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2460) (H. Rept. 105-418), [24FE]

CRIME CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: prohibit waiting period for acceptance of 
        reports on missing persons less than 21 years of age (see H.R. 
        4532), [9SE]

CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND SEXUALLY VIOLENT OFFENDERS REGISTRATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: provide State grants for sex offender registration programs 
        (see H.R. 4026), [10JN]

CROATIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. 
        Con. Res. 227), [26FE]
    Dept. of State: provide rewards for information leading to arrests 
        for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of 
        international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (see H.R. 
        4660), [1OC]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 304), [21JY]
    Paraga, Dobroslav: support efforts to bring about increased 
        respect for democratic and human rights in Croatia (see H. 
        Res. 375), [2MR]
  Reports filed
    Withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces From Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        227) (H. Rept. 105-442), [16MR]

CUBA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Chesimard, Joanne: extradition to the U.S. from Cuba (see H. Con. 
        Res. 244), [17MR]
    Crime: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other 
        individuals (see H. Con. Res. 254), [30MR]
    Foreign trade: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 3173), [5FE]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals (see H.R. 4020), [9JN]
    Pope John Paul II: tribute to visit to Cuba (see H. Res. 362), 
        [12FE]
  Messages
    Cuban Democracy Act: President Clinton, [9OC]
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, [25FE]
    Telecommunications Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, [4MR]

CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT
  Messages
    Provisions: President Clinton, [9OC]

CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY ACT
  Messages
    Telecommunications Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, [4MR]

CUBIN, BARBARA (a Representative from Wyoming)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Big Piney, WY: allow oil and gas leasing agreements for certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3878), [14MY]
    Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY: designate (see H.R. 
        3453), [12MR]
    Mining and mineral resources: protection of contracts and leases 
        entered into by surface patent holders relative to coalbed 
        methane gas (see H.R. 4598), [18SE]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit the return of veterans memorial 
        objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization 
        (see H.R. 3645), [1AP]
    Shepard, Matthew: condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 597), [14OC]

CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 3724), 
        [23AP]
    Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's 
        child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when 
        the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a 
        State court order (see H.R. 3221), [12FE]

CUNNINGHAM, RANDY ``DUKE'' (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Hunting and trapping: use receipts from the sale of migratory bird 
        hunting and conservation stamps to promote additional stamp 
        purchases (see H.R. 4248), [16JY]
    San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: use of water 
        conserved by lining the All-American Canal (see H.R. 4392), 
        [4AU]

CUSTOMS SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 3809), [7MY]
    Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (see H.R. 4300), [22JY]
    ------enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (H.R. 4300), consideration (see H. Res. 537), [15SE]
    Immigration: personnel and technology funding to increase 
        inspections and reduce delays at border crossings and interior 
        checkpoints (see H.R. 3679), [1AP]
    International Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination 
        Center: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3985), [3JN]
    Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating 
        money laundering associated with Mexican financial 
        institutions (see H. Con. Res. 288), [9JN]
    Technology: funding for high energy container x-ray and automated 
        targeting systems for inspection of cargo (see H.R. 3112), 
        [27JA]
    Trinidad and Tobago: refund of certain customs duty deposits (see 
        H.R. 3483), [17MR]
    User fees: use for certain preclearance activities (see H.R. 
        3644), [1AP]
  Reports filed
    Border Smog Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 8) 
        (H. Rept. 105-634), [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4300, Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 105-
        720), [15SE]
    Customs Service Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 3809) (H. Rept. 105-541), [18MY]

CYPRUS, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Turkey: occupation (see H. Con. Res. 252), [26MR]
  Messages
    Investigation of the Whereabouts of U.S. Citizens Who Have Been 
        Missing From Cyprus: President Clinton, [22MY]

CZECH REPUBLIC
  Messages
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]

DALAI LAMA
  Bills and resolutions
    International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's 
        Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 283), [22MY]

DALTON, MAX
  Bills and resolutions
    Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters 
        (see H. Con. Res. 306), [23JY]

DAMS
  Bills and resolutions
    California: authorize the construction of temperature control 
        devices at Folsom Dam (see H.R. 4079), [18JN]
    ------provide outlet modifications to Folsom Dam, study 
        reconstruction of Northfork American River Cofferdam, and 
        transfer all right, title, and interest in and to the Auburn 
        Dam (see H.R. 4111), [23JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of 
        watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource 
        projects (see H.R. 4409), [5AU]
    El Dorado Irrigation District: convey the Sly Park Dam and 
        Reservoir (see H.R. 4048), [11JN]
    Elwha River: provide for dam removal and acquisition, and 
        restoration of ecosystems and fisheries (see H.R. 4294), 
        [21JY]
    Fort Peck, MT: establish interpretive center and museum at Fort 
        Peck Dam and protect significant fossil remains in the 
        vicinity (see H.R. 4331), [24JY]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 4850), [16OC]
  Reports filed
    Folsom Dam Construction of Temperature Control Devices: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 4079) (H. Rept. 105-717), [15SE]
    Folsom Dam Outlet Modifications, Northfork American River 
        Cofferdam Reconstruction Study, and Auburn Dam Transfer to 
        California: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4111) (H. 
        Rept. 105-811), [12OC]

DANNER, PAT (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [12MY]

DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-SOUTH CENTER
  Bills and resolutions
    Designate (see H.R. 4757), [9OC]

DAVIS, DANNY K. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Chicago Board of Trade: anniversary (see H. Res. 451), [3JN]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 3750), [29AP]

DAVIS, JIM (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: conveyance of certain national defense reserve 
        fleet vessels to The Victory Ship, Inc. (see H.R. 4678), [1OC]
    Government: require a balanced Federal budget, repayment of the 
        national debt, and Social Security system solvency (see H. 
        Con. Res. 228), [26FE]
    Medicaid: prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing 
        facilities (see H.R. 4046), [11JN]

DAVIS, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    George Washington's Birthday Ceremonies, [24FE]
    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, [21AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        American Luge Association races (see H. Con. Res. 305), [23JY]
    District of Columbia: reform certain retirement programs (see H.R. 
        4568), [15SE]
    Federal employees: equitable overtime pay policies (see H.R. 
        3956), [22MY]
    ------treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. 
        attorneys (see H.R. 4201), [14JY] (see H.R. 4299), [22JY]
    GSA: assume title to the Lorton Correctional Complex for ultimate 
        disposal of property after closure (see H.R. 4523), [9SE]
    National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement 
        Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 4566), [15SE]
    Washington, George: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 251), [26MR]
    Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap 
        National Park for the Performing Arts (see H.R. 3957), [22MY]

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DAVIS-BACON ACT
see Contracts

DAWSON, EARNEST, JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    El Salvador: commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots 
        David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. (see H. Con. Res. 
        314), [3AU]

de ONATE, DON JUAN
  Bills and resolutions
    New Mexico: designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the 
        anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement (see H. 
        Res. 389), [18MR]
    Postal Service: issue postage stamp in commemoration of first 
        permanent settlement of the western U.S. by the Spanish 
        explorer (see H. Con. Res. 240), [11MR]

DEAF
see Disabled

DEAL, NATHAN (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Disabled: establish a national public Internet site to increase 
        access to information on technology-related assistance (see 
        H.R. 4461), [6AU]
    Georgia: transfer ownership and management of Blue Ridge, Nottely, 
        and Chatuge Lakes to the Dept. of the Army (see H.R. 4462), 
        [6AU]
    Immigration: assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens 
        and for persons smuggling aliens within the U.S. (see H.R. 
        4251), [16JY]
    Social Security: State requirements for financial recovery from an 
        individuals estate relative to any medical assistance under a 
        State health plan (see H.R. 4249), [16JY]

DEATH AND DYING
  Bills and resolutions
    Arlington National Cemetery: disclosure of identity of any 
        individual for whom a waiver of eligibility requirements for 
        interment is granted (see H.R. 3089), [27JA]
    ------enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see 
        H.R. 3145), [3FE] (see H.R. 3211), [12FE]
    ------establish an advisory board to review requests for waivers 
        of eligibility requirements for burial (see H.R. 3252), [24FE]
    Boyd, Joseph S.: clarify status as public safety officer relative 
        to payment of death benefits (see H.R. 4589), [16SE]
    Dept. of Defense: relief of survivors of victims killed in 
        helicopter shooting accident in Iraq (see H.R. 4061), [16JN]
    Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to 
        the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see H.R. 
        3584), [30MR]
    Drugs: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of drugs 
        intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (see H.R. 
        4006), [5JN]
    ------clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of drugs 
        intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (H.R. 
        4006), consideration (see H. Res. 535), [14SE]
    Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed 
        funeral directors (see H.R. 4540), [10SE]
    Health: permit the approval and administration of certain drugs 
        and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3938), [21MY]
    Law enforcement officers: increase the amount paid to families of 
        public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 
        4544), [10SE]
    Rokhlin, Lev Y.: express sympathy to family and colleagues and 
        urge prompt investigation into death (see H. Res. 571), [2OC]
    Social Security: allow for distribution of the lump sum death 
        payment, in the absence of a widow or widower or surviving 
        children, to any other person as certified by the deceased 
        worker (see H.R. 3739), [28AP]
    Suicide: recognize prevention of youth suicide as a national 
        priority (see H. Res. 548), [18SE]
    Taxation: cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift 
        tax credit (see H.R. 3945), [22MY]
    ------provide exemptions relative to public safety officers killed 
        in the line of duty (see H.R. 4346), [29JY]
    Veterans: determine the amount of certain benefits relative to the 
        accrual period prior to death (see H.R. 4027), [10JN]
    ------furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members of 
        the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 3668), [1AP]
    ------increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans 
        (see H.R. 4708), [6OC]
    ------payment of certain group life insurance benefits to 
        terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 3993), [4JN]
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Interment Eligibility Requirements: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3211) (H. Rept. 
        105-458), [24MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4006, Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 535) (H. Rept. 105-712), 
        [14SE]
    Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 4006) (H. Rept. 105-683), [6AU]

DEATH PENALTY
see Capital Punishment

DECATUR, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    Margie Pitts Hames Post Office: designate (see H.R. 4205), [14JY]

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of 
        the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 316), [4AU]

DECLARATION OF TAKING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Real property: require coverage of all condemnations of property 
        by the Government (see H.R. 4303), [22JY]

DeFAZIO, PETER A. (a Representative from Oregon)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve 
        consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 
        4742), [8OC]
    Dept. of Justice: State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance 
        Programs funding (see H.R. 4440), [6AU]
    Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 
        4630), [25SE]
    Families and domestic relations: community-based family resource 
        and support grants appropriations (see H.R. 4436), [6AU]
    Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for 
        students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 
        4146), [25JN]
    ------ensure child safety (see H.R. 4444), [6AU]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4442), [6AU]
    ------require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices 
        (see H.R. 4441), [6AU]
    ------revocation of dealer licenses for willful sales to minors 
        (see H.R. 4443), [6AU]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 4439), [6AU]
    Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4437), [6AU]
    Lumber industry: modify the requirements for paying Federal timber 
        sale receipts (see H.R. 4267), [17JY]
    National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see 
        H.R. 4438), [6AU]
    Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4344), [29JY]

DEFICIT
see Public Debt

DeGETTE, DIANA (a Representative from Colorado)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 3609), [31MR] (see H.R. 
        3646), [1AP]
    Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under 
        State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see 
        H.R. 4767), [9OC]

DELAHUNT, WILLIAM D. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Adams National Historical Park: establish in Massachusetts as the 
        successor to the Adams National Historic Site (see H.R. 3703), 
        [22AP]

DeLAURO, ROSA L. (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: identity fraud (see H.R. 3551), [25MR]
    Financial institutions: prohibit fees for using teller windows 
        (see H.R. 4811), [12OC]
    Insurance: establish hospital lengths of stay based on a 
        determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with 
        the patient (see H.R. 4093), [19JN]

DeLAY, TOM (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bilingual Education Act: repeal (see H.R. 3720), [23AP]
    China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and 
        democracy (see H. Con. Res. 301), [17JY]
    Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison 
        release orders (see H.R. 3718), [23AP]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (see H.J. Res. 119), [14MY]
    Electric power: enhance reliability, increase efficiency, and 
        reduce discrimination in the transmission of services (see 
        H.R. 4432), [6AU]
    Iran: impose sanctions on efforts to acquire advance missile 
        technology and expedite the development of a missile defense 
        system for both U.S. and Israeli Armed Forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 342), [8OC]
    Iraq: material and unacceptable breach of international 
        obligations relative to weapons inspections (see H. Con. Res. 
        340), [8OC]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: U.S. commitment to arrange 
        foreign assistance and construction of nuclear reactors 
        relative to threat to international peace and security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 341), [8OC]
    Presidents of the U.S.: reporting requirements for executive 
        privilege claims (see H.R. 3850), [13MY]
    ------use of executive privilege (see H. Res. 432), [14MY]
    Secret Service: assertion of protective function privilege (see H. 
        Res. 480), [19JN]

DELLUMS, RONALD V. (a former Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 3295), [26FE]
  Reports filed
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Rept. 105-520), 
        [7MY]

DEMOCRACY
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: condemn Taliban regime and support broad based 
        government (see H. Con. Res. 336), [8OC]
    Algeria: human rights violations (see H. Res. 347), [3FE] (see H. 
        Res. 374), [2MR]
    Belarus: human rights violations relative to most-favored-nation 
        status (see H. Con. Res. 237), [5MR]
    Botswana: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 373), [26FE]
    Cambodia: call for free and impartial elections (see H. Res. 361), 
        [12FE]
    China, People's Republic of: encourage formation and protection of 
        the Chinese Democracy Party (see H. Res. 570), [2OC]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 121), [4JN]
    China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and 
        democracy (see H. Con. Res. 300), [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 
        301), [17JY]
    ------tribute to efforts relative to Asian financial crisis and 
        for encouraging peace and stability in the region (see H. Con. 
        Res. 270), [30AP]
    Clinton, President: reconsider decision to be formally received in 
        Tiananmen Square during visit to the People's Republic of 
        China (see H. Con. Res. 285), [3JN]
    ------reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen 
        Square during visit to the People's Re

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        public of China (H. Con. Res. 285), consideration (see H. Res. 
        454), [3JN]
    Colombia: renew efforts to end guerrilla war (see H. Con. Res. 
        221), [12FE]
    ------tribute to democratic elections and renew efforts to end 
        guerrilla war (see H. Res. 502, 502), [15JY]
    Foreign aid: establish an index of economic freedom to evaluate 
        the level of economic freedom of countries receiving U.S. 
        development assistance (see H.R. 3256), [24FE]
    ------prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain 
        countries (see H.R. 4545), [10SE]
    Gabon: elections (see H. Res. 518), [6AU]
    Greece: tribute to inhabitants of the Dodecanesian Islands for 
        their stance in fighting fascism and preserving democratic 
        values and beliefs (see H. Con. Res. 259), [1AP]
    Guyana: elections (see H. Con. Res. 215), [11FE]
    Indonesia: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 281), [22MY]
    International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's 
        Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 283), [22MY]
    Iraq: support transition to democracy (see H.R. 4655), [29SE] (see 
        H.R. 4664), [1OC]
    Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by 
        Serbian police relative to self-determination (see H. Con. 
        Res. 205), [28JA] (see H. Con. Res. 235), [5MR] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 312), [28JY] (see H. Con. Res. 313), [30JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 315), [3AU]
    ------NATO military intervention relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Res. 561), [1OC]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 343), [8OC]
    Machal (organization): tribute to international corps of 
        volunteers for efforts towards Israeli independence (see H. 
        Con. Res. 268), [30AP]
    Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 234), [4MR]
    Mozambique: tribute for efforts relative to democracy, peace, and 
        economic reform and encourage close relations with the U.S. 
        (see H. Res. 556), [25SE] (see H. Res. 610), [20OC]
    Nicaragua: tribute to activities of the International Support and 
        Verification Commission of the OAS (see H. Con. Res. 222), 
        [12FE]
    Nigeria: promote democracy and good governance (see H.R. 3890), 
        [19MY]
    Paraga, Dobroslav: support efforts to bring about increased 
        respect for democratic and human rights in Croatia (see H. 
        Res. 375), [2MR]
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 609), 
        [20OC]
    Philippines: commemorate independence anniversary and U.S. 
        relations (see H. Res. 404), [31MR]
    Sri Lanka: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 350), [4FE]
    Sudan: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 234), [4MR]
    U.N.: occupation of seat reserved for Burma by a representative of 
        the National League for Democracy (see H. Res. 603), [15OC]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human 
        rights in the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 364), 
        [12FE]
  Messages
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        President Clinton, [3JN]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton, [23MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 285, Reconsider Decision by 
        President Clinton To Be Formally Received in Tiananmen Square 
        During Visit to the People's Republic of China: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 454) (H. Rept. 105-564), [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 
        105-638), [20JY]

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  Bills and resolutions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 351), [5FE]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of 
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election 
        campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (see H. Res. 
        440), [18MY]
    Committee on Small Business (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 370), [26FE] (see H. Res. 434), [14MY]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 530), [11SE]
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        342), [28JA] (see H. Res. 369), [25FE] (see H. Res. 400), 
        [27MR] (see H. Res. 412), [29AP] (see H. Res. 492), [24JN] 
        (see H. Res. 540), [16SE]
    FEC: expedite availability of reports (see H.R. 3582), [30MR]
    ------require electronic preservation and filing of reports by 
        certain persons and require such reports to be made available 
        through the Internet (see H.R. 3174), [5FE]
    ------require national committees of political parties to file 
        pre-general election reports (see H.R. 4781), [9OC]
  Motions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431), [14MY]

DENMARK, KINGDOM OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Virgin Islands: commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in 
        the former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S. 
        Independence Day (see H. Res. 487), [23JN] (see H. Res. 495), 
        [25JN]

DENTISTS
see Health Care Professionals

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
    ------S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
        Reform Act, [24FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: provide a mechanism for resolution of 
        discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 4051), [11JN]
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: ensure that certain rice farms 
        continue production pursuant to flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 3339), [5MR]
    ------extend the term of marketing assistance loans (see H.R. 
        3455), [12MR]
    ------provide supplemental payments to farm owners and producers 
        who have entered into production flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 4580), [16SE]
    ------retroactive lifting of caps on loan rates for marketing 
        assistance loans (see H.R. 4615), [23SE]
    Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education 
        programs address high-priority concerns with national 
        multistate significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 446), [21MY]
    ------ensure that federally funded research and education programs 
        address high-priority concerns with national multistate 
        significance (S. 1150), insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu 
        (see H. Res. 365), [24FE]
    ------Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers (see H.R. 
        4417), [6AU]
    ------production flexibility contract payment options (see H.R. 
        4265), (see H.R. 4272), [17JY]
    ------provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural 
        producers (see H.R. 4508), [6AU]
    ------reform the conservation reserve program relative to 
        treatment of nonprofit organizations renting land from a State 
        or political subdivision (see H.R. 3451), [12MR]
    ------relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and 
        rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices 
        (see H.R. 4560), [14SE]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and crop failures (see H.R. 4747), [8OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (see H.R. 4690), [2OC]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 4101), [19JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 482), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 567), [2OC]
    Arizona: convey certain lands and use proceeds for acquisition, 
        construction, and improvement of certain national forest 
        offices and support buildings (see H.R. 4013), [5JN]
    Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural 
        commodities from the application of sanctions (see H.R. 4022), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 4195), [14JY]
    Brazil: prohibit importation of papayas into the U.S. and certain 
        territories until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 3771), 
        [30AP]
    Chief Information Officer: clarify and enhance authorities (see 
        H.R. 3280), [26FE]
    Colorado: designate certain lands as wilderness in the Arapaho and 
        Roosevelt National Forests (see H.R. 4505), [6AU]
    Conservation Reserve Program: balance wind and water erosion 
        criteria and wildlife suitability criteria (see H.R. 4319), 
        [23JY]
    ------establish temporary enrollment priorities (see H.R. 4394), 
        [4AU]
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: improve agricultural 
        credit provisions for farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4246), 
        [16JY]
    Credit: reform agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 3513), 
        [19MR]
    Dams: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams 
        built for flood protection and water resource projects (see 
        H.R. 4409), [5AU]
    Disabled: improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities (see 
        H.R. 4501), [6AU]
    Drought: disaster assistance to Texas (see H. Res. 493), [24JN]
    Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 4266), [17JY] (see H.R. 4497), [6AU]
    Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of 
        implementation (see H. Con. Res. 290), [11JN]
    Food stamps: prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (see 
        H.R. 4366), [31JY]
    Foreign trade: reduce barriers between U.S. and Canadian 
        agricultural products (see H. Res. 583), [8OC]
    Forest Service: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico 
        (see H.R. 4816), [12OC]
    ------address the decline of forest health and rural community 
        economies in New Mexico and protect such lands from 
        catastrophic fires in accordance with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 4210), [14JY]
    ------authority to purchase lands within the boundaries of certain 
        national forests in California to include the Angeles National 
        Forest (see H.R. 3770), [30AP]
    ------increase fees paid by holders of special use permits that 
        authorize construction and occupancy of private recreation 
        houses or cabins (see H.R. 3765), [30AP]
    ------policies on recreational shooting and archery ranges on 
        Federal land (see H. Con. Res. 332), [2OC]
    ------Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 
        4447), [6AU]
    ------reduce overhead and other costs and improve fiscal 
        accountability through improved financial accounting system 
        (see H.R. 4149), [25JN]
    ------replace regional offices with State offices (see H.R. 3922), 
        [20MY]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3381), [5MR]
    Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area: transfer 
        administrative jurisdiction to the Dept. of Agriculture (see 
        H.R. 3689), [1AP]

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    Milk: establish a pilot program for milk producers and 
        cooperatives to enter into forward price contracts with milk 
        handlers (see H.R. 4360), [30JY]
    Pine River Project: convey facilities and allow jurisdictional 
        transfer of lands between the Depts. of the Interior and 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 3715), [23AP]
    Plants: authority relative to protection and quarantine (see H.R. 
        3766), [30AP]
    Rogue River National Forest: convey administrative site and use 
        proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and 
        support buildings (see H.R. 3796), [5MY]
    Rural areas: make grants to establish additional rural enterprise 
        communities and empowerment zones (see H.R. 4071), [17JN] (see 
        H.R. 4666), [1OC]
    Safety: improve food safety research, education, and technology 
        and require the use of a designated team to rapidly respond to 
        food safety emergencies (see H.R. 3132), [28JA] (see H.R. 
        3148), [3FE]
    Taxation: expand the types of crop payments for which a farmer may 
        defer inclusion in income until the next taxable year (see 
        H.R. 4636), [25SE]
    Tobacco products: provide crop insurance, extension services, and 
        administration of price support and quota programs at no 
        expense to the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 3664), [1AP]
    ------provide economic assistance to tobacco farmers, workers, and 
        communities dependent on tobacco production with funds 
        contributed by tobacco product manufacturers and importers 
        (see H.R. 3867), [14MY]
    ------provide market transition assistance for quota owners, 
        tobacco producers, and their communities, and stabilize 
        tobacco quota fluctuations (see H.R. 3264), [25FE] (see H.R. 
        3437), [11MR]
  Conference reports
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act (S. 
        1150), [22AP]
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 4101), [2OC]
  Messages
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, [27JA]
    CCC Report: President Clinton, [5FE]
    Veto of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and 
        Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: President Clinton, 
        [8OC]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4101), [15SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, [2OC]
  Reports filed
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: 
        Committee of Conference (S. 1150) (H. Rept. 105-492), [22AP]
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4101) (H. Rept. 
        105-763), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4101) (H. Rept. 
        105-588), [19JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4101, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 567) (H. 
        Rept. 105-764), [2OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1150, Agricultural 
        Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 105-548), [21MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 105-593), [22JN]
    Forest Service Easement Grant to the Chugach Alaska Corp.: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3087) (H. Rept. 105-782), 
        [6OC]
    Gallatin Land Consolidation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3381) (H. Rept. 105-723), [16SE]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Census: collection of demographic, social, and economic data for 
        2000 decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 246), [17MR]
    ------require asking of certain questions concerning the 
        availability of a personal computer in the home and access to 
        the Internet (see H.R. 4270), [17JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4276), [20JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4276), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 508), [22JY]
    Employment: provide grants to improve job skills in specific 
        industries (see H.R. 3270), [25FE]
    Endangered Species Act: transfer enforcement functions of the 
        National Marine Fisheries Service to the U.S. Fish and 
        Wildlife Service (see H.R. 4335), [24JY]
    Fish and fishing: red snapper fishery management in the Gulf of 
        Mexico (see H.R. 4423), [6AU]
    Hunting and trapping: authorize electronic issuance of migratory 
        bird hunting and conservation stamps (see H.R. 4803), [10OC]
    ------use receipts from the sale of migratory bird hunting and 
        conservation stamps to promote additional stamp purchases (see 
        H.R. 4248), [16JY]
    International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization 
        Fund disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF 
        commitments, and enforce trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), 
        [27MR]
    Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses 
        (see H.R. 3723), [23AP]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform 
        programs (see H.R. 4275), [20JY]
    Reports: extend a quarterly financial report program (see H.R. 
        4304), [22JY]
    Tariff: clarify review policies for certain antidumping cases (see 
        H.R. 3432), [10MR]
    Trademark Act: amend to provide protection for trade dress (see 
        H.R. 3163), [5FE]
  Messages
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, [27JA]
  Motions
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), [5AU], [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and 
        State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 105-641), 
        [22JY]
    Dept. of Commerce Toll-Free Telephone Number To Assist Consumers 
        in Identifying Domestically-Produced Merchandise: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 563) (H. Rept. 105-759), [1OC]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 4276) (H. Rept. 105-636), [20JY]
    Patent and Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses Funding: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3723) (H. Rept. 105-
        528), [12MY]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act and Appalachian Regional 
        Development Act Programs Reauthorization and Reform: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4275) (H. 
        Rept. 105-684), [6AU]

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
  Appointments
    Commission on Maintaining U.S. Nuclear Weapons Expertise, [11FE], 
        [23SE]
    Conferees: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Air Force: reinvigorate science and technology functions (see H.R. 
        3894), [19MY]
    American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation): grant 
        Federal charter (see H.R. 3843), [12MY]
    Appropriations: authorizing certain construction at military 
        installations (see H.R. 3695), [21AP]
    ------authorizing for military activities and prescribing 
        personnel strengths (see H.R. 3616), [1AP]
    ------authorizing for military activities and prescribing 
        personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), consideration (see H. Res. 
        435), [14MY] (see H. Res. 441), [19MY]
    ------authorizing for military activities and prescribing 
        personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 549), [23SE]
    ------making (see H.R. 4103), [22JN]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (see H.R. 3579), [27MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), consideration (see H. Res. 402), [30MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        416), [30AP]
    ------making for military construction, family housing, and base 
        realignment and closure (see H.R. 4059), [16JN]
    ------making for military construction, family housing, and base 
        realignment and closure (H.R. 4059), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 477), [18JN]
    ------making (H.R. 4103), consideration (see H. Res. 484), [23JN]
    ------provide that appropriations for national defense functions 
        for fiscal year 1999 may not exceed the amount authorized for 
        fiscal year 1998 (see H.R. 3685), [1AP]
    Arlington, VA: provide location for construction of Air Force 
        veterans memorial (see H.R. 4817), [12OC]
    Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility 
        requirements for interment (see H.R. 3145), [3FE] (see H.R. 
        3211), [12FE]
    ------establish an advisory board to review requests for waivers 
        of eligibility requirements for burial (see H.R. 3252), [24FE]
    Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed 
        consent (see H.R. 4035), [11JN]
    ------allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (see 
        H.R. 3933), [21MY]
    ------anniversary of integration (see H. Con. Res. 294), [22JN]
    ------conversion period for former members from Servicemembers' 
        Group Life Insurance policy to a Veterans' Group Life 
        Insurance policy (see H.R. 4115), [23JN]
    ------establish a unified command for joint forces responsible for 
        providing ready joint forces to regional combatant commands 
        (see H.R. 3845), [12MY]
    ------prohibit awarding of the Purple Heart to persons convicted 
        of a capital crime (see H.R. 3970), [22MY]
    ------provide that persons sentenced to life imprisonment by a 
        court-martial may not be granted parole for at least 30 years 
        (see H.R. 3906), [20MY]
    ------support while carrying out military action against Iraq in 
        and around the Persian Gulf region (see H. Res. 612), [17DE]
    Aviation: SR-71 aircraft program funding (see H.R. 4424), [6AU]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds 
        for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see 
        H.R. 4056), [11JN]
    ------withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 227), 
        [26FE]
    Cemeteries and funerals: assure a minimum size for honor guard 
        details at funerals of veterans (see H.R. 3653), [1AP]
    Colombia: provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H. Res. 398), [26MR]
    Contracts: procurement of domestic goods and services (see H. Con. 
        Res. 266), [29AP]

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    ------require consideration of percentage of work to be performed 
        in the U.S. in the evaluation of contracts (see H.R. 3838), 
        [12MY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to treat illnesses of 
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans and illnesses due to future 
        combat service, and revise research priorities relative to 
        certain service-related health consequences (see H.R. 3980), 
        [3JN]
    Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial 
        in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans 
        who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see 
        H.R. 4847), [16OC]
    Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (see H.R. 4300), [22JY]
    ------enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (H.R. 4300), consideration (see H. Res. 537), [15SE]
    Ecology and environment: authorize sale of excess aircraft for the 
        purpose of dispersing oil spills (see H.R. 4711), [6OC]
    Education: computation of Impact Aid Program payments to local 
        educational agencies relative to certain children living in 
        military housing constructed by private developers (see H.R. 
        4133), [24JN]
    ------conduct ceremonies and other activities in public schools 
        relative to the sacrifice and commitment of veterans (see H. 
        Con. Res. 333), [2OC]
    El Salvador: commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots 
        David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. (see H. Con. Res. 
        314), [3AU]
    Federal employees: determination of wages of certain employees by 
        using a recent wage survey (see H.R. 4142), [25JN]
    Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries 
        ineligible for international military education and training 
        assistance (see H.R. 3802), [6MY] (see H.R. 4874), [21OC]
    Fort Bliss, TX: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 253), [26MR]
    Fort Hood, TX: repeal the prohibition on use of Robert Gray Army 
        Airfield by civil aviation (see H.R. 3322), [4MR]
    Georgia: transfer ownership and management of Blue Ridge, Nottely, 
        and Chatuge Lakes to the Dept. of the Army (see H.R. 4462), 
        [6AU]
    Hazardous substances: require additional public education, 
        outreach, and participation relative to the disposal of napalm 
        and certain other materials (see H.R. 3404), [5MR]
    Health: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option 
        to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see 
        H.R. 3613), [31MR]
    Health care professionals: require military physicians to possess 
        unrestricted licenses and to complete continuing medical 
        education requirements (see H.R. 3775), [30AP]
    Income: exclude monthly insurance benefits in determining the 
        income of certain surviving spouses of military retirees (see 
        H.R. 4582), [16SE]
    Indonesia: prohibit transfer of military equipment, (see H.R. 
        3918), [20MY]
    Iraq: prohibit use of Dept. of Defense appropriations for 
        offensive operations to force compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolutions (see H.R. 3208), [12FE]
    ------relief of survivors of victims killed in helicopter shooting 
        accident (see H.R. 4061), [16JN]
    Iwo Jima Memorial: prohibit the construction of any additional 
        monument, memorial, or structure (see H.R. 3188), [11FE] (see 
        H.R. 4752), [8OC]
    Jamestown, OH: conveyance of Army Reserve Center to the Greeneview 
        Local School District (see H.R. 3521), [19MR]
    Kankakee, IL: conveyance of vacant Army Reserve Center (see H.R. 
        3856), [13MY]
    Medicare: allow certain military retirees and their dependents a 
        special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration 
        sites (see H.R. 4160), [25JN]
    ------enhance and expand special enrollment periods for certain 
        military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 3863), [13MY]
    ------waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military 
        retirees and dependents (see H.R. 4771), [9OC]
    Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task 
        Force: establish (see H.R. 4464), [6AU]
    Military Retirement Reform Act: restore certain military 
        retirement benefits (see H.R. 4669), [1OC]
    National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance of certain vessels to 
        Ohio War Memorial, Inc. (see H.R. 3823), [7MY]
    National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see 
        H.R. 4438), [6AU]
    National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 
        4327), [24JY] (see H.R. 4402), [5AU]
    ------prioritization of the allocation of assets for war-fighting 
        missions and counterdrug activities (see H. Con. Res. 324), 
        [6AU]
    Native American Veterans' Memorial: establish (see H.R. 4064), 
        [16JN]
    Navy: require study on ordinance and munitions waste in San Diego 
        Bay (see H.R. 3631), [1AP]
    Nuclear weapons: stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 307), 
        [23JY]
    Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the 
        presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 4858), [20OC]
    Pensions: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians 
        covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 4153), [25JN]
    Ships and vessels: reform process for dismantling and disposing of 
        ships no longer in use (see H.R. 4156), [25JN]
    Taxation: allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage 
        (see H.R. 4167), [25JN]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent away 
        from home (see H.R. 3861), [13MY] (see H.R. 3882), [14MY]
    ------treatment of use of a principal residence by a member of the 
        Armed Forces or Foreign Service while on official extended 
        duty (see H.R. 4561), [14SE]
    The Victory Ship, Inc.: conveyance of certain national defense 
        reserve fleet vessels (see H.R. 4678), [1OC]
    Theissen, Chester G.: waive time limitations specified by law in 
        order to award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3245), [12FE]
    U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 229), [26FE]
    Veterans: allow certain individuals who provided service to the 
        U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines during World War II to 
        receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the 
        Philippines (see H.R. 4716), [7OC]
    ------enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States, 
        private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies 
        abroad (see H.R. 3213), [12FE]
    ------extend priority health care to individuals who served during 
        the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3571), [27MR] (see H.R. 
        3661), [1AP]
    ------improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
        eligible veterans (see H.R. 3828), [12MY]
    ------repeal retired pay computation formula applicable to certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 4696), [5OC]
    ------termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit 
        Plan (see H.R. 3107), [27JA]
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to former South Vietnamese commandos 
        for their heroism, sacrifice, and service (see H. Con. Res. 
        269), [30AP]
    ------tribute to members of the Armed Forces who were injured or 
        lost their lives during the ``Tet Offensive'' (see H. Con. 
        Res. 204), [27JA]
    ------tribute to POW and MIA's (see H. Res. 356), [11FE] (see H. 
        Res. 360), [12FE]
    Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects 
        Alaska (see H. Con. Res. 278), [19MY]
    World War II: issue the ``Italy'' clasp for the Army Occupation 
        Medal to certain veterans who served in the disputed Italy-
        Yugoslavia area (see H.R. 3141), [3FE]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 3616), [22SE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4059), [24JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 4103), [25SE]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 3579), 
        [30AP]
  Messages
    Armed Forces Selected Reserve Active Duty Status: President 
        Clinton, [24FE]
    B-2 Stealth Bomber Procurement: President Clinton, [31MR]
    Dayton Accords Implementation Policy Report: President Clinton, 
        [29JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, [4FE], 
        [29JY]
    National Security Interests Relative to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        President Clinton, [4MR]
  Motions
    Appropriations: authorizing for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), [21MY], [22JY], 
        [23JY]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), [31MR], [23AP]
    ------making (H.R. 4103), [15SE]
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Interment Eligibility Requirements: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3211) (H. Rept. 
        105-458), [24MR]
    Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Appropriations: Committee on 
        National Security (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 105-468), 
        [26MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3579, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 105-505), [30AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing 
        Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 549) 
        (H. Rept. 105-740), [23SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3579, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 402) (H. 
        Rept. 105-473), [30MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 435) (H. Rept. 105-535), 
        [14MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 105-544), 
        [19MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 477) (H. 
        Rept. 105-585), [18JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4103, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 484) (H. Rept. 105-596), 
        [23JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4300, Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 105-
        720), [15SE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        4103) (H. Rept. 105-746), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4103) (H. Rept. 
        105-591), [22JN]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        3616) (H. Rept. 105-736), [22SE]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3616) (H. Rept. 
        105-532), [12MY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4059) (H. Rept. 105-647), [24JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4059) (H. Rept. 
        105-578), [16JN]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 105-504), [30AP]

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    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 
        105-469), [27MR]
    Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act: Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3980) (H. Rept. 105-626), 
        [15JY]
    Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 105-793), [7OC]
    Veterans Reemployment Rights Relative to States, Private 
        Employers, and Servicemen Employed by U.S. Companies Abroad: 
        Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3213) (H. Rept. 
        105-448), [17MR]
    Withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces From Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        227) (H. Rept. 105-442), [16MR]

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, [11FE]
    Conferees: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Colleges and universities: establish demonstration projects to 
        ensure equal educational opportunities for individuals with 
        learning disabilities (see H.R. 3596), [30MR]
    ------make grants for postsecondary information technology 
        education and employment assistance projects (see H.R. 3896), 
        [19MY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4274), [20JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 564), [2OC] (see H. Res. 584), [8OC]
    Diseases: increase funding and authority of Depts. of HHS and 
        Education relative to asthma programs (see H.R. 4654), [28SE]
    Education: assist urban and rural local education agencies in 
        raising the academic achievement of all students (see H.R. 
        3813), [7MY]
    ------computation of Impact Aid Program payments to local 
        educational agencies relative to certain children living in 
        military housing constructed by private developers (see H.R. 
        4133), [24JN]
    ------encourage local agencies to work with the private sector to 
        provide care to children under compulsory school attendance 
        age (see H.R. 3129), [28JA]
    ------establish professional development partnerships (see H.R. 
        3115), [27JA]
    ------improve facilities, reduce class size, and provide parents 
        with additional educational choices for their children (see 
        H.R. 4169), [25JN]
    ------provide incentives to States to establish and administer 
        periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary 
        and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4594), [17SE]
    ------reductions in school class size (see H.R. 3876), [14MY]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 3248), [24FE]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), consideration (see H. Res. 
        543), [16SE]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (see H.R. 4590), [17SE]
    ExploraVision Awards Program: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 279), 
        [21MY]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] 
        (see H.R. 4241), [16JY] (see H.R. 4439), [6AU]
    National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: 
        implementation of recommendations on college tuition costs 
        (see H.R. 3479), [17MR]
    National objectives: prohibit funding of national testing 
        proposals without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 
        2846), consideration (see H. Res. 348), [4FE]
    Puerto Rico: conduct a study on the availability of educational 
        instruction in the English language to student citizens (see 
        H.R. 4766), [9OC]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
    Higher Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 6), [26SE]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (H.R. 1853), [8OC]
  Messages
    School Class Size Reductions: President Clinton, [11MY]
  Motions
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 584), [8OC]
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or 
        totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 1525), [10OC]
  Reports filed
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2846, Prohibit Dept. of Education Funding of 
        National Testing Proposals Without Explicit and Specific 
        Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. 
        Rept. 105-413), [4FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 543) (H. Rept. 105-726), 
        [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4274, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 564) (H. Rept. 105-762), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 105-798), 
        [8OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        4274) (H. Rept. 105-635), [20JY]
    Dollars to the Classroom Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 3248) (H. Rept. 105-710), [14SE]
    Higher Education Act Reauthorization: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 105-750), [25SE]
    Prohibit the Dept. of Education Funding of National Testing 
        Proposals Without Explicit and Specific Legislation: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2846) (H. Rept. 
        105-409), [3FE]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-800), [8OC]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Contracts: improve the ability of small businesses, Federal 
        agencies, industry, and universities to work with contractor-
        operated facilities (see H.R. 3593), [30MR]
    Electric power: enhance reliability, increase efficiency, and 
        reduce discrimination in the transmission of services (see 
        H.R. 4432), [6AU]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        4060), [16JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4060), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 478), [18JN]
    Federal aid programs: employment and economic assistance to 
        workers and communities at the Piketon, OH, and Paducah, KY, 
        uranium enrichment plants (see H.R. 3923), [20MY]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to 
        Senate (see H. Res. 379), [5MR]
    Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: establish 
        Natural Resources Institute (see H.R. 4593), [17SE]
    Nuclear weapons: stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 307), 
        [23JY]
    Office of River Protection: establish at the Hanford Reservation 
        in Richland, WA (see H.R. 3984), [3JN]
    Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for 
        power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing 
        Administration (see H.R. 3518), [19MR]
    Radioactive substances: purchase of Russian uranium from 
        dismantled nuclear warheads (see H.R. 3941), [21MY]
    Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff 
        Auditorium in the Technology Transfer Center (see H.R. 3731), 
        [23AP]
    U.S. Enrichment Corp.: ensure that funding for disposition of 
        depleted uranium hexafluoride be used to treat and recycle 
        depleted uranium hexafluoride (see H.R. 4215), [14JY] (see 
        H.R. 4234), [15JY]
    Washington: transfer jurisdiction over certain parcels of land 
        between the Depts. of the Interior and Energy (see H.R. 4129), 
        [24JN]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4060), [25SE]
  Messages
    Comprehensive National Energy Strategy: President Clinton, [14JY]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060), 
        [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4060, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 478) (H. 
        Rept. 105-586), [18JN]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 105-749), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 
        105-581), [16JN]

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: make grants to States and businesses to 
        improve the quality of child care services (see H.R. 3686), 
        [1AP]
    Congress: importance of enacting patient protection legislation 
        (see H. Con. Res. 293), [22JN]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4274), [20JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 564), [2OC] (see H. Res. 584), [8OC]
    Diseases: carry out a national public awareness campaign on 
        colorectal cancer (see H. Res. 359), [11FE]
    ------implementation of national HIV surveillance system (see H. 
        Res. 539), [15SE]
    ------increase funding and authority of Depts. of HHS and 
        Education relative to asthma programs (see H.R. 4654), [28SE]
    ------increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme 
        disease (see H.R. 3795), [5MY]
    Drug abuse: prohibit needle exchange programs (see H.R. 3714), 
        [22AP]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (see H.R. 3712), [22AP] (see H.R. 3717), [23AP]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (H.R. 3717), consideration (see H. Res. 409), [28AP]
    Drugs: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded research 
        and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements (see 
        H.R. 3758), [29AP]
    Families and domestic relations: tax relief to increase 
        affordability of child care (see H.R. 3144), [3FE]
    Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid 
        for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 4121), 
        [23JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 3605), [31MR] (see H.R. 3998), [5JN] (see H.R. 4250), 
        [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 272), [6MY]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 3605), consideration (see H. Res. 486), [23JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), consideration (see H. Res. 509), [23JY]

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    ------revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 4382), [3AU]
    Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines 
        relative to false health care claims (see H.R. 3523), [19MR]
    Healthy Start Program: funding (see H.R. 3724), [23AP]
    Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of 
        Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors (see H.R. 
        4088), [18JN]
    Insurance: allow children covered under private health insurance 
        under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under 
        the Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 3794), [5MY]
    ------assure patient choice and access to services for enrollees 
        in group health plans and health insurance coverage (see H.R. 
        3547), [25MR]
    Medicaid: extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment 
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban 
        Indian health programs (see H.R. 4480), [6AU]
    Medicare: allow certain military retirees and their dependents a 
        special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration 
        sites (see H.R. 4160), [25JN]
    ------delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture 
        services under home health services (see H.R. 3137), [3FE]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 3940), 
        [21MY]
    ------requirements relative to anesthesia services (see H.R. 
        3629), [1AP]
    ------respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for 
        private accreditation in the same manner as for other 
        providers of services (see H.R. 4075), [17JN]
    Mental health: collection of information relative to the use of 
        mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and 
        behavioral research (see H.R. 4135), [24JN]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary (see H. 
        Con. Res. 274), [7MY]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 3778), [30AP]
    Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to 
        tobacco products (see H.R. 4189), [25JN]
    Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: delay effective 
        date of final rule (see H.R. 3584), [30MR]
    Public welfare programs: guarantee loans and provide State grants 
        to finance transportation services for welfare recipients, and 
        establish preferences for Federal contractors that hire 
        welfare recipients (see H.R. 3638), [1AP]
    Social Security: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond 
        requirements for home health care providers under Medicare and 
        Medicaid (see H.J. Res. 123), [17JN]
    ------provide additional exceptions to the imposition of civil 
        money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 3511), [19MR]
    ------State requirements for financial recovery from an 
        individuals estate relative to any medical assistance under a 
        State health plan (see H.R. 4249), [16JY]
    Women: revise and extend certain women's health research and 
        prevention activities programs (see H.R. 4683), [2OC]
  Motions
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 584), [8OC]
    Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange 
        programs (H.R. 3717), [29AP]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), [24JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3717, Prohibit Use of Federal Funds for 
        Needle Exchange Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        409) (H. Rept. 105-497), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), [23JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4274, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 564) (H. Rept. 105-762), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 105-798), 
        [8OC]
    Dept. of HHS Additional Exceptions to the Imposition of Civil 
        Money Penalties in Cases of Payments to Beneficiaries: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3511) (H. Rept. 105-
        772), [5OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        4274) (H. Rept. 105-635), [20JY]
    Mammography Quality Standards Programs Revision and Extension: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 105-713), 
        [14SE]
    Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct Operation, 
        Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service Activities: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 105-765), 
        [2OC]

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Children's Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 3637), 
        [1AP]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration 
        projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare 
        policies (see H.R. 4254), [16JY]
    ------reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] (see H.R. 
        4271), [17JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4194), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 501), [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 574), [5OC]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 3750), [29AP]
    Financial institutions: insure mortgages for the acquisition, 
        construction, or rehabilitation of child care facilities (see 
        H.R. 3637), [1AP]
    Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of 
        homeownership opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 208), [4FE]
    ------ensure that tenant-based rental assistance programs are 
        carried out in an efficient and fair manner (see H.R. 3545), 
        [25MR]
    ------expand homeownership (see H.R. 3899), [19MY]
    ------modernize requirements and establish consensus process for 
        development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards 
        for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3634), [1AP]
    ------occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative 
        to drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 4543), [10SE]
    ------prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or producing 
        methamphetamine from receiving public housing assistance (see 
        H.R. 4551), [11SE]
    ------provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
        participation in shared housing arrangements (see H.R. 3181), 
        [11FE]
    ------remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing (see 
        H.R. 3435), [11MR]
    ------use of project rental assistance contracts to finance 
        housing conversions for elderly persons (see H.R. 3635), [1AP]
    Insurance: establish program to eliminate redlining in the 
        insurance business (see H.R. 4145), [25JN]
    Puerto Rico: provide for adequate insurance of mortgages on 
        property (see H.R. 3757), [29AP]
    States: grants to supplement assistance for the preservation of 
        affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 4838), 
        [14OC]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4194), [5OC]
  Messages
    Dept. of HUD Report: President Clinton, [3MR]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4194), [23JY], [29JY], 
        [15SE]
  Reports filed
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 105-686), [7AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4194, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 574) (H. 
        Rept. 105-777), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 105-628), [15JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4194) 
        (H. Rept. 105-769), [5OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4194) (H. Rept. 
        105-610), [14JY]
    Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act: 
        Committee on Banking and Financial Service (House) (H.R. 217) 
        (H. Rept. 105-407), [27JA], [3MR]

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: provide a mechanism for resolution of 
        discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 4051), [11JN]
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 3303), [3MR]
    Attorney General: require election (see H. Con. Res. 323), [6AU]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 3168), [5FE]
    Boyd, Joseph S.: clarify status as public safety officer relative 
        to payment of death benefits (see H.R. 4589), [16SE]
    Bureau of Enforcement and Border Affairs: establish (see H.R. 
        4264), [17JY]
    Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 
        3321), [4MR]
    Constitutional amendments: establish an elected Officer of the 
        U.S. with the responsibilities of the Attorney General (see 
        H.J. Res. 127), [6AU]
    Courts: confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 3577), [27MR], (see H.R. 4286), [21JY]
    Crime: treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3512), [19MR]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4276), [20JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4276), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 508), [22JY]
    FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel 
        actions (see H.R. 3614), [31MR]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 408), [22AP]
    Federal employees: appointment of certain officers to fill vacant 
        positions in executive agencies (see H. Res. 339), [27JA]
    ------establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a 
        review board to monitor compliance (see H.R. 3396), [5MR]
    ------treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. 
        attorneys (see H.R. 4201), [14JY] (see H.R. 4299), [22JY]

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    Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines 
        relative to false health care claims (see H.R. 3523), [19MR]
    IMF: make Federal funding contingent upon certification that 
        eligible countries are cooperating with Presidential campaign 
        fundraising investigations and disclosure of entities 
        benefiting from such funds (see H.R. 3242), [12FE]
    Immigration: extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data 
        relative to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R. 
        2578), consideration (see H. Res. 391), [24MR]
    INS: reform (see H.R. 4363), [30JY]
    Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating 
        money laundering associated with Mexican financial 
        institutions (see H. Con. Res. 288), [9JN]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 4226), [15JY]
    Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information 
        relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals 
        (see H.R. 4007), [5JN]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 308), [24JY] (see H. Res. 514), 
        [31JY]
    Presidential appointments: clarify method for filling vacancies 
        subject to Senate confirmation (see H.R. 3420), [10MR]
    Presidents of the U.S.: reporting requirements for executive 
        privilege claims (see H.R. 3850), [13MY]
    Secret Service: assertion of protective function privilege (see H. 
        Res. 480), [19JN]
    Shipping industry: provide State and local authorities access to 
        information relative to criminal background checks on port 
        employees and prospective employees (see H.R. 3975), [22MY]
    State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs: funding (see 
        H.R. 4440), [6AU]
  Messages
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, [27JA]
  Motions
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), [5AU], [6OC]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), 
        [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1252, Judicial Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 408) (H. Rept. 105-491), [22AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2578, Extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and 
        Collect Data Relative to Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in 
        the U.S.: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 
        105-461), [24MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and 
        State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 105-641), 
        [22JY]
    Dept. of Justice Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3303) (H. Rept. 105-526), [12MY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 4276) (H. Rept. 105-636), [20JY]
    Federal Courts Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2294) (H. Rept. 105-437), [12MR]
    Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2759) (H. Rept. 105-668), [3AU]
    Judicial Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        1252) (H. Rept. 105-478), [1AP]
    Refusal of Attorney General Janet Reno To Produce Subpoenaed 
        Documents: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-728), [17SE]

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
  Bills and resolutions
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 4546), [10SE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators (see 
        H.R. 3826), [11MY]
    ------require disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 
        3827), [11MY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4274), [20JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 564), [2OC] (see H. Res. 584), [8OC]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: allow compensatory and punitive damages 
        for violations of antidiscrimination provisions and provide 
        for studies on pay disparities (see H.R. 3769), [30AP]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: amend and clarify (see H.R. 3751), 
        [29AP]
    Immigration: allow admittance of temporary or seasonal 
        agricultural workers relative to reductions in certain 
        workers' visas (see H.R. 3410), [10MR]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (see H.R. 3736), 
        [28AP]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 513), [30JY]
    ------treatment relative to certain information technology 
        occupations (see H.R. 3273), [25FE]
    OSHA: require employers to notify local emergency officials of 
        workplace emergencies (see H.R. 4231), [15JY]
    Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner 
        as any other employer (see H.R. 3725), [23AP]
    Unemployment: make permanent self-employment assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 3773), [30AP]
    Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3152), [4FE]
  Motions
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 584), [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 105-
        660), [30JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4274, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 564) (H. Rept. 105-762), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 105-798), 
        [8OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        4274) (H. Rept. 105-635), [20JY]
    OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 105-
        444), [17MR]
    OSHA Identification and Notification of Specific Industries to 
        Which Regulations and Compliance Standards Apply: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2873) (H. Rept. 105-
        733), [18SE]
    Prohibit OSHA Employee Performance Measures Relative to Number of 
        Inspections Conducted, Citations Issued, or Penalties 
        Assessed: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 2877) (H. Rept. 105-445), [17MR]
    Self-Audit Promotion Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 105-731), [18SE]
    Workforce Improvement and Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3736) (H. Rept. 105-657), [29JY]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring 
        Act, [10MR]
    ------H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (see H. 
        Res. 523), [9SE]
    Board of Visa Appeals: establish (see H.R. 4539), [10SE]
    Crime: provide rewards for information leading to arrests for 
        terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of 
        international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (see H.R. 
        4660), [1OC]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 385), [11MR]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4276), [20JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4276), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 508), [22JY]
    Executive departments: establish an independent nonpartisan review 
        panel to assess efforts to fulfill its mission in the future 
        (see H.R. 4605), [18SE]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4569), [15SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4569), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 542), [16SE]
    Foreign policy: extradition of Salvadorans (see H. Res. 569), 
        [2OC]
    IMF: make Federal funding contingent upon certification that 
        eligible countries are cooperating with Presidential campaign 
        fundraising investigations and disclosure of entities 
        benefiting from such funds (see H.R. 3242), [12FE]
    Immigration: prohibit discrimination in the issuance of 
        nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 3597), [30MR]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 3484), 
        [18MR]
    Nigeria: efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes (see H.R. 
        3916), [20MY]
    Passports: require that applications for minors have signatures of 
        both parents (see H.R. 3983), [3JN]
    Taxation: treatment of use of a principal residence by a member of 
        the Armed Forces or Foreign Service while on official extended 
        duty (see H.R. 4561), [14SE]
    World War II: seek certain commitments from Poland (see H. Res. 
        443), [21MY]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (H.R. 1757), [10MR]
  Messages
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, [27JA]
    Investigation of the Whereabouts of U.S. Citizens Who Have Been 
        Missing From Cyprus: President Clinton, [22MY]
    Veto of H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: 
        President Clinton, [21OC]
  Motions
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), [5AU], [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs 
        Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 285) (H. Rept. 105-434), [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and 
        State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 105-641), 
        [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4569, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 105-725), [16SE]
    Dept. of State Special Agent Retirement Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 633) (H. Rept. 105-755), 
        [28SE]

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    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 4276) (H. Rept. 105-636), [20JY]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1757) (H. Rept. 105-432), [10MR]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        4569) (H. Rept. 105-719), [15SE]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL AGENT RETIREMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        633) (H. Rept. 105-755), [28SE]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: assure that deposits are spent 
        for purposes for which the Fund was established (see H.R. 
        4356), [30JY]
    ------exclude receipts and disbursements from the budget (see H.R. 
        3564), [26MR]
    Alameda County, CA: participation in the design, planning, and 
        construction of the Alameda County Brackish Water Desalination 
        Project for the reclamation and reuse of water (see H.R. 
        3996), [4JN]
    Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a 
        wilderness area (see H.R. 3708), [22AP]
    Automobile National Heritage Area: authorize (see H.R. 3910), 
        [20MY]
    ------authorize (H.R. 3910), corrections in enrollment (see H. 
        Con. Res. 351), [15OC]
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 4302), [22JY] (see H.R. 4517), [6AU]
    ------study effects of double-crested cormorants on commercial and 
        recreational fish species and prepare population management 
        strategy (see H.R. 4754), [8OC]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: funding for 
        historic, recreational, and environmental education projects 
        (see H.R. 3522), [19MR]
    BLM: reimbursement for certain damages relative to bonding 
        regulations (see H.R. 4610), [23SE]
    Bonneville Power Administration: promote salmon recovery in the 
        Pacific Northwest, establish a National Resources Recovery 
        Fund, improve accounting system, and allow rate adjustments 
        (see H.R. 4834), [14OC]
    Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon 
        Ferry Reservoir in Montana (see H.R. 3963), [22MY]
    California: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal 
        rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System (see H.R. 3911), [20MY]
    ------land exchange involving the Dept. of the Interior El Portal 
        Administrative Site (see H.R. 4230), [15JY]
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 4004), [5JN]
    Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park: acquisition of 
        property (see H.R. 4575), [15SE]
    Clear Creek Distribution System: implement agreement conveying 
        title to the Clear Creek Community Services District (see H.R. 
        3706), [22AP]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 3647), [1AP]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 4193), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4193), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 504), [20JY]
    Disabled: improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities (see 
        H.R. 4501), [6AU]
    Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 
        4630), [25SE]
    Endangered Species Act: transfer enforcement functions of the 
        National Marine Fisheries Service to the U.S. Fish and 
        Wildlife Service (see H.R. 4335), [24JY]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        4060), [16JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4060), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 478), [18JN]
    Fish and fishing: Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins 
        endangered fish recovery programs implementation funding (see 
        H.R. 3669), [1AP]
    Florida: convey certain mineral interests to Florida and release 
        reversionary interests in four deeds that conveyed certain 
        lands so as to permit the State to sell, exchange, or 
        otherwise dispose of the lands (see H.R. 4842), [15OC]
    Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see H.R. 3378), [5MR]
    Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: transfer 
        administrative jurisdiction over certain lands to the 
        Archivist of the U.S. for construction of a visitor center 
        (see H.R. 4829), [14OC]
    Frederick Law Olmstead National Historic Site: acquire certain 
        lands for inclusion (see H.R. 3436), [11MR]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3381), [5MR]
    George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: convey certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3226), [12FE]
    Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: boundary adjustments 
        (see H.R. 3909), [20MY] (see H.R. 4287), [21JY]
    GSA: assume title to the Lorton Correctional Complex for ultimate 
        disposal of property after closure (see H.R. 4523), [9SE]
    Hunting and trapping: authorize electronic issuance of migratory 
        bird hunting and conservation stamps (see H.R. 4803), [10OC]
    ------use receipts from the sale of migratory bird hunting and 
        conservation stamps to promote additional stamp purchases (see 
        H.R. 4248), [16JY]
    Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4109), [23JN]
    Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: install plaque at entrance 
        to Old Court House commemorating the Dred Scott decision (see 
        H.R. 4163), [25JN]
    Keweenaw National Historical Park: amend laws relative to 
        appointments to advisory commission (see H.R. 4351), [29JY]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: approve location of proposed memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 113), [4MR]
    Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park: designate (see 
        H.R. 4671), [1OC]
    Maryland: provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control 
        nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (see H.R. 
        4337), [27JY]
    Minerals Management Service: dissolve (see H.R. 4091), [19JN]
    ------grant Louisiana and its lessees a credit in the payment of 
        Federal offshore royalties to compensate for oil and gas 
        drainage in the West Delta Field (see H.R. 4604), [18SE]
    Mining and mineral resources: protection of contracts and leases 
        entered into by surface patent holders relative to coalbed 
        methane gas (see H.R. 4598), [18SE]
    ------ratification of payments made under preexisting onshore and 
        offshore royalty-in-kind programs (see H.R. 3962), [22MY]
    Montana: establish terms and conditions for conveyance of 
        leaseholds at the Canyon Ferry Reservoir (see H.R. 4469), 
        [6AU]
    National forests: require that forest conservation and 
        preservation programs be consistent with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 3530), [24MR]
    National Park Service: conduct study relative to designation of 
        Rosie the Riveter Park as an affiliated site (see H.R. 4483), 
        [6AU]
    ------reform concessions policies (see H.R. 3934), [21MY]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 4268), [17JY]
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 4482), [6AU]
    Native Americans: compensate certain Indian tribes for known 
        errors in tribal trust fund accounts and establish a process 
        for settling disputes (see H.R. 3782), [30AP]
    ------establish temporary court to hear claims against the U.S. 
        relative to tribal trust fund accounts (see H.R. 4485), [6AU]
    ------prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian gaming 
        regulations (see H.R. 3094), [27JA]
    ------transfer services and personnel from the BIA to the Office 
        of Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on 
        Indian reservations (see H.R. 4087), [18JN]
    New York: construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper 
        Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York (see H.R. 
        3928), [21MY]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 4735), [8OC]
    Oregon: clarify BLM authority to make sales and exchanges of 
        certain Federal lands (see H.R. 3542), [24MR]
    Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on oil and gas on development 
        on certain portions (see H.R. 3875), [14MY]
    ------prohibit charging of fees for certain uses of sand, gravel, 
        and shell resources (see H.R. 3972), [22MY]
    Pahrump, NV: convey certain lands (see H.R. 4867), [20OC]
    Petersburg National Battlefield: limit authority to impose 
        entrance fees for the City Point Unit (see H.R. 3527), [19MR]
    Pine River Project: convey facilities and allow jurisdictional 
        transfer of lands between the Depts. of the Interior and 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 3715), [23AP]
    Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 3334), [4MR]
    ------management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil production (see H.R. 3932), [21MY]
    Public lands: collection of royalties from oil companies for 
        drilling on public lands (see H.R. 3820), [7MY]
    ------protect and improve certain heritage areas, (see H.R. 4570), 
        [15SE]
    ------protect and improve certain heritage areas, (H.R. 4570), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 573), [5OC]
    Roads and highways: designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main 
        Street'' (see H.R. 4513), [6AU]
    ------designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main Street'' (S. 
        2133), consideration (see H. Res. 604), [16OC]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: require use of full 
        name on new signs (see H.R. 4014), [5JN]
    Salem, OR: participation in the design, planning, and construction 
        of the Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project for the 
        reclamation and reuse of water (see H.R. 3964), [22MY]
    Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (see 
        H.R. 3267), [25FE]
    ------feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R. 
        3267), consideration (see H. Res. 500), [14JY]
    San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: use of water 
        conserved by lining the All-American Canal (see H.R. 4392), 
        [4AU]
    Trails: study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the history of women's rights (see H.R. 3240), 
        [12FE]
    Utah: boundary adjustment of Wasatch-Cache National Forest and 
        Mount Naomi Wilderness to correct faulty land survey and to 
        convey land that was subject to the faulty survey (see H.R. 
        4320), [23JY]
    ------land exchange (see H.R. 3830), [12MY]
    ------purchase of the Wilcox ranch for management as a wildlife 
        habitat (see H.R. 4289), [21JY]
    Washington: transfer jurisdiction over certain parcels of land 
        between the Depts. of the Interior and Energy (see H.R. 4129), 
        [24JN]
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain 
        works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (see H.R. 
        3677), [1AP]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4060), [25SE]
  Messages
    Budget Rescissions: President Clinton, [27JY]

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    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton, [27JA]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 4193), [23JY]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060), 
        [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Administrative Procedures for Extension of Federal Recognition to 
        Certain Indian Groups: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1154) (H. Rept. 105-737), [23SE]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Recognition of Certain Native 
        American Communities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2812) (H. Rept. 105-716), [15SE]
    Approve Location of Proposed Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia: Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. 
        Res. 113) (H. Rept. 105-589), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3267, Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 105-624), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4060, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 478) (H. 
        Rept. 105-586), [18JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4193, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        504) (H. Rept. 105-637), [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public 
        Lands Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 
        105-776), [5OC]
    Consideration of S. 2133, U.S. Route 66 Designation as ``America's 
        Main Street'': Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 604) (H. 
        Rept. 105-823), [16OC]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4193) (H. Rept. 105-
        609), [14JY]
    Dept. of the Interior Prohibition on Charging of Fees for Certain 
        Uses of Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3972) 
        (H. Rept. 105-766), [2OC]
    Eastern Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1567) 
        (H. Rept. 105-814), [12OC]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 105-749), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 
        105-581), [16JN]
    Flathead Irrigation Project Transfer of Maintenance and Operation 
        to Local Control: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3056) 
        (H. Rept. 105-812), [12OC]
    Gallatin Land Consolidation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3381) (H. Rept. 105-723), [16SE]
    Granite Watershed Enhancement and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 105-527), [12MY]
    Huna Totem Corp. Land Conveyance in Alaska: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3088) (H. Rept. 105-784), [6OC]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission 
        Extension: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1042) (H. 
        Rept. 105-676), [5AU]
    Kake Tribal Corp. Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2756) (H. Rept. 105-783), [6OC]
    Miccosukee Tribe Clarification of Rights in Florida: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3055) (H. Rept. 105-708), [11SE]
    Miles Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1021) (H. Rept. 105-506), [5MY]
    National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Assistance 
        Authorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2186) (H. 
        Rept. 105-459), [24MR]
    National Park System Management Review and Application Process 
        Reform: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1728) (H. Rept. 
        105-612), [14JY]
    Native American Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4068) (H. Rept. 105-733), [18SE]
    Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3267) (H. Rept. 105-621), [14JY]
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1110) (H. Rept. 105-691), 
        [9SE]
    Transfer of Certain Forest Service Rights and Property in Exchange 
        for Payment to the Occupant of Such Property: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2416) (H. Rept. 105-516), [7MY]
    Utah Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3830) (H. 
        Rept. 105-598), [24JN]
    Vision Twenty-Twenty National Parks Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (S. 1693) (H. Rept. 105-767), [2OC]

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Beechman, Laurie: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4199), [14JY]
    Coins: allow greater discretion relative to the placement of the 
        required inscriptions on quarter dollars issued under the 50 
        States Commemorative Coin Program (see H.R. 3301), [2MR]
    ------require design of obverse side of one dollar coin to depict 
        the Statue of Liberty (see H.R. 4329), [24JY]
    Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 3617), [1AP]
    Crime: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering 
        and other financial crimes (see H.R. 4005), [5JN]
    ------prevent money laundering (see H.R. 3745), [29AP]
    ------prevent smuggling of large amounts of currency or monetary 
        instruments into or out of the U.S. (see H.R. 4691), [2OC]
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3809), [7MY]
    ------funding for high energy container x-ray and automated 
        targeting systems for inspection of cargo (see H.R. 3112), 
        [27JA]
    ------use of customs user fees for certain preclearance activities 
        (see H.R. 3644), [1AP]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 4104), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4104), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 485), [23JN] (see H. Res. 498), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4104), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 563), [1OC] (see H. Res. 563), 
        [2OC] (see H. Res. 579), [7OC]
    Ericson, Leif: mint coins in conjunction with Iceland in 
        commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New 
        World (see H.R. 4624), [24SE]
    Exchange Stabilization Fund: require congressional approval for 
        certain uses (see H.R. 3106), [27JA] (see H.R. 3138), [3FE]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 3673), [1AP]
    Financial institutions: study of derivatives regulation (see H.R. 
        4062), [16JN]
    Foreign trade: ban importation of certain large capacity military 
        magazine rifles (see H. Con. Res. 275), [12MY]
    Government regulations: prohibit issuing regulations dealing with 
        hybrid transactions (see H.R. 4663), [1OC]
    IMF: eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to 
        certain employees (see H.R. 3785), [30AP]
    ------require reports to Congress on programs relative to East 
        Asian countries (see H.R. 3305), [3MR]
    Immigration: personnel and technology funding to increase 
        inspections and reduce delays at border crossings and interior 
        checkpoints (see H.R. 3679), [1AP]
    International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization 
        Fund disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF 
        commitments, and enforce trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), 
        [27MR]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 3484), 
        [18MR]
    IRS: reform (see H.R. 3493), [18MR]
    Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial 
        (see H.R. 3790), [5MY]
    Native Americans: mint coins in commemoration of history and 
        culture (see H.R. 4448), [6AU]
    Nigeria: efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes (see H.R. 
        3916), [20MY]
    One dollar bill: include certain parts of the Constitution in the 
        redesign (see H.R. 3792), [5MY]
    Puerto Rico: require Dept. of the Treasury report on Federal 
        program costs, revenues, and taxation of residents (see H.R. 
        4769), [9OC]
    Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish (see H.R. 
        3207), [12FE]
    Secret Service: assertion of protective function privilege (see H. 
        Res. 480), [19JN]
    Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into 
        which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term 
        reform is enacted (see H.R. 3351), [5MR] (see H.R. 4578), 
        [16SE]
    ------establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget 
        surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted 
        (H.R. 4578), consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    Taxation: exempt certain transactions at fair market value between 
        partnerships and private foundations from the tax on self-
        dealing (see H.R. 4714), [7OC]
    ------reform Internal Revenue Code and protect Social Security and 
        Medicare trust funds (see H. Con. Res. 248), [24MR]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund 
        of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 4332), [24JY]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 3097), [27JA]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 472), [16JN]
    Trinidad and Tobago: refund of certain customs duty deposits (see 
        H.R. 3483), [17MR]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        4104), [1OC], [7OC]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 4104), [16SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4104), conference report, [7OC]
    Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), [17JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4104, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 563) (H. Rept. 105-761), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 579) (H. Rept. 105-790), 
        [7OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3097, Tax Code Termination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 105-580), [16JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 485) (H. 
        Rept. 105-597), [23JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 498) (H. Rept. 105-622), 
        [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4578, Establish a Protect Social Security 
        Account Into Which Budget Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until 
        Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Customs Service Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 3809) (H. Rept. 105-541), [18MY]

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    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 105-789), [7OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 
        105-592), [22JN]
    Establish a Protect Social Security Account Into Which Budget 
        Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 105-
        738), [23SE]
    Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-687), 
        [9SE]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
        and Equity Act, [1AP], [22AP], [23AP], [6MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Airlines: require study and report on certain practices which 
        restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare 
        information (see H.R. 3704), [22AP]
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
    Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve 
        consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 
        4742), [8OC]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares 
        (see H.R. 3160), [4FE] (see H.R. 4577), [16SE]
    ------prohibit sale of international routes (see H.R. 4547), 
        [10SE]
    Aviation Insurance Program: authorization (see H.R. 4058), [16JN]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), Senate 
        amendment (see H. Res. 602), [15OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4328), [24JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4328), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 510), [28JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4328), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 605), [20OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4328), corrections in enrollment 
        of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 354), [20OC]
    FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY 
        (see H.R. 3952), [22MY]
    ------address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 4866), [20OC]
    ------reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 4057), [16JN]
    ------reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program (see 
        H.R. 4530), [9SE]
    Fastener Quality Act: coverage of certain aircraft fasteners (see 
        H.R. 3824), [11MY]
    Motor vehicles: assess available technologies for establishing a 
        system to access driving records (see H.R. 3555), [25MR]
    Mukilteo, WA: conveyance of Mukilteo Light Station (see H.R. 
        4207), [14JY]
    New Jersey: waive repayment of funds used for constructing high 
        occupancy vehicle lanes (see H.R. 4528), [9SE]
    New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on 
        Interstate 787 (see H.R. 3754), [29AP]
    Public welfare programs: guarantee loans and provide State grants 
        to finance transportation services for welfare recipients, and 
        establish preferences for Federal contractors that hire 
        welfare recipients (see H.R. 3638), [1AP]
    Railroads: authorize activities under Federal railroad safety laws 
        (see H.R. 3805), [7MY]
    ------permit State and local governments to adopt or enforce 
        certain speed limits for trains (see H.R. 3812), [7MY]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 344), [3FE]
    ------designate (S. 1575), consideration (see H. Res. 349), [4FE]
    ------require use of full name on new signs (see H.R. 4014), [5JN]
    Safety: conduct a study on improving the safety of persons present 
        at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 4171), [25JN]
    Shipping industry: collection of user fees for navigational 
        assistance services (see H.R. 3674), [1AP]
    Ships and vessels: certificate of documentation for a barge (see 
        H.R. 4216), [14JY]
    ------stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by 
        temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic 
        cruise ship trade (see H.R. 4673), [1OC]
    Taxation: repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general 
        fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 4332), [24JY]
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 405), [31MR]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 449), [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), corrections 
        in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 282), 
        [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 3978), [3JN]
    ------provide that certain intermodal transportation facilities 
        not be exempt from local zoning ordinances (see H.R. 3468), 
        [17MR]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 4466), [6AU]
    Urban areas: continuation of operating assistance for small 
        transit operators (see H.R. 4384), [3AU]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        4328), [19OC]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 2400), [22MY]
  Messages
    Armed Forces Selected Reserve Active Duty Status: President 
        Clinton, [24FE]
  Motions
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 4328), [15SE]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625), 
        [4FE]
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), 
        [20MY], [21MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), conference 
        report, [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Airline Service Improvement Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2748) (H. Rept. 105-822), [15OC]
    Aviation Insurance Program Authorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4058) (H. 
        Rept. 105-632), [17JY]
    Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2400) (H. Rept. 105-467), [25MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 
        105-467), [27MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2400, Transportation 
        Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 449) (H. Rept. 105-552), [22MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4328, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 605) (H. Rept. 105-826), [20OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface 
        Transportation and Equity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 405) (H. Rept. 105-476), [31MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2625, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 344) (H. Rept. 
        105-411), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4328, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        510) (H. Rept. 105-651), [28JY]
    Consideration of S. 1575, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 349) (H. Rept. 
        105-414), [4FE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 105-760), [1OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4328) (H. Rept. 105-825), [19OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4328) (H. Rept. 
        105-648), [24JY]
    FAA Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4057) (H. Rept. 105-639), [20JY]
    Fastener Quality Act Coverage of Certain Aircraft Fasteners: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3824) (H. Rept. 105-574), 
        [9JN]
    Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act: Committee on 
        Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1756) (H. Rept. 
        105-608), [14JY]
    Money Laundering Deterrence Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 105-611), 
        [14JY]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2691) (H. Rept. 105-477), 
        [1AP]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. 
        Rept. 105-408), [3FE]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 105-550), [22MY]

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
related term(s) Veterans
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: conversion period for former members from 
        Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance policy to a Veterans' 
        Group Life Insurance policy (see H.R. 4115), [23JN]
    Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH: 
        designate (see H.R. 4602), [18SE]
    Court of Veterans Appeals: provide for a staggered judicial 
        retirement option to avoid large case backlogs and rename to 
        the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 3212), 
        [12FE]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4194), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 501), [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 574), [5OC]
    Education: payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to 
        veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods 
        between terms (see H.R. 4537), [10SE]
    Federal employees: use of voluntary separation incentives to 
        reduce employment levels (see H.R. 4705), [6OC]
    Health: determination of service connection for certain illnesses 
        caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents 
        during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3279), [26FE]
    ------establish a chiropractic services division (see H.R. 4421), 
        [6AU]
    ------establish certain presumptions of service connection for 
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 4036), [11JN]
    ------extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict 
        veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and 
        revise research priorities relative to certain service-related 
        health consequences (see H.R. 3980), [3JN]
    ------improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 4758), 
        [9OC]
    ------reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care 
        system for the cost of emergency care or services received in 
        non-Dept. facilities (see H.R. 3702), [22AP]
    Health care facilities: authorize medical facility projects and 
        leases (see H.R. 3603), [31MR]
    Homeless: conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program 
        that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State 
        (see H.R. 4362), [30JY]
    Housing: increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted 
        housing for disabled veterans (see H.R. 3619), [1AP]
    Law enforcement: require notification and allow local law 
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        search for missing patients at VA medical facilities (see H.R. 
        4609), [23SE]
    Lawyers and attorneys: direct payment of attorneys' fees in awards 
        of past-due benefits (see H.R. 3444), [12MR]
    Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Gainesville, FL: designate (see H.R. 3336), [4MR]
    Motor vehicles: increase the amount of assistance for providing 
        automobiles to certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 3618), 
        [1AP]
    National cemeteries: establish a national cemetery for veterans in 
        the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area (see H.R. 4391), [4AU]
    Tobacco products: allocation of substantial tobacco industry 
        settlement funds for veterans programs (see H. Con. Res. 249), 
        [24MR]
    ------payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by 
        nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 3948), 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 4070), [17JN] (see H.R. 4220), [15JY] (see 
        H.R. 4374), [31JY]
    ------use portion of any national tobacco settlement to establish 
        trust fund for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine 
        dependence developed during service (see H.R. 4188), [25JN]
    Veterans: allow certain individuals who provided service to the 
        U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines during World War II to 
        receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the 
        Philippines (see H.R. 4716), [7OC]
    ------computation of retirement benefits for certain merchant 
        mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 4574), 
        [15SE]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with 
        service-connected disabilities and improvements in education, 
        (see H.R. 4110), [23JN]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with 
        service-connected disabilities and improvements in education, 
        (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 592), [10OC]
    ------determine the amount of certain benefits relative to the 
        accrual period prior to death (see H.R. 4027), [10JN]
    ------exclude judgment or settlement amounts received from damage 
        claims against the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in determining 
        annual income (see H.R. 3515), [19MR]
    ------expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected 
        with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 4368), 
        [31JY]
    ------extend priority health care to individuals who served during 
        the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3571), [27MR] (see H.R. 
        3661), [1AP]
    ------extend priority health care to those who received 
        nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the 
        Armed Forces (see H.R. 4367), [31JY]
    ------furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members of 
        the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 3668), [1AP]
    ------increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans 
        (see H.R. 4708), [6OC]
    ------make permanent the eligibility of former members of the 
        Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 4016), 
        [9JN]
    ------payment of certain group life insurance benefits to 
        terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 3993), [4JN]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 3434), [11MR]
    ------presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 4751), [8OC]
    ------provide the same level of health care for Filipino World War 
        II veterans living in the Philippines as those living in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 4168), [25JN]
    ------repeal retired pay computation formula applicable to certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 4696), [5OC]
    ------termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit 
        Plan (see H.R. 3107), [27JA]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4194), [5OC]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4194), [23JY], [29JY], 
        [15SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4194, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 574) (H. 
        Rept. 105-777), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 105-628), [15JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorization: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        3603) (H. Rept. 105-490), [22AP]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4194) 
        (H. Rept. 105-769), [5OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4194) (H. Rept. 
        105-610), [14JY]
    Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act: Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3980) (H. Rept. 105-626), 
        [15JY]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 4110) (H. Rept. 105-627), [15JY]
    Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 105-447), 
        [17MR]

DePAUL UNIVERSITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Anniversary (see H. Res. 527), [10SE]

DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION MERGER PLEDGE ENFORCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4420), [6AU]

DEUTSCH, PETER (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Biscayne National Park: designate visitor center as the Dante 
        Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 
        3285), [26FE]
    Brazil: prohibit importation of papayas into the U.S. and certain 
        territories until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 3771), 
        [30AP]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 3647), [1AP]
    EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and 
        other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida 
        Keys (see H.R. 4047), [11JN]
    House of Representatives: printing of independent counsel report 
        on investigation of President Clinton relative to perjury, 
        obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct (see H. 
        Res. 528), [10SE]

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: recognize the importance of providing 
        access to microcredit (see H. Res. 475), [17JN]
    Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (see H.R. 4300), [22JY]
    ------enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (H.R. 4300), consideration (see H. Res. 537), [15SE]
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
        forests (H.R. 2870), consideration (see H. Res. 388), [17MR]
    Foreign aid: debt forgiveness for certain Heavily Indebted Poor 
        Countries (see H. Con. Res. 337), [8OC]
    ------establish an index of economic freedom to evaluate the level 
        of economic freedom of countries receiving U.S. development 
        assistance (see H.R. 3256), [24FE]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 3807), [7MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2870, Tropical Forest Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 388) (H. Rept. 105-449), 
        [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4300, Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 105-
        720), [15SE]
    Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2870) (H. Rept. 105-443), [16MR]

DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (see H. Res. 410), [28AP]
    Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 297), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 491), [24JN]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation (H.J. 
        Res. 131), consideration (see H. Res. 580), [7OC]
    Copyrights: duration of protection (H.R. 2589), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 390), [24MR]
    Crime: notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State 
        engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 366), [24FE]
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, 
        family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 477), [18JN]
    Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars 
        on children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 543), [16SE]
    Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for 
        wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (H.R. 
        2863), consideration (see H. Res. 521), [9SE]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 430), [13MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 297, Congressional Adjournment: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 105-603), 
        [24JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 131, Waive Enrollment Requirements for 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 580) 
        (H. Rept. 105-791), [7OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2181, Witness Protection and Interstate 
        Relocation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. 
        Rept. 105-419), [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2431, Freedom From Religious Persecution 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 105-
        534), [13MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2589, Copyright Term Extension Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 390) (H. Rept. 105-460), 
        [24MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2863, Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 521) (H. Rept. 105-698), 
        [9SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 543) (H. Rept. 105-726), 
        [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 105-
        498), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 477) (H. 
        Rept. 105-585), [18JN]

DICKEY, JAY (a Representative from Arkansas)
  Appointments
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
    ------H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Wiley A. Branton, Sr., Memorial Highway, Pine Bluff, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 3250), [24FE]

DICKS, NORMAN D. (a Representative from Washington)
  Appointments
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]

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    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
    ------H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: treatment of private sector highway infrastructure 
        construction (see H.R. 3222), [12FE]

DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2281, provisions, [23SE]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 2281), [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-
        796), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-
        551), [22JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 
        105-551), [22MY]

DINGELL, JOHN D. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal 
        Compact Consent Act, [12MY]
    ------H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Automobile National Heritage Area: authorize (see H.R. 3910), 
        [20MY]
    Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares 
        (see H.R. 4577), [16SE]
    Food: improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 4080), [18JN]
    Health: awareness and use of federally-supported research findings 
        on the social and economic costs of sleep deprivation and 
        sleep disorders (see H. Con. Res. 250), [25MR]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 3605), [31MR]
    International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization 
        Fund disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF 
        commitments, and enforce trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), 
        [27MR]
    Telephones: protect consumers from cramming of charges on 
        telephone bills (see H.R. 3990), [4JN]

DIPLOMATS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring 
        Act, [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (see H. 
        Res. 523), [9SE]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 385), [11MR]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4569), [15SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4569), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 542), [16SE]
    Taxation: treatment of use of a principal residence by a member of 
        the Armed Forces or Foreign Service while on official extended 
        duty (see H.R. 4561), [14SE]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (H.R. 1757), [10MR]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: 
        President Clinton, [21OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs 
        Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 285) (H. Rept. 105-434), [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4569, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 105-725), [16SE]
    Dept. of State Special Agent Retirement Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 633) (H. Rept. 105-755), 
        [28SE]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1757) (H. Rept. 105-432), [10MR]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        4569) (H. Rept. 105-719), [15SE]

DISABLED
related term(s) Social Security
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 262), [28AP]
    Dept. of Education: establish demonstration projects to ensure 
        equal educational opportunities for individuals with learning 
        disabilities at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        3596), [30MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: cost-of-living adjustment for 
        compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities 
        and improvements in education, (see H.R. 4110), [23JN]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with 
        service-connected disabilities and improvements in education, 
        (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 592), [10OC]
    ------determination of service connection for certain illnesses 
        caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents 
        during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3279), [26FE]
    ------establish certain presumptions of service connection for 
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 4036), [11JN]
    Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial 
        in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans 
        who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see 
        H.R. 4847), [16OC]
    Education: ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to 
        State and local governments to share the expense of educating 
        disabled children (see H.R. 3930), [21MY]
    Health: establish a national registry of information on traumatic 
        brain and spinal cord injuries (see H.R. 4800), [10OC]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 4376), [31JY]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to old-age, survivors, 
        and disability insurance programs (see H.R. 3804), [6MY]
    Housing: increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted 
        housing for disabled veterans (see H.R. 3619), [1AP]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: clarify requirements 
        relative to reducing or withholding payments to States (see 
        H.R. 3254), [24FE]
    ------funding (see H. Res. 399), [26MR]
    ------permit State and local educational agencies to establish 
        uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 4491), [6AU]
    Internet: establish a national public site to increase access to 
        information on technology-related assistance (see H.R. 4461), 
        [6AU]
    Medicaid: exempt disabled individuals from being required to 
        enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 3281), [26FE]
    Medicare: implement a budget-neutral payment system for outpatient 
        rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4534), [9SE]
    ------permit the replacement of health insurance policies for 
        certain disabled beneficiaries even if the replacement 
        policies duplicate Medicare benefits (see H.R. 4710), [6OC]
    ------repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services 
        (see H.R. 3835), [12MY]
    ------restore full incentive payment percentages for prospective 
        payment system-exempt rehabilitation hospitals and units (see 
        H.R. 4855), [19OC]
    Motor vehicles: increase the amount of assistance for providing 
        automobiles to certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 3618), 
        [1AP]
    Parks and recreational areas: improve access to outdoor recreation 
        opportunities (see H.R. 4501), [6AU]
    Social Security: provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to 
        return to work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits 
        for such beneficiaries (see H.R. 3433), [11MR]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), consideration (see H. Res. 450), 
        [22MY]
    ------provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers 
        regardless of age (see H.R. 4460), [6AU]
    ------repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's 
        insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 4457), [6AU]
    ------waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to 
        individuals with terminal illnesses, and provide for 
        appropriate treatment of prisoners (see H.R. 3732), [23AP]
    SSI: reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain 
        low-income disabled children (see H.R. 3459), [12MR]
    Tariff: personal effects of individuals associated with the 1999 
        International Special Olympics and Women's World Cup, the 2001 
        International Special Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics 
        and Winter Paralympic Games (see H.R. 4045), [11JN]
    Taxation: disclose to employees the employer's share of taxes paid 
        for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for 
        the employee (see H.R. 3777), [30AP]
    ------disclose to Federal employees the Government's share of 
        taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital 
        insurance for the employee (see H.R. 3776), [30AP]
    Technology: incentives to promote research and development of 
        assistance technology and universally designed technology (see 
        H.R. 4063), [16JN]
    Veterans: exclude judgment or settlement amounts received from 
        damage claims against the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in 
        determining annual income (see H.R. 3515), [19MR]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 3434), [11MR]
  Motions
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or 
        totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 1525), [10OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 105-
        553), [22MY]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Requirements Relative 
        to Reducing or Withholding Payments to States: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3254) (H. Rept. 105-
        649), [24JY]
    Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 105-537), [18MY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Special Olympics Torch 
        Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 105-512), [6MY]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 4110) (H. Rept. 105-627), [15JY]

DISABLED VETERANS' LIFE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Veterans: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its 
        environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving 
        in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4847), [16OC]

DISASTER VICTIMS TAX FAIRNESS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3709), [22AP]

DISASTERS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]

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  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers 
        (see H.R. 4417), [6AU]
    ------provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency 
        operating loan relief for farmers in certain North Dakota and 
        Minnesota counties that have been designated as Federal 
        disaster areas (see H.R. 3678), [1AP]
    ------provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural 
        producers (see H.R. 4508), [6AU]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and crop failures (see H.R. 4747), [8OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (see H.R. 4535), [9SE] (see H.R. 
        4618), [24SE] (see H.R. 4690), [2OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (H.R. 4618), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 551), [24SE]
    American River Watershed: provide for improved flood protection 
        (see H.R. 3698), [21AP]
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions (see H.R. 3579), [27MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), consideration (see H. Res. 402), [30MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        416), [30AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of 
        watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource 
        projects (see H.R. 4409), [5AU]
    Drought: disaster assistance to Texas (see H. Res. 493), [24JN]
    Federal aid programs: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, 
        streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control 
        the costs of disaster assistance (see H.R. 3869), [14MY]
    Floods: damage reduction and recreation project at Grand Forks, 
        ND, and East Grand Forks, MN (see H.R. 4806), [11OC]
    ------ensure that States and localities can quickly and safely 
        remove flood debris (see H.R. 4128), [24JN]
    Great Irish Potato Famine: issue postage stamp to commemorate 
        anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor 
        the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants 
        (see H. Con. Res. 232), [3MR]
    Mexico: assistance to combat wildfires (see H. Res. 469), [11JN]
    Monuments and memorials: authorize the construction of a monument 
        to honor those who have served the Nation's civil defense and 
        emergency management programs (see H.R. 3719), [23AP]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve pre-disaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 4832), [14OC]
    Public lands: use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-
        damaged national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 
        4345), [29JY]
    Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: amend to provide 
        a loan to the Madera-Chowchilla Power Authority (see H.R. 
        3302), [2MR]
    States: return primary responsibility for disaster relief to 
        States, establish a private corporation to insure against 
        risks and costs of disasters, and provide for Federal 
        assistance for disaster response activities (see H.R. 3728), 
        [23AP]
    Taxation: abatement of interest on underpayments by taxpayers in 
        Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 3709), [22AP]
    WHO: encourage the U.S. to become a signatory to the Guidelines 
        for Drug Donations (see H. Con. Res. 225), [26FE]
    Wildfires: express condolences and support to victims and commend 
        efforts of firefighters in Florida (see H. Con. Res. 298), 
        [16JY]
  Conference reports
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 3579), 
        [30AP]
  Messages
    Abatement of Interest on Underpayments by Taxpayers in 
        Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas: President Clinton, 
        [22JY]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions (H.R. 3579), [31MR], [23AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3579, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 105-505), [30AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 3579, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 402) (H. 
        Rept. 105-473), [30MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4618, Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss 
        Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 551) (H. 
        Rept. 105-743), [24SE]
    Disaster Mitigation Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3869) (H. Rept. 105-682), [6AU]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 105-504), [30AP]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 
        105-469), [27MR]
    Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-687), 
        [9SE]
    National Drought Policy Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3035) (H. Rept. 105-554), [22MY]

DISCRIMINATION
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: provide a mechanism for resolution of 
        discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 4051), [11JN]
    Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (see H. Con. Res. 294), 
        [22JN]
    Boy Scouts: allow restrictions on hiring of homosexuals as scout 
        masters (see H. Res. 474), [16JN]
    Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 466), [11JN]
    Colleges and universities: allow use of age-based incentives for 
        the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty (see H.R. 3473), 
        [17MR]
    ------prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment in 
        admissions based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 
        3330), [4MR]
    Dept. of Education: establish demonstration projects to ensure 
        equal educational opportunities for individuals with learning 
        disabilities at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        3596), [30MR]
    Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the 
        insurance business (see H.R. 4145), [25JN]
    Electric power: enhance reliability, increase efficiency, and 
        reduce discrimination in the transmission of services (see 
        H.R. 4432), [6AU]
    Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 3206), [12FE]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: allow compensatory and punitive damages 
        for violations of antidiscrimination provisions and provide 
        for studies on pay disparities (see H.R. 3769), [30AP]
    Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious 
        groups (see H. Con. Res. 325), [6AU]
    Health: limit disclosure in connection with health care coverage 
        and prohibit discrimination in employment based on genetic 
        information (see H.R. 3299), [26FE]
    ------prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care 
        workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 
        3342), [5MR]
    Immigration: prohibit discrimination in the issuance of 
        nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 3597), [30MR]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        3806), [7MY]
    ------establish (H.R. 2431), consideration (see H. Res. 430), 
        [13MY]
    Religion: support tolerance toward Muslims (see H. Con. Res. 322), 
        [6AU]
    Shepard, Matthew: condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 597), [14OC]
    Women's Progress Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        4398), [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Collection of Data on Law Enforcement Traffic Stops: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 118) (H. Rept. 105-435), [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2431, Freedom From Religious Persecution 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 105-
        534), [13MY]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-480), [1AP]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]

DISEASES
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to radiation-exposed 
        veterans (see H.R. 4586), [16SE]
    Asthma: increase funding and authority of Depts. of HHS and 
        Education relative to asthma programs (see H.R. 4654), [28SE]
    Beechman, Laurie: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4199), [14JY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        ``National Race for the Cure'' breast cancer survivors event 
        (see H. Con. Res. 238), [9MR]
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and 
        research of autism and related developmental diseases to 
        implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see 
        H.R. 4725), [7OC]
    Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, 
        prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos 
        exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 3905), [20MY]
    Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of 
        drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (see 
        H.R. 4006), [5JN]
    ------clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of drugs 
        intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (H.R. 
        4006), consideration (see H. Res. 535), [14SE]
    Dept. of HHS: carry out a national public awareness campaign on 
        colorectal cancer (see H. Res. 359), [11FE]
    ------revise and extend certain women's health research and 
        prevention activities programs (see H.R. 4683), [2OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for 
        certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and 
        biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict 
        (see H.R. 3279), [26FE]
    ------establish certain presumptions of service connection for 
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 4036), [11JN]
    ------payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by 
        nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 3948), 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 4070), [17JN] (see H.R. 4220), [15JY] (see 
        H.R. 4374), [31JY]
    Disabled: incentives to promote research and development of 
        assistance technology and universally designed technology (see 
        H.R. 4063), [16JN]
    Drug abuse: prohibit needle exchange programs (see H.R. 3714), 
        [22AP]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (see H.R. 3712), [22AP] (see H.R. 3717), [23AP]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (H.R. 3717), consideration (see H. Res. 409), [28AP]
    Drugs: support existing Federal legal process for determining 
        safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for 
        medicinal purposes (see H. Res. 372), [26FE]
    ------use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.J. Res. 117), 
        [30AP]
    Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's 
        child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when 
        the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a 
        State court order (see H.R. 3221), [12FE]
    Health: develop and implement integrated cockroach management 
        programs in urban communities to re

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        duce health risks to residents, especially children, suffering 
        from asthma and asthma-related illnesses (see H.R. 3897), 
        [19MY]
    ------establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for 
        individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 4121), 
        [23JN]
    ------implementation of national HIV surveillance system (see H. 
        Res. 539), [15SE]
    ------importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of 
        breast cancer (see H. Res. 565), [1OC]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 4376), [31JY]
    Insurance: allow children covered under private health insurance 
        under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under 
        the Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 3794), [5MY]
    ------make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to 
        general public (see H.R. 4418), [6AU]
    ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to provide coverage of annual mammograms 
        and prostate cancer screening tests (see H.R. 4333), [24JY]
    ------require health insurance plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 4737), [8OC]
    Lyme disease: increase research, treatment, and public education 
        (see H.R. 3795), [5MY]
    Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment 
        services for certain women screened under federally funded 
        programs (see H.R. 3779), [30AP]
    Medicare: increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see 
        H.R. 4092), [19JN]
    ------payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 3814), [7MY]
    National Cancer Institute: increase funding for ovarian cancer 
        public information and education programs (see H.R. 4200), 
        [14JY]
    National Child Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        357), [11FE]
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: anniversary 
        (see H. Con. Res. 335), [7OC]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 3778), [30AP]
    NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 4873), 
        [20OC]
    ------expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism 
        research activities (see H.R. 4203), [14JY]
    Postage stamps: issue special stamps to fund diabetes research 
        (see H.R. 3517), [19MR]
    Postal Service: issue special stamps to fund diabetes research 
        (see H. Con. Res. 291), [19JN]
    Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see 
        H.R. 3716), [23AP]
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain 
        individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills 
        (see H.R. 3539), [24MR]
    Research: increase support for basic and applied scientific 
        research (see H. Con. Res. 243), [12MR]
    ------increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, 
        medical, and pre-competitive engineering research (see H.R. 
        3660), [1AP]
    States: partner notification programs relative to HIV (see H.R. 
        4431), [6AU]
    Tariff: anti-cancer drugs (see H.R. 3386, 3387), [5MR]
    ------HIV antiviral drug production (see H.R. 3328), [4MR] (see 
        H.R. 3384, 3385, 3388, 3389, 3390, 3391, 3392, 3393, 3394), 
        [5MR] (see H.R. 3428), (see H.R. 3429), [10MR] (see H.R. 
        3477), [17MR] (see H.R. 4190, 4191), [25JN]
    Taxation: reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 3217), 
        [12FE]
    Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected 
        with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 4368), 
        [31JY]
    ------presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 4751), [8OC]
    Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health 
        effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 4028), [10JN]
  Motions
    Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange 
        programs (H.R. 3717), [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Bone Marrow Donation and Transplantation Program: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 105-538), [18MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3717, Prohibit Use of Federal Funds for 
        Needle Exchange Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        409) (H. Rept. 105-497), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 4006, Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 535) (H. Rept. 105-712), 
        [14SE]
    Correction Officers Health and Safety Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 105-665), [31JY]
    Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 4006) (H. Rept. 105-683), [6AU]
    Payments to Individuals With Blood-Clotting Disorders Who 
        Contracted HIV Due to Contaminated Blood Products: Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1023) (H. Rept. 105-465), 
        [7MY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1023) (H. Rept. 
        105-465), [25MR]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for ``National Race for the 
        Cure'' Breast Cancer Survivors Event: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 238) 
        (H. Rept. 105-438), [12MR]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Adoption: improve system (see H.R. 4792), [10OC]
    Appropriations: making (see H.R. 4380), [3AU]
    ------making (H.R. 4380), consideration (see H. Res. 517), [5AU]
    Budget: provide autonomy (see H.R. 4054), [11JN]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        American Luge Association races (see H. Con. Res. 305), [23JY]
    ------authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby (see H. Con. Res. 255), [30MR]
    ------establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 4347), [29JY]
    Congress: eliminate review of newly-passed District laws (see H.R. 
        4055), [11JN]
    ------provide for full voting representation (see H.R. 4208), 
        [14JY]
    Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial 
        in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans 
        who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see 
        H.R. 4847), [16OC]
    Education: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 
        1502), consideration (see H. Res. 413), [29AP]
    Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building: designate (see H. Con. 
        Res. 327), [18SE]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 3673), [1AP]
    Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a 
        memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4284), [21JY]
    Government: eliminate congressional review of newly-passed laws 
        and provide autonomy over budgets (see H.R. 3920), [20MY]
    GSA: assume title to the Lorton Correctional Complex for ultimate 
        disposal of property after closure (see H.R. 4523), [9SE]
    House of Representatives: provide the Delegate to Congress with a 
        vote relative to impeachment process (see H. Res. 613), [18DE]
    House Rules: provide a vote in the Committee of the Whole to the 
        Delegate from the District of Columbia (see H. Res. 464), 
        [9JN]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: approve location of proposed memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 113), [4MR]
    Monuments and memorials: establish a commemorative work in the 
        District of Columbia to honor veterans of the Persian Gulf 
        Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 242), [12MR]
    National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement 
        Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 4566), [15SE]
    Pensions: reform certain retirement programs (see H.R. 4568), 
        [15SE]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 344), [3FE]
    ------designate (S. 1575), consideration (see H. Res. 349), [4FE]
    ------require use of full name on new signs (see H.R. 4014), [5JN]
    Sidney R. Yates Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 4595), 
        [17SE]
    Taxation: designate as empowerment zone and modify tax treatment 
        of residents (see H.R. 3329), [4MR]
    Urban areas: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 3971), [22MY]
    Washington Convention Center Authority: allow to finance revenue 
        bonds to construct new convention center (see H.R. 4237), 
        [16JY]
    Washington Interdependence Council: establish a memorial to 
        Benjamin Banneker in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3499), 
        [18MR]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: funding for reconstruction (see 
        H.R. 3525), [19MR]
  Messages
    District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton, [29JY]
    District of Columbia Courts Budget Request: President Clinton, 
        [16MR]
  Motions
    Education: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 
        1502), [30AP], [4MY]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625), 
        [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Approve Location of Proposed Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia: Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. 
        Res. 113) (H. Rept. 105-589), [22JN]
    Authorize India To Establish a Memorial in the District of 
        Columbia for Mohandas K. (Mahatma) Gandhi: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4284) (H. Rept. 105-666), [31JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2625, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 344) (H. Rept. 
        105-411), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4380, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 517) (H. Rept. 105-679), 
        [5AU]
    Consideration of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity 
        Scholarship Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 413) (H. 
        Rept. 105-501), [29AP]
    Consideration of S. 1575, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 349) (H. Rept. 
        105-414), [4FE]
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 4380) (H. Rept. 105-670), [3AU]
    Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation Authorization To Establish a 
        Memorial Dedicated to Soldiers Who Have Died in Foreign 
        Conflicts Other Than Declared Wars: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1608) (H. Rept. 105-753), [28SE]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. 
        Rept. 105-408), [3FE]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Greater Washington Soap 
        Box Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 105-521), [7MY]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CONVENTION CENTER AND SPORTS ARENA AUTHORIZATION 
    ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    District of Columbia: allow Washington Convention Center Authority 
        to finance revenue bonds to construct new convention center 
        (see H.R. 4237), [16JY]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOME RULE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    District of Columbia: eliminate congressional review of newly-
        passed District laws (see H.R. 4055), [11JN]

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    ------provide budget autonomy (see H.R. 4054), [11JN]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STUDENT OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (S. 1502): consideration (see H. Res. 413), [29AP]
  Motions
    Enact (S. 1502), [30AP], [4MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of S. 1502, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 413) (H. Rept. 105-501), [29AP]

DIVORCE
see Families and Domestic Relations

DIXON, JULIAN C. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
    ------H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]

DOCTORS
see Health Care Professionals

DOGGETT, LLOYD (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 3484), 
        [18MR]
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 3223), [12FE]
    Tariff: synthetic quartz substrates (see H.R. 3375), [5MR]
    Tobacco products: establish a responsible U.S. international 
        tobacco policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting 
        tobacco products to children, and establish the American 
        Center on Global Health and Tobacco (see H.R. 3738), [28AP]

DOLLARS TO THE CLASSROOM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 3248): consideration (see H. Res. 543), [16SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3248, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 543) (H. Rept. 105-726), [16SE]
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        3248) (H. Rept. 105-710), [14SE]

DOMESTIC POLICY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
        and Equity Act, [1AP], [22AP], [23AP], [6MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: use any surplus for payroll tax rebates and increased 
        discretionary nondefense spending (see H.R. 4379), [31JY]
    Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response 
        Capabilities: establish (see H.R. 3764), [30AP]
    Dept. of Defense: prioritization of the allocation of assets for 
        war-fighting missions and counterdrug activities (see H. Con. 
        Res. 324), [6AU]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals 
        without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 348), [4FE]
    Diseases: implementation of national HIV surveillance system (see 
        H. Res. 539), [15SE]
    Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine abuse (see H.R. 4315), [23JY]
    ------national drug control policy (see H.R. 4550), [11SE] (see H. 
        Res. 423), [7MY]
    ------national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 538), [15SE]
    Education: promote high-quality family literacy programs and train 
        parents effectively to teach their children (see H.R. 4307), 
        [22JY]
    ------terminate social promotion in schools (see H. Res. 401), 
        [30MR]
    Families and domestic relations: recognize the importance of 
        children and families (see H. Con. Res. 302), [20JY]
    Government: require a balanced Federal budget, repayment of the 
        national debt, and Social Security system solvency (see H. 
        Con. Res. 228), [26FE]
    Health: establish standards to improve children's health quality 
        in managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 4118), 
        [23JN]
    ------permit exception from guaranteed issue requirement for 
        certain coverage to be applied separately to parts of the 
        small group market based upon employer size (see H.R. 4008), 
        [5JN]
    Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 
        3450), [12MR]
    Insurance: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of 
        administrative vendors in the administration of State 
        children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3713), [22AP]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend (see H.R. 3565), 
        [26MR]
    Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of 
        retirement benefits (see H.R. 4152), [25JN]
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 405), [31MR]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 449), [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), corrections 
        in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 282), 
        [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 3978), [3JN]
    ------provide that certain intermodal transportation facilities 
        not be exempt from local zoning ordinances (see H.R. 3468), 
        [17MR]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 4466), [6AU]
  Conference reports
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 2400), [22MY]
  Messages
    Aeronautics and Space Achievements: President Clinton, [14SE]
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 1999: President 
        Clinton, [3FE]
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [11FE]
    National Endowment for the Humanities Report: President Clinton, 
        [21MY]
    National Institute of Building Sciences Report: President Clinton, 
        [12MY]
    State of Small Business: President Clinton, [5MY]
  Motions
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), 
        [20MY], [21MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), conference 
        report, [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2400) (H. Rept. 105-467), [25MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 
        105-467), [27MR]
    Care for Police Survivors Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3565) (H. Rept. 105-486), [21AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2400, Transportation 
        Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 449) (H. Rept. 105-552), [22MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface 
        Transportation and Equity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 405) (H. Rept. 105-476), [31MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2846, Prohibit Dept. of Education Funding of 
        National Testing Proposals Without Explicit and Specific 
        Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. 
        Rept. 105-413), [4FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4550, Drug Demand Reduction Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 105-721), [15SE]
    Prohibit the Dept. of Education Funding of National Testing 
        Proposals Without Explicit and Specific Legislation: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2846) (H. Rept. 
        105-409), [3FE]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 105-550), [22MY]

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
see Families and Domestic Relations

DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the 
        National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer 
        Service Act (see H.R. 3561), [26MR]

DOOLEY, CALVIN M. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
        Reform Act, [24FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Ecology and environment: provide for innovative strategies for 
        achieving superior environmental performance (see H.R. 3180), 
        [11FE]
    EPA: implementation of revised ozone and particulate matter 
        standards (see H.R. 3505), [19MR]

DOOLITTLE, JOHN T. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    National Council on the Arts, [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    California: authorize the construction of temperature control 
        devices at Folsom Dam (see H.R. 4079), [18JN]
    ------provide outlet modifications to Folsom Dam, study 
        reconstruction of Northfork American River Cofferdam, and 
        transfer all right, title, and interest in and to the Auburn 
        Dam (see H.R. 4111), [23JN]
    El Dorado Irrigation District: convey the Sly Park Dam and 
        Reservoir (see H.R. 4048), [11JN]
    Endangered species: protection of the California spotted owl and 
        its habitat (see H.R. 3467), [17MR]
    Public works: conveyance of various reclamation project facilities 
        to local water authorities (see H.R. 4389), [4AU]

DORNAN, ROBERT K. (a former Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 341), [28JA], (see H. Res. 355), [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Investigation of Voter Irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District: Committee on House Oversight (House) 
        (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 105-416), [11FE]

DOUGLAS COUNTY, OR
  Bills and resolutions
    BLM: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 4630), [25SE]

DREIER, DAVID (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 128), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 541), [16SE]
    Bandelier National Monument: modify boundary (S. 1132), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 604), [16OC]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        429), [13MY]
    Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information 
        relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 4455), [6AU]
    ------provide that actions, including ones to recover damages, 
        resulting from a computer date failure shall be deemed to be 
        based solely in contract when certain conditions have been met 
        (see H.R. 4240), [16JY]
    Congress: notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 335), [27JA]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 4328), consideration (see H. Res. 510), 
        [28JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (see H. Res. 564), 
        [2OC] (see H. Res. 584), [8OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R.

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        4194), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 574), 
        [5OC]
    Education: provide grants to local agencies to promote certain 
        education initiatives (see H.R. 4864), [20OC]
    Federal Employee Health Benefits Program: allow participation by 
        individuals aged 55 to 65 who would not otherwise have health 
        insurance (see H.R. 4812), [12OC]
    Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track 
        procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 553), [24SE]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 
        3534), consideration (see H. Res. 426), [12MY]
    House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 352), [5FE]
    Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled 
        workers and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 
        3736), consideration (see H. Res. 513), [30JY]
    IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 490), [24JN]
    NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (H.R. 3246), consideration (see H. Res. 393), [25MR]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take certain actions in 
        response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings 
        of the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4761), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 588), [9OC]
    Roads and highways: designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main 
        Street'' (S. 2133), consideration (see H. Res. 604), [16OC]
    Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project 
        (H.R. 3267), consideration (see H. Res. 500), [14JY]
    Taxation: treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria 
        plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 3552), 
        [25MR]
    Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (H.R. 1872), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 419), [5MY]
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 405), [31MR]
  Reports filed
    Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) 
        (H. Rept. 105-415), [5FE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring 
        and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 490) (H. 
        Rept. 105-602), [24JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4194, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 574) (H. 
        Rept. 105-777), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 128, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 541) (H. Rept. 105-724), 
        [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1872, Communications Satellite Competition 
        and Privatization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        419) (H. Rept. 105-507), [5MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface 
        Transportation and Equity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 405) (H. Rept. 105-476), [31MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 105-
        745), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. 
        Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3267, Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 105-624), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3534, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 105-529), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 105-
        660), [30JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4274, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 564) (H. Rept. 105-762), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 105-798), 
        [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4328, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        510) (H. Rept. 105-651), [28JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4761, Office of the U.S. Trade 
        Representative Actions Relative to European Union Failure To 
        Comply With the Rulings of the World Trade Organization: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 588) (H. Rept. 105-805), 
        [9OC]
    Consideration of S. 1132, Bandelier National Monument 
        Administrative Improvement and Watershed Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 604) (H. Rept. 105-823), 
        [16OC]
    Consideration of S. 2133, U.S. Route 66 Designation as ``America's 
        Main Street'': Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 604) (H. 
        Rept. 105-823), [16OC]

DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 3639), [1AP]

DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 4550): consideration (see H. Res. 538), [15SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4550, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 105-721), [15SE]

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
related term(s) Department of Justice
  Bills and resolutions
    Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (see H.R. 4300), [22JY]
    ------enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (H.R. 4300), consideration (see H. Res. 537), [15SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4300, Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 105-
        720), [15SE]

DRUG FREE BORDERS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3809) (H. 
        Rept. 105-541), [18MY]

DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Drugs: promote drug-free workplace programs (see H.R. 3853), 
        [13MY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3853) (H. 
        Rept. 105-584), [18JN]

DRUGS
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed 
        consent (see H.R. 4035), [11JN]
    Children and youth: prevent teenage driving while under the 
        influence of drugs (see H.R. 3799), [6MY]
    Colombia: provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H. Res. 398), [26MR]
    ------renew efforts to end guerrilla war (see H. Con. Res. 221), 
        [12FE]
    Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal 
        manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (see 
        H.R. 4204), [14JY]
    ------rescheduling of flunitrazepam into schedule I (see H.R. 
        3093), [27JA]
    Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention 
        and treatment programs in prisons (see H.R. 4039), [11JN]
    ------provide for drug testing and interventions, and reduce drug 
        trafficking and related crimes (see H.R. 3606), [31MR]
    Courts: sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in 
        the presence of a minor (see H.R. 3919), [20MY]
    ------sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses 
        while in possession of a firearm (see H.R. 3155), [4FE]
    Crime: amend RICO relative to nonviolent advocacy groups (see H.R. 
        4245), [16JY]
    ------conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving 
        similar amounts of cocaine base (see H.R. 3898), [19MY]
    ------death penalty sentencing for smuggling of certain drugs (see 
        H.R. 3671), [1AP]
    ------increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 3858), [13MY] (see H.R. 4617), 
        [24SE]
    ------provide penalties for open air drug markets (see H.R. 4599), 
        [18SE]
    Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of 
        drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (see 
        H.R. 4006), [5JN]
    ------clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of drugs 
        intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (H.R. 
        4006), consideration (see H. Res. 535), [14SE]
    Dept. of Defense: prioritization of the allocation of assets for 
        war-fighting missions and counterdrug activities (see H. Con. 
        Res. 324), [6AU]
    Dept. of HHS: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded 
        research and development of drugs enter into pricing 
        agreements (see H.R. 3758), [29AP]
    Dept. of Justice: provide State and local authorities access to 
        information relative to criminal background checks on port 
        employees and prospective employees (see H.R. 3975), [22MY]
    Dept. of State: provide rewards for information leading to arrests 
        for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of 
        international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (see H.R. 
        4660), [1OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: use portion of any national tobacco 
        settlement to establish trust fund for smoking-related 
        illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during 
        service (see H.R. 4188), [25JN]
    Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine abuse (see H.R. 4315), [23JY]
    ------national drug control policy (see H.R. 4550), [11SE] (see H. 
        Res. 423), [7MY]
    ------national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 538), [15SE]
    ------prohibit needle exchange programs (see H.R. 3714), [22AP]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (see H.R. 3712), [22AP] (see H.R. 3717), [23AP]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (H.R. 3717), consideration (see H. Res. 409), [28AP]
    Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Administration: establish (see 
        H.R. 3639), [1AP]
    Drugs: limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought 
        into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada (see H.R. 3633), [1AP]
    Education: require local agencies to develop and implement random 
        drug testing for secondary school students (see H.R. 4378), 
        [31JY]
    Employment: promote drug-free workplace programs (see H.R. 3853), 
        [13MY]
    FDA: require notification of recalls of drugs and devices (see 
        H.R. 3462), [12MR]
    Foreign countries: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit 
        countries and support eradication and crop substitution 
        programs in source countries (see H.R. 4300), [22JY]
    ------enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (H.R. 4300), consideration (see H. Res. 537), [15SE]
    Health: permit the approval and administration of certain drugs 
        and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3938), [21MY]
    ------support existing Federal legal process for determining 
        safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for 
        medicinal purposes (see H. Res. 372), [26FE]

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    ------use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.J. Res. 117), 
        [30AP]
    Health care professionals: permit physicians to prescribe non-
        formulary drugs when medically indicated (see H.R. 4419), 
        [6AU]
    House Rules: require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff 
        (see H. Res. 456), [4JN] (see H. Res. 503), [16JY]
    Housing: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing 
        relative to drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 4543), [10SE]
    ------prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or producing 
        methamphetamine from receiving public housing assistance (see 
        H.R. 4551), [11SE]
    Immigration: personnel and technology funding to increase 
        inspections and reduce delays at border crossings and interior 
        checkpoints (see H.R. 3679), [1AP]
    Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4559), [14SE]
    ------provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance 
        abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group 
        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 3568), [26MR]
    Medicare: clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug 
        benefit laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 
        4648), [26SE]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and home infusion 
        drug therapy (see H.R. 4753), [8OC]
    ------enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain cost-
        sharing assistance programs (see H.R. 4836), [14OC]
    ------ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in 
        Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4862), [20OC]
    ------exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements 
        for suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3284), 
        [26FE]
    ------limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 
        3139), [3FE]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 4627), 
        [25SE] (see H.R. 4646), [26SE] (see H.R. 4794), [10OC]
    ------require disclosure of certain information about benefit 
        management for prescription drugs by Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 4187), [25JN]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.J. Res. 
        114), [4MR]
    ------limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought 
        into the U.S. (see H.R. 3633), [1AP]
    Nigeria: promote democracy and good governance (see H.R. 3890), 
        [19MY]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend (see H.R. 3565), 
        [26MR]
    Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the 
        presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 4858), [20OC]
    Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements 
        for generic drugs (see H.R. 4849), [16OC]
    Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        3925), [21MY]
    Prescription drugs: distribution chain (see H.R. 4024), [9JN]
    Privacy: restrict disclosure of prescription information by 
        pharmacy owners, pharmacists, and other pharmacy employees 
        (see H.R. 3756), [29AP]
    Social Security: provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback 
        statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and 
        supplies (see H.R. 3247), [24FE]
    Sports: encourage pro sports leagues and International Olympic 
        Committee to set clear guidelines and penalties for illegal 
        drug use (see H. Res. 481), [19JN]
    States: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws 
        in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other 
        drugs (see H.R. 3184), [11FE]
    Tariff: anti-cancer drugs (see H.R. 3386, 3387), [5MR]
    ------HIV antiviral drug production (see H.R. 3328), [4MR] (see 
        H.R. 3384, 3385, 3388, 3389, 3390, 3391, 3392, 3393, 3394), 
        [5MR] (see H.R. 3428), (see H.R. 3429), [10MR] (see H.R. 
        3477), [17MR] (see H.R. 4190, 4191), [25JN]
    WHO: encourage the U.S. to become a signatory to the Guidelines 
        for Drug Donations (see H. Con. Res. 225), [26FE]
  Messages
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, [27JA]
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [3MR]
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [27AP], [19OC]
  Motions
    Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange 
        programs (H.R. 3717), [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Care for Police Survivors Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3565) (H. Rept. 105-486), [21AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 3717, Prohibit Use of Federal Funds for 
        Needle Exchange Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        409) (H. Rept. 105-497), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 4006, Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 535) (H. Rept. 105-712), 
        [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4550, Drug Demand Reduction Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 105-721), [15SE]
    Drug-Free Workplace Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 
        3853) (H. Rept. 105-584), [18JN]
    Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 4006) (H. Rept. 105-683), [6AU]
    Limit Amount of Controlled Substances Allowed To Be Brought Into 
        the U.S. From Mexico and Canada: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3633) (H. Rept. 105-629), [16JY]
    Medicinal Use of Marijuana: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. 
        Res. 372) (H. Rept. 105-451), [18MR]
    Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3898) (H. Rept. 105-711), [14SE]

DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: exclude monthly insurance benefits in 
        determining the income of certain surviving spouses of 
        military retirees (see H.R. 4582), [16SE]
    Education: grants for public policy programs at certain institutes 
        and schools (see H.R. 4830), [14OC]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 4268), [17JY]
    Sports: establish a memorial to sportsmen (see H.R. 4077), [18JN]
    Taxation: treatment of income from land or development rights sold 
        to nonprofit organizations for preservation purposes (see H.R. 
        3286), [26FE]
    World War II: issue the ``Italy'' clasp for the Army Occupation 
        Medal to certain veterans who served in the disputed Italy-
        Yugoslavia area (see H.R. 3141), [3FE]

DUNGENESS CRAB CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3498), [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3498) (H. Rept. 
        105-674), [4AU]

DUNN, JENNIFER (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: provide that persons closely related to certain judges may 
        not be appointed as judges to the same court (see H.R. 3926), 
        [21MY]
    Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4463), [6AU]
    Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 4583), [16SE]
    Social Security: include retirees among recipients of annual 
        account statements (see H.R. 3649), [1AP]
    Taxation: determination of employment status (see H.R. 4622), 
        [24SE]
    ------elimination of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3879), [14MY]
    ------expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and 
        increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see 
        H.R. 4685), [2OC]
    ------repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications 
        services (see H.R. 3648), [1AP]
    ------treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on 
        land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 4301), [22JY]
    ------treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 4126), [24JN]

DUTCH JOHN FEDERAL PROPERTY DISPOSITION AND ASSISTANCE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 
        105-714), [15SE]

DUTCH JOHN, UT
  Reports filed
    Dutch John Federal Property Disposition and Assistance Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 105-714), 
        [15SE]

DYERSBURG, TN
  Reports filed
    Jere Cooper Federal Building, Dyersburg, TN: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2730) (H. 
        Rept. 105-517), [7MY]

EAGER, AZ
  Bills and resolutions
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 4004), [5JN]

EARTHQUAKES
related term(s) Disasters
  Reports filed
    Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-687), 
        [9SE]

EAST CHICAGO, IN
  Bills and resolutions
    Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office: designate (see H.R. 4616), 
        [23SE]

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN
  Bills and resolutions
    Floods: damage reduction and recreation project at Grand Forks, 
        ND, and East Grand Forks, MN (see H.R. 4806), [11OC]

EAST LEROY, MI
  Bills and resolutions
    Theissen, Chester G.: waive time limitations specified by law in 
        order to award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3245), [12FE]

EAST NORTHPORT, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building: designate (see 
        H.R. 3167), [5FE]

EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Belarus: human rights violations relative to most-favored-nation 
        status (see H. Con. Res. 237), [5MR]
    Dept. of State: provide rewards for information leading to arrests 
        for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of 
        international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (see H.R. 
        4660), [1OC]
    ------seek certain commitments from Poland (see H. Res. 443), 
        [21MY]
    International relations: restitution and compensation for certain 
        confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. 
        Res. 562), [1OC]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 304), [21JY]
  Messages
    Imposition of Economic Sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro: 
        President Clinton, [11JN], [17JY]
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]

EASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE COLLEGE
  Bills and resolutions
    Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act: addition of Eastern 
        Oklahoma State College on behalf of Choctaw Nation (see H.R. 
        3846), [12MY]

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EASTERN WILDERNESS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1567) (H. Rept. 
        105-814), [12OC]

EASTOVER, SC
  Bills and resolutions
    Layford R. Johnson Post Office: designate (see H.R. 4043), [11JN]

EAU CLAIRE, SC
  Bills and resolutions
    Mamie G. Floyd Post Office: designate (see H.R. 4040), [11JN]

ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    American River Watershed: provide for improved flood protection 
        (see H.R. 3698), [21AP]
    Animals: establish research and grant programs relative to the 
        efficient, (see H.R. 3793), [5MY]
    Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a 
        wilderness area (see H.R. 3708), [22AP]
    Big Cypress National Preserve: operation of certain tour 
        businesses in newly acquired areas (see H.R. 3740), [28AP]
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 4302), [22JY] (see H.R. 4517), [6AU]
    California: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal 
        rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System (see H.R. 3911), [20MY]
    ------develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control 
        projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin 
        Watershed (see H.R. 4223), [15JY]
    CERCLA: clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for 
        residential use (see H.R. 4227), [15JY]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 3262), [25FE] (see H.R. 3595), [30MR]
    Clean Air Act: modify application of certain provisions relative 
        to inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4157), [25JN]
    ------proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in the 
        eastern U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen (see 
        H.R. 3690), [1AP] (see H.R. 4136), [24JN]
    ------provide 2-year period prior to statutory reclassification of 
        areas that fail to attain clean air standards (see H.R. 4136), 
        [24JN]
    Coastal zones: require that States having an approved management 
        program be provided a copy of an environmental impact 
        statement to help assess plans for exploration, development, 
        or production (see H.R. 4797), [10OC]
    ------use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local 
        conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 4717), [7OC]
    Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 3445), [12MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: balance wind and water erosion criteria and 
        wildlife suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve 
        Program (see H.R. 4319), [23JY]
    ------establish temporary enrollment priorities for the 
        Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4394), [4AU]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize sale of excess aircraft for the 
        purpose of dispersing oil spills (see H.R. 4711), [6OC]
    Dept. of Energy: establish an Office of River Protection at the 
        Hanford Reservation in Richland, WA (see H.R. 3984), [3JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on 
        certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        3875), [14MY]
    ------prohibit charging of fees for certain uses of sand, gravel, 
        and shell resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        3972), [22MY]
    ------study effects of double-crested cormorants on commercial and 
        recreational fish species and prepare population management 
        strategy (see H.R. 4754), [8OC]
    ------Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish 
        recovery programs implementation funding (see H.R. 3669), 
        [1AP]
    Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield 
        sites (see H.R. 4094), [19JN]
    Elwha River: provide for dam removal and acquisition, and 
        restoration of ecosystems and fisheries (see H.R. 4294), 
        [21JY]
    Endangered species: protection of the California spotted owl and 
        its habitat (see H.R. 3467), [17MR]
    Endangered Species Act: reform Federal land management activities 
        relative to conservation (see H.R. 4554), [11SE]
    ------reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal 
        penalties (see H.R. 4555), [11SE]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 4556), [11SE]
    Energy Conservation and Production Act: extend certain programs 
        (see H.R. 4017), [9JN]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see 
        H.R. 4017), [9JN]
    EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and 
        other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida 
        Keys (see H.R. 4047), [11JN]
    ------implementation of revised ozone and particulate matter 
        standards (see H.R. 3505), [19MR]
    ------require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers 
        conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see 
        H.R. 4242), [16JY]
    Federal aid programs: assist local governments and citizens' 
        associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 3627), [1AP]
    Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States 
        to manage dungeness crab fisheries (see H.R. 3498), [18MR]
    Forest Service: address the decline of forest health and rural 
        community economies in New Mexico and protect such lands from 
        catastrophic fires in accordance with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 4210), [14JY]
    Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (H.R. 2515), consideration (see H. Res. 394), 
        [25MR]
    Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a 
        portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity 
        choice (see H.R. 3548), [25MR]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3381), [5MR]
    Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: boundary adjustments 
        (see H.R. 3909), [20MY] (see H.R. 4287), [21JY]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to 
        Senate (see H. Res. 379), [5MR]
    ------require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to 
        reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 3791), [5MY]
    Health: promote environmental justice, public health, and 
        pollution reduction efforts (see H.R. 4584), [16SE]
    Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: establish 
        Natural Resources Institute (see H.R. 4593), [17SE]
    Lake Powell: water level (see H. Res. 380), [5MR]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions 
        funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and 
        urban conservation and recreation programs (see H.R. 4467), 
        [6AU]
    Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull 
        Run Watershed Management Unit (see H.R. 4525), [9SE]
    Maryland: provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control 
        nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (see H.R. 
        4337), [27JY]
    Mexico: assistance to combat wildfires (see H. Res. 469), [11JN]
    ------inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to 
        flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 331), [1OC]
    Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: protect endangered 
        species and other wildlife using the refuge and safeguard 
        refuge land around Minneapolis, MN, from physical or auditory 
        impairment (see H.R. 4729), [7OC]
    Mississippi River: management of the upper river system (see H.R. 
        4322), [23JY]
    Motor vehicles: allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-
        burning fuels (see H.R. 3376), [5MR]
    National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 
        3441), [11MR]
    National Forest Foundation: eliminate (see H.R. 3621), [1AP]
    National forests: require that forest conservation and 
        preservation programs be consistent with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 3530), [24MR]
    ------suspend development of a roadless area policy pending 
        determinations that such a policy will not adversely affect 
        forest health (see H.R. 3297), [26FE]
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System: prevent lapses in 
        permits (see H.R. 3238), [12FE]
    Navy: require study on ordinance and munitions waste in San Diego 
        Bay (see H.R. 3631), [1AP]
    Nevada: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 4656, 
        4657), [1OC]
    New York, NY: prepare an environmental impact statement to 
        evaluate the impact of slot exemptions for operation of new 
        air services at LaGuardia Airport (see H.R. 3179), [11FE] (see 
        H.R. 4117), [23JN]
    NOAA: describe the hydrographic services functions of the 
        Administrator (see H.R. 3164), [5FE]
    Northwest Straits Advisory Commission: establish (see H.R. 4585), 
        [16SE]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 4735), [8OC]
    Pollution: provide for innovative strategies for achieving 
        superior environmental performance (see H.R. 3180), [11FE]
    Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that 
        protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing 
        need for animal testing (see H.R. 3946), [22MY]
    Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, (see 
        H.R. 4570), [15SE]
    ------protect and improve certain heritage areas, (H.R. 4570), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 573), [5OC]
    ------use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-damaged 
        national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 4345), 
        [29JY]
    Real property: private property owner rights (H.R. 992), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 382), [10MR]
    Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste 
        transportation and disposal (see H.R. 4635), [25SE]
    Rivers: recognize the importance of rivers to the U.S. and support 
        preservation efforts (see H. Con. Res. 261), [28AP]
    Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (see 
        H.R. 3267), [25FE]
    ------feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R. 
        3267), consideration (see H. Res. 500), [14JY]
    Ships and vessels: reform process for dismantling and disposing of 
        ships no longer in use (see H.R. 4156), [25JN]
    States: authorize Governors to limit receipt of out of State 
        municipal solid waste (see H.R. 4475), [6AU]
    Taxation: allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-burning 
        motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 3376), [5MR]
    ------allow tax credit for public transportation expenses (see 
        H.R. 3178), [11FE]
    ------application of the credit for electricity produced from 
        renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass 
        facilities (see H.R. 4407), [5AU]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        3877), [14MY]
    ------provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel 
        vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment 
        zones (see H.R. 3466), [16MR]
    ------reduce amortization period for reforestation expenditures 
        and increase the maximum amount of such expenditures (see H.R. 
        4509), [6AU]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 3807), [7MY]
    Tropical forests: facilitate protection through debt reduction 
        with developing countries with tropical forests (H.R. 2870), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 388), [17MR]

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    Union Gap, WA: increase local management and control of Fullbright 
        Park (see H.R. 3574), [27MR]
    Washington: protect and conserve deer and elk and provide for 
        consistent and equitable hunting laws (see H.R. 3987), [3JN]
    Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available 
        water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 
        3243), [12FE]
    Water pollution: control from concentrated animal feeding 
        operations (see H.R. 3232), [12FE]
    ------restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of 
        projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
        Federal programs (see H.R. 4634), [25SE]
  Messages
    Alaska's Mineral Resources: President Clinton, [10MR]
    Comprehensive National Energy Strategy: President Clinton, [14JY]
    Federal Climate Change Programs and Activities: President Clinton, 
        [10MR]
  Motions
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (S. 
        417), [28SE]
  Reports filed
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative Termination: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1842) (H. Rept. 105-781), [6OC]
    Border Smog Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 8) 
        (H. Rept. 105-634), [20JY]
    Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. Rept. 105-813), 
        [12OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 992, Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 382) (H. Rept. 105-430), 
        [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 105-464), 
        [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2870, Tropical Forest Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 388) (H. Rept. 105-449), 
        [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3267, Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 105-624), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public 
        Lands Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 
        105-776), [5OC]
    Dept. of the Interior Prohibition on Charging of Fees for Certain 
        Uses of Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3972) 
        (H. Rept. 105-766), [2OC]
    Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3498) (H. Rept. 105-674), [4AU]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act and Energy Conservation and 
        Production Act Extension of Certain Programs: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4017) (H. Rept. 105-727), [17SE]
    Exchange of Certain Mineral Interests Located in the National 
        Grasslands in Billings County, ND: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2574) (H. Rept. 105-471), [30MR]
    Forest Recovery and Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 2515) (H. Rept. 105-440), [12MR]
    Gallatin Land Consolidation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3381) (H. Rept. 105-723), [16SE]
    Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1481) (H. Rept. 105-715), [15SE]
    Greeley, CO, Exchange of Certain Lands With Water Supply and 
        Storage Co.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1309) (H. 
        Rept. 105-489), [22AP]
    Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3164) (H. Rept. 105-485), [21AP]
    Monumental Abuse--The Clinton Administration's Campaign of 
        Misinformation in the Establishment of the Grand Staircase-
        Escalante National Monument: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H. Rept. 105-824), [16OC]
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (S. 231) (H. Rept. 105-496), [28AP]
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2376) (H. Rept. 105-483), [21AP]
    National Forest System Roadless Area Policy Development Suspension 
        Pending Determinations That Such a Policy Will Not Adversely 
        Affect Forest Health: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3297) (H. Rept. 105-816), [12OC]
    Oceans Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3445) (H. Rept. 
        105-718), [15SE]
    Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3267) (H. Rept. 105-621), [14JY]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1865) (H. Rept. 105-673), [4AU]
    Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2870) (H. Rept. 105-443), [16MR]
    Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 992) (H. Rept. 105-424), [3MR]
    Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2556) (H. Rept. 105-522), [11MY]

ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
see Foreign Aid

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform 
        programs (see H.R. 4275), [20JY]
  Reports filed
    Public Works and Economic Development Act Programs Reauthorization 
        and Reform: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 4275) (H. Rept. 105-684), [6AU]

ECONOMY
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, 
        and rural communities adversely affected by low commodity 
        prices (see H.R. 4560), [14SE]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and crop failures (see H.R. 4747), [8OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (see H.R. 4535), [9SE] (see H.R. 
        4618), [24SE] (see H.R. 4690), [2OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (H.R. 4618), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 551), [24SE]
    Budget: treatment of any future budget surpluses (see H. Con. Res. 
        216), [11FE]
    Community development: designation of empowerment zones (see H.R. 
        4629), [25SE]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones (see 
        H.R. 3622), [1AP]
    Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 3617), [1AP]
    Credit: repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to 
        Federal family education loans (see H.R. 3291), [26FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish additional rural 
        enterprise communities and empowerment zones (see H.R. 4071), 
        [17JN] (see H.R. 4666), [1OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain 
        uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund (see H.R. 3106), [27JA] 
        (see H.R. 3138), [3FE]
    ------require reports to Congress on IMF programs relative to East 
        Asian countries (see H.R. 3305), [3MR]
    District of Columbia: designate as empowerment zone and modify tax 
        treatment of residents (see H.R. 3329), [4MR]
    ------reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and 
        improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region 
        (see H.R. 3971), [22MY]
    Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield 
        sites (see H.R. 4094), [19JN]
    Federal Commission on Statistical Policy: establish (see H.R. 
        4620), [24SE]
    Foreign Assistance Act: require that certain assistance be in the 
        form of credits redeemable only for U.S. goods and services 
        (see H.R. 3800), [6MY]
    FRS: broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
        as collateral for Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 4359), 
        [30JY]
    ------reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market 
        Committee (see H. Con. Res. 329), [23SE]
    Health: awareness and use of federally-supported research findings 
        on the social and economic costs of sleep deprivation and 
        sleep disorders (see H. Con. Res. 250), [25MR]
    House Rules: require a three-fifths majority on legislation 
        increasing the minimum wage (see H. Res. 496), [25JN]
    International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization 
        Fund disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF 
        commitments, and enforce trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), 
        [27MR]
    Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of 
        certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil (see 
        H.R. 4762), [9OC]
    ------respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the 
        financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H. 
        Con. Res. 328), [18SE] (see H. Con. Res. 350), [12OC] (see H. 
        Res. 598), [14OC]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3510), [19MR]
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy (see H.R. 3540), 
        [24MR]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform 
        programs (see H.R. 4275), [20JY]
    Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly 
        consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social 
        Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 4084), [18JN]
    Taxation: adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens 
        at which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate 
        (see H.R. 3448), [12MR]
    ------allocation of farm income among taxable years (see H.R. 
        4564), [14SE]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 3945), [22MY]
    ------designate top performing enterprise communities as 
        empowerment zones (see H.R. 4212), [14JY]
    ------promote job creation and expand small businesses in 
        economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3643, 3643), 
        [1AP]
    ------provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel 
        vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment 
        zones (see H.R. 3466), [16MR]
    ------require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use 
        dynamic in addition to static economic modeling in the 
        preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in 
        Federal revenue law (see H.R. 4452), [6AU]
    ------treatment of certain net operating losses for farmers (see 
        H.R. 4565), [14SE]
    Tourist trade: establish a public-private partnership between the 
        U.S. travel and tourism industry and every level of Government 
        to make the U.S. the premiere tourist destination in the world 
        (see H.R. 4631), [25SE]
    Unemployment: establish the Strategic Transitional Employment 
        Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in 
        certain identified communities (see H.R. 4097), [19JN]
    ------make permanent self-employment assistance programs (see H.R. 
        3773), [30AP]
  Messages
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [11FE]
    State of Small Business: President Clinton, [5MY]
  Motions
    Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports 
        resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other 
        regions, [10OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4618, Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss 
        Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 551) (H. 
        Rept. 105-743), [24SE]
    Dept. of Commerce Toll-Free Telephone Number To Assist Consumers 
        in Identifying Domestically-Produced Merchandise: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 563) (H. Rept. 105-759), [1OC]

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    1998 Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics 
        (Joint) (H. Rept. 105-807), [10OC]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act and Appalachian Regional 
        Development Act Programs Reauthorization and Reform: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4275) (H. 
        Rept. 105-684), [6AU]

ECUADOR, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Central America: human rights and due process violations (see H. 
        Res. 353), [5FE]

EDUCATION
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, [11FE]
    Conferees: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
        Act, [22MY]
    ------H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
    ------S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
        Reform Act, [24FE]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
    National Education Goals Panel, [24FE]
    National Skill Standards Board, [24JN], [9SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education 
        programs address high-priority concerns with national 
        multistate significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 446), [21MY]
    ------ensure that federally funded research and education programs 
        address high-priority concerns with national multistate 
        significance (S. 1150), insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu 
        (see H. Res. 365), [24FE]
    Bilingual Education Act: repeal (see H.R. 3720), [23AP]
    Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education 
        and training (see H.R. 4175), [25JN]
    Children and youth: assist urban and rural local education 
        agencies in raising the academic achievement of all students 
        (see H.R. 3813), [7MY]
    ------encourage local agencies to work with the private sector to 
        provide care to children under compulsory school attendance 
        age (see H.R. 3129), [28JA]
    ------ensure parental access to educational information and 
        curriculum (see H.R. 3189), [11FE]
    ------establish early childhood education services referral 
        hotline, improve quality of child care services, and provide 
        tax credit for employer expenses in providing certain 
        dependent care services (see H.R. 4102), [22JN]
    ------give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop 
        their capabilities (see H.R. 4127), [24JN]
    ------improve the quality of child care through grants and a 
        commission on child care standards (see H.R. 4844), [15OC]
    ------increase the number of qualified early child care 
        professionals through a student loan forgiveness program (see 
        H.R. 3727), [23AP]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 4621), [24SE]
    Clinton, President: address issue of school violence (see H. Con. 
        Res. 287), [5JN]
    ------address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community 
        policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 512), 
        [29JY]
    Colleges and universities: allow a Hope Scholarship credit for 
        certain expenses (see H.R. 3282), [26FE]
    ------allow use of age-based incentives for the voluntary 
        retirement of tenured faculty (see H.R. 3473), [17MR]
    ------improve and strengthen recruitment and training of math and 
        science teachers (see H.R. 3338), [5MR]
    ------improve international education at postsecondary 
        institutions (see H.R. 3311), [3MR]
    ------prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment in 
        admissions based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 
        3330), [4MR]
    ------require distribution of information relative to harassment 
        (see H.R. 3759), [29AP]
    ------support the participation of low-income parents in 
        postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based 
        child care (see H.R. 3296), [26FE]
    Computers: grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer 
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see 
        H.R. 4552), [11SE]
    ------installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools 
        and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 3177), [11FE]
    Credit: repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to 
        Federal family education loans (see H.R. 3291), [26FE]
    DePaul University: anniversary (see H. Res. 527), [10SE]
    Dept. of Defense: require additional public education, outreach, 
        and participation relative to the disposal of napalm and 
        certain other materials (see H.R. 3404), [5MR]
    Dept. of Education: conduct a study on the availability of 
        educational instruction in the English language to student 
        citizens in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 4766), [9OC]
    ------establish demonstration projects to ensure equal educational 
        opportunities for individuals with learning disabilities at 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3596), [30MR]
    ------make grants for postsecondary information technology 
        education and employment assistance projects (see H.R. 3896), 
        [19MY]
    ------prohibit funding of national testing proposals without 
        explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 348), [4FE]
    Dept. of Energy: improve the ability of small businesses, Federal 
        agencies, industry, and universities to work with contractor-
        operated facilities (see H.R. 3593), [30MR]
    Dept. of HHS: make grants to States and businesses to improve the 
        quality of child care services (see H.R. 3686), [1AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: cost-of-living adjustment for 
        compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities 
        and improvements in education, (see H.R. 4110), [23JN]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with 
        service-connected disabilities and improvements in education, 
        (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 592), [10OC]
    ------payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to 
        veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods 
        between terms (see H.R. 4537), [10SE]
    Disabled: ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to 
        State and local governments to share the expense of educating 
        disabled children (see H.R. 3930), [21MY]
    District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school 
        choice (S. 1502), consideration (see H. Res. 413), [29AP]
    Drug abuse: national drug control policy (see H.R. 4550), [11SE] 
        (see H. Res. 423), [7MY]
    ------national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 538), [15SE]
    Drugs: promote drug-free workplace programs (see H.R. 3853), 
        [13MY]
    ------require local agencies to develop and implement random drug 
        testing for secondary school students (see H.R. 4378), [31JY]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (see H.R. 4590), [17SE]
    Eliach, Yaffa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4613), 
        [23SE]
    Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act: addition of Eastern 
        Oklahoma State College on behalf of Choctaw Nation (see H.R. 
        3846), [12MY]
    ExploraVision Awards Program: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 279), 
        [21MY]
    Families and domestic relations: increase availability, 
        affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 3292), 
        [26FE] (see H.R. 4030), [10JN]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care during periods outside school hours (see H.R. 3400), 
        [5MR]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of school-
        based child care (see H.R. 3768), [30AP]
    ------promote high-quality family literacy programs and train 
        parents effectively to teach their children (see H.R. 4307), 
        [22JY]
    ------tax relief to increase affordability of child care (see H.R. 
        3144), [3FE]
    Federal aid programs: increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 3306), 
        [3MR]
    ------increase Pell Grant awards to certain students (see H.R. 
        3269), [25FE]
    ------provide grants to local agencies to promote certain 
        education initiatives (see H.R. 4864), [20OC]
    Federal-State relations: provide States with options relative to 
        receipt of Federal block grant funds (see H.R. 4779), [9OC]
    Financial institutions: permit affiliation between a depository 
        institution and the holding company successor to the Student 
        Loan Marketing Association (see H.R. 4808), [12OC]
    Firearms: protect children from violence (see H.R. 4073), [17JN]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. 
        Res. 78), consideration (see H. Res. 453), [3JN]
    Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and 
        desirability of new personnel management policies and 
        procedures (see H.R. 4259), [16JY]
    ------test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel 
        management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 576), [5OC]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] 
        (see H.R. 4241), [16JY] (see H.R. 4439), [6AU]
    Health: awareness and use of federally-supported research findings 
        on the social and economic costs of sleep deprivation and 
        sleep disorders (see H. Con. Res. 250), [25MR]
    ------establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for 
        individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 4121), 
        [23JN]
    Health care professionals: require military physicians to possess 
        unrestricted licenses and to complete continuing medical 
        education requirements (see H.R. 3775), [30AP]
    ------training of hospital staff relative to identification and 
        referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 4477), 
        [6AU]
    Higher Education Act: establish an Advanced Manufacturing 
        Fellowship (see H.R. 3840), [12MY]
    ------reauthorize (H.R. 6), consideration (see H. Res. 411), 
        [28AP]
    History: dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of 
        the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 316), [4AU]
    Idaho Admission Act: amend relative to sale or lease of school 
        land (see H.R. 4166), [25JN]
    Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled 
        workers and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (see H.R. 
        3736), [28AP]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 513), [30JY]
    ------permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for 
        aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 4416), [6AU]
    Impact Aid Program: computation of payments to local educational 
        agencies relative to certain children living in military 
        housing constructed by private developers (see H.R. 4133), 
        [24JN]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: clarify requirements 
        relative to reducing or withholding payments to States (see 
        H.R. 3254), [24FE]
    ------funding (see H. Res. 399), [26MR]
    ------permit State and local educational agencies to establish 
        uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 4491), [6AU]
    Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for 
        disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the 
        Republic of Ireland (see H.R. 4293), [21JY]
    Jamestown, OH: conveyance of Army Reserve Center to the Greeneview 
        Local School District (see H.R. 3521), [19MR]

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    Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry 
        councils for labor market areas that are located in more than 
        one State (see H.R. 3271), [25FE]
    ------funding of incentive bonuses to certain job training 
        providers that place large percentages of individuals in 
        certain occupations (see H.R. 3272), [25FE]
    Languages: establish a program to help children and youth learn 
        English (see H.R. 3680), [1AP] (see H.R. 3892), [19MY]
    ------establish a program to help children and youth learn English 
        (H.R. 3892), consideration (see H. Res. 516), [4AU]
    Local government: provide flexibility to local agencies that 
        develop voluntary public and private parental choice programs 
        (see H.R. 3742), [28AP]
    Medicare: comprehensive financing for graduate medical education 
        (see H.R. 4739), [8OC]
    ------ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical 
        education programs (see H.R. 4736), [8OC]
    ------graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4219), [15JY]
    ------graduate medical education reimbursement for certain 
        osteopathy training programs whose operation is assumed by 
        another hospital (see H.R. 3914), [20MY]
    ------payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
        medical education programs (see H.R. 3855), [13MY]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 3940), 
        [21MY]
    Merced County, CA: authorize the use of certain land for an 
        elementary school (see H.R. 3220), [12FE]
    National Center for Bioengineering Research: establish (see H.R. 
        4170), [25JN]
    National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background 
        checks on elementary and secondary school employees (see H.R. 
        4659), [1OC]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [10MR]
    National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: 
        implementation of recommendations on college tuition costs 
        (see H.R. 3479), [17MR]
    National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 
        3441), [11MR]
    National objectives: improve, raise standards, and attract the 
        best teachers to public schools (see H.R. 3986), [3JN]
    ------terminate social promotion in schools (see H. Res. 401), 
        [30MR]
    National Teachers Hall of Fame: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 
        4775), [9OC]
    Next Generation Internet Program: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    ------require report by advisory committee on development and 
        implementation (see H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of 
        mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 
        3496), [18MR]
    ------make grants for applied engineering and technology education 
        equipment and capital improvements (see H.R. 3733), [27AP]
    Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer 
        education programs (see H.R. 3610), [31MR]
    Political science: grants for public policy programs at certain 
        institutes and schools (see H.R. 4830), [14OC]
    Rivers: recognize the importance of rivers to the U.S. and support 
        preservation efforts (see H. Con. Res. 261), [28AP]
    School resource officers: encourage use (see H.R. 4009), [5JN]
    Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 
        4224), [15JY]
    ------establish professional development partnerships (see H.R. 
        3115), [27JA]
    ------establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        4515), [6AU]
    ------grants to local educational agencies for additional teachers 
        and facilities to accommodate disruptive students (see H.R. 
        4833), [14OC]
    ------improve facilities, reduce class size, and provide parents 
        with additional educational choices for their children (see 
        H.R. 4169), [25JN]
    ------later starting times for secondary school classes (see H. 
        Con. Res. 296), [24JN]
    ------provide grants to local agencies that agree to later 
        starting times for secondary school classes (see H.R. 4131), 
        [24JN]
    ------reductions in class size (see H.R. 3876), [14MY]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 3248), [24FE]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), consideration (see H. Res. 
        543), [16SE]
    Social Security: provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to 
        return to work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits 
        for such beneficiaries (see H.R. 3433), [11MR]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), consideration (see H. Res. 450), 
        [22MY]
    Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility 
        and desirability of new personnel management policies and 
        procedures (see H.R. 4259), [16JY]
    ------test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel 
        management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 576), [5OC]
    States: provide incentives to establish and administer periodic 
        teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary and 
        secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4594), [17SE]
    Taxation: allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related 
        expenses in lieu of Hope and Lifetime Learning credits (see 
        H.R. 4072), [17JN]
    ------allow employers a deduction for training expenses (see H.R. 
        4451), [6AU]
    ------allow tax credits for certain non-public school expenses and 
        contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see 
        H.R. 4780), [9OC]
    ------allow tax credits for contributions used for the 
        construction and renovation of certain public schools (see 
        H.R. 4247), [16JY]
    ------establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical 
        testing research expenses relative to academic medical centers 
        and other qualified hospital research organizations (see H.R. 
        3815), [7MY]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 4316), [23JY]
    ------extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain 
        collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 3857), [13MY]
    ------increase lifetime learning credit for secondary teachers 
        returning to school for additional training (see H.R. 3881), 
        [14MY]
    ------increase maximum contribution to education savings accounts 
        (see H.R. 4147), [25JN]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 4740), [8OC]
    ------permit private educational institutions to maintain certain 
        qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 3309), [3MR]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 3652), [1AP]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 4184), 
        [25JN]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        technology-related training (see H.R. 4185), [25JN]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (see H.R. 
        4579), [16SE]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 
        4579), consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect 
        the solvency of Social Security (see H.R. 4597), [18SE]
    ------repeal information reporting requirement imposed on 
        educational institutions and certain other trades and 
        businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime 
        Learning Credits (see H.R. 3127), [28JA]
    ------simplify child tax credit and other nonrefundable credits by 
        repealing limits relative to alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        4489), [6AU]
    ------tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school 
        construction (see H.R. 3320), [4MR]
    ------treatment of contributions of computer technology and 
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 4476), 
        [6AU]
    ------treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition 
        programs used to pay higher education expenses for the 
        designated beneficiary (see H.R. 4298), [22JY]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts (see 
        H.R. 3278), [25FE] (see H.R. 3307), [3MR]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 471), 
        [16JN]
    ------treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through 
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 
        3942), [21MY]
    ------treatment of interest on education loans (see H.R. 4846), 
        [15OC]
    ------treatment of married couples, interest, dividends, (see H.R. 
        3103), [27JA]
    ------treatment of sale of certain animals associated with 
        educational programs (see H.R. 3626), [1AP]
    Teachers: encourage States to develop and implement alternative 
        teacher certification and licensure programs (see H.R. 3440), 
        [11MR]
    ------increase number (see H.R. 3157), [4FE]
    Telecommunications: require schools and libraries that receive 
        universal service support to establish policies governing 
        access to material that is inappropriate for children (see 
        H.R. 3442), [11MR]
    Unemployment: establish the Strategic Transitional Employment 
        Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in 
        certain identified communities (see H.R. 4097), [19JN]
    Urban areas: provide grants to organizations to develop youth 
        intervention models (see H.R. 3607), [31MR]
    Veterans: conduct educational ceremonies and other activities in 
        public schools relative to the sacrifice and commitment of 
        veterans (see H. Con. Res. 333), [2OC]
    Women: improve access to higher education opportunities (see H.R. 
        3293), [26FE]
  Conference reports
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act (S. 
        1150), [22AP]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
    Education Savings and School Excellence Act (H.R. 2646), [15JN]
    Higher Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 6), [26SE]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (H.R. 1853), [8OC]
    Workforce Investment Act (H.R. 1385), [29JY]
  Messages
    National and Community Service Act Amendments: President Clinton, 
        [19MR]
    National Science Board Report: President Clinton, [25JN]
    School Class Size Reductions: President Clinton, [11MY]
    Veto of H.R. 2646, Education Savings and School Excellence Act: 
        President Clinton, [21JY]
  Motions
    District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school 
        choice (S. 1502), [30AP], [4MY]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. 
        Res. 78), [4JN]
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of

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        officers killed or totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 
        1525), [10OC]
    Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), [7MY]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), conference report, [18JN]
  Reports filed
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: 
        Committee of Conference (S. 1150) (H. Rept. 105-492), [22AP]
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2652) (H. Rept. 105-525), [12MY]
    Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, 
        and Technology Development Establishment: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 3007) (H. Rept. 105-562), [3JN]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2646, Education Savings 
        and School Excellence Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        471) (H. Rept. 105-579), [16JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1150, Agricultural 
        Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 105-548), [21MY]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 78, Constitutional Amendment on 
        Protection of Freedom of Religion: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 105-563), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 6, Higher Education Act Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 411) (H. Rept. 105-499), 
        [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2846, Prohibit Dept. of Education Funding of 
        National Testing Proposals Without Explicit and Specific 
        Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. 
        Rept. 105-413), [4FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 543) (H. Rept. 105-726), 
        [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 105-
        553), [22MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 105-
        660), [30JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3892, English Language Fluency Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 516) (H. Rept. 105-675), 
        [4AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 4259, Haskell Indian Nations University and 
        Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative 
        Systems Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. 
        Rept. 105-779), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4550, Drug Demand Reduction Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 105-721), [15SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4579, Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Consideration of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity 
        Scholarship Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 413) (H. 
        Rept. 105-501), [29AP]
    Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Freedom of Religion: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 
        105-543), [19MY]
    Dollars to the Classroom Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 3248) (H. Rept. 105-710), [14SE]
    Drug-Free Workplace Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 
        3853) (H. Rept. 105-584), [18JN]
    Education Savings and School Excellence Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 105-577), [15JN]
    Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 105-659), [29JY]
    Establish a Program To Help Children and Youth Learn English: 
        Committee on Education and the Workplace (House) (H.R. 3892) 
        (H. Rept. 105-587), [19JN]
    Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian 
        Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 4259) (H. Rept. 
        105-700), [9SE]
    Higher Education Act Reauthorization: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 105-750), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 6) 
        (H. Rept. 105-481), [21AP]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Requirements Relative 
        to Reducing or Withholding Payments to States: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3254) (H. Rept. 105-
        649), [24JY]
    National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 105-787), [8OC]
    National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1635) (H. Rept. 105-559), [3JN]
    Prohibit the Dept. of Education Funding of National Testing 
        Proposals Without Explicit and Specific Legislation: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2846) (H. Rept. 
        105-409), [3FE]
    Sale or Lease of School Land in Idaho: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4166) (H. Rept. 105-705), [11SE]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        4579) (H. Rept. 105-739), [23SE]
    Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 105-537), [18MY]
    Transfer of Certain Public Lands or National Forest Lands for Use 
        as Elementary or Secondary Schools: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2223) (H. Rept. 105-693), [9SE]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 4110) (H. Rept. 105-627), [15JY]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-800), [8OC]
    Workforce Improvement and Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3736) (H. Rept. 105-657), [29JY]

EDUCATION SAVINGS AND SCHOOL EXCELLENCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2646): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        471), [16JN]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 2646), [15JN]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 2646, Provisions: President Clinton, [21JY]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2646): conference report, [18JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2646, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 471) (H. Rept. 105-579), 
        [16JN]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 105-
        577), [15JN]

EDWARDS, CHET (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
    ------H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Fort Hood, TX: repeal the prohibition on use of Robert Gray Army 
        Airfield by civil aviation (see H.R. 3322), [4MR]

EHLERS, VERNON J. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal (see 
        H.R. 3506), [19MR]
    Sierra Leone: human rights violations (see H. Res. 559), [28SE]

EHRLICH, ROBERT L., JR. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Credit unions: membership in Federal credit unions (see H.R. 
        3454), [12MR]
    Employment: limited overtime exemption for emergency medical 
        services personnel (see H.R. 3958), [22MY]
    Taxation: liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns 
        (see H.R. 3650), [1AP]
    Veterans: exclude judgment or settlement amounts received from 
        damage claims against the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in 
        determining annual income (see H.R. 3515), [19MR]

EL PASO, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Richard C. White Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 3598), 
        [30MR]
  Reports filed
    Richard C. White Federal Building: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3598) (H. Rept. 105-655), [29JY]

EL SALVADOR, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: extradition of Salvadorans (see H. Res. 569), 
        [2OC]
    Human rights: commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots 
        David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. (see H. Con. Res. 
        314), [3AU]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide 
        certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of 
        status (see H.R. 3553), [25MR]

ELDERLY
see Senior Citizens

ELECTIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Cambodia: call for free and impartial elections (see H. Res. 361), 
        [12FE]
    Colombia: renew efforts to end guerrilla war (see H. Con. Res. 
        221), [12FE]
    ------tribute to democratic elections and renew efforts to end 
        guerrilla war (see H. Res. 502), [15JY]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of 
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election 
        campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (see H. Res. 
        440), [18MY]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 341), [28JA] (see H. Res. 355), [11FE]
    Constitutional amendments: limit campaign expenditures (see H.J. 
        Res. 119), [14MY]
    ------limit campaign expenditures (H.J. Res. 119), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 442), [20MY]
    ------regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see 
        H.J. Res. 108), [3FE]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3748), [29AP]
    ------expedite availability of reports (see H.R. 3582), [30MR]
    ------require electronic preservation and filing of reports by 
        certain persons and require such reports to be made available 
        through the Internet (see H.R. 3174), [5FE]
    ------require national committees of political parties to file 
        pre-general election reports (see H.R. 4781), [9OC]
    Gabon: elections (see H. Res. 518), [6AU]
    Guyana: elections (see H. Con. Res. 215), [11FE]
    House of Representatives: expenditure limitations and public 
        financing for general elections (see H.R. 3851), [13MY]
    ------public financing for candidates who voluntarily limit 
        expenditures for general elections (see H.R. 3852), [13MY]
    IMF: make Federal funding contingent upon certification that 
        eligible countries are cooperating with Presidential campaign 
        fundraising investigations and

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        disclosure of entities benefiting from such funds (see H.R. 
        3242), [12FE]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see 
        H.R. 3502), [18MR]
    Indonesia: prohibit transfer of military equipment, (see H.R. 
        3918), [20MY]
    Nigeria: promote democracy and good governance (see H.R. 3890), 
        [19MY]
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 609), 
        [20OC]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 308), [24JY] (see H. Res. 514), 
        [31JY]
    ------ban acceptance of certain cash contributions in campaigns 
        for Federal office (see H.R. 4790), [10OC]
    ------clarify right of U.S. nationals to make contributions to 
        candidates for Federal office (see H.R. 3836), [12MY]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3315), [3MR] 
        (see H.R. 3399), [5MR] (see H.R. 3476), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3485), [18MR] (see H.R. 3516), (see H.R. 3526), [19MR] (see 
        H.R. 3581), [30MR] (see H.R. 3721), [23AP]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY] (see H. Res. 458), 
        [4JN] (see H. Res. 468), [11JN]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3526), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 467), [11JN]
    ------partial removal of limitations on contributions to 
        candidates whose opponents exceed personal contribution 
        limitations (see H.R. 3313), [3MR]
    ------permit businesses and labor organizations to stage public 
        debates between Presidential candidates if all candidates who 
        are eligible for Federal matching payments are invited (see 
        H.R. 4310), [22JY]
    ------prohibit contributions by foreign nationals in Federal 
        election campaigns (see H.R. 4772), [9OC] (see H.R. 4869), 
        [20OC]
    ------prohibit political committees from reimbursing certain funds 
        to candidates for elections to Federal office (see H.R. 3543), 
        [24MR]
    ------require the deposit into a special account certain 
        contributions and donations to be returned to donors (see H.R. 
        4786), [10OC]
    ------terminate public financing of Presidential election 
        campaigns (see H.R. 3098), [27JA]
    Presidents of the United States: establish uniform poll closing 
        time for elections (see H.R. 3153), [4FE]
  Motions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 341), [28JA]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 355), [12FE]
    Constitutional amendments: limit campaign expenditures (H.J. Res. 
        119), consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        2183), consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 3485) (H. Rept. 105-457), [23MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 119, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Political Campaign Expenditures: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), [20MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2183, Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), 
        [20MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 105-567), 
        [4JN]
    FEC Appropriations: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        3748) (H. Rept. 105-606), [25JN]
    Investigation of Voter Irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District: Committee on House Oversight (House) 
        (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 105-416), [11FE]

ELECTRIC POWER
related term(s) Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Bonneville Power Administration: promote salmon recovery in the 
        Pacific Northwest, establish a National Resources Recovery 
        Fund, improve accounting system, and allow rate adjustments 
        (see H.R. 4834), [14OC]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Arkansas (see H.R. 4081), [18JN]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of Mt. Hope 
        Waterpower Project (see H.R. 4633), [25SE]
    Free enterprise: provide for retail competition among suppliers 
        (see H.R. 4715), [7OC]
    Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a 
        portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity 
        choice (see H.R. 3548), [25MR]
    Gustavus, AK: land exchange (see H.R. 3903), [19MY]
    Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and 
        incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 3791), 
        [5MY]
    Power resources: enhance reliability, increase efficiency, and 
        reduce discrimination in the transmission of services (see 
        H.R. 4432), [6AU]
    ------provide a transition to market-based rates for power sold by 
        the TVA and Federal Power Marketing Administration (see H.R. 
        3518), [19MR]
    Public utilities: ensure that rates charged by certain small power 
        producers and cogenerators do not exceed the incremental cost 
        to the purchasing utility of alternative electric energy at 
        the time of delivery (see H.R. 4183), [25JN] (see H.R. 4511), 
        [6AU]
    ------provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry 
        (see H.R. 4798), [10OC]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 3976), [22MY]
    Southeastern Power Administration: prohibit Federal agencies from 
        planning sale (see H.R. 4707), [6OC]
    Taxation: application of the credit for electricity produced from 
        renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass 
        facilities (see H.R. 4407), [5AU]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        3877), [14MY]
    ------restrict the use of tax-exempt financing by governmentally 
        owned electric utilities and subject certain activities of 
        such utilities to income tax (see H.R. 3927), [21MY]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical 
        output facilities (see H.R. 4732), [8OC]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 4871), [20OC]
  Reports filed
    Extend Time Required for Construction of Hydroelectric Power 
        Projects: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2841) (H. Rept. 
        105-510), [6MY]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Arkansas: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4081) (H. 
        Rept. 105-748), [25SE]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Colorado: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2217) 
        (H. Rept. 105-509), [6MY]
    Gustavus, AK, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3903) (H. Rept. 105-706), [11SE]

ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3495), [18MR]
    Foreign currencies: limit exchange rates in international wire 
        transfers originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 4253), [16JY]
    ------require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in 
        transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 
        3726), [23AP]

ELECTRONICS
  Appointments
    Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, [17DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: promote online commerce and communications and protect 
        consumers and service providers from unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 4124), [24JN]
    Congressional Research Service: make certain information available 
        to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 3131), [28JA]
    FEC: require electronic preservation and filing of reports by 
        certain persons and require such reports to be made available 
        through the Internet (see H.R. 3174), [5FE]
    Government: require that recipients of payments have the option to 
        receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check 
        (see H.R. 3099), [27JA]
    Income: establish protections for recipients of Federal payments 
        made by electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 4311), [22JY]
    ------exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments be 
        made by electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 4405), [5AU]
    Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (H.R. 2369), consideration (see H. Res. 377), 
        [4MR]
    Tariff: audio system electrical transformers (see H.R. 3402), 
        [5MR] (see H.R. 3507), [19MR]
    ------loudspeakers not mounted in their enclosures (see H.R. 
        3403), [5MR] (see H.R. 3508), [19MR]
    ------loudspeakers parts (see H.R. 3401), [5MR] (see H.R. 3509), 
        [19MR]
    Taxation: treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 3304), [3MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2369, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 377) (H. Rept. 105-427), 
        [4MR]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2369) (H. Rept. 105-425), [3MR]

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: promote high-quality family literacy programs and train 
        parents effectively to teach their children (see H.R. 4307), 
        [22JY]

ELIACH, YAFFA
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 4613), [23SE]

ELROD, JACK
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 437), [14MY]

ELWHA RIVER ECOSYSTEM AND FISHERIES RESTORATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Elwha River: provide for dam removal and acquisition, and 
        restoration of ecosystems and fisheries (see H.R. 4294), 
        [21JY]

EMBASSIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (see H. 
        Res. 523), [9SE]

EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE ENHANCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4571), [15SE]

EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL
see Health Care Professionals

EMERSON, BILL (a former Representative from Missouri)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Education: establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial 
        fellowship programs (see H.R. 4665), [1OC]

EMERSON, JO ANN (a Representative from Missouri)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task 
        Force: establish (see H.R. 4464), [6AU]

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    Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums 
        (see H.R. 4465), [6AU]
    ------allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see 
        H.R. 4167), [25JN]

EMIGRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Great Irish Potato Famine: issue postage stamp to commemorate 
        anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor 
        the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants 
        (see H. Con. Res. 232), [3MR]
    Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free 
        emigration (see H.J. Res. 120), [4JN]
  Messages
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Albania: President Clinton, [17JY]
  Reports filed
    Make Trade Relations With Vietnam Contingent Upon Free Emigration: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 
        105-653), [29JY]

EMPLOYEE PENSION PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3672), [1AP]

EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: provide that participants in employee benefit plans are 
        entitled to certain judicial reviews of benefit determinations 
        (see H.R. 4406), [5AU]
    Drugs: permit physicians to prescribe non-formulary drugs when 
        medically indicated (see H.R. 4419), [6AU]
    Health: establish standards to improve children's health quality 
        in managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 4118), 
        [23JN]
    ------extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving 
        spouses (see H.R. 4835), [14OC]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 3605), [31MR]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 3605), consideration (see H. Res. 486), [23JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), consideration (see H. Res. 509), [23JY]
    Insurance: allow group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to charge higher premiums to smokers 
        (see H.R. 4600), [18SE]
    ------assure patient choice and access to services for enrollees 
        in group health plans and health insurance coverage (see H.R. 
        3547), [25MR]
    ------assure prompt payment of participating providers under 
        health plans (see H.R. 4413), [5AU]
    ------establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination 
        by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient 
        (see H.R. 4093), [19JN] (see H.R. 4222), [15JY]
    ------provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance 
        abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group 
        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 3568), [26MR]
    ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to provide coverage of annual mammograms 
        and prostate cancer screening tests (see H.R. 4333), [24JY]
    ------require health insurance issuers to notify participants if a 
        group health plan fails to pay premiums, and provide a 
        conversion option if the plan is terminated (see H.R. 4709), 
        [6OC]
    ------require health insurance plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 4737), [8OC]
    ------require health insurance plans to provide external appeals 
        in cases of adverse determinations involving experimental 
        treatments, significant costs, or serious medical conditions 
        (see H.R. 3469), [17MR]
    Medicare: improve access to benefits for certain individuals and 
        provide financial assistance to individuals who are too poor 
        to afford premiums (see H.R. 4799), [10OC]
    Pensions: protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of 
        terminated pension plans (see H.R. 4396), [4AU]
    ------regulate entities that hold assets of pension plans covering 
        less than 100 participants and require annual asset statements 
        (see H.R. 4238), [16JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), [23JY]

EMPLOYMENT
  Appointments
    Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, [17DE]
    Conferees: H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy 
        Enhancement Act, [22MY]
    ------H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: require certain employers who close plants 
        to negotiate possible ways to continue to use the plant and 
        equipment for continued employment purposes (see H.R. 3397), 
        [5MR]
    Children and youth: establish early childhood education services 
        referral hotline, improve quality of child care services, and 
        provide tax credit for employer expenses in providing certain 
        dependent care services (see H.R. 4102), [22JN]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 4621), [24SE]
    Colleges and universities: adopt licensing codes of conduct 
        against merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor 
        conditions (see H.R. 3755), [29AP]
    ------allow use of age-based incentives for the voluntary 
        retirement of tenured faculty (see H.R. 3473), [17MR]
    ------improve and strengthen recruitment and training of math and 
        science teachers (see H.R. 3338), [5MR]
    Community development: designation of empowerment zones (see H.R. 
        4629), [25SE]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones (see 
        H.R. 3622), [1AP]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration 
        projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare 
        policies (see H.R. 4254), [16JY]
    Correctional institutions: employment of Federal prisoners (see 
        H.R. 4100), [19JN]
    ------use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 
        3893), [19MY]
    Courts: independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 3464), [12MR]
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 4546), [10SE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators (see 
        H.R. 3826), [11MY]
    ------require disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 
        3827), [11MY]
    Dept. of Commerce: provide grants to improve job skills in 
        specific industries (see H.R. 3270), [25FE]
    Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve 
        technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 4153), [25JN]
    Dept. of Education: make grants for postsecondary information 
        technology education and employment assistance projects (see 
        H.R. 3896), [19MY]
    Dept. of Energy: employment and economic assistance to workers and 
        communities at the Piketon, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium 
        enrichment plants (see H.R. 3923), [20MY]
    ------purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads 
        (see H.R. 3941), [21MY]
    Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and 
        establish a review board to monitor compliance (see H.R. 
        3396), [5MR]
    ------provide State and local authorities access to information 
        relative to criminal background checks on port employees and 
        prospective employees (see H.R. 3975), [22MY]
    Dept. of Labor: treatment of immigration relative to certain 
        information technology occupations (see H.R. 3273), [25FE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: use of voluntary separation incentives 
        to reduce employment levels (see H.R. 4705), [6OC]
    District of Columbia: designate as empowerment zone and modify tax 
        treatment of residents (see H.R. 3329), [4MR]
    ------reform certain retirement programs (see H.R. 4568), [15SE]
    Drugs: promote drug-free workplace programs (see H.R. 3853), 
        [13MY]
    Education: increase Pell Grant awards to certain students (see 
        H.R. 3269), [25FE]
    ------increase the number of qualified early child care 
        professionals through a student loan forgiveness program (see 
        H.R. 3727), [23AP]
    ------terminate social promotion in schools (see H. Res. 401), 
        [30MR]
    Employment: reform standard for classifying technical workers as 
        independent contractors for employment tax purposes (see H.R. 
        3819), [7MY]
    ERISA: protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of 
        terminated pension plans (see H.R. 4396), [4AU]
    ------provide that participants in employee benefit plans are 
        entitled to certain judicial reviews of benefit determinations 
        (see H.R. 4406), [5AU]
    ------regulate entities that hold assets of pension plans covering 
        less than 100 participants and require annual asset statements 
        (see H.R. 4238), [16JY]
    Executive Office of the President: repeal Executive Order on equal 
        employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation (see 
        H.R. 4318), [23JY]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: allow compensatory and punitive damages 
        for violations of antidiscrimination provisions and provide 
        for studies on pay disparities (see H.R. 3769), [30AP]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees 
        (H.R. 2888), consideration (see H. Res. 461), [9JN]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral 
        directors (see H.R. 4540), [10SE]
    ------permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see 
        H.R. 4257), [16JY]
    ------reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 4450), 
        [6AU]
    Families and domestic relations: increase availability, 
        affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 3292), 
        [26FE] (see H.R. 4030), [10JN]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care during periods outside school hours (see H.R. 3400), 
        [5MR]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of school-
        based child care (see H.R. 3768), [30AP]
    ------tax relief to increase affordability of child care (see H.R. 
        3144), [3FE]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: amend and clarify (see H.R. 3751), 
        [29AP]
    ------tax treatment of periods of leave required to be permitted 
        relative to the pension participation and vesting rules (see 
        H.R. 4178), [25JN]
    FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel 
        actions (see H.R. 3614), [31MR]
    Federal aid programs: reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and 
        Employment Program and apply savings to emergency food 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 4571), [15SE]
    Federal contracts: require employers to provide health care 
        benefits (see H.R. 4278), [20JY]
    Federal employees: appointment of certain officers to fill vacant 
        positions in executive agencies (see H. Res. 339), [27JA]
    ------equitable overtime pay policies (see H.R. 3956), [22MY]
    Food stamps: exception to work requirements relative to loss of 
        adequate child care (see H.R. 4486), [6AU]
    ------exception to work requirements relative to victimization by 
        sexual harassment (see H.R. 4487), [6AU]
    Foreign policy: support developmental alternatives for child labor 
        (see H.R. 4506), [6AU]
    Global March Against Child Labor: support (see H. Res. 444), 
        [21MY]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 3534), [24MR]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 3534), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 426), [12MY]

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    Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and 
        desirability of new personnel management policies and 
        procedures (see H.R. 4259), [16JY]
    ------test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel 
        management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 576), [5OC]
    Health: limit disclosure in connection with health care coverage 
        and prohibit discrimination in employment based on genetic 
        information (see H.R. 3299), [26FE]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 3784), [30AP]
    ------prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care 
        workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 
        3342), [5MR]
    Health care professionals: ensure home care agencies conduct 
        background checks on job applicants (see H.R. 4592), [17SE]
    ------limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services 
        personnel (see H.R. 3958), [22MY]
    House Rules: require a three-fifths majority on legislation 
        increasing the minimum wage (see H. Res. 496), [25JN]
    IMF: eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to 
        certain employees (see H.R. 3785), [30AP]
    Immigration: allow admittance of temporary or seasonal 
        agricultural workers relative to reductions in certain 
        workers' visas (see H.R. 3410), [10MR]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (see H.R. 3736), 
        [28AP]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 513), [30JY]
    ------permit aliens who join a limited partnership after the 
        partnership's creation to qualify for a visa (see H.R. 4619), 
        [24SE]
    Income: minimum wage and maximum hour exemptions for houseparents 
        (see H.R. 4778), [9OC]
    ------protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 3450), 
        [12MR]
    Insurance: require health insurance issuers to notify participants 
        if a group health plan fails to pay premiums, and provide a 
        conversion option if the plan is terminated (see H.R. 4709), 
        [6OC]
    Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry 
        councils for labor market areas that are located in more than 
        one State (see H.R. 3271), [25FE]
    ------funding of incentive bonuses to certain job training 
        providers that place large percentages of individuals in 
        certain occupations (see H.R. 3272), [25FE]
    Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 
        4770), [9OC]
    Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal and abusive work history 
        background checks for direct care employees in nursing 
        facilities, (see H.R. 4789), [10OC]
    Members of Congress: limit number of years of participation in 
        certain Federal retirement systems and deny retirement 
        benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4260), 
        [16JY]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3510), [19MR]
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy (see H.R. 3540), 
        [24MR]
    National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement 
        Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 4566), [15SE]
    National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background 
        checks on elementary and secondary school employees (see H.R. 
        4659), [1OC]
    Native Americans: transfer services and personnel from the BIA to 
        the Office of Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job 
        creation on Indian reservations (see H.R. 4087), [18JN]
    NLRB: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing 
        industries (see H.R. 3825), [11MY]
    ------treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (see H.R. 3246), [24FE]
    ------treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (H.R. 3246), consideration (see H. Res. 393), [25MR]
    Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding 
        and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that 
        individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or 
        criminal convictions are not employed (see H.R. 4686), [2OC] 
        (see H.R. 4804), [10OC]
    OSHA: require employers to notify local emergency officials of 
        workplace emergencies (see H.R. 4231), [15JY]
    Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of 
        retirement benefits (see H.R. 4152), [25JN]
    ------ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans 
        relative to State income taxes (see H.R. 4572), [15SE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 3788), [4MY] (see H.R. 4123), [24JN]
    ------waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 
        3632), [1AP]
    Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner 
        as any other employer (see H.R. 3725), [23AP]
    Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and 
        benefits for noncitizens (see H.R. 4558), [14SE]
    ------guarantee loans and provide State grants to finance 
        transportation services for welfare recipients, and establish 
        preferences for Federal contractors that hire welfare 
        recipients (see H.R. 3638), [1AP]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into individual security accounts and extend the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        4256), [16JY] (see H.R. 4824), [13OC]
    ------determination of benefit amounts relative to provision of 
        child care or care to a chronically ill dependent relative 
        (see H.R. 4456), [6AU]
    ------eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see 
        H.R. 3912), [20MY]
    ------establish pilot program for personalized retirement security 
        through personal retirement savings accounts (see H.R. 3560), 
        [26MR]
    ------increase widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason 
        of delayed retirement (see H.R. 4459), [6AU]
    ------provide a more equitable application of the earnings test in 
        the first year of eligibility for retirement age individuals 
        (see H.R. 4369), [31JY]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3433), [11MR]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), consideration (see H. Res. 450), 
        [22MY]
    Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility 
        and desirability of new personnel management policies and 
        procedures (see H.R. 4259), [16JY]
    ------test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel 
        management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 576), [5OC]
    States: establish a pilot program for mediation of private rights 
        of action under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 
        Protection Act (see H.R. 3317), [4MR]
    ------expand eligibility for, and strengthen administrative 
        financing of, the unemployment compensation program and 
        improve the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment 
        Trust Fund (see H.R. 3697), [21AP]
    ------use of individuals other than merit-staffed or civil service 
        employees in providing certain employment services (see H.R. 
        3994), [4JN]
    Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as 
        clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 591), [9OC]
    Taxation: allow a credit for certain corporations which have 
        substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership 
        by employees (see H.R. 3562), [26MR]
    ------allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of parking 
        benefits (see H.R. 4777), [9OC]
    ------allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of 
        long-term training of employees in highly skilled metalworking 
        trades (see H.R. 3110), [27JA]
    ------allow deduction for health insurance costs for individuals 
        who are not eligible to participate in employer subsidized 
        health plans (see H.R. 3475), [17MR]
    ------allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals 
        not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage 
        (see H.R. 4472), [6AU]
    ------allow employers a deduction for training expenses (see H.R. 
        4451), [6AU]
    ------allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in 
        establishing qualified employer plans (see H.R. 3300), [26FE]
    ------allow the work opportunity credit against the alternative 
        minimum tax (see H.R. 3772), [30AP]
    ------deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who 
        are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see 
        H.R. 4810), [12OC]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 3865), [14MY]
    ------determination of employment status (see H.R. 3722), [23AP] 
        (see H.R. 4622), [24SE]
    ------disclose to employees the employer's share of taxes paid for 
        old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the 
        employee (see H.R. 3777), [30AP]
    ------disclose to Federal employees the Government's share of 
        taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital 
        insurance for the employee (see H.R. 3776), [30AP]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing child care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 4782), [9OC]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        3503), [19MR]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 3125), [28JA]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 4642), [25SE]
    ------improve pension portability for defined benefit plans (see 
        H.R. 3101), [27JA]
    ------increase amount which may be contributed to defined 
        contribution pension plans (see H.R. 3663), [1AP]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 4740), [8OC]
    ------permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited 
        by employer contributions to employee stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 4741), [8OC]
    ------promote retirement savings (see H.R. 3672), [1AP] (see H.R. 
        4823), [13OC]
    ------promote job creation and expand small businesses in 
        economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3643), [1AP]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3870), 
        [14MY]
    ------reform standard for classifying technical workers as 
        independent contractors for employment tax purposes (see H.R. 
        3819), [7MY]
    ------treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 4765), [9OC]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 4173), 
        [25JN]
    ------treatment of employers who maintain a self-insured health 
        plan for their employees (see H.R. 4411), [5AU]
    ------treatment of high technology job training expenses (see H.R. 
        3274), [25FE]
    ------treatment of information technology job training expenses 
        (see H.R. 4025), [10JN]
    ------treatment of married couples, interest, dividends, (see H.R. 
        3103), [27JA]
    ------treatment of meals furnished to employees at a place of 
        business (see H.R. 3834), [12MY] (see H.R. 4106), [22JN] (see 
        H.R. 4638), [25SE]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts and health insurance 
        costs of employees without employer-provided health coverage 
        (see H.R. 3816), [7MY]
    ------treatment of nondeductible contributions to individual 
        retirement plans (see H.R. 3225), [12FE]
    ------treatment of tips (see H.R. 4408), [5AU]

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    Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck 
        factory (see H. Res. 595), [13OC]
    Tobacco products: provide crop insurance, extension services, and 
        administration of price support and quota programs at no 
        expense to the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 3664), [1AP]
    ------provide economic assistance to tobacco farmers, workers, and 
        communities dependent on tobacco production with funds 
        contributed by tobacco product manufacturers and importers 
        (see H.R. 3867), [14MY]
    ------provide market transition assistance for quota owners, 
        tobacco producers, and their communities, and stabilize 
        tobacco quota fluctuations (see H.R. 3264), [25FE] (see H.R. 
        3437), [11MR]
    Tourist trade: establish a public-private partnership between the 
        U.S. travel and tourism industry and every level of Government 
        to make the U.S. the premiere tourist destination in the world 
        (see H.R. 4631), [25SE]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to loss of adequate child care (see H.R. 
        4702), [5OC]
    ------eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment (see 
        H.R. 4701), [5OC]
    ------establish the Strategic Transitional Employment Program for 
        the long-term unemployed living in poverty in certain 
        identified communities (see H.R. 4097), [19JN]
    ------improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the 
        provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3684), [1AP]
    ------make permanent self-employment assistance programs (see H.R. 
        3773), [30AP]
    USIA: repeal authority for administration of an au pair program 
        (see H.R. 3092), [27JA]
    Veterans: enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States, 
        private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies 
        abroad (see H.R. 3213), [12FE]
    Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3152), [4FE]
    Women: support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers 
        to establish workplace lactation programs (see H.R. 3531), 
        [24MR]
  Conference reports
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (H.R. 1853), [8OC]
    Workforce Investment Act (H.R. 1385), [29JY]
  Messages
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2888, Sales Incentive Compensation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 461) (H. Rept. 105-572), 
        [9JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. 
        Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 105-
        553), [22MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3534, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 105-529), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 105-
        660), [30JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4259, Haskell Indian Nations University and 
        Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative 
        Systems Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. 
        Rept. 105-779), [5OC]
    Correction Officers Health and Safety Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 105-665), [31JY]
    Drug-Free Workplace Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 
        3853) (H. Rept. 105-584), [18JN]
    Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 105-659), [29JY]
    Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H. Rept. 105-
        453), [18MR]
    Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian 
        Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 4259) (H. Rept. 
        105-700), [9SE]
    Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2759) (H. Rept. 105-668), [3AU]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 3534) 
        (H. Rept. 105-515), [7MY]
    OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 105-
        444), [17MR]
    OSHA Identification and Notification of Specific Industries to 
        Which Regulations and Compliance Standards Apply: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2873) (H. Rept. 105-
        733), [18SE]
    Prohibit OSHA Employee Performance Measures Relative to Number of 
        Inspections Conducted, Citations Issued, or Penalties 
        Assessed: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 2877) (H. Rept. 105-445), [17MR]
    Public Assistance and Benefits for Noncitizens Clarification and 
        Improvement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4558) 
        (H. Rept. 105-735), [22SE]
    Sales Incentive Compensation Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 2888) (H. Rept. 105-558), [3JN]
    Self-Audit Promotion Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 105-731), [18SE]
    Sound Scientific Practices Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 2661) (H. Rept. 105-730), [18SE]
    Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 105-537), [18MY]
    Veterans Reemployment Rights Relative to States, Private 
        Employers, and Servicemen Employed by U.S. Companies Abroad: 
        Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3213) (H. Rept. 
        105-448), [17MR]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-800), [8OC]
    Workforce Improvement and Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3736) (H. Rept. 105-657), [29JY]

EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND LITERACY ENHANCEMENT ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1385, provisions, [22MY]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 1385), [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 105-
        659), [29JY]

EMPORIA, KS
  Bills and resolutions
    National Teachers Hall of Fame: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 
        4775), [9OC]

ENDANGERED SPECIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 4302), [22JY] (see H.R. 4517), [6AU]
    ------protection of the California spotted owl and its habitat 
        (see H.R. 3467), [17MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins 
        endangered fish recovery programs implementation funding (see 
        H.R. 3669), [1AP]
    Endangered Species Act: prohibit sale of products containing 
        endangered species (S. 361), return to Senate (see H. Res. 
        601), [15OC]
    ------reform Federal land management activities relative to 
        conservation (see H.R. 4554), [11SE]
    ------reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal 
        penalties (see H.R. 4555), [11SE]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 4556), [11SE]
    ------transfer enforcement functions of the National Marine 
        Fisheries Service to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see 
        H.R. 4335), [24JY]
    Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (H.R. 2515), consideration (see H. Res. 394), 
        [25MR]
    Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: protect endangered 
        species and other wildlife using the refuge and safeguard 
        refuge land around Minneapolis, MN, from physical or auditory 
        impairment (see H.R. 4729), [7OC]
    Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        3113), [27JA]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 105-464), 
        [25MR]
    Forest Recovery and Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 2515) (H. Rept. 105-440), [12MR]
    Rhino and Tiger Product Labeling Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2807) (H. Rept. 105-495), [28AP]
    Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 3113) (H. Rept. 105-455), [19MR]

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal 
        penalties (see H.R. 4555), [11SE]
    Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 4556), 
        [11SE]
    Labeling: prohibit sale of products containing endangered species 
        (S. 361), return to Senate (see H. Res. 601), [15OC]
    National Marine Fisheries Service: transfer enforcement functions 
        to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see H.R. 4335), [24JY]
    Public lands: reform Federal land management activities relative 
        to conservation (see H.R. 4554), [11SE]

ENERGY
see Power Resources

ENERGY CONSERVATION AND PRODUCTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Conservation of energy: extend certain programs (see H.R. 4017), 
        [9JN]
  Reports filed
    Extension of Certain Programs: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        4017) (H. Rept. 105-727), [17SE]

ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Conservation of energy: extend certain programs (see H.R. 4017), 
        [9JN]
  Motions
    Conservation of energy: extend certain programs (S. 417), [28SE]
  Reports filed
    Extension of Certain Programs: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        4017) (H. Rept. 105-727), [17SE]

ENEY, CHRISTOPHER S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H. Con. Res. 327), [18SE]

ENGEL, ELIOT L. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by 
        Serbian police relative to self-determination (see H. Con. 
        Res. 205), [28JA] (see H. Con. Res. 313), [30JY]
    Medicare: establish a standard of efficiency in home health 
        services and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard 
        (see H.R. 3651), [1AP]
    Taxation: allow designation of charity contributions on tax 
        returns and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to 
        ensure payment of contributions (see H.R. 4865), [20OC]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 4768), [9OC]

ENGINEERING
related term(s) Mathematics
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled 
        workers and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (see H.R. 
        3736), [28AP]

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    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 513), [30JY]
    National Center for Bioengineering Research: establish (see H.R. 
        4170), [25JN]
    NSF: make grants for applied engineering and technology education 
        equipment and capital improvements (see H.R. 3733), [27AP]
    Research: continuation of Federal research and development 
        programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 
        4514), [6AU]
    ------increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, 
        medical, and pre-competitive engineering research (see H.R. 
        3660), [1AP]
  Reports filed
    Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, 
        and Technology Development Establishment: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 3007) (H. Rept. 105-562), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 105-
        660), [30JY]
    Workforce Improvement and Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3736) (H. Rept. 105-657), [29JY]

ENGLISH, PHIL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: assure that deposits are spent 
        for purposes for which the Fund was established (see H.R. 
        4356), [30JY]
    Education: increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 3306), [3MR]
    Electric power: restrict the use of tax-exempt financing by 
        governmentally owned electric utilities and subject certain 
        activities of such utilities to income tax (see H.R. 3927), 
        [21MY]
    Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        4357), [30JY]
    Medicare: revise interim payment system to home health agencies 
        for home health services (see H.R. 4252), [16JY]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 3516), [19MR]
    Puerto Rico: require Dept. of the Treasury report on Federal 
        program costs, revenues, and taxation of residents (see H.R. 
        4769), [9OC]
    Tariff: ferroniobium (see H.R. 3959), [22MY]
    ------tebufenozide (see H.R. 3416), [10MR]
    Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit against the 
        alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 3772), [30AP]
    ------permit private educational institutions to maintain certain 
        qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 3309), [3MR]
    ------restructure and replace the income tax system to meet 
        national priorities (see H.R. 4700), [5OC]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts (see 
        H.R. 3307), [3MR]
    ------treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care 
        (see H.R. 3308), [3MR]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 4466), [6AU]
    Unemployment: make permanent self-employment assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 3773), [30AP]

ENGLISH LANGUAGE FLUENCY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 3892): consideration (see H. Res. 516), [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3892, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 516) (H. Rept. 105-675), [4AU]

ENSIGN, JOHN E. (a Representative from Nevada)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Community development: prohibit funding for any facility to be 
        used primarily for distribution or use of tobacco products 
        (see H.R. 4796), [10OC]
    Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by 
        nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3893), [19MY]
    Dept. of Energy: improve the ability of small businesses, Federal 
        agencies, industry, and universities to work with contractor-
        operated facilities (see H.R. 3593), [30MR]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to 
        Senate (see H. Res. 379), [5MR]
    Health: limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 3535), [24MR]
    Medicare: repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation 
        services (see H.R. 3835), [12MY]
    Public Health Service Act: establish certain standards relative to 
        health plans (see H.R. 4202), [14JY]
    Taxation: allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-burning 
        motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 3376), [5MR]
    ------treatment of meals furnished to employees at a place of 
        business (see H.R. 3834), [12MY]
    ------treatment of the special motor fuels excise tax on water-
        phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsions (see H.R. 3960), [22MY]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: implementation of revised ozone and particulate 
        matter standards (see H.R. 3505), [19MR]
    Animals: establish research and grant programs relative to the 
        efficient, (see H.R. 3793), [5MY]
    CERCLA: reauthorize (see H.R. 3262), [25FE] (see H.R. 3595), 
        [30MR]
    Clean Air Act: modify application of certain provisions relative 
        to inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4157), [25JN]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4194), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 501), [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 574), [5OC]
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens' 
        associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 3627), [1AP]
    ------cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 
        4094), [19JN]
    ------control water pollution from concentrated animal feeding 
        operations (see H.R. 3232), [12FE]
    ------provide for innovative strategies for achieving superior 
        environmental performance (see H.R. 3180), [11FE]
    Florida Keys: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct 
        Authority and other agencies to improve water quality (see 
        H.R. 4047), [11JN]
    Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of 
        implementation (see H. Con. Res. 290), [11JN]
    Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and 
        incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 3791), 
        [5MY]
    Sewage disposal: require discharges from combined storm and 
        sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control 
        policy (see H.R. 4242), [16JY]
    Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available 
        water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 
        3243), [12FE]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4194), [5OC]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4194), [23JY], [29JY], 
        [15SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4194, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 574) (H. 
        Rept. 105-777), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 105-628), [15JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4194) 
        (H. Rept. 105-769), [5OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4194) (H. Rept. 
        105-610), [14JY]
    Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1481) (H. Rept. 105-715), [15SE]

EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (see H.R. 3246), [24FE]

EQUAL INDEXING FOR SENIOR CITIZENS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3448), [12MR]

EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Eastern Oklahoma State College: addition on behalf of Choctaw 
        Nation (see H.R. 3846), [12MY]

ERICSON, LEIF
  Bills and resolutions
    Citizenship: grant honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 122), 
        [16JN]
    Coins: mint coins in conjunction with Iceland in commemoration of 
        the millennium of the discovery of the New World (see H.R. 
        4624), [24SE]

ERIE, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        4357), [30JY]

ERITREA
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea (see H. Con. Res. 
        292), [19JN]

ESCONDIDO, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: use of water 
        conserved by lining the All-American Canal (see H.R. 4392), 
        [4AU]

ESHOO, ANNA G. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, 
        [16SE]

ESPIONAGE
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: SR-71 aircraft program funding (see H.R. 4424), 
        [6AU]

ESTONIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, 
        and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (see H. 
        Con. Res. 320), [5AU]
    Fish and fishing: approve international fisheries agreement with 
        Estonia (see H.R. 4749), [8OC]
  Messages
    U.S.-Estonia Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [14OC]

ETHERIDGE, BOB (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Animals: establish research and grant programs relative to the 
        efficient, (see H.R. 3793), [5MY]
    Taxation: provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 3652), [1AP]
    Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: designate (see H.R. 
        3982), [3JN]

ETHICS
see Morality and Ethics; Political Ethics

ETHIOPIA, PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea (see H. Con. Res. 
        292), [19JN]

ETHNIC GROUPS
related term(s) Minorities
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (see H. Con. Res. 294), 
        [22JN]
    Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination and 
        preferential treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or 
        national origin (see H.R. 3330), [4MR]
    Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to 
        tobacco products (see H.R. 4189), [25JN]
    Supreme Patriarch Karekin I: tribute to U.S. visit commemorating 
        centennial of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America 
        (see H. Con. Res. 271), [5MY]

EUROPE
  Bills and resolutions
    Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, 
        and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (see H. 
        Con. Res. 320), [5AU]

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    Dept. of State: seek certain commitments from Poland (see H. Res. 
        443), [21MY]
    European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H. Con. Res. 213), [11FE]
    ------unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef (see H. 
        Con. Res. 212), [11FE]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take certain actions in 
        response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings 
        of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4761), [9OC]
    ------take certain actions in response to European Union failure 
        to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization 
        (H.R. 4761), consideration (see H. Res. 588), [9OC]
    Taxation: treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors 
        (see H.R. 4563), [14SE]
    World War II: issue the ``Italy'' clasp for the Army Occupation 
        Medal to certain veterans who served in the disputed Italy-
        Yugoslavia area (see H.R. 3141), [3FE]
  Messages
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4761, Office of the U.S. Trade 
        Representative Actions Relative to European Union Failure To 
        Comply With the Rulings of the World Trade Organization: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 588) (H. Rept. 105-805), 
        [9OC]
    European Union Restrictions on the Importation of U.S. 
        Agricultural Products: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 213) (H. Rept. 105-672), [3AU]

EUROPEAN UNION
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: canned fruit subsidy (see H. Res. 406), [1AP]
    ------unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. agricultural 
        products (see H. Con. Res. 213), [11FE]
    ------unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef (see H. 
        Con. Res. 212), [11FE]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take certain actions in 
        response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings 
        of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4761), [9OC]
    ------take certain actions in response to European Union failure 
        to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization 
        (H.R. 4761), consideration (see H. Res. 588), [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4761, Office of the U.S. Trade 
        Representative Actions Relative to European Union Failure To 
        Comply With the Rulings of the World Trade Organization: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 588) (H. Rept. 105-805), 
        [9OC]
    European Union Restrictions on the Importation of U.S. 
        Agricultural Products: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 213) (H. Rept. 105-672), [3AU]

EVANS, LANE (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: assure a minimum size for honor guard details at 
        funerals of veterans (see H.R. 3653), [1AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco 
        industry settlement funds for veterans programs (see H. Con. 
        Res. 249), [24MR]
    ------determination of service connection for certain illnesses 
        caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents 
        during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3279), [26FE]
    ------direct payment of attorneys' fees in awards of past-due 
        benefits (see H.R. 3444), [12MR]
    ------establish a chiropractic services division (see H.R. 4421), 
        [6AU]
    ------improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 4758), 
        [9OC]
    ------reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care 
        system for the cost of emergency care or services received in 
        non-Dept. facilities (see H.R. 3702), [22AP]
    Housing: increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted 
        housing for disabled veterans (see H.R. 3619), [1AP]
    Motor vehicles: increase the amount of assistance for providing 
        automobiles to certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 3618), 
        [1AP]
    Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected 
        with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 4368), 
        [31JY]
    ------extend priority health care to individuals who served during 
        the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3571), [27MR]
    ------extend priority health care to those who received 
        nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the 
        Armed Forces (see H.R. 4367), [31JY]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 3434), [11MR]

EWING, THOMAS W. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H. Con. Res. 213), [11FE]
    Foreign trade: require the President to report to Congress on any 
        selective embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 3654), 
        [1AP] (see H.R. 4647), [26SE]
    Kankakee, IL: conveyance of vacant Army Reserve Center (see H.R. 
        3856), [13MY]
    Medicare: payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 3814), [7MY]
    World Trade Organization: establish negotiating objectives 
        relative to the agreement on agriculture and criteria for the 
        accession of State trading regimes (see H.R. 4288), [21JY]

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
  Transmittals
    ACDA: Freedom of Information Act report, (EC6248) [27JA]
    ------INF Treaty implementation amendments report, (EC6978) [4FE]
    ------Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission report, (EC6209) 
        [27JA], (EC9225) [21MY]
    ------report, (EC9933) [14JY]
    Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: report, (EC8714) [27AP]
    ------wiretap report, (EC8999) [5MY]
    African Development Foundation: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report, (EC12089) [17DE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC12089) [17DE]
    AgAmerica Western Farm Credit Bank: retirement plan report, 
        (EC11334) [28SE]
    AgFirst Farm Credit Bank: retirement plan report, (EC10503) [4AU], 
        (EC10590) [7AU], (EC10794) [9SE]
    AID: Denton Program report, (EC6721) [27JA], (EC12645) [19DE]
    ------Development Assistance Program allocation report, (EC7226) 
        [11FE], (EC10315) [24JY], (EC12713) [19DE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC7388) 
        [24FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6245) [27JA], (EC9634) [15JN], 
        (EC12437) [18DE]
    ------internal controls and financial systems report, (EC6245) 
        [27JA]
    American Battle Monuments Commission: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report, (EC6246) [27JA], (EC12090) [17DE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8873) [4MY]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6246) [27JA], (EC12090) [17DE]
    American Chemical Society: report, (EC9497) [5JN]
    American Legion: report, (EC7470) [24FE], (EC9559) [9JN]
    Amtrak: Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7918) [11MR]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6306) [27JA]
    ------management report, (EC6306) [27JA]
    ------report, (EC7858) [9MR], (EC9573) [10JN]
    Appalachian Regional Commission: Inspector General report, 
        (EC6247) [27JA], (EC12091) [17DE]
    ------management report, (EC6247) [27JA]
    Architect of the Capitol: expenditures report, (EC7768) [9MR]
    Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board: 
        Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines for 
        buildings and facilities final rule, (EC6432) [27JA], (EC6880) 
        [3FE], (EC12483) [18DE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC12092) 
        [17DE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC12092) [17DE]
    ------Telecommunications Act accessibility guidelines for 
        buildings and facilities final rule, (EC7075) [11FE]
    ------transportation for individuals with disabilities final rule, 
        (EC11857) [21OC]
    Army and Air Force Exchange Service: pension plans report, 
        (EC10586) [7AU]
    Assassination Records Review Board: ceasing of operations notice, 
        (EC10268) [23JY]
    Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
        Foundation: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, 
        (EC6249) [27JA]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6250) [27JA]
    ------report, (EC6994) [4FE]
    BATF: alcoholic beverages final rule, (EC11163) [23SE]
    ------Handgun Violence Prevention Act implementation final rule, 
        (EC12665) [19DE]
    ------Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act final rule, 
        (EC10228) [23JY]
    ------posting of signs and written notification to purchasers of 
        handguns final rule, (EC10372) [29JY]
    ------report, (EC9958) [14JY]
    ------Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act final rule, 
        (EC8140) [23MR]
    ------viticultural area final rule, (EC8824) [29AP], (EC12571) 
        [18DE]
    Bonneville Power Administration: report, (EC8073) [18MR]
    Boy Scouts: report, (EC8027) [16MR]
    Bureau of the Census: Census 2000 final rule, (EC6252, EC6253) 
        [27JA], (EC12441) [18DE]
    ------foreign trade statistics regulations final rule, (EC10667) 
        [9SE]
    ------research data centers final rule, (EC6846) [3FE]
    CBO: participation agreements with Dept. of Defense treatment 
        facilities report, (EC8781) [29AP]
    ------sequestration report, (EC6963) [3FE], (EC7219) [11FE], 
        (EC10973) [16SE], (EC12710) [19DE]
    ------unauthorized appropriations and expiring authorizations 
        report, (EC7221) [11FE]
    CCC: donations of surplus commodities final rule, (EC8289) [30MR], 
        (EC8575) [21AP]
    ------production flexibility contract regulations final rule, 
        (EC9441) [4JN]
    ------report, (EC11042) [17SE]
    Census Monitoring Board: report, (EC8706) [27AP]
    CFTC: changes in reporting levels for larger trader reports final 
        rule, (EC8953) [5MY]
    ------commodity pools final rule, (EC11869) [17DE]
    ------conduct of current and former commission members and 
        employees final rule, (EC9855) [25JN]
    ------corn and soybeans final rule, (EC9213) [21MY]
    ------distribution of customer property related to trading final 
        rule, (EC8102) [19MR]
    ------distribution of risk disclosure statements by brokers final 
        rule, (EC7270) [24FE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6346) 
        [27JA]
    ------futures commission merchants minimum financial requirements 
        final rule, (EC9804) [24JN], (EC11085) [23SE]
    ------futures-style margining of commodity options final rule, 
        (EC9805) [24JN]
    ------internal controls and financial systems report, (EC12647) 
        [19DE]
    ------National Futures Association final rule, (EC11870) [17DE]

[[Page 3015]]

    ------orders eligible for post-execution allocation final rule, 
        (EC11086) [23SE]
    ------rules of practice final rule, (EC11908) [17DE]
    ------trade options on enumerated agricultural commodities final 
        rule, (EC8954) [5MY]
    Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: Federal Managers' 
        Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6254) [27JA]
    ------report, (EC8389) [1AP]
    CIA: Freedom of Information Act report, (EC11640) [10OC]
    ------intelligence activities of the People's Republic of China 
        report, (EC9963) [14JY]
    ------uncontrolled treaty-limited equipment report, (EC9535) [9JN]
    Civil Air Patrol: report, (EC9770) [19JN]
    Coast Guard: international private-sector tug-of-opportunity 
        system report, (EC6434) [27JA]
    ------resiliently seated valves acceptance final rule, (EC7664) 
        [2MR]
    CoBank: retirement plan report, (EC8868) [4MY], (EC12440) [18DE]
    Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: 
        Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC10881) 
        [14SE]
    Commission of Fine Arts: Inspector General report, (EC6255) [27JA]
    Commission on Civil Rights: equal educational opportunity and 
        nondiscrimination for students with disabilities report, 
        (EC6722) [27JA]
    ------equal educational opportunity and nondiscrimination for 
        students with limited English proficiency report, (EC7181) 
        [11FE]
    ------helping employers comply with the Americans With 
        Disabilities Act report, (EC11756) [19OC]
    ------helping State and local governments comply with the 
        Americans With Disabilities Act report, (EC11756) [19OC]
    ------racial and ethnic tensions report, (EC6878) [3FE]
    Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels: report, (EC6072) [27JA]
    Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: report, 
        (EC7871) [10MR]
    Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
        Disabled: Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8006) [16MR]
    ------procurement list additions final rule, (EC6256, EC6257) 
        [27JA], (EC7375) [24FE], (EC8005) [16MR], (EC8331) [31MR], 
        (EC8479) [21AP], (EC8866, EC8867) [4MY], (EC9064) [11MY], 
        (EC9176) [18MY], (EC9688) [18JN], (EC9789) [22JN], (EC9988, 
        EC9989) [15JY], (EC10217) [23JY], (EC10368) [29JY], (EC10473) 
        [3AU], (EC10668, EC10669) [9SE], (EC11126), (EC11201) [23SE], 
        (EC11262) [25SE], (EC11420) [1OC], (EC11641) [10OC], (EC11708) 
        [19OC], (EC11804) [20OC], (EC12095, EC12096, EC12097, EC12098, 
        EC12099, EC12100) [17DE]
    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund: Bank Enterprise 
        Award Program final rule, (EC7724) [5MR]
    Comptroller of the Currency: assessment of fees final rule, 
        (EC6035) [27JA]
    ------examination cycle for certain small insured institutions 
        final rule, (EC8607) [23AP]
    ------expanded examination cycle for U.S. branches and agencies of 
        foreign banks final rule, (EC10835) [11SE]
    ------fiduciary activities of national banks final rule, (EC7297) 
        [24FE]
    ------international banking activities final rule, (EC11842) 
        [21OC]
    ------lending limits final rule, (EC8293) [30MR]
    ------municipal securities dealers final rule, (EC9667) [17JN]
    ------National Flood Insurance Program report, (EC7057) [11FE]
    ------report, (EC10334) [28JY]
    ------risk-based capital standards final rule, (EC11098), 
        (EC11196) [23SE]
    Congressional Medal of Honor Society: report, (EC12480) [18DE]
    Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of Gary Green to 
        serve as General Counsel notification, (EC6990) [4FE]
    ------proposed rulemaking notice, (EC7032) [5FE], (EC7480) [24FE], 
        (EC7685) [3MR], (EC9269) [21MY]
    ------use by covered employees report, (EC7228) [11FE]
    Corp. for National and Community Service: Inspector General 
        report, (EC6260) [27JA], (EC9491) [5JN]
    ------report, (EC6058), (EC6260) [27JA], (EC8427) [21AP], (EC8581) 
        [22AP], (EC12439) [18DE]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: services to minorities and diverse 
        audiences report, (EC10774) [9SE]
    Court of Federal Claims: report, (EC6429) [27JA]
    CPSC: bicycle helmets safety standard final rule, (EC8430) [21AP]
    ------child-resistant packaging final rule, (EC9315) [3JN]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6259) 
        [27JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8019) [16MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC11805) [20OC]
    ------household products final rule, (EC9315) [3JN]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6258) [27JA], (EC9543) [9JN]
    ------management report, (EC6258) [27JA]
    ------prescription drugs final rule, (EC9315) [3JN]
    ------report, (EC9632) [15JN], (EC12648) [19DE]
    Customs Service: Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act final 
        rule, (EC6428) [27JA], (EC11578) [6OC]
    ------centralized examination stations final rule, (EC8574) [21AP]
    ------copyrights, trademarks, and trade name protection final 
        rule, (EC8125) [19MR]
    ------enforcement final rule, (EC8126) [19MR]
    ------final rule, (EC6719) [27JA], (EC7618) [26FE]
    ------foreign trade preferences final rule, (EC11441) [1OC]
    ------harbor maintenance fee final rule, (EC7755) [5MR], (EC10574) 
        [7AU]
    ------informal entries final rule, (EC8573) [21AP]
    ------lay order period final rule, (EC11329) [28SE]
    ------national emissions standards final rule, (EC9685) [18JN]
    ------nations entitled to special tonnage tax exemptions final 
        rule, (EC6962) [3FE], (EC11513) [5OC]
    ------port of entry final rule, (EC7761, EC7762, EC7763), (EC7764) 
        [5MR], (EC8127) [19MR], (EC8928) [4MY], (EC9004) [5MY], 
        (EC10507) [4AU]
    ------private aircraft landing locations final rule, (EC7760) 
        [5MR]
    ------publication of filer codes final rule, (EC8128) [19MR]
    ------recordkeeping requirements final rule, (EC9675) [17JN]
    ------shooks and staves final rule, (EC9432) [3JN]
    ------TECRO/AIT Carnet Issuing and Guaranteeing Association final 
        rule, (EC6961) [3FE]
    DAV: national convention report, (EC7029) [5FE], (EC12566) [18DE]
    DEA: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act final rule, (EC8142) 
        [23MR]
    ------methamphetamine control final rule, (EC6418) [27JA]
    Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: Freedom of Information 
        Act report, (EC11186) [23SE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: acquisition regulations final rule, (EC9169) 
        [18MY], (EC11872) [17DE]
    ------agricultural commodities final rule, (EC9299) [3JN], 
        (EC9613) [15JN], (EC11907) [17DE], (EC12494) [19DE]
    ------Agricultural Marketing Service final rule, (EC7765) [9MR], 
        (EC10510) [6AU]
    ------almonds final rule, (EC10608) [9SE], (EC11193) [23SE]
    ------American Indian Livestock Feed Program final rule, (EC11875) 
        [17DE]
    ------Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service final rule, 
        (EC6733) [3FE], (EC7036) [11FE], (EC9112) [13MY], (EC9168) 
        [18MY], (EC9295, EC9296) [3JN], (EC9563, EC9564, EC9565) 
        [10JN], (EC10544) [7AU]
    ------animal welfare programs final rule, (EC10834) [11SE]
    ------apples final rule, (EC8409) [21AP]
    ------apricots final rule, (EC9806) [24JN], (EC11766) [20OC]
    ------avocados and limes final rule, (EC8407) [21AP], (EC10150) 
        [22JY], (EC11883) [17DE]
    ------bamboo final rule, (EC8171) [24MR]
    ------beetles final rule, (EC5954, EC5961) [27JA], (EC9007) [7MY], 
        (EC11891) [17DE]
    ------brucellosis in cattle final rule, (EC5967) [27JA], (EC8288) 
        [30MR], (EC8396) [21AP], (EC8580) [22AP], (EC8665) [27AP], 
        (EC10066) [20JY], (EC10102) [21JY], (EC11096) [23SE], 
        (EC11228, EC11231) [24SE], (EC11760, EC11761) [20OC]
    ------cantaloupes final rule, (EC8936) [5MY]
    ------cattle diseases final rule, (EC10850) [14SE], (EC11866) 
        [17DE]
    ------cattle imported for feeding final rule, (EC5957) [27JA]
    ------cheese final rule, (EC8303) [30MR]
    ------cherries final rule, (EC6729) [3FE], (EC8273) [27MR], 
        (EC8839) [4MY], (EC8939, EC8940) [5MY], (EC10001) [16JY], 
        (EC12341) [18DE]
    ------Child and Adult Care Food Program final rule, (EC7298) 
        [24FE]
    ------Child Nutrition Act amendments, (EC8163) [23MR]
    ------child nutrition and WIC programs final rule, (EC7299) 
        [24FE], (EC12370) [18DE]
    ------citrus fruits final rule, (EC12344) [18DE]
    ------coffee final rule, (EC11868) [17DE]
    ------Cooperative Marketing Associations final rule, (EC8843) 
        [4MY], (EC9297, EC9298, EC9300, EC9301) [3JN]
    ------corn oil, protein, and starch final rule, (EC9859) [25JN]
    ------cotton final rule, (EC9975) [15JY]
    ------dairy products final rule, (EC5953) [27JA], (EC8666) [27AP], 
        (EC11885) [17DE]
    ------dates final rule, (EC11768) [20OC]
    ------disease status final rule, (EC5963, EC5965) [27JA]
    ------dogs and cats final rule, (EC9976) [15JY]
    ------eggs final rule, (EC8274) [27MR], (EC11087) [23SE], 
        (EC11514) [6OC], (EC12346, EC12347) [18DE]
    ------electric borrowers final rule, (EC11651) [12OC]
    ------electric engineering, architectural service, and design 
        policies and procedures final rule, (EC9883) [14JY]
    ------Electric Program standard contract forms final rule, 
        (EC11871) [17DE]
    ------electric transmission specifications and drawings final 
        rule, (EC8129) [23MR]
    ------elimination of prior approval requirements final rule, 
        (EC9037) [11MY]
    ------environmental policies and procedures final rule, (EC12663) 
        [19DE]
    ------Export Enhancement Program legislation, (EC10192) [23JY]
    ------farm products final rule, (EC11874) [17DE]
    ------Federal crop insurance regulations final rule, (EC9302) 
        [3JN], (EC9643) [16JN], (EC10508, EC10509) [6AU], (EC11302, 
        EC11303) [28SE], (EC11837) [21OC]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6337) 
        [27JA]
    ------final rule, (EC8398) [21AP], (EC8806) [29AP]
    ------Food Safety and Inspection Service legislation, (EC8305) 
        [30MR]
    ------foreign investment in U.S. agricultural land report, 
        (EC9882) [14JY], (EC10577) [7AU]
    ------Forest Service report, (EC6720) [27JA]
    ------fruit fly final rule, (EC5955, EC5962) [27JA], (EC8397) 
        [21AP], (EC8579) [22AP], (EC8663, EC8664) [27AP], (EC9642) 
        [16JN], (EC10609, EC10612) [9SE], (EC10851, EC10852) [14SE], 
        (EC11229, EC11230, EC11232) [24SE], (EC11592) [9OC], (EC11758) 
        [20OC], (EC11865), (EC11882) [17DE]

[[Page 3016]]

    ------fruits and vegetables final rule, (EC8406) [21AP], (EC11515) 
        [6OC], (EC11867, EC11876) [17DE]
    ------grapefruit, oranges, tangelos, and tangerines final rule, 
        (EC6725, EC6730) [3FE], (EC8938) [5MY], (EC10512) [6AU], 
        (EC11091) [23SE], (EC11338) [29SE], (EC11764) [20OC], 
        (EC11838) [21OC], (EC11887) [17DE]
    ------grapes final rule, (EC6728, EC6731) [3FE], (EC8307) [31MR], 
        (EC8401) [21AP]
    ------guaranteed line of credit final rule, (EC10359) [29JY]
    ------Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program final rule, 
        (EC10335) [28JY]
    ------gypsy moth final rule, (EC10149) [22JY]
    ------ham final rule, (EC7719) [5MR]
    ------Harry S Truman Animal Import Center closure final rule, 
        (EC11881) [17DE]
    ------hazelnuts final rule, (EC6726) [3FE]
    ------horses final rule, (EC6734) [3FE], (EC8341) [1AP], (EC11192) 
        [23SE], (EC11762) [20OC], (EC12373) [18DE]
    ------humane treatment of dogs and cats final rule, (EC7766) [9MR]
    ------imported plants and plant parts final rule, (EC5964) [27JA]
    ------import/export user fees final rule, (EC5959) [27JA]
    ------imposition of fees for certain programs legislation, 
        (EC9455) [5JN]
    ------inspecting and weighing services final rule, (EC12345) 
        [18DE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6219), (EC6336) [27JA], 
        (EC9357) [3JN], (EC9743) [19JN], (EC12082) [17DE]
    ------Intermediary Relending Program final rule, (EC7037) [11FE]
    ------karnal bunt final rule, (EC5956, EC5966, EC5968) [27JA], 
        (EC11258) [25SE]
    ------kiwifruit final rule, (EC10885) [15SE], (EC11084, EC11088) 
        [23SE], (EC11886) [17DE]
    ------laboratory service fees final rule, (EC8402) [21AP]
    ------livestock markets final rule, (EC9661) [17JN]
    ------loans and grants final rule, (EC10542) [7AU]
    ------meat and poultry inspection programs legislation, (EC10578) 
        [7AU]
    ------meat final rule, (EC8399, EC8405) [21AP], (EC9856) [25JN], 
        (EC12342) [18DE]
    ------melons final rule, (EC7034) [11FE]
    ------Mexican border regulations final rule, (EC5960) [27JA]
    ------milk final rule, (EC10886) [15SE], (EC11090) [23SE]
    ------mushrooms final rule, (EC5950) [27JA]
    ------National Poultry Improvement Plan final rule, (EC10543) 
        [7AU]
    ------National School Lunch Act amendments, (EC8163) [23MR]
    ------nectarines and peaches final rule, (EC8408) [21AP], 
        (EC11089) [23SE], (EC11884) [17DE]
    ------official inspection and weighing services fees final rule, 
        (EC9566) [10JN], (EC10813) [10SE]
    ------olives final rule, (EC8937) [5MY]
    ------onions final rule, (EC6732) [3FE], (EC7620) [2MR], (EC8400) 
        [21AP], (EC9612) [15JN], (EC9807) [24JN]
    ------overtime services relative to imports and exports final 
        rule, (EC8394, EC8395) [21AP]
    ------papayas final rule, (EC7971) [16MR], (EC10853) [14SE]
    ------pathogen reduction final rule, (EC8403) [21AP]
    ------peanuts final rule, (EC6003) [27JA], (EC6724) [3FE], 
        (EC7033) [11FE], (EC7268) [24FE], (EC8235) [26MR], (EC9529) 
        [9JN], (EC9974) [15JY], (EC10610, EC10619) [9SE], (EC11888) 
        [17DE]
    ------pears final rule, (EC5946, EC5947), (EC5952) [27JA], 
        (EC10322) [27JY], (EC11094) [23SE], (EC10322) [12OC], 
        (EC11763) [20OC]
    ------Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act final rule, (EC5948) 
        [27JA], (EC11864) [17DE]
    ------Personnel Management Demonstration Project extension 
        legislation, (EC10326) [27JY]
    ------pork final rule, (EC5958) [27JA], (EC8404) [21AP], (EC10833) 
        [11SE]
    ------post bankruptcy loan servicing notices final rule, (EC9010) 
        [7MY]
    ------potatoes final rule, (EC5951) [27JA], (EC9857) [25JN], 
        (EC10321) [27JY], (EC10613) [9SE], (EC11093) [23SE], (EC11590) 
        [9OC], (EC10321) [12OC], (EC11767) [20OC], (EC11880) [17DE]
    ------poultry final rule, (EC7974) [16MR], (EC8405) [21AP], 
        (EC11339) [29SE], (EC11514) [6OC]
    ------processed agricultural commodities final rule, (EC7621) 
        [2MR]
    ------prunes final rule, (EC8935) [5MY], (EC11092) [23SE], 
        (EC11591) [9OC]
    ------quarantine regulations final rule, (EC10151) [22JY]
    ------rabbits final rule, (EC11514) [6OC]
    ------raisins final rule, (EC5949) [27JA], (EC7035) [11FE], 
        (EC8100) [19MR], (EC9610) [15JN], (EC10511) [6AU], (EC10614) 
        [9SE], (EC11873, EC11889) [17DE]
    ------reform legislation, (EC9092) [11MY]
    ------removal of U.S. grade standards and other regulations final 
        rule, (EC10002) [16JY]
    ------ruminants, meat, and meat products final rule, (EC6735) 
        [3FE]
    ------rural empowerment zones and enterprise communities final 
        rule, (EC11267) [25SE], (EC11673) [12OC]
    ------rural housing enforcement improvement legislation, (EC11755) 
        [19OC]
    ------Rural Housing Service electric system operations and 
        maintenance final rule, (EC7041) [11FE]
    ------rural rental housing assistance final rule, (EC6761) [3FE]
    ------Rural Utilities Service audit policies final rule, (EC10474) 
        [3AU]
    ------Rural Utilities Service general information, functions, loan 
        making authority, and organization final rule, (EC8416) [21AP]
    ------Rural Utilities Service Water and Waste Program regulations 
        final rule, (EC8417) [21AP]
    ------rye final rule, (EC8941) [5MY]
    ------sale and disposal of national forest timber final rule, 
        (EC9095) [12MY]
    ------spearmint oil final rule, (EC7622) [2MR], (EC9006) [7MY], 
        (EC9611) [15JN]
    ------special uses final rule, (EC11879) [17DE]
    ------tobacco final rule, (EC7718) [5MR], (EC9644) [16JN], 
        (EC10148) [22JY], (EC11890, EC11892, EC11893, EC11894) [17DE]
    ------tolerances for moisture meters final rule, (EC9858) [25JN]
    ------tomatoes final rule, (EC6727) [3FE], (EC8099) [19MR], 
        (EC10329) [28JY], (EC11765) [20OC]
    ------tuberculosis in cattle and bison final rule, (EC7574) 
        [26FE], (EC10065) [20JY], (EC10611) [9SE]
    ------veterinary diagnostic services user fees final rule, 
        (EC11759) [20OC]
    ------walnuts final rule, (EC7686) [4MR]
    ------wood final rule, (EC11257) [25SE], (EC12343) [18DE]
    ------Year 2000 Compliance Electric Program final rule, (EC11652) 
        [12OC]
    ------Year 2000 Compliance Telecommunications Program final rule, 
        (EC11095) [23SE]
    Dept. of Commerce: Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention 
        Act report, (EC12457) [18DE]
    ------antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings final rule, 
        (EC9080) [11MY]
    ------Bureau of Economic Analysis Economics and Statistics 
        Administration direct investment surveys final rule, (EC7127) 
        [11FE], (EC8804) [29AP]
    ------Bureau of Export Administration final rule, (EC10562) [7AU]
    ------Coastal Zone Management Fund report, (EC8807) [29AP]
    ------computer exports final rule, (EC12359) [18DE]
    ------contribution of bycatch to charitable organizations report, 
        (EC6414) [27JA]
    ------countervailing duties final rule, (EC12703) [19DE]
    ------defense priorities and allocations system final rule, 
        (EC9890) [14JY]
    ------digital broadcasting capability for public television and 
        radio stations legislation, (EC9913) [14JY]
    ------effect of imported articles on the national security final 
        rule, (EC9960) [14JY]
    ------encryption items final rule, (EC11464) [5OC]
    ------Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology 
        final rule, (EC10571) [7AU]
    ------Export Administration report, (EC7123) [11FE], (EC11202) 
        [23SE]
    ------export controls on Yugoslavia final rule, (EC10792) [9SE], 
        (EC12433) [18DE]
    ------exports of humanitarian goods and services to Cuba final 
        rule, (EC9800) [23JN]
    ------final rule, (EC7051), (EC7175) [11FE], (EC8297) [30MR]
    ------Financial Assistance for Postsecondary Students Internship 
        Program final rule, (EC6848) [3FE]
    ------foreign policy-based export controls final rule, (EC11802) 
        [20OC], (EC12642) [19DE]
    ------foreign trade statistics regulations final rule, (EC11203) 
        [23SE]
    ------grants and agreements requirements final rule, (EC11244) 
        [24SE]
    ------India sanctions regulations final rule, (EC12081) [17DE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6220) [27JA], (EC9536) [9JN]
    ------institutions of higher education and other non-profit 
        organizations audit requirements final rule, (EC11642) [10OC]
    ------internal controls and financial systems report, (EC6220) 
        [27JA]
    ------Minority Business Development Centers cost-sharing 
        requirements and bonuses final rule, (EC9900) [14JY]
    ------Northeastern U.S. fishing harvest capacity report, (EC9496) 
        [5JN]
    ------Pakistan sanctions regulations final rule, (EC12081) [17DE]
    ------patent and trademark fees legislation, (EC8808) [29AP]
    ------patent application requirements report, (EC9556, EC9557) 
        [9JN]
    ------patent fees final rule, (EC10409) [30JY], (EC12180) [17DE]
    ------performance plan report, (EC7612) [26FE], (EC8351) [1AP]
    ------prosecution application practice final rule, (EC10034) 
        [16JY]
    ------reporting requirements final rule, (EC11801) [20OC]
    ------revocation of reexport authorizations final rule, (EC11243) 
        [24SE], (EC11311) [28SE]
    ------selected services transactions with unaffiliated foreign 
        persons final rule, (EC6845) [3FE]
    ------spectrum reallocation report, (EC7364) [24FE]
    ------Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance 
        Program final rule, (EC6073) [27JA]
    ------Trademark Trial and Appeal Board final rule, (EC10830) 
        [10SE]
    ------U.S. Automotive Parts Advisory Committee reauthorization 
        legislation, (EC9466) [5JN]
    ------watches final rule, (EC11672) [12OC]
    Dept. of Defense: acquisition regulations final rule, (EC6012) 
        [27JA], (EC7052, EC7053) [11FE], (EC7287) [24FE], (EC7596) 
        [26FE], (EC8104) [19MR], (EC8180, EC8181, EC8182) [25MR], 
        (EC8311) [31MR], (EC9118) [13MY], (EC9317) [3JN], (EC9459) 
        [5JN], (EC9567) [10JN], (EC9619) [15JN], (EC9646, EC9647, 
        EC9648) [16JN], (EC9662) [17JN], (EC9862) [25JN], (EC9885) 
        [14JY], (EC10360) [29JY], (EC10516) [6AU], (EC10620), 
        (EC10771), (EC10806) [9SE], (EC10856, EC10857) [14SE], 
        (EC11926, EC11927, EC11928), (EC11929, EC11931) [17DE], 
        (EC12598) [19DE]
    ------acquisition workforce reductions report, (EC6972) [4FE], 
        (EC9621) [15JN]
    ------active and reserve component members conversion report, 
        (EC8134) [23MR]

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    ------aircraft multi-year procurement plan report, (EC8291) [30MR]
    ------American Red Cross report, (EC7124) [11FE]
    ------Anti-Deficiency Act violation, (EC6005) [27JA], (EC9038) 
        [11MY]
    ------Apache Longbow Radar Program report, (EC6016) [27JA]
    ------appropriations legislation, (EC8170) [23MR]
    ------audit and investigative activities report, (EC6017) [27JA]
    ------award of minority contracts progress report, (EC8782) [29AP]
    ------base closures and realignments report, (EC8680) [27AP]
    ------capacitor and resistor industry report, (EC8956) [5MY]
    ------CHAMPUS TRICARE collection of payments final rule, (EC9305) 
        [3JN], (EC11770) [20OC]
    ------CHAMPUS TRICARE final rule, (EC7626, EC7627) [2MR], 
        (EC10997) [17SE], (EC12601) [19DE]
    ------CHAMPUS TRICARE Selected Reserve Dental Program final rule, 
        (EC6013) [27JA]
    ------chemical weapons inspector legislation, (EC9304) [3JN]
    ------Civilian Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay Program report, 
        (EC12602) [19DE]
    ------Commercial Operations and Support Savings Initiative report, 
        (EC8831) [30AP]
    ------competitive procurement procedures report, (EC7924) [12MR]
    ------conduct of military operations under threat or attack by 
        chemical and biological weapons report, (EC9580) [11JN]
    ------congressional approval for payment of claims report, 
        (EC8028) [16MR]
    ------Cooperative Threat Reduction Program report, (EC7628) [2MR], 
        (EC7994) [16MR], (EC8177) [24MR], (EC8476) [21AP], (EC9356) 
        [3JN], (EC9488) [5JN], (EC11665) [12OC]
    ------cost comparison study, (EC6007, EC6008) [27JA], (EC6754) 
        [3FE]
    ------Counterproliferation Review Committee report, (EC9083) 
        [11MY]
    ------defense contracts restructuring costs payment report, 
        (EC7050) [11FE]
    ------Defense Environmental Quality Program report, (EC11221) 
        [23SE]
    ------Defense Environmental Response Task Force report, (EC6970) 
        [4FE], (EC7291) [24FE]
    ------Defense Logistics Agency report, (EC8615) [23AP], (EC9458) 
        [5JN], (EC11630) [10OC]
    ------Defense Production Act report, (EC9652) [16JN]
    ------Defense Science Board Sub-Task Force on the Acquisition 
        Workforce report, (EC8785) [29AP]
    ------dental insurance programs report, (EC8678) [27AP]
    ------disposal of excess and surplus materials report, (EC9886) 
        [14JY]
    ------education activities and dependents schools report, (EC9463) 
        [5JN]
    ------enlistment waiver trends report, (EC8681) [27AP]
    ------F-22 Aircraft Program report, (EC7294) [24FE], (EC11269) 
        [25SE]
    ------Family of Medium Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Program report, 
        (EC9460) [5JN]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6265) 
        [27JA]
    ------Federal Voting Assistance Program report, (EC8489) [21AP]
    ------Foreign Comparative Testing Program report, (EC7285) [24FE], 
        (EC8780) [29AP], (EC10579) [7AU]
    ------foreign entities report, (EC7047) [11FE], (EC10187) [22JY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act legislation, (EC9433) [3JN]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC6264) [27JA], (EC7129) 
        [11FE], (EC12103) [17DE]
    ------Future Years Defense Program report, (EC8133) [23MR]
    ------grant and agreement regulations final rule, (EC8290) [30MR]
    ------health resources sharing and emergency operations report, 
        (EC8933) [4MY]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC9887) [14JY]
    ------institutions of higher education report, (EC6969) [3FE], 
        (EC7004) [4FE]
    ------International Cooperative Research and Development Program 
        report, (EC8131) [23MR]
    ------Joint Demilitarization Technology Program report, (EC8135) 
        [23MR]
    ------Joint Manpower Process report, (EC9663) [17JN]
    ------Laboratory Revitalization Demonstration Program report, 
        (EC9531) [9JN]
    ------Logistics Augmentation Program report, (EC10333) [28JY]
    ------maintenance medication dispensing policy report, (EC8677) 
        [27AP]
    ------manpower requirements report, (EC7769) [9MR], (EC10580) 
        [7AU]
    ------Manufacturing Technology Program report, (EC7295) [24FE]
    ------medical tracking system for members deployed overseas 
        report, (EC8342) [1AP], (EC10275) [24JY]
    ------medical treatment report, (EC12600) [19DE]
    ------Medicare report, (EC8934) [4MY], (EC12599) [19DE]
    ------Mental Health Wraparound Demonstration Project report, 
        (EC8844) [4MY]
    ------Micropurchase Pilot Program legislation, (EC9733) [18JN]
    ------military capabilities of the People's Republic of China 
        report, (EC9888) [14JY]
    ------military construction budget legislation, (EC7292) [24FE]
    ------military justice in the National Guard report, (EC9680) 
        [18JN]
    ------Military Recruiting and Reserve Officer Training Corps 
        Program final rule, (EC12589) [18DE]
    ------military retirement system report, (EC6006), (EC6263) [27JA]
    ------military technician positions report, (EC7926) [12MR], 
        (EC9040) [11MY], (EC11268) [25SE]
    ------multiple depot-level maintenance and repair workloads 
        report, (EC6971) [4FE], (EC7056) [11FE], (EC7288, EC7289, 
        EC7290) [24FE]
    ------national defense stockpile report, (EC7286, EC7293) [24FE]
    ------NATO enlargement report, (EC7476) [24FE]
    ------Navy CH-60 Fleet Combat Support Helicopter certification, 
        (EC10330) [28JY]
    ------New Workforce Vision report, (EC8784) [29AP]
    ------payment of claims to certain persons captured and interned 
        by North Vietnam, (EC6755) [3FE], (EC11817) [20OC], (EC11930) 
        [17DE]
    ------Pentagon renovation and equipment installation cost 
        certification, (EC7475) [24FE]
    ------Pentagon reservation conduct final rule, (EC9620) [15JN]
    ------Persian Gulf Conflict illness medical initiatives research 
        report, (EC8046) [16MR]
    ------Persian Gulf Conflict veterans outreach report, (EC7220) 
        [11FE]
    ------personnel security policies relative to classified 
        information final rule, (EC6757) [3FE]
    ------pharmacy programs report, (EC11685) [19OC]
    ------printing and duplicating services report, (EC11925) [17DE]
    ------private organizations on military installations final rule, 
        (EC9649) [16JN]
    ------public and private partnerships to benefit moral, welfare, 
        and recreation programs report, (EC10303) [24JY], (EC10316) 
        [27JY]
    ------purchases from foreign entities, (EC7688) [4MR]
    ------reciprocity of failures guidelines final rule, (EC6756) 
        [3FE]
    ------reform legislation, (EC7573) [25FE], (EC9084, EC9085, 
        EC9093) [11MY]
    ------report, (EC7006) [5FE], (EC7048, EC7049) [11FE], (EC7689) 
        [4MR], (EC8045) [16MR], (EC8674, EC8676) [27AP]
    ------reporting requirements legislation, (EC8340) [31MR]
    ------Research and Development Centers Program report, (EC7978) 
        [16MR]
    ------reserve component update report, (EC7923) [12MR], (EC9316) 
        [3JN]
    ------Reserve Forces Policy Board report, (EC8672) [27AP]
    ------Reserve retirement initiatives report, (EC7054, EC7055) 
        [11FE], (EC8675) [27AP]
    ------restructuring costs report, (EC7925) [12MR]
    ------retirement notice, (EC9042) [11MY], (EC10772) [9SE], 
        (EC11043, EC11044) [17SE], (EC11175, EC11176, EC11177) [23SE]
    ------Russian Reactor Care Conversion Program report, (EC9687) 
        [18JN]
    ------selected acquisitions report, (EC6011) [27JA], (EC8419) 
        [21AP], (EC11924) [17DE]
    ------sexual harassment complaints report, (EC9650) [16JN]
    ------sharing agreement report, (EC10272) [24JY]
    ------Stockpile Stewardship Plan letter, (EC8420) [21AP]
    ------study of functions for possible contracting out of work 
        currently performed by military and civilian personnel, 
        (EC8130) [23MR]
    ------Superfund report, (EC11689) [19OC]
    ------survivability testing of naval vessels certification, 
        (EC10331) [28JY]
    ------technical surveillance countermeasures final rule, (EC6758) 
        [3FE]
    ------Third Party Collection Program report, (EC8679) [27AP]
    ------transfer of funds notice, (EC12712) [19DE]
    ------Vessel War Risk Insurance Program report, (EC8339) [31MR]
    ------weapons destruction and non-proliferation in the former 
        Soviet Union report, (EC10293) [24JY]
    Dept. of Education: administration of grants and agreements final 
        rule, (EC10304) [24JY]
    ------audit report, (EC6338) [27JA], (EC9568) [10JN]
    ------children and youth with disabilities report, (EC12615) 
        [19DE]
    ------disadvantaged children education standards final rule, 
        (EC11782) [20OC], (EC11843, EC11844) [21OC]
    ------Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers With 
        Disabilities final rule, (EC8426, EC8428) [21AP], (EC8845, 
        EC8846) [4MY]
    ------education centers and projects funding final rule, (EC9011, 
        EC9012) [7MY], (EC9773, EC9774) [22JN]
    ------employment opportunities for disabled individuals final 
        rule, (EC10008, EC10009) [16JY]
    ------Engineering Research Centers Program report, (EC7980) [16MR]
    ------Federal Family Education Loan Program final rule, (EC6052, 
        EC6061) [27JA]
    ------Federal Work-Study Programs final rule, (EC6051, EC6059) 
        [27JA], (EC11527) [6OC], (EC11634) [10OC]
    ------free public education for children with disabilities report, 
        (EC6053) [27JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC9166) [14MY]
    ------Fulbright-Hays Programs final rule, (EC10858) [14SE], 
        (EC10938) [16SE]
    ------funding priorities final rule, (EC7930) [12MR], (EC9654) 
        [16JN]
    ------Head Start Program final rule, (EC8295) [30MR]
    ------Higher Education Act amendments, (EC8049) [16MR]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6221) [27JA], (EC9537) [9JN], 
        (EC12083) [17DE], (EC12435) [18DE]
    ------National Awards Program for Model Professional Development 
        eligibility and selection criteria notice, (EC6050) [27JA]
    ------National Center for Educational Statistics report, (EC9464) 
        [5JN]
    ------Office for Civil Rights report, (EC9771) [19JN]
    ------Office of Educational Research and Improvement standards of 
        conduct and evaluations of activi

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        ties final rule, (EC6049) [27JA], (EC11950, EC11951) [17DE]
    ------preschool grants for children with disabilities final rule, 
        (EC9310, EC9311) [3JN]
    ------protection of human subjects final rule, (EC6054, EC6063) 
        [27JA]
    ------Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers Program final 
        rule, (EC8185) [25MR], (EC8294) [30MR], (EC9653) [16JN], 
        (EC9896, EC9897) [14JY], (EC10418, EC10419) [31JY]
    ------Rehabilitation Services Administration report, (EC11331) 
        [28SE]
    ------rehabilitation training final rule, (EC11777, EC11778) 
        [20OC]
    ------removal of regulations final rule, (EC8957) [5MY]
    ------selection criteria final rule, (EC7931) [12MR]
    ------student assistance regulatory provisions final rule, 
        (EC6055, EC6060) [27JA], (EC6764) [3FE]
    ------surplus Federal real property report, (EC6982) [4FE]
    ------Technology Innovation Challenge Grant report, (EC7820) [9MR]
    ------21st Century Learning Centers Program final rule, (EC6048, 
        EC6062) [27JA]
    ------William D. Ford Direct Loan Program final rule, (EC6052, 
        EC6061) [27JA], (EC10157, EC10159) [22JY]
    Dept. of Energy: acquisition regulations final rule, (EC7836) 
        [9MR], (EC8109) [19MR], (EC8141) [23MR], (EC9361, EC9362) 
        [3JN], (EC12374) [18DE], (EC12620, EC12622) [19DE]
    ------Advisory Committee Management Program final rule, (EC9905) 
        [14JY]
    ------alternative system for availability of funds report, 
        (EC11677) [16OC]
    ------CERCLA requirements implementation report, (EC7224) [11FE]
    ------Coke Oven Emission Control Program report, (EC7073) [11FE]
    ------Comprehensive Electricity Competition Plan legislation, 
        (EC10313) [24JY]
    ------Comprehensive Electricity Competition Plan report, (EC8453) 
        [21AP]
    ------conduct of employees final rule, (EC9681) [18JN]
    ------conservation program for consumer products final rule, 
        (EC6074) [27JA], (EC10364) [29JY], (EC10859) [14SE], (EC11655) 
        [12OC]
    ------Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board report, (EC8577) 
        [21AP]
    ------energy efficiency standards report, (EC8930, EC8931) [4MY]
    ------Energy Information Administration report, (EC10582) [7AU]
    ------energy outlook report, (EC6070) [27JA], (EC7072) [11FE], 
        (EC9049) [11MY], (EC12617) [19DE]
    ------Exxon and stripper well oil overcharge funds report, 
        (EC6184) [27JA]
    ------facility safety final rule, (EC8790) [29AP], (EC8848) [4MY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC7027) 
        [5FE]
    ------financial assistance final rule, (EC7822) [9MR], (EC8847) 
        [4MY]
    ------fissile materials in the former Soviet Union report, 
        (EC9964) [14JY]
    ------Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program report, 
        (EC7967) [12MR]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8008) [16MR]
    ------hazardous substances environmental impact report, (EC11226) 
        [23SE]
    ------Information Security Program final rule, (EC9682) [18JN]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6222) [27JA], (EC9832) [24JN]
    ------internal controls and financial systems report, (EC6222) 
        [27JA]
    ------Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Program report, 
        (EC12636) [19DE]
    ------Low-Level Radioactive Waste Surcharge Escrow Account report, 
        (EC10278) [24JY]
    ------management controls final rule, (EC9492) [5JN]
    ------mixed waste streams activities report, (EC7077) [11FE]
    ------national defense stockpile report, (EC7293) [24FE]
    ------Naval Petroleum Reserve report, (EC6998) [4FE]
    ------nuclear classification and declassification final rule, 
        (EC6770) [3FE]
    ------occurrence reporting and processing of operations 
        information final rule, (EC8791) [29AP]
    ------Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management report, 
        (EC11272) [25SE]
    ------open access transmission service tariff final rule, (EC7935) 
        [12MR]
    ------packaging and transportation safety final rule, (EC9656) 
        [16JN], (EC9903) [14JY]
    ------performance-based contracting concepts final rule, (EC9901) 
        [14JY]
    ------personal property final rule, (EC7934) [12MR]
    ------Personnel Assurance Program final rule, (EC11656) [12OC]
    ------personnel security activities final rule, (EC9902) [14JY]
    ------proliferation prevention initiatives report, (EC12360) 
        [18DE]
    ------property management regulations final rule, (EC9051) [11MY]
    ------radiation protection final rule, (EC12375) [18DE]
    ------report, (EC8823) [29AP]
    ------research and development final rule, (EC8924) [4MY]
    ------Russian Reactor Core Conversion Program report, (EC9687) 
        [18JN], (EC10352) [28JY]
    ------safety of nuclear explosive operations final rule, (EC9655) 
        [16JN], (EC10273) [24JY], (EC12621) [19DE]
    ------Savannah River site nuclear material stabilization 
        activities report, (EC6999) [4FE], (EC8306) [30MR], (EC8576) 
        [21AP]
    ------small business contracting final rule, (EC9904) [14JY]
    ------Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act final 
        rule, (EC9665) [17JN]
    ------strategic petroleum reserve report, (EC9050) [11MY]
    ------strategic petroleum reserve sales final rule, (EC11657) 
        [12OC]
    ------uranium purchases report, (EC9314) [3JN]
    ------waste isolation pilot plant disposal operations notice, 
        (EC9434) [3JN]
    ------water heaters final rule, (EC9467) [5JN]
    ------worker protection management for Federal and contractor 
        employees final rule, (EC10279) [24JY]
    Dept. of HHS: Age Discrimination Act report, (EC6056) [27JA]
    ------Anti-Deficiency Act violation, (EC12596) [19DE]
    ------block grant programs implementation final rule, (EC9938) 
        [14JY], (EC11635) [10OC]
    ------Child Care and Development Fund final rule, (EC10551) [7AU]
    ------Child Support Enforcement Program report, (EC10312) [24JY], 
        (EC10803) [9SE], (EC11251) [24SE]
    ------children's health outreach and eligibility legislation, 
        (EC9684) [18JN]
    ------clinical laboratory requirements final rule, (EC8610) [23AP]
    ------Code of Federal Regulations final rule, (EC8052) [17MR]
    ------Community Food and Nutrition Program report, (EC12616) 
        [19DE]
    ------Community Services Block Grant report, (EC11686) [19OC]
    ------contract support cost escalation report, (EC6971) [3FE]
    ------Council on Alzheimer's Disease report, (EC6185) [27JA]
    ------data processing report, (EC6935) [3FE]
    ------development of resource-based practice expenses relative to 
        value units report, (EC8167) [23MR]
    ------developmental disabilities assistance programs report, 
        (EC7074) [11FE]
    ------drug products containing quinine for the treatment and 
        prevention of malaria final rule, (EC8276) [27MR]
    ------drug-free workplace plans report, (EC11649) [10OC], 
        (EC11674) [12OC]
    ------empowerment zones legislation, (EC9003) [5MY]
    ------Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act amendments, (EC8153) 
        [23MR]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC10589) 
        [7AU]
    ------final rule, (EC8660) [23AP]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7873) [10MR]
    ------Head Start Program final rule, (EC9898) [14JY], (EC9979) 
        [15JY]
    ------health, safety, and equipment standards for boxing report, 
        (EC9966) [14JY]
    ------Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program report, (EC7223) 
        [11FE]
    ------health insurance purchasing cooperatives legislation, 
        (EC9528) [5JN]
    ------HIPAA Group market rules final rule, (EC6187) [27JA]
    ------hospital inpatient prospective payment systems final rule, 
        (EC10877) [14SE]
    ------human drug and biological products safety reporting 
        requirements final rule, (EC8431) [21AP]
    ------imported food safety legislation, (EC6975) [4FE]
    ------inpatient hospital payment percentage increase estimate 
        report, (EC9081) [11MY]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6223) [27JA], (EC12084) [17DE]
    ------LIHEAP report, (EC10270) [24JY], (EC10807) [9SE], (EC11337) 
        [28SE]
    ------Loan Repayment Program for Research Generally report, 
        (EC7692) [4MR]
    ------mammography standards final rule, (EC6186) [27JA]
    ------management report, (EC6223) [27JA]
    ------Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant report, 
        (EC8139) [23MR]
    ------Medicaid final rule, (EC7232) [11FE], (EC7477, EC7482) 
        [24FE], (EC7969) [12MR], (EC8658) [23AP], (EC8695) [27AP], 
        (EC9965, EC9970, EC9971) [14JY], (EC10576) [7AU], (EC11174) 
        [23SE], (EC12639) [19DE]
    ------Medicaid legislation, (EC8612) [23AP], (EC9915) [14JY], 
        (EC10605) [7AU]
    ------medical devices final rule, (EC8960) [5MY], (EC12052) [17DE]
    ------Medicare final rule, (EC6965, EC6968) [3FE], (EC7003) [4FE], 
        (EC7223, EC7232, EC7233, EC7234, EC7235, EC7236) [11FE], 
        (EC7482) [24FE], (EC7969) [12MR], (EC8654, EC8658, EC8659) 
        [23AP], (EC8829, EC8830) [29AP], (EC9087) [11MY], (EC9437, 
        EC9438) [3JN], (EC9560) [9JN], (EC9735) [18JN], (EC9965, 
        EC9970, EC9971, EC9972) [14JY], (EC10000) [15JY], (EC10314) 
        [24JY], (EC10358) [28JY], (EC10575, EC10576) [7AU], (EC11650) 
        [10OC], (EC11757) [19OC], (EC12335, EC12338, EC12340) [17DE], 
        (EC12587) [18DE]
    ------Medicare legislation, (EC7970) [12MR], (EC9527) [5JN], 
        (EC10605) [7AU]
    ------monitoring reviews report, (EC11332) [28SE]
    ------National Health Service Corps report, (EC6769) [3FE]
    ------new drug and biological products final rule, (EC12637) 
        [19DE]
    ------Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act final rule, 
        (EC12590, EC12593) [18DE]
    ------NIH Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for Individuals 
        From Disadvantaged Backgrounds final rule, (EC12051) [17DE]
    ------NIH report, (EC9465) [5JN]
    ------occupational safety and health report, (EC9046) [11MY]
    ------open dumps on Indian lands report, (EC10307) [24JY]

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    ------organ donation and transplantation under Medicare and 
        Medicaid final rule, (EC9867) [25JN]
    ------organ procurement and transplantation network final rule, 
        (EC8454) [21AP]
    ------Orphan Products Board report, (EC6075) [27JA], (EC10291) 
        [24JY]
    ------performance plan report, (EC9914) [14JY]
    ------premarket notification programs for food contact substances 
        report, (EC9631) [15JN]
    ------Prescription Drug User Fee Act report, (EC6071) [27JA], 
        (EC7932) [12MR]
    ------protection and advocacy of individuals with mental illness 
        final rule, (EC9863) [25JN]
    ------Refugee Resettlement Program report, (EC9380) [3JN]
    ------repeal of obsolete titles and programs final rule, (EC6939) 
        [3FE]
    ------report, (EC9358) [3JN]
    ------revised exclusion authorities of the Inspector General final 
        rule, (EC11253) [24SE]
    ------runaway and homeless youth centers report, (EC10581) [7AU]
    ------Ryan White CARE Act Program report, (EC7115) [11FE]
    ------sentinel disease concept study report, (EC7114) [11FE]
    ------service fellowships final rule, (EC7829) [9MR]
    ------skilled nursing facilities report, (EC10812) [9SE]
    ------support for families of children with disabilities 
        legislation, (EC10318) [27JY]
    ------surety bond requirements for home health agencies final 
        rule, (EC9679) [17JN]
    ------surplus real property transferred or leased for public 
        health purposes report, (EC7995) [16MR]
    ------Tea Importation Act final rule, (EC8386) [1AP]
    ------teaching facility construction grants for health care 
        professionals final rule, (EC8609) [23AP]
    ------Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Contingency Fund 
        report, (EC9523) [5JN], (EC10805) [9SE]
    ------U.S. health report, (EC11687) [19OC]
    ------U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program report, 
        (EC7300) [24FE]
    ------welfare-to-work data collection final rule, (EC12586) [18DE]
    Dept. of HUD: Building Product Standards and Certification Program 
        final rule, (EC7062) [11FE]
    ------building technology research report, (EC8827) [29AP]
    ------Community Development Block Grant final rule, (EC7061) 
        [11FE]
    ------Community Development Work Study Program final rule, 
        (EC9795) [23JN]
    ------comprehensive needs assessments report, (EC9045) [11MY]
    ------empowerment zones final rule, (EC7966) [12MR], (EC8926) 
        [4MY], (EC11583) [7OC]
    ------environmental review procedures final rule, (EC8492) [21AP]
    ------Fair Housing Initiatives Program report, (EC9500) [5JN]
    ------final rule, (EC6028) [27JA]
    ------financial reporting standards final rule, (EC10887) [15SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8486) [21AP]
    ------Government National Mortgage Association report, (EC8709) 
        [27AP], (EC10394) [30JY], (EC11631) [10OC]
    ------Hispanic-Serving Institutions Work Study Program final rule, 
        (EC7725) [5MR]
    ------home equity conversion mortgage insurance final rule, 
        (EC8786) [29AP]
    ------HOME Investment Partnerships Program final rule, (EC6027) 
        [27JA]
    ------homeownership zones legislation, (EC10197) [23JY]
    ------HUD 2020 Management Reform Plan report, (EC9561) [9JN]
    ------interstate land sales registration fees final rule, 
        (EC11841) [21OC]
    ------lead-based paint hazard control grant programs report, 
        (EC11270) [25SE]
    ------manufactured housing safety standards final rule, (EC7726) 
        [5MR], (EC9461) [5JN]
    ------multifamily housing assistance final rule, (EC11526) [6OC]
    ------multifamily mortgage insurance final rule, (EC7060) [11FE]
    ------Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
        Act final rule, (EC8136) [23MR]
    ------physical condition standards and physical inspection 
        requirements final rule, (EC10937) [16SE]
    ------Portfolio Reengineering Demonstration Program final rule, 
        (EC8762) [27AP], (EC10621) [9SE]
    ------Public Housing Assessment System final rule, (EC10888) 
        [15SE]
    ------Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act final rule, (EC7058) 
        [11FE]
    ------reform legislation, (EC8108) [19MR]
    ------rent control final rule, (EC12605) [19DE]
    ------rental voucher and certificate programs final rule, (EC9216) 
        [21MY], (EC11450) [5OC]
    ------replacement housing factor in modernization funding final 
        rule, (EC10836) [11SE]
    ------residential real estate lending transactions final rule, 
        (EC6417) [27JA]
    ------revised OMB circular A-133 final rule, (EC7130) [11FE]
    ------single family mortgage insurance final rule, (EC9307) [3JN]
    ------single family property disposition final rule, (EC6025) 
        [27JA], (EC7059) [11FE]
    ------snow load map for manufactured homes final rule, (EC6026) 
        [27JA]
    ------termination of an approved mortgagee's original approval 
        agreement final rule, (EC11099) [23SE]
    Dept. of Justice: acquisition regulations final rule, (EC8616) 
        [23AP]
    ------Asset Forfeiture Program report, (EC12468) [18DE]
    ------Board of Immigration Appeals final rule, (EC11666) [12OC]
    ------body armor penalty enhancement legislation, (EC11682) [16OC]
    ------Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act report, (EC11645) 
        [10OC]
    ------Bureau of Justice Assistance report, (EC8809) [29AP]
    ------citizenship of certain legalized aliens report, (EC11714) 
        [19OC]
    ------Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act report, 
        (EC10597) [7AU]
    ------Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act report, 
        (EC6874) [3FE]
    ------community oriented policing services grants report, (EC7176) 
        [11FE]
    ------Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender 
        Registration Act guidelines final rule, (EC12666) [19DE]
    ------criminal bulk cash smuggling legislation, (EC11222) [23SE]
    ------DNA Identification Act grants list, (EC6415) [27JA], 
        (EC9074) [11MY], (EC12181) [17DE]
    ------drug testing, intervention, and trafficking in prisons 
        legislation, (EC8356) [1AP]
    ------electronic case management demonstration project 
        legislation, (EC7399) [24FE]
    ------FBI damage settlements report, (EC9073) [11MY]
    ------Federal Bureau of Prisons final rule, (EC6419), (EC6420) 
        [27JA], (EC7177, EC7178) [11FE], (EC7400) [24FE], (EC8031) 
        [16MR], (EC11712, EC11713) [19OC], (EC12184) [17DE], (EC12470) 
        [18DE], (EC12667) [19DE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6267) 
        [27JA]
    ------Federal Prison Industries, Inc., report, (EC8392) [1AP]
    ------Foreign Agents Registration Act report, (EC6416) [27JA], 
        (EC11816) [20OC]
    ------Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act report, (EC9435) [3JN]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8869) [4MY]
    ------fugitive apprehension legislation, (EC11818) [20OC]
    ------INS restructuring legislation, (EC10598) [7AU]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6266) [27JA], (EC9490) [5JN], 
        (EC12093) [17DE]
    ------international anti-bribery legislation, (EC9167) [14MY]
    ------management report, (EC6266) [27JA]
    ------money laundering legislation, (EC7950) [12MR]
    ------National Institute of Justice report, (EC6875) [3FE], 
        (EC12668) [19DE]
    ------Office for Victims of Crime report, (EC6425) [27JA]
    ------Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
        report, (EC12613) [19DE]
    ------performance plan report, (EC7131) [11FE]
    ------permanent residence status adjustment final rule, (EC9946) 
        [14JY]
    ------Police Corps report, (EC9638) [15JN]
    ------Police Recruitment Program final rule, (EC11426) [1OC]
    ------prison impact assessment report, (EC9558) [9JN]
    ------Privacy Act final rule, (EC7376) [24FE], (EC12442) [18DE]
    ------Public Integrity Section report, (EC12664) [19DE]
    ------repeal of section 310 of Publc Law 99-554 legislation, 
        (EC7856) [9MR]
    ------report, (EC8618) [23AP]
    ------small business regulatory enforcement reform and compliance 
        simplification report, (EC9744) [19JN]
    ------suspension of deportations and cancellation of removals 
        final rule, (EC9874) [25JN], (EC11628) [9OC], (EC11820) [20OC]
    ------thefts from military arsenals report, (EC11289) [25SE]
    ------threat protection for former Presidents legislation, 
        (EC11227) [23SE], (EC11646) [10OC]
    ------thrift litigation funding legislation, (EC9891) [14JY]
    Dept. of Labor: affirmative action requirements for contractors 
        final rule, (EC7132) [11FE], (EC12649, EC12650) [19DE]
    ------alien labor certification process final rule, (EC8301) 
        [30MR]
    ------Andean Trade Preference Act report, (EC6997) [4FE], 
        (EC12702) [19DE]
    ------Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act report, (EC6996) 
        [4FE], (EC12701) [19DE]
    ------civil monetary penalties adjustment final rule, (EC8874) 
        [4MY]
    ------construction industry scaffolds final rule, (EC8137) [23MR]
    ------employee benefit plans final rule, (EC11952) [17DE]
    ------employment and training programs for veterans report, 
        (EC9429) [3JN]
    ------employment of student apprentices, learners, messengers, and 
        workers final rule, (EC6065) [27JA]
    ------Federal Employees' Compensation Act final rule, (EC12372) 
        [18DE], (EC12614) [19DE]
    ------Federal Mine Safety and Health Act report, (EC7598) [26FE]
    ------flame safety mine lamps and mining single-shot blasting 
        units final rule, (EC11130) [23SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8487) [21AP]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6225) [27JA], (EC9359) [3JN], 
        (EC12086) [17DE]
    ------labor-management and Federal sector labor organization 
        standards of conduct final rule, (EC10158) [22JY], (EC11780) 
        [20OC]
    ------management report, (EC6225) [27JA]
    ------mental health parity final rule, (EC6066) [27JA]
    ------mine safety standards final rule, (EC12371) [18DE]
    ------mine shaft atmospheric conditions final rule, (EC7068) 
        [11FE]
    ------miner and supervisor training final rule, (EC11779) [20OC]
    ------minimum wage and overtime hours report, (EC10277) [24JY]
    ------National Mine Health and Safety Academy final rule, (EC6765) 
        [3FE]

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    ------Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act final rule, 
        (EC12591) [18DE]
    ------occupational exposure to asbestos final rule, (EC10200) 
        [23JY]
    ------permit required confined spaces final rule, (EC11954) [17DE]
    ------plan assets definition final rule, (EC6064) [27JA]
    ------Privacy Act final rule, (EC12454) [18DE]
    ------respiratory protection final rule, (EC9048) [11MY]
    ------safety standards final rule, (EC9047) [11MY], (EC11130) 
        [23SE]
    ------short-time compensation programs report, (EC8761) [27AP]
    ------summary plan description regulation final rule, (EC11241) 
        [24SE]
    ------temporary labor certifications final rule, (EC7741) [5MR]
    ------trade readjustment allowances report, (EC9082) [11MY]
    ------truck operator training final rule, (EC11953) [17DE]
    ------Unemployment Insurance Program final rule, (EC6940) [3FE], 
        (EC7214) [11FE], (EC8648) [23AP], (EC8760) [27AP], (EC11250) 
        [24SE], (EC12573) [18DE]
    ------Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        report, (EC8557) [21AP]
    ------veterans labor market report, (EC11670) [12OC]
    ------wage policy for researchers employed by colleges and 
        universities final rule, (EC9218) [21MY]
    ------welfare-to-work grants final rule, (EC6941) [3FE], (EC8649) 
        [23AP]
    ------worker adjustment assistance training funds report, 
        (EC6057), (EC6635) [27JA], (EC9079) [11MY]
    Dept. of State: Antiterrorism Assistance Program report, (EC9350) 
        [3JN]
    ------Arms Export Control Act report, (EC11290) [25SE], (EC11676) 
        [13OC]
    ------certification and justification of waivers of the 
        prohibition against contracting with firms that comply with 
        the Arab League boycott of Israel, (EC6202) [27JA]
    ------certification relative to the incidental capture of sea 
        turtles, (EC7002) [4FE], (EC10811) [9SE], (EC11131) [23SE]
    ------certification that no U.N. agency or affiliate promotes or 
        condones pedophilia, (EC11663) [12OC]
    ------chemical and biological weapons proliferation control 
        report, (EC6215) [27JA], (EC8471) [21AP], (EC9226) [21MY], 
        (EC9930) [14JY]
    ------conduct of military operations under threat or attack by 
        chemical and biological weapons report, (EC9580) [11JN]
    ------cooperative activities with the Commonwealth of Independent 
        States, (EC7370) [24FE]
    ------Cooperative Threat Reduction Act implementation report, 
        (EC6839) [3FE]
    ------danger pay report, (EC9059) [11MY], (EC9351) [3JN], 
        (EC10213, EC10214) [23JY], (EC10584) [7AU], (EC12429) [18DE]
    ------determination relative to countries not cooperating with 
        U.S. antiterrorism efforts, (EC9354) [3JN]
    ------documentation of nonimmigrants final rule, (EC9875) [25JN], 
        (EC12474) [18DE]
    ------East European Democracy Act report, (EC8696) [27AP]
    ------economic policy and trade practices of countries having 
        economic or trade relationships with the U.S. report, (EC8047) 
        [16MR]
    ------Economic Support Fund allocations report, (EC8165) [23MR]
    ------employment of U.S. citizens by certain international 
        organizations report, (EC9349) [3JN]
    ------export control assistance, nonproliferation, antiterrorism, 
        and de-mining activities report, (EC8391) [1AP]
    ------Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program report, 
        (EC9088) [11MY]
    ------Foreign Assistance Act amendments, (EC9062) [11MY]
    ------Foreign Assistance Act assistance to the Netherlands 
        relative to Pan Am 103 bombing case trial, (EC11796) [20OC]
    ------Foreign Assistance Act counternarcotics assistance drawdown 
        of funds notice, (EC11281) [25SE], (EC11662) [12OC]
    ------Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations Act report, (EC7479) [24FE], (EC10045) [17JY]
    ------gifts to foreign individuals by the U.S. Government report, 
        (EC7125) [11FE]
    ------human rights practices report, (EC7009) [5FE]
    ------immigrant visas final rule, (EC6876) [3FE], (EC9060) [11MY], 
        (EC10565) [7AU], (EC11317) [28SE], (EC11715) [19OC]
    ------Immigration and Nationality Act documentation final rule, 
        (EC12472) [18DE]
    ------intercountry adoption legislation, (EC10328) [27JY], 
        (EC10607) [7AU]
    ------international agreements other than treaties, (EC6201, 
        EC6203, EC6204, EC6205, EC6206) [27JA], (EC6841) [3FE], 
        (EC7126) [11FE], (EC7611) [26FE], (EC7832) [9MR], (EC7993) 
        [16MR], (EC8246) [26MR], (EC8473, EC8475) [21AP], (EC9021) 
        [7MY], (EC9287) [22MY], (EC9534) [9JN], (EC9779) [22JN], 
        (EC10026) [16JY], (EC10073) [20JY], (EC10463) [3AU], (EC10789) 
        [9SE], (EC10879) [14SE], (EC11125), (EC11182) [23SE], 
        (EC11418) [1OC], (EC11619) [9OC], (EC11852) [21OC], (EC12076, 
        EC12079) [17DE], (EC12428) [18DE], (EC12641) [19DE]
    ------International Narcotics Control Strategy report, (EC7834) 
        [9MR]
    ------international traffic in arms regulations final rule, 
        (EC6212) [27JA], (EC7371) [24FE], (EC8349) [1AP]
    ------Iran-related multilateral sanction regime efforts report, 
        (EC9772) [19JN]
    ------Iraqi democratic opposition report, (EC10357) [28JY]
    ------Jerusalem Embassy opening progress report, (EC8613) [23AP]
    ------justification for use of drawdown authority for articles, 
        services, and military education and training, (EC12074) 
        [17DE], (EC12427) [18DE]
    ------Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization report, 
        (EC6979) [4FE]
    ------license for export of defense articles sold commercially 
        under a contract, (EC12075) [17DE]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Algeria, (EC11610) 
        [9OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Australia, 
        (EC8245) [26MR], (EC9279) [22MY], (EC11462) [5OC], (EC11544) 
        [6OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina, (EC11535) [6OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Brunei, (EC9129) 
        [13MY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Chile, (EC9175) 
        [18MY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Denmark, (EC7253) 
        [12FE]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Finland, (EC8803) 
        [29AP]
    ------license for export of defense articles to foreign countries, 
        (EC11679) [16OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to France, (EC8190) 
        [25MR]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Germany, (EC7490) 
        [25FE], (EC9283) [22MY], (EC9869) [25JN], (EC9924, EC9926) 
        [14JY], (EC10169) [22JY], (EC10983) [16SE]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Greece, (EC9159) 
        [14MY], (EC10168) [22JY], (EC11279) [25SE], (EC11699) [19OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Israel, (EC8327) 
        [31MR], (EC8470) [21AP], (EC9985) [15JY], (EC10024) [16JY], 
        (EC10785) [9SE], (EC11614) [9OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Italy, (EC11542) 
        [6OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Japan, (EC8187) 
        [25MR], (EC8799) [29AP], (EC9127) [13MY], (EC9157, EC9158, 
        EC9162) [14MY], (EC9280, EC9281, EC9282) [22MY], (EC9928) 
        [14JY], (EC10025) [16JY], (EC10166), (EC10167) [22JY], 
        (EC10211, EC10212) [23JY], (EC11415) [1OC], (EC11607, EC11608, 
        EC11615, EC11616, EC11617) [9OC], (EC11701, EC11704) [19OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Kuwait, (EC9283) 
        [22MY], (EC9923) [14JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Mexico, (EC11541) 
        [6OC], (EC11613) [9OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to NATO, (EC9924) 
        [14JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Norway, (EC7992) 
        [16MR], (EC8191) [25MR], (EC11609) [9OC], (EC11639) [10OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Saudi Arabia, 
        (EC6200) [27JA], (EC9284) [22MY], (EC10165) [22JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Singapore, 
        (EC9160, EC9161) [14MY], (EC11700, EC11703) [19OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Spain, (EC8801) 
        [29AP], (EC9927) [14JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Sri Lanka, 
        (EC11795) [20OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Sweden, (EC8862) 
        [4MY], (EC9924) [14JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Switzerland, 
        (EC8798) [29AP], (EC9924) [14JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Thailand, 
        (EC11543) [6OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the Netherlands, 
        (EC8189) [25MR], (EC8321) [31MR]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the Philippines, 
        (EC7499) [25FE]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the Republic of 
        China, (EC7369) [24FE]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the Republic of 
        Korea, (EC7492, EC7494, EC7496) [25FE], (EC8188) [25MR], 
        (EC8768) [28AP], (EC11797) [20OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the United 
        Kingdom, (EC7493) [25FE], (EC8800) [29AP], (EC9985) [15JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Turkey, (EC8863) 
        [4MY], (EC9128) [13MY], (EC9163) [14MY], (EC9444) [4JN], 
        (EC9925) [14JY], (EC11280) [25SE]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Belgium, (EC10401) 
        [30JY]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
        (EC10489) [3AU], (EC10502) [4AU]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Canada, (EC7917) 
        [11MR], (EC11416) [1OC], (EC11799) [20OC]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with France, (EC7916) [11MR]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Germany, (EC7254) 
        [12FE]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Greece, (EC11702) 
        [19OC]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Israel, (EC8329) 
        [31MR], (EC10400) [30JY]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Italy, (EC8322, EC8325) 
        [31MR]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Japan, (EC11274) 
        [25SE], (EC11417) [1OC]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Singapore, (EC11612) 
        [9OC]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Spain, (EC11276) 
        [25SE], (EC11611) [9OC]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Switzerland, (EC8324) 
        [31MR], (EC11798) [20OC]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with the Republic of China, 
        (EC7498) [25FE], (EC10353) [28JY]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with the Republic of Korea, 
        (EC7497) [25FE]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with the United Kingdom, 
        (EC7491, EC7495) [25FE], (EC7915) [11MR], (EC8323) [31MR], 
        (EC10354) [28JY], (EC10784) [9SE], (EC11275, EC11277) [25SE], 
        (EC11618) [9OC], (EC11706) [19OC]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Turkey, (EC11278) 
        [25SE], (EC11705) [19OC]

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    ------military expenditures for countries receiving U.S. 
        Government assistance, (EC6753) [3FE]
    ------Missile Technology Control Regime report, (EC10786, EC10787, 
        EC10791) [9SE]
    ------Multinational Force and Observers report, (EC9061) [11MY]
    ------Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund report, (EC10808) 
        [9SE], (EC11580) [6OC]
    ------notification of reward paid, (EC6207, EC6208) [27JA], 
        (EC8474) [21AP], (EC9870) [25JN], (EC9986) [15JY], (EC11545) 
        [6OC]
    ------nuclear nonproliferation in South Asia report, (EC8326) 
        [31MR]
    ------Panama Canal Treaty report, (EC9645) [16JN]
    ------passport procedures final rule, (EC9934) [14JY]
    ------Patterns of Global Terrorism report, (EC8833) [30AP]
    ------PLO compliance report, (EC6837) [3FE]
    ------political contributions report, (EC8979, EC8980) [5MY], 
        (EC9020) [7MY], (EC9285, EC9286) [22MY], (EC9778) [22JN], 
        (EC9829, EC9830, EC9831) [24JN], (EC9987) [15JY], (EC10215) 
        [23JY], (EC10402, EC10403, EC10404) [30JY], (EC11419) [1OC]
    ------Presidential determination relative to admitting refugees of 
        special humanitarian concern, (EC11711) [19OC]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Albania, Kazakstan, 
        Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, (EC8834) 
        [30AP]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Argentina and Brazil, 
        (EC6213) [27JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Belarus, (EC9881) 
        [25JN]
    ------Presidential determination relative to certification of 
        illicit narcotics producing and transit countries, (EC7833) 
        [9MR]
    ------Presidential determination relative to countries not 
        cooperating with U.S. antiterrorism efforts, (EC6210) [27JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to El Salvador, 
        (EC12077) [17DE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Emergency Refugee and 
        Migration Assistance Fund, (EC9929) [14JY]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Eximbank and Vietnam, 
        (EC8682) [27AP]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Foreign Assistance 
        Act contributions to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development 
        Organization, (EC8932) [4MY], (EC9968) [14JY], (EC11579) 
        [6OC], (EC11800) [20OC], (EC12640) [19DE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Guatemala, (EC12077) 
        [17DE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Haiti, (EC7572) 
        [25FE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Honduras, (EC12077) 
        [17DE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Israel, (EC8826) 
        [29AP]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Kosovo, (EC11282) 
        [25SE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Nicaragua, (EC12077) 
        [17DE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Pakistan, (EC10027) 
        [16JY]
    ------Presidential determination relative to the PLO, (EC6966) 
        [3FE], (EC9678) [17JN], (EC12339) [17DE]
    ------request by Egypt to use foreign military financing for sale 
        and coproduction of tank recovery vehicle kits, (EC6211) 
        [27JA]
    ------Russian Armed Forces and military equipment withdrawal 
        report, (EC6214) [27JA]
    ------transfer of missile technology to Iran report, (EC7943) 
        [12MR], (EC8111) [19MR]
    ------transfer of property to Panama report, (EC8310) [31MR], 
        (EC8783) [29AP]
    ------U.N. and U.N.-affiliated agencies report, (EC10934) [15SE]
    ------U.S. citizen expropriation claims and certain other 
        commercial and investment disputes report, (EC12643) [19DE]
    ------U.S. contributions to international organizations report, 
        (EC8296) [30MR], (EC11284) [25SE]
    ------U.S.-Hong Kong Policy Act report, (EC8864) [4MY]
    ------visas final rule, (EC11715) [19OC], (EC12471, EC12473) 
        [18DE]
    Dept. of the Air Force: cost comparison study, (EC6009) [27JA], 
        (EC7043, EC7044) [11FE], (EC7483, EC7484) [25FE], (EC8179) 
        [25MR], (EC8593) [23AP], (EC8955) [5MY], (EC10003, EC10004) 
        [16JY], (EC10193) [23JY], (EC10974, EC10975, EC10976, EC10977) 
        [16SE], (EC11393) [1OC], (EC11524, EC11525) [6OC], (EC11922, 
        EC11923) [17DE], (EC12358) [18DE], (EC12597) [19DE]
    ------38th Engineering and Installation Wing report, (EC10332) 
        [28JY]
    Dept. of the Army: acquisition regulations final rule, (EC10271) 
        [24JY]
    ------deep-draft navigation project report, (EC6431) [27JA]
    ------environmental restoration project report, (EC6430) [27JA]
    ------erosion protection project report, (EC8204) [25MR]
    ------flood damage project report, (EC6879) [3FE], (EC12186) 
        [17DE], (EC12482) [18DE]
    ------navigation project report, (EC12484, EC12485) [18DE]
    ------strategic plan report, (EC6262) [27JA], (EC8286) [27MR]
    ------water conservation and development legislation, (EC9076) 
        [11MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: accountability report, (EC10219) [23JY]
    ------BIA Housing Improvement Program final rule, (EC8106) [19MR]
    ------BIA report, (EC12662) [19DE]
    ------blowout preventer testing requirements for drilling 
        operations final rule, (EC9551) [9JN]
    ------Colorado River Basin project report, (EC7945) [12MR], 
        (EC10355) [28JY], (EC12458) [18DE]
    ------dam safety report, (EC9372, EC9373) [3JN]
    ------Debt Collection Improvement Act final rule, (EC6426) [27JA]
    ------Federal timber contract payment modification final rule, 
        (EC7269) [24FE]
    ------Fort Matanzas National Monument boundary legislation, 
        (EC7946) [12MR]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7872) [10MR]
    ------geothermal resources leasing and operations final rule, 
        (EC11644) [10OC]
    ------gift of land in La Paz County, AZ, report, (EC11263) [25SE]
    ------Glen Canyon Dam report, (EC11710) [19OC]
    ------Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site boundary 
        legislation, (EC7948) [12MR]
    ------grazing livestock final rule, (EC11548) [6OC], (EC11809) 
        [20OC]
    ------Helium Program report, (EC9637) [15JN], (EC10405) [30JY], 
        (EC12148) [17DE]
    ------High Plains States Groundwater Demonstration Program report, 
        (EC7168) [11FE]
    ------hunting and sport fishing regulations final rule, (EC6863) 
        [3FE]
    ------impact of Compact of Free Association on U.S. territories, 
        commonwealths, and Hawaii report, (EC7229) [11FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6224) [27JA], (EC9489) [5JN], 
        (EC12085) [17DE]
    ------irrigation project report, (EC6360) [27JA]
    ------land and materials management reclamation projects final 
        rule, (EC6359) [27JA]
    ------leasing systems report, (EC7390) [24FE], (EC10594) [7AU]
    ------Little River Band of Ottawa Indians judgment award report, 
        (EC9552) [9JN]
    ------Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians judgment award 
        report, (EC12661) [19DE]
    ------Martin Luther King, Jr., memorial report, (EC7391) [24FE]
    ------mining claims under general mining laws final rule, (EC6363) 
        [27JA]
    ------National Forest exchanges final rule, (EC8986) [5MY]
    ------National Wild and Scenic Rivers System legislation, (EC8156) 
        [23MR]
    ------National Wildlife Refuge System legislation, (EC11225) 
        [23SE]
    ------Niobrara National Scenic River report, (EC7166) [11FE]
    ------Office of Surface Mining Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation 
        Program final rule, (EC6412, EC6413) [27JA], (EC7173) [11FE], 
        (EC7398) [24FE], (EC7740) [5MR], (EC7851, EC7852, EC7853) 
        [9MR], (EC8026) [16MR], (EC9447) [4JN], (EC9835) [24JN], 
        (EC10323) [27JY], (EC10533, EC10534) [6AU], (EC12177) [17DE]
    ------Office of Surface Mining Regulatory Program final rule, 
        (EC7173) [11FE], (EC7616) [26FE], (EC8017) [16MR], (EC8203) 
        [25MR], (EC8491) [21AP], (EC8590, EC8591) [22AP], (EC9713) 
        [27AP], (EC9070) [11MY], (EC9111) [12MY], (EC9446) [4JN], 
        (EC9836, EC9837) [24JN], (EC9991) [15JY], (EC10033) [16JY], 
        (EC10371) [29JY], (EC10477) [3AU], (EC10678) [9SE], (EC10945, 
        EC10946) [16SE], (EC11315, EC11316) [28SE], (EC11549) [6OC], 
        (EC12178, EC12179) [17DE], (EC12459) [18DE]
    ------oil and gas leasing final rule, (EC11551) [6OC]
    ------oilspill financial responsibility final rule, (EC10566) 
        [7AU]
    ------Outer Continental Shelf explorations final rule, (EC6364) 
        [27JA], (EC9575) [10JN], (EC11313) [28SE]
    ------Outer Continental Shelf leases final rule, (EC6365) [27JA], 
        (EC9289) [22MY], (EC9992) [15JY], (EC10595) [7AU]
    ------public land exchanges final rule, (EC11466) [5OC]
    ------refund of excess royalty payments, (EC6358) [27JA], (EC7167) 
        [11FE], (EC7389) [24FE], (EC8115) [19MR], (EC9067) [11MY], 
        (EC9133) [13MY], (EC10227) [23JY], (EC10800) [9SE], (EC11189) 
        [23SE]
    ------refund of offshore lease revenues, (EC6865, EC6866) [3FE], 
        (EC11808) [20OC]
    ------regulations streamlining report, (EC11863) [21OC]
    ------royalty management and delinquent account collection 
        activities report, (EC12660) [19DE]
    ------Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site boundary legislation, 
        (EC7947) [12MR]
    ------Salmon Lake Dam, Okanogan Project, report, (EC10593) [7AU]
    ------State irrigation districts final rule, (EC11547) [6OC]
    ------strategic plan report, (EC8332) [31MR]
    ------sustained-yield forest units final rule, (EC8020) [16MR]
    ------transportation allowance regulations final rule, (EC6864) 
        [3FE]
    ------transportation and utility systems in conservation system 
        units in Alaska final rule, (EC9993) [15JY]
    ------tribal trust fund settlement legislation, (EC8987) [5MY], 
        (EC9071) [11MY]
    ------U.S. historic landmarks report, (EC9371) [3JN]
    ------update of documents incorporated by reference final rule, 
        (EC10174) [22JY]
    ------wild horse and burro adoptions final rule, (EC8490) [21AP]
    Dept. of the Navy: civilian employees report, (EC10303) [24JY], 
        (EC11449) [5OC]
    ------contract award notice, (EC6010) [27JA]
    ------contractor performance conversion report, (EC7045, EC7046) 
        [11FE]
    ------military employees report, (EC11449) [5OC]
    ------shipbuilding capability preservation agreements final rule, 
        (EC9039) [11MY]
    ------Submarine Solid Waste Management Plan report, (EC8162) 
        [23MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury: alternative interest accounting methodology 
        legislation, (EC10599) [7AU]
    ------automated clearinghouse credit final rule, (EC9676) [17JN]

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    ------Bank Enterprise Award Program final rule, (EC6021, EC6022, 
        EC6024) [27JA]
    ------blocked persons and vessels, specially designated nationals, 
        terrorists, and traffickers removal final rule, (EC7877) 
        [10MR], (EC9668) [17JN], (EC9686) [18JN]
    ------book-entry treasury bonds, notes, and bills final rule, 
        (EC6936, EC6937, EC6938) [3FE], (EC8161) [23MR], (EC8925) 
        [4MY], (EC10311) [24JY], (EC10391) [29JY], (EC11328) [28SE], 
        (EC12569, EC12570) [18DE]
    ------Burmese sanctions regulations final rule, (EC9487) [5JN]
    ------collection of past-due debt final rule, (EC10840) [11SE]
    ------Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act 
        amendments, (EC8390) [1AP]
    ------Community Development Financial Institutions Program final 
        rule, (EC6023) [27JA], (EC8343, EC8344) [1AP], (EC9664) 
        [17JN], (EC12362) [18DE]
    ------Contracting Outreach Program final rule, (EC11933) [17DE]
    ------Counter-Terrorism Fund notice, (EC11448) [5OC]
    ------Cuban assets control regulations final rule, (EC9353, 
        EC9355) [3JN], (EC10170) [22JY]
    ------Customs Service modernization legislation, (EC9959) [14JY]
    ------District of Columbia pension plans report, (EC10588) [7AU]
    ------Enterprise for the Americas facility report, (EC9736) [19JN]
    ------Exchange Stabilization Fund report, (EC9651) [16JN]
    ------foreign assets control regulations final rule, (EC7942) 
        [12MR], (EC12430, EC12431, EC12432) [18DE]
    ------foreign treatment of U.S. financial institutions report, 
        (EC12718) [19DE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7644) [2MR]
    ------Government securities brokers and dealers report, (EC12619) 
        [19DE]
    ------IMF certification, (EC10336) [28JY]
    ------IMF report, (EC12369) [18DE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6335) [27JA], (EC10883) [14SE]
    ------Iraq sanctions regulations final rule, (EC12080) [17DE]
    ------management of Federal agency disbursements final rule, 
        (EC11557) [6OC]
    ------payment of Federal taxes final rule, (EC7213) [11FE]
    ------Presidential Awards for Excellence in Microenterprise 
        Development final rule, (EC9889) [14JY]
    ------prior disclosure final rule, (EC9677) [17JN]
    ------Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands rum excise tax collections 
        legislation, (EC10600) [7AU]
    ------Regulatory System for Government Securities report, (EC8662) 
        [23AP]
    ------securities final rule, (EC9641) [15JN]
    ------security documents production legislation, (EC11772) [20OC]
    ------Student Loan Program report, (EC9312) [3JN]
    ------Tax and Loan Program final rule, (EC7213) [11FE]
    ------taxation of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits 
        report, (EC11836) [20OC]
    ------Telecommunications Development Fund report, (EC11688) [19OC]
    ------transfer of debts for collection report, (EC8715) [27AP]
    ------Treasury auctions report, (EC12618) [19DE]
    ------Treasury Bulletin report, (EC9440) [3JN]
    ------Treasury Forfeiture Fund report, (EC9541) [9JN]
    ------U.S. Finance for the 21st Century report, (EC6041) [27JA]
    ------U.S. Government consolidated financial statement report, 
        (EC8485) [21AP]
    ------U.S. mint legislation, (EC9732) [18JN]
    ------U.S. mint report, (EC10798) [9SE]
    ------U.S. savings bonds final rule, (EC11162) [23SE], (EC12568), 
        (EC12572) [18DE]
    ------viticultural area final rule, (EC12571) [18DE]
    ------year 2000 computer standards for safety and soundness final 
        rule, (EC11774, EC11776) [20OC]
    ------Yugoslavia sanctions regulations final rule, (EC11664) 
        [12OC]
    Dept. of Transportation: acquisition regulations final rule, 
        (EC8870) [4MY]
    ------advance notice of arrival of vessels final rule, (EC7184) 
        [11FE], (EC10705) [9SE]
    ------Aermacci airworthiness directives final rule, (EC8628, 
        EC8629) [23AP], (EC9705) [18JN], (EC10143) [21JY]
    ------Aeromot-Industria Mecanico Metalurgica, Ltd., airworthiness 
        directives final rule, (EC7880) [10MR], (EC7922) [11MR], 
        (EC10963) [16SE]
    ------Aerospace Technologies of Australia airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC6471) [27JA], (EC7459) [24FE]
    ------Aerospatiale airworthiness directives final rule, (EC6572), 
        (EC6595, EC6606), (EC6620) [27JA], (EC7531) [25FE], (EC7751) 
        [5MR], (EC8532, EC8546) [21AP], (EC9410) [3JN], (EC9762) 
        [19JN], (EC10738) [9SE], (EC11017) [17SE], (EC11363, EC11378) 
        [29SE], (EC11739) [19OC]
    ------Aerostar Aircraft Corp., airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC7454) [24FE], (EC12679) [19DE]
    ------Agusta S.P.A. airworthiness directives final rule, (EC6609) 
        [27JA], (EC8528) [21AP], (EC10117) [21JY], (EC12673) [19DE]
    ------air cargo security report, (EC9660) [16JN]
    ------Air Carrier Flight Operational Quality Assurance Program 
        final rule, (EC12553) [18DE]
    ------Air Tractor, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC6567) [27JA], (EC12542) [18DE]
    ------air traffic services fees final rule, (EC10434) [31JY]
    ------Airbus Industries airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC6450), (EC6566), (EC6621) [27JA], (EC6881), (EC6915, 
        EC6916, EC6918) [3FE], (EC7208) [11FE], (EC7264) [12FE], 
        (EC7404, EC7406, EC7408), (EC7423), (EC7446, EC7449) [24FE], 
        (EC7892), (EC7904) [10MR], (EC8086) [18MR], (EC8206) [25MR], 
        (EC8379, EC8382) [1AP], (EC8514), (EC8545, EC8547) [21AP], 
        (EC8642) [23AP], (EC8756) [27AP], (EC8887, EC8904, EC8907) 
        [4MY], (EC9144) [13MY], (EC9406, EC9416) [3JN], (EC9511) 
        [5JN], (EC9703, EC9707) [18JN], (EC9763) [19JN], (EC10131, 
        EC10133), (EC10140, EC10144, EC10145) [21JY], (EC10183) 
        [22JY], (EC10235, EC10236), (EC10260) [23JY], (EC10385, 
        EC10386) [29JY], (EC10567), (EC10569) [7AU], (EC10680), 
        (EC10682, EC10684, EC10691, EC10698, EC10699), (EC10713) 
        [9SE], (EC11028) [17SE], (EC11080) [18SE], (EC11149) [23SE], 
        (EC11319, EC11320) [28SE], (EC11342, EC11349, EC11352, 
        EC11355), (EC11376, EC11380, EC11383), (EC11385) [29SE], 
        (EC11427, EC11432) [1OC], (EC11495, EC11497, EC11501, EC11502, 
        EC11507) [5OC], (EC11569) [6OC], (EC11829) [20OC], (EC12209, 
        EC12212), (EC12270), (EC12284, EC12285, EC12286, EC12287) 
        [17DE], (EC12505), (EC12539) [18DE]
    ------Aircraft Belts, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC12276) [17DE]
    ------Airport Improvement Program report, (EC7713) [4MR]
    ------airport projects report, (EC7211) [11FE], (EC7414), (EC7442) 
        [24FE]
    ------airspace final rule, (EC6437), (EC6454, EC6455, EC6458, 
        EC6459, EC6468, EC6469), (EC6484, EC6485, EC6486, EC6487, 
        EC6488, EC6489, EC6490, EC6491, EC6492, EC6493), (EC6511, 
        EC6513, EC6514, EC6515, EC6516, EC6517, EC6518, EC6520, 
        EC6523, EC6525, EC6526), (EC6530, EC6539, EC6543, EC6544, 
        EC6545, EC6548, EC6550, EC6552), (EC6564, EC6570, EC6574, 
        EC6576, EC6577, EC6578, EC6582, EC6583), (EC6596, EC6597, 
        EC6601, EC6602), (EC6623, EC6625, EC6626) [27JA], (EC6887, 
        EC6888, EC6895, EC6896, EC6897, EC6898, EC6899, EC6900, 
        EC6901, EC6902, EC6903, EC6904, EC6907, EC6908, EC6909, 
        EC6911, EC6912, EC6913), (EC6914) [3FE], (EC7188, EC7189, 
        EC7190, EC7191, EC7192, EC7193, EC7194, EC7195, EC7198, 
        EC7199, EC7200, EC7201, EC7202, EC7203, EC7204), (EC7205, 
        EC7206, EC7207) [11FE], (EC7410, EC7411), (EC7412, EC7413, 
        EC7415, EC7416, EC7417, EC7435, EC7436, EC7437, EC7438), 
        (EC7439, EC7440, EC7441) [24FE], (EC7518, EC7519, EC7520, 
        EC7521, EC7522, EC7523, EC7524, EC7526, EC7529, EC7532, 
        EC7534, EC7536, EC7538, EC7540, EC8542), (EC7558, EC7559) 
        [25FE], (EC7656, EC7657, EC7658, EC7659, EC7666) [2MR], 
        (EC7897, EC7898), (EC7907) [10MR], (EC8035, EC8036, EC8037, 
        EC8038), (EC8040, EC8042) [16MR], (EC8078, EC8079, EC8080, 
        EC8084, EC8087, EC8088) [18MR], (EC8214, EC8215, EC8216, 
        EC8217, EC8218, EC8219, EC8220, EC8221, EC8222, EC8223, 
        EC8224, EC8225, EC8226) [25MR], (EC8260, EC8261, EC8262), 
        (EC8263, EC8264, EC8265, EC8266, EC8267, EC8268, EC8269, 
        EC8270) [26MR], (EC85, EC8501, EC8502, EC8503, EC8504, EC8505, 
        EC8506, EC8507, EC85087, EC8509, EC8521), (EC8534, EC8535, 
        EC8536, EC8537, EC8538, EC8542, EC8543, EC8544) [21AP], 
        (EC8637, EC8644, EC8645, EC8646, EC8647) [23AP], (EC8719, 
        EC8720, EC8721, EC8724, EC8725, EC8726), (EC8750, EC8751, 
        EC8752, EC8753, EC8754) [27AP], (EC8770, EC8771, EC8772, 
        EC8773) [28AP], (EC8814, EC8815) [29AP], (EC8878, EC8885), 
        (EC8889, EC8890, EC8891), (EC8919, EC8920, EC8921, EC8922, 
        EC8923) [4MY], (EC9136, EC9140, EC9141, EC9143) [13MY], 
        (EC9192) [19MY], (EC9228, EC9229, EC9231, EC9232, EC9234, 
        EC9236, EC9238, EC9239, EC9240, EC9241, EC9242, EC9243, 
        EC9244, EC9245), (EC9246, EC9247, EC9248, EC9249, EC9250, 
        EC9251, EC9252, EC9253, EC9254, EC9255, EC9256, EC9257, 
        EC9258, EC9259, EC9260, EC9261, EC9262) [21MY], (EC9383, 
        EC9384, EC9385, EC9386, EC9387, EC9388, EC9389, EC9390, 
        EC9397, EC9400), (EC9418) [3JN], (EC9503, EC9514, EC9515, 
        EC9516) [5JN], (EC9590, EC9591), (EC9593, EC9600, EC9601, 
        EC9602, EC9603, EC9606, EC9607, EC9608) [11JN], (EC9717, 
        EC9718, EC9719, EC9720, EC9721), (EC9722, EC9723, EC9724, 
        EC9725, EC9726, EC9727) [18JN], (EC9761) [19JN], (EC9848, 
        EC9849, EC9850) [24JN], (EC1005) [17JY], (EC10079, EC10092, 
        EC10093, EC10094) [20JY], (EC10122, EC10123, EC10124, EC10125) 
        [21JY], (EC10230, EC10231, EC10232, EC10233, EC10234, EC10238, 
        EC10239, EC10243, EC10244) [23JY], (EC10377, EC10378, EC10379) 
        [29JY], (EC10434, EC10439, EC10440, EC10441, EC10442, EC10444, 
        EC10445, EC10446, EC10447, EC10448, EC10449, EC10450, EC10451, 
        EC10452, EC10453, EC10454) [31JY], (EC10482, EC10483, EC10484, 
        EC10485, EC10486, EC10487) [3AU], (EC10681), (EC10687, 
        EC10688, EC10690, EC10702, EC10708), (EC10714, EC10715, 
        EC10717, EC10733, EC10734, EC10735, EC10736, EC10739, 
        EC10741), (EC10742, EC10754, EC10755, EC10756, EC10757, 
        EC10758, EC10759, EC10760) [9SE], (EC10916, EC10918, EC10919, 
        EC10920) [15SE], (EC10952, EC10954, EC10955, EC10956, EC10957, 
        EC10958) [16SE], (EC11020, EC11022, EC11023, EC11025, EC11026, 
        EC11031, EC11032, EC11033, EC11034, EC11035, EC11037, EC11038, 
        EC11039) [17SE], (EC11066, EC11067, EC11068, EC11070, EC11073, 
        EC11078) [18SE], (EC11152, EC11153, EC11154, EC11155, EC11156, 
        EC11157, EC11158, EC11159, EC11160, EC11161), (EC11191) 
        [23SE], (EC11356), (EC11365, EC11366, EC11372, EC11373, 
        EC11374) [29SE], (EC11435) [1OC], (EC11484, EC11485, EC11486, 
        EC11487, EC11488, EC11489, EC11490, EC11504), (EC11509) [5OC], 
        (EC11559, EC11560, EC11561, EC11562, EC11563, EC11564, 
        EC11565, EC11571, EC11572) [6OC], (EC11729), (EC11746, 
        EC11748, EC11749) [19OC], (EC11830, EC11831, EC11832,

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        EC11833, EC11834) [20OC], (EC12193), (EC12194, EC12196, 
        EC12200, EC12201, EC12210, EC12211, EC12213, EC12214, EC12215, 
        EC12216, EC12219, EC12220, EC12221, EC12222), (EC12223, 
        EC12224, EC12230, EC12231, EC12239, EC12247, EC12248, EC12249, 
        EC12250), (EC12271, EC12272, EC12273, EC12278, EC12279, 
        EC12280), (EC12281, EC12295, EC12296, EC12297, EC12298, 
        EC12299, EC12300) [17DE], (EC12497, EC12498, EC12499, 
        EC12509), (EC12514, EC12515, EC12516, EC12517, EC12518, 
        EC12519, EC12524, EC12526, EC12527, EC12528, EC12530, EC12531, 
        EC12532, EC12538), (EC12545, EC12554, EC12556, EC12557, 
        EC12558, EC12559, EC12560, EC12561, EC12562) [18DE], (EC12670, 
        EC12671, EC12672, EC12687) [19DE]
    ------alcohol and drug regulations final rule, (EC6594) [27JA], 
        (EC9747) [19JN], (EC12235) [17DE]
    ------Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau airworthiness 
        directives final rule, (EC8373, EC8374) [1AP], (EC8812) 
        [29AP], (EC8893, EC8911) [4MY], (EC9188) [19MY], (EC9597) 
        [11JN], (EC9767) [19JN], (EC10703) [9SE], (EC10969) [16SE]
    ------AlliedSignal, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC6549), (EC6562) [27JA], (EC7433) [24FE], (EC8740) [27AP], 
        (EC9391) [3JN], (EC9700) [18JN], (EC9845) [24JN], (EC10096) 
        [20JY], (EC10709) [9SE], (EC12543) [18DE]
    ------Allison Engine Co., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC6439), (EC6462) [27JA], (EC9701) [18JN], (EC10967) [16SE], 
        (EC12548) [18DE]
    ------Alternate Compliance Program final rule, (EC7663) [2MR], 
        (EC8362) [1AP]
    ------altitudes final rule, (EC7420) [24FE], (EC7552) [25FE], 
        (EC7908, EC7909) [10MR], (EC8209) [25MR], (EC9422) [3JN], 
        (EC10185) [22JY], (EC11075) [18SE], (EC12233) [17DE]
    ------American Champion Aircraft Corp., airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC7979) [10MR]
    ------Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines 
        final rule, (EC11494) [5OC], (EC12549) [18DE]
    ------anchoring of vessels final rule, (EC9691) [18JN], (EC10063) 
        [17JY]
    ------Anti Car Theft Act report, (EC11291) [25SE]
    ------Automotive Technology Development Program report, (EC8048) 
        [16MR]
    ------average fuel economy standards final rule, (EC7933) [12MR]
    ------Aviat Aircraft, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC6536) [27JA], (EC11567) [6OC]
    ------aviation charter rules final rule, (EC9196) [19MY]
    ------aviation insurance final rule, (EC8208) [25MR]
    ------Avions Pierre Airplanes airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC6449) [27JA], (EC8776) [28AP], (EC8880) [4MY], (EC9715) 
        [18JN]
    ------Ayres Corp., airworthiness directives final rule, (EC7888) 
        [10MR]
    ------baggage or cargo compartments standards final rule, (EC7546) 
        [25FE]
    ------Beech Aircraft Co., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC9150) [13MY]
    ------Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC6547) [27JA], (EC8378) [1AP], (EC8527, EC8533) 
        [21AP], (EC9187, EC9190) [19MY], (EC9704) [18JN], (EC10433) 
        [31JY], (EC10935) [15SE], (EC12256) [17DE], (EC12688) [19DE]
    ------BF Goodrich Avionics Systems, Inc., airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC12540) [18DE]
    ------Bob Fields Aerocessories airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC11826) [20OC]
    ------Boeing airworthiness directives final rule, (EC6460), 
        (EC6482), (EC6504, EC6505), (EC6533, EC6546, EC6554, EC6555), 
        (EC6558, EC6568), (EC6605, EC6608) [27JA], (EC6893), (EC6921, 
        EC6927) [3FE], (EC7262) [12FE], (EC7303, EC7409), (EC7429), 
        (EC7447) [24FE], (EC7527), (EC7555) [25FE], (EC7653) [2MR], 
        (EC8212) [25MR], (EC8511), (EC8539, EC8540, EC8548) [21AP], 
        (EC8639) [23AP], (EC8723, EC8733), (EC8737) [27AP], (EC8877) 
        [4MY], (EC9145) [13MY], (EC9186) [19MY], (EC9382) [3JN], 
        (EC9843) [24JN], (EC10054) [17JY], (EC10078) [20JY], (EC10242, 
        EC10245, EC10246) [23JY], (EC10436) [31JY], (EC10570) [7AU], 
        (EC10704), (EC10726) [9SE], (EC10910) [15SE], (EC11013) 
        [17SE], (EC11077, EC11079) [18SE], (EC11321, EC11322) [28SE], 
        (EC11350), (EC11368, EC11384) [29SE], (EC11431) [1OC], 
        (EC11470) [5OC], (EC11566) [6OC], (EC11726, EC11737) [19OC], 
        (EC12262, EC12269, EC12277) [17DE], (EC12496, EC12506), 
        (EC12512), (EC12551, EC12564) [18DE], (EC12680) [19DE]
    ------Bombardier airworthiness directives final rule, (EC6436, 
        EC6438), (EC6464), (EC6538) [27JA], (EC7407), (EC7444) [24FE], 
        (EC7750) [5MR], (EC7890) [10MR], (EC9146) [13MY], (EC9392) 
        [3JN], (EC10134) [21JY], (EC10712, EC10719, EC10730), 
        (EC10745) [9SE], (EC10960) [16SE], (EC11036) [17SE], (EC11323) 
        [28SE], (EC11345), (EC11364, EC11382) [29SE], (EC11498) [5OC], 
        (EC12504) [18DE], (EC12690) [19DE]
    ------braked roll conditions final rule, (EC9419) [3JN]
    ------British Aerospace airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC6435), (EC6479, EC6481), (EC6507), (EC6535), (EC6610), 
        (EC6619) [27JA], (EC6883) [3FE], (EC7885, EC7886, EC7902) 
        [10MR], (EC8090) [18MR], (EC8210) [25MR], (EC8251) [26MR], 
        (EC8377) [1AP], (EC8522, EC8531) [21AP], (EC8884), (EC8906) 
        [4MY], (EC9148) [13MY], (EC9508, EC9510, EC9517) [5JN], 
        (EC9599) [11JN], (EC9709, EC9710, EC9712) [18JN], (EC9758) 
        [19JN], (EC9842) [24JN], (EC10095) [20JY], (EC10126), 
        (EC10136) [21JY], (EC10184) [22JY], (EC10384) [29JY], 
        (EC10716, EC10722, EC10737) [9SE], (EC10911) [15SE], 
        (EC10950), (EC10968) [16SE], (EC11081) [18SE], (EC11353), 
        (EC11375) [29SE], (EC11723, EC11724), (EC11741, EC11745, 
        EC11747) [19OC], (EC11825, EC11828) [20OC], (EC12218), 
        (EC12254) [17DE], (EC12503) [18DE]
    ------Bureau of Transportation Statistics report, (EC6433) [27JA]
    ------Burkhart, Grob, Luft-und Raumfarht airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC6472, EC6473, EC6474) [27JA], (EC9191) [19MY], 
        (EC12251) [17DE], (EC12563) [18DE], (EC12683), (EC12696) 
        [19DE]
    ------Capital Construction Fund Program final rule, (EC11751) 
        [19OC]
    ------capital leases final rule, (EC12264) [17DE]
    ------carriage of bulk and packaged preference cargoes on U.S.-
        flag vessels final rule, (EC6014) [27JA], (EC6759) [3FE]
    ------CASA airworthiness directives final rule, (EC9706) [18JN]
    ------Cessna Aircraft Co., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC6497), (EC6615) [27JA], (EC6926) [3FE], (EC7186) [11FE], 
        (EC7422), (EC7450) [24FE], (EC7556) [25FE], (EC7749) [5MR], 
        (EC7883) [10MR], (EC9792) [22JN], (EC10090) [20JY], (EC10481) 
        [3AU], (EC10718), (EC10748) [9SE], (EC11324) [28SE], (EC11505) 
        [5OC], (EC12195), (EC12240) [17DE], (EC12541) [18DE]
    ------CFM International airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC6925) [3FE], (EC7197) [11FE], (EC8523) [21AP], (EC9264) 
        [21MY], (EC9847) [24JN], (EC10746) [9SE], (EC11024) [17SE], 
        (EC11325) [28SE], (EC11347) [29SE], (EC11428) [1OC], (EC12289) 
        [17DE]
    ------civil penalties final rule, (EC8029, EC8030) [16MR]
    ------Coast Guard pilotage for vessels in foreign trade final 
        rule, (EC12197) [17DE]
    ------commercial passenger operations in single-engine aircraft 
        final rule, (EC9139) [13MY]
    ------computer reservations system regulations final rule, 
        (EC6521) [27JA]
    ------Construcciones Aeronauticas airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC8032) [16MR], (EC8256) [26MR], (EC9189) [19MY], 
        (EC9399) [3JN], (EC9506) [5JN], (EC9765) [19JN], (EC10728) 
        [9SE], (EC10962) [16SE], (EC11434) [1OC], (EC12207) [17DE]
    ------crude oil tanker ballast facility report, (EC9091) [11MY]
    ------Darien Gap highway completion report, (EC10802) [9SE]
    ------Dassault airworthiness directives final rule, (EC6467), 
        (EC6500) [27JA], (EC7187) [11FE], (EC7648) [2MR], (EC8034) 
        [16MR], (EC8254) [26MR], (EC9029) [7MY], (EC9846) [24JN], 
        (EC10383) [29JY], (EC12501) [18DE]
    ------de Havilland airworthiness directives final rule, (EC6508) 
        [27JA], (EC8077, EC8091) [18MR], (EC9407) [3JN], (EC9502, 
        EC9512) [5JN], (EC10097) [20JY], (EC10731) [9SE], (EC12253) 
        [17DE]
    ------design standards for highways final rule, (EC6929) [3FE]
    ------Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc., airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC6551) [27JA], (EC8211) [25MR], (EC8910) [4MY], 
        (EC9030) [7MY]
    ------digital flight data recorders final rule, (EC6510) [27JA], 
        (EC9699) [18JN]
    ------Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation airworthiness 
        directives final rule, (EC6499) [27JA]
    ------Dornier airworthiness directives final rule, (EC6452, 
        EC6453, EC6463), (EC6571) [27JA], (EC6882), (EC6919, EC6920) 
        [3FE], (EC7405), (EC7424) [24FE], (EC7530) [25FE], (EC7891) 
        [10MR], (EC8252, EC8257) [26MR], (EC8523, EC8549) [21AP], 
        (EC8621, EC8640) [23AP], (EC8912) [4MY], (EC9403), (EC9415) 
        [3JN], (EC9507, EC9509) [5JN], (EC10098) [20JY], (EC10135) 
        [21JY], (EC10237) [23JY], (EC10376) [29JY], (EC10568) [7AU], 
        (EC10965) [16SE], (EC11351), (EC11386) [29SE], (EC11721), 
        (EC11742) [19OC], (EC12258) [17DE], (EC12495) [18DE], 
        (EC12689) [19DE]
    ------drawbridge operation regulations final rule, (EC6442), 
        (EC6586, EC6587) [27JA], (EC6886), (EC6923, EC6924) [3FE], 
        (EC7462) [24FE], (EC7660) [2MR], (EC7753) [5MR], (EC8519) 
        [21AP], (EC8622, EC8623, EC8624, EC8625, EC8626, EC8627) 
        [23AP], (EC8746) [27AP], (EC8898) [4MY], (EC9233) [21MY], 
        (EC9421) [3JN], (EC9751, EC9753, EC9754) [19JN], (EC10253) 
        [23JY], (EC10430) [31JY], (EC10721) [9SE], (EC10907, EC10908) 
        [15SE], (EC11018) [17SE], (EC11142, EC11143) [23SE], 
        (EC11344), (EC11362) [29SE], (EC11717, EC11731, EC11732, 
        EC11733) [19OC], (EC12192), (EC12198, EC12204), (EC12245), 
        (EC12265, EC12268) [17DE], (EC12502) [18DE]
    ------drug and alcohol testing final rule, (EC8357, EC8358) [1AP]
    ------Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act report, (EC8553) [21AP]
    ------electric passenger automobiles final rule, (EC12379) [18DE]
    ------employment history, verification, and criminal history 
        records check final rule, (EC11341) [29SE]
    ------Empressa Brasileira de Aeronautica airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC6532), (EC6612) [27JA], (EC6884) [3FE], 
        (EC7528) [25FE], (EC7903) [10MR], (EC8213) [25MR], (EC8258) 
        [26MR], (EC9417) [3JN], (EC10051, EC10053) [17JY], (EC10142) 
        [21JY], (EC10182) [22JY], (EC10437) [31JY], (EC10744) [9SE], 
        (EC12529) [18DE], (EC12682) [19DE]
    ------Entwicklung airworthiness directives final rule, (EC7899) 
        [10MR]
    ------Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program report, 
        (EC7401) [24FE]
    ------Eurocopter Deutschland airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC9149) [13MY], (EC10118) [21JY], (EC12243), (EC12294) [17DE]
    ------Eurocopter Deutschland Helicopters airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC6506), (EC6622) [27JA]
    ------Eurocopter France airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC8207, EC8229) [25MR], (EC8372, EC8376, EC8380) [1AP], 
        (EC8551) [21AP], (EC8633, EC8634) [23AP], (EC8742) [27AP], 
        (EC9194)

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        [19MY], (EC9594) [11JN], (EC9702, EC9713), (EC9728) [18JN], 
        (EC9755) [19JN], (EC10089) [20JY], (EC10119, EC10120, EC10121) 
        [21JY], (EC10912) [15SE], (EC11145) [23SE], (EC12241, EC12242) 
        [17DE], (EC12513, EC12520) [18DE], (EC12674, EC12681, EC12686) 
        [19DE]
    ------Eurocopter France Helicopters airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC6466), (EC6618) [27JA], (EC7654) [2MR], (EC7748) 
        [5MR], (EC7893) [10MR], (EC8089) [18MR]
    ------excess flow valve final rule, (EC7209) [11FE]
    ------explosives detection systems final rule, (EC8718) [27AP]
    ------export vessels report, (EC8822) [29AP]
    ------Extra Flugzeugbau airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC7419) [24FE], (EC7535) [25FE], (EC7905) [10MR], (EC8033) 
        [16MR], (EC8879) [4MY], (EC12693) [19DE]
    ------FAA appropriations legislation, (EC9094) [11MY]
    ------fair displays of airline services in computer reservations 
        systems final rule, (EC6483) [27JA]
    ------Fairchild airworthiness directives final rule, (EC6447, 
        EC6448), (EC6542) [27JA], (EC7445) [24FE], (EC7565) [25FE], 
        (EC7652) [2MR], (EC8510) [21AP], (EC11499) [5OC]
    ------fatigue evaluation of structures final rule, (EC8520) [21AP]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6340) 
        [27JA]
    ------final rule, (EC6603) [27JA], (EC8371) [1AP]
    ------financial responsibility requirements for licensed launch 
        activities final rule, (EC10921) [15SE]
    ------First Technology Fire and Safety, Ltd., airworthiness 
        directives final rule, (EC12537) [18DE]
    ------flight information region prohibition final rule, (EC7544) 
        [25FE]
    ------Fokker airworthiness directives final rule, (EC6451), 
        (EC6480, EC6494), (EC6534), (EC6569, EC6580) [27JA], (EC6894), 
        (EC6917) [3FE], (EC7543) [25FE], (EC7714) [4MR], (EC7745) 
        [5MR], (EC8085) [18MR], (EC8230) [25MR], (EC8249, EC8250, 
        EC8253, EC8255) [26MR], (EC8381) [1AP], (EC8513, EC8515) 
        [21AP], (EC8636) [23AP], (EC8883) [4MY], (EC9394) [3JN], 
        (EC9708) [18JN], (EC9764) [19JN], (EC10130), (EC10137, 
        EC10141) [21JY], (EC10241) [23JY], (EC10751, EC10752) [9SE], 
        (EC11379) [29SE], (EC11433) [1OC], (EC11740) [19OC], 
        (EC12229), (EC12283) [17DE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7645) [2MR]
    ------functional equivalency on harmonization final rule, (EC9121) 
        [13MY]
    ------General Dynamics airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC8734) [27AP]
    ------General Electric Co., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC7900) [10MR], (EC8227) [25MR], (EC9142) [13MY], (EC10263) 
        [23JY], (EC10711) [9SE], (EC11150) [23SE], (EC12493), 
        (EC12525) [18DE]
    ------GKN Westland Helicopters, Ltd., airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC8259) [26MR], (EC8529) [21AP]
    ------Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC7744) [5MR], (EC9404, EC9405) [3JN], (EC9598) [11JN], 
        (EC9768) [19JN], (EC9840) [24JN], (EC10701) [9SE], (EC10949) 
        [16SE], (EC11318) [28SE]
    ------Glasflugel airworthiness directives final rule, (EC6565) 
        [27JA], (EC7541) [25FE]
    ------Great Lakes pilotage regulations final rule, (EC10088) 
        [20JY]
    ------Grumman airworthiness directives final rule, (EC7554) [25FE]
    ------Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC6573) [27JA], (EC7431) [24FE], (EC7560, EC7563) 
        [25FE], (EC8774) [28AP], (EC10052) [17JY], (EC11082) [18SE]
    ------Hamilton Standard airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC12547) [18DE]
    ------Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corp., airworthiness 
        directives final rule, (EC7458) [24FE]
    ------harmonization with certain recommendations, codes, and 
        technical instructions final rule, (EC12187) [17DE]
    ------Hartzell Propeller, Inc., airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC7176) [11FE], (EC7428) [24FE], (EC10801) [9SE]
    ------hazardous materials regulations final rule, (EC6522), 
        (EC6590) [27JA], (EC7548) [25FE], (EC8748) [27AP], (EC8896) 
        [4MY], (EC9505, EC9618) [5JN], (EC10074) [20JY], (EC11010) 
        [17SE], (EC11343) [29SE], (EC12487) [18DE]
    ------HOAC Austria airworthiness directives final rule, (EC6584) 
        [27JA], (EC12694) [19DE]
    ------hull examination alternatives for passenger vessels final 
        rule, (EC7752) [5MR]
    ------hunting and fishing guides final rule, (EC7265) [12FE]
    ------impact of children flying aircraft report, (EC10035) [16JY]
    ------impact of increased speed limits report, (EC8160) [23MR]
    ------implementation plan final rule, (EC7983) [16MR]
    ------importing noncomplying motor vehicles report, (EC9967) 
        [14JY], (EC11451) [5OC]
    ------Industrie Aeronautiche Meccaniche airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC8743) [27AP], (EC9716) [18JN], (EC9841) [24JN], 
        (EC12208) [17DE]
    ------information needs for transportation decision making report, 
        (EC7857) [9MR]
    ------inland navigation rules final rule, (EC7183) [11FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6226), (EC6339) [27JA], 
        (EC9538) [9JN], (EC12087) [17DE]
    ------insurance reporting requirements final rule, (EC12376) 
        [18DE]
    ------Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act report, 
        (EC6993) [4FE]
    ------International Aero Engines airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC12257, EC12275) [17DE]
    ------international border crossings and trade corridors 
        legislation, (EC9077) [11MY]
    ------interstate highway discretionary funds final rule, (EC11009) 
        [17SE]
    ------interstate highway system interchanges final rule, (EC7551) 
        [25FE]
    ------intracoastal waterways final rule, (EC8364) [1AP]
    ------Israel Aircraft Industries airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC7921) [11MR], (EC8092) [18MR], (EC8530) [21AP], 
        (EC11482) [5OC]
    ------jet route realignment final rule, (EC6585) [27JA], (EC9592) 
        [11JN]
    ------Jetstream Aircraft, Ltd., airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC6470), (EC6575) [27JA]
    ------Katana Airplanes airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC7537) [25FE]
    ------Learjet airworthiness directives final rule, (EC8375) [1AP], 
        (EC10725) [9SE]
    ------lifesaving equipment final rule, (EC11476) [5OC]
    ------light truck average fuel economy standard final rule, 
        (EC8434) [21AP]
    ------Lockheed Corp., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC6560) [27JA], (EC7564) [25FE], (EC8731) [27AP], (EC8881), 
        (EC8903) [4MY], (EC9266) [21MY], (EC12685) [19DE]
    ------Lucas Air airworthiness directives final rule, (EC9714) 
        [18JN]
    ------Lycoming airworthiness directives final rule, (EC8228) 
        [25MR], (EC10913) [15SE], (EC11027) [17SE]
    ------Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment 
        Program final rule, (EC11750) [19OC]
    ------management report, (EC6339) [27JA], (EC10428) [31JY]
    ------Maritime Administration appropriations legislation, (EC8393) 
        [1AP]
    ------Maritime Administration report, (EC8673) [27AP]
    ------MAULE airworthiness directives final rule, (EC6613) [27JA], 
        (EC10431) [31JY], (EC11481, EC11492) [5OC]
    ------McCauley Propeller Systems airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC6556) [27JA]
    ------McDonnell-Douglas airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC6537, EC6553, EC6579) [27JA], (EC7539), (EC7561) [25FE], 
        (EC7650) [2MR], (EC8550) [21AP], (EC8739) [27AP], (EC8811) 
        [29AP], (EC8882), (EC8905) [4MY], (EC9147) [13MY], (EC9193) 
        [19MY], (EC9413) [3JN], (EC9596) [11JN], (EC10128) [21JY], 
        (EC10240) [23JY], (EC10373) [29JY], (EC10432, EC10435) [31JY], 
        (EC10689), (EC10753) [9SE], (EC10948) [16SE], (EC11029) 
        [17SE], (EC11071, EC11074) [18SE], (EC11354), (EC11381) 
        [29SE], (EC11430) [1OC], (EC12238), (EC12252, EC12255, 
        EC12274), (EC12293) [17DE], (EC12491, EC12508), (EC12544, 
        EC12546, EC12555) [18DE], (EC12676, EC12684) [19DE]
    ------metric conversion final rule, (EC10256) [23JY]
    ------Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC6496) [27JA], (EC7562) [25FE], (EC9844) [24JN], 
        (EC11568) [6OC]
    ------modification of VOR Federal airways final rule, (EC7746) 
        [5MR], (EC8769) [28AP], (EC10048, EC10049) [17JY], (EC10443) 
        [31JY], (EC10685, EC10686), (EC10732) [9SE], (EC10953, 
        EC10959) [16SE], (EC11367) [29SE], (EC11570) [6OC], (EC11736) 
        [19OC]
    ------monetary threshold for reporting rail equipment accidents 
        and incidents final rule, (EC6501) [27JA]
    ------Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary final rule, (EC9690) 
        [18JN]
    ------Mooney Aircraft Corp., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC6617) [27JA], (EC11827) [20OC], (EC12691) [19DE]
    ------motor vehicle safety standards final rule, (EC6076), 
        (EC6589) [27JA], (EC6905) [3FE], (EC7078) [11FE], (EC7238, 
        EC7239) [12FE], (EC7427) [24FE], (EC7549) [25FE], (EC8041) 
        [16MR], (EC8346) [1AP], (EC8684) [27AP], (EC8849) [4MY], 
        (EC9219, EC9220) [21MY], (EC9381) [3JN], (EC9468, EC9469) 
        [5JN], (EC9669) [17JN], (EC9775) [22JN], (EC10070) [20JY], 
        (EC10108) [21JY], (EC10552, EC10553) [7AU], (EC10623, 
        EC10624), (EC10775) [9SE], (EC10890) [15SE], (EC10947) [16SE], 
        (EC11558) [6OC], (EC11961, EC11964) [17DE], (EC12377, 
        EC12378), (EC12488), (EC12552) [18DE]
    ------National Driver Register and Problem Driver Pointer System 
        final rule, (EC7260, EC7261) [12FE]
    ------National Highway Traffic Safety Administration final rule, 
        (EC11752) [19OC]
    ------National Highway Traffic Safety Administration motor vehicle 
        safety and information programs appropriations legislation, 
        (EC10583) [7AU]
    ------national scenic byways final rule, (EC10964) [16SE]
    ------national standards for traffic control devices final rule, 
        (EC7466) [24FE], (EC9711) [18JN]
    ------Natural Gas, Liquified Natural Gas, and Hazardous Liquid 
        Pipeline Operations Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program final 
        rule, (EC6591) [27JA]
    ------New Piper Aircraft, Inc., airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC6611) [27JA], (EC7443, EC7451) [24FE], (EC7525) 
        [25FE], (EC8722) [27AP], (EC12203), (EC12232, EC12234) [17DE]
    ------noise mitigation measures final rule, (EC8541) [21AP]
    ------nondiscrimination of the disabled in air travel final rule, 
        (EC7878) [10MR]
    ------Northeast corridor railroads final rule, (EC10692) [9SE]
    ------occupant crash protection final rule, (EC11472) [5OC], 
        (EC11528) [6OC]
    ------odometer disclosure requirements final rule, (EC8345) [1AP], 
        (EC11452) [5OC]
    ------oil spill response equipment on tank vessels report, 
        (EC11647) [10OC]
    ------open container laws final rule, (EC12237) [17DE]
    ------operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated persons final 
        rule, (EC12236) [17DE]
    ------opiate threshold levels final rule, (EC12550) [18DE]

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    ------organizational changes final rule, (EC11346) [29SE]
    ------Parker Hannifan Corp., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC12217) [17DE]
    ------Partenavia Costruzioni Aeronautics airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC7457) [24FE]
    ------passenger manifest information final rule, (EC7553) [25FE], 
        (EC7665) [2MR]
    ------passenger trains final rule, (EC8894, EC8895) [4MY], 
        (EC10116) [21JY]
    ------passenger vessels and terminals security final rule, 
        (EC11477) [5OC]
    ------performance plan report, (EC7837) [9MR], (EC11643) [10OC]
    ------Pilatus Aircraft, Ltd., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC7456, EC7460, EC7461) [24FE], (EC7881) [10MR], (EC8630, 
        EC8638) [23AP], (EC8738) [27AP], (EC8810, EC8813) [29AP], 
        (EC9393, EC9402) [3JN], (EC9766) [19JN], (EC10683), (EC10723, 
        EC10724), (EC10747) [9SE], (EC11072) [18SE], (EC11506) [5OC], 
        (EC12290) [17DE]
    ------pilot, flight instructor, and pilot school certification 
        final rule, (EC6600) [27JA], (EC12507) [18DE]
    ------pipeline safety final rule, (EC6457) [27JA], (EC8359, 
        EC8360) [1AP], (EC8759) [27AP], (EC10257) [23JY], (EC10693) 
        [9SE], (EC11012) [17SE], (EC12226) [17DE]
    ------Piper Aircraft, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC8913) [4MY]
    ------Port-au-Prince International Airport, (EC7481) [24FE]
    ------Pratt & Whitney airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC6440), (EC6561) [27JA], (EC7649), (EC7655) [2MR], (EC7747) 
        [5MR], (EC10091) [20JY], (EC10262) [23JY], (EC10966) [16SE], 
        (EC11019) [17SE], (EC11720, EC11738) [19OC], (EC12260, 
        EC12261), (EC12288, EC12291) [17DE], (EC12492) [18DE]
    ------Precision Airmotive Corp., airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC6885) [3FE]
    ------Privacy Act final rule, (EC6849) [3FE], (EC7133) [11FE], 
        (EC7377) [24FE]
    ------procedures for processing compliance waivers final rule, 
        (EC7884) [10MR]
    ------prohibition against certain fights within the territory and 
        air space of Afghanistan final rule, (EC10915) [15SE]
    ------prohibition against certain fights within the territory and 
        air space of Sudan final rule, (EC10914) [15SE]
    ------prohibition against certain flights within the territory and 
        airspace of Iraq final rule, (EC6581) [27JA]
    ------public availability of information final rule, (EC10369) 
        [29JY]
    ------public ports of the U.S. report, (EC11823) [20OC]
    ------Puritan-Bennett Aero Systems, Co., airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC6541) [27JA]
    ------qualifications for tankermen and persons in charge of 
        dangerous liquids and liquefied gases final rule, (EC10057) 
        [17JY]
    ------qualifications of drivers final rule, (EC11824) [20OC]
    ------qualified one-call systems by pipeline operators final rule, 
        (EC6456) [27JA]
    ------quieter airplanes report, (EC11190) [23SE]
    ------Radiation Protection Program final rule, (EC6592, EC6593) 
        [27JA]
    ------radio broadcasting services final rule, (EC11783) [20OC]
    ------railroad communications final rule, (EC11144) [23SE]
    ------railroad safety legislation, (EC8657) [23AP]
    ------rain and hail ingestion airworthiness standards final rule, 
        (EC11478) [5OC]
    ------Rapco, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, (EC8749) 
        [27AP]
    ------Raytheon Aircraft Co., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC6495, EC6498), (EC6540), (EC6559), (EC6607), (EC6614) 
        [27JA], (EC7452, EC7453) [24FE], (EC7887, EC7894) [10MR], 
        (EC8512) [21AP], (EC8909) [4MY], (EC9263) [21MY], (EC9414) 
        [3JN], (EC9757) [19JN], (EC10139) [21JY], (EC10387) [29JY], 
        (EC11483) [5OC], (EC12259, EC12263), (EC12282) [17DE]
    ------realignment of colored Federal airway final rule, (EC9759) 
        [19JN]
    ------reduced vertical separation minimum operations final rule, 
        (EC6529) [27JA]
    ------regattas and marine parades final rule, (EC6604) [27JA]
    ------regulated navigation area final rule, (EC7463) [24FE], 
        (EC7661) [2MR], (EC10254), (EC10259) [23JY], (EC10903) [15SE], 
        (EC11138) [23SE], (EC11473) [5OC], (EC11716) [19OC]
    ------regulated transactions involving documented vessels and 
        other maritime interests final rule, (EC7418) [24FE]
    ------removal of obsolete regulations final rule, (EC9587) [11JN]
    ------repeat intoxicated driver laws final rule, (EC11730) [19OC]
    ------reporting of casualties final rule, (EC8896) [4MY]
    ------Research and Special Programs Administration report, 
        (EC11753) [19OC], (EC12202) [17DE]
    ------restricted areas final rule, (EC6512, EC6519, EC6524), 
        (EC6598, EC6599), (EC6624) [27JA], (EC0760, EC9756) [19JN], 
        (EC11076) [18SE], (EC11735) [19OC]
    ------review of existing rules final rule, (EC12199) [17DE]
    ------REVO, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, (EC9265) 
        [21MY]
    ------Robinson Helicopter Co., airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC6441) [27JA], (EC7432) [24FE], (EC7889) [10MR], 
        (EC8632) [23AP], (EC10700) [9SE], (EC12246), (EC12292) [17DE], 
        (EC12675) [19DE]
    ------Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC12228) [17DE]
    ------Rolls-Royce airworthiness directives final rule, (EC7448) 
        [24FE], (EC8730) [27AP], (EC10132), (EC10138) [21JY], 
        (EC10261) [23JY], (EC11357, EC11369, EC11370) [29SE], 
        (EC11479) [5OC], (EC11574) [6OC]
    ------rotorcrafts final rule, (EC10743) [9SE]
    ------S.N. Centrair airworthiness directives final rule, (EC11429) 
        [1OC]
    ------Saab airworthiness directives final rule, (EC7430) [24FE], 
        (EC8205) [25MR], (EC8525) [21AP], (EC8643) [23AP], (EC8732), 
        (EC8735) [27AP], (EC8886) [4MY], (EC9408) [3JN], (EC9501) 
        [5JN], (EC10127, EC10129) [21JY], (EC10381) [29JY], (EC10727, 
        EC10729) [9SE], (EC10951) [16SE], (EC11016) [17SE], (EC11348), 
        (EC11371, EC11377) [29SE], (EC11503) [5OC], (EC11573) [6OC], 
        (EC11725) [19OC], (EC12205, EC12206) [17DE]
    ------Sabreliner airworthiness directives final rule, (EC7557) 
        [25FE], (EC8755) [27AP]
    ------safety fitness procedures final rule, (EC12410) [18DE]
    ------safety zone final rule, (EC6443), (EC6503) [27JA], (EC7465) 
        [24FE], (EC7566) [25FE], (EC7662) [2MR], (EC8370) [1AP], 
        (EC8526) [21AP], (EC8745) [27AP], (EC8816, EC8817, EC8818, 
        EC8819) [29AP], (EC8897) [4MY], (EC9031) [7MY], (EC9137) 
        [13MY], (EC9235, EC9237) [21MY], (EC9411, EC9420) [3JN], 
        (EC9504) [5JN], (EC9589) [11JN], (EC9698) [18JN], (EC9748, 
        EC9749) [19JN], (EC10055, EC10056, EC10058, EC10059, EC10060) 
        [17JY], (EC10146) [21JY], (EC10176, EC10179, EC10180, EC10181) 
        [22JY], (EC10250) [23JY], (EC10429) [31JY], (EC10694) [9SE], 
        (EC10899, EC10900, EC10901, EC10902, EC10904, EC10905, 
        EC10917) [15SE], (EC11137, EC11139, EC11140) [23SE], (EC11360) 
        [29SE], (EC11475) [5OC], (EC11718, EC11719, EC11734) [19OC], 
        (EC12191), (EC12266) [17DE], (EC12490) [18DE]
    ------SAFT America, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC11500) [5OC]
    ------salvage and firefighting equipment final rule, (EC7464) 
        [24FE]
    ------schedule of fees final rule, (EC11963) [17DE]
    ------Schempp-Hirth airworthiness directives final rule, (EC8641) 
        [23AP], (EC11148) [23SE]
    ------Schweitzer Aircraft Corp., airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC11496) [5OC]
    ------seaplanes final rule, (EC6475) [27JA], (EC7426) [24FE]
    ------Segelflugzeugbau airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC7742) [5MR]
    ------Short Brothers airworthiness directives final rule, (EC7425) 
        [24FE], (EC9138) [13MY], (EC9401) [3JN], (EC9513) [5JN], 
        (EC11508) [5OC], (EC11744) [19OC]
    ------Siai Marchetti airworthiness directives final rule, (EC7882) 
        [10MR]
    ------side impact protection final rule, (EC8685) [27AP], 
        (EC10554) [7AU]
    ------Sikorsky Aircraft airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC7651) [2MR], (EC10906) [15SE]
    ------Slingsby Aviation, Ltd., airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC12227) [17DE]
    ------Socata Groupe Aerospatiale airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC7455) [24FE], (EC7533) [25FE], (EC7743) [5MR], 
        (EC8635) [23AP], (EC8741) [27AP], (EC8775) [28AP], (EC8888, 
        EC8892, EC8908) [4MY], (EC9595) [11JN], (EC10382) [29JY], 
        (EC10480) [3AU], (EC11021) [17SE], (EC11069) [18SE], (EC11743) 
        [19OC], (EC12500) [18DE], (EC12677) [19DE]
    ------Southwest Florida Aviation airworthiness directives, 
        (EC9187) [19MY]
    ------special aviation training and experience requirements final 
        rule, (EC7266) [12FE]
    ------special local regulations final rule, (EC6509), (EC6557) 
        [27JA], (EC6922) [3FE], (EC7185) [11FE], (EC8361, EC8363, 
        EC8365, EC8366, EC8367, EC8368, EC8369) [1AP], (EC8516, 
        EC8517, EC8518) [21AP], (EC8899, EC8900, EC8901, EC8902) 
        [4MY], (EC9135) [13MY], (EC9185) [19MY], (EC9230) [21MY], 
        (EC9409, EC9412) [3JN], (EC9588) [11JN], (EC9670, EC9671, 
        EC9672, EC9673, EC9674) [17JN], (EC9697) [18JN], (EC9750) 
        [19JN], (EC10061, EC10062, EC10064) [17JY], (EC10080, EC10082, 
        EC10083, EC10084, EC10085, EC10086, EC10087) [20JY], (EC10177, 
        EC10178) [22JY], (EC10247, EC10248, EC10249, EC10251, 
        EC10252), (EC10255, EC10258) [23JY], (EC10479) [3AU], 
        (EC10695, EC10696, EC10710), (EC10720) [9SE], (EC10909) 
        [15SE], (EC11014, EC11015) [17SE], (EC11141) [23SE], (EC11359, 
        EC11361) [29SE], (EC11474) [5OC], (EC12244), (EC12267) [17DE], 
        (EC12489) [18DE]
    ------speed limit enforcement final rule, (EC6906) [3FE]
    ------standard instrument approach procedures final rule, (EC6444, 
        EC6445, EC6446), (EC6476, EC6477, EC6478), (EC6527, EC6528), 
        (EC6531), (EC6563) [27JA], (EC6889, EC6890, EC6891, EC6892, 
        EC6910) [3FE], (EC7263) [12FE], (EC7402), (EC7421) [24FE], 
        (EC7545, EC7547, EC7550) [25FE], (EC7895, EC7896, EC7901) 
        [10MR], (EC8039) [16MR], (EC8081, EC8082, EC8083) [18MR], 
        (EC8727, EC8728, EC8729) [27AP], (EC8914, EC8915, EC8916), 
        (EC8917, EC8918) [4MY], (EC9195) [19MY], (EC9395, EC9396, 
        EC9398) [3JN], (EC9604, EC9605) [11JN], (EC10046), (EC10047) 
        [17JY], (EC10075, EC10076, EC10077) [20JY], (EC10374, EC10375, 
        EC10380) [29JY], (EC10706, EC10707), (EC10740), (EC10749, 
        EC10750) [9SE], (EC11146), (EC11147, EC11151) [23SE], 
        (EC11436, EC11437, EC11438) [1OC], (EC11469) [5OC], (EC11722, 
        EC11727) [19OC], (EC12486, EC12494), (EC12521, EC12522, 
        EC12523, EC12533, EC12534, EC12535, EC12536) [18DE]
    ------State highway safety programs uniform procedures final rule, 
        (EC6588) [27JA]
    ------Stemme GmbH and Co., airworthiness directives final rule, 
        (EC8631) [23AP], (EC9609) [11JN], (EC10438) [31JY], (EC11030) 
        [17SE], (EC12678), (EC12695) [19DE]

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    ------Streamlined Inspection Program final rule, (EC10697) [9SE]
    ------Superfund report, (EC6826) [3FE]
    ------surface transportation research and development plan report, 
        (EC8158) [23MR]
    ------technical, organizational, editorial, and conforming 
        amendments final rule, (EC10081) [20JY]
    ------Teledyne Continental Motors airworthiness directives final 
        rule, (EC6616) [27JA], (EC7906) [10MR], (EC10913) [15SE], 
        (EC11011) [17SE]
    ------terrorism report, (EC10809) [9SE]
    ------test dummy final rule, (EC11528) [6OC]
    ------track safety standards final rule, (EC9746) [19JN], 
        (EC12188, EC12189) [17DE]
    ------transport category airplanes final rule, (EC7434) [24FE]
    ------Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century final rule, 
        (EC10964) [16SE], (EC11358) [29SE], (EC11471) [5OC], 
        (EC11962), (EC12225) [17DE], (EC12511) [18DE]
    ------transportation for individuals with disabilities final rule, 
        (EC11493) [5OC]
    ------Transportation in a World Class Capital report, (EC7861) 
        [9MR]
    ------truck size and weight final rule, (EC6465) [27JA]
    ------Twin Commander Aircraft Corp., airworthiness directives 
        final rule, (EC8736) [27AP], (EC8777) [28AP], (EC10961) 
        [16SE], (EC11480, EC11491) [5OC], (EC11728) [19OC]
    ------unescorted access privilege final rule, (EC8747) [27AP]
    ------Ursula Hanle airworthiness directives final rule, (EC12692) 
        [19DE]
    ------Vessel Identification System final rule, (EC8744) [27AP]
    ------vessel inspection user fees final rule, (EC12190) [17DE]
    ------vessels bound for ports and places in the U.S. final rule, 
        (EC6502) [27JA]
    ------waterway marking system and aids to navigation merger final 
        rule, (EC9752) [19JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: acquisition regulations final rule, 
        (EC8555, EC8556) [21AP], (EC12699) [19DE]
    ------active military service final rule, (EC6634) [27JA]
    ------additional disability or death due to hospital care or 
        medical services final rule, (EC10763) [9SE]
    ------benefit claims based on exposure to ionizing radiation final 
        rule, (EC11264) [25SE]
    ------Civilian Health and Medical Program final rule, (EC10764) 
        [9SE]
    ------compensation for certain undiagnosed illnesses final rule, 
        (EC7756) [5MR]
    ------correspondence courses approval final rule, (EC6629) [27JA]
    ------death of appellant during pendency of appeal final rule, 
        (EC9880) [25JN]
    ------drugs and medicines provided to certain veterans in State 
        homes final rule, (EC10413) [30JY]
    ------electronic payment of loan guaranty funding fee final rule, 
        (EC6630) [27JA]
    ------eligibility reporting requirements final rule, (EC11629) 
        [9OC]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8480) [21AP]
    ------grants of equitable relief report, (EC9427) [3JN]
    ------guidelines for furnishing sensori-neural aids final rule, 
        (EC6631) [27JA]
    ------health resources sharing and emergency operations report, 
        (EC4505) [4MY]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6268) [27JA], (EC10224) [23JY], 
        (EC12141) [17DE]
    ------interest rate reductions for refinancing loans final rule, 
        (EC6633) [27JA]
    ------loan guaranty requirements final rule, (EC8043) [16MR]
    ------minimum income annuity final rule, (EC6931) [3FE], (EC12303) 
        [17DE]
    ------payment for non-VA physician services final rule, (EC10390) 
        [29JY]
    ------report, (EC9956) [14JY]
    ------reporting health care professionals to State licensing 
        boards final rule, (EC9002) [5MY]
    ------schedule for rating disabilities final rule, (EC6632) 
        [27JA], (EC10266) [23JY]
    ------treatment of research-related injuries to human subjects 
        final rule, (EC7757) [5MR]
    ------unemployment reduction assistance legislation, (EC10987) 
        [16SE]
    ------veterans benefits legislation, (EC9957) [14JY]
    ------veterans education final rule, (EC6015) [27JA], (EC6760) 
        [3FE], (EC8385) [1AP], (EC9428) [3JN], (EC9521) [5JN], 
        (EC9954, EC9955) [14JY], (EC10265) [23JY], (EC10762) [9SE], 
        (EC12567) [18DE]
    ------veterans tobacco legislation, (EC9436) [3JN]
    ------voluntary separation incentives for employees legislation, 
        (EC11675) [12OC]
    District of Columbia: act, (EC6223, EC6227, EC6228, EC6229, 
        EC6230, EC6231, EC6232, EC6234, EC6235, EC6236, EC6237, 
        EC6238, EC6239, EC6240, EC6241) [27JA], (EC7011, EC7012, 
        EC7013, EC7014, EC7015, EC7016, EC7017, EC7018, EC7019, 
        EC7020, EC7021, EC7022, EC7023) [5FE], (EC7671), (EC7672, 
        EC7673, EC7674, EC7675, EC7676, EC7677, EC7678, EC7680, 
        EC7681, EC7682, EC8679) [3MR], (EC7694, EC7695, EC7696, 
        EC7697, EC7698, EC7699, EC7700, EC7701) [4MR], (EC7996, 
        EC7997, EC7998, EC7999, EC8000, EC8001, EC8002, EC8003, 
        EC8004), (EC8007) [16MR], (EC8477, EC8478) [21AP], (EC8697, 
        EC8698, EC8699, EC8700, EC8701, EC8702), (EC8703, EC8704, 
        EC8705) [27AP], (EC9022) [7MY], (EC9198, EC9199, EC9200, 
        EC9201, EC9202, EC9203, EC9204, EC9205, EC9206, EC9207, 
        EC9208, EC9209, EC9210, EC9211, EC9212) [20MY], (EC9569, 
        EC9570, EC9571) [10JN], (EC9780, EC9781, EC9782, EC9783, 
        EC9784, EC9785, EC9786, EC9787), (EC9788) [22JN], (EC9936) 
        [14JY], (EC10113, EC10114) [21JY], (EC10294, EC10295, EC10296, 
        EC10297, EC10298, EC10299, EC10300, EC10301, EC10302) [24JY], 
        (EC10320) [27JY], (EC10465, EC10466, EC10467, EC10468, 
        EC10469, EC10470, EC10471, EC10472) [3AU], (EC11047, EC11048, 
        EC11049, EC11050, EC11051, EC11052) [17SE], (EC11183) [23SE]
    ------Advisory Neighborhood Commissions report, (EC10425) [31JY]
    ------audit report, (EC7835) [9MR], (EC7870) [10MR], (EC8285) 
        [27MR], (EC9063) [11MY], (EC10029) [16JY], (EC11465) [5OC], 
        (EC11680) [16OC], (EC11803) [20OC]
    ------Boxing and Wrestling Commission report, (EC9539) [9JN]
    ------Medicaid report, (EC6261) [27JA]
    ------Office of Tourism and Promotions report, (EC6242) [27JA]
    ------response to legislative recommendations by the District of 
        Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
        Authority report, (EC11184, EC11185) [23SE]
    ------Retirement Board report, (EC8865) [4MY], (EC8981) [5MY]
    ------street vending report, (EC12102) [17DE]
    ------surplus tax surcharge funds report, (EC7024) [5FE]
    ------Water and Sewer Authority report, (EC10216) [23JY]
    District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
        Assistance Authority: audit report, (EC7134, EC7135) [11FE]
    ------budget and financial plan report, (EC10416) [30JY]
    ------management report, (EC6983) [4FE], (EC8009, EC8010) [16MR], 
        (EC8764) [27AP], (EC9360) [3JN], (EC9540) [9JN]
    ------medical liability reform report, (EC8578) [21AP]
    ------opening of public schools report, (EC8655) [23AP]
    ------performance plan report, (EC11546) [6OC], (EC12104) [17DE], 
        (EC12444) [18DE]
    ------public higher education report, (EC7378) [24FE]
    DSAA: Arms Export Control Act report, (EC6199) [27JA], (EC7118, 
        EC7121, EC7122) [11FE]
    ------Arrow Deployability Program with Israel report, (EC9777) 
        [22JN]
    ------Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation System 
        memorandum of understanding with NATO report, (EC8461) [21AP]
    ------commercial exports, military assistance, and foreign 
        military sales and imports report, (EC9931) [14JY], (EC10790) 
        [9SE]
    ------cooperative project with Australia, (EC8460) [21AP]
    ------cooperative project with Canada, (EC9348) [3JN]
    ------cooperative project with France, (EC9156) [14MY], (EC9984) 
        [15JY]
    ------cooperative project with Germany, (EC6198) [27JA], (EC9156) 
        [14MY]
    ------cooperative project with Israel, (EC6195) [27JA]
    ------cooperative project with Italy, (EC9156) [14MY]
    ------cooperative project with Sweden, (EC6194) [27JA], (EC11045) 
        [17SE], (EC12072) [17DE]
    ------cooperative project with the Netherlands, (EC9984) [15JY]
    ------cooperative project with the United Kingdom, (EC6197) 
        [27JA], (EC7643) [2MR], (EC8459) [21AP], (EC9156) [14MY], 
        (EC9346) [3JN], (EC9984) [15JY], (EC12073) [17DE]
    ------delivery of defense articles to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
        (EC7000) [4FE], (EC7478) [24FE], (EC8458) [21AP], (EC9740) 
        [19JN]
    ------delivery of defense articles to Cambodia, (EC8164) [23MR]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Australia, (EC9345) [3JN], (EC11538) [6OC]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Egypt, (EC109230) [15SE], (EC11179) [23SE]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Greece, (EC9174) [18MY], (EC11660) [12OC]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Israel, (EC8469) [21AP], (EC11536, EC11537) [6OC]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Italy, (EC7252) [12FE]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Japan, (EC9920) [14JY]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Norway, (EC9466) [21AP]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Pakistan, (EC7251) [12FE]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Saudi Arabia, (EC8465) [21AP]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Singapore, (EC8464) [21AP], (EC10538) [6AU]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Spain, (EC9922) [14JY]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        the Republic of Korea, (EC7670) [3MR], (EC9126) [13MY]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in 
        U.S., (EC9347) [3JN]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        the United Arab Emirates, (EC11046) [17SE]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Egypt, (EC7119) [11FE], (EC8243) [26MR], (EC11256) [24SE]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Greece, (EC10539) [6AU], (EC11661) [12OC]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Haiti, (EC9917) [14JY]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Israel, (EC6196) [27JA], (EC9633) [15JN]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Kuwait, (EC8242) [26MR], (EC11539) [6OC]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Singapore, (EC9827) [24JN]

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    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Republic of Korea, (EC7830) [9MR], (EC8244) [26MR]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
        U.S., (EC6191, EC6192, EC6193) [27JA], (EC11638) [10OC]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Turkey, (EC9278) [22MY]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Canada, (EC8467) [21AP]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Greece, (EC11540) [6OC], (EC12067, EC12068, EC12069, EC12070, 
        EC12071) [17DE]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Israel, (EC9828) [24JN]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Italy, (EC8468) [21AP]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Japan, (EC9921) [14JY]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Oman, (EC8462) [21AP]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Spain, (EC9918) [14JY], (EC10210) [23JY], (EC11180) [23SE], 
        (EC11255) [24SE]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Netherlands, (EC11254) [24SE]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
        U.S., (EC6836) [3FE], (EC8072) [18MR], (EC8584) [22AP], 
        (EC10783) [9SE], (EC10931, EC10932) [15SE], (EC11181) [23SE]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Turkey, (EC8463) [21AP], (EC9919) [14JY], (EC11223, EC11224) 
        [23SE], (EC12426) [18DE]
    ------employee services report, (EC7120) [11FE]
    ------major defense equipment sales report, (EC7831) [9MR], 
        (EC9741) [19JN], (EC10933) [15SE], (EC12066) [17DE]
    ------memorandum of understanding with Canada, (EC10779) [9SE]
    ------memorandum of understanding with Germany, (EC10982) [16SE]
    ------memorandum of understanding with Italy, (EC11273) [25SE]
    ------memorandum of understanding with Spain, (EC10781) [9SE]
    ------memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom, 
        (EC10779, EC10780, EC10782) [9SE]
    ------technology or capability enhancements or upgrades for Saudi 
        Arabia, (EC8319), (EC8320) [31MR]
    ------technology or capability enhancements or upgrades for the 
        United Arab Emirates, (EC8328) [31MR]
    ------terrorist attacks on U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania 
        report, (EC10984) [16SE]
    EEOC: Age Discrimination in Employment Act final rule, (EC10276) 
        [24JY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6272) 
        [27JA]
    ------Federal sector report on complaints and appeals report, 
        (EC7222) [11FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC6271) [27JA]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC7380) [24FE]
    ------indicators of equal employment opportunity status and trends 
        final rule, (EC8959) [5MY]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6347) [27JA]
    ------management report, (EC6347) [27JA]
    ------minorities, women, and people with disabilities Federal 
        employment report, (EC6273) [27JA]
    ------report, (EC8656) [23AP], (EC12105) [17DE]
    EPA: Acid Rain Program final rule, (EC6779) [3FE], (EC7086) 
        [11FE], (EC8694) [27AP], (EC8973) [5MY], (EC11412) [1OC]
    ------acquisition regulations final rule, (EC6796, EC6797, EC6808, 
        EC6809, EC6813), (EC6851) [3FE], (EC7318, EC7320), (EC7324, 
        EC7330, EC7348) [24FE], (EC10556) [7AU], (EC11108) [23SE]
    ------air pollution control final rule, (EC7250) [12FE], (EC7302), 
        (EC7332, EC7342) [24FE], (EC7825) [9MR], (EC8284) [27MR], 
        (EC9000) [5MY], (EC9102) [12MY], (EC9221) [21MY], (EC10636) 
        [9SE], (EC11112, EC11114) [23SE], (EC11785) [20OC], (EC11975, 
        EC11984) [17DE], (EC12395) [18DE]
    ------ambient air quality standards final rule, (EC6079), (EC6086) 
        [27JA], (EC6793) [3FE], (EC7322) [24FE], (EC8441) [21AP], 
        (EC8968) [5MY]
    ------Antarctica environmental impact assessment final rule, 
        (EC8710) [27AP]
    ------antidumping and detergent addition requirements for 
        conventional gasoline final rule, (EC6106) [27JA]
    ------aquifer designation final rule, (EC7343) [24FE]
    ------asbestos-containing materials in schools final rule, 
        (EC11998) [17DE]
    ------bioaccumulative chemicals final rule, (EC8757) [27AP]
    ------brownfields job training and development demonstration pilot 
        programs final rule, (EC8437) [21AP]
    ------chemical disposal final rule, (EC12386) [18DE]
    ------Clean Air Act Operating Permits Program final rule, 
        (EC7312), (EC7328) [24FE], (EC11406) [1OC], (EC11978) [17DE]
    ------Clean Air Act reclassification final rule, (EC6089) [27JA], 
        (EC7243, EC7245) [12FE], (EC7728) [5MR], (EC7823) [9MR], 
        (EC8438) [21AP], (EC9578) [11JN], (EC11790) [20OC], (EC11983) 
        [17DE]
    ------Clean Water Act allotment formula final rule, (EC12301) 
        [17DE]
    ------coal final rule, (EC11454) [5OC]
    ------consumer and commercial products final rule, (EC10651) [9SE]
    ------contract procurement final rule, (EC11846) [21OC]
    ------credible evidence revisions final rule, (EC6799, EC6803) 
        [3FE]
    ------drinking water regulations final rule, (EC9579) [11JN], 
        (EC10422) [31JY], (EC10628, EC10631, EC10634) [9SE], (EC10819) 
        [10SE], (EC11845) [21OC], (EC12393, EC12394) [18DE], (EC12628) 
        [19DE]
    ------Drinking Water Revolving Fund Program final rule, (EC6798) 
        [3FE]
    ------Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act final 
        rule, (EC7669) [3MR]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6270) 
        [27JA], (EC7136) [11FE]
    ------food and feed additive tolerance regulations consolidation 
        final rule, (EC6737) [3FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7379) [24FE]
    ------fuels and fuel additives final rule, (EC6123) [27JA], 
        (EC9819) [24JN], (EC10625) [9SE], (EC11410) [1OC]
    ------gasoline vapor pressure volatility standard final rule, 
        (EC9476) [5JN]
    ------grant awards guidance memorandum final rule, (EC8159) 
        [23MR], (EC8592) [22AP]
    ------Hazardous Air Pollutant Program report, (EC6815) [3FE]
    ------hazardous substances removal final rule, (EC12386, EC12388) 
        [18DE]
    ------Hazardous Waste Management Program final rule, (EC6082, 
        EC6085), (EC6109, EC6125, EC6126) [27JA], (EC6777, EC6783, 
        EC6787), (EC6802) [3FE], (EC7317), (EC7325), (EC7353) [24FE], 
        (EC8793, EC8794) [29AP], (EC8854), (EC8855) [4MY], (EC8971) 
        [5MY], (EC9627) [15JN], (EC9910) [14JY], (EC10206) [23JY], 
        (EC10560) [7AU], (EC10638), (EC10656) [9SE], (EC11000) [17SE], 
        (EC11252) [24SE], (EC11400, EC11405, EC11407) [1OC], (EC11532, 
        EC11533) [6OC], (EC11636, EC11637) [10OC], (EC11848, EC11850) 
        [21OC], (EC11991, EC11997, EC11999) [17DE], (EC12382, EC12388) 
        [18DE], (EC12629) [19DE]
    ------health and safety data final rule, (EC6785, EC6789) [3FE]
    ------implementation plan final rule, (EC6077, EC6078), (EC6083, 
        EC6084, EC6087, EC6091, EC6092, EC6093, EC6094, EC6095, 
        EC6096, EC6099, EC6100, EC6101, EC6102, EC6103), (EC6110, 
        EC6111, EC6112, EC6118, EC6119, EC6120, EC6124, EC6127, 
        EC6128) [27JA], (EC6736), (EC6771, EC6775, EC6778, EC6782, 
        EC6784, EC6788, EC6791, EC6792), (EC6807, EC6814) [3FE], 
        (EC7079, EC7080), (EC7082, EC7083, EC7084, EC7085, EC7088, 
        EC7089, EC7090, EC7091, EC7092, EC7093, EC7094, EC7095) 
        [11FE], (EC7240, EC7244, EC7247) [12FE], (EC7303, EC7304, 
        EC7305, EC7307, EC7308, EC7309, EC7310), (EC7321, EC7333, 
        EC7334, EC7335, EC7337, EC7338, EC7339, EC7340, EC7344, 
        EC7346, EC7347), (EC7350, EC7354) [24FE], (EC7600) [26FE], 
        (EC7729, EC7730, EC7731, EC7732) [5MR], (EC7824) [9MR], 
        (EC7985, EC7986) [16MR], (EC8053, EC8056, EC8057), (EC8058, 
        EC8059) [17MR], (EC8069, EC8070) [18MR], (EC8238, EC8239, 
        EC8240) [26MR], (EC8278, EC8279, EC8280, EC8281, EC8282) 
        [27MR], (EC8435, EC8436, EC8440, EC8442, EC8443, EC8444) 
        [21AP], (EC8582) [22AP], (EC8611), (EC8661) [23AP], (EC8686, 
        EC8687, EC8688, EC8689, EC8690, EC8691, EC8692, EC8693) 
        [27AP], (EC8850, EC8851, EC8853), (EC8856, EC8859, EC8860) 
        [4MY], (EC8961, EC8962, EC8963, EC8964, EC8965), (EC8969, 
        EC8970, EC8972, EC8974, EC8976) [5MY], (EC9013, EC9014) [7MY], 
        (EC9068) [11MY], (EC9122) [13MY], (EC9171, EC9172) [18MY], 
        (EC9270, EC9271, EC9272) [22MY], (EC9443) [4JN], (EC9470, 
        EC9471, EC9472, EC9475) [5JN], (EC9624, EC9625, EC9626) 
        [15JN], (EC9820, EC9821, EC9822, EC9823) [24JN], (EC9864, 
        EC9865, EC9866) [25JN], (EC9907, EC9909) [14JY], (EC10038, 
        EC10039, EC10040, EC10041, EC10042, EC10044) [17JY], (EC10109, 
        EC10110) [21JY], (EC10203, EC10204, EC10205) [23JY], (EC10337, 
        EC10338, EC10339, EC10342, EC10343, EC10344, EC10345, EC10347, 
        EC10348) [28JY], (EC10363) [29JY], (EC10396) [30JY], (EC10420, 
        EC10421, EC10423) [31JY], (EC10555, EC10558), (EC10604) [7AU], 
        (EC10627, EC10629, EC10632, EC10633, EC10635, EC10639, 
        EC10640, EC10641, EC10642, EC10643, EC10644, EC10645, EC10646, 
        EC10647, EC10648, EC10649, EC10650), (EC10657) [9SE], 
        (EC10814, EC10815, EC10816) [10SE], (EC10861) [14SE], 
        (EC10891) [15SE], (EC11001) [17SE], (EC11057, EC11058, 
        EC11059, EC11060, EC11061) [18SE], (EC11109, EC11110, EC11111) 
        [23SE], (EC11402, EC11403, EC11408, EC11409) [1OC], (EC11453, 
        EC11456, EC11457) [5OC], (EC11529, EC11530) [6OC], (EC11599, 
        EC11600, EC11601, EC11602, EC11603) [9OC], (EC11784, EC11787, 
        EC11791) [20OC], (EC11847, EC11849) [21OC], (EC11895), 
        (EC11967, EC11968, EC11969, EC11970, EC11971, EC11972, 
        EC11973, EC11974, EC11979, EC11980, EC11981, EC11982), 
        (EC11985, EC11986, EC11987, EC11989, EC11992, EC11993, 
        EC11994, EC11995, EC11996, EC12001, EC12003, EC12004) [17DE], 
        (EC12380, EC12381, EC12383, EC12384, EC12385, EC12387), 
        (EC12397, EC12398, EC12399, EC12400, EC12401, EC12402, EC2391) 
        [18DE], (EC12624), (EC12626) [19DE]
    ------Inspection Maintenance Program final rule, (EC6116) [27JA], 
        (EC7306), (EC7336) [24FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6269) [27JA], (EC9742) [19JN], 
        (EC12445) [18DE]
    ------inventory data base update final rule, (EC11056) [18SE]
    ------land disposal restrictions final rule, (EC6107, EC6121) 
        [27JA], (EC9101) [12MY], (EC9322) [3JN], (EC10658) [9SE], 
        (EC10817) [10SE], (EC11401) [1OC]
    ------lead hazards final rule, (EC9321) [3JN], (EC10557) [7AU], 
        (EC10818) [10SE], (EC11113) [23SE], (EC11788, EC11789) [20OC]
    ------light duty vehicles and trucks final rule, (EC12404) [18DE]
    ------marine sanitation device standard final rule, (EC6627) 
        [27JA]

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    ------mercury study report, (EC6776) [3FE]
    ------motor vehicle air pollution control final rule, (EC6097) 
        [27JA], (EC7249) [12FE], (EC7984) [16MR], (EC8241) [26MR], 
        (EC8277) [27MR], (EC9319) [3JN]
    ------municipal solid waste final rule, (EC8445) [21AP], (EC9474) 
        [5JN], (EC11115) [23SE], (EC11792) [20OC], (EC12392) [18DE]
    ------National Academy of Public Administration contract 
        determination, (EC9939) [14JY]
    ------national emission standards final rule, (EC6088, EC6090, 
        EC6105), (EC6108, EC6129) [27JA], (EC7081, EC7096) [11FE], 
        (EC7242, EC7246) [12FE], (EC7311), (EC7329, EC7341) [24FE], 
        (EC8054) [17MR], (EC8110) [19MR], (EC8975) [5MY], (EC9052) 
        [11MY], (EC9100) [12MY], (EC9273) [22MY], (EC9442) [4JN], 
        (EC9471, EC9472, EC9473) [5JN], (EC9824) [24JN], (EC10160) 
        [22JY], (EC10191) [23JY], (EC10559) [7AU], (EC10626), 
        (EC10652), (EC10653, EC10654, EC10655) [9SE], (EC10998, 
        EC10999, EC11002, EC11003, EC11004) [17SE], (EC11062) [18SE], 
        (EC11295) [26SE], (EC11976), (EC11990) [17DE], (EC12389), 
        (EC12396, EC12403) [18DE], (EC12625) [19DE]
    ------national water quality inventory report, (EC9519) [5JN]
    ------new stationary sources standards final rule, (EC12390), 
        (EC12403) [18DE]
    ------occupational exposure assessments final rule, (EC12623) 
        [19DE]
    ------ocean dumping final rule, (EC6800), (EC6867) [3FE]
    ------OMB control numbers final rule, (EC10545) [7AU]
    ------Operating Permits Program final rule, (EC8055) [17MR], 
        (EC10340) [28JY]
    ------organobromide production wastes final rule, (EC9908) [14JY]
    ------ozone control strategy final rule, (EC6104), (EC6130) 
        [27JA], (EC7734) [5MR], (EC11455, EC11458) [5OC]
    ------ozone nonattainment areas final rule, (EC6117) [27JA], 
        (EC6780) [3FE], (EC7301), (EC7345) [24FE], (EC9320) [3JN], 
        (EC9470) [5JN], (EC10397) [30JY]
    ------Paperwork Reduction Act approval numbers final rule, 
        (EC6850) [3FE], (EC7936, EC7937, EC7938, EC7939) [12MR], 
        (EC8857, EC8858) [4MY], (EC9170) [18MY], (EC9222) [21MY], 
        (EC9906) [14JY], (EC10346) [28JY], (EC10630) [9SE]
    ------performance partnership grants final rule, (EC11531) [6OC]
    ------pesticide labeling requirements final rule, (EC7279) [24FE]
    ------pesticide reporting requirements final rule, (EC10411) 
        [30JY]
    ------pesticide tolerance exemption final rule, (EC5975, EC5976, 
        EC5977, EC5978, EC5979, EC5980, EC5981), (EC5984, EC5990, 
        EC5991, EC5992, EC5993, EC5994, EC5995, EC5997, EC5998, 
        EC5999, EC6000), (EC6114, EC6115) [27JA], (EC6738, EC6739, 
        EC6740), (EC6805, EC6806) [3FE], (EC7038, EC7039) [11FE], 
        (EC7237, EC7241, EC7248) [12FE], (EC7623, EC7624, EC7625) 
        [2MR], (EC7975, EC7976) [16MR], (EC8101) [19MR], (EC8275) 
        [27MR], (EC8309) [31MR], (EC8410, EC8411, EC8412) [21AP], 
        (EC8778, EC8779) [29AP], (EC9008, EC9009) [7MY], (EC9035, 
        EC9036) [11MY], (EC9114) [13MY], (EC9214, EC9215, EC9223) 
        [21MY], (EC9451, EC9452, EC9453, EC9454), (EC9477) [5JN], 
        (EC9617) [15JN], (EC9808), (EC9809, EC9810, EC9812, EC9814) 
        [24JN], (EC10043) [17JY], (EC10103, EC10104), (EC10105) 
        [21JY], (EC10188), (EC10189) [23JY], (EC10513, EC10514) [6AU], 
        (EC10546, EC10548) [7AU], (EC10616, EC10618) [9SE], (EC10854, 
        EC10855) [14SE], (EC10988, EC10989, EC10990), (EC10995, 
        EC10996) [17SE], (EC11053) [18SE], (EC11294) [26SE], (EC11387, 
        EC11389, EC11390, EC11392) [1OC], (EC11443, EC11444, EC11445, 
        EC11446) [5OC], (EC11518), (EC11521, EC11522, EC11523) [6OC], 
        (EC11594, EC11595, EC11596, EC11598) [9OC], (EC11839, EC11840) 
        [21OC], (EC11896, EC11897), (EC11898, EC11900, EC11902, 
        EC11903, EC11904), (EC11966) [17DE], (EC12348, EC12349, 
        EC12350, EC12351, EC12352, EC12353, EC12354, EC12355, EC12356) 
        [18DE]
    ------pesticide tolerance final rule, (EC5969, EC5970, EC5971, 
        EC5972, EC5973, EC5974), (EC5982, EC5983, EC5985, EC5987, 
        EC5988, EC5989, EC5996), (EC6080), (EC6113) [27JA], (EC7271, 
        EC7272, EC7273, EC7274, EC7275, EC7276, EC7277, EC7278, 
        EC7280, EC7281), (EC7316) [24FE], (EC7987) [16MR], (EC8067) 
        [18MR], (EC8236, EC8237) [26MR], (EC8413, EC8414, EC8415) 
        [21AP], (EC8667, EC8668), (EC8669, EC8670) [27AP], (EC8840) 
        [4MY], (EC8942, EC8943, EC8944, EC8945, EC8946, EC8947, 
        EC8948, EC8949, EC8950, EC8951, EC8952) [5MY], (EC9096, 
        EC9097, EC9098, EC9099) [12MY], (EC9113, EC9115) [13MY], 
        (EC9577) [11JN], (EC9614, EC9615, EC9616) [15JN], (EC9811, 
        EC9813) [24JN], (EC9860) [25JN], (EC10152, EC10153) [22JY], 
        (EC10190) [23JY], (EC10269) [24JY], (EC10388) [29JY], 
        (EC10458) [3AU], (EC10515) [6AU], (EC10547) [7AU], (EC10615, 
        EC10617), (EC10769) [9SE], (EC10991, EC10992, EC10993, 
        EC10994) [17SE], (EC11054) [18SE], (EC11194) [23SE], (EC11292, 
        EC11293) [26SE], (EC11388, EC11391) [1OC], (EC11516, EC11517), 
        (EC11519, EC11520) [6OC], (EC11593, EC11597) [9OC], (EC11786) 
        [20OC], (EC11899, EC11901, EC11905) [17DE], (EC12357) [18DE]
    ------pesticide worker protection standards final rule, (EC11977) 
        [17DE]
    ------preliminary assessment information final rule, (EC6804) 
        [3FE]
    ------promulgation of action final rule, (EC6081) [27JA], (EC9155) 
        [14MY], (EC9318, EC9319, EC9322) [3JN]
    ------protection of stratospheric ozone final rule, (EC6774) 
        [3FE], (EC10341) [28JY], (EC11411) [1OC], (EC11455) [5OC]
    ------Public Water System Program final rule, (EC10819) [10SE]
    ------Reformulated Gasoline Program final rule, (EC12002) [17DE]
    ------regulated substances and thresholds for accidental release 
        prevention final rule, (EC6122) [27JA]
    ------reimbursement to local governments for emergency responses 
        to hazardous substance releases final rule, (EC7087) [11FE]
    ------reporting regulations final rule, (EC8283) [27MR], (EC9815) 
        [24JN]
    ------Safe Drinking Water Act final rule, (EC8792) [29AP]
    ------sediment contamination in surface waters of the U.S. report, 
        (EC7210) [11FE]
    ------significant new uses of certain chemical substances final 
        rule, (EC5986), (EC6098), (EC6131, EC6132) [27JA], (EC6790), 
        (EC6794, EC6795, EC6810, EC6811, EC6812) [3FE], (EC7314, 
        EC7315), (EC7323, EC7326, EC7349), (EC7351, EC7352) [24FE], 
        (EC7988) [16MR], (EC8852) [4MY], (EC8966) [5MY], (EC10637) 
        [9SE], (EC10837) [11SE], (EC10860) [14SE], (EC11965), 
        (EC11988, EC12000) [17DE]
    ------solid waste programs final rule, (EC6786), (EC6801) [3FE]
    ------State clean air assistance agreements final rule, (EC7599) 
        [26FE]
    ------State sewage sludge management regulations final rule, 
        (EC10761) [9SE]
    ------State Small Business Stationary Source Technical and 
        Environmental Compliance Program report, (EC9054) [11MY]
    ------Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program report, 
        (EC6628) [27JA]
    ------Superfund report, (EC9053) [11MY]
    ------toxic chemical release reporting final rule, (EC7313), 
        (EC7327) [24FE], (EC7486) [25FE], (EC8439) [21AP], (EC8583) 
        [22AP]
    ------uncontrolled hazardous waste sites final rule, (EC7733) 
        [5MR], (EC10280) [24JY], (EC11399, EC11404) [1OC]
    ------Underground Storage Tank Program final rule, (EC6772, 
        EC6773) [3FE], (EC7319), (EC7331) [24FE], (EC8967) [5MY], 
        (EC10111) [21JY], (EC11398) [1OC], (EC12627) [19DE]
    ------withdrawal of Federal regulations final rule, (EC7754) [5MR]
    Executive Office of the President: achievements in aeronautics and 
        space report, (EC10936) [15SE]
    ------Andean Trade Preference Act report, (EC6995) [4FE]
    ------approval and implementation of nuclear cooperation 
        agreement, (EC6840) [3FE]
    ------arms control treaty compliance by the successor states to 
        the former Soviet Union report, (EC9932) [14JY]
    ------biological and chemical weapons terrorism deterrence 
        programs report, (EC9530) [9JN]
    ------Bosnian Serbs emergency continuation notice, (EC6833) [3FE]
    ------budget deferrals report, (EC6751) [3FE], (EC11909) [17DE]
    ------budget submission report, (EC6752) [3FE]
    ------CCC budget report, (EC10499) [4AU]
    ------Chinasat-8 Satellite Program notification, (EC7372) [24FE]
    ------Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, 
        Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and Their 
        Destruction report, (EC6843, EC6844) [3FE], (EC7735) [5MR]
    ------Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty report, (EC9935) 
        [14JY]
    ------coordination of military task force relative to medical and 
        disaster assistance to Kenya and Tanzania report, (EC10848) 
        [11SE]
    ------Counter-Terrorism Fund notice, (EC11448) [5OC]
    ------Cyprus question report, (EC6976) [4FE], (EC9486) [5JN]
    ------destruction of equipment report, (EC7010) [5FE]
    ------Detargeting Russian Strategic Missiles report, (EC8050) 
        [17MR]
    ------determination relative to Air Force disclosure of classified 
        information, (EC7071) [11FE]
    ------determination relative to Pakistan, (EC9352) [3JN]
    ------determination relative to Vietnam, (EC8558) [21AP]
    ------District of Columbia criminal justice system budget 
        legislation, (EC9884) [14JY]
    ------efforts to obtain Iraq's compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolution, (EC6835) [3FE], (EC7008) [5FE], (EC8457) 
        [21AP], (EC9868) [25JN], (EC9982) [15JY], (EC12063) [17DE]
    ------emergency appropriations request, (EC6750) [3FE], (EC7042) 
        [11FE], (EC10841) [11SE], (EC11910, EC11911, EC11912, EC11913, 
        EC11914, EC11915, EC11916, EC11917, EC11918) [17DE]
    ------emigration laws report, (EC6932, EC6933, EC6934) [3FE], 
        (EC7007), (EC7030) [5FE], (EC9997) [15JY], (EC10541) [6AU]
    ------Federal Government departments and agencies report, (EC6977) 
        [4FE]
    ------IMF supplemental appropriations legislation, (EC7042) [11FE]
    ------national emergency relative to Angola report, (EC6828) 
        [3FE], (EC10778) [9SE], (EC12062) [17DE]
    ------national emergency relative to Burma report, (EC6190) 
        [27JA], (EC9344) [3JN], (EC12060) [17DE]
    ------national emergency relative to Colombia report, (EC12061) 
        [17DE]
    ------national emergency relative to Iran report, (EC6834) [3FE], 
        (EC12058, EC12059) [17DE]
    ------national emergency relative to Iraq report, (EC10777) [9SE], 
        (EC10845) [11SE]
    ------national emergency relative to Libya report, (EC6830, 
        EC6831) [3FE], (EC9983) [15JY]
    ------national emergency relative to Serbia and Montenegro report, 
        (EC9343) [3JN], (EC12057) [17DE]
    ------national emergency relative to Sudan report, (EC12064, 
        EC12065) [17DE]

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    ------national emergency relative to the Middle East peace 
        process, (EC6832) [3FE], (EC10843) [11SE]
    ------National Security Strategy report, (EC11921) [17DE]
    ------negative security assurances report, (EC6217) [27JA]
    ------notice relative to the lapse of the Export Administration 
        Act, (EC6829) [3FE], (EC8456) [21AP], (EC10844) [11SE]
    ------nuclear proliferation prevention report, (EC8802) [29AP]
    ------Office of Administration personnel report, (EC6218) [27JA]
    ------progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus problem, 
        (EC6838) [3FE], (EC8472) [21AP], (EC10788) [9SE], (EC11283) 
        [25SE], (EC12078) [17DE]
    ------proposed rescissions of budget authority, (EC7284) [24FE]
    ------response of President Clinton to the Office of Independent 
        Counsel report on perjury, obstruction of justice and improper 
        sexual conduct, (EC11337) [29SE]
    ------security of U.S. Embassy in Albania report, (EC10846) [11SE]
    ------security of U.S. Embassy in Liberia report, (EC11463) [5OC]
    ------supplemental appropriations request, (EC7283) [24FE], 
        (EC7687) [4MR], (EC7977) [16MR], (EC8172) [24MR], (EC9117) 
        [13MY], (EC9197) [20MY], (EC11219, EC11220) [23SE], (EC12595) 
        [19DE]
    ------Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe report, 
        (EC9801) [23JN]
    ------U.S. military action against Iraq report, (EC12425) [18DE]
    ------U.S. military strikes in Afghanistan relative to terrorist 
        activities report, (EC10847) [11SE]
    ------U.S. support of the U.N. and NATO efforts in the former 
        Yugoslavian Republics, (EC6842) [3FE], (EC9799) [23JN]
    ------vacancy report, (EC12446) [18DE]
    ------wheat gluten trade proclamation and memorandum, (EC9522) 
        [5JN]
    ------year 2000 computer conversion activities emergency funding 
        report, (EC10842) [11SE], (EC11919) [17DE]
    Eximbank: Freedom of Information Act report, (EC9990) [15JY]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC9635) [15JN]
    ------performance plan report, (EC9892) [14JY]
    ------report, (EC7979) [16MR], (EC9130) [13MY]
    ------tied aid credits report, (EC7691) [4MR], (EC7979) [16MR]
    ------U.S. exports to Canada, (EC11178) [23SE]
    ------U.S. exports to Chile, (EC12363) [18DE]
    ------U.S. exports to Fiji, (EC9817) [24JN]
    ------U.S. exports to Indonesia, (EC6031) [27JA]
    ------U.S. exports to Mexico, (EC10005) [16JY], (EC10068) [20JY], 
        (EC10878) [14SE]
    ------U.S. exports to Russia, (EC6029) [27JA], (EC8423) [21AP]
    ------U.S. exports to Sub-Saharan Africa, (EC9622) [15JN]
    ------U.S. exports to the People's Republic of China, (EC6030) 
        [27JA], (EC8183) [25MR], (EC9818) [24JN], (EC10773) [9SE]
    ------U.S. exports to Turkey, (EC9978) [15JY]
    ------U.S. exports to Turkmenistan, (EC10067) [20JY]
    ------U.S. exports to Uzbekistan, (EC8184) [25MR]
    ------U.S. exports to Venezuela, (EC9977) [15JY]
    FAA: acquisition management system report, (EC8166) [23MR]
    ------budget report, (EC8766) [27AP]
    ------foreign aviation authorities assistance report, (EC7467) 
        [24FE], (EC12697) [19DE]
    ------pilot minimum flight time requirements report, (EC8620) 
        [23AP], (EC8820) [29AP]
    ------pilot qualifications and training pay report, (EC8157) 
        [23MR]
    ------Subsonic Noise Reduction Technology Program report, 
        (EC10327) [27JY]
    Farm Credit Administration: administrative expenses final rule, 
        (EC9816) [24JN]
    ------disclosures to investors final rule, (EC10106) [21JY], 
        (EC10154) [22JY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6274) 
        [27JA]
    ------financial report, (EC10770) [9SE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC6275) [27JA]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC9164) [14MY]
    ------loan policies and operations final rule, (EC6001, EC6002) 
        [27JA], (EC7040) [11FE]
    ------organization final rule, (EC11906) [17DE]
    ------performance plan report, (EC7838) [9MR]
    ------report, (EC12106) [17DE]
    Farm Credit Bank of Texas: report, (EC10591) [7AU]
    Farm Credit Bank of Wichita: report, (EC9065) [11MY]
    Farm Service Agency: Boll Weevil Eradication Loan Program final 
        rule, (EC7767) [9MR]
    ------Dairy Indemnity Payment Program final rule, (EC8842) [4MY]
    ------loans final rule, (EC8841) [4MY]
    ------tobacco allotments and quotas final rule, (EC7282) [24FE], 
        (EC9116) [13MY]
    ------Tree Assistance Program final rule, (EC6741) [3FE]
    FBI: Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act final rule, 
        (EC8066) [17MR]
    ------national instant criminal background check system for 
        purchase of firearms final rule, (EC12183) [17DE]
    FCC: access charge reform final rule, (EC6137) [27JA]
    ------advanced television systems relative to existing broadcast 
        service final rule, (EC7989) [16MR]
    ------allow non-U.S. licensed space stations to provide domestic 
        and international satellite service final rule, (EC6135) 
        [27JA]
    ------assessment and collection of regulatory fees final rule, 
        (EC10071) [20JY]
    ------automatic vehicle monitoring systems final rule, (EC8450) 
        [21AP], (EC10424) [31JY]
    ------billed party preference final rule, (EC7357) [24FE]
    ------Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act 
        implementation final rule, (EC6138) [27JA], (EC11605) [9OC]
    ------closed captioning and video description of video programming 
        final rule, (EC12005) [17DE]
    ------Coast Guard vessel traffic services final rule, (EC11604) 
        [9OC]
    ------commercial availability of navigation devices final rule, 
        (EC10161) [22JY]
    ------commercial mobile radio services final rule, (EC7868) [10MR]
    ------comparative hearing process final rule, (EC10894) [15SE]
    ------competitive market conditions report, (EC11658) [12OC]
    ------confidential information final rule, (EC10838) [11SE]
    ------digital devices final rule, (EC9331) [3JN]
    ------enhanced 911 emergency calling system final rule, (EC6159) 
        [27JA]
    ------equal employment opportunities guidelines final rule, 
        (EC7826) [9MR]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6276) 
        [27JA]
    ------Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service final rule, 
        (EC8763) [27AP], (EC9334) [3JN], (EC10284) [24JY]
    ------final rule, (EC8317) [31MR]
    ------finder's preference final rule, (EC10939) [16SE]
    ------FM broadcast stations final rule, (EC6134), (EC6139, EC6140, 
        EC6141, EC6142, EC6143, EC6144, EC6145, EC6146, EC6147, 
        EC6148, EC6149, EC6152, EC6153, EC6154, EC6155, EC6156, 
        EC6157) [27JA], (EC6816, EC6817, EC6818) [3FE], (EC7097, 
        EC7098, EC7099, EC7100, EC7101, EC7102, EC7103, EC7104, 
        EC7105, EC7106), (EC7107) [11FE], (EC7603, EC7604, EC7605), 
        (EC7606, EC7607, EC7608, EC7609, EC7610) [26FE], (EC7631, 
        EC7632, EC7633, EC7634, EC7635, EC7636, EC7638, EC7639, 
        EC7640, EC7641, EC7642) [2MR], (EC7867) [10MR], (EC7913) 
        [11MR], (EC7940) [12MR], (EC8143, EC8145, EC8146, EC8147, 
        EC8148, EC8149, EC8150) [23MR], (EC8447, EC8448, EC8449) 
        [21AP], (EC8795, EC8796, EC8797) [29AP], (EC9015, EC9016) 
        [7MY], (EC9323, EC9325, EC9326, EC9327, EC9328, EC9330, 
        EC9332, EC9333) [3JN], (EC9479, EC9480, EC9481) [5JN], 
        (EC10281, EC10282), (EC10283, EC10285, EC10286, EC10287, 
        EC10288, EC10289) [24JY], (EC10349) [28JY], (EC10399) [30JY], 
        (EC10461) [3AU], (EC10821, EC10822, EC10824) [10SE], (EC10892, 
        EC10893) [15SE], (EC11297) [26SE], (EC11306, EC11307, EC11308, 
        EC11309) [28SE], (EC11413) [1OC], (EC11690, EC11691, EC11692, 
        EC11693, EC11694, EC11695, EC11696) [19OC], (EC12007, EC12008, 
        EC12009, EC12010), (EC12011, EC12012, EC12014, EC12015, 
        EC12016, EC12017, EC12019, EC12020, EC12021, EC12022, EC12024) 
        [17DE], (EC12405, EC12406, EC12407, EC12408, EC12409, EC12410, 
        EC12411) [18DE]
    ------foreign participation in U.S. telecommunications market 
        final rule, (EC6136) [27JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7602) [26FE], 
        (EC11421) [1OC]
    ------GHz frequency band final rule, (EC6158) [27JA], (EC7108) 
        [11FE], (EC7355) [24FE], (EC7827) [9MR], (EC9104) [12MY], 
        (EC9124) [13MY], (EC11197) [23SE], (EC11242) [24SE], (EC12630) 
        [19DE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC12107) [17DE]
    ------local exchange carriers final rule, (EC6150, EC6151) [27JA]
    ------main studio and local public inspection files of broadcast 
        television and radio stations final rule, (EC10823) [10SE]
    ------maritime communications final rule, (EC7637) [2MR], (EC9103) 
        [12MY]
    ------MHz frequency band final rule, (EC7356) [24FE], (EC10940) 
        [16SE], (EC11678) [16OC], (EC11960) [17DE]
    ------microwave relocation final rule, (EC7828) [9MR], (EC7866) 
        [10MR]
    ------minimum distance separations final rule, (EC10012) [16JY]
    ------minority and female ownership of mass media facilities final 
        rule, (EC12413) [18DE]
    ------mobile radio service providers final rule, (EC6133) [27JA], 
        (EC7601) [26FE], (EC9666) [17JN]
    ------Multipoint Distribution Service final rule, (EC9329) [3JN], 
        (EC12023) [17DE]
    ------National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Board of 
        Directors final rule, (EC9335) [3JN], (EC12018) [17DE]
    ------personal communications services final rule, (EC7869) 
        [10MR], (EC8318) [31MR], (EC11296) [26SE]
    ------radio astronomy coordination zone final rule, (EC11198) 
        [23SE]
    ------radio frequency radiation final rule, (EC9478) [5JN], 
        (EC10398) [30JY]
    ------relief from State and local regulations final rule, (EC9123) 
        [13MY]
    ------spectrum requirements for public safety agency 
        communications final rule, (EC12006) [17DE]
    ------streamlining of radio technical rules final rule, (EC10162) 
        [22JY]
    ------Telecommunications Act implementation final rule, (EC7990) 
        [16MR], (EC8144) [23MR], (EC9683) [18JN], (EC10161) [22JY], 
        (EC10350) [28JY], (EC12412, EC12414) [18DE]
    ------telephone number portability final rule, (EC9324) [3JN], 
        (EC12415) [18DE]
    ------toll free service access codes final rule, (EC8446) [21AP]
    ------wireless telecommunications carriers final rule, (EC10820) 
        [10SE], (EC12013) [17DE]
    FCIC: canola and rapeseed final rule, (EC6744) [3FE]
    ------corn final rule, (EC6742, EC6748) [3FE]

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    ------crop insurance regulations final rule, (EC6746) [3FE], 
        (EC7575, EC7576, EC7577, EC7578), (EC7579, EC7580, EC7581, 
        EC7582, EC7583, EC7584, EC7585, EC7586, EC7587, EC7588, 
        EC7589, EC7590, EC7591, EC7592, EC7593, EC7594, EC7595) 
        [26FE], (EC7720, EC7721, EC7722, EC7723) [5MR], (EC7972, 
        EC7973) [16MR], (EC8178) [25MR], (EC8308) [31MR], (EC11877, 
        EC11878) [17DE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8011) [16MR]
    ------peas final rule, (EC6004) [27JA], (EC6747) [3FE]
    ------potatoes final rule, (EC6745) [3FE]
    ------public information final rule, (EC6749) [3FE]
    ------report, (EC9618) [15JN], (EC12447) [18DE]
    ------sorghum final rule, (EC6743) [3FE]
    FDA: administrative practices and procedures final rule, (EC12036) 
        [17DE]
    ------animal drug use final rule, (EC6176) [27JA], (EC7693) [4MR], 
        (EC7914) [11MR], (EC9826) [24JN], (EC10362) [29JY]
    ------animal drug use labeling final rule
    ------antibiotic drugs final rule, (EC11260) [25SE]
    ------beverages final rule, (EC9911) [14JY], (EC10660) [9SE]
    ------biological products final rule, (EC10661) [9SE]
    ------carcinogenicity testing final rule, (EC6172) [27JA]
    ------Center for Devices and Radiological Health final rule, 
        (EC6177) [27JA]
    ------drug labeling final rule, (EC9338) [3JN], (EC10010) [16JY], 
        (EC12037, EC12039) [17DE], (EC12638) [19DE]
    ------drug packaging final rule, (EC12041) [17DE]
    ------exemption from State and local cigarette and smokeless 
        tobacco requirements final rule, (EC6171) [27JA]
    ------financial disclosure by clinical investigators final rule, 
        (EC7110) [11FE], (EC10072) [20JY]
    ------food additives final rule, (EC6819, EC6820), (EC6821, 
        EC6822) [3FE], (EC7359, EC7360, EC7361, EC7362, EC7363) 
        [24FE], (EC7488, EC7489) [25FE], (EC7629) [2MR], (EC7715) 
        [4MR], (EC7982) [16MR], (EC8316) [31MR], (EC8432, EC8433) 
        [21AP], (EC8977) [5MY], (EC9017, EC9018) [7MY], (EC9336, 
        EC9337, EC9339, EC9340) [3JN], (EC9533) [9JN], (EC9980, 
        EC9981) [15JY], (EC10019) [16JY], (EC10201, EC10202) [23JY], 
        (EC10365, EC10366) [29JY], (EC10663, EC10664) [9SE], (EC11121, 
        EC11122) [23SE], (EC11460) [5OC], (EC11606) [9OC], (EC12025, 
        EC12026, EC12027, EC12029, EC12030, EC12031, EC12034), 
        (EC12040, EC12046, EC12047) [17DE], (EC12416), (EC12420, 
        EC12421, EC12422) [18DE], (EC12631) [19DE]
    ------food irradiation in processing, production, and handling 
        final rule, (EC6169, EC6170) [27JA], (EC10665) [9SE], 
        (EC11118) [23SE]
    ------food labeling final rule, (EC6165, EC6167, EC6173) [27JA], 
        (EC7487) [25FE], (EC7630) [2MR], (EC7864) [10MR], (EC8315) 
        [31MR], (EC8451) [21AP], (EC9274, EC9276) [22MY], (EC9797) 
        [23JN], (EC10011, EC10013, EC10014), (EC10015, EC10016, 
        EC10017, EC10018, EC10020, EC10021) [16JY], (EC10163) [22JY], 
        (EC10462) [3AU], (EC12033), (EC12038) [17DE]
    ------insulin final rule, (EC11259) [25SE]
    ------lather brushes final rule, (EC9275) [22MY], (EC9798) [23JN]
    ------mammography standards final rule, (EC6168) [27JA], (EC12045) 
        [17DE]
    ------medical devices final rule, (EC6166, EC6175, EC6178) [27JA], 
        (EC9019) [7MY], (EC9125) [13MY], (EC9628, EC9629) [15JN], 
        (EC10519) [6AU], (EC10561) [7AU], (EC10666) [9SE], (EC11005) 
        [17SE], (EC11063, EC11064) [18SE], (EC11117) [23SE], (EC11261) 
        [25SE], (EC11459) [5OC], (EC11793) [20OC], (EC12028, EC12032, 
        EC12035), (EC12042, EC12043) [17DE], (EC12419) [18DE], 
        (EC12632) [19DE]
    ------new drug application final rule, (EC6823) [3FE], (EC8978) 
        [5MY], (EC12044) [17DE]
    ------over-the-counter drugs final rule, (EC10659, EC10662) [9SE], 
        (EC11119, EC11120) [23SE], (EC12417), (EC12418) [18DE]
    ------positron emission tomography drug products final rule, 
        (EC6174) [27JA]
    ------premarket approval applications final rule, (EC7109) [11FE]
    FDIC: Affordable Housing Advisory Board report, (EC6973) [4FE], 
        (EC8832) [30AP], (EC11935) [17DE]
    ------Affordable Housing Disposition Program report, (EC11934) 
        [17DE]
    ------compliance and consumer affairs report, (EC8787) [29AP]
    ------deposit insurance final rule, (EC9154) [14MY]
    ------disclosure of information final rule, (EC8707) [27AP]
    ------economically depressed regions final rule, (EC7727) [5MR]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8012) [16MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC7137) [11FE]
    ------independent audits and reporting requirements final rule, 
        (EC6032) [27JA]
    ------insured State banks and insured savings associations final 
        rule, (EC11936) [17DE]
    ------interest on deposits final rule, (EC7597) [26FE]
    ------international banking regulations final rule, (EC8594) 
        [23AP]
    ------merger decisions report, (EC12607) [19DE]
    ------municipal securities brokers or dealers report, (EC9086) 
        [11MY]
    ------performance plan report, (EC7138) [11FE]
    ------report, (EC10220) [23JY]
    ------resolution and receivership final rule, (EC10361) [29JY]
    ------risk-based capital standards final rule, (EC6762) [3FE], 
        (EC11233, EC11234) [24SE]
    ------strategic plan report, (EC10882) [14SE]
    ------unsafe and unsound banking practices final rule, (EC8683) 
        [27AP], (EC11100) [23SE]
    ------utilization of private sector report, (EC9043) [11MY]
    ------year 2000 problem final rule, (EC12606) [19DE]
    FEC: budget request report, (EC7001) [4FE], (EC12714) [19DE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6278) 
        [27JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8074) [18MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC8871) [4MY]
    ------recommendations for legislative action report, (EC8488) 
        [21AP]
    ------report, (EC9370) [3JN]
    ------strategic plan report, (EC6277) [27JA]
    Federal Bar Association: report, (EC8619) [23AP]
    Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: Inspector 
        General report, (EC12438) [18DE]
    ------report, (EC8605) [23AP], (EC10417) [31JY]
    Federal Highway Administration: Intermodal Surface Transportation 
        Efficiency Act report, (EC6992) [4FE], (EC12481) [18DE]
    ------safety fitness procedures final rule, (EC12410) [18DE]
    Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: report, (EC8836) [30AP], 
        (EC9005) [5MY]
    Federal Housing Finance Board: Affordable Housing Program final 
        rule, (EC9217) [21MY]
    ------community investment cash advance programs final rule, 
        (EC11938) [17DE]
    ------compensation and conflict-of-interest rules for employees 
        final rule, (EC9796) [23JN]
    ------Federal home loan bank bylaws final rule, (EC6034) [27JA], 
        (EC10395) [30JY], (EC11939) [17DE]
    ------Federal home loan bank financial disclosures final rule, 
        (EC10517) [6AU]
    ------Federal home loan bank standby letters of credit final rule, 
        (EC11937) [17DE]
    ------final rule, (EC7485) [25FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7841) [9MR], (EC10221) 
        [23JY]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC7840) [9MR]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6279) [27JA], (EC9105) [12MY], 
        (EC9131) [13MY]
    ------management report, (EC6279) [27JA]
    ------membership eligibility final rule, (EC6763) [3FE], (EC10069) 
        [20JY], (EC10460) [3AU]
    ------report, (EC9308) [3JN], (EC10031) [16JY]
    ------salary structure report, (EC7928) [12MR]
    Federal Labor Relations Authority: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report, (EC6281) [27JA]
    ------Federal sector labor relations laws final rule, (EC11245) 
        [24SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7736) [5MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC6280) [27JA], 
        (EC9023) [7MY]
    ------unfair labor practice proceedings final rule, (EC8186) 
        [25MR], (EC12448, EC12449) [18DE]
    Federal Maritime Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
        Act report, (EC6283) [27JA]
    ------filing and service fees final rule, (EC11326) [28SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8013) [16MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC8193) [25MR]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6282) [27JA], (EC9132) [13MY], 
        (EC12108) [17DE]
    ------management report, (EC6282) [27JA]
    ------performance plan report, (EC7842) [9MR]
    ------report, (EC8758) [27AP]
    ------service contract filing requirements final rule, (EC6928) 
        [3FE]
    Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: Federal Managers' 
        Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6284) [27JA]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC7702) [4MR]
    Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: Federal 
        Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC12109) [17DE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC7381) [24FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC12109) [17DE]
    ------performance plan report, (EC8112) [19MR]
    Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance 
        Trust Fund: report, (EC8837) [30AP]
    Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board: correction of 
        administrative errors final rule, (EC7139) [11FE], (EC8983) 
        [5MY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7613) [26FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC12110) [17DE]
    ------thrift savings plan loans final rule, (EC10863) [14SE]
    Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund: report, 
        (EC8838) [30AP]
    FEMA: Defense Production Act report, (EC6033) [27JA]
    ------disaster assistance final rule, (EC8552) [21AP], (EC8821) 
        [29AP]
    ------flood elevation determinations final rule, (EC7770, EC7773, 
        EC7776, EC7778, EC7779, EC7780, EC7782, EC7783, EC7784, 
        EC7787), (EC7789, EC7790, EC7791, EC7792, EC7793, EC7794, 
        EC7795, EC7796, EC7798, EC7803, EC7804, EC7805, EC7807, 
        EC7808, EC7809, EC7812, EC7813, EC7814, EC7817, EC7818) [9MR], 
        (EC8597, EC8598, EC8599, EC8600, EC8601, EC8602, EC8603, 
        EC8604) [23AP], (EC11101, EC11103, EC11105) [23SE], (EC11235, 
        EC11236), (EC11239, EC11240) [24SE], (EC12364, EC12365, 
        EC12366, EC12368) [18DE], (EC12610, EC12612) [19DE]
    ------flood insurance eligibility final rule, (EC8595, EC8596) 
        [23AP], (EC11102) [23SE], (EC11238) [24SE], (EC12608, EC12609) 
        [19DE]
    ------flood mitigation assistance final rule, (EC7774) [9MR]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7839) [9MR]

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    ------list of communities eligible for the sale of flood insurance 
        final rule, (EC7771, EC7775, EC7781, EC7786), (EC7797, EC7800, 
        EC7802, EC7811, EC7816) [9MR], (EC10550) [7AU]
    ------National Flood Insurance Program final rule, (EC7801) [9MR], 
        (EC8424) [21AP]
    ------suspension of community eligibility final rule, (EC7772, 
        EC7777, EC7785, EC7788), (EC7799, EC7806, EC7810, EC7815) 
        [9MR], (EC9893) [14JY], (EC11104) [23SE], (EC11237) [24SE], 
        (EC11773) [20OC], (EC12367) [18DE], (EC12611) [19DE]
    FERC: fee schedule final rule, (EC9482) [5JN]
    ------fuel cost adjustments final rule, (EC11534) [6OC]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC8192) [25MR]
    ------interstate natural gas pipelines business practice standards 
        final rule, (EC9055) [11MY], (EC11199, EC11200) [23SE]
    ------licensing of hydroelectric projects final rule, (EC6160, 
        EC6161) [27JA]
    ------open access same-time information system and standards of 
        conduct final rule, (EC9825) [24JN]
    ------property accounting regulations final rule, (EC7991) [16MR]
    Financial Crimes Enforcement Network: Bank Secrecy Act final rule, 
        (EC7063, EC7064) [11FE], (EC11632) [10OC]
    Financial Management Service: administrative wage garnishment 
        final rule, (EC9028) [7MY], (EC11212) [23SE], (EC11265) 
        [25SE], (EC11821) [20OC], (EC12475) [18DE]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission: report, (EC7169) 
        [11FE]
    FRS: appraisal standards for Federal transactions final rule, 
        (EC12361) [18DE]
    ------bank holding companies and change in bank control final 
        rule, (EC8292) [30MR]
    ------bank regulations final rule, (EC11932) [17DE]
    ------cancellation of reserve bank capital stock final rule, 
        (EC10194) [23JY]
    ------capital guidelines final rule, (EC10549) [7AU]
    ------consumer leasing final rule, (EC11395) [1OC]
    ------depository institutions reserve requirements final rule, 
        (EC8312) [31MR]
    ------electronic funds transfer final rule, (EC8051) [17MR], 
        (EC11397) [1OC]
    ------equal credit opportunity final rule, (EC6020) [27JA], 
        (EC8422) [21AP]
    ------expanded examination cycle for small insured institutions 
        final rule, (EC8313) [31MR]
    ------expanded examination cycle for U.S. branches and agencies of 
        foreign banks final rule, (EC11195) [23SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7025) [5FE], (EC7703) 
        [4MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC8298) [30MR]
    ------home mortgage disclosure regulations final rule, (EC11394) 
        [1OC]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6251) [27JA], (EC9363) [3JN], 
        (EC12094) [17DE]
    ------leverage standards final rule, (EC9532) [9JN]
    ------loans to member banks and holding companies report, (EC7927) 
        [12MR]
    ------management report, (EC6251) [27JA]
    ------markets for small business and commercial mortgage related 
        securities report, (EC11771) [20OC]
    ------membership of State banking institutions final rule, 
        (EC10195) [23JY]
    ------monetary policy report, (EC10603) [7AU]
    ------profitability of credit card operations of depository 
        institutions report, (EC11653) [12OC]
    ------Regulatory System for Government Securities report, (EC8662) 
        [23AP]
    ------report, (EC9462) [5JN]
    ------retail banking services report, (EC9894) [14JY]
    ------risk-based capital standards final rule, (EC6019) [27JA], 
        (EC11097) [23SE]
    ------savings disclosures final rule, (EC10459) [3AU]
    ------securities credit transactions final rule, (EC7076) [11FE], 
        (EC10319) [27JY], (EC12604) [19DE]
    ------security procedures final rule, (EC10196) [23JY]
    ------truth in lending final rule, (EC6018) [27JA]
    ------truth in savings final rule, (EC10459) [3AU], (EC11396) 
        [1OC]
    FTC: adjudicative proceedings final rule, (EC10308) [24JY]
    ------amplifiers utilized in home entertainment products final 
        rule, (EC10207) [23JY]
    ------antitrust mutual assistance agreements report, (EC6991) 
        [4FE]
    ------appliance labeling final rule, (EC10112) [21JY]
    ------Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act report, (EC8071) 
        [18MR]
    ------dry cell batteries final rule, (EC6163) [27JA]
    ------energy and water consumption final rule, (EC6164) [27JA], 
        (EC11116) [23SE]
    ------enforcement policy final rule, (EC10290) [24JY]
    ------environmental marketing claims final rule, (EC9056) [11MY]
    ------Fair Debt Collection Practices Act report, (EC8425) [21AP]
    ------feather and down products final rule, (EC10825) [10SE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6285) 
        [27JA]
    ------foreign language advertising and sales materials final rule, 
        (EC10290) [24JY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7874) [10MR], (EC8113) 
        [19MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC8984) [5MY]
    ------individual reference services report, (EC6974) [4FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6286) [27JA], (EC9544) [9JN]
    ------negative option plans final rule, (EC10895) [15SE]
    ------premerger notification final rule, (EC10324) [27JY]
    ------records and information final rule, (EC9937) [14JY]
    ------report, (EC9947) [14JY]
    ------rules of practice final rule, (EC7358) [24FE]
    ------Textile Fiber Products Identification Act implementation 
        final rule, (EC10208) [23JY]
    ------textile fiber products identification and wool and fur 
        products labeling regulations final rule, (EC8151) [23MR]
    ------U.S. origin claims, (EC6162) [27JA]
    GAO: bid protest report, (EC7374) [24FE]
    ------Capitol Preservation Fund report, (EC11581) [6OC]
    ------Congressional Award Foundation report, (EC9562) [9JN]
    ------employees detailed to congressional committees report, 
        (EC7227) [11FE], (EC10810) [9SE]
    ------historical information and statistics regarding rescissions 
        report, (EC9861) [25JN]
    ------investigations, audits, and evaluations report, (EC6287, 
        EC6288, EC6289, EC6290) [27JA], (EC7140) [11FE], (EC7382) 
        [24FE], (EC8287) [27MR], (EC8985) [5MY], (EC10587) [7AU], 
        (EC10985) [16SE], (EC12101) [17DE]
    ------IRS audit report, (EC6291) [27JA]
    ------reports, (EC6243, EC6244) [27JA], (EC7128, EC7141) [11FE], 
        (EC7500) [25FE], (EC8330) [31MR], (EC8982) [5MY], (EC9542) 
        [9JN], (EC9572) [10JN], (EC10030) [16JY], (EC10218) [23JY], 
        (EC10585) [7AU], (EC10880) [14SE], (EC11707) [19OC], (EC12088) 
        [17DE], (EC12436) [18DE]
    ------retirement system report, (EC6852) [3FE]
    ------special impoundment message report, (EC8767) [28AP], 
        (EC9456) [5JN], (EC11684) [19OC]
    Girl Scouts: report, (EC8716) [27AP]
    GPO: ``GPO Access'' computer on-line retrieval system report, 
        (EC7165) [11FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6352) [27JA], (EC9364) [3JN]
    ------management report, (EC6352) [27JA]
    GSA: acquisition regulations final rule, (EC7142), (EC7143, 
        EC7144, EC7145, EC7146, EC7147, EC7148, EC7149, EC7150, 
        EC7151, EC7152, EC7153, EC7154, EC7155, EC7156, EC7157) 
        [11FE], (EC7501, EC7502, EC7503, EC7504, EC7505, EC7506, 
        EC7507, EC7508, EC7509, EC7510, EC7511, EC7512, EC7513, 
        EC7514, EC7515, EC7516) [25FE], (EC8014) [16MR], (EC8585) 
        [22AP], (EC9940) [14JY], (EC10171) [22JY], (EC10475, EC10476) 
        [3AU], (EC11806) [20OC], (EC12111) [17DE], (EC12652) [19DE]
    ------Architectural Barriers Act report, (EC7968) [12MR]
    ------audit report, (EC12651) [19DE]
    ------child care services for Federal employees legislation, 
        (EC7875) [10MR]
    ------cost of operating privately owned vehicles report, (EC11286) 
        [25SE]
    ------Federal Employees Clean Air Act report, (EC7158) [11FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC9288) [22MY]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6292, EC6293) [27JA], (EC9493) 
        [5JN], (EC10028) [16JY], (EC12112) [17DE]
    ------management report, (EC6292, EC6293) [27JA]
    ------performance plan report, (EC8015) [16MR]
    ------utilization and donation of Federal personal property 
        report, (EC9066) [11MY]
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation: report, (EC7069) [11FE]
    Holocaust Memorial Museum: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
        Act report, (EC11333) [28SE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC11333) [28SE]
    House of Representatives: personal financial disclosure statements 
        report, (EC9941), (EC9953) [14JY]
    ------receipts and expenditures report, (EC7615) [26FE], (EC9184) 
        [19MY], (EC10540) [6AU], (EC11807) [20OC]
    Indian Arts and Crafts Board: protection of products final rule, 
        (EC7170) [11FE]
    Inland Waterways Users Board: report, (EC12669) [19DE]
    INS: adjustment of status to persons admitted for permanent 
        residence final rule, (EC6421, EC6423) [27JA], (EC8121) 
        [19MR], (EC9498) [5JN], (EC9639) [15JN], (EC9803) [23JN], 
        (EC10478) [3AU]
    ------business persons final rule, (EC7179) [11FE]
    ------deportation procedures for certain aliens final rule, 
        (EC6422) [27JA]
    ------detention and release of criminal aliens final rule, 
        (EC9499) [5JN]
    ------employment requirements final rule, (EC9838, EC9839) [24JN]
    ------final rule, (EC6424) [27JA], (EC7259) [12FE], (EC12182) 
        [17DE]
    ------fingerprinting and background checks relative to immigration 
        benefits and naturalization final rule, (EC8302) [30MR]
    ------health care workers final rule, (EC11819) [20OC]
    ------immigration examination fee final rule, (EC10679) [9SE]
    ------nonimmigrant classification final rule, (EC12476) [18DE]
    ------nonimmigrant students seeking off-campus employment final 
        rule, (EC9802) [23JN]
    ------regulatory definition of arriving aliens final rule, 
        (EC8876) [4MY]
    ------screening requirements of carriers final rule, (EC8875) 
        [4MY]
    ------suspension of deportations and cancellation of removals 
        final rule, (EC11628) [9OC], (EC11820) [20OC]
    Inter-American Foundation: report, (EC8614) [23AP]
    International Trade Administration: antidumping and countervailing 
        duty orders final rule, (EC8304) [30MR], (EC8651) [23AP]
    ------Cooperative Agreement Program for American Businesses in 
        Russia and the New Independent States final rule, (EC10464) 
        [3AU]
    ------watches final rule, (EC7912) [10MR]
    Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin: financial 
        report, (EC10504) [4AU]

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    IRS: accounting period and method changes final rule, (EC6681) 
        [27JA], (EC7758) [5MR], (EC9180) [18MY], (EC9793) [22JN], 
        (EC12579) [18DE]
    ------adoption assistance final rule, (EC6637) [27JA]
    ------adoption taxpayer identification numbers final rule, 
        (EC6638) [27JA]
    ------amortizable bond premium final rule, (EC6714) [27JA]
    ------applicable percentage final rule, (EC10869) [14SE]
    ------application procedures for qualified intermediary status and 
        withholding agreements final rule, (EC8338) [31MR]
    ------appreciation in employer securities final rule, (EC8566) 
        [21AP]
    ------bankruptcy final rule, (EC11575) [6OC]
    ------Barry I. Fredricks v. Commissioner final rule, (EC10928) 
        [15SE]
    ------basis reduction due to discharge of indebtedness final rule, 
        (EC12329) [17DE]
    ------bond issues final rule, (EC12575) [18DE]
    ------bows and arrows tax rates final rule, (EC6668) [27JA]
    ------business enterprise continuity final rule, (EC6952) [3FE]
    ------business start-up expenditures final rule, (EC12583) [18DE]
    ------cafeteria plans tax treatment final rule, (EC12305) [17DE]
    ------cash or deferred arrangements final rule, (EC6673) [27JA]
    ------census tracts final rule, (EC12577) [18DE]
    ------changes in accounting periods and methods final rule, 
        (EC8571) [21AP]
    ------charitable remainder trusts final rule, (EC6651) [27JA], 
        (EC8097) [18MR], (EC12312) [17DE]
    ------church plans final rule, (EC10456) [31JY]
    ------Clara K. Hoover v. Commissioner final rule, (EC10927) [15SE]
    ------Clark D. and Janis L. Pulliam v. Commissioner final rule, 
        (EC12325) [17DE]
    ------classification of taxes collected final rule, (EC7472) 
        [24FE]
    ------computer programs classification final rule, (EC11754) 
        [19OC]
    ------contracts with reserves based on segregated asset accounts 
        final rule, (EC6655) [27JA]
    ------contributions to foreign partnerships final rule, (EC7570) 
        [25FE]
    ------conversion to Euro by members of the European Union final 
        rule, (EC7474) [24FE], (EC10457) [31JY]
    ------coordinated issue final rule, (EC12708) [19DE]
    ------corporate reorganizations final rule, (EC7571) [25FE]
    ------cost-sharing payments final rule, (EC6713) [27JA]
    ------covenants not to compete final rule, (EC11172) [23SE]
    ------debt instruments issue price final rule, (EC6639, EC6658), 
        (EC6709) [27JA], (EC6943) [3FE], (EC7569) [25FE], (EC8232) 
        [25MR], (EC8650) [23AP], (EC9267) [21MY], (EC10414) [30JY], 
        (EC10872) [14SE], (EC11266) [25SE], (EC11859, EC11860) [21OC], 
        (EC12576) [18DE]
    ------decision action final rule, (EC7215) [11FE]
    ------deductions final rule, (EC10488) [3AU]
    ------defined benefit pension plan final rule, (EC6683) [27JA]
    ------defined gross income final rule, (EC8387) [1AP]
    ------definition of reasonable basis final rule, (EC12306) [17DE]
    ------deposits of excise taxes final rule, (EC6693) [27JA]
    ------differential earnings rate for mutual life insurance 
        companies final rule, (EC8044) [16MR]
    ------disaster losses final rule, (EC7667) [2MR]
    ------disclaimer of interest and powers final rule, (EC6684) 
        [27JA]
    ------dispositions of certain life estates final rule, (EC6948) 
        [3FE]
    ------distribution of controlled corporation stocks and securities 
        final rule, (EC9182) [18MY]
    ------domestic asset, liability, and investment yield percentages 
        for foreign companies conducting insurance business in the 
        U.S. final rule, (EC9268) [21MY]
    ------earned income tax credit eligibility requirements final 
        rule, (EC9962) [14JY]
    ------electronic funds transfer final rule, (EC6653) [27JA], 
        (EC9181) [18MY]
    ------eligible deferred compensation plans final rule, (EC6958) 
        [3FE]
    ------Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System final rule, 
        (EC7911) [10MR]
    ------employer-provided contributions or benefits final rule, 
        (EC6656, EC6675) [27JA]
    ------employment taxes final rule, (EC6946) [3FE], (EC10535) [6AU]
    ------empowerment zone employment credit final rule, (EC6715) 
        [27JA]
    ------enterprise zones final rule, (EC12577) [18DE]
    ------environmental remediation costs final rule, (EC10868) [14SE]
    ------estate and gift tax martial deduction final rule, (EC10926) 
        [15SE]
    ------exemption from tax on corporations and certain trusts final 
        rule, (EC7859) [9MR]
    ------Federal employment tax deposits final rule, (EC9730) [18JN]
    ------filing procedures final rule, (EC12704) [19DE]
    ------final rule, (EC6640), (EC6698) [27JA], (EC7216) [11FE], 
        (EC8562, EC8567, EC8568) [21AP]
    ------Fluor v. U.S. final rule, (EC12574) [18DE]
    ------foreign company income final rule, (EC6654) [27JA]
    ------foreign sales corporation transfer pricing final rule, 
        (EC11217) [23SE]
    ------foreign tax credit final rule, (EC6677) [27JA], (EC6959) 
        [3FE]
    ------former Indian reservations in Oklahoma final rule, (EC10925) 
        [15SE]
    ------fuel production credit final rule, (EC9151) [13MY]
    ------gasoline and diesel fuel excise tax final rule, (EC6682) 
        [27JA]
    ------general business credit final rule, (EC6644) [27JA]
    ------Golden Belt Telephone Cooperative v. Commissioner final 
        rule, (EC9033) [7MY]
    ------grace period interest final rule, (EC6652) [27JA]
    ------higher education tuition and related expenses final rule, 
        (EC6705) [27JA], (EC10873) [14SE]
    ------HIPAA Group market rules final rule, (EC6696, EC6697) [27JA]
    ------hybrid arrangements final rule, (EC6942) [3FE], (EC9853) 
        [24JN]
    ------income from sales of inventory involving possessions of the 
        U.S. final rule, (EC11835) [20OC]
    ------income tax return preparer penalties final rule, (EC6647) 
        [27JA]
    ------income tax withholding on compensation paid to nonresident 
        aliens by a foreign transportation entity final rule, (EC9448) 
        [4JN]
    ------installment obligations received from liquidating 
        corporations final rule, (EC6955) [3FE]
    ------interest abatement final rule, (EC126705) [19DE]
    ------interest continuity final rule, (EC6952, EC6960) [3FE], 
        (EC11512) [5OC]
    ------interest on underpayments final rule, (EC6662) [27JA]
    ------interest rate determination final rule, (EC6636) [27JA], 
        (EC8124) [19MR], (EC9576) [10JN], (EC10970, EC10972) [16SE]
    ------investment income final rule, (EC12581) [18DE]
    ------last-in, first-out inventories final rule, (EC6703) [27JA], 
        (EC6953, EC6957) [3FE], (EC8233) [25MR], (EC8337) [31MR], 
        (EC9152) [13MY], (EC9431) [3JN], (EC10186) [22JY], (EC10870) 
        [14SE], (EC10971) [16SE], (EC11168, EC11169, EC11171) [23SE]
    ------limitations on the use of certain losses and credits final 
        rule, (EC6666) [27JA], (EC8098) [18MR]
    ------long-term care insurance contracts final rule, (EC12313) 
        [17DE]
    ------look-back method in de minimis cases final rule, (EC6670) 
        [27JA], (EC6947) [3FE], (EC10147) [21JY]
    ------low-income housing credit final rule, (EC6669) [27JA], 
        (EC7218) [11FE], (EC8123) [19MR], (EC9852) [24JN], (EC11218) 
        [23SE]
    ------magnetic media filing requirements final rule, (EC6659) 
        [27JA], (EC9999) [15JY]
    ------maquiladora industry coordinated issue final rule, (EC7617) 
        [26FE]
    ------Market Segment Specialization Program audit techniques final 
        rule, (EC6646) [27JA]
    ------McCormick v. Peterson final rule, (EC10929) [15SE]
    ------medical savings accounts final rule, (EC11510) [5OC]
    ------mental health parity final rule, (EC6671) [27JA]
    ------methods of signing final rule, (EC6649) [27JA]
    ------minimum distribution requirements final rule, (EC6645) 
        [27JA]
    ------motor vehicle industry final rule, (EC11576) [6OC]
    ------mutual life insurance companies final rule, (EC10415) [30JY]
    ------Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act final rule, 
        (EC12592) [18DE]
    ------nonqualified preferred stock final rule, (EC6708) [27JA]
    ------notice final rule, (EC10536) [6AU], (EC10831) [10SE], 
        (EC11170) [23SE], (EC11862) [21OC]
    ------nuclear decommissioning funds final rule, (EC6944) [3FE]
    ------nursery growers farming exception final rule, (EC6701) 
        [27JA]
    ------obligations of States and political subdivisions final rule, 
        (EC6949) [3FE]
    ------optional preretirement benefit forms final rule, (EC9450) 
        [4JN]
    ------Pacific Enterprises and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner final 
        rule, (EC6688) [27JA]
    ------partnerships and branches final rule, (EC8559, EC8560) 
        [21AP]
    ------passive foreign investment company shareholders final rule, 
        (EC6067) [27JA]
    ------Paul A. Bilzerian v. U.S. final rule, (EC9731) [18JN]
    ------payment by credit card and debit card final rule, (EC12319) 
        [17DE]
    ------Presidentially declared disasters final rule, (EC6650) 
        [27JA], (EC12582) [18DE]
    ------private delivery services final rule, (EC11164) [23SE]
    ------private printing of substitute forms W-2 and W-3 
        specifications final rule, (EC10037) [16JY]
    ------publicly traded partnerships final rule, (EC6686) [27JA]
    ------qualified funeral trusts final rule, (EC6691) [27JA]
    ------qualified intermediate withholding agreements final rule, 
        (EC8570) [21AP]
    ------qualified nonrecourse financing final rule, (EC10765) [9SE]
    ------qualified retirement plans final rule, (EC12706) [19DE]
    ------qualified small business stock final rule, (EC6695) [27JA], 
        (EC11041) [17SE]
    ------qualified zone academy bonds final rule, (EC6716) [27JA]
    ------renewable electricity production credit final rule, (EC9032) 
        [7MY]
    ------rental agreements modification final rule, (EC6704) [27JA]
    ------replacement of underground storage tanks at retail gasoline 
        stations final rule, (EC6667) [27JA]
    ------requirements for privately designed and printed Federal tax 
        return forms final rule, (EC6956) [3FE]
    ------retirement plan benefits final rule, (EC11040) [17SE], 
        (EC12709) [19DE]
    ------returns, claims for refunds, credits or abatements final 
        rule, (EC6687, EC6694) [27JA], (EC6954) [3FE], (EC7473) 
        [24FE], (EC7668)

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        [2MR], (EC7910) [10MR], (EC8096) [18MR], (EC8561, EC8563) 
        [21AP], (EC9961) [14JY], (EC10766) [9SE], (EC12580) [18DE]
    ------returns relating to interest on education loans final rule, 
        (EC6674) [27JA]
    ------revenue procedure final rule, (EC10573) [7AU], (EC10804) 
        [9SE], (EC11165), (EC11216) [23SE], (EC11683) [16OC]
    ------revenue ruling final rule, (EC7471) [24FE], (EC8175) [24MR], 
        (EC8565) [21AP], (EC8927) [4MY], (EC9153) [13MY], (EC9294) 
        [22MY], (EC9449) [4JN], (EC9998) [15JY], (EC10099) [20JY], 
        (EC10392, EC10393) [29JY], (EC10455) [31JY], (EC10488) [3AU], 
        (EC11166, EC11167) [23SE], (EC12304, EC12307, EC12308, 
        EC12309, EC12310, EC23111), (EC12314, EC12315, EC12316, 
        EC12317, EC12318, EC12320, EC12321, EC12322, EC12323, EC12324, 
        EC12326, EC12327, EC12328, EC12330, EC12331, EC12332, EC12333) 
        [17DE]
    ------rewards final rule, (EC10875) [14SE]
    ------Roth IRA guidelines final rule, (EC6702) [27JA], (EC11173) 
        [23SE], (EC11861) [21OC]
    ------rulings and determination letters final rule, (EC6663, 
        EC6664, EC6665, EC6672), (EC6678, EC6679, EC6680, EC6690, 
        EC6699, EC6706, EC6711, EC6712), (EC6717) [27JA], (EC6945) 
        [3FE]
    ------sale of residence from qualified personal residence trust 
        final rule, (EC6700) [27JA]
    ------salvage value on vessels final rule, (EC10036) [16JY]
    ------simple IRA plan guidance final rule, (EC6676) [27JA]
    ------simplified exclusion ratio final rule, (EC6641) [27JA]
    ------small business taxpayer advance pricing agreements final 
        rule, (EC6950) [3FE]
    ------source and grouping rules for foreign sales corporation 
        transfer pricing final rule, (EC7716) [4MR]
    ------special disaster relief final rule, (EC10924) [15SE]
    ------special motor fuel sales tax final rule, (EC8825) [29AP]
    ------stock and security transfers to foreign corporations final 
        rule, (EC9794) [22JN]
    ------structure definition final rule, (EC6710) [27JA]
    ------subchapter K anti-abuse rule final rule, (EC11439) [1OC]
    ------tax deposits final rule, (EC7267) [12FE]
    ------tax forms and instructions final rule, (EC6643, EC6648, 
        EC6657) [27JA], (EC7217) [11FE], (EC8234) [25MR], (EC8564) 
        [21AP], (EC10874, EC10876) [14SE], (EC11165) [23SE], (EC12585) 
        [18DE]
    ------taxation of DISC income to shareholders final rule, (EC6661) 
        [27JA], (EC12578) [18DE]
    ------taxation of fringe benefits final rule, (EC8122) [19MR]
    ------Temporary Assistance for Needy Families final rule, 
        (EC12707) [19DE]
    ------tenant allowances to retail store operators final rule, 
        (EC11440) [1OC]
    ------Transwestern Pipeline Co. v. U.S. final rule, (EC6692) 
        [27JA]
    ------Treasury regulations final rule, (EC10871) [14SE]
    ------treatment of loans with below-market interest rates final 
        rule, (EC6642) [27JA]
    ------treatment of warrants as securities final rule, (EC6707) 
        [27JA]
    ------U.S.-Canada Income Tax Treaty final rule, (EC8569) [21AP]
    ------utilities industry final rule, (EC11577) [6OC]
    ------valuation of plan distributions final rule, (EC8572) [21AP]
    ------weighted average interest rate update final rule, (EC6660), 
        (EC6685) [27JA], (EC6951) [3FE], (EC7759) [5MR], (EC8176) 
        [24MR], (EC9034) [7MY], (EC9430) [3JN], (EC9851) [24JN], 
        (EC10572) [7AU], (EC10767) [9SE], (EC11511) [5OC], (EC12584) 
        [18DE]
    ------William R. Jackson v. Commissioner final rule, (EC6689) 
        [27JA]
    ITC: Andean Trade Preference Act report, (EC11671) [12OC]
    ------appropriations legislation, (EC7031) [5FE]
    ------Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act report, (EC11671) 
        [12OC]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7920) [11MR]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6356) [27JA], (EC9550) [9JN], 
        (EC12146) [17DE]
    ------management report, (EC6356) [27JA]
    ------rules of practice and procedure final rule, (EC12334) [17DE]
    ------strategic plan report, (EC12113) [17DE]
    ------U.S. Trade Agreements Program report, (EC9525) [5JN]
    James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation: Federal Managers' 
        Financial Integrity Act report, (EC12114) [17DE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC12114) [17DE]
    ------report, (EC10426) [31JY]
    Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission: Inspector General report, 
        (EC12115) [17DE]
    ------report, (EC6216) [27JA], (EC12644) [19DE]
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: appropriations 
        legislation, (EC7952) [12MR]
    ------report, (EC11271) [25SE]
    Judicial Conference of the U.S.: appointment of additional 
        bankruptcy judges legislation, (EC7854) [9MR]
    ------District Court of the Virgin Islands legislation, (EC10606) 
        [7AU]
    ------report, (EC8717) [27AP], (EC12477) [18DE]
    Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Inc.: report, 
        (EC12478) [18DE]
    Library of Congress: Capitol Preservation Commission report, 
        (EC6862) [3FE]
    ------Capitol Preservation Fund report, (EC8354) [1AP], (EC10799) 
        [9SE], (EC11335) [28SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC10832) [10SE]
    ------report, (EC10226) [23JY]
    Little League Baseball, Inc.: report, (EC7855) [9MR]
    LSC: Freedom of Information Act report, (EC6296) [27JA]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC6295) [27JA]
    ------strategic plan report, (EC6294) [27JA]
    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: report, (EC7862) [9MR], 
        (EC9660) [16JN]
    Merit Systems Protection Board: appropriations legislation, 
        (EC7717) [4MR]
    ------Changing Federal Workplace--Employee Perspectives report, 
        (EC8299) [30MR]
    ------civil service evaluation report, (EC10795) [9SE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6349) 
        [27JA], (EC12116) [17DE]
    ------Federal supervisors and strategic human resources management 
        report, (EC10306) [24JY]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC6986) [4FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6348) [27JA], (EC12116) [17DE]
    ------report, (EC8154) [23MR]
    Minority Business Development Agency: final rule, (EC8347) [1AP]
    Mississippi River Commission: Government in the Sunshine Act 
        report, (EC6847) [3FE]
    NASA: acquisition regulations final rule, (EC8094, EC8095) [18MR], 
        (EC8231) [25MR], (EC8271) [26MR], (EC8335, EC8336) [31MR], 
        (EC10412) [30JY], (EC11858) [21OC], (EC12302) [17DE]
    ------appropriations legislation, (EC8169) [23MR]
    ------contract administration final rule, (EC7212) [11FE], 
        (EC8272) [26MR], (EC9424, EC9425) [3JN], (EC9876) [25JN], 
        (EC9950) [14JY], (EC11213, EC11214, EC11215) [23SE], (EC11327) 
        [28SE]
    ------extraordinary contractual actions to facilitate the national 
        defense report, (EC6981) [4FE]
    ------final rule, (EC7953, EC7954, EC7955, EC7956, EC7957, EC7958, 
        EC7959, EC7960, EC7961, EC7962, EC7964) [12MR], (EC8554) 
        [21AP], (EC8652) [23AP]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7255) [12FE]
    ------Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook final rule, 
        (EC8093) [18MR]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6297) [27JA], (EC9636) [15JN]
    ------management report, (EC6297) [27JA]
    ------Mentor-Protege Program final rule, (EC10922) [15SE]
    ------operating plan report, (EC11288) [25SE]
    ------performance plan report, (EC8194) [25MR], (EC9365) [3JN]
    ------quick closeout procedures final rule, (EC7963) [12MR]
    ------Subsonic Noise Reduction Technology Program report, 
        (EC10327) [27JY]
    ------Superfund report, (EC7111) [11FE]
    National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and 
        Integrity: report, (EC7067) [11FE]
    National Archives and Records Administration: availability and 
        prices of Federal Register publications final rule, (EC6298) 
        [27JA]
    ------digital signatures final rule, (EC6298) [27JA]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6299) 
        [27JA]
    National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: report, 
        (EC6068) [27JA]
    National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: report, 
        (EC8452) [21AP]
    National Council on Disability: report, (EC6970) [3FE], (EC8608) 
        [23AP]
    National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements: report, 
        (EC10309) [24JY]
    National Counterintelligence Center: Freedom of Information Act 
        report, (EC7383) [24FE]
    National Credit Union Administration: central liquidity facility 
        final rule, (EC10155) [22JY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6301) 
        [27JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7843) [9MR]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6300) [27JA], (EC9545) [9JN]
    ------investment and deposit activities final rule, (EC9044) 
        [11MY]
    ------management report, (EC6300) [27JA]
    ------mergers or conversions of federally insured credit unions to 
        non-credit union status final rule, (EC8107) [19MR]
    ------organization and operation of Federal credit unions final 
        rule, (EC7296) [24FE], (EC8068) [18MR]
    ------production of nonpublic records and testimony of employees 
        in legal proceedings final rule, (EC7065) [11FE]
    ------report, (EC8606) [23AP], (EC12450) [18DE]
    National Endowment for Democracy: Freedom of Information Act 
        report, (EC7384) [24FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6984) [4FE]
    National Endowment for the Arts: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report, (EC6853) [3FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8481) [21AP]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6302) [27JA], (EC9366) [3JN], 
        (EC12117) [17DE]
    National Endowment for the Humanities: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report, (EC6303) [27JA]
    National Film Preservation Foundation: report, (EC8765) [27AP]
    National Foundation for the Arts and Humanities: Arts and 
        Artifacts Indemnity Program report, (EC8789) [29AP]
    National Gallery of Art: performance plan report, (EC8195) [25MR]
    National Mediation Board: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
        Act report, (EC6305) [27JA]
    National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: report, (EC10310) [24JY]
    National Science Board: Government in the Sunshine Act report, 
        (EC7159) [11FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6307) [27JA], (EC9367) [3JN]

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    ------report, (EC12451) [18DE]
    National Tropical Botanical Garden: financial report, (EC10325) 
        [27JY]
    Naval Sea Cadet Corps: report, (EC10410) [30JY]
    Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.: Government in the Sunshine Act 
        report, (EC8708) [27AP]
    NIST: Advanced Technology Program final rule, (EC6930) [3FE], 
        (EC7468) [24FE], (EC12698) [19DE]
    ------American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory 
        Accreditation Board final rule, (EC11669) [12OC]
    ------availability of funds final rule, (EC12565) [18DE]
    ------evaluation of energy-related inventions final rule, (EC9520) 
        [5JN]
    ------Fastener Quality Act final rule, (EC8828) [29AP]
    ------Fire Research Grants Program final rule, (EC7965) [12MR]
    ------materials science and engineering grant funding final rule, 
        (EC9729) [18JN]
    ------precision measurement grants final rule, (EC7469) [24FE]
    ------summer undergraduate research fellowships final rule, 
        (EC7568) [25FE]
    NLRB: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6304) 
        [27JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC10796) [9SE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC7256) [12FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC12118) [17DE]
    NOAA: Alaska exclusive economic zone fisheries final rule, 
        (EC6370, EC6373, EC6374, EC6375, EC6383, EC6384, EC6386, 
        EC6388, EC6389, EC6390), (EC6393, EC6394, EC6399, EC6400, 
        EC6401, EC6403, EC6406, EC6407) [27JA], (EC7171, EC7172) 
        [11FE], (EC7258) [12FE], (EC7392, EC7393, EC7395) [24FE], 
        (EC7706, EC7710) [4MR], (EC7850) [9MR], (EC8022, EC8023, 
        EC8025) [16MR], (EC8062, EC8063, EC8064, EC8065) [17MR], 
        (EC8117, EC8118, EC8119) [19MR], (EC8174) [24MR], (EC8202) 
        [25MR], (EC8247, EC8248) [26MR], (EC8494) [21AP], (EC8586) 
        [22AP], (EC8712) [27AP], (EC8989, EC8990, EC8992, EC8993, 
        EC8994), (EC8995) [5MY], (EC9069) [11MY], (EC9374) [3JN], 
        (EC9555) [9JN], (EC9581, EC9582, EC9585) [11JN], (EC9693, 
        EC9695, EC9696) [18JN], (EC9833) [24JN], (EC9994, EC9995) 
        [15JY], (EC10175) [22JY], (EC10490, EC10491, EC10492, EC10493, 
        EC10494, EC10495, EC10496, EC10497, EC10498, EC10506, EC10595) 
        [4AU], (EC10521, EC10523, EC10524, EC10525, EC10526, EC10527), 
        (EC10528, EC10529, EC10530, EC10532) [6AU], (EC10674, EC10675, 
        EC10676, EC10677) [9SE], (EC10897), (EC10898) [15SE], 
        (EC11204) [23SE], (EC11300, EC11301) [26SE], (EC11468) [5OC], 
        (EC11553) [6OC], (EC11621, EC11622, EC11623, EC11624, EC11626) 
        [9OC], (EC11812) [20OC], (EC12152, EC12158, EC12159, EC12160, 
        EC12161, EC12162), (EC12170, EC12173, EC12174, EC12175, 
        EC12176) [17DE], (EC12462, EC12463, EC12465, EC12466, EC12467) 
        [18DE]
    ------Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act report, 
        (EC10531) [6AU], (EC12457) [18DE]
    ------Atlantic tuna report, (EC8835) [30AP]
    ------ballast water treatment and management final rule, (EC9554) 
        [9JN]
    ------Bering Sea final rule, (EC11814) [20OC]
    ------Capital Construction Fund final rule, (EC8383) [1AP]
    ------Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic fisheries 
        final rule, (EC6372), (EC6395, EC6397, EC6405, EC6409) [27JA], 
        (EC7396) [24FE], (EC7517) [25FE], (EC7708, EC7709) [4MR], 
        (EC8116) [19MR], (EC8588), (EC8589) [22AP], (EC8991) [5MY], 
        (EC9024, EC9025, EC9026) [7MY], (EC9378) [3JN], (EC9553) 
        [9JN], (EC10356) [28JY], (EC10522) [6AU], (EC11134) [23SE], 
        (EC11555) [6OC], (EC12166) [17DE]
    ------civil enforcement proceedings final rule, (EC8355) [1AP]
    ------Climate and Global Change Program final rule, (EC9877) 
        [25JN], (EC11248) [24SE]
    ------Coastal Ocean Program final rule, (EC11299) [26SE]
    ------Coastal Services Center broad area final rule, (EC11855) 
        [21OC]
    ------Coastal Services Center Coastal Change Analysis Program 
        final rule, (EC9944) [14JY]
    ------crab fisheries final rule, (EC11208) [23SE]
    ------designated critical habitat final rule, (EC6871) [3FE], 
        (EC11008) [17SE]
    ------endangered and threatened wildlife and plants final rule, 
        (EC9291) [22MY], (EC12164) [17DE]
    ------final list of U.S. fisheries final rule, (EC7397) [24FE]
    ------flounder fisheries final rule, (EC6872) [3FE], (EC9445) 
        [4JN]
    ------groundfish fisheries final rule, (EC9585) [11JN]
    ------Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic research and development 
        projects final rule, (EC6411) [27JA], (EC12165) [17DE]
    ------halibut fisheries final rule, (EC9110) [12MY], (EC9379) 
        [3JN], (EC10115) [21JY]
    ------highly migratory species fisheries final rule, (EC9584) 
        [11JN]
    ------jade collection final rule, (EC8499) [21AP]
    ------lobster fisheries final rule, (EC8024) [16MR]
    ------Magnuson-Stevens Act final rule, (EC6398, EC6404) [27JA], 
        (EC7257) [12FE], (EC9179) [18MY], (EC9292) [22MY]
    ------marlin fisheries final rule, (EC12167) [17DE]
    ------National Estuarine Research Reserve System final rule, 
        (EC9290) [22MY], (EC11556) [6OC]
    ------National Marine Fisheries Service report, (EC11856) [21OC]
    ------national marine sanctuaries final rule, (EC10828) [10SE]
    ------National Ocean Service Intern Program final rule, (EC11247) 
        [24SE]
    ------Northeastern U.S. fisheries final rule, (EC6381, EC6387, 
        EC6391, EC6392), (EC6396, EC6408, EC6410) [27JA], (EC7394) 
        [24FE], (EC8120) [19MR], (EC8201) [25MR], (EC8498) [21AP], 
        (EC9027) [7MY], (EC9375, EC9376) [3JN], (EC9445) [4JN], 
        (EC9834) [24JN], (EC9873) [25JN], (EC10520) [6AU], (EC10564) 
        [7AU], (EC10829) [10SE], (EC11133), (EC11207), (EC11210, 
        EC11211) [23SE], (EC12155), (EC12168, EC12171) [17DE]
    ------sablefish fisheries final rule, (EC9379) [3JN]
    ------salmon fisheries final rule, (EC6376) [27JA], (EC9109) 
        [12MY], (EC12169) [17DE]
    ------scallop fisheries final rule, (EC6385) [27JA], (EC8493) 
        [21AP], (EC12156) [17DE]
    ------scup fisheries final rule, (EC6872) [3FE], (EC9445) [4JN]
    ------Sea Grant Industry Fellows Program final rule, (EC9495) 
        [5JN], (EC9942) [14JY]
    ------shark fisheries final rule, (EC6371) [27JA], (EC8495) 
        [21AP], (EC9586) [11JN]
    ------swordfish fisheries final rule, (EC8497) [21AP], (EC9583) 
        [11JN], (EC11811) [20OC]
    ------taking and importing of marine mammals final rule, (EC7711) 
        [4MR], (EC9692) [18JN], (EC12464) [18DE]
    ------tuna fisheries final rule, (EC6377, EC6378, EC6379, EC6380), 
        (EC6402) [27JA], (EC9377) [3JN], (EC9694) [18JN], (EC10839) 
        [11SE], (EC11205) [23SE], (EC11425) [1OC], (EC11467) [5OC], 
        (EC11625) [9OC], (EC11709) [19OC], (EC11810), (EC11813) 
        [20OC], (EC12153, EC12154) [17DE]
    ------turtle conservation final rule, (EC8496) [21AP]
    ------U.S. fishing industry research and development projects 
        final rule, (EC7707) [4MR]
    ------weakfish fisheries final rule, (EC9108) [12MY]
    ------West Coast fisheries final rule, (EC6382) [27JA], (EC8587) 
        [22AP], (EC8988) [5MY], (EC9178) [18MY], (EC9791) [22JN], 
        (EC9943) [14JY], (EC9996) [15JY], (EC10370) [29JY], (EC10406), 
        (EC10407, EC10408) [30JY], (EC10827) [10SE], (EC11132, 
        EC11135, EC11136), (EC11206, EC11209) [23SE], (EC11627) [9OC], 
        (EC11814) [20OC], (EC12157, EC12163), (EC12172) [17DE]
    Non-Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S.: report, 
        (EC9293) [22MY]
    NRC: abnormal occurrences at licensed nuclear facilities report, 
        (EC9057) [11MY]
    ------appropriations legislation, (EC8152) [23MR]
    ------criticality accident requirements final rule, (EC12049) 
        [17DE]
    ------enforcement policy final rule, (EC9224) [21MY]
    ------fee schedule final rule, (EC9483) [5JN], (EC9912) [14JY]
    ------final rule, (EC6179) [27JA]
    ------fissile material packaging exemptions and general license 
        provisions report, (EC11461) [5OC]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC6308) [27JA], (EC6854) 
        [3FE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC7683) [3MR]
    ------license applications final rule, (EC9776) [22JN], (EC10862) 
        [14SE], (EC11124) [23SE], (EC12424) [18DE]
    ------management directives final rule, (EC12633) [19DE]
    ------materials licenses final rule, (EC11794) [20OC], (EC12050) 
        [17DE]
    ------maximum retrospective deferred premium final rule, (EC10351) 
        [28JY]
    ------medical facilities radioactive material safety programs 
        final rule, (EC6182) [27JA]
    ------medical use licenses final rule, (EC9630) [15JN]
    ------misconduct by unlicensed persons final rule, (EC6824) [3FE]
    ------nondisclosure of safeguards information report, (EC7113) 
        [11FE], (EC9058) [11MY], (EC10776) [9SE], (EC12423) [18DE]
    ------nuclear fuel cycle facility accident analysis handbook final 
        rule, (EC7112) [11FE]
    ------nuclear powerplant final rule, (EC6180) [27JA], (EC11414) 
        [1OC]
    ------nuclear reactor safety research report, (EC7941) [12MR]
    ------Price-Anderson Act report, (EC11659) [12OC]
    ------radiation safety requirements final rule, (EC10367) [29JY]
    ------radioactive drugs final rule, (EC6181) [27JA]
    ------radioactive waste disposal report, (EC6183) [27JA], (EC9173) 
        [18MY]
    ------report, (EC8617) [23AP]
    ------risk-informed decisionmaking final rule, (EC10941, EC10942) 
        [16SE], (EC12048) [17DE], (EC12634) [19DE]
    ------safety standards for fuels and material facilities final 
        rule, (EC11123) [23SE], (EC11310) [28SE]
    ------self-guarantee of decommissioning funding by nonprofit and 
        non-bond-issuing licensees final rule, (EC9485) [5JN]
    ------spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste final 
        rule, (EC11697) [19OC]
    ------transfer for disposal of manifests final rule, (EC11298) 
        [26SE]
    ------transportation of vitrified high-level waste final rule, 
        (EC9484) [5JN]
    ------year 2000 readiness of computer systems at nuclear power 
        plants final rule, (EC9341) [3JN]
    NSF: adjustment of civil monetary penalties relative to Antarctica 
        final rule, (EC10229) [23JY]
    ------conservation of Antarctic animals and plants final rule, 
        (EC11815) [20OC]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6985) 
        [4FE]
    NTSB: budget report, (EC6723) [27JA], (EC6967) [3FE], (EC12715) 
        [19DE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8482) [21AP]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC8196) [25MR]
    ------report, (EC9949) [14JY]
    Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report, (EC6309) [27JA]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6309) [27JA]
    ------report, (EC6825) [3FE], (EC8861) [4MY], (EC12635) [19DE]
    Office of Administration: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
        Act report, (EC7845) [9MR]

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    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7844) [9MR]
    Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight: Federal Managers' 
        Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6310) [27JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7614) [26FE]
    ------Privacy Act final rule, (EC7385) [24FE], (EC9106) [12MY]
    ------release of information final rule, (EC12653) [19DE]
    ------strategic plan report, (EC7846) [9MR]
    Office of Government Ethics: Equal Access to Justice Act final 
        rule, (EC8114) [19MR], (EC8352) [1AP]
    ------Ethics in Government Act amendments, (EC9089) [11MY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC12120) 
        [17DE]
    ------financial disclosure rules for executive branch employees 
        final rule, (EC12654) [19DE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8016) [16MR]
    ------honorarium revisions final rule, (EC10670) [9SE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC12120) [17DE]
    ------paperwork revisions final rule, (EC12479) [18DE]
    ------report, (EC9090) [11MY]
    ------standards of ethical conduct for executive branch employees 
        final rule, (EC12655) [19DE]
    Office of Independent Counsel: audit and investigative activities 
        report, (EC12121, EC12123, EC12124, EC12125) [17DE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6313) 
        [27JA]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6311, EC6312) [27JA], (EC6855) 
        [3FE], (EC12119) [17DE]
    ------management report, (EC12122) [17DE], (EC12452) [18DE]
    ------report, (EC6873) [3FE], (EC7712) [4MR], (EC11853) [21OC], 
        (EC12469) [18DE]
    ------report on investigation of President Clinton relative to 
        perjury, obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct, 
        (EC10849) [11SE], (EC11083) [18SE], (EC11336) [28SE], 
        (EC11340) [29SE]
    Office of Science and Technology Policy: Freedom of Information 
        Act report, (EC7704) [4MR]
    Office of Special Counsel: Freedom of Information Act report, 
        (EC7876) [10MR]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC12144) [17DE]
    ------report, (EC10797) [9SE]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: textile and apparel 
        products legislation, (EC10602) [7AU]
    ------Trade Act implementation report, (EC9769) [19JN]
    OMB: appropriations legislation, (EC7066) [11FE], (EC9309) [3JN], 
        (EC11633) [10OC]
    ------budget rescissions and deferrals, (EC8103) [19MR], (EC8418) 
        [21AP], (EC9303) [3JN], (EC9737) [19JN], (EC10500) [4AU], 
        (EC10537) [6AU], (EC11447) [5OC], (EC11769) [20OC], (EC11920) 
        [17DE]
    ------budget review report, (EC9738) [19JN]
    ------changes in outlays or receipts, (EC6042, EC6043, EC6044, 
        EC6045), (EC6046, EC6047) [27JA], (EC7819) [9MR], (EC11943, 
        EC11944, EC11945, EC11946, EC11947, EC11948, EC11949) [17DE]
    ------cost estimates for pay-as-you-go calculations report, 
        (EC8788) [29AP]
    ------direct spending or receipts legislation, (EC9119) [13MY], 
        (EC10006, EC10007) [16JY], (EC10198) [23JY], (EC10979, 
        EC10980, EC10981) [16SE]
    ------District of Columbia control over local revenues 
        legislation, (EC9526) [5JN]
    ------electronic commerce for buyers and sellers report, (EC7944) 
        [12MR]
    ------Federal Advisory Committee Act report, (EC6877) [3FE]
    ------Federal financial management status report, (EC10222) [23JY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC6315) [27JA], (EC8872) 
        [4MY]
    ------information collection budget report, (EC10592) [7AU]
    ------Negotiated Rulemaking Act report, (EC6877) [3FE]
    ------Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact report, (EC7860) [9MR]
    ------performance plan report, (EC7386) [24FE]
    ------sequestration report, (EC6964) [3FE], (EC11330) [28SE], 
        (EC12711) [19DE]
    ------statistical programs of the Federal Government report, 
        (EC6314) [27JA]
    ------terrorism report, (EC8105) [19MR], (EC8388) [1AP]
    ------U.S. operations costs in Southwest Asia report, (EC10274) 
        [24JY]
    ------Unfunded Mandates Reform Act report, (EC10305) [24JY]
    ------unvouchered expenditures report, (EC7005) [4FE], (EC12434) 
        [18DE], (EC12716) [19DE]
    ------vacancy report, (EC12446) [18DE]
    OPIC: audit and investigative activities report, (EC12138) [17DE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7847) [9MR]
    ------performance plan report, (EC7684) [3MR]
    ------report, (EC8484) [21AP]
    OPM: agency relationships final rule, (EC7180) [11FE]
    ------child support and alimony garnishment of wages final rule, 
        (EC8353) [1AP]
    ------Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund report, 
        (EC11187) [23SE]
    ------Combined Federal Campaign final rule, (EC12131) [17DE]
    ------cost-of-living allowance final rule, (EC6325) [27JA], 
        (EC12135, EC12136) [17DE]
    ------CSRS and FERS legislation, (EC7161) [11FE]
    ------disability retirement application procedures final rule, 
        (EC8483) [21AP]
    ------drug and alcohol abuse prevention, treatment, and 
        rehabilitation programs and services report, (EC10427) [31JY]
    ------Fair Labor Standards Act pay administration final rule, 
        (EC6856) [3FE]
    ------Federal employees health benefits legislation, (EC7026) 
        [5FE]
    ------Federal Employees Health Benefits Program final rule, 
        (EC9368) [3JN], (EC11127, EC11128) [23SE], (EC12128, EC12134) 
        [17DE]
    ------Federal Employment Priority Consideration Program final 
        rule, (EC10563) [7AU]
    ------Federal firefighters final rule, (EC12132) [17DE]
    ------Federal firefighters legislation, (EC9734) [18JN]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6323) 
        [27JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8197) [25MR]
    ------health promotion and disease prevention activities for 
        Federal employees report, (EC7162) [11FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6318) [27JA], (EC9494) [5JN], 
        (EC12453) [18DE], (EC12657) [19DE]
    ------locality pay report, (EC6316) [27JA], (EC6980) [4FE]
    ------management report, (EC6318) [27JA]
    ------performance ratings final rule, (EC11620) [9OC]
    ------personnel management demonstration project approval notice, 
        (EC6319, EC6324) [27JA], (EC8132) [23MR], (EC8421) [21AP]
    ------personnel records and training final rule, (EC10864) [14SE]
    ------personnel system legislation, (EC10223) [23JY]
    ------Physicians Comparability Allowance report, (EC10793) [9SE]
    ------political activities of Federal employees final rule, 
        (EC7160) [11FE]
    ------prevailing rate system final rule, (EC6320, EC6321) [27JA], 
        (EC7387) [24FE], (EC8300) [30MR], (EC12130) [17DE]
    ------procedures for settling claims final rule, (EC6322) [27JA]
    ------reduction in force mandatory exceptions final rule, (EC9546) 
        [9JN]
    ------reduction in force offers of vacant positions final rule, 
        (EC12129) [17DE]
    ------reduction in force performance management final rule, 
        (EC6317) [27JA], (EC9165) [14MY]
    ------report, (EC12656) [19DE]
    ------retention allowances final rule, (EC9872) [25JN]
    ------retirement and insurance benefits final rule, (EC7737, 
        EC7738) [5MR], (EC9871) [25JN]
    ------Senior Executive Service employment final rule, (EC10032) 
        [16JY], (EC12137) [17DE]
    ------Student Educational Employment Program final rule, (EC6326) 
        [27JA], (EC12126, EC12133) [17DE]
    ------temporary and term employment final rule, (EC12127) [17DE]
    ------veterans employment report, (EC12700) [19DE]
    ------voluntary early retirement authority final rule, (EC9658) 
        [16JN]
    OSHA: discrimination complaints final rule, (EC7821) [9MR]
    ------industry and construction standards final rule, (EC10199) 
        [23JY]
    ------occupational exposures to methylene chloride final rule, 
        (EC11305) [28SE]
    ------respiratory protection final rule, (EC6069) [27JA]
    OTS: application processing final rule, (EC6039) [27JA]
    ------assessments and fees final rule, (EC11942) [17DE]
    ------capital guidelines final rule, (EC10518) [6AU]
    ------charter and bylaws final rule, (EC11055) [18SE]
    ------civil monetary penalty inflation adjustment final rule, 
        (EC6427) [27JA]
    ------disclosures for adjustable-rate mortgage loans final rule, 
        (EC6038) [27JA], (EC10156) [22JY]
    ------electronic operations final rule, (EC11941) [17DE]
    ------expanded examination cycle for small insured institutions 
        final rule, (EC8314) [31MR]
    ------fiduciary powers final rule, (EC6040) [27JA]
    ------final rule, (EC6037) [27JA]
    ------financial management policies final rule, (EC11940) [17DE]
    ------liquidity final rule, (EC6036) [27JA]
    ------mutual holding companies final rule, (EC7929) [12MR]
    ------preservation of minority savings institutions report, 
        (EC9895) [14JY]
    ------report, (EC8929) [4MY]
    ------reverse repurchase agreements final rule, (EC11775) [20OC]
    ------risk-based capital standards final rule, (EC11106) [23SE]
    ------savings associations and savings and loan holding companies 
        final rule, (EC11304) [28SE]
    ------year 2000 computer standards for safety and soundness final 
        rule, (EC11776) [20OC]
    Panama Canal Commission: appropriations legislation, (EC9041) 
        [11MY]
    ------audit report, (EC9457) [5JN]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6328) 
        [27JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7919) [11MR]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6327) [27JA], (EC12646) [19DE]
    ------management report, (EC6327) [27JA]
    ------tolls for use of canal final rule, (EC9306) [3JN], (EC12603) 
        [19DE]
    ------vessel transit reservation system final rule, (EC7865) 
        [10MR]
    Panel to Review Long-Range Air Power: report, (EC8173) [24MR]
    Peace Corps: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, 
        (EC6329) [27JA]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC12443) [18DE]
    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: allocation of assets in single-
        employer plans final rule, (EC6766, EC6767, EC6768) [3FE], 
        (EC7070) [11FE], (EC7981) [16MR], (EC8429) [21AP], (EC9120) 
        [13MY], (EC9623) [15JN], (EC10107) [21JY], (EC10889) [15SE], 
        (EC11107) [23SE], (EC11781) [20OC], (EC11955, EC11956), 
        (EC11958, EC11959) [17DE]

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    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8198) [25MR]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6330) [27JA], (EC9547) [9JN]
    ------management report, (EC6330) [27JA], (EC11648) [10OC]
    ------mergers and transfers between multi-employer plans final 
        rule, (EC8958) [5MY]
    ------payment of premiums final rule, (EC11957) [17DE]
    ------recoupment and reimbursement of benefit overpayments and 
        underpayments report, (EC9313) [3JN]
    ------valuation and payment of lump sum benefits final rule, 
        (EC10622) [9SE]
    Postal Rate Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
        report, (EC6331) [27JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC6857) [3FE], (EC12140) 
        [17DE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC6858) [3FE]
    ------Imprest Fund audit report, (EC12139) [17DE]
    ------omnibus rate case decision report, (EC9183) [19MY]
    Postal Service: Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8333) [31MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC6988) [4FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6357) [27JA]
    ------management report, (EC6357) [27JA]
    ------report, (EC6987) [4FE]
    Potomac Electric Power Co.: balance sheet report, (EC7373) [24FE]
    President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities: report, 
        (EC12658) [19DE]
    Presidio Trust: Inspector General report, (EC12455) [18DE]
    ------management final rule, (EC9945) [14JY], (EC11246) [24SE]
    Production Credit Association: pension plan report, (EC9657) 
        [16JN]
    Public Health Service: NIH Clinical Research Loan Repayment 
        Program for Individuals From Disadvantaged Backgrounds final 
        rule, (EC12051) [17DE]
    Railroad Retirement Board: actuarial status report, (EC9969) 
        [14JY]
    ------budget estimates report, (EC7863) [9MR]
    ------budget request report, (EC11582) [6OC]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6860) 
        [3FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC6859) [3FE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC8075) [18MR]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6332, EC6334) [27JA], (EC11188) 
        [23SE], (EC12659) [19DE]
    ------Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act report, (EC11854) [21OC]
    ------report, (EC11442) [1OC]
    ------strategic plan report, (EC6333) [27JA]
    ------trust fund exemption legislation, (EC7230) [11FE]
    ------unemployment insurance system report, (EC9973) [14JY]
    Reserve Officers Association: audit report, (EC11667) [12OC]
    RTC: internal controls and financial systems report, (EC9574) 
        [10JN]
    SBA: Business Loan Program final rule, (EC9879) [25JN]
    ------Disaster Loan Program final rule, (EC9951) [14JY], (EC10923) 
        [15SE], (EC11249) [24SE]
    ------disaster loans legislation, (EC8384) [1AP]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6350) 
        [27JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8018) [16MR]
    ------HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program final rule, 
        (EC10264) [23JY]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC8199) [25MR]
    ------minority small business and capital ownership development 
        report, (EC9078) [11MY]
    ------National Credit Union Administration board meetings final 
        rule, (EC9952) [14JY]
    ------Pilot Preferred Surety Bond Guarantee Program final rule, 
        (EC9878) [25JN]
    ------small business investment companies regulations final rule, 
        (EC10389) [29JY]
    ------women's business centers legislation, (EC8384) [1AP]
    SEC: auditor independence standards final rule, (EC7366) [24FE]
    ------beneficial ownership reporting requirements final rule, 
        (EC7116) [11FE]
    ------brokers and dealers reports final rule, (EC12053) [17DE]
    ------covered securities final rule, (EC6827) [3FE]
    ------custody of investment company assets outside the U.S. final 
        rule, (EC9342) [3JN]
    ------definitions of small businesses and small organizations 
        final rule, (EC9916) [14JY], (EC10023) [16JY]
    ------derivative products final rule, (EC12055) [17DE]
    ------exchanges and alternative trading systems regulations final 
        rule, (EC12054) [17DE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6342) 
        [27JA]
    ------filing applications for orders of exemptive relief final 
        rule, (EC7368) [24FE]
    ------final rule, (EC8455) [21AP]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7028) [5FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6341) [27JA], (EC9369) [3JN], 
        (EC12142) [17DE]
    ------investment adviser fee charges final rule, (EC10292) [24JY]
    ------investment adviser year 2000 reports final rule, (EC11698) 
        [19OC]
    ------Investment Advisers Act final rule, (EC10164) [22JY], 
        (EC10209) [23JY]
    ------issuance and sale of securities final rule, (EC7367) [24FE]
    ------management report, (EC6341) [27JA]
    ------markets for small business and commercial mortgage related 
        securities report, (EC11771) [20OC]
    ------money market funds final rule, (EC6188, EC6189) [27JA]
    ------offshore offers and sales final rule, (EC7365) [24FE]
    ------open-end management investment companies final rule, 
        (EC8060, EC8061) [17MR]
    ------performance plan report, (EC7163) [11FE]
    ------plain English disclosure requirements final rule, (EC7117) 
        [11FE]
    ------Regulatory System for Government Securities report, (EC8662) 
        [23AP]
    ------rules of practice final rule, (EC11851) [21OC]
    ------shareholder proposals final rule, (EC9277) [22MY]
    ------use of Internet web sites in securities transactions report, 
        (EC8348) [1AP]
    ------year 2000 problem final rule, (EC10022) [16JY], (EC10501) 
        [4AU], (EC12056) [17DE]
    Selective Service System: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
        Act report, (EC6861) [3FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7848) [9MR]
    ------report, (EC7690) [4MR]
    Smithsonian Institution: DAR report, (EC9745) [19JN]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6343) [27JA]
    ------management report, (EC6343) [27JA]
    ------report, (EC10225) [23JY]
    SSA: accountability report, (EC7231) [11FE]
    ------administrative review process final rule, (EC10601) [7AU]
    ------application of State laws on determination of child 
        relationships final rule, (EC12337) [17DE]
    ------appropriations legislation, (EC8168) [23MR]
    ------assignment of Social Security numbers to aliens final rule, 
        (EC12588) [18DE]
    ------definition of U.S. residents final rule, (EC6718) [27JA]
    ------disability insurance final rule, (EC9854) [24JN], (EC10768) 
        [9SE]
    ------electronic freedom of information final rule, (EC10172) 
        [22JY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7849) [9MR]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC9548) [9JN]
    ------organization and procedures final rule, (EC9524) [5JN]
    ------referral of cases for quality review final rule, (EC10267) 
        [23JY]
    ------report, (EC12717) [19DE]
    ------SSI Program final rule, (EC10100, EC10101) [20JY]
    ------SSI Program legislation, (EC9439) [3JN]
    ------telephone conversations final rule, (EC12336) [17DE]
    State Justice Institute: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
        report, (EC11287) [25SE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6344) [27JA], (EC11287) [25SE]
    ------management report, (EC6344) [27JA]
    Supreme Court: Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure amendments, 
        (EC9072) [11MY]
    ------Federal Rules of Evidence amendments, (EC8996, EC8997, 
        EC8998) [5MY]
    ------Judicial Conference of the U.S. proceedings report, (EC7174) 
        [11FE], (EC10596) [7AU]
    ------report, (EC7949) [12MR]
    Surface Transportation Board: licensing and related services fees 
        final rule, (EC7567) [25FE]
    ------motor passenger carriers final rule, (EC10867) [14SE]
    ------nonferrous recyclables final rule, (EC9001) [5MY]
    ------rail service continuation subsidy standards final rule, 
        (EC9423) [3JN]
    Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board: Federal Managers' 
        Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6345) [27JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC8200) [25MR]
    ------report, (EC10978) [16SE]
    ------Resolution Funding Corp. report, (EC10317) [27JY]
    TVA: Freedom of Information Act report, (EC9177) [18MY]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report, (EC10173) [22JY]
    U.S. Court of Appeals: District of Columbia circuit opinion, 
        (EC6351) [27JA], (EC7182) [11FE], (EC8138) [23MR], (EC9739) 
        [19JN], (EC9899), (EC9948) [14JY], (EC11654) [12OC], (EC12185) 
        [17DE]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Ala Kahakai Trail, (EC10986) 
        [16SE]
    ------captive-bred wildlife registration final rule, (EC10865) 
        [14SE]
    ------El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail report, 
        (EC10884) [14SE]
    ------endangered and threatened wildlife and plants final rule, 
        (EC6366, EC6367, EC6368, EC6369) [27JA], (EC6870) [3FE], 
        (EC8021) [16MR], (EC8076) [18MR], (EC8155) [23MR], (EC8711) 
        [27AP], (EC9107) [12MY], (EC9134) [13MY], (EC9227) [21MY], 
        (EC10671, EC10672, EC10673) [9SE], (EC11006, EC11007) [17SE], 
        (EC11065) [18SE], (EC11312) [28SE], (EC11424) [1OC], (EC11550, 
        EC11552, EC11554) [6OC], (EC11587, EC11588, EC11589) [7OC], 
        (EC11681) [16OC], (EC12149, EC12150, EC12151) [17DE], 
        (EC12460, EC12461) [18DE]
    ------habitat conservation plan final rule, (EC7646) [2MR]
    ------hunting and fishing regulations final rule, (EC10896) [15SE]
    ------Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge final rule, (EC7739) 
        [5MR]
    ------migratory birds final rule, (EC6362) [27JA], (EC6869) [3FE], 
        (EC7647) [2MR], (EC10866) [14SE], (EC10943, EC10944) [16SE], 
        (EC11129) [23SE], (EC11422, EC11423) [1OC], (EC11584, EC11585, 
        EC11586) [7OC], (EC12147) [17DE]
    ------permit applications final rule, (EC11314) [28SE]
    ------recreational fishing regulations final rule, (EC8334) [31MR]
    ------safety belt use within the National Park System final rule, 
        (EC6361) [27JA]

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    ------subsistence land management regulations in Alaska final 
        rule, (EC9790) [22JN], (EC10826) [10SE]
    ------surplus range animals final rule, (EC6868) [3FE]
    ------Weir Farm National Historic Site legislation, (EC9689) 
        [18JN]
    U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System projects and 
        activities final rule, (EC8671) [27AP]
    U.S. Institute of Peace: audit report, (EC8653) [23AP]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6355) 
        [27JA]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6355) [27JA]
    U.S. National Tourism Organization Board: report, (EC7225) [11FE]
    U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps: report, (EC7951) [12MR]
    U.S. Olympic Committee: report, (EC9640) [15JN]
    U.S. Sentencing Commission: sentencing guidelines report, (EC9075) 
        [11MY], (EC11668) [12OC], (EC11822) [20OC]
    U.S. Trade and Development Agency: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report, (EC12456) [18DE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7705) [4MR]
    ------report, (EC8805) [29AP]
    USIA: Broadcasting Board of Governors report, (EC11285) [25SE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6354) 
        [27JA], (EC12145) [17DE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report, (EC7164) [11FE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC6353) [27JA], (EC9549) [9JN], 
        (EC12145) [17DE]
    ------international exchange and training activities report, 
        (EC8350) [1AP]
    ------management report, (EC6353) [27JA]
    VFW: report, (EC9426) [3JN]
    Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: Federal Managers' 
        Financial Integrity Act report, (EC6989) [4FE]
    Woodrow Wilson Center: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
        report, (EC12143) [17DE]
    ------Inspector General report, (EC12143) [17DE]

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 128), [16SE] (see 
        H.J. Res. 133), [9OC] (see H.J. Res. 134), [12OC] (see H.J. 
        Res. 135), [14OC] (see H.J. Res. 136), [16OC] (see H.J. Res. 
        137), [19OC]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 128), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 541), [16SE]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (see H.R. 
        3580), [27MR]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        3580), consideration (see H. Res. 473), [16JN]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds 
        for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see 
        H.R. 4056), [11JN]
    Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 284), [3JN]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res. 
        284), consideration (see H. Res. 455), [3JN]
    Computers: ensure U.S. preparation to meet the year 2000 problem 
        (see H.R. 4706), [6OC] (see H.R. 4756), [9OC]
    Courts: prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
        unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents 
        established in the Federal judicial circuits (H.R. 1544), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 367), [24FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: clarify and enhance the authorities of the 
        Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 3280), [26FE]
    Dept. of Commerce: extend a quarterly financial report program 
        (see H.R. 4304), [22JY]
    Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3303), 
        [3MR]
    ------clarify method for filling vacancies subject to Senate 
        confirmation (see H.R. 3420), [10MR]
    ------establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a 
        review board to monitor compliance (see H.R. 3396), [5MR]
    Dept. of State: establish an independent nonpartisan review panel 
        to assess efforts to fulfill its mission in the future (see 
        H.R. 4605), [18SE]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 4193), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4193), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 504), [20JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4328), [24JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4328), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 510), [28JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4328), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 605), [20OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4328), corrections in enrollment 
        of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 354), [20OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4274), [20JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 564), [2OC] (see H. Res. 584), [8OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4194), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 501), [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 574), [5OC]
    Federal agencies and departments: encourage use of certain uniform 
        standards for official mail (see H. Con. Res. 330), [25SE]
    ------improve ability to license federally owned inventions (see 
        H.R. 4859), [20OC]
    Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain 
        adoption expenses (see H.R. 4793), [10OC]
    ------appointment of certain officers to fill vacant positions in 
        executive agencies (see H. Res. 339), [27JA]
    Federal Register: specify consistent and informative format for 
        notices of Federal agency rulemaking proposals (see H.R. 
        4162), [25JN]
    Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see 
        H.R. 3528), [23MR]
    ------identify executive agencies regulations which conflict with 
        other executive agencies regulations (see H.R. 4471), [6AU]
    ------improve strategic plans and performance reports (H.R. 2883), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 384), [11MR]
    ------promote financial management (see H. Res. 447), [21MY]
    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (see H.R. 4243), [16JY] (see 
        H.R. 4857), [20OC]
    ------require reports on travel of executive branch officers and 
        employees to international conferences (see H.R. 4805), [11OC]
    ------streamline and improve Federal grant application, 
        administrative, and reporting requirements (see H.R. 3921), 
        [20MY]
    Government Management Reform Act: hold Federal agencies 
        accountable for tax dollars spent by such agencies (see H.R. 
        4074), [17JN]
    Government regulations: ensure incorporation of risk assessments 
        and cost benefit analyses in the rulemaking process (see H.R. 
        4863), [20OC]
    ------require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to 
        regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 4049), 
        [11JN]
    House Rules: provide that certain bills to eliminate waste and 
        provide reform of the executive branch are privileged (see H. 
        Res. 600), [14OC]
    Office of Inspector General Oversight Council: establish (see H.R. 
        4676), [1OC]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
        entities from transfering, selling, or disclosing personal 
        data without consent and make such information available to 
        the individual (see H.R. 4470), [6AU]
    ------repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 4197), [14JY] (see H.R. 4217), 
        [15JY]
    Southeastern Power Administration: prohibit Federal agencies from 
        planning sale (see H.R. 4707), [6OC]
    Taxation: require congressional review of Federal agency rules 
        that establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 4096), [19JN]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        4328), [19OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4194), [5OC]
  Messages
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 1999: President 
        Clinton, [3FE]
    Budget Rescissions: President Clinton, [27JY]
    Dept. of HUD Report: President Clinton, [3MR]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton, [27JA]
    Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton, [14JY]
    Federal Climate Change Programs and Activities: President Clinton, 
        [10MR]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 4193), [23JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 4328), [15SE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 584), [8OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4194), [23JY], [29JY], 
        [15SE]
  Reports filed
    Alternative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3528) (H. Rept. 105-487), [21AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4194, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 574) (H. 
        Rept. 105-777), [5OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4328, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 605) (H. Rept. 105-826), [20OC]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 284, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 1999-2003: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) 
        (H. Rept. 105-565), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 128, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 541) (H. Rept. 105-724), 
        [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1544, Federal Agency Compliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 105-420), 
        [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2883, Executive Departments Strategic Plans 
        and Performance Reports Improvement: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 384) (H. Rept. 105-433), [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4193, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        504) (H. Rept. 105-637), [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 105-628), [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4274, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 564) (H. Rept. 105-762), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 105-798), 
        [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4328, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        510) (H. Rept. 105-651), [28JY]
    Dept. of Justice Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3303) (H. Rept. 105-526), [12MY]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4193) (H. Rept. 105-
        609), [14JY]

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    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4328) (H. Rept. 105-825), [19OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4328) (H. Rept. 
        105-648), [24JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        4274) (H. Rept. 105-635), [20JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4194) 
        (H. Rept. 105-769), [5OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4194) (H. Rept. 
        105-610), [14JY]
    Executive Departments Strategic Plans and Performance Reports 
        Improvements: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H.R. 2883) (H. Rept. 105-429), [10MR]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-600), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-642), 
        [23JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-662), 
        [31JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-722), 
        [16SE]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1999-2003: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 105-555), [3JN]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3580) (H. Rept. 105-470), [27MR]
    U.S. Preparation To Meet the Year 2000 Problem: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-827), 
        [12NO]

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
related term(s) White House
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Clinton, President: urge full cooperation by former political 
        appointees, friends, and associates with congressional 
        investigations (see H. Res. 433), [14MY]
    ------urge full cooperation by former political appointees, 
        friends, and associates with congressional investigations (H. 
        Res. 433), consideration (see H. Res. 436), [14MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 4104), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4104), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 485), [23JN] (see H. Res. 498), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4104), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 563), [1OC] (see H. Res. 563), 
        [2OC] (see H. Res. 579), [7OC]
    Employment: repeal Executive Order on equal employment opportunity 
        relative to sexual orientation (see H.R. 4318), [23JY]
    Federal-State relations: implementation of Executive Orders 
        relative to Federal authority to impose regulations on State 
        and local governments not provided under the Constitution (see 
        H.R. 4422), [6AU]
    Government: nullify effect of certain provisions of various 
        Executive orders (see H.R. 4861), [20OC]
    ------status of Executive orders that infringe on the powers and 
        duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. 
        Res. 236), [5MR]
    House Rules: provide that certain bills to eliminate waste and 
        provide reform of the executive branch are privileged (see H. 
        Res. 600), [14OC]
    Lawyers and attorneys: President Clinton's use of legal staff for 
        personal legal issues (see H. Res. 397), [25MR]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        3806), [7MY]
    ------establish (H.R. 2431), consideration (see H. Res. 430), 
        [13MY]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 308), [24JY] (see H. Res. 514), 
        [31JY]
    Presidents of the U.S.: reporting requirements for executive 
        privilege claims (see H.R. 3850), [13MY]
    ------use of executive privilege (see H. Res. 432), [14MY]
    ------use of executive privilege (H. Res. 432), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 436), [14MY]
    President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: prohibit 
        Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed 
        sanctions (see H.J. Res. 107), [3FE] (see H. Res. 343), [28JA]
    ------prohibit Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and 
        imposed sanctions (H.J. Res. 107), consideration (see H. Res. 
        345), [3FE]
    Public lands: use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-
        damaged national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 
        4345), [29JY]
    Vietnam: prohibit waivers of prohibitions on nondiscriminatory 
        trade treatment, commercial agreements, and certain assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3158), [4FE]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        4104), [1OC], [7OC]
  Messages
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [11FE]
    Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton, [14JY]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 4104), [16SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4104), conference report, [7OC]
  Reports filed
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative Termination: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1842) (H. Rept. 105-781), [6OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4104, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 563) (H. Rept. 105-761), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 579) (H. Rept. 105-790), 
        [7OC]
    Consideration of H. Res. 432, Presidential Use of Executive 
        Privilege: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 
        105-536), [14MY]
    Consideration of H. Res. 433, Urge Full Cooperation by Former 
        Political Appointees, Friends, and Associates of President 
        Clinton With Congressional Investigations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 105-536), [14MY]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 107, Prohibit Federal Funding of 
        Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Imposed Sanctions of the 
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 105-412), 
        [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2431, Freedom From Religious Persecution 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 105-
        534), [13MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 485) (H. 
        Rept. 105-597), [23JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 498) (H. Rept. 105-622), 
        [14JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 105-760), [1OC]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 105-789), 
        [7OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 
        105-592), [22JN]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-480), [1AP]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    Investigation of White House Computer System Conversion and 
        Related Matters: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-828), [12NO]

EXPORT APPLE AND PEAR ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: limit applicability to apples (see H.R. 4148), 
        [25JN]

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
  Bills and resolutions
    Vietnam: prohibit assistance by OPIC or Eximbank (see H.R. 3105), 
        [27JA] (see H.R. 3159), [4FE]

EXPORTS
see Foreign Trade

FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Credit: allow any consumer to receive a free credit report 
        annually from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 4848), 
        [16OC]

FAIR HOUSING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 3206), [12FE]
    Housing: provide an exemption for restrictions on the occupancy of 
        group homes by persons convicted of certain crimes (see H.R. 
        4827), [13OC]

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Child labor: reform provisions (see H.R. 4450), [6AU]
    Children and youth: permit certain youth to perform certain work 
        with wood (see H.R. 4257), [16JY]
    Discrimination: allow compensatory and punitive damages for 
        violations of antidiscrimination provisions and provide for 
        studies on pay disparities (see H.R. 3769), [30AP]
    Employment: limited overtime exemption for emergency medical 
        services personnel (see H.R. 3958), [22MY]
    ------minimum wage and maximum hour exemptions for houseparents 
        (see H.R. 4778), [9OC]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees 
        (H.R. 2888), consideration (see H. Res. 461), [9JN]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral 
        directors (see H.R. 4540), [10SE]
    Federal contracts: require employers to provide health care 
        benefits (see H.R. 4278), [20JY]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3510), [19MR]
    Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3152), [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2888, Sales Incentive Compensation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 461) (H. Rept. 105-572), 
        [9JN]
    Sales Incentive Compensation Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 2888) (H. Rept. 105-558), [3JN]

FAIR TRADE LAWS
see Foreign Trade

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    GSA: assume title to the Lorton Correctional Complex for ultimate 
        disposal of property after closure (see H.R. 4523), [9SE]

FAIRNESS FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 3246): consideration (see H. Res. 393), [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3246, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 393) (H. Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        3246) (H. Rept. 105-453), [18MR]

FALEOMAVAEGA, ENI F.H. (a Delegate from American Samoa)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    American Samoa: clarify rules of origin for textile and apparel 
        products (see H.R. 3377), [5MR]
    ------provide that funds for the land grant college shall not be 
        subject to annual appropriation by the legislature (see H.R. 
        3142), [3FE]

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    Pacific Island nations: importance of diplomatic relations (see H. 
        Res. 505), [20JY]
    Political campaigns: clarify right of U.S. nationals to make 
        contributions to candidates for Federal office (see H.R. 
        3836), [12MY]

FALSE CLAIMS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines 
        relative to false health care claims (see H.R. 3523), [19MR]

FAMILIES AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
related term(s) Children and Youth
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
    ------H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
    ------S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention 
        Act, [1OC], [5OC]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant 
        women with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 4670), [1OC]
    Boyd, Joseph S.: clarify status as public safety officer relative 
        to payment of death benefits (see H.R. 4589), [16SE]
    Children and youth: community-based family resource and support 
        grants appropriations (see H.R. 4436), [6AU]
    ------ensure parental access to educational information and 
        curriculum (see H.R. 3189), [11FE]
    ------establish early childhood education services referral 
        hotline, improve quality of child care services, and provide 
        tax credit for employer expenses in providing certain 
        dependent care services (see H.R. 4102), [22JN]
    ------improve the quality of child care through grants and a 
        commission on child care standards (see H.R. 4844), [15OC]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care (see H.R. 3292), [26FE] (see H.R. 4030), [10JN]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care during periods outside school hours (see H.R. 3400), 
        [5MR]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of school-
        based child care (see H.R. 3768), [30AP]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement and adoption programs (see H.R. 3130), [28JA]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 378), [4MR]
    ------international cooperation in cases involving the illegal 
        abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent (see H. Con. 
        Res. 224), [25FE]
    ------make debts to governmental units for the care and 
        maintenance of minor children nondischargeable (see H.R. 
        3711), [22AP]
    ------parental notification and State criminal reporting 
        requirements for minors who seek family planning services from 
        federally-funded clinics (see H.R. 3230), [12FE]
    ------provide equitable child care relief for stay at-home parents 
        (see H. Con. Res. 202), [27JA]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 4621), [24SE]
    ------provide greater access to child care services for Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 4280), [21JY]
    ------State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek 
        family planning services from federally-funded clinics (see 
        H.R. 3229), [12FE]
    ------tax relief to increase affordability of child care (see H.R. 
        3144), [3FE]
    Citizenship: modify retroactively the residence requirement for 
        certain individuals born abroad before 1953 to one citizen 
        parent and one alien parent (see H.R. 4853), [19OC]
    Clinton, President: reimburse Federal Government for costs 
        incurred by the Office of Independent Counsel (see H. Res. 
        532), [11SE] (see H. Res. 547), [18SE]
    ------resignation (see H. Res. 531), [11SE]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration 
        projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare 
        policies (see H.R. 4254), [16JY]
    Computers: protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve 
        electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 
        4667), [1OC]
    Contraceptives: establish restrictions on provision to minors 
        through certain family planning projects (see H.R. 4721), 
        [7OC]
    Courts: confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 3577), [27MR], (see H.R. 4286), [21JY]
    ------enforcement of child custody and visitation orders (see H.R. 
        4164), [25JN]
    Credit: repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to 
        Federal family education loans (see H.R. 3291), [26FE]
    Crime: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child 
        support obligations (see H.R. 3811), [7MY]
    ------expand prohibition on stalking (see H.R. 3747), [29AP]
    ------prevent violence against women (see H.R. 3514), [19MR]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        3682), [1AP]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 499), [14JY]
    ------reauthorize funding for court-appointed advocates for 
        victims of child abuse, training programs on child abuse for 
        judicial personnel and attorneys, and video taping of child 
        victim testimony (see H.R. 3902), [19MY]
    ------reauthorize funding for grant program to encourage arrest 
        policies relative to domestic violence (see H.R. 3901), [19MY]
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, 
        family housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 
        4059), [16JN]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 477), [18JN]
    Dept. of HHS: make grants to States and businesses to improve the 
        quality of child care services (see H.R. 3686), [1AP]
    District of Columbia: improve adoption system (see H.R. 4792), 
        [10OC]
    Drugs: sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in 
        the presence of a minor (see H.R. 3919), [20MY]
    Education: improve facilities, reduce class size, and provide 
        parents with additional educational choices for their children 
        (see H.R. 4169), [25JN]
    ------promote high-quality family literacy programs and train 
        parents effectively to teach their children (see H.R. 4307), 
        [22JY]
    ------provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary 
        public and private parental choice programs (see H.R. 3742), 
        [28AP]
    ------support the participation of low-income parents in 
        postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based 
        child care (see H.R. 3296), [26FE]
    Employment: minimum wage and maximum hour exemptions for 
        houseparents (see H.R. 4778), [9OC]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: amend and clarify (see H.R. 3751), 
        [29AP]
    ------tax treatment of periods of leave required to be permitted 
        relative to the pension participation and vesting rules (see 
        H.R. 4178), [25JN]
    Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: improve and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 3665), [1AP]
    ------reauthorize the national toll-free telephone domestic 
        violence hotline (see H.R. 3699), [21AP]
    Fathers: recognize importance in the raising and development of 
        children (see H. Res. 417), [30AP]
    ------State grants to encourage fathers to become better parents 
        (see H.R. 3314), [3MR]
    Federal aid programs: prohibit States from imposing restrictions 
        on additional children relative to the temporary assistance to 
        needy families program (see H.R. 4066), [16JN]
    ------State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance 
        to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates 
        (see H.R. 4692), [2OC]
    Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain 
        adoption expenses (see H.R. 4793), [10OC]
    ------enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the 
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee 
        fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court 
        order (see H.R. 3221), [12FE]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow option of 
        obtaining coverage for self and children only (see H.R. 4499), 
        [6AU]
    Food stamps: exception to work requirements relative to loss of 
        adequate child care (see H.R. 4486), [6AU]
    Health: establish a national registry from which adopted children 
        may obtain medical information voluntarily provided by birth 
        parents (see H.R. 3237), [12FE]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 3784), [30AP]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 4376), [31JY]
    Health care professionals: training of hospital staff relative to 
        identification and referral of victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 4477), [6AU]
    House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, 
        officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see 
        H. Res. 593), [10OC]
    Housing: ensure that tenant-based rental assistance programs are 
        carried out in an efficient and fair manner (see H.R. 3545), 
        [25MR]
    ------use of project rental assistance contracts to finance 
        housing conversions for elderly persons (see H.R. 3635), [1AP]
    Immigration: eliminate restrictions which render alien battered 
        spouses and their children ineligible to apply for 
        adjustments, suspensions, or cancellation of deportation (see 
        H.R. 4291), [21JY]
    ------increase visas temporarily for backlogged spouses and 
        children of lawful permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 4504), 
        [6AU]
    ------waive certain inadmissibility grounds for aliens married to 
        U.S. citizens relative to political activity in Ireland or 
        Northern Ireland (see H.R. 4494), [6AU]
    Information services: establish a national registry for persons 
        who provide intercountry adoption services (see H.R. 4677), 
        [1OC]
    Law enforcement officers: increase the amount paid to families of 
        public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 
        4544), [10SE]
    LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY]
    Medicaid: deduct monthly children's contribution from income 
        applied to payment for the cost of care in an institution (see 
        H.R. 4723), [7OC]
    Medicare: enhance and expand special enrollment periods for 
        certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 3863), 
        [13MY]
    ------require hospitals to establish and implement security 
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
        abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 4680), [2OC]
    ------waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military 
        retirees and dependents (see H.R. 4771), [9OC]
    National objectives: recognize the importance of children and 
        families (see H. Con. Res. 302), [20JY]
    National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private 
        organizations under the child and adult care food program (see 
        H.R. 3405), [5MR]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals (see H.R. 4020), [9JN]
    Passports: require that applications for minors have signatures of 
        both parents (see H.R. 3983), [3JN]

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    Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and 
        benefits for noncitizens (see H.R. 4558), [14SE]
    Social Security: allow for distribution of the lump sum death 
        payment, in the absence of a widow or widower or surviving 
        children, to any other person as certified by the deceased 
        worker (see H.R. 3739), [28AP]
    ------determination of benefit amounts relative to provision of 
        child care or care to a chronically ill dependent relative 
        (see H.R. 4456), [6AU]
    ------eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits 
        following the divorce (see H.R. 4458), [6AU]
    ------increase widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason 
        of delayed retirement (see H.R. 4459), [6AU]
    ------provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers 
        regardless of age (see H.R. 4460), [6AU]
    ------repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's 
        insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 4457), [6AU]
    Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under 
        which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single 
        filers (see H.R. 3104), [27JA]
    ------applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a 
        principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 3541), 
        [24MR]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 3945), [22MY]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 3865), [14MY]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 3443), [11MR]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate 
        brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 3734), 
        [28AP]
    ------elimination of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3879), [14MY]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing child care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 4782), [9OC]
    ------exclusion from gross income for foster care payments 
        relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see 
        H.R. 3991), [4JN]
    ------increase child tax credit for certain children and allow 
        such credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        3583), [30MR]
    ------increase maximum contribution to education savings accounts 
        (see H.R. 4147), [25JN]
    ------increase standard deduction for married couples (see H.R. 
        3524), [19MR]
    ------liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns (see 
        H.R. 3650), [1AP]
    ------lower exclusion percentage of deductions for medical care 
        expenses (see H.R. 3449), [12MR]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for 
        medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 3600), 
        [30MR] (see H.R. 4349), [29JY]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (see H.R. 
        4579), [16SE]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 
        4579), consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect 
        the solvency of Social Security (see H.R. 4597), [18SE]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, prohibit increases 
        without a national referendum, simplify the tax code, 
        eliminate the marriage penalty, establish return-free income 
        tax filing, and eliminate corporate welfare (see H.R. 3620), 
        [1AP]
    ------reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, 
        allow certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, 
        increase the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend 
        certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 4542), [10SE]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3859), [13MY]
    ------require child support delinquent parents to include their 
        unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents 
        a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 4198), [14JY]
    ------restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse 
        who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 
        4390), [4AU]
    ------simplify child tax credit and other nonrefundable credits by 
        repealing limits relative to alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        4489), [6AU]
    ------temporary waiver of minimum tax rules relative to 
        nonrefundable personal tax credit benefits for families (see 
        H.R. 4611), [23SE]
    ------treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 4765), [9OC]
    ------treatment of dependent care expenses (see H.R. 3135), [28JA] 
        (see H.R. 3176), [11FE]
    ------treatment of estate taxes on the disposition of property 
        produced by a qualified family-owned business (see H.R. 4640), 
        [25SE]
    ------treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences 
        relative to a dependent child's chronic medical condition (see 
        H.R. 4484), [6AU]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 3227), [12FE] (see H.R. 4521), [7AU]
    ------treatment of graduated estate tax rates and the unified 
        credit (see H.R. 4468), [6AU]
    ------treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care 
        (see H.R. 3308), [3MR]
    ------treatment of married couples, interest, dividends, (see H.R. 
        3103), [27JA]
    ------treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned 
        income tax credit (see H.R. 3995), [4JN]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to loss of adequate child care (see H.R. 
        4702), [5OC]
    USIA: repeal authority for administration of an au pair program 
        (see H.R. 3092), [27JA]
    Violence Against Women Act: establish a national domestic violence 
        victim notification system (see H.R. 4860), [20OC]
    Women: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal 
        property under certain conditions (see H.R. 4628), [25SE]
    ------ensure that older women are protected from institutional, 
        community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 
        3624), [1AP]
    ------support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to 
        establish workplace lactation programs (see H.R. 3531), [24MR]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4059), [24JY]
  Motions
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), 
        [15JY]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (S. 2073), [1OC]
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or 
        totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 1525), [10OC]
  Reports filed
    Child Custody Order Enforcement: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1690) (H. Rept. 105-546), [21MY]
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3682) (H. Rept. 105-605), [25JN]
    Child Support Performance and Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3130) (H. Rept. 105-422), [2MR]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and 
        Incentive Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 378) (H. 
        Rept. 105-428), [4MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3682, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 105-623), 
        [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 477) (H. 
        Rept. 105-585), [18JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4579, Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4059) (H. Rept. 105-647), [24JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4059) (H. Rept. 
        105-578), [16JN]
    Greater Access to Child Care Services for Federal Employees: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        4280) (H. Rept. 105-756), [1OC]
    Public Assistance and Benefits for Noncitizens Clarification and 
        Improvement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4558) 
        (H. Rept. 105-735), [22SE]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        4579) (H. Rept. 105-739), [23SE]

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend and clarify (see H.R. 3751), [29AP]
    Taxation: treatment of periods of leave required to be permitted 
        relative to the pension participation and vesting rules (see 
        H.R. 4178), [25JN]

FAMILY FRIENDLY TAX RELIEF ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3583), [30MR]

FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Health care professionals: training of hospital staff relative to 
        identification and referral of victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 4477), [6AU]
    Improve and strengthen (see H.R. 3665), [1AP]
    Telephones: reauthorize the national toll-free telephone domestic 
        violence hotline (see H.R. 3699), [21AP]

FAMINES
  Bills and resolutions
    Great Irish Potato Famine: issue postage stamp to commemorate 
        anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor 
        the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants 
        (see H. Con. Res. 232), [3MR]
    Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on 
        anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 295), [24JN]

FARMERS
see Agriculture

FARR, SAM (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    California: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal 
        rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System (see H.R. 3911), [20MY]
    Tourist trade: establish a public-private partnership between the 
        U.S. travel and tourism industry and every level of Government 
        to make the U.S. the premiere tourist destination in the world 
        (see H.R. 4631), [25SE]

FASCELL, DANTE B. (a former Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Biscayne National Park: designate visitor center as the Dante 
        Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 
        3285), [26FE]
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (see H.R. 4757), 
        [9OC]

FASTENER QUALITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    FAA: coverage of certain aircraft fasteners (see H.R. 3824), 
        [11MY]
  Reports filed
    Coverage of Certain Aircraft Fasteners: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 3824) (H. Rept. 105-574), [9JN]

FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3999), [5JN]

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    Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3939), [21MY]
    Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate 
        (see H.R. 4002), [5JN]
    Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see 
        H.R. 4003), [5JN]
    Roxanne H. Jones Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see 
        H.R. 4001), [5JN]
    Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA: designate 
        (see H.R. 4000), [5JN]

FAWELL, HARRIS W. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
    National Summit on Retirement Income Savings, [3MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Colleges and universities: allow use of age-based incentives for 
        the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty (see H.R. 3473), 
        [17MR]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: amend and clarify (see H.R. 3751), 
        [29AP]
    Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 
        4770), [9OC]

FAZIO, VIC (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
    ------H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood 
        control projects as part of water-related projects in the 
        Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 4223), [15JY]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 351), [5FE]
    Committee on Small Business (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 434), [14MY]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 530), [11SE]
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        342), [28JA] (see H. Res. 369), [25FE] (see H. Res. 400), 
        [27MR] (see H. Res. 412), [29AP] (see H. Res. 492), [24JN]
    National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background 
        checks on elementary and secondary school employees (see H.R. 
        4659), [1OC]
    Tobacco products: limit access to minors (see H.R. 3474), [17MR] 
        (see H.R. 3474), [23MR]

FBI FAIRNESS TO APPEAL IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3614), [31MR]

FEDERAL AGENCIES
see Executive Departments

FEDERAL AGENCY COMPLIANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1544): consideration (see H. Res. 367), [24FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1544, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 105-420), [24FE]

FEDERAL AID IN WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        4717), [7OC]

FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS
related term(s) Public Welfare Programs
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, [11FE]
    Conferees: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization [22JY]
    ------H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
        Act, [22MY]
    ------H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
    ------H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: provide a mechanism for resolution of 
        discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 4051), [11JN]
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: extend the term of marketing 
        assistance loans (see H.R. 3455), [12MR]
    ------retroactive lifting of caps on loan rates for marketing 
        assistance loans (see H.R. 4615), [23SE]
    Agriculture: assist efforts of farmers and cooperatives seeking to 
        engage in value-added processing of agricultural goods (see 
        H.R. 4113), [23JN]
    ------Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers (see H.R. 
        4417), [6AU]
    ------production flexibility contract payment options (see H.R. 
        4265), (see H.R. 4272), [17JY]
    ------provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and promote 
        the development of farmer-owned value-added processing 
        facilities (see H.R. 3550), [25MR]
    ------provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural 
        producers (see H.R. 4508), [6AU]
    ------relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and 
        rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices 
        (see H.R. 4560), [14SE]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and crop failures (see H.R. 4747), [8OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (see H.R. 4535), [9SE] (see H.R. 
        4618), [24SE] (see H.R. 4690), [2OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (H.R. 4618), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 551), [24SE]
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        establish (see H.R. 3095), [27JA] (see H.R. 3546), [25MR]
    ------establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (see H. Res. 410), 
        [28AP]
    Child Nutrition Act: simplify program operations and improve 
        program management (see H.R. 3873), [14MY]
    Children and youth: improve and extend child nutrition programs 
        (see H.R. 3666), [1AP]
    ------improve the quality of child care through grants and a 
        commission on child care standards (see H.R. 4844), [15OC]
    ------provide children with increased access to food and nutrition 
        assistance during the summer (see H.R. 3871), [14MY]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 4621), [24SE]
    ------require proof of screening for lead poisoning and follow-up 
        services for those testing positive (see H.R. 4825), [13OC]
    Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint): establish (see H.J. 
        Res. 112), [26FE]
    Community development: designation of empowerment zones (see H.R. 
        4629), [25SE]
    ------prohibit funding for any facility to be used primarily for 
        distribution or use of tobacco products (see H.R. 4796), 
        [10OC]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones (see 
        H.R. 3622), [1AP]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration 
        projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare 
        policies (see H.R. 4254), [16JY]
    ------reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] (see H.R. 
        4271), [17JY]
    Crime: correct law relative to termination of benefits for 
        convicted persons (see H.R. 3096), [27JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish additional rural 
        enterprise communities and empowerment zones (see H.R. 4071), 
        [17JN] (see H.R. 4666), [1OC]
    ------reform agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 3513), [19MR]
    Dept. of Commerce: provide grants to improve job skills in 
        specific industries (see H.R. 3270), [25FE]
    Dept. of Energy: employment and economic assistance to workers and 
        communities at the Piketon, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium 
        enrichment plants (see H.R. 3923), [20MY]
    Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 3724), 
        [23AP]
    ------make grants to States and businesses to improve the quality 
        of child care services (see H.R. 3686), [1AP]
    Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the 
        preservation of affordable housing for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 4838), [14OC]
    Dept. of Justice: State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance 
        Programs funding (see H.R. 4440), [6AU]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of monthly educational 
        assistance benefits to veterans enrolled at educational 
        institutions during periods between terms (see H.R. 4537), 
        [10SE]
    Disabled: establish a national public Internet site to increase 
        access to information on technology-related assistance (see 
        H.R. 4461), [6AU]
    Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline 
        the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs 
        of disaster assistance (see H.R. 3869), [14MY]
    District of Columbia: designate as empowerment zone and modify tax 
        treatment of residents (see H.R. 3329), [4MR]
    Drought: disaster assistance to Texas (see H. Res. 493), [24JN]
    Drug abuse: prohibit needle exchange programs (see H.R. 3714), 
        [22AP]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (see H.R. 3712), [22AP] (see H.R. 3717), [23AP]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (H.R. 3717), consideration (see H. Res. 409), [28AP]
    Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Administration: establish (see 
        H.R. 3639), [1AP]
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens' 
        associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 3627), [1AP]
    ------cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 
        4094), [19JN]
    Education: assist urban and rural local education agencies in 
        raising the academic achievement of all students (see H.R. 
        3813), [7MY]
    ------encourage local agencies to work with the private sector to 
        provide care to children under compulsory school attendance 
        age (see H.R. 3129), [28JA]
    ------encourage States to develop and implement alternative 
        teacher certification and licensure programs (see H.R. 3440), 
        [11MR]
    ------grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and 
        schools (see H.R. 4830), [14OC]
    ------increase number of teachers (see H.R. 3157), [4FE]
    ------increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 3306), [3MR]
    ------increase Pell Grant awards to certain students (see H.R. 
        3269), [25FE]
    ------promote high-quality family literacy programs and train 
        parents effectively to teach their children (see H.R. 4307), 
        [22JY]
    ------provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary 
        public and private parental choice programs (see H.R. 3742), 
        [28AP]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to promote 
        certain education initiatives (see H.R. 4864), [20OC]
    ------provide States with options relative to receipt of Federal 
        block grant funds (see H.R. 4779), [9OC]
    Families and domestic relations: increase availability, 
        affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 3292), 
        [26FE] (see H.R. 4030), [10JN]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care during periods outside school hours (see H.R. 3400), 
        [5MR]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of school-
        based child care (see H.R. 3768), [30AP]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 3750), [29AP]

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    Financial institutions: permit affiliation between a depository 
        institution and the holding company successor to the Student 
        Loan Marketing Association (see H.R. 4808), [12OC]
    Floods: damage reduction and recreation project at Grand Forks, 
        ND, and East Grand Forks, MN (see H.R. 4806), [11OC]
    Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy 
        persons (see H.R. 3615), [1AP]
    ------reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and Employment 
        Program and apply savings to emergency food assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 4571), [15SE]
    Food stamps: exception to work requirements relative to loss of 
        adequate child care (see H.R. 4486), [6AU]
    ------exception to work requirements relative to victimization by 
        sexual harassment (see H.R. 4487), [6AU]
    Foreign trade: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance 
        and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 4733), [8OC]
    Government: reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 
        3556), [25MR]
    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (see H.R. 4243), [16JY] (see 
        H.R. 4857), [20OC]
    ------require that recipients of payments have the option to 
        receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check 
        (see H.R. 3099), [27JA]
    ------streamline and improve Federal grant application, 
        administrative, and reporting requirements (see H.R. 3921), 
        [20MY]
    Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 3118), [28JA]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] 
        (see H.R. 4241), [16JY] (see H.R. 4439), [6AU]
    Health: prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 4376), 
        [31JY]
    Health care facilities: require nursing facilities filing for 
        relief to provide written notice of such filing to appropriate 
        State agencies (see H.R. 4843), [15OC]
    Higher Education Act: establish an Advanced Manufacturing 
        Fellowship (see H.R. 3840), [12MY]
    ------reauthorize (H.R. 6), consideration (see H. Res. 411), 
        [28AP]
    Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of 
        homeownership opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 208), [4FE]
    ------ensure that tenant-based rental assistance programs are 
        carried out in an efficient and fair manner (see H.R. 3545), 
        [25MR]
    ------establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing 
        temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured 
        under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 4745), [8OC]
    ------expand homeownership (see H.R. 3899), [19MY]
    ------increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted 
        housing for disabled veterans (see H.R. 3619), [1AP]
    ------occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative 
        to drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 4543), [10SE]
    ------prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or producing 
        methamphetamine from receiving public housing assistance (see 
        H.R. 4551), [11SE]
    ------provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
        participation in shared housing arrangements (see H.R. 3181), 
        [11FE]
    ------remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing (see 
        H.R. 3435), [11MR]
    ------use of project rental assistance contracts to finance 
        housing conversions for elderly persons (see H.R. 3635), [1AP]
    Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of 
        Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors (see H.R. 
        4088), [18JN]
    Insurance: allow children covered under private health insurance 
        under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under 
        the Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 3794), [5MY]
    ------establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination 
        by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient 
        (see H.R. 4222), [15JY]
    Law enforcement officers: reduce local matching amount to ensure 
        more local communities qualify for grants to hire additional 
        police officers (see H.R. 4734), [8OC]
    LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY]
    Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 4583), [16SE]
    ------coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services 
        for certain women screened under federally funded programs 
        (see H.R. 3779), [30AP]
    ------extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment 
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban 
        Indian health programs (see H.R. 4480), [6AU]
    ------prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing 
        facilities (see H.R. 4046), [11JN]
    Medicare: comprehensive financing for graduate medical education 
        (see H.R. 4739), [8OC]
    ------coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 4403), [5AU]
    ------enhance and expand special enrollment periods for certain 
        military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 3863), [13MY]
    ------enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain cost-
        sharing assistance programs (see H.R. 4836), [14OC]
    ------establish a standard of efficiency in home health services 
        and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard (see H.R. 
        3651), [1AP]
    ------extend health care coverage (see H.R. 4177), [25JN]
    ------graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4219), [15JY]
    ------payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
        medical education programs (see H.R. 3855), [13MY]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 3940), 
        [21MY]
    ------preserve access to home health services for the sickest and 
        most frail, continue participation by cost-effective 
        providers, and reduce fraud and abuse (see H.R. 4495), [6AU]
    ------respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for 
        private accreditation in the same manner as for other 
        providers of services (see H.R. 4075), [17JN]
    ------waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military 
        retirees and dependents (see H.R. 4771), [9OC]
    Motor vehicles: increase the amount of assistance for providing 
        automobiles to certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 3618), 
        [1AP]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve pre-disaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 4832), [14OC]
    National School Lunch Act: extend the authority of the commodity 
        distribution program (see H.R. 3872), [14MY]
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 4482), [6AU]
    Native Americans: transfer services and personnel from the BIA to 
        the Office of Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job 
        creation on Indian reservations (see H.R. 4087), [18JN]
    Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and 
        benefits for noncitizens (see H.R. 4558), [14SE]
    ------disregard payment of earned income tax credits in 
        determining eligibility for the temporary assistance for needy 
        families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing programs 
        (see H.R. 4818), [12OC]
    ------extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI (see 
        H.R. 4426), [6AU]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 3379), 
        [5MR]
    ------guarantee loans and provide State grants to finance 
        transportation services for welfare recipients, and establish 
        preferences for Federal contractors that hire welfare 
        recipients (see H.R. 3638), [1AP]
    Puerto Rico: require Dept. of the Treasury report on Federal 
        program costs, revenues, and taxation of residents (see H.R. 
        4769), [9OC]
    Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to 
        assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs (see H.R. 4179), [25JN]
    Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        3412), [10MR]
    Social Security: establish and maintain individual investment 
        accounts (see H.R. 4076), [17JN]
    ------improve coverage of low-income children under State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        4767), [9OC]
    ------investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses into 
        program (see H. Res. 340), [27JA]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3433), [11MR]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), consideration (see H. Res. 450), 
        [22MY]
    ------provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal 
        benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits 
        (see H.R. 4172), [25JN]
    ------waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to 
        individuals with terminal illnesses, and provide for 
        appropriate treatment of prisoners (see H.R. 3732), [23AP]
    SSI: reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain 
        low-income disabled children (see H.R. 3459), [12MR]
    States: eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance to 
        needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates 
        (see H.R. 4692), [2OC]
    ------prohibit from imposing restrictions on additional children 
        relative to the temporary assistance to needy families program 
        (see H.R. 4066), [16JN]
    ------return primary responsibility for disaster relief to States, 
        establish a private corporation to insure against risks and 
        costs of disasters, and provide for Federal assistance for 
        disaster response activities (see H.R. 3728), [23AP]
    Taxation: treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through 
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 
        3942), [21MY]
    ------treatment of Native American housing assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 3774), [30AP]
    ------treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received 
        by senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 
        3841), [12MY]
    Tobacco products: provide crop insurance, extension services, and 
        administration of price support and quota programs at no 
        expense to the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 3664), [1AP]
    ------provide economic assistance to tobacco farmers, workers, and 
        communities dependent on tobacco production with funds 
        contributed by tobacco product manufacturers and importers 
        (see H.R. 3867), [14MY]
    ------provide market transition assistance for quota owners, 
        tobacco producers, and their communities, and stabilize 
        tobacco quota fluctuations (see H.R. 3264), [25FE] (see H.R. 
        3437), [11MR]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to loss of adequate child care (see H.R. 
        4702), [5OC]
    ------eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment (see 
        H.R. 4701), [5OC]
    ------establish the Strategic Transitional Employment Program for 
        the long-term unemployed living in poverty in certain 
        identified communities (see H.R. 4097), [19JN]
    ------make permanent self-employment assistance programs (see H.R. 
        3773), [30AP]
    Urban areas: continuation of operating assistance for small 
        transit operators (see H.R. 4384), [3AU]

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    ------provide grants to organizations to develop youth 
        intervention models (see H.R. 3607), [31MR]
    WIC: improve special supplemental nutrition programs (see H.R. 
        3874), [14MY]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
    Higher Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 6), [26SE]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (H.R. 1853), [8OC]
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement (H.R. 
        3874), [6OC]
    Workforce Investment Act (H.R. 1385), [29JY]
  Motions
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        establish (H.R. 3546), [29AP]
    Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange 
        programs (H.R. 3717), [29AP]
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or 
        totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 1525), [10OC]
  Reports filed
    Bone Marrow Donation and Transplantation Program: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 105-538), [18MY]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 105-686), [7AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 6, Higher Education Act Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 411) (H. Rept. 105-499), 
        [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 105-
        553), [22MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 105-
        498), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 3717, Prohibit Use of Federal Funds for 
        Needle Exchange Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        409) (H. Rept. 105-497), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 4618, Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss 
        Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 551) (H. 
        Rept. 105-743), [24SE]
    Disaster Mitigation Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3869) (H. Rept. 105-682), [6AU]
    Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 105-659), [29JY]
    National Drought Policy Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3035) (H. Rept. 105-554), [22MY]
    Higher Education Act Reauthorization: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 105-750), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 6) 
        (H. Rept. 105-481), [21AP]
    Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act: 
        Committee on Banking and Financial Service (House) (H.R. 217) 
        (H. Rept. 105-407), [27JA], [3MR]
    Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-687), 
        [9SE]
    National Dialogue on Social Security Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3546) (H. Rept. 105-493), [23AP]
    Public Assistance and Benefits for Noncitizens Clarification and 
        Improvement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4558) 
        (H. Rept. 105-735), [22SE]
    Small Business Investment Act Technical Corrections: Committee on 
        Small Business (House) (H.R. 3412) (H. Rept. 105-450), [17MR]
    Termination of Federal Aid Program Benefits for Convicted Persons: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3096) 
        (H. Rept. 105-446), [17MR]
    Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 105-537), [18MY]
    Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 105-447), 
        [17MR]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-800), [8OC]
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 105-786), [6OC]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3874) 
        (H. Rept. 105-633), [20JY]

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
related term(s) Department of Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 4057), [16JN]
    Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve 
        consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 
        4742), [8OC]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares 
        (see H.R. 4577), [16SE]
    ------public charter operations at certain reliever airports (see 
        H.R. 3380), [5MR]
    Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization 
        (see H.R. 4058), [16JN]
    Fastener Quality Act: coverage of certain aircraft fasteners (see 
        H.R. 3824), [11MY]
    Liaison and Familiarization Training Program: reform (see H.R. 
        4530), [9SE]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 4268), [17JY]
    Noise pollution: address aircraft noise problems of Queens and 
        Long Island, NY (see H.R. 3952), [22MY]
    ------address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 4866), [20OC]
    Taxation: treatment of commercial aviation to and from airports 
        located on sparsely populated islands (see H.R. 4703), [5OC]
  Reports filed
    Airline Service Improvement Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2748) (H. Rept. 105-822), [15OC]
    Aviation Insurance Program Authorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4058) (H. 
        Rept. 105-632), [17JY]
    Aviation Medical Assistance Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2843) (H. Rept. 105-456), [23MR]
    FAA Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4057) (H. Rept. 105-639), [20JY]
    Fastener Quality Act Coverage of Certain Aircraft Fasteners: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3824) (H. Rept. 105-574), 
        [9JN]

FEDERAL AVIATION RESEARCH AND EVALUATION BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 3312), [3MR]

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 
        3321), [4MR]
    Federal employees: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse 
        personnel actions (see H.R. 3614), [31MR]
    National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background 
        checks on elementary and secondary school employees (see H.R. 
        4659), [1OC]

FEDERAL CIGARETTE LABELING AND ADVERTISING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Tobacco products: repeal preemption provision (see H.R. 4498), 
        [6AU]

FEDERAL COMMISSION ON STATISTICAL POLICY
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 4620), [24SE]

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Authority (see H. Con. Res. 217), [11FE]
    Computers: repeal authority to require contributions from 
        telephone carriers for the connection of schools, (see H.R. 
        4032), [10JN] (see H.R. 4065), [16JN]
    ------require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to 
        minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors (see H.R. 
        3783), [30AP]
    Government regulations: eliminate requirements restricting the 
        cross ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers (see 
        H.R. 3171), [5FE]
    ------prohibit increase in the national audience reach limitations 
        (see H.R. 4845), [15OC]
    ------repeal redundant reporting and record keeping requirements 
        (see H.R. 4759), [9OC]
    Radio: protect critical infrastructure radio systems from 
        interference and promote efficient spectrum management of the 
        private land mobile radio bands (see H.R. 4813), [12OC]
    Telecommunications: ensure the restoration and preservation of 
        State authority over intrastate telecommunications (see H.R. 
        4801), [10OC]
    ------require accurate billing by carriers relative to costs and 
        fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 
        4018), [9JN]
    ------require schools and libraries that receive universal service 
        support to establish policies governing access to material 
        that is inappropriate for children (see H.R. 3442), [11MR]
    Telephones: protect consumers against spamming, slamming, and 
        cramming (see H.R. 4176), [25JN]
    ------strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the 
        slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 
        3749), [29AP] (see H.R. 3888), [14MY]
    Television: promote competition in the multichannel video 
        marketplace (see H.R. 4352), [29JY]
    ------reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals (see H.R. 4449), [6AU] (see H.R. 4675), 
        [1OC]
  Reports filed
    Child Online Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        3783) (H. Rept. 105-775), [5OC]
    Multichannel Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 105-661), 
        [30JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 
        105-661), [10SE]
    Telecommunications Competition and Consumer Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3888) (H. Rept. 105-801), 
        [8OC]

FEDERAL COURTS IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2294) (H. 
        Rept. 105-437), [12MR]

FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Credit unions: membership in Federal credit unions (see H.R. 3265, 
        3276), [25FE] (see H.R. 3413), [10MR] (see H.R. 3454), [12MR]
    Financial institutions: prohibit fees for using teller windows 
        (see H.R. 4811), [12OC]

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: monitor compliance with commitments made 
        in connection with a merger or acquisition (see H.R. 4420), 
        [6AU]
    ------prohibit fees for using teller windows (see H.R. 4811), 
        [12OC]

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP.
related term(s) Financial Institutions
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: study of derivatives regulation (see H.R. 
        4062), [16JN]

FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    FEC: expedite availability of reports (see H.R. 3582), [30MR]
    ------require electronic preservation and filing of reports by 
        certain persons and require such reports to be made available 
        through the Internet (see H.R. 3174), [5FE]
    Political campaigns: ban acceptance of certain cash contributions 
        in campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 4790), [10OC]

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    ------permit businesses and labor organizations to stage public 
        debates between Presidential candidates if all candidates who 
        are eligible for Federal matching payments are invited (see 
        H.R. 4310), [22JY]
    ------require the deposit into a special account certain 
        contributions and donations to be returned to donors (see H.R. 
        4786), [10OC]

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 3748), [29AP]
    Elections: require electronic preservation and filing of reports 
        by certain persons and require such reports to be made 
        available through the Internet (see H.R. 3174), [5FE]
    House of Representatives: expenditure limitations and public 
        financing for general elections (see H.R. 3851), [13MY]
    ------public financing for candidates who voluntarily limit 
        expenditures for general elections (see H.R. 3852), [13MY]
    Political campaigns: ban acceptance of certain cash contributions 
        in campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 4790), [10OC]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3315), [3MR] 
        (see H.R. 3399), [5MR] (see H.R. 3476), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3485), [18MR] (see H.R. 3516), (see H.R. 3526), [19MR] (see 
        H.R. 3581), [30MR] (see H.R. 3721), [23AP]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY] (see H. Res. 458), 
        [4JN] (see H. Res. 468), [11JN]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3526), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 467), [11JN]
    ------partial removal of limitations on contributions to 
        candidates whose opponents exceed personal contribution 
        limitations (see H.R. 3313), [3MR]
    ------permit businesses and labor organizations to stage public 
        debates between Presidential candidates if all candidates who 
        are eligible for Federal matching payments are invited (see 
        H.R. 4310), [22JY]
    ------require national committees of political parties to file 
        pre-general election reports (see H.R. 4781), [9OC]
    ------require the deposit into a special account certain 
        contributions and donations to be returned to donors (see H.R. 
        4786), [10OC]
    Reports: expedite availability (see H.R. 3582), [30MR]
  Motions
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        2183), consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Appropriations: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H.R. 3748) 
        (H. Rept. 105-606), [25JN]
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 3485) (H. Rept. 105-457), [23MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2183, Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), 
        [20MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 105-567), 
        [4JN]

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions (see H.R. 3579), [27MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), consideration (see H. Res. 402), [30MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        416), [30AP]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4194), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 501), [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 574), [5OC]
    Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline 
        the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs 
        of disaster assistance (see H.R. 3869), [14MY]
    Drought: disaster assistance to Texas (see H. Res. 493), [24JN]
    Floods: damage reduction and recreation project at Grand Forks, 
        ND, and East Grand Forks, MN (see H.R. 4806), [11OC]
    Monuments and memorials: authorize the construction of a monument 
        to honor those who have served the Nation's civil defense and 
        emergency management programs (see H.R. 3719), [23AP]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve pre-disaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 4832), [14OC]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 3608), [31MR]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4194), [5OC]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 3579), 
        [30AP]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions (H.R. 3579), [31MR], [23AP]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4194), [23JY], [29JY], 
        [15SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3579, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 105-505), [30AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4194, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 574) (H. 
        Rept. 105-777), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3579, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 402) (H. 
        Rept. 105-473), [30MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 105-628), [15JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4194) 
        (H. Rept. 105-769), [5OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4194) (H. Rept. 
        105-610), [14JY]
    Disaster Mitigation Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3869) (H. Rept. 105-682), [6AU]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 105-504), [30AP]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 
        105-469), [27MR]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
related term(s) Executive Departments
  Appointments
    Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement, [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan (see H.R. 3933), [21MY]
    Assistant U.S. attorneys: treatment of retirement benefits (see 
        H.R. 4201), [14JY] (see H.R. 4299), [22JY]
    Children and youth: provide greater access to child care services 
        for Federal employees (see H.R. 4280), [21JY]
    CIA: provide a process for agency employees to submit urgent 
        concerns to Congress (see H.R. 3829), [12MY]
    Clinton, President: urge full cooperation by former political 
        appointees, friends, and associates with congressional 
        investigations (see H. Res. 433), [14MY]
    ------urge full cooperation by former political appointees, 
        friends, and associates with congressional investigations (H. 
        Res. 433), consideration (see H. Res. 436), [14MY]
    Customs Service: use of customs user fees for certain preclearance 
        activities (see H.R. 3644), [1AP]
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 3613), [31MR]
    ------determination of wages of certain employees by using a 
        recent wage survey (see H.R. 4142), [25JN]
    ------equitable retirement for military reserve technicians 
        covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 4153), [25JN]
    Dept. of Justice: clarify method for filling vacancies subject to 
        Senate confirmation (see H.R. 3420), [10MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to establish an elected Officer of 
        the U.S. with the responsibilities of the Attorney General 
        (see H.J. Res. 127), [6AU]
    ------establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a 
        review board to monitor compliance (see H.R. 3396), [5MR]
    ------require election of Attorney General (see H. Con. Res. 323), 
        [6AU]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: use of voluntary separation incentives 
        to reduce employment levels (see H.R. 4705), [6OC]
    Executive departments: appointment of certain officers to fill 
        vacant positions in executive agencies (see H. Res. 339), 
        [27JA]
    Executive Office of the President: repeal Executive Order on equal 
        employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation (see 
        H.R. 4318), [23JY]
    FAA: reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program (see H.R. 
        4530), [9SE]
    Families and domestic relations: allow agencies to reimburse for 
        certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 4793), [10OC]
    FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel 
        actions (see H.R. 3614), [31MR]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow option of 
        obtaining coverage for self and children only (see H.R. 4499), 
        [6AU]
    ------application of cost accounting standards (see H.R. 4840), 
        [14OC]
    GAO: reform appointment process for the Comptroller General and 
        Deputy Comptroller General (see H.R. 4296), [22JY]
    Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see 
        H.R. 3528), [23MR]
    ------measure performance of Federal procurement system and 
        enhance training of the acquisition workforce (see H.R. 4244), 
        [16JY]
    ------require reports on travel of executive branch officers and 
        employees to international conferences (see H.R. 4805), [11OC]
    Health: allow use of medical savings accounts under health 
        benefits program (see H.R. 3166), [5FE]
    ------enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the 
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee 
        fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court 
        order (see H.R. 3221), [12FE]
    House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, 
        officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see 
        H. Res. 593), [10OC]
    House Rules: provide that certain bills to eliminate waste and 
        provide reform of the executive branch are privileged (see H. 
        Res. 600), [14OC]
    ------require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff (see H. 
        Res. 456), [4JN] (see H. Res. 503), [16JY]
    Immigration: personnel and technology funding to increase 
        inspections and reduce delays at border crossings and interior 
        checkpoints (see H.R. 3679), [1AP]
    Income: equitable overtime pay policies (see H.R. 3956), [22MY]
    ------exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments be 
        made by electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 4405), [5AU]
    ------modify the conditions that must be met before certain 
        alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President 
        (see H.R. 3251), [24FE]
    Indian Self-Determination Act: repeal a provision which exempts 
        certain former officers and employees of the U.S. from 
        restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes (see 
        H.R. 3218, 3219), [12FE]

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    Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4559), [14SE]
    ------establish a program under which long-term care insurance can 
        be obtained (see H.R. 4401), [5AU]
    ------make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to 
        general public (see H.R. 4418), [6AU]
    Law enforcement officers: protection of Federal officers who 
        intervene in certain situations (see H.R. 3839), [12MY]
    Members of Congress: limit number of years of participation in 
        certain Federal retirement systems and deny retirement 
        benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4260), 
        [16JY]
    Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses 
        (see H.R. 3723), [23AP]
    Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans 
        Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 
        4815), [12OC]
    Pensions: establish a portable retirement option for political 
        appointees and congressional employees (see H.R. 4603), [18SE]
    ------provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage 
        errors (see H.R. 3249), [24FE]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 3608), [31MR]
    Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as 
        clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 591), [9OC]
    Taxation: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of 
        parking benefits (see H.R. 4777), [9OC]
    ------disclose to Federal employees the Government's share of 
        taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital 
        insurance for the employee (see H.R. 3776), [30AP]
    Veterans: improve access to health care services for certain 
        Medicare-eligible veterans (see H.R. 3828), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Alternative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3528) (H. Rept. 105-487), [21AP]
    Civil Service Retirement System Actuarial Redeposit Act: Committee 
        on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2566) (H. 
        Rept. 105-757), [1OC]
    Consideration of H. Res. 433, Urge Full Cooperation by Former 
        Political Appointees, Friends, and Associates of President 
        Clinton With Congressional Investigations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 105-536), [14MY]
    Dept. of State Special Agent Retirement Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 633) (H. Rept. 105-755), 
        [28SE]
    Federal Employee Leave Time Relative to Services as an Organ 
        Donor: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 2943) (H. Rept. 105-752), [28SE]
    Federal Retirement Coverage Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3249) (H. Rept. 
        105-625), [14JY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3249) (H. Rept. 
        105-625), [20JY]
    Greater Access to Child Care Services for Federal Employees: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        4280) (H. Rept. 105-756), [1OC]
    Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act: Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3829) (H. Rept. 105-747), 
        [25SE]
    Make Percentage Limitations on Contributions to the Federal 
        Employee Thrift Savings Plan Comparable to Amount Limitations 
        on Elective Deferrals: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 2526) (H. Rept. 105-809), [10OC]
    Patent and Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses Funding: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3723) (H. Rept. 105-
        528), [12MY]
    Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 105-793), [7OC]

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers 
        (see H.R. 4715), [7OC]
    Hydroelectric power: extension of deadline for construction of 
        hydroelectric project in Arkansas (see H.R. 4081), [18JN]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of Mt. Hope 
        Waterpower Project (see H.R. 4633), [25SE]
    Public utilities: provide for the restructuring of the electric 
        power industry (see H.R. 4798), [10OC]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 3976), [22MY]
    Taxation: treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain 
        electrical output facilities (see H.R. 4732), [8OC]
  Reports filed
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Arkansas: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4081) (H. 
        Rept. 105-748), [25SE]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Colorado: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2217) 
        (H. Rept. 105-509), [6MY]

FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed 
        consent (see H.R. 4035), [11JN]
    Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4024), 
        [9JN]
    Food: improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 4080), [18JN]
    Pesticides: clarify circumstances in which a substance is 
        considered to be a pesticide chemical (see H.R. 4679), [2OC]
    Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements 
        for generic drugs (see H.R. 4849), [16OC]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
see Government--U.S.

FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 4497), [6AU]

FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE
see Federal Reserve System

FEDERAL POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for 
        power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing 
        Administration (see H.R. 3518), [19MR]

FEDERAL REGISTER
  Bills and resolutions
    Government regulations: specify consistent and informative format 
        for notices of Federal agency rulemaking proposals (see H.R. 
        4162), [25JN]

FEDERAL REGULATIONS
see Government regulations

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
see Federal Reserve System

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: include money laundering activities in the consideration of 
        certain applications (see H.R. 3760), [29AP]
    Economy: reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market 
        Committee (see H. Con. Res. 329), [23SE]
    Financial institutions: offer interest-bearing transaction 
        accounts and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to 
        businesses, allow interest payments on demand deposits, and 
        require FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (see H.R. 
        4082), [18JN]
    ------study of derivatives regulation (see H.R. 4062), [16JN]
    Loans: broaden the range of discount window loans which may be 
        used as collateral for Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 4359), 
        [30JY]

FEDERAL RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 3249) (H. Rept. 105-625), [14JY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3249) (H. Rept. 
        105-625), [20JY]

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: regulation of dietary ingredient and 
        supplement advertisements (see H.R. 4581), [16SE]
    Computers: protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve 
        electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 
        4667), [1OC]
    Consumers: investigate businesses that misrepresent their 
        geographic locations in telephone listings, Internet 
        advertisements, and other advertising media (see H. Con. Res. 
        318), [5AU]
    Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with 
        foreign nations (see H.R. 4453), [6AU]
    Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative 
        to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act 
        (see H.R. 4018), [9JN]

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with 
        foreign nations (see H.R. 4453), [6AU]

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Ecology and environment: control water pollution from concentrated 
        animal feeding operations (see H.R. 3232), [12FE]
    EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers 
        conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see 
        H.R. 4242), [16JY]
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System: prevent lapses in 
        permits (see H.R. 3238), [12FE]

FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
        Education Reform Act, [24FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education 
        programs address high-priority concerns with national 
        multistate significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 446), [21MY]
    ------ensure that federally funded research and education programs 
        address high-priority concerns with national multistate 
        significance (S. 1150), insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu 
        (see H. Res. 365), [24FE]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 3168), [5FE]
    Children and youth: improve the quality of child care through 
        grants and a commission on child care standards (see H.R. 
        4844), [15OC]
    ------require proof of screening for lead poisoning and follow-up 
        services for those testing positive (see H.R. 4825), [13OC]
    Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 3529), 
        [23MR] (see H.R. 3849), [12MY] (see H.R. 4105), [22JN]
    Courts: limit Federal authority to force State and local 
        governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (see H.R. 3182), 
        [11FE]
    Crime: provide State grants for sex offender registration programs 
        (see H.R. 4026), [10JN]
    ------require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child 
        sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police (see H.R. 
        4531), [9SE] (see H.R. 4576), [15SE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of 
        watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource 
        projects (see H.R. 4409), [5AU]
    Dept. of HHS: make grants to States and businesses to improve the 
        quality of child care services (see H.R. 3686), [1AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: convey certain mineral interests to Florida 
        and release reversionary interests in four deeds that conveyed 
        certain lands so as to permit the State to sell, exchange, or 
        otherwise dispose of the lands (see H.R. 4842), [15OC]
    Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study on improving the safety 
        of persons present at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 4171), 
        [25JN]

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    Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws 
        in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other 
        drugs (see H.R. 3184), [11FE]
    Education: encourage States to develop and implement alternative 
        teacher certification and licensure programs (see H.R. 3440), 
        [11MR]
    ------ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to 
        State and local governments to share the expense of educating 
        disabled children (see H.R. 3930), [21MY]
    ------establish professional development partnerships (see H.R. 
        3115), [27JA]
    ------provide States with options relative to receipt of Federal 
        block grant funds (see H.R. 4779), [9OC]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 3248), [24FE]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), consideration (see H. Res. 
        543), [16SE]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (see H.R. 4590), [17SE]
    EPA: implementation of revised ozone and particulate matter 
        standards (see H.R. 3505), [19MR]
    Executive Office of the President: implementation of Executive 
        Orders relative to Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not provided under the 
        Constitution (see H.R. 4422), [6AU]
    Families and domestic relations: increase availability, 
        affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 3292), 
        [26FE] (see H.R. 4030), [10JN]
    Federal aid programs: State eligibility for bonuses under the 
        temporary assistance to needy families block grants relative 
        to child poverty rates (see H.R. 4692), [2OC]
    Fire prevention: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local 
        governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-
        related hazards (see H.R. 4229), [15JY]
    Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting 
        community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 4290), [21JY]
    Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State 
        and local governments not provided under the Constitution (see 
        H.R. 4196), [14JY] (see H.R. 4232), [15JY] (see H. Con. Res. 
        299), [16JY]
    ------streamline and improve Federal grant application, 
        administrative, and reporting requirements (see H.R. 3921), 
        [20MY]
    Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: boundary adjustments 
        (see H.R. 3909), [20MY] (see H.R. 4287), [21JY]
    Hawaii: relief (see H.R. 4809), [12OC]
    Immigration: permit local educational agencies to waive 
        reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend 
        public secondary schools (see H.R. 4416), [6AU]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: clarify requirements 
        relative to reducing or withholding payments to States (see 
        H.R. 3254), [24FE]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 4226), [15JY]
    ------reduce local matching amount to ensure more local 
        communities qualify for grants to hire additional police 
        officers (see H.R. 4734), [8OC]
    Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute 
        fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse 
        in residential facilities (see H.R. 4155), [25JN] (see H.R. 
        4650), [28SE]
    ------allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 4583), [16SE]
    ------prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing 
        facilities (see H.R. 4046), [11JN]
    Minerals Management Service: grant Louisiana and its lessees a 
        credit in the payment of Federal offshore royalties to 
        compensate for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta Field 
        (see H.R. 4604), [18SE]
    National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background 
        checks on elementary and secondary school employees (see H.R. 
        4659), [1OC]
    Native Americans: prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian 
        gaming regulations (see H.R. 3094), [27JA]
    Privacy: repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 4197), [14JY] (see H.R. 4217), 
        [15JY]
    Public lands: make certain Federal property is made available to 
        States before other entities (see H.R. 3842), [12MY] (see H.R. 
        4010), [5JN]
    Public utilities: provide for the restructuring of the electric 
        power industry (see H.R. 4798), [10OC]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 3976), [22MY]
    Public welfare programs: guarantee loans and provide State grants 
        to finance transportation services for welfare recipients, and 
        establish preferences for Federal contractors that hire 
        welfare recipients (see H.R. 3638), [1AP]
    Roads and highways: designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main 
        Street'' (see H.R. 4513), [6AU]
    ------designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main Street'' (S. 
        2133), consideration (see H. Res. 604), [16OC]
    Social Security: provide prisoner information obtained by States 
        to Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4172), [25JN]
    States: authorize Governors to limit receipt of out of State 
        municipal solid waste (see H.R. 4475), [6AU]
    ------expand eligibility for, and strengthen administrative 
        financing of, the unemployment compensation program and 
        improve the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment 
        Trust Fund (see H.R. 3697), [21AP]
    ------penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent 
        crimes involving children (see H.R. 4258), [16JY]
    ------return primary responsibility for disaster relief to States, 
        establish a private corporation to insure against risks and 
        costs of disasters, and provide for Federal assistance for 
        disaster response activities (see H.R. 3728), [23AP]
    ------use of community development block grants for nonentitlement 
        areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 3241), [12FE]
    Taxation: treatment of amounts received under State programs 
        providing compensation for birth-related injuries (see H.R. 
        4139), [25JN]
    Telecommunications: ensure the restoration and preservation of 
        State authority over intrastate telecommunications (see H.R. 
        4801), [10OC]
    Tobacco products: waive certain sanctions against States that 
        penalize minors' drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing 
        tobacco products (see H.R. 4159), [25JN]
    Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes 
        and the provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3684), [1AP]
    Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available 
        water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 
        3243), [12FE]
    ------Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to 
        State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 3557), [25MR]
  Conference reports
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act (S. 
        1150), [22AP]
  Motions
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), 
        [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: 
        Committee of Conference (S. 1150) (H. Rept. 105-492), [22AP]
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative Termination: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1842) (H. Rept. 105-781), [6OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1150, Agricultural 
        Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 105-548), [21MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 543) (H. Rept. 105-726), 
        [16SE]
    Consideration of S. 2133, U.S. Route 66 Designation as ``America's 
        Main Street'': Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 604) (H. 
        Rept. 105-823), [16OC]
    Dollars to the Classroom Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 3248) (H. Rept. 105-710), [14SE]
    Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-687), 
        [9SE]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Requirements Relative 
        to Reducing or Withholding Payments to States: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3254) (H. Rept. 105-
        649), [24JY]
    Internet Tax Freedom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        3529) (H. Rept. 105-808), [10OC]
    OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 105-
        444), [17MR]
    Prohibit Interference With Interstate Commerce on the Internet or 
        Interactive Computer Services: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-570), [5JN]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 
        105-570), [19JN]

FIELDS, RICHARD E.
  Bills and resolutions
    Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        4042), [11JN]

FILMS
see Motion Pictures

FILNER, BOB (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: conversion period for former members from 
        Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance policy to a Veterans' 
        Group Life Insurance policy (see H.R. 4115), [23JN]
    ERISA: provide that participants in employee benefit plans are 
        entitled to certain judicial reviews of benefit determinations 
        (see H.R. 4406), [5AU]
    Taxation: adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens 
        at which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate 
        (see H.R. 3448), [12MR]
    ------increase income levels for senior citizens at which Social 
        Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate (see H.R. 3447), 
        [12MR]
    ------lower exclusion percentage of deductions for medical care 
        expenses (see H.R. 3449), [12MR]
    Veterans: provide the same level of health care for Filipino World 
        War II veterans living in the Philippines as those living in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 4168), [25JN]

FINANCIAL CONTRACT NETTING IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 4393) (H. Rept. 105-688), [9SE]

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES SUPERVISORY IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4062), [16JN]

FINANCIAL INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 4321), [23JY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 105-701), [9SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 105-
        701), [25SE]

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, [11FE]
    Conferees: H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: assist efforts of farmers and cooperatives seeking to 
        engage in value-added processing of agricultural goods (see 
        H.R. 4113), [23JN]

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    ------production flexibility contract payment options (see H.R. 
        4265), (see H.R. 4272), [17JY]
    ------provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and promote 
        the development of farmer-owned value-added processing 
        facilities (see H.R. 3550), [25MR]
    ------provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency 
        operating loan relief for farmers in certain North Dakota and 
        Minnesota counties that have been designated as Federal 
        disaster areas (see H.R. 3678), [1AP]
    Asia: insist that certain institutions uphold the trade 
        liberalization commitments made by Asian countries receiving 
        assistance from such institutions (see H.R. 3353), [5MR]
    Bankruptcy: make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent and 
        facilitate the bankruptcy and debt restructuring process 
        relative to farmers (see H.R. 4645), [25SE]
    ------modify application of liquidation cases (see H.R. 3801), 
        [6MY]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 4672), [1OC] (see H.R. 4697), [5OC] (see 
        H.R. 4831), [14OC]
    ------reform laws (see H.R. 3146, 3150), [3FE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration (see H. Res. 462), 
        [9JN]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 586), [8OC]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), correct enrollment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 346), [9OC]
    ------revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to 
        termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 
        4239), [16JY] (see H.R. 4393), [4AU]
    Business and industry: offer interest-bearing transaction accounts 
        and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to businesses, 
        allow interest payments on demand deposits, and require FRS to 
        pay interest on certain reserves (see H.R. 4082), [18JN]
    Children's Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 3637), 
        [1AP]
    Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 3617), [1AP]
    Community Reinvestment Act: exempt certain depository institutions 
        from requirements (see H.R. 4445), [6AU]
    Computers: develop a national strategy to resolve the year 2000 
        problem and ensure that critical public and private services 
        are not disrupted (see H.R. 3968), [22MY]
    ------encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to 
        the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 4355), [30JY] (see H.R. 4455), 
        [6AU]
    ------ensure U.S. preparation to meet the year 2000 problem (see 
        H.R. 4706), [6OC] (see H.R. 4756), [9OC]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        4682), [2OC]
    ------use of electronic authentication technology (see H.R. 3472), 
        [17MR]
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: improve agricultural 
        credit provisions for farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4246), 
        [16JY]
    Consumers: ensure privacy protection (see H.R. 4388), [4AU]
    ------limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain 
        automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional 
        network (see H.R. 3495), [18MR]
    ------prevent credit card issuers from implementing unreasonable 
        practices or penalties against card holders who pay balances 
        in full (see H.R. 4410), [5AU]
    ------prevent personal financial information from being obtained 
        under false pretenses (see H.R. 4321), [23JY]
    ------prohibit fees for using teller windows (see H.R. 4811), 
        [12OC]
    ------protect confidentiality of personal financial information 
        (see H.R. 4478), [6AU]
    Credit: repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to 
        Federal family education loans (see H.R. 3291), [26FE]
    Credit unions: membership in Federal credit unions (see H.R. 3265, 
        3276), [25FE] (see H.R. 3413), [10MR] (see H.R. 3454), [12MR]
    ------require insured credit unions to meet the credit needs of 
        the community served by the credit union (see H.R. 3439), 
        [11MR]
    Crime: prevent money laundering (see H.R. 3745), [29AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture: reform agricultural credit programs (see 
        H.R. 3513), [19MR]
    Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, 
        or rehabilitation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3637), 
        [1AP]
    Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat 
        money laundering and other financial crimes (see H.R. 4005), 
        [5JN]
    Developing countries: recognize the importance of providing access 
        to microcredit (see H. Res. 475), [17JN]
    Education: increase the number of qualified early child care 
        professionals through a student loan forgiveness program (see 
        H.R. 3727), [23AP]
    Electronic Fund Transfer Act: limit exchange rates in 
        international wire transfers originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        4253), [16JY]
    ------require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in 
        transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 
        3726), [23AP]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 3750), [29AP]
    Financial services: increase competition (H.R. 10), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 403), [30MR] (see H. Res. 428), [12MY]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 4870), 
        [20OC]
    FRS: broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
        as collateral for Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 4359), 
        [30JY]
    ------include money laundering activities in the consideration of 
        certain applications (see H.R. 3760), [29AP]
    ------reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market 
        Committee (see H. Con. Res. 329), [23SE]
    Government: address year 2000 computer problems and extend 
        examination parity to the OTS Director and the National Credit 
        Union Administration (see H.R. 3116), [28JA]
    Government regulations: monitor compliance with commitments made 
        in connection with a merger or acquisition (see H.R. 4420), 
        [6AU]
    ------streamline the regulation of depository institutions and 
        safeguard confidential banking and credit union supervisory 
        information (see H.R. 4364), [31JY]
    ------study of derivatives regulation (see H.R. 4062), [16JN]
    Homeowners Protection Act: consumer protections relative to 
        private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 4435), [6AU]
    Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing 
        temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured 
        under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 4745), [8OC]
    ------expand homeownership (see H.R. 3899), [19MY]
    IMF: ensure interest rates on loans are comparable to other 
        financial markets (see H. Con. Res. 273), [7MY]
    ------quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines (see H.R. 
        3114), [27JA] (see H.R. 3287), [26FE] (see H.R. 4150), [25JN]
    Income: establish protections for recipients of Federal payments 
        made by electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 4311), [22JY]
    ------exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments be 
        made by electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 4405), [5AU]
    Insurance: prohibit foreign insurance companies from doing 
        business in the U.S. unless they disclose any financial 
        dealings they had with individuals who survived or died in the 
        Holocaust (see H.R. 3143), [3FE]
    International Financial Institution Reexamination and Review 
        Commission: establish (see H.R. 4719), [7OC]
    International relations: restitution and compensation for certain 
        confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. 
        Res. 562), [1OC]
    Investments: allow national banks to hold passive investments in 
        certain subsurface rights (see H.R. 4348), [29JY]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 3484), 
        [18MR]
    Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating 
        money laundering associated with Mexican financial 
        institutions (see H. Con. Res. 288), [9JN]
    Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car 
        leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease 
        offerings (see H.R. 4788), [10OC]
    Puerto Rico: provide for adequate insurance of mortgages on 
        property (see H.R. 3757), [29AP]
    Real estate: prohibit lenders from requiring access to the 
        borrower's tax return information in residential mortgage 
        transactions (see H.R. 4395), [4AU]
    Securities: judicial review of adoption of accounting principles 
        applicable to issuers of federally-registered securities (see 
        H.R. 3165), [5FE]
    Student Loan Marketing Association: permit affiliation between a 
        depository institution and the holding company successor (see 
        H.R. 4808), [12OC]
    Taxation: allow farmers option to declare taxable year in which 
        production flexibility contract payments and crop insurance 
        payments are included in gross income (see H.R. 4644), [25SE]
    ------allow interest deduction for contingent interest on a shared 
        appreciation mortgage (see H.R. 4637), [25SE]
    ------encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 
        4684), [2OC]
    ------expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 4553), 
        [11SE]
    ------permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other 
        companies (see H.R. 4795), [10OC]
    ------promote retirement savings (see H.R. 3672), [1AP] (see H.R. 
        4823), [13OC]
    ------treatment of interest on education loans (see H.R. 4846), 
        [15OC]
    Veterans: make permanent the eligibility of former members of the 
        Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 4016), 
        [9JN]
    Vietnam: prohibit assistance by OPIC or Eximbank (see H.R. 3105), 
        [27JA] (see H.R. 3159), [4FE]
  Conference reports
    Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150), [7OC]
  Messages
    CCC Report: President Clinton, [5FE]
  Motions
    Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), [10JN], [28SE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report, [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3150) (H. 
        Rept. 105-794), [7OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3150) (H. Rept. 
        105-540), [18MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 105-
        799), [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 403) (H. Rept. 105-474), [30MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 105-531), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 105-573), [9JN]
    Credit Union Membership Access Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1151) (H. Rept. 105-472), 
        [30MR]
    Examination Parity and Year 2000 Readiness for Financial 
        Institutions Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3116) (H. Rept. 105-417), [24FE]

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    Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4393) (H. Rept. 105-688), 
        [9SE]
    Financial Information Privacy Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 105-701), 
        [9SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 105-
        701), [25SE]
    Financial Services Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 105-164), [28JA]
    IMF Quota Increase and Revised Borrowing Guidelines: Committee on 
        Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3114) (H. Rept. 
        105-454), [18MR]
    Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act: Committee on 
        Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1756) (H. Rept. 
        105-608), [14JY]
    Money Laundering Deterrence Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 105-611), 
        [14JY]
    Private Trustee Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2592) (H. Rept. 105-663), [31JY]
    U.S. Preparation To Meet the Year 2000 Problem: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-827), 
        [12NO]
    Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 105-447), 
        [17MR]

FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 10): consideration (see H. Res. 403), [30MR] (see H. 
        Res. 428), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 403) (H. Rept. 105-474), [30MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 105-531), 
        [12MY]
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 105-
        164), [28JA]

FIRE PREVENTION
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be 
        manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability 
        standards (see H.R. 3831), [12MY]
    CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 
        3935), [21MY]
    Safety: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local 
        governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-
        related hazards (see H.R. 4229), [15JY]

FIREARMS
related term(s) Weapons
  Bills and resolutions
    Ammunition: ban importation and transfer of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 3609), [31MR] (see H.R. 
        3646), [1AP]
    ------prohibit Internet and mail-order sales without a license to 
        deal in firearms and require licensed firearms dealers to 
        record certain sales (see H.R. 4114), [23JN]
    Children and youth: encourage States to require a holding period 
        for students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 
        4146), [25JN]
    ------ensure child safety (see H.R. 4444), [6AU]
    ------protect from violence (see H.R. 4073), [17JN]
    ------revocation of dealer licenses for willful sales to minors 
        (see H.R. 4443), [6AU]
    Civil liberties: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        4137), [24JN]
    Clinton, President: address issue of school violence (see H. Con. 
        Res. 287), [5JN]
    ------address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community 
        policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 512), 
        [29JY]
    Crime: establish Federal penalties for use of a law enforcement 
        officer's weapon against the officer (see H.R. 4776), [9OC]
    Drugs: sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses 
        while in possession of a firearm (see H.R. 3155), [4FE]
    Federal-state relations: assist State and local governments in 
        conducting community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 4290), 
        [21JY]
    Foreign trade: ban importation of certain large capacity military 
        magazine rifles (see H. Con. Res. 275), [12MY]
    ------clarify standard required for the importation of sporting 
        arms (see H.R. 3954), [22MY]
    Forest Service: policies on recreational shooting and archery 
        ranges on Federal land (see H. Con. Res. 332), [2OC]
    Handguns: require reporting of buyer's residence to law 
        enforcement officials and a waiting period before purchase 
        (see H.R. 4233), [15JY]
    Information services: prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal 
        background checks before the transfer of a handgun and 
        regulate retention of resulting information (see H.R. 3949), 
        [22MY]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 4226), [15JY]
    Muzzle loading firearms: treatment as antique firearms (see H.R. 
        3140), [3FE]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend (see H.R. 3565), 
        [26MR]
    Safety: provide grants to improve safety and study the effects of 
        developing technology on firearms safety (see H.R. 3895), 
        [19MY]
    ------require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices 
        (see H.R. 4441), [6AU]
    Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 
        4224), [15JY]
    ------establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        4515), [6AU]
    Weapons: regulation of transfer at gun shows (see H.R. 3833), 
        [12MY] (see H.R. 4442), [6AU]
  Motions
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), 
        [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Care for Police Survivors Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3565) (H. Rept. 105-486), [21AP]
    Community Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        218) (H. Rept. 105-819), [14OC]

FIREFIGHTERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Fire prevention: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local 
        governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-
        related hazards (see H.R. 4229), [15JY]
    Mexico: assistance to combat wildfires (see H. Res. 469), [11JN]
    OSHA: require employers to notify local emergency officials of 
        workplace emergencies (see H.R. 4231), [15JY]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 3608), [31MR]
    Wildfires: express condolences and support to victims and commend 
        efforts of firefighters in Florida (see H. Con. Res. 298), 
        [16JY]
  Motions
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or 
        totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 1525), [10OC]

FISH AND FISHING
related term(s) Marine Mammals; National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife
  Bills and resolutions
    Bering Sea: actions to stop poaching of marine resources and use 
        of illegal high seas driftnets (see H. Res. 470), [15JN]
    Bonneville Power Administration: promote salmon recovery in the 
        Pacific Northwest, establish a National Resources Recovery 
        Fund, improve accounting system, and allow rate adjustments 
        (see H.R. 4834), [14OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: study effects of double-crested cormorants 
        on commercial and recreational fish species and prepare 
        population management strategy (see H.R. 4754), [8OC]
    ------Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish 
        recovery programs implementation funding (see H.R. 3669), 
        [1AP]
    Elwha River: provide for dam removal and acquisition, and 
        restoration of ecosystems and fisheries (see H.R. 4294), 
        [21JY]
    Endangered Species Act: reform Federal land management activities 
        relative to conservation (see H.R. 4554), [11SE]
    ------transfer enforcement functions of the National Marine 
        Fisheries Service to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see 
        H.R. 4335), [24JY]
    Estonia: approve international fishery agreement (see H.R. 4749), 
        [8OC]
    Government regulations: disapprove rule requiring the use of 
        bycatch reduction devices in the shrimp fishery of the Gulf of 
        Mexico (see H.R. 3735), [28AP]
    Gulf of Mexico: red snapper fishery management (see H.R. 4423), 
        [6AU]
    Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: establish 
        Natural Resources Institute (see H.R. 4593), [17SE]
    Latvia: approve international fishery agreement (see H.R. 3460), 
        [12MR]
    Lithuania: approve international fishery agreement (see H.R. 
        4750), [8OC]
    Marine resources: reduce fishing capacity in U.S. fisheries (see 
        H.R. 4180), [25JN]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (H.R. 512), consideration (see H. Res. 427), [12MY]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and 
        control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins (see 
        H.R. 4235), [16JY]
    ------implement fishery management plans to protect North Atlantic 
        swordfish (see H.R. 4500), [6AU] (see H. Con. Res. 344), [8OC]
    Northwest Straits Advisory Commission: establish (see H.R. 4585), 
        [16SE]
    Poland: approve international fishery agreement (see H.R. 3461), 
        [12MR]
    ------approve international fishery agreement (H.R. 3461), 
        technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 352), 
        [15OC]
    Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (see 
        H.R. 3267), [25FE]
    ------feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R. 
        3267), consideration (see H. Res. 500), [14JY]
    Sports: establish a memorial to sportsmen (see H.R. 4077), [18JN]
    States: extend and expand interim authority to manage dungeness 
        crab fisheries (see H.R. 3498), [18MR]
    Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act: reauthorize 
        and amend (see H.R. 3973), [22MY]
  Messages
    U.S.-Estonia Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [14OC]
    U.S.-Latvia Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [3FE]
    U.S.-Lithuania Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [14OC]
    U.S.-Poland Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [5FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 512, New Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 105-530), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3267, Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 105-624), [14JY]
    Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3498) (H. Rept. 105-674), [4AU]
    Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1481) (H. Rept. 105-715), [15SE]
    International Fishery Agreement With Latvia: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3460) (H. Rept. 105-613), [14JY]
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2376) (H. Rept. 105-483), [21AP]
    Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3267) (H. Rept. 105-621), [14JY]
    Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2556) (H. Rept. 105-522), [11MY]

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FLAG--U.S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the 
        flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 3216), [12FE]
    Veterans: furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members 
        of the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 3668), [1AP]

FLIPPER, HENRY O.
  Bills and resolutions
    Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper Station, Thomasville, GA: designate 
        (see H.R. 4661), [1OC]

FLOOD CONTROL
see Floods

FLOODS
related term(s) Disasters
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: relief for agricultural producers adversely affected 
        by low commodity prices and crop failures (see H.R. 4747), 
        [8OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (see H.R. 4535), [9SE] (see H.R. 
        4618), [24SE] (see H.R. 4690), [2OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (H.R. 4618), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 551), [24SE]
    American River Watershed: provide for improved flood protection 
        (see H.R. 3698), [21AP]
    California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood 
        control projects as part of water-related projects in the 
        Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 4223), [15JY]
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (see H.R. 3866), [14MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of 
        watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource 
        projects (see H.R. 4409), [5AU]
    Federal aid programs: damage reduction and recreation project at 
        Grand Forks, ND, and East Grand Forks, MN (see H.R. 4806), 
        [11OC]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve pre-disaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 4832), [14OC]
    Safety: ensure that States and localities can quickly and safely 
        remove flood debris (see H.R. 4128), [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. Rept. 105-813), 
        [12OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4618, Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss 
        Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 551) (H. 
        Rept. 105-743), [24SE]

FLORIDA
  Bills and resolutions
    Big Cypress National Preserve: operation of certain tour 
        businesses in newly acquired areas (see H.R. 3740), [28AP]
    Biscayne National Park: designate visitor center as the Dante 
        Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 
        3285), [26FE]
    Courts: appointment of additional Federal judges in the middle and 
        southern districts of Florida (see H.R. 3154), [4FE]
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (see H.R. 4757), 
        [9OC]
    Dept. of Defense: conveyance of certain national defense reserve 
        fleet vessels to The Victory Ship, Inc. (see H.R. 4678), [1OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: convey certain mineral interests to Florida 
        and release reversionary interests in four deeds that conveyed 
        certain lands so as to permit the State to sell, exchange, or 
        otherwise dispose of the lands (see H.R. 4842), [15OC]
    EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and 
        other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida 
        Keys (see H.R. 4047), [11JN]
    Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Gainesville, FL: designate (see H.R. 3336), [4MR]
    Postal Service: designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka, 
        Carol City, and Miami, FL (see H.R. 4052), [11JN]
    Wildfires: express condolences and support to victims and commend 
        efforts of firefighters in Florida (see H. Con. Res. 298), 
        [16JY]
  Reports filed
    Miccosukee Tribe Clarification of Rights in Florida: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3055) (H. Rept. 105-708), [11SE]

FLOYD, MAMIE G.
  Bills and resolutions
    Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Eau Claire, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        4040), [11JN]

FOGLIETTA, THOMAS M. (a former Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA: designate 
        (see H.R. 4000), [5JN]

FOLEY, MARK (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of State: seek certain commitments from Poland (see H. Res. 
        443), [21MY]
    Health: prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care 
        workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 
        3342), [5MR]
    Insurance: prohibit foreign insurance companies from doing 
        business in the U.S. unless they disclose any financial 
        dealings they had with individuals who survived or died in the 
        Holocaust (see H.R. 3143), [3FE]

FOLEY, THOMAS S. (a former Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Thomas S. Foley U.S. Court House, Spokane, WA: designate (see H.R. 
        4625), [24SE]

FOOD
related term(s) Agriculture
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agricultural Adjustment Act: require comparable requirements on 
        imported and domestic fruits and vegetables under agricultural 
        marketing orders (see H.R. 3335), [4MR]
    Agriculture: harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides 
        used on canola (see H.R. 4814), [12OC]
    Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural 
        commodities from the application of sanctions (see H.R. 4022), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 4195), [14JY]
    Brazil: prohibit importation of papayas into the U.S. and certain 
        territories until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 3771), 
        [30AP]
    Child Nutrition Act: simplify program operations and improve 
        program management (see H.R. 3873), [14MY]
    Children and youth: improve and extend child nutrition programs 
        (see H.R. 3666), [1AP]
    ------provide children with increased access to food and nutrition 
        assistance during the summer (see H.R. 3871), [14MY]
    Commodity Exchange Act: limit CFTC authority to alter the 
        regulation of certain hybrid instruments and swap agreements 
        (see H.R. 4507), [6AU]
    Dept. of Agriculture: improve food safety research, education, and 
        technology and require the use of a designated team to rapidly 
        respond to food safety emergencies (see H.R. 3132), [28JA] 
        (see H.R. 3148), [3FE]
    European Union: canned fruit subsidy (see H. Res. 406), [1AP]
    ------unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. agricultural 
        products (see H. Con. Res. 213), [11FE]
    ------unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef (see H. 
        Con. Res. 212), [11FE]
    Export Apple and Pear Act: limit applicability to apples (see H.R. 
        4148), [25JN]
    FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see 
        H.R. 3676), [1AP]
    ------uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see 
        H.R. 4383), [3AU]
    Federal aid programs: purchase of additional commodities for 
        distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 3615), [1AP]
    ------reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and Employment 
        Program and apply savings to emergency food assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 4571), [15SE]
    Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of 
        implementation (see H. Con. Res. 290), [11JN]
    Food stamps: exception to work requirements relative to loss of 
        adequate child care (see H.R. 4486), [6AU]
    ------exception to work requirements relative to victimization by 
        sexual harassment (see H.R. 4487), [6AU]
    ------prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (see H.R. 
        4366), [31JY]
    ------State prevention of receipt by prisoners or fugitives (see 
        H.R. 3670), [1AP]
    FTC: regulation of dietary ingredient and supplement 
        advertisements (see H.R. 4581), [16SE]
    National School Lunch Act: extend the authority of the commodity 
        distribution program (see H.R. 3872), [14MY]
    ------revise eligibility of private organizations under the child 
        and adult care food program (see H.R. 3405), [5MR]
    Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as 
        human food (see H.R. 4828), [13OC]
    Safety: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 4266), [17JY] (see H.R. 4497), [6AU]
    ------improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 4080), [18JN]
    Southeast Asia: establish an assistance and food security 
        initiative for Indonesia and other countries affected by the 
        Asian financial crisis (see H.R. 4336), [27JY]
    Tariff: grape juice concentrates (see H.R. 4481), [6AU]
    ------mueslix cereals (see H.R. 3419), [10MR]
    Taxation: treatment of meals furnished to employees at a place of 
        business (see H.R. 3834), [12MY] (see H.R. 4106), [22JN] (see 
        H.R. 4638), [25SE]
    ------treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria 
        plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 3552), 
        [25MR]
    Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3152), [4FE]
    WIC: improve special supplemental nutrition programs (see H.R. 
        3874), [14MY]
  Conference reports
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement (H.R. 
        3874), [6OC]
  Messages
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, [27JA]
  Reports filed
    European Union Restrictions on the Importation of U.S. 
        Agricultural Products: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 213) (H. Rept. 105-672), [3AU]
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 105-786), [6OC]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3874) 
        (H. Rept. 105-633), [20JY]

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 4101), [19JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 482), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 567), [2OC]
    Health: permit the approval and administration of certain drugs 
        and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3938), [21MY]
    Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements 
        for generic drugs (see H.R. 4849), [16OC]

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    Safety: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety 
        (see H.R. 3676), [1AP]
    ------require notification of recalls of drugs and devices (see 
        H.R. 3462), [12MR]
    ------uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see 
        H.R. 4383), [3AU]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 3786), [30AP]
    ------limit access to minors (see H.R. 3474), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3889), [14MY]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 4101), [2OC]
  Messages
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, [27JA]
    Veto of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and 
        Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: President Clinton, 
        [8OC]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4101), [15SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, [2OC]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4101) (H. Rept. 
        105-763), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4101) (H. Rept. 
        105-588), [19JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4101, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 567) (H. 
        Rept. 105-764), [2OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 105-593), [22JN]

FOOD INDUSTRY
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides 
        used on canola (see H.R. 4814), [12OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and 
        rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices 
        (see H.R. 4560), [14SE]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and crop failures (see H.R. 4747), [8OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (see H.R. 4535), [9SE] (see H.R. 
        4618), [24SE] (see H.R. 4690), [2OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (H.R. 4618), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 551), [24SE]
    Commodity Exchange Act: limit CFTC authority to alter the 
        regulation of certain hybrid instruments and swap agreements 
        (see H.R. 4507), [6AU]
    Dept. of Agriculture: establish a pilot program for milk producers 
        and cooperatives to enter into forward price contracts with 
        milk handlers (see H.R. 4360), [30JY]
    ------improve food safety research, education, and technology and 
        require the use of a designated team to rapidly respond to 
        food safety emergencies (see H.R. 3132), [28JA] (see H.R. 
        3148), [3FE]
    ------reform agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 3513), [19MR]
    European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H. Con. Res. 213), [11FE]
    ------unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef (see H. 
        Con. Res. 212), [11FE]
    FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see 
        H.R. 3676), [1AP]
    ------uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see 
        H.R. 4383), [3AU]
    Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States 
        to manage dungeness crab fisheries (see H.R. 3498), [18MR]
    Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 4266), [17JY] (see H.R. 4497), [6AU]
    FTC: regulation of dietary ingredient and supplement 
        advertisements (see H.R. 4581), [16SE]
    National School Lunch Act: extend the authority of the commodity 
        distribution program (see H.R. 3872), [14MY]
    Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as 
        human food (see H.R. 4828), [13OC]
    Tariff: grape juice concentrates (see H.R. 4481), [6AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4618, Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss 
        Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 551) (H. 
        Rept. 105-743), [24SE]
    Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3498) (H. Rept. 105-674), [4AU]
    European Union Restrictions on the Importation of U.S. 
        Agricultural Products: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 213) (H. Rept. 105-672), [3AU]

FOOD QUALITY PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Congress: oversight of implementation (see H. Con. Res. 290), 
        [11JN]

FOOD STAMP ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Food stamps: prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (see 
        H.R. 4366), [31JY]
    ------State prevention of receipt by prisoners or fugitives (see 
        H.R. 3670), [1AP]

FOOD STAMPS
  Bills and resolutions
    Employment: exception to work requirements relative to loss of 
        adequate child care (see H.R. 4486), [6AU]
    ------exception to work requirements relative to victimization by 
        sexual harassment (see H.R. 4487), [6AU]
    Federal aid programs: reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and 
        Employment Program and apply savings to emergency food 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 4571), [15SE]
    Public welfare programs: extend transition period for legal aliens 
        receiving SSI (see H.R. 4426), [6AU]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 3379), 
        [5MR]
    States: prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (see H.R. 
        4366), [31JY]
    ------prevention of receipt by prisoners or fugitives (see H.R. 
        3670), [1AP]

FORBES, MICHAEL P. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Transportation: require study and report on certain 
        practices by airlines which restrict consumer access to 
        passenger service and fare information (see H.R. 3704), [22AP]
    Education: improve facilities, reduce class size, and provide 
        parents with additional educational choices for their children 
        (see H.R. 4169), [25JN]
    National Child Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        357), [11FE]
    SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 4269), [17JY]
    Taxation: treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3122), 
        [28JA]

FORD, BETTY
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 3506), [19MR]

FORD HAROLD E, JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Clinton, President: address issue of school violence (see H. Con. 
        Res. 287), [5JN]

FOREIGN AFFAIRS REFORM AND RESTRUCTURING ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, provisions, [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1757): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        385), [11MR]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 1757), [10MR]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1757, Provisions: President Clinton, [21OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1757, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 285) (H. Rept. 105-434), 
        [11MR]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1757) (H. Rept. 105-
        432), [10MR]

FOREIGN AID
related term(s) Foreign Policy
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring 
        Act, [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Arms Export Control Act: provide President with discretionary 
        authority to impose sanctions relative to nuclear 
        proliferation by foreign countries (see H.R. 4209), [14JY]
    Cambodia: call for free and impartial elections (see H. Res. 361), 
        [12FE]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 385), [11MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain 
        uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund (see H.R. 3106), [27JA] 
        (see H.R. 3138), [3FE]
    Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (see H.R. 4300), [22JY]
    ------enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (H.R. 4300), consideration (see H. Res. 537), [15SE]
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
        forests (H.R. 2870), consideration (see H. Res. 388), [17MR]
    Foreign Assistance Act: repeal the housing guaranty program (see 
        H.R. 3352), [5MR]
    ------require that certain assistance be in the form of credits 
        redeemable only for U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 3800), 
        [6MY]
    Foreign countries: establish an index of economic freedom to 
        evaluate the level of economic freedom of countries receiving 
        U.S. development assistance (see H.R. 3256), [24FE]
    ------prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible 
        for international military education and training assistance 
        (see H.R. 3802), [6MY] (see H.R. 4874), [21OC]
    ------prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain 
        countries (see H.R. 4545), [10SE]
    ------require GAO report on effectiveness of economic sanctions 
        and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on exports of 
        food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical supplies or 
        equipment (see H.R. 4704), [5OC]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4569), [15SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4569), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 542), [16SE]
    Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance to Northern 
        Ireland and border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 4773), [9OC]
    ------authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-
        Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), consideration (see H. Res. 383), 
        [10MR]
    ------support broad-based agricultural and rural development in 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 3636), [1AP] (see H.R. 4283), 
        [21JY]
    Heavily Indebted Poor Countries: debt forgiveness (see H. Con. 
        Res. 337), [8OC]
    IMF: ensure transparency of operations (see H.R. 3331), [4MR]
    ------prohibit funding until Iraq is expelled (see H.R. 3599), 
        [30MR]
    ------U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 3090), [27JA]
    Indonesia: prohibit transfer of military equipment, (see H.R. 
        3918), [20MY]

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    International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization 
        Fund disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF 
        commitments, and enforce trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), 
        [27MR]
    Mexico: assistance to combat wildfires (see H. Res. 469), [11JN]
    ------disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.J. Res. 
        114), [4MR]
    Nigeria: promote democracy and good governance (see H.R. 3890), 
        [19MY]
    Somalia: economic, (see H. Con. Res. 339), [8OC]
    Southeast Asia: establish an assistance and food security 
        initiative for Indonesia and other countries affected by the 
        Asian financial crisis (see H.R. 4336), [27JY]
    Turkmenistan: support assistance to build pipelines relative to 
        resumption of natural gas exports (see H. Con. Res. 349), 
        [10OC]
    Vietnam: prohibit assistance by OPIC or Eximbank (see H.R. 3105), 
        [27JA]
    ------prohibit waivers of prohibitions on nondiscriminatory trade 
        treatment, commercial agreements, and certain assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3158), [4FE]
    WHO: encourage the U.S. to become a signatory to the Guidelines 
        for Drug Donations (see H. Con. Res. 225), [26FE]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (H.R. 1757), [10MR]
  Messages
    Loan Guarantees to Israel Program: President Clinton, [25FE]
    Veto of H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: 
        President Clinton, [21OC]
  Motions
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 105-423), [2MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 
        105-423), [2MR]
    Africa Seeds of Hope Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4283) (H. Rept. 105-681), [6AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs 
        Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 285) (H. Rept. 105-434), [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1432, Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 105-431), 
        [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2870, Tropical Forest Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 388) (H. Rept. 105-449), 
        [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4300, Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 105-
        720), [15SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4569, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 105-725), [16SE]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1757) (H. Rept. 105-432), [10MR]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        4569) (H. Rept. 105-719), [15SE]
    Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2870) (H. Rept. 105-443), [16MR]

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries 
        ineligible for international military education and training 
        assistance (see H.R. 3802), [6MY] (see H.R. 4874), [21OC]
    ------require that certain assistance be in the form of credits 
        redeemable only for U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 3800), 
        [6MY]
    Housing: repeal the housing guaranty program (see H.R. 3352), 
        [5MR]

FOREIGN BANKS
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: insist that certain institutions uphold 
        the trade liberalization commitments made by Asian countries 
        receiving assistance from such institutions (see H.R. 3353), 
        [5MR]
    ------study of derivatives regulation (see H.R. 4062), [16JN]
    Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating 
        money laundering associated with Mexican financial 
        institutions (see H. Con. Res. 288), [9JN]

FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: improve competitiveness of U.S. business 
        and promote foreign commerce (see H.R. 4353), [30JY]
  Motions
    Crime: strengthen prohibitions on international bribery and other 
        corrupt practices (S. 2375), [9OC]
  Reports filed
    International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4353) (H. Rept. 105-802), [8OC]

FOREIGN COUNTRIES
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: establish cease fire and begin transition toward a 
        broad-based multiethnic government that observes international 
        norms of behavior (see H. Con. Res. 218), [12FE]
    Africa: bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (see H. 
        Res. 523), [9SE]
    ------relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea (see H. Con. Res. 
        292), [19JN]
    Arms Export Control Act: provide President with discretionary 
        authority to impose sanctions relative to nuclear 
        proliferation by foreign countries (see H.R. 4209), [14JY]
    Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all 
        Wassenaar Arrangement countries (see H.R. 4095), [19JN]
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 4517), [6AU]
    Botswana: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 373), [26FE]
    Cambodia: call for free and impartial elections (see H. Res. 361), 
        [12FE]
    Chesimard, Joanne: extradition to the U.S. from Cuba (see H. Con. 
        Res. 244), [17MR]
    Children and youth: international cooperation in cases involving 
        the illegal abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent (see 
        H. Con. Res. 224), [25FE]
    China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.J. Res. 126), 
        [22JY]
    ------representation in international institutions (see H. Con. 
        Res. 338), [8OC]
    ------tribute to efforts relative to Asian financial crisis and 
        for encouraging peace and stability in the region (see H. Con. 
        Res. 270), [30AP]
    Citizenship: modify retroactively the residence requirement for 
        certain individuals born abroad before 1953 to one citizen 
        parent and one alien parent (see H.R. 4853), [19OC]
    Colleges and universities: improve international education at 
        postsecondary institutions (see H.R. 3311), [3MR]
    Colombia: tribute to democratic elections and renew efforts to end 
        guerrilla war (see H. Res. 502), [15JY]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of 
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election 
        campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (see H. Res. 
        440), [18MY]
    Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 4350), 
        [29JY] (see H.R. 4427), [6AU]
    Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and 
        Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implement and establish 
        support program for victims of torture (see H.R. 3161), [4FE]
    ------implementation (see H.R. 4308), [22JY]
    Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters 
        (see H. Con. Res. 306), [23JY]
    Courts: funding for the construction of U.S. chancery facilities 
        in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of 
        construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured (see 
        H.R. 4181), [25JN]
    ------permit claims in U.S. courts against foreign countries which 
        are sponsors of international terrorism, or where no 
        extradition treaty or other remedies exist (see H.R. 3848), 
        [12MY]
    Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other 
        individuals (see H. Con. Res. 254), [30MR]
    Dept. of Defense: relief of survivors of victims killed in 
        helicopter shooting accident in Iraq (see H.R. 4061), [16JN]
    Dept. of Labor: treatment of immigration relative to certain 
        information technology occupations (see H.R. 3273), [25FE]
    Dept. of State: establish a Board of Visa Appeals (see H.R. 4539), 
        [10SE]
    ------provide rewards for information leading to arrests for 
        terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of 
        international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (see H.R. 
        4660), [1OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain 
        uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund (see H.R. 3106), [27JA] 
        (see H.R. 3138), [3FE]
    ------require reports to Congress on IMF programs relative to East 
        Asian countries (see H.R. 3305), [3MR]
    Developing countries: recognize the importance of providing access 
        to microcredit (see H. Res. 475), [17JN]
    Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (see H.R. 4300), [22JY]
    ------enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (H.R. 4300), consideration (see H. Res. 537), [15SE]
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
        forests (H.R. 2870), consideration (see H. Res. 388), [17MR]
    Ericson, Leif: mint coins in conjunction with Iceland in 
        commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New 
        World (see H.R. 4624), [24SE]
    European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H. Con. Res. 213), [11FE]
    ------unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef (see H. 
        Con. Res. 212), [11FE]
    Families and domestic relations: establish a national registry for 
        persons who provide intercountry adoption services (see H.R. 
        4677), [1OC]
    Financial institutions: insist that certain institutions uphold 
        the trade liberalization commitments made by Asian countries 
        receiving assistance from such institutions (see H.R. 3353), 
        [5MR]
    Foreign aid: debt forgiveness for certain Heavily Indebted Poor 
        Countries (see H. Con. Res. 337), [8OC]
    ------establish an index of economic freedom to evaluate the level 
        of economic freedom of countries receiving U.S. development 
        assistance (see H.R. 3256), [24FE]
    ------prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible 
        for international military education and training assistance 
        (see H.R. 3802), [6MY] (see H.R. 4874), [21OC]
    ------prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain 
        countries (see H.R. 4545), [10SE]
    Foreign Assistance Act: repeal the housing guaranty program (see 
        H.R. 3352), [5MR]
    ------require that certain assistance be in the form of credits 
        redeemable only for U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 3800), 
        [6MY]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4569), [15SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4569), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 542), [16SE]
    Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance to Northern 
        Ireland and border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 4773), [9OC]

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    ------require GAO report on effectiveness of economic sanctions 
        and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on exports of 
        food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical supplies or 
        equipment (see H.R. 4704), [5OC]
    ------support developmental alternatives for child labor (see H.R. 
        4506), [6AU]
    Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with 
        foreign nations (see H.R. 4453), [6AU]
    ------consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance and 
        NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see H.R. 
        4733), [8OC]
    ------engage in negotiations with Chile to conclude a free trade 
        agreement in the absence of fast track authority (see H. Con. 
        Res. 348), [10OC]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (see H.R. 4607), [23SE]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 553), [24SE]
    ------exemptions from certain import prohibitions (see H.R. 3340), 
        [5MR] (see H.R. 3465), [16MR]
    ------miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws 
        (see H.R. 4342), [29JY] (see H.R. 4856), [20OC]
    ------reauthorize Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 
        4608), [23SE]
    ------require that imported jewelry be indelibly marked with the 
        country of origin (see H.R. 4688), [2OC]
    ------require the President to report to Congress on any selective 
        embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 3654), [1AP] 
        (see H.R. 4647), [26SE]
    Global March Against Child Labor: support (see H. Res. 444), 
        [21MY]
    Government: require reports on travel of executive branch officers 
        and employees to international conferences (see H.R. 4805), 
        [11OC]
    Great Lakes: prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign 
        countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals (see H. 
        Res. 418), [30AP] (see H. Res. 566), [1OC]
    Guatemala: investigation of murder of Juan Gerardi and 
        implementation of peace accords (see H. Res. 421), [6MY]
    House Rules: require a two-thirds majority on legislation 
        implementing future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track 
        procedures (see H. Res. 488), [23JN] (see H. Res. 497), [25JN]
    Human rights: prevent trafficking of women and girls for forced 
        prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 239), [10MR]
    IMF: eliminate spending cap adjustments for funding increases (see 
        H.R. 4306), [22JY]
    ------encourage fundraising through private financial markets (see 
        H. Con. Res. 207), [3FE]
    ------ensure interest rates on loans are comparable to other 
        financial markets (see H. Con. Res. 273), [7MY]
    ------make Federal funding contingent upon certification that 
        eligible countries are cooperating with Presidential campaign 
        fundraising investigations and disclosure of entities 
        benefiting from such funds (see H.R. 3242), [12FE]
    ------quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines (see H.R. 
        3114), [27JA] (see H.R. 3287), [26FE] (see H.R. 4150), [25JN]
    Immigration: extend the visa processing period for diversity 
        applicants whose processing was suspended due to embassy 
        bombings (see H.R. 4821), [13OC]
    ------extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data relative 
        to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R. 2578), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 391), [24MR]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (see H.R. 3736), 
        [28AP]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 513), [30JY]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the issuance of nonimmigrant 
        visas (see H.R. 3597), [30MR]
    ------waive certain inadmissibility grounds for aliens married to 
        U.S. citizens relative to political activity in Ireland or 
        Northern Ireland (see H.R. 4494), [6AU]
    Indonesia: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 281), [22MY]
    ------prohibit transfer of military equipment, (see H.R. 3918), 
        [20MY]
    Insurance: prohibit foreign insurance companies from doing 
        business in the U.S. unless they disclose any financial 
        dealings they had with individuals who survived or died in the 
        Holocaust (see H.R. 3143), [3FE]
    International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary 
        proportional assistance relative to the development and 
        completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (see 
        H.R. 3743), [29AP] (see H.R. 4851), [19OC]
    International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization 
        Fund disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF 
        commitments, and enforce trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), 
        [27MR]
    International Financial Institution Reexamination and Review 
        Commission: establish (see H.R. 4719), [7OC]
    International relations: restitution and compensation for certain 
        confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. 
        Res. 562), [1OC]
    Iran: impose sanctions on efforts to acquire advance missile 
        technology and expedite the development of a missile defense 
        system for both U.S. and Israeli Armed Forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 342), [8OC]
    ------impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), consideration of Senate 
        amendments (see H. Res. 457), [4JN]
    Iraq: support transition to democracy (see H.R. 4655), [29SE] (see 
        H.R. 4664), [1OC]
    Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for 
        disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the 
        Republic of Ireland (see H.R. 4293), [21JY]
    Japan: eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative 
        to resolution of the Asian financial crisis (see H. Res. 392), 
        [24MR]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launching of 
        ballistic missile in Japanese air space (see H. Res. 526), 
        [10SE] (see H. Res. 554), [24SE]
    ------U.S. commitment to arrange foreign assistance and 
        construction of nuclear reactors relative to threat to 
        international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 341), [8OC]
    Korea, Republic of: anniversary of relations with the U.S. (see H. 
        Res. 459), [5JN]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit the return of veterans memorial 
        objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization 
        (see H.R. 3645), [1AP]
    Nigeria: efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes (see H.R. 
        3916), [20MY]
    Nuclear weapons: establish policy of nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        3333), [4MR]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        3806), [7MY]
    ------establish (H.R. 2431), consideration (see H. Res. 430), 
        [13MY]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take certain actions in 
        response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings 
        of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4761), [9OC]
    ------take certain actions in response to European Union failure 
        to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization 
        (H.R. 4761), consideration (see H. Res. 588), [9OC]
    Pacific Island nations: importance of diplomatic relations (see H. 
        Res. 505), [20JY]
    Passports: prohibit U.S. citizens from traveling through countries 
        where U.S. passports are invalid (see H.R. 3611), [31MR]
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 609), 
        [20OC]
    Political campaigns: clarify right of U.S. nationals to make 
        contributions to candidates for Federal office (see H.R. 
        3836), [12MY]
    ------prohibit contributions by foreign nationals in Federal 
        election campaigns (see H.R. 4772), [9OC] (see H.R. 4869), 
        [20OC]
    Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims 
        of torture (see H.R. 4309), [22JY]
    Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        3113), [27JA]
    Ships and vessels: limit restriction on carriage of certain 
        noncontainerized agricultural and bulk cargoes in coastwise 
        trade by foreign-built freight vessels (see H.R. 4236), [16JY]
    Somalia: economic, (see H. Con. Res. 339), [8OC]
    Southeast Asia: establish an assistance and food security 
        initiative for Indonesia and other countries affected by the 
        Asian financial crisis (see H.R. 4336), [27JY]
    Tariff: clarify review policies for certain antidumping cases (see 
        H.R. 3432), [10MR]
    ------reliquidation of certain entries of certain thermal transfer 
        multifunction machines (see H.R. 4520), [6AU]
    Taxation: repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits 
        under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 4541), [10SE]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 4173), 
        [25JN]
    ------treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income 
        (see H.R. 3730), [23AP]
    ------treatment of certain liquidating distributions of a 
        regulated investment company or real estate investment trust 
        which are allowable as a deduction (see H.R. 3947), [22MY]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 4871), [20OC]
    ------treatment of use of a principal residence by a member of the 
        Armed Forces or Foreign Service while on official extended 
        duty (see H.R. 4561), [14SE]
    Terrorism: relief for American victims of terrorism (see H. Con. 
        Res. 220), [12FE]
    Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck 
        factory (see H. Res. 595), [13OC]
    Tobacco products: establish a responsible U.S. international 
        tobacco policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting 
        tobacco products to children, and establish the American 
        Center on Global Health and Tobacco (see H.R. 3738), [28AP]
    Treaties and agreements: provide for a judicial and administrative 
        remedy for disputes arising under certain agreements with 
        foreign entities (see H.R. 3578), [27MR]
    Turkmenistan: support assistance to build pipelines relative to 
        resumption of natural gas exports (see H. Con. Res. 349), 
        [10OC]
    U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3236), [12FE]
    U.S. Immigration Court: establish (see H.R. 4107), [22JN]
    USIA: repeal authority for administration of an au pair program 
        (see H.R. 3092), [27JA]
    WHO: encourage the U.S. to become a signatory to the Guidelines 
        for Drug Donations (see H. Con. Res. 225), [26FE]
  Conference reports
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281), [8OC]
  Messages
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Albania: President Clinton, [17JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Clinton, [19MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, [4MR], 
        [16MR], [13MY], [17SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, [4FE], 
        [29JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons: President Clinton, [9JN], [29JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton, [5MY]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton, [23MR]
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]

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    Trade Act Waiver Relative to Vietnam: President Clinton, [11MR]
    U.S.-Estonia Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [14OC]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N.: President Clinton, [14SE]
    U.S.-Latvia Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [3FE]
    U.S.-Lithuania Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [14OC]
    U.S.-Poland Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [5FE]
    Veto of H.R. 2709, Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act: 
        President Clinton, [24JN]
  Motions
    Crime: strengthen prohibitions on international bribery and other 
        corrupt practices (S. 2375), [9OC]
    Immigration: reauthorize Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 1178), 
        [25MR]
    Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), [9JN]
  Reports filed
    Border Smog Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 8) 
        (H. Rept. 105-634), [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2431, Freedom From Religious Persecution 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 105-
        534), [13MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2578, Extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and 
        Collect Data Relative to Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in 
        the U.S.: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 
        105-461), [24MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 105-
        745), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2870, Tropical Forest Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 388) (H. Rept. 105-449), 
        [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 105-
        660), [30JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4300, Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 105-
        720), [15SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4569, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 105-725), [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4761, Uruguay Round Agreements Compliance 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 588) (H. Rept. 105-
        805), [9OC]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2709, Iran Missile 
        Proliferation Sanctions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 457) (H. Rept. 105-566), [4JN]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2281) (H. Rept. 105-796), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-
        551), [22JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 
        105-551), [22MY]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        4569) (H. Rept. 105-719), [15SE]
    Foreign Trade and Investment With Japan Relative to Resolution of 
        the Asian Financial Crisis: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 105-607), [25JN]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-480), [1AP]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    IMF Quota Increase and Revised Borrowing Guidelines: Committee on 
        Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3114) (H. Rept. 
        105-454), [18MR]
    Investigation of Iranian Arms Shipments to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Rept. 105-804), 
        [9OC]
    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4342) (H. Rept. 105-671), [3AU]
    Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation Authorization To Establish a 
        Memorial Dedicated to Soldiers Who Have Died in Foreign 
        Conflicts Other Than Declared Wars: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1608) (H. Rept. 105-753), [28SE]
    Rhino and Tiger Product Labeling Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2807) (H. Rept. 105-495), [28AP]
    Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 3113) (H. Rept. 105-455), [19MR]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 3654) (H. Rept. 105-631), [16JY]
    Torture Victims Relief Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4309) (H. Rept. 105-709), [14SE]
    Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2870) (H. Rept. 105-443), [16MR]
    Workforce Improvement and Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3736) (H. Rept. 105-657), [29JY]

FOREIGN CURRENCIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: prevent smuggling of large amounts of currency or monetary 
        instruments into or out of the U.S. (see H.R. 4691), [2OC]
    Electronic Fund Transfer Act: limit exchange rates in 
        international wire transfers originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        4253), [16JY]
    ------require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in 
        transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 
        3726), [23AP]

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BAILOUT ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3138), [3FE]

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuing regulations dealing with 
        hybrid transactions (see H.R. 4663), [1OC]
    IMF: encourage fundraising through private financial markets (see 
        H. Con. Res. 207), [3FE]
    ------quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines (see H.R. 
        3114), [27JA] (see H.R. 3287), [26FE] (see H.R. 4150), [25JN]
    Taxation: treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 
        4173), [25JN]
    ------treatment of certain liquidating distributions of a 
        regulated investment company or real estate investment trust 
        which are allowable as a deduction (see H.R. 3947), [22MY]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 4871), [20OC]
    Vietnam: prohibit assistance by OPIC or Eximbank (see H.R. 3105), 
        [27JA] (see H.R. 3159), [4FE]
  Motions
    Crime: strengthen prohibitions on international bribery and other 
        corrupt practices (S. 2375), [9OC]
  Reports filed
    IMF Quota Increase and Revised Borrowing Guidelines: Committee on 
        Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3114) (H. Rept. 
        105-454), [18MR]

FOREIGN POLICY
related term(s) Treaties and Agreements
  Appointments
    British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [15OC]
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [27AP], [12MY]
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring 
        Act, [10MR]
    ------H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
    ------H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [27AP], [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: condemn Taliban regime and support broad based 
        government (see H. Con. Res. 336), [8OC]
    ------establish cease fire and begin transition toward a broad-
        based multiethnic government that observes international norms 
        of behavior (see H. Con. Res. 218), [12FE]
    Africa: promote independent radio broadcasting (see H. Res. 415), 
        [29AP]
    Algeria: human rights violations (see H. Res. 347), [3FE] (see H. 
        Res. 374), [2MR]
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions (see H.R. 3579), [27MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), consideration (see H. Res. 402), [30MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        416), [30AP]
    Armed Forces: support while carrying out military action against 
        Iraq in and around the Persian Gulf region (see H. Res. 612), 
        [17DE]
    Arms Export Control Act: provide President with discretionary 
        authority to impose sanctions relative to nuclear 
        proliferation by foreign countries (see H.R. 4209), [14JY]
    Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all 
        Wassenaar Arrangement countries (see H.R. 4095), [19JN]
    Aviation: require congressional approval of civil aviation 
        bilateral agreements (see H.R. 3741), [28AP]
    Belarus: human rights violations relative to most-favored-nation 
        status (see H. Con. Res. 237), [5MR]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds 
        for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see 
        H.R. 4056), [11JN]
    ------withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 227), 
        [26FE]
    Botswana: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 373), [26FE]
    Cambodia: call for free and impartial elections (see H. Res. 361), 
        [12FE]
    Chesimard, Joanne: extradition to the U.S. from Cuba (see H. Con. 
        Res. 244), [17MR]
    Child labor: support developmental alternatives (see H.R. 4506), 
        [6AU]
    Children and youth: international cooperation in cases involving 
        the illegal abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent (see 
        H. Con. Res. 224), [25FE]
    China, People's Republic of: encourage formation and protection of 
        the Chinese Democracy Party (see H. Res. 570), [2OC]
    ------ensure that U.S. persons do not conduct certain business 
        with the People's Liberation Army or the People's Armed Police 
        (see H.R. 4433), [6AU]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 121), [4JN]
    ------prohibit U.S. export of missile equipment and technology 
        (see H.R. 3886), [14MY]
    ------transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology (see H. 
        Res. 438), [14MY]
    China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and 
        democracy (see H. Con. Res. 300), [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 
        301), [17JY]
    Clinton, President: postpone visit to the People's Republic of 
        China relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile 
        technology (see H. Res. 448), [22MY]
    ------reassert traditional U.S. opposition to unilateral 
        declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 345), 
        [8OC]
    ------reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen 
        Square during visit to the People's Republic of China (see H. 
        Con. Res. 285), [3JN]
    ------reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen 
        Square during visit to the People's Republic of China (H. Con. 
        Res. 285), consideration (see H. Res. 454), [3JN]
    Colombia: provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H. Res. 398), [26MR]
    ------renew efforts to end guerrilla war (see H. Con. Res. 221), 
        [12FE]
    ------tribute to democratic elections and renew efforts to end 
        guerrilla war (see H. Res. 502), [15JY]
    Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response 
        Capabilities: establish (see H.R. 3764), [30AP]
    Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and 
        Degrading Treatment or Punishment:

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        implement and establish support program for victims of torture 
        (see H.R. 3161), [4FE]
    ------implementation (see H.R. 4308), [22JY]
    Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters 
        (see H. Con. Res. 306), [23JY]
    Courts: permit claims in U.S. courts against foreign countries 
        which are sponsors of international terrorism, or where no 
        extradition treaty or other remedies exist (see H.R. 3848), 
        [12MY]
    Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other 
        individuals (see H. Con. Res. 254), [30MR]
    ------lift trade embargo (see H.R. 3173), [5FE]
    Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 252), [26MR]
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (see H.R. 4757), 
        [9OC]
    Dept. of State: establish an independent nonpartisan review panel 
        to assess efforts to fulfill its mission in the future (see 
        H.R. 4605), [18SE]
    ------seek certain commitments from Poland (see H. Res. 443), 
        [21MY]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 385), [11MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain 
        uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund (see H.R. 3106), [27JA] 
        (see H.R. 3138), [3FE]
    ------require reports to Congress on IMF programs relative to East 
        Asian countries (see H.R. 3305), [3MR]
    Developing countries: recognize the importance of providing access 
        to microcredit (see H. Res. 475), [17JN]
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
        forests (H.R. 2870), consideration (see H. Res. 388), [17MR]
    Economic assistance: allocation of economic assistance to Northern 
        Ireland and border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 4773), [9OC]
    Ecuador: human rights and due process violations (see H. Res. 
        353), [5FE]
    El Salvador: extradition of Salvadorans (see H. Res. 569), [2OC]
    European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H. Con. Res. 213), [11FE]
    ------unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef (see H. 
        Con. Res. 212), [11FE]
    Financial institutions: insist that certain institutions uphold 
        the trade liberalization commitments made by Asian countries 
        receiving assistance from such institutions (see H.R. 3353), 
        [5MR]
    Foreign countries: prohibit U.S. citizens from traveling through 
        countries where U.S. passports are invalid (see H.R. 3611), 
        [31MR]
    ------require GAO report on effectiveness of economic sanctions 
        and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on exports of 
        food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical supplies or 
        equipment (see H.R. 4704), [5OC]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4569), [15SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4569), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 542), [16SE]
    Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance to Northern 
        Ireland and border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 4773), [9OC]
    Foreign trade: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance 
        and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 4733), [8OC]
    ------engage in negotiations with Chile to conclude a free trade 
        agreement in the absence of fast track authority (see H. Con. 
        Res. 348), [10OC]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (see H.R. 4607), [23SE]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 553), [24SE]
    ------reduce barriers between U.S. and Canadian agricultural 
        products (see H. Res. 583), [8OC]
    ------require the President to report to Congress on any selective 
        embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 3654), [1AP] 
        (see H.R. 4647), [26SE]
    Gabon: elections (see H. Res. 518), [6AU]
    Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious 
        groups (see H. Con. Res. 325), [6AU]
    Guatemala: investigation of murder of Juan Gerardi and 
        implementation of peace accords (see H. Res. 421), [6MY]
    House Rules: require a two-thirds majority on legislation 
        implementing future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track 
        procedures (see H. Res. 488), [23JN] (see H. Res. 497), [25JN]
    IMF: eliminate spending cap adjustments for funding increases (see 
        H.R. 4306), [22JY]
    ------encourage fundraising through private financial markets (see 
        H. Con. Res. 207), [3FE]
    ------ensure interest rates on loans are comparable to other 
        financial markets (see H. Con. Res. 273), [7MY]
    ------quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines (see H.R. 
        3287), [26FE] (see H.R. 4150), [25JN]
    Immigration: waive certain inadmissibility grounds for aliens 
        married to U.S. citizens relative to political activity in 
        Ireland or Northern Ireland (see H.R. 4494), [6AU]
    India: condemn nuclear tests (see H. Res. 439), [14MY]
    Indonesia: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 281), [22MY]
    ------prohibit transfer of military equipment, (see H.R. 3918), 
        [20MY]
    ------support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Con. Res. 
        258), [1AP]
    International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary 
        proportional assistance relative to the development and 
        completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (see 
        H.R. 3743), [29AP] (see H.R. 4851), [19OC]
    International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's 
        Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 283), [22MY]
    International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization 
        Fund disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF 
        commitments, and enforce trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), 
        [27MR]
    International Financial Institution Reexamination and Review 
        Commission: establish (see H.R. 4719), [7OC]
    International Whaling Commission: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 425), 
        [7MY]
    Iran: impose sanctions on efforts to acquire advance missile 
        technology and expedite the development of a missile defense 
        system for both U.S. and Israeli Armed Forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 342), [8OC]
    ------impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), consideration of Senate 
        amendments (see H. Res. 457), [4JN]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 3484), 
        [18MR]
    ------congressional authorization of offensive military action 
        (see H. Con. Res. 226), [26FE]
    ------material and unacceptable breach of international 
        obligations relative to weapons inspections (see H.J. Res. 
        125), [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 340), [8OC]
    ------prohibit use of Dept. of Defense appropriations for 
        offensive operations to force compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolutions (see H.R. 3208), [12FE]
    ------support transition to democracy (see H.R. 4655), [29SE] (see 
        H.R. 4664), [1OC]
    Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for 
        disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the 
        Republic of Ireland (see H.R. 4293), [21JY]
    Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper 
        markets (see H. Con. Res. 233), [4MR]
    Korczak, Boris: recognize and compensate for intelligence 
        gathering services rendered during the cold war (see H.R. 
        3136), [28JA]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launching of 
        ballistic missile in Japanese air space (see H. Res. 526), 
        [10SE] (see H. Res. 554), [24SE]
    ------U.S. commitment to arrange foreign assistance and 
        construction of nuclear reactors relative to threat to 
        international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 341), [8OC]
    Korea, Republic of: anniversary of relations with the U.S. (see H. 
        Res. 459), [5JN]
    Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by 
        Serbian police relative to self-determination (see H. Con. 
        Res. 205), [28JA] (see H. Con. Res. 235), [5MR] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 312), [28JY] (see H. Con. Res. 313), [30JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 315), [3AU]
    ------NATO military intervention relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Res. 561), [1OC]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 343), [8OC]
    Kyrgyzstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 4606), [22SE]
    Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating 
        money laundering associated with Mexican financial 
        institutions (see H. Con. Res. 288), [9JN]
    Machal (organization): tribute to international corps of 
        volunteers for efforts towards Israeli independence (see H. 
        Con. Res. 268), [30AP]
    Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 234), [4MR]
    Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the 
        conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. 
        Res. 347), [9OC]
    ------disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.J. Res. 
        114), [4MR]
    ------renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the possibility 
        of capital punishment will not interfere with the extradition 
        of criminal suspects to the U.S. (see H. Res. 381), [5MR]
    Middle East: U.S. policy relative to Israeli concessions in peace 
        process against their own self-interest (see H. Con. Res. 
        276), [13MY]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 304), [21JY]
    Mongolia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 4807), [12OC]
    Mozambique: tribute for efforts relative to democracy, peace, and 
        economic reform and encourage close relations with the U.S. 
        (see H. Res. 556), [25SE] (see H. Res. 610), [20OC]
    National Commission on Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4536), [9SE]
    Nigeria: efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes (see H.R. 
        3916), [20MY]
    ------promote democracy and good governance (see H.R. 3890), 
        [19MY]
    Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to 
        condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 245), [17MR]
    Nuclear weapons: establish policy of nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        3333), [4MR]
    ------recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering 
        complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 479), [18JN]
    ------stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 307), [23JY]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take certain actions in 
        response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings 
        of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4761), [9OC]
    ------take certain actions in response to European Union failure 
        to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization 
        (H.R. 4761), consideration (see H. Res. 588), [9OC]
    Pacific Island nations: importance of diplomatic relations (see H. 
        Res. 505), [20JY]
    Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the 
        presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 4858), [20OC]
    Paraga, Dobroslav: support efforts to bring about increased 
        respect for democratic and human rights in Croatia (see H. 
        Res. 375), [2MR]

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    Philippines: commemorate independence anniversary and U.S. 
        relations (see H. Res. 404), [31MR]
    Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims 
        of torture (see H.R. 4309), [22JY]
    Rokhlin, Lev Y.: express sympathy to family and colleagues and 
        urge prompt investigation into death (see H. Res. 571), [2OC]
    Sierra Leone: human rights violations (see H. Res. 559), [28SE]
    Somalia: economic, (see H. Con. Res. 339), [8OC]
    Southeast Asia: establish an assistance and food security 
        initiative for Indonesia and other countries affected by the 
        Asian financial crisis (see H.R. 4336), [27JY]
    Space policy: uphold accountability of certain parties responsible 
        for space station development (see H.R. 4820), [13OC]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: authorize trade and investment policy (H.R. 
        1432), consideration (see H. Res. 383), [10MR]
    ------support broad-based agricultural and rural development (see 
        H.R. 3636), [1AP] (see H.R. 4283), [21JY]
    Sudan: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 234), [4MR]
    Terrorism: allow attachment of certain property of foreign states 
        in execution of judgements for acts of terrorism (see H.R. 
        4292), [21JY]
    ------relief for American victims of terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 
        220), [12FE]
    Tobacco products: establish a responsible U.S. international 
        tobacco policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting 
        tobacco products to children, and establish the American 
        Center on Global Health and Tobacco (see H.R. 3738), [28AP]
    Trinidad and Tobago: refund of certain customs duty deposits (see 
        H.R. 3483), [17MR]
    U.S. Immigration Court: establish (see H.R. 4107), [22JN]
    Uganda: condemn forced abduction of children and their use as 
        soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 309), [24JY]
    Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on 
        anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 295), [24JN]
    Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free 
        emigration (see H.J. Res. 120), [4JN]
    ------prohibit assistance by OPIC or Eximbank (see H.R. 3105), 
        [27JA] (see H.R. 3159), [4FE]
    ------prohibit waivers of prohibitions on nondiscriminatory trade 
        treatment, commercial agreements, and certain assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3158), [4FE]
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's (see H. Res. 356), 
        [11FE] (see H. Res. 360), [12FE]
    WHO: encourage the U.S. to become a signatory to the Guidelines 
        for Drug Donations (see H. Con. Res. 225), [26FE]
  Conference reports
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281), [8OC]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 3579), 
        [30AP]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (H.R. 1757), [10MR]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Kazakhstan 
        Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, 
        [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Swiss Federal 
        Council Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton, [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Ukraine Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, [6MY]
    Comprehensive National Energy Strategy: President Clinton, [14JY]
    Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
        Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
        Destruction Cost-Sharing Arrangements: President Clinton, 
        [16JN]
    Cuban Democracy Act: President Clinton, [9OC]
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Albania: President Clinton, [17JY]
    Imposition of Economic Sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro: 
        President Clinton, [11JN], [17JY]
    Loan Guarantees to Israel Program: President Clinton, [25FE]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Belarus: President Clinton, [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        President Clinton, [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Vietnam: President Clinton, [3JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, [23MR], 
        [23SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Clinton, [19MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, [25FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, [4MR], 
        [16MR], [13MY], [17SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, [4FE], 
        [29JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [27AP], [19OC]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons: President Clinton, [9JN], [29JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton, [5MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton, [28JA], [21JY]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton, [23MR]
    National Security Interests Relative to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        President Clinton, [4MR]
    Nuclear Weapons Testing in India: President Clinton, [13MY]
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]
    Trade Act Waiver Relative to Vietnam: President Clinton, [11MR]
    U.S.-Estonia Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [14OC]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N.: President Clinton, [14SE]
    U.S.-Latvia Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [3FE]
    U.S.-Lithuania Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [14OC]
    U.S.-Poland Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [5FE]
    Veto of H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: 
        President Clinton, [21OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2709, Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act: 
        President Clinton, [24JN]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions (H.R. 3579), [31MR], [23AP]
    Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), [9JN]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: authorize trade and investment policy (H.R. 
        1432), [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 105-423), [2MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 
        105-423), [2MR]
    Africa Seeds of Hope Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4283) (H. Rept. 105-681), [6AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs 
        Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 285) (H. Rept. 105-434), [11MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3579, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 105-505), [30AP]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 285, Reconsider Decision by 
        President Clinton To Be Formally Received in Tiananmen Square 
        During Visit to the People's Republic of China: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 454) (H. Rept. 105-564), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1432, Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 105-431), 
        [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 105-
        745), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2870, Tropical Forest Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 388) (H. Rept. 105-449), 
        [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3579, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 402) (H. 
        Rept. 105-473), [30MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4569, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 105-725), [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4761, Uruguay Round Agreements Compliance 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 588) (H. Rept. 105-
        805), [9OC]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2709, Iran Missile 
        Proliferation Sanctions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 457) (H. Rept. 105-566), [4JN]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2281) (H. Rept. 105-796), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-
        551), [22JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 
        105-551), [22MY]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 105-504), [30AP]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 
        105-469), [27MR]
    European Union Restrictions on the Importation of U.S. 
        Agricultural Products: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 213) (H. Rept. 105-672), [3AU]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1757) (H. Rept. 105-432), [10MR]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        4569) (H. Rept. 105-719), [15SE]
    Investigation of Iranian Arms Shipments to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Rept. 105-804), 
        [9OC]
    Make Trade Relations With Vietnam Contingent Upon Free Emigration: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 
        105-653), [29JY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 
        105-638), [20JY]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 3654) (H. Rept. 105-631), [16JY]
    Torture Victims Relief Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4309) (H. Rept. 105-709), [14SE]
    Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2870) (H. Rept. 105-443), [16MR]
    Withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces From Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        227) (H. Rept. 105-442), [16MR]

FOREIGN SERVICE
related term(s) Diplomats
  Reports filed
    Dept. of State Special Agent Retirement Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 633) (H. Rept. 105-755), 
        [28SE]

FOREIGN TRADE
related term(s) International Trade; Tariff
  Bills and resolutions
    Agricultural Adjustment Act: require comparable requirements on 
        imported and domestic fruits and vegetables under agricultural 
        marketing orders (see H.R. 3335), [4MR]
    Agriculture: require the President to report to Congress on any 
        selective embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 3654), 
        [1AP] (see H.R. 4647), [26SE]
    American Samoa: clarify rules of origin for textile and apparel 
        products (see H.R. 3377), [5MR]

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    Antitrust policy: clarify relative to commerce with foreign 
        nations (see H.R. 4453), [6AU]
    Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural 
        commodities from the application of sanctions (see H.R. 4022), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 4195), [14JY]
    ------provide President with discretionary authority to impose 
        sanctions relative to nuclear proliferation by foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 4209), [14JY]
    Belarus: human rights violations relative to most-favored-nation 
        status (see H. Con. Res. 237), [5MR]
    Brazil: prohibit importation of papayas into the U.S. and certain 
        territories until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 3771), 
        [30AP]
    Business and industry: improve competitiveness of U.S. business 
        and promote foreign commerce (see H.R. 4353), [30JY]
    Canada: reduce barriers between U.S. and Canadian agricultural 
        products (see H. Res. 583), [8OC]
    Chile: engage in negotiations to conclude a free trade agreement 
        in the absence of fast track authority (see H. Con. Res. 348), 
        [10OC]
    China, People's Republic of: ensure that U.S. persons do not 
        conduct certain business with the People's Liberation Army or 
        the People's Armed Police (see H.R. 4433), [6AU]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 121), [4JN]
    ------prohibit U.S. export of missile equipment and technology 
        (see H.R. 3886), [14MY]
    China, Republic of: tribute to efforts relative to Asian financial 
        crisis and for encouraging peace and stability in the region 
        (see H. Con. Res. 270), [30AP]
    Commodity Exchange Act: limit CFTC authority to alter the 
        regulation of certain hybrid instruments and swap agreements 
        (see H.R. 4507), [6AU]
    Copyrights: duration of protection (H.R. 2589), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 390), [24MR]
    Crime: prohibit unauthorized interstate or foreign transfer of 
        counterfeit or authentic police badges (see H.R. 4282), [21JY]
    Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 3173), [5FE]
    Customs Service: funding for high energy container x-ray and 
        automated targeting systems for inspection of cargo (see H.R. 
        3112), [27JA]
    European Union: canned fruit subsidy (see H. Res. 406), [1AP]
    ------unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. agricultural 
        products (see H. Con. Res. 213), [11FE]
    ------unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef (see H. 
        Con. Res. 212), [11FE]
    Export Apple and Pear Act: limit applicability to apples (see H.R. 
        4148), [25JN]
    Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 3609), [31MR] (see H.R. 
        3646), [1AP]
    ------ban importation of certain large capacity military magazine 
        rifles (see H. Con. Res. 275), [12MY]
    ------clarify standard required for the importation of sporting 
        arms (see H.R. 3954), [22MY]
    Fish and fishing: approve international fishery agreement with 
        Estonia (see H.R. 4749), [8OC]
    ------approve international fishery agreement with Latvia (see 
        H.R. 3460), [12MR]
    ------approve international fishery agreement with Lithuania (see 
        H.R. 4750), [8OC]
    ------approve international fishery agreement with Poland (see 
        H.R. 3461), [12MR]
    ------approve international fishery agreement with Poland (H.R. 
        3461), technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 
        352), [15OC]
    Food: improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 4080), [18JN]
    Foreign Assistance Act: require that certain assistance be in the 
        form of credits redeemable only for U.S. goods and services 
        (see H.R. 3800), [6MY]
    Foreign countries: miscellaneous and technical changes to various 
        trade laws (see H.R. 4342), [29JY] (see H.R. 4856), [20OC]
    ------require GAO report on effectiveness of economic sanctions 
        and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on exports of 
        food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical supplies or 
        equipment (see H.R. 4704), [5OC]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4569), [15SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4569), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 542), [16SE]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), consideration (see H. Res. 
        383), [10MR]
    ------support developmental alternatives for child labor (see H.R. 
        4506), [6AU]
    Foreign Trade Zones Board: expand a certain foreign trade zone to 
        include an area of the municipal airport of Chico, CA (see 
        H.R. 3350), [5MR]
    Generalized System of Preferences: reauthorize (see H.R. 4608), 
        [23SE]
    House Rules: require a two-thirds majority on legislation 
        implementing future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track 
        procedures (see H. Res. 488), [23JN] (see H. Res. 497), [25JN]
    Immigration: personnel and technology funding to increase 
        inspections and reduce delays at border crossings and interior 
        checkpoints (see H.R. 3679), [1AP]
    Imports: exemptions from certain import prohibitions (see H.R. 
        3340), [5MR] (see H.R. 3465), [16MR]
    International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization 
        Fund disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF 
        commitments, and enforce trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), 
        [27MR]
    International Financial Institution Reexamination and Review 
        Commission: establish (see H.R. 4719), [7OC]
    Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of 
        certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil (see 
        H.R. 4762), [9OC]
    ------respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the 
        financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H. 
        Con. Res. 328), [18SE] (see H. Con. Res. 350), [12OC] (see H. 
        Res. 598), [14OC]
    Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper 
        markets (see H. Con. Res. 233), [4MR]
    ------eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative 
        to resolution of the Asian financial crisis (see H. Res. 392), 
        [24MR]
    Jewelry: require that imported jewelry be indelibly marked with 
        the country of origin (see H.R. 4688), [2OC]
    Kyrgyzstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 4606), [22SE]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.J. Res. 
        114), [4MR]
    Mongolia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 4807), [12OC]
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy (see H.R. 3540), 
        [24MR]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take certain actions in 
        response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings 
        of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4761), [9OC]
    ------take certain actions in response to European Union failure 
        to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization 
        (H.R. 4761), consideration (see H. Res. 588), [9OC]
    Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the 
        presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 4858), [20OC]
    Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        3113), [27JA]
    Ships and vessels: allow certain foreign freight vessels to 
        transport common ground clay as bulk cargo (see H.R. 4490), 
        [6AU]
    ------limit restriction on carriage of certain noncontainerized 
        agricultural and bulk cargoes in coastwise trade by foreign-
        built freight vessels (see H.R. 4236), [16JY]
    ------stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by 
        temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic 
        cruise ship trade (see H.R. 4673), [1OC]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3147), [3FE]
    Tariff: acetic acid, (5-chloro-8-quinolinyl)oxy-,1-methyhexyl 
        ester (see H.R. 3359), [5MR]
    ------acetic acid, 2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H, 3H-
        1,3,4 thiadiazolo 3,4-a pyridazin-1-ylidene) amino phenyl 
        thio-, methyl ester (see H.R. 3360), [5MR]
    ------anti-cancer drugs (see H.R. 3386, 3387), [5MR]
    ------audio system electrical transformers (see H.R. 3402), [5MR] 
        (see H.R. 3507), [19MR]
    ------benzenepropanal, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-methyl (see H.R. 
        3431), [10MR]
    ------benzenesulfonic acid, 4-[[3-[[2-hydroxy-3-[[4-methoxyphenyl) 
        amino]carbonyl]-1-naphtha-lenyl]azo]-4-methylbenzoyl]amino]-, 
        calcium salt (2:1) (see H.R. 3192), [11FE]
    ------benzenesulfonic acid, 4-chloro-2-[[5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-(3-
        sulfophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]azo]-5-methyl-, calcium salt 
        (1:1) (see H.R. 3202), [11FE]
    ------benzoic acid, 2-[[1-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-
        yl) amino] (see H.R. 3190), [11FE]
    ------benzoic acid, 4-[[(2,5-dichlorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]-2-[[2-
        hydroxy-3-[[(2-methoxyphenyl)amino]carbonyl]-1-naphthalenyl]-, 
        methyl ester (see H.R. 3199), [11FE]
    ------benzoic acid, 2-[[3-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-1H-benzimidazol-
        5-yl)amino]carbonyl]-2-hydroxy-1-naphthalenyl]azo]-, butyl 
        ester (see H.R. 3197), [11FE]
    ------butanamide, N,N'-(3,3'dimethyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-
        diyl)bis[2-[2,4-dichlorophenyl)azo]-3-oxo- (see H.R. 3196), 
        [11FE]
    ------butanamide, N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-3-
        oxo-2-[[2-(trifluoro-methyl)phenyl]azo]- (see H.R. 3198), 
        [11FE]
    ------butanamide, 2,2'-[1-2,-ethanediylbis(oxy-2,1-
        phenyleneazo)]bis[N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-
        3-oxo- (see H.R. 3201), [11FE]
    ------butanamide, 2,2'-[3,3'-dichloro[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-
        diyl)bis(azo)]bis[N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-
        3-oxo (see H.R. 3195), [11FE]
    ------calcium oxytetracycline (see H.R. 3363), [5MR]
    ------carbamic acid (U-9069) (see H.R. 3425), [10MR]
    ------chemicals (see H.R. 3325), [4MR]
    ------chloroacetone (see H.R. 3362), [5MR]
    ------clarify review policies for certain antidumping cases (see 
        H.R. 3432), [10MR]
    ------crystal vases and drinking glasses (see H.R. 4839), [14OC]
    ------deltamethrin (see H.R. 3589), [30MR]
    ------DEMT (see H.R. 3268), [25FE]
    ------dialkylnaphthalene sulfonic acid sodium salt (see H.R. 
        3365), [5MR]
    ------diclofop-methyl (see H.R. 3586), [30MR]
    ------DPX-E6758 (see H.R. 3427), [10MR]
    ------DPX-E9260 (see H.R. 3426), [10MR]
    ------electromagnets (see H.R. 4387), [3AU]
    ------ethyl 2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethyl carbamate (see H.R. 3369), 
        [5MR]
    ------ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (see H.R. 3480), 
        [17MR]
    ------ferroniobium (see H.R. 3959), [22MY]
    ------finished petroleum derivatives (see H.R. 3422, 3423), [10MR]
    ------5-tertiary butyl-isophthalic acid (see H.R. 3409), [10MR] 
        (see H.R. 4512), [6AU]
    ------4-[[5-[[[4-(aminocarbonyl)phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-2-
        methoxyphenyl]azo]-N-(5-chloro-2,4-dimethoxyphen yl)-3-
        hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamide (see H.R. 3191), [11FE]
    ------4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-2-phenylamino-pyrimidine (see H.R. 
        3367), [5MR]
    ------gasoline, alternative motor fuels, and motor oil (see H.R. 
        3452), [12MR]
    ------grape juice concentrates (see H.R. 4481), [6AU]
    ------HIV antiviral drug production (see H.R. 3328), [4MR] (see 
        H.R. 3384, 3385, 3388, 3389, 3390, 3391, 3392, 3393, 3394), 
        [5MR] (see H.R. 3428), (see H.R. 3429), [10MR] (see H.R. 
        3477), [17MR] (see H.R. 4190, 4191), [25JN]
    ------IN-W4280 (see H.R. 3316), [3MR]
    ------KL540 (see H.R. 3414), [10MR]
    ------KN001 (hydrochloride) (see H.R. 3244), [12FE]
    ------loudspeakers not mounted in their enclosures (see H.R. 
        3403), [5MR] (see H.R. 3508), [19MR]

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    ------loudspeakers parts (see H.R. 3401), [5MR] (see H.R. 3509), 
        [19MR]
    ------methyl tertiary-butyl ether (see H.R. 3421), [10MR]
    ------methyl thioglycolate (see H.R. 3415), [10MR]
    ------mueslix cereals (see H.R. 3419), [10MR]
    ------N-[4-(aminocarbonyl)phenyl]-4-[[1-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-
        benzimidazol-5-yl)amino]carbonyl]-2-oxopropyl]azo] benzamide 
        (see H.R. 3194), [11FE]
    ------niobium oxide (see H.R. 3123), [28JA]
    ------N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-5-methyl-4-
        [(methylamino)sulphonyl]phenyl]azo]naphthalene-2-carboxaminde 
        (see H.R. 3193), [11FE]
    ------nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 3761, 3762, 3763), [30AP]
    ------O,O-dimethyl-S-5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3 (2H)-yl-
        methyl- dithiophosphate (see H.R. 3368), [5MR]
    ------1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 2-[[1-[[(2,3-di-hydro-2-oxo-
        1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)amino carbonyl]-2-oxopropyl]azo]-, 
        dimethyl ester (see H.R. 3200), [11FE]
    ------1-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-triazin-2-yl)-3-2-(3,3,3-
        trifluoropropyl)-phenylsulfonyl-urea (see H.R. 3370), [5MR]
    ------organic luminescent pigments, dyes and fibers for security 
        applications and 4-Hexylresorcinol (see H.R. 3417), [10MR]
    ------orthonitrophenyl (see H.R. 3361), [5MR]
    ------O-(6-chloro-3-phenyl-4-pyridazinyl)-S-octyl-carbonothioate 
        (see H.R. 3366), [5MR]
    ------oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers (see H.R. 3323), [4MR] 
        (see H.R. 3657), [1AP]
    ------paper industry chemicals (see H.R. 3344), [5MR] (see H.R. 
        3487), [18MR]
    ------peroxide stabilizer and compounding chemicals (see H.R. 
        3348), [5MR] (see H.R. 3491), [18MR]
    ------photography products chemicals (see H.R. 3347), [5MR] (see 
        H.R. 3490), [18MR]
    ------pigment red 177 (see H.R. 3585), [30MR]
    ------piperonyl butoxide (see H.R. 3587), [30MR]
    ------polyethylene base materials (see H.R. 3430), [10MR]
    ------polymethine sensitizing dyes for photo/imaging applications 
        and certain fluorozirconium compounds (see H.R. 3418), [10MR]
    ------polyvinyl butyral (see H.R. 3327), [4MR]
    ------printing machinery (see H.R. 3395), [5MR]
    ------propanoic acid, 2-4-(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy-
        phenoxy-2-propynyl ester (see H.R. 3357), [5MR]
    ------purified terephthalic acid (see H.R. 3501), [18MR]
    ------reliquidation of certain entries of certain thermal transfer 
        multifunction machines (see H.R. 4520), [6AU]
    ------resmethrin (see H.R. 3592), [30MR]
    ------rimsulfuron technical (see H.R. 3424), [10MR]
    ------SE2SI Spray Granulated (HOE S 4291) (see H.R. 3324), [4MR]
    ------semiconductor plating lines (see H.R. 3374), [5MR]
    ------sodium bentazon (see H.R. 3967), [22MY]
    ------sodium N-methyl-N oleoyl taurate (see H.R. 3364), [5MR]
    ------streptomycin sulfate (see H.R. 3356), [5MR]
    ------synthetic quartz substrates (see H.R. 3375), [5MR]
    ------tebufenozide (see H.R. 3416), [10MR]
    ------televisions (see H.R. 3602), [31MR]
    ------textile industry and water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 
        3343), [5MR] (see H.R. 3486), [18MR]
    ------textile industry chemicals (see H.R. 3349), [5MR] (see H.R. 
        3492), [18MR]
    ------thidiazuron (see H.R. 3590), [30MR]
    ------3-4,6-bis(difluoromethoxy)-pryimidin-2-yl-1-(2-methoxy-
        carbonylphenylsulfonyl) urea (see H.R. 3371), [5MR]
    ------3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-2-(2-
        chloroethoxy)-phenylsulfonyl-urea (see H.R. 3372), [5MR]
    ------tralomethrin (see H.R. 3588), [30MR]
    ------trifluoromethylaniline (see H.R. 3354), [5MR]
    ------triflusulfuron methyl (see H.R. 3591), [30MR]
    ------2,4 dichloro 3,5 dinitro benzotrifluoride (see H.R. 3358), 
        [5MR]
    ------2-chloro-N-[2,6-dinitro-4-(tri-fluoromethyl)phenyl]-N-ethyl-
        6-fluorobenzenemethanamine (see H.R. 3355), [5MR]
    ------2-ethylhexanoic acid (see H.R. 3326), [4MR]
    ------(2S, 4R)/(2R, 4S)/(2R, 4R)/(2S, 4S)-1-[2-4-(4-chloro-
        phenoxy)-2-chlorophenyl-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl-methyl]-1H-
        1,2,4-triazole (see H.R. 3373), [5MR]
    ------unwrought titanium (see H.R. 4130), [24JN]
    ------vanadium pentoxide (anhydride) (see H.R. 3124), [28JA]
    ------water treatment and beauty care products chemicals (see H.R. 
        3346), [5MR] (see H.R. 3489), [18MR]
    ------water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 3345), [5MR] (see H.R. 
        3488), [18MR]
    ------weaving machines (see H.R. 3289), [26FE]
    ------wool fabrics (see H.R. 4358), [30JY]
    ------ziram (see H.R. 3446), [12MR]
    Taxation: treatment of certain foreign base company shipping 
        income (see H.R. 3730), [23AP]
    Textile industry and fabrics: clarify rules of origin for certain 
        textile products (see H.R. 4526), [9SE]
    Tobacco products: establish a responsible U.S. international 
        tobacco policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting 
        tobacco products to children, and establish the American 
        Center on Global Health and Tobacco (see H.R. 3738), [28AP]
    Trademarks: protection against dilution (see H.R. 3119), [28JA]
    Treaties and agreements: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment 
        assistance and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 4733), [8OC]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (see H.R. 4607), [23SE]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 553), [24SE]
    Trinidad and Tobago: refund of certain customs duty deposits (see 
        H.R. 3483), [17MR]
    Turkmenistan: support assistance to build pipelines relative to 
        resumption of natural gas exports (see H. Con. Res. 349), 
        [10OC]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: approve a permit required for 
        importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan (see 
        H.R. 4760), [9OC]
    Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free 
        emigration (see H.J. Res. 120), [4JN]
    ------prohibit assistance by OPIC or Eximbank (see H.R. 3105), 
        [27JA] (see H.R. 3159, 3159), [4FE]
    ------prohibit waivers of prohibitions on nondiscriminatory trade 
        treatment, commercial agreements, and certain assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3158), [4FE]
    World Trade Organization: establish negotiating objectives 
        relative to the agreement on agriculture and criteria for the 
        accession of State trading regimes (see H.R. 4288), [21JY]
  Messages
    Export of Chemical and Biological Weapons Material and Technology: 
        President Clinton, [30AP]
    Imposition of Economic Sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro: 
        President Clinton, [11JN], [17JY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Belarus: President Clinton, [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        President Clinton, [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Vietnam: President Clinton, [3JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, [23MR]
    National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Clinton, [19MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton, [5MY]
    Trade Act Waiver Relative to Vietnam: President Clinton, [11MR]
  Motions
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), [11MR]
    Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports 
        resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other 
        regions, [10OC]
  Reports filed
    Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 105-423), [2MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 
        105-423), [2MR]
    Border Smog Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 8) 
        (H. Rept. 105-634), [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1432, Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 105-431), 
        [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2589, Copyright Term Extension Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 390) (H. Rept. 105-460), 
        [24MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 105-
        745), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4569, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 105-725), [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4761, Uruguay Round Agreements Compliance 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 588) (H. Rept. 105-
        805), [9OC]
    Copyright Term Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2589) (H. Rept. 105-452), [18MR]
    Dept. of Commerce Toll-Free Telephone Number To Assist Consumers 
        in Identifying Domestically-Produced Merchandise: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 563) (H. Rept. 105-759), [1OC]
    European Union Restrictions on the Importation of U.S. 
        Agricultural Products: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 213) (H. Rept. 105-672), [3AU]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        4569) (H. Rept. 105-719), [15SE]
    Foreign Trade and Investment With Japan Relative to Resolution of 
        the Asian Financial Crisis: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 105-607), [25JN]
    International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4353) (H. Rept. 105-802), [8OC]
    International Fishery Agreement With Latvia: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3460) (H. Rept. 105-613), [14JY]
    Limit Amount of Controlled Substances Allowed To Be Brought Into 
        the U.S. From Mexico and Canada: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3633) (H. Rept. 105-629), [16JY]
    Make Trade Relations With Vietnam Contingent Upon Free Emigration: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 
        105-653), [29JY]
    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4342) (H. Rept. 105-671), [3AU]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 
        105-638), [20JY]
    Rhino and Tiger Product Labeling Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2807) (H. Rept. 105-495), [28AP]
    Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 3113) (H. Rept. 105-455), [19MR]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 3654) (H. Rept. 105-631), [16JY]

FOREIGN TRADE ZONES BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Chico, CA: expand a certain foreign trade zone to include an area 
        of the municipal airport (see H.R. 3350), [5MR]

FOREIGN TRAVEL EXPENDITURES
  Bills and resolutions
    Government: require reports on travel of executive branch officers 
        and employees to international conferences (see H.R. 4805), 
        [11OC]

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    House Rules: require travel reports to include information on 
        funding sources (see H. Res. 424), [7MY]

FOREST RECOVERY AND PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2515): consideration (see H. Res. 394), [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2515, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 105-464), [25MR]
    Provisions: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2515) (H. Rept. 
        105-440), [12MR]

FOREST SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    California: authority to purchase lands within the boundaries of 
        certain national forests to include the Angeles National 
        Forest (see H.R. 3770), [30AP]
    Colorado: designate certain lands as wilderness in the Arapaho and 
        Roosevelt National Forests (see H.R. 4505), [6AU]
    Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain lands and use proceeds for 
        acquisition, construction, and improvement of certain national 
        forest offices and support buildings in Arizona (see H.R. 
        4013), [5JN]
    Disabled: improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities (see 
        H.R. 4501), [6AU]
    Drought: disaster assistance to Texas (see H. Res. 493), [24JN]
    Endangered species: protection of the California spotted owl and 
        its habitat (see H.R. 3467), [17MR]
    Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (H.R. 2515), consideration (see H. Res. 394), 
        [25MR]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3381), [5MR]
    George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: convey certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3226), [12FE]
    Kern County, CA: convey Forest Service property in exchange for 
        county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest 
        (see H.R. 4023), [9JN]
    Lake County, OR: land exchange (see H.R. 3569), [26MR]
    Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area: transfer 
        administrative jurisdiction to the Dept. of Agriculture (see 
        H.R. 3689), [1AP]
    National Forest System: reduce overhead and other costs and 
        improve fiscal accountability through improved financial 
        accounting system (see H.R. 4149), [25JN]
    New Mexico: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands (see H.R. 4816), 
        [12OC]
    ------address the decline of forest health and rural community 
        economies and protect such lands from catastrophic fires in 
        accordance with existing public land management and 
        environmental laws (see H.R. 4210), [14JY]
    Pine River Project: convey facilities and allow jurisdictional 
        transfer of lands between the Depts. of the Interior and 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 3715), [23AP]
    Public lands: increase fees paid by holders of special use permits 
        that authorize construction and occupancy of private 
        recreation houses or cabins (see H.R. 3765), [30AP]
    ------policies on recreational shooting and archery ranges on 
        Federal land (see H. Con. Res. 332), [2OC]
    Recreational Fee Demonstration Program: termination (see H.R. 
        4447), [6AU]
    Rogue River National Forest: convey administrative site and use 
        proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and 
        support buildings (see H.R. 3796), [5MY]
    ------transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal 
        lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other 
        Federal lands in Oregon (see H.R. 4326), [24JY]
    ------transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain lands 
        (see H.R. 3186), [11FE]
    States: replace regional offices with State offices (see H.R. 
        3922), [20MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 105-464), 
        [25MR]
    Convey Administrative Site for the Rogue River National Forest and 
        Use Proceeds for the Construction or Improvement of Forest 
        Offices and Support Buildings: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 105-561), [3JN]
    Dutch John Federal Property Disposition and Assistance Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 105-714), 
        [15SE]
    Exchange of Certain Mineral Interests Located in National 
        Grasslands in Billings County, ND: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2574) (H. Rept. 105-471), [30MR]
    Forest Recovery and Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 2515) (H. Rept. 105-440), [12MR]
    Forest Service Easement Grant to the Chugach Alaska Corp.: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3087) (H. Rept. 105-782), 
        [6OC]
    Forest Service Property Conveyance in Kern County, CA, in Exchange 
        for County Lands Suitable for Inclusion in the Sequoia 
        National Forest: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4023) 
        (H. Rept. 105-815), [12OC]
    Gallatin Land Consolidation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3381) (H. Rept. 105-723), [16SE]
    Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4326) (H. Rept. 105-810), [12OC]
    Transfer of Certain Forest Service Rights and Property in Exchange 
        for Payment to the Occupant of Such Property: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2416) (H. Rept. 105-516), [7MY]

FORESTS
related term(s) Lumber Industry; Wood
  Bills and resolutions
    Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a 
        wilderness area (see H.R. 3708), [22AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain lands and use proceeds for 
        acquisition, construction, and improvement of certain national 
        forest offices and support buildings in Arizona (see H.R. 
        4013), [5JN]
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
        forests (H.R. 2870), consideration (see H. Res. 388), [17MR]
    Endangered species: protection of the California spotted owl and 
        its habitat (see H.R. 3467), [17MR]
    Forest Service: address the decline of forest health and rural 
        community economies in New Mexico and protect such lands from 
        catastrophic fires in accordance with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 4210), [14JY]
    ------reduce overhead and other costs and improve fiscal 
        accountability through improved financial accounting system 
        (see H.R. 4149), [25JN]
    ------replace regional offices with State offices (see H.R. 3922), 
        [20MY]
    George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: convey certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3226), [12FE]
    National Forest Foundation: eliminate (see H.R. 3621), [1AP]
    National forests: require that forest conservation and 
        preservation programs be consistent with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 3530), [24MR]
    ------suspend development of a roadless area policy pending 
        determinations that such a policy will not adversely affect 
        forest health (see H.R. 3297), [26FE]
    Natural resources: establish a program of recovery and protection 
        and inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests 
        and their resources (H.R. 2515), consideration (see H. Res. 
        394), [25MR]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 4735), [8OC]
    Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, (see 
        H.R. 4570), [15SE]
    ------protect and improve certain heritage areas, (H.R. 4570), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 573), [5OC]
    Taxation: allow capital gains treatment and exception from the 
        uniform capitalization rules for certain timber (see H.R. 
        4330), [24JY]
    ------reduce amortization period for reforestation expenditures 
        and increase the maximum amount of such expenditures (see H.R. 
        4509), [6AU]
    ------treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 4126), [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 105-464), 
        [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2870, Tropical Forest Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 388) (H. Rept. 105-449), 
        [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public 
        Lands Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 
        105-776), [5OC]
    Eastern Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1567) 
        (H. Rept. 105-814), [12OC]
    Forest Recovery and Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 2515) (H. Rept. 105-440), [12MR]
    National Forest System Roadless Area Policy Development Suspension 
        Pending Determinations That Such a Policy Will Not Adversely 
        Affect Forest Health: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3297) (H. Rept. 105-816), [12OC]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1865) (H. Rept. 105-673), [4AU]
    Transfer of Certain Public Lands or National Forest Lands for Use 
        as Elementary or Secondary Schools: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2223) (H. Rept. 105-693), [9SE]
    Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2870) (H. Rept. 105-443), [16MR]
    Wayne National Forest Continuance of Oil and Gas Operations: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1467) (H. Rept. 105-770), 
        [5OC]

FORT BLISS, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 253), [26MR]

FORT DAVIS, TX
  Reports filed
    Fort Davis National Historic Site Expansion: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3047) (H. Rept. 105-669), [3AU]

FORT HOOD, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Robert Gray Army Airfield: repeal the prohibition on use by civil 
        aviation (see H.R. 3322), [4MR]

FORT PECK, MT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dams: establish interpretive center and museum at Fort Peck Dam 
        and protect significant fossil remains in the vicinity (see 
        H.R. 4331), [24JY]

FOSSELLA, VITO (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: provide incentives to States to establish and 
        administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4594), 
        [17SE]
    FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 4866), [20OC]
    National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 4623), [24SE]

FOWLER, TILLIE K. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes 
        (see H. Con. Res. 343), [8OC]

FOX, JON D. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S., 
        [14OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Beechman, Laurie: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4199), [14JY]
    Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research 
        (see H.R. 3517), [19MR] (see H. Con. Res. 291), [19JN]

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    Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4109), [23JN]
    National Cancer Institute: increase funding for ovarian cancer 
        public information and education programs (see H.R. 4200), 
        [14JY]
    Taxation: increase maximum contribution to education savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 4147), [25JN]
    Terrorism: relief for American victims of terrorism (see H. Con. 
        Res. 220), [12FE]
    Valley Forge National Historical Park: designate lands as the 
        Valley Forge National Cemetery (see H.R. 4365), [31JY]

FRANK, BARNEY (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of State: establish a Board of Visa Appeals (see H.R. 4539), 
        [10SE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related 
        illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during 
        service (see H.R. 4070), [17JN]
    Frederick Law Olmstead National Historic Site: acquire certain 
        lands for inclusion (see H.R. 3436), [11MR]
    IMF: quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines (see H.R. 
        3287), [26FE]
    Public Safety and Community Policing Grants: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        4743), [8OC]
    Social Security: allow for distribution of the lump sum death 
        payment, in the absence of a widow or widower or surviving 
        children, to any other person as certified by the deceased 
        worker (see H.R. 3739), [28AP]

FRANKS, BOB (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Chesimard, Joanne: extradition to the U.S. from Cuba (see H. Con. 
        Res. 244), [17MR]
    Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in 
        schools and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 3177), 
        [11FE]
    ------require Federal regulation of online privacy protections to 
        apply to all Federal agencies (see H.R. 4632), [25SE]
    Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other 
        individuals (see H. Con. Res. 254), [30MR]
    Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield 
        sites (see H.R. 4094), [19JN]
    James T. Leonard, Sr., Post Office, Garwood, NJ: designate (see 
        H.R. 3810), [7MY]
    New Jersey: waive repayment of funds used for constructing high 
        occupancy vehicle lanes (see H.R. 4528), [9SE]
    Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for 
        power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing 
        Administration (see H.R. 3518), [19MR]
    Taxation: allow certain senior citizens a deduction for State and 
        local real property taxes and provide for the establishment of 
        senior citizen real property tax accounts (see H.R. 4713), 
        [7OC]
    ------treatment of dependent care expenses (see H.R. 3176), [11FE]
    Woodbridge, NJ: extend New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail (see H.R. 
        4527), [9SE]

FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation): grant 
        Federal charter (see H.R. 3843), [12MY]

FREE ENTERPRISE
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve 
        consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 
        4742), [8OC]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares 
        (see H.R. 3160), [4FE] (see H.R. 4577), [16SE]
    Business and industry: improve competitiveness of U.S. business 
        and promote foreign commerce (see H.R. 4353), [30JY]
    Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers 
        (see H.R. 4715), [7OC]
    Taxation: treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain 
        electrical output facilities (see H.R. 4732), [8OC]
    Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (H.R. 1872), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 419), [5MY]
    Television: promote competition in the multichannel video 
        marketplace (see H.R. 4352), [29JY]
    ------reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals (see H.R. 3210), [12FE] (see H.R. 4449), 
        [6AU] (see H.R. 4675), [1OC]
  Reports filed
    Communications Satellite Competition and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 105-494), 
        [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1872, Communications Satellite Competition 
        and Privatization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        419) (H. Rept. 105-507), [5MY]
    International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4353) (H. Rept. 105-802), [8OC]
    Multichannel Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 105-661), 
        [30JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 
        105-661), [10SE]

FREEDOM AND PRIVACY RESTORATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4217), [15JY]

FREEDOM FROM RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2431): consideration (see H. Res. 430), [13MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2431, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 105-534), [13MY]
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        2431) (H. Rept. 105-480), [1AP]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Davis-Bacon Act: require disclosure of certain payroll information 
        (see H.R. 3827), [11MY]
    Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information 
        relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals 
        (see H.R. 4007), [5JN]

FREEDOM OF RELIGION
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil liberties: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 4019), [9JN] 
        (see H.R. 4154), [25JN]
    Constitutional amendments: protection (H.J. Res. 78), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 453), [3JN]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        3806), [7MY]
    ------establish (H.R. 2431), consideration (see H. Res. 430), 
        [13MY]
    Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by 
        State and local officials that results from the threat that 
        potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see 
        H.R. 3288), [26FE]
    ------support tolerance toward Muslims (see H. Con. Res. 322), 
        [6AU]
  Motions
    Constitutional amendments: protection (H.J. Res. 78), [4JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 78, Constitutional Amendment on 
        Protection of Freedom of Religion: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 105-563), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2431, Freedom From Religious Persecution 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 105-
        534), [13MY]
    Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Freedom of Religion: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 
        105-543), [19MY]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-480), [1AP]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 105-
        556), [3JN]

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
  Bills and resolutions
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 609), 
        [20OC]

FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY P. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 4328), corrections in enrollment of 
        conference report (see H. Con. Res. 354), [20OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require notification and allow local 
        law enforcement agencies to investigate crimes and search for 
        missing patients at VA medical facilities (see H.R. 4609), 
        [23SE]
    Federal agencies and departments: encourage use of certain uniform 
        standards for official mail (see H. Con. Res. 330), [25SE]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of Mt. Hope 
        Waterpower Project (see H.R. 4633), [25SE]
    Tariff: organic luminescent pigments, dyes and fibers for security 
        applications and 4-Hexylresorcinol (see H.R. 3417), [10MR]
    ------polymethine sensitizing dyes for photo/imaging applications 
        and certain fluorozirconium compounds (see H.R. 3418), [10MR]

FROST, MARTIN (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 
        4224), [15JY]
    Urban areas: continuation of operating assistance for small 
        transit operators (see H.R. 4384), [3AU]

FUELS
see Coal; Electric Power; Natural Gas; Nuclear Energy; Petroleum; Power 
    Resources

FUNDRAISING
  Bills and resolutions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of 
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election 
        campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (see H. Res. 
        440), [18MY]
    IMF: make Federal funding contingent upon certification that 
        eligible countries are cooperating with Presidential campaign 
        fundraising investigations and disclosure of entities 
        benefiting from such funds (see H.R. 3242), [12FE]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 308), [24JY] (see H. Res. 514), 
        [31JY]
  Motions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431), [14MY]

FUNERALS
see Cemeteries and Funerals

FURSE, ELIZABETH (a Representative from Oregon)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bonneville Power Administration: promote salmon recovery in the 
        Pacific Northwest, establish a National Resources Recovery 
        Fund, improve accounting system, and allow rate adjustments 
        (see H.R. 4834), [14OC]
    Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see H.R. 3378), [5MR]

GABON, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections (see H. Res. 518), [6AU]

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GAINESVILLE, FL
  Bills and resolutions
    Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center: designate 
        (see H.R. 3336), [4MR]

GALLATIN LAND CONSOLIDATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3381), [5MR]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3381) (H. Rept. 
        105-723), [16SE]

GALLEGLY, ELTON (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Colombia: renew efforts to end guerrilla war (see H. Con. Res. 
        221), [12FE]
    ------tribute to democratic elections and renew efforts to end 
        guerrilla war (see H. Res. 502), [15JY]
    Crime: provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial 
        purposes (see H.R. 3224), [12FE]
    Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to 
        develop their capabilities (see H.R. 4127), [24JN]
    Nicaragua: tribute to activities of the International Support and 
        Verification Commission of the OAS (see H. Con. Res. 222), 
        [12FE]
    Pope John Paul II: tribute to visit to Cuba (see H. Res. 362), 
        [12FE]
    Taxation: increase lifetime learning credit for secondary teachers 
        returning to school for additional training (see H.R. 3881), 
        [14MY]
    ------treatment of nondeductible contributions to individual 
        retirement plans (see H.R. 3225), [12FE]

GAMBLING
  Bills and resolutions
    Advertising: require certain notices in any mailing using a game 
        of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 
        4340), [28JY] (see H.R. 4612), [23SE]
    Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 4350), 
        [29JY] (see H.R. 4427), [6AU]
    Native Americans: prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian 
        gaming regulations (see H.R. 3094), [27JA]
    Pahrump, NV: convey certain lands (see H.R. 4867), [20OC]

GANDHI, MOHANDAS K. (MAHATMA)
  Bills and resolutions
    India: authorize to establish a memorial in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4284), [21JY]
  Reports filed
    Authorize India To Establish a Memorial in the District of 
        Columbia for Mohandas K. (Mahatma) Gandhi: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4284) (H. Rept. 105-666), [31JY]

GANSKE, GREG (a Representative from Iowa)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Congress: importance of enacting patient protection legislation 
        (see H. Con. Res. 293), [22JN]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 3605), consideration (see H. Res. 486), [23JN]

GARBAGE
see Refuse Disposal

GARDEN CITY, KS
  Bills and resolutions
    Clifford R. Hope Post Office: designate (see H.R. 4774), [9OC]

GARWOOD, NJ
  Bills and resolutions
    James T. Leonard, Sr., Post Office: designate (see H.R. 3810), 
        [7MY]

GARZA, REYNALDO G.
  Bills and resolutions
    Reynaldo G. Garza-Filemon B. Vela, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, 
        Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 3675), [1AP]

GATT
see Treaties and Agreements

GAYLORD NELSON APOSTLE ISLANDS STEWARDSHIP ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3708), [22AP]

GEJDENSON, SAM (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all 
        Wassenaar Arrangement countries (see H.R. 4095), [19JN]
    ERISA: regulate entities that hold assets of pension plans 
        covering less than 100 participants and require annual asset 
        statements (see H.R. 4238), [16JY]
    Medicare: continuous open enrollment of individuals in 
        Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 4653), [28SE]
    Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of 
        retirement benefits (see H.R. 4152), [25JN]
    U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 229), [26FE]

GEKAS, GEORGE W. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Administrative Law Judge Conference of the U.S.: establish (see 
        H.R. 3961), [22MY]
    Bankruptcy: reform laws (see H.R. 3150), [3FE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), correct enrollment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 346), [9OC]
    Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of 
        changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see 
        H.R. 4049), [11JN]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 363), [12FE]
    Pensions: ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans 
        relative to State income taxes (see H.R. 4572), [15SE]
    Political campaigns: require the deposit into a special account 
        certain contributions and donations to be returned to donors 
        (see H.R. 4786), [10OC]
    Taxation: require congressional review of Federal agency rules 
        that establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 4096), [19JN]
  Conference reports
    Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150), [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Biomaterials Access Assurance Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-549), [22MY]
    Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Establishment: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1704) (H. Rept. 105-
        441), [16MR]
    Private Trustee Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2592) (H. Rept. 105-663), [31JY]
    Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 105-
        556), [3JN]

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Comptroller General: reform appointment process for the 
        Comptroller General and Deputy Comptroller General (see H.R. 
        4296), [22JY]
    Foreign countries: require GAO report on effectiveness of economic 
        sanctions and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on 
        exports of food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical 
        supplies or equipment (see H.R. 4704), [5OC]

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Protective Service: reform (see H.R. 4034), [10JN]
    New Castle, NH: land conveyance (see H.R. 4614), [23SE]
  Messages
    Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton, [14JY]

GENOCIDE
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of State: seek certain commitments from Poland (see H. Res. 
        443), [21MY]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 304), [21JY]
    Taxation: treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors 
        (see H.R. 4563), [14SE]

GEORGE, LLOYD D.
  Reports filed
    Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, 
        NV: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2225) (H. Rept. 105-518), [7MY]

GEORGIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: modify boundaries 
        and protect lands, waters, and natural resources (see H.R. 
        4141), [25JN]
    Cumberland Island National Seashore and Wilderness: protect 
        natural, cultural, and historical resources (see H.R. 4144), 
        [25JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property for Chickamauga-
        Chattanooga National Military Park (see H.R. 4575), [15SE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area (see H.R. 
        4391), [4AU]
    Lakes: transfer ownership and management of Blue Ridge, Nottely, 
        and Chatuge Lakes to the Dept. of the Army (see H.R. 4462), 
        [6AU]

GEPHARDT, RICHARD A. (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Amtrak Reform Council, [24FE]
    Commission on Maintaining U.S. Nuclear Weapons Expertise, [23SE]
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
    Independent Panel To Evaluate Adequacy of Current Planning for 
        U.S. Long-range Air Power, [27JA]
    National Education Goals Panel, [24FE]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S., 
        [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and 
        promote the development of farmer-owned value-added processing 
        facilities (see H.R. 3550), [25MR]
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    China, People's Republic of: ensure that U.S. persons do not 
        conduct certain business with the People's Liberation Army or 
        the People's Armed Police (see H.R. 4433), [6AU]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 341), [28JA]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child 
        labor (see H.R. 4450), [6AU]
    Global March Against Child Labor: support (see H. Res. 444), 
        [21MY]
    Immigration: strengthen naturalization process (see H.R. 3341), 
        [5MR]
    Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates, prohibit increases 
        without a national referendum, simplify the tax code, 
        eliminate the marriage penalty, establish return-free income 
        tax filing, and eliminate corporate welfare (see H.R. 3620), 
        [1AP]

GERARDI, JUAN
  Bills and resolutions
    Guatemala: investigation of murder of Juan Gerardi and 
        implementation of peace accords (see H. Res. 421), [6MY]

GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, 
        and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (see H. 
        Con. Res. 320), [5AU]
    Foreign countries: funding for the construction of U.S. chancery 
        facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of 
        construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured (see 
        H.R. 4181), [25JN]
    Religion: discrimination against members of minority religious 
        groups (see H. Con. Res. 325), [6AU]
    Taxation: treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors 
        (see H.R. 4563), [14SE]

GIBBONS, JIM (a Representative from Nevada)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]

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  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of the Interior: reimbursement for certain damages relative 
        to BLM bonding regulations (see H.R. 4610), [23SE]
    Native Americans: prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian 
        gaming regulations (see H.R. 3094), [27JA]
    Nevada: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 4656, 
        4657), [1OC]
    ------sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark 
        County Dept. of Aviation (see H.R. 3705), [22AP]
    Pahrump, NV: convey certain lands (see H.R. 4867), [20OC]
    Passports: require that applications for minors have signatures of 
        both parents (see H.R. 3983), [3JN]

GIBSON, JOHN M.
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob 
        J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (see H. 
        Con. Res. 311), [27JY]
    ------use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson 
        and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police (see H. Con. Res. 
        310), [27JY]
    Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H. Con. Res. 327), [18SE]
    Members of Congress: follow the examples of self-sacrifice and 
        devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John 
        M. Gibson of the Capitol Police (see H. Con. Res. 317), [4AU]
    U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund: establish on behalf of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut (see H.R. 4354), [30JY]

GILCHREST, WAYNE T. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Maryland: provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control 
        nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (see H.R. 
        4337), [27JY]
    Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient 
        financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal 
        and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 4634), [25SE]

GILLMOR, PAUL E. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [15OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Clinton, President: reimburse Federal Government for costs 
        incurred by the Office of Independent Counsel (see H. Res. 
        532), [11SE]
    National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance of certain vessels to 
        Ohio War Memorial, Inc. (see H.R. 3823), [7MY]
    SEC: require the improved disclosure of tax effects of portfolio 
        transactions on mutual fund performance (see H.R. 4822), 
        [13OC]
    Taxation: treatment of graduated estate tax rates and the unified 
        credit (see H.R. 4468), [6AU]

GILMAN, BENJAMIN A. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [12MY]
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [27AP]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S., 
        [14OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Afghanistan: condemn Taliban regime and support broad based 
        government (see H. Con. Res. 336), [8OC]
    Colombia: provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H. Res. 398), [26MR]
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (see H.R. 4757), 
        [9OC]
    Dept. of State: provide rewards for information leading to arrests 
        for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of 
        international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (see H.R. 
        4660), [1OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: construct and operate a visitor center for 
        the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York 
        (see H.R. 3928), [21MY]
    Immigration: provide certain Bangladesh nationals an opportunity 
        to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 4652), [28SE]
    Iraq: support transition to democracy (see H.R. 4655), [29SE] (see 
        H.R. 4664), [1OC]
    Korea, Republic of: anniversary of relations with the U.S. (see H. 
        Res. 459), [5JN]
    Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by 
        Serbian police relative to self-determination (see H. Con. 
        Res. 235), [5MR]
    Nigeria: promote democracy and good governance (see H.R. 3890), 
        [19MY]
    Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the 
        presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 4858), [20OC]
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 609), 
        [20OC]
    Philippines: commemorate independence anniversary and U.S. 
        relations (see H. Res. 404), [31MR]
    Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council: extend authorization 
        (see H.R. 3929), [21MY]
    Veterans: allow certain individuals who provided service to the 
        U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines during World War II to 
        receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the 
        Philippines (see H.R. 4716), [7OC]
    Washington, George: anniversary of death (see H. Con. Res. 209), 
        [5FE]
  Reports filed
    Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 105-423), [2MR]
    Africa Seeds of Hope Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4283) (H. Rept. 105-681), [6AU]
    Dept. of State Special Agent Retirement Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 633) (H. Rept. 105-755), 
        [28SE]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1757) (H. Rept. 105-432), [10MR]
    Foreign Trade and Investment With Japan Relative to Resolution of 
        the Asian Financial Crisis: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 105-607), [25JN]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-480), [1AP]
    Torture Victims Relief Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4309) (H. Rept. 105-709), [14SE]
    Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2870) (H. Rept. 105-443), [16MR]
    Withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces From Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        227) (H. Rept. 105-442), [16MR]

GINGRICH, NEWT (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob 
        J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (see H. 
        Con. Res. 311), [27JY]
    ------use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson 
        and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police (see H. Con. Res. 
        310), [27JY]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: modify boundaries 
        and protect lands, waters, and natural resources (see H.R. 
        4141), [25JN]
    Clay, Lucius D.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        346), [3FE]
    Education: dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of 
        the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 316), [4AU]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (see H.R. 4250), [16JY]
    Iraq: material and unacceptable breach of international 
        obligations relative to weapons inspections (see H.J. Res. 
        125), [25JN]
    Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 4125), [24JN]
    U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund: establish on behalf of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut (see H.R. 4354), [30JY]
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's (see H. Res. 356), 
        [11FE] (see H. Res. 360), [12FE]

GLOBAL WARMING
see Ecology and Environment

GOODE, VIRGIL H., JR. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Tobacco products: provide market transition assistance for quota 
        owners, tobacco producers, and their communities, and 
        stabilize tobacco quota fluctuations (see H.R. 3437), [11MR]

GOODLATTE, BOB (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
    ------H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
    ------H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Agriculture: clarify and enhance the authorities of the 
        Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 3280), [26FE]
    Federal aid programs: reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and 
        Employment Program and apply savings to emergency food 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 4571), [15SE]
    Floods: ensure that States and localities can quickly and safely 
        remove flood debris (see H.R. 4128), [24JN]
    Food stamps: prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (see 
        H.R. 4366), [31JY]
    George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: convey certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3226), [12FE]
    Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, 
        or alteration of product identification codes (see H.R. 3891), 
        [19MY]

GOODLING, WILLIAM F. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization [22JY]
    ------H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
        Act, [22MY]
    ------H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
    ------H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
    ------H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
    ------S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention 
        Act, [1OC]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): provide special 
        authority relative to investigation of the International 
        Brotherhood of Teamsters (see H. Res. 507), [21JY]
    Drugs: sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses 
        while in possession of a firearm (see H.R. 3155), [4FE]
    Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care 
        relief for stay at-home parents (see H. Con. Res. 202), [27JA]
    NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (see H.R. 3246), [24FE]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
    Higher Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 6), [26SE]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (H.R. 1853), [8OC]
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement (H.R. 
        3874), [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 105-686), [7AU]
    Dollars to the Classroom Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 3248) (H. Rept. 105-710), [14SE]

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    Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 105-659), [29JY]
    Establish Program To Help Children and Youth Learn English: 
        Committee on Education and the Workplace (House) (H.R. 3892) 
        (H. Rept. 105-587), [19JN]
    Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H. Rept. 105-
        453), [18MR]
    Higher Education Act Reauthorization: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 105-750), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 6) 
        (H. Rept. 105-481), [21AP]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Requirements Relative 
        to Reducing or Withholding Payments to States: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3254) (H. Rept. 105-
        649), [24JY]
    OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 105-
        444), [17MR]
    OSHA Identification and Notification of Specific Industries to 
        Which Regulations and Compliance Standards Apply: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2873) (H. Rept. 105-
        733), [18SE]
    Prohibit the Dept. of Education Funding of National Testing 
        Proposals Without Explicit and Specific Legislation: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2846) (H. Rept. 
        105-409), [3FE]
    Prohibit OSHA Employee Performance Measures Relative to Number of 
        Inspections Conducted, Citations Issued, or Penalties 
        Assessed: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 2877) (H. Rept. 105-445), [17MR]
    Sales Incentive Compensation Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 2888) (H. Rept. 105-558), [3JN]
    Self-Audit Promotion Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 105-731), [18SE]
    Sound Scientific Practices Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 2661) (H. Rept. 105-730), [18SE]
    Termination of Federal Aid Program Benefits for Convicted Persons: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3096) 
        (H. Rept. 105-446), [17MR]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-800), [8OC]
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 105-786), [6OC]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3874) 
        (H. Rept. 105-633), [20JY]

GORDON, BART (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Southeastern Power Administration: prohibit Federal agencies from 
        planning sale (see H.R. 4707), [6OC]
    Veterans: payment of certain group life insurance benefits to 
        terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 3993), [4JN]

GOSS, PORTER J. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions (H.R. 3579), consideration (see H. Res. 402), 
        [30MR]
    Big Cypress National Preserve: operation of certain tour 
        businesses in newly acquired areas (see H.R. 3740), [28AP]
    CIA: provide a process for agency employees to submit urgent 
        concerns to Congress (see H.R. 3829), [12MY]
    Coastal zones: require that States having an approved management 
        program be provided a copy of an environmental impact 
        statement to help assess plans for exploration, development, 
        or production (see H.R. 4797), [10OC]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 297), [25JN]
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4103), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 484), [23JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 4104), consideration (see H. Res. 498), [14JY]
    Education: establish a program to help children and youth learn 
        English (H.R. 3892), consideration (see H. Res. 516), [4AU]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 408), [22AP]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), consideration (see H. Res. 509), [23JY]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3694), 
        [21AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 420), [6MY]
    Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), consideration of Senate 
        amendments (see H. Res. 457), [4JN]
    President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: prohibit 
        Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed 
        sanctions (H.J. Res. 107), consideration (see H. Res. 345), 
        [3FE]
  Conference reports
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 3694), [5OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 107, Prohibit Federal Funding of 
        Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Imposed Sanctions of the 
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 105-412), 
        [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1252, Judicial Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 408) (H. Rept. 105-491), [22AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 3579, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 402) (H. 
        Rept. 105-473), [30MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3694, Intelligence Services Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 420) (H. Rept. 105-511), 
        [6MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3892, English Language Fluency Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 516) (H. Rept. 105-675), 
        [4AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 4103, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 484) (H. Rept. 105-596), 
        [23JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 498) (H. 
        Rept. 105-622), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), [23JY]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2709, Iran Missile 
        Proliferation Sanctions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 457) (H. Rept. 105-566), [4JN]
    Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act: Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3829) (H. Rept. 105-747), 
        [25SE]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 3694) (H. Rept. 105-780), [5OC]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3694) (H. 
        Rept. 105-508), [5MY]
    Investigation of Iranian Arms Shipments to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Rept. 105-804), 
        [9OC]

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
see Executive Departments; Federal Employees

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
see Contracts

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
see Federal Employees

GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Executive departments: hold Federal agencies accountable for tax 
        dollars spent by such agencies (see H.R. 4074), [17JN]

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
see Public Documents

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agricultural Adjustment Act: require comparable requirements on 
        imported and domestic fruits and vegetables under agricultural 
        marketing orders (see H.R. 3335), [4MR]
    Animals: establish research and grant programs relative to the 
        efficient, (see H.R. 3793), [5MY]
    Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility 
        requirements for interment (see H.R. 3145), [3FE] (see H.R. 
        3211), [12FE]
    ------establish an advisory board to review requests for waivers 
        of eligibility requirements for burial (see H.R. 3252), [24FE]
    Bankruptcy: make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent and 
        facilitate the bankruptcy and debt restructuring process 
        relative to farmers (see H.R. 4645), [25SE]
    ------modify application of liquidation cases (see H.R. 3801), 
        [6MY]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 4672), [1OC] (see H.R. 4697), [5OC] (see 
        H.R. 4831), [14OC]
    ------reform laws (see H.R. 3146, 3150), [3FE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration (see H. Res. 462), 
        [9JN]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 586), [8OC]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), correct enrollment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 346), [9OC]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 3168), [5FE]
    Business and industry: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 3534), [24MR]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 3534), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 426), [12MY]
    ------require reasonable notice of changes made to regulations 
        imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 4049), [11JN]
    Business and industy: reliquidation of certain entries of self-
        tapping screws (see H.R. 3407), [5MR]
    CERCLA: clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for 
        residential use (see H.R. 4227), [15JY]
    Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be 
        manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability 
        standards (see H.R. 3831), [12MY]
    Coastal zones: require that States having an approved management 
        program be provided a copy of an environmental impact 
        statement to help assess plans for exploration, development, 
        or production (see H.R. 4797), [10OC]
    Community development: prohibit funding for any facility to be 
        used primarily for distribution or use of tobacco products 
        (see H.R. 4796), [10OC]
    Community Reinvestment Act: exempt certain depository institutions 
        from requirements (see H.R. 4445), [6AU]
    Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 4350), 
        [29JY] (see H.R. 4427), [6AU]
    ------prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 4105), 
        [22JN]
    ------promote online commerce and communications and protect 
        consumers and service providers from

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        unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 4124), [24JN]
    ------require Federal regulation of online privacy protections to 
        apply to all Federal agencies (see H.R. 4632), [25SE]
    Congress: require approval of certain proposed rules (see H.R. 
        4085), [18JN]
    Contraceptives: establish restrictions on provision to minors 
        through certain family planning projects (see H.R. 4721), 
        [7OC]
    Courts: confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 3577), [27MR], (see H.R. 4286), [21JY]
    ------impose certain conditions relative to the appointment of 
        masters in Federal actions (see H.R. 3183), [11FE]
    ------limit Federal authority to force State and local governments 
        to assess, levy, or collect taxes (see H.R. 3182), [11FE]
    CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 
        3935), [21MY]
    Crime: prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for 
        injuries suffered during the commission of a crime (see H.R. 
        4446), [6AU]
    ------provide penalties for day care providers (see H.R. 4868), 
        [20OC]
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 4546), [10SE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators (see 
        H.R. 3826), [11MY]
    ------require disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 
        3827), [11MY]
    Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of 
        drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (see 
        H.R. 4006), [5JN]
    ------clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of drugs 
        intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (H.R. 
        4006), consideration (see H. Res. 535), [14SE]
    Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations 
        of property by the Government (see H.R. 4303), [22JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: improve food safety research, education, and 
        technology and require the use of a designated team to rapidly 
        respond to food safety emergencies (see H.R. 3132), [28JA] 
        (see H.R. 3148), [3FE]
    Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond 
        requirements for home health care providers under Medicare and 
        Medicaid (see H.J. Res. 123), [17JN]
    ------provide additional exceptions to the imposition of civil 
        money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 3511), [19MR]
    Dept. of HUD: modernize requirements and establish consensus 
        process for development, revision, and interpretation of 
        safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 
        3634), [1AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: reimbursement for certain damages relative 
        to BLM bonding regulations (see H.R. 4610), [23SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuing regulations dealing with 
        hybrid transactions (see H.R. 4663), [1OC]
    Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws 
        in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other 
        drugs (see H.R. 3184), [11FE]
    ------permit physicians to prescribe non-formulary drugs when 
        medically indicated (see H.R. 4419), [6AU]
    ------support existing Federal legal process for determining 
        safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for 
        medicinal purposes (see H. Res. 372), [26FE]
    Education: provide States with options relative to receipt of 
        Federal block grant funds (see H.R. 4779), [9OC]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (see H.R. 4590), [17SE]
    Electric power: ensure that rates charged by certain small power 
        producers and cogenerators do not exceed the incremental cost 
        to the purchasing utility of alternative electric energy at 
        the time of delivery (see H.R. 4183), [25JN] (see H.R. 4511), 
        [6AU]
    ------provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 
        4715), [7OC]
    Employment: minimum wage and maximum hour exemptions for 
        houseparents (see H.R. 4778), [9OC]
    Endangered Species Act: reform Federal land management activities 
        relative to conservation (see H.R. 4554), [11SE]
    ------reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal 
        penalties (see H.R. 4555), [11SE]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 4556), [11SE]
    EPA: implementation of revised ozone and particulate matter 
        standards (see H.R. 3505), [19MR]
    Executive Office of the President: implementation of Executive 
        Orders relative to Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not provided under the 
        Constitution (see H.R. 4422), [6AU]
    FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY 
        (see H.R. 3952), [22MY]
    ------address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 4866), [20OC]
    Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 3206), [12FE]
    FCC: eliminate regulatory requirements restricting the cross 
        ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers (see H.R. 
        3171), [5FE]
    ------prohibit increase in the national audience reach limitations 
        (see H.R. 4845), [15OC]
    ------repeal redundant reporting and record keeping requirements 
        (see H.R. 4759), [9OC]
    FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see 
        H.R. 3676), [1AP]
    ------uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see 
        H.R. 4383), [3AU]
    Federal agencies and departments: encourage use of certain uniform 
        standards for official mail (see H. Con. Res. 330), [25SE]
    Federal contracts: require employers to provide health care 
        benefits (see H.R. 4278), [20JY]
    Federal Register: specify consistent and informative format for 
        notices of Federal agency rulemaking proposals (see H.R. 
        4162), [25JN]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Arkansas (see H.R. 4081), [18JN]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of Mt. Hope 
        Waterpower Project (see H.R. 4633), [25SE]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 3750), [29AP]
    Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial 
        services sector (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 403), 
        [30MR] (see H. Res. 428), [12MY]
    ------monitor compliance with commitments made in connection with 
        a merger or acquisition (see H.R. 4420, 4420), [6AU]
    ------streamline the regulation of depository institutions and 
        safeguard confidential banking and credit union supervisory 
        information (see H.R. 4364), [31JY]
    ------study of derivatives regulation (see H.R. 4062), [16JN]
    Firearms: ensure child safety (see H.R. 4444), [6AU]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4442), [6AU]
    ------require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices 
        (see H.R. 4441), [6AU]
    ------revocation of dealer licenses for willful sales to minors 
        (see H.R. 4443), [6AU]
    ------treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms 
        (see H.R. 3140), [3FE]
    Fish and fishing: disapprove rule requiring the use of bycatch 
        reduction devices in the shrimp fishery of the Gulf of Mexico 
        (see H.R. 3735), [28AP]
    Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 4266), [17JY] (see H.R. 4497), [6AU]
    Foreign trade: exemptions from certain import prohibitions (see 
        H.R. 3340), [5MR] (see H.R. 3465), [16MR]
    Forest Service: address the decline of forest health and rural 
        community economies in New Mexico and protect such lands from 
        catastrophic fires in accordance with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 4210), [14JY]
    FTC: investigate businesses that misrepresent their geographic 
        locations in telephone listings, Internet advertisements, and 
        other advertising media (see H. Con. Res. 318), [5AU]
    ------regulation of dietary ingredient and supplement 
        advertisements (see H.R. 4581), [16SE]
    Government: ensure incorporation of risk assessments and cost 
        benefit analyses in the rulemaking process (see H.R. 4863), 
        [20OC]
    ------identify executive agencies regulations which conflict with 
        other executive agencies regulations (see H.R. 4471), [6AU]
    ------limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and 
        local governments not provided under the Constitution (see 
        H.R. 4196), [14JY] (see H.R. 4232), [15JY] (see H. Con. Res. 
        299), [16JY]
    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (see H.R. 4243), [16JY] (see 
        H.R. 4857), [20OC]
    ------require reports on travel of executive branch officers and 
        employees to international conferences (see H.R. 4805), [11OC]
    ------require that recipients of payments have the option to 
        receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check 
        (see H.R. 3099), [27JA]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by 
        groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 
        4277), [20JY]
    Health care facilities: assure availability of a non-emergency 
        department physician in certain hospitals (see H.R. 3111), 
        [27JA]
    ------require nursing facilities filing for relief to provide 
        written notice of such filing to appropriate State agencies 
        (see H.R. 4843), [15OC]
    Homeowners Protection Act: consumer protections relative to 
        private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 4435), [6AU]
    House Rules: provide that certain bills to eliminate waste and 
        provide reform of the executive branch are privileged (see H. 
        Res. 600), [14OC]
    Housing: provide an exemption for restrictions on the occupancy of 
        group homes by persons convicted of certain crimes (see H.R. 
        4827), [13OC]
    ------provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
        participation in shared housing arrangements (see H.R. 3181), 
        [11FE]
    Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for 
        wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (H.R. 
        2863), consideration (see H. Res. 521), [9SE]
    Immigration: adjustment of status for aliens based on diversity 
        immigrant visas that expired due to paperwork processing 
        delays (see H.R. 4502), [6AU]
    Income: establish protections for recipients of Federal payments 
        made by electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 4311), [22JY]
    Insurance: require health insurance plans to provide external 
        appeals in cases of adverse determinations involving 
        experimental treatments, significant costs, or serious medical 
        conditions (see H.R. 3469), [17MR]
    IRS: reform (see H.R. 3493), [18MR]
    ------treatment of certain revenue-increasing rules as major rules 
        (see H.R. 4297), [22JY]
    Lumber industry: modify the requirements for paying Federal timber 
        sale receipts (see H.R. 4267), [17JY]
    Medicare: documentation requirements for physicians who submit 
        claims for office visits and for other evaluation and 
        management services (see H. Con. Res. 264), [28AP]
    National Commission on Reforming and Simplifying the Federal Tax 
        Code: establish (see H.R. 4038), [11JN]
    National forests: require that forest conservation and 
        preservation programs be consistent with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 3530), [24MR]
    Native Americans: prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian 
        gaming regulations (see H.R. 3094), [27JA]

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    NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (see H.R. 3246), [24FE]
    ------treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (H.R. 3246), consideration (see H. Res. 393), [25MR]
    Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: nullify certain 
        operational regulations (see H.R. 3767), [30AP]
    OSHA: require employers to notify local emergency officials of 
        workplace emergencies (see H.R. 4231), [15JY]
    Pesticides: clarify circumstances in which a substance is 
        considered to be a pesticide chemical (see H.R. 4679), [2OC]
    Petroleum: prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service 
        station franchises and prohibit certain fixing or maintaining 
        of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 3847), [12MY]
    Political campaigns: permit businesses and labor organizations to 
        stage public debates between Presidential candidates if all 
        candidates who are eligible for Federal matching payments are 
        invited (see H.R. 4310), [22JY]
    Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 3334), [4MR]
    ------management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil production (see H.R. 3932), [21MY]
    Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (H.R. 2369), consideration (see H. Res. 377), 
        [4MR]
    Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that 
        protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing 
        need for animal testing (see H.R. 3946), [22MY]
    Public utilities: provide for the restructuring of the electric 
        power industry (see H.R. 4798), [10OC]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 3976), [22MY]
    Railroads: permit State and local governments to adopt or enforce 
        certain speed limits for trains (see H.R. 3812), [7MY]
    Real property: private property owner rights (H.R. 992), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 382), [10MR]
    Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste 
        transportation and disposal (see H.R. 4635), [25SE]
    SBA: review and adjust size standards used to determine whether 
        certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing 
        for Federal contracts (see H.R. 3681), [1AP]
    Science: require peer review of scientific data used in support of 
        Federal regulations (see H.R. 3234), [12FE]
    SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 4120), [23JN] (see 
        H.R. 4213), [14JY] (see H.R. 4269), [17JY]
    Small business: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 3310), 
        [3MR]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 3310), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 396), [25MR]
    Social Security: provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback 
        statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and 
        supplies (see H.R. 3247), [24FE]
    Space policy: uphold accountability of certain parties responsible 
        for space station development (see H.R. 4820), [13OC]
    Taxation: expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 
        4553), [11SE]
    ------permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other 
        companies (see H.R. 4795), [10OC]
    ------repeal information reporting requirement imposed on 
        educational institutions and certain other trades and 
        businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime 
        Learning Credits (see H.R. 3127), [28JA]
    ------treatment of certain liquidating distributions of a 
        regulated investment company or real estate investment trust 
        which are allowable as a deduction (see H.R. 3947), [22MY]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical 
        output facilities (see H.R. 4732), [8OC]
    Telecommunications: ensure the restoration and preservation of 
        State authority over intrastate telecommunications (see H.R. 
        4801), [10OC]
    Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals (see H.R. 4449), [6AU] (see H.R. 4675), 
        [1OC]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 3786), [30AP]
    ------establish a responsible U.S. international tobacco policy, 
        prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco products to 
        children, and establish the American Center on Global Health 
        and Tobacco (see H.R. 3738), [28AP]
    ------impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 4412), 
        [5AU]
    ------limit access to minors (see H.R. 3474), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3474), [23MR] (see H.R. 3889), [14MY]
    ------limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 3907), 
        [20MY]
    ------strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 
        3655), [1AP]
    Trademark Act: amend to provide protection for trade dress (see 
        H.R. 3163), [5FE]
    Transportation: provide that certain intermodal transportation 
        facilities not be exempt from local zoning ordinances (see 
        H.R. 3468), [17MR]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: approve a permit required for 
        importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan (see 
        H.R. 4760), [9OC]
  Conference reports
    Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150), [7OC]
  Motions
    Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, 
        [23JY]
    Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), [10JN], [28SE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report, [9OC]
  Reports filed
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative Termination: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1842) (H. Rept. 105-781), [6OC]
    Arlington National Cemetery Interment Eligibility Requirements: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3211) (H. Rept. 
        105-458), [24MR]
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3150) (H. 
        Rept. 105-794), [7OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3150) (H. Rept. 
        105-540), [18MY]
    Border Smog Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 8) 
        (H. Rept. 105-634), [20JY]
    Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Establishment: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1704) (H. Rept. 105-441), [3JN]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1704) (H. Rept. 
        105-441), [16MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 105-
        799), [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 403) (H. Rept. 105-474), [30MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 105-531), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 992, Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 382) (H. Rept. 105-430), 
        [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2369, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 377) (H. Rept. 105-427), 
        [4MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2863, Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 521) (H. Rept. 105-698), 
        [9SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 105-573), [9JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. 
        Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3534, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 105-529), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4006, Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 535) (H. Rept. 105-712), 
        [14SE]
    Credit Union Membership Access Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1151) (H. Rept. 105-472), 
        [30MR]
    Dept. of HHS Additional Exceptions to the Imposition of Civil 
        Money Penalties in Cases of Payments to Beneficiaries: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3511) (H. Rept. 105-
        772), [5OC]
    Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3498) (H. Rept. 105-674), [4AU]
    Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H. Rept. 105-
        453), [18MR]
    Fastener Quality Act Coverage of Certain Aircraft Fasteners: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3824) (H. Rept. 105-574), 
        [9JN]
    Federal Employee Leave Time Relative to Services as an Organ 
        Donor: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 2943) (H. Rept. 105-752), [28SE]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Arkansas: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4081) (H. 
        Rept. 105-748), [25SE]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Colorado: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2217) 
        (H. Rept. 105-509), [6MY]
    Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act: Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3829) (H. Rept. 105-747), 
        [25SE]
    Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 4006) (H. Rept. 105-683), [6AU]
    Making the Federal Government Accountable--Enforcing the Mandate 
        for Effective Financial Management: Committee on Government 
        Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-664), [31JY]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 3534) 
        (H. Rept. 105-515), [7MY]
    Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2863) (H. Rept. 105-542), [19MY]
    Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct Operation, 
        Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service Activities: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 105-765), 
        [2OC]
    OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 105-
        444), [17MR]
    OSHA Identification and Notification of Specific Industries to 
        Which Regulations and Compliance Standards Apply: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2873) (H. Rept. 105-
        733), [18SE]
    Prohibit OSHA Employee Performance Measures Relative to Number of 
        Inspections Conducted, Citations Issued, or Penalties 
        Assessed: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 2877) (H. Rept. 105-445), [17MR]
    Self-Audit Promotion Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 105-731), [18SE]
    Sound Scientific Practices Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 2661) (H. Rept. 105-730), [18SE]
    Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 992) (H. Rept. 105-424), [3MR]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2369) (H. Rept. 105-425), [3MR]

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
related term(s) Department of the Treasury
  Bills and resolutions
    Securities: judicial review of adoption of accounting principles 
        applicable to issuers of federally-registered securities (see 
        H.R. 3165), [5FE]

GOVERNMENT WASTE, FRAUD, AND ERROR REDUCTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4857), [20OC]

GOVERNMENT--U.S.
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy 
        Enhancement Act, [22MY]

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    ------H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
    ------H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    Administrative Law Judge Conference of the U.S.: establish (see 
        H.R. 3961), [22MY]
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: ensure that certain rice farms 
        continue production pursuant to flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 3339), [5MR]
    ------provide supplemental payments to farm owners and producers 
        who have entered into production flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 4580), [16SE]
    Alaska: Federal recognition of the Qutekcak Native Tribe and the 
        Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh (see H.R. 4693), [2OC]
    Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 128), [16SE] (see 
        H.J. Res. 133), [9OC] (see H.J. Res. 134), [12OC] (see H.J. 
        Res. 135), [14OC] (see H.J. Res. 136), [16OC] (see H.J. Res. 
        137), [19OC]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 128), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 541), [16SE]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (see H.R. 3579), [27MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), consideration (see H. Res. 402), [30MR]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3579), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        416), [30AP]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (see H.R. 
        3580), [27MR]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        3580), consideration (see H. Res. 473), [16JN]
    Budget: allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to 
        be used to offset tax cuts (see H.R. 3707), [22AP]
    ------guarantee honesty (see H.R. 4012), [5JN]
    ------proposed user fees in Presidential budget (see H.R. 3989), 
        [3JN]
    ------reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 3556), 
        [25MR]
    ------reform process relative to use of joint resolutions, 
        emergency spending, spending accountability, Federal insurance 
        programs, pay-go requirements, decision enforcement, and 
        mitigation of bias (see H.R. 4837), [14OC]
    ------require a balanced Federal budget, repayment of the national 
        debt, and Social Security system solvency (see H. Con. Res. 
        228), [26FE]
    ------require a two-thirds vote on passage of legislation changing 
        discretionary spending limits, or pay-as-you-go requirements, 
        if the budget for the current or immediately preceding year 
        was not in surplus (see H.R. 3832), [12MY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 284), [3JN]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res. 
        284), consideration (see H. Res. 455), [3JN]
    ------treatment of any future budget surpluses (see H. Con. Res. 
        216), [11FE]
    California: restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of 
        the Graton Rancheria (see H.R. 4434), [6AU]
    Census: collection of demographic, social, and economic data for 
        2000 decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 246), [17MR]
    ------require asking of certain questions concerning the 
        availability of a personal computer in the home and access to 
        the Internet (see H.R. 4270), [17JY]
    Children and youth: make debts to governmental units for the care 
        and maintenance of minor children nondischargeable (see H.R. 
        3711), [22AP]
    ------provide greater access to child care services for Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 4280), [21JY]
    Clinton, President: reimburse Federal Government for costs 
        incurred by the Office of Independent Counsel (see H. Res. 
        532), [11SE] (see H. Res. 547), [18SE]
    Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response 
        Capabilities: establish (see H.R. 3764), [30AP]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration 
        projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare 
        policies (see H.R. 4254), [16JY]
    Computers: develop a national strategy to resolve the year 2000 
        problem and ensure that critical public and private services 
        are not disrupted (see H.R. 3968), [22MY]
    ------encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to 
        the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 4355), [30JY] (see H.R. 4455), 
        [6AU]
    ------ensure U.S. preparation to meet the year 2000 problem (see 
        H.R. 4706), [6OC] (see H.R. 4756), [9OC]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        4682), [2OC]
    ------prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 3529), 
        [23MR] (see H.R. 3849), [12MY] (see H.R. 4105), [22JN]
    ------require Federal regulation of online privacy protections to 
        apply to all Federal agencies (see H.R. 4632), [25SE]
    Congress: status of Executive orders that infringe on the powers 
        and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. 
        Con. Res. 236), [5MR]
    Conservation of energy: development and implementation of a 
        comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress (see 
        H. Con. Res. 280), [21MY]
    Consumers: prevent credit card issuers from implementing 
        unreasonable practices or penalties against card holders who 
        pay balances in full (see H.R. 4410), [5AU]
    Contracts: measure performance of Federal procurement system and 
        enhance training of the acquisition workforce (see H.R. 4244), 
        [16JY]
    ------provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal contractor to 
        subcontract with small businesses as described in its 
        subcontracting plan (see H.R. 3701), [21AP]
    ------require the provision of a written prompt payment policy to 
        each subcontractor under a Federal contract (see H.R. 3700), 
        [21AP]
    Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention 
        and treatment programs in prisons (see H.R. 4039), [11JN]
    Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to 
        the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 4718), 
        [7OC]
    ------appointment of additional Federal judges in the middle and 
        southern districts of Florida (see H.R. 3154), [4FE]
    ------appointment of an additional Federal judge for the eastern 
        district of Wisconsin (see H.R. 3931), [21MY]
    ------authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see H.R. 
        3528), [23MR]
    ------enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class 
        action lawsuits (see H.R. 3789), [5MY]
    ------enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class 
        action lawsuits (H.R. 3789), consideration (see H. Res. 560), 
        [1OC]
    ------impose certain conditions relative to the appointment of 
        masters in Federal actions (see H.R. 3183), [11FE]
    ------independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 3464), [12MR]
    ------make minor and technical amendments relative to Federal 
        criminal law and procedure (see H.R. 4651), [28SE]
    ------prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
        unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents 
        established in the Federal judicial circuits (H.R. 1544), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 367), [24FE]
    ------provide that persons closely related to certain judges may 
        not be appointed as judges to the same court (see H.R. 3926), 
        [21MY]
    Credit unions: membership in Federal credit unions (see H.R. 3265, 
        3276), [25FE] (see H.R. 3413), [10MR] (see H.R. 3454), [12MR]
    Crime: notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State 
        engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 366), [24FE]
    ------prevent violence against women (see H.R. 3514), [19MR]
    ------treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3512), [19MR]
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 4546), [10SE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators (see 
        H.R. 3826), [11MY]
    Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations 
        of property by the Government (see H.R. 4303), [22JY]
    Dept. of Defense: procurement of domestic goods and services (see 
        H. Con. Res. 266), [29AP]
    ------require consideration of percentage of work to be performed 
        in the U.S. in the evaluation of contracts (see H.R. 3838), 
        [12MY]
    Dept. of Justice: clarify method for filling vacancies subject to 
        Senate confirmation (see H.R. 3420), [10MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to establish an elected Officer of 
        the U.S. with the responsibilities of the Attorney General 
        (see H.J. Res. 127), [6AU]
    ------require election of Attorney General (see H. Con. Res. 323), 
        [6AU]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco 
        industry settlement funds for veterans programs (see H. Con. 
        Res. 249), [24MR]
    Disabled: establish a national public Internet site to increase 
        access to information on technology-related assistance (see 
        H.R. 4461), [6AU]
    Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline 
        the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs 
        of disaster assistance (see H.R. 3869), [14MY]
    Diseases: implementation of national HIV surveillance system (see 
        H. Res. 539), [15SE]
    District of Columbia: eliminate congressional review of newly-
        passed laws and provide autonomy over budgets (see H.R. 3920), 
        [20MY]
    ------reform certain retirement programs (see H.R. 4568), [15SE]
    Drug abuse: national drug control policy (see H. Res. 423), [7MY]
    Drugs: increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 3858), [13MY] (see H.R. 4617), 
        [24SE]
    ------support existing Federal legal process for determining 
        safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for 
        medicinal purposes (see H. Res. 372), [26FE]
    Ecology and environment: promote environmental justice, public 
        health, and pollution reduction efforts (see H.R. 4584), 
        [16SE]
    Education: ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to 
        State and local governments to share the expense of educating 
        disabled children (see H.R. 3930), [21MY]
    ------grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and 
        schools (see H.R. 4830), [14OC]
    ------increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 3306), [3MR]
    ------increase Pell Grant awards to certain students (see H.R. 
        3269), [25FE]
    Electric power: restrict the use of tax-exempt financing by 
        governmentally owned electric utilities and subject certain 
        activities of such utilities to income tax (see H.R. 3927), 
        [21MY]
    Electronics: require that recipients of payments have the option 
        to receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by 
        check (see H.R. 3099), [27JA]
    Executive departments: improve strategic plans and performance 
        reports (H.R. 2883), consideration (see H. Res. 384), [11MR]
    ------promote financial management (see H. Res. 447), [21MY]
    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit (see H.R. 4243), [16JY] (see H.R. 4857), 
        [20OC]
    Executive Office of the President: implementation of Executive 
        Orders relative to Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not

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        provided under the Constitution (see H.R. 4422), [6AU]
    ------nullify effect of certain provisions of various Executive 
        orders (see H.R. 4861), [20OC]
    Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness and 
        efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs 
        (see H.R. 3130), [28JA]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 378), [4MR]
    Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: improve and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 3665), [1AP]
    FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel 
        actions (see H.R. 3614), [31MR]
    Federal agencies and departments: encourage use of certain uniform 
        standards for official mail (see H. Con. Res. 330), [25SE]
    ------improve ability to license federally owned inventions (see 
        H.R. 4859), [20OC]
    Federal aid programs: correct law relative to termination of 
        benefits for convicted persons (see H.R. 3096), [27JA]
    ------reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and Employment 
        Program and apply savings to emergency food assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 4571), [15SE]
    ------streamline and improve Federal grant application, 
        administrative, and reporting requirements (see H.R. 3921), 
        [20MY]
    Federal Commission on Statistical Policy: establish (see H.R. 
        4620), [24SE]
    Federal Employee Health Benefits Program: allow participation by 
        individuals aged 55 to 65 who would not otherwise have health 
        insurance (see H.R. 4812), [12OC]
    Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain 
        adoption expenses (see H.R. 4793), [10OC]
    ------allow use of medical savings accounts under health benefits 
        program (see H.R. 3166), [5FE]
    ------appointment of certain officers to fill vacant positions in 
        executive agencies (see H. Res. 339), [27JA]
    ------enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the 
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee 
        fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court 
        order (see H.R. 3221), [12FE]
    ------equitable overtime pay policies (see H.R. 3956), [22MY]
    Federal Register: specify consistent and informative format for 
        notices of Federal agency rulemaking proposals (see H.R. 
        4162), [25JN]
    Federal-State relations: limit Federal authority to impose 
        regulations on State and local governments not provided under 
        the Constitution (see H.R. 4196), [14JY] (see H.R. 4232), 
        [15JY] (see H. Con. Res. 299), [16JY]
    Financial institutions: address year 2000 computer problems and 
        extend examination parity to the OTS Director and the National 
        Credit Union Administration (see H.R. 3116), [28JA]
    Fire prevention: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local 
        governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-
        related hazards (see H.R. 4229), [15JY]
    Firearms: ensure child safety (see H.R. 4444), [6AU]
    Foreign trade: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance 
        and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 4733), [8OC]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (see H.R. 4607), [23SE]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 553), [24SE]
    Foreign travel expenditures: require reports on travel of 
        executive branch officers and employees to international 
        conferences (see H.R. 4805), [11OC]
    Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 4019), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 4154), [25JN]
    FRS: reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market 
        Committee (see H. Con. Res. 329), [23SE]
    Government: nullify effect of certain provisions of various 
        Executive orders (see H.R. 4861), [20OC]
    Government Management Reform Act: hold Federal agencies 
        accountable for tax dollars spent by such agencies (see H.R. 
        4074), [17JN]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 3534), [24MR]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 3534), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 426), [12MY]
    ------ensure incorporation of risk assessments and cost benefit 
        analyses in the rulemaking process (see H.R. 4863), [20OC]
    ------identify executive agencies regulations which conflict with 
        other executive agencies regulations (see H.R. 4471), [6AU]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses 
        (see H.R. 3310), [3MR]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses 
        (H.R. 3310), consideration (see H. Res. 396), [25MR]
    ------require congressional approval of certain proposed rules 
        (see H.R. 4085), [18JN]
    ------require peer review of scientific data used in support of 
        Federal regulations (see H.R. 3234), [12FE]
    ------require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to 
        regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 4049), 
        [11JN]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 3784), [30AP]
    ------permit the approval and administration of certain drugs and 
        devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3938), [21MY]
    House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, 
        officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see 
        H. Res. 593), [10OC]
    ------require that excess amounts from Members' official 
        allowances be applied to old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance programs (see H.R. 3804), [6MY]
    House Rules: provide that certain bills to eliminate waste and 
        provide reform of the executive branch are privileged (see H. 
        Res. 600), [14OC]
    ------require a two-thirds majority on legislation implementing 
        future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track procedures (see 
        H. Res. 488), [23JN] (see H. Res. 497), [25JN]
    Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of 
        homeownership opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 208), [4FE]
    ------ensure that tenant-based rental assistance programs are 
        carried out in an efficient and fair manner (see H.R. 3545), 
        [25MR]
    ------expand homeownership (see H.R. 3899), [19MY]
    ------remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing (see 
        H.R. 3435), [11MR]
    ------use of project rental assistance contracts to finance 
        housing conversions for elderly persons (see H.R. 3635), [1AP]
    IMF: encourage fundraising through private financial markets (see 
        H. Con. Res. 207), [3FE]
    Immigration: extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data 
        relative to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R. 
        2578), consideration (see H. Res. 391), [24MR]
    ------strengthen naturalization process (see H.R. 3341), [5MR]
    Immigration and Nationality Act: eliminate the diversity immigrant 
        program (see H.R. 4011), [5JN]
    Income: establish protections for recipients of Federal payments 
        made by electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 4311), [22JY]
    Indian Self-Determination Act: repeal a provision which exempts 
        certain former officers and employees of the U.S. from 
        restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes (see 
        H.R. 3218, 3219), [12FE]
    Insurance: make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program 
        available to general public (see H.R. 4418), [6AU]
    ------require health insurance plans to provide external appeals 
        in cases of adverse determinations involving experimental 
        treatments, significant costs, or serious medical conditions 
        (see H.R. 3469), [17MR]
    IRS: reform (see H.R. 3493), [18MR]
    ------treatment of certain revenue-increasing rules as major rules 
        (see H.R. 4297), [22JY]
    Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry 
        councils for labor market areas that are located in more than 
        one State (see H.R. 3271), [25FE]
    ------funding of incentive bonuses to certain job training 
        providers that place large percentages of individuals in 
        certain occupations (see H.R. 3272), [25FE]
    Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 
        4770), [9OC]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions 
        funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and 
        urban conservation and recreation programs (see H.R. 4467), 
        [6AU]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 4226), [15JY]
    Line Item Veto Act: direct savings toward reducing the public debt 
        when used during Federal budget surplus years (see H.R. 3228), 
        [12FE]
    National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement 
        Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 4566), [15SE]
    National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: 
        implementation of recommendations on college tuition costs 
        (see H.R. 3479), [17MR]
    National Teachers Hall of Fame: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 
        4775), [9OC]
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 4482), [6AU]
    Native Americans: technical corrections to certain laws (see H.R. 
        4068), [16JN]
    New Year's Day: designate day of observance in year 2000 (see H.J. 
        Res. 130), [25SE]
    Next Generation Internet Program: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    ------require report by advisory committee on development and 
        implementation (see H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    Office of Inspector General Oversight Council: establish (see H.R. 
        4676), [1OC]
    Oklahoma: compensate the Wyandotte Tribe for the taking of certain 
        rights by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3797), [5MY]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 4735), [8OC]
    Patriotic societies and observances: revise, codify, and enact 
        without substantive change certain general and permanent laws 
        (see H.R. 4529), [9SE]
    Pensions: ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans 
        relative to State income taxes (see H.R. 4572), [15SE]
    Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for 
        power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing 
        Administration (see H.R. 3518), [19MR]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
        entities from transfering, selling, or disclosing personal 
        data without consent and make such information available to 
        the individual (see H.R. 4470), [6AU]
    ------repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 4197), [14JY] (see H.R. 4217), 
        [15JY]
    ------repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all 
        citizens in order to create national medical history database 
        (see H.R. 4281), [21JY] (see H.R. 4312), [22JY]
    Public lands: make certain Federal property is made available to 
        States before other entities (see H.R. 3842), [12MY] (see H.R. 
        4010), [5JN]
    ------protect and improve certain heritage areas, (see H.R. 4570), 
        [15SE]
    ------protect and improve certain heritage areas, (H.R. 4570), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 573), [5OC]
    ------require congressional approval before entering into certain 
        agreements or arrangements (see H.R. 4122), [23JN]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 3608), [31MR]

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    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain 
        individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills 
        (see H.R. 3539), [24MR]
    Real estate: notification of property owners relative to exercise 
        of eminent domain by private nongovernmental entities (see 
        H.R. 3319), [4MR]
    Research: continuation of Federal research and development 
        programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 
        4514), [6AU]
    ------increase support for basic and applied scientific research 
        (see H. Con. Res. 243), [12MR]
    ------increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, 
        medical, and pre-competitive engineering research (see H.R. 
        3660), [1AP]
    Securities: judicial review of adoption of accounting principles 
        applicable to issuers of federally-registered securities (see 
        H.R. 3165), [5FE]
    Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into 
        which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term 
        reform is enacted (see H.R. 3351), [5MR] (see H.R. 4578), 
        [16SE]
    ------establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget 
        surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted 
        (H.R. 4578), consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    ------investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses into 
        program (see H. Res. 340), [27JA]
    Southeastern Power Administration: prohibit Federal agencies from 
        planning sale (see H.R. 4707), [6OC]
    States: return primary responsibility for disaster relief to 
        States, establish a private corporation to insure against 
        risks and costs of disasters, and provide for Federal 
        assistance for disaster response activities (see H.R. 3728), 
        [23AP]
    ------use of individuals other than merit-staffed or civil service 
        employees in providing certain employment services (see H.R. 
        3994), [4JN]
    Taxation: abatement of interest on underpayments by taxpayers in 
        Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 3709), [22AP]
    ------allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of parking 
        benefits (see H.R. 4777), [9OC]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 4454), [6AU]
    ------constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, 
        and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in 
        business in competition with its citizens (see H.J. Res. 116), 
        [28AP]
    ------disallow deductions for lobbying expenses relative to 
        tobacco policy (see H.R. 4473), [6AU]
    ------disclose to Federal employees the Government's share of 
        taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital 
        insurance for the employee (see H.R. 3776), [30AP]
    ------elimination of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3879), [14MY]
    ------exclusion from gross income for foster care payments 
        relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see 
        H.R. 3991), [4JN]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 
        4579), consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, prohibit increases 
        without a national referendum, simplify the tax code, 
        eliminate the marriage penalty, establish return-free income 
        tax filing, and eliminate corporate welfare (see H.R. 3620), 
        [1AP]
    ------reform Internal Revenue Code and protect Social Security and 
        Medicare trust funds (see H. Con. Res. 248), [24MR]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3859), [13MY]
    ------require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use 
        dynamic in addition to static economic modeling in the 
        preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in 
        Federal revenue law (see H.R. 4452), [6AU]
    ------require congressional review of Federal agency rules that 
        establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 4096), [19JN]
    ------restructure and replace the income tax system to meet 
        national priorities (see H.R. 4700), [5OC]
    ------temporary waiver of minimum tax rules relative to 
        nonrefundable personal tax credit benefits for families (see 
        H.R. 4611), [23SE]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 3097), [27JA]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 472), [16JN]
    ------treatment of farming-related gains and losses relative to 
        eligibility for earned income tax credit (see H.R. 4596), 
        [17SE]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 3786), [30AP]
    ------establish a responsible U.S. international tobacco policy, 
        prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco products to 
        children, and establish the American Center on Global Health 
        and Tobacco (see H.R. 3738), [28AP]
    ------limit access to minors (see H.R. 3474), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3889), [14MY]
    ------limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 3907), 
        [20MY]
    ------settlement of class action lawsuits against tobacco industry 
        and arbitration of attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4375), [31JY]
    ------specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry settlement 
        (see H.J. Res. 109), [11FE]
    Tourist trade: establish a public-private partnership between the 
        U.S. travel and tourism industry and every level of Government 
        to make the U.S. the premiere tourist destination in the world 
        (see H.R. 4631), [25SE]
    U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform: implement recommendations 
        (see H.R. 3904), [20MY]
    Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes 
        and the provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3684), [1AP]
    Violence Against Women Act: establish a national domestic violence 
        victim notification system (see H.R. 4860), [20OC]
    Virgin Islands: allow self-determination of number of members on 
        the legislature and number of such members constituting a 
        quorum (see H.R. 4313), [23JY]
    Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative 
        to State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 3557), [25MR]
    Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient 
        financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal 
        and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 4634), [25SE]
    Women: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal 
        property under certain conditions (see H.R. 4628), [25SE]
    World War II: encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and 
        restitution of individual and communal property (see H. Res. 
        557), [28SE]
  Conference reports
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 3579), 
        [30AP]
    Workforce Investment Act (H.R. 1385), [29JY]
  Messages
    Abatement of Interest on Underpayments by Taxpayers in 
        Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas: President Clinton, 
        [22JY]
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 1999: President 
        Clinton, [3FE]
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [11FE]
    Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton, [14JY]
    Federal Climate Change Programs and Activities: President Clinton, 
        [10MR]
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]
    School Class Size Reductions: President Clinton, [11MY]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions (H.R. 3579), [31MR], [23AP]
    Budget: proposed user fees in Presidential budget (H.R. 3989), 
        [5JN]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), 
        [12MY]
    Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), [17JN]
  Reports filed
    Administrative Procedures for Extension of Federal Recognition to 
        Certain Indian Groups: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1154) (H. Rept. 105-737), [23SE]
    Alternative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3528) (H. Rept. 105-487), [21AP]
    Child Support Performance and Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3130) (H. Rept. 105-422), [2MR]
    Civil Service Retirement System Actuarial Redeposit Act: Committee 
        on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2566) (H. 
        Rept. 105-757), [1OC]
    Class Action Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3789) (H. Rept. 105-702), [10SE]
    Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. Rept. 105-439), [12MR]
    Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Establishment: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1704) (H. Rept. 105-441), [3JN]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1704) (H. Rept. 
        105-441), [16MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3579, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 105-505), [30AP]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 284, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 1999-2003: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) 
        (H. Rept. 105-565), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 111, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation 
        Increasing Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 407) (H. 
        Rept. 105-488), [21AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 128, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 541) (H. Rept. 105-724), 
        [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1544, Federal Agency Compliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 105-420), 
        [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2181, Witness Protection and Interstate 
        Relocation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. 
        Rept. 105-419), [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2578, Extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and 
        Collect Data Relative to Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in 
        the U.S.: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 
        105-461), [24MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 105-
        745), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2883, Executive Departments Strategic Plans 
        and Performance Reports Improvement: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 384) (H. Rept. 105-433), [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3097, Tax Code Termination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 105-580), [16JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and 
        Incentive Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 378) (H. 
        Rept. 105-428), [4MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3310, Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction 
        Relative to Small Businesses: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 396) (H. Rept. 105-466), [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3534, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 105-529), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3579, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 402) (H. 
        Rept. 105-473), [30MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3789, Class Action Jurisdiction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 560) (H. Rept. 105-758), 
        [1OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public 
        Lands Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 
        105-776), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4578, Establish Protect Social Security 
        Account Into Which Budget Surpluses Will

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        Be Deposited Until Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4579, Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Disaster Mitigation Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3869) (H. Rept. 105-682), [6AU]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 105-504), [30AP]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 
        105-469), [27MR]
    Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 105-659), [29JY]
    Establish a Protect Social Security Account Into Which Budget 
        Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 105-
        738), [23SE]
    Examination Parity and Year 2000 Readiness for Financial 
        Institutions Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3116) (H. Rept. 105-417), [24FE]
    Executive Departments Strategic Plans and Performance Reports 
        Improvements: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H.R. 2883) (H. Rept. 105-429), [10MR]
    Federal Courts Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2294) (H. Rept. 105-437), [12MR]
    Federal Employee Leave Time Relative to Services as an Organ 
        Donor: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 2943) (H. Rept. 105-752), [28SE]
    Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction Relative to Small Businesses: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        3310) (H. Rept. 105-462), [24MR]
    Federal Retirement Coverage Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3249) (H. Rept. 
        105-625), [14JY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3249) (H. Rept. 
        105-625), [20JY]
    Financial Information Privacy Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 105-701), 
        [9SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 105-
        701), [25SE]
    Greater Access to Child Care Services for Federal Employees: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        4280) (H. Rept. 105-756), [1OC]
    Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act: 
        Committee on Banking and Financial Service (House) (H.R. 217) 
        (H. Rept. 105-407), [27JA], [3MR]
    Internet Tax Freedom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        3529) (H. Rept. 105-808), [10OC]
    Investigation of White House Computer System Conversion and 
        Related Matters: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-828), [12NO]
    Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2795) (H. Rept. 105-604), [25JN]
    Make Percentage Limitations on Contributions to the Federal 
        Employee Thrift Savings Plan Comparable to Amount Limitations 
        on Elective Deferrals: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 2526) (H. Rept. 105-809), [10OC]
    Making the Federal Government Accountable--Enforcing the Mandate 
        for Effective Financial Management: Committee on Government 
        Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-664), [31JY]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 3534) 
        (H. Rept. 105-515), [7MY]
    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4342) (H. Rept. 105-671), [3AU]
    National Drought Policy Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3035) (H. Rept. 105-554), [22MY]
    Native American Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4068) (H. Rept. 105-733), [18SE]
    1998 Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics 
        (Joint) (H. Rept. 105-807), [10OC]
    Payments to Individuals With Blood-Clotting Disorders Who 
        Contracted HIV Due to Contaminated Blood Products: Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1023) (H. Rept. 105-465), 
        [7MY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1023) (H. Rept. 
        105-465), [25MR]
    Private Trustee Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2592) (H. Rept. 105-663), [31JY]
    Prohibit Interference With Interstate Commerce on the Internet or 
        Interactive Computer Services: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-570), [5JN]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 
        105-570), [19JN]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-600), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-642), 
        [23JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-662), 
        [31JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-722), 
        [16SE]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1999-2003: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 105-555), [3JN]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3580) (H. Rept. 105-470), [27MR]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        4579) (H. Rept. 105-739), [23SE]
    Technology Transfer Commercialization Act: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 2544) (H. Rept. 105-620), [14JY]
    Termination of Federal Aid Program Benefits for Convicted Persons: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3096) 
        (H. Rept. 105-446), [17MR]
    Transfer of Certain Forest Service Rights and Property in Exchange 
        for Payment to the Occupant of Such Property: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2416) (H. Rept. 105-516), [7MY]
    U.S. Preparation To Meet the Year 2000 Problem: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-827), 
        [12NO]
    Vessel Hull Design Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2696) (H. Rept. 105-436), [11MR]
    Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3797) (H. Rept. 105-696), [9SE]

GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization [22JY]
    ------H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
        Act, [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to 
        State and local governments to share the expense of educating 
        disabled children (see H.R. 3930), [21MY]
    Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed 
        funeral directors (see H.R. 4540), [10SE]

GRAND FORKS, ND
  Bills and resolutions
    Floods: damage reduction and recreation project at Grand Forks, 
        ND, and East Grand Forks, MN (see H.R. 4806), [11OC]

GRANGER, KAY (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data 
        sheets (see H.R. 3519), [19MR] (see H.R. 4037), [11JN]

GRANITE WATERSHED ENHANCEMENT AND PROTECTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 
        105-527), [12MY]

GRANT COUNTY, NM
  Bills and resolutions
    Kneeling Nun Mountain National Monument: establish (see H. Con. 
        Res. 303), [20JY]

GREAT BRITAIN
see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

GREAT LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1481) (H. Rept. 
        105-715), [15SE]

GREECE
  Bills and resolutions
    Dodecanesian Islands: tribute to inhabitants for their stance in 
        fighting fascism and preserving democratic values and beliefs 
        (see H. Con. Res. 259), [1AP]
  Messages
    Investigation of the Whereabouts of U.S. Citizens Who Have Been 
        Missing From Cyprus: President Clinton, [22MY]

GREELEY, CO
  Reports filed
    Greeley, CO, Exchange of Certain Lands With Water Supply and 
        Storage Co.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1309) (H. 
        Rept. 105-489), [22AP]

GREEN, GENE (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 3628), 
        [1AP]
    Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to 
        minors (see H.R. 3655), [1AP]
    Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health 
        effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 4028), [10JN]

GREENHOUSE EFFECT
see Ecology and Environment

GREENWOOD, JAMES C. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency 
        Prevention Act, [5OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that 
        are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public 
        Health Service (see H.R. 4744), [8OC]
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 4302), [22JY]
    Federal aid programs: correct law relative to termination of 
        benefits for convicted persons (see H.R. 3096), [27JA]
    NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism 
        research activities (see H.R. 4203), [14JY]
    Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer 
        education programs (see H.R. 3610), [31MR]
    Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner 
        as any other employer (see H.R. 3725), [23AP]
    Taxation: election of deduction in lieu of a basis increase for 
        debt secured by property with an original issue discount and 
        held by a cash method taxpayer (see H.R. 3656), [1AP]

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
see Economy

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
see Economy

GUADALUPE-HIDALGO TREATY LAND CLAIMS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2538): consideration (see H. Res. 522), [9SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2538, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 105-699), [9SE]

GUAM
  Bills and resolutions
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 3673), [1AP]
    Territories: commitment to increase self-government consistent 
        with self-determination (see H. Res. 494), [24JN]

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  Reports filed
    Clarify Guam's Local Judicial Structure and the Office of Attorney 
        General: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2370) (H. Rept. 
        105-742), [24SE]
    Commitment to Guam To Increase Self-Government Consistent With 
        Self-Determination: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Res. 
        494) (H. Rept. 105-751), [28SE]

GUATEMALA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Gerardi, Juan: investigation of murder and implementation of peace 
        accords (see H. Res. 421), [6MY]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide 
        certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of 
        status (see H.R. 3553), [25MR]

GUNS
see Firearms; Weapons

GUSTAVUS, AK
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: exchange (see H.R. 3903), [19MY]
  Reports filed
    Gustavus, AK, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3903) (H. Rept. 105-706), [11SE]

GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: repeal the provision of 
        law requiring termination (see H.R. 3752), [29AP]
    Conservation of energy: development and implementation of a 
        comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress (see 
        H. Con. Res. 280), [21MY]
    Electronic Fund Transfer Act: limit exchange rates in 
        international wire transfers originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        4253), [16JY]
    ------require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in 
        transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 
        3726), [23AP]
    Federal contracts: require employers to provide health care 
        benefits (see H.R. 4278), [20JY]
    Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing 
        temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured 
        under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 4745), [8OC]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals (see H.R. 4020), [9JN]
    ------provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of status (see H.R. 3553), [25MR]
    Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens 
        (see H.R. 3379), [5MR]
    Sosa, Sammy: tribute (see H. Res. 534), [14SE] (see H. Res. 536), 
        [15SE]
    Taxation: allow tax credit for public transportation expenses (see 
        H.R. 3178), [11FE]

GUTKNECHT, GIL (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    National Center for Bioengineering Research: establish (see H.R. 
        4170), [25JN]
    Tariff: oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers (see H.R. 3323), [4MR] 
        (see H.R. 3657), [1AP]

GUYANA, COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections (see H. Con. Res. 215), [11FE]

HAITI, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide 
        certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of 
        status (see H.R. 3553), [25MR]

HALL, RALPH M. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal 
        Compact Consent Act, [12MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Justice: constitutional amendment to establish an elected 
        Officer of the U.S. with the responsibilities of the Attorney 
        General (see H.J. Res. 127), [6AU]
    ------require election of Attorney General (see H. Con. Res. 323), 
        [6AU]
    Mexico: assistance to combat wildfires (see H. Res. 469), [11JN]

HALL, TONY P. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Air Force: reinvigorate science and technology functions (see H.R. 
        3894), [19MY]
    Aviation: tribute to individuals who contributed to the 
        development of supersonic flight technology (see H. Con. Res. 
        319), [5AU]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration 
        projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare 
        policies (see H.R. 4254), [16JY]
    Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study on improving the safety 
        of persons present at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 4171), 
        [25JN]
    Education: establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial 
        fellowship programs (see H.R. 4665), [1OC]
    Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy 
        persons (see H.R. 3615), [1AP]

HAMES, MARGIE PITTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Margie Pitts Hames Post Office, Decatur, GA: designate (see H.R. 
        4205), [14JY]

HAMILTON, LEE H. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [12MY]
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    House Rules: require travel reports to include information on 
        funding sources (see H. Res. 424), [7MY]

HANDICAPPED
see Disabled

HANEY, FRANKLIN L.
  Reports filed
    Matter of Frankin L. Haney: Committee on Commerce (House) (H. 
        Rept. 105-792), [7OC]

HANKINS, FREEMAN
  Bills and resolutions
    Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate 
        (see H.R. 4002), [5JN]

HANSEN, JAMES V. (a Representative from Utah)
  Appointments
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 506), [20JY]
    Dept. of the Interior: purchase of the Wilcox ranch in Eastern 
        Utah for management as a wildlife habitat (see H.R. 4289), 
        [21JY]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 4735), [8OC]
    Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, (see 
        H.R. 4570), [15SE]
    Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related 
        research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 3868), 
        [14MY]
    Utah: boundary adjustment of Wasatch-Cache National Forest and 
        Mount Naomi Wilderness to correct faulty land survey and to 
        convey land that was subject to the faulty survey (see H.R. 
        4320), [23JY]
    ------land exchange (see H.R. 3830), [12MY]
    Water: settlement of the reserved water rights of the Shivwits and 
        construction of certain water projects (see H.R. 4746), [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Matter of Representative Kim: Committee on Standards of Official 
        Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 105-797), [8OC]

HARBORS
  Bills and resolutions
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (see H.R. 3866), [14MY]
    Maine: deauthorize remainder of East Boothbay Harbor project (see 
        H.R. 3737), [28AP]

HARMAN, JANE (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Insurance: allow children covered under private health insurance 
        under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under 
        the Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 3794), [5MY]
    Machal (organization): tribute to international corps of 
        volunteers for efforts towards Israeli independence (see H. 
        Con. Res. 268), [30AP]

HARRISON, AR
  Bills and resolutions
    Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 4338), 
        [27JY]

HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Personnel management: test the feasibility and desirability of new 
        policies and procedures (see H.R. 4259), [16JY]
    ------test the feasibility and desirability of new policies and 
        procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration (see H. Res. 576), [5OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4259, Haskell Indian Nations University and 
        Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative 
        Systems Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. 
        Rept. 105-779), [5OC]
    Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian 
        Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 4259) (H. Rept. 
        105-700), [9SE]

HASTERT, J. DENNIS (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Drug abuse: national drug control policy (see H. Res. 423), [7MY]

HASTINGS, ALCEE L. (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Africa: bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (see H. 
        Res. 523), [9SE]
    Algeria: human rights violations (see H. Res. 347), [3FE]
    Gabon: elections (see H. Res. 518), [6AU]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into 
        whether grounds exist to impeach independent counsel (see H. 
        Res. 582), [7OC]
    ------impeachment of independent counsel relative to conduct of 
        investigation of President Clinton and submission of report to 
        House of Representative (see H. Res. 545), [18SE]

HASTINGS, DOC (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Archeology: preserve the integrity of the Kennewick Man remains 
        for scientific study (see H.R. 3575), [27MR]
    Dept. of Energy: establish an Office of River Protection at the 
        Hanford Reservation in Richland, WA (see H.R. 3984), [3JN]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 4193), consideration (see H. Res. 504), [20JY]
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
        forests (H.R. 2870), consideration (see H. Res. 388), [17MR]
    Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain 
        employees (H.R. 2888), consideration (see H. Res. 461), [9JN]
    Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (H.R. 2515), consideration (see H. Res. 394), 
        [25MR]
    Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and 
        desirability of new personnel management policies and 
        procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration (see H. Res. 576), [5OC]

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    Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 411), [28AP]
    House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 558), [28SE]
    Real property: private property owner rights (H.R. 992), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 382), [10MR]
    Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility 
        and desirability of new personnel management policies and 
        procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration (see H. Res. 576), [5OC]
    Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 472), [16JN]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land 
        claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican 
        citizens (H.R. 2538), consideration (see H. Res. 522), [9SE]
    Union Gap, WA: increase local management and control of Fullbright 
        Park (see H.R. 3574), [27MR]
    Washington: land exchange (see H.R. 4021), [9JN]
    ------transfer jurisdiction over certain parcels of land between 
        the Depts. of the Interior and Energy (see H.R. 4129), [24JN]
    Wenatchee National Forest: transfer certain lands of the Lake 
        Chelan National Recreation Area (see H.R. 3520), [19MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 6, Higher Education Act Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 411) (H. Rept. 105-499), 
        [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 992, Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 382) (H. Rept. 105-430), 
        [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 105-464), 
        [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2538, Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 105-
        699), [9SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2870, Tropical Forest Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 388) (H. Rept. 105-449), 
        [17MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2888, Sales Incentive Compensation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 461) (H. Rept. 105-572), 
        [9JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3097, Tax Code Termination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 105-580), [16JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4193, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        504) (H. Rept. 105-637), [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4259, Haskell Indian Nations University and 
        Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative 
        Systems Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. 
        Rept. 105-779), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4618, Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss 
        Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 551) (H. 
        Rept. 105-743), [24SE]
    Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 558) 
        (H. Rept. 105-754), [28SE]

HAWAII
  Bills and resolutions
    Medicaid: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 3118), [28JA]
    Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans 
        Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 
        4815), [12OC]
    Relief (see H.R. 4809), [12OC]
    Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects 
        Alaska (see H. Con. Res. 278), [19MY]

HAWAIIANS
see Native Americans

HAYWORTH, J.D. (a Representative from Arizona)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest: convey Woodland Lake Park tract 
        to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ (see H.R. 4371), [31JY]
    ------develop management plan for Woodland Lake Park tract 
        reflecting current use as a public park (see H.R. 4372), 
        [31JY]
    ------sale of Woodland Lake Park tract to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ 
        (see H.R. 4373), [31JY]
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 4004), [5JN]
    Clinton, President: postpone visit to the People's Republic of 
        China relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile 
        technology (see H. Res. 448), [22MY]
    Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see 
        H.R. 4004), [5JN]
    President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: prohibit 
        Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed 
        sanctions (see H.J. Res. 107), [3FE] (see H. Res. 343), [28JA]
    Taxation: treatment of Native American housing assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 3774), [30AP]

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
related term(s) Radioactive Substances
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: establish research and grant programs relative to the 
        efficient, (see H.R. 3793), [5MY]
    Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to radiation-exposed 
        veterans (see H.R. 4586), [16SE]
    CERCLA: clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for 
        residential use (see H.R. 4227), [15JY]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 3262), [25FE] (see H.R. 3595), [30MR]
    Children and youth: require proof of screening for lead poisoning 
        and follow-up services for those testing positive (see H.R. 
        4825), [13OC]
    Clean Air Act: proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in 
        the eastern U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen 
        (see H.R. 3690), [1AP] (see H.R. 4136), [24JN]
    Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, 
        prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos 
        exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 3905), [20MY]
    Dept. of Defense: require additional public education, outreach, 
        and participation relative to the disposal of napalm and 
        certain other materials (see H.R. 3404), [5MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for 
        certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and 
        biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict 
        (see H.R. 3279), [26FE]
    ------establish certain presumptions of service connection for 
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 4036), [11JN]
    ------extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict 
        veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and 
        revise research priorities relative to certain service-related 
        health consequences (see H.R. 3980), [3JN]
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens' 
        associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 3627), [1AP]
    ------cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 
        4094), [19JN]
    Mercury: require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators 
        to reduce emissions (see H.R. 3791), [5MY]
    Nuclear energy: waste disposal (S. 104), return to Senate (see H. 
        Res. 379), [5MR]
    Pipelines: require one-call notification system to protect natural 
        gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (see 
        H.R. 3318), [4MR]
    Poison control centers: increase funding and establish toll-free 
        telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 3862), [13MY]
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain 
        individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills 
        (see H.R. 3539), [24MR]
    Railroads: authorize activities under Federal railroad safety laws 
        (see H.R. 3805), [7MY]
    Ships and vessels: reform process for dismantling and disposing of 
        ships no longer in use (see H.R. 4156), [25JN]
    Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected 
        with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 4368), 
        [31JY]
    ------extend priority health care to individuals who served during 
        the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3661), [1AP]
  Reports filed
    Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act: Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3980) (H. Rept. 105-626), 
        [15JY]

HEAD START ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] 
        (see H.R. 4241), [16JY] (see H.R. 4439), [6AU]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]

HEALTH
related term(s) Diseases; Public Health Service
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
    National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, [24JY]
    National Health Museum Commission, [21AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics (see 
        H. Res. 358), [11FE]
    Animals: establish research and grant programs relative to the 
        efficient, (see H.R. 3793), [5MY]
    Antitrust policy: application of antitrust laws to labor 
        negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO`s 
        (see H.R. 4277), [20JY]
    Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed 
        consent (see H.R. 4035), [11JN]
    Beechman, Laurie: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4199), [14JY]
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        establish (see H.R. 3095), [27JA] (see H.R. 3546), [25MR]
    ------establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (see H. Res. 410), 
        [28AP]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        ``National Race for the Cure'' breast cancer survivors event 
        (see H. Con. Res. 238), [9MR]
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and 
        research of autism and related developmental diseases to 
        implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see 
        H.R. 4725), [7OC]
    Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH: 
        designate (see H.R. 4602), [18SE]
    Child Nutrition Act: simplify program operations and improve 
        program management (see H.R. 3873), [14MY]
    Children and youth: establish standards to improve children's 
        health quality in managed care plans and other health plans 
        (see H.R. 4118), [23JN]
    ------improve and extend child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3666), 
        [1AP]
    ------parental notification and State criminal reporting 
        requirements for minors who seek family planning services from 
        federally-funded clinics (see H.R. 3230), [12FE]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 4376), [31JY]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 4621), [24SE]
    ------require proof of screening for lead poisoning and follow-up 
        services for those testing positive (see H.R. 4825), [13OC]
    ------State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek 
        family planning services from federally-funded clinics (see 
        H.R. 3229), [12FE]
    China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H. Con. Res. 219), 
        [12FE] (see H.J. Res. 126), [22JY] (see H. Con. Res. 334), 
        [7OC]
    Civil liberties: establish penalties for prohibited uses and 
        disclosures of individually identifiable health in

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        formation and allow individuals to inspect and copy their own 
        health information (see H.R. 3900), [19MY]
    Coast Guard: conveyance of certain vessels to Canvasback Mission, 
        Inc. (see H.R. 3924), [20MY]
    Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint): establish (see H.J. 
        Res. 112), [26FE]
    Community development: prohibit funding for any facility to be 
        used primarily for distribution or use of tobacco products 
        (see H.R. 4796), [10OC]
    Congress: importance of enacting patient protection legislation 
        (see H. Con. Res. 293), [22JN]
    Contraceptives: establish restrictions on provision to minors 
        through certain family planning projects (see H.R. 4721), 
        [7OC]
    Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal 
        manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (see 
        H.R. 4204), [14JY]
    Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention 
        and treatment programs in prisons (see H.R. 4039), [11JN]
    ------provide for drug testing and interventions, and reduce drug 
        trafficking and related crimes (see H.R. 3606), [31MR]
    Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, 
        prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos 
        exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 3905), [20MY]
    ------limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 3535), [24MR]
    ------rules for payment of damage awards for future losses in 
        certain health care liability actions (see H.R. 4791), [10OC]
    Crime: prevent violence against women (see H.R. 3514), [19MR]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        3682), [1AP]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 499), [14JY]
    Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of 
        drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (see 
        H.R. 4006), [5JN]
    ------clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of drugs 
        intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (H.R. 
        4006), consideration (see H. Res. 535), [14SE]
    ------recognize prevention of youth suicide as a national priority 
        (see H. Res. 548), [18SE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: improve food safety research, education, and 
        technology and require the use of a designated team to rapidly 
        respond to food safety emergencies (see H.R. 3132), [28JA] 
        (see H.R. 3148), [3FE]
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 3613), [31MR]
    Dept. of HHS: carry out a national public awareness campaign on 
        colorectal cancer (see H. Res. 359), [11FE]
    ------collection of information relative to the use of mentally 
        disabled children and individuals in biomedical and behavioral 
        research (see H.R. 4135), [24JN]
    ------delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ 
        Procurement and Transplantation Network (see H.R. 3584), 
        [30MR]
    ------disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements for 
        home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid (see 
        H.J. Res. 123), [17JN]
    ------ensure individuals who undertake federally funded research 
        and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements (see 
        H.R. 3758), [29AP]
    ------Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 3724), [23AP]
    ------provide additional exceptions to the imposition of civil 
        money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 3511), [19MR]
    ------revise and extend certain women's health research and 
        prevention activities programs (see H.R. 4683), [2OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco 
        industry settlement funds for veterans programs (see H. Con. 
        Res. 249), [24MR]
    ------authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 
        3603), [31MR]
    ------determination of service connection for certain illnesses 
        caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents 
        during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3279), [26FE]
    ------establish a chiropractic services division (see H.R. 4421), 
        [6AU]
    ------establish certain presumptions of service connection for 
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 4036), [11JN]
    ------extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict 
        veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and 
        revise research priorities relative to certain service-related 
        health consequences (see H.R. 3980), [3JN]
    ------improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 4758), 
        [9OC]
    ------payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by 
        nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 3948), 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 4070), [17JN] (see H.R. 4220), [15JY] (see 
        H.R. 4374), [31JY]
    ------reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care 
        system for the cost of emergency care or services received in 
        non-Dept. facilities (see H.R. 3702), [22AP]
    ------use portion of any national tobacco settlement to establish 
        trust fund for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine 
        dependence developed during service (see H.R. 4188), [25JN]
    Disabled: improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities (see 
        H.R. 4501), [6AU]
    ------incentives to promote research and development of assistance 
        technology and universally designed technology (see H.R. 
        4063), [16JN]
    Diseases: implementation of national HIV surveillance system (see 
        H. Res. 539), [15SE]
    ------importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of 
        breast cancer (see H. Res. 565), [1OC]
    ------increase funding and authority of Depts. of HHS and 
        Education relative to asthma programs (see H.R. 4654), [28SE]
    ------increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme 
        disease (see H.R. 3795), [5MY]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research (see 
        H.R. 3517), [19MR] (see H. Con. Res. 291), [19JN]
    ------State partner notification programs relative to HIV (see 
        H.R. 4431), [6AU]
    Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine abuse (see H.R. 4315), [23JY]
    ------national drug control policy (see H.R. 4550), [11SE] (see H. 
        Res. 423), [7MY]
    ------national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 538), [15SE]
    ------prohibit needle exchange programs (see H.R. 3714), [22AP]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (see H.R. 3712), [22AP] (see H.R. 3717), [23AP]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (H.R. 3717), consideration (see H. Res. 409), [28AP]
    Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Administration: establish (see 
        H.R. 3639), [1AP]
    Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws 
        in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other 
        drugs (see H.R. 3184), [11FE]
    ------permit physicians to prescribe non-formulary drugs when 
        medically indicated (see H.R. 4419), [6AU]
    ------promote drug-free workplace programs (see H.R. 3853), [13MY]
    ------rescheduling of flunitrazepam into schedule I of the 
        Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 3093), [27JA]
    ------restrict disclosure of prescription information by pharmacy 
        owners, pharmacists, and other pharmacy employees (see H.R. 
        3756), [29AP]
    ------support existing Federal legal process for determining 
        safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for 
        medicinal purposes (see H. Res. 372), [26FE]
    ------use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.J. Res. 117), 
        [30AP]
    Ecology and environment: promote environmental justice, public 
        health, and pollution reduction efforts (see H.R. 4584), 
        [16SE]
    Employment: limited overtime exemption for emergency medical 
        services personnel (see H.R. 3958), [22MY]
    Families and domestic relations: establish a national registry 
        from which adopted children may obtain medical information 
        voluntarily provided by birth parents (see H.R. 3237), [12FE]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care (see H.R. 3292), [26FE] (see H.R. 4030), [10JN]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care during periods outside school hours (see H.R. 3400), 
        [5MR]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of school-
        based child care (see H.R. 3768), [30AP]
    ------tax relief to increase affordability of child care (see H.R. 
        3144), [3FE]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: amend and clarify (see H.R. 3751), 
        [29AP]
    ------tax treatment of periods of leave required to be permitted 
        relative to the pension participation and vesting rules (see 
        H.R. 4178), [25JN]
    FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see 
        H.R. 3676), [1AP]
    ------permit the approval and administration of certain drugs and 
        devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3938), [21MY]
    ------require notification of recalls of drugs and devices (see 
        H.R. 3462), [12MR]
    ------uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see 
        H.R. 4383), [3AU]
    Federal contracts: require employers to provide health care 
        benefits (see H.R. 4278), [20JY]
    Federal Employee Health Benefits Program: allow participation by 
        individuals aged 55 to 65 who would not otherwise have health 
        insurance (see H.R. 4812), [12OC]
    Federal employees: allow use of medical savings accounts under 
        health benefits program (see H.R. 3166), [5FE]
    ------enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the 
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee 
        fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court 
        order (see H.R. 3221), [12FE]
    ------establish a program under which long-term care insurance can 
        be obtained (see H.R. 4401), [5AU]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow option of 
        obtaining coverage for self and children only (see H.R. 4499), 
        [6AU]
    ------application of cost accounting standards (see H.R. 4840), 
        [14OC]
    Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 4266), [17JY] (see H.R. 4497), [6AU]
    ------improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 4080), [18JN]
    Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of 
        implementation (see H. Con. Res. 290), [11JN]
    Foreign countries: require GAO report on effectiveness of economic 
        sanctions and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on 
        exports of food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical 
        supplies or equipment (see H.R. 4704), [5OC]
    FTC: regulation of dietary ingredient and supplement 
        advertisements (see H.R. 4581), [16SE]
    Genetics: limit disclosure in connection with health care coverage 
        and prohibit discrimination in employment based on genetic 
        information (see H.R. 3299), [26FE]
    Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 3118), [28JA]
    Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers 
        and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access 
        (see H.R. 3862), [13MY]

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    Health care facilities: allow medical treatment of emergency cases 
        near the emergency room entrance (see H.R. 3937), [21MY]
    ------assure availability of a non-emergency department physician 
        in certain hospitals (see H.R. 3111), [27JA]
    ------establish limits for imposition of fines relative to false 
        health care claims (see H.R. 3523), [19MR]
    ------require nursing facilities filing for relief to provide 
        written notice of such filing to appropriate State agencies 
        (see H.R. 4843), [15OC]
    Health care professionals: ensure home care agencies conduct 
        background checks on job applicants (see H.R. 4592), [17SE]
    ------establish liability for individuals practicing medicine 
        without a license in connection with a group health plan (see 
        H.R. 4225), [15JY]
    ------prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care 
        workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 
        3342), [5MR]
    ------require military physicians to possess unrestricted licenses 
        and to complete continuing medical education requirements (see 
        H.R. 3775), [30AP]
    ------training of hospital staff relative to identification and 
        referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 4477), 
        [6AU]
    Housing: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing 
        relative to drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 4543), [10SE]
    Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of 
        Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors (see H.R. 
        4088), [18JN]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding (see H. Res. 
        399), [26MR]
    Information services: establish a national registry of information 
        on traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries (see H.R. 4800), 
        [10OC]
    Insects: develop and implement integrated cockroach management 
        programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to 
        residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and 
        asthma-related illnesses (see H.R. 3897), [19MY]
    Insurance: allow children covered under private health insurance 
        under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under 
        the Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 3794), [5MY]
    ------allow group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to charge higher premiums to smokers (see 
        H.R. 4600), [18SE]
    ------assure patient choice and access to services for enrollees 
        in group health plans and health insurance coverage (see H.R. 
        3547), [25MR]
    ------assure prompt payment of participating providers under 
        health plans (see H.R. 4413), [5AU]
    ------coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 210), 
        [5FE]
    ------coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4559), [14SE]
    ------establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination 
        by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient 
        (see H.R. 4093), [19JN] (see H.R. 4222), [15JY]
    ------extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving 
        spouses (see H.R. 4835), [14OC]
    ------limit increase in health insurance company premiums to 
        certain buyers of coverage in individual markets (see H.R. 
        3538), [24MR]
    ------make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to 
        general public (see H.R. 4418), [6AU]
    ------permit exception from guaranteed issue requirement for 
        certain coverage to be applied separately to parts of the 
        small group market based upon employer size (see H.R. 4008), 
        [5JN]
    ------prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative 
        vendors in the administration of State children's health 
        insurance plans (see H.R. 3713), [22AP]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 3605), [31MR] (see H.R. 3998), [5JN] (see H.R. 4250), 
        [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 272), [6MY]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 3605), consideration (see H. Res. 486), [23JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), consideration (see H. Res. 509), [23JY]
    ------provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance 
        abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group 
        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 3568), [26MR]
    ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to provide coverage of annual mammograms 
        and prostate cancer screening tests (see H.R. 4333), [24JY]
    ------require health insurance issuers to notify participants if a 
        group health plan fails to pay premiums, and provide a 
        conversion option if the plan is terminated (see H.R. 4709), 
        [6OC]
    ------require health insurance plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 4737), [8OC]
    ------require health insurance plans to provide external appeals 
        in cases of adverse determinations involving experimental 
        treatments, significant costs, or serious medical conditions 
        (see H.R. 3469), [17MR]
    Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute 
        fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse 
        in residential facilities (see H.R. 4155), [25JN] (see H.R. 
        4650), [28SE]
    ------allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 4583), [16SE]
    ------coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services 
        for certain women screened under federally funded programs 
        (see H.R. 3779), [30AP]
    ------deduct monthly children's contribution from income applied 
        to payment for the cost of care in an institution (see H.R. 
        4723), [7OC]
    ------exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll 
        with a managed care entity (see H.R. 3281), [26FE]
    ------extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment 
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban 
        Indian health programs (see H.R. 4480), [6AU]
    ------permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see 
        H.R. 3640), [1AP]
    ------prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing 
        facilities (see H.R. 4046), [11JN]
    Medicare: adhere to the statutory deadlines for implementation of 
        the prospective payment system for home health services (see 
        H. Res. 585), [8OC]
    ------allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement 
        programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H. 
        Con. Res. 321), [5AU]
    ------allow certain military retirees and their dependents a 
        special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration 
        sites (see H.R. 4160), [25JN]
    ------clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit 
        laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 4648), [26SE]
    ------clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for 
        beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services (see H.R. 
        3259), [25FE]
    ------combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3471), [17MR]
    ------comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see 
        H.R. 4739), [8OC]
    ------continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4653), [28SE]
    ------coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 4403), [5AU]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and home infusion 
        drug therapy (see H.R. 4753), [8OC]
    ------delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture 
        services under home health services (see H.R. 3137), [3FE]
    ------delay implementation of interim payment system to home 
        health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 3108), 
        [27JA] (see H.R. 3162), [4FE] (see H.R. 3205), [12FE] (see 
        H.R. 3567), [26MR] (see H.R. 4339), [27JY]
    ------delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary 
        and per visit payment limit (see H.R. 4727), [7OC] (see H.R. 
        4727), [10OC]
    ------documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims 
        for office visits and for other evaluation and management 
        services (see H. Con. Res. 264), [28AP]
    ------election of Medicare+Choice organizations to exclude payment 
        for abortion services (see H.R. 4228), [15JY]
    ------eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in 
        calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 4492), [6AU]
    ------enhance and expand special enrollment periods for certain 
        military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 3863), [13MY]
    ------enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain cost-
        sharing assistance programs (see H.R. 4836), [14OC]
    ------ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in 
        Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4862), [20OC]
    ------ensure access to mental health services (see H.R. 3988), 
        [3JN]
    ------ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologist services and 
        assure continuity of care (see H.R. 3997), [4JN]
    ------ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical 
        education programs (see H.R. 4736), [8OC]
    ------establish a demonstration project to increase awareness of 
        the availability of costsharing assistance to eligible 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 4662), [1OC]
    ------establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric 
        hospital services (see H.R. 3780), [30AP]
    ------establish a standard of efficiency in home health services 
        and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard (see H.R. 
        3651), [1AP]
    ------establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4674), [1OC]
    ------exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under 
        the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see 
        H.R. 3570), [26MR]
    ------exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements 
        for suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3284), 
        [26FE]
    ------extend health care coverage (see H.R. 4177), [25JN]
    ------extend the contracts of certain managed care organizations 
        (see H.R. 4720), [7OC]
    ------graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4219), [15JY]
    ------graduate medical education reimbursement for certain 
        osteopathy training programs whose operation is assumed by 
        another hospital (see H.R. 3914), [20MY]
    ------implement a budget-neutral payment system for outpatient 
        rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4534), [9SE]
    ------improve access to benefits for certain individuals and 
        provide financial assistance to individuals who are too poor 
        to afford premiums (see H.R. 4799), [10OC]
    ------improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 3470), [17MR]
    ------increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 
        4092), [19JN]
    ------limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 
        3139), [3FE]
    ------payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 3814), [7MY]
    ------payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
        medical education programs (see H.R. 3855), [13MY]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 3940), 
        [21MY]
    ------permit the replacement of health insurance policies for 
        certain disabled beneficiaries even if the replacement 
        policies duplicate Medicare benefits (see H.R. 4710), [6OC]
    ------preserve access to home health services for the sickest and 
        most frail, continue participation by cost-effective 
        providers, and reduce fraud and abuse (see H.R. 4495), [6AU]

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    ------prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans 
        (see H.R. 4214), [14JY]
    ------promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms 
        used for reimbursement (see H.R. 3255), [24FE]
    ------provide flexibility in contracting for claims processing 
        (see H.R. 4186), [25JN]
    ------provide for independent case managers for home health 
        services (see H.R. 4591), [17SE]
    ------provide that funds received from a tobacco industry 
        settlement shall be used for part A (see H.R. 3172), [5FE]
    ------reduce percentage of physicians' salaries dependent on 
        financial incentives under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 
        4726), [7OC]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 4627), 
        [25SE] (see H.R. 4646), [26SE] (see H.R. 4794), [10OC]
    ------reform payment system for certain long-term care hospitals 
        (see H.R. 4533), [9SE]
    ------reform payment system for home health services (see H.R. 
        4370), [31JY] (see H.R. 4404), [5AU]
    ------reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing 
        birth centers (see H.R. 4872), [20OC]
    ------reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals 
        participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 3283), 
        [26FE]
    ------repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services 
        (see H.R. 3835), [12MY]
    ------require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees of 
        hospital termination under such plans (see H.R. 4748), [8OC]
    ------require disclosure of certain information about benefit 
        management for prescription drugs by Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 4187), [25JN]
    ------require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on 
        physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the 
        organization (see H.R. 3239), [12FE]
    ------require hospitals to establish and implement security 
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
        abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 4680), [2OC]
    ------requirements relative to anesthesia services (see H.R. 
        3629), [1AP]
    ------respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for 
        private accreditation in the same manner as for other 
        providers of services (see H.R. 4075), [17JN]
    ------restore full incentive payment percentages for prospective 
        payment system-exempt rehabilitation hospitals and units (see 
        H.R. 4855), [19OC]
    ------restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the 
        provision of benefits (see H.R. 3126), [28JA]
    ------restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 3128), [28JA]
    ------revise certain payment limits for health services (see H.R. 
        4567), [15SE]
    ------revise interim payment system to home health agencies for 
        home health services (see H.R. 4252), [16JY]
    ------waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military 
        retirees and dependents (see H.R. 4771), [9OC]
    Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task 
        Force: establish (see H.R. 4464), [6AU]
    Medicare/Medicaid: pilot program for the use of optical memory 
        cards (see H.R. 4317), [23JY]
    ------require criminal and abusive work history background checks 
        for direct care employees in nursing facilities, (see H.R. 
        4789), [10OC]
    Mental health: establish a task force or working group to 
        recognize the seriousness of problems associated with mental 
        illness (see H. Res. 587), [8OC] (see H. Res. 596), [13OC]
    National Cancer Institute: increase funding for ovarian cancer 
        public information and education programs (see H.R. 4200), 
        [14JY]
    National Center for Bioengineering Research: establish (see H.R. 
        4170), [25JN]
    National Child Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        357), [11FE]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary (see H. 
        Con. Res. 274), [7MY]
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: anniversary 
        (see H. Con. Res. 335), [7OC]
    National Institute of Dental Research: anniversary (see H. Con. 
        Res. 289), [9JN]
    National objectives: policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 3784), [30AP]
    National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private 
        organizations under the child and adult care food program (see 
        H.R. 3405), [5MR]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 3778), [30AP]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 363), [12FE]
    ------establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 4873), 
        [20OC]
    ------expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism 
        research activities (see H.R. 4203), [14JY]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and 
        control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins (see 
        H.R. 4235), [16JY]
    Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding 
        and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that 
        individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or 
        criminal convictions are not employed (see H.R. 4686), [2OC] 
        (see H.R. 4804), [10OC]
    Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to 
        tobacco products (see H.R. 4189), [25JN]
    Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: nullify certain 
        operational regulations (see H.R. 3767), [30AP]
    OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data 
        sheets (see H.R. 3481), [17MR] (see H.R. 3519), [19MR] (see 
        H.R. 4037), [11JN]
    ------require employers to notify local emergency officials of 
        workplace emergencies (see H.R. 4231), [15JY]
    Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements 
        for generic drugs (see H.R. 4849), [16OC]
    Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner 
        as any other employer (see H.R. 3725), [23AP]
    Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        3925), [21MY]
    President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: prohibit 
        Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed 
        sanctions (see H.J. Res. 107), [3FE] (see H. Res. 343), [28JA]
    ------prohibit Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and 
        imposed sanctions (H.J. Res. 107), consideration (see H. Res. 
        345), [3FE]
    Privacy: repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for 
        all citizens in order to create national medical history 
        database (see H.R. 4281), [21JY] (see H.R. 4312), [22JY]
    Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that 
        protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing 
        need for animal testing (see H.R. 3946), [22MY]
    Public Health Service: establish a program for training in 
        lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac 
        arrest (see H.R. 4121), [23JN]
    ------extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3716), 
        [23AP]
    Public Health Service Act: establish certain standards relative to 
        health plans (see H.R. 4202), [14JY]
    Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and 
        benefits for noncitizens (see H.R. 4558), [14SE]
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain 
        individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills 
        (see H.R. 3539), [24MR]
    Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims 
        of torture (see H.R. 4309), [22JY]
    Research: awareness and use of federally-supported research 
        findings on the social and economic costs of sleep deprivation 
        and sleep disorders (see H. Con. Res. 250), [25MR]
    ------continuation of Federal research and development programs 
        funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 4514), [6AU]
    ------increase support for basic and applied scientific research 
        (see H. Con. Res. 243), [12MR]
    ------increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, 
        medical, and pre-competitive engineering research (see H.R. 
        3660), [1AP]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 3133), [28JA]
    Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly 
        consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social 
        Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 4084), [18JN]
    Ships and vessels: reform process for dismantling and disposing of 
        ships no longer in use (see H.R. 4156), [25JN]
    Social Security: determination of benefit amounts relative to 
        provision of child care or care to a chronically ill dependent 
        relative (see H.R. 4456), [6AU]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 4076), [17JN]
    ------improve coverage of low-income children under State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        4767), [9OC]
    ------prohibit privatization (see H. Res. 483), [23JN]
    ------provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for 
        hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies 
        (see H.R. 3247), [24FE]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3433), [11MR]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), consideration (see H. Res. 450), 
        [22MY]
    ------repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's 
        insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 4457), [6AU]
    ------State requirements for financial recovery from an 
        individuals estate relative to any medical assistance under a 
        State health plan (see H.R. 4249), [16JY]
    ------waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to 
        individuals with terminal illnesses, and provide for 
        appropriate treatment of prisoners (see H.R. 3732), [23AP]
    Sports: encourage pro sports leagues and International Olympic 
        Committee to set clear guidelines and penalties for illegal 
        drug use (see H. Res. 481), [19JN]
    States: provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant 
        children and increase allotments to territories under the 
        State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4323), 
        [23JY]
    Tariff: anti-cancer drugs (see H.R. 3386, 3387), [5MR]
    ------HIV antiviral drug production (see H.R. 3328), [4MR] (see 
        H.R. 3384, 3385, 3388, 3389, 3390, 3391, 3392, 3393, 3394), 
        [5MR] (see H.R. 3428), (see H.R. 3429), [10MR] (see H.R. 
        3477), [17MR] (see H.R. 4190, 4191), [25JN]
    Taxation: adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens 
        at which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate 
        (see H.R. 3448), [12MR]
    ------allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (see 
        H.R. 4465), [6AU]
    ------allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see 
        H.R. 4167), [25JN]
    ------allow deduction for health insurance costs for individuals 
        who are not eligible to participate in employer subsidized 
        health plans (see H.R. 3475), [17MR]
    ------allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals 
        not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage 
        (see H.R. 4472), [6AU]
    ------deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 3628), 
        [1AP]
    ------designation of overpayments for use in biomedical research 
        conducted through NIH (see H.R. 3563), [26MR]
    ------establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical 
        testing research expenses relative to academic medical centers 
        and other qualified hospital research organizations (see H.R. 
        3815), [7MY]
    ------establish medical security accounts (see H.R. 4649), [26SE]

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    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 4642), [25SE]
    ------increase income levels for senior citizens at which Social 
        Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate (see H.R. 3447), 
        [12MR]
    ------increase tax credit for medical research (see H.R. 4728), 
        [7OC]
    ------lower exclusion percentage of deductions for medical care 
        expenses (see H.R. 3449), [12MR]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for 
        medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 3600), 
        [30MR] (see H.R. 4349), [29JY]
    ------reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, 
        allow certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, 
        increase the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend 
        certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 4542), [10SE]
    ------reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 3217), [12FE]
    ------reform Internal Revenue Code and protect Social Security and 
        Medicare trust funds (see H. Con. Res. 248), [24MR]
    ------treatment of amounts received under State programs providing 
        compensation for birth-related injuries (see H.R. 4139), 
        [25JN]
    ------treatment of dependent care expenses (see H.R. 3135), [28JA] 
        (see H.R. 3176), [11FE]
    ------treatment of employers who maintain a self-insured health 
        plan for their employees (see H.R. 4411), [5AU]
    ------treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses 
        (see H.R. 4587), [16SE]
    ------treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences 
        relative to a dependent child's chronic medical condition (see 
        H.R. 4484), [6AU]
    ------treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care 
        (see H.R. 3308), [3MR]
    ------treatment of married couples, interest, dividends, (see H.R. 
        3103), [27JA]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts and health insurance 
        costs of employees without employer-provided health coverage 
        (see H.R. 3816), [7MY]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 3786), [30AP]
    ------establish a responsible U.S. international tobacco policy, 
        prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco products to 
        children, and establish the American Center on Global Health 
        and Tobacco (see H.R. 3738), [28AP]
    ------impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 4412), 
        [5AU]
    ------limit access to minors (see H.R. 3474), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3474), [23MR] (see H.R. 3889), [14MY]
    ------limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 3907), 
        [20MY]
    ------prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in 
        which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 3298), 
        [26FE]
    ------reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and 
        develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 3868), [14MY]
    ------settlement of class action lawsuits against tobacco industry 
        and arbitration of attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4375), [31JY]
    ------specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry settlement 
        (see H.J. Res. 109), [11FE]
    ------strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 
        3655), [1AP]
    ------waive certain sanctions against States that penalize minors' 
        drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing tobacco products 
        (see H.R. 4159), [25JN]
    Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected 
        with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 4368), 
        [31JY]
    ------extend priority health care to individuals who served during 
        the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3571), [27MR] (see H.R. 
        3661), [1AP]
    ------extend priority health care to those who received 
        nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the 
        Armed Forces (see H.R. 4367), [31JY]
    ------improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
        eligible veterans (see H.R. 3828), [12MY]
    ------payment of certain group life insurance benefits to 
        terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 3993), [4JN]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 3434), [11MR]
    ------presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 4751), [8OC]
    ------provide the same level of health care for Filipino World War 
        II veterans living in the Philippines as those living in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 4168), [25JN]
    WHO: encourage the U.S. to become a signatory to the Guidelines 
        for Drug Donations (see H. Con. Res. 225), [26FE]
    WIC: improve special supplemental nutrition programs (see H.R. 
        3874), [14MY]
    Women: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal 
        property under certain conditions (see H.R. 4628), [25SE]
    ------promote research and disseminate information on the health 
        effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 4028), [10JN]
    ------revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 4382), [3AU]
    ------support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to 
        establish workplace lactation programs (see H.R. 3531), [24MR]
  Conference reports
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement (H.R. 
        3874), [6OC]
  Messages
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [3MR]
  Motions
    Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, 
        [23JY]
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        establish (H.R. 3546), [29AP]
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), 
        [15JY]
    Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange 
        programs (H.R. 3717), [29AP]
    Insurance: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), [24JY]
  Reports filed
    Aviation Medical Assistance Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2843) (H. Rept. 105-456), [23MR]
    Biomaterials Access Assurance Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-549), [22MY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-
        549), [22MY]
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3546) (H. Rept. 105-
        493), [23AP]
    Bone Marrow Donation and Transplantation Program: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 105-538), [18MY]
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3682) (H. Rept. 105-605), [25JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 107, Prohibit Federal Funding of 
        Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Imposed Sanctions of the 
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 105-412), 
        [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 105-
        553), [22MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 105-
        498), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 3682, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 105-623), 
        [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3717, Prohibit Use of Federal Funds for 
        Needle Exchange Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        409) (H. Rept. 105-497), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 4006, Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 535) (H. Rept. 105-712), 
        [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), [23JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4550, Drug Demand Reduction Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 105-721), [15SE]
    Correction Officers Health and Safety Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 105-665), [31JY]
    Dept. of HHS Additional Exceptions to the Imposition of Civil 
        Money Penalties in Cases of Payments to Beneficiaries: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3511) (H. Rept. 105-
        772), [5OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorization: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        3603) (H. Rept. 105-490), [22AP]
    Drug-Free Workplace Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 
        3853) (H. Rept. 105-584), [18JN]
    Federal Employee Leave Time Relative to Services as an Organ 
        Donor: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 2943) (H. Rept. 105-752), [28SE]
    Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2759) (H. Rept. 105-668), [3AU]
    Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 4006) (H. Rept. 105-683), [6AU]
    Mammography Quality Standards Programs Revision and Extension: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 105-713), 
        [14SE]
    Medicare Home Health Care Interim Payment System Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4567) (H. Rept. 105-
        773), [5OC]
    Medicare Home Health Services--No Surety in Fight Against Fraud 
        and Waste: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-821), [15OC]
    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Membership Expansion: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4377) (H. Rept. 105-
        774), [5OC]
    Medicinal Use of Marijuana: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. 
        Res. 372) (H. Rept. 105-451), [18MR]
    National Dialogue on Social Security Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3546) (H. Rept. 105-493), [23AP]
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 171) (H. Rept. 105-539), [18MY]
    Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct Operation, 
        Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service Activities: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 105-765), 
        [2OC]
    OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 105-
        444), [17MR]
    OSHA Identification and Notification of Specific Industries to 
        Which Regulations and Compliance Standards Apply: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2873) (H. Rept. 105-
        733), [18SE]
    Payments to Individuals With Blood-Clotting Disorders Who 
        Contracted HIV Due to Contaminated Blood Products: Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1023) (H. Rept. 105-465), 
        [7MY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1023) (H. Rept. 
        105-465), [25MR]
    Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act: Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3980) (H. Rept. 105-626), 
        [15JY]
    Prohibit OSHA Employee Performance Measures Relative to Number of 
        Inspections Conducted, Citations Issued, or Penalties 
        Assessed: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 2877) (H. Rept. 105-445), [17MR]
    Public Assistance and Benefits for Noncitizens Clarification and 
        Improvement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4558) 
        (H. Rept. 105-735), [22SE]
    Self-Audit Promotion Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 105-731), [18SE]

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    Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 105-537), [18MY]
    Torture Victims Relief Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4309) (H. Rept. 105-709), [14SE]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for ``National Race for the 
        Cure'' Breast Cancer Survivors Event: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 238) 
        (H. Rept. 105-438), [12MR]
    Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 105-793), [7OC]
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 105-786), [6OC]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3874) 
        (H. Rept. 105-633), [20JY]

HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics (see 
        H. Res. 358), [11FE]
    Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH: 
        designate (see H.R. 4602), [18SE]
    Children and youth: parental notification and State criminal 
        reporting requirements for minors who seek family planning 
        services from federally-funded clinics (see H.R. 3230), [12FE]
    ------State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek 
        family planning services from federally-funded clinics (see 
        H.R. 3229), [12FE]
    Congress: importance of enacting patient protection legislation 
        (see H. Con. Res. 293), [22JN]
    Courts: rules for payment of damage awards for future losses in 
        certain health care liability actions (see H.R. 4791), [10OC]
    Crime: establish limits for imposition of fines relative to false 
        health care claims (see H.R. 3523), [19MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and 
        leases (see H.R. 3603), [31MR]
    ------improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 4758), 
        [9OC]
    ------reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care 
        system for the cost of emergency care or services received in 
        non-Dept. facilities (see H.R. 3702), [22AP]
    ------require notification and allow local law enforcement 
        agencies to investigate crimes and search for missing patients 
        at VA medical facilities (see H.R. 4609), [23SE]
    Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws 
        in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other 
        drugs (see H.R. 3184), [11FE]
    ------support existing Federal legal process for determining 
        safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for 
        medicinal purposes (see H. Res. 372), [26FE]
    ------use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.J. Res. 117), 
        [30AP]
    FCC: repeal authority to require contributions from telephone 
        carriers for the connection of schools, (see H.R. 4032), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 4065), [16JN]
    Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers 
        and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access 
        (see H.R. 3862), [13MY]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by 
        groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 
        4277), [20JY]
    ------limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 3535), [24MR]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 3605), [31MR] (see H.R. 3998), [5JN] (see H.R. 4250), 
        [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 272), [6MY]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 3605), consideration (see H. Res. 486), [23JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), consideration (see H. Res. 509), [23JY]
    ------revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 4382), [3AU]
    Health care professionals: allow medical treatment of emergency 
        cases near the emergency room entrance (see H.R. 3937), [21MY]
    ------assure availability of a non-emergency department physician 
        in certain hospitals (see H.R. 3111), [27JA]
    ------ensure home care agencies conduct background checks on job 
        applicants (see H.R. 4592), [17SE]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to old-age, survivors, 
        and disability insurance programs (see H.R. 3804), [6MY]
    Insurance: assure patient choice and access to services for 
        enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage 
        (see H.R. 3547), [25MR]
    ------establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination 
        by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient 
        (see H.R. 4093), [19JN] (see H.R. 4222), [15JY]
    ------limit increase in health insurance company premiums to 
        certain buyers of coverage in individual markets (see H.R. 
        3538), [24MR]
    Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Gainesville, FL: designate (see H.R. 3336), [4MR]
    Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute 
        fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse 
        in residential facilities (see H.R. 4155), [25JN] (see H.R. 
        4650), [28SE]
    ------deduct monthly children's contribution from income applied 
        to payment for the cost of care in an institution (see H.R. 
        4723), [7OC]
    ------extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment 
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban 
        Indian health programs (see H.R. 4480), [6AU]
    ------prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing 
        facilities (see H.R. 4046), [11JN]
    Medicare: adhere to the statutory deadlines for implementation of 
        the prospective payment system for home health services (see 
        H. Res. 585), [8OC]
    ------allow certain military retirees and their dependents a 
        special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration 
        sites (see H.R. 4160), [25JN]
    ------coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 4403), [5AU]
    ------delay implementation of interim payment system to home 
        health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 3108), 
        [27JA] (see H.R. 3162), [4FE] (see H.R. 3205), [12FE] (see 
        H.R. 3567), [26MR] (see H.R. 4339), [27JY]
    ------delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary 
        and per visit payment limit (see H.R. 4727), [7OC] (see H.R. 
        4727), [10OC]
    ------election of Medicare+Choice organizations to exclude payment 
        for abortion services (see H.R. 4228), [15JY]
    ------ensure access to mental health services (see H.R. 3988), 
        [3JN]
    ------ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologist services and 
        assure continuity of care (see H.R. 3997), [4JN]
    ------establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric 
        hospital services (see H.R. 3780), [30AP]
    ------establish a standard of efficiency in home health services 
        and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard (see H.R. 
        3651), [1AP]
    ------establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4674), [1OC]
    ------exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under 
        the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see 
        H.R. 3570), [26MR]
    ------graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4219), [15JY]
    ------graduate medical education reimbursement for certain 
        osteopathy training programs whose operation is assumed by 
        another hospital (see H.R. 3914), [20MY]
    ------implement a budget-neutral payment system for outpatient 
        rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4534), [9SE]
    ------limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 
        3139), [3FE]
    ------payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
        medical education programs (see H.R. 3855), [13MY]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 3940), 
        [21MY]
    ------reform payment system for certain long-term care hospitals 
        (see H.R. 4533), [9SE]
    ------reform payment system for home health services (see H.R. 
        4370), [31JY] (see H.R. 4404), [5AU]
    ------repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services 
        (see H.R. 3835), [12MY]
    ------require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees of 
        hospital termination under such plans (see H.R. 4748), [8OC]
    ------require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on 
        physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the 
        organization (see H.R. 3239), [12FE]
    ------require hospitals to establish and implement security 
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
        abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 4680), [2OC]
    ------requirements relative to anesthesia services (see H.R. 
        3629), [1AP]
    ------respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for 
        private accreditation in the same manner as for other 
        providers of services (see H.R. 4075), [17JN]
    ------restore full incentive payment percentages for prospective 
        payment system-exempt rehabilitation hospitals and units (see 
        H.R. 4855), [19OC]
    ------revise certain payment limits for health services (see H.R. 
        4567), [15SE]
    ------revise interim payment system to home health agencies for 
        home health services (see H.R. 4252), [16JY]
    Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal and abusive work history 
        background checks for direct care employees in nursing 
        facilities, (see H.R. 4789), [10OC]
    Mental health: establish a task force or working group to 
        recognize the seriousness of problems associated with mental 
        illness (see H. Res. 587), [8OC] (see H. Res. 596), [13OC]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary (see H. 
        Con. Res. 274), [7MY]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 363), [12FE]
    Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding 
        and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that 
        individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or 
        criminal convictions are not employed (see H.R. 4686), [2OC] 
        (see H.R. 4804), [10OC]
    Nursing homes: require nursing facilities filing for relief to 
        provide written notice of such filing to appropriate State 
        agencies (see H.R. 4843), [15OC]
    Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to 
        tobacco products (see H.R. 4189), [25JN]
    Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see 
        H.R. 3716), [23AP]
    Public Health Service Act: establish certain standards relative to 
        health plans (see H.R. 4202), [14JY]
    Social Security: provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback 
        statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and 
        supplies (see H.R. 3247), [24FE]
    Taxation: allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage 
        (see H.R. 4167), [25JN]
    ------designation of overpayments for use in biomedical research 
        conducted through NIH (see H.R. 3563), [26MR]
    ------disclose to employees the employer's share of taxes paid for 
        old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the 
        employee (see H.R. 3777), [30AP]
    ------disclose to Federal employees the Government's share of 
        taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital 
        insurance for the employee (see H.R. 3776), [30AP]
    ------establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical 
        testing research expenses relative to academic

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        medical centers and other qualified hospital research 
        organizations (see H.R. 3815), [7MY]
    Telephones: reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications 
        services to schools, libraries, and certain health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 4324), [23JY]
    Veterans: improve access to health care services for certain 
        Medicare-eligible veterans (see H.R. 3828), [12MY]
    Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional, 
        community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 
        3624), [1AP]
  Motions
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), [24JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), [23JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorization: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        3603) (H. Rept. 105-490), [22AP]
    Mammography Quality Standards Programs Revision and Extension: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 105-713), 
        [14SE]
    Medicare Home Health Care Interim Payment System Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4567) (H. Rept. 105-
        773), [5OC]
    Medicinal Use of Marijuana: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. 
        Res. 372) (H. Rept. 105-451), [18MR]
    Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 105-793), [7OC]

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
related term(s) Public Health Service
  Bills and resolutions
    Congress: importance of enacting patient protection legislation 
        (see H. Con. Res. 293), [22JN]
    Courts: establish liability for individuals practicing medicine 
        without a license in connection with a group health plan (see 
        H.R. 4225), [15JY]
    ------rules for payment of damage awards for future losses in 
        certain health care liability actions (see H.R. 4791), [10OC]
    Crime: training of hospital staff relative to identification and 
        referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 4477), 
        [6AU]
    Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of 
        drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (see 
        H.R. 4006), [5JN]
    ------clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of drugs 
        intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (H.R. 
        4006), consideration (see H. Res. 535), [14SE]
    Dept. of Defense: require military physicians to possess 
        unrestricted licenses and to complete continuing medical 
        education requirements (see H.R. 3775), [30AP]
    Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond 
        requirements for home health care providers under Medicare and 
        Medicaid (see H.J. Res. 123), [17JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a chiropractic services 
        division (see H.R. 4421), [6AU]
    Drugs: permit physicians to prescribe non-formulary drugs when 
        medically indicated (see H.R. 4419), [6AU]
    ------restrict disclosure of prescription information by pharmacy 
        owners, pharmacists, and other pharmacy employees (see H.R. 
        3756), [29AP]
    Employment: ensure home care agencies conduct background checks on 
        job applicants (see H.R. 4592), [17SE]
    ------limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services 
        personnel (see H.R. 3958), [22MY]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by 
        groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 
        4277), [20JY]
    ------establish standards to improve children's health quality in 
        managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 4118), 
        [23JN]
    ------importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of 
        breast cancer (see H. Res. 565), [1OC]
    ------limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 3535), [24MR]
    ------permit the approval and administration of certain drugs and 
        devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3938), [21MY]
    ------prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care 
        workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 
        3342), [5MR]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 3605), [31MR] (see H.R. 3998), [5JN] (see H.R. 4250), 
        [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 272), [6MY]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 3605), consideration (see H. Res. 486), [23JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), consideration (see H. Res. 509), [23JY]
    ------revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 4382), [3AU]
    Health care facilities: allow medical treatment of emergency cases 
        near the emergency room entrance (see H.R. 3937), [21MY]
    ------assure availability of a non-emergency department physician 
        in certain hospitals (see H.R. 3111), [27JA]
    ------establish limits for imposition of fines relative to false 
        health care claims (see H.R. 3523), [19MR]
    ------require nursing facilities filing for relief to provide 
        written notice of such filing to appropriate State agencies 
        (see H.R. 4843), [15OC]
    Insurance: assure patient choice and access to services for 
        enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage 
        (see H.R. 3547), [25MR]
    ------establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination 
        by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient 
        (see H.R. 4093), [19JN] (see H.R. 4222), [15JY]
    Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute 
        fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse 
        in residential facilities (see H.R. 4155), [25JN] (see H.R. 
        4650), [28SE]
    Medicare: adhere to the statutory deadlines for implementation of 
        the prospective payment system for home health services (see 
        H. Res. 585), [8OC]
    ------combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3471), [17MR]
    ------comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see 
        H.R. 4739), [8OC]
    ------delay implementation of interim payment system to home 
        health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 3108), 
        [27JA] (see H.R. 3162), [4FE] (see H.R. 3205), [12FE] (see 
        H.R. 3567), [26MR] (see H.R. 4339), [27JY]
    ------delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary 
        and per visit payment limit (see H.R. 4727), [7OC] (see H.R. 
        4727), [10OC]
    ------documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims 
        for office visits and for other evaluation and management 
        services (see H. Con. Res. 264), [28AP]
    ------ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical 
        education programs (see H.R. 4736), [8OC]
    ------establish a standard of efficiency in home health services 
        and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard (see H.R. 
        3651), [1AP]
    ------establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4674), [1OC]
    ------exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements 
        for suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3284), 
        [26FE]
    ------graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4219), [15JY]
    ------graduate medical education reimbursement for certain 
        osteopathy training programs whose operation is assumed by 
        another hospital (see H.R. 3914), [20MY]
    ------implement a budget-neutral payment system for outpatient 
        rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4534), [9SE]
    ------payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
        medical education programs (see H.R. 3855), [13MY]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 3940), 
        [21MY]
    ------preserve access to home health services for the sickest and 
        most frail, continue participation by cost-effective 
        providers, and reduce fraud and abuse (see H.R. 4495), [6AU]
    ------promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms 
        used for reimbursement (see H.R. 3255), [24FE]
    ------provide for independent case managers for home health 
        services (see H.R. 4591), [17SE]
    ------reduce percentage of physicians' salaries dependent on 
        financial incentives under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 
        4726), [7OC]
    ------reform payment system for home health services (see H.R. 
        4370), [31JY] (see H.R. 4404), [5AU]
    ------reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing 
        birth centers (see H.R. 4872), [20OC]
    ------repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services 
        (see H.R. 3835), [12MY]
    ------require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on 
        physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the 
        organization (see H.R. 3239), [12FE]
    ------requirements relative to anesthesia services (see H.R. 
        3629), [1AP]
    ------respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for 
        private accreditation in the same manner as for other 
        providers of services (see H.R. 4075), [17JN]
    ------revise interim payment system to home health agencies for 
        home health services (see H.R. 4252), [16JY]
    Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal and abusive work history 
        background checks for direct care employees in nursing 
        facilities, (see H.R. 4789), [10OC]
    Mental health: establish a task force or working group to 
        recognize the seriousness of problems associated with mental 
        illness (see H. Res. 587), [8OC] (see H. Res. 596), [13OC]
    Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding 
        and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that 
        individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or 
        criminal convictions are not employed (see H.R. 4686), [2OC] 
        (see H.R. 4804), [10OC]
    OSHA: require employers to notify local emergency officials of 
        workplace emergencies (see H.R. 4231), [15JY]
    Public Health Service Act: establish certain standards relative to 
        health plans (see H.R. 4202), [14JY]
    Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act 
        with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty 
        (see H.R. 4090), [19JN]
    Social Security: provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback 
        statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and 
        supplies (see H.R. 3247), [24FE]
    Taxation: allow physicians and dentists to use the cash basis of 
        accounting for income tax purposes (see H.R. 4132), [24JN]
    ------treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care 
        (see H.R. 3308), [3MR]
  Motions
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), [24JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4006, Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 535) (H. Rept. 105-712), 
        [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), [23JY]
    Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2759) (H. Rept. 105-668), [3AU]
    Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 4006) (H. Rept. 105-683), [6AU]
    Mammography Quality Standards Programs Revision and Extension: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 105-713), 
        [14SE]
    Medicare Home Health Services--No Surety in Fight Against Fraud 
        and Waste: Committee on Govern

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        ment Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-821), [15OC]
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 171) (H. Rept. 105-539), [18MY]
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4090) (H. Rept. 105-667), [31JY]

HEALTH CLINICS
see Health Care Facilities

HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Privacy: repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for 
        all citizens in order to create national medical history 
        database (see H.R. 4281), [21JY] (see H.R. 4312), [22JY]

HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA NURSING RELIEF ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2759) (H. 
        Rept. 105-668), [3AU]

HEFLEY, JOEL (a Representative from Colorado)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: public charter operations at certain reliever airports 
        (see H.R. 3380), [5MR]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing certain construction at military 
        installations (see H.R. 3695), [21AP]
    Medicare: waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain 
        military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 4771), [9OC]
    Mining and mineral resources: ratification of payments made under 
        preexisting onshore and offshore royalty-in-kind programs (see 
        H.R. 3962), [22MY]
    World War II: Berlin Airlift anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 230), 
        [26FE]

HEFNER, W.G. (BILL) (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Tariff: unwrought titanium (see H.R. 4130), [24JN]

HELENA, MT
  Bills and resolutions
    Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon 
        Ferry Reservoir in Montana (see H.R. 3963), [22MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: establish terms and conditions for 
        conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon Ferry Reservoir in 
        Montana (see H.R. 4469), [6AU]

HENLEY, J. SMITH
  Bills and resolutions
    Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, (see H.R. 4338), [27JY]

HERGER, WALLY (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of the Interior: implement agreement conveying title for the 
        Clear Creek Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community 
        Services District (see H.R. 3706), [22AP]
    Foreign Trade Zones Board: expand a certain foreign trade zone to 
        include an area of the municipal airport of Chico, CA (see 
        H.R. 3350), [5MR]
    Social Security: provide prisoner information obtained by States 
        to Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4172), [25JN]
    Taxation: application of the credit for electricity produced from 
        renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass 
        facilities (see H.R. 4407), [5AU]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 3945), [22MY]

HEROISM
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: prohibit awarding of the Purple Heart to persons 
        convicted of a capital crime (see H.R. 3970), [22MY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob 
        J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (see H. 
        Con. Res. 311), [27JY]
    ------use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson 
        and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police (see H. Con. Res. 
        310), [27JY]
    Clay, Lucius D.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        346), [3FE]
    Education: conduct ceremonies and other activities in public 
        schools relative to the sacrifice and commitment of veterans 
        (see H. Con. Res. 333), [2OC]
    Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H. Con. Res. 327), [18SE]
    Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building, Oxon Hill, MD: 
        designate (see H.R. 4516), [6AU]
    Law enforcement officers: tribute to individuals who lost their 
        lives during service (see H. Res. 422), [7MY]
    Members of Congress: follow the examples of self-sacrifice and 
        devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John 
        M. Gibson of the Capitol Police (see H. Con. Res. 317), [4AU]
    Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act 
        with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty 
        (see H.R. 4090), [19JN]
    Theissen, Chester G.: waive time limitations specified by law in 
        order to award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3245), [12FE]
    U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund: establish on behalf of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut (see H.R. 4354), [30JY]
    Veterans: provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan 
        Death March (see H.R. 3818), [7MY]
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to former South Vietnamese commandos 
        for their heroism, sacrifice, and service (see H. Con. Res. 
        269), [30AP]
    ------tribute to members of the Armed Forces who were injured or 
        lost their lives during the ``Tet Offensive'' (see H. Con. 
        Res. 204), [27JA]
    ------tribute to POW and MIA's (see H. Res. 356), [11FE] (see H. 
        Res. 360), [12FE]
    World War II: Berlin Airlift anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 230), 
        [26FE]
  Reports filed
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4090) (H. Rept. 105-667), [31JY]

HIGHER EDUCATION ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 6, reauthorization, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Advanced Manufacturing Fellowship: establish (see H.R. 3840), 
        [12MY]
    Colleges and universities: improve international education at 
        postsecondary institutions (see H.R. 3311), [3MR]
    ------prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment in 
        admissions based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 
        3330), [4MR]
    ------require distribution of information relative to harassment 
        (see H.R. 3759), [29AP]
    Education: increase Pell Grant awards to certain students (see 
        H.R. 3269), [25FE]
    ------support the participation of low-income parents in 
        postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based 
        child care (see H.R. 3296), [26FE]
    Reauthorize (H.R. 6): consideration (see H. Res. 411), [28AP]
    Women: improve access to higher education opportunities (see H.R. 
        3293), [26FE]
  Conference reports
    Reauthorization (H.R. 6), [26SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 6, Reauthorization: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 411) (H. Rept. 105-499), [28AP]
    Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 105-
        750), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 6) 
        (H. Rept. 105-481), [21AP]

HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Next Generation Internet Program: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    ------require report by advisory committee on development and 
        implementation (see H.R. 3332), [4MR]

HIGHWAYS
see Roads and Highways

HILL, RICK (a Representative from Montana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: extend the term of marketing 
        assistance loans (see H.R. 3455), [12MR]
    Agriculture: relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, 
        and rural communities adversely affected by low commodity 
        prices (see H.R. 4560), [14SE]
    Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon 
        Ferry Reservoir in Montana (see H.R. 3963), [22MY]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 3658), [1AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: establish terms and conditions for 
        conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon Ferry Reservoir in 
        Montana (see H.R. 4469), [6AU]
    Fort Peck, MT: establish interpretive center and museum at Fort 
        Peck Dam and protect significant fossil remains in the 
        vicinity (see H.R. 4331), [24JY]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3381), [5MR]
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (see 
        H.R. 3696), [21AP]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions by foreign nationals 
        in Federal election campaigns (see H.R. 4772), [9OC]
    Taxation: permanently extend income averaging for farmers (see 
        H.R. 3594), [30MR]

HILLEARY, VAN (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Medicare: reform payment system for home health services (see H.R. 
        4404), [5AU]

HILLIARD, EARL F. (a Representative from Alabama)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    National Black Law Students Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 
        231), [3MR]

HINCHEY, MAURICE D. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3495), [18MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish additional rural 
        enterprise communities and empowerment zones (see H.R. 4071), 
        [17JN] (see H.R. 4666), [1OC]
    FRS: reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market 
        Committee (see H. Con. Res. 329), [23SE]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
        entities from transfering, selling, or disclosing personal 
        data without consent and make such information available to 
        the individual (see H.R. 4470), [6AU]

HISPANIC AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation): grant 
        Federal charter (see H.R. 3843), [12MY]

HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND SITES
  Bills and resolutions
    Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site: revise boundary 
        (see H.R. 3883), [14MY]
    Adams National Historical Park: establish in Massachusetts as the 
        successor to the Adams National Historic Site (see H.R. 3703), 
        [22AP]
    Automobile National Heritage Area: authorize (see H.R. 3910), 
        [20MY]
    ------authorize (H.R. 3910), corrections in enrollment (see H. 
        Con. Res. 351), [15OC]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: funding for 
        historic, recreational, and environmental education projects 
        (see H.R. 3522), [19MR]
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 4004), [5JN]
    Colleges and universities: authorizing appropriations for 
        preservation and restoration at historically black colleges 
        and universities (see H.R. 3266), [25FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property for Chickamauga-
        Chattanooga National Military Park (see H.R. 4575), [15SE]

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    ------limit authority to impose entrance fees for the City Point 
        Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield (see H.R. 3527), 
        [19MR]
    Dept. of Transportation: conveyance of Mukilteo Light Station to 
        Mukilteo, WA (see H.R. 4207), [14JY]
    Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        4357), [30JY]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 4263), [17JY]
    Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: transfer 
        administrative jurisdiction over certain lands to the 
        Archivist of the U.S. for construction of a visitor center 
        (see H.R. 4829), [14OC]
    Frederick Law Olmstead National Historic Site: acquire certain 
        lands for inclusion (see H.R. 3436), [11MR]
    George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries 
        (see H.R. 3981), [3JN]
    Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4109), [23JN]
    Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4206), 
        [14JY]
    Keweenaw National Historical Park: amend laws relative to 
        appointments to advisory commission (see H.R. 4351), [29JY]
    Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3781), [30AP]
    Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: establish 
        (see H.R. 4182), [25JN]
    Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see 
        H.R. 4004), [5JN]
    Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park: designate (see 
        H.R. 4671), [1OC]
    National historical parks: allow private ownership and use of 
        certain secondary structures and surplus lands under certain 
        conditions (see H.R. 4158), [25JN]
    National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 4623), [24SE]
    Ohio: designate Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort 
        Miamis as national historic sites (see H.R. 4562), [14SE]
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        4341), [28JY]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 3109), 
        [27JA]
    Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4211), 
        [14JY]
    Valley Forge National Historical Park: authorize addition of the 
        Paoli Battlefield in Malvern, PA (see H.R. 3746), [29AP]
    ------designate lands as the Valley Forge National Cemetery (see 
        H.R. 4365), [31JY]
    Weir Farm National Historic Site: authorize acquisition of 
        additional land for the development of visitor and 
        administrative facilities (see H.R. 3383), [5MR]
    Woodbridge, NJ: extend New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail (see H.R. 
        4527), [9SE]
  Reports filed
    Fort Davis National Historic Site Expansion: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3047) (H. Rept. 105-669), [3AU]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission 
        Extension: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1042) (H. 
        Rept. 105-676), [5AU]
    Morristown National Historical Park Acquisition of Certain 
        Property: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2776) (H. Rept. 
        105-694), [9SE]
    National Historic Preservation Fund Authorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1522) (H. Rept. 105-484), [21AP]
    National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Assistance 
        Authorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2186) (H. 
        Rept. 105-459), [24MR]
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1695) (H. Rept. 105-697), 
        [9SE]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3109) (H. Rept. 105-695), [9SE]

HISTORY
  Appointments
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S., 
        [23SE], [14OC]
    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, [21AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    Archeology: preserve the integrity of the Kennewick Man remains 
        for scientific study (see H.R. 3575), [27MR]
    Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (see H. Con. Res. 294), 
        [22JN]
    Automobile National Heritage Area: authorize (see H.R. 3910), 
        [20MY]
    ------authorize (H.R. 3910), corrections in enrollment (see H. 
        Con. Res. 351), [15OC]
    Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, 
        and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (see H. 
        Con. Res. 320), [5AU]
    Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to 
        establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 4573), [15SE]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: funding for 
        historic, recreational, and environmental education projects 
        (see H.R. 3522), [19MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to 
        honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 206), [28JA]
    de Onate, Don Juan: issue postage stamp in commemoration of first 
        permanent settlement of western U.S. by the Spanish explorer 
        (see H. Con. Res. 240), [11MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property for Chickamauga-
        Chattanooga National Military Park (see H.R. 4575), [15SE]
    ------conduct study relative to designation of Rosie the Riveter 
        Park as an affiliated site to the National Park Service (see 
        H.R. 4483), [6AU]
    ------limit authority to impose entrance fees for the City Point 
        Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield (see H.R. 3527), 
        [19MR]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the history of women's rights (see H.R. 3240), 
        [12FE]
    Education: dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of 
        the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 316), [4AU]
    El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 4724), [7OC]
    El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 3803), [6MY]
    Eliach, Yaffa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4613), 
        [23SE]
    Ericson, Leif: grant honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 
        122), [16JN]
    ------mint coins in conjunction with Iceland in commemoration of 
        the millennium of the discovery of the New World (see H.R. 
        4624), [24SE]
    George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries 
        (see H.R. 3981), [3JN]
    Great Irish Potato Famine: issue postage stamp to commemorate 
        anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor 
        the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants 
        (see H. Con. Res. 232), [3MR]
    Guam: commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
        determination (see H. Res. 494), [24JN]
    Historic buildings and sites: allow private ownership and use of 
        certain secondary structures and surplus lands in national 
        historical parks under certain conditions (see H.R. 4158), 
        [25JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration 
        at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 
        3266), [25FE]
    Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4109), [23JN]
    Insurance: prohibit foreign insurance companies from doing 
        business in the U.S. unless they disclose any financial 
        dealings they had with individuals who survived or died in the 
        Holocaust (see H.R. 3143), [3FE]
    Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: install plaque at entrance 
        to Old Court House commemorating the Dred Scott decision (see 
        H.R. 4163), [25JN]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: prevent expenditure of Federal funds to 
        investigate circumstances relating to death (see H.R. 4524), 
        [9SE]
    Korczak, Boris: recognize and compensate for intelligence 
        gathering services rendered during the cold war (see H.R. 
        3136), [28JA]
    Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3781), [30AP]
    Lake County, MN: Coast Guard conveyance of certain property to the 
        Lake County Historical Society (see H.R. 4098), [19JN]
    Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper Station, Thomasville, GA: designate 
        (see H.R. 4661), [1OC]
    Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: establish 
        (see H.R. 4182), [25JN]
    National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 4623), [24SE]
    National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish 
        (see H.R. 4722), [7OC]
    Native Americans: mint coins in commemoration of history and 
        culture (see H.R. 4448), [6AU]
    Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information 
        relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals 
        (see H.R. 4007), [5JN]
    New Mexico: designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the 
        anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement (see H. 
        Res. 389), [18MR]
    Ohio: designate Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort 
        Miamis as national historic sites (see H.R. 4562), [14SE]
    Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans 
        Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 
        4815), [12OC]
    Philippines: commemorate independence anniversary and U.S. 
        relations (see H. Res. 404), [31MR]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        establish (see H.R. 3662), [1AP]
    Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, (see 
        H.R. 4570), [15SE]
    ------protect and improve certain heritage areas, (H.R. 4570), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 573), [5OC]
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        4341), [28JY]
    Scott, Hunter: tribute (see H. Res. 590), [9OC]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land 
        claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican 
        citizens (H.R. 2538), consideration (see H. Res. 522), [9SE]
    Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4211), 
        [14JY]
    Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on 
        anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 295), [24JN]
    Valley Forge National Historical Park: authorize addition of the 
        Paoli Battlefield in Malvern, PA (see H.R. 3746), [29AP]
    Veterans: provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan 
        Death March (see H.R. 3818), [7MY]
    Virgin Islands: commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in 
        the former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S. 
        Independence Day (see H. Res. 487), [23JN] (see H. Res. 495), 
        [25JN]
    Washington, George: anniversary of death (see H. Con. Res. 209), 
        [5FE]
    Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood (see H. Con. 
        Res. 223), [24FE]
    Women's Progress Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        4398), [4AU]
    World War II: Berlin Airlift anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 230), 
        [26FE]
    ------commend veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge (see 
        H.J. Res. 132), [8OC]
    ------encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and 
        restitution of individual and communal property (see H. Res. 
        557), [28SE]
    ------recovery of insurance issued for victims of the Holocaust 
        (see H.R. 3121), [28JA] (see H.R. 4826), [13OC]
  Motions
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        establish (H.R. 3662), [9JN]
  Reports filed
    Commitment to Guam To Increase Self-Government Consistent With 
        Self-Determination: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Res. 
        494) (H. Rept. 105-751), [28SE]

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    Consideration of H.R. 2538, Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 105-
        699), [9SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public 
        Lands Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 
        105-776), [5OC]
    Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 105-594), [23JN]
    Morristown National Historical Park Acquisition of Certain 
        Property: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2776) (H. Rept. 
        105-694), [9SE]
    National Historic Preservation Fund Authorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1522) (H. Rept. 105-484), [21AP]
    National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1635) (H. Rept. 105-559), [3JN]
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1695) (H. Rept. 105-697), 
        [9SE]

HOBSON, DAVID L. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Health care professionals: require military physicians to possess 
        unrestricted licenses and to complete continuing medical 
        education requirements (see H.R. 3775), [30AP]
    Jamestown, OH: conveyance of Army Reserve Center to the Greeneview 
        Local School District (see H.R. 3521), [19MR]

HOEKSTRA, PETER (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Government: identify executive agencies regulations which conflict 
        with other executive agencies regulations (see H.R. 4471), 
        [6AU]
    Taxation: disclose to employees the employer's share of taxes paid 
        for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for 
        the employee (see H.R. 3777), [30AP]
    ------disclose to Federal employees the Government's share of 
        taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital 
        insurance for the employee (see H.R. 3776), [30AP]

HOLDEN, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Tariff: niobium oxide (see H.R. 3123), [28JA]
    ------vanadium pentoxide (anhydride) (see H.R. 3124), [28JA]

HOLIDAYS
see Special Days and Holidays

HOMELESS
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish 
        a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down 
        event in each State (see H.R. 4362), [30JY]
  Reports filed
    Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act: 
        Committee on Banking and Financial Service (House) (H.R. 217) 
        (H. Rept. 105-407), [27JA], [3MR]
    Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 105-447), 
        [17MR]

HOMELESS HOUSING PROGRAMS CONSOLIDATION AND FLEXIBILITY ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Service (House) 
        (H.R. 217) (H. Rept. 105-407), [27JA], [3MR]

HOMEOWNERS' INSURANCE AVAILABILITY ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-687), [9SE]

HOMEOWNERS PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Consumers: protections relative to private mortgage insurance (see 
        H.R. 4435), [6AU]

HOMOSEXUALITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Boy Scouts: allow restrictions on hiring of homosexuals as scout 
        masters (see H. Res. 474), [16JN]
    Diseases: implementation of national HIV surveillance system (see 
        H. Res. 539), [15SE]
    Executive Office of the President: repeal Executive Order on equal 
        employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation (see 
        H.R. 4318), [23JY]
    Shepard, Matthew: condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 597), [14OC]

HONDURAS, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: adjust status of certain nationals (see H.R. 3231), 
        [12FE]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide 
        certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of 
        status (see H.R. 3553), [25MR]

HOOLEY, DARLENE (a Representative from Oregon)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of the Interior: participation in the design, planning, and 
        construction of the Willow Lake Natural Treatment System 
        Project for the reclamation and reuse of water (see H.R. 
        3964), [22MY]
    Taxation: treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate 
        tax (see H.R. 3227), [12FE]

HOPE CLIFFORD R. (a former Representative from Kansas)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Clifford R. Hope Post Office, Garden City, KS: designate (see H.R. 
        4774), [9OC]

HORN, STEPHEN (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: prohibit unauthorized interstate or foreign transfer of 
        counterfeit or authentic police badges (see H.R. 4282), [21JY]
    Federal Commission on Statistical Policy: establish (see H.R. 
        4620), [24SE]
    Government: measure performance of Federal procurement system and 
        enhance training of the acquisition workforce (see H.R. 4244), 
        [16JY]
    ------reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in 
        Federal management and debt collection practices, payment 
        systems, and benefit programs (see H.R. 4243), [16JY] (see 
        H.R. 4857), [20OC]
    Postal Service: require any city completely surrounded by another 
        city to have its own ZIP Code (see H.R. 4429), [6AU]

HORTICULTURE
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and 
        quarantine (see H.R. 3766), [30AP]

HOSPITALS
see Health Care Facilities

HOSTETTLER, JOHN N. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by 
        State and local officials that results from the threat that 
        potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see 
        H.R. 3288), [26FE]

HOUGHTON, AMO (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the 
        presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Nelson R. 
        Mandela (see H. Con. Res. 326), [14SE]
    Clinton, President: censure (see H.J. Res. 139), [17DE]
    Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper 
        markets (see H. Con. Res. 233), [4MR]
    Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3156), [4FE]
    Tariff: mueslix cereals (see H.R. 3419), [10MR]
    ------wool fabrics (see H.R. 4358), [30JY]
    Taxation: extend research credit to expenses attributable to 
        certain collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 3857), 
        [13MY]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 3125), [28JA]
    ------repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under 
        the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 4541), [10SE]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 4173), 
        [25JN]
    ------treatment of use of a principal residence by a member of the 
        Armed Forces or Foreign Service while on official extended 
        duty (see H.R. 4561), [14SE]

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, [11FE]
    Census Monitoring Board, [11FE]
    Commission on Maintaining U.S. Nuclear Weapons Expertise, [11FE]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
    George Washington's Birthday Ceremonies, [24FE]
    National Council on the Arts, [11FE]
    National Education Goals Panel, [24FE]
    National Health Museum Commission, [21AP]
    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, [21AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    Adjournment: appoint committee to notify the President (see H. 
        Res. 608), [20OC]
    Armey, Representative: election as Speaker pro tempore (see H. 
        Res. 386), [17MR]
    Biscayne National Park: designate visitor center as the Dante 
        Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 
        3285), [26FE]
    Bono, Sonny: tribute (see H. Res. 338), [27JA]
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Clinton, President: censure (see H.J. Res. 139, 140), [17DE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether 
        grounds exist to impeach (see H. Res. 581), [7OC]
    ------House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of 
        managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 614), [19DE]
    ------impeachment (see H. Res. 611), [17DE]
    ------printing of independent counsel report on investigation 
        relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, and improper 
        sexual conduct (see H. Res. 528), [10SE] (see H. Res. 546), 
        [18SE]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 351), [5FE]
    Committee on Commerce (House): majority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 515), [3AU]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of 
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election 
        campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (see H. Res. 
        440), [18MY]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 341), [28JA] (see H. Res. 355), [11FE]
    Committee on Small Business (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 370), [26FE] (see H. Res. 434), [14MY]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 506), [20JY]
    ------question relating to privileges of the House (see H. Res. 
        599), [14OC]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): deliberative review and 
        release of independent counsel report on investigation of 
        President Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, 
        and improper sexual conduct (see H. Res. 525), [10SE]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 371), [26FE]

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    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 530), [11SE]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): 
        establish (see H. Res. 463), [9JN]
    ------establish (H. Res. 463), consideration (see H. Res. 476), 
        [17JN]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        354), [11FE] (see H. Res. 429), [13MY]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 342), [28JA] (see 
        H. Res. 369), [25FE] (see H. Res. 400), [27MR] (see H. Res. 
        412), [29AP] (see H. Res. 492), [24JN] (see H. Res. 540), 
        [16SE]
    ------require approval of any payments from the reserve fund 
        designated for certain committee expenses (see H. Res. 387), 
        [17MR]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 201), [27JA] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 257), [1AP] (see H. Con. Res. 297), [25JN] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 353), [20OC]
    ------adjournment (H. Con. Res. 297), consideration (see H. Res. 
        491), [24JN]
    ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 335), [27JA]
    ------prohibit inclusion of legislative provisions and 
        nonemergency spending in emergency appropriations legislation 
        (see H.R. 3576), [27MR]
    ------set date for convening of 106th Congress (see H.J. Res. 
        138), [20OC]
    ------voting requirement for committees to seek immunity for 
        witnesses (see H.R. 3854), [13MY]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation (see 
        H.J. Res. 131), [7OC]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation (H.J. 
        Res. 131), consideration (see H. Res. 580), [7OC]
    Congressional Budget Act: application of points of order to 
        unreported measures in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 
        4343), [29JY]
    Conservation of energy: development and implementation of a 
        comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress (see 
        H. Con. Res. 280), [21MY]
    Daily meeting: fixing the hour (see H. Res. 337), [27JA]
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (see H.R. 4757), 
        [9OC]
    Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY: designate (see H.R. 
        3453), [12MR]
    District of Columbia: provide for full voting representation in 
        Congress (see H.R. 4208), [14JY]
    ------provide the Delegate to Congress with a vote relative to 
        impeachment process (see H. Res. 613), [18DE]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (see H.J. Res. 119), [14MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures 
        and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 108), [3FE]
    Elrod, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 437), [14MY]
    Families and domestic relations: permit payments to reimburse 
        Members, officers, and employees for qualified adoption 
        expenses (see H. Res. 593), [10OC]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 3534), [24MR]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 3534), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 426), [12MY]
    ------require congressional approval of certain proposed rules 
        (see H.R. 4085), [18JN]
    House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 352), [5FE] (see H. 
        Res. 414), [29AP] (see H. Res. 445), [21MY] (see H. Res. 544), 
        [17SE] (see H. Res. 558), [28SE] (see H. Res. 575), [5OC] (see 
        H. Res. 589), [9OC]
    ------consideration of certain resolutions in preparation for sine 
        die adjournment (see H. Res. 594), [13OC]
    ------provide a vote in the Committee of the Whole to the Delegate 
        from the District of Columbia (see H. Res. 464), [9JN]
    ------provide that certain bills to eliminate waste and provide 
        reform of the executive branch are privileged (see H. Res. 
        600), [14OC]
    ------require a two-thirds majority on legislation implementing 
        future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track procedures (see 
        H. Res. 488), [23JN] (see H. Res. 497), [25JN]
    ------require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff (see H. 
        Res. 456), [4JN] (see H. Res. 503), [16JY]
    ------require legislation which amends a law to show changes in 
        the law (see H. Res. 529), [10SE]
    ------require travel reports to include information on funding 
        sources (see H. Res. 424), [7MY]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see 
        H.R. 3502), [18MR]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 4112), [23JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4112), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 489), [24JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4112), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 550), [23SE]
    Members of Congress: limit number of years of participation in 
        certain Federal retirement systems and deny retirement 
        benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4260), 
        [16JY]
    ------require that excess amounts from official allowances be 
        applied to old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
        programs (see H.R. 3804), [6MY]
    Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the 
        House of Representatives (see H.R. 4510), [6AU]
    106th Congress: print revised edition of the House Rules and 
        Manual (see H. Res. 607), [20OC]
    ------set date for any organizational caucus or conference (see H. 
        Res. 606), [20OC]
    Photography: permit official photographs to be taken while the 
        House is in session (see H. Res. 577), [5OC]
    Political campaigns: ban acceptance of certain cash contributions 
        in campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 4790), [10OC]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3315), [3MR] 
        (see H.R. 3399), [5MR] (see H.R. 3476), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3485), [18MR] (see H.R. 3516), (see H.R. 3526), [19MR] (see 
        H.R. 3581), [30MR] (see H.R. 3721), [23AP]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY] (see H. Res. 458), 
        [4JN] (see H. Res. 468), [11JN]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3526), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 467), [11JN]
    ------expenditure limitations and public financing for general 
        elections (see H.R. 3851), [13MY]
    ------partial removal of limitations on contributions to 
        candidates whose opponents exceed personal contribution 
        limitations (see H.R. 3313), [3MR]
    ------prohibit political committees from reimbursing certain funds 
        to candidates for elections to Federal office (see H.R. 3543), 
        [24MR]
    ------public financing for candidates who voluntarily limit 
        expenditures for general elections (see H.R. 3852), [13MY]
    ------require the deposit into a special account certain 
        contributions and donations to be returned to donors (see H.R. 
        4786), [10OC]
    Public lands: require congressional approval before entering into 
        certain agreements or arrangements (see H.R. 4122), [23JN]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 3598), [30MR]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 3295), [26FE]
    Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff 
        Auditorium in the Technology Transfer Center (see H.R. 3731), 
        [23AP]
    Schiff, Steven: tribute (see H. Res. 395), [25MR]
    Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is 
        present (see H. Res. 336), [27JA]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into 
        whether grounds exist to impeach independent counsel (see H. 
        Res. 582), [7OC]
    ------impeachment of independent counsel relative to conduct of 
        investigation of President Clinton and submission of report to 
        House of Representative (see H. Res. 545), [18SE]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see 
        H.J. Res. 111), [26FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on 
        the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 407), [21AP]
  Conference reports
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4112), 
        [22SE]
  Discharge petitions signed
    Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3580), consideration (H. Res. 473), [25JN], [24JY], 
        [3AU], [6AU], [15SE], [26SE]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 3605), consideration (H. Res. 486), [24JY], [3AU]
    House Rules: amend relative to introduction of a bill about 
        inclusion of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in President's Day 
        observances (H. Res. 141), [3MR], [22MY], [5JN], [11JN], 
        [19JN], [25JN], [17JY], [24JY]
    Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining 
        coverage or premiums (H.R. 306), [11JN], [19JN], [25JN], 
        [17JY]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        1366), consideration (H. Res. 259), [27MR], [1AP], [23AP], 
        [30AP]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3526), 
        consideration (H. Res. 467), [25JN], [17JY]
    Social Security: establish pilot program for personalized 
        retirement security through personal retirement savings 
        accounts (H.R. 3560), [2OC]
    Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military 
        forces of the Philippines (H.R. 836), [18SE]
  Motions
    Adjournment, [14MY], [22MY], [21JY], [28JY], [8OC], [18DE]
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry 
        into whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), [8OC]
    ------impeachment (H. Res. 611), [19DE]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 341), [28JA]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 355), [12FE]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        4112), [25JN], [15SE]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        2183), consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: impeachment of independent counsel relative to 
        conduct of investigation of President Clinton and submission 
        of report to House of Representative (H. Res. 545), [23SE]
  Reports filed
    Activities During the 105th Congress: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H. Rept. 105-831), [18DE]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Rept. 105-832), 
        [18DE]
    Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) 
        (H. Rept. 105-415), [5FE]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 414) (H. Rept. 105-502), 
        [29AP]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 105-547), 
        [21MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 544) (H. Rept. 105-729), 
        [17SE]

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    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 558) (H. Rept. 105-754), 
        [28SE]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 575) (H. Rept. 105-778), 
        [5OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 589) (H. Rept. 105-806), 
        [9OC]
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 3485) (H. Rept. 105-457), [23MR]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) Special Authority 
        Relative to Investigation of the International Brotherhood of 
        Teamsters: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 507) (H. Rept. 
        105-658), [29JY]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select) 
        Establishment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. 
        Rept. 105-582), [16JN]
    Consideration of Certain Resolutions in Preparation for Sine Die 
        Adjournment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 594) (H. 
        Rept. 105-818), [13OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4112, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 550) (H. Rept. 105-741), [23SE]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 297, Congressional Adjournment: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 105-603), 
        [24JN]
    Consideration of H. Res. 463, Committee on U.S. National Security 
        and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of 
        China (House, Select) Establishment: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 476) (H. Rept. 105-583), [17JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 119, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Political Campaign Expenditures: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), [20MY]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 131, Waive Enrollment Requirements for 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 580) 
        (H. Rept. 105-791), [7OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2183, Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), 
        [20MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 105-567), 
        [4JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3534, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 105-529), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4112, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 489) (H. 
        Rept. 105-601), [24JN]
    Deliberative Review and Release of Independent Counsel Report on 
        Investigation of President Clinton Relative to Perjury, 
        Obstruction of Justice, and Improper Sexual Conduct: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 105-703), [10SE]
    Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3453) (H. 
        Rept. 105-519), [7MY]
    Impeachment of President Clinton: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H. Res. 611) (H. Rept. 105-830), [17DE]
    Inquiry Into Whether Grounds Exist To Impeach President Clinton: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 
        105-795), [7OC]
    Investigation of Voter Irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District: Committee on House Oversight (House) 
        (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 105-416), [11FE]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4112) (H. Rept. 105-734), [22SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4112) (H. Rept. 
        105-595), [23JN]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 3534) 
        (H. Rept. 105-515), [7MY]
    Matter of Representative Kim: Committee on Standards of Official 
        Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 105-797), [8OC]
    Refusal of Attorney General Janet Reno To Produce Subpoenaed 
        Documents: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-728), [17SE]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3598) (H. 
        Rept. 105-655), [29JY]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3295) (H. 
        Rept. 105-520), [7MY]

HOUSING
related term(s) Homeless
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    CERCLA: clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for 
        residential use (see H.R. 4227), [15JY]
    Children's Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 3637), 
        [1AP]
    Community development: prohibit funding for any facility to be 
        used primarily for distribution or use of tobacco products 
        (see H.R. 4796), [10OC]
    Crime: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative 
        to drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 4543), [10SE]
    ------provide an exemption for restrictions on the occupancy of 
        group homes by persons convicted of certain crimes (see H.R. 
        4827), [13OC]
    ------provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
        participation in shared housing arrangements (see H.R. 3181), 
        [11FE]
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, 
        family housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 
        4059), [16JN]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 477), [18JN]
    Dept. of HUD: ensure that tenant-based rental assistance programs 
        are carried out in an efficient and fair manner (see H.R. 
        3545), [25MR]
    ------establish program to eliminate redlining in the insurance 
        business (see H.R. 4145), [25JN]
    ------grants to States to supplement assistance for the 
        preservation of affordable housing for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 4838), [14OC]
    ------insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or 
        rehabilitation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3637), [1AP]
    ------modernize requirements and establish consensus process for 
        development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards 
        for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3634), [1AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: cost-of-living adjustment for 
        compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities 
        and improvements in education, (see H.R. 4110), [23JN]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with 
        service-connected disabilities and improvements in education, 
        (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 592), [10OC]
    Drugs: prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or 
        producing methamphetamine from receiving public housing 
        assistance (see H.R. 4551), [11SE]
    Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 3206), [12FE]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 3750), [29AP]
    Foreign Assistance Act: repeal the housing guaranty program (see 
        H.R. 3352), [5MR]
    Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural 
        development in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 3636), [1AP] (see 
        H.R. 4283), [21JY]
    Government: access to affordable housing and expansion of 
        homeownership opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 208), [4FE]
    ------remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing (see 
        H.R. 3435), [11MR]
    LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY]
    Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see 
        H.R. 4004), [5JN]
    Mortgages: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing 
        temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured 
        under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 4745), [8OC]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve pre-disaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 4832), [14OC]
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 4482), [6AU]
    Public welfare programs: disregard payment of earned income tax 
        credits in determining eligibility for the temporary 
        assistance for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and 
        public housing programs (see H.R. 4818), [12OC]
    Real estate: expand homeownership (see H.R. 3899), [19MY]
    ------provide rental assistance in a manner that preserves 
        residential property values, protects residents, and enhances 
        safety (see H.R. 4218), [15JY]
    Senior citizens: use of project rental assistance contracts to 
        finance housing conversions for elderly persons (see H.R. 
        3635), [1AP]
    States: use of community development block grants for 
        nonentitlement areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 
        3241), [12FE]
    Taxation: allow interest deduction for contingent interest on a 
        shared appreciation mortgage (see H.R. 4637), [25SE]
    ------allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene 
        used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes (see H.R. 
        4687), [2OC]
    ------depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 
        3500), [18MR]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 3865), [14MY]
    ------modify rules for determining whether a corporation is a 
        cooperative housing corporation (see H.R. 4397), [4AU]
    ------modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3290), [26FE]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 4740), [8OC]
    ------provide income tax credits for the purchase of a new energy 
        efficient affordable home and for energy efficiency 
        improvements to existing homes (see H.R. 4626), [24SE]
    ------treatment of certain contiguous farmlands relative to sale 
        of a principal residence (see H.R. 4643), [25SE]
    ------treatment of cooperative housing corporations and their 
        shareholders (see H.R. 4386), [3AU]
    ------treatment of Native American housing assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 3774), [30AP]
    ------treatment of use of a principal residence by a member of the 
        Armed Forces or Foreign Service while on official extended 
        duty (see H.R. 4561), [14SE]
    Veterans: increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted 
        housing for disabled veterans (see H.R. 3619), [1AP]
    ------make permanent the eligibility of former members of the 
        Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 4016), 
        [9JN]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4059), [24JY]
  Messages
    National Institute of Building Sciences Report: President Clinton, 
        [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Africa Seeds of Hope Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4283) (H. Rept. 105-681), [6AU]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing,

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        and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 477) (H. Rept. 105-585), [18JN]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4059) (H. Rept. 105-647), [24JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4059) (H. Rept. 
        105-578), [16JN]
    Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act: 
        Committee on Banking and Financial Service (House) (H.R. 217) 
        (H. Rept. 105-407), [27JA], [3MR]
    Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-687), 
        [9SE]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 4110) (H. Rept. 105-627), [15JY]
    Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 105-447), 
        [17MR]

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Community development: prohibit funding for any facility to be 
        used primarily for distribution or use of tobacco products 
        (see H.R. 4796), [10OC]

HOWE, MARYBELLE H.
  Bills and resolutions
    Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        4041), [11JN]

HOYER, STENY H. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
    George Washington's Birthday Ceremonies, [24FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 255), 
        [30MR]
    Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H. Con. Res. 327), [18SE]
    Federal employees: modify the conditions that must be met before 
        certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the 
        President (see H.R. 3251), [24FE]
    House of Representatives: require approval of any payments from 
        the reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses 
        (see H. Res. 387), [17MR]

HUBBELL, WEBSTER
  Bills and resolutions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
  Motions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431), [14MY]

HULSHOF, KENNY C. (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [6MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 
        3659), [1AP]
    ------partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and 
        interest received by individuals (see H.R. 3215), [12FE]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund 
        of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 4332), [24JY]

HUMAN RIGHTS
related term(s) Civil Liberties; Civil Rights; Genocide
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: condemn Taliban regime and support broad based 
        government (see H. Con. Res. 336), [8OC]
    ------establish cease fire and begin transition toward a broad-
        based multiethnic government that observes international norms 
        of behavior (see H. Con. Res. 218), [12FE]
    Algeria: human rights violations (see H. Res. 347), [3FE] (see H. 
        Res. 374), [2MR]
    Belarus: human rights violations relative to most-favored-nation 
        status (see H. Con. Res. 237), [5MR]
    Botswana: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 373), [26FE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the 
        presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Nelson R. 
        Mandela (see H. Con. Res. 326), [14SE]
    China, People's Republic of: encourage formation and protection of 
        the Chinese Democracy Party (see H. Res. 570), [2OC]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 121), [4JN]
    Clinton, President: reconsider decision to be formally received in 
        Tiananmen Square during visit to the People's Republic of 
        China (see H. Con. Res. 285), [3JN]
    ------reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen 
        Square during visit to the People's Republic of China (H. Con. 
        Res. 285), consideration (see H. Res. 454), [3JN]
    Colleges and universities: adopt licensing codes of conduct 
        against merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor 
        conditions (see H.R. 3755), [29AP]
    Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and 
        Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implement and establish 
        support program for victims of torture (see H.R. 3161), [4FE]
    ------implementation (see H.R. 4308), [22JY]
    Crime: prevent trafficking of women and girls for forced 
        prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 239), [10MR]
    Dept. of State: provide rewards for information leading to arrests 
        for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of 
        international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (see H.R. 
        4660), [1OC]
    Ecuador: human rights and due process violations (see H. Res. 
        353), [5FE]
    El Salvador: commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots 
        David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. (see H. Con. Res. 
        314), [3AU]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child 
        labor (see H.R. 4450), [6AU]
    Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to 
        certain countries (see H.R. 4545), [10SE]
    Foreign policy: support developmental alternatives for child labor 
        (see H.R. 4506), [6AU]
    Global March Against Child Labor: support (see H. Res. 444), 
        [21MY]
    Guatemala: investigation of murder of Juan Gerardi and 
        implementation of peace accords (see H. Res. 421), [6MY]
    Hun Sen: culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
        genocide in Cambodia (see H. Res. 533), [11SE]
    Immigration: allow admittance of temporary or seasonal 
        agricultural workers relative to reductions in certain 
        workers' visas (see H.R. 3410), [10MR]
    Indonesia: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 281), [22MY]
    ------prohibit transfer of military equipment, (see H.R. 3918), 
        [20MY]
    ------support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Con. Res. 
        258), [1AP]
    International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's 
        Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 283), [22MY]
    Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by 
        Serbian police relative to self-determination (see H. Con. 
        Res. 205), [28JA] (see H. Con. Res. 235), [5MR] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 312), [28JY] (see H. Con. Res. 313), [30JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 315), [3AU]
    ------NATO military intervention relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Res. 561), [1OC]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 343), [8OC]
    Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 234), [4MR]
    Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the 
        conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. 
        Res. 347), [9OC]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 304), [21JY]
    Nicaragua: tribute to activities of the International Support and 
        Verification Commission of the OAS (see H. Con. Res. 222), 
        [12FE]
    Nigeria: promote democracy and good governance (see H.R. 3890), 
        [19MY]
    Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to 
        condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 245), [17MR]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        3806), [7MY]
    ------establish (H.R. 2431), consideration (see H. Res. 430), 
        [13MY]
    Paraga, Dobroslav: support efforts to bring about increased 
        respect for democratic and human rights in Croatia (see H. 
        Res. 375), [2MR]
    Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims 
        of torture (see H.R. 4309), [22JY]
    Sierra Leone: human rights violations (see H. Res. 559), [28SE]
    Somalia: economic, (see H. Con. Res. 339), [8OC]
    Sudan: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 234), [4MR]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human 
        rights in the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 364), 
        [12FE]
    Uganda: condemn forced abduction of children and their use as 
        soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 309), [24JY]
    Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on 
        anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 295), [24JN]
  Messages
    Imposition of Economic Sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro: 
        President Clinton, [11JN], [17JY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        President Clinton, [3JN]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton, [23MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 285, Reconsider Decision by 
        President Clinton To Be Formally Received in Tiananmen Square 
        During Visit to the People's Republic of China: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 454) (H. Rept. 105-564), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2431, Freedom From Religious Persecution 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 105-
        534), [13MY]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-480), [1AP]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 
        105-638), [20JY]
    Torture Victims Relief Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4309) (H. Rept. 105-709), [14SE]

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
see Foreign Aid

HUN SEN (Prime Minister, Cambodia)
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, 
        and genocide in Cambodia (see H. Res. 533), [11SE]

HUNA TOTEM CORP.
  Reports filed
    Huna Totem Corp. Land Conveyance in Alaska: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3088) (H. Rept. 105-784), [6OC]

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HUNGARY, REPUBLIC OF
  Messages
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]

HUNGER
related term(s) Famines
  Bills and resolutions
    Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy 
        persons (see H.R. 3615), [1AP]

HUNTER, DUNCAN (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations 
        of property by the Government (see H.R. 4303), [22JY]
    Drugs: increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 3858), [13MY]
    Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (see 
        H.R. 3267), [25FE]
    Ships and vessels: certificate of documentation for a barge (see 
        H.R. 4216), [14JY]
    Taxation: treatment of tips (see H.R. 4408), [5AU]

HUNTING AND TRAPPING
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: authorize electronic issuance of migratory 
        bird hunting and conservation stamps (see H.R. 4803), [10OC]
    ------use receipts from the sale of migratory bird hunting and 
        conservation stamps to promote additional stamp purchases (see 
        H.R. 4248), [16JY]
    Firearms: clarify standard required for the importation of 
        sporting arms (see H.R. 3954), [22MY]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (H.R. 512), consideration (see H. Res. 427), [12MY]
    Sports: establish a memorial to sportsmen (see H.R. 4077), [18JN]
    Washington: protect and conserve deer and elk and provide for 
        consistent and equitable hunting laws (see H.R. 3987), [3JN]
    Wildlife: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat 
        under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (H.R. 2863), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 521), [9SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 512, New Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 105-530), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2863, Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 521) (H. Rept. 105-698), 
        [9SE]
    Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2863) (H. Rept. 105-542), [19MY]

HURRICANES
related term(s) Disasters
  Reports filed
    Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-687), 
        [9SE]

HUSSEIN, SADDAM (President, Iraq)
  Bills and resolutions
    Iraq: support transition to democracy (see H.R. 4655), [29SE] (see 
        H.R. 4664), [1OC]

HUTCHINSON, ASA (a Representative from Arkansas)
  Appointments
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
    Conferee: S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency 
        Prevention Act, [1OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 3168), [5FE]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Arkansas (see H.R. 4081), [18JN]
    Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, (see H.R. 4338), [27JY]
    Tobacco products: specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry 
        settlement (see H.J. Res. 109), [11FE]

HYDE, HENRY J. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
    ------H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention 
        Act, [1OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Antitrust policy: treatment of video programming for multichannel 
        distribution (see H.R. 3559), [26MR]
    Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry 
        into whether grounds exist to impeach (see H. Res. 581), [7OC]
    ------House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of 
        managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 614), [19DE]
    ------impeachment (see H. Res. 611), [17DE]
    Courts: enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class 
        action lawsuits (see H.R. 3789), [5MY]
    ------establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, 
        prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos 
        exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 3905), [20MY]
    ------establish rules for proportionality between the amount of 
        punitive damages and the amount of economic loss (see H.R. 
        4785), [10OC]
    Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of 
        drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (see 
        H.R. 4006), [5JN]
    Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3303), 
        [3MR]
    ------clarify method for filling vacancies subject to Senate 
        confirmation (see H.R. 3420), [10MR]
    Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for 
        failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 
        3811), [7MY]
    Patriotic societies and observances: revise, codify, and enact 
        without substantive change certain general and permanent laws 
        (see H.R. 4529), [9SE]
    States: permit use of funds under the State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 3837), [12MY]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        614), [19DE]
  Reports filed
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3150) (H. 
        Rept. 105-794), [7OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3150) (H. Rept. 
        105-540), [18MY]
    Collection of Data on Law Enforcement Traffic Stops: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 118) (H. Rept. 105-435), [11MR]
    Community Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        218) (H. Rept. 105-819), [14OC]
    Dept. of Justice Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3303) (H. Rept. 105-526), [12MY]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-480), [11MY]
    Impeachment of President Clinton: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H. Res. 611) (H. Rept. 105-830), [17DE]
    Inquiry Into Whether Grounds Exist To Impeach President Clinton: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 
        105-795), [7OC]
    Internet Tax Freedom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        3529) (H. Rept. 105-808), [10OC]
    Payments to Individuals With Blood-Clotting Disorders Who 
        Contracted HIV Due to Contaminated Blood Products: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1023) (H. Rept. 105-465), 
        [25MR]
    Prohibit Interference With Interstate Commerce on the Internet or 
        Interactive Computer Services: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-570), [19JN]

HYDROELECTRIC POWER
  Bills and resolutions
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Arkansas (see H.R. 4081), [18JN]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of Mt. Hope 
        Waterpower Project (see H.R. 4633), [25SE]
    Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: establish 
        Natural Resources Institute (see H.R. 4593), [17SE]
  Reports filed
    Extend Time Required for Construction of Hydroelectric Power 
        Projects: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2841) (H. Rept. 
        105-510), [6MY]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Arkansas: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4081) (H. 
        Rept. 105-748), [25SE]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Colorado: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2217) 
        (H. Rept. 105-509), [6MY]

HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3164) (H. Rept. 
        105-485), [21AP]

HYUNDAI CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck 
        factory (see H. Res. 595), [13OC]

ICELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Ericson, Leif: grant honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 
        122), [16JN]
    ------mint coins in conjunction with Iceland in commemoration of 
        the millennium of the discovery of the New World (see H.R. 
        4624), [24SE]

IDAHO
  Bills and resolutions
    Idaho Admission Act: amend relative to sale or lease of school 
        land (see H.R. 4166), [25JN]
    Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: establish 
        Natural Resources Institute (see H.R. 4593), [17SE]
  Reports filed
    Sale or Lease of School Land in Idaho: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4166) (H. Rept. 105-705), [11SE]

IDAHO ADMISSION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: amend relative to sale or lease of school land (see 
        H.R. 4166), [25JN]
  Reports filed
    Sale or Lease of School Land in Idaho: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4166) (H. Rept. 105-705), [11SE]

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND IMMIGRANT RESPONSIBILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Privacy: repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 4197), [14JY] (see H.R. 4217), 
        [15JY]

ILLINOIS
  Bills and resolutions
    Great Lakes Basin Compact: repeal a condition imposed in 
        congressional consent (see H.R. 3458), [12MR]
    Kankakee, IL: conveyance of vacant Army Reserve Center (see H.R. 
        3856), [13MY]
    Mississippi River: management of the upper river system (see H.R. 
        4322), [23JY]
  Reports filed
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission 
        Extension: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1042) (H. 
        Rept. 105-676), [5AU]

ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR COMMISSION
  Reports filed
    Extension: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1042) (H. Rept. 
        105-676), [5AU]

IMMIGRATION
related term(s) Refugees
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: allow admittance of temporary or seasonal 
        agricultural workers relative to reductions in certain 
        workers' visas (see H.R. 3410), [10MR]
    Aliens: waive certain visa fees and modify schedule for 
        implementation of certain border crossing restrictions (see 
        H.R. 4116), [23JN]

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    Appropriations: personnel and technology funding to increase 
        inspections and reduce delays at border crossings and interior 
        checkpoints (see H.R. 3679), [1AP]
    Automated entry-exit control system: extend development date (see 
        H.R. 4658), [1OC]
    Bangladesh: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of status (see H.R. 4652), [28SE]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: funding for 
        historic, recreational, and environmental education projects 
        (see H.R. 3522), [19MR]
    Citizenship: declare certain Amerasians to be U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 4763), [9OC] (see H.R. 4854), [19OC]
    ------modify retroactively the residence requirement for certain 
        individuals born abroad before 1953 to one citizen parent and 
        one alien parent (see H.R. 4853), [19OC]
    ------strengthen naturalization process (see H.R. 3341), [5MR]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 341), [28JA] (see H. Res. 355), [11FE]
    Crime: assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens and 
        for persons smuggling aliens within the U.S. (see H.R. 4251), 
        [16JY]
    Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Enforcement and Border 
        Affairs (see H.R. 4264), [17JY]
    Dept. of Labor: treatment of immigration relative to certain 
        information technology occupations (see H.R. 3273), [25FE]
    Dept. of State: establish a Board of Visa Appeals (see H.R. 4539), 
        [10SE]
    Discrimination: prohibit in the issuance of nonimmigrant visas 
        (see H.R. 3597), [30MR]
    Education: permit local educational agencies to waive 
        reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend 
        public secondary schools (see H.R. 4416), [6AU]
    Electronic Fund Transfer Act: limit exchange rates in 
        international wire transfers originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        4253), [16JY]
    ------require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in 
        transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 
        3726), [23AP]
    Employment: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers 
        and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (see H.R. 3736), 
        [28AP]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 513), [30JY]
    ------permit aliens who join a limited partnership after the 
        partnership's creation to qualify for a visa (see H.R. 4619), 
        [24SE]
    Families and domestic relations: eliminate restrictions which 
        render alien battered spouses and their children ineligible to 
        apply for adjustments, suspensions, or cancellation of 
        deportation (see H.R. 4291), [21JY]
    ------increase visas temporarily for backlogged spouses and 
        children of lawful permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 4504), 
        [6AU]
    ------waive certain inadmissibility grounds for aliens married to 
        U.S. citizens relative to political activity in Ireland or 
        Northern Ireland (see H.R. 4494), [6AU]
    Government: extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data 
        relative to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R. 
        2578), consideration (see H. Res. 391), [24MR]
    Great Irish Potato Famine: issue postage stamp to commemorate 
        anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor 
        the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants 
        (see H. Con. Res. 232), [3MR]
    Honduras: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 
        3231), [12FE]
    Immigration: permit aliens who join a limited partnership after 
        the partnership's creation to qualify for a visa (see H.R. 
        4619), [24SE]
    Immigration and Nationality Act: eliminate the diversity immigrant 
        program (see H.R. 4011), [5JN]
    INS: adjustment of status for aliens based on diversity immigrant 
        visas that expired due to paperwork processing delays (see 
        H.R. 4502), [6AU]
    ------reform (see H.R. 4363), [30JY]
    Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 
        3915), [20MY]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals (see H.R. 4020), [9JN]
    ------provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of status (see H.R. 3553), [25MR]
    Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and 
        benefits for noncitizens (see H.R. 4558), [14SE]
    ------extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI (see 
        H.R. 4426), [6AU]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 3379), 
        [5MR]
    Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims 
        of torture (see H.R. 4309), [22JY]
    States: establish a pilot program for mediation of private rights 
        of action under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 
        Protection Act (see H.R. 3317), [4MR]
    ------provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant 
        children and increase allotments to territories under the 
        State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4323), 
        [23JY]
    Terrorism: deport aliens who associate with known terrorists (see 
        H.R. 4698), [5OC]
    ------extend the visa processing period for diversity applicants 
        whose processing was suspended due to embassy bombings (see 
        H.R. 4821), [13OC]
    U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform: implement recommendations 
        (see H.R. 3904), [20MY]
    U.S. Immigration Court: establish (see H.R. 4107), [22JN]
  Motions
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 341), [28JA]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 355), [12FE]
    Visa Waiver Pilot Program: reauthorize (S. 1178), [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2578, Extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and 
        Collect Data Relative to Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in 
        the U.S.: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 
        105-461), [24MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 105-
        660), [30JY]
    Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2759) (H. Rept. 105-668), [3AU]
    Immigration Status for NATO Civilian Employees: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 429) (H. Rept. 105-410), [3FE]
    Investigation of Voter Irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District: Committee on House Oversight (House) 
        (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 105-416), [11FE]
    Public Assistance and Benefits for Noncitizens Clarification and 
        Improvement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4558) 
        (H. Rept. 105-735), [22SE]
    Torture Victims Relief Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4309) (H. Rept. 105-709), [14SE]
    Workforce Improvement and Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3736) (H. Rept. 105-657), [29JY]

IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Diversity immigrant program: eliminate (see H.R. 4011), [5JN]
    Immigration: allow admittance of temporary or seasonal 
        agricultural workers relative to reductions in certain 
        workers' visas (see H.R. 3410), [10MR]
    ------deport aliens who associate with known terrorists (see H.R. 
        4698), [5OC]
    ------eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses 
        and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments, 
        suspensions, or cancellation of deportation (see H.R. 4291), 
        [21JY]
    ------extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data relative 
        to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R. 2578), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 391), [24MR]
    U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform: implement recommendations 
        (see H.R. 3904), [20MY]
  Motions
    Immigration: reauthorize Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 1178), 
        [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2578, Extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and 
        Collect Data Relative to Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in 
        the U.S.: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 
        105-461), [24MR]

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
related term(s) Department of Justice
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 341), [28JA] (see H. Res. 355), [11FE]
    Immigration: adjustment of status for aliens based on diversity 
        immigrant visas that expired due to paperwork processing 
        delays (see H.R. 4502), [6AU]
    ------allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural 
        workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas (see 
        H.R. 3410), [10MR]
    ------assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens and for 
        persons smuggling aliens within the U.S. (see H.R. 4251), 
        [16JY]
    ------extend date by which an automated entry-exit control system 
        must be developed (see H.R. 4658), [1OC]
    ------extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data relative 
        to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R. 2578), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 391), [24MR]
    ------increase visas temporarily for backlogged spouses and 
        children of lawful permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 4504), 
        [6AU]
    ------personnel and technology funding to increase inspections and 
        reduce delays at border crossings and interior checkpoints 
        (see H.R. 3679), [1AP]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the issuance of nonimmigrant 
        visas (see H.R. 3597), [30MR]
    ------provide certain Bangladesh nationals an opportunity to apply 
        for adjustment of status (see H.R. 4652), [28SE]
    ------strengthen naturalization process (see H.R. 3341), [5MR]
    ------waive certain visa fees and modify schedule for 
        implementation of certain border crossing restrictions (see 
        H.R. 4116), [23JN]
    Immigration and Nationality Act: eliminate the diversity immigrant 
        program (see H.R. 4011), [5JN]
    Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens 
        (see H.R. 3379), [5MR]
    Reform (see H.R. 4363), [30JY]
    U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform: implement recommendations 
        (see H.R. 3904), [20MY]
  Motions
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 341), [28JA]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 355), [12FE]
    Immigration: reauthorize Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 1178), 
        [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2578, Extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and 
        Collect Data Relative to Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in 
        the U.S.: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 
        105-461), [24MR]
    Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2759) (H. Rept. 105-668), [3AU]

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    Investigation of Voter Irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District: Committee on House Oversight (House) 
        (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 105-416), [11FE]

IMPERIAL BEACH, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Mexico: inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to 
        flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 331), [1OC]

IMPORTS
see Foreign Trade

INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 4437), (see H.R. 4463), 
        [6AU]

INCOME
related term(s) Economy; Pensions; Securities; Social Security
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, [22MY]
    ------S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: ensure that certain rice farms 
        continue production pursuant to flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 3339), [5MR]
    ------provide supplemental payments to farm owners and producers 
        who have entered into production flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 4580), [16SE]
    Agriculture: relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, 
        and rural communities adversely affected by low commodity 
        prices (see H.R. 4560), [14SE]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and crop failures (see H.R. 4747), [8OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (see H.R. 4535), [9SE] (see H.R. 
        4618), [24SE] (see H.R. 4690), [2OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (H.R. 4618), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 551), [24SE]
    Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan (see H.R. 3933), [21MY]
    Bankruptcy: limit the value of real and personal property that 
        debtors may exempt under State and local law (see H.R. 3693), 
        [21AP]
    ------make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent and facilitate 
        the bankruptcy and debt restructuring process relative to 
        farmers (see H.R. 4645), [25SE]
    ------modify application of liquidation cases (see H.R. 3801), 
        [6MY]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 4672), [1OC] (see H.R. 4697), [5OC] (see 
        H.R. 4831), [14OC]
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        establish (see H.R. 3095), [27JA] (see H.R. 3546), [25MR]
    ------establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (see H. Res. 410), 
        [28AP]
    Budget: use any surplus for payroll tax rebates and increased 
        discretionary nondefense spending (see H.R. 4379), [31JY]
    California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral 
        Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of 
        Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4699), [5OC]
    Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint): establish (see H.J. 
        Res. 112), [26FE]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration 
        projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare 
        policies (see H.R. 4254), [16JY]
    Computers: establish protections for recipients of Federal 
        payments made by electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 4311), 
        [22JY]
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 4546), [10SE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators (see 
        H.R. 3826), [11MY]
    ------require disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 
        3827), [11MY]
    Dept. of Defense: determination of wages of certain employees by 
        using a recent wage survey (see H.R. 4142), [25JN]
    ------exclude monthly insurance benefits in determining the income 
        of certain surviving spouses of military retirees (see H.R. 
        4582), [16SE]
    Dept. of HHS: provide additional exceptions to the imposition of 
        civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 3511), [19MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuing regulations dealing with 
        hybrid transactions (see H.R. 4663), [1OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: cost-of-living adjustment for 
        compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities 
        and improvements in education, (see H.R. 4110), [23JN]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with 
        service-connected disabilities and improvements in education, 
        (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 592), [10OC]
    ------use of voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment 
        levels (see H.R. 4705), [6OC]
    District of Columbia: designate as empowerment zone and modify tax 
        treatment of residents (see H.R. 3329), [4MR]
    ------reform certain retirement programs (see H.R. 4568), [15SE]
    Education: provide incentives to States to establish and 
        administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4594), 
        [17SE]
    Employment: limited overtime exemption for emergency medical 
        services personnel (see H.R. 3958), [22MY]
    ------minimum wage and maximum hour exemptions for houseparents 
        (see H.R. 4778), [9OC]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees 
        (H.R. 2888), consideration (see H. Res. 461), [9JN]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral 
        directors (see H.R. 4540), [10SE]
    ERISA: protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of 
        terminated pension plans (see H.R. 4396), [4AU]
    ------provide that participants in employee benefit plans are 
        entitled to certain judicial reviews of benefit determinations 
        (see H.R. 4406), [5AU]
    ------regulate entities that hold assets of pension plans covering 
        less than 100 participants and require annual asset statements 
        (see H.R. 4238), [16JY]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: allow compensatory and punitive damages 
        for violations of antidiscrimination provisions and provide 
        for studies on pay disparities (see H.R. 3769), [30AP]
    Families and domestic relations: increase availability, 
        affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 3292), 
        [26FE]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of school-
        based child care (see H.R. 3768), [30AP]
    ------provide equitable child care relief for stay at-home parents 
        (see H. Con. Res. 202), [27JA]
    ------tax relief to increase affordability of child care (see H.R. 
        3144), [3FE]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: amend and clarify (see H.R. 3751), 
        [29AP]
    Federal employees: equitable overtime pay policies (see H.R. 
        3956), [22MY]
    ------establish a portable retirement option for political 
        appointees and congressional employees (see H.R. 4603), [18SE]
    ------modify the conditions that must be met before certain 
        alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President 
        (see H.R. 3251), [24FE]
    ------treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. 
        attorneys (see H.R. 4201), [14JY] (see H.R. 4299), [22JY]
    Federal payments: exemption from the requirement that all Federal 
        payments be made by electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 4405), 
        [5AU]
    Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 3118), [28JA]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to old-age, survivors, 
        and disability insurance programs (see H.R. 3804), [6MY]
    House Rules: require a three-fifths majority on legislation 
        increasing the minimum wage (see H. Res. 496), [25JN]
    IMF: eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to 
        certain employees (see H.R. 3785), [30AP]
    IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 490), [24JN]
    Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.: exclude from taxation 
        any portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or 
        used for attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4689), [2OC]
    Law enforcement officers: increase the amount paid to families of 
        public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 
        4544), [10SE]
    Medicaid: deduct monthly children's contribution from income 
        applied to payment for the cost of care in an institution (see 
        H.R. 4723), [7OC]
    Medicare: reduce percentage of physicians' salaries dependent on 
        financial incentives under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 
        4726), [7OC]
    ------require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on 
        physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the 
        organization (see H.R. 3239), [12FE]
    Members of Congress: limit number of years of participation in 
        certain Federal retirement systems and deny retirement 
        benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4260), 
        [16JY]
    Merchant marine industry: protect seamen against economic reprisal 
        (see H.R. 3955), [22MY]
    Military Retirement Reform Act: restore certain military 
        retirement benefits (see H.R. 4669), [1OC]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3510), [19MR]
    Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses 
        (see H.R. 3723), [23AP]
    Pensions: allow individuals the opportunity to provide for their 
        retirement through S.A.F.E. accounts (see H.R. 3683), [1AP]
    ------ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of 
        retirement benefits (see H.R. 4152), [25JN]
    ------ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans 
        relative to State income taxes (see H.R. 4572), [15SE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 3788), [4MY] (see H.R. 4123), [24JN]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 3608), [31MR]
    Public welfare programs: disregard payment of earned income tax 
        credits in determining eligibility for the temporary 
        assistance for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and 
        public housing programs (see H.R. 4818), [12OC]
    ------extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI (see 
        H.R. 4426), [6AU]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 3379), 
        [5MR]
    Puerto Rico: exempt retirement income from pension plans from 
        nonresident taxation (see H.R. 3969), [22MY]
    Real estate: prohibit lenders from requiring access to the 
        borrower's tax return information in residential mortgage 
        transactions (see H.R. 4395), [4AU]
    Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish (see H.R. 
        3207), [12FE]
    SEC: require the improved disclosure of tax effects of portfolio 
        transactions on mutual fund performance (see H.R. 4822), 
        [13OC]
    Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly 
        consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social 
        Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 4084), [18JN]
    ------protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 3450), 
        [12MR]
    Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in 
        franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 
        4841), [14OC]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into individual security accounts and extend the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        4256), [16JY] (see H.R. 4824), [13OC]
    ------determination of benefit amounts relative to provision of 
        child care or care to a chronically ill dependent relative 
        (see H.R. 4456), [6AU]

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    ------eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see 
        H.R. 3912), [20MY]
    ------eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits 
        following the divorce (see H.R. 4458), [6AU]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 4076), [17JN]
    ------establish pilot program for personalized retirement security 
        through personal retirement savings accounts (see H.R. 3560), 
        [26MR]
    ------establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget 
        surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted 
        (see H.R. 3351), [5MR] (see H.R. 4578), [16SE]
    ------establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget 
        surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted 
        (H.R. 4578), consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    ------include retirees among recipients of annual account 
        statements (see H.R. 3649), [1AP]
    ------increase widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason 
        of delayed retirement (see H.R. 4459), [6AU]
    ------investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses into 
        program (see H. Res. 340), [27JA]
    ------investment of trust funds in marketable securities (see H.R. 
        3822), [7MY] (see H.R. 4033), [10JN]
    ------provide a more equitable application of the earnings test in 
        the first year of eligibility for retirement age individuals 
        (see H.R. 4369), [31JY]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3433), [11MR]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), consideration (see H. Res. 450), 
        [22MY]
    ------provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers 
        regardless of age (see H.R. 4460), [6AU]
    ------provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal 
        benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits 
        (see H.R. 4172), [25JN]
    ------repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's 
        insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 4457), [6AU]
    ------waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to 
        individuals with terminal illnesses, and provide for 
        appropriate treatment of prisoners (see H.R. 3732), [23AP]
    States: expand eligibility for, and strengthen administrative 
        financing of, the unemployment compensation program and 
        improve the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment 
        Trust Fund (see H.R. 3697), [21AP]
    ------provide tax credits for contributions to charitable 
        organizations relative to delivery of welfare services (see 
        H.R. 4255), [16JY]
    Taxation: abatement of interest on underpayments by taxpayers in 
        Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 3709), [22AP]
    ------adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens at 
        which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate (see 
        H.R. 3448), [12MR]
    ------allocation of farm income among taxable years (see H.R. 
        4564), [14SE]
    ------allow a credit for certain corporations which have 
        substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership 
        by employees (see H.R. 3562), [26MR]
    ------allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of parking 
        benefits (see H.R. 4777), [9OC]
    ------allow certain senior citizens a deduction for State and 
        local real property taxes and provide for the establishment of 
        senior citizen real property tax accounts (see H.R. 4713), 
        [7OC]
    ------allow designation of charity contributions on tax returns 
        and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to ensure 
        payment of contributions (see H.R. 4865), [20OC]
    ------allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 
        3659), [1AP]
    ------allow farmers option to declare taxable year in which 
        production flexibility contract payments and crop insurance 
        payments are included in gross income (see H.R. 4644), [25SE]
    ------allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-burning 
        motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 3376), [5MR]
    ------allow interest deduction for contingent interest on a shared 
        appreciation mortgage (see H.R. 4637), [25SE]
    ------allow married couples to file combined return under which 
        each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers 
        (see H.R. 3104), [27JA]
    ------allow physicians and dentists to use the cash basis of 
        accounting for income tax purposes (see H.R. 4132), [24JN]
    ------allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in 
        establishing qualified employer plans (see H.R. 3300), [26FE]
    ------allow tax credits for certain non-public school expenses and 
        contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see 
        H.R. 4780), [9OC]
    ------allow tax credits for contributions used for the 
        construction and renovation of certain public schools (see 
        H.R. 4247), [16JY]
    ------allow the work opportunity credit against the alternative 
        minimum tax (see H.R. 3772), [30AP]
    ------allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene 
        used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes (see H.R. 
        4687), [2OC]
    ------applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a 
        principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 3541), 
        [24MR]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 4125), [24JN] (see H.R. 4454), 
        [6AU]
    ------capital gains treatment on the transfer of a franchise (see 
        H.R. 3641), [1AP]
    ------clarify the income and gift tax consequences of catching and 
        returning record home run baseballs (see H.R. 4522), [9SE]
    ------constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, 
        and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in 
        business in competition with its citizens (see H.J. Res. 116), 
        [28AP]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 3945), [22MY]
    ------deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who 
        are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see 
        H.R. 4810), [12OC]
    ------depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 
        3500), [18MR]
    ------determination of employment status (see H.R. 3722), [23AP] 
        (see H.R. 4622), [24SE]
    ------disclose to employees the employer's share of taxes paid for 
        old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the 
        employee (see H.R. 3777), [30AP]
    ------disclose to Federal employees the Government's share of 
        taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital 
        insurance for the employee (see H.R. 3776), [30AP]
    ------election of deduction in lieu of a basis increase for debt 
        secured by property with an original issue discount and held 
        by a cash method taxpayer (see H.R. 3656), [1AP]
    ------eliminate capital gains tax (see H.R. 3860), [13MY]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 3443), [11MR]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate 
        brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 3734), 
        [28AP]
    ------elimination of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3879), [14MY]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing child care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 4782), [9OC]
    ------encourage construction of luxury yachts (see H.R. 3536), 
        [24MR]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        3503), [19MR]
    ------establish medical security accounts (see H.R. 4649), [26SE]
    ------exclude dividends paid by tobacco companies from gross 
        income relative to youth smoking reduction targets (see H.R. 
        3908), [20MY]
    ------exclusion from gross income for foster care payments 
        relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see 
        H.R. 3991), [4JN]
    ------exempt certain transactions at fair market value between 
        partnerships and private foundations from the tax on self-
        dealing (see H.R. 4714), [7OC]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 4316), [23JY]
    ------expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and 
        increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see 
        H.R. 4685), [2OC]
    ------expand the types of crop payments for which a farmer may 
        defer inclusion in income until the next taxable year (see 
        H.R. 4636), [25SE]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 3125), [28JA]
    ------impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured 
        settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 4314), 
        [23JY]
    ------improve pension portability for defined benefit plans (see 
        H.R. 3101), [27JA]
    ------increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the 
        lowest rate (see H.R. 3151), [3FE] (see H.R. 3175), [11FE]
    ------increase amount which may be contributed to defined 
        contribution pension plans (see H.R. 3663), [1AP]
    ------increase child tax credit for certain children and allow 
        such credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        3583), [30MR]
    ------increase income levels for senior citizens at which Social 
        Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate (see H.R. 3447), 
        [12MR]
    ------increase personal income tax exemption (see H.R. 3149), 
        [3FE]
    ------increase standard deduction for married couples (see H.R. 
        3524), [19MR]
    ------inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the 
        exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (see 
        H.R. 3953), [22MY]
    ------liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns (see 
        H.R. 3650), [1AP]
    ------lower exclusion percentage of deductions for medical care 
        expenses (see H.R. 3449), [12MR]
    ------modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3290), [26FE]
    ------partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and 
        interest received by individuals (see H.R. 3215), [12FE]
    ------permanently extend income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 
        3594), [30MR] (see H.R. 4399), [4AU]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 4740), [8OC]
    ------permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited 
        by employer contributions to employee stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 4741), [8OC]
    ------permit private educational institutions to maintain certain 
        qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 3309), [3MR]
    ------prevent increase on variable annuities and other variable 
        contracts (see H. Con. Res. 211), [11FE]
    ------prevent the conversion of ordinary income or short-term 
        capital gain into income eligible for the long-term capital 
        gain rates (see H.R. 3170), [5FE]
    ------promote retirement savings (see H.R. 3672), [1AP] (see H.R. 
        4823), [13OC]
    ------provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who 
        purchase armor vests (see H.R. 4381), [3AU]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3870), 
        [14MY]
    ------provide exemptions relative to public safety officers killed 
        in the line of duty (see H.R. 4346), [29JY]
    ------provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 
        4538), [10SE]
    ------provide income tax credits for the purchase of a new energy 
        efficient affordable home and for energy efficiency 
        improvements to existing homes (see H.R. 4626), [24SE]
    ------provide relief for farmers and small businesses and extend 
        certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 4738), [8OC]

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    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (see H.R. 
        4579), [16SE]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 
        4579), consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect 
        the solvency of Social Security (see H.R. 4597), [18SE]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, prohibit increases 
        without a national referendum, simplify the tax code, 
        eliminate the marriage penalty, establish return-free income 
        tax filing, and eliminate corporate welfare (see H.R. 3620), 
        [1AP]
    ------reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, 
        allow certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, 
        increase the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend 
        certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 4542), [10SE]
    ------reform Internal Revenue Code and protect Social Security and 
        Medicare trust funds (see H. Con. Res. 248), [24MR]
    ------repeal application of the alternative minimum tax to the 
        transfer of stock pursuant to an incentive stock option (see 
        H.R. 4279), [20JY]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3859), [13MY]
    ------repeal inflation adjustment provisions for income tax rates, 
        standard deductions, and personal exemptions (see H.R. 3965), 
        [22MY]
    ------repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under 
        the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 4541), [10SE]
    ------require advance notice and judicial consent before seizure 
        and exclude civil damages for unauthorized collection actions 
        from income (see H.R. 3277), [25FE]
    ------require child support delinquent parents to include their 
        unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents 
        a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 4198), [14JY]
    ------require the approval of a private panel relative to the 
        seizure of property for the collection of taxes (see H.R. 
        3214), [12FE]
    ------restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse 
        who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 
        4390), [4AU]
    ------restructure and replace the income tax system to meet 
        national priorities (see H.R. 4700), [5OC]
    ------simplify child tax credit and other nonrefundable credits by 
        repealing limits relative to alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        4489), [6AU]
    ------simplify individual capital gains tax (see H.R. 3623), [1AP]
    ------simplify the individual income tax by repealing adjusted 
        gross income limitations on itemized and personal exemption 
        deductions (see H.R. 4053), [11JN]
    ------temporary waiver of minimum tax rules relative to 
        nonrefundable personal tax credit benefits for families (see 
        H.R. 4611), [23SE]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 3097), [27JA]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 472), [16JN]
    ------treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 4765), [9OC]
    ------treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 
        4192), [25JN]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 4173), 
        [25JN]
    ------treatment of certain contiguous farmlands relative to sale 
        of a principal residence (see H.R. 4643), [25SE]
    ------treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income 
        (see H.R. 3730), [23AP]
    ------treatment of certain liquidating distributions of a 
        regulated investment company or real estate investment trust 
        which are allowable as a deduction (see H.R. 3947), [22MY]
    ------treatment of certain net operating losses for farmers (see 
        H.R. 4565), [14SE]
    ------treatment of certain transfers of assets and liabilities to 
        a corporation (see H.R. 4852), [19OC]
    ------treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition 
        programs used to pay higher education expenses for the 
        designated beneficiary (see H.R. 4298), [22JY]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts (see 
        H.R. 3278), [25FE] (see H.R. 3307), [3MR]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 471), 
        [16JN]
    ------treatment of employers who maintain a self-insured health 
        plan for their employees (see H.R. 4411), [5AU]
    ------treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses 
        (see H.R. 4587), [16SE]
    ------treatment of estate taxes on the disposition of property 
        produced by a qualified family-owned business (see H.R. 4640), 
        [25SE]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 3227), [12FE] (see H.R. 4521), [7AU]
    ------treatment of farming-related gains and losses relative to 
        eligibility for earned income tax credit (see H.R. 4596), 
        [17SE]
    ------treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through 
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 
        3942), [21MY]
    ------treatment of gross income for amounts received under 
        qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 4031), [10JN]
    ------treatment of income from certain rental real estate 
        activities in which taxpayer actively participates (see H.R. 
        4639), [25SE]
    ------treatment of income from land or development rights sold to 
        nonprofit organizations for preservation purposes (see H.R. 
        3286), [26FE]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 3497), 
        [18MR]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 3102), 
        [27JA] (see H.R. 3979), [3JN]
    ------treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care 
        (see H.R. 3308), [3MR]
    ------treatment of interest on education loans (see H.R. 4846), 
        [15OC]
    ------treatment of married couples, interest, dividends, (see H.R. 
        3103), [27JA]
    ------treatment of nondeductible contributions to individual 
        retirement plans (see H.R. 3225), [12FE]
    ------treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors 
        (see H.R. 4563), [14SE]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3122), 
        [28JA] (see H.R. 4414), [5AU]
    ------treatment of stapled real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 
        3533), [24MR] (see H.R. 3558), [26MR]
    ------treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned 
        income tax credit (see H.R. 3995), [4JN]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent away 
        from home (see H.R. 3861), [13MY] (see H.R. 3882), [14MY]
    ------treatment of tips (see H.R. 4408), [5AU]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 4871), [20OC]
    ------treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria 
        plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 3552), 
        [25MR]
    ------treatment of use of a principal residence by a member of the 
        Armed Forces or Foreign Service while on official extended 
        duty (see H.R. 4561), [14SE]
    ------waive interest and penalties for failure to file schedule D 
        with a timely filed return (see H.R. 3885), [14MY] (see H.R. 
        3974), [22MY]
    Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes 
        and the provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3684), [1AP]
    Veterans: computation of retirement benefits for certain merchant 
        mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 4574), 
        [15SE]
    ------determine the amount of certain benefits relative to the 
        accrual period prior to death (see H.R. 4027), [10JN]
    ------exclude judgment or settlement amounts received from damage 
        claims against the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in determining 
        annual income (see H.R. 3515), [19MR]
    ------increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans 
        (see H.R. 4708), [6OC]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 3434), [11MR]
    ------repeal retired pay computation formula applicable to certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 4696), [5OC]
    ------termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit 
        Plan (see H.R. 3107), [27JA]
    World War II: encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and 
        restitution of individual and communal property (see H. Res. 
        557), [28SE]
  Conference reports
    Education Savings and School Excellence Act (H.R. 2646), [15JN]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act (H.R. 2676), [24JN]
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (S. 1260), [9OC], 
        [13OC]
  Messages
    Abatement of Interest on Underpayments by Taxpayers in 
        Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas: President Clinton, 
        [22JY]
    Veto of H.R. 2646, Education Savings and School Excellence Act: 
        President Clinton, [21JY]
  Motions
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        establish (H.R. 3546), [29AP]
    IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), [22MY]
    ------restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, 
        [25JN]
    Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under 
        State law (S. 1260), [22JY]
    Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), [17JN]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), [7MY]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), conference report, [18JN]
  Reports filed
    Civil Service Retirement System Actuarial Redeposit Act: Committee 
        on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2566) (H. 
        Rept. 105-757), [1OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2646, Education Savings 
        and School Excellence Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        471) (H. Rept. 105-579), [16JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring 
        and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 490) (H. 
        Rept. 105-602), [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2888, Sales Incentive Compensation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 461) (H. Rept. 105-572), 
        [9JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3097, Tax Code Termination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 105-580), [16JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 105-
        553), [22MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 105-
        498), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 4578, Establish Protect Social Security 
        Account Into Which Budget Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until 
        Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4579, Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4618, Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss 
        Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 551) (H. 
        Rept. 105-743), [24SE]
    Dept. of HHS Additional Exceptions to the Imposition of Civil 
        Money Penalties in Cases of Payments to

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        Beneficiaries: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3511) 
        (H. Rept. 105-772), [5OC]
    Dept. of State Special Agent Retirement Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 633) (H. Rept. 105-755), 
        [28SE]
    Education Savings and School Excellence Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 105-577), [15JN]
    Establish a Protect Social Security Account Into Which Budget 
        Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 105-
        738), [23SE]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2676) (H. Rept. 105-599), [24JN]
    Make Percentage Limitations on Contributions to the Federal 
        Employee Thrift Savings Plan Comparable to Amount Limitations 
        on Elective Deferrals: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 2526) (H. Rept. 105-809), [10OC]
    National Dialogue on Social Security Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3546) (H. Rept. 105-493), [23AP]
    Patent and Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses Funding: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3723) (H. Rept. 105-
        528), [12MY]
    Sales Incentive Compensation Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 2888) (H. Rept. 105-558), [3JN]
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act: Committee of 
        Conference (House) (S. 1260) (H. Rept. 105-803), [9OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 105-
        640), [21JY]
    Tax Relief for Farmers and Small Businesses and Extend Certain 
        Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 4738) (H. Rept. 105-817), [12OC]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        4579) (H. Rept. 105-739), [23SE]
    Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 105-537), [18MY]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 4110) (H. Rept. 105-627), [15JY]

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
related term(s) Executive Departments
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring 
        Act, [10MR]
    ------H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
    ------H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 4101), [19JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 482), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 567), [2OC]
    Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 128), [16SE] (see 
        H.J. Res. 133), [9OC] (see H.J. Res. 134), [12OC] (see H.J. 
        Res. 135), [14OC] (see H.J. Res. 136), [16OC] (see H.J. Res. 
        137), [19OC]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 128), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 541), [16SE]
    Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 284), [3JN]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res. 
        284), consideration (see H. Res. 455), [3JN]
    Computers: ensure U.S. preparation to meet the year 2000 problem 
        (see H.R. 4706), [6OC] (see H.R. 4756), [9OC]
    ------require Federal regulation of online privacy protections to 
        apply to all Federal agencies (see H.R. 4632), [25SE]
    Courts: prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
        unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents 
        established in the Federal judicial circuits (H.R. 1544), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 367), [24FE]
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3809), [7MY]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 385), [11MR]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 4193), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4193), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 504), [20JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 4104), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4104), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 485), [23JN] (see H. Res. 498), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4104), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 563), [1OC] (see H. Res. 563), 
        [2OC] (see H. Res. 579), [7OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4328), [24JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4328), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 510), [28JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4328), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 605), [20OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4328), corrections in enrollment 
        of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 354), [20OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4274), [20JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 564), [2OC] (see H. Res. 584), [8OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4194), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 501), [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 574), [5OC]
    Executive departments: improve strategic plans and performance 
        reports (H.R. 2883), consideration (see H. Res. 384), [11MR]
    ------promote financial management (see H. Res. 447), [21MY]
    FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel 
        actions (see H.R. 3614), [31MR]
    FCC: authority (see H. Con. Res. 217), [11FE]
    ------repeal redundant reporting and record keeping requirements 
        (see H.R. 4759), [9OC]
    Federal Commission on Statistical Policy: establish (see H.R. 
        4620), [24SE]
    Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain 
        adoption expenses (see H.R. 4793), [10OC]
    ------appointment of certain officers to fill vacant positions in 
        executive agencies (see H. Res. 339), [27JA]
    Federal Register: specify consistent and informative format for 
        notices of Federal agency rulemaking proposals (see H.R. 
        4162), [25JN]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4569), [15SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4569), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 542), [16SE]
    Government: require reports on travel of executive branch officers 
        and employees to international conferences (see H.R. 4805), 
        [11OC]
    ------streamline and improve Federal grant application, 
        administrative, and reporting requirements (see H.R. 3921), 
        [20MY]
    Government Management Reform Act: hold Federal agencies 
        accountable for tax dollars spent by such agencies (see H.R. 
        4074), [17JN]
    Government regulations: ensure incorporation of risk assessments 
        and cost benefit analyses in the rulemaking process (see H.R. 
        4863), [20OC]
    ------require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to 
        regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 4049), 
        [11JN]
    Office of Inspector General Oversight Council: establish (see H.R. 
        4676), [1OC]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
        entities from transfering, selling, or disclosing personal 
        data without consent and make such information available to 
        the individual (see H.R. 4470), [6AU]
    ------repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 4197), [14JY] (see H.R. 4217), 
        [15JY]
    Southeastern Power Administration: prohibit Federal agencies from 
        planning sale (see H.R. 4707), [6OC]
    Taxation: require congressional review of Federal agency rules 
        that establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 4096), [19JN]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 4101), [2OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        4104), [1OC], [7OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        4328), [19OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4194), [5OC]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (H.R. 1757), [10MR]
  Messages
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, [27JA]
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 1999: President 
        Clinton, [3FE]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton, [27JA]
    Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee Report: President 
        Clinton, [3MR]
    National Endowment for the Humanities Report: President Clinton, 
        [21MY]
    Veto of H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: 
        President Clinton, [21OC]
    Veto of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and 
        Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: President Clinton, 
        [8OC]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4101), [15SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, [2OC]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 4193), [23JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 4104), [16SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4104), conference report, [7OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 4328), [15SE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 584), [8OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4194), [23JY], [29JY], 
        [15SE]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4101) (H. Rept. 
        105-763), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4101) (H. Rept. 
        105-588), [19JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs 
        Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 285) (H. Rept. 105-434), [11MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4101, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 567) (H. 
        Rept. 105-764), [2OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4104, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Of

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        fice of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 563) (H. 
        Rept. 105-761), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 579) (H. Rept. 105-790), 
        [7OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4194, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 574) (H. 
        Rept. 105-777), [5OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4328, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 605) (H. Rept. 105-826), [20OC]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 284, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 1999-2003: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) 
        (H. Rept. 105-565), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 128, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 541) (H. Rept. 105-724), 
        [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1544, Federal Agency Compliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 105-420), 
        [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2883, Executive Departments Strategic Plans 
        and Performance Reports Improvement: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 384) (H. Rept. 105-433), [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 105-593), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 485) (H. 
        Rept. 105-597), [23JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 498) (H. Rept. 105-622), 
        [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4193, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        504) (H. Rept. 105-637), [20JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 105-628), [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4274, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 564) (H. Rept. 105-762), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 105-798), 
        [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4328, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        510) (H. Rept. 105-651), [28JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4569, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 105-725), [16SE]
    Customs Service Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 3809) (H. Rept. 105-541), [18MY]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4193) (H. Rept. 105-
        609), [14JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 105-760), [1OC]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 105-789), 
        [7OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 
        105-592), [22JN]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4328) (H. Rept. 105-825), [19OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4328) (H. Rept. 
        105-648), [24JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        4274) (H. Rept. 105-635), [20JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4194) 
        (H. Rept. 105-769), [5OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4194) (H. Rept. 
        105-610), [14JY]
    Executive Departments Strategic Plans and Performance Reports 
        Improvements: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H.R. 2883) (H. Rept. 105-429), [10MR]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1757) (H. Rept. 105-432), [10MR]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        4569) (H. Rept. 105-719), [15SE]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1999-2003: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 105-555), [3JN]
    U.S. Preparation To Meet the Year 2000 Problem: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-827), 
        [12NO]

INDEPENDENT COMMISSION ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 3502), [18MR]

INDIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural 
        commodities from the application of sanctions (see H.R. 4022), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 4195), [14JY]
    ------provide President with discretionary authority to impose 
        sanctions relative to nuclear proliferation by foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 4209), [14JY]
    Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a 
        memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4284), [21JY]
    Nuclear weapons: condemn tests (see H. Res. 439), [14MY]
  Messages
    Nuclear Weapons Testing in India: President Clinton, [13MY]
  Reports filed
    Authorize India To Establish a Memorial in the District of 
        Columbia for Mohandas K. (Mahatma) Gandhi: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4284) (H. Rept. 105-666), [31JY]

INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Native Americans: repeal a provision which exempts certain former 
        officers and employees of the U.S. from restrictions related 
        to aiding and advising Indian tribes (see H.R. 3218, 3219), 
        [12FE]

INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT
  Reports filed
    Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct Operation, 
        Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service Activities: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 105-765), 
        [2OC]

INDIANA
  Bills and resolutions
    Great Lakes Basin Compact: repeal a condition imposed in 
        congressional consent (see H.R. 3458), [12MR]

INDIANS
see Native Americans

INDIA-PAKISTAN SANCTIONS FLEXIBILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4209), [14JY]

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: permit State and local educational agencies to 
        establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 4491), [6AU]
    Funding (see H. Res. 399), [26MR]
    States: clarify requirements relative to reducing or withholding 
        payments to States (see H.R. 3254), [24FE]
  Reports filed
    Requirements Relative to Reducing or Withholding Payments to 
        States: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        3254) (H. Rept. 105-649), [24JY]

INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Democracy: efforts (see H. Con. Res. 281), [22MY]
    East Timor: support for peace process (see H. Con. Res. 258), 
        [1AP]
    Foreign aid: prohibit transfer of military equipment, (see H.R. 
        3918), [20MY]
    International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization 
        Fund disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF 
        commitments, and enforce trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), 
        [27MR]
    Southeast Asia: establish an assistance and food security 
        initiative for Indonesia and other countries affected by the 
        Asian financial crisis (see H.R. 4336), [27JY]

INFORMATION SERVICES
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency 
        Prevention Act, [1OC], [5OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve 
        consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 
        4742), [8OC]
    Colleges and universities: require distribution of information 
        relative to harassment (see H.R. 3759), [29AP]
    Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information 
        relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 4355), [30JY] (see 
        H.R. 4455), [6AU]
    ------ensure that digital data services are made widely available 
        (see H.R. 4802), [10OC]
    ------ensure that prisoners are not permitted unsupervised access 
        to any interactive computer service (see H.R. 3729), [23AP]
    ------installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools 
        and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 3177), [11FE]
    ------prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 4350), [29JY] 
        (see H.R. 4427), [6AU]
    ------prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 3529), 
        [23MR] (see H.R. 3849), [12MY] (see H.R. 4105), [22JN]
    ------protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve 
        electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 
        4667), [1OC]
    ------require Federal regulation of online privacy protections to 
        apply to all Federal agencies (see H.R. 4632), [25SE]
    ------require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to 
        minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors (see H.R. 
        3783), [30AP]
    Congressional Research Service: make certain information available 
        to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 3131), [28JA]
    Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3495), [18MR]
    Copyrights: limitations on liability relative to on-line material 
        (see H.R. 3209), [12FE]
    Crime Control Act: prohibit waiting period for acceptance of 
        reports on missing persons less than 21 years of age (see H.R. 
        4532), [9SE]
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International 
        Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center (see 
        H.R. 3985), [3JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: clarify and enhance the authorities of the 
        Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 3280), [26FE]
    Dept. of Justice: provide State and local authorities access to 
        information relative to criminal background checks on port 
        employees and prospective employees (see H.R. 3975), [22MY]
    Dept. of Labor: treatment of immigration relative to certain 
        information technology occupations (see H.R. 3273), [25FE]
    Dept. of Transportation: require study and report on certain 
        practices by airlines which restrict consumer access to 
        passenger service and fare information (see H.R. 3704), [22AP]

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    Disabled: establish a national public Internet site to increase 
        access to information on technology-related assistance (see 
        H.R. 4461), [6AU]
    Families and domestic relations: establish a national registry for 
        persons who provide intercountry adoption services (see H.R. 
        4677), [1OC]
    ------establish a national registry from which adopted children 
        may obtain medical information voluntarily provided by birth 
        parents (see H.R. 3237), [12FE]
    FEC: require electronic preservation and filing of reports by 
        certain persons and require such reports to be made available 
        through the Internet (see H.R. 3174), [5FE]
    Federal Commission on Statistical Policy: establish (see H.R. 
        4620), [24SE]
    Financial institutions: prevent personal financial information 
        from being obtained under false pretenses (see H.R. 4321), 
        [23JY]
    ------protect confidentiality of personal financial information 
        (see H.R. 4478), [6AU]
    ------streamline the regulation of depository institutions and 
        safeguard confidential banking and credit union supervisory 
        information (see H.R. 4364), [31JY]
    ------use of electronic authentication technology (see H.R. 3472), 
        [17MR]
    Firearms: prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background 
        checks before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention 
        of resulting information (see H.R. 3949), [22MY]
    FTC: investigate businesses that misrepresent their geographic 
        locations in telephone listings, Internet advertisements, and 
        other advertising media (see H. Con. Res. 318), [5AU]
    Health: establish a national registry of information on traumatic 
        brain and spinal cord injuries (see H.R. 4800), [10OC]
    Health care professionals: ensure home care agencies conduct 
        background checks on job applicants (see H.R. 4592), [17SE]
    Investments: require brokers, dealers, investment companies and 
        advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial 
        information (see H.R. 4479), [6AU]
    Medicare: require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on 
        physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the 
        organization (see H.R. 3239), [12FE]
    Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal and abusive work history 
        background checks for direct care employees in nursing 
        facilities, (see H.R. 4789), [10OC]
    National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background 
        checks on elementary and secondary school employees (see H.R. 
        4659), [1OC]
    Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information 
        relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals 
        (see H.R. 4007), [5JN]
    Next Generation Internet Program: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    ------require report by advisory committee on development and 
        implementation (see H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data 
        sheets (see H.R. 3481), [17MR] (see H.R. 3519), [19MR] (see 
        H.R. 4037), [11JN]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
        entities from transfering, selling, or disclosing personal 
        data without consent and make such information available to 
        the individual (see H.R. 4470), [6AU]
    ------protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security 
        numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national 
        identifying number (see H.R. 3261), [25FE]
    Taxation: treatment of information technology job training 
        expenses (see H.R. 4025), [10JN]
    Telecommunications: provide funding for universal 
        telecommunications services through creation of the 
        Telecommunications Trust Fund (see H.R. 4474), [6AU]
    ------require schools and libraries that receive universal service 
        support to establish policies governing access to material 
        that is inappropriate for children (see H.R. 3442), [11MR]
    Violence Against Women Act: establish a national domestic violence 
        victim notification system (see H.R. 4860), [20OC]
  Motions
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (S. 2073), [1OC]
  Reports filed
    Child Online Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        3783) (H. Rept. 105-775), [5OC]
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2652) (H. Rept. 105-525), [12MY]
    Financial Information Privacy Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 105-701), 
        [9SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 105-
        701), [25SE]
    Internet Tax Freedom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        3529) (H. Rept. 105-808), [10OC]
    Investigation of White House Computer System Conversion and 
        Related Matters: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-828), [12NO]
    Prohibit Interference With Interstate Commerce on the Internet or 
        Interactive Computer Services: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-570), [5JN]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 
        105-570), [19JN]

INGLIS, BOB (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Small business: protection from litigation excesses (see H.R. 
        3382), [5MR]
    Tariff: weaving machines (see H.R. 3289), [26FE]

INMARSAT
see International Mobile Satellite Organization

INSECTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Health: develop and implement integrated cockroach management 
        programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to 
        residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and 
        asthma-related illnesses (see H.R. 3897), [19MY]

INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Office of Inspector General Oversight Council: establish (see H.R. 
        4676), [1OC]

INSURANCE
related term(s) Health
  Appointments
    National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, [24JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency 
        operating loan relief for farmers in certain North Dakota and 
        Minnesota counties that have been designated as Federal 
        disaster areas (see H.R. 3678), [1AP]
    Armed Forces: conversion period for former members from 
        Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance policy to a Veterans' 
        Group Life Insurance policy (see H.R. 4115), [23JN]
    Children and youth: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of 
        administrative vendors in the administration of State 
        children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3713), [22AP]
    ------require health insurance plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 4737), [8OC]
    Children's Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 3637), 
        [1AP]
    Congress: importance of enacting patient protection legislation 
        (see H. Con. Res. 293), [22JN]
    Courts: establish rules for proportionality between the amount of 
        punitive damages and the amount of economic loss (see H.R. 
        4785), [10OC]
    ------rules for payment of damage awards for future losses in 
        certain health care liability actions (see H.R. 4791), [10OC]
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 3613), [31MR]
    ------exclude monthly insurance benefits in determining the income 
        of certain surviving spouses of military retirees (see H.R. 
        4582), [16SE]
    Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond 
        requirements for home health care providers under Medicare and 
        Medicaid (see H.J. Res. 123), [17JN]
    ------provide additional exceptions to the imposition of civil 
        money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 3511), [19MR]
    Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the 
        insurance business (see H.R. 4145), [25JN]
    ------insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or 
        rehabilitation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3637), [1AP]
    Dept. of State: seek certain commitments from Poland (see H. Res. 
        443), [21MY]
    Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization 
        (see H.R. 4058), [16JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to emergency 
        medical care in non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical 
        facilities (see H.R. 4758), [9OC]
    ------reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care 
        system for the cost of emergency care or services received in 
        non-Dept. facilities (see H.R. 3702), [22AP]
    Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline 
        the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs 
        of disaster assistance (see H.R. 3869), [14MY]
    Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to provide coverage of annual 
        mammograms and prostate cancer screening tests (see H.R. 
        4333), [24JY]
    Drugs: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4559), [14SE]
    Federal aid programs: allow children covered under private health 
        insurance under a State health plan to continue receiving 
        benefits under the Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 
        3794), [5MY]
    Federal contracts: require employers to provide health care 
        benefits (see H.R. 4278), [20JY]
    Federal Employee Health Benefits Program: allow participation by 
        individuals aged 55 to 65 who would not otherwise have health 
        insurance (see H.R. 4812), [12OC]
    Federal employees: allow use of medical savings accounts under 
        health benefits program (see H.R. 3166), [5FE]
    ------enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the 
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee 
        fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court 
        order (see H.R. 3221), [12FE]
    ------establish a program under which long-term care insurance can 
        be obtained (see H.R. 4401), [5AU]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow option of 
        obtaining coverage for self and children only (see H.R. 4499), 
        [6AU]
    ------application of cost accounting standards (see H.R. 4840), 
        [14OC]
    Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial 
        services sector (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 403), 
        [30MR] (see H. Res. 428), [12MY]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 4870), 
        [20OC]
    Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 3118), [28JA]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by 
        groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 
        4277), [20JY]
    ------assure patient choice and access to services for enrollees 
        in group health plans and health insurance coverage (see H.R. 
        3547), [25MR]
    ------assure prompt payment of participating providers under 
        health plans (see H.R. 4413), [5AU]
    ------coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 210), 
        [5FE]
    ------establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination 
        by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient 
        (see H.R. 4093), [19JN] (see H.R. 4222), [15JY]
    ------establish penalties for prohibited uses and disclosures of 
        individually identifiable health information and allow 
        individuals to inspect and copy their own health information 
        (see H.R. 3900), [19MY]

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    ------establish standards to improve children's health quality in 
        managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 4118), 
        [23JN]
    ------extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving 
        spouses (see H.R. 4835), [14OC]
    ------importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of 
        breast cancer (see H. Res. 565), [1OC]
    ------limit disclosure in connection with health care coverage and 
        prohibit discrimination in employment based on genetic 
        information (see H.R. 3299), [26FE]
    ------limit increase in health insurance company premiums to 
        certain buyers of coverage in individual markets (see H.R. 
        3538), [24MR]
    ------limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 3535), [24MR]
    ------make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to 
        general public (see H.R. 4418), [6AU]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 3784), [30AP]
    ------permit exception from guaranteed issue requirement for 
        certain coverage to be applied separately to parts of the 
        small group market based upon employer size (see H.R. 4008), 
        [5JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 3605), [31MR] (see H.R. 3998), [5JN] (see H.R. 4250), 
        [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 272), [6MY]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 3605), consideration (see H. Res. 486), [23JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), consideration (see H. Res. 509), [23JY]
    ------provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance 
        abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group 
        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 3568), [26MR]
    ------require health insurance issuers to notify participants if a 
        group health plan fails to pay premiums, and provide a 
        conversion option if the plan is terminated (see H.R. 4709), 
        [6OC]
    ------require health insurance plans to provide external appeals 
        in cases of adverse determinations involving experimental 
        treatments, significant costs, or serious medical conditions 
        (see H.R. 3469), [17MR]
    Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines 
        relative to false health care claims (see H.R. 3523), [19MR]
    Health care professionals: establish liability for individuals 
        practicing medicine without a license in connection with a 
        group health plan (see H.R. 4225), [15JY]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to old-age, survivors, 
        and disability insurance programs (see H.R. 3804), [6MY]
    Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of 
        Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors (see H.R. 
        4088), [18JN]
    Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute 
        fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse 
        in residential facilities (see H.R. 4155), [25JN] (see H.R. 
        4650), [28SE]
    ------allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 4583), [16SE]
    ------deduct monthly children's contribution from income applied 
        to payment for the cost of care in an institution (see H.R. 
        4723), [7OC]
    ------exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll 
        with a managed care entity (see H.R. 3281), [26FE]
    ------extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment 
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban 
        Indian health programs (see H.R. 4480), [6AU]
    ------permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see 
        H.R. 3640), [1AP]
    ------prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing 
        facilities (see H.R. 4046), [11JN]
    Medicare: adhere to the statutory deadlines for implementation of 
        the prospective payment system for home health services (see 
        H. Res. 585), [8OC]
    ------allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement 
        programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H. 
        Con. Res. 321), [5AU]
    ------allow certain military retirees and their dependents a 
        special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration 
        sites (see H.R. 4160), [25JN]
    ------clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit 
        laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 4648), [26SE]
    ------clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for 
        beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services (see H.R. 
        3259), [25FE]
    ------combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3471), [17MR]
    ------continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4653), [28SE]
    ------coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 4403), [5AU]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and home infusion 
        drug therapy (see H.R. 4753), [8OC]
    ------delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture 
        services under home health services (see H.R. 3137), [3FE]
    ------delay implementation of interim payment system to home 
        health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 3108), 
        [27JA] (see H.R. 3162), [4FE] (see H.R. 3205), [12FE] (see 
        H.R. 3567), [26MR] (see H.R. 4339), [27JY]
    ------delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary 
        and per visit payment limit (see H.R. 4727), [7OC] (see H.R. 
        4727), [10OC]
    ------documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims 
        for office visits and for other evaluation and management 
        services (see H. Con. Res. 264), [28AP]
    ------election of Medicare+Choice organizations to exclude payment 
        for abortion services (see H.R. 4228), [15JY]
    ------eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in 
        calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 4492), [6AU]
    ------ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in 
        Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4862), [20OC]
    ------ensure access to mental health services (see H.R. 3988), 
        [3JN]
    ------ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologist services and 
        assure continuity of care (see H.R. 3997), [4JN]
    ------establish a demonstration project to increase awareness of 
        the availability of costsharing assistance to eligible 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 4662), [1OC]
    ------establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric 
        hospital services (see H.R. 3780), [30AP]
    ------establish a standard of efficiency in home health services 
        and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard (see H.R. 
        3651), [1AP]
    ------establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4674), [1OC]
    ------exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under 
        the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see 
        H.R. 3570), [26MR]
    ------exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements 
        for suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3284), 
        [26FE]
    ------extend health care coverage (see H.R. 4177), [25JN]
    ------extend the contracts of certain managed care organizations 
        (see H.R. 4720), [7OC]
    ------implement a budget-neutral payment system for outpatient 
        rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4534), [9SE]
    ------improve access to benefits for certain individuals and 
        provide financial assistance to individuals who are too poor 
        to afford premiums (see H.R. 4799), [10OC]
    ------improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 3470), [17MR]
    ------increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 
        4092), [19JN]
    ------limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 
        3139), [3FE]
    ------payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 3814), [7MY]
    ------permit the replacement of health insurance policies for 
        certain disabled beneficiaries even if the replacement 
        policies duplicate Medicare benefits (see H.R. 4710), [6OC]
    ------preserve access to home health services for the sickest and 
        most frail, continue participation by cost-effective 
        providers, and reduce fraud and abuse (see H.R. 4495), [6AU]
    ------prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans 
        (see H.R. 4214), [14JY]
    ------promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms 
        used for reimbursement (see H.R. 3255), [24FE]
    ------provide flexibility in contracting for claims processing 
        (see H.R. 4186), [25JN]
    ------provide for independent case managers for home health 
        services (see H.R. 4591), [17SE]
    ------provide that funds received from a tobacco industry 
        settlement shall be used for part A (see H.R. 3172), [5FE]
    ------reduce percentage of physicians' salaries dependent on 
        financial incentives under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 
        4726), [7OC]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 4627), 
        [25SE] (see H.R. 4646), [26SE] (see H.R. 4794), [10OC]
    ------reform payment system for certain long-term care hospitals 
        (see H.R. 4533), [9SE]
    ------reform payment system for home health services (see H.R. 
        4370), [31JY] (see H.R. 4404), [5AU]
    ------reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals 
        participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 3283), 
        [26FE]
    ------repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services 
        (see H.R. 3835), [12MY]
    ------require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees of 
        hospital termination under such plans (see H.R. 4748), [8OC]
    ------require disclosure of certain information about benefit 
        management for prescription drugs by Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 4187), [25JN]
    ------require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on 
        physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the 
        organization (see H.R. 3239), [12FE]
    ------respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for 
        private accreditation in the same manner as for other 
        providers of services (see H.R. 4075), [17JN]
    ------restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the 
        provision of benefits (see H.R. 3126), [28JA]
    ------restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 3128), [28JA]
    ------revise certain payment limits for health services (see H.R. 
        4567), [15SE]
    ------revise interim payment system to home health agencies for 
        home health services (see H.R. 4252), [16JY]
    Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task 
        Force: establish (see H.R. 4464), [6AU]
    Medicare/Medicaid: pilot program for the use of optical memory 
        cards (see H.R. 4317), [23JY]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve pre-disaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 4832), [14OC]
    Privacy: repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for 
        all citizens in order to create national medical history 
        database (see H.R. 4281), [21JY] (see H.R. 4312), [22JY]
    Public Health Service Act: establish certain standards relative to 
        health plans (see H.R. 4202), [14JY]
    Puerto Rico: provide for adequate insurance of mortgages on 
        property (see H.R. 3757), [29AP]
    Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly 
        consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social 
        Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 4084), [18JN]
    Social Security: allow for distribution of the lump sum death 
        payment, in the absence of a widow or widower or surviving 
        children, to any other person as certified by the deceased 
        worker (see H.R. 3739), [28AP]

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    ------determination of benefit amounts relative to provision of 
        child care or care to a chronically ill dependent relative 
        (see H.R. 4456), [6AU]
    ------eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits 
        following the divorce (see H.R. 4458), [6AU]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 4076), [17JN]
    ------establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget 
        surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted 
        (see H.R. 4578), [16SE]
    ------establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget 
        surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted 
        (H.R. 4578), consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    ------improve coverage of low-income children under State 
        Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 
        4767), [9OC]
    ------increase widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason 
        of delayed retirement (see H.R. 4459), [6AU]
    ------prohibit privatization (see H. Res. 483), [23JN]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3433), [11MR]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), consideration (see H. Res. 450), 
        [22MY]
    ------provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers 
        regardless of age (see H.R. 4460), [6AU]
    ------repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's 
        insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 4457), [6AU]
    ------State requirements for financial recovery from an 
        individuals estate relative to any medical assistance under a 
        State health plan (see H.R. 4249), [16JY]
    ------waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to 
        individuals with terminal illnesses, and provide for 
        appropriate treatment of prisoners (see H.R. 3732), [23AP]
    SSI: reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain 
        low-income disabled children (see H.R. 3459), [12MR]
    States: permit use of funds under the State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 3837), [12MY]
    ------provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant 
        children and increase allotments to territories under the 
        State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4323), 
        [23JY]
    ------return primary responsibility for disaster relief to States, 
        establish a private corporation to insure against risks and 
        costs of disasters, and provide for Federal assistance for 
        disaster response activities (see H.R. 3728), [23AP]
    Taxation: adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens 
        at which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate 
        (see H.R. 3448), [12MR]
    ------allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (see 
        H.R. 4465, 4465), [6AU]
    ------allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see 
        H.R. 4167), [25JN]
    ------allow deduction for health insurance costs for individuals 
        who are not eligible to participate in employer subsidized 
        health plans (see H.R. 3475), [17MR]
    ------allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals 
        not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage 
        (see H.R. 4472), [6AU]
    ------allow farmers option to declare taxable year in which 
        production flexibility contract payments and crop insurance 
        payments are included in gross income (see H.R. 4644), [25SE]
    ------allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in 
        establishing qualified employer plans (see H.R. 3300), [26FE]
    ------deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 3628), 
        [1AP]
    ------disclose to employees the employer's share of taxes paid for 
        old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the 
        employee (see H.R. 3777), [30AP]
    ------disclose to Federal employees the Government's share of 
        taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital 
        insurance for the employee (see H.R. 3776), [30AP]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 4642), [25SE]
    ------increase income levels for senior citizens at which Social 
        Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate (see H.R. 3447), 
        [12MR]
    ------lower exclusion percentage of deductions for medical care 
        expenses (see H.R. 3449), [12MR]
    ------permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other 
        companies (see H.R. 4795), [10OC]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for 
        medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 3600), 
        [30MR] (see H.R. 4349), [29JY]
    ------prevent increase on variable annuities and other variable 
        contracts (see H. Con. Res. 211), [11FE]
    ------provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a 
        State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for 
        property (see H.R. 4361), [30JY]
    ------reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, 
        allow certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, 
        increase the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend 
        certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 4542), [10SE]
    ------reform Internal Revenue Code and protect Social Security and 
        Medicare trust funds (see H. Con. Res. 248), [24MR]
    ------treatment of employers who maintain a self-insured health 
        plan for their employees (see H.R. 4411), [5AU]
    ------treatment of married couples, interest, dividends, (see H.R. 
        3103), [27JA]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts and health insurance 
        costs of employees without employer-provided health coverage 
        (see H.R. 3816), [7MY]
    Tobacco products: allow group and individual health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans to charge higher premiums to 
        smokers (see H.R. 4600), [18SE]
    ------limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 3907), 
        [20MY]
    ------provide crop insurance, extension services, and 
        administration of price support and quota programs at no 
        expense to the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 3664), [1AP]
    Veterans: improve access to health care services for certain 
        Medicare-eligible veterans (see H.R. 3828), [12MY]
    ------payment of certain group life insurance benefits to 
        terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 3993), [4JN]
    World War II: prohibit foreign insurance companies from doing 
        business in the U.S. unless they disclose any financial 
        dealings they had with individuals who survived or died in the 
        Holocaust (see H.R. 3143), [3FE]
    ------recovery of insurance issued for victims of the Holocaust 
        (see H.R. 3121), [28JA] (see H.R. 4826), [13OC]
  Motions
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), [24JY]
  Reports filed
    Aviation Insurance Program Authorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4058) (H. 
        Rept. 105-632), [17JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 403) (H. Rept. 105-474), [30MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 105-531), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 105-
        553), [22MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), [23JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4578, Establish Protect Social Security 
        Account Into Which Budget Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until 
        Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Dept. of HHS Additional Exceptions to the Imposition of Civil 
        Money Penalties in Cases of Payments to Beneficiaries: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3511) (H. Rept. 105-
        772), [5OC]
    Disaster Mitigation Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3869) (H. Rept. 105-682), [6AU]
    Establish a Protect Social Security Account Into Which Budget 
        Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 105-
        738), [23SE]
    Financial Services Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 105-164), [28JA]
    Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-687), 
        [9SE]
    Medicare Home Health Care Interim Payment System Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4567) (H. Rept. 105-
        773), [5OC]
    Medicare Home Health Services--No Surety in Fight Against Fraud 
        and Waste: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-821), [15OC]
    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Membership Expansion: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4377) (H. Rept. 105-
        774), [5OC]
    Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 105-537), [18MY]
    Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 105-793), [7OC]

INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 3829), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3829) 
        (H. Rept. 105-747), [25SE]

INTELLIGENCE SERVICES
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 3694), [21AP]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 3694), consideration (see H. Res. 420), 
        [6MY]
    CIA: provide a process for agency employees to submit urgent 
        concerns to Congress (see H.R. 3829), [12MY]
    Korczak, Boris: recognize and compensate for intelligence 
        gathering services rendered during the cold war (see H.R. 
        3136), [28JA]
    Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information 
        relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals 
        (see H.R. 4007), [5JN]
  Conference reports
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 3694), [5OC]
  Motions
    Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 3694), conference report, [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3694, Intelligence Services Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 420) (H. Rept. 105-511), 
        [6MY]
    Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act: Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3829) (H. Rept. 105-747), 
        [25SE]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select) (H.R. 3694) (H. Rept. 105-508), [5MY]

INTELSAT
see International Telecommunications Satellite Organization

INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 3658), [1AP]
    District of Columbia: eliminate congressional review of newly-
        passed laws and provide autonomy over budgets (see H.R. 3920), 
        [20MY]

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INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2400, provisions, [1AP], [6MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2400): corrections in enrollment of conference report 
        (see H. Con. Res. 282), [22MY]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 4466), [6AU]
  Conference reports
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 2400), [22MY]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2400), [20MY], [21MY]
    ------conference report, [22MY]

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Government regulations: treatment of certain revenue-increasing 
        rules as major rules (see H.R. 4297), [22JY]
    National Commission on Reforming and Simplifying the Federal Tax 
        Code: establish (see H.R. 4038), [11JN]
    Reform (see H.R. 3493), [18MR]
    Restructure and reform (H.R. 2676): consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 490), [24JN]
    Taxation: abatement of interest on underpayments by taxpayers in 
        Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 3709), [22AP]
    ------allow designation of charity contributions on tax returns 
        and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to ensure 
        payment of contributions (see H.R. 4865), [20OC]
    ------allow married couples to file combined return under which 
        each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers 
        (see H.R. 3104), [27JA]
    ------clarify the income and gift tax consequences of catching and 
        returning record home run baseballs (see H.R. 4522), [9SE]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 3443), [11MR]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate 
        brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 3734), 
        [28AP]
    ------increase standard deduction for married couples (see H.R. 
        3524), [19MR]
    ------liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns (see 
        H.R. 3650), [1AP]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, prohibit increases 
        without a national referendum, simplify the tax code, 
        eliminate the marriage penalty, establish return-free income 
        tax filing, and eliminate corporate welfare (see H.R. 3620), 
        [1AP]
    ------reduce individual tax preparation time (see H. Con. Res. 
        241), [11MR]
    ------reform Internal Revenue Code and protect Social Security and 
        Medicare trust funds (see H. Con. Res. 248), [24MR]
    ------require advance notice and judicial consent before seizure 
        and exclude civil damages for unauthorized collection actions 
        from income (see H.R. 3277), [25FE]
    ------require the approval of a private panel relative to the 
        seizure of property for the collection of taxes (see H.R. 
        3214), [12FE]
    ------restructure and replace the income tax system to meet 
        national priorities (see H.R. 4700), [5OC]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 3097), [27JA]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 472), [16JN]
    ------treatment of amounts received under State programs providing 
        compensation for birth-related injuries (see H.R. 4139), 
        [25JN]
    ------treatment of sale of certain animals associated with 
        educational programs (see H.R. 3626), [1AP]
    ------treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned 
        income tax credit (see H.R. 3995), [4JN]
    ------waive interest and penalties for failure to file schedule D 
        with a timely filed return (see H.R. 3885), [14MY] (see H.R. 
        3974), [22MY]
  Conference reports
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act (H.R. 2676), [24JN]
  Messages
    Abatement of Interest on Underpayments by Taxpayers in 
        Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas: President Clinton, 
        [22JY]
  Motions
    Restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), [22MY]
    Restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, [25JN]
    Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), [17JN]
  Reports filed
    Allow Individuals To Designate a Percentage of Their Tax 
        Overpayments or To Make Contributions to Units of the National 
        Park System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 755) (H. 
        Rept. 105-482), [21AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring 
        and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 490) (H. 
        Rept. 105-602), [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3097, Tax Code Termination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 105-580), [16JN]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2676) (H. Rept. 105-599), [24JN]

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE RESTRUCTURING AND REFORM ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2676, provisions, [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2676): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        490), [24JN]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 2676), [24JN]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2676), [22MY]
    ------conference report, [25JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2676, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 490) (H. Rept. 105-602), 
        [24JN]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2676) (H. Rept. 105-
        599), [24JN]

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
see Treaties and Agreements

INTERNATIONAL ANTI-BRIBERY AND FAIR COMPETITION ACT
  Motions
    Enact (S. 2375), [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4353) (H. Rept. 
        105-802), [8OC]

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
  Bills and resolutions
    Iran: withhold voluntary proportional assistance relative to the 
        development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant 
        (see H.R. 3743), [29AP] (see H.R. 4851), [19OC]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Kazakhstan 
        Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, 
        [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Swiss Federal 
        Council Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton, [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Ukraine Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, [6MY]

INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
see World Bank

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): provide special 
        authority relative to investigation of the International 
        Brotherhood of Teamsters (see H. Res. 507), [21JY]
  Motions
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): provide special 
        authority relative to investigation of the International 
        Brotherhood of Teamsters (H. Res. 507), [30JY]
  Reports filed
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) Special Authority 
        Relative to Investigation of the International Brotherhood of 
        Teamsters: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 507) (H. Rept. 
        105-658), [29JY]

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: report on the People's Republic of China and Tibet 
        (see H. Con. Res. 283), [22MY]

INTERNATIONAL CRIME CONTROL ACT
  Messages
    Provisions: President Clinton, [9JN]

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    China, Republic of: tribute to efforts relative to Asian financial 
        crisis and for encouraging peace and stability in the region 
        (see H. Con. Res. 270), [30AP]
    Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain 
        uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund (see H.R. 3106), [27JA] 
        (see H.R. 3138), [3FE]
    ------require reports to Congress on IMF programs relative to East 
        Asian countries (see H.R. 3305), [3MR]
    Electronic Fund Transfer Act: limit exchange rates in 
        international wire transfers originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        4253), [16JY]
    ------require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in 
        transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 
        3726), [23AP]
    Financial institutions: insist that certain institutions uphold 
        the trade liberalization commitments made by Asian countries 
        receiving assistance from such institutions (see H.R. 3353), 
        [5MR]
    Foreign trade: limit Exchange Stabilization Fund disbursements, 
        monitor foreign compliance with IMF commitments, and enforce 
        trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), [27MR]
    IMF: eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to 
        certain employees (see H.R. 3785), [30AP]
    ------eliminate spending cap adjustments for funding increases 
        (see H.R. 4306), [22JY]
    ------encourage fundraising through private financial markets (see 
        H. Con. Res. 207), [3FE]
    ------ensure transparency of operations (see H.R. 3331), [4MR]
    ------make Federal funding contingent upon certification that 
        eligible countries are cooperating with Presidential campaign 
        fundraising investigations and disclosure of entities 
        benefiting from such funds (see H.R. 3242), [12FE]
    ------prohibit funding until Iraq is expelled (see H.R. 3599), 
        [30MR]
    ------quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines (see H.R. 
        3114), [27JA] (see H.R. 3287), [26FE] (see H.R. 4150), [25JN]
    ------U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 3090), [27JA]
    International Financial Institution Reexamination and Review 
        Commission: establish (see H.R. 4719), [7OC]
    Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of 
        certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil (see 
        H.R. 4762), [9OC]
    ------respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the 
        financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H. 
        Con. Res. 328), [18SE] (see H. Con. Res. 350), [12OC] (see H. 
        Res. 598), [14OC]
    Japan: eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative 
        to resolution of the Asian financial crisis (see H. Res. 392), 
        [24MR]
    Mozambique: tribute for efforts relative to democracy, peace, and 
        economic reform and encourage close relations with the U.S. 
        (see H. Res. 556), [25SE] (see H. Res. 610), [20OC]
    Southeast Asia: establish an assistance and food security 
        initiative for Indonesia and other countries affected by the 
        Asian financial crisis (see H.R. 4336), [27JY]
  Messages
    Steps Taken To End Arab League Boycott of Israel: President 
        Clinton, [3AU]
  Motions
    Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports 
        resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other 
        regions, [10OC]

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  Reports filed
    Foreign Trade and Investment With Japan Relative to Resolution of 
        the Asian Financial Crisis: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 105-607), [25JN]
    IMF Quota Increase and Revised Borrowing Guidelines: Committee on 
        Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3114) (H. Rept. 
        105-454), [18MR]

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION REEXAMINATION AND REVIEW COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 4719), [7OC]

INTERNATIONAL LAW
related term(s) Treaties and Agreements
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of State: provide rewards for information leading to arrests 
        for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of 
        international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (see H.R. 
        4660), [1OC]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 304), [21JY]
    Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information 
        relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals 
        (see H.R. 4007), [5JN]
    Nigeria: efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes (see H.R. 
        3916), [20MY]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        3806), [7MY]
    ------establish (H.R. 2431), consideration (see H. Res. 430), 
        [13MY]
    Treaties and agreements: provide for a judicial and administrative 
        remedy for disputes arising under certain agreements with 
        foreign entities (see H.R. 3578), [27MR]
  Conference reports
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281), [8OC]
  Messages
    International Crime Control Act: President Clinton, [9JN]
  Motions
    Crime: strengthen prohibitions on international bribery and other 
        corrupt practices (S. 2375), [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2431, Freedom From Religious Persecution 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 105-
        534), [13MY]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2281) (H. Rept. 105-796), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-
        551), [22JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 
        105-551), [22MY]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-480), [1AP]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
related term(s) World Bank
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain 
        uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund (see H.R. 3106), [27JA] 
        (see H.R. 3138), [3FE]
    ------require reports to Congress on IMF programs relative to East 
        Asian countries (see H.R. 3305), [3MR]
    Employment: eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free 
        salaries to certain employees (see H.R. 3785), [30AP]
    Financial institutions: insist that certain institutions uphold 
        the trade liberalization commitments made by Asian countries 
        receiving assistance from such institutions (see H.R. 3353), 
        [5MR]
    Foreign countries: make Federal funding contingent upon 
        certification that eligible countries are cooperating with 
        Presidential campaign fundraising investigations and 
        disclosure of entities benefiting from such funds (see H.R. 
        3242), [12FE]
    Interest rates: ensure rates on loans are comparable to other 
        financial markets (see H. Con. Res. 273), [7MY]
    International economic relations: eliminate spending cap 
        adjustments for funding increases (see H.R. 4306), [22JY]
    ------encourage fundraising through private financial markets (see 
        H. Con. Res. 207), [3FE]
    ------limit Exchange Stabilization Fund disbursements, monitor 
        foreign compliance with IMF commitments, and enforce trade law 
        remedies (see H.R. 3573), [27MR]
    ------quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines (see H.R. 
        3114), [27JA] (see H.R. 3287), [26FE] (see H.R. 4150), [25JN]
    Iraq: prohibit funding until expulsion (see H.R. 3599), [30MR]
    Operations: ensure transparency (see H.R. 3331), [4MR]
    U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 3090), [27JA]
  Reports filed
    IMF Quota Increase and Revised Borrowing Guidelines: Committee on 
        Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3114) (H. Rept. 
        105-454), [18MR]

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
related term(s) Foreign Policy
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring 
        Act, [10MR]
    ------H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: condemn Taliban regime and support broad based 
        government (see H. Con. Res. 336), [8OC]
    Africa: relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea (see H. Con. Res. 
        292), [19JN]
    Algeria: human rights violations (see H. Res. 347), [3FE] (see H. 
        Res. 374), [2MR]
    Armed Forces: support while carrying out military action against 
        Iraq in and around the Persian Gulf region (see H. Res. 612), 
        [17DE]
    Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all 
        Wassenaar Arrangement countries (see H.R. 4095), [19JN]
    Aviation: require congressional approval of civil aviation 
        bilateral agreements (see H.R. 3741), [28AP]
    Belarus: human rights violations relative to most-favored-nation 
        status (see H. Con. Res. 237), [5MR]
    Chesimard, Joanne: extradition to the U.S. from Cuba (see H. Con. 
        Res. 244), [17MR]
    Children and youth: international cooperation in cases involving 
        the illegal abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent (see 
        H. Con. Res. 224), [25FE]
    China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and 
        democracy (see H. Con. Res. 300), [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 
        301), [17JY]
    ------participation in WHO (see H. Con. Res. 219), [12FE] (see 
        H.J. Res. 126), [22JY] (see H. Con. Res. 334), [7OC]
    ------representation in international institutions (see H. Con. 
        Res. 338), [8OC]
    ------tribute to efforts relative to Asian financial crisis and 
        for encouraging peace and stability in the region (see H. Con. 
        Res. 270), [30AP]
    Clinton, President: reconsider decision to be formally received in 
        Tiananmen Square during visit to the People's Republic of 
        China (see H. Con. Res. 285), [3JN]
    ------reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen 
        Square during visit to the People's Republic of China (H. Con. 
        Res. 285), consideration (see H. Res. 454), [3JN]
    Colleges and universities: improve international education at 
        postsecondary institutions (see H.R. 3311), [3MR]
    Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and 
        Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implement and establish 
        support program for victims of torture (see H.R. 3161), [4FE]
    ------implementation (see H.R. 4308), [22JY]
    Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters 
        (see H. Con. Res. 306), [23JY]
    Crime: restitution and compensation for certain confiscated 
        properties in former Communist countries (see H. Res. 562), 
        [1OC]
    Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other 
        individuals (see H. Con. Res. 254), [30MR]
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International 
        Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center (see 
        H.R. 3985), [3JN]
    Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 252), [26MR]
    Dept. of State: seek certain commitments from Poland (see H. Res. 
        443), [21MY]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 385), [11MR]
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
        forests (H.R. 2870), consideration (see H. Res. 388), [17MR]
    Fish and fishing: approve international fishery agreement with 
        Estonia (see H.R. 4749), [8OC]
    ------approve international fishery agreement with Latvia (see 
        H.R. 3460), [12MR]
    ------approve international fishery agreement with Lithuania (see 
        H.R. 4750), [8OC]
    ------approve international fishery agreement with Poland (see 
        H.R. 3461), [12MR]
    ------approve international fishery agreement with Poland (H.R. 
        3461), technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 
        352), [15OC]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), consideration (see H. Res. 
        383), [10MR]
    ------support broad-based agricultural and rural development in 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 3636), [1AP] (see H.R. 4283), 
        [21JY]
    Global March Against Child Labor: support (see H. Res. 444), 
        [21MY]
    IMF: eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to 
        certain employees (see H.R. 3785), [30AP]
    ------encourage fundraising through private financial markets (see 
        H. Con. Res. 207), [3FE]
    ------ensure transparency of operations (see H.R. 3331), [4MR]
    ------make Federal funding contingent upon certification that 
        eligible countries are cooperating with Presidential campaign 
        fundraising investigations and disclosure of entities 
        benefiting from such funds (see H.R. 3242), [12FE]
    ------prohibit funding until Iraq is expelled (see H.R. 3599), 
        [30MR]
    ------quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines (see H.R. 
        3114), [27JA] (see H.R. 3287), [26FE] (see H.R. 4150), [25JN]
    ------U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 3090), [27JA]
    India: condemn nuclear tests (see H. Res. 439), [14MY]
    Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Con. 
        Res. 258), [1AP]
    International Financial Institution Reexamination and Review 
        Commission: establish (see H.R. 4719), [7OC]
    International Whaling Commission: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 425, 
        425), [7MY]
    Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action 
        (see H. Con. Res. 226), [26FE]
    ------development of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 
        519), [6AU]
    ------material and unacceptable breach of international 
        obligations relative to weapons inspections (see H.J. Res. 
        125), [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 340), [8OC]
    ------prohibit use of Dept. of Defense appropriations for 
        offensive operations to force compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolutions (see H.R. 3208), [12FE]
    Japan: eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative 
        to resolution of the Asian financial crisis (see H. Res. 392), 
        [24MR]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launching of 
        ballistic missile in Japanese air space (see H. Res. 526), 
        [10SE] (see H. Res. 554), [24SE]

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    ------U.S. commitment to arrange foreign assistance and 
        construction of nuclear reactors relative to threat to 
        international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 341), [8OC]
    Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by 
        Serbian police relative to self-determination (see H. Con. 
        Res. 205), [28JA] (see H. Con. Res. 235), [5MR] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 312), [28JY] (see H. Con. Res. 313), [30JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 315), [3AU]
    ------NATO military intervention relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Res. 561), [1OC]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 343), [8OC]
    Machal (organization): tribute to international corps of 
        volunteers for efforts towards Israeli independence (see H. 
        Con. Res. 268), [30AP]
    Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 234), [4MR]
    Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the 
        conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. 
        Res. 347), [9OC]
    ------disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.J. Res. 
        114), [4MR]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 304), [21JY]
    Mozambique: tribute for efforts relative to democracy, peace, and 
        economic reform and encourage close relations with the U.S. 
        (see H. Res. 556), [25SE] (see H. Res. 610), [20OC]
    Nicaragua: tribute to activities of the International Support and 
        Verification Commission of the OAS (see H. Con. Res. 222), 
        [12FE]
    Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to 
        condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 245), [17MR]
    Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims 
        of torture (see H.R. 4309), [22JY]
    Sierra Leone: human rights violations (see H. Res. 559), [28SE]
    Southeast Asia: establish an assistance and food security 
        initiative for Indonesia and other countries affected by the 
        Asian financial crisis (see H.R. 4336), [27JY]
    Sudan: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 234), [4MR]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 3807), [7MY]
    U.N.: occupation of seat reserved for Burma by a representative of 
        the National League for Democracy (see H. Res. 603), [15OC]
    ------promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3236), [12FE]
    Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on 
        anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 295), [24JN]
    World Trade Organization: establish negotiating objectives 
        relative to the agreement on agriculture and criteria for the 
        accession of State trading regimes (see H.R. 4288), [21JY]
  Conference reports
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281), [8OC]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (H.R. 1757), [10MR]
  Messages
    Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
        Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
        Destruction Cost-Sharing Arrangements: President Clinton, 
        [16JN]
    Dayton Accords Implementation Policy Report: President Clinton, 
        [29JY]
    Imposition of Economic Sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro: 
        President Clinton, [11JN], [17JY]
    International Crime Control Act: President Clinton, [9JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton, [28JA], [21JY]
    National Security Interests Relative to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        President Clinton, [4MR]
    Nuclear Weapons Testing in India: President Clinton, [13MY]
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N.: President Clinton, [14SE]
    Veto of H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: 
        President Clinton, [21OC]
  Motions
    Crime: strengthen prohibitions on international bribery and other 
        corrupt practices (S. 2375), [9OC]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 105-423), [2MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 
        105-423), [2MR]
    Africa Seeds of Hope Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4283) (H. Rept. 105-681), [6AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs 
        Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 285) (H. Rept. 105-434), [11MR]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 285, Reconsider Decision by 
        President Clinton To Be Formally Received in Tiananmen Square 
        During Visit to the People's Republic of China: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 454) (H. Rept. 105-564), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1432, Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 105-431), 
        [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2870, Tropical Forest Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 388) (H. Rept. 105-449), 
        [17MR]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2281) (H. Rept. 105-796), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-
        551), [22JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 
        105-551), [22MY]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1757) (H. Rept. 105-432), [10MR]
    Foreign Trade and Investment With Japan Relative to Resolution of 
        the Asian Financial Crisis: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 105-607), [25JN]
    IMF Quota Increase and Revised Borrowing Guidelines: Committee on 
        Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3114) (H. Rept. 
        105-454), [18MR]
    International Fishery Agreement With Latvia: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3460) (H. Rept. 105-613), [14JY]
    Investigation of Iranian Arms Shipments to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Rept. 105-804), 
        [9OC]
    Torture Victims Relief Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4309) (H. Rept. 105-709), [14SE]
    Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2870) (H. Rept. 105-443), [16MR]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: insist that certain institutions uphold 
        the trade liberalization commitments made by Asian countries 
        receiving assistance from such institutions (see H.R. 3353), 
        [5MR]
    Foreign trade: reauthorize Generalized System of Preferences (see 
        H.R. 4608), [23SE]
    IMF: ensure transparency of operations (see H.R. 3331), [4MR]
    ------U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 3090), [27JA]
    International Financial Institution Reexamination and Review 
        Commission: establish (see H.R. 4719), [7OC]
    Turkmenistan: support assistance to build pipelines relative to 
        resumption of natural gas exports (see H. Con. Res. 349), 
        [10OC]
    Vietnam: prohibit assistance by OPIC or Eximbank (see H.R. 3105), 
        [27JA] (see H.R. 3159), [4FE]
    World Trade Organization: establish negotiating objectives 
        relative to the agreement on agriculture and criteria for the 
        accession of State trading regimes (see H.R. 4288), [21JY]
  Messages
    Steps Taken To End Arab League Boycott of Israel: President 
        Clinton, [3AU]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy (see H.R. 3540), 
        [24MR]

INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    U.S. policy (see H. Res. 425), [7MY]

INTERNET TAX FREEDOM ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3529) (H. 
        Rept. 105-808), [10OC]

INTERPARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCES
  Appointments
    British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [15OC]
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [27AP], [12MY]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [27AP], [18JN]

INTERSTATE COMMERCE
related term(s) Cargo Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 3168), [5FE]
    Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 3529), 
        [23MR] (see H.R. 3849), [12MY] (see H.R. 4105), [22JN]
    ------require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to 
        minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors (see H.R. 
        3783), [30AP]
    Courts: require Federal and State courts to recognize a 
        notarization from another State when it affects interstate 
        commerce (see H.R. 4764), [9OC]
    Crime: prohibit unauthorized interstate or foreign transfer of 
        counterfeit or authentic police badges (see H.R. 4282), [21JY]
    ------provide penalties for day care providers (see H.R. 4868), 
        [20OC]
    ------provide penalties for murders of armored car crew members 
        (see H.R. 3253), [24FE]
    Firearms: prohibit Internet and mail-order sales of ammunition 
        without a license to deal in firearms and require licensed 
        firearms dealers to record certain sales (see H.R. 4114), 
        [23JN]
    Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry 
        councils for labor market areas that are located in more than 
        one State (see H.R. 3271), [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Child Online Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        3783) (H. Rept. 105-775), [5OC]
    Internet Tax Freedom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        3529) (H. Rept. 105-808), [10OC]
    Prohibit Interference With Interstate Commerce on the Internet or 
        Interactive Computer Services: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-570), [5JN]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 
        105-570), [19JN]

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
see Surface Transportation Board

INTERSTATE COMPACTS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal 
        Compact Consent Act, [12MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Great Lakes Basin Compact: repeal a condition imposed in 
        congressional consent (see H.R. 3458), [12MR]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: grant 
        congressional consent (H.R. 629), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 511), [28JY]
  Conference reports
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act 
        (H.R. 629), [16JY]

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  Motions
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 
        629), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-630), [16JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-652), 
        [28JY]

INVESTMENTS
related term(s) Securities
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, 
        [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan (see H.R. 3933), [21MY]
    Business and industry: improve competitiveness of U.S. business 
        and promote foreign commerce (see H.R. 4353), [30JY]
    Chicago Board of Trade: anniversary (see H. Res. 451), [3JN]
    Commodity Exchange Act: limit CFTC authority to alter the 
        regulation of certain hybrid instruments and swap agreements 
        (see H.R. 4507), [6AU]
    Community development: designation of empowerment zones (see H.R. 
        4629), [25SE]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones (see 
        H.R. 3622), [1AP]
    Consumers: require brokers, dealers, investment companies and 
        advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial 
        information (see H.R. 4479), [6AU]
    Credit unions: membership in Federal credit unions (see H.R. 3265, 
        3276), [25FE] (see H.R. 3413), [10MR] (see H.R. 3454), [12MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish additional rural 
        enterprise communities and empowerment zones (see H.R. 4071), 
        [17JN] (see H.R. 4666), [1OC]
    Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, 
        or rehabilitation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3637), 
        [1AP]
    District of Columbia: designate as empowerment zone and modify tax 
        treatment of residents (see H.R. 3329), [4MR]
    Federal employees: allow use of medical savings accounts under 
        health benefits program (see H.R. 3166), [5FE]
    Financial institutions: allow national banks to hold passive 
        investments in certain subsurface rights (see H.R. 4348), 
        [29JY]
    ------ensure consumer privacy protection (see H.R. 4388), [4AU]
    ------increase competition in the financial services sector (H.R. 
        10), consideration (see H. Res. 403), [30MR] (see H. Res. 
        428), [12MY]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 4870), 
        [20OC]
    ------streamline the regulation of depository institutions and 
        safeguard confidential banking and credit union supervisory 
        information (see H.R. 4364), [31JY]
    ------study of derivatives regulation (see H.R. 4062), [16JN]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), consideration (see H. Res. 
        383), [10MR]
    FRS: broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
        as collateral for Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 4359), 
        [30JY]
    ------include money laundering activities in the consideration of 
        certain applications (see H.R. 3760), [29AP]
    Immigration: permit aliens who join a limited partnership after 
        the partnership's creation to qualify for a visa (see H.R. 
        4619), [24SE]
    Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 
        3450), [12MR]
    Pensions: allow individuals the opportunity to provide for their 
        retirement through S.A.F.E. accounts (see H.R. 3683), [1AP]
    ------ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of 
        retirement benefits (see H.R. 4152), [25JN]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        establish (see H.R. 3662), [1AP]
    Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing 
        public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3976), [22MY]
    SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 4120), [23JN] (see 
        H.R. 4213), [14JY] (see H.R. 4269), [17JY]
    ------require the improved disclosure of tax effects of portfolio 
        transactions on mutual fund performance (see H.R. 4822), 
        [13OC]
    Securities: judicial review of adoption of accounting principles 
        applicable to issuers of federally-registered securities (see 
        H.R. 3165), [5FE]
    Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to 
        assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs (see H.R. 4179), [25JN]
    Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        3412), [10MR]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into individual security accounts and extend the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        4256), [16JY] (see H.R. 4824), [13OC]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 4076), [17JN]
    ------establish pilot program for personalized retirement security 
        through personal retirement savings accounts (see H.R. 3560), 
        [26MR]
    ------investment of trust funds in marketable securities (see H.R. 
        3822), [7MY] (see H.R. 4033), [10JN]
    ------provide for accounts funded by surpluses in the budget and 
        available for private investment in indexed funds (see H.R. 
        3456), [12MR]
    Taxation: allow a credit for certain corporations which have 
        substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership 
        by employees (see H.R. 3562), [26MR]
    ------allow capital gains treatment and exception from the uniform 
        capitalization rules for certain timber (see H.R. 4330), 
        [24JY]
    ------allow rollover contributions to individual retirement plans 
        from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and 
        local governments and allow State and local governments to 
        maintain 401(k) plans (see H.R. 3554), [25MR]
    ------allow tax credits for contributions used for the 
        construction and renovation of certain public schools (see 
        H.R. 4247), [16JY]
    ------applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a 
        principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 3541), 
        [24MR]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 4125), [24JN] (see H.R. 4454), 
        [6AU]
    ------capital gains treatment on the transfer of a franchise (see 
        H.R. 3641), [1AP]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 3945), [22MY]
    ------depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 
        3500), [18MR]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 3865), [14MY]
    ------election of deduction in lieu of a basis increase for debt 
        secured by property with an original issue discount and held 
        by a cash method taxpayer (see H.R. 3656), [1AP]
    ------eliminate capital gains tax (see H.R. 3860), [13MY]
    ------elimination of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3879), [14MY]
    ------encourage construction of luxury yachts (see H.R. 3536), 
        [24MR]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        3503), [19MR]
    ------establish medical security accounts (see H.R. 4649), [26SE]
    ------expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 4553), 
        [11SE]
    ------improve pension portability for defined benefit plans (see 
        H.R. 3101), [27JA]
    ------increase amount which may be contributed to defined 
        contribution pension plans (see H.R. 3663), [1AP]
    ------inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the 
        exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (see 
        H.R. 3953), [22MY]
    ------modify rules for determining whether a corporation is a 
        cooperative housing corporation (see H.R. 4397), [4AU]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 4740), [8OC]
    ------permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited 
        by employer contributions to employee stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 4741), [8OC]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for 
        medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 3600), 
        [30MR] (see H.R. 4349), [29JY]
    ------prevent the conversion of ordinary income or short-term 
        capital gain into income eligible for the long-term capital 
        gain rates (see H.R. 3170), [5FE]
    ------promote job creation and expand small businesses in 
        economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3643), [1AP]
    ------promote retirement savings (see H.R. 3672), [1AP] (see H.R. 
        4823), [13OC]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 3652), [1AP]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3870), 
        [14MY]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3859), [13MY]
    ------S corporation reform (see H.R. 4285), [21JY]
    ------simplify individual capital gains tax (see H.R. 3623), [1AP]
    ------tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school 
        construction (see H.R. 3320), [4MR]
    ------treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 
        4192), [25JN]
    ------treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in 
        connection with delinquent real property taxes (see H.R. 
        4069), [17JN]
    ------treatment of certain liquidating distributions of a 
        regulated investment company or real estate investment trust 
        which are allowable as a deduction (see H.R. 3947), [22MY]
    ------treatment of certain transfers of assets and liabilities to 
        a corporation (see H.R. 4852), [19OC]
    ------treatment of cooperative housing corporations and their 
        shareholders (see H.R. 4386), [3AU]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts (see 
        H.R. 3278), [25FE] (see H.R. 3307), [3MR]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 471), 
        [16JN]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 3497), 
        [18MR]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 3102), 
        [27JA] (see H.R. 3979), [3JN]
    ------treatment of nondeductible contributions to individual 
        retirement plans (see H.R. 3225), [12FE]
    ------treatment of stapled real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 
        3533), [24MR] (see H.R. 3558), [26MR]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent away 
        from home (see H.R. 3861), [13MY] (see H.R. 3882), [14MY]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 4871), [20OC]
    ------treatment of use of a principal residence by a member of the 
        Armed Forces or Foreign Service while on official extended 
        duty (see H.R. 4561), [14SE]
    ------waive interest and penalties for failure to file schedule D 
        with a timely filed return (see H.R. 3885), [14MY] (see H.R. 
        3974), [22MY]
  Conference reports
    Education Savings and School Excellence Act (H.R. 2646), [15JN]
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (S. 1260), [9OC], 
        [13OC]

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  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 2646, Education Savings and School Excellence Act: 
        President Clinton, [21JY]
  Motions
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), [11MR]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        establish (H.R. 3662), [9JN]
    Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under 
        State law (S. 1260), [22JY]
    Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), [7MY]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), conference report, [18JN]
  Reports filed
    Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 105-423), [2MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 
        105-423), [2MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2646, Education Savings 
        and School Excellence Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        471) (H. Rept. 105-579), [16JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 403) (H. Rept. 105-474), [30MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 105-531), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1432, Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 105-431), 
        [10MR]
    Credit Union Membership Access Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1151) (H. Rept. 105-472), 
        [30MR]
    Education Savings and School Excellence Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 105-577), [15JN]
    Financial Services Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 105-164), [28JA]
    International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4353) (H. Rept. 105-802), [8OC]
    Make Percentage Limitations on Contributions to the Federal 
        Employee Thrift Savings Plan Comparable to Amount Limitations 
        on Elective Deferrals: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 2526) (H. Rept. 105-809), [10OC]
    Private Trustee Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2592) (H. Rept. 105-663), [31JY]
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act: Committee of 
        Conference (House) (S. 1260) (H. Rept. 105-803), [9OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 105-
        640), [21JY]
    Small Business Investment Act Technical Corrections: Committee on 
        Small Business (House) (H.R. 3412) (H. Rept. 105-450), [17MR]

IOWA
  Bills and resolutions
    Mississippi River: management of the upper river system (see H.R. 
        4322), [23JY]

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: impose sanctions on efforts to acquire advance 
        missile technology and expedite the development of a missile 
        defense system for both U.S. and Israeli Armed Forces (see H. 
        Con. Res. 342), [8OC]
    ------impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), consideration of Senate 
        amendments (see H. Res. 457), [4JN]
    International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary 
        proportional assistance relative to the development and 
        completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (see 
        H.R. 3743), [29AP] (see H.R. 4851), [19OC]
    National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 
        4327), [24JY]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, [4MR], 
        [16MR], [13MY], [17SE]
    Veto of H.R. 2709, Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act: 
        President Clinton, [24JN]
  Motions
    Foreign policy: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer 
        items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), [9JN]
  Reports filed
    Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Appropriations: Committee on 
        National Security (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 105-468), 
        [26MR]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2709, Iran Missile 
        Proliferation Sanctions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 457) (H. Rept. 105-566), [4JN]
    Investigation of Iranian Arms Shipments to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Rept. 105-804), 
        [9OC]

IRAN MISSILE PROLIFERATION SANCTIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2709): consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 
        457), [4JN]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 2709, Provisions: President Clinton, [24JN]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2709), [9JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2709, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 457) (H. Rept. 105-566), 
        [4JN]

IRAQ, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: support while carrying out military action against 
        Iraq in and around the Persian Gulf region (see H. Res. 612), 
        [17DE]
    Claims: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq 
        and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 3484), 
        [18MR]
    Congress: authorization of offensive military action (see H. Con. 
        Res. 226), [26FE]
    Democracy: support transition (see H.R. 4655), [29SE] (see H.R. 
        4664), [1OC]
    Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of appropriations for offensive 
        operations to force compliance with U.N. Security Council 
        resolutions (see H.R. 3208), [12FE]
    ------relief of survivors of victims killed in helicopter shooting 
        accident in Iraq (see H.R. 4061), [16JN]
    IMF: prohibit funding until Iraq is expelled (see H.R. 3599), 
        [30MR]
    International relations: development of weapons of mass 
        destruction (see H. Res. 519), [6AU]
    ------material and unacceptable breach of international 
        obligations relative to weapons inspections (see H.J. Res. 
        125), [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 340), [8OC]
  Messages
    Armed Forces Selected Reserve Active Duty Status: President 
        Clinton, [24FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, [4FE], 
        [29JY]

IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: establish a cultural and training program for 
        disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the 
        Republic of Ireland (see H.R. 4293), [21JY]
    Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance to Northern 
        Ireland and border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 4773), [9OC]
    Great Irish Potato Famine: issue postage stamp to commemorate 
        anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor 
        the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants 
        (see H. Con. Res. 232), [3MR]
    Immigration: waive certain inadmissibility grounds for aliens 
        married to U.S. citizens relative to political activity in 
        Ireland or Northern Ireland (see H.R. 4494), [6AU]
    Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to 
        condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 245), [17MR]

IRISH AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Great Irish Potato Famine: issue postage stamp to commemorate 
        anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor 
        the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants 
        (see H. Con. Res. 232), [3MR]

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY
  Bills and resolutions
    International economic relations: impose a temporary ban on 
        importation of certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and 
        Brazil (see H.R. 4762), [9OC]
    ------respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the 
        financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H. 
        Con. Res. 328), [18SE] (see H. Con. Res. 350), [12OC] (see H. 
        Res. 598), [14OC]
  Motions
    International economic relations: respond to the surge of steel 
        imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, 
        and other regions, [10OC]

IRRIGATION
  Bills and resolutions
    El Dorado Irrigation District: convey the Sly Park Dam and 
        Reservoir (see H.R. 4048), [11JN]
    Navajo Indian irrigation project: use power allocated from the 
        Colorado River storage project for on-farm uses (see H.R. 
        3235), [12FE]
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain 
        works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (see H.R. 
        3677), [1AP]
  Reports filed
    Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2795) (H. Rept. 105-604), [25JN]

IRRIGATION PROJECT CONTRACT EXTENSION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2795) (H. Rept. 
        105-604), [25JN]

ISRAEL, STATE OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Clinton, President: reassert traditional U.S. opposition to 
        unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. 
        Res. 345), [8OC]
    Foreign countries: funding for the construction of U.S. chancery 
        facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of 
        construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured (see 
        H.R. 4181), [25JN]
    Iran: impose sanctions on efforts to acquire advance missile 
        technology and expedite the development of a missile defense 
        system for both U.S. and Israeli Armed Forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 342), [8OC]
    Machal (organization): tribute to international corps of 
        volunteers for efforts towards Israeli independence (see H. 
        Con. Res. 268), [30AP]
    Middle East: U.S. policy relative to Israeli concessions in peace 
        process against their own self-interest (see H. Con. Res. 
        276), [13MY]
    U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3236), [12FE]
  Messages
    Loan Guarantees to Israel Program: President Clinton, [25FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton, [28JA], [21JY]
    Steps Taken To End Arab League Boycott of Israel: President 
        Clinton, [3AU]

ISTOOK, ERNEST J., JR. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Contraceptives: establish restrictions on provision to minors 
        through certain family planning projects (see H.R. 4721), 
        [7OC]

ITALY, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    World War II: issue the ``Italy'' clasp for the Army Occupation 
        Medal to certain veterans who served in the disputed Italy-
        Yugoslavia area (see H.R. 3141), [3FE]

IVERSON, SHERRICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child 
        sexual abuse to report such crimes to the

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        police (see H.R. 4531), [9SE] (see H.R. 4576), [15SE]

JACKSON, JESSE L., JR. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to 
        the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 4718), 
        [7OC]
    Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the 
        insurance business (see H.R. 4145), [25JN]

JACKSON LEE, SHEILA (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
    ------S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention 
        Act, [1OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Medicare: require hospitals to establish and implement security 
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
        abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 4680), [2OC]

JACOB WETTERLING CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND SEXUALLY VIOLENT OFFENDERS 
    REGISTRATION ACT
see Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offenders Registration 
    Act

JAILS
see Correctional Institutions

JAMESTOWN, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: conveyance of Army Reserve Center to the Greeneview 
        Local School District (see H.R. 3521), [19MR]

JAPAN
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to photographic film and 
        paper markets (see H. Con. Res. 233), [4MR]
    International economic relations: eliminate barriers to foreign 
        trade and investment relative to resolution of the Asian 
        financial crisis (see H. Res. 392), [24MR]
    Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of 
        certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil (see 
        H.R. 4762), [9OC]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launching of 
        ballistic missile in Japanese air space (see H. Res. 526), 
        [10SE] (see H. Res. 554), [24SE]
    ------U.S. commitment to arrange foreign assistance and 
        construction of nuclear reactors relative to threat to 
        international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 341), [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Foreign Trade and Investment With Japan Relative to Resolution of 
        the Asian Financial Crisis: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 105-607), [25JN]

JASPER, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 466), [11JN]

JENKINS, WILLIAM L. (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Music and dance: recognize the contributions of the cities of 
        Bristol, TN, and Bristol, VA, and their people to the origins 
        and development of country music (see H. Con. Res. 214), 
        [11FE]
    Tariff: DEMT (see H.R. 3268), [25FE]

JEWS
  Appointments
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S., 
        [23SE], [14OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to 
        honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 206), [28JA]
    Dept. of State: seek certain commitments from Poland (see H. Res. 
        443), [21MY]
    Eliach, Yaffa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4613), 
        [23SE]
    Insurance: prohibit foreign insurance companies from doing 
        business in the U.S. unless they disclose any financial 
        dealings they had with individuals who survived or died in the 
        Holocaust (see H.R. 3143), [3FE]
    Machal (organization): tribute to international corps of 
        volunteers for efforts towards Israeli independence (see H. 
        Con. Res. 268), [30AP]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        establish (see H.R. 3662), [1AP]
    Taxation: treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors 
        (see H.R. 4563), [14SE]
    World War II: encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and 
        restitution of individual and communal property (see H. Res. 
        557), [28SE]
    ------recovery of insurance issued for victims of the Holocaust 
        (see H.R. 3121), [28JA] (see H.R. 4826), [13OC]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton, [28JA], [21JY]
  Motions
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        establish (H.R. 3662), [9JN]

JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Employment: establish regional private industry councils for labor 
        market areas that are located in more than one State (see H.R. 
        3271), [25FE]
    ------funding of incentive bonuses to certain job training 
        providers that place large percentages of individuals in 
        certain occupations (see H.R. 3272), [25FE]

JOHN, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Calcasieu Parish, LA: clarify the applicability of authority to 
        release restrictions and encumbrances on certain property (see 
        H.R. 4029), [10JN]
    Line Item Veto Act: direct savings toward reducing the public debt 
        when used during Federal budget surplus years (see H.R. 3228), 
        [12FE]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and 
        control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins (see 
        H.R. 4235), [16JY]

JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
  Appointments
    Board of Trustees, [2MR]

JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
see Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of 
        mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 
        3496), [18MR]

JOHNSON, JAY W. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: appointment of an additional Federal judge for the eastern 
        district of Wisconsin (see H.R. 3931), [21MY]

JOHNSON, LAYFORD R.
  Bills and resolutions
    Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        4043), [11JN]

JOHNSON, NANCY L. (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Arlington National Cemetery: establish an advisory board to review 
        requests for waivers of eligibility requirements for burial 
        (see H.R. 3252), [24FE]
    Families and domestic relations: tax relief to increase 
        affordability of child care (see H.R. 3144), [3FE]
    Tariff: nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 3761, 3762), [30AP]
    Taxation: allow deduction for health insurance costs for 
        individuals who are not eligible to participate in employer 
        subsidized health plans (see H.R. 3475), [17MR]
    ------allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals 
        not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage 
        (see H.R. 4472), [6AU]
    ------modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3290), [26FE]
    ------reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, 
        allow certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, 
        increase the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend 
        certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 4542), [10SE]

JOHNSON, SAM (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to 
        be used to offset tax cuts (see H.R. 3707), [22AP]
    Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial 
        in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans 
        who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see 
        H.R. 4847), [16OC]
    Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age 
        individuals (see H.R. 3912), [20MY]
    Tariff: finished petroleum derivatives (see H.R. 3422, 3423), 
        [10MR]
    ------methyl tertiary-butyl ether (see H.R. 3421), [10MR]
    Taxation: establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical 
        testing research expenses relative to academic medical centers 
        and other qualified hospital research organizations (see H.R. 
        3815), [7MY]
    ------treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see H.R. 3913), 
        [20MY]

JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
see Department of Defense

JOINT COMMITTEES
see Committee on Economics (Joint); Committee on Taxation (Joint)

JONES, ROXANNE H.
  Bills and resolutions
    Roxanne H. Jones Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see 
        H.R. 4001), [5JN]

JONES, WALTER B., JR. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Radio: protect critical infrastructure radio systems from 
        interference and promote efficient spectrum management of the 
        private land mobile radio bands (see H.R. 4813), [12OC]
    Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a 
        member of the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent 
        away from home (see H.R. 3882), [14MY]

JUDICIAL REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1252): consideration (see H. Res. 408), [22AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1252, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 408) (H. Rept. 105-491), [22AP]

JUDICIARY
see Courts; Supreme Court

JULIAN STANLEY WISE FOUNDATION
  Reports filed
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 171) (H. Rept. 105-539), [18MY]

JUNEAU, AK
  Bills and resolutions
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 4261), 
        [16JY]
  Reports filed
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 2032) (H. Rept. 
        105-656), [29JY]

JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 2073, provisions, [1OC], [5OC]

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  Motions
    Enact (S. 2073), [1OC]

JUVENILES
see Children and Youth

KACZYNSKI, DAVID R.
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: exclude from taxation any portion of rewards donated to 
        victims of the Unabomber or used for attorneys' fees (see H.R. 
        4689), [2OC]

KACZYNSKI, THEODORE
  Bills and resolutions
    Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.: exclude from taxation 
        any portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or 
        used for attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4689), [2OC]

KAKE, AK
  Reports filed
    Kake Tribal Corp. Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2756) (H. Rept. 105-783), [6OC]

KAKE TRIBAL CORP.
  Reports filed
    Kake Tribal Corp. Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2756) (H. Rept. 105-783), [6OC]

KAKE TRIBAL CORP. LAND EXCHANGE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2756) (H. Rept. 
        105-783), [6OC]

KANJORSKI, PAUL E. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Credit: repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to 
        Federal family education loans (see H.R. 3291), [26FE]

KANKAKEE, IL
  Bills and resolutions
    Army Reserve Center: conveyance (see H.R. 3856), [13MY]

KANSAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Clifford R. Hope Post Office, Garden City, KS: designate (see H.R. 
        4774), [9OC]

KAPTUR, MARCY (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: require consideration of percentage of work to 
        be performed in the U.S. in the evaluation of contracts (see 
        H.R. 3838), [12MY]
    Medicare: graduate medical education reimbursement for certain 
        osteopathy training programs whose operation is assumed by 
        another hospital (see H.R. 3914), [20MY]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 3778), [30AP]
    Ohio: designate Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort 
        Miamis as national historic sites (see H.R. 4562), [14SE]
    Taxation: disallow deductions for lobbying expenses relative to 
        tobacco policy (see H.R. 4473), [6AU]

KASICH, JOHN R. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 4174), [25JN]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 284), [3JN]
    Social Security: provide for accounts funded by surpluses in the 
        budget and available for private investment in indexed funds 
        (see H.R. 3456), [12MR]
    States: provide tax credits for contributions to charitable 
        organizations relative to delivery of welfare services (see 
        H.R. 4255), [16JY]
  Reports filed
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1999-2003: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 105-555), [3JN]

KAZAKHSTAN, REPUBLIC OF
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Kazakhstan 
        Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, 
        [28JA]

KELLY, SUE W. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: expand prohibition on stalking (see H.R. 3747), [29AP]
    ------increase penalties for taking children hostage to evade 
        arrest (see H.R. 3438), [11MR]
    Financial institutions: offer interest-bearing transaction 
        accounts and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to 
        businesses, allow interest payments on demand deposits, and 
        require FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (see H.R. 
        4082), [18JN]
    Insurance: require health insurance plans to cover treatment of a 
        minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or 
        disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 
        4737), [8OC]

KENNEDY, JOSEPH P., II (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Credit: allow any consumer to receive a free credit report 
        annually from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 4848), 
        [16OC]
    Credit unions: require insured credit unions to meet the credit 
        needs of the community served by the credit union (see H.R. 
        3439), [11MR]
    Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding 
        and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that 
        individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or 
        criminal convictions are not employed (see H.R. 4686), [2OC]
    Research: increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, 
        medical, and pre-competitive engineering research (see H.R. 
        3660), [1AP]
    Veterans: extend priority health care to individuals who served 
        during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3661), [1AP]

KENNEDY, PATRICK J. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: funding for 
        historic, recreational, and environmental education projects 
        (see H.R. 3522), [19MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related 
        illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during 
        service (see H.R. 4374), [31JY]
    Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting 
        community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 4290), [21JY]
    Health care professionals: establish liability for individuals 
        practicing medicine without a license in connection with a 
        group health plan (see H.R. 4225), [15JY]
    Housing: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing 
        relative to drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 4543), [10SE]
    Law enforcement officers: increase the amount paid to families of 
        public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 
        4544), [10SE]
    Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 
        3915), [20MY]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and 
        local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3169), [5FE]
    Rivers: recognize the importance of rivers to the U.S. and support 
        preservation efforts (see H. Con. Res. 261), [28AP]
    Taxation: encourage construction of luxury yachts (see H.R. 3536), 
        [24MR]

KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing and further defining criteria for 
        capital repair, operation, and maintenance (see H.R. 3504), 
        [19MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the 
        Performing Arts (see H. Con. Res. 265), [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Appropriations and the 
        Further Defining of Criteria for Capital Repairs, Operations, 
        and Maintenance: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3504) (H. Rept. 105-533), [13MY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Performances Sponsored by 
        the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 265) 
        (H. Rept. 105-513), [6MY]

KENNELLY, BARBARA B. (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Families and domestic relations: increase availability, 
        affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 3292), 
        [26FE] (see H.R. 4030), [10JN]
    Firearms: provide grants to improve safety and study effects of 
        developing technology on firearms safety (see H.R. 3895), 
        [19MY]
    Tariff: nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 3763), [30AP]
    Taxation: prevent the conversion of ordinary income or short-term 
        capital gain into income eligible for the long-term capital 
        gain rates (see H.R. 3170), [5FE]
    ------repeal inflation adjustment provisions for income tax rates, 
        standard deductions, and personal exemptions (see H.R. 3965), 
        [22MY]

KENTUCKY
  Bills and resolutions
    Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site: revise boundary 
        (see H.R. 3883), [14MY]
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
    Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area: transfer 
        administrative jurisdiction to the Dept. of Agriculture (see 
        H.R. 3689), [1AP]

KENYA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (see H. 
        Res. 523), [9SE]

KERN COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Forest Service: convey property in exchange for county lands 
        suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest (see H.R. 
        4023), [9JN]
  Reports filed
    Forest Service Property Conveyance in Kern County, CA, in Exchange 
        for County Lands Suitable for Inclusion in the Sequoia 
        National Forest: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4023) 
        (H. Rept. 105-815), [12OC]

KILDEE, DALE E. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization [22JY]
    ------H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
        Act, [22MY]
    ------H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Women: improve access to higher education opportunities (see H.R. 
        3293), [26FE]

KIM, JAY (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        263), [28AP]
    ------authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay 
        (see H. Con. Res. 262), [28AP]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launching of 
        ballistic missile in Japanese air space (see H. Res. 526), 
        [10SE]

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  Reports filed
    Matter: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. 
        Rept. 105-797), [8OC]

KIND, RON (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Congress: prohibit inclusion of legislative provisions and 
        nonemergency spending in emergency appropriations legislation 
        (see H.R. 3576), [27MR]

KING, MARTIN LUTHER, JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: prevent expenditure of Federal funds to investigate 
        circumstances relating to death (see H.R. 4524), [9SE]
    District of Columbia: approve location of proposed memorial (see 
        H.J. Res. 113), [4MR]
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the 
        flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 3216), [12FE]
    Tribute (see H. Con. Res. 247), [19MR]
  Reports filed
    Approve Location of Proposed Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia: Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. 
        Res. 113) (H. Rept. 105-589), [22JN]

KING, PAT
  Bills and resolutions
    Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate (see 
        H.R. 3612), [31MR]

KING, PETER T. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Foreign countries: prohibit U.S. citizens from traveling through 
        countries where U.S. passports are invalid (see H.R. 3611), 
        [31MR]
    Insurance: allow group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to charge higher premiums to smokers 
        (see H.R. 4600), [18SE]
    Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to 
        condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 245), [17MR]

KINGSTON, JACK (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
    ------H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Cumberland Island National Seashore and Wilderness: protect 
        natural, cultural, and historical resources (see H.R. 4144), 
        [25JN]
    Ecuador: human rights and due process violations (see H. Res. 
        353), [5FE]

KINNEARY, JOSEPH P.
  Bills and resolutions
    Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, OH: designate (see 
        H.R. 4050), [11JN]
  Reports filed
    Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, OH: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 1800) (H. Rept. 
        105-619), [14JY]

KIOWA COUNTY, CO
  Bills and resolutions
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        4341), [28JY]
  Reports filed
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1695) (H. Rept. 105-697), 
        [9SE]

KLECZKA, GERALD D. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility 
        requirements for interment (see H.R. 3145), [3FE]
    Medicare: restore the non-applicability of private contracts for 
        the provision of benefits (see H.R. 3126), [28JA]

KLINK, RON (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related 
        illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during 
        service (see H.R. 3948), [22MY]
    Drugs: permit physicians to prescribe non-formulary drugs when 
        medically indicated (see H.R. 4419), [6AU]
    Insurance: make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program 
        available to general public (see H.R. 4418), [6AU]
    States: authorize Governors to limit receipt of out of State 
        municipal solid waste (see H.R. 4475), [6AU]
    Telecommunications: provide funding for universal 
        telecommunications services through creation of the 
        Telecommunications Trust Fund (see H.R. 4474), [6AU]

KLUG, SCOTT L. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    FCC: eliminate regulatory requirements restricting the cross 
        ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers (see H.R. 
        3171), [5FE]
    National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 
        3441), [11MR]

KNOLLENBERG, JOE (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    States: use of individuals other than merit-staffed or civil 
        service employees in providing certain employment services 
        (see H.R. 3994), [4JN]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 3807), [7MY]

KOLBE, JIM (a Representative from Arizona)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
    ------H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint): establish (see H.J. 
        Res. 112), [26FE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 4104), [22JN]
    Forest Service: policies on recreational shooting and archery 
        ranges on Federal land (see H. Con. Res. 332), [2OC]
    Immigration: waive certain visa fees and modify schedule for 
        implementation of certain border crossing restrictions (see 
        H.R. 4116), [23JN]
    Law enforcement officers: protection of Federal officers who 
        intervene in certain situations (see H.R. 3839), [12MY]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into individual security accounts and extend the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        4256), [16JY] (see H.R. 4824), [13OC]
    Taxation: promote retirement savings (see H.R. 4823), [13OC]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        4104), [1OC], [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 105-760), [1OC]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 105-789), 
        [7OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 
        105-592), [22JN]

KORCZAK, BORIS
  Bills and resolutions
    Intelligence services: recognize and compensate for intelligence 
        gathering services rendered during the cold war (see H.R. 
        3136), [28JA]

KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: condemn launching of ballistic missile in Japanese 
        air space (see H. Res. 526), [10SE] (see H. Res. 554), [24SE]
    ------U.S. commitment to arrange foreign assistance and 
        construction of nuclear reactors relative to threat to 
        international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 341), [8OC]

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: anniversary of relations with the U.S. (see H. 
        Res. 459), [5JN]
    International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization 
        Fund disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF 
        commitments, and enforce trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), 
        [27MR]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: U.S. commitment to arrange 
        foreign assistance and construction of nuclear reactors 
        relative to threat to international peace and security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 341), [8OC]

KOREAN WAR
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Theissen, Chester G.: waive time limitations specified by law in 
        order to award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3245), [12FE]

KOSOVO
see Serbia

KUCINICH, DENNIS J. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education 
        and training (see H.R. 4175), [25JN]
    Higher Education Act: establish an Advanced Manufacturing 
        Fellowship (see H.R. 3840), [12MY]
    Public utilities: provide for the restructuring of the electric 
        power industry (see H.R. 4798), [10OC]
    USIA: make available the television program ``Window on America'' 
        to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives and the Indiana 
        University Slavics Collection (see H.R. 4083), [18JN]
    WHO: encourage the U.S. to become a signatory to the Guidelines 
        for Drug Donations (see H. Con. Res. 225), [26FE]

KUWAIT, STATE OF
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, [4FE], 
        [29JY]

KYRGYZSTAN, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 4606), 
        [22SE]

LA, KENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of 
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election 
        campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (see H. Res. 
        440), [18MY]

LABELING
related term(s) Product Safety
  Bills and resolutions
    Colleges and universities: adopt licensing codes of conduct 
        against merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor 
        conditions (see H.R. 3755), [29AP]
    Endangered Species Act: prohibit sale of products containing 
        endangered species (S. 361), return to Senate (see H. Res. 
        601), [15OC]
    Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act: repeal preemption 
        provision (see H.R. 4498), [6AU]

LABOR
see Employment

LABOR UNIONS
related term(s) Collective Bargaining
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): provide special 
        authority relative to investigation of the International 
        Brotherhood of Teamsters (see H. Res. 507), [21JY]
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 4546), [10SE]
    ------require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators (see 
        H.R. 3826), [11MY]
    ------require disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 
        3827), [11MY]
    Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 
        4770), [9OC]
    NLRB: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing 
        industries (see H.R. 3825), [11MY]
    ------treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (see H.R. 3246), [24FE]

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    ------treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (H.R. 3246), consideration (see H. Res. 393), [25MR]
    Political campaigns: permit businesses and labor organizations to 
        stage public debates between Presidential candidates if all 
        candidates who are eligible for Federal matching payments are 
        invited (see H.R. 4310), [22JY]
    Sports: clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of 
        professional teams (see H.R. 3817), [7MY]
    Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck 
        factory (see H. Res. 595), [13OC]
  Motions
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): provide special 
        authority relative to investigation of the International 
        Brotherhood of Teamsters (H. Res. 507), [30JY]
  Reports filed
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) Special Authority 
        Relative to Investigation of the International Brotherhood of 
        Teamsters: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 507) (H. Rept. 
        105-658), [29JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. 
        Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
    Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H. Rept. 105-
        453), [18MR]

LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 4770), [9OC]

LaFALCE, JOHN J. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [12MY]
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Consumers: prevent credit card issuers from implementing 
        unreasonable practices or penalties against card holders who 
        pay balances in full (see H.R. 4410), [5AU]
    Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy protection (see 
        H.R. 4388), [4AU]
    ------monitor compliance with commitments made in connection with 
        a merger or acquisition (see H.R. 4420), [6AU]
    Homeowners Protection Act: consumer protections relative to 
        private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 4435), [6AU]
    Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car 
        leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease 
        offerings (see H.R. 4788), [10OC]
    New York Canal National Heritage Corridor: establish as an 
        affiliated unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 4430), 
        [6AU]

LaHOOD, RAY (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Clinton, President: reimburse Federal Government for costs 
        incurred by the Office of Independent Counsel (see H. Res. 
        547), [18SE]
    FAA: reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program (see H.R. 
        4530), [9SE]
    Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of 
        implementation (see H. Con. Res. 290), [11JN]
    Tariff: carbamic acid (U-9069) (see H.R. 3425), [10MR]
    ------DPX-E6758 (see H.R. 3427), [10MR]
    ------DPX-E9260 (see H.R. 3426), [10MR]
    ------rimsulfuron technical (see H.R. 3424), [10MR]
    Taxation: collection and payment of State taxes imposed on motor 
        fuel sold on Indian lands (see H.R. 3966), [22MY]

LAKE COUNTY, MN
  Bills and resolutions
    Coast Guard: conveyance of certain property to the Lake County 
        Historical Society (see H.R. 4098), [19JN]

LAKE COUNTY, OR
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: exchange (see H.R. 3569), [26MR]

LAKE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
  Bills and resolutions
    Lake County, MN: Coast Guard conveyance of certain property to the 
        Lake County Historical Society (see H.R. 4098), [19JN]

LAKES
  Bills and resolutions
    Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a 
        wilderness area (see H.R. 3708), [22AP]
    Georgia: transfer ownership and management of Blue Ridge, Nottely, 
        and Chatuge Lakes to the Dept. of the Army (see H.R. 4462), 
        [6AU]
    Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 3887), [14MY]
    ------prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign 
        countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals (see H. 
        Res. 418), [30AP] (see H. Res. 566), [1OC]
    Great Lakes Basin Compact: repeal a condition imposed in 
        congressional consent (see H.R. 3458), [12MR]
    Lake Powell: water level (see H. Res. 380), [5MR]
    National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 4623), [24SE]
    National Sea Grant College Program Act: exclude Lake Champlain 
        from the definition of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 3260), [25FE] 
        (see H.R. 3544), [24MR]
    Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (see 
        H.R. 3267), [25FE]
    ------feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R. 
        3267), consideration (see H. Res. 500), [14JY]
  Reports filed
    BWCAW Accessibility and Fairness Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1739) (H. Rept. 105-500), [29AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 3267, Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 105-624), [14JY]
    Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1481) (H. Rept. 105-715), [15SE]
    Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3267) (H. Rept. 105-621), [14JY]

LAMBERTH, ROYCE C.
  Bills and resolutions
    President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: prohibit 
        Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed 
        sanctions (see H.J. Res. 107), [3FE] (see H. Res. 343), [28JA]
    ------prohibit Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and 
        imposed sanctions (H.J. Res. 107), consideration (see H. Res. 
        345), [3FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 107, Prohibit Federal Funding of 
        Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Imposed Sanctions of the 
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 105-412), 
        [3FE]

LAMPSON, NICK (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child 
        sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police (see H.R. 
        4531), [9SE]
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International 
        Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center (see 
        H.R. 3985), [3JN]
    Health: extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving 
        spouses (see H.R. 4835), [14OC]

LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        4717), [7OC]
    Government: Federal land acquisitions funding and provide matching 
        grants for State, local, and urban conservation and recreation 
        programs (see H.R. 4467), [6AU]

LAND USE
  Bills and resolutions
    California: land exchange involving the Dept. of the Interior El 
        Portal Administrative Site (see H.R. 4230), [15JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: balance wind and water erosion criteria and 
        wildlife suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve 
        Program (see H.R. 4319), [23JY]
    ------establish temporary enrollment priorities for the 
        Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4394), [4AU]
    Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties from oil companies 
        for drilling on public lands (see H.R. 3820), [7MY]
    ------purchase of the Wilcox ranch in Eastern Utah for management 
        as a wildlife habitat (see H.R. 4289), [21JY]
    Financial institutions: allow national banks to hold passive 
        investments in certain subsurface rights (see H.R. 4348), 
        [29JY]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3381), [5MR]
    Historic buildings and sites: allow private ownership and use of 
        certain secondary structures and surplus lands in national 
        historical parks under certain conditions (see H.R. 4158), 
        [25JN]
    Idaho Admission Act: amend relative to sale or lease of school 
        land (see H.R. 4166), [25JN]
    Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: establish 
        Natural Resources Institute (see H.R. 4593), [17SE]
    Merced County, CA: authorize the use of certain land for an 
        elementary school (see H.R. 3220), [12FE]
    Nevada: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 4656, 
        4657), [1OC]
    New York: disposition of Governors Island (see H.R. 3884), [14MY]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 4735), [8OC]
    Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 3334), [4MR]
    ------management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil production (see H.R. 3932), [21MY]
    Public lands: make certain Federal property is made available to 
        States before other entities (see H.R. 3842), [12MY] (see H.R. 
        4010), [5JN]
    ------protect and improve certain heritage areas, (see H.R. 4570), 
        [15SE]
    ------protect and improve certain heritage areas, (H.R. 4570), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 573), [5OC]
    Real property: private property owner rights (H.R. 992), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 382), [10MR]
    Rural areas: pilot program to facilitate the protection and 
        preservation of remaining open space and farmland in the mid-
        Atlantic States (see H.R. 3566), [26MR]
    Taxation: tax incentives for land sales for conservation purposes 
        (see H.R. 4496), [6AU]
    ------treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on 
        land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 4301), [22JY]
    Utah: land exchange (see H.R. 3830), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 992, Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 382) (H. Rept. 105-430), 
        [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public 
        Lands Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 
        105-776), [5OC]
    Gallatin Land Consolidation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3381) (H. Rept. 105-723), [16SE]
    Sale or Lease of School Land in Idaho: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4166) (H. Rept. 105-705), [11SE]
    Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 992) (H. Rept. 105-424), [3MR]
    Utah Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3830) (H. 
        Rept. 105-598), [24JN]

LANGLEY, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence: designate (see 
        H.R. 3821), [7MY]

LANGUAGES
  Bills and resolutions
    Bilingual Education Act: repeal (see H.R. 3720), [23AP]

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    Dept. of Education: conduct a study on the availability of 
        educational instruction in the English language to student 
        citizens in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 4766), [9OC]
    Education: establish a program to help children and youth learn 
        English (see H.R. 3680), [1AP] (see H.R. 3892), [19MY]
    ------establish a program to help children and youth learn English 
        (H.R. 3892), consideration (see H. Res. 516), [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3892, English Language Fluency Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 516) (H. Rept. 105-675), 
        [4AU]
    Establish Program To Help Children and Youth Learn English: 
        Committee on Education and the Workplace (House) (H.R. 3892) 
        (H. Rept. 105-587), [19JN]

LANTOS, TOM (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals 
        and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 286), [3JN]
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 
        4143), [25JN]
    Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by 
        Serbian police relative to self-determination (see H. Con. 
        Res. 315), [3AU]
    Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that 
        protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing 
        need for animal testing (see H.R. 3946), [22MY]
    World War II: encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and 
        restitution of individual and communal property (see H. Res. 
        557), [28SE]

LARAMIE, WY
  Bills and resolutions
    Shepard, Matthew: condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 597), [14OC]

LARGENT, STEVE (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 3097), [27JA]

LARUE COUNTY, KY
  Bills and resolutions
    Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site: revise boundary 
        (see H.R. 3883), [14MY]

LAS VEGAS, NV
  Bills and resolutions
    Lake Powell: water level (see H. Res. 380), [5MR]
  Reports filed
    Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, 
        NV: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2225) (H. Rept. 105-518), [7MY]

LATHAM, TOM (a Representative from Iowa)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
    ------H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal 
        manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (see 
        H.R. 4204), [14JY]
    Postal Service: prevent increase in postage rates (see H. Res. 
        452), [3JN]
    Tariff: sodium bentazon (see H.R. 3967), [22MY]

LATIN AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 4302), [22JY] (see H.R. 4517), [6AU]
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (see H.R. 4757), 
        [9OC]
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
        forests (H.R. 2870), consideration (see H. Res. 388), [17MR]
    El Salvador: commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots 
        David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. (see H. Con. Res. 
        314), [3AU]
    Nicaragua: tribute to activities of the International Support and 
        Verification Commission of the OAS (see H. Con. Res. 222), 
        [12FE]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [27AP], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2870, Tropical Forest Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 388) (H. Rept. 105-449), 
        [17MR]
    Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2870) (H. Rept. 105-443), [16MR]

LaTOURETTE, STEVEN C. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, OH: designate (see 
        H.R. 4050), [11JN]

LATVIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, 
        and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (see H. 
        Con. Res. 320), [5AU]
    Fish and fishing: approve international fishery agreement with 
        Latvia (see H.R. 3460), [12MR]
  Messages
    U.S.-Latvia Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [3FE]
  Reports filed
    International Fishery Agreement With Latvia: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3460) (H. Rept. 105-613), [14JY]

LAW ENFORCEMENT
  Appointments
    Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement, [18MY]
    Conferees: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
    ------H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
    ------S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention 
        Act, [1OC], [5OC]
    Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
        Prevention, [24JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics (see 
        H. Res. 358), [11FE]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 3168), [5FE]
    Boyd, Joseph S.: clarify status as public safety officer relative 
        to payment of death benefits (see H.R. 4589), [16SE]
    Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 466), [11JN]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        263), [28AP]
    ------authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay 
        (see H. Con. Res. 262), [28AP]
    ------establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 4347), [29JY]
    Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 
        3321), [4MR]
    Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison 
        release orders (see H.R. 3718), [23AP]
    ------provide that persons closely related to certain judges may 
        not be appointed as judges to the same court (see H.R. 3926), 
        [21MY]
    Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights 
        (see H.J. Res. 129), [16SE]
    ------death penalty sentencing for smuggling of certain drugs (see 
        H.R. 3671), [1AP]
    ------establish Federal penalties for use of a law enforcement 
        officer's weapon against the officer (see H.R. 4776), [9OC]
    ------identity fraud (see H.R. 3551), [25MR] (see H.R. 3601), 
        [30MR] (see H.R. 4151), [25JN]
    ------improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (H.R. 2460), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 368), [25FE]
    ------increase penalties for taking children hostage to evade 
        arrest (see H.R. 3438), [11MR]
    ------prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for 
        injuries suffered during the commission of a crime (see H.R. 
        4446), [6AU]
    ------prohibit unauthorized interstate or foreign transfer of 
        counterfeit or authentic police badges (see H.R. 4282), [21JY]
    ------provide State grants for sex offender registration programs 
        (see H.R. 4026), [10JN]
    ------reauthorize funding for grant program to encourage arrest 
        policies relative to domestic violence (see H.R. 3901), [19MY]
    ------require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child 
        sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police (see H.R. 
        4531), [9SE] (see H.R. 4576), [15SE]
    Crime Control Act: prohibit waiting period for acceptance of 
        reports on missing persons less than 21 years of age (see H.R. 
        4532), [9SE]
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International 
        Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center (see 
        H.R. 3985), [3JN]
    Dept. of Defense: prioritization of the allocation of assets for 
        war-fighting missions and counterdrug activities (see H. Con. 
        Res. 324), [6AU]
    Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3303), 
        [3MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to establish an elected Officer of 
        the U.S. with the responsibilities of the Attorney General 
        (see H.J. Res. 127), [6AU]
    ------provide State and local authorities access to information 
        relative to criminal background checks on port employees and 
        prospective employees (see H.R. 3975), [22MY]
    ------require election of Attorney General (see H. Con. Res. 323), 
        [6AU]
    ------State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding 
        (see H.R. 4440), [6AU]
    Dept. of Transportation: assess available technologies for 
        establishing a system to access motor vehicle driving records 
        (see H.R. 3555), [25MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require notification and allow local 
        law enforcement agencies to investigate crimes and search for 
        missing patients at VA medical facilities (see H.R. 4609), 
        [23SE]
    Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine abuse (see H.R. 4315), [23JY]
    Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties 
        involving similar amounts of cocaine base (see H.R. 3898), 
        [19MY]
    ------enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (see H.R. 4300), [22JY]
    ------enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (H.R. 4300), consideration (see H. Res. 537), [15SE]
    ------increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 3858), [13MY] (see H.R. 4617), 
        [24SE]
    ------provide penalties for open air drug markets (see H.R. 4599), 
        [18SE]
    Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for 
        failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 
        3811), [7MY]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement and adoption programs (see H.R. 3130), [28JA]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 378), [4MR]
    Federal aid programs: correct law relative to termination of 
        benefits for convicted persons (see H.R. 3096), [27JA]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 408), [22AP]

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    Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting 
        community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 4290), [21JY]
    ------encourage States to require a holding period for students 
        expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 4146), [25JN]
    ------prohibit Internet and mail-order sales of ammunition without 
        a license to deal in firearms and require licensed firearms 
        dealers to record certain sales (see H.R. 4114), [23JN]
    ------require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement 
        officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun 
        (see H.R. 4233), [15JY]
    Foreign banks: support efforts of Federal agents investigating 
        money laundering associated with Mexican financial 
        institutions (see H. Con. Res. 288), [9JN]
    Health care professionals: ensure home care agencies conduct 
        background checks on job applicants (see H.R. 4592), [17SE]
    ------training of hospital staff relative to identification and 
        referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 4477), 
        [6AU]
    Law enforcement officers: ensure that States provide due process 
        in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, 
        or transfer (see H.R. 4681), [2OC]
    ------establish a matching grant program to assist local 
        governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (see H.R. 
        4226), [15JY]
    ------increase the amount paid to families of public safety 
        officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 4544), [10SE]
    ------protection of Federal officers who intervene in certain 
        situations (see H.R. 3839), [12MY]
    ------reduce local matching amount to ensure more local 
        communities qualify for grants to hire additional police 
        officers (see H.R. 4734), [8OC]
    ------tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service 
        (see H. Res. 422), [7MY]
    Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal and abusive work history 
        background checks for direct care employees in nursing 
        facilities, (see H.R. 4789), [10OC]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.J. Res. 
        114), [4MR]
    National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background 
        checks on elementary and secondary school employees (see H.R. 
        4659), [1OC]
    Nigeria: efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes (see H.R. 
        3916), [20MY]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and 
        local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3169), [5FE]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend (see H.R. 3565), 
        [26MR]
    OSHA: require employers to notify local emergency officials of 
        workplace emergencies (see H.R. 4231), [15JY]
    Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (H.R. 2369), consideration (see H. Res. 377), 
        [4MR]
    Public Safety and Community Policing Grants: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        4743), [8OC]
    Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act 
        with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty 
        (see H.R. 4090), [19JN]
    Schools: establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        4515), [6AU]
    Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and 
        provide with information that will help them protect 
        themselves (see H.R. 3134), [28JA]
    Shepard, Matthew: condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 597), [14OC]
    Taxation: provide exemptions relative to public safety officers 
        killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 4346), [29JY]
    Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services and 
        encourage construction and operation of cellular telephone 
        networks (see H.R. 3844), [12MY]
    ------require wireless services providers to itemize calls on 
        subscribers' bills (see H.R. 4493), [6AU]
    Volunteer workers: eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be 
        supplied for background checks (see H.R. 3398), [5MR]
  Conference reports
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281), [8OC]
  Messages
    International Crime Control Act: President Clinton, [9JN]
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [3MR]
  Motions
    Crime: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (S. 493), [26FE]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), 
        [12MY]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (S. 2073), [1OC]
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or 
        totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 1525), [10OC]
  Reports filed
    Care for Police Survivors Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3565) (H. Rept. 105-486), [21AP]
    Child Support Performance and Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3130) (H. Rept. 105-422), [2MR]
    Collection of Data on Law Enforcement Traffic Stops: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 118) (H. Rept. 105-435), [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1252, Judicial Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 408) (H. Rept. 105-491), [22AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2369, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 377) (H. Rept. 105-427), 
        [4MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2460, Wireless Telephone Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 105-421), 
        [25FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and 
        Incentive Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 378) (H. 
        Rept. 105-428), [4MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4300, Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 105-
        720), [15SE]
    Correction Officers Health and Safety Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 105-665), [31JY]
    Dept. of Justice Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3303) (H. Rept. 105-526), [12MY]
    Dept. of State Special Agent Retirement Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 633) (H. Rept. 105-755), 
        [28SE]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2281) (H. Rept. 105-796), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-
        551), [22JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 
        105-551), [22MY]
    Judicial Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        1252) (H. Rept. 105-478), [1AP]
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4090) (H. Rept. 105-667), [31JY]
    Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3898) (H. Rept. 105-711), [14SE]
    Termination of Federal Aid Program Benefits for Convicted Persons: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3096) 
        (H. Rept. 105-446), [17MR]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 105-514), 
        [6MY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Special Olympics Torch 
        Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 105-512), [6MY]
    Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 3844) (H. Rept. 105-768), [2OC]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2369) (H. Rept. 105-425), [3MR]
    Wireless Telephone Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2460) (H. Rept. 105-418), [24FE]

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
  Appointments
    Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement, [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Boyd, Joseph S.: clarify status as public safety officer relative 
        to payment of death benefits (see H.R. 4589), [16SE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        263), [28AP]
    ------establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 4347), [29JY]
    ------tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of the 
        Capitol Police for acts of heroism (see H. Con. Res. 311), 
        [27JY]
    ------use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson 
        and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police (see H. Con. Res. 
        310), [27JY]
    Capitol Police: increase mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 4415), 
        [5AU]
    Crime: establish Federal penalties for use of a law enforcement 
        officer's weapon against the officer (see H.R. 4776), [9OC]
    ------prohibit unauthorized interstate or foreign transfer of 
        counterfeit or authentic police badges (see H.R. 4282), [21JY]
    Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study on improving the safety 
        of persons present at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 4171), 
        [25JN]
    Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H. Con. Res. 327), [18SE]
    Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant 
        U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 4201), [14JY] (see H.R. 4299), [22JY]
    Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for 
        students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 
        4146), [25JN]
    ------require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement 
        officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun 
        (see H.R. 4233), [15JY]
    GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 4034), [10JN]
    Heroism: tribute to individuals who lost their lives during 
        service (see H. Res. 422), [7MY]
    Income: increase the amount paid to families of public safety 
        officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 4544), [10SE]
    Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building, Oxon Hill, MD: 
        designate (see H.R. 4516), [6AU]
    Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating 
        money laundering associated with Mexican financial 
        institutions (see H. Con. Res. 288), [9JN]
    Local government: reduce local matching amount to ensure more 
        local communities qualify for grants to hire additional police 
        officers (see H.R. 4734), [8OC]
    Members of Congress: follow the examples of self-sacrifice and 
        devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John 
        M. Gibson of the Capitol Police (see H. Con. Res. 317), [4AU]
    National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background 
        checks on elementary and secondary school employees (see H.R. 
        4659), [1OC]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and 
        local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3169), [5FE]
    Public Safety and Community Policing Grants: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        4743), [8OC]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 3608), [31MR]
    ------establish national medal for those who act with 
        extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see 
        H.R. 4090), [19JN]

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    Safety: establish a matching grant program to assist local 
        governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (see H.R. 
        4226), [15JY]
    ------protection of Federal officers who intervene in certain 
        situations (see H.R. 3839), [12MY]
    Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 
        4224), [15JY]
    States: ensure that due process is provided in cases which could 
        lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 
        4681), [2OC]
    Taxation: provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers 
        who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 4381), [3AU]
    ------provide exemptions relative to public safety officers killed 
        in the line of duty (see H.R. 4346), [29JY]
    U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund: establish on behalf of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut (see H.R. 4354), [30JY]
  Motions
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or 
        totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 1525), [10OC]
    Safety: establish a matching grant program to assist local 
        governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Collection of Data on Law Enforcement Traffic Stops: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 118) (H. Rept. 105-435), [11MR]
    Community Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        218) (H. Rept. 105-819), [14OC]
    Correction Officers Health and Safety Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 105-665), [31JY]
    Dept. of State Special Agent Retirement Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 633) (H. Rept. 105-755), 
        [28SE]
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4090) (H. Rept. 105-667), [31JY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 105-514), 
        [6MY]

LAWYERS AND ATTORNEYS
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, 
        [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: provide that actions, including ones to recover 
        damages, resulting from a computer date failure shall be 
        deemed to be based solely in contract when certain conditions 
        have been met (see H.R. 4240), [16JY]
    Courts: confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 3577), [27MR], (see H.R. 4286), [21JY]
    ------enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class 
        action lawsuits (see H.R. 3789), [5MY]
    ------enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class 
        action lawsuits (H.R. 3789), consideration (see H. Res. 560), 
        [1OC]
    ------establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, 
        prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos 
        exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 3905), [20MY]
    ------establish rules for proportionality between the amount of 
        punitive damages and the amount of economic loss (see H.R. 
        4785), [10OC]
    ------independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 3464), [12MR]
    ------make minor and technical amendments relative to Federal 
        criminal law and procedure (see H.R. 4651), [28SE]
    ------provide that persons closely related to certain judges may 
        not be appointed as judges to the same court (see H.R. 3926), 
        [21MY]
    Crime: reauthorize funding for court-appointed advocates for 
        victims of child abuse, training programs on child abuse for 
        judicial personnel and attorneys, and video taping of child 
        victim testimony (see H.R. 3902), [19MY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: direct payment of attorneys' fees in 
        awards of past-due benefits (see H.R. 3444), [12MR]
    Executive Office of the President: President Clinton's use of 
        legal staff for personal legal issues (see H. Res. 397), 
        [25MR]
    Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore the stenographic 
        preference for recording depositions (see H.R. 4221), [15JY]
    Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see 
        H.R. 3528), [23MR]
    Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.: exclude from taxation 
        any portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or 
        used for attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4689), [2OC]
    National Black Law Students Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 
        231), [3MR]
    NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (see H.R. 3246), [24FE]
    ------treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (H.R. 3246), consideration (see H. Res. 393), [25MR]
    President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: prohibit 
        Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed 
        sanctions (see H.J. Res. 107), [3FE] (see H. Res. 343), [28JA]
    ------prohibit Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and 
        imposed sanctions (H.J. Res. 107), consideration (see H. Res. 
        345), [3FE]
    Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by 
        State and local officials that results from the threat that 
        potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see 
        H.R. 3288), [26FE]
    Small business: protection from litigation excesses (see H.R. 
        3382), [5MR]
    Taxation: require the approval of a private panel relative to the 
        seizure of property for the collection of taxes (see H.R. 
        3214), [12FE]
    ------treatment of gross income for amounts received under 
        qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 4031), [10JN]
    Tobacco products: limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see 
        H.R. 3907), [20MY]
    ------settlement of class action lawsuits against tobacco industry 
        and arbitration of attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4375), [31JY]
  Conference reports
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (S. 1260), [9OC], 
        [13OC]
  Motions
    Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under 
        State law (S. 1260), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Alternative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3528) (H. Rept. 105-487), [21AP]
    Class Action Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3789) (H. Rept. 105-702), [10SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 107, Prohibit Federal Funding of 
        Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Imposed Sanctions of the 
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 105-412), 
        [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. 
        Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3789, Class Action Jurisdiction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 560) (H. Rept. 105-758), 
        [1OC]
    Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H. Rept. 105-
        453), [18MR]
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act: Committee of 
        Conference (House) (S. 1260) (H. Rept. 105-803), [9OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 105-
        640), [21JY]

LAZIO, RICK (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: provide penalties for day care providers (see H.R. 4868), 
        [20OC]
    Dept. of HUD: modernize requirements and establish consensus 
        process for development, revision, and interpretation of 
        safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 
        3634), [1AP]
    Education: increase the number of qualified early child care 
        professionals through a student loan forgiveness program (see 
        H.R. 3727), [23AP]
    Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of 
        homeownership opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 208), [4FE]
    ------expand homeownership (see H.R. 3899), [19MY]
    ------use of project rental assistance contracts to finance 
        housing conversions for elderly persons (see H.R. 3635), [1AP]
    Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute 
        fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse 
        in residential facilities (see H.R. 4155), [25JN] (see H.R. 
        4650), [28SE]
    ------coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services 
        for certain women screened under federally funded programs 
        (see H.R. 3779), [30AP]
    Medicare: permit the replacement of health insurance policies for 
        certain disabled beneficiaries even if the replacement 
        policies duplicate Medicare benefits (see H.R. 4710), [6OC]

LEACH, JAMES A. (a Representative from Iowa)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bankruptcy: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative 
        to termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 
        4239), [16JY] (see H.R. 4393), [4AU]
    Computers: develop a national strategy to resolve the year 2000 
        problem and ensure that critical public and private services 
        are not disrupted (see H.R. 3968), [22MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat 
        money laundering and other financial crimes (see H.R. 4005), 
        [5JN]
    Ericson, Leif: mint coins in conjunction with Iceland in 
        commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New 
        World (see H.R. 4624), [24SE]
    Financial institutions: address year 2000 computer problems and 
        extend examination parity to the OTS Director and the National 
        Credit Union Administration (see H.R. 3116), [28JA]
    ------prevent personal financial information from being obtained 
        under false pretenses (see H.R. 4321), [23JY]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 4870), 
        [20OC]
    ------study of derivatives regulation (see H.R. 4062), [16JN]
    FRS: broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
        as collateral for Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 4359), 
        [30JY]
    IMF: quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines (see H.R. 
        3114), [27JA]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions by foreign nationals 
        in Federal election campaigns (see H.R. 4869), [20OC]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        establish (see H.R. 3662), [1AP]
    Taxation: increase amount which may be contributed to defined 
        contribution pension plans (see H.R. 3663), [1AP]
  Reports filed
    Credit Union Membership Access Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1151) (H. Rept. 105-472), 
        [30MR]
    Examination Parity and Year 2000 Readiness for Financial 
        Institutions Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3116) (H. Rept. 105-417), [24FE]
    Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4393) (H. Rept. 105-688), 
        [9SE]
    Financial Information Privacy Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 105-701), 
        [9SE]

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    Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act: 
        Committee on Banking and Financial Service (House) (H.R. 217) 
        (H. Rept. 105-407), [27JA], [3MR]
    Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-687), 
        [9SE]
    IMF Quota Increase and Revised Borrowing Guidelines: Committee on 
        Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3114) (H. Rept. 
        105-454), [18MR]
    Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act: Committee on 
        Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1756) (H. Rept. 
        105-608), [14JY]
    Money Laundering Deterrence Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 105-611), 
        [14JY]

LEE, NANCY
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of 
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election 
        campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (see H. Res. 
        440), [18MY]

LEE, RICHARD C.
  Reports filed
    Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2787) (H. 
        Rept. 105-615), [14JY]

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making (see H.R. 4112), [23JN]
    ------making (H.R. 4112), consideration (see H. Res. 489), [24JN]
    ------making (H.R. 4112), consideration of conference report (see 
        H. Res. 550), [23SE]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 341), [28JA] (see H. Res. 355), [11FE]
    GAO: reform appointment process for the Comptroller General and 
        Deputy Comptroller General (see H.R. 4296), [22JY]
    Government: status of Executive orders that infringe on the powers 
        and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. 
        Con. Res. 236), [5MR]
  Conference reports
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4112), 
        [22SE]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making (H.R. 4112), [25JN], [15SE]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 341), [28JA]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 355), [12FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4112, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 550) (H. Rept. 105-741), [23SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4112, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 489) (H. 
        Rept. 105-601), [24JN]
    Investigation of Voter Irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District: Committee on House Oversight (House) 
        (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 105-416), [11FE]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4112) (H. Rept. 105-734), [22SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4112) (H. Rept. 
        105-595), [23JN]

LELAND, MICKEY (a former Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Education: establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial 
        fellowship programs (see H.R. 4665), [1OC]

LEONARD, JAMES T., SR.
  Bills and resolutions
    James T. Leonard, Sr., Post Office, Garwood, NJ: designate (see 
        H.R. 3810), [7MY]

LETHAL DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 4006): consideration (see H. Res. 535), [14SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4006, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 535) (H. Rept. 105-712), [14SE]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4006) (H. 
        Rept. 105-683), [6AU]

LEVIN, SANDER M. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 3476), [17MR]
    States: expand eligibility for, and strengthen administrative 
        financing of, the unemployment compensation program and 
        improve the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment 
        Trust Fund (see H.R. 3697), [21AP]
    Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on 
        anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 295), [24JN]

LEWINSKY, MONICA S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Clinton, President: reimburse Federal Government for costs 
        incurred by the Office of Independent Counsel (see H. Res. 
        532), [11SE] (see H. Res. 547), [18SE]
    ------resignation (see H. Res. 531), [11SE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): deliberative review and 
        release of independent counsel report on investigation of 
        President Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, 
        and improper sexual conduct (see H. Res. 525), [10SE]
    House of Representatives: printing of independent counsel report 
        on investigation of President Clinton relative to perjury, 
        obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct (see H. 
        Res. 528), [10SE] (see H. Res. 546), [18SE]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: impeachment of independent counsel relative to 
        conduct of investigation of President Clinton and submission 
        of report to House of Representative (see H. Res. 545), [18SE]
  Motions
    Starr, Kenneth W.: impeachment of independent counsel relative to 
        conduct of investigation of President Clinton and submission 
        of report to House of Representative (H. Res. 545), [23SE]
  Reports filed
    Deliberative Review and Release of Independent Counsel Report on 
        Investigation of President Clinton Relative to Perjury, 
        Obstruction of Justice, and Improper Sexual Conduct: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 105-703), [10SE]

LEWIS, JERRY (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bono, Sonny: tribute (see H. Res. 338), [27JA]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4194), [14JY]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4194), [5OC]
  Reports filed
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4194) 
        (H. Rept. 105-769), [5OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4194) (H. Rept. 
        105-610), [14JY]

LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Ecology and environment: promote environmental justice, public 
        health, and pollution reduction efforts (see H.R. 4584), 
        [16SE]

LEWIS, RON (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site: revise boundary 
        (see H.R. 3883), [14MY]
    Tobacco products: provide crop insurance, extension services, and 
        administration of price support and quota programs at no 
        expense to the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 3664), [1AP]

LIBERIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: adjust status of certain nationals (see H.R. 3915), 
        [20MY]

LIBRARIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in 
        schools and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 3177), 
        [11FE]
    Congressional Research Service: make certain information available 
        to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 3131), [28JA]
    FCC: repeal authority to require contributions from telephone 
        carriers for the connection of schools, (see H.R. 4032), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 4065), [16JN]
    Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial 
        (see H.R. 3790), [5MY]
    Telecommunications: require schools and libraries that receive 
        universal service support to establish policies governing 
        access to material that is inappropriate for children (see 
        H.R. 3442), [11MR]
    Telephones: reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications 
        services to schools, libraries, and certain health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 4324), [23JY]
    USIA: make available the television program ``Window on America'' 
        to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives and the Indiana 
        University Slavics Collection (see H.R. 4083), [18JN]
  Reports filed
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2652) (H. Rept. 105-525), [12MY]

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
related term(s) Congressional Research Service
  Bills and resolutions
    Coins: mint in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 3790), 
        [5MY]
    Congressional Research Service: make certain information available 
        to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 3131), [28JA]

LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (16th President of the United States)
  Reports filed
    Abraham Lincoln Federal Building, Los Angeles, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3482) (H. 
        Rept. 105-654), [29JY]

LINDER, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration (see H. Res. 
        462), [9JN]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 586), [8OC]
    Courts: enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class 
        action lawsuits (H.R. 3789), consideration (see H. Res. 560), 
        [1OC]
    Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of 
        drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia 
        (H.R. 4006), consideration (see H. Res. 535), [14SE]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals 
        without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 348), [4FE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 508), [22JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 501), [15JY]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY]
    Elrod, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 437), [14MY]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), consideration (see H. Res. 
        383), [10MR]

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    New Year's Day: designate day of observance in year 2000 (see H.J. 
        Res. 130), [25SE]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        2183), consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY] (see H. Res. 
        458), [4JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 105-
        799), [8OC]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 119, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Political Campaign Expenditures: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), [20MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1432, Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 105-431), 
        [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2183, Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), 
        [20MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 105-567), 
        [4JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2846, Prohibit Dept. of Education Funding of 
        National Testing Proposals Without Explicit and Specific 
        Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. 
        Rept. 105-413), [4FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 105-573), [9JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3789, Class Action Jurisdiction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 560) (H. Rept. 105-758), 
        [1OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4006, Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 535) (H. Rept. 105-712), 
        [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 105-628), [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and 
        State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 105-641), 
        [22JY]

LINE ITEM VETO ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: direct savings toward reducing the public debt when used 
        during Federal budget surplus years (see H.R. 3228), [12FE]

LIPINSKI, WILLIAM O. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [12MY]
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: require congressional approval of civil aviation 
        bilateral agreements (see H.R. 3741), [28AP]
    Taxation: treatment of medical savings accounts and health 
        insurance costs of employees without employer-provided health 
        coverage (see H.R. 3816), [7MY]

LITERATURE
related term(s) Arts and Humanities
  Bills and resolutions
    Copyrights: duration of protection (H.R. 2589), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 390), [24MR]
  Reports filed
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2652) (H. Rept. 105-525), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2589, Copyright Term Extension Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 390) (H. Rept. 105-460), 
        [24MR]
    Copyright Term Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2589) (H. Rept. 105-452), [18MR]

LITHUANIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, 
        and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (see H. 
        Con. Res. 320), [5AU]
    Fish and fishing: approve international fishery agreement with 
        Lithuania (see H.R. 4750), [8OC]
  Messages
    U.S.-Lithuania Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [14OC]

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Toms River, NJ: tribute to the Toms River East American Little 
        League team (see H. Res. 524), [9SE]

LITTLE ROCK, AR
  Bills and resolutions
    Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: establish 
        (see H.R. 4182), [25JN]

LIVINGSTON, BOB (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
    ------H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
    ------H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
    ------H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
    ------H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 128), [16SE] (see 
        H.J. Res. 133), [9OC] (see H.J. Res. 134), [12OC] (see H.J. 
        Res. 135), [14OC] (see H.J. Res. 136), [16OC] (see H.J. Res. 
        137), [19OC]
    ------making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (see H.R. 3579), [27MR]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (see H.R. 
        3580), [27MR]
    Political campaigns: terminate public financing of Presidential 
        election campaigns (see H.R. 3098), [27JA]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        4328), [19OC]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 3579), 
        [30AP]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4112), 
        [22SE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4328) (H. Rept. 105-825), [19OC]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 105-504), [30AP]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 
        105-469), [27MR]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-475), [31MR]
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-600), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-642), 
        [23JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-662), 
        [31JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-722), 
        [16SE]
    Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-590), [22JN]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3580) (H. Rept. 105-470), [27MR]

LOBBYISTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: disallow deductions for lobbying expenses relative to 
        tobacco policy (see H.R. 4473), [6AU]

LoBIONDO, FRANK A. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of 
        chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 
        4340), [28JY]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT
related term(s) Federal Aid Programs
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: reform the conservation reserve program relative to 
        treatment of nonprofit organizations renting land from a State 
        or political subdivision (see H.R. 3451), [12MR]
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
    Bankruptcy: limit the value of real and personal property that 
        debtors may exempt under State and local law (see H.R. 3693), 
        [21AP]
    Clinton, President: address issue of school violence (see H. Con. 
        Res. 287), [5JN]
    ------address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community 
        policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 512), 
        [29JY]
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        4717), [7OC]
    Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response 
        Capabilities: establish (see H.R. 3764), [30AP]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration 
        projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare 
        policies (see H.R. 4254), [16JY]
    ------reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] (see H.R. 
        4271), [17JY]
    Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 3529), 
        [23MR] (see H.R. 3849), [12MY] (see H.R. 4105), [22JN]
    Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention 
        and treatment programs in prisons (see H.R. 4039), [11JN]
    Courts: limit Federal authority to force State and local 
        governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (see H.R. 3182), 
        [11FE]
    Crime: establish Federal penalties for use of a law enforcement 
        officer's weapon against the officer (see H.R. 4776), [9OC]
    Dept. of Justice: provide State and local authorities access to 
        information relative to criminal background checks on port 
        employees and prospective employees (see H.R. 3975), [22MY]
    ------State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding 
        (see H.R. 4440), [6AU]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit charging of fees for certain uses 
        of sand, gravel, and shell resources of the Outer Continental 
        Shelf (see H.R. 3972), [22MY]
    District of Columbia: eliminate congressional review of newly-
        passed District laws (see H.R. 4055), [11JN]
    ------eliminate congressional review of newly-passed laws and 
        provide autonomy over budgets (see H.R. 3920), [20MY]
    ------improve adoption system (see H.R. 4792), [10OC]
    ------making appropriations (see H.R. 4380), [3AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4380), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 517), [5AU]
    ------provide budget autonomy (see H.R. 4054), [11JN]
    ------reform certain retirement programs (see H.R. 4568), [15SE]
    ------scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 1502), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 413), [29AP]
    Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 
        4630), [25SE]
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens' 
        associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 3627), [1AP]
    ------cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 
        4094), [19JN]
    Education: assist urban and rural local education agencies in 
        raising the academic achievement of all students (see H.R. 
        3813), [7MY]
    ------dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of the 
        Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 316), [4AU]

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    ------encourage local agencies to work with the private sector to 
        provide care to children under compulsory school attendance 
        age (see H.R. 3129), [28JA]
    ------ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to 
        State and local governments to share the expense of educating 
        disabled children (see H.R. 3930), [21MY]
    ------establish professional development partnerships (see H.R. 
        3115), [27JA]
    ------grants to local educational agencies for additional teachers 
        and facilities to accommodate disruptive students (see H.R. 
        4833), [14OC]
    ------later starting times for secondary school classes (see H. 
        Con. Res. 296), [24JN]
    ------provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary 
        public and private parental choice programs (see H.R. 3742), 
        [28AP]
    ------provide grants to local agencies that agree to later 
        starting times for secondary school classes (see H.R. 4131), 
        [24JN]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to promote 
        certain education initiatives (see H.R. 4864), [20OC]
    ------provide States with options relative to receipt of Federal 
        block grant funds (see H.R. 4779), [9OC]
    ------require local agencies to develop and implement random drug 
        testing for secondary school students (see H.R. 4378), [31JY]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 3248), [24FE]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), consideration (see H. Res. 
        543), [16SE]
    Employment: limited overtime exemption for emergency medical 
        services personnel (see H.R. 3958), [22MY]
    Executive Office of the President: implementation of Executive 
        Orders relative to Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not provided under the 
        Constitution (see H.R. 4422), [6AU]
    Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness and 
        efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs 
        (see H.R. 3130), [28JA]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 378), [4MR]
    Fire prevention: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local 
        governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-
        related hazards (see H.R. 4229), [15JY]
    Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting 
        community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 4290), [21JY]
    Floods: ensure that States and localities can quickly and safely 
        remove flood debris (see H.R. 4128), [24JN]
    Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State 
        and local governments not provided under the Constitution (see 
        H.R. 4196), [14JY] (see H.R. 4232), [15JY] (see H. Con. Res. 
        299), [16JY]
    ------streamline and improve Federal grant application, 
        administrative, and reporting requirements (see H.R. 3921), 
        [20MY]
    Immigration: permit local educational agencies to waive 
        reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend 
        public secondary schools (see H.R. 4416), [6AU]
    Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4437), (see H.R. 4463), 
        [6AU]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and 
        local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary 
        policies (see H.R. 4491), [6AU]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions 
        funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and 
        urban conservation and recreation programs (see H.R. 4467), 
        [6AU]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 4226), [15JY]
    ------reduce local matching amount to ensure more local 
        communities qualify for grants to hire additional police 
        officers (see H.R. 4734), [8OC]
    New Castle, NH: land conveyance (see H.R. 4614), [23SE]
    Nonprofit organizations: exempt from certain liability 
        requirements relative to rights-of-way on public lands (see 
        H.R. 3187), [11FE]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and 
        local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3169), [5FE]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
        entities from transfering, selling, or disclosing personal 
        data without consent and make such information available to 
        the individual (see H.R. 4470), [6AU]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 3608), [31MR]
    Railroads: permit State and local governments to adopt or enforce 
        certain speed limits for trains (see H.R. 3812), [7MY]
    Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste 
        transportation and disposal (see H.R. 4635), [25SE]
    Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by 
        State and local officials that results from the threat that 
        potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see 
        H.R. 3288), [26FE]
    Sports: clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of 
        professional teams (see H.R. 3817), [7MY]
    States: authorize Governors to limit receipt of out of State 
        municipal solid waste (see H.R. 4475), [6AU]
    Taxation: allow certain senior citizens a deduction for State and 
        local real property taxes and provide for the establishment of 
        senior citizen real property tax accounts (see H.R. 4713), 
        [7OC]
    ------allow rollover contributions to individual retirement plans 
        from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and 
        local governments and allow State and local governments to 
        maintain 401(k) plans (see H.R. 3554), [25MR]
    ------allow tax credits for contributions used for the 
        construction and renovation of certain public schools (see 
        H.R. 4247), [16JY]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 3865), [14MY]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 4316), [23JY]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 3652), [1AP]
    ------tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school 
        construction (see H.R. 3320), [4MR]
    ------treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in 
        connection with delinquent real property taxes (see H.R. 
        4069), [17JN]
    Tobacco products: specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry 
        settlement (see H.J. Res. 109), [11FE]
    Transportation: provide that certain intermodal transportation 
        facilities not be exempt from local zoning ordinances (see 
        H.R. 3468), [17MR]
    Union Gap, WA: increase local management and control of Fullbright 
        Park (see H.R. 3574), [27MR]
    Virgin Islands: allow self-determination of number of members on 
        the legislature and number of such members constituting a 
        quorum (see H.R. 4313), [23JY]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
  Motions
    District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school 
        choice (S. 1502), [30AP], [4MY]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), 
        [12MY]
  Reports filed
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative Termination: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1842) (H. Rept. 105-781), [6OC]
    Child Support Performance and Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3130) (H. Rept. 105-422), [2MR]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 105-686), [7AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and 
        Incentive Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 378) (H. 
        Rept. 105-428), [4MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 543) (H. Rept. 105-726), 
        [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4380, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 517) (H. Rept. 105-679), 
        [5AU]
    Consideration of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity 
        Scholarship Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 413) (H. 
        Rept. 105-501), [29AP]
    Dept. of the Interior Prohibition on Charging of Fees for Certain 
        Uses of Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3972) 
        (H. Rept. 105-766), [2OC]
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 4380) (H. Rept. 105-670), [3AU]
    Dollars to the Classroom Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 3248) (H. Rept. 105-710), [14SE]
    Dutch John Federal Property Disposition and Assistance Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 105-714), 
        [15SE]
    Flathead Irrigation Project Transfer of Maintenance and Operation 
        to Local Control: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3056) 
        (H. Rept. 105-812), [12OC]
    Internet Tax Freedom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        3529) (H. Rept. 105-808), [10OC]
    Prohibit Interference With Interstate Commerce on the Internet or 
        Interactive Computer Services: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-570), [5JN]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 
        105-570), [19JN]
    Reclamation Project Facilities Conveyance to Local Water 
        Authorities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4389) (H. 
        Rept. 105-785), [6OC]
    Transfer of Certain Public Lands or National Forest Lands for Use 
        as Elementary or Secondary Schools: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2223) (H. Rept. 105-693), [9SE]

LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial 
        proceedings (see H.R. 3577), [27MR]
    Education: later starting times for secondary school classes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 296), [24JN]
    ------provide grants to local agencies that agree to later 
        starting times for secondary school classes (see H.R. 4131), 
        [24JN]
    Taxation: treatment of contributions of computer technology and 
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 4476), 
        [6AU]
    Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck 
        factory (see H. Res. 595), [13OC]

LONG BRANCH, NJ
  Bills and resolutions
    Pat King Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 3612), [31MR]

LORTON, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    GSA: assume title to the Lorton Correctional Complex for ultimate 
        disposal of property after closure (see H.R. 4523), [9SE]

LOS ANGELES, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Abraham Lincoln Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 3482), 
        [17MR]
    Lake Powell: water level (see H. Res. 380), [5MR]
  Reports filed
    Abraham Lincoln Federal Building, Los Angeles, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3482) (H. 
        Rept. 105-654), [29JY]

LOUISIANA
  Bills and resolutions
    Calcasieu Parish, LA: clarify the applicability of authority to 
        release restrictions and encumbrances on certain property (see 
        H.R. 4029), [10JN]

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    El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 4724), [7OC]
    Minerals Management Service: grant Louisiana and its lessees a 
        credit in the payment of Federal offshore royalties to 
        compensate for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta Field 
        (see H.R. 4604), [18SE]

LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics (see 
        H. Res. 358), [11FE]
    Diseases: increase funding and authority of Depts. of HHS and 
        Education relative to asthma programs (see H.R. 4654), [28SE]
    Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: improve and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 3665), [1AP]
    Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries 
        ineligible for international military education and training 
        assistance (see H.R. 3802), [6MY]
    Health care professionals: training of hospital staff relative to 
        identification and referral of victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 4477), [6AU]
    Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Con. 
        Res. 258), [1AP]
    Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see 
        H.R. 3716), [23AP]
    Social Security: determination of benefit amounts relative to 
        provision of child care or care to a chronically ill dependent 
        relative (see H.R. 4456), [6AU]
    ------eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits 
        following the divorce (see H.R. 4458), [6AU]
    ------increase widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason 
        of delayed retirement (see H.R. 4459), [6AU]
    ------provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers 
        regardless of age (see H.R. 4460), [6AU]
    ------repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's 
        insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 4457), [6AU]
    World War II: recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 
        555), [25SE]

LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]

LUCAS, FRANK D. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of 
        watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource 
        projects (see H.R. 4409), [5AU]

LUMBER INDUSTRY
related term(s) Forests; Wood
  Bills and resolutions
    Forest Service: address the decline of forest health and rural 
        community economies in New Mexico and protect such lands from 
        catastrophic fires in accordance with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 4210), [14JY]
    Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (H.R. 2515), consideration (see H. Res. 394), 
        [25MR]
    Government regulations: modify the requirements for paying Federal 
        timber sale receipts (see H.R. 4267), [17JY]
    Taxation: allow capital gains treatment and exception from the 
        uniform capitalization rules for certain timber (see H.R. 
        4330), [24JY]
    ------treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 4126), [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 105-464), 
        [25MR]
    Forest Recovery and Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 2515) (H. Rept. 105-440), [12MR]

LUTHER, BILL (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Developing countries: recognize the importance of providing access 
        to microcredit (see H. Res. 475), [17JN]
    Motion pictures: prohibit movies in which a tobacco company has 
        paid to have its tobacco product featured (see H.R. 3457), 
        [12MR]

MACHAL (organization)
  Bills and resolutions
    Israel: tribute to international corps of volunteers for efforts 
        towards Israeli independence (see H. Con. Res. 268), [30AP]

MAGAZINER, IRA
  Bills and resolutions
    President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: prohibit 
        Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed 
        sanctions (see H.J. Res. 107), [3FE] (see H. Res. 343), [28JA]
    ------prohibit Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and 
        imposed sanctions (H.J. Res. 107), consideration (see H. Res. 
        345), [3FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 107, Prohibit Federal Funding of 
        Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Imposed Sanctions of the 
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 105-412), 
        [3FE]

MAGAZINES
see Publications

MAINE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal 
        Compact Consent Act, [12MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    East Boothbay Harbor: deauthorize remainder of project (see H.R. 
        3737), [28AP]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: grant 
        congressional consent (H.R. 629), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 511), [28JY]
  Conference reports
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act 
        (H.R. 629), [16JY]
  Motions
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 
        629), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-630), [16JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-652), 
        [28JY]

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
  Bills and resolutions
    McGwire, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 520), [9SE]
    Ripken, Cal, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 568), [2OC]
    Sosa, Sammy: tribute (see H. Res. 534), [14SE] (see H. Res. 536), 
        [15SE]
    Taxation: clarify the income and gift tax consequences of catching 
        and returning record home run baseballs (see H.R. 4522), [9SE]

MALONEY, CAROLYN B. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children's Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 3637), 
        [1AP]
    Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 252), [26MR]
    Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, 
        or rehabilitation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3637), 
        [1AP]
    Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to provide coverage of annual 
        mammograms and prostate cancer screening tests (see H.R. 
        4333), [24JY]
    National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish 
        (see H.R. 4722), [7OC]
    Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information 
        relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals 
        (see H.R. 4007), [5JN]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        2183), consideration (see H. Res. 468), [11JN]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3526), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 467), [11JN]
    Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil production (see H.R. 3932), [21MY]
    Women: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal 
        property under certain conditions (see H.R. 4628), [25SE]
    ------ensure that older women are protected from institutional, 
        community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 
        3624), [1AP]
    ------support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to 
        establish workplace lactation programs (see H.R. 3531), [24MR]

MALONEY, JAMES H. (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S., 
        [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: encourage use of school resource officers (see H.R. 
        4009), [5JN]
    Great Irish Potato Famine: issue postage stamp to commemorate 
        anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor 
        the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants 
        (see H. Con. Res. 232), [3MR]
    Taxation: allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related 
        expenses in lieu of Hope and Lifetime Learning credits (see 
        H.R. 4072), [17JN]
    ------allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene 
        used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes (see H.R. 
        4687), [2OC]
    ------treatment of employers who maintain a self-insured health 
        plan for their employees (see H.R. 4411), [5AU]
    Weir Farm National Historic Site: authorize acquisition of 
        additional land for the development of visitor and 
        administrative facilities (see H.R. 3383), [5MR]

MALVERN, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Valley Forge National Historical Park: authorize addition of the 
        Paoli Battlefield in Malvern, PA (see H.R. 3746), [29AP]

MANDATES INFORMATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 3534): consideration (see H. Res. 426), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3534, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 105-529), [12MY]
    Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 105-
        515), [7MY]

MANDELA, NELSON R. (President, South Africa)
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the 
        presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Nelson R. 
        Mandela (see H. Con. Res. 326), [14SE]
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 3156), [4FE]

MANHATTAN, NY
see New York, NY

MANKINS, DAVE
  Bills and resolutions
    Panama: commend efforts to obtain the release of New Tribes 
        Mission (organization) workers held hostage (see H. Con. Res. 
        277), [14MY]

MANTON, THOMAS J. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CERCLA: reauthorize (see H.R. 3595), [30MR]
    Crime: provide penalties for murders of armored car crew members 
        (see H.R. 3253), [24FE]
    Greece: tribute to inhabitants of the Dodecanesian Islands for 
        their stance in fighting fascism and preserv

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        ing democratic values and beliefs (see H. Con. Res. 259), 
        [1AP]
    New York, NY: prepare an environmental impact statement to 
        evaluate the impact of slot exemptions for operation of new 
        air services at LaGuardia Airport (see H.R. 3179), [11FE] (see 
        H.R. 4117), [23JN]

MANZULLO, DONALD A. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: parental notification and State criminal 
        reporting requirements for minors who seek family planning 
        services from federally-funded clinics (see H.R. 3230), [12FE]
    ------State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek 
        family planning services from federally-funded clinics (see 
        H.R. 3229), [12FE]
    Courts: impose certain conditions relative to the appointment of 
        masters in Federal actions (see H.R. 3183), [11FE]
    ------limit Federal authority to force State and local governments 
        to assess, levy, or collect taxes (see H.R. 3182), [11FE]
    Medicaid: deduct monthly children's contribution from income 
        applied to payment for the cost of care in an institution (see 
        H.R. 4723), [7OC]
    Taxation: allow physicians and dentists to use the cash basis of 
        accounting for income tax purposes (see H.R. 4132), [24JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit courts from levying or 
        increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 110), [11FE]
    ------repeal information reporting requirement imposed on 
        educational institutions and certain other trades and 
        businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime 
        Learning Credits (see H.R. 3127), [28JA]

MARINE CORPS
see Department of Defense

MARINE MAMMALS
  Bills and resolutions
    Bering Sea: actions to stop poaching of marine resources and use 
        of illegal high seas driftnets (see H. Res. 470), [15JN]
    International Whaling Commission: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 425), 
        [7MY]

MARINE RESOURCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Bering Sea: actions to stop poaching of marine resources and use 
        of illegal high seas driftnets (see H. Res. 470), [15JN]
    Fish and fisheries: reduce fishing capacity in U.S. fisheries (see 
        H.R. 4180), [25JN]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and 
        control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins (see 
        H.R. 4235), [16JY]
    Northwest Straits Advisory Commission: establish (see H.R. 4585), 
        [16SE]

MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Computers: protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve 
        electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 
        4667), [1OC]
    Financial institutions: protect confidentiality of personal 
        financial information (see H.R. 4478), [6AU]
    Investments: require brokers, dealers, investment companies and 
        advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial 
        information (see H.R. 4479), [6AU]
    Nigeria: efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes (see H.R. 
        3916), [20MY]
    Nuclear weapons: stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 307), 
        [23JY]
    Telecommunications: require schools and libraries that receive 
        universal service support to establish policies governing 
        access to material that is inappropriate for children (see 
        H.R. 3442), [11MR]
    Telephones: protect consumers against spamming, slamming, and 
        cramming (see H.R. 4176), [25JN]
    Television: eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on 
        cable programming services (see H.R. 3258), [25FE]
    Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see 
        H.R. 4412), [5AU]

MARRIAGE
see Families and Domestic Relations

MARSHALL, THURGOOD
  Bills and resolutions
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 4768), [9OC]

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Flag--U.S.: add to the list of days on which the flag should 
        especially be displayed (see H.R. 3216), [12FE]

MARTINEZ, MATTHEW G. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization [22JY]
    ------H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
        Act, [22MY]
    ------H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
    ------H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
    ------S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention 
        Act, [1OC]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
    National Education Goals Panel, [24FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: improve and extend child nutrition programs 
        (see H.R. 3666), [1AP]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend (see 
        H.R. 3880), [14MY]
    Education: terminate social promotion in schools (see H. Res. 
        401), [30MR]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY]
    LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY]

MARYLAND
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: provide for a pilot program to eradicate or 
        control nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (see 
        H.R. 4337), [27JY]
    District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 3971), [22MY]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 344), [3FE]
    ------designate (S. 1575), consideration (see H. Res. 349), [4FE]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: funding for reconstruction (see 
        H.R. 3525), [19MR]
  Motions
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625), 
        [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2625, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 344) (H. Rept. 
        105-411), [3FE]
    Consideration of S. 1575, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 349) (H. Rept. 
        105-414), [4FE]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. 
        Rept. 105-408), [3FE]

MASCARA, FRANK (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 203), [27JA]

MASSACHUSETTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Adams National Historical Park: establish in Massachusetts as the 
        successor to the Adams National Historic Site (see H.R. 3703), 
        [22AP]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: funding for 
        historic, recreational, and environmental education projects 
        (see H.R. 3522), [19MR]
    Frederick Law Olmstead National Historic Site: acquire certain 
        lands for inclusion (see H.R. 3436), [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission Extension of 
        Authority and Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2411) (H. Rept. 105-568), [5JN]
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1110) (H. Rept. 105-691), 
        [9SE]

MATHEMATICS
related term(s) Engineering; Science
  Bills and resolutions
    Colleges and universities: improve and strengthen recruitment and 
        training of math and science teachers (see H.R. 3338), [5MR]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals 
        without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 348), [4FE]
    Education: encourage States to develop and implement alternative 
        teacher certification and licensure programs (see H.R. 3440), 
        [11MR]
    Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled 
        workers and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (see H.R. 
        3736), [28AP]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 513), [30JY]
    National Center for Bioengineering Research: establish (see H.R. 
        4170), [25JN]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [10MR]
    NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of 
        mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 
        3496), [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2846, Prohibit Dept. of Education Funding of 
        National Testing Proposals Without Explicit and Specific 
        Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. 
        Rept. 105-413), [4FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 105-
        660), [30JY]
    Prohibit the Dept. of Education Funding of National Testing 
        Proposals Without Explicit and Specific Legislation: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2846) (H. Rept. 
        105-409), [3FE]
    Workforce Improvement and Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3736) (H. Rept. 105-657), [29JY]

MATSUI, ROBERT T. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    American River Watershed: provide for improved flood protection 
        (see H.R. 3698), [21AP]
    Foreign trade: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance 
        and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 4733), [8OC]
    Tariff: anti-cancer drugs (see H.R. 3386, 3387), [5MR]
    ------anti-HIV and anti-AIDS drug production (see H.R. 3385), 
        [5MR]
    ------HIV antiviral drug production (see H.R. 3384, 3385, 3388, 
        3389, 3390, 3391, 3392, 3393, 3394), [5MR] (see H.R. 3428), 
        (see H.R. 3429), [10MR] (see H.R. 3477), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        4190, 4191), [25JN]
    Taxation: provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see 
        H.R. 4538), [10SE]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical 
        output facilities (see H.R. 4732), [8OC]
    Textile industry and fabrics: modify marketing of certain silk 
        products and containers (see H.R. 3294), [26FE]

MAURITANIA, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: violations (see H. Con. Res. 234), [4MR]

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MAVERICK COUNTY, TX
  Reports filed
    Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Federal Indian Services Restoration 
        Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2314) (H. Rept. 105-
        707), [11SE]

McCARTHY, CAROLYN (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Firearms: protect children from violence (see H.R. 4073), [17JN]

McCOLLUM, BILL (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
    ------H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
    ------S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention 
        Act, [1OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 4427), 
        [6AU]
    Correctional institutions: employment of Federal prisoners (see 
        H.R. 4100), [19JN]
    Courts: authority for the interception of communications (see H.R. 
        3753), [29AP]
    ------make minor and technical amendments relative to Federal 
        criminal law and procedure (see H.R. 4651), [28SE]
    Crime: penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see 
        H.R. 3494), [18MR]
    ------prevent money laundering (see H.R. 3745), [29AP]
    Dept. of Defense: prioritization of the allocation of assets for 
        war-fighting missions and counterdrug activities (see H. Con. 
        Res. 324), [6AU]
    Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (see H.R. 4300), [22JY]
    ------support existing Federal legal process for determining 
        safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for 
        medicinal purposes (see H. Res. 372), [26FE]
    ------use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.J. Res. 117), 
        [30AP]
    Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a 
        memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4284), [21JY]
    Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines 
        relative to false health care claims (see H.R. 3523), [19MR]
    Immigration: permit local educational agencies to waive 
        reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend 
        public secondary schools (see H.R. 4416), [6AU]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend (see H.R. 3565), 
        [26MR]
    Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act 
        with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty 
        (see H.R. 4090), [19JN]
    Puerto Rico: exempt retirement income from pension plans from 
        nonresident taxation (see H.R. 3969), [22MY]
    U.S. Immigration Court: establish (see H.R. 4107), [22JN]
  Reports filed
    Care for Police Survivors Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3565) (H. Rept. 105-486), [21AP]
    Child Protection and Sexual Predator Punishment Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3494) (H. Rept. 105-557), [3JN]
    Correction Officers Health and Safety Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 105-665), [31JY]
    Limit Amount of Controlled Substances Allowed To Be Brought Into 
        the U.S. From Mexico and Canada: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3633) (H. Rept. 105-629), [16JY]
    Medicinal Use of Marijuana: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. 
        Res. 372) (H. Rept. 105-451), [18MR]
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4090) (H. Rept. 105-667), [31JY]
    Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3898) (H. Rept. 105-711), [14SE]
    Wireless Telephone Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2460) (H. Rept. 105-418), [24FE]

McCRERY, JIM (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Medicare: establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric 
        hospital services (see H.R. 3780), [30AP]
    Tariff: printing machinery (see H.R. 3395), [5MR]
    Taxation: change basis for determination of refinery limitation on 
        oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 3917), [20MY]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 3497), 
        [18MR]
    ------treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses 
        (see H.R. 3667), [1AP]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 4871), [20OC]

McDADE, JOSEPH M. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
    ------H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and 
        establish a review board to monitor compliance (see H.R. 
        3396), [5MR]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        4060), [16JN]
    Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3781), [30AP]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4060), [25SE]
  Reports filed
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 105-749), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 
        105-581), [16JN]

McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance to Northern 
        Ireland and border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 4773), [9OC]
    Insurance: assure prompt payment of participating providers under 
        health plans (see H.R. 4413), [5AU]
    Medicaid: extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment 
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban 
        Indian health programs (see H.R. 4480), [6AU]
    Medicare: enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain 
        cost-sharing assistance programs (see H.R. 483), [14OC]
    Tariff: polyethylene base materials (see H.R. 3430), [10MR]
    Taxation: increase standard deduction for married couples (see 
        H.R. 3524), [19MR]
    Thomas S. Foley U.S. Court House, Spokane, WA: designate (see H.R. 
        4625), [24SE]

McGOVERN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: increase Pell Grant awards to certain students (see 
        H.R. 3269), [25FE]
    Foreign trade: require that imported jewelry be indelibly marked 
        with the country of origin (see H.R. 4688), [2OC]
    Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home 
        health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 3205), 
        [12FE]
    Monuments and memorials: establish a commemorative work in the 
        District of Columbia to honor veterans of the Persian Gulf 
        Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 242), [12MR]

McGWIRE, MARK
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: clarify the income and gift tax consequences of catching 
        and returning record home run baseballs (see H.R. 4522), [9SE]
    Tribute (see H. Res. 520), [9SE]

McHALE, PAUL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Automobile National Heritage Area: authorize (H.R. 3910), 
        corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 351), [15OC]
    Clinton, President: censure (see H.J. Res. 140), [17DE]
    Families and domestic relations: recognize the importance of 
        children and families (see H. Con. Res. 302), [20JY]
    Veterans: furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members 
        of the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 3668), [1AP]

McHUGH, JOHN M. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]

McINNIS, SCOTT (a Representative from Colorado)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights 
        claims (see H.R. 3478), [17MR]
    Courts: prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
        unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents 
        established in the Federal judicial circuits (H.R. 1544), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 367), [24FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins 
        endangered fish recovery programs implementation funding (see 
        H.R. 3669), [1AP]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 4104), consideration (see H. Res. 485), [23JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4104), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 563), [1OC] (see H. Res. 563), 
        [2OC] (see H. Res. 579), [7OC]
    Drug abuse: national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 538), [15SE]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative 
        to small businesses (H.R. 3310), consideration (see H. Res. 
        396), [25MR]
    House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 414), [29AP] (see H. 
        Res. 445), [21MY] (see H. Res. 544), [17SE]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 4226), [15JY]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        4112), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 550), 
        [23SE]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (H.R. 512), consideration (see H. Res. 427), [12MY]
    Pine River Project: convey facilities and allow jurisdictional 
        transfer of lands between the Depts. of the Interior and 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 3715), [23AP]
    Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, (H.R. 
        4570), consideration (see H. Res. 573), [5OC]
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 449), [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 414) 
        (H. Rept. 105-502), [29AP]

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    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 105-547), 
        [21MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 544) (H. Rept. 105-729), 
        [17SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2400, Transportation 
        Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 449) (H. Rept. 105-552), [22MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4104, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 563) (H. Rept. 105-761), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 579) (H. Rept. 105-790), 
        [7OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4112, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 550) (H. Rept. 105-741), [23SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 512, New Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 105-530), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1544, Federal Agency Compliance Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 105-420), 
        [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3310, Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction 
        Relative to Small Businesses: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 396) (H. Rept. 105-466), [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 485) (H. 
        Rept. 105-597), [23JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4550, Drug Demand Reduction Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 105-721), [15SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public 
        Lands Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 
        105-776), [5OC]

McINTOSH, DAVID M. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative 
        to small businesses (see H.R. 3310), [3MR]
    IRS: treatment of certain revenue-increasing rules as major rules 
        (see H.R. 4297), [22JY]
    Taxation: treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors 
        (see H.R. 4563), [14SE]

McKEON, HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
        Act, [22MY]
    ------H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: prohibit awarding of the Purple Heart to persons 
        convicted of a capital crime (see H.R. 3970), [22MY]
    Dept. of Defense: SR-71 aircraft program funding (see H.R. 4424), 
        [6AU]
    National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: 
        implementation of recommendations on college tuition costs 
        (see H.R. 3479), [17MR]
    Taxation: require the approval of a private panel relative to the 
        seizure of property for the collection of taxes (see H.R. 
        3214), [12FE]

McKINNEY, CYNTHIA A. (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    African Americans: provide a mechanism for resolution of 
        discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 4051), [11JN]
    Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to 
        certain countries (see H.R. 4545), [10SE]
    Indonesia: prohibit transfer of military equipment and supplies, 
        (see H.R. 3918), [20MY]
    Margie Pitts Hames Post Office, Decatur, GA: designate (see H.R. 
        4205), [14JY]
    Mozambique: tribute for efforts relative to democracy, peace, and 
        economic reform and encourage close relations with the U.S. 
        (see H. Res. 556), [25SE] (see H. Res. 610), [20OC]

McNULTY, MICHAEL R. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 4385), [3AU]
    Government: require that recipients of payments have the option to 
        receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check 
        (see H.R. 3099), [27JA]
    Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.: exclude from taxation 
        any portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or 
        used for attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4689), [2OC]
    Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4206), 
        [14JY]
    New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on 
        Interstate 787 (see H.R. 3754), [29AP]
    Taxation: allow rollover contributions to individual retirement 
        plans from deferred compensation plans maintained by States 
        and local governments and allow State and local governments to 
        maintain 401(k) plans (see H.R. 3554), [25MR]

MEDALS
see Awards, Medals, Prizes

MEDICARE HOME HEALTH CARE INTERIM PAYMENT SYSTEM REFINEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4567) (H. 
        Rept. 105-773), [5OC]

MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Membership: expand (see H.R. 4377), [31JY]
  Reports filed
    Membership Expansion: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        4377) (H. Rept. 105-774), [5OC]

MEEHAN, MARTIN T. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Sports: clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of 
        professional teams (see H.R. 3817), [7MY]
    Tariff: grape juice concentrates (see H.R. 4481), [6AU]
    Tobacco products: settlement of class action lawsuits against 
        tobacco industry and arbitration of attorneys' fees (see H.R. 
        4375), [31JY]

MEEK, CARRIE P. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Education: establish demonstration projects to ensure 
        equal educational opportunities for individuals with learning 
        disabilities at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        3596), [30MR]
    Honduras: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 
        3231), [12FE]
    Immigration: prohibit discrimination in the issuance of 
        nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 3597), [30MR]
    Postal Service: designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka, 
        Carol City, and Miami, FL (see H.R. 4052), [11JN]

MEEKS, GREGORY W. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as 
        clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 591), [9OC]

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
  Appointments
    Sonny Bono funeral attendees, [27JA]
    Steven Schiff funeral attendees, [30MR]
    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, [21AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    Bono, Sonny: tribute (see H. Res. 338), [27JA]
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI: designate (see H.R. 
        3808), [7MY]
    Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and 
        authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 
        614), [19DE]
    ------urge full cooperation by former political appointees, 
        friends, and associates with congressional investigations (see 
        H. Res. 433), [14MY]
    ------urge full cooperation by former political appointees, 
        friends, and associates with congressional investigations (H. 
        Res. 433), consideration (see H. Res. 436), [14MY]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 351), [5FE]
    Committee on Commerce (House): majority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 515), [3AU]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of 
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election 
        campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (see H. Res. 
        440), [18MY]
    Committee on Small Business (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 370), [26FE] (see H. Res. 434), [14MY]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 371), [26FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 530), [11SE]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        354), [11FE] (see H. Res. 429), [13MY]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 342), [28JA] (see 
        H. Res. 369), [25FE] (see H. Res. 400), [27MR] (see H. Res. 
        412), [29AP] (see H. Res. 492), [24JN] (see H. Res. 540), 
        [16SE]
    Congress: notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 335), [27JA]
    Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY: designate (see H.R. 
        3453), [12MR]
    District of Columbia: provide for full voting representation in 
        Congress (see H.R. 4208), [14JY]
    ------provide the Delegate to Congress with a vote relative to 
        impeachment process (see H. Res. 613), [18DE]
    Education: establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial 
        fellowship programs (see H.R. 4665), [1OC]
    GAO: reform appointment process for the Comptroller General and 
        Deputy Comptroller General (see H.R. 4296), [22JY]
    Heroism: follow the examples of self-sacrifice and devotion to 
        character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M. Gibson of 
        the Capitol Police (see H. Con. Res. 317), [4AU]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to old-age, survivors, 
        and disability insurance programs (see H.R. 3804), [6MY]
    House Rules: provide a vote in the Committee of the Whole to the 
        Delegate from the District of Columbia (see H. Res. 464), 
        [9JN]
    ------require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff (see H. 
        Res. 456), [4JN] (see H. Res. 503), [16JY]
    ------require travel reports to include information on funding 
        sources (see H. Res. 424), [7MY]
    Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the 
        House of Representatives (see H.R. 4510), [6AU]
    Pensions: limit number of years of participation in certain 
        Federal retirement systems and deny retirement benefits to 
        Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4260), [16JY]
    Presidents of the U.S.: reporting requirements for executive 
        privilege claims (see H.R. 3850), [13MY]
    ------use of executive privilege (see H. Res. 432), [14MY]
    ------use of executive privilege (H. Res. 432), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 436), [14MY]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 3598), [30MR]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 3295), [26FE]

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    Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff 
        Auditorium in the Technology Transfer Center (see H.R. 3731), 
        [23AP]
    Schiff, Steven: tribute (see H. Res. 395), [25MR]
    Steven Schiff Post Office, Albuquerque, NM: designate (see H.R. 
        3630), [1AP]
  Motions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431), [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 432, Presidential Use of Executive 
        Privilege: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 
        105-536), [14MY]
    Consideration of H. Res. 433, Urge Full Cooperation by Former 
        Political Appointees, Friends, and Associates of President 
        Clinton With Congressional Investigations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 105-536), [14MY]
    Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3453) (H. 
        Rept. 105-519), [7MY]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3598) (H. 
        Rept. 105-655), [29JY]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3295) (H. 
        Rept. 105-520), [7MY]

MENENDEZ, ROBERT (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: liability requirements for air carrier baggage (see H.R. 
        3337), [5MR]
    CERCLA: clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for 
        residential use (see H.R. 4227), [15JY]
    Children and youth: require proof of screening for lead poisoning 
        and follow-up services for those testing positive (see H.R. 
        4825), [13OC]
    Drugs: increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 4617), [24SE]
    Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners or fugitives 
        (see H.R. 3670), [1AP]
    Foreign trade: exemptions from certain import prohibitions (see 
        H.R. 3340), [5MR] (see H.R. 3465), [16MR]
    International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary 
        proportional assistance relative to the development and 
        completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (see 
        H.R. 3743), [29AP] (see H.R. 4851), [19OC]
    National Forest Foundation: eliminate (see H.R. 3621), [1AP]
    Telephones: protect consumers from cramming of charges on 
        telephone bills (see H.R. 3798), [6MY]
    Treaties and agreements: provide for a judicial and administrative 
        remedy for disputes arising under certain agreements with 
        foreign entities (see H.R. 3578), [27MR]

MENTAL HEALTH
  Bills and resolutions
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and 
        research of autism and related developmental diseases to 
        implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see 
        H.R. 4725), [7OC]
    Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals 
        and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 286), [3JN]
    Death and dying: recognize prevention of youth suicide as a 
        national priority (see H. Res. 548), [18SE]
    Dept. of HHS: collection of information relative to the use of 
        mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and 
        behavioral research (see H.R. 4135), [24JN]
    Disabled: incentives to promote research and development of 
        assistance technology and universally designed technology (see 
        H.R. 4063), [16JN]
    Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for 
        students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 
        4146), [25JN]
    Health: establish a task force or working group to recognize the 
        seriousness of problems associated with mental illness (see H. 
        Res. 587), [8OC] (see H. Res. 596), [13OC]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 4376), [31JY]
    Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance 
        abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group 
        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 3568), [26MR]
    Medicaid: exempt disabled individuals from being required to 
        enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 3281), [26FE]
    Medicare: ensure access to mental health services (see H.R. 3988), 
        [3JN]
    ------establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric 
        hospital services (see H.R. 3780), [30AP]
    ------exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under 
        the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see 
        H.R. 3570), [26MR]
    NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism 
        research activities (see H.R. 4203), [14JY]

MERCED COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Land use: authorize the use of certain land for an elementary 
        school (see H.R. 3220), [12FE]

MERCHANT MARINE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Ships and vessels: limit restriction on carriage of certain 
        noncontainerized agricultural and bulk cargoes in coastwise 
        trade by foreign-built freight vessels (see H.R. 4236), [16JY]

MERCHANT MARINE INDUSTRY
related term(s) Cargo Transportation; Ships and Vessels
  Bills and resolutions
    Income: protect seamen against economic reprisal (see H.R. 3955), 
        [22MY]
    Ships and vessels: limit restriction on carriage of certain 
        noncontainerized agricultural and bulk cargoes in coastwise 
        trade by foreign-built freight vessels (see H.R. 4236), [16JY]
    Veterans: computation of retirement benefits for certain merchant 
        mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 4574), 
        [15SE]

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel 
        actions (see H.R. 3614), [31MR]

METCALF, JACK (a Representative from Washington)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Transportation: conveyance of Mukilteo Light Station to 
        Mukilteo, WA (see H.R. 4207), [14JY]
    Education: computation of Impact Aid Program payments to local 
        educational agencies relative to certain children living in 
        military housing constructed by private developers (see H.R. 
        4133), [24JN]
    Government: status of Executive orders that infringe on the powers 
        and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. 
        Con. Res. 236), [5MR]
    International Whaling Commission: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 425), 
        [7MY]
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 4482), [6AU]
    Northwest Straits Advisory Commission: establish (see H.R. 4585), 
        [16SE]

METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3971), [22MY]

MEXICO, UNITED STATES OF
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [27AP], [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Chiapas: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the 
        conflict and to protect human rights (see H. Con. Res. 347), 
        [9OC]
    Crime: renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the possibility 
        of capital punishment will not interfere with the extradition 
        of criminal suspects to the U.S. (see H. Res. 381), [5MR]
    Drugs: limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought 
        into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada (see H.R. 3633), [1AP]
    El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 4724), [7OC]
    Foreign aid: assistance to combat wildfires (see H. Res. 469), 
        [11JN]
    ------disapprove certification of drug enforcement efforts, but 
        grant national interest waiver (see H.J. Res. 114), [4MR]
    Immigration: extend date by which an automated entry-exit control 
        system must be developed (see H.R. 4658), [1OC]
    ------personnel and technology funding to increase inspections and 
        reduce delays at border crossings and interior checkpoints 
        (see H.R. 3679), [1AP]
    Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating 
        money laundering associated with Mexican financial 
        institutions (see H. Con. Res. 288), [9JN]
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy (see H.R. 3540), 
        [24MR]
    Sewage disposal: inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities 
        relative to flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 
        331), [1OC]
    Tariff: purified terephthalic acid (see H.R. 3501), [18MR]
    Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck 
        factory (see H. Res. 595), [13OC]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land 
        claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican 
        citizens (H.R. 2538), consideration (see H. Res. 522), [9SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2538, Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 105-
        699), [9SE]
    Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 105-594), [23JN]
    Limit Amount of Controlled Substances Allowed To Be Brought Into 
        the U.S. From Mexico and Canada: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3633) (H. Rept. 105-629), [16JY]

MEXICO-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP
  Appointments
    Members, [27AP], [18JN]

MIAMI, FL
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka, 
        Carol City, and Miami, FL (see H.R. 4052), [11JN]

MICA, JOHN L. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, [21AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan (see H.R. 3933), [21MY]
    Children and youth: prevent teenage driving while under the 
        influence of drugs (see H.R. 3799), [6MY]
    Crime: death penalty sentencing for smuggling of certain drugs 
        (see H.R. 3671), [1AP]
    Federal employees: establish a program under which long-term care 
        insurance can be obtained (see H.R. 4401), [5AU]
    ------provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage 
        errors (see H.R. 3249), [24FE]
    Veterans: provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan 
        Death March (see H.R. 3818), [7MY]

MICHIGAN
  Bills and resolutions
    Automobile National Heritage Area: authorize (see H.R. 3910), 
        [20MY]
    ------authorize (H.R. 3910), corrections in enrollment (see H. 
        Con. Res. 351), [15OC]
    Great Lakes Basin Compact: repeal a condition imposed in 
        congressional consent (see H.R. 3458), [12MR]
    Keweenaw National Historical Park: amend laws relative to 
        appointments to advisory commission (see H.R. 4351), [29JY]

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  Reports filed
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission 
        Extension: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1042) (H. 
        Rept. 105-676), [5AU]

MIDDLE CLASS MEDICAL TAX RELIEF ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3449), [12MR]

MIDDLE EAST
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: support while carrying out military action against 
        Iraq in and around the Persian Gulf region (see H. Res. 612), 
        [17DE]
    Clinton, President: reassert traditional U.S. opposition to 
        unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. 
        Res. 345), [8OC]
    Iran: impose sanctions on efforts to acquire advance missile 
        technology and expedite the development of a missile defense 
        system for both U.S. and Israeli Armed Forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 342), [8OC]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 3484), 
        [18MR]
    ------congressional authorization of offensive military action 
        (see H. Con. Res. 226), [26FE]
    ------development of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 
        519), [6AU]
    ------material and unacceptable breach of international 
        obligations relative to weapons inspections (see H.J. Res. 
        125), [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 340), [8OC]
    ------prohibit use of Dept. of Defense appropriations for 
        offensive operations to force compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolutions (see H.R. 3208), [12FE]
    ------support transition to democracy (see H.R. 4655), [29SE] (see 
        H.R. 4664), [1OC]
    Israel: U.S. policy relative to concessions in peace process 
        against their own self-interest (see H. Con. Res. 276), [13MY]
    Machal (organization): tribute to international corps of 
        volunteers for efforts towards Israeli independence (see H. 
        Con. Res. 268), [30AP]
    U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3236), [12FE]
    Veterans: extend priority health care to individuals who served 
        during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3571), [27MR] (see 
        H.R. 3661), [1AP]
  Messages
    Armed Forces Selected Reserve Active Duty Status: President 
        Clinton, [24FE]
    Loan Guarantees to Israel Program: President Clinton, [25FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, [4MR], 
        [16MR], [13MY], [17SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, [4FE], 
        [29JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton, [28JA], [21JY]
    Steps Taken To End Arab League Boycott of Israel: President 
        Clinton, [3AU]
  Reports filed
    Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Appropriations: Committee on 
        National Security (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 105-468), 
        [26MR]

MIDDLE INCOME SENIOR TAX RELIEF ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3447), [12MR]

MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    States: establish a pilot program for mediation of private rights 
        of action under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 
        Protection Act (see H.R. 3317), [4MR]

MIGRANT WORKERS
see Agriculture

MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING AND CONSERVATION STAMP PROMOTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4248), [16JY]

MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2863): consideration (see H. Res. 521), [9SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2863, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 521) (H. Rept. 105-698), [9SE]
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (H.R. 2863) (H. Rept. 105-542), 
        [19MY]

MILES LAND EXCHANGE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1021) (H. Rept. 
        105-506), [5MY]

MILITARY ASSISTANCE
see Foreign Aid

MILITARY RETIREMENT REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Benefits: restore certain military retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        4669), [1OC]

MILLENDER-McDONALD, JUANITA (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to 
        minors (see H.R. 3537), [24MR]
    Education: establish professional development partnerships (see 
        H.R. 3115), [27JA]
    Employment: reform standard for classifying technical workers as 
        independent contractors for employment tax purposes (see H.R. 
        3819), [7MY]
    SBA: women's business centers funding (see H.R. 4086), [18JN]

MILLER, DAN (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Census: require asking of certain questions concerning the 
        availability of a personal computer in the home and access to 
        the Internet (see H.R. 4270), [17JY]
    Dept. of Commerce: extend a quarterly financial report program 
        (see H.R. 4304), [22JY]
    Mexico: renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the 
        possibility of capital punishment will not interfere with the 
        extradition of criminal suspects to the U.S. (see H. Res. 
        381), [5MR]

MILLER, GEORGE (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Colleges and universities: adopt licensing codes of conduct 
        against merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor 
        conditions (see H.R. 3755), [29AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties from oil companies 
        for drilling on public lands (see H.R. 3820), [7MY]
    ------compensate certain Indian tribes for known errors in tribal 
        trust fund accounts and establish a process for settling 
        disputes (see H.R. 3782), [30AP]
    ------conduct study relative to designation of Rosie the Riveter 
        Park as an affiliated site to the National Park Service (see 
        H.R. 4483), [6AU]
    Ecology and environment: control water pollution from concentrated 
        animal feeding operations (see H.R. 3232), [12FE]
    Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States 
        to manage dungeness crab fisheries (see H.R. 3498), [18MR]
    National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 
        3934), [21MY]
    Native Americans: establish temporary court to hear claims against 
        the U.S. relative to tribal trust fund accounts (see H.R. 
        4485), [6AU]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 3295), [26FE]
    Taxation: treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences 
        relative to a dependent child's chronic medical condition (see 
        H.R. 4484), [6AU]

MILOSEVIC, SLOBODAN (President, Serbia and Montenegro)
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, 
        and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. Res. 304), 
        [21JY]
    Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by 
        Serbian police relative to self-determination (see H. Con. 
        Res. 312), [28JY] (see H. Con. Res. 313), [30JY]

MINGE, DAVID (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: relief for agricultural producers adversely affected 
        by low commodity prices and crop failures (see H.R. 4747), 
        [8OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (see H.R. 4690), [2OC]
    Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste 
        transportation and disposal (see H.R. 4635), [25SE]

MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: assure that deposits are spent 
        for purposes for which the Fund was established (see H.R. 
        4356), [30JY]
    ------exclude receipts and disbursements from the budget (see H.R. 
        3564), [26MR]
    Big Piney, WY: allow oil and gas leasing agreements for certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3878), [14MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties from oil companies 
        for drilling on public lands (see H.R. 3820), [7MY]
    ------convey certain mineral interests to Florida and release 
        reversionary interests in four deeds that conveyed certain 
        lands so as to permit the State to sell, exchange, or 
        otherwise dispose of the lands (see H.R. 4842), [15OC]
    ------dissolve the Minerals Management Service (see H.R. 4091), 
        [19JN]
    Financial institutions: allow national banks to hold passive 
        investments in certain subsurface rights (see H.R. 4348), 
        [29JY]
    Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: boundary adjustments 
        (see H.R. 3909), [20MY] (see H.R. 4287), [21JY]
    Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: establish 
        Natural Resources Institute (see H.R. 4593), [17SE]
    Minerals Management Service: grant Louisiana and its lessees a 
        credit in the payment of Federal offshore royalties to 
        compensate for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta Field 
        (see H.R. 4604), [18SE]
    Natural gas: protection of contracts and leases entered into by 
        surface patent holders relative to coalbed methane gas (see 
        H.R. 4598), [18SE]
    Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 3334), [4MR]
    ------management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil production (see H.R. 3932), [21MY]
    Public lands: ratification of payments made under preexisting 
        onshore and offshore royalty-in-kind programs (see H.R. 3962), 
        [22MY]
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain 
        individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills 
        (see H.R. 3539), [24MR]
  Messages
    Alaska's Mineral Resources: President Clinton, [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Big Piney, WY, Allowance of Oil and Gas Leasing Agreements for 
        Certain Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3878) (H. 
        Rept. 105-771), [5OC]
    Exchange of Certain Mineral Interests Located in National 
        Grasslands in Billings County, ND: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2574) (H. Rept. 105-471), [30MR]
    Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Completion Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 105-704), 
        [11SE]

MINK, PATSY T. (a Representative from Hawaii)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Citizenship: declare certain Amerasians to be U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 4763), [9OC] (see H.R. 4854), [19OC]
    ------modify retroactively the residence requirement for certain 
        individuals born abroad before 1953 to one citizen parent and 
        one alien parent (see H.R. 4853), [19OC]
    Food stamps: exception to work requirements relative to loss of 
        adequate child care (see H.R. 4486), [6AU]

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    ------exception to work requirements relative to victimization by 
        sexual harassment (see H.R. 4487), [6AU]
    Immigration: permit aliens who join a limited partnership after 
        the partnership's creation to qualify for a visa (see H.R. 
        4619), [24SE]
    Medicare: extend health care coverage (see H.R. 4177), [25JN]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to loss of adequate child care (see H.R. 
        4702), [5OC]
    ------eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment (see 
        H.R. 4701), [5OC]

MINNEAPOLIS, MN
  Bills and resolutions
    Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: protect endangered 
        species and other wildlife using the refuge and safeguard 
        refuge land around Minneapolis, MN, from physical or auditory 
        impairment (see H.R. 4729), [7OC]

MINNESOTA
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency 
        operating loan relief for farmers in certain North Dakota and 
        Minnesota counties that have been designated as Federal 
        disaster areas (see H.R. 3678), [1AP]
    Constitutional amendments: permit Congress to relinquish claims of 
        the U.S. to certain portions of Minnesota (see H.J. Res. 115), 
        [18MR]
    Great Lakes Basin Compact: repeal a condition imposed in 
        congressional consent (see H.R. 3458), [12MR]
    Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: protect endangered 
        species and other wildlife using the refuge and safeguard 
        refuge land around Minneapolis, MN, from physical or auditory 
        impairment (see H.R. 4729), [7OC]
    Mississippi River: management of the upper river system (see H.R. 
        4322), [23JY]
  Reports filed
    BWCAW Accessibility and Fairness Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1739) (H. Rept. 105-500), [29AP]

MINORITIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: repeal the provision of 
        law requiring termination (see H.R. 3752), [29AP]
    African Americans: provide a mechanism for resolution of 
        discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 4051), [11JN]
    Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (see H. Con. Res. 294), 
        [22JN]
    Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 466), [11JN]
    Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination and 
        preferential treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or 
        national origin (see H.R. 3330), [4MR]
    Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to 
        the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 4718), 
        [7OC]
    Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the 
        insurance business (see H.R. 4145), [25JN]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: allow compensatory and punitive damages 
        for violations of antidiscrimination provisions and provide 
        for studies on pay disparities (see H.R. 3769), [30AP]
    Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for 
        preservation and restoration at historically black colleges 
        and universities (see H.R. 3266), [25FE]
    Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to 
        tobacco products (see H.R. 4189), [25JN]
    Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as 
        clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 591), [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Collection of Data on Law Enforcement Traffic Stops: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 118) (H. Rept. 105-435), [11MR]
    Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. Rept. 105-439), [12MR]

MISCELLANEOUS TRADE AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4856), [20OC]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4342) (H. 
        Rept. 105-671), [3AU]

MISSING IN ACTION
  Bills and resolutions
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's (see H. Res. 356), 
        [11FE] (see H. Res. 360), [12FE]
  Messages
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]

MISSISSIPPI
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]

MISSOURI
  Appointments
    Amtrak Reform Council, [24FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: install plaque at entrance 
        to Old Court House commemorating the Dred Scott decision (see 
        H.R. 4163), [25JN]
    Mississippi River: management of the upper river system (see H.R. 
        4322), [23JY]

MOAKLEY, JOHN JOSEPH (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Congressional Budget Act: application of points of order to 
        unreported measures in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 
        4343), [29JY]
    CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 
        3935), [21MY]

MOLLOHAN, ALAN B. (a Representative from West Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Tariff: ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (see H.R. 3480), 
        [17MR]

MONEY
related term(s) Coins
  Bills and resolutions
    Coins: require design of obverse side of one dollar coin to depict 
        the Statue of Liberty (see H.R. 4329), [24JY]
    Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3495), [18MR]
    Crime: prevent money laundering (see H.R. 3745), [29AP]
    ------prevent smuggling of large amounts of currency or monetary 
        instruments into or out of the U.S. (see H.R. 4691), [2OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury: allow greater discretion relative to the 
        placement of the required inscriptions on quarter dollars 
        issued under the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program (see 
        H.R. 3301), [2MR]
    ------develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering 
        and other financial crimes (see H.R. 4005), [5JN]
    ------include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of 
        the one dollar bill (see H.R. 3792), [5MY]
    ------require congressional approval for certain uses of Exchange 
        Stabilization Fund (see H.R. 3106), [27JA] (see H.R. 3138), 
        [3FE]
    ------require reports to Congress on IMF programs relative to East 
        Asian countries (see H.R. 3305), [3MR]
    Electronic Fund Transfer Act: limit exchange rates in 
        international wire transfers originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        4253), [16JY]
    ------require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in 
        transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 
        3726), [23AP]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 3673), [1AP]
    Financial institutions: address year 2000 computer problems and 
        extend examination parity to the OTS Director and the National 
        Credit Union Administration (see H.R. 3116), [28JA]
    ------prohibit fees for using teller windows (see H.R. 4811), 
        [12OC]
    ------study of derivatives regulation (see H.R. 4062), [16JN]
    FRS: broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
        as collateral for Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 4359), 
        [30JY]
    ------reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market 
        Committee (see H. Con. Res. 329), [23SE]
    International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization 
        Fund disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF 
        commitments, and enforce trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), 
        [27MR]
    Investments: require brokers, dealers, investment companies and 
        advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial 
        information (see H.R. 4479), [6AU]
    Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating 
        money laundering associated with Mexican financial 
        institutions (see H. Con. Res. 288), [9JN]
  Reports filed
    Examination Parity and Year 2000 Readiness for Financial 
        Institutions Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3116) (H. Rept. 105-417), [24FE]
    Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act: Committee on 
        Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1756) (H. Rept. 
        105-608), [14JY]
    Money Laundering Deterrence Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 105-611), 
        [14JY]

MONGOLIA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 4807), 
        [12OC]

MONOPOLIES
related term(s) Antitrust Policy
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with 
        foreign nations (see H.R. 4453), [6AU]
    Sports: clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of 
        professional teams (see H.R. 3817), [7MY]
    Television: eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on 
        cable programming services (see H.R. 3258), [25FE]

MONTANA
  Bills and resolutions
    Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon 
        Ferry Reservoir in Montana (see H.R. 3963), [22MY]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 3658), [1AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: establish terms and conditions for 
        conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon Ferry Reservoir in 
        Montana (see H.R. 4469), [6AU]
    Fort Peck, MT: establish interpretive center and museum at Fort 
        Peck Dam and protect significant fossil remains in the 
        vicinity (see H.R. 4331), [24JY]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3381), [5MR]
  Reports filed
    Flathead Irrigation Project Transfer of Maintenance and Operation 
        to Local Control: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3056) 
        (H. Rept. 105-812), [12OC]
    Gallatin Land Consolidation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3381) (H. Rept. 105-723), [16SE]

MONTENEGRO
  Bills and resolutions
    Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by 
        Serbian police relative to self-determination (see H. Con. 
        Res. 205), [28JA] (see H. Con. Res. 235), [5MR] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 312), [28JY] (see H. Con. Res. 313), [30JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 315), [3AU]
    ------NATO military intervention relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Res. 561), [1OC]

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  Messages
    Imposition of Economic Sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro: 
        President Clinton, [11JN], [17JY]

MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
  Bills and resolutions
    Arlington, VA: provide location for construction of Air Force 
        veterans memorial (see H.R. 4817), [12OC]
    Bandelier National Monument: modify boundary (see H.R. 3936), 
        [21MY]
    ------modify boundary (S. 1132), consideration (see H. Res. 604), 
        [16OC]
    Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to 
        establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 4573), [15SE]
    Coins: require design of obverse side of one dollar coin to depict 
        the Statue of Liberty (see H.R. 4329), [24JY]
    Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial 
        in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans 
        who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see 
        H.R. 4847), [16OC]
    Disasters: authorize the construction of a monument to honor those 
        who have served the Nation's civil defense and emergency 
        management programs (see H.R. 3719), [23AP]
    Forest Service: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico 
        (see H.R. 4816), [12OC]
    Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see H.R. 3378), [5MR]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 4263), [17JY]
    Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: transfer 
        administrative jurisdiction over certain lands to the 
        Archivist of the U.S. for construction of a visitor center 
        (see H.R. 4829), [14OC]
    Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a 
        memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4284), [21JY]
    George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries 
        (see H.R. 3981), [3JN]
    Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: boundary adjustments 
        (see H.R. 3909), [20MY] (see H.R. 4287), [21JY]
    Iwo Jima Memorial: prohibit the construction of any additional 
        monument, memorial, or structure (see H.R. 3188), [11FE] (see 
        H.R. 4752), [8OC]
    Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: install plaque at entrance 
        to Old Court House commemorating the Dred Scott decision (see 
        H.R. 4163), [25JN]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: approve location of proposed memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 113), [4MR]
    Kneeling Nun Mountain National Monument: establish (see H. Con. 
        Res. 303), [20JY]
    National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance of certain vessels to 
        Ohio War Memorial, Inc. (see H.R. 3823), [7MY]
    Native American Veterans' Memorial: establish (see H.R. 4064), 
        [16JN]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commemorative work in the 
        District of Columbia to honor veterans (see H. Con. Res. 242), 
        [12MR]
    Sports: establish a memorial to sportsmen (see H.R. 4077), [18JN]
    Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4211), 
        [14JY]
    Veterans: prohibit the return of veterans memorial objects to 
        foreign nations without congressional authorization (see H.R. 
        3645), [1AP]
    Washington Interdependence Council: establish a memorial to 
        Benjamin Banneker in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3499), 
        [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Approve Location of Proposed Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia: Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. 
        Res. 113) (H. Rept. 105-589), [22JN]
    Authorize India To Establish a Memorial in the District of 
        Columbia for Mohandas K. (Mahatma) Gandhi: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4284) (H. Rept. 105-666), [31JY]
    Consideration of S. 1132, Bandelier National Monument 
        Administrative Improvement and Watershed Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 604) (H. Rept. 105-823), 
        [16OC]
    Monumental Abuse--The Clinton Administration's Campaign of 
        Misinformation in the Establishment of the Grand Staircase-
        Escalante National Monument: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H. Rept. 105-824), [16OC]
    Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Completion Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 105-704), 
        [11SE]
    Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation Authorization To Establish a 
        Memorial Dedicated to Soldiers Who Have Died in Foreign 
        Conflicts Other Than Declared Wars: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1608) (H. Rept. 105-753), [28SE]

MORALITY AND ETHICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: parental notification and State criminal 
        reporting requirements for minors who seek family planning 
        services from federally-funded clinics (see H.R. 3230), [12FE]
    ------State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek 
        family planning services from federally-funded clinics (see 
        H.R. 3229), [12FE]
    Clinton, President: reimburse Federal Government for costs 
        incurred by the Office of Independent Counsel (see H. Res. 
        532), [11SE] (see H. Res. 547), [18SE]
    ------resignation (see H. Res. 531), [11SE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): deliberative review and 
        release of independent counsel report on investigation of 
        President Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, 
        and improper sexual conduct (see H. Res. 525), [10SE]
    Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in 
        schools and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 3177), 
        [11FE]
    Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and 
        establish a review board to monitor compliance (see H.R. 
        3396), [5MR]
    House of Representatives: printing of independent counsel report 
        on investigation of President Clinton relative to perjury, 
        obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct (see H. 
        Res. 528), [10SE] (see H. Res. 546), [18SE]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 3133), [28JA]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: impeachment of independent counsel relative to 
        conduct of investigation of President Clinton and submission 
        of report to House of Representative (see H. Res. 545), [18SE]
    Telecommunications: require schools and libraries that receive 
        universal service support to establish policies governing 
        access to material that is inappropriate for children (see 
        H.R. 3442), [11MR]
  Motions
    Starr, Kenneth W.: impeachment of independent counsel relative to 
        conduct of investigation of President Clinton and submission 
        of report to House of Representative (H. Res. 545), [23SE]
  Reports filed
    Deliberative Review and Release of Independent Counsel Report on 
        Investigation of President Clinton Relative to Perjury, 
        Obstruction of Justice, and Improper Sexual Conduct: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 105-703), [10SE]

MORAN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Commerce: provide grants to improve job skills in 
        specific industries (see H.R. 3270), [25FE]
    Dept. of Labor: treatment of immigration relative to certain 
        information technology occupations (see H.R. 3273), [25FE]
    Dept. of Transportation: assess available technologies for 
        establishing a system to access motor vehicle driving records 
        (see H.R. 3555), [25MR]
    District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 3971), [22MY]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign 
        expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 108), 
        [3FE]
    Executive Office of the President: implementation of Executive 
        Orders relative to Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not provided under the 
        Constitution (see H.R. 4422), [6AU]
    Foreign policy: extradition of Salvadorans (see H. Res. 569), 
        [2OC]
    Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry 
        councils for labor market areas that are located in more than 
        one State (see H.R. 3271), [25FE]
    ------funding of incentive bonuses to certain job training 
        providers that place large percentages of individuals in 
        certain occupations (see H.R. 3272), [25FE]
    Taxation: treatment of high technology job training expenses (see 
        H.R. 3274), [25FE]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: funding for reconstruction (see 
        H.R. 3525), [19MR]

MORAN, JERRY (a Representative from Kansas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Clifford R. Hope Post Office, Garden City, KS: designate (see H.R. 
        4774), [9OC]
    Railroads: ensure effective competition by improving regulation of 
        rates and abandoned lines (see H.R. 4488), [6AU]

MORELLA, CONSTANCE A. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Census: collection of demographic, social, and economic data for 
        2000 decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 246), [17MR]
    Children and youth: provide greater access to child care services 
        for Federal employees (see H.R. 4280), [21JY]
    Computers: ensure U.S. preparation to meet the year 2000 problem 
        (see H.R. 4706), [6OC] (see H.R. 4756), [9OC]
    Disabled: incentives to promote research and development of 
        assistance technology and universally designed technology (see 
        H.R. 4063), [16JN]
    Education: support the participation of low-income parents in 
        postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based 
        child care (see H.R. 3296), [26FE]
    Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize the 
        national toll-free telephone domestic violence hotline (see 
        H.R. 3699), [21AP]
    Federal agencies and departments: improve ability to license 
        federally owned inventions (see H.R. 4859), [20OC]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: application of cost 
        accounting standards (see H.R. 4840), [14OC]
    Health: establish standards to improve children's health quality 
        in managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 4118), 
        [23JN]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 4376), [31JY]
    Immigration: eliminate restrictions which render alien battered 
        spouses and their children ineligible to apply for 
        adjustments, suspensions, or cancellation of deportation (see 
        H.R. 4291), [21JY]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: approve location of proposed memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 113), [4MR]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [10MR]

MORRISTOWN, NJ
  Reports filed
    Morristown National Historical Park Acquisition of Certain 
        Property: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2776) (H. Rept. 
        105-694), [9SE]

MOTION PICTURES
  Bills and resolutions
    Tobacco products: prohibit movies in which a tobacco company has 
        paid to have its tobacco product featured (see H.R. 3457), 
        [12MR]
  Reports filed
    Collection of Fees Relative to the Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks

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        in National Parks and Recreation Areas: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2993) (H. Rept. 105-678), [5AU]

MOTOR VEHICLES
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
    Automobile National Heritage Area: authorize (see H.R. 3910), 
        [20MY]
    ------authorize (H.R. 3910), corrections in enrollment (see H. 
        Con. Res. 351), [15OC]
    Children and youth: prevent teenage driving while under the 
        influence of drugs (see H.R. 3799), [6MY]
    Clean Air Act: provide 2-year period prior to statutory 
        reclassification of areas that fail to attain clean air 
        standards (see H.R. 4136), [24JN]
    Consumers: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases 
        and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings 
        (see H.R. 4788), [10OC]
    Crime: provide penalties for murders of armored car crew members 
        (see H.R. 3253), [24FE]
    Dept. of Transportation: assess available technologies for 
        establishing a system to access motor vehicle driving records 
        (see H.R. 3555), [25MR]
    ------conduct a study on improving the safety of persons present 
        at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 4171), [25JN]
    George Washington Memorial Parkway: prohibit construction of new 
        facilities and structures along certain parts (see H.R. 4334), 
        [24JY]
    International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization 
        Fund disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF 
        commitments, and enforce trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), 
        [27MR]
    Motor vehicles: allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-
        burning fuels (see H.R. 3376), [5MR]
    New Jersey: waive repayment of funds used for constructing high 
        occupancy vehicle lanes (see H.R. 4528), [9SE]
    New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on 
        Interstate 787 (see H.R. 3754), [29AP]
    Petroleum: prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service 
        station franchises and prohibit certain fixing or maintaining 
        of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 3847), [12MY]
    Taxation: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of 
        parking benefits (see H.R. 4777), [9OC]
    ------allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-burning 
        motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 3376), [5MR]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        3877), [14MY]
    ------exempt auxiliary power units from excise tax imposed on 
        heavy trucks (see H.R. 3275), [25FE]
    ------lower exclusion percentage of deductions for medical care 
        expenses (see H.R. 3449), [12MR]
    ------provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel 
        vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment 
        zones (see H.R. 3466), [16MR]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund 
        of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 4332), [24JY]
    ------treatment of small coach builders relative to fuel economy 
        standards (see H.R. 4165), [25JN]
    ------treatment of the special motor fuels excise tax on water-
        phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsions (see H.R. 3960), [22MY]
    Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck 
        factory (see H. Res. 595), [13OC]
    Tobacco products: waive certain sanctions against States that 
        penalize minors' drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing 
        tobacco products (see H.R. 4159), [25JN]
    Veterans: increase the amount of assistance for providing 
        automobiles to certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 3618), 
        [1AP]
  Reports filed
    Border Smog Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 8) 
        (H. Rept. 105-634), [20JY]
    Collection of Data on Law Enforcement Traffic Stops: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 118) (H. Rept. 105-435), [11MR]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2691) (H. Rept. 105-477), 
        [1AP]

MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT COMPLETION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 
        105-704), [11SE]

MOUNTAINS
  Bills and resolutions
    California: designate Otay Mountain region as wilderness (see H.R. 
        3950), [22MY]
    Kneeling Nun Mountain National Monument: establish (see H. Con. 
        Res. 303), [20JY]
  Reports filed
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1865) (H. Rept. 105-673), [4AU]

MOZAMBIQUE, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: tribute for efforts relative to democracy, peace, 
        and economic reform and encourage close relations with the 
        U.S. (see H. Res. 556), [25SE] (see H. Res. 610), [20OC]

MUKILTEO, WA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Transportation: conveyance of Mukilteo Light Station to 
        Mukilteo, WA (see H.R. 4207), [14JY]

MULLANY, KATE
  Bills and resolutions
    Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4206), 
        [14JY]

MULTICHANNEL VIDEO COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 
        105-661), [30JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 
        105-661), [10SE]

MUNICIPALITIES
see Urban Areas

MURTHA, JOHN P. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Veterans: repeal retired pay computation formula applicable to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 4696), [5OC]

MUSEUMS
  Appointments
    National Health Museum Commission, [21AP]
  Bills and resolutions
    Fort Peck, MT: establish interpretive center and museum at Fort 
        Peck Dam and protect significant fossil remains in the 
        vicinity (see H.R. 4331), [24JY]
    Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see 
        H.R. 4004), [5JN]
    National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 4623), [24SE]
    National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish 
        (see H.R. 4722), [7OC]
    USIA: make available the television program ``Window on America'' 
        to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives and the Indiana 
        University Slavics Collection (see H.R. 4083), [18JN]

MUSIC AND DANCE
related term(s) Arts and Humanities
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the 
        Performing Arts (see H. Con. Res. 265), [29AP]
    Copyrights: extend the term and provide for a music licensing 
        exemption (see H.R. 4712), [7OC]
    Country music: recognize the contributions of the cities of 
        Bristol, TN, and Bristol, VA, and their people to the origins 
        and development of country music (see H. Con. Res. 214), 
        [11FE]
    Crime: prohibit ticket scalping (see H.R. 3951), [22MY]
    Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to 
        develop their capabilities (see H.R. 4127), [24JN]
    Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap 
        National Park for the Performing Arts (see H.R. 3957), [22MY]
  Messages
    National Endowment for the Humanities Report: President Clinton, 
        [5FE], [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Collection of Fees Relative to the Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks in National Parks and 
        Recreation Areas: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2993) 
        (H. Rept. 105-678), [5AU]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Performances Sponsored by 
        the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 265) 
        (H. Rept. 105-513), [6MY]

MUTUAL FUNDS
see Securities

MYANMAR, UNION OF
see Burma

MYERS, JOHN T. (a former Representative from Indiana)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    John T. Myers Federal Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate (see 
        H.R. 4668), [1OC]

MYRICK, SUE (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Clinton, President: reconsider decision to be formally received in 
        Tiananmen Square during visit to the People's Republic of 
        China (H. Con. Res. 285), consideration (see H. Res. 454), 
        [3JN]
    Crime: establish Federal penalties for use of a law enforcement 
        officer's weapon against the officer (see H.R. 4776), [9OC]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 499), [14JY]
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4380), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 517), [5AU]
    ------scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 1502), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 413), [29AP]
    Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (H.R. 4300), consideration (see H. Res. 537), [15SE]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. 
        Res. 78), consideration (see H. Res. 453), [3JN]
    House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 575), [5OC]
    Immigration: extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data 
        relative to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R. 
        2578), consideration (see H. Res. 391), [24MR]
    Members of Congress: follow the examples of self-sacrifice and 
        devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John 
        M. Gibson of the Capitol Police (see H. Con. Res. 317), [4AU]
    Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (H.R. 2369), consideration (see H. Res. 377), 
        [4MR]
    Social Security: provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to 
        return to work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits 
        for such beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), consideration (see H. Res. 
        450), [22MY]
    Tariff: SE2SI Spray Granulated (HOE S 4291) (see H.R. 3324), [4MR]
    Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 471), 
        [16JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2646, Education Savings 
        and School Excellence Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        471) (H. Rept. 105-579), [16JN]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 285, Reconsider Decision by 
        President Clinton To Be Formally Received in Tiananmen Square 
        During Visit to the People's Republic of China: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 454) (H. Rept. 105-564), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 78, Constitutional Amendment on 
        Protection of Freedom of Religion: Commit

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        tee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 105-563), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2369, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 377) (H. Rept. 105-427), 
        [4MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2578, Extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and 
        Collect Data Relative to Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in 
        the U.S.: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 
        105-461), [24MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 105-
        553), [22MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3682, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 105-623), 
        [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4300, Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 105-
        720), [15SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4380, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 517) (H. Rept. 105-679), 
        [5AU]
    Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 575) 
        (H. Rept. 105-778), [5OC]
    Consideration of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity 
        Scholarship Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 413) (H. 
        Rept. 105-501), [29AP]

NADLER, JERROLD (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bankruptcy: reform laws (see H.R. 3146), [3FE]
    Drugs: restrict disclosure of prescription information by pharmacy 
        owners, pharmacists, and other pharmacy employees (see H.R. 
        3756), [29AP]
    House Rules: require legislation which amends a law to show 
        changes in the law (see H. Res. 529), [10SE]
    Medicare: restrictions on changes in benefits under 
        Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3128), [28JA]
    New York: disposition of Governors Island (see H.R. 3884), [14MY]
    Social Security: prohibit privatization (see H. Res. 483), [23JN]

NAFTA
see Treaties and Agreements

NARCOTICS
see Drugs

NARRAGANSETT JUSTICE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1983) (H. Rept. 
        105-692), [9SE]

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4194), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 501), [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 574), [5OC]
    Space policy: encourage exploration, development, and use of space 
        (see H. Con. Res. 267), [29AP]
    ------uphold accountability of certain parties responsible for 
        space station development (see H.R. 4820), [13OC]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4194), [5OC]
  Messages
    Aeronautics and Space Achievements: President Clinton, [14SE]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4194), [23JY], [29JY], 
        [15SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4194, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 574) (H. 
        Rept. 105-777), [5OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 105-628), [15JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4194) 
        (H. Rept. 105-769), [5OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4194) (H. Rept. 
        105-610), [14JY]

NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the 
        National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer 
        Service Act (see H.R. 3561), [26MR]
  Messages
    Amendments: President Clinton, [19MR]

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: transfer 
        administrative jurisdiction over certain lands to the 
        Archivist of the U.S. for construction of a visitor center 
        (see H.R. 4829), [14OC]

NATIONAL BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF MEDICARE
  Appointments
    Members, [24JY]

NATIONAL BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Con. Res. 231), [3MR]

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
  Bills and resolutions
    Ovarian cancer: increase funding for public information and 
        education programs (see H.R. 4200), [14JY]

NATIONAL CAPITAL REVITALIZATION AND SELF-GOVERNMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    GSA: assume title to the Lorton Correctional Complex for ultimate 
        disposal of property after closure (see H.R. 4523), [9SE]
    Technical corrections (see H.R. 4566), [15SE]

NATIONAL CAVE AND KARST RESEARCH INSTITUTE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 231) (H. Rept. 105-
        496), [28AP]

NATIONAL CEMETERIES
related term(s) Cemeteries and Funerals
  Bills and resolutions
    Arlington National Cemetery: disclosure of identity of any 
        individual for whom a waiver of eligibility requirements for 
        interment is granted (see H.R. 3089), [27JA]
    ------enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see 
        H.R. 3145), [3FE] (see H.R. 3211), [12FE]
    ------establish an advisory board to review requests for waivers 
        of eligibility requirements for burial (see H.R. 3252), [24FE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: cost-of-living adjustment for 
        compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities 
        and improvements in education, (see H.R. 4110), [23JN]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with 
        service-connected disabilities and improvements in education, 
        (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 592), [10OC]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, 
        GA, metropolitan area (see H.R. 4391), [4AU]
    Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 4385), [3AU]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit the return of veterans memorial 
        objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization 
        (see H.R. 3645), [1AP]
    Valley Forge National Historical Park: designate lands as the 
        Valley Forge National Cemetery (see H.R. 4365), [31JY]
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Interment Eligibility Requirements: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3211) (H. Rept. 
        105-458), [24MR]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 4110) (H. Rept. 105-627), [15JY]

NATIONAL CENTER FOR BIOENGINEERING RESEARCH
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 4170), [25JN]

NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency 
        Prevention Act, [1OC], [5OC]
  Motions
    Appropriations: authorizing (S. 2073), [1OC]

NATIONAL CHILD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
  Bills and resolutions
    Designate (see H. Res. 357), [11FE]

NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Schools: allow for interstate background checks on elementary and 
        secondary school employees (see H.R. 4659), [1OC]

NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS LEADERSHIP
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 3411), [10MR]

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON REFORMING AND SIMPLIFYING THE FEDERAL TAX CODE
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 4038), [11JN]

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORISM
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 4536), [9SE]

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Education: implementation of recommendations on college 
        tuition costs (see H.R. 3479), [17MR]

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
  Appointments
    Members, [11FE]

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Credit unions: membership in Federal credit unions (see H.R. 
        3276), [25FE] (see H.R. 3454), [12MR]
    Financial institutions: address year 2000 computer problems and 
        extend examination parity to the OTS Director and the National 
        Credit Union Administration (see H.R. 3116), [28JA]
  Reports filed
    Credit Union Membership Access Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1151) (H. Rept. 105-472), 
        [30MR]
    Examination Parity and Year 2000 Readiness for Financial 
        Institutions Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3116) (H. Rept. 105-417), [24FE]

NATIONAL DEBT
see Public Debt

NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 3546): consideration (see H. Res. 410), [28AP]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 3546), [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3546, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 105-498), [28AP]
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3546) (H. 
        Rept. 105-493), [23AP]

NATIONAL DROUGHT POLICY ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 3035) (H. Rept. 105-554), [22MY]

NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS PANEL
  Appointments
    Members, [24FE]

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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton, [23MR]

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton, [5FE], [21MY]

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Programs: extend (see H.R. 3441), [11MR]

NATIONAL FAMILY MONTH
  Bills and resolutions
    Families and domestic relations: recognize the importance of 
        children and families (see H. Con. Res. 302), [20JY]

NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2376) (H. Rept. 105-483), [21AP]

NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve pre-disaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 4832), [14OC]

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
  Bills and resolutions
    Sports: clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of 
        professional teams (see H.R. 3817), [7MY]

NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Eliminate (see H.R. 3621), [1AP]

NATIONAL FORESTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest: convey Woodland Lake Park tract 
        to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ (see H.R. 4371), [31JY]
    ------develop management plan for Woodland Lake Park tract 
        reflecting current use as a public park (see H.R. 4372), 
        [31JY]
    ------sale of Woodland Lake Park tract to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ 
        (see H.R. 4373), [31JY]
    Colorado: designate certain lands as wilderness in the Arapaho and 
        Roosevelt National Forests (see H.R. 4505), [6AU]
    Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain lands and use proceeds for 
        acquisition, construction, and improvement of certain national 
        forest offices and support buildings in Arizona (see H.R. 
        4013), [5JN]
    Forest Service: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico 
        (see H.R. 4816), [12OC]
    ------address the decline of forest health and rural community 
        economies in New Mexico and protect such lands from 
        catastrophic fires in accordance with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 4210), [14JY]
    ------authority to purchase lands within the boundaries of certain 
        national forests in California to include the Angeles National 
        Forest (see H.R. 3770), [30AP]
    ------reduce overhead and other costs and improve fiscal 
        accountability through improved financial accounting system 
        (see H.R. 4149), [25JN]
    ------replace regional offices with State offices (see H.R. 3922), 
        [20MY]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3381), [5MR]
    George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: convey certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3226), [12FE]
    Kern County, CA: convey Forest Service property in exchange for 
        county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest 
        (see H.R. 4023), [9JN]
    National Forest Foundation: eliminate (see H.R. 3621), [1AP]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 4735), [8OC]
    Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, (see 
        H.R. 4570), [15SE]
    ------protect and improve certain heritage areas, (H.R. 4570), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 573), [5OC]
    ------require that forest conservation and preservation programs 
        be consistent with existing land management and environmental 
        laws (see H.R. 3530), [24MR]
    ------suspend development of a roadless area policy pending 
        determinations that such a policy will not adversely affect 
        forest health (see H.R. 3297), [26FE]
    ------use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-damaged 
        national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 4345), 
        [29JY]
    Rogue River National Forest: convey administrative site and use 
        proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and 
        support buildings (see H.R. 3796), [5MY]
    ------transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal 
        lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other 
        Federal lands in Oregon (see H.R. 4326), [24JY]
    ------transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain lands 
        (see H.R. 3186), [11FE]
    Utah: boundary adjustment of Wasatch-Cache National Forest and 
        Mount Naomi Wilderness to correct faulty land survey and to 
        convey land that was subject to the faulty survey (see H.R. 
        4320), [23JY]
    Wenatchee National Forest: transfer certain lands of the Lake 
        Chelan National Recreation Area (see H.R. 3520), [19MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public 
        Lands Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 
        105-776), [5OC]
    Convey Administrative Site for the Rogue River National Forest and 
        Use Proceeds for the Construction or Improvement of Forest 
        Offices and Support Buildings: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 105-561), [3JN]
    Forest Service Property Conveyance in Kern County, CA, in Exchange 
        for County Lands Suitable for Inclusion in the Sequoia 
        National Forest: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4023) 
        (H. Rept. 105-815), [12OC]
    Gallatin Land Consolidation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3381) (H. Rept. 105-723), [16SE]
    Granite Watershed Enhancement and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 105-527), [12MY]
    Miles Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1021) (H. Rept. 105-506), [5MY]
    National Forest System Roadless Area Policy Development Suspension 
        Pending Determinations That Such a Policy Will Not Adversely 
        Affect Forest Health: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3297) (H. Rept. 105-816), [12OC]
    Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4326) (H. Rept. 105-810), [12OC]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1865) (H. Rept. 105-673), [4AU]
    Transfer of Certain Lake Chelan National Recreation Area Lands to 
        the Wenatchee National Forest: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3520) (H. Rept. 105-560), [3JN]
    Transfer of Certain Public Lands or National Forest Lands for Use 
        as Elementary or Secondary Schools: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2223) (H. Rept. 105-693), [9SE]
    Wayne National Forest Continuance of Oil and Gas Operations: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1467) (H. Rept. 105-770), 
        [5OC]

NATIONAL GUARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: civilian youth opportunities program funding 
        (see H.R. 4438), [6AU]
    Veterans: furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members 
        of the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 3668), [1AP]
  Messages
    Armed Forces Selected Reserve Active Duty Status: President 
        Clinton, [24FE]

NATIONAL HEALTH MUSEUM COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Members, [21AP]

NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE
  Bills and resolutions
    Anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 274), [7MY]
    Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid 
        for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 4121), 
        [23JN]

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
  Reports filed
    Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2691) (H. 
        Rept. 105-477), [1AP]

NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND
  Reports filed
    Authorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1522) (H. 
        Rept. 105-484), [21AP]

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
see Special Days and Holidays

NATIONAL HOUSING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Children's Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 3637), 
        [1AP]
    Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, 
        or rehabilitation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3637), 
        [1AP]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 3750), [29AP]
    Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing 
        temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured 
        under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 4745), [8OC]
    Puerto Rico: provide for adequate insurance of mortgages on 
        property (see H.R. 3757), [29AP]

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  Bills and resolutions
    Anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 335), [7OC]

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL RESEARCH
  Bills and resolutions
    Anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 289), [9JN]

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
  Bills and resolutions
    Autism: expansion, intensification, and coordination of research 
        activities (see H.R. 4203), [14JY]
    Dept. of HHS: revise and extend certain women's health research 
        and prevention activities programs (see H.R. 4683), [2OC]
    Health: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 363), [12FE]
    National Cancer Institute: increase funding for ovarian cancer 
        public information and education programs (see H.R. 4200), 
        [14JY]
    National Center for Bioengineering Research: establish (see H.R. 
        4170), [25JN]
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: anniversary 
        (see H. Con. Res. 335), [7OC]
    Office of Autoimmune Diseases: establish (see H.R. 4873), [20OC]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 3133), [28JA]
    Taxation: designation of overpayments for use in biomedical 
        research conducted through NIH (see H.R. 3563), [26MR]

NATIONAL KIDS DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Families and domestic relations: recognize the importance of 
        children and families (see H. Con. Res. 302), [20JY]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (see H.R. 3246), [24FE]
    ------treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (H.R. 3246), consideration (see H. Res. 393), [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. 
        Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
    Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H. Rept. 105-
        453), [18MR]

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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: treatment of businesses, labor 
        organizations, and employees (see H.R. 3246), [24FE]
    ------treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (H.R. 3246), consideration (see H. Res. 393), [25MR]
    Sports: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing 
        industries (see H.R. 3825), [11MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. 
        Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
    Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H. Rept. 105-
        453), [18MR]

NATIONAL LAKESHORES
  Bills and resolutions
    Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a 
        wilderness area (see H.R. 3708), [22AP]

NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY
  Bills and resolutions
    U.N.: occupation of seat reserved for Burma by a representative of 
        the National League for Democracy (see H. Res. 603), [15OC]

NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE CENTER AND MUSEUM
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal charter: grant (see H.R. 4623), [24SE]

NATIONAL MONUMENTS
see Monuments and Memorials

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN'S HISTORY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 4722), [7OC]

NATIONAL OBJECTIVES
related term(s) Domestic policy
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
        and Equity Act, [1AP], [22AP], [23AP], [6MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Clinton, President: address issue of school violence (see H. Con. 
        Res. 287), [5JN]
    ------address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community 
        policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 512), 
        [29JY]
    Computers: develop a national strategy to resolve the year 2000 
        problem and ensure that critical public and private services 
        are not disrupted (see H.R. 3968), [22MY]
    ------encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to 
        the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 4355), [30JY] (see H.R. 4455), 
        [6AU]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        4682), [2OC]
    Crime: prevent money laundering (see H.R. 3745), [29AP]
    Death and dying: recognize prevention of youth suicide as a 
        national priority (see H. Res. 548), [18SE]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals 
        without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 348), [4FE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat 
        money laundering and other financial crimes (see H.R. 4005), 
        [5JN]
    Diseases: implementation of national HIV surveillance system (see 
        H. Res. 539), [15SE]
    Drug abuse: national drug control policy (see H.R. 4550), [11SE] 
        (see H. Res. 423), [7MY]
    ------national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 538), [15SE]
    Education: improve, raise standards, and attract the best teachers 
        to public schools (see H.R. 3986), [3JN]
    ------terminate social promotion in schools (see H. Res. 401), 
        [30MR]
    Families and domestic relations: recognize the importance of 
        children and families (see H. Con. Res. 302), [20JY]
    Health: establish standards to improve children's health quality 
        in managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 4118), 
        [23JN]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 3784), [30AP]
    Insurance: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of 
        administrative vendors in the administration of State 
        children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3713), [22AP]
    Mental health: establish a task force or working group to 
        recognize the seriousness of problems associated with mental 
        illness (see H. Res. 587), [8OC] (see H. Res. 596), [13OC]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend (see H.R. 3565), 
        [26MR]
    Space policy: encourage exploration, development, and use of space 
        (see H. Con. Res. 267), [29AP]
    Taxation: restructure and replace the income tax system to meet 
        national priorities (see H.R. 4700), [5OC]
    ------treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4134), [24JN]
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 405), [31MR]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 449), [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), corrections 
        in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 282), 
        [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 3978), [3JN]
    ------provide that certain intermodal transportation facilities 
        not be exempt from local zoning ordinances (see H.R. 3468), 
        [17MR]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 4466), [6AU]
  Conference reports
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 2400), [22MY]
  Messages
    Aeronautics and Space Achievements: President Clinton, [14SE]
    Comprehensive National Energy Strategy: President Clinton, [14JY]
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [3MR]
    National Endowment for the Humanities Report: President Clinton, 
        [21MY]
  Motions
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), 
        [20MY], [21MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), conference 
        report, [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Bone Marrow Donation and Transplantation Program: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 105-538), [18MY]
    Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2400) (H. Rept. 105-467), [25MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 
        105-467), [27MR]
    Care for Police Survivors Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3565) (H. Rept. 105-486), [21AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2400, Transportation 
        Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 449) (H. Rept. 105-552), [22MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface 
        Transportation and Equity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 405) (H. Rept. 105-476), [31MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2846, Prohibit Dept. of Education Funding of 
        National Testing Proposals Without Explicit and Specific 
        Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. 
        Rept. 105-413), [4FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4550, Drug Demand Reduction Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 105-721), [15SE]
    Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act: Committee on 
        Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1756) (H. Rept. 
        105-608), [14JY]
    Money Laundering Deterrence Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 105-611), 
        [14JY]
    Prohibit the Dept. of Education Funding of National Testing 
        Proposals Without Explicit and Specific Legislation: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2846) (H. Rept. 
        105-409), [3FE]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 105-550), [22MY]

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
related term(s) Department of Commerce
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing relative to the eradication and 
        control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins (see 
        H.R. 4235), [16JY]
    Ecology and environment: describe the hydrographic services 
        functions of the Administrator (see H.R. 3164), [5FE]
    Endangered Species Act: transfer enforcement functions of the 
        National Marine Fisheries Service to the U.S. Fish and 
        Wildlife Service (see H.R. 4335), [24JY]
    Fish and fishing: implement fishery management plans to protect 
        North Atlantic swordfish (see H.R. 4500), [6AU] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 344), [8OC]
    Hunting and trapping: authorize electronic issuance of migratory 
        bird hunting and conservation stamps (see H.R. 4803), [10OC]
    ------use receipts from the sale of migratory bird hunting and 
        conservation stamps to promote additional stamp purchases (see 
        H.R. 4248), [16JY]
  Reports filed
    Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3164) (H. Rept. 105-485), [21AP]

NATIONAL OILHEAT RESEARCH ALLIANCE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 
        105-787), [8OC]

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
related term(s) National Parks and Recreation Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a 
        wilderness area (see H.R. 3708), [22AP]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: funding for 
        historic, recreational, and environmental education projects 
        (see H.R. 3522), [19MR]
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 4004), [5JN]
    Contracts: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 3934), [21MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct study relative to designation of 
        Rosie the Riveter Park as an affiliated site to the National 
        Park Service (see H.R. 4483), [6AU]
    ------limit authority to impose entrance fees for the City Point 
        Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield (see H.R. 3527), 
        [19MR]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the history of women's rights (see H.R. 3240), 
        [12FE]
    Disabled: improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities (see 
        H.R. 4501), [6AU]
    George Washington Memorial Parkway: prohibit construction of new 
        facilities and structures along certain parts (see H.R. 4334), 
        [24JY]
    Historic buildings and sites: allow private ownership and use of 
        certain secondary structures and surplus lands in national 
        historical parks under certain conditions (see H.R. 4158), 
        [25JN]
    Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4109), [23JN]
    Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4206), 
        [14JY]
    Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park: designate (see 
        H.R. 4671), [1OC]
    New Castle, NH: land conveyance (see H.R. 4614), [23SE]
    New York Canal National Heritage Corridor: establish as an 
        affiliated unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 4430), 
        [6AU]
    Ohio: designate Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort 
        Miamis as national historic sites (see H.R. 4562), [14SE]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 4735), [8OC]

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    Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, (see 
        H.R. 4570), [15SE]
    ------protect and improve certain heritage areas, (H.R. 4570), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 573), [5OC]
    Roads and highways: designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main 
        Street'' (see H.R. 4513), [6AU]
    ------designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main Street'' (S. 
        2133), consideration (see H. Res. 604), [16OC]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: require use of full 
        name on new signs (see H.R. 4014), [5JN]
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        4341), [28JY]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 3109), 
        [27JA]
    Valley Forge National Historical Park: authorize addition of the 
        Paoli Battlefield in Malvern, PA (see H.R. 3746), [29AP]
    Weir Farm National Historic Site: authorize acquisition of 
        additional land for the development of visitor and 
        administrative facilities (see H.R. 3383), [5MR]
    Wenatchee National Forest: transfer certain lands of the Lake 
        Chelan National Recreation Area (see H.R. 3520), [19MR]
    Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap 
        National Park for the Performing Arts (see H.R. 3957), [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Allow Individuals To Designate a Percentage of Their Tax 
        Overpayments or To Make Contributions to Units of the National 
        Park System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 755) (H. 
        Rept. 105-482), [21AP]
    Collection of Fees Relative to the Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks in National Parks and 
        Recreation Areas: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2993) 
        (H. Rept. 105-678), [5AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public 
        Lands Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 
        105-776), [5OC]
    Consideration of S. 2133, U.S. Route 66 Designation as ``America's 
        Main Street'': Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 604) (H. 
        Rept. 105-823), [16OC]
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (S. 231) (H. Rept. 105-496), [28AP]
    National Park System Management Review and Application Process 
        Reform: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1728) (H. Rept. 
        105-612), [14JY]
    National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1635) (H. Rept. 105-559), [3JN]
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1695) (H. Rept. 105-697), 
        [9SE]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3109) (H. Rept. 105-695), [9SE]
    Transfer of Certain Lake Chelan National Recreation Area Lands to 
        the Wenatchee National Forest: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3520) (H. Rept. 105-560), [3JN]
    Vision Twenty-Twenty National Parks Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (S. 1693) (H. Rept. 105-767), [2OC]

NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS
related term(s) Parks and Recreation Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Adams National Historical Park: establish in Massachusetts as the 
        successor to the Adams National Historic Site (see H.R. 3703), 
        [22AP]
    Automobile National Heritage Area: authorize (see H.R. 3910), 
        [20MY]
    ------authorize (H.R. 3910), corrections in enrollment (see H. 
        Con. Res. 351), [15OC]
    Big Cypress National Preserve: operation of certain tour 
        businesses in newly acquired areas (see H.R. 3740), [28AP]
    Biscayne National Park: designate visitor center as the Dante 
        Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 
        3285), [26FE]
    Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        3604), [31MR]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: modify boundaries 
        and protect lands, waters, and natural resources (see H.R. 
        4141), [25JN]
    Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area: exclude certain lands 
        owned by the Port of Camas-Washougal (see H.R. 4548), [10SE]
    Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property for Chickamauga-
        Chattanooga National Military Park (see H.R. 4575), [15SE]
    Disabled: improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities (see 
        H.R. 4501), [6AU]
    Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination 
        (see H.R. 4447), [6AU]
    Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        4357), [30JY]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 4263), [17JY]
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 
        4143), [25JN]
    Gustavus, AK: land exchange (see H.R. 3903), [19MY]
    Historic buildings and sites: allow private ownership and use of 
        certain secondary structures and surplus lands in national 
        historical parks under certain conditions (see H.R. 4158), 
        [25JN]
    Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4109), [23JN]
    Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4206), 
        [14JY]
    Keweenaw National Historical Park: amend laws relative to 
        appointments to advisory commission (see H.R. 4351), [29JY]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions 
        funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and 
        urban conservation and recreation programs (see H.R. 4467), 
        [6AU]
    Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area: transfer 
        administrative jurisdiction to the Dept. of Agriculture (see 
        H.R. 3689), [1AP]
    Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park: designate (see 
        H.R. 4671), [1OC]
    National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 
        3934), [21MY]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 4268), [17JY]
    New York Canal National Heritage Corridor: establish as an 
        affiliated unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 4430), 
        [6AU]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 4735), [8OC]
    Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, (see 
        H.R. 4570), [15SE]
    ------protect and improve certain heritage areas, (H.R. 4570), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 573), [5OC]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 4850), [16OC]
    San Rafael Swell National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        3625), [1AP]
    San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 
        3625), [1AP]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 3109), 
        [27JA]
    Valley Forge National Historical Park: designate lands as the 
        Valley Forge National Cemetery (see H.R. 4365), [31JY]
    Wenatchee National Forest: transfer certain lands of the Lake 
        Chelan National Recreation Area (see H.R. 3520), [19MR]
    Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap 
        National Park for the Performing Arts (see H.R. 3957), [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Allow Individuals To Designate a Percentage of Their Tax 
        Overpayments or To Make Contributions to Units of the National 
        Park System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 755) (H. 
        Rept. 105-482), [21AP]
    Collection of Fees Relative to the Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks in National Parks and 
        Recreation Areas: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2993) 
        (H. Rept. 105-678), [5AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public 
        Lands Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 
        105-776), [5OC]
    Fort Davis National Historic Site Expansion: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3047) (H. Rept. 105-669), [3AU]
    Gustavus, AK, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3903) (H. Rept. 105-706), [11SE]
    Miccosukee Tribe Clarification of Rights in Florida: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3055) (H. Rept. 105-708), [11SE]
    Morristown National Historical Park Acquisition of Certain 
        Property: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2776) (H. Rept. 
        105-694), [9SE]
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (S. 231) (H. Rept. 105-496), [28AP]
    National Park System Management Review and Application Process 
        Reform: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1728) (H. Rept. 
        105-612), [14JY]
    San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area and San Rafael Swell 
        National Conservation Area Establishment: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3625) (H. Rept. 105-685), [7AU]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3109) (H. Rept. 105-695), [9SE]
    Transfer of Certain Lake Chelan National Recreation Area Lands to 
        the Wenatchee National Forest: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3520) (H. Rept. 105-560), [3JN]
    Vision Twenty-Twenty National Parks Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (S. 1693) (H. Rept. 105-767), [2OC]

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP.
see Amtrak

NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Child and adult care food program: revise eligibility of private 
        organizations (see H.R. 3405), [5MR]
    Children and youth: improve and extend child nutrition programs 
        (see H.R. 3666), [1AP]
    ------provide children with increased access to food and nutrition 
        assistance during the summer (see H.R. 3871), [14MY]
    Food: extend the authority of the commodity distribution program 
        (see H.R. 3872), [14MY]

NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton, [25JN]

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: demonstration project to encourage interest in the 
        fields of mathematics, science, and information technology 
        (see H.R. 3496), [18MR]
    ------make grants for applied engineering and technology education 
        equipment and capital improvements (see H.R. 3733), [27AP]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [10MR]

NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Lake Champlain: exclude from the definition of the Great Lakes 
        (see H.R. 3260), [25FE] (see H.R. 3544), [24MR]

NATIONAL SEASHORES
  Bills and resolutions
    Cumberland Island National Seashore and Wilderness: protect 
        natural, cultural, and historical resources (see H.R. 4144), 
        [25JN]
  Reports filed
    Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission Extension of 
        Authority and Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2411) (H. Rept. 105-568), [5JN]

NATIONAL SECURITY
related term(s) Department of Defense; Espionage; Strategic Materials
  Appointments
    Commission on Maintaining U.S. Nuclear Weapons Expertise, [23SE]

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    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]
    Conferees: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
    ------H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural 
        commodities from the application of sanctions (see H.R. 4195), 
        [14JY]
    ------provide President with discretionary authority to impose 
        sanctions relative to nuclear proliferation by foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 4209), [14JY]
    Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all 
        Wassenaar Arrangement countries (see H.R. 4095), [19JN]
    China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of missile 
        equipment and technology (see H.R. 3886), [14MY]
    ------transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology (see H. 
        Res. 438), [14MY]
    Clinton, President: postpone visit to the People's Republic of 
        China relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile 
        technology (see H. Res. 448), [22MY]
    Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response 
        Capabilities: establish (see H.R. 3764), [30AP]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): 
        establish (see H. Res. 463), [9JN]
    ------establish (H. Res. 463), consideration (see H. Res. 476), 
        [17JN]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 
        3616), [1AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 435), [14MY] (see H. Res. 441), [19MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 549), [23SE]
    ------establish a unified command for joint forces responsible for 
        providing ready joint forces to regional combatant commands 
        (see H.R. 3845), [12MY]
    ------making appropriations (see H.R. 4103), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 4059), 
        [16JN]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 477), [18JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4103), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 484), [23JN]
    ------national missile defense system (see H.R. 4327), [24JY] (see 
        H.R. 4402), [5AU]
    ------prioritization of the allocation of assets for war-fighting 
        missions and counterdrug activities (see H. Con. Res. 324), 
        [6AU]
    ------provide that appropriations for national defense functions 
        for fiscal year 1999 may not exceed the amount authorized for 
        fiscal year 1998 (see H.R. 3685), [1AP]
    ------SR-71 aircraft program funding (see H.R. 4424), [6AU]
    Dept. of Energy: ensure that U.S. Enrichment Corp. funding for 
        disposition of depleted uranium hexafluoride be used to treat 
        and recycle depleted uranium hexafluoride (see H.R. 4215), 
        [14JY] (see H.R. 4234), [15JY]
    ------purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads 
        (see H.R. 3941), [21MY]
    Foreign countries: require GAO report on effectiveness of economic 
        sanctions and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on 
        exports of food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical 
        supplies or equipment (see H.R. 4704), [5OC]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3694), 
        [21AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 420), [6MY]
    International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary 
        proportional assistance relative to the development and 
        completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (see 
        H.R. 3743), [29AP] (see H.R. 4851), [19OC]
    Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action 
        (see H. Con. Res. 226), [26FE]
    ------development of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 
        519), [6AU]
    ------material and unacceptable breach of international 
        obligations relative to weapons inspections (see H.J. Res. 
        125), [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 340), [8OC]
    Korczak, Boris: recognize and compensate for intelligence 
        gathering services rendered during the cold war (see H.R. 
        3136), [28JA]
    Nuclear weapons: establish policy of nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        3333), [4MR]
    ------recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering 
        complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 479), [18JN]
    ------stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 307), [23JY]
    Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff 
        Auditorium in the Technology Transfer Center (see H.R. 3731), 
        [23AP]
    Secret Service: assertion of protective function privilege (see H. 
        Res. 480), [19JN]
    Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects 
        Alaska (see H. Con. Res. 278), [19MY]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 3616), [22SE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4059), [24JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 4103), [25SE]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 3694), [5OC]
  Messages
    Armed Forces Selected Reserve Active Duty Status: President 
        Clinton, [24FE]
    Comprehensive National Energy Strategy: President Clinton, [14JY]
    Investigation of the Whereabouts of U.S. Citizens Who Have Been 
        Missing From Cyprus: President Clinton, [22MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Clinton, [19MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [27AP], [19OC]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons: President Clinton, [9JN], [29JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton, [5MY]
    National Security Interests Relative to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        President Clinton, [4MR]
  Motions
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), 
        [21MY], [22JY], [23JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4103), [15SE]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694), 
        conference report, [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Appropriations: Committee on 
        National Security (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 105-468), 
        [26MR]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select) 
        Establishment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. 
        Rept. 105-582), [16JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing 
        Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 549) 
        (H. Rept. 105-740), [23SE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 463, Committee on U.S. National Security 
        and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of 
        China (House, Select) Establishment: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 476) (H. Rept. 105-583), [17JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 435) (H. Rept. 105-535), 
        [14MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 105-544), 
        [19MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3694, Intelligence Services Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 420) (H. Rept. 105-511), 
        [6MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 477) (H. 
        Rept. 105-585), [18JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4103, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 484) (H. Rept. 105-596), 
        [23JN]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        4103) (H. Rept. 105-746), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4103) (H. Rept. 
        105-591), [22JN]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        3616) (H. Rept. 105-736), [22SE]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3616) (H. Rept. 
        105-532), [12MY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4059) (H. Rept. 105-647), [24JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4059) (H. Rept. 
        105-578), [16JN]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 3694) (H. Rept. 105-780), [5OC]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3694) (H. 
        Rept. 105-508), [5MY]

NATIONAL SECURITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information 
        relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals 
        (see H.R. 4007), [5JN]

NATIONAL SKILL STANDARDS BOARD
  Appointments
    Members, [24JN], [9SE]

NATIONAL TRAILS
see Trails

NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 4724), [7OC]
    El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 3803), [6MY]

NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NETWORK TO FREEDOM ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1635) (H. Rept. 
        105-559), [3JN]

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Weather: prohibit the closure of certain weather stations until 
        concerns about modernization effort are addressed (see H.R. 
        4601), [18SE]

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES
  Bills and resolutions
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (H.R. 512), consideration (see H. Res. 427), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Collection of Fees Relative to the Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks in National Parks and 
        Recreation Areas: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2993) 
        (H. Rept. 105-678), [5AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 512, New Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 105-530), 
        [12MY]

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NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SELF-DETERMINATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Technical corrections (see H.R. 4482), [6AU]

NATIVE AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: Federal recognition of the Qutekcak Native Tribe and the 
        Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh (see H.R. 4693), [2OC]
    Arizona: restoration of certain Federal lands to the Tohono 
        O'odham Nation (see H.R. 4119), [23JN]
    BIA: transfer services and personnel to the Office of Self-
        Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on Indian 
        reservations (see H.R. 4087), [18JN]
    California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral 
        Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of 
        Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4699), [5OC]
    ------restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the 
        Graton Rancheria (see H.R. 4434), [6AU]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 3658), [1AP]
    Claims: establish temporary court to hear claims against the U.S. 
        relative to tribal trust fund accounts (see H.R. 4485), [6AU]
    Coins: mint in commemoration of history and culture (see H.R. 
        4448), [6AU]
    Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights 
        claims (see H.R. 3478), [17MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: compensate certain Indian tribes for known 
        errors in tribal trust fund accounts and establish a process 
        for settling disputes (see H.R. 3782), [30AP]
    Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act: addition of Eastern 
        Oklahoma State College on behalf of Choctaw Nation (see H.R. 
        3846), [12MY]
    Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States 
        to manage dungeness crab fisheries (see H.R. 3498), [18MR]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 4263), [17JY]
    Gambling: prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian gaming 
        regulations (see H.R. 3094), [27JA]
    Government: technical corrections to certain laws (see H.R. 4068), 
        [16JN]
    Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and 
        desirability of new personnel management policies and 
        procedures (see H.R. 4259), [16JY]
    ------test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel 
        management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 576), [5OC]
    Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 3899), [19MY]
    Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of 
        Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors (see H.R. 
        4088), [18JN]
    Indian Self-Determination Act: repeal a provision which exempts 
        certain former officers and employees of the U.S. from 
        restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes (see 
        H.R. 3218, 3219), [12FE]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 4226), [15JY]
    Medicaid: extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment 
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban 
        Indian health programs (see H.R. 4480), [6AU]
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 4482), [6AU]
    Native American Veterans' Memorial: establish (see H.R. 4064), 
        [16JN]
    Navajo Indian irrigation project: use power allocated from the 
        Colorado River storage project for on-farm uses (see H.R. 
        3235), [12FE]
    Oklahoma: compensate the Wyandotte Tribe for the taking of certain 
        rights by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3797), [5MY]
    Public lands: reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian lands 
        (see H.R. 4325), [23JY]
    San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: use of water 
        conserved by lining the All-American Canal (see H.R. 4392), 
        [4AU]
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        4341), [28JY]
    Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility 
        and desirability of new personnel management policies and 
        procedures (see H.R. 4259), [16JY]
    ------test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel 
        management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 576), [5OC]
    Taxation: collection and payment of State taxes imposed on motor 
        fuel sold on Indian lands (see H.R. 3966), [22MY]
    ------treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 
        4192), [25JN]
    ------treatment of Native American housing assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 3774), [30AP]
    Water: settlement of the reserved water rights of the Shivwits and 
        construction of certain water projects (see H.R. 4746), [8OC]
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain 
        works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (see H.R. 
        3677), [1AP]
    Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood (see H. Con. 
        Res. 223), [24FE]
  Reports filed
    Administrative Procedures for Extension of Federal Recognition to 
        Certain Indian Groups: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1154) (H. Rept. 105-737), [23SE]
    Advisory Council on California Indian Policy Extension: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 3069) (H. Rept. 105-571), [9JN]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Land Bank Protections: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2000) (H. Rept. 105-677), 
        [5AU]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Recognition of Certain Native 
        American Communities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2812) (H. Rept. 105-716), [15SE]
    California Indian Land Transfer Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2742) (H. Rept. 105-575), [10JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4259, Haskell Indian Nations University and 
        Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative 
        Systems Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. 
        Rept. 105-779), [5OC]
    Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3498) (H. Rept. 105-674), [4AU]
    Forest Service Easement Grant to the Chugach Alaska Corp.: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3087) (H. Rept. 105-782), 
        [6OC]
    Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian 
        Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 4259) (H. Rept. 
        105-700), [9SE]
    Huna Totem Corp. Land Conveyance in Alaska: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3088) (H. Rept. 105-784), [6OC]
    Kake Tribal Corp. Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2756) (H. Rept. 105-783), [6OC]
    Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Federal Indian Services Restoration 
        Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2314) (H. Rept. 105-
        707), [11SE]
    Narragansett Justice Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1983) (H. Rept. 105-692), [9SE]
    Native American Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4068) (H. Rept. 105-733), [18SE]
    Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct Operation, 
        Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service Activities: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 105-765), 
        [2OC]
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1695) (H. Rept. 105-697), 
        [9SE]
    Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3797) (H. Rept. 105-696), [9SE]

NATURAL GAS
related term(s) Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Big Piney, WY: allow oil and gas leasing agreements for certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3878), [14MY]
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        4717), [7OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on 
        certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        3875), [14MY]
    Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to 
        protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from 
        excavation damage (see H.R. 3318), [4MR]
    Minerals Management Service: grant Louisiana and its lessees a 
        credit in the payment of Federal offshore royalties to 
        compensate for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta Field 
        (see H.R. 4604), [18SE]
    Mining and mineral resources: protection of contracts and leases 
        entered into by surface patent holders relative to coalbed 
        methane gas (see H.R. 4598), [18SE]
    Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 3334), [4MR]
    Taxation: provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas 
        well production (see H.R. 3688), [1AP]
    ------treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see H.R. 3913), 
        [20MY]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 4871), [20OC]
    Turkmenistan: support assistance to build pipelines relative to 
        resumption of natural gas exports (see H. Con. Res. 349), 
        [10OC]
  Reports filed
    Big Piney, WY, Allowance of Oil and Gas Leasing Agreements for 
        Certain Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3878) (H. 
        Rept. 105-771), [5OC]
    Wayne National Forest Continuance of Oil and Gas Operations: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1467) (H. Rept. 105-770), 
        [5OC]

NATURAL RESOURCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Arctic Oil Reserve: collection and interpretation of state-of-the-
        art, non-intrusive, 3-dimensional seismic data testing for 
        producible oil in the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 4755), [8OC]
    Bering Sea: actions to stop poaching of marine resources and use 
        of illegal high seas driftnets (see H. Res. 470), [15JN]
    California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood 
        control projects as part of water-related projects in the 
        Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 4223), [15JY]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: modify boundaries 
        and protect lands, waters, and natural resources (see H.R. 
        4141), [25JN]
    Coastal zones: require that States having an approved management 
        program be provided a copy of an environmental impact 
        statement to help assess plans for exploration, development, 
        or production (see H.R. 4797), [10OC]
    ------use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local 
        conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 4717), [7OC]
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (see H.R. 3866), [14MY]
    Cumberland Island National Seashore and Wilderness: protect 
        natural, cultural, and historical resources (see H.R. 4144), 
        [25JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit charging of fees for certain uses 
        of sand, gravel, and shell resources of the Outer Continental 
        Shelf (see H.R. 3972), [22MY]
    EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and 
        other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida 
        Keys (see H.R. 4047), [11JN]
    Forest Service: address the decline of forest health and rural 
        community economies in New Mexico and protect such lands from 
        catastrophic fires in accordance with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 4210), [14JY]
    Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (H.R. 2515), consideration (see H. Res. 394), 
        [25MR]

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    Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: establish 
        Natural Resources Institute (see H.R. 4593), [17SE]
    Maryland: provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control 
        nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (see H.R. 
        4337), [27JY]
    Mining and mineral resources: protection of contracts and leases 
        entered into by surface patent holders relative to coalbed 
        methane gas (see H.R. 4598), [18SE]
    Navajo Indian irrigation project: use power allocated from the 
        Colorado River storage project for on-farm uses (see H.R. 
        3235), [12FE]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 4735), [8OC]
    Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer 
        education programs (see H.R. 3610), [31MR]
    Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, (see 
        H.R. 4570), [15SE]
    ------protect and improve certain heritage areas, (H.R. 4570), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 573), [5OC]
    Taxation: application of the credit for electricity produced from 
        renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass 
        facilities (see H.R. 4407), [5AU]
    ------treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on 
        land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 4301), [22JY]
    Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available 
        water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 
        3243), [12FE]
  Messages
    Alaska's Mineral Resources: President Clinton, [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. Rept. 105-813), 
        [12OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 105-464), 
        [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public 
        Lands Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 
        105-776), [5OC]
    Dept. of the Interior Prohibition on Charging of Fees for Certain 
        Uses of Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3972) 
        (H. Rept. 105-766), [2OC]
    Forest Recovery and Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 2515) (H. Rept. 105-440), [12MR]
    National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 105-787), [8OC]

NAVY
see Department of Defense

NAZI PARTY--WORLD WAR II
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: require disclosure of information relative to the 
        investigation and prosecution of war criminals (see H.R. 
        4007), [5JN]
    Dept. of State: seek certain commitments from Poland (see H. Res. 
        443), [21MY]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        establish (see H.R. 3662), [1AP]
    World War II: recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 
        555), [25SE]
  Motions
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        establish (H.R. 3662), [9JN]

NEAL, RICHARD E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Medicare: clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug 
        benefit laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 
        4648), [26SE]
    ------restore full incentive payment percentages for prospective 
        payment system-exempt rehabilitation hospitals and units (see 
        H.R. 4855), [19OC]
    Tariff: chemicals (see H.R. 3325), [4MR]
    ------HIV antiviral drug production (see H.R. 3328), [4MR]
    ------polyvinyl butyral (see H.R. 3327), [4MR]
    ------2-ethylhexanoic acid (see H.R. 3326), [4MR]
    Taxation: improve pension portability for defined benefit plans 
        (see H.R. 3101), [27JA]
    ------promote retirement savings (see H.R. 3672), [1AP]
    ------simplify child tax credit and other nonrefundable credits by 
        repealing limits relative to alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        4489), [6AU]
    ------simplify the individual income tax by repealing adjusted 
        gross income limitations on itemized and personal exemption 
        deductions (see H.R. 4053), [11JN]
    ------temporary waiver of minimum tax rules relative to 
        nonrefundable personal tax credit benefits for families (see 
        H.R. 4611), [23SE]
    ------treatment of commercial aviation to and from airports 
        located on sparsely populated islands (see H.R. 4703), [5OC]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 3102), 
        [27JA]
    ------treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received 
        by senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 
        3841), [12MY]
    ------treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned 
        income tax credit (see H.R. 3995), [4JN]

NEBRASKA
  Reports filed
    Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2795) (H. Rept. 105-604), [25JN]

NEIGHBORHOODS
see Community Development; Urban Areas

NETHERCUTT, GEORGE R., JR. (a Representative from Washington)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: provide protections to suppliers of commodities (see 
        H.R. 3744), [29AP]
    Arlington National Cemetery: disclosure of identity of any 
        individual for whom a waiver of eligibility requirements for 
        interment is granted (see H.R. 3089), [27JA]
    Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural 
        commodities from the application of sanctions (see H.R. 4022), 
        [9JN]
    Drugs: sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in 
        the presence of a minor (see H.R. 3919), [20MY]
    Foreign countries: require GAO report on effectiveness of economic 
        sanctions and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on 
        exports of food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical 
        supplies or equipment (see H.R. 4704), [5OC]

NEUMANN, MARK W. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Executive departments: promote financial management (see H. Res. 
        447), [21MY]
    Government Management Reform Act: hold Federal agencies 
        accountable for tax dollars spent by such agencies (see H.R. 
        4074), [17JN]
    Taxation: treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4414), 
        [5AU]

NEVADA
  Bills and resolutions
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to 
        Senate (see H. Res. 379), [5MR]
    Public lands: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 
        4656, 4657), [1OC]
    ------sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark 
        County Dept. of Aviation (see H.R. 3705), [22AP]

NEW CASTLE, NH
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: conveyance (see H.R. 4614), [23SE]

NEW HAMPSHIRE
  Bills and resolutions
    New Castle, NH: land conveyance (see H.R. 4614), [23SE]
  Messages
    Pemigewasset River Study Relative to Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: 
        President Clinton, [5MY]

NEW HAVEN, CT
  Reports filed
    Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2787) (H. 
        Rept. 105-615), [14JY]

NEW JERSEY
  Bills and resolutions
    Roads and highways: waive repayment of funds used for constructing 
        high occupancy vehicle lanes (see H.R. 4528), [9SE]
    Woodbridge, NJ: extend New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail (see H.R. 
        4527), [9SE]
  Reports filed
    Morristown National Historical Park Acquisition of Certain 
        Property: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2776) (H. Rept. 
        105-694), [9SE]

NEW MEXICO
  Appointments
    Steven Schiff funeral attendees, [30MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Bandelier National Monument: modify boundary (see H.R. 3936), 
        [21MY]
    ------modify boundary (S. 1132), consideration (see H. Res. 604), 
        [16OC]
    de Onate, Don Juan: issue postage stamp in commemoration of first 
        permanent settlement of western U.S. by the Spanish explorer 
        (see H. Con. Res. 240), [11MR]
    El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 3803), [6MY]
    Forest Service: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico 
        (see H.R. 4816), [12OC]
    ------address the decline of forest health and rural community 
        economies in New Mexico and protect such lands from 
        catastrophic fires in accordance with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 4210), [14JY]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 4263), [17JY]
    Onate Cuartocentenario: designate to commemorate the anniversary 
        of the first permanent Spanish settlement (see H. Res. 389), 
        [18MR]
    Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff 
        Auditorium in the Technology Transfer Center (see H.R. 3731), 
        [23AP]
    Schiff, Steven: tribute (see H. Res. 395), [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of S. 1132, Bandelier National Monument 
        Administrative Improvement and Watershed Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 604) (H. Rept. 105-823), 
        [16OC]
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (S. 231) (H. Rept. 105-496), [28AP]

NEW TRIBES MISSION (organization)
  Bills and resolutions
    Panama: commend efforts to obtain the release of workers held 
        hostage (see H. Con. Res. 277), [14MY]

NEW WILDLIFE REFUGE AUTHORIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 512): consideration (see H. Res. 427), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 512, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 105-530), [12MY]

NEW YEAR'S DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Government: designate day of observance in year 2000 (see H.J. 
        Res. 130), [25SE]

NEW YORK
  Bills and resolutions
    New York Canal National Heritage Corridor: establish as an 
        affiliated unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 4430), 
        [6AU]

NEW YORK, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY 
        (see H.R. 3952), [22MY]
    ------address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 4866), [20OC]

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    LaGuardia Airport: prepare an environmental impact statement to 
        evaluate the impact of slot exemptions for operation of new 
        air services (see H.R. 3179), [11FE] (see H.R. 4117), [23JN]
    Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see 
        H.R. 4004), [5JN]
    New York: disposition of Governors Island (see H.R. 3884), [14MY]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 4768), [9OC]

NEW YORK (State)
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: construct and operate a visitor center for 
        the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York 
        (see H.R. 3928), [21MY]
    FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY 
        (see H.R. 3952), [22MY]
    ------address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 4866), [20OC]
    Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: transfer 
        administrative jurisdiction over certain lands to the 
        Archivist of the U.S. for construction of a visitor center 
        (see H.R. 4829), [14OC]
    Governors Island: disposition (see H.R. 3884), [14MY]
    Great Lakes Basin Compact: repeal a condition imposed in 
        congressional consent (see H.R. 3458), [12MR]
    Interstate 787: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas (see 
        H.R. 3754), [29AP]
    Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4206), 
        [14JY]
    New York, NY: prepare an environmental impact statement to 
        evaluate the impact of slot exemptions for operation of new 
        air services at LaGuardia Airport (see H.R. 3179), [11FE] (see 
        H.R. 4117), [23JN]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 3109), 
        [27JA]
    Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council: extend authorization 
        (see H.R. 3929), [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3109) (H. Rept. 105-695), [9SE]

NEWS MEDIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 609), 
        [20OC]

NEWSPAPERS
related term(s) News Media
  Bills and resolutions
    FCC: eliminate regulatory requirements restricting the cross 
        ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers (see H.R. 
        3171), [5FE]
    Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence 
        of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. Res. 609), 
        [20OC]

NEY, ROBERT W. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of monthly educational 
        assistance benefits to veterans enrolled at educational 
        institutions during periods between terms (see H.R. 4537), 
        [10SE]
    Social Security: provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback 
        statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and 
        supplies (see H.R. 3247), [24FE]

NICARAGUA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate 
        requirement that family members of eligible aliens be 
        Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals (see H.R. 4020), [9JN]
    OAS: tribute to activities of the International Support and 
        Verification Commission (see H. Con. Res. 222), [12FE]

NICARAGUAN ADJUSTMENT AND CENTRAL AMERICAN RELIEF ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Aliens: eliminate requirement that family members of eligible 
        aliens be Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals (see H.R. 4020), [9JN]
    Immigration: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for 
        adjustment of status (see H.R. 3553), [25MR]

NIELSON, HOWARD C. (a former Representative from Utah)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building, Provo, UT: designate (see 
        H.R. 3120), [28JA]

NIGERIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes (see H.R. 
        3916), [20MY]

NIGERIAN DEMOCRACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY EMPOWERMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3890), [19MY]

NOISE POLLUTION
related term(s) Pollution
  Bills and resolutions
    FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY 
        (see H.R. 3952), [22MY]
    ------address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 4866), [20OC]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 4268), [17JY]
    New York, NY: prepare an environmental impact statement to 
        evaluate the impact of slot exemptions for operation of new 
        air services at LaGuardia Airport (see H.R. 4117), [23JN]

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency 
        Prevention Act, [1OC], [5OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: reform the conservation reserve program relative to 
        treatment of nonprofit organizations renting land from a State 
        or political subdivision (see H.R. 3451), [12MR]
    American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation): grant 
        Federal charter (see H.R. 3843), [12MY]
    Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by 
        nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3893), [19MY]
    Crime: amend RICO relative to nonviolent advocacy groups (see H.R. 
        4245), [16JY]
    Government: streamline and improve Federal grant application, 
        administrative, and reporting requirements (see H.R. 3921), 
        [20MY]
    Public lands: exempt from certain liability requirements relative 
        to rights-of-way (see H.R. 3187), [11FE]
    Taxation: allow tax credits for certain non-public school expenses 
        and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations 
        (see H.R. 4780), [9OC]
    ------treatment of income from land or development rights sold to 
        nonprofit organizations for preservation purposes (see H.R. 
        3286), [26FE]
    Urban areas: provide grants to organizations to develop youth 
        intervention models (see H.R. 3607), [31MR]
    Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), 
        [5JN]
    Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3152), [4FE]
  Motions
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (S. 2073), [1OC]

NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2556) (H. 
        Rept. 105-522), [11MY]

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)
  Bills and resolutions
    Kosovo: NATO military intervention relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Res. 561), [1OC]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 343), [8OC]
  Messages
    Dayton Accords Implementation Policy Report: President Clinton, 
        [29JY]
    National Security Interests Relative to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        President Clinton, [4MR]
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Immigration Status for NATO Civilian Employees: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 429) (H. Rept. 105-410), [3FE]

NORTH CAROLINA
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]

NORTH DAKOTA
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency 
        operating loan relief for farmers in certain North Dakota and 
        Minnesota counties that have been designated as Federal 
        disaster areas (see H.R. 3678), [1AP]

NORTH KOREA
see Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

NORTH POLE
see Arctic Regions

NORTHERN IRELAND
see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, COMMONWEALTH OF
  Bills and resolutions
    House of Representatives: provide for a nonvoting delegate (see 
        H.R. 4510), [6AU]

NORTHUP, ANNE M. (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: anniversary 
        (see H. Con. Res. 335), [7OC]

NORTHWEST STRAITS ADVISORY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 4585), [16SE]

NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES (a Delegate from the District of Columbia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 4347), [29JY]
    District of Columbia: allow Washington Convention Center Authority 
        to finance revenue bonds to construct new convention center 
        (see H.R. 4237), [16JY]
    ------designate as empowerment zone and modify tax treatment of 
        residents (see H.R. 3329), [4MR]
    ------eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws 
        (see H.R. 4055), [11JN]
    ------eliminate congressional review of newly-passed laws and 
        provide autonomy over budgets (see H.R. 3920), [20MY]
    ------provide budget autonomy (see H.R. 4054), [11JN]
    ------provide for full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 
        4208), [14JY]
    ------provide the Delegate to Congress with a vote relative to 
        impeachment process (see H. Res. 613), [18DE]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 3673), [1AP]
    House Rules: provide a vote in the Committee of the Whole to the 
        Delegate from the District of Columbia (see H. Res. 464), 
        [9JN]
    Taxation: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of 
        parking benefits (see H.R. 4777), [9OC]
    Unemployment: establish the Strategic Transitional Employment 
        Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in 
        certain identified communities (see H.R. 4097), [19JN]
    Washington Interdependence Council: establish a memorial to 
        Benjamin Banneker in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3499), 
        [18MR]

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NORWAY, KINGDOM OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Ericson, Leif: grant honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 
        122), [16JN]

NORWOOD, CHARLIE (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction 
        workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 4546), [10SE]
    Ships and vessels: allow certain foreign freight vessels to 
        transport common ground clay as bulk cargo (see H.R. 4490), 
        [6AU]

NUCLEAR ENERGY
related term(s) Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Nuclear Weapons; Power 
    Resources; Radioactive Substances
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal 
        Compact Consent Act, [12MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: employment and economic assistance to workers and 
        communities at the Piketon, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium 
        enrichment plants (see H.R. 3923), [20MY]
    ------ensure that U.S. Enrichment Corp. funding for disposition of 
        depleted uranium hexafluoride be used to treat and recycle 
        depleted uranium hexafluoride (see H.R. 4215), [14JY] (see 
        H.R. 4234), [15JY]
    ------purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads 
        (see H.R. 3941), [21MY]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to 
        Senate (see H. Res. 379), [5MR]
    International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary 
        proportional assistance relative to the development and 
        completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (see 
        H.R. 3743), [29AP] (see H.R. 4851), [19OC]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: U.S. commitment to arrange 
        foreign assistance and construction of nuclear reactors 
        relative to threat to international peace and security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 341), [8OC]
    NRC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3532), [24MR]
    Nuclear weapons: stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 307), 
        [23JY]
    Tariff: nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 3761, 3762, 3763), 
        [30AP]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: grant 
        congressional consent (H.R. 629), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 511), [28JY]
  Conference reports
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act 
        (H.R. 629), [16JY]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Kazakhstan 
        Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, 
        [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Swiss Federal 
        Council Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton, [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Ukraine Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, [6MY]
  Motions
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 
        629), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    NRC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3532) (H. 
        Rept. 105-680), [6AU]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-630), [16JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-652), 
        [28JY]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
related term(s) Nuclear Energy
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 3532), [24MR]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to 
        Senate (see H. Res. 379), [5MR]
  Reports filed
    Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3532) (H. 
        Rept. 105-680), [6AU]

NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to 
        Senate (see H. Res. 379), [5MR]

NUCLEAR WEAPONS
related term(s) International Atomic Energy Agency; Nuclear Energy; 
    Weapons
  Appointments
    Commission on Maintaining U.S. Nuclear Weapons Expertise, [11FE], 
        [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural 
        commodities from the application of sanctions (see H.R. 4022), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 4195), [14JY]
    ------provide President with discretionary authority to impose 
        sanctions relative to nuclear proliferation by foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 4209), [14JY]
    China, People's Republic of: transfer of strategic nuclear missile 
        technology (see H. Res. 438), [14MY]
    Clinton, President: postpone visit to the People's Republic of 
        China relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile 
        technology (see H. Res. 448), [22MY]
    Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response 
        Capabilities: establish (see H.R. 3764), [30AP]
    Dept. of Energy: employment and economic assistance to workers and 
        communities at the Piketon, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium 
        enrichment plants (see H.R. 3923), [20MY]
    ------ensure that U.S. Enrichment Corp. funding for disposition of 
        depleted uranium hexafluoride be used to treat and recycle 
        depleted uranium hexafluoride (see H.R. 4215), [14JY] (see 
        H.R. 4234), [15JY]
    ------purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads 
        (see H.R. 3941), [21MY]
    India: condemn nuclear tests (see H. Res. 439), [14MY]
    Iran: impose sanctions on efforts to acquire advance missile 
        technology and expedite the development of a missile defense 
        system for both U.S. and Israeli Armed Forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 342), [8OC]
    Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action 
        (see H. Con. Res. 226), [26FE]
    ------development of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 
        519), [6AU]
    ------material and unacceptable breach of international 
        obligations relative to weapons inspections (see H.J. Res. 
        125), [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 340), [8OC]
    ------prohibit use of Dept. of Defense appropriations for 
        offensive operations to force compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolutions (see H.R. 3208), [12FE]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: U.S. commitment to arrange 
        foreign assistance and construction of nuclear reactors 
        relative to threat to international peace and security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 341), [8OC]
    National security: establish policy of nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        3333), [4MR]
    ------national missile defense system (see H.R. 4327), [24JY] (see 
        H.R. 4402), [5AU]
    ------recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering 
        complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 479), [18JN]
    Safety: stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 307), [23JY]
    Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects 
        Alaska (see H. Con. Res. 278), [19MY]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Kazakhstan 
        Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, 
        [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Swiss Federal 
        Council Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton, [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Ukraine Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, [6MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons: President Clinton, [9JN], [29JY]
    Nuclear Weapons Testing in India: President Clinton, [13MY]
  Reports filed
    Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Appropriations: Committee on 
        National Security (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 105-468), 
        [26MR]

NURSES
see Health Care Professionals

NURSING HOMES
see Health Care Facilities

NUSSLE, JIM (a Representative from Iowa)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [6MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: reform process relative to use of joint resolutions, 
        emergency spending, spending accountability, Federal insurance 
        programs, pay-go requirements, decision enforcement, and 
        mitigation of bias (see H.R. 4837), [14OC]
    Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond 
        requirements for home health care providers under Medicare and 
        Medicaid (see H.J. Res. 123), [17JN]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and 
        local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary 
        policies (see H.R. 4491), [6AU]
    Medicare: election of Medicare+Choice organizations to exclude 
        payment for abortion services (see H.R. 4228), [15JY]
    ------eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in 
        calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 4492), [6AU]
    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: expand membership (see H.R. 
        4377), [31JY]

OAKLAND, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 3295), 
        [26FE]
  Reports filed
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3295) (H. 
        Rept. 105-520), [7MY]

OBERSTAR, JAMES L. (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [12MY]
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: prohibit sale of international routes (see H.R. 4547), 
        [10SE]
    Dept. of Transportation: collection of user fees for navigational 
        assistance services (see H.R. 3674), [1AP]
    Great Lakes Basin Compact: repeal a condition imposed in 
        congressional consent (see H.R. 3458), [12MR]
    Lake County, MN: Coast Guard conveyance of certain property to the 
        Lake County Historical Society (see H.R. 4098), [19JN]
    Mississippi River: management of the upper river system (see H.R. 
        4322), [23JY]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3147), [3FE]

OBEY, DAVID R. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
    ------H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
    ------H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
    ------H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
    ------H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a 
        wilderness area (see H.R. 3708), [22AP]

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    Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3580), consideration (see H. Res. 473), [16JN]
    Business and industry: require certain employers who close plants 
        to negotiate possible ways to continue to use the plant and 
        equipment for continued employment purposes (see H.R. 3397), 
        [5MR]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (see H.R. 3998), [5JN]
    House of Representatives: expenditure limitations and public 
        financing for general elections (see H.R. 3851), [13MY]
    ------public financing for candidates who voluntarily limit 
        expenditures for general elections (see H.R. 3852), [13MY]
    States: return primary responsibility for disaster relief to 
        States, establish a private corporation to insure against 
        risks and costs of disasters, and provide for Federal 
        assistance for disaster response activities (see H.R. 3728), 
        [23AP]

OBSCENITY
see Pornography

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
related term(s) Safety
  Bills and resolutions
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and 
        local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3169), [5FE]
    OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data 
        sheets (see H.R. 3481), [17MR] (see H.R. 3519), [19MR] (see 
        H.R. 4037), [11JN]
    ------require employers to notify local emergency officials of 
        workplace emergencies (see H.R. 4231), [15JY]
    Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner 
        as any other employer (see H.R. 3725), [23AP]
    Ships and vessels: reform process for dismantling and disposing of 
        ships no longer in use (see H.R. 4156), [25JN]
  Reports filed
    OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 105-
        444), [17MR]
    OSHA Identification and Notification of Specific Industries to 
        Which Regulations and Compliance Standards Apply: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2873) (H. Rept. 105-
        733), [18SE]
    Prohibit OSHA Employee Performance Measures Relative to Number of 
        Inspections Conducted, Citations Issued, or Penalties 
        Assessed: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 2877) (H. Rept. 105-445), [17MR]
    Self-Audit Promotion Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 105-731), [18SE]
    Sound Scientific Practices Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 2661) (H. Rept. 105-730), [18SE]

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Law enforcement officers: amend to protect State and local law 
        enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3169), [5FE]
    Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner 
        as any other employer (see H.R. 3725), [23AP]
  Reports filed
    OSHA Identification and Notification of Specific Industries to 
        Which Regulations and Compliance Standards Apply: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2873) (H. Rept. 105-
        733), [18SE]
    Self-Audit Promotion Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 105-731), [18SE]
    Sound Scientific Practices Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 2661) (H. Rept. 105-730), [18SE]

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and 
        local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3169), [5FE]
    Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner 
        as any other employer (see H.R. 3725), [23AP]
    Safety: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data 
        sheets (see H.R. 3481), [17MR] (see H.R. 3519), [19MR] (see 
        H.R. 4037), [11JN]
    ------require employers to notify local emergency officials of 
        workplace emergencies (see H.R. 4231), [15JY]
  Reports filed
    OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 105-
        444), [17MR]
    OSHA Identification and Notification of Specific Industries to 
        Which Regulations and Compliance Standards Apply: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2873) (H. Rept. 105-
        733), [18SE]
    Prohibit OSHA Employee Performance Measures Relative to Number of 
        Inspections Conducted, Citations Issued, or Penalties 
        Assessed: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 2877) (H. Rept. 105-445), [17MR]
    Self-Audit Promotion Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 105-731), [18SE]
    Sound Scientific Practices Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 2661) (H. Rept. 105-730), [18SE]

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE 
    AUTHORIZATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        2864) (H. Rept. 105-444), [17MR]

OCEANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Coastal zones: require that States having an approved management 
        program be provided a copy of an environmental impact 
        statement to help assess plans for exploration, development, 
        or production (see H.R. 4797), [10OC]
    Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 3445), [12MR]
    Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States 
        to manage dungeness crab fisheries (see H.R. 3498), [18MR]
    ------implement fishery management plans to protect North Atlantic 
        swordfish (see H. Con. Res. 344), [8OC]
    International Whaling Commission: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 425), 
        [7MY]
    Minerals Management Service: grant Louisiana and its lessees a 
        credit in the payment of Federal offshore royalties to 
        compensate for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta Field 
        (see H.R. 4604), [18SE]
    National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter (see 
        H.R. 4623), [24SE]
    Navy: require study on ordinance and munitions waste in San Diego 
        Bay (see H.R. 3631), [1AP]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and 
        control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins (see 
        H.R. 4235), [16JY]
  Reports filed
    Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3498) (H. Rept. 105-674), [4AU]
    Oceans Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3445) (H. Rept. 
        105-718), [15SE]

OCEANS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3445) (H. Rept. 
        105-718), [15SE]

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE, CONGRESSIONAL
see Congress

OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Government: measure performance of Federal procurement system and 
        enhance training of the acquisition workforce (see H.R. 4244), 
        [16JY]

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT COUNCIL
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 4676), [1OC]

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: exclude old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
        program outlay and revenue totals from OMB and CBO budget 
        pronouncements (see H.R. 4503), [6AU]
    Government: streamline and improve Federal grant application, 
        administrative, and reporting requirements (see H.R. 3921), 
        [20MY]

OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
  Messages
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [3MR]

OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION MONITORING
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 3806), [7MY]
    Establish (H.R. 2431): consideration (see H. Res. 430), [13MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2431, Freedom From Religious Persecution 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 105-
        534), [13MY]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-480), [11MY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]

OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: take certain actions in response to European Union 
        failure to comply with the rulings of the World Trade 
        Organization (see H.R. 4761), [9OC]
    ------take certain actions in response to European Union failure 
        to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization 
        (H.R. 4761), consideration (see H. Res. 588), [9OC]
    International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization 
        Fund disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF 
        commitments, and enforce trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), 
        [27MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4761, Uruguay Round Agreements Compliance 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 588) (H. Rept. 105-
        805), [9OC]

OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: address year 2000 computer problems and 
        extend examination parity to the OTS Director and the National 
        Credit Union Administration (see H.R. 3116), [28JA]
    ------study of derivatives regulation (see H.R. 4062), [16JN]
  Reports filed
    Examination Parity and Year 2000 Readiness for Financial 
        Institutions Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3116) (H. Rept. 105-417), [24FE]

OHIO
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
    Great Lakes Basin Compact: repeal a condition imposed in 
        congressional consent (see H.R. 3458), [12MR]
    Historic buildings and sites: designate Fallen Timbers 
        Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis as national historic 
        sites (see H.R. 4562), [14SE]
    Jamestown, OH: conveyance of Army Reserve Center to the Greeneview 
        Local School District (see H.R. 3521), [19MR]
    National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance of certain vessels to 
        Ohio War Memorial, Inc. (see H.R. 3823), [7MY]
  Reports filed
    Wayne National Forest Continuance of Oil and Gas Operations: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1467) (H. Rept. 105-770), 
        [5OC]

OHIO WAR MEMORIAL, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance of certain vessels (see 
        H.R. 3823), [7MY]

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OKLAHOMA
  Bills and resolutions
    Wyandotte Tribe: compensate for the taking of certain rights by 
        the Federal Government (see H.R. 3797), [5MY]
  Reports filed
    Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Federal Indian Services Restoration 
        Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2314) (H. Rept. 105-
        707), [11SE]
    Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3797) (H. Rept. 105-696), [9SE]

OLDER AMERICANS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 4099), [19JN] (see H.R. 4344), [29JY]
    Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional, 
        community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 
        3624), [1AP]

OLMSTEAD, FREDERICK LAW
  Bills and resolutions
    Frederick Law Olmstead National Historic Site: acquire certain 
        lands for inclusion (see H.R. 3436), [11MR]

OLVER, JOHN W. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]

OLYMPIC GAMES
related term(s) Sports
  Bills and resolutions
    Sports: encourage pro sports leagues and International Olympic 
        Committee to set clear guidelines and penalties for illegal 
        drug use (see H. Res. 481), [19JN]
    Tariff: personal effects of individuals associated with the 1999 
        International Special Olympics and Women's World Cup, the 2001 
        International Special Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics 
        and Winter Paralympic Games (see H.R. 4045), [11JN]

OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 3565), [26MR]
    Crime: prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for 
        injuries suffered during the commission of a crime (see H.R. 
        4446), [6AU]
    Education: encourage use of school resource officers (see H.R. 
        4009), [5JN]
    Law enforcement officers: reduce local matching amount to ensure 
        more local communities qualify for grants to hire additional 
        police officers (see H.R. 4734), [8OC]

OMNIBUS NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 4570): consideration (see H. Res. 573), [5OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4570, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 105-776), [5OC]

OMNIBUS PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Technical corrections (see H.R. 4735), [8OC]

OPA LOCKA, FL
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka, 
        Carol City, and Miami, FL (see H.R. 4052), [11JN]

ORANGEBURG, SC
  Bills and resolutions
    J.I. Washington III Post Office: designate (see H.R. 4044), [11JN]

OREGON
  Bills and resolutions
    BLM: clarify authority to make sales and exchanges of certain 
        Federal lands (see H.R. 3542), [24MR]
    Bonneville Power Administration: promote salmon recovery in the 
        Pacific Northwest, establish a National Resources Recovery 
        Fund, improve accounting system, and allow rate adjustments 
        (see H.R. 4834), [14OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: participation in the design, planning, and 
        construction of the Willow Lake Natural Treatment System 
        Project for the reclamation and reuse of water (see H.R. 
        3964), [22MY]
    Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 
        4630), [25SE]
    Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States 
        to manage dungeness crab fisheries (see H.R. 3498), [18MR]
    Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see H.R. 3378), [5MR]
    Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull 
        Run Watershed Management Unit (see H.R. 4525), [9SE]
    Rogue River National Forest: convey administrative site and use 
        proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and 
        support buildings (see H.R. 3796), [5MY]
    ------transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal 
        lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other 
        Federal lands in Oregon (see H.R. 4326), [24JY]
    ------transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain lands 
        (see H.R. 3186), [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Convey Administrative Site for the Rogue River National Forest and 
        Use Proceeds for the Construction or Improvement of Forest 
        Offices and Support Buildings: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 105-561), [3JN]
    Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3498) (H. Rept. 105-674), [4AU]
    Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4326) (H. Rept. 105-810), [12OC]

OREGON PUBLIC LANDS TRANSFER AND PROTECTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4326) (H. Rept. 
        105-810), [12OC]

ORGAN DONORS
see Health

ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK
  Bills and resolutions
    Government regulations: nullify certain operational regulations 
        (see H.R. 3767), [30AP]

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
  Bills and resolutions
    Nicaragua: tribute to activities of the International Support and 
        Verification Commission of the OAS (see H. Con. Res. 222), 
        [12FE]

ORTIZ, SOLOMON P. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Reynaldo G. Garza-Filemon B. Vela, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, 
        Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 3675), [1AP]

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
  Bills and resolutions
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        4717), [7OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: dissolve the Minerals Management Service 
        (see H.R. 4091), [19JN]
    ------moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3875), [14MY]
    ------prohibit charging of fees for certain uses of sand, gravel, 
        and shell resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        3972), [22MY]
    Minerals Management Service: grant Louisiana and its lessees a 
        credit in the payment of Federal offshore royalties to 
        compensate for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta Field 
        (see H.R. 4604), [18SE]
    Mining and mineral resources: ratification of payments made under 
        preexisting onshore and offshore royalty-in-kind programs (see 
        H.R. 3962), [22MY]
    Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 3334), [4MR]
    ------management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil production (see H.R. 3932), [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of the Interior Prohibition on Charging of Fees for Certain 
        Uses of Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3972) 
        (H. Rept. 105-766), [2OC]

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Vietnam: prohibit assistance by OPIC or Eximbank (see H.R. 3105), 
        [27JA] (see H.R. 3159), [4FE]

OWENS, MAJOR R. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Education: make grants for postsecondary information 
        technology education and employment assistance projects (see 
        H.R. 3896), [19MY]

OXLEY, MICHAEL G. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Computers: require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful 
        to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors (see 
        H.R. 3783), [30AP]
    FCC: repeal redundant reporting and record keeping requirements 
        (see H.R. 4759), [9OC]

OXON HILL, MD
  Bills and resolutions
    Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 
        4516), [6AU]

OZONE
see Ecology and Environment

PACKARD, RON (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Death and dying: recognize prevention of youth suicide as a 
        national priority (see H. Res. 548), [18SE]
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, 
        family housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 
        4059), [16JN]
    National Institute of Dental Research: anniversary (see H. Con. 
        Res. 289), [9JN]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4059), [24JY]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4059) (H. Rept. 105-647), [24JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4059) (H. Rept. 
        105-578), [16JN]

PADUCAH, KY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: employment and economic assistance to workers and 
        communities at the Piketon, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium 
        enrichment plants (see H.R. 3923), [20MY]

PAHRUMP, NV
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: convey certain lands (see H.R. 4867), [20OC]

PAKISTAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural 
        commodities from the application of sanctions (see H.R. 4022), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 4195), [14JY]
    ------provide President with discretionary authority to impose 
        sanctions relative to nuclear proliferation by foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 4209), [14JY]
    India: condemn nuclear tests (see H. Res. 439), [14MY]

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  Messages
    Nuclear Weapons Testing in India: President Clinton, [13MY]

PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Middle East: U.S. policy relative to Israeli concessions in peace 
        process against their own self-interest (see H. Con. Res. 
        276), [13MY]

PALESTINIANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Middle East: U.S. policy relative to Israeli concessions in peace 
        process against their own self-interest (see H. Con. Res. 
        276), [13MY]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton, [28JA], [21JY]

PALLONE, FRANK, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Arms Export Control Act: provide President with discretionary 
        authority to impose sanctions relative to nuclear 
        proliferation by foreign countries (see H.R. 4209), [14JY]
    CERCLA: reauthorize (see H.R. 3262), [25FE]
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        540), [16SE]
    FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see 
        H.R. 3676), [1AP]
    Fish and fishing: implement fishery management plans to protect 
        North Atlantic swordfish (see H. Con. Res. 344), [8OC]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 3784), [30AP]
    Insurance: limit increase in health insurance company premiums to 
        certain buyers of coverage in individual markets (see H.R. 
        3538), [24MR]
    Medicare: documentation requirements for physicians who submit 
        claims for office visits and for other evaluation and 
        management services (see H. Con. Res. 264), [28AP]
    ------improve access to benefits for certain individuals and 
        provide financial assistance to individuals who are too poor 
        to afford premiums (see H.R. 4799), [10OC]
    Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate (see 
        H.R. 3612), [31MR]
    Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements 
        for generic drugs (see H.R. 4849), [16OC]
    Supreme Patriarch Karekin I: tribute to U.S. visit commemorating 
        centennial of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America 
        (see H. Con. Res. 271), [5MY]

PANAMA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    New Tribes Mission (organization): commend efforts to obtain the 
        release of workers held hostage (see H. Con. Res. 277), [14MY]
    Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the 
        presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 4858), [20OC]

PANAMA CANAL
  Bills and resolutions
    Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of 
        U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 4858), [20OC]

PAPPAS, MICHAEL (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Iraq: development of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 
        519), [6AU]
    Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home 
        health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 3567), 
        [26MR]
    Navy: repeal law preventing donation of remaining, [12FE]
    Rural areas: pilot program to facilitate the protection and 
        preservation of remaining open space and farmland in the mid-
        Atlantic States (see H.R. 3566), [26MR]

PARAGA, DOBROSLAV
  Bills and resolutions
    Croatia: support efforts to bring about increased respect for 
        democratic and human rights (see H. Res. 375), [2MR]

PARKER, MIKE (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [6MY]
    ------H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
    ------H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]

PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest: convey Woodland Lake Park tract 
        to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ (see H.R. 4371), [31JY]
    ------develop management plan for Woodland Lake Park tract 
        reflecting current use as a public park (see H.R. 4372), 
        [31JY]
    Disabled: improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities (see 
        H.R. 4501), [6AU]
    Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 
        4630), [25SE]
    Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination 
        (see H.R. 4447), [6AU]
    Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park: designate (see 
        H.R. 4671), [1OC]
    New York Canal National Heritage Corridor: establish as an 
        affiliated unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 4430), 
        [6AU]
    Union Gap, WA: increase local management and control of Fullbright 
        Park (see H.R. 3574), [27MR]
  Reports filed
    Allow Individuals To Designate a Percentage of Their Tax 
        Overpayments or To Make Contributions to Units of the National 
        Park System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 755) (H. 
        Rept. 105-482), [21AP]
    BWCAW Accessibility and Fairness Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1739) (H. Rept. 105-500), [29AP]
    Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1481) (H. Rept. 105-715), [15SE]
    Vision Twenty-Twenty National Parks Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (S. 1693) (H. Rept. 105-767), [2OC]

PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION BAN ACT
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 1122): veto, [23JY]

PARTNERSHIPS FOR WILDLIFE ACT
  Reports filed
    Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2556) (H. 
        Rept. 105-522), [11MY]

PASCRELL, BILL, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Fire prevention: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local 
        governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-
        related hazards (see H.R. 4229), [15JY]
    Health: establish a national registry of information on traumatic 
        brain and spinal cord injuries (see H.R. 4800), [10OC]
    Social Security: investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses 
        into program (see H. Res. 340), [27JA]

PASSPORTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: require that applications for minors have 
        signatures of both parents (see H.R. 3983), [3JN]
    Foreign countries: prohibit U.S. citizens from traveling through 
        countries where U.S. passports are invalid (see H.R. 3611), 
        [31MR]

PASTOR, ED (a Representative from Arizona)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Arizona: restoration of certain Federal lands to the Tohono 
        O'odham Nation (see H.R. 4119), [23JN]
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain 
        works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (see H.R. 
        3677), [1AP]

PASTRANA, ANDRES (President, Colombia)
  Bills and resolutions
    Colombia: tribute to democratic elections and renew efforts to end 
        guerrilla war (see H. Res. 502), [15JY]

PATENTS
related term(s) Copyrights
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal agencies and departments: improve ability to license 
        federally owned inventions (see H.R. 4859), [20OC]
    Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses 
        (see H.R. 3723), [23AP]
    Trademark Act: amend to provide protection for trade dress (see 
        H.R. 3163), [5FE]
  Reports filed
    Patent and Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses Funding: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3723) (H. Rept. 105-
        528), [12MY]
    Technology Transfer Commercialization Act: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 2544) (H. Rept. 105-620), [14JY]
    Vessel Hull Design Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2696) (H. Rept. 105-436), [11MR]

PATIENT PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 4250): consideration (see H. Res. 509), [23JY]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 4250), [24JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4250, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), [23JY]

PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 3605): consideration (see H. Res. 486), [23JN]

PATRIK, LINDA E.
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: exclude from taxation any portion of rewards donated to 
        victims of the Unabomber or used for attorneys' fees (see H.R. 
        4689), [2OC]

PATRIOTISM
  Bills and resolutions
    Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to 
        establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 4573), [15SE]
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the 
        flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 3216), [12FE]
    Patriotic societies and observances: revise, codify, and enact 
        without substantive change certain general and permanent laws 
        (see H.R. 4529), [9SE]

PAUL, RON (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: ensure that certain rice farms 
        continue production pursuant to flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 3339), [5MR]
    Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights 
        (see H.J. Res. 129), [16SE]
    Fish and fishing: disapprove rule requiring the use of bycatch 
        reduction devices in the shrimp fishery of the Gulf of Mexico 
        (see H.R. 3735), [28AP]
    ------red snapper fishery management in the Gulf of Mexico (see 
        H.R. 4423), [6AU]
    Housing: prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or 
        producing methamphetamine from receiving public housing 
        assistance (see H.R. 4551), [11SE]
    IMF: U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 3090), [27JA]
    Iraq: prohibit use of Dept. of Defense appropriations for 
        offensive operations to force compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolutions (see H.R. 3208), [12FE]
    National Weather Service: prohibit the closure of certain weather 
        stations until concerns about modernization effort are 
        addressed (see H.R. 4601), [18SE]

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    Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social 
        Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform 
        national identifying number (see H.R. 3261), [25FE]
    ------repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 4217), [15JY]
    ------repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all 
        citizens in order to create national medical history database 
        (see H.R. 4281), [21JY]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, 
        estate, and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from 
        engaging in business in competition with its citizens (see 
        H.J. Res. 116), [28AP]
    ------prevent increase on variable annuities and other variable 
        contracts (see H. Con. Res. 211), [11FE]
    ------provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who 
        purchase armor vests (see H.R. 4381), [3AU]
    ------treatment of sale of certain animals associated with 
        educational programs (see H.R. 3626), [1AP]
    Texas: provide for additional place of holding court for the 
        Austin Division of the Western Judicial District (see H.R. 
        4428), [6AU]

PAXON, BILL (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: increase number of teachers (see H.R. 3157), [4FE]

PAYNE, DONALD M. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to 
        establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 4573), [15SE]
    Colleges and universities: improve international education at 
        postsecondary institutions (see H.R. 3311), [3MR]
    Guyana: elections (see H. Con. Res. 215), [11FE]
    Immigration: waive certain inadmissibility grounds for aliens 
        married to U.S. citizens relative to political activity in 
        Ireland or Northern Ireland (see H.R. 4494), [6AU]
    Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 234), [4MR]
    Sudan: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 234), [4MR]
    Telephones: require wireless services providers to itemize calls 
        on subscribers' bills (see H.R. 4493), [6AU]
    Uganda: condemn forced abduction of children and their use as 
        soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 309), [24JY]

PEACE
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: establish cease fire and begin transition toward a 
        broad-based multiethnic government that observes international 
        norms of behavior (see H. Con. Res. 218), [12FE]
    Guatemala: investigation of murder of Juan Gerardi and 
        implementation of peace accords (see H. Res. 421), [6MY]
    Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Con. 
        Res. 258), [1AP]
    Iraq: development of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 
        519), [6AU]
    Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the 
        conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. 
        Res. 347), [9OC]
    Middle East: U.S. policy relative to Israeli concessions in peace 
        process against their own self-interest (see H. Con. Res. 
        276), [13MY]
    Mozambique: tribute for efforts relative to democracy, peace, and 
        economic reform and encourage close relations with the U.S. 
        (see H. Res. 556), [25SE] (see H. Res. 610), [20OC]
    Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to 
        condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 245), [17MR]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, [23SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton, [28JA], [21JY]

PEASE, EDWARD A. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    John T. Myers Federal Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate (see 
        H.R. 4668), [1OC]

PELOSI, NANCY (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the 
        conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. 
        Res. 347), [9OC]

PENNSYLVANIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
    Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        4357), [30JY]
    Great Lakes Basin Compact: repeal a condition imposed in 
        congressional consent (see H.R. 3458), [12MR]
    Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3781), [30AP]
    Valley Forge National Historical Park: authorize addition of the 
        Paoli Battlefield in Malvern, PA (see H.R. 3746), [29AP]
    ------designate lands as the Valley Forge National Cemetery (see 
        H.R. 4365), [31JY]

PENSIONS
related term(s) Income
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan (see H.R. 3933), [21MY]
    Capitol Police: increase mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 4415), 
        [5AU]
    Colleges and universities: allow use of age-based incentives for 
        the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty (see H.R. 3473), 
        [17MR]
    Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve 
        technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 4153), [25JN]
    ------exclude monthly insurance benefits in determining the income 
        of certain surviving spouses of military retirees (see H.R. 
        4582), [16SE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: cost-of-living adjustment for 
        compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities 
        and improvements in education, (see H.R. 4110), [23JN]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with 
        service-connected disabilities and improvements in education, 
        (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 592), [10OC]
    ------use of voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment 
        levels (see H.R. 4705), [6OC]
    District of Columbia: reform certain retirement programs (see H.R. 
        4568), [15SE]
    ERISA: protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of 
        terminated pension plans (see H.R. 4396), [4AU]
    ------provide that participants in employee benefit plans are 
        entitled to certain judicial reviews of benefit determinations 
        (see H.R. 4406), [5AU]
    ------regulate entities that hold assets of pension plans covering 
        less than 100 participants and require annual asset statements 
        (see H.R. 4238), [16JY]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: tax treatment of periods of leave 
        required to be permitted relative to the pension participation 
        and vesting rules (see H.R. 4178), [25JN]
    Federal employees: establish a portable retirement option for 
        political appointees and congressional employees (see H.R. 
        4603), [18SE]
    ------provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage 
        errors (see H.R. 3249), [24FE]
    ------treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. 
        attorneys (see H.R. 4201), [14JY] (see H.R. 4299), [22JY]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to old-age, survivors, 
        and disability insurance programs (see H.R. 3804), [6MY]
    Income: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of 
        retirement benefits (see H.R. 4152), [25JN]
    ------protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 3450), 
        [12MR]
    Investments: allow individuals the opportunity to provide for 
        their retirement through S.A.F.E. accounts (see H.R. 3683), 
        [1AP]
    Members of Congress: limit number of years of participation in 
        certain Federal retirement systems and deny retirement 
        benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4260), 
        [16JY]
    Military Retirement Reform Act: restore certain military 
        retirement benefits (see H.R. 4669), [1OC]
    Puerto Rico: exempt retirement income from pension plans from 
        nonresident taxation (see H.R. 3969), [22MY]
    Reform (see H.R. 3788), [4MY] (see H.R. 4123), [24JN]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into individual security accounts and extend the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        4256), [16JY] (see H.R. 4824), [13OC]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 4076), [17JN]
    ------establish pilot program for personalized retirement security 
        through personal retirement savings accounts (see H.R. 3560), 
        [26MR]
    ------include retirees among recipients of annual account 
        statements (see H.R. 3649), [1AP]
    ------increase widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason 
        of delayed retirement (see H.R. 4459), [6AU]
    ------provide for accounts funded by surpluses in the budget and 
        available for private investment in indexed funds (see H.R. 
        3456), [12MR]
    Taxation: adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens 
        at which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate 
        (see H.R. 3448), [12MR]
    ------allow rollover contributions to individual retirement plans 
        from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and 
        local governments and allow State and local governments to 
        maintain 401(k) plans (see H.R. 3554), [25MR]
    ------allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in 
        establishing qualified employer plans (see H.R. 3300), [26FE]
    ------disclose to employees the employer's share of taxes paid for 
        old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the 
        employee (see H.R. 3777), [30AP]
    ------disclose to Federal employees the Government's share of 
        taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital 
        insurance for the employee (see H.R. 3776), [30AP]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        3503), [19MR]
    ------ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans 
        relative to State income taxes (see H.R. 4572), [15SE]
    ------improve pension portability for defined benefit plans (see 
        H.R. 3101), [27JA]
    ------increase amount which may be contributed to defined 
        contribution pension plans (see H.R. 3663), [1AP]
    ------increase income levels for senior citizens at which Social 
        Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate (see H.R. 3447), 
        [12MR]
    ------permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited 
        by employer contributions to employee stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 4741), [8OC]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for 
        medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 3600), 
        [30MR] (see H.R. 4349), [29JY]
    ------promote retirement savings (see H.R. 3672), [1AP] (see H.R. 
        4823), [13OC]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3870), 
        [14MY]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts (see 
        H.R. 3307), [3MR]

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    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 3979), 
        [3JN]
    ------treatment of nondeductible contributions to individual 
        retirement plans (see H.R. 3225), [12FE]
    ------waive limit on benefits from multiemployer pension plans 
        (see H.R. 3632), [1AP]
    Veterans: exclude judgment or settlement amounts received from 
        damage claims against the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in 
        determining annual income (see H.R. 3515), [19MR]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 3434), [11MR]
    ------repeal retired pay computation formula applicable to certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 4696), [5OC]
    ------termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit 
        Plan (see H.R. 3107), [27JA]
  Messages
    Railroad Retirement Board Report: President Clinton, [3FE], [28SE]
  Reports filed
    Civil Service Retirement System Actuarial Redeposit Act: Committee 
        on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2566) (H. 
        Rept. 105-757), [1OC]
    Dept. of State Special Agent Retirement Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 633) (H. Rept. 105-755), 
        [28SE]
    Federal Retirement Coverage Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3249) (H. Rept. 
        105-625), [14JY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3249) (H. Rept. 
        105-625), [20JY]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 4110) (H. Rept. 105-627), [15JY]

PERIODICALS
see Publications

PERSIAN GULF CONFLICT
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for 
        certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and 
        biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict 
        (see H.R. 3279), [26FE]
    ------establish certain presumptions of service connection for 
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 4036), [11JN]
    ------extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict 
        veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and 
        revise research priorities relative to certain service-related 
        health consequences (see H.R. 3980), [3JN]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 3484), 
        [18MR]
    Monuments and memorials: establish a commemorative work in the 
        District of Columbia to honor veterans of the Persian Gulf 
        Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 242), [12MR]
    Veterans: extend priority health care to individuals who served 
        during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3571), [27MR] (see 
        H.R. 3661), [1AP]
  Reports filed
    Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act: Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3980) (H. Rept. 105-626), 
        [15JY]

PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERANS HEALTH CARE AND RESEARCH ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3980) (H. 
        Rept. 105-626), [15JY]

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Public welfare programs: extend transition period for legal aliens 
        receiving SSI (see H.R. 4426), [6AU]

PERU, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil liberties: interference with freedom of the press and the 
        independence of judicial and electoral institutions (see H. 
        Res. 609), [20OC]

PESTICIDES
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides 
        used on canola (see H.R. 4814), [12OC]
    Chemicals: clarify circumstances in which a substance is 
        considered to be a pesticide chemical (see H.R. 4679), [2OC]
    Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of 
        implementation (see H. Con. Res. 290), [11JN]
    Tariff: deltamethrin (see H.R. 3589), [30MR]
    ------diclofop-methyl (see H.R. 3586), [30MR]
    ------piperonyl butoxide (see H.R. 3587), [30MR]
    ------resmethrin (see H.R. 3592), [30MR]
    ------thidiazuron (see H.R. 3590), [30MR]
    ------tralomethrin (see H.R. 3588), [30MR]

PETERSBURG, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to impose entrance fees for 
        the City Point Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield (see 
        H.R. 3527), [19MR]

PETERSON, COLLIN C. (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [12MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency 
        operating loan relief for farmers in certain North Dakota and 
        Minnesota counties that have been designated as Federal 
        disaster areas (see H.R. 3678), [1AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary enrollment priorities 
        for the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4394), [4AU]
    Minnesota: constitutional amendment to permit Congress to 
        relinquish claims of the U.S. to certain portions of Minnesota 
        (see H.J. Res. 115), [18MR]
    Public lands: make certain Federal property is made available to 
        States before other entities (see H.R. 3842), [12MY]

PETERSON, JOHN E. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization [22JY]
    ------H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: require local agencies to develop and implement random 
        drug testing for secondary school students (see H.R. 4378), 
        [31JY]
    Medicare: preserve access to home health services for the sickest 
        and most frail, continue participation by cost-effective 
        providers, and reduce fraud and abuse (see H.R. 4495), [6AU]
    ------provide that funds received from a tobacco industry 
        settlement shall be used for part A (see H.R. 3172), [5FE]
    ------respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for 
        private accreditation in the same manner as for other 
        providers of services (see H.R. 4075), [17JN]
    National forests: suspend development of a roadless area policy 
        pending determinations that such a policy will not adversely 
        affect forest health (see H.R. 3297), [26FE]

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
  Transmittals
    Alabama: constitutional amendment to add new articles, [11MY]
    ------volume limits for the issuance of private activity tax-
        exempt bonds, [11MY]
    Alaska: American Heritage River designations, [9SE]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. 
        flag, [31JY]
    ------establishment of national monuments, [22MY]
    ------Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, [22MY]
    ------World War II era Swiss bank account assets, [30MR], [14JY]
    Arizona: authority of States to establish their own environmental 
        standards, [3JN]
    Brick, NJ, Town Council: School of the Americas closure, [23MR]
    Broward County, FL, Board of Commissioners: Employment Non-
        Discrimination Act, [27JA]
    Brownsville, TX, citizen: falsification of Brownsville, TX, Police 
        Dept., official public records, [23SE]
    Buzzards Bay, MA, Town Council: contamination of Campbell 
        Elementary School on the Massachusetts Military Reservation, 
        [14JY]
    California: admission of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic 
        to NATO, [30MR]
    ------Aircraft Repair Station Safety Act, [27JY]
    ------establish a program to offset or withhold Federal income tax 
        refunds to enforce past-due State income tax obligations, 
        [27JY]
    ------extend research tax credit, [21OC]
    ------granting of official apology and restitution to World War II 
        Japanese Latin American internees, [5JN]
    ------Healthy Families Program implementation, [5JN]
    ------independence anniversary of Israel, [11MY]
    ------INS naturalization applications backlog, [14JY]
    ------medical savings accounts, [20OC]
    ------national forest visitors fees, [17DE]
    ------Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, [9MR]
    ------support the 940th ARW at Beale AFB as the next KC-135 unit 
        to convert to the R-model aircraft, [4AU]
    ------vindicate sailors convicted of mutiny following the Port 
        Chicago disaster during World War II, [11MY]
    Campaign of Spirit of America: National Endowment of the Arts 
        funding, [17DE]
    ------U.N. Criminal Court, [17DE]
    ------U.N. pension funding, [17DE]
    Colorado: abolish Internal Revenue Code, [16JN]
    ------Aircraft Repair Station Safety Act, [16JN]
    ------Animas-La Plata Project, [16JN]
    ------BLM management policies, [16JN]
    ------Federal Highway Program reauthorization, [11MY]
    ------Fitzsimons Army Garrison exchange and commissary, [23AP]
    ------income tax treatment of retirement, severance, or 
        termination payments, [25JN]
    ------Medicaid Community Attendant Services Act, [14JY]
    ------prohibit taxation on Internet and other interactive computer 
        services, [11MY]
    ------Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, [14JY]
    ------U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, [14JY]
    Compton, CA, City Council: Social Security coverage for State and 
        local employees, [12OC]
    Detroit, MI, City Council: proposed restrictions on advocacy work 
        of charitable organizations and non-profit groups, [7AU]
    ------urban agenda priorities and public inquiries into President 
        Clinton's personal life, [18DE]
    ------use of sampling in the U.S. census, [17DE]
    District of Columbia citizens: full voting representation 
        legislation, [9SE]
    Essex County, NY, Board of Supervisors: designate English as the 
        official language of the U.S., [27JA]
    ------highway infrastructure and bridge programs funding, [11FE]
    Florida: Orlando Naval Training Center exchange, [27JA]
    Georgia: declaration as an agricultural disaster area, [11MY]
    ------health plan legislation, [27AP]
    ------motor fuel tax on low sulphur fuels, [11MY]
    ------revise Federal Crop Insurance Program, [12OC]
    ------U.S. sanctions against Cuba, [11MY]
    Guam: clarify local judicial structure and the office of Attorney 
        General, [5OC]
    ------exemption from maritime cabotage laws, [24SE]
    ------return of unused Federal lands and the closure of the 
        wildlife refuge overlay, [24FE]
    Hawaii: constitutional amendment to limit terms of Members of 
        Congress, [28SE]
    ------definition of term ``Hawaii resident'', [11MY]
    ------food stamp benefits to legal noncitizen immigrants, [11MY]
    ------inspection of imported agricultural products, [5JN]
    ------Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, [11MY], 
        [18JN]
    Idaho: Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project, [4MY]

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    ------forest roadless areas, [4MY], [12OC]
    ------Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, [4MY]
    ------Public School Permanent Endowment Fund, [4MY]
    ------salmon fish runs in the Salmon and Columbia River systems, 
        [23AP]
    Illinois: humanitarian assistance to Cuba, [25SE]
    Iowa: public welfare reform, [23MR]
    ------railroad retirement benefits relative to spousal annuities, 
        [22MY]
    Kansas: competition in retail sales of electricity, [23AP]
    ------taxation of electronic commerce, [23AP]
    Kentucky: transportation system funding mandates, [11MY]
    King County, WA, County Council: tribute to Microsoft Corp., 
        [11FE]
    LeClaire, IA, City Council: Defense Information Systems Agency, 
        [3FE]
    Legislative Research Commission: interim payment system for 
        Medicare home health services, [20OC]
    Libertarian Party of Wisconsin: cease certain U.N. activities, 
        [3FE]
    Louisiana: Arcadia, LA, post office relocation, [23JY]
    ------business meal tax deductions, [23JY]
    ------constitutional amendment on protection of religious freedom, 
        [23JY]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. 
        flag, [23JY]
    ------Federal milk marketing orders, [21AP]
    ------Gulf of Mexico oil and gas royalties and lease sales, [16JN]
    ------Highway Beautification Act, [14JY]
    ------Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas resources, [16JN], 
        [23JY]
    ------Violence Against Women Act, [16JN]
    Maine: equal housing opportunities to individuals with 
        disabilities and to families with children, [23JY]
    ------LIHEAP funding, [23MR]
    ------remove financial assistance necessary to grow tobacco crops, 
        [23JY]
    ------Social Security, [27AP]
    ------trade along U.S.-Canada border, [21AP]
    Maple Heights, OH, City Council: Social Security coverage of State 
        and local employees, [11MY]
    Massachusetts: funding for construction of veterans' 
        rehabilitation hospital in Worcester County, MA, [25SE]
    ------support ``Charter of Change'' in Northern Ireland relative 
        to Anglo-Irish peace process, [24FE]
    ------transfer of funds from the military to the States, [11MY]
    Michigan: abolish Internal Revenue Code, [9JN]
    ------Automobile National Heritage Area Act, [7AU]
    ------EEOC funding, [18JN]
    ------Fair Labor Standards Act requirements relative to public 
        welfare reform, [30MR]
    ------Food Quality Protection Act, [27AP], [15JY]
    ------Great Lakes harbor maintenance and lamprey control funding, 
        [1AP]
    ------hunting and fishing rights, [9MR], [27AP]
    ------Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund, [20OC]
    ------``Made in the USA'' label, [27JA]
    ------military spending, [27JA]
    ------mortgage revenue bonds, [27AP]
    ------Parenting Awareness Month, [23MR]
    ------prohibit taxation on Internet and other interactive computer 
        services, [27JY]
    ------radio frequency space relative to public safety agencies, 
        [9MR]
    ------Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program, [27JA]
    ------religious persecution, [7AU]
    ------rescind Dept. of HHS development of national health 
        identification numbers and restrict use of Social Security 
        numbers, [19DE]
    ------tax treatment of sport utility vehicles, [18JN]
    Military Order of the World Wars: Coast Guard funding, [24FE]
    ------collegiate and high school ROTC programs funding, [24FE]
    ------commitment of U.S. military forces abroad, [24FE]
    ------domestic manufacturing and procurement of military 
        equipment, supplies, and weapons, [24FE]
    ------honor obligations to veterans and military retirees and 
        families, [24FE]
    ------increase defense budgets, force structures, and military end 
        strengths, [24FE]
    ------investigation of Long Beach Naval Base lease, [24FE]
    ------military training and maintenance accounts funding, [24FE]
    ------preserve U.S. defense industrial base, [24FE]
    ------readiness of National Guard and Reserve units, [24FE]
    ------Soldiers and Sailor's Civil Relief Act amendments, [24FE]
    ------World War II memorial design and construction, [24FE]
    Minnesota: resolution of differences with Ontario, Canada, [29AP]
    ------use of public resources for movement of professional sports 
        franchises and repeal of antitrust exemptions, [3FE]
    Nevada: Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project, [5JN]
    New Hampshire: disaster relief relative to forest ice storm 
        damage, [23MR]
    ------State campaign finance reform, [23MR], [22MY]
    ------trade with Japan, [27JY]
    New Jersey: Dept. of Veterans Affairs funding relative to 
        veterans' health care, [16JN]
    ------drinking water standards, [9MR]
    ------encourage efforts to reunite families separated during the 
        Holocaust, [3FE]
    ------Fair Indian Gaming Act, [23JY]
    ------Grover Cleveland Museum and Library funding, [23MR]
    ------Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, [11FE], 
        [30MR]
    ------organ donor regulations, [14JY]
    ------Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act, [11FE]
    ------terminate services of Lordship Industries, Inc., relative to 
        manufacturing of U.S. military medals, [16JN]
    ------Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor Management Project Development 
        Initiative, [20OC]
    ------waive repayment of Federal-aid highway funds on the 
        construction of high occupancy vehicle lanes on Interstate 
        287, [19DE]
    North Dakota citizen: redress of grievance, [11FE]
    North Wildwood, NJ: Private Property Rights Implementation Act, 
        [27JA]
    Northern Mariana Islands: amend Fisheries Conservation and 
        Management Act and adopt U.N. agreement on conserving fishing 
        resources, [23SE]
    ------congressional investigation into certain allegations made 
        against the territorial government, [18JN]
    ------infrastructure development, [27AP], [16JN]
    ------modify covenant with U.S. relative to immigration, minimum 
        wage, labor laws, and textile industry labeling requirements, 
        [7AU]
    ------support of covenant with U.S., [27AP]
    ------textiles and apparel products tariffs, [23MR]
    ------tribute to Representative Burton, [9SE]
    Ohio: abolish Internal Revenue Code, [16JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. 
        flag, [27JA]
    Oklahoma: agricultural foreign trade, [25SE]
    ------allow swine and poultry growers to form cooperative 
        associations and organizations, [30AP], [3JN]
    ------bunk bed industry standards, [16JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit Federal authority to force 
        State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes, 
        [30AP]
    ------ensure freedom of religion in public places, [14JY]
    ------public health and safety, [17JN]
    Oregon: acknowledge Federal partnerships with communities and 
        counties relative to Federal land ownership, [11FE]
    ------Amtrak Pioneer passenger railroad service between Portland, 
        OR, and Boise, ID, [11FE]
    ------conduct congressional oversight hearings into Office of 
        Inspector General audit process, [11FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. 
        flag, [11FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, [11FE]
    ------navigation project maintenance and funding, [11FE]
    Pennsylvania: Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National 
        Heritage Corridor, [23AP], [27AP]
    ------Delaware River Basin Commission funding, [14JY]
    ------EPA ground-level ozone regulations, [27JA]
    ------hunting and fishing licenses, [14JY]
    ------increase amount of low-income housing tax credits allocated 
        in each State and index amounts for inflation, [14JY]
    ------Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, [24FE]
    ------LIHEAP funding, [20OC]
    ------National Guard Counterdrug Program, [1AP]
    ------ovarian cancer research programs, [22MY]
    ------prohibit agents from influencing college athletes, [14JY]
    ------prohibit the construction of any additional monument, 
        memorial, or structure near the Iwo Jima Memorial, [14JY]
    ------stainless steel products, [1AP]
    ------Susquehanna River Basin Commission funding, [14JY]
    ------telephone area code regulations, [23AP]
    ------treatment of EPA fines and penalties collected from 
        municipalities, [23AP]
    ------U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, [14JY]
    ------Westinghouse Electric Corp., [27JA]
    Pittsburgh, PA, City Clerk: Credit Union Membership Access Act, 
        [27AP]
    Polish citizen: estate damage demands relative to Cavalese, Italy, 
        tragedy, [24JY]
    Puerto Rico: Hurricane George disaster assistance, [17DE]
    Rhode Island: compensation of retired military personnel, [27AP]
    Riverside County, CA, Board of Supervisors: Border Smog Reduction 
        Act, [20JY]
    Rockland County, NY, Legislature: breast cancer prevention and 
        treatment, [1AP]
    ------conflict in Northern Ireland, [11FE]
    ------Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women, [11MY]
    ------Credit Union Membership Act, [23SE]
    ------HMO health care legislation, [30AP]
    ------Hudson River environmental reassessment, [9SE]
    ------Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, [30AP]
    ------Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Contract Act, [22MY]
    ------nomination of the Hudson River as an American Heritage 
        River, [11FE]
    ------safeguards against abuses of mergers of banking 
        institutions, [17DE]
    ------Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act, [24SE]
    ------use of military force in Iraq, [1AP]
    ------Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Act, [24SE]
    ------Wireless and Public Safety Act, [19DE]
    San Jose, CA, Mayor: Water Resources Development Act, [20OC]
    Societas Docta, Inc.: affirmative action programs, [3FE]
    St. Johns County, FL, County Commissioners: Corps of Engineers, 
        [27AP]
    Tennessee: chemotherapy treatments in physician offices, [16JN]
    ------deregulation of the electric power industry relative to the 
        TVA, [16JN]
    ------Medicare venipuncture services, [14JY]
    ------public safety grants, [23AP], [27AP]
    Texas: FDA approval of new drugs, biological products, and medical 
        devices, [30MR]
    ------hazardous waste transportation funding, [11MY]

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    ------increase volume caps, [25SE]
    ------MIA's in Southeast Asia, [27JA]
    Texas citizen: constitutional amendment to limit terms of Members 
        of Congress, [4AU]
    ------cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress, [21JY]
    ------printing of paper one dollar bills and minting of one dollar 
        coins, [6OC]
    ------U.S. Senate membership requirements, [4AU]
    U.S. citizens: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, [15SE]
    ------U.N. pension funding, [17JY]
    United Seniors Association: Social Security Preservation Act, 
        [12OC]
    Vermont: economic warfare, [11MY]
    Virgin Islands: Taxpayer Relief Act amendments, [23MR]
    Virginia: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, [1AP]
    Warrensburg, NY, Town Board: Northern Forest Lands Council, [3FE]
    Washington: FCC Universal Service Fund Program, [1AP]
    ------Interstate 90 land exchange, [30MR]
    ------Medicaid funding, [30MR]
    ------tax-exempt private activity bonds relative to housing, [1AP]
    ------U.S.-Canada fishing dispute, [30MR]
    Wilkes-Barre, PA, City Council: Credit Union Membership Access 
        Act, [1AP]
    Wisconsin: development of a Federal spent nuclear fuel storage 
        facility, [16JN]
    Yonkers, NY, City Council: support ``Charter of Change'' in 
        Northern Ireland relative to Anglo-Irish peace process, [16MR]
    Yuba County, CA, Board of Supervisors: support the 940th ARW at 
        Beale AFB as the next KC-135 unit to convert to the R-model 
        aircraft, [11MY]

PETRI, THOMAS E. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization [22JY]
    ------H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Social Security: establish and maintain individual investment 
        accounts (see H.R. 4076), [17JN]
    Taxation: exempt auxiliary power units from excise tax imposed on 
        heavy trucks (see H.R. 3275), [25FE]

PETROLEUM
related term(s) Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Arctic Oil Reserve: collection and interpretation of state-of-the-
        art, non-intrusive, 3-dimensional seismic data testing for 
        producible oil in the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 4755), [8OC]
    Big Piney, WY: allow oil and gas leasing agreements for certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3878), [14MY]
    Business and industry: prohibit certain transfers or assignments 
        of service station franchises and prohibit certain fixing or 
        maintaining of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 3847), [12MY]
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        4717), [7OC]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize sale of excess aircraft for the 
        purpose of dispersing oil spills (see H.R. 4711), [6OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties from oil companies 
        for drilling on public lands (see H.R. 3820), [7MY]
    ------dissolve the Minerals Management Service (see H.R. 4091), 
        [19JN]
    ------moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3875), [14MY]
    Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 3887), [14MY]
    Minerals Management Service: grant Louisiana and its lessees a 
        credit in the payment of Federal offshore royalties to 
        compensate for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta Field 
        (see H.R. 4604), [18SE]
    Oilheat industry: authorize research and consumer education 
        programs (see H.R. 3610), [31MR]
    Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 3334), [4MR]
    ------management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil production (see H.R. 3932), [21MY]
    Tariff: finished petroleum derivatives (see H.R. 3422, 3423), 
        [10MR]
    ------gasoline, alternative motor fuels, and motor oil (see H.R. 
        3452), [12MR]
    ------methyl tertiary-butyl ether (see H.R. 3421), [10MR]
    Taxation: allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-burning 
        motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 3376), [5MR]
    ------allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene 
        used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes (see H.R. 
        4687), [2OC]
    ------change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil 
        depletion deduction (see H.R. 3917), [20MY]
    ------collection and payment of State taxes imposed on motor fuel 
        sold on Indian lands (see H.R. 3966), [22MY]
    ------provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well 
        production (see H.R. 3688), [1AP]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund 
        of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 4332), [24JY]
    ------treatment of diesel fuel and gasoline used in trains (see 
        H.R. 3549), [25MR]
    ------treatment of petroleum storage facilities (see H.R. 3992), 
        [4JN]
    ------treatment of small coach builders relative to fuel economy 
        standards (see H.R. 4165), [25JN]
    ------treatment of the special motor fuels excise tax on water-
        phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsions (see H.R. 3960), [22MY]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 3807), [7MY]
    Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects 
        Alaska (see H. Con. Res. 278), [19MY]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, [4FE], 
        [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Land Bank Protections: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2000) (H. Rept. 105-677), 
        [5AU]
    Big Piney, WY, Allowance of Oil and Gas Leasing Agreements for 
        Certain Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3878) (H. 
        Rept. 105-771), [5OC]
    National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 105-787), [8OC]
    Wayne National Forest Continuance of Oil and Gas Operations: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1467) (H. Rept. 105-770), 
        [5OC]

PHARMACEUTICALS
related term(s) Drugs
  Bills and resolutions
    Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal 
        manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (see 
        H.R. 4204), [14JY]
    Dept. of HHS: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded 
        research and development of drugs enter into pricing 
        agreements (see H.R. 3758), [29AP]
    Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4024), 
        [9JN]
    ------limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought 
        into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada (see H.R. 3633), [1AP]
    ------rescheduling of flunitrazepam into schedule I of the 
        Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 3093), [27JA]
    ------restrict disclosure of prescription information by pharmacy 
        owners, pharmacists, and other pharmacy employees (see H.R. 
        3756), [29AP]
    ------support existing Federal legal process for determining 
        safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for 
        medicinal purposes (see H. Res. 372), [26FE]
    ------use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.J. Res. 117), 
        [30AP]
    FDA: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements for generic 
        drugs (see H.R. 4849), [16OC]
    ------require notification of recalls of drugs and devices (see 
        H.R. 3462), [12MR]
    Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4559), [14SE]
    Medicare: clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug 
        benefit laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 
        4648), [26SE]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and home infusion 
        drug therapy (see H.R. 4753), [8OC]
    ------ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in 
        Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4862), [20OC]
    ------exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements 
        for suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3284), 
        [26FE]
    ------limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 
        3139), [3FE]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 4627), 
        [25SE] (see H.R. 4646), [26SE] (see H.R. 4794), [10OC]
    Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        3925), [21MY]
    Tariff: anti-cancer drugs (see H.R. 3386, 3387), [5MR]
    ------HIV antiviral drug production (see H.R. 3328), [4MR] (see 
        H.R. 3384, 3385, 3388, 3389, 3390, 3391, 3392, 3393, 3394), 
        [5MR] (see H.R. 3428), (see H.R. 3429), [10MR] (see H.R. 
        3477), [17MR] (see H.R. 4190, 4191), [25JN]
    WHO: encourage the U.S. to become a signatory to the Guidelines 
        for Drug Donations (see H. Con. Res. 225), [26FE]
  Reports filed
    Limit Amount of Controlled Substances Allowed To Be Brought Into 
        the U.S. From Mexico and Canada: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3633) (H. Rept. 105-629), [16JY]

PHILADELPHIA, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building: designate (see 
        H.R. 3999), [5JN]
    Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office: designate (see H.R. 
        3939), [21MY]
    Freeman Hankins Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 4002), 
        [5JN]
    Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4109), [23JN]
    Max Weiner Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 4003), [5JN]
    Roxanne H. Jones Post Office: designate (see H.R. 4001), [5JN]

PHILIPPINES, REPUBLIC OF THE
  Bills and resolutions
    Independence: commemorate anniversary and U.S. relations (see H. 
        Res. 404), [31MR]
    Veterans: allow certain individuals who provided service to the 
        U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines during World War II to 
        receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the 
        Philippines (see H.R. 4716), [7OC]
    ------provide the same level of health care for Filipino World War 
        II veterans living in the Philippines as those living in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 4168), [25JN]

PHOENIX, AZ
  Bills and resolutions
    Lake Powell: water level (see H. Res. 380), [5MR]

PHYSICIANS
see Health Care Professionals

PICKERING, CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Appointments
    John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development 
        Board of Trustees, [2MR]

PICKETT, DAVID H.
  Bills and resolutions
    El Salvador: commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots 
        David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. (see H. Con. Res. 
        314), [3AU]

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PICKETT, OWEN B. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [15OC]
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit charging of fees for certain uses 
        of sand, gravel, and shell resources of the Outer Continental 
        Shelf (see H.R. 3972), [22MY]
    Military Retirement Reform Act: restore certain military 
        retirement benefits (see H.R. 4669), [1OC]

PICKLE, J.J. ``JAKE'' (a former Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 3223), [12FE]
  Reports filed
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3223) (H. 
        Rept. 105-616), [14JY]

PIKETON, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: employment and economic assistance to workers and 
        communities at the Piketon, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium 
        enrichment plants (see H.R. 3923), [20MY]

PINE BLUFF, AR
  Bills and resolutions
    Wiley A. Branton, Sr., Memorial Highway: designate (see H.R. 
        3250), [24FE]

PINETOP-LAKESIDE, AZ
  Bills and resolutions
    Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest: convey Woodland Lake Park tract 
        to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ (see H.R. 4371), [31JY]
    ------sale of Woodland Lake Park tract to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ 
        (see H.R. 4373), [31JY]

PIPELINES
related term(s) Natural Gas; Petroleum
  Bills and resolutions
    Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to 
        protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from 
        excavation damage (see H.R. 3318), [4MR]
    Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects 
        Alaska (see H. Con. Res. 278), [19MY]

PITTS, JOSEPH R. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abortion: provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant 
        women with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 4670), [1OC]
    Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars 
        on children's classrooms (see H.R. 3248), [24FE]
    Employment: minimum wage and maximum hour exemptions for 
        houseparents (see H.R. 4778), [9OC]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain 
        work with wood (see H.R. 4257), [16JY]
    Families and domestic relations: recognize importance of fathers 
        in the raising and development of children (see H. Res. 417), 
        [30AP]
    Taxation: treatment of married couples, interest, dividends, (see 
        H.R. 3103), [27JA]

PLYMOUTH, MI
  Bills and resolutions
    Carl D. Pursell Post Office: designate (see H.R. 3808), [7MY]

POETRY
see Literature

POLAND, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Fish and fishing: approve international fishery agreement with 
        Poland (see H.R. 3461), [12MR]
    ------approve international fishery agreement with Poland (H.R. 
        3461), technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 
        352), [15OC]
  Messages
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]
    U.S.-Poland Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [5FE]

POLICE
see Law Enforcement Officers

POLICE, FIRE, AND EMERGENCY OFFICERS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT
  Motions
    Enact (S. 1525), [10OC]

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES
  Bills and resolutions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (see H.J. Res. 119), [14MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures 
        and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 108), [3FE]
    House of Representatives: expenditure limitations and public 
        financing for general elections (see H.R. 3851), [13MY]
    ------public financing for candidates who voluntarily limit 
        expenditures for general elections (see H.R. 3852), [13MY]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see 
        H.R. 3502), [18MR]
    Political campaigns: clarify right of U.S. nationals to make 
        contributions to candidates for Federal office (see H.R. 
        3836), [12MY]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3315), [3MR] 
        (see H.R. 3399), [5MR] (see H.R. 3476), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3485), [18MR] (see H.R. 3516), (see H.R. 3526), [19MR] (see 
        H.R. 3581), [30MR] (see H.R. 3721), [23AP]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY] (see H. Res. 458), 
        [4JN] (see H. Res. 468), [11JN]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3526), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 467), [11JN]
    ------prohibit contributions by foreign nationals in Federal 
        election campaigns (see H.R. 4772), [9OC] (see H.R. 4869), 
        [20OC]
    ------prohibit political committees from reimbursing certain funds 
        to candidates for elections to Federal office (see H.R. 3543), 
        [24MR]
    ------terminate public financing of Presidential election 
        campaigns (see H.R. 3098), [27JA]
  Motions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        2183), consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 3485) (H. Rept. 105-457), [23MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 119, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Political Campaign Expenditures: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), [20MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2183, Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), 
        [20MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 105-567), 
        [4JN]

POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
  Bills and resolutions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of 
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election 
        campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (see H. Res. 
        440), [18MY]
    Elections: ban acceptance of certain cash contributions in 
        campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 4790), [10OC]
    ------clarify right of U.S. nationals to make contributions to 
        candidates for Federal office (see H.R. 3836), [12MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures (see 
        H.J. Res. 119), [14MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures 
        and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 108), [3FE]
    ------establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential 
        elections (see H.R. 3153), [4FE]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3315), [3MR] 
        (see H.R. 3399), [5MR] (see H.R. 3476), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3485), [18MR] (see H.R. 3516), (see H.R. 3526), [19MR] (see 
        H.R. 3581), [30MR] (see H.R. 3721), [23AP]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY] (see H. Res. 458), 
        [4JN] (see H. Res. 468), [11JN]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3526), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 467), [11JN]
    ------partial removal of limitations on contributions to 
        candidates whose opponents exceed personal contribution 
        limitations (see H.R. 3313), [3MR]
    ------permit businesses and labor organizations to stage public 
        debates between Presidential candidates if all candidates who 
        are eligible for Federal matching payments are invited (see 
        H.R. 4310), [22JY]
    ------prohibit contributions by foreign nationals in Federal 
        election campaigns (see H.R. 4772), [9OC] (see H.R. 4869), 
        [20OC]
    ------prohibit political committees from reimbursing certain funds 
        to candidates for elections to Federal office (see H.R. 3543), 
        [24MR]
    ------require the deposit into a special account certain 
        contributions and donations to be returned to donors (see H.R. 
        4786), [10OC]
    ------terminate public financing of Presidential election 
        campaigns (see H.R. 3098), [27JA]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3748), [29AP]
    ------expedite availability of reports (see H.R. 3582), [30MR]
    ------require electronic preservation and filing of reports by 
        certain persons and require such reports to be made available 
        through the Internet (see H.R. 3174), [5FE]
    ------require national committees of political parties to file 
        pre-general election reports (see H.R. 4781), [9OC]
    House of Representatives: expenditure limitations and public 
        financing for general elections (see H.R. 3851), [13MY]
    ------public financing for candidates who voluntarily limit 
        expenditures for general elections (see H.R. 3852), [13MY]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see 
        H.R. 3502), [18MR]
    Political ethics: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 308), [24JY] (see H. Res. 514), 
        [31JY]
  Motions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), 
        consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 3485) (H. Rept. 105-457), [23MR]

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    Consideration of H.J. Res. 119, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Political Campaign Expenditures: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), [20MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2183, Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), 
        [20MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 105-567), 
        [4JN]
    FEC Appropriations: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        3748) (H. Rept. 105-606), [25JN]
    Refusal of Attorney General Janet Reno To Produce Subpoenaed 
        Documents: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-728), [17SE]

POLITICAL ETHICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Clinton, President: censure (see H.J. Res. 139, 140), [17DE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether 
        grounds exist to impeach (see H. Res. 581), [7OC]
    ------House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of 
        managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 614), [19DE]
    ------impeachment (see H. Res. 611), [17DE]
    ------reimburse Federal Government for costs incurred by the 
        Office of Independent Counsel (see H. Res. 532), [11SE] (see 
        H. Res. 547), [18SE]
    ------resignation (see H. Res. 531), [11SE]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of 
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election 
        campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (see H. Res. 
        440), [18MY]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): deliberative review and 
        release of independent counsel report on investigation of 
        President Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, 
        and improper sexual conduct (see H. Res. 525), [10SE]
    Congress: voting requirement for committees to seek immunity for 
        witnesses (see H.R. 3854), [13MY]
    Courts: independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 3464), [12MR]
    District of Columbia: provide the Delegate to Congress with a vote 
        relative to impeachment process (see H. Res. 613), [18DE]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (see H.J. Res. 119), [14MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures 
        and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 108), [3FE]
    Executive Office of the President: President Clinton's use of 
        legal staff for personal legal issues (see H. Res. 397), 
        [25MR]
    House of Representatives: expenditure limitations and public 
        financing for general elections (see H.R. 3851), [13MY]
    ------printing of independent counsel report on investigation of 
        President Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, 
        and improper sexual conduct (see H. Res. 528), [10SE] (see H. 
        Res. 546), [18SE]
    ------public financing for candidates who voluntarily limit 
        expenditures for general elections (see H.R. 3852), [13MY]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see 
        H.R. 3502), [18MR]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 308), [24JY] (see H. Res. 514), 
        [31JY]
    ------ban acceptance of certain cash contributions in campaigns 
        for Federal office (see H.R. 4790), [10OC]
    ------clarify right of U.S. nationals to make contributions to 
        candidates for Federal office (see H.R. 3836), [12MY]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3315), [3MR] 
        (see H.R. 3399), [5MR] (see H.R. 3476), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3485), [18MR] (see H.R. 3516), (see H.R. 3526), [19MR] (see 
        H.R. 3581), [30MR] (see H.R. 3721), [23AP]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY] (see H. Res. 458), 
        [4JN] (see H. Res. 468), [11JN]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3526), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 467), [11JN]
    ------partial removal of limitations on contributions to 
        candidates whose opponents exceed personal contribution 
        limitations (see H.R. 3313), [3MR]
    ------prohibit contributions by foreign nationals in Federal 
        election campaigns (see H.R. 4772), [9OC] (see H.R. 4869), 
        [20OC]
    ------prohibit political committees from reimbursing certain funds 
        to candidates for elections to Federal office (see H.R. 3543), 
        [24MR]
    ------require the deposit into a special account certain 
        contributions and donations to be returned to donors (see H.R. 
        4786), [10OC]
    ------terminate public financing of Presidential election 
        campaigns (see H.R. 3098), [27JA]
    Secret Service: assertion of protective function privilege (see H. 
        Res. 480), [19JN]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into 
        whether grounds exist to impeach independent counsel (see H. 
        Res. 582), [7OC]
    ------impeachment of independent counsel relative to conduct of 
        investigation of President Clinton and submission of report to 
        House of Representative (see H. Res. 545), [18SE]
  Motions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry 
        into whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), [8OC]
    ------impeachment (H. Res. 611), [19DE]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        2183), consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: impeachment of independent counsel relative to 
        conduct of investigation of President Clinton and submission 
        of report to House of Representative (H. Res. 545), [23SE]
  Reports filed
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 3485) (H. Rept. 105-457), [23MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 119, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Political Campaign Expenditures: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), [20MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2183, Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), 
        [20MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 105-567), 
        [4JN]
    Deliberative Review and Release of Independent Counsel Report on 
        Investigation of President Clinton Relative to Perjury, 
        Obstruction of Justice, and Improper Sexual Conduct: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 105-703), [10SE]
    Impeachment of President Clinton: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H. Res. 611) (H. Rept. 105-830), [17DE]
    Inquiry Into Whether Grounds Exist To Impeach President Clinton: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 
        105-795), [7OC]
    Refusal of Attorney General Janet Reno To Produce Subpoenaed 
        Documents: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-728), [17SE]

POLITICAL PARTIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of 
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election 
        campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (see H. Res. 
        440), [18MY]
    FEC: expedite availability of reports (see H.R. 3582), [30MR]
    ------require national committees of political parties to file 
        pre-general election reports (see H.R. 4781), [9OC]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 308), [24JY] (see H. Res. 514), 
        [31JY]
  Motions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431), [14MY]

POLITICAL SCIENCE
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of 
        the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 316), [4AU]
    ------grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and 
        schools (see H.R. 4830), [14OC]

POLLUTION
related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Bills and resolutions
    Clean Air Act: modify application of certain provisions relative 
        to inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4157), [25JN]
    ------provide 2-year period prior to statutory reclassification of 
        areas that fail to attain clean air standards (see H.R. 4136), 
        [24JN]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize sale of excess aircraft for the 
        purpose of dispersing oil spills (see H.R. 4711), [6OC]
    Ecology and environment: promote environmental justice, public 
        health, and pollution reduction efforts (see H.R. 4584), 
        [16SE]
    ------provide for innovative strategies for achieving superior 
        environmental performance (see H.R. 3180), [11FE]
    EPA: implementation of revised ozone and particulate matter 
        standards (see H.R. 3505), [19MR]
    ------require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers 
        conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see 
        H.R. 4242), [16JY]
    Mexico: inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to 
        flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 331), [1OC]
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System: prevent lapses in 
        permits (see H.R. 3238), [12FE]
    Navy: require study on ordinance and munitions waste in San Diego 
        Bay (see H.R. 3631), [1AP]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 3807), [7MY]
    Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient 
        financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal 
        and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 4634), [25SE]

POMBO, RICHARD W. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Agriculture: establish a pilot program for milk producers 
        and cooperatives to enter into forward price contracts with 
        milk handlers (see H.R. 4360), [30JY]

POMEROY, EARL (a Representative from North Dakota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides 
        used on canola (see H.R. 4814), [12OC]
    Floods: damage reduction and recreation project at Grand Forks, 
        ND, and East Grand Forks, MN (see H.R. 4806), [11OC]

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    Taxation: enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        3503), [19MR]

POPE JOHN PAUL II
  Bills and resolutions
    Cuba: tribute to visit (see H. Res. 362), [12FE]

POPULATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Census: collection of demographic, social, and economic data for 
        2000 decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 246), [17MR]
    ------require asking of certain questions concerning the 
        availability of a personal computer in the home and access to 
        the Internet (see H.R. 4270), [17JY]

PORNOGRAPHY
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in 
        schools and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 3177), 
        [11FE]
    ------require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to 
        minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors (see H.R. 
        3783), [30AP]
    Crime: prohibit all private possession of child pornography (see 
        H.R. 3185), [11FE]
    Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International 
        Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center (see 
        H.R. 3985), [3JN]
    Telecommunications: require schools and libraries that receive 
        universal service support to establish policies governing 
        access to material that is inappropriate for children (see 
        H.R. 3442), [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Child Online Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        3783) (H. Rept. 105-775), [5OC]

PORTER, JOHN EDWARD (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4274), [20JY]
  Reports filed
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        4274) (H. Rept. 105-635), [20JY]

PORTMAN, ROB (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Drug abuse: national drug control policy (see H.R. 4550), [11SE]
    Drugs: promote drug-free workplace programs (see H.R. 3853), 
        [13MY]
    George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3821), [7MY]
    Government: streamline and improve Federal grant application, 
        administrative, and reporting requirements (see H.R. 3921), 
        [20MY]
    Pensions: reform (see H.R. 3788), [4MY]
    Taxation: tax incentives for land sales for conservation purposes 
        (see H.R. 4496), [6AU]

POSTAGE AND STAMPS
  Bills and resolutions
    Clay, Lucius D.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        346), [3FE]
    de Onate, Don Juan: issue postage stamp in commemoration of first 
        permanent settlement of western U.S. by the Spanish explorer 
        (see H. Con. Res. 240), [11MR]
    Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research 
        (see H. Con. Res. 291), [19JN]
    Fort Bliss, TX: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 253), [26MR]
    Great Irish Potato Famine: issue postage stamp to commemorate 
        anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor 
        the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants 
        (see H. Con. Res. 232), [3MR]
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 203), [27JA]
    ------prevent increase in postage rates (see H. Res. 452), [3JN]
    Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 260), [1AP]
    U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 229), [26FE]
    Washington, George: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 251), [26MR]

POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: prevent increase in postage rates (see H. Res. 
        452), [3JN]

POSTAL SERVICE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI: designate (see H.R. 
        3808), [7MY]
    Clay, Lucius D.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        346), [3FE]
    Clifford R. Hope Post Office, Garden City, KS: designate (see H.R. 
        4774), [9OC]
    Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 4616), [23SE]
    David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3999), [5JN]
    de Onate, Don Juan: issue postage stamp in commemoration of first 
        permanent settlement of western U.S. by the Spanish explorer 
        (see H. Con. Res. 240), [11MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 4104), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4104), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 485), [23JN] (see H. Res. 498), [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4104), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 563), [1OC] (see H. Res. 563), 
        [2OC] (see H. Res. 579), [7OC]
    Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY: designate (see H.R. 
        3453), [12MR]
    Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research 
        (see H.R. 3517, 3517), [19MR] (see H. Con. Res. 291), [19JN]
    Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3939), [21MY]
    Federal agencies and departments: encourage use of certain uniform 
        standards for official mail (see H. Con. Res. 330), [25SE]
    Firearms: prohibit Internet and mail-order sales of ammunition 
        without a license to deal in firearms and require licensed 
        firearms dealers to record certain sales (see H.R. 4114), 
        [23JN]
    Florida: designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka, Carol 
        City, and Miami (see H.R. 4052), [11JN]
    Fort Bliss, TX: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 253), [26MR]
    Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate 
        (see H.R. 4002), [5JN]
    Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of 
        chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 
        4340), [28JY] (see H.R. 4612), [23SE]
    Great Irish Potato Famine: issue postage stamp to commemorate 
        anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor 
        the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants 
        (see H. Con. Res. 232), [3MR]
    History: issue a stamp to honor and recognize the first permanent 
        settlement of the western U.S. by the Spanish explorer Don 
        Juan de Onate (see H. Con. Res. 240), [11MR]
    Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building, Provo, UT: designate (see 
        H.R. 3120), [28JA]
    Hunting and trapping: authorize electronic issuance of migratory 
        bird hunting and conservation stamps (see H.R. 4803), [10OC]
    ------use receipts from the sale of migratory bird hunting and 
        conservation stamps to promote additional stamp purchases (see 
        H.R. 4248), [16JY]
    J.I. Washington III Post Office, Orangeburg, SC: designate (see 
        H.R. 4044), [11JN]
    Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building, Oxon Hill, MD: 
        designate (see H.R. 4516), [6AU]
    James T. Leonard, Sr., Post Office, Garwood, NJ: designate (see 
        H.R. 3810), [7MY]
    Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, 
        NY: designate (see H.R. 3167), [5FE]
    John H. Sengstacke Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate 
        (see H.R. 4787), [10OC]
    John T. Myers Federal Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate (see 
        H.R. 4668), [1OC]
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: 
        designate (see H.R. 3263), [25FE]
    Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        4043), [11JN]
    Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper Station, Thomasville, GA: designate 
        (see H.R. 4661), [1OC]
    Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Eau Claire, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        4040), [11JN]
    Margie Pitts Hames Post Office, Decatur, GA: designate (see H.R. 
        4205), [14JY]
    Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        4041), [11JN]
    Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see 
        H.R. 4003), [5JN]
    OSHA: application of standards in the same manner as any other 
        employer (see H.R. 3725), [23AP]
    Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate (see 
        H.R. 3612), [31MR]
    Rates: prevent increase (see H. Res. 452), [3JN]
    Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        4042), [11JN]
    Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 260), [1AP]
    Roxanne H. Jones Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see 
        H.R. 4001), [5JN]
    Steven Schiff Post Office, Albuquerque, NM: designate (see H.R. 
        3630), [1AP]
    Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA: designate 
        (see H.R. 4000), [5JN]
    Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building, Tompkinsville, KY: designate 
        (see H.R. 3864), [13MY]
    U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 229), [26FE]
    Urban areas: require any city completely surrounded by another 
        city to have its own ZIP Code (see H.R. 4429), [6AU]
    VFW: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see 
        H. Con. Res. 203), [27JA]
    Washington, George: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 251), [26MR]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        4104), [1OC], [7OC]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 4104), [16SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4104), conference report, [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4104, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 563) (H. Rept. 105-761), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 579) (H. Rept. 105-790), 
        [7OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 485) (H. 
        Rept. 105-597), [23JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 498) (H. Rept. 105-622), 
        [14JY]

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    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 105-760), [1OC]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 105-789), 
        [7OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 
        105-592), [22JN]
    Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3453) (H. 
        Rept. 105-519), [7MY]

POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Food: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 4828), 
        [13OC]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 4497), [6AU]

POVERTY
related term(s) Homeless; Hunger
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: require proof of screening for lead poisoning 
        and follow-up services for those testing positive (see H.R. 
        4825), [13OC]
    Community development: designation of empowerment zones (see H.R. 
        4629), [25SE]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones (see 
        H.R. 3622), [1AP]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration 
        projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare 
        policies (see H.R. 4254), [16JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish additional rural 
        enterprise communities and empowerment zones (see H.R. 4071), 
        [17JN] (see H.R. 4666), [1OC]
    Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the 
        preservation of affordable housing for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 4838), [14OC]
    District of Columbia: designate as empowerment zone and modify tax 
        treatment of residents (see H.R. 3329), [4MR]
    Education: encourage local agencies to work with the private 
        sector to provide care to children under compulsory school 
        attendance age (see H.R. 3129), [28JA]
    ------support the participation of low-income parents in 
        postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based 
        child care (see H.R. 3296), [26FE]
    Federal aid programs: prohibit States from imposing restrictions 
        on additional children relative to the temporary assistance to 
        needy families program (see H.R. 4066), [16JN]
    ------reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and Employment 
        Program and apply savings to emergency food assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 4571), [15SE]
    ------State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance 
        to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates 
        (see H.R. 4692), [2OC]
    Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy 
        persons (see H.R. 3615), [1AP]
    Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 3118), [28JA]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] 
        (see H.R. 4241), [16JY] (see H.R. 4439), [6AU]
    Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of 
        homeownership opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 208), [4FE]
    ------ensure that tenant-based rental assistance programs are 
        carried out in an efficient and fair manner (see H.R. 3545), 
        [25MR]
    ------expand homeownership (see H.R. 3899), [19MY]
    ------prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or producing 
        methamphetamine from receiving public housing assistance (see 
        H.R. 4551), [11SE]
    ------remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing (see 
        H.R. 3435), [11MR]
    ------use of project rental assistance contracts to finance 
        housing conversions for elderly persons (see H.R. 3635), [1AP]
    Insurance: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of 
        administrative vendors in the administration of State 
        children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3713), [22AP]
    Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 4583), [16SE]
    ------deduct monthly children's contribution from income applied 
        to payment for the cost of care in an institution (see H.R. 
        4723), [7OC]
    ------permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see 
        H.R. 3640), [1AP]
    Medicare: establish a demonstration project to increase awareness 
        of the availability of costsharing assistance to eligible 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 4662), [1OC]
    ------improve access to benefits for certain individuals and 
        provide financial assistance to individuals who are too poor 
        to afford premiums (see H.R. 4799), [10OC]
    Medicare/Medicaid: pilot program for the use of optical memory 
        cards (see H.R. 4317), [23JY]
    Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to 
        tobacco products (see H.R. 4189), [25JN]
    Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and 
        benefits for noncitizens (see H.R. 4558), [14SE]
    ------disregard payment of earned income tax credits in 
        determining eligibility for the temporary assistance for needy 
        families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing programs 
        (see H.R. 4818), [12OC]
    Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to 
        assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs (see H.R. 4179), [25JN]
    Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under 
        State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see 
        H.R. 4767), [9OC]
    SSI: reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain 
        low-income disabled children (see H.R. 3459), [12MR]
    States: permit use of funds under the State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 3837), [12MY]
    Taxation: designate renewal communities (see H.R. 3865), [14MY]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 3125), [28JA]
    ------modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3290), [26FE]
    ------promote job creation and expand small businesses in 
        economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3643), [1AP]
    ------treatment of Native American housing assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 3774), [30AP]
    Unemployment: establish the Strategic Transitional Employment 
        Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in 
        certain identified communities (see H.R. 4097), [19JN]
    Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3152), [4FE]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Public Assistance and Benefits for Noncitizens Clarification and 
        Improvement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4558) 
        (H. Rept. 105-735), [22SE]

POWER RESOURCES
related term(s) Conservation of Energy; Natural Gas; Petroleum
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Big Piney, WY: allow oil and gas leasing agreements for certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3878), [14MY]
    Bonneville Power Administration: promote salmon recovery in the 
        Pacific Northwest, establish a National Resources Recovery 
        Fund, improve accounting system, and allow rate adjustments 
        (see H.R. 4834), [14OC]
    Conservation of energy: development and implementation of a 
        comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress (see 
        H. Con. Res. 280), [21MY]
    Dept. of Energy: employment and economic assistance to workers and 
        communities at the Piketon, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium 
        enrichment plants (see H.R. 3923), [20MY]
    ------ensure that U.S. Enrichment Corp. funding for disposition of 
        depleted uranium hexafluoride be used to treat and recycle 
        depleted uranium hexafluoride (see H.R. 4215), [14JY] (see 
        H.R. 4234), [15JY]
    ------establish an Office of River Protection at the Hanford 
        Reservation in Richland, WA (see H.R. 3984), [3JN]
    ------purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads 
        (see H.R. 3941), [21MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties from oil companies 
        for drilling on public lands (see H.R. 3820), [7MY]
    ------moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3875), [14MY]
    Electric power: enhance reliability, increase efficiency, and 
        reduce discrimination in the transmission of services (see 
        H.R. 4432), [6AU]
    ------ensure that rates charged by certain small power producers 
        and cogenerators do not exceed the incremental cost to the 
        purchasing utility of alternative electric energy at the time 
        of delivery (see H.R. 4183), [25JN] (see H.R. 4511), [6AU]
    ------provide a transition to market-based rates for power sold by 
        the TVA and Federal Power Marketing Administration (see H.R. 
        3518), [19MR]
    ------provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 
        4715), [7OC]
    ------restrict the use of tax-exempt financing by governmentally 
        owned electric utilities and subject certain activities of 
        such utilities to income tax (see H.R. 3927), [21MY]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        4060), [16JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4060), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 478), [18JN]
    Energy Conservation and Production Act: extend certain programs 
        (see H.R. 4017), [9JN]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see 
        H.R. 4017), [9JN]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Arkansas (see H.R. 4081), [18JN]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of Mt. Hope 
        Waterpower Project (see H.R. 4633), [25SE]
    Gustavus, AK: land exchange (see H.R. 3903), [19MY]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to 
        Senate (see H. Res. 379), [5MR]
    Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: establish 
        Natural Resources Institute (see H.R. 4593), [17SE]
    International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary 
        proportional assistance relative to the development and 
        completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (see 
        H.R. 3743), [29AP] (see H.R. 4851), [19OC]
    Lake Powell: water level (see H. Res. 380), [5MR]
    LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY]
    Mining and mineral resources: management of royalties from Federal 
        and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 
        3334), [4MR]
    ------management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil production (see H.R. 3932), [21MY]
    ------protection of contracts and leases entered into by surface 
        patent holders relative to coalbed methane gas (see H.R. 
        4598), [18SE]
    Motor vehicles: allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-
        burning fuels (see H.R. 3376), [5MR]
    NRC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3532), [24MR]
    Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer 
        education programs (see H.R. 3610), [31MR]

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    Public utilities: provide for the restructuring of the electric 
        power industry (see H.R. 4798), [10OC]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 3976), [22MY]
    Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: amend to provide 
        a loan to the Madera-Chowchilla Power Authority (see H.R. 
        3302), [2MR]
    Southeastern Power Administration: prohibit Federal agencies from 
        planning sale (see H.R. 4707), [6OC]
    Tariff: gasoline, alternative motor fuels, and motor oil (see H.R. 
        3452), [12MR]
    Taxation: allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-burning 
        motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 3376), [5MR]
    ------allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene 
        used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes (see H.R. 
        4687), [2OC]
    ------application of the credit for electricity produced from 
        renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass 
        facilities (see H.R. 4407), [5AU]
    ------change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil 
        depletion deduction (see H.R. 3917), [20MY]
    ------collection and payment of State taxes imposed on motor fuel 
        sold on Indian lands (see H.R. 3966), [22MY]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        3877), [14MY]
    ------exempt auxiliary power units from excise tax imposed on 
        heavy trucks (see H.R. 3275), [25FE]
    ------provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well 
        production (see H.R. 3688), [1AP]
    ------provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 
        4538), [10SE]
    ------provide income tax credits for the purchase of a new energy 
        efficient affordable home and for energy efficiency 
        improvements to existing homes (see H.R. 4626), [24SE]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund 
        of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 4332), [24JY]
    ------treatment of diesel fuel and gasoline used in trains (see 
        H.R. 3549), [25MR]
    ------treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see H.R. 3913), 
        [20MY]
    ------treatment of petroleum storage facilities (see H.R. 3992), 
        [4JN]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical 
        output facilities (see H.R. 4732), [8OC]
    ------treatment of the special motor fuels excise tax on water-
        phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsions (see H.R. 3960), [22MY]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 4871), [20OC]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 3807), [7MY]
    Turkmenistan: support assistance to build pipelines relative to 
        resumption of natural gas exports (see H. Con. Res. 349), 
        [10OC]
    Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects 
        Alaska (see H. Con. Res. 278), [19MY]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4060), [25SE]
  Messages
    Comprehensive National Energy Strategy: President Clinton, [14JY]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060), 
        [29JY]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (S. 
        417), [28SE]
  Reports filed
    Big Piney, WY, Allowance of Oil and Gas Leasing Agreements for 
        Certain Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3878) (H. 
        Rept. 105-771), [5OC]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4060, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 478) (H. 
        Rept. 105-586), [18JN]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 105-749), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 
        105-581), [16JN]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act and Energy Conservation and 
        Production Act Extension of Certain Programs: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4017) (H. Rept. 105-727), [17SE]
    Extend Time Required for Construction of Hydroelectric Power 
        Projects: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2841) (H. Rept. 
        105-510), [6MY]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Arkansas: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4081) (H. 
        Rept. 105-748), [25SE]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Colorado: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2217) 
        (H. Rept. 105-509), [6MY]
    Gustavus, AK, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3903) (H. Rept. 105-706), [11SE]
    National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 105-787), [8OC]
    NRC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3532) (H. 
        Rept. 105-680), [6AU]
    Wayne National Forest Continuance of Oil and Gas Operations: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1467) (H. Rept. 105-770), 
        [5OC]

PRAYERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. 
        Res. 78), consideration (see H. Res. 453), [3JN]
  Motions
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. 
        Res. 78), [4JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 78, Constitutional Amendment on 
        Protection of Freedom of Religion: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 105-563), [3JN]
    Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Freedom of Religion: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 
        105-543), [19MY]

PRECIOUS METALS
  Bills and resolutions
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        establish (see H.R. 3662), [1AP]
  Motions
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        establish (H.R. 3662), [9JN]

PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICE MONITORING COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 3925), [21MY]

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (Bill Clinton)
  Appointments
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S., 
        [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all 
        Wassenaar Arrangement countries (see H.R. 4095), [19JN]
    Belarus: human rights violations relative to most-favored-nation 
        status (see H. Con. Res. 237), [5MR]
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Censure (see H.J. Res. 139, 140), [17DE]
    China, People's Republic of: postpone visit relative to transfer 
        of strategic nuclear missile technology (see H. Res. 448), 
        [22MY]
    ------reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen 
        Square during visit (see H. Con. Res. 285), [3JN]
    ------reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen 
        Square during visit (H. Con. Res. 285), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 454), [3JN]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): deliberative review and 
        release of independent counsel report on investigation of 
        President Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, 
        and improper sexual conduct (see H. Res. 525), [10SE]
    ------inquiry into whether grounds exist to impeach (see H. Res. 
        581), [7OC]
    Congress: notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 335), [27JA]
    Congressional investigations: urge full cooperation by former 
        political appointees, friends, and associates (see H. Res. 
        433), [14MY]
    ------urge full cooperation by former political appointees, 
        friends, and associates (H. Res. 433), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 436), [14MY]
    Crime: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community 
        policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 512), 
        [29JY]
    District of Columbia: provide the Delegate to Congress with a vote 
        relative to impeachment process (see H. Res. 613), [18DE]
    Executive Office of the President: President Clinton's use of 
        legal staff for personal legal issues (see H. Res. 397), 
        [25MR]
    ------repeal Executive Order on equal employment opportunity 
        relative to sexual orientation (see H.R. 4318), [23JY]
    Foreign policy: reassert traditional U.S. opposition to unilateral 
        declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 345), 
        [8OC]
    Foreign trade: engage in negotiations with Chile to conclude a 
        free trade agreement in the absence of fast track authority 
        (see H. Con. Res. 348), [10OC]
    Government: nullify effect of certain provisions of various 
        Executive orders (see H.R. 4861), [20OC]
    ------status of Executive orders that infringe on the powers and 
        duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. 
        Res. 236), [5MR]
    House of Representatives: appoint committee to notify the 
        President of adjournment (see H. Res. 608), [20OC]
    ------printing of independent counsel report on investigation of 
        President Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, 
        and improper sexual conduct (see H. Res. 528), [10SE] (see H. 
        Res. 546), [18SE]
    Impeachment (see H. Res. 611), [17DE]
    Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of 
        certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil (see 
        H.R. 4762), [9OC]
    ------respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the 
        financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H. 
        Con. Res. 328), [18SE] (see H. Con. Res. 350), [12OC] (see H. 
        Res. 598), [14OC]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.J. Res. 
        114), [4MR]
    Office of Independent Counsel: reimburse Federal Government for 
        costs incurred (see H. Res. 532), [11SE] (see H. Res. 547), 
        [18SE]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 308), [24JY] (see H. Res. 514), 
        [31JY]
    Presidents of the U.S.: use of executive privilege (see H. Res. 
        432), [14MY]
    ------use of executive privilege (H. Res. 432), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 436), [14MY]
    Resignation (see H. Res. 531), [11SE]
    Schools: address issue of school violence (see H. Con. Res. 287), 
        [5JN]
    Secret Service: assertion of protective function privilege (see H. 
        Res. 480), [19JN]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into 
        whether grounds exist to impeach independent counsel (see H. 
        Res. 582), [7OC]
    ------impeachment of independent counsel relative to conduct of 
        investigation of President Clinton and

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        submission of report to House of Representative (see H. Res. 
        545), [18SE]
    Vietnam: prohibit waivers of prohibitions on nondiscriminatory 
        trade treatment, commercial agreements, and certain assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3158), [4FE]
  Messages
    Abatement of Interest on Underpayments by Taxpayers in 
        Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas, [22JY]
    Aeronautics and Space Achievements, [14SE]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Kazakhstan 
        Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Swiss Federal 
        Council Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Ukraine Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, [6MY]
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto, [27JA]
    Alaska's Mineral Resources, [10MR]
    Armed Forces Selected Reserve Active Duty Status, [24FE]
    B-2 Stealth Bomber Procurement, [31MR]
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 1999, [3FE]
    Budget Rescissions, [27JY]
    CCC Report, [5FE]
    Comprehensive National Energy Strategy, [14JY]
    Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
        Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
        Destruction Cost-Sharing Arrangements, [16JN]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report, [25FE], [29JY]
    Council of Economic Advisers Report, [11FE]
    Cuban Democracy Act, [9OC]
    Dayton Accords Implementation Policy Report, [29JY]
    Dept. of HUD Report, [3MR]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Line-Item Veto, [27JA]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Line-Item Veto, [27JA]
    District of Columbia Budget Request, [29JY]
    District of Columbia Courts Budget Request, [16MR]
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Albania, [17JY]
    Export of Chemical and Biological Weapons Material and Technology, 
        [30AP]
    Federal Advisory Committees Report, [14JY]
    Federal Climate Change Programs and Activities, [10MR]
    Imposition of Economic Sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro, [11JN], 
        [17JY]
    Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee Report, [3MR]
    International Crime Control Act, [9JN]
    Investigation of the Whereabouts of U.S. Citizens Who Have Been 
        Missing From Cyprus, [22MY]
    Loan Guarantees to Israel Program, [25FE]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Belarus, [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China, 
        [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Vietnam, [3JN]
    National and Community Service Act Amendments, [19MR]
    National Drug Control Strategy, [3MR]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola, [23MR], [23SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Burma, [19MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba, [25FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran, [4MR], [16MR], [13MY], [17SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq, [4FE], [29JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia, 
        [27AP], [19OC]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons, [9JN], [29JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan, [5MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt 
        Middle East Peace Process [28JA], [21JY]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report, [23MR]
    National Endowment for the Humanities Report, [5FE], [21MY]
    National Institute of Building Sciences Report, [12MY]
    National Science Board Report, [25JN]
    National Security Interests Relative to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
        [4MR]
    Nuclear Weapons Testing in India, [13MY]
    Pemigewasset River Study Relative to Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 
        [5MY]
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]
    Railroad Retirement Board Report, [3FE], [28SE]
    School Class Size Reductions, [11MY]
    State of Small Business, [5MY]
    Steps Taken To End Arab League Boycott of Israel, [3AU]
    Telecommunications Payments to Cuba, [4MR]
    Trade Act Waiver Relative to Vietnam, [11MR]
    U.S.-Estonia Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [14OC]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N., [14SE]
    U.S.-Latvia Fisheries Agreement, [3FE]
    U.S.-Lithuania Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [14OC]
    U.S.-Poland Fisheries Agreement, [5FE]
    Veto of H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act, 
        [21OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2646, Education Savings and School Excellence Act, 
        [21JY]
    Veto of H.R. 2709, Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act, [24JN]
    Veto of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and 
        Related Agencies Programs Appropriations, [8OC]
  Motions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): inquiry into whether grounds 
        exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), [8OC]
    Impeachment (H. Res. 611), [19DE]
    Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports 
        resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other 
        regions, [10OC]
    Starr, Kenneth W.: impeachment of independent counsel relative to 
        conduct of investigation of President Clinton and submission 
        of report to House of Representative (H. Res. 545), [23SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 285, Reconsider Decision by 
        President Clinton To Be Formally Received in Tiananmen Square 
        During Visit to the People's Republic of China: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 454) (H. Rept. 105-564), [3JN]
    Consideration of H. Res. 432, Presidential Use of Executive 
        Privilege: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 
        105-536), [14MY]
    Consideration of H. Res. 433, Urge Full Cooperation by Former 
        Political Appointees, Friends, and Associates of President 
        Clinton With Congressional Investigations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 105-536), [14MY]
    Deliberative Review and Release of Independent Counsel Report on 
        Investigation of President Clinton Relative to Perjury, 
        Obstruction of Justice, and Improper Sexual Conduct: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 105-703), [10SE]
    Impeachment: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 611) (H. 
        Rept. 105-830), [17DE]
    Inquiry Into Whether Grounds Exist To Impeach President Clinton: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 
        105-795), [7OC]
    Investigation of White House Computer System Conversion and 
        Related Matters: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-828), [12NO]
    Monumental Abuse--The Clinton Administration's Campaign of 
        Misinformation in the Establishment of the Grand Staircase-
        Escalante National Monument: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H. Rept. 105-824), [16OC]
    1998 Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics 
        (Joint) (H. Rept. 105-807), [10OC]

PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON HOLOCAUST ASSETS IN THE U.S.
  Appointments
    Members, [23SE], [14OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 3662), [1AP]
  Motions
    Establish (H.R. 3662), [9JN]

PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: provide that persons closely related to certain judges may 
        not be appointed as judges to the same court (see H.R. 3926), 
        [21MY]
    Dept. of Justice: constitutional amendment to establish an elected 
        Officer of the U.S. with the responsibilities of the Attorney 
        General (see H.J. Res. 127), [6AU]
    ------require election of Attorney General (see H. Con. Res. 323), 
        [6AU]
    GAO: reform appointment process for the Comptroller General and 
        Deputy Comptroller General (see H.R. 4296), [22JY]

PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
  Bills and resolutions
    Abraham Lincoln Federal Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 3482), [17MR]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 118), [11MY] (see H.J. Res. 124), [25JN]
    Arms Export Control Act: provide President with discretionary 
        authority to impose sanctions relative to nuclear 
        proliferation by foreign countries (see H.R. 4209), [14JY]
    Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all 
        Wassenaar Arrangement countries (see H.R. 4095), [19JN]
    Budget: proposed user fees in Presidential budget (see H.R. 3989), 
        [3JN]
    Dept. of Justice: clarify method for filling vacancies subject to 
        Senate confirmation (see H.R. 3420), [10MR]
    Elections: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential 
        elections (see H.R. 3153), [4FE]
    Executive Office of the President: repeal Executive Order on equal 
        employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation (see 
        H.R. 4318), [23JY]
    Executive privilege: reporting requirements for executive 
        privilege claims (see H.R. 3850), [13MY]
    ------use (see H. Res. 432), [14MY]
    ------use (H. Res. 432), consideration (see H. Res. 436), [14MY]
    Federal employees: modify the conditions that must be met before 
        certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the 
        President (see H.R. 3251), [24FE]
    Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal (see 
        H.R. 3506), [19MR]
    Foreign countries: require GAO report on effectiveness of economic 
        sanctions and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on 
        exports of food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical 
        supplies or equipment (see H.R. 4704), [5OC]
    Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track 
        procedures for future trade agreements (see H.R. 4607), [23SE]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 553), [24SE]
    ------require the President to report to Congress on any selective 
        embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 3654), [1AP] 
        (see H.R. 4647), [26SE]
    Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: transfer 
        administrative jurisdiction over certain lands to the 
        Archivist of the U.S. for construction of a visitor center 
        (see H.R. 4829), [14OC]
    George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries 
        (see H.R. 3981), [3JN]
    Government: nullify effect of certain provisions of various 
        Executive orders (see H.R. 4861), [20OC]
    ------status of Executive orders that infringe on the powers and 
        duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. 
        Res. 236), [5MR]
    House Rules: require a two-thirds majority on legislation 
        implementing future trade agreements pursuant

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        to fast-track procedures (see H. Res. 488), [23JN] (see H. 
        Res. 497), [25JN]
    Line Item Veto Act: direct savings toward reducing the public debt 
        when used during Federal budget surplus years (see H.R. 3228), 
        [12FE]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        2183), consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY] (see H. Res. 
        458), [4JN] (see H. Res. 468), [11JN]
    ------permit businesses and labor organizations to stage public 
        debates between Presidential candidates if all candidates who 
        are eligible for Federal matching payments are invited (see 
        H.R. 4310), [22JY]
    ------terminate public financing of Presidential election 
        campaigns (see H.R. 3098), [27JA]
    Secret Service: assertion of protective function privilege (see H. 
        Res. 480), [19JN]
    Taxation: abatement of interest on underpayments by taxpayers in 
        Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 3709), [22AP]
    Washington, George: anniversary of death (see H. Con. Res. 209), 
        [5FE]
    ------issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 251), 
        [26MR]
  Messages
    Abatement of Interest on Underpayments by Taxpayers in 
        Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas: President Clinton, 
        [22JY]
  Motions
    Budget: proposed user fees in Presidential budget (H.R. 3989), 
        [5JN]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        2183), consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Abraham Lincoln Federal Building, Los Angeles, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3482) (H. 
        Rept. 105-654), [29JY]
    Consideration of H. Res. 432, Presidential Use of Executive 
        Privilege: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 
        105-536), [14MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2183, Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), 
        [20MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 105-567), 
        [4JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 105-
        745), [24SE]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 3654) (H. Rept. 105-631), [16JY]

PRESIDENT'S TASK FORCE ON NATIONAL HEALTH CARE REFORM
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: prohibit Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and 
        imposed sanctions (see H.J. Res. 107), [3FE] (see H. Res. 
        343), [28JA]
    ------prohibit Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and 
        imposed sanctions (H.J. Res. 107), consideration (see H. Res. 
        345), [3FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 107, Prohibit Federal Funding of 
        Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Imposed Sanctions of the 
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 105-412), 
        [3FE]

PRICE, DAVID E. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Family and Medical Leave Act: tax treatment of periods of leave 
        required to be permitted relative to the pension participation 
        and vesting rules (see H.R. 4178), [25JN]

PRICES
see Economy

PRINTING
  Bills and resolutions
    Congress: waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation 
        (see H.J. Res. 131), [7OC]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation (H.J. 
        Res. 131), consideration (see H. Res. 580), [7OC]
    House of Representatives: print revised edition of the House Rules 
        and Manual for the 106th Congress (see H. Res. 607), [20OC]
    Tariff: printing machinery (see H.R. 3395), [5MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 131, Waive Enrollment Requirements for 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 580) 
        (H. Rept. 105-791), [7OC]

PRISONERS OF WAR
  Bills and resolutions
    Veterans: provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan 
        Death March (see H.R. 3818), [7MY]
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's (see H. Res. 356), 
        [11FE] (see H. Res. 360), [12FE]
    World War II: recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 
        555), [25SE]

PRISONS
see Correctional Institutions

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
see Free Enterprise

PRIVATE MORTGAGE INSURANCE CANCELLATION SIMPLIFICATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4435), [6AU]

PRIVATE TRUSTEE REFORM ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2592) (H. 
        Rept. 105-663), [31JY]

PRIZES
see Awards, Medals, Prizes

PRODUCT SAFETY
  Bills and resolutions
    Research: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect 
        human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need 
        for animal testing (see H.R. 3946), [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Biomaterials Access Assurance Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-549), [22MY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-
        549), [22MY]

PROHIBITION AGAINST ALCOHOL TRAFFIC TO MINORS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3537), [24MR]

PROVO, UT
  Bills and resolutions
    Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 3120), 
        [28JA]

PRYCE, DEBORAH (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH: 
        designate (see H.R. 4602), [18SE]
    Computers: ensure that prisoners are not permitted unsupervised 
        access to any interactive computer service (see H.R. 3729), 
        [23AP]
    Crime: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (H.R. 2460), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 368), [25FE]
    ------penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R. 
        3494), consideration (see H. Res. 465), [10JN]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 478), [18JN]
    Executive departments: improve strategic plans and performance 
        reports (H.R. 2883), consideration (see H. Res. 384), [11MR]
    Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness and 
        efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs 
        (H.R. 3130), consideration (see H. Res. 378), [4MR]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        4112), consideration (see H. Res. 489), [24JN]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. 
        Res. 111), consideration (see H. Res. 407), [21AP]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: grant 
        congressional consent (H.R. 629), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 511), [28JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 111, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation 
        Increasing Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 407) (H. 
        Rept. 105-488), [21AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2460, Wireless Telephone Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 105-421), 
        [25FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2883, Executive Departments Strategic Plans 
        and Performance Reports Improvement: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 384) (H. Rept. 105-433), [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and 
        Incentive Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 378) (H. 
        Rept. 105-428), [4MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3494, Child Protection and Sexual Predator 
        Punishment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 465) (H. 
        Rept. 105-576), [10JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4060, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 478) (H. 
        Rept. 105-586), [18JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4112, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 489) (H. 
        Rept. 105-601), [24JN]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-652), 
        [28JY]

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
see Public Welfare Programs

PUBLIC BROADCASTING
related term(s) News Media
  Bills and resolutions
    Commission for the Future of Public Broadcasting: establish (see 
        H.R. 4067), [16JN]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 4067), [16JN]
  Messages
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report: President Clinton, [25FE], 
        [29JY]

PUBLIC BUILDINGS
  Bills and resolutions
    Abraham Lincoln Federal Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 3482), [17MR]
    Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI: designate (see H.R. 
        3808), [7MY]
    Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH: 
        designate (see H.R. 4602), [18SE]
    Clifford R. Hope Post Office, Garden City, KS: designate (see H.R. 
        4774), [9OC]
    Conservation of energy: development and implementation of a 
        comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress (see 
        H. Con. Res. 280), [21MY]
    Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 4616), [23SE]
    David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3999), [5JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and 
        leases (see H.R. 3603), [31MR]
    Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY: designate (see H.R. 
        3453), [12MR]
    Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3939), [21MY]
    Education: improve facilities, reduce class size, and provide 
        parents with additional educational choices for their children 
        (see H.R. 4169), [25JN]
    Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see H.R. 3378), [5MR]
    Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate 
        (see H.R. 4002), [5JN]
    George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3821), [7MY]
    GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 4034), [10JN]
    Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building, Provo, UT: designate (see 
        H.R. 3120), [28JA]
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: designate (see 
        H.R. 4261), [16JY]
    J.I. Washington III Post Office, Orangeburg, SC: designate (see 
        H.R. 4044), [11JN]
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 3223), [12FE]
    Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building, Oxon Hill, MD: 
        designate (see H.R. 4516), [6AU]
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (see 
        H.R. 3696), [21AP]

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    James T. Leonard, Sr., Post Office, Garwood, NJ: designate (see 
        H.R. 3810), [7MY]
    Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, 
        NY: designate (see H.R. 3167), [5FE]
    John H. Sengstacke Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate 
        (see H.R. 4787), [10OC]
    John T. Myers Federal Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate (see 
        H.R. 4668), [1OC]
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: 
        designate (see H.R. 3263), [25FE]
    Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, OH: designate (see 
        H.R. 4050), [11JN]
    Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, (see H.R. 4338), [27JY]
    Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        4043), [11JN]
    Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper Station, Thomasville, GA: designate 
        (see H.R. 4661), [1OC]
    Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Gainesville, FL: designate (see H.R. 3336), [4MR]
    Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Eau Claire, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        4040), [11JN]
    Margie Pitts Hames Post Office, Decatur, GA: designate (see H.R. 
        4205), [14JY]
    Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        4041), [11JN]
    Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see 
        H.R. 4003), [5JN]
    Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate (see 
        H.R. 3612), [31MR]
    Postal Service: designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka, 
        Carol City, and Miami, FL (see H.R. 4052), [11JN]
    Reynaldo G. Garza-Filemon B. Vela, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, 
        Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 3675), [1AP]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 3598), [30MR]
    Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 
        4042), [11JN]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 3295), [26FE]
    Roxanne H. Jones Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see 
        H.R. 4001), [5JN]
    Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff 
        Auditorium in the Technology Transfer Center (see H.R. 3731), 
        [23AP]
    Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 4595), [17SE]
    Steven Schiff Post Office, Albuquerque, NM: designate (see H.R. 
        3630), [1AP]
    Taxation: allow tax credits for contributions used for the 
        construction and renovation of certain public schools (see 
        H.R. 4247), [16JY]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 4316), [23JY]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 3652), [1AP]
    ------tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school 
        construction (see H.R. 3320), [4MR]
    Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: designate (see H.R. 
        3982), [3JN]
    Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA: designate 
        (see H.R. 4000), [5JN]
    Thomas S. Foley U.S. Court House, Spokane, WA: designate (see H.R. 
        4625), [24SE]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 4768), [9OC]
    Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building, Tompkinsville, KY: designate 
        (see H.R. 3864), [13MY]
    Women: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal 
        property under certain conditions (see H.R. 4628), [25SE]
  Motions
    Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (S. 347), [3MR]
  Reports filed
    Abraham Lincoln Federal Building, Los Angeles, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3482) (H. 
        Rept. 105-654), [29JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorization: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        3603) (H. Rept. 105-490), [22AP]
    Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3453) (H. 
        Rept. 105-519), [7MY]
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2379) (H. Rept. 105-614), [14JY]
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 2032) (H. Rept. 
        105-656), [29JY]
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3223) (H. 
        Rept. 105-616), [14JY]
    James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3696) (H. 
        Rept. 105-617), [14JY]
    Jere Cooper Federal Building, Dyersburg, TN: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2730) (H. 
        Rept. 105-517), [7MY]
    Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, OH: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 1800) (H. Rept. 
        105-619), [14JY]
    Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, 
        NV: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2225) (H. Rept. 105-518), [7MY]
    Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2787) (H. 
        Rept. 105-615), [14JY]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3598) (H. 
        Rept. 105-655), [29JY]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3295) (H. 
        Rept. 105-520), [7MY]
    Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3982) (H. 
        Rept. 105-618), [14JY]

PUBLIC DEBT
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to 
        be used to offset tax cuts (see H.R. 3707), [22AP]
    ------exclude old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program 
        outlay and revenue totals from OMB and CBO budget 
        pronouncements (see H.R. 4503), [6AU]
    ------require a two-thirds vote on passage of legislation changing 
        discretionary spending limits, or pay-as-you-go requirements, 
        if the budget for the current or immediately preceding year 
        was not in surplus (see H.R. 3832), [12MY]
    ------require a two-thirds vote on passage of legislation that 
        allows outlays to exceed revenues (see H.R. 3091), [27JA]
    ------treatment of any future budget surpluses (see H. Con. Res. 
        216), [11FE]
    Government: require a balanced Federal budget, repayment of the 
        national debt, and Social Security system solvency (see H. 
        Con. Res. 228), [26FE]
    Line Item Veto Act: direct savings toward reducing the public debt 
        when used during Federal budget surplus years (see H.R. 3228), 
        [12FE]
    Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into 
        which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term 
        reform is enacted (see H.R. 3351), [5MR] (see H.R. 4578), 
        [16SE]
    Tobacco products: specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry 
        settlement (see H.J. Res. 109), [11FE]
  Messages
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [11FE]
    Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton, [14JY]
  Reports filed
    Revised Suballocation of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1999: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-600), [24JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-642), 
        [23JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-662), 
        [31JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-722), 
        [16SE]

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Research Service: make certain information available 
        to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 3131), [28JA]
    ``Unlocking Our Future--Toward a New National Science Policy'': 
        use as framework for future deliberations on science policy 
        funding (see H. Res. 578), [7OC]

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
related term(s) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Health
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that 
        are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public 
        Health Service (see H.R. 4744), [8OC]
    Children and youth: parental notification and State criminal 
        reporting requirements for minors who seek family planning 
        services from federally-funded clinics (see H.R. 3230), [12FE]
    ------State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek 
        family planning services from federally-funded clinics (see 
        H.R. 3229), [12FE]
    Dept. of HHS: revise and extend certain women's health research 
        and prevention activities programs (see H.R. 4683), [2OC]
    Diseases: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3716), 
        [23AP]
    Health: establish a national registry of information on traumatic 
        brain and spinal cord injuries (see H.R. 4800), [10OC]
    ------establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for 
        individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 4121), 
        [23JN]
    ------importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of 
        breast cancer (see H. Res. 565, 565), [1OC]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 4376), [31JY]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 3605), [31MR] (see H.R. 4250), [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 
        272), [6MY]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 3605), consideration (see H. Res. 486), [23JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), consideration (see H. Res. 509), [23JY]
    ------revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 4382), [3AU]
    Insurance: limit increase in health insurance company premiums to 
        certain buyers of coverage in individual markets (see H.R. 
        3538), [24MR]
    ------provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance 
        abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group 
        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 3568), [26MR]
    National Center for Bioengineering Research: establish (see H.R. 
        4170), [25JN]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary (see H. 
        Con. Res. 274), [7MY]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 3778), [30AP]
    Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to 
        tobacco products (see H.R. 4189), [25JN]
    Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see 
        H.R. 3716), [23AP]
    Public Health Service Act: establish certain standards relative to 
        health plans (see H.R. 4202), [14JY]
    Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional, 
        community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 
        3624), [1AP]
  Motions
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), [24JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), [23JY]

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    Mammography Quality Standards Programs Revision and Extension: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 105-713), 
        [14SE]

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Diseases: State partner notification programs relative to HIV (see 
        H.R. 4431), [6AU]
    Drugs: permit physicians to prescribe non-formulary drugs when 
        medically indicated (see H.R. 4419), [6AU]
    Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid 
        for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 4121), 
        [23JN]
    ------establish standards to improve children's health quality in 
        managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 4118), 
        [23JN]
    ------extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving 
        spouses (see H.R. 4835), [14OC]
    ------importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of 
        breast cancer (see H. Res. 565), [1OC]
    ------permit exception from guaranteed issue requirement for 
        certain coverage to be applied separately to parts of the 
        small group market based upon employer size (see H.R. 4008), 
        [5JN]
    ------revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 4382), [3AU]
    Insurance: allow group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to charge higher premiums to smokers 
        (see H.R. 4600), [18SE]
    ------assure patient choice and access to services for enrollees 
        in group health plans and health insurance coverage (see H.R. 
        3547), [25MR]
    ------assure prompt payment of participating providers under 
        health plans (see H.R. 4413), [5AU]
    ------establish certain standards relative to health plans (see 
        H.R. 4202), [14JY]
    ------establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination 
        by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient 
        (see H.R. 4093), [19JN] (see H.R. 4222), [15JY]
    ------limit increase in health insurance company premiums to 
        certain buyers of coverage in individual markets (see H.R. 
        3538), [24MR]
    ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to provide coverage of annual mammograms 
        and prostate cancer screening tests (see H.R. 4333), [24JY]
    ------require health insurance issuers to notify participants if a 
        group health plan fails to pay premiums, and provide a 
        conversion option if the plan is terminated (see H.R. 4709), 
        [6OC]
    ------require health insurance plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 4737), [8OC]
    ------require health insurance plans to provide external appeals 
        in cases of adverse determinations involving experimental 
        treatments, significant costs, or serious medical conditions 
        (see H.R. 3469), [17MR]
    NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 4873), 
        [20OC]
    ------expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism 
        research activities (see H.R. 4203), [14JY]
    Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to 
        tobacco products (see H.R. 4189), [25JN]
    Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see 
        H.R. 3716), [23AP]
    Tobacco products: waive certain sanctions against States that 
        penalize minors' drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing 
        tobacco products (see H.R. 4159), [25JN]

PUBLIC LANDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site: revise boundary 
        (see H.R. 3883), [14MY]
    Agriculture: reform the conservation reserve program relative to 
        treatment of nonprofit organizations renting land from a State 
        or political subdivision (see H.R. 3451), [12MR]
    American Samoa: provide that funds for the land grant college 
        shall not be subject to annual appropriation by the 
        legislature (see H.R. 3142), [3FE]
    Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest: convey Woodland Lake Park tract 
        to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ (see H.R. 4371), [31JY]
    ------develop management plan for Woodland Lake Park tract 
        reflecting current use as a public park (see H.R. 4372), 
        [31JY]
    ------sale of Woodland Lake Park tract to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ 
        (see H.R. 4373), [31JY]
    Arctic Oil Reserve: collection and interpretation of state-of-the-
        art, non-intrusive, 3-dimensional seismic data testing for 
        producible oil in the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 4755), [8OC]
    Arizona: restoration of certain Federal lands to the Tohono 
        O'odham Nation (see H.R. 4119), [23JN]
    Bandelier National Monument: modify boundary (see H.R. 3936), 
        [21MY]
    ------modify boundary (S. 1132), consideration (see H. Res. 604), 
        [16OC]
    Big Cypress National Preserve: operation of certain tour 
        businesses in newly acquired areas (see H.R. 3740), [28AP]
    Big Piney, WY: allow oil and gas leasing agreements for certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3878), [14MY]
    Biscayne National Park: designate visitor center as the Dante 
        Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 
        3285), [26FE]
    Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon 
        Ferry Reservoir in Montana (see H.R. 3963), [22MY]
    California: designate Otay Mountain region as wilderness (see H.R. 
        3950), [22MY]
    ------land exchange involving the Dept. of the Interior El Portal 
        Administrative Site (see H.R. 4230), [15JY]
    Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        3604), [31MR]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: modify boundaries 
        and protect lands, waters, and natural resources (see H.R. 
        4141), [25JN]
    Colorado: designate certain lands as wilderness in the Arapaho and 
        Roosevelt National Forests (see H.R. 4505), [6AU]
    Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area: exclude certain lands 
        owned by the Port of Camas-Washougal (see H.R. 4548), [10SE]
    Congress: require approval before entering into certain agreements 
        or arrangements (see H.R. 4122), [23JN]
    Cumberland Island National Seashore and Wilderness: protect 
        natural, cultural, and historical resources (see H.R. 4144), 
        [25JN]
    Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (see H.R. 4757), 
        [9OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property for Chickamauga-
        Chattanooga National Military Park (see H.R. 4575), [15SE]
    ------collection of royalties from oil companies for drilling on 
        public lands (see H.R. 3820), [7MY]
    ------convey certain mineral interests to Florida and release 
        reversionary interests in four deeds that conveyed certain 
        lands so as to permit the State to sell, exchange, or 
        otherwise dispose of the lands (see H.R. 4842), [15OC]
    ------establish terms and conditions for conveyance of leaseholds 
        at the Canyon Ferry Reservoir in Montana (see H.R. 4469), 
        [6AU]
    ------implement agreement conveying title for the Clear Creek 
        Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community Services 
        District (see H.R. 3706), [22AP]
    ------limit authority to impose entrance fees for the City Point 
        Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield (see H.R. 3527), 
        [19MR]
    ------purchase of the Wilcox ranch in Eastern Utah for management 
        as a wildlife habitat (see H.R. 4289), [21JY]
    ------reimbursement for certain damages relative to BLM bonding 
        regulations (see H.R. 4610), [23SE]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the history of women's rights (see H.R. 3240), 
        [12FE]
    Dept. of Transportation: conveyance of Mukilteo Light Station to 
        Mukilteo, WA (see H.R. 4207), [14JY]
    Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 
        4630), [25SE]
    El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 4724), [7OC]
    El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 3803), [6MY]
    Endangered species: protection of the California spotted owl and 
        its habitat (see H.R. 3467), [17MR]
    Endangered Species Act: reform Federal land management activities 
        relative to conservation (see H.R. 4554), [11SE]
    Forest Service: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico 
        (see H.R. 4816), [12OC]
    ------address the decline of forest health and rural community 
        economies in New Mexico and protect such lands from 
        catastrophic fires in accordance with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 4210), [14JY]
    ------authority to purchase lands within the boundaries of certain 
        national forests in California to include the Angeles National 
        Forest (see H.R. 3770), [30AP]
    ------increase fees paid by holders of special use permits that 
        authorize construction and occupancy of private recreation 
        houses or cabins (see H.R. 3765), [30AP]
    ------policies on recreational shooting and archery ranges on 
        Federal land (see H. Con. Res. 332), [2OC]
    ------reduce overhead and other costs and improve fiscal 
        accountability through improved financial accounting system 
        (see H.R. 4149), [25JN]
    Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (H.R. 2515), consideration (see H. Res. 394), 
        [25MR]
    Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see H.R. 3378), [5MR]
    Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        4357), [30JY]
    Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: transfer 
        administrative jurisdiction over certain lands to the 
        Archivist of the U.S. for construction of a visitor center 
        (see H.R. 4829), [14OC]
    Frederick Law Olmstead National Historic Site: acquire certain 
        lands for inclusion (see H.R. 3436), [11MR]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3381), [5MR]
    George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: convey certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3226), [12FE]
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 
        4143), [25JN]
    Government: protect and improve certain heritage areas, (see H.R. 
        4570), [15SE]
    ------protect and improve certain heritage areas, (H.R. 4570), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 573), [5OC]
    Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: boundary adjustments 
        (see H.R. 3909), [20MY] (see H.R. 4287), [21JY]
    Gustavus, AK: land exchange (see H.R. 3903), [19MY]
    Historic buildings and sites: allow private ownership and use of 
        certain secondary structures and surplus lands in national 
        historical parks under certain conditions (see H.R. 4158), 
        [25JN]
    Idaho Admission Act: amend relative to sale or lease of school 
        land (see H.R. 4166), [25JN]
    Jamestown, OH: conveyance of Army Reserve Center to the Greeneview 
        Local School District (see H.R. 3521), [19MR]
    Kankakee, IL: conveyance of vacant Army Reserve Center (see H.R. 
        3856), [13MY]
    Kern County, CA: convey Forest Service property in exchange for 
        county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest 
        (see H.R. 4023), [9JN]
    Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3781), [30AP]
    Lake County, MN: Coast Guard conveyance of certain property to the 
        Lake County Historical Society (see H.R. 4098), [19JN]
    Lake County, OR: land exchange (see H.R. 3569), [26MR]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions 
        funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and 
        urban conservation and recreation programs (see H.R. 4467), 
        [6AU]
    Merced County, CA: authorize the use of certain land for an 
        elementary school (see H.R. 3220), [12FE]

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    Mining and mineral resources: protection of contracts and leases 
        entered into by surface patent holders relative to coalbed 
        methane gas (see H.R. 4598), [18SE]
    ------ratification of payments made under preexisting onshore and 
        offshore royalty-in-kind programs (see H.R. 3962), [22MY]
    Minnesota: constitutional amendment to permit Congress to 
        relinquish claims of the U.S. to certain portions of Minnesota 
        (see H.J. Res. 115), [18MR]
    National forests: require that forest conservation and 
        preservation programs be consistent with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 3530), [24MR]
    ------suspend development of a roadless area policy pending 
        determinations that such a policy will not adversely affect 
        forest health (see H.R. 3297), [26FE]
    Native Americans: reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian 
        lands (see H.R. 4325), [23JY]
    Nevada: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 4656, 
        4657), [1OC]
    ------sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark 
        County Dept. of Aviation (see H.R. 3705), [22AP]
    New Castle, NH: land conveyance (see H.R. 4614), [23SE]
    New York: disposition of Governors Island (see H.R. 3884), [14MY]
    Nonprofit organizations: exempt from certain liability 
        requirements relative to rights-of-way on public lands (see 
        H.R. 3187), [11FE]
    Ohio: designate Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort 
        Miamis as national historic sites (see H.R. 4562), [14SE]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 4735), [8OC]
    Oregon: clarify BLM authority to make sales and exchanges of 
        certain Federal lands (see H.R. 3542), [24MR]
    Pahrump, NV: convey certain lands (see H.R. 4867), [20OC]
    Pine River Project: convey facilities and allow jurisdictional 
        transfer of lands between the Depts. of the Interior and 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 3715), [23AP]
    Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 3334), [4MR]
    ------management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil production (see H.R. 3932), [21MY]
    Real estate: notification of property owners relative to exercise 
        of eminent domain by private nongovernmental entities (see 
        H.R. 3319), [4MR]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 4850), [16OC]
    Rogue River National Forest: convey administrative site and use 
        proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and 
        support buildings (see H.R. 3796), [5MY]
    ------transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal 
        lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other 
        Federal lands in Oregon (see H.R. 4326), [24JY]
    ------transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain lands 
        (see H.R. 3186), [11FE]
    Rural areas: pilot program to facilitate the protection and 
        preservation of remaining open space and farmland in the mid-
        Atlantic States (see H.R. 3566), [26MR]
    San Rafael Swell National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        3625), [1AP]
    San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 
        3625), [1AP]
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        4341), [28JY]
    States: make certain Federal property is made available to States 
        before being other entities (see H.R. 3842), [12MY] (see H.R. 
        4010), [5JN]
    Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services and 
        encourage construction and operation of cellular telephone 
        networks (see H.R. 3844), [12MY]
    Texas: use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-damaged 
        national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 4345), 
        [29JY]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land 
        claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican 
        citizens (H.R. 2538), consideration (see H. Res. 522), [9SE]
    Union Gap, WA: increase local management and control of Fullbright 
        Park (see H.R. 3574), [27MR]
    Utah: boundary adjustment of Wasatch-Cache National Forest and 
        Mount Naomi Wilderness to correct faulty land survey and to 
        convey land that was subject to the faulty survey (see H.R. 
        4320), [23JY]
    ------land exchange (see H.R. 3830), [12MY]
    Valley Forge National Historical Park: authorize addition of the 
        Paoli Battlefield in Malvern, PA (see H.R. 3746), [29AP]
    ------designate lands as the Valley Forge National Cemetery (see 
        H.R. 4365), [31JY]
    Washington: land exchange (see H.R. 4021), [9JN]
    ------transfer jurisdiction over certain parcels of land between 
        the Depts. of the Interior and Energy (see H.R. 4129), [24JN]
    Water: settlement of the reserved water rights of the Shivwits and 
        construction of certain water projects (see H.R. 4746), [8OC]
    Weir Farm National Historic Site: authorize acquisition of 
        additional land for the development of visitor and 
        administrative facilities (see H.R. 3383), [5MR]
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain 
        works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (see H.R. 
        3677), [1AP]
    Wenatchee National Forest: transfer certain lands of the Lake 
        Chelan National Recreation Area (see H.R. 3520), [19MR]
  Reports filed
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Land Bank Protections: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2000) (H. Rept. 105-677), 
        [5AU]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Recognition of Certain Native 
        American Communities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2812) (H. Rept. 105-716), [15SE]
    Big Piney, WY, Allowance of Oil and Gas Leasing Agreements for 
        Certain Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3878) (H. 
        Rept. 105-771), [5OC]
    BWCAW Accessibility and Fairness Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1739) (H. Rept. 105-500), [29AP]
    California Indian Land Transfer Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2742) (H. Rept. 105-575), [10JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 105-464), 
        [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2538, Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 105-
        699), [9SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public 
        Lands Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 
        105-776), [5OC]
    Consideration of S. 1132, Bandelier National Monument 
        Administrative Improvement and Watershed Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 604) (H. Rept. 105-823), 
        [16OC]
    Convey Administrative Site for the Rogue River National Forest and 
        Use Proceeds for the Construction or Improvement of Forest 
        Offices and Support Buildings: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 105-561), [3JN]
    Dutch John Federal Property Disposition and Assistance Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 105-714), 
        [15SE]
    Eastern Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1567) 
        (H. Rept. 105-814), [12OC]
    Exchange of Certain Mineral Interests Located in National 
        Grasslands in Billings County, ND: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2574) (H. Rept. 105-471), [30MR]
    Forest Recovery and Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 2515) (H. Rept. 105-440), [12MR]
    Forest Service Easement Grant to the Chugach Alaska Corp.: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3087) (H. Rept. 105-782), 
        [6OC]
    Forest Service Property Conveyance in Kern County, CA, in Exchange 
        for County Lands Suitable for Inclusion in the Sequoia 
        National Forest: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4023) 
        (H. Rept. 105-815), [12OC]
    Fort Davis National Historic Site Expansion: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3047) (H. Rept. 105-669), [3AU]
    Gallatin Land Consolidation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3381) (H. Rept. 105-723), [16SE]
    Granite Watershed Enhancement and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 105-527), [12MY]
    Greeley, CO, Exchange of Certain Lands With Water Supply and 
        Storage Co.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1309) (H. 
        Rept. 105-489), [22AP]
    Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 105-594), [23JN]
    Gustavus, AK, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3903) (H. Rept. 105-706), [11SE]
    Huna Totem Corp. Land Conveyance in Alaska: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3088) (H. Rept. 105-784), [6OC]
    Kake Tribal Corp. Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2756) (H. Rept. 105-783), [6OC]
    Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Federal Indian Services Restoration 
        Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2314) (H. Rept. 105-
        707), [11SE]
    Miccosukee Tribe Clarification of Rights in Florida: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3055) (H. Rept. 105-708), [11SE]
    Miles Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1021) (H. Rept. 105-506), [5MY]
    Monumental Abuse--The Clinton Administration's Campaign of 
        Misinformation in the Establishment of the Grand Staircase-
        Escalante National Monument: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H. Rept. 105-824), [16OC]
    Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Completion Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 105-704), 
        [11SE]
    National Forest System Roadless Area Policy Development Suspension 
        Pending Determinations That Such a Policy Will Not Adversely 
        Affect Forest Health: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3297) (H. Rept. 105-816), [12OC]
    National Park System Management Review and Application Process 
        Reform: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1728) (H. Rept. 
        105-612), [14JY]
    Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4326) (H. Rept. 105-810), [12OC]
    Sale or Lease of School Land in Idaho: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4166) (H. Rept. 105-705), [11SE]
    San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area and San Rafael Swell 
        National Conservation Area Establishment: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3625) (H. Rept. 105-685), [7AU]
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1695) (H. Rept. 105-697), 
        [9SE]
    Transfer of Certain Forest Service Rights and Property in Exchange 
        for Payment to the Occupant of Such Property: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2416) (H. Rept. 105-516), [7MY]
    Transfer of Certain Lake Chelan National Recreation Area Lands to 
        the Wenatchee National Forest: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3520) (H. Rept. 105-560), [3JN]
    Transfer of Certain Public Lands or National Forest Lands for Use 
        as Elementary or Secondary Schools: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2223) (H. Rept. 105-693), [9SE]
    Utah Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3830) (H. 
        Rept. 105-598), [24JN]

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    Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 3844) (H. Rept. 105-768), [2OC]

PUBLIC SAFETY
see Safety

PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER MEDAL OF VALOR ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act 
        with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty 
        (see H.R. 4090), [19JN]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4090) (H. 
        Rept. 105-667), [31JY]

PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT
  Motions
    Enact (S. 1525), [10OC]

PUBLIC UTILITIES
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Bonneville Power Administration: promote salmon recovery in the 
        Pacific Northwest, establish a National Resources Recovery 
        Fund, improve accounting system, and allow rate adjustments 
        (see H.R. 4834), [14OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: implement agreement conveying title for the 
        Clear Creek Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community 
        Services District (see H.R. 3706), [22AP]
    Electric power: enhance reliability, increase efficiency, and 
        reduce discrimination in the transmission of services (see 
        H.R. 4432), [6AU]
    ------ensure that rates charged by certain small power producers 
        and cogenerators do not exceed the incremental cost to the 
        purchasing utility of alternative electric energy at the time 
        of delivery (see H.R. 4183), [25JN] (see H.R. 4511), [6AU]
    ------provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 
        4715), [7OC]
    ------provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry 
        (see H.R. 4798), [10OC]
    ------restrict the use of tax-exempt financing by governmentally 
        owned electric utilities and subject certain activities of 
        such utilities to income tax (see H.R. 3927), [21MY]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        4060), [16JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4060), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 478), [18JN]
    FCC: repeal authority to require contributions from telephone 
        carriers for the connection of schools, (see H.R. 4032), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 4065), [16JN]
    Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a 
        portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity 
        choice (see H.R. 3548), [25MR]
    Government regulations: revision of the regulatory policies 
        governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3976), 
        [22MY]
    Gustavus, AK: land exchange (see H.R. 3903), [19MY]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to 
        Senate (see H. Res. 379), [5MR]
    ------require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to 
        reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 3791), [5MY]
    Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for 
        power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing 
        Administration (see H.R. 3518), [19MR]
    Public works: conveyance of various reclamation project facilities 
        to local water authorities (see H.R. 4389), [4AU]
    Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: amend to provide 
        a loan to the Madera-Chowchilla Power Authority (see H.R. 
        3302), [2MR]
    Taxation: treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain 
        electrical output facilities (see H.R. 4732), [8OC]
    ------treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to 
        foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules 
        (see H.R. 4871), [20OC]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4060), [25SE]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060), 
        [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4060, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 478) (H. 
        Rept. 105-586), [18JN]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 105-749), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 
        105-581), [16JN]
    Flathead Irrigation Project Transfer of Maintenance and Operation 
        to Local Control: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3056) 
        (H. Rept. 105-812), [12OC]
    Gustavus, AK, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3903) (H. Rept. 105-706), [11SE]
    Reclamation Project Facilities Conveyance to Local Water 
        Authorities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4389) (H. 
        Rept. 105-785), [6OC]

PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3976), [22MY]

PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Electric power: ensure that rates charged by certain small power 
        producers and cogenerators do not exceed the incremental cost 
        to the purchasing utility of alternative electric energy at 
        the time of delivery (see H.R. 4183), [25JN] (see H.R. 4511), 
        [6AU]

PUBLIC WELFARE PROGRAMS
related term(s) Federal Aid Programs; Food Stamps; Social Security
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
    ------H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Aliens: clarify and improve public assistance and benefits for 
        noncitizens (see H.R. 4558), [14SE]
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        establish (see H.R. 3095), [27JA] (see H.R. 3546), [25MR]
    ------establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (see H. Res. 410), 
        [28AP]
    Children and youth: improve and extend child nutrition programs 
        (see H.R. 3666), [1AP]
    ------require proof of screening for lead poisoning and follow-up 
        services for those testing positive (see H.R. 4825), [13OC]
    Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint): establish (see H.J. 
        Res. 112), [26FE]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration 
        projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare 
        policies (see H.R. 4254), [16JY]
    Dept. of HHS: make grants to States and businesses to improve the 
        quality of child care services (see H.R. 3686), [1AP]
    Families and domestic relations: increase availability, 
        affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 3292), 
        [26FE] (see H.R. 4030), [10JN]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care during periods outside school hours (see H.R. 3400), 
        [5MR]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of school-
        based child care (see H.R. 3768), [30AP]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement and adoption programs (see H.R. 3130), [28JA]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 378), [4MR]
    Federal aid programs: prohibit States from imposing restrictions 
        on additional children relative to the temporary assistance to 
        needy families program (see H.R. 4066), [16JN]
    ------reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and Employment 
        Program and apply savings to emergency food assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 4571), [15SE]
    ------State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance 
        to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates 
        (see H.R. 4692), [2OC]
    Food stamps: exception to work requirements relative to loss of 
        adequate child care (see H.R. 4486), [6AU]
    ------exception to work requirements relative to victimization by 
        sexual harassment (see H.R. 4487), [6AU]
    ------prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (see H.R. 
        4366), [31JY]
    ------State prevention of receipt by prisoners or fugitives (see 
        H.R. 3670), [1AP]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] 
        (see H.R. 4241), [16JY] (see H.R. 4439), [6AU]
    Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of 
        homeownership opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 208), [4FE]
    ------ensure that tenant-based rental assistance programs are 
        carried out in an efficient and fair manner (see H.R. 3545), 
        [25MR]
    ------prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or producing 
        methamphetamine from receiving public housing assistance (see 
        H.R. 4551), [11SE]
    ------remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing (see 
        H.R. 3435), [11MR]
    ------use of project rental assistance contracts to finance 
        housing conversions for elderly persons (see H.R. 3635), [1AP]
    Immigration: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 
        3379), [5MR]
    Income: disregard payment of earned income tax credits in 
        determining eligibility for the temporary assistance for needy 
        families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing programs 
        (see H.R. 4818), [12OC]
    Insurance: allow children covered under private health insurance 
        under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under 
        the Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 3794), [5MY]
    Legal aliens: extend transition period for receiving SSI and food 
        stamps (see H.R. 4426), [6AU]
    Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 4583), [16SE]
    ------exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll 
        with a managed care entity (see H.R. 3281), [26FE]
    Medicare: enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain 
        cost-sharing assistance programs (see H.R. 4836), [14OC]
    Recipients: guarantee loans and provide State grants to finance 
        transportation services for welfare recipients, and establish 
        preferences for Federal contractors that hire welfare 
        recipients (see H.R. 3638), [1AP]
    Social Security: investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses 
        into program (see H. Res. 340), [27JA]
    ------provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal 
        benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits 
        (see H.R. 4172), [25JN]
    SSI: reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain 
        low-income disabled children (see H.R. 3459), [12MR]
    States: provide tax credits for contributions to charitable 
        organizations relative to delivery of welfare services (see 
        H.R. 4255), [16JY]
    Taxation: designate renewal communities (see H.R. 3865), [14MY]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 3125), [28JA]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to loss of adequate child care (see H.R. 
        4702), [5OC]
    ------eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment (see 
        H.R. 4701), [5OC]
    WIC: improve special supplemental nutrition programs (see H.R. 
        3874), [14MY]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]

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    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement (H.R. 
        3874), [6OC]
  Motions
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        establish (H.R. 3546), [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Child Support Performance and Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3130) (H. Rept. 105-422), [2MR]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and 
        Incentive Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 378) (H. 
        Rept. 105-428), [4MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 105-
        498), [28AP]
    Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act: 
        Committee on Banking and Financial Service (House) (H.R. 217) 
        (H. Rept. 105-407), [27JA], [3MR]
    National Dialogue on Social Security Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3546) (H. Rept. 105-493), [23AP]
    Public Assistance and Benefits for Noncitizens Clarification and 
        Improvement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4558) 
        (H. Rept. 105-735), [22SE]
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 105-786), [6OC]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3874) 
        (H. Rept. 105-633), [20JY]

PUBLIC WORKS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
        and Equity Act, [1AP], [22AP], [23AP], [6MY]
    ------H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    California: authorize the construction of temperature control 
        devices at Folsom Dam (see H.R. 4079), [18JN]
    ------develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control 
        projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin 
        Watershed (see H.R. 4223), [15JY]
    ------provide outlet modifications to Folsom Dam, study 
        reconstruction of Northfork American River Cofferdam, and 
        transfer all right, title, and interest in and to the Auburn 
        Dam (see H.R. 4111), [23JN]
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (see H.R. 3866), [14MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of 
        watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource 
        projects (see H.R. 4409), [5AU]
    Electric power: enhance reliability, increase efficiency, and 
        reduce discrimination in the transmission of services (see 
        H.R. 4432), [6AU]
    Elwha River: provide for dam removal and acquisition, and 
        restoration of ecosystems and fisheries (see H.R. 4294), 
        [21JY]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        4060), [16JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4060), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 478), [18JN]
    Maine: deauthorize remainder of East Boothbay Harbor project (see 
        H.R. 3737), [28AP]
    Navajo Indian irrigation project: use power allocated from the 
        Colorado River storage project for on-farm uses (see H.R. 
        3235), [12FE]
    Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for 
        power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing 
        Administration (see H.R. 3518), [19MR]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform 
        programs (see H.R. 4275), [20JY]
    Texas: authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water 
        reclamation project contract for the Canadian River Project 
        (see H.R. 3687), [1AP]
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 405), [31MR]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 449), [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), corrections 
        in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 282), 
        [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 3978), [3JN]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 4466), [6AU]
    Water: conveyance of various reclamation project facilities to 
        local water authorities (see H.R. 4389), [4AU]
    ------settlement of the reserved water rights of the Shivwits and 
        construction of certain water projects (see H.R. 4746), [8OC]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: funding for reconstruction (see 
        H.R. 3525), [19MR]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4060), [25SE]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 2400), [22MY]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060), 
        [29JY]
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), 
        [20MY], [21MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), conference 
        report, [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2400) (H. Rept. 105-467), [25MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 
        105-467), [27MR]
    Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. Rept. 105-813), 
        [12OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2400, Transportation 
        Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 449) (H. Rept. 105-552), [22MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface 
        Transportation and Equity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 405) (H. Rept. 105-476), [31MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 4060, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 478) (H. 
        Rept. 105-586), [18JN]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 105-749), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 
        105-581), [16JN]
    Flathead Irrigation Project Transfer of Maintenance and Operation 
        to Local Control: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3056) 
        (H. Rept. 105-812), [12OC]
    Folsom Dam Outlet Modifications, Northfork American River 
        Cofferdam Reconstruction Study, and Auburn Dam Transfer to 
        California: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4111) (H. 
        Rept. 105-811), [12OC]
    Folsom Dam Construction of Temperature Control Devices: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 4079) (H. Rept. 105-717), [15SE]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act and Appalachian Regional 
        Development Act Programs Reauthorization and Reform: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4275) (H. 
        Rept. 105-684), [6AU]
    Reclamation Project Facilities Conveyance to Local Water 
        Authorities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4389) (H. 
        Rept. 105-785), [6OC]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 105-550), [22MY]

PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Programs: reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 4275), [20JY]
  Reports filed
    Program Reauthorization and Reform: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4275) (H. Rept. 105-684), 
        [6AU]

PUBLICATIONS
related term(s) Literature; News Media
  Reports filed
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2652) (H. Rept. 105-525), [12MY]

PUERTO RICO, COMMONWEALTH OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Brazil: prohibit importation of papayas into the U.S. and certain 
        territories until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 3771), 
        [30AP]
    Dept. of Education: conduct a study on the availability of 
        educational instruction in the English language to student 
        citizens in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 4766), [9OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury: require report on Federal program costs, 
        revenues, and taxation of residents (see H.R. 4769), [9OC]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 3673), [1AP]
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: 
        designate (see H.R. 3263), [25FE]
    Real estate: provide for adequate insurance of mortgages on 
        property (see H.R. 3757), [29AP]
    Self-determination (H.R. 856): consideration (see H. Res. 376), 
        [3MR]
    Taxation: exempt retirement income from pension plans from 
        nonresident taxation (see H.R. 3969), [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 856, United States-Puerto Rico Political 
        Status Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 376) (H. Rept. 
        105-426), [3MR]

PURSELL, CARL D. (a former Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI: designate (see H.R. 
        3808), [7MY]

PYRAMID OF REMEMBRANCE FOUNDATION
  Reports filed
    Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation Authorization To Establish a 
        Memorial Dedicated to Soldiers Who Have Died in Foreign 
        Conflicts Other Than Declared Wars: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1608) (H. Rept. 105-753), [28SE]

QUEENS, NY
see New York, NY

QUINN, JACK (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Federal Aviation Research and Evaluation Board: establish (see 
        H.R. 3312), [3MR]
    Medicare: require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees 
        of hospital termination under such plans (see H.R. 4748), 
        [8OC]
    Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans 
        Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 
        4815), [12OC]
    Veterans: enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States, 
        private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies 
        abroad (see H.R. 3213), [12FE]

RABBIS
see Churches and Synagogues; Religion

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
see Discrimination

RACIAL RELATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: provide a mechanism for resolution of 
        discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 4051), [11JN]
    Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (see H. Con. Res. 294), 
        [22JN]
    Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 466), [11JN]
    Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination and 
        preferential treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or 
        national origin (see H.R. 3330), [4MR]
    Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to 
        the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 4718), 
        [7OC]
    Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: establish 
        (see H.R. 4182), [25JN]

RADANOVICH, GEORGE P. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [6MY]

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  Bills and resolutions introduced
    California: land exchange involving the Dept. of the Interior El 
        Portal Administrative Site (see H.R. 4230), [15JY]
    Clinton, President: resignation (see H. Res. 531), [11SE]
    Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: amend to provide 
        a loan to the Madera-Chowchilla Power Authority (see H.R. 
        3302), [2MR]
    Taxation: treatment of liquor and beer retailers (see H.R. 4140), 
        [25JN]

RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Hazardous substances: compensation for certain individuals exposed 
        to radiation in uranium mines and mills (see H.R. 3539), 
        [24MR]

RADIO
related term(s) News Media; Public Broadcasting; Telecommunications
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: promote independent radio broadcasting (see H. Res. 415), 
        [29AP]
    Commission for the Future of Public Broadcasting: establish (see 
        H.R. 4067), [16JN]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 4067), [16JN]
    FCC: eliminate regulatory requirements restricting the cross 
        ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers (see H.R. 
        3171), [5FE]
    Spectrum: ensure availability to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 
        3572), [27MR]
    Telecommunications: protect critical infrastructure radio systems 
        from interference and promote efficient spectrum management of 
        the private land mobile radio bands (see H.R. 4813), [12OC]
  Messages
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report: President Clinton, [25FE], 
        [29JY]
    Cuban Democracy Act: President Clinton, [9OC]

RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal 
        Compact Consent Act, [12MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to radiation-exposed 
        veterans (see H.R. 4586), [16SE]
    Dept. of Energy: ensure that U.S. Enrichment Corp. funding for 
        disposition of depleted uranium hexafluoride be used to treat 
        and recycle depleted uranium hexafluoride (see H.R. 4215), 
        [14JY] (see H.R. 4234), [15JY]
    ------purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads 
        (see H.R. 3941), [21MY]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to 
        Senate (see H. Res. 379), [5MR]
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain 
        individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills 
        (see H.R. 3539), [24MR]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: grant 
        congressional consent (H.R. 629), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 511), [28JY]
    Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected 
        with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 4368), 
        [31JY]
    ------extend priority health care to those who received 
        nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the 
        Armed Forces (see H.R. 4367), [31JY]
  Conference reports
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act 
        (H.R. 629), [16JY]
  Motions
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 
        629), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-630), [16JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-652), 
        [28JY]

RAHALL, NICK J., II (a Representative from West Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home 
        health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4339), 
        [27JY]

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton, [3FE], [28SE]

RAILROADS
related term(s) Cargo Transportation
  Appointments
    Amtrak Reform Council, [4MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Safety: authorize activities under Federal railroad safety laws 
        (see H.R. 3805), [7MY]
    ------permit State and local governments to adopt or enforce 
        certain speed limits for trains (see H.R. 3812), [7MY]
    Surface Transportation Board: ensure effective competition by 
        improving regulation of rates and abandoned lines (see H.R. 
        4488), [6AU]
    Taxation: allow tax credit for public transportation expenses (see 
        H.R. 3178), [11FE]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund 
        of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 4332), [24JY]
    ------treatment of diesel fuel and gasoline used in trains (see 
        H.R. 3549), [25MR]
    Urban areas: continuation of operating assistance for small 
        transit operators (see H.R. 4384), [3AU]
  Messages
    Railroad Retirement Board Report: President Clinton, [3FE], [28SE]

RALEIGH, NC
  Reports filed
    Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3982) (H. 
        Rept. 105-618), [14JY]

RAMSTAD, JIM (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: treatment of cooperative housing corporations and their 
        shareholders (see H.R. 4386), [3AU]

RANCHERS
see Agriculture

RANDALL, MALCOLM
  Bills and resolutions
    Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Gainesville, FL: designate (see H.R. 3336), [4MR]

RANGEL, CHARLES B. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [6MY]
    ------H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, [22MY]
    ------H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Community development: provide grant funding for additional 
        empowerment zones (see H.R. 3622), [1AP]
    Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 3173), [5FE]
    Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish (see H.R. 
        3207), [12FE]
    Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and 
        small businesses, establish incentives for education, and 
        protect the solvency of Social Security (see H.R. 4597), 
        [18SE]
    ------tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school 
        construction (see H.R. 3320), [4MR]
    ------treatment of gross income for amounts received under 
        qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 4031), [10JN]
    Trinidad and Tobago: refund of certain customs duty deposits (see 
        H.R. 3483), [17MR]

REAGAN, RONALD (40th President of the United States)
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2625, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 344) (H. Rept. 
        105-411), [3FE]
    Consideration of S. 1575, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 349) (H. Rept. 
        105-414), [4FE]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. 
        Rept. 105-408), [3FE]

REAL ESTATE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Bankruptcy: limit the value of real and personal property that 
        debtors may exempt under State and local law (see H.R. 3693), 
        [21AP]
    ------reform laws (see H.R. 3146, 3150), [3FE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration (see H. Res. 462), 
        [9JN]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 586), [8OC]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), correct enrollment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 346), [9OC]
    Calcasieu Parish, LA: clarify the applicability of authority to 
        release restrictions and encumbrances on certain property (see 
        H.R. 4029), [10JN]
    Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters 
        (see H. Con. Res. 306), [23JY]
    Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations 
        of property by the Government (see H.R. 4303), [22JY]
    Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the 
        preservation of affordable housing for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 4838), [14OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property for Chickamauga-
        Chattanooga National Military Park (see H.R. 4575), [15SE]
    District of Columbia: designate as empowerment zone and modify tax 
        treatment of residents (see H.R. 3329), [4MR]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 3750), [29AP]
    Government: notification of property owners relative to exercise 
        of eminent domain by private nongovernmental entities (see 
        H.R. 3319), [4MR]
    Homeowners Protection Act: consumer protections relative to 
        private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 4435), [6AU]
    Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of 
        homeownership opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 208), [4FE]
    ------establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing 
        temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured 
        under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 4745), [8OC]
    ------expand homeownership (see H.R. 3899), [19MY]
    ------provide rental assistance in a manner that preserves 
        residential property values, protects residents, and enhances 
        safety (see H.R. 4218), [15JY]
    ------remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing (see 
        H.R. 3435), [11MR]
    National Flood Insurance Program: improve pre-disaster mitigation 
        and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded 
        properties (see H.R. 4832), [14OC]
    New York: disposition of Governors Island (see H.R. 3884), [14MY]
    Puerto Rico: provide for adequate insurance of mortgages on 
        property (see H.R. 3757), [29AP]
    Real property: private property owner rights (H.R. 992), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 382), [10MR]
    Taxation: allow interest deduction for contingent interest on a 
        shared appreciation mortgage (see H.R. 4637), [25SE]
    ------applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a 
        principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 3541), 
        [24MR]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 3945), [22MY]
    ------depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 
        3500), [18MR]
    ------election of deduction in lieu of a basis increase for debt 
        secured by property with an original issue discount and held 
        by a cash method taxpayer (see H.R. 3656), [1AP]
    ------elimination of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3879), [14MY]
    ------inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the 
        exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (see 
        H.R. 3953), [22MY]

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    ------modify rules for determining whether a corporation is a 
        cooperative housing corporation (see H.R. 4397), [4AU]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 4740), [8OC]
    ------prohibit lenders from requiring access to the borrower's tax 
        return information in residential mortgage transactions (see 
        H.R. 4395), [4AU]
    ------provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a 
        State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for 
        property (see H.R. 4361), [30JY]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3859), [13MY]
    ------require the approval of a private panel relative to the 
        seizure of property for the collection of taxes (see H.R. 
        3214), [12FE]
    ------tax incentives for land sales for conservation purposes (see 
        H.R. 4496), [6AU]
    ------treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on 
        land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 4301), [22JY]
    ------treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in 
        connection with delinquent real property taxes (see H.R. 
        4069), [17JN]
    ------treatment of certain contiguous farmlands relative to sale 
        of a principal residence (see H.R. 4643), [25SE]
    ------treatment of certain liquidating distributions of a 
        regulated investment company or real estate investment trust 
        which are allowable as a deduction (see H.R. 3947), [22MY]
    ------treatment of cooperative housing corporations and their 
        shareholders (see H.R. 4386), [3AU]
    ------treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses 
        (see H.R. 4587), [16SE]
    ------treatment of estate taxes on the disposition of property 
        produced by a qualified family-owned business (see H.R. 4640), 
        [25SE]
    ------treatment of income from certain rental real estate 
        activities in which taxpayer actively participates (see H.R. 
        4639), [25SE]
    ------treatment of income from land or development rights sold to 
        nonprofit organizations for preservation purposes (see H.R. 
        3286), [26FE]
    ------treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received 
        by senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 
        3841), [12MY]
    ------treatment of stapled real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 
        3533), [24MR] (see H.R. 3558), [26MR]
    ------treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member 
        of the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent away 
        from home (see H.R. 3861), [13MY] (see H.R. 3882), [14MY]
    ------treatment of use of a principal residence by a member of the 
        Armed Forces or Foreign Service while on official extended 
        duty (see H.R. 4561), [14SE]
  Conference reports
    Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150), [7OC]
  Motions
    Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), [10JN], [28SE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report, [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3150) (H. 
        Rept. 105-794), [7OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3150) (H. Rept. 
        105-540), [18MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 105-
        799), [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 992, Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 382) (H. Rept. 105-430), 
        [10MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 105-573), [9JN]
    Dutch John Federal Property Disposition and Assistance Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 105-714), 
        [15SE]
    Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-687), 
        [9SE]
    Morristown National Historical Park Acquisition of Certain 
        Property: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2776) (H. Rept. 
        105-694), [9SE]
    Transfer of Certain Forest Service Rights and Property in Exchange 
        for Payment to the Occupant of Such Property: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2416) (H. Rept. 105-516), [7MY]
    Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 992) (H. Rept. 105-424), [3MR]
    Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 105-447), 
        [17MR]

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST TAX EQUITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3533), [24MR]

REAL PROPERTY
see Real Estate

RECESSION
see Economy

RECIPROCAL TRADE AGREEMENT AUTHORITIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2621): consideration (see H. Res. 553), [24SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 105-745), [24SE]

RECLAMATION OF LAND
see Land Use

RECLAMATION STATES EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Madera-Chowchilla Power Authority: provide a loan (see H.R. 3302), 
        [2MR]

RECLAMATION WASTEWATER AND GROUNDWATER STUDY AND FACILITIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: participation in the design, planning, and 
        construction of the Alameda County Brackish Water Desalination 
        Project for the reclamation and reuse of water (see H.R. 
        3996), [4JN]

RECREATION AREAS
see Parks and Recreation Areas

RECYCLING
related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: ensure that U.S. Enrichment Corp. funding for 
        disposition of depleted uranium hexafluoride be used to treat 
        and recycle depleted uranium hexafluoride (see H.R. 4215), 
        [14JY] (see H.R. 4234), [15JY]

REDMOND, BILL (a Representative from New Mexico)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Akal Security, Inc.: relief (see H.R. 3944), [21MY]
    Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to radiation-exposed 
        veterans (see H.R. 4586), [16SE]
    Bandelier National Monument: modify boundary (see H.R. 3936), 
        [21MY]
    Education: conduct ceremonies and other activities in public 
        schools relative to the sacrifice and commitment of veterans 
        (see H. Con. Res. 333), [2OC]
    Forest Service: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico 
        (see H.R. 4816), [12OC]
    ------address the decline of forest health and rural community 
        economies in New Mexico and protect such lands from 
        catastrophic fires in accordance with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 4210), [14JY]
    Native American Veterans' Memorial: establish (see H.R. 4064), 
        [16JN]
    Navajo Indian irrigation project: use power allocated from the 
        Colorado River storage project for on-farm uses (see H.R. 
        3235), [12FE]
    Political campaigns: ban acceptance of certain cash contributions 
        in campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 4790), [10OC]
    Public lands: make certain Federal property is made available to 
        States before other entities (see H.R. 4010), [5JN]
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain 
        individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills 
        (see H.R. 3539), [24MR]

REFUGEES
related term(s) Immigration
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: provide a comprehensive program of support for 
        victims of torture (see H.R. 4309), [22JY]
    Immigration: assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens 
        and for persons smuggling aliens within the U.S. (see H.R. 
        4251), [16JY]
    Public welfare programs: extend transition period for legal aliens 
        receiving SSI (see H.R. 4426), [6AU]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 3379), 
        [5MR]
    U.S. Immigration Court: establish (see H.R. 4107), [22JN]
  Reports filed
    Torture Victims Relief Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 4309) (H. Rept. 105-709), [14SE]

REFUSE DISPOSAL
related term(s) Sewage Disposal
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal 
        Compact Consent Act, [12MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: establish research and grant programs relative to the 
        efficient, (see H.R. 3793), [5MY]
    EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers 
        conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see 
        H.R. 4242), [16JY]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to 
        Senate (see H. Res. 379), [5MR]
    ------require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to 
        reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 3791), [5MY]
    Mexico: inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to 
        flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 331), [1OC]
    States: authorize Governors to limit receipt of out of State 
        municipal solid waste (see H.R. 4475), [6AU]
    ------control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal 
        (see H.R. 4635), [25SE]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: grant 
        congressional consent (H.R. 629), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 511), [28JY]
  Conference reports
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act 
        (H.R. 629), [16JY]
  Motions
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 
        629), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-630), [16JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-652), 
        [28JY]

REGULA, RALPH (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [15OC]
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 4193), [14JY]
    Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports 
        resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other 
        regions (see H. Con. Res. 328), [18SE]
    Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 4595), [17SE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4193) (H. Rept. 105-
        609), [14JY]

REHABILITATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Disabled: incentives to promote research and development of 
        assistance technology and universally designed technology (see 
        H.R. 4063), [16JN]

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RELIGION
related term(s) Churches and Synagogues
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: condemn Taliban regime and support broad based 
        government (see H. Con. Res. 336), [8OC]
    ------establish cease fire and begin transition toward a broad-
        based multiethnic government that observes international norms 
        of behavior (see H. Con. Res. 218), [12FE]
    Arizona: restoration of certain Federal lands to the Tohono 
        O'odham Nation (see H.R. 4119), [23JN]
    Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (see H. Con. Res. 294), 
        [22JN]
    Civil liberties: eliminate the effect on the expression of 
        religion by State and local officials that results from the 
        threat that potential litigants may seek damages and 
        attorney's fees (see H.R. 3288), [26FE]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. 
        Res. 78), consideration (see H. Res. 453), [3JN]
    ------protect religious liberty (see H.R. 4019), [9JN] (see H.R. 
        4154), [25JN]
    Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious 
        groups (see H. Con. Res. 325), [6AU]
    Guatemala: investigation of murder of Juan Gerardi and 
        implementation of peace accords (see H. Res. 421), [6MY]
    Islam: support tolerance toward Muslims (see H. Con. Res. 322), 
        [6AU]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        3806), [7MY]
    ------establish (H.R. 2431), consideration (see H. Res. 430), 
        [13MY]
    Panama: commend efforts to obtain the release of New Tribes 
        Mission (organization) workers held hostage (see H. Con. Res. 
        277), [14MY]
    Pope John Paul II: tribute to visit to Cuba (see H. Res. 362), 
        [12FE]
    Supreme Patriarch Karekin I: tribute to U.S. visit commemorating 
        centennial of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America 
        (see H. Con. Res. 271), [5MY]
  Motions
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. 
        Res. 78), [4JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 78, Constitutional Amendment on 
        Protection of Freedom of Religion: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 105-563), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2431, Freedom From Religious Persecution 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 105-
        534), [13MY]
    Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Freedom of Religion: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 
        105-543), [19MY]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-480), [1AP]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 
        105-480), [11MY]
    Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 105-
        556), [3JN]

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND CHARITABLE DONATION PROTECTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. 
        Rept. 105-556), [3JN]

REPUBLICAN PARTY
  Bills and resolutions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (see H. Res. 431), [14MY]
    Committee on Commerce (House): majority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 515), [3AU]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of 
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election 
        campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (see H. Res. 
        440), [18MY]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 371), [26FE]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        354), [11FE] (see H. Res. 429), [13MY]
    FEC: expedite availability of reports (see H.R. 3582), [30MR]
    ------require electronic preservation and filing of reports by 
        certain persons and require such reports to be made available 
        through the Internet (see H.R. 3174), [5FE]
    ------require national committees of political parties to file 
        pre-general election reports (see H.R. 4781), [9OC]
  Motions
    Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431), [14MY]

RESCUE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PREPARED FOR OUR NATION'S DEFENSE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3764), [30AP]

RESEARCH
related term(s) Science; Technology
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
        Education Reform Act, [24FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education 
        programs address high-priority concerns with national 
        multistate significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 446), [21MY]
    ------ensure that federally funded research and education programs 
        address high-priority concerns with national multistate 
        significance (S. 1150), insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu 
        (see H. Res. 365), [24FE]
    Air Force: reinvigorate science and technology functions (see H.R. 
        3894), [19MY]
    Animals: establish research and grant programs relative to the 
        efficient, (see H.R. 3793), [5MY]
    ------provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are 
        no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health 
        Service (see H.R. 4744), [8OC]
    Appropriations: continuation of Federal research and development 
        programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 
        4514), [6AU]
    ------increase support for basic and applied scientific research 
        (see H. Con. Res. 243), [12MR]
    ------increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, 
        medical, and pre-competitive engineering research (see H.R. 
        3660), [1AP]
    Archeology: preserve the integrity of the Kennewick Man remains 
        for scientific study (see H.R. 3575), [27MR]
    Aviation: tribute to individuals who contributed to the 
        development of supersonic flight technology (see H. Con. Res. 
        319), [5AU]
    Beechman, Laurie: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4199), [14JY]
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 4302), [22JY] (see H.R. 4517), [6AU]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        ``National Race for the Cure'' breast cancer survivors event 
        (see H. Con. Res. 238), [9MR]
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and 
        research of autism and related developmental diseases to 
        implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see 
        H.R. 4725), [7OC]
    Computers: develop a national strategy to resolve the year 2000 
        problem and ensure that critical public and private services 
        are not disrupted (see H.R. 3968), [22MY]
    ------encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to 
        the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 4355), [30JY] (see H.R. 4455), 
        [6AU]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        4682), [2OC]
    Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals 
        and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 286), [3JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: improve food safety research, education, and 
        technology and require the use of a designated team to rapidly 
        respond to food safety emergencies (see H.R. 3132), [28JA] 
        (see H.R. 3148), [3FE]
    Dept. of Energy: improve the ability of small businesses, Federal 
        agencies, industry, and universities to work with contractor-
        operated facilities (see H.R. 3593), [30MR]
    Dept. of HHS: collection of information relative to the use of 
        mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and 
        behavioral research (see H.R. 4135), [24JN]
    ------ensure individuals who undertake federally funded research 
        and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements (see 
        H.R. 3758), [29AP]
    ------revise and extend certain women's health research and 
        prevention activities programs (see H.R. 4683), [2OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to treat illnesses of 
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans and illnesses due to future 
        combat service, and revise research priorities relative to 
        certain service-related health consequences (see H.R. 3980), 
        [3JN]
    Disabled: incentives to promote research and development of 
        assistance technology and universally designed technology (see 
        H.R. 4063), [16JN]
    Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of 
        Lyme disease (see H.R. 3795), [5MY]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research (see 
        H.R. 3517), [19MR] (see H. Con. Res. 291), [19JN]
    Federal Aviation Research and Evaluation Board: establish (see 
        H.R. 3312), [3MR]
    Firearms: provide grants to improve safety and study effects of 
        developing technology on firearms safety (see H.R. 3895), 
        [19MY]
    Government regulations: require peer review of scientific data 
        used in support of Federal regulations (see H.R. 3234), [12FE]
    Health: awareness and use of federally-supported research findings 
        on the social and economic costs of sleep deprivation and 
        sleep disorders (see H. Con. Res. 250), [25MR]
    ------establish a national registry of information on traumatic 
        brain and spinal cord injuries (see H.R. 4800), [10OC]
    ------limit disclosure in connection with health care coverage and 
        prohibit discrimination in employment based on genetic 
        information (see H.R. 3299), [26FE]
    Higher Education Act: establish an Advanced Manufacturing 
        Fellowship (see H.R. 3840), [12MY]
    Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: establish 
        Natural Resources Institute (see H.R. 4593), [17SE]
    Medicare: reimbursement of routine patient care costs for 
        individuals participating in approved clinical trials (see 
        H.R. 3283), [26FE]
    National Center for Bioengineering Research: establish (see H.R. 
        4170), [25JN]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [10MR]
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: anniversary 
        (see H. Con. Res. 335), [7OC]
    National Institute of Dental Research: anniversary (see H. Con. 
        Res. 289), [9JN]
    Next Generation Internet Program: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    ------require report by advisory committee on development and 
        implementation (see H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 363), [12FE]
    ------establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 4873), 
        [20OC]
    ------expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism 
        research activities (see H.R. 4203), [14JY]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and 
        control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins (see 
        H.R. 4235), [16JY]

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    NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of 
        mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 
        3496), [18MR]
    ------make grants for applied engineering and technology education 
        equipment and capital improvements (see H.R. 3733), [27AP]
    Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer 
        education programs (see H.R. 3610), [31MR]
    Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that 
        protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing 
        need for animal testing (see H.R. 3946), [22MY]
    Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see 
        H.R. 3716), [23AP]
    Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff 
        Auditorium in the Technology Transfer Center (see H.R. 3731), 
        [23AP]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 3133), [28JA]
    Space policy: encourage exploration, development, and use of space 
        (see H. Con. Res. 267), [29AP]
    ------uphold accountability of certain parties responsible for 
        space station development (see H.R. 4820), [13OC]
    Taxation: designation of overpayments for use in biomedical 
        research conducted through NIH (see H.R. 3563), [26MR]
    ------establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical 
        testing research expenses relative to academic medical centers 
        and other qualified hospital research organizations (see H.R. 
        3815), [7MY]
    ------extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain 
        collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 3857), [13MY]
    ------increase tax credit for medical research (see H.R. 4728), 
        [7OC]
    ------treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4134), [24JN]
    Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related 
        research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 3868), 
        [14MY]
    ------settlement of class action lawsuits against tobacco industry 
        and arbitration of attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4375), [31JY]
    ``Unlocking Our Future--Toward a New National Science Policy'': 
        use as framework for future deliberations on science policy 
        funding (see H. Res. 578), [7OC]
    Veterans: extend priority health care to individuals who served 
        during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3571), [27MR] (see 
        H.R. 3661), [1AP]
    Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health 
        effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 4028), [10JN]
  Conference reports
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act (S. 
        1150), [22AP]
  Messages
    Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
        Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
        Destruction Cost-Sharing Arrangements: President Clinton, 
        [16JN]
    Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee Report: President 
        Clinton, [3MR]
    National Science Board Report: President Clinton, [25JN]
  Reports filed
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: 
        Committee of Conference (S. 1150) (H. Rept. 105-492), [22AP]
    Biomaterials Access Assurance Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-549), [22MY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-
        549), [22MY]
    Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2652) (H. Rept. 105-525), [12MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1150, Agricultural 
        Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 105-548), [21MY]
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (S. 231) (H. Rept. 105-496), [28AP]
    National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 105-787), [8OC]
    Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act: Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3980) (H. Rept. 105-626), 
        [15JY]
    Technology Transfer Commercialization Act: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 2544) (H. Rept. 105-620), [14JY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for ``National Race for the 
        Cure'' Breast Cancer Survivors Event: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 238) 
        (H. Rept. 105-438), [12MR]

RESTON, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap 
        National Park for the Performing Arts (see H.R. 3957), [22MY]

RETIREMENT ACCESSIBILITY, SECURITY, AND PORTABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4152), [25JN]

REVISED ORGANIC ACT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Virgin Islands: allow self-determination of number of members on 
        the legislature and number of such members constituting a 
        quorum (see H.R. 4313), [23JY]

REYES, SILVESTRE (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    de Onate, Don Juan: issue postage stamp in commemoration of first 
        permanent settlement of western U.S. by the Spanish explorer 
        (see H. Con. Res. 240), [11MR]
    El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 3803), [6MY]
    Fort Bliss, TX: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 253), [26MR]
    Immigration: personnel and technology funding to increase 
        inspections and reduce delays at border crossings and interior 
        checkpoints (see H.R. 3679), [1AP]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 3598), [30MR]

RHINO AND TIGER PRODUCT LABELING ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2807) (H. Rept. 
        105-495), [28AP]

RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (S. 361): return to Senate (see H. Res. 601), [15OC]
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 3113), [27JA]
  Reports filed
    Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3113) (H. 
        Rept. 105-455), [19MR]

RHODE ISLAND
  Bills and resolutions
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: funding for 
        historic, recreational, and environmental education projects 
        (see H.R. 3522), [19MR]
  Reports filed
    Narragansett Justice Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1983) (H. Rept. 105-692), [9SE]

RHODE ISLAND INDIAN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Narragansett Justice Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1983) (H. Rept. 105-692), [9SE]

RICH, MARK
  Bills and resolutions
    Panama: commend efforts to obtain the release of New Tribes 
        Mission (organization) workers held hostage (see H. Con. Res. 
        277), [14MY]

RICHARDSON, DAVID P., JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3999), [5JN]

RICHLAND, WA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: establish an Office of River Protection at the 
        Hanford Reservation in Richland, WA (see H.R. 3984), [3JN]

RICHMOND, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct study relative to designation of 
        Rosie the Riveter Park as an affiliated site to the National 
        Park Service (see H.R. 4483), [6AU]

RIGGS, FRANK (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy 
        Enhancement Act, [22MY]
    ------H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
    ------S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention 
        Act, [5OC]
    Twenty-First Century Work-Force Commission, [17DE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Boy Scouts: allow restrictions on hiring of homosexuals as scout 
        masters (see H. Res. 474), [16JN]
    Coast Guard: conveyance of certain vessels to Canvasback Mission, 
        Inc. (see H.R. 3924), [20MY]
    Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination and 
        preferential treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or 
        national origin (see H.R. 3330), [4MR]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): question 
        relating to privileges of the House (see H. Res. 599), [14OC]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend (see 
        H.R. 4271), [17JY]
    Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws 
        in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other 
        drugs (see H.R. 3184), [11FE]
    Education: establish a program to help children and youth learn 
        English (see H.R. 3680), [1AP] (see H.R. 3892), [19MY]
    ------provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary 
        public and private parental choice programs (see H.R. 3742), 
        [28AP]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 4241), [16JY]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: clarify requirements 
        relative to reducing or withholding payments to States (see 
        H.R. 3254), [24FE]
    Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4099), [19JN]
    Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act: reauthorize 
        and amend (see H.R. 3973), [22MY]

RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional, 
        community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 
        3624), [1AP]

RILEY, BOB (a Representative from Alabama)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: prohibit all private possession of child pornography (see 
        H.R. 3185), [11FE]
    SBA: review and adjust size standards used to determine whether 
        certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing 
        for Federal contracts (see H.R. 3681), [1AP]
    Taxation: abatement of interest on underpayments by taxpayers in 
        Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 3709), [22AP]
    ------allow married couples to file combined return under which 
        each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers 
        (see H.R. 3104), [27JA]
    Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4211), 
        [14JY]

RIPKEN, CAL, JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 568), [2OC]

RIVERS
  Bills and resolutions
    American River Watershed: provide for improved flood protection 
        (see H.R. 3698), [21AP]

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    California: provide outlet modifications to Folsom Dam, study 
        reconstruction of Northfork American River Cofferdam, and 
        transfer all right, title, and interest in and to the Auburn 
        Dam (see H.R. 4111), [23JN]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: modify boundaries 
        and protect lands, waters, and natural resources (see H.R. 
        4141), [25JN]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 3658), [1AP]
    Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights 
        claims (see H.R. 3478), [17MR]
    Dept. of Energy: establish an Office of River Protection at the 
        Hanford Reservation in Richland, WA (see H.R. 3984), [3JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: construct and operate a visitor center for 
        the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York 
        (see H.R. 3928), [21MY]
    ------Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish 
        recovery programs implementation funding (see H.R. 3669), 
        [1AP]
    Ecology and environment: recognize the importance of rivers to the 
        U.S. and support preservation efforts (see H. Con. Res. 261), 
        [28AP]
    Elwha River: provide for dam removal and acquisition, and 
        restoration of ecosystems and fisheries (see H.R. 4294), 
        [21JY]
    Floods: damage reduction and recreation project at Grand Forks, 
        ND, and East Grand Forks, MN (see H.R. 4806), [11OC]
    Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull 
        Run Watershed Management Unit (see H.R. 4525), [9SE]
    Mississippi River: management of the upper river system (see H.R. 
        4322), [23JY]
    Navajo Indian irrigation project: use power allocated from the 
        Colorado River storage project for on-farm uses (see H.R. 
        3235), [12FE]
    Pine River Project: convey facilities and allow jurisdictional 
        transfer of lands between the Depts. of the Interior and 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 3715), [23AP]
    Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, (see 
        H.R. 4570), [15SE]
    ------protect and improve certain heritage areas, (H.R. 4570), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 573), [5OC]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 4850), [16OC]
    Rogue River National Forest: convey administrative site and use 
        proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and 
        support buildings (see H.R. 3796), [5MY]
    ------transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal 
        lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other 
        Federal lands in Oregon (see H.R. 4326), [24JY]
    ------transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain lands 
        (see H.R. 3186), [11FE]
    San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: use of water 
        conserved by lining the All-American Canal (see H.R. 4392), 
        [4AU]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3147), [3FE]
    Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act: reauthorize 
        and amend (see H.R. 3973), [22MY]
    Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council: extend authorization 
        (see H.R. 3929), [21MY]
    Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient 
        financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal 
        and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 4634), [25SE]
  Messages
    Pemigewasset River Study Relative to Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: 
        President Clinton, [5MY]
  Reports filed
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative Termination: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1842) (H. Rept. 105-781), [6OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public 
        Lands Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 
        105-776), [5OC]
    Convey Administrative Site for the Rogue River National Forest and 
        Use Proceeds for the Construction or Improvement of Forest 
        Offices and Support Buildings: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 105-561), [3JN]
    Folsom Dam Outlet Modifications, Northfork American River 
        Cofferdam Reconstruction Study, and Auburn Dam Transfer to 
        California: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4111) (H. 
        Rept. 105-811), [12OC]
    Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4326) (H. Rept. 105-810), [12OC]
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1110) (H. Rept. 105-691), 
        [9SE]

RIVERS, LYNN N. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy (see H.R. 3540), 
        [24MR]
    Real estate: prohibit lenders from requiring access to the 
        borrower's tax return information in residential mortgage 
        transactions (see H.R. 4395), [4AU]
    Taxation: waive interest and penalties for failure to file 
        schedule D with a timely filed return (see H.R. 3885), [14MY] 
        (see H.R. 3974), [22MY]
    Telephones: require carriers to completely and accurately itemize 
        charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see H.R. 
        4305), [22JY]

ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
        and Equity Act, [1AP], [22AP], [23AP], [6MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: funding for 
        historic, recreational, and environmental education projects 
        (see H.R. 3522), [19MR]
    Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study on improving the safety 
        of persons present at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 4171), 
        [25JN]
    District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 3971), [22MY]
    George Washington Memorial Parkway: prohibit construction of new 
        facilities and structures along certain parts (see H.R. 4334), 
        [24JY]
    National forests: suspend development of a roadless area policy 
        pending determinations that such a policy will not adversely 
        affect forest health (see H.R. 3297), [26FE]
    New Jersey: waive repayment of funds used for constructing high 
        occupancy vehicle lanes (see H.R. 4528), [9SE]
    New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on 
        Interstate 787 (see H.R. 3754), [29AP]
    Nonprofit organizations: exempt from certain liability 
        requirements relative to rights-of-way on public lands (see 
        H.R. 3187), [11FE]
    Taxation: collection and payment of State taxes imposed on motor 
        fuel sold on Indian lands (see H.R. 3966), [22MY]
    ------treatment of private sector highway infrastructure 
        construction (see H.R. 3222), [12FE]
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 405), [31MR]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 449), [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), corrections 
        in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 282), 
        [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 3978), [3JN]
    ------provide that certain intermodal transportation facilities 
        not be exempt from local zoning ordinances (see H.R. 3468), 
        [17MR]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 4466), [6AU]
    U.S. Route 66: designate as ``America's Main Street'' (see H.R. 
        4513), [6AU]
    ------designate as ``America's Main Street'' (S. 2133), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 604), [16OC]
    Wiley A. Branton, Sr., Memorial Highway, Pine Bluff, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 3250), [24FE]
  Conference reports
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 2400), [22MY]
  Motions
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), 
        [20MY], [21MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), conference 
        report, [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2400) (H. Rept. 105-467), [25MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 
        105-467), [27MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2400, Transportation 
        Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 449) (H. Rept. 105-552), [22MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface 
        Transportation and Equity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 405) (H. Rept. 105-476), [31MR]
    Consideration of S. 2133, U.S. Route 66 Designation as ``America's 
        Main Street'': Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 604) (H. 
        Rept. 105-823), [16OC]
    National Forest System Roadless Area Policy Development Suspension 
        Pending Determinations That Such a Policy Will Not Adversely 
        Affect Forest Health: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3297) (H. Rept. 105-816), [12OC]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2691) (H. Rept. 105-477), 
        [1AP]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 105-550), [22MY]

ROANOKE, VA
  Reports filed
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 171) (H. Rept. 105-539), [18MY]

ROBERT T. STAFFORD DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline 
        the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs 
        of disaster assistance (see H.R. 3869), [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Disaster Mitigation Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3869) (H. Rept. 105-682), [6AU]

ROBESON, PAUL L.
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 260), [1AP]

ROCKEFELLER, LAURANCE S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park: designate (see 
        H.R. 4671), [1OC]

RODRIGUEZ, CIRO D. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation): grant 
        Federal charter (see H.R. 3843), [12MY]
    El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 4724), [7OC]

ROEMER, TIM (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: encourage States to develop and implement alternative 
        teacher certification and licensure programs (see H.R. 3440), 
        [11MR]

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    OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data 
        sheets (see H.R. 3481), [17MR]

ROGAN, JAMES E. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of 
        chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 
        4612), [23SE]
    Research: increase support for basic and applied scientific 
        research (see H. Con. Res. 243), [12MR]

ROGERS, HAROLD (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
    ------H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Enforcement and Border 
        Affairs (see H.R. 4264), [17JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4276), [20JY]
    U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform: implement recommendations 
        (see H.R. 3904), [20MY]
  Reports filed
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 4276) (H. Rept. 105-636), [20JY]

ROHRABACHER, DANA (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, People's Republic of: encourage formation and protection of 
        the Chinese Democracy Party (see H. Res. 570), [2OC]
    Hun Sen: culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
        genocide in Cambodia (see H. Res. 533), [11SE]
    Political campaigns: partial removal of limitations on 
        contributions to candidates whose opponents exceed personal 
        contribution limitations (see H.R. 3313), [3MR]
    U.N.: occupation of seat reserved for Burma by a representative of 
        the National League for Democracy (see H. Res. 603), [15OC]
    Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free 
        emigration (see H.J. Res. 120), [4JN]
    ------prohibit assistance by OPIC or Eximbank (see H.R. 3105), 
        [27JA]
    ------prohibit waivers of prohibitions on nondiscriminatory trade 
        treatment, commercial agreements, and certain assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3158), [4FE]

ROKHLIN, LEV Y.
  Bills and resolutions
    Russia: express sympathy to family and colleagues and urge prompt 
        investigation into death (see H. Res. 571), [2OC]

ROLLCALL VOTES
see Votes in House

ROMERO-BARCELO, CARLOS A. (a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: 
        designate (see H.R. 3263), [25FE]
    Puerto Rico: provide for adequate insurance of mortgages on 
        property (see H.R. 3757), [29AP]
    States: provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant 
        children and increase allotments to territories under the 
        State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4323), 
        [23JY]

RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4014), [5JN]

ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        3682), [1AP]

ROTHMAN, STEVEN R. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 4497), [6AU]
    OSHA: require employers to notify local emergency officials of 
        workplace emergencies (see H.R. 4231), [15JY]
    Tobacco products: prohibit use of vending machines other than in 
        locations in which the presence of minors is prohibited (see 
        H.R. 3298), [26FE]
    U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3236), [12FE]

ROUKEMA, MARGE (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [15OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: prevent smuggling of large amounts of currency or monetary 
        instruments into or out of the U.S. (see H.R. 4691), [2OC]
    Education: encourage local agencies to work with the private 
        sector to provide care to children under compulsory school 
        attendance age (see H.R. 3129), [28JA]
    Financial institutions: streamline the regulation of depository 
        institutions and safeguard confidential banking and credit 
        union supervisory information (see H.R. 4364), [31JY]
    Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance 
        abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group 
        and individual health coverage (see H.R. 3568), [26MR]
    Mental health: establish a task force or working group to 
        recognize the seriousness of problems associated with mental 
        illness (see H. Res. 587), [8OC] (see H. Res. 596), [13OC]
    Tariff: benzenepropanal, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-methyl (see H.R. 
        3431), [10MR]
    Taxation: applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales 
        of a principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 
        3541), [24MR]
    ------expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 4553), 
        [11SE]

ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Health care facilities: require nursing facilities filing for 
        relief to provide written notice of such filing to appropriate 
        State agencies (see H.R. 4843), [15OC]

ROYCE, EDWARD R. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Africa: promote independent radio broadcasting (see H. Res. 415), 
        [29AP]
    Botswana: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 373), [26FE]
    House Rules: provide that certain bills to eliminate waste and 
        provide reform of the executive branch are privileged (see H. 
        Res. 600), [14OC]
    IMF: eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to 
        certain employees (see H.R. 3785), [30AP]
    ------ensure interest rates on loans are comparable to other 
        financial markets (see H. Con. Res. 273), [7MY]
    Vietnam: prohibit assistance by OPIC or Eximbank (see H.R. 3159), 
        [4FE]

RURAL AREAS
related term(s) Agriculture; Urban Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: pilot program to facilitate the protection and 
        preservation of remaining open space and farmland in the mid-
        Atlantic States (see H.R. 3566), [26MR]
    ------relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and 
        rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices 
        (see H.R. 4560), [14SE]
    Bankruptcy: make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent and 
        facilitate the bankruptcy and debt restructuring process 
        relative to farmers (see H.R. 4645), [25SE]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 4672), [1OC] (see H.R. 4697), [5OC] (see 
        H.R. 4831), [14OC]
    Community development: designation of empowerment zones (see H.R. 
        4629), [25SE]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones (see 
        H.R. 3622), [1AP]
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: improve agricultural 
        credit provisions for farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4246), 
        [16JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish additional rural 
        enterprise communities and empowerment zones (see H.R. 4071), 
        [17JN] (see H.R. 4666), [1OC]
    Education: assist urban and rural local education agencies in 
        raising the academic achievement of all students (see H.R. 
        3813), [7MY]
    Taxation: treatment of commercial aviation to and from airports 
        located on sparsely populated islands (see H.R. 4703), [5OC]
    Unemployment: establish the Strategic Transitional Employment 
        Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in 
        certain identified communities (see H.R. 4097), [19JN]
  Messages
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, [27JA]
  Reports filed
    Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2759) (H. Rept. 105-668), [3AU]

RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens' 
        associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 3627), [1AP]
    Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act: repeal preemption 
        provision (see H.R. 4498), [6AU]
    Health: develop and implement integrated cockroach management 
        programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to 
        residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and 
        asthma-related illnesses (see H.R. 3897), [19MY]
    Health care facilities: allow medical treatment of emergency cases 
        near the emergency room entrance (see H.R. 3937), [21MY]
    John H. Sengstacke Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate 
        (see H.R. 4787), [10OC]
    Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 260), [1AP]
    Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to 
        assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs (see H.R. 4179), [25JN]
    SSI: reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain 
        low-income disabled children (see H.R. 3459), [12MR]

RUSSIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, 
        and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (see H. 
        Con. Res. 320), [5AU]
    Dept. of Energy: purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled 
        nuclear warheads (see H.R. 3941), [21MY]
    International relations: restitution and compensation for certain 
        confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. 
        Res. 562), [1OC]
    Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), consideration of Senate 
        amendments (see H. Res. 457), [4JN]
    Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of 
        certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil (see 
        H.R. 4762), [9OC]
    ------respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the 
        financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H. 
        Con. Res. 328), [18SE] (see H. Con. Res. 350), [12OC] (see H. 
        Res. 598), [14OC]
    Rokhlin, Lev Y.: express sympathy to family and colleagues and 
        urge prompt investigation into death (see H. Res. 571), [2OC]

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    Space policy: uphold accountability of certain parties responsible 
        for space station development (see H.R. 4820), [13OC]
    Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on 
        anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 295), [24JN]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 2709, Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act: 
        President Clinton, [24JN]
  Motions
    Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), [9JN]
    Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports 
        resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other 
        regions, [10OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2709, Iran Missile 
        Proliferation Sanctions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 457) (H. Rept. 105-566), [4JN]

RYUN, JIM (a Representative from Kansas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of missile 
        equipment and technology (see H.R. 3886), [14MY]
    ------transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology (see H. 
        Res. 438), [14MY]
    NSF: make grants for applied engineering and technology education 
        equipment and capital improvements (see H.R. 3733), [27AP]
    Taxation: allocation of farm income among taxable years (see H.R. 
        4564), [14SE]
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to members of the Armed Forces who 
        were injured or lost their lives during the ``Tet Offensive'' 
        (see H. Con. Res. 204), [27JA]

SABO, MARTIN OLAV (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Ericson, Leif: grant honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 
        122), [16JN]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow option of 
        obtaining coverage for self and children only (see H.R. 4499), 
        [6AU]

SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Schools: establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        4515), [6AU]

SAFETY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
        and Equity Act, [1AP], [22AP], [23AP], [6MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: establish research and grant programs relative to the 
        efficient, (see H.R. 3793), [5MY]
    Aviation: install enhanced vision technologies to replace and 
        enhance conventional lighting systems with respect to airport 
        improvement projects (see H.R. 3463), [12MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 4347), [29JY]
    Children and youth: prevent teenage driving while under the 
        influence of drugs (see H.R. 3799), [6MY]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 4621), [24SE]
    ------provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in 
        accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 
        3831), [12MY]
    ------require proof of screening for lead poisoning and follow-up 
        services for those testing positive (see H.R. 4825), [13OC]
    CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 
        3935), [21MY]
    Crime: expand prohibition on stalking (see H.R. 3747), [29AP]
    ------notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State 
        engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 366), [24FE]
    ------prevent violence against women (see H.R. 3514), [19MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: improve food safety research, education, and 
        technology and require the use of a designated team to rapidly 
        respond to food safety emergencies (see H.R. 3132), [28JA] 
        (see H.R. 3148), [3FE]
    Dept. of HUD: modernize requirements and establish consensus 
        process for development, revision, and interpretation of 
        safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 
        3634), [1AP]
    Dept. of Transportation: assess available technologies for 
        establishing a system to access motor vehicle driving records 
        (see H.R. 3555), [25MR]
    ------conduct a study on improving the safety of persons present 
        at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 4171), [25JN]
    Drugs: permit physicians to prescribe non-formulary drugs when 
        medically indicated (see H.R. 4419), [6AU]
    ------promote drug-free workplace programs (see H.R. 3853), [13MY]
    ------support existing Federal legal process for determining 
        safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for 
        medicinal purposes (see H. Res. 372), [26FE]
    ------use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.J. Res. 117), 
        [30AP]
    Families and domestic relations: increase availability, 
        affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 3292), 
        [26FE]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care during periods outside school hours (see H.R. 3400), 
        [5MR]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of school-
        based child care (see H.R. 3768), [30AP]
    ------tax relief to increase affordability of child care (see H.R. 
        3144), [3FE]
    Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize the 
        national toll-free telephone domestic violence hotline (see 
        H.R. 3699), [21AP]
    Fastener Quality Act: coverage of certain aircraft fasteners (see 
        H.R. 3824), [11MY]
    FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see 
        H.R. 3676), [1AP]
    ------require notification of recalls of drugs and devices (see 
        H.R. 3462), [12MR]
    ------uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see 
        H.R. 4383), [3AU]
    Federal Aviation Research and Evaluation Board: establish (see 
        H.R. 3312), [3MR]
    FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to 
        comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 3750), [29AP]
    Fire prevention: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local 
        governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-
        related hazards (see H.R. 4229), [15JY]
    Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting 
        community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 4290), [21JY]
    ------ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (see H.R. 3609), [31MR] (see H.R. 3646), [1AP]
    ------encourage States to require a holding period for students 
        expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 4146), [25JN]
    ------ensure child safety (see H.R. 4444), [6AU]
    ------prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks 
        before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention of 
        resulting information (see H.R. 3949), [22MY]
    ------prohibit Internet and mail-order sales of ammunition without 
        a license to deal in firearms and require licensed firearms 
        dealers to record certain sales (see H.R. 4114), [23JN]
    ------protect children from violence (see H.R. 4073), [17JN]
    ------provide grants to improve safety and study effects of 
        developing technology on firearms safety (see H.R. 3895), 
        [19MY]
    ------require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices 
        (see H.R. 4441), [6AU]
    ------revocation of dealer licenses for willful sales to minors 
        (see H.R. 4443), [6AU]
    ------treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms 
        (see H.R. 3140), [3FE]
    Floods: ensure that States and localities can quickly and safely 
        remove flood debris (see H.R. 4128), [24JN]
    Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 4266), [17JY] (see H.R. 4497), [6AU]
    ------improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 4080), [18JN]
    Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of 
        implementation (see H. Con. Res. 290), [11JN]
    Foreign trade: ban importation of certain large capacity military 
        magazine rifles (see H. Con. Res. 275), [12MY]
    Forest Service: policies on recreational shooting and archery 
        ranges on Federal land (see H. Con. Res. 332), [2OC]
    GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 4034), [10JN]
    Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers 
        and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access 
        (see H.R. 3862), [13MY]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to Senate (see H. 
        Res. 379), [5MR]
    ------require one-call notification system to protect natural gas 
        and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (see 
        H.R. 3318), [4MR]
    Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid 
        for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 4121), 
        [23JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care 
        workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 
        3342), [5MR]
    Health care professionals: ensure home care agencies conduct 
        background checks on job applicants (see H.R. 4592), [17SE]
    Housing: provide rental assistance in a manner that preserves 
        residential property values, protects residents, and enhances 
        safety (see H.R. 4218), [15JY]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 4226), [15JY]
    ------protection of Federal officers who intervene in certain 
        situations (see H.R. 3839), [12MY]
    ------tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service 
        (see H. Res. 422), [7MY]
    Medicare: require hospitals to establish and implement security 
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
        abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 4680), [2OC]
    Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal and abusive work history 
        background checks for direct care employees in nursing 
        facilities, (see H.R. 4789), [10OC]
    National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background 
        checks on elementary and secondary school employees (see H.R. 
        4659), [1OC]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 4268), [17JY]
    New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on 
        Interstate 787 (see H.R. 3754), [29AP]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and 
        control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins (see 
        H.R. 4235), [16JY]
    Nuclear weapons: stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 307), 
        [23JY]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and 
        local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3169), [5FE]
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend (see H.R. 3565), 
        [26MR]
    OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data 
        sheets (see H.R. 3481), [17MR] (see H.R. 3519), [19MR] (see 
        H.R. 4037), [11JN]
    ------require employers to notify local emergency officials of 
        workplace emergencies (see H.R. 4231), [15JY]
    Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner 
        as any other employer (see H.R. 3725), [23AP]
    Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as 
        human food (see H.R. 4828), [13OC]

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    Public Safety and Community Policing Grants: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        4743), [8OC]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 3608), [31MR]
    ------establish national medal for those who act with 
        extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see 
        H.R. 4090), [19JN]
    Railroads: authorize activities under Federal railroad safety laws 
        (see H.R. 3805), [7MY]
    ------permit State and local governments to adopt or enforce 
        certain speed limits for trains (see H.R. 3812), [7MY]
    Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 
        4224), [15JY]
    ------establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        4515), [6AU]
    Ships and vessels: reform process for dismantling and disposing of 
        ships no longer in use (see H.R. 4156), [25JN]
    Sports: encourage pro sports leagues and International Olympic 
        Committee to set clear guidelines and penalties for illegal 
        drug use (see H. Res. 481), [19JN]
    Tariff: oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers (see H.R. 3323), [4MR]
    Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services and 
        encourage construction and operation of cellular telephone 
        networks (see H.R. 3844), [12MY]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 3786), [30AP]
    ------limit access to minors (see H.R. 3474), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3889), [14MY]
    ------prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in 
        which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 3298), 
        [26FE]
    ------reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and 
        develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 3868), [14MY]
    ------settlement of class action lawsuits against tobacco industry 
        and arbitration of attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4375), [31JY]
    Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, 
        or alteration of product identification codes (see H.R. 3891), 
        [19MY]
    Transportation: continue certain preclearance and inspection 
        activities to enhance the safety of air transit and vessel 
        passengers (see H.R. 4819), [13OC]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 405), [31MR]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 449), [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), corrections 
        in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 282), 
        [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 3978), [3JN]
    ------provide that certain intermodal transportation facilities 
        not be exempt from local zoning ordinances (see H.R. 3468), 
        [17MR]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 4466), [6AU]
    WHO: encourage the U.S. to become a signatory to the Guidelines 
        for Drug Donations (see H. Con. Res. 225), [26FE]
  Conference reports
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 2400), [22MY]
  Motions
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), 
        [12MY]
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), 
        [20MY], [21MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), conference 
        report, [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Airline Service Improvement Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2748) (H. Rept. 105-822), [15OC]
    Aviation Medical Assistance Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2843) (H. Rept. 105-456), [23MR]
    Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2400) (H. Rept. 105-467), [25MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 
        105-467), [27MR]
    Care for Police Survivors Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3565) (H. Rept. 105-486), [21AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2400, Transportation 
        Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 449) (H. Rept. 105-552), [22MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2181, Witness Protection and Interstate 
        Relocation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. 
        Rept. 105-419), [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface 
        Transportation and Equity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 405) (H. Rept. 105-476), [31MR]
    Drug-Free Workplace Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 
        3853) (H. Rept. 105-584), [18JN]
    Fastener Quality Act Coverage of Certain Aircraft Fasteners: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3824) (H. Rept. 105-574), 
        [9JN]
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 171) (H. Rept. 105-539), [18MY]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2691) (H. Rept. 105-477), 
        [1AP]
    OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 105-
        444), [17MR]
    OSHA Identification and Notification of Specific Industries to 
        Which Regulations and Compliance Standards Apply: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2873) (H. Rept. 105-
        733), [18SE]
    Prohibit OSHA Employee Performance Measures Relative to Number of 
        Inspections Conducted, Citations Issued, or Penalties 
        Assessed: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 2877) (H. Rept. 105-445), [17MR]
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4090) (H. Rept. 105-667), [31JY]
    Self-Audit Promotion Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 105-731), [18SE]
    Sound Scientific Practices Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 2661) (H. Rept. 105-730), [18SE]
    Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3891) (H. Rept. 105-650), [28JY]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 105-550), [22MY]
    Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 3844) (H. Rept. 105-768), [2OC]

SALEM, OR
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: participation in the design, planning, and 
        construction of the Willow Lake Natural Treatment System 
        Project for the reclamation and reuse of water (see H.R. 
        3964), [22MY]

SALES INCENTIVE COMPENSATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2888): consideration (see H. Res. 461), [9JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2888, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 461) (H. Rept. 105-572), [9JN]
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        2888) (H. Rept. 105-558), [3JN]

SALLIE MAE
see Student Loan Marketing Association

SALMON, MATT (a Representative from Arizona)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: provide States with options relative to receipt of 
        Federal block grant funds (see H.R. 4779), [9OC]
    Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious 
        groups (see H. Con. Res. 325), [6AU]
    States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent 
        crimes involving children (see H.R. 4258), [16JY]
    Taxation: allow tax credits for certain non-public school expenses 
        and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations 
        (see H.R. 4780), [9OC]

SALTON SEA RECLAMATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 3267): consideration (see H. Res. 500), [14JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3267, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 105-624), [14JY]
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3267) (H. Rept. 
        105-621), [14JY]

SAN DIEGO, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Mexico: inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to 
        flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 331), [1OC]
    Navy: require study on ordinance and munitions waste in San Diego 
        Bay (see H.R. 3631), [1AP]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 
        4143), [25JN]

SAN JUAN, PR
  Bills and resolutions
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse: designate (see 
        H.R. 3263), [25FE]

SAN LUIS REY INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Water: use of water conserved by lining the All-American Canal 
        (see H.R. 4392), [4AU]

SANCHEZ, LORETTA (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Boyd, Joseph S.: clarify status as public safety officer relative 
        to payment of death benefits (see H.R. 4589), [16SE]
    Housing: provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
        participation in shared housing arrangements (see H.R. 3181), 
        [11FE]
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to former South Vietnamese commandos 
        for their heroism, sacrifice, and service (see H. Con. Res. 
        269), [30AP]
  Reports filed
    Investigation of Voter Irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District: Committee on House Oversight (House) 
        (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 105-416), [11FE]

SAND CREEK MASSACRE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1695) (H. Rept. 
        105-697), [9SE]

SANDERS, BERNARD (a Representative from Vermont)
  Appointments
    Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement, [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of HHS: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded 
        research and development of drugs enter into pricing 
        agreements (see H.R. 3758), [29AP]
    Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain 
        uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund (see H.R. 3106), [27JA]

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    Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park: designate (see 
        H.R. 4671), [1OC]
    Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly 
        consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social 
        Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 4084), [18JN]
    Veterans: increase burial and funeral allowance for certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 4708), [6OC]

SANFORD, FL
  Bills and resolutions
    Panama: commend efforts to obtain the release of New Tribes 
        Mission (organization) workers held hostage (see H. Con. Res. 
        277), [14MY]

SANFORD, MARSHALL ``MARK'' (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    IMF: eliminate spending cap adjustments for funding increases (see 
        H.R. 4306), [22JY]

SANFORD, TERRY (a former Senator from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: designate (see H.R. 
        3982), [3JN]
  Reports filed
    Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3982) (H. 
        Rept. 105-618), [14JY]

SARATOGA, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery: designate (see 
        H.R. 4385), [3AU]

SATELLITE HOME VIEWER ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals (see H.R. 3210), [12FE] (see H.R. 4675), 
        [1OC]

SAUNDERS, HURFF A.
  Bills and resolutions
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: designate (see 
        H.R. 4261), [16JY]
  Reports filed
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 2032) (H. Rept. 
        105-656), [29JY]

SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
see Financial Institutions

SAXTON, JIM (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Clinton, President: reassert traditional U.S. opposition to 
        unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. 
        Res. 345), [8OC]
    Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 3445), [12MR]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        354), [11FE]
    Fish and fisheries: reduce fishing capacity in U.S. fisheries (see 
        H.R. 4180), [25JN]
    Fish and fishing: approve international fishery agreement with 
        Estonia (see H.R. 4749), [8OC]
    ------approve international fishery agreement with Latvia (see 
        H.R. 3460), [12MR]
    ------approve international fishery agreement with Lithuania (see 
        H.R. 4750), [8OC]
    ------approve international fishery agreement with Poland (see 
        H.R. 3461), [12MR]
    ------implement fishery management plans to protect North Atlantic 
        swordfish (see H.R. 4500), [6AU]
    Foreign policy: allow attachment of certain property of foreign 
        states in execution of judgements for acts of terrorism (see 
        H.R. 4292), [21JY]
    IMF: encourage fundraising through private financial markets (see 
        H. Con. Res. 207), [3FE]
    ------ensure transparency of operations (see H.R. 3331), [4MR]
    Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home 
        health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 3108), 
        [27JA]
    Middle East: U.S. policy relative to Israeli concessions in peace 
        process against their own self-interest (see H. Con. Res. 
        276), [13MY]
    National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 
        4327), [24JY]
    NOAA: describe the hydrographic services functions of the 
        Administrator (see H.R. 3164), [5FE]
    Taxation: permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans 
        for medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 
        3600), [30MR]
    Toms River, NJ: tribute to the Toms River East American Little 
        League team (see H. Res. 524), [9SE]
    Veterans: termination of certain contributions to the Survivor 
        Benefit Plan (see H.R. 3107), [27JA]
  Reports filed
    1998 Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics 
        (Joint) (H. Rept. 105-807), [10OC]

SCARBOROUGH, JOE (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    FCC: repeal authority to require contributions from telephone 
        carriers for the connection of schools, (see H.R. 4065), 
        [16JN]
    Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State 
        and local governments not provided under the Constitution (see 
        H.R. 4232), [15JY]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to old-age, survivors, 
        and disability insurance programs (see H.R. 3804), [6MY]
    McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the 
        sinking of the U.S.S., [22AP]
    Scott, Hunter: tribute (H. Res. 590)
    Taxation: eliminate capital gains tax (see H.R. 3860), [13MY]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3859), [13MY]

SCHAEFER, DAN (a Representative from Colorado)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal 
        Compact Consent Act, [12MY]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Energy Conservation and Production Act: extend certain programs 
        (see H.R. 4017), [9JN]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see 
        H.R. 4017), [9JN]
    NRC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3532), [24MR]

SCHAFFER, BOB (a Representative from Colorado)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy 
        Enhancement Act, [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Disabled: improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities (see 
        H.R. 4501), [6AU]
    FEC: require national committees of political parties to file pre-
        general election reports (see H.R. 4781), [9OC]
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 
        4341), [28JY]
    Taxation: treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm 
        businesses (see H.R. 4587), [16SE]
  Conference reports
    Workforce Investment Act (H.R. 1385), [29JY]

SCHIFF, STEVEN (a former Representative from New Mexico)
  Appointments
    Steven Schiff funeral attendees, [30MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    New Mexico: designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the 
        anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement (see H. 
        Res. 389), [18MR]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff 
        Auditorium in the Technology Transfer Center (see H.R. 3731), 
        [23AP]
    Steven Schiff Post Office, Albuquerque, NM: designate (see H.R. 
        3630), [1AP]
    Tribute (see H. Res. 395), [25MR]

SCHOOLS
related term(s) Education
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
    ------H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: improve and extend child nutrition programs 
        (see H.R. 3666), [1AP]
    ------provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report 
        to improve the quality and availability of after-school 
        programs (see H.R. 4621), [24SE]
    Clinton, President: address issue of school violence (see H. Con. 
        Res. 287), [5JN]
    ------address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community 
        policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 512), 
        [29JY]
    Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in 
        schools and libraries with Internet access (see H.R. 3177), 
        [11FE]
    Crime: establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        4515), [6AU]
    Dept. of Education: conduct a study on the availability of 
        educational instruction in the English language to student 
        citizens in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 4766), [9OC]
    ------prohibit funding of national testing proposals without 
        explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 348), [4FE]
    District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school 
        choice (S. 1502), consideration (see H. Res. 413), [29AP]
    Education: assist urban and rural local education agencies in 
        raising the academic achievement of all students (see H.R. 
        3813), [7MY]
    ------computation of Impact Aid Program payments to local 
        educational agencies relative to certain children living in 
        military housing constructed by private developers (see H.R. 
        4133), [24JN]
    ------conduct ceremonies and other activities in public schools 
        relative to the sacrifice and commitment of veterans (see H. 
        Con. Res. 333), [2OC]
    ------dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of the 
        Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 316), [4AU]
    ------encourage local agencies to work with the private sector to 
        provide care to children under compulsory school attendance 
        age (see H.R. 3129), [28JA]
    ------encourage States to develop and implement alternative 
        teacher certification and licensure programs (see H.R. 3440), 
        [11MR]
    ------encourage use of school resource officers (see H.R. 4009), 
        [5JN]
    ------ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to 
        State and local governments to share the expense of educating 
        disabled children (see H.R. 3930), [21MY]
    ------establish a program to help children and youth learn English 
        (see H.R. 3680), [1AP] (see H.R. 3892), [19MY]
    ------establish a program to help children and youth learn English 
        (H.R. 3892), consideration (see H. Res. 516), [4AU]
    ------establish professional development partnerships (see H.R. 
        3115), [27JA]
    ------give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop 
        their capabilities (see H.R. 4127), [24JN]
    ------grants to local educational agencies for additional teachers 
        and facilities to accommodate disruptive students (see H.R. 
        4833), [14OC]
    ------grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer 
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see 
        H.R. 4552), [11SE]
    ------improve, raise standards, and attract the best teachers to 
        public schools (see H.R. 3986), [3JN]
    ------improve facilities, reduce class size, and provide parents 
        with additional educational choices for their children (see 
        H.R. 4169), [25JN]
    ------increase number of teachers (see H.R. 3157), [4FE]
    ------increase the number of qualified early child care 
        professionals through a student loan forgiveness program (see 
        H.R. 3727, 3727), [23AP]

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    ------later starting times for secondary school classes (see H. 
        Con. Res. 296), [24JN]
    ------promote high-quality family literacy programs and train 
        parents effectively to teach their children (see H.R. 4307), 
        [22JY]
    ------provide grants to local agencies that agree to later 
        starting times for secondary school classes (see H.R. 4131), 
        [24JN]
    ------provide grants to local educational agencies to promote 
        certain education initiatives (see H.R. 4864), [20OC]
    ------provide incentives to States to establish and administer 
        periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary 
        and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4594), [17SE]
    ------provide States with options relative to receipt of Federal 
        block grant funds (see H.R. 4779), [9OC]
    ------reductions in school class size (see H.R. 3876), [14MY]
    ------require local agencies to develop and implement random drug 
        testing for secondary school students (see H.R. 4378), [31JY]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 3248), [24FE]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), consideration (see H. Res. 
        543), [16SE]
    ------terminate social promotion in schools (see H. Res. 401), 
        [30MR]
    Families and domestic relations: increase availability, 
        affordability, and quality of child care during periods 
        outside school hours (see H.R. 3400), [5MR]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of school-
        based child care (see H.R. 3768), [30AP]
    FCC: repeal authority to require contributions from telephone 
        carriers for the connection of schools, (see H.R. 4032), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 4065), [16JN]
    Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for 
        students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 
        4146), [25JN]
    ------ensure child safety (see H.R. 4444), [6AU]
    ------protect children from violence (see H.R. 4073), [17JN]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. 
        Res. 78), consideration (see H. Res. 453), [3JN]
    Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] 
        (see H.R. 4241), [16JY] (see H.R. 4439), [6AU]
    Idaho Admission Act: amend relative to sale or lease of school 
        land (see H.R. 4166), [25JN]
    Immigration: permit local educational agencies to waive 
        reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend 
        public secondary schools (see H.R. 4416), [6AU]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: clarify requirements 
        relative to reducing or withholding payments to States (see 
        H.R. 3254), [24FE]
    ------permit State and local educational agencies to establish 
        uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 4491), [6AU]
    Jamestown, OH: conveyance of Army Reserve Center to the Greeneview 
        Local School District (see H.R. 3521), [19MR]
    Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: establish 
        (see H.R. 4182), [25JN]
    Merced County, CA: authorize the use of certain land for an 
        elementary school (see H.R. 3220), [12FE]
    National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background 
        checks on elementary and secondary school employees (see H.R. 
        4659), [1OC]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [10MR]
    National School Lunch Act: extend the authority of the commodity 
        distribution program (see H.R. 3872), [14MY]
    ------revise eligibility of private organizations under the child 
        and adult care food program (see H.R. 3405), [5MR]
    Safety: ensure by increasing police presence (see H.R. 4224), 
        [15JY]
    Taxation: allow tax credits for certain non-public school expenses 
        and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations 
        (see H.R. 4780), [9OC]
    ------allow tax credits for contributions used for the 
        construction and renovation of certain public schools (see 
        H.R. 4247), [16JY]
    ------expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 4316), [23JY]
    ------increase lifetime learning credit for secondary teachers 
        returning to school for additional training (see H.R. 3881), 
        [14MY]
    ------increase maximum contribution to education savings accounts 
        (see H.R. 4147), [25JN]
    ------permit private educational institutions to maintain certain 
        qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 3309), [3MR]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 3652), [1AP]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 4184), 
        [25JN]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        technology-related training (see H.R. 4185), [25JN]
    ------tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school 
        construction (see H.R. 3320), [4MR]
    ------treatment of contributions of computer technology and 
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 4476), 
        [6AU]
    Telecommunications: require schools and libraries that receive 
        universal service support to establish policies governing 
        access to material that is inappropriate for children (see 
        H.R. 3442), [11MR]
    Telephones: reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications 
        services to schools, libraries, and certain health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 4324), [23JY]
    WIC: improve special supplemental nutrition programs (see H.R. 
        3874), [14MY]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (H.R. 1853), [8OC]
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement (H.R. 
        3874), [6OC]
  Messages
    School Class Size Reductions: President Clinton, [11MY]
  Motions
    District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school 
        choice (S. 1502), [30AP], [4MY]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. 
        Res. 78), [4JN]
  Reports filed
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 78, Constitutional Amendment on 
        Protection of Freedom of Religion: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 105-563), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2846, Prohibit Dept. of Education Funding of 
        National Testing Proposals Without Explicit and Specific 
        Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. 
        Rept. 105-413), [4FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 543) (H. Rept. 105-726), 
        [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3892, English Language Fluency Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 516) (H. Rept. 105-675), 
        [4AU]
    Consideration of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity 
        Scholarship Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 413) (H. 
        Rept. 105-501), [29AP]
    Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Freedom of Religion: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 
        105-543), [19MY]
    Dollars to the Classroom Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 3248) (H. Rept. 105-710), [14SE]
    Establish Program To Help Children and Youth Learn English: 
        Committee on Education and the Workplace (House) (H.R. 3892) 
        (H. Rept. 105-587), [19JN]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Requirements Relative 
        to Reducing or Withholding Payments to States: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3254) (H. Rept. 105-
        649), [24JY]
    Prohibit the Dept. of Education Funding of National Testing 
        Proposals Without Explicit and Specific Legislation: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2846) (H. Rept. 
        105-409), [3FE]
    Sale or Lease of School Land in Idaho: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4166) (H. Rept. 105-705), [11SE]
    Transfer of Certain Public Lands or National Forest Lands for Use 
        as Elementary or Secondary Schools: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2223) (H. Rept. 105-693), [9SE]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-800), [8OC]
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 105-786), [6OC]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3874) 
        (H. Rept. 105-633), [20JY]

SCHUMER, CHARLES E. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Arts and humanities: encourage the identification and return of 
        stolen artwork (see H.R. 4138), [25JN]
    Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares 
        (see H.R. 3160), [4FE]
    Budget: use any surplus for payroll tax rebates and increased 
        discretionary nondefense spending (see H.R. 4379), [31JY]
    Children and youth: establish early childhood education services 
        referral hotline, improve quality of child care services, and 
        provide tax credit for employer expenses in providing certain 
        dependent care services (see H.R. 4102), [22JN]
    Colleges and universities: require distribution of information 
        relative to harassment (see H.R. 3759), [29AP]
    Education: improve, raise standards, and attract the best teachers 
        to public schools (see H.R. 3986), [3JN]
    Eliach, Yaffa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4613), 
        [23SE]
    ERISA: protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of 
        terminated pension plans (see H.R. 4396), [4AU]
    Families and domestic relations: establish a national registry 
        from which adopted children may obtain medical information 
        voluntarily provided by birth parents (see H.R. 3237), [12FE]
    Firearms: require reporting of buyer's residence to law 
        enforcement officials and a waiting period before purchase of 
        a handgun (see H.R. 4233), [15JY]
    Foreign trade: ban importation of certain large capacity military 
        magazine rifles (see H. Con. Res. 275), [12MY]
    Immigration: adjustment of status for aliens based on diversity 
        immigrant visas that expired due to paperwork processing 
        delays (see H.R. 4502), [6AU]
    Taxation: modify rules for determining whether a corporation is a 
        cooperative housing corporation (see H.R. 4397), [4AU]

SCIENCE
related term(s) Engineering; Mathematics; Research; Technology
  Bills and resolutions
    Air Force: reinvigorate science and technology functions (see H.R. 
        3894), [19MY]
    Archeology: preserve the integrity of the Kennewick Man remains 
        for scientific study (see H.R. 3575), [27MR]
    Aviation: tribute to individuals who contributed to the 
        development of supersonic flight technology (see H. Con. Res. 
        319), [5AU]
    Colleges and universities: improve and strengthen recruitment and 
        training of math and science teachers (see H.R. 3338), [5MR]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals 
        without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 348), [4FE]
    Dept. of Energy: improve the ability of small businesses, Federal 
        agencies, industry, and universities to work with contractor-
        operated facilities (see H.R. 3593), [30MR]

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    Education: encourage States to develop and implement alternative 
        teacher certification and licensure programs (see H.R. 3440), 
        [11MR]
    ------grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer 
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see 
        H.R. 4552), [11SE]
    ExploraVision Awards Program: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 279), 
        [21MY]
    Government regulations: require peer review of scientific data 
        used in support of Federal regulations (see H.R. 3234), [12FE]
    Health: limit disclosure in connection with health care coverage 
        and prohibit discrimination in employment based on genetic 
        information (see H.R. 3299), [26FE]
    ------revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 4382), [3AU]
    Higher Education Act: establish an Advanced Manufacturing 
        Fellowship (see H.R. 3840), [12MY]
    Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: establish 
        Natural Resources Institute (see H.R. 4593), [17SE]
    Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled 
        workers and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (see H.R. 
        3736), [28AP]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 513), [30JY]
    National Center for Bioengineering Research: establish (see H.R. 
        4170), [25JN]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [10MR]
    National Weather Service: prohibit the closure of certain weather 
        stations until concerns about modernization effort are 
        addressed (see H.R. 4601), [18SE]
    Next Generation Internet Program: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    ------require report by advisory committee on development and 
        implementation (see H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 363), [12FE]
    NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of 
        mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 
        3496), [18MR]
    ------make grants for applied engineering and technology education 
        equipment and capital improvements (see H.R. 3733), [27AP]
    Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that 
        protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing 
        need for animal testing (see H.R. 3946), [22MY]
    Research: continuation of Federal research and development 
        programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 
        4514), [6AU]
    ------increase support for basic and applied scientific research 
        (see H. Con. Res. 243), [12MR]
    ------increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, 
        medical, and pre-competitive engineering research (see H.R. 
        3660), [1AP]
    ------prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 3133), [28JA]
    Space policy: encourage exploration, development, and use of space 
        (see H. Con. Res. 267), [29AP]
    ------uphold accountability of certain parties responsible for 
        space station development (see H.R. 4820), [13OC]
    Taxation: designation of overpayments for use in biomedical 
        research conducted through NIH (see H.R. 3563), [26MR]
    ------establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical 
        testing research expenses relative to academic medical centers 
        and other qualified hospital research organizations (see H.R. 
        3815), [7MY]
    ------extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain 
        collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 3857), [13MY]
    ------increase tax credit for medical research (see H.R. 4728), 
        [7OC]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 4184), 
        [25JN]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        technology-related training (see H.R. 4185), [25JN]
    ``Unlocking Our Future--Toward a New National Science Policy'': 
        use as framework for future deliberations on science policy 
        funding (see H. Res. 578), [7OC]
  Messages
    Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
        Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
        Destruction Cost-Sharing Arrangements: President Clinton, 
        [16JN]
    Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee Report: President 
        Clinton, [3MR]
    National Science Board Report: President Clinton, [25JN]
  Reports filed
    Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, 
        and Technology Development Establishment: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 3007) (H. Rept. 105-562), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2846, Prohibit Dept. of Education Funding of 
        National Testing Proposals Without Explicit and Specific 
        Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. 
        Rept. 105-413), [4FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 105-
        660), [30JY]
    Mammography Quality Standards Programs Revision and Extension: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 105-713), 
        [14SE]
    Prohibit the Dept. of Education Funding of National Testing 
        Proposals Without Explicit and Specific Legislation: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2846) (H. Rept. 
        105-409), [3FE]
    Technology Transfer Commercialization Act: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 2544) (H. Rept. 105-620), [14JY]
    Workforce Improvement and Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3736) (H. Rept. 105-657), [29JY]

SCOTLAND
see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

SCOTT, ROBERT C. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]
    Conferee: S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency 
        Prevention Act, [1OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: designate top performing enterprise communities as 
        empowerment zones (see H.R. 4212), [14JY]

SECRET SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Presidents of the U.S.: assertion of protective function privilege 
        (see H. Res. 480), [19JN]

SECURITIES
related term(s) Investments
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, 
        [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: improve competitiveness of U.S. business 
        and promote foreign commerce (see H.R. 4353), [30JY]
    Chicago Board of Trade: anniversary (see H. Res. 451), [3JN]
    Courts: judicial review of adoption of accounting principles 
        applicable to issuers of federally-registered securities (see 
        H.R. 3165), [5FE]
    Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial 
        services sector (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 403), 
        [30MR] (see H. Res. 428), [12MY]
    ------provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
        firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 4870), 
        [20OC]
    ------study of derivatives regulation (see H.R. 4062), [16JN]
    FRS: broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
        as collateral for Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 4359), 
        [30JY]
    ------include money laundering activities in the consideration of 
        certain applications (see H.R. 3760), [29AP]
    SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 4120), [23JN] (see 
        H.R. 4213), [14JY] (see H.R. 4269), [17JY]
    ------require the improved disclosure of tax effects of portfolio 
        transactions on mutual fund performance (see H.R. 4822), 
        [13OC]
    Social Security: investment of trust funds in marketable 
        securities (see H.R. 3822, 3822), [7MY] (see H.R. 4033), 
        [10JN]
    ------provide for accounts funded by surpluses in the budget and 
        available for private investment in indexed funds (see H.R. 
        3456), [12MR]
    Taxation: allow a credit for certain corporations which have 
        substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership 
        by employees (see H.R. 3562), [26MR]
    ------allow rollover contributions to individual retirement plans 
        from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and 
        local governments and allow State and local governments to 
        maintain 401(k) plans (see H.R. 3554), [25MR]
    ------allow tax credits for contributions used for the 
        construction and renovation of certain public schools (see 
        H.R. 4247), [16JY]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 4125), [24JN] (see H.R. 4454), 
        [6AU]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 3945), [22MY]
    ------eliminate capital gains tax (see H.R. 3860), [13MY]
    ------expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and 
        increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see 
        H.R. 4685), [2OC]
    ------permit early distributions from employee stock ownership 
        plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer 
        purchases (see H.R. 4740), [8OC]
    ------permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited 
        by employer contributions to employee stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 4741), [8OC]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 3652), [1AP]
    ------repeal application of the alternative minimum tax to the 
        transfer of stock pursuant to an incentive stock option (see 
        H.R. 4279), [20JY]
    ------simplify individual capital gains tax (see H.R. 3623), [1AP]
    ------tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school 
        construction (see H.R. 3320), [4MR]
    ------treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on 
        land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 4301), [22JY]
    ------treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in 
        connection with delinquent real property taxes (see H.R. 
        4069), [17JN]
    ------treatment of certain transfers of assets and liabilities to 
        a corporation (see H.R. 4852), [19OC]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 3497), 
        [18MR]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 3102), 
        [27JA]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical 
        output facilities (see H.R. 4732), [8OC]
  Conference reports
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (S. 1260), [9OC], 
        [13OC]
  Motions
    Courts: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State 
        law (S. 1260), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 403) (H. Rept. 105-474), [30MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 105-531), 
        [12MY]
    Financial Services Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 105-164), [28JA]
    International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4353) (H. Rept. 105-802), [8OC]
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act: Committee of 
        Conference (House) (S. 1260) (H. Rept. 105-803), [9OC]

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    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 105-
        640), [21JY]

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, 
        [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Fees: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 4120), [23JN] 
        (see H.R. 4213), [14JY] (see H.R. 4269), [17JY]
    Financial institutions: study of derivatives regulation (see H.R. 
        4062), [16JN]
    Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing 
        public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3976), [22MY]
    Securities: judicial review of adoption of accounting principles 
        applicable to issuers of federally-registered securities (see 
        H.R. 3165), [5FE]
    Taxation: require the improved disclosure of tax effects of 
        portfolio transactions on mutual fund performance (see H.R. 
        4822), [13OC]
  Conference reports
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (S. 1260), [9OC], 
        [13OC]
  Motions
    Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under 
        State law (S. 1260), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act: Committee of 
        Conference (House) (S. 1260) (H. Rept. 105-803), [9OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 105-
        640), [21JY]

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: improve competitiveness of U.S. business 
        and promote foreign commerce (see H.R. 4353), [30JY]
  Motions
    Crime: strengthen prohibitions on international bribery and other 
        corrupt practices (S. 2375), [9OC]
  Reports filed
    International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4353) (H. Rept. 105-802), [8OC]

SECURITIES LITIGATION UNIFORM STANDARDS ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 1260, provisions, [16SE]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (S. 1260), [9OC], [13OC]
  Motions
    Enact (S. 1260), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (House) (S. 1260) (H. Rept. 
        105-803), [9OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 105-
        640), [21JY]

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
see Classified Information

SELECTIVE AGRICULTURAL EMBARGOES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3654), [1AP]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3654) (H. Rept. 
        105-631), [16JY]

SELF-AUDIT PROMOTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        2869) (H. Rept. 105-731), [18SE]

SENATE
  Appointments
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Clinton, President: censure (see H.J. Res. 139, 140), [17DE]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 201), [27JA] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 257), [1AP] (see H. Con. Res. 297), [25JN] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 353), [20OC]
    ------adjournment (H. Con. Res. 297), consideration (see H. Res. 
        491), [24JN]
    ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 335), [27JA]
    ------prohibit inclusion of legislative provisions and 
        nonemergency spending in emergency appropriations legislation 
        (see H.R. 3576), [27MR]
    ------set date for convening of 106th Congress (see H.J. Res. 
        138), [20OC]
    Conservation of energy: development and implementation of a 
        comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress (see 
        H. Con. Res. 280), [21MY]
    Dept. of Justice: clarify method for filling vacancies subject to 
        Senate confirmation (see H.R. 3420), [10MR]
    District of Columbia: provide for full voting representation in 
        Congress (see H.R. 4208), [14JY]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (see H.J. Res. 119), [14MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures 
        (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures 
        and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 108), [3FE]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 3534), [24MR]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 3534), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 426), [12MY]
    ------require congressional approval of certain proposed rules 
        (see H.R. 4085), [18JN]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see 
        H.R. 3502), [18MR]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 4112), [23JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4112), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 489), [24JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4112), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 550), [23SE]
    Members of Congress: limit number of years of participation in 
        certain Federal retirement systems and deny retirement 
        benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4260), 
        [16JY]
    Political campaigns: ban acceptance of certain cash contributions 
        in campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 4790), [10OC]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3315), [3MR] 
        (see H.R. 3399), [5MR] (see H.R. 3476), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3485), [18MR] (see H.R. 3516), (see H.R. 3526), [19MR] (see 
        H.R. 3581), [30MR] (see H.R. 3721), [23AP]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 442), [20MY] (see H. Res. 458), 
        [4JN] (see H. Res. 468), [11JN]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3526), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 467), [11JN]
    ------partial removal of limitations on contributions to 
        candidates whose opponents exceed personal contribution 
        limitations (see H.R. 3313), [3MR]
    ------prohibit political committees from reimbursing certain funds 
        to candidates for elections to Federal office (see H.R. 3543), 
        [24MR]
    ------require the deposit into a special account certain 
        contributions and donations to be returned to donors (see H.R. 
        4786), [10OC]
    Public lands: require congressional approval before entering into 
        certain agreements or arrangements (see H.R. 4122), [23JN]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see 
        H.J. Res. 111), [26FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on 
        the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 407), [21AP]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 3807), [7MY]
  Conference reports
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 4112), 
        [22SE]
  Messages
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 3485) (H. Rept. 105-457), [23MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4112, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 550) (H. Rept. 105-741), [23SE]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 297, Congressional Adjournment: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 105-603), 
        [24JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 119, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Political Campaign Expenditures: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), [20MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2183, Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 105-545), 
        [20MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 105-567), 
        [4JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3534, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 105-529), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4112, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 489) (H. 
        Rept. 105-601), [24JN]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4112) (H. Rept. 105-734), [22SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4112) (H. Rept. 
        105-595), [23JN]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 3534) 
        (H. Rept. 105-515), [7MY]

SENECA FALLS, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Women's Progress Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        4398), [4AU]

SENGSTACKE, JOHN H.
  Bills and resolutions
    John H. Sengstacke Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate 
        (see H.R. 4787), [10OC]

SENIOR CITIZENS
  Appointments
    National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, [24JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        establish (see H.R. 3095), [27JA] (see H.R. 3546), [25MR]
    ------establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (see H. Res. 410), 
        [28AP]
    Capitol Police: increase mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 4415), 
        [5AU]
    Colleges and universities: allow use of age-based incentives for 
        the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty (see H.R. 3473), 
        [17MR]
    Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint): establish (see H.J. 
        Res. 112), [26FE]
    Consumers: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and provide 
        with information that will help them protect themselves (see 
        H.R. 3134), [28JA]
    Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve 
        technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 4153), [25JN]
    ------exclude monthly insurance benefits in determining the income 
        of certain surviving spouses of military retirees (see H.R. 
        4582), [16SE]
    Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond 
        requirements for home health care providers under Medicare and 
        Medicaid (see H.J. Res. 123), [17JN]
    ERISA: protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of 
        terminated pension plans (see H.R. 4396), [4AU]
    ------regulate entities that hold assets of pension plans covering 
        less than 100 participants and require annual asset statements 
        (see H.R. 4238), [16JY]
    Federal employees: establish a program under which long-term care 
        insurance can be obtained (see H.R. 4401), [5AU]
    ------provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage 
        errors (see H.R. 3249), [24FE]
    Government: require a balanced Federal budget, repayment of the 
        national debt, and Social Security system solvency (see H. 
        Con. Res. 228), [26FE]

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    Health care facilities: require nursing facilities filing for 
        relief to provide written notice of such filing to appropriate 
        State agencies (see H.R. 4843), [15OC]
    Health care professionals: ensure home care agencies conduct 
        background checks on job applicants (see H.R. 4592), [17SE]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to old-age, survivors, 
        and disability insurance programs (see H.R. 3804), [6MY]
    Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 3899), [19MY]
    ------provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
        participation in shared housing arrangements (see H.R. 3181), 
        [11FE]
    ------use of project rental assistance contracts to finance 
        housing conversions for elderly persons (see H.R. 3635), [1AP]
    Income: exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments 
        be made by electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 4405), [5AU]
    ------protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 3450), 
        [12MR]
    Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 
        210), [5FE]
    Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute 
        fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse 
        in residential facilities (see H.R. 4155), [25JN] (see H.R. 
        4650), [28SE]
    ------deduct monthly children's contribution from income applied 
        to payment for the cost of care in an institution (see H.R. 
        4723), [7OC]
    ------prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing 
        facilities (see H.R. 4046), [11JN]
    Medicare: adhere to the statutory deadlines for implementation of 
        the prospective payment system for home health services (see 
        H. Res. 585), [8OC]
    ------allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement 
        programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H. 
        Con. Res. 321), [5AU]
    ------allow certain military retirees and their dependents a 
        special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration 
        sites (see H.R. 4160), [25JN]
    ------clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit 
        laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 4648), [26SE]
    ------combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3471), [17MR]
    ------continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4653), [28SE]
    ------coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 4403), [5AU]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and home infusion 
        drug therapy (see H.R. 4753), [8OC]
    ------delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture 
        services under home health services (see H.R. 3137), [3FE]
    ------delay implementation of interim payment system to home 
        health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 3108), 
        [27JA] (see H.R. 3162), [4FE] (see H.R. 3205), [12FE] (see 
        H.R. 3567), [26MR] (see H.R. 4339), [27JY]
    ------delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary 
        and per visit payment limit (see H.R. 4727), [7OC] (see H.R. 
        4727), [10OC]
    ------documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims 
        for office visits and for other evaluation and management 
        services (see H. Con. Res. 264), [28AP]
    ------eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in 
        calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 4492), [6AU]
    ------enhance and expand special enrollment periods for certain 
        military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 3863), [13MY]
    ------enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain cost-
        sharing assistance programs (see H.R. 4836), [14OC]
    ------ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in 
        Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4862), [20OC]
    ------establish a standard of efficiency in home health services 
        and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard (see H.R. 
        3651), [1AP]
    ------establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4674), [1OC]
    ------exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under 
        the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see 
        H.R. 3570), [26MR]
    ------exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements 
        for suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3284), 
        [26FE]
    ------extend health care coverage (see H.R. 4177), [25JN]
    ------improve access to benefits for certain individuals and 
        provide financial assistance to individuals who are too poor 
        to afford premiums (see H.R. 4799), [10OC]
    ------improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 3470), [17MR]
    ------payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 3814), [7MY]
    ------preserve access to home health services for the sickest and 
        most frail, continue participation by cost-effective 
        providers, and reduce fraud and abuse (see H.R. 4495), [6AU]
    ------prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans 
        (see H.R. 4214), [14JY]
    ------provide flexibility in contracting for claims processing 
        (see H.R. 4186), [25JN]
    ------provide for independent case managers for home health 
        services (see H.R. 4591), [17SE]
    ------provide that funds received from a tobacco industry 
        settlement shall be used for part A (see H.R. 3172), [5FE]
    ------reduce percentage of physicians' salaries dependent on 
        financial incentives under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 
        4726), [7OC]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 4627), 
        [25SE] (see H.R. 4646), [26SE] (see H.R. 4794), [10OC]
    ------reform payment system for certain long-term care hospitals 
        (see H.R. 4533), [9SE]
    ------reform payment system for home health services (see H.R. 
        4370), [31JY] (see H.R. 4404), [5AU]
    ------require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees of 
        hospital termination under such plans (see H.R. 4748), [8OC]
    ------require disclosure of certain information about benefit 
        management for prescription drugs by Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 4187), [25JN]
    ------require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on 
        physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the 
        organization (see H.R. 3239), [12FE]
    ------requirements relative to anesthesia services (see H.R. 
        3629), [1AP]
    ------respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for 
        private accreditation in the same manner as for other 
        providers of services (see H.R. 4075), [17JN]
    ------revise certain payment limits for health services (see H.R. 
        4567), [15SE]
    ------revise interim payment system to home health agencies for 
        home health services (see H.R. 4252), [16JY]
    ------waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military 
        retirees and dependents (see H.R. 4771), [9OC]
    Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task 
        Force: establish (see H.R. 4464), [6AU]
    Medicare/Medicaid: pilot program for the use of optical memory 
        cards (see H.R. 4317), [23JY]
    ------require criminal and abusive work history background checks 
        for direct care employees in nursing facilities, (see H.R. 
        4789), [10OC]
    Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4099), [19JN] (see H.R. 
        4344), [29JY]
    Pensions: allow individuals the opportunity to provide for their 
        retirement through S.A.F.E. accounts (see H.R. 3683), [1AP]
    ------ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of 
        retirement benefits (see H.R. 4152), [25JN]
    ------ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans 
        relative to State income taxes (see H.R. 4572), [15SE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 3788), [4MY] (see H.R. 4123), [24JN]
    ------waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 
        3632), [1AP]
    Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish (see H.R. 
        3207), [12FE]
    Social Security: allow for distribution of the lump sum death 
        payment, in the absence of a widow or widower or surviving 
        children, to any other person as certified by the deceased 
        worker (see H.R. 3739), [28AP]
    ------determination of benefit amounts relative to provision of 
        child care or care to a chronically ill dependent relative 
        (see H.R. 4456), [6AU]
    ------eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see 
        H.R. 3912), [20MY]
    ------eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits 
        following the divorce (see H.R. 4458), [6AU]
    ------establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to 
        compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and 
        Medicare benefits (see H.R. 4084), [18JN]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 4076), [17JN]
    ------establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget 
        surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted 
        (see H.R. 3351), [5MR] (see H.R. 4578), [16SE]
    ------establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget 
        surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted 
        (H.R. 4578), consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    ------include retirees among recipients of annual account 
        statements (see H.R. 3649), [1AP]
    ------increase widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason 
        of delayed retirement (see H.R. 4459), [6AU]
    ------investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses into 
        program (see H. Res. 340), [27JA]
    ------investment of trust funds in marketable securities (see H.R. 
        3822), [7MY] (see H.R. 4033), [10JN]
    ------prohibit privatization (see H. Res. 483), [23JN]
    ------provide a more equitable application of the earnings test in 
        the first year of eligibility for retirement age individuals 
        (see H.R. 4369), [31JY]
    ------provide for accounts funded by surpluses in the budget and 
        available for private investment in indexed funds (see H.R. 
        3456), [12MR]
    ------provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers 
        regardless of age (see H.R. 4460), [6AU]
    ------repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's 
        insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 4457), [6AU]
    Taxation: adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens 
        at which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate 
        (see H.R. 3448), [12MR]
    ------allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (see 
        H.R. 4465), [6AU]
    ------allow certain senior citizens a deduction for State and 
        local real property taxes and provide for the establishment of 
        senior citizen real property tax accounts (see H.R. 4713), 
        [7OC]
    ------allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see 
        H.R. 4167), [25JN]
    ------allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals 
        not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage 
        (see H.R. 4472), [6AU]
    ------allow rollover contributions to individual retirement plans 
        from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and 
        local governments and allow State and local governments to 
        maintain 401(k) plans (see H.R. 3554), [25MR]
    ------disclose to employees the employer's share of taxes paid for 
        old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the 
        employee (see H.R. 3777), [30AP]
    ------disclose to Federal employees the Government's share of 
        taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital 
        insurance for the employee (see H.R. 3776), [30AP]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        3503), [19MR]

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    ------improve pension portability for defined benefit plans (see 
        H.R. 3101), [27JA]
    ------increase income levels for senior citizens at which Social 
        Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate (see H.R. 3447), 
        [12MR]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for 
        medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 3600), 
        [30MR] (see H.R. 4349), [29JY]
    ------promote retirement savings (see H.R. 3672), [1AP] (see H.R. 
        4823), [13OC]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3870), 
        [14MY]
    ------reform Internal Revenue Code and protect Social Security and 
        Medicare trust funds (see H. Con. Res. 248), [24MR]
    ------treatment of dependent care expenses (see H.R. 3135), [28JA] 
        (see H.R. 3176), [11FE]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts (see 
        H.R. 3307), [3MR]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 3979), 
        [3JN]
    ------treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received 
        by senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 
        3841), [12MY]
    Veterans: computation of retirement benefits for certain merchant 
        mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 4574), 
        [15SE]
    ------improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
        eligible veterans (see H.R. 3828), [12MY]
    Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional, 
        community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 
        3624), [1AP]
  Messages
    Railroad Retirement Board Report: President Clinton, [3FE], [28SE]
  Motions
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        establish (H.R. 3546), [29AP]
  Reports filed
    Civil Service Retirement System Actuarial Redeposit Act: Committee 
        on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2566) (H. 
        Rept. 105-757), [1OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 105-
        498), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 4578, Establish Protect Social Security 
        Account Into Which Budget Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until 
        Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Establish a Protect Social Security Account Into Which Budget 
        Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 105-
        738), [23SE]
    Medicare Home Health Care Interim Payment System Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4567) (H. Rept. 105-
        773), [5OC]
    Medicare Home Health Services--No Surety in Fight Against Fraud 
        and Waste: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-821), [15OC]
    National Dialogue on Social Security Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3546) (H. Rept. 105-493), [23AP]
    Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 105-793), [7OC]

SENIOR CITIZENS' FREEDOM TO WORK ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3912), [20MY]

SENSENBRENNER, F. JAMES, JR. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Copyrights: extend the term and provide for a music licensing 
        exemption (see H.R. 4712), [7OC]
    Fastener Quality Act: coverage of certain aircraft fasteners (see 
        H.R. 3824), [11MY]
    FCC: repeal authority to require contributions from telephone 
        carriers for the connection of schools, (see H.R. 4032), 
        [10JN]
    Next Generation Internet Program: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    ------require report by advisory committee on development and 
        implementation (see H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space 
        industry (H.R. 1702), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 572), 
        [5OC]
    ------uphold accountability of certain parties responsible for 
        space station development (see H.R. 4820), [13OC]
    ``Unlocking Our Future--Toward a New National Science Policy'': 
        use as framework for future deliberations on science policy 
        funding (see H. Res. 578), [7OC]
    Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood (see H. Con. 
        Res. 223), [24FE]
  Reports filed
    Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, 
        and Technology Development Establishment: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 3007) (H. Rept. 105-562), [3JN]
    Fastener Quality Act Coverage of Certain Aircraft Fasteners: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3824) (H. Rept. 105-574), 
        [9JN]
    Technology Transfer Commercialization Act: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 2544) (H. Rept. 105-620), [14JY]

SERBIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. 
        Con. Res. 227), [26FE]
    Dept. of State: provide rewards for information leading to arrests 
        for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of 
        international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (see H.R. 
        4660), [1OC]
    Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by 
        Serbian police relative to self-determination (see H. Con. 
        Res. 205), [28JA] (see H. Con. Res. 235), [5MR] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 312), [28JY] (see H. Con. Res. 313), [30JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 315), [3AU]
    ------NATO military intervention relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Res. 561), [1OC]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 343), [8OC]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 304), [21JY]
  Messages
    Imposition of Economic Sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro: 
        President Clinton, [11JN], [17JY]
    National Security Interests Relative to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        President Clinton, [4MR]
  Reports filed
    Withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces From Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        227) (H. Rept. 105-442), [16MR]

SERRANO, JOSE E. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, [21AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel 
        vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment 
        zones (see H.R. 3466), [16MR]

SESSIONS, PETE (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds 
        for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see 
        H.R. 4056), [11JN]
    Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties 
        involving similar amounts of cocaine base (see H.R. 3898), 
        [19MY]
    Federal employees: establish a portable retirement option for 
        political appointees and congressional employees (see H.R. 
        4603), [18SE]
    Financial institutions: allow national banks to hold passive 
        investments in certain subsurface rights (see H.R. 4348), 
        [29JY]
    Medicare: adhere to the statutory deadlines for implementation of 
        the prospective payment system for home health services (see 
        H. Res. 585), [8OC]
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System: prevent lapses in 
        permits (see H.R. 3238), [12FE]
    Pensions: allow individuals the opportunity to provide for their 
        retirement through S.A.F.E. accounts (see H.R. 3683), [1AP]
    Volunteer workers: eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be 
        supplied for background checks (see H.R. 3398), [5MR]

SEWAGE DISPOSAL
related term(s) Refuse Disposal
  Bills and resolutions
    California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood 
        control projects as part of water-related projects in the 
        Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 4223), [15JY]
    EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers 
        conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see 
        H.R. 4242), [16JY]
    Mexico: inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to 
        flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 331), [1OC]
  Reports filed
    Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. Rept. 105-813), 
        [12OC]

SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION
see Discrimination

SEXUAL HARASSMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Colleges and universities: require distribution of information 
        relative to harassment (see H.R. 3759), [29AP]
    Food stamps: exception to work requirements relative to 
        victimization by sexual harassment (see H.R. 4487), [6AU]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment (see 
        H.R. 4701), [5OC]
    Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional, 
        community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 
        3624), [1AP]

SHADEGG, JOHN B. (a Representative from Arizona)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: amend RICO relative to nonviolent advocacy groups (see H.R. 
        4245), [16JY]
    ------identity fraud (see H.R. 3601), [30MR] (see H.R. 4151), 
        [25JN]

SHASTA COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: implement agreement conveying title for the 
        Clear Creek Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community 
        Services District (see H.R. 3706), [22AP]

SHAW, E. CLAY, JR. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [12MY]
    Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: exclude old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
        program outlay and revenue totals from OMB and CBO budget 
        pronouncements (see H.R. 4503), [6AU]
    ------treatment of any future budget surpluses (see H. Con. Res. 
        216), [11FE]
    Dept. of Justice: provide State and local authorities access to 
        information relative to criminal background checks on port 
        employees and prospective employees (see H.R. 3975), [22MY]
    Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness and 
        efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs 
        (see H.R. 3130), [28JA]
    ------State grants to encourage fathers to become better parents 
        (see H.R. 3314), [3MR]
    Health: permit the approval and administration of certain drugs 
        and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3938), [21MY]

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    Medicare: require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on 
        physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the 
        organization (see H.R. 3239), [12FE]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.J. Res. 
        114), [4MR]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 3399), [5MR]
    Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and 
        benefits for noncitizens (see H.R. 4558), [14SE]
    ------extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI (see 
        H.R. 4426), [6AU]
    Taxation: depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 
        3500), [18MR]
    ------impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured 
        settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 4314), 
        [23JY]
    ------provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a 
        State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for 
        property (see H.R. 4361), [30JY]
    ------S corporation reform (see H.R. 4285), [21JY]
    ------treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income 
        (see H.R. 3730), [23AP]
    Transportation: continue certain preclearance and inspection 
        activities to enhance the safety of air transit and vessel 
        passengers (see H.R. 4819), [13OC]
    Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes 
        and the provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3684), [1AP]

SHAYS, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed 
        consent (see H.R. 4035), [11JN]
    Congressional Research Service: make certain information available 
        to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 3131), [28JA]
    Dept. of Defense: provide that appropriations for national defense 
        functions for fiscal year 1999 may not exceed the amount 
        authorized for fiscal year 1998 (see H.R. 3685), [1AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of 
        service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see 
        H.R. 4036), [11JN]
    FDA: require notification of recalls of drugs and devices (see 
        H.R. 3462), [12MR]
    Government: reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 
        3556), [25MR]
    Health: establish penalties for prohibited uses and disclosures of 
        individually identifiable health information and allow 
        individuals to inspect and copy their own health information 
        (see H.R. 3900), [19MY]
    Immigration: increase visas temporarily for backlogged spouses and 
        children of lawful permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 4504), 
        [6AU]
    Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 
        210), [5FE]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 3526), [19MR]

SHEPARD, MATTHEW
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue of hate 
        crimes (see H. Res. 597), [14OC]

SHERMAN, BRAD (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S., 
        [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Foreign countries: funding for the construction of U.S. chancery 
        facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of 
        construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured (see 
        H.R. 4181), [25JN]
    Immigration and Nationality Act: eliminate the diversity immigrant 
        program (see H.R. 4011), [5JN]
    Taxation: repeal application of the alternative minimum tax to the 
        transfer of stock pursuant to an incentive stock option (see 
        H.R. 4279), [20JY]
    Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small 
        number of cigarettes (see H.R. 3786), [30AP]
    World War II: recovery of insurance issued for victims of the 
        Holocaust (see H.R. 4826), [13OC]

SHERMAN ACT
see Antitrust Policy

SHIMKUS, JOHN (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, 
        and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (see H. 
        Con. Res. 320), [5AU]

SHIPPING INDUSTRY
related term(s) Cargo Transportation; Ships and Vessels
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Justice: provide State and local authorities access to 
        information relative to criminal background checks on port 
        employees and prospective employees (see H.R. 3975), [22MY]
    Dept. of Transportation: collection of user fees for navigational 
        assistance services (see H.R. 3674), [1AP]
    Railroads: ensure effective competition by improving regulation of 
        rates and abandoned lines (see H.R. 4488), [6AU]
    Ships and vessels: allow certain foreign freight vessels to 
        transport common ground clay as bulk cargo (see H.R. 4490), 
        [6AU]
    ------limit restriction on carriage of certain noncontainerized 
        agricultural and bulk cargoes in coastwise trade by foreign-
        built freight vessels (see H.R. 4236), [16JY]
    Taxation: treatment of certain foreign base company shipping 
        income (see H.R. 3730), [23AP]

SHIPS AND VESSELS
related term(s) Merchant Marine Industry
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: reform process for dismantling and 
        disposing of ships no longer in use (see H.R. 4156), [25JN]
    Cargo transportation: limit restriction on carriage of certain 
        noncontainerized agricultural and bulk cargoes in coastwise 
        trade by foreign-built freight vessels (see H.R. 4236), [16JY]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), Senate 
        amendment (see H. Res. 602), [15OC]
    ------conveyance of certain vessels to Canvasback Mission, Inc. 
        (see H.R. 3924), [20MY]
    Dept. of Defense: conveyance of certain national defense reserve 
        fleet vessels to The Victory Ship, Inc. (see H.R. 4678), [1OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct study relative to designation of 
        Rosie the Riveter Park as an affiliated site to the National 
        Park Service (see H.R. 4483), [6AU]
    Dept. of Transportation: certificate of documentation for a barge 
        (see H.R. 4216), [14JY]
    ------collection of user fees for navigational assistance services 
        (see H.R. 3674), [1AP]
    Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States 
        to manage dungeness crab fisheries (see H.R. 3498), [18MR]
    ------implement fishery management plans to protect North Atlantic 
        swordfish (see H.R. 4500), [6AU] (see H. Con. Res. 344), [8OC]
    ------red snapper fishery management in the Gulf of Mexico (see 
        H.R. 4423), [6AU]
    Merchant marine industry: protect seamen against economic reprisal 
        (see H.R. 3955), [22MY]
    Scott, Hunter: tribute (see H. Res. 590), [9OC]
    Shipping industry: allow certain foreign freight vessels to 
        transport common ground clay as bulk cargo (see H.R. 4490), 
        [6AU]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3147), [3FE]
    Taxation: encourage construction of luxury yachts (see H.R. 3536), 
        [24MR]
    Tourist trade: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship 
        opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into 
        the domestic cruise ship trade (see H.R. 4673), [1OC]
    Transportation: continue certain preclearance and inspection 
        activities to enhance the safety of air transit and vessel 
        passengers (see H.R. 4819), [13OC]
  Reports filed
    Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3498) (H. Rept. 105-674), [4AU]
    Vessel Hull Design Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2696) (H. Rept. 105-436), [11MR]

SHUSTER, BUD (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform 
        programs (see H.R. 4275), [20JY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the 
        Performing Arts (see H. Con. Res. 265), [29AP]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), Senate 
        amendment (see H. Res. 602), [15OC]
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (see H.R. 3866), [14MY]
    Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization 
        (see H.R. 4058), [16JN]
    FAA: reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 4057), [16JN]
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing appropriations 
        and further defining criteria for capital repair, operation, 
        and maintenance (see H.R. 3504), [19MR]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform 
        programs (see H.R. 4275), [20JY]
    Railroads: authorize activities under Federal railroad safety laws 
        (see H.R. 3805), [7MY]
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), 
        corrections in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. 
        Res. 282), [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 3978), [3JN]
  Conference reports
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 2400), [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Abraham Lincoln Federal Building, Los Angeles, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3482) (H. 
        Rept. 105-654), [29JY]
    Activities During the 105th Congress: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H. Rept. 105-831), [18DE]
    Airline Service Improvement Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2748) (H. Rept. 105-822), [15OC]
    Aviation Insurance Program Authorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4058) (H. 
        Rept. 105-632), [17JY]
    Aviation Medical Assistance Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2843) (H. Rept. 105-456), [23MR]
    Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2400) (H. Rept. 105-467), [25MR]
    Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3453) (H. 
        Rept. 105-519), [7MY]
    Disaster Mitigation Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3869) (H. Rept. 105-682), [6AU]
    FAA Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4057) (H. Rept. 105-639), [20JY]
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2379) (H. Rept. 105-614), [14JY]
    J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3223) (H. 
        Rept. 105-616), [14JY]
    Jere Cooper Federal Building, Dyersburg, TN: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2730) (H. 
        Rept. 105-517), [7MY]
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Appropriations and the 
        Further Defining of Criteria for Capital Repairs, Operations, 
        and Maintenance: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3504) (H. Rept. 105-533), [13MY]

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    Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, 
        NV: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2225) (H. Rept. 105-518), [7MY]
    National Drought Policy Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3035) (H. Rept. 105-554), [22MY]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act and Appalachian Regional 
        Development Act Programs Reauthorization and Reform: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4275) (H. 
        Rept. 105-684), [6AU]
    Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2787) (H. 
        Rept. 105-615), [14JY]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3598) (H. 
        Rept. 105-655), [29JY]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. 
        Rept. 105-408), [3FE]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3295) (H. 
        Rept. 105-520), [7MY]
    Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3982) (H. 
        Rept. 105-618), [14JY]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 105-550), [22MY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Greater Washington Soap 
        Box Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 105-521), [7MY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 105-514), 
        [6MY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for ``National Race for the 
        Cure'' Breast Cancer Survivors Event: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 238) 
        (H. Rept. 105-438), [12MR]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Performances Sponsored by 
        the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 265) 
        (H. Rept. 105-513), [6MY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Special Olympics Torch 
        Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 105-512), [6MY]

SIERRA LEONE, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: violations (see H. Res. 559), [28SE]

SISISKY, NORMAN (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [15OC]
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to impose entrance fees for 
        the City Point Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield (see 
        H.R. 3527), [19MR]

SKAGGS, DAVID E. (a Representative from Colorado)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
    ------H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Colorado: designate certain lands as wilderness in the Arapaho and 
        Roosevelt National Forests (see H.R. 4505), [6AU]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 4850), [16OC]

SKEEN, JOE (a Representative from New Mexico)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 4101), [19JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: dissolve the Minerals Management Service 
        (see H.R. 4091), [19JN]
    Forest Service: replace regional offices with State offices (see 
        H.R. 3922), [20MY]
    Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff 
        Auditorium in the Technology Transfer Center (see H.R. 3731), 
        [23AP]
    Schiff, Steven: tribute (see H. Res. 395), [25MR]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 4101), [2OC]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4101) (H. Rept. 
        105-763), [2OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4101) (H. Rept. 
        105-588), [19JN]

SKELTON, IKE (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]

SLAUGHTER, LOUISE McINTOSH (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of HHS: carry out a national public awareness campaign on 
        colorectal cancer (see H. Res. 359), [11FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic 
        trail to commemorate the history of women's rights (see H.R. 
        3240), [12FE]
    Families and domestic relations: increase availability, 
        affordability, and quality of child care during periods 
        outside school hours (see H.R. 3400), [5MR]
    Human rights: prevent trafficking of women and girls for forced 
        prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 239), [10MR]
    Medicare: promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms 
        used for reimbursement (see H.R. 3255), [24FE]
    Women's Progress Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        4398), [4AU]

SMALL BUSINESS
related term(s) Business and Industry
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, [22MY]
    ------H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, 
        and rural communities adversely affected by low commodity 
        prices (see H.R. 4560), [14SE]
    Bankruptcy: reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to 
        family farmers (see H.R. 4672), [1OC] (see H.R. 4697), [5OC] 
        (see H.R. 4831), [14OC]
    ------reform laws (see H.R. 3146, 3150), [3FE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration (see H. Res. 462), 
        [9JN]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 586), [8OC]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), correct enrollment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 346), [9OC]
    Business and industry: establish minimum standards of fair conduct 
        in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see 
        H.R. 4841), [14OC]
    ------promote youth entrepreneurship education and training (see 
        H.R. 4175), [25JN]
    Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 3617), [1AP]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend (see 
        H.R. 3880), [14MY] (see H.R. 4271), [17JY]
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: improve agricultural 
        credit provisions for farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4246), 
        [16JY]
    Contracts: provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal 
        contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described 
        in its subcontracting plan (see H.R. 3701), [21AP]
    Courts: protection from litigation excesses (see H.R. 3382), [5MR]
    Dept. of Energy: improve the ability of small businesses, Federal 
        agencies, industry, and universities to work with contractor-
        operated facilities (see H.R. 3593), [30MR]
    Developing countries: recognize the importance of providing access 
        to microcredit (see H. Res. 475), [17JN]
    Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain 
        employees (H.R. 2888), consideration (see H. Res. 461), [9JN]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral 
        directors (see H.R. 4540), [10SE]
    ------reform standard for classifying technical workers as 
        independent contractors for employment tax purposes (see H.R. 
        3819), [7MY]
    Families and domestic relations: tax relief to increase 
        affordability of child care (see H.R. 3144), [3FE]
    Federal aid programs: provide grants to microenterprise 
        organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs (see H.R. 
        4179), [25JN]
    Financial institutions: offer interest-bearing transaction 
        accounts and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to 
        businesses, allow interest payments on demand deposits, and 
        require FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (see H.R. 
        4082), [18JN]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 3534), [24MR]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 3534), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 426), [12MY]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses 
        (see H.R. 3310), [3MR]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses 
        (H.R. 3310), consideration (see H. Res. 396), [25MR]
    ------require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to 
        regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 4049), 
        [11JN]
    Health: permit exception from guaranteed issue requirement for 
        certain coverage to be applied separately to parts of the 
        small group market based upon employer size (see H.R. 4008), 
        [5JN]
    House Rules: require a three-fifths majority on legislation 
        increasing the minimum wage (see H. Res. 496), [25JN]
    IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 490), [24JN]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3510), [19MR]
    NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (see H.R. 3246), [24FE]
    ------treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (H.R. 3246), consideration (see H. Res. 393), [25MR]
    Petroleum: prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service 
        station franchises and prohibit certain fixing or maintaining 
        of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 3847), [12MY]
    SBA: review and adjust size standards used to determine whether 
        certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing 
        for Federal contracts (see H.R. 3681), [1AP]
    ------women's business centers funding (see H.R. 4078, 4086), 
        [18JN]
    Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        3412), [10MR]
    Taxation: allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses 
        of long-term training of employees in highly skilled 
        metalworking trades (see H.R. 3110), [27JA]
    ------allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals 
        not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage 
        (see H.R. 4472), [6AU]

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    ------allow employers a deduction for training expenses (see H.R. 
        4451), [6AU]
    ------allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in 
        establishing qualified employer plans (see H.R. 3300), [26FE]
    ------capital gains treatment on the transfer of a franchise (see 
        H.R. 3641), [1AP]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 3865), [14MY]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        3503), [19MR]
    ------expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and 
        increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see 
        H.R. 4685), [2OC]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 3125), [28JA]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 4642), [25SE]
    ------improve pension portability for defined benefit plans (see 
        H.R. 3101), [27JA]
    ------promote job creation and expand small businesses in 
        economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3643), [1AP]
    ------provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel 
        vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment 
        zones (see H.R. 3466), [16MR]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3870), 
        [14MY]
    ------provide relief for farmers and small businesses and extend 
        certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 4738), [8OC]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (see H.R. 
        4579), [16SE]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 
        4579), consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect 
        the solvency of Social Security (see H.R. 4597), [18SE]
    ------S corporation reform (see H.R. 4285), [21JY]
    ------treatment of certain net operating losses for farmers (see 
        H.R. 4565), [14SE]
    ------treatment of estate taxes on the disposition of property 
        produced by a qualified family-owned business (see H.R. 4640), 
        [25SE]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 3227), [12FE] (see H.R. 4521), [7AU]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts and health insurance 
        costs of employees without employer-provided health coverage 
        (see H.R. 3816), [7MY]
    ------treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses 
        (see H.R. 3667), [1AP]
    ------treatment of small coach builders relative to fuel economy 
        standards (see H.R. 4165), [25JN]
    ------treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4134), [24JN]
    Unemployment: make permanent self-employment assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 3773), [30AP]
  Conference reports
    Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150), [7OC]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act (H.R. 2676), [24JN]
  Messages
    State of Small Business: President Clinton, [5MY]
  Motions
    Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), [10JN], [28SE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report, [9OC]
    IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), [22MY]
    ------restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, 
        [25JN]
  Reports filed
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3150) (H. 
        Rept. 105-794), [7OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3150) (H. Rept. 
        105-540), [18MY]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 105-686), [7AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring 
        and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 490) (H. 
        Rept. 105-602), [24JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 105-
        799), [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2888, Sales Incentive Compensation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 461) (H. Rept. 105-572), 
        [9JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 105-573), [9JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. 
        Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3310, Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction 
        Relative to Small Businesses: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 396) (H. Rept. 105-466), [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3534, Mandates Information Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 105-529), [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4579, Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H. Rept. 105-
        453), [18MR]
    Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction Relative to Small Businesses: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        3310) (H. Rept. 105-462), [24MR]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2676) (H. Rept. 105-599), [24JN]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 3534) 
        (H. Rept. 105-515), [7MY]
    Sales Incentive Compensation Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 2888) (H. Rept. 105-558), [3JN]
    Small Business Investment Act Technical Corrections: Committee on 
        Small Business (House) (H.R. 3412) (H. Rept. 105-450), [17MR]
    Tax Relief for Farmers and Small Businesses and Extend Certain 
        Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 4738) (H. Rept. 105-817), [12OC]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        4579) (H. Rept. 105-739), [23SE]

SMALL BUSINESS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Contracts: provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal 
        contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described 
        in its subcontracting plan (see H.R. 3701), [21AP]
    SBA: women's business centers funding (see H.R. 4078, 4086), 
        [18JN]

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Contracts: review and adjust size standards used to determine 
        whether certain enterprises are small businesses relative to 
        competing for Federal contracts (see H.R. 3681), [1AP]
    Women: business centers funding (see H.R. 4078, 4086), [18JN]

SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Technical corrections (see H.R. 3412), [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Technical Corrections: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 
        3412) (H. Rept. 105-450), [17MR]

SMALL BUSINESS PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative 
        to small businesses (H.R. 3310), consideration (see H. Res. 
        396), [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3310, Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction 
        Relative to Small Businesses: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 396) (H. Rept. 105-466), [25MR]
    Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction Relative to Small Businesses: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        3310) (H. Rept. 105-462), [24MR]

SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Belarus: human rights violations relative to most-favored-nation 
        status (see H. Con. Res. 237), [5MR]
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and 
        research of autism and related developmental diseases to 
        implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see 
        H.R. 4725), [7OC]
    Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and 
        Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implement and establish 
        support program for victims of torture (see H.R. 3161), [4FE]
    ------implementation (see H.R. 4308), [22JY]
    Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of 
        Lyme disease (see H.R. 3795), [5MY]
    Federal aid programs: prohibit States from imposing restrictions 
        on additional children relative to the temporary assistance to 
        needy families program (see H.R. 4066), [16JN]
    Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries 
        ineligible for international military education and training 
        assistance (see H.R. 4874), [21OC]
    Foreign policy: support developmental alternatives for child labor 
        (see H.R. 4506), [6AU]
    Government: require reports on travel of executive branch officers 
        and employees to international conferences (see H.R. 4805), 
        [11OC]
    Housing: provide an exemption for restrictions on the occupancy of 
        group homes by persons convicted of certain crimes (see H.R. 
        4827), [13OC]
    International relations: restitution and compensation for certain 
        confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. 
        Res. 562), [1OC]
    Kosovo: NATO military intervention relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Res. 561), [1OC]
    Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 304), [21JY]
    Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims 
        of torture (see H.R. 4309), [22JY]
    Taxation: permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans 
        for medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 
        4349), [29JY]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human 
        rights in the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 364), 
        [12FE]
    World War II: commend veterans who fought in the Battle of the 
        Bulge (see H.J. Res. 132), [8OC]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (H.R. 1757), [10MR]

SMITH, LAMAR S. (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Immigration: extend date by which an automated entry-exit control 
        system must be developed (see H.R. 4658), [1OC]
    ------extend the visa processing period for diversity applicants 
        whose processing was suspended due to embassy bombings (see 
        H.R. 4821), [13OC]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (see H.R. 3736), 
        [28AP]
  Reports filed
    Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2759) (H. Rept. 105-668), [3AU]
    Special Immigration Status for NATO Civilian Employees: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 429) (H. Rept. 105-410), [3FE]

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    Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 992) (H. Rept. 105-424), [3MR]
    Workforce Improvement and Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3736) (H. Rept. 105-657), [29JY]

SMITH, LINDA (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area: exclude certain lands 
        owned by the Port of Camas-Washougal (see H.R. 4548), [10SE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related 
        illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during 
        service (see H.R. 4220), [15JY]
    Health: limit disclosure in connection with health care coverage 
        and prohibit discrimination in employment based on genetic 
        information (see H.R. 3299), [26FE]
    Political campaigns: prohibit political committees from 
        reimbursing certain funds to candidates for elections to 
        Federal office (see H.R. 3543), [24MR]
    Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a 
        member of the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent 
        away from home (see H.R. 3861), [13MY]
    Washington: protect and conserve deer and elk and provide for 
        consistent and equitable hunting laws (see H.R. 3987), [3JN]

SMITH, NICK (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bankruptcy: make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent and 
        facilitate the bankruptcy and debt restructuring process 
        relative to farmers (see H.R. 4645), [25SE]
    ------reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code relative to family 
        farmers (see H.R. 4672), [1OC] (see H.R. 4697), [5OC] (see 
        H.R. 4831), [14OC]
    Credit unions: membership in Federal credit unions (see H.R. 
        3276), [25FE]
    Education: promote high-quality family literacy programs and train 
        parents effectively to teach their children (see H.R. 4307), 
        [22JY]
    Foreign trade: engage in negotiations with Chile to conclude a 
        free trade agreement in the absence of fast track authority 
        (see H. Con. Res. 348), [10OC]
    Government regulations: require congressional approval of certain 
        proposed rules (see H.R. 4085), [18JN]
    Ships and vessels: limit restriction on carriage of certain 
        noncontainerized agricultural and bulk cargoes in coastwise 
        trade by foreign-built freight vessels (see H.R. 4236), [16JY]
    ------stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by 
        temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic 
        cruise ship trade (see H.R. 4673), [1OC]
    Social Security: establish pilot program for personalized 
        retirement security through personal retirement savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 3560), [26MR]
    ------investment of trust funds in marketable securities (see H.R. 
        3822), [7MY] (see H.R. 4033), [10JN]
    Taxation: allow farmers option to declare taxable year in which 
        production flexibility contract payments and crop insurance 
        payments are included in gross income (see H.R. 4644), [25SE]
    ------allow interest deduction for contingent interest on a shared 
        appreciation mortgage (see H.R. 4637), [25SE]
    ------expand the types of crop payments for which a farmer may 
        defer inclusion in income until the next taxable year (see 
        H.R. 4636), [25SE]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 4642), [25SE]
    ------permanently extend income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 
        4399), [4AU]
    ------treatment of certain contiguous farmlands relative to sale 
        of a principal residence (see H.R. 4643), [25SE]
    ------treatment of certain prepaid farm expenses under the 
        Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 4641), [25SE]
    ------treatment of estate taxes on the disposition of property 
        produced by a qualified family-owned business (see H.R. 4640), 
        [25SE]
    ------treatment of farming-related gains and losses relative to 
        eligibility for earned income tax credit (see H.R. 4596), 
        [17SE]
    ------treatment of income from certain rental real estate 
        activities in which taxpayer actively participates (see H.R. 
        4639), [25SE]
    ------treatment of meals furnished to employees at a place of 
        business (see H.R. 4638), [25SE]
    Theissen, Chester G.: waive time limitations specified by law in 
        order to award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3245), [12FE]

SMITH, ROBERT F. (BOB) (a Representative from Oregon)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
    ------S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
        Reform Act, [24FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education 
        programs address high-priority concerns with national 
        multistate significance (S. 1150), insert language of H.R. 
        2534 in lieu (see H. Res. 365), [24FE]
    ------production flexibility contract payment options (see H.R. 
        4265), [17JY]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (see H.R. 4618), [24SE]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (H.R. 4618), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 551), [24SE]
    Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural 
        commodities from the application of sanctions (see H.R. 4195), 
        [14JY]
    Commodity Exchange Act: limit CFTC authority to alter the 
        regulation of certain hybrid instruments and swap agreements 
        (see H.R. 4507), [6AU]
    Export Apple and Pear Act: limit applicability to apples (see H.R. 
        4148), [25JN]
    Foreign trade: reduce barriers between U.S. and Canadian 
        agricultural products (see H. Res. 583), [8OC]
    Forest Service: increase fees paid by holders of special use 
        permits that authorize construction and occupancy of private 
        recreation houses or cabins (see H.R. 3765), [30AP]
    ------reduce overhead and other costs and improve fiscal 
        accountability through improved financial accounting system 
        (see H.R. 4149), [25JN]
    Immigration: allow admittance of temporary or seasonal 
        agricultural workers relative to reductions in certain 
        workers' visas (see H.R. 3410), [10MR]
    Lake County, OR: land exchange (see H.R. 3569), [26MR]
    National forests: require that forest conservation and 
        preservation programs be consistent with existing public land 
        management and environmental laws (see H.R. 3530), [24MR]
    Nonprofit organizations: exempt from certain liability 
        requirements relative to rights-of-way on public lands (see 
        H.R. 3187), [11FE]
    Oregon: clarify BLM authority to make sales and exchanges of 
        certain Federal lands (see H.R. 3542), [24MR]
    Rogue River National Forest: convey administrative site and use 
        proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and 
        support buildings (see H.R. 3796), [5MY]
    ------transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal 
        lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other 
        Federal lands in Oregon (see H.R. 4326), [24JY]
    ------transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain lands 
        (see H.R. 3186), [11FE]
    States: establish a pilot program for mediation of private rights 
        of action under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 
        Protection Act (see H.R. 3317), [4MR]
    Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative 
        to State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 3557), [25MR]
  Conference reports
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act (S. 
        1150), [22AP]
  Reports filed
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: 
        Committee of Conference (S. 1150) (H. Rept. 105-492), [22AP]
    Forest Recovery and Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 2515) (H. Rept. 105-440), [12MR]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 3654) (H. Rept. 105-631), [16JY]

SNOWBARGER, VINCE (a Representative from Kansas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Financial institutions: permit affiliation between a depository 
        institution and the holding company successor to the Student 
        Loan Marketing Association (see H.R. 4808), [12OC]
    Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and 
        desirability of new personnel management policies and 
        procedures (see H.R. 4259), [16JY]
    Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse 
        enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
        Fund (see H. Con. Res. 321), [5AU]
    Members of Congress: limit number of years of participation in 
        certain Federal retirement systems and deny retirement 
        benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4260), 
        [16JY]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 3315), [3MR]
    Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility 
        and desirability of new personnel management policies and 
        procedures (see H.R. 4259), [16JY]
    Taxation: establish medical security accounts (see H.R. 4649), 
        [26SE]
    Veterans: computation of retirement benefits for certain merchant 
        mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 4574), 
        [15SE]

SNYDER, VIC (a Representative from Arkansas)
  Appointments
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: establish 
        (see H.R. 4182), [25JN]
    Veterans: presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 4751), [8OC]

SOCIAL SECURITY
  Appointments
    National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, [24JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Account statements: include retirees among recipients of annual 
        account statements (see H.R. 3649), [1AP]
    Benefits: allow for distribution of the lump sum death payment, in 
        the absence of a widow or widower or surviving children, to 
        any other person as certified by the deceased worker (see H.R. 
        3739), [28AP]
    ------determination of benefit amounts relative to provision of 
        child care or care to a chronically ill dependent relative 
        (see H.R. 4456), [6AU]
    ------eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see 
        H.R. 3912), [20MY]
    ------eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits 
        following the divorce (see H.R. 4458), [6AU]
    ------increase widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason 
        of delayed retirement (see H.R. 4459), [6AU]
    ------provide a more equitable application of the earnings test in 
        the first year of eligibility for retirement age individuals 
        (see H.R. 4369), [31JY]
    ------provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers 
        regardless of age (see H.R. 4460), [6AU]
    ------repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's 
        insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 4457), [6AU]
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        establish (see H.R. 3095), [27JA] (see H.R. 3546), [25MR]
    ------establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (see H. Res. 410), 
        [28AP]

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    Budget: exclude old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
        program outlay and revenue totals from OMB and CBO budget 
        pronouncements (see H.R. 4503), [6AU]
    ------investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses into 
        program (see H. Res. 340), [27JA]
    ------require a two-thirds vote on passage of legislation changing 
        discretionary spending limits, or pay-as-you-go requirements, 
        if the budget for the current or immediately preceding year 
        was not in surplus (see H.R. 3832), [12MY]
    ------treatment of any future budget surpluses (see H. Con. Res. 
        216), [11FE]
    Children and youth: improve coverage of low-income children under 
        State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see 
        H.R. 4767), [9OC]
    ------require proof of screening for lead poisoning and follow-up 
        services for those testing positive (see H.R. 4825), [13OC]
    Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint): establish (see H.J. 
        Res. 112), [26FE]
    Crime: identity fraud (see H.R. 3551), [25MR] (see H.R. 3601), 
        [30MR] (see H.R. 4151), [25JN]
    Dept. of Defense: exclude monthly insurance benefits in 
        determining the income of certain surviving spouses of 
        military retirees (see H.R. 4582), [16SE]
    Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond 
        requirements for home health care providers under Medicare and 
        Medicaid (see H.J. Res. 123), [17JN]
    ------provide additional exceptions to the imposition of civil 
        money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 3511), [19MR]
    Disabled: provide beneficiaries opportunities to return to work, 
        and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3433), [11MR]
    ------provide beneficiaries opportunities to return to work, and 
        extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), consideration (see H. Res. 450), 
        [22MY]
    ------waive waiting period for benefits relative to individuals 
        with terminal illnesses, and provide for appropriate treatment 
        of prisoners (see H.R. 3732), [23AP]
    Families and domestic relations: increase availability, 
        affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 3292), 
        [26FE]
    Federal-State relations: provide prisoner information obtained by 
        States to Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous 
        provision of benefits (see H.R. 4172), [25JN]
    Government: require a balanced Federal budget, repayment of the 
        national debt, and Social Security system solvency (see H. 
        Con. Res. 228), [26FE]
    Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 3118), [28JA]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (see H.R. 4250), [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 272), [6MY]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), consideration (see H. Res. 509), [23JY]
    ------provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for 
        hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies 
        (see H.R. 3247), [24FE]
    Health care facilities: allow medical treatment of emergency cases 
        near the emergency room entrance (see H.R. 3937), [21MY]
    ------require nursing facilities filing for relief to provide 
        written notice of such filing to appropriate State agencies 
        (see H.R. 4843), [15OC]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to old-age, survivors, 
        and disability insurance programs (see H.R. 3804), [6MY]
    Income: exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments 
        be made by electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 4405), [5AU]
    Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of 
        Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors (see H.R. 
        4088), [18JN]
    Individual security accounts: diversion of percentage of payroll 
        tax payments and extend the old age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance program (see H.R. 4256), [16JY] (see H.R. 4824), 
        [13OC]
    Insurance: allow children covered under private health insurance 
        under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under 
        the Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 3794), [5MY]
    ------coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 210), 
        [5FE]
    ------coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4559), [14SE]
    ------establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination 
        by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient 
        (see H.R. 4222), [15JY]
    ------prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative 
        vendors in the administration of State children's health 
        insurance plans (see H.R. 3713), [22AP]
    Investments: establish and maintain individual investment accounts 
        (see H.R. 4076), [17JN]
    Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute 
        fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse 
        in residential facilities (see H.R. 4155), [25JN] (see H.R. 
        4650), [28SE]
    ------allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 4583), [16SE]
    ------deduct monthly children's contribution from income applied 
        to payment for the cost of care in an institution (see H.R. 
        4723), [7OC]
    ------exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll 
        with a managed care entity (see H.R. 3281), [26FE]
    ------extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment 
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban 
        Indian health programs (see H.R. 4480), [6AU]
    ------permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see 
        H.R. 3640), [1AP]
    ------prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing 
        facilities (see H.R. 4046), [11JN]
    Medicare: adhere to the statutory deadlines for implementation of 
        the prospective payment system for home health services (see 
        H. Res. 585), [8OC]
    ------allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement 
        programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H. 
        Con. Res. 321), [5AU]
    ------allow certain military retirees and their dependents a 
        special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration 
        sites (see H.R. 4160), [25JN]
    ------clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit 
        laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 4648), [26SE]
    ------clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for 
        beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services (see H.R. 
        3259), [25FE]
    ------combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3471), [17MR]
    ------comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see 
        H.R. 4739), [8OC]
    ------continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4653), [28SE]
    ------coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 4403), [5AU]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and home infusion 
        drug therapy (see H.R. 4753), [8OC]
    ------delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture 
        services under home health services (see H.R. 3137), [3FE]
    ------delay implementation of interim payment system to home 
        health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 3108), 
        [27JA] (see H.R. 3162), [4FE] (see H.R. 3205), [12FE] (see 
        H.R. 3567), [26MR] (see H.R. 4339), [27JY]
    ------delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary 
        and per visit payment limit (see H.R. 4727), [7OC] (see H.R. 
        4727), [10OC]
    ------documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims 
        for office visits and for other evaluation and management 
        services (see H. Con. Res. 264), [28AP]
    ------election of Medicare+Choice organizations to exclude payment 
        for abortion services (see H.R. 4228), [15JY]
    ------eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in 
        calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 4492), [6AU]
    ------enhance and expand special enrollment periods for certain 
        military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 3863), [13MY]
    ------enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain cost-
        sharing assistance programs (see H.R. 4836), [14OC]
    ------ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in 
        Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4862), [20OC]
    ------ensure access to mental health services (see H.R. 3988), 
        [3JN]
    ------ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologist services and 
        assure continuity of care (see H.R. 3997), [4JN]
    ------ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical 
        education programs (see H.R. 4736), [8OC]
    ------establish a demonstration project to increase awareness of 
        the availability of costsharing assistance to eligible 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 4662), [1OC]
    ------establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric 
        hospital services (see H.R. 3780), [30AP]
    ------establish a standard of efficiency in home health services 
        and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard (see H.R. 
        3651), [1AP]
    ------establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4674), [1OC]
    ------exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under 
        the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see 
        H.R. 3570), [26MR]
    ------exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements 
        for suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3284), 
        [26FE]
    ------extend health care coverage (see H.R. 4177), [25JN]
    ------extend the contracts of certain managed care organizations 
        (see H.R. 4720), [7OC]
    ------graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4219), [15JY]
    ------graduate medical education reimbursement for certain 
        osteopathy training programs whose operation is assumed by 
        another hospital (see H.R. 3914), [20MY]
    ------implement a budget-neutral payment system for outpatient 
        rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4534), [9SE]
    ------improve access to benefits for certain individuals and 
        provide financial assistance to individuals who are too poor 
        to afford premiums (see H.R. 4799), [10OC]
    ------improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 3470), [17MR]
    ------increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 
        4092), [19JN]
    ------limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 
        3139), [3FE]
    ------payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 3814), [7MY]
    ------payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
        medical education programs (see H.R. 3855), [13MY]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 3940), 
        [21MY]
    ------permit the replacement of health insurance policies for 
        certain disabled beneficiaries even if the replacement 
        policies duplicate Medicare benefits (see H.R. 4710), [6OC]
    ------preserve access to home health services for the sickest and 
        most frail, continue participation by cost-effective 
        providers, and reduce fraud and abuse (see H.R. 4495), [6AU]
    ------prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans 
        (see H.R. 4214), [14JY]
    ------promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms 
        used for reimbursement (see H.R. 3255), [24FE]
    ------provide flexibility in contracting for claims processing 
        (see H.R. 4186), [25JN]

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    ------provide for independent case managers for home health 
        services (see H.R. 4591), [17SE]
    ------provide that funds received from a tobacco industry 
        settlement shall be used for part A (see H.R. 3172), [5FE]
    ------reduce percentage of physicians' salaries dependent on 
        financial incentives under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 
        4726), [7OC]
    ------reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 4627), 
        [25SE] (see H.R. 4646), [26SE] (see H.R. 4794), [10OC]
    ------reform payment system for certain long-term care hospitals 
        (see H.R. 4533), [9SE]
    ------reform payment system for home health services (see H.R. 
        4370), [31JY] (see H.R. 4404), [5AU]
    ------reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing 
        birth centers (see H.R. 4872), [20OC]
    ------reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals 
        participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 3283), 
        [26FE]
    ------repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services 
        (see H.R. 3835), [12MY]
    ------require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees of 
        hospital termination under such plans (see H.R. 4748), [8OC]
    ------require disclosure of certain information about benefit 
        management for prescription drugs by Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 4187), [25JN]
    ------require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on 
        physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the 
        organization (see H.R. 3239), [12FE]
    ------require hospitals to establish and implement security 
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
        abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 4680), [2OC]
    ------requirements relative to anesthesia services (see H.R. 
        3629), [1AP]
    ------respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for 
        private accreditation in the same manner as for other 
        providers of services (see H.R. 4075), [17JN]
    ------restore full incentive payment percentages for prospective 
        payment system-exempt rehabilitation hospitals and units (see 
        H.R. 4855), [19OC]
    ------restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the 
        provision of benefits (see H.R. 3126), [28JA]
    ------restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 3128), [28JA]
    ------revise certain payment limits for health services (see H.R. 
        4567), [15SE]
    ------revise interim payment system to home health agencies for 
        home health services (see H.R. 4252), [16JY]
    ------waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military 
        retirees and dependents (see H.R. 4771), [9OC]
    Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task 
        Force: establish (see H.R. 4464), [6AU]
    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: expand membership (see H.R. 
        4377), [31JY]
    Medicare/Medicaid: pilot program for the use of optical memory 
        cards (see H.R. 4317), [23JY]
    ------require criminal and abusive work history background checks 
        for direct care employees in nursing facilities, (see H.R. 
        4789), [10OC]
    Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding 
        and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that 
        individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or 
        criminal convictions are not employed (see H.R. 4686), [2OC] 
        (see H.R. 4804), [10OC]
    Pensions: establish pilot program for personalized retirement 
        security through personal retirement savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 3560), [26MR]
    ------provide for accounts funded by surpluses in the budget and 
        available for private investment in indexed funds (see H.R. 
        3456), [12MR]
    Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social 
        Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform 
        national identifying number (see H.R. 3261), [25FE]
    ------repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all 
        citizens in order to create national medical history database 
        (see H.R. 4281), [21JY] (see H.R. 4312), [22JY]
    Privatization: prohibit (see H. Res. 483), [23JN]
    Protect Social Security Account: establish account into which 
        budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is 
        enacted (see H.R. 3351), [5MR] (see H.R. 4578), [16SE]
    ------establish account into which budget surpluses will be 
        deposited until long-term reform is enacted (H.R. 4578), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and 
        benefits for noncitizens (see H.R. 4558), [14SE]
    ------disregard payment of earned income tax credits in 
        determining eligibility for the temporary assistance for needy 
        families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing programs 
        (see H.R. 4818), [12OC]
    ------extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI (see 
        H.R. 4426), [6AU]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 3379), 
        [5MR]
    Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish (see H.R. 
        3207), [12FE]
    Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly 
        consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social 
        Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 4084), [18JN]
    SSI: reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain 
        low-income disabled children (see H.R. 3459), [12MR]
    States: permit use of funds under the State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 3837), [12MY]
    ------provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant 
        children and increase allotments to territories under the 
        State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4323), 
        [23JY]
    ------requirements for financial recovery from an individuals 
        estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health 
        plan (see H.R. 4249), [16JY]
    Taxation: adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens 
        at which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate 
        (see H.R. 3448), [12MR]
    ------allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (see 
        H.R. 4465), [6AU]
    ------allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see 
        H.R. 4167), [25JN]
    ------increase income levels for senior citizens at which Social 
        Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate (see H.R. 3447), 
        [12MR]
    ------promote retirement savings (see H.R. 4823), [13OC]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (see H.R. 
        4579), [16SE]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 
        4579), consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect 
        the solvency of Social Security (see H.R. 4597), [18SE]
    ------reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, 
        allow certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, 
        increase the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend 
        certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 4542), [10SE]
    ------reform Internal Revenue Code and protect Social Security and 
        Medicare trust funds (see H. Con. Res. 248), [24MR]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 3097), [27JA]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 472), [16JN]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3122), 
        [28JA] (see H.R. 4414), [5AU]
    Tobacco products: specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry 
        settlement (see H.J. Res. 109), [11FE]
    Trust funds: investment in marketable securities (see H.R. 3822), 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4033), [10JN]
    Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes 
        and the provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3684), [1AP]
    Veterans: improve access to health care services for certain 
        Medicare-eligible veterans (see H.R. 3828), [12MY]
  Motions
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform: 
        establish (H.R. 3546), [29AP]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), [24JY]
    Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), [17JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3097, Tax Code Termination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 105-580), [16JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 105-
        553), [22MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 105-
        498), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), [23JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4578, Establish Protect Social Security 
        Account Into Which Budget Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until 
        Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4579, Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Dept. of HHS Additional Exceptions to the Imposition of Civil 
        Money Penalties in Cases of Payments to Beneficiaries: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3511) (H. Rept. 105-
        772), [5OC]
    Establish a Protect Social Security Account Into Which Budget 
        Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 105-
        738), [23SE]
    Medicare Home Health Care Interim Payment System Refinement Act: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4567) (H. Rept. 105-
        773), [5OC]
    Medicare Home Health Services--No Surety in Fight Against Fraud 
        and Waste: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-821), [15OC]
    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Membership Expansion: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4377) (H. Rept. 105-
        774), [5OC]
    National Dialogue on Social Security Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3546) (H. Rept. 105-493), [23AP]
    Public Assistance and Benefits for Noncitizens Clarification and 
        Improvement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4558) 
        (H. Rept. 105-735), [22SE]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        4579) (H. Rept. 105-739), [23SE]
    Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 105-537), [18MY]
    Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 105-793), [7OC]

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Food stamps: prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (see 
        H.R. 4366), [31JY]
    Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social 
        Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform 
        national identifying number (see H.R. 3261), [25FE]
    Social Security: provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to 
        return to work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits 
        for such beneficiaries (see H.R. 3433), [11MR]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), consideration (see H. Res. 450), 
        [22MY]

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    ------provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal 
        benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits 
        (see H.R. 4172), [25JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 105-
        553), [22MY]
    Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 105-537), [18MY]

SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD
  Appointments
    Members, [9OC]

SOLID WASTE
see Refuse Disposal; Sewage Disposal

SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste 
        transportation and disposal (see H.R. 4635), [25SE]

SOLOMON, GERALD B.H. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education 
        programs address high-priority concerns with national 
        multistate significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 446), [21MY]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 482), [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 567), [2OC]
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions (H.R. 3579), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 416), [30AP]
    Arlington, VA: provide location for construction of Air Force 
        veterans memorial (see H.R. 4817), [12OC]
    Budget: proposed user fees in Presidential budget (see H.R. 3989), 
        [3JN]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res. 
        284), consideration (see H. Res. 455), [3JN]
    China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. 
        Res. 121), [4JN]
    China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and 
        democracy (see H. Con. Res. 300), [16JY]
    ------participation in WHO (see H. Con. Res. 334), [7OC]
    ------tribute to efforts relative to Asian financial crisis and 
        for encouraging peace and stability in the region (see H. Con. 
        Res. 270), [30AP]
    Clinton, President: urge full cooperation by former political 
        appointees, friends, and associates with congressional 
        investigations (see H. Res. 433), [14MY]
    ------urge full cooperation by former political appointees, 
        friends, and associates with congressional investigations (H. 
        Res. 433), consideration (see H. Res. 436), [14MY]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): deliberative review and 
        release of independent counsel report on investigation of 
        President Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, 
        and improper sexual conduct (see H. Res. 525), [10SE]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): 
        establish (see H. Res. 463), [9JN]
    ------establish (H. Res. 463), consideration (see H. Res. 476), 
        [17JN]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 353), [20OC]
    ------set date for convening of 106th Congress (see H.J. Res. 
        138), [20OC]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation (see 
        H.J. Res. 131), [7OC]
    Crime Control Act: prohibit waiting period for acceptance of 
        reports on missing persons less than 21 years of age (see H.R. 
        4532), [9SE]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 435), [14MY] (see H. Res. 441), 
        [19MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 549), [23SE]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 385), [11MR]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 4328), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 605), [20OC]
    Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange 
        programs (see H.R. 3712), [22AP] (see H.R. 3717), [23AP]
    ------prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs 
        (H.R. 3717), consideration (see H. Res. 409), [28AP]
    Electric power: ensure that rates charged by certain small power 
        producers and cogenerators do not exceed the incremental cost 
        to the purchasing utility of alternative electric energy at 
        the time of delivery (see H.R. 4183), [25JN]
    Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial 
        services sector (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 403), 
        [30MR] (see H. Res. 428), [12MY]
    Foreign aid: establish an index of economic freedom to evaluate 
        the level of economic freedom of countries receiving U.S. 
        development assistance (see H.R. 3256), [24FE]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 4569), consideration (see H. Res. 542), 
        [16SE]
    Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: transfer 
        administrative jurisdiction over certain lands to the 
        Archivist of the U.S. for construction of a visitor center 
        (see H.R. 4829), [14OC]
    House of Representatives: appoint committee to notify the 
        President of adjournment (see H. Res. 608), [20OC]
    ------print revised edition of the House Rules and Manual for the 
        106th Congress (see H. Res. 607), [20OC]
    ------set date for any organizational caucus or conference for the 
        106th Congress (see H. Res. 606), [20OC]
    House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 589), [9OC]
    ------consideration of certain resolutions in preparation for sine 
        die adjournment (see H. Res. 594), [13OC]
    Iwo Jima Memorial: prohibit the construction of any additional 
        monument, memorial, or structure (see H.R. 3188), [11FE] (see 
        H.R. 4752), [8OC]
    Kyrgyzstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 4606), [22SE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: use of executive privilege (H. Res. 432), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 436), [14MY]
    Puerto Rico: self-determination (H.R. 856), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 376), [3MR]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 344), [3FE]
    ------designate (S. 1575), consideration (see H. Res. 349), [4FE]
    SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 4120), [23JN] (see 
        H.R. 4213), [14JY]
    Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into 
        which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term 
        reform is enacted (H.R. 4578), consideration (see H. Res. 
        552), [24SE]
    Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and 
        small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 
        4579), consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 3109), 
        [27JA]
  Reports filed
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) Special Authority 
        Relative to Investigation of the International Brotherhood of 
        Teamsters: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 507) (H. Rept. 
        105-658), [29JY]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select) 
        Establishment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. 
        Rept. 105-582), [16JN]
    Consideration of Certain Resolutions in Preparation for Sine Die 
        Adjournment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 594) (H. 
        Rept. 105-818), [13OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs 
        Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 285) (H. Rept. 105-434), [11MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3579, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 105-505), [30AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing 
        Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 549) 
        (H. Rept. 105-740), [23SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4101, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 567) (H. 
        Rept. 105-764), [2OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4328, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 605) (H. Rept. 105-826), [20OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1150, Agricultural 
        Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 105-548), [21MY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 284, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 1999-2003: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) 
        (H. Rept. 105-565), [3JN]
    Consideration of H. Res. 432, Presidential Use of Executive 
        Privilege: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 
        105-536), [14MY]
    Consideration of H. Res. 433, Urge Full Cooperation by Former 
        Political Appointees, Friends, and Associates of President 
        Clinton With Congressional Investigations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 105-536), [14MY]
    Consideration of H. Res. 463, Committee on U.S. National Security 
        and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of 
        China (House, Select) Establishment: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 476) (H. Rept. 105-583), [17JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 403) (H. Rept. 105-474), [30MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 105-531), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 856, United States-Puerto Rico Political 
        Status Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 376) (H. Rept. 
        105-426), [3MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2625, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 344) (H. Rept. 
        105-411), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 435) (H. Rept. 105-535), 
        [14MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 105-544), 
        [19MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3717, Prohibit Use of Federal Funds for 
        Needle Exchange Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        409) (H. Rept. 105-497), [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 105-593), [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4569, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 105-725), [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4578, Establish Protect Social Security 
        Account Into Which Budget Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until 
        Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4579, Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]

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    Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 589) 
        (H. Rept. 105-806), [9OC]
    Consideration of S. 1575, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 349) (H. Rept. 
        105-414), [4FE]
    Deliberative Review and Release of Independent Counsel Report on 
        Investigation of President Clinton Relative to Perjury, 
        Obstruction of Justice, and Improper Sexual Conduct: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 105-703), [10SE]
    Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 3534) 
        (H. Rept. 105-515), [7MY]

SOMALIA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: economic, (see H. Con. Res. 339), [8OC]

SOSA, SAMMY
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 534), [14SE] (see H. Res. 536), [15SE]

SOUDER, MARK E. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization [22JY]
    ------S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention 
        Act, [1OC]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    IMF: make Federal funding contingent upon certification that 
        eligible countries are cooperating with Presidential campaign 
        fundraising investigations and disclosure of entities 
        benefiting from such funds (see H.R. 3242), [12FE]
    States: use of community development block grants for 
        nonentitlement areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 
        3241), [12FE]

SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING
  Bills and resolutions
    Tariff: audio system electrical transformers (see H.R. 3402), 
        [5MR] (see H.R. 3507), [19MR]
    ------loudspeakers not mounted in their enclosures (see H.R. 
        3403), [5MR] (see H.R. 3508), [19MR]
    ------loudspeakers parts (see H.R. 3401), [5MR] (see H.R. 3509), 
        [19MR]

SOUND SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        2661) (H. Rept. 105-730), [18SE]

SOUTH AFRICA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the 
        presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Nelson R. 
        Mandela (see H. Con. Res. 326), [14SE]

SOUTH AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Colombia: renew efforts to end guerrilla war (see H. Con. Res. 
        221), [12FE]
    ------tribute to democratic elections and renew efforts to end 
        guerrilla war (see H. Res. 502), [15JY]
    Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (see H.R. 4300), [22JY]
    ------enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and 
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source 
        countries (H.R. 4300), consideration (see H. Res. 537), [15SE]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [27AP], [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4300, Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 105-
        720), [15SE]

SOUTH CAROLINA
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]

SOUTH KOREA
see Korea, Republic of

SOUTHEAST ASIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Cambodia: call for free and impartial elections (see H. Res. 361), 
        [12FE]
    Foreign aid: establish an assistance and food security initiative 
        for Indonesia and other countries affected by the Asian 
        financial crisis (see H.R. 4336), [27JY]
    Human rights: prevent trafficking of women and girls for forced 
        prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 239), [10MR]
    Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free 
        emigration (see H.J. Res. 120), [4JN]
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's (see H. Res. 356), 
        [11FE] (see H. Res. 360), [12FE]
  Messages
    Trade Act Waiver Relative to Vietnam: President Clinton, [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Make Trade Relations With Vietnam Contingent Upon Free Emigration: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 
        105-653), [29JY]

SOUTHEASTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Government: prohibit Federal agencies from planning sale (see H.R. 
        4707), [6OC]

SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
  Bills and resolutions
    Personnel management: test the feasibility and desirability of new 
        policies and procedures (see H.R. 4259), [16JY]
    ------test the feasibility and desirability of new policies and 
        procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration (see H. Res. 576), [5OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4259, Haskell Indian Nations University and 
        Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative 
        Systems Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. 
        Rept. 105-779), [5OC]
    Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian 
        Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 4259) (H. Rept. 
        105-700), [9SE]

SPACE POLICY
related term(s) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: encourage the development of a commercial 
        space industry (H.R. 1702), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 
        572), [5OC]
    National objectives: encourage exploration, development, and use 
        of space (see H. Con. Res. 267), [29AP]
    National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 
        4402), [5AU]
    Space station: uphold accountability of certain parties 
        responsible for development (see H.R. 4820), [13OC]
  Messages
    Aeronautics and Space Achievements: President Clinton, [14SE]

SPAIN, KINGDOM OF
  Bills and resolutions
    de Onate, Don Juan: issue postage stamp in commemoration of first 
        permanent settlement of western U.S. by the Spanish explorer 
        (see H. Con. Res. 240), [11MR]
    New Mexico: designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the 
        anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement (see H. 
        Res. 389), [18MR]

SPANISH PEAKS WILDERNESS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1865) (H. Rept. 
        105-673), [4AU]

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
  Bills and resolutions
    Guam: commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
        determination (see H. Res. 494), [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Commitment to Guam To Increase Self-Government Consistent With 
        Self-Determination: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Res. 
        494) (H. Rept. 105-751), [28SE]

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (Newt Gingrich)
  Appointments
    Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, [17DE]
    Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, [11FE]
    Amtrak Reform Council, [24FE], [4MR]
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [27AP], [12MY]
    Census Monitoring Board, [11FE]
    Commission on Maintaining U.S. Nuclear Weapons Expertise, [11FE]
    Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement, [18MY]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
    Conferees: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization [22JY]
    ------H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact 
        Consent Act, [12MY]
    ------H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
        Act, [22MY]
    ------H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act, 
        [10MR]
    ------H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
    ------H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP], [22AP], [23AP], [6MY]
    ------H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, [22MY]
    ------H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
    ------H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
    ------H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
    ------H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
    ------H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
    ------H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
    ------H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
    ------H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
    ------H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]
    ------S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
        Reform Act, [24FE]
    ------S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, [16SE]
    ------S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention 
        Act, [1OC], [5OC]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
    Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
        Prevention, [9SE]
    George Washington's Birthday Ceremonies, [24FE]
    John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development 
        Board of Trustees, [2MR]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [27AP], [18JN]
    National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, [24JY]
    National Council on the Arts, [11FE]
    National Education Goals Panel, [24FE]
    National Health Museum Commission, [21AP]
    National Skill Standards Board, [9SE]

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    National Summit on Retirement Income Savings, [3MR]
    Twenty-First Century Work-Force Commission, [17DE]
    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, [24MR], [21AP]
  Discharge petitions signed
    Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 3580), consideration (H. Res. 473), [25JN], [24JY], 
        [3AU], [6AU], [15SE], [26SE]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 3605), consideration (H. Res. 486), [24JY], [3AU]
    House Rules: amend relative to introduction of a bill about 
        inclusion of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in President's Day 
        observances (H. Res. 141), [3MR], [22MY], [5JN], [11JN], 
        [19JN], [25JN], [17JY], [24JY]
    Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining 
        coverage or premiums (H.R. 306), [11JN], [19JN], [25JN], 
        [17JY]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        1366), consideration (H. Res. 259), [27MR], [1AP], [23AP], 
        [30AP]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3526), 
        consideration (H. Res. 467), [25JN], [17JY]
    Social Security: establish pilot program for personalized 
        retirement security through personal retirement savings 
        accounts (H.R. 3560), [2OC]
    Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military 
        forces of the Philippines (H.R. 836), [18SE]
  Messages
    Abatement of Interest on Underpayments by Taxpayers in 
        Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas: President Clinton, 
        [22JY]
    Aeronautics and Space Achievements: President Clinton, [14SE]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Kazakhstan 
        Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, 
        [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Swiss Federal 
        Council Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton, [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Ukraine Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, [6MY]
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, [27JA]
    Alaska's Mineral Resources: President Clinton, [10MR]
    Armed Forces Selected Reserve Active Duty Status: President 
        Clinton, [24FE]
    B-2 Stealth Bomber Procurement: President Clinton, [31MR]
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 1999: President 
        Clinton, [3FE]
    Budget Rescissions: President Clinton, [27JY]
    CCC Report: President Clinton, [16SE]
    Comprehensive National Energy Strategy: President Clinton, [14JY]
    Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
        Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
        Destruction Cost-Sharing Arrangements: President Clinton, 
        [16JN]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report: President Clinton, [25FE], 
        [29JY]
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [11FE]
    Cuban Democracy Act: President Clinton, [9OC]
    Dayton Accords Implementation Policy Report: President Clinton, 
        [29JY]
    Dept. of HUD Report: President Clinton, [3MR]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton, [27JA]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Line-Item Veto: President Clinton, [27JA]
    District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton, [29JY]
    District of Columbia Courts Budget Request: President Clinton, 
        [16MR]
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Albania: President Clinton, [17JY]
    Export of Chemical and Biological Weapons Material and Technology: 
        President Clinton, [30AP]
    Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton, [14JY]
    Federal Climate Change Programs and Activities: President Clinton, 
        [10MR]
    Imposition of Economic Sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro: 
        President Clinton, [17JY]
    Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee Report: President 
        Clinton, [3MR]
    International Crime Control Act: President Clinton, [9JN]
    Investigation of the Whereabouts of U.S. Citizens Who Have Been 
        Missing From Cyprus: President Clinton, [22MY]
    Loan Guarantees to Israel Program: President Clinton, [25FE]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Belarus: President Clinton, [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        President Clinton, [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Vietnam: President Clinton, [3JN]
    National and Community Service Act Amendments: President Clinton, 
        [19MR]
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, [3MR]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, [23MR], 
        [23SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Clinton, [19MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, [25FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, [4MR], 
        [16MR], [13MY], [17SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, [4FE], 
        [29JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: 
        President Clinton, [27AP], [19OC]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons: President Clinton, [9JN], [29JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton, [28JA], [21JY]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton, [23MR]
    National Endowment for the Humanities Report: President Clinton, 
        [5FE], [21MY]
    National Institute of Building Sciences Report: President Clinton, 
        [12MY]
    National Science Board Report: President Clinton, [25JN]
    National Security Interests Relative to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        President Clinton, [4MR]
    Nuclear Weapons Testing in India: President Clinton, [13MY]
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]
    Railroad Retirement Board Report: President Clinton, [3FE], [28SE]
    Steps Taken To End Arab League Boycott of Israel: President 
        Clinton, [3AU]
    Telecommunications Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, [4MR]
    Trade Act Waiver Relative to Vietnam: President Clinton, [11MR]
    U.S.-Estonia Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [14OC]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N.: President Clinton, [14SE]
    U.S.-Latvia Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [3FE]
    U.S.-Lithuania Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [14OC]
    U.S.-Poland Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [5FE]
    Veto of H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: 
        President Clinton, [21OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2646, Education Savings and School Excellence Act: 
        President Clinton, [21JY]
    Veto of H.R. 2709, Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act: 
        President Clinton, [24JN]
    Veto of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and 
        Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: President Clinton, 
        [8OC]

SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  Bills and resolutions
    Armey, Representative: election as Speaker pro tempore (see H. 
        Res. 386), [17MR]
  Messages
    Imposition of Economic Sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro: 
        President Clinton, [11JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton, [5MY]
    Pemigewasset River Study Relative to Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: 
        President Clinton, [5MY]
    School Class Size Reductions: President Clinton, [11MY]
    State of Small Business: President Clinton, [5MY]

SPECIAL DAYS AND HOLIDAYS
  Bills and resolutions
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the 
        flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 3216), [12FE]
    National Child Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        357), [11FE]
    New Mexico: designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the 
        anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement (see H. 
        Res. 389), [18MR]
    New Year's Day: designate day of observance in year 2000 (see H.J. 
        Res. 130), [25SE]
    Patriotic societies and observances: revise, codify, and enact 
        without substantive change certain general and permanent laws 
        (see H.R. 4529), [9SE]
    Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans 
        Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 
        4815), [12OC]
    Virgin Islands: commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in 
        the former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S. 
        Independence Day (see H. Res. 487), [23JN] (see H. Res. 495), 
        [25JN]

SPEED TRAFFICKING LIFE IN PRISON ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3898) (H. 
        Rept. 105-711), [14SE]

SPENCE, FLOYD (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: support while carrying out military action against 
        Iraq in and around the Persian Gulf region (see H. Res. 612), 
        [17DE]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 
        3616), [1AP]
    Tariff: audio system electrical transformers (see H.R. 3402), 
        [5MR] (see H.R. 3507), [19MR]
    ------loudspeakers not mounted in their enclosures (see H.R. 
        3403), [5MR] (see H.R. 3508), [19MR]
    ------loudspeakers parts (see H.R. 3401), [5MR] (see H.R. 3509), 
        [19MR]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 3616), [22SE]
  Reports filed
    Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Appropriations: Committee on 
        National Security (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 105-468), 
        [26MR]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        3616) (H. Rept. 105-736), [22SE]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3616) (H. Rept. 
        105-532), [12MY]

SPIES
see Espionage

SPOKANE, WA
  Bills and resolutions
    Thomas S. Foley U.S. Court House: designate (see H.R. 4625), 
        [24SE]

SPORTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Antitrust policy: clarification of antitrust laws relative to 
        relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 3817), [7MY]

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    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        American Luge Association races (see H. Con. Res. 305), [23JY]
    ------authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby (see H. Con. Res. 255), [30MR]
    ------authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay 
        (see H. Con. Res. 262), [28AP]
    Crime: prohibit ticket scalping (see H.R. 3951), [22MY]
    Disabled: improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities (see 
        H.R. 4501), [6AU]
    Drugs: encourage pro sports leagues and International Olympic 
        Committee to set clear guidelines and penalties for illegal 
        drug use (see H. Res. 481), [19JN]
    Forest Service: policies on recreational shooting and archery 
        ranges on Federal land (see H. Con. Res. 332), [2OC]
    Lake County, OR: land exchange (see H.R. 3569), [26MR]
    McGwire, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 520), [9SE]
    NLRB: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing 
        industries (see H.R. 3825), [11MY]
    Ripken, Cal, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 568), [2OC]
    Sosa, Sammy: tribute (see H. Res. 534), [14SE] (see H. Res. 536), 
        [15SE]
    Sportsmen: establish a memorial (see H.R. 4077), [18JN]
    Tariff: personal effects of individuals associated with the 1999 
        International Special Olympics and Women's World Cup, the 2001 
        International Special Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics 
        and Winter Paralympic Games (see H.R. 4045), [11JN]
    Taxation: clarify the income and gift tax consequences of catching 
        and returning record home run baseballs (see H.R. 4522), [9SE]
    Toms River, NJ: tribute to the Toms River East American Little 
        League team (see H. Res. 524), [9SE]
  Reports filed
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Greater Washington Soap 
        Box Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 105-521), [7MY]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for ``National Race for the 
        Cure'' Breast Cancer Survivors Event: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 238) 
        (H. Rept. 105-438), [12MR]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Special Olympics Torch 
        Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 105-512), [6MY]

SPRATT, JOHN M., JR. (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [6MY]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]

SPRINGERVILLE, AZ
  Bills and resolutions
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 4004), [5JN]

SRI LANKA, DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Independence: anniversary (see H. Res. 350), [4FE]

ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 3147), [3FE]

ST. LOUIS, MO
  Bills and resolutions
    Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: install plaque at entrance 
        to Old Court House commemorating the Dred Scott decision (see 
        H.R. 4163), [25JN]

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (baseball team)
  Bills and resolutions
    McGwire, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 520), [9SE]
    Taxation: clarify the income and gift tax consequences of catching 
        and returning record home run baseballs (see H.R. 4522), [9SE]

STABENOW, DEBBIE (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: reauthorize funding for court-appointed advocates for 
        victims of child abuse, training programs on child abuse for 
        judicial personnel and attorneys, and video taping of child 
        victim testimony, [19MY]
    ------reauthorize funding for grant program to encourage arrest 
        policies relative to domestic violence (see H.R. 3901), [19MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: improve food safety research, education, and 
        technology and require the use of a designated team to rapidly 
        respond to food safety emergencies (see H.R. 3132), [28JA] 
        (see H.R. 3148), [3FE]
    Taxation: allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in 
        establishing qualified employer plans (see H.R. 3300), [26FE]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 4184), 
        [25JN]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        technology-related training (see H.R. 4185), [25JN]

STAFFORD COUNTY, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries 
        (see H.R. 3981), [3JN]

STAMPS
see Postage and Stamps

STANISLAUS COUNTY, CA
  Reports filed
    Granite Watershed Enhancement and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 105-527), [12MY]

STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: improve the quality of child care through 
        grants and a commission on child care standards (see H.R. 
        4844), [15OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: participation in the design, planning, and 
        construction of the Alameda County Brackish Water Desalination 
        Project for the reclamation and reuse of water (see H.R. 
        3996), [4JN]
    Health care professionals: ensure home care agencies conduct 
        background checks on job applicants (see H.R. 4592), [17SE]
    Insurance: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of 
        administrative vendors in the administration of State 
        children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3713), [22AP]
    Medicare: combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3471), [17MR]
    ------coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 4403), [5AU]
    ------coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and home infusion 
        drug therapy (see H.R. 4753), [8OC]
    ------delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary 
        and per visit payment limit (see H.R. 4727), [7OC] (see H.R. 
        4727), [10OC]
    ------ensure access to mental health services (see H.R. 3988), 
        [3JN]
    ------ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologist services and 
        assure continuity of care (see H.R. 3997), [4JN]
    ------establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 4674), [1OC]
    ------exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under 
        the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see 
        H.R. 3570), [26MR]
    ------implement a budget-neutral payment system for outpatient 
        rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4534), [9SE]
    ------improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 3470), [17MR]
    ------payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education 
        programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 3940), 
        [21MY]
    ------prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans 
        (see H.R. 4214), [14JY]
    ------provide flexibility in contracting for claims processing 
        (see H.R. 4186), [25JN]
    ------provide for independent case managers for home health 
        services (see H.R. 4591), [17SE]
    ------reduce percentage of physicians' salaries dependent on 
        financial incentives under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 
        4726), [7OC]
    ------reform payment system for certain long-term care hospitals 
        (see H.R. 4533), [9SE]
    ------require disclosure of certain information about benefit 
        management for prescription drugs by Medicare+Choice 
        organizations (see H.R. 4187), [25JN]
    Nuclear weapons: establish policy of nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        3333), [4MR]

STARR, KENNETH W.
  Bills and resolutions
    Clinton, President: reimburse Federal Government for costs 
        incurred by the Office of Independent Counsel (see H. Res. 
        532), [11SE] (see H. Res. 547), [18SE]
    ------resignation (see H. Res. 531), [11SE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): deliberative review and 
        release of independent counsel report on investigation of 
        President Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, 
        and improper sexual conduct (see H. Res. 525), [10SE]
    ------inquiry into whether grounds exist to impeach independent 
        counsel (see H. Res. 582), [7OC]
    Crime: impeachment of independent counsel relative to conduct of 
        investigation of President Clinton and submission of report to 
        House of Representative (see H. Res. 545), [18SE]
    House of Representatives: printing of independent counsel report 
        on investigation of President Clinton relative to perjury, 
        obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct (see H. 
        Res. 528), [10SE] (see H. Res. 546), [18SE]
    Secret Service: assertion of protective function privilege (see H. 
        Res. 480), [19JN]
  Motions
    Crime: impeachment of independent counsel relative to conduct of 
        investigation of President Clinton and submission of report to 
        House of Representative (H. Res. 545), [23SE]
  Reports filed
    Deliberative Review and Release of Independent Counsel Report on 
        Investigation of President Clinton Relative to Perjury, 
        Obstruction of Justice, and Improper Sexual Conduct: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 105-703), [10SE]

STATEN ISLAND, NY
see New York, NY

STATES
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, [17JY]
    ------H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, 
        [23AP]
    ------S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
        Reform Act, [24FE]
    ------S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, [16SE]
    ------S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant 
        women with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 4670), [1OC]
    Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education 
        programs address high-priority concerns with national 
        multistate significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 446), [21MY]
    ------ensure that federally funded research and education programs 
        address high-priority concerns with national multistate 
        significance (S. 1150), insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu 
        (see H. Res. 365), [24FE]
    ------reform the conservation reserve program relative to 
        treatment of nonprofit organizations renting land from a State 
        or political subdivision (see H.R. 3451), [12MR]
    Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to 
        minors (see H.R. 3537), [24MR]

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    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
    Bankruptcy: limit the value of real and personal property that 
        debtors may exempt under State and local law (see H.R. 3693), 
        [21AP]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: funding for 
        historic, recreational, and environmental education projects 
        (see H.R. 3522), [19MR]
    Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty 
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of 
        industry (see H.R. 3168), [5FE]
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and 
        research of autism and related developmental diseases to 
        implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see 
        H.R. 4725), [7OC]
    Children and youth: parental notification and State criminal 
        reporting requirements for minors who seek family planning 
        services from federally-funded clinics (see H.R. 3230), [12FE]
    ------provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant 
        children and increase allotments to territories under the 
        State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4323), 
        [23JY]
    ------require proof of screening for lead poisoning and follow-up 
        services for those testing positive (see H.R. 4825), [13OC]
    ------State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek 
        family planning services from federally-funded clinics (see 
        H.R. 3229), [12FE]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 3658), [1AP]
    Coastal zones: require that States having an approved management 
        program be provided a copy of an environmental impact 
        statement to help assess plans for exploration, development, 
        or production (see H.R. 4797), [10OC]
    ------use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local 
        conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 4717), [7OC]
    Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response 
        Capabilities: establish (see H.R. 3764), [30AP]
    Community development: use of block grants for nonentitlement 
        areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 3241), [12FE]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration 
        projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare 
        policies (see H.R. 4254), [16JY]
    ------reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] (see H.R. 
        4271), [17JY]
    Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 3529), 
        [23MR] (see H.R. 3849), [12MY] (see H.R. 4105), [22JN]
    Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention 
        and treatment programs in prisons (see H.R. 4039), [11JN]
    Courts: limit Federal authority to force State and local 
        governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (see H.R. 3182), 
        [11FE]
    ------limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison 
        release orders (see H.R. 3718), [23AP]
    ------require Federal and State courts to recognize a notarization 
        from another State when it affects interstate commerce (see 
        H.R. 4764), [9OC]
    Crime: establish Federal penalties for use of a law enforcement 
        officer's weapon against the officer (see H.R. 4776), [9OC]
    ------notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State 
        engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 366), [24FE]
    ------penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent 
        crimes involving children (see H.R. 4258), [16JY]
    ------prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for 
        injuries suffered during the commission of a crime (see H.R. 
        4446), [6AU]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        3682), [1AP]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 499), [14JY]
    ------provide State grants for sex offender registration programs 
        (see H.R. 4026), [10JN]
    ------require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child 
        sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police (see H.R. 
        4531), [9SE] (see H.R. 4576), [15SE]
    Dept. of HHS: make grants to States and businesses to improve the 
        quality of child care services (see H.R. 3686), [1AP]
    Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the 
        preservation of affordable housing for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 4838), [14OC]
    Dept. of Justice: provide State and local authorities access to 
        information relative to criminal background checks on port 
        employees and prospective employees (see H.R. 3975), [22MY]
    ------State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding 
        (see H.R. 4440), [6AU]
    Dept. of the Interior: construct and operate a visitor center for 
        the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York 
        (see H.R. 3928), [21MY]
    ------moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3875), [14MY]
    ------prohibit charging of fees for certain uses of sand, gravel, 
        and shell resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        3972), [22MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: allow greater discretion relative to the 
        placement of the required inscriptions on quarter dollars 
        issued under the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program (see 
        H.R. 3301), [2MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish 
        a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down 
        event in each State (see H.R. 4362), [30JY]
    Disasters: return primary responsibility for disaster relief to 
        States, establish a private corporation to insure against 
        risks and costs of disasters, and provide for Federal 
        assistance for disaster response activities (see H.R. 3728), 
        [23AP]
    Diseases: State partner notification programs relative to HIV (see 
        H.R. 4431), [6AU]
    Drought: disaster assistance to Texas (see H. Res. 493), [24JN]
    Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws 
        in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other 
        drugs (see H.R. 3184), [11FE]
    Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield 
        sites (see H.R. 4094), [19JN]
    Education: dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of 
        the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
        Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 316), [4AU]
    ------encourage States to develop and implement alternative 
        teacher certification and licensure programs (see H.R. 3440), 
        [11MR]
    ------ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to 
        State and local governments to share the expense of educating 
        disabled children (see H.R. 3930), [21MY]
    ------establish professional development partnerships (see H.R. 
        3115), [27JA]
    ------grants to local educational agencies for additional teachers 
        and facilities to accommodate disruptive students (see H.R. 
        4833), [14OC]
    ------provide incentives to States to establish and administer 
        periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary 
        and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4594), [17SE]
    ------provide States with options relative to receipt of Federal 
        block grant funds (see H.R. 4779), [9OC]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 3248), [24FE]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), consideration (see H. Res. 
        543), [16SE]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State 
        participation in activities (see H.R. 4590), [17SE]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign 
        expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 108), 
        [3FE]
    ------establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential 
        elections (see H.R. 3153), [4FE]
    Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers 
        (see H.R. 4715), [7OC]
    Employment: establish a pilot program for mediation of private 
        rights of action under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural 
        Worker Protection Act (see H.R. 3317), [4MR]
    ------limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services 
        personnel (see H.R. 3958), [22MY]
    ------use of individuals other than merit-staffed or civil service 
        employees in providing certain employment services (see H.R. 
        3994), [4JN]
    EPA: implementation of revised ozone and particulate matter 
        standards (see H.R. 3505), [19MR]
    Executive Office of the President: implementation of Executive 
        Orders relative to Federal authority to impose regulations on 
        State and local governments not provided under the 
        Constitution (see H.R. 4422), [6AU]
    Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness and 
        efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs 
        (see H.R. 3130), [28JA]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 378), [4MR]
    ------State grants to encourage fathers to become better parents 
        (see H.R. 3314), [3MR]
    ------tax relief to increase affordability of child care (see H.R. 
        3144), [3FE]
    Federal aid programs: correct law relative to termination of 
        benefits for convicted persons (see H.R. 3096), [27JA]
    ------prohibit States from imposing restrictions on additional 
        children relative to the temporary assistance to needy 
        families program (see H.R. 4066), [16JN]
    ------State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance 
        to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates 
        (see H.R. 4692), [2OC]
    Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's 
        child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when 
        the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a 
        State court order (see H.R. 3221), [12FE]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 3673), [1AP]
    Fire prevention: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local 
        governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-
        related hazards (see H.R. 4229), [15JY]
    Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting 
        community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 4290), [21JY]
    ------encourage States to require a holding period for students 
        expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 4146), [25JN]
    Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States 
        to manage dungeness crab fisheries (see H.R. 3498), [18MR]
    Floods: damage reduction and recreation project at Grand Forks, 
        ND, and East Grand Forks, MN (see H.R. 4806), [11OC]
    ------ensure that States and localities can quickly and safely 
        remove flood debris (see H.R. 4128), [24JN]
    Food stamps: prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (see 
        H.R. 4366), [31JY]
    ------State prevention of receipt by prisoners or fugitives (see 
        H.R. 3670), [1AP]
    Forest Service: replace regional offices with State offices (see 
        H.R. 3922), [20MY]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 4263), [17JY]
    Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State 
        and local governments not provided under the Constitution (see 
        H.R. 4196), [14JY] (see H.R. 4232), [15JY] (see H. Con. Res. 
        299), [16JY]
    ------streamline and improve Federal grant application, 
        administrative, and reporting requirements (see H.R. 3921), 
        [20MY]

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    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative 
        to small businesses (see H.R. 3310), [3MR]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses 
        (H.R. 3310), consideration (see H. Res. 396), [25MR]
    Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see 
        H.R. 3118), [28JA]
    ------relief (see H.R. 4809), [12OC]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to 
        Senate (see H. Res. 379), [5MR]
    Health: establish a national registry of information on traumatic 
        brain and spinal cord injuries (see H.R. 4800), [10OC]
    ------limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 3535), [24MR]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 3998), [5JN]
    Health care facilities: require nursing facilities filing for 
        relief to provide written notice of such filing to appropriate 
        State agencies (see H.R. 4843), [15OC]
    Hunting and trapping: authorize electronic issuance of migratory 
        bird hunting and conservation stamps (see H.R. 4803), [10OC]
    Immigration: permit local educational agencies to waive 
        reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend 
        public secondary schools (see H.R. 4416), [6AU]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: clarify requirements 
        relative to reducing or withholding payments to States (see 
        H.R. 3254), [24FE]
    ------permit State and local educational agencies to establish 
        uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 4491), [6AU]
    Insurance: allow children covered under private health insurance 
        under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under 
        the Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 3794), [5MY]
    ------prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative 
        vendors in the administration of State children's health 
        insurance plans (see H.R. 3713), [22AP]
    Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry 
        councils for labor market areas that are located in more than 
        one State (see H.R. 3271), [25FE]
    Kankakee, IL: conveyance of vacant Army Reserve Center (see H.R. 
        3856), [13MY]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions 
        funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and 
        urban conservation and recreation programs (see H.R. 4467), 
        [6AU]
    Law enforcement officers: ensure that States provide due process 
        in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, 
        or transfer (see H.R. 4681), [2OC]
    ------establish a matching grant program to assist local 
        governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (see H.R. 
        4226), [15JY]
    ------reduce local matching amount to ensure more local 
        communities qualify for grants to hire additional police 
        officers (see H.R. 4734), [8OC]
    Maryland: provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control 
        nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (see H.R. 
        4337), [27JY]
    Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute 
        fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse 
        in residential facilities (see H.R. 4155), [25JN] (see H.R. 
        4650), [28SE]
    ------allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see 
        H.R. 4583), [16SE]
    ------deduct monthly children's contribution from income applied 
        to payment for the cost of care in an institution (see H.R. 
        4723), [7OC]
    Medicare: clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug 
        benefit laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 
        4648), [26SE]
    Minnesota: constitutional amendment to permit Congress to 
        relinquish claims of the U.S. to certain portions of Minnesota 
        (see H.J. Res. 115), [18MR]
    National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background 
        checks on elementary and secondary school employees (see H.R. 
        4659), [1OC]
    Native Americans: prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian 
        gaming regulations (see H.R. 3094), [27JA]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and 
        local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3169), [5FE]
    Pensions: ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans 
        relative to State income taxes (see H.R. 4572), [15SE]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
        entities from transfering, selling, or disclosing personal 
        data without consent and make such information available to 
        the individual (see H.R. 4470), [6AU]
    ------repeal law creating a national identification card by 
        establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and 
        drivers' licenses (see H.R. 4197), [14JY] (see H.R. 4217), 
        [15JY]
    Public lands: make certain Federal property is made available to 
        States before other entities (see H.R. 3842), [12MY] (see H.R. 
        4010), [5JN]
    Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency 
        management and civil defense personnel for public safety 
        officer death benefits (see H.R. 3608), [31MR]
    Public utilities: provide for the restructuring of the electric 
        power industry (see H.R. 4798), [10OC]
    ------revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility 
        holding companies (see H.R. 3976), [22MY]
    Public welfare programs: disregard payment of earned income tax 
        credits in determining eligibility for the temporary 
        assistance for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and 
        public housing programs (see H.R. 4818), [12OC]
    ------guarantee loans and provide State grants to finance 
        transportation services for welfare recipients, and establish 
        preferences for Federal contractors that hire welfare 
        recipients (see H.R. 3638), [1AP]
    Railroads: permit State and local governments to adopt or enforce 
        certain speed limits for trains (see H.R. 3812), [7MY]
    Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: amend to provide 
        a loan to the Madera-Chowchilla Power Authority (see H.R. 
        3302), [2MR]
    Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste 
        transportation and disposal (see H.R. 4635), [25SE]
    Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by 
        State and local officials that results from the threat that 
        potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see 
        H.R. 3288), [26FE]
    Roads and highways: designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main 
        Street'' (see H.R. 4513), [6AU]
    ------designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main Street'' (S. 
        2133), consideration (see H. Res. 604), [16OC]
    Rural areas: pilot program to facilitate the protection and 
        preservation of remaining open space and farmland in the mid-
        Atlantic States (see H.R. 3566), [26MR]
    Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under 
        State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see 
        H.R. 4767), [9OC]
    ------provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal 
        benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits 
        (see H.R. 4172), [25JN]
    ------State requirements for financial recovery from an 
        individuals estate relative to any medical assistance under a 
        State health plan (see H.R. 4249), [16JY]
    Solid waste: authorize Governors to limit receipt of out of State 
        municipal solid waste (see H.R. 4475), [6AU]
    Sports: clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of 
        professional teams (see H.R. 3817), [7MY]
    Taxation: allow certain senior citizens a deduction for State and 
        local real property taxes and provide for the establishment of 
        senior citizen real property tax accounts (see H.R. 4713), 
        [7OC]
    ------allow rollover contributions to individual retirement plans 
        from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and 
        local governments and allow State and local governments to 
        maintain 401(k) plans (see H.R. 3554), [25MR]
    ------collection and payment of State taxes imposed on motor fuel 
        sold on Indian lands (see H.R. 3966), [22MY]
    ------designate renewal communities (see H.R. 3865), [14MY]
    ------permit private educational institutions to maintain certain 
        qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 3309), [3MR]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 3652), [1AP]
    ------provide tax credits for contributions to charitable 
        organizations relative to delivery of welfare services (see 
        H.R. 4255), [16JY]
    ------provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a 
        State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for 
        property (see H.R. 4361), [30JY]
    ------tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school 
        construction (see H.R. 3320), [4MR]
    ------treatment of amounts received under State programs providing 
        compensation for birth-related injuries (see H.R. 4139), 
        [25JN]
    ------treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition 
        programs used to pay higher education expenses for the 
        designated beneficiary (see H.R. 4298), [22JY]
    ------treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received 
        by senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 
        3841), [12MY]
    Telecommunications: ensure the restoration and preservation of 
        State authority over intrastate telecommunications (see H.R. 
        4801), [10OC]
    Tobacco products: limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see 
        H.R. 3907), [20MY]
    ------settlement of class action lawsuits against tobacco industry 
        and arbitration of attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4375), [31JY]
    ------specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry settlement 
        (see H.J. Res. 109), [11FE]
    ------strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 
        3655), [1AP]
    ------waive certain sanctions against States that penalize minors' 
        drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing tobacco products 
        (see H.R. 4159), [25JN]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 4466), [6AU]
    Unemployment: expand eligibility for, and strengthen 
        administrative financing of, the unemployment compensation 
        program and improve the solvency of State accounts in the 
        Unemployment Trust Fund (see H.R. 3697), [21AP]
    ------improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the 
        provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3684), [1AP]
    ------make permanent self-employment assistance programs (see H.R. 
        3773), [30AP]
    Veterans: enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States, 
        private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies 
        abroad (see H.R. 3213), [12FE]
    Washington: land exchange (see H.R. 4021), [9JN]
    Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available 
        water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 
        3243), [12FE]
    ------Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to 
        State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 3557), [25MR]
    Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient 
        financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal 
        and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 4634), [25SE]
    Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood (see H. Con. 
        Res. 223), [24FE]
    Women: permit use of funds under the State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 3837), [12MY]
    World Trade Organization: establish negotiating objectives 
        relative to the agreement on agriculture and criteria for the 
        accession of State trading regimes (see H.R. 4288), [21JY]
  Conference reports
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act (S. 
        1150), [22AP]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]

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    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (S. 1260), [9OC], 
        [13OC]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (H.R. 1853), [8OC]
  Messages
    Alaska's Mineral Resources: President Clinton, [10MR]
  Motions
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), 
        [15JY]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), 
        [12MY]
    Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under 
        State law (S. 1260), [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: 
        Committee of Conference (S. 1150) (H. Rept. 105-492), [22AP]
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative Termination: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1842) (H. Rept. 105-781), [6OC]
    Border Smog Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 8) 
        (H. Rept. 105-634), [20JY]
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3682) (H. Rept. 105-605), [25JN]
    Child Support Performance and Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3130) (H. Rept. 105-422), [2MR]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]
    Community Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        218) (H. Rept. 105-819), [14OC]
    Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 105-686), [7AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1150, Agricultural 
        Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 105-548), [21MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2181, Witness Protection and Interstate 
        Relocation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. 
        Rept. 105-419), [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and 
        Incentive Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 378) (H. 
        Rept. 105-428), [4MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 543) (H. Rept. 105-726), 
        [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3310, Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction 
        Relative to Small Businesses: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 396) (H. Rept. 105-466), [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3682, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 105-623), 
        [14JY]
    Consideration of S. 2133, U.S. Route 66 Designation as ``America's 
        Main Street'': Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 604) (H. 
        Rept. 105-823), [16OC]
    Dept. of the Interior Prohibition on Charging of Fees for Certain 
        Uses of Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3972) 
        (H. Rept. 105-766), [2OC]
    Dollars to the Classroom Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 3248) (H. Rept. 105-710), [14SE]
    Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3498) (H. Rept. 105-674), [4AU]
    Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction Relative to Small Businesses: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        3310) (H. Rept. 105-462), [24MR]
    Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-687), 
        [9SE]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Requirements Relative 
        to Reducing or Withholding Payments to States: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3254) (H. Rept. 105-
        649), [24JY]
    Internet Tax Freedom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        3529) (H. Rept. 105-808), [10OC]
    OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 105-
        444), [17MR]
    Prohibit Interference With Interstate Commerce on the Internet or 
        Interactive Computer Services: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-570), [5JN]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 
        105-570), [19JN]
    Reclamation Project Facilities Conveyance to Local Water 
        Authorities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4389) (H. 
        Rept. 105-785), [6OC]
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act: Committee of 
        Conference (House) (S. 1260) (H. Rept. 105-803), [9OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 105-
        640), [21JY]
    Termination of Federal Aid Program Benefits for Convicted Persons: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3096) 
        (H. Rept. 105-446), [17MR]
    Veterans' Reemployment Rights Relative to States, Private 
        Employers, and Servicemen Employed by U.S. Companies Abroad: 
        Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3213) (H. Rept. 
        105-448), [17MR]
    Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-800), [8OC]

STEARNS, CLIFF (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [12MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: guarantee honesty (see H.R. 4012), [5JN]
    Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 4350), 
        [29JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to treat illnesses of 
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans and illnesses due to future 
        combat service, and revise research priorities relative to 
        certain service-related health consequences (see H.R. 3980), 
        [3JN]
    ------use portion of any national tobacco settlement to establish 
        trust fund for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine 
        dependence developed during service (see H.R. 4188), [25JN]
    Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid 
        for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 4121), 
        [23JN]
    Indonesia: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 281), [22MY]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 3133), [28JA]

STEEL INDUSTRY
see Iron and Steel Industry

STENHOLM, CHARLES W. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
    ------S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
        Reform Act, [24FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural 
        producers (see H.R. 4508), [6AU]
    IMF: quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines (see H.R. 
        4150), [25JN]

STEREO TAPES
see Sound Recording and Reproducing

STOCK EXCHANGE
see Securities

STOCKS AND BONDS
see Securities

STOKES, LOUIS (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]

STOP KIDS FROM SMOKING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3298), [26FE]

STRATEGIC MATERIALS
related term(s) National Security
  Bills and resolutions
    Arctic Oil Reserve: collection and interpretation of state-of-the-
        art, non-intrusive, 3-dimensional seismic data testing for 
        producible oil in the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 4755), [8OC]
    Tariff: unwrought titanium (see H.R. 4130), [24JN]

STRICKLAND, TED (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        ``National Race for the Cure'' breast cancer survivors event 
        (see H. Con. Res. 238), [9MR]
    Dept. of Defense: procurement of domestic goods and services (see 
        H. Con. Res. 266), [29AP]
    Dept. of Energy: employment and economic assistance to workers and 
        communities at the Piketon, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium 
        enrichment plants (see H.R. 3923), [20MY]
    ------purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads 
        (see H.R. 3941), [21MY]

STRIKES
see Labor Unions

STROM THURMOND NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
see Department of Defense

STUDENT LOAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: permit affiliation between a depository 
        institution and the holding company successor to the Student 
        Loan Marketing Association (see H.R. 4808), [12OC]

STUDENTS
see Education

STUMP, BOB (a Representative from Arizona)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility 
        requirements for interment (see H.R. 3211), [12FE]
    Court of Veterans Appeals: provide for a staggered judicial 
        retirement option to avoid large case backlogs and rename to 
        the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 3212), 
        [12FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain lands and use proceeds for 
        acquisition, construction, and improvement of certain national 
        forest offices and support buildings in Arizona (see H.R. 
        4013), [5JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and 
        leases (see H.R. 3603), [31MR]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with 
        service-connected disabilities and improvements in education, 
        (see H.R. 4110), [23JN]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with 
        service-connected disabilities and improvements in education, 
        (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 592), [10OC]
    ------use of voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment 
        levels (see H.R. 4705), [6OC]
    Veterans: make permanent the eligibility of former members of the 
        Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 4016), 
        [9JN]
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Interment Eligibility Requirements: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3211) (H. Rept. 
        105-458), [24MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorization: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        3603) (H. Rept. 105-490), [22AP]
    Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act: Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3980) (H. Rept. 105-626), 
        [15JY]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 4110) (H. Rept. 105-627), [15JY]
    Veterans' Reemployment Rights Relative to States, Private 
        Employers, and Servicemen Employed by U.S. Companies Abroad: 
        Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3213) (H. Rept. 
        105-448), [17MR]
    Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 105-447), 
        [17MR]

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STUPAK, BART (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, 
        [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime 
        prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime 
        (see H. Res. 512), [29JY]
    Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 3887), [14MY]
    ------prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign 
        countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals (see H. 
        Res. 418), [30AP] (see H. Res. 566), [1OC]
    Keweenaw National Historical Park: amend laws relative to 
        appointments to advisory commission (see H.R. 4351), [29JY]
    Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 3443), [11MR]

SUBWAYS
see Common Carriers

SUDAN, REPUBLIC OF THE
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: violations (see H. Con. Res. 234), [4MR]

SUDBURY, ASSABET, AND CONCORD WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1110) (H. Rept. 
        105-691), [9SE]

SUNUNU, JOHN E. (a Representative from New Hampshire)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    New Castle, NH: land conveyance (see H.R. 4614), [23SE]

SUPERFUND
see Hazardous Substances

SUPREME COURT
related term(s) Courts
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison 
        release orders (see H.R. 3718), [23AP]
    Credit unions: membership in Federal credit unions (see H.R. 3265, 
        3276), [25FE] (see H.R. 3413), [10MR] (see H.R. 3454), [12MR]
    Employment: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as 
        clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 591), [9OC]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 408), [22AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1252, Judicial Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 408) (H. Rept. 105-491), [22AP]
    Judicial Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        1252) (H. Rept. 105-478), [1AP]

SUPREME PATRIARCH KAREKIN I
  Bills and resolutions
    Diocese of the Armenian Church in America: tribute to U.S. visit 
        commemorating centennial (see H. Con. Res. 271), [5MY]

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
related term(s) Department of Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Railroads: ensure effective competition by improving regulation of 
        rates and abandoned lines (see H.R. 4488), [6AU]

SURPLUS GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: authorize sale of excess aircraft for the 
        purpose of dispersing oil spills (see H.R. 4711), [6OC]

SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States 
        to manage dungeness crab fisheries (see H.R. 3498), [18MR]

SWITZERLAND
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Swiss Federal 
        Council Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton, [28JA]

SYNAGOGUES
see Churches and Synagogues

TAIWAN
see China, Republic of

TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and 
        democracy (see H. Con. Res. 300), [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 
        301), [17JY]

TAJIKISTAN, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: approve a permit required for 
        importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan (see 
        H.R. 4760), [9OC]

TALENT, JAMES M. (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    McGwire, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 520), [9SE]
    Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        3412), [10MR]
    Tariff: paper industry chemicals (see H.R. 3344), [5MR] (see H.R. 
        3487), [18MR]
    ------peroxide stabilizer and compounding chemicals (see H.R. 
        3348), [5MR] (see H.R. 3491), [18MR]
    ------photography products chemicals (see H.R. 3347), [5MR] (see 
        H.R. 3490), [18MR]
    ------textile industry and water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 
        3343), [5MR] (see H.R. 3486), [18MR]
    ------textile industry chemicals (see H.R. 3349), [5MR] (see H.R. 
        3492), [18MR]
    ------water treatment and beauty care products chemicals (see H.R. 
        3346), [5MR] (see H.R. 3489), [18MR]
    ------water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 3345), [5MR] (see H.R. 
        3488), [18MR]
    Taxation: allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses 
        of long-term training of employees in highly skilled 
        metalworking trades (see H.R. 3110), [27JA]
  Reports filed
    Drug-Free Workplace Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 
        3853) (H. Rept. 105-584), [18JN]
    Small Business Investment Act Technical Corrections: Committee on 
        Small Business (House) (H.R. 3412) (H. Rept. 105-450), [17MR]

TAMPA, FL
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: conveyance of certain national defense reserve 
        fleet vessels to The Victory Ship, Inc. (see H.R. 4678), [1OC]

TANNER, JOHN S. (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Appointments
    British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [15OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: treatment of certain net operating losses for farmers 
        (see H.R. 4565), [14SE]

TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (see H. 
        Res. 523), [9SE]

TAPE RECORDINGS
see Sound Recording and Reproducing

TARIFF
related term(s) Foreign Trade
  Bills and resolutions
    Acetic acid, (5-chloro-8-quinolinyl)oxy-,1-methyhexyl ester (see 
        H.R. 3359), [5MR]
    Acetic acid, 2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H, 3H-1,3,4 
        thiadiazolo 3,4-a pyridazin-1-ylidene) amino phenyl thio-, 
        methyl ester (see H.R. 3360), [5MR]
    Anti-cancer drugs (see H.R. 3386, 3387), [5MR]
    Audio system electrical transformers (see H.R. 3402), [5MR] (see 
        H.R. 3507), [19MR]
    Benzenepropanal, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-methyl (see H.R. 3431), 
        [10MR]
    Benzenesulfonic acid, 4-[[3-[[2-hydroxy-3-[[4-methoxyphenyl) 
        amino]carbonyl]-1-naphtha-lenyl]azo]-4-methylbenzoyl]amino]-, 
        calcium salt (2:1) (see H.R. 3192), [11FE]
    Benzenesulfonic acid, 4-chloro-2-[[5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-(3-
        sulfophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]azo]-5-methyl-, calcium salt 
        (1:1) (see H.R. 3202), [11FE]
    Benzoic acid, 2-[[1-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl) 
        amino] (see H.R. 3190), [11FE]
    Benzoic acid, 4-[[(2,5-dichlorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]-2-[[2-
        hydroxy-3-[[(2-methoxyphenyl)amino]carbonyl]-1-naphthalenyl]-, 
        methyl ester (see H.R. 3199), [11FE]
    Benzoic acid, 2-[[3-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-1H-benzimidazol-5-
        yl)amino]carbonyl]-2-hydroxy-1-naphthalenyl]azo]-, butyl ester 
        (see H.R. 3197), [11FE]
    Butanamide, N,N'-(3,3'dimethyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyl)bis[2-
        [2,4-dichlorophenyl)azo]-3-oxo- (see H.R. 3196), [11FE]
    Butanamide, N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-3-oxo-2-
        [[2-(trifluoro-methyl)phenyl]azo]- (see H.R. 3198), [11FE]
    Butanamide, 2,2'-[1-2,-ethanediylbis(oxy-2,1-phenyleneazo)]bis[N-
        (2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-3-oxo- (see H.R. 
        3201), [11FE]
    Butanamide, 2,2'-[3,3'-dichloro[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-
        diyl)bis(azo)]bis[N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-
        3-oxo (see H.R. 3195), [11FE]
    Calcium oxytetracycline (see H.R. 3363), [5MR]
    Carbamic acid (U-9069) (see H.R. 3425), [10MR]
    Chemicals (see H.R. 3325), [4MR]
    Chloroacetone (see H.R. 3362), [5MR]
    Crystal vases and drinking glasses (see H.R. 4839), [14OC]
    Customs Service: use of customs user fees for certain preclearance 
        activities (see H.R. 3644), [1AP]
    Deltamethrin (see H.R. 3589), [30MR]
    DEMT (see H.R. 3268), [25FE]
    Dept. of Commerce: clarify review policies for certain antidumping 
        cases (see H.R. 3432), [10MR]
    Dialkylnaphthalene sulfonic acid sodium salt (see H.R. 3365), 
        [5MR]
    Diclofop-methyl (see H.R. 3586), [30MR]
    DPX-E6758 (see H.R. 3427), [10MR]
    DPX-E9260 (see H.R. 3426), [10MR]
    Electromagnets (see H.R. 4387), [3AU]
    Ethyl 2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethyl carbamate (see H.R. 3369), [5MR]
    Ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (see H.R. 3480), [17MR]
    Ferroniobium (see H.R. 3959), [22MY]
    Finished petroleum derivatives (see H.R. 3422, 3423), [10MR]
    5-tertiary butyl-isophthalic acid (see H.R. 3409), [10MR] (see 
        H.R. 4512), [6AU]
    Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track 
        procedures for future trade agreements (see H.R. 4607), [23SE]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 553), [24SE]
    ------exemptions from certain import prohibitions (see H.R. 3340), 
        [5MR] (see H.R. 3465), [16MR]
    ------miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws 
        (see H.R. 4856), [20OC]
    ------reauthorize Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 
        4608), [23SE]
    ------reduce barriers between U.S. and Canadian agricultural 
        products (see H. Res. 583), [8OC]
    ------reliquidation of certain entries of certain thermal transfer 
        multifunction machines (see H.R. 4520), [6AU]
    4-[[5-[[[4-(aminocarbonyl)phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-2-
        methoxyphenyl]azo]-N-(5-chloro-2,4-dimethoxyphen yl)-3-
        hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamide (see H.R. 3191), [11FE]
    4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-2-phenylamino-pyrimidine (see H.R. 3367), 
        [5MR]
    Gasoline, alternative motor fuels, and motor oil (see H.R. 3452), 
        [12MR]
    Grape juice concentrates (see H.R. 4481), [6AU]
    HIV antiviral drug production (see H.R. 3328), [4MR] (see H.R. 
        3384, 3385, 3388, 3389, 3390, 3391, 3392, 3393, 3394), [5MR] 
        (see H.R. 3428), (see H.R. 3429), [10MR] (see H.R. 3477), 
        [17MR] (see H.R. 4190, 4191), [25JN]
    House Rules: require a two-thirds majority on legislation 
        implementing future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track 
        procedures (see H. Res. 488), [23JN] (see H. Res. 497), [25JN]
    IN-W4280 (see H.R. 3316), [3MR]
    KL540 (see H.R. 3414), [10MR]
    KN001 (hydrochloride) (see H.R. 3244), [12FE]
    Loudspeakers not mounted in their enclosures (see H.R. 3403), 
        [5MR] (see H.R. 3508), [19MR]

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    Loudspeakers parts (see H.R. 3401), [5MR] (see H.R. 3509), [19MR]
    Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (see H.R. 3421), [10MR]
    Methyl thioglycolate (see H.R. 3415), [10MR]
    Mueslix cereals (see H.R. 3419), [10MR]
    N-[4-(aminocarbonyl)phenyl]-4-[[1-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-
        benzimidazol-5-yl)amino]carbonyl]-2-oxopropyl]azo] benzamide 
        (see H.R. 3194), [11FE]
    Niobium oxide (see H.R. 3123), [28JA]
    N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-5-methyl-4-
        [(methylamino)sulphonyl]phenyl]azo]naphthalene-2-carboxaminde 
        (see H.R. 3193), [11FE]
    Nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 3761, 3762, 3763), [30AP]
    O,O-dimethyl-S-5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3 (2H)-yl-methyl- 
        dithiophosphate (see H.R. 3368), [5MR]
    1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 2-[[1-[[(2,3-di-hydro-2-oxo-1H-
        benzimidazol-5-yl)amino carbonyl]-2-oxopropyl]azo]-, dimethyl 
        ester (see H.R. 3200), [11FE]
    1-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-triazin-2-yl)-3-2-(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)-
        phenylsulfonyl-urea (see H.R. 3370), [5MR]
    Organic luminescent pigments, dyes and fibers for security 
        applications and 4-Hexylresorcinol (see H.R. 3417), [10MR]
    Orthonitrophenyl (see H.R. 3361), [5MR]
    O-(6-chloro-3-phenyl-4-pyridazinyl)-S-octyl-carbonothioate (see 
        H.R. 3366), [5MR]
    Oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers (see H.R. 3323), [4MR] (see H.R. 
        3657), [1AP]
    Paper industry chemicals (see H.R. 3344), [5MR] (see H.R. 3487), 
        [18MR]
    Peroxide stabilizer and compounding chemicals (see H.R. 3348), 
        [5MR] (see H.R. 3491), [18MR]
    Photography products chemicals (see H.R. 3347), [5MR] (see H.R. 
        3490), [18MR]
    Pigment red 177 (see H.R. 3585), [30MR]
    Piperonyl butoxide (see H.R. 3587), [30MR]
    Polyethylene base materials (see H.R. 3430), [10MR]
    Polymethine sensitizing dyes for photo/imaging applications and 
        certain fluorozirconium compounds (see H.R. 3418), [10MR]
    Polyvinyl butyral (see H.R. 3327), [4MR]
    Printing machinery (see H.R. 3395), [5MR]
    Propanoic acid, 2-4-(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy-phenoxy-2-
        propynyl ester (see H.R. 3357), [5MR]
    Purified terephthalic acid (see H.R. 3501), [18MR]
    Resmethrin (see H.R. 3592), [30MR]
    Rimsulfuron technical (see H.R. 3424), [10MR]
    SE2SI Spray Granulated (HOE S 4291) (see H.R. 3324), [4MR]
    Semiconductor plating lines (see H.R. 3374), [5MR]
    Sodium bentazon (see H.R. 3967), [22MY]
    Sodium N-methyl-N oleoyl taurate (see H.R. 3364), [5MR]
    Sports: personal effects of individuals associated with the 1999 
        International Special Olympics and Women's World Cup, the 2001 
        International Special Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics 
        and Winter Paralympic Games (see H.R. 4045), [11JN]
    Streptomycin sulfate (see H.R. 3356), [5MR]
    Synthetic quartz substrates (see H.R. 3375), [5MR]
    Tebufenozide (see H.R. 3416), [10MR]
    Televisions (see H.R. 3602), [31MR]
    Textile industry and water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 3343), 
        [5MR] (see H.R. 3486), [18MR]
    Textile industry chemicals (see H.R. 3349), [5MR] (see H.R. 3492), 
        [18MR]
    Thidiazuron (see H.R. 3590), [30MR]
    3-4,6-bis(difluoromethoxy)-pryimidin-2-yl-1-(2-methoxy-
        carbonylphenylsulfonyl) urea (see H.R. 3371), [5MR]
    3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-2-(2-chloroethoxy)-
        phenylsulfonyl-urea (see H.R. 3372), [5MR]
    Tralomethrin (see H.R. 3588), [30MR]
    Trifluoromethylaniline (see H.R. 3354), [5MR]
    Triflusulfuron methyl (see H.R. 3591), [30MR]
    Trinidad and Tobago: refund of certain customs duty deposits (see 
        H.R. 3483), [17MR]
    2,4 dichloro 3,5 dinitro benzotrifluoride (see H.R. 3358), [5MR]
    2-chloro-N-[2,6-dinitro-4-(tri-fluoromethyl)phenyl]-N-ethyl-6-
        fluorobenzenemethanamine (see H.R. 3355), [5MR]
    2-ethylhexanoic acid (see H.R. 3326), [4MR]
    (2S, 4R)/(2R, 4S)/(2R, 4R)/(2S, 4S)-1-[2-4-(4-chloro-phenoxy)-2-
        chlorophenyl-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl-methyl]-1H-1,2,4-
        triazole (see H.R. 3373), [5MR]
    Unwrought titanium (see H.R. 4130), [24JN]
    Vanadium pentoxide (anhydride) (see H.R. 3124), [28JA]
    Water treatment and beauty care products chemicals (see H.R. 
        3346), [5MR] (see H.R. 3489), [18MR]
    Water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 3345), [5MR] (see H.R. 3488), 
        [18MR]
    Weaving machines (see H.R. 3289), [26FE]
    Wool fabrics (see H.R. 4358), [30JY]
    Ziram (see H.R. 3446), [12MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 105-
        745), [24SE]

TAUSCHER, ELLEN O. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of HHS: make grants to States and businesses to improve the 
        quality of child care services (see H.R. 3686), [1AP]
    Taxation: treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through 
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 
        3942), [21MY]

TAUZIN, W.J. (BILLY) (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [22AP]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
    ------S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Commission for the Future of Public Broadcasting: establish (see 
        H.R. 4067), [16JN]
    Computers: ensure that digital data services are made widely 
        available (see H.R. 4802), [10OC]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 4067), [16JN]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize sale of excess aircraft for the 
        purpose of dispersing oil spills (see H.R. 4711), [6OC]
    FCC: authority (see H. Con. Res. 217), [11FE]
    Hunting and trapping: authorize electronic issuance of migratory 
        bird hunting and conservation stamps (see H.R. 4803), [10OC]
    Minerals Management Service: grant Louisiana and its lessees a 
        credit in the payment of Federal offshore royalties to 
        compensate for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta Field 
        (see H.R. 4604), [18SE]
    Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing 
        public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3976), [22MY]
    Telecommunications: ensure the restoration and preservation of 
        State authority over intrastate telecommunications (see H.R. 
        4801), [10OC]
    Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services and 
        encourage construction and operation of cellular telephone 
        networks (see H.R. 3844), [12MY]
    ------reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications 
        services to schools, libraries, and certain health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 4324), [23JY]
    ------strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the 
        slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 
        3888), [14MY]
    Television: promote competition in the multichannel video 
        marketplace (see H.R. 4352), [29JY]
    ------reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals (see H.R. 4675), [1OC]

TAX CODE TERMINATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 3097): consideration (see H. Res. 472), [16JN]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 3097), [17JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3097, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 105-580), [16JN]

TAXATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, [22MY]
    ------H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Adoption: treatment of expenses (see H.R. 4765), [9OC]
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: treatment of certain prepaid 
        farm expenses (see H.R. 4641), [25SE]
    Agriculture: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see 
        H.R. 3659), [1AP]
    ------allow farmers option to declare taxable year in which 
        production flexibility contract payments and crop insurance 
        payments are included in gross income (see H.R. 4644), [25SE]
    ------expand the types of crop payments for which a farmer may 
        defer inclusion in income until the next taxable year (see 
        H.R. 4636), [25SE]
    ------permanently extend income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 
        4399), [4AU]
    ------relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and 
        rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices 
        (see H.R. 4560), [14SE]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and crop failures (see H.R. 4747), [8OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (see H.R. 4690), [2OC]
    ------treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses 
        (see H.R. 4587), [16SE]
    ------treatment of farming-related gains and losses relative to 
        eligibility for earned income tax credit (see H.R. 4596), 
        [17SE]
    ------use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3594), [30MR]
    Alaska: treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 
        4192), [25JN]
    Alcoholic beverages: treatment of liquor and beer retailers (see 
        H.R. 4140), [25JN]
    Alternative minimum tax: allow the work opportunity credit (see 
        H.R. 3772), [30AP]
    ------repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits (see 
        H.R. 4541), [10SE]
    ------repeal relative to the transfer of stock pursuant to an 
        incentive stock option (see H.R. 4279), [20JY]
    Animals: treatment of sale of certain animals associated with 
        educational programs (see H.R. 3626), [1AP]
    Armed Forces: treatment of the sale of a principal residence 
        relative to active duty time spent away from home (see H.R. 
        3861), [13MY] (see H.R. 3882), [14MY]
    Auxiliary power units: exempt from excise tax imposed on heavy 
        trucks (see H.R. 3275), [25FE]
    Aviation: treatment of commercial aviation to and from airports 
        located on sparsely populated islands (see H.R. 4703), [5OC]
    Bankruptcy: reform laws (see H.R. 3146, 3150), [3FE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration (see H. Res. 462), 
        [9JN]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 586), [8OC]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), correct enrollment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 346), [9OC]
    Budget: allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to 
        be used to offset tax cuts (see H.R. 3707), [22AP]
    ------exclude old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program 
        outlay and revenue totals from OMB and CBO budget 
        pronouncements (see H.R. 4503), [6AU]
    ------treatment of any future budget surpluses (see H. Con. Res. 
        216), [11FE]
    ------use any surplus for payroll tax rebates and increased 
        discretionary nondefense spending (see H.R. 4379), [31JY]

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    Business and industry: allow employers a deduction for training 
        expenses (see H.R. 4451), [6AU]
    ------deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who 
        are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see 
        H.R. 4810), [12OC]
    ------exempt certain transactions at fair market value between 
        partnerships and private foundations from the tax on self-
        dealing (see H.R. 4714), [7OC]
    ------promote job creation and expand small businesses in 
        economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3643), [1AP]
    ------provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel 
        vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment 
        zones (see H.R. 3466), [16MR]
    ------restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse 
        who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 
        4390), [4AU]
    ------S corporation reform (see H.R. 4285), [21JY]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 4173), 
        [25JN]
    ------treatment of meals furnished to employees at a place of 
        business (see H.R. 3834), [12MY] (see H.R. 4106), [22JN] (see 
        H.R. 4638), [25SE]
    Charities: allow designation of charity contributions on tax 
        returns and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to 
        ensure payment of contributions (see H.R. 4865), [20OC]
    Children and youth: establish early childhood education services 
        referral hotline, improve quality of child care services, and 
        provide tax credit for employer expenses in providing certain 
        dependent care services (see H.R. 4102), [22JN]
    Colleges and universities: allow a deduction for post-secondary 
        tuition and related expenses in lieu of Hope and Lifetime 
        Learning credits (see H.R. 4072), [17JN]
    Computers: provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers 
        for acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 
        4184), [25JN]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        technology-related training (see H.R. 4185), [25JN]
    ------treatment of contributions of computer technology and 
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 4476), 
        [6AU]
    ------treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 3304), [3MR]
    ------treatment of year 2000 conversion costs for small businesses 
        (see H.R. 4134), [24JN]
    Conservation of energy: provide incentives to reduce energy 
        consumption (see H.R. 4538), [10SE]
    Conservation of natural resources: tax incentives for land sales 
        for conservation purposes (see H.R. 4496), [6AU]
    ------treatment of income from land or development rights sold to 
        nonprofit organizations for preservation purposes (see H.R. 
        3286), [26FE]
    Constitutional amendments: abolish personal income, estate, and 
        gift taxes and prohibit the Government from engaging in 
        business in competition with its citizens (see H.J. Res. 116), 
        [28AP]
    ------prohibit courts from levying or increasing taxes (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), [11FE]
    ------require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation 
        increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 111), [26FE]
    ------require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation 
        increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111), consideration (see H. Res. 
        407), [21AP]
    Corporations: treatment of certain transfers of assets and 
        liabilities (see H.R. 4852), [19OC]
    Courts: limit Federal authority to force State and local 
        governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (see H.R. 3182), 
        [11FE]
    ------require advance notice and judicial consent before seizure 
        and exclude civil damages for unauthorized collection actions 
        from income (see H.R. 3277), [25FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish additional rural 
        enterprise communities and empowerment zones (see H.R. 4071), 
        [17JN] (see H.R. 4666), [1OC]
    Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond 
        requirements for home health care providers under Medicare and 
        Medicaid (see H.J. Res. 123), [17JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuing regulations dealing with 
        hybrid transactions (see H.R. 4663), [1OC]
    Disabled: incentives to promote research and development of 
        assistance technology and universally designed technology (see 
        H.R. 4063), [16JN]
    Disasters: abatement of interest on underpayments by taxpayers in 
        Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 3709), [22AP]
    District of Columbia: allow Washington Convention Center Authority 
        to finance revenue bonds to construct new convention center 
        (see H.R. 4237), [16JY]
    ------designate as empowerment zone and modify tax treatment of 
        residents (see H.R. 3329), [4MR]
    Economy: require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use 
        dynamic in addition to static economic modeling in the 
        preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in 
        Federal revenue law (see H.R. 4452), [6AU]
    Education: allow tax credits for certain non-public school 
        expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition 
        organizations (see H.R. 4780), [9OC]
    ------increase lifetime learning credit for secondary teachers 
        returning to school for additional training (see H.R. 3881), 
        [14MY]
    ------increase maximum contribution to education savings accounts 
        (see H.R. 4147), [25JN]
    ------permit private educational institutions to maintain certain 
        qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 3309), [3MR]
    ------provide a source of interest-free capital for school 
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased 
        enrollment (see H.R. 3652), [1AP]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H.R. 3248), [24FE]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), consideration (see H. Res. 
        543), [16SE]
    ------tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school 
        construction (see H.R. 3320), [4MR]
    ------treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition 
        programs used to pay higher education expenses for the 
        designated beneficiary (see H.R. 4298), [22JY]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts (see 
        H.R. 3278), [25FE]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 471), 
        [16JN]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 3307), 
        [3MR]
    ------treatment of interest on education loans (see H.R. 4846), 
        [15OC]
    Electric power: application of the credit for electricity produced 
        from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass 
        facilities (see H.R. 4407), [5AU]
    ------restrict the use of tax-exempt financing by governmentally 
        owned electric utilities and subject certain activities of 
        such utilities to income tax (see H.R. 3927), [21MY]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical 
        output facilities (see H.R. 4732), [8OC]
    Employment: determination of status (see H.R. 3722), [23AP] (see 
        H.R. 4622), [24SE]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing child care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 4782), [9OC]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 3125), [28JA]
    ------treatment of high technology job training expenses (see H.R. 
        3274), [25FE]
    ------treatment of information technology job training expenses 
        (see H.R. 4025), [10JN]
    Empowerment zones: designate top performing enterprise communities 
        (see H.R. 4212), [14JY]
    Estate tax: treatment of family-owned businesses (see H.R. 3227), 
        [12FE] (see H.R. 4521), [7AU]
    Executive departments: require congressional review of Federal 
        agency rules that establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 4096), 
        [19JN]
    Families and domestic relations: eliminate marriage tax penalty by 
        adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction 
        amounts (see H.R. 3734), [28AP]
    ------exclusion from gross income for foster care payments 
        relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see 
        H.R. 3991), [4JN]
    ------increase availability, affordability, and quality of child 
        care (see H.R. 3292), [26FE]
    ------increase standard deduction for married couples (see H.R. 
        3524), [19MR]
    ------liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns (see 
        H.R. 3650), [1AP]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for 
        medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 3600), 
        [30MR] (see H.R. 4349), [29JY]
    ------provide equitable child care relief for stay at-home parents 
        (see H. Con. Res. 202), [27JA]
    ------tax relief to increase affordability of child care (see H.R. 
        3144), [3FE]
    ------treatment of dependent care expenses (see H.R. 3135), [28JA] 
        (see H.R. 3176), [11FE]
    ------treatment of estate taxes on the disposition of property 
        produced by a qualified family-owned business (see H.R. 4640), 
        [25SE]
    ------treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned 
        income tax credit (see H.R. 3995), [4JN]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: tax treatment of periods of leave 
        required to be permitted relative to the pension participation 
        and vesting rules (see H.R. 4178), [25JN]
    Federal employees: allow cash payment in lieu of parking benefits 
        (see H.R. 4777), [9OC]
    Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking 
        system (see H.R. 4684), [2OC]
    ------expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 4553), 
        [11SE]
    Food: treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria 
        plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 3552), 
        [25MR]
    Forests: reduce amortization period for reforestation expenditures 
        and increase the maximum amount of such expenditures (see H.R. 
        4509), [6AU]
    ------treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 4126), [24JN]
    Government: reform Internal Revenue Code and protect Social 
        Security and Medicare trust funds (see H. Con. Res. 248), 
        [24MR]
    ------restructure and replace the income tax system to meet 
        national priorities (see H.R. 4700), [5OC]
    Government Management Reform Act: hold Federal agencies 
        accountable for tax dollars spent by such agencies (see H.R. 
        4074), [17JN]
    Health: designation of overpayments for use in biomedical research 
        conducted through NIH (see H.R. 3563), [26MR]
    ------establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical 
        testing research expenses relative to academic medical centers 
        and other qualified hospital research organizations (see H.R. 
        3815), [7MY]
    ------extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving 
        spouses (see H.R. 4835), [14OC]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 4642), [25SE]
    ------lower exclusion percentage of deductions for medical care 
        expenses (see H.R. 3449), [12MR]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 3605), [31MR] (see H.R. 4250), [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 
        272), [6MY]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 3605), consideration (see H. Res. 486), [23JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), consideration (see H. Res. 509), [23JY]
    ------reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 3217), [12FE]
    ------treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences 
        relative to a dependent child's chronic medical condition (see 
        H.R. 4484), [6AU]
    ------treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care 
        (see H.R. 3308), [3MR]
    Health care professionals: allow physicians and dentists to use 
        the cash basis of accounting for income tax purposes (see H.R. 
        4132), [24JN]

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    Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits: repeal information 
        reporting requirement imposed on educational institutions and 
        certain other trades and businesses (see H.R. 3127), [28JA]
    Housing: modify rules for determining whether a corporation is a 
        cooperative housing corporation (see H.R. 4397), [4AU]
    ------modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3290), [26FE]
    ------provide income tax credits for the purchase of a new energy 
        efficient affordable home and for energy efficiency 
        improvements to existing homes (see H.R. 4626), [24SE]
    ------treatment of cooperative housing corporations and their 
        shareholders (see H.R. 4386), [3AU]
    ------treatment of use of a principal residence by a member of the 
        Armed Forces or Foreign Service while on official extended 
        duty (see H.R. 4561), [14SE]
    IMF: eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to 
        certain employees (see H.R. 3785), [30AP]
    Income: allocation of farm income among taxable years (see H.R. 
        4564), [14SE]
    ------allow a credit for certain corporations which have 
        substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership 
        by employees (see H.R. 3562), [26MR]
    ------allow interest deduction for contingent interest on a shared 
        appreciation mortgage (see H.R. 4637), [25SE]
    ------allow married couples to file combined return under which 
        each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers 
        (see H.R. 3104), [27JA]
    ------allow tax credits for contributions used for the 
        construction and renovation of certain public schools (see 
        H.R. 4247), [16JY]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 4125), [24JN] (see H.R. 4454), 
        [6AU]
    ------capital gains treatment on the transfer of a franchise (see 
        H.R. 3641), [1AP]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax 
        credit (see H.R. 3945), [22MY]
    ------disclose to employees the employer's share of taxes paid for 
        old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the 
        employee (see H.R. 3777), [30AP]
    ------disclose to Federal employees the Government's share of 
        taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital 
        insurance for the employee (see H.R. 3776), [30AP]
    ------eliminate capital gains tax (see H.R. 3860), [13MY]
    ------eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 3443), [11MR]
    ------elimination of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3879), [14MY]
    ------exclude dividends paid by tobacco companies from gross 
        income relative to youth smoking reduction targets (see H.R. 
        3908), [20MY]
    ------impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured 
        settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 4314), 
        [23JY]
    ------increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the 
        lowest rate (see H.R. 3151), [3FE] (see H.R. 3175), [11FE]
    ------increase child tax credit for certain children and allow 
        such credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        3583), [30MR]
    ------increase personal income tax exemption (see H.R. 3149), 
        [3FE]
    ------partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and 
        interest received by individuals (see H.R. 3215), [12FE]
    ------prevent increase on variable annuities and other variable 
        contracts (see H. Con. Res. 211), [11FE]
    ------prevent the conversion of ordinary income or short-term 
        capital gain into income eligible for the long-term capital 
        gain rates (see H.R. 3170), [5FE]
    ------promote retirement savings (see H.R. 3672), [1AP] (see H.R. 
        4823), [13OC]
    ------provide relief for farmers and small businesses and extend 
        certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 4738), [8OC]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (see H.R. 
        4579), [16SE]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 
        4579), consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    ------provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small 
        businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect 
        the solvency of Social Security (see H.R. 4597), [18SE]
    ------reduce individual income tax rates, prohibit increases 
        without a national referendum, simplify the tax code, 
        eliminate the marriage penalty, establish return-free income 
        tax filing, and eliminate corporate welfare (see H.R. 3620), 
        [1AP]
    ------reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, 
        allow certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, 
        increase the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend 
        certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 4542), [10SE]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3859), [13MY]
    ------repeal inflation adjustment provisions for income tax rates, 
        standard deductions, and personal exemptions (see H.R. 3965), 
        [22MY]
    ------require child support delinquent parents to include their 
        unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents 
        a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 4198), [14JY]
    ------simplify child tax credit and other nonrefundable credits by 
        repealing limits relative to alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        4489), [6AU]
    ------simplify individual capital gains tax (see H.R. 3623), [1AP]
    ------simplify the individual income tax by repealing adjusted 
        gross income limitations on itemized and personal exemption 
        deductions (see H.R. 4053), [11JN]
    ------temporary waiver of minimum tax rules relative to 
        nonrefundable personal tax credit benefits for families (see 
        H.R. 4611), [23SE]
    ------treatment of certain net operating losses for farmers (see 
        H.R. 4565), [14SE]
    ------treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through 
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 
        3942), [21MY]
    ------treatment of married couples, interest, dividends, (see H.R. 
        3103), [27JA]
    ------treatment of nondeductible contributions to individual 
        retirement plans (see H.R. 3225), [12FE]
    ------treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors 
        (see H.R. 4563), [14SE]
    ------treatment of tips (see H.R. 4408), [5AU]
    Individual retirement accounts: treatment (see H.R. 3979), [3JN]
    Insurance: allow deduction for health insurance costs for 
        individuals who are not eligible to participate in employer 
        subsidized health plans (see H.R. 3475), [17MR]
    ------allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals 
        not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage 
        (see H.R. 4472), [6AU]
    ------assure prompt payment of participating providers under 
        health plans (see H.R. 4413), [5AU]
    ------deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 3628), 
        [1AP]
    ------permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other 
        companies (see H.R. 4795), [10OC]
    ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to provide coverage of annual mammograms 
        and prostate cancer screening tests (see H.R. 4333), [24JY]
    ------require health insurance issuers to notify participants if a 
        group health plan fails to pay premiums, and provide a 
        conversion option if the plan is terminated (see H.R. 4709), 
        [6OC]
    ------require health insurance plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 4737), [8OC]
    ------require health insurance plans to provide external appeals 
        in cases of adverse determinations involving experimental 
        treatments, significant costs, or serious medical conditions 
        (see H.R. 3469), [17MR]
    ------treatment of employers who maintain a self-insured health 
        plan for their employees (see H.R. 4411), [5AU]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts and health insurance 
        costs of employees without employer-provided health coverage 
        (see H.R. 3816), [7MY]
    Internal Revenue Code: terminate (see H.R. 3097), [27JA]
    ------terminate (H.R. 3097), consideration (see H. Res. 472), 
        [16JN]
    Investments: depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see 
        H.R. 3500), [18MR]
    ------election of deduction in lieu of a basis increase for debt 
        secured by property with an original issue discount and held 
        by a cash method taxpayer (see H.R. 3656), [1AP]
    ------treatment of certain liquidating distributions of a 
        regulated investment company or real estate investment trust 
        which are allowable as a deduction (see H.R. 3947), [22MY]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 3497), 
        [18MR]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 3102), 
        [27JA]
    ------waive interest and penalties for failure to file schedule D 
        with a timely filed return (see H.R. 3885), [14MY] (see H.R. 
        3974), [22MY]
    IRS: reduce individual tax preparation time (see H. Con. Res. 
        241), [11MR]
    ------reform (see H.R. 3493), [18MR]
    ------restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 490), [24JN]
    ------treatment of certain revenue-increasing rules as major rules 
        (see H.R. 4297), [22JY]
    Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.: exclude from taxation 
        any portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or 
        used for attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4689), [2OC]
    Law enforcement officers: provide a nonrefundable tax credit for 
        police officers who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 4381), 
        [3AU]
    ------provide exemptions relative to public safety officers killed 
        in the line of duty (see H.R. 4346), [29JY]
    Lawyers and attorneys: treatment of gross income for amounts 
        received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 
        4031), [10JN]
    Local governments: treatment of certain bonds issued by local 
        governments in connection with delinquent real property taxes 
        (see H.R. 4069), [17JN]
    Lumber industry: allow capital gains treatment and exception from 
        the uniform capitalization rules for certain timber (see H.R. 
        4330), [24JY]
    Medical security accounts: establish (see H.R. 4649), [26SE]
    Medicare: allow a refundable credit for certain premiums (see H.R. 
        4465), [6AU]
    ------allow credit to military retirees for coverage (see H.R. 
        4167), [25JN]
    ------comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see 
        H.R. 4739), [8OC]
    Motor vehicles: allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-
        burning fuels (see H.R. 3376), [5MR]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        3877), [14MY]
    ------treatment of small coach builders relative to fuel economy 
        standards (see H.R. 4165), [25JN]
    National Commission on Reforming and Simplifying the Federal Tax 
        Code: establish (see H.R. 4038), [11JN]
    Native Americans: treatment of housing assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 3774), [30AP]
    Natural gas: treatment of gathering lines (see H.R. 3913), [20MY]
    Natural resources: treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable 
        resources on land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 
        4301), [22JY]
    NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (see H.R. 3246), [24FE]
    ------treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (H.R. 3246), consideration (see H. Res. 393), [25MR]

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    Pensions: allow individuals the opportunity to provide for their 
        retirement through S.A.F.E. accounts (see H.R. 3683), [1AP]
    ------allow rollover contributions to individual retirement plans 
        from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and 
        local governments and allow State and local governments to 
        maintain 401(k) plans (see H.R. 3554), [25MR]
    ------enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 
        3503), [19MR]
    ------ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans 
        relative to State income taxes (see H.R. 4572), [15SE]
    ------improve portability for defined benefit plans (see H.R. 
        3101), [27JA]
    ------increase amount which may be contributed to defined 
        contribution pension plans (see H.R. 3663), [1AP]
    ------permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited 
        by employer contributions to employee stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 4741), [8OC]
    ------waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 
        3632), [1AP]
    Petroleum: change basis for determination of refinery limitation 
        on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 3917), [20MY]
    ------treatment of petroleum storage facilities (see H.R. 3992), 
        [4JN]
    Power resources: allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on 
        kerosene used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes 
        (see H.R. 4687), [2OC]
    ------provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well 
        production (see H.R. 3688), [1AP]
    ------treatment of the special motor fuels excise tax on water-
        phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsions (see H.R. 3960), [22MY]
    Private property: require the approval of a private panel relative 
        to the seizure of property for the collection of taxes (see 
        H.R. 3214), [12FE]
    Public utilities: treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments 
        relative to foreign tax credits and deductible interest 
        allocation rules (see H.R. 4871), [20OC]
    Public welfare programs: disregard payment of earned income tax 
        credits in determining eligibility for the temporary 
        assistance for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and 
        public housing programs (see H.R. 4818), [12OC]
    Puerto Rico: exempt retirement income from pension plans from 
        nonresident taxation (see H.R. 3969), [22MY]
    ------require Dept. of the Treasury report on Federal program 
        costs, revenues, and taxation of residents (see H.R. 4769), 
        [9OC]
    Railroads: treatment of diesel fuel and gasoline used in trains 
        (see H.R. 3549), [25MR]
    Rates: treatment of graduated estate tax rates and the unified 
        credit (see H.R. 4468), [6AU]
    Real estate: applications for an exclusion of gain on certain 
        sales of a principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 
        3541), [24MR]
    ------inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the 
        exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (see 
        H.R. 3953), [22MY]
    ------prohibit lenders from requiring access to the borrower's tax 
        return information in residential mortgage transactions (see 
        H.R. 4395), [4AU]
    ------treatment of certain contiguous farmlands relative to sale 
        of a principal residence (see H.R. 4643), [25SE]
    ------treatment of income from certain rental real estate 
        activities in which taxpayer actively participates (see H.R. 
        4639), [25SE]
    ------treatment of stapled real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 
        3533), [24MR] (see H.R. 3558), [26MR]
    Renewal communities: designate (see H.R. 3865), [14MY]
    Research: extend research credit to expenses attributable to 
        certain collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 3857), 
        [13MY]
    ------increase tax credit for medical research (see H.R. 4728), 
        [7OC]
    Roads and highways: treatment of private sector highway 
        infrastructure construction (see H.R. 3222), [12FE]
    Schools: expand incentives for the construction and renovation of 
        public schools (see H.R. 4316), [23JY]
    SEC: require the improved disclosure of tax effects of portfolio 
        transactions on mutual fund performance (see H.R. 4822), 
        [13OC]
    Securities: permit early distributions from employee stock 
        ownership plans for higher education expenses and first-time 
        homebuyer purchases (see H.R. 4740), [8OC]
    Senior citizens: allow certain senior citizens a deduction for 
        State and local real property taxes and provide for the 
        establishment of senior citizen real property tax accounts 
        (see H.R. 4713), [7OC]
    ------treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received 
        in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 3841), [12MY]
    Shipping industry: treatment of certain foreign base company 
        shipping income (see H.R. 3730), [23AP]
    Ships and vessels: encourage construction of luxury yachts (see 
        H.R. 3536), [24MR]
    Small business: allow credits for certain expenses of long-term 
        training of employees in highly skilled metalworking trades 
        (see H.R. 3110), [27JA]
    ------allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in 
        establishing qualified employer plans (see H.R. 3300), [26FE]
    ------expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and 
        increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see 
        H.R. 4685), [2OC]
    ------provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
        small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3870), 
        [14MY]
    ------treatment of meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 
        3667), [1AP]
    Social Security: adjust for inflation income levels for senior 
        citizens at which benefits are taxed at a higher rate (see 
        H.R. 3448), [12MR]
    ------allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into 
        individual security accounts and extend the old age, 
        survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4256), 
        [16JY] (see H.R. 4824), [13OC]
    ------establish pilot program for personalized retirement security 
        through personal retirement savings accounts (see H.R. 3560), 
        [26MR]
    ------establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget 
        surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted 
        (see H.R. 4578), [16SE]
    ------establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget 
        surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted 
        (H.R. 4578), consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    ------increase income levels for senior citizens at which benefits 
        are taxed at a higher rate (see H.R. 3447), [12MR]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 3433), [11MR]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), consideration (see H. Res. 450), 
        [22MY]
    ------treatment of benefits (see H.R. 3122), [28JA] (see H.R. 
        4414), [5AU]
    Sports: clarify the income and gift tax consequences of catching 
        and returning record home run baseballs (see H.R. 4522), [9SE]
    States: collection and payment of taxes imposed on motor fuel sold 
        on Indian lands (see H.R. 3966), [22MY]
    ------provide tax credits for contributions to charitable 
        organizations relative to delivery of welfare services (see 
        H.R. 4255), [16JY]
    ------treatment of amounts received under State programs providing 
        compensation for birth-related injuries (see H.R. 4139), 
        [25JN]
    ------use of community development block grants for nonentitlement 
        areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 3241), [12FE]
    Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums 
        (see H.R. 4465), [6AU]
    Tax-exempt organizations: provide tax-exempt status for 
        organizations created by a State to provide property and 
        casualty insurance coverage for property (see H.R. 4361), 
        [30JY]
    Telecommunications: provide funding for universal 
        telecommunications services through creation of the 
        Telecommunications Trust Fund (see H.R. 4474), [6AU]
    Telephones: repeal excise tax on telephone use and other 
        communications services (see H.R. 3648), [1AP]
    ------require carriers to completely and accurately itemize 
        charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see H.R. 
        4305), [22JY]
    Tobacco products: disallow deductions for lobbying expenses 
        relative to tobacco policy (see H.R. 4473), [6AU]
    ------limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 3907), 
        [20MY]
    ------specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry settlement 
        (see H.J. Res. 109), [11FE]
    Transportation: allow credit for public transportation expenses 
        (see H.R. 3178), [11FE]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund 
        of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 4332), [24JY]
    Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to loss of adequate child care (see H.R. 
        4702), [5OC]
    ------eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment (see 
        H.R. 4701), [5OC]
    ------improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the 
        provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3684), [1AP]
  Conference reports
    Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150), [7OC]
    Education Savings and School Excellence Act (H.R. 2646), [15JN]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act (H.R. 2676), [24JN]
  Messages
    Abatement of Interest on Underpayments by Taxpayers in 
        Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas: President Clinton, 
        [22JY]
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [11FE]
    Veto of H.R. 2646, Education Savings and School Excellence Act: 
        President Clinton, [21JY]
  Motions
    Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), [10JN], [28SE]
    ------reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report, [9OC]
    Education: treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), [7MY]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), conference report, [18JN]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (H.R. 4250), [24JY]
    Internal Revenue Code: terminate (H.R. 3097), [17JN]
    IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), [22MY]
    ------restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, 
        [25JN]
  Reports filed
    Allow Individuals To Designate a Percentage of Their Tax 
        Overpayments or To Make Contributions to Units of the National 
        Park System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 755) (H. 
        Rept. 105-482), [21AP]
    Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3150) (H. 
        Rept. 105-794), [7OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3150) (H. Rept. 
        105-540), [18MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2646, Education Savings 
        and School Excellence Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        471) (H. Rept. 105-579), [16JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring 
        and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 490) (H. 
        Rept. 105-602), [24JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 105-
        799), [8OC]

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    Consideration of H.J. Res. 111, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation 
        Increasing Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 407) (H. 
        Rept. 105-488), [21AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 3097, Tax Code Termination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 105-580), [16JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 105-573), [9JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. 
        Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 543) (H. Rept. 105-726), 
        [16SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 105-
        553), [22MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), [23JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4578, Establish Protect Social Security 
        Account Into Which Budget Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until 
        Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4579, Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Dollars to the Classroom Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 3248) (H. Rept. 105-710), [14SE]
    Education Savings and School Excellence Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 105-577), [15JN]
    Establish a Protect Social Security Account Into Which Budget 
        Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 105-
        738), [23SE]
    Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H. Rept. 105-
        453), [18MR]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2676) (H. Rept. 105-599), [24JN]
    Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 105-
        556), [3JN]
    Tax Relief for Farmers and Small Businesses and Extend Certain 
        Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 4738) (H. Rept. 105-817), [12OC]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        4579) (H. Rept. 105-739), [23SE]
    Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 105-537), [18MY]

TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
related term(s) Fundraising; Nonprofit Organizations
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a 
        State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for 
        property (see H.R. 4361), [30JY]

TAXIS
see Common Carriers; Motor Vehicles

TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 4579): consideration (see H. Res. 552), [24SE]
    Taxation: repeal inflation adjustment provisions for income tax 
        rates, standard deductions, and personal exemptions (see H.R. 
        3965), [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4579, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), [24SE]
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4579) (H. 
        Rept. 105-739), [23SE]

TAXPAYER'S DEFENSE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4096), [19JN]

TAYLOR, CHARLES H. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (see H.R. 4380), [3AU]
  Reports filed
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 4380) (H. Rept. 105-670), [3AU]

TAYLOR, GENE (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]

TEACHERS
see Education

TEAMSTERS
see International Brotherhood of Teamsters

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
see Foreign Aid

TECHNOLOGY
related term(s) Electronics; Research; Science
  Appointments
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Air Force: reinvigorate science and technology functions (see H.R. 
        3894), [19MY]
    Animals: establish research and grant programs relative to the 
        efficient, (see H.R. 3793), [5MY]
    Aviation: install enhanced vision technologies to replace and 
        enhance conventional lighting systems with respect to airport 
        improvement projects (see H.R. 3463), [12MR]
    ------tribute to individuals who contributed to the development of 
        supersonic flight technology (see H. Con. Res. 319), [5AU]
    China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of missile 
        equipment and technology (see H.R. 3886), [14MY]
    ------transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology (see H. 
        Res. 438), [14MY]
    Clinton, President: postpone visit to the People's Republic of 
        China relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile 
        technology (see H. Res. 448), [22MY]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): 
        establish (see H. Res. 463), [9JN]
    ------establish (H. Res. 463), consideration (see H. Res. 476), 
        [17JN]
    Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 
        3321), [4MR]
    Computers: develop a national strategy to resolve the year 2000 
        problem and ensure that critical public and private services 
        are not disrupted (see H.R. 3968), [22MY]
    ------encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to 
        the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 4355), [30JY] (see H.R. 4455), 
        [6AU]
    ------ensure that digital data services are made widely available 
        (see H.R. 4802), [10OC]
    ------ensure U.S. preparation to meet the year 2000 problem (see 
        H.R. 4706), [6OC] (see H.R. 4756), [9OC]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        4682), [2OC]
    ------prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 4350), [29JY] 
        (see H.R. 4427), [6AU]
    ------protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve 
        electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 
        4667), [1OC]
    ------provide that actions, including ones to recover damages, 
        resulting from a computer date failure shall be deemed to be 
        based solely in contract when certain conditions have been met 
        (see H.R. 4240), [16JY]
    Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3495), [18MR]
    Copyrights: limitations on liability relative to on-line material 
        (see H.R. 3209), [12FE]
    Courts: authority for the interception of communications (see H.R. 
        3753), [29AP]
    Crime: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (H.R. 2460), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 368), [25FE]
    Customs Service: funding for high energy container x-ray and 
        automated targeting systems for inspection of cargo (see H.R. 
        3112), [27JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: clarify and enhance the authorities of the 
        Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 3280), [26FE]
    ------improve food safety research, education, and technology and 
        require the use of a designated team to rapidly respond to 
        food safety emergencies (see H.R. 3132), [28JA] (see H.R. 
        3148), [3FE]
    Dept. of Education: make grants for postsecondary information 
        technology education and employment assistance projects (see 
        H.R. 3896), [19MY]
    ------prohibit funding of national testing proposals without 
        explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 348), [4FE]
    Dept. of Energy: improve the ability of small businesses, Federal 
        agencies, industry, and universities to work with contractor-
        operated facilities (see H.R. 3593), [30MR]
    Dept. of Transportation: assess available technologies for 
        establishing a system to access motor vehicle driving records 
        (see H.R. 3555), [25MR]
    Disabled: establish a national public Internet site to increase 
        access to information on technology-related assistance (see 
        H.R. 4461), [6AU]
    ------incentives to promote research and development of assistance 
        technology and universally designed technology (see H.R. 
        4063), [16JN]
    Education: grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer 
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see 
        H.R. 4552), [11SE]
    Employment: reform standard for classifying technical workers as 
        independent contractors for employment tax purposes (see H.R. 
        3819), [7MY]
    FCC: repeal authority to require contributions from telephone 
        carriers for the connection of schools, (see H.R. 4032), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 4065), [16JN]
    Federal agencies and departments: improve ability to license 
        federally owned inventions (see H.R. 4859), [20OC]
    Financial institutions: address year 2000 computer problems and 
        extend examination parity to the OTS Director and the National 
        Credit Union Administration (see H.R. 3116), [28JA]
    ------use of electronic authentication technology (see H.R. 3472), 
        [17MR]
    Firearms: provide grants to improve safety and study effects of 
        developing technology on firearms safety (see H.R. 3895), 
        [19MY]
    Health: limit disclosure in connection with health care coverage 
        and prohibit discrimination in employment based on genetic 
        information (see H.R. 3299), [26FE]
    Higher Education Act: establish an Advanced Manufacturing 
        Fellowship (see H.R. 3840), [12MY]
    Immigration: extend date by which an automated entry-exit control 
        system must be developed (see H.R. 4658), [1OC]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (see H.R. 3736), 
        [28AP]
    ------increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and 
        protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 513), [30JY]
    ------personnel and technology funding to increase inspections and 
        reduce delays at border crossings and interior checkpoints 
        (see H.R. 3679), [1AP]
    Medicare: promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms 
        used for reimbursement (see H.R. 3255), [24FE]
    Medicare/Medicaid: pilot program for the use of optical memory 
        cards (see H.R. 4317), [23JY]
    National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: 
        establish (see H.R. 3411), [10MR]

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    Next Generation Internet Program: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    ------require report by advisory committee on development and 
        implementation (see H.R. 3332), [4MR]
    NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 363), [12FE]
    NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of 
        mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 
        3496), [18MR]
    ------make grants for applied engineering and technology education 
        equipment and capital improvements (see H.R. 3733), [27AP]
    Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social 
        Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform 
        national identifying number (see H.R. 3261), [25FE]
    ------strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (H.R. 2369), consideration (see H. Res. 377), 
        [4MR]
    Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that 
        protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing 
        need for animal testing (see H.R. 3946), [22MY]
    Radio: protect critical infrastructure radio systems from 
        interference and promote efficient spectrum management of the 
        private land mobile radio bands (see H.R. 4813), [12OC]
    Research: continuation of Federal research and development 
        programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 
        4514), [6AU]
    ------increase support for basic and applied scientific research 
        (see H. Con. Res. 243), [12MR]
    ------increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, 
        medical, and pre-competitive engineering research (see H.R. 
        3660), [1AP]
    Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff 
        Auditorium in the Technology Transfer Center (see H.R. 3731), 
        [23AP]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 3133), [28JA]
    Taxation: designation of overpayments for use in biomedical 
        research conducted through NIH (see H.R. 3563), [26MR]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        3877), [14MY]
    ------establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical 
        testing research expenses relative to academic medical centers 
        and other qualified hospital research organizations (see H.R. 
        3815), [7MY]
    ------extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain 
        collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 3857), [13MY]
    ------increase tax credit for medical research (see H.R. 4728), 
        [7OC]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 4184), 
        [25JN]
    ------provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for 
        technology-related training (see H.R. 4185), [25JN]
    ------treatment of contributions of computer technology and 
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 4476), 
        [6AU]
    ------treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 3304), [3MR]
    ------treatment of high technology job training expenses (see H.R. 
        3274), [25FE]
    ------treatment of information technology job training expenses 
        (see H.R. 4025), [10JN]
    ------treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4134), [24JN]
    Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (H.R. 1872), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 419), [5MY]
    ------require schools and libraries that receive universal service 
        support to establish policies governing access to material 
        that is inappropriate for children (see H.R. 3442), [11MR]
    Telephones: require wireless services providers to itemize calls 
        on subscribers' bills (see H.R. 4493), [6AU]
    Television: promote competition in the multichannel video 
        marketplace (see H.R. 4352), [29JY]
    ------reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals (see H.R. 3210), [12FE] (see H.R. 4449), 
        [6AU] (see H.R. 4675), [1OC]
    ``Unlocking Our Future--Toward a New National Science Policy'': 
        use as framework for future deliberations on science policy 
        funding (see H. Res. 578), [7OC]
  Messages
    Comprehensive National Energy Strategy: President Clinton, [14JY]
    Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
        Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
        Destruction Cost-Sharing Arrangements: President Clinton, 
        [16JN]
    Export of Chemical and Biological Weapons Material and Technology: 
        President Clinton, [30AP]
  Motions
    Crime: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (S. 493), [26FE]
  Reports filed
    Biomaterials Access Assurance Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-549), [22MY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-
        549), [22MY]
    Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, 
        and Technology Development Establishment: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 3007) (H. Rept. 105-562), [3JN]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select) 
        Establishment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. 
        Rept. 105-582), [16JN]
    Communications Satellite Competition and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 105-494), 
        [27AP]
    Consideration of H. Res. 463, Committee on U.S. National Security 
        and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of 
        China (House, Select) Establishment: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 476) (H. Rept. 105-583), [17JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1872, Communications Satellite Competition 
        and Privatization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        419) (H. Rept. 105-507), [5MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2369, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 377) (H. Rept. 105-427), 
        [4MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2460, Wireless Telephone Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 105-421), 
        [25FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2846, Prohibit Dept. of Education Funding of 
        National Testing Proposals Without Explicit and Specific 
        Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. 
        Rept. 105-413), [4FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 105-
        660), [30JY]
    Examination Parity and Year 2000 Readiness for Financial 
        Institutions Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3116) (H. Rept. 105-417), [24FE]
    Investigation of White House Computer System Conversion and 
        Related Matters: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-828), [12NO]
    Multichannel Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 105-661), 
        [30JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 
        105-661), [10SE]
    Prohibit the Dept. of Education Funding of National Testing 
        Proposals Without Explicit and Specific Legislation: Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2846) (H. Rept. 
        105-409), [3FE]
    Technology Transfer Commercialization Act: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 2544) (H. Rept. 105-620), [14JY]
    U.S. Preparation To Meet the Year 2000 Problem: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-827), 
        [12NO]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2369) (H. Rept. 105-425), [3MR]
    Wireless Telephone Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2460) (H. Rept. 105-418), [24FE]
    Workforce Improvement and Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3736) (H. Rept. 105-657), [29JY]

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER COMMERCIALIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4859), [20OC]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2544) (H. Rept. 
        105-620), [14JY]

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Disabled: establish a national public Internet site to increase 
        access to information on technology-related assistance (see 
        H.R. 4461), [6AU]

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
related term(s) Public Broadcasting
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: promote independent radio broadcasting (see H. Res. 415), 
        [29AP]
    Antitrust policy: treatment of video programming for multichannel 
        distribution (see H.R. 3559), [26MR]
    Children and youth: require schools and libraries that receive 
        universal service support to establish policies governing 
        access to material that is inappropriate for children (see 
        H.R. 3442), [11MR]
    Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 
        3321), [4MR]
    Computers: ensure that digital data services are made widely 
        available (see H.R. 4802), [10OC]
    ------prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 4350), [29JY] 
        (see H.R. 4427), [6AU]
    ------prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 3529), 
        [23MR] (see H.R. 3849), [12MY] (see H.R. 4105), [22JN]
    ------promote online commerce and communications and protect 
        consumers and service providers from unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 4124), [24JN]
    ------require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to 
        minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors (see H.R. 
        3783), [30AP]
    Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 3495), [18MR]
    ------require accurate billing by carriers relative to costs and 
        fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 
        4018), [9JN]
    Courts: authority for the interception of communications (see H.R. 
        3753), [29AP]
    Crime: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (H.R. 2460), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 368), [25FE]
    FCC: authority (see H. Con. Res. 217), [11FE]
    ------eliminate regulatory requirements restricting the cross 
        ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers (see H.R. 
        3171), [5FE]
    ------prohibit increase in the national audience reach limitations 
        (see H.R. 4845), [15OC]
    ------repeal authority to require contributions from telephone 
        carriers for the connection of schools, (see H.R. 4032), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 4065), [16JN]
    ------repeal redundant reporting and record keeping requirements 
        (see H.R. 4759), [9OC]
    Free enterprise: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (H.R. 1872), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 419), [5MY]
    NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of 
        mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 
        3496), [18MR]
    Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio 
        operators (see H.R. 3572), [27MR]
    ------protect critical infrastructure radio systems from 
        interference and promote efficient spectrum manage

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        ment of the private land mobile radio bands (see H.R. 4813), 
        [12OC]
    States: ensure the restoration and preservation of authority over 
        intrastate telecommunications (see H.R. 4801), [10OC]
    Taxation: repeal excise tax on telephone use and other 
        communications services (see H.R. 3648), [1AP]
    Telecommunications Trust Fund: provide funding for universal 
        telecommunications services through creation (see H.R. 4474), 
        [6AU]
    Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services and 
        encourage construction and operation of cellular telephone 
        networks (see H.R. 3844), [12MY]
    ------protect consumers against spamming, slamming, and cramming 
        (see H.R. 4176), [25JN]
    ------protect consumers from cramming of charges on telephone 
        bills (see H.R. 3798), [6MY] (see H.R. 3990), [4JN]
    ------reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications 
        services to schools, libraries, and certain health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 4324), [23JY]
    ------require wireless services providers to itemize calls on 
        subscribers' bills (see H.R. 4493), [6AU]
    ------strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the 
        slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 
        3749), [29AP] (see H.R. 3888), [14MY]
    Television: eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on 
        cable programming services (see H.R. 3258), [25FE]
    ------promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace 
        (see H.R. 4352), [29JY]
    ------reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals (see H.R. 3210), [12FE] (see H.R. 4449, 
        4449), [6AU] (see H.R. 4675, 4675), [1OC]
  Messages
    Cuban Democracy Act: President Clinton, [9OC]
    Telecommunications Payments to Cuba: President Clinton, [4MR]
  Motions
    Crime: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (S. 493), [26FE]
  Reports filed
    Child Online Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        3783) (H. Rept. 105-775), [5OC]
    Communications Satellite Competition and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 105-494), 
        [27AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1872, Communications Satellite Competition 
        and Privatization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        419) (H. Rept. 105-507), [5MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2460, Wireless Telephone Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 105-421), 
        [25FE]
    Internet Tax Freedom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        3529) (H. Rept. 105-808), [10OC]
    Multichannel Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 105-661), 
        [30JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 
        105-661), [10SE]
    Prohibit Interference With Interstate Commerce on the Internet or 
        Interactive Computer Services: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-570), [5JN]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 
        105-570), [19JN]
    Telecommunications Competition and Consumer Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3888) (H. Rept. 105-801), 
        [8OC]
    Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 3844) (H. Rept. 105-768), [2OC]
    Wireless Telephone Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2460) (H. Rept. 105-418), [24FE]

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful 
        to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors (see 
        H.R. 3783), [30AP]
    FCC: prohibit increase in the national audience reach limitations 
        (see H.R. 4845), [15OC]
    Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative 
        to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act 
        (see H.R. 4018), [9JN]
    Television: eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on 
        cable programming services (see H.R. 3258), [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Child Online Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        3783) (H. Rept. 105-775), [5OC]

TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3888), [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3888) (H. Rept. 
        105-801), [8OC]

TELEPHONES
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: strengthen and expand the procedures for 
        preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service 
        subscribers (see H.R. 3749), [29AP] (see H.R. 3888), [14MY]
    Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 
        3321), [4MR]
    Consumers: protect against spamming, slamming, and cramming (see 
        H.R. 4176), [25JN]
    ------protect from cramming of charges on telephone bills (see 
        H.R. 3798), [6MY] (see H.R. 3990), [4JN]
    ------require carriers to completely and accurately itemize 
        charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see H.R. 
        4305), [22JY]
    ------require wireless services providers to itemize calls on 
        subscribers' bills (see H.R. 4493), [6AU]
    Courts: authority for the interception of communications (see H.R. 
        3753), [29AP]
    Crime: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (H.R. 2460), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 368), [25FE]
    Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize the 
        national toll-free telephone domestic violence hotline (see 
        H.R. 3699), [21AP]
    FCC: repeal authority to require contributions from telephone 
        carriers for the connection of schools, (see H.R. 4032), 
        [10JN] (see H.R. 4065), [16JN]
    FTC: investigate businesses that misrepresent their geographic 
        locations in telephone listings, Internet advertisements, and 
        other advertising media (see H. Con. Res. 318), [5AU]
    Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers 
        and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access 
        (see H.R. 3862), [13MY]
    Safety: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services and 
        encourage construction and operation of cellular telephone 
        networks (see H.R. 3844), [12MY]
    Schools: establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        4515), [6AU]
    Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and 
        provide with information that will help them protect 
        themselves (see H.R. 3134), [28JA]
    Taxation: repeal excise tax on telephone use and other 
        communications services (see H.R. 3648), [1AP]
    Telecommunications: ensure the restoration and preservation of 
        State authority over intrastate telecommunications (see H.R. 
        4801), [10OC]
    ------provide funding for universal telecommunications services 
        through creation of the Telecommunications Trust Fund (see 
        H.R. 4474), [6AU]
    ------reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications 
        services to schools, libraries, and certain health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 4324), [23JY]
    ------require accurate billing by carriers relative to costs and 
        fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 
        4018), [9JN]
    ------require schools and libraries that receive universal service 
        support to establish policies governing access to material 
        that is inappropriate for children (see H.R. 3442), [11MR]
  Motions
    Crime: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (S. 493), [26FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2460, Wireless Telephone Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 105-421), 
        [25FE]
    Telecommunications Competition and Consumer Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3888) (H. Rept. 105-801), 
        [8OC]
    Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 3844) (H. Rept. 105-768), [2OC]
    Wireless Telephone Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2460) (H. Rept. 105-418), [24FE]

TELEVISION
related term(s) News Media; Public Broadcasting; Telecommunications
  Bills and resolutions
    Antitrust policy: treatment of video programming for multichannel 
        distribution (see H.R. 3559), [26MR]
    Business and industry: promote competition in the multichannel 
        video marketplace (see H.R. 4352), [29JY]
    Commission for the Future of Public Broadcasting: establish (see 
        H.R. 4067), [16JN]
    Computers: ensure that digital data services are made widely 
        available (see H.R. 4802), [10OC]
    Consumers: eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on 
        cable programming services (see H.R. 3258), [25FE]
    Copyrights: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of 
        broadcast signals (see H.R. 3210), [12FE] (see H.R. 4449), 
        [6AU] (see H.R. 4675), [1OC]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 4067), [16JN]
    FCC: eliminate regulatory requirements restricting the cross 
        ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers (see H.R. 
        3171), [5FE]
    Tariff: televisions (see H.R. 3602), [31MR]
    Telecommunications: require schools and libraries that receive 
        universal service support to establish policies governing 
        access to material that is inappropriate for children (see 
        H.R. 3442), [11MR]
    USIA: make available the television program ``Window on America'' 
        to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives and the Indiana 
        University Slavics Collection (see H.R. 4083), [18JN]
  Messages
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report: President Clinton, [25FE], 
        [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Collection of Fees Relative to the Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks in National Parks and 
        Recreation Areas: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2993) 
        (H. Rept. 105-678), [5AU]
    Multichannel Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 105-661), 
        [30JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 
        105-661), [10SE]

TENENOFF, RICK
  Bills and resolutions
    Panama: commend efforts to obtain the release of New Tribes 
        Mission (organization) workers held hostage (see H. Con. Res. 
        277), [14MY]

TENNESSEE
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
  Reports filed
    Jere Cooper Federal Building, Dyersburg, TN: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2730) (H. 
        Rept. 105-517), [7MY]

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Georgia: transfer ownership and management of Blue Ridge, Nottely, 
        and Chatuge Lakes to the Dept. of the Army (see H.R. 4462), 
        [6AU]
    Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area: transfer 
        administrative jurisdiction to the Dept. of Agriculture (see 
        H.R. 3689), [1AP]
    Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for 
        power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing 
        Administration (see H.R. 3518), [19MR]

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TERRITORIES (U.S.)
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Education: conduct a study on the availability of 
        educational instruction in the English language to student 
        citizens in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 4766), [9OC]
    Guam: commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
        determination (see H. Res. 494), [24JN]
    Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the 
        House of Representatives (see H.R. 4510), [6AU]
    Political campaigns: clarify right of U.S. nationals to make 
        contributions to candidates for Federal office (see H.R. 
        3836), [12MY]
    Puerto Rico: exempt retirement income from pension plans from 
        nonresident taxation (see H.R. 3969), [22MY]
    ------require Dept. of the Treasury report on Federal program 
        costs, revenues, and taxation of residents (see H.R. 4769), 
        [9OC]
    ------self-determination (H.R. 856), consideration (see H. Res. 
        376), [3MR]
    States: provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant 
        children and increase allotments to territories under the 
        State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4323), 
        [23JY]
    Virgin Islands: allow self-determination of number of members on 
        the legislature and number of such members constituting a 
        quorum (see H.R. 4313), [23JY]
    ------commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in the 
        former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S. 
        Independence Day (see H. Res. 487), [23JN] (see H. Res. 495), 
        [25JN]
    ------establish the District Court of the Virgin Islands as a 
        Federal court (see H.R. 3642), [1AP]
    Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects 
        Alaska (see H. Con. Res. 278), [19MY]
  Reports filed
    Clarify Guam's Local Judicial Structure and the Office of Attorney 
        General: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2370) (H. Rept. 
        105-742), [24SE]
    Commitment to Guam To Increase Self-Government Consistent With 
        Self-Determination: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Res. 
        494) (H. Rept. 105-751), [28SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 856, United States-Puerto Rico Political 
        Status Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 376) (H. Rept. 
        105-426), [3MR]

TERRORISM
related term(s) Crime
  Bills and resolutions
    Africa: bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (see H. 
        Res. 523), [9SE]
    Algeria: human rights violations (see H. Res. 374), [2MR]
    Courts: permit claims in U.S. courts against foreign countries 
        which are sponsors of international terrorism, or where no 
        extradition treaty or other remedies exist (see H.R. 3848), 
        [12MY]
    Crime: relief for American victims of terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 
        220), [12FE]
    Dept. of State: provide rewards for information leading to arrests 
        for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of 
        international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (see H.R. 
        4660), [1OC]
    Foreign policy: allow attachment of certain property of foreign 
        states in execution of judgements for acts of terrorism (see 
        H.R. 4292), [21JY]
    Government: nullify effect of certain provisions of various 
        Executive orders (see H.R. 4861), [20OC]
    GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 4034), [10JN]
    Immigration: deport aliens who associate with known terrorists 
        (see H.R. 4698), [5OC]
    ------extend the visa processing period for diversity applicants 
        whose processing was suspended due to embassy bombings (see 
        H.R. 4821), [13OC]
    Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.: exclude from taxation 
        any portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or 
        used for attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4689), [2OC]
    National Commission on Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4536), [9SE]
    Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to 
        condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 245), [17MR]
    Nuclear weapons: establish policy of nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        3333), [4MR]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton, [28JA], [21JY]

TEXAS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal 
        Compact Consent Act, [12MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 466), [11JN]
    Courts: provide for additional place of holding court for the 
        Austin Division of the Western Judicial District (see H.R. 
        4428), [6AU]
    Drought: disaster assistance to Texas (see H. Res. 493), [24JN]
    El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 4724), [7OC]
    El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 3803), [6MY]
    Fort Bliss, TX: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 253), [26MR]
    Public lands: use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-
        damaged national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 
        4345), [29JY]
    Reynaldo G. Garza-Filemon B. Vela, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, 
        Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 3675), [1AP]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: grant 
        congressional consent (H.R. 629), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 511), [28JY]
    Water: authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water 
        reclamation project contract for the Canadian River Project 
        (see H.R. 3687), [1AP]
  Conference reports
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act 
        (H.R. 629), [16JY]
  Motions
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 
        629), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Fort Davis National Historic Site Expansion: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3047) (H. Rept. 105-669), [3AU]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-630), [16JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-652), 
        [28JY]

TEXAS LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL COMPACT CONSENT ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 629, provisions, [12MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 629): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        511), [28JY]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 629), [16JY]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 629), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-630), 
        [16JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-653), 
        [28JY]

TEXTILE INDUSTRY AND FABRICS
  Bills and resolutions
    American Samoa: clarify rules of origin for textile and apparel 
        products (see H.R. 3377), [5MR]
    Foreign trade: clarify rules of origin for certain textile 
        products (see H.R. 4526), [9SE]
    Silk: modify marketing of certain silk products and containers 
        (see H.R. 3294), [26FE]
    Tariff: textile industry and water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 
        3343), [5MR] (see H.R. 3486), [18MR]
    ------textile industry chemicals (see H.R. 3349), [5MR] (see H.R. 
        3492), [18MR]
    ------weaving machines (see H.R. 3289), [26FE]
    ------wool fabrics (see H.R. 4358), [30JY]

THEISSEN, CHESTER G.
  Bills and resolutions
    Medal of Honor: waive time limitations specified by law in order 
        to award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3245), [12FE]

THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
see Developing Countries

THOMAS, WILLIAM M. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 355), [11FE]
    Dept. of HHS: provide additional exceptions to the imposition of 
        civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 3511), [19MR]
    Endangered Species Act: reform Federal land management activities 
        relative to conservation (see H.R. 4554), [11SE]
    ------reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal 
        penalties (see H.R. 4555), [11SE]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 4556), [11SE]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3748), [29AP]
    House of Representatives: permit official photographs to be taken 
        while the House is in session (see H. Res. 577), [5OC]
    Kern County, CA: convey Forest Service property in exchange for 
        county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest 
        (see H.R. 4023), [9JN]
    Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial 
        (see H.R. 3790), [5MY]
    Medicare: revise certain payment limits for health services (see 
        H.R. 4567), [15SE]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 3485), [18MR] (see H.R. 3581), [30MR]
    Tariff: clarify review policies for certain antidumping cases (see 
        H.R. 3432), [10MR]
    ------electromagnets (see H.R. 4387), [3AU]
    ------purified terephthalic acid (see H.R. 3501), [18MR]
    Taxation: clarify the income and gift tax consequences of catching 
        and returning record home run baseballs (see H.R. 4522), [9SE]
    Veterans: improve access to health care services for certain 
        Medicare-eligible veterans (see H.R. 3828), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act: Committee on House 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 3485) (H. Rept. 105-457), [23MR]
    FEC Appropriations: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        3748) (H. Rept. 105-606), [25JN]
    Investigation of Voter Irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District: Committee on House Oversight (House) 
        (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 105-416), [11FE]

THOMAS COLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3109) (H. Rept. 
        105-695), [9SE]

THOMASVILLE, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper Station: designate (see H.R. 4661), 
        [1OC]

THOMPSON, BENNIE G. (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of the Interior: study effects of double-crested cormorants 
        on commercial and recreational fish species and prepare 
        population management strategy (see H.R. 4754), [8OC]

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    Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to 
        tobacco products (see H.R. 4189), [25JN]
    Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as 
        human food (see H.R. 4828), [13OC]
    Public welfare programs: disregard payment of earned income tax 
        credits in determining eligibility for the temporary 
        assistance for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and 
        public housing programs (see H.R. 4818), [12OC]
    Taxation: employer credits for expenses of providing child care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 4782), [9OC]

THORNBERRY, WILLIAM M. ``MAC'' (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: establish a unified command for joint forces 
        responsible for providing ready joint forces to regional 
        combatant commands (see H.R. 3845), [12MY]
    Dept. of State: establish an independent nonpartisan review panel 
        to assess efforts to fulfill its mission in the future (see 
        H.R. 4605), [18SE]
    Drought: disaster assistance to Texas (see H. Res. 493), [24JN]
    Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 3334), [4MR]
    Taxation: increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the 
        lowest rate (see H.R. 3175), [11FE]
    Texas: authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water 
        reclamation project contract for the Canadian River Project 
        (see H.R. 3687), [1AP]

THRIFT INSTITUTIONS
see Financial Institutions

THUNE, JOHN R. (a Representative from South Dakota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: retroactive lifting of caps on 
        loan rates for marketing assistance loans (see H.R. 4615), 
        [23SE]
    Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options (see 
        H.R. 4272), [17JY]
    Taxation: increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the 
        lowest rate (see H.R. 3151), [3FE]
    ------increase personal income tax exemption (see H.R. 3149), 
        [3FE]

THURMAN, KAREN L. (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agricultural Adjustment Act: require comparable requirements on 
        imported and domestic fruits and vegetables under agricultural 
        marketing orders (see H.R. 3335), [4MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: convey certain mineral interests to Florida 
        and release reversionary interests in four deeds that conveyed 
        certain lands so as to permit the State to sell, exchange, or 
        otherwise dispose of the lands (see H.R. 4842), [15OC]
    Insurance: require health insurance issuers to notify participants 
        if a group health plan fails to pay premiums, and provide a 
        conversion option if the plan is terminated (see H.R. 4709), 
        [6OC]
    Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Gainesville, FL: designate (see H.R. 3336), [4MR]
    Taxation: treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for 
        small businesses (see H.R. 4134), [24JN]
    Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available 
        water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 
        3243), [12FE]

TIAHRT, TODD (a Representative from Kansas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: ensure parental access to educational 
        information and curriculum (see H.R. 3189), [11FE]
    House Rules: require a three-fifths majority on legislation 
        increasing the minimum wage (see H. Res. 496), [25JN]

TICKET TO WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Social Security: provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to 
        return to work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits 
        for such beneficiaries (see H.R. 3433), [11MR]
    ------provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to 
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such 
        beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), consideration (see H. Res. 450), 
        [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 105-
        553), [22MY]
    Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 105-537), [18MY]

TIJUANA, MEXICO
  Bills and resolutions
    Mexico: inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to 
        flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 331), [1OC]
    Motor vehicles: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck 
        factory (see H. Res. 595), [13OC]

TIMBER
see Forests; Lumber Industry; Wood

TIME
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: develop a national strategy to resolve the year 2000 
        problem and ensure that critical public and private services 
        are not disrupted (see H.R. 3968), [22MY]
    ------encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to 
        the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 4355), [30JY] (see H.R. 4455), 
        [6AU]
    ------ensure U.S. preparation to meet the year 2000 problem (see 
        H.R. 4706), [6OC] (see H.R. 4756), [9OC]
    ------minimize the disruption of Government and private sector 
        operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 
        4682), [2OC]
    ------provide that actions, including ones to recover damages, 
        resulting from a computer date failure shall be deemed to be 
        based solely in contract when certain conditions have been met 
        (see H.R. 4240), [16JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: clarify and enhance the authorities of the 
        Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 3280), [26FE]
    Elections: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential 
        elections (see H.R. 3153), [4FE]
    Financial institutions: address year 2000 computer problems and 
        extend examination parity to the OTS Director and the National 
        Credit Union Administration (see H.R. 3116), [28JA]
    Taxation: treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for 
        small businesses (see H.R. 4134), [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Examination Parity and Year 2000 Readiness for Financial 
        Institutions Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3116) (H. Rept. 105-417), [24FE]
    U.S. Preparation To Meet the Year 2000 Problem: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-827), 
        [12NO]

TOBACCO INDUSTRY
see Tobacco Products

TOBACCO PRODUCTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: ban sale of cigarette packages containing 
        small number of cigarettes (see H.R. 3786), [30AP]
    ------limit access to minors (see H.R. 3474), [17MR] (see H.R. 
        3474), [23MR] (see H.R. 3889), [14MY]
    ------prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in 
        which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 3298), 
        [26FE]
    Community development: prohibit funding for any facility to be 
        used primarily for distribution or use of tobacco products 
        (see H.R. 4796), [10OC]
    Courts: settlement of class action lawsuits against tobacco 
        industry and arbitration of attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4375), 
        [31JY]
    CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 
        3935), [21MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide crop insurance, extension services, 
        and administration of price support and quota programs at no 
        expense (see H.R. 3664), [1AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco 
        industry settlement funds for veterans programs (see H. Con. 
        Res. 249), [24MR]
    ------payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by 
        nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 3948), 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 4070), [17JN] (see H.R. 4220), [15JY] (see 
        H.R. 4374), [31JY]
    ------use portion of any national tobacco settlement to establish 
        trust fund for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine 
        dependence developed during service (see H.R. 4188), [25JN]
    Federal aid programs: provide economic assistance to tobacco 
        farmers, workers, and communities dependent on tobacco 
        production with funds contributed by tobacco product 
        manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 3867), [14MY]
    ------provide market transition assistance for quota owners, 
        tobacco producers, and their communities, and stabilize 
        tobacco quota fluctuations (see H.R. 3264), [25FE] (see H.R. 
        3437), [11MR]
    Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act: repeal preemption 
        provision (see H.R. 4498), [6AU]
    Foreign policy: establish a responsible U.S. international tobacco 
        policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco 
        products to children, and establish the American Center on 
        Global Health and Tobacco (see H.R. 3738), [28AP]
    Government: specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry 
        settlement (see H.J. Res. 109), [11FE]
    Health: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 4412), 
        [5AU]
    ------reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and 
        develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 3868), [14MY]
    ------waive certain sanctions against States that penalize minors' 
        drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing tobacco products 
        (see H.R. 4159), [25JN]
    Insurance: allow group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to charge higher premiums to smokers 
        (see H.R. 4600), [18SE]
    Lawyers and attorneys: limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees 
        (see H.R. 3907), [20MY]
    Medicare: provide that funds received from a tobacco industry 
        settlement shall be used for part A (see H.R. 3172), [5FE]
    Motion pictures: prohibit movies in which a tobacco company has 
        paid to have its tobacco product featured (see H.R. 3457), 
        [12MR]
    Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to 
        tobacco products (see H.R. 4189), [25JN]
    States: strengthen efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 
        3655), [1AP]
    Taxation: disallow deductions for lobbying expenses relative to 
        tobacco policy (see H.R. 4473), [6AU]
    ------exclude dividends paid by tobacco companies from gross 
        income relative to youth smoking reduction targets (see H.R. 
        3908), [20MY]

TOLEDO, JOSE V.
  Bills and resolutions
    Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: 
        designate (see H.R. 3263), [25FE]

TOMS RIVER, NJ
  Bills and resolutions
    Sports: tribute to the Toms River East American Little League team 
        (see H. Res. 524), [9SE]

TORRES, ESTEBAN EDWARD (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Kneeling Nun Mountain National Monument: establish (see H. Con. 
        Res. 303), [20JY]

TORTURE VICTIMS RELIEF ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3161), [4FE]

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  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        4309) (H. Rept. 105-709), [14SE]

TOURIST TRADE
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: clarify the regulation of Alaskan Guide Pilots conducting 
        air flights (see H.R. 3406), [5MR]
    Big Cypress National Preserve: operation of certain tour 
        businesses in newly acquired areas (see H.R. 3740), [28AP]
    Business and industry: establish a public-private partnership 
        between the U.S. travel and tourism industry and every level 
        of Government to make the U.S. the premiere tourist 
        destination in the world (see H.R. 4631), [25SE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 4347), [29JY]
    Dept. of Transportation: require study and report on certain 
        practices by airlines which restrict consumer access to 
        passenger service and fare information (see H.R. 3704), [22AP]
    Foreign countries: prohibit U.S. citizens from traveling through 
        countries where U.S. passports are invalid (see H.R. 3611), 
        [31MR]
    Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination 
        (see H.R. 4447), [6AU]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 4263), [17JY]
    Immigration: extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data 
        relative to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R. 
        2578), consideration (see H. Res. 391), [24MR]
    ------personnel and technology funding to increase inspections and 
        reduce delays at border crossings and interior checkpoints 
        (see H.R. 3679), [1AP]
    International Whaling Commission: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 425), 
        [7MY]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 4268), [17JY]
    Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship 
        opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into 
        the domestic cruise ship trade (see H.R. 4673), [1OC]
    Taxation: restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's 
        spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see 
        H.R. 4390), [4AU]
    Weir Farm National Historic Site: authorize acquisition of 
        additional land for the development of visitor and 
        administrative facilities (see H.R. 3383), [5MR]
  Motions
    Immigration: reauthorize Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 1178), 
        [25MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2578, Extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and 
        Collect Data Relative to Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in 
        the U.S.: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 
        105-461), [24MR]

TOWNS, EDOLPHUS (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of HHS: collection of information relative to the use of 
        mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and 
        behavioral research (see H.R. 4135), [24JN]
    Federal aid programs: State eligibility for bonuses under the 
        temporary assistance to needy families block grants relative 
        to child poverty rates (see H.R. 4692), [2OC]
    Medicare: reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-
        standing birth centers (see H.R. 4872), [20OC]
    Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding 
        and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that 
        individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or 
        criminal convictions are not employed (see H.R. 4804), [10OC]
    Office of Inspector General Oversight Council: establish (see H.R. 
        4676), [1OC]
    Paraga, Dobroslav: support efforts to bring about increased 
        respect for democratic and human rights in Croatia (see H. 
        Res. 375), [2MR]
    Turkmenistan: support assistance to build pipelines relative to 
        resumption of natural gas exports (see H. Con. Res. 349), 
        [10OC]

TOXIC WASTE
see Hazardous Substances

TRADE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free 
        emigration (see H.J. Res. 120), [4JN]

TRADE DEFICIT
see Foreign Trade

TRADEMARK ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Trademarks: amend to provide protection for trade dress (see H.R. 
        3163), [5FE]

TRADEMARK ANTICOUNTERFEITING ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3891) (H. 
        Rept. 105-650), [28JY]

TRADEMARKS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: protection against dilution (see H.R. 
        3119), [28JA]
    Crime: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or 
        alteration of product identification codes (see H.R. 3891), 
        [19MY]
    Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses 
        (see H.R. 3723), [23AP]
    Trademark Act: amend to provide protection for trade dress (see 
        H.R. 3163), [5FE]
  Conference reports
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281), [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2281) (H. Rept. 105-796), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-
        551), [22JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 
        105-551), [22MY]
    Patent and Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses Funding: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3723) (H. Rept. 105-
        528), [12MY]
    Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3891) (H. Rept. 105-650), [28JY]

TRAFICANT, JAMES A., JR. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: install enhanced vision technologies to replace and 
        enhance conventional lighting systems with respect to airport 
        improvement projects (see H.R. 3463), [12MR]
    Capitol Police: increase mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 4415), 
        [5AU]
    Families and domestic relations: establish a national registry for 
        persons who provide intercountry adoption services (see H.R. 
        4677), [1OC]
    GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 4034), [10JN]
    House Rules: require a two-thirds majority on legislation 
        implementing future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track 
        procedures (see H. Res. 488), [23JN] (see H. Res. 497), [25JN]
    Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports 
        resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other 
        regions (see H. Res. 598), [14OC]
    Korczak, Boris: recognize and compensate for intelligence 
        gathering services rendered during the cold war (see H.R. 
        3136), [28JA]
    Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by 
        Serbian police relative to self-determination (see H. Con. 
        Res. 312), [28JY]
    Political campaigns: permit businesses and labor organizations to 
        stage public debates between Presidential candidates if all 
        candidates who are eligible for Federal matching payments are 
        invited (see H.R. 4310), [22JY]
    Taxation: require advance notice and judicial consent before 
        seizure and exclude civil damages for unauthorized collection 
        actions from income (see H.R. 3277), [25FE]

TRAILS
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic 
        trail to commemorate the history of women's rights (see H.R. 
        3240), [12FE]
    El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 4724), [7OC]
    El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic 
        trail (see H.R. 3803), [6MY]
    Woodbridge, NJ: extend New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail (see H.R. 
        4527), [9SE]
  Reports filed
    National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Assistance 
        Authorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2186) (H. 
        Rept. 105-459), [24MR]

TRANSPORTATION
related term(s) Department of Transportation; Motor Vehicles; Roads and 
    Highways; Surface Transportation Board
  Appointments
    Amtrak Reform Council, [24FE], [4MR]
    Conferees: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
        and Equity Act, [1AP], [22AP], [23AP], [6MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to 
        minors (see H.R. 3537), [24MR]
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
    Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve 
        consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 
        4742), [8OC]
    ------enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares 
        (see H.R. 3160), [4FE] (see H.R. 4577), [16SE]
    ------liability requirements for air carrier baggage (see H.R. 
        3337), [5MR]
    ------prohibit sale of international routes (see H.R. 4547), 
        [10SE]
    ------public charter operations at certain reliever airports (see 
        H.R. 3380), [5MR]
    ------require congressional approval of civil aviation bilateral 
        agreements (see H.R. 3741), [28AP]
    ------tribute to individuals who contributed to the development of 
        supersonic flight technology (see H. Con. Res. 319, 319), 
        [5AU]
    Clean Air Act: proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in 
        the eastern U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen 
        (see H.R. 3690), [1AP] (see H.R. 4136), [24JN]
    Dept. of Transportation: assess available technologies for 
        establishing a system to access motor vehicle driving records 
        (see H.R. 3555), [25MR]
    ------Aviation Insurance Program authorization (see H.R. 4058), 
        [16JN]
    ------collection of user fees for navigational assistance services 
        (see H.R. 3674), [1AP]
    ------conduct a study on improving the safety of persons present 
        at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 4171), [25JN]
    ------require study and report on certain practices by airlines 
        which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare 
        information (see H.R. 3704), [22AP]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4328), [24JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4328), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 510), [28JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4328), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 605), [20OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4328), corrections in enrollment 
        of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 354), [20OC]
    District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 3971), [22MY]
    FAA: reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 4057), [16JN]
    Fastener Quality Act: coverage of certain aircraft fasteners (see 
        H.R. 3824), [11MY]
    Federal Aviation Research and Evaluation Board: establish (see 
        H.R. 3312), [3MR]
    George Washington Memorial Parkway: prohibit construction of new 
        facilities and structures along certain parts (see H.R. 4334), 
        [24JY]

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    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to 
        Senate (see H. Res. 379), [5MR]
    Local government: provide that certain intermodal transportation 
        facilities not be exempt from local zoning ordinances (see 
        H.R. 3468), [17MR]
    Motor vehicles: allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-
        burning fuels (see H.R. 3376), [5MR]
    National objectives: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 
        2400), consideration (see H. Res. 405), [31MR]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 449), [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), corrections 
        in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 282), 
        [22MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 3978), [3JN]
    New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on 
        Interstate 787 (see H.R. 3754), [29AP]
    Nonprofit organizations: exempt from certain liability 
        requirements relative to rights-of-way on public lands (see 
        H.R. 3187), [11FE]
    Petroleum: prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service 
        station franchises and prohibit certain fixing or maintaining 
        of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 3847), [12MY]
    Public welfare programs: guarantee loans and provide State grants 
        to finance transportation services for welfare recipients, and 
        establish preferences for Federal contractors that hire 
        welfare recipients (see H.R. 3638), [1AP]
    Railroads: authorize activities under Federal railroad safety laws 
        (see H.R. 3805), [7MY]
    ------ensure effective competition by improving regulation of 
        rates and abandoned lines (see H.R. 4488), [6AU]
    ------permit State and local governments to adopt or enforce 
        certain speed limits for trains (see H.R. 3812), [7MY]
    Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste 
        transportation and disposal (see H.R. 4635), [25SE]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 344), [3FE]
    ------designate (S. 1575), consideration (see H. Res. 349), [4FE]
    ------require use of full name on new signs (see H.R. 4014), [5JN]
    Safety: continue certain preclearance and inspection activities to 
        enhance the safety of air transit and vessel passengers (see 
        H.R. 4819), [13OC]
    Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship 
        opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into 
        the domestic cruise ship trade (see H.R. 4673), [1OC]
    Taxation: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of 
        parking benefits (see H.R. 4777), [9OC]
    ------allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-burning 
        motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 3376), [5MR]
    ------allow tax credit for public transportation expenses (see 
        H.R. 3178), [11FE]
    ------encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 
        3877), [14MY]
    ------lower exclusion percentage of deductions for medical care 
        expenses (see H.R. 3449), [12MR]
    ------repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund 
        of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 4332), [24JY]
    ------restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse 
        who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 
        4390), [4AU]
    ------treatment of commercial aviation to and from airports 
        located on sparsely populated islands (see H.R. 4703), [5OC]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the 
        Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 4466), [6AU]
    Urban areas: continuation of operating assistance for small 
        transit operators (see H.R. 4384), [3AU]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        4328), [19OC]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 2400), [22MY]
  Motions
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 4328), [15SE]
    National objectives: funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 
        2400), [20MY], [21MY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, (H.R. 2400), conference 
        report, [22MY]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625), 
        [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Airline Service Improvement Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2748) (H. Rept. 105-822), [15OC]
    Aviation Insurance Program Authorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4058) (H. 
        Rept. 105-632), [17JY]
    Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2400) (H. Rept. 105-467), [25MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 
        105-467), [27MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2400, Transportation 
        Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 449) (H. Rept. 105-552), [22MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4328, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 605) (H. Rept. 105-826), [20OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface 
        Transportation and Equity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 405) (H. Rept. 105-476), [31MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2625, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 344) (H. Rept. 
        105-411), [3FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4328, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        510) (H. Rept. 105-651), [28JY]
    Consideration of S. 1575, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 349) (H. Rept. 
        105-414), [4FE]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4328) (H. Rept. 105-825), [19OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4328) (H. Rept. 
        105-648), [24JY]
    FAA Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4057) (H. Rept. 105-639), [20JY]
    Fastener Quality Act Coverage of Certain Aircraft Fasteners: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3824) (H. Rept. 105-574), 
        [9JN]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2691) (H. Rept. 105-477), 
        [1AP]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. 
        Rept. 105-408), [3FE]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2400) (H. Rept. 105-550), [22MY]

TRASH
see Refuse Disposal

TRAVEL
see Tourist Trade

TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: require congressional approval of civil aviation 
        bilateral agreements (see H.R. 3741), [28AP]
    Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, 
        and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (see H. 
        Con. Res. 320), [5AU]
    Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and 
        Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implement and establish 
        support program for victims of torture (see H.R. 3161), [4FE]
    ------implementation (see H.R. 4308), [22JY]
    Dept. of Energy: purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled 
        nuclear warheads (see H.R. 3941), [21MY]
    European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H. Con. Res. 213), [11FE]
    ------unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef (see H. 
        Con. Res. 212), [11FE]
    Fish and fishing: approve international fishery agreement with 
        Estonia (see H.R. 4749), [8OC]
    ------approve international fishery agreement with Latvia (see 
        H.R. 3460), [12MR]
    ------approve international fishery agreement with Lithuania (see 
        H.R. 4750), [8OC]
    ------approve international fishery agreement with Poland (see 
        H.R. 3461), [12MR]
    ------approve international fishery agreement with Poland (H.R. 
        3461), technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 
        352), [15OC]
    Foreign countries: provide for a judicial and administrative 
        remedy for disputes arising under certain agreements (see H.R. 
        3578), [27MR]
    Foreign trade: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance 
        and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 4733), [8OC]
    ------engage in negotiations with Chile to conclude a free trade 
        agreement in the absence of fast track authority (see H. Con. 
        Res. 348), [10OC]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (see H.R. 4607), [23SE]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 553), [24SE]
    ------require the President to report to Congress on any selective 
        embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 3654), [1AP] 
        (see H.R. 4647), [26SE]
    Global warming: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to 
        any international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (see 
        H.R. 3807), [7MY]
    House Rules: require a two-thirds majority on legislation 
        implementing future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track 
        procedures (see H. Res. 488), [23JN] (see H. Res. 497), [25JN]
    Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for 
        wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (H.R. 
        2863), consideration (see H. Res. 521), [9SE]
    India: condemn nuclear tests (see H. Res. 439), [14MY]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.J. Res. 
        114), [4MR]
    ------renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the possibility 
        of capital punishment will not interfere with the extradition 
        of criminal suspects to the U.S. (see H. Res. 381), [5MR]
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy (see H.R. 3540), 
        [24MR]
    National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 
        4327), [24JY] (see H.R. 4402), [5AU]
    Nuclear weapons: establish policy of nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        3333), [4MR]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take certain actions in 
        response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings 
        of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4761), [9OC]
    ------take certain actions in response to European Union failure 
        to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization 
        (H.R. 4761), consideration (see H. Res. 588), [9OC]
    Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the 
        presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 4858), [20OC]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3147), [3FE]
    Tariff: clarify review policies for certain antidumping cases (see 
        H.R. 3432), [10MR]
    Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck 
        factory (see H. Res. 595), [13OC]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land 
        claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican 
        citizens (H.R. 2538), consideration (see H. Res. 522), [9SE]
    WHO: encourage the U.S. to become a signatory to the Guidelines 
        for Drug Donations (see H. Con. Res. 225), [26FE]

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    World Trade Organization: establish negotiating objectives 
        relative to the agreement on agriculture and criteria for the 
        accession of State trading regimes (see H.R. 4288), [21JY]
  Conference reports
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281), [8OC]
  Messages
    Dayton Accords Implementation Policy Report: President Clinton, 
        [29JY]
    Nuclear Weapons Testing in India: President Clinton, [13MY]
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]
    U.S.-Estonia Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [14OC]
    U.S.-Latvia Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [3FE]
    U.S.-Lithuania Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [14OC]
    U.S.-Poland Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [5FE]
  Reports filed
    Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Appropriations: Committee on 
        National Security (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 105-468), 
        [26MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2538, Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 105-
        699), [9SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 553) (H. Rept. 105-
        745), [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2863, Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 521) (H. Rept. 105-698), 
        [9SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4761, Uruguay Round Agreements Compliance 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 588) (H. Rept. 105-
        805), [9OC]
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2281) (H. Rept. 105-796), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-
        551), [22JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 
        105-551), [22MY]
    European Union Restrictions on the Importation of U.S. 
        Agricultural Products: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 213) (H. Rept. 105-672), [3AU]
    Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 105-594), [23JN]
    International Fishery Agreement With Latvia: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3460) (H. Rept. 105-613), [14JY]
    Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2863) (H. Rept. 105-542), [19MY]
    Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 3654) (H. Rept. 105-631), [16JY]

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: refund of certain customs duty deposits (see H.R. 
        3483), [17MR]

TRINITY RIVER BASIN FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3973), [22MY]

TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2870): consideration (see H. Res. 388), [17MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2870, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res 388) (H. Rept. 105-449), [17MR]
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        2870) (H. Rept. 105-443), [16MR]

TRUCKING INDUSTRY
related term(s) Cargo Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on 
        Interstate 787 (see H.R. 3754), [29AP]
    Taxation: exempt auxiliary power units from excise tax imposed on 
        heavy trucks (see H.R. 3275), [25FE]

TRUTH IN LENDING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Consumers: prevent credit card issuers from implementing 
        unreasonable practices or penalties against card holders who 
        pay balances in full (see H.R. 4410), [5AU]

TUCKER ACT
see Real Estate

TUCKER ACT SHUFFLE RELIEF ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 992), consideration (H. Res. 382) [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 992, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 382) (H. Rept. 105-430), [10MR]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 992) (H. 
        Rept. 105-424), [3MR]

TURKEY, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 252), [26MR]
  Messages
    Investigation of the Whereabouts of U.S. Citizens Who Have Been 
        Missing From Cyprus: President Clinton, [22MY]

TURKMENISTAN, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Power resources: support assistance to build pipelines relative to 
        resumption of natural gas exports (see H. Con. Res. 349), 
        [10OC]

TURNER, JIM (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 4646), 
        [26SE]
    Taxation: reduce amortization period for reforestation 
        expenditures and increase the maximum amount of such 
        expenditures (see H.R. 4509), [6AU]

TUSKEGEE, AL
  Bills and resolutions
    Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4211), 
        [14JY]

TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4211), 
        [14JY]

U.S. ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
see Arms Control; Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

U.S. CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Members, [24MR], [21AP]

U.S. COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
  Bills and resolutions
    Recommendations: implement (see H.R. 3904), [20MY]

U.S. ENRICHMENT CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: employment and economic assistance to workers and 
        communities at the Piketon, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium 
        enrichment plants (see H.R. 3923), [20MY]
    ------ensure that U.S. Enrichment Corp. funding for disposition of 
        depleted uranium hexafluoride be used to treat and recycle 
        depleted uranium hexafluoride (see H.R. 4215), [14JY] (see 
        H.R. 4234), [15JY]
    ------purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads 
        (see H.R. 3941), [21MY]

U.S. ENRICHMENT CORPORATION PRIVATIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled 
        nuclear warheads (see H.R. 3941), [21MY]

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Endangered Species Act: transfer enforcement functions of the 
        National Marine Fisheries Service to the U.S. Fish and 
        Wildlife Service (see H.R. 4335), [24JY]
    Hunting and trapping: authorize electronic issuance of migratory 
        bird hunting and conservation stamps (see H.R. 4803), [10OC]
    ------use receipts from the sale of migratory bird hunting and 
        conservation stamps to promote additional stamp purchases (see 
        H.R. 4248), [16JY]
    Lake County, OR: land exchange (see H.R. 3569), [26MR]
    Mississippi River: management of the upper river system (see H.R. 
        4322), [23JY]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (H.R. 512), consideration (see H. Res. 427), [12MY]
    Wildlife: approve a permit required for importation of certain 
        wildlife items taken in Tajikistan (see H.R. 4760), [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 512, New Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 105-530), 
        [12MY]
    Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1481) (H. Rept. 105-715), [15SE]

U.S. INFORMATION AGENCY
related term(s) Department of State
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring 
        Act, [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: repeal authority for administration of an au 
        pair program (see H.R. 3092), [27JA]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 385), [11MR]
    Television: make available the program ``Window on America'' to 
        the Ukrainian Museum and Archives and the Indiana University 
        Slavics Collection (see H.R. 4083), [18JN]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (H.R. 1757), [10MR]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: 
        President Clinton, [21OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs 
        Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 285) (H. Rept. 105-434), [11MR]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1757) (H. Rept. 105-432), [10MR]

UGANDA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: condemn forced abduction of children and their 
        use as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 309), [24JY]

UKRAINE
  Bills and resolutions
    Ukrainian Famine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 295), [24JN]
    USIA: make available the television program ``Window on America'' 
        to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives and the Indiana 
        University Slavics Collection (see H.R. 4083), [18JN]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Ukraine Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, [6MY]

UNDERWOOD, ROBERT A. (a Delegate from Guam)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Guam: commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
        determination (see H. Res. 494), [24JN]
    India: condemn nuclear tests (see H. Res. 439), [14MY]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launching of 
        ballistic missile in Japanese air space (see H. Res. 554), 
        [24SE]
    Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the 
        House of Representatives (see H.R. 4510), [6AU]

UNEMPLOYMENT
related term(s) Employment
  Bills and resolutions
    Employment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to loss of adequate child care (see H.R. 
        4702), [5OC]

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    ------eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving 
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment (see 
        H.R. 4701), [5OC]
    Native Americans: transfer services and personnel from the BIA to 
        the Office of Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job 
        creation on Indian reservations (see H.R. 4087), [18JN]
    NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (see H.R. 3246), [24FE]
    ------treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees 
        (H.R. 3246), consideration (see H. Res. 393), [25MR]
    Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and 
        benefits for noncitizens (see H.R. 4558), [14SE]
    States: expand eligibility for, and strengthen administrative 
        financing of, the unemployment compensation program and 
        improve the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment 
        Trust Fund (see H.R. 3697), [21AP]
    ------reauthorize self-employment assistance programs (see H.R. 
        3773), [30AP]
    Strategic Transitional Employment Program: establish for the long-
        term unemployed living in poverty in certain identified 
        communities (see H.R. 4097), [19JN]
    Taxation: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and 
        the provision of such revenues for employment security 
        administration (see H.R. 3684), [1AP]
  Messages
    Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, [11FE]
    Railroad Retirement Board Report: President Clinton, [3FE], [28SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. 
        Rept. 105-463), [25MR]
    Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H. Rept. 105-
        453), [18MR]
    Public Assistance and Benefits for Noncitizens Clarification and 
        Improvement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4558) 
        (H. Rept. 105-735), [22SE]

UNION GAP, WA
  Bills and resolutions
    Fullbright Park: increase local management and control (see H.R. 
        3574), [27MR]

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
  Appointments
    British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [15OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance to Northern 
        Ireland and border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 4773), [9OC]
    Immigration: waive certain inadmissibility grounds for aliens 
        married to U.S. citizens relative to political activity in 
        Ireland or Northern Ireland (see H.R. 4494), [6AU]
    Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for 
        disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the 
        Republic of Ireland (see H.R. 4293), [21JY]
    Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to 
        condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 245), [17MR]

UNITED NATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: establish cease fire and begin transition toward a 
        broad-based multiethnic government that observes international 
        norms of behavior (see H. Con. Res. 218), [12FE]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. 
        Con. Res. 227), [26FE]
    Burma: occupation of seat by a representative of the National 
        League for Democracy (see H. Res. 603), [15OC]
    Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action 
        (see H. Con. Res. 226), [26FE]
    ------material and unacceptable breach of international 
        obligations relative to weapons inspections (see H.J. Res. 
        125), [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 340), [8OC]
    ------prohibit use of Dept. of Defense appropriations for 
        offensive operations to force compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolutions (see H.R. 3208), [12FE]
    ------support transition to democracy (see H.R. 4655), [29SE] (see 
        H.R. 4664), [1OC]
    Israel: promote full equality (see H.R. 3236), [12FE]
    Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by 
        Serbian police relative to self-determination (see H. Con. 
        Res. 205), [28JA] (see H. Con. Res. 235), [5MR] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 312), [28JY] (see H. Con. Res. 313), [30JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 315), [3AU]
    ------NATO military intervention relative to human rights 
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. 
        Res. 561), [1OC]
    ------presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 343), [8OC]
    Nicaragua: tribute to activities of the International Support and 
        Verification Commission of the OAS (see H. Con. Res. 222), 
        [12FE]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 3807), [7MY]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human 
        rights in the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 364), 
        [12FE]
  Messages
    Imposition of Economic Sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro: 
        President Clinton, [11JN], [17JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, [23SE]
    National Security Interests Relative to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        President Clinton, [4MR]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N.: President Clinton, [14SE]
  Reports filed
    Withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces From Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        227) (H. Rept. 105-442), [16MR]

UNITED STATES-PANAMA PARTNERSHIP ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4858), [20OC]

UNITED STATES-PUERTO RICO POLITICAL STATUS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 856): consideration (see H. Res. 376), [3MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 856, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 376) (H. Rept. 105-426), [3MR]

UPPER DELAWARE CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL
  Bills and resolutions
    Authorization: extend (see H.R. 3929), [21MY]

UPTON, FRED (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [12MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI: designate (see H.R. 
        3808), [7MY]
    Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers 
        and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access 
        (see H.R. 3862), [13MY]
    National Sea Grant College Program Act: exclude Lake Champlain 
        from the definition of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 3260), [25FE] 
        (see H.R. 3544), [24MR]
    Tobacco products: limit access to minors (see H.R. 3889), [14MY]

URBAN AREAS
related term(s) Rural Areas
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
        Training and Educational Services Act, [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: provide grants to organizations to develop 
        youth intervention models (see H.R. 3607), [31MR]
    Clean Air Act: modify application of certain provisions relative 
        to inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4157), [25JN]
    Community development: designation of empowerment zones (see H.R. 
        4629), [25SE]
    ------prohibit funding for any facility to be used primarily for 
        distribution or use of tobacco products (see H.R. 4796), 
        [10OC]
    ------provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones (see 
        H.R. 3622), [1AP]
    Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 3617), [1AP]
    Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration 
        projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare 
        policies (see H.R. 4254), [16JY]
    ------reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3880), [14MY] (see H.R. 
        4271), [17JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for 
        veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area (see H.R. 
        4391), [4AU]
    District of Columbia: allow Washington Convention Center Authority 
        to finance revenue bonds to construct new convention center 
        (see H.R. 4237), [16JY]
    ------designate as empowerment zone and modify tax treatment of 
        residents (see H.R. 3329), [4MR]
    ------improve adoption system (see H.R. 4792), [10OC]
    ------reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and 
        improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region 
        (see H.R. 3971), [22MY]
    ------scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 1502), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 413), [29AP]
    Education: assist urban and rural local education agencies in 
        raising the academic achievement of all students (see H.R. 
        3813), [7MY]
    ------provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary 
        public and private parental choice programs (see H.R. 3742), 
        [28AP]
    FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY 
        (see H.R. 3952), [22MY]
    ------address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see 
        H.R. 4866), [20OC]
    Health: develop and implement integrated cockroach management 
        programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to 
        residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and 
        asthma-related illnesses (see H.R. 3897), [19MY]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions 
        funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and 
        urban conservation and recreation programs (see H.R. 4467), 
        [6AU]
    Postal Service: require any city completely surrounded by another 
        city to have its own ZIP Code (see H.R. 4429), [6AU]
    States: provide tax credits for contributions to charitable 
        organizations relative to delivery of welfare services (see 
        H.R. 4255), [16JY]
    Taxation: designate renewal communities (see H.R. 3865), [14MY]
    ------designate top performing enterprise communities as 
        empowerment zones (see H.R. 4212), [14JY]
    ------provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel 
        vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment 
        zones (see H.R. 3466), [16MR]
    Transportation: continuation of operating assistance for small 
        transit operators (see H.R. 4384), [3AU]
    Unemployment: establish the Strategic Transitional Employment 
        Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in 
        certain identified communities (see H.R. 4097), [19JN]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), [6OC]
  Motions
    District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school 
        choice (S. 1502), [30AP], [4MY]
  Reports filed
    Airline Service Improvement Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2748) (H. Rept. 105-822), [15OC]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) 
        (H. Rept. 105-788), [6OC]

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    Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 105-686), [7AU]
    Consideration of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity 
        Scholarship Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 413) (H. 
        Rept. 105-501), [29AP]
    Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2759) (H. Rept. 105-668), [3AU]

URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        4717), [7OC]

URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: clarify rules of origin for certain textile 
        products (see H.R. 4526), [9SE]

URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS COMPLIANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 4761), [9OC]
    Enact (H.R. 4761): consideration (see H. Res. 588), [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4761, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 588) (H. Rept. 105-805), [9OC]

UTAH
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: purchase of the Wilcox ranch in Eastern 
        Utah for management as a wildlife habitat (see H.R. 4289), 
        [21JY]
    Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive 
        center and related visitor facilities (see H.R. 4263), [17JY]
    Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: boundary adjustments 
        (see H.R. 3909), [20MY] (see H.R. 4287), [21JY]
    Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building, Provo, UT: designate (see 
        H.R. 3120), [28JA]
    Lake Powell: water level (see H. Res. 380), [5MR]
    Public lands: boundary adjustment of Wasatch-Cache National Forest 
        and Mount Naomi Wilderness to correct faulty land survey and 
        to convey land that was subject to the faulty survey (see H.R. 
        4320), [23JY]
    ------land exchange (see H.R. 3830), [12MY]
    San Rafael Swell National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 
        3625), [1AP]
    San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 
        3625), [1AP]
    Water: settlement of the reserved water rights of the Shivwits and 
        construction of certain water projects (see H.R. 4746), [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Dutch John Federal Property Disposition and Assistance Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 105-714), 
        [15SE]
    Monumental Abuse--The Clinton Administration's Campaign of 
        Misinformation in the Establishment of the Grand Staircase-
        Escalante National Monument: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H. Rept. 105-824), [16OC]
    San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area and San Rafael Swell 
        National Conservation Area Establishment: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3625) (H. Rept. 105-685), [7AU]
    Utah Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3830) (H. 
        Rept. 105-598), [24JN]

UTILITIES
see Public Utilities

VACANCIES ACT
see Federal Employees
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Justice: clarify method for filling vacancies subject to 
        Senate confirmation (see H.R. 3420), [10MR]

VANS
see Common Carriers

VELA, FILEMON B., SR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Reynaldo G. Garza-Filemon B. Vela, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, 
        Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 3675), [1AP]

VELAZQUEZ, NYDIA M. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    SBA: women's business centers funding (see H.R. 4078), [18JN]

VENTO, BRUCE F. (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 3617), [1AP]
    Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the 
        preservation of affordable housing for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 4838), [14OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish 
        a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down 
        event in each State (see H.R. 4362), [30JY]
    Income: establish protections for recipients of Federal payments 
        made by electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 4311), [22JY]
    Public lands: require congressional approval before entering into 
        certain agreements or arrangements (see H.R. 4122), [23JN]
    Taxation: reduce individual tax preparation time (see H. Con. Res. 
        241), [11MR]

VERMONT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal 
        Compact Consent Act, [12MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park: designate (see 
        H.R. 4671), [1OC]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: grant 
        congressional consent (H.R. 629), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 511), [28JY]
  Conference reports
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act 
        (H.R. 629), [16JY]
  Motions
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 
        629), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-630), [16JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-652), 
        [28JY]

VESSEL HULL DESIGN PROTECTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2696) (H. 
        Rept. 105-436), [11MR]

VETERANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: repeal the provision of 
        law requiring termination (see H.R. 3752), [29AP]
    American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation): grant 
        Federal charter (see H.R. 3843), [12MY]
    Arlington, VA: provide location for construction of Air Force 
        veterans memorial (see H.R. 4817), [12OC]
    Arlington National Cemetery: disclosure of identity of any 
        individual for whom a waiver of eligibility requirements for 
        interment is granted (see H.R. 3089), [27JA]
    ------enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see 
        H.R. 3145), [3FE] (see H.R. 3211), [12FE]
    ------establish an advisory board to review requests for waivers 
        of eligibility requirements for burial (see H.R. 3252), [24FE]
    Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to radiation-exposed 
        veterans (see H.R. 4586), [16SE]
    ------conversion period for former members from Servicemembers' 
        Group Life Insurance policy to a Veterans' Group Life 
        Insurance policy (see H.R. 4115), [23JN]
    ------prohibit awarding of the Purple Heart to persons convicted 
        of a capital crime (see H.R. 3970), [22MY]
    Bataan Death March: provide additional compensation to survivors 
        (see H.R. 3818), [7MY]
    Benefits: determine the amount of certain benefits relative to the 
        accrual period prior to death (see H.R. 4027), [10JN]
    Cemeteries and funerals: increase burial and funeral allowance for 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 4708), [6OC]
    Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH: 
        designate (see H.R. 4602), [18SE]
    Clay, Lucius D.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        346), [3FE]
    Court of Veterans Appeals: provide for a staggered judicial 
        retirement option to avoid large case backlogs and rename to 
        the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 3212), 
        [12FE]
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 3613), [31MR]
    ------assure a minimum size for honor guard details at funerals of 
        veterans (see H.R. 3653), [1AP]
    ------exclude monthly insurance benefits in determining the income 
        of certain surviving spouses of military retirees (see H.R. 
        4582), [16SE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco 
        industry settlement funds for veterans programs (see H. Con. 
        Res. 249), [24MR]
    ------authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 
        3603), [31MR]
    ------conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that 
        will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see 
        H.R. 4362), [30JY]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with 
        service-connected disabilities and improvements in education, 
        (see H.R. 4110), [23JN]
    ------cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with 
        service-connected disabilities and improvements in education, 
        (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 592), [10OC]
    ------determination of service connection for certain illnesses 
        caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents 
        during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3279), [26FE]
    ------direct payment of attorneys' fees in awards of past-due 
        benefits (see H.R. 3444), [12MR]
    ------establish a chiropractic services division (see H.R. 4421), 
        [6AU]
    ------establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, 
        GA, metropolitan area (see H.R. 4391), [4AU]
    ------establish certain presumptions of service connection for 
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 4036), [11JN]
    ------extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict 
        veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and 
        revise research priorities relative to certain service-related 
        health consequences (see H.R. 3980), [3JN]
    ------improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 4758), 
        [9OC]
    ------payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by 
        nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 3948), 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 4070), [17JN] (see H.R. 4220), [15JY] (see 
        H.R. 4374), [31JY]
    ------payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to 
        veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods 
        between terms (see H.R. 4537), [10SE]
    ------reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care 
        system for the cost of emergency care or services received in 
        non-Dept. facilities (see H.R. 3702), [22AP]
    ------require notification and allow local law enforcement 
        agencies to investigate crimes and search for missing patients 
        at VA medical facilities (see H.R. 4609), [23SE]
    ------use of voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment 
        levels (see H.R. 4705), [6OC]
    ------use portion of any national tobacco settlement to establish 
        trust fund for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine 
        dependence developed during service (see H.R. 4188), [25JN]
    Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial 
        in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans 
        who became disabled

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        while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4847), [16OC]
    Diseases: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected 
        with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 4368), 
        [31JY]
    ------presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 4751), [8OC]
    Education: conduct ceremonies and other activities in public 
        schools relative to the sacrifice and commitment of veterans 
        (see H. Con. Res. 333), [2OC]
    Employment: enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States, 
        private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies 
        abroad (see H.R. 3213), [12FE]
    Flags--U.S.: furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased 
        members of the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 3668), [1AP]
    Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 4385), [3AU]
    Health: extend priority health care to those who received 
        nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the 
        Armed Forces (see H.R. 4367), [31JY]
    ------limit disclosure in connection with health care coverage and 
        prohibit discrimination in employment based on genetic 
        information (see H.R. 3299), [26FE]
    Housing: increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted 
        housing for disabled veterans (see H.R. 3619), [1AP]
    ------make permanent the eligibility of former members of the 
        Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 4016), 
        [9JN]
    Income: exclude judgment or settlement amounts received from 
        damage claims against the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in 
        determining annual income (see H.R. 3515), [19MR]
    ------exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments be 
        made by electronic funds transfer (see H.R. 4405), [5AU]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 3434), [11MR]
    ------repeal retired pay computation formula applicable to certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 4696), [5OC]
    Insurance: payment of certain group life insurance benefits to 
        terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 3993), [4JN]
    Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and 
        priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 3484), 
        [18MR]
    Iwo Jima Memorial: prohibit the construction of any additional 
        monument, memorial, or structure (see H.R. 3188), [11FE] (see 
        H.R. 4752), [8OC]
    Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Gainesville, FL: designate (see H.R. 3336), [4MR]
    Medicare: allow certain military retirees and their dependents a 
        special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration 
        sites (see H.R. 4160), [25JN]
    ------enhance and expand special enrollment periods for certain 
        military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 3863), [13MY]
    ------improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
        eligible veterans (see H.R. 3828), [12MY]
    ------waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military 
        retirees and dependents (see H.R. 4771), [9OC]
    Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task 
        Force: establish (see H.R. 4464), [6AU]
    Military Retirement Reform Act: restore certain military 
        retirement benefits (see H.R. 4669), [1OC]
    Monuments and memorials: establish a commemorative work in the 
        District of Columbia to honor veterans of the Persian Gulf 
        Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 242), [12MR]
    ------prohibit the return of veterans memorial objects to foreign 
        nations without congressional authorization (see H.R. 3645), 
        [1AP]
    Motor vehicles: increase the amount of assistance for providing 
        automobiles to certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 3618), 
        [1AP]
    National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance of certain vessels to 
        Ohio War Memorial, Inc. (see H.R. 3823), [7MY]
    Native American Veterans' Memorial: establish (see H.R. 4064), 
        [16JN]
    Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans 
        Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 
        4815), [12OC]
    Pensions: termination of certain contributions to the Survivor 
        Benefit Plan (see H.R. 3107), [27JA]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: extend priority health care to individuals 
        who served (see H.R. 3571), [27MR] (see H.R. 3661), [1AP]
    Philippines: allow certain individuals who provided service to the 
        U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines during World War II to 
        receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the 
        Philippines (see H.R. 4716), [7OC]
    ------provide the same level of health care for Filipino World War 
        II veterans living in the Philippines as those living in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 4168), [25JN]
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 203), [27JA]
    Taxation: allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage 
        (see H.R. 4167), [25JN]
    ------treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through 
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 
        3942), [21MY]
    Theissen, Chester G.: waive time limitations specified by law in 
        order to award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3245), [12FE]
    U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 229), [26FE]
    Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), 
        [5JN]
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to former South Vietnamese commandos 
        for their heroism, sacrifice, and service (see H. Con. Res. 
        269), [30AP]
    ------tribute to members of the Armed Forces who were injured or 
        lost their lives during the ``Tet Offensive'' (see H. Con. 
        Res. 204), [27JA]
    ------tribute to POW and MIA's (see H. Res. 356), [11FE] (see H. 
        Res. 360), [12FE]
    World War II: commend veterans who fought in the Battle of the 
        Bulge (see H.J. Res. 132), [8OC]
    ------computation of retirement benefits for certain merchant 
        mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 4574), 
        [15SE]
    ------issue the ``Italy'' clasp for the Army Occupation Medal to 
        certain veterans who served in the disputed Italy-Yugoslavia 
        area (see H.R. 3141), [3FE]
  Messages
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Arlington National Cemetery Interment Eligibility Requirements: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3211) (H. Rept. 
        105-458), [24MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorization: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        3603) (H. Rept. 105-490), [22AP]
    Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act: Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3980) (H. Rept. 105-626), 
        [15JY]
    Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation Authorization To Establish a 
        Memorial Dedicated to Soldiers Who Have Died in Foreign 
        Conflicts Other Than Declared Wars: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1608) (H. Rept. 105-753), [28SE]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 4110) (H. Rept. 105-627), [15JY]
    Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 105-793), [7OC]
    Veterans' Reemployment Rights Relative to States, Private 
        Employers, and Servicemen Employed by U.S. Companies Abroad: 
        Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3213) (H. Rept. 
        105-448), [17MR]
    Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 105-447), 
        [17MR]

VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION
see Department of Veterans Affairs

VETERANS BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 4110): Senate amendment (see H. Res. 592), [10OC]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4110) (H. 
        Rept. 105-627), [15JY]

VETERANS DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans 
        Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 
        4815), [12OC]

VETERANS MEDICARE ACCESS IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3828) (H. 
        Rept. 105-793), [7OC]

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 203), [27JA]

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (Albert Gore, Jr.)
  Appointments
    Committee to Escort the President, [27JA]
    Social Security Advisory Board, [9OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 308), [24JY] (see H. Res. 514), 
        [31JY]

VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: prohibit assistance by OPIC or Eximbank (see H.R. 
        3105), [27JA] (see H.R. 3159), [4FE]
    Foreign policy: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon 
        free emigration (see H.J. Res. 120), [4JN]
    ------prohibit waivers of prohibitions on nondiscriminatory trade 
        treatment, commercial agreements, and certain assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3158), [4FE]
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to former South Vietnamese commandos 
        for their heroism, sacrifice, and service (see H. Con. Res. 
        269), [30AP]
    ------tribute to members of the Armed Forces who were injured or 
        lost their lives during the ``Tet Offensive'' (see H. Con. 
        Res. 204), [27JA]
    ------tribute to POW and MIA's (see H. Res. 356), [11FE] (see H. 
        Res. 360), [12FE]
  Messages
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Vietnam: President Clinton, [3JN]
    Trade Act Waiver Relative to Vietnam: President Clinton, [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Make Trade Relations With Vietnam Contingent Upon Free Emigration: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 120) (H. Rept. 
        105-653), [29JY]

VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Anniversary (see H. Res. 460), [5JN]

VIETNAMESE CONFLICT
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: tribute to members who were injured or lost their 
        lives during the ``Tet Offensive'' (see H. Con. Res. 204), 
        [27JA]
    Heroism: tribute to former South Vietnamese commandos for their 
        heroism, sacrifice, and service (see H. Con. Res. 269), [30AP]
    Veterans: tribute to POW and MIA's (see H. Res. 356), [11FE] (see 
        H. Res. 360), [12FE]
    Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), 
        [5JN]

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Domestic violence: establish a national victim notification system 
        (see H.R. 4860), [20OC]

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    Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional, 
        community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 
        3624), [1AP]

VIRGIN ISLANDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Brazil: prohibit importation of papayas into the U.S. and certain 
        territories until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 3771), 
        [30AP]
    Courts: establish the District Court of the Virgin Islands as a 
        Federal court (see H.R. 3642), [1AP]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of 
        Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 
        Islands (see H.R. 3673), [1AP]
    History: commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in the 
        former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S. 
        Independence Day (see H. Res. 487), [23JN] (see H. Res. 495), 
        [25JN]
    Local government: allow self-determination of number of members on 
        the legislature and number of such members constituting a 
        quorum (see H.R. 4313), [23JY]

VIRGINIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to impose entrance fees for 
        the City Point Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield (see 
        H.R. 3527), [19MR]
    District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic 
        development, and improve the quality of life in Washington 
        metropolitan region (see H.R. 3971), [22MY]
    George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: convey certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3226), [12FE]
    George Washington Memorial Parkway: prohibit construction of new 
        facilities and structures along certain parts (see H.R. 4334), 
        [24JY]
    GSA: assume title to the Lorton Correctional Complex for ultimate 
        disposal of property after closure (see H.R. 4523), [9SE]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 344), [3FE]
    ------designate (S. 1575), consideration (see H. Res. 349), [4FE]
    ------require use of full name on new signs (see H.R. 4014), [5JN]
    Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap 
        National Park for the Performing Arts (see H.R. 3957), [22MY]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: funding for reconstruction (see 
        H.R. 3525), [19MR]
  Motions
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625), 
        [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2625, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 344) (H. Rept. 
        105-411), [3FE]
    Consideration of S. 1575, Ronald Reagan Washington National 
        Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 349) (H. Rept. 
        105-414), [4FE]
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 171) (H. Rept. 105-539), [18MY]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. 
        Rept. 105-408), [3FE]

VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUADS, INC.
  Reports filed
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 171) (H. Rept. 105-539), [18MY]

VISCLOSKY, PETER J. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 4616), [23SE]
    Dept. of Defense: require additional public education, outreach, 
        and participation relative to the disposal of napalm and 
        certain other materials (see H.R. 3404), [5MR]
    Health care facilities: assure availability of a non-emergency 
        department physician in certain hospitals (see H.R. 3111), 
        [27JA]

VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ACT
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 1853), [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-
        800), [8OC]

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
see Firefighters

VOLUNTEER WORKERS
related term(s) Community Service
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: extend appropriations for programs under the 
        National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer 
        Service Act (see H.R. 3561), [26MR]
    Civil liberties: eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be 
        supplied for background checks (see H.R. 3398), [5MR]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: exempt certain food bank volunteers (see 
        H.R. 3152), [4FE]
    Machal (organization): tribute to international corps of 
        volunteers for efforts towards Israeli independence (see H. 
        Con. Res. 268), [30AP]
    Monuments and memorials: authorize the construction of a monument 
        to honor those who have served the Nation's civil defense and 
        emergency management programs (see H.R. 3719), [23AP]
    Taxation: treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers 
        received by senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work 
        (see H.R. 3841), [12MY]
    Wildfires: express condolences and support to victims and commend 
        efforts of firefighters in Florida (see H. Con. Res. 298), 
        [16JY]
  Messages
    National and Community Service Act Amendments: President Clinton, 
        [19MR]
  Reports filed
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 171) (H. Rept. 105-539), [18MY]

VOTES IN HOUSE
  Recorded
    Access to affordable housing and expansion of homeownership 
        opportunities (H. Con. Res. 208): improve, [20JY]
    Add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-connected 
        diseases for veterans (H.R. 559): approve, [14OC]
    Afghanistan cease fire and transition toward a broad-based 
        multiethnic government that observes international norms of 
        behavior (H. Con. Res. 218): encourage, [28AP]
    Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (H.R. 1432): Bereuter amendment 
        (eligibility of Morocco to participate in sub-Saharan Africa 
        trade and investment programs), [11MR]
    ------Bishop motion to recommit, [11MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 383), [11MR]
    ------enact, [11MR]
    ------Waters amendment (eligibility of countries to participate in 
        programs), [11MR]
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act (S. 
        1150): conference report, [4JN]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 446), [22MY]
    ------consideration of conference report relative to Smith of 
        Oregon point of order (unfunded Federal mandates), [4JN]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs 
        appropriations (H.R. 4101): Bass amendment (limit funding for 
        livestock protection from predatory wildlife), [23JN], [24JN]
    ------Coburn amendment (prohibit FDA funding of research, 
        development, and approval of any drug for chemical inducement 
        of abortion), [24JN]
    ------Kaptur motion to instruct conferees (provide crop insurance 
        and emergency loan relief in counties designated Federal 
        disaster areas), [15SE]
    ------Miller of Florida amendment (regulation of loans to certain 
        processors of sugarcane and sugar beets), [24JN]
    ------Neumann amendment (price supports for peanuts), [23JN]
    ------Pomeroy motion to recommit conference report, [2OC]
    ------Royce amendment (Market Access Program funding), [24JN]
    ------conference report, [2OC]
    ------making, [24JN]
    Alternative Dispute Resolution Act (H.R. 3528): enact, [21AP]
    American victims of terrorism (H. Con. Res. 220): relief, [5MY]
    Armed Forces carrying out military action against Iraq in and 
        around the Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612): support, [17DE]
    Bandelier National Monument Administrative Improvement and 
        Watershed Protection Act (S. 1132): consideration (H. Res. 
        604), [20OC]
    ------enact, [15OC]
    Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150): conference report, [9OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 462), [10JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 462), Nadler point of order (unfunded 
        Federal mandates), [10JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 462), previous question, [10JN]
    ------Conyers motion to recommit, [10JN]
    ------Delahunt amendment (treatment of credit card debt), [10JN]
    ------enact, [10JN]
    ------Gekas amendment (prohibit conversion of non-exempt assets 
        into exempt homestead property within a year of declaring 
        bankruptcy and preserve States' rights to set homestead 
        exemptions), [10JN]
    ------Nadler amendment (substitute), [10JN]
    ------Nadler amendment (treatment of small business regulations), 
        [10JN]
    ------Nadler motion to instruct conferees (prevent credit card 
        issuers from implementing unreasonable practices or penalties 
        against card holders who pay balances in full), [28SE]
    ------Nadler motion to recommit conference report, [9OC]
    ------Scott amendment (treatment of recording artists' contracts 
        with recording studios), [10JN]
    Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act (H.R. 2183): Barr amendment 
        (prohibit use of bilingual voting materials), [31JY]
    ------Calvert amendment (require that a majority of congressional 
        campaign contributions come from State residents), [30JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 458), [18JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 458), previous question, [18JN]
    ------DeLay amendment (clarify that certain communications from 
        citizen groups are exempt from express advocacy requirements), 
        [30JY]
    ------DeLay amendment (clarify the prohibition on use of Federal 
        property for fundraising activities), [20JY]
    ------Doolittle amendment (application of term ``express 
        advocacy'' relative to communications providing voting records 
        or positions taken by candidates for public office), [14JY]
    ------Doolittle amendment (substitute), [6AU]
    ------enact, [6AU]
    ------English amendment (prohibit bundling of campaign 
        contributions), [31JY]
    ------Fossella amendment (prohibit contributions from individuals 
        that are not U.S. citizens), [14JY]
    ------Gillmor amendment (allow campaign contributions from 
        eligible voters who are employed by foreign subsidiaries or 
        multinational corporations), [19JN]
    ------Goodlatte amendment (repeal mandate that States provide mail 
        voter registration), [30JY]
    ------Hefley amendment (prohibit use of Air Force One for 
        fundraising activities), [20JY]
    ------Horn amendment (allow reduction of postage rates for 
        principal campaign committees of congressional candidates), 
        [31JY]

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    ------Hutchinson amendment (substitute), [6AU]
    ------Kaptur amendment (establish a FEC clearinghouse of political 
        activities information relative to foreign nationals), [31JY]
    ------Maloney amendment (establish Independent Commission on 
        Campaign Finance Reform), [19JN]
    ------McInnis amendment (prohibit acceptance or solicitation of 
        anything of value to obtain access to certain Federal 
        property), [20JY]
    ------McIntosh amendment (specify that a communication regarding 
        pending legislation be construed to establish coordination 
        with a candidate), [31JY]
    ------Northup amendment (prohibit use of currency for purposes of 
        encouraging election day turnout), [20JY]
    ------Paul amendment (establish minimum ballot petition signature 
        limits and restrict the imposition of signature requirements 
        by States), [30JY]
    ------Paul amendment (requirements for candidates receiving 
        Federal campaign financing relative to participation in 
        multicandidate forums), [30JY]
    ------Paxon amendment (itemization of amounts spent by labor 
        organizations), [20JY]
    ------Peterson of Pennsylvania amendment (establish a system to 
        respond to inquiries about the citizenship of registration 
        applicants and require use of Social Security number to 
        register to vote), [30JY]
    ------Pickering amendment (prohibit use of willful blindness as a 
        defense against violations of foreign contribution ban), 
        [20JY]
    ------Rohrabacher amendment (partial removal of limitations on 
        contributions to candidates whose opponents use large amounts 
        of personal funds), [30JY]
    ------Shaw amendment (require that a majority of congressional 
        campaign contributions come from State residents), [31JY]
    ------Shays amendment (substitute), [3AU]
    ------Smith of Washington amendment (application of term ``express 
        advocacy'' relative to communications providing voting records 
        or positions taken by candidates for public office), [30JY]
    ------Stearns amendment (allow permanent resident aliens serving 
        in the Armed Forces to make campaign contributions), [31JY]
    ------Stearns amendment (enforcement of spending limits on 
        Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates receiving public 
        financing), [31JY]
    ------Stearns amendment (prohibit contributions from individuals 
        that are not U.S. citizens), [20JY]
    ------Thomas amendment (invalidate entire legislation if any 
        provision is declared unconstitutional by courts), [19JN]
    ------White amendment (substitute), [17JN]
    ------Whitfield amendment (application of term ``express 
        advocacy'' relative to communications providing voting records 
        or positions taken by candidates for public office), [31JY]
    ------Whitfield amendment (increase contribution limits to 
        candidates by persons other than political action committees), 
        [31JY]
    ------Wicker amendment (permit States to require photographic 
        identification to vote in a Federal election), [30JY]
    ------Wicker amendment (prohibit use of White House meals or 
        accommodations for fundraising activities), [20JY]
    Birth Defects Prevention Act (S. 419): enact, [10MR]
    Budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res. 284): consideration (H. Res. 
        455), [4JN]
    ------Neumann amendment (substitute), [5JN]
    ------setting forth, [5JN]
    ------Spratt amendment (substitute), [5JN]
    Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act (H.R. 
        2400): consideration (H. Res. 405), [1AP]
    ------Davis of Illinois amendment (access-to-jobs and reverse 
        commute programs funding), [1AP]
    ------enact, [1AP]
    ------Graham amendment (reduce highway and transit projects 
        funding), [1AP]
    ------Kasich amendment (substitute), [1AP]
    ------Minge motion to instruct conferees (use of CBO estimates to 
        pay for highways and transit programs), [21MY]
    ------Obey motion to instruct conferees (highway demonstration 
        projects funding), [21MY]
    ------Obey motion to instruct conferees (payment of benefits to 
        veterans for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine 
        dependence developed during service), [20MY]
    ------Roukema amendment (replace affirmative action policies with 
        emerging business enterprise programs), [1AP]
    ------Spratt amendment (substitute), [1AP]
    Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act (H.R. 2829): enact, [12MY]
    Bureau of Reclamation conveyance of Canyon Ferry Reservoir, MT, 
        leaseholds (H.R. 3963): terms and conditions, [14OC]
    Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act (H.R. 3581): enact, 
        [30MR]
    Campaign Reporting and Disclosure Act (H.R. 3582): enact, [30MR]
    Capitol Policemen John M. Gibson's and Jacob J. Chestnut's acts of 
        heroism (H. Con. Res. 311): tribute, [27JY]
    Care for Police Survivors Act (H.R. 3565): enact, [21AP]
    Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI (H.R. 3808): designate, 
        [3JN]
    Child Custody Protection Act (H.R. 3682): consideration (H. Res. 
        499), [15JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 499), previous question, [15JY]
    ------enact, [15JY]
    ------Scott motion to recommit, [15JY]
    Child Protection and Sexual Predator Punishment Act (H.R. 3494): 
        enact, [11JN], [12OC]
    ------Sherman amendment (provide for telephone access to the FBI 
        database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual 
        offenders), [11JN]
    Child Support Performance and Incentive Act (H.R. 3130): enact, 
        [5MR]
    China, Republic of (H. Con. Res. 334): participation in WHO, 
        [10OC]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) special authority 
        relative to investigation of the International Brotherhood of 
        Teamsters (H. Res. 507): provide, [30JY]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Res. 
        440): granting of immunity relative to investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices, [19MY]
    Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 341): Solomon motion to table, [28JA]
    Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 355): Hoyer motion to recommit (strike preamble of 
        resolution), [12FE]
    ------dismiss, [12FE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether grounds 
        exist to impeach President Clinton (H. Res. 581): Boucher 
        motion to recommit, [8OC]
    ------authorize, [8OC]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select) 
        (H. Res. 463): consideration (H. Res. 476), previous question, 
        [18JN]
    ------establish, [18JN]
    Communications Satellite Competition and Privatization Act (H.R. 
        1872): enact, [6MY]
    ------Morella amendment (constitutionality of uncompensated 
        takings of COMSAT's real property), [6MY]
    ------Tauzin amendment (permit users or providers of 
        telecommunications services to renegotiate or terminate 
        contracts with COMSAT), [6MY]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and 
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206): enact, [14SE]
    Community-Designed Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2616: enact, [10OC]
    Congress (H. Con. Res. 257): adjournment, [1AP]
    Congress (H. Con. Res. 297): adjournment, consideration (H. Res. 
        491), [25JN]
    Consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider 
        certain legislation (H. Res. 352): allow, [11FE]
    Consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider 
        certain legislation (H. Res. 414): allow, [30AP]
    Consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider 
        certain legislation (H. Res. 575): allow, [6OC]
    Consideration of motions to suspend House rules and consider 
        certain legislation (H. Res. 589): allow, [10OC]
    Constitutional amendment on protection of freedom of religion 
        (H.J. Res. 78): Bishop amendment (prohibit discrimination 
        against certain beliefs and traditions), [4JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 453), [4JN]
    ------propose for ratification, [4JN]
    ------Scott motion to recommit, [4JN]
    Constitutional amendment to limit political campaign expenditures 
        (H.J. Res. 119): consideration (H. Res. 442), [21MY]
    ------ratification, [11JN]
    Constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the 
        passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111): 
        propose for ratification, [22AP]
    Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 128): making, [17SE]
    Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 133): making, [9OC]
    Copyright Term Extension Act (H.R. 2589): McCollum amendment to 
        Sensenbrenner amendment (music licensing practices and fees), 
        [25MR]
    ------Sensenbrenner amendment (music licensing practices and 
        fees), [25MR]
    Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN (H.R. 4616): 
        designate, [7OC]
    Credit Union Membership Access Act (H.R. 1151): enact, [1AP]
    Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act (H.R. 3811): enact, [12MY]
    Decision by President Clinton to be formally received in Tiananmen 
        Square during visit to the People's Republic of China (H. Con. 
        Res. 285): reconsider, [4JN]
    Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616): Bereuter 
        amendment (prohibit participation in investigation of Chinese 
        launch failure of U.S.-built satellite), [20MY]
    ------Frank motion to recommit (withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces 
        from Bosnia and Herzegovina), [21MY]
    ------Gilman amendment (nuclear export reporting requirements), 
        [21MY]
    ------Gilman amendment (procurement, training, or operations and 
        maintenance restrictions on Armed Forces relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol), [20MY]
    ------Hefley amendment (prohibit funding for assignment of Armed 
        Forces duty at the U.N. Rapidly Deployable Missions 
        Headquarters), [20MY]
    ------Hefley amendment (transfer of strategic nuclear missile 
        technology to the People's Republic of China), [20MY]
    ------Hunter amendment (transfer of strategic nuclear missile 
        technology to the People's Republic of China), [20MY]
    ------Lowey amendment (funding of abortions for military personnel 
        and dependents at overseas military medical facilities), 
        [20MY]
    ------Reyes amendment (assign personnel to assist INS and Customs 
        Service in the performance of border protection functions), 
        [21MY]
    ------Skelton motion to instruct conferees (theater missile 
        defense programs funding), [23JY]
    ------Spence amendment (transfer of strategic nuclear missile 
        technology to the People's Republic of China), [20MY]
    ------Spence motion to close conference to public during 
        classified national security information consideration, [23JY]
    ------Thornberry amendment (enrollment of certain military 
        retirees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program), 
        [21MY]

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    ------Traficant amendment (assign personnel to assist INS and 
        Customs Service in the performance of border protection 
        functions), [21MY]
    ------authorize, [21MY]
    ------conference report, [24SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 441), [20MY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 441), previous question, [20MY]
    Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059): 
        conference report, [29JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 477), [19JN]
    ------making, [22JN]
    Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 4103): conference report, 
        [28SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 484), [24JN]
    ------making, [24JN]
    ------Obey motion to instruct conferees, [15SE]
    ------Young of Florida motion to close conference committee 
        meeting (classified national security information), [15SE]
    Dept. of Education funding of national testing proposals without 
        explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846): prohibit, [5FE]
    Dept. of HHS women's health research and prevention activities 
        programs (S. 1722): revise and extend, [13OC]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 
        4193): consideration (H. Res. 504), [21JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 504), previous question, [21JY]
    ------DeFazio amendment (extension of recreational fee 
        demonstration programs for national parks and recreation 
        areas), [23JY]
    ------Hinchey amendment (granting of an easement to the Chugach 
        Alaska Corp. for construction of roads and facilities to 
        access natural resources), [23JY]
    ------Johnson of Connecticut amendment (National Endowment for the 
        Arts funding), [21JY]
    ------making, [23JY]
    ------McDermott amendment (Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem 
        Management Project funding), [23JY]
    ------McGovern amendment (National Park Service Land and Water 
        Conservation Fund stateside program funding), [21JY]
    ------Miller of California amendment (Forest Service indirect 
        support activities funding), [22JY]
    ------Miller of California amendment (Tongass National Forest road 
        construction funding), [23JY]
    ------Pappas amendment (National Park Service Land and Water 
        Conservation Fund stateside program funding), [23JY]
    ------Parker amendment (BIA allocation of Indian Health Service 
        contract support costs), [22JY]
    ------Sanders amendment (Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program 
        funding), [21JY]
    ------Skaggs amendment (Dept. of Energy renewable energy research 
        and development funding), [21JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 
        4104): DeLauro amendment (Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program coverage of abortions), [16JY]
    ------Hefner amendment (deny cost-of-living adjustments to Members 
        of Congress), [16JY]
    ------Hoyer motion to recommit conference report, [7OC]
    ------Lowey amendment (Federal Employees Health Benefits Program 
        coverage of contraceptives), [16JY]
    ------Maloney of New York amendment (FEC funding), [16JY]
    ------Sanders amendment (require congressional approval for 
        certain Exchange Stabilization Fund uses), [16JY]
    ------Schumer amendment (BATF funding), [16JY]
    ------Smith of New Jersey amendment (Federal Employees Health 
        Benefits Program coverage of abortifacients), [16JY]
    ------conference report, [7OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 485), [25JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 498), [15JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 498), previous question, [15JY]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 563), [1OC]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 579), [7OC]
    ------making, [16JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 
        4328): conference report, [20OC]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 605), [20OC]
    ------making, [29JY]
    ------Sabo motion to instruct conferees (helicopter landings in 
        wilderness areas for purposes other than emergency 
        situations), [15SE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies appropriations (H.R. 4276): Bartlett amendment 
        (payment of U.S. arrearages to U.N), [5AU]
    ------Bass amendment (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance 
        Programs funding through rescissions in Advanced Technology 
        Program), [4AU]
    ------Callahan amendment (fishery management jurisdiction of 
        Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico), 
        [5AU]
    ------Conyers amendment (establish standards of conduct and review 
        board for Dept. of Justice employees and independent 
        counsels), [5AU]
    ------DeGette amendment (prohibit Federal funding for prison 
        inmate abortions except in cases of life endangering 
        conditions or rape), [4AU]
    ------Engel amendment (Public Telecommunications Facilities 
        Program funding), [5AU]
    ------Gutknecht amendment (Weed and Seed Program funding through 
        rescissions in Public Telecommunications Facilities Program 
        funding), [4AU]
    ------Hefley amendment (repeal Executive Order on equal employment 
        opportunity relative to sexual orientation), [5AU]
    ------Hutchinson amendment (establish standards of conduct for 
        Dept. of Justice employees and establish a review board to 
        monitor compliance), [5AU]
    ------Kolbe amendment (limit Federal authority to impose 
        regulations on State and local governments not provided under 
        the Constitution), [5AU]
    ------Kucinich amendment (preemption of State and local laws 
        relative to GATT and NAFTA), [5AU]
    ------making, [5AU]
    ------McIntosh amendment (Antiballistic Missile Treaty 
        implementation), [5AU]
    ------Mollohan amendment (LSC funding), [4AU]
    ------Mollohan amendment (use of sampling to improve the accuracy 
        of the decennial census), [5AU]
    ------Pallone amendment (NOAA nonpoint pollution control plans 
        funding under the Coastal Zone Management Program), [5AU]
    ------Royce amendment (NIST Advanced Technology Program funding), 
        [5AU]
    ------Scott amendment (transfer Truth in Sentencing funding to 
        crime prevention, drug treatment, and family resource 
        programs), [4AU]
    ------Skaggs amendment (TV Marti funding), [4AU]
    ------Souder amendment (Drug Courts Program funding through 
        rescissions in Economic Development Administration), [4AU]
    ------Stearns amendment (payment of U.S. arrearages to the U.N.), 
        [5AU]
    ------Talent amendment (Small Business Investment Company Program 
        funding), [5AU]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies (H.R. 
        4274): consideration (H. Res. 564), [2OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 584), [8OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 584), DeLay motion to table Furse 
        motion to reconsider previous question, [8OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 584), Portman motion to table Dreier 
        motion to reconsider, [8OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 584), previous question, [8OC]
    ------Istook amendment (establish restrictions on provision of 
        contraceptives to minors through certain family planning 
        projects), [8OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies appropriations (H.R. 4194): Coburn amendment 
        (Veterans Health Administration medical care funding through 
        offsets in FHA funding), [29JY]
    ------Hilleary amendment (veterans extended care facilities 
        construction funding through offsets in AIDS housing program), 
        [29JY]
    ------Hinchey amendment (Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation 
        System funding), [29JY]
    ------Lazio amendment (deregulate public housing and rental 
        assistance programs and increase community control over such 
        programs), [17JY]
    ------Obey amendment (exempt educational process on greenhouse gas 
        emissions from EPA and Council on Environmental Quality 
        funding limitations), [23JY]
    ------Obey motion to instruct conferees (Veterans Health 
        Administration medical care funding through offsets in FHA 
        funding), [15SE]
    ------Obey motion to recommit (CPSC upholstery flammability 
        standards), [29JY]
    ------Riggs amendment (prevent San Francisco, CA, use of Federal 
        funds to require city contractors to provide domestic partner 
        benefits), [29JY]
    ------Roemer amendment (space station program funding), [29JY]
    ------Stokes amendment (Dept. of HUD Rental Assistance Voucher 
        Program funding), [17JY]
    ------Waxman amendment (exempt certain regulations and initiatives 
        from EPA and Council on Environmental Quality funding 
        limitations), [23JY]
    ------conference report, [6OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 501), [16JY]
    ------making, [29JY]
    Disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction 
        appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631): override veto, [5FE]
    Disapproval of Representative Burton's conduct of Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of 
        Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure 
        practices (H. Res. 431): Armey motion to table, [14MY]
    Distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (H. 
        Res. 267): national policy to combat, [5MY]
    District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 4380): Armey amendment 
        (scholarship vouchers to provide school choice), [6AU]
    ------Bilbray amendment (prohibit possession of tobacco products 
        by minors), [6AU]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 517), [6AU]
    ------Largent amendment (prohibit funding for joint adoptions by 
        individuals not related by blood or marriage), [6AU]
    ------making, [6AU]
    ------Moran of Virginia amendment (prohibit needle exchange 
        programs funding), [6AU]
    ------Norton amendment (Neighborhood Advisory Commission funding), 
        [6AU]
    ------Norton amendment (prohibit funding to assist any petition or 
        lawsuit seeking full voting representation in Congress), [6AU]
    ------Norton amendment (residency requirements for certain city 
        employees), [6AU]
    ------Norton amendment (use of non-Federal funds for abortions), 
        [6AU]
    ------Tiahrt amendment (prohibit needle exchange programs 
        funding), [6AU]
    District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act (S. 
        1502): consideration (H. Res. 413), [30AP]
    ------enact, [30AP], [4MY]
    ------Norton motion to commit, [30AP], [4MY]
    Dollars to the Classroom Act (H.R. 3248): enact, [18SE]
    ------Martinez amendment (reduce class size in the early grades 
        and improve teacher quality), [18SE]
    ------Mink amendment (terminate funding for Native Hawaiian 
        Education Act programs), [18SE]
    Drug Demand Reduction Act (H.R. 4550): enact, [16SE]
    ------Taylor amendment (require random drug testing of newly 
        appointed Federal employees), [16SE]

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    Drug Free Borders Act (H.R. 3809): enact, [19MY]
    Drug-Free Workplace Act (H.R. 3853): enact, [23JN]
    Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools (H.R. 2646): 
        conference report, [18JN]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 471), [17JN]
    ------Rangel motion to instruct conferees (tax credits relative to 
        elementary and secondary school construction), [7MY]
    ------Rangel motion to recommit conference report (tax credits 
        relative to elementary and secondary school construction), 
        [18JN]
    Efforts of Federal agents investigating money laundering 
        associated with Mexican financial institutions (H. Con. Res. 
        288): support, [22JN]
    Eligibility requirements for Arlington National Cemetery interment 
        (H.R. 3211): enact into law, [24MR]
    Emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 3579): 
        consideration (H. Res. 402), [31MR]
    ------making, [31MR]
    ------Murtha motion to recommit, [31MR]
    Emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R 3579): 
        conference report, [30AP]
    ------Obey motion to instruct conferees (IMF funding), [23AP]
    Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 4060): 
        conference report, [28SE]
    ------Foley amendment (Nuclear Energy Research Initiative 
        funding), [22JN]
    ------making, [22JN]
    English Language Fluency Act (H.R. 3892): enact, [10SE]
    ------Martinez amendment to Riggs amendment (Federal funding to 
        local school districts relative to compliance with State laws 
        on bilingual education), [10SE]
    ------Riggs amendment (Federal funding to local school districts 
        relative to compliance with State laws on bilingual 
        education), [10SE]
    Equitable child care relief for stay at-home parents (H. Con. Res. 
        202): provide, [11FE]
    Establishment of Protect Social Security Account into which budget 
        surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted 
        (H.R. 4578): Rangel amendment (substitute), [25SE]
    ------authorize, [25SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 552), [25SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 552), previous question, [25SE]
    Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania people (H. Con. Res. 320): support, 
        [10OC]
    European Union unfair restriction on importation of U.S. 
        agricultural products (H. Con. Res. 213): eliminate, [4AU]
    Executive departments financial management (H. Res. 447): promote, 
        [9JN]
    Existing Federal legal process for determining safety and efficacy 
        of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal purposes 
        (H.J. Res. 117): support, [15SE]
    Extend to Little League Baseball, Inc., benefits and privileges 
        that are available to nongovernmental international 
        organizations (S. Con. Res. 37): encourage, [28AP]
    Extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data relative to 
        number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R. 2578): 
        Pombo amendment (increase nonimmigrant visa refusal rate), 
        [25MR]
    ------authorize, [25MR]
    Extradition of Joanne Chesimard and certain other individuals to 
        U.S. from Cuba (H. Con. Res. 254): encourage, [14SE]
    Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act (H.R. 3246): 
        consideration (H. Res. 393), [26MR]
    ------enact, [26MR]
    ------Goodling amendment (clarify collective bargaining rights), 
        [26MR]
    Federal Agency Compliance Act (H.R. 1544): enact, [25FE]
    ------Jackson Lee amendment (exempt Federal agencies from adhering 
        to certain court precedents involving civil rights, labor 
        rights, or environmental protection issues), [25FE]
    ------Jackson Lee amendment (exempt Federal agencies from adhering 
        to certain court precedents involving commercial transactions 
        with a business located in a foreign country), [25FE]
    ------Nadler amendment (require only Federal agencies which 
        administer benefit programs or enforce the tax code to adhere 
        to precedents), [25FE]
    Federal agency strategic plans and performance reports (H.R. 
        2883): consideration (H. Res. 384), [12MR]
    ------improve, [12MR]
    Federal court jurisdiction relative to prison release orders (H.R. 
        3718): limit, [19MY]
    Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed sanctions 
        for the President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform 
        (H.J. Res. 107): prohibit, [4FE]
    Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses (H.R. 3310): 
        Kucinich amendment (treatment of fines for first-time 
        violations of paperwork requirements by small businesses), 
        [26MR]
    ------McIntosh amendment (treatment of fines for first-time 
        violations of paperwork requirements by small businesses), 
        [26MR]
    ------reduce, [26MR]
    Federal Reports Elimination Act (S. 1364): enact, [13OC]
    Financial Services Act (H.R. 10): Baker amendment (modify 
        insurance requirements for smaller banks, prohibit sale of 
        unitary thrifts to commercial enterprises, and allow operating 
        subsidiaries to offer certain new financial services), [13MY]
    ------Bliley amendment (strengthen investor and consumer 
        protection), [13MY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 428), [13MY]
    ------enact, [13MY]
    ------Kingston amendment (GAO study of economic impact from 
        increased competition of financial institutions), [13MY]
    ------LaFalce amendment (allow operating subsidiaries to offer 
        certain new financial services and strengthen investor and 
        consumer protections), [13MY]
    ------Leach amendment (limit the percentage of gross annual 
        revenue financial holding companies can derive from 
        nonfinancial activities), [13MY]
    ------Metcalf amendment (allows retention of `Federal' in name of 
        depository institutions converted to a national or State 
        bank), [13MY]
    ------Roukema amendment (limit the percentage of gross annual 
        revenue financial holding companies can derive from 
        nonfinancial activities), [13MY]
    ------Roukema amendment (require FDIC study on Bank Insurance Fund 
        and Savings Association Insurance Fund relative to merging of 
        funds), [13MY]
    Food stamps issuance to deceased individuals (S. 1733): 
        prevention, [15OC]
    Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (H.R. 1757): 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 385), [26MR]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs 
        appropriations (H.R. 4569): Kennedy amendment (School of the 
        Americas funding), [17SE]
    ------Porter amendment (prohibit allocation of foreign aid to 
        Azerbaijan relative to blockade of Armenia and Nagorno-
        Karabagh), [17SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 542), [17SE]
    ------making, [17SE]
    Forest Recovery and Protection Act (H.R. 2515): Boehlert amendment 
        (Forest Service road construction funding), [27MR]
    ------enact, [27MR]
    Free and impartial elections in Cambodia (H. Res. 361): encourage, 
        [17MR]
    Freedom From Religious Persecution Act (H.R. 2431): enact, [14MY]
    ------Hastings of Florida amendment (authorize Director to make 
        policy recommendations), [14MY]
    Full cooperation by former political appointees, friends, and 
        associates of President Clinton with congressional 
        investigations (H. Res. 433): urge, [21MY]
    Funding of national testing proposals without explicit and 
        specific legislation (H.R. 2846): consideration (H. Res. 348), 
        [5FE]
    Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act (H.R. 2538): enact, 
        [10SE]
    Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian 
        Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act (H.R. 4259): 
        Cummings amendment (substitute), [6OC]
    Health Professions Education Partnership Act (S. 1754): enact, 
        [13OC]
    Higher Education Act (H.R. 6): Campbell amendment (prohibit 
        exclusion from any program based on race or religion), [6MY]
    ------McGovern amendment (increase Pell Grant awards to certain 
        students), [5MY]
    ------Miller amendment (require colleges and universities to adopt 
        licensing codes of conduct against merchandise produced under 
        sweatshop and child labor conditions), [6MY]
    ------Owens amendment (establish postsecondary information 
        technology education recruitment projects), [5MY]
    ------Paul amendment (prohibit use of Social Security numbers as 
        an electronic personal identifier for students receiving 
        assistance), [5MY]
    ------reauthorize, [6MY]
    ------Riggs amendment (prohibit discrimination and preferential 
        treatment in college admissions based on sex, race, or 
        national origin), [6MY]
    ------Roemer amendment (reporting requirements for colleges and 
        universities for reductions in athletic funding or 
        scholarships), [6MY]
    ------Stupak amendment (Olympic Scholarships Program 
        reauthorization), [6MY]
    Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act (H.R. 
        217): enact, [3MR]
    House of Representatives: adjournment, [14MY], [22MY], [21JY], 
        [28JY], [8OC], [18DE]
    ------Obey motion to meet in secret session, [31MR]
    House of Representatives managers for impeachment trial of 
        President Clinton (H. Res. 614): appointment and 
        authorization, [19DE]
    Human rights violations against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo by 
        Serbian police relative to self-determination (H. Con. Res. 
        235): condemn, [18MR]
    Human rights violations against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo by 
        Serbian police relative to self-determination (H. Con. Res. 
        315): condemn, [23SE]
    Identification of Holocaust-era assets and restitution of 
        individual and communal property (H. Res. 557): encourage, 
        [9OC]
    Illegal Foreign Contributions Act (H.R. 34): enact, [30MR]
    Impeachment of independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr relative to 
        conduct of investigation of President Clinton and submission 
        of report to House of Representative (H. Res. 545): LaHood 
        motion to table, [23SE]
    Impeachment of President Clinton (H. Res. 611): Armey motion to 
        table Gephardt appeal of ruling of the Chair relative to 
        Boucher motion to recommit (censure), [19DE]
    ------Article I (perjury in a grand jury proceeding), [19DE]
    ------Article II (perjury in a civil deposition), [19DE]
    ------Article III (obstruction of justice), [19DE]
    ------Article IV (abuse of power), [19DE]
    Importance of fathers in the raising and development of children 
        (H. Res. 417): recognize, [9JN]
    Independent counsel report on investigation of President Clinton 
        relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, and improper 
        sexual conduct (H. Res. 525): deliberative review and release, 
        [11SE]
    Indian Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act (H.R. 
        1154): enact, [5OC]
    Intelligence services appropriations (H.R. 3694): Barr motion to 
        recommit conference report, [7OC]
    ------conference report, [7OC]
    ------Sanders amendment (decrease CIA appropriations), [7MY]
    Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act (H.R. 2709): Gilman 
        motion to concur with Senate amendments, [9JN]
    Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act (H.R. 3743): enact, 
        [3AU]
    Iraq Liberation Act (H.R. 4655): enact, [5OC]
    Iraq's material and unacceptable breach of international 
        obligations relative to weapons inspections (S.J. Res. 54): 
        condemn, [3AU]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act (H.R. 2676): conference report, 
        [25JN]

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    ------Coyne motion to instruct conferees, [22MY]
    ------McDermott motion to recommit conference report, [25JN]
    Israeli independence anniversary (H.J. Res. 102): commemorate, 
        [28AP]
    Japanese barriers to foreign trade and investment relative to 
        resolution of the Asian financial crisis (H. Res. 392): 
        eliminate, [20JY]
    Journal: question of approval, [12FE], [10MR], [12MR], [17MR], 
        [19MR], [24MR], [21MY], [3JN], [26SE], [2OC], [8OC], [19DE]
    Judicial Reform Act (H.R. 1252): Aderholt amendment (limit Federal 
        court authority to force State and local governments to 
        assess, levy, or collect taxes), [23AP]
    ------Conyers amendment (jurisdiction of Federal courts over 
        foreign manufacturers), [23AP]
    ------Delahunt amendment (limit Federal court authority to force 
        State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect 
        taxes), [23AP]
    ------DeLay amendment (limit jurisdiction of Federal courts 
        relative to prison release orders), [23AP]
    ------Jackson Lee amendment (limit protective orders and sealing 
        of cases and settlements relative to public health or safety), 
        [23AP]
    ------Lofgren amendment (confidentiality of parent-child 
        communications in judicial proceedings), [23AP]
    Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act (S. 2073): 
        enact, [15SE]
    ------Goodling motion to request a conference, [1OC]
    Law enforcement officers who lost their lives during service (H. 
        Res. 422): tribute, [12MY]
    Law relative to termination of benefits for convicted persons 
        (H.R. 3096): correct, [24MR]
    Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 4112): 
        conference report, [24SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 489), [25JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 489), previous question, [25JN]
    ------making, [25JN]
    ------Obey motion to recommit, [25JN]
    Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act 
        (H.R. 1560): enact, [9SE]
    Lewis and Clark expedition (H. Res. 144): bicentennial, [23SE]
    Mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of breast cancer (H. 
        Res. 565): importance, [9OC]
    Mammography quality standards programs (H.R. 4382): revise and 
        extend, [15SE]
    Mandates Information Act (H.R. 3534): Becerra amendment (permit 
        congressional points of order against provisions that affect 
        legislation established to protect civil rights), [19MY]
    ------Boehlert amendment (exclude congressional points of order 
        against amendments relative to an increase in the direct costs 
        of Federal private sector mandates), [19MY]
    ------enact, [19MY]
    ------Moakley amendment (exempt legislation resulting in an 
        overall reduction in tax or tariff revenues from the unfunded 
        mandates point of order requirement), [19MY]
    ------Waxman amendment (permit congressional points of order 
        against provisions that affect legislation established to 
        protect human health, safety, or the environment), [19MY]
    Mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of guns 
        (H.R. 424): increase, [24FE]
    Medicare Home Health and Veterans Health Care Improvement Act 
        (H.R. 4567): enact, [10OC]
    Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA (H.R. 2348): 
        designate, [7OC]
    Mexican sewage infrastructure facilities relative to flow of raw 
        sewage into the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 331): inadequacy, [9OC]
    Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act (H.R. 2863): enact, [10SE]
    Most-favored-nation status for the People's Repbulic of China 
        (H.J. Res. 121): disapprove, [22JY]
    Murder of James Byrd, Jr., in Jasper, TX (H. Res. 466): condemn 
        and address issue of hate crimes, [11JN]
    National Dialogue on Social Security Act (H.R. 3546): enact, 
        [29AP]
    ------Pomeroy motion to recommit (use of budget surplus relative 
        to Social Security system solvency), [29AP]
    National drug control policy (H. Res. 423): commitment, [12MY]
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (S. 2095): 
        reauthorize and amend, [12OC]
    National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act (S. 852): 
        enact, [10OC]
    National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act (H.R. 1635): 
        enact, [9JN]
    Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (H. Con. Res. 320): condemn, 
        [10OC]
    New Castle, NH, land (H.R. 4614): conveyance, [5OC]
    Northern Ireland peace talks (H. Con. Res. 152): encourage, [18MR]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative actions in response to 
        European Union failure to comply with the rulings of the World 
        Trade Organization (H.R. 4761): consideration (H. Res. 588), 
        [10OC]
    Omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental appropriations 
        (H.R. 4328): conference report, [20OC]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 605), [20OC]
    Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands Act (H.R. 4570): 
        consideration (H. Res. 573), [7OC]
    ------enact, [7OC]
    Pacific Island nations diplomatic relations (H. Res. 505): 
        importance, [23SE]
    Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 1122): Canady motion to 
        discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from 
        consideration of veto, [23JY]
    ------override veto, [23JY]
    Patient Protection Act (H.R. 4250): Armey motion to table Cardin 
        appeal of ruling of the Chair relative to Berry motion to 
        recommit, [24JY]
    ------Berry motion to recommit, [24JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 509), [24JY]
    ------Dingell amendment (substitute), [24JY]
    ------enact, [24JY]
    Paycheck Protection Act (H.R. 2608): enact, [30MR]
    Postal Service postage rates (H. Res. 452): prevent increase, 
        [22JN]
    Presidential executive privilege (H. Res. 432): use, [21MY]
    ------Watt amendment (courts of appeals and district court 
        jurisdiction), [12MR]
    Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act (H.R. 2621): 
        consideration (H. Res. 553), previous question, [25SE]
    ------enact, [25SE]
    Republic of China efforts relative to Asian financial crisis and 
        encouragement of peace and stability in the region (H. Con. 
        Res. 270): tribute, [9JN]
    Republic of Korea-U.S. relations (H. Res. 459): anniversary, [9SE]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (H.R. 2625): 
        consideration (H. Res. 344), previous question, [4FE]
    ------Davis of Virginia amendment (approval of renaming by 
        Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority), [4FE]
    ------designate, [4FE]
    ------Oberstar motion to recommit (encourage Metropolitan 
        Washington Airports Authority to name terminal of Washington 
        National Airport for Ronald Reagan), [4FE]
    Sales Incentive Compensation Act (H.R. 2888): enact, [11JN]
    ------Owens amendment (consent of employees relative to overtime), 
        [11JN]
    Salton Sea Reclamation Act (H.R. 3267): enact, [15JY]
    ------Miller of California amendment (substitute), [15JY]
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (H.R. 1689): enact, 
        [22JY]
    Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (S. 1260): conference 
        report, [13OC]
    Small Business Investment Act (H.R. 3412): technical corrections, 
        [24MR]
    Social promotion in schools (H. Res. 401): terminate, [16JN]
    Steve Schiff Auditorium in the Technology Transfer Center at 
        Sandia National Laboratories (H.R. 3731): designate, [16JY]
    Steven Schiff Post Office, Albuquerque, NM (H.R. 3630): designate, 
        [3JN]
    Surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in 
        Asia, Russia, and other regions (H. Con. Res. 350): respond, 
        [12OC]
    Surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in 
        Asia, Russia, and other regions (H. Res. 598): respond, [15OC]
    ------Davis of Virginia motion to table Visclosky appeal of ruling 
        of Chair relative to question of privilege, [10OC]
    Tax Code Termination Act (H.R. 3097): consideration (H. Res. 472), 
        [17JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 472), previous question, [17JN]
    ------enact, [17JN]
    ------Rangel motion to recommit, [17JN]
    Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 4579): consideration (H. Res. 552), 
        [25SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 552), previous question, [25SE]
    ------enact, [26SE]
    ------Rangel amendment (substitute), [26SE]
    Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act (H.R. 1847): enact, [16JN]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act 
        (H.R. 629): conference report, [29JY]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 511), [29JY]
    Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin Act (H.R. 678): enact, [9SE]
    Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act (H.R. 3433): enact, [4JN]
    Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act (H.R. 3891): enact, [28SE]
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 2400): 
        conference report, [22MY]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 449), [22MY]
    Tropical Forest Conservation Act (H.R. 2870): consideration (H. 
        Res. 388), [19MR]
    ------enact, [19MR]
    ------Gilman amendment (Presidential notification to Congress of 
        debt reduction relative to Foreign Assistance Act), [19MR]
    ------Vento amendment (research funding and consultation with 
        indigenous leaders relative to medicinal uses of tropical 
        plants), [19MR]
    Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act (H.R. 992): enact, [12MR]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights resolution relative to human 
        rights in the People's Republic of China (H. Res. 364): 
        support, [17MR]
    U.S. Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina (H. Con. Res. 227): 
        withdrawal, [18MR]
    U.S. commitment to security and democracy in Republic of China (H. 
        Con. Res. 301): affirm, [20JY]
    U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main Street'' (S. 2133): 
        consideration (H. Res. 604), [20OC]
    ------designate, [15OC]
    United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act (H.R. 856): Barr 
        amendment (approval of statehood option by a supermajority of 
        valid votes cast), [4MR]
    ------Burton amendment to Solomon amendment (declare English as 
        official language upon accession to statehood), [4MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 376), [4MR]
    ------enact, [4MR]
    ------Gutierrez amendment (eligibility to vote in self-
        determination referenda for certain U.S. citizens residing 
        outside Puerto Rico), [4MR]
    ------Gutierrez amendment (retain separate Olympic Committee and 
        ability to compete under its own flag and national anthem), 
        [4MR]
    ------Gutierrez amendment to Solomon amendment (declare Spanish as 
        official language), [4MR]
    ------Solomon amendment (declare English as official language upon 
        accession to statehood), [4MR]
    ------Stearns amendment (runoff referenda on self-determination if 
        no option receives majority vote in original referenda), [4MR]
    Universal Declaration of Human Rights signing (H. Con. Res. 185): 
        anniversary, [14SE]

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    Use of Capitol rotunda for ceremony to honor victims of the 
        Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 206): authorizing, [10MR]
    Use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs (H.R. 3717): 
        Pelosi motion to recommit, [29AP]
    ------prohibit, [29AP]
    User Fee Act (H.R. 3989): enact, [5JN]
    ------Moakley motion to recommit, [5JN]
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 4110): Senate amendment 
        (H. Res. 592), [10OC]
    Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act (H.R. 3039): 
        enact, [19MY]
    Vietnamese trade relations with the U.S. (H.J. Res. 120): make 
        contingent upon free emigration, [30JY]
    Voter Eligibility Verification Pilot Program Act (H.R. 1428): 
        enact, [12FE]
    War crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide by Slobodan 
        Milosevic in the former Yugoslavia (H. Con. Res. 304): 
        culpability, [14SE]
    Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act (H.R. 4300): enact, [16SE]
    ------McCollum amendment (revise Dept. of Defense priority for 
        counter-drug activities making it second only to war-fighting 
        mission), [16SE]
    ------Reyes amendment to Traficant amendment (assign Dept. of 
        Defense personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in 
        the performance of their border protection functions), [16SE]
    ------Traficant amendment (assign Dept. of Defense personnel to 
        assist the INS and the Customs Service in the performance of 
        their border protection functions), [16SE]
    ------Waters amendment (prohibit military aid to Colombian and 
        Mexican law enforcement agencies and bar diplomatic status for 
        certain U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officers), [16SE]
    WIC special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874): 
        conference report, [9OC]
    ------improve, [20JY]
    Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act (H.R. 2369): enact, [5MR]
    Wireless Telephone Protection Act (H.R. 2460): enact, [26FE]
    Witness Protection and Interstate Relocation Act (H.R. 2181): 
        Conyers amendment (modify death penalty sentencing guidelines 
        relative to convictions for witness intimidation or 
        retaliation), [25FE]
    ------enact, [25FE]
    Workforce Improvement and Protection Act (H.R. 3736): enact, 
        [24SE]
    ------Watt amendment (substitute), [24SE]
    Year 2000 Preparedness Act (H.R. 4756): enact, [13OC]

VOTING
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 341), [28JA] (see H. Res. 355), [11FE]
    District of Columbia: provide for full voting representation in 
        Congress (see H.R. 4208), [14JY]
    ------provide the Delegate to Congress with a vote relative to 
        impeachment process (see H. Res. 613), [18DE]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3748), [29AP]
  Motions
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 341), [28JA]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 355), [12FE]
  Reports filed
    FEC Appropriations: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        3748) (H. Rept. 105-606), [25JN]
    Investigation of Voter Irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District: Committee on House Oversight (House) 
        (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 105-416), [11FE]

WAGES
see Income

WALES
see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

WALSH, JAMES T. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies program appropriations, [15SE]
    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, [24MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Electric power: ensure that rates charged by certain small power 
        producers and cogenerators do not exceed the incremental cost 
        to the purchasing utility of alternative electric energy at 
        the time of delivery (see H.R. 4511), [6AU]
    Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for 
        disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the 
        Republic of Ireland (see H.R. 4293), [21JY]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 4112), [23JN]
  Reports filed
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4112) (H. Rept. 105-734), [22SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4112) (H. Rept. 
        105-595), [23JN]

WAMP, ZACH (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property for Chickamauga-
        Chattanooga National Military Park (see H.R. 4575), [15SE]
    Real estate: notification of property owners relative to exercise 
        of eminent domain by private nongovernmental entities (see 
        H.R. 3319), [4MR]

WAR
related term(s) Korean War; Persian Gulf Conflict; Vietnamese Conflict; 
    World War II
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: prioritization of the allocation of assets for 
        war-fighting missions and counterdrug activities (see H. Con. 
        Res. 324), [6AU]
    Guam: commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
        determination (see H. Res. 494), [24JN]
    Hun Sen: culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
        genocide in Cambodia (see H. Res. 533), [11SE]
    Iraq: prohibit use of Dept. of Defense appropriations for 
        offensive operations to force compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolutions (see H.R. 3208), [12FE]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land 
        claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican 
        citizens (H.R. 2538), consideration (see H. Res. 522), [9SE]
    Uganda: condemn forced abduction of children and their use as 
        soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 309), [24JY]
    Veterans: provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan 
        Death March (see H.R. 3818), [7MY]
    Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), 
        [5JN]
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to former South Vietnamese commandos 
        for their heroism, sacrifice, and service (see H. Con. Res. 
        269), [30AP]
    ------tribute to members of the Armed Forces who were injured or 
        lost their lives during the ``Tet Offensive'' (see H. Con. 
        Res. 204), [27JA]
    World War II: Berlin Airlift anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 230), 
        [26FE]
    ------recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 555), 
        [25SE]
  Messages
    Armed Forces Selected Reserve Active Duty Status: President 
        Clinton, [24FE]
    Dayton Accords Implementation Policy Report: President Clinton, 
        [29JY]
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland, 
        [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Commitment to Guam To Increase Self-Government Consistent With 
        Self-Determination: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Res. 
        494) (H. Rept. 105-751), [28SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2538, Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 105-
        699), [9SE]
    Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 105-594), [23JN]

WARD, HIRAM H.
  Reports filed
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2379) (H. Rept. 105-614), [14JY]

WASHINGTON, DC
see District of Columbia

WASHINGTON, GEORGE (1st President of the United States)
  Appointments
    George Washington's Birthday Ceremonies, [24FE]

WASHINGTON, J.I., III
  Bills and resolutions
    J.I. Washington III Post Office, Orangeburg, SC: designate (see 
        H.R. 4044), [11JN]

WASHINGTON INTERDEPENDENCE COUNCIL
  Bills and resolutions
    Banneker, Benjamin: establish a memorial in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3499), [18MR]

WASHINGTON (State)
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: protect and conserve deer and elk and provide for 
        consistent and equitable hunting laws (see H.R. 3987), [3JN]
    Archeology: preserve the integrity of the Kennewick Man remains 
        for scientific study (see H.R. 3575), [27MR]
    Bonneville Power Administration: promote salmon recovery in the 
        Pacific Northwest, establish a National Resources Recovery 
        Fund, improve accounting system, and allow rate adjustments 
        (see H.R. 4834), [14OC]
    Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area: exclude certain lands 
        owned by the Port of Camas-Washougal (see H.R. 4548), [10SE]
    Dept. of Energy: establish an Office of River Protection at the 
        Hanford Reservation in Richland, WA (see H.R. 3984), [3JN]
    Dept. of Transportation: conveyance of Mukilteo Light Station to 
        Mukilteo, WA (see H.R. 4207), [14JY]
    Elwha River: provide for dam removal and acquisition, and 
        restoration of ecosystems and fisheries (see H.R. 4294), 
        [21JY]
    Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States 
        to manage dungeness crab fisheries (see H.R. 3498), [18MR]
    Northwest Straits Advisory Commission: establish (see H.R. 4585), 
        [16SE]
    Public lands: exchange (see H.R. 4021), [9JN]
    ------transfer jurisdiction over certain parcels of land between 
        the Depts. of the Interior and Energy (see H.R. 4129), [24JN]
    Thomas S. Foley U.S. Court House, Spokane, WA: designate (see H.R. 
        4625), [24SE]
    Wenatchee National Forest: transfer certain lands of the Lake 
        Chelan National Recreation Area (see H.R. 3520), [19MR]
  Reports filed
    Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3498) (H. Rept. 105-674), [4AU]
    Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Completion Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 105-704), 
        [11SE]
    Transfer of Certain Lake Chelan National Recreation Area Lands to 
        the Wenatchee National Forest: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3520) (H. Rept. 105-560), [3JN]

WASTE
see Refuse Disposal; Sewage Disposal

WATER
related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, 
        [29JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Bonneville Power Administration: promote salmon recovery in the 
        Pacific Northwest, establish a National Resources Recovery 
        Fund, improve accounting system, and allow rate adjustments 
        (see H.R. 4834), [14OC]

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    Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon 
        Ferry Reservoir in Montana (see H.R. 3963), [22MY]
    California: authorize the construction of temperature control 
        devices at Folsom Dam (see H.R. 4079), [18JN]
    ------develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control 
        projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin 
        Watershed (see H.R. 4223), [15JY]
    ------provide outlet modifications to Folsom Dam, study 
        reconstruction of Northfork American River Cofferdam, and 
        transfer all right, title, and interest in and to the Auburn 
        Dam (see H.R. 4111), [23JN]
    Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: modify boundaries 
        and protect lands, waters, and natural resources (see H.R. 
        4141), [25JN]
    Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see 
        H.R. 3658), [1AP]
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        4717), [7OC]
    Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights 
        claims (see H.R. 3478), [17MR]
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (see H.R. 3866), [14MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: balance wind and water erosion criteria and 
        wildlife suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve 
        Program (see H.R. 4319), [23JY]
    ------provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams 
        built for flood protection and water resource projects (see 
        H.R. 4409), [5AU]
    Dept. of the Interior: establish terms and conditions for 
        conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon Ferry Reservoir in 
        Montana (see H.R. 4469), [6AU]
    ------implement agreement conveying title for the Clear Creek 
        Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community Services 
        District (see H.R. 3706), [22AP]
    ------participation in the design, planning, and construction of 
        the Alameda County Brackish Water Desalination Project for the 
        reclamation and reuse of water (see H.R. 3996), [4JN]
    ------participation in the design, planning, and construction of 
        the Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project for the 
        reclamation and reuse of water (see H.R. 3964), [22MY]
    ------Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish 
        recovery programs implementation funding (see H.R. 3669), 
        [1AP]
    Drought: disaster assistance to Texas (see H. Res. 493), [24JN]
    Ecology and environment: control water pollution from concentrated 
        animal feeding operations (see H.R. 3232), [12FE]
    El Dorado Irrigation District: convey the Sly Park Dam and 
        Reservoir (see H.R. 4048), [11JN]
    Elwha River: provide for dam removal and acquisition, and 
        restoration of ecosystems and fisheries (see H.R. 4294), 
        [21JY]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        4060), [16JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 4060), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 478), [18JN]
    EPA: authorize grants to States to maximize the available water 
        supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 3243), 
        [12FE]
    ------authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and 
        other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida 
        Keys (see H.R. 4047), [11JN]
    ------require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers 
        conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see 
        H.R. 4242), [16JY]
    Great Lakes: prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign 
        countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals (see H. 
        Res. 418), [30AP] (see H. Res. 566), [1OC]
    Great Lakes Basin Compact: repeal a condition imposed in 
        congressional consent (see H.R. 3458), [12MR]
    Lake Powell: water level (see H. Res. 380), [5MR]
    Mexico: inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to 
        flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 331), [1OC]
    Mississippi River: management of the upper river system (see H.R. 
        4322), [23JY]
    National Sea Grant College Program Act: exclude Lake Champlain 
        from the definition of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 3260), [25FE] 
        (see H.R. 3544), [24MR]
    Navajo Indian irrigation project: use power allocated from the 
        Colorado River storage project for on-farm uses (see H.R. 
        3235), [12FE]
    Navy: require study on ordinance and munitions waste in San Diego 
        Bay (see H.R. 3631), [1AP]
    NOAA: describe the hydrographic services functions of the 
        Administrator (see H.R. 3164), [5FE]
    Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, (see 
        H.R. 4570), [15SE]
    ------protect and improve certain heritage areas, (H.R. 4570), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 573), [5OC]
    Public works: conveyance of various reclamation project facilities 
        to local water authorities (see H.R. 4389), [4AU]
    Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (see 
        H.R. 3267), [25FE]
    ------feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R. 
        3267), consideration (see H. Res. 500), [14JY]
    San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: use of water 
        conserved by lining the All-American Canal (see H.R. 4392), 
        [4AU]
    States: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative 
        to State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 3557), [25MR]
    Tariff: water treatment and beauty care products chemicals (see 
        H.R. 3346), [5MR] (see H.R. 3489), [18MR]
    ------water treatment chemicals (see H.R. 3345), [5MR] (see H.R. 
        3488), [18MR]
    Taxation: treatment of the special motor fuels excise tax on 
        water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsions (see H.R. 3960), 
        [22MY]
    Texas: authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water 
        reclamation project contract for the Canadian River Project 
        (see H.R. 3687), [1AP]
    Utah: settlement of the reserved water rights of the Shivwits and 
        construction of certain water projects (see H.R. 4746), [8OC]
    Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient 
        financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal 
        and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 4634), [25SE]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4060), [25SE]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060), 
        [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. Rept. 105-813), 
        [12OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3267, Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 105-624), [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4060, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 478) (H. 
        Rept. 105-586), [18JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public 
        Lands Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 
        105-776), [5OC]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 105-749), [25SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 
        105-581), [16JN]
    Flathead Irrigation Project Transfer of Maintenance and Operation 
        to Local Control: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3056) 
        (H. Rept. 105-812), [12OC]
    Folsom Dam Outlet Modifications, Northfork American River 
        Cofferdam Reconstruction Study, and Auburn Dam Transfer to 
        California: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4111) (H. 
        Rept. 105-811), [12OC]
    Folsom Dam Construction of Temperature Control Devices: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 4079) (H. Rept. 105-717), [15SE]
    Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1481) (H. Rept. 105-715), [15SE]
    Greeley, CO, Exchange of Certain Lands With Water Supply and 
        Storage Co.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1309) (H. 
        Rept. 105-489), [22AP]
    Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3164) (H. Rept. 105-485), [21AP]
    Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2795) (H. Rept. 105-604), [25JN]
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (S. 231) (H. Rept. 105-496), [28AP]
    National Drought Policy Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3035) (H. Rept. 105-554), [22MY]
    Reclamation Project Facilities Conveyance to Local Water 
        Authorities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4389) (H. 
        Rept. 105-785), [6OC]
    Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3267) (H. Rept. 105-621), [14JY]

WATER POLLUTION
related term(s) Ecology and Environment; Pollution
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: authorize sale of excess aircraft for the 
        purpose of dispersing oil spills (see H.R. 4711), [6OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: participation in the design, planning, and 
        construction of the Alameda County Brackish Water Desalination 
        Project for the reclamation and reuse of water (see H.R. 
        3996), [4JN]
    ------participation in the design, planning, and construction of 
        the Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project for the 
        reclamation and reuse of water (see H.R. 3964), [22MY]
    Ecology and environment: control water pollution from concentrated 
        animal feeding operations (see H.R. 3232), [12FE]
    ------restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of 
        projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
        Federal programs (see H.R. 4634), [25SE]
    EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers 
        conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see 
        H.R. 4242), [16JY]
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System: prevent lapses in 
        permits (see H.R. 3238), [12FE]
    Navy: require study on ordinance and munitions waste in San Diego 
        Bay (see H.R. 3631), [1AP]
  Reports filed
    Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1481) (H. Rept. 105-715), [15SE]

WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Mississippi River: management of the upper river system (see H.R. 
        4322), [23JY]

WATER SUPPLY AND STORAGE CO.
  Reports filed
    Greeley, CO, Exchange of Certain Lands With Water Supply and 
        Storage Co.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1309) (H. 
        Rept. 105-489), [22AP]

WATERS, MAXINE (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (see H. Con. Res. 294), 
        [22JN]
    Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 466), [11JN]
    Crime: require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child 
        sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police (see H.R. 
        4576), [15SE]
    Customs Service: funding for high energy container x-ray and 
        automated targeting systems for inspection of cargo (see H.R. 
        3112), [27JA]
    Diseases: implementation of national HIV surveillance system (see 
        H. Res. 539), [15SE]
    FCC: prohibit increase in the national audience reach limitations 
        (see H.R. 4845), [15OC]
    FRS: include money laundering activities in the consideration of 
        certain applications (see H.R. 3760), [29AP]

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WATERWAYS
related term(s) Water
  Bills and resolutions
    American River Watershed: provide for improved flood protection 
        (see H.R. 3698), [21AP]
    California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood 
        control projects as part of water-related projects in the 
        Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 4223), [15JY]
    Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development 
        programs (see H.R. 3866), [14MY]
    Dept. of Energy: establish an Office of River Protection at the 
        Hanford Reservation in Richland, WA (see H.R. 3984), [3JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: construct and operate a visitor center for 
        the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York 
        (see H.R. 3928), [21MY]
    Dept. of Transportation: collection of user fees for navigational 
        assistance services (see H.R. 3674), [1AP]
    Elwha River: provide for dam removal and acquisition, and 
        restoration of ecosystems and fisheries (see H.R. 4294), 
        [21JY]
    EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and 
        other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida 
        Keys (see H.R. 4047), [11JN]
    Great Lakes: prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign 
        countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals (see H. 
        Res. 418), [30AP] (see H. Res. 566), [1OC]
    Lake Powell: water level (see H. Res. 380), [5MR]
    Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull 
        Run Watershed Management Unit (see H.R. 4525), [9SE]
    Maine: deauthorize remainder of East Boothbay Harbor project (see 
        H.R. 3737), [28AP]
    Maryland: provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control 
        nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (see H.R. 
        4337), [27JY]
    Mississippi River: management of the upper river system (see H.R. 
        4322), [23JY]
    National Sea Grant College Program Act: exclude Lake Champlain 
        from the definition of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 3260), [25FE] 
        (see H.R. 3544), [24MR]
    Navy: require study on ordinance and munitions waste in San Diego 
        Bay (see H.R. 3631), [1AP]
    New York Canal National Heritage Corridor: establish as an 
        affiliated unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 4430), 
        [6AU]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and 
        control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins (see 
        H.R. 4235), [16JY]
    Northwest Straits Advisory Commission: establish (see H.R. 4585), 
        [16SE]
    Rivers: recognize the importance of rivers to the U.S. and support 
        preservation efforts (see H. Con. Res. 261), [28AP]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3147), [3FE]
    Taxation: repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general 
        fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway 
        transportation (see H.R. 4332), [24JY]
    Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council: extend authorization 
        (see H.R. 3929), [21MY]
    Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient 
        financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal 
        and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 4634), [25SE]
  Messages
    U.S.-Latvia Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [3FE]
    U.S.-Poland Fisheries Agreement: President Clinton, [5FE]
  Reports filed
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative Termination: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1842) (H. Rept. 105-781), [6OC]
    Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. Rept. 105-813), 
        [12OC]
    Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1481) (H. Rept. 105-715), [15SE]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission 
        Extension: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1042) (H. 
        Rept. 105-676), [5AU]

WATKINS, WES (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: relief for agricultural producers adversely affected 
        by low commodity prices and weather (see H.R. 4535), [9SE]
    Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act: addition of Eastern 
        Oklahoma State College on behalf of Choctaw Nation (see H.R. 
        3846), [12MY]
    Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home 
        health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 3162), 
        [4FE]
    Taxation: increase tax credit for medical research (see H.R. 
        4728), [7OC]
    ------provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well 
        production (see H.R. 3688), [1AP]

WATT, MELVIN L. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    INS: reform (see H.R. 4363), [30JY]

WATTS, J.C., JR. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 3613), [31MR]
    ------determination of wages of certain employees by using a 
        recent wage survey (see H.R. 4142), [25JN]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 247), [19MR]
    Medicare: enhance and expand special enrollment periods for 
        certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 3863), 
        [13MY]
    Sports: encourage pro sports leagues and International Olympic 
        Committee to set clear guidelines and penalties for illegal 
        drug use (see H. Res. 481), [19JN]
    Taxation: designate renewal communities (see H.R. 3865), [14MY]

WAXMAN, HENRY A. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abraham Lincoln Federal Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 3482), [17MR]
    NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 4873), 
        [20OC]

WEAPONS
related term(s) Biological Weapons; Chemical Weapons; Nuclear Weapons
  Appointments
    Commission on Maintaining U.S. Nuclear Weapons Expertise, [11FE], 
        [23SE]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural 
        commodities from the application of sanctions (see H.R. 4022), 
        [9JN] (see H.R. 4195), [14JY]
    ------provide President with discretionary authority to impose 
        sanctions relative to nuclear proliferation by foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 4209), [14JY]
    Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all 
        Wassenaar Arrangement countries (see H.R. 4095), [19JN]
    China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of missile 
        equipment and technology (see H.R. 3886), [14MY]
    ------transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology (see H. 
        Res. 438), [14MY]
    Clinton, President: postpone visit to the People's Republic of 
        China relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile 
        technology (see H. Res. 448), [22MY]
    Colombia: provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H. Res. 398), [26MR]
    Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response 
        Capabilities: establish (see H.R. 3764), [30AP]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): 
        establish (see H. Res. 463), [9JN]
    ------establish (H. Res. 463), consideration (see H. Res. 476), 
        [17JN]
    Crime: establish Federal penalties for use of a law enforcement 
        officer's weapon against the officer (see H.R. 4776), [9OC]
    Dept. of Defense: prioritization of the allocation of assets for 
        war-fighting missions and counterdrug activities (see H. Con. 
        Res. 324), [6AU]
    ------require additional public education, outreach, and 
        participation relative to the disposal of napalm and certain 
        other materials (see H.R. 3404), [5MR]
    ------SR-71 aircraft program funding (see H.R. 4424), [6AU]
    Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 3609), [31MR] (see H.R. 
        3646), [1AP]
    ------clarify standard required for the importation of sporting 
        arms (see H.R. 3954), [22MY]
    ------encourage States to require a holding period for students 
        expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 4146), [25JN]
    ------ensure child safety (see H.R. 4444), [6AU]
    ------prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks 
        before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention of 
        resulting information (see H.R. 3949), [22MY]
    ------prohibit Internet and mail-order sales of ammunition without 
        a license to deal in firearms and require licensed firearms 
        dealers to record certain sales (see H.R. 4114), [23JN]
    ------protect children from violence (see H.R. 4073), [17JN]
    ------provide grants to improve safety and study effects of 
        developing technology on firearms safety (see H.R. 3895), 
        [19MY]
    ------regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 3833), [12MY] 
        (see H.R. 4442), [6AU]
    ------require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement 
        officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun 
        (see H.R. 4233), [15JY]
    ------require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices 
        (see H.R. 4441), [6AU]
    ------restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 4137), [24JN]
    ------revocation of dealer licenses for willful sales to minors 
        (see H.R. 4443), [6AU]
    ------treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms 
        (see H.R. 3140), [3FE]
    Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries 
        ineligible for international military education and training 
        assistance (see H.R. 3802), [6MY] (see H.R. 4874), [21OC]
    ------prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain 
        countries (see H.R. 4545), [10SE]
    Foreign trade: ban importation of certain large capacity military 
        magazine rifles (see H. Con. Res. 275), [12MY]
    Indonesia: prohibit transfer of military equipment, (see H.R. 
        3918), [20MY]
    Iran: impose sanctions on efforts to acquire advance missile 
        technology and expedite the development of a missile defense 
        system for both U.S. and Israeli Armed Forces (see H. Con. 
        Res. 342), [8OC]
    ------impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), consideration of Senate 
        amendments (see H. Res. 457), [4JN]
    Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action 
        (see H. Con. Res. 226), [26FE]
    ------development of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 
        519), [6AU]
    ------material and unacceptable breach of international 
        obligations relative to weapons inspections

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        (see H.J. Res. 125), [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 340), [8OC]
    ------prohibit use of Dept. of Defense appropriations for 
        offensive operations to force compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolutions (see H.R. 3208), [12FE]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launching of 
        ballistic missile in Japanese air space (see H. Res. 526), 
        [10SE] (see H. Res. 554), [24SE]
    ------U.S. commitment to arrange foreign assistance and 
        construction of nuclear reactors relative to threat to 
        international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 341), [8OC]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant 
        equipment (see H.R. 4226), [15JY]
    National security: ensure that any national missile defense 
        program protects Alaska (see H. Con. Res. 278), [19MY]
    ------national missile defense system (see H.R. 4327), [24JY] (see 
        H.R. 4402), [5AU]
    Navy: require study on ordinance and munitions waste in San Diego 
        Bay (see H.R. 3631), [1AP]
    Nuclear weapons: establish policy of nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        3333), [4MR]
    ------recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering 
        complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 479), [18JN]
    ------stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 307), [23JY]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Kazakhstan 
        Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, 
        [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Swiss Federal 
        Council Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton, [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Ukraine Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, [6MY]
    B-2 Stealth Bomber Procurement: President Clinton, [31MR]
    Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
        Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
        Destruction Cost-Sharing Arrangements: President Clinton, 
        [16JN]
    Export of Chemical and Biological Weapons Material and Technology: 
        President Clinton, [30AP]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons: President Clinton, [9JN], [29JY]
    Nuclear Weapons Testing in India: President Clinton, [13MY]
    Veto of H.R. 2709, Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act: 
        President Clinton, [24JN]
  Motions
    Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), [9JN]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to 
        assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), 
        [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Appropriations: Committee on 
        National Security (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 105-468), 
        [26MR]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select) 
        Establishment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. 
        Rept. 105-582), [16JN]
    Consideration of H. Res. 463, Committee on U.S. National Security 
        and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of 
        China (House, Select) Establishment: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 476) (H. Rept. 105-583), [17JN]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2709, Iran Missile 
        Proliferation Sanctions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 457) (H. Rept. 105-566), [4JN]
    Investigation of Iranian Arms Shipments to Bosnia and Herzegovina: 
        Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Rept. 105-804), 
        [9OC]

WEATHER
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: relief for agricultural producers adversely affected 
        by low commodity prices and crop failures (see H.R. 4747), 
        [8OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (see H.R. 4535), [9SE] (see H.R. 
        4618), [24SE] (see H.R. 4690), [2OC]
    ------relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low 
        commodity prices and weather (H.R. 4618), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 551), [24SE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: balance wind and water erosion criteria and 
        wildlife suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve 
        Program (see H.R. 4319), [23JY]
    Drought: disaster assistance to Texas (see H. Res. 493), [24JN]
    National Weather Service: prohibit the closure of certain weather 
        stations until concerns about modernization effort are 
        addressed (see H.R. 4601), [18SE]
    Taxation: treatment of certain net operating losses for farmers 
        (see H.R. 4565), [14SE]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto 
        Protocol (see H.R. 3807), [7MY]
  Messages
    Federal Climate Change Programs and Activities: President Clinton, 
        [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4618, Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss 
        Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 551) (H. 
        Rept. 105-743), [24SE]

WEINER, MAX
  Bills and resolutions
    Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see 
        H.R. 4003), [5JN]

WELDON, CURT (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
        Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), 
        [22JN]
    Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industy: reliquidation of certain entries of self-
        tapping screws (see H.R. 3407), [5MR]
    Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response 
        Capabilities: establish (see H.R. 3764), [30AP]
    National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 
        4402), [5AU]
    Rokhlin, Lev Y.: express sympathy to family and colleagues and 
        urge prompt investigation into death (see H. Res. 571), [2OC]
    Valley Forge National Historical Park: authorize addition of the 
        Paoli Battlefield in Malvern, PA (see H.R. 3746), [29AP]

WELDON, DAVE (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Insurance: assure patient choice and access to services for 
        enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage 
        (see H.R. 3547), [25MR]
    Medicare: requirements relative to anesthesia services (see H.R. 
        3629), [1AP]
    Space policy: encourage exploration, development, and use of space 
        (see H. Con. Res. 267), [29AP]
    Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        (see H.R. 3278), [25FE]

WELFARE
see Public Welfare Programs; Social Security

WELLER, JERRY (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Law enforcement officers: reduce local matching amount to ensure 
        more local communities qualify for grants to hire additional 
        police officers (see H.R. 4734), [8OC]
    Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal and abusive work history 
        background checks for direct care employees in nursing 
        facilities, (see H.R. 4789), [10OC]
    Pensions: reform (see H.R. 4123), [24JN]
    ------waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 
        3632), [1AP]
    Tariff: HIV antiviral drug production (see H.R. 4190, 4191), 
        [25JN]
    Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax 
        rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 3734), 
        [28AP]
    ------require child support delinquent parents to include their 
        unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents 
        a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 4198), [14JY]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 4521), [7AU]

WEST VIRGINIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local 
        participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments (see 
        H.R. 3408), [9MR]

WESTERN HEMISPHERE DRUG ELIMINATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 4300): consideration (see H. Res. 537), [15SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4300, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 105-720), [15SE]

WESTON, RUSSELL E., JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob 
        J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (see H. 
        Con. Res. 311), [27JY]

WETLANDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        4717), [7OC]
    Maryland: provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control 
        nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (see H.R. 
        4337), [27JY]
  Reports filed
    Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2556) (H. Rept. 105-522), [11MY]

WETLANDS AND WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2556) (H. Rept. 
        105-522), [11MY]

WEXLER, ROBERT (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 3464), [12MR]

WEYGAND, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and 
        provide with information that will help them protect 
        themselves (see H.R. 3134), [28JA]
    Tariff: benzenesulfonic acid, 4-[[3-[[2-hydroxy-3-[[4-
        methoxyphenyl) amino]carbonyl]-1-naphtha-lenyl]azo]-4-
        methylbenzoyl]amino]-, calcium salt (2:1) (see H.R. 3192), 
        [11FE]
    ------benzenesulfonic acid, 4-chloro-2-[[5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-(3-
        sulfophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]azo]-5-methyl-, calcium salt 
        (1:1) (see H.R. 3202), [11FE]
    ------benzoic acid, 2-[[1-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-
        yl) amino] (see H.R. 3190), [11FE]
    ------benzoic acid, 4-[[(2,5-dichlorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]-2-[[2-
        hydroxy-3-[[(2-methoxyphenyl)amino]carbonyl]-1-naphthalenyl]-, 
        methyl ester (see H.R. 3199), [11FE]
    ------benzoic acid, 2-[[3-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-1H-benzimidazol-
        5-yl)amino]carbonyl]-2-hydroxy-1-naphthalenyl]azo]-, butyl 
        ester (see H.R. 3197), [11FE]
    ------butanamide, N,N'-(3,3'dimethyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-
        diyl)bis[2-[2,4-dichlorophenyl)azo]-3-oxo- (see H.R. 3196), 
        [11FE]
    ------butanamide, N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-3-
        oxo-2-[[2-(trifluoro-methyl)phenyl]azo]- (see H.R. 3198), 
        [11FE]

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    ------butanamide, 2,2'-[1-2,-ethanediylbis(oxy-2,1-
        phenyleneazo)]bis[N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-
        3-oxo- (see H.R. 3201), [11FE]
    ------butanamide, 2,2'-[3,3'-dichloro[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-
        diyl)bis(azo)]bis[N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-
        3-oxo (see H.R. 3195), [11FE]
    ------4-[[5-[[[4-(aminocarbonyl)phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-2-
        methoxyphenyl]azo]-N-(5-chloro-2,4-dimethoxyphen yl)-3-
        hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamide (see H.R. 3191), [11FE]
    ------N-[4-(aminocarbonyl)phenyl]-4-[[1-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-
        benzimidazol-5-yl)amino] carbonyl]-2-oxopropyl]azo] benzamide 
        (see H.R. 3194), [11FE]
    ------N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-5-methyl-4-
        [(methylamino)sulphonyl]phenyl]azo]naphthalene-2-carboxaminde 
        (see H.R. 3193), [11FE]
    ------1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 2-[[1-[[(2,3-di-hydro-2-oxo-
        1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)amino carbonyl]-2-oxopropyl]azo]-, 
        dimethyl ester (see H.R. 3200), [11FE]
    Taxation: treatment of dependent care expenses (see H.R. 3135), 
        [28JA]
    Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), 
        [5JN]

WHITE, RICHARD C. (a former Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 3598), [30MR]
  Reports filed
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX (H.R. 3598) (H. 
        Rept. 105-655), [29JY]

WHITE, RICK (a Representative from Washington)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, 
        [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Elwha River: provide for dam removal and acquisition, and 
        restoration of ecosystems and fisheries (see H.R. 4294), 
        [21JY]
    FEC: expedite availability of reports (see H.R. 3582), [30MR]
    ------require electronic preservation and filing of reports by 
        certain persons and require such reports to be made available 
        through the Internet (see H.R. 3174), [5FE]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see 
        H.R. 3502), [18MR]

WHITE HOUSE
related term(s) Executive Office of the President
  Reports filed
    Investigation of White House Computer System Conversion and 
        Related Matters: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H. Rept. 105-828), [12NO]

WHITFIELD, ED (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Energy: ensure that U.S. Enrichment Corp. funding for 
        disposition of depleted uranium hexafluoride be used to treat 
        and recycle depleted uranium hexafluoride (see H.R. 4215), 
        [14JY] (see H.R. 4234), [15JY]
    Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4024), 
        [9JN]
    Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area: transfer 
        administrative jurisdiction to the Dept. of Agriculture (see 
        H.R. 3689), [1AP]
    Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building, Tompkinsville, KY: designate 
        (see H.R. 3864), [13MY]

WICKER, ROGER F. (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
        closure, [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Drug abuse: prohibit needle exchange programs (see H.R. 3714), 
        [22AP]
    Tariff: 5-tertiary butyl-isophthalic acid (see H.R. 3409), [10MR] 
        (see H.R. 4512), [6AU]

WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT
  Messages
    Pemigewasset River Study Relative to Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: 
        President Clinton, [5MY]

WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM
  Messages
    Pemigewasset River Study Relative to Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: 
        President Clinton, [5MY]
  Reports filed
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1110) (H. Rept. 105-691), 
        [9SE]

WILDERNESS AREAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a 
        wilderness area (see H.R. 3708), [22AP]
    California: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal 
        rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System (see H.R. 3911), [20MY]
    ------designate Otay Mountain region as wilderness (see H.R. 
        3950), [22MY]
    Colorado: designate certain lands as wilderness in the Arapaho and 
        Roosevelt National Forests (see H.R. 4505), [6AU]
    Cumberland Island National Seashore and Wilderness: protect 
        natural, cultural, and historical resources (see H.R. 4144), 
        [25JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: purchase of the Wilcox ranch in Eastern 
        Utah for management as a wildlife habitat (see H.R. 4289), 
        [21JY]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 4850), [16OC]
    Utah: boundary adjustment of Wasatch-Cache National Forest and 
        Mount Naomi Wilderness to correct faulty land survey and to 
        convey land that was subject to the faulty survey (see H.R. 
        4320), [23JY]
  Reports filed
    BWCAW Accessibility and Fairness Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1739) (H. Rept. 105-500), [29AP]
    Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission Extension of 
        Authority and Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2411) (H. Rept. 105-568), [5JN]
    Eastern Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1567) 
        (H. Rept. 105-814), [12OC]
    Greeley, CO, Exchange of Certain Lands With Water Supply and 
        Storage Co.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1309) (H. 
        Rept. 105-489), [22AP]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1865) (H. Rept. 105-673), [4AU]

WILDLIFE
  Bills and resolutions
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        4717), [7OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture: balance wind and water erosion criteria and 
        wildlife suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve 
        Program (see H.R. 4319), [23JY]
    Dept. of the Interior: study effects of double-crested cormorants 
        on commercial and recreational fish species and prepare 
        population management strategy (see H.R. 4754), [8OC]
    Endangered Species Act: prohibit sale of products containing 
        endangered species (S. 361), return to Senate (see H. Res. 
        601), [15OC]
    Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (H.R. 2515), consideration (see H. Res. 394), 
        [25MR]
    Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: boundary adjustments 
        (see H.R. 3909), [20MY] (see H.R. 4287), [21JY]
    Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for 
        wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (H.R. 
        2863), consideration (see H. Res. 521), [9SE]
    Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area: transfer 
        administrative jurisdiction to the Dept. of Agriculture (see 
        H.R. 3689), [1AP]
    Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: protect endangered 
        species and other wildlife using the refuge and safeguard 
        refuge land around Minneapolis, MN, from physical or auditory 
        impairment (see H.R. 4729), [7OC]
    Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        3113), [27JA]
    Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (see 
        H.R. 3267), [25FE]
    ------feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R. 
        3267), consideration (see H. Res. 500), [14JY]
    Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act: reauthorize 
        and amend (see H.R. 3973), [22MY]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: approve a permit required for 
        importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan (see 
        H.R. 4760), [9OC]
    Washington: protect and conserve deer and elk and provide for 
        consistent and equitable hunting laws (see H.R. 3987), [3JN]
  Reports filed
    Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission Extension of 
        Authority and Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2411) (H. Rept. 105-568), [5JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 105-464), 
        [25MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2863, Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 521) (H. Rept. 105-698), 
        [9SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3267, Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 105-624), [14JY]
    Forest Recovery and Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 2515) (H. Rept. 105-440), [12MR]
    Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1481) (H. Rept. 105-715), [15SE]
    Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2863) (H. Rept. 105-542), [19MY]
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2376) (H. Rept. 105-483), [21AP]
    Rhino and Tiger Product Labeling Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2807) (H. Rept. 105-495), [28AP]
    Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 3113) (H. Rept. 105-455), [19MR]
    Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3267) (H. Rept. 105-621), [14JY]

WILDLIFE REFUGES
  Bills and resolutions
    Arctic Oil Reserve: collection and interpretation of state-of-the-
        art, non-intrusive, 3-dimensional seismic data testing for 
        producible oil in the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 4755), [8OC]
    Lake County, OR: land exchange (see H.R. 3569), [26MR]
    Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: protect endangered 
        species and other wildlife using the refuge and safeguard 
        refuge land around Minneapolis, MN, from physical or auditory 
        impairment (see H.R. 4729), [7OC]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (H.R. 512), consideration (see H. Res. 427), [12MY]
    Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (see 
        H.R. 3267), [25FE]
    ------feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R. 
        3267), consideration (see H. Res. 500), [14JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 512, New Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 105-530), 
        [12MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 3267, Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 105-624), [14JY]
    Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3267) (H. Rept. 105-621), [14JY]

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WILSON, HEATHER (a Representative from New Mexico)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Research: continuation of Federal research and development 
        programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 
        4514), [6AU]
    Roads and highways: designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main 
        Street'' (see H.R. 4513), [6AU]

WINSTON-SALEM, NC
  Reports filed
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2379) (H. Rept. 105-614), [14JY]

WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATIES IMPLEMENTATION ACT
  Conference reports
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281), [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2281) (H. Rept. 105-796), [8OC]

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC SAFETY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3844), [12MY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3844) (H. Rept. 
        105-768), [2OC]

WIRELESS PRIVACY ENHANCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2369): consideration (see H. Res. 377), [4MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2369, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 377) (H. Rept. 105-427), [4MR]
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2369) (H. Rept. 
        105-425), [3MR]

WIRELESS TELEPHONE PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2460): consideration (see H. Res. 368), [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2460, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 105-421), [25FE]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2460) (H. 
        Rept. 105-418), [24FE]

WISCONSIN
  Bills and resolutions
    Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a 
        wilderness area (see H.R. 3708), [22AP]
    Courts: appointment of an additional Federal judge for the eastern 
        district of Wisconsin (see H.R. 3931), [21MY]
    Great Lakes Basin Compact: repeal a condition imposed in 
        congressional consent (see H.R. 3458), [12MR]
    Mississippi River: management of the upper river system (see H.R. 
        4322), [23JY]
    Statehood: commemorate sesquicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 223), 
        [24FE]

WISE, ROBERT E., JR. (a Representative from West Virginia)
  Appointments
    British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [15OC]
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Clean Air Act: proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in 
        the eastern U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen 
        (see H.R. 3690), [1AP] (see H.R. 4136), [24JN]
    ------provide 2-year period prior to statutory reclassification of 
        areas that fail to attain clean air standards (see H.R. 4136), 
        [24JN]
    Schools: establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 
        4515), [6AU]
    Tariff: IN-W4280 (see H.R. 3316), [3MR]
    ------KN001 (hydrochloride) (see H.R. 3244), [12FE]

WITNESS PROTECTION AND INTERSTATE RELOCATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2181): consideration (see H. Res. 366), [24FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2181, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 366) (H. Rept. 105-419), [24FE]

WOLF, FRANK R. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations, [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4328), [24JY]
    FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel 
        actions (see H.R. 3614), [31MR]
    National Commission on Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4536), [9SE]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        3806), [7MY]
    Taxation: increase child tax credit for certain children and allow 
        such credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        3583), [30MR]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4328) (H. Rept. 105-
        648), [24JY]

WOMEN
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs 
        improvement, [1OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics (see 
        H. Res. 358), [11FE]
    Afghanistan: establish cease fire and begin transition toward a 
        broad-based multiethnic government that observes international 
        norms of behavior (see H. Con. Res. 218), [12FE]
    Beechman, Laurie: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4199), [14JY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        ``National Race for the Cure'' breast cancer survivors event 
        (see H. Con. Res. 238), [9MR]
    Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination and 
        preferential treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or 
        national origin (see H.R. 3330), [4MR]
    ------require distribution of information relative to harassment 
        (see H.R. 3759), [29AP]
    Crime: ensure that older women are protected from institutional, 
        community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 
        3624), [1AP]
    ------expand prohibition on stalking (see H.R. 3747), [29AP]
    ------prevent violence against women (see H.R. 3514), [19MR]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        3682), [1AP]
    ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 499), [14JY]
    ------reauthorize funding for grant program to encourage arrest 
        policies relative to domestic violence (see H.R. 3901), [19MY]
    Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 3724), 
        [23AP]
    ------revise and extend certain women's health research and 
        prevention activities programs (see H.R. 4683), [2OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct study relative to designation of 
        Rosie the Riveter Park as an affiliated site to the National 
        Park Service (see H.R. 4483), [6AU]
    ------study on establishing a national historic trail to 
        commemorate the history of women's rights (see H.R. 3240), 
        [12FE]
    Education: improve access to higher education opportunities (see 
        H.R. 3293), [26FE]
    Employment: support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage 
        employers to establish workplace lactation programs (see H.R. 
        3531), [24MR]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: allow compensatory and punitive damages 
        for violations of antidiscrimination provisions and provide 
        for studies on pay disparities (see H.R. 3769), [30AP]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: amend and clarify (see H.R. 3751), 
        [29AP]
    Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize the 
        national toll-free telephone domestic violence hotline (see 
        H.R. 3699), [21AP]
    Government: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on 
        certain Federal property (see H.R. 4628), [25SE]
    Health: importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of 
        breast cancer (see H. Res. 565), [1OC]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 4376), [31JY]
    ------promote research and disseminate information on the health 
        effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 4028), [10JN]
    ------revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 4382), [3AU]
    Health care professionals: training of hospital staff relative to 
        identification and referral of victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 4477), [6AU]
    Human rights: prevent trafficking of women and girls for forced 
        prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 239), [10MR]
    Immigration: eliminate restrictions which render alien battered 
        spouses and their children ineligible to apply for 
        adjustments, suspensions, or cancellation of deportation (see 
        H.R. 4291), [21JY]
    Insurance: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of 
        administrative vendors in the administration of State 
        children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3713), [22AP]
    ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to provide coverage of annual mammograms 
        and prostate cancer screening tests (see H.R. 4333), [24JY]
    Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment 
        services for certain women screened under federally funded 
        programs (see H.R. 3779), [30AP]
    Medicare: ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologist services and 
        assure continuity of care (see H.R. 3997), [4JN]
    ------increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 
        4092), [19JN]
    ------reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing 
        birth centers (see H.R. 4872), [20OC]
    National Cancer Institute: increase funding for ovarian cancer 
        public information and education programs (see H.R. 4200), 
        [14JY]
    National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish 
        (see H.R. 4722), [7OC]
    Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see 
        H.R. 3716), [23AP]
    SBA: women's business centers funding (see H.R. 4078, 4086), 
        [18JN]
    States: permit use of funds under the State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 3837), [12MY]
    Tariff: personal effects of individuals associated with the 1999 
        International Special Olympics and Women's World Cup, the 2001 
        International Special Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics 
        and Winter Paralympic Games (see H.R. 4045), [11JN]
    Violence Against Women Act: establish a national domestic violence 
        victim notification system (see H.R. 4860), [20OC]
    WIC: improve special supplemental nutrition programs (see H.R. 
        3874), [14MY]
    Women's Progress Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        4398), [4AU]
  Conference reports
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement (H.R. 
        3874), [6OC]
  Motions
    Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, 
        [23JY]
    Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), 
        [15JY]
  Reports filed
    Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3682) (H. Rept. 105-605), [25JN]

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    Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, 
        and Technology Development Establishment: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 3007) (H. Rept. 105-562), [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3682, Child Custody Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 105-623), 
        [14JY]
    Mammography Quality Standards Programs Revision and Extension: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 105-713), 
        [14SE]
    Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for ``National Race for the 
        Cure'' Breast Cancer Survivors Event: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 238) 
        (H. Rept. 105-438), [12MR]
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 105-786), [6OC]
    ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3874) 
        (H. Rept. 105-633), [20JY]

WOMEN'S PROGRESS COMMEMORATION COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 4398), [4AU]

WOMEN'S RIGHTS NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3240), [12FE]

WONG, LARRY
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of 
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election 
        campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (see H. Res. 
        440), [18MY]

WOOD
  Bills and resolutions
    Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain 
        work with wood (see H.R. 4257), [16JY]
    Lumber industry: modify the requirements for paying Federal timber 
        sale receipts (see H.R. 4267), [17JY]

WOODBRIDGE, NJ
  Bills and resolutions
    New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail: extend (see H.R. 4527), [9SE]

WOOLSEY, LYNN C. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    California: restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of 
        the Graton Rancheria (see H.R. 4434), [6AU]
    National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private 
        organizations under the child and adult care food program (see 
        H.R. 3405), [5MR]
    Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in 
        furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 479), 
        [18JN]

WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFICATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: require certain employers who close plants 
        to negotiate possible ways to continue to use the plant and 
        equipment for continued employment purposes (see H.R. 3397), 
        [5MR]

WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT AND PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3736), [28AP]
    Enact (H.R. 3736): consideration (see H. Res. 513), [30JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3736, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 105-660), [30JY]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3736) (H. 
        Rept. 105-657), [29JY]

WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 1385), [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 105-
        659), [29JY]

WORLD BANK
related term(s) International Monetary Fund
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain 
        uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund (see H.R. 3106), [27JA] 
        (see H.R. 3138), [3FE]
    ------require reports to Congress on IMF programs relative to East 
        Asian countries (see H.R. 3305), [3MR]
    IMF: ensure interest rates on loans are comparable to other 
        financial markets (see H. Con. Res. 273), [7MY]
    ------ensure transparency of operations (see H.R. 3331), [4MR]
    ------make Federal funding contingent upon certification that 
        eligible countries are cooperating with Presidential campaign 
        fundraising investigations and disclosure of entities 
        benefiting from such funds (see H.R. 3242), [12FE]
    ------prohibit funding until Iraq is expelled (see H.R. 3599), 
        [30MR]
    ------U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 3090), [27JA]
    International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization 
        Fund disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF 
        commitments, and enforce trade law remedies (see H.R. 3573), 
        [27MR]

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
  Bills and resolutions
    China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H. Con. Res. 219), 
        [12FE] (see H.J. Res. 126), [22JY] (see H. Con. Res. 334), 
        [7OC]
    Guidelines for Drug Donations: encourage the U.S. to become a 
        signatory (see H. Con. Res. 225), [26FE]

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, [23SE]
  Conference reports
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281), [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2281) (H. Rept. 105-796), [8OC]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 105-
        551), [22JY]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2281) (H. Rept. 
        105-551), [22MY]

WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
  Bills and resolutions
    European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H. Con. Res. 213), [11FE]
    ------unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef (see H. 
        Con. Res. 212), [11FE]
    International trade: establish negotiating objectives relative to 
        the agreement on agriculture and criteria for the accession of 
        State trading regimes (see H.R. 4288), [21JY]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take certain actions in 
        response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings 
        of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4761), [9OC]
    ------take certain actions in response to European Union failure 
        to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization 
        (H.R. 4761), consideration (see H. Res. 588), [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4761, Uruguay Round Agreements Compliance 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 588) (H. Rept. 105-
        805), [9OC]
    European Union Restrictions on the Importation of U.S. 
        Agricultural Products: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 213) (H. Rept. 105-672), [3AU]

WORLD WAR II
related term(s) War
  Appointments
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S., 
        [23SE], [14OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Army: issue the ``Italy'' clasp for the Army Occupation Medal to 
        certain veterans who served in the disputed Italy-Yugoslavia 
        area (see H.R. 3141), [3FE]
    Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, 
        and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (see H. 
        Con. Res. 320), [5AU]
    Battle of the Bulge: commend veterans who fought (see H.J. Res. 
        132), [8OC]
    Berlin Airlift: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 230), [26FE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to 
        honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 206), [28JA]
    Clay, Lucius D.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        346), [3FE]
    Dept. of State: seek certain commitments from Poland (see H. Res. 
        443), [21MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct study relative to designation of 
        Rosie the Riveter Park as an affiliated site to the National 
        Park Service (see H.R. 4483), [6AU]
    Eliach, Yaffa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4613), 
        [23SE]
    Holocaust: encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and 
        restitution of individual and communal property (see H. Res. 
        557), [28SE]
    ------recovery of insurance issued for victims (see H.R. 3121), 
        [28JA] (see H.R. 4826), [13OC]
    Insurance: prohibit foreign insurance companies from doing 
        business in the U.S. unless they disclose any financial 
        dealings they had with individuals who survived or died in the 
        Holocaust (see H.R. 3143), [3FE]
    Iwo Jima Memorial: prohibit the construction of any additional 
        monument, memorial, or structure (see H.R. 3188), [11FE] (see 
        H.R. 4752), [8OC]
    Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information 
        relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals 
        (see H.R. 4007), [5JN]
    Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans 
        Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 
        4815), [12OC]
    POW: recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 555), 
        [25SE]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        establish (see H.R. 3662), [1AP]
    Scott, Hunter: tribute (see H. Res. 590), [9OC]
    Taxation: treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors 
        (see H.R. 4563), [14SE]
    Veterans: allow certain individuals who provided service to the 
        U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines during World War II to 
        receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the 
        Philippines (see H.R. 4716), [7OC]
    ------computation of retirement benefits for certain merchant 
        mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 4574), 
        [15SE]
    ------provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death 
        March (see H.R. 3818), [7MY]
    ------provide the same level of health care for Filipino World War 
        II veterans living in the Philippines as those living in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 4168), [25JN]
  Motions
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.: 
        establish (H.R. 3662), [9JN]

WU, IRENE
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of 
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election 
        campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (see H. Res. 
        440), [18MY]

WYLIE, CHALMERS P. (a former Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH: 
        designate (see H.R. 4602), [18SE]

WYANDOTTE TRIBE SETTLEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3797), [5MY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3797) (H. Rept. 
        105-696), [9SE]

WYNN, ALBERT RUSSELL (a Representative from Maryland)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Contracts: provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal 
        contractor to subcontract with small businesses as

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        described in its subcontracting plan (see H.R. 3701), [21AP]
    ------require the provision of a written prompt payment policy to 
        each subcontractor under a Federal contract (see H.R. 3700), 
        [21AP]
    Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building, Oxon Hill, MD: 
        designate (see H.R. 4516), [6AU]
    Petroleum: prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service 
        station franchises and prohibit certain fixing or maintaining 
        of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 3847), [12MY]

WYOMING
  Bills and resolutions
    Big Piney, WY: allow oil and gas leasing agreements for certain 
        lands (see H.R. 3878), [14MY]
    Shepard, Matthew: condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue 
        of hate crimes (see H. Res. 597), [14OC]
  Reports filed
    Big Piney, WY, Allowance of Oil and Gas Leasing Agreements for 
        Certain Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3878) (H. 
        Rept. 105-771), [5OC]
    Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2795) (H. Rept. 105-604), [25JN]

YAGUDIN, RUSLAN K.
  Bills and resolutions
    Relief (see H.R. 4695), [2OC]

YATES, SIDNEY R. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to 
        honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 206), [28JA]
    Courts: permit claims in U.S. courts against foreign countries 
        which are sponsors of international terrorism, or where no 
        extradition treaty or other remedies exist (see H.R. 3848), 
        [12MY]

YOUNG, C.W. BILL (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions, [23AP]
    ------H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, [10SE]
    ------H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (see H.R. 4103), [22JN]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary (see H. 
        Con. Res. 274), [7MY]
    Tariff: crystal vases and drinking glasses (see H.R. 4839), [14OC]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 4103), [25SE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 4103) (H. Rept. 105-591), [22JN]

YOUNG, DON (a Representative from Alaska)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
        Equity Act, [1AP]
    ------H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, [22JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Alaska: clarify the regulation of Alaskan Guide Pilots conducting 
        air flights (see H.R. 3406), [5MR]
    ------Federal recognition of the Qutekcak Native Tribe and the 
        Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh (see H.R. 4693), [2OC]
    Arctic Oil Reserve: collection and interpretation of state-of-the-
        art, non-intrusive, 3-dimensional seismic data testing for 
        producible oil in the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 4755), [8OC]
    Bering Sea: actions to stop poaching of marine resources and use 
        of illegal high seas driftnets (see H. Res. 470), [15JN]
    Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory 
        birds (see H.R. 4517), [6AU]
    Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State 
        and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 
        4717), [7OC]
    Endangered Species Act: transfer enforcement functions of the 
        National Marine Fisheries Service to the U.S. Fish and 
        Wildlife Service (see H.R. 4335), [24JY]
    Firearms: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 4137), 
        [24JN]
    Fish and fishing: approve international fishery agreement with 
        Poland (H.R. 3461), technical corrections in enrollment (see 
        H. Con. Res. 352), [15OC]
    George Washington Memorial Parkway: prohibit construction of new 
        facilities and structures along certain parts (see H.R. 4334), 
        [24JY]
    Gustavus, AK: land exchange (see H.R. 3903), [19MY]
    Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: designate (see 
        H.R. 4261), [16JY]
    Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of 
        Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors (see H.R. 
        4088), [18JN]
    Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: protect endangered 
        species and other wildlife using the refuge and safeguard 
        refuge land around Minneapolis, MN, from physical or auditory 
        impairment (see H.R. 4729), [7OC]
    Native Americans: reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian 
        lands (see H.R. 4325), [23JY]
    ------technical corrections to certain laws (see H.R. 4068), 
        [16JN]
    ------transfer services and personnel from the BIA to the Office 
        of Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on 
        Indian reservations (see H.R. 4087), [18JN]
    Oklahoma: compensate the Wyandotte Tribe for the taking of certain 
        rights by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3797), [5MY]
    Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        3113), [27JA]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: require use of full 
        name on new signs (see H.R. 4014), [5JN]
    Taxation: treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 
        4192), [25JN]
    Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects 
        Alaska (see H. Con. Res. 278), [19MY]
  Reports filed
    Administrative Procedures for Extension of Federal Recognition to 
        Certain Indian Groups: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1154) (H. Rept. 105-737), [23SE]
    Advisory Council on California Indian Policy Extension: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 3069) (H. Rept. 105-571), [9JN]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Land Bank Protections: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2000) (H. Rept. 105-677), 
        [5AU]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Recognition of Certain Native 
        American Communities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2812) (H. Rept. 105-716), [15SE]
    Allow Individuals To Designate a Percentage of Their Tax 
        Overpayments or To Make Contributions to Units of the National 
        Park System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 755) (H. 
        Rept. 105-482), [21AP]
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative Termination: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1842) (H. Rept. 105-781), [6OC]
    Approve Location of Proposed Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia: Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. 
        Res. 113) (H. Rept. 105-589), [22JN]
    Authorize India To Establish a Memorial in the District of 
        Columbia for Mohandas K. (Mahatma) Gandhi: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4284) (H. Rept. 105-666), [31JY]
    Big Piney, WY, Allowance of Oil and Gas Leasing Agreements for 
        Certain Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3878) (H. 
        Rept. 105-771), [5OC]
    BWCAW Accessibility and Fairness Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1739) (H. Rept. 105-500), [29AP]
    California Indian Land Transfer Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2742) (H. Rept. 105-575), [10JN]
    Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission Extension of 
        Authority and Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2411) (H. Rept. 105-568), [5JN]
    Clarify Guam's Local Judicial Structure and the Office of Attorney 
        General: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2370) (H. Rept. 
        105-742), [24SE]
    Collection of Fees Relative to the Making of Motion Pictures, 
        Television Productions, and Sound Tracks in National Parks and 
        Recreation Areas: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2993) 
        (H. Rept. 105-678), [5AU]
    Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. Rept. 105-813), 
        [12OC]
    Commitment to Guam To Increase Self-Government Consistent With 
        Self-Determination: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Res. 
        494) (H. Rept. 105-751), [28SE]
    Convey Administrative Site for the Rogue River National Forest and 
        Use Proceeds for the Construction or Improvement of Forest 
        Offices and Support Buildings: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 105-561), [3JN]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        4103) (H. Rept. 105-746), [25SE]
    Dept. of the Interior Prohibition on Charging of Fees for Certain 
        Uses of Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3972) 
        (H. Rept. 105-766), [2OC]
    Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3498) (H. Rept. 105-674), [4AU]
    Dutch John Federal Property Disposition and Assistance Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 105-714), 
        [15SE]
    Eastern Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1567) 
        (H. Rept. 105-814), [12OC]
    Exchange of Certain Mineral Interests Located in National 
        Grasslands in Billings County, ND: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2574) (H. Rept. 105-471), [30MR]
    Flathead Irrigation Project Transfer of Maintenance and Operation 
        to Local Control: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3056) 
        (H. Rept. 105-812), [12OC]
    Folsom Dam Outlet Modifications, Northfork American River 
        Cofferdam Reconstruction Study, and Auburn Dam Transfer to 
        California: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4111) (H. 
        Rept. 105-811), [12OC]
    Folsom Dam Construction of Temperature Control Devices: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 4079) (H. Rept. 105-717), [15SE]
    Forest Service Easement Grant to the Chugach Alaska Corp.: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3087) (H. Rept. 105-782), 
        [6OC]
    Forest Service Property Conveyance in Kern County, CA, in Exchange 
        for County Lands Suitable for Inclusion in the Sequoia 
        National Forest: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4023) 
        (H. Rept. 105-815), [12OC]
    Fort Davis National Historic Site Expansion: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3047) (H. Rept. 105-669), [3AU]
    Gallatin Land Consolidation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3381) (H. Rept. 105-723), [16SE]
    Granite Watershed Enhancement and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 105-527), [12MY]
    Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1481) (H. Rept. 105-715), [15SE]
    Greeley, CO, Exchange of Certain Lands With Water Supply and 
        Storage Co.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1309) (H. 
        Rept. 105-489), [22AP]
    Gustavus, AK, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3903) (H. Rept. 105-706), [11SE]

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    Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 105-594), [23JN]
    Huna Totem Corp. Land Conveyance in Alaska: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3088) (H. Rept. 105-784), [6OC]
    Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3164) (H. Rept. 105-485), [21AP]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission 
        Extension: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1042) (H. 
        Rept. 105-676), [5AU]
    International Fishery Agreement With Latvia: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3460) (H. Rept. 105-613), [14JY]
    Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2795) (H. Rept. 105-604), [25JN]
    Kake Tribal Corp. Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2756) (H. Rept. 105-783), [6OC]
    Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Federal Indian Services Restoration 
        Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2314) (H. Rept. 105-
        707), [11SE]
    Miccosukee Tribe Clarification of Rights in Florida: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3055) (H. Rept. 105-708), [11SE]
    Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2863) (H. Rept. 105-542), [19MY]
    Miles Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1021) (H. Rept. 105-506), [5MY]
    Monumental Abuse--The Clinton Administration's Campaign of 
        Misinformation in the Establishment of the Grand Staircase-
        Escalante National Monument: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H. Rept. 105-824), [16OC]
    Morristown National Historical Park Acquisition of Certain 
        Property: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2776) (H. Rept. 
        105-694), [9SE]
    Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Completion Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 105-704), 
        [11SE]
    Narragansett Justice Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1983) (H. Rept. 105-692), [9SE]
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (S. 231) (H. Rept. 105-496), [28AP]
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2376) (H. Rept. 105-483), [21AP]
    National Forest System Roadless Area Policy Development Suspension 
        Pending Determinations That Such a Policy Will Not Adversely 
        Affect Forest Health: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3297) (H. Rept. 105-816), [12OC]
    National Historic Preservation Fund Authorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1522) (H. Rept. 105-484), [21AP]
    National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Assistance 
        Authorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2186) (H. 
        Rept. 105-459), [24MR]
    National Park System Management Review and Application Process 
        Reform: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1728) (H. Rept. 
        105-612), [14JY]
    National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1635) (H. Rept. 105-559), [3JN]
    Native American Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4068) (H. Rept. 105-733), [18SE]
    Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct Operation, 
        Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service Activities: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 105-765), 
        [2OC]
    Oceans Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3445) (H. Rept. 
        105-718), [15SE]
    Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4326) (H. Rept. 105-810), [12OC]
    Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation Authorization To Establish a 
        Memorial Dedicated to Soldiers Who Have Died in Foreign 
        Conflicts Other Than Declared Wars: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1608) (H. Rept. 105-753), [28SE]
    Reclamation Project Facilities Conveyance to Local Water 
        Authorities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4389) (H. 
        Rept. 105-785), [6OC]
    Rhino and Tiger Product Labeling Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2807) (H. Rept. 105-495), [28AP]
    Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 3113) (H. Rept. 105-455), [19MR]
    Sale or Lease of School Land in Idaho: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4166) (H. Rept. 105-705), [11SE]
    Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3267) (H. Rept. 105-621), [14JY]
    San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area and San Rafael Swell 
        National Conservation Area Establishment: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3625) (H. Rept. 105-685), [7AU]
    Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1695) (H. Rept. 105-697), 
        [9SE]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1865) (H. Rept. 105-673), [4AU]
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1110) (H. Rept. 105-691), 
        [9SE]
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3109) (H. Rept. 105-695), [9SE]
    Transfer of Certain Forest Service Rights and Property in Exchange 
        for Payment to the Occupant of Such Property: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2416) (H. Rept. 105-516), [7MY]
    Transfer of Certain Lake Chelan National Recreation Area Lands to 
        the Wenatchee National Forest: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3520) (H. Rept. 105-560), [3JN]
    Transfer of Certain Public Lands or National Forest Lands for Use 
        as Elementary or Secondary Schools: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2223) (H. Rept. 105-693), [9SE]
    Utah Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3830) (H. 
        Rept. 105-598), [24JN]
    Vision Twenty-Twenty National Parks Restoration Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (S. 1693) (H. Rept. 105-767), [2OC]
    Wayne National Forest Continuance of Oil and Gas Operations: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1467) (H. Rept. 105-770), 
        [5OC]
    Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2556) (H. Rept. 105-522), [11MY]
    Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3797) (H. Rept. 105-696), [9SE]

YOUTH
see Children and Youth

YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
see Serbia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Montenegro

YUMA, AZ
  Bills and resolutions
    Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain 
        works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (see H.R. 
        3677), [1AP]

ZAIRE, Republic of
see Congo, Democratic Republic of
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                            APPENDIX TO INDEX

 (The Appendix is provided as a source of quick reference with greater 
  detail of each day's proceedingsP than that available in the Index)  

                      TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1998 (1)

para.1.1  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.1.2  [ROLL NO. 1]--CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.1.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.1.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.1.5  COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT--H. RES. 335
para.1.6  APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT--APPOINTMENTS
para.1.7  CLERK TO NOTIFY SENATE OF A QUORUM--H. RES. 336
para.1.8  HOUR OF MEETING--H. RES. 337
para.1.9  PROVIDING FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF BOTH HOUSES--H. CON. RES. 201
para.1.10  HOUR OF MEETING
para.1.11  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.1.12  HOLOCAUST VICTIMS REDRESS--S. 1564
para.1.13  THE LATE HONORABLE SONNY BONO--H. RES. 338
para.1.14  APPOINTMENT OF FUNERAL COMMITTEE OF THE LATE HONORABLE SONNY 
BONO
para.1.15  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.1.16  CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO LINE ITEM VETO ACT--H.R. 2160
para.1.17  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.1.18  CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO LINE ITEM VETO ACT--H.R. 2107
para.1.19  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.1.20  CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO LINE ITEM VETO ACT--H.R. 2267
para.1.21  COMMUNICATION FROM THE MINORITY LEADER--APPOINTMENT--U.S. 
LONG RANGE AIR POWER PANEL
para.1.22  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--WILLIAM H. GRADY, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 
TO MR. BROWN OF CALIFORNIA
para.1.23  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--BILL LIVINGOOD, SERGEANT AT ARMS
para.1.24  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--BEAU GEX, DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR MR. TAYLOR 
OF MISSISSIPPI
para.1.25  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. EVANS
para.1.26  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--LISBETH M. MCBRIDE, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF 
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
para.1.27  RECESS--4:12 P.M.
para.1.28  AFTER RECESS--8:47 P.M.
para.1.29  JOINT SESSION TO RECEIVE A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.1.30  REFERENCE OF THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
para.1.31  SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.1.32  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.1.33  ADJOURNMENT
para.1.34  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.1.35  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.1.36  MEMORIALS
para.1.37  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.1.38  PETITIONS
    para.1.39  DELETIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1998 (2)

para.2.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.2.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.2.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.2.4  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 341
para.2.5  [ROLL NO. 2]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE TABLE
para.2.6  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 10
para.2.7  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 342
para.2.8  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.2.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--MIDDLE EAST TERRORISM
para.2.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S.-KAZAKHSTAN NUCLEAR ENERGY 
AGREEMENT
para.2.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S.-SWISS NUCLEAR ENERGY 
AGREEMENT

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para.2.12  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.2.13  ADJOURNMENT
para.2.14  OATH OF OFFICE/RESIDENT COMMISSIONERS AND DELEGATES
para.2.15  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.2.16  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.2.17  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.2.18  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.2.19  DELETIONS

                      TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998 (3)

para.3.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.3.2  RECESS--1:14 P.M.
para.3.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.3.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.3.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.3.6  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.3.7  RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--RONALD V. 
DELLUMS
para.3.8  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. BONILLA
para.3.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FY-1999 BUDGET
para.3.10  NATIONAL OBSERVANCES REVISION--H.R. 1085
para.3.11  FAA RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1271
para.3.12  PRINCE NOVA VESSEL--S. 1349
para.3.13  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.3.14  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL
para.3.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2625--H. RES. 344
para.3.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 107--H. RES. 345
para.3.17  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S.-LATVIA FISHERIES AGREEMENT
para.3.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD ANNUAL 
REPORT 1996
para.3.19  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.3.20  ADJOURNMENT
para.3.21  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.3.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.3.23  MEMORIALS
para.3.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.3.25  PETITIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1998 (4)

para.4.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.4.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.4.3  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.4.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2625--H. RES. 344
para.4.5  [ROLL NO. 3]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.4.6  RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT--H.R. 2625
para.4.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DAVIS OF VIRGINIA
para.4.8  [ROLL NO. 4]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.4.9  [ROLL NO. 5]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.4.10  [ROLL NO. 6]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2625
para.4.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.4.12  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.4.13  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2846--H. RES. 348
para.4.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 107--H. RES. 345
para.4.15  AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES--H.J. RES. 107
para.4.16  [ROLL NO.7]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 107
para.4.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 1575--H. RES. 349
para.4.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAQ
para.4.19  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.4.20  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.4.21  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT

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para.4.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.4.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.4.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.4.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.4.26  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.4.27  DELETIONS

                     THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1998 (5)

para.5.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.5.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.5.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.5.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2846--H. RES. 348
para.5.5  [ROLL NO.8]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.5.6  PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL EDUCATION FUNDS FOR NATIONAL TESTING--
H.R. 2846
para.5.7  [ROLL NO.9]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2846
para.5.8  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2846
para.5.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 1575--H. RES. 349
para.5.10  RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT--S. 1575
para.5.11  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS CANCELLATIONS--H.R. 2631
para.5.12  VETO OF H.R. 2631--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.5.13  [ROLL NO. 10]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2631, THE OBJECTIONS OF THE 
PRESIDENT TO THE CONTRARY NOT WITHSTANDING
para.5.14  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.5.15  [ROLL NO. 11]--QUORUM CALL
para.5.16  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
para.5.17  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SWEARING IN OF MEMBER-ELECT--GREGORY MEEKS
para.5.18  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 351
para.5.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE 
RULES--H. RES. 352
para.5.20  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.5.21  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.5.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FY-
1995 REPORT
para.5.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE 
HUMANITIES 1996 ANNUAL REPORT
para.5.24  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S.-POLAND FISHERIES AGREEMENT
para.5.25  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.5.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.5.27  ADJOURNMENT
para.5.28  OATH OF OFFICE/RESIDENT COMMISSIONERS AND DELEGATES
para.5.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.5.30  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.5.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.5.32  DELETIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1998 (6)

para.6.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.6.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.6.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.6.4  CENSUS MONITORING BOARD--APPOINTMENTS
para.6.5  COMMISSION ON MAINTAINING UNITED STATES NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
EXPERTISE--APPOINTMENTS
para.6.6  NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS--APPOINTMENTS
para.6.7  ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE--
APPOINTMENT
para.6.8  COMMUNICATION TO THE SPEAKER--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.6.9  ECONOMIC REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
para.6.10  RECESS--3:28 P.M.
para.6.11  AFTER RECESS--4:04 P.M.
para.6.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE 
RULES--H. RES. 352
para.6.13  RECESS--4:32 P.M.
para.6.14  AFTER RECESS--5:01 P.M.
para.6.15  H. RES. 352--UNFINISHED BUSINESS

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para.6.16  [ROLL NO. 12]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 352
para.6.17  DAYCARE FAIRNESS FOR STAY-AT-HOME PARENTS--H. CON. RES. 202
para.6.18  [ROLL NO. 13]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 202
para.6.19  SEA GRANT PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION--S. 927
para.6.20  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 354
para.6.21  DISMISSING ELECTION CONTEST--H. RES. 355
para.6.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.6.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.6.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.6.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.6.26  MEMORIALS
para.6.27  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.6.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.6.29  PETITIONS
    para.6.30  DELETIONS

                     THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1998 (7)

para.7.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.7.2  [ROLL NO. 14]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.7.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.7.4  CALIFORNIA 46TH DISTRICT CONTESTED ELECTION--H. RES. 355
para.7.5  [ROLL NO. 15]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.7.6  [ROLL NO. 16]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 355
para.7.7  VOTER ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION--H.R. 1428
para.7.8  [ROLL NO. 17]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1428
para.7.9  RECOGNITION OF VIETNAM POWS--H. RES. 360
para.7.10  OBSERVANCE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY--APPOINTMENTS
para.7.11  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.7.12  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.7.13  RECESS--3:40 P.M.
para.7.14  AFTER RECESS--5:05 P.M.
para.7.15  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.7.16  ADJOURNMENT
para.7.17  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.7.18  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.7.19  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1998 (8)

para.8.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.8.2  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.8.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.8.4  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.8.5  RECESS--1:34 P.M.
para.8.6  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.8.7  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.8.8  COMMUNICATIONS
para.8.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--ARMED FORCES RESERVES
para.8.10  NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS PANEL--APPOINTMENT
para.8.11  AMTRAK REFORM COUNCIL--APPOINTMENT
para.8.12  GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY CEREMONIES--APPOINTMENTS
para.8.13  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--SCOTT CALLICOTT, OFFICE DIRECTOR, 
HONORABLE KENNY HULSHOF
para.8.14  SPECIAL IMMIGRANT AMENDMENTS--H.R. 429
para.8.15  YEAR 2000 READINESS FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS--H.R. 3116
para.8.16  AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION AND EDUCATION REFORM--S. 
1150--H. RES. 365; STRUCK ALL AFTER THE ENACTING CLAUSE OF S. 1150, 
INSERTED H.R. 2534 IN LIEU THEREOF AND INSISTED ON HOUSE AMENDMENT AND 
ASKED FOR A CONFERENCE
para.8.17  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION 6736
para.8.18  HOWARD C. NIELSON POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 3120

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para.8.19  KARL BERNAL POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 2766
para.8.20  BLAINE H. EATON POST OFFICE BUILDING--S. 916
para.8.21  EUGENE J. MCCARTHY POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 2836
para.8.22  DANIEL J. DOFFYN POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 2773
para.8.23  LARRY DOBY POST OFFICE--S. 985
para.8.24  MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES--H.R. 424
para.8.25  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--S. 1150
para.8.26  H.R. 424--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.8.27  [ROLL NO. 18]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 424
para.8.28  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2181--H. RES. 366
para.8.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1544--H. RES. 367
para.8.30  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. FAWELL
para.8.31  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.8.32  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.8.33  ADJOURNMENT
para.8.34  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.8.35  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.8.36  MEMORIALS
para.8.37  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.8.38  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.8.39  PETITIONS
    para.8.40  DELETIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998 (9)

para.9.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.9.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.9.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.9.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1544--H. RES. 367
para.9.5  FEDERAL AGENCY COMPLIANCE--H.R. 1544
para.9.6  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.9.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NADLER
para.9.8  [ROLL NO. 19]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.9.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2181--H. RES. 366
para.9.10  WITNESS PROTECTION AND INTERSTATE LOCATION--H.R. 2181
para.9.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CONYERS
para.9.12  [ROLL NO. 20]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.9.13  [ROLL NO. 21]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2181
para.9.14  FEDERAL AGENCY COMPLIANCE--H.R. 1544
para.9.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. JACKSON-LEE
para.9.16  [ROLL NO. 22]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.9.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. JACKSON-LEE
para.9.18  [ROLL NO. 23]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.9.19  [ROLL NO. 24]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1544
para.9.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2460--H. RES. 368
para.9.21  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 369
para.9.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO CUBA
para.9.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--LOAN GUARANTEES TO ISRAEL
para.9.24  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.9.25  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC 
BROADCASTING
para.9.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.9.27  ADJOURNMENT
para.9.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.9.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.9.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.9.31  DELETIONS

                    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1998 (10)

para.10.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

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para.10.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.10.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.10.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2460--H. RES. 368
para.10.5  WIRELESS TELEPHONE PROTECTION--H.R. 2460
para.10.6  [ROLL NO. 25]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2460
para.10.7  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 370
para.10.8  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 371
para.10.9  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 3130
para.10.10  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.10.11  HOUR OF MEETING
para.10.12  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.10.13  ADJOURNMENT
para.10.14  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.10.15  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.10.16  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1998 (11)

para.11.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.11.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.11.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.11.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.11.5  JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER
para.11.6  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.11.7  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--TRADE AGREEMENTS PROGRAM
para.11.8  ADJOURNMENT
para.11.9  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.11.10  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.11.11  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.11.12  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.11.13  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1998 (12)

para.12.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.12.2  RECESS--1:22 P.M.
para.12.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.12.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.12.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.12.6  STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE--H.R. 217--
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT
para.12.7  HOMELESS HOUSING PROGRAMS CONSOLIDATION--H.R. 217
para.12.8  SAM NUNN FEDERAL CENTER--H.R. 613
para.12.9  RECESS--3:17 P.M.
para.12.10  AFTER RECESS--5 P.M.
para.12.11  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.12.12  H.R. 217--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.12.13  [ROLL NO. 26]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 217
para.12.14  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--HUD
para.12.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--INTERAGENCY ARCTIC RESEARCH 
POLICY COMMITTEE
para.12.16  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY
para.12.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 856--H. RES. 376
para.12.18  NATIONAL SUMMIT ON RETIREMENT SAVINGS--APPOINTMENTS
para.12.19  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.12.20  ADJOURNMENT
para.12.21  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.12.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.12.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.12.24  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1998 (13)

para.13.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

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para.13.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.13.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.13.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 856--H. RES. 376
para.13.5  [ROLL NO. 27]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 376
para.13.6  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.13.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2369--H. RES. 377
para.13.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3130--H. RES. 378
para.13.9  PUERTO RICO SELF-GOVERNMENT--H.R. 856
para.13.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GUTIERREZ TO THE AMENDMENT 
BY MR. SOLOMON
para.13.11  [ROLL NO. 28]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.13.12  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. BURTON TO THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. SOLOMON
para.13.13  [ROLL NO. 29]--ON THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.13.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, BY MR. SOLOMON
para.13.15  [ROLL NO. 30]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED
para.13.16  FURTHER MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.13.17  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.13.18  [ROLL NO. 31]--QUORUM CALL
para.13.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SERRANO
para.13.20  [ROLL NO. 32]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.13.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STEARNS
para.13.22  [ROLL NO. 33]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.13.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BARR
para.13.24  [ROLL NO. 34]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.13.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GUTIERREZ
para.13.26  [ROLL NO. 35]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.13.27  [ROLL NO. 36]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, 
BY MR. SOLOMON
para.13.28  [ROLL NO. 37]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 856
para.13.29  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--REPORT ON U.S. CITIZENS PAYMENTS 
TO CUBA
para.13.30  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para.13.31  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S. ARMED FORCES IN BOSNIA
para.13.32  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 856
para.13.33  ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS--H.R. 1232
para.13.34  AMTRAK REFORM COUNCIL--APPOINTMENTS
para.13.35  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.13.36  ADJOURNMENT
para.13.37  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.13.38  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.13.39  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1998 (14)

para.14.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.14.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.14.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.14.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2369--H. RES. 377
para.14.5  WIRELESS PRIVACY ENHANCEMENT--H.R. 2369
para.14.6  [ROLL NO. 38]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2369
para.14.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3130--H. RES. 378
para.14.8  CHILD SUPPORT PERFORMANCE--H.R. 3130
para.14.9  [ROLL NO. 39]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3130
para.14.10  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 3130
para.14.11  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--RETURN OF SENATE BILL--H. RES. 379
para.14.12  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.14.13  HOUR OF MEETING
para.14.14  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.14.15  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.14.16  ADJOURNMENT
para.14.17  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.14.18  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para.14.19  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.14.20  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1998 (15)

para.15.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.15.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.15.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.15.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.15.5  ADJOURNMENT
para.15.6  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.15.7  MEMORIALS
    para.15.8  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1998 (16)

para.16.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.16.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.16.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.16.4  RECESS--12:50 P.M.
para.16.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.16.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.16.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.16.8  RECESS--2:20 P.M.
para.16.9  AFTER RECESS--4:21 P.M.
para.16.10  USE OF ROTUNDA FOR HOLOCAUST REMEMBERANCE--H. CON. RES. 206
para.16.11  BIRTH DEFECTS PREVENTION--S. 419
para.16.12  RECESS--4:49 P.M.
para.16.13  AFTER RECESS--5 P.M.
para.16.14  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.16.15  [ROLL NO. 40]--ON THE APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.16.16  CHANGE OF CONFEREE--H.R. 1757
para.16.17  H. CON. RES. 206--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.16.18  [ROLL NO. 41]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 206
para.16.19  S. 419--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.16.20   [ROLL NO. 42]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 419
para.16.21  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.16.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 992--H. RES. 382
para.16.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1432--H. RES. 383
para.16.24  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1757
para.16.25  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--ALASKA'S MINERAL RESOURCES
para.16.26  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FEDERAL AGENCY CLIMATE CHANGE 
PROGRAMS
para.16.27  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.16.28  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.16.29  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.16.30  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.16.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.16.32  ADJOURNMENT
para.16.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.16.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.16.35  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.16.36  DELETIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1998 (17)

para.17.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.17.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.17.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1432--H. RES. 383
para.17.4  [ROLL NO. 43]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 383
para.17.5  AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY--H.R. 1432
para.17.6  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING

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para.17.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. WATERS
para.17.8  [ROLL NO. 44]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.17.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. BEREUTER
para.17.10  [ROLL NO. 45]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para.17.11  [ROLL NO.46]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.17.12  [ROLL NO. 47]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.17.13  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2883--H. RES. 384
para.17.14  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 1757--H. RES. 385
para.17.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 992--H. RES. 382
para.17.16  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT--H.R. 992
para.17.17  TUCKER ACT SHUFFLE--H.R. 992
para.17.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--WAIVER OF EXECUTIVE ORDER WITH 
RESPECT TO VIETNAM
para.17.19  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.17.20  ADJOURNMENT
para.17.21  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.17.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.17.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.17.24  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1998 (18)

para.18.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.18.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.18.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.18.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.18.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2883--H. RES. 384
para.18.6  [ROLL NO. 48]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 384
para.18.7  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.18.8  [ROLL NO. 49]--ON THE APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.18.9  GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS--H.R. 
2883
para.18.10  [ROLL NO. 50]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2883
para.18.11  TUCKER ACT SHUFFLE--H.R. 992
para.18.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. WATT OF NORTH CAROLINA
para.18.13  [ROLL NO. 51]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.18.14  [ROLL NO.52]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 992
para.18.15  ORDER OF BUSINESS--H. CON. RES. 227
para.18.16  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2870
para.18.17  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1704
para.18.18  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.18.19  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.18.20  HOUR OF MEETING
para.18.21  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.18.22  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.18.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.18.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.18.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.18.26  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.18.27  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.18.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.18.29  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1998 (19)

para.19.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.19.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.19.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.19.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.19.5  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.19.6  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para.19.7  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--D.C. COURTS BUDGET

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para.19.8  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.19.9  ADJOURNMENT
para.19.10  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.19.11  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.19.12  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.19.13  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.19.14  PETITIONS

                      TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1998 (20)

para.20.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.20.2  RECESS--1:07 P.M.
para.20.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.20.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.20.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.20.6  ELECTION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE--H. RES. 386
para.20.7  OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COMPLIANCE--H.R. 2864
para.20.8  OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AMENDMENTS--H.R. 2877
para.20.9  RACE FOR THE CURE--H. CON. RES. 238
para.20.10  HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA--H. RES. 364
para.20.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2870--H. RES. 388
para.20.12  DEMOCRACY IN BOTSWANA--H. RES. 373
para.20.13  FREE ELECTIONS IN CAMBODIA--H. RES. 361
para.20.14  HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND--H. CON. RES. 152
para.20.15  END TO REPRESSSION IN KOSOVA--H. CON. RES. 235
para.20.16  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.20.17  [ROLL NO. 53]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.20.18  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
para.20.19  MEMBER-ELECT SWORN IN--MRS. LOIS CAPPS
para.20.20  H. RES. 364--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.20.21  [ROLL NO. 54]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 364
para.20.22  H. RES. 361--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.20.23  [ROLL NO. 55]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 361
para.20.24  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. HANSEN
para.20.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.20.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.20.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.20.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.20.29  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.20.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.20.31  DELETIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1998 (21)

para.21.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.21.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.21.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.21.4  VESSEL HULL DESIGN PROTECTION--H.R. 2696
para.21.5  FEDERAL COURTS IMPROVEMENT--H.R. 2294
para.21.6  CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION--H.R. 3117
para.21.7  LOBBYING DISCLOSURE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS--S. 758
para.21.8  H. CON. RES. 152--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.21.9  [ROLL NO. 56]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 152
para.21.10  H. CON. RES. 235--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.21.11  [ROLL NO. 57]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 235
para.21.12  WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. ARMED FORCES IN BOSNIA--H. CON. RES. 227
para.21.13  [ROLL NO. 58]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 227
para.21.14  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.21.15  ADJOURNMENT
para.21.16  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para.21.17  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.21.18  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.21.19  COMMITTEE DISCHARGE
para.21.20  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.21.21  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1998 (22)

para.22.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.22.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.22.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.22.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.22.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2870--H. RES. 388
para.22.6  [ROLL NO. 59]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 388
para.22.7  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.22.8  [ROLL NO. 60]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.22.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.22.10  TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION--H.R. 2870
para.22.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GILMAN
para.22.12  [ROLL NO. 61]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.22.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS, EN BLOC, BY MR. VENTO
para.22.14  [ROLL NO. 62]--ON THE AMENDMENTS, EN BLOC
para.22.15  [ROLL NO. 63]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2870
para.22.16  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.22.17  HOUR OF MEETING
para.22.18  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.22.19  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
AMENDMENTS
para.22.20  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.22.21  ADJOURNMENT
para.22.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.22.23  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.22.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.22.25  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1998 (23)

para.23.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.23.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.23.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.23.4  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.23.5  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO ANGOLA
para.23.6  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
para.23.7  ADJOURNMENT
para.23.8  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.23.9  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.23.10  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.23.11  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.23.12  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.23.13  MEMORIALS
para.23.14  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.23.15  PETITIONS

                      TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1998 (24)

para.24.1  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.24.2  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.24.3  RECESS--1:07 P.M.
para.24.4  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.24.5  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.24.6  COMMUNICATIONS
para.24.7  NATIONAL SUMMIT ON RETIREMENT SAVINGS--APPOINTMENT

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para.24.8  TRAFFIC STOPS STATISTICS--H.R. 118
para.24.9  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY BURIAL REQUIREMENTS--H.R. 3211
para.24.10  VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS--H.R. 3213
para.24.11  SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY CORRECTIONS--H.R. 3412
para.24.12  VIRGINIA LAND CONVEYANCE--H.R. 3226
para.24.13  CORRECTIONS CALENDAR
para.24.14  TERMINATION OF BENEFITS FOR CONVICTED PERSONS--H.R. 3096
para.24.15  AVIATION MEDICAL ASSISTANCE--H.R. 2843
para.24.16  RECESS--4:01 P.M.
para.24.17  AFTER RECESS--5:02 P.M.
para.24.18  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.24.19  [ROLL NO. 64]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.24.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2589--H. RES. 390
para.24.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2578--H. RES. 391
para.24.22  H.R. 3211--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.24.23  [ROLL NO. 65]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3211
para.24.24  H.R. 3412--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.24.25  [ROLL NO. 66]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3412
para.24.26  H.R. 3096--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.24.27  [ROLL NO. 67]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3096
para.24.28  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 3096
para.24.29  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. STANLEY V. WHITE, ADMINISTRATOR, 
OFFICE OF THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
para.24.30  UNITED STATES CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION--APPOINTMENT
para.24.31  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.24.32  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.24.33  ADJOURNMENT
para.24.34  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.24.35  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.24.36  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.24.37  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.24.38  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.24.39  DELETIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1998 (25)

para.25.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.25.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.25.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.25.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2589--H. RES. 390
para.25.5  COPYRIGHT TERM EXTENSION--H.R. 2589
para.25.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MCCOLLUM TO THE AMENDMENT BY 
MR. SENSENBRENNER
para.25.7  [ROLL NO. 68]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.25.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SENSENBRENNER
para.25.9  [ROLL NO. 69]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.25.10  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2589
para.25.11  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2589
para.25.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3246--H. RES. 393
para.25.13  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2515--H. RES. 394
para.25.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2578--H. RES. 391
para.25.15  VISA WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM--H.R. 2578
para.25.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. POMBO
para.25.17  [ROLL NO. 70]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.25.18  [ROLL NO. 71]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2578
para.25.19  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2400
para.25.20  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2400--SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT
para.25.21  THE LATE HONORABLE STEVEN H. SCHIFF--H. RES. 395
para.25.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3310--H. RES. 396
para.25.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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para.25.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.25.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.25.26  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.25.27  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.25.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.25.29  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.25.30  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1998 (26)

para.26.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.26.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.26.3  POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
para.26.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.26.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3310--H. RES. 396
para.26.6  SMALL BUSINESS PAPERWORK REDUCTION AMENDMENTS--H.R. 3310
para.26.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KUCINICH
para.26.8  [ROLL NO. 72]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.26.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MCINTOSH
para.26.10  [ROLL NO. 73]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.26.11  [ROLL NO. 74]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3310
para.26.12  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 1757--H. RES. 385
para.26.13  [ROLL NO. 75]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 385
para.26.14  FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
1757
para.26.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3246--H. RES. 393
para.26.16  [ROLL NO. 76]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 393
para.26.17  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 3579
para.26.18  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 3580
para.26.19  FAIRNESS FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEES--H.R. 3246
para.26.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GOODLING
para.26.21  [ROLL NO. 77]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.26.22  [ROLL NO. 78]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3246
para.26.23  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2515
para.26.24  ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS--H.R. 2009
para.26.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.26.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.26.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.26.28  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.26.29  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.26.30  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.26.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.26.32  DELETIONS

                       FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1998 (27)

para.27.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.27.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.27.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.27.4  FOREST RECOVERY AND PROTECTION--H.R. 2515
para.27.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BOEHLERT TO THE AMENDMENT BY 
MR. SMITH OF OREGON
para.27.6  [ROLL NO. 79]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.27.7  [ROLL NO. 80]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2515
para.27.8  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.27.9  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 400
para.27.10  50 STATES COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROGRAM--H.R. 3301
para.27.11  HOUR OF MEETING
para.27.12  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.27.13  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.27.14  ADJOURNMENT
para.27.15  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para.27.16  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.27.17  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.27.18  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1998 (28)

para.28.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.28.2  RECESS--1:02 P.M.
para.28.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.28.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.28.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.28.6  WYOMING NATIONAL TRAILS INTERPRETIVE CENTER--H.R. 2186
para.28.7  RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION--H.R. 3133
para.28.8  MINERAL INTERESTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA--S. 750
para.28.9  HELICOPTERS TO COLOMBIAN POLICE--H. RES. 398
para.28.10  RECESS--3:34 P.M.
para.28.11  AFTER RECESS--6 P.M.
para.28.12  APPOINTMENT OF FUNERAL COMMITTEE OF THE LATE STEVEN SCHIFF
para.28.13  IRAN MISSILE PROTECTION--H.R. 2786
para.28.14  CAMPAIGN REFORM AND ELECTION INTEGRITY--H.R. 3581
para.28.15  ILLEGAL FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS--H.R. 34
para.28.16  PAYCHECK PROTECTION--H.R. 2608
para.28.17  CAMPAIGN REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE--H.R. 3582
para.28.18  H.R. 3581--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.28.19  [ROLL NO. 81]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3581
para.28.20  H.R. 34--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.28.21  [ROLL NO. 82]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 34
para.28.22  H.R. 2608--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.28.23  [ROLL NO. 83]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2608
para.28.24  H.R. 3582--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.28.25  [ROLL NO. 84]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3582
para.28.26  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.28.27  RECESS--11:12 P.M.

       TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1998 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF MARCH 30), 1998

para.28.28  AFTER RECESS--12:48 A.M.
para.28.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3579--H. RES. 402
para.28.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 10--H. RES. 403
para.28.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.28.32  ADJOURNMENT
para.28.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.28.34  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.28.35  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.28.36  MEMORIALS
    para.28.37  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1998 (29)

para.29.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.29.2  RECESS--9:56 A.M.
para.29.3  AFTER RECESS--11 A.M.
para.29.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.29.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.29.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.29.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3579--H. RES. 402
para.29.8  [ROLL NO. 85]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 402
para.29.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.29.10  SECRET SESSION--MOTION TO RESOLVE INTO SECRET SESSION
para.29.11  [ROLL NO. 86]--ON THE MOTION
para.29.12  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--FY-1998--H.R. 3579

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para.29.13  [ROLL NO. 87]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.29.14  [ROLL NO. 88]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3579
para.29.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 10--H. RES. 403
para.29.16  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.29.17  [ROLL NO. 89]--QUORUM CALL
para.29.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--B-2 BOMBER PROCUREMENT
para.29.19  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.29.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2400--H. RES. 405
para.29.21  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.29.22  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.29.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.29.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.29.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.29.26  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.29.27  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.29.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.29.29  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1998 (30)

para.30.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.30.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.30.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.30.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.30.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2400--H. RES. 405
para.30.6  [ROLL NO. 90]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 405
para.30.7  ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--H. CON. RES. 257
para.30.8  [ROLL NO. 91]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 257
para.30.9  CREDIT UNION MEMBERSHIP ACCESS--H.R. 1151
para.30.10  [ROLL NO. 92]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1151
para.30.11  ORDER OF BUSINESS--RESOLUTIONS LAID ON THE TABLE--H. RES. 
309 AND H. RES. 403
para.30.12  BUILDING EFFICIENT SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND EQUITY--H.R. 
2400
para.30.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. ROUKEMA
para.30.14  [ROLL NO. 93]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.30.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DAVIS OF ILLINOIS
para.30.16  [ROLL NO. 94]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.30.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GRAHAM
para.30.18  [ROLL NO. 95]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.30.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. SPRATT
para.30.20  [ROLL NO. 96]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.30.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. KASICH
para.30.22  [ROLL NO. 97]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.30.23  [ROLL NO. 98]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2400
para.30.24  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2400
para.30.25  ORDER OF BUSINESS--H.R. 2400--DEEMED DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE
para.30.26  CONTRIBUTIONS OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.--H. CON. RES. 
247
para.30.27  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.30.28  ENROLLMENT CORRECTION
para.30.29  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT
para.30.30  ORDER OF BUSINESS--EXTENSION OF REMARKS
para.30.31  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.30.32  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.30.33  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2400
para.30.34  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.30.35  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.30.36  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.30.37  ADJOURNMENT
para.30.38  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para.30.39  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.30.40  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.30.41  MEMORIALS
para.30.42  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.30.43  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.30.44  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.30.45  PETITIONS
    para.30.46  DELETIONS

                      TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1998 (31)

para.31.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.31.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.31.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.31.4  RECESS--12:54 P.M.
para.31.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.31.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.31.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.31.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.31.9  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.31.10  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.31.11  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.31.12  UNITED STATES CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION--APPOINTMENT
para.31.13  UNITED STATES CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION--APPOINTMENT
para.31.14  NATIONAL HEALTH MUSEUM COMMISSION--APPOINTMENT
para.31.15  UNITED STATES CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION--APPOINTMENT
para.31.16  ORDER OF BUSINESS--PRIVATE CALENDAR BUSINESS
para.31.17  POLICE SURVIVORS--H.R. 3565
para.31.18  ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION--H.R. 3528
para.31.19  NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 2691
para.31.20  RECESS--2:56 P.M.
para.31.21  AFTER RECESS--5:00 P.M.
para.31.22  PRIVATE CALENDAR
para.31.23  BILL PASSED--H.R. 2729
para.31.24  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.31.25  [ROLL NO. 99]--QUORUM CALL
para.31.26  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
para.31.27  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
para.31.28  MEMBERS-ELECT SWORN IN--MRS. MARY BONO AND MS. BARBARA LEE
para.31.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 111--H. RES. 
407
para.31.30  H.R. 3565--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.31.31  [ROLL NO. 100]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3565
para.31.32  H.R. 3528--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.31.33  [ROLL NO. 101]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3528
para.31.34  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.31.35  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.31.36  ADJOURNMENT
para.31.37  OATH OF OFFICE/RESIDENT COMMISSIONERS AND DELEGATES
para.31.38  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.31.39  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.31.40  MEMORIALS
    para.31.41  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1998 (32)

para.32.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.32.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.32.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.32.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.32.5  PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS

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para.32.6  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3164
para.32.7  HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES IMPROVEMENT--H.R. 3164
para.32.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 111--H. RES. 407
para.32.9  TAX LIMITATIONS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT--H.J. RES. 111
para.32.10  RECESS--3:56 P.M.
para.32.11  AFTER RECESS--5:37 P.M.
para.32.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1252--H. RES. 408
para.32.13  H.J. RES. 111--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.32.14  [ROLL NO. 102]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 111
para.32.15  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--S. 1150
para.32.16  APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CONFEREES--H.R. 2400
para.32.17  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.32.18  ADJOURNMENT
para.32.19  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.32.20  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.32.21  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1998 (33)

para.33.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.33.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.33.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.33.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1252--H. RES. 408
para.33.5  JUDICIAL REFORM--H.R. 1252
para.33.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DELAHUNT
para.33.7  [ROLL NO. 103]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.33.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. JACKSON-LEE
para.33.9  [ROLL NO. 104]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.33.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DELAY
para.33.11  [ROLL NO. 105]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.33.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. LOFGREN
para.33.13  [ROLL NO. 106]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.33.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CONYERS
para.33.15  [ROLL NO. 107]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.33.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ADERHOLT
para.33.17  [ROLL NO. 108]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.33.18  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1252
para.33.19  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 3579
para.33.20  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 3579
para.33.21  [ROLL NO. 109]--ON THE MOTION
para.33.22  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 3579
para.33.23  CHILD SUPPORT PERFORMANCE--H.R. 3130
para.33.24  APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CONFEREES--H.R. 2400
para.33.25  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.33.26  HOUR OF MEETING
para.33.27  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.33.28  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.33.29  ADJOURNMENT
para.33.30  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.33.31  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.33.32  MEMORIALS
para.33.33  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.33.34  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1998 (34)

para.34.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.34.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.34.3  COMMUNICATIONS

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para.34.4  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.34.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.34.6  MEXICO-UNITED STATES INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENTS
para.34.7  CANADA-UNITED STATES INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENT
para.34.8  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. JOSHUA D. CANTOR, STAFF OF THE 
HONORABLE MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ
para.34.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS IN COLUMBIA
para.34.10  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED
para.34.11  ADJOURNMENT
para.34.12  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.34.13  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.34.14  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.34.15  MEMORIALS
para.34.16  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.34.17  PETITIONS

                      TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1998 (35)

para.35.1  RECESS--1:36 P.M.
para.35.2  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.35.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.35.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.35.5  RHINO AND TIGER PRODUCT LABELING--H.R. 2807
para.35.6  SRI LANKA INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY--H. RES. 350
para.35.7  CEASE FIRE IN AFGHANISTAN--H. CON. RES. 218
para.35.8  LITTLE LEAGUE RECOGNITION--S. CON. RES. 37
para.35.9  VIOLENCE IN ALGERIA--H. RES. 374
para.35.10  OAS ROLE IN NICARAGUAN DEMOCRACY TRANSITION--H. CON. RES. 
222
para.35.11  MULTIPARTY ELECTIONS IN GUYANA--H. CON. RES. 215
para.35.12  50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING OF ISRAEL--H.J. RES. 102
para.35.13  RECESS--4:30 P.M.
para.35.14  AFTER RECESS--5 P.M.
para.35.15  H. CON. RES. 218--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.35.16  [ROLL NO. 110]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 218
para.35.17  S. CON. RES. 37--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.35.18  [ROLL NO. 111]--ON AGREEING TO S. CON. RES. 37
para.35.19  H.J. RES. 102--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.35.20  [ROLL NO. 112]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 102
para.35.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3717--H. RES. 409
para.35.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3546--H. RES. 410
para.35.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 6--H. RES. 411
para.35.24  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.35.25  ADJOURNMENT
para.35.26  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.35.27  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.35.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1998 (36)

para.36.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.36.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.36.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.36.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3717--H. RES. 409
para.36.5  PROHIBIT FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NEEDLE DISTRIBUTION--H.R. 3717
para.36.6  [ROLL NO. 113]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.36.7  [ROLL NO. 114]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3717
para.36.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3546--H. RES. 410
para.36.9  NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON SOCIAL SECURITY--H.R. 3546
para.36.10  [ROLL NO. 115]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.36.11  [ROLL NO. 116]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3546

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para.36.12  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.36.13  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 412
para.36.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 1502--H. RES. 413
para.36.15  WAIVING A REQUIREMENT CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI--H. RES. 414
para.36.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 6--H. RES. 411
para.36.17  HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS--H.R. 6
para.36.18  ADJOURNMENT
para.36.19  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.36.20  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.36.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.36.22  MEMORIALS
para.36.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.36.24  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1998 (37)

para.37.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.37.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.37.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.37.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 1502--H. RES. 413
para.37.5  [ROLL NO. 117]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 413
para.37.6  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STUDENT OPPORTUNITY--S. 1502
para.37.7  [ROLL NO. 118]--ON THE MOTION TO COMMIT
para.37.8  [ROLL NO. 119]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 1502
para.37.9  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 3579
para.37.10  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 3579--H. RES. 416
para.37.11  WAIVING REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B), RULE XI WITH RESPECT TO 
CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS--H. RES. 414
para.36.12  RECESS--3:14 P.M.
para.36.13  AFTER RECESS--4:02 P.M.
para.36.14  H. RES. 414--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.37.15  [ROLL NO. 120]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 414
para.37.16  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 3579--H. RES. 416
para.37.17  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 3579
para.37.18  [ROLL NO. 121]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.37.19  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.37.20  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 3694
para.37.21  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.37.22  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.37.23  HOUR OF MEETING
para.37.24  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.37.25  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--REGARDING CONTROL OF CHEMICAL 
AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
para.37.26  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.37.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.37.28  ADJOURNMENT
para.37.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.37.30  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.37.31  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.37.32  MEMORIALS
para.37.33  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.37.34  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.37.35  PETITIONS
    para.37.36  DELETIONS

                        MONDAY, MAY 4, 1998 (38)

para.38.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.38.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.38.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.38.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.38.5  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED

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para.38.6  BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.38.7  ADJOURNMENT
para.38.8  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.38.9  MEMORIALS
    para.37.10  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                        TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1998 (39)

para.39.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.39.2  RECESS--1:07 P.M.
para.39.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.39.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.39.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.39.6  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.39.7  MADRID PROTOCOL--H.R. 567
para.39.8  AMERICAN VICTIMS OF TERRORISM--H. CON. RES. 220
para.39.9  DRUG USE BY NATION'S YOUTH--H. RES. 267
para.39.10  RECESS--3:23 P.M.
para.39.11  AFTER RECESS--5 P.M.
para.39.12  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.39.13  HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS--H.R. 6
para.39.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PAUL
para.39.15  [ROLL NO. 122]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.39.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OWENS OF NEW YORK
para.39.17  [ROLL NO. 123]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.39.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MCGOVERN
para.39.19  [ROLL NO. 124]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.39.20  H. CON. RES. 220--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.39.21   [ROLL NO. 125]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 220
para.39.22  H. RES. 267--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.39.23  [ROLL NO. 126]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 267
para.39.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1872--H. RES. 419
para.39.25  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO SUDAN
para.39.26  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PEMIGEWASSET RIVER IN NEW 
HAMPSHIRE
para.39.27  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--SMALL BUSINESS
para.39.28  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.39.29  ADJOURNMENT
para.39.30  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.39.31  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.39.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.39.33  DELETIONS

                       WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1998 (40)

para.40.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.40.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.40.3  APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CONFEREES--H.R. 2400
para.40.4  APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CONFEREE--H.R. 2400
para.40.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1872--H. RES. 419
para.40.6  COMMUNICATION SATELLITE COMPETITION AND PRIVATIZATION--H.R. 
1872
para.40.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MORELLA
para.40.8  [ROLL NO. 127]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.40.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.40.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TAUZIN
para.40.11  [ROLL NO. 128]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.40.12  [ROLL NO. 129]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1872
para.40.13  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY 
IN UKRAINE
para.40.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3694--H. RES. 420
para.40.15  HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS--H.R. 6
para.40.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROEMER

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para.40.17  [ROLL NO. 130]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.40.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MILLER OF CALIFORNIA
para.40.19  [ROLL NO. 131]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.40.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STUPAK
para.40.21  [ROLL NO. 132]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.40.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. RIGGS
para.40.23  [ROLL NO. 133]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.40.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CAMPBELL
para.40.25  [ROLL NO. 134]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.40.26  [ROLL NO. 135]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 6
para.40.27  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 6
para.40.28  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2400
para.40.29  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.40.30  ADJOURNMENT
para.40.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.40.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.40.33  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1998 (41)

para.41.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.41.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.41.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.41.4  REQUEST FOR RETURN OF BILL TO SENATE--H. RES. 215
para.41.5  CAPITOL GROUNDS--JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING 
ARTS--H. CON. RES. 265
para.41.6  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para.41.7  EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENTS OF 
THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2646
para.41.8  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2646
para.41.9  [ROLL NO. 136]--ON THE MOTION
para.41.10  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2646
para.41.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3694--H. RES. 420
para.41.12  INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 3694
para.41.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para.41.14  [ROLL NO. 137]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.41.15  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 3694
para.41.16  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.41.17  HOUR OF MEETING
para.41.18  HOUR OF MEETING
para.41.19  ORDER OF BUSINESS--RECESS
para.41.20  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.41.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.41.22  ADJOURNMENT
para.41.23  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.41.24  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.41.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.41.26  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.41.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                        MONDAY, MAY 11, 1998 (42)

para.42.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.42.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.42.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.42.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.42.5  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.42.6  CLASS-SIZE REDUCTION AND TEACHER QUALITY
para.42.7  ADJOURNMENT
para.42.8  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.42.9  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para.42.10  MEMORIALS
para.42.11  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.42.12  PETITIONS

                       TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1998 (43)

para.43.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.43.2  RECESS--1:04 P.M.
para.43.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.43.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.43.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.43.6  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.43.7  INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCES
para.43.8  GRANITE WATERSHED ENHANCEMENT--H.R. 2886
para.43.9  MILES LAND EXCHANGE--H.R. 1021
para.43.10  COLORADO FERC PROJECT EXTENSION--H.R. 2217
para.43.11  HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT EXTENSION--H.R. 2841
para.43.12  WAR ON DRUGS--H. RES. 423
para.43.13  PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 3723
para.43.14  CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT DEFAULT PENALTIES--H.R. 3811
para.43.15  BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP--H.R. 2829
para.43.16  POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
para.43.17  LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' DEATH IN LINE OF DUTY--H. RES. 422
para.43.18  D.C. SPECIAL OLYMPICS TORCH RUN--H. CON. RES. 262
para.43.19  PEACE OFFICERS'MEMORIAL SERVICE--H. CON. RES. 263
para.43.20  SOAP BOX DERBY--H. CON. RES. 255
para.43.21  H. RES. 423--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.43.22  [ROLL NO. 138]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 423
para.43.23  H.R. 3811--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.43.24  [ROLL NO. 139]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3811
para.43.25  H.R. 2829--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.43.26  [ROLL NO. 140]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2829
para.43.27  H. RES. 422--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.43.28  [ROLL NO. 141]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 422
para.43.29  BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP--S. 1605
para.43.30  TEXAS-VERMONT-MAINE LOW-LEVEL WASTE COMPACT--DISAGREED TO 
THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND ASKED FOR A CONFERENCE--H.R. 629
para.43.31  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3534--H. RES. 426
para.43.32  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 512--H. RES. 427
para.43.33  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 10--H. RES. 428
para.43.34  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. DONALD L. MAZEAU, FORMER MEMBER OF 
THE STAFF OF THE HONORABLE SAM GEJDENSON
para.43.35  CANADA-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENTS
para.43.36  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.43.37  ADJOURNMENT
para.43.38  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.43.39  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.43.40  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.43.41  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1998 (44)

para.44.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.44.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.44.3  RECESS FOR RECEPTION OF FORMER MEMBERS--9:05 A.M.
para.44.4  AFTER RECESS--10:36 A.M.
para.44.5  PROCEEDINGS DURING RECESS
para.44.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.44.7  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 429
para.44.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING

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para.44.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--SANCTIONS REGARDING INDIA
para.44.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3534--H. RES. 426
para.44.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 10--H. RES. 428
para.44.12  [ROLL NO. 142]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 428
para.44.13  FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPETITION--H.R. 10
para.44.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BLILEY
para.44.15  [ROLL NO. 143]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.44.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. LAFALCE
para.44.17  [ROLL NO. 144]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.44.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.44.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BAKER
para.44.20  [ROLL NO. 145]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.44.21  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. LEACH TO THE 
AMENDMENT BY MRS. ROUKEMA
para.44.22  [ROLL NO. 146]--ON THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.44.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, BY MRS. ROUKEMA
para.44.24  [ROLL NO. 147]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED
para.44.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KINGSTON
para.44.26  [ROLL NO. 148]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.44.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. ROUKEMA
para.44.28  [ROLL NO. 149]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.44.29  [ROLL NO. 150]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY. MR. 
METCALF
para.44.30  [ROLL NO. 151]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.44.31  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para.44.32  MANDATES INFORMATION--H.R. 3534
para.44.33  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2431--H. RES. 430
para.44.34  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.44.35  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.44.36  ADJOURNMENT
para.44.37  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.44.38  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.44.39  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.44.40  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.44.41  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1998 (45)

para.45.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.45.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.45.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.45.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.45.5  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.45.6  [ROLL NO. 152]--ON THE MOTION
para.45.7  QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 431
para.45.8  [ROLL NO. 153]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE 
TABLE
para.45.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2431--H. RES. 430
para.45.10  FREEDOM FROM RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION--H.R. 2431
para.45.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HASTINGS OF WASHINGTON
para.45.12  [ROLL NO. 154]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.45.13  [ROLL NO. 155]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2431
para.45.14  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 434
para.45.15  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.45.16  HOUR OF MEETING
para.45.17  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.45.18  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.45.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3616--H. RES. 435
para.45.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 436--H. RES. 436
para.45.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.45.22  ADJOURNMENT
para.45.23  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para.45.24  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.45.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.45.26  DELETIONS

                        MONDAY, MAY 18, 1998 (46)

para.46.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.46.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.46.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.46.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.46.5  COMMISSION ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT--
APPOINTMENT
para.46.6  ADJOURNMENT
para.46.7  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.46.8  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.46.9  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1998 (47)

para.47.1  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.47.2  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.47.3  RECESS--11:21 A.M.
para.47.4  AFTER RECESS--12 NOON
para.47.5  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.47.6  COMMUNICATIONS
para.47.7  PRIVATE CALENDAR BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.47.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.47.9  NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO BURMA
para.47.10  RICKY RAY HEMOPHILIA RELIEF FUND--H.R. 1023
para.47.11  VETERANS' TRANSITIONAL HOUSING--H.R. 3039
para.47.12  VETERANS' MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITIES--H.R. 3603
para.47.13  COLLECTION OF INFORMATION PIRACY--H.R. 2652
para.47.14  PRISON RELEASE ORDERS--H.R. 3718
para.47.15  DRUG FREE BORDERS--H.R. 3809
para.47.16  NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 
1522
para.47.17  WETLANDS AND WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT--H.R. 2556
para.47.18  NEW WILDLIFE REFUGE AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 512
para.47.19  HONORING MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL--H. CON. RES. 171
para.47.20  BONE MARROW REGISTRY REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 2202
para.47.21  ENERGY AND POLICY PROGRAMS EXTENSION--H.R. 2472
para.47.22  PRIVATE SECTOR MANDATES--H.R. 3534
para.47.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MOAKLEY
para.47.24  [ROLL NO. 156]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.47.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WAXMAN
para.47.26  [ROLL NO. 157]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.47.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BOEHLERT
para.47.28  [ROLL NO. 158]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.47.29  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BECERRA
para.47.30  [ROLL NO. 159]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.47.31  [ROLL NO. 160]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3534
para.47.32  WITNESS IMMUNITY IN FUND-RAISING INVESTIGATION--H. RES. 440
para.47.33  POINT OF ORDER
para.47.34  [ROLL NO. 161]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 440
para.47.35  H.R. 3039--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.47.36  [ROLL NO. 162]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3039
para.47.37  H.R. 3718--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.47.38  [ROLL NO. 163]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3718
para.47.39  H.R. 3809--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.47.40  [ROLL NO. 164]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3809
para.47.41  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2400
para.47.42  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3616--H. RES. 435

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para.47.43  DOD AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 3616
para.47.44  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3616--H. RES. 441
para.47.45  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.47.46  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.47.47  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.47.48  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.47.49  ADJOURNMENT
para.47.50  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.47.51  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.47.52  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1998 (48)

para.48.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.48.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.48.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.48.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.48.5  PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3616--H. RES. 441
para.48.6  [ROLL NO. 165]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.48.7  [ROLL NO. 166]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 441
para.48.8  DOD AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 3616
para.48.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SPENCE
para.48.10  [ROLL NO. 167]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.48.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BEREUTER
para.48.12  [ROLL NO. 168]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.48.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HEFLEY
para.48.14  [ROLL NO. 169]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.48.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HUNTER
para.48.16  [ROLL NO. 170]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.48.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. LOWEY
para.48.18  [ROLL NO. 171]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.48.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GILMAN
para.48.20  [ROLL NO. 172]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.48.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HEFLEY
para.48.22  [ROLL NO. 173]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.48.23  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2400
para.48.24  [ROLL NO. 174]--ON THE MOTION
para.48.25  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2400
para.48.26  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2400
para.48.27  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. CORY B. ALEXANDER, OFFICE OF MR. 
HOYER
para.48.28  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 119 AND H.R. 
2183--H. RES. 442
para.48.29  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.48.30  ADJOURNMENT
para.48.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.48.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.48.33  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.48.34  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1998 (49)

para.49.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.49.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.49.3  [ROLL NO. 175]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.49.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.49.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.49.6  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
para.49.7  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SWEARING IN OF MEMBER-ELECT--ROBERT A. 
BRADY
para.49.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 432 AND H. RES. 
433--H. RES. 436
para.49.9  EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE--H. RES. 432
para.49.10  [ROLL NO. 176]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 432

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para.49.11  PRESIDENTIAL COOPERATION IN INVESTIGATION--H. RES. 433
para.49.12  [ROLL NO. 177]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 433
para.49.13  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--MIA COOPERATION--POLAND-HUNGRY-
CZECH REPUBLIC
para.49.14  ORDER OF BUSINESS--AMENDMENT DURING CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 
3616
para.49.15  DOD AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 3616
para.49.16  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.49.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. THORNBERRY
para.49.18  [ROLL NO. 178]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.49.19  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.49.20  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. REYES TO THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. TRAFICANT
para.49.21  [ROLL NO. 179]--ON THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.49.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TRAFICANT
para.49.23  [ROLL NO. 180]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.49.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GILMAN
para.49.25  [ROLL NO. 181]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.49.26  [ROLL NO. 182]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.49.27  [ROLL NO. 183]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3618
para.49.28  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 3618
para.49.29  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2400
para.49.30  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2400
para.49.31  [ROLL NO. 184]--ON THE MOTION
para.49.32  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2400
para.49.33  [ROLL NO. 185]--ON THE MOTION
para.49.34  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 119 AND H.R. 
2183--H. RES. 442
para.49.35  [ROLL NO. 186]--ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.49.36  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE 
HUMANITIES
para.49.37  RECESS--11:59 P.M.

            FRIDAY, MAY 22 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF MAY 21), 1998

para.49.38  AFTER RECESS--12:15 A.M.
para.49.39  WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI--H. RES. 445
para.49.40  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY S. 1150--H. RES. 446
para.49.41  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.49.42  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.49.43  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.49.44  ADJOURNMENT
para.49.45  OATH OF OFFICE/RESIDENT COMMISSIONERS AND DELEGATES
para.49.46  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.49.47  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.49.48  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.49.49  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.49.50  DELETIONS

                        FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1998 (50)

para.50.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.50.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.50.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.50.4  ORDER OF BUSINESS--EXTENSION OF REMARKS
para.50.5  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.50.6  [ROLL NO. 187]--ON THE MOTION
para.50.7  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY S. 1150--H. RES. 446
para.50.8  [ROLL NO. 188]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 446
para.50.9  PROVIDING FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--S. CON. RES. 
98
para.50.10  BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY--H.R. 2183
para.50.11  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2400
para.50.12  INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE REFORM--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT 
OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2676
para.50.13  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2676

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para.50.14  [ROLL NO. 189]--ON THE MOTION
para.50.15  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2676
para.50.16  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.50.17  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.50.18  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2400--H. RES. 449
para.50.19  WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI--H. RES. 445
para.50.20  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 2400--H. RES. 449
para.50.21  [ROLL NO. 190]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 449
para.50.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3433--H. RES. 449
para.50.23  BUILDING EFFICIENT SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND EQUITY--
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2400
para.50.24  [ROLL NO. 191]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.50.25  [ROLL NO. 192]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.50.26  ENROLLMENT CORRECTION--H.R. 2400--H. CON. RES. 282
para.50.27  EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND LITERACY ENHANCEMENT--H.R. 1385
para.50.28  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.50.29  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.50.30  POW/MIA FLAG--S. CON. RES. 99
para.50.31  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.50.32  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--BUDGET RESOLUTION
para.50.33  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--MISSING U.S. CITIZENS IN CYPRUS
para.50.34  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.50.35  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.50.36  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.50.37  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.50.38  ADJOURNMENT
para.50.39  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.50.40  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.50.41  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.50.42  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.50.43  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.50.44  MEMORIALS
para.50.45  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.50.46  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.50.47  PETITIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1998 (51)

para.51.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.51.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.51.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.51.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.51.5  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.51.6  SUBPOENA--MS. JUDITH A. CADORETTE, OFFICE MANAGER FOR THE 
HONORABLE JOHN BALDACCI
para.51.7  TEA 21 RESTORATION--H.R. 3978
para.51.8  JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 
AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 3504
para.51.9  CARL D. PURSELL POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 3808
para.51.10  STEVEN SCHIFF POST OFFICE--H.R. 3630
para.51.11  NANCY B. JEFFERSON POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 2798
para.51.12  REVEREND MILTON R. BRUNSON POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 2799
para.51.13  RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND CHARITABLE DONATION PROTECTION--H.R. 
2604
para.51.14  CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS--S. 1244
para.51.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3433--H. RES. 450
para.51.16  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.51.17  TICKET TO WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY--H.R. 3433
para.51.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--CHINA TRADE WAIVER
para.51.19  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VIETNAM TRADE WAIVER
para.51.20  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--BELARUS TRADE WAIVER
para.51.21  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.51.22  [ROLL NO. 193]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.51.23  H.R. 3808--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.51.24  [ROLL NO. 194]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3808
para.51.25  H.R. 3630--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.51.26  [ROLL NO. 195]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3630
para.51.27  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. CAMP
para.51.28  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
S. 1150
para.51.29  RECESS--8:30 P.M.
para.51.30  AFTER RECESS--11:55 P.M.
para.51.31  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 78--H. RES. 453
para.51.32  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 285--H. RES. 
454
para.51.33  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 284--H. RES. 
455
para.51.34  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.51.35  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.51.36  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.51.37  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.51.38  ADJOURNMENT
para.51.39  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.51.40  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.51.41  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.51.42  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.51.43  MEMORIALS
para.51.44  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.51.45  DELETIONS

                       THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1998 (52)

para.52.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.52.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.52.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 78--H. RES. 453
para.52.4  [ROLL NO. 196]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 453
para.52.5  H.R. 3433--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.52.6  [ROLL NO. 197]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3433
para.52.7  RESTORING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT--H.J. 
RES. 78
para.52.8  [ROLL NO. 198]--ON THE FIRST PART OF THE AMENDMENT BY 
DIVISION OF THE QUESTION
para.52.9  [ROLL NO. 199]--ON THE SECOND PART OF THE AMENDMENT BY 
DIVISION OF THE QUESTION
para.52.10  [ROLL NO. 200]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.52.11  [ROLL NO. 201]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 78
para.52.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 285--H. RES. 
454
para.52.13  PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES RECONSIDER DECISION TO VISIT 
TIANANMEN SQUARE--H. CON. RES. 285
para.52.14  [ROLL NO. 202]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 285
para.52.15  AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM--
CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 1150
para.52.16  POINT OF ORDER
para.52.17  [ROLL NO. 203]--ON THE DECISION OF THE HOUSE TO CONSIDER THE 
CONFERENCE REPORT
para.52.18  [ROLL NO. 204]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.52.19  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3989
para.52.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 284--H. RES. 
455
para.52.21  [ROLL NO. 205]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 455
para.52.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO 
H.R. 2709--H. RES. 457
para.52.23  PROVIDING FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2183--H. 
RES. 458
para.52.24  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET--H. CON. RES. 285

            FRIDAY, JUNE 5 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 4), 1998

para.52.25  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.52.26  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.52.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.52.28  ADJOURNMENT
para.52.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.52.30  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.52.31  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para.52.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.52.33  DELETIONS

                        FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1998 (53)

para.53.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.53.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.53.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.53.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.53.5  USER FEE AND TAX INCREASE--H.R. 3989
para.53.6  [ROLL NO. 206]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.53.7  [ROLL NO. 207]--ON THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE WHEREBY 
THE BILL WAS NOT PASSED
para.53.8  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET--H. CON. RES. 285
para.53.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. 
NEUMANN
para.53.10  [ROLL NO. 208]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.53.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. SPRATT
para.53.12  [ROLL NO. 209]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.53.13  [ROLL NO. 210]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 285
para.53.14  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.53.15  HOUR OF MEETING
para.53.16  ORDER OF BUSINESS--RECESS
para.53.17  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.53.18  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.53.19  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.53.20  ADJOURNMENT
para.53.21  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.53.22  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.53.23  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.53.24  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.53.25  MEMORIALS
para.53.26  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.53.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.53.28  DELETIONS

                       TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1998 (54)

para.54.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.54.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.54.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.54.4  RECESS--1:02 P.M.
para.54.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.54.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.54.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.54.8  FATHERS IMPORTANCE IN RAISING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR 
CHILDREN--H. RES. 417
para.54.9  FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BY FEDERAL AGENCIES--H. RES. 447
para.54.10  LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND WENATCHEE NATIONAL 
FOREST--H.R. 3520
para.54.11  NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NETWORK TO FREEDOM--H.R. 1635
para.54.12  GEORGE MASON MEMORIAL--S. 423
para.54.13  U.S. HOLOCAUST ASSETS COMMISSION--H.R. 3662
para.54.14  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.54.15  UNITED STATES AND PHILIPPINES RELATIONS--H. RES. 404
para.54.16  AFFIRMING U.S. SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN AND THEIR ROLE IN ASIAN 
FINANCIAL CRISIS--H. CON. RES. 270
para.54.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2709--H. RES. 457
para.54.18  IRAN MISSILE PROLIFERATION SANCTIONS--AMENDMENTS OF THE 
SENATE TO H.R. 2709
para.54.19  [ROLL NO. 211]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE
para.54.20  H. RES. 417--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.54.21  [ROLL NO. 212]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 417
para.54.22  H. RES. 447--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.54.23  [ROLL NO. 213]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 447
para.54.24  H.R. 1635--UNFINISHED BUSINESS

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para.54.25  [ROLL NO. 214]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1635
para.54.26  H. CON. RES. 270--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.54.27  [ROLL NO. 215]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 270
para.54.28  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2888--H. RES. 461
para.54.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3150--H. RES. 462
para.54.30  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS
para.54.31  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL CRIME CONTROL
para.54.32  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.54.33  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.54.34  ADJOURNMENT
para.54.35  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.54.36  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.54.37  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.54.38  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.54.39  MEMORIALS
    para.54.40  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1998 (55)

para.55.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.55.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.55.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.55.4  RECESS--9:03 A.M.
para.55.5  AFTER RECESS--11 A.M.
para.55.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.55.7  PROCEEDINGS DURING RECESS
para.55.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3150--H. RES. 462
para.55.9  POINT OF ORDER
para.55.10  POINT OF ORDER
para.55.11  [ROLL NO. 216]--ON THE DECISION OF THE HOUSE TO CONSIDER THE 
RESOLUTION
para.55.12  [ROLL NO. 217]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.54.13  [ROLL NO. 218]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 462
para.55.14  BANKRUPTCY REFORM--H.R. 3150
para.55.15  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3150
para.55.16  BANKRUPTCY REFORM--H.R. 3150
para.55.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NADLER
para.55.18  [ROLL NO. 219]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.55.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DELAHUNT
para.55.20  [ROLL NO. 220]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.55.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GEKAS
para.55.22  [ROLL NO. 221]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.55.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCOTT
para.55.24  [ROLL NO. 222]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.55.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. NADLER
para.55.26  [ROLL NO. 223]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.55.27  [ROLL NO. 224]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.55.28  [ROLL NO. 225]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3150
para.55.29  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 3150
para.55.30  CAMPAIGN SPENDING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT--H.J. RES. 119
para.55.31  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3494--H. RES. 465
para.55.32  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2888--H. RES. 461
para.55.33  ORDER OF BUSINESS--FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2888
para.55.34  SALES INCENTIVE COMPENSATION--H.R. 2888

          THURSDAY, JUNE 11 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 10), 1998

para.55.35  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.55.36  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.55.37  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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para.55.38  ADJOURNMENT
para.55.39  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.55.40  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.55.41  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1998 (56)

para.56.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.56.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.56.3  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.56.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.56.5  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--SANCTIONS REGARDING THE REPUBLIC 
OF YUGOSLAVIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
para.56.6  DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS RECOGNITION--S. CON. RES. 102
para.56.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3494--H. RES. 465
para.56.8  H.J. RES. 119--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.56.9  [ROLL NO. 226]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 119
para.56.10  SALES INCENTIVE COMPENSATION--H.R. 2888
para.56.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OWENS OF NEW YORK
para.56.12  [ROLL NO. 227]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.56.13  [ROLL NO. 228]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 119
para.56.14  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.J. RES. 119
para.56.15  CHILD PROTECTION AND SEXUAL PREDATOR PUNISHMENT--H.R. 3494
para.56.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SHERMAN
para.56.17  [ROLL NO. 229]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.56.18  [ROLL NO. 230]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3494
para.56.19  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 3494
para.56.20  CONDEMNING THE BRUTAL KILLING OF JAMES M. BYRD, JR.--H. RES. 
466
para.56.21  [ROLL NO. 231]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 466
para.56.22  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.56.23  HOUR OF MEETING
para.56.24  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.56.25  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.56.26  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.56.27  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.56.28  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.56.29  ADJOURNMENT
para.56.30  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.56.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1998 (57)

para.57.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.57.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.57.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.57.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.57.5  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2646
para.57.6  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.57.7  ADJOURNMENT
para.57.8  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.57.9  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.57.10  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1998 (58)

para.58.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.58.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.58.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.58.4  RECESS--1:16 P.M.
para.58.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.58.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.58.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.58.8  PRIVATE CALENDAR
para.58.9  BILLS PASSED--H.R. 375 AND H.R. 1949
para.58.10  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.58.11  CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION COST-SHARING
para.58.12  CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL TO NELSON R. MANDELA--H.R. 3156
para.58.13  FASTENER QUALITY IN AIRCRAFT--H.R. 3824
para.58.14  TELEMARKETING FRAUD PREVENTION--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO 
H.R. 1847
para.58.15  ADVISORY COUNCIL ON CALIFORNIA INDIAN POLICY EXTENSION--H.R. 
3069
para.58.16  ROGUE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST--H.R. 3796
para.58.17  NATIONAL DROUGHT POLICY--H.R. 3035
para.58.18  INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION--H. RES. 399
para.58.19  AMERICA'S SCHOOLS HIGH-QUALITY, PROVEN PROGRAMS AND 
PRACTICES--H. RES. 401
para.58.20  H.R. 1847--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.58.21  [ROLL NO. 232]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE
para.58.22  H. RES. 401--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.58.23  [ROLL NO. 233]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 401
para.58.24  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 4059
para.58.25  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 4060
para.58.26  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST H.R. 2646--H. RES. 471
para.58.27  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3097--H. RES. 472
para.58.28  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H. RES. 463
para.58.29  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVED
para.58.30  SENATE BILLS APPROVED
para.58.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.58.32  ADJOURNMENT
para.58.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.58.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.58.35  MEMORIALS
para.58.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.58.37  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1998 (59)

para.59.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.59.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.59.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.59.4  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2646--H. RES. 471
para.59.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3097--H. RES. 472
para.59.6  [ROLL NO. 234]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.59.7  [ROLL NO. 235]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 472
para.59.8  H. RES. 471--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.59.9  [ROLL NO. 236]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 471
para.59.10  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.59.11  TAX CODE TERMINATION--H.R. 3097
para.59.12  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.59.13  [ROLL NO. 237]--QUORUM CALL
para.59.14  [ROLL NO. 238]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.59.15  [ROLL NO. 239]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3097
para.59.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 463--H. RES. 476
para.59.17  RECESS--4:03 P.M.
para.59.18  AFTER RECESS--4:38 P.M.
para.59.19  BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY--H.R. 2183
para.59.20  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.59.21  [ROLL NO. 240]--QUORUM CALL
para.59.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. WHITE
para.59.23  [ROLL NO. 241]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.59.24  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.59.25  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED

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para.59.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.59.27  ADJOURNMENT
para.59.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.59.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.59.30  MEMORIALS
para.59.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.59.32  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1998 (60)

para.60.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.60.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.60.3  EDUCATION SAVINGS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS--CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H.R. 2646
para.60.4  [ROLL NO. 242]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.60.5  [ROLL NO. 243]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.60.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 463--H. RES. 476
para.60.7  [ROLL NO. 244]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.60.8  SELECT COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA--H. RES. 463
para.60.9  [ROLL NO. 245]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 463
para.60.10  PROVIDING FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2183--H. 
RES. 458
para.60.11  [ROLL NO. 246]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.60.12  [ROLL NO. 247]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 458
para.60.13  BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY--H.R. 2183
para.60.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4059--H. RES. 477
para.60.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4060--H. RES. 478
para.60.16  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 4101
para.60.17  BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY--H.R. 2183
para.60.18  MEXICO-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENTS
para.60.19  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.60.20  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.60.21  ADJOURNMENT
para.60.22  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.60.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.60.24  MEMORIALS
para.60.25  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.60.26  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1998 (61)

para.61.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.61.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.61.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.61.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.61.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4059--H. RES. 477
para.61.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4060--H. RES. 478
para.61.7  H. RES. 477--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.61.8  [ROLL NO. 248]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 477
para.61.9  BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY--H.R. 2183
para.61.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. THOMAS TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.61.11  [ROLL NO. 249]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.61.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MALONEY OF NEW YORK TO THE 
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.61.13  [ROLL NO. 250]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.61.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GILLMOR TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.61.15  [ROLL NO. 251]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.61.16  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.61.17  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.61.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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para.61.19  ADJOURNMENT
para.61.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.61.21  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.61.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.61.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1998 (62)

para.62.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.62.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.62.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.62.4  RECESS--12:51 P.M.
para.62.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.62.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.62.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.62.8  JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 3303
para.62.9  MONEY LAUNDERING THROUGH MEXICAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS--H. 
CON. RES. 288
para.62.10  REJECTION OF POSTAL RATE INCREASE--H. RES. 452
para.62.11  MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL--H.J. RES. 113
para.62.12  CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE LAND EXCHANGE--H.R. 2411
para.62.13  RECESS--3:35 P.M.
para.62.14  AFTER RECESS--4:20 P.M.
para.62.15  SELECT COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND MILITARY/
COMMERCIAL CONCERNS WITH THE PRC--APPOINTMENTS
para.62.16  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 4059
para.62.17  DOD APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 4103
para.62.18  TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 4104
para.62.19  ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 4060
para.62.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FOLEY
para.62.21  [ROLL NO. 252]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.62.22  [ROLL NO. 253]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4060
para.62.23  H.R. 4059--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.62.24  [ROLL NO. 254]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4059
para.62.25  H. CON. RES. 288--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.62.26  [ROLL NO. 255]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 288
para.62.27  H. RES. 452--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.62.28  [ROLL NO. 256]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 452
para.62.29  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.62.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4101--H. RES. 482
para.62.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.62.32  ADJOURNMENT
para.62.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.62.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.62.35  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.62.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.62.37  DELETIONS

                       TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1998 (63)

para.63.1  RECESS--9:50 A.M.
para.63.2  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para.63.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.63.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.63.5  DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE--H.R. 3853
para.63.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4101--H. RES. 482
para.63.7  H.R. 3853--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.63.8  [ROLL NO. 257]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3853
para.63.9  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--H.R. 4101
para.63.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NEUMANN
para.63.11  [ROLL NO. 258]--ON THE AMENDMENT

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para.63.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BASS
para.63.13  [ROLL NO. 259]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.63.14  INTERNET TAX FREEDOM--H.R. 4105
para.63.15  LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 4112
para.63.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4103--H. RES. 484
para.63.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4104--H. RES. 485
para.63.18  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.63.19  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.63.20  ADJOURNMENT
para.63.21  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.63.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.63.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.63.24  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1998 (64)

para.64.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.64.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.64.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.64.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.64.5  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.64.6  VETO OF H.R. 2709
para.64.7  UTAH SCHOOLS AND LANDS EXCHANGE--H.R. 3830
para.64.8  FORT BERTHOLD INDIAN RESERVATION--S. 2069
para.64.9  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--H.R. 4101
para.64.10  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2676
para.64.11  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--H.R. 4101
para.64.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para.64.13  [ROLL NO. 260]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.64.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MILLER OF FLORIDA
para.64.15  [ROLL NO. 261]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.64.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROYCE
para.64.17  [ROLL NO. 262]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.64.18  [ROLL NO. 263]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, 
BY MR. BASS
para.64.19  [ROLL NO. 264]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4101
para.64.20  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.64.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4103--H. RES. 484
para.64.22  [ROLL NO. 265]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 484
para.64.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4112--H. RES. 489
para.64.24  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2676--H. RES. 490
para.64.25  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 297--H. RES. 
491
para.64.26  DOD APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 4103
para.64.27  [ROLL NO. 266]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4203
para.64.28  COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY 
PREVENTION--APPOINTMENTS
para.64.29  NATIONAL SKILLS STANDARDS BOARD--APPOINTMENTS
para.64.30  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.64.31  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.64.32  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 492
para.64.33  ORDER OF BUSINESS--EXTENSION OF REMARKS
para.64.34  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.64.35  ADJOURNMENT
para.64.36  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.64.37  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
    para.64.38  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1998 (65)

para.65.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.65.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.65.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

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para.65.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 297--H. RES. 
491
para.65.5  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2676--H. RES. 490
para.65.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4104--H. RES. 485
para.65.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4112--H. RES. 489
para.65.8  H. RES. 491--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.65.9  [ROLL NO. 267]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 491
para.65.10  ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--H. CON. RES. 297
para.65.11  H. RES. 485--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.65.12  [ROLL NO. 268]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 485
para.65.13  H. RES. 489--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.65.14  [ROLL NO. 269]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.65.15  [ROLL NO. 270]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 489
para.65.16  LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 4112
para.65.17  [ROLL NO. 271]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.65.18  [ROLL NO. 272]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4112
para.65.19  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
para.65.20  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SWEARING IN OF MEMBER-ELECT--MS. HEATHER 
WILSON
para.65.21  INTERNAL REVENUE RESTRUCTURE AND REFORM--CONFERENCE REPORT 
ON H.R. 2676
para.65.22  [ROLL NO. 273]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.65.23  [ROLL NO. 274]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.65.24  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 4193
para.65.25  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 4193
para.65.26  CHILD SUPPORT PERFORMANCE AND INCENTIVE--AMENDMENTS OF THE 
HOUSE TO THE AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 3130
para.65.27  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.65.28  BERLIN AIRLIFT 50TH ANNIVERSARY--H. CON. RES. 230
para.65.29  VOLUNTEERS FOR PRIVATE NON-PROFIT FOOD BANKS--H.R. 3152
para.65.30  RECOGNITION OF U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AFRICAN SLAVES 
EMANCIPATION--H. RES. 495
para.65.31  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.65.32  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD
para.65.33  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.65.34  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.65.35  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.65.36  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.65.37  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.65.38  ADJOURNMENT
para.65.39  OATH OF OFFICE/RESIDENT COMMISSIONERS AND DELEGATES
para.65.40  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.65.41  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.65.42  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.65.43  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.65.44  MEMORIALS
    para.65.45  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1998 (66)

para.66.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.66.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.66.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.66.4  RECESS--1:10 P.M.
para.66.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.66.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.66.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.66.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.66.9  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.66.10  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.66.11  ENROLLED BILLS, AND JOINT RESOLUTION, SIGNED
para.66.12  ORDER OF BUSINESS--RECESS
para.66.13  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZATION--AMENDMENT OF THE 
SENATE TO H.R. 1273

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para.66.14  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.66.15  TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER COMMERCIALIZATION--H.R. 2544
para.66.16  HOMEOWNERS PROTECTION--S. 318
para.66.17  CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION ENFORCEMENT--H.R. 4164
para.66.18  HIRAM H. WARD FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 2379
para.66.19  J.J. ``JAKE'' PICKLE FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 3223
para.66.20  DICK CHENEY FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 3453
para.66.21  ARMS EXPORT CONTROL AMENDMENT--S. 2282
para.66.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY STRATEGY
para.66.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES
para.66.24  BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY--H.R. 2183
para.66.25  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.66.26  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4104--H. RES. 498
para.66.27  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3682--H. RES. 499
para.66.28  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3267--H. RES. 500
para.66.29  BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY--H.R. 2183
para.66.30  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. DOOLITTLE TO 
THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.66.31  [ROLL NO. 275]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, TO THE 
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.66.32  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FOSSELLA TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.66.33  [ROLL NO. 276]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.66.34  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.66.35  SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED
para.66.36  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.66.37  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.66.38  ADJOURNMENT
para.66.39  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.66.40  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.66.41  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.66.42  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.66.43  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.66.44  MEMORIALS
para.66.45  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.66.46  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.66.47  PETITIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1998 (67)

para.67.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.67.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.67.3  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.67.4  RECESS--9:07 A.M.
para.67.5  AFTER RECESS--11:17 A.M.
para.67.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.67.7  PROCEEDINGS DURING RECESS
para.67.8  TROPICAL FORESTS CONSERVATION--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO 
H.R. 2870
para.67.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3682--H. RES. 499
para.67.10  [ROLL NO. 277]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.67.11  [ROLL NO. 278]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 499
para.67.12  CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION--H.R. 3682
para.67.13  [ROLL NO. 279]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.67.14  [ROLL NO. 280]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3682
para.67.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3267--H. RES. 500
para.67.16  SONNY BONO MEMORIAL SALTON SEA RECLAMATION--H.R. 3267
para.67.17  [ROLL NO. 281]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.67.18  [ROLL NO. 282]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3267
para.67.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4104--H. RES. 498
para.67.20  [ROLL NO. 283]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION

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para.67.21  [ROLL NO. 284]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 498
para.67.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4194--H. RES. 501
para.67.23  TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--H.R. 4104
para.67.24  STEVE SCHIFF AUDITORIUM--H.R. 3731
para.67.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.67.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.67.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.67.28  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.67.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.67.30  MEMORIALS
para.67.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.67.32  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1998 (68)

para.68.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.68.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.68.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.68.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.68.5  PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
para.68.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4194--H. RES. 501
para.68.7  [ROLL NO. 285]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 501
para.68.8  TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--H.R. 
4104
para.68.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCHUMER
para.68.10  [ROLL NO. 286]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.68.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MALONEY OF NEW YORK
para.68.12  [ROLL NO. 287]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.68.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. DELAURO
para.68.14  [ROLL NO. 288]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.68.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HEFNER
para.68.16  [ROLL NO. 289]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.68.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. LOWEY
para.68.18  [ROLL NO. 290]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.68.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para.68.20  [ROLL NO. 291]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.68.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY
para.68.22  [ROLL NO. 292]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.68.23  [ROLL NO. 293]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4104
para.68.24  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 4104
para.68.25  H.R. 3731--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.68.26  [ROLL NO. 294]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3731
para.68.27  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 629
para.68.28  HOMEOWNERS PROTECTION--SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE HOUSE 
AMENDMENTS--S. 318
para.68.29  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.68.30  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.68.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.68.32  ADJOURNMENT
para.68.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.68.34  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.68.35  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.68.36  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.68.37  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.68.38  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.68.39  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1998 (69)

para.69.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.69.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.69.3  COMMUNICATIONS

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para.69.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.69.5  VA, HUD APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--H.R. 4194
para.69.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS, EN BLOC, BY MR. STOKES
para.69.7  [ROLL NO. 295]--ON THE AMENDMENTS, EN BLOC
para.69.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. LAZIO
para.69.9  [ROLL NO. 296]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.69.10  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.69.11  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 121
para.69.12  VA, HUD APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 4194
para.69.13  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2183
para.69.14  CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY 
EDUCATION--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A 
CONFERENCE--H.R. 1853
para.69.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--EMIGRATION LAWS AND POLICIES OF 
ALBANIA
para.69.16  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY REGARDING 
SERBIA, MONTENEGRO AND FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
para.69.17  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.69.18  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.69.19  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 1853
para.69.20  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.69.21  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.69.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.69.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.69.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.69.25  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.69.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.69.27  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.69.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.69.29  PETITIONS

                       MONDAY, JULY 20, 1998 (70)

para.70.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.70.2  RECESS--12:55 P.M.
para.70.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.70.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.70.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.70.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.70.7  CHILD NUTRITION AND WIC REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 3874
para.70.8  AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP--H. CON. RES. 208
para.70.9  WAR RISK INSURANCE REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 4058
para.70.10  LAND FIRES IN FLORIDA--H. CON. RES. 298
para.70.11  JAPANESE-AMERICAN RELATIONS--H. RES. 392
para.70.12  UNITED STATES COMMITMENT TO TAIWAN--H. CON. RES. 301
para.70.13  BORDER SMOG REDUCTION--H.R. 8
para.70.14  FEDERAL RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS--H.R. 3249
para.70.15  H.R. 3874--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.70.16  [ROLL NO. 297]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3874
para.70.17  H. CON. RES. 208--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.70.18  [ROLL NO. 298]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 208
para.70.19  H. RES. 392--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.70.20  [ROLL NO. 299]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 392
para.70.21  H. CON. RES. 301--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.70.22  [ROLL NO. 300]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 301
para.70.23  LABOR, HHS, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 4274
para.70.24  UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORPORATION-URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE--
S. 2316
para.70.25  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2183
para.70.26  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND THE JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS--
H.R. 4276
para.70.27  BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY--H.R. 2183
para.70.28  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WICKER TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS

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para.70.29  [ROLL NO. 301]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.70.30  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STEARNS TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.70.31  [ROLL NO. 302]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.70.32  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. PICKERING TO 
THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.70.33  [ROLL NO. 303]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, TO THE 
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.70.34  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DELAY TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.70.35  [ROLL NO. 304]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.70.36  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MCINNIS TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.70.37  [ROLL NO. 305]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.70.38  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PAXTON TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.70.39  [ROLL NO. 306]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.70.40  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HEFLEY TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.70.41  [ROLL NO. 307]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.70.42  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NORTHUP TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.70.43  [ROLL NO. 308]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.70.44  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4193--H. RES. 504
para.70.45  BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY--H.R. 2183
para.70.46  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2183
para.70.47  BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY--H.R. 2183
para.70.48  SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.70.49  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.70.50  ADJOURNMENT
para.70.51  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.70.52  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.70.53  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1998 (71)

para.71.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.71.2  RECESS--9:50 A.M.
para.71.3  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para.71.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.71.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.71.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4193--H. RES. 504
para.71.7  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.71.8  [ROLL NO. 309]--ON THE MOTION
para.71.9  [ROLL NO. 310]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.71.10  [ROLL NO. 311]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 504
para.71.11  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--H.R. 4193
para.71.12  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.71.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. JOHNSON OF CONNECTICUT
para.71.14  [ROLL NO. 312]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.71.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.71.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SKAGGS
para.71.17  [ROLL NO. 313]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.71.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para.71.19  [ROLL NO. 314]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.71.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MCGOVERN
para.71.21  [ROLL NO. 315]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.71.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.71.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.R. 2646
para.71.24  SECURITIES LITIGATION UNIFORM STANDARDS--H.R. 1689
para.71.25  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO TERRORISM

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para.71.26  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.71.27  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.71.28  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.71.29  ADJOURNMENT
para.71.30  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.71.31  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.71.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.71.33  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.71.34  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.71.35  PETITIONS
    para.71.36  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1998 (72)

para.72.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.72.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.72.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.72.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.72.5  DISAPPROVING MFN STATUS FOR CHINA--H.J. RES. 121
para.72.6  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.72.7  [ROLL NO. 316]--QUORUM CALL
para.72.8  [ROLL NO. 317]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 121
para.72.9  H.R. 1689--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.72.10  [ROLL NO. 318]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1689
para.72.11  HIGHER EDUCATION ACT AMENDMENTS--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT 
OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 6
para.72.12  DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION--AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 3616
para.72.13  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 3616
para.72.14  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--H.R. 4193
para.72.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.72.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PARKER
para.72.17  [ROLL NO. 319]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.72.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MILLER OF CALIFORNIA
para.72.19  [ROLL NO. 320]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.72.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4276--H. RES. 508
para.72.21  ORDER OF BUSINESS--POSTPONEMENT OF VOTES
para.72.22  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 3616
para.72.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--EMERGENCY BUDGET REQUIREMENT
para.72.24  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--H.R. 4193
para.72.25  ORDER OF BUSINESS--FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4193
para.72.26  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.72.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.72.28  ADJOURNMENT
para.72.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.72.30  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.72.31  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.72.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1998 (73)

para.73.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.73.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.73.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.73.4  VETO OF H.R. 1122--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.73.5  [ROLL NO. 321]--ON THE MOTION TO DISCHARGE THE COMMITTEE FROM 
CONSIDERATION OF THE VETO MESSAGE AND THE BILL
para.73.6  H.R. 3616--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.73.7  [ROLL NO. 322]--ON THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES
para.73.8  PROVIDING FOR A CLOSED CONFERENCE--H.R. 3616
para.73.9  [ROLL NO. 323]--ON THE MOTION

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para.73.10  VETO OF H.R. 1122--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.73.11  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.73.12  [ROLL NO. 324]--QUORUM CALL
para.73.13  [ROLL NO. 325]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1122, THE OBJECTIONS OF 
THE PRESIDENT TO THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING
para.73.14  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 4059
para.73.15  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--H.R. 4193
para.73.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DEFAZIO
para.73.17  [ROLL NO. 326]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.73.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MCDERMOTT
para.73.19  [ROLL NO. 327]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.73.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HINCHEY
para.73.21  [ROLL NO. 328]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.73.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MILLER OF CALIFORNIA
para.73.23  [ROLL NO. 329]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.73.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PAPPAS
para.73.25  [ROLL NO. 330]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.73.26  [ROLL NO. 331]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4193
para.73.27  VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--H.R. 4194
para.73.28  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY
para.73.29  [ROLL NO. 332]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.73.30  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.73.31  [ROLL NO. 333]--QUORUM CALL
para.73.32  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WAXMAN
para.73.33  [ROLL NO. 334]--ON THE AMENDMENT

           FRIDAY, JULY 24 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 23), 1998

para.73.34  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4250--H. RES. 509
para.73.35  SUBPOENA--MR. KING
para.73.36  SUBPOENA--MRS. MCCARTHY
para.73.37  SUBPOENA--MR. ACKERMAN
para.73.38  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.73.39  ADJOURNMENT
para.73.40  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.73.41  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.73.42  MEMORIALS
para.73.43  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.73.44  DELETIONS

                       FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1998 (74)

para.74.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.74.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.74.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.74.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4250--H. RES. 509
para.74.5  [ROLL NO. 335]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 509
para.74.6  PATIENT PROTECTION--H.R. 4250
para.74.7  [ROLL NO. 336]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.74.8  POINT OF ORDER
para.74.9  [ROLL NO. 337]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE APPEAL OF THE RULING 
OF THE CHAIR ON THE TABLE
para.74.10  [ROLL NO. 338]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.74.11  [ROLL NO. 339]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4250
para.74.12  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 4059
para.74.13  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 4328
para.74.14  SUBPOENA--MR. FORBES
para.74.15  ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS--H.R. 1542
para.74.16  ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS--H.R. 2882
para.74.17  ADJOURNMENT OVER

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para.74.18  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.74.19  NATIONAL BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF MEDICARE
para.74.20  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.74.21  ADJOURNMENT
para.74.22  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.74.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.74.24  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.74.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.74.26  PETITIONS

                       MONDAY, JULY 27, 1998 (75)

para.75.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.75.2  RECESS--10:31 A.M.
para.75.3  AFTER RECESS--12 NOON
para.75.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.75.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.75.6  USE OF CAPITOL ROTUNDA FOR SLAIN CAPITOL POLICE OFFICERS--H. 
CON. RES. 310
para.75.7  RECESS--12:25 P.M.
para.75.8  AFTER RECESS--5:02 P.M.
para.75.9  HONORING DETECTIVE GIBSON AND OFFICER CHESTNUT OF THE U.S. 
CAPITOL POLICE--H. CON. RES. 311
para.75.10  [ROLL NO. 340]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 311
para.75.11  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.75.12  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.75.13  IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL
para.75.14  PRINTING OF EULOGIES FOR SLAIN CAPITOL OFFICERS--S. CON. 
RES. 112
para.75.15  HOUR OF MEETING
para.75.16  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.75.17  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.75.18  ADJOURNMENT
para.75.19  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.75.20  MEMORIALS
    para.75.21  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1998 (76)

para.76.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.76.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.76.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.76.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.76.5  RECESS--10:17 A.M.
para.76.6  AFTER RECESS--11:30 A.M.
para.76.7  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.76.8  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.76.9  [ROLL NO. 341]--QUORUM CALL
para.76.10  RECESS--11:56 A.M.
para.76.11  AFTER RECESS--1 P.M.
para.76.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4328--H. RES. 510
para.76.13  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 629--H. RES. 511
para.76.14  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.76.15  [ROLL NO. 342]--ON THE MOTION
para.76.16  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.76.17  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.76.18  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1998 (77)

para.77.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.77.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.77.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.77.4  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 629--H. RES. 511

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para.77.5  [ROLL NO. 342]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 511
para.77.6  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.77.7  TEXAS LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTEDISPOSAL COMPACT--CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H.R. 629
para.77.8  [ROLL NO. 344]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.77.9  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 120
para.77.10  VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 4194
para.77.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROEMER
para.77.12  [ROLL NO. 345]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.77.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HINCHEY
para.77.14  [ROLL NO. 346]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.77.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HILLEARY
para.77.16  [ROLL NO. 347]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.77.17  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.77.18  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.77.19  [ROLL NO. 348]--QUORUM CALL
para.77.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. RIGGS
para.77.21  [ROLL NO. 349]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.77.22  [ROLL NO. 350]--SEPARATE VOTE ON AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para.77.23  [ROLL NO. 351]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.77.24  [ROLL NO. 352]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4194
para.77.25  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 4059
para.77.26  GOLD MEDAL FOR GERALD R. AND BETTY FORD--H.R. 3506
para.77.27  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H.R. 4059
para.77.28  [ROLL NO. 353]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.77.29  ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--DISAGREED TO 
THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 4060
para.77.30  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 4060
para.77.31  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.77.32  [ROLL NO. 354]--QUORUM CALL
para.77.33  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 4060
para.77.34  PROVIDING SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATION AND 
WORKFORCE COMMITTEE--H. RES. 507
para.77.35  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4328--H. RES. 510
para.77.36  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAQ
para.77.37  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--CORPORATION OF PUBLIC 
BROADCASTING ANNUAL REPORT
para.77.38  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY REGARDING 
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
para.77.39  ANNIVERSARY OF RACIAL INTEGRATION OF ARMED FORCES--H. CON. 
RES. 294
para.77.40  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1385
para.77.41  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--D.C. BUDGET REQUEST FOR FY-1999
para.77.42  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--DAYTON ACCORDS
para.77.43  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--
H.R. 4328

          THURSDAY, JULY 30 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 29), 1998

para.77.44  [ROLL NO. 355]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4328
para.77.45  PRODUCT LIABILITY--H.R. 872
para.77.46  TERRY SANFORD FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 3982
para.77.47  CAPITOL GROUNDS USE BY U.S. LUGE ASSOCIATION--H. CON. RES. 
305
para.77.48  HOUR OF MEETING
para.77.49  HOUR OF MEETING
para.77.50  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.77.51  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.77.52  ADJOURNMENT
para.77.53  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.77.54  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.77.55  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.77.56  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1998 (78)

para.78.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

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para.78.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.78.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.78.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.78.5  SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY FOR THE COMMITTEE ON 
EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE--H. RES. 507
para.78.6  EXTENSION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO VIETNAM--H.J. 
RES. 120
para.78.7  [ROLL NO. 356]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 120
para.78.8  H. RES. 507--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.78.9  [ROLL NO. 357]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 507
para.78.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4276--H. RES. 508
para.78.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3736--H. RES. 513
para.78.12  BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY--H.R. 2183
para.78.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GOODLATTE TO THE AMENDMENT 
IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.78.14  [ROLL NO. 358]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.78.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WICKER TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.78.16  [ROLL NO. 359]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.78.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CALVERT TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.78.18  [ROLL NO. 360]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.78.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. SMITH OF WASHINGTON TO THE 
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.78.20  [ROLL NO. 361]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.78.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROHRABACHER TO THE AMENDMENT 
IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.78.22  [ROLL NO. 362]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.78.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PAUL TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.78.24  [ROLL NO. 363]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.78.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PAUL TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.78.26  [ROLL NO. 264]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.78.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DELAY TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.78.28  [ROLL NO. 365]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.78.29  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PETERSON OF PENNSYLVANIA TO 
THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.78.30  [ROLL NO. 366]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.78.31  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CONVENTION CENTER AND SPORTS ARENA--
H.R. 4237
para.78.32  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.78.33  BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY--H.R. 2183

            FRIDAY, JULY 31 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 30),1998

para.78.34  SUBPOENA--MR. BOEHNER
para.78.35  SUBPOENA--MR. BARRY JACKSON, CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE 
HONORABLE JOHN A. BOEHNER
para.78.36  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.78.37  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.78.38  ADJOURNMENT
para.78.39  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.78.40  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.78.41  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.78.42  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1998 (79)

para.79.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.79.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.79.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.79.4  ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--S. CON. RES. 114
para.79.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

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para.79.6  PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
para.79.7  BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY--H.R. 2183
para.79.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BARR TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.79.9  [ROLL NO. 367]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.79.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MCINTOSH TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.79.11  [ROLL NO. 368]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.79.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HORN TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.79.13  [ROLL NO. 369]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.79.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SHAW TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.79.15  [ROLL NO. 370]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.79.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MS. KAPTUR TO THE 
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.79.17  [ROLL NO. 371]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, TO THE 
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.79.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STEARNS TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.79.19  [ROLL NO. 372]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.79.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STEARNS TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.79.21  [ROLL NO. 373]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.79.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WHITFIELD TO THE AMENDMENT 
IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.79.23  [ROLL NO. 374]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.79.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WHITFIELD TO THE AMENDMENT 
IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.79.25  [ROLL NO. 375]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.79.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ENGLISH TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. SHAYS
para.79.27  [ROLL NO. 376]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.79.28  U.S. CAPITOL POLICE MEMORIAL FUND--H.R. 4354
para.79.29  EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND LITERACY ENHANCEMENT--CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H.R. 1385
para.79.30  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.79.31  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.79.32  SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.79.33  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.79.34  ADJOURNMENT
para.79.35  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.79.36  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.79.37  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.79.38  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.79.39  MEMORIALS
    para.79.40  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1998 (80)

para.80.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.80.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.80.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.80.4  RECESS--10:53 A.M.
para.80.5  AFTER RECESS--12 NOON
para.80.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.80.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.80.8  VETERANS BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT--H.R. 4110
para.80.9  PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERANS HEALTHCARE AND RESEARCH--H.R. 3980
para.80.10  ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE TO ACCEPT VOLUNTARY 
SERVICES--S. 2143
para.80.11  AMERICAN GI FORUM FEDERAL CHARTER--S. 1759
para.80.12  PRIVATE TRUSTEE REFORM--H.R. 2592

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para.80.13  CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TRAFFICKING PROHIBITION--H.R. 3633
para.80.14  GEORGE H.W. BUSH CENTER FOR CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE--H.R. 3821
para.80.15  MEXICO'S ASSISTANCE WITH WILDFIRES--H. RES. 469
para.80.16  SHACKLEFORD BANKS WILD HORSES PROTECTION--AMENDMENT OF THE 
SENATE TO H.R. 765
para.80.17  NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENT--H.R. 1728
para.80.18  EXPANSION OF FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE--H.R. 3047
para.80.19  CONVEYANCE OF PARCELS OF LAND IN THE CARSON NATIONAL 
FOREST--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 434
para.80.20  US AND THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA FISHERY AGREEMENT--H.R. 3460
para.80.21  IRAN NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION PREVENTION--H.R. 3743
para.80.22  IRAQ OBLIGATIONS BREACH--S.J. RES. 54
para.80.23  EMERGENCY FARM FINANCIAL RELIEF--S. 2344
para.80.24  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.80.25  HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE RELIEF--H.R. 2759
para.80.26  CORRECTIONS OFFICERS HEALTH AND SAFETY--H.R. 2070
para.80.27  RECESS--4:36 P.M.
para.80.28  AFTER RECESS--5:20 P.M.
para.80.29  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--H.R. 4380
para.80.30  ORDER OF BUSINESS--TIME LIMITATION ON AMENDMENT NUMBERED 2--
H.R. 2183
para.80.31  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL
para.80.32  BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY--H.R. 2183
para.80.33  H.R. 3743--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.80.34  [ROLL NO. 377]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3743
para.80.35  H.J RES. 54--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.80.36  [ROLL NO. 378]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 54
para.80.37  BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY--H.R. 2183
para.80.38  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, AS 
AMENDED, BY MR. SHAYS
para.80.39  [ROLL NO. 379]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE, AS AMENDED
para.80.40  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para.80.41  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 515
para.80.42  COMMERCE, STATE, JUSTICE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
FY-1999--H.R. 4276
para.80.43  SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED
para.80.44  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.80.45  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.80.46  ADJOURNMENT
para.80.47  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.80.48  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.80.49  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1998 (81)

para.81.1  RECESS--9 O'CLOCK 33 MINUTES A.M.
para.81.2  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para.81.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.81.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.81.5  PRIVATE CALENDAR
para.81.6  BILLS PASSED--H.R. 379 AND H.R. 2744
para.81.7  BILL PASSED OVER--S. 1304
para.81.8  OSHA SAFETY AND EMERGENCY INFORMATION--H.R. 4037
para.81.9  OCEAN SHIPPING REFORM--S. 414
para.81.10  AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 4057
para.81.11  CREDIT UNION MEMBERSHIP ACCESS--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO 
H.R. 1151
para.81.12  U.S. AGRICULTURE EXPORTS TO EUROPE--H. CON. RES. 213
para.81.13  TECHNICAL CHANGES TO VARIOUS TRADE LAW--H.R. 4342
para.81.14  LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BICENTENNIAL COIN--H.R. 3790
para.81.15  JAMES F. BATTIN FEDERAL COURTHOUSE--H.R. 3696
para.81.16  JOSEPH P. KINNEARY UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE--S. 1800
para.81.17  WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATIES IMPLEMENTATION--H.R. 2281
para.81.18  H. CON. RES. 213--UNFINISHED BUSINESS

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para.81.19  [ROLL NO. 380]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 213
para.81.20  COMMERCE, STATE, JUSTICE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
FY-1999--H.R. 4276
para.81.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MOLLOHAN
para.81.22  [ROLL NO. 381]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.81.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, BY MR. SKAGGS
para.81.24  [ROLL NO. 382]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED
para.81.25  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.81.26  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 4276
para.81.27  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3892--H. RES. 516
para.81.28  COMMERCE, STATE, JUSTICE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS FY-
1999--H.R. 4276
para.81.29  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SOUDER
para.81.30  [ROLL NO. 383]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.81.31  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BASS
para.81.32  [ROLL NO. 384]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.81.33  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCOTT
para.81.34  [ROLL NO. 385]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.81.35  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GUTKNECHT
para.81.36  [ROLL NO. 386]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.81.37  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. DEGETTE
para.81.38  [ROLL NO. 387]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.81.39  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.81.40  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.81.41  ADJOURNMENT
para.81.42  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.81.43  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.81.44  MEMORIALS
para.81.45  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.81.46  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.81.47  PETITIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1998 (82)

para.82.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.82.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.82.3  COMMITTEE FUNDING
para.82.4  COMMERCE, STATE, JUSTICE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-
1999--H.R. 4276
para.82.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MOLLOHAN
para.82.6  [ROLL NO. 388]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.82.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PALLONE
para.82.8  [ROLL NO. 389]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.82.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ENGEL
para.82.10  [ROLL NO. 390]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.82.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROYCE
para.82.12  [ROLL NO. 391]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.82.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BARTLETT
para.82.14  [ROLL NO. 392]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.82.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TALENT
para.82.16  [ROLL NO. 393]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.82.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STEARNS
para.82.18  [ROLL NO. 394]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.82.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CALLAHAN
para.82.20  [ROLL NO. 395]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.82.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CONYERS
para.82.22  [ROLL NO. 396]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.82.23  COMMERCE, STATE, JUSTICE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
FY-1999--H.R. 4276
para.82.24  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 4276
para.82.25  COMMERCE, STATE, JUSTICE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
FY-1999--H.R. 4276
para.82.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HUTCHINSON
para.82.27  [ROLL NO. 397]--ON THE AMENDMENT

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para.82.28  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HEFLEY
para.82.29  [ROLL NO. 398]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.82.30  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KOLBE
para.82.31  [ROLL NO. 399]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.82.32  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MCINTOSH
para.82.33  [ROLL NO. 400]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.82.34  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KUCINICH
para.82.35  [ROLL NO. 401]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.82.36  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2183
para.82.37  H.R. 4276--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.82.38  [ROLL NO. 402]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4276

         THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF AUGUST 5), 1998

para.82.39  ORDER OF BUSINESS--MODIFICATION ON CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 
2183
para.82.40  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4380--H. RES. 517
para.82.41  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.82.42  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.82.43  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.82.44  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.82.45  ADJOURNMENT
para.82.46  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.82.47  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.82.48  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.82.49  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1998 (83)

para.83.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.83.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.83.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.83.4  ORDER OF BUSINESS--EXTENTION OF REMARKS
para.83.5  NAZI WAR CRIMES DISCLOSURE--S. 1379
para.83.6  FASTENER QUALITY--AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 3824
para.83.7  BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY--H.R. 2183
para.83.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. 
DOOLITTLE
para.83.9  [ROLL NO. 403]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.83.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. HUTCHINSON
para.83.11  [ROLL NO. 404]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.83.12  [ROLL NO. 405]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2183
para.83.13  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4380--H. RES. 517
para.83.14  [ROLL NO. 406]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 517
para.83.15  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--H.R. 4380
para.83.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. NORTON
para.83.17  [ROLL NO. 407]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.83.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. NORTON
para.83.19  [ROLL NO. 408]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.83.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. NORTON
para.83.21  [ROLL NO. 409]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.83.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. NORTON
para.83.23  [ROLL NO. 410]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.83.24  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS OF H.R. 4380
para.83.25  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--H.R. 4380
para.83.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ARMEY
para.83.27  [ROLL NO. 411]--ON THE AMENDMENT

          FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF AUGUST 6), 1998

para.83.28  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TIAHRT
para.83.29  [ROLL NO. 412]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.83.30  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. MORAN OF 
VIRGINIA

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para.83.31  [ROLL NO. 413]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para.83.32  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. LARGENT
para.83.33  [ROLL NO. 414]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.83.34  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BILBRAY
para.83.35  [ROLL NO. 415]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.83.36  [ROLL NO. 416]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4380
para.83.37  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.83.38  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 4321
para.83.39  CANADIAN RIVER PROJECT WATER RECLAMATION--H.R. 3687
para.83.40  SPANISH PEAKS WILDERNESS--H.R. 1865
para.83.41  HOUR OF MEETING
para.83.42  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.83.43  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.83.44  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.83.45  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.83.46  ADJOURNMENT
para.83.47  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.83.48  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.83.49  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.83.50  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.83.51  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.83.52  DELETIONS

                       FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1998 (84)

para.84.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.84.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.84.3  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.84.4  ADJOURNMENT
para.84.5  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.84.6  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.84.7  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.84.8  MEMORIALS
para.84.9  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.84.10  PETITIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 (85)

para.85.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.85.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.85.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.85.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.85.5  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.85.6  ORDER OF BUSINESS--VOTES ON SUSPENSIONS
para.85.7  THOMAS COLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE--H.R. 3109
para.85.8  MARION NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY CONVEYANCE--S. 1883
para.85.9  LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL RECREATION AREA--S. 1683
para.85.10  PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER MEDAL OF VALOR--H.R. 4090
para.85.11  THOMAS ALVA EDISON SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE COIN--H.R. 
678
para.85.12  LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE COIN--
H.R. 1560
para.85.13  LLOYD D. GEORGE FEDERAL BUILDING AND U.S. COURTHOUSE--H.R. 
2225
para.85.14  RONALD V. DELLUMS FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 3295
para.85.15  COMMEMORATING 50 YEARS OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND THE 
REPUBLIC OF KOREA--H. RES. 459
para.85.16  BISHOP JUAN JOSE GERARDI MURDER--H. RES. 421
para.85.17  NEW TRIBES MISSION HOSTAGE CRISIS--H. CON. RES. 277
para.85.18  ERITREA AND ETHIOPIA CONFLICT--H. CON. RES. 292
para.85.19  JAMES T. LEONARD, SR. POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 3810
para.85.20  RAY J. FARVE POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 2623
para.85.21  JEROME ANTHONY AMBRO, JR. POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 3167
para.85.22  EDGAR C. CAMPBELL, SR. POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 3939

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para.85.23  DAVID P. RICHARDSON, JR. POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 3999
para.85.24  RECESS--3:03 P.M.
para.85.25  AFTER RECESS--5 P.M.
para.85.26  H.R. 678--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.85.27  [ROLL NO. 417]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 678
para.85.28  H.R. 1560--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.85.29  [ROLL NO. 418]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1560
para.85.30  H. RES. 459--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.85.31  [ROLL NO. 419]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 459
para.85.32  COMMUNICATION FROM INDEPENDENT COUNSEL
para.85.33  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2863--H. RES. 521
para.85.34  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2538--H. RES. 522
para.85.35  NATIONAL SKILL STANDARDS BOARD--APPOINTMENT
para.85.36  COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY 
PREVENTION--APPOINTMENT
para.85.37  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.85.38  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.85.39  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.85.40  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.85.41  ADJOURNMENT
para.85.42  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.85.43  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.85.44  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.85.45  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.85.46  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.85.47  MEMORIALS
para.85.48  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.85.49  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.85.50  PETITIONS

                    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1998 (86)

para.86.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.86.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.86.3  DECORUM IN DEBATE
para.86.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2863--H. RES. 521
para.86.5  MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY REFORM--H.R. 2863
para.86.6  [ROLL NO. 420]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2863
para.86.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2538--H. RES. 522
para.86.8  GUADALUPE-HIDALGO TREATY LAND CLAIMS--H.R. 2538
para.86.9  [ROLL NO. 421]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2538
para.86.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3892--H. RES. 516
para.86.11  INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF 
THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 3694
para.86.12  ENGLISH LANGUAGE FLUENCY--H.R. 3892
para.86.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MARTINEZ TO THE AMENDMENT BY 
MR. RIGGS
para.86.14  [ROLL NO. 422]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.86.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. RIGGS
para.86.16  [ROLL NO. 423]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.86.17  [ROLL NO. 424]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3892
para.86.18  SUBPOENA--MR. STRICKLAND
para.86.19  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--SHANNON JONES IN THE OFFICE OF THE 
HONORABLE JOHN E. PETERSON
para.86.20  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 3892
para.86.21  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MS. SUSAN GUREKOVICH IN THE OFFICE OF 
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN E. PETERSON
para.86.22  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MS. RHONDA PELLEGRINI IN THE OFFICE OF 
THE HONORABLE FRANK D. RIGGS
para.86.23  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 525
para.86.24  PROVIDING FOR A DELIBERATIVE REVIEW OF COMMUNICATION FROM AN 
INDEPENDENT COUNSEL--H. RES. 525
para.86.25  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.86.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.86.27  ADJOURNMENT

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para.86.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.86.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.86.30  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.86.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.86.32  DELETIONS

                     FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1998 (87)

para.87.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.87.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.87.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.87.4  INDEPENDENT COUNSEL REPORT--H. RES. 525
para.87.5  [ROLL NO. 425]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 525
para.87.6  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 530
para.87.7  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.87.8  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.87.9  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.87.10  ADJOURNMENT
para.87.11  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.87.12  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.87.13  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.87.14  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.87.15  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.87.16  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.87.17  DELETIONS

                     MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1998 (88)

para.88.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.88.2  RECESS--10:35 A.M.
para.88.3  AFTER RECESS--12 NOON
para.88.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.88.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.88.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.88.7  COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRAINING AND 
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES--S. 2206
para.88.8  NEXT GENERATION INTERNET RESEARCH--H.R. 3332
para.88.9  POSTAL EMPLOYEES SAFETY ENHANCEMENT--S. 2112
para.88.10  RECESS--12:49 P.M.
para.88.11  AFTER RECESS--1 P.M.
para.88.12  HURFF A. SAUNDERS FEDERAL BUILDING--S. 2032
para.88.13  AARON HENRY U.S. POST OFFICE--H.R. 892
para.88.14  CULPABILITY OF SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC FOR WAR CRIMES--H. CON. 
RES. 304
para.88.15  CONVICTED FELON JOANNE CHESIMARD EXTRADITION--H. CON. RES. 
254
para.88.16  INDEPENDENT RADIO BROADCASTING IN AFRICA--H. RES. 415
para.88.17  USIA TELEVISION PROGRAM AVAILABILITY TO THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM 
AND ARCHIVES--H.R. 4083
para.88.18  INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN RECOVERING CHILDREN ABDUCTED IN 
THE U.S.--H. CON. RES. 224
para.88.19  50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN 
RIGHTS--H. CON. RES. 185
para.88.20  TORTURE VICTIMS RELIEF--H.R. 4309
para.88.21  ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY 
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION--H.R. 3007
para.88.22  SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA LAND TRANSFER--H.R. 2508
para.88.23  RECESS--3:03P.M.
para.88.24  AFTER RECESS--5:15 P.M.
para.88.25  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.88.26  S. 2206--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.88.27  [ROLL NO. 426]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 2206
para.88.28  H. CON. RES. 304--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.88.29  [ROLL NO. 427]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 304
para.88.30  H. CON. RES. 254--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.88.31  [ROLL NO. 428]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 254

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para.88.32  H. CON. RES. 185--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.88.33  [ROLL NO. 429]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 185
para.88.34  CULPABILITY OF SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC FOR WAR CRIMES--S. CON. 
RES. 105
para.88.35  ``UNITED STATES CAPITOL'' PUBLICATION--S. CON. RES. 115
para.88.36  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S. ACTIVITIES IN THE U.N.
para.88.37  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACTIVITIES
para.88.38  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4006--H. RES. 535
para.88.39  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.88.40  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.88.41  ADJOURNMENT
para.88.42  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.88.43  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.88.44  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.88.45  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.88.46  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.88.47  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1998 (89)

para.89.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.89.2  RECESS--9:38 A.M.
para.89.3  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para.89.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.89.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.89.6  PRIVATE CALENDAR BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.89.7  RECESS--10:21 A.M.
para.89.8  AFTER RECESS--10:36 A.M.
para.89.9  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 4101
para.89.10  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 4101
para.89.11  [ROLL NO. 430]--ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.89.12  DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT 
OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 4103
para.89.13  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 4103
para.89.14  LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--H.R. 4112
para.89.15  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 4112
para.89.16  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 4112
para.89.17  TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 4328
para.89.18  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 4328
para.89.19  VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF 
THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 4194
para.89.20  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 4194
para.89.21  SPEED TRAFFICKING LIFE IN PRISON--H.R. 3898
para.89.22  CONDEMNING MARIJUANA AS ADDICTIVE DRUG--H.J. RES. 117
para.89.23  CENTER FOR MISSING CHILDREN--S. 2073
para.89.24  MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY STANDARDS REAUTHORIZATION --H.R. 4382
para.89.25  GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT--H.R. 3903
para.89.26  COMMISSION ON OCEAN POLICY--H.R. 3445
para.89.27  NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM 
FEES--H.R. 2993
para.89.28  EXCHANGE OF IDAHO SCHOOL LAND--H.R. 4166
para.89.29  MEMORIAL TO HONOR MAHATMA GANDHI IN THE DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA--H.R. 4284
para.89.30  IRRIGATION PROJECT CONTRACT EXTENSION--H.R. 2795
para.89.31  TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICES AT FOLSOM DAM IN CALIFORNIA--
H.R. 4079
para.89.32  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 520
para.89.33  MARK MCGWIRE OF THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS--H. RES. 520
para.89.34  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 536
para.89.35  SAMMY SOSA OF THE CHICAGO CUBS--H. RES. 536
para.89.36  FREEMAN HANKINS POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 4002

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para.89.37  MAX WEINER POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 4003
para.89.38  HIS HOLINESS POPE JOHN PAUL'S VISIT TO CUBA--H. RES. 362
para.89.39  EXTRADITION OF CRIMINALS FROM MEXICO--H. RES. 381
para.89.40  ORDER OF BUSINESS--VOTES POSTPONED
para.89.41  H.R. 4103--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.89.42  [ROLL NO. 431]--ON THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES
para.89.43  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--H.R. 4569
para.89.44  PROVIDING FOR A CLOSED CONFERENCE--H.R. 4103
para.89.45  [ROLL NO. 432]--ON THE MOTION
para.89.46  H.R. 4328--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.89.47  [ROLL NO. 433]--ON THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES
para.89.48  H.R. 4194--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.89.49  [ROLL NO. 434]--ON THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES
para.89.50  H.J. RES. 117--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.89.51  [ROLL NO. 435]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 117
para.89.52  S. 2073--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.89.53  [ROLL NO. 436]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 2073
para.89.54  H.R. 4382--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.89.55  [ROLL NO. 437]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4382
para.89.56  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4300--H. RES. 537
para.89.57  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4550--H. RES. 538
para.89.58  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.89.59  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.89.60  ADJOURNMENT
para.89.61  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.89.62  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.89.63  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.89.64  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.89.65  PETITIONS

                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1998 (90)

para.90.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.90.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.90.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.90.4  TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--DISAGREED TO 
THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 4104
para.90.5  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 4104
para.90.6  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 4104
para.90.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4300--H. RES. 537
para.90.8  WESTERN HEMISPHERE DRUG ELIMINATION--H.R. 4300
para.90.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MCCOLLUM
para.90.10  [ROLL NO. 438]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.90.11  RECORDED VOTE--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. REYES 
TO THE AMENDMENT BY MR. TRAFICANT
para.90.12  [ROLL NO. 439]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, TO THE 
AMENDMENT
para.90.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TRAFICANT
para.90.14  [ROLL NO. 440]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.90.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. WATERS
para.90.16  [ROLL NO. 441]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.90.17  [ROLL NO. 442]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4300
para.90.18  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4550--H. RES. 538
para.90.19  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.90.20  DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION--H.R. 4550
para.90.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TAYLOR OF MISSISSIPPI
para.90.22  [ROLL NO. 443]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.90.23  [ROLL NO. 444]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4550
para.90.24  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 4550
para.90.25  SECURITIES LITIGATION UNIFORM STANDARDS--INSISTED ON HOUSE 
AMENDMENT AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--S. 1260

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para.90.26  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION
para.90.27  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 540
para.90.28  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 128--H. RES. 
541
para.90.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4569--H. RES. 542
para.90.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3248--H. RES. 543
para.90.31  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVED
para.90.32  SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVED
para.90.33  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.90.34  ADJOURNMENT
para.90.35  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.90.36  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.90.37  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.90.38  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.90.39  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.90.40  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.90.41  DELETIONS

                    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1998 (91)

para.91.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.91.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.91.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4300--H. RES. 541
para.91.4  CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FY-1999--H.J. RES. 128
para.91.5  [ROLL NO. 445]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 128
para.91.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4569--H. RES. 542
para.91.7  [ROLL NO. 446]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 542
para.91.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.91.9  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--H.R. 4569
para.91.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PORTER
para.91.11  [ROLL NO. 447]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.91.11  RECORDED VOTE--ON THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. KENNEDY OF 
MASSACHUSETTS FOR THE AMENDMENT BY MR. TORRES
para.91.12  [ROLL NO. 448]--ON THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.91.13  [ROLL NO. 449]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4569
para.91.14  CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS
para.91.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF SUSPENSIONS--H. RES. 544
para.91.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3248--H. RES. 543
para.91.17  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para.91.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.91.19  ADJOURNMENT
para.91.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.91.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.91.22  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1998 (92)

para.92.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.92.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.92.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.92.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.92.5  DOLLARS TO THE CLASSROOM--H.R. 3248
para.92.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MINK
para.92.7  [ROLL NO. 450]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.92.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. 
MARTINEZ
para.92.9  [ROLL NO. 451]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.92.10  [ROLL NO. 452]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3248
para.92.11  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 3248
para.92.12  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.92.13  HOUR OF MEETING
para.92.14  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH

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para.92.15  NOTICE--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
para.92.16  NOTICE--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
para.92.17  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 3616
para.92.18  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES--H. RES. 544
para.92.19  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.92.20  VOLUNTEERS FOR WILDLIFE--AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 
1856
para.92.21  CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL FOR NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA--H. 
CON. RES. 326
para.92.22  SAND CREEK MASSACRE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE--S. 1695
para.92.23  SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.92.24  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.92.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.92.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.92.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.92.28  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.92.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.92.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1998 (93)

para.93.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.93.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.93.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.93.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.93.5  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 4112
para.93.6  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.93.7  JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.93.8  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.93.9  ADJOURNMENT
para.93.10  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.93.11  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.93.12  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.93.13  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.93.14  PETITIONS

                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1998 (94)

para.94.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.94.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.94.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.94.4  COMMUNICATION FROM THE MINORITY LEADER--COMMISSION ON 
MAINTAINING UNITED STATES NUCLEAR WEAPONS EXPERTISE--APPOINTMENT
para.94.5  COMMUNICATION FROM THE MINORITY LEADER--PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY 
COMMISSION ON HOLOCAUST ASSETS IN THE UNITED STATES --APPOINTMENTS
para.94.6  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.94.7  GREAT LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE RESTORATION--H.R. 1481
para.94.8  FEDERAL INDIAN SERVICES-KICKAPOO TRIBE--H.R. 2314
para.94.9  GALLATIN LAND CONSOLIDATION--H.R. 3381
para.94.10  MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT--H.R. 1659
para.94.11  LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION BICENTENNIAL--H. RES. 144
para.94.12  ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT--H.R. 2000
para.94.13  NATIVE AMERICANS LAWS--H.R. 4068
para.94.14  RELATIONS WITH PACIFIC ISLAND NATIONS--H. RES. 505
para.94.15  SERBIAN POLICE CONDEMNATION--H. CON. RES. 315
para.94.16  RICHARD C. LEE U.S. COURTHOUSE--S. 1355
para.94.17  ROBERT K. RODIBAUGH U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURTHOUSE--H.R. 81
para.94.18  BENEFITS OF NONCITIZENS--H.R. 4558
para.94.19  RECESS--4:30 P.M.
para.94.20  AFTER RECESS--4:47 P.M.
para.94.21  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 545
para.94.22  [ROLL NO. 453]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE 
TABLE

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para.94.23  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 546
para.94.24  H. RES. 144--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.94.25  [ROLL NO. 454]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 144
para.94.26  H. RES. 505--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.94.27  [ROLL NO. 455]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 505
para.94.28  H. CON. RES. 315--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.94.29  [ROLL NO. 456]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 315
para.94.30  S. 1355--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.94.31  H.R. 81--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.94.32  WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATIES IMPLEMENTATION--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2281
para.94.33  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO TOTAL INDEPENDENCE OF ANGOLA
para.94.34  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 3616--H. RES. 549
para.94.35  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 4112--H. RES. 550
para.94.36  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.94.37  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.94.38  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.94.39  ADJOURNMENT
para.94.40  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.94.41  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.94.42  MEMORIALS
para.94.43  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.94.44  PETITIONS
    para.94.45  DELETIONS

                    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1998 (95)

para.95.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.95.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.95.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.95.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.95.5  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST H.R. 4112--H. RES. 550
para.95.6  LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--CONFERENCE REPORT 
ON H.R. 4112
para.95.7  [ROLL NO. 457]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.95.8  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 3616--H. RES. 549
para.95.9  DOD AUTHORIZATION--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3616
para.95.10  [ROLL NO. 458]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.95.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3736--H. RES. 513
para.95.12  WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT AND PROTECTION--H.R. 3736
para.95.13  [ROLL NO. 459]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.95.14  [ROLL NO. 460]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3736
para.95.15  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 3736
para.95.16  COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRAINING AND 
EDUCATION SERVICES--INSISTED ON THE HOUSE AMENDMENT AND AGREED TO A 
CONFERENCE--S. 2206
para.95.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4618--H. RES. 551
para.95.18  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4578 AND H.R. 4579--
H. RES. 552
para.95.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2621--H. RES. 553
para.95.20  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.95.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.95.22  ADJOURNMENT
para.95.23  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.95.24  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.95.25  MEMORIALS
para.95.26  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.95.27  PETITIONS

                     FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1998 (96)

para.96.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.96.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.96.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.96.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.96.5  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 4103
para.96.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4578 AND H.R. 4579--
H. RES. 552
para.96.7  [ROLL NO. 461]--ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.96.8  [ROLL NO. 462]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 552
para.96.9  SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY--H.R. 4578
para.96.10  [ROLL NO. 463]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.96.11  [ROLL NO. 464]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4578
para.96.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2621--H. RES. 553
para.96.13  [ROLL NO. 465]--ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.96.14  RECIPROCAL TRADE AGREEMENT AUTHORITIES--H.R. 2621
para.96.15  [ROLL NO. 466]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2621
para.96.16  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.96.17  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4579
para.96.18  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORTS--H.R. 4060 AND H.R. 6
para.96.19  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4103, H.R. 4060 AND 
H.R. 6
para.96.20  TAX RELIEF FOR FAMILIES--H.R. 4579
para.96.21  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.96.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.96.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.96.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.96.25  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.96.26  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.96.27  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.96.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.96.29  MEMORIALS
para.96.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.96.31  DELETIONS

                    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1998 (97)

para.97.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.97.2  [ROLL NO. 467]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.97.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.97.4  TAX RELIEF FOR FAMILIES--H.R. 4579
para.97.5  [ROLL NO. 468]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.97.6  [ROLL NO. 469]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4579
para.97.7  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.97.8  ADJOURNMENT
para.97.9  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.97.10  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.97.11  DELETIONS

                     MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1998 (98)

para.98.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.98.2  RECESS--11:12 A.M.
para.98.3  AFTER RECESS--12 NOON
para.98.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.98.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.98.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.98.7  ERADICATE OR CONTROL NUTRIA AND RESTORE MARSHLAND IN 
MARYLAND--H.R. 4337
para.98.8  MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING AND CONSERVATION STAMP PROMOTION--H.R. 
4248
para.98.9  ENERGY CONSERVATION REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 4017
para.98.10  HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS--H.R. 4081
para.98.11  AFRICA: SEEDS OF HOPE--H.R. 4283
para.98.12  TRADEMARK ACT AMENDMENTS--H.R. 3891
para.98.13  SIDNEY R. YATES FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 4595
para.98.14  RICHARD C. WHITE FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 3598

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para.98.15  JERE COOPER FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 2730
para.98.16  THURGOOD MARSHALL UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE--H.R. 2187
para.98.17  FAIR LABOR STANDARDS MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO WOOD 
PRODUCTS--H.R. 4257
para.98.18  FAIR LABOR STANDARDS MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO THE OPERATION 
OF AUTOMOBILES AND TRUCKS--H.R. 2327
para.98.19  DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
4103
para.98.20  ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--CONFERENCE REPORT 
ON H.R. 4060
para.98.21  BANKRUPTCY REFORM--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE 
AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 3150
para.98.22  ORDER OF BUSINESS--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON H.R. 3150
para.98.23  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 3150
para.98.24  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.98.25  H.R. 3891--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.98.26  [ROLL NO. 470]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3891
para.98.27  H.R. 4103--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.98.28  [ROLL NO. 471]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.98.29  H.R. 4060--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.98.30  [ROLL NO. 472]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.98.31  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON H.R. 3150--UNFINISHED 
BUSINESS
para.98.32  [ROLL NO. 473]--ON THE MOTION
para.98.33  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 3150
para.98.34  EMULATE THE CHARACTER OF OFFICER CHESTNUT AND DETECTIVE 
GIBSON OF THE U.S. CAPITOL POLICE--H. CON. RES. 317
para.98.35  HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORIZATION--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 6
para.98.36  WAIVING REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI WITH RESPECT 
TO RESOLUTIONS--H. RES. 558
para.98.37  QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT PROGRAM EXTENSION--S. 2071
para.98.38  HOUR OF MEETING
para.98.39  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
para.98.40  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.98.41  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.98.42  ADJOURNMENT
para.98.43  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.98.44  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.98.45  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.98.46  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.98.47  MEMORIALS
    para.98.48  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1998 (99)

para.99.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.99.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.99.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.99.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.99.5  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.99.6  ADJOURNMENT
para.99.7  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.99.8  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1998 (100)

para.100.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.100.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.100.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.100.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.100.5  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 2349
para.100.6  WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI--H. RES. 558
para.100.7  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.100.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.100.9  RECESS--3:53 P.M.

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para.100.10  AFTER RECESS--4:33 P.M.
para.100.11  CHILD NUTRITION AND WIC REAUTHORIZATION--DISAGEED TO THE 
AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 3874
para.100.12  JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION--INSIST 
ON THE HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ASK FOR A CONFERENCE--S. 2073
para.100.13  RECESS--4:40 P.M.
para.100.14  AFTER RECESS--5:02 P.M.
para.100.15  S. 2073--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.100.16  [ROLL NO. 474]--ON THE MOTION TO INSIST ON THE HOUSE 
AMENDMENTS AND ASK FOR A CONFERENCE
para.100.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3789--H. RES. 560
para.100.18  AUTOMATED ENTRY-EXIT CONTROL SYSTEM--H.R. 4658
para.100.19  COMPUTER PROCESSING PROBLEMS INFORMATION EXCHANGE--S. 2392
para.100.20  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 4104
para.100.21  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 4104--H. RES. 563
para.100.22  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 4104--H. RES. 563
para.100.23  [ROLL NO. 475]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 563
para.100.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4274--H. RES. 564
para.100.25  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.100.26  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.100.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.100.28  ADJOURNMENT
para.100.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.100.30  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.100.31  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.100.32  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.100.33  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1998 (101)

para.101.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.101.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.101.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4274--H. RES. 564
para.101.4  RECESS--9:30 A.M.
para.101.5  AFTER RECESS--12:50 P.M.
para.101.6  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 4101
para.101.7  H. RES. 564--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.101.8  [ROLL NO. 476]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 564
para.101.9  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.101.10  [ROLL NO. 477]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.101.11  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 4614
para.101.12  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 4101--H. RES. 567
para.101.13  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 4101--H. RES. 567
para.101.14  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--CONFERENCE REPORT 
ON H.R. 4101
para.101.15  [ROLL NO. 478]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.101.16  [ROLL NO. 479]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.101.17  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 3694
para.101.18  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.101.19  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.101.20  SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.101.21  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.101.22  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.101.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.101.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.101.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.101.26  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.101.27  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.101.28  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.101.29  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.101.30  DELETIONS

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                      MONDAY OCTOBER 5, 1998 (102)

para.102.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.102.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.102.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.102.4  RECESS--12:59 P.M.
para.102.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.102.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.102.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.102.8  FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH CARE PROTECTION--AMENDMENTS OF THE 
SENATE TO H.R. 1836
para.102.9  FEDERAL EMPLOYEES CHILD CARE AFFORDABILITY--H.R. 4280
para.102.10  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 4194
para.102.11  FEDERAL EMPLOYEE LEAVE TIME FOR ORGAN DONOR--H.R. 2943
para.102.12  FEDERAL LAND IN NEW HAMPSHIRE--H.R. 4614
para.102.13  TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION REFORM--AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE 
TO H.R. 930
para.102.14  FREEDOM FROM GOVERNMENT COMPETITION--S. 314
para.102.15  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 3694
para.102.16  TIM LEE CARTER POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 3864
para.102.17  THOMAS P. FOGLIETTA POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 4000
para.102.18  ROXANNE H. JONES POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 4001
para.102.19  INDIAN FEDERAL RECOGNITION ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES--H.R. 
1154
para.102.20  GUAM JUDICIAL EMPOWERMENT--H.R. 2370
para.102.21  TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE--H.R. 1833
para.102.22  CALIFORNIA INDIAN LAND TRANSFER--H.R. 2742
para.102.23  AMERICAN-MADE TOLL FREE NUMBER--H.R. 563
para.102.24  MONEY LAUNDERING DETERRENCE--H.R. 4005
para.102.25  MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES STRATEGY--H.R. 1756
para.102.26  FOREIGN SERVICE ANNUITIES COMPUTATION--H.R. 633
para.102.27  TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ--H.R. 4655
para.102.28  H.R. 4614--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.102.29  [ROLL NO. 480]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4614
para.102.30  H.R. 1154--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.102.31  [ROLL NO. 481]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1154
para.102.32  H.R. 4655--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.102.33  [ROLL NO. 482]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4655
para.102.34  TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--H.R. 4104
para.102.35  PROVIDING FOR AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE WITH 
AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1702--H. RES. 572
para.102.36  APPLE EXPORTS--H.R. 4148
para.102.37  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4570--H. RES. 573
para.102.38  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 4194--H. RES. 574
para.102.39  WAIVING REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI--H. RES. 575
para.102.40  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4259--H. RES. 576
para.102.41  AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES EMBARGO REPORT--H.R. 4647
para.102.42  CHANGE OF CONFEREES--S. 2073
para.102.43  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.102.44  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.102.45  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.102.46  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.102.47  ADJOURNMENT
para.102.48  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.102.49  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.102.50  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.102.51  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1998 (103)

para.103.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.103.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.103.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.103.4  RECESS--9:07 A.M.
para.103.5  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.

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para.103.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.103.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.103.8  PRIVATE CALENDAR
para.103.9  BILLS PASSED--H.R. 1794 AND H.R. 1834
para.103.10  BILL PASSED OVER--S. 1304
para.103.11  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 4194--H. RES. 574
para.103.12  VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 4194
para.103.13  [ROLL NO. 483]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.103.14  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-
1999--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A 
CONFERENCE--H.R. 4276
para.103.15  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 4276
para.103.16  WAIVING REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI--H. RES. 575
para.103.17  [ROLL NO. 484]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 575
para.103.18  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4259--H. RES. 576
para.103.19  HASKELL UNIVERSITY AND SOUTHWESTERN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 
DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS--H.R. 4259
para.103.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. CUMMINGS
para.103.21  [ROLL NO. 485]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.103.22  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 3874 AND S. 2206
para.103.23  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3694
para.103.24  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.103.25  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.103.26  OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--H. 
RES. 577
para.103.27  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.103.28  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.103.29  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.103.30  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.103.31  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.103.32  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.103.33  ADJOURNMENT
para.103.34  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.103.35  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.103.36  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.103.37  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.103.38  PETITIONS
    para.103.39  DELETIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1998 (104)

para.104.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.104.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.104.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.104.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.104.5  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.104.6  INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3696
para.104.7  [ROLL NO. 486]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.104.8  [ROLL NO. 487]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.104.9  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.104.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4570--H. RES. 573
para.104.11  [ROLL NO. 488]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 573
para.104.12  OMNIBUS NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS--H.R. 4570
para.104.13  [ROLL NO. 489]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4570
para.104.14  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 4104
para.104.15  ANTIMICROBIAL REGULATION--H.R. 4679
para.104.16  BORDER SMOG REDUCTION--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 8
para.104.17  CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION--H.R. 3783
para.104.18  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.104.19  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 4104--H. RES. 579
para.104.20  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 131 AND WAIVING 
CERTAIN ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 105TH 
CONGRESS--H. RES. 580

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para.104.21  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 4104--H. RES. 579
para.104.22  [ROLL NO. 490]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 579
para.104.23  TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4104
para.104.24  MULTICHANNEL VIDEO COMPETITION--H.R. 2921
para.104.25  CORPORAL HAROLD GOMEZ POST OFFICE--H.R. 4616
para.104.26  MERVYN DYMALLY POST OFFICE--H.R. 2348
para.104.27  H.R. 4616--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.104.28  [ROLL NO. 491]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4616
para.104.29  H.R. 2348--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.104.30  [ROLL NO. 492]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2348
para.104.31  H.R. 4104--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.104.32  [ROLL NO. 493]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.104.33  [ROLL NO. 494]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.104.34  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.104.35  BASEBALL ANTITRUST--S. 53
para.104.36  SONNY BONO COPYRIGHT TERM EXTENSION--S. 505
para.104.37  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 3150
para.104.38  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.104.39  CRIME IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY--S. 2022
para.104.40  IDENTITY FRAUD--H.R. 4151
para.104.41  CRIME VICTIMS WITH DISABILITIES AWARENESS--S. 1976
para.104.42  LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER HIRING--H.R. 804
para.104.43  IRELAND CULTURAL AND TRAINING PROGRAM--H.R. 4293
para.104.44  SUBPOENA--MR. DELAHUNT
para.104.45  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.104.46  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.104.47  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT

        THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF OCTOBER 7), 1998

para.104.48  ADJOURNMENT
para.104.49  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.104.50  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.104.51  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.104.52  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.104.53  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1998 (105)

para.105.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.105.2  [ROLL NO. 495]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.105.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.105.4  RECESS--10:23 A.M.
para.105.5  U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH--H. RES. 
577
para.105.6  AFTER RECESS--10:55 A.M.
para.105.7  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--INVESTIGATORY POWERS OF THE 
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY--H. RES. 581
para.105.8  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.105.9  [ROLL NO. 496]--QUORUM CALL
para.105.10  [ROLL NO. 497]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.105.11  [ROLL NO. 498]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 581
para.105.12  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2281
para.105.13  NOTICE--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
para.105.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 131--H. RES. 
580
para.105.15  WAIVING CERTAIN ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS--H.J. RES. 331
para.105.16  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.105.17  THEODORE ROOSEVELT MEDAL OF HONOR--H.R. 2263
para.105.18  FURTHER PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4274--H. 
RES. 584
para.105.19  FURTHER PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4274--H. 
RES. 584
para.105.20  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.105.21  MOTION TO ADJOURN

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para.105.22  [ROLL NO. 499]--ON THE MOTION
para.105.23  [ROLL NO. 500]--ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.105.24  [ROLL NO. 501]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.105.25  [ROLL NO. 502]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 584
para.105.26  [ROLL NO. 503]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE ON AGREEING TO THE RESOLUTION
para.105.27  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.105.28  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 4274
para.105.29  LABOR--HHS APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--H.R. 4274
para.105.30  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. ISTOOK TO THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. GREENWOOD
para.105.31  [ROLL NO. 504]--ON THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT
para.105.32  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.R. 4101
para.105.33  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 3150--H. RES. 586
para.105.34  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 1804
para.105.35  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 4668
para.105.36  H.R. 2263--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.105.37  SCIENCE POLICY REPORT--H. RES. 578
para.105.38  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1853
para.105.39  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.105.40  MAMMOGRAMS AND BIOPSIES--H. RES. 565
para.105.41  LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE--S. 
2232
para.105.42  DUTCH JOHN, UTAH, LAND TRANSFER--S. 890
para.105.43  INTERNATIONAL CHILD LABOR RELIEF--H.R. 4506
para.105.44  REWARDS FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL CRIMES--
H.R. 4660
para.105.45  INADEQUATE SEWAGE INFRASTRUCTURE IN TIJUANA, MEXICO--H. 
CON. RES. 331
para.105.46  HOLOCAUST-ERA ASSETS--H. RES. 557
para.105.47  FORCED ABDUCTION OF UGANDAN CHILDREN--H. CON. RES. 309
para.105.48  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.105.49  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.105.50  VETERANS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES--S. 1021
para.105.51  FEDERAL EMPLOYEES LIFE INSURANCE--AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE 
TO H.R. 2675
para.105.52  IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES--H. CON. RES. 302

         FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF OCTOBER 8), 1998

para.105.53  CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUNSHINE--H.R. 2109
para.105.54  CHILD NUTRITION AND WIC REAUTHORIZATION--CONFERENCE REPORT 
ON H.R. 3874
para.105.55  CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY 
EDUCATION--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1853
para.105.56  COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRAINING AND 
EDUCATION SERVICES--CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2206
para.105.57  POTOMAC HIGHLANDS AIRPORT AUTHORITY COMPACT--S.J. RES. 51
para.105.58  DEPOSITORY STREAMLINING--H.R. 4364
para.105.59  FAIR CREDIT REPORTING--S. 2561
para.105.60  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.105.61  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.105.62  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.105.63  ADJOURNMENT
para.105.64  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.105.65  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.105.66  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.105.67  DELETIONS

                      FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1998 (106)

para.106.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.106.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.106.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.106.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.106.5  WAIVING ALL POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 3150--H. RES. 586

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para.106.6  BANKRUPTCY REFORM--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3150
para.106.7  [ROLL NO. 505]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.106.8  [ROLL NO. 506]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.106.9  H. RES. 565--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.106.10  [ROLL NO. 507]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 565
para.106.11  H. CON. RES. 331--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.106.12  [ROLL NO. 508]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 331
para.106.13  H. RES. 557--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.106.14  [ROLL NO. 509]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 557
para.106.15  H.R. 3874--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.106.16  [ROLL NO. 510]--AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.106.17  CORRECT ENROLLMENT OF H.R. 3150--H. CON. RES. 346
para.106.18  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.106.19  MEDICARE HOME HEALTH CARE INTERIM PAYMENT SYSTEM--H.R. 4567
para.106.20  PLANT PATENT AMENDMENTS--H.R. 1197
para.106.21  TAIWAN WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION--H. CON. RES. 334
para.106.22  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--S. 1260
para.106.23  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.106.24  SUPPORTING THE BALTIC PEOPLE OF ESTONIA, LATVIA, AND 
LITHUANIA--H. CON. RES. 320
para.106.25  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.106.26  CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE CITIES AND PEOPLE OF BRISTOL--H. CON. 
RES. 214
para.106.27  DISABLED ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS--S. 2432
para.106.28  NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS--S. 459
para.106.29  COMMUNITY-DESIGNED CHARTER SCHOOLS--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE 
TO H.R. 2616
para.106.30  NOTICE--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
para.106.31  NATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE CONSUMER PROTECTION--S. 852
para.106.32  INTERNATIONAL ANTI-BRIBERY AND FAIR COMPETITION--H.R. 4353
para.106.33  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.106.34  INTERNATIONAL ANTI-BRIBERY--S. 2375
para.106.35  SUICIDE AS A NATIONAL PROBLEM--H. RES. 212
para.106.36  U.S. POSTAL SERVICE BUILDINGS--FLORIDA--H.R. 4052
para.106.37  JUSTICE JOHN MCKINLEY FEDERAL BUILDING--S. 1298
para.106.38  JACOB JOSEPH CHESTNUT POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 4516
para.106.39  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 133
para.106.40  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FY-1999--H.J. RES. 133
para.106.41  [ROLL NO. 511]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 133
para.106.42  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4761--H. RES. 588
para.106.43  WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI--H. RES. 
589
para.106.44  HOUR OF MEETING
para.106.45  GENERAL LEAVE TO EXTEND REMARKS UNTIL LAST EDITION OF THE 
RECORD
para.106.46  CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS--``LITTLE ROCK NINE''--H.R. 2560
para.106.47  NOTICE--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
para.106.48  THROTTLE CRIMINAL GUN USE--S. 191
para.106.49  SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS ENCOURAGEMENT--S. 2235
para.106.50  NOTICE--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
para.106.51  TRADEMARK LAW TREATY IMPLEMENTATION--S. 2193
para.106.52  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.106.53  TUNNISON LAB--S. 2505
para.106.54  FISH AND WILDLIFE IMPROVEMENTS--S. 2094
para.106.55  SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD--APPOINTMENT
para.106.56  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.106.57  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--REPORT ON PAYMENTS TO CUBA FROM 
U.S. CITIZENS
para.106.58  SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.106.59  ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.106.60  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.106.61  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.106.62  ADJOURNMENT
para.106.63  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para.106.64  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.106.65  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.106.66  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.106.67  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1998 (107)

para.107.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.107.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.107.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.107.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.107.5  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.107.6  WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI--H. RES. 589
para.107.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4761--H. RES. 588
para.107.8  AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE WITH AMENDMENTS TO 
H.R. 4110--H. RES. 592
para.107.9  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.107.10  [ROLL NO. 512]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE APPEAL OF THE 
RULING OF THE CHAIR ON THE TABLE
para.107.11  H. RES. 589--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.107.12  [ROLL NO. 513]--ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.107.13  H. RES. 588--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.107.14  [ROLL NO. 514]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 588
para.107.15  H. RES. 592--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.107.16  [ROLL NO. 515]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE 
WITH AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 4110
para.107.17  H.R. 4567--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.107.18  [ROLL NO. 516]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4567
para.107.19  H. CON. RES. 334--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.107.20  [ROLL NO. 517]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 334
para.107.21  H. CON. RES. 320--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.107.22  [ROLL NO. 518]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 320
para.107.23  H.R. 2616--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.107.24  [ROLL NO. 519]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2616
para.107.25  S. 852--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.107.26  [ROLL NO. 520]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 852
para.107.27  LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE--S. 1408
para.107.28  WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE--S 1718
para.107.29  AUTOMOBILE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA--H.R. 3910
para.107.30  APACHE-SITGREAVES NATIONAL FOREST--S. 2413
para.107.31  ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, UTAH--S. 2106
para.107.32  NATIONAL CAVE AND KARST RESEARCH INSTITUTE--S. 231
para.107.33  SUDBURY, ASSABET, AND CONCORD RIVERS--S. 469
para.107.34  EXCHANGE OF LANDS-GUSTAVUS, ALASKA--AMENDMENTS OF THE 
SENATE TO H.R. 3903
para.107.35  NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS INTERPRETIVE CENTER--AMENDMENTS OF 
THE SENATE TO H.R. 2186
para.107.36  ROGUE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO 
H.R. 3796
para.107.37  STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 
2886
para.107.38  LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND--S. 1333
para.107.39  FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE--S. 2246
para.107.40  ADAMS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK--S. 2240
para.107.41  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.107.42  150TH ANNIVERSARY--SENECA FALLS CONVENTION--S. 2285
para.107.43  BLACK PATRIOTS FOUNDATION--S. 2427
para.107.44  OMNIBUS PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL 
CORRECTIONS--H.R. 4735
para.107.45  DANTE FASCELL VISITOR CENTER--S. 2468
para.107.46  SIERRA LEONE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES--H. RES. 559
para.107.47  RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION MONITORING--AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE 
TO H.R. 2431
para.107.48  VICTIMS OF TORTURE SUPPORT PROGRAM--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE 
TO H.R. 4309
para.107.49  CAMBODIA WAR CRIMES--H. RES. 533
para.107.50  65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UKRAINIAN FAMINE REMINDER FOR THE 
FORMER SOVIET UNION--H. CON. RES. 295
para.107.51  TERRORIST BOMBINGS OF U.S. EMBASSIES IN EAST AFRICA--H. 
RES. 523
para.107.52  ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION--AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE TO 
H.R. 3528

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para.107.53  POLICE, FIRE, AND EMERGENCY OFFICERS EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE--H.R. 3046
para.107.54  PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE--S. 1525
para.107.55  HOUR OF MEETING
para.107.56  HOUR OF MEETING
para.107.57  NATIONAL OILHEAT RESEARCH--H.R. 3610
para.107.58  INSPECTOR GENERAL RECOGNITION--S.J. RES. 58
para.107.59  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS AND JUSTICE TECHNICAL 
CORRECTIONS--H.R. 4566
para.107.60  RECOGNITION AND HONOR FOR HUNTER SCOTT--H. RES. 590
para.107.61  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.107.62  WETLANDS AND WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT--S. 1677
para.107.63  NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT--S. 
2095
para.107.64  MISSISSIPPI SIOUX TRIBES JUDGMENT FUND--S. 391
para.107.65  SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.107.66  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.107.67  ADJOURNMENT
para.107.68  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.107.69  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.107.70  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.107.71  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.107.72  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.107.73  DELETIONS

                     SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1998 (108)

para.108.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.108.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.108.3  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.108.4  ADJOURNMENT
para.108.5  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.108.6  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1998 (109)

para.109.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.109.2  RECESS--12:47 P.M.
para.109.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.109.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.109.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.109.6  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.109.7  VIOLENT SEX CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN--AMENDMENTS OF THE 
SENATE TO H.R. 3494
para.109.8  PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES--S. 2524
para.109.9  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.J.RES. 134
para.109.10  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FY-1999--H.J. RES. 134
para.109.11  MICCOSUKEE TRIBE--H.R. 3055
para.109.12  PERKINS COUNTY WATER SYSTEM--S. 2117
para.109.13  U.S.-POLAND FISHERY AGREEMENT--H.R. 3461
para.109.14  FALL RIVER WATER DISTRICT--S. 744
para.109.15  ROGUE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST--H.R. 4326
para.109.16  BURLEY IRRIGATION DISTRICT--S. 538
para.109.17  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--MEMORIAL
para.109.18  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
para.109.19  DANTE FASCELL NORTH-SOUTH CENTER--H.R. 4757
para.109.20  AUGUSTUS F. HAWKINS FINANCE OFFICE--H.R. 2349
para.109.21  ANTI-SLAMMING PROTECTION--H.R. 3888
para.109.22  WPO COPYRIGHT TREATIES IMPLEMENTATION--CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 2281
para.109.23  NOTICE--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
para.109.24  TAX RELIEF TO FARMERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES--H.R. 4738
para.109.25  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.109.26  RESPONSE TO SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF STEEL IMPORTS--H. CON. 
RES. 350
para.109.27  H.R. 3494--UNFINISHED BUSINESS

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para.109.28  [ROLL NO. 521]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE
para.109.29  H. CON. RES. 350--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.109.30  [ROLL NO. 522]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 350
para.109.31  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.109.32  S. 2095 --UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.109.33  [ROLL NO. 523]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 2095
para.109.34  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTIONS SIGNED
para.109.35  JOINT RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.109.36  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.109.37  ADJOURNMENT
para.109.38  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.109.39  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.109.40  MEMORIALS
para.109.41  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.109.42  PETITIONS

                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1998 (110)

para.110.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.110.2  RECESS--9:01 A.M.
para.110.3  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para.110.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.110.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.110.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.110.7  NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONCESSION MANAGEMENT--S. 1693
para.110.8  U.S. COMMITMENT TO CITIZENS OF GUAM--H. RES. 494
para.110.9  HOMEOWNERSHIP EXPANSION--H.R. 3899
para.110.10  FEDERAL REPORTS ELIMINATION--S. 1364
para.110.11  YEAR 2000 COMPUTER PROBLEM--H.R. 4756
para.110.12  TRAVEL REPORTS OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH--H.R. 4805
para.110.13  WRONGFUL EXPROPRIATION BY FORMERLY TOTALITARIAN 
GOVERNMENTS--H. RES. 562
para.110.14  GABON ELECTIONS--H. RES. 518
para.110.15  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.110.16  INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY AUTHORIZATION--
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 1274
para.110.17  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION REFORM--S. 2364
para.110.18  HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS--S. 1754
para.110.19  SECURITIES LITIGATION UNIFORM STANDARD--CONFERENCE REPORT 
ON S. 1260
para.110.20  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.110.21  H.R. 1693--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.110.22  H. RES. 494 --UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.110.23  [ROLL NO. 524]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 494
para.110.24  S. 1364--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.110.25  [ROLL NO. 525]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 1364
para.110.26  H.R. 4756--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.110.27  [ROLL NO. 526]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4756
para.110.28  WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH AND PREVENTION--S. 1722
para.110.29  FAIR LABOR STANDARDS RELATING TO AUTOMOBILES AND TRUCKS--
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 2327
para.110.30  RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSIC--H. 
CON. RES. 27
para.110.31  H.R. 4805--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.110.32  H. RES. 562--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.110.33  H. RES. 518--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.110.34  H.R. 1274--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.110.35  S. 1754--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.110.36  [ROLL NO. 527]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 1754
para.110.37  S. 1260--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.110.38  [ROLL NO. 528]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.110.39  S. 1722--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.110.40  [ROLL NO. 529]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 1722
para.110.41  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS IN 
PREPARATION FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE SECOND SESSION SINE DIE--H. RES. 
594

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para.110.42  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.110.43  SUBPOENA--MR. DEFAZIO
para.110.44  SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.110.45  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.110.46  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.110.47  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.110.48  ADJOURNMENT
para.110.49  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.110.50  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.110.51  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1998 (111)

para.111.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.111.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.111.3  CANYON FERRY RESERVOIR LAND CONVEYANCE--H.R. 3963
para.111.4  MINERAL LEASING--H.R. 3878
para.111.5  OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES--H.R. 4501
para.111.6  NOTICE--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
para.111.7  USS BOWMAN COUNTY--H.R. 4519
para.111.8  BRONCHIOLO-ALVEOLAR CARCINOMA--H.R. 559
para.111.9  GOVERNMENT WASTE, FRAUD, AND ERROR REDUCTION--H.R. 4243
para.111.10  DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY REPORT--S. 759
para.111.11  CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT COMMEMORATION--S. 1397
para.111.12  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 135
para.111.13  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FY-1999--H.J. RES. 135
para.111.14  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.111.15  RECESS--1:39 P.M.
para.111.16  AFTER RECESS--2:14 P.M.
para.111.17  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.111.18  H.J. RES. 135--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.111.19  H.R. 3963--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.111.20  [ROLL NO. 530]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3963
para.111.21  H.R. 4501--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.111.22  H.R. 559--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.111.23  [ROLL NO. 531]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3963
para.111.24  S. 759--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.111.25  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S.-ESTONIA FISHERIES 
AGREEMENT
para.111.26  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S.-REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA 
FISHERIES AGREEMENT
para.111.27  RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE 
TO THE TEXT WITH AMENDMENTS--H.R. 2807
para.111.28  HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK--S. 2129
para.111.29  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.111.30  PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON HOLOCAUST ASSETS IN THE 
UNITED STATES--APPOINTMENTS
para.111.31  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.111.32  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.111.33  SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.111.34  ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.111.35  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.111.36  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.111.37  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.111.38  ADJOURNMENT
para.111.39  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.111.40  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.111.41  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1998 (112)

para.112.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.112.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.112.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.112.4  VISA PROCESSING EXTENSION--H.R. 4821
para.112.5  PACIFIC NORTHWEST EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT--S.J. 
RES. 35
para.112.6  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.112.7  INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE PROTECTION--S. 1134
para.112.8  MATTHEW SHEPARD--H. RES. 597
para.112.9  FOOD STAMP COUPON REFORM--S. 1733
para.112.10  COALBED METHANE GAS CONTRACTS--S. 2500
para.112.11  WAYNE NATIONAL FOREST OIL AND GAS--H.R. 1467
para.112.12  OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF--H.R. 3972
para.112.13  RESTRICTION REMOVAL FOR CERTAIN CAHUILLA INDIANS--AMENDMENT 
OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 700
para.112.14  FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT HISTORIC SITE--H.R. 4829
para.112.15  GRANT-KOHRS RANCH NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE--S. 2272
para.112.16  ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR PRESERVATION--S. 2133
para.112.17  NOTICE--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
para.112.18  BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT--S. 1132
para.112.19  LIMITATION ON STATE INCOME TAXATION OF PENSIONS--H.R. 4572
para.112.20  CHAPTER 12 BANKRUPTCY REFORM--H.R. 4831
para.112.21  ENERGY CONSERVATION REAUTHORIZATION--AMENDMENT OF THE 
SENATE TO THE HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO S. 417
para.112.22  STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC AUTHORITIES--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE 
TO H.R. 4660
para.112.23  RECESS--1:31 P.M.
para.112.24  AFTER RECESS--3:08 P.M.
para.112.25  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.112.26  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.112.27  FINANCIAL CRISES IN ASIA, RUSSIA, AND OTHER REGIONS--H. 
RES. 598
para.112.28  [ROLL NO. 532]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 598
para.112.29  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.112.30  S. 1733--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.112.31  [ROLL NO. 533]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 1733
para.112.32  H.R. 700--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.112.33  H.R. 4829--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.112.34  S. 2272--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.112.35  S. 2133--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.112.36  [ROLL NO. 534]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 2133
para.112.37  S. 1132--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.112.38  [ROLL NO. 535]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 1132
para.112.39  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--RETURN OF SENATE BILL--H. RES. 601
para.112.40  FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT LANDS--S. 2241
para.112.41  ENROLLMENT CORRECTION--H.R. 3910--H. CON. RES. 351
para.112.42  ENROLLMENT CORRECTION--H.R. 3461--H. CON. RES. 352
para.112.43  GEORGE WASHINGTON TRIBUTE--S. CON. RES. 83
para.112.44  ENEY, CHESTNUT, GIBSON MEMORIAL BUILDING--S. CON. RES. 120
para.112.45  PROVIDING FOR CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENT WITH AN 
AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2204--H. RES. 602
para.112.46  BRITISH-AMERICAN INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENTS
para.112.47  HOUR OF MEETING
para.112.48  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.112.49  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.112.50  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.112.51  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.112.52  ADJOURNMENT
para.112.53  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.112.54  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.112.55  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.112.56  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1998 (113)

para.113.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.113.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.113.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 1132 AND S. 2133--H. 
RES. 604
para.113.4  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--H.J. RES. 136
para.113.5  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.113.6  PLANT PATENT--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 1197
para.113.7  MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES--AMENDMENT OF THE 
SENATE TO H.R. 1756
para.113.8  SUBPOENA--KAY FORD, ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR, OFFICE OF HUMAN 
RESOURCES, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
para.113.9  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.113.10  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.113.11  ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.113.12  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.113.13  ADJOURNMENT
para.113.14  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.113.15  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.113.16  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.113.17  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1998 (114)

para.114.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.114.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.114.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.114.4  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.114.5  RECESS--12:03 P.M.
para.114.6  AFTER RECESS--9 P.M.
para.114.7  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 4328
para.114.8  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FY-1999--H.J. RES. 137
para.114.9  HOUR OF MEETING
para.114.10  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.114.11  NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO DRUG TRAFFICKERS IN 
COLUMBIA
para.114.12  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.114.13  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.114.14  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SIGNED
para.114.15  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.114.16  ADJOURNMENT
para.114.17  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.114.18  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.114.19  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1998 (115)

para.115.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.115.2  RECESS--12:44 P.M.
para.115.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.115.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.115.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.115.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.115.7  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.115.8  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.115.9  PRIVATE CALENDAR BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.115.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 1132 AND S. 2133--H. 
RES. 604
para.115.11  TRADE LAW TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS--H.R. 4856
para.115.12  RECESS--2:50 P.M.
para.115.13  AFTER RECESS--4:25 P.M.
para.115.14  PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR 
ADJOURNMENT OF THE SECOND SESSION SINE DIE--H. RES. 594
para.115.15  PROVIDING FOR AN ORGANIZATIONAL CAUCUS OR CONFERENCE FOR 
THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS--H. RES. 606
para.115.16  PROVIDING FOR REVISED EDITION OF HOUSE RULES MANUAL--H. 
RES. 607

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para.115.17  COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT--H. RES. 608
para.115.18  APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT
para.115.19  CONVENING OF FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH 
CONGRESS--H.J. RES. 138
para.115.20  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 4328--H. RES. 605
para.115.21  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 4328--H. RES. 605
para.115.22  [ROLL NO. 536]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 605
para.115.23  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.115.24  H. RES. 604--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.115.25  [ROLL NO. 537]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 604
para.115.26  TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY-1999--CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H.R. 4328
para.115.27  [ROLL NO. 538]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.115.28  ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--H. CON. RES. 353
para.115.29  BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT ADMINISTRATIVE IMPROVEMENT AND 
WATERSHED PROTECTION--S. 1132
para.115.30  CLEAN GASOLINE--AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE TO THE HOUSE 
AMENDMENTS TO S. 2375
para.115.31  GOVERNMENT WASTE, FRAUD, AND ERROR REDUCTION--H.R. 4857
para.115.32  FEDERALLY OWNED INVENTIONS LICENSE--H.R. 4859
para.115.33  LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION BICENTENNIAL--AMENDMENT OF THE 
SENATE TO H.R. 1560
para.115.34  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.115.35  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.115.36  GREAT LAKES WATER DIVERSION OR SALE--H. RES. 566
para.115.37  SEEDS OF HOPE FOR AFRICA--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 
4283
para.115.38  BUSHEHR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN IRAN--H.R. 4851
para.115.39  REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE--H. RES. 610
para.115.40  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.115.41  ADJOURNMENT
para.115.42  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.115.43  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.115.44  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.115.45  MEMORIALS
para.115.46  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.115.47  PETITIONS
    para.115.48  DELETIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1998 (116)

para.116.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.116.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.116.3  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.116.4  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.116.5  RECESS--10:03 A.M.
para.116.6  AFTER RECESS--5:44 P.M.
para.116.7  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.116.8  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.116.9  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.116.10  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.116.11  VETO OF H.R. 1757
para.116.12  FEDERAL REPORTS ELIMINATION--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO THE 
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO S. 1364
para.116.13  CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION ORDERS--AMENDMENT OF THE 
SENATE TO H.R. 4164
para.116.14  SONNY BONO MEMORIAL SALTON SEA RECLAMATION--AMENDMENTS OF 
THE SENATE TO H.R. 3267
para.116.15  FLAG CODE--H.R. 3216
para.116.16  CORRECTION OFFICERS HEALTH AND SAFETY--AMENDMENT OF THE 
SENATE TO H.R. 2070
para.116.17  SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED
para.116.18  ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.116.19  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.116.20  ADJOURNMENT
para.116.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.116.22  MEMORIALS
    para.116.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1998 (117)

para.117.1  FORMAL NOTIFICATION OF THE REASSEMBLING OF THE HOUSE

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para.117.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.117.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.117.4  ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE--APPOINTMENTS
para.117.5  ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE--APPOINTMENTS
para.117.6  TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WORKFORCE COMMISSION--APPOINTMENTS
para.117.7  PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
para.117.8  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 612
para.117.9  SUPPORT FOR U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ--H. RES. 612
para.117.10  [ROLL NO. 539]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES 612
para.117.11  RECESS--1:04 P.M.
para.117.12  AFTER RECESS--2:57 P.M.
para.117.13  NOTICE--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
para.117.14  ADJOURNMENT
para.117.15  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.117.16  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.117.17  MEMORIALS
para.117.18  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.117.19  PETITIONS

                     FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1998 (118)

para.118.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.118.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.118.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.118.4  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 613
para.118.5  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.118.6  [ROLL NO. 540]--ON THE MOTION
para.118.7  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT WILLIAM 
JEFFERSON CLINTON--H. RES. 611
para.118.8  ORDER OF BUSINESS--FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 611
para.118.9  ADJOURNMENT
para.118.10  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.118.11  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.118.12  PETITIONS

                    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1998 (119)

para.119.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.119.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.119.3  [ROLL NO. 541]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.119.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.119.5  H. RES. 611--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.119.6  POINT OF ORDER
para.119.7  [ROLL NO. 542]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE APPEAL OF THE 
RULING OF THE CHAIR ON THE TABLE
para.119.8  [ROLL NO. 543]--ON ARTICLE I OF H. RES. 611
para.119.9  [ROLL NO. 544]--ON ARTICLE II OF H. RES. 611
para.119.10  [ROLL NO. 545]--ON ARTICLE III OF H. RES. 611
para.119.11  [ROLL NO. 546]--ON ARTICLE IV OF H. RES. 611
para.119.12  NOTICE--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
para.119.13  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS 
AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPEACHMENT OF THE PRESIDENT 
PROCEEDINGS--H. RES. 614
para.119.14  [ROLL NO. 547]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 614
para.119.15  ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE
para.119.16  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.119.17  MEMORIALS
para.119.18  PETITIONS
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